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fturaorsus ?tjrartratnt. ?'THREE FINGERS." "John," called little Mrs. Pearson after T her husband, as he# left home in the morning, "stop at French's and bring me three fingers ? of that new moyenage lace, and a spool of N white silk." r John braced himself up and repeated the ? message: "Three?fingers?ofmillionagesilk, T and a spool of white lacethen he saw a car a coming, and held up three fingers that he a might not forget the message while he hailed A the driver. As he took his seat he murmured, ? "Three fingers of?morning papers, boy!? o millionage," and he subsided into the paper, 8 while he kepi his fingers extended in the air. ? An old lady who sat next tohira saw his lips i< move, and whispered to her daughter that Y "there was another Moody convert." Y When the conductor came around, John o stared at him, and repeated, "Three fingers, " etc.," but the conductor took him by the collar, Y and told him to pay his fare. At the office n the clerk asked him a question about the- ^ day's business, but the only answer he could T get was "Three fingers of invoices." When he went to lunch, he rushed into the first restau- ? rant ?riH heinor njuat. snflpoh. ronld nnlv hold UD T three fingers, which the obliging young man behind the counter at once proceeded to pour out. When John's wife saw him next he was Q hatless and coatless, sitting with a vacant ex- .. pression of countenance behind the bars of a 11 cell, in the station house, and a -reporter had just commenced to write, "Murderer Arres- w ted! Talks of nothing else than the three fin- ? gers of his victim! Horrible disclosures ex- D pected!" n The little woman paid John's fine, and took him home, where he slept stupidly till the next P day, when he declared his coffee must have " been drugged. Mrs. John says it's just what p you might expect of a man?he never has is sense enough to carry a dry goods message, 0i without losing his balance! He Didn't Want the 'Scription.?He g was an old man, and he had a bit of conduc- k tor's pasteboard stuck in his hat He walk- tl ed into the drug store, and inquired, "Have ^ you got any good whiskey ?" l "Yes, sir," replied the gentlemanly druggist. "Gimme half a pint." "Have you got a doctor's prescription Y* " "Can't sell it then. sir. Jurv in session; must be strict." b " Where can I get a doctor ?" sadly inquired a the aged inebriate. a "I'm a physician, sir," winningly responded , the druggist. "Can't you give me that?what do you call c< it, 'scription ?" p< "Well, IJmight." And the doctor wrote tl out a prescription blank, calling for so many q ounces of spiritus frumenti. He filled a snug- t looking bottle with the article, pasted a label , on it, numbered to correspond with the paper, ? and presenting the bottle to the venerable *e roysterer, remarked, in the most business- sc like way imaginable, "A dollar and a half, lj sir." ei "A dollar and a half!" gasped the astonished customer. "Ain't that pretty high, . mister ?" "It's our price?a dollar for Ihe prescription and fifty cents for the medicine." ^ "Yes, well," slowly replied the wicked old y< duffer, as he slowly buttoned up the half pint w in his overcoat-pocket; "I guess, boss, that ^ I don't want the 'scription. Here's your half a dollar," and he stuck his tongue in one side , of his mouth, winked ironically at him of the niortar and pestle, and walked out. If you m ever have occasion to buy physic a? that drug b< store be sure you don't mention this story. g< If you do, you die. tr 53?- A Massachusetts town of high repute, ^ quite a number of years ago, maintained a a high school, according to law. A teacher fo was employed, at a certain salary, by the w year. After a whiie his services were not p] found satisfactory to the school committee, ^ and their chairman, a smooth-spoken member , of the legal profession, was deputed to perform the ungracious task of informing the a master of the state of the case. After the ci settlement of preliminaries, the point was el reached, and the propriety of the master's g< resignation was diplomatically and politely aj suggested. The incumbent, if not qualihed to teach such a school, was a shrewd Yankee. He expressed his willingnees to leave 83 so readily that the committee-man became un- a commonly gracious at the success of his mis- sj sion. "But" said the worthy pedagogue, "if ti my services are not satisfactory here, they a may be in some other place; and, as I must . get my living, I presume you will give me a recommendation ?" ? "Certainly," replied the committee-man, ? thinking only of relieving his own town of an c< inefficient instructor; and accordingly drew w up the paper on the spot. The master read it, and found it highly _ satisfactory. "And now," said he, glancing keenly at his employer, "upon this recommen dation that I was so well fitted to teach, i " will thank you to pay me the rest of my sala- ? ry for the unexpired half year." T The lawyer was caught and the money o' was paid. 0, A Remarkable Set.?Old Farmer Gruff was one morning tugging away with all his " might and main at a barrel of apples, which ei he was endeavoring to get up the cellar stairs, b and calling at the top of his lungs for one of a: the boys to lend a helping hand, but in vain. Q) When he had, after an infinite amount of sweating and puffing, accomplished the task, and just when they were not needed, of course, r< the "boys" made their appearance. ei "Where have you been, and what have r< you been about, I'd like to know, that you p couldn't hear me call ?" inquired the farmer ^ in an angry tone, and addressing the eldest. "Out in the shop settin' the saw," replied the youth. ' "And you, Dick ?" ? "Out in the barn settin' the hen." tl "And you,sir?" si "Up in granny's room settin' the clock." d "And you, young man ?" x p "Up in the garret settin' the trap." il "And now, master Fred, where were you, ^ and what were you settin' ?" asked the old n farmer of the youngest progeny, the asperity ^ of his temper being somewhat softened by this amusing category of answers. Come, let's 8( hear!" t] "On the door-step settin' still," replied the tj young hopeful, seriously." c "A remarkable set I must confess," added p the amused sire, dispersing the grinning group n with a wave of the hand. jj c The Meaning of Words.?It is very im? g portant to understand the meaning of words t] when dealing with some people. An oil dealer sold some winter oil that was warranted to stand the severest cold. Shortly afterward b it froze stiff. The purchaser went to the ven- n dor with loud complaints. "I told you it w would stand the coldest weather," said he; "I t< didn't tell you it would run." This reminds y us of the farmer who did not care to tell his n inquisitive neighbor where he was riding so tl early in the morning, and when the question b was put he replied, "After my horse," and tl drove off. Mr. Inquisitive saw the point of fi the joke after his neighbor was out of sight. h ? ? Original Sin.?Little Johnny has pecu- t< liar views as to original sin. One day he was about to be punished for some misdemeanor, when he pleaded, "It wasn't me, mamma, tl dear; it was the bad man." "Well, Johnny, I n am going to whip the bad man out of you." a "Ah, yes ; but that'll hurt me a precious lot f< more than it will the bad man." tl ?^ p At the marriage of an Alabama wid- ii dower, one of the servants was asked if his u master would take a bridal tour. "Dunno, 1 sah; when old missus' was alive he took a t paddle to her; dunno if he take a bridle to j t the new one or not." I i Ignraltttval fepattmeut. THERE'S DANGER IN THE TOWN. BY JOHN M. YATES. here! John, bitch Dobbin to the post; come near me and sit down our mother wants to talk to you before you drive to town; ly hairs are gray ; I soon shall be at rest within the grave; ot long will mother pilot you o'er life's tempestuous wave. 've watched o'er you from infancy till now you are a man, nd I have always loved you as a mother only can ; ,t morning and at evening I have prayed the God of love o bless and guide my darling boy to the bright home above. mother's eye is searching, John ; old age cant dim its sight, Phen watching o'er an only child to sec if he does right; nd very lately I have seen what has aroused my fears, nd made my pillow hard at night and moistened it with tears. .n.n liohr within vnnr eve. unon vour cheek a (low. hat told me you were on the road that leads to shame and woe ; h ! John, don't turn away your head, and on my counsel frown, tay more upon the dear old farm; there's danger In the town. emember what the poet says?long years have proved It truehat "Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do ' you live on in idleness with those who love the bowl, ou'll dig yourself a drunkard's grave, and wreck your deathless soul. our father. John, is growing old; his days are nearly through, h! he has labored very hard to save the (arm for you; ut it will go to ruin soon, and poverty will frown, ' you keep hitching Dobbin up to drive into the town. our prospects for the future are very bright, my son? ot many have your start in life when they are twenty-one; our star, thatshlnes so brightly now, in darkness will decline, ' you forget your mother's words, and tarry at the wine. urn back, my boy, now, in your youth ; stay by the dear old farm; he Lord of hosts will save you, with His powerful right arm, ot long will mother pilot you o'er life's tempestuous wave, hen light her pathway with your love down to the silent grave. [Original.] OUR LABOR SYSTEM. In these days, when the public miod is inch engaged in discussing the subject of potical reform, the agricultural condition of ae country should not be overlooked. Never ras the agricultural interests of our country 1 a more critical condition than it is at the resent moment. Food of all kinds, both for tan and beast, commands, in the market, rices which are fabulous, when we'consider le general scarcity of money and the low .!<<? nf l.knrstui nf mnnnv arnna TJni. nnlv uvgv4 4MWV1 v* ,I4VMVJ wwr/f -?j i food dear and labor cheap, but many of ur Southern farmers are in crippled circumances. The proceeds of the cotton crop is one and they are in a strait. They scarcely now what tp do. To continue farming as ley have been doing for the last few years, ireatens bankruptcy ; to stop farming, is to asten what they fear. Such is the condition f at least a very respectable minority of our md-holders?enough of them to effect ma;rially the whole country. The condition of the laboring class is no etter than that of the property-holder. Year fter year the majority of those who labor re approaching nearer and nearer the borers of beggary. It is scarcely possible to mceive of a class of human beings more deendent and in a more needy condition than le negroes?the laboring class of the South. | heir ashy faces show too clearly that their ( omachs are often empty; and their ragged othes expose them to the cold winds. What ' iw stock may be owned by any of them, are | ion to become a prey to the vultures. Real- | ', the poverty of these animals excites pity in | rery generous breast. ] We have stated facts which may be verified | i any community in our Southern country. | : such a condition of things has been rought about by a succession of bad crop , jars, we might hope that one good crop | ould restore prosperity to the country. Had s te crops of last year been eaten up by the | rasshopper or caterpillar, and the crop of < le previous year parched by a drought, we | light reasonably hope that prosperity would | j restored to the country by the return of i )od crop seasons. Nothing of this sort has ] anspired in our history within the last two ' 3arS. Ill wbafc is ualleJ Vb? wiWu VelV, hi ? rare thing that a failure in a crop happens ( ir two successive years. Never within the 1 hole history of South Carolina has a com- ] lete and universal failure in crops occurred, i fe conclude that the present condition of j lings in South Carolina cannot be triced to t providential visitation which blasted the i ops. Its cause must be sought some where f se. It is, we believe, to be found in the jneral mismanagement of the agricultural fairs of the country. In the South there is absolutely no labor j rstem. 1^would be unreasonable to expect , well-concerted and fully developed labor 'stem in the South. The results of the war -i irned every thing up-side down. We have 1 right, however, to expect that some steps ave already been taken to establish a system j ^ nam nfofn nP f bin rro L ittuui auapicu tu tuc uon owic ui kuiu^o, ach is not the case. So far as labor is con* < arned, we are in as tangled a condition as e were in 1866. 1 It will be admitted by every one that the roperty of the South is owned by the whites, nd the negroes are the laborers. However < arsh it may sound to the two classes, they re mutually dependent upon each other. I 'he negroes cannot exist in the South withut the aid of the white inhabitants. On the ' ther hand, the whites cannot live without i le negroes. We have no hesitancy in saying lat for our Southern country, with its pres- , at white population, the negro is the best la- i orer in the wide world. Since the two races re suited to advance the interests of each J ther, duty demands that they study to pro- f lote each other's interest. The negro must amain poor so long as the property owner is j mbarrassed; and the property owner must ] amain embarrassed so long as the negro is as oor as he is at present. A proper labor sys ;m would make labor profitable, both to the 1 iborer and the land-bolder. As it is at presnt, both, so far as the thing is possible, are ecoming poorer and poorer. It is unwise in , be laborer to waste his time. He entails, by ach a course, poverty upon himself and cbilren, and blights, so far as he is able, the rospects of the country. On the other hand, ? the laborer is not compensated for bis labor y his employer, he becomes dissatisfied and eglects bis business, and in the end both laorer and property owner are ruined. For the good of the country it is a pity but ame scheme could be inaugurated by which be principles of political economy, so far as bose principles pertain to labor and capital, ould be inculcated into the minds of the peole of the South. If the inhabitants of Conecticut could be transported to South Carona, the whole system of things would be hanged, and South Carolina would be rearded, by the inhabitants of the earth, as be garden spot of the globe. Learnino Farming.?A hired man would e a poor teacher for an employer who knew othing about farming. For a young man rho knows nothing of farming, but who wishes ) learn, it would be a good plan to live one ear with a eood farmer and work as a hired lan, paying his board as a compensation to le farmer for the trouble of teaching the usiness. This would be better in every way lan to learn from a hired man. To find a irmer who makes a living out of the labor of is men without his own personal direction nd help, is a difficult if not impossible thing j do. 16?* When pumpkins are fed to milk cows, bey should be split open and the seeds reloved. The seeds are diuretic in their effect, cting strongly upon the kidneys, and thereDre reduce the quantity of milk. It is worth be trouble to remove the seeds whenever umpkins are fed to stock, as anything that rritates the kidneys, or excites them to action innecessarily, tends to weaken those organs. ?he seeds are of no value to the cows, medicilally, as either saltpetre or sweet spirits of nire, is a much better and more certain diuretc to administer when one is needed. Mto'$ Department. [Original.] ROYAL SYMPATHY. Once upon a time, a poor, miserable woman, with a number of children, was prostrated by disease brought on by toil and want. She lay on the side of the highway, with her little children all covered with rags. When the poor woman felt that her end was fast approaching, she seut her oldest girl into the city to procure a minister of the gospel to comfort her in her dying moments. The little girl, weak with hunger, hastened to execute this last command of her poor mother. She entered the city and asked for the residence of a minister. The girl was known as the ( nn/1 )? + + 1a offnntinn UttUgl] tCi Ui Ot pUU 1 ) miU IliiVIO uvwuvivu was paid to her inquiries. Her eyes were full of tears. These only excited a laugh. She , was told that a minister resided at such a place. When she arrived at the house pointed out, she found, to her sorrow, that she had been fooled. No minister resided there. Again she inquired for a minister, and again was fooled. After a long search she at last found a clergyman, and begged him to come and pray for her poor, dying mother. To her disappointment, the clergyman could not be prevailed upon to go and administer to the comforts of a poor, dying beggar. Worn out by her useless search for a clergyman, and disappointed in being refused his services when she found one, the poor beggar girl set out in a run to the spot where she had left her dyiug mother. On her return, in the suburbs of the city, her cries and lamentations attracted the notice of a gentleman on ( horseback. He was attired in a hunter's , dress. "Child, what causes you to cry ?" he en- ( quired. "0, sir, my poor mother is dyiDg, and I . have been to the city in search of a minister ( to pray for her before she dies ; but the rain- ( ister would not come with me. 0,1 fear poor mother will be dead before I get back." "Where is your mother?" the gentleman inquired. "Only a short distance; but I am so tired. I have been running all morning over the , city." "I am a minister. I will go with you and pray for your mother,'J said the gentleman. "O, I am so glad. It will be such a comfort to my poor mother." Relieved of her distress for the moment, i the child ran as fast as she could, and the . [gentleman followed on horseback. Soon they , were at the spot. There the mother lay. rhe hand of death was pressing heavily upon tier, and a number of helpless "children stood . iround her. The only bed of the dying beggar was the green grass. No roof sheltered . tier from the rays of the sun. The gentleman "wl Urtwin/* ofnA/1 4CU 11 Id UUIODj auu uaviug UIOIUVUUVOU) ouvvu j by the side of the beggar. "I am a minister, and am come to commend ^ fou to God," he said, in a gentle tone; but her ^ tongue was motionless. No longer could she speak, and only was able to nod that it was aer desire to be prayed for. Soon a number )f gentlemen rode up and stood around where * ;he little group were congregated. The gen- : ileman knelt down beside the poor dying begjar and commended her to the Father of 1 Mercies. That gentleman was George the rbird, king of England. \ Ho ?UU Cft pm irj- vT wa LmU uw*> vm? * )n a hunting expedition, and by accident, as j ve say, the King became separated from the s aarty. Thus he found the daughter of the ^ aeggar and administered to the comfort of her c aoor mother. Perhaps this was the greatest t ict of his life. It surely was a noble act. c such an act will cover up a multitude of auits. The Pin and the Needle.?A pin and i needle, says the American Fontaine, being leighbors in a work-basket, and both being die, began to quarrel, as idle folks are apt to io. "Ishould like to know," said the pin, "what fou are good for, and how you expect to get hrough the world without a head ?" "What is the use of your head," replied the leedle, rather sharply, "if you have no sye?" "What is the use of an eye," said the pin, 'if there is always something in it?" "I am more active, and can go through more work than you can," said the needle. "Yes, but you will not live long." "Why not ?" "Because you have always a stitch in your side," said the pin. "You are a poor, crooked creature," said the needle. "And you are so proud that you can't bend without breaking. "I'll pull your head off if you insult me igain." "I'll pull your eye out if you touch me. Remember, your life only hangs by a single thread," said the pin. While they were thus conversing, a little girl entered, and undertaking to sew, she very soon broke off the needle at the eye. Then she tied the thread around the neck of the pin, and, attempting to sew with it, she soon Dulled its head off, and threw it into the dirt | by the side of the broken needle. "Well, here we are," said the needle. "We have nothing to fight about now," said the pin." "It seems misfortune has brought us to our senses." "A pity we had not come to them sooner," said the needle. "How much we resemble human beings, who quarrel about their blessings until they lose them, and never find out they are brothers till they lie down in the dust together as we do." Watch the Eveni#ss.?Joseph Clark was as fine looking and healthy a lad as ever left the country to go into a city warehouse. His cheek was red with health, his arm strong and his step quick. His master liked his looks, and said, "That boy will get on." He had been a clerk about six months, when Mr. Abbott observed a change in Joseph. His cheek grew pale, his eye hollow, and he always seemed sleepy. Mr. Abbott said nothing for a while. At length, finding Joseph alone in the counting room one day, he asked him if he was well. "Pretty well, sir," answered Joseph. ] "You have looked sickly, of late," said Mr. t Abbott. i "I have the headache sometimes, sir," the , j young man replied. j! "Whatgives you the headache?" asked the < merchant. 1 "I do not know, sir." i "Do you go to bed in good time?" ; "Joseph blushed. "As early as most of the | young men, sir," said he." I "And how do you spend your evenings, Jo- \ seph ?" > J "Oh! sir, not as my pious mother would i approve," answered the young man, tears '1 standing in his eyes. 3 "Joseph," said the old merchant, "your j character and all your future usefulness and ! 1 prosperity depend upon the way you pass your j; evenings. Take my word for it, it is a young | j man's evenings that make him or break; i him."?S. S. Messenger. ? The Difference.?When Bennie gets 1 more than Lizzie of something that is good, or 11 something of which Lizzie gets nothing, why ] Lizzie pouts and says crooked things. But i when she is the lucky or favored one, Bennie i seems to be pleased and speaks gladly. fUadinj fat tit JMlrath. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original.] THE MODEL* In estimating their piety men are apt to select a wrong standard. They each Bay, "I am not as bad as such a one. He gets drunk, or he swears, or he neglects to discharge some other duty. I would not do as he does." i Now, it should be remembered that our neighbors are not our guides so far as holy living is concerned. Christ is our model. If we would live holy lives, we must set Christ always before our faces. He is perfect and no one else is. We may be as good as our neighbors, and fail to do our duty. Nay, we may be far better than any of our neighbors and still he vile sinners in the sight of God. [Original ] BE >01' ESVIUIJS. As if by instinct, we are prone to judge of men's moral worth and happiness by their surroundings. When we see individuals surrounded by all that the human heart craves, we are apt to jump to the conclusion that such individuals are the favorites of heaven. On the other hand, when we see individuals beset with difficulties and struggling against the waves of adversity, we, with as great rapidity, conclude that God is not the friend of these individuals. Contemplating such things, we grow restless and cherish envious feelings in our breasts. We are apt to think impious thoughts and give utterance to blasphemous words. When we see the prosperity of the wicked, and what we call the adversity of the righteous, we are apt to conclude that it is vain to serve God. One of the best men ance said, "Verily, I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence; for all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. rs. 73 :13, 14. Such thoughts spring up in every good man's mind, and such words are uttered by his lips, rhey are foolish thoughts and wicked words. Who would envy the ox the rich food that is jiven him in order that he may grow fat, and then fall beneath the butcher's knife ? He is fed and fattened that he may be killed. God deals with his people as a skillful physician treats his patient The sick man is made to swallow bitter and nauseating drugs, md submit to many inconveniences, that he may be restored to health. In the same way 3rod deals with his people, that he may restore ;hem to perfect spiritual health and prepare ;hem for Heaven. Those who reject the Lord, ire permitted to go on in their course of sin ind folly, and granted the desires of their learts in this world ; but when their earthly jareer is finished, it will be announced to them ;hat all their prosperity is at an end. God so leals with those who put their trust in him, ;hat it may be well with them when they die, md through an endless eternity. Those who eject him and seek their happiness in the ;hings of tnis world, are simply let alone. [Original.] TWO MASTERS. Many seem to think that it is an easy thing o be a Christian. Their ideas of Christianty and its requirements are very low. To nake a creditable profession of religion and ive a decent life, according to their standard, lonstituted the whole of a Christian life. Without being conscious of it, they are atempLing LU BCJVO mu lunovus auu ttre 9I1CUIT y gliding down to the gulf of ruin. There ire a multitude of passages in thjs Scriptures vhich warrant us in concluding that it retires a constant struggle to t erve God. They hat would live a godly life must suffer persesution. They have a multitude of bitter snemies, with whom they are called upon to lontend daily. Satan tempts, the world alures, and the unsanctified heart deceives. With these, every child of God is forced to lontend. Success in this struggle depends upon singleness of purpose and vigorous effort. No nan can serve two masters. By a law of our lature, we cannot love and hate the same hing at the same time. We cannot labor for ? - n . ne advancement 01 two causes, wnicn are ivowedly opposed to each other. We may >e in a state of doubt as to which is right; jut so soon as we espouse any cause, we begin it once to oppose all other causes which are >pposed to it. The greatest hero in the world is the man vho is struggling to live a godly life. It is 10 easy matter to keep in subjection the appetites, to restrain the lusts of an evil heart, ind to resist the allurements of a world which promises so much that is desired by a nature ilienated from God. Men may attempt to lerve God and mammon, but they never can lucceed. God is a jealous God. He will ihare his honor and glory with no one. In iur hearts he will be all or none. Keeping the Tongue.?Keep it from unrindness. Words are sometimes wounds. Not rery deep wounds always, and yet they irri,ate. Speech is unkind sometimes when there - ??? ' ?> Qa mnnll 8 LIU UUtklUUUCdO 111 IUC UCAi U UU lliu^ii vuw vorse that needless wounds are inflicted ; so nuch the worse that, unintentionally, pain is caused. Keep it from falsehood. It is so ;asy to give a false coloring?to so make a itatement that it may convey a meaning different from the truth, while yet there is an ippearance of truth?that we need to be on >ur guard. There are very many who would shrink from telling a lie, who yet suffer themselves in such inaccurate, or exaggerated, or )ne-sided statements, that they really come ander the condemnation of those whose "lying lips are an abomination to the Lord." Keep it from slander. The good reputation of others should be dear to us. Sin should not be suffered to go unrebuked ; but it should be in accordance with the Scripture uethod, "Go and tell him of his faults 'twixt thee and him alone." And it should be borne in mind that what is too often considered as nerely harmless gossip runs dangerously near, ;f it does not pass, the confines of slander. A reputation is too sacred to be made a plaything of, even if intent be not malicious.?Rural New Yorker. ? Christ's Love.?You mourn over an impenitent heart. Does the Spirit not love to joften it ? You complain of inward deadness md insensibility. Does He not love to make pou feel? You cry out because of unbelief. Does He not love to deliver you from that ;vil heart of unbelief? You tell us of the power the world has over you. Does He not !ove to make you spiritually minded, to set four affections on things above ? You complain of your ignorance. Does He not love ;o teach you ? You say you realize so little ~ ? 1 Li )1" the glory ot Uhnst ana ms ngutcuuoucoo. Does He not love to remove the veil from four eyes, to show you the glory of the Saviour, to unfold to you, in all his spotless purity, the robe of His perfect righteousness ? You mourn because you have so little of his ife and power quickening and sanctifying fou. Does He not love to come in all his fulaess ; at the same time showing you that it is aot His own work in you, bat the Redeemer's work for you, that is your peace and hope ? You complain that you have so little of childlike confidence and love toward your heavenly Father. Does He not love to pour that love into you, enlarging your straitened souls, anloosing your stammering tongue, and teaching you with child-like lip and heart to say, A.hba Father ? THE COOKING STOVES manufactured atoui works in Greensboro, N. 0., give universal _u i j -J mi satisiaccion wn?r?v?r luirouuceu. j.ney are maae 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 theUnited States, while it is confidently claimed that thev are the CHEAPEST. All the usqpl 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, but on account of its intrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. 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, by buying 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 <( *j a ii n ii a ii a 26 00 Address, SERGEANT <ft McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. T. M. DOBSON <fe CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, 8. C. A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysville, Chester county, 8. C. J. L. CARROLL, Agent at Chester.S. C. WM. L. BRADLEY'S STANDARD FERTILIZERS. PRINTUP, BRO. & POLLARD, FORMERLY POLLARD & CO., nrtrprrnKT T?APTnT3e GT7WT?T> A T. A HVVTB UUJLJ.UX1 X' aVIV/AVW, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. B. D. SKA FOWL. GUANO ftTTATi Aiynrnum EQUAL TO ANY EVER SOLD, SEA FOWL GUANO, in Bags, 200 lbs. each. in(^^j,r:i^'iS,s?UPERPHO-I,H^TE 0F BRADLEY'S AMMONIATED DISSOLVED BONES, in bags, 200 lbs. pat- The aboveStandard Fertilizers having been in use for the past seven years in the South, with unequaled success, are again offered at prices that cannot fail to give satisfaction, while the standard is guaranteed to be equal, if 'not superior to any ever sold. SEA-FOWL GUANO is well adapted to red land, and it is said by practical farmers that 175 pounds of this Guano is equal to 200 pounds of the generality of other Guanos. You can pay for this Guano in cotton or money. The prices are as follows: Cash, April 1st, 1876, 948; Time, November 1st, 1876, $53, or 425 pounds middling cotton, delivered November 1st, for 1 ton of 2000 pounds. Freight $7.50, to be paid when the Guano is taken away. W. H. & J. P. HERNDON, Agents. February 17 7 3m RICH MO N D AD VERT 1SEME NTS7^ TALBOTT & SONS." SHOCKOE MACHINE WORKS, RICHMOND, VA? MANUFACTURERS OF STEAM ENGINE8, BOILERS, AGRICULTURAL ENGINES, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, GRIST. BARK AND PLASTER MILLS, SHAFTINGS, HANGERS AND PULLEYS, IMPROVED TURBINE WATER WHEELS. October 14 41 ly WM. ETTENGER. H. P. EDHOKD ETTENGER & EDMOND, Richmond, Va., MANUFACTURERS OF PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGINES, BOILERS OF ALL KINDS, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, MILL GEARING, 8HAFTING, PULLEYS, AO. AMERICAN TURBINE WATER WHEELS, CAMERON'S SPECIAL STEAM PUMP. Send for Catalogue. October 14 41 ly BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY, AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the public for liberal past patronage, I now invite attention to my complete Btock of STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Folio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. . Blank Books, of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnivee, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodicals, Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired. Ola Books rebound and repaired. PRINTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash prices. E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia, S. C. SKY LIGHT, AND NO MORE CLIMBING UP-STAIBS ! 1TAKE pleasure to inform all in want of PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, that I have Just taken possession of my NEW GALLERY, built with fine sky and side-lights,near my residencefirst house east of the jail, and only a few hundred yards from the Court House corner. An experience of 28 years and every convenience for business, will enable me now to do better work than ever before. ; Frames and Photo-Albums, Stereoscopes and Views always on hand. I am also prepared to sell you a MASON A ; HAMLIN ORGAN, or an AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE, for cash or on time. J. R. SCHORB. July 8 27 tf ! THE J AS. LEFFEL I Doable Tirblae Water Wheel, 1 Mann factored by 1 POOLE ft HUNT. J Baltimore, Id. 7JOOO SOW JUT VBJSt IB . Simple, 8trcrag, Durable, < V I always reliable and satis* H If factory. Manufacturers, also, of Wfr,, Portable ft Stationary 5^gg^8K^lftS5t5?S1!Si fc/cotSmlEl^FSttS Oil Kill MacMner^^^r^ilic*anTether i Presses,4c. Shafting, Pulleys and Hangera i a specialty. Machlife made Gearing; dfccalate ana or very beet finish. Send for Circulars. October 7 40 6m VIOLIN STRINGS. gUPERIOR Violin and Banjo Strinf^at^^ i THE SEWING MACHII IS PREPARED TO OFFER THE TO MERCHANTS Who will de SEWING MACHINES OF ?<F\ .] FAMILY Fi IT8 NAME IMPLIES I REFER TO 25,000 FAMILIES MG. F. Ni NAMED GENERi BECAUSE AD TO EYERY POSSIBLE < Our competitors ac THAT FOR TAILORS j It is POSITIVELY r Address WEED SEWING MAC 61 AHD 53 N. C January is ? THE^OLUBLE PAC CAPITAL (PA ONE MILLION WE again offer to the fi THE SOLUBLE PA< which as a COTTON FERTILIZER, stands equal in i would also call attention TO THE A.CIO ] made by this company, for coinp< WHICH WE CAN SAFELY REC< in every respect. The aim of this FURNISH THE BEST ARTICLE As a substantial evidence ADVANCED THE GRADE ANI all on as for Circulars and prices, T. M. DOBSON * YORKVILL] ?J. M. IVY & C< ROCK HIL] WHITE, STEWAB FORT MIL! WILSON & COU CHESTER, I January 13 ' COTTON F01 A FAIR EXC1 THE CELEBRATE] WILCOX, GIBBS & CO.'S JM IS OFFERED ON THE FOLLOW On Credit to 1st November, 1876, with option of pay 17 cenis for Middling, delivered at Planter's nearest d< 8es on Ouano to destination.) The advantage to the Farmer in buying on these terr Guano, that 412 pounds Cotton, (Middling) will pay fo can make his calculations accordingly. The quality been thoroughly established by the use of the many tl on same terms. Importers and Dealers in ( For sale by MASON <fe HOPE, Agents, Yorkville, S February 3 5 GEORGE W00DS_dTcO.'S | PARLOR ORGANS T ?a? 2" Yoi ? . t?== 2 cod 3'ig . gels low cT=*Z e2c? nisi fs^g VH&HnP^B^I I *?IL i x ^3 o fi ? ? tr t>^, pSfls v9^HRHE3??dr^H^H.j?>-aS "** |E|J|E5a53fil^^Bla~ e ** 2 lanc "5 ? Mg, trar These remarkable Instruments possess capaci ties for musical effects and expression never before ittained. Adapted for Amateur and Professional, -.t and an ornament in any parlor. Beautiful New 8tyles now ready. "ze KEO. WOODS & CO., Cambridgeport, Mass. np 1 WAREROOMS: 608 Washington St, Boston4 170 8tate St., Chicago ; 28 Ludgate Hill, Londcit *"<* THE VOX HUMANA. ? A leading Musical Journal of selected music JST' ind valuable reading matter. By mail for $1 per xill year, or ten oents a number. Each number oonLains from |2 to $3 worth of the finest selected ^ music. GEO. WOODS & CO., Publishers, 0?? Cambridgeport, Mass. 2n January 20 3 tf Gn? TRIAL JUSTICE'S BLANKS. . RECOGNIZANCE8, Warrants of Arrest, Sum- Ten mons in civil action, and Executions. For pA aale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. moi December 23 51 tf fan ^EED " ' IE COMPANY MOST LIBERAL TERMS AND OTHERS, , ?I in ' Kf t l* t. ITS MANUFACTURE. ' * .. , i\ ' -4: 'ir-ivh j ..i'.ft l.w < . .)i? it' Jt i;? /'i rr* 99 > '? L < .. rajnr s nkp L'lJ IJBI I 1. V ki^JI lVGBITE. T8 QUALITIES. HAYING THEM IN USE. .; i s -- i?>'; 1 ' 1 '* -$ ?. ?< < ' u< A&f*' ? *: 2 f.i ' , ^ : ;t * : 4 I . '.iff' >'>! . -'/J * ' . A AM - !! ;; :,* LXj FAVORITE, >APTED ' . ?' GRADE OF WOKE. m knowledge ^ AND SHOEMAKERS t. Mr i / ' r'ltrif-J ' -r-?yr i . , +t't I; .'H j'.'-i ' I*' !*' rHEBEST! , . gg| tV HINE COMPANY, ' * ITT 1T5T T?D OfTDWr aoxuMis u? imnii BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. IFIC GUANO COS., A ...... . ' l . lID IN; V - J ? ' >? y %vi DOLLARS. r* t'V1 ,-ki arming public uIFIC GUANO, . ">D24)C merit to any article sold in the country. We PHOSPHATE .,^t, < ?ting with Cotton Seed, )HHEND AS FIBST-CLASS, company has ever been, to AT THE LOWEST PRICE. of this, they have J ) LOWERED THE PRICE. I'." <-j'. u- ^ , before baying elsewhere. ic CO., Agents, E, S. C, O., JLgents, Ci, s. c. V.' L ' ' ' V- . J IT & OO., Agents, J. 8..C* I 8AR, Agents, 5 * 0 p ' " {- I Mtr S* U .... ?'* vii: *u 1 ** & OTIAJfOt' < xf^rtilizek, [ANIPULATED GUANO, ING LIBERAL TERMS: log in Cotton on the basis of) PBRTOK, >pot, (Planter paying expen- } J 070 OO. aa is plain, as he will know whetrbe trays the r it, no matter how low the price may be, and of this GUANO 18 UN EQUALED, and has housand tons we have sold. Onr Agents sell WILCOX, GIBBS & CO., Juano, Charleston, 8. C., and Savannah, Ga. }. C. YORK MARBLE YARD. HE undersigned respectfully announces that he is still conducting the above business in rkville, and is prepared to rarnish anything the marble uiJNisirom a piara euro to a ;ly monument, executed In the beet style ot art, with the very best materials, sad si as prices -as the same class of work can be furled anywhere in the United States. Orders n a distance promptly filled, and the same at;ion given to wot* ordered by maO as if the ties were present in person. From thia date k will be delivered at any point on the Chesind Lenoir Narrow GangS Kail road, between kville and Chester, or at any place between :k Hill and Winnsboro, on me Charlotte, Ooibia and Angnata Railroad, free of chafrge for igportation. Thankful for the patronage nerere bestowed upon my establishment- nay denidation Is to merit aront^u^e ^nthcMmie. ^ ~ COFFINS. J8T received and in my Shop, a large supply of WOOD COFFINS AND CASKETS, of all s and qualities, already trinimad sad finished In appearanceeqnaLtomnfsliocasyi Also,on d, a mil asaortmentof MET ALIO CASES CASKETS. J. E. SMITH, Agent. ctober28 . . 48 tf h firMU iNqiiw. TERMS?IN ADVANCE i i copy, one year,....;. $ 8 00 i copy, six montna, ... 150 i oopy, three months, 1 00 ?le oopy, ? ............... .?.?.???. 10 . a copies, one year;. 5 00 i copies, one year, .. 85 oo fTo persons who make upclebe of ton or re names, an extra oopy of the paper will be lished one year, free or charge.