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Ilumoraus Jjepartmcnt. One of the citizens of Danbury, Conn., who had just returned from the West, was telling in a grocery store of a narrow escape he had from a terrible death. He was crossing a long railroad bridge on foot, when he was surprised to see a locomotive coming around a curve, and tearing toward him at a terrible speed. The bridge was too narrow to allow of escape at either side, and he did not dare to jump into the yawning abyss be, low. In a flash he took in the situation and formed his plan of action. He started on a swift run toward the oncoming locomotive, and when within a few feet of it he concentrated all his nerve and muscle into one effort, .and leaped straight up in the air. The fearful monster shot under him, and he came down on the bridge, saved from death, but seriously shaken by the descent. There was a moment of deep silence upon the close of the narration. Then one of the company sighed, aud shut up his knife and unexpectedly said: "What is the use of presence of mind when a man can lie like that?" Out of Her Element.?"I'm going to stop attending our church," peevishly exclaimed a vinegar-faced spinster, not a thousand miles from this place, the other day. "Why, what has happened ?" anxiously inquired a friend. "There ain't nothing, happened and that's just what's the matter," continued the spinster, through her nose. "Here I've been a regular ? attendant for mor'n two years, and there haint beeu no gossip, no scandal, nor nothing to talk about in all that time, and I can't see the use of going any longer." And she squared herself down in a chair with the look of a mauyr. ? Coat or Meat.?A Knoxville (Tenn) negro shows in his way genius as a financier. The Chronicle of that city tells the incident: We-lately met an old negro trudging along with a heavy side of bacon that he had bought swinging over his shoulder. Noticing that he was miserably clad we felt sorry for him, for a cold wind was blowing, and asked: "Why do you spend your money for meat? You'd better buy a coat." The old man stopped, looked us full in the face, and said, in solemn tones: "ifooon mVion T qy inv h?f?k for oredit. it XU(KKX?) nuvu Jk mm ? / _ gives it; when I speak todis (laying his hand upon his stomach), it calls for de cash!" SSf Going home in the car the other day, Cochrane felt that he was not capable of doing justice to the nice weather, and so turned to a melancholy man at his side, and asked : "Ever see such weather as this at this time of year ?" The stranger moved about in a nervous ? manner, rose up rang the bell, and whispered : "Get off here with me !" The surprised Cochrane stepped off the car, and when it had passed along, the stranger said: "Yes, it is remarkable weather. I didn't answer in the car. I got taken up for slander once, and you don't catch me rendering an opinion before witnesses again. A farmer in Iowa has invented a method whereby he keeps his neighbors' cows from stealing his hay. He describes it thus: "A certain quadruped had a sweet tooth for our hay-stack and did much damage, throwing down a seven-rail fence and roosting in our hay. We be ught a box of cayenne pepper took a nice lock of hay, placed it outside, 'baptized' it with pepper, and watched. The animal came along and pitched into the hay, when suddenly she took the hint, and, with nose at forty-five degrees, and tail at ninety degrees, her soul went 'marching on,' at the rate of 2.40. That cow has not come back." On q nnnnsinn hefnre the DOet. Saxe, had emigrated from Vermont, a gentleman was quoting the opinion of the governor of that State on some political question as if it were conclusive. "Pshaw, who cares for the governor," said the tall poet. "A governor is no great af fair?I once came within one of being governor myself." "What!" ejaculated the other, who knew that Saxe was defeated by an immense majority, "what do you mean by one ?" "The candidate of the other party," was the answer. ? ? t . Too Large.?It was a hard-fisted son of toil who entered a dry-goods store, yesterday and inquired: "What's the figure on calico now?" "About seven cents," replied a clerk. "Too high?too high?shp'll never stand that," mused the farmer. "We've a very large stock to select from." put in the clerk. "Yes, I suppose so, but I won't invest. My wife wanted me to get her a calico dress with a small figger on it, but that figger is altogethtoo large!" A Letter.?A country woman said to her son, on his leaving for a situation in Edinburgh, "Noo laddie, as soon as you get there, be sure and send me a letter." No sooner had he arrived than he says to 1119 lliOCl/Cl "Hae ye got an auld letter that is o' nae mair use to ye?" "What are you going to do with it ?" asks his master. "I'm gaun to send it tae my mither, who tell't me to send her ane as sune as I got to Embro'." Honesty.?A country boy, whose honesty is more commended than his ingenuity, once carried some butter to a merchant in a country village to exchange for goods. The butter having a very beautiful appearance, and the merchant being desirious of procuring such for his own use, invited the boy to bring him all the butter his mother had to spare. "I think," said the boy "she can't spare any more, for she said she would not have spared this, only a rat fell into the cream, and she did not like to use it herself." Extravagance.?When a woman asked her husband for two dollars to buy a calico dress, he whipped a paper out of his coat-tail pocket and pointed to an editorial which clearly showed that female extravagance was the ruination of some of our best men, and even the country itself was being demoralized from the same cause. Then he gave her ten cents to buy hairpins, lit a ten-cent cigar, left the house, and lost three dollars playing billiards before he returned home. Free Discussion.?An up-town man, who believes in self-improvement, suggested to his wife, recently, that they should argue some questions frankly and freely every evening, and try to learn more of each other. The question for the first nf^ht happened to be whether a woman could be expected to get along without a spring hat, and he took the affirmative; but when he was last seen he had climbed up into the hayloft, and was pulling the ladder up after him.?Norwich Bulletin. Pirate Stories.?A Chicago boy, who has been sitting up nights reading pirate stories, called his father to supper, the other day, by bawling out: "What, ho there, base craven ! Come hither to thy vesperian hash." And when that father ana that son came together, it sounded as if the butt had slipped nn _ a.. ?,1 on a iweniy-1001 u^-wuecx. 1 ? Scriptural.?A . grocer, who prays for his fellow-men on Sunday, and then on them the rest of the week, being asked why he sold the same sugar at ten cents to poor people and fifteen to the rich, replied, "Well don't the Bible command, 'Charge them that are rich in this world?"' ? ? afatT A Jersey man married five wives, and they were all red-headed. He explains it by j relating that the first one clawed the spirit out of him so completely that he didn't care : * after that if he married a porcupine. I Agwnltutal f epartmrut. [Original.] AGRICULTURE- HONORABLE. Cicero, the great orator and moral philosopher of the Romans, in his work usually called "Offices" makes use of these remarkable words: "Of all modes of enriching one's self, none is better, none more profitable, none more pleasant, none more becoming a free man, than manuring and tilling the earth." It is a long time since the great Roman deliberately penned this sentence for the benefit of his son, Marcus, then a student at Athens; but time has only proved its wisdom. In the previous portion of the section, ?* * ^~ * + V?n V\orl urSfK Wflicn COIJUUU3 1/1119 ucuwutc, iiuu, ??.*.? great calmness, pointed out certain occupations as degrading and profitless and unworthy of a high-toned Roman. The main points in the sentence are the pleasantness, profitableness and dignified character of Agriculture. What Cicero said to Marcus, is still true, and true in ?very land. Agriculture is a pleasant occupation. The cares that hang around almost every other avocation of life are, comparatively speaking, absent from the life of the fhrmer. Instead of being a menial, dependent upon others, he is the peer of the great. All are dependent upon him for bread. All his surroundings are pleasant The sunshine and the shade are agreeable. The music of the birds charms him, and the growing crop fills his soul with delightful feelings. To him work is a pleas,,1,A wA?lr Vio io rJrnrlrrorxr TliA nilfP UiC j bu it vl a xiuivi ao uv uiuu^v< j* ?WW ?"? ~ air fills his veins with pure blood, and continual labor makes him healthy and strong. If his conscience is at rest he can lie dowD and sleep soundly and sweetly after a hard day's work, and get up in the morning refreshed in body, and with a joyful heart. His face may be sunburned and his hands brawny, but his heart is joyful. It is difficult to conceive anything material in its nature better calculated to fill the soul with pleasant emotions than to see a crop, which has been planted and worked by our own hands, maturing fo* the harvest. We see a visible return for our labor, and the soul is callous, indeed, that does not experience, under such circumstances, grateful emotions. Not only is agriculture pleasant, but it is also profitable. Compared with any other avocation, it is the most profitable. In various other ways men amass fortunes in a short time; but those fortunes that are made, as if by magic, are wasted as quickly. About nine-tenths of the merchants fail, and what is accumulated by the other tenth rarely passes through two generations. There is no other occupation in which so many have succeeded in making an honest and comfortable living, and in which so few have failed. There is great show connected with many of the other avocations. The young farmer sees the great display of the merchant and concludes that manuring and tilling the ground is a slow way to amass a fortune. This is true only in appearance. There are veryt few men who grow permanently rich in any other way but by manuring aud tilling the ground. But manuring and tilling the ground is honorable. It is, in the language of the great Roman, worthy of a free man. No sensible man ought, with the facts before him, to question this statement. No man can, with more propriety be called a producer than the farmer. However rigidly true it may be that manuring and tilling the ground is a pleasant, profitable and dignified occupation, multitudes of our Southern people do not think so. The farm is deserted for some other place, where the odium of a sunburnt face and brawny hands may be avoided. DWARF FRUIT TREES FOR GARDENS. Standard fruit trees with their lowermost branches springing from the stems several feet " i n 11. !? from the ground may De preieraoie iu au orchard, but we still prefer the dwarfs, or at least low-headed trees for the garden. In fact, the older we grow the less inclined are we to climb or risk our neck on ladders iu gathering fruit. It is quite likely that in times past when dwarf pears were all the rage, that the mania for these trees led to some extravagant notions in regard to their productiveness and value, still we are not inclined to give them up; nor to think that all kinds of dwarf trees are a "humbug and delusion," as some horticultural writers have assumed to believe. Our best specimens of peara of various sorts are annually gathered from pear trees worked on quince stocks, or what are termed dwarfs. But if we were about to plant a pear orchard of considerable extent we should probably select standard trees for the purpose, as they require less care and attention, and are perhaps less liable to disease. We think, however, that the failures experienced by many who went into the dwarf pear and apple tree culture, a few years since, with extravagant ideas in regard to profits, have led our pomologists generally to discourage the propagation and cultivation of dwarf trees of all kinds. There is, without doubt, some choice in the kinds of stocks to be employed in propagating dwarf trees and only the best should be used ; but let us not give up the low-headed dwarf trees, at least for garden culture. We want trees with branches starting near the ground so that old folks and children can gather fruit without having to climb forty-foot ladders. If it is necessary to protect such trees from late frosts in spring, it is much easier to do so than with lofty specimens. The same is true in regard to destroying noxious insects, pruning and various other operations, which are sometimes necessary to insure a good crop of fruit. It is a well-known fact that dwarf trees generally come into bearing much sooner than standard, and this saving of time is quite an important matter when a family has to wait for fruit until the trees grow from bud or scion to a bearing size. Trees trained low will usually come into bearing earlier than those trimmed up, even on the same kind of stock, and the only real advantage of using a dwarf kind of plant for a stock, is to save the trouble of checking by artificial operations, such as pruning and pitching back the young shoots in summer. Those who desire these low-headed trees have only to purchase one or two year old plants at the nurseries, and force the branches to push out low down on the main stem, and from that time forward avoid trimming up; but instead, annualy shorten all leading or terminal shoots. In many localities it is difficult to obtain large pears and apples from standard or tall trees, as they are likely to be blown offby the winds before maturing, but with low-headed or dwarf trees this loss is avoided. Hungarian Grass for Cows.?The following is the testimony of Dr. Loring conraminc Hungarian erass: I believe I can " O ,o w make more niilk with this grass cut and mixed with corn-meal and shorts than I can with the best timothy hay cut and mixed in the same manner. And when you remember that you can raise on ordinary land, by sowing the seed of Hungarian grass late in June, from two and one-half to three and one-half tons of good fodder to the acre, and that this crop can be sown after we have ascertained whether we are to have a good crop of hay or not, you will see the value of this grass. I have such a high opinion of it that on my own farm, this year and last, I raised from seventy-five to one hundred tons of it for the purpose of feeding to my milch cows during the winter. ?hiMren'$ Department. FOR GOOD OR ETIL. 4 One ?ne afternoon^ Clara and her father were 3eated on the balcony of a hotel, overlooking the sea. They had come to spend a few weeks, and they enjoyed watching the great ocean, the waves of which broke at their feet. Vessels of all shapes and sizes were sail ing before them?some going north, some south?some lighted up by the sun, others under the shadows of tne clouds, but all in movement. "Father," said Clara, "I never could understand how the wind should drive the vessels in more than one direction at the same time. Look, there are two with their s&ils filled, and yet one is coming near to us, while the other is going away from us." "Everything depends upon the way in which the sails are set," said her father, and he ex| plained the various ways of setting the sails. Clara became very much interested in the directions in which the different vessels in view were sailing, and her father, pleased by her attention, continued: "It is just the same with men and their lives in the world. Some are going toward heaven driven by the same wind that sends others toward ruin. To become rich makes one man generous, and another mean. Sorrow hardens some, aud softens others. I have been thinking of poor Fred. Merrill, who ap- j peared to learn so much that is bad in the same school in which our Edmund was only taught good." "I understand now," said Clara; "I remember going to church with one of ray friends, I and I was much interested in the sermon. I came out of church full of what I heard, and resolved to practice it. I was astonished when my .companion said, 'What a stupid sermon ! j I thought it would never end !'" "Yes, ray dear," said her father; "thegospel itself saves some, and condemns others. 1 It is a solemn thought that every good we refuse is no good to us. Every warning that we attend to is a benefit; but if it is neglected we only grow hardened in evil. Every gift of God is good if we use it without abusing it. We ought to try to get some good out of every experience we have, and then we shall grow and be strong."?Child at Home. INFLUENCE OF COMPANIONSHIP. It is a common saying that men are known by the company they keep. The sober do not naturally associate with the drunken, the refined with the coarse, the decent with the dissolute. To associate with depraved persons argues a low taste and vicious tendencies, I and to frequent their society leads to inevitable degradation and loss of character. Even if it does no immediate harm, it leaves its seeds in the mind and follows us, sure to spring up in future resurrection. Intercourse with even commonplace, selfish persons, may prove most injurious, by induc1 _ J-.n j ?j illg a dry, uuu, reserveu ?iju ocmou wuuition of mind, more or less inimical to true mauliness and breadth of character. The mind soou learns to run in small grooves, the heart grows narrow and contracted, and the moral nature becomes weak, irresolute, and accommodating, which is fatal to all generous ambition or real excellence. On the other hand, association with persons wiser, better and more experienced than ourselves, is always more or less inspiring and invigorating. They enhance our own knowledge of life. We correct our estimates by theirs, and become partners in their wisdom. We enlarge our field of observation through their eyes, profit by their experience, and learn not only from what they have enjoyed, but?which is still more instructive?from what they have suffered. If they are stronger than ourselves, we become participators in their strength. Hence companionship with the wise and cncrgotic novor fails to have a. most valuable influence on the formation of character, increasing our resources, strengthening our resolves, elevating our aims, and enabling us to exercise greater dexterity and ability in our own affairs, as well as more effective helpfulness of others.?Saturday Evening Post. Be Honest.?A few days after a large fire, a gentleman who had kept a hat-store which had been burned, was accosted in the street by a boy, who said, "Mr. H , I have a whole armful of hats that belonged to you. I carried them home the day of the fire, so that no one should steal them. If you will tell me where to bring them, I will go right home and get them." The rrentleman appointed a place, and the boy ran away toward his home. Soon he appeared with his hats, and sure enough, he had all that his two arms could hold. When he had laid them down, the gentleman began to first try one and then another on his head. When he found one that fitted him, he said, "There, my little man, that is yours." He was a poor boy, and a nice new hat that ! was "just the fit" was a greater treat to him than to many boys. When the little fellow fully realized that the hat was his owu, he began to caper about, and cried, "See! see! I have got a new hat, and I didn't steal it eith-' er. I know another boy that has got an armful of hats, and I don't think he means to bring the n back at all." The boy that wears that hat can hold his head up straight and look every one in the face, because he is an honest boy. But that other boy?there must be a hard spot somewhere in his*heart, that must feel very heavy when he thinks of those hats. Man may not know, but God sees; and when he looks down on that heart, he sees tftiei written mere. Which boy will you be like??Evangelist. The Fox in the Well.?A wolf one day heard a strange noise in a well. He went to see what was the cause of it. He soon found out the cause, for there, deep down, was his old friend, the fox. "Oh, my good friend," said the fox, "how glad I am to see you 1 I know you will do your best to help rae out. You can soon get a rope, or find out some way by which to save me." "Poor fox ! poor fox!" said the wolf. "It grieves me much to see you there. Pray, how did you get in? You were not so wise as you might have been, I think. Have you been down there a long time ? I hope things are not quite so bad with you, as you seem to fear they are. From my heart I wish you well, and hope to see you all right ere long." "Nay, friend wolf, do not stand there and tease rae with soft words, when I am in so much need of help. Talk is cheap. Can you find means to get rae out of the well? If so, will you ? If you can and will, there is nrv tin.o tn Lo lnaf. Tf vnn ran and will not. leave me. I may have done wrong, but you have no right to tell me so, till you prove that you are my friend, by deeds as well as by words. If you wish me well, use me well. Were you in my place and I in yours, you would not thank me for kind words if my acts were not kind too." Let us show our good will by helpful deeds, rather than cheap words alone. Happiness and Health.?The following maxims are from Dr. Hall's new book, "How to Live Long:" 1. One of the happiest and most independent oftkll human occupations is that of an intelligent farmer, whose land is paid for, and who keeps out of.debt. 2. The fascination of salaried positions is but too often the fascination of a serpent, wki^Vi hpcnnlp.fl but to destroy. 3. Be your own master, and master of your i calling, and you will soon become the master | of others. j 4. Next to religion there is no element so i essential to success in life, as vigorous robust health. 5. A sound mind in a sound body is a fitting foundation for all that is high and noble in human achievement. 6. The safest and best remedied in the world are warmth, rest and abstinence; the brutes employ these. fading fat the fabbatb. [Original.] JEREMIAH 11:19. From time immemorial, it has been a universal belief amongst men that murder cannot be concealed. Some of the ancients thought that no murderer could cross the ocean ; and there are individuals who still ena ? ?aL.-. ?- ? ?? T*? Ofifk nkonfor UJI lttiU LUC SUU1C IJUUULI. iii tliC ?utu uuu^wi of the Acts of the ApostleS, at the 4th verse, we have an example of the notions of some of the heathen, on this subject. Men, everywhere and under all circumstances, have some idea of the retributive justice of God. Murder is as easily concealed as any other sin. It is impossible to conceal any sin. "Be sure your sins will find you out," is the solemn warning which is given us in the word of God, and our observation and experience teach us that it is not an idle announcement. There is nothing that men try so hard to conceal as their sins; and yet, there is nothing at which they are so unsuccessful. God set a mark upon Cain, so that every one knew him to be a cruel sinner. A guilty conscience makes us all cowards in the day of calamity. When God frowns, we tremble. We may run away from our native land and take up our abode among strange faces and a people of a strange dialect; but we cannot run away from the goadings of a guilty conscience. The sinner may go where he will, but so long as he is unpardoned through the atoning blood of Jesus, he must be a fugitive and a vagabond. There is a view of sin which is not often carefully considered. It is that stated by the prophet when he says, "Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee." Sin reboflnds upon the head of him who commits it. None suffer more on account of sin than the sinner himself. In fact, none suffer so much. It is an evil and bitter thing to violate God's law. Men generally expect to be rewarded for their good deeds, but they do not calculate on being punished for their sins. Not only do the human family expect to be rewarded for agy good they may do, but they expect to*be dealt with in proportion to the kind and character of their deeds. They have a right to expect to be thus dealt with. God, in his word, promises that the merciful shall obtain mercy and in his providence we find him fulfilling this promise every day. In the punishment of sin God proceeds according to the same rule. Sin is made to correct or punish the sinner. Haman, in his folly, erected a gallows fifty cubits high upon which to hang a captive Jew and faithful servant of God. When, however, he went ' to Ahasuerus to ask permission to have Mordecai -hanged upon the gallows, he, unawares, gave counsel that Mordecai be led through the streets of the city as a man worthy of great honor, and instead of Mordecai being hanged upon the gallows, Haman himself was hanged. Charles the IXth, who shed so much Protestant blood that the canals of Paris were red with blood, died of a dreadful disease which caused the blood to run in streams from every pore of his body. Stephen Gardiner burned many of God's people to ashes, yet, in the end, God smote him with a fearful burning, so that his tongue was turned black as charcoal and hung out of his mouth. The principle on which God governs the world is. "With what measure yc mete, it shall be measured to you again."? Matthew vii:2. "Whoso diggeth a .pit shall fall therein."?Prov. xxii:27. Dishonesty Begins at Home;?The crying sin of the day is dishonesty. One hears much of it in public life; but, as we have said before, there is too much of it altogether in private life. And its cause is to be found in the want of self-control in the indulgence of tastes and appetites. Reckless, extravagant living is at the bottom of it all. If this living had any true foundation in any hearty desires for desirable things, there would be more hope of amendment. But when one comes to see what things ill-gotten gains are spent upon, the outlook is a sad one. Dress, display, amusement, costly things bought just because they are costly; wealth won evilly, merely that it may be wasted foolishly ; these are the signs of a time which it is not pleasant to contemplate. If a man loves any one thing, I say rare books, or pictures, or objects of art of any kind, or music, or science, so well that for the sake of the one thing in which he would be rich, he is willing to be poor in everything else, no matter though his choice be an unwise one according to the best standards of choice, he will yet have a motive which will help to keep him upright. But for those who love none of these things, but simply desire them because it is the habit of the time; because, like pampered children, they must needs cry for whatever they see just out of their reach ; for them is needed the wholesome self-discipline which shall teach them to I5t alone whatever is not theirs. And the beginning of this self-discipline is in the home. Parents must teach their boys and girls the great lesson of doing without whatever cannot be fitly theirs. There need be no niggardly restraint, but in some way the first lesson for childhood should be that of earning its pleasures. To get whatever it craves as soofi as it asks for it, is the worst training a child ? i uaii nave.? vy/iui wn?w?i, ? An Enforced Pause.?God sometimes sends an "enforced pause." It comes in the shape of a trouble, a fever, an unforeseen journey, perhaps?what we call an accident? and we are taken out of our ordinary lives and obliged to stop. From the confines of the sick room the world recedes. The cares that loomed so large to our sight yesterday, seem to have gone away indefinitely. The things that we thought nobody else could do, must be done by somebody, and it seems to us strange that we felt ourselves so important. Our vacation has come?not the one we wanted or planned for, or intended, but the best for us, because God has put it into our lives? and He makes no mistakes. There are fathers who would?strange as it may seem, and wrong as it is?never get acquainted with much but their children's faces, if they were on Iront of tinmp fnr a faw davs by illness. There are mothers, who, in their anxiety for their children's dress and deportment and culture, lose sight of the souls that they possess, till some sharp wind of sorrow blows the mists from their eyes, and they feel that "the life is more than meat, and the body than raiment." In hours of convalescence, the Book is read that has been awaiting an interval of leisure; the song is listened to, that the little daughter has learned at school; the buds on the rose-bush in the window are counted and exulted over; something kind and sweet is planned to be done for the neighbor over the way. Not in vain has the Lord sent his pause into the whirl and hurry and tumult in which the hours and days were passiug. Saturday Night.?"Amongst my many mercies for which I can never sufficiently thank God," said a speaker at a large meeting in London, "is that of having a pious mother, who taught me when a child, always to prepare on Saturday night for the privileges and duties of the Lord's day. The good wash was only a part of the night's programme. We had to put out on the chairs in our bed-rooms, the clean linen, Sunday clothes, and shofes in apple-pie order. Half a century has passed over since then," continued the speaker, "but to this day, the earlv habits taught me by mv good mother are still; continued every Saturday night." ?be fforbriU* inquirer. 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Wgslfflll^^: c 35 a KIHEMMSfll^HfiM ? ** o - s rt-S ifeBiMMilSM^ = tc 2 5 m J3J5 WmXfERHil'itrft t&J9IMr>*i>xf^E^^^l ^ C ??--2 - JrlrlWf^lrrlWw a E < i * 0 a . gj jy'f^^np^WMKrlKaPr.^ > e W ? ?c ? ^8i^sSBBSSiSSw^^??^i^^{> j5 'fcc a Those remarkable instruments possess capacities for musical effects and expression never before attained. Adapted for Amateur and Professional, and an ornament in any parlor. Beautiful New Styles now ready. GEO. WOODS Ac CO., Cambridgeport, Mass. WAREROOMS: 608 Washington Qt., Boston ; 170 State St., Chicago ; 28 Ludgate Hill, London. THE VOX HUMANA. A leading Musical Journal of selected music and valuable reading mattpr. By mail for $1 per year, or ten cents a number. Each number contains from $2 to $3 worth of the finest selected music. GEO. WOODS <fc CO., Publishers, Cambridgeport, Mass. January 20 3 tf STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF Y0EK--00UBT OF COMMON FLEAS. Alexius J. Myers, merchant, trading as "C. H. i Myers and Brother," Plaintiff, against James , B. Allison and J. Rufus Bratton, merchants, , heretofore trading as "Allison and Bratton," Defendants.? Summons. , To the Defendants, James B. Allison and J. Rufus i Bratton. YOU are hereby summoned and required to an- , swer the complaint in this action, which was this day filed in the office of the Clerk of Conlmon Pleas, for said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office in xorxviiie, a. u., wumn iwumy i1 days after the service hereof, exclusive of the i day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment against you for three hundred and fifty-three ( dollars and twenty-three cents, with interest thereon from October 18th, 1873 ; and the further sum of three hundred and fifty-four dollars and ( ninety-four cents, with interest thereon from No- i vember 18th, 1873, together with all costs and expenses of this action. , Dated May 2nd, A. D., 1876. HART A HART, Plaintiff's Attorneys. ( [Seal.] J. F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis. May 4 18 0t ( BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY, AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the public for liberal past patron- J age, I now invite attention to my complete stock of STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Folio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books, of avery variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives, 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 8PE0IALTT Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash prices. E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia, S. C. DiDtirD fiunp JJAnilJUM. kjaawa. THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial. is still in business, in his old Shop next door to the Enquirer building, where it will afford him great pleasure to wait upon all who mav desire his services. Razors boned and sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done, THOMAS BALLARD. (hi O a dny at homo. Agents wanted. Outfit and terms free. $14 TRUE & CO., Auguota, Maine. 19 ly . . i - .... _ | YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. ???? VOLUME 3i2.~1870. ? THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER is now in its twenty-second volume, and is a large twentyeight column newspaper, handsomely printed on clear, legible type, and devoted to the Political, Social, A griculthral and Commercial Interests of the South. We are enabled to promise increased attractions in all the different departments of the paper, conspicuous among them being the SERIAL STORIES, written expressly for its columns. As a non-partisan, independent family newspaper, the future editorial conduct of the Enquirer can be as well judged by the pastas by any promise which we might now feel disposed to make. An experience of thirty-five years in the newspaper business?of which time at least one-half has been unremittingly devoted to the management of the Enquirer?fully convinces the proprietor that the plan he adopted on assuming control of the paper, is the correct mode of journalism in the present day. The true mission of the newspaper is to place before the public facts as they may.exist, unbiased by partisan feelings or sinister motives; and the propriety of this course is fully attested, not only by the success of the Enquirer, which can truthfiilly claim the largest circulation of any country newspaper in the 8outh, but also by many other of the most popular and widely circulated papers of the day. The course thus indicated we shall continue to pursue, aiming to publish a LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, which shall be a welcome visitor to the Home Circle, and acceptable alike to all classes of readers. Hence, the news department of the Enquirer, whether of matters at homo or abroad?political or otherwise?will bo conducted with the utmost care, and only facts as they seem to exist, will be presented, free from sectional or party bias. LITERARY DEPARTMENT. The original Serial Stories are an attractive feature of the paper, being from the pens of the most sprightly and entertaining story writers of the day, and abound with dramatic plot and stirring incident. HISTORICAL SKETCHES. The Historical Sketches op the Earlv History op South Carolina will constitute an important feature of the volume. These Sketches are written by Rev. Robert Lathan, and commencing with the earliest settlement of the 8tate in colonial times, gradually trace its rise and progress. To the writing and compilation of these Sketches the author has devoted much thought and extensive research. Besides the colonial history, they will contain the stirring scenes and important events, the anecdotes and incidents?leg endary and authentic-*-whioh have never before been fully published, connected with the Revolutionary history of the State. Mnch of the material of these Sketches being traditional?many of the events portrayed having never been in print? and written in Mr. Lathan'b easy, familiarstyle, they will be read with peculiar satisfaction, not only in our own State, but by every one having a iust appreciation of the history of a noble ancestry in their struggle for liberty and independence, CHESTER CORRESPONDENCE. To meet the demands of our increasing circulation in Chester county, we have engaged the services of Brainerd McLure, Esq., who will contribute a letter of correspondence frori Chester regularly each week. These letters are devoted entirely to Chester affairs?to the interests of the town and county?and written in the racy and graphic style peculiar to Mr. McLure, they cannot fail to be of interest to our readers in Chester, as well as elsewhere in the State. THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. In addition to the above features, Rev. Mr. Lathan will continue his regular contributions to the "Sabbath Reading," and the "Children's Department," which, under his management for the past six years, have been an important attraction; and with the usual melange of Miscellaneous Reading mluptod to tail the Agricultural Department, containing practical and usetal information for the farmer and house-wife; a column of Humorous Reading every week ; "Scraps and ""- o licht current tonics! acomDend L- CXAyltO, --0 | , r of the News Abroad and at Home; Correspondence ; Commercial |ind Market Reports; Editorial Articles upon appropriate subjects, Intended to promote the prosperity and welfare of onr people, we hope to make the Enquirer replete as an en tertainingand instructive Family Journal. Terms of Subscrption?Free of Postage.? Single copy one year, $3.00. In clubs, each subscriber, per year, $2.50. Money may be forwarded at our risk by draft, post-offloe order or registered letter?otherwise we will assume no risk. Write names plainly, giving post-office, county and State. Address all letters to L. M. GRIST, Publisher, Yorkville, S. C. PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS. By a favorable arrangement with the different manufacturers, we are enabled to make the following liberal and unprecedented offers of Premiums for Clubs. These Premiums have been adopted by us with special reference to securing only articles of value,Tind which will prove serviceable to those procuring them. The regular retail price is given with each and they are Just as good as so much cash to those who receive them. All the articles are put down in our schedule at manufacturers' regular retail prices, and cannot be bought with cash any lower than the prices here given. Premiums Nos. 1,2 and 3 will be delivered through the mails, to persons entitled to receive them, free of cost. The other Premiums will be | delivered at the expense for freight charges, of those receiving them. In cases where Premiums can be delivered at our publication office, arrangements may be perfected for reducing the freight charges on small articles to a nominal amount. The charges for freight on theSilver Ware Premiums will be from New York ; on Webster's Dictionaries from Philadelphia; on the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro, N. C. i and on the Sewing Machines from Baltimore, Md. No. 1.?:For a club of 4 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER KNIFE, worth $1.00. No. 2.?For a club of 8 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one copy of the family edition (cloth binding) of SMITH'S ABRIDGED BIBLE DICTIONARY, the publisher's price of which is $3.50 per copy. Or for $4.50 we will give a copy of the Bible Dictionary and send the Enquirer one year. No. 3.?For a elub of 10 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated CHILD'S GILT CUP, worth $3.00. No. 4.?For a club of 15 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one set?six of each?Hard Rubber, solid oval-handle TABLE KNIVES AND FORKS, the manufacturer's price of which is $5.00. No. 5.?For a club of 15 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one copy of the latest edition of WEBSTER'S NATIONAL PICTORIAL DICTIONARY containing 1,040 pages and 600 illustrations. Publisher's price $5.00. No. 0.?For a club of 17 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one dozen treble silver-plated TEA-SPOONS, worth $6.00. No. 7.?For a club of 17 subscribers, at $2 50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated SYRUP UUP, worm so.w. No. 8.?For a club of 20 subscribers, at |2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER DISH, worth $8.00. No. 9.?For a club of 20 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one dozen solid cast steel ovalhandle TABLE KNIVES, valued at $8.00. No. 10.?For a club of 23 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated CASTOR AND FIVE BOTTLES, worth $9.00. No. 11.?For a club of 28 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one dozen treble silver-plated TABLE SPOONS, worth $12.00. No. 12.?For a club of 28 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one dozen treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, worth $12.00. No. 13.?For a club of 28 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one treble silver-plated CAKE BASKET, worth $12.00. No. 14.?For a club of 30 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one copy of the latest edition of WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED PICTORIAL DICTIONARY, containing 1,840 pages, with 3,000 illustrations, hesides four pages of colored illustrations showing the Arms of the States and Territories, the Arms of various Nations, the Flags of various Nations, United States Naval Flags, etc., the publisher's price of which is $12.00. No. 15.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one dozen extra superfine, full oval ivorv-handle TABLE KNIVES, with sil ver-plated blades, valued at 117.00. No. 16.?For a club of 65 subscribers, at $2.00 each, we will give one No. 8 TROPIC COOKING STOVE, including a full set of fixtures and cooking implements. Manufacturers' prioe $90.00 No. 17.?For a club of 60 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one three-quart, treble silverplated COMMUNION SERVICE, consisting of SIX pieces, worth $40. No. 18.?for a club of 65 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated TEA 8ET, consisting of SIX pieces, viz.: 1 Coffee Pot, 2 Tea Pots, 1 Creamer, 1 Sugar Bowl and 1 Slop Bowl, the maker's price of which is $50. No. 19.?For a club of 70 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a WEED SEWING MACHINE, Walnut Plain Half-Case, with two Drawers and Drop Leaf, manufacturer's prioe, $75. PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. Notice to Club-Makers. % It is not necessary that the names of a club should all beat the same post office. Names may be taken at any number of places if they are all returned by the same Club Agent. One name for two years^will be equivalent to two names for one year each. The time for completing a club is not limited; but names, with the cash, should be forwarded as rapidlv as obtained. No Premium will be delivered until the requisite number of names has been returned and the ftill amount due for. them paid. 1 . We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered let- y ter, or money order drawn on the Yorkrille n/-va on Wa nrofot* that. hA mnnatr ha onnf tin i/V/HV UlUWt WW W * !?? liV AIWIJVT W OOUV UO by express unless the amouut exceeds $25, and in every case the express charges must be prepaid. The receipt of the paper will be sufficient evidence that we have received the subscription price; but should parties fail to receive the paper subscribed for in a reasonable time, they should notify us, giving full particulars, with the amount of money enclosed, names, post-office, Ac., that > < we may ascertain where the fault lies. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. In sending names, write plainly, giving county, post-office and State. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. Under the present postal laws, we are required to pre-pay postage on .all papers sent to,our subscribers, which we shall continue to do while the law remains in force, without additional charge to the subscriber. Persons entitled to receive Premiums, must give bill directions as to whom ad how they shall be delivered. * The club-malcer may commence sending in names at any time and subsequently determine upon the Premium, or Premiums he wjHl select; but no Premium will be delivered unleiwjttie requisite number of names be sent, whiob-mustbe paid for in advance. u A separate list will be kept ft>r each dub-niaker, who will be credited with every name sent, , so that the number returned by' any.petton can be ascertained at a moment's notice. After names shall have been entered on our club-books to the credit of any club-m^ker, they will not be transferred to the list of another.' j. Our Premium List* We have not the space to describe separately, and in the terms they deserve, all .the elegant articles we offer as Premiums for clubs. Besides -** those specially .described below. We offer a treble silver-plated Butter Knife, worth 91 y eWld'etreble silver-plated Gilt Cup, worth 93; bard rubber solid oval-handle Knives and Forks worth $6 .per set; treble silver-plated Tea Spoons, worth 96 per dozen; treble silver-plated Syrup Cup, worth 96 each; treble silver-plated Batter Dish, worth $8 each ; solid cast steel oval-handle Table Knives, worth |8per dozen; treble silver-plated Oastor and five Bottles, worth 99; treble silver-plated Table Spoons, worth 912 per dozen; treble silverplated Table Forks, worth 912 per doaeoj treble silver-plated Cake Basket, worth 912; extra superfine ftill oval-handle Table-Knivea, with silver-plated blades, worth 917 per dozen. These, articles are of the best quality manufactured, and are rated in our schedule at manufectarera' regular retail prices. For number of safrscribafts to secure any one of the Premiums, ajjp Premium List at bottom of Prospectus. Let wl remember that our premium offer is not'lreetrlcted to simplyone article and one of each the specified clubs; bat to the contrary, the opportunity to aecure any number of Premiums if open to. *U. A Cash Present* In addition to the liberal Premiums we offer for clubs, we will also make a CASH PRESENT OF FIFTY DOLLARS to the dob-maker who shall send ns the largest list of safeeribers to the Yorkville Enquirer by the first Monday btNovember, 1876. This Present is not to be mistaken as a premium for the largest club; but It wilt be given as a bonus in addition to the Prenlibma offered. Correct lists will be kept of ?U names sent to us, and the award will be fiurtv made at 12 o'clock, M., of the first Monday of November, 1876. All names to be entered on the liatmua&he. paid in advance, at the regular ciud rates or yearly subscription. -* ( No Competition. Club-makers, and those who may wish to form clubs, should bear In mind that thn offers we here present do not intra competition for Premium*, aa In case of working to secure the largest ct.ub. Each dubmaker sending the requisite number or subscribers will obtain the Premium effered for the apodiod number. There Is no limit as to the time when tha dob must be completed. Send the names as hut as obtained, accompanied with the cash, and the Premium will be delivered when the requisite number ofrnnmes have been returned. The cash must, in all coses, accompany the name of every subscriber forwarded. Our Cooking Stove Premium. The elegant Conking Stoves which we offer U Premiums, are manufactured by Messrs. Sergeant k McCauley, at Ore ens- v txrrv, N. O- TIW .i. immiiiitC ?h. Inm ^ ? al, with heavier and thicker plate than any other stove In the s market, and consequently will the longer withstand beat Md hard usage. They are or a handsome pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal In points of appearance, durability, and superior cooking qualities^ to any Stove manufactured in the Union. The stove we have selected to gtve as a Prshttlnn is the lnrgcet sire made by the manufacturers, and with each, ooe will -* be furnished, without charge, three joints and one eibMJof pipe, and all the necessary cooking utensils, vis.: one ham boder, one bulge pot and cover, one tea kettle, one round (Vying pan, one long (Vying pan, one round middle, one palrwaffle Irons, two sheet Iron bread pans, one scraper and one lifter. Over mrs moo- d sasd of these stoves are In ura jp Virginia and North and tooth Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The stores wlU he shipped to those entitled to receive them as Premiums, direct from the manufactory In Greensboro, N. C. Sewing Machine Premium. The superior Sewing Machine we offer as a Premium, Is the well-known Weed Machine and Is manufactured by the Weed Sewing Machine Company, Hartfard, Conn. It it adapted to all the wants of family sewing; It can be readily comprehended by anyone; It runs easily; Is always ready; wtfldoauy and all kinds of sewing with lest changing and fewer extra attachments; is self-adjusting; Is a two-thread Machine, making an Elastic Lock-Stitch; stands solid and firm, with long and roomy folding table, and has the convenience oflwn drawers. Several of these Machines, during the past past year, hare hoea delivered to persons who have returned the requisite number of n names. Ho secure this valuable Premium, (or any other that We may offer,) It Is not required that all the names be sent In at one time. Send the names, accompanied with the cash, as fast as vou Drocurc them, and when the complement of eub-cribers I* made, which need not be restricted totbe now post-onee, tne Premium will be promptly delivered u may bo directed. > . . Smith's Bible Dlctionarr* ' ' This Dictionary Is the work of Dr. Wllllaro Smith; of the University of London, and the most eminent lexicographer in the world, who, In its,preparation associated with himself oVer seventy distinguished* divines and authors, of both Europe irad this country, In the great task of preparing a comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible, and supplying a wont long felt byAte religious public. The result of these labors appeared in three large and very costly volume*, a wonderful monument of learning. An abridgement of this great work, for popular use, mads by Dr. 8mtth himself, Is the one we hove arranged to (Ornish our subscribers. The book contains every name in the Bible respecting which anything can be said. It embrace* rite results of historic research, antiquarian investigation, the atudy of languages and dialects, and the discoveries of the modern traveler* and Explorers in the Holy Land?Robinson, Rawllnsoo. Ferguson, Layard, Oflert and Stanley. The hook la printed mm new stereotype plates, on good paper, and is appropriately flluMntad With over 125 Engravings of beautlfal Scenes, Ancient Cities, and Memorable Places of the Holy Land, descriptive figures and valuable Maps. It contains nearly 800 closety-printed doublecolumn, octavo pages, including 94 elegant ftill-pege, Bteei and Wood Engravings. It Is printed in type of a heater, distinct, and very legible face. The publisher's price of. the. DicttMaiy is $3.50. See prospectus for the liberal offer we make with this valuable publication as a Premium for clubs. ity . Webster's Dictionaries. WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED.?'The most valuable secular, book In the English language Is Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. It is an extensive Art Gallery, containing over three thousand engravings, representing animals, Insects, reptiles, plants, implements, machinery, heraldic devlees, etc., etc. The latest edition, which ws give as s premium, has aim four pages of chromatic Illustrations, representing, la their proper colore, the flap and coat* of arm's of tWe different nations. The Dictionary U a vast library affording Inflgpaadoo of-every desert p- C tlon. Besides giving the orthography, pmntracUtlon and derivation of words, It also teaches the pronnnctation of Scriptural, Historical, Geographical, Greek, Latin and French names, and give* a variety of statistical Information. It t* regarded by a majority of English speaking people as the standard authorty, and as has been wen observed, It Is the moat remetkahle com- i_, pendlum of huidan knowledge In oar language}* " * st? , . sV WEBSTER'S PICTORIAL NATIONAL DICTIONARY. V This edition of Webster's Dictionary has bee* prepared ez- ] pressly for the benefit of those who are cultivating English com ' position on a broad scale, and are destroua to gain aa exact J> knowledge of our language and a ready command of its various forma of expression. By the liberal offer we make, say Undent, or other young man desiring to possess aa lavatudM-Sook, can 5. secure either of the above volumes. ? ?? . ?' , < f Three-Qnart Coranaaioa Set. Churches unsupplied with a Communion Set appropriate to the requirements of the sacred rite of administering-** Load's Supper, can, by our Premium arrangement, secure a fine, treble silver-plated three-quart Commaaioa Set ofsix pjeeeg, whh little trouble, and, comparatively, at no cost. The number of rahscribcrs required In order to secure this rateable as* ttoail Service can be procured in almost attjr congregation; and me mam, bers who may be thus called upon to contribute their share of the expense, will receive in return more than the value of their contribution In a year's subscription to the paper. Oar PremiBB Tea Set. , We feel sure this elegant Premium, consisting of six pieces of Silver Warfeyla.: a Coffee Pot, two Tea Pots, a Creamer, Sugar and SJnpTtowl, will give great satisfhetioe to those who may obtain It The pieces are allof beantifbl, uniform patten, hew style, with raised or embossed figure work. They sty not the common all ver-waabed?-articles, but the bept treble plate, the foundation being white metal, so as not to show, eve* wtMUthe heavy silver coating may chance to be worn off la WUJt by long, hard usage. These articles, as well as aB our Stttrir Ware Premiums, are made by the Lucius Bart MauUfhcturing Company, No. 29 Fulton street, New York City. Price fS*. Oar Sllrer Ware and Cattery Premiesai. With the very liberal offer which we art beantlftilly furnished table ie now within the ween or awwgt every bonee-keeper; aad here to M ladies avail themselves, they msysocgrs, with nm KOtaSrcmWe, a valuable eel of Silver. Thow artidw ? Luclui Hart Manufacturing Company, B ryiwo. Ottt, New York, and are warranted tobe of the The reputation of 1Mb Merlden Cutlery Ceygtfdwttef street, New York, ftotn whom we buy ourTttta OMagy Pp. mlums, is also hlfkly established for the exceUMty tad M0UIM * finish of the goods they manufacture. : -i? ?? ?? . Value of oar Preait^ai.v We would jmpreae upon everymmJta ftrtjteulfaaur Premium* are first-class goods, and the pitta aUacftedte &cm In our lists are the regular retail prices at the Mfcles sell by all dealers and the manufactami fanaiatttj hit ouly by the most advantageous terms given 0t byte ttwattwis * > we are enabled to make the liberal offMswadu. and wo rswwn- tee every article to be exactly aa represented. ia< _ A Club aadaaEitm Cotf^ . For a club of t*ji subacriheta paldln utritnrs at the mmitas club rates, we will give, Instead cf a Premium, en extra colv of the paper to wywhomay prefer that arrangement t but lnc?n- ^ * ?n, Pnmlmma namntot e* tm Bw. T | $5 *?$20 ^.S?%23ftlT$ ST