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Hwmotdus JMjuwtmtitt? NOT THAT KIND OF A MAN. Rev. Dr. P. the other day found a pact of playing cards in the possession of his oldest boy, and after giving the lad a thrashing for owning such engines of Satan, the doctor placed the cards in bis own pocket, intending to destroy them at the first opportunity. But he forgot about. them, and subsequently, while on the cars on the way to the city/ he pulled out his handkerchief, and the cards came out with it and fell upon the floor. The doctor gathered them up, with a very red face, and while he was arranging them in his hbnd, he saw a rough-looking man in the seat opposite to him wink at him. He turned 1 1 J 1 l_? J - is neaa away, out upoa loo&iug aruuuu a moment later, the man winked at him again. Then he winked several times, and finally he came over, and sitting down by the side of the doctor, he said: "I say, pardner, what's your little game 1" "I don't understand you, sir," replied the doctor. "Oh, you needn't mind me," said the man. "I'm doing a little at that thing myself. Now, how do you work it?" "What do you mean ? How do I work what ?" "Oh, you know well enough. What' do you skin 'em on ?" "Skin them! Skin who ? Really, sir, your remarks are incomprehensible to me." * "Now, see here.. I understand the whole thing. You're hunting up somebody to plej seven-up with, and you intend to beat them out of their money. Now don't you!" "You don't know who you are talking to." ."Now, I'll tell you what I'll' do. There's uo man ou this earth that kin turn jacks faster'n I kin; and less me an you start up a game on some of these fellers, and I'll rifn three or four jacks up my sleeve, with a couple of aces, maybe, and when we get to town til ! VI .1 _ < ._ J J J we ii awiae me pronis auu go uuwu nuu gut roaring drunk at the tavern. Is it a bargain ?" "You are a scoundrel, sir!" exclaimed the doctor. "Let me change my seat if you please.". "Won't do it? Won't club in with me and try a few games ?" "Certainly not, sir." "Won't lend me them jacks to put in my sleeve ?" j ? "You seem to forget that I am a clergyman, sir." "A cler? Oh, no. You don't mean to say that?that?you are a preacher; now, honest, are you ?" "Yes, sir, I am Rev. Dr. P." "Too bad! too bad! Believe me if I didn't think you were one of those fellows who play cards on the cars to gouge greenhorns out of their money. You look like one, anyway, now don't you ? And what are you doing with that pack, old man, hey ? Would you mind if I showed you how to run 'em over, so's when you play they can't fool you ? I'll do it for nothing." 1 j Then Dr. Potts went into the hind car and got off at the next station. When he got home he gave that boy of his a couple of extra flocrcings in order to ease his feelings. > OO O w f The Father of the First Baby.? Dear Sister: I now take my seat and sit down to take this opportunity to inform you that I am a daddy at last. Abbie has got a nice fat baby, and we hope these few lines may find you enjoying the same blessing. Now this is to be strictly a business letter. Firstly, as I said before, Abbie has got as nice a baby as ever made up faces. Nextly, I have swapped away old Buckskin, and I think I have a very nice horse; it is girl and weighs niue pounds (I mean the baby), and it is as fat as k butter, and has got a good strong pair of *. lungs. She has got blue eyes aud a dimple L in the chin (I mean the baby now), and just tbe^ prettiest mouth that evor opened to. receive pap; and judging from her teeth I should think she is about six years old (I mean the horse now). She is sound, smooth and kind (I mean the horse or baby either, now), and the doctor says she is the fairest he ever saw, without exception. (He means the baby). I got twenty-five dollars to boot (not on the baby, though for in its case the boot is on the other foot, and two or three Bizes larger as near as I can find out). She is as hearty as a pig. ate an egg, a biscuit, and drank three cups of tea for dinner (I mean Abbie). "She is getting along nicely, and if she don't have any bad luck she will get along first rate. She is troubled with disorders of the stomach, and they say that is a sign of the colic. (I mean the baby.) I hope it is, for the nurse says colicky babies never die. She talks out of her nose, and takes snuff. (The nurse, I mean, now). There, I've been reading this over, and I see plainly that I ain't fit to write. The amount of it is, I am frustrated. I am a happy daddy and that accounts for it; so you must excuse me this time. s. h. s Two Soldiers.?Colonel B. was standing in the square, when he spied a farmer, who some weeks ago, had sold him a load of very "crooked" hay. The party in question is an active professor of religion, and a most zealous worker for his pocket. The man's profession and practice being in such a marked contrast, caused the colonel to eye him with dislike. When he came up, the colonel charged him with deception in the matter of the bay. The skinflint stoutly denied the charge. The colonel drew himself up at full height, and disdainfully observed : "I am asoldier, sir?not a liar." "So am I a soldier," whined the promoter of "crooked" hay. "You!" exclaimed the colonel, in a tone of disgust. "What kind of a soldier are you ?" "I'm a soldier of the cross," said skinflint, with a flourish of the hand. "That may be," said the colonel, dryly; "but you've been on a furlough ever since I knew you." ? ? ?? No Receipt.?An Irishman went into a butcher's shop and asked, "Have you any sheep's heads, raisther?" "0, yes," was the reply. Pat, after a good deal of higgling, bought one, and then wished to know how to make it ready. The shopman began to tell him, but Pat, not being blessed with a good memory, asked him to "write it down on a piece of paper," and meantime laid down his purchase at the shop door. A dog, seeing a good chance, seized the head and bolted ? down the street. , Pat immediately gave chase, bawling, at the top of his voice. "Come back wid me sheep's head, ye robber, ye!" but after a stiff run had to give in dead beat, when he consoled himself with the remark, "Never moind; he hasn't got the resate how to make it ready." ? ? A Crown.?A Quaker having married for his wife a member of the church of England, 1 -1 _ A xl_ ? ^nlor/vw. WAS ft8K6Qy flrtyr ujc uorctuuuj' ^ uj KUO man for his fee, which he said was a crown. The Quaker, astonished at the demand, said if he could be shown any text ih Scripture which proved the fee a crown, he would give it, upon which the clergyman turned to the twelfth chapter of Proverbs, verse fourth, where it is said, "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband." "Thou art right," replied the Quaker, "in thy assertion ; Solomon was a wise man. Here is thy money, which thou hast well and truly earned." JBafAn exchange wants ladies to takeoff their hats in church ; but as long as half the ladies go to church for the purpose of displaying their hats', it is hardly possible that the suggestion will be adopted?unless a glass case is placed alongside of the pulpit for their accommodation, and the name is prominently affixed to each hat. I?** Any excuse is bettr than none. A toper says he would be a temperate man in a minute if it wasn't for his wife. He knows she'd be lonesome if she hadn't something to find fault with. Jtgwcultutal gte jrci tmr ut. V'^tosTOW'otVoirridi vy'<s When the Spaniards conquered Pert^ in the sixteenth century, they earned some potatoes to Europe and sent them to the Pope. The raw plant was cultivated a little in Spain, Italy, Burgundy and the Netherlands, and from a certain resemblance to the truffle, an esculent fungus growing in the earth, the Italians gave them the name of Tartuji, or Taratufolio, whence the Germans derive their word KartoffeL The French called them "Apples of the earth," Pommes de terre, while in Aus?J -? C m irm auu puruuuu ui \jeriuaujr, i>uc wjuumtui expression Erd apfel is used. John Hawkins first introduced tbem into England in 1565. Walter Raleigh brought them here in 1584, and finally, Admiral Drake in 1586. The latter sent some to a friend to plant/with the remark that the fruit was excellent and nutricious, so that it would be very useful in Europe. His friend actually planted the tubers, and they grew nicely. But when the seed balls were ripe, he took these instead of the tubers and fried them in butter, and, sprinkling sugar and cinnamou over them, placed them before some compauy as a great rarity. Of course these balls tasted disgustingly, And the assembly concluded that the fruit would not ripen in Europe. The gardener pulled up the plants and burned them. The> gentleman who chanced to be present, stepped upon one of the baked potatoes as it lay in the ashes, when it broke open and he noticed that it was white as snow and mealy, and had such an agreeable smell that he tasted it, and found it very palatable. The new vegetable was thus rescued, but for a century after, it was only cultivated in his garden, and in 1600 the Queen of England mndn t.hfi rflmnrir in hftr hnnsfi-hnnk that a pound of potatoes cost two shillings, (about fifty cents.) From England the plant was gradually introduced into Holland and France, but at first it only appeared as an expensive rarity on royal tables, or a decoration in princely rooms. Louis XIV, was accustomed to wear a potatoblossom in his button-hole, and his queen wore a wreath of them as a head-ornament at court balls. As in many other circumstances, scarcity and hunger accomplished a general distribution. The grain tirops had failed for several years, and in 1771 a nourishing plant was sought to relieve this need. In 1773 an apothecary, named Parmentier, wrote an essay, to which was awarded a prize by the Academy of Natural Science, and in this he directed the attention of political economists to the potato. He also cultivated several acres of them himself. The king was so delighted with the excellent yield that he exclaimed, "You have found bread foi the poor!" But the poor, and especially the peasants, would not try them, but despised and "corned the strange bulb. Parmantier now adopk?d a stratagem:' He ma'de'a public ahluouh'cemeni, that his potatoes w$it ?ajr ripe, but tlfet they were so valuable that he had obtained from tne King a special protection, ana every one who stole a potato would suffer a double penalty. This worked to perfection. The peasants came at night and stole the potatoes, carried them home, and on trial found them 803g0Q<Lth?t in a short tipM eyeryu corner of the field was dug'ove?" and Cleaned out, "and the next Spring hundreds of peasants planted stolen potatoes. The potato was introduced into Germany still later, although planted in the botanical gardens as early as 1588. In many parts they were introduced in the years of famine in the Thirty Years' War, and then in the beginning of the eighteenth century they were cultivated and prepared in various ways as food for feeding hogs, for powder, and in making starch. Every time the grain harvest failed, the potato made rapid advances into favor. The manner in which the Prussian Government aided its introduction is well told by the celebrated Nettlebeck in his autobiography : "I was a youngster about six or 'seven years old, and just putting on trowsers? say about 1743 or 1744?when there was a dreadful scarcity, so that many persons died of hunger. In the following year the city of Kolberg received a present by the favor of Frederick the Great, a thing utterly unknown up to that time. A large freight-wagon full -O i- i.1 1--1. 1 __ oi pouuues uaixjo iu uie umr&et-piauu, auu au announcement was made throughout the city and suburbs that every owner of a garden should be at the City Hall at a certain hour, and by the grace of the king a benefit was to be conferred on them. People began to conjecture what that had to do with the gift, and the less they knew the more they wondered. The City Fathers now exhibited the fruit to the assembled multitude, and a long lecture was delivered on planting, cultivating and cooking them. It would certainly have been much better to have given out written or printed instructions, for in the noise and tumult very few paid any attention to the lecture. On the contrary, the good people took the highly-praised tubers with wonder, smelled and tasted, and shook their heads. Some were thrown to the dogs, who snuffed about them, and of course rejected them with disdain; "Judgment' was' pronounced agaitist them. "See," said they, "they have no smell, no taste, and even the dogs will not eat them; what help will they be to us ?" The belief was general that they grew on trees. Very few were planted as they should have been, some sticking single ones in the ground here and there, paying no further attention to them. Others piled them in heaps and threw a little dirt over them. "The next year another load of potatoes was sent, but. experience bad taught tbem something," and a person was sent along who IM/lnan^An/1 tU A Altl rtn ii Aft nrt/I tttk A Ol/IrtJ in uuueiOLUUU i/UD uuitivttiiuu, auu nuu aiucu iu the planting and took care that they were attended to." In many places the Government was obliged to use compulsory measures, and dragoons watched the peasants to see that they planted potatoes. In other places the priestsand clergy endeavored to enlighten the people and stimulate them, but everywhere the progress was slow. Before it had become fairly established, the disease appeared, which first, in 17f>4, infested Erzgebirge, then in 1780?1790 South Germany and Hanover, and in 1830 West Germany. In the great famine of 1770 in Bohe raia, where they had no potatoes, 180,000 persons starved, while in Silesia, where potatoes were already cultivated, all lived. In Switzerland, potatoes were frequently cultivated as early as 1730: in the famine of 1771, they saved thousands of lives, but they did not come into general use until the beginning of this century, and principally since the scarcity of 1817. A Few Facts for Bee-Keepers.?A worker bee isfrom five to six days old before it comes out of the hive for the first time to take an airing, and it is from fourteen to sixteen days old before it begins to gather either pollen or honey. All swarms engaged in building comb, when they have not a fertile queen, build only drone and stone comb, and all the comb in the lower or breeding apartment of the hive should be worker brood comb, except a very small quantity of drone comb?four inches square being amply sufficient. The more prolific the queen is the more young bees you have, and the more surplus honey will be stored up, other things being equal. Never allow the combs to become mouldy. Never double swarms or stocks of bees in the fall, but attend to that and make them | strong during the summer by taking brood j and strong stocks and giving it to the weak. A drone-laying queen should be taken i away and one producing workers put in her j place, else the colony will soon come to i naught. _ i As a rule, as soon as an ltalia.0 queen shows signs of old age, or feebleness, the bees theinl selves will "supercede" her. All stocks should be kept strong in order I to be successful. .grading far tftr $>abfeatlt. 'i. i' J i: ; I. * ? CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. IS THERE A HELL I There is a hell. Rationalism rules it out, but there is where our modern essayists and the Bible differ. People say there ought not to be a hell, but there is where the modern theologians and the Lord God Almighty differ. I am one of those few benighted mortals in this day who take the whole Bible. "What! you do not believe every thing in it ?" Every thing; absolutely every thing. "What! that about the serpent in Eden, and the sun standing still, and the whale swallowing Jonah ?" Every thing. I believe it all as much as 1 do my own existence. "Well, theu, you caonot have read the arguments on the other side." Yes, I have; read them dav and night, read them by the year, read every word that Tom Paine, or Theodore Parker, or Renan, ever wrote on the subject; read them from the title page to the last word, of the last line, of the last page, of the last book ; read them until it is only through the mercy of God that I did not kill my soul throug^he'sin of reading them ; read them until I found out that the land of scepticism is a desert, where the sands are red hotcoals, swept by the smothering simoon of all-consuming ^wretchedness, read - them until I have found that there are two hells instead of one?the hell of scepticism, and the hell spoken of in the Bible, and I believe in the last because it is the more tolerable. Come to my house some time, at six o'clock in the evening, and I will show you fifty-four passages in the Bible, all positively asserting that there is suoh a place, and as many more implying it. If I do not believe God when be tells me a thing ten times, certainly I will when he tells it to me twenty times. If I do not believe what he has asserted twenty times; I will when be has told it to me forty times, but if I doubt him the fortieth time, certainly when he anounces a thing to me the fiftyfourth time I had better accept it. Paul says, "They shall be punished with everlastiuE destruction from the presence of the Lord." Luke says, "There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourself thrust out." Christ, who ought to know, says, "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment." It is not more certain that there is a city called Constantinople or Moscow, than that there is a great metropolis of suffering ; that Satan rules over it; that there are fires that cannot be pat out, and tears that ever fall, and groans that are forever uttered. There may be a difference of opinion about the exact nature of that suffering. You may, if you like, disoard the old-fashioned notion of fire, but the Bible, in many places, s^ys that the suffering is like fire; and if it is like fire, it is as severe as fira; and if it is as severe as fire, it might as well be fire. You say that it is a mental torture, and not physical. But you know that mental torture is worse than physical. So the style of suffering that you believe in, is far more intolerable than the style of suffering your fathers and mothers used to believe in. A dying man of large means said, "I would give thirty thousand pounds to have it proved to me satisfactorily that there is no hell." Such proof cannot be presented. But suppose you throw overboard most of the testimony on this subject, is there not some slight possibility that there is such a place ? If there should be, and you have made no preparation to escape it, what then? A young woman, dying, said to her father?"Father, why did you not tell me there was such a place?" "What place1?" "A hell!" He said ?"Jenney, there is no such place. God is merciful. There will be no future suffering!" She said?"I know there is such a place! My feet are slipping into it this moment! I am lost! Why did you not tell me there is such a place?" It-is the awfbl, stupendous, consuming, incontrovertible fact to the universe.?Dr. T. De Witt Talmage. A SAD RECORD. I was in Father Taylor's study talking with him about his eventful life. We were discussing some features of the temperance question, when he took down from the shelf a plain pocket Bible and asked me to examine it. On the fly-leaf was written: " , from his mother." Turning over the pages, I observed in some places they were torn, blister* * ? 1 *.t IV- -1 T V J il . L! ed and stained witn oiooa. 1 asuea me History. He replied: "Some years ago I was sent for in haste to visit a young man who was dangerously ill. I went to the house. In a miserable garret I found a lad, pale, weak and faint from the loss of blood. He had been attacked with severe hemorrhage, and knew that he was soon to die; that he had been leading a'life of dissipation, had become a slave to drink, and had been brought by it to his present condition. 'My mother was a goodly woman,' he said. 'She instructed me faithfully, prayed forme tenderly, and tried to make ine a good man. I left home to come to Boston to try to make my own living. I intended to do right, and follow my mother's counsels. Her last gift to me was this Bible. At first I read it daily, attended worship every Sabbath; but I fell into bad company, and gradually went astray, until I lost all manliness and became a wretched drunkard. I have burst a blood vessel and am dying. For God's sake and my mother's pray for me.' I then left him in great distress. The next day I found him dead. He was lying with the book clasped to hjs lips. It was wet with tears and blood, and torn with the convalsive agonies. -Some years after I made a temperance speech in Philadelphia. I related the incident, and held up the book as I did so. There was a stir in the audienoe. A poor woman, with a sad, heart broken expression, arose and totter ed to the platform. She implored me to let her have the book. The stillness of the room was terrible. Every eye was fixed upon her. With trembling hands she turned to the fly-leaf?then, with a scream, she fell fainting to the floor. She had read the name of her own son, and for the first time knew of his sad fate." J6T* It hath been the advice of some spirit* ual persons that such as were able should set apart some certain place in their dwellings for private devotions only, which, if they constantly performed there, and nothing else, their very entrance into it would tell them what, to do in it, and quickly make their chamber-thoughts, their table-thoughts, and their jolly, worldly, but muoh more their sinful thoughts and purposes, fly out of their hearts.?South. + Three Great Words.?A Christian traveler tells us that he saw the following admonition printed on a folio sheet in an inn in Savho, and it was found, he learned, in every house in the district: "Understand well the force of the words?a God, a moment, an eternity: a God who sees you ; a moment which flies from you ; an eternity which awaits you: a God whom you serve so ill; a moment ot whicn you so little prone; an eternity which you hazard so rashly." A Serious Thought.?Suppose there was a book in which the whole life was recorded, each page of which contained the events of a day, and at the beginning was written; "This is the life of a rational, immortal, accountable creature, placed in this world to prepare for eternity!" 0 what an amount of guilt would the record of each (Jay present!?Dr, Pay8on. No life can be low where great ends are followed; and the spirit that will not work its mission within the trammel of circumstance, will never be a true servant of that Master who came to found a kingdom of heaven upon earth, and who had to associate with him in the work men of another spirit than his own I and eyen the traitor who sold away his life.' I K W. P. HOBBS. THE SEW BUSINESS. TTAVlNG become, by purchase, sole proprietor H of the YORKVII LE COACH FACTORY, I respectfully announce that I shall conduct the business as heretofore. Besides keeping on hand a full stock of PLEASURE VEHICLES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, any article of special style or design will be made at short notioe and in superior manner. By havingemployfed only the most competent workmen, in their rewectlve branches, I feel assured that I can please trie most exacting taste, both as to Btyle and durability. Persons in want of any kind of PLEASURE CARRIAOE will do well to examine my stock. W P. HOBBS. GREAT BARGAINS. I WOULD inform the public that I now haveon hand alot of BUGGIES, finished inflnestyle, in which RARE BARGAINS can be obtained. I will sell a tip-top Buggy for considerably less than such class of work lias ever been sold in this market since the war. Call and examine my stock and be convinced of the truth of what I sav, and if you want a Buggy take advantage of the present opportunity to secure one CHEAP. W. P. HOBBS. PAY UP! PAY UP! ALL persons indebted to me, either for work done in my shops or on account of vehicles purchased on credit, are earnestly requested to come forward and make payment, as longer indulgence cannot be given. Many debts due to me were contracted upon the faith of "selling cotton in the fall." Those who have sold, ana mkAAvnaat *A onll VkQTT AWO mn will /1A lliWOO TTUUOApVUV W J II VUV^r vn V U4V| ***** uv well to remember their promises. W. P. HOBBS. A. WIJLLIPORD, ROCK HILL, S. C. ~ ~~~ m FINE HORSES. 7~ THAVE now in my Livery and 8ate8tables at Hock Hill, 60 head of fine HORSES AND MULES, to which I invite the attention of all who may wish to purchase good stock, for either plantation, saddle or carriage purposes. For the accommodation of responsible parties, I am ready and willing to sell horses aud mules on time, and will extend credit to those desiring it until next fall, requiring note and good security. When you come to Rock Hill, don't forget to call around at WILLIFORD'8 LIVERY AND SALE STABLE8. If you admire fine horses? and who doesn't ??your taste can be gratified ; if you wish to buy a good animal, your need can be supplied; and lastly, if you wish to "Swap," tVirmcrii nnf irrxvl in that lin?_ vat I will endeavor to accommodate you. So you see I "keep open house,'? in any emergency, remaining the public's obedient servant. A. WILLIFORD. PAY UP! ALL persons indebted to me for stock, and whose Notes became doe on the 1ST OF OCTOBER, will do well to pay them up at once and save themselves cost, as I shall be compelled to sue all who fail to make payment. A. WILLIFORD. STATE^)F SOUTHTTAROLIYA, COUNTY OF YORK-COUNT OF COMMON FLEAS. Nancy Erwin Craig and Robert J. Craig, Plaintiffs, against Wm. C. Beatty, Executor, Wm. H. McG'orkle, Executor and Trustee, Mary Wallace, Margaret Carmiohael, Jos. W. Stockton, Margaret B.Stockton, Martha Bell, Thos. F. Bell, Ann Blair Cowan, Robt V. Cowan, Ann M. Beatty and Caroline O. Boggs, Defendants.?Amended Summons for Relief?Complaint not served. To the Defendants above-named, parties in interest, under the last will and testament of Mrs. Nancy Blair, of York county, now deceased. YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the amended complaint in this action, which is now filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the saia com plaint on the* subscriber, at his office in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days alter the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the timeaforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated June 24th, A. D.f 1876. G. W. S. HART, [Seal.] Plaintiffs' Attorney. J. P. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis. ; June 29 26 6t FINE LIQUORS. I HAVE for sale at my Store near the railroad depot, THE BEST QUALITY OF SPIRITS ever offered for sale in the city of Yorkville. Call and get some FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES. All my liquors are pure, and,consist of Apple Hranov, jnaueira wine, Ginger Branay, Malaga Wine, Peach Brandy, Port Wine, Cherry Branay, Sherry Wine, Old French Brandy, Scuppernong Wine, Old Cognac Brandy, Red Rye Whisky, Old Holland Gin. White Rye Whisky, Old London Dock Gin, Bourbon Whisky, Eagle Gin, Georgia Corn Whisky, Claret Wine, N. C. Corn Whisky, Robertson county (Tenn.) Corn Whisky. My Whiskies are all pure, and are worth from $2.00 TO $6.00 PER GALLON. Champagne by the bottle. A large stock of Cigars of fine and medium brands. Call and see for yourselves. J. A. CARROLL. YORK MARBLE YARD. THE undersigned respectfully announces that he is still conducting the above business in Yorkville. and is prepared to furnish anything in the MARBLE LINE from a plain slab to a costly monument, executed in the best style of the art, with the very best materials, and at as low prices as the same class of work can be furnished anywhere in the United States. Orders from a distance promptly filled, and the same attention given to work ordered by mail as if the parties were present in person. From this date work will be delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Yorkville and Chester, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. SKY LIGHT, AND NO MORE CLIMBING TJP-STAIR8 ! 1 TAKE pleasure to inform all in want of PHO JL TUUKAJfinu jfiuiuniici, uiai 1 nave just taken possession of my NEW GALLERY, bnilt 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 & HAMLIN ORGAN, or an AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE, for oash or on time. J. R. SCHORB. THE CHESTER JEWELRY STORE. THE Store of the undersigned is supplied with a large and elegant assortment of WATCHES, CLOCKS. JEWELRY, SILVER AND PLATED-WARE, and all articles usually fonnd in a Jewelry establishment. Moreover, I keep on hand MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, among which is the celebrated ORGAN, made by George Woods <fe Co,, Cambridge, Mass. R. BRANDT, Proprietor. March 9 5 ly JAMES F. HART. G. W. 8. HART. HART & HART, ATTORNHYIB -A-T LAW, YORKVILLE, 8. C., WILL praotioe in the State and United States Courts. Special attention given to Accountings and causes in the Probate Courts. Will undertake for collections and legal business in ail parts of the United 8tates, through reliable business agencies. January I 1 ly BARBER SHOP. THOSE in -wrant 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 may desire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done THOMAS BAJjUAKU. ~ NOTICE. 1 RESPECTFULLY inform the publio that I am prepared to sharj>en razors, scissors, shears and other fine-e?!g<>d instrnments. Prices?for honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening BC^Mors or shears, 10 cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. AGRICULTURAL LIENS^ MORTGAGES of Real EBtate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. TRIAL JUSTICE'S BLANKS. RECOGNIZANCES, Warrants of Arrest, Summons in oivil aotion, and Executions. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. THE Celebrated Greensboro Cooking Stove, No8. 7 and 8. Prioe ISO and $35, As good as the best. T. M. DOBSQN <fe CO, Agents. djl O a day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and terms free, iplo TRUE fc CO., AugitHta, Maine. ]9 ly YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. VOLUME ae.~1876. 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, Agricultural 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 STORIESs 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 past as 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?tally oonvinces 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 truthfully claim the largest circulation of any country newspaper in the South, 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 home or abroad?political or otherwise?willbe 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 Early History of 8outh Carolina will constitute an Important feature of the volume. These Sketches are written by Rev. Rorert Lathan, and com moncing with the earliest settlement or the State 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?legendary and authentic?which have never before been fully published, connected with the Revolutionary history of the State. Much of the material of these Sketches being traditional?many of the events portrayed having never been in print? and written in Mr. Lathan's easy, familiarstyle, they will be read with peculiar satisfaction, not only in our own State, but by every one having a just appreciation of the history of a noble ancestry in their struggle for liberty and independence. CHESTER CORRESPONDENCE. I To meet the demands of our increasing circulation in Chester county, we have engaged the services of Brainerd MoLure, Esq., who will contribute a letter of corrrespondenoe from 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. McLitre, 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 adapted to all tastes; the Agricultural Department, containing practical and useful information for the former and house-wifo; a column of Humorous Reading every week; "Scraps and Facts,"embracinglight current topics; a compend of the New8 Abroad and at Home; Correspon? -? i T1 . T7U!.? dence; uommerciiu hhu itimihoi nopurw, jduh*>rial Articles upon appropriate subjects, intended to promote the prosperity and welfare of our people, we hope to make the Enquirer replete as an entertaining and 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-office 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, and 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 " u-i? ?? n.t ilnnrn in nnrmihivliiln of. mon ine amuies mc pu> uwnu v ufacturera' regular retail prices, and cannot be bought with cash any lower than r,he prices here given. Premiums Nos. 1,2 and Swill 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 the Silver WArePremiurns will be from New York ; on Webster's Dictionaries from Philadelphia; on the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro, N. C.; 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 giveone copy of the family edition (cloth binding) of SMITH'S ABRIDGE!) 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 club 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 a xttv TjwDirs! fVio manufacturer's nrlee of which Ail 1/ i VlDXKWy VMV m*?wwm ? ? J 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 000 illustrations. Publisher's price $5.00. No. 8.?For a club of 17 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one dozen treble silveV-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 1 CUP, worth $0.00. No. 8.?For a club of 20 subscribers, at $2.50 1 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER l DISH, worth $8.00. i 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 Bilver-plated CASTOR , AND FIVE BOTTLES, worth $9.00. No. 11.?For a club of 20 subscribers, at $2.50 < each, we will give one dozen treble Bilver-plated 1 TA BLE SPOONS, worth $12.00. 1 No. 12.?For a club of 20 subscribers, at $2.50 J each, we will give one dozen treble silver-plated i 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. 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 1 DICTIONARY, containing 1,840 pages, with 3,000 J illustrations, besides four pages of colored illus- , trations showing the Arms of the States and Ter- : ritories, the Arms of various Nations, the Flags of various Nations, United States Naval Flags, etc., the publisher's price of which is $12.00. J No. 15.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at $2.50 i each, we will give one dozen extra superfine, full oval ivory-handle TABLE KNIVES, with silver-plated blades, valued at $17.00. No. 16.?For a club of 55 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one No. 8 TROPIC COOKING j STOVE, including a full set of fixtures and cooking implements. Manufacturers' price $30.00 | , No. 17.?For a club of 00 subscribers, at $2.50 i < each, we will give one three-quart, treble silver- ! i platecf COMMUNION SERVICE, consisting of i SIX pieces, worth 140. No. 18.?fbra olub of 65 subscribers, at 92.50 ; each, we will give a treble silver-plated TEA SET, ! consisting of SIX pieoes, via.: 1 Coffee Pot, 2 Tea J Pots, 1 Creamer, 1 Sugar Bowl and 1 Slop Bowl, I, the maker's prloe of which is 950. I i No. 19.?For a olub of 70 subscribers, at 92.50 < each, we will give a WEED SEWING MA* i CHINE, Walnut Plain Half-Case, with two Draw- , era and Drop Leaf, manuQicturer's prioe, 976. PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. Notice to dob-Makers. It is not necessary that the names of a club should all be at 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 rapidly as obtained. No Premium will be delivered until the requisite number of names has been returned and the full amount due. for them paid. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered let ter, or money order drawn on the Yorkvllle Eost-offlce. We prefer that no money be sent us y express unless the amount 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 ftiil 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 liee. 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 full directions as to whom and how they shall be delivered. The club-maker may commence Sending in names at any time and subsequently determine upon the Premium, or Premiums he will select; but no Premium will be delivered unless the requisite number of names be sent, which must be paid for in advance. A separate list will be kept for each club-maker, who will be credited with every name sent, so that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notice. After names shall have been entered on our club-books to the credit of any club-maker, they will not be transferred to the fist of another. Onr Pmminm I.int. 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 $1; child's treble silver-plated Gilt Cup, worth 13; hard rubber solid oval-handle Knives and Forks worth $5. per set; treble silver-plated Tea Spoons, worth $6 per dozen; treble silver-plated Syrup Cud, worth |6 each; treble silver-plated Butter Disn, worth |8 each ; solid cast steel oval-handle Table Knives, worth $8 per dozen; treble silver-plated Castor and Ave Bottles, worth $9; treble silver-plated Table Spoons, worth $12 per dozen; treble silverplated Table Forks, wortn $12 per dozen; treble silver-plated Cake Basket, worth $12; extra superfine full oval-handle Table-Knives, with silver-plated blades, worth $17 per dozen. These articles are of the best quality manufactured, and are rated in our schedule at manufacturers' regular retail prioes. For number of subscribers to securely one of the Premiums, see Premium List at bottom of Prospectus. Let all remember that our premium offer is not restricted to simply one article and one of each the specified clubs; but to the contrary, the opportunity to se^ cure any number of Premiums is open to all. 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 club-maker who shall send us the largest list of subscribers to the Yorkvidle Enquirer by the first Monday of November, 1876. This Present is not to be mistaken as a premium for the largest club; bnt it will be given as a bontm in addition to the Premiums llofa will Via Irani, nf nil nnrnM UJlUICUl vwi I UVU novo *? ? MV ?vf? w. M.. Bont to us, and the award will be fairly made at 12 o'clock, M? of the first Monday of November, 1876. All names to be entered on the list mnst.be paid in advance, at the regular club rates of yearly subscription. No Competition. Club-makers, and those who may wish to form clubs, should bear In mind that the offers we here present do not invite competition for Premiums, as in case of working to secure the lakoest club. Each club-maker sending the requisite number of subscribers will obtain the Premium offered for the specified number. There Is no limit as to the time when the club must be completed. Send the names as fast as obtained, accompanied with the cash, and the Premium will be delivered when the requisite number of nnmes have been returned. The cash must, in all cases, accompany the name of every subscriber for warded. Onr Cooking Stove Premium. The elegant Cooking Stoves which we offer as Premiums, are manufactured by Mem*. Sergeant k McCauley, at Greens boro, N. C. These Stoves are made of the best Scotch pig metal, with henvier and thicker plate than any other stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand beat and hard usage. They are of 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 give as a Premium is the largest size made by the manufacturers, and with each one wilt be furnished, without charge, three joints and one elbow of pipe, and ail the necessary cooking utensils, viz.: one ham boiler, one bulge pot and cover, one tea kettle, one round flying pan, one long frying pan, one round griddle, one pair waffle irons, two sheet Iron bread pans, one scraper and one lifter. Over nvg thousand of these stoves are In use In Virginia and North and South Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The stoves will be shipped to those entitled to receive them as Premiums, direct from the manufactory in Greensboro. N. C. Sewing Machine Premium. Qontlnn Afasihlno uiA nffftp na a Premium, la the wcll-ltnown Weed Machine and le manufactured by the Weed Sewing Machine Company, Hartford, Conn. It la adapted to all the wants of family lewlng; It can be readily comprehended by anyone; It run* easily; Is al way? ready; will do any and all kind* of sewing with leu* changing and fewer extra attachment*; I* *elf-adjU8ting; I* a two-thread Machine, making an Elastic Lock-Stitch; stand* solid and firm, with long and roomy folding table, and hn* the convenience of two drawer*. Several of these Machine*, during the paat pait year, have been delivered to person* who have returned the requisite number ol name*. To secure this valuable Premium, (or any other that we may offer,) It I* not required that ill the names be sent In at one time. Send the names, accompanied with the cash, a* fast n* you procure them, and when the complement of subscribers Is made, which need not be restricted to the *ame post-office, the Premium will be promptly delivered a* may be directed. Smith's Bible Dictionary. This Dictionary I* the work of Dr. William Smith, of the University of London, and the most eminent lexicographer In the world, who, in It* preparation associated with himself over seventy distinguished divines and authors, of both Europe and this country, in the great task of preparing a comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible, and supplying a want long felt by the religious public. The result of these labors appeared In three large and very costly volumes, a wonderful monument of learning. An abridgement of this great work, for popular use, made by Dr. Smith himself, Is the one we bave arranged to ftirnlsb our subscribers. The book contains every name in the Bible respecting which anything can be said. It embrace* the results of historic research, antlquarlnn Investigation, the study of languages and dialects, nnd the discoveries of the modern travelers and explorers In the Holy Land?Robinson, RawHnson, Ferguson, Lay?'* ?nH Htanisv. The hook Is nrinted from new stereo type plate*, on good paper, and I* appropriately illustrated with over 125 Engraving* of beautiful scenes, Ancient Cities, and Memorable Place* of the Holy Land, descriptive Figure* and valuable Maps. It contains nearly 800 closely-printed, doublecolumn, octavo page*, including 24 elegant full-page, Steel and Wood Engraving*. It I* printed In type of a heaty, distinct, and very legible face. The publisher's price of the Dictionary is $3.50. Bee prospectus for the liberal offer we make with this valuable publicallon as a Premium for club*. Webster's Dictionaries. WEB8TER'S UNABRIDGED.?The most valuable seeular 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 devices, etc., etc. The latest edition, which we give as a premium, has also four pages of chromatic Illustrations, representing, in their proper colors, the flags and coats of arms of the different nations. The Dictionary is a vast libmry affording Information of every description. Resides giving the orthography, pronunciation and derivation of words, It also teaches the pronunclatloh of 8criptural. Historical, Geographical, Greek, Latin and French names, and gives a variety of statistical Information. It is regarded by a majority of English speaking people as the standard authority, and as has been well observed, it is the most remarkable compendium of human knowledge In our language. WEB8TER'8 PICTORIAL NATIONAL DICTIONARY. This edition of Webster's Dictionary has been prepared expressly for the benefit of those who are cultivating English com position on a broad scale, and are desirous to gain an exact knowledge of our language and a rendy command of Its various forms of expression. By thellberal offer we make, any student, or otner young man desiring iu pubocw < < ??? < ? ? secure either of the abAve volume*. ? ? Tfcree-Qnart Communion Set. Churches unsupplled with a Communion Set appropriate to the requirements of the sacred rite of administering the Lord's Supper, can, by our Premium arrangement, secure a fine, treble silver-plated three-quart Communion Set or six pieces, with little trouble, and, comparatively, at no cost. The number of subscribers required In order to secure this valuable and elegant Service con be pmcured in almost any congregation; and the mem hers who may be thus called upon to contribute their share oi the expense, will receive In return more than thd value of their contribution In a yenr's subscription to the paper. Our Premium Tea 8et. We feel sure this elegant Premium, consisting of six pieces of Silver Wsre, viz.: a Coffee Pot, two Tea Pots, a Creamer, Sugar and Slop Bowl, will give great satisfaction to those who may obtain It. The pieces are all of beautiful, uniform pattern, new style, with raised or embossed figure work. They are not the common silver-washed articles, but the best treble plate, the foundation being white metal, so aa not to show, even when the heavy silver coating may chance to be worn off in any spot by long, hard usage. These articles, as well as all our Silver Ware Premiums, are made by the Lucius Hart Manufacturing Company, No. 92 pulton street, New York City. Price $50. Our Silver Ware and Cutlery Premiums. With the very liberal offer which we are enabled to make, a beautifully furnished table Is now within the reach of almost every house-keeper; and here is an opportunity, of which, If the ladles avail themselves, they may secure, with but little trouble, a valuable set of Silver. Those articles are made for us by the Lucius Hart Manufacturing Compnny, 39 Pulton street, New York, and are warranted to be of the best treble Silver Piste. The reputation of the Meriden Cutlery Company, 49 Chambers itreet, New York, from whom we buyourTable Cutlery Pre?J-? lus.kiuhari fiw ?Ha AY(v?ll*ni*v and sunerior miuiTia, in uinu ui^iht vom?4iu?.vm ??. ?..? ?? ^ r finish of tbe goods they manufacture. Value of our Premiums. We would impress upon every one tbe flict that all of our Premiums are flm-class goods, and the prices attached to them in our lists are tbe regular retail prices at which the articles sell ay all dealers and the manufacturers themselves. It Is only by the most advantageous terms given us by the manufacturers that, ive are enabled to make tbe liberal oflfera we do, and we guaraa:ce every article to be exactly as represented. A Club and an Extra Copy. For a olub of Tea subscribers paid in advanoe at the regular >lub rates, we will give, Instead of a Premium, an extra copy of !be paper to any who may prefer that arrangement t but in conlequenee of the liberal Premiums we are now oArlng. we cannot tfibrd to give an extra oapy to tbe club-maker who receives tny Premiums enumerated on our list ft K t n ft OA per day at borne. Samples worth U1 free. 00 u Stihson k. Co., Portland, Maine. 19 ly THE COOKING STOVES manufactured atom works In Greensboro, N.Oi-, jrfyd universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL.with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of hand some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold in theUnited States, while it is confidently claimed that they are the CHEAPEST. All/the usual pieces or ware and cooking utensils are furnished with each Stove. An important consideration >' with purchasers is the feet that our patterns and sizes are never changed. Should a piece gat accidentally broken at any time, we can replace It at the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, outon 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 oar prices delivered at depot in Greensboro: No. 8, with 10 pieoes ware and 8 feet pipe. $30 00 ? j *i <i it it it it a 20 0Q Address, SERGEANT A McCAULEY, a.:,'. Greensboro,.N. C. T. M. DOBSON A CO,, Agents, Yorkville, 8. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. A. P. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysville, Chester county, 8. C. .. : :: J. L CARROLL, Agent at Chester.S, C. RICHMOND ADVERTISEMENTS, TALBOTT & SCOTS. SHOCKOE MACHINE WORKS, RICHMOND, VA? < MANUFACTURERS OF STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS, AGRICULTURAL ENGINES, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, GRIST, BARK AND PIASTER RILLS, . 8HAFTING8, HANGER8 AND PULLEYS, IMPROVER TURBINE WATER WHEELS. October 14 41 ly WM. ETTENOER, H. P. EDMOND ETTENGER & EDMOND, Richmond, V?.? ' :M'rMANUFACTURERS OP " ' PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGINES, A BOILERS OF ALL AWD8, 4 CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, H MILL GEABING, 8HAPTDTG, FULLET8, 40. 1 ^ AMERICAN TURBINE WATER WHEELS, CAMERON'S SPECIAL STEAK PUMP. Send, for Catalogue* ' October14 41 .. !, ly ~~ H EALTH,^! APPIN ESS, CONVENIENCE HfrtMmI Not anything conduces more to good health than good, pure water. Such Is furnished by the DOUBLE-ACTIJTG STONE POItCE FUMPP T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent, YORKVILLE, SO, CA. ^ 4T the start it brings the water pure, fresh and cool, as it is in your well. No slime or filth ects on or in it. No snails or worms from wooden piping. Is free from rnsi or other impu rlties, and discharges the water much Aster than any other Pump. It works with ease?a small child can operate it. It is of stone, glazed on in- 1 side and outside like glass, and cannot wear out 1 or decay. Thoroughly ventilate^ your well, airs a the water, and makes it living, moving water. Improves the water more than if there'was no Pump in the well. With a hose attached, it becomes a Fire Engine, ever ready at. your door, reducing the risk from fire and ibepremlnm on insnrance. Is easy to keep in repair, and works 1 with TWO-THIRDS the POWER required by any other Pomp of the same capacity, and can M used in very deep or very shallow wells.' It gives entire satisfaction, as will be attested by the following persons now using them with suoceas, to-wit: t ? Dr. W. M. WALKER, T. M. DOBSON, ; ' Con. J. A. MoLEAN, J. W. DOBSON; < Capt. L. M. GRIST, B.T,.WHEELER, Dr. A. I. BARRON. P.B.DARWIN, . Maj. W. B. METTS, GEORGE L. RIDDLE, H. F. ADICKES, Sr., ROBT. R. MoCORKLE, H. F. ADIOKE8, JR., J. B. WHITESIDE8, CLARK BROTHERS, T. K. MICKLE. J. U. ZURCHER, - ^ June 15 24 : tf1 GEOEGE WOODS & CO/8 ~ PARLOR ORGANS -* O f | &?g | $ i; *po m is.| a, lliliw y. o| -SPyK^ Ic^l'H These remarkable Instruments possess capacities for musical effects and expression never before attained. Adapted for Amateur and Professional, and an ornament in any parlor, pt* Beautifhi New Styles now ready. ' n GEO. WOODS 6t CO.* Caabridfepoit, Mass. WAREROOMS: 608 Washington 8t, Boston ; ^ 170 State St., Chicago; 28 Ludgate Hill, London. THE "VOX HUMANA. A leading Musical Journal of selected music ~M and valuable reading matter. By mail for $1 per Sear, or ten cents a number. Each number coniins from |2 to $3 worth of the finest selected music. GEO. WOODS A CO., Publishers, m ' CambridsreDort. Mf*rt January 20 3 " ' . tf BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY, AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the public for liberal past patronage, 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 every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, r 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. Old Books rebound and repaired.. . PRINTED BILL AHD LETTBR HEAD6 A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash ^ "* ' prices. E. R. STOKE8, 155 Main Street Columbia, 8. C. ?280 REWARD. ~7~ mHE National Board of Fixe Underwriters hereI ?y dffers a Xeward of TWO HUNDRED AND FlFYY DOLLAB8, for the detection, conviction and pnnishment of the party or parties, charged , with the crime of Arson, in firing the premises sitnate near Yorkville, 8. C., being the DWELLING OF J. T. LOWRY, on April 23d. 1876; Said reward will be paid only on due proof being. furnished the Executive Committee of the conviction and actual punishment of said criminals. By order of Exeontive Committee; GEO. T. HOPE,-phairman, New York, May. 8,1876. 20 . tf f orMlt ^uquim. TKRM8?IN ADVANCE ? One oopy, one year. . 8 00 One copy, six months. 150 One copy, three months,..;;^...*..;...;..1 00 Single copy,.; .4... 10 Two oopies, one year,. 6 00 Ten copies, one year,.; 25 00 * ^r- To persons who make npolnba often or more names, an extra oopy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge. ' -r'