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Humorous Department. A CAMP-MEETING HYMN. The following quaint hymn was sung at a recent negro camp-meeting in Illinois: REMEMBER ME. Why don't yon do as Peter did, A-walking on the sea ? He?throwed both arms above his head, Crying, "Good Lord, remember me!" Then remember the rich and remember the poor, And remember the bound and the free, And when you are done remembering around, Then, good Lord, remember me. If I could stand where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, I'd throw theso logs as last as I could? And I'd go for the milk-white shore. Then remember the rich and remember the poor, And remember the bound and the free, And when you are done remembering around, Then, good Lord, remember me. An Arkansas Cow.?Northern visitors at the South have often been astonished at the small quantities of milk which the cows give. When a Southern farmer is told that at the North a good milker seldom falls below a yield of twenty quarts of milk a day, and that some will give twenty-five quarts, he looks incredulous, though he may be too polite to say he don't believe it. Judge Grant was in Little Rock, Ark., in attendance at the United States court One morning he saw a farmer with a slouch hat and a genuine butternut suit, trying to sell a cow in the market there. It was a large, long-horned animal, and the planter was informing a man that the cow would give four quarts of milk a day if fed well. Up stepped the judge. "What do you ask for the cow ?" ' "About thirty dollars. She'll give five quarts of milk, if you feed her well," replied the planter, and he proceeded to describe her good qualities. Said the judge, "I have cows on my farm, not much more than half as big as your cow, which give twenty to twenty-five quarts of milk a day." The planter eyed the judge sharply for a moment, as if trying to remember whether he had ever seen him before or not, and then asked, "Stranger, where do you live?" "My home is in Iowa." "Yes, stranger, I don't dispute it. There was heaps of sogers from Iowa down here during the war, and, stranger, they was the biggest liars in the whole Yankee army. Mebbe you mount be an officer in some of them regiments." % The judge passed on to the court house. A Mixed Team.?A gentleman traveling in Texas, met a wagon on a country road, drawn by four oxen, and driven by a genuine Texas Ranger, who, in addition to the skillful flourish and crack of the whip, vociferously encouraged the horned beasts after this fashion: "Haw, Presbyterian ! Gee, Baptist! Ahoy, Episcopalian ! Get up, Methodist!" The traveler was struck and also amused at this strange nomenclature, and, stopping the driver, remarked to him that he had never heard such names applied to the dumb creaX. ? I / 1 _ 1 - 11 1 1 hod oeiore, ana asaea wny ne canea nis oxen such names. "There," said the man of Texas, "I call this ox, 'Presbyterian,' because he is true blue and never fails, pulls through bad places and overcomes all difficulties, and holds out to the end: besides, he knows more than the rest. I call that one 'Baptist' because he is always after water, and seems as though he would never have enough ; then, again he won't eat with the others. I call that one 'Episcopalian' because he has a mighty way of holding his head up, and if the yoke gets a little tight, he tries to kick clear of things. I call this one 'Methodist' because he puffs and blows, and you would think he was pulling all creation; but he don't pull a pound unless you stir him up." A Charming Contract.?During a recent moonlight evening, a young lady and gentl^man, sitting on the front door steps, entered into a contract that evidently proved acceptable to both parties. For each shooting star he discovered he was to receive a kiss. He watched with utmost vigilance, and fully a half hour passed away and.not a solitary star shot across the sky. But after awhile the cherry lips of the young lady parted, and she called her young man's attention to the flying meteors that were about to escape his observation ; then she got to calling his attention to the lightning bugs, and Anally she got him down to steady work on the light of a lantern that a watchman was carrying along an open trench in the street where water mains were to be laid. Since then other young men in a! li -1 j i x *il al * 1 luc iiujguuuruuuu utive sai wnu uieir giria un the step9, watched for shooting stare, and even hired a small boy to swing a lamp, but to no purpose. The only girl that will reward vigilant star-gazing has been captured. A somewhat amusing incident is told of a woman whose huBband, a wealthy man, died suddenly, without leaving any will. The widow, desirous of securing the whole of the property, concealed her husband's death, and persuaded a poor shoemaker to take his place while a will could be made. Accordingly he v was closely muffled in bed, as if very sick, and a lawyer was called in to write the will. ' The shoemaker, in a feeble voice, bequeathed half of the property to the widow. "What shall be done with the remainder ?" asked the lawyer. "The remainder," replied he, "I give and bequeath to the poor little shoemaker across the street, who has always been'a good neighbor and a deserving man thus securing a rich bequest for himself. The widow was thunderstruck with the man's audacious cunning, but* did not dare to expose the fraud ; and the two rogues shared the estate. ? ? ? Somewhat Unpleasant.?-In a drinking saloon of a neighboring town, recently, a number of men were talking about the Indian war and its horrors. All of a sudden . one of them jumped to his feet, threw his hat on the floor, and exclaimed: "I am for war to the knife! Sound the bugle for patriots to gather! Before another week?aye! before the sun of to-morrow sinks rt root T oliall Ka nn mv txjot7 tr> rlofonrl mv country with my life!" As the crowd applauded, a barefooted boy with rags around five or six different toes, slouched in, walked up to the patriot, and said: "Come down to the house, dad. There's a fellow there who says he's a constable, and the landlord is there, and there's a big crowd around, and the way our old furniture is being set out doors is just a killing mother!" SQr They tell a good story of an old business man of New York, who recently found himself "cornered," financially, and desired to go into bankruptcy. He applied to a lawyer to know how much it would cost to have the papers made out and the business put through. He was told that the expense would be about smrt and annearinir to he satisfied with the v*vv| ? rr o ? {>rice, he told the lawyer to go ahead. The awyer followed instructions, and, when the work was done, called for his little $100. "All right," said the bankrupt, "you can put your claim right in with the others." An Old Sportsman.?An old gentleman went out to shoot partridges, accompanied by his son. The gun was charged half way up to the muzzle, and when at last the old gentleman started some "birds, he took a rest and blazed away, expecting to see some fall, of course; but not so did it happen, for the gun recoiled with so much force as to "kick" him over. The old man got up, and, while rub bing the sparks out of his eyes, inquired of \ his son, "Pick, did I point the right end of \ the gun to the birds ?" Jt&~ A Yankee countryman took an eightJgallon keg to a shop to have it filled with mo#Fasses. The store-keeper declared that he had k M put in ten gallons, and demanded pay acM cordingly. The countryman handed it over, ^^Lwith the remark that he didn't mind the rfc^gy so much as he did "the strain on the ^gticultol ?rpartmcut. COUNT THE COST. Id business circles, if it becomes known that a person is oareleBS about his accounts, that he does not make a practice of taking an inventory of his stock on hand, his accounts due and debts payable, and completely and accurately balance bis books, to know how he stands with the world, his credit becomes impaired, and, as a rule, his failure is inevitable. If a manufacturer should commence business and have in view only the fact that he must sell his goods for a price as low as or lower than his neighbors receive for similar wares, without estimating their cost, his margin of profit would be enormous to prevent his soon finding himself with less money than he commenced with. At a book trade in New York, a few years ago, Appleton & Co., declined an offer for five hundred thousand copies of Webster's spelling book, which was onlv one-eiehth of a cent "~0 . w e below their price. They knew what the book cost them to make, and were not satisfied with the profit that would be left after the deduction of that small amount. The proprietor of one of the largest bakeries in New York insisted on having his accounts so concisely kept' that his books were balanced daily at twelve o'clock. The superintendent of every department at that time rendered an account of what flour ind other material had come into his hands what remained and what products he had ielivered to sales-room. The superintendent of the sales-room accounted for everything receiv M; if sold, how and to whom; and if on hand, a regular account of stock was rendered. The book-keeper was required to tabulate these reports and to add to them the estimate of the day's expense for rent, labor, wear of machines and interest on investments?everything, not even the sweepings were neglected,, and every night the proprietor was furnished with an abstract. That man acquired a better reputation for giving better bakers' products for the same money, than any other baker in New York. He died about two years ago, and, as might be supposed, left a large fortune, every dollar of which he had made by industry, economy, and strict attention to the small details of business. While the farmer cannot calculate the cost of his productions so closely as the manufacturer, that should be no reason why he should flrt nr? ?_<j wpM hr hff ran. *But how manv can tell what it really costs him to raise ten acres of corn, wheat or potatoes, and how, if he does not know the relative expense of production, can he know which is the most profitable for him to raise? A collector of Internal Revenue for a rural district, comprising four or five townships, told the writer that in all his district he foifnd but one farmer who pretended to keep any account with his farm, and he was a physician, who had retired from practice, and few were found who had any idea of the amount of farm product consumed by the family. It seems to us that a little more thought and care in these matters would be of great advantage, both by way of economizing and of directing labor to those channel where it pays best And in this connection we beg to say a word to wives and daughters. It used to be an old saying in Yankee land that it was the man's business to bring home the money and the woman's to see that it was used judiciously and economically. But there is a sad want of knowledge of domestic economy in the land, and no school is more needed than a school for housekeepers. Who can tell how much it costs to make a loaf of bread or half a dozen pies?whether it is more economical to use eggs for food or sell them at the market KqqP Will 1 ACQ in rates?uuw IUUUU a puuuu vx ucti mu iwow ?u roasting or boiling ? There are a hundred of these little domestic conundrums that could be studied to advantage. We doubt if there be one who reads this that can tell even the Approximate value of the provisions he consumes in a year. What difference does it make whether we know or not? Just this?that with a thought about it will naturally come the endeavor to get the best results from the expenditure of the least money. It is the little things that count. Two and two make four. We made that axiomatic expression to a young lady, a few days ago, in reference to certain minor expenditures. "I know it," said she, "but it don't seem as if it did." She took the idea at once. Remembering the cost of every article, we see the sum total in a different light.?New Yorker. Treatment of Shying Horses.?Shying generally arises from timidity, but sometimes it is united with cunning, and induces the animal to assume a fear of some object for the sole purpose of finding an excuse for turning aside. The usual cause of shyness is, doubtless, the presence of some object to which the horse has not been accustomed; and if he has defective 9yes, which render him short-sighted, it will be difficult to convince him of the innocent nature of the novel object. There are endless peculiarities in shying horses, some being dreadfully alarmed by one kind of ob ject, which to others is not nt all formidable. The best plan of treatment which can be adopted, is to take as little notice as possible of the shying, and to be specially careful not to show any fear of its recurrence when the "alarming" object appears in the distance. When the horse begins to show alarm, but not till then, the driver should speak encouragingly to him, and, if necessary, with a severe tone, which may even be supported by the use of the whip if his onward progress is not maintained. The principle, which should be carried out, is to adopt such measures as will get the horse to pass the object at which he shies, somehow or other, and this should be effected with as little violence as possible, always commanding in an encouraging tone, as soon as the purpose is gained. Nothing has so great a tendency to keep up the habit as the plan, so common among ignorant grooms, of chastising the shyer after he has passed the object of his alarm. If he can be persuaded to go quietly up to it, and examine it with his muzzle, as well as with his eyes, great good will be effected ; but this can seldom be done with moving vehicles, and heaps of stones and piles of sand are generally only alarming from defective vision, so that they assume a new phase to the active imagination of the timid animal. Punishing bits only make the high couraged animal worse, and the use of "overchecks" rarely, if ever, proves beneficial. 4. ? -? Bone Manure for Vines or Plants.? A contributor to the Horticulturist buys bones of a butcher at a dollar a hundred pounds, and considers them the cheapest fertilizer he can obtain. He transforms them into meal by the following simple process: "I have a large water-tight hogshead standineout of doors, near the kitchen. In the spring^cover the bottom about six inches deep with dry soil. On this I put a layer of bones, about the same depth, and cover them entirely with unleached ashes. On these another layer of bones, then ashes, and so on till the hogshead is full. I leave it then exposed to the sun and rain all summer and winter-till the next spring. Then removing the ctfnrtpnts of the , hogshead, I find nearly all the boneS so soft i that they will crumble to powder under*, a i TiQi-n elinlif nrcaonra on/1 fVlAtr trivp A tlifift , UJIgMV flWUU.W, J a vliUle pile of most valuable manure, ready for immediate use. Any of the bones not sufficiently subdued, I return to the-hogshead again for another twelve months' slumber." Cheese Manufactories.?There are now in the State of New York alone nearly one thousand cheese manufactories, which use the milk of more than 250,000 cowb, making therefrom 80,000,000 pounds of cheese, which is 1,000 pounds for every three cows. The cheese production of the whole Unitpd States is over 250,000,000 pounds, of which 96,000,000 pounds are exported. England scarcely exports 25,000,000, while little Holland, which used to be the principal cheese-producing county in the world, exports at present 60,000,000 pounds. gkadiag feHh* fatrkth. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original.] REPENTANCE. Repentance consists of two things. First, a Godly sorrow for sin; and, second, a turning from the practice of sin. By Godly sorrow, is meant a sorrow on account of sin, be * " /1-J at. a. i. oause it is rebellion against v*oa, me gratum. and the best of beings. All sorrow for sin is not repentance. The thief, when he is caught, is sorry; but he may steal again. The idea of having violated God's law mav not have entered into his mind at all. TSvery true penitent regards sin as an offense against the law of God, and offensive in the sight of God, and he determines that he will break off his sins and serve God by accepting Jesus Christ, the Saviour of sinners. ^ [Original.] ALL-SEEING GOD. The attributes of God 0e calculated to beget within us devotional feelings. Every man must feel solemn when he reflects that the eye of God is constantly upon him. It matters not where we are at, nor by what circumstances surrounded, God sees us. The darkness and the light are both alike to him. We are utterly unable to hide a single thought, much less an act, from his all-seeing eye. We are inclined to conceal, as much as possible, our motives and our acts from our fellow men. This is especially true when we are conscious that our motives and acta are not right. To a very considerable extent we succeed, and we are easy because we believe we do not appear to others what we really are. We cannot conceal ourselves from God. However short sighted and ignorant our fellow men may be, God sees all things. Everything pertaining to us lies open before his eyes. We may deceive the whole of the human family, but we cannot deceive God. Original.] THE NEW COMMANDMENT. When our blessed Saviour was about to offer up himself a sacrifice for sin, he delivered an address to his followers. This address is full of sublime doctrine and tender sympathy. The first thing to-which the minds of his hearers was directed in that parting instruction of the Saviour, was brotherly love. "A new commandment I give unto you," says he. At the same instant he states that the new commandment is, "that ye love one another." Why our Saviour calls the command to love one another, "a new commandment," is not very clear. Certainly it was not because before this period of the world's history, men were not required to exercise brotherly love. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" is as old as the Levitical law. Christ not only enjoined it upon his followers to love others as themselves, but to love others as he had loved them. In this view of the subject, it might be called a new commandment. Christ loved his enemies. He died to save sinners?rebels against the law and justice of God. The Saviour asks this question : "If ye love them that love you, what reward have ye?" The principle according to which the men of the world proceed, is to love those who love them. Our Saviour promulgated a different doctrine. He enjoined it upon his followers to love their enemies ; to bless those that curse them ; to do good to thcpe that hate them; and to pray for those who persecute them. This gives us some idea of the love wbicb our Saviour enjoins upon his followers to exercise. With propriety, it may be called a new commandment. It was the love of God for sinners which prompted him to send his son into our world to save sinners; and it was the love of the son of God which prompted him to assume human nature and die for sinners. It is the same kind of love which prompts the followers of Jesus to send the gospel to the heathen. ?- + [Original.] CREEDS. We are so constituted that we cannot remain neutral on any Bubject which is presented to our minds. If we were in a strange city, and two dogs were to commence fighting in the street, we could not remain a careless observer. Our nature would lead us to espouse the cause of one of the dogs. In order to pass through this world without a creed, we must live and die fools. Men must have a religious creed. Their moral nature demands this. A sensible man, with no religious creed, can not be found in the world. Such a being never has existed, does not now exist, and from the nature of things, never can exist. In this creed there may be little that is sensible, and less that is religious, in the Bible sense of that word. In the formation of creeds, men are prone to jump to conclusions. They conclude that this principle or practice is right, and that iB wrong; and appeal to the Bible for proof. In this way the Bible is made to prove everything. Theories, diametrically opposed to each other, are proven to be correct by the same Bible. From this it would seem as if the Bible is full of glaring contradictions, while, in fact, no book in the world is like the Bible in its unity. From beginning to end, there is Dot a single contradiction. The difficulty arises in this way. Men form their creeds and appeal to the Bible for proof. The proper way iB to resort to the Bible for information; and then form their creed in conformity with the teachings of the Bible. We may safely say there is no ambiguity in the teachings of the Bible ; but every one knows that, by taking sentences out of their connection, the works of any author may be made to prove doctrines the very - ? al. Ua1/1 kn fka onfkAw an/1 nrru uppusue ui tuuoc aciu uj wv uuiuui r.w mulgated in his work. Just so it is in the formation of a creed. Too many of us first systematize our creed, and then resort to the sacred oracles of God to prove that our sys' tern is correot. Our duty is to search the Bible that we may learn what to believe and what to do. The Bible, and nothing else, is a light to our , feet. Our Saviour enjoins it upon us to searcn the Scriptures, and the Bereans were more noble, (literally higher born,) than those of Thesolonica, because they searched the Scriptures that they might ascertain whether the things spoken by Paul and Silas were true. The Bible, and nothing else, is the rule of faith and practice. All creeds and confessions^owever important they may be in the presentTcorrupt state of the church, must be regarded as subordinate to the Bible. God's people are enlightened by God's word and spirit, and by the'^ame they are sanctified. The Saviour prays that his father would sanctify believers by his truth, and then declares, "Thy word is truth." 8??* If a man offend a harmless, pure and innocent person, the evils fall back upon the fool, like chaff thrown up against the wind. 4??" It isseldom that God sends such calamities upon man as men bring upon themselves and suffer willingly. DECK'S WATCH. Dear little Dick, curled by the fire, Sat watching the shadows come and go, Ae the dancing flames leaped higher, flooding the room with a yellow glow. , His chubby iiand on his side was pressed, And he turned for a momenta listening ear; i "Mother," cried he, "I've got a watch | I feel it ticking right unaer here." "Yes, Dick, 'ids a watch that God hath made = . To watch your hours as they fly away; He holds the key in his mighty hand, And keeps it in order night and day. "Should ho put aside the raystiokqy,. Or lay his hand on the tiny spring, The wheels would stop and your watch run down, And lie in your bosom a helpless thing." He crept to my side and whispered soft, While his baby voice had an awe-struck sound, "I wish you would ask Him, mother dear, To be sure and remember to keep it wound." YOUR WAY LIES THERE. In Gentian/, Several hundred yeafs ago, on a fine day in spring, a boy. .was sitting on a stone near a plowed field, tending hie father's cattle. In his hand he held a stout stick, and at his feet lay his good dog, Max. The boy's name was Herman Billings. As he sat there on the stone, he saw a party of knights on horseback draw near. They were richly clad, and Herman admired their appearance very much. One of them, in particular, was of very noble aspect, and seemed to take the lead. "Let us go to that house," said this man, pointing to the dwelling of Herman's father. Now the nearest approach to the bouse was over this plowed field ; and, as he spake, the noble rider turned his horse in that direction, and the other knights were quick to follow his lead. ) . - * But Herman sprang before him, while Max, the good dog, stood by to help, if necessary. "Your way lies there," said Herman, grasping his stick, and pointing to a traveled road. "You must not cross this plowed field; it is private property and sowed with seed." "And who are you that you would learn us manners, and lay down the law to us ?" said the leader of the knights. . "I am Herman Billings," replied the boy ; "and I am here to see to ray father's cattle, and protect his plowed field. No one must cross it; no, not even the Emperor. Then the noble rider rose proudly in his saddle, bent on the boy a stern glance, and briA "Th? Emneror it is who SDeaka to vou. rash boy. Make room for him; this jest has gone far enough." ,"I can well believe thou art the emperor," said the lad, "for thou dost look it. Yet no, thou canst not be the good Emperor, Otto; for he stands up for law and right, and sees to it that the proud and Btrong do not wrong the poor and weak. Wherever his rule extends there is justice done. But thou wouldst tread with the foot of the spoiler on my father's plowed field, which he has sowed with much labor and sweat." Forth sprang two or three of the knights to seize the bold boy and punish him on the spot for speaking thus to the emperor; but the latter cried: "Hold there 1 lay not the weight of a finger en the lad." Then, silently turning his horse away from the plowed field, the Emperor took the traveled road; and the rest followed him to the house of Herman's parents. When Herman went home, he found them there, partaking of refreshments. The good Emperor, seeing him at the door, drew him in by the hand, and said to the boy's father, "Send the lad to me, Billings. This Saxon twig I must plant near my throne, so that it shall grow to a noble tree. In this boy I see a man." A nd so Herman went with the Emperor, and became one of his bravest generals and most trusty friends. He lost nothing you see, by standing up boldly for law and right. self-dJpboyiwent. < There are many young working men who are anxious to improve their minds by read ing and stud; out of business hours. But too many grow discouraged and fail in their effort for self-improvement, although they begin with the best intentions. A want of thoroughness in whatever is undertaken is, perhaps, one great cause of such failures. A practical writer en that topic gives the following good directions: "Never leave what you undertake to learn, until you can reach your arms around it, and clench your hands on the other side." It is not the amount of reading you run over that will ever make you learned ; it is the amount you retain. Dr. Abernethy maintained that "there was a point of saturation in his mind," beyond which it was not capable of taking in more. Whatever was pressed upon it afterwards crowded out something else. Every young man should endeavor to perfect himself in the science of the business he has chosen. Without this, he must always content himself in the lower walks of his calling. The cost of a few cigars will buy all the books he requires, and his own diligence may be made to well supply the place of a tutor. Without such diligence, the best teacher in the world could not manufacture him into a scholar. If once going over a point will not master it, he must tackle it again. Better give a week's study to a page than conclude that you cannot comprehend it. Rut ttirtimh it io uriao tn cmva vnur main strength to your own specialty, you should not confine yourself to such studies exclusively. The perfection of all your powers should be your aspiration. Those who can only think and talk on one subject may be efficient in their line; but they are not agreeable members of the society in any of its departments. Neither have they made the most of themselves. They become one-sided and narrow in their views, and are reduced to a humiliating dependence on one branch of industry. It costs nothing to carry knowledge; and in times like these, to be able to put his hand to more than one branch of industry, often serves a man a good turn. Do not attempt too much in the way of study to begin with ; you will surely lose heart if you do. Be humble and modest in your aspirations, and if you are diligent, never fear but that you will hear a voice saying: "Come up higher." Be content to gather the precious gold of learning grain by grain; you will soon be able to see the Dile growing: and will learn from it the wonderful power of the littles, which is felt and shown in mental at well as in golden grains.?Scientific American. Little Kindnesses.-?Brothers, sisters, aid you ever try the effect which little acts of kindness produce upon that charmed circle which we call home ? We love to receive little favors ourselves, and how pleasant the reception of them makes the circle. To draw up the arm-chair and get slippers for father; to watch if any little service can be rendered to mother ; to help brother; even to leave an exciting game of ball, to show your sister how to get over a hard place in her lesson?how pleasant it makes home! f A little boy has a hard lesson given him at ' school, and his teacher asks him if he can get it; for a moment the little fellow hangs down his head, but the next he looks brightly up. "I can get my sister to neip me, ne says. That is right, sister; help little brother, and yon are binding a tie round his heart that may save him in many an hour of dark temp* tation. "I don't know how to do this sum; bat brother will show me," says another one. "Sister, I've dropped a stitch in my knitting; I tried, to pick it up, but it has ran down, and I can't fix it" The little girl's face is flashed, and she watches her sister with a nervous anxiety, while she replaces the naughty stitch. "O, I am so glad!" she says, as she receives it again from the hands of her sister, all nicely arranged. "You are a good girl, Mary." "Bring it to me sooner next time, and then it won't be so bad," said the gentle voice of Mary. The little one bounds away with a light heart to finish her task. I If Mary had not helped her, she wonld have lost her walk in the garden. Surely it is better to do as Mary did, than to say,t"0, go away, and don't trouble meor to scold the little ones all the time you are performing the little favor. Brothers, sisters, love one another?bear with one another. If one offend, forgive and love him still; and whatever may be the | faults of others, we must remember that, in the sight of God, we have others as great, and perhaps greater than theirs.?Children'a Friend. Ibt fflvMlr <?tiquim. TERMS?IN ADVANCE t One copy, one year. 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Should a piece get accidentally broken at any time, we can replace it at the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, buton account of its intrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do we ask the patronago of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, by buying of us, and at the same time get a STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prices delivered at depot in Greensboro: No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 M 7 H 44 II II II 14 44 28 00 Address, SERGEANT & McCAULEY, firooti QKAVA "NT P T. M. DOBSON <fe CO., Agents, Yorkville,'S.C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysville, Chester county, S. C. J. L. CARROLL, Agent at Chester, S. C. RICHMOND ADVERTISEMENTS. TALBOTT & SONS, SHOCKOE MACHINE WORKS, RICHMOND, VA., MANUFACTURERS OF STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS, AGRICULTURAL ENGINES, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, GRIST. BARE AND PLASTER MILLS, 8HAPTI5G8, SISGJBR8 AMD PULLET8, IMPROVED TURBINE WATER WHEELS. October 14 41 * ly WM, ETTENGER. H. P. EDMOND Tprrrrpivrnn? jl- p.niwnivm Richmond, Va.t MANUFACTURERS OF PORTABLE AN1) STATIONARY ENGINES, BOILERS OF ALL KINDS, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS. GRIST MILLS. MILL GEABING, SHAFTING, PULLEYS, &0. AMERICAN TURBINE WATER WHEELS, CAMERON'S SPECIAL STEAM PUMP. v ' Send for Catalogue. October 14 41 ly THE CHESTER FURNITURE STORE. THE readers of the "Yorkville Enquirer" and the public generally, are invited to inspect my large and elegant STOCK OF FUENITURE. In consequence of my buying directly from the Manufacturers, lam safe in saying that I can sell Furniture AS CHEAP AS ANY ESTABLISHMENT South of Baltimore. My stock of Furniture is of such a character as will please all classes and individuals. It is both PLAIN AND ELEGANT, to suit the wishes and wants of the buyer, it is complete. Whatever is wanted IN THE FTTRNITUEE LINE I am confident of my ability to supply. Furniture is delivered at different points along the railroad, FREE FROM FREIGHT CHARGES. R. BRANDT, Chester, S. C. June 29 5 ly 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, nf at-rr Wnr.lftnoa fll.tna Tnk. Afi. Fancy Stationery' Gold Pens' and Pencils, PenKnives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodicals, Law Books, <ftc., bound in any style desired. Old Books rebound and repaired. PRINTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash prices. E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia, S. C. 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 found in a Jewelry establishment. Moreover, I keep on hand MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, amnno- whioh is the oelebrated ORGAN, made by George Woods <ft Co., Cambridge, Mass. R. BRANDT, Proprietor. March 9- 5 ly THE PHCENIX, Published in Columbia, is THE CHEAPEST DAILY PAPER In South Carolina. POLITICS DEMOCRATIC. All the news of the day oondensed. SUBSCRIPTION $2.50 FOB SIX MONTHS. par Pronounced the best Democratic Daily at the Capital. Address, JULIAN A. SELBY, Manager. September 14 37 . tf AGRICULTURAL LIENS, MORTGAGES of Real Estate, aftd Titles to Real Estate. For sale at tile ENQUIRER OFFICE. CHESTEB, AND LEtfOIB BAILBOAD, DAILY PASSENGER TRAIN. '> Y0EKVH.I1B, S. C., August 24,1878. THE following passenger schedule will be operated daily?Sundays excepted r-on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, from and after this date: " "1 ''i~. '1 ' ' * -' GOING NORTH. ' l Leave Chester at 4...w 8jOO p. m. Leavfc Lowrysville.................. .3.40 p. m. Leave McConnellsville 4.10 p. m. Leave Gnthrieaville '.'.i 4.20 p. m. Arrive at Yorkville ;..... i 4.50 p. m. Leave Yorkyille ....,.,..5.05 p. m. Leave Clover.. 5.56 p. m. Leave Glertn's Store ; 6.35 p. m. Leave Falls' Store ......6.50 p. m. Leave AirrLine Junction.... ...........7.30 p. m. Arrive at Dallas........ ..........p?. ....8.00 p. na. GOING SOUTH. Leave Dallas at....V......i;;.;-.'...... .......8.30 p. m. Leave Air-Line Junction..! ...;...w.4.00 a. m. T 4 1ft a m JL/tttftVU J7UUB ? ? Leave Glonn's Store.... ...?, 4.35 a. m. Leave Clover 5.20 a. m. Arrive at Yorkville; .6.06 a. m. Leave Yorkville .*^1.6,20 a. m. Leave Gutbriesville.,...,.., ......6,50 a. m. Leave McConnellsville. ....' .7.05 a. m. Leave Lowrysville .7.40 a. m. Arrive at Chester 8.10 a. m. Connections are made with the mail trains on the Richmond and Atlanta Air-Line, Railroad, and with the Accommodation trains on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad. Between Chester and Yorkville. the. train will stop for passengers only at the following places : Poor House, Smith's, Lowrysville, Sandy River Road, District Line, McConnellsville, Guthriesville and Philadelphia. EDWARD THOMAS. Superintendent. Aagnst 24 84 tf COTTON GINS AND PRESSES. I AM prepared to tarnish, at short notice, the following reliable machinery: THE WINSHIP SAW GIN, Manufactured at Atlanta, Georgia,at $3.50 per saw, delivered at any point desired, without charge for freight. These Gins never break the roll, operate very rapidly, and cleans the seed perfectly. I refer to the following parties, now using them, with entire satisfaction: F. H. Brown, J. B. Whitesides, T. W. Clawson, John O. Crawford, J. Wilson Marshall, J. C. Kirkpatrick and J. Ran Wallace. THE HALL 8ELF-FEEDING GIN, having a self-feeding attachment, by which the Gin can be operated with one hana in the Gin House. It also protects the Saws from damage by rock8 and other substances, that are often carried into the Gin by band-feeding, and often causing the destruction of the Gin House by fire. I also sell THE AMERICAN NEEDLE GIN, so well known and so successfully operated. All of the above Gins pan be furnished with or without Condensers. The feeding apparatus can be attached to any of the above Gins. I also Manufacture the , SHEERER RAILROAD COTTON PRESS, which surpassess any other Press now in use. It can be operated with steam, water, horse or hand power. I will furnish the Presses complete, or sell the right to manufacture, furnishing all the Irons. All of these Gins and Presses in operation in this section are giving entire satisfaction. Call and get Circulars. T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. August 31 35 tf GEORGE WOODS & CO.'S PARLOR ORGANS IP ? Jj'g >? ^ iul o ?- BS&nim 5--co a ? 2 o : t .? s \W' WS lHv^wS/M^W^M K 2 ~ ~ a > ?^iB0BSMHHsf?B0?^ ? These remarkable instruments possess capacities for musical effects and expression never before attained. Adapted for Amateur and Professional, and an ornament in any parlor. fgf Beautiful New Styles now ready. rt GEO. WOODS & CO., Cambridgeport, Mass. WAREROOMS: 608 Washington St., Boston; 170 State St., Chicago ; 28 Ludgate Hill, London. THE VOX HUMANA. t A leading MusicaAJournal ofr selected mnfcib and valuable reading matter. By mail for $1 per year, or ten cents a number. Each number contains from $2 to S3 worth of the finest selected music. GEO. WOODS A CO., Publishers, '' Cambridgeport, Mass. January 20 3 tf 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 slao 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 anvwhere in the United States. Orders from a distance promptly filled, and the same attention given to work ordered bv 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 Oange 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 tne samew F. HAPPERFIELD. SKY LIGHT, AND HO MORE CLIMBIHG HP-STAIRS ! f TAKE pleasure to inform all in want of PHOJ_ TOGRAPHIC PICTURES, that I have just taken possession of my NEW GALLERY, built with fine sky and side-lights,near my residence? I first house east of the jail, and only a few hundred yards from the Court House corner. An experience of 28 years and every convenience for business, will enable me now to do better work than ever before. Frames and Photo-Albums, Stereoscopes and Views always on hand. I am also prepared to sell you a MASON A TTAMT.TTC nfeGAN. or an AMERICAN SEW ING MACHINE, for cash or on time. J. R. SCHORB. JAMES A. GLENN, D. D. S.? SURGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST. JE&Bt HAYING completed a thorough course in the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, offers hisrprofessional services to the public. My address is Zeno, York county, S. C., to which all letters requesting my professional services may be addressed. Prompt attention given to all calls, and Dental work will be done at the residence of those requiring it, upon giving me notification. All work warranted to give satisfaction. Terms moderate. J. A. GLENN, D. D. S. August 10 32 tf $250 REWARD.1 THE National Board of Fire Underwriters hereby offers a reward of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, for the detection, conviction and punishment of the party or parties, charged with the crime of Arson, in firing the premises situate near Yorkville, 8. C., being the DWELLING OF J. T. LOWRY, on April 22d, 1870. 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 Executive Committee. GEO. T. HOPE, Chairman. New York, May 8, 1876. 20 tf jakes f. hart, g. w. s. hart. HART & HART, ATTOrUMEYS AT XjAW, YOEKVILLE, S. C., WILL practice 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 all parts of the United States, through reliable business agencies. January 1 1 ly BARBER SHOP. THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant ; and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door j to tne Enquirer building, where it will afford , him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done. ( ion. T T 1 UTA inuiuaa caiiuuiv( July 27 SO tf MAXI3TQ AND REPATRIKG OP QUH8, THE undersigned is thoroughly acquainted with the business of MAKING AND REPAIRING GUNS. My work will give SATISFACTION to my friends residing in York and , Chester oountiee. who will extend their patronage tome. THOMAS BENNETT, Chester, S. C. Julys 8 ! ly NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears and other fine-edged instruments. Prices?tor honing and sharpening razors, 26 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. 6Cmn69A per day at home. Sample* worth SI free. *0 t ? .Stimsoh k Co., Portland, Maine* 19 ly W. n: M'CORKIiE, AGENT. CORNER STORE. A: LOTof nicepewPrints jnst in. Call aad see .them. , W. H. McCORKLE, Agent. fHB CORNER STORE IS the place to bay hicePrinteand'DtamiSMdii. W-. H. McCORKLE, Agent. " THE CORNER, AGAIN. "j M J" flntt&tliK l naVeCnttp. \HII una 8W. . . 1'. W, H. McCORKLE, Agent. W. Hi M'CORKIiE; AGENT, \ HAS a good lot of bleached ?Pd brown Shirting. which wllj be sold cheap,- at the .Corner. ^ GOODS AT THE CORNER. I GOODS sold at the Comer will not be mfcrrepresented by either Mr. Mooreor myselt . W. H. McCORKLE,.Agent. MENS'WEAR. SUCH as Shirts and Drawers, WilTbeabid at low prices, for one month. Call at the Corner. . W. H. McCORKLEt,Agent. COTTON YARN Sjulu ac me vomer lor one uonar- auu mwieu ) cento per bunch, for cash. W. H. MeCOBKliE, Agent W. H. M CORKLE AND 8. E. MOORS WILL toll Goblets and all ktedfrfoCHaBswai* cheap, at the Corner, W. H. McCORKLE, Agent 7T" " HATS. ' - MY Stock of Hats la complete, embracing all the latest and most fashionable sty lea, at the ?? at cash prices. . ? W. H. McCORKLE, Agmt. CASSIMERES. 1HAYE a nice lot of Caaedmeres, Just received, in every desirable style, which is marked down at the lowest prioes. .vtt- j> W. H. McCORKLE. Agent ' SHOES. I CAN offer the beat article of Shoes in die mar- Ld^i ket and am selling them remarbabfycheap. ^ L-_ 1 W. H. McCORKLE, Agent. j STUDY ECONOMY. I CASH customers would do well to come to the m Corner Store and examine my stock before wfl buying. W, H. McCORKLE, Agent G. H. O'LEARI. THE undersigned would respectftitty remind the publio that he is still engaged in the man- * u facta re of Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Ac., and will also do all kinds of repairing at low prices for cash. SADDLES. A fall supply of ladles' and gentlemen's Saddles, of all tpe different styles and ^uatities, constantly on band and sold at the lowest cash prices, HARNESS. I keep on hand a complete stock of Harness, 01 all styles?for wagon, buggy and carriage?made of superior stock, in the most workmanlike manner, to which I invite the inspection of the pub- -> SUNDRIES. >> Collars, Whips, Martingales, Bridlen, Halters, Circingles, Haines, Hamestrings, Saddle Blank eta, Ac., Ac., in fall supply, and at the loWesfprioes. FURNITURE. In connection with my Saddlery establishment T a Via! I .1 an <v>Tninn& thfl t'UkWPWfkTt BtJSI- /' NESS, and keep on hind a full stock of artioles in that line, consisting of Bureaux, Bedsteads, Tables, Chairs, Lounges, Cottage and Chamber Suites, Ac., of different styles and qoatytfes, and In the various kinds of wood. = . G. H. O'LEARY. ^ ' SPRING BEDS; * THE Suspension Spring Bed, decidedly the best spring oed in use. Call and see it For sale by G. H. O! LEAKY. p PICTURE FRAMES. 'UTALNUT Moulding with gilt lining? also jJ Gilt Moulding of different widths, fotploture frames, for sale by G. H. O'LEARY. COTTAGE BEDSTEA1)S,?&C. BEDSTEADS from $3 to |7. Wardrobes and Safes cheap for cash, at G. H. CLFARY^S. WRAPPING PAPER. On REAM8 of Wrapping Paper, made at the Oil Linoointon Mills, for sale by- r* G. H. O'LEARY. I "'wL' " ~ ;W. H. MICOMLE^ , GENERAL BUSINESS AGENT AND AUCTIONEER, Y0RKVI1LE, S. C.. ^ lAf ILL attend to the buying. and selling of ff lands nnd other real estate, on commission. > Agent for the sale of Robson's FERTILIZERS W and Robson's COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE ** and ETIWAN GUANO and PHOSPHATE, which will.be delivered in .quantities to suit. Life and Fire Insurance Agent, representing tbePenn Mutual Life Insurance Oompiany ana the London, Liverpool and Globe, ana the Atlantic and the Niagara Fife Insurance Companies, in which policies will be issued on (he most ta- ; vorable rates given by any reliable company. Office in the "Bratton Building^opposite the Court House. HOUSE ABTD LOT FOR SALE. mHE HOUSE AND LOT IN YORKVILLE, I formerly the property of the late George W. * Williams, and situated on Main Street, is offered for sale. The lot contains one acre and threequarters. The Dwelling House contains eight rooms, and lias recently been repaired*.'On the premises are necessary outbuildings, good garden and orchard. . Tkrms?Easy. Possessiongiveh on:the 1st day of next January. W. Hi McCORELE, . / Real Estgle Agent FARMING LAND FOR SALE. mPE anderaigned (jffere at private Mde, . tract X of fine FARMING- LAN if, sitostea new _ Brattonsviile, in Betbeeda township. And shoot two miles from McConnellsville Station, on- the Chester and Lenoir Railroad.' The tract contains 283 acres, one-third of which is original forest, and the balance in a suitable condition ftr cultivation. For farther portico lara, apply to ?- 5 W. H. McCORKLE, Real Estate Agent September 28 39 a tf LAND FOR SALE. T OFFER at private sale, a tract of land, con1 tainlng abont FORTY ACRES, known as the "Craven land," lying in the vicinity of Yorkville, on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, adjoining the landB of J. J. Evans, B. P. Boyd aha olberx on the Llnoolnlon road. The above land*! wftl be sold cheap. W. H. McCORKLE. Reel Estate Agent. THE ELLIOTT COTTON GIJT fIAN be had at low prices, by calling on the un i HamiomMt. None better. " ^ ~ W. H. McCORKLE, Agent. A. WIL.LJFORD, BOCK HILL, 8. 0. J FARMING LANDS FOR SALE. ^ rpHE undersigned offers at private sale hTRACT X OF LAND fanown aa the Jobs Kelsey place, . situated on the waters of Fishing oreek,in Chester county, containing ^ TWO HUNDRED AND SIX ACRES, one-fourth in original forest and the balance in a suitable condition for cultivation. Tbia tract ad- . joins the lands of John Diokey, Jr., George Robinson and others. ' Also, another tract, known as toe Peggy Kelsey tract, containing ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTT-EIGHT ACRES one-half in original forest, and the balance in a suitable condition for forming. The above landa can be bongfat on one and two years' time, by the person giving good security and a mortgage of the property until paid for. For further particulars apply to . or address me at Rock Hill, 8. 0. A. WILUFORD. FINE HORSES AND MULES. f HAVE now in my Livery and Sale Stables at ? ' xt.II - i~. ?#vamA*ia VcmSH AND MULES, to wkch I lnvltethertteotfonof aU who may wiskto purchase good stock, fyr either plan- , * call round at WILLIFORD'8 LI VERY AND SALE STABLES. If, you admire and who doesn't??your taste can be gratified; if von wish to bny a good animal, yoar aaed^an be supplied; and lastly, if yon wiah. to Jkw*p, j SoSl^ ?od iTSirt Um>, yet I wUl end^T^ 1 to accommodate yon. So yon aeo I keep open r. honse." in any emergency. remalnlnytMpnpncp obedient servant. As Wi^urviw. i. i ii i i i ..I ? r. ' * I ' ' i? n^" ?i i in Ej pat up. -i ALL persons indebted to me ibr stock, and whose Notes are doe, will do well to pay them op atonoeaudsave cost, as I shall beonmpelled to sne all who fell to make payment. fH: ' A. WILLIFORD. . ' ? ? WAJfTRD TO PURCHASE. T AND WARRANTS issued by the United Li 8taiea to soldiers of the war of 1812, or the Mexican war; Apply to JAMag p HART September 28 90 V 1m ' ?^^?ZANCRfiL WarotaJr^^m- f: MX mona in civil action, and Executions. For sale atthe BHQtJIBBR OFFICE. September 28 <0 tf $12t?ot?iiSMSt ?*u"5"? !T A