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^timorous CHANGED HIS BUSINESS. Merrills, one of the leading grocers in Dan-1 bury, made a rather unfortunate speculation ; in the way of a clerk last week. He was a middle-aged man, with a white face, large eyes, and a decidedly subdued expression of; face. He was a relative of Mrs. Merrills', and has for the past ten years been laboring j as a colporteur for the Methodist church in Illinois. His health failed, he was obliged to give up his work, and so he came East to visit his relatives and look up some other business. While here Mr. Merrills thought to take him in the grocery as a clerk, but the experiment was not a success. "He's just as honest as the day is long," I explained Mr. Merrills to the writer, "and as iudustrious as a bee, but that Methodist trav- j eling business had got so set on him that he couldn't shake it off, no how, and I don't know 1 that the poor man will do unless he goes back I to the same work. He made it pooty warm : for several of our customers before I heard of it, but he meaut for the best without a doubt," added Mr. Merrills, more cheerfully. It was a Tuesday morning that he entered upon his duties as clerk. Mr. Merrills' assistant had gone out with the team in quest of orders. Mr. Merrills had a barrel of syrup in the oellar to draw off, and he went down there to attend to it, leaving the new man in the store to wait on customers. It was not a busy day in the grocery, so the grocer availed himself of the fact, and his own proximity to break in his wife's relative. The first customerwsr"ayoung woman in quest of rice. The new clerk went to the heacl of the stairs to learn the price, then reported to her. "Five cents a pound,"said she. "I thought it was only four." "Five is the price, my dear friend," he pleasantly replied. She took several pounds. Next came a buxom-looking woman who wanted to see some clothes-lines. There were three kinds. He got the price of them, and then prepared to deal with her. There was only one kind that suited her, but she didn't like the price?two dollars. "I'll give you a dollar and a half," she said. "I couldn't possibly take a cent less than two dollars, my unconverted friend," he explained, in an impressive voice. The woman started, and looked curiously at him. "I'll give you a dollar seventy-five," she artisl fiflll Irvsvlpiv*** an yrxfi arwl iiuaiij ouiu, Dbiii juvaiu^ oui|/uovu, "I'm sorry," he replied, "bat I must have two dollars, unregenerate woman." Shestarted again, gave him a searching look, and shot out of the store. The new clerk put up the lines, and took his position back of the counter to paitently wait another call. It presently came. It was a short man with auburn hair and a freckled countenance. He wanted to buy a ham. The price was given him. "Eighteen cents," he whispered, as if the price had nearly taken away his breath. "Yes, sir. Eighteen cents, my wayward friend." ? "But it ain't worth but sixteen, ham ain't," protested the stranger. "But just look at the quality of this ham, my hardened sir." The customer looked at the clerk instead. He was evidently surprised at something. "I'll give you sixteen cents," he finally saia. "Eighteen I must have, unconverted one," softly replied the clerk. "What's that?" sharply inquired the short man, with a flushing face. "I say eighteen is the least I can take. If you will pause a moment and consider, wretched man?" "What's that?" again asked the auburnhaired man, with elevated voice and flashing eyes. "Don't get excited, I pray you," expostulated the clerk in a soothing voice. "This ham is something far superior to What you have been used to having, I can assure you, my utterly lost and damned Bir?" The new clerk suddenly paused here to jump upon the counter, being induced thereto by the extraordinary movements of the short man with the freckles, who having pulled off his coat in an incredibly short space of time, and flung it on the floor, and shied his hat in the same direction, was now rolling up the sleeves of his shirt and dancing around the room in a wild and incoherent manner. The noise attracting the attention of Mr. Merrills in the cellar, he hurried up stairs, and was astonished beyond measure to see the new clerk on the counter, with a butter ladle in his hand., excitedly warding off the blows of a coatless and hatless stranger, in the delirium of rage. "Utterly lost and damned, am I ?" screamed the short man, making a vicious pass at the new clerk's knees, and catching the edge of the ladle on his knuckles. Mr. Merrills rushed speedily to the rescue of his clerk. Explanations followed, the short man was quieted but scarcely satisfied, and went away without the ham. The new clerk got down from the counter very much subdued, and peace again resumed her beneficent sway in the grocery. But the clerkship was given up by mutual consent.?Dan bury JNew. .??? The Quaker and the Lawyer.?"Friend Broadbrim," said Zepbaniah Straitlace to his master, a rich Quaker, "thou canst not eat of that leg of mutton at noontide meal to-day." "Wherefore not ?" asked the good Quaker. "Because the dog that appertained to that son of Belial, whom the world calls Lawyer Foxcraft, hath come into thy pantry and stolen !?yea, and he hath eaten it." "Beware, friend Zephiniah, of bearing false witness against thy neighbor. Art thou sure it was friend Foxcraft's domestic animal ?" "Yea, verily, I saw it with my eyes, and it was Lawyer Foxcraft's dog?even Pinchem." "Upon what evil times have we fallen 1" sighed the harmless Quaker, as he wended his way to his neighbor's office. "Friend Foxcraft," said he, "I want to ask thy opinion." "I am all attention," replied the scribe, lay: j L lug uuwu uiu pcu. "Supposing, friend Foxcraft, that my dog has gone into my neighbor's pantry and stolen therefrom a leg of mutton, and I see him, and could call him by name, what ought I to do?" "Pay for the mutton?nothing can be dearer." "Know, then, friend Foxcraft, thy dog, even the beast denominated Pinchem, hath stolen from my pantry a leg of mutton of the just value of four shillings and sixpence, which I paid in the market this morning." "0, then it is my opinion that I must pay for it." And he having done so, the worthy friend turned to depart. "Tarry yet awhile, friend Broadbrim," cried the lawyer. "Of a verity I have yet further to say unto thee. Thou owest me nine shillings for advice." "Then, verily, I must pay thee ; and it is my opinion that I have touched pitch and been defiled." n new pnouu uuapmiu woo IOUOUMJ appointed in a certain town. He was a man who greatly magnified bis office, and entering one of the ceils, on his first round of inspection, he with much pomposity thus addressed the prisoner who occupied it? "Well, sir, do you know who I am ?" "No; nor I dinna care," was the nonchalant rejoinder. "Well, I'm your new chaplain." "Oh, ye are? Weel, I hae heard o'ye before." "And what did you hear ?" returned the chaplain, his curiosity getting the better of ^JfeUi^digD Uv." I heard that that the last twa kirks fl^^^HHBfc^neached them baith empty; find it such au easy fie ,fatra and f [Original.] COMFORTS OF LIFE. It is evident to the most cursory observer that multitudes of the human family deprive R themselves of many comforts which nature has placed within their reach. In fact, no inconsiderable number of our race enjoy no ? comforts at all. If these people fail to reach i heaven, their case will be a most deplorable v one?misery during life-time, and torture in eternity. Most of the abjectly miserable are 11 ?.1 Awn mp?i/>WnMii. Thev .. IUO aubuuro Vi bucu vnu Tf ? ^ are either lazy or profligate; or, which is j( more frequently the case, they are both. The b abandoned are generally miserable. Poverty o and misery follow the lazy and profligate, as " the shadow follows the substance. Respecting the riff-raff of society this has always been true; but in our country scarcely any of us t| enjoy all the blessings which a kind Provi- p dence has placed within our reach. tl It is not expected that our country should h have reached as high a degree of develop- j) ment as we And in England. It is only two n hundred years since our country was an un- p broken forest Still we have not made ad- f( vances in some directions that we might have tl made. Our dwelling houses are seldom con- 1< structed with a view either to comfort or permanency. It is a rare thing to find a farm u 1 in +V?q loaf pflnt.nrv ? D0U86 U1UI WOO UUUDMUV/KU tu ?uv ._v J , ri and few of those constructed recently will ^ be worth much when the next century is h ushered in. Our fathers, from a variety of tl causes, had at first to be content with mere a temporary structures, which afforded little ^ more than shelters for their owners. In fact, from the earliest settlement of our State, and o in fact of most of the Southern States, the j( majority of the best citizens have not felt n themselves permanently located. Their eyes ti have been turned to some other section of the h country. This migratory feeling has had two bad ef- w fects upon our country. It has prevented f( the improvement of the soil, and it has also c stood in the way of accumulating the comforts ti of life. In some sections of America, real n estate is constantly increasing in both mar- P ketable and intrinsic value. The reason, or S at least one reason and the main reason, is t| that improvements are made upon these lands ft which are permanent in their nature and add t< greatly to the comfort of the inhabitants, n Orchards are planted, good dwelling houses h are constructed, and necessary out houses are * erected. These things increase the material ~ wealth of the country and have a direct ten- 3( dency to make life pleasant They do more ti than this. Whatever has a tendency to make ? us comfortable has a tendency to elevate us " socially and morally. Property is worth 81 nothing if it does not contribute to our comfort in this world. Vast amounts of property a may be accumulated, and still the comfort of 0 the possessor not be in the least increased. S( In such cases the rich are miserably poor, ti On the other hand, a small amount of property ft may be so arranged that it contributes direct- w ly to the comfort of its owner. In this case * the poor man is rich, "ftiau needs but little cj here below still it is possible to have a great S( deal and have nothing that adds to his com- ^ fort?nothing that makes life desirable?noth- ci ing that contributes in the least to the eleva- s< tion of the moral and social condition of bis f jc neigDDornooa. It strikes us that Southern farmers rarely ^ think of comfort. They work often to accu- v mulate simply to have; seldom do they strive a to smooth the rough places and straighten the tl crooked places in life's journey. n Fall Ploughing.?Without elaborating b the many strong points in favor of fall * ploughing, a few of the more prominent ben- o efits may be stated as follows : fi 1. August or September is a good time to tl turn over bound-out sod land, and manure a and re-seed it at once to grass, obtaining a 8 oropt>f grass the following year. n ? October' and November is an excellent o time to break up sod land for planting the I following year. 1 3. The weather is then cool and bracing, a and the team is strong and hearty for work ; d while the weather in spring is more relaxing t and the team is less able; and spring work o being always hurrying, it saves time to des- d patch as much of the ploughing as possible t: during the previous autumn. t 4. Sod land broken up in the autumn will o : t D8 quue ireu iruuj giuwiug giaoo mo luiiun- ing spring, the roots of the late overturned s sward being so generally killed by the ira- ij mediately succeeding winter that not much t grass will readily start in the spring. ii 5. The frosts of winter disintegrate the f ! ploughed land, so that it readily crumbles in t ; fine particles in the spring, and a deep, mel- o i low, seed bed is easily made. The chemical s changes and modifications resulting from at- i mospheric action during the winter, develop d latent fertility in the upturned furrows, q which, together with the mellowing influences, o materially increase the crop. c 6. Most kinds of insects are either wholly 1 i deatrnved. or their deoredatious materially ^ checked, by late fall ploughing; especially 1 the common white grub and the cut worm. t 7. Corn stubble land may be ploughed late r in the fall, and thus be ready for very early i sowing in the spring, thereby going far to insure a good catch of grass; the root of the ( new seeding getting well hold, or being well 1 embellished before the drouths of summer F come on. a f Build up a Homestead.?The feeling s that you are settled and fixed will induce you a to work to improve your farms, to plant or- e cbards, to set out shade trees, to enclose pas- a tures, to build comfortable outhouses, and t each successive improvement iB a bond to ? bind you still closer to your homes. This will a I bring contentment in the family. Your a : wives and daughters will fall in love with the J ' country; your sons will love home better F ! than grog-shops, and prefer farming to raeas- t . Iimnn tnno n?nfoaoinnol Innfincr and vnil UI dig U& |/tVAV0W?V4iM? IVMUuuj MWV. , v? | will be happy in seeing the contented and r cheerful faces of your families. Make your I ; home beautiful, convenient and pleasant, and p ! your children will love it above all places; i i they will leave it with regret, think of it with i ! fondness, come back to it joyfully, and seek i | their chief happiness around their home fire- c J side. Women and children need more than s meat, bread and raiment; more than acres i a of corn and cotton spread around them. 1 Their love for the beautiful must be satisfied; \ their taste must be cultivated ; their sensibil- c I ities humored, not shocked. To accomplish c this good end, home must be made lovely, i convenience multiplied, comforts provided, t and cheerfulness fostered. There must be e both sunshine and shade, luscious fruit and c fragrant flowers, as well as corn and cotton, a The mind and heart, as well as the fields, j | must be cultivated, and then intelligence ana t | contentment will be the rule instead of the 1 exception. Stick to, improve and beautify t your homesteads, for with this good work " comes contentment r Small Farms.?Small farms make near t neighbors ; tbey make good roads; they make t plenty of good schools and churches; there is s more money made in proportion to the labor; ' less labor is wanted; every thing is kept r neat; less wages have to be paid for help; c | less time is wasted; more is raised to the ( I acre; besides it is tilled better; there is no t i watching of hired help; the miud is not kept t I in a worry, stew, and fret all the time.?The i j Semi Tropical, i -\ fading fat tine gftffctlfc. jSERMOiv, 77 DELIVEKED ?Y ' Rev. R. P. JOII1VSON, ector of the "Church of the Good Shepherd," In Yorkville, on Thursday, 26th of October, 1876. "If my people, which are called by, ipy name hall hum Die themselves; and pray, add seek my ice, and turn f/om their wicked ways, then wjll hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and 'ill heal their land." 2 Chronicles, vii: 14. A glorious temple, in honor of Jehovah, ad just been erected by King Solomon after ?N?r\?\owrtfiAn en/) rvo flonf Inknn Tkn cmo ui ^luyaiavivu nuu pubiwuw nawii ahv lagnificent structure had been solemnly dedjated and the prayer of consecration uttered y the then devout and grateful and prosperus prince. He had pleaded most earnestly 1 behalf of the people, Israel, that should they e visited with war and national calamity on ccouut of their sins, and then seek delivernee in prayer, humiliation and' repentance, 3at God would hear in heaven, his dwelling lace, and maintain their cause and forgive lera their iniquity. And God was pleased to ear the prayer of his servant and accept for is own this temple reared for his glory : And the Lord appeared unto Solomon by ight and said unto him, I have heard thy rayer and have chosen this place to myself >r a house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven lat there be no rain, or if I command the icust to devour the land, or if I send pestimce among my people; if my people which re called by my name shall bumble themilves and pray and seek my face and turn *om their wicked ways; then will I hear from eaven and will forgive their sin and will eal their land." Note this important truth, iat God meets Solomon on his own ground nd sanctions the very means suggested?huliliation and prayer?as the great means to e used in every national emergency. "If evil is in the city," God hath done it r permitted it. If calamity befalls a people ; has been sent by a power above as a judging fx*- oin pn#t t-lio trim rprriedv is hnmilia JfcltW WI O'U, ?> ? v..~ J on and prayer to God for forgiveness and is future blessing. Hence the propriety of lis day's appointment and observance. Those ho have named the day, modestly 'and pro^rly say "that they' have no official authority >r so doing, and feel that, under ordinary drum stances, its propriety, as relating to the riumph of a party in a political contest, light be questioned. But the present is no arty contest, nor do we strive for personal ain or office or honor. Either we are laborig for the moral and material advantage of tie whole people, or our protestations are ilse. This being our conviction, we venture y bring our case before the tribunal of Allighty justice and invoke divine aid in bealf of our afflicted people," &c. And we re glad to know that in Charleston and hroughout the State, as well as here in onr wn town, many will unite in humbling themlives before God and supplicating that "jusce, peace and prosperity, merCy and truth, 'ith fellowship and good feeling to all men, my come back and prevail among our long iffering and much disturbed people." Let us look first at the duty of humiliation s now required at our hands. We have reached a crisis in the history of ur country and State; full of momentous conjquences for weal or woe. The whole coun y, from the St. Lawrence to the Gulf of lexico, and from ocean to ocean, throbs ith more than usual excitement and deep nxiety. And nearer home, in our own State, ieling runs higher than it has done since ivil war raged and laid waste and made )rrowful. May those days never return gain, but all peaceful means be used to acamplish results so much needed and coveted; ) long waited for, and yet only now appasntly at hand and to be permanently en>yed. Bub as thou, oo aloo now, the truth is [udta-; lined, that national prosperity and national irtue are as closely allied on the one hand, s are national calamity and wickedness on be other. "Righteousness ever exalteth a ation, while sin is a reproach to any people." 'he one will surely bring down Heaven's lessirig, and the other Heaven's curse. And whenever a cloud settles over a'once prosper.?<* lftn/1 kfi if in fKo AOQh'lonAD 'nr VIO 1CIIIUj VT& IV 1U ftlJV VI ^rwwvi?vuvw <v* imine, war or discord, it certainly signifies bat sin has been committed and that God is ngry. And sin did abound, North and outh, East and West, and still abounds, to lake us tremble and be afraid ; humble urselves before God and cry mightily to lim, "to forgive our sin and heal our land." 'he picture is a melancholy one, and yet, las! too true. It has been thus strongly rawn. "As a nation, we are a disgrace in he estimation of others, and what is worse in ur own; by bad faith in our government, vile isorder, and vicious pollution in the legislate bodies, which ought to be fountains of ruth, honor and reverend law; corruption in ur officials, from the members of the cabinet o the post office clerk ; hoodwinked partnerhips with crime, or bought indifference to t in our courts of justice; shameless abuse of he Godlike of mitigating or remitting pun3hment in our executives ; and trickery, raud and open violence, universally turning he elective franchise into a worthless name, ir a miserable instrument of traitorous conpiracy to defraud the country of its noblest nheritanceand best possession. These things lefile us as a people. They cover with obloiuv our nonular liberty, our constitutional ** * * __ irder, our administrative policy. They are lethroning law and debauching justice. rhey are innoculating the community in its rery lifeblood, with the foul leprosy of vice. rhey are fast making it an utter stench in he nostrils of humanity. Such things could tot be but for the shallow superficiality of our lotions about sin." ^ When we look at our own State, "wicked>ess in high places" rules and oppresses ; dislonesty and villainy are unchecked and pros>er; wroug-doing aud crime are encouraged ind vo unDuniBhed : corruntion and bribery. o" tr ? i ? alsehood and peijury, violence and bloodhed prevail and make sad ; knave confederites with knave, and fiend with fiend, to covir up vice and deeds of darkness, and plan nore of evil for the future, than has yet come o the light; base officials and intense partians, make dupes and tools of the ignorant tnd easily led, to plunder and burn, ambush ind slay the helpless and exposed, the unsusticious and inoffensive, and still retain their )ositions with bold effrontery and shameless nendacity. But we must pause. The ringing cry of lobler leaders and worthy representatives has >ut recently sounded in our ears and fired the >ublic mind with an enthusiasm and unanimty among the true and virtuous, which prorases, with God's blessing, to brighten our horzon and secure peace and prosperity within >ur borders, to which we have been so long trangers. We must look rather nearer home md see sin in ourselves, which calls for deep mmiliation and repentance before God, and rhich may, in a measure, explain the cause >f many of our distresses aud the continuance >f chastening from the arm of the Almighty. \.re there not those who with impiety and mbelief, ask, "Is there a God in the heavins?" Who mock at the inspired Word and last constant slur upon precept and promise, irticle and creed, threat and denunciation, n/torment enrt ? Whn rinlnfe fchfi ""fo" r - Sabbath and abuse the sacred and say they mve done no wrong ? Have we not Idol?era here, there and everywhere, who worship 'the golden calf," and in their haste to be ich, violate conscience, swear falsely, accunulate unjust gains, sacrifice honor, and ^barer the things of eternity, for the things' ime?gain the world, but lose the undying oul ? / -i , Are not profanity and drunkenness, im orality and licentiousness, loss of moral ibligation and high integrity, indifference to 3od and violation of the first four *8, well, as he last Bix commands of the decalogue, alasj oo common and apparent, not among the ig* lorant and poor, but the more intelligent and ufluential? In the Church, too, of theliv ing$od, hovrlpW via .the/standard of pjety, j bow rail of deterioration and decline, in tone and character, do we find many "who profess and call themselyea^hristiaflsihov^. worldly iif spirit? dhd' Sabft j aow^Bsffkea inringratitude and fault finding, discontent and distrust ; how full of pride and prejudice, animosity and bitterness towards former enemies, still cherished and gloried ivr, although so utterly wrong and unchristian,' futile and injurious to their own souls' welfare. And so we might easily add sin to sin until, as individuals and a people, our iniquities would increase tnkl n/uitipty, sotoatty'in nfaffator and so weighty in guilt, as to make plain that sin -j n-J has separated between,us ana uur vjuu, auu called loudly for correction and punishment. We baye thought, top, dearbrethren, that there waBbnesin in theJpafet, that stood out in prominence and yet we saw it not, and for which we are still suffering a fearful reckoning, being chastened just in the quarter where there was most unfaithfulness. The reference is, to our not rendering to our slaves, when we owned them, that which, as the Apostle says, was '.'just and equal" in the way of religious instruction aOd mature. We regarded them too much as personal property to minister to personal and family pride, comfort and aggrandizement, and forgot, often, in caring for their jbodies,, which, selfdnteresl oalled for, to care alsd. atf dlitfJ demanded m-itt'-highest sense, for their immortal souls and spiritual well-being. It is true and we rejoice in the fact, that many did feel their responsibility and act accordingly, but many more did disregard duty, and while caring for the souls of their own children, were; utterly neglectful of the souls of their servants. Much was done indeed in the South, and also in our own State, I but much was left undone, and as a people we were not faithful to our trust; we did not "render as masters what was just and equal." We allowed the Bible to be a sealed book to huodreds and thousands, and failed to provide competent and true instructors for those who had a right; to expect.food for the/body and food forthe soul. ? In old Jacob's Ijff, biaein of deception and falsehood and wrong to bis blind rather and impulsive, brother, continually, found him out and followed liim to the grave. And so with us, sin committed, either as individuals or a people, long years ago, may still make itself known, to darken life and mar happiness and cause sadness and cafe for rebuke from Him who is of "purer eyes than to behold iniquity," and sitteth-' ib the' hfeavens judging righteously. Is it strange, then, that the inferior has been made, for awhile, to triumph oveV his superior; the servant to rule h'B master ; the. ignorant enact laws,for the intelligent; the entire reversal of order as it once existed take place and the wohls of 'Solomon be verified, "Folly is Bet in great dignity, and the rich ait in low places?" "I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth." And yet for these ignorant and misguided ones, these children in experience and character, who have been "more sinned against than sinning," we must plead for a little more of patience and forbearance and charity and hope. The recollection of years of faithful labor; of close attentiondivsicknesss and trouble; of wonderful attachment and devotion on the battle-field to dead and dvifle and wounded ; of care and protection given to women and children at horae^ must not be annulled as a trifle, and feelings cherished and allowed to grow, that impel to extreme measures, much better avoided, and to the comraissiohof more sins' than those already scored against us, very likely to block bur path and darken hope that dawns and challenge the further wrath of one..who .says, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay saith the Lord. "We ha$e sinned, and have 'committed iniquity and have done wickedly and haee rebelled even by departing from thy precepts and thy judgments.' "O Lord to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we haye sinned against tKee." Daniel, ix : 5 and 8. Is not then the first duty becoming us this day, one dfdeefchumiliation &fid?thie contrition of soul ? "To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit and trembleth at my word." "And the land shall mourn, <every family apart; the family .'of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and uMrroa ?n?rt fcViA fWmilv of f-.hft hnuRO of I Levi apart, and their wives apart; tbe family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; all the families that remain, every family apart and their wives apart." But our duty is not yet done. Prayer muet follow humiliation or the blessings sought, of forgiveness and healing, cannot be expected or claimed. "If my people shall pray and seek my face," * * * "then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." We pass on then to note also the duty ol prayer in the day of a people's calamity and distress. ':: ; - If God afflicts, God must relieve and overrule for good. The source from whence trouble comes, is also our best resource in adversity. It was prayer that'brougKt an abundance of rain for the. thirsty land, when the f'rophft went up to Carmel and bid his servant look seven times for the coming cloud and the coveted blessing. It was prayer that saved Jerusalem from the Assyrian hosts and Israel from the Amelekites; that gave Othniel his victory over the king of Mesopotamia, and Barak his over the Canaanites, and Gideon his over the.Mideanites, end Jehosaphat bis over the children of Ammon and Moab. It was prayer, when the Ninevites clad themselves in sackcloth, that caused God to spare their great city, "wherein were more than sixscore thousand people that could not discern between their right hand and their left hand." It was prayer that God continued to hear in behalf of Sodom and Gomorrah, so long as Abraham persisted in asking. Yea, it was in answer to prayer, that success crowned the efforts of our forefathers in their contest with British rule. There was something touching in the first Congress that assembled in Philadelphia to plan for the redress of wrongs, when prayer was proposed and assented to and our Revolutionary sires bowed to supplicate Divine mercy and guidance. The Presbyterian and Episcopalian, the Quaker and the Baptist, the professor and the non-professor, all drew near a throne of grace and offered united and heart-felt prayer, led in their devotions by a clergyman of the Church of England. Washington was kneeling there, and Henry, and Randolph, and Rutledge, and Lee, and Jay. By their side, stoo dbowed in reverence, the puritan patriots of New England, who. at that moment, had reason to believe an armed soldiery was wasting their humble households. "It was enough," says Adams, who has graphically described the scene, "to melt a heart of jStone. I saw the tears gush into the eye* ofithe old pacific Quakers of Philadelphia." And God thus sought and continued to be sought, was found and signally manifested Ms favor," and the then infant Republic secured a name and place among j the nations of the world. It is true, that j after years of success and wonderful prosperI ity, section became arrayed against section, | and civil war, long impending, ensued with ! its heavy train of disaster and loss and evil | and utter failure to the South to establish a 1 separate nationality. We, top, prayed and prayed earnestly, in those days, for success ; but our prayers were unheard and unanswered ar-we-desiredr -Bin may hare been-thwr-witfa us, as it h<is^b?e6 With16thers," d hiriderer of prayer; or God may have had iii store forrqs greater blessings than those which we once' so earnestly craved 'and sought" to' obtain. The fact is, however, before Ud! n6w, that a hundred years have rolled by and the Republic of the United States of America still exists, a mighty nation, .great in resources, strong in power and influence. What is before us io the future and about to be unrolled, we cannot tell.. We wait in faith and patience, and hope for the "ballot to seoure for ns a country to be loved and a government to be respected and honored, and so, can well pray tb&t "all things may be so ordered and settled upon the best and sorest foundations; that peace and happiness, troth and jostice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generation*." And in oar own State, where the call is sd loud for reform and good government, for security and confidence, for relief from oppression and wrong, for quietness and order, peace and prosperity, for the gain of all that men bold dear and make life desirable, how earnest and united should be our petitions to the mercy-seat this day that God would hear and forgive and heal our land. Surely our cause is just, and not a point of mere party supremacy for supremacy sake. "The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are open unto their prayers." We see signs of coming good, and that God will yet "make the wrath of roan to praise him." The feeliug is widespread in behalf of united supplication for the divine aid and blessing. The enthusiasm roused among the long passive and discouraged, is as general as unlooked for. The outside sentiment throughout the country ir? Ann luhalf ia otrnnrr onfJ niip tni? nrvftltinn is becoming better understood every day as facts are published and circulated. The occupation of our State, in different parts, by the military, excites neither panic nor resistance, for when called on they have already acted as protectors and not foes; friends and not oppressors; and the result may be a safe and quiet and true vote, on the fast approaching day of trial. The party in power is much divided and distracted, the more intelligent and worthy having pledged themselves to act with the reformers, and more defections are daily taking place. The blacks, for the first time, are willing to hear the whites and ally themselves with those who are worthy of trust, and will fulfill every pledge and do justly before Gofi and mao. While the prospect then, is most encouraging for relief and restoration from our own efforts at home, with God^s blessing, these may also come to us from without, and be more permanently and folly secured. "Wait on the Lord, b6 of good courage and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord." It is only for us to "pray and faint not"? to make every honorable effort, and leave the result with God, who, while "man proposes He ever disposes"; to bear ourselves as Christians in word and deed, and not yield to the current that sweeps many to do evil; to exercise 6rm faith in God's love and mercy, wisdom and power, truth and justice, whatever may befall, and encourage others to trust now and trust ever; to try ourselves whether.there be any wickedness in us, and go forward in the way everlasting; to see, as events transpire, that we "sanctify the Lord God in our own. hearts and become more and more meet to be "fellow-citizens with the saints and of the household of God." Be carer ful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God, and the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our works In Greensboro, N. C., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BE8T SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withJ 1-?knMil iirtAMA TTtflw avA A/ Kan/4 MltVIlU jjcni nuu uaiu uo?*v# auvj vi uauu some pattern mid neat finish, and warranted equal in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold in the United States, while it is confidently claimed that tbev are the CHEAPEST. All the usual pieces or ware and cooking utensils are tarnished with each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and sizes are never changed. Should a piece get accidentally broken at any time, we can replace it at iho mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, but on account of its intrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Outhrle, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currenoe, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Cordon, 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 18 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 a y 44 14 44 : 14 ;44 a n 26 00 Address, SERGEANT & McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. T. M. DOBSON & 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, 8. C. SOUTH CAROLINA-'YORK COUNTY. IN THE PROBATE COURT. L. K. Armstrong, as Administrator of B. R. Miller, deceased, against Mary J. Miller, and others, heirs-at-law of intestate.?Complaint to have Ileal Estate sold to pay Debts. NOTICE Jr herebv given that Mary J. Miller, one of the Defendants. in this action, and relict of the plaintiff's, intestate, at the expiration of thirty days from the date hereof, will move this Conrt for an order appointing three Commissioners to appraise and set .off to herself and her infant children, a homestead oat of the lands of the said intestate, in accordance with section 8 of the amended Homestead Act, approved February 22, 1873. J. A. McLEAN, Probate Judge. October 19 42 f>t JAMES F. HART. G. W. S. HART. HART & HART, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, YORKVILLE, 8. C., WILL practice in the State and United States Coprte. Special attention given to Accountings and causes in the Probate Courts. Will nni dertake for collections and legal business in all I narts of the United States, through reliable busi nean agencies, i i . > i ' January 1 1 ly SMITH A WESSON'S New Model. With Automatic For convenience, power and lWil accuracy, it is unequalled. If your UB^ 'Ml merchant does not keep them, order di- BfibV rect from the Agency, 79 Chambera St. New York, M. W. Robinson, Gen'l Agent October 5 40 3m wrkfrirtm rrn PDl^nTTADC J U 1 lUJCi XU JLVftlKS* THE Creditors 6f the estate of SAMUEL WYLIE, deceased, aro horeby notified to establish before mo. on or before the 20th day of November next, their several demands against the said estato, and the nature thereof, or be forever i debarred from any share of the proceeds of the i sale of the lands belonging to the estate of the said J deceased. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, 1 Judge of Probate. October 5 40 6t ! NOTle? TO CREDITORS. THE Creditors of the estate of R. H. PULLWOOD, deceased, are hereby notified to prei sent and establish their several demands and the 1 nature thereof, before tne, on or before the 15th day of December, next, or otherwise be debarred ; from any part of the proceeds of the sale of the i lands belonging to the estate of the said deceased. J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate^ i October 5 40 v 6t | '. ' :i -IFOR SALE. ., THE BAY MARE formerly owned by Rev. H.Rf Dldkaon.; She is a full blooded:swamp pony. Also, a two-horse wagon and a small carriage. Apply to ^ t : > , < Mrs. A. C. McPHEETERS, 1 ' ' Yorkville, S. C. October 26 , nl i u 1 h"V 1 tf & K * rw iOA per day home. Sample* worth M free. Stinhom b Co., Portland, Maine. 19 ly 1 I W. H. M'CORKLE, . GENERAL BUSINESS AGENT A5D AUCTIONEER, YORKYILLE. 8. C.. \mf iLL attend to the baying and selling of IT lands and other real estate, 6n commission. I Agent for the sale of Robson's FERTILIZERS and Robson's COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE and ETIWAN GUANO and PHOSPHATE, i which will be delivered in quantities to suit. Life and Fire Insurance Agent, representing the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company ana the London, Liverpool and Globe, ana the Atlantic and the Niagara Fire Insurance Companies, in which policies will be issued on the most favorable rates given by any reliable company. Office in the "Bratton Building," opposite the Court House. HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. mHE HOUSE AND LOT IN YORKYILLE. JL 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 oontains eight rooms, and has recently been repaired. On the premises are necessary outbuildings, good garden and orchard. Tkbms?Easy. Possessiongiven on the 1st day of next January. W. H. McCORKLE, Real Estate Agent FARMING LAND FOR SALE. TPE undersigned offers at private sale, a tract of fine FARMING LAND, situated near Braltonsville, in Betbesda township, and about 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 for cultivation. For further particulars, apply to W. H. McCORKLE, Real Estate Agent LAND FOR SALE, i f OFFER at private sale, a tract of land, conI taining about FORTY ACRES, known as the "Craven land," lying in the vicinity of Yorkville, on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, adjoining the lands of J. J. Evans,-B. P. Boyd ana others, on the Lincolnton road. The above lands will be sold cheap. W. H. McCORKLE. Real Estate Agent. THE ELLIOTT COTTON GIN CAN be had at low prices, by calling on the undersigned. None better. W. H. McCORKLE, Ageut. A. WIL.LIF0RD, BOCK HILL, 8. C. FARMING LANDS FOR SALE, | THE undersigned offers at private sale a TRACT OF LAND known as the John Kelsey place, situated on the waters of Fishing creek, in Chester county, containing TWO HUNDRED AND SIX ACRE8, one-fourth in original forest and the balance in a suitable condition for cultivation. This tract ad* joins the lands of Jphn.Dickey, Jr., George Robinson and others. Also, another tract, known as the Peggy Kelsey tract, containing ONE HUNDRED ANHFWTY-EIGHT ACRES one-half in original forest, and the balance In a suitable condition for farming. The above lands can be bought 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, S. C. A. WILUFORD. FINE HORSES AND MULES. r HAVE now in my Livery and Sale Stables at I Rock Hill, a lot of very 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. When yon come to Rock Hill, don't forget to call round at WILLIFORD'S LIVERY AND SALE STABLES. 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 "svrap," though not good in that line, yet I will endeavor to accommodate you. 80 you see I "keep open bouse." in any emergency, remaining the public's otjedienfaervahtr A. WILLITORD. PAY UP. ~1 ALL persons indebted to me for stock, and whose Notes aredne, will do well to pay them up at once and save cost, as I shall be compelled to sue all who fail to make payment. A. WILLIFORD. G. H. O'LEARY. THE undersigned would respectftilly remind the public that be is still engaged in the man* ufacture of Saddles, Harness, . Bridles, Ac., and will also do all kinds of repairing at low prices for cash. SApDIiE^S. A full supply of ladies' and gentlemen's Saddles, of all the different styles and qualities, constantly on band and sold at the lowest cash prices. HARNESS. I keep on hand a complete stock of Harness, 01 all stylos?for wagon, buggy and carriage?made of superior stock, in the most workmanlike manner, to which I invite the inspection of the public. SUNDRIES. Collars, Whips, Martingales, Bridles, Halters, Circingles, Hames, Hamestrings. Saddle Blankets, Ac;, Ac., in fell* supply, and at the lowestprices. FURNITURE.1 ; In connection with my Saddlery establishment I shall also conduct the FURNITURE BUSINESS, and keep on hnnd a fall stock of articles in that line, consisting of Bureaux, Bedsteads, Tables, Chairs, Lounges, Cottage and Chamber Suites, Ac., of different styles and qualities, and In the various kinds of wood. G. H. O'LEARY. spring beds. , < : THE Suspension Spring Bed, decidedly the best spring bed in use. Call and see it. For sale by G. H. O'LEARY. picture frames. CWTALNUT Moulding with gilt lining; also FT Gilt Moulding of different widths, farjpioture frames, for sale by G. H. O'LEARY. cottage bedsteads; &c.~ BEDSTEADS from $3 to |7. Wardrobes and Safes cheap for cash, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. THE CHESTER FURNITURE STORE. T&E readers of the "Yorkville Enquirer" and the publio generally, are invited to inspect my large and elegant STOCK OF FURNITURE. In consequence of my buying directly from the Manufacturers, lam safe in saying that I can sell MmttiiM AS CHEAP AS ANY ESTABLISHMENT ' ; - >i< <r 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 FUENITiraE 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, 8. C. June 29 5 ly - THE CHESTER JEWELRY STORE. ? J * J Flltiuaiore 01 me unuvnigueu in suppuou muj X 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 en band . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ; among which is the celebrated ORGAN, made by George Woods A Co., Cambridge, Mass. R. BRANDT, Proprietor* March 9 5 J Jy 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 FOR SIX MONTHS. %&S- Pronounced the best Democratic Daily at toe Capital, Address, , , , JULIAN A. SELBY, MSanger., September 14 ; 37 * - tf. 'T RESP^CTFULL? inform the public that I 1 am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shefehf and other flne-edged instruments. Pneto itr ; honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 oents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. September 28 39 tf . 4n ft a day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and terms Om. tpl^J TRUE k CO., Augusta, Maine. ]9 ly .... _/ J : - CHESTBB AID LBHOIB BAUBOAD, BEwKffiaas dxity passenger train. Yorkvillb, S. Cm November 2, 1876. THE following passenger schedule will be operated daily?Sunday* excepted?on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, from and after this date: GOING NORTH.' Leave Cheater at 2.0Q p. m. Leave Lowrysville -3.40 p. m. Leave McConnellsville.? ?....4.10 p. m. Leave Gnthriesvilie....~.t...? ...........4.20 p. uj. Arrive at Yorkvilie 4.80 p. in. Leave Yorkvilie .6.05 p. m. Leave Clover.? 5.56 p. m. Leave Glenn's Store? ...........jK85p. m. Leave Falls' Store..., 6.80 p, m. Leave Air-Line Junction 7.80 p. m. Arrive at Dallas .8.00 pi, m. GOING SOUTH. Leave Dallas at? - 8.80 p. m. Leave Air-Line Junction .4.50 a. m. T U.M Valla' fltAM ?,.Alfl a. m. Leave Glenn's Store .6.25 a. m. Leave Clover .....6.00 a. ui. Arrive at Yorkville ...........6,65 a. m. Leave Yorlcville ..7.10 a. ra. Leave Gntbrlesville 7.46 a. m. Leave McConneHsville.;...!.. ...........JUDO a. m. Leave Lowrysville ...... JU80 a. m. Arrive at Chester i?......9,05a. 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 Yorlcville. the train will stop for passengers only at the following places: Poor House, 8mith's, Lowrysville. Sandy River Road, District Line, McConnellsville, Gntbrlesville and Philadelphia. ?r'v>: EDWARD THOMAS, Superintendent November 24 84 tf I : GEORGE WOODS ft C0.'8 PABLdROBGANS Jfr llfJ VHHHI l oaf'1 f 2 "?* ? 0 3 a W C i . ?. wacw These remarkable instruments poese&fcapacities for masicsl effects and expression nedfar before attained. Adapted for Amateur and Pi^ftsaional, and an ornament In any parlor. ^arBeautifaJ New Styles now ready. . I. GEO. WOODS A CO., Cambridgeport, Mass. WAREROOMS: 008 Washington JE Boston ; 170 State St., Chicago; 28 Lnd^doBB)^London. THE VOX HUMANA. A leading Mnsical Journal of selected mnsic and valuable reading matter. B# mail for $1 per Sear, or ten cents a number. Each number conrins from |2 to $3 worth of J0te finest selected music. GEO. WOODS A y., Publishers, January 20 3 tf STATE OF SOUTp CAROLINA. YORK CCBNTY. To James Hart, John Hut, the heirs of "James Reeves, deceased, Cnifnos unknown); heirs of Hiram Reeves, deomsed; heirs of Samuel Reeves, deceased ; help of Thomas Beeves, deceased; and heirs onElizabeth Smith, deceased; all unknown anfcrealding beyond the limits of this State, 1?I heirs/ spa representatives of Wylie Rdfcvea, late of'York county, deceased, who dp intestate:?GreetTing.?Copy Writ in Sumlkons. OUare hereby reqnJredmappear at the/Court of Probate, to be nolden aiOrork Conrt House for York county, on the seventh day of Deoentber, Anno Domini, 1870, to shew igrase, If say yon can, why the real estate of WylfcReeves* deceased, situate in said oonnty, bo unclad bv lands of Jobn Bturgis, A. E. Hutchison, Re*. J. C.Burge, Dr. E. T. Avery, and Harvey H, HflTjLasdoonUlning one hundred and sUty-two aciw shodld vJk. be divided or sold to make partMon thereof among theheirf-at- law of the said Wylie Reeves, ifooAMAri. according to their reapeciJap Interests, To accordance witlfthe petition.of Harvey H. Hurt and Mary Ann Cablness, this day nJecwrfty ofGiven under my Hand and Seal, this SAhday of [L. a.] October, 1878. ' ' J,' A. McLEAN, Judge of Prolate. October.28 43 . jBI BLANK BOOKMANUPACTO8Y 8TATI0NEBY. ATO \ BOOK BINDERY. THBHANKING the public for liberal past patronage. I now inviteattention to my oomplete stock of V STAPLE AHD FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, FVv^, lio Poet, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books, of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, xjit' BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its variotis brandies. Sheet Music, Periodicals, Law Books, Ac., bound inanystyledeaired. Ola Books rebound and repaired. FEINTED BILL A1TD LETTEB HEADS A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to. at lowest dub prices. E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia, 8. C. YORK MARBLE YARD* rjlHE undersigned respectfully announoes that JL he ia still oondueting the above business in Yorkville, and is prepared to fhrnish anything in the MARBLE LINE from a plain, slab to a costly monument, executed in the best style ol 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 saine attention. given to work ordered bv mail as if the parties were present In. person. From this date work will be delivered ? any puiuv uri uw uvn* ter and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad; between Yorkvilleand Chester, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Colombia and Angnsta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the paironage-neretofore bestowed opon my establishment., my determination is to merit a continuance of the same, P. HAPPKRPIELD. SEY LIGHT, ~ AID HO KOBE CLHOIHO TTP-STAIES ! "| TAKE pleasure to inftmn all in wantbf PHO1 TOGRAPHIC PICTURES, that I have jnat taken possession of my NEW GALLERY, built with line sky and side-Ugbt?,near my residencefirst house east of the jail, and only a few hundred yards front the Conrt 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. T am also nrenared to sell von. a MASON A HAMLIN OkoXN, or an AMERICAN8EWING MACHINE, for cash or on JAMES A. GLENN, D. D. S.> SPRGEQNAND MECHANICAL DENTIST. jUSgm HAVING completed a ihohmgb uTTWVffc coarse in the Baltimore College of TT Dental Surgery, offers his piofcasJonal services to -the public. My address ia Zeno, York county, 3. 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. 8. August 10 82 * tf SHOREWARD. ; mHE National Board of Fire Underwriter* iiereJT by offers a rewanfof TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, for U?edetection.c<m*totioa and punishment of the party or parties, dunged with the crime of Arson, in firing the premises situate near YorkvHle, 8. ., being the DWELLfurnished the Executive Committeeof the conviction and aptnalponiehmen* of said criminals. By orderjof New York; May*, 187* ' "-28 ' tf BARBERSHOf. . ' rpHOSE ia want of an EASY SHAVE, a fiujhI tnn.Wn and Htvlish cut 'of hair, or a pleasant ami luxurious Shampoo/arc reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsohim great pleasure to waBuponall who may deHire his service?. Razors honed and sharpened, and any other work of dope, SEED WHEAT AHD OATS FOE SALE.' A LOT at FULTZ WHEAT?a hardy Bed Octobei>12 ; to> TimadUS?I3V ADVAXCE ? Of* copy, six month* 160 One oopy, three months, 1 00 Single wpy|M?M? ? ?> ? * ? ??* ? 10 Two oopiee, One year, ...... 6 00 Ten copies, one yeaj*,25 00 To persons who make up oluM of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper ^rtll ho tarnished one year, free of charge, ^ " I; ; % t \