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jfrnmnr* xs flejrattawat. HE GOT RELIGION. Simon Stringer, says the Brunswick (Mo.) News, was a bluff old farmer. He prided himself upon being a plain, matter-of-fact man, about whom there was no foolishness or sentiment On more than one occasion he had mortified his wife and daughters by hustling them out of religious meetings when they had begun to show signs of emotion. He said he didn't believe in "mirakerlous conversions," and that people who cried and yelped over getting religion, "wasn't getting it by a a durned sight" He believed that the genuine article was soothing and calming, and not exciting in its influence. Once the Campbellites held a protracted meeting in the neighborhood, and as it was carried on without any sudden outbursts of ' feeling, Simon took kindly to it and attended regularly. One 'Sunday morning he told his wife to lay out his two suits of clothes. "Why, Simon," exclaimed she in her shrill tones, "what ever do you want with two suits of clothes ?" "That's my business?not yours," he replied, gruffly. "You lay out my black suit for me to put on, and wrap the brown one up in a bundle, and don't ask any foolish questions." His wife wonderingly but silently complied, and Simon donned one suit, and with the other under his arm, mounted his horse and rode awav. followed bv the eves of the bit? " ^ w 4/ ' """"" jf ~ o and little Stringers, who marveled greatly., and said one to another? "What's dad goin' to do with his t'other clothes?" Simon didn't retorn until sapper time. He took his place at the supper table, which was the usual signal for the family to begin an onslaught upon the victuals; but on this occasion his voice arrested every arm in its descent, and for the second time that day astonished the Stringers. Glancing around the startled circle, he thus delivered himself? "I want it understood that the head of this household has this day been baptized. He is a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus, and the first critter at this table that dips into anythiug afore a blessin' is asked'll git snatched bald-headed. Drop yer eyes, ye heathen." The blessing was asked, and the meal was oofori in oilonAO After the chorea were done, the Stringers were stringed off to bed, when the stern voice of the old man again arrested them and filled their minds with grave forebodings as to what was coming next. He addressed them as follows? "Come into this room, every devil of you, and flop down on your knees. It is my duty, as a devout Christian, to have a family worship, and I'll have it too, and have respectful attention, or I'll bust some domestic ties asunder. This mansion must resound with praises to the Most High, or it will resound with some one gettin a h?1 of a thrashin'? I mean bein' severely chastised. The first one who suickere or makes any onseemlv noise, I'll git up and throw a cheer through him, or her, as the case may be. Let us pray." The prayers were prayed, and never was there a more attentive audience. This sort of thing continued about two weakR. and the Stringer familv was keDt in a state of extreme misery. The younger members had several times been severely whipped for conduct unbecoming the children of a true believer, and the older ones had received such harsh reprimands for failing to fall into the order of things and comport themselves with due dignity. Then one morning Simon came in with a bad limb, a battered milk pail, and the knee of his pants torn. Dropping into a chair at the table, he plunged his fork into the nearest dish. The children looked up from the backs of their plates questioningly, and their mother squeaked? "Why. Simop?" , r "Shut up, and eat!" he growled,~andTEen in a few moments added : "This blessin' and prayer business is suspended fur awhile. I don't furgit my obligations an' duties as a Christian, and I'll resoom 'em after I've conquered that dol-dinged red-heifer. The 'tarsal orittar nprsnnms t.nn miinh on mv OhriRtiftn forbearance. Durn a hypocrite. I won't pray when my soul ain't into it; it's too great a strain. Fur the time bein' I have descended from grace; pass the tamattsuses." A sigh of relief went round the circle, and if the red heifer had known how she had risen in the esteem of a majority of the Stringers, her fractious soul would have leaped for joy. This was several years ago, and now the red heifer is a cow and the worst one in the neighborhood. The Stringers say, as they puuch and plague her, "S'longs we keep Old Red wild, dad wont git any more o'that awful relijun." NOT FOR LOYE ALONE. His name was Biles. He stopped in to see Dr. Cox, and after a few remarks about the weather and the condition of trade, he said: "Doctor do you think you could get me up a wart for my nose ?" Why, really, Mr. Biles, that is such an odd question that I?" "What I want is a large pink wart, about the size of a marrowfat pea, and growing out of the right side of my nose a little above the edge. Do you ever grow em for customers ?" "I can hardly say that I do. Most people want to get rid of such things, instead of encouraging them. What on earth do you want a wart on your nose for ?" "Well, it's a kind of secret. You havn't got a brick anywheres about the office, handy, have you ?" "I might find one in the yard, maybe." "Well, what'U you charge me for taking the butt end of it and knocking out four of my front teeth ?" "Mr. Biles, this is the most extraordinary conversation I ever listened to. What do you mean ?" "I want 'em busted right out, and if you could give me some medicine that'd cock my left eye a little to one side, you'd do me a personal favor." "I'd like to understand what your object is." "I don't care much about letting any body into the secret; but if you'll promise not to give me away on it, I'll tell you. Yon know the Widow Magee ? Well, I've been sort of spoony with her for some time, and when I proposed to her she fought me off, and wouldn't tell me why. At last she said she -had never intended to marry any man who r was totally unlike Magee. So I gradually / \drew out of her that old Magee sported a wart on his nose, and that one of his eyes ty kind of twisted around trying to look at it^Ajid he had his front teeth knocked out ""By a bull trying to boost him over a fence. Now what I want is to get myself decorated up just like he was; and if you can accommodate me, you will confer a favor. "You must love Mrs. Magee very much to make such a sacrifice for her. "Well betwixt ourselves?in solemn confidence, mind you?it isn't that I like the widow so much on her own account; but, to tell you truth, fair and square, the old man left hex <**s*^i|)0^|mjlest lot of farms and bonds and ^house8a^?ther property you ever saw; and if I caiJ^^what in by humoring her about those littk^bysical defects, why, I'm going to do it What's a wart in richness like that) I pledge you liy word that if you turn me loose among that property, you can cover my nose so thick with warts that it looks like a cauliflower; and I'll never growl a particle. ? c J ila ixow, can yon ux me up nruuuu mo wuuic nance ao as to suit the widow ?". ^V^Tm afraid not, Mr. Biles." ^**sqjery well then. If it can't be done, it a nhayjkon the best way, anyhow, is tc to fresco a wart on the Containain*pS,<<2*e t et^1 with black they were out ^^mtthem right she's Ihe and |ifcsidf. j Weights and Measures.?To measure corn in the crib, two cubic feet of sound, dry corn, in the ear, will make a bushel of shelled corn. To find the quantity of shelled corn in a crib, measure the length, breadth and height of the crib, inside the rail; multiply them together and divide by two; the result is the t number of bushels of shelled corn in the , crib. ^ To find the number of bushels of-apples or potatoes in a bin, multiply the length, breadth 1 and thickness together, and this product by ? eight, pointing off one figure in the product i for decimal. j To estimate the amount of hay in a mow. j Five hundred cubic feet of ordinary and timothy hay, packed under ordinary circumstan- 1 ces, and settled three or four months, will make 8 a ton. 4 Clear clover is much lighter, ana requires j nearly seven hundred cubic feet. Red top is s lighter still; and timothy cut ripe is heavier t than when in blossom. C)? course, much depends upon the quality and packing of the hay. The government standard requires a f cube of seven and one-half feet for a ton; this c gives about 400 cubic feet. s To find the number of pounds of hay in a I stack, multiply the area of the base by one- t third the perpendicular height, which gives j the cubic feet. This rule applies to a perfect cone, tapering gradually to a point; for irregular figures, no rule can be given. .. '' To find the contents of a barrel, add double t the square of the bung diameter to the square of the head diameter, and multiply by the B diameter of the head of the cask. Divide this by 1,077 for the ale gallons of 282 cubic * inches; or by 882 for wine gallons of 231 0 cubic inches. ' ? 1 Importance of Protecting Manure.? t The practice of keeping barn-yard manure t sheltered from the weather, is continually gaining in favor with farmers. To accomplish this e object successfully, covered sheds are found * indispensable. In England this plan is widely < practised. The animals are fed in stalls, in i which the manure accumulates throughout 1 an entire season. These stalls, ten feet square, : ( are placed in a shed of any desired length,. ^ open at each end, but when occupied, closed by doors. The stalls are separated by mova- 1 ble bars, so that when they are taken down, 1 a wagon can be driven through the shed to ( remove the manure. The floors of the stalls ( are sunk about three feet below the level of ] the ground, and the cattle are not taken out until they are sold or slaughtered. During this time the manure accumulates, mingled * with litter cut to a length of a few inches, t As it is trodden down closely, the air does not t gain access, and consequently it does not heat. ; It decomposes gradually, being kept moist by j the liquids discharged. All the fertilizing ( elements are thus preserved, without loss from washing or evaporation. ? The cattle fed in this way are not only fed with economy, but maintained in good health. They are daily carded and kept clean, and being well supplied with water, manifest entire contentment. The increased value of the } manure by this plan has been repeatedly { proved. The experiments of Lord Kennaird oknmaJ a i-nonlf in mllfiat Uliml RS hll?hpls ' OUUVT^U U &UJU1V iu nuvHH V^UMk w ww wmw.w.w per acre with manure thus protected, against ' 42 bushels with common barn-yard dung; a and in potatoes the yield per acre was 471 bushels with protected manure, against 297 bushels with the usual kind. These results clearly show that the gain in manure by this method is much there than sufficient to counterbalance the extraNfc?st * Farming.?For a man wtfcis thoroughly in earnest, farming offers a gnl^fefrjLL&L?f*'<r fort; but the man who is onlybA^flrearnest, who thinks that costlyJxcFns, imported stock and a nicelyjmlled'lawn are the great objects " "STsftaiirment, may accomplish pretty results, but they will be small ones. So the dilettante 1 farmer, who has a smattering of science, whose head is filled with nostrums, who thinks his salts will do it all, who doses his crops now i to feebleness and then to an unnatural exu- j berance, who dawdles over his fermentations j while the neighbors' oxen are breaking into j his rye-field, who has no managing capacity, j no breadth of vision, who sends two men to ; accomplish the work of one?let such men j give up all hope of making farming a lucra- 1 tive pursuit. But if a man, as we said, be i thoroughly in earnest, if he has the sagacity | to see all over his farm, to systematize his i loKnr tn o#rr? nut. Viin nlans nunctuallv and ! J r r rf , , thoroughly; if he is not above economies, * nor heedless to the teachings of science, nor f unobservant of progress elsewhere, nor neg- < lectful of such opportunities as were the Yale , Agricultural Lecturers?let him work, for he will have his reward. But even such a one will never come to his "four-in-hand," except { they be colts of his own rais. ng ; or to private 1 concerts in his own grounds, except what the i birds make.?D. 0. Mitchell. i Getting Back Into Ranks.?"In the { sweat of thy face" means, doubtless, something more than a little moisture under the hat-band, and applies with as much force to other call- 1 ings of men as the pursuits of the husband- < men; but, judging from the disposition so . prevalent among many of our citizens of late , years, to shun the latter and seek the former, one would suppose that all the annoyances and hardships precedent to getting a living were to be found upon the farm. Much valuable time (to say nothing of < money) has been lost within the last decade l in discovering by actual experiment, "that , the earth has bubbles, as the water hath." | The indications that many of those who left t their farms for other callings which they fancied easier and more attractive, are being con- 1 vinced of their error and getting back into their proper places, are gratifying; for a peo- 1 pie are not raised out of the mire of debt and i general financial distress by selling dry goods, | ( peddling sewing machines, or soliciting life ( insurance; and when minds ana nanas inus : vainly employed fall into the ranks of produ- j cere, wiser, if poorer, a better day begins to dawn. * ? Coal Ashes.?Bliss, the seed man recom mends the use of coal ashes for potato patches, and says that persons wiio are in the habit of throwing ashes away as useless are making , a great mistake. They are found by ex peri-1 ence to be of great benefit in the culture of J potatoes. Many ashes are dumped in the j streets and alleys, when they could be used to improve the soil of gardens. Save your ash-1 es and use them for the purpose of manure, j [ Wood ashes are counted among the first and i best of fertilizers, and they command a good | price by those who know their great value j' . and their worth. j ? , , Fattening Hogs.?Have their pens so , made that they may be kept dry and comfort- ( able; spread muck and leaves over the floors ; > and replace them as soon as they are satura- ' ted by excrements. Give the hogs, when put ' up, at intervals of two or three days, several 1 | doses of sulphur, and afterward an occasional j handful of charcoal and ashes, and lime and ; salt. Feed soft food at first. Pumpkins and roots are useful: and soft corn, cooked. j > Cooked meal is the best mode of feeding corn, i if it can be so prepared. Put your hogs up < as early as practicable. < k ^# ^ j Sked8 for Cattle.?As a rule it is not < advisable to erect temporary sheds for farm j, stock. If owner of the farm, it will be found { to advantage to build substantial barns with ! ; basements beneath for stock, and plenty of 1 i storeroom above. This is not only warmer > shelter, but it saves a deal of labor in carry- I : ing feed. Besides, for the amount of room 1 , furnished, a high building is relatively cheap- ( er than a low one. It costs no more to roof ( i a building twenty-six feet high than one only ten or twelve. The first named buildi ig will ( Jbe an ornament to the place and add to the 1 value. < VV grading for till fabbath. OONDUOTBD BY t - REV. ROBERT LATHAN. LOrigtwfl.) THE PURPOSES OF ?0D. The providence of God is often as mysteious as his creation. We know that in all hat God does he has some purpose in view. fVhat that purpose is we cannot tell. This nuch we know, that all things shall work together for the good of his people. The ultimate end or design of everything that takes dace, is for the glory of God and the good of lis people. The interval between the beginling and the end, is all darkness. Sometimes ifter events have transpired, we can discover races, more or less distinct, of the Diviqe mr'pose; but while they are transpiring, .we ire in the dark. The affairs of men and naions often become so entangled that no ffnite aind can unravel them. If we knew the rnrpose which God had in view, we would occlude that the means would defeat the deign. This was illustrated in 'the case of the sraelites of old. It was more forcibly illusrated in the death of Jesus Christ. The lews thought that to put Jesus to death was o ruin, without remedy, him and all bis folowers. Not so. Jesus died, for sinners. By lis death he redeemed his people. With regard to the purposes of God, we hould be careful lest we sin. It is not our irovince, curiously, to pry into the plans of iur maker. All that he designs we should mow, is revealed in his word. It is lawful ind right to search the Scriptures that we ay learn the will of God, but farther than his we should be careful, lest we give the ark i wrong touch. Having learned the will of 3od from the Scriptures, it is no part of our luty to attempt to assist God in accomplishng his will. He, in his mercy and goodness, ias made our duty plain in his word. We cannot cross the red sea until God divides the vaters. We cannot enter the promised land intil we cross the Jordan that lies between it md the wilderness. The pillar of fire and of sloud will not move at our bidding, nor by )ur exertion. We must patiently wait on the Lord. We should also be careful not to undertake he hazardous task of attempting to thwart he purposes of God. "Who, by taking bought, can add a cubit to his stature?" rhe sun will rise and set, worlds will revolve n their orbits in spite of the mandates of all sreated beings. The fact that God reigDS, ihould check our planning and scheming. [Original.] REPENTANCE. Before any of the human race can enter leaven, two changes must take place. A jhange of heart, by which they shall become lew creatures ; and a change of action, by vhich they shall cease to serve Satan and erve God. No man can enter heaven unless le is born again, and no man will be permited to enjoy the blessing of forgiveness, until le repents of his sin. Regeneration, repentance and sanctification, must take place before.i lost sinner can see God's face in peace. These three .things have the same origin aod jjay-btfregarded as only a different aspect of he same thing. Regeneration is an act of he Holy Spirit by which a sinner, dead in respasses and sins, is quickened into life. It s called in the Scriptures a "being born igain," or being "begotten from above." These quotations give us a clear idea of what s meant by regeneration. We are, by nature, piritually dead. The Holy Spirit imparts o us the principle of spiritual life. Repentance, as it is now used, simply de lotes a turning from sin. Many 01 me seveneenth century divines made regeneration and epentance the same thing. At present, tbeoogians generally regard regeneration as deloting that act of the Holy Spirit, by which i new life is implanted in the soul; and resentence that gracious work of the Holy Spirit by which a sinner is enabled to turn Trom his sins. Sanctification is also a work of jod's spirit, and is that peculiar work by which the regenerated and repenting sinner is made holy. Regeneration, repentance and >anctification cannot be separated. The soul that is quickened into life, loathes and abhors lin and turns from it. So soon as an individlal experiences a godly sorrow for sin, he commences to serve God ; and this act of besoming holy is sanctification. Practically, it is a question of the greatest importance to every one of us, to know wheth jr we have been born from above or not. A.re we dead in trespasses and sins, or have we been quickened into life? Have we any means by which we can arrive at some satisfactory conclusion on this important subject? We are unable to discover, by the aid of any )r all of our five senses, the vital principle that animates our natural bodies; yet we are :ertain we live. We come to this conclusion because we see and feel the motions of life evithin us. Our bodies are, in some way, under the control of a principle that we call life. In the same way, we may judge with regard to our spiritual condition. By nature, all mankind are in the same condition?all are lead in trespasses and sins. There was a time in the history of us all when we were spiritually dead. If any are spiritually alive it is because they have been quickened into life by God's Holy Spirit. Now, if we have been born again, we have repented of our sins md commenced to serve .the Lord. The functions of a living creature is motion of some kind. The functions of spiritual life is ceasing to sin and serving the Lord. If we will each ask ourselves the question, 'Do I act as I always have acted, and do I feel as I always have felt," we will be able to discover the true state of the case. If we liate sin because God hates it; and if we struggle against it as against a strong man, who would deprive us of our existence; and if, at the same time, we try to serve God with sur bodies and our spirits, we have good evidence that we have been born again. If, on the other hand, we are just living as we have always lived, loving sin and practicing sin; bating holiness and refusing to serve the Lord, we have no comforting evidence that we have passed from death unto life. Many of us are apt to conclude that joining the Church and repentance are the same thing. They are not. It is possible to join the Church without having repented; but under ordinary circumstances the true penitent will ioin the Church. The highest authority says, 'by their frnits ye shall know them." If we are not serving God, we are barren fig trees. We must bring forth fruits meet for repentance. That we may be sure we have actually repented, it is not enough that ?rer>find that we have ceased to sin as we once did. We may be physically unable to sin as we lid at one period of oar life. The sorest test )f repentance is a life devoted to the service )f God. An unregenerated man may, for rarious causes, cease to sin; but still not serve 3od. " * w WHAT 18' SUCpESS T* t . ~ WftatIs success; that glittering prize, For which we rush with eager eyes And beating hearts, I ask of thee, Brave soldieiy can thou answer me? I mark the ribbons on thy breast, Thy jeweled stars and honored crest, The people of thy glories sing, And nations with thy praises riDg. * I Is thine success, OhI son of fame ? He answered, "Yes, an empty name." Then turned I to a miser old. And questioned him: is all this gold I see thee kiss with greedy tears, The sweet reward of many years Of misery and silent pain, A living sacrifice to gain? With all these heavy money-bags He muttered, gazing at the grouud, "'Tls my success an empty sound." Beyond the city's mad'ning roar, I sought an aged hermit's door. What is success ? Oh! hermit, tell, [cried, and I will mark thee well. [IfiiUlM iVn'u nnlnf Iauo rntrouf fT llliiU uun'.|uioi;.,*wiiv '.Beyond the bold intruder's feet, Hath solitude thy study blest, And made thee wiser than the rest? "Fairyoqth," be crlod, this wilderness And empty cot is my success. "Go back into the world again, , AntMningl? -with its joys and pain Let not ambition mock thy soul With any distant earthly goal. Seek not success; if thou be true To God and self, 'twill come to you, Unasked, unseen, and silently As yonder river meets the sea. "Thy lot may be a lonely one, Thy name unhonored and unknown Among thy race, yet murmur not, Earth's titles will be soon forgot, When standing'fore the judgment seat, The king and humblest peasant meet, Then, only man's success shall be The approval of Divinity." ^tisctUflttcousi ftciiiUttg. the Louisiana affair"of 1872. We reprint from the Charleston News and y> . .l. i' 11 : i it. T UOU'ncr, Mie lunuwiug iu reguru 10 me jlajuibiana troubles of 1872, which possess peculiar interest to our people at this time : ? .The election in Louisiana in 1872 was a contest between Wilfiam Pi Kellogg, the nominee of the Regular Republican party, aud McEnery, who was supported by the Democrats and a wing of the Republican party, or what was known as the "Fusion Tick-1 et" The election gave McEnery a large majority at the, polls. Warmoth, then Governor of the State, supported the'Fusion ticket. The Returning Board (whose powers were so enormous as to enable them to control the result of the election) at that time consisted of theGovernor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, and two other members chosen by these men, and the Board had power to fill all vacancies. The members chosen were John Lynch and T. C. Anderson. The Governor removed Herron, the acting Secretary of State, from his place, and appointed Wharton in his stead. Pinchback, the LieutenantGovernor, it was decided, could not act, and F. W. Hatch was appointed in his place. Anderson was also pronounced ineligible on the same ground, and his place filled by Dapante. Lynch refused to act with the Board thus Constituted, and Herron and himself (Herron claiming that his removal was ille?1\ -1 T?T .? ?i T?u xx 1. gaiJ UUUBO u rniico juuu^aucct auu uauuv uanivins, thus forming another Returning Board. The Warmoth Returning Board having the power and the support of the people, Kellogg brought suit by a "Bill in Equity" in the United States Circuit Court to enjoin the Warmoth Board from canvassing the returns, and from submitting them at all to Wharton, H^U>b and Daponte. Judge Durell issued a temporary injunction for that purpose, and the trial was appointed for the 25th of November. Meantime Governor Warmoth, claiming to act under a new act passed at the last session of the Legislature, appointed a new Returning Board and declared the result of the election in accordance with its return. Durell, upon the hearing of the case, had decided that he had jurisdiction of the suit, and that the Warmoth Returning Board was illegal, and that the .board of Lynch, Herron, Hawkins and Longstreet was the only legal board. The day after the proclamation of Warmoth declaring the election, Judge Durell issued an order commanding the Marshal to take possession of the State-house and to prevent any assemblage of persons therein claiming to hold office under the canvass of the board appointed by Warmoth. This was done by the Marshal with the troops of the United States, and the final result, as is well known, was tbe placing in office of Kellogg and his packed Legislature. Words fail us to describe tbe illegality and unjustifiableness of this infamous action of Durell's. Lest we shall be deemed partisan, we will describe it in the words of a Republican committee of a Republican Congress : oUianiul in oritr licrKf in toKintl Vi\np r?rvm M?nvu.u ?u, "b"~ ? j mittee can consider them, the orders and injunctions made and granted by Judge Durell in this cause are most reprehensible, erroneous in point of law, and are wholly void for want of jurisdiction ; and your committee must express their sorrow and humiliation that a Judge of the United States should have proceeded in such a flagrant disregard of hie duty, and have so far overstepped the limits of Federal jurisdiction."?Report of Senate Committee. "And your committee caunot refrain from expressing their astonishment that any Judge of the United States should thus unwarrantably have interferred with a State Government, and have no language too strong to express their condemnation of such a proceeding. It is the opinion of your committee that but fqr the unjustiflable interference of Judge Durell, whose orders where executed by the United States troops, the canvass made by the DeFeriet board and promulgated by the Governor, declaring McEnery to have been elected Governor, and also declaring who had been elected to the Legislature, would have been acquiesced in by the people, and that government would have entered quietly upon the exercise of the sovereign power of the State."? Ibid. _ . From the Washington Chronicle. WAR SCENES AGAIN. The busy note of preparation is heard throughout the grounds and buildings of the Washington Arsenal. This beautiful reser***JfU if a kniMtnnra InrorA V&lilUUj YYlbU ivo uauuouuiw wuuuiu^w) storehouses and trim lawns, crossed by avenues of ancient trees and sloping banks of sward down to the marge of the shining river, where the white winged ships go up and down, while the rapid steamers cleave the seething waters, resounds with the blows of axe and hammer. The busy hum of preparation rises upon every hand, enlivening those historic scenes but yesterday silent and almost deserted.. - f IV ,, Some twelve companies, making an aggregate of about six hundred men, have already arrived and have been distributed in quarters prepared in different portions.of the grounds. Some of the storehouses have been cleared out and the stores removed to make room.for the troops. Ia one of them a comfortable barrack has already been arranged. The dormitories are up-stairs and on the ground floor the mess-room is situated. Commodious tables have been put up, one set with cupbard, kitchen and stove, for each company. The sustenance of the inner man has been amply provided for. THE OLD ORDNANCE MUSEUM, burned down some years ago, and which has since stood a gutted and blackened ruin, is being rapidly turned into commodious stabling for the borsea, which are expected shortly to arrive. Other storehouses, filled with hard woods which have been seasoning there long years, for spokes and felloes of gun carriages and the like, are being cleared oat to be turn* ed into barracks and quarters. Squads of skilled artisans contribute their quota of noise to the general bustle and activity of the scene, while companies of artillery men, in their trim uniforms, are drilling in every direotion, some at double-quick, some wheeling by fours or by platoons, under the charge of their various officers. The meu are all neat and SOLDIERLY-LOOKING FELLOWS. The light artillery will be furnished with iff batteries here, upon tbe arrivalof their horses Gen. Barry took command to-day, and' th strains of martial jnusic. from the band a dress parade and during the evenings will no.i waken the echoes of the old historic build ings which dot the gronnds. Tbe Washing ton arsenal teems with. olcj, memories, some o them of a very tragic character. Paasinj through the lofty gateway, made with cannoi set upright as pillars upon stone bases, w come upon the two handsome mansion foi merly the quarters of the commandant am officers of the arsenal. Between these is i large and tasteful fountain. These mansion formed the wings of the old penitentiary, anc here were executed Mrs. Surratt and the othe conspirators. The centre of the penitentiary was tori down and the wings handsomely remodeled Further on the visitor comes to a large, old fashioned brick edifice where General Bar ry's official headquarters will be. Some o fhfl nffipem are nnw nuartered in the room above. Here were the offices of Colonel Mc Nutt, the ordinance officer and commandan of the arsenal, one of the oldest officers o the ordinance corps, and a classmate and in timate personal friend of President Qrant Here all the official business of the arsena was transacted under the charge of Mr. ?1 liott Jones, Colonel McNutt's able and cour teous chief clerk. The troops mount guar< and drill, many of them with what is knowi as the trowel bajjuet, which can be used 01 occasions as an entrenchment too). These "new-fangled" weapons v look strange and hardly soldier-like, altbongl in a close encounter they are terrible weap one, capable of inflicting most "ugly" am deadly wounds. Througfadht the grounds ar seen long rows of grinning cannon of brona and iron, with tier upon tier of shot am shell, those deadly messengers of death, lyinj now supine and harmless beneath the brigh November sun. The clear blast of the bugl rises at intervals above the din of preparation and tie sharp word of command. The meas ured tread of marching men recalls to mem ory the stirring times of former years, refer ring to which it may be Baid of the presen commandant, General Barry, magna par quorum fuit. Passing amongst the variou work-shops we come to the square of build ings at the end of the peninsula with its pret ty rows of box-wood in the quadrangle with in. These are some of the oldest building on the place; and they are now occupied p; troops, and in front of them lies, in a Strang and nondescript row, A CYCLE OF HISTORY carved in enduring characters, in the Jin guage of many nations upon bronze and iror Guns and mortars of curious and antiqu shape lie scattered around* It was the fash ion in old times to carve names and mottde upon the cannons, and give them each "a Ic cal habitation and a name." One of th mortars bears a French inscription, "Th second year of the French republicanoth er Le Mediuteur; another La Fauvette ; atoi a third, marked with the royal arms c France, Louis Charles de Bourbon, Compt D'Eu, Due D'Aumale. One of the cannon bears the Latin inscription Ultima Ratio Rc gum, "the final argument of Kings." Spar ish guns and Mexican, English and Frencl ones?some captured at York town, soma I Niagara, and others at VeraCruz, lie arouo< in inartistic confusion. Many of the Frenc cannon had seen service with Admiral Rc chambeau. 1870.?VOLUME IX. Established April 2,1868. THE CHRISTIANNEIGHBOR IS published every Thursday, in Columbia. ? C., by SIDI H. BROWNE, Editor and Pre prietor. The Neighbor, now?1876?in its ninth yeai continues an advocate of Christianity?in oppoaJ tion to carnal war and aught else that is inoonsit tent with the Christian religion. The number of the present generation, who Ik lieve with the early Disciples of Christ, that Chris tianitv and war are contrary, each to the other, i hopefully on the increase. In aid of the fUrthe re-establishment of this faith and practice of th Primitive Christians, the Neighbor continues a unswerving advocate. Though no Methodist "official organ" has bee published in South Carolina since 1865, the Neigl oor has aspired to nothing more than an lndepec dentserviceto Christianity and Methodism, seek ing in "the unity of the Spirit" to edify the House hold, the School, the Chnrch and the State. Terms, Advance : uneyear,#z.w; six monuu $1.00. If a now subscriber so requests, an indnl gence of eighty -four days will be given. A subscriber who wishes to renew, but cannc paystriotly in advance, will be indulged eighty four days, if he give timely notice of such wist and of his purpose so to pay. To an Agent who has paid $2.00 for his own pc per, a commission often per cent, will be paid o amounts received from him for subscriptions, ol or new. The Neighbor, circulating at present in thirtj one States of the Union, has been found an at vantageous medium for advertisers; yet only on page can be appropriated for that purpose. Ac vertisements must be select. Address: CHRISTIAN NEIGHBOR, Columbia, S. C. jr?- The proprietor pays, at his own cost, a postage on the Neighbor. For $2.00 any perso in the United States will receive the paper oc year, free of postage. Specimen copies sent free. November 9 45 tf WOOD'S HAIR RESTORATIVE It has stood the Restores the hai test of the public IMPROVED on ^*einatl,r?l It is now greatly Removes Dar improved from IMPROVED druff, Humori the original. Scalp Eruptiom The improved Removes Irritt has no injurious IMPROVED tion, Itching an qualities. Scaly Dryness. Restores Grey IMPROVED ?? articLe P" Hair to a glossy, duces such wot natural color. ti derfuleffect. Restores Faded, IMPROVED Try it, try it--ca Dry, Harsh ana for the Improf Falling Hair. ?wDi>avbii, edRestores, Dress- UrnUilSU Sold by all Drug es and gives vig- gists and Dealei or to the Hair. everywhere. Trade supplied at Manufacturers' prices by ( A f!OOK A CO.. CHICAGO, Sole Agents for th United States and Canadas, and by all Wholesal Druggists. ? * October 26 43 8w ~ SMITH A WESSON'S New Model. With Automatic Central ^ Ejector For convenience, power and M^|| accuracy, It is unequalled. If your KgwH merchant does not keep them, order dl- ESgflr rect from the Agency, 79 Chambers St. Now York, 1*1. W. Robinson, Oenl Agent October 5 40 3m ETTENGER & EDMOND RICHMOND, VA. Manufacturers of Portable andstatior ary Engines, Boilers of all kinds, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, Grist Mills, Mill Gearing, Shafting, Pulleyc, Ac American Turbine WATER WHEELS, and Cameron's Special Steam Pump. Send for Catalogue. WM. ETTENGER. H. P. EDMOND. November 2 44 ly JAMES F. HART. O. W. S. HAR1 HART & HART, ATTomjzrrs AT IJAW YOEKYILLE, S. C.f WILL practice in the State and United State Courts. Special attention given to Acconn! ings and causes in the Probate Courts. Willnr dertake for collections and legal business in a parts of the United States, through reliable bus: ness agencies. JhUuary 1 ' ' 1 ly NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, sheai and other fine-edged instruments. Prices?fc honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and fc sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, an satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. NOTICE.?GUANO. :_T PERSONS owing me for Guano will please ca and settle at onoe. The first of November 1 at hand, and I have to pay. W. H. McCORKLE. November 2 44 tf <tn ft a day at home. Afeata wasted. Outfit and terms fte tpJUo TRUE A CO., Augusta, Maine. IS ly r mHE COOKING STOVES manufactured stour X works in Greensboro, N. C., give universal * satisfaction wherever introduced, xoey are made i, of the BEST SCOTCH PIG- METAL, with heav1 ier and thicker plate-than any other Stove in tho market, and conseqnently will the longer with* stand heat and hard usage. They are of bapd - some pattern and neat finish, and warranted eqnal i in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold in the United States, while it is confidently claimed 1 that they are the CHEAPEST. All the nana! i pieces or ware and cooking utensils are tarnished with each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that oar patterns and sizes are never changed. Should a piece get acd, dentally broken at any time, we can replace it at the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it H Is a home production, buton account of its intrinj sic merits as an article of honsehold economy, do a we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now e in use, and among many others having them we 1 respectfully refer to the following: R. E.Guthrie, 7 D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; \ Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, 1 Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rook Hill; B. P. - -r% J T L TT T If VA.WtnA D DUJU, JOBOJ/U 0OIUUUII, U, VTIUM^ IVIUVUIOI i Yon can save the freight from the northern cities ' and the dealer's profit, which no small item, h by baying of as, and at the same time get a i- STOVE THAT 18 MORE DURABLE than those >. of northern make. The following are our prices . delivered at depot in Greensboro: 1 No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and .8 feet pipe, SSOuOO 8 " 7, " " " " - "?? 28 00 8 Address, / SERGEANT A McOAULEY, } Greensboro, N. C. T. M? DOBSON a CO., Agents., YorkvilleJ-LA r JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill^Ta A. P. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysville, Chea? ter county, 8. C. 8 J. L. CARROLL^jtrat Chester. S. 0.. ' ' AWILrlilFORD, . - BOCK Hm, g, 0. HORSES AND MULES li 6 X WOULD respoctfally inform the pablio that s * my - LIVERY STABLES AT ROCK HILL e t' * e are still in fall blast, and that with a frill and oomt. plete stock of HORSES AND MULES of*11 , grades, I can suit any class of purchaser, either as 3 tonnalitv of animal or Drice. Call and examine if my stock, and ascertain* s THE LOW PRICES ) ' V . + at which I am enabled to sell since the election of ? Hampton. ,t BOARDING STOCK. d i Being amply prepared with commodious and 0 secure Stables and plenty of provender, I can i" board horses by the single meal, day* week or month, at the lowest cash prices. " HORSES FOR HIRE. I also keep Horses and Vehicles FOR HIRE, and can send travelers to any point desired, with fldefc horses, easy carriages ana careful driven. A. WILLIFORD. X PAY UP. A LL persons indebted to me for stock, and ,* J\ whoseNotes are due, will do well to pay them " up at once and save cost, as I shall be compelled to sue all who fall to make payment: A. WILI/IFORD. r < " 'i G. H. O'LEARY. e mHE undersigned would respectfully remind n I the public that be is still engaged in the man ufacture of Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Ac., and Q will also do all kinds of repairing at low prices i- for cash. . ; !; saddles. j. A fall supply of ladies' and gentlemen's Saddies, of all the different styles and qualities, con9 stantly on hand and sold at the lowest cash prices. >' harness. )t I keep on hand a complete stock of Harness, oi p_ all styles?for wagon, buggy and carriage?made of superior stock, in the most workmanlike man' ner, to which I invite the inspection of the public, ? sundries. d Collars, Whips, Martingales, Bridles, Halters, Circingles, Hames, Hamestrings. 8addle Blankets, Ac., Ac., in ftill supply, and at the lowestprioes. furniture. 1- In connection with my Sadd 1 erv establishmeni I shall also conduct the FURNITURE BUSINESS, and keep on hind a full stock of articles in that line, consisting of Bureaux, Bedsteads, 11 Tables, Chairs, Lounges, Cottage and Chamber n Suites, Ac., of different styles and qualities, and is in the various kinds of wood. G. H. O'LEARY. spring beds. , - rriHE Suspension Spring Bed, decidedly the besf i. I spring bed in use. Call and see it. For sale [* by G. H. O'LEARY. y picture frames. rMJALNUT Moulding with gilt lining; also 3 f T Gilt Moulding of different widths, for pics| ture frames, fbr sale by G. H. O'LEARY. 5 "cottagebedsteads.&c. BEDSTEADS from $3 to $7. Wardrobes and Safes cheap for cash, at 1- . G. H. O'LEART'S. " THE CHESTER FURNITURE STORE. r. rpHE readers of the "Yorkvllle Enquirer" and X the public generally, are invited to inspect my large and elegant \ STOCK OF FURNITURE. In consequence of my buying directly from the - Manufacturers, I am safe in saying that I can sell Furniture AS CHEAP AS ANY ESTABLISHMENT South of Baltimore. My stock of Furniture is ol such a character as will please all classes and individuals. It is both PLAIN AND.; ELEGANT, t . ; V V" ; to snit the wishes and wants of the buyer. Itis complete. Whatever is wanted . . - IN THE FURNITURE LINE I am confident of my ability to stipply. Furniture is delivered at different points along therail1 road, FREE FROM FREIGHT CHARGES. . ?- , r' ? # R. BRANDT, Chester, S. C. Jane 29 ' 5 ' ly THE CHESTER JEWELRY STORE. THE Store of the undersigned is sapplied with a large and elegant assortment of " WATCHES, CLOCKS. JEWELRY,. SILVER AND PLATED-WARE, and all articles usually found in a Jewelry eetab9 lishment. Moreover, I keep en hand r < MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, jg t- among which is the celebrated ORGAN, made by i. George Woods A Co., Cambridge, Majsf, gj /: ?f-t II R. BRANDT, Proprietor. '* MarohP : , 5 , , A\j - THE PHCENIX, Published in Columbia, la I THE CHEAPEST DAILY PAPER J In South Carolina. ^ POLITICS DEMOCRATIC. !< . ' 1 ' ' ' ' ' All the news of the day condensed. " SUBSCRIPTION $2.50 FOB SIX MONTHS. II *9- Pronounced the beet Democratic Dally at is the Capital. Address, JULIAN A. 8ELBY, Manager. September 14 87 - fcf wmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm?????i per day at home. Samples wocth fl free. $0 t 0 q&\3 Stimson A Co., Portland, Maine. 19 ly W. H. M'CORKDE, GENERAL BUSINESS AGENT _.u AUCTIONEER, YOEKVILIE, 8. C.. f YV7TLL attend to the buying and selling of f f lands and other real oatate, on commission. ": Agent for the sale of Robsorfs FERTILIZERS and Robson'a COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE and ETIWAN GUANO and. PHOSPHATE, which will be delivered in quantities to suit. Life and Fire Insurance Agent, representing the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and the London, Liverpool and Globe, ana the Atlantic and the Niagara Fire Insurance Companies, in which polities will be iaaued qii the most favorable rates given by any reliable company. Office in the "Bratton Building,'' opposite the Court Honse. . HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. flXHE HOUSE AND LOTJN YORB^yJIiLB, 4 / J formerly the property of the late George W. ? Williams, and situated on Main Strtiet, is offered T for sale. The lot contains one acre and three- k quarters. The Dwelling House contains eight / rooms, and has recently been repaired.'Onthe / premises are necessary outbuiidi ug*, good garden / and orchard. Terms?Easy. Posseaalongi venon tbolstday < of next January. W. H. McCORKLBL Real Estate Agent | FARMING LAND FOR SALE. FTiPE undersigned offers at private sale, atract \ I of fine FARMING LAND, situated vn?ar S Brattonsville, in Betbesda township, and:about two miles from MoConnsllsville Station, oh the Chester and Lenoir Railroad. This tract contains 283 acres, one-third of which is original forest, and the balance in a suitable condition for cultiT^?? LAND FOR SALE. T OFFER a| private sale, a tract of laad,oonI taining about FORTY ACRES, Jcnown as the "Craven land," lying In the vicinity of Yorfcrille, on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, adjoining the * lands of J. J. Evans, B. P. Boyd an J others, on \ the Lincoln ton road. The above lands, will be \ sold cheap. W. H. McCORKLE. Real Estate Agent. THE ELLIOTT COTTON GIN / 1 J _ ' CHESTEB AHD JLEHOIE BArLBOAjgfc DAILY FA.-SejgjTOEB, TB4^ T| following passenger schedule wjllS^erated daily?Sundays excepted?On t*Oh<*terand Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad ,Jfoni and after this date: .. jflfc' , GOING NORTH. . |F;-> Leave Chester at.... J Leave Lowrysvllle .,..?*3.40 p. m. Leave McConnellsville ...,.if...4.10 p. m. Leave Guthrieeville... ? &,A.20 p. m. Arrive at Yerkville.....i..< Leave Yorkville "JY~5 Bfr W* Leave Glenn's Store............... i... jLm.. .^.85, pj' ii u Leave Falls' Store .1 p. m. Leave Air-Line Junction '.7.80 p. th. Arrive at Dallas ............ J?.;..........8;00 pi Jh. Leave Dallas at .^........!.. J?.......... .MO p. in. Leave Glenn's Store.............2^.. ffl. Arrive at Yorkville .fl.65 a. aa. Leave Yorkville.......... ...|L Leave GathriesviHe.............jL,....^.~..;.7.48'* ip? Leave McConnollsvillr. A. ?8.00 a, m. Leave LowrvavDlfi^ 8.30 a. m. | tte N?? Styles now ready. * *** *' **" GEO. WOODS t CO., Cambridfeport, Mui< WAREROOM9: 608 Washington 8t, Bcpidn; 0i 170 State St., Cbicigo ; 28 Ludgate Hill, London. THE VOX HUMANA. A leading Magical Journal of selected mtuio and valuable reading matter. By mall for 91 per year, or ten cents a number. Each number eonlain s from $2 to 83 worth of the finest selected music. GEO. WOODS & CO., Publishers,.' Cambridgeport, MlWi January 20 8 " tf STATE OP SOUTH CAROlfrftA. YORK COUNTV. : W ,.Vv.:; To James Hart, John Hart, the heira of James Reeves, deceased, (names unknown)j heirs of Hiram Reeves, deceased; heirs of SiifalMl Reeves, deceased; heirs of Thomas Reeves, deceased; and heirs of Elizabeth Smith, deceased; all unknown and residing beyond the limits of this State, legal heirs arid representatives of Wylie Reeves, late of. York county, deceased,, who died intestate;?Gneet. Trr-jM /_ ? T? " lDg.?uvpy HTW ?/* utMrwm/not , v - ? "/n-. OU Are hereby required to appear at the $irt of Probate, to be holden at York Coqrt House ' for Tork county, on the seventh day of December, Anno Domini, 1876, to shew cause, if any"yon can, why the real estate of Wylie Reeves, deceased. situate in said county, bounded ttyJahdsuf John Stnrgis, A. IS. Hutchison, Rev. J.C. Btne, A Dr. E. T. Avery, and Harvey H. Hart, andoohtelnlog one hundred and sixty-two aerbs, should not be divided or sold to make partition thereof among the heirs-af,- law of the said Wylie Beeyes, deceased, according to their respective intefheia, in accordance with the petition of Harvey and Mary Ann Cabinesa, this dgy filed In my of1 Olven Under my Hand and Seal, this 24th day o [L. s.] October, J87fc . J. a. Mclean, Judge of Probata October 28 , 48 .. . ft BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY, BOOK BINDER^" mHANKINQ the public for liberal past patronJL^ age, I now inyitepttention to my complete ' STAPLE ABB PABCY 8TATIQHBET, consisting, in part, of Flat Papen, Mfdimn, Folio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Bpoku, of every variety; Envelopes,' Slatea,* Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Oold. Pens andFfitacilav'PenKnives, Writing Desks, Ac. 'Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodi?js. Law Books, Ac., bound in any styledeatied. Old Books rebound and repaired. ; PRINTED BILL AID LETTER HEAD8 A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash prices. E. R. 8TOKE8L . 166 Main Street Oolambia.^C. ' I al services to tbe public. My address is Zeno, I York county, S. (!., to whichau Iettct?<yequl?Btlug I my. preAssatoaaL services may be adareaeea. Prompt attention given to slloalia, and Pental work will be done at the residence of those tern quiring it, upon giving me notification. All I work warranted to give satisfaction. Terms moderate. J. A. GLENN, D. D. 8. I August 10 . 82 .. tf '' ' 11 ? 1 "V 'i W." ' . BARBER SHOP* Bmai THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsoto ti?e Ekquibeb wbe^lt^wili afford I sirabie services. Razors bonedand-sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done. I XttOM AfrfiaiiliA ROi September 28 ^ ^ So JSK* One copy, six months, - ..IT IJra^ One copy, three month Single oopy, Two copies, one year,.... ~~??tLZ.J Ten copies, one year, Hfj p9~ To persons who make upcBba'P; I