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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?
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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.
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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. '
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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.
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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. <
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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.
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year, free of postage.
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November 9 45 tf
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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
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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
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in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodi?js.
Law Books, Ac., bound in any styledeatied.
Old Books rebound and repaired. ;
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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 ^ ^
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Single oopy,
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