Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 11, 1877, Image 4

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iiumorous fjfpartmcnt. A Yankee Boy.?A tourist tells the fob j lowing story : We recently met our friend,! Dr. Lord, formerly of Boston. He has been a resident of this section for about six years. | He was extensively engaged in buying wool, ; and on one occasion, becoming bewildered | in the multiplication of the roads over the ' broad prairies, he rode up to a small cabin inclosed in a clump of locust trees, aud ad-! dressed a white headed boy perched on the { top of a hen-coop, with : "Hallo, boy!" "I reckon you're a stranger," was the re-; spouse. "Look here, sonny." "I ain't your sonny." "No, not my sonny, but if you will jump i down and come here, I will give you a dime. The boy sprang as if alighting from a wasp's nest, and coming to the stranger, exclaimed : "Well, old boss, what is it? "I've lost my way and don't know where I am. Can you tell me ?" "Yes; on your horse." Mr. Lord laughed at the boy's wit, and handed him a dime.* The boy took the money, aud looking up with mingled feelings of wonder and delight, he said : "Reckon you must have a power of money!" "Why so, my boy ?" " 'Cause you slather it away so." "What's your father's name?" inquired Mr. Lord. "Bill Jenks," was the reply. "Ah! yes, I know him,"exclaimed Mr. Lord. "He grows wool, doesn't he ?" "No, but bis sheep does." "If you knew me, my lad, you would be more respectful in your replies. I am a friend of your father's; my name is Lord." "Oh 1 yes," exclaimed the astonished lad, "I heard pop read about you in the Bible." And starting off for the bouse on a dead run, he bawled at the top of his lungs: "Mother, mother, the Lord is out here on horseback and has lost his way!"?Texas Paper. A Local Canvassing Board.?They were playing poker, and Pomp held a full haud. His eyes glistened with conscious triumph as be put up a ten cent ante and gazed at his partner expectautly. "I raises dat ten cents," remarked Pete. "I goes a quarter more," insinuated Pomp. "I stand you, and raises another quarter," replies Pete. "I continues on de war-path, and flops down de last thirty cents," answered Pomp, placing six nickles on the table. ' ? i 11 f J L.J "1 kivers ae pile ana cans you, reummeu Pete. "Full hand," said Pomp, turning his cards. "What you got ?" "A pair an' de game am undecided." "What's dat ? Undecided ! Dis yer chile takes de pile." "Not by a long chalk. Dis case will now be referred to de canvassing board, who will examine into de particulars. Dar's plenty more good cards in de pack, and why didn't I get 'em ? Dar's been intimidation and fraud, and meanwhile de canvasain' board take's possession of de spoilsand Pete reached out his hand. Then the other side denied the fight of the board to decide, and when the reporter left the horrible demon civil war was dancing a wild dance in the neighborhood, and a policeman was marching up with a club. One-eighth or One-twelfth.?Because he had not studied vulgar fractions, he suffered in the way thus described : A Dutchman let bis lands to an oil company last spring, on condition of receiving oneeighth of the oil produced. The well proved j ? --J *i? e i to De a goon one, anu me ittiuici ucgnu w think that the oil men should give hiui a better chance, and ventured to tell them so. kim what he wanted. He said they ought to give him one-twelfth. The agreement was finally made, with the understanding that the Dutchman was not to tell any one. All went smooth until the next divisionday came" when our friend was early on hand to see how much better he would be off under the new bargain. Eleven barrels were rolled to one side for the oil men and one for him. This did not suit him. "How's dish?" says he; "I think I was to get more es before. SByJinks you make a mistake." The matters were explained to him, that he formerly got one barrel of every eight, but it was his own proposition to take one of P every twelve. This revelation took him aback. He scratched his head, looked cross, and relieved his swelling breast of feelings of self-reproach by indignantly remarking : "Well, by dunder, dat ish de first time as ever I know'd eight wa3 more as dwelve." A Climax.?An old man who owns a stall at the market, took a notion, a few days ago, to use his spare hours in bettering his education. Procuring a spellicg-book, his face was IJ seen behind it whenever trade was dull. He tired, however, of spelling the words to himself, and engaged the services of a boy about thirteen years old, having the next stall, to hear his lessons. Every thing passed off all right for two or three days, and then a storm i arose and a climax came. Holding the book . in both bands, the boy observed : >, "We now come to the word 'welcome.' How do you spell it?" "Well, I spell it, w-e-l-k-u-m." "Not correct." "K-o-m, then." "No, sir." "Then it's k-i-m." "No, sir." "Boy, don't you lie to me," warned the man. "I guess I'll resign my office," replied the lad, as he laid the book down. "I've let you go and spell cat with a k, horse without an e, hoy with a double o to it, because you are old, and I didn't want to hurt your feelings. ^ But when you call me a liar, and do not even ^ kuow how to spell the word, it is time for me to resign.'' Lively Locality.?A good story is told of an Irishman who gave evidence before a Fishery Commission on the west coast of Ireland. Amongst other questions, as he seemed rather discursive, and inclined to aver anything, one of the commissioners ^^asked him "if they had many whales there." it whales -?" questioned Pat. "Sure ye ^Hray see'm by the dozen, spouting about like '"^'^^vather-engines all over the place." Another commissioner gravely asked if there were many dogfish. "Dogs, begorra I Faix, ye'd say so 'ad ye passed the night here; sure we can't slape for the barkin' of them." Lastly, one of the other commissioners asked "if flying fish abounded." The answer was, "Arrah, an' if we didn't put the shutters up every night, there wouldn't be a whole pane of glass left in the house, for the cratures bating against tbim." This finished the sitting, and the next day Pat come to ask for his expenses, exclaiming, in extension of them, "Sure now, honey, L didn't I swear to everything ye axed me ?" Abernethy,the celebrated physician, 'could not endure long stories from patients, a ?-nmon tmnnrincr his Jove of the laconie. K -T^ nuumu) - ? - ? w Bk having burned her hand, called, and, showing him her hand, said, "A burn." "A poultice," quietly answered the learned doctor. The next day she returned, and said, "Bet< ter." "Continue the poultice," replied the | doctor. In a week she made her last call, i, and her speech was lengthened to three words, "Well, your fee ?" "Nothing," said the physician ; "you are the most1 sensible woman I ever saw." *S?*Give me a chew of tobacco," said one man to another. "Will you have that which I have just bought, or that which I know to be good ?" "That which you know to be good, of course." The man took the quid from his mouth and handed it to his friend, saying, "There, I know that's good, for I have ^^^^^te^trying it for the last hour]" lite Ifatra and fireside. [Original.] AGRICULTURE LAWS. Anciently, the question which most engag- j ed the atteution of the legislators and rulers of nations, was how can the supply of food be made equal to the demand ? In other words, the chief subject of legislation, in many of the most civilized nations of antiquity, was how can the people be fed ? Things have changed with the march of time. The all-absorbing question, with no inconsiderable number of the legislators and rulers of the nations of the present day, is how can the people be fleeced and the rulers made rich? It is true that the advances which have been made in the science of commerce and the improved modes of transportation, have, to a very considerable extent, relieved rulers of the burden of devis? i .1 .1_ log means for feeding tnose wnora tney ruie. On the contrary, rulers of modern times devote the best energies of their jninds in devising means and in concocting schemes by which the people can be, peaceably or otherwise, forced to feed government officials in the most luxuriant manner. In America, where the people enjoy so much liberty, and at the same time have so little correct knowledge of what liberty meaus, it is exceedingly unpopular in any legislator to attempt anything in the way of law making which is calculated to advance the interest of the whole country! To save hie own head, he must be the faithful slave of a party. With his party, be that party what it may, he must live or die. The welfare of the whole country, the prosperity of all the people, is nothing, compared with the interest of his party. It is admitted that agriculture is regarded in our country as a proper subject of legislation, and some attention is devoted to it. The country, the whole country, receives some advantage from this legislation; but the indi i i ?Ai? ViauaiS most proiueu uy me a^i ikuuuiai ?*? reau are the printer of its documents and its other officials. No doubt need be entertained by any one, whether it is within the province of State legislatures to enact laws which shall govern and control those engaged in agricultural pursuits. Beyond all controversy, the right has been conceded from the earliest period of the State governments. In our State, we have a law defining what is a lawful fence, what consti-' tutesa trespass, and a multitude of other enactments, which prove that it is the conceded right of legislators to control, within restricted bounds, the agricultural affairs of the State. The legislator has the rights and interests of two parties committed to his care. The individual is one party, and all the individuals whom he represents, is the other party. The rights of the whole can only be protected by protecting the rights of the, individual. The whole is made up of single individuals. It is no difficult matter for a legislator, or a combination of legislators, to enact a code of * * - -? i ? ^ laws which will worS to tne advantage ox me few and to the serious detriment of the many. A parent may?many parents do?confer many advantages upon one child, to the serious detriment of all his other children. Legislators may do the same thing in reference to those for whom they are called to legislate. The interest of the whole country demands tkal tktt oupply nf fnnd bo Oijuol to tl.o oort sumption. To pass a law requiring every citizen to engage in some useful occupation, by which he may procure a livelihood, would not be very agreeable to multitudes of free Americans. They claim the right to do as they please. In one of the best regulated and most successful governments', such a law was enacted and put into rigid execution, and however un-American it may sound, we boldly declare that such a law ought to be enacted and enforced in every State in the Union. Such a law, righteously administered, would break up those dens of gamblers aud swindlers, and make thieves and night-prowlers accountable to society for what they eat. Another question which demands, at this time, the serious attention of our legislators, is what has been designated "the fence law." In other words, does the interest of the whole people of the State demand that the present fence law should be so changed as to require atpe)?to.be enclosed and not permitted to run at large ? The farmers of our country should think about this subject candidly, and legislators be instructed in accordance with their deliberate convictions. Strict justice demauds that some action be taken with respect to this question. The rights of individuals should he sacredly guarded. Every roan's land has certain metes and bounds. In a few instances, these bounds are marked by barriers which prevent intrusion ; in others, no such barriers exist. Where these barriers do not exist?whether they be fences or walls, rivers or creeks?the rightful owner of the land enjoys no more advantages from it, under the present fence law, than every other individual in the community. In fact, he has this simple right to it beyond his neighbors?the right to clear it if it be forest, fence and and work it at any future time. Until it is in some way j fenced, it is the common property of any one who may see fit to use it as a pasture ground. The purchaser has a prospective right to it ...Uink V>ia noiffKKrtrQ Vtaoo nnf ond flint. is nil "" -V.6-MW.W , ! Is this just ? Is it right for a few to pasture the stock of a whole community ? Every one knows that the practice of the present system prevents uncultivated lands from improving. The owners of the common pasture grounds are suffering a continual loss. But there is another aspect in which this thing presents itself. Right or wrong, our fathers cut down the forests of our couutry. We feel safe in saying that outside of the old j field pines, there is not enough of timber in j | the State ofSouth Carolina to put a good and j lawful fence around the lands at present cul- i j tivated. A few in every community have an ! abundance of timber to supply all the demand ; for many years to come. The number of these i individuals is exceedingly few. The interest of the majority demands that something be done to cause less drain upon the forest. In a few years it will be absolutely impossible for some sections of our State to put a fence around the cultivated lands. The old field will afford fire wood, but not fire wood and fence rails. It will come to that point in a few years that a virtue will have to be made of necessity, and the present fence law-changed. We are candidly of the opinion that the j sooner this change is made, the better it will be for the whole country. It can only be done by legislation, and this legislation should be an exponent of the wishes of the whole people, or rather of the land holders of the ; State. J?- Don't allow your carriage to rattle like a threshing machine. Washers of sole leathi eron the spindles of axletrees will stop the clatter caused by too much play; a piece of rubber put in between the trill iron and clip will silence matters; and a little coal oil on : the circle or fifth wheel will stop its squeak! ing. Ipsttltattepttis fitting. Lorenzo Dow Matched?-There are persons still living who heard Lorenzo Dow preach, and who recollect and relate many amusing circumstances connected with the ministry of this long-bearded, long-haired, eccentric wanderer, who traversed land and sea, preaching the gospel of Christ, but exhibiting characteristic oddities which hardly pertained to either law or gospel. Elder Pike tells of an instance which occurred when he- was a lad, when Dow, notwithstanding his wit ?md keenness, found his match. Dow was announced to preach in the morning at a certain meeting house, and in the afternoon was to be followed by a woman named Clarissa Dau? forth. Although Lorenzo Dow was regarded us somewhat liberal and irregular in his views and practices, and favorable to some forms of gospel labor on the part of women, his text for the morning discourse was :? "It is a shame for a womau to speak in the church," 1 Cor. xiv: 35. The sermon of couM had no lack of point, and the circumstaaces of its delivery gave it the interest of special application to the occasion. The congregation listened to Dow's view of the Subject, and in the afternoon gathered to hear the woman preacher, Clarissa Danforth, who arose and announced as her text: "Doth not even nature itself teach you that if a man have long hair it is-a shame onto him?" 1 Cor. xi:14. . *f For once Dow bad fonnd bis equal. The parallel between the two sermons was complete and he found that long hair flowing on his shoulders, was as much "a shame" to a man, as speaking in the church could be to any woman ; while any argument drawn from the change of circumstances and customs, which made it allowable for him to wear long hair, was quite as pertinent in her cose as his owpr He accepted the situation gracefully, and^at the close of the discourse said : "Well, sister Clarissa, you may preach, and I will wear my long hair'." - / u w , / w Perhaps others, if brought to a similar-test, would 6nd themselves equally inconsistent in some of their applications of Scripture, and in the restrictions which they lay on the lib? erty of others. "Happy is he that doth not condemn himself in that thing which he alloweth." Romans xiv: 22. > 1 ? * r?-r?? _ . In thk Nick of Time.?JSsek llopkibs was the first regularly commissioned naval commander of the American colonies. In November, 1775, he received from tbe?bnl(neotal Congress a commission naming him Commodore and Commander-in-chief of.the Navy. His first squadron consisted of four ships and three sloops. Paul Jones was a lieutenunt under him at that time. The fleet was ready for sailing, aud Congress supposed another day would find it under way; but Hopkins would not sail without battle lanterns, and not oue bad been provided, nor was it kuown where they fcould be procured. On the very day following the presentation <fi' this want to Congress, the post brought official information that Capain Manly,, of the Yankee privateer, "Lee," com'miskibhed by General Washington, had captured aud taken into Cape Ann, Mass., the British ordnance brig, "Nancy," on board of which had been found not only an invaluable store of arms and ammunition for the army, but the battlelanterus required by Commodore Hopkins. On another occasion, while Congress wa? in session at Philadelphia, two thousand muskets were required for the arming of a force that had been raised for an emergency. Whilg Mr. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, was speaking on the subject, and pressing home the fact that, however distressing the labor might be, the muskets must be obtained, the door-keeper touched him upon the shoulder, and called him out, and in one of the ante-rooms introduced him to the captain of a vessel that had just arrived from the sea. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Wilson, with beaming face, returned to his seat, and terminated the busiuess before Congress by informing the members that an American privateer had just arrived with the requisite number of muskets on board, on account of the United States. Not a Bad Speech.?Mr. Ben. H. Hill, of Georgia, made a congratulatory address to hia fellow-citizens at Athens before leaving for Washington, speaking on the supposition that Gov. Tiiden was elected. In it be said : "My Southern countrymen, the opportunity for our revenge has come at last, aud let it be thorough and complete. But how shall we take revenge upon our enemies? Not by invading their country, nor burning their houses, nor insulting their women! Not by placing disabilities upon their great men, nor by disfranchising their people 1 Not by placing them under the rule of! ignorance aud crime, reconstructing their States, and using the army to protect their robbers! No, no! We _:n J.. C W?aU?ll toL-o Wll> UU UU1JC Ui UICOC biuugo. II e oumi ino>\j revenge by giving thetn what their own Republican leaders have been unable and unwilling to give them?honest, peaceful, constitutional government. We will labor for our whole country, and oppress no part of it. We will breed no carpet-baggers, disperse no Legislatures, and deprive no invalid soldiers of their pensious. We shall guard carefully the public credit and pay faithfully the public debt. We shall make every foot of our soil sacred to freemen, and every freeman proud that he is an American citizen. Finally, we shall now build again our desolate South, and make it brighter, happier, and more prosperous thau ever before. Our children shall love it as the dearest land under the sun?once deceived and often wronged, but always honorable and brave and forgiving." ?r t ? fiSaT The Philadelphia Times says that at the recent meeting of the State Central Committee in Harrisburg, it was apparent that the rural Democrats had on their war paint, and were likely to execute the fiercest sort of a war dance, and, perhaps, take a few scalps before the day was over. Exactly what was to be doue nobody seemed to know, but the old remark about the arrival of the time for action was heard more than once. One gentleman thought steps should be taken to organize a force of two hundred thousaud special constables to protect the rights of the House of Representatives in the business of counting the electoral vote. Another was disposed to enlist a grand inauguration guard for President Tilden, and pledged himself to raise 2,800 men for the purpose at twenty-four hours' notice, with Republicans among them at that, and the best soldier in western Pennsylvania at the head. Others had no specific measure to propose, but thought that Sara Randall ought to be assured of a backing, and it might be advantageous to "point with nrifV t.n Senator Wallace. All said their 1 people were conffdent ofTilden'a election, and determined to see that he was seated. "Just let Uncle Sam give the word, and we are \ ready," was the cheerful assurance given by oue rural delegate and echoed by many. t&" A novel experiment, according to the | Lockport, N. Y., papers, is soon to be attempt| ed in that city. This experiment is to heat the houses of the whole city with steam, after the same manner as it is lighted with gas. It is not thought feasible to have one boiler do the job; but the city is to be divided into districts, and each district is to have a separate boiler. Mains from each boiler fere to run to the different houses, and all the occupant has ! to do is to turn on a faucet and obtain all the heat he wants. ; I?"1 Within the last three months, ninetyeight gin houses have been burned in Georgia aDd Alabama?74 in Georgia and 24 in Alq? baraa, and with them 508 bales of cotton?entailing a total loss on planters of $76,400? $60,200 on Georgia and $16,200 on Alabama. '?4?U { i I 1ST In Paris, they use gray horses exclusive ! ly for the burials of children and unmarried I people. gSibg tit Ibr^altHT "7 ; : ? 77~t ri CONDUCTED BY / | REV. ROBERT LATHAN. BUILDING ON THE SAND. 'Tis well to woo, 'tis well to wed, For so the world has done Since myrtles grew and roses blew, And morning brought the sun. But have a care, ye young and fair, Be sure ye pledge with truth; Be certain that your love will wear Beyond the days of youth! For if you give not heart for heart, An nml 1 no Konrl fn ? V? n nrl 4\9 W Oil ?ci unuu iWI UHilU| Yon'll find you've played an unwise part, And "built upon the sand." 'Tis well to saye, 'tis well to have A goodly store of gold, And hold enough of shining stuff, For charity is cold. But place not all your hopes and trust In what the deep mine brings, Wo cannot live on fellow dust Unmixed with purer things; And he who piles up wealth alone Will often have to stand Beside his ooffer-chest, and own 'Tis "built npon the sand." 'Tis good to speak in kindly guise, Ann soothe where'er we canf>J Fair speech should blind the humau mind, And love link man to man. But stop not at the gentle words; .Let deeds with language dwell; The one who pities starving birds, Should scatter crnmbs as well; The mercy that is warm and true, Must lend a helping hand, For those that talk, vet fail, to do, But "build upon the sand." *' I I Jv - ' ;* 1 ?1~ : 4 - " lit , [Original.] THE BIBLE AND CREATION. Every man has something peculiar About him which djstinguishesbim from every other individual of the race. His walk, his tones of voice, his smiles and his frowns are his own and serve to cause him to be easily recognized. Every author has a style that, in a particular sense, is his own. It matters not whom he may choose as a model; still, self will be manifest in every word he speaks and in evefy sentence he writes. In the world there is a book that is known all ovef thirdiviliied wotfd'afc the Bible. We hazard nothing in asserting, most positively, that the book, fthich all civilized people call the Bible, had an author. > Any other supposition would be most absurd. Farther we assert, the Bible must be the production of oi/e mind. This declaration is proven by the Bihle itself. It was composed, Oiat is, the mechanical part of the Bible, was performed by a great number of individuals^- living in periods of time atsevera] hundreds of years disp tant from each other. 8orae of those men who acted as scribes in getting up the book we call the Bible, were learned, whilstothers were very illiterate. They were generally men of no scientific knowledge. They all lived in times when whit "we now call *the natural sciences, had received very little attention. CJpnlrwyw and tho snipnnes wbirh vvv,"ft;' ? j ?? ? ara-now taught io-oll oar schools.- had never been thoaglhfc of byf many 6fih<f indiviHuala who got up the portions of the Bible ascribed to them. The-first remarkable thing about the Bible is, that although gotten up by different men at various periods in the history of the world, there is a perfect harmony, so far as facts and principles are concerned, between each one and all the rest. From the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation, not one contradiction has ever been found. No single individual can write a book of one-tenth the number of pages that are in the Bible, without flatly contradicting himself. The contradictions would be numerous, were the.composing t/f illo br/ok bo catcu<l tbli'Ugll QUIttDCl Of years. ' ' . The scientific accuracy of the Bible is truly wonderful. A class of would-be wise men, have searched for hundreds of years to find iu the Bible some statement that is contradicted by science. They have not succeeded. ^They have failed, most signally failed. The very names of these scientific men, falsely so-called, rot. They flourish for a few years, lead away the silly, and then fade and die, only to be remembered and laughed at on:account of their absurd folly. Now we may ask, could any man, unassisted by supernatural wisdom, write the Bible? No man ever has succeeded in even creditably imitating the style of the Bible. The very words chosen to convey the thoughts of the author are totally unlike the words of man. So far as style is concerned, there never has been a book written by any man, in any age of the world, that in any thing but the faintest degree, resembled the Bible. In the Bible and in the works of creation, there is a wonderful resemblance. The order !- .i - T>^.1 is me same. nmuci iu uum mcic id a peculiar ignoring of every thing that theologians and scientific men call order. In both, all is confusion, and yet there is no confounding. In the Bible there are no labored essays on any doctrine taught History, poetry and law are found scattered all through the book. In the same short sentence is often contained a most precious promise and a startling de> nouncement. V: ' The truths of the Bible are scattered all through it from beginning to end,.just as the beauties of creation are scattered over the face of the earth, the canopy of the sky, and the busom of the ocean. It matters not in what part of the universe you are, what you see or where you see it, you discover in creation convincing evidence of almighty power, infinite wisdom and unspeakable goodness. Open the Bible when you may?either in the law, the prophets or the psalms?and the same grand sight is preented to your view. It is a remarkable fact that as yet no writer has succeeded in imitating the style of the Bible; so no painter orsculptor has succeeded in imitating, with the brush or chisel, the works of creatioQ. It matters not how skillful the paioter may be, how correct his taste, how accurate his eye, his work; when done, is, when compared with his copy, miserably dauby. The author of the Bible must be the creator of the world and the governor of the universe. We all have Faults.?I have been a good deal up and down in the world, and I never did see either a perfect horse or a perfect man, and I never shall until two Sabbaths come together. The old sayiug is, "Lifeless, faultless." Of dead men we should say nothing but good, but as for the living, they are i all tarred more or less with the black brush, j j and half an eye can see it Every head bas ! I a soft place in it, and every heart has its black ! 1 drop. Every.rose has its prickles, and every I day its night. Even the sun shows spots, and : the skies are durkeued with clouds. Nobody j is so -wile but be hastily enough to stock a stall at Vanity Fair. YVhere I could not see ; J the fool's cap, I have, nevertheless, heard the ; ' bells jingle. As there is no sunshine without , some shadow, so is all human good mixed up with more or less evil; even poor law guar! dians have theirrfailings j and parish beadles are not wholly of heavenly nature. The best wine has its lees. All meu'B faults are not: written on their foreheads, and it's quite as 1 well they are not, or hats would need wide brims; yet assure as eggs are eggs, faults of some sort nestle in every man's bosom. There's no telling when a man's sins may show them* selves, for hares pop out of a ditoh just wheq i you are not looking for them.- A horse that is weak in the legs may not stumble for.a i mile or two, but it's in him, and the rider had * better hold him up well. The tabby-cat is not lapping milk just now, but leave the dairy door opfcn, and we will see if she is not as bad a thief as the kitten. There's fire ill the flint, cool as it looks; wait till the steel gets' a knock at it, and you will see. Everybody can read that riddle, but it is not everybody that will remember to keep his gunpowder out of the way of the candle.?John Ploughman. THE CHESTER FURNITURE STORE. THE readers of the "Yorkville Enquirer" and the public generally, are invited to inspect my large aDd elegant STOCK OF FURNITURE. In consequence of my buying directly rrom tne Manufacturers, lam We in saying that I can sell Furniture AS CHEAP AS ANT ESTABLISHMENT South of Baltimore. My stock of Furniture is of such a character as will please all classes and individuals. It is both PLAIN AND ELEGANT, to suit the wishes and wants of the buyer. It is complete. Whatever is wanted IN THE FURNITURE LINE I am confident, of my ability to supply. Furniture is delivered at different points along the railroad, FREE FROM FREIGHT CHARGES. R. BRANDT, Chester, 8. C. June 29 5 ly YORKVILLE ENQ ORIGINAL SEI VALUABLE PREIM "l MI ii ro Til IN issuing onr prospectus for the year 1877, we ! would announce that we shall spare no pains and relax no efforts to render the ENQUIRER as attractive and interesting a journal as it has been in the past. LITERARY DEPARTMENT. We have already in hand a number of original SERIAL STORIES, which will form an attractive feature of the new volume. These stories are by writers of acknowledged merit, and we can safely promise that in this department, the ENQUIRER will prove an entertaining companion to the lover of fiction. CHESTER CORRESPONDENCE. To meet the demands of onr numerous readers in Chester county, we have continued our engagement of Brainerd McLure, Esq., who will contribute a letter of correspondence from Chester regularly each week. These letters are devoted entirely to Chester affairs?to the interests of the town and county?and written in the racy and graphic style peculiar to Mr. McLure, they cannot fail to be of interest to our readers in Chester, as well as elsewhere in the State. AUTTTTVNTTTfl NTF. WS. Particular attention in given to collating and condensing the newH of the day, and tbia department of the ENQUIRER, whether treating of matters at homo or abroad?political or otherwise?will be conducted with the utmost care, and only facts as they seem to exist, will be presented, free from sectional or party bias. The Other Departments. In addition to tho above fonturoe, Rav Mr. T.athan will continue his regular contributions to the "Sabbath Reading," and the "Children's Department," which, under his management for the past seven years, have been an Important attraction. Mr. Lathan will also continue his contributions of Historical Sketches, which, with the usual melange of Miscellaneous Reading adapted to all tastes; the Agricultural Department, containing practical and useful Information for the farmer and house-wife; a column of Humorous Reading every week; "Scraps and Faots," embracing light current topics; a compend of the News Abroad and at Home; Correspondence ; Commercial and Market Reports; Editorial Articles upon appropriate subjects, intended to promote the prosperity and welfare of our people, we hope to make the Enquirer replete as an entertaining and instructive Family Journal. Terms op Subscription?Free op Postage.? Single copy one year, $3.00. In clubs, each subscriber, per year, $2.50. Money may be forwarded at our risk by draft, post-office order or registered letter?otherwise we will assume no risk. Write names plainly, giving post-office, county and State. Annress an iewrn tu L. M. GRIST, Pnblldjbr, Yorkville, 8. C. PREMIUMS FOlTcLUBS. By a favorable arrangement with the different manufacturers, we are enabled to make the following liberal and unprecedented offers of Premiums for Clubs. These Premiums have been adopted by us with special reference to securing onlyarticles of value, and which will prove serviceable to those procuring them. The regular retail price is given with e^ch.and they are just as good as bo much cash to those who receive them. All the articles are put down in, our schedule at manufacturers' regular retail prices, and cannot be bought with cash any lower than the prices here given. Premiums Nos. 1,2 and H will be delivered through the mails, to persons entitled to receive them, free of cost. i The other Premiums will be delivered at (he expense for freight charges, of those receiving them. In cases where Premiums can be delivered at our publication office, arrangements may be perfected for reducfSjfPnie freight charges on small articles to a nominal amount. The charges for freight on the Silver Ware and Cutlery Premiums will be from New York ; on the Cooking StoveH from Greensboro, N. C.; and on the Sewing Machines from Baltimore, Md. READ THE LIST. No. 1.?For a club of 4 subscribers, at $2.60 each, we will Rive a treble silver-plated BUTTER,' KNTFE, worth $1.00. - V* No. 2.?For a club of 8 subscribers, at $2.5(hfe&6h, we will give one copy of the family edition (cloth binding) ofSMITH'S ABRIDGED BIBLE DICTIONARY, the publisher's price of which is $3.5i) per copy. Or for $4.50 we will give a oopy of the Bible Dictionary and send the Enquirer one year to any singlasubscriber not in a club. No. 3.?For a club of 10 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a copy of the ENQUIRER one I DESCRIPTION OP /? Our Cooking Stove Premium. V. The elegant Cooking Stoves which we oiler as Premiums, are manufactured bv Messrs. Sergeant k McCuuley, at Greensboro, N. t*. These Stoves are made of the best Scotch pig metal, with heavier and thicker plate than any other stove In the mnrket, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of a handsome pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal In points of appearance, durability and superior cooking qualities, to any Stove mnnufadffifwj in the Union. The stove we have selected to give na a Premium Is the largest size made by the manufacturers, and with each one will be furnished, without charge, three Joints and one elbow of pipe, and all the necessary cooking utensils, viz.: one ham boiler, one bulge pot and cover, one tea kettle, one, round frying pan, one long frying pan, one round griddle, one pair waffle irons, two sheet Iron bread pans, one scraper and one lifter. Over rive thousand of these stoves are In use In Virginia and North and douth Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The stoves will he shipped to those entitled to receive them as Premiums, direct from the manufactory In Greensboro, N. C. Sewing Machine Premium. The superior Sewing Machine we offer its a Premium, Is ' the well-known Weed Machine and Is manufactured by the Weed Sewing Machine Company, Hartford, Conn. It Is adapted to all the wants of family sewing; It can be readily comprehended bynnyone; It runs easily; Is nl ways ready; will do any nnd all kinds of sewing with less changing and fewer extra attachments; Is self-adjusting; Is a two-thread Machine, making an Elastic l.ock-dtltch; stands solid and firm, with long and roomy folding table, and has the convenience of two drawer*. " * ?- J"J"- havn Iiami Several 01 mne inaciiinc., uunu^ ?><> , .?. - delivered to person* who have returned the requisite number of names. Smith's Bible Dictionary. This Dictionary Is the work of Dr. William Smith, of the University of London, and the most eminent lexicographer In the world, who, in its preparation aeroclated with himself over seventy distinguished divines and authors, of both Europe and tbia country, in die great task of preparing a comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible, and supplying a want long [felt by the religion* public. Tbe result or these labors appeared In three large and very costly volumes, a wonderful monument of learning. An abridgement of this great work, for popular use, made by Dr. Smith bimaelf, K the. one we have arranged to furnish our sub-; scrlbers. The took contains every name In the Bible respecting which anythlngcan be Mid. it embraces the results of historic research, antiquarian Investigation, the study of language* nd I dialects, and the discoveries of the modern traveler* and explo > ,?? HAMPTON AND REFORM 1 furnitureri* low prices AT THE NEWFURNTPURE STORE, Opposite tie Cotton Hotel, CHESTER, C. LONG experieooe, and having to buy for the house q/,MARKSREID, of Rock Hill, in connection with my own, enables me to buy to superior advantage; and owing to the low price of cotton, I am SELLING AT ALMOST COST. Come and seefbr yourselves. Goods DELIVERED FREE to all points between Gaatonia and Winnaboro. S. E. MARKS. December 7 J ''49 tf JAMES A. GLENN, D. D.S.> SURGEON ANDMfCHANICAL DENTIST. fC fe HAVING completed a thorough oonnd in the Baltimore College of ^t-L' Denial Surgery, offers his professional services to the poplle. My address is Zeno, York county, 8. C., to wnibh all letters requesting ??nfaiKitnn?) UlnHl>M TTtftV hfl idflrMMM. Prom pit attention given to all calls, and Dental work will be dote at the residence of those requiring it, upon giving me notification. All work warranted to give satisfaction. Terms moderate. J. A. GLENN, D. D. S. I can also, sell jou a SEWING MACHINE. J. A. G. August 10 | ' 82 * tf MAXflTG A*j) UEMBIHG OF GTJH8, THE undersigiied la thoroughly acquainted with the budne* of MAKING AND REPAIRING GUN*. My work will give SATISFACTION to afr friends residing in York and Chester counties,who will extend their patronage tome. - tHOMAS BENNETT, <:S| Chester, 8. C. July 8.. - rft. . ly > UIRER EOR 1877. UAL STORIES. HUMS FOR CLUBS. FIRST M05DAY (F PECH, 1877. ';y; I.- ' j* f$;?& year, or a set of lis treble silver-plated TEA SPOONS, worth $300. k ?, No. 4.?Fora^olujJ^ ojf 15j subscribers, st $2.50 each, we wilt. #v< one set?six of each?Hard Rubber-HanditfT/fTBLETKNIVES AND FORK8, the manufachirer'sprice of which is $5.00. No. 5.?For a cfab of 10 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we jvill give either a treble silver-plated NVRTTP HTTP, worth ft.00 ; or a set of six treble Bilver-plated TABliE 8POON8, worth ffl.OO. No. 6.?For a club r?f 18 anbaCribers, at 12.50 each, we will give a treclesilver-plated BUTTER DISH, worth 18.00. ^ ? No. 7.?For a club of ^subscribers, at 12.50 each, we will give one set of six solid cast steel oval-bandle TABLfS .KNIVE8, and one set of six treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, the manufacturer's price of Whith articles Is $10.00. No. 8.?For a club rf'$0;subscriber*. at $2.50 each, we will givo ajfbltaet of extra snperflne, foil oval ivory-handle Tj'AK'fcE'KNx V E8, witfi silverplated blades, and a fhlliet of treble silver- plated TABLE FORKS, the nanUfacturer's price of which articles isf!5.00.1 ? No. 9.?-For a olnb of40l.snbsc.rlhers, at $2.50 each, we will give1 TROPIC COOKING STOVE, with pipe^uidi f/pW set of fix to res, the manufacturer's price or ^hf oh Is'$30.00. No. 10.?For a club, rf 50 subscriber*. at $2.50 each, we will Rive one tiree-qnart, treble silverplated COMMUNTON SERVICE, consisting of SIX pieces, worth $40. ' * (' No. 19.?For a clnb'of 55 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a WEED SEWTNG MACHINE, Wsl nut Plain HalMjise. with two Drawers and Drop Leaf, thf. mannfactn rer*s price of which is $75. . , jfr pgr* Specimens of thj Storing Machines, and nearly all the other artidwfUclwTed in the above premium ll?t, <H?n. bo-*M?n and examined at onr publication office;; and In nil cases we guarantee that the Premiums fta'nistflw to those entitled I 1 --ill 1? , .1 i I to receive tuem, wur t*|iiiu w# me npci'iiucjin shown. *''- ?:> *J ' NOTICE TO CLUB-MAKERS. It Is not necessary tlat the names of a dab should all be attbeMfmptint office. Names may be taken at any number of places if they are all returned by the same Jink Agent. One name for two years, will.be/mlvalent to two names for one year each. The time foroompletiigolnbs under the above offer is limited to th* FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1877, by whfdi time the names with the cash, should be retw^wd to the office, though names may be returned atlny time between this and the above date. No prenium will be delivered until the requisite nnmbtr of names has been returned, and the full amquit duefor them paid. We will be responsible for thedafe transmission of money only wheraent by draft, registered letter, or money ord drawn on the Yorkville post-office. We prd r that no money be sent us by express unless tl amount exceeds 125, and in every case the exprci i charges must be prepaid. All subscriptions )Wst be forwarded to us at the expense of those Biding them. In sending name^M-ite plainly, giving county, post-office and ShB. All subscriptionswil be discontinued at the expiration of the time ntid for. All subscribers to "jie Ekquireb will receive the paper free of postage. Persons entitled t( receive Premiums, must odve ftill directions at to Whom and how thev shall be delivered, i-" >; The club-maker may commence sending in names at any time apd, subsequently determine upon the Premium, cr Premiums he will select; but no Premium wil^be delivered unless the requisite number of na pes be sent, which .must be paid for in advanoe. ; A separate list will bi keptfor each olnb-maker, who will be credited'with every name sent, so that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notice. After names shall have been entered on our club-books to the.eredit of any club-maker, they will not be transferred to the list pf another. THE TIME OF CLOSING. ?- * . Club-makers, and tbost who may wish to form olube, should bear in mlrd that the offers we here present do not invite competition for Premiums, ttStn the case of workijngto secure the lakokst r CTiUB. Each clnb-moKer sending the requisite number of subscribenJwil obtain the Premium offered for the speolfie Ammber. The time, however, for completing i Iclib is limited until the FIRST MONDAY O JMARCH, 1877, by which date the names, with thi subscription price, should be forwarded. Namesmay be sent in at any time prior to the above data Send the names as fast as obtained, accompaifed >vith the cash, and the Premium will be delveried when the requisite number of names haa'Ceip returned. PREMIUMS, ETC. '* 'L'.t-.- Jii .. _ w ! rent in the Holy Land?Kobtaon, Hawllnson, Ferguson, LayI aid, Offnrtand Stanley. Th shook U printed rrom new stereotypc plate*, on good paper, afa is appropriately llluitmtcd with over 125 Engraving* of benkjfa] Scene*, Ancient cities, and Memorable Place* of the Hify Land, descriptive Figures and valuable Maps. It contains nftrly 600 closely-printed, doublecolumn, octavo pages, fiicludlia 94 elegant full-page, Steel and Wood Engravings. It Is print a In type of a heavy, distinct, and very legible ftice. The puhlNier"e Mice of the Dictionary is $3.50. , y .? - Three-Quart fojnmunioD Set. Churches unsupplied with'IComaiunlon Set appropriate to the requirements of Uw.'aemfette ;?f administering the Lord's Supper, can, by our yrettlnauBMemrnt. secure a fine, treble silver-plated three quart UdUMJBn Set or six pieces, with little trouble, and, coinparatliwjjflbcost. The number of sub, scrlber* required in order topWire fhls valuable and elegant Service can be procured Walmot-iany congregation; and the mem bers who may be tlina called upon to contribute their share ot I the expense, will receive in ritum more than the value of their I contribution In a year's subscription to the paper. . . Our 8ilver Ware and Cutlery Fremiums. With the very liberal offer wilch we are enabled to make, a beautifully furnlsbrd table Is mw within the reach of almost ev ery liounr-kopper; and here in an opportunity, of which, ir the Indira avail themselves, they m y secure, with but little trouble, n valuable set of Silver or Code r. Thoce articles are made for us by the Locius Hart Maftofkcttriag Company, 41 Fulton street, New York, and are warranted t? be of the best material. Value of out Premiums. We would impress open.* ereiyearn the fact that all of our Premiums are rst-class goods. *hd the prices attached to them in our lists are the rcgulerru|njIprioes at which the articles sell by ai) dealers and the manatttettrers tliemseives. It is' only by | the most advantageous terms glv?n us by the manufacturers that wa aba enabled to make the Ubara] offers we do, and we guarantee treery article to be exactly ^represented. m +4i A Club and an Extra Copy. . j For a club of Tax subscribed paid in advance at the regular club rates, we will give, Instead ofa Premium, tn extra copy of the paper to any who may profjr that aninjnnent; hot In con- I sequence of the liberal Premium*! we bee now offtrlng .-we cannot afford to give an extra copy tt the'clulMMker woo recslvea any Preinfiiroa ennmeratethon ov Hit. li Illl^ " ^ I j j??j| J^ ; T'"' ^; ^A* rT1HECX)0KING STOVES manufactured atour i works in oreensooro, w. give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIC METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in tho market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and bard usage. They are of band some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal / :. Jj9 in every other respect to any Cooking 8tove sold in the United States, while it is confidently claimed that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual J| pieces of ware and pooking utensils are furnished with each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and sises are never changed. Should a piece gat accidentally broken at any time, we can replace it at the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, bnton aeoonntof itoIntrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do We ask the patronage of home purchasers. Mora f than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now . in use,' and among many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; J Mrs. Elisabeth J. wylle, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Gatbriesville; John A. Brown, Rook Hfijf) B. P. Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern ettiea . and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, by bnvlng of as, and at the same time get a STOVfc TFAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prlaea delivered at depot in Greensboro: dttii No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, |w jDd-. ' ii j ii ii it ii ii it A 28 00 Address, SERGEANT A MoOAULBY,-:^. . - Greensboro.N. C. T. M. DOBSON <k CO., Agents, Yorkville, Si C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hilt, 8. C. A. P. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysvttm, Cheater county, 8. C. J. L. CARROLL, Agent at Chester. Si C. - ANNOUOEMENT. ON the 16th day of November, 1876, end W the city or Raleigh, the undersigned commenced the publication of THE OBSERVER, a DATLY and WEEKLY Democratic newspaper. Of long experience in tbeir profession as editors respectively of the Fayettevilie Observer and tbe Wilmington Journal, they do not affect to doubt the soundness of tbe general Judgment 'which as- . signs them ability to ftirnish a newspaper snfted to the needs and adapted to the tastes of the people o of North Carolina. Differing in politics in the olden time, there was never a difference between 'J the Observer and the Journdl in teal fbr the fritereets and honor of North Carolina; To promote J the one, and to nphold and add to the other, will be the object of THE OBSERVER now. T Of very decided opinions on questions of public interest, and apt to give thoeeopinionsplain expression, they deem it the flrrtdoty pf, a newspaper to fornish its readers with the information necessary to the formation of their opinions?to publish all "the new* ;" and their purpose is to make THE OBSERVER, now aaor old, atrntbftil, accurate, condensed history of the times in which we live. It was thus that "the old Observer" won its hold upon the people of North Carolina, enjoying the affection of Its party friends, receiving tne respect and confidence or its bitterest political foes, end commanding in its comparatively isolated location n circulation larger than . jhas ever l>een attained by any other North Carolina newspaper; and it hrthns, by like dignity and fairness, that the editors of THE OBSERVER, transferred to the State capital, hope it will deserve. and soon equal, and then surpass, its former circulation ana prosperity. Ti ?til l-~ 41. '?>? e,. nriKll/1 II* Will IIU blioil IJIKU aim w< uvooi vy vuoj/ui/i?v ,-x confidence by earnest efforts to promote the public welfare, first and foremost or North Carolina, next of all the Southern States, and Anally, and through these, of the whole Union I Th6y fhfnk that this can oriTybe effected by the prevalence of' Democratic principles, and. the dismissal- ofjbe.. . Radical party from the places an<^ power which they have so greatly, abased,-and under whose baleful rale the South has been outraged and the whole country has been impoverished attd'dfclgraoed. PETER M. HALE. * .?& WILLIAM M. 8AUNDER8. ?n *' . ' \ ^ X ,r . SUBSCRIPTION RATES r Daily Observer, one year........ ...88 00 ^ Dally Observer, six months, OA ^ Weekly Observer, one year ?4*2 OA ? Weekly Observer, six months,OA 1 All communications should be addressed to' ' THK OBSERVER,1 ^ Raleigh, N, .. M November 80 48 tf COTTM OINS AND PRESSES. I 'AM prepared to furnish, at short notice, the following reliable machinery: THE WIN8HIP SAW GIN, Manufactured at Athuita,Georgia, at$3.50persaw, J delivered jit anyjpotht desired, without charge for r freight. Tnese ums never-Dreaic ine mtr,,operate' very rapidly, and cleans tbe seed perfectly, I refer to toe following parties, now using them, with entire satisfaction: F. II. Brown, J. E. Whitesides.T. W. Glawson, John 0. Crawford, J. Wilson Marshall, J. C. K irkpatrick and J. Kan Wallace. THE HALL 8ELF-FEEDING GIN, having a self-feeding attachment, by which the, Gin can be operated with one hand In the "Gin House. It also protects theSaws from damage by. rocks and otheranbstaneea, that are often carried into the Gin by hand-feeding, and often causthg the destruction of the Gin Honse by Are. I also sell THE AMERICAN NEEDLE GIN, so well known and so successfully operated. " All of the above Gins can be furnished with or without Condensers. The feeding apparatus can be attached to any of the above Gins. I also Manufacture the SHEERER RAILROAD COTTONPRE88, which surpasses any other Press now in Use. It can be operated with steam, water, horse or j hand power. I will famish the Presses complete. or sell the right to manufacture, furnishing all the Irons. All Of these Gins and Prease?.in op^ 1 ration in this section are giving entire satisfaction. J Call and get Circulars. . M T. 8. JEFFERYS, Agent CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL 18 PUBLISHED DAILY, TRI-WEEXLY & WEEFXY, ALT AUGUSTA, OA,, By WALSH & WRIGHT, Proprietors, FULL Telegraphic Dispatches frorr. all Points, latest and most accurate Market Repotta. Interesting and Reliable Correspondence from all parts of Georgia, Sonth Carolina and Washington City. Georgia and Carolina News a Specialty. DAILY: TRI-WEEKLY: f WEEKLY;, One year,..410 One year,..^|6 001 One ye?r,....|!f Six months, 5 Six Months, ? 60 | Six Months, I "December 7 . 49 - w $250 REWARD.. mHE National Board of Fjre Underwriters bererr I by offers a reward of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLAR8, for the detection, oonvietlfflo and punishment of the party or parties, charged with the crime of Arson, In firing the - premises sitnate near Yorkville. 8. C., being the DWELLING OF J. T. LOWRY, on April 22d, 1876. Said reward will be paid only on due proor being furnished the Executive Committee of the eonviction and actaal punishment of said criminals. By order of Executive Committee. r, " GEO. T. HOPE, Chairman; New York, May 8, 1876. , .20 tf JAME8 F. HABT. # G. W. 8. HABT. HART & HART, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Y0KKVIL1E, 8. C., WILL practice in the State and United States Courts. Special attention given to Aoopftn|r ings and causes in the Probate Courts. Will undertake for collection# and legal business ih all parts of the United States, through tellable business agencies. January 1 1 ly.:' , ' TRIAL JUSTICE'S BLANKS. RECOGNIZANCES, WarrantrofArre?t,8edi? mons iu civil action, sale at the ENQUIRER OFPXCk. $5 t? $20 (hi O * da}' home. Agent* wanted. Ctatflt and tcrm?(ro?. 0)1)5 TRUE k CO., Ao^uU, Maine. IS ly Ihe forMU ^ttqutwL TERMS?IIS" ADVANCE t 1 One copy, one year. 8 <X?' | One copy, six mon ths,......... [ One copy, three months, 100Two copies, one year, - AvP0? Teh oopies, one year, 25 Ofr ! pt' To persons who make up clube often or' more names, an extra oopy of the. paper will bfk : furnished one year, free of charge,