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liumotirus fjeparttMut. A DOG ON THE WIRES. A good story comes from Norwalk, Conn One day last week, a gaunt, slab-sided chap with particles of hay-seed on his coat and ii his tow-colored hair, stepped up to the tele graph office at the railroad depot, and askec if the boss was im The operator assured hin that he was, mid his rural friend went on U ' relate that be lived up in Danbury, had comt down from there that morning, and had in tended bringing his brother's dog, which t man in Norwalk wanted to buy, but had for gotten it, and wanted to know if the do? could be sent down from there by telegraph The man of lightning seeing a good chanct for a little fun, at once answered? "Certainly, sir, that is a matter of commoi occurrence; all that is necessary for you tc do is to give me a description of the dog, ac that no mistake can be made; call again it about half an hour, and the dog will be here.' "It is a yellow dog with small ears, and it about so high," said the Granger, placing hit hand about eighteen inches from the floor He then took his departure with the remarfc that he would call again pretty soon. 'PL#* AnAMfA* conf kia mooaafffi KaV tf 1UU aivi vaou ovuv uio wvsowgw look for a dbg as near the description as pos sible, which he soon succeeded in finding. It was at once brought to the office and secured to the operator's desk by means of a piece oi telegraph wire. After a little coaxing the dog was made to lie quietly down and ererything was in readiness for our rural friend, Punctual to the time appointed he made hit appearance, and asked if the dog had come, "I will see," said the operator; and stepping up to the instrument he tapped a few times on the key, at the same time inserting his leg under the desk, he managed to step on the dog's toes, which caused him to yelp "Ah ! he's coming," said the operator, and tapping more furiously on the key, he, at the same time kicked the dog clean from undei the table, who, not relishing this kind oi treatment, barked furiously and ran around the office with the wire attached to his neck "Fifty cents, sir," said the operator, turn ing round to the countryman. "Uncommon nice dog; must be worth $50; but he is the hardest dog I ever received over the wires He is so muscular, you see, that be broke the wire ; in fact, a piece of.it is now attached tc his neck, which he broke off." During the whole of this operation the countryman gazed on the operator with eyee wide open and full of surprise; but when the dog came from under the table and was seen by the countryman, that was the culminating point, and he was struck with amazement After looking at the dog a moment or so, he said, "Say, mister, he ain't so big as he was, and he is darker; how is that?" "Oh, that is easily explained," said the operator; "you see the chemicals employed in making electricity of course darkens his original color, and the velocity with which he passes over the wires causes him to contract in size; but after you expose him to the air for a short time he will soon assume his original size and color." "Du tell," said the countryman; and after placing fifty cents on thfe counter, picked up the dog and walked out of the office, remarking that "the man who invented them telegraphs must be a very knowledgeable man." A Veteran.?"N.^estos, Esq," writing to the Boston Yankee Blade, says: "Going out in tbe New Haven train the other evening, J chanced to sit in the seat with an American citizen of African descent. He was well dressed, though not dandified, and appeared to be a very intelligent and gentlemanly person, We entered into conversation, and among other subjects, spoke of the aspect of political affairs, particularly in South Carolina. He seemed to be very well posted, and familiar with prominent men and localities in the State. I asked him if he had ever been there. "Oh! yes, I was born there, but I have been at the North for some years." "How do you think the matter will be settled ?" I asked. "Do you think we shall have another war ?" "I hope not," was the reply. "I got enough of the last one. I was private servant to four different colonels during the war, every one ol whom was killed, and I served in the array over four years, being in some twenty engagements in all." "What do you think of those Southern fel lows?" asked a republican in the seat back ol us, who had been an attentive and interested listener to our conversation. "They are e rascally set, aren't they ?" "Well, no, I don't think so. I always found in "V* <-? ?% * UnnrvwnKI A rv> On an/1 wU Af I III'UJ tyj no vci y uuuuiauio UIOU, auu nuvt they promised anything they kept their word which I can't say for some gentlemen I have met at the North." The questioner was a little taken back bj this reply, but he asked further: "What is your opinion of Wade Hampton ?' "I think he is a gentleman and a true frienc of the colored man." "Were you in Gen. Grant's division?' queried the gentleman, changing the subject "No," was the startling answer, "J yeas or the other side /" The smile that went around the car at thii unexpected revelation showed that the passen gers appreciated the humor of the situation and when I got out, a democrat from furthei # up on the road took my seat and began ques tioning the gentleman who was in twenty en gagements, but, alas, "on the other side." Fastidious.?He was very gentle in man ner, he had a mild blue eye, a nasal twang relieved by a lisp, charmingly beautiful no to hear. His pull on the bell was gentlenesi itself; and when Mrs. Spriggs decided to an swer the ring, she felt certain it was somi amiable friend. The "good mornings" wen said with a heartiness only to be acquired b; long self-denial and training. "Have you an overcoat, missus ? I'm i poor man?a widower with seven small chil dren?five that I adopted out of pure charity and I thought I'd drop in and see about i coat 1" Mrs. Sorites' heart moved with pity. Sh< felt that she could never stand to be a widow er long, and she joyfully replied : "Oh ! yes, I have one of Mr. Spriggs' tha he had made to order last March." "Oh ! then it is not of the late style ?" "Oh ! no. I am very sorry to say one o those dreadful tramps stole his best." The man's face flushed up a little as h asked: "Buckhom buttons or gutta percha ?; "Gutta percha," said Mrs. Spriggs. "Oh ! they have a disagreeable odor." "Oh ! well," said Mrs. Spriggs, noticing hi look of disappointment, "it's a very nice coal I'll run up and get it out of the camphor." "No, no, you need not. Camphor I detesl and gutta percha buttons! au revoir, madam and he passed down the steps, the very pictur of grand manhood.? Washington Nation. A Big Drink.?An Indianian went into; Chicago saloon, and asked for "a gin cocktai with some strength into it." The barkeepe made a mixture of alcohol, pepper sauce, ab sinthe, limes, and pain-killer. "The Indianiai drank it," says the Chicago Tribune, "an* about a quart of tears came to his eyes, hi ? - - -1 o _ _ _ I* mouth contracted to about the size 01 a sar key hole, and when he had sufficiently mas tered his emotion to speak, he said: 'Ho\ much's that?' 'Fifteen cents,' responded th> barkeeper. The customer put down a quar ter and said, "Keep the change?have some thing yourselfthen, wringing the barkeep er's hand, he added, 'That's the first goodgii I've tasted since I left home?something liki liquor ; it's sort of quick in taking hold an< slow in letting go. Come and see me,and I'l give you some corn whiskey that's bette still?wltfskey that's like swallowing a circula saw whole and pulling it up again.' The bar keeper, an hour later, a^ked the patrolman i he had heard of an old man being found dea< on the sidewalk, and when the officer said, nc he danced a few jig steps, and cried, 'Hur rah, he's gone somewhere else to die!" leading fot the jfrtixtb. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. fOriginal.] * TEMPTATION. "Simon, Simon," said our Saviour, "Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat." Although addressed to Simon, the Lord designed the words for all his people. There was nothing peculiar about Simon that made the language applicable to him alone, of all the human family. Because Satan is invisible, multitudes of our race, even of those who have the Bible, conclude that he has no existence. He is regarded as a mere imaginary being, the creation of morbid sensibilities and feeble intellects. The works of the devil are seen and felt by all men in every quarter ? of our world. If we take the Bible for our miirla a?rJ ct!wq onv VipaH tn th? utt.eranre* nf , ~ 6 ?J ? i our own experience, we can have no doubts . respecting the existence of a being whose whole aim is to thwart tbe purposes of God and fill all creation with misery. The Bible 1 teaches us that the devil has a personal exis. tence. He is a being, not a notion. He is I not, as some assert, our evil hearts, our corf rupt natures, or anything connected with or ) derived from us, but a being separate and dis' tinct from every other creature. His distin' guishing characteristics are ceaseless activity and indomitable hatred toward God. Neither ! by day nor by night, does he cease to work r for the overthrow of the Almighty and the ; utter ruin of the Messiah's Kingdom. > In the language which is quoted above, we j have a statement of Satan's work. He de( sires to sift us as wheat. In the two words,' "de. sired" and "sift," used by the Saviour, a mulf titude of profitable suggestions are made to I our minds. Incidentally, as it were, the startling circumstances by which we areturrounded and the jeopardy in which we are situated, are revealed to us. During all our past existence, Satan desired to sift us. That desire is still unsatisfied, and he continues to cherish his past desires. His malicious desires are insatiable. He delights in the mis ' ery and rum or nis reuow creatures, ne ' studifla nothing else. He has no desire except | to sift the works of God, especially those of , the human family, who believe in Jesus Christ. I The phrase "sift as wheat," is very sug'ges, tive. In every possible way Satan is planning to keep the soul of the Christian in the midst of turmoil and confusion. In his body, in his family, in his social relations, in his i property and in his soul, the child of God is ; set upon in various ways and at all times, by 1 the arch enemy of all good. He is tumbled and tossed to and fro, from side to side, up and down, like wheat in the sieve. Strong as may be the language of the Saviour, it is not too strong. It is corroborated . by the personal experience of every child of ' God on earth. The sun does not shine upon a single spot of this globe where there is no I tempting devil. The ubiquity of Satan is clearly taught iu the Scriptures. He is in every place where there is a being once created in the image of his maker. Dreading i lest man may, in some way, be rescued from the ruin in which he has involved him, he ' never fails to go wherever any of Adam's race go. In ten thousand ways?yes, in ten thousand thousand ways?Satan tempts, and men are, by him, led into sin. Here is the fountain i from which all miseries flow. In this fountain is produced the ingredient which poisons all our happiness. Were it not for the devil and our own wicked hearts, this world would be free from groans and sighs. Evidently, Satan is shrewd in his work. F He promises those things that are pleasing to r the carnal nature. The forbidden fruit was pleasing to the eye and it was pleasant to the .--c tt> o.. 1&816 Ui X^VC. oil it 10 jci, uaiau ucvci p tempts us to do things that are not, in some [ respect, or on account of some circumstance, l congenial to our carnal natures. He never sets the snare in the sight of the bird. The ' barbed hook is concealed by a luscious bait. ' The wonder is not that there is so much | misery in the world, but that there is anything else except misery. Sin and misery r are linked together in the relation of cause and effect Satan is constantly and skillfully ' tempting all to sin against God. His success ^ is only exceeded by his insatiable desires. , He has made an attempt upon every individual of Adam's long line of descendants and j in no single case has he totally failed. No human can say, "I have never followed Sa3 tan." His successes, it is true, in a countless ' multitade of cases, have been but temporary, ' his triumphs have often been short lived; r still all have yielded a listening ear to Satan's . promises. The wonder then is that our cup is only mingled with good and evil and not wholly evil. Such it would be, were it not for the - redeeming love of God. All the real good > that is in the lot of any of us, is a blessing 1 purchased by the son of God with his own J blood. a WHAT O'CLOCK. 0 When I was a boy, ray father one day callf ed me to him, that he might teach me how to know what o'clock it was. He told me the 1 use of the minute finger, and hour hand, and - described the figures on the dial plate until I , was pretty peripct in my part. i No sooner nad I gained this additional i knowledge than I set off to join my corapane j ions, but my father called me back again. - "Stop," said he, "I have something else to I tell you." t j Back again I went, wondering what else I ' had to learu, for it seemed to me that I knew | all about the clock, quite as well as my father f did. "Humphrey," said he, "I have taught you e to know the time of day; I must now teach " ! you to find out the time of your life." All this was Dutch to me ; so I waited I rather impatiently to hear how ray father 8 : would explain it, for I wanted so badly to go t. j to my marbles. "The Bible," said he, "deI scribes the years of man to ber threescore and i ton or fXnr oenre venrs Tf we divide the 5, i fourscore years of an old man's life into e ; twelve parts, like the dial of the clock, it will ! allow almost seven years for every 6gure. I When a man is seven years old, then it is one a o'clock in his life, and this is the case with :l ! you ; when you arrive at fourteen it will be r ; two o'clock with you; and at twenty-one it h i will be three o'clock, should it please God to q i thus spare your life. In this manner you may J always know the time of life; and your looks ' ing at the clock may, perhaps, remind you of e i it. My great-grandfather, according to this i- j calculation, died at twelve o'clock?mygrandv j mother at eleven, and my father at ten. At e what hour you and I shall die, Humphrey, is - only known to Him to whom all things are y known. t-; Never since then have I heard the inquiry ; i "What o'clock is it?" without being reminde ed of the words of my father, i I know not what o'clock it may be with 1 you, but I know very well what time it is r with myself; and that if I mean to do anyr thing -in this world, which hitherto I have -1 neglected, it is high time to set about it. The f words of ray father have given a solemnity 1 to the dial plate of a clock which, perhaps, it i, never would have in my esteem if - those words had n<l??een 8P?ken. "What I o'clock is it with yoi^ i f ?he daw# mA Jirmfc. f APPLE TREE ADVICE. . The following is going around on its merits, and is worthy to travel, but the writer is not c known to us or the paper in which it was it found: 1< Whether to prune apple orchards in win- a ter or summer, is a matter of doubt to many. ? Numerous theories or reasons are advanced li by the supporters of each season, and many fi of them are deserving of careful attention. A After weighing carefully much that has been C said on each side, and after frequent expert- n ments, I must say that I am strongly in fa.- ai vor of winter pruning. The impression is it too general that apple trees need cutting down it when some of the larger limbs are decayed, T and that young trees should be put in their tl places. A little careful pruning and atten* h tion is usually all that is required, and will p nearly always be amply repaid; besides, ti more fruit will frequently be obtained from n one full-grown tree in one season, when prac- b <? .?.-J . ?,u i ti ucaiiy ireaieu, uiau a yuuug uue nuum ucai n after waiting ten?perhaps fifteen?years., tc This may seem like queer advice for a nurse- p ryman to give, but some of them have for d their motto "pro bono publico," as well ait le other members of the community. The prop- b er way to do in case it is thought best to re- le new the orchard, is to plant out young trees w between the old ones, if there, is sufficient si space; or, still better, to plant them in a new ri location, if a suitable spot can be found, cl Then give the old trees good attention until st the others come into bearing, or until the w space occupied by the old trees is needed for ? the development of the new ones.- ? The apple tree in most sections of the ceun- ft try, is much longer lived than is generally si supposed. By intelligent pruning and (reat- U ment, it will live for sixty or seventy years, si and frequently much longer. In praning olcl h apple orchards, remove any dead branches if by cutting them off a little behind the de- a cayed portion, or close to one of the main ? limbs. If the branches are large, then, tl first cut a little on the under side with a o hatchet or saw, so as to meet the first incision, si This will prevent that unsightly appearance h so often seen, where a limb, in breaking off, a carries with it a portion of the bark, or splits b off a portion of the sound limb that should b have been left. If the limb is to be severed a near the trunk, or its juncture with another h branch, cut it off from one half to three inches v? from its base, according to the size of the ii limb to be cut off. At this distance thedi- g aineter of the limb was not so great as close a to the tree, and when cut in this manner, the wood will heal over more quickly. Then, again, less sawing is required, which*, to some, * will probably be a powerful reason for per- " forming the work in a right' manner. The * trees will not, perhaps, look quite so well 3 when trimmed in this way, but we should try ^ aod educate our taste up to this condition of 8< affairs, as long as it is the proper methodv In pruning all trees, younp shoots should be carefully guarded and saved, reserving, of n courses, only so many .of them as will be required to keep the tree in good shape. Trim * out also some of the inner branches, so as to " let in the sun. Severe pruning should not be Q performed at one time, but, when necessary, the pruning should be extended over two or a three seasons, so as not to give the tree too much of a check. In young and growing or- P chards less pruning is required; only sufficient to keep up the appearance of the tree, 0 and to cut out any interlacing boughs. ^ Preparation for the Rainy Days.? Successful farming depends largely upon the character of the preparation made for the I rainy days. If this preparation is not of a it character suitable for the protection of crops, stock, implements, &c., in rainy weather, the w nnffowo a 1 ado inot oa narfolnlw qa offppf T1 iai IUC1 OU UCIO a 1UOO juou aa UVI VI*IUIJ MW vuwwu gfollows cause. Nothing is a plainer index of ii ihe bad manager than the absence of adequate shelters and other provisions for the rainy a days. As it is smooth sailing in fair weather, h so it is comparatively easy work farming when the sun shines. It is those rainy days that ti do the mischief, and against which the farmer d must forecast and provide for in time. Like ei the skillful pilot, the farmer must keep a h watchful eye ahead, and be quick to move fi when he sees the skies lowering and finds the air growing damp. In the harvesting of crops especially, he must be watchful. Observation r will soon teach an intelligent eye when to ex- * pect rain. As a general rule, we may depend" ^ on the skies giving us at least twelve hours''^ notice of the approach of rain, and that much a labor would often put a crop under shelter in ( 6ne condition, provided the shelter existed. w livery farm ought to be provided with plen- a ty of house and shelter roohi for all its crops, ? stock, <fec. All implements, when not in use, ' should be put away; and every kind of stock s is better off for having comfortable shelter in ? rainy weather. It need not be expensive, but \ should be such as will keep out the rain and , snow. It is the want of this one item that ! keeps so many men poor all their lives. The " way to obviate this poverty-blast is to build ? adequate shelter before you need it. t Handy Helps.?There are some things ? which a farmer wants but once a year, and 11 there are others which he always should have ' ready. No tool comes oftener into play than 1 a hammer, for example. Every new or old J" wooden tool should be oiled. Have a barrel ^ or keg or can of crude petroleum always ready in your shop. Keep everything well t annointed. The crude oil goes right into the j pores and makes any wood durable as cedar. ^ Keep it constantly on hand. Again, save every piece of rope, and leather strap. They c will be useful for repairing. The next time g you go to a hardware store, get fifty cents or a t dollar's worth of copper wire and straps, q Copper is a great deal better than iron wire, because it is much more flexible, like cord, ^ and copper straps are capital for repairing j: any fracture in woodwork, it may be so easily ' wrapped around, or nailed on with small nails. fl Then again always have a pound or two of c wrought or annealed nails of different sizes, v that will clinch readily when you use them. a You will remember that in driving these or any other nails into hard wood, they will go t more easily by first touching the points with a a little grease, but do not let the grease get r on the face of the hammer. c i Look to your Axles.?How many horses naffer hv the want of attention to the axles of carts and wagons. We often see the wheels t running at an angle of ten or fifteen-degrees t "out of true," the teamster seeming not to 5 realize how much this incre#es the burden, t If the wheel will only revolve, it seems all y that is needed by the thoughtless driver. c Then, again, want of care in greasing the 1 wheels is another source of unnecessary labor r for the horses. It is only fair, that while we fl require reasonable labor from our animals, we ^ i shall grint them reasonable "facilities for do- j 1 ing it. 5 Worms in a Do?.?A dog troubled with ^ a hacking cough, causing him to strain ^ j his whole body while coughing, generally has j. worms, ana an aimosi cenqiu cure ia t,u give ^ | the animal ten drops of turpentine every j ,i morning for a week, mixed with a little broth or new milk, then give a dose of castor oil ; regulated by the size of the dog. s ? ?? c I Ingrowing Nails.?Pare the nail close in 1 ! the middle, then with a pin put as much cot* j s i ton under the corners as you can. Do this a I ' few times and the difficulty will be remedied, a 'i Never pare the corners of the toe nails. This t only makes the matter worse. t ; aST An eminent physician says he cures 99 c 1 out of every 100 cases of scarlet fever by s j giving the patients warm lemonade with gum 1 arabic dissolved in it. A cloth should be | rung out in hot water and laid on the stomach. ' ! JST A roasted onion made into a poultice ] 'j and bound around the neck or upon the chest j i ; usually affords immediately relief from bad j r I colds or sore throats. I c i ip&ttUatiMusi Reading. TREATMENT OF MADMEN IN FRANCE. Madmen in France are vastly more feroious than elsewhere, or there are graver faults 1 the. treatment and cure of them. It is not >ng since a ghastly tale was told of a manic standing siege in his house against a whole ompariy of gendarmes and a regiment of the ne, several of whom he killed. They set re to the .thatch and burned him to death. l pendant to this story comes from Saint >mer, in the Pas de Calais. A dangerous luetic, named Lepreter, was being taken to the sylum by the police; he escaped and plunged ito the river. Thetcaught him and entered ito a house nearly to dry his clothes, hence he escaped again, climbed a tree, and ius reached the Lavoir Sainte Marie, which as a tower fortv or fifty feet high. To this oint Lepretre made bia way. When they ied to follow him he tore to pieces a chiraey, and threatened the gendarmerie with ricks. They sent for the firemen, who poured le heaviest streams of their hose upon the >wer, to no effect. Night came on, and Leetre was left in peace, under guard. Next ay his fury was as wild as ever, and at the iast movement of those below a shower of ricks whizzed about. It was resolved to lave him, in the hope that cold and hunger quid produce their result. All the country de had gathered to witness this extraordinaf blockade. Three days passed without any liange. They offered him food in which a ;rong narcotic had been mixed. He took it ithout effect. A gallant trumpeter of the lighth Regiment tried to storm the tower, le fixed a ladder inBide and mounted. As ist as they could be thrown, the bricks came lowering on him. He was knocked sense188 from the ladder and carried off. The jb-prefect remonstrated, and the general gave is word that no harm should be done to him ' he would give way. In vain. Then, with cruel impatience one fails to understand? ;eing the poor fellow could do no harm up lere, and sooner or later must yield?a squad f soldiers were ordered up to fire! One ball ;ruck him on the shoulder and one on the ead?those from the chassepot; on the hand nd the knee he was wounded by revolver ullets. Simultaneously an attacx weut on y escalade. Lepretre lost none of his courge or his passion. Though thus badly hurt, e smashed up the balustrades to 6nd new eapons. But at length his footing gave way i the chimney, and he fell headlong to the round floor. They seized him ultimately, nd carried him to the asylum. Ia Your Note Good.?A Boston lawyer as called on a short time ago by a boy, who iquired if he had any waste paper to sell, 'he lawyer had a crisp, keen way of askiDg uestions, and is, moreover, a methodical man. o pulling out a large drawer, he exhibited a Lock of waste paper. "Will you give me two shillings for that?" The boy looked at the paper doubtingly a loment, and offered fifteen pence. "Done!" said the lawyer, and the paper 'as quickly transferred to the bag of the boy 'hose eyes sparkled as he lifted the weighty iass. Not till it was safely stowed away did he nounce that he had no money. "No mon^! How do you expect to buy aper without money ?" Not prepared to state exactly his plan of peratious, the boy made no reply. "Do you consider your note good ?" asked lie lawyer. "Yes. sir." "Very well; if you say your note's good, 'd just as soon have ita9 the money; but if ; isn't good I don't want it." The boy affirmed that he considered it good; 'hereupon the lawyer wrote a note for fifteen ence, which the boy signed legibly, and lift)g the bag of papers, trudged off. Soon after dinner the little fellow returned, nd, producing the money, announced that he ad come to pay his note." "Well," said the lawyer, "this is tne nrst irae I ever knew a note to be taken up the ay it was given. .A boy that will do that is titled to note and money, too and, giving im both, sent him od his way with a smiling ice and a happy heart. ?+ ? ? Married Under Difficulties.?A stoy comes from Milford, Mass., about a couple 'ho drove up to one of the hotels on a recent torray evening, and inquired for a clergy man. 'ollowing the directions, they tramped nearly mile, only to find the reverend gentleman 30 ill to marry them ; another minister who 'as sought was out of town ; and a third was way from home. At this juncture the hotel lerk happeued to remember that a church sstival was appointed for that night, and uggested that perhaps a gentleman of the loth could be found there, but, alas! the now aot sore couple arrived just in season to see he sexton lock up for the night. Still un* J aunted, they hurried to the clergyman's resience, just in time to see the lights extinuished. But the expectant groom was not o be thus baffled, aud soon had the clergynan to the door, and explained his errand nd his troubles. The kind-hparted parson nvited them in, roused up his wife, who, afer a hasty toilet, acted as witness, aud the wain were made one flesh. After a supper at he hotel, the man and his bride departed for - ? ~ - ! .] . CnWTl/l /'/tiinn lUUit: juol at miuuigiiu?wr?w. The Hottest Place on Earth.?One of he hottest regions of the earth is along the 'ersian Gulf, where little or no rain falls. Lt Bahrin the arid shore has no fresh water, et a comparatively numerous population ontrive to livq. there, thanks to copious prings which buret forth from the bottom of he sea. The fresh water is got by diving. The diver, sitting in his boat, winds a great ;oat-skin bag around his left arm, the hand gasping its mouth ; then he takes in his right land a heavy stone, to which is attached a trong line, and thus equipped he plunges in .nd quickly reaches the bottom. Instantly pening the bag over the strong jet of fresh rater, he springs up in the ascending current, ,t the same time closing the bag, and is helpd aboard. The stone is then hauled up, and he diver, after taking breath, pluuges in .gain. The source of these copious submaine springs is thought to be in the green hills if Osman, some five- or six hundred miles listant. Hospitality in Texas.?In no city in heUuited States is the travel-stained, weary raveler taken as good care of as h%is in a >an Antonio hotel. The mauners and cusoras of the guest are carefully studied. A tko fpAnhar ofnnninor nt. nnp uuug uinu , ?..,rr...e if our hotels, told the clerk the other evening hat he was going to be out late. "Just wait a ninute," replied the accommodating clerk, ind he rushed off, reappeared with a large en' 'elope, which he placed in the guest's breast>ocket, with the remark : "That is a bond for 'our appearance before the Recorder, propery signed. As soon as you are arrested for >eing drunk and disorderly, just give the >oud to the policeman, raehtion ray name to lira, and he will bring you home in a hack, jood night 1- God bless you !"?San Antonio herald. 46T The New York Sun says one of the reults of the Centennial Exposition is that :ountry merchants find great difficulty in colecting the debts due them. The money that hould have gone to pay store accounts has teenspentin railroad fares and hotel bills, iud now the ingenious rustics who have seen he great show have nothing left. Some even nortgaged their farms and furniture to raise noney Tor the trip, and must wait for future irops and extrication. At least this is the tory told in commercial circles in New York. - -- * - ? A merchant seeking to badger a oneegged son of Erin, said to hira,"I say, Pat, vith all your talk about the Virgin Mother,! do not believe she Was auy better than my nother ?" "That may be," was the prompt | eply, "but I tell ye there is a mighty differ-1 race in the character of their sons." \ 4 THE TROPIC STOVE, Gree?sb^ro, Jf. c. riTHE UUUK.I.N l* o ru v jvo manuiaciurea at our JL works in Greensboro, N. 0., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thioker plate than any other Stove in tho market, and consequently will the longer withstand beat and bard usage. They are of band some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal 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 pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished with each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the feet that our patterns and sizes are never changed. 8bould a piece get accidentally broken at any time, we can replace it at the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, bnton account of its intrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Gutbriesville; Jahn A. Brown, Rack Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, by buying of us, and at the same time get a STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prices delivered at depot in Greensboro: No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $80 00 41 J 44 44 44 44 M 44 A 28 00 Address, SERGEANT & McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysvllle, Cheater county, S. C. J. L. CARROLL, Agent at Chester, S. C. A^NOUCEMENT. ON the 16th day of November, 1876, and in the city of Raleigh, the undersigned commenced the publication of THF? OBSERVER. a DAILY and WEEKLY Democratic newspaper. Of long experience in their profession as editors respectively of the Fayetteville Observer and the Wilmington Journal, they do not affect to donbt the soundness of the general judgment which assigns them ability to furnish a newspaper suited to the needs and adapted to the tastes of the people of North Carolina. . Differing in politics in the olden time, there was n^ver a difference between the Observer'and the Journal in zeal for the interests and honor of North Carolina. To promote the one, and to uphold and add to the otner, will be the object of THE OBSERVER now. Of vety decided opinions on questions of public interest, and apt to give those opinions plain expression, they aeem it the first duty of a newspaper to furnish its readers with the information necessary to the formation of their opinions?to publish all "the news and their purpose Is to makeT/3E OBSERVER, now as of ola, a truthful, accurate, condensed history of the times in which we live. It was thus that "the old Observer" won its hold upon the people Qf North Carolina, enjoying theaffection of its party friends, receiving the respect and confidence of its bitterest political foes, and commanding in its comparatively isolated location a circulation larger than has ever been attained by any other North Carolina newspaper f and it is thus, by like dignity and fairness, that the editors of THE OBSERVER, transferred to the State capital, hope it will deserve. and soon eaual, and then surpass, its former circulation ana prosperity. Tt will be their high aim to deserve the public confidence by earnest efforts to promote the public welfare, first and foremost or North Carolina, next of all the Southern States, and finally, and through these, of the whole Union. Thev think that this can only be effected by the prevalence of Democratic principles, and the dismissal of the Radical party from the places and power which they have so greatly abused, and under whose baleful rule the South has been outraged and the whole country has been impoverished and disgraced PETER M. HALE, WILLIAM M. SAUNDERS. ? SUBSCRIPTION RATES? Daily Observer, one year, $8 00 Daily Observer, six months 4 00 Weekly Observer, one year, 2 00 Wpekly Observer, six months, ; 1 00 All communications should be addressed to THE OBSERVER, Raleigh, N. C. November 30 48 tf COTTON GUNS AND PRESSES. I AM prepared to furnish, at short notice, the following reliable machinery: THE WINSHIP 8AW GIN, Manufactured at Atlanta, Georgia, at $3.50 per saw, delivered at any point desired, without charge for freight. These Gins never break the roll, operate very rapidly, and cleans the seed perfectly. I refer to the following mrties, now using them, with entire satisfaction: F. H. Brown, J. B. Whitesides, T. W. Clawson, John O. Crawford, J. Wilson Marshall, J. C. Kirkpatrick and J. Ran Wallace. THE HALL SELF-FEEDING GIN, having a self-feeding attachment, by which the Gin can be operated with one hancf in the Gin House. It also protects the Saws from damage by rocks and other substances, that are often carried into the Gin by hand-feeding, and often oausing the destruction of the Gin House by fire. I also sell THE AMERICAN NEEDLE GIN, so well known and so successfully operated. A11 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 SHERRER RAILROAD'COTTON PRESS, which surpassess any other Press now in use, It can be operated with steam, water, horse or hand nnwar. T will furnish the Presses complete, or sell tiie right to manufacture, furnishing all the Irons. All of these Gins and Presses in operation in this section aregiving entire satisfaction. Call and get Circulars. T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. YORK MARBLE YARD. THE undersigned is still conducting the Marble Business in Yorkville, and would respectfully inform the public that he can supply those in want of MONUMENTS or HEADSTONES with anything in his line, and at the lowest cash prices. Monuments designed and finished in the most elaborate style, and in point of workmanship and material warranted equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Head and Footstones, in various styles, from plain to highlv-carved work, furnished at short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. Specimens usually on hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and any other desired information cheerfully given at any time. Work delivered at any point on the Choster and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on ther Charlotte, Columbia and AugustA Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thunkful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same, F. HAPPKRFIELD. January 4 1 ly CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL IS PUBLI8HHD DAILY, TRI-WEBTLY A WEEILY, AT AUGUSTA, GA? By WALSH & WRIGHT, Proprietor*. FULL Telegraphic Dispatches from all Points. Latent and moat accurate Market Reports. Interesting and Reliable Correspondence from all parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Washington City. Georgia and Carolina News a Specialty. DAILY: I TRI-WEEKLY: WEEKLY: One year....$10 One year $5 00 One year |2 Six months, 5 | Six Months, 2 50 Six Months, 1 | December 7 49 tf & K t n 69 A P?r day at home. Sample* worth (1 fret. ?ptl Htiniom St Co., Portland. Maine. 19 ly I (tn Q a day at home. Agent* wanted. Outfit and tenoafrat. kD-LZ TRUE k. CO., Auguata, Maine. 19 ly (frnquiw. TERMS?IN ADVANCE ? One oopy, one year, $ 3 00 I One copy, six months, 1 50 j One copy, three months, .. 1 00 I Single copy, 10 j Two copies, one year, 6 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 par To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge. / t i THE CHESTER FURNITURE ST8RE. TIE readers of the u Yorkville Enquirer" and the publio generally, are invited to Inspect my large and elegant STOCK OF FURNITURE. In oonsequence of my buying directly from the Manufacturers, lam safe in saying that I can sell Furniture AS CHEAP AS ANY ESTABLISHMENT South of Baltimore. My stock of Furniture is of such a character as will please all qltpses and individuals. It is both PLAIN AND ELEGANT, to suit the wishes and wants of the buyer. It is oomplete. 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, Cheater, S. C. June 29 6 ,ly 82SXJ KEWAK1I. fflHE National Board or Fire Underwriters here1 by offers a reward of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, for the detection, conviction and punishment of the party or parties, charged with the orime of Arson, in firing the premises situate near Yorkville, 8. C., being the DWELLING OF J. T. LOWRY, on April 22d, 1876. Said reward will bepaid only on due proof being furnished the Executive Committee of the conviction and actual punishment of said criminals. By order of Executive Committee. GEO. T. HOPE, Chairman. New York, May 8, 1878. 20 tf YORKVILLE ENQ ORIGINAL SEI VALUABLE PJttEM Mifflun muni V IN issuing our prospectus for the year 1877, we 1 would announce that we shall spare no pains and relax no efforts to render the ENQUIRER as at tractive and interesting a Journal as it has been in the past LITERARY DEPARTMENT, . We have already in hand a number of original 8SRIAL 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 our numerous readers in Chester county, we hare continued our engagement of Bbainerd MoLure, Esq., who will contribute a letter of corrrespondenoe 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 ' " ^ W-.T graphic style peculiar wnr. nvuuab, ujojt w not fail to be of interest to our readers in Chester, as well as elsewhere in the State. AUTHENTIC NEWS. Particular attention 1b given to collating and condensing the news of the day, and this department of the ENQUIRER, whether treating of matters at home 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 the above features, Rev. Mr. Lathan will continue his regular contributions to the "Sabbath Reading," and the "Children's Department,". whioh, under his marwpment for the past seven years, have been an important attraction. Mr. Lathan will also continue his contributions of Historical Sketches, which, with the usnal 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; "Scrape and Facts," 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 ??,n hnrvo f/-> mniffl the Enquirer reDlete pWpiCj WO uvpv wv m as an entertaining and instructive Family Journal. Terms op Subscription?Free op Postage.? at 1- rtna rraar t? 00. Til olnhfl. e&Ch 8Ub OUJJKIC wpj UUD y scriber, per year, $2.50. Money may be forwarded at our risk by draft, post-office order or regi> tered letter?otherwise we will assume no risk. Write names plainly, giving post-office, county and State. Address all letters to L. M. GRIST, Publisher, Yorkville, S. C. PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS. 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 only articles of valne, and which will prove serviceable to those procuring them. The regular retail price is given with each, and they are just as good as so muoh cash to those who receive them. All the articlea 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 3 will be delivered through the mails, to persons entitled to receive them, free of cost. The other Premiums will be . delivered at the expense for freight charges, of those receiving them. In cases where Premiums can be delivered at our publication office, arrangements may be perfected for reducing the freight charges on small articles to a nominal amount. The charges for freight on the Silver Ware and fintlftpv Premiums will be from New York ; on the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro, N. C.; and' on the Sewing Machines from Baltimore, Md. READ THE LIST. No. 1.?For a club of 4 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER KNIFE, worth $1.00. No. 2.?For a club of 8 subscribersrat $2.50 each, we will give one copy of the family edition (cloth binding) of SMITH'S ABRIDGED BIBLE DICTIONARY, the publisher's price of which is $3.50 per copy. Or for $4.50 we will give a copy of the Bible Dictionary and send the Enquirer one year to any single subscriber 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 DESCRIPTION OP Onr Cooking 8tove Premium. The elegant Cooking Stoves which we offer as Premiums, are manufactured by Messrs. Sergeant k McCauley, at Greensboro, N. C. These Stoves are made of the best Scotch pig metal, with heavier and thicker plate than any other stove in the market, and conseoiiently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They Ire of a handsome pattern and neat flnlsh, and warranted equal in points of appearance, durability and superior cooking qualities, to any Stove manufactured in the Union. The stove we have selected to five as 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, oae 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 nvz thousand of these stoves are In use In Virginia and North and South Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The stoves will be shipped to those entitled to receive them as Premiums, direct from the manufactory in Greensboro, N. C. Sewing Machine Premium. The superior Hewing Machine we offer as a Premium, is the well-known Weed Machine and is manufactured by the Weed Hewing Machine Company, Hartford, Conn. It is adapted to all the wants of family sewing; It can be readily .comprehended by any one; It runs easily; is always ready; wilt do any and all kinds of sewing with less changing and fewer extra attachments; is self-adjusting; is a two-thread Machine, making an Elastic Uock-Htltch; stands solid and Arm, with long and roomy folding, table, and has the convenience of two drawers. Several of these Machines', during tbe past year, have been delivered to persona who have returned the requisite number of Smith's Bible Dictionary. Thii Dictionary la the work of Dr. William Smith, of the Unlveraity of London, and the moat eminent lexleofrapher In the world, who, in lu preparation associated with hlmaelf orer aeventy distinguished divine* and anthon, of both Europe and this country, in the great taak of preparing a comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible, and supplying a want long felt by the religious public. The result of these labor* appeared In three large and very costly volumes, a wonderfW monument of learning. An abridgement of this great work, for popular use, made by Dr. Smith himself, Is the one we havo arranged to Aimlsh our subscribers. The book contains every name in the Bible respecting which anything can be said. It embraces the results of historic research, antiquarian investigation, the study of languages and dialects; and the discoveries of the modern travelers and expio > i. * ' & .s it HAMPTON AND REFORM! I FURNITURE AND LOW PRICES 1 i ... AT THE NEWFUBNITURE STORE, Opposite the Cotton Hotel, , \f CHESTER, S. O." i T ONG experience, and having to bay for the i J house or MARKS A REID, of Rock Hill, moonnection with my own, enables me to bay to superior advantage; and owing to the low price of ootton, I am ' SELLING AT ALMOST COST. r Come and see for yourselves. Goods DELIVERED FREE to all points be- ^ tween Gastonia and Wlnnsboro. S. K. MARKS. 1 December 7 49 tf ? | JAMES A. GLENN, D. D. g., ' SURGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST. jtfSflfe HAVING completed a thorough course in the Baltimore College, of M Dental Surgery .offers his professional services to the public., Mv address- is Zeno, York county, S. C., to which au letters requesting my professional services may bq addressed. , Prompt attention given to all calls,* and Dental work will be done at the residence of those requiring it, npon giving me notification. All work warranted to give satisfaction. Terms moderate. J. A. GLENN, D. D. 8. s I can also, sell yon a 8EWING MACHINE. J. A. G. / August 10 82 . tf MAXING AND BBPAIBIHG OF GUJTS, J 1 I- .MntfUful f|in& uDueraigiiau ? wjuivmm*j 1 with the business of MAKING AND REPAIRING GUNS. My Vfork will give SATISFACTION to my friends residing In York and Chester counties, who will extendthelr patronage tome. THOMAS BENNETT, ? , Cheater, S. 0. ' i July 6 8 ly ' .?% omrR FOR ICTT J tIAL STORIES. | [IUMS FOR CLUBS. 1 ' ? V- * IS? 10I9AY Of MARCH. ft ] _ j year, or a set of six treble silver-plated TEA 8POONS, worth $8.00. No. 4.?For a club of 15 subscribers, at 92.50 each, we will give one set?six of each?Hard Rubber-Handle TABLE KNIVES AND FORKS, ( the manufacturer's price of which lsfSjOOl No. 5.?For a olub of 16 subscribers, at 92.50 . each, we will give either a treble silver-plated ' SYRUP CUP, worth 96.00; or a set of six treble .< 'f* silver-plated TABLE SPOONS, worth 96.00. : ^ No. 6.?For a club of 18 subscribers, at 92.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER . ,f DISH, worth $8.00. { . No. 7.?For a clnb of 20 subscribers, at $150 ^ each, we will give one set of six solid oaat steel oral-handle TABLE KNIVES, and one set Of six treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, the menu- ^ ~ factureFs price of whicb artldee is $10100. No. 8.?For a clnb of 80 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a full setof extra superfine, foil oval ivory-handle TABLE KNIVES, with silverplated blades, and a foil set of treble silver-plated ft TABLE FORKS, the manufacturer's price of whioh articles is I1&00. J No. 9.?For a dab of 40 Subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one No. 8 TROPIC COOKING STOVE,with pipeaqd a tail setof fixtures, the manufacturer's price of whicb is $30X10. No. 10.?For a dab of AO subscribers, at $2150 each, we will give one three-quart, treble silverplated COMMUNION SERVICE, consisting of SIX pieces, worth $40. No. 19.?For s clnb of 55 subscribers, at $2.50 * each, we will give a WEED SEWING MACHINE, Walnut Plain Half-Case, with two Drawee rs and Drop Leaf, the manufacturer's price of which is $75. Specimens of the Sewing-Machines, and nearly all the other articles Included in the above premium list, can be seen and examined. ?* publication office; and in all casesi we guarantee that the Premiums furnished to those entitled to rfeceivethem, will be equal to the apedmens shown. NOTICE TO CLUB-MAKERS. It is not necessary that the names of a dob should all be at the same post office. Names may gnwg| be taken at any number of places if they are ah returned by the same Clnb Agent One name for two years, will be equivalent to two njunee for vl one year each. ' II . The time for completing alnbs nnder the above m offer la limited to the FIRST MONDAY OF \1 MARCH, 1877, by which time the namee with the jJ cash, should be returned to the office, though I names may be returned at any time between this I and the above date. No premium will be delivered until the requisite number of names has been . ' returned, and the fall amount due for them paid. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter, or money order drawn on the Yorltville post-office. We prefer that no money be sent us by express unless the amount exoeeds $25, and in every case the express charges must be prepaid. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. In sending names, write plainly, giving county, post-office and State. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. J , All subscribers to the Ehquibxb will receive the j?aper free of postage. ] Persons entitled to receive Premiums, must give fall directions ss to whom and how they shall be delivered. The clul>maker may commence sending in names at any time and subsequently determine I upon the Premium, or Premiums he will select; but no Premium will be delivered unless the requlsite number of names be sent, which must be jH paid for in advance. . A separate list will be kept for each clnb-raaker, who will lie credited with every name sent; so that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notiqe. After names shall have been entered on onr club-book* to the credit of any club-maker, they ' ^ will not be transferred to the list of another. 1 THE TIKE OF CL08IH0. Club-makers, ancf those who may wish to form olubs, should bear in mind that the offers we here * present do not invite competition for Premiums, * * as in the ease of working to secure the largest club. Each club-maker sending the requisite number of subscribers will obtain the Premium offered for the specified number. The time, however, for completing a club is limited until the , \ FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1877, hy which date the names, with the subscription price, should be forwarded.. Names may be sent in at any-time prior to the above date. Send the names as fast as obtained, accompanied with the cash, and the Premium will be delivered when the requisite number of names has been returned. PREMIUMS, ETC. j | rets In the Hnly Land?Rnbliwon, Rawllneoo. Ferguson, Lay- Jj ard. Offert ?nd 8Unl?y. The book U printed from new stereo-# M I type plates, on |ood paper, and U appropriately Illustrated with over 123 Bnaravlnp of beaotiftil Scene*, Ancient CItiee, and Memorable Placet of the Holy Land, descriptive figures and valuable Mapn. It contains nearly 800 closely-printed, doublecolumn, octavo pares, Includloc 94 eiefant fbll-page. Steel and Wood Engraving*. It la printed in type of a heavy, distinct, and ; legible ftice. The publisher's price of the Dictionary la Three-Quart Communion 8et. Churches unsupplied with a Communion Set appropriate to the requirement* of the sacred rite of administering the Lord* Supper, can, by our Premium arrangement, secure a fine, treble silver-plated three-quart Communion Set of six nieces, with lis I tie trouble, and, comparatively, at do cost. The n umber ofsub| scribers required in order to secure this vnluable and elegant Service can be procured In aimoet any congregation; and tbe mem bera who may be (hue called upon to contribute their abate ot the ezpente, will receive In return more than the value of tbelr contribution in a year* aubecrlptlon to the paper. Oar 8ilver Ware and Cutlery Premiums. * It With the very liberal offer which we are enabled to make, a beautifully furalshtd table la now within the reach of almoat every house-keeper; and here ir an opportunity, of which, If the ladlea avail themaelvea, thoy may aecure, with bat Uttia trouble, a valuable aet of 8ilver or Cut!erv. Those articles are made for i ua by the Luclui Hart Manufacturing Company,93 Fulton street, New York, and are warranted to be of tbe beat material. i?a?? ' ? Value of our Premiums. We would lmpreaa upon every one tbe fact that ail of oar Premiums are flrst-class gooda, and the prices attached to them in our I lata am tbe regular retail price* at which the articiea sell by all dealers nnd the manufaeturere themaelvea. It la only by the moat advaittagaous terms given as by the manufacturers that I we are enabled to make the liberal offen we do, and we guarantee every article tp be exactly aa represented. A Club aud an Extra Copy. For a dub of tir subscriber* paid In advance at the regular 1 club rates, we will give, Instead of a Premium, an extra eopy V 1 the paper to any who may prefer that arrangement; bat In consequence ofthc liberal Premiums we are now offering, wa canno* afford to givn an extra copy to the club-maker who receive* any Premiumi enumerated on oar Usl L