Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 22, 1877, Image 4
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TESTING HER AFFECTIONS* \\
Mr. Thorpe is a middle-aged widower, and
some time ago he paid his addresses to Mrs.
Butts, a widow oo the shadj aide of forty.
Thorpe is rich, and after the widow accepted
him, he began to fear that maybe she bad
taken him for his money, and so he concluded
to test her to ascertain if she really loved
him for himself alone. So one evening, when
they were sitting together in the parlor, he
said to her:
"Hannah, I've something unpleasant to tell
you, but I am going to do it because I consider
it right that you should know it. Hannah,
what would you say if I informed you
that one of my kneepans was gone, and that
I have a patent hinge on that leg?"
"I shodld say that I cared nothing for that,
ray dear. I have only one toe on my left
foot The others were frostbitten off, and the
ankle is all twisted around crooked."
"You don't tell me I" said Thorpe. "Well,
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but I've something worse tnan war- i migni
as well confess now that the bald place on top
of my head is Dot really my scalp, I've been
trepanned. I have a silver-plated concern
set into my skull, a kind of sky-light. You
can lift it up and see down on the inside of
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me.
"I'm glad yon mentioned it, dear," said the
widow, "for it gives me courage to tell you
that I haven't a hair of my own on my head.
I'm bald as a chandelier globe."
"Is that so ? Gracious! I never should
have expected it. But you will be surprised
to learn that none of my teeth are natural.
All false, and besides that, I have to wear an
India rubber thing-amagig on my palate to
keep it from dropping down."
"I'm very sorry for you, John, but it's
some comfort that all my teeth are false too,
and that I am perfectly blind in my right eye.
It looks like a good eye, but it absolutely
ain't worth a cent."
''Great Heavens I Why didn't you tell me
of this before?" exclaimed Thorpe. "But
while we are on this subject, I will say further
that I have chronic tQrpidity of the liver, and
that my breast-bone is disjointed so that it
stickR out like a chicken's. How does that
strike you?"
"O, I don't mind it," said Mrs. Botts, "because
I have been bilious and dyspeptic for
twenty years; I have a wen on the back of
my neck, and besides I am one rib short. It
was broken in a railroad accident, and the
doctor had to cut it out. I'm subject to fits,
too." * >
"This is horrible," said Thorpe. "Mrs.
Botts, I think you ought to have mentioned
these things to me when I proposed to you.
I imagined that I was addressing a woman, a
complete human creature. But what are you,
Mrs. Botts, you appear to me to be a kind of
a dilapidated old wreck, with not more'n half
of the usual machinery about you. It's a
wonder to me you don't fall to pieces."
"I am no more than you are. You said
yourself that you have a trap-door in the top
of your head and a gum-elastic palate, and
I don't know but what you have to wind yourself
up with a key at night when you go to
bed, to keep yourself running until the next
morning."
"Yes, but these things ain't true," said
Thorpe. "I only told you about them to see
if you really loyed me. I'm as sound as a
dollar; no inactive liver, or silver-plated
skull, or any thing. But you seem to be kind
of strung together, so's if you should knock
against any thing you'd scatter all around
over the carpet. I think you ought to let
me off."
"Very well, sir, so I will. But let me tell
you that I've got nothing the matter with
me either. I only invented those stories to
try you, because I knew you were playing a
game on me. Now I know you don't love
? me. You can go, sir."
"Hannah, I take it all back. I do love
you."
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"Lfo you, reaiiy f inen i love you more
than?"
But no; the cur&in had better be drawn
right here. The cold and selfish world has
no business with such scenes as this. They
are to be consolidated early next month.
Hiding His Tracks.?There were vigorous
inquiries at the post-office yesterday for
the chief clerk, and when the captain's face
appeared at the window, the inquirer asked :
"Has a cross-eyed woman been here asking
for letters addressed to me ?"
The captain hadn't seen her.
"Well, she'll be here this forenoon. She's
my wife, and she's a leetle weak in the head.
She's got the notion that I get love letters
from a woman in Canada, and she'll be here
to ask for my mail."
"Well?"
"Well, I don't get any such letters, of course,
but you musn'tgive her my mail. She might
get one with a draft in it, and not know its
value. Justsay to her that you never knew
of my receiving a* letter here, and that you
have repeatedly heard me say that I had the
best wife in town."
"But 1 don't know you."
"Never mind that In dealing with an insane
woman, it's best to be soft and slick and
smooth. Just shake hands with her, praise
her small feet, and tell her she ought to be
Droud of such a husband as I am."
?5?" A husband and wife were having one
of those arguments which occasionally interrupt
the harmony of married life. He grumbled
because there was not a better fire in
the room, and declared that she always was
just so stingy in regard to the use of fuel.
She rather admitted he? general partiality
for economy in the direction referred to, but
at the same time she asserted that she was the
subject of a great improvement in the specific
point then under discussion. For proof
on her part, she went on to state that when
her first husband was very sick (he did not
recover) she really felt some reluctance to
having a fire of sufficient capacity to make
things entirely comfortable. "But," said she,
"^hq^my seew^d dear departed was in his
last sickness, I had such a fire as no reasonable
man could find any fault with. And,"
she continued, "when your time comes to lie
in that bed, with no hope of ever rising from
it, I shall have a first-rate fire, as hot as?
why, so hot that you will -hardly know the difference
when you're dead." 'v
"NV> Jurisdiction.?A Connecticut judge,
newly elected, heard his first case with becoming
dignity. After all the testimony had
been taken, the amusing discovery was made
that the offence had been committed in Rhode
Island, and that the judge had no jurisdiction.
His Honor determined after this experience
to be more circumspect in future. The
next day came a blooming lass and laddie, to
be united in the "estate of matrimony." At
the close of the ceremony, our friend the justice
introduced the following, the result of his
yesterday's lesson: "And now I pronounce
you man and wife, so long as you shall both
live in the State of Connecticut!"
The Application.?A little boy was advised
by bis father to use illustrations in his
converse whenever they should occur to him,
"for," continued the parent, "there is no more
forcible way of conveying or impressing your
meaning." Shortly after the boy was being
lectured on generosity. "It's better to give
than to receive, Johnny?far better. The
Bible says so, and I say so." "Illustrate it,
papa. I think I will understand you better.'1
Father could not see the application.
A Pair op Shoes Gone.?A carpenter
who was always prognosticating evil for himself,
was one day upon the roof of a five-story
building upon which rain had fallen. The
roof being slippery, he lost his footing, and
exclaimed, "Just as I told you !" Catching,
however,?an iron spout, he kicked off his
shoes and regained a place of safety, when be
thus delivered himself; "I know'd it; there's
a pair of shoes gone I"
lire (farm anfl^irwiflf.
c^Ltste Within Your Means.?Here an
four words that would make a capital motu
for every farmer. Not only for every farmer
but for every human being?all, at least whc
desire to live honestly, and at peace with theii
fellow-beings and themselves. It is the oulj
safe rule for business life. One cannot go be
yond his means without getting into danger
Debt is a stupendous precipice, and the high
er one climbs on it the greater danger there is
Debt is a bottomless quagmire, and the deep
er one gets into it the less hope there is ol
getting oat. Debt is a dangerous ladder nol
going upward, butdownward, ever downward
to the regions of despair. Avoid it, as you
value your peace, your ease, your life. The
way to avoid it is to live strictly within youi
means.
Better live within your means, even if you
have to live as meanly as any old miser. A
miser out of debt is more to be respected than
a bankrupt, debt-burdened millionaire. But
you may live within your means without pe
uuriousness. There is an economy that is
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not stinginess. stinginess is penect mueuesi
of soul; economy is the careful use of the
pennies as well as the pounds. It is not economy
to deny one's self and family the use oi
every amusement, luxury and comfort in or
der to get rich. Riches are not greatness
A great man is one who does his dii'v well
and faithfully in whatever sphere he ma/ be
placed. Riches, oftentimes, are meanness; n
popular kind of meanness, it is very true, but
meanness of the most offensive type, nevertheless.
If you can make but fifty cents to-day
save at least ten cents of it. You may not
do so well to-morrow, aud the ten cents will
help to make up the deficiency. Make old
things do till you have earned money to buy
better. Make half a loaf answer till you are
able to get a whole loaf. But if you have
the means, do not wound your pride by cling
ing to the old things too long.
Training Colts.?One of the meanesl
habits of young horses is that of lying do we
in the harness. Some colts will lie down almost
as soon as you have them harnessed
Sometiraqp a blow from the whip, delivered
low down along the side, quick and sharp
will bring them up with a spring. If one oi
1 two blows do not answer, the whip is of no use
you will only torture and scare your colt
needlessly. The best way is to beat him at
his own trade, as the saying is. When he
lies down, get upon his head and neck, and
make him stav there. After five or ten min
utes, he will begin to grow uneasy. * *.
Now there is no position which gives dfan
such absolute command and mastery over a
colt as when he has his knee on his neck, and
his hands gripped ioto the bridle-pieces. Thus
situated, man is absolutely "master of the situation
and we have often thought that it
was a very good idea to have a colt of rather
vicious temper to lie down once, in order that
he might learn how powerless he is in the
bands of man. When the colt gives up, the
man at the head will easily perceive it. The
hot blaze and mad glitter will leave the eye;
the muscles will relax their tension ; the neck
will become limp; and the whole body, losing
its rigidity will lie along the earth as if it
had no thought of rising, and would never
rise. This is the 6tage of exhaustion and
submission.. The colt's rampant spirit is
cowed, and his pride humbled. H13 conceit
is taken ou.t of him. He has been beaten by
his own weapons and knows it. He will never
trouble you again in that way. As to the
time it takes to bring a colt to this conviction
there is no precise limit. Some colts will
"give it up" in twenty tpinutes, some in sixty ;
aud we have known colts to hold out for
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shorter, carry the thing through.?Golden
Rule. 1
Delicious Bread.?A frieud who knows
wherof she speaks, sends us the following as
the receipt by which the celebrated Vienna
bread was made, that became so famous on
the Centennial grounds for its deliciousnessas
to command four prices, indeed to sell for fai
more than it was worth. Will not some ol
our good house-wives try the receipt and inform
us of their success ?
Sift in a tin pan four pounds of flour, bank
it up against the sides, pour in one quart oi
milk and water, and mix into it enough floui
to form a thin batter; then quickly and lightly
add one pint of milk, in which is dissolved
one ounce of salt and one and three-quarter
ounces of yeast; leave the remainder of the
flour against the sides of the pan ; cover the
pan with a cloth and set in a place free from
draught for three quarters of an hour ; then
mix in the rest of the flour until the dough
will leave the bottom and sides of the pan,
and let it stand two and a half hours. Finally,
divide the mass into one pound pieceB, tc
be cut in turn into twelve parts each. This
gives square pieces about three and a hall
inches thick, each corner of which is taken up
and folded over to the centre, and then the
cases are turned over on a dough-board tc
rise for half an hour, when they are put intc
a hot oven that bakes them in ten minutes.
Wesuppose the ingredients may be divided
into smaller proportions, so that a single one
pound loaf couid be baked as well as foui
one-pound loaves.
Old Sows for Breeders.?Experienced
growers of swine have demonstrated by care
ful trial and yearsof observation, that breed'
ing by young sows?that is, by those not yel
matured in their own growth?should be utterly
discouraged. No sow should be permit
ted to have the care and nourishment of a
litter of pigs until her own body has attained
its full proportions. Nature is the same in
its economy, whether manifested towards the
animate or inanimate. The tree or vine
should not be permitted to bear much, if any
fruit, until it has reached a condition that all
its energies are not required to grow branches
and top. A young mother, if still under her
natural development, will withhold from her
litters much that she might do for them, did
she not consume by her own needs and her
physical demands, a per ceutage that should
go to them. The tendency and result of per
raitting this, is the dwarfing of the breed. Ii
continued in the same manner for a few gene
rations, they will fall off from fifty to one
hundred pounds per head. An increased age
of a sow is no objection. Better keep hei
until she is even three or four years old be
fore breeding be permitted ; and have first
secured the stock or kiud you desire to grow
r keep her as a breeder until she is a dozer
i or fifteen years old, as pigs from old sows wil
average much heavier than those from young
ones.
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> To Drive Away Rats.?A lady writer
; in a recent number of a New York journal
discourses in the following style concerning
i her treatment of rats and mice: "We cleanec
i our premises of these detestable vermin b]
making a whitewash yellow with copperas
and covering the stones and rafters of the eel
lar with a thick coating of it. In every crev
ice where a rat might tread, we put crystals o
i the copperas, and scattered the same in th<
, corners of the floor. The result was a perfec
i stampede of rats and mice. Since that tirni
1 not a footfall of either rat or mouse has beei
; heard about the house. Every spring a coa
i of the yellow wash is. given the cellar, as a pu
i rifier as well as a rat exterminator, and n<
, typhoid, dysentery or fever attacks the fami
' ly. Many persons deliberately attract all th<
rata in the neighborhood by leaving fruit
and vegetables uncovered in the cellar; anc
sometimes even the soap scraps are left opei
for their regalement Cover up everything
eatable in the cellar and pantry, and you wil
i soon starve them out These precautions
joined to the service of a good cat, will provi
, as good a rat exterminator as the chemist cat
i provide. We never would allow rats to hi
< poisoned in our dwelling; they are so liabli
to die in the wall, and produce much annoy
ance."
j FRENCH ASSIGN ATS. i
) There are very few in this country who
have not had the stofy of'the French assig>
nats told them in one form or another, but
r very little is known of their true history. 7t
r has been a favorite pursuit of bullion writer.}
* to tell the people of the United States what u
terrible fate befell France because of the vast
volume of paper money issued by the revolu.
tionary government of 1789f of this currency
- being a forced legal tender, based on the put*
f lie credit, aud of the depreciation that went
' on steadily in its downward course, until the
, whole system collapsed..;
i But thanks to the labors of Stephen D.
' Dillaye, we have for the first time in our own
' language an accurateand trustworthy account
of the money and the finances of the French
i revolution. This is to be found in a pamphlet,
eutitled "Assignats and Mandates; A True
i History," published by H. C. Baird & Co.,
. Philadelphia. Mr. Dillaye says that the financesofthe
French revolution were founded
> upon a system "of robbery, confiscation and
i hate." We will briefly summarize the facts.
"The revolutionary party was without mon
ey. It must recede, or it must create the
means for its support. It had not funds
enough under its control to pay its expenses
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for a day. urea it it naa none, i^very owrI
nary and extraordinary means had been ex!
liausted. Every source of revenue had been
anticipated. Hypothecation had followed hy'
pothecation until there was nothing .to. hy.
pothecate. A heroic remedy was demanded*
and it was found. The Catholic church Was
, gorged with riches, and its lands in the bands
i of its dignitaries prodaced an immense reveI
nue?dangerous as it was claimed, alike torei
ligious liberty and to morals. By a decree
' of December 2,1789, it was declared that all
' the lands ofthe clergy belonged to the State,
s It was a summary way to aequire title to these
- extensive domains; but the National Assembly,
knowing that it was a question of life and
death, bridged the chasm and. assumed the
; power. {
> Two weeks later, on the 10th of December,
the Assembly reported and passed a law for
the issuing of bills of credit, called obsignate,
or mortgages, based upon the lands confisca,
ted from the clergy. Four hundred millioqfc'
" of francs were first authorized. A corre?
i ponding amount in value of these lauds was
pledged for their redemption,"
The Church regarded the appropriation as
> a sacriligious robbery. It was taken, as the
I Abbe Maury declared, "as the thief would
take it, sabre in hand." Robbery was the
moral of the basis, and force made credit of
the robbery. On June 1, 1790, the new government
found its funds exhausted, and a
further issue of 400,000,000 francs was at once
i decreed. This proceeding convinced the clergy
that the whole of their domain was dooiri
ed to be swallowed up in the gulf of revolutionary
experiments. From that moraent.be*
gan the tremendous coalition of all the ene-,
' raies of the Republic which for years bathed
' Europe m blood, aroused all the energies of
i hate and despair, and made the assignat the
central object of attack because representing
the purchasing power of military France to
eqtiip its revolutionary government. Despite
this growing opposition, a further issue of800,000,000
francs was decreed, on September 29,
1790, with the pledge that the amount in circulation
should at no time exceed 1,200,000,000
francs.
Meantime the crusade against the assignat,
was conducted with vigor, and pamphlet af1
ter pamphlet, written by distinguished men,
was published for the purpose of urging the
' assignat into discredit. As Mr. Dillaye says,
' "anarchy, famine, and counter revolution
waged their furious passions against the government.
Speculators in gain and traders
1 upon famine were day by day organizing into
action." The Church, which was then all
powerful, appealed to the religious sentiment
1 of the nation to sustain it. Such were the
' mighty forces at work agaiust the assignat.
1 But the fervor of revolutionary patriotism
1 was so strong that the assignats "grew into
' credit, won public favor and afforded that
' moneyed instrument for purchase and for exchange,
which is essential to the existence of
' every form of government, and to society."
But counterfeiting broke the assiguat down.
"The clergy and the nobility," says Mr. Di^
" 1 aye, "set criminal law, honor, and every
nrincinlfi nf honestv at defiance, and oroctn
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ized forgery as a businesst and made the pass
' ing of counterfeit amgnala their occupation?
thus attempting by crime, by stealth, and by
s felonious and secret infamy to undermine the
! credit of the assignat, deprive France of its
1 resources, and overthrow the revolution.'' In
1 London, alone, there were seventeen manu1
facturing establishments, with a force of four
> hundred men devoted to the production of
' false and forged assignats! In May, 1795, it
? was found that there were in circulation 15,000,000,000
francs of forged assignats, "exact
f iu form, appearance, texture." Is it a won1
der that these bits of paper depreciated ? It
! was not long, as the author expresses it, be*
fore the revolution "was government meas>
ured by credit, and credit hanging by the
desperate chance of bankruptcy with forgery
' crying from the housetops, Beware 1" The
' masses began to falter in their faith, and away
tumbled the whole system, spreading ruin on
every hand.
' The Cocoanut.?The importation of the
' cocoanut is rapidly assuming the proportions
of an important branch of business. San
' Francisco is the centre of the trade, being the
' port most accessible from the Pacific islands
where the cocoanut is produced. Several fac1
tories in the vicinity are engaged in grating
' and putting up the meat in cans for house1
hold and confectionery purposes. What is a
1 luxury here, is a prime necessity to the na1
tives of the islands where it is grown, supplying
well-nigh their every want. The meat
and milk of the nuts supply them with food
1 and drink, fresh water being almost unattainable
during a large portion of the year. The
wood and leaves of the tree?the latter often
' being twenty feet in length?are utilized in
house-building and the construction of furui'
ture, and the fibre of the husk gives strong
material for twine and rope. Cocoanut oil,
: produced from the nut, is an important arti'
cle of commerce, being used in the manufac1
ture of fine toilet soaps. The sap which flows
5 from the bad before the nut is pulled, wheD
r fresh, forms a sweet and nutritious beverage.
If allowed to ferment it becomes as dangert
\ ous an intoxicant as forty-rod whisky, and is
? the cauee of endless broils and murders among
1 the islanders. The price paid by the traders
' forcocoanuts is about $1 for 300 or 400, and
| at San Francisco they bring $6 to 87 per 100,
| one vessel bringing over a million or more.
| The origin of the milk in the cocoanut, though
>1 the subject of much controversy among scien>
tists, has never been satisfactorily accounted
' for.
( ?
Ttkt Mtvwi ni? DnRAvrio.?In the State of
, Durango, Mexico, about nine thousand feet
-1 above the sea, there is a remarkable tin-bear
j ing district more than twenty miles in extent,
f j concerning which a few particulars have been
3 j made public. By sinking of shafts it has
11 been ascertained that stream tin and ore
?i abound over the whole district. The ore is
11 found loose in the veins in irregular rounded
t masses from the size of a pin's head to that
- of a man's head ; and the supply is so great
) that "metallic tin can be produced at a cost
of two cents a pound."
3
3 The Cure for Gossip.?What is the cure
1 for gossip? Simply culture. There is a great
l deal of gossip that has no malignity in it.
j Good-natured people talk about their neigh1
bors because, and only because, they have
, nothing else to talk about. The confirmed
3 gossip is always either malicious or ignorant.
i Reading is a safeguard against gossip. Peo3
pie who can talk of books do not have to talk
3 of persons. When you see a family in which
- literary magazines and newspapers are taken,
you see one where there is little gossip.
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firadrag far the Sabbath.
CONDUCTED BY
.. KEV. ROBERT LATHAN?
THE MEMOBT OF A MOTHER'S LOVE.
(The following poem was written by a condemned
prisoner upon his cell wall. A friend,
who has carried it in his pocket-book for
twenty-two years, sends us the tattered paper,
with the request to publish, as a proof of the
lasting influence of.a mother's teachiugs.)
I've wandered far from thee, mother, I
Far from my happy home; i
I've left the land that gave me birth,
In other climes to roam;
And time, since then, has roll'd its years,
And mark'd them on my brow;
Yet I have often thought of thee?
I'm thinking of thee now.
I'm thinking on the day, mother,
When at my tender side, I
You watched tbe-ddwning of my youth,
And kias'd me in your pride;
Then brightly was my heart lit up
With hopes of future joy,
While your bright fancy honors wove,
To deck your darlins boy.
I'm thinking of the day, mother,
When with anxious care,
You lifted up your heart to Heaven?
Your hope, your trust, was there.
Fond memory brings your parting words,
While tears roll'd down your cheek;
Thy long, last, loving look told more
Than ever words could speak.
I'm Jar away from thee, mother, ,
No friend is near me now,
To soothe me with a tender word,
Or cool my burning brow.
The dearest ties affection wove,'
A re all now torn for me; r .
They left me when the trouble came; f
They did not love like thee.
I'm lonely and forsaken now,
Unpitied and unblest;
Yet still I would not have thee know ,
How sorely I'm distressed.
I know you would not chide, mother, i *
You would not give me blame;
But soothe me with your tender words,
And bid me hope again.
I would Dothave thee know, mother,
How brightest hopes decay;
The tempter with his baleful cup
Has dash'd them all away;
And shame has left its venom sting,
To rack with anguish wild?
" Yet still I would not have thee know
The'80tTQWB*o| thy child. ^ r ?
Oh, I have wandered far, mother,
Since I deserted thee,
And left thy trusting heart to break,
. Beyond the deep bl?e?eaT- ' jy *r r\ rr
Oh! mother,still I love thee weilj ; 1
And long to hear thee speak,
And feel again thy balmy breath
Upon my care-worn cheek.
But ah ! there is a thought, mother,
Pervades my beating breast,
That thy freed spirit may have flown
To its eternal rest;
And while I wipe the tear away,
There whispers in my ear
A voice that speaks of Heaven and thee,
And bid9 ine seek thee there.
> 1 M !' I' r U < i 1 } * rOriginal.]
REJECTING JESUS.
Both piety and impiety present themselves
in every possible degree, from the very lowest
to the very highest. The faith of some nev?r I
is but as a grain of mustard seed. It is weak, ,
scarcely discernable. In others faith isstrong <
and vigorous, manifesting itself in all the !
words and acts of its possessor. So it is with 1
unbelief of the multitudes who reject the Sa* J
viour. In some it amounts to no more than j
apparent neutrality. This is one extreme of
irreligion. In other cases, impiety shows itself
in/opens opposition to all the precepts of {
the Bible. j
In the Scriptures, we are taught that we j
are saved by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. 1
No amount of faith is specified. The weak- 1
est faith, provided it is genuine, will secure ;
an interest in the atoning blood of the Lamb
of God. We may he rewarded or blessed in (
proportion to the amount of our faith, or the' '
strength of our faith, or the results which have ,
sprung from our faith; but the individual
who has the very smallest amount of faith, '
will be saved. j
The logical conclusion is that since the
weakest faith secures an interest in Christ and
saves the soul, the want of faith, although it <
may not be accompanied by any marked im- 1
piety, must result in the loss of the soul. The
appelation of Christian is given to all who
live in Christian lands. This, evidently, is a
loose way of designating men. Because a I
man lives in a particular country, is no proof .
either that he is a native of that country, or i
approves of its government. He may have '
been born in a foreign country and be a bit
ter hater of the government of the land in
which he at present resides. To be neutral <
is to be against what is right. Satan has no
more loyal subjects than those who attempt 1
to do no harm, but never undertake to do any
good. They are spiritually asleep. Satan is 1
whispering to them peace, when in fact there ,
is no peace. Their sins have never been pardoned
and they have no title to eternal life, i
Our admittance to the kingdom of heaven
does not depend upon our doing only a little i
harm. Were this the case, multitudes would .
be saved without a Saviour. They are physically
and mentally unable to do any great
ainuunt of evilr When we appear at the bar
of judgment, we will not be asked what we
have done to secure an interest in the inheritance
which Christ purchased with his own
blood. The question will be, have you believed
? - * >'! 1
Nothing is so easily done by us in our sinful
condition as rejecting the Saviour. It re- 1
quires no effort, no self-denial, no crucifying i
of the flesh. To accept Christ requires something
that man, in his natural or sinful state,
does not possess. He must be born from ,
above before he can believe.
(
PROVING THE SCRIPTURES.
In a village in Yorkshire, England, lived
two men who were cloth manufacturers. One 1
was named Walsh, the other Stetson. Walsh
was an unbeliever, it was a tavorite opinion i
of his that the Bible was "ail made up." He
could never believe that it was written where
it professed to be, and by the men said to
have written it. But Stetson was an earnest
Christian. " f
Walsh was part owner of a factory, and
one year he had set his heart on making a
very large and fine piece of cloth. He took ]
great pains with the carding, spinning, dye- 1
iug, weaving and finishing of it. In the process
of manufacture, it was one day stretch- (
ed out on the tenter hooks to dry. It made <
a fine show, and he felt very proud of it The
next morning he arose early to work at it;
to his amazement it was gone. Some one had
stolen it during the night
After weeks of anxiety and expense, a
piece of cloth answering the description was 1
stopped at Manchester, awaiting the owner j
and proof. Away to Manchester went Walsh, <
as fast as the express train could carry him. 1
There he found many rolls of cloth which had J
been stolen. They were very much alike. |
He selected one which he felt satisfied was his. 1
But how could he prove it? In doubt and ,
perplexity he called on his neighbor Stetson.
"Friend Stetson," said he, "I have found a
piece of cloth which I am sure is the one
which was stolen from me. But how to prove |
it, is the question. Can you tell me how?" i
"You don't want it unless it is really
1" ('
JUUIO ?
"Certainly not." j
"And you want proof that is plain, Bimple, i
and such as will satisfy yourself and every- '
body ?" <
"Precisely so."
"Well, then, take Bible proof."
"Bible proof! Pray, what is that?" i
"Take your cloth to the tenter-hooks on i'
which it was stretched, and if it be yours ev- j!
ery hook will just fit the hole through which i1
it passed before being taken down. There '
will be scores of such hooks, and if the hooks ,
and the holes just come together rigbt, no i
J
I
f
other prbof will be wanted that the clbtb it
your*.
"True. -vWhy? didn't I think of this before?"
....... i
Away he went, and sore enough, every hook
came to its little hole, and the cloth watt
proved to be his. The tenter-hooks were the
very best evidence that could be had.
Some days after this Walsh met his friend
again.
"I say, Stetson," said he, "what did yon
mean the other day by calling the tenterhooks'Bible
proof?' I'm sure if I had as
good evidence for the Bible as I had for my
cloth, I never should doubt it again."
"You have the same, only better, for the
Bible."
"How 80?? 1 '
"Put it on the tenter-hooks. Take the Bible
and travel with it; go to the place wh4re
it was made. There you will find the Bed
Sea, the Jordan, the Lake of. Galilee, Mount
Lebanon, Hermon; Carmel, Tabor and Gerizim
; there you find the cities of Damascus,
Hebron, Tyre, Sidon and Jerusalem. Every
mountain, every river, every sheet of water
mentioned in the Bible is there, just as the
Bible speaks of it. Sinai and the desert and
the Dead Sea are there. The holes and the
books come together exactly. The best guide
book through that country is the Bible. It
must have been written there on the spot, just
as your cloth must have been maae and
Btretched on your tenter-hooks. That land is
the mold in which the Bible is cast, and when
you bring the land and the Book together,
they fit to perfection."
Walsh felt the force of the argument, and
he .gave up his infidelity, and began to..read,
the Bible with an interest he bad never felt
in it before.?Dr. Neuton. * '
THE TROPIC STOVE,
QBBBGH9'
GREENSBORO* N. C.
rIE COOKING STOVES manufactured atour
works in Greensboro, N. 0., give universal
satisfaction wherever introduced. Tliey are made
of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier
and thicker plate than any other Stove in the
market, and consequently will the longer withstand
heat and hard usage. They are of band
some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal
in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold
in the United States, while it is confidently claimed
that thjhr are the CHEAPEST. All the usual
pieces'of ware and cooking utensils are tarnished
with each Stove. An important consideration
with purchasers is the fact: that our patterns and
sizes are never changed. Should a piece get accidentally
broken at any time, we can replace it at
the mere cost of casting. Not simply oecauselt
is a borne production, buton accountof its intrinsic
merits as an article of household economy, do
we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More
than ONE THOU8AND of these Stoves arc 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,
Gnthriesville: JsJiD. A. BrowivRock Hill; JL -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,
1 1 ?* ? ? * +Vi/v nnmA fi m n <vaf a
uy uuvjufc Ul us) ailu aw kijo otuiio miuo ?
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, $30 00
i< 7 <? u u u t? ui< 26 00
AdcSress, SERGEANT A McCAULEY,
Greensboro, N. C.
T. M. DOBSON A CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C.
JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C.
A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McConnellBville,
York county, S. C.
J. L. CARROLL, Agent at Chester. S. C.
YORK MARBLE YARD.
THE undersigned is still conducting the Marble
Business in Yorkville, and would respectfully
inform the pnblic 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 highly-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 Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gange Railroad, between
Chester and Dallas, or at any place between
Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on tne Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for
transportation.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed
npon my establishment, my determination is to
merit a continuance of the same.
F. HAPPERFIELD.
January 4 1 ly BLANK
BOOK MANUFACTORY
oonirt/urvDv a urn
OiaiiViliUkil AA14#
BOOK BINDERY.
THANKING tbe public for liberal past patronage,
I now invite attention to my complete
stock of
STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY,
consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Folio
Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books,
of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac,
Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives,
Writing Desks, Ac. Also,
BOCK BINDING DONE,
in all its various branches. Sheet Mnsic, Periodicals,
Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired.
Old Books rebonnd and repaired.
PRINTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A SPECIALTY
Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash
prices. * E. R. STOKES,
... .. ^ 155 Main Street Columbia, S. C.
CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL
IS PUBLISHED DAILY, TBI-WEEKLY A WEEKLY,
A.T AUGUSTA, OA.,
By WALSH & WRIGHT, Proprietors. \
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FULL Telegraphic Dispatches from all Points.
Latest and most accurate Market Reports.
r,ito.ooHn? nnH Ttaiinhln Cor resnondence from all
parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Washington
City. Georgia and Carolina News a Specialty.
DAILY: TRI-WEEKLY: WEEKLY:
Oneyear,...|10 One year, $5 00 One year,....$2
Six months, 5 Six Months, 2 50 Six Months, 1
December 7 40 tf
CHEER YOUR HOMES WITH HJSIC. "
I HAVE made such arrangements with that enterprising
and reliable Southern Wholesale
House, Ludden and Rates, of Savannah, that I can
supplv, on short notice, the Mason A Hamlin Organs,
Pianos of the most celebrated manufactories,
Sheet Music, or any other kind of Musical Merchandize,
at the lowest factory prices, and at prices
adapted to these hard times. A settled determination
to sell nothing I cannot recommend, and a
practical acquaintance of many years with such
goods, enables me to offer great Inducements to
purchasers. *
Call at my Photo-Gallery for further particulars.
J. R. 8CHORB.
December 21 51 tf
WRAPPING PAPER.
|~|LD Newspapers, of large size, suitable for
wrapping, ror aaie at ou cents per uunurvu,
it the ENQUIRER OFFICE.
|KTn & OA per day at home. Sample* worth *1 free.
u SnwaoK k Co., Portland, Maine. 19 ly
(fn o * day at home. Agents wanted. Outllt and terms froa.
3)JL^ TRUE k. CO., Augusta, Maine. 19 ly
fotfciiUe tfsqtim.
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Single copy, 10
rwo copies, one year, 6 00
ren copies, one year, 26 00
j>9- To persons who make np clnbe of ten or
more names, an extra copy of the paper will be
famished one year, ifcee or charge.
THE GHESTETFHHNltHRt'STOffi.
fltHE readers of the "Yorkville Enquirer" and
JL the public generally, are invited to inspect
my large and elegant ''
STOCK OF FURNITURE.
In consequence of ray 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
auobaoharaoteras wijj.please all classes and individuals.
It is both ,
. : /*. t il
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. Furni
rare u delivered at tunerem points aiong tne railroad,
n ?
FREE FROK FREIGHT CHARGES. \
R. BRANDT* Chester, a C.
June 29 5 .
8250 REWARD. "_
FTlHE National Board of Fire Underwriters here1.
by offers a reward of TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS, for the detection, conviction
and pnnlehmept of the perty or partieB,! chaffed
with the crime of Arson,' in flringthe premises
sitoate near Yorkville, S. C., being the DWELLING
OF J. T. LOWRY, on April 22d, 1876,
Said reward will be paid only On due- proof being
furnished the Executive Committee of the conviction
And actual punishment of Wild criminals.
By order of Executive Committee.
. GEO. T. HOPE, Chairman.
New York, May 8, 1878. 20 tf
yorkyilleenq
ORIGINAL SE]
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LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
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usnal melange of Miscellaneous Reading adapted
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* PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS.
By a favorable arrangement with the different
manufacturers, we are enabled to make the followingliberal
aud unprecedented offers of Premiums
for Clubs. These Premiums have been adopted
by us with special reference to securing only
articles of value, and which will prove serviceable
to those procuring them. The regular retail
price is given with each, and they are just ks good
? mn.ii mih t/? thnaa who receive them. All
the articles are pat down in our schedale 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 ot&er Premiums will be
delivered at the expense for freight charges, of
those receiving them. In cases where Premiun|si
can be delivered at our publication offioe, 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
Cutlery Premiums-will be from New York; on
the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro, N. C.; and.
on the Sewing Machines from Baltimore, Md.
READ TBE LIST.
No. 1.?For a olnlvof 4 subscribers, at $2.50.
each, we will give a treble silver-slated BUTTER
KNIFE, worth tf.Ob.' 1
No. 2.?For a club of 8 subscribers, at |2.50 each,
we will give one copy of the family edition (cloth
binding) of SMITH'S ABRIDGED BIBLE DICTIONARY,
the pnblisker'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 Enquires
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 ENQUmER one
DESCRIPTION OP
Our Cooking Stove Premium. : ,
The elegant Cooking Stove* which we offer a* Premium*,
are manufactured by Messrs. Sergeant It McCauley, at Gmen*-j
boro, N. C. These Stove* are made of the be*t Scotch pig metal,
with heavier and thicker plate than any other ?tove In Die
market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and
h.nt Thev are or a handxome pattern and neat finish,
and warranted equal In point* of appearance, durability and superior
cooking qualities, to any Stove manufactured In the
Union. The stove we have selected to give as a Premium l? the
largest else made by the manufacturers, and with each one wlH
be furnished, without charge, three Joints and one elbow of pipe,
and all the necessary cooking utensils, vis.: one ham boiler, one
bulge pot and cover, one tea kettle, one round frying pan, one
long (Vying pan, one round griddle, one pair waffle Irons, two sheet
Iron bread pans, one scraper and one lifter. Over riva thousand
of these stoves are In use In Virginia and North and Sooth
Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The stoves wiU
be 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 as a Premium, Is
the well-known Weed Machine and I* manufactured by the
Weed Sewing Machine Company, Hartford, Conn. If is adaptr
ed to all the wants of family sewing; It can be readily Complex
hendrd by anyone; It runs easily; is always ready; will do any
and all kinds of sewing with less changing and fewer extra attachments;
is self-adjusting; Is a two-threw! Machine, making
an Elastic Lock-Stltcb; stands solid and Arm, with long dnd
roomy folding table, and has the convenience of two drawer*,
Several of these Machines, during the past year, have been
delivered to persons who have returned the requisite number of
names.
Smilh'a Bible Dictionary*
This Dictionary Is the work, of l5r. William 8m!th, of the
University of London, and the most eminent lexicographer In
the world, who, In lu preparation associated with himself over
t seventy distinguished divines and author*, of both Europe and
th^ country, In the great task of preparing a comprehensive Dictionary
of the Bible, and supplying a want long felt by the religions
public. The result of tbesn 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.
8mllh himself, is the one we have arranged to furnish our subscribers.
The book contains every name In the Bible respecting
. which anything can be said. It embraces the results of historic i
] research, antiquarian Investigation, tbe study of languages and
I dialects, and the discoveries of the modern traveler* and expto
gAMPTOgf AND BEFOBM I ,
FURNSTURE A^D LOW PRICES
AT THE
CHESTER,
T ONG experience. an<fl having to buy for, the
in connection witn itiy own, enables Me torbny
to anperior advantage; and lowing to the tow prion
of petto* ; V
SELLING AT ALMOST COST. - v JL
Come audioes for yourselves. X Jr^k
Goods DELIVkRKP ^EJB iWl pointa be? -1
tween Gastonia and Winnsboro. V *
_ S. K. MARKS. rr
December 7 ? "48 : ^ V
~ BARBER SHOP. \
and taXurlbns Shampoo, are reminded tlwt
TH06. BALLARD, Professor of th* ArtTonsoriaL
la atill in bnshiess, in his old Shop next door
to the Enquirer building, where ltwtll afford
him great pleashre to wtft npon all who may desire
his eerrloaB. Resors-hoeedosind-tiiaajieoad#
and any o^her work of that kind promptly dona.
December 21 H tf * ;
lrAVrun ?im mnnnmro nB nm??
rjlHE undersigned is thoroughly acquainted
1. with the business of MAK1N0 AND REPAIRING
GUNS. My work will give1 SATISFACTION
to my friends residing In York, pnd
Cheaterooanties, w howl Hd^thelr^itroGage
Jntye .J* >, >......
TRIAL JUSTICE'S BLANKS.
Tt E00GNIZANCE8, Warrant* of Arrest; SamXt
mona in civil action, -and Executions, Foe
sale at the . ENQDIRJER OFFICE., ;
TORER FOR 1877. ,
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xxaxi stories; 1
HUMS FOR CLUBS.
.i > ' t " t Ml..
nBHBiriiua.in
' 11
v-n-s hrtSR'j i
year, or a set of six treble silver-plated TEA
SPOONS, worth 18.00, *
w? A ww -f?x- am swl \lL?. AA wss. J_ :< '.".fl
JJO. *ur? WUU Pf, 19 a U UDOT OerS* ML f 1.0V ?
S
the mknn&ctur?fK price of whichIs $6.00.
No. fi.-For & dab ofl6 subscribers, at $2.60 .
eacb, we win give either a treble silver-plated
8YIHJP 6tJP, worth |6:oo; br a set bf elk treble 1
aiiver-plated'TABLE SPOONS, **rth $8.00.
Na 6.?For a dab of 18 subscriber*, at tfcfl* ^
each, we will give a treble silver-plated; BUTTER
DISH, worth $8.00. ' 4jgM
No. 7.?For* a dub of 20 subeprlbors, it |*fi0
each, we will give pne apt of air apJW palatini,
oval-handle TABLE .KNIV.E8, and ope set of abt "J
treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, the man a- ^
facturer's price of which articles Is $10.06.
No. '8:?For a cldb of 80 eubscHbet*;'jit' f&lf # , '
each, we will give a fall set of extra sat?erfl?e, fall
oval Ivory-bandle TABLE KNIVES, With eilverplated
hladee; and a full set of treble silver* plated'
TABLE FORES, tbhf manufacturer', prioe of
which artldea is 816.00k
No, 9.?For a dab of 4A srabwwlbers, as < ?2.50
each, we will give one No. 8TROFIC COOKING ;.Wj
STOVE, with pipeand a full set of fixtures, the.
No. 10.?For a clab.of 60 subscribers,.at $2.50
each, wd will give one three-quart, treble"rilverplated
CbMMUNION SERVICE, oonstatfng of
SIX pieces, worth #40.
No. 19.?Foradhb of 66 subw*tberft,ftit$2&>
each, we will give a WEED SB WlNG MACHINE,
Walnut Plain Half-Case, with two Drawera
and Dron Leaf, the manufacturer's urioe of
which is |75, _
pa- Specimens of the Sewing Machines, and
nearly all the other articles Included in the above
premium list, can be seen and examined at
publication office; and in all cases we guarantee
that the Premiums furnished to those' entitled ,
to receive them, will be equal to the*specimens
shown.
NOTICE TO CLUB-MAKERS.
It Is not necessary that the names era dub'
should all be at the same post office. Names may; . 4^
be taken at any number of plaoes if they are all
retained by the same Club Agent. One name
for two yean, will be equivalent to two names /or
one year each.
The time fbr completing clubs under the above
offer la limited to the FIRST MONDAY OF
MARCH, 1877, by which time the names with the
cash, should be retained to the office, though
names may be returned at any time between this
and the above data. No premium will be delivered
until the requisite number of names has been
returned, and the full amount due fbr 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 YorkviUe
post-office. We prefer that no money be wot us
by express unless the amount exceeds $25, and in
every due the express charges most bo prepaid.
All subscriptions must be forwarded to na at
the expense of those sending them. *
In sending names, write plainly, giving county,
post-office and State.
All subscriptions will he discontinued at the expiration
of the time paid for.
All subscribers to the Ewquibkb will reoriffe
the paper free of postage,
Persons entitled to receive Premiums, most
give foil directions as to whom and how they
shall he delivered. . . ' ."J" '
The club-maker may commence" sending in
names at any time and subsequently determine
upon the Premium, or Premiums he will select;
but no Premium will be delivered unless the requisite
number of names be seat, which must be J
paid for in advance, * M
A separate lint will be kept for each club-maker, H
who will be credited with every name sent, so.
that the number returned by any person can be
ascertained at a momenta notice. V
After names shall have been entered on oqr
club-books to the credit of any clubymaker, they
will not be transferred to the list of another.
THE TIME OF CLOSING.
Club-makers, and those who may wish to form
olnbs, should bear in mind that the offers we here,
present do not invite competition for Premiums,
as in the case of working to secure the usonr
club. Each olhb-maker sending the requisite *?
number of subscribers will obtain the Premium
offered for tbe specified number. The time, bow
ever, for completing a club is limited until the M.
FIRST MONPAY OF MARCH, 1877, by 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 thq names as fast
as obtained, accompanied with the cash, and the
Premium will be delivered when, the requisite
number of names has been returned. > .. y'
PREMIUMS, ETC.
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I In the Holy Land?BoMnaon, Bawllnaoo. PnfoaoB, Lavard,
Offertaad Stanley. The book la prfatad how new atecMI
type plntea, on good paper, and U appropriately Ulaatratcd with M
o?er 19S Engravlnga of beatrttfW Scene*, Ancient Olttea, ?at
W .mora hie Placee of the Holv Land, deacrindvn rbam al
valuable Map#. It contains nearly MW clossdy-printed, doublecolumn,
octavo page*, including M elegant full-page, Bteel and
Wood Engravings. It (spriotedin type of aheavy, distinct, aad
vcr^ legible face. The publisher's price .of ike DiettoMfjr to
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Thre*~Quart Communiou Set.
Chorehes uasUppHed Whh a Communion Bet appropriate to
the requirements *f the sacred ttte of administering the L*ri^
Supper, can, by our Premium arrangement. secure a line, treble
silver-plated three qaart Communion 8? or fx pieces, with Utile
trouble-, and, oomp?ratjTeljr,ai no com.. The number of subscribers
required In order to secure this valuable and ilegxnt 8?r>
vice can be procured in almost any congregation; and tneineabers
who may be th?a called upon to cantributatbtir abate ot
the expense, wlU receive la return more than the valla of their
contribution in a year's subscription to the paper.
Our 8ilver Ware nd Cutlery Premieais.
Wl2>"the"veiy liberaloflfer which we are enabled to audio,*'
beautifully fornisbrd-taMe Is now within the reach of almost every
house-keeper; dad bete U ah opportunity, of wbleh, if the
ladles avail themselves, they may secure, with but little tranUe.
a valuable set of Silver or Cutlery. Tboee aittefaeare madeftr
us by the Lucius Hart Manufacturing Company,93 Fulton atraet.
New York, and are wariairtedto betif the bow material.
Value of oar premiums.
We would lmpma upon every tme tfca fact that a| of bur
Premiums are ftrst-clase node, asd the adeaa attached to tbeaa
In our lists are the rrgular retail prices at which the articles sefi
by aM dealer* sod the manufacturers themselves. Hteoolyhy
the most advantageous terms gtveh us by the manufacturer* m^c, ^Jk
ere are enabled u> make the liberal offers we da, and we guana- I
tee everyartteieto be exactly as repruaeatad. . ,
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A Club ud an Extrh Copy.
For a club of txx subscribers paid la advance at the regular
club rates, we will give, Instead of a Premium, an-extra eop? of r ,r
the paper to any who may prefer that arrangement; but In eoesequence
of the liberal Premiums we are now offering, w# caaoee.
afford to give an extra copy to the dub-maker woe nostrae
any Premiums enumerated on our list
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