Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 06, 1877, Image 4

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jijlumawttis Department. Startling Depreciation in Value.?A very intelligent old darkey was met by an ante-bellum friend the other day for the first time since the war, and the old man's delight I in seeing one of Massa's 'tickler friends in old times, was unbounded. After a hearty hand shaking and a protracted laugh peculiar to I the southern darkey, the gentleman said : J "Well, uncle Joe, howare you getting along ; in the world ?" "Sorter slow, Marse . Ben had rheuraatiz right smart lately, aud things ain't goue 'zactly right no how," replied the darkey. "A great many changes have taken place' since I saw you, uncle Joe. Death has taken your old master away, the family are scattered about the four quarters of the globe, the farm is divided up, and strangers occupy the old house. It makes me feel right sad, uncle Joe, to think of the changes that have been wrought by old Father Time." "Yaas," replied uncle Joe. "You 'member when I was a slave, I worked hard at odd times, and made money 'nuff to buy myself. I paid old raassa $1,000 for my freedom." "Yes," said Mr. , "I remember it." "Wished I had dat money now," mused the old darkey. "Well, yes," replied Mr. ; "It would be quite a fortune for you." "Lots o' fortune, sar," said the old man mournfully, "and every time I thiuk of it, I kinder rue de bargain. Nigger was wuff a thousand dollars then, but now he ain't wuff a cuss. Mighty changes in dis world, massa." Vicksburg Herald. That Fetched Him.?In one of the western States a man was brought into court on a charge of assault and battery, presented by his wife, and his Honor asked him why he struck her. "She called rae a worthless, lazy loafer ; but that wasn't it." "Well ?" "She said our whole family weren't fit for fish bait; but I didn't get mad at that." "What was it, then ?" "She shook her fist under my nose, and said I was too lazy to die, but I know'd she was excited and I let that pass. She's got a fearful temper, your Honor." "I wish to know if you had sufficient cause for provocation," said the court. "I guess I had, Judge. - She came close up and spit in my face, and said I was meaner thao pizen ; but I didn't hit her for that." "What then?" "I know'd her temper, and I sot there and whistled "Hold the Fort," and I was bearing with her, when she turned round aud gin my coon-dog the smashingest kick?lifted him right out'n doors onter his head. That fetched mo -TuHcto if there had- been fortv lions and a camel in the road, I'd have skinned her or died trying." Golden Leaves.?She was searching over the golden leaves which the frosts of October had detached from the stiffened twigs. Her auburn hair took on the glint of gold as the bright sun streamed down over chimney and roof and tree-top, and the tender lines around ' * l ? J - her mouth deepened, as sne wnispereu : "0, golden leaves, your life is typical of?" At that moment her mother came down to the gate, sleeves rolled up, and her big red hands hiding the view of the back yard. "Pawing over them leaves again, ar' ye ?" she exclaimed, as she caught sighPof the sentimental maiden. "Well, now, you trot in here, and wash out the rest of them colored clothes, or I'li paw you, I will." "Yes, mother dear; but these golden?" "Trot, I say I Good bar soap is the goldenest thing in market, and a washboard costs more money thau all the yaller leaves on the street." And the gentle maiden trotted. The Dumb Speak.?The late Mrs. Jane W. was equally remarkable for kindness of heart and absence of mind. One day she was accosted by a beggar, whose stout and healthy appearance startled her into a momentary doubt of the needfulness of charity in this instance. "Why," exclaimed the good old lady, "you look well able to work." "Yes," replied the supplicant, "but I have been deaf and dumb these seven years." "Poor man, what u heavy affliction!" exclaimed Mrs. W., at aL ? ~ Ki'rn t?al!nP iritK Q 11 1 U1K saiur LIIUC gi?lug mm IS1IV1 nivu u ....... hand. On returning home she mentioned the fact, remarking, "What a dreadful thing it is to be deprived of such precious faculties!" "But how," asked her sister, "did you know that the poor man had been deaf and dumb for seven years?" "Why," was the quiet and unconscious answer, "he told me so." - - ? Hi:'i> Better Go.?The following dialogue is reported as having taken place between a gamekeeper and a patient looking through the iron gate of a French lunatic asylum: Patient?"That's a fine horse; what's it worth?" Keeper?"$500." Patient? "And what did that gun oost?" Keeper? * $100." Patient?"And those dogs ?" Keeper?"$80, I believe. Patient?"What have you got in that gamebag?" Keeper?"A woodcock." Patient?"Well, now, you had better hurry on, for if our governor catches a man who has spent $680 to get a woodcock worth thirty cents, he'll have him under lock and key in no time, I tell you." Ax Embarrassing Question.?A certain ? _ C .L. _.l pnysician erueriauieu a iew gues>u uic umci evening. He is the father of a very bright boy, five years old, and precocious beyond his years. The father descanted on the boy's knowledge of anatomy and his familiarity with Latin terras. Bringing a skull into the room, the father interrogated the son as to the Latin names of the various sections of the skull, receiving prompt answers,greatly to the wonder of the guests. After this had been gone through with, the father was startled by a question from the son, who asked, "Did you kill him father ?" pointing to the skull. tag* They were sitting side by side, and she oicrhpd Rnd then he sighed: he said, "My ; darling idol," and he idled and then she idled; "You are creation's belle," and she bellowed, and then he bellowed ; "On my soul i there is such a weight," aud she waited and j then he waited ; "Your hand I ask, so bold 1 I've grown," and he groaned, and then she j groaned ; "You shall have a private gig," and ] she giggled and then he giggled ; said she, j "My dearest Luke," and he looked and she I looked; "Shan't we?" and they shanted ; j "I'll have thee if thou wilt," and he wilted and she wilted. A Turkish Fable.?Abdullah went to j the residence of Nasereddin to borrow his j mule. Nasereddin, who was not a ready lender, said that the mule was not at home. At [ that moment the mule brayed loud enough to ! wake the echoes. "What did you say, Nase- j reddin?your mule was not home??but I hear j him." "Go thy way, Abdullah," said his : neighbor: vour are not a true friend, for you ; believe the mule, and refuse to take my j word." # Why He Waited.?"You need not wait! any longer," says a guest in a Western hotel to the Teutonic landlord, who had shown him up to bed, and was disposed to wait Ion-, ger than was necessary. "You can set the light on the chair there, and go down now," at the same time beginning to remove his eoat. "But," said Teuton, "I must got <iera light afore I go." "Why must you have it?" said the guest. "Acoz I don't got an-odder candle in der house already." Fixing the Date.?There was quite a ' eorapany of fashionable guests sitting around the table after dinner, who happened to disagree as to the date of a certain event of which j they had been talking, when the host's eight-. year-old-'un attempted to expedite the solu- j tion of the problem by suddenly asking, "Why, mamma, what day was it you washed . me ?" 1 Ihe (farm and preside. Regularity in the milking of cows is of as much importance as regularity in feeding them. In a state of nature, the cow is relieved of its milk a great many times each day. Under such circumstances, the udder of the cow will remain small, and if allowed to retain the milk secreted during the twelve hours, feverish symptoms are likely to be produced. The practice of milking cows more than twice in twenty-four hours causes the capacity of the udder to be greatly increased, and probably helps in maintaining the lacteal secretion long after preguancy has taken place. When, however, by an artificial system, the cow has been enabled to retain her milk without iuconveuieuce for twelve hours or so, she ought to be milked regularly every day at that hour. When the time for milking arrives, the udder usually becomes distended to its utmost capacity, and if the milk is notspeedily removed, the auiraal suffers considerable pain. Cases of fever, the result of allowing animals to remain too long unmilked, are, indeed, by no means of unfrequeut occurrence. It is especially necessary to attend to this point for some days after the animal ' - " -l r__ j ,u..f nas Drougni iorm its yuuug, iui uunug lh?k period very little irritation of the lacteal organs is likely to bring on that most fatal of all maladies, fever. If milking is too long delayed, nature will try to help the poor animal. An absorption of milk into blood will, to some exteut, take place, and that which remains in the udder will become deteriorated. When neglect to milk a cow at the regular time is repeated several times, the secretion of the fluid is permanently checked ; and there are many cases where, by such neglect, an animal has become dry in less than a month. ... j , + ? How to Wash Laces.?Now that lace and muslin ruffles are universally worn, the pleasure of the possessors is a little dashed by the knowledge that the pretty varieties will lose their freshness, and half, at least, of their beauty in the wash, unless recourse be had to the expensive skill of a French laundress. But if they are washed at home after the following manner, they may hold up their heads with the best of the unwashed : Cover half a dozen wine or porter bottles with old stockings, sewed on to fit as tightly as possible. On these baste the solid lace, carefully catching down every tiuy loop in the border. The work is tedious but necessary. When the lace is fastened, cover the bottle in hot suds made of fine soap, and change the cooling suds to hot again several times a day. Or, better still, put the bottle in the boiler, and let it boil two or three hours, by which time the lace will be quite clean. Set the bottle in the air, and leave it till the lace is nearly, but not quite dry. Then rip the lace - ^ 11? nuAao If In o knnlr fnt* Q fou? on uttrciuiiji hum piuoo ii> iu <* v\/ua ?ui * ?w<> hours. It will come out spotless, not too white, and with the almost imperceptible stiff ness which new lace has. Even point lace emerges unscathed from this process. With half a dozen bottles, much lace can be cleaned at once, and the lace can be tacked on at odd moments. Smoking in the Barn.?We clip the following from the Spirit of the Times, and suggest that our readers should peruse and heed the admonition. We have frequently seen farmers walking through their barns with pipes in their mouths, and have occasionally heard of fire following such imprudence, always with the surmise, "was it accidental or the work of an incendiary ?" Many of the fires on our farms would have been prevented had pipes and cigars been forbidden at the lot-gate: "No smoking" ought to be posted in every barn. There is not much difference between having a horse thief around the stables and a man cleaning off horses with a pipe or cigar in his mouth; and there is no hired mau much meaner than the one who, when his employer comes around, slips his pipe into his pocket and holds his hand over it. AH such fellows should be paid off and started off. As for the proprietor himself going into the barn with a pipe in his month, no complaint can be made; but if his establishment burn up, nobody should cry unless it be his wife and children. Lightning, incendiaries and spontaneous combustion combined, do not cause as many barns to be burned as the pipe, and geuerally at least one good horse goes too. Treatment of a Bad Horse.?The N. Y. Commercial Advertiser says : "A beautiful and high spirited horse would never allow a shoe to be put on his feet or any person to handle his feet. In an attempt to shoe such a horse recently, he resisted every effort, kicked aside everything but an anvil, and nearly killed himselfon that, and finally was brought back to the stable unshod. This defect was just on the eve of consigning him to the plow, where he might work barefoot, when an officer in our service, lately returned from Mexico, took a cord, about the size of a common bed-cord, put it in the mouth of the horse like a bit, tied it tightly on the animal's head, passing his lefp ear under the string, not painfully tight, but tight enough to keep the ear down and the cord in its place. This done, he patted the horse gently on the " j side or tne neuu auu cumumuucu uuu m wilow, and instantly the horse obeyed, perfectly subdued, and as gentle and obedient as a welltrained dog, suffered hia feet to be bandied with impunity, and acted in all respects like an old stager. The gentleman who thus furnished this exceedingly simple means of subduing a very dangerous propensity, iutimates that it is practiced in Mexico and &outh America in the management of wild horses. Care of Plants in Winter.?In attending to plants during the winter, it should be borne in mind that they are hardy and will bear severe frosts without injury, provided they are kept in a hardy condition by frpe ventilation. The ventilation of the frames should be well attended to. As winter ap' J 4 fUa ooekoQ linfil mil td proacnes uu uui put uu tuc ou^uw uu? > <jU?u severe weather, and on mild days in winter, the sash should be drawn off entirely. No shutters or mats need be used. Many fail in wintering over plants through neglect or timidity in taking of the sash op mild days, or partially airing the plants, eyen (f the ground freezes in the shade. More plants die by being kept too warm than too cold. If the airing of the frames is neglected, the I plants will become too tender, and one day of severe weather ma^ finish them, The above is the plan practiced in New Jersey. Judgment must be used in wintering over plants in colder or warmer sections. Eggs?How Increased.?If an increase of eggs be desired in th6 poultry yard, before large suras of money are expended in the purchase of everlasting layers, we would recommend the system of keeping no hens after the first, or at most after the second year. Early pullets give the increase, and the only wonder is that people persist, as they do, in keeping up a stock of old hens, which lay one day and stop the next. In some parts ~c T?tko int>aritihip rnlp to keen Ul I'jUIUpc lb to biiw i>ifMi.ww.v .... the pullets ouly one year. Feeding will do a great deal?a surprising work indeed?in the production of eggs, but not when old hens are concerned ; they may put on fat, but they cannot put down eggs. Their tale is told, their work is done; nothing remains to be done with them but to give them a smell of the kitchen fire, and the sooner they get that the better.?London Agricultural Gazette. ?. Shelter.?It is absolutely necessary that animals should be sheltered from damp and cold. The reason why pigs or other animals do not fatten so readily in cold weather as in the warmer months is, that the food is largely used in keeping up the vital heat, which is now given off in excess and lost. If this loss is prevented, animals will fatten in winter as readily as at any other time. hearting fot the f abbath. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. f Original.] "THOU FOOL." Luke, 12:20. A certain individual, who had incorrect notions of the person and mission of our Saviour, came to him with the request that he would "speak to his brother, that he would divide the inheritance with him." Luke 12:13. For aught we know, one brother had grievously injured another. The injured brother came to Jesus that he might assume the responsibility of dividing, equally, the inheritance. It would seem that this man, whoever he was, and whatever was his name,1iAd ' - - . . . . ? f no interest in Jesus, any farther than his own personal advantage was concerned. There are many, in the present day, who strikingly resemble this man. They love the gospel because it makes men better neighbors, and enables them to enjoy, unmolested, more of the good things of this life. "They mihgte" religion and worldly things together. They are the friends of Jesus, and they go to Jesus because they think Jesus will make them rich and great. They feel no need of Jesus as a Saviour to save them from the filth and pollution of sin. Like many others in every age of the world, all he thought about was property. Rather than be cheated out of his share of some inheritance, he would go to Jesus to have the divide made. No doubt, those who heard the request of t.hiq man. understood all the circumstances connected with his case. Perhaps he was one of those grasping creatures, which, like the grave, is never satis6ed. Be this as it may, his request gave the Saviour an occasion to give to the world -the parable against covetousn ess. * - '* ^ s v ^w' The following are the leading points in this parable. A certain rich man was greatly prospered. His fields brought forth abundant crops. His barns were too small to contain all that his fields produced. This being the case, the rich man determined to pull down his old barns and build new and larger ones. Our Saviour says he was a "foolIn the Bible, the word fool often denotes one destitute of good sense, and, at the same time, a heinous sinnerv Now, wherein lay the folly and wickedness of this rich raau ? It was no sin to be rich, and it was no evidence oi a want or goou sense that his fields brought forth plentifully. He was, we would say, a good farmer. He understood how to cultivate the soil and how to make good crops. This was no sin. Had he mismanaged his affairs, this would have been a sin, and demonstrated that he was not a wise man. So far as taking property is concerned, he committed no sin, and in that he did make it honestly, as we suppose, by cultivating his fields properly, he showed that he was not a fool. There was no siu in his tearing down his too-small barns and building larger ones. Had he permitted the fruits of his fields to waste, on account of his not having sufficient room in his barns to preserve them, he would have sinned. It was wise in him to form this purpose of increasing the size of his barns. Still, our Saviour calls him a fool. "In what di/t liia fill I v nnnslat. ?" it mav be asked. It ,v* ,,,w * 'm m J " "" t' consisted in the estimate which he placed upon his good crops and the purposes to which he proposed to devote thera. The fruits of his fields were his god. He worshipped them. He cared for nothing else. He had no plans but plans for making wealth. He made his life?his existence, the end for which he was made?consist in the abundance of the things which he possessed. He was a fool in that be thought more about the fruits of his fields, than he did about the God that made him. He was a fool in that he served the creature, and neglected to serve the Creator. "Soul," ' he said, "thou hast much goods," and forgot that his soul was poor and needy and blind and naked, having nothing and in need of all things. Notonty did he think he had many goods, but he had them laid up "for many years." Poor, silly fool! He forgot he was horn of the dust?P creature of yesterday, whose life was a vapor. The sin and folly of this rich man in the parable, cousisted in the use whioh he proposed to make of the blessings which God, in his providence, bestowed ppop him, J?very tLinra ,1.00 fn? timDulf Un/4 nofhincr for fiih I 1/lIIUg new iUi IlllUOVIt MUU Mv?*?iug ?w> ??W | glory of God. "Soul," says he, "take thine ' ease, eat, driuk and be merry." In these words we have the declarations of a most consummate fooj. Here we have a case of a man making a god of the fpnits qf hjs fields, saying to his soul, peace, peace, when the God that made him, was not in all bis thoughts. In every laud, no doubt, there are multitudes who are accurately described in this parable of our Saviour. Like the rich man, God calls them fools. Js jt not the consummation of all folly for a man to baFteF away h'? squl, with all its immortal interests, for "ease, eating, drinking and being merry?" What a miserable spectacle to see a being, origiually made |n the image pf God, devoutly worshiping filthy lucre! Such a being fqrgots fhat he brought nothing into the world, and it is certain he shall take nothing out of the world. Jt is no sin to be rich, ^either is it a sin to use all lawful means to increase our yearly income; but it is a most heinous sin, and a desperate instance of folly, for a human being to devote all the energies of his soul to the j accumulation of wealth, for no other purpose j than to spend that wealth in the gratification I of carnal appetites and fleshly lusts. Whateyer gifts God bestows upon any of the human ffttiljly, t)6 rjesigus mat me receiver ui uueae gifts use then* for tfye glory of bin} \yho, jn his wisdom, bestowed them. He who diverts these blessings from this purpose, sins against his own temporal and eternal interests, and plays the foph Jeast, God thinks so and will act accordingly. fife?0 What iron is in the material articles ! with which we surround us, patience is among ; the graces of the bouI. Utlier gifts are more i showy, but none are more useful. We lend a j I listeiiiug e$,r to hi'Q who ha3 the gift of utterance; but we give our life jong friendship to | him who bears in patience our imperfections ! and our mistakes. Faith may briug to our | aid a marvelous power, and seem to open up : the future to our enraptured vision ; but pa- j tience enables us to piod through the lessons j J which Jesus giyes us, from day to day, until! we become strong in the knowledge of the 1 ways of God. - 1 l 865" The safety and progress of humanity depends upon each man's filling his appointed place?no matter how humble it seems?well. We are all workers?each class is dependent upon the other. The rude fisherman of the , Northern Sea, as a great English writer has! finely said, collects the oil which fills the scholar's lamp in the luxurious capital three thousand miles away. j 865" God's government is one of personal re-1 spousibility, No man can perform his neighI bor's duty for him, and no man will be excused for neglecting his owu dut^r because his neigh- j i bor has failed in his. ' THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER, PROSPECTUS FOR 1878. iiHifflipiiBKiiiim. IN announcing our PROSPECTUS for 1878, we deem it necessary only to mention the fact that the leading features which have characterized the ENQUIRER for the past TWENTY-THREE YEARS will be retained, and no etfortswill be spared by the Publisher to render it in the future as attractive and interesting a family and news journal as it has been in the past. THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT Will, as heretofore, consist of ORIGINAL SERIAL STORIES, writ'en expressly for our columns, of which a number are already in hand, from the pens of meritorious writers, and will, we feel assured, prove entertaining to the lovers of Action. Tn addition to the Serial Stories, the other Literary ..-features of the- ENQUIRER ilill consist of the usual miscellaneous selections of the cream of the press; an Agricultural Department, conducted with sjiecial reference to the wants of the Southern fanner and house-wife ; a column of Humorous Reading each week; a Sabbath Reading and Children's Department, each conducted by Rev. Robert Lathan, under whose management, for the last eight years, these departments have been an important, attractive and instructive feature; Historical and Biographical Sketches; Poetry ; Fashion Articles, etc., Ac. OR THF. DAY. Particular attention is 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 sectn to exist, will be presented, free from sectional or party bias. CHESTER CORRESPONDENCE. To meet the demands of our numerous readers in Chester county, we havecontinned our engagement of Brainerd McLure, Esq., who will contribute a letter of correspondence from Chester regularly each week. These letters are devoted entirely to Chester affairs?to the interests of the town and comity?and written in the racy and graphic style peculiar to Mr. McLure. they cannot fail to be of interest to our readers in Chester, as well as elsewhere in the State. OTHER DEPARTMENTS. Besides the above, a record of the leading events at the State and National capitals; Congressional and Legislative proceedings; "Serapsand Facts," being a. hrrtrth-fptttrl* t>f light'current topics; a compend of the News Abroad and at Home; General Correspondence; Commercial and Market Reports; Local and County News; Editorial Articles upon appropriate subjects, intended to promote tpe welfare and prosperity of oar people, will, we trust," continue to render the ENQUIRER a welcome and entertaining Family Journal. Terms of Siibscrlption--Free of Postage. Single copy one year, 83.00. ; In cluhs, each subscriber, per year, $2.50. Money may be forwarded at our risk by draft, post-office order or registered letter?otherwise we will assume no risk. Write names plainly, giving posi-omce, county and State. Address'all letters to L. M. GRIST, Pnblisher, Yorkville, 8. C. PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS. By a favorable arrangement with the different manufacturers, we are enabled to make the fol lowing liberal and unprecedented offers of Premiums for Clubs. These Premiums have heen adopted by us with special reference to securing only articles of value, which will prove serviceable to those procuring them. The regular retail price is given with each, and they are just as good as so much cash to those who receive them. All the articles are put down in our schedule at manufacturers' regular retail prices, and cannot be bought with cash any lower than the price* here given. Premiums Nos. 1,2 and 3 will be delivered through the mails, to persons entitled to rteceive 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 Cutlery Premiums will he from New York ; on the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro. N. C.; and on the Sowing 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 BUTTJSK KNIFE, worth $1.00. No. 2.?For aolub of 8 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one copv 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 ENQUTRER one vear, or a set of six treble silver-plated TEA SPOONS, worth $3.00. No. 4.?For a club of 15 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one set?six of each?Hard Rubber-Handle TABLE KNIVES AND FORKS, the manufacturer's price of which is $5.00. No. 5.?For a club of 16 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give either a treble silver-plated SYRUP CUP, worth $6.00; or a set of six treble silver-plated TABLE SPOONS, worth $6.00. No. 0.?For a olub of 18 subscribers, at 82.50 eaoh. we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER DTSH, worth $8.00. No. 7.?For a clnb of 20 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one set of six solid cast steel oval-handle TABLE KNIVES, and one set of six treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, the manufacturer's price of which articles is $10.00. No. 8.?For a clnb of 30 subscribers, at $2.50 "?? mill rvixra a full a?f r>fo-rIra minorfinft. full OfWyll, V*D nilt^lTV II <UII .-WW ... WWW. WW ..?J T oval ivory-handle TABLE KNIVES, with ailverplated blades, and a full sot of treble silver-plated TABLE) FQBKS. the manufacturer's price of which articles is $15.00. No. 0.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at 82.50 each, we will Rive one No. 8 TROPIC COOKING STOVE, with pipe and a full set of fixtures, the manufacturer's price of which is $30.00. No. 10.?For a club of 45 subscribers, at $2.50 fiftcbwWe will give one three-quart, treble silverplated COMMUNION SERVICE, consisting ol SIX pieces, worth $40. ,, No. 11.?For a club" of 45 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will Rive a WEED SEWING MACHINE, Walnut Plain Half-Case, with one Drawer, the manufacturer's price of which is $45. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. It is not necessary tljat the names of a club should all beat the same post office. Names may betaken at any number of planes, One name for two years, will be equivalent to two names for one year each. The timo for completing clubs under the above - or-- J_ VTRQT MOVFliV f>F iMier i? iiiuitcu w/ vi.u ? aiv^j. MARCH, 1878, by which time the names with the cash, should be returned to the office, thouerh names may be returned at any time between this and the above date. No premium will be delivered until the requisite number of names has been returned, and the full amount due for them paid. 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. AH subscriptions will be discontinued atthe expiration of the time paid for. All subscribers to the Enqtjirbr will rpoelye the paper freo of postage. Persons entitled to receive Premiums, must give full directions as to whom and how they shall be delivered. A separate list will be kept for each club-maker, who will be credited with oyory name sent, so that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notice THE TIME OF CLOSING. cin>\.mairnp9 and those who may wisli to form clubs, 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 largest club. Each club-maker sending the requisite number of subscribers will obtain the Premium offered for the specified number. The time, however, rot coinpietirtg a club is bruited, under the present offer, until the FIRST MONDAY OF MAROFI, 1878. 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. DESCRIPTIVE LIST. Our Cooking Stove Preminm* The elegant Conking Stoves which we offer as Premiums, are manufactured by Messrs. Sergeant & MeCnuley, at Greensboro, N. 0. These Stoves are made of the best Seotcli pig metal, with heavier and thicker plate than any other stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and bard usage. They are of a handsome pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal in points of appearance, durability and superior cooking qualities, to any Stove manufactured In the Hiflon. The strive E/q have selected to give as a Premium Is the largest sl?e made hy tlic manbfhctu,crs, and H'lth each one will he furnished, without charge, three joints ana one elqnw of pipe and all the necessary conking utensils, viz.: one ham hollvr, one bulge pot and cover, one ten kettle, one round frying pan, one long frying pan, one round griddle, one pairwamr irons, iwosuci-i iron bread pans, one seraper and one lifter. Over five thoii5 and of these stoves are in use In Virginia and North and South Carolina, an;) they give universal satisfaction. The stoves will he shipped to those entitled tr( receive them as Premiums, direct from the manufactory in Greensboro N. U. Sewipg Machine Premium. The superior Sewing Machine we offer ns a Premium, Is the well-known Ween Machine and is manufactured by the Weed Sewing Machine Oomprpiy, Hartford, Conn. It Is adapted to all the wants of family sewing; It can he readily comprehended by any one; it runs easily; is always ready; will no any t ami all kinds "of sewing with less changing and fewer extra at- j taclnnents; is self-adjusting; isa two-thread Machine, making j an Elastic l.nek-Stltch ; stands solid and firm, has a neat ease and convenient drawer, Several of these Machines, during I the past year, have henn (ifillvetecj tU persQU" who haye returned the requisite number of punies, Smith's Bible Dictionary. This Dictionary Is the work of Dr. Willlain Smith, of the I ' University of London, and the most eminent lexicographer In I the world", who, in Its preparation associated with himself over ! seventy distinguished divines anil authors, of both Europe and [ tills country, In the grcattask of preparing a comprehensive Die- I tionary of the Bible, nnd supplying a want long felt by the rellg- ! ions public. The result of these labors appeared In three large and very costly volumes, n wonderful monument of learning. An abridgement of this great work, for popular use, made by Dr. Smith himself, Is the one we have arranged to furnish our sub- : ppfjbers. The book contains every name in the Bible respecting which Anything can be said. It embrace* the results of historic research, antiquarian investigation, the study of languages and dialects, and the discoveries of the modern travelers and ezplo rers in the Holy Lnnd?Robinson, Rawllnson, Ferguson, Lay ard, OfTertnnd Stanley. The book Is printed from new stereotype plates, on good paper, nnd Is appropriately Illustrated with over 125 Engravings of benutiftil Scenes, Ancient Cities, and Memorable Places of the Holy Land, descriptive Figures and 1 valuable Mn|is. It contains nearly 800 closely-printed, doublecolumn, octavo pages. Including 2-4 elegant full-page, Steel and Wood Engravings. It Is printed In type of a heavy, distinct, and very- legible face. The publisher's price of the Dictionary Is Three-Quart Communion Set. Churches unsupplied with n Communion Set appropriate to the requirements of the sacred rite of ndminlstering the Lord's Supper, can, by our Premium arrangement, secure a fine, treble sllver-plnted three-quart Communion Set of six pieces, with lit- ! tie trouble, nnd, comparatively, at no cost. The number of sub- 1 Rcribers required in order to secure this valuable and elegant Ser vice can be procured in almost any congregation; and the men bers who tnny be thus called upon to contribute their share ot the expense, will receive in return more than the value of their contribution in n yenr's subscription to the paper. Our Silver Ware nnd Cutlery Premiums. j With the very liberal offer which we nre ennbled to make, a beautifully furnishi d table is now within the reach of almost every house-keeper; nnd here Is an opportunity, of which, tf the ladles avail themselves, they may secure, with but little trouble, a valuable set of Silver or Cutlery. Those articles are mnde for us by Chas. E. Huntington, the successor of the Lucius Hart Manufacturing Company, 22 Fulton street, New York, and are warranted to be of the best material. Value of our Premiums. We would lmpre?< upon every one the fact that all of our Premiums are first-claw goods, and the prices attached to them In our lists arc the regulnr retail prices at which the articles sell by all dealers and the mnnufaaturers themselves. It Is only by the most ndvantngrnus terms given us by the manufacturers that we are enabled to make the liberal offers we do, and we guarantee every article to be exactly as represented. A Club and an Extra Copy. For a club of ten subscribers paid In ndvance at the regular club rates, we will give, instead of a Premium, an extra copy of the paper to any who may prefer that arrnngement; but In consequence of the liberal Premiums we are now offering, we cannot afford to give an extrn copy to the club-maker who receives any Premiums enumerated on our list. PRICES REDUCED. | "THE FAMILY FAVOHITE" IMPROVED NEW MODEL MACHINE. Light-Running, Noiseless, No Gears, No Cams, No Springs, New and Elegant Styles of Wood Work. From this date, by the expiration of Patents , under which we have been paying royalties, we ' are enabled to sell our machines at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, and as low as those of any first-class machine. Send for Circulars and Price Lists. WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, BALTIMORE, MD. May 31 22 tf BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY. AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the public for liberal past patron- ' age, I now invite attention to my complete stock of i. ,* v j STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, FolinPoat. Demv. Latter and Note. Blank Books. of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Acj Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. 8heet Music, Period- < icars, Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired. Old Books rebound and repaired. PBINTED BILL AND LETTEB HEADS A SPECIALTY ' Orders promptlv attended to, at lowest cash prices. * E. R. STOKES, * 155 Main Street Columbia, S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Yorlt County, WHEJIEAS JOSEPH F. WALLACE,C. C. C. i Pleas, has applied to me for Letters of Ad- ' " -1 - * 1 - - 1 - 1 i ministration on an ana singular, me goous aim chattels, rights and credits of JOHN BOLIN, ' late of the county aforesaid, deoeased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said de- ? ceased, to be and appear before me at our next Judge of Probate's Court for the said county, to be holden at York Court House on the 14TH DAY OP' DECEMBER next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 30th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, and in the 102nd year of the Independence of the United States of America. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. November I 44 6t* DOWN WITH HIGH PRICES! , CHICAGO SCALE COMPANY, 68 AND 70 WE8T M0NB0E 8T., CHICAGO, ILL., 1 Have reduced the prices of all kinds of S O ^ L E S ! 4-Ton Hay, Stock or Cotton Scale, fcflO, PQftityEfi PRICE, $160. < All other sizes at a great reduction. Every Scale fully warranted.- All orders promply filled. Circulars, Price List, and Testimonials sent upon application. > ; _ j BUI THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. October 4 40 12m BARNES' POOT POWER MACHINERY, ft THIRTEEN Jtfok different machines with which jiTfl Builders, Cabinet Makers, Wagf T il < SI/ on Makers, an^ Jobbers in MisI i Uffim cellaneous Work can compeu JSOLl QUALITY AND PRICE, j with Steam Power Manufactu- 1 ring; also", Amateurs' Supplios, Saw Blades. ( Fancy Woods and Designs. Say where you read this and send for Catalogue and Prices. ! W, F, & JOHN BARNES, Rockibrd, Winnebago County. 111. June 7 23 10m ROSE'S HOTEL, YOKKVILLE, S. C. THIS HOUSE has been thor oughly renovated from collar to aidlliS. garret, and newly furnished, inEbiSBgffiBr eluding GRaFT6N'S PATENT , SPRING BEDS. Ill view of the times, our mot- ( to is a full House at a moderate price. Ti?n\fS_St1 Kft PKR T)AY. ORnOc. PER MEAL, < Sample Rooms reserved especially for Conimer- ' cial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 34 tf BAWPR SHOP, ; rpHOSB in want ot an EASY SHAYE, a fash- ( I ionablo ^rjd stylish cut Qf hah:, or a pleasant and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor qf the ArtTonso- ' rial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door to the Enquirer building, where it will afford ' him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done. THOMAS BALLA.RD. April 5 14 ly* j t ), R, SCHORB'S PHOTO-eALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAII. i i A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every j convenience, and a determination to do my host, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in " want of correct and fluttering UHenossos, Cloudy weather is as good or better than sunshine for all 1 subjects, except small children. Ootober 18 42 tf j? WRAPPING PAPERS ! OUT) Newspapers, of large size, suitable for ' ' wrapping, for sale at 50 cents per hundred, ? at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. November 2 44 ly SERGEANT A GREENSJBO MANUFACTURERS OF "TROPIC" COO] T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agenti JOHN R. LONDON, Ageot, I A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McG J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Cbeal August 2 . , . , (1/ _ G. H. O'LEARY. FURNITURE. TN connection with my Saddlery establishment J. I shall also conduct the FURNITURE BUSINESS, and keep on hand a full stock of articles in that line, consisting of Bureaux, Bedsteads, Tables, Chairs, Lounges, Cottage and Chamber Suites, Ac., of different styles and qualities, and in the various kinds of wood. G. H. O'LEARY. SADDLES. A FULL supply of my own manufacture of /%_ Saddles, consisting of Gentlemen's, Ladies', Boy's and Wagon Saddles, all of which will be sold very cheap, for the cash. G. H. O'LEARY. SUNDRIES. BRIDLES, Halters, Girths, Saddle Bags, Sad die Blankets, Hames, Trace Chains, Backbands, Stirrups, Bridle Bits, Buckles, etc., etc., tor sale at G. H. O'LEARY'S. COOKING STOVES. SEVERAL different brands of Cooking Stoves of the best grades, which I will warrant and sell at low figures. Also, cheaper grades of Stoves for sale at G. H. O LEARY'S. ~ TABLES. &C. DINING, Teapoy and Office Tables, Tin Toilet Sets, Towel Racks, Hat Racks, Suspension Spring Beds, etc., etc., at G. H. O'LEARY'S. HARNESS. A COMPLETE stock of Harness on band, and any kind made to order, at verv low figures, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. " WHIPS AND UMBRELLAS. A LARGE stock of Buggy, Wagon and Riding Whips and Buggy Umbrellas, for sale by G. H. O'LEARY. BEDSTEADS. T A NICE lot of Walnut Bedsteads just received. Also, Maple and Poplar and Cottage Bedsteads for sale Dy G. H. O'LEARY. A. WILLIFORD, ROCK HILL, S C. TO ALL DEALERS IN HORSE FLESH. HAVING permanently located at ROCK HILL for the purpose of conducting the Horse and Mule trade, I am now prepared to offer GREAT INDUCEMENTS To all dealers In Live Stock. With large and well-located STABLES and good MULE SHEDS, an abundant supply of GOOD WATER on my stable lot, and a large quantity of FEED on hand?the product of mv own farm?I am enabled to supply the wants "of Drovers ON MOKE ACCOMMODATING TERMS than can any other man in this section of the State. I will give my personal attention to the wants of all who may favor me with their patronage. My Stables are situated IN THE TOWN OF ROCK HILL, on the west side of the Railroad, near the depot. A. WILLIFORD. ~ NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given to those indebted to the undersigned, that immediate payment must be made. I have indulged my patrons as long as 1 DOSSimy can. i nia notice ib uirecieu iu avery individual indebted to me, I must have money ; so take warning. A. WILLIFORD. j November 1 30 tf W. H. M'COBKLEr FIRE INSURANCE. ' . 1 THE undersigned would respeotfully announce THAT HE IS AGENT for the old and reliable Fire Insurance Company: iVs.; 1 !ltR . I T^TTH TVT A A "R A _ And would fe pleased ' t i 1 ' , 1 11; ' I i V . . V: / rOTAKE RISKS AGAINSTLOSS BY FIRE 1 i i In this Company, whose reliability and solvency i IS BEYOND DOUBT. i . I'MtJ i.l ;i : i (i ? W. H. m'CORKLE. GUANO NOTICE. , ALL persons who owe me for Guano will please call and make payment, before the first of ' November. I am compelled to pay for it by that ;lme, and will need the money. I W. H. McCORKLE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA^ 1 COUNTY OF YORK-CO GET OF COMMON FLEAS. 1 Ann A. Garison and J. Martin Swann, Plaintiffs, against J. Bender Poag; Jane A. Smith, Rosa < S. Swann, Ellen Swann, and others, whose i names are to Plaintitfs unknown, children I and heirs of R. Lorraine Swann, deceased, Defendants,? Summonsfar Relief.?Complaint \ not Served. 1 Fo the Defendants above named and described: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is lo-day filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court >f Common Pleas, for the said county, and to ' <erve a copy of your answer to the said complaint >n the subscribers at their office, in Yorkville, j South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof,exclusive of the day of such service; ind if you fail to answer the complaint within the ' iime aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will ' ipply to the Court for the relief demanded in the jojnplaint. 1 Dated October 25th, A. D., 1877. 1 IIART A HART, Plaintiffs'Attorneys, L. S,] J. F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis. November 1 44 6t .. d. witherspoon. c. e. spencer | WITHERSPOON & SPENCER, , A-TTQflWmrS AT LAW, 1 YORKYILLE, 8. C, ;JST- Office in rear of Court House. t WILL practice in the Courts of the State and , the United States. Special attention given 0 tlio settlement of estates in the Probate Court, January 25 4 ly IT" NOTICE. 2JUB8CRI0ERS to the yorkviuie Enquirer, 3 not regularly served by mail, on the postal , ontea between Yorkville and Blaok's Station, md Yorkyille and Rock Hill, are hereby in- J ortned that I will deliver their papers along the outes named FRRE OF CHARGE, provided 1 Oinl. nntnoa ftn mv nlllh ' iMOV p 11 I/O4' IUC4I Iiamvo VII ??? J. N. ROBERTS, < November8 43 tf I "trTalTustice'S blanks. RECOGNIZANCES, Warrantsof Arrest,Sum- < monR in civil aotlon, and Executions. For < isle at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. < chatteltmortgages, i &/fORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to ' UX Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. i October 25 43 6t 1 c McCAULEY, ^ r c- r ' ? 'i 1 RO? BT? C?, ' THE CELEBRATED j KING- STOVES! J PRICE GREATLY REDUCED ': - vfon Cooking and Heating Stovea, I ; . _ Hollow Ware And-Irons, and Castings of al. xinda. Also, on PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS . w 'M l . i p. i ||\ { f J and Plow Castings, STRAW CUTTERS, Corn Shelters, i . . .. - . i Jj HORSE POWERS, Saw Mills, Ac. s, Yorkville, S. C. iock Hill, York county, S. C. annellsville, York county, S. C. ter, S. C. 81 ? tf <' 1 THE COLUMBIA REGISTER, l PUBLISH ID-' ; , ).,J DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY, at . il COLUMBIA, S. C., ' by ' ' 'jf HOYT, EMLYN & M'DANIEL. i- * M JAMES A. HOYT, Editor. M ? THE DAILY REGISTER contains the latent news of the day, all commercial, political and other matter sent by telegraph, full local reports, editorials upon all current topics, and GRANGE AND AGRICULTURAL DEPART- J MENT8. fl The Daily has a circulation extending to all M parts of the State, is circulated in nearly every ^ State in the Union, and is constantly increasing ; mereiore as an auvkbtihihu mbuiux it cannot be surpassed. THE TRI-WEEKLY REGISTER Is issued every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning, and contains all the news of two days in one issue. THE WEEKLY REGISTER is an EIGHT PAGE paper, containing forty-eight columns, embracing toe cream of the news of each week. This paper is within the reach of every family, and we are pleased to state the fact that its large circulation is rapidly increasing. THE REGISTER is now the Organ of the Slate Orange, and al] matters of interest to the Patrons of Husbandry will be treated in their appropriate department, * The Agricultural and Grange articles will appear in each ol our publications? Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY REGISTER. One year '.. ! |7.00 / Six months ?..... 3.50 Three months, 1.75 TRI-WEEKLY REGISTER. One year 5.00 Six months ...J..1......... 2.50 Three months 1.25 i!; . ..'r WEEKLY REGISTER. One year,J?..; .. ...?; 2 00 Six months, 1 00 J Three months 50 / TAKE THE BEST! isfr-rs. THE CSROSICLE AID COISTITUTIOIALIST. CONSOLIDATED MARCH I7TH, 1877, is the Oldest and Best Newspapers published in the South. It is the only Newspaper published in the City of Augusta?the leading' Railway and Manufacturing centre of the 8outh?and the only Newspaper published in Eastern Georgia. ITie Chronicle and Constitutionalist has a very large and daily increasing circulation in the States of Georgia,' South Carolina and North Carolina, and reaches every class of readers?merchants, farmers, professional men and'workirig men, and is a most valuable advertising medium. The DAILY Chronicle and Constitutionalist publishes all tho current news oftheday, receives all the reports of the Associated Press, and special dispatches from Washington, Atlanta, Columbia, ana all other points of interest, supplemented by correspondence. It gives ftill commercial reports of domestic and foreign markets, of all local and Southern matters, and editorial comment upon public affairs. Terms: $10 for 12 months, $5 for 6, $2.50 for 3, and $1 for 1 month, postage paid by us. The TRI-WEEKLY Chronicle and Constitutionalist contains two days' news of the Dally. Terms : $5 for 12 months, $2.50 for 6, postage paid by us. The WEEKLY Chronicle and Constitutionalist is a mammoth sheet, and the largest and band- i somest Weekly published in the South. It contains all the news of the week?telegraphic, local, vi editorial, miscellaneous?and carerally prepared reviews of the market This edition is gotten up for circulation among planters and others living in the country. Terms : $2 for 12 months, $1 for 0, postage paid by us. The Chronicle and Constitutionalist in the paper fnr mornhant. fha nlantor tha 1 awuop tha ma. chanic, the politician. It is a paper for the office, the counting-room and the family circle. Specimen copies sent free. Address, WALSH 4 WRIGHT. Managers, Angnsta, Ga. PROSPECTUS. > . a Ht'ililK- ) ll' HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ) V .W*, nv #. . , REV. R. L.ATHAN. - :r SO soon as a sufficient number of subscribers are secured to warrant the enterprise, I pro- < pose publishing a HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. J The work will embrace a COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE STATE from the first discovery of i the soil ; the settlement of the territory at diner- J ent periods; the history of the State.under the A Proprietary Government; under the Royal Government, and through the Revolutionary period, or to the close of the Revolutions!^ war. The movements of the several whig military chiefs are accurately traced, and the several battles fought during the Revolution are fcinhtely described. ; '? ' The whole will make a book of more tbapi, 700 ~ pages of the size of Stephens' Historv of the TJni- _ ted Slates. It will be printed on good paper, with clear type, and bonnd in substantial cloth. To subscribers tbe book will be delivered for FOUR DOLLARS per copy. , Persons desiring to canvass for the work are requested to communicate with the authorat Yorkville, S. C., for terms, Ac. R. LATHA.N. pgr Persons desiring to subscribe for the book, can leave their names at the Enquires Office. October 18 42 If YORK MARBLE YARD. THE andersigned is still conducting the Marble Business in Yorkville, and would respectfully inform the public that he can supply those in want of MONUMENTS or HEAD wiin aiiyiuiug in ins line, ana h toe lowest ofr-li prices. Monuments designed and finished in the most elaborate style, and In point of workmanship and material warranted equal to the work of any establishments the oountry. Head and Footstones, in various styles, from plain to highly-carved work, fhrnished at short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. Specimens usually on hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respect- fully invited. 1 Rsfimates and anv other desired InfnrmnMnn 1 iheerfullv given at any time. i Work "delivered at any point on the Chester & ind Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between m Chester and Dallas, or at any place between 1 Rook Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for iransportation. , Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed ? jpon my establishment, my determination is to nerit a continuance of the same. . .. F. HAPPERFIELD. March 9 5 ly CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respecttolly inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering tnem aertectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to be original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away yonr old clothes, but have ;liem cleaned and made to look as well as hew. 4 Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices, THOMAS BALLARD. September 0 36 tf NOTICE. | [RESPECTFULLY Inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears tn:l other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for toning and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for jharpening soissors or shears, 10 cents each, and latistaotion guaranteed or no oharge, TOM BALLARD, Barber. (Ill* fotfevttU (?ttljttiw. TERMS?IN ADVANCE ? Dne copy, one year. $ 3 00 m 3ne copy, six months, 1 50 Dne copy, three months, .. 75 3ingle copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs often or more names, an extra oopy of the paper will be Purniahed one year, free of charge, , i