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Humorous Jlcpvtmcut. THE ELDER AND THE CHILDREN. The presiding elder of a certain district of Kentucky, in other years was a New England, man, named Hawkins. He was a genial, so- j cial, easy-going man, making friends wherever i he went, and if he did not display great eru-1 dition in his sermonising, he at least preach- ! ed with spirit and with understanding. On 1 a certain occasion the elder paid his first visit to an outlaying settlement of his district, i having been notified that while there he would find quarters with Brother Buford. The day ; was just closing when he arrived at the dwelling of Brother Buford, and his host, expecting him, was on hand to receive and welcome him, which was done right warmly. His horse given to the care of a servant, and with his saddle-bags upon his arm, he followed his guide into the house, where he was presented to Mrs. Buford, a pleasant-faced, smiling woman, in the prime of life, who welcomed him in a manner that made him feel at home at once. She took his saddle-bags, and gave him a seat, and shortly, with her husband, sat down for a chat. The day was declining, and the night creeping on, and as the candles had not yet been lighted, the low-studded room, shaded by the broad roof of the piazza, grew to be quite gloomy as the conversation progressed. They had talked of the weather, of the crops, of the progress of civilization, and the spread of the Gospel, when a door opened, letting in the grateful aroma of broiling chicken and griddle-cakes, and also giving ingress to a bevy of children?six of them. The Elder, a little near sighted at best, in the gathering gloom could only distinguish that the children were all young, part boys, and part girls. The foremost was a boy, who came boldly forward, and whom the elder caught by the arm. "Aha, my little one, what is your name ?" "Johnny Buford, sir." "A fine boy, I declare!" And he kissed the sturdy shaver upon the cheek. He knew such things were pleasing to parents, and then be was fond of children. The next was a girl. Now, my little lady, what is your name?" "I'm Sissy Buford, sir." "And I hope you try to be a good little girl." And he gave her a hearty smack. And so he went through with the lot. He heard the host and the hostess titter, and he fancied that the good woman had her handkerchief over her mouth, and that the chair in which Mr. Buford sat shook as though its occupant had an ague fit. "A fine lot of children," declared the Elder. "What treasures they are to a household. Ah! how I pity the man and wife who are condemned to live on, year after year, without blessed children. You must be proud of your family, Brother Buford." At this point Mrs. Buford could contain herself no longer. The compressed handkerchief was of no avail. She burst into a laugh, long and hearty, and her husband uproariously followed suit The Elder was astounded. What could it mean ? Just then two servants entered, one to bring lighted candles, and the other to announce that supper was ready. And then the good Elder saw. There stood the six children?beautiful children!?their ebon faces gleaming in the candle-light like so many aces of spades!?little wooly-headed nigs, every one! Mr. and Mrs. Buford had never had children of their own, and they had petted these juvenile darkeys until the jetty little rascals had become as irrepressible on the premises as so many favorite cats and dogs. Mrs. Buford laughed again when she saw the Elder vigorously wiping his lips; but over the well-filled supper table the tide of feeling was soon turned to forgetfulness of the ludicrous faux pas. 8. c., JR. DID HE TELL A LIE ? A good story is told of a ship owner of Liverpool, which will bear repeating. Our merchant was a Quaker and prided himself on bis honesty. He would not have told a downright falsehood to save the value of his best ship. Jacob Penn was his name. Once upon a time Friend Jacob suffered one of his ships to set sail from Calcutta for home without any insurance upon either ves sel or cargo. At length he became uneasy. He was confideut that his ship had encountered bad weather, and he feared her safety. In this strait he went to friend Isaac. "Friend Isaac," he said, "I would like for thee to insure my ship which is at sea. I should have done it before, but have carelessly neglected it. If thee canst have the policy signed, all ready for delivery, at three o'clock on the afternoon of the morrow, I will send and get it, and send thee the money in full." Isaac did not seem anxious to insure the ship, but upon being assured that no unfavorable intelligence had been heard from her, he said he would have the policy made out, to take effect on and after three o'clock of the following day, but to cover the ship and cargo from the day of her leaving India. Early the following day Jacob received a message by the hand of a Captain just arrived, to the effect that his ship was stranded and her cargo lost. This was very unfortunate. Should Friend Isaac happen to hear the news before the policy was made out, he would not make it at all; or, if it was made out and not signed, he would not sign it. What should be do? He wanted to act honestly. It would not be right to let Isaac go n?? tko nnlipv nnHpr such PIr uu kuu luarwo uui i>uv .? cumstances. Finally he hit upon a plan. ?He summoned his confidential clerk, and sent him with this message: "Tell friend Isaac," he said, "that I have heard from my ship, and if the policy is not signed, he need not sign it at all." The clock was close upon thestroke of three when the clerk arrived. Friend Jacob's message was delivered. The ship had been heard from, and if the policy was not yet signed, he need not sign it. "I think I am in season to save it," the clerk said. "No, sir," answered Isaac, promptly and emphatically. Now in truth the policy of insurance had not been signed, for the insurer had been in doubt; but when he heard the message he judged at once that the ship was safe, and that Jacob desired to save the heavy item of the premium he had agreed to pay. "No, sir," he said ; "you are not in time. It is past three o'clock. The policy is signed. I will go get it." He slipped out and hastily finished and signed the policy, and, having dried the ink, he brought it to the clerk, demanding in return the sum which had been agreed upon. The money was paid, and the policy was taken i ? ?? ?J TonnK mlin roppivflH it vflrv ULMIIU IU X' 11cuu u wvvwj iimv -w gladly. The end we can readily imagine; and it is not difficult to judge which of the two felt most sore about the matter. BSF During one of the college vacations, Daniel Webster and his brother returned to their father's in Salisbury. Thinking he had a right to some return for the money he bad expended on their education, the father put scythes into their hands and took them into the mowing field. Daniel mowed a few sweeps, and resting his scythe, wiped the sweat from his brow. His father said, "What's the matter, Dan ?" "My scythe don't hang right, sir." His father fixed it and Dan went to work again, but with no better success. Something was the matter with the scythe, and it was not long before it wanted fixing again, and the father said in a pet: "Well, hang it to suit yourself." Daniel, with great composure, huug it on the nearest tree and retired. "You appear to be very happy, my little man?what is the cause of it?" asked a gentleman of a little urchin on the street. 'Pap's drunk, mam's in jail, Bill's got the measles, and there's nobody to git me off to school. Hope tkis businees'll last all winter.' i>aid the youngster as he vaulted over a fence. I Ihe (farm and fireside. j CHOOSING A SITE FOR AN ORCHARD. The success of an orchard depends largely on the kind of a site that is choo9en for it. Much depends on the kind of soil, and considerable on the lay of the land, its exposure to the sun and sweeping wiuds, etc. It is true every man cannot have on his farm such a site as science might point out as most desirable. Every quarter section does not furnish a first class location for an orchard, and even where they do exist, they are often at too great a distance from the chosen building spot to make it a convenient place for an orchard. But admitting all this, it is still desirable to select the most suitable place within one's reach, and where there is any choice, to choose the best. As to soil, the different kind of fruit trees require different kinds of soil for - their highest success. The apple wants a dry, rich clay loam; the peach does best in a rather light, sandy soil; pears succeed best in a rather deep, heavy clay, and the plum wants a heavy, moist clay. It is not to be expected th it all the varieties of soil caD he found in any one limited orchard site, but they serve as a guide where there is any variation in the quality of soil. Though some trees do well in a heavy soil, yet no orchard soil should ever be what might be termed a wet soil. If such is its character it should be thoroughly changed by underdraining before trees of any kind are planted in it. No kind of fruit trees will ever do well in a soil where their roots are subject to immersion in water more than a few days at time, and that just after a heavy rain. The lay of the land and exposure of an orchard site have a very important bearing on the usefulness of the orchard. Low, damp situations should be avoided, as frost is more likely to strike in such places. High, airy situations are generally more suitable for orchards, provided they are not exposed to the sweep of cold, stroug winds. An east or south exposure should be avoided, as in such situations the trees are too much exposed to the early and more intense rays of the sun. A northern exposure or a gentle decline to the north, or better still, to the northwest is the best. In such situations the trees are less exposed to freezing and thawing than in an opposite exposure. It is not so much the cold and hard freezing that injures fruit trees as the frequent freezing and thawing. Hence trees on a northern exposure will often escape injury, while those exposed to the full power of the sun are damaged, if not killed outright. The selection of a suitable place for an orchard is of so much importance that some convenience in the way of distance, etc., may well be sacrificed in order to secure the best that can be secured on the farm.?Journal of Agriculture and Farmer. PAT PROMPTLY. Credit is a bad thing for everybody. If we could induce every farmer to keep out of -L?>?! J Kim q rr rpp fpr qpr ueui, we guuuiu uoic v?uuu c ? vice than anybody has ever done him. It is the great barrier to the success of the farmer. He spends his harvest before he garners it, and is always at the mercy of the creditor. He cannot hold his grain for better prices for that note must be paid, and ten chances to one the note was given for what he could easily have done without. But the creditor has some rights which should not be overlooked, and some one has well stated them in the following: In matters of business, the maxim "Time is money" is of great practical value. It is so to the merchant, the mechanic, the farmer. Time squandered, and the very prop of life is swept away. In the business transactions of the world, to save time is a golden secret, and everything that intrenches upon this peculiar treasure inflicts a loss upon the community. And punctuality or delinquency in the payment of debts sustain an intimate relation to this subject. This any eye can see. Much time is lost in collecting debts, especially small debts, which would be saved, and might be devoted to useful business, if men would keep their engagements. And the loss in this case falls just where it ought not to fall?upon the creditor, and not upon the debtor, who is truly the offending party. Many debts, and especially small ones, cost more time in their collection than they are worth. A bill of a few dollars or a few shil lings is presented again and again?' it shall be paid soon"?and yet nothing comes but rPk*k rvr*A*.ntinn OAttOll mco milf>h pruiuiaco. jl uu uj'uiui/iuu wu^uujww ??</? time, and imposes an unjust and oppressive tax upon the creditor, and that, too, in many instances at least, in return for a real favor. Had the clerk, or apprentice, or other agent employed in collecting small debts, applied himself diligently to business, he could in many instances have earned more than he had been able to collect. This is enough to ruin almost any man whose business is conducted on a small scrle in relation to his debtors, and who at the ame time sustains heavy responsibilities to his creditors. His stock in trade, or his labor expended upon ? -nA/?ni?Ao oiima af atntor) rttw III a LCI iaio, ICl^UIACO migv ouiuu %.v periods, in order to the successful prosecution of bis business; and if his own time, or the time of his agents, is consumed in collecting a thousand little debts, even should he by the mere power of importunity finally Bucceed, by fraud, and the whole social and business world made to suffer from want of "punctuality in the payment of debts."? Western Rural. + How Farmers Should Educate tiieir Sons.?The general practice in the South among farmers is to give their sons a classical education, fitting them for the professions of law, medicine and divinity, to the neglect of the practical sciences. The natural conse| quence is that the land is filled with poorly I paid preachers and doctors, and second-rate j lawyers. The farming interests of the country are confided generally to those whose ed[ ucation has been neglected. The tendency of I this pernicious system is to create among the I educated youth of the land, a contempt for any business that requires manual labor to j sustain it. Instances are rare where young men adopt mechanical trades from choice, j While our country is sadly in need of skilled labor, our schools are turning out, annually, I fresh supplies of professional men, who expect ' - * ? > ? -c -il \t7l??. I to live UpOD toe moor Ul Oiuers. w imt lijc South needs is a change, a thorough, radical change in her educational system. We need mechanics, miners, engineers and educated j farmers. I Our country needs development, but this development will never be attained by confining the attention of young men to the study of classical literature, to the neglect of mathematics and natural science. The educated Carolinian frequentiy knows more of Horace's Art of Poetry than of guiding the plough or harvesting a crop. He is better acquainted with the Sabine form of the heathen poet than with that of his father, who has, by a life of toil, accumulated means to educate him. We do not decry a student of the dead languages, but we do decry the practice of giving an ornamental education the preference over that which so nearly concerns the prosperity of the country. Life is too short to attempt to teach a man everything. Practical education is what we need. This is what the South needed before the late war, and what she needs now. The want of skilled labor is not owing to a want of intellect among our people. It is due to that pernicious sjstera of education which allures the young from the plow, the loom and the workshop, to the already crowded fields of professional life. Hot Oats for Neuraloia.?A lady who has been troubled with the neuralgia in her head, used a bag of hot oats at night as a pillow. She says: "Heat the oats in a kettle over the fire, or in a pan in your oven, I have never been troubled with neuralgia in any place but in my head, so I can not say how beneficial it would be for neuralgia in other parts of the body. Auother cure is drinking hot lemonade." IpgtenMeflttS gjkadiwg. j STONEWALL JACKSON AT WEST POINT. In June, 1842, A. P. Hill, George E. Pick1 ett, B. D. Fry and the writer, having passed our first week at the Military Academy, were standing together on the south side of the old South Barracks at West Point, when a cadet sergeant eame by us couducting a ! newly-arrived cadet to his quarters. This | new-comer attracted our attention at once. ; He was apparantly about twenty years of ! age, &c.; was well grown ; his figure was anj gular and clumsy ; his gait was awkward. I He was clad in old-fashioned Virginia homei spun woolen cloth; he bore across his shoul[ ders a pair of weather-stained saddle-bags, j and his hat was one of those heavy, low-crowned broad-brimmed wool hats usually worn in those days by overseers, county constables, wagoners, &c. He tramped along by the side of the sergeant with an air of resolution, and his stolid look added to the inflexible determination of his whole aspect, so that one of us remarked, "That fellow has come here to stay." His nam'e was Thomas J. Jackson. He had a rough time in the Academy at first, for his want of previous training had nlaced him at a disadvantage, and it was all be could do to pass bis first examination. We were studying algebra, aud may be analytical geometry, that winter, and Jackson was very low in his class standing. All lights were put out at "taps," but just before the signal he would pile his grate up with anthracite coal, and, lying prone before it on the floor, would work away at his lessons by the glare of the fire, which scorched his very braiu, till a late hour in the night. This evident determination to succeed not only aided his own efforts directly, but impressed his instructors in his favor, and he rose steadily year by year, till we used to say, "If we had to stay here another year, 'Old Jack' would be head of the class." By the fourth year he attained a position in the first section, but his lower standing during the early years of the course, and in drawing, French and some other studies of a lighter and more ornamental character, brought his average below the point to which he had actually attained at the end of our course. In the riding-hall I think his sufferings must have been great?he had a very rough horse?and when the order came to "cross stirrups" and "trot," "Old Jack" swayed about and struggled hard to keep on his horse. When we had advanced to riding at the heads, leaping the bars, <fec., his equitation was truly fearful; but he persevered through the most perilous trials, and no man in the riding-house would take more risks than he, and certainly no one had our good wishes for success and safety more than he. I believe he went through the very trying ordeal of the four years at West Point, without ever having a hard word or bard feeling for or from cadet or professor. And while t . | | there were many who seemed to surpass mm in the graces of intellect, in geniality and in good-fellowship, there was no one of our class who more absolutely possessed the respect and con6dence of all than be did. THE SAFE PLAN. The only security from the evil effect of strong drink, is "Touch not, taste not, handle not" the accursed thing. We must be toward it as an utter stranger, and keep it without our gates, for acquaintance is dangerous and intimacy death. No man can play with the serpent and not be bitten, and foolish is he who madly plunges hie all within the reptile's reach, clinging to the delusion that if bitten, a ready remedy can be applied. Don't say that you cau drink or let it alone. Multitudes have said this and gone down to ignominious graves. Their record and their fate prove that drink is always the victor whenever it contends with the moderate drinker. Drink darkens the understanding, and before a man can feel that it is injuring him, he is bound hand and foot, as it were, by the fascinations of the demon that lurks in the cup. He may realize his situation when it is too late?when the habit has become second nature and leads him ou and on to a wretched end. This habit which thus leads him with the strength of a cable, was formed by twisting each little indulgence and yielding to appetite and passions in moments when he deemed himself secure. The habit of drinking will admit of no cessation, and what may content to-day will fail to-morrow in quantity or effect. If one glass arouses a man's nerves to-day, it win require more to uo ho to-morrow, for the reaction resultant from the first glass must be overcome before the nerve force can begin to exert. This will require a portion of the stimulant, the desired tone more than ever, both more than was used the day previous. Continue the practice and each successive reaction is greater than its predecessor, or owing to the expended vitality, and the organism thus weakened by repeated strains upon its latent powers, soon becomes a prey to disease. History and daily observation prove strong drink to be the mightiest power that ever exerted sway over the human family. None so high that it cannot debase; none so stroDg that it cannot weaken ; none so good or holy that it cannot change into fiends. The king on his throne is brought to a common level with the beggar of the street, and each lowered beneath the plane of rational, accountable beings. Truly it is not a respector of persons, nor does youth, manhood or honored old age escape its deadly ravages. In total abstinence alone there is security, and its principle is holy and benevolent. Embrace it, young man, and yours will be the fortune to possess a sound mind in a sound body, for intemperance is a prolific source of disease as well as the parent of vice.?Jtixchange. Andrew Jackson and the Fop.?When Andrew Jackaon was a young man attending court at Rogeraville, Tennessee, he lived at a hotel famous for its good cheer. One day, as he sat on the piazza, a youth came riding along dressed in the pink of fashion, his eyes fixed on vacancy, replying not to the salutes which it was the custom of the times for strangers to give each other. At a glance, Jackson saw the fop, and determined to play the part of Boniface. He welcomed the silent I stranger with distinguished politeness, and the company about the fire made room for him. But the automaton was not to be wen to con versation. He walked up and down the room contemplating his own graces, and presently exclaimed, commandingly,"Landlord, I want supper." Supper was spread, and the stately youth devoured it. Then he resumed his walk, answered not a word to the fireside circle of lawyers and judges, and Jackson grew i more and more wrathful. "Landlord, I want ! to go to bed !" was the next demand ; and he j added, I want a room to myself." Jackson i I represented that the house was full, and there 1 was no single room to be had; the young fel- j i low was not to be moved. Jackson disap ' peared, and shortly returned announcing that j the guest's room was ready. The two went I off through the front door, all the company following, and stopped?at the corn crib; : through the cracks of which a light was shij ning. "There's your room," said Jackson. "Do you wish to insult me, sir ?" "No insult | at all, sir. You vowed you would not sleep I in a room with any one, and demanded a I room by yourself. There it is, sir." "I vow I will not sleep there," said the dandy. By j the Eternal you shall!" exclaimed Jackson, , and grabbing the youth, he sent him, at one ; toss, into the crib and locked the door. And j there he staid all night, and in the morning ' j he was released and dismissed breakfastless by the impetuous Jackson. This is a tale rej lated by an ancient lady of Rogersville. j ?aT Were the happiness of the next world 1 as closely apprehended as the felicities of this, it were a martyrdom to live j and unto such ; as consider none hereafter, it must be more than death to die, which makes us amazed at those audacities that durst be nothing and > return uuto chaos again. ftcadiug for the $a&foath. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATH AN. fOrlslnai.J I THE CHARACTER OF CORNELIUS. One of the features of the Bible, is that it teaches important moral truths while narrating historic facts. Great practical lessons of i piety are incorporated into the dry detail of i geneological tables. In every paragraph of i the Bible, there is something related which i suggests man's duty. What God approves | and what he disapproves, is constantly discoverable. In the short history of Cornelius, incidentally related, there are many things which are not only interesting, but exceedingly instructive. A number of questions are suggested, all of which lead the mind to make important investigations. Who was Cornelius and how did he make such attainments in true religion ? How did it come to pas9 that the commander of a band of Roman soldiers, was not involved in the Pagan darkness which brooded over the world at that time? These are questions of legitimate inquiry, but it is not our present purpose to answer them. The character of Cornelius is thus described. He was "a devout man and one that feared God with all his house." Acta x : 2. In this short sentence, we have a complete description of Cornelius. He was a devout man. We would say he was a pious man?a man absorbed in religion, both in theory and | practice. Farther, it is said "he feared God." God, the true God, was the object of his religious adoration. These words suggest tbat he had once been a heathen, but that he had rejected idol worship and become a worshipper of the God that made the heavens and the earth. But that is not all. He had for| saken the Gentile worship and chosen the true God. This was a great thing, but he did not stop at this point. He was a devout man, and feared God with his house. We are not told what family he had. He may have had a large family, or he may not. All that we certainly know, is that he had some family. It is not a matter of great importance that we know, with exact certainty, in what that family consisted. In the words, "with his house," we have the summing up of the characteristics of a devout mau and one that fears God. The practice of no small number of those who live in Christian Iand9 is fearfully [ at variance with that of Cornelius. No inj significant number of husbands are content that their wives are pious. Of this fact they RnpAk with seeming delight: but at the same O O time are themselves neither devout men nor men that fear God. For the sake of their wives, apparently, they treat religion and pious people with great respect; but that is all. They are not devout men. They do not claim ; to be devout. They do not fear God. They will tell you, with awful indifference, that they have no religion. Again, we find that some husbands and fathers are themselves pious, or, at least, profess to be pious; and yet are indifferent as to whether their families fear God or not. Unlike Cornelius, they are devout men, and men that fear God without their families. Such men worship God?if they do in fact worship : him?apart from their families. The sons and daughters of these men are permitted to grow up in ignorance of the Bible. No effort is made by them to bring their children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. The father takes his course and the children are permitted to take theirs. The father permits, in the fullest sense of the word, his sons aud his daughters to do as they please in everything that pertains to religion. It is evident that this is not the way that Cornelius did. In the words "worship God with his family," we are incidentally taught that every family must have a chief or ruler. By a law of God, the husband and father is the head of the family. In all secular matters, this is a recognized fact. The principle is universal. Legal enactments may modify it, but they cannot destroy it. God made this law, and to some extent it obtains in every land and among all sorts of people. Every husband and father is head of his household in every respect. He is bound to provide for his family, to protect them, to instruct them, and to govern them. By a law of his nature, he is led instinctively to make provision for hifl children's temDoral welfare, and the law of grace prompts him to point them to the source of all spiritual and eternal good. Hence it was only in accordance with the promptings of a regenerated spirit, that Cornelius worshipped God with his house. It is wicked in a father to exercise no moral control over his children. He dare not say that he will do nothing because he cannot give his children new hearts. He might as well say he will make no effort to provide for their food and raiment, because he cannot preserve them from the ravages of death. It is perilous in any father to make no effort to induce his offspring to choose the Lord. Children?all children?by nature, choose the service of Satan. No master is required to teach the human family to sin. They can learn how to sin without a teacher; but they Qiust be taught to serve the JLord. Who is more competent to teach children to serve the Lord than their own father, and in what way can a father better teach his children to be devout and to fear God, than by worshipping God with his children ? There is no more fit person to instruct children in religion than their own parents, and in no other way can parents better make pious impressions upon the minds of their children than by fearing God with them. Those parents who have no concern about the religious training of their children, or those parents who do not "fear God with their house," have good reason to suspect the genuineness of their own piety. - S65" Religion is not confined to devotional exercises, but rather consists in doing all we are called and qualified to do, with a single eye to God's glory and will, from a grateful sense of hie mercy to us. This is the alchemy which turns every thing into gold, and stamps a value on common actions. fiST The first and great commandment is to love the Lord Jesus Christ, and the second is like unto it; love thy neighbor as thyself. Men and brothers, charity for our neighbors is the great need of the land. Remember thy own faults ere thou uphraid thy neighbor. j AS?" It is far easier to feign respect wnen we I do not feel it, than to express it when we actually do, for which reason, frank, straightforward people always appear hypocritical to suspicious ones. 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By a favorable arrangement with the different manufacturers, we are enabled to make the following liberal and unprecedented offers of Premiums for Clubs. These Premiums have been adopted by us with special reference to securing only articles of 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 anv lower than the prices here . \T>_ 1 O 3 O til given. I'reiniums nun. i, ^uuu o win uouHiiveruu through the mails, to persons entitled to receive them, free of cost. The other Premiums will be delivered at the expense for freight charges, of those receiving them. In cases where Premiums can be delivered at our publication office, arrange- . ments may be perfected for reducing the freight charges on small articles to a nominal amount. . The charges frr 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 THE LIST ' No. 1.?For a club of 4 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER KNIFE, worth 81.00. I No. 2.?For a club of 8 subscribers, at $2.50 each, i we will give one copv of the family edition (cloth < binding) ofSMITH'S ABRIDGED BIBLE DIC- i TIONARY, the publisher's price of which is $3.50 per copy. Or for 84.50 we will give a copy of the Bible Dictionary and send the Enquirer i one year to any single subscriber not in a club. No. 3.?For a club of 10 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a copy of the ENQUIRER one 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 18 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give either a treble silver-plated SYRUP CUP. worth 88.00; or a set of six treble silver-plated TABLE SPOONS, worth $8.00. No. 6.?For a club of 18 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER DISH, worth $8.00. No. 7.?For a club of 20 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one set of six solid cast steel ! oval-handle TABLE KNIVE8, and one set of six ] treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, the manu- 1 facturer's price of which articles is $10.00. No. 8.?For a club of 30 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a full set of extra superfine, fnll oval ivory-handle TABLE KNIVES, with silver- ' plated blades, and a full set of treble silver- plated TABLE FORKS, the manufacturer's price of which articles is $15.00. No. 9.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give 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 each, we will give one three-quart, treble silverplated COMMUNION SERVICE, consisting of SIX pieces, worth $40. No. 11.?For a club of 45 subscribers, at 82.50 each, we will give a WEED SEWING MACHINE, Walnut Plain Half-Case, with one Drawer, the manufacturer's price of which is $45. TERMS AND CONDITIONS, j It is not necessary that the jriamesof a club ( should all be at the same post omce. JNnmes may be taken at any number of places. One name for two years, will be equivalent to two names for one year each. The time for completing clubs under the above offer is limited to the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1?78, by which time the names with the cash, should be" returned to the office, though 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. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. All subscribers to the Enquirer will receive the paper free of postage. Persons entitled to receive Premiums, mnst 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 every name sent, so that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notice THE TIME OF CL0SIN6. Club-makers, and those who may wish 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 * " 11? tvin fr?mn kaw. ottered torrnespenueu mi mum. ai.o uunever, for completing a club is limited, under the present offer, until the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 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 Premium. The elegant Cooking Stoves which we offer as Premiums, are manufactured by Messrs. Sergeant k McC.mley, at Greensboro, N. C. These Stoves are made of the best Scotch pig metal, with heavier and thicker plate than any other stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. Thcv arc or a handsome pattern and neat finish, nnd warranted equal in points of appearance, durability and superior cooking qualities, to any Stove manufactured In the Union. Thestove we have selected to give ns a Premium Is the largest size made by the manufacturers, and with each one will be furnished, without charge, three Joints and one elbow of pipe and all the necessary cooking utensils, viz.: one ham boiler, one bulge pot nnd cover, one ten kettle, one round frying pan, one long frying pan, one round griddle, one pair waffle Irons, two sheet iron bread pans, one scraper and one lifter. Over rtvis thousand of tbpse stoves are in use in Virginia and North nnd South Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The stoves will I he shipped to those entitled to receive them as Premiums, direct j from the manufactory in Greensboro N. C. j Sewing Machine Premium. The superior Sewing Machine we offer as a Premium, Is | the well-known Weed Machine and is manufactured by the Weed Sewing Machine Company, Hartford, Conn. It is adapt- I cd to nil the wants of family sewing; It can be readily compre- J hended by anyone; It runs easily; is always ready; will do any ' and all kinds "of sewing with less changing and fewer extra at- I tnchinenls; Is self-adjusting; Isatwothrend Machine, making ) ' an Elastic l.ock-Stitch; stands solid and firm, has a neat case i and convenient drawer. Several of these Machines, during the pnst yenr, Itave been delivered to persons who have returned the requisite number of names. Smith's Bible Dictionary. This Dictionary is lite work of Dr. William Smllh, of the University of London, ami the most eminent lexicographer in the world, who, in its preparation associated with himself over .. -i ?- * -II.A'lthnisi of hnth P.lirntWl Hlld seventy aiPiiiiguiNin-ii umm. .1,,,, ... , thin country, In the great task of preparing a comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible, and supplying a want long felt by the religious public. The result of these labor* appeared In three large and very costly volumes, a wonderful monument of learning. An abridgement of this great work, for popular use, made by Dr. Smith himself, la the one we have arranged to furnish our subscribers. The book contains every name in the Bible respecting . v a? which anything cm be said. It embrace* the reiulta of historic research, Mtlqunrlan Investigation, the study of languages and dialects, and the discoveries of tho modem traveler* ud explo rere In the Holy Land?Robinson, Rawilnson, Ferguson, Layard, Offert and Stanley. The book Is printed from new stereotype plates, on good paper, and Is appropriately Illustrated with over 125 Engravings of beautiful Scenes, Ancient Cities, and Memorable Places of the Holy Land, descriptive Figures and valuable Maps. It contains nearly 800 closely-printed, doublecolumn, octavo pages. Including 24 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 $3.50 Three-Quart Communion Set. Churches unsupplfed with a Communion Set appropriate to the requirements of the sacred rite of administering the Lord's Supper, can, by our Premium arrangement, secure a fine, treble silver-plated three quart Communion Set of six pieces, with little trouble, and, comparatively, at no cost. The number of subscribers required In order to secure this valuable and elegant Ser vice can be procured in almost any congregation; and the mem bers who may be thus called upon to contribute their share ot the expense, will receive in return more than the value of their contribution in a year's subscription to the paper. Our Silver Ware and Cutlery Premiums. With the very liberal offer which we are enabled to make, a beautifully furnished table Is now within the reach of almost every house-keeper; and here Is an opportunity, of which, if the ladles avail themselves, they may secure, with but little trouble, a valuable set of Silver or Cutlery. Those articles are made for uft by Chan. E. Huntington, the successor of the Lucius Hart Manufacturing Company, 22 Fulton street, New York, and are warranted to be of the beat material. Value of oar Premiums. We would impress upon every one the fact that all of our Premiums are first-class goods, and the prices attached to thein In our lists are the rpgular retail prices at which the articles sell by all dealers and the manufasturers themselves. It Is only by the most advantageous terms given us by the manufacturers thnt we are enabled to make the libera) offers we do, and we guarantee every article to be exactly as represented. A Club and an Extra Copy. For a club of tbk subscribers paid In ndvnnce at the regular club rates, we will give, instead of a Premium, an extra copy of the paper to any who may prefer that arrangement; bat in consequence of the liberal Premiums we are now offering, we cannot afford to give an extra copy to the club-maker who receives any Premiums enumerated on our list. WHY NOT TRY A Washington Paper ? THE WEEKLY WASHINGTON STAR. Established Twenty-five years. Is one of the best and cheapest papers in the United States, especially adapted for the farmer, the Mechanic and the Family Circle. It is a large eight-page paper, containing fifty six columns of original and well selected News, Literary and Miscellaneous reading matter, and reports in a fresher and better form than can otherwise be obtained, all the News and Gossip of the National Capital, and the doings of Congress, the Executive Departments, and the Army and Navy. . tddifc aoaa. I -"OiiiHie ciu usui ipuuiiBj c^.w , rivo copies, 89.00 and one extra copy to the getter-up of the club; Ten copies, 815.00 and one extra copy to the getter-up of the club; Twenty copies, $20! Subscriptions in each club must begin at the same time and go to the same post office. ; . SEND FOR SAMPLE COPIES. Address, in all cases, THE EVENING STAR COMPANY, Washington, D. C. January 3 1 tf BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY. AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the 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, sf every variety; Envelopes, 8!ates, Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Period icais. Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired. Did Books rebound and repaired. PRINTED BILL AVD LETTER HEADS A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash prices. * E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia, S. C. DOWN WITH HIGH PRICES! CHICAGO SCALE COMPANY, 68 AHD 70 WE8T MONROE ST.f CHICAGO, ILL., Have reduced the prices of all kinds of SOCLES! 4-Ton Hay, Stock or Cotton Scale, $60. FORMER PRICE, 91GO. All other sizes at a great reduction, pai* Every Scale fully warranted. All orders promply filled. Circulars, Price List, and Testimonials lent upon application. BUY THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. October 4 40 12m April 5 " 14 ly* NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears and other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. November 2 44 ly jewelrV'co/s for And Naw lllustralad Catalogs*, with Our Imperlnl Casket contains one pair of Lady's 1 of 8tuds, one pair of Sleeve Buttons, one Lady's Set (Ea ship" Ring, one Plain Ring, one embossed Collar Bult< ted to stand the test of solid cold, and exactly as On receipt of One Dollnr we will send tbls grain Uful morocco casket, postpaid, to any address. Our 111 " Having one of the Imperial Caskets In onrposa solid gold, they are beautlftil imitations and very pret eold In the city Jewelry stores."?Editors' Hovk ax "An honorable house, entitled to the confidence o "We endorse the high order of respectability attacl " To assure our patrons of our responsibility, we i by permission to the commercial agency of Tappan, 1 STEINAU JEWELRY COMPANY January 3 SERGEANT ^ GREENSBC MANUFACTURERS 0] "TROPIC" COO T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agem JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McC J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Che* August 2 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 1 COUNTY OP YOKE?OOUBT OF OOKXON FLEA8. ^ GeorgeSteele, Plaintiff, against Randolph Hagins, Defendant.?Jrulgmentin Debt. To Randolph Hagins, Sarah Ann Hagins, Mary Hagins, Hannah Williams, and Margaret Mingus, heirs of Randolph Hagins, defendant above named. YOU are hereby summoned and required to show cause within twenty days after the service hereof upon you, why the judgment entitled aa above, and entered on the twenty sixth day of August, of the year 1857, in the office of the Clerk of the county of York, In favor of the above-named plaintiff against the abovenamed defendant, Randolph Hagins. should not be enforced by W. E. Erwin and George J. Steele, administrators of the estate of George Steele, deceased, against the estate of said Randolph Hagins in your hands respectively: and, if you fail to show cause as aforesaid by answer served on the undersigned, at his office in Yorkville, S. C.. said judgment will be enforced and execution issued thereon accordingly. Dated December 24, 1877. W. P. GOOD, Plaintiff's Attorney. J. P. Wallace, C. C. Pls. December 20 51 , 6t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF YOBK-OOUBT OF COMMON PLEA8, Calvin P. Sandffer, surviving Administrator of Charles Mcllwain, Sr., deceased, Plaintiff, against William Adkins, Defendant.?Summons on Money Demand. To the Defendant, WILLIAM ADKINS. YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said county, a copy * with this summons sent by mail, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office, in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for lodgment against you for the sum of twelve hundred and sixty-four dollars and forty-three cents. Dated" Decern her 4 th, A. D., 1877. W. I. CLAWSON, Plaintiff's Attorney. December 13 50 6t YORK MARBLE YARD. STHE undersigned is still conducting the Marville, and would respectfully Inform the publio that he can supply^those MENT8 OR HEADSTONES with anything in his line, and at the lowest cash prices. Monuments designed and finished in tho 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, fhrnished at short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. Specimens usually on band, to an inspection of I which, those in want of marble work are reepectI fully invited. ' Estimates and any other desired information 1 cheerfully given at any time. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge 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 upon my establishment, my determination is to nnnHnnonca nf thfluamfi """ j, HAPPERFIELD. Jannary 3 1 ly BABNES' FOOT POWER MACHINEBY. m THIRTEEN Lft*. different machines with which MA] Builders, Cabinet Makers, Wag- ^ i ? xbB1; on Makere, and Jobbers in MisI I ygTAm cellaneous Work can oompeW JXjLI QUALITY AND PRICE, with Steam Power Manufacturing ; also, Amateurs' Supplies, Saw Blades. Fancy Woods and Designs. Say where you read this and send for Catalogue and Prices. W. F. A JOHN BARNES, Rook ford, Winnebago County, 111. June 7 23 10m ROSE'S HOTEL; YOKKVILLE, 8. C. 1/41^ THIS HOUSE has been thorotighly renovated from cellar to garret, and newly tarnished, ineluding GRAFTON'S PATENT SPRINO BEDS. In view of the times, our motto is a full House at a moderate price. TERMS?$1.50 PER DAY, OR 50c. PER MEAL. Sample Rooms reserved especially for Commercial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 34 tf BARBER SHOP. THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant and luxnrious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old 8bop next door to the Enquirer building, where it will afford him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire his services. Razors boned and sharpened, _ and any other work of that kind promptly done. THOMAS BALLARD. CLEANSING AJTD REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respect'ully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to the original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away your old clotbes; but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMA/i BALLARD. September 6 38 tf NOTICE, OUBSCRIBERS to the Yorkville Enquirer. aofvoH lit? moil nn fha nAfltai KJ UUK IU|SUI??IJ to. ?/% ?v "" ' r? routes between Yorkville and Black's Station, and Yorkville and Rock Hill, are hereby informed that I will deliver their papers along the routes named FREE OF CHARGE, provided they enter their names on mv club. J. N. ROBERTS. November 8 45 tf trial justice's blanks. RECOGNIZANCES, Warrants of Arrest, Summons in civil action, and Executions. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. notice. IA'. otili A gen1 for the "American" because it is the best and cheapest Sewing Machine made. J. R. SCHORB 3 DOLLAR! 'caIKEL iaiirwctioM how <oJ>?cow> aiib(>, K bracelets, one Roman Neck Chain and Locket, one set r-rinR* and Pin), one Seal RlnK. one engraved "Krlendon; all of which are the flneet cold-plate, warraorepresented by the engruvlngn in this announcement, 1 array of elegant Jewelry, securely packed Id a beanu.strated catalogue accompanies every casket free, esalon. we must sav, that, while the articles are not ty. each particular piece being equally as good as are d Farm. f their patrons."?Editor Christian World. lied to the Stelnau Jt welry Co."?Eo. Boston Globh. refer to an v reliable business house In Cincinnati, and McKUlop and Co." Mall all orders to tT, No, 5 Arcade, CINCINNATI, 0. l tf " c MeCAULEY, IRO? C., F THE CELEBRATED * ' KING- STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED on Cooking and Heating Stoves, Hollow Ware And-Irons, and M Castings of al. Jtinds. Also, on 'PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS ||Emi STRAW CUTTERS, | HORSE POWERS, Saw Mills, Ac. ts, Yorkville, S. C. ? Rock Hill, York county, S. C. 'onnellaville, York county, S. C. iter, S. C. 31 tf