Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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gtumflKrus fepaftmrnt. A COLLEGE FREAK. The following story of old times in South Carolina is told of the learned Dr. Maxcy: On one occasion, several of the students of South Carolina College resolved to drag the doctor's carriage into the woods, and fixed upon a night for the performance of the exploit. One of their number, however, was troubled with some compunctious visitings, and managed to convey to the worthy President a hint that it would be well for him to secure the door of the carriage-house. Instead of paying any heed to this suggestion, the doctor proceeded on the appointed night to the carriage-bouse, and ensconsed his portly person inside the vehicle. In less than an hour some half-dozen young gentlemen came to his retreat and cautiously withdrew the ? ? ?i- iL* MMAJ WT Ivnn f U /\tr mAUrt ft?in_ carnage iuiu tuc ruau. tt udu tu%>j note ??u]y out of the college precincts they began to joke freely with each other by name. One of them complained of the weight of the carriage, and another replied byjswearing it was heavy enough to have the old fellow himself inside. For nearly a mile they proceeded along the highway, and then struck into the woods to a cover which they concluded would effectually conceal the vehicle. Making themselves infinitely merry at the doctor's expense, and conjecturing how and when he would find his carriage, they at length reached the spot where they had resolved to leave it. Just as they were about to depart?having once more agreed that "the carriage was heavy enough to have the old doctor and all his tribe in it"?they were startled by the sudden dropping of one of the glass panels, and the well-known voice of the doctor himself, thus addressing them : "So, so, young gentlemen, you are going to leave me in the woods, are you ? " Surely, as you have brought me hither for your own gratification, you will not refuse to take me back for mine. Come, Mr. , and and , buckle to and let us return; its getting late!" There was no appeal; for the window was raised, and the doctor resumed his seat. Almost without a word; the discomfited young gentlemen took their places at the pole and the back of the vehicle, and quite as expeditiously, if with less voice, did they retrace their course. In silence they dragged the carriage into it3 wonted place, and then retreated precipitately to their rooms, to dream of the account they must render on the morrow. When they had retired, the doctor quietly vacated the carriage and went to his house, where he related the story to his family with much glee. He never called the heroes of that nocturnal expedition to an account, nor was the carriage ever afterward dragged at night into the woods. His Only Terms.?The old saying that some men would want more if they had a billion, was exemplified recently when a Windsorite and a Detroiter rot into a dispute at the ferry dock. Said the Canadian, "you ought to be well pounded, tod I'm the man that oan do it! However, I don't understand the laws over here, and don't want to be locked up. If you'll come over to Canada I'll pay your fare both ways on the boat, buy your dinner, treat you to cigars, lick you till you can't squeal, and send you home with beef in your eyes." The Amercan thought of the proposition awhile, and then asked: "If I go over, will you buy me a new overcoat ?" "I?I?yes, by thunder, I will!" replied the mad Windsorite. "And anew suit of clothes?" "No, I won't. That's asking too much !" "Well, those are the only terms I was ever licked on," calranly replied the other, "and your rejection of them shows that you are all blow and no fight." They took it out in jawing. ? ? . How They Crossed the Red Sea.?A colored preacher in Florida thus held forth : "My brudring, the Israelites went over the Red Sea on the ice. They got over all safe ; and dat's de reason why Moses sung the song of praise. In de morning, when de sun was up, hot, Pharaoh and de 'Gyptians come wid deir great lumberin' chariots of iron. Dey broke through the ice and all went to the bottom of de sea. "Stop dure!" exclaimed a hearer, "I want to ask a question. I've read geography, and Egypt's a hot country. It's under the 'Quator, and dere ain't no ice dere. How could dey go over on de ice, and dere no ice dere?" To which the preacher responded : "I'm glad you asked dat question. Now I can splain. Dat comes of reading g'ography instead of de Bible. My brudring, when de chillen of Israel go over de Red Sea, dat was a great, great while ago; before dere was any g'ography, before dere was any tropics, before dere was any 'Quator. Dat's de reason dere was ice, my brudring." Applying the Sermon.?The iter. Mr. , of the Unitarian Church in a neighboring State, preached a eermon, a few Sundays since, on the importance of saying," "No," and in the course of it dwelt impressively on the moral courage required to use that monosyllable at the right time. After the sermon a collection was taken for a very deserving charity. When the congregation was dismissed a certain newspaper man waylaid the pastor in the vestibule, and seizing him by the hand thanked him effusively for the sermon?one of the most effective he had heard. The pastor modestly replied : "I'm glad you think so, but cannot see why you should." "Why," replied he of the newspaper, "when I went into church I was fully determined to give five dollars to that charity, but your sermon impressed me so deeply that I found courage to resist the temptation, and let the plate-passer go by with an emphatic 'No!'" JST A good story is told of a Washington belle who is noted for her wit. She is the daughter of a distinguished judge, and at a recent dining party was seated next to a gentleman who had recently lost a case before her father, and who took occasion to refer to him in terms anything but complimentary. An awful pause in the conversation indicated that something was wrong, when he turned to tho lady at his side and expressed a hope that the judge was no relation of hers. To the great amusement of those present, she replied: "Oh! no; only a connection of my mother's by marriage." A laugh could not be prevented, and the gentleman came bIowly to the conclusion that the judge's family was too much for him. A Valuable Recipe.?Cut this out and paste it in your hat; it may, some day, save ! &* ft^ Awin In ro mo mo u. J uui .u?um-,u-,?n . "A man who bad announced his first attack of rheumatism, learned in one half hour that the following would cure it : Iodide of potassium, quinine, glauber salts, onions, raw lemons, raw silk, oil silk, gin and tansy, rock candy and whisky, Turkish baths, a potato carried in his pocket, a horse chestnut carried in his pocket, an eel skin around his leg, a suit of red flannel, chloroform liniment, hot lemonade, a trip South, a dry atmosphere, equable temperature, sulphur baths, mustard and hot water, camphor liniment and electricity." At a recent meeting in England which wa3 characterized by much religious excitement, an old man gave expression to his joy by shouting, and continued it until it began to interrupt the services. Brother W? was requested to "go and stop that old man's noise." He went to him and spoke a few words, and the shouting man at once became quiet. "Brother \V?, what did you say to the man that quieted him so promptly?" "I asked him for a guinea for foreign missions," replied Brother \V?. aST A Yankee editor wishes to know whether the law recently enacted against the carrying of deadly weapons applies to doctors who carry pills in their pockets. <fatm and fireside. HARNESS GALLS. The skin is frequently injured by pressure or friction from some part of the harness. At first the amount of damage inflicted may appear trifling, but a continuance of the pressure un the injured part soon causes considerable derangement, and even a slight wound becomes of importance, on account of the time required for its healing and the remarkable susceptibility of the part to the recurrence of the injury. Sore shoulders are the direct consequence, in many cases, of a badly fitting collar. Some horses, however, have a very tender skin, and extra work, either in respect of distance or increase of the load to be drawn, will be followed by injury to the shoulders, although the collar may be worn which has been used for months previously. Actual excoriation of the surface of the skin "? nnt onmmnnlT nrndnned in a short iouruev. but very slight swelling takes place aud the part becomes excessively sensitive, causing the animal to resist any attempt to replace the collar after it has been removed. Unless the driver is more than usually cautious and considerate, this expression of the animal's feelings passes unnoticed, the horse is harnessed in spite of resistance, aud after a time is induced to pull with his ordinary energy? for the soreness which annoyed him at first, soon ceases to be felt. The continuance of pressure, however, produces further mischief, and, after a time, actual abrasion of the skiu takes place. A few folds of cloth tied around those parts of the collar which are immediately above and below the seat of the injury, tend, in some degree, to save the abraded surface from further pressure; but the chances are that by the time the horse reaches his stable, the shoulder will be so far damaged as to require some considerable time for its effectual repair. This necessary rest cannot, perhaps, be conveniently allowed, the wounds are temporarily dried up by stybic and astringent applications and the horse is again put to work, only to suffer from more extensive abrasions. In this way some horses' shoulders are kept in a miserable plight, requiring the constant use of tincture and lotions to keep them in a sufficient state of repair, to render the use of a collar in any form possible. It is not only in the case of the poor man's horse that sore shoulders are found. Many animals in extensive establishments are in equally disgraceful condition. Treatment, of abrasions of the skin from undue friction is not difficult, at any rate, in theory. It is principally necessary to remove the cause of the injury and leave the cure to the restorative powers of nature; but as time is an object, it i9 always thought be3t to assist the healing process by some astringent remedies, and there is no objection to the use of the ordinary tincture of myrrh and aloes, which is commonly employed in such cases. Horses, with abrasions of the skin of the shoulders, should not have a collar put on till the skin has become perfectly healthy. Something may undoubtedly be done to hard en the skin and thns make it less susceptible to friction. A strong (saturated) solutiou of alum, or of common salt, may be used for this purpose with advantage.?Sidney Swift in Home Journal. Ashes.?The statement has been made? we have never seen it tested?that a bushel of unleached ashes weighs about forty-eight or fifty pounds. Assuming it to be fortyeight pounds, a top-dressing of twenty-five bushels to the acre gives 1200 pounds of fer tilizer. It is estimated that this quantity ot ashes contain about one hundred pounds of potash, three hundred pounds of lime, fifty pounds of magnesia, twenty-five pounds of nhosnhoric acid, and perhaps ten pounds of sulphuric acid. It will be seen that ashes are about equal in value to the best commercial guanos, contaiuiug the very elements most needed by plants; while guano is valuable mainly for its nitrogen and phosphoric acid. The ashes supplies the phosphoric acid, but contains no nitrogen. This is the main difference. The salts of ashes also are generally rendered insoluble by water by the action of the fire, but can be made soluble by chemical processes. Ashes are a good fertilizer for anything that grows, from fruit trees down to potatoes and garden vegetables of every kind. As long as farmers can procure them at a reasonable price it is one of the best fertilizers they can use. They may be applied broadcast, in the hill or drill, or in compost. But in composting care must be taken not to mix them with anything containing ammonia, or animal manures of any kind. From the permanency of their effects, and the number of essential elements that they supply, they form perhaps the most economical fertilizers to be had, and if residing near a town, the farmer ought to make arrangements with the inhabitants to purchase all they have.?Exchange. The Ciiufa.?The chufa is a species of nut grass; but unlike that terrible garden pest, it does not survive the winter. The planting seed must be gathered, dried and housed. After you save what seed you wish, just turn your bogs into the field and they will do the harvesting. As regards planting and cultivating, first, lay ?ff the rows three feet apart, put in barn ? 1.:?i ~p j p am: yard manure, or some aiuu or geou leruiizer, bed od, say two furrows, open the bed as you would for cotton, say, tw<# inches deep, as they grow near the surface. Drop one nut at intervals of about twelve inches apart, theu cover. Plant about the loth of April. Should moles destroy any they can be drawn as slips and reset; they never wither from being reset. I reset half an acre last year, and I do not think one died. Keep clear of grass and weeds, and plow about twice. The yield is enormous. Hogs prefer them to any other food. There is no comparison between corn and chufa ; the hogs fatten faster on chufa, and we do not have the trouble and expense of gathering them. They do better on light soil.?R. B. Moodie, in Rural Messenger. The Poor Gentleman.?There are more young Americau men in the penitentiaries of thiB country, learning trades, than there is outside of them. The principal cause of this j is that we are educating our young men for i gentlemen?trying to make lawyers, preachj ers, doctors and clerks out of material that I nature intended for blacksmiths and brick1 layere, carpenters, tailors, and other honest 1 "hewers of wood and drawers of water." It j is a mistake, and a big one, to teach boys ' and girls to believe that labor is disgraceful, i and to do nothing for a living is more becom; ing to society in which they expect to move and have the respect of. Hang such society! It is rotten to the core to-day, and there are I many men's sons and daughters who are now being educated to play the parts of "leading ; lady" and "walking gentleman" in the drama of life, who will light out for a poor-house ' or a penitentiary before they have played their parts and the curtain drops. Go to work !?Courier-Journal. + _O-. ? When a horse stumbles, never raise vniii. xmina?tV>o nroofurp drpnda its mflRt.pr'fl j uu i ? v1vv cuv vt vm VM * v v*? VMV.V ? chiding; never jog the reins?the mouth of the horse is far more sensitive than human lips ; never use the lash, the horse is so timid J that the slightest correction overpowers its I reasoning faculties. Speak to the creature; reassure the palpitating frame; seek to restore those perceptions which will form the | best guard against a repetition of the faulty I action.?Exchange. An Invaluable Remedy for Riieuma; 179m.?Take a pint of spirits of turpentine, i to which add an ounce of camphor. Let it stand until the camphor is dissolved ; then rub it on the part affected, and it will never fail of removing the complaint. Flannel should be applied after the part is well-foi mented with turpentine. Repeat the applicai tion morning and evening. It is said to be j equally available for burns, scalds, bruises and sprains, never failiug of success. Heading fat the JWatb. ; ZHZZZZZZIZZIIZ^IIIZIZZIZIZIIZZZIZZZIIZIIZIZZI CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original. J RELIGION. Whatever may be the derivation of the word religion, and whatever may be its ety-1 mological signification, its accepted meaning is clear. It is an acknowledgment of our j obligations to God as our Creator, Preserver ' " J \xr:.i ? , 1;.,? ana neueemer. >r iuiuul pieicuumg m aaj that this definition of the word is absolutely correct and free from all objections, it is believed that it is sufficiently clear and accu- ! rate to exclude all unscriptural notions of the subject. It must be manifest to every one that we cannot acknowledge our obligations to God, until we have a clear idea of what our obligations are, and whence they arise. It is also clear that we can feel no sense of obligation to God until we have a correct idea of who God is, and what we are. This being the case, it is evident that clear views of God and the relations which exist betweea him and ourselves, lie at the foundation of all true religion. This, we think, is the true state of the case. It is clearly in accordance with the teachings of the Scriptures. "My people," says God, "are destroyed for Jack of knowledge : because thou hast rejected knowlknowledge, I willjreject thee." Hosea iv:6 Again, we are warned that "he that couieth to God must believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Heb. xi: 6. From these passages of the Bible, and, in fact, from its general scope, we conclude, and we think safely, that to be religious, a man must first have knowledge?not general knowledge, but a particular and accurate knowledge of God and himself. From what source, then, are we to obtain our knowledge of God and ourselves? It is related that Hiero, one of the tyrants of Syracuse, requested, on oue occasion, the poet, Simonides, to explain to him the nature of God. The poet asked that he might be granted a day to deliberate on the subject. When the time expired, the question was repeated, and Si monides asked that two days might be granted for deliberation. The question was, at the expiration of two days, repeated, and the poet asked for feur days. This time was again granted, and when it expired, eight days were asked for deliberation. Hiero, astonished at what he regarded as strange and inexplicable conduct in the poet, asked what he meant by demanding so long time for deliberation. "Because," said he, "the longer I reflect upon the subject, the more obscure does it appear to me to be." The solid good sense of Simonides is brought to light by this answer to Hiero, more clearly thau by any other sentence which he ever penned or uttered. We take it that he was without the Bible. He had only the works of creation and the providential government of God, by which to judge of his character. When he looked abroad, his eyes met towering mouutains, huge rocks, lovely plains, gently flowing streams and foaming oceans. Above him was the blue canopy of the heaveus, studded with the sun, the moon, and a countless number of bright stars; beneath him was the green earth, with its multitude of inhabitants of various orders of creatures. But what eould he conclude concerning the nature of God, from all these ? Nothing, satisfactorily. What could he learn, correct ly, respecting the nature of God from bis providential government? Nothing. In the world he saw confusion and disorder, anarchv and misrule. He saw the cruel tyraBt swaying the sceptre aud the innocent subject crushed beueath his heel. Of God, from what he saw around him in the world, he could learn absolutely nothing correctly. Whence, then, are we to gain a correct knowledge of the nature of God ? Is the attainment possible? Yes. God has given us a revelation of himself in the Bible. From this precious book the illiterate plowman can learn more of the being and nature of God in one day, than can be learned of him from the study of his works by the wisest sage in the longest life time. One of the elementary factors in religion is the kuowledge of God as he is revealed to us in the Scriptures. From the Scriptures we learn all that we know about God. We have no means of acquiring any knowledge of the divine being beyond what is revealed to us in his word. Hence, we conclude that true religion consists in having a correct Scriptural knowledge of God. This knowledge underlies all feelings of obligation to God, either as a Creator, as a preserver, or as a redeemer. Unless we know God, we can not feel under obligations to him ; and unless we have a correct knowledge of him, our feelings of obligation will necessarily be incorrect. In gaining a knowledge of God from the Bible, we acquire a correct knowledge of ourselves. He that would kuow himself, must first know God. During the process of learning God and ourselves, spring up spontaneously the feelings of obligation. We at once acknowledge our obligations to God for our being, for our preservation in being, and since we are sinners we acknowledge our dependence upon him for redemption. Such is religion, as it exists in the heart of man. Practical religion consists in serving God in the way appointed in his word. In the Bible, God has not only revealed himself to us, but he lias pointed out to us the way in which we are to give expression to our feelings of ohligation. We are not left to vague conjeoture as to how we are to serve J God, or with what we are to worship him ; ! but, on the contrary, God, in his word, has given definite instructions on this subject. Our worship is to have a form but it must not be formal. What we have said seems to be in perfect consistency with the instructions given by the Saviour when he sent his disciples out to preach the gospel to "all nations." "Go, ye, therefore," said he, "and teach all nations." Matt, xxviii: 19. Here we have, in one sentence, the duty of a gospel minister. He is i to teach. What is he to teach? We answer, | what the Bible teaches. Nothing else and j nothiag more. We also learn from thiscom! mand of the Saviour what sinners are to | learn, in order to their salvation. It is simply what the Bible teaches. The Bible is the text book, both to the preacher and his con! gregation. The former has a right, nay, it iB ; his bounden duty, to teach all nations whatever he finds taught in the Scriptures; and ! all nations are bound to learn what the Scrip- j ( tures teach, and practice in their lives the ! precepts of the Bible, i If what we have said be correct, and we I : thiuk it is, then the service which the Pagan j nations render to their gods is not religious j I worship, nor are they religious men. It may | | be said that they are sincere. This we believe.: | Still, sincerity is one thing, while right is an- I j other. In other words, because a deed is per; formed in sincerity, it does not follow that the ; deed is right. The same remark may be | made concerning much that goes by the name of religion amongst professed Christians, i There are some men?we hope the number is i not great?who, although born and educated ! in a Christian land?men of good minds and I n 1 1 il -01 U 1 | lair enucauon?sumo ui ineiu uuiue ucmcia i j in the church, who know as little about the , j Bible as if it were locked up iu Egyptian hie| roglyphics. In plain English, they have ; heard of the Bible, and, it may be, read a : little about it; but, in fact, they know nothing about it. Is it not, we would modestly ! enquire, a stretch of charity to call such indi-1 viduals religious men ? Are they not afraid i they will be cut off for lack of knowledge? Do they not tremble when God says, "Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also re-! ject thee." Ijpswnaitfjroie Reading. DEAF SMITH'S DUEL. The Way Sam. Houston's Scont Dropped Col. Morton. About two years after the Texas revolution, a difficulty occurred between the new government and a portion of the people, which threatened serious consequences. Briefly, the constitution made Austin the permanent capital, but empowered the President to order the temporary removal of the archives in case of danger from a foreign enemy or sudden insurrection. Thinking that the exceptional emergency had arrived, as the Comanches were committing ravages within sight of the capital, President Houston, who then resided at Washington, on the Brazos, dispatched an order commanding his subordinates to send the State records to that town. Tt is imnnasihle to deacrihe the excitement which the promulgation of this order raised in Austin. The keepers of hotels, boardinghouses, groceries and faro hanks were aghast. The measure would be a death-blow to their business. A mass-meeting was called, and i he farmers of the surrounding country, who were all more or less interested in thequestiou, came in. After many fiery speeches, it was unanimously resolved to prevent the removal of the archives. Four hundred armed men volunteered to guard the State House. The commander of this force was Colonel Morton, who bad distinguished himself in the war for independence, and more recently in two desperate duels, in both of which lie had cut his antagonists nearly to pieces with the bowieknife. Indeed, from his reputation for vini dictiveness, as well as courage, it was thought that President Houston would renounce his purpose as soou as he should learn who was the leader of the opposition. Morton swore that if the President succeeded in removing the records, he would himself hunt him down like a wolf. He even wrote the hero of San Jacinto to that effect. The latter replied in a uote of laconic brevity : "If the people of Austin do not send the archives, I shall certainly come aud take them ; and if Colonel Morton can kill me, he is wel come to ray ear-cap." On the reception of this auswer. the guard was doubled around the State House, choseu sentinels were stationed aloug the road leading to the capital, armed men patrolled the streets, and a select committee went into permanent session in the city hall. One day this committee were surprised hy the sudden appearance of a stranger, whose mode of entering the room was as extraordinary as his looks and dress. He did not knock at the closed door, but climbing a small bushy-topped live oak, which grew beside tire wall, he leaped through a lofty window. He was clothed in buck skin, carried a long and heavy rifle in his hand, wore at the bottom of bis left suspender a large bowie-knife, and bad in his leathern belt a couple of pistols half the length of his gun. He was tall, straight as an arrow, active as a panther in - his motions. He had a dark complexion, luxuriant jetty hair, and piercing black eyes. "Who are you, who thus presume to intrude among gentlemen without invitation ?" demanded Colonel Morton, in his most ferocious manner. The stranger returned his stare with compound interest, and laid his long, bony finger on his lip. "Who are you? Speak! or I'll cut an answer out of your heart ?" shouted Morton. The stranger removed his finger from his lip and laid it on the hilt of bis monstrous knife. The fiery Colonel drew his own knife, but was seized and held back. "Let him alone Morton, for God's sake!" exclaimed his friends. "Do you not see that he is crazy ?" At this moment Judge Webb, a man of shrewd and courteous manners, stepped forward and addressed the intruder courteously : "My good friend, I presume you have made a mistake in the house. This is a private meeting where none but members are admitted." The stranger did not appear to comprehend the words, but he did the courtesy. Waltzing to a table in the centre of the hall, he seized a pen and traced one line, "I am deaf." Judge Webb took the paper and wrote a question: Will you be so obliging as to inform us what is your business with this meet ing ?" The stranger at once handed hira a letter, inscribed "To the Citizens of Austin." He broke the seal and read it aloud. It was from Houston : "Fellow Cmzens Though in error, and deceived by the arts of traitors, 1 will give you three daysmore to decide whether you will surrender the public archives. At the end of that time you will please let me know your decision. "Sam Houston." After the reading the deaf man waited for a few seconds, as if for a reply, and then turned and was about to leave the hall when Col. Morton sternly beckoned him back to the ta ble. The stranger obeyed, and Morton wrote: "You were brave enough to insult me by your threatening looks ten minutes ago; are you brave enough now to give me satisfaction ?" The stranger penned his reply : "I am at your service !" Morton wrote again: "Who will be your second ?" The stranger rejoined : "I am too generous to seek an advantage, and too brave to fear any on the part of others; therefore I never ueed the aid of a second." Morton wrote: "Name your terras." The stranger wrote without a moment's hesitation: "Time, sunset this evening; place, the left bank of the Colorado, opposite Austin; weapons, rifles, and distance 100 yards. Do not fail to be in time." He then walked across the floor and disappeared through the window as suddenly as he had entered. "What," exclaimed Judge Webb, "is it possible you intend to fight that man, Colonel ?" He is a mute, if not a maniac. Such a meeting, I fear, will sadly tarnish your laurels." "You are mistaken," said Morton, with a smile ; "that mute is a hero who stands in the records of a dozen battles, and at least half as mauy bloody duels. Besides, he is a favorite emissary and bosom friend of Houston. If I have the good fortune to kill him, I think it will tempt the President to retract his vow against venturing any more upon the field of honor." "You know the man, then ?" Who is he?" asked twenty voices together. "Deaf Smith." "No, that cannot be. Deaf Smith was killed at San Jaciuto," said Judge Webb. "There, again, your Honor is mistaken," ooi/t Mnrtnn "Tbo oKr?rv nf Smith's death was a mere Action, gotten up by Houston to save the life of his favorite from the sworn vengeance of certain Texaus, on whose conduct he had acted as a spy. I found that out twelve months ago." "Then, you are a madman yourself!" exclaimed Webb, "Deaf Smith was never known to miss his mark." "The thing is settled," said Morton ; "I have agreed to meet hira. There can be no disgrace in falling before such a shot, and if I kill him it will be the greatest feat of my life." Towards evening a vast crowd assembled to witness the meeting, and so great was the popular recklessness as to affairs of this sort, that bets were offered and taken on all sides upon the result. At sunset the two men arrived, with long, heavy rifles, took their places, back to back, at a signal walked slowly and steadily off in opposite directions, counting their steps until each had measured fifty. They both completed the given number about the same instant, and wheeled around. As the distance was great, both paused for some seconds. The face of Col. Morton was calm and smiling. The face of Deaf Smith was as stern and impassive as ever. The Colonel was in broadcloth ; the scout in smoke-tinted leather. The two rifles exploded at the same instant. Colonel Morton sprang into the air and dropped dead. Deaf Smith quietly reloaded his rifle, and walked away into the forest. Three days afterward, General Houston, accompanied by Deaf Smith and ten other men, appeared in Austin and removed the State papers. Deaf Smith was one of the most extraordinary characters ever known in the West. He made his advent in Texas at an early period, and continued to reside there until his death, which occurred, I believe, about 1850. But, although he had many friends, no one ever learned where he had been born or any particulars of his previous history. When be was questioned on the subject, he laid his finger on his lip. His eye was quick and far-seeing as an eagle's, and his nose as keen as a raven's. He could discern objects miles away on the prairie, when others saw nothing but earth and sky; and the savages used to declare he could catch the scent of a Mexican T . _ J: , or an inaian at an great a instance as a uuz.zard bia diuuer. Ho could never be persuaded to sleep under the roof of a house or even under a tent-cloth. JESUS CHRIST. The following is a description of Jesus Christ, written by Publius Lentulus, President of Judah, in the reign of Tiberius Caesar : There lives, at this time, in Judah, a man of singular virtue, whose name is Jesus Christ, whom the Barbarians esteem as a prophet, but his followers love and adore him as the offspring of the immortal God. He calls the dead back from their graves, and heals all sorts of diseases with a word or touch. He is a tall man, and well shaped ; of an amiable and reverend aspect; his hair of a color that can hardly be matched, failing iuto graceful curls, waving about, and very agreeably couching upon his shoulders, parted on the crown of the head, runniug as a stream to the front after the fashion of the Nazareues ; his forehead high, large and imposing ; his cheeks without spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red ; his nose and mouth formed with exquisite symmetry; his beard thick, and of a color suitable to his hair, reaching below his chin, aud parting in the middle like a fork ; his eyes bright blue, clear and serene; look, innocent, dignified, manly and mature; in proportion of body, most perfect and captivating; his hands and arms most delectable to behold. He rebukes with majesty, counsels with mildness?his whole address, whether in word or deed, being eloquent and grave. No man has seen him laugh, yet his manners are exceedingly pleasant; but he has wept frequently in the presence of men. lie is temperate, modest and wise ; a man, for his extraordinary beauty and divine perfections, surpassing the children of men in every seuse. Philosophy of Rain.?To understand the philosophy of rain, a few facts, derived from observation and experience, muBt be remembered : Were the atmosphere everywhere, at ail times, of a uniform temperature, we should never have any rain, or hail, or snow. The water absorbed by it in evaporation from the sea aud earth's surface, would descend in an imperceptible vapor, or cease to be absorbed by air when it was once fully saturated. The absorbing power of the atmosphere, and consequently its capacity to retain humidity, is proportionately greater in warm than cold air. The air near the surface of the earth is warmer than it is in the region of the clouds. The higher we ascend from the earth, the colder do we find the atmosphere. Hence thti perpetual snow on very higb mountains in the hottest climate. Now when, from continued evaporation, the air is highly saturated with vapor, though it be invisible and the sky cloudless, its tenperature is suddenly reduced, by cold currents descending from above, or rushing from a higher to a cooler latitude, its capacity to retain moisture diminished, clouds are formed, and the result is rain. Air condenses as it cools, and, like a sponge filled with water and compressed, pours out the water which it cannot hold. How singular, yet how simple, the philoao!? at.?? v~l n/, pujr vii * Hi ii i now x viiv v/i/oui voi? To Straighten Warped Woods.?Of all the trials and vexations that beset a beginner, there are none more annoying than the tendency of wood to warp. He sends to his dealer for a small assortment of fine woods, and expects to receive them perfectly true and flat. Perhaps the woods are flat when they leave the dealer, but in transit they are very likely to twist out of shape, reaching their destination badly warped. The expressman may not be aware of the subtle nature of these woods, and in not a very gentle manner, lays the package on a damp, cold floor. The dry wood sucks in the moisture on one aide, swells and curls. It should not be a difficult matter to cure this. If the wood is in a large piece, the convex or hollow should be steamed or moistened a little, and then laid upon a dry floor, holding it down with a smooth flat board, upon which weights are placed. When quite dry it will be found to have regained its original shape. If the wood is in small pieces it can be easily straightened by gently steaming the convex side over a tea-kettle, and then holding the other side toward the heat until it becomes straight, when it can be left in a press or under weights for a few hours. Almost any warped woods will yield under this treatment.? The American Builder. - "XT^. Omm i * tvt mrrn Ptt t Tf la fnlrl XI U OTbAXilUV* in illJS. uiuu. xu Id .Wiv. concerning Senator Garrett Davis, that when one day he was uapping in his chair, his next neighbor poked him and said : "Wake up, Senator, your uame has been called." Half asleep, the Kentuckian rose and asked the Vice President, who was in the chair, what the vote was on. The Vice-President, gave him the name of the bill, which was for the benefit ofa Kansas railroad. "Ah !" exclaimed Davis, now thoroughly awake, "but I want to know, before I vote, the amount of stealage in this bill?" Whereupon a Senator who was engineering the bill, a portly man, whose clear conscience irradiated his countenance, rose and said in meek tones: "If the Senator from Kentucky will permit me, I will state that I have thoroughly examined this bill, and I assure him that if it contains any opportunity for stealing I, cannot find it." "All right, Mr. President," responded Davis, in his shrillest tone ; "if the Senator cannot find any stealage in the bill, I am sure there can be none there. I vote aye 1" A Chance for the Boys.?There is not | a profession that is not overcrowded?there is j not a phase of mercantile pursuit that is not I overdone. There is no chance for the coming i men in any of the industries of life in the i towns or cities. Lawyers, doctors, ministers j and mechanics are starving to death, and | thousands of them are competent in their call; ings. But there is a ehance for the boys, after all. We need men; we need honest men. j We need men who will fear God and bow to the principles of right. We need them at , the head of affairs. We need them in the i office of President and in the Senate of the ! nation. They must be men who will not buy i their way into office or sell their votes to keep them from the penitentiary. This kind of men this nation must have if it continues : a republic, and in this sphere there is room enough for all the boys that are frolicking about the hearthstone or coasting on their sleds down the snowy hillsides. Boys, grow j up to be men.? Western Rural. i Attractive Homes.?There is use in beauty. It makes home attractive, its exterior j more respectable, our lives happier, our disposition sweeter, and our social and domestic intercourse more refined. By all meaus plaut some little thing of grace to temper the rugged surroundings of the front yard. Its silent, though eloquent language, will speak to I the visitor or the passer by a word of eulogy for you. The least flower or shrub will be j some attraction ; a curved path, winding between trees to the house, a mound of stones j and shell with the ivy trailing over them, the flowering shrub or the turf of fern?all such : things are attractive and form a pleasing ob| ject for the eye of even the most indifferent i beholder.?Rural Messenger. SERGEANT& GREEXSBO MANUFACTURERS 01 " TROPIC 55 coo: T. M. DOBSON & CO., AgeDt JOHN R,. LONDON, Agent, 1 A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McC J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Chea August 2 G. H. O'LEARV. furniture. JN connection with my Saddlery establishment I shall also conduct the FURNITURE BUSIESS, 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. saddled A FULL supply of my own manufacture ol 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, Saddle Blankets, Hames, Trace Chains, Backhands, Stirrups, Bridle Bits, Buckles, etc., etc., for sale at G. H. O'LEARY'S. cooking stoves. SEVERAL different brands of Cooking Stoves of the best grades, which I will warrant and i sell at low figures. Also, cheaper grades of; Stoves for sale at G. H. O'LEARY'8. t tables, &c. TklNING, Teapov and Office Tables, Tin Toilet If Sets, Towel Racks, Hat Racks, Suspension Spring Beds, etc., etc., at G. H. O'LEARY'8. harness. A COMPLETE stock of Harness on hand, 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. A NICE lot of Walnut Bedsteads just received. J\ Also, Maple and Poplar and Cottage Bedsteads for sale by G. H. O'LEARY. A. WILLIFORD, BOCK HILL, 8. C. MORE FINE STOCK I HORSES AND MULES! BOCK HILL SALE STABLES. jj" WOULD respectfully inform the public that ll_ I now have for sale, at my stables in Rock Hill, FORTY HEAD of fine Kentucky HORSES AND MULES, Which I offer for saleON TIME until the FIRST OF OCTOBER next, at 7 per cent, interest, for Note and good security. BARGAINS IN HORSE FLESH, Either on the above terms or for Cash. An inspection of my stock, by all in want of good animals, is respectfully solicited; and if you are in a trading mood and'do not wish to buy, bring up your costanogasand exchange them for good serviceable Horses or Mules with which to cultivate your crops, or serve in harness or under the saddle. A. WILLIFORD. fodder wanted. THE undersigned will nay the highest Cash prices for 10,000 POUNDS OF GOOD FODDER, delivered at his Livery and Sale Stables at Rock Hill. A. WILLIFORD. March 7 10 tf "new attractions AND GREAT BARGAINS. WE OFFER A COMPLETE STOCK OF Family Groceries AND MILLINERY GOODS, CHEAP, FOR THE CASH. Mr. & Mrs. S. B. MASSEY, Chester, S. C. March 28 13 3m DOWN WITH HIGH PRICES! CHICAGO SCALE COMPANY, 68 AND 70 WEST MONROE 8T? CHICAGO, ILL., Have reduced the prices of all kinds of SOCLES! l.Tnn H#t. Stack or Cotton Scale. $60. FORMER PRICE, 9100. All other sizes at a great reduction. Every Scale fully warranted. All orders promply tilled. Circulars, Price List, and Testimonials sent upon application. BUY THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. October 4 40 12m JAMES A. GLENN. D. D. S., SURGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST, OFFERS his professional services iK9|^ to the citizens of this section. When desired, be will visit the resi- r T dences of patrons. Teeth extracted without pain by the use of nitrous oxide gas. Letters addressed to Crowder's Creek, N. C., will meet with prompt attention. Terms moderate. November 1 44 tf S. K. MARKS, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in GENERAL FURNITURE, CHESTER, S. C. January 24 4 8Jm 1 R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every convenience, and a determination to do my best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in want of correct and flattering likenesses. Cloudy weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjeots, except small children. February 28 9 3t NOTICE. T RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am nr?njir#wl shnrnen razors, scissors, shears and otfier 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 iron safe. A SECOND-HAND IRON SAFE for sale Price ?20. Apply at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. April 4 14 tf chXttelmortgages, MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE, November 8 45 tf c McCAULEY, 'RO? JT C?, | P THE CELEBRATED ' KING STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED on Cooking and Heating Stovea, Hollow Ware And-Irons, and B Castings of al. zinds. Also, on 'PLANTER'8 PRIDE' PLOWS STRAW CUTTERS, HORSE POWERS, Itt *I Saw Milla, <fec. s, Yorkville, S. C. Rock ?lill, York county, s. u. ionnellsville, York county, S. C. iter, S. C. 31 tf FOR THE CAMPAIGN! HAMPTON AND HOME RULE ! THE NEWS AND COURIER. A Lire and Fearless Democratic Newspaper. Largest Circulation in the City. i Largest Circulation in the State. ] Largest Circulation in the Cotton States. ^ ALL THE NEWS ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA. ALL THE NEWS ABOUT THE 80UTH. -W ALL THE NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE. / PURE AND UNDEF1LED DEMOCRACYUNION t JUSTICE!! EQUAL RIGHTS!!! Recognizing the Paramount Interest felt in the APPROACHING POLITICAL CANVASS By every Democrat who hopes to see the great work of the Redemption of the State made complete ana permanent so that the people may reap and fully enjoy the Fruit of their sacrifices, The News and Courier will Direct all ita Energies and Resources to Presenting, from Day to Day, and from Week to' Week, Full and Interesting Accounts of the Progress of the Campaign. TO PLACE THE PAPER WITHIN THE REACH OF EVERYBODY, During this exciting contest, we have determined to offer to Mail Subscribers the following REDUCED RATES FOR THE CAMPAIGN: THE NEWS AND COURIER, Daily Edition, 6 months $4 00 ^ THE NEWS AND COURIER, Tri-Week]y Edition, 0 months, 2 00 THE WEEKLY NEWS, 6 months 75 Subscriptions will be received at these rates, FOR MAIL SUBSCRIBERS ONLY, until May 15. In all cases the cash must accompany the order. Friends of the Cause of Honest Home Rule in all the counties are invited to aid us in swelling our Campaign Subscription Lists, which ought to include every intelligent voter in the State. KIORDAN A DAWSON, Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. April 4 14 tf Subscriptions, at the above rates, received and promptly forwarded, by WILLIE FERGUSON, Agent. YORK MARBLE YARD^ THE undersigned is KIbS ihat^lhe can supply*those T^^aBWjMyMENTS OR HEADSTONE9 with anything lowest cash prices. Monuments designed and finished in the most elaborate style, and in point of workmanship and material warranted equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Head and Footstones, in various styles, from plain to highly-carved work, famished at short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. Specimens usually on hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and any other desired information cheerfully given at any time. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. January 3 I ly BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY. AND BOOK BINDERY. j THANKING the public for liberal past patron- i age. I now invite attention to my complete ] stock of j STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Fo1!a Dao? nomtr T onrl Vnfo Planlr PaaItq 11U 1 UiJV| i/uuij | JUOWOi anvi ^ivw? Afi?u?ft of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodicals, Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired. Ola Books rebound and repaired. PSIHTED BILL AHD LETTER HEAD8 A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash prices. * E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia S. C. ROSE'S HOTEL, YOKKVILLE, S. C. THIS H0USE been thoroughly renovated from cellar to garret, and newly furnished, in7r*TBr eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT SPRING BEDS. In view of the times, our motto w 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 METALTC CASES AND WOOD COFFINS. 1HA VE on hand a good assortment of METALIC CASES AND WOOD COFFINS? all styles, qualities and prices?from a FINE CASKET, with Silver-Plated Mountings, worth $200.00, to a PLAIN COFFIN, at $7.00. I am prepared, at all times, to furnish these Coffins at my Despository, or send them anywhere in the country. JAMES E. SMITH, Agent. January 17 3 tf CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he Is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring tnem to the original brightness and lustre of the goods. ^ Do not throw away your old clothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. September 6 36 tf BARBER SHOP. THOSE in want of an EASY 8HAVE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that ltiuo. da li li a. nu, rroiessor 01 iu? ai i iuiiburial, 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 BALLARD. January 10 2 tf NOTICE TO CREDITORS^ THE creditors of the estate of D. D. A. BELK, deceased, are hereby notified to establish their claims before me, at my office in Yorkville, on or before the 1st day of MAY next. J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. March 7 10 8t TERMS IN ADVANCE ? One copy, one year, $ 8 00 One copy, six months, ? 1 50 One copy, three months, 75 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra oopy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge,