Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 30, 1878, Image 4
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THE BOY WHO ADVISED,
AND HOW HE TROUBLED A YOUNG LADY'S
BEAU.
One of our humorists thus writes :
The architect who plans high front steps to
a house is in league with certain boys who
have a "large and assorted stock" of meanness
born in their natures. Proof of this can
be found any day in the week in Detroit, and
the latest was gathered in no later than
Saturday afternoon. A very nice young man,
dressed in the nobbiest style, and sporting a
cane which never cost less than a dollar,
walked up the high front steps of a Jefferson
avenue mansion and pulled the bell. It was
plain enough, even to the driver of a street
car, that the young man bad an affection for
some one in that house, and that he was about
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to astub-nosed boy who was drawing a picture
of an Indian warrior on the flagstones with a
piece of indigo. He looked up, quit his work,
and loafing along to the gate, called out:
"Them air folks don't want any patent
tooth-paste to day!"
The nobby young man gave a sudden start
of surprise, but he instantly realized the
vastness of the gulf separating him and that j
street boy, and he did not reply.
"Our folks don't want any clothes-wringers
to-day, and you don't want to hear me!" called
the boy.
The young man heard him. Several pedestrians
also heard him, and as they looked up,
the young man wondered why no one answered
the bell.
"I'm telling you fellow up there," said the
boy, "that we don't keep no boarding house
here! If you want cheap board you must go
around the corner and three blocks straight
on. Do you propose to pay in advance ?"
As no one came to the door the young man
pulled the bell again.
"I'm telling you that you can't pass yourself
off on us as a grasshopper sufferer!"
shouted the boy. "If you want some cold
vittles go round to the side gate!"
Four pedestrians had halted on the other
side of the street, and the young man looked
down on the boy and softly said :
"Boy, can you catch ten cents ?"
"We don't sign no petishuns here for a national
monument to the inventor of the dishpan
!" replied the boy. "What I'm talking
to you is that you want to go around to the
cook's door!"
The young man wished a wish containing
413 grains fine, that the builder of those high
steps had been dead for forty years ; but the
door didn't onen. and the bov huncr rieht to
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him, calling out:
"Hain't I been telling yon that you can't
get in there ? You may be the private watchman
on this block, but you can't go around
pulling front door bells and putting on airs!
If I have to arguy much longer I'll call the
police!"
"I've got half a dollar here, boy!" said the
young man, as he turned around. .
"Let's see how it looks !" softly replied the
lad.
But the half dollar was at home. The
young man searched for it in vain, and the disgusted
boy turned to the men across the
street and called out:
"Isn't it agin the law for a fellow to be taking
a beeswax impression of a front door lock
in the daytime?"
They started to come over, and the young
man hurried down the steps and up the
street. He gave them just one look. It was
a look iu which railroad collisions and steamboat
blow-ups were equally mixed and then
frosted with a Bogardus kick.
"Oh ! ye kin wink at me and try to buy
me off!" growled the boy, "but these principles
of honesty were planted all over me
when I was a baby, and they can't be rubbed
out nor bought up for wealth!"
Just then a young lady threw open the
door and smiled and bowed and got as far as:
"Why, Fwed 1" when she discovered he
was't there. The footman was out and she
had waited to "fix up," and "Fwed" had
gone. She backed in and shut the door, and
the mean boy got down to finish bis Indian.
Put it in Himself.?The Drawer is indebted
to a friend in Colorado for the following,
which was related to him by a Catholic
priest, Father H., who in his mission work
in Southern Colorado and New Mexico, met
with many extraordinary people and incidents.
On one occasion be happened to hold
service iu a small out-of-the-way chapel, where
the varied duties of janitor were discharged
by a gentleman of Irish descent. During the
service a child was brought forward for baptism.
It may not be generally known that
in the Roman Catholic ritual, the priest, before
touching the child with water, puts a
little salt into the water in the presence of
the congregation. The janitor, however, had
prepared the water beforehand, according to
his own idea as to the proportion of salt,
when the nriest. haviner omitted to place the
salt in readiness, whispered softly to his attendant,
"Pat, will you please get the salt?"
Pat responded, in an audible whisper from
behind his hand, "Sure an' I put it in already."
Father H., not fully understanding, repeated
his whispered request.
Again Pat replied, more audibly than before,
and with slight dudgeon in his tone,
"Sure an' I put it in, I tell ye."
"But the ritual demands that the priest
should perform the ceremony before the congregation,"
explained Father H.. considerably
annoyed at the janitor's obstinacy.
The Irishman procured the salt, and handing
it to the priest, electrified him, as well as
the congregation, with the remark, delivered
in a surly growl, "Here ye are; bedad ye can
make a pickel of it if ye want to !"
A Wonderful Telephone.?Just before
the thunder storm on Saturday evening last,
a Whitehall man stepped into the telegraph
office at this place and requested the privilege
of talking through the telephone with
his wife, who was visiting friends in Troy.
John W. Eddy, the gentlemanly assistant
manager, granted the request, and the Whitehaller
began operations. He couldn't be prevailed
upon to believe that it was his wife
who was talking to him, and she so many
miles away. He finally asked her to say or
do something, known to themselves only, that
he might be convinced that it was she. Just
then a rambling streak of lightning came in
on the wires, keeling the husband over on his
head, when he jumped to his feet and exclaimed:
"That's the ole woman, sartin?only
she's grode a 1-e-e-tle more powerful since
she left hum."?Whitehall Times.
The Limit of Indifference.?Two men
of this city were out the other day soliciting
money for a charitable object. They came
to the office of a certain rich man, and hesitated
about approaching him. One of the
pair finally concluded he would try it. When
he came out his partner asked him what luck.
"Not a cent," said the man who had
"bearded the lion in his den"?"not a cent,
r told Kim all ahnut the distress of rav fami
ly, but it was no use. He was as indifferent j
as the rear guard of a funeral procession."?
Virginia (JYev.) Enterprise.
Si&" When a lover leaves the house of his 1
adored one at a late hour in the evening, and
walks musingly homeward beneath thetwink-1
ling stars, his fond fancy pictures her, clothed
in white samite, resting sweetly upon her
pillow, with her unbound hair tossed about
her sleeping face and angels bending over
her couch, whispering heavenly dreams.
Perhaps, at that very moment, though, she is
in the pantry, gnawing hungrily on a ham
bone.
I?* A Lowell man, who lost his good character
some time ago, was severely hauled over
by some of his former friends. "I know it,
bovs. I know my character's gone; lost entirely.
And," jhe added, rather, pointedly,
"it's too confounded bad, for it was the only
one in the place worth saving."
! ?he (farm and Jitcside. i
THE JERSEY COW.
The Jersey is an old fashion breed of cows,
having been bred for over a century on one
j of the channel islands?the Island of Jersey.
1 The name, Alderney, has been given them in
! the United States, but we can see no reason
j for it, or find any authority for the name.
When first brought to notice, the Jersey is
said to have been a "scraggy, ewe-necked, hol|
low-backed, high-hipped, flat sided" creature,
and for a long time very little progress was
; made in rounding up her form ; but man being
a progressive creature, has a way of comi
bining the beautiful with the useful, and by
j judicious selections, with a close adherence to
j the butyraceous and milking qualities, has
fashioned a beautiful animal out of the ancient
Jersey cow, and now she has "the head
of a fawn, a soft eye, an elegant crump horn,
small ears, a clean neck aud throat, fine
bones, a fine tail," etc. The points are too
numerous to give here. The Jersey is a butter
cow. This is her strongest and most important
good quality, and there is no doubt
I that she will give more butter from a given
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! quantity oi mux, tnan any Known oreeu 01
[ cows. Some advocates of other breeds claim
that the Jersey butter will not keep as long
as the butter from other breeds of cows, but
this is only a notion, and lacks confirmation.
However, allowing it to oe an established
fact, it counts nothing in my opinion, for old
butter is not at all a favorite of mine. The
Jersey is by no means an inferior milk cow.
The yield of milk is from three to six gallons
per day, aud from one and a half to two gallons
of milk will yield one pound of the richest
orange colored butter. It is claimed, upon
good authority, that the milk of an average
Jersey cow will yield 300 pounds of butter
in a year. While recoguizing the characteristic
points of excellence of other breeds,
the superior meritsof the Jersey cow as a butter
producer, in poiut of quality and quantity,
stands at the head of the list; and there is
an aroma, a color, and a texture to their butter
that cannot be found in that of auy other.
The most famous Jersey cow of which I
have any knowledge, is owned by Mr. Chas.
0. Ellems, of Scituate, Mass. Mr. Ellems
has refused $5,000 for "Jersey Bell." In teu
days after calving, she made three pounds
and two ounces of butter per day?averaged
twenty pounds per week for three months.
Five quarts of her milk made a pound of
butter, all through the summer, and in December
only four quarts were required. The
Jersey cow is kind and gentle; rather smaller
than the Ayershire; of all colors, but fawn
color is the fancy color. Both Ayershires
and Jerseys breed various colors aud are just
as pure and thoroughbred as those of the
fancy colors. They can also be pure without
being registered, but it would be advisable to
buy unregistered stock of a reliable breeder.
You will have to pay more for pedigreed and
fancy colored stock, and probably not get a
better animal. The Jersey is * becoming a
great favorite and is beiDg rapidly introduced
by our Southern farmers. It will pay any
farmer to pay the price for a good thorough
bred bull to cross on his native cows. There
are no Jerseys in this county that I know of,
but I have seen some fine specimens in Fairfield
county.
Now, Mr. Editor, will you be kind enough
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to allow me to digress ana say tnat a siaaeu
and ridered fence, twelve rails high, while
very important, does not make a good cow
pasture. From my observation this high
fence is all the recommendation more thau
half of the cow pastures have, and if there is
no other provision made, some cows are
obliged to starve. Now is a good time to
commence preparation for a lucerne patch.
Make a pen just large enough for the number
of cows on hand, and when the pen is
very rich, move to a new pen adjoining the
old. Keep this moving up to September or
October, then prepare thoroughly and plant
lucerne; no crop will pay as well. Clover
will do, but lucerne will furnish more feed
than any grass that grows. Remember to
have the lot rich enough, prepared well, and
success is almost certain.?Rulander in
Chester Reporter.
RUST L\T WHEAT.
When the rust attacks only the leaves, little
harm is done ; but when it is scattered over
the leaves and stalks and the weather becomes
warm and moist, it grows rapidly and
quickly destroys the crop. As early as 1767
hontana published an account of the destructive
pest; and since then botanists have pursued
the investigation with much interest and
perseverance. It is now admitted by our
scientists to be a microscopic fungus to which
the name of Puccinia graminus has been
given. It attacks both stems and leaves and
glumes of all kinds of grain, having at first
an orange colored appearance, resembling
the rust of iron, (hence the common name.)
It afterwards assumes a deep chocolate color.
Each of the breathing pores of a plant, it is
said, will produce from twenty to forty fungi,
and each of them, it is believed, will produce
at least one hundred spores or reproductive
particles, so that the progeny of a single
"breathing pore" will be enough to infest a
whole plant. The period of germination, is
supposed to be about one week. The spores,
being very light, are blown about in the air,
alighting upon adjacent stems, and germinate
under the influence of warm, damp weather,
proving more or less destructive according to
the favorableness of the weather for their
increase and growth. After the rust begins,
a complete arrest of the filling out of the
grain takes nlace. If the grains are in the
dough state wheu it begins, it is better then
to cut the wheat; if the grains are in the
milk state, it will not be worth cutting. Cutting
wheat while affected with rust, seems to
destroy the parasite, and what juices remain
in the straw go to fill out the grain. Good
wheat has been saved in this manner that
would have been worthless if left in the field
to get ripe. Rust rarely attacks wheat that
ripens early, hence it is better to sow early
varieties, so it will mature before the hot
days aid in the development of the disease.
Plants have pores which are closed in dry
weather, and open and expand in warm, moist
weather; thus the disease spreads more rapidly
in such weather. It is supposed that
these pores are made receptables of the spores
of this parasitic fungus, when they immediately
take root, intercepting the nourishment
intended for the grain.
Some kinds of wheat are more affected j
than others, and in northern climates fall j
wheat suffers more than that sown in spring, j
Farmers in England affirm that wheat sown !
in the neighborhood of the barberry bush
seldom escapes the blight, as it is supposed j
that the spores are generated and preserved |
on these bushes. It is also believed that the
spores may be perpetuated by undecomposed I
straw carried out into the fields as manure, j
Here, as in all fungus diseases, thorough j
drainage and cultivation, early sowing and j
early cutting, are the only remedies, except j
for smut, for which we have blue stone. Salt |
and lime sown on the ground has been sug- i
gested as a preventive, and being a stimulant j
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10 growiu, UU uuu Ub auii lu nuvauiagc. jx
distinguished German agriculturist statesj
j "that about six hours before sowing his wheat, :
be prepared a steep of three measures of
j powdered quick-lime, and ten measures of
j cow urine, aud poured two quarts of this ou a
j peck of wheat, stirring the wheat until every
grain was white with the preparation." By
this he escaped rust entirely, although in
neighboring fields a great part was affected
with the disease. He has followed the practice
for many years with complete success. It
I is probable this stimulating mixture made
the growth of the plant so vigorous it escaped
by its own inherent strength.
The Hebrews considered this disease a ;
special dispensation of Providence for the
! sins of the people. The Romans sacrificed a
red bitch to the goddess Rubrigo to stay the j
hand of the destroyer. If this would effect j
any good result, would it not be a good idea
to sacrifice a few of all colors?
IpSttUaMflusi fading
THE "RANK AND FILE."
O, blow for the Hero a trumpet,
Let him lift his head in the morn ;
A glory of glories is battle,
It is well for the world he was born.
Let him joy in the sound of the trumpet,
Aud sun in the world's proud smile;
But what had become of the Hero,
Except for the "rank and tile?"
O, grand is the earth in her prograss,
In her genius and art and affairs ;
The glory of glories is progress,
Let the great find a joy in their cares.
Let the kings and the artists and statesmei
Look round them and proudly smilo;
But what would become of that nation,
Except for the "rank and file?"
And when the brief days of this planet
Are all ended and numbered and told,
And the Lord shall appear in his glory,
And shall.summon the young and the old
For the Hero shall sound forth no trumpet,
For the great no welcoming smile ;
Before the good Lord in his glory
We are all the "rank and the tile."
JOHN MORIIISSEY.
SOME INTERESTING REMINISCENCES OF THI
GAMBLER, PUGILIST AND POLITICIAN.
Last evening a number of gentlemen sa
together in a leading hotel here, and talkec
about John Morrissey until bed-time. AI
except one of them had been his persona
friends, and that one was no lees a persot
than the venerable, but still hale and hearty
Simon Cameron. Oue after another thej
told their little story of the dead man's life
and the "old senator" listened in silence anc
with much attention. At last, when the resi
had apparently finished, he broke the silence
he had kept so long by exclaiming suddenlj
and in his own quick, nervous way : "I nevei
had much personal knowledge of Mr. Mor
risey, but I heard one story of him which always
impressed me very deeply." "Whai
was it ? What was it?" asked the others it
a breath, and in reply Mr. Cameron related
the following incident:
I give his own words as nearly as possible
ouly omitting names at his request. He
said: "When Morrissey first came to Wash
ington, I must confess that I was not favora
bly impressed with him. He had a bad rec
ord, of course, and somehow or other mosl
people in this world have a mean habit of re
tnembering all the bad things a man does and
forgettiug all the good ones. At all events, 1
had never heard anything good of Morrissey.
For this reason I was very much surprised
one day to hear my friend (Senator Cameron
named one or the best known Kepublican
leaders in New York) speak in terras of greal
kindness of him. I gave expression to thie
surprise, when ray friend told me that I wat
very much mistaken in Morrissey's character
and to prove what he said, related the story tc
which I allude. It was {to the effect that a
young man of great promise, a resident ol
New York City, and a clerk in a large busi
ness house, had found his way into Morris
sey's gambling saloon, aud while there bad
lost in play $12,000, which was, for the moment,
in his possession, but which belonged tc
the firm in whose employ he was. The nexl
morning, the young man, fully realizing his
position, went to his mother and told her the
whole story. She, almost wild with grief
went to her husband and repeated it to him
The old mart was so stunned by the information
of his boy's dishonor, that he could sug
gest no plan by which he might escape public
disgrace aud punishment. In fact," contin
ued Mr. Cameron, "they were all in a mighty
had way . but, as usual, the old woman was the
first to get her wits about her, and she suggested
to the boy's father to go to his friend
, (the Republican leader already alluded
to,) and to get him to go to Morrissey and see
if he would not help thera out of their trouble.
He went to the gambler, told him the whole
story, and assured him that disgrace and ruin
would be brought upon an estimable family
if the money lost by the young man was not
returned. Morrissey listened quietly to all
that was told him, and then said : 'Well,
that's all very well, but the young fellow lost
the money fair; aud as for him bein' a poor,
innocent young dove that didn't know nothing
of the world, that's all stuff; he's been in
our place often, and won many a pile, but for
the old woman's sake I'll see what I can do.
Come to ray house to-morrow morning, and
like as not I can make the thing all right.'
The next morning the gentleman came as he
was directed, and with the simple words:
'Tell the old woman to keep her boy away
from sportin' houses,' Morrissey handed him
the exact sura that the young clerk had lost.
If such an action," said Mr. Cameron, in conclusion,
"does not cover a multitude of sins,
ray seventy-nine years of life have taught me
uo lessons and brought me no knowledge."
As he said this there was a suspicious moisture
in the old campaigner's eye, and at least
one of his auditors was ready to cry with him
in sympathy.
Shortly after he came to the capital, Mr.
Morrissey learned that Colfax, who was then
the Speaker of the House, was an inveterate
smoker. Acting upon this knowledge, he
went to him, and presenting a neatly papered
parcel, said: "Mr. Speaker, I waut to talk to
you about my place on the committees, but,
before I say a word, let me give you the best
box of cigars in America." "Ah ! yes," said
Mr. Colfax, very much embarrassed, "but
you know?that is to say?all the important
places belong by right to the old members."
"Certainly," said Morrissey in his own blunt,
hearty way, "that's just what I thought, and
what I want you to do for me is to put me at
the tail end of some committee that never
does any work." "Oh! that's easy enough,"
said Colfax, evidently much relieved; "I'll
do just what you want." He kept his word,
and Mr. Morrissey was appointed to the committee
on Revolutionary pensions, which
meets about once in five years.
How kind-hearted John Morrissey was to
people in distress, is known only to those who
were familiar with him. He made no display
of his generosity, but did his good work in
secret. If I am not misinformed, his nearest
approach to an act of kindness which could
be seen of all men, was on one of the Albany
boats. It was two years ago, in the middle of
the season, and the vessel was crowded with
passengers on their way to Saratoga and other
summer resorts. John Morrissey and a
number of his personal friends and associates
were among the uumber. Suddenly, while
the band was playing its liveliest air, and the
crowd in the saloon was at the height of its
enjoyment, a woman's voice, evidently a good
and cultivated woman's voice, was heard lamenting
some misfortune. Immediately the
people gathered around, and it was found
that a lady, alone and unprotected, had lost
or been robbed of her purse. Big, noblehearted
John Morrissey was the first to push
his way through the throng, and going up to
the woman, who was obviously in needy cir
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CUUlSiaUCt'H, lib HSKbU, Willi U. UirCClUtSSV WHICH
in any other man would have been rude:
"How much was there ir that there pocketbook?"
"Seventy-three dollars," replied the
lady with almost painful exactness. "That
ain't much of a pile," said the senator. Then
he put his hand in his pocket, and, taking out
a twenty-dollar bill, turned to some of his
friends, who stood by, and said simply, "Chip
in, gentlemen." They did as they were directed,
and in three minutes the poor woman
had her money back again, and her benefactor
was on the forward deck quietly smokiug a
cigar. Johu Morrisey has now "chipped in"
for the last time, but his memory will long be
kept green in many friendly hearts.? Washington
Letter to New York Times.
Soft Soap.?The Southern Banner says
the following soap receipt is well worth
SI,000:
Take six pounds of potash, 75 cents; fo"?"
pounds of lard, 50 cents; four pounds of rosin,
25 cents; all amounting to $1.50. Beat
up the rosin, mix all together well and set
aside for five days; then put in a ten gallon
cask of warm water and stir twice a day for
ten days, at the expiration of which time, or
sooner, you wjjj haye gpe hundred pounds of
excellent soap.
HAYES' REVIEW OF EVENTS.
* the south and the democratic party
i accused of the blackest ingratitude.
Washington, May 19.?A gentleman in
i the confidence of the President, and having
i perfect knowledge of Mr. Hayes' views respecting
the proceedings of the Democratic
majority of the House, said this evening that
the President, while maintaining his natural
equanimity of temper, was not inclined to
look lightly on the situation. He did not
think it a matter to treat with indifference.
Great events in history had sprung from
3 smaller beginnings. The present movement
; originated at Annapolis, only a few weeks
j ago, and when the resolutions of the Maryland
Legislature were published to the country,
they were received with derision, and
their author was characterized as a madman.
Rating the movement from its birth, the President
has been struck with its rapid growth.
He poiuts to the significant circumstance that
such independent and influential men as Alexander
H. Stephens are already powerless
1:0 stay the caucus mandate. Whatever the
? result of the investigation might be, whatever
disclosures might result therefrom, the Presi.
dent entertains no fear that anything could
j be brought home to him. If any person
made any promise in his behalf, or entered
. into any bargain, they did so without his
knowledge, and he hoped their acts would be
} exposed.
' The President regards the action of the
' Southern Democrats as ungrateful in the
| highest degree, irrespective of other considerations.
When he assumed the Executive office,
be found the South, or at least, a great
portion of it, distracted and torn asunder by
political strife, and almost bordering on revor
lution. He gave the South peace. South
Carolina, and especially Louisiana, were re'
stored to the rule of the native populatiou,
and the carpet-bagger ceased to bean element
! in Southeru politics. The President, of
course, acted from a strict sense of public
duty, and claims no reward at the hands of
? the South, for doing what he was bound, in
5 conscience, to do ; but he cannot avoid being
" a witness to the ingratitude evinced by the
representatives of the South, to the man who,
above all others, has had their welfare and
t happiness, iu common with the rest of the
" Union, sincerely at heart.
1 With reference to his title, the President
L conceded that it could becoDtested, but there
was only one way to test the question?that is,
' by a writ of quo warranto?the only remedy
provided by law. When he became President,
the act creating the electoral commission
specially declared that nothing therein
was to be construed as impairing or effecting
any right, then existing uuder the constitution
and laws, to question, by proceediugs in
the judicial courts of the United States,
agaiust the title of himself and Mr. Wheeler,
if any such right at that time existed. The
President admitted that Mr. Tilden's only
' remedy, at present, was by a writ of quo war'
ranto, and such a writ was a prerogative
writ?not obtainable as a matter of right, but
1 only iu the discretion of the court?and he
' doubted if aoy court would grant it.
' The President also concedes the power of
! Congress to pass a retroactive law, to teat the
title of the Presidency, as the office can never
* be said to he in the past, hut is always in the
present. As to his impeachment being ordered
by the House, the President has not
! the remotest idea that such an occurrence is
even among the possibilities. The President
is fully alive to the exigencies that may arise,
! and will see to it that the public peace is
maintained and the lavsrs enforced, at whatever
cost. He proposes to follow the policy already
marked out by his administration, and
1 will take no backward step.?Special dispatch
to the New York Times.
OCEAN TRAYEL.
THE ACCOMMODATIONS AFFORDED BY MODERN
STEAMSHIPS.
Year by year the number of steerage passengers
has increased, until the steamers now
running between the two continents have ample
accomodations for transporting 1,200; and
it is no very uncommon thing to see them taxed
to their utmost capacity. Of late years
the public demand for increased facilties for
the transit of passengers has been constant,
and additional ships have been frequently in
course of construction to meet the growing demand
of passenger accommodation. So true
is this statemeut, that at the present day there
are nine distinct lines of steamship companies
with 102 first-class steamers, which may
well be called floating palaces, capable of carrying
many thousand people?truly a city in
themselves. In addition to this vast amount
of steam power, all vessels are supplied with
mast, rigging and sails to enable them, in case
of and accident to their machinery, to continue
upon their way as sailing ships. A journey
across the ocean, instead of being as formerly,
a thing to be dreaded, and a trip to be taken
only once in a lifetime, has now become a
mast pleasant and enjoyable jaunt of a few
de.ys, in which, for a comparatively small
amount of money, a person receives not only
all the attentions given to the guest of a firstclass
hotel, but is surrounded by all the conveniences
of life, with ample accommodations
in the way of sleeping-rooms and saloons.
To show the manner in which the comforts
LI!. 1 _ J i. ..
oi me traveling puouc are aiieuneu iu upuu
the present ocean steamer, the following will
be a good description of the whole class:
First cabin or saloon passengers are not required
to provide anything for the voyage,
as the steamers are furnished with a liberal
table, including all the delicacies of the season,
and everything necessary. Wines and
liquors of the finest qualities can be had on
board at moderate prices. The dining and
main saloons are fitted up in magnificent style,
the walls tastefully ornamented, Beats and
lounges are made of every design which the
upholsterer's and cabinet-maker's handicraft
can devise, and with every regard for the
comfort and convenience of the passengers.
To these are added, furnished in the same
manner, a music hall, a ladies' boudoir, and
a gents' smoking-room, a conversation room,
and a library, furnished with the works of
the best English, French and German authors,
together with an excellent piano and
organ supplied with a choice selection of music.
All these apartments, as well as the
staterooms, are connected with the steward's
apartment by means of electric bells, and
heated by steam. The state-rooms are large,
well-lighted, perfectly ventilated, and elegantly
furnished with wash-stands, wardrobes,
so fas, etc.
The kitchens, pantries, bath-rooms and naperies
are arranged in tho very best of style,
ana marvels of cleanliuess, and nothing is
spared to satisfy the most fastidious taste.
The best of fresh water is always to be
had in abundance, and an efficient corps of
servants, understanding several languages,
are always ready to attend to the wauts of
passengers. Each steamer carries a duly
qualified and experienced surgeon and physician,
for whose attendance and medicine no
charge is made. In the steerages great improvements
have been made, and instead, as
in earlier days, of the huddling of all ages
and sexes in one copartment, to get aloug the
best way possible, rooms are arranged so that
they may be in different copartments. Steerage
passengers are required to provide themselves
with a mattress, bedding, and eating
utensils. A liberal supply of provisions,
well cooked, is served to them three times a
day by the stewards.
83f"Eet a young gentleman apd a young
lady try the following scientific experiment; I
A galvanic battery is set in motion, and while
he takes one handle in one of his hands, she ;
takes the other in one of hers. Then let!
them softly kiss eaoh other. This brings out j
! all the fire-works there are in two moving:
1 souls.
' I
, I _ I
j J5S" All the ladies' shoes in the fashionable 1
shoe stores are marked one number less than
1 their real size, as almost every purchaser is I
sure to call for at least one number below her
rei*l fit.
fUaditig i;or thr ^ahbatb.
CONDUCTED BT
REV. ROBERT LATHAN.
Understanding All .Knowledge.?A
man may know all about the rocks, aud his
heart remain as bare as granite or adamant;
he may know all about the winds, their currents
and their courses, and be the sport of
passions as turbulent and fierce as they; he
may know all about the stars, and his fate be
the meteor's, that blazes for a little while,
aud then is lost, quenched in eternal night;
he may know all about the sea, and be a
stranger to the peace of God ; bis soul may
resemble its troubled waters, which lashed by
? .\rl lit* />nnM(? knA/itU
ujc Bbui luo auu luuicu uj cvcij uicatu ui
wind, cannot reat, but throws up mire and
dirt; be may know how to rule the spirit of
the elements, arid not know how to rule his
own; he may know how to turn aside the
thunderbolt, but not the wrath of an angry
God ; you may know all, in short, that man's
genius has discovered or his skill invented,
but if you do not know Jesus Christ, if your
eyes have neveir been opened to a saving
knowledge of the truth, what will that avail
you when they are fixed in the sockets, glazed
by the hand of death ? Equally by the
death-bed of the greatest philosopher as of
the hardest miser that ever ground the faces
of the poor, there is room and reason for the
solemn question, "What shall it profit a man
if he gain the whole world?all its learning,
its wealth, its pleasures and honors?and lose
bis own soul ??Quthrie.
Exercise Faith.?The Israelites marching
up to the edge of the Red Sea, till the
waves parted before their feet, step by step,
are often taken &9 an illustration of what our
faith should do?advance to the brink of
possibility, and then the seeming impossibility.
may be found to open. But there is another
illustration in the New Testament more
sacred and striking?the women going to the
sepulchre of our Lord. With true woman's
nature, they did not begin to calculate the
obstacles till on their way. "Who Bhall roll
away the stone?" And faith itself could not
help them?but love did. A bond stronger
than death drew them on, aud "when they
looked they saw that the stone was rolled
away." We may bless God that he can put
into men's hearts impulses stronger than reason,
and more powerful even than faith?impulses,
that if they are going to himself, tbey
shall find that "he is able to do exceeding
ubuudantly above all that we can ask or
think." Reason, faith, love, but the greatest
of these is love. We caunot help thinking
of the instinct in the: young blade of grass,
which presses past the hard clod?its great
stone?and finds itself in the midst of sunlight
and spring.
The Mother's Opportunity.?Every
parent who has been in the habit of readiDg
or talking with the little ones after they are
safely tucked in bed, will bear witness to this
mode of influence. With the laying off the
clothes, the angries, worries, and discontents
of the day subside. With the brief season
of prayer, they fly still further into the background.
And when the little form rests in
bed they seem to vanish out of sight. The
body is at rest. The heart is plastic to the
touch of the loving father or mother.
Now is the time to exert a moulding power.
At this hour the little ones listen with hushed
attention t what is read to them. Hymns,
Scriptures, Bible stories, are heard with close
attention until the reader's voice is stilled, or
the hearers sink into a gentle sleep. Or conversation
may take the place of reading.
The will that was in a state of resistance an
hour ago, is now relaxed. The anger that
blinded moral discernment has passed away.
With open heart the child utters its confession,
and gladly receives the forgiving kiss.
Politeness.?Politeness is that in which
the manners of a civilized person differ from
those of a savage. A rude man thinks only
of his owu convenience ; a polite man considers
the feelings and wishes of others. What
a noise an engine would make, and how soon
it would wear out, if it were not oiled I So
politeness or courtesy is the oil in the machinery
of life. It is necessary for comfort, and it
helps to make people happy.
The celebrated Dr. Chakaers, in one of his
sermons, declares that the practice of courtesy
had done more for the happiness of mankind
than the exercise of the most unbound
ed charity. You can give alms to the poor
people only ; you can be polite to all. You
treat a person whom you meet in a friendly
manner and he goes away pleased. You are
gruff toward him, and his bad feelings are
roused ; he is discontented both with you and
himself. You say a kind word?it costs you
nothing?but how often it gladdens the heart
of another 1
That Church.?Will the Lord give prosperity
to that church which repudiates a faithful
minister's salary ? Not many Christian
people would favor the idea of a government
repudiating a national debt; neither will one,
without just cause, consent to go into bankruptcy
with bis own personal indebtedness.
CkAiiM o /iAn/vrar*ofi/\n nf Pk rioflo no f kn "nitu
uuvuiu avwugiggitbiuu ui viii ioviuuo! vuv vi?j
on a hill," and "the light of the world," have
a poor self-sacrificing minister to ride in the
heat aud cold, promising him a remuneration,
and, then, after the preacher has contracted
debts on the faith of what he conceives to be
the best risk in the world?a promise from his
brethren?the church disavows the whole
claim, and let the poor minister pay even his
horse-hire while serving them ? I ask, will
the Great Head of the Church prosper any
congregation which is so inseusible to its most
sacred obligations??Banner of Peace.
tSf We are hanging up pictures every day
about the chamber walls of our hearts that
we shall look at when we sit in the shadows.
Then, summing all up, only Christ can make
any life, young or old, truly beautiful or truly
hannv. Ouiv he can nurifv that sinful
V "T r J ' I ?r
fouutaiu within us, our corrupt nature, and
make us holy. Would you have a beautiful
and happy old age? would you look back
from amid the shadows of sweet satisfaction
and forward with glorious hope? You must
begin your walk with Christ in the goldeu
days of youth. Then the decay aud wastings
and infirmities of old age will be as "the
land birds lighting on the shrouds, telling
the weary mariner that he is nearing the desired
haven."
8?" There is room In the ohurch and need
for all manner of workers. The poorest and
least recognized are as much needed as any.
Open your watch; your eye falls on jewels
there. But the sparkling jewels can not say
to the modest coil of steel beside them, "We
have no need of thee," for that is the mainspring.
And the m&iuspring can not say to
the tiniest cog-wheel, "We have no need of
thee," for without it the works stand still. It
is just so in the Church of Christ. One little
worker cau mar the whole by failing to ful
fill bis office. There is a place for each.
Oppressing Christians.?The indictment
upon which John Bunyan was convicted and
imprisoned for twelve years and six months
ran as follows: "John Bunyan hath devilishly
and perniciously abstained from coming
to church to hear diviue service, and is a
common upholder of several unlawful meetings
and conventicles, to the disturbance and
distraction of the good subjects of this kingdom,
contrary to the laws of our sovereign
lord the King."
#SF*OId Hundred, a tune which will endure
as long as there are Christian hearts to
ascribe praise to Him "from whom all blessings
flow," is compiled from four old Gregorian
chants, probably by France, who furnished
the music for the Geneva Psalms,
published in 1564. It was known originally
as the One Huudredth Psalm in that collection.
Hence its present title,
SERGEANT?
GREENSBC
MANUFACTURERS 01
"TROPIC" coo:
T. M. D0BS0N & CO., Agenl
JOHN R. LONDON, Agent,
A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McC
J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Ches
August 2
A. wilufordT
ROCK HILL, S. C.
irattn tititti nmn/iTT i
muxijj riiNii siuua. i
HORSES AND MULES!
ROCK HILL SALE STABLES.
I WOULD respectfully inform the public that
I now have for sale, at my stables in Eock
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, j
Either on the above terms or for Cash. An in- ;
3pection of my stock, by all in want of good ani-;
mals, 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 ser-'
viceable Horses or Mules with which to cultivate
your crops, or serve in harness or under the saddle.
A. WILLIFORD.
FODDER WANTED.
THE undersigned will pay 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
TS JEFFERYS,
AGENT
FOR Standard Fertilizers, Machinery of almost
every variety adapted to this country, such
as Steam Engines, French Burs, Bolting Cloths,
Portable Wheat and Corn Mills, Turbine Water
Wheels, Smutters, Shafting, and Mill Machinery
of any Kind desired.
The Celebrated Winship Gins, Hall's Self-Feeding
Gins, Needle Gins, Gin-Feeders and Gin
Condensers, Gin Saws and Brush Ribs, <ftc., Ac.
COTTON PRESSES.-The Centennial, Boss
and Smith Hand and Power Presses.
PRAIRIE CORN SHELLERS, only $8 50;
STRAW CUTTERS, $10.0 >.
I keep on hand a good supply of SASH,
BLTNDS and DOORS, and will furnish Builders,
by the quantity, at exceedingly low prices.
In a short time, I will have the latest and best
improved Machine for SHARPENING GIN
SAWS, which will make the saw as perfect as
when the Gin was received from the Factory;
giving each tooth the desired briar hook shape.
The work is de ne without removing the saw shaft
from the Gin. An expert in GIN REPAIRING
will be sent to the Gin Houses, to operate the
Machine at reasonable charges. Persons desiring
to have their Gins sharpened in the best style,
will do well to leave their orders with me, early.
A small lot of NAVASSA GUANO on hand.
May 9 19 tf
NEW ATTRACTIONS
AND
GREAT BARGAINS.
WE OFFER
A
COMPLETE STOCK
OF
Family GS-roceries
AND
MILLINERY GOODS,
CHEAP,
FOR THE CASH.
Mr. & Mrs. S. B. MASSEY,
Chester, S. C.
March 28 13 3m
IN THE VALLEY,
CHESTER, H. C.
THE subscriber la better
prepared, than ever
kinda of'JOB WORK!
jpWL^ v- such as Turning, Scroll
3^?f^rriwi|ii^npt||F Sawing, Repairing, Ac.
^^HWWMWfB Also, FURNITURE
MADE TO ORDER,
fr?m 0010111011 to the
" finest. Fine Black
Walnut Chamber Suits,
FRENCH WALNUT SUITS, TRIMMED,
ft soecialtv
Just received, another lot of METALIC BURIAL
CASES, among them some fine CASKETS.
Also, WOOD COFFINS AND CASKETS. All I
of which will be sold as cheap as can be afforded.
I HAVE A HANDSOME NEW HEARSE, 1
which can be had at funerals free of charge, in
town ; and in the country at a moderate charge,
according to distance.
You can find meat MORRISON'S OLD STAND
on Depot street, one door west of Aiken's Cotton
Gin Shop. J. M. PARISH.
May 9 19 6m
DOW IV "
WITH HIGH PRICES! I
CHICAGO SCALE COMPANY, !
68 AND 70 WE8T M0NB0E ST., CHICAGO, ILL.,
Have reduced the prices of all kinds of 1
SOCLES!
4-Ton Hay, Stock or Cotton Scale, $60.
FORMER PRICE, 9160.
All other sizes at a great reduction. ipSr Every
Scale fully warranted. All orders promply
filled. Circulars, Price List, and Testimonials '
sent upon application. '
BUY THE CHEAPEST AND BEST.
October 4 40 12m (
JAMES A. GLENN, D. D. sT .
nTmnnnAT a Vl"n licnu A \TTP A T DFMTTCT
oUIVlJ?iUi> AllL'lUJiflXXlillfiir/i/juii xiwrx, ^
/~k FFERS his professional services
\l to the citizens of this section.i
when desired, he will visit the resi- I
deuces of patrons. Teeth extracted without pain I
by the use of nitrous oxide gas. Letters address- ]
ed to Orowder's Creek, N. C., will meet with I
prompt attention. Terms moderate.
November 1 44 tf I
S. K. MARKS,
I
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
GENERAL FURNITURE, ;
CHESTER, S. C. '
{
January 24 4 81m j
MET ALIO CASES AND WOOD C0FFIN8.
J HAVE on hand a good assortment of ME
TALIC OASES AND WOOD COFFINS- (
styles, qualities and prices?from a FINE /
CASKET, with Silver-Plated Mountings, worth
8200.00, to a PLAIN COFFIN, at 87.00.
I am prepared, at all times, to furnish these
Collins at my Dospository, or send them any- <
where in the oountry, <
JAMES E. SMITH, Agent. <
January 17 8 tf
J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY,
1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. ]
A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallerv with every
convenience, ana a determination to do my i
best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in t
want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy <
weather is as good or hotter than sunshine for all 1
suhjecte, except small children. t
February 28 9 at 1
c McCAULEY,
(RO? C,?
F THE CELEBRATED
KING STOVES!
PRICE GREATLY REDUCED
on Cooking and Heating Stoves,
Hollow Ware And-Irons, and
B Castings of al. .finds. Also, on
PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS
STRAW CUTTERS,
HORSE POWERS,
Saw Mills, Ac.
is, Yorkville, S. C.
Rock Hill, York county, S. C.
lonnellsville, York couoty, S. G.
iter, S. C. >31
tf
G. H. O'LEARY.
FURNITURE.
IN connection with my Saddlery establishment
I shall also conduct the FURNITURE BUSINESS,
and keep on band a full stock of articles
in that line, consisting of Bureaux, Bedsteads,
Tables, Chairs, Lounges, Cottage and Chamber
Suites, <ftc., of different styles and qualities, and
in the various kinds of wood.
G. H. O'LEARY.
SADDLES.
4 FULL supply of my own manufacture of
Saddles, consisting of Gentlemen's, Ladies',
f s and wagon Saddles, all 'of which will be
sold very cheap, for the cash. - J
G. H. O'LEARY. \
SUNDRIES.
BRIDLES, Halters, Girths, Saddle Bags, Saddle
Blankets, Hames, Trace Chains, Backbands,
Stirrups, Bridle Bits, Buckles, etc., etc.,
for sale at G. H. O'LEARY'8..
COOKING STOVES.
SEVERAL different brands of Cooking Stoves
of the best grades, which I will warrant and
sell at low figures. Also, cheaper grades of
Stoves for sale at G. H. O'LEARY'S,
TABLES, &C.
TklNING, Teapoy and Office Tables, Tin Toilet
I 9 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'8.
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.
Also, Maple and Poplar and Cottage Bedsteads
for sale Dy G. H. O'LEARY.
"YORK MARBLE YARD."
STHE undersigned is
still conducting the Marville,
and would respectfully
inform the public
that he can supply those
MENTS OR HEADSTONES
with anything A
in his line, and at the fl
lowest casii prices. Monuments designed and V
finished in the most elaborate style, and in point 1
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, fnrnishea 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 tne same.
F. HAPPERFIELD.
January 3 1 ly
YORKVILI.E d
SALE AND FEED STABLES. ^
THE undersigned respectfully
/cn inform the public that they have
formed a partnership for the purpose of conductSALE
AND FEED STABLES
in the town of Yorkville, and will have constantly
on hand HORSES AND MQLESof all grades,
which will be sold CHEAP for cash, or on favr rable
terms on time?note and approved security,
payable the first of October, 1878.
FEEDING AND GROOMING.
We would also call attention to the fact that we
are well prepared to BOARD horses or mules by
the day, week, month or single meal. Animals
placed in our care will be well fed and well treated,
at the LOWEST PRICES. Persons nomine in
from the country and leaving their horses at our
Stables can have the satisfaction of knowing that
while they will be properly cared for, they will
also be more secure than when hitched up in
some back lot, liable to break loose and stray off,
or be stolen. Give us a trial, and we guarantee
satisfaction. Stables near old Masonic Hall.
We wish to buy Corn and Fodder, for which
the highest cash prices will be paid at our stables.
WHITAKER A WILLIFORD.
January 10 2 ly
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, Fo- j
lio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books,
of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac,
Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives,
Writing Desks, Ac. Also,
BOOK BINDING DONE.
in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodicals,
Law Books, Ac., bound in any style deeired.
Ola Books rebound and repaired.
PBINTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A SPECIALTY
Orders promptly attended to. at lowest cash
prices. E. R. STOKE8,
155 Main Street Colombia S. C.
ROSE'S HOTEL,
YOKH VILLK, S. C.
THIS HOUSE has been thoroughly
renovated from cellar to
tilCS- garret, and newly furnished, initMr
cludjng GRAFTON'S PATENT
SPRING 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
CLEANSING AND 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 tne 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 SHAVE, a fashionable
and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant
ind luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that
THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial.
is still in business, in his old ShoD next door
x> the Enquirer building, where it will afford
aim great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire
his services. Razors honed and sharpened,
ind any other work of that kind promptly done.
THOMAS BALLARD.
January 10 2 tf
Ihe forMIe toftfm.
TKRM8?IN ADVANCE t
3ne oopy, one year. $ 3 00
3ne copy, six months, 1 50
Dne copy, three months, .. 75
Single copy, 10
rwo copies, one year, 5 00
ren copies, one year, 25 00
ipSt- To persons who make up clubs of ten or
more names, an extra copy of the paper will be
tarnished one year, free of char are.
/p3r Advertisements inserted at One Dollar per
square, for the first insertion, and fifty cents per
iquare, tor each subsequent Insertion. A square
mnsists of the space occupied by eight lines of
;his size type. Contracts can be mnde for three,
fix or twelve months, and a reduction obtained
from the regular transient rates,