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Juried f flcttg. MISSING. One little boy is missing From the village green to-night; One voice of merry laughter, One footstep quick and light. Playmates are sadly turning From their pleasant sports away For a darling one is missing? They have no heart to play. One little chair is empty In a cheerful cottage home, As round the table gather The iumates one by one; And parents, humbly kneeling Before the throne of grace, Pause with sobbing heartache, For one upturned face. One bounding step is missing, As up the chamber stair, The little ones are climbing After the evening prayer; And one small bed untumbled, With pillow soft and white, For one dear child is missing From your cottage home to-night. One voice has joined the choir In the angel song above; One spirit bright and beautiful Sings of redeeming love. Look upward, tearful mourner, And wipe your tears away, Though a little boy be missing From your cottajge home to-day. liuMaMusi Department. THE WOMAN WHO NEYER GOSSIPS. Oh ! no, I never gossip. I have enough to do to take care of ray own business, without talking about the affairs of others, Mrs. Smith. Why, there's Mrs. Croker?she deals in scandal by the wholesale. It does seem to me as though that woman's tongue must almost be worn out; but no, there's no danger of that. If everybody was like me there wouldn't be much trouble in the world. Oh! no, I never gossip! but did you know that Miss Elliott had got a new silk dress, Mrs. Smith ? You didn't? Well, she has. It's real brocade; I saw it myself; and I say it's a shame for her to be so extravagant. I mean to give her a piece of my mind, Mrs. Smith. You believe her uncle gave it to her? Well, I don't care if he did. Why, it's only two months since her father failed ; and now to see her dash out in that style! It's a burning shame. I suppose she thinks she's goiDg to catch young lawyer Jones, but I think she'll find herself mistaken. He's got more sense than to be caught by her, if she has got a brocade silk dress. And there's that upstart dressmaker, Kate Manly, setting her cap for the doctor's son. The impertinence of some people is perfectly astonishing. I don't think she's any better than she ought to be, for my own part. I never did like her, with her mild soft look, when anybody's about. My word for it, she can look cross enough when there ain't. Then she says she is ODly seventeen! Goodness knows she is as old as my Arabella Lucretia; and she's?well, I won't say how old, but she's mor'n seventeen, and I ain't ashamed to say so either; but I think Doctor May's son will have more discretion than to think of marrying her. Some folks call her handsome. Well, 1 don't. She ain't half so good looking as my daughter Jane. Then the way she does up her hair in such flyaway curls! and, if yon believe it, Mrs. Smith, she actually had the impudence to tell me that she couldn't make her hair as straight as Maria's. Impertinence! Ifshe'd let curling papers and curling irons alone, I'd risk but what her hair would be as straight as anybody's. But what do you think of the minister's wife, Mrs. Smith? You like her! Well, all I can say is, you've got a peculiar taste. Why, she's as proud as Lucifer?been married a whole week and hasn't been to see me yet. You presume she hasn't had time? I don't see what the minister wanted to go out of town to get him a wife for, anyway, and then, above all things, to get that little girlish looking thing! There's my Arabella Lucretia would have made him a better wife than he's got now. And she's just about the right age for him. What do you say ??that Arabella Lucretia is two years older than the minister ? I should think it was a pity if I didn't know my own daughter's age. Mrs. Smith, if some folks would mind their own business as I do, I'd thank them. The Silent Stranger.?A stranger sat in a corner of the car hence to New York, in easy attitude, his feet upon a large black trunk. The gentlemanly conductor, going his rounds, at the Bret station politely informed the stranger that the trunk must be put in the baggage car. To which the stranger nothing replied. At the second station the displeased conductor, more decidedly told the straoger that he must put the trunk in the baggage car. To which the stranger nothing replied. At the third station the vexed conductor more imperatively told the stranger that he must put the trunk in the baggage car or it would be put off the train. To which I the stranger nothing replied. At the fourth station the irate conductor had the trunk put ? ? ? . .1 cm .L. 11: ott and iert. At toe una hihuuu me ujuiufled conductor, addressing the stranger, begged him to remember that he had but done what his duty required ; he bad only done it after repeated warnings, and that it was solely the stranger's fault. To which the Btranger laconically replied : "Don't care; 'taint my trunk !"?Boston Courier. The Favor he Asked.?The San Antonio i (Texas) Herald says: "A few days ago a prisoner, with a face on him that excited much remark on account of the meanness of his expression, was brought into the district' court to be sentenced to Huntsville for steal- i ing some clothes off a line. As he was known to be a very slippery character, one of our handsomest and most vigilant deputy sheriffs took a seat by bis side. After a while the prisoner leaned over and whispered to the officer : 'Won't you do me one little kindness ?' The officer promised to do so with one of the kindliest smiles we have ever seen in a court house. The prisoner whispered : 'Then sit a j little farther off; I'd rather pay a hundred dollars than have people take me for a deputy sheriff'" His First Wife.?Our clergyman says that he once visited a lady of his parish, who had just lost her husband, in order to offer her consolation, and upon her earnest inquiries as to the reunion of families in heaven, he strongly asserted his belief in that fact. When she asked, with anxiety, whether any time must elapse before friends would be able to find each other in the next world, he emphatically said, "No! they will be united at once." He was thinking of the happiness of being able to offer the relief of such a faith, when she broke in upon his meditations by exclaiming, sadly, "Well, his first toife has got him, then, by this time." fSrThe howling of a dog in the night is a sign that death will soon occur. The Pennsylvania Dutchman, whose faith was fixed on this sign, gave an incident in proof of its correctness thus: "One Dight mine old dog Bose he howls all the evening, and he howls like everytings, when me and minefrau go to bed, and in the night Katrine she vake me up and say: 'Hans, I not sleep pretty much any. Bose he howl so, vat ish de matter?' And I say, 'Somepody vill be dead pretty quick already,' and den we go to sleep rait ourselves, and de next morning I look in mine paper, and, by jingo, dere was a man died in Cincinnati." JGST To some pungent remarks of a professional brother, a Western lawyer began his reply as follows : "May it please this court: Resting upon the couch of republican equality as I do, covered with the blanket of constitutional panoply as I am, and protected by the regis of American liberty as I feel myself to be, I despise the buzzing of the professional insect who has just set down, and defy his futile attempts to penetrate, with hi9 puny sting, the interstices of my impervious covering." She darm and preside. I What Farmers Succeed.?That farmer ! will succeed who makes up his mind that the ! whole secret of success is in himself; that it ; is the man and not the business that tells. ; He will succeed if he brings to bear the same | amount of skill, forethought, energy, econo- j my and judgment that any other branch of i business requires. He will succeed if he i sticks close to bis farm, as the mechanic does ; to his shop, and not expect to work three or i four months and then take his ease the rest of the year. That farmer will succeed who takes the papers and digests what he reads, and is not afraid of new ideas and new methods of industry. He will succeed if it is his intention that whatever he sends to market shall be the very best, and so made and put up that when seen it will be captivating for its freshness, cleanliness and purity, and will be unhesitatingly taken on account of his wellknown character for honesty of weight, measure and count. Those who have farms may think themselves fortunate, for although they will not thereby find sudden roads to wealth, they will certainly prove that persistent farm labor will bring a sore reward. It is worthy of notice, that the adventurer and specula tor, with blasted hopes and shattered health and fortune, have in the end to come back to the farm for health and safety. Agriculture is the basis of national strength and wealth, and a most certain and liberal support of all who follow it intelligently. How to Choose a Horse.?An English paper tells us that the purchasers of horses for the French army always endeavor to obtain a first look at the animal when is in the stable, noting if the animal supports himself equally well on all his legs, and, if one seems to yield, especially examining it. Attention is then directed to the largeness of the pupil of the eye, which ought to be more dilated when in the stable than when exposed to light. After the animal has been let out of the s?a ble, the eye ought to be again examined to see if the pupil has been contracted; if not, the sight is feeble. Others, to teat the power of vision, feign to strike the forehead with the hand. If the hollow over the eye be pro found and the temple grey, old age is to be concluded. Wounds about the temple suggest attacks of staggers ; and when the end of the nose presents circular scars, it may be concluded the horse has been twitched with a cord to insure his quietDess while being shod or having had to submit to some painful operation. Difficulty in Churning.?Cream grows more difficult to churn as the distance from the time of calving increases, and the difficulty is enhanced by feeding late cut or ripe fodder. If early cut hay and roots are used for winter food there will be no trouble with churning in Winter, though it will require a little more time than when the cows live on grass and are nearer the time of coming in. The ease of churning cream depends chiefly on the size of the fat globules of which the cream is composed. These are largest in the early part of the milking season, and grow smaller as the period of milk giving is pro longed. Other circumstances being equal, the fat globules are largest when the cow has food rich in fat, such as cotton-seed meal, oil-cake, green grass or corn meal. They are small when cows are kept on straw, deadripe corn stalks, late cut hay, etc., especially when they have been in milk a long time. SSrThe Hunterdon Monitor says: "We feel it our duty to give a recipe for the cure of the diphtheria, which we know from per sonal knowledge has cured several severe cases. It is simply to put some tar on a plate and apply hot coals to it, not hot enough, however to create a blaze. Then place a funnel upside down over the tar and let the patient. inhale the fumes arising from the burning tar through the spout of the funnel. It will give instant relief, and may be repeated as often as may be necessary. Tar spread on a piece of cloth and applied to the throat in connection with the inhaling process is also good, much better than old flitch or liniments. It should not be removed until the throat is relieved of all soreness." A Scrap Book.?Every farmer should keep a book in which to paste agricultural scraps. Every one, in reading a paper, will see things which he will wish to remember. He will perhaps see suggestions, the value of which he will desire to test, or hints which he will want to be governed by in future operations. And yet, after reading the paper, he will throw it down, and will probably never see it again. In such a case all the valuable articles will be lost. To prevent such a loss, every reader should clip such articles as he desires to preserve, and paste them in a scrap book. Such a bonk, at the end of a year or j two, will be very interesting and valuable. j Fire Kindlers.?Take a quart of tar and j three pounds of rosin, melt tbem, bring to | a cooling temperature, mix with as much ' coarse saw-dust, with a little charcoal added, as can he worked in; spread out while upon a board. When eold break up into lumps of the size of a walnut, and you have at a small expense kindling enough for a household for perhaps a year. They will very easily ignite | from a match, and burn with a strong blaze, long enough to start any wood that is fit to | burn. fiir To mend broken crockery, use lime and the white of an egg. It is a strong cement, easily applied, and generally at hand. ! Mix only enough to mend one article at a j time, as it soon hardens when it cannot be j used. Powder a small quantity of the lime j and mix to a paste with the white. Apply | quickly to the edges, and place firmly togethj er. Itwillsoon become set and Btrong, sel! dom breaking in the same place again. | Many mechanics have been sorely tried : when pouring lead around a damp joint, to ! find it explode, blow out or scatter, from the ! ! effects of steam generated by the heat of the ' ! lead. The whole trouble may be stopped by { putting a piece of rosin, the size of the end of j a man's thumb into the ladle and allowing it | j to melt before pouring. i ?iSV? Tn tViA /Iroacinrr r>f tliA fppt t.VinRA who i | are troubled with excessive moisture will pro-1 1 bably fiud cotton stockings or hose prefera! ble to woolen ; but when there is no more ! moisture than the ordinary insensible perspi- j ' ration common to all parts of the body, wool-1 i en goods are preferable to cotton.?Dr. E. B.! | Footed Health Monthly. Soda for Burns.?Common baking so-1 f da?the bicarbonate?has been fouud to cure burns or scalds, affording immediate relief; i when it is promptly applied. For a dry burn,j ; the soda should be made into paste with wa- \ ; ter. For a scald or wet burnt surface, the . powdered soda (or borax will do as well) j [ should be dusted on. S&" To raise good wheat, manure your land bountifully, plow deep, and put in your grain 1 t early. Be sure and apply to your land some , ; fertilizer that will supply an abundance of : grain producing material or food, in the soil [ for the development of the wheat kernels. ! Worms in horses are caused from hard work, poor food and general neglect. For ! ordinary cases of worms, common salt, nu- j tritious food and pure water will prove satis- j ; factory. Salt should always be kept in horse ; stalls. A Dutch paper states that the flavor of' coffee may be greatly improved and its deli cate aroma increased by adding a little bicarbonate of soda to the water with which it is made. tSf* Meat can be prevented from scorching 1 J during the roasting process by simply placing a basin or cup of water in the oven. The : steam generated not only prevents scorching, but makes the meat cook nice. i Miscellaneous |lending. Little by Little.?If you are gaining little by little every day, be content. Are your expenses less than your income, so that, though it be little, you are yet constantly accumulating and growing richer and richer every day? Be content; so far as concerns money, you are doing well. Are you gaining knowledge every day ? Though it be little by little, the aggregate of the accumulation, where no day is permitted to pass without adding something to the stock, will be surprising to yourself. Solomon did not become the wisest man in the world in a minute. Little by little?never omitting to learn something, even for a single day?always reading, always studying a little between the time of rising up in the morniDg and laying down at night; this is the way to accumulate a full storehouse of knowledge. Fiually, are you daily improving in character? Be not dia- ' couraged because it is little by little. The j best men fall far short of what they themselves would wish to be. It is something, it is much, if you keep good resolutions better to day than you did yesterday, better this j week thau you did last week, better this year thau you did last year. Strive to be perfect, but do not become dowD-hearted so long as you are approaching nearer and nearer to the high standard at which you aim. Little by little, fortunes are accumulated ; little by little, knowledge is gained ; little by little, character and reputation are achieved. The Jasmine.?We are told that a Duke of Tuscany was the first possessor of this pretty shrub in Europe; and he was so jealously fearful lest others should enjoy what he alone wished to possess, that strict injunctions were given to his gardener not to give a slip, not so much as a single flower, to any person. To this command the gardener would have been faithful, had not love wounded him by the sparkling eye of a fair but portionless peasant, whose want of a little dowry, and his poverty, alone kept them from the hymenial altar. On the birthday of his mistress he presented her with a nosegay, and to render the boquet more acceptable, ornamented it with a branch of jasmine. The povera Jiglia, wishing to preserve the bloom of this new flower, put it into fresh earth, and the branch remained green all the year. In the following Spring it grew, and was covered with flowers. It flourished and multiplied so much under the fair nymph's cultivation, that she was able to amass a little fortune from the sale of the precious gift which love ! had made her; when, with a sprig of jasmine in her breast, she bestowed her hand and | wealth on the happy gardener of her heart, i And the Tuscan girls, to thi9 day, preserve ! the remembrance of this adventure, by invariably wearing a uosegay of jasmine on their wedding day; and they have a proverb which j says a young girl worthy of wearing this nose- | gay is rich enough to make the fortune of a j good husband. 3 J86gr Old Joe Wattles claims to be one of j the survivors of the American Revolutionary War, and possesses a gun which he says did excellent service for "Uncle Sam" in years past. It was his delight to show this ancient weapon to his friends, and recount the numerous daring deeds which it enabled hinwto' perform. One day, when Joe was exhibiting his gun before an attentive crowd, and speaking of the conflicts through which he and it had passed, Sara Pickles, a shrewd listener, elbowed his way to the front, saying he wanted to "look at that 'ere gun." Sara took it in his hand and pretended to admire it, but said the stock looked very new for a Revolutionary gun. "Well, well," said Joe, "the old stock was badly worn, so I had a new one made." But Sam thought that somehow the barrel had a modern aspect. "Never mind," said Joe, a little riled, "I had a new barrel put in, the old one was so much worn." "But," remarked Sam, "I thought the lock " "Oh, never you mind about the lock," said Joe; "that's new, too. "But you needn't make so much fuss about so small a matter. The fact is, there's nothing left of the real old gun except the touch-hole!" Give it to 'Em in Latin.?It is an oftspoken whim of the cynics?and possibly something more?that the doctors give their prescriptions in Latin, so as to afford their patients the benefit of a little imagination. Bolus panificu8 sounds a great deal more iraportaut than "bread pill." Some years ago, in the Rhode Island Legislature, a member moved to translate all the Latin phrases in the statutes, so that the people could understand them. A Mr. Updike took the ground that it was no advantage to have the people understand the laws. He said they were not afraid of anything they understood. That it was the Latin words they were afraid of, and j.j :n. r.n pruceeueu tu iiiudiiaie mo puoiuuu as iuiiuwo. "Mr. Speaker, there was a man in South Kingstown about twenty years ago who was a perfect nuisance, and nobody knew how to get rid of him. One day he was hoeing corn, and he saw the Bheriff coming with a paper, and asked what it was. Now if he had told him it was a writ, what would he have cared ? But he told him that it was a capias ad satisfac iendum. and the man dropped bis boe and ran, and has not been heard of since." Students and Books.?Dr. Nott, a professor of Union College, once said that he could always tell the young men who are to make their mark in the world, if he can only see them return from a visit to the College Library, which is only open once a week. "If," says he, "I saw a man leaving the library with five or six books under his arm, I ! would say to myself, there goes a mental glut- j ton, he will read and mark, but not inwardly digest, and the consequence is, he is very likely to have mental dyspepsia ; the mind endeavoring to acquire too much, strains itself, and becomes weakened." On the other hand, i he says, "If I see a young student takiug but one small book from the library, and that one he does not return for some time, I am satisfied that he will saturate his mind with the intellect of the author, and not only gain all the knowledge in the book, but sharpen his perceptions and invigorate every faculty." Equal to the Occasion.?Braggarts are j generally easy to be scared. A French shoe- j maker, fond of boasting that nothing could I frighten him, proved an exception to the rule, j Two young fellows resolved to put him to the i test, so one shammed dead, aud the other pre- ' vailed upon the shoe-maker to watch the body | through the night. Being busy, he took his tools with him aud worked beside the corpse. j About midnight a cup of black coffee was : brought to him to keep him awake, and he ! was so exhilarated by the draught that he ' struck up a merry song, still plying his ham- i iner vigorously. Suddenly the would-be- i corpse arose and said, in sepulchral tones, | "When a man is in the presence of death he j should not sing." The shoe maker was star- j tied, but recovering his self-possession in a moment, he dealt the corpse a blow on the ; head with his hammer as he uttered : "When 1 a man is dead he should not speak." "Spitting Spite."?No blows are struck in the East. A quarrel in Bulgaria is accompanied by a series of highly exasperated ex- j pectorations, reminding the obierver of a nocturnal feline combat. One of the combatants spits upon the pavement, in what he conceiv-, es to be an intensely malignant and daring j manner ; his antagonist immediately follows j suit, and spits upon his side of the street in j what he thinks is a more desperate and bloodcurdling style, and, if the controversy is a deadly one, the participants keep up the bora- j bardment of the unfortunate sidewalk until their lips are so dry that they rattle in a vain . attempt to expend more ammunition. When , this point is reached, the disputants geuerally walk off in different directions, turning back ; every two minutes for the first two miles to shake their fists in the direction they suppose i their antagonists to have taken. CLARK BROTHERS THE FALL TRADE. WITH the opening of the Fall Trade, we would respectfully extend our most sincere < thanks to our friends who have given us their liberal patronage during the summer months, and pledge our best efforts to maintain the confidence in the future, which has been placed in us in the past. We call special attention to our stock of Groceries and Plantation Supplies, which is complete in every respect, and sold at the lowest pos- ( sible prices. CLARK BROTHERS. | PAY IIPIPAY UP!! j PARTIES whom we have indulged by selling ; Goods on time will please remember their promises, and show their appreciation of our < kindness, by calling at their earliest convenience J and settling their bills. As we are in need of j money we make this call. Your accounts are all ; ready, and our young man, Mr. Ash, will be hap- py to serve you at any time, and promises not to detain you in making settlements. CLARK BROTHERS. FISH! FISH if FlSH !! J CHEAPER than ever known. A large lot just arrived, consisting of No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, put up in Kits, Quarter-Barrels and Half-Barrels. These Mackerel were bought direct from the Fishery at very low figures, and we invite an examination of our stock and pricos. CLARK BROTHERS. GUANO NOTE COLLECTIONS. YOUR note for Fertilizers has been placed in my hands for collection, by Messrs. Geo. W. Williams it Co., of Charleston, S. C. Don't forget the time they fall due?on or before November the tirst. As delay might be dangerous, I ask that you make payment as soon as convenient before that time. R. F. CLARK, Agent. SUGAR AND COFFEE. WE claim to be up withany retail house in the South on these articles?Sugar at 8, 9 and 10 pounds for one dollar. "Home made happy" by.using our best Coffee at 26 cents per pound ; other grades at 4i and 5 pounds for one dollar, the best which can be sold for that amount of money. CLARK BROTHERS. THE BEST LEAF LARD. GOOD is not a name for it. Come and see and judge for yourself. Just like home made Lard. A sapply always on hand. Having a good trade for this article, we are always able to offer fresh Goods. CLARK BROTHERS. BAGGINGANDTIES. 7" EVERYBODY comas to our house for Bagging and Ties, as we are known to buy the most, sell the most, and sell them the cheapest of any house in town. CLARK BROTHERS. G. H. O'LEARY. ",o r n) ifurniture, a , JUST received, a large lot of Furniture, consisting of Walnut Dressing-Case Suits, Walnut Chamber Suits, Bureaus, Bedsteads, and Washstands, all of which will be sold very cheap by G. H. O'LEARY. TABLES. "&yf ARBLE-TOP Walnut ?entre-Tables; ExItJ. tension, DIiiinfc,riBreftkf?st. Teapoy, and Office Tables. Also, Flower Stands, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. . ? ______ ? i J COMMON Kitchen and Cupboard Safes, cheap, at * G. H. O'LEARY'S. CHAIRS. : CANE, Walnut, Maple, Oak, Dining, Rattan and Split Bottom Chairs, at GEORGE H. O'LEARY'S. ______ A LOT of beautiful Pictures, handsomely j\ framed in Walnut and Gilt, unusually cheap, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. COOKING STOVES. I AM selling the LIBERTY STOVB WORKS STOVES, Chas. Noble & Co., of Philadelphia, an old established house. Anypartof the Stoves can be duplicated, when worn out. All Stoves warranted and sola very cheap. G. H. O'LEARY. SADDLES AND HARNESS. If" AM manufacturing and selling, at low figures, . L everything in the .Saddle and Harness line, h and will not be undersold, for the same grade of 1 goods. Call and be convinced. ^ G. H. O'LEARY. J ______ ? A LARGE lot of Buggy Whips, Buggy Umbrellas, Saddle Trees, Wood Stirrups, Trace ' Chains, Bnckles, Bridle Bits, Harness, Collars, Back-bands, Plow, Riding and Halter Bridles, J Martingales, Horse Brushes, Spurs, etc.. etc., * for sale at G. H. O'LEARY'S. MILLS AND MILL MACHINERY THE undersigned take this method of inform- s ing the public, that under the tirm name of WELLS BROTHERS, they are engaged in the , MILLWRIGHT BUSINESS, and are prepared to enter into contracts for the building or repairing of MILLS and MILL MACHINERY of ev- J ery description, from the largest and most complete Flouring Mill, to an ordinary Cotton Screw. Each member of the firm is a skilfull workman and has had the benefitof a number of years' experience. We are, therefore, prepared to guarantee that all work entrusted to us, will beexecuted in a workmanlike manner. By permission, we refer to the following persons, for whom we have worked: W. J. Rainey, Blairsville, S. C.; J. B. <fc R. M. Whitesidos, Hickory Grove, S. C. ; Major T. P. Whitesides, R. N. McElwee and Elias Ramsay, Yorkville, S. C.; W. D. Lessley, Clover, S. C. i We are also agents for the sale of "Excelsior Bolting Cloths," and improved Mill Machinery of every description. Our post office address is i Antioch, York county, S. C. W. S. WELLS, 1 M. R. WELLS, J. W. WELLS. c September 26 39 Iy* COTTON GINN1NG. ' HAVING bought theSTEAM MILLS former- ! ly owned by Mr. B. T. Wheeler, on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, 2J miles South of Yorkv:.llo, I would respectfully inform the public that ( I will be prepared, during the season of 1878, to nTXT nrvavnr\XT ;M 4La vjiii vv/1 i un ill tuc ucnt uiniiiiri nnu tin uiu most accommodating terms. I will also have for i sale, at the mill, BAGGING AND TIES, which will be sold at the lowest market prices. The CORN MILL in connection with my establishment, will also be run for the accommodation of the public, and for the present I will saw } lumber to order, customers furnishing stocks delivered at the Mill. f Having determined to render these MILLS a convenience to this section, and it also being my purpose to spare no pains to accommodate the ( public, a share of patronage is respectfully solic- 1 itod. WM, J. JONES. c August 22 34 tf 1 PAYYOUR TOWN TAX. 1 AT a meeting of the Town Council, held on the 15th instant, the following ordinance was i passed: i He it ordained by the Town Council of York- ( ville, that to defray the ordinary expenses of the j town, a tax of one'and a half (14) nulls be levied upon the real and personal property within the corporate limits of Yorkville. ' Said tax to be paid on or before the 29th of November next, and all taxes not then paid to be co leoted with the usual penalty as the law di- rents. W. H. McCORKLE, Intendant. J. R. Schorb, Clerk and Treasurer. The Treasurer hopes that all persons interested will promptly pay before the limit expires, inasmuch as the tax is less than usual; has been i deferred to the last possible moment, and the s money is urgently needed. " October 17 . 42 4t:> * ~~ "^OLU^i^EMALE~COLLEGE! 1 OPENS SESSION SEPTEMBER c AlLMmk. m-o xr r..n lOiOm v vry iuii. A'ttuuii^y ui nvciy o members. Five Male Professors. A . ^9rva? High Course of Study. Seven LantfSr guages taught without extra charge?a saving of $60.00 per year. Patronage from five States. Only place furnishing instruction in all , the departments of Lecture System, Elocution, . Telegraphy, Kindergarten, Calisthenics, Poly- | technics, Ac. More advantages to be added. The ] Cheape-t in proportion to advantages. Send for ? CaUlogues and see for yourself. Something new, y valuable, "wide awake" and up to the times, j The College was never so well equipped. J. L. JONES, President, Columbia, S. C. t August 15 33 tf I ANNUAL MEETING. TIHE ANNUAL MEETING Of the Board o:' County Commissioners of York county, will be held at Yorkville, on the first Monday of November next, being the 4th day of November, 1873. All persons holding bills, accounts or demands of any kind against the County, which have not before been presented to the Board, will deposit the same with the Clerk, on or before the " 25th day of October, so that they may be examined and ordered to be paid at the Annual Meet- " inc. Trial Justices "will exhibit with their accounts, 8 all the original papers, in each case in which J costs have accrued." J By order of Board. J G. L. RIDDLE, Chairman. ' October 10 41 4t 8 APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. N OTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, i Executorof theestateof WILLIAM WAL* i * LACE, deceased, will make a final settlement with the Judge of Probate for York county, on the ! loth day of November next, when he will make I application for a final discharge from liability as j Executor of said estate. , W. B. ALLISON, Executor. j , October 17 42 5t | e"TRIAL JUSTICE'S BLANKSTi RECOGNIZANCES, Warrants of Arrest, Sum- | mons in civil action, and Executions. For ! I ?alo at the ENQUIRER OFFICE, SERGEANT ? GREENSBG MANUFACTURERS O] "TROPIC" coo: T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agenl JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, ! A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McC J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Che? August 2 t\ m f The Best Family The "NEW AMERICAN" is easily leai more work with less labor than any other ^ application. AGENTS J. S. DOVEV Manager, Agent for Yorkville aud yieinity, July 18' ' A. WIL.L.IFORD, FEED AND SALE STABLES. ROCK HILL. S. C. PAY UP. A LL persons knowing themselves indebted to /V me for Stock bought in 1877, will be sued ifter the 1ST OF OCTOBER, 1878. Also, persons cnowing thatthev bought stock and their notes vill fall due on the FIRST OF OCTOBER, had >etter pay up, or I will force collection. I mean lusiness. A. WILLIFORD. ______ rHE undersigned will pay the highest Cash Price for TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OF 500D FODDER, delivered at his Feed and Sale Stables, at Rock Hill. A. WILLIFORD. DROVERS. [AM prepared to keep Drovers on the MOST REASONABLE TERMS, as I have good outlide Sheds and water in the lot. A. WILLIFORD. IN THE VALLEY, CHESTER, S. C. THE subscriber is betkinds 'of JOB WORK, 8UC^ 88 Turning, Scroll Sawing, Repairing, &c. Also, FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER, from common to the Walnut Chamber Suits, ..... ... PRENnn WA r.NTIT STTTTS. TRTMMED. i specialty. Just received, another lot of METALIC BURIAL CASES, among them some line CASKETS. Also, WOOD COFFINS AND CASKETS. All >f which will be sold as cheap as can be afforded. I HAVE A HANDSOME NEW HEARSE, vhieh can be had at funerals free of charge, in own ; and in the country at a moderate charge, iccordingto distance. You can find me at MORRISON'S OLD STAND >n Depot street, one door west of Aiken's Cotton 3rin Shop. J. M. PARISH. May 9 19 6m BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY, AND BOOK BINDERY. rHANKING the publio for liberal past patronage, I now invite attention to my complete itock of y Jj . " s STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, :onsisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Foio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books, )f every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, Penknives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, n all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodcais, Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired. )la Books rebound and repaired. 'HINTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash jrices. E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia S. C. July 18 29 tf RCySE'SHOTEK YOKKVILLE, 8. C. THIS HOUSE has been thoroughly renovated from cellar to Bu4BT3_ garret, and newly furnished, inUsaJggflfir ciuding GRAFTON'S PATENT 5PRING BEDS. In view of the times, our moto is a full House at a moderate price. L'ERMS-^$I.50 PER DAY, OR 50c. PER MEAL. Sample Rooms reserved especially for Com mer:ial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 '? *"5 - - ' 34 : tf CLEAN SIN GAND REPAIRING. rHE undersigned would respect'ully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garnents of any fabric whatever, rendering them jerfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to he original brightness and lustre of the goods. 3o not throw away your old clothes, but have hem cleaned and made to look as well as new. Vork promptly done, and at tne most reasona)le prices. THOMAS BALLARD. July 25 30 6t STli. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in GENERAL FURNITURE, CHESTER, S. C. January 24 4 8}m BARBER SHOP. rHOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fash- ' ionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant ind luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsoial. is still in business, in his old Shop next door o tne Enquirer building, where it will afFord lim great pleasure to wait upon all who may delire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, ind any other work of that kind promptly done, THOMAS BALLARD. FRTsMRW PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. i A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every , fX convenience, and a determination to do my iest, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in vant of correct and flattering likenesses. Cloudy j veather is as good or hotter than sunshine for all I mbjects, except small children. Ad.T?TVTe 11 y?" want to MAKE ezsrww fLvrijll 10 MONEY pleasantly and ast, address Finlky, Harvey it Co., Atlanta, Ga. October 17 4 2 ly c McCAULEY, >RO. If. C., F THE CELEBRATED KING STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED 1 on Cooking and Heating Stoves, Hollow Ware And-Irons, and Castings of al. zinds. Also, on , PLANTER'S PRIDE' PL0W8 ( and Plow Castings, STRAW CUTTERS, | t HORSE POWERS, | Saw Mills, Ac. I ts, Yorkville, S, C. Rock Hill, York county, S. C. j Jonnellsville, York county, S. G. iter, S. C. 31 tf < Buy only the ] NEW if' AMERICAN It is tub ||||y| Only Sewing Machine WHICH has a |||jjg&j^ |elf-|hTtading|hu(tli *t nas Self Setting Needle. ? BB^wW Never Breaks the Thread. j Never Ships Stitches. ' I* the Lightest Braning. Tie Simplest, the Most Dur- . ' able, and in Every Respect | Sewing Machine! ned. does not get out of order, and will daH machine Illustrated Circular furnished on WANTED. 64 . Charles Street, Baltimore, M<L JT. TV. ROBERTS. 2# .17 . il "WAGrONS. Just received twenty ,,.. WAGONS. : : ' i( One, two and three-horse ! q ? WAGONS. , 7 . ' i.i ' I ] Warranted the best and cheapest a vyi?; ; , WAGONS < Ever offered for sale in South Carolina. ' ?: r ? i ' ? ' ALSO, ; '[ i A large assortment of ' I vi-Sj j CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES, 1 Ui - ' 1 !' i With a variety of ' u ' SECOND-HAND VEHICLES, Very cheap. ALSO, 200 Bushels of that same white May GALLA GEE WHEAT that has proved itself to be the . best wheat ever harvested in York county. For ! sale by B. T. WHEELER. , HO! THE FARMER. 1 HAVING secured the control of the sale of the , oelebrated ' r ; ATEBY PLOWS, i For the territory of York county, I am enabled to sell these plows at lower prices than they have ever been sold in thislocality, In addition to my STOCK ON HAND, I will receive in a few days, a large lot.consisting of C. 0., B. 0., and Pony Steel Turn Plows, and Nob. 1 and 2 Cast Plows; one and two-horse Hill Side Plows. J Also, a full supply of 8teel and Cast Points and . point bolts. I am prepared to furnish the SULKY OB RIDING PLOW ' And Walking Cultivator, Gang Plows, and in I fact, every variety of the Avery Plow that may 1 be wanted. i Having met with so much encouragement in ] the sale of these Plows, I propose to furnish the < HOME AND FARM, i A Journal published by B. F. Avery <fe Sons, gra- ' tuitously for one year, to every person who may buy, or may have bought an Avery Plow from > me. Call and examine my stock. T. S. JEFFERYS. DAILY EXCURSION 1 i in THE leaders of low prices are still in existence, and are offering THE GREATEST BARGAINS ! that have ever been known. We are closing out ?' the entire stock of Summer Goods i TVOW OIV TT A !VT>. ' I At and below Cost. We call the attention of eve- ] ry one to our large stock of Clothing, Cassimeres t and Pants Goods of all kinds, 1 WHICH WE ARE CLOSING OUT. r We call the attention of the ladies to our stock ot E'ress Goods, bleached and unbleached goods, c Parasols, Kid Gloves at25 cents, ' ' ? /LND A GREAT MANY OTHER 8000S, ' All of which must be sold. We hope all of our friends will call and be convinced. A. FRIEDHAM A BRO., Rock Hill, S. C. { July 4 27 tf f * THE SUNDAY TIMES. ! y A STRAIGHT-OUT DEMOCRATIC PAPER ! \ t i Published every Sunday Morning at the TIMES OFFICE, No. 5 State Street, Charleston, S. C. * j Containing all the latest news by mail and tele- f graph, up to two o'clock every Sunday morning, besides a summary of the events of the week, to- ? gether with original stories. t A Paper for the Home and the Fireside ! TERMS OB1 SUBSCRIPTION. ( One year, in advance, $2 50 , Six months, in advance 1 50 / Three months, in advance, 75 < Single Copy, Five Cents. r J NO. A. MOROSO, Editor. October 3 40 tf NOTICE. j I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears t and other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for ? honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for < sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents eaoh, and 1 satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. f TOM BALLARD, Barber, I j THE PAPER TO TAKE. LONG ESTABLISHED. ENTERPRISING! RELIABLE! IKE CHRONICLE&SENTINEL (Established 1785.) THE CONSTITUTIONALIST, (Established 1799.) ... TWO PAPEB8 CONSOLIDATED MARCH 18TH, 1877. THE CHRONICLE A CONSTITUTION A LIST, (Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly)?the anly morning paper published in the City of Aurnsta, and the only paper receiving the Telegraphic Dispatches of the New York Associated Press. The only morning paper published in Eastern Georgia or Western South Carolina. Offers greater advantages to advertisers than any paper in the South. The Chronicle A Constitutionalist is Democratic in politics, but perfectly independent In its comments upon men and measures. Its opinions upon all important matters are fearlessly expressed, and resolutely maintained. Daring the aoming Winter special correspondents in Washington. Atlanta and Columbia, will keep our readars fnlly informed of the proceedings of Congress, and of the Legislatures of Georgia and South Carolina. Its Commercial Reports are Sireiuny complied, ana are iuu turn avvunue. Now is the time to subscribe. Daily, |10 per annum ; Tri-Weekly, $5; Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) $2, cashin advance. Each Edition sent free of postage. Address, WALSH & WRIGHT, Managers, Augusta, Ga. K NEW AND INTERESTING FEATURE OF THE " EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER. 4BOUT the first of July, the Advertiser will begin the publication of a series of BiographSketches, giving, in synopsis, the. lives of uany prominent and distinguished sons, dead ind living, of South Carolina. In connection with these, there will appear in our columns each week, a portrait of the individual whose life is A <ketched, done in the highest style of modern wMfl photographic art From the great and good men >f the past, such selections have been made as John C. Calhoun, George.JleDoffle, Jndge A. P. eH Butler, Chancellor F. H. Wardlaw, Governors Pickens, father and son ; Gov. P. M. Butler, Colo- ? iel of the Palmetto Regiment; Senator LouIb T. m (Vigfall, Judge O'Neal,, Gen. Waddy Thompson, 1 ien. James Jones, Edmund Bacon, Esq., alias 1 'Ned Brace," of the "Georgia Scenes," Major lack Jeter, Hon. Preston Brooks, Gov. S. D. Miller, and others, whose names we have not space a mention just now. Later we will take up such men as Hon. J. P. Patrol!, Gov. M. L. Bonbam, Gen. Abner Perrin, Sen. M. W.Garv, Gen. R. G. M. Dunovant, Generals Kershaw, Kennedy, Logan, Connor, Wallace, McGowan, Hagood and Bee; Col. Thos. G. Bacon, Col. Thos. G. Lamar, Col. Joseph Abney, Pol. W. C. Moragne, Speiiker John C. Shepparu, Pol. Arthur Slmkins, Gen. James Chestnut, Hon. W. D. Simpson and others, whose names shall jocur to as in the future. i.. Subscription Price, $2.60, per annum, in, advance. Address: ADVERTISER, Edgefield, 8. C. Jnne 27 26 tf YORK MARBLE VARD. THE undersigned is estill conducting the MarjyXmjp w ||jP^ 11,6 Business In Yorkvllle, and wonld respectfully inform the public i jthat he 81fPPjJoNu6 ^ MENTS OR HEADSTONES with anythingjn jjjB jjne> an(j ^ tjie lowest casn prices. Monuments designed and finished in the most elaborate style, and in point of workmanship and material warranted equal to the work of anv establishment in the eoUntrv. Head aud Footstones, in various styles, from plain to highly-carved work, furnished at short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed.'. >. , . Specimens usually on hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respecthilly invited. . n . x.-r Estimates and any other desired information jheerfnlly given at any time. ' ' Work delivered at any point on the Chester ind 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 xansportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of tne same. . ... F. HAPPERFIELD. January 3 1 lv PAY TJP f' fir ffT ^ or THE undersigned, proprietors of the Yorkville SALE AND FEED 8TABLES, would respectfully hC/tSpMI- remind those who have bought stock from them :>n time, that their notes will begin to fall due at 1 in early day, and , ? ? PROMPT PAYMENT*, j will be expected by all who have been favored. Let none forget their obligations to us, thereby placing us under the disagreeable necessity of Forcing collections, which we will be compelled So do, if payments be not promptly made. FEEDING AND GROWING. We would also call attention to the fact that we ire well prepared to BOARD horses or mules by j :he day, week, month or single meal. Animals placed in our care will be well fed and well treated, it the LOWEST PRICES. Persons coming in From the oonntry and leaving their horses at our Stables can have the satisfaction of knowing tbat nrhtlo thpr will hfl nronflrlv cjirfvl for fhov will ilso be more secure tnan when hitched np-in iome back lot, liable to break loose and stray off, )r be atolen. Give as a trial, and we guarantee latisfactiou. Stables near old Masonic Hall. We wish to buy Corn and Fodder, for which ;be highest cash prices will-be paidat oar stables. WHITAKER <fc WILLIFORD. September 19 , 2 ly HOUSE PAINTING. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he has resumed the business )f HOUSE PAINTING in all its departments? i trade to which he has served a regular appren;icesbip, under a first-class painter,and in which ie has had several years' experience. Work done n the most durable manner, and at the lowest prices at which it can be afforded. MARBLING. 3RAINING in imitation of different woods, ana ill kinds of FINE INTERIOR PAINTING ione in as good style as can be done by any paintjr in this section of the country. I can be seen >r addressed at Yorkville, and will cheerfully make estimates on work in any part of York, or J he adjoining counties. References.?As to my skill as a workman, I respectfully.refer t6 the following gentlemen: L. M. Grist,'W.'A; Moore, Hon. I. D. Witherjpoon, A. W. Ingold, J. F. Wallace, Lawson Jendns, Col. W. H. McCorkle, Dr. H. G. Jackson, Dr. J. F. Lindsay, James L. Clark, James E. Smith, Hon. A. 8. Wallace, Yorkville ; J. 8. -R. rhomson, Spartanburg? R. M. Wilson, Gaston; I, A. Brice, Fairfield; J. Harvey Smith, Chester. NELSON DA VIES. July 11 8--" - ly FERTILIZER FOR WHEAT ANDOATS. [WOULD, respectfully inform the farmers of York, that I am Agent for the sale of the 'ASH ELEMENT," the new fertilizer for CVheat and Gat*, which, the past season, was so romwsfully used in the lower part of the 8tate, where wheat-raising heretofore, has proved alnost an entire failure. Planters in thelowconn;ry are unanimous in endorsing its fertilizing properties, and it has the highest recommenda;ioua of agricultural chemists of reputation. The bllowing is the analysis of the Asn Element: Etiwan phosphate,.'. 800 lbs. "Kainet." or German salts, 800 lbs. i- Calcined marl, 400 lbs. rhe price of the Ash Element is $24.60 per ton, ielivered in Yorkyille, payable 1st January, 1879. For further particulars respectingthis fertilizer, inri f?irr>nlftrs containiriB- testimonials of those vho have used it, apply to W. B. METTS, Agent. August 29 35 if SHARPEN YOUR GINS. I HAVE several IMPROVED PILING MA- ^ CHINES, in the hands of good workmen, hat are giving the verybestsatisfaction. Parties lesiring their GINS FILED, can have it done jromptly by leaving their orders-with me. I vill send an operator to the GIN HOU8E who vill hie the Gin without removing the Saw Shaft. ["he work of filing, by these machines, is far su>erior to that done by straight Files. It leaves io shoulders cut in the blade to nap the cotton. T. S. JEFFERY8. September 12 37 tf APPLICATION FOR RE-CHARTER. 4PPLICATION will be made to the Ijegialature to re-charter MASON'S or WRIGHT'S RRY, across Catawba river, on the public road, rom Yorkville to Charlotte. July 25 30 3m TKRM8?IN ADVANCE i Dne copy, one year. $ 3 00 )ne copy, six months, 1 50 )ne copy, three months, - 75 Jingle copy, 10 Pwo copies, one year, 5 00 ren copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs often or nore names, an extra copy of the paper will be "urninhed one year, free of charge. pgr Advertisements inserted at One Dollar per iquare, for the first insertion, and fifty cents per square, for each subsequent insertion. A square insists of the space occupied by seven lines of ihis size type. Contracts can be made for three, fix or twelve months, and a reduction obtained toip the regular transient rates,