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IfttMOMuis JJrjwrtmrttt. DANGER IN A SEAL SKIN SACQUE. It was a fearfully battered-up citizeness that walked into police headquarters the other day, and demanded a warrant. "Certainly," said the P. A., picking up K blank. "What is the scoundrel's name, madam ?" "It wasn't a man. It wag that ugly, spiteful hussy, Mrs. McGuffey. I'll have her heart's blood !" "You don't mean to say that it was a woman who battered you up in that fearful manner ?" "I'll tell you all about it. You see the disgusting creature lives next to me. And this morning I was just polishing up our cakebasket?real silver, your Honor?when what should I see going past the window but Mrs. McGuffey, starting out for a walk in a seal skin sacque!" "Yes, madam, but?" "The idea of her in a seal skin when she can hardly pay her rent. I just ran to the window to see if it was a seal skin or not, and I leaned out to look?" "I insist, my good woman?" "And I leaned?and I leaned?and the first thing I knew I fell clean out on my head." "And that's what injured you in this manner ?" "Exactly, sir. Now I want to get her arrested and sent to jail for ten years, if you can fix it that way. Seal skin sacque, indeed 1" But the official heartlessly refusqd to interfere, and the female wreck walked off, consoling herself with the reflection that it was wash-day, and that, at all events, she could cut all the clothes-lines tied to her back fence, and let down the McGuffey linen into the dirt.?San Francisco News Letter. ? A Forward Season.?An old negro named Sam Clark, who counts a Griswold Street lawyer among his friends, called at his law-shop with a very anxious look on his face, and said : "Boss, Ize clean twisted up dis time, an' I wan t to ax a tew queshuns." " Well, go ahead, Sam." uw.11 .11 j u!a. r.ll.. a.11 a Ac. TV ail, an ue wiiim? iui*s ten wo uat vxo sezun am at leas' a month ahead. I h'ars em' talkin' 'about it on de kyars an' all ober." "Yes, this a very forward spring. I think we are at least a month ahead." "Well, if dat's de case, will de Fo'th o' July come on the fo'th o' June, or when, an' hain't April fule day dun gone an' passed by four weeks ?" The lawyer tried to explain, but Sam was more mixed than before. He scratched his head and went slowly out, but in half an "hour he returned with a face longer than ever. "Ciot that through your head yet ?" asked the lawyer. "Fo' de Lawd, but Ize been struck agin!" whispered the African. "If we am a month ahead now, dis y'ar will either have thirteen months or only 'leven 1 Splain dat, now!" But the lawyer couldn't, and Sam went out, saying: "Dese white folks am a werry curus set, dey is. Dey go an' git. de sezuns all outer gear, an' den a nigger can't tell whether to plant taters or dodge icicles !"?Detroit Free Press. > ? How She Described It.?He was a baldheaded bachelor, whose heart for the first time had been moved by the tender passion. "Then you confess,." he said, in a trembling voice, to the object of his regards, "that you like me a little?that you admire certain qualities of my head?" "Yes," shyly responded the young lady. "And may I ask," he continued, in a voice of emotion, "what those qualities are ?" "I can hardly explain,"' said the young lady, bashfully; "but I think it is because your head is so mellifluent?I can't express it more clearly." "And you can never know how I appreciate your high opinion," exclaimed the happy bachelor, as he nressed her hand. He didn't know just what "mellifluent" meant, but he was sure it was the synonym for something grand and ennobling, and when he bade her good-night he rushed eagerly home, excitedly took down his dictionary and feverishly turned to the endeared word. His blood changed to ice as he read: "Smooth, soft, mellow."?Rockland Courier. Ready Wit.?Of the late Louis A. Godey, who was a ready-witted man, Colonel Forney relates the following: On one occasion, at an evening entertainment at Godey's house, two angry disputants were facing each other, almost ready to resort to blows, when Godey picked up a huge carving knife from the supper-table and handed it to the most violent of the two. The latter unconsciously received it, at the same time demanding of Godey, "What do you mean by this, sir ?" " "I mean," said the jolly editor?"I mean that you should cut off the quarrel right here." The general explosion of merriment made the controversy so ridiculous that it was stopped at once, the excited adversaries themselves joining in the laugh, as they shook hands and begged pardon of the host. A Wife's Own Letters.?"I want you to distinctly understand, sir!" began a Third Street wife, as her husband came home and tossed into her lap an open letter addressed to her personally?"I want you to distinctly understand that I read the papers!" "Do, eh ?" was his careless reply. "Yes, sir, I do, and I know that the postmaster-general has ruled that a husband has no control over his wife's correspondence. Here, sir, you have for the fifth'or sixth time opened a letter addressed to me personally !" -r . M 1 J 1 1!_ J (. 1 "166, 1 KDOW, ne uemureiy re^ueu, auu for the fifth or sixth time I have written across the envelope, 'Opened by mistake!' If that don't cover the case, you can appeal." She didn't appeal, but is going to rent a lock-box. J6T An old darkey caught a two pound sucker one day, and was so well satisfied with his work that he lay down for a nap with his fish beside him on the grass. Another darkey came along presently, picked up the sucker, and left a half-pound one in its place. When the first man and brother woke up, the first thing his eyes sought was the fish, and it took him some seconds to realize that something had happened. Then turning his prize over and -examining it all around, he simply remarked, "Golly, how dat fish am shwunked!" B&F A small boy in town had seen his mother's fur muff that had been badly eaten with the moths. Shortly afterwards he was in his father's stable watching the process of curryT>i - ?i Mg ms pec pony. lue ammtu waa oiicuuiug | its coat, and consequently very large bunches j of hair came out with each application of the ' comb. With tears in his eyes the little fel- j low rushed into the house and cried, "Oh ! mamma, mamma! the moths have got into my pony, and I'm afraid he is ruined !" In Real Earnest?Two old Texan rangers, who had just helped bury a neighbor, ; were talking about religion, and one asked the other how pious he thought it was possi-! ble for a man to get in this world, if he was in real earnest. "Wa'al," said the other, re- j flectively, "I think ef a man gets so't he can 1 swop steers or trade horses without lyin', 'at j he'd better pull out for the better land afore he has a relapse." In Need.?"Give me five cents, mister?" j queried a corpulent woman, a day or two ago. "You don't seem to be much in need," replied the party solicited. "You are a pretty well-: dressed, healthy-looking woman, and you have a large basketful of groceries." "Yes," j she responded, "but I want five cents. I want; to hire a boy to carry my basket for me." ] Jam and Jireside. PRESERVATION OF HARNESS. Though the harness is an article of every day use, there are few who know how to care for it so as to ensure its durability, and to keep it looking cleau and neat. A barneSS that has been on a horse's back several hours on a hot or rainy day, becomes wet. If not properly cleaned, the damage is irreparable. If, after being taken from the horse in this condition it is hung up in a careless manner, traces and reins twisted into knots, and the saddle and bridle hung askew, the leather, when dried, retains the shape given it while wet, and when forced to its original form damage is done the stitching and the leather. Those who use harness are not altogether in fault for this. They would take care of it if Awfnrvf r\-P + Vi dumorrn tlldt L LI &liOTV UiC UAbOUl) VI liliv ???uiugv v??*?v would result from their carelessness, and that they do not is the fault of the manufacturer. It is a mistaken policy that leads the manufacturer of any line of goods to neglect giving needed information to the buyer. Every harness manufacturer would study his own interest by accompanying each harness sold with printed rules for preserving the same. The first point to be observed is to keep the leather soft and pliable; this can be done only by keeping it well charged with oil and grease; water is a destroyer of these, but mud and the saline moisture from the animal are even more destructive. Mud, in drying, absorbs the grease and opens the pores of the leather, making it a ready prey to the water, while the salty character of the perspiration from the animal injures the leather stitching and mountings. It therefore follows that to preserve a harness, the straps should be washed and oiled whenever it has been moistened by sweat or soiled by mud. To do this effectually, the straps should all be unbuckled and detached; then wash with a little water and brown soap, then coated with a mixture of neatsfoot oil and be allowed to remain undisturbed until the water is dried out; then thoroughly rub with a woolen rag. The rubbing is important, as it, in addition to removing the surplus oil and grease, tends to close the pores and gives a finish to the leather. In hanging harness care should be taken to ! allow all straps to hang their full-length ; j bridles, pads, gig saddles and 'eollars should be hung upon forms of the shape of each. | Light is essential to the care of leather, and when the harness closet is dark, the door should be left open at least half of the time | during each day. All closets should be ventilated, and when possible they should be 11 l-_Lx_J m_ .1 1,0!, well llgnieu. JIU CltJUU pi?LCU muumnugg UOV a chamois with a little bit of oil or "rotten i stone, but they should be scoured as little as possible. Rubber covered goods are cleaused in the same way. Leather covered needs to be well brushed and rubbed with a woolen rag. If a harness is thoroughly cleaned twice a year, and when unduly exposed treated as we have recommended, the leather will retain its softness and strength for many years. HarntssJ ournal. A WINTER AND~SPRING PASTURE. It is so easy to have the above, it peems to me every farmer should have one, if he has any good land. But he must begin at the proper time to make the preparation. A farmer cannot have a winter pasture if he waits until winter to start it, as many do. Now is the time to think about it and commence the preparation. To the intensive farmer; the farmer who lives on his place; who expects to remain on it; who takes an interest in his business; who recognizes the value of aud necessity for practical experiments, I would offer the following suggestions, and at the same time commend them with the confidence that arises from practical experience for several years. If rich land or even moderately * * * i r j ^ u-i: ?u ...;n good land 18 used, 1 UO HOI/ ueuevc wieic nm be any disappointment to the most careless farmer that will make the experiment, if 1 may so call it, that I suggest. Using stubble land, say turn it over after a season in Au gust. In September lay off rows '2i feet apart. In one row sow oats, in another barley, in another rye, in another barley and oats mixed half and half, in another rye and barley, in another oats and wheat and so on. Put any manure that may be used in with the seed, then harrow or brush across the rows. As soon as the grain is up, run a sweep, harrow or cultivator through to kill any weeds and loosen the crust. In the course of 2 or 3 weeks, break out the middles thoroughly with a narrow shovel. Afterwards sweep once or twice with a sweep that covers the middle. By the middle of December, or at any rate by the first of January, you will have a pasture for milch cows and horses that will do your heart good, and besides have the advantage of a comparison of the value of the different grains for your particular soil. It will be of absorbing interest. Asa rule, it will furnish 3 months good pasture (2 head per acre,) and a very good crop of mixed grain by the 20th of May (along this parallel) if the stock are taken off about the middle of March. Do not let stock run on it when the soil is very wet. At such periods the grain may be cut with a sickle and carried to them, if it is necessary to rely exclu sively on this pasture for maintenance of stock. In June open the middles of the grain stubble and sow to speckled peas, to be turned under in August or September, and renew the pasture; or, if desired list on the stubble rows and plant to sweet potatoes. The former is to be preferred, however, wherever it is practicable. A farmer in a short time will find what grain is more profitable to grow upon his soil. So far, the writer prefers oats and barley mixed, half and half, for this purpose. S. A. C. Midway, Ga. ?. Cure for Chicken Cholera.?Fat bacon chopped fine and sprinkled plentifully with black pepper, is a convenient and reliable remedy for cholera in chickens. Last summer a number of hens were cured by its use. When found, where they had dropped from the roost, they were so far gone that they could not get up, and were only able to raise their heads occasionally. They were given a comfortable shelter by themselves; a tablespoonful of the mixture was forced down the throat of each bird, morning and evening. No other attention was paid them. At the end of the third day they can help themselves but no food is required. Smaller doses may be given in cases less severe. I have not seen it tried on young chickens, but I believe that given in small doses, say a pill as large as an ordinary pea, morning and evening, would prove efficacious. For very young - - - ? ' l _* !! 11 chickens, 1 would recommend sun smaiier doses.?Prairie Farmer. How to Milk.?The proper njode of milking is to tajte the teat in the entire hand, and, after pressing it upward, that it may be filled from the capacious milk reservoir above, to compress it first at the base between the thumb and forefinger, then successively by each of the three succeeding fingers, until completely j emptied. Some milkers seize the root of the teat between the thumb and forefinger and j then "drag" down until it slips out of their grasp. In this way the teat and udder both are often severely injured. The cow should be milked regularly and the milk entirely drawn off. If the milking is properly and seasonably done, there is little danger of disease of the teats or udder. More cows are ruined from faults of this kind than from all other causes, and our readers will do well to avoid them. ? A Cure for Warts.?I had a mare some years ago that had a large wart on her side where the harness rubbed and kept it sore. In summer the flies made it worse. To prevent this, I put on a good daub of tar, and in . a few weeks the wart was killed and disappeared. I have frequently tried it since on j cattle and horses, and seldom had occasion to j use a second application. The remedy is simple and effectual.?Prairie Farmer. ?fatfing fat the JtoMrartft. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATH AN. [Original ] CALL OF THE GENTILES. "Many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven ; but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness." Matthew, 8:11, 12. On his way from the mountain to Capernaum, our Saviour was met by a leper who cried out, "Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." Jesus said, "I will; be thou cleara" Immediately the poor .leper was cured. Jesus sent him to the priest with instructions to offer up the gift which Moses commanded. After entering Capernaum, a Roman centuoAmo nf f l\o aLlnra nf flio Towa I IUI1 iSCUl numc VI VI*V Viuvio vr*. i/uvvviiwj y 7:3) to Jesus with a request that lie would go to his quarters for the purpose of healing a servant, who was dangerously ill. The elders of the Jews were lavish in their praises of this centurion. It would seem that this Roman officer was one of those generous men who wins the love and esteem of all with whom they come in contact. Jesus set out with the elders of the Jews for the quarters of the Roman officer. When the Saviour, in company with the elders of the Jews, had nearly reached the point of destination, the centurion sent some of his friends to announce to the Saviour that he was not worthy that the Saviour should come under -his roof. He also declared that the actual presence of the Saviour was not necessary in order to effect the cure of his servant. "I," said the centurion, "am a man having soldiers under me," and all that I have to do in order to accomplish any legitimate purpose, is to command some of my soldiers to do what I want done. Such being the case, the centurion argued that all that Jesus had to do in order to cure the palsied servant, was to command him to be healed. Jesus said to those e present, that he had not found so great faith in Israel. It was this marvelous faith of the centurion that led Jesus to make the declaration contained in the passage quoted at the head of this article. The faith of the centurion is remarkable, from the fact that he was a Roman, or at least not a Jew, and, consequently, had not enjoyed the privileges of the Jews. It is clear that this Jttoman centurion oeiieveci mar jesus could work a miracle and thns heal his servant. It would seem that the centurion had that faith which savingly unites the soul to Jesus Christ. Be this as it may, the faith of this centurion in Jesus was stronger than that which had been exhibited by any of the Jews. To those accompanying him on the occasion, Jesus said, "many .shall come from the east and the west, and sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven ; but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out." \Tlie expression, "east and west," is equivalent to our expression from the rising to the setting of the. suu. The full expression occurs in Luke, 13:29, and is "from the^east and from the west and from the north and from the south." From north to south means the same as our expression from pole to pole. The meaning is, that many shall come from all quarters of the globe and sit- down with the patriarchs in the kingdom of heaven. In other words, that the Gentiles from all quarters of the habitable world, would come into the kingdom of heaven. The only thing necessary in order to a clemunderstanding of the passage is, what is meant by the expression "kingdomof heaven." I It was addressed to .Jews, elders of the Jews, and they readily grasped its import. It will be manifest, on a moment's reflection, that by "kingdom of heaven," in this connection, we cannot understand the Home of the Just, It is clear that the words "kingdom of heaven," do not mean heaven, or that place of endless bliss which the ransomed of the Lord shall inhabit when they depart from this world, to live with Jesus. If this were the case, then the introduction of some into heaven would be followed by thrusting others out. Neither is the "kingdom of heaven" a figurative expression, to denote that many, from all quarters of the globe, shall come to Jesus by the exercise of a true and living faith in him, for then we would be forced to conclude that those that are now exercising faith in Christ, would be cast off. The expression, "Kingdomof Heaven," was one which every Jew readily understood, and as they understood it, so must we understand it. It is the same as the "Congregation of the Lord." Both these expressions mean the identically same thing as the New Testament expression, "Church of God." The language of the New Testament is borrowed from the Old, consequently, a correct knowledge of the Old Testament mode of explosion is necessary that we may understand the New Testament. We are justifiable in thus paraphrasing the language in Matthew, 8:11th and l'2th. Many of the nations of the earth shall enter the church of which Abraham aud his son Isaac, and grand-son Jacob, were members; but the descendants of Abraham, with whom the Church was first organized, shall be cast out. On account of the Abrahamic Covenant, all the seed of the patriarch, through the line of Isaac, was a member of the "Kingdom of Heaven," or of the Church previous to the incarnation of the Son of God. The covenant unfit A lu>o1uim titoo furA_f#\1/1 Tf- om_ lUllUC Willi ^UiailUUl YXtO VHV-iUIU. JLV WUbraced the natural descendants of Abraham, and it embraced all of every nation under heaven who possessed the faith of Abraham. It was a national covenant, and it was an ecclesiastical covenant. Abraham was the father of the Jews. Hence, the Jews could say, "We have Abraham to our father," and claim the privileges of the Abrahainic Covenant. Abraham was, by the covenant, to be "the father of many nations," that is, of all that believe. This is what Paul means when he says, "If ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Gal. 3:29. The Ajiostle, in speaking of the Gentiles, says they were "a wild olive," and the Jews were the "good olive." Rom. 11:24. The Apostle can, in this, have no reference to the natural moral state of either, the Jews or Gentiles. Both were sinners. It is clear that the reference is to the fact that the Jews were in the Church and the Gentiles were not. In other words, the Jews were in the "Kingdom of Ileaven," and the Gentiles were not. Such was the condition of things during what is commonly called the "Old Testament" dispensation. When Christ came God manifest in the flesh, he came to his own people, according to the flesh?to the Jews?and the Jews received him not. The Jews were thrust out of the "Kingdom of Heaven," that is, out of the | Church, and the Gentiles from the east, and froni the west, and from the north, and from the south, were taken into the Church. The Church?the Kingdom of Heaven?remains the same. The children of him with whom the covenant was made were cast out because of their unbelief, and the Gentiles taken in. Thus Abraham Itecame the father of many nations. It is useless to say that the facts, recorded in historv. are in nerfect accordance with this | prediction of the Saviour. Since the time of our Saviour the'natural descendants of Abraham have been wandering as sheep without a fold, while the Gentiles, from all quarters of the world, are seen Hocking, like doves to their I windows, into the visible church. Before the coining of Jesus of Nazareth, all the Gentiles were strangers, hut God, the father, gave the heathen to his son for an inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for a possession, and now the Gentiles are no more strangers [ and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone. Ephesians, 2:19, 20. I We are not to understand that the Jews, I God's ancient people, are thrust out of the I church in the sense that they will never again be permitted to enter it. Under the Old Tes! tainont dispensation, the Gentile could enter , the church. Its doors stood wide open for his | reception. AH he had to do was to comply with the legal requirements. The terms were plainly stated, and so soon as these were complied with, the stranger was entitled to eat the passover. So it is still. The doors of the Church stand open alike for the Jew and Gentile. Both are required to accept Jesus Christ as the Saviour of sinners. There always have been Jews in the1 Church, and there always will be. Paul was a Jew and so are many eminent Christians of the present day. HJisfeUflHMM ?Uatlttig. WHAT "OLD TIMES" MEANT. A half century ago a large part, of the people of the United States lived in houses unpainted, unplastered and utterly devoid of adornment. A well-fed fire in the yawning chasm of a huge chimney gave partial warmth to a single room, and it was a common remark that the inmates were roasting one side while freezing the other. In contrast, a majority of the people of the old States now live in houses that are clapboarded, painted, blinded and comfortably warmed. Then the household furniture consisted of a few plain chairs, a plain table, a bedstead made by the village carpenter. Carpets there were none. To day, few are the homes, in city or country, that do not contain a carpet of some sort, while the average laborer by a week's work i i 1 I j i may earn enougn to ennoie mm to repose at night upon a spring bed. Fifty years ago the kitchen "dressers" were set forth with a shining row of pewter plates. The farmer ate with a buck handled knife and an iron or pewter spoon, but the advancing civilization has sent the plate and spoons to the melting pot, while knives and forks have given place to ruckle or silver plated cutlery. In those days the utensils for cooking were a dinner-pot, tea kettle, skillet, Dutch oven and frying-pan; to-day there is no end of kitchen furniture. The people of 1830 sat in the evening in the glowing light of a pitch knot fire, or read their weekly newspapers by the flickering light of a "tallow-dipnow, in city or village; their apartments are bright with the flame of the gas-jet or the softer radiance of kerosine. Then if the fire wont out upon the hearth it was rekindled by a coal from a neighboring hearth, or by flint, steel and tinder. Those who indulged in pipes and cigars could light them only from some hearthstone ; to-day we light fire and pipes by the dormant fireworks in the match safe, at a cost of one-hundreth a cent. In those days we guessed the hour of noon, or ascertained it by the creeping of the sunlight up to the "noon mark" drawn upoD the floor; only the well-to-do could afford a clock. To-day who does not carry a watch ? And as for clocks, you can purchase them at wholesale, by the cartload, at sixty-two cents apiece. Fifty years ago, how many dwellings were adorned with pictures ? How many are there now that do not display a print, engraving, chromo or lithograph ? How many pianos or 1 .1 il 1 T) 1 parior organs were mere meu i xveeu urguus were not invented till 1840, anflnow they are in every villag^. Some who read this article will remember that in 1830 the'Bible, the almanac and the few text-books used in school were almost the only volumes of the household. The dictionary was a volume four inches square and an inch and a half in thickness. In some of the country villages a few public-jspiirited men had gathered libraries containing from 300 to 500 volumes; in contrast, the public libraries of the present day, containing more than 10,000 volumes, have an aggregate of 10,650,000 volumes, not including the Sunday school and private libraries of the country. It is estimated that altogether the number of volumes accessible to the public is not less than 20,000,000! Of Webster's and Worcester's dictionaries, it may be said that enough have been published to supply one to every one hundred inhabitants of the United States. "Can the Life of a Girdled tree be Saved?"?This question is often asked through the columns of the Agricultural press "and invariably answered in the negative. Mr. Oliver Simmons, of this village, answers the question in the affirmative and shows the reason for the faith that is in him by his works. On every tree upon which he has experimented, he has succeeded, and on fruit trees he has not only saved the life of the tree but such trees have not been at all ?a i ?i r? i ~ a/T- a: retarueu iu iruu-ueuriug. iur. oiuimuus uaa sjiccetfded iu cases where the girdle extended entirely around the tree, and also where the girdle was one and two feet in length. His plan is simply this: With a gouge he makes three parallel furrows the length of the girdle and extending an inch or two below or above. Into this furrow he nicely fits a sapling (better cut from the same tree or a tree of like nature); covers this with wax and then binds it above and below with cloth, covering the whole with an enameled cloth bound so that the rains cannot get underneath. The sap flows through the sapling; all is soon knit together and grown over and the tree does as well as a man or a child with a broken arm that has been properly cared for by the surgeon. Out of. a lot of twenty-one apple trees, badly girdled, Mr. Simmons saved every one, and out of a lot of over forty trees of various kiuds his success was equally marked, not a tree being lost out of the entire number. This experiment has stood the test for years, not one tree of any kind so attended being lost. And so the oft-repeated question, "Can the life of a girdled tree be saved?" is answered in the affirmative.?Schoharie Republican. A Cat's Costly Legs.?In India four men bought*a quantity of cotton in copartnership. That the rats might not injure it, they bought a cat, and agreed, that each should own one of its legs. Each '.eg was then adorned with beads and other ornaments by its owner. The cat accidentally injured one of its legs, and the owner wound a rag around it, soaked in oil. The cat, by chance, set the rag on fire, and being iu great pain, rushed among the cotton bales, where she had been accustomed to hunt rats. The cotton was totally burned. The three other partners brought suit against the owner of the invalid leg to recover the value of their cotton, and the Judge decided that as the injured leg could not be used, the cat carried the fire to the cotton with her three remaining legs. They only were culpable, and their owners were required to compensate the owner of the injured leg for his share of the loss. A Vicious Stallion's Affection for a ~ a* ur?i?? rul omom nnnn. | vni LilJ, r\ b Tf aiu O VUIIIU, JL/cianuiu wuuj ty, Iowa, Alfred Bush owns a French stallion. Since he purchased the animal it has shown a most vicious temper, and is unsafe and dangerous to handle. Mr. Bush has a son two years old, for whom the horse has formed a great attachment, and the two frolic together strangely. The boy will put his hands in the horse's mouth, pull out his tongue, seize his tail and swing with it, climb up his legs?in fact, do whatever his childish freaks prompt. I For hours they thus play together, the horse apparently enjoying it as well as the boy, and, ! what is singular, the horse will allow no one to | come near while the boy is with him, and is especially cautious about injuring the boy : himself. A Sensible Girl.?"You have asked me pointedly if can marry you, and I have answered you pointedly that I can. I can marry a man who makes love to a different girl every month ; I can marry a man whose main occupation seems to be to join in any gauntlet in front of churches and theatres, and i comment audibly on the people who are com- j peJled to pass through it; I can marry a; man whose onlj' means of support is an aged j father; I can marry a man who boasts that1 i any girl can be won with the help of a good i tailor and an expert tongue; I can marry such a man, but I w-o-n-t!" 8QF* A glass of whisky sells for a dime, and is drank in a minute. It fires the brain, and deranges and w eakens the physical system. On the same table lies a newspaper. It is ; covered with half a million of type; it brings j ; intelligence from the four quarters of the ' globe. The newspaper oosts half the price of "the glass of grog ; but it is none the less true I that there is a large number of people who think whisky cheap and newspapers dear. It is the only medicine I would give my j Baby, a mother said, speaking of Dr. Bull's I Baby Syrup. At all drug stores, 25 cents. I THE GENUINE DR. C. McLANE'S Celebrated American WORM SPECIFIC OR VERMIFUGE. / SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. THE countenance is pale and leadencolored, with occasional flushes, or a circumscribed spot on one or both cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pupils dilate; an azure semicircle runs along the lower eye-lid; the nose is irritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds; a swelling of the upper lip; occasional headache, with humming or throbbing of the ears; an unusual secretion of saliva; slimy or furred tongue;' breath very foul, particularly in the morning; appetite variable, sometimes voracious, with a knawmg sensation of the stomach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting pains in the stomach; occasional nausea and vomiting; violent pains throughout the abdomen; bowels irregular, at times costive; stools slimy;' not unfrequently tinged with blood; belly swollen and hard; urine turbid; respiration occasionally difficult, and accompanied by hiccough; cough sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep, with grinding of the teeth; temper variable, but generally irritable, &c. Whenever the above symptoms are found to exist, DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE will certainly effect a cure. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY in any form; it is an innocent preparation, not capable of doing the slightest injury to the most tender infant. The genuine Dr. McLane's Vermifuge bears the signatures of C. McLane and Fleming Bros, on the wrapper. ?:0:? DR. C. McLANE'S LIVER PILLS are not recommended as a remedy "for all the ills that flesh is heir to," but in affectieni of the liver, and in all Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia and Sick Headache, or diseases of that character, they stand without a rival. AGUE AND FEVER. No better cathartic can be used preparatory to, or after taking Quinine. As a simple purgative they are unequaled. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. The genuine are never sugar coated. Each box has a red wax seal on the lid with the impression Dr. McLane's Liver Pills. Each wrapper bears the signatures of C. McLane and Fleming Bros. Insist upon having the genuihe Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being full of imitations of the name McLane% spelled differently but same pronunciation. February 13 7 ly G. H. O'LEARY. SUNDRIES. A LARGE lot of Buggy Whips, Buggy Umbrellas, Saddle Trees, Wood Stirrups, Trace Chains, Buckles, Bridle Bits, Harness, Collars, Back-bands, Plow, Riding and Halter Bridles, Martingales, Horse Brushes, Spurs, etc., etc., for sale 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. Any part of the Stoves can be duplicated, when worn out. All Stoves warranted and sold very cheap. G. H. O'LEARY. SADDLES AND HARNESS. I AM manufacturing and selling, at low figures, everything in the Saddle and Harness line, and will not be undersold, for the same grade of goods. Call and be convinced. G. H. O'LEARY. FURNITURE. JUST received, a large lot 5f 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^ MARBLE-TOP Walnut Centre-Tables; Extension, Dining. Breakfast, Teapoy, and Olflce Tables. Also, Flower Stands, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. SAFES. COMMON Kitchen and Cupboard Safes, cheap, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. CHAIRS. CANE, Walnbt, Maple, Oak, Dining, Rattan and Split Bottom Chairs, at GEORGE H. O'LEARY'S. ~ 7 PICTURES. ^ ALiOT or beaut I rui nctures, nanasomeiy framed Id Walnut and Gilt, unusually cheap, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. A. WILLIPORD, FEED AND SALE STABLES. BOCK HILL. S. C. ^l6RE~riNE STOCK! I WOULD respectfully inform the public that I have just received FORTY young, fat kentucky mules, Which are now offered for sale on the most accommodating terms, at my stables in Rock Hill. These mules are all in line condition, and I am prepared to offer Bargains to all who want fIne farming stock. I will sell them cheap for cash, or on time, with note and good security. I also have a number of fine SADDLE AND HARNESS HORSES, Which I offer cheap. When you come to Rock Hill, don't fail to call round at WILLIFORD'S SALE STABLES. If you wish to buy stock I will give Bargains in almost any grade of stock desired; and if you don't want to buy, but have an animal that you wish to swap, come and see me, as I am prepared to exchange on fair terms. A. WILLIFORD. March (J 10 tf THE VERY LATEST AND VERY REST. THE "FAMILY FAVORITE IMPROVED" WEED Sewing Machine. LIGHT-RUNNING, Noiseless, no Gears, no Cams, no Springs, new and elegant styles of j Woodwork. Simple, Easy to Learn, Requires | no Repairs, Instruction Book so plain no other teaching required, largest Shuttle used. If you see it you will buy it. Prices as Low as any First-Class Machine. LATIMER & HEMPHILL, Agenta, Yorkville, S. C. February 0 6 _ tf *4 SERGEANT * GREENSBG MANUFACTURERS O] " TROPIC 55 COO T. M. DOBSON & CO., Ageni LONDON & IHRIE, Agents, A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McC J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Chei August 2 The Best Family The "NEW AMERICAN" is easily learr more work with 'ess'labor than,any other application. AGENTS J. & DOVE? Manager. < Agent for Yorkville and vicinity, July 18 HOW IS THE OPPORTUHITIII AVAIL YOUESELF OF IT! PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS AND MUSIC. ALL families have old Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, Music, Ac., which they desire to transmit to their posterity. Then HAVE THEM REBOUND! Which will preserve them and make them look almost as well as new. ' Old Books, Ac., should not- only be rebound, but tbecurrent literature of the present day should bepftt in a durable form for preservation as well. This can be done in the shortest possible time, witb the best material, in the most handsome and durabje style, and at prices which caiino't be du-< plicated anywhere, by E. R. STOKES. Stationer, Book Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 165 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. Send in orders at once. February 13 7 tf AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY^ YORKVILLE AGENCY. . THE season is now approaching for the sale of Machinery for making crops and preparing THE PRODUCTS FOR MARKET. I would take pleasure in giving any information that may be desired about the Tate improved Machinery represented by me, such as REAPERS AND MOWERS, SEPARATORS AND THRASHERS, HORSE-POWERS, ENGINES, n/vtvrnr finer a xivctm a A POWTVEWSTZPR WAAVM UJUH D| A' niwwiliw mr I y Biding Plows and Walking Cultivators, ATERY PLOWS, Of every description', TURBIKE WHEELS, FRENCH BURRS AND MILL MACHINERY, Clrenlar Saws and Malay Saw Mills, 8HHTGLE MA0HIHE8 AND STUMP PULLERS. T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. May 22 21 tf YORKVILLE LIVERY STABLES. THE proprietors of the ? Yorfcville Livery Stables would announce that jw they usually have on hand W* Ana for sale HORSES and MULES adapted to saddle, harness and plantation uses. If you wish to buy stock for either of these purposes, call at our Stables and we will endeavor to please you, both as to quality and price. FEEDING STOCK. We would also remind the public that we are prepared to board horses and mules by the day. week, month or single meal. We have carefdl hoktlers, comfortable stalls, and plenty of hay, corn, oats and fodder. Stock left in our charge will be well fed and careiully attended, at the lowest living prices. CORN AND FODDER WANTED. We pay, at all times, the highest cash prices for com and fodder. WHITAKER A WILSON. March 13 1 jy BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY, AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING! the public for liberal past patron* age, I now invite attention to my complete stock of STAPLE AND PANCY STATIONERY. consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Folio 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 desired. Ola Books rebound and repaired. PBIHTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash prices. E. R. STOKES, ' 155 Main Street Columbia S. C. August 15 . 33 tf DOWN TrrvmTT TTTn TT "DDTPTPQ f W l i n JjLIUU. X. XVXV4JW i THE CHICAGO SCALE CO., 149 & 151 Jefferson St., Chicago, Illinois, Have reduced the prices of all kinds of SOCLES, 4-TON WAGON SCALES, $60. 2-TON " " $40. All other sizes at a great reduction. Every Scale folly warranted. All*orders promptly filled. Circulars, Price List and Testimonials sent upon application. BUY THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. March 27 13 ly ROSE'S HOTEL, YOKKV1LLE, 8. C. THIS HOUSE has been tboroughly renovated from cellar to garret, and newly furnished, inf eluding 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 forCommercial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 34 tf ~ NOTICE. ; I AM still Agent for the "American" because it Is the best and cheapest Sewing Machine made. J. R. SCHORB. January 2 1 tf c McCAULEY, >RO. BT? C?, F THE CELEBRATED KING ' STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED . on Cooking and Heating Stoves, ? Hollow Warf^ Aud-Irons, and Castings of al. ainds. Also, on PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS STRAW CUTTERS, HORSE POWERS, Saw Mills, Ac. ts, Yorkville, S. C. Rock Hill, York county, S. C. Jonnellaville, York county, S. C. iter, S. C. 31 tf Buy only the gw -NEW W AMERICAN TUB flH Only Sewing IMachin ,( WHICH HAS A HhH |i(l(-|hitafag|hu?! HH9| It ass Self Setting Needle. > M B Never Breata the Thread. Never Skips Stitches. 2s the Lightest donning. The Simplest, the Most Durable, and in Every Bespeet Sewing Machine! ted, does not get out of order, and will do machine. Illustrated Circular furnished on A WANTED. 14 . Chiriea Street, Baltimore, HUNTER &. OATES. iy C. & I. HARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. IMmrnrnm ' SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,) Yorkville, S. C., Jnne 3,1878. J THE following Sohedale will take effect on this road from and after this day: going nobth. Leave Chester at 2.00 P. M. Leave Lowrysvilleat 2.36 P. M. Leave McConnellsvilleat 3.00 P. M. > Leave Gathriesville at.. 8.15 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at.. 8.50 P. M. Leave Yorkville at 4.00 P. M. Leave Clover at 4.45 P. M. Leave Bowling Green at .....4.55 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at >....5.95 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at 5.20 P. M. Arrive at Gardenia at 5.40 P. M. Leave Gastonia at 6.00 P. M. Arrive at Dalian at 6.20 P. M. going south. Leave Dallas at .....\ 6.00 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia at...... 8.20 A. M.Leave Gastonia at ,... 6,40 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at.. ,...7.00 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 7.15 A. M. Leave Bowling Green at 7.25 A. M. * Leave Clover at.... ..7.40 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville at -8.20 A. M. Leave Yorkville at ; .*.8.80 A. M. Leave Gnthrieeville at. ....9.05 A. M. Leave McConnellsville at .9.25 A. M. A Leave Lowrysvillest ...9.45 A. M. Arrive at Chester at 10.20 A. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. Jnne 5 23 * tf THE YORK MARBLE YARD. I AM still conducting the MAKBLE BUSINESS in Yorkville, and am prepared to far-' niah MONUMENTS, TOMB 8TONES, or ANYTHING IN MY LINE, as low as the lowest. As an evidence of this, I can furnish Tomb Stones for CHILDREN from $3.00 upward; for ADULTS, from $8.00 upward. Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and finished in the most elaborate style, ana in point of workmanship and material, equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Specimens always on hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and other information famished on application. a Worlt delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any plaoe btiljmm Rock Hill and WinnBboro, on the Charlotte Cq^ lumbia and Augusta Railroad, free of chargeibr transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. Januarv 2 1 ly Tfnrron niivrrivo nui/9Ei rAiiiimui THE undersigned would reepectfally inform the public that he has resumed the business or HOUSE PAINTING in all its departments? a trade to which he has served a regular apprenticeship, under a first-class painter,and in which he has bad several years' experience. Work done in the most durable manner, and at the lowest prices at which it can be afforded. MARBLING. 9 GRAINING in imitation of different woods, and all kinds of FINE INTERIOR PAINTING done in as good style as can be done by any painter in this section of the country. 1 can be seen or addressed at Yorkvllle, ana will cheerfully make estimates on work in any part of York, or the adjoining counties. Refbrbnces.?As to my skill as a workman, I respectfully refer to the following gentlemen: L. M. Grist. W. A. Moore, Hon. I. D. Witherspoon, A. W. Ingold, J. F. Wallace, Lawson Jenkins, Col. W. H. McCorkle, Dr. H. G. Jackson, Df. J. F. Lindsay, James L. Clark, James E. Smith, Hon. A. S. Wallace, Yorkville ; J. 8. R. Thomson, Spartahbnrg; R. M. Wilson, Gaston ; J. A. Brice, Fairfield; J. Harvey Smith, Chester. NELSON DA VIES, July 11 *28 ly MILLS AND MILL MACHINERY. < mHE undersigned take this method of informj[ iog the public, that under the firm name ol 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 every description, from the largest and most complete Flouring Mill, to an ordinary Cotton Screw. Each member of the firm is a skHfttll workman and has had the benefit of a number of years' experience. We are, therefore, prepared to guarantee . that all work entrusted to us, will be executed in a workmanlike manner. By permission, we refer to the following persons, for whom we have worked: W. J. Rainey, Blairsville, 8. C.; J. B. A R. M. Whitesides, < Hickory Grove, 8. C.; Major T. P. Wbitealdea, w R. N. McElwee and Elias Ramsay, Yorkville, S. C.; W. D. Lessley, Clover, 8. C. We are also agents for the sale of "Excelsior Bolting Cloths''and improved Mill Machinery of every description. Our post office address Antioch, York county, 8. C. W. 8. WELLS, M. R. WELLS, J. W. WELLS. September 26 89 ly? BOOR BINDING. F)R the convenience of those having old books which they may wish rebound, we nave made arrangements with Mr. Ef -R. STOKES-, bookbinder of Columbia, by which we can receive orders for such work and have it promptly attended to, without subjecting n further trouble those entrusting their orders to us. Magazines, Sheet Music, Ac., bound in any style dwired. Prices for any style of binding furnished on application at the ' ENQUIRER OFFICE. February 27 9 tf CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would- respectfully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them Serfectly clean, and if unfoded, restoring tnem to le original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away your old clothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. NOTICE. SUBSCRIBERS to the Yorkvilue Enquirer. not regularly served by mail, on the postal routes between Yorkville and Black's Station, Yorkyille and Union Court House, and Yorkville and Rock Hill, are hereby informed that I will deliver their papers along the routes FREE OF CHARGE, provided they enter their names on my club. J. N. ROBERTS. *. REMOVAL. ' . I HAVE moved my Barber 8hop from the room next door to the Enquirer office to the "SADLER BUILDING," where I shall be pleased to meet my regular customers and serve the public generally in all branches of the tonsorial art. THOMAS BALLARD,