Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 21, 1879, Image 4

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liitmflMusi Jfrpartowat. TWO TEXAS FRIENDS. Two men hailed each other from the opposite banks of a stream, and exchanging greet- i ings, many friendly questions were put and answered. The men were delighted to meet each other, and their only regret appeared to be that they encountered one ano.tner in a place where it was impossible to clasp and f shake hands, the river not being fordable on account of its swiftness and the rocky and ( treacherous nature of its channel, while the nearest bridge was five miles above. Both men lamented the circumstance very much, but at length a way of getting over the difficulty suggested itself to one of them, whose , pet name was "Broncho Bill." , "I say, Sam ?" cried Broncho, "it's a little rough for old friends and neighbors to meet away out here, thousands of miles from home, and then have to part in this way. Got your rtista] wit.h vflr "I hev!" cried Sara ; "allers carries her." "Good ! That's some comfort Ef we can't get a cross this yar stream to shake hands, why, thar's nothin' to prevent us from takin' a shot at each other. Just ride over to the left thar a rod or two. Thar now, just one good old neighborly -home shot!" The men rode aside, and bang! bang! went their pistols. "Yer smashed the pummel of my saddle," cried Broncho; "yer see the hoss shied a little just as yer turned loose, or ye might a plumped me good." "You done -better, Bill; you got into the flesh of my left arm 'bout half an inch. Good mornin' to yer; a safe journey to yer, and tell the folks at home we met and had a good sociable time together!"' "Thank yer, and the same to you; bet I'll give 'em a good account of you." Sam then turned to our friend and, with tears in bis eyes, said : "ijoa oiess mm i xi is a great comfort to meet an old friend and neighbor like him away out here in this wilderness place. A kinder, more accommodative and agreeable gentleman never lived. I wouldn't a missed seem' him for fifty dollars. Virginia City Enterprise. The Man Who Would Have to Stand Up.?One time, Henry Ward Beecher went down to Boston to lecture. In the afternoon he went into a barber shop of great tone and refinement to be shaved. The barber was a garrulous little fellow who entertained Mr. Beecher, while he lathered bis face, with intellectual conversation. He asked, "Are you going to the lecture ? Going to the lecture ?" "Oh," Mr. Beecher replied wearily, as a man who didn't take much stock in lectures, "I don't know; who's going to lecture?" "Why," the amazed barber exclaimed, "Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, of Brooklyn. Going to lecture to-night in-Music hall." Mr. Beecher aroused up a little with an air of indignant interest, "Oh, well," he said, "If he is going to lecture, I guess I'H have to go." "Got your tickets ?" the barber rattled on. "Got your tickets ? Got your tickets ?" "No," Mr. Beecher replied, "I have no ticket" The barber laughed merrily. "Ha, ha, ha," he shouted. "You'll have stand up; you'll have to stand up." Seats all gone two days ago; you'll have to stand up." "Well, now," said Mr. Beecher, with an air of grave vexation, "you know, that is iust my luck ? I was in Brooklyn last Sunday, and weut over to Plymouth church twice, to hear that fellow preach, morning and evening, and both times 1 had to stand up all through the sermon." And as he went away, the still unenlightened barber laughed at the man who would "have to stand up" at Mr. Beecher's lecture. ? * Frederick Schmidt's Musings.?"Frederick Schmidt," said the Essex Market Court Justice yesterday, to a sleepy looking German, "you are fined 810 for intoxication. But what's the matter, my friend, you appear to be on the point of crying?" "Nodings, Shudge, 1 was only dinking." "Thinking; of what?" "Veil I'll spoke it, if you told me so." "Then I do tell you." "I vas a dinking, Shudge, dot you vas me und I vas you. Dot ish, you know, mitout no change. You vas der poor Dutchman. I saw you come in mitout friends und sorryful, und I say, 'Schmidt, vat vas doze troubles?' und you spoke out, 'Shudge, I took me some leetle peer.' Und I say, mit a look on your face, 'Schmidt, you vas married ?" You say, 'Yah.' 'Und got you some childer ?' 'Yah? 'Und you don't vas so trunk as you can't valk ?' 'Nein.' Veil, Schmidt, you go right avay home.' Und dot vas my dinking." "Those are very pleasant thoughts," said the magistrate, in good humor. "I think we'll make the fine $3, but I can't let you off ftltnorpthpr ' "Dree dollar! Veil, I paid it und vas dankful; but you vas not so good a shudge mit me as I vas mit you." And rousing himself he waddled out of court. An Odious Comparison.?It was a calm, still night; a soft air played caressingly with the tresses of a lovely girl, and the moon shed its gentle ray over the radiant brow of her lover. Her small brother, meanwhile, just home from the holidays, was accidentally wandering in quest of a bat in the neigborhood, when he heard the voices of his sister and her betrothed. Prompted by the natural curiosity of youth, he lingered to listen. After a few inarticulate murmurs, he became conscious of the sound of osculation, and enjoyed himself exceedingly. Later in the evening he met the pair at tea. I heard you kiss Fred," he abruptly remarked to his sister. "What do you mean, you rude boy?" cried the sweet girl, turning scarlet. "O, it's no use denying it!" replied her brother. "You can't gammon me. I know the sound, you know ; it was just like a cow pulling her hoof out of a mud-hole." This is an instance of a comparison which was odious. ? ^ + A Witty Professor.?On the door of the Greek class room, Prof. Blackie, of Edinburgh, had occasion a few weeks ago to put up this notice : "Prof. Blackie regrets he is unable to-day to meet his classes." A waggish student, spying this, scraped out the initial letter of tne last word of the sentence, and made it appear as if the professor was regretful at his inability to meet those fair specimens of humanity familiarily known outside the college quadrangle as the "lasses." But who can joke with Blackie ? The keen-eyed old man, noticing the prank that had been played on him, quietly erased another letter, and left the following to be read by whom it might concern : "Prof. Blackie regrets he is unable to-day to meet his asses!" : T?on? TTto Wirr'a tTc-i'n?A four davs : A nu.u JUio If AAT JCJ axuai/t AA AW II wmj w j since a party of gentlemen were together, j One man, a joker, stepped up to a member of the party, and, holding a long hair before his ! eyes, said, "See here, old fellow, this looks I suspicious. Where did this long hair come i from ?" "Why that's from my wife's head!" "Are you sure of it ?" "Sure of it? Of course I am. You don't suppose you would find any other woman's hair about me, do you ?" "No, probably not; but I am sorry you are so sure it is your wife's hair, for I just pick- ' ed it off the coat of this gentleman," pointing to a friend near by. His Name.?A new scholar in the primary ' department was asked his name. "Jerry," was the response. "Well, but what is your J last name ?" inquired the teacher. "Myer," ; was the prompt answer. The name was duly | entered upon the register, "Jerry Myer." j It has transpired since that his first name is j "Jeremiah." The latter name is still unknown, i Ill* Jarm and Jiwsid*. PRACTICAL HINTS. To boil potatoes succesfully: When the skin breaks, pour off the water and let them finish cooking in their own steam. Good flour is not tested by its color. White flour may not be the best. The test of good flour is by the amount of water it ab-' sorbs. A little ammonia added to water, just enough to make it slippery, is one of the best things to wash up grease and dirty places in the carpet. To beat the whites of eggs quickly, put in a pinch of salt The cooler the eggs the quicker they will froth. Salt cools and also freshens them. There is greenness in onions and potatoes that renders them hard to digest. For health's sake, put them in warm water for an hour before cooking. A French chemist asserts that if tea be ground like coffee, immediately before hot water is poured upon it, it will yield nearly double the amount of its exhilarating qualities. For chicken cholera, there is nothing better than carbolic acid, one drachm with two gallons of water. Let the fowls have frequent access to it as a drink, and mix it with their food once a day. A carelessly-kept coffee-pot will impart a rank flavor to the strongest infusion of the best Java. Wash the coffee-pot thoroughly every day, and twice a week boil borax and water in it for fifteen minutes. Most of the diseases of cattle are caused by wrong treatment?too much feed at one time, too little at another, <fcc. If cattle and horses were well fed and watered and used properly, there would be little disease. The disease called gapes in chickens is variously attributed to impurities in the soil about the hen-houses; their having access to rotten, decayed manure heaps; drinking nas ty, foul water, and feeding among any filth. A breeder of poultry says: "Every spring I procure a quantity of cedar boughs, and scatter them plentifully in and around the hen-house. This is all that is necessary, as the odor of the cedar keeps away the lice." < ? | MEANS OF ERASING GREASE SPOTS. (1) Dissolve in a quart of water, four ounces of castile soap. Add four ounces of ammonia water and an ounce of ether and glycerine. The mixture should be kept from the air, as the ammonia and ether are very volatile, and will soon escape if the bottle is not kept tightly corked. A lady who has tried it, recommends rubbing the grease spot with crumbs. (2) Put on powder of French ch^lk, and place a piece of blotting paper over it; then pass a hot iron over the blotting paper. The heat liquefies the grease, the chalk absorbs it, and the excess of grease is absorbed by the blotting paper. (3) You can get a bottle or barrel of oil off any carpet or woolen stuff by applying dry buckwheat plentifully and faithfully. Never put any water to such a grease spot, or liquid of any kind. (4) A grease spot on rny trousers was saturated with a<^ua ammonia (or hartshorn) and a smoothing iron was placed on it to prevent rapid evaporation. After the lapse of twentyfour hours more ammonia was applied. A piece of smooth sheet iron was placed within the leg of the pants, opposite the smoothing iron, to prevent the liquid from being absorbed by the cloth where there was no oil. Af1 A ?? m ?MA AmmAniA ter iwo uays inure unu ptuacu luuio auiiuvuia was applied. After another day the dry oil was so soft, that soft soap rubbed on the grease spot and allowed to remain for a few hours and then washed in warm rain water, removed every trace of the oil without discoloring the cloth. Alcohol and spirits of turpentine will remove tallow and oil from garments, if applied before the oil has become dry and hard. We have frequently cleaned greasy coat collars in a neat manner with spirits of turpentine. (5) To remove grease spots, put half a teaspoonful of ammonia into half a tablespoonful of alchohol; wet a bit of woolen cloth or soft sponge in it, and the grease, if freshly dropped, will disappear. If the spot is of long standing, it may require several applications. In woolen or cotton, the spot may be rubbed when the liquid is applied, and also in black silk, though not hard. But with a light or colored silk, wet the spot with the cloth or sponge with which the ammonia is put on, patting it lightly. Rubbing silk, particularly colored silk, is apt to leave a whitish spot almost as disagreeable as the grease spot. m DRAINAGE. We have records which show that drainage was practised by the Romans, but the first notice we had of it in modern times was in 1620.. Oliver was the original drainer in England, having drained some bogs for sanitary purposes. The early drains were made of stones, brush and straw. In 1803 the mole plough was first used in England. In 1846 an act was passed by the British Parliament authorizing the loaning of money to farmers to drain their lands. As the lands in England were mostly drained before this, this act was intended to benefit Ireland. In 1835' John Johnston began tile draining with hand-made tile, and in 1843 a tile machine was imported to this country. In 1830 Dr. Townshend (being then a boy) suggested drains to stock water, and the plan was a success and many farmers adopted it. In 1852 or 1853 he bought a machine and began to make tile, and most of the drains laid at that time are still good. Why should we drain? It deepens the soil. If the subsoil is saturated with water it is not productive; but if we drain, frost and air will deepen it. Draining prevents the damage from standing water which kills out the best grasses and brings in sedge. Draining makes the layd moister in dry weather, for the soil is made more mellow and capable of retaining moisture. The soil is also made much warmer by draining. Our annual rainfall averages about thirty-six inches. Now if this water must pass off by evaporation, it reduces the temperature of the soil. The texture of the soil is much improved by draining. We work our lands much sooner after rain, and it requires less force to work them. We can always plough and plant much earlier in the Spring. In our climate, Summer follows closely on the cold weather of Spring, and if we can warm the soil a week or two earlier, it is of great benefit. In hilly lands underdrainings will prevent washing. The droppings of our stock are often lost on lands which are not underdrained, which would be filtered into the soil if underdrained, and be saved where they would do the plauts the most good. On drained land, wheat and clover are not frozen out as on wet lands. Hints For August Farm Work.?Fodder crops that have not been used, should be cut and cured for winter. Sweet com stalks, from which the ears have been pulled for market, should not be left to waste, but cut up and cured as soon as the crop is off. The ground may be plowed at once and sown to white turnips. There should be no waste of fodder, or of ground, and every little saving that is possible, should be made. Experience proves, every season, the wisdom of plowing as much as possible, for spring sowing. .Early fall plowing has the beneht of fallowing to some extent, and the earlier it is begun, the more advantages are derived from it; it is more beneficial on heavy land than on light, but light land cannot fail to be improved by it. The stubbles are now idle upon most farms. This is not desirable; dry weather at this sea- j son seriously interferes with plowing, and the work cannot be well done if it is delayed. As soon as the oats have been removed the ground should be plowed, and if the weather continues dry it should be cultivated or worked with the harrow. The disc or wheel harrow is excellent for this purpose. Otherwise a cross plowing should be given before the ground becomes hard. The loosened surface will keep the bottom from drying out. i | IpscdlMeous Reading. WHO WAS THE BAD BOY ? Little Annie was prettily dressed and stand ing in front of the house waiting for hei mother to go out and ride. A tidv boy. dressed in coarse clothes, was passing, when the little girl said: "Come here, boy, and s'ake hands with me I dot a boy dus like you named Bobby." The boy laughed, shook hands with her and said: "I've a little girl just like you only she hasn't got any cloak with pussy fui on it." Here a lady came out of the door anc said: "Annie, you must not talk with bac boys on the street. I hope you haven't taker anything from her ? Go away, and neve] stop here again, boy!" That evening the lady was called down tc speak to a boy in the hall. He was verj neatly dressed, and stood with his cap in hi: hand. It was the enemy of the morning. "I came to tell you that I am not a bac boy," he said. "I go to Sunday-Bchool, and help my mother all I can. I never tell lies nor quarrel, nor say bad words, and I don'l like a lady to call me names, and ask me ii I've stolen her little girl's clothes from her!' "I'm very glad you are so good," said tb( lady, laughing at the boy's .earnestness "Here is a quarter of a dollar for you." "I don't want that," said Bob, holding hii hand very high. "My father works in t foundry, and has lots of money. You've goi a bigger boy than me, haven't you ?" "Yes. Why?" "TlAnn Via IfnAm tlio PnmmAnHmAnli) ?" x/vto Ll\/ auvu VIIV . "I atn afraid, not very well." "Can he say the Sermon on the Mount anc twenty-third ^salm and the Golden Rule ?" "I am very much afraid he cannot," saic the young lady, laughing at the boy's bravery "Does he not ride his pony on Sunday in stead of going to church ?" "I'm afraid he does, but he ought not,' said the lady, blushing sl little. "Mother don't know I came here," said thi bright little rogue; but I thought I woulc just come round to see what kind of folks yoi were, and I guess mother would rather you boy would not come round our doors, becausi she don't want little Mamie to talk to bac boys in the street. Good evening!" and thi boy was gone. An Idol of Christian Lands.?Tobac co, to the amount of $250,000,000, is used ii the United States annually. This is abou seven dollars for each person, or thirty fo: each man. And what does it mean ? One drop of nicotine?extract of tobaccoplaced on the toDgue of a dog will kill bin in a minute; the hundredth part of a graii pricked under the skin of a man's arm, wil produce nausea and fainting. That whicl blackens old pipes is empyreumatic oil, t grain of which would kill a man in a fev secohds. The half-dozen cigars which most smoker use a day, contains six or seven grainsenough, if concentrated and absorbed, to kil three men; and a pound of tobacco, accord ing to its quality, contains from one-qaartei to one ana a Quarter ounces. Is it strange, then, that smokers and chew ers have a thousand ailments ? that Germar physicians attribute one-half of the deathi among the young men of that country to to bacco? that the French Polytechnic Insti tute bad to prohibit its use on account of ib effect on the mind? that men grow, dyspep tic, hypochondriac, insane, delirious from ib use ? One of the direct effects of tobacco ii to weaken the heart. Note the multitude o: "sudden deaths," and see how many ar< smokers and chewers. In a small countrj town, seven of these "mysterious providences' occurred within the circuit of a mile, all di rectly traceable to tobacco; and any phy sician, on a few moments' reflection, car match this fact by his own observation. Anc then, such powerful acids produce irritatior and thirst?thirst which water does nol quench. Hence a resort to cider and beer The more this thirst is fed, the more insatiat< it becomes, and more fiery drink is needed. Out of seven hundred convicts examinee at the New York State Prison, six hundrec were confined for crimes committed under th< influence of liquor, and five hundred saic they had been led to drink by the use of to bacco. Little Johnny on Narrow Escapes.? An ole cat she had two kittins, one was a nic< feller, but the other it was no count, son eyes, and one day wile the ole cat was got the rats thav found her bed, and they el the wel kitn up. Wen the ole cat she come home and see how it was, she was in t mity bad way, and she sed: "The best is al ways took youngest; if that little feller hac been spared he wude been the splendides! ratter wich was ever see. Things is ordered with grate injestice in this world." Mose wich is our cat, he don't hav 110 kittins, bu1 he is pretty good at line by the stove, and wen you rub him the wrong way in the dart he strikes fire like be was flint. Billy he ast my father if Moses sparks was lecktrisity, and my father he sed : "I gess so, Billy, cos I've observed that wen you tred on his tail he it litenin !" One day there was a offle storm, thundei and litenin, and next day ole Gaffer Peters he come over to our hous, and he sed to mj Uncle Ned, ole Gaffer did : "Edard, it's solium thnt that in the midst of life we are ded I had . a mity narro escape yisterday from bein killed by litenin, yes, indeed, a little more an you wude never seen ole Gaffer ic the flesh." Then uncle Ned sed: "In the bones, Gaffer, in the bones," cos Gaffer ain'l fat, its jest the other way. But Gaffer he sed: "The litenin hit a tree over on Missis Doppy's ranch, and Missis Doppy is my dotter." Then Uncle Ned he sed: "Bless mj sole, wot a dreffie close call ! If I was you I'd have Missis Doppy eel that ranch and bi a other one further away."?An ole Gaffei he said he had been thinkin' of. that his self But my father he says he don't think that will hellup matters, cos the poetry man says the king of shadders loves a shining mark, and altho Missis Doppy has goj a red hed; Gaffer haiut got no hair onto hisn, and he mite mebby get a lick on his own account. The Queen of All.?Honor the dear old mother. Time has scattered the snowy flakes on her brow, plowed deep furrows on hei cheeks, but is she not sweet and beautiful now? The lips are tbin and shrunken, but those are the lips that have kissed many a hot tear from the childish cheeks, and they art the sweetest lips iTi all the world. The eye is dim, yet it glows with the soft radiance ol holy love which can never fade. Ah, yes, she is a dear old mother. The sands of life are nearly run out, but feeble as she is, she will go further and reach down lower for you that any other upon earth. You cannot walk in; to a midnight where she cannot enter, a pris j on whose bars will keep her out; you nevei mount a scaffold too high for her to reach ! that she may kiss and bless you in evidence | of her deathless love. When the world shal j despise and forsake you, when it leaves yoi' j by the wayside to die unnoticed, the dear old | mother will gather you in her feeble arras | and carry you home and tell you of your vir ; tues until you almost forget that your bou! [ is disfigured by vices. Love her tenderly and ; cheer her declining years with holy devotion. Chill and Fever.?I suffered one yeai . with chills ; tried many things; spent 84C j without avail. I was induced to try iron wood (not iron weed.) I took a double hand ful of the wood to one gallon of water, and boiled it dowu to a strong tea. I drank one tea-cupful, which was all that was left of the gallou, and I never had a chill afterward.? P. P. Brown. Why do so many parents think children troublesome ? because they cry ; why do they cry ? because they suffer. Dr. Bull's Babj Syrup will relieve at once all pain that babyi hood is subjected to. |Uadrog for tftr '$f, a&lratli CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. INQUIRING SAINTS^ ~ i I was asked the otter day whether I ha any recent meeting for inquirers. I replie . that I had not?that taere were few inquirin sinners in the congregation; and I judge the reason to be that there were few inquirin , saints. "Inquiring saints! That is a ne phrase. We always supposed that inquirin belonged exclusively to sinners." But it j | not so. Do we not read in Ezekiel xxxvi. 37 | "Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for thi i be inquired of by the house of Israel to do i r for them"/" JSy the house oj Israel?that ii by his people. You see that God require ) and expects his covenanted people to inqoin r It is true that saints do not make the earn 3 inquiry that sinners do. The latter ask whs they must do to be saved, whereas the it | quiry of the Christian is: "Wilt thou not r< | vive us again ?" It is a blessed state of thing when the people of God are inquiring. It i t good for themselves, and it has a most b< f nign influence on others. When the peopl ' of God inquire, presently the impenitent bi > gin to inquire. That question : "Wilt tho not revive us?" is soon followed by the otl er: "What must I do to be saved?" Yei 3 when saints become anxious, it is not long et t sinners become anxious. The inquiry < t three thousand on the day of Pentecost "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" we preceded by the inquiry of the one hundre and twenty, who "all continued with one a< cord with prayer and supplication." Genei 1 ally, I suppose, that is the order. Fin saints inquire, and then sinners; and whei 1 ever, in any congregation, religion does nc flourish, one principal reason of it is, that th . saints are not inquiring. They do not atten their inquiry meeting appointed for then > The saints' inquiry meeting is the praye meeting. In that Christians meet together t 3 inquire of the Lord "to do it for them"\ that is, to fulfill the promise about the ne 3 heart and the new spirit, of which be ha r been speakiug. Now, when, this meeting 3 crowded and interesting?when the inquir ] among Christians in general and earnest an 3 importunate?the sinners' inquiry meetin n_ i ? i :..A ?: UBUiuijr ucuuiijco uunucu auu intci csuug. Oh that I could make my voice to be hear - by all the dear people of God on this subject ) I would say: You wonder aod lament the t sinners do not inquire; but are you inquiring r You wonder that they do not feel; but d you feel ? Can youi expect a heart of atone I feel, when a heart of Jleah does not? You ai 1 surprised that sinners can sleep. It is b< i cause you sleep alongside of them. Do yo 1 but get awake, and bestir yourselves, an ) look up and cry to God, and you will s< i how soon they will begin to be roused, and t v look about them, and to ask the meaning < your solicitude. Oh that the saints woul a but inquire 1?Nevina. 1 DISCUSSIONS OF THE SABBATH. In many of the Sabbath discussions, it r forgotten that there is a divine law upo which they are to be founded. The write) . assume that there must be a day of rest c i recreation, because the human economy seen 3 to require it, and because experience and ol . servation have. proven it to be beueficen . With this as the basis of their reasoning, the 3 proceed to say what kind of a Sabbath is bes . and to give the estimate to be set? upon thi 3 and that philosophy and practice as maintait 3 ed by different people. The law of Go f which says: "Remember the Sabbath day t > keep it holy," is ignorantly and impiously if r nored, and they who insist on such an obseri ' ance of the day as this law demands, ar simply classed with others who have a certai . set of opinions according to which they act an/1 tvKinl) tkotr nroaa n nnn d nn Klin I uiiu nuivu muj wvj u|/wu wuu |/u wi iui I We see it stated in several learned editor i ale, that it is merely a question of difference c t views, which must be decided according t . their relative value under the estimate t > competent judgment. One man says the Sat bath is a holy day and must be devoted t 1 worship and such devout exercise as shal I keep it from all worldly practices and distra< i tions. Another thinks it is a day of re* I from physical labor and engagements, an should be spent in recreation, play, and wha ever will best promote the harmless and profi able sensual enjoyment of the citizens. Th - editorial umpire who undertakes to decide th ! case, takes tbe opposing theories, and regart i ing them simply as these and nothing raori i announces his conclusions?always, ofcoursi t on the side of secularisation and physical ei 5 joyraent. i Now, it is not a question of liberty. Thei are certaiu things no one Iras a right to believi I because they are not true, or because live ; out they'produce injury to men and society I A lie is always outlawed. The views, opiniom , theories, or what ever they are called, of me t who take away from the Lord's day its sacrec ness, are in the face of his law and command : raent, and are entitled to no consideration fui t ther than as they are assaults upon the trutl I and need refutation. And the intelligent an i candid judge, who looks upon them iu thei > proper relations, will at once cast them asid< The Sabbath is a day for worship. It is holy day. What "Europeans" may think c ) it, what "liberals" may say of it, what tth r whole world of tbe atheistic and carnal 1$ minded may think about it, is of small rat . ment to those who, upon proper inforraatioi i will conscientiously come to their conclusioni i for with them the law of God is authorit - ? - 1 * . 1* A_t1. t that is immediate ana inaisputaoie. > Putting Off.?A minister determined t ? preach on the test, "Now is the accepted time j now is the day of salvation." Whilst in hi . study, thinking, he fell asleep, and dreame r that he was carried into hell and set down ii i the midst of a conclave of lost spirits. The i were assembled to devise means whereby the might get at the souls of men. One rose an , said, "I will go to the efirth and tell men tha ; the Bible is all a fable?that it is not divine i ly appointed of God." No ; that would nc do. Another said, "Let me go: I will tell me: > that there is no God, no Saviour, no Heaver no hell;" and at the last words a fiendish smil lighted up all their countenances. "No ; tha I will not do; wo cannot make men believi i that." Suddenly one arose, and with a wise mier 1 like the serpent of old, suggested: "No; ; will journey to the world of men and i;el ; them there is a God, that there is a Savioui > that there is a Eieaven?yes, and a hell, too! but I'll tell thorn there is no hurry; to-raoi F row will do ; it will be 'even as to-day " an j they sent him. [ Count Them.?Count what? Why coun i j the mercies which have been quietly fallin, . ) in your path through every period of you . history. Down they come every mornip and evening, angel messengers from th ! 4-11 /.f waiih knof ii [ i r atiicr ui Jiguusj, iu ten ui juui wvo? IVU^ < j! heaven. Have you lived these years wastinj [ J mercies, treadirg them beneath your feel i ! and consuming them every day, and neve 1 yet realized from whence they came! If yo' ) have, heaven pity you I You h*ve murmur . j ed under your aifliction ; but who has hear* 1 you rejoice over your blessings? Do you as! i j what are these mercies? Ask the sunbeam ! the rain-drop, the star, or the queen of night | What is life but a mercy ? What is the pro priety of stopping to play with a thorn bus! > when you may just as well pluck sweet flow i ers and eat pleasant fruits? Happy is h who looks at the bright side of life, of prov I idence, and of revelation; who avoids thorn s and sloughs until his Christian growth is sucl s that, if he cannot improve them, he may pas them without injury. Count mercies befor ; you complain of afflictions. > 42?" A thankful spirit has always fresh mat ter for thankfulness. To praise God for th ' past is the sure way to secure mercies for th future. Prayer and praise live or die to gether. I THE GENUINE ; DR. C. MoLANE'S Celebrated American - WORM SPECIFIC OR s VERMIFUGE. g d SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. g w mHE countenance is pale and leadeng colored, with occasional flushes, or jo a circumscribed spot on one or both ^ cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pujj pils dilate; an azure semicircle runs jt along the lower eye-lid; the nose is ir 3 ritated, swells, ana sometimes Dieeas; ,g a swelling of the upper lip; occasional 3 headache, with humming or tlirobbing e 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 knawing sensation of the stom.ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting ^ pains in the stomach; occasional e nausea and vomiting; violent pains a throughout the abdomen; bowels irQ regular, at times costive; stools, slimy; not u infrequently tinged with blood; belly swollen and hard; urine turbid; s* respiration occasionally difficult, and ?. accompanied by hiccough; cough sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep, with grinding of the teeih; temper variable, but gener^ ally irritable, &c. Whenever the above symptoms Jt are found to exist, j. DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE >t * will certainly effect a cure. 6 it does not contain mercury ^ in any iform; it is an innocent prepara1 tion, not capable of doing the slightest ^ injury to the most tender infant. - The genuine Dr. McLane's Ver w mifuge bears the signatures of C. Mcd Lane and Fleming Bros, on the is wrapper. ?:o:? y DR. C. McLANE S * LIVER PILLS d are not recommended as a remedy "for all ; I the ills that flesh is heir to," but in affections of the liver, and in all Bilious Complaints, ? Dyspepsia and Sick Headache, or diseases of ^ that character, they stand without a rival. ;o AGUE AND FEVER. e No better cathartic can be used preparatory s_ to, or after taking Quinine. As a simple purgative they are unequaled. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. >e 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. d McLane s.r.d Fleming Bros. Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. McLane's Li ver Pills, prepared by Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being full of imitations of the name JUcLane^ 18 spelled differently but same pronunciation. ^ February 13 7 ly " SOMETHING NEW. * OWN the Conntv Right for McCARTHER'l ;* J. NEW HORSE POWER for running Cottoi Gins. The cost of making is not one-half of tba y of the old style power, NOT A COG USED IN THE GEARING 1- It is operated entirely by a rope. Parties bavin d old style Cog Powers can have them remodeled 0 so as to use ; the rope power A Rope Power is now in operation at Mr. M. I THOMASSON'S, about 2 mllen from Yorkvlllc u on the Charlotte Road. Those desiring to cbang t their powers are invited to examine it. I also own the county right of j- KING'S GIN SAW SHARPENER, O Which surpasses any sharpener ever used in thi .r county. I will have a number of these Machine operated by competent men, who will do th work atthe Gin Houses, at low prices, and satis 0 faction guaranteed in every instance. Orders lei i] with me shall have special attention. I also ae] FARM RIGHTS to planters, and furnish a Ma J* chine. it I represent the manufacturers of the most 1 RELIABLE STEAM ENGINES, t* Cotton Gins, Feeders, and Condensers, and Pow e er and Hand Presses. I have sold a large num e ber of TALBOTT <fe SON'S Engines, manufoc . tnred at Richmond, and I am happy to say tha '* every engine has given entire satisfaction. I hav 3, already, thisseason, received orders for several c a these Engines, and would be glad to increase th ' busfness by other orders. The manufacturer are men of large experience and means, thei works having been in operation since 1839, an< e they give full warrantee on all their sales. b, bottom: prices, ^ And terms easy. T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. h THE VERY LATEST AND YERY BEST |D WESSSSSSBSS&SSfr '* jKBBpT l THE "FAMILY FAVORITE IMPROVED d WEED 3 y Sewing- Machine. y T IGHT-RUNNING, Noiseless, no Gears, n< d Yj Cams, no Springs, new and elegant styles o t Woodwork. Simple, Easy to Learn, Require 'l no Repairs, Instruction Book so plain no otbe i- teaching required, largest Shuttle used. If yoi it see it you will buy it. Prices as Low as any First-Class Machine n LATIMER & HEMPHILL, Agents, l, Yorkvilie, S. C. e February 6 6 tf t IN THE DISTRICT COURT 0 OftheUnited States for the District of S. Carolina IN THE MATTER OF I, M.W. FORD.?In Bankruptcy. 1 At Yorkvilie, in said District, on the \Ath day o. I j August, 1879. rilHIS is to give notice that a petition has beei "? X hled in the said Court, by M. W. FORD - of Greenville county, in the said District, dulj .. declared a Bankrupt, under the Act of Con j grtss, entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniforn d System of Bankruptcy throughout the Unite* ?? a nnmrmi 9nH March. 1867. for a dischargi outboOf ^~>*tJ?* v * wv* ? ??? ?- . , - w and certificate thereof, from all his debts and othe; * claims provable under said Act; and the 12tl day of September, A. D., 1879, at 12 o'clock, M. 6 is assigned for the hearing of the same, before C r E. Spencer, Esq., one of the Registers in Bank 0 ruptcy of said Court, at bis office in Yorkville ? South Carolina, when and where the creditor) 6 may attend, and shew cause, if any they have a why the prayer of said Petition should not to p. granted. f R. M. WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger ^ By T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger, r August 14 33 3t 1 J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTC-GALILERY i 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. ^ A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with everj '? xjL convenience, ana a determination to do mj ? best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all it h want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudj weather is as good or better than sunshine for a! 3 subjects, except small children. b REMOVAL. I HAVE moved my Barber Shop from the room next door to the Enquirer office to the 8 "SADLER BUILDING," where I shall to \x pleased to meet my regular customers and serve _ the public generally in all branches of the tonso> 8 rial art. THOMAS BALLARD. w aniiunijrMj * NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that ] am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shearf 0 and otner fine-edged instruments, Prices?foi e honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and foi sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. SERGEANT I ' GREEXSBC MANUFACTURERS 0 "TROPIC" COO g .^ggygyg^ Jill T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agei LONDON & IHRIE, Agents A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, Mc< J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Ch< August 2 NOW IS THE OPPOBTUNIty I AVAIL YOURSELF 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 ww a wrti rviTY n tw ncmATTVV\? n.i v E> xnjCiiu n?iuuun tj ? Which will preserve them and make them look almost-as well as new. Old Books. Ac., should not only be rebound, buttbecnrrentliteratnre of the present day should be put in a durable form for preservation as well. This can be done in the shortest possible time, with the best material,"in the most handsome and durahlo style, and at prices which cannot be daplicated anywhere, by ?. R. STOKES. Stationer, Book Binderand Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. pgr- Send in orders at once. February 13 7 tf THE YORK MARBLE YARD. SAM 8 till conducting the MA ABLE BUSINESS in Yorkville, and am prepared to far9b MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES, 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. fiat- Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and finished in the most elaborate style, and in point of workmanship and material, equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Specimens always on hand, to an inspection oi which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on application. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at anv Dlace between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Colombia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge foi transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is tc 3 merit a continuance of toe same, n P. HAPPERPIELD. it January 2 1 ly BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY. AND K BOOK BINDERY. If THANKING the public for liberal past patronage, I now invite attention ito my complete ? stock of b STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, >? consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Fo? lio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books, of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, 4c, Fancy Stationery, Gold ,Pens ar d Pencils, PenKnives, Writing Desks, 4c. Also. BOOK BINDING DONE, b in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Period' s I cars. Law Books, 4c., bound in any style desired, e Ola Books rebound and repaired. '* PBIBTED BILL AHD LETTEB HEADS A SPECIALTY I Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash II prices. E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia S. C. August 15 33 tf DOWN , WITH HIGH PRICES! THE CHICAGO SCALE C0.f it * 6 149 & 151 Jefferson St., Chletgo, Illinois, if e Have reduced the prices of all kinds of ; SOCLES, 4-TON WAGON SCALES, 960. - 2-TON ? ? 940. All other-sizes at a great reduction. Eveiy Scale fully warranted. All orders promptly i" filled. Circulars, Prioe List aud Testimonial. sent upon application. BUY THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. March 27 18 ly YORKVILLE LIVERY STABLES. mHE proprietors of the fr KN. I YorfcviFle Livery Stables would announce that A Jw they usually have on hand ^7LFHflC|?! Vi)f and for sale HORSES? and WkMKIkJI MULES adapted lo saddle, harness and plantation nsea. If yon wish to buy stock for either of these purposes, call at our Stables and we will endeavor to please yon, 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 careful hostlers, comfortable stalls, and plenty of hay, corn, oats and fodder. 8tock left in onr charge will be well fed and carefully attended, at the ? lowest living prices. corn and fodder wanted. We pay, at all times, the highest cash prices for corn and fodder. WHITAKER A WftSON. March IS 1 iy J ROBERTSON, TAYLOR & CO., 8 ' r SUCCESSORS TO QEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., COTTON FACTORS, WHOLESALE GROCEES AND . GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 1 & 3 HAYNE STREET, f CHARLESTON, C., WILL give all business their most careful attention. Consignments of Cotton solicited. ; July 10 28 8m ; Notice to the creditors l Of Rafas J. Daiilap, Deceased. 3 TP there be any oreditor, or creditors, in South r 1 Carolina, of RUFUS J. DUNLAP, deceased, 1 (son of Col. James P. Dnnlap, deceased,) who died in Monroe County, Arkansas, he will pre sent his claim to me on or before the FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER next, or the funds in ? my hands will be paid to the heirs-at-iaw of said 3 RufuB J. Dunlap, deceased. ? JOSEPH F. WALLACE, Administrator. 3 July 17 29 7t ttontttt, JL- t V/ K?> 'A J ?- W -a. m * . YOKKVILLE, S. C. / iyop^ THIS HOUSE has been thorI ougbly renovated from cellar to fl garret, and newly furnished, inRsflSSK eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT r SPRING BEDS. In view of the times, our motr to is a full House at a moderate price. J TERMS-f 1.50 PER DAY, OR 60c. PER MEAL. I Sample Rooms reserved especially for Commercial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 34 tf , CLEANSING AND BEPAIMH& > mHE undersigned would respectfully inferm 5 X the public that he is prepared to cleanse gar> ments of any fabric whatever, rendering them * perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring tnem to the original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away your old clothes, but have ' them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasona[ ble prices. THOMAS BALLARD, i February 27 9 tf i 7 NOTICE. IAMstill Agent for the "American" because it Is the best and cheapest Sewing Machine made. J. R. SCHORB. % te McCAULEY, )RO? N. C? F THE CELEBRATED KING STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED on Cooking and Heating Stoves, Hollow Ware And-Irons, and . Castings of all kinds. Also, on PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS < > it and Plow Castings, STRAW CUTTERS, Corn Shelters, HORSE POWERS, * Saw Mills, Ac. its, Yorkville, S. C. , Rook Hill, York county, S. C. Connellsville, York county, S. C. ?ter, S. C. 31 tf JOB PRINTING. OWING to oar superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and first-class appointments throughout oar office, we are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices that will compare with New York or Philadelphia charges for the same quality of work and materials. We have recently made a reduction In prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men: BILL HEADS. For 580 for 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads, $8.00 $5.00"; Fourtb-sbeet Bill Heads, 2.25 8.50 Sixth-sheet BiU Heads 2.00 .8.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill heads. We will fill an oraer for MIL beads, giving any desired number of either aise of sheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. . For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note,- ~..a ..$2.15 $8.25 Packet Note, ? .. 2.25 8.60 Letter (lafgeaize) .? 3.00 5.00 For the above work we ub8 a superior quality of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in everylnstance. we also give special attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which we furnish strictly accordingto tberequiremente of the Justices of the 8upreme Court, and in proof reading exercise the utmost caret to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to tarnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a huge volume, and will be .pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. April 10 .15 tf G. ft L. NAEEOW GAUGE &AILB0AD. JB1 ir SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, 1 Yokkvillk, S. C., Jane 8,1879, J THE following Schedule will take effect on this road from and after this day: GO LUG NORTH. 1 Leave Chester at 2.00 P. M. Leave Lowrysvilleat 2.35 P. M. Leave McConnellsviileat 8.00 P. M. 1 Leave Guthriesville at... .....;. .8.15 P. M. 1 Arrive at Yorkville at..... .........3.50 P. M. ' Leave Yorkvitleat ...AM P. M. Leave Clover at ~....~.......~...AM P. M. . Leave Bowling Green at A55 P. M. 1 Leave Crowderis Creek at .5.05 P. M. ' Leave Pleasant Ridge at ......5.20 P.M. Arrive at Gastonia at. ...SAO P. M. Leave Gaston ia at ?6.00 P. M. Arrive at Dallas at :...G,20 P. M. GOING SOUTH. Leave Dallas at 6.00 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia at.... A. M. Leave Gastonia at Jt40 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at... ...J7.00 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...- ....?.20 A. M. ,v Leave Yorkville at ............8.80 A. M. Leave Gnthiiesviile at.. ...9.05 A.M. Leave McConnellaville at >9.25 A. M. ' Leave Lowrysville at ....9.45 A. M. ' Arrive at Cheater at ....10.20 A. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. Jnne 5 23 / f PIEQMONT NURSERIES, GREENSBORO, N. C. S PROPOSE to give to the patrona of the PIEDMONT NURSERIES the benefit of the travng agents' commissions on my Nnreery Stock. ' consisting of Fruit trees, Ac., and have reduced the price 50 per cent. Apples and Peaches, 1st class, 3 to 6 feet; as fine Improved Fruits as are grown in North Carolina, and ready for inspection. Reference given to any Nurseryman in Guilford county. Peaches and Apples running from the earliest to the latest varieties. Trees will be packed in good strong boxes or bales, and delivered to Railroad Depots or Express Offices without any extra charge for boxes or delivery. I will tarnish at the following low rate: Peaches and Apples, in any quantity, improved fruit, 10 ' cents each. Pears, Plums, Apricots, Nectarines, Quince, Crab Apples, Figs, Cherries, S3.centa. Ornamental Trees, Roses and Flowers will be sold cheaper than can be sold by any other nurse ly In North Carolina. Cash to aooompany the orders. Any one not having cash may fill ont a note, signed by purchaser, to be paid when trees are delivered at depot specified by purchaser^ Note to accompany trees and paid when trees are delivered, purchasers pay all freights on same. , Trees will be shipped In November and purchaser notified when to meet them. Persons ordering will state plainly where to sfclp. Name the depots. Letters of inquiry answered cbeerfrUly. Orders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed. Send in orders at once. M. C. DIXON, ; Proprietor of Piedmont Nurseries. Jnne 19 25 6th MILLS AND MILL MACHIHEBY. PNNHE undersigned take this method of informI ing the public, that under the firm name oi WELLS BROTHERS, they are engaged in the MILLWRIGHT BU8INE8S, and are prepared to enter into contracts for the building or repairing of MILLS and MILL MACHINERY ofevery description, from the largest and moat oomplete Flouring Mill, to an ordinary Cotton Screw. Each member of the firm is a skilfbU workman and baa had the benefltofa number 01 years' experience. We are, therefore, prepared to guarantee i that ail 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, I Blairsville, S. 0.; J. B. <fe R. M. Whitesides, i Hickory Grove, 8. C.; Major T. P. Whitesides, R. N. McElwee and Eliaa Ramsay, Yorkvilie, S. 0.; W. D. Leesley, Clover, S. C.; R. B. Clark, Fort Bufflngton, Georgia. We are also agents for the sale of "Excelsior Bolting Cloths," and improved Mill Machinery of every description. Our poet office address Antioch, York county, 8. C. W. 8. WELLS, M. R. WELLS, J. W. WELLS. September 26 88 ly* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, , COUNTY OP YORK?OOUBT OP COMMON PLEAS. Calvin P. Sandifer, surviving administrator of, Charles Mollwain, deceased, Plaintiff, vs. ' William Adkins, Defendant.?Summons for Relief?Complaint not served. To the Defendant, William Adkins. * YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is herewith filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said oounty, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers, at their office in Yorkvilie, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day or such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff In this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Yorkvilie, S. C., August 12th, A. D., 1879. WITHERSPOON A SPENCER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. [l. s.] J. F. Wallace, C. C. Pis. August 14 33 6t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, YORK COUNTY. WHEREAS J. F. WALLACE, Clerk of the Circuit Court, has applied to me for Totters of Administration, with the Will annexed, on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and jh. tauvq wonn lota UlvUKO VI Tf ??W V* Wl? WUUVJ aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to oite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at onr next Judge of Probate's Court for the said county, to be holden at York Court House on the 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 31st day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and In the 104th year of the Independence of the United States of America. ANDREW JACKSON, Jndge of Probate. July 31 31 6t BOOK BINDING. F)R the convenience of thoaa having old books which they may wish rebound, we have made arrangements with Mr. E. R. STOKES, bookbinder of Columbia, by which we can receive orders for such work and have it promptly attended to, without subjecting to further trouble those entrusting their orders to us. Magazines, Sheet Music, Ac., bound in any style desired. Prices for any Btyle of binding furnished on application at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. February 27 8 tf