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jgummut jgfpartttwtit A JURYMAN'S GRIEVANCE. "Well, gentlemen, have you decided upon a verdict?" asked a judge in San Francisco, the other day, as the jury returned to the box. "Did I understand that the prisoner's name was Severance?T. K. Severance?" asked the foreman, gloomily. "It is." "Then we bring in a verdict of murder in * the first degree," and the foreman rubbed his hands with an expression of horrible satisfaction. "But this ain't a murder case," said the astonished judge; "this is an action to recover insurance. What on earth do you mean?" "Don't make any difference,' growled the ? ? << mama ?fi Cananan/tn if\f\ T IUreiUUU. lUJ liaiuu 10 uvv^iauw) WV) ** K. Severance?and for the last four years some unprincipled wretch of the same surname has had his washing done at the same laundry I patronize. The resujt is that every now and then I find some of my silk embroidered handkerchiefs and four-dollar shirts gone, and in place of them about the worst looking lot of old rags on record?things mixed, you see." "Well, but?" "I know what you are going to say, but that ain't the point The other Severance always takes back the things of his I return. Oh! yes; but he freezes on to my garments like a mud turtle to a worm." "Notwithstanding which?" "I wouldn't a minded it so much, but the coldblooded proprietor always keeps posted as to when I change my Chinaman, and the next week follows with his wash too. Why, I've been clear round to all the wash-houses in the city six times already?this fellow at'tei me like a sleuth hound." "Really, Mr. Foreman, this is all very well but-" "I even went so far, your honor, as tc change my name ; actually had all my underclothes marked Gungleberg?Julius G. Gun gleberg?ju6t think of it; but what did this wretch do but find it out, and change his'n and before I knew it he had gathered in sis more brand new undershirts and a set oi pojaraas. It's no good recommending him tc mercy. I've explained the whole thing tc the jury, and they all agree that he ought tc be hanged to morrow, as the sheriff can "fia things on time," and there was a universa roar of indignation from the sympathetic spectators as the judge ordered a new tria and put the foreman under heavy, bonds t< keep the peace. A Doctor Stumped.?Dr. John Wilson nf Milton wftQ oallfid to see an old ladv sev eral miles in the country. The old womai showed him her tongue and then a sore on be finger that she got picking blackberries, thei she brought in a crock of buttermilk an( finally sat down to enumerating all her ail ments and how she felt at times. She had th< "budges" every night, felt like kicking ou her feet to make the blood in her legs circu late; but kicking would do no good, anc sometimes one of her toes would feel dead and then again her tongue would get righ cold. Dr. Wilson heard it all with commend able patience. He had cut off many a lej in Lee's army, but this case rather had him "Doctor," continued the old lady, aftei getting good breath, "I sorter believe mj skeerts is affected." "Your what, madam ?" . "My skeerts. The skirts of my liver, yot know." "Ah, yes madam, maybe so." He admin istered bread pills and rode, home reflecting on the fact that the liver had skirts.? Reidsville Times. - Went Up on the Cellar Door.?A far mer of Cynthian township, says the Sidney Ohio, Journal, came to town one day this week to make a few purchases. It happenec that he called at an establishment where elevator is in use. In order to furnish th< articles desired, it was necessary to go into ar upper story, and the salesman said to his customer: "Just get on, and we'll go up." That startled granger looked around, anc said: "On where ?" He was given the desired information, anc they started up. The upward flight was evi dently something new to the farmer, and hi attested his appreciation of it by remarking "This beats all nation, don't it ?" The salesman smilingly remarked that hi rather thought it did. In the meantime i son of the farmer became impatient, and cam* into the store-room below, looking for him The father, seeing his sou, stepped to th< hatchway and said: "You can't came up here, son ; I came uj on the cellar door, and it's up here yet!" Young America Abroad.?A story come* to Causeur of an incident in a school at South ampton, Eng., some years since. The boyi were being examined in the history of Eng land, and the answers wejre mainly dates o events more or less important in the historj of the British Empire. Among the pupili was the son of an American sea-captain, i bright specimen of Young America. Being questioned concerning dates in English histo ry, he manifested an ignorance bordering or stupidity. Thte teacher, whose patience was exhausted, exclaimed, "What! Don't yot remember a single date that marks an irapor tant event in the history of Eqgland ?" "Why yes, sir," answered the boy, "I do know one.' "Well, out with it," said the teacher. "Tfu Fourth of July, 1776." There was a decidec sensation.? Transcript. , # | % The Regular Fare.?One pleasant day Captain S. stood upon the deck of his steamer tolling the last bell previous to her departure when he was accosted by a serious-looking in dividual, in the following terms : "Are yoi Captain S. ?" "I am, sir," said the captain with a turn of the head and a quizzical glance "What is the regular fare to Louisville?' "Two dbllars and a half." "Well, captain, 1 am a Methodist preacher. What will you charge me?" Apparently, in a deep stud) for a moment, the captain seemed to take the measure of our clerical friend, and replied ir * i i # i _ -i x uiir.n T nis peculiar, aeciaea roue, uen, jl gueea *vt shan't charge you a cent more than any bod} else." ? ? J?"* "Theodore," observed a solicitous young mother to her husband, "I think I will nol let little Georgie attend Sunday-school any more. I find the poor boy is quite feverish to-night, and his feet are all blistered." Upon hearing which Georgie inwardly groans, for next Sunday they were to- -meet for the last time to settle the number of quarter-miles walked, and he knows now that a chance for any share in the twenty-five cents gate money is gone forever. A New Idea.?He was a defiant sort of a tramp, $nd he walked into the store and said, with a snarl, "Will /ou give me twenty-five cents ?" "No," said the junior partner, who didn't like his style. "Well, wnat'ra I goiu1 to do ? I can't starve," says the tramp, with surly insolence. "The deuce you can't," says iunior. "Go and try it; better men than you have done it." This is so entirely a new idea to the tramp that he leaves at once, apparently, to think it over. At a legal investigation of a liquor seizure, the Judge asked an unwilling witness: "What was in the barrel that you had?" The reply was: "Well, your honor, it was marked 'whisky' on one end of the barrel, and 'Pat Duffy' on the other end, so that I can't say whether it was whisky or Pat Duffy was in the barrel, being as I am on ray oath." 56T A Wicklow male ghost appeared to his widow. "I'm in purgatory at this present "time," says he. "An' what sort of a place is it?" says she. "Faix," says he, "'tis a sort of half-way house between you an' heaven, an' I stand it mighty aisy afther lavin' you." $hr <fam aufl Jiwsidc. USES OF AMMONIA IN THE HOUSEHOLD. No housekeeper should be without a bottle of spirits of ammonia, for besides its medical value, it is also invaluable for many household purposes. It is nearly as useful an article, for cleansing uses, and its cheapness brings it within the means of all. Turn a teaspoonful of ammonia into a quart of warm soap-suds; dip in a bit of flannel, and wipe off the grime and smoke and dust, from any painted wopd-work, and see for yourselves how much hard labor it will save you, for you do not need to scrub it with all your strength, only wipe it off. It will also clean and brighten silver wonr1?rfnllv. Mix a teasnoonful of the ammonia v*>" """* J ^ /% % 1 t ^ with a pint of hot suds; dip in your silver i forks and spoons, rub them with a soft brush, aud polish with a chamois skin, and you will i use it weekly, if not oftener. For washing mirrors and windows it is very excellent. Put a few drops of the ammonia i upon a bit of newspaper, and you can rub off ; any marks upon the glass at once, i It will also take out grease Bpots from all kinds of cloth. Mix a few drops of water, and rub gently on the spot; lay a blotting; paper over the place, and press a moderately heated flat-iron upon it, and it will disappear. A few drops turned upon a wetted towel and i gently pressed upon the edge of a soiled collar, will whiten it. Then it is a most refreshing agent for the toilet; a few drops in a basin of water will I remove all disagreeable odors of the skin. If i a teaspoonful is added to a foot-bath, it will , take away all unpleasantness from the feet ! And there is nothing better for cleansing the hair from dust and dandruff then half a teaspoonful of ammonia in a teacupful of warm , water. For cleaning hair and nail brushes it is equally good. JPut a teaspoonful of it into a pint of warm water, and dip the brushes in the water and scrub them well; then shake } out until nearly dry, and put in the sunshine. , The most soiled will come forth from such a : bath white and clean. f For medicinal purposes ammonia is much ) used. In cases of severe headache, it will ) prove a very agreeable remedy, and a fre) quent inhalation of its pungent vapors will i often cure a catarrhal cold. There is no bet1 ter remedy than aromatic spirits of ammonia J for a severe cold. Twenty drops of it, taken 1 in a wine-glass of water, will frequently prove > of great relief.- It is also a good remedy for dyspepsia and heart burn. The common spirits of ammonja can be used in the same way, ? but it is not as palatable as the aromatic spirits. 1 In addition to all these uses, ammonia can r be applied to vegetation with most beneficial ? effects. If you desire to make your roses, fuchias, geraniums, and carnations blossom, add half a teaspoonful of the ammonia to ^ every pint and a half of warm water, and 1 sprinkle them with it. But do not use it oftener than twice a week. Rain water is impregnated with ammonia, ' and ifc is more refreshing and invigorating than'spring water to vegetable life. Ammonia should always be kept tightly > closed with a glass stopper, as it is so strong fkaf if ogfg gngtr n PArlf 7 The Practical Farmer relates an instance of a nice boy from the country, who, having come into possession of a few thousand dol1 lars, visited an uncle in the city, an old merchant, to get his advice about investing his capital in business: J "Go back to the country, young man," " said the merchant, "and invest your money in land* Buy a farm, settle down on it, and do. a safe business. I have been in business here nearly forty years, and have accumulated a j fortune, but it has been done bv fearful risk, j heavy responsibility, constant toil, and wort rying anxieties. A dozen times I have been s on the verge of bankruptcy, and twice I have * been sorely tempted to take my own life. Of 3 ten men who commenced business here when I did, only one, beside?myself, succeeded. The .rest all failed, one after another, some dragI ging their families to poverty and disgrace. Take my advice. Keep away from the city j and its delusive business avenues. Quiet contentment on a moderate competency in the country is the best fortune I could wish 3 ? . you. ? t To Make Real Honey Soap.?Cut two 3 pounds common bar soap into thin shavings, J and put into a tin pail, with barely hot water " enough to cover it. Place the pail into a ' kettle of boiling water, and when its contents 1 are melted, stir them thoroughly, and add a quarter of a pound of almond oil, and a quar} ter of a pound of powdered borax. Mix all together by stirring well for ten minutes, 3 then add oil of cinnamon, a few drops, of oil . of bergaraot, or any scent which is preferred. 3 Mix it well, and turn the soap into a deep . dish to cool, then cut into squares. It can be f used at once, but improves by age. It can j be made into soap balls, by adding quantities 3 of white sand and Indian meal, until it is so t stiff that you can roll it in the hands. There T is no soap that will whiten the hands like ' this. 1 The Healing Virtues of Plants.? 3 New discoveries?or what claim to be dis 1 coveries?of the healing virtues of plants, are continually making. One of the latest is that 5 celery is a cure for rheumatism, indeed, it is asserted that the disease is impossible if the vegetable be cooked and freely eaten. The fact that it is almost always put on the table raw, prevents its therapeutic powers from becoming known. The celery should be cut in' to bits, boiled in water until soft, and the water drank by the patient. Put new milk, . .with a little flour and nutmeg, into a saucepan t with the boiled celery, serve it warm with pieces of toast, eat it with potatoes, and the painful ailment will soon yield. Such is the ? declaration of a physician who has again [ tried thp experiment. r Reasons in Favor of Top-Dressing , Land.?It affords protection against the sun [ and frost. It mellows the ground beneath it. , It is the best means of distributing the ^ strength of the manure through the soil?by saturating it. It puts it where the roots are near the surface. It affords a direct chance - for the sun and air, and the rains and dews to \ act upon. It prevents the usual waste into - the atmosphere and gutter. It keeps the nii trogen longer in the soil in its passage down. , It continues feeding the land as it decompo. ses. It has all the advantages and none of ; the disadvantages of plowing under. It is iti self plowed under at last?what remains of . it.?F. G. in Country Gentleman. To Remove Dandruff.?To remove dan-1 druff, take an ounce of powdered borax, a , piece of unslaked lime the size of a chestnut, , and a tablespoonful of spirits of ammonia; i put them in a quart bottle and fill it up with ? boiled or pumped water. After twelve hours, 1 apply this wash to the scalp. Ladies can ap-1 " t?; ,_:.l . j ply it best witn a nne sponge, xviuse wim i! tepid water. After a few applications, the i scales will disappear, the hair becomes soft! , and brilliant, and the young hair will be seen to start out. Dandruff should be cured gradually, so as not to produce sick headache ! | or dizziness by its sudden supression.?Ex- J ' change. The Ear and its Care.?Dr. Roosa, in a i recent lecture on the ear, said that no small j amount of trouble in the ear was caused by too frequent syringing and boring out with a i twisted towel or handkerchief, not to mention j hair-pins, bodkins and other metalic instru-! ments. In his opinion, one should never put ^anything in the ear smaller than the little finger, although one writer said put nothing ! smaller than the elbow. The avoidance of many ear troubles was to be assured by taking care not to duck the head in cold water or syringe the deeper part without the order of, a physician, or introduce any body which can I push the wax lower down in the drum. gJiaccUaMaus fUading. | PIKE'S PEAK SIGNAL-STATION. About six years ago, says the Troy (Colorado) Timeiy the United States signal service station was established on the summit of Pike's Peak, 14,336 feet above the sea level. It is the highest, and is now considered one of the most important, stations on the globe, especially for the study of astronomy and meterology. The rarity of the atmosphere at this high altitude gives a remarkable brilliancy and clearness to the stars, and all the heavenly bodies. On the highest point of the summit stands the Signal station, a onestory building twenty-four by thirty feet, containing lour room?orncers room, Kiicnen, store-room and wood room. The station is now in charge of officers Sweeney, Choate and Blake. Usually, two officers are at the station on the summit, and one here to receive the reports per telegraph and transmit them to the department at Washington. Four regular observations aretaken daily at the appointed minute, and every particular in regard to wind and weather is carefully recorded, such as direction and velocity of the wind, highest range and mean lowest barometer and thermometer, mean humidity, number of clear, fair, cloudy and foggy days, rainfall, snowfall, etc. In case of unusual storms in auy part of the country, extra observations are taken at any hour of the day and night and reported to headquarters. There are only two seasons in the year on the peak ; summer?August and September? all the rest grim winter. The highest thermometer (\uring the summer is abont fifty degrees, and no night passes without the formation of ice. The coldest weather, the past winter, was thirty-seven degrees below zero. The swiftest velocity of the wind was one hundred and six-miles per hour, which is but a gentle zephyr, when compared with the fierce blasts of Old Boreas whistling over Mount Washington, N. H., at the rate of nearly two hundred miles per hour. From June until November the summit is accessible not without much fatigue and difficulty?on foot or on the back of an Indian pony or donkey, and parties of five to ten, and sometimes more, go up almost daily, among them not a few ladies. The officers go up and down, every two or three weeks during the winter season, on Norwegian snow-shoes, twelve feet long. Thunder storms on the peak are alarmingly terrific. The atmosphere is highly charged with electricity, and at times the whole mountain-top appears like one immense sheet of flame. THE WHITE HOUSE. The White House is the greatest residence in America. It has cost more money than the Stewart mansion on Fifth Avenue, New York; or, with its rebuilding, refurnishing, etc., about 81,700,000. The original cost, in 1792, was about 8333,000 ; it was begun in that year, occupied in 1800, rebuilt in .1815, re-occupied in 1818, and its porticos completed in 1829. The east room was finished only fifty years ago. Every one of our Presidents, except Washington, has lived in this great house, and he has poked his horse's head into its portal to look up at the workmen plastering on the scaffold. An Irish architect, named Heber, direct from Dublin via Charleston, took the award of five hundred dollars for the design, and he built and rebuilt it, and lies buried in the Catholic cemetery here, and his descendants nre respectable lawyers and citizens of the place. A building for a private residence of one hundred and seventy feet front by sixty-eight feet deep, with one room in it eighty by forty, may yet attract republican attention; its vestibule within the frontdoor is alone fifty by forty feet. Twenty acres of garden and park immediately enclose it, and, on either side, each separated by only four hundred and fifty feet, are buildings winch cost from seven to twelve millions apiece; yet, in all its apparent antiquity, how new! The lawn is still a naked plain, reaching off to the Potomac, like a desert coming up to the palace stairs. Like Versailles, in the time Louis XIV., Washington is a government creation, and this White House is hoary only by events. The President's office, which is in the second story, is also the cabinet room, and is not a verv large apartment for the White House, although about thirty-five or forty feet in depth, by, perhaps, thirty feet wide, and with a high ceiling. A long table is in the middle of the floor, with leather-seated chairs around it; the two windows have long lambrequin curtains of a dark bluish-gray color. A large map of the United States is on the wall. The carpet is of a red tint, with large figures. The general effect of the room as one enters, is that of a library without books.? Washington Correspondent. The Romance op Arithmetic.?"The most romantic of all numbers," says a writer in "Chambers' Journal, "is the figure 9, because it can't be multiplied away, or got rid of anyhow. Whatever you do, it is as sure to turn up again as was the baby of Eugene Aram's victim. One remarkable property of this figure (said to have been discovered by Green, who died in 1794) is that all through the multiplication table the product comes to nine. Multiply by what you like, and it gives the same result. Begin with twice nine, 18 ; add the digits together, and 1 and 8 make 9 ; three times 9 are 27 ; and 2 and 7 make 9. So it goes on up to 11 times 9, which gives 99. Very good ; add the digits ; 9 and 9 are 18, and 1 and 8 are 9. Take a couple of instances at random. Three hundred and thirty-nine times 9 are 3,051; add up the figures and t a\T omtto Q T?i ttuinoQmi nnrl uovuntv.nno times 9 are 45,689; the sura of these digits is 27; and 2 and 7 are nine. M. de Maivan found out another queer thing about this number, namely, that if you take any row of figures, and reversing their order, make a subtraction sura of it, the total is sure to make nine." Sentenced to Matrimony.?A couple in Ireland was recently sentenced to matrimony in a curious way. A young man and a young woman were contesting possession of a piece of property, the one claiming under an old lease, the other under an old will. "It just strikes me," said the judge, "that there is a pleasant and easy way to termiuate this old law-suit. The plaintiff appears to be a respectable young man, and this a very nice young woman. They can both get married and live happily on the farm. If they go on with law proceedings, it will be all frittered away between the lawyers, who, I am sure, ! are not ungallant enough to wish the marriage not to come off." The lady blushed ' and the young man stammered they "liked each other a little bit," so a verdict was entered for the plaintiff on condition of his promise to marry the defendant within two months, a stay of execution being put to the verdict till the marriage ceremony should be I 1 - A -1 compieteu. Lifetime of a Locomotive.?The iron horse does not last much longer than a horse of flesh and bones. The ordinary life of a locomotive is thirty years. Some of the smaller parts require renewal every six months; the boiler tubes last five years, and the crank axles six years; tires, boilers and fire-boxes from six to seven years; the side frames, axles and other parts, thirty years. An important advantage is that a broken part can be repaired, and does not condemn the whole locomotive to the junk shop; while, when a horse breaks a leg, the whole animal j is only worth the flesh, fat and boues, which amounts to a very small sum in this country, where horse flesh does not find its way to the [ butcher's shambles. feaT1 A great many remedies are advertised to 1 bring them before the public, who decides 1 whether the article is good or bad. The good < reputation which Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup en- < joys is a standing guarantee of its merits. 1 Price 25 cents. fUailiitg fat the JWath. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original.] PARENTAL DUTIES. Parents have a heavy responsibility resting upon their shoulders. It is to be feared that many are not aware of the fact, or rebellious* ly ignore it. It is certain that ungodly parents, of which class there is a vast multitude in the world, neglect, entirely, the moral training of their offspring. The result is that the kingdom of Satan is constantly replenished with new subjects, and human society polluted with drunkards, adulterers, fornicators, gamblers, murderers and thieves. We do not say that all the crimes indicated in the above sentence are traceable to the neglect of parents in discharging their duties to their children. Other streams feed the river of death ; but none are so broad and deep,"so bold and impetuous, as the neglect of parental duties. It will not be denied that children, apparently well raised, souietiimes turn oat to be degraded wretches beyond comparison. These cases, it will be admitted, are exceptions to the general rule. No one who has carefully studied the framework of society, can have failed to discover that the whole mass of any and every community, is what the families in that community are. The several families give complexion and character to the whole. Few parents seem to be conscious of the fact that, by properly discharging their duties to their children, they arc training men and women to take honorable and useful positions in society; and by neglecting to discharge these duties, they are training their offspring to be any and everything that an evil heart raav lead them to be. or an overruling Provi dence permit them to be. The laws of civilized lands regard every parent as king of his own house. For his offspring, he is expected to provide, and over them he is required to rule. So soon as a parent refuses to provide for his children, he sets himself in open rebellion against the laws of civilized society ; and so soon as he neglects to govern his children, he converts his house into a nursery of vice which is soon to prove hurtful to the whole community. The reformation of the morals of every community must begin in the families. The whole must be purified by cleansing the parts. It amounts to nothing to enact laws for the suppression of vice, so long as the families ol a country are nurseries of iniquity. Purify the fountain, and then it may be expected that the streams which issue from it, will be pure. There are some duties which all parents are bound to perform, and all Christian parents will, in some good degree, discharge. Parents are bound, by the law of God, to instruct their children. This is a most important duty ; but, we are sorry to say, too frequently ignored. God has so ordered it, that every parent is prophet, priest and king in his own house. As a prophet, he is required to instruct his children; as a priest, he must pray with and for them ; and as a king, he must rule them. It is not argued that parents can malce their children pious. It is the province of God alone to give sinners new hearts; but parents can do this: They can, like Abraham, command, with authority, tjieir offspring to serve God. While parents cannot give their children new hearts, they can, and too often do, assist in developing the innate depravity that is in the hearts of their children. Socially,' children generally occupy the same position of their parents. It is hard for them to get much higher. Hence, the children of the present generation will be what their parents are making them. This being the case, how careful should every Christian parent be in training his sons and daughters. If the children of our country are properly trained, vice and immorality will not increase ; Knf nofonto noorlp^f thpir dntv. drunkards. adulterers, fornicators, gamblers, murderers aud thieves, will flood the country. [Original.] HUMAN DEPRAVITY. What man was when he came from the hands of his mighty maker, no one can say from actual experience. Adam knew, by experience, what he was before he sinned, and he knew what Jie was after he sinned ; but none of his race have had the same exjieri^nce. This being the cfise, all that we know of man before the fall, is from testimony. The only testimony we have on the subject, is contained in the Bible. If we reject the Bible, then we are in the dark. JFrom the Bible, we learn that God made man in his own image. This imag% the Bible teaches, consisted in knowledge, righteousness and holiness. It will not, we suppose, be denied that the Bible teaches that up to the moment of Adam's sin, he was happy. It is admitted that we can have only a visionary notion of what true happiness means. Still, we know, by experience, that our present condition is one of misery. No one, not even the most rabid infidel, will deny this. Such a denial would clash with the universal experience of all men, in all ages and in all countries, and under all circumstances. Another thing that the Bible teaches is, that sin is the cause of misery. The wages of sin is misery. On account of man's sin, a curse was pronounced upon everything with which man is in any way connected. The ground is cursed, the beasts of the field groan under a curse, and the whole creation groaneth and travaileth under this curse. Romans, 8 :22. That man is depraved, no one will deny, unless he be willing to assert that a ]>erfect God made an unholy and sinful creature, and then declared that this creature was very good. Since no one will make this assertion, we may in quire into the extent of this depravity, me Bible must be our guide. Led by it, we conclude that man's depravity is universal; tliat is, that it embraces all men. In proof of this, we shall simply quote a few of the many passages of Scripture which bear directly on this l>oint: "God looked upon the earth and, liehold, it was corrupt." Gen. 6: 1*2. The intelligent reader need not-be told that the word earth is put for the inhabitants of the earth. "They, [the human family] are corrupt; they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the childreh of men, to see if there were any that did understand and seek God." What was the discovery which He made ? Here it is. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Ps. 14:1, 2, 3. The Jew is no better than the Gentile; for Paul says that he, as an inspired Apostle, had proved that both Jew and Gentile are under sin. Rom. 3 :9. That men universally are depraved, is taught in every part of the Bible. It would not be extravagant to say that it is taught in every chapter, on every page. The next thing that demands our attention, is the degree of tins depravity. On. this point, also, we must take the Bible for our authority. No areument is necessary. All that is required is to examine the sacred record. What, then, iloes the Bible teach on this point ? Assuredly, it teaches that the depravity of the human family is a total depravity. That is, man, by the fall, lost everything in him which resembled God, in whose image he was created. In Dther words, man, by his sin, lost the image of Sod and became a child of the devil. Now for the proof. ''There is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; thai throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter wltl their tongue. Ps., 5:9. It would insult tin good sense of mankind generally, to nttemp to prove that the pronoun "tlieir" refers to al men. Again, in Gen. (ith and 5th, we read "God saw that the wickedness of man was grea in the earth, and that every imagination of th thoughts of his heart was only evil continual ly." Why Solomon says, "the plowing of th wicked is sin." Ps., 21:4. Again he says "The heart of the sons of men is fully set h them to do evil." Ec., 8:11. And again h says: "The heart of the sons of men is full o evil." Ec., 9:3. Paul says "men are dead h trespasses and sins, and without God." Ep. 2:1?12. But the Scriptures also teach that'lmmai depravity is innate. No other sensible inter pretation can be given to the following pas sages : "Foolishness is bound up in the hear of a child." Proverbs, 22:15. Fqolishness, ii Scripture language, means sin, and "a child,' means any child, that is, all children. " knew that thou wouldst deal very treacherous ly and wast called a transgressor from th womb." Is., 48:8. "That which is born o the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of th spirit is spirit." John, 3:6. These words ar too plain to require exposition. "Behold, was sihapen in iniquity; and in sin did m mother conceive me." Ps.,51:5. Again, ii the fifty-eighth Psalm we find these words "The wicked are estranged from the woml they go astray as soon as they are bom, speak inglies." Ps.,58:3. We conclude, from these passages, of Scri{ ture, that the Bible teaches that all men ar depraved, that they are totally depraved, an that human depravity is innate. This show us that we need the sufferings of Christ to sav us from the wrath of God; the righteousnes of Christ that we may be clothed, and thatth shame of our spiritual nakedness may not t seen, and we need the quickening influence c God's Holy Spirit, that we, who are dead i trespasses and sias, may be made alive i /It T ^nriBb .jesus. 45 Years Before the Public. THE GENUINE BR. C. McLANE'S CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS, FOR THE CURE OF , Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint, DVSPBKIA AND SICK HKADACHB. Symptoms of a Diseased Liver. PAIN in the right side, under the edge of the ribs, increases on pressure; sometimes the pain is in the left side; the patient is rarely able to lie on the left side; sometimes the pain is felt under the shoulder blade, and it frequently extends to the top of the shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken for rheumatism in the arm. The stomach is affected with loss of appetite and sickness; the bowels in general are i costive, sometimes alternative with lax; the head is troubled with pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sensation ip the back part There is generally a considerable loss of memory, accompanied with a painful sensation of hav ing left undone something which ought to have been done. A slight, dry cough is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains of weariness and debility; he is easily startled, his feet are cold or burning, and he complains of a prickly sensation of the skin; his spirits are low; and although he is satisfied that exercise would be beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up-forti( tude enough to try it In fact, he distrusts every remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases have occurred where few of them existed, yet examination of the body, after death, has shown the liver to have been extensively deranged^ AGUE AND FEVER. Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, in cases of Ague and Fever, when taken with Quinine, are productive of the most happy results. No better cathartic can be used, preparatory to, or after taking Quinine. We would advise all whe are afflicted with this disease to give them a fair trial. For all bilious derangements, and as a simple purgative, they are unequaled. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. The genuine are never sugar coated. Every box has a red wax seal on the lid, with the impression Dr. McLane's Liver Pills. The genuine McLane's Liver Pills bear the signatures of C. McLane and Fleming Bros, on the wrappers. Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being full of imitations of the name McLanef spelled differen tly but same pronunciation. Februarv 13 7 * ly THE VERY LATEST AND VERY BEST THE "FAMILY FAVORITE IMPROVED1 WEED Sewing- Machine. T IGHT-RUNNING, Noiseless, no Gears, m i a Cams, no Springs, new and elegant styles o Woodwork. Simple, Easy to Learn, Require no Repairs, Instruction Book so plain no othe teaching required, largest Shuttle used. If yoi see it you will buy it. Prices as Low as any .First-Class Machine LATIMER & HEMPHILL, Agents, Yorkville, S. C. February 6 6 tf IX THE DISTRICT COURT Of the United States for the District of S. Carolina IN THE MATTER OK M. W. FORD.?In Bankruptcy. At Yorkville, in said District, on the 14th day o August, 1879. rilHIS is to give notice that a petition has beei I filed in the said Court, by M. W. FORD | of Greenville county, in the said District, dul} declared a Bankrupt, under the Act of Con i gress, entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniforn System of Bankruptcy throughout the Unitet j States," Approved 2nd March, 1867, for a dischargi 1 and certificate thereof, from all his debts and othei i claims provable under said Act; and the 12tl day of September, A. D., 1879, at 12 o'clock, M. ! is assigned for the hearing of the same, before C i E. Spencer, Esa., one of the Registers in Bank . ruptcy of said Court, at his office in Yorkville South Carolina, when and where the crediton j may attend, and shew cause, if any they have | why the prayer of said Petition should not b< granted. | ft. M. WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger By T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger. August 14 33 3t J. R. SCHOWS PHOtO-GALLERf, 1ST HOUSE EAST OE THE TAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with everj convenience, ana a determination to do my ! best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in , want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy ; weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjects, except small children. | 7 SAFES. COMMON Kitchen and Cupboard Safes, cheap, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. [ iEH0EANT A 1 ORKRHNBG t MABVPAtriVRKWi 01 !"THOPIO" COO * T. M. D0B80N & CO., Agen I LONDON & IHRIE, Agents, ? A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McC f J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Cbei e August 2 i NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY! y AVAIL YOURSELF OF IT! >; . " PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, )- PERIODICALS, ? NEWSPAPERS AND MUSIC. 8 ' '? A I,L Families have old Books, Periodicals, is I\. Newspapers, Music, Ac., which they desiie e to transmit to their posterity. Then e HAVE THEM REBOUND I >f Which will preserve them and make them look .. almost as well as new. Old Books, Ac., should not only be rebound, n but thecurrent literature of the present day should be put in a durable form for preservation as well. m This can be done in the shortest possible time. ~ with the best material, in the most handsome and durable style, and at prices which cannot be duplicated anywhere, by JE. R. STOKES, Stationer, Book Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street, COLUMBIA, 8. C. Send in orders at once. February 13 7 * tf THE YORK MARBLE YARD. 1AM still conducting the MARBLE BUSINESS in Yorkville, and am prepared to furnish MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES, or ANYTHING IN MY LINE, as low as the low'est. 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, ancTln 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 reepecti fully 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 any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of tne same. * F. HAPPERFIELD. Januarv 2 1 ly BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY, AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the public for liberal past patronage, I now invite attention to my complete stock of STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Folio Post, Demv, Letter and Note. Blank Books, of every variety: Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, T* o?.l ? Vanntl, Van. r uucy OUtHUIIOlJ t UUIU x 0110 aim Jk ouv?4o( * wm Knives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodicals. Law Books, <fec., bound in any style desired. Old Books rebound and repaired. PBIBTED BILL ABB LETTEB HEADS A SPECIALTY Orders promptly attended to. at lowest cash prices. E. R. STOKES, 165 Main Street Columbia S. C. ? August 15 83 * tf DOWN WITH HIGH PRICES! THE CHICA80 SCALE CO., 149 & 151 Jefferson St., Chicago, Illinois, Have reduced the prices of all kinds of SOCLES, 4-TON WAGON SCALES, 900. 2-TON " ? 940. All other sizes at a great reduction. Every Scale fully warranted. All orders promptly filled. Circulars, Prioe List and Testimonials sent upon application. BUY THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. March 27 18 ' ly YORKVILLE LIVERY STABLES. THE proprietors of the fr Yorkville Livery Sta- abmdri? bles would announce that 'MA jW they usually have on hand yl" ana for saje HORSES and wfl^NUpa^J/. MULES adapted to saddle, - harness and plantation uses. If yon wish to boy . 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 publio 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. Stock left in our charge will be well fed and careiully attended, at the lowest living prices. CORN AND FODDER WANTED. -* -11 Ul-U/w.* nnak ntnAAfl ff\t? we pay, at an mum, wo uidur?uuu p.,v? ... corn and fodder. WHITAKER <fc WIX80N. March IS 1 iy ROBERTSON, TAYLOR & CO., SUCCESSORS TO GEO. W. WILLIAMS ft CO., COTTON FACTORS, WHOLESALE GROCERS AND GENERAX COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ) 1 & 3 HAYNE STREET, I CHARLESTON, fc. O., J WILL give all business their most careful attention. Consignments of Cotton solioited. July 10 28 8m NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS Of Rofus J. Daulap, Deceased. _ TF there be any creditor, or creditors, in South X Carolina, of RUFUS J. DUNLAP, deceased, (son of Col. James P. Dunlap, deceased,) who * died in Monroe County, Arkansas, he will present his claim to me on or before the FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER next, or the funds in f my hands will be paid to the heirs-at-law of said Rufas J. Dunlap, deceased, i JOSEPH F. WALLACE, Administrator. , July 17 ? 29 7t ROSE'S HOTEL, f YOKKVILLE, S. C. 3 THIS HOUSE has been thoroughly renovated from cellar to Am3EA_ garret, and newly furnished, in, eluding GRAFTON'8 PATENT ' SPRING BEDS. In view of the times, our mot- ? ? r.in Hmian nt a moderate Drice. I TERMS?11.50 PER DAY, OR 50c. PER MEAL. ? Sam pie Rooms reserved especially for Com mer5 clal travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 34 tf CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respectfully Inform the public that be is prepared to cleanse gar| ments of any fabric whatever, rendering them perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to the original brightness and lustre of the goods. r Do not throw away your old clothes, but have ' them cleaned and made to look as well as new. i Work promptly done, and at the moBt reasona* ' ble prices. THOMAS BALLARD. I February 27 9 tf " NOTICE. I AM still Agent for the "American" because it is the best and cheapest Sewing Maobine made. J. R. SCHORB. cMcCAULEY, >RO. N? Cn V THE CELEBRATED KING STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED on Cooking and Heating Stovea, IIollow Ware And-Irona, and Castings of all kinds. Also, on B B HI 'PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS and Plow Castings, STRAW CUTTERS, Corn Shelters, HORSE POWER8, Saw Mills, Ac. ta, Yorkville, S. C. Rock Hill, York county, S. C. Tonnellaville, York county, S. G. iter, S. C. 31 tf JOB PRINTING. OWING to oar superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abnndance of type and iirst-class appointments throughout 'our office, we are prepared to execute ALL. MANNER OP j 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 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads, $3.00 fS.OO . Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 ' Sixth-sheet Bill Heads,... 2.00 - 8.00 j Monthlystatementsatsame price ofsixth-sbeet ! bill heads. We will All an order for bill beads. I giving any desired number of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 500 ' For 1000 Commercial Note,.. -12.15 $3.25 1 Packet Note, 2.25 3.60 1 Lotter (large size) - 3.00 5.00 For the above work we use a superior quality of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in every instance. We also give special attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and Points and Anthoritfos, which we furnish strictly according to the requirements of the Justices or the Supreme Court,*hnd . in proof reading exercise the utmost cafe to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, . ana win o? pieasea ro iurmsu estimates ior any style of work desired. Address, L. M. GRI8T7Yorkville, S..C. April 10 15 tf C. & L. NABBOW GAUJJE BARB0Al>r In n^n'n Enflnrll y>i# ww %w' SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, 1 Yobkville, S. C., Jane 3, 1870. J TIE following Scbednle will take effect on this road from and after this day: going north. Leave Chester at... ....2.00 P. M. Leave Lowrysville at 2.36 P. M. Leave McConnellsvilleat 3.00 P! M. Leave Gathriesville at 3.16 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at ...3.60 P. M. Leave Yorkvllleat .4.00 P. M. Leave Clover at 4.45 P. M. Leave Bowling Green at 4.66 P. M. Leave Crowderis Creek at .6.06 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at 5.20 P. M. Arrive at Gaatonia at .........6.40 P. M. Leave Gastonia at v 6.00 P. M. Arrive at Dallas at 6.20 P. M. going 80ut&. Leave Dallas at 6.00 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia at - 6.2C A. M. Leave Gaatonia at .. .6.40 X. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at ^7.00 A. M. Leave Crowderis Creek at 7.16 A. M. Leave Bowling ?reen at 7.25 A. M. Leave Clover at 7.40 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville at r. ..8.20 A. M. Leave York vine at ....8.30 A. M. Leave Gathriesville at. 9.05 A. M. Leave McConnellsville at..... 9.26 A. M. Leave Lowrysville at 9.46 A. M. Arrive at Chester at 10.20 A. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. June 5 * 23 f ^ tf PIEDMONT NURSERIES, GREENSBORO. N. C. 1 PRO POSE to give to the patrons of the PIEDMONT NURSERIE8 the-beneflt of the traveling agents' commissions on my Nursery Stock,' consisting of Frnit trees, Ac., and have reduced the price 60 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 anv extra charge for boxes or delivery. I will furnish at the following low rate: Peaches and Apples, in any quantity, improved fruit, 10 cents each, rears, riurns, Apricots, Nectarines, Quince, Crab Apples, Pigs, Cherries, 33 rents. Ornamental Trees, Roses and Flowers will be sold cheaper than can be sold by any other nursery in North Carolina. Cash to accompany the orders. Any one not having cash may fill out a note, signed by purchaser, to be paid when trees are delivered at depot specified by purchaser. Note to accompany trees and paid wlien trees are delivered, purchasers pay all freights on same. Trees will be shipped in November and purchaser notified when to meet them. Persons lordering will state plainly where to ship. Name the deSjts. Letters of inquire answered cheerfally. rders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed. Send in orders at onc6. M. C. DIXON, Proprietor of Piedmont Nurseries. June 19 25 6m "mills abtd mill machinery. rpHE undersigned take this method of informI ing the public, that nnder 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 ofevery description, from the largest and most complete Flouring Mill, to an ordinary Cotton Screw. Each member of the firm is a skilfall workman and has had the benefltof 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, S. C.; J. B. A R. M. Whitesides, HIckore Grove, 8. C.; Major T. P. Whitesides, R. N. McElwee and Elias Ramsay, Yorkville, S. C.: W. D. Ijessley, Clover, S. C.; R. B. Clark, Fort Bnfflngton, Georgia. We are also agents for the sale of "Excelsior Bolting Cloths." and Improved Mill Maohinere of every description. Our post office address Antioch, York county, S. C. W. S. WELLS, , M. R. WELLS, J. W. WELLS. September 26 39 ly* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, OOTTHTY OP Y0BI-00UET OP OOMMOI PLEAS. Calvin P. Sandifer, surviving administrator of Charles Mollwain, deceased, Plaintiff, vs. William Adkins, Defendant.?Summon# for Relief?Complaint not served. To the Defendant, William Adkins. TOU 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 oonntv, and to serve a copy of your answer to the sal a complaint on the subscribers, at their office in Yorkville, 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 Yorkville, S. C., August 12th, A. D.. 1879. WITHERSPOON A SPENCER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. [l. s.] J. F: Wallace, C. C. P1b. August 14 33 6t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, YORK COUNTY. WHEREAS J. F. WALLACE, Clerk of the Circuit Court, has applied to me for Letters - * ? 1 Af ?liL At-. YYTX11 a -11 . Oi Aaminisirauon, wiui iub mu auuozeu, uo iui and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and oredits of JAMES WOOD, late or the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the. kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at our next Judge of Probate's Court for the said connS-, to be holden at York Court House on the STH AY OP 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, Judge of Probate. July 31 81 6t BOOR BINDING. FOR the convenience of those having old books which they may wish rebound, we nave made arrangements with Mr. E. R. STOKES, bookbinder of Columbia, by which we can receive orders for such work ana 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 style of binding furnished on appUoation at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. February 27 9 tf y S f