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CURFEW MUST NOT RING TO-NIGHT.
BT MRS. ROSA HARTWICK THORPE.
England's sun was setting o'er the bills so far
awayFilled
the land with misty beauty at the close of
one sad day;
And the last rays kiss'd the forehead of a man
and maiden fair?
He with step so slow and weary, she v> ith sunny,
floating hair;
He with bowed head, sad and thoughtful, she
with lips so cold and white,
Struggling to keep back the murmur, "Curfew
must not ring to-night."
"Sexton," Bessie's white lips faltered, pointing
to the prison old,
With its walls so tall and gloomy, walls so dark
and damp and cold.
"I've a lover in that prison, doomed this very
night to die,
At the ringing of the Curfew and no earthly help
'O '"S"|
Cromwell will not come till sunset," and her face
grew strangely white,
As she spoke in husky whispers, "Curfew must
not ring to-night."
"Bessie," calmly spoke the sexton?every word
pierced her young heart
Like a thousand gleaming arrows?like a deadly
poisoned dart,
"Long, long years I've rung the Curfew from
that gloomy shadowed tower;
Every evening, just at sunset, it has told the
twilight hour ;
I have done my duty ever?tried to do it just and
right?
Now I'm old, I will not miss it; girl, the Curfew
rings to-night!"
Wild her eyes and pale her features, stern and
white" her thoughtful bfow,
And within her heart's deep centre Bessie made
a solemn vow,
She had listened while the judges read, without
a tear or sigh,
"At the ringing of the Curfew, Basil Underwood
must die!"
And her breath came fast and faster, and her
eyes grew large and bright?
Ona lrvtxr mnrmnr sr?arf?olv snolrfin?"ClirfewIflttli
not ring to-night." J
She with light step bounded forward, sprang
within the old church door,
Left the old man coming slowly, paths he'd trod
so oft before;
Not one moment paused the maiden, but with
cheek and brow aglow,
Staggered up the gloomy tower where the bell
swung to ana fro;
Then she climbed the slimy ladder, dark without
one rav of light?
Up yard still, her pale lips saying, "Curfew shall
not ring to-night."
She has reached the topmost ladder, o'er ber
hangs the great dark bell,
And the awful gloom beneath her, like the pathway
down to hell;
See, the ponderous tongue is swinging, 'tis the
hour for Curfew now,
And the sight has chilled her bosom, stopped her
breath and paled her brow,
Shall she let it ring? No never 1 her eyes flash
with sudden light,
And she springs and grasps it firmly?"Curfew
shall not ring to-night."
Out she swung?far out?the city seemed a tiny
8peck below;
There, 'twixt heaven and earth suspended, as the
bell swung to and fro;
And the half dead sexton ringing (years he had
not heard the bell),
While he thoughbthe twilight Curfew rang young
Basil's luneral knell;
Still the maiden clinging firmly, cheek and brow
so pale and white,
Stilled her frightened heart's wild beating?'"Curfew
shall not i-ina tn-niaht."
It was o'er?the bell ceased swaying, and the
maiden stepped once more
Firmly on the damp old ladder, where, for hundred
years before,
Human foot bad not been planted, and what she
this night had done
Should be told long ages after. As the rays of
setting sun
a* Light the sky with mellow beauty, aged sires
with heads of white,
Tell the children why the Curfew did not ring
that one sad night.
O'er the distant hills came Cromwell; Bessie saw
him, and her brow, *
Lately white with sickening horror, glows with
sudden beauty now;
At his feet she told her story, showed her hands
all bruised and torn,
And her sweet young face so haggard, with a
look so sad and worn,
Touched his heart with sudden pity?lit his eyes
with misty light?
"Go, your lover lives," cried Cromwell; "Curfew
"shall not ring to-night."
Humorous f epartmeut.
Shells Thicker than Trees.?During
the battle of Antietam, a regiment was performing
the very disagreeable duty of supporting
a battery. The location, near the
little church in the edge of the wood was a
prominent one, and the steady roll of our
guns was as sharply replied to by the enemy,
and the air seemed to be filled with screetching
shot and shells. The regiment was lying
down, and just in the rear of them was a
rather open piece of timber, and wherever the
chance allowed, the officers sheltered themselves
behind the trees. Behind a small-sized
hickory stood Lieutenant VV , and covered1
by a big oak, a few paces away, was his
colonel. This was W 's first battle, and he
could not avoid ducking his head whenever it
seemed to him a shell came uncomfortably
near, observing which the colonel said, cheerfully,
'Hold up your head, lieutenant?don't
dodge.' To which W grimly answered:
'I could do better behind a big tree like yours;
but the shells are a good sight thicker here
than the trees!' A fact so palpable that his
future dodging occasioned no caution from
his superior. #
46T The very small boy is usually a staggerer
for any philosopher. The Newark Call
says little Willie Warren is a boy of this
sort. He is a very small boy, just beyond the
limits of babyhood. His precociousness is well
recognized by those that know hira, and sometimes
people try to corner him in a logical
way. The other day some one -took him up
and asked him if he was his papa's .boy. He
answered, "Yes." "And are you mamma's
t- - 1- ? 1! 1 tlPlll!. I< 117-11
noy, ioo r "ies, replied yy line. yybu,
how can you be papa's boy and Mamma's
boy both at the same time?" was asked him.
"Oh," replied Willie, indifferently, "can't a
wagon have two horses?" That settled his
questioner.
His Mother's Mouth?A colored man
was once asked why he never got married.
"Why, you see, sah," said he, "I got an old
raudder, an' I had to do for her, ye see, sah,
an' if I don't buy her shoes an' stockin's an'
bread an' butter, she wouldn't get none. Now,
if I was to get married, I would hab to buy
dem tings for my wife, an' dat would be
takin' de shoes an' stockin's an' bread an'
butter right out o' my mudder's mouf."
A Light Head.?A young man dressed in
the height of fashion, and with a poetic turn
of mind, was driving along a country road,
and upon gazing at the pond which skirted
the highway said, "0, how I would like to
lave my heated head in those cooling waters!"
An Irishman overhearing the exclamation,
immediately replied, "Bedad yon might lave
it there and it wouldn't sink."
A Letter for His Wife.?"Is there a
letter here in a scented envelope for my wife ?"
he asked the postmaster, while the green fire
from his eyes made the office look like a leafy
forest.
"Yes sir," answered the postmaster, as he
handed it out. The jealous man tore it open
at once, when, lo and behold! it was the milliner's
bill for fifty dollars. No succeeding
chapters.
A Scene in Court.?Attorney (to witness)
?"Do yon know a certain Drexler ?"
Witness?"Drexler ? Is he a little old man,'
bent over, wears gold specs, carries a cane !
with a big ivory head ?"
Attorney nods confirmingly.
Witness?"No, I don't know him. Never
seen him."
'Will the angels come down for me with I
a chariot and horses when I die?' asked a
little boy of his Sunday-school teacher. T .
guess so, if you are a real good boy,' said the
teacher. The little fellow's eyes sparkled
with anticipation as he eagerly exclaimed,
'And, oh! do you think they'll let me sit on
the front seat and drive ?"
?
A young lady the other evening kissed,
in the dark, a young man whom she mistook
for her lover. Discovering her mistake, she I
i "Til i
Saia ive uutu^.uut Ibo mwi
and $ irmdc.
"DOES FARMING PAY ??
"Poes Farming Pay ?" was pretty well discussed
in the Ploughman last Spring by several
writers to some extent. Now farmers are
like all other men that follow other occupations
; they do not all think alike, however,
much may be said on the subject. In the
first place, then, who is the man that farms
for a living ? Is it the one that goes from
behind the counter or the carpenter's bench,
the lawyer, the doctor, Ihe minister, the wool
merchant, or any other gentleman that followed
any occupation except that of farming ?
They get tired, say they, of their occupation,
and go to farming; say they can get a good
living by farming, whether they know anything
about it or not. Now let us see how
the old wool merchant in Boston that I once
heard of came out, and I know it to be true.
He had long been in the wool business and
had got, as he thought, tired of it; so he took
to farming. He looked around somewhat;
finnllv hft hniiorhfc n nipp farm here in Middle
J ?CJ
sex county, all stocked and tooled and paid
for, and went to work thinking he was a happy
man; and so he was, no doubt; but oh
dear, he could not farm. It was enough to
make any farmer laugh to see him at work.
He could buy and sell wool, but he could not
farm. So one day he told his son if he could
run the old thing, and get a living at it, he
was welcome to the farm. Now I pretend to
say that farming is a trade*to learn as much
as anything else, and I do say that it pays any
live man that knows anything about farming.
It always had its ups and downs and always
will. It pays any one who can get a good
living, feed, clothe and give his children a
fair education. Keep right along with just
about the same crops from year to year; you
may miss it one year, perhaps, and hit it the
next.. Pay no regard to the ten hour law ;
it is nothing to any one how many hours you
work out of the twenty-four; keep doing little
by little and be sure you will come out all
right in the end. Farming, I say, pays any
man that has a mind to work, and work hard.
Now any man that says farming does not pay,
does not know anything about it or else don't
love to work.?E. O. M. P., in Mass. Ploughman.
V rrn nw rune T? A dm Tn tVioCP rlull fimP9
when scores of young men are out of employment,
and others are crowding in from other
places, seeking for so called "genteel" situations,
it is well to give wide publicity to such
facts as are set forth in the following extract
from the New York Journal of Cojnmercei
One of the great problems of our day, too
little discussed by those who have the ear of
the public through the press or at the forum,
is to furnish the young men of this generation
with remunerative employment. The professions
are all over-crowded. The shopkeepers
are by far too numerous. Agencies of all
classes are so multiplied that the occupants
tread on each other's toes and are a bore and
nuisance to the public. Clerks out of employment
and willing to serve for a mere pittance
are to be reckoned *by the tens of thousands.
Bookkeepers with their hungry eyes are reading
the advertising lists in the vain hope of
an opening for their application. Collectors,
messengers, doorkeepers, watchmen, conductors,
and a great variety of others already
expert, seeking employment in kindred callings,
are waiting anxiously for some one to
engage them. Every possible form of service
that can be reckoned in the list of genteel
occupations is anxiously sought after by multitudes
who have no other provision for their
daily needs. The men who have been trying
to live by their wits must go to work at the
bench or in the fidTd; of these the soil offers
the most accessible and at first the most remunerative
employment. The mass of the
unemployed must seek sustenance from the
besom of the mother earth. Land is cheap,
and there is a wide area that awaits the tiller.
The back may ache, and the skin blister in
the sun, but the bread can be made without
fear of failure, if the laborer will be faithful to
his calling. It needs less wisdom and forethought
than patient industry, and the man
with a common mind may eat his harvest in
peace.
The Sui*phuric Acid Cure for Diptheria.?The
Hamilton Spectator, (South Australia,)
publishes the details of the "Greathead"
cure for diphtheria. The disease is de
clared by Mr. "Greathead", to be of hydated
growth, and that the germs or it noatiug aooui
in certain impure atmosphere were inhaled
by human beings. For a grown person, four
drops of sulphuric acid diluted in three quarters
ofa tumbler of water ; with a smaller dose
for children. The effect of this treatment
was said to be instantaneous; the acid at once
destroying the parasites and the patient coughing
up the obstruction. The papers have
teemed with accounts of sufferers who had recovered
in a few minutes by adopting the
"Greathead" treatment. Children almost previously
in a dying state, were declared to be
playing about within ten minutes; and at a
moderate computation some forty or fifty of
these sudden recoveries have been placed on
record with full particulars.
The Opium Habit.?A correspondent of
I the New York Times, who professes to have
been cured of the opium habit at the New
I York State Inebriate Asylum, says that no
drug can take the place of opium, and that
those persons who profess to cure the opium
habit by giving a substitute are mostly charlatans.
He was not entirely deprived of the
accustomed stimulant at once, but was allowed
a small portion for two weeks in daily decreasing
doses. After the opium had been
abandoned he was given balladonna by day
and hydrate of chloral at night. The chloral
was to induce sleep; that was reduced from
what would be equivalent to about thirty
grains of the salt, until at the end of the
| month it was nothing at all. By this time
he could sleep without it. He was cured in
I a month, and in the two months he remained
' there afterwards gained in weight twenty
pounds.
To Treat Scratches.?Scratches is a dis
ease which affects the heels of horses, and is
often called grease in the heels or mud fever.
It is a disease of the skin, caused originally
by wet or filth, and the absorption of diseased
matter in time produces a diseased condition
of the blood which renders cure very
difficult. If it is not very serious, it may be
successfully treated by frequent washing with
warm water and soap, after which apply the
folloVing: Melt together two ounces of beeswax,
two ounces of rosin, eight ounces of fresh
lard; add to this four ounces ot turpentine,
and stir until nearly cold. The heels should
be bandaged to preserve them from irritating
matter, mud, sand and filth.
How to Clean Blankets.?Put two large
tablespoonfuls of borax and a pint bowl of soft
soap into a tub of cold water. When dissolved
put in a pair of blankets and let them
remain there over night. Next rub them out
and rinse thoroughly in two waters, and hang
them to dry. Do not wring them. This recipe
will also apply to the washing of all
kinds of flannels and woolen goods. It is
equally useful in washing lace curtains and
mosquito bars. Remember not to wring the
article washed, and invariably use cold water.
Remedy for Hoarseness.?Horse radish j
will afford instantaneous relief in most obstinate
cases of hoarseness. The root, of course,
possesses the most virtue, though the leaves
are good till they dry, when they lose their !
strength. The root is best when it is green. ;
The person who will use it freely just before
beginning to speak will not he troubled with
hoarseness.'
Avoid using those remedies containing
Opium, Morphia, etc; but when the baby is
sick use Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup?perfectly
safe and always reliable. Price 25 cents a
bottle.
fUading fat the faMiath.
CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBERT LATHAN.
Original.
PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD.
In the government of the world, God manifests
his disapprobation of sin. The way of
the transgressor is hard, and the race of the
wicked is soon run. The violators of God's
law may prosper for a time. They may, and
often do, spread themselves like a green bay
tree; but God's righteous judgments, though
long delayed, never fail to overtake them
even in this world. The determination of
God is that all men shall repent and turn
unfrt Him nr ha will visit tham ait.har in this
world or the next, with his righteous indignation.
To all the wicked, God says : "I have
frequently chastised you for your sins and iniquities,
but you have not repented; now I
am determined that you shall acknowledge
me as your sovereign, if you will not accept
me as your Saviour."
God, at first, began by entreating Pharaoh
to let the Israelites depart. Then, by turning
the rod of Moses into a serpent, he showed
the haughty king what he could do. This
only inflamed Pharaoh, and he became a
more cruel tyrant than ever before. God's
purpose was fixed. Pharaoh must yield.
Plague after plague is sent upon him and his
people, each one more severe than the one preceding.
Finally, God's patience was exhausted,
and the utter destruction of Egypt's king
and forces followed, and in the glorious delivery
of Israel he triumphed.
It is worthy of note that not unfrequently
God bears long with flagrant sinners. Duriner
a loner life, thev are often permitted to
live in the practice of heinous sins, directly
against the Most High. They increase in
wealth and power. Still, God is not in any
of their thoughts ; or they only think of hira
to insult his majesty. They go down to the
grave without any troubles. But the Stford
of Justice is not permitted to become tarnished
with rust. In fury, God draws it from the
scabbard, in which, for so long, it has, in mercy
and long suffering, been encased, and begins
to whet it. In a moment the posterity
of the wicked begin to fall beneath the stroke
of him who has been so long insulted with
apparent impunity. Then the property,
which the wicked have accumulated, begins
to melt like snow in the ditch, and the sons
and daughters of princes are reduced to the
most humble, even degraded circumstances.
"Prepare to meet me," says God, "by repenting
of all your sins, and by giving your hearts
to me, or I will take away your posterity with
fish hooks."
That God has always acted in this way,
can be demonstrated by all the history of the
past. His dealings with every nation on
earth, has been in perfect accordance with
this principle : "Obey and ye shall prosper,"
says God. "Disobey and ye shall be as Sod?m
and PJnmnrrRh."
+.
CHRISTIAN POWER..
The words of Christ, "Ye are th& salt of the
earth," addressed by hira to his faithful followers,
is the key-note to a wider and wiser
philosophy than we are likely, at first glance,
to perceive. In moulding the hearts of men,
next to the direct agency of the Holy Spirit,
Christian example is the most powerful thing
in the universe. Sometimes words touch ana
teach, but they are not invincible. Deeds go
down into the deep under-world of motives,
which shape the very springs of character and
conduct We can meet argument by argument
; but a good deed?who can answer it?
Who can resist the silent influence of a loving
consistent Christian life?
One single man in any community whose
daily conduct preaches, whose life is one long,
consistent gospel sermon, full of holy example,
radiant with a rich ?nd loving ministry of
good deeds, is a power for good that no one
can estimate. A church composed of such
members would be an irresistible power for
good. Not only would such a church silently
and quietly establish the right and wrong of
life, but they would more or less determine
and give direction to popular opinion. Nothing
can maintain, nothing has ever maintained
its ground before the lives of a consistent
body of Christians. Eloquent preacbiog may
accomplish much. But eloquent Christian
example is, under God, simply invincible.
In such a contest "one man shall chaseathousand,
and two shall put ten thousand to
flight."
If, then, reforms make slow progress in social
customs, in business habits and ways, and
in individual conduct and life, may we not attribute
it, at least, in some great measure, to
the unfaithfulness of professed Christians?
Has not "the salt" lost somewhat of "its savor"
? Is it not the practice of Christianity
rather than the theory, the embodied eermons
that we daily live, rather than the spoken ones
that we weekly preach, that are the true
sources of our weakness in the battle against
sin??Western Recorder.
The House of Mourning.?The distinguishing
line between believers and unbelievers,
between Christians and heathens, is exhibited
in their sorrow. It is, of course,
marked in the character and life, in every relation
and pursuit where moral and spiritual
distinctions are possible. In the ordinary vocations?the
business and the recreations?the
spirit and tone of purity and heavenly mindeduess
are manifest in the children of God.
But they have a testament to deliver in their
very bereavements. Their sorrow is to stand
mit in nnntmat. t.r? the sorrow of others. even I
in stronger relief than their works. Here in
the darkest and most tryiug passages of human
experience their light is to shine with peculiar
splendor and in convincing power.
They are to show to the world that there is a
reality in the religion of Christ, that it means
living for eternity, that it is the victory over
death, and that they have a strong consolation
which have fled for refuge to lay hold upon
the hope set before thera. Nowhere are the
fruits of grace more convincingly manifested
than in the Christian's sorrow. The manner
of it, the temper of mind, the sweet submission,
the inward peace, the unshaken trust,
the cheeriug and blessed hope, the looking at
the unseen, are all more than the miraculous
attestations of the truth and power of the
Gospel.
Not alone as a privilege then, does the apostle
direct our thoughts to the manner of our
j sorrow. The principles of our Christian profession
are involved, and our duty as witnesses
for the Gospel. Unlike the world in their
lives, and in the entire scope and aim of their
being Christians are most unlike the world in
their sorrow. They are to be faithful and
consistent in their suffering as well as in the
active affairs in their calling. In some respects
it i9 the severest test of our religion.
The affliction of bodily pain and the loss of!
property do not touch the centre and citadel !
of the soul as this does. To be true, consistent
aud unshaken in the mightiest griefs
which man can know, is the subliinest illustration
of the doctrine of Christ. Whatever |
other ends there may be in the Christian's bereavement,
this is one always to be recognized:
The manifestation of divine grace and couso- j
lation in sorrow. There is need of a consis- j
tent Christian life in the house of mourning. |
065?* This prayer was found among the papers
of a deceased woman: "0 Lord, give
me grace to feel my need of thy grace; give
me grace to ask for thy grace ; give me grace
to receive thy grace ; and when in thy grace
thou hast given me grace, give me grace to
use thy grace."
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equal in points of appearance, durability
and superior cookingqualities, to any stove manufactured
in the Union. Thousands of them are
in use in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and
they give universal satisfaction.
The Saddles will be made of the best materials,
by Mr. George H. O'Leary, of Yorkville. in the
neat and workmanlike style for which he is so
CITIZENS OJM
THOSE of you
BOOTS, SHOES AND HAT
We would most res
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR
We have establishe<
KEEPING ONE OF THE BEi
And we p
DEAL FAIRLY AND Hi
Very Respectful
PE
September 18
SERGEANT ?S
GREENSBO
MANUFACTURERS 01
"TROPIC" coo:
T. M. DOBSON <6 CO., Agent
LONDON & IHRIE, Agents,
A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McG
J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Chesi
August 2
\
VQTJIRER FOR 1880!
SERIAL STORIES!
0
IN PREMIUMS!
IS AND TO SUBSCRIBERS!
BE AWARDED SUBSCRIBERS!
>scription Price !
? CLUBS OF TEN OR MORE!
3 SUBSCRIBERS!
famous. The particular style of the saddles will
be at the option of the persons receiving them.
CONDITIONS.
The five Premiums mentioned above will be
awarded on the following conditions:
The person getting up the largest club ofyearly
subscribers to the Inquirer, at $2.00 per annum,
for each subscriber, will be entitled to the first
choice of one of the aliove Premiums; the person
getting up the second largest club, at the same
price, to the second choice; the person getting up
the third largest club, to the third choice; the
person getting up the fourth largest club, to the
fourth choice; and the person getting up the fifth
largest club, to the fifth choice.
The time for completing oluba under the above
offer is limited to 1 o'clock P. M., on the FIRST
MONDAY OF MARCH, 1880. Competitors may
begin to secure subscribers at once?the lime of
subscription to commence whenever the name
is handed us, or on the 1st of January, 1880, as
may be preferred. The money for each subscriber
is expected to be paid at the time the name is
entered on our books, and no name will be entered
in competition for a premium until the subscription
price has been paid.
To persons who make up Clnbs of ten or more
names, but who may fail to obtain a premium,
we will send the Enquirer one year free of
charge; and to those who send a Club of twenty
or more names, but who may fail to get a premium,
we will forward a copy of the Enquirer
one year free of charge, and a copy, one year, of
any weekly newspaper or monthly magazine
published in the United States, the publication
to be selected by the person entitled to receive it.
It is not necessary that the names of a club
should all be at the same post office. Names may
be taken at any number of places. One name
for two years will be equivalent to two names for
one year each.
All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at
the expense of those sending thotn.<
We will be responsible for the safe transmission
of money only when sent by draft, registered
letter, or money order drawn on the Yorkville
post-office.
In sending names, write plainly, giving county,
post-office and State.
All subscriptions will be discontinued at the
expiration of the time paid for.
I All subscribers to tbo Enquirer will receive
I the paper free of postage.
A separate list will be kept for each club-maker,
who will be credited with every naine tient, so
that the number returned by any person can "be
ascertained at a moment's notice.
Persons who commence making clubs, will
not be permitted, after the names have been entered
upon our books, to transfer the names to
another club-maker's list.
The above Premiums will be delivered to the
successful competitors at the Enquirer office,
free of charges for freight,
PREMIUMS TO SUBSCRIBERS.
In order that our subscribers ma/ have the opportunity
of receiving Prizes, we have determined
to distribute the following articles by
1 lot, at 10 o'clock A. M., on the FIRST SATURDAY
OF OCTOBER, 18S0:
THREE Weed Sewing Machines?fancy half
case, with drop leaf and two drawers, the retail
price of each of which is $50.
TWO No. 8 Tropic Conking Stoves, with fixtures
complete, the retail price of each of which
is $25.'
SEVENTY-TWO Four bladed buckhorn handle
Pocket-Knives, manufactured by William
Thomas Staniforth, of Sheffield, England, the
retail price of each of which is $1.50.
The Sewing Machines and Stoves are fully described
elsewhere in this prospectus. The Knives
will be manufactured by the celebrated cutler,
William Thomas Staniforth, Sheffield, England,
and imported to our order expressly for this purpose
by Messrs. Hart A Co., hardware importers,
of Charleston. The cutlery made by Staniforth is
of the best quality, and wherever used gives
universal satisfaction* This knife, made to our
order, is of convenient pocket siae, contains two
large and two Rinall blades, is made of the best
materials, finished in a superior manner, and is
warranted to be equal to any pocket knife that
usually retails in the stores at $1.50.
In the distribution of the above Prizes, the
fnllnnrinir nlan will ho nhuflrvod Thfi names Of
all persons who pay for one year's subscription,
whether in a club at $2, or as a single subscriber
at $2.50, between this date and the first Saturday
of October, 1880, will be printed on slips and
placed in envelopes of uniform size and deposited
in a cylinder prepared for the purpose. Slips of
paper'of uniform size, to the number of seventyseven?one
for eaoh prize?enclosed in similar
envelopes, will also be placed in another cylinder,
with the words "Sewing Machine" printed
on three of them; "Cooking Stove" on two; and
"Pocket Knife" on seventy-two of them. On
the day designated, after thoroughly mixing the
envelopes in each cylinder by revolving the
same, an envelop will be taken from each cylinder,
and the name of the person drawn from the
cylinder containing the names, will be entitled
-to the Prize drawn Immediately succeeding from
the Prize cylinder. The cylinders will De revolved
and the envelopes containing the numbers
and names thoroughly mixed preceding each
drawing.
The drawing will be conducted by three responsible
and reliable citizens, and the opportunity
afforded for any subscriber to be present
who may desire to do so. The result of the drawing
*vilf be published in the Enquirer of the
succeeding week, accompanied by a statement as
to the fairness of the drawings and awards.
Persons subscribing for the Enquirer and
having the paper sent to other addresses than
their own, shall be entitled to the advantages offered
by the prize drawing, provided they give
notice previous to the drawing that such is their
desire.
Subscribers who secure the Sewing Machines or
Cooking Stoves, will have them shipped to their
order at their expense for freight; the Sewing
Machines from New York, and the Cooking
Stoves from Greensboro, N. C. The PocketKnives
will bo delivered at our publication office,
or sent by mail at our expense, at the risk of
those entitled to receive them; or they will be
sent in registered package on receipt of 10 cents
to pay the registration fee.
Alf letters should be addressed to
L. M. GRIST,
Yorkville, S. C.
October 10 42 tf
fORK COUNTYT
i who purchase .
S, IN CHARLOTTE, N. C.,
pectfully ask you to
STOCK BEFORE BUYING.
3 the reputation of
ST STOCKS IN THE STATE,
ropose to
ONESTLY WITH ALL.
iiy,
GRAM Ac CO,,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
38 3m
rMcCAULEY,
RO. N. C.,
r THE CELEBRATED
KING STOVES!
PRICE GREATLY REDUCED '
on Cooking and Heating Stoves, '
Hollow Ware And-Irons, and 1
Castings'of all kinds. Also, on (
'PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS 1
and Plow Castings,
STRAW CUTTERS.
Corn Shellers,
HORSE POWERS, \
Saw Mills, Ac. j
a, Yorkville, S. C. j
Rock Hill, York county, S. C. J
Dnnellsville, York county, S. C. *
ter, S. C.
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LUD PEN & BATES.
It is false economy to buy a cheap Organ when
a few dollars more will get the incomparable
and always reliable
MASON & HAMLIN.
\TAm LOWEST PRICED.
1n\#1 POOREST AND DEAREST.
UTTHP HIGHEST PRICED.
DU1 BEST AND CHEAPEST.
Six Stops, Elegant Embossed
Walnut Case, of
new design, only $80.
'w Ten Stops, 4 Sets Reeds in
^ew Style Illuminated
Case, only $95
Ten Slops, 4 8ets Reeds,
,a,oN*m1 Mirror Top Case,with Gold
Bronze Ornamentation, only $100.
' OVER 100,000 MADE AND SOLD.
Winners of Highest Honors at all World's Exhibitions
for Twelve Years Past.
PARI8, 1867 VIENNA 1873
SANTIAGO, 1875 PHILA. PA 1876
PARIS 1878 SWEDEN,. 1878
Endorsed by Franz Liszt, Theodore Thomas,
Ole Bull, Gottschalk, Strauss, Warren, Morgan
and over One Thousand eminent musicians of
Europe and America. The testimony as to the
immense superiority of these instruments over
all others is emphatic, overwhelming, and indisputable.
RENTED UNTIL PAID FOR.
These Organs are now offered to purchasers by
monthly installments of from |5 to|10, or will be
rented until the rent pays for them. From one
to three years time given for payment.
Special Reduction given to Churches, Schools and
Pastors. Agents wanted everywhere. Organs
sent on trial to any part of the South. We pay
freight both ways if not satisfactory.
SOUTHERN WHOLESALE DEPOT.
For the more convenient supply of Sonthern
trade a Southern Wholesale Depot has been established
at Savannah,* Ga., from which Dealers,
Churches, Teachers, and the Retail Trade can be
supplied at New York and Boston factory rates.
For Illustrated Catalogues, price lists and rull inMS
.1
lunuuuuii, nuuiixM
LCDDEN & BATES, Savannah, Ga., Manufacturers'
Wholesale Agents.
NO EXCUSE
NOW, FOR NOT BUYING A
PIANO 2g ORGAN.
Prices are way down, terms are wonderfully
easy and every family In the land can, If they
will, own an elegant instrnment and enjoy the refining
influences of Music.
SEE THESE EASY TERMS:
PIANOS.?$15 Monthly, until paid for; or, $25
Cash and balance in $10 Monthly payments; or,
one-half Cash down and balance in one year.
ORGANS.?$7,20 to $15 Quarterly, for Ten
Quarters; or, $5 to $10 Monthly, nntil paid for;
or, one-half Cash down and balance In one year.
For Pianos, we offer Seven different methods of
payment and Six for Organs. Some of them must
suit all purchasers but those who are "dead
broke," and we shan't worry much if we don't
salt them.
People who_ haven't got much money, but who
have a habit o'f paying their debts jnst when they
agree to, can always get good bargains and easy
terms at
LUDDEN & BATES' MUSIC HOUSE,
BAVAJ\?A?1, UA.
September 25 88 9m
THE VERY LATEST AND VERY BEST.
THE "FAMILY FAVORITE IMPROVED"
WEED
Sewiiigr Machine.
T IGHT-RUNNING, Noiseless, no Gears, no
A Cams, no Springs, new and elegant styles ot
Woodwork. Simple, Easy to Learn, Requires
no Repairs, Instruction Book so plain no other
teaching required, largest Shuttle used. If you
see it you will buy it.
Prices as Low as any First-Class Machine.
LATIMER A HEMPHILL, Agents,
Yorkville, S. 0.
mm Running figa
|f| Miim $&$'.
?2^ SewSa&nt &<$>%
jjj: IKeB^tKeWnrid. 0,5!*
jjjgftj ;
Wxrhi m MACH1NE.C0.: Vfo&S
UanWU^+HTNCHARLE5^T. iraiUf?
IwJ BALTIMORE, M O.v i^mrnmm
THE LADIES
WHO have tried the American say it can't be >
beat. Several have been in use in York i
for seven years without once getting out of or- <
deror needing repair.
KENNEDY BROS. A BARRON. i
NSW IS THE OPPORTUNITY 1 1
VWf w m ? . w? v... . - 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 j
HAVE THEM REBOUND! j
Which will preserve them and make them look i
almost as well as new.
Old Books, Ac., should not only be rebound,
butthecurrent literature of the present day should
bejput in a durable form for preservation as well. ]
This can be done in the shortest possible time. i
with the best material, in the most handsome and 1
Jurable style, and at prices which cannot be du- <
plicated anywhere, by 1
E. R. STOKES, 1
Stationer, Book Binder and Blank BookManufac;urer,
No. 155 Main Street,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
$3- Send in orders at once.
February 13 7 tf
TRIAL JUSTICE'S BLANKS.
RECOGNIZANCES, Warrants of Arrest, Sum- <j
mons in civil action, and Executions. For 1
ale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. (
PRINTING PRESS FOR SALE, rHE
undersigned offers for sale, at a bargain,
a COTTRELL A BABCOCK AIR SPRING 1
PRINTING PRESS, size of bed 19 H 24 inches in- J
ilde of bearers. The Press is first-class in every
-espect, and for all practical purposes is equal to ~
i new one. Price $600, delivered on board of cars
it this place, securely packed. Apply to i
L. M. GRIST. "
October 9 41 . tf j
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
OOOTTTY OP YOEI-OOUET OP PEOBATB.
Joseph F. Wallace, as administrator of John
Campbell, deceased, and Calvin P. Sandifer,
Plaintiffs, against Mary Campbell; Alexander
Campbell, Thomas Campbell, Samuel
Campbell, Dorcas Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell,
Martha Campbell (the last three married,
names unknown), and Mary Anderson,
children of Thomas Campbell, deceased;
Margaret Orubb, Elizabeth Campbell (married,
name unknown), Maty Campbell, Jas.
Campbell, ^illiam Campbell, Samuel Campbell
and Alonzo Campbell, children of Alexander
Campbell, deoeased; Alexander P. filllintan,
John Silliman, James Silliman, Thomas
Silliinan. William Silliman, Samuel Silliman,
Calvin Silliman and- Paulina Moore,
children of Mary Silliman, deceased: Jphn
Brown, Alexander Brown, William -Brown,
Elizabeth Brown, Mary Davis, Sarah Brown,
Rosanna Brown, and Jane Brown, children
ot Kosanna Brown, deceased; Elizabeth
Black, Isabella White and Alexander M.
Black, children of Jane Black, deceased; all
heira-at-law ot John Campbell, deceased, Defendants.?Summons
for Belief?Complaint
not served.
To the Defendants above-named:
YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer
the oomplaint in this action, which is
herewith filed in the office of the Probate Court
for the said county, and to serve a copy of your
answer to the said oomplaint on the subscribers,
at their office in Yorkville, South Carolina, within
twenty days after the service hereof; exclusive
of the day of such service; and if you fail to
answer the oomplaint within the time aforesaid,
the Plaintiffs in tbis action will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated Yorkville, 8. C., October 1st, A. D., 1879.
WITHERSPOON & SPENCER,
Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
[l. 8.] J. A. McLean, Probate Judge, Y. C.
Filed October 1, 1879.
October 2 40 6t
JOB PRINTING.
OWING to our superior facilities with the best *
machine presses, en abundance of type and
first-class appointments throughout our 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 whioh
we invite the attention of business men:
BILL HEADS.
For 500 For 1000
Half-sheet Bill Heads, $3.00 |6,0Q
Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 8^0
Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 8.00
Monthly statements atsame price of sixth-sheet
bill beads. We will.fi 11 an order /or MIL heads,
giving any desired number of either size of
sheet at proportionate prices. HLETTER
HEADS.
For 500 For l WU
Commercial Note, -$2,15 $3,25
Packet Note, 2.25 3.60
Letter (large aiie) 3.00 5.00
For the above work we use a superior quality
of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in everyinstanc*
we also give special attention to the printingof
Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities,
which we furnish strictly according to the requirements
of the Justioes of the Supreme Court, and
in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure
accuracy. ?
We are prepared to furnish all other kinds oi
printing, from a visiting card to a large volume,
and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any
style of work desired. Address,
L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C.
C. & L. HARROW GAUGE EAHH0AD.
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,]
Yobkvillk, 8. C.t June 8,1879. j
THE following Schedule will take effect on this
road from and after this day: GOING
NORTH.
Leave Chester at ........2.00 P. M.
Leave Lowrysvilleat 2.85 P. M.
Leave McConnellsvilleat 8.00 P. M.
Leave Gnthriesville at.. Hum....A15 P.'M.
Arrive at Yorkyille at ..........3 50 P. M.
Leave Yorkville at 4.00 P. M.
Leave Clover at - 4.45 P. M.
Leave Bowling Green at 4.56 P. M.
Leave Orowderis Creek at ..5.05 P. M.
Leave Pleasant Ridge at 5.20 P. M.
Arrive at Gsatonia at .......5.40 P. M.
Leave Gastonia at -6.00 P. M.
Arrive at Dallas at 6.20 P. M.
GOING SOUTH.
Leave Dallas at .......'.........6.00 A. M.
Arrive at Gastonia at ...,..-..6.20 A. M.
Leave Gastonia at - ..6,40 A. M.
Leave Pleasant Ridge at .7/00 A. M.
Leave Crowder's Creek at 7.16 A. M.
Leave Bowling Green at....... ......7.26 A. M.
Leave Clover at . ....7.40-A. M.
Arrive at Yorkville at ^....: 8.20 A. M. d
Leave Yorkville at .1. 8.80 A. M. JLeave
Gnthriesville at 9.06 A. M.
Leave MoConneTlsville at 9.25 A. M.
Leave Lowrysvilleat 9.45 A. M.
Arrive at Chedter at - 10.20 A. M.
JAMES MASON, Superintendent.
June 5 23 tf
THE YORK MARBLE YARD.
TAM still conducting the MARBLE BUSINESS
in Yorkville, and am prepared to furnish
MONUMENTS, TOMB 8TONES. or ANYTHING
IN MY LINE, as low as the lowest. Ah
an evidence of ihla, I can furnish Tomb Stones
for CHILDREN from $3.00 upward ; for ADULTS,
from $8.00 upward.
?3Br> 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 establlshmeitf In the country.
Specimens always on hand, to an inspection of *
which, those in want of marble work are respectfully
invited. < ?i<
Estimates and other information tarnished on
application.
Work delivered at any point on the Cheater
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between
Chester aritl Dallas, or at anv place between
Rook Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for
transportation.
Thankftil ibr the patronage heretoforedwstowed
upon my establishment, my determination is to
merit a continuance of the same
F. HAPPERFIELD.
Jannarv 2 1 . lv
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
YORK COUNTY.
WHEREAS J. F. WALLACE, Clerk, of the
Circuit Court, baa applied to me for Letters
of Administration, on all and singular, the goods
and chattels, rights and credits of J. E. HETHERTNOTON.
late of the countv aforesaid, de
ceased.
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 onr
next Judge of Probate's Court for the said county,
to be holden at York Court House on the 12TH
DAY OF NOVEMBER, next, to shew cause, if
any, why the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and Sea], this 1st day of
October, 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.
J. A. MoLEAN, Judge of Probate.
October 2 . 40 6t
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF YORK.
WHEREAS JOSEPH F. WALLACE, C. 0. C.
Pleas, has applied to me for Letters of Administration,
on all and singular, the goods and
chattels, rights and credits of the estate of ALEXANDER
GLASS, late of the oounty aforesaid,
deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite aud admonish all
and singular, the kindred and creditors of the %
said deceased, to be aud appear before me, at our
next Judgeor Probate's Court for the said county,
to be holden at York Court House, on the 6TH
DAY OF DECEMBER, next, to shew cause, if
any, why the said Administration should not be
granted.
Siven under my hand and Seal, this 23rd day of
October, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine, and in the
104th year of the Independence of the r nited
States of America. JOSEPH A. MoLEAN,
Judge of Probate.
uctooer a w.
rORKVILLE LIVERY STABLES.
TOHE proprietors of the t <ir
JL Yorkvilie Livery Sta- Awy IT' 7m
bles would announce that
;hey usually have on hand jHYwflHjOr yiT
ina for sale HORSK8 and vK^|HU|iLiI
MULES adapted to saddle,
harness and plantation uses. If you wish to buy
itock for either of these purposes, call at our
Stables and we will endeavor to please you, both
is to quality and price.
FEEDING STOCK.
We would also remind the public that we are
Drepared to board horses and mules by the day.
veek, month or single meal. We have careful
lostlers, comfortable stalls, and plenty of hay,
orn, oats and fodder. Stock left in our charge
vill be well fed and carefully attended, at the
owest living prices. /
CORN AND FODDER WANTED.
We pay, at all times, the highest cash prioes for
torn and fodder. WHITAKER & WILSON.
March IS 1 iy
NOTICE. 7 ~~~
4PPLICATION will be made to J. P. WALLACE,
Clerk of Court, thirty davs from the
late hereof, for a Charter for LIBERTY AFUCAN
METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION
JHURCH.
October 9 40 5t
CHATTEL MORTGAGES
kyf ORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to
LYi Real Estate. For sale at the
ENQUIRER OFFICE.
WRAPPING PAPER.
fhLD NEWSPAPERS, of large size, suitable /
Lr for wrapping, for sale at 50 cents per bun- /
red, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE, /
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