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jfntwMius f epartmeut. A BIG MISTAKE. Recently our church had a Dew minister. He is a nice, good, sociable gentleman, but from a distant State. Of course he was unacquaiuted with our people. Therefore, it happened that during his pastoral visits he made several ludicrous blunders. One of them as follows: The other evening he called upon Mrs. Haddon. She had just lost her husband, and she naturally supposed his visit relative to the sad occurrence. So after a few common nlaees had been eTchanped. she was not at all i ?; o ?? ? ; surprised to bear him remark : "It was a sad bereavement, was it not, Mrs. Haddon ?" "Yes," faltered the widow. "Totally unexpected." "Oh ! yes, I never dreamed of it." "He died in the barn, I suppose." "O, no, in the house." "Oh?well I suppose you must have thought a good deal of hira ?" "Of course, sir"?this with a vim. The roiuister looked surprised, crossed his legs and renewed the conversation. "Blind staggers was the disease, I believe," he said. "No, sir," snapped the widow, "Apoplexy." "Indeed, you must have fed him too much." "He was quite capable of feeding himself, air." Very intelligent, he must have been ; died hard, didn't he ?" "He did." "You had to'hit him on the head with an axe to put him out of his misery, I am told ?" "Whoever told you so did not speak the truth," she haughtily uttered. "James died naturally." , "Yes, continued the minister, in a slightly perplexed tone, "he kicked the side of the baru down in his last agonies, did he not ?" "No, sir, he didn't." "Well I have been misinformed, I suppose. How old was he ?" "Thirty-five." "Then he did not do much active work. Perhaps you are better without him, for you can easily supply his place with a belter one ?" "Never, sir?never will I see as good a one as he." "Oh ! yes, you will; he had the heaves bad, you know. "Nothing of the kind." "Why, I recollect I saw him, one day with you on his back, and I distinctly recollect * that he had the string halt." Mrs. Haddon stared at her reverend visitor as if she imagined that he was crazy. "He never could have the string halt, for he had a cork leg," said she. "A cork leg!?remarkable. But really, now; didn't he have a dangerous trick of stopping suddenly and kicking a wagon all to pieces ?" "Never, sir! he was not a madman ?" "Probably not. But there were some good points about him ?" "I should think so." "The way in which he carried his ears, for example ?" "Nobody"else ever noticed that "particular merit," said the widow with much asperity, "he was warm hearted, generous and kind." "Good qualities," answered he unconscious ly "How long did it take him to go a mile ?" "About fifteen minutes." "Not much of a goer. Wasn't his hair apt to fly r "He didn't have any hair ; he was baldheaded." * "Quite a curiosity!" "No, sir; no more of a curiosity than you are." _ , The minister shifted uneasily and got red in the face, but he returned to the attack. "Did you have to use the whip much on him ?" "Never, sir." , "Went right along without it eh ?" "Yes." "He must have been a good sort of a brute?" Mrs. Haddor. turned white, but made no reply. The minister did not know what to say, but finally blurted out. "What I most admire about him was the beautiful waggle of his tail." ? The widow sat down and cried. The idea of your coming here and insult: rr .? u..?i?j ju^; me one cuwucu. 11 my uuauaiiu iiau iivcu you wouldn't a done it. Your remarks in reference to that poor dead man have been a series of insults. I won't stand it. He colored and looked dumb founded. "Ain't you Mrs. Blinkers?" at last he stammered, "and has not your old gray horse died." "I never owned a horse, but my husband died about a week ago. Ten minutes later the minister came out of that house with the reddest face ever seen on mortal man. And to think he groaued, as he strode home, that "I was talking horse to that woman, and she was talking husband." An Echo.?Some years ago a very fine echo was discovered on an Englishman's estate. He was proud of it, of course, and excited considerable envy by its exhibition. A neighbor, who owned an adjoining estate, felt especially chagrined, but was greatly encouraged by an Irishman who went over the lands with the hope of finding one elsewhere. He declared himself successful in finding the most wonderful echo ever heard, and he stood ready to unfold his secret for a large sum of money. The nobleman listened to the echo, and, although there was something peculiar about the echo, he paid his money. An afternoon was set for his friends to come and listen to the marvelous discovery. "Hullo!" cried, in stentorian tones, the Hibernian- who bad promised to find an echo. "Hullo !" came back from the hillside yonder. "How are vou ?" veiled one of the comDanv. and an echo answered, in a suspiciously different key? "How are you ?" All went well, until just before retiring, one of the company, putting his hands to his mouth, cried : "Will you have some whisky ?" Such a question would discover the character of any reasonable echo. It was certainly too much for the one which had been found on that estate. Judge of the surprise of the party, when the answer came back in clear, affirmative tones: "Thank you, surr, I will, if you please." The poor fellow, who had been stationed at a distance to supply the place of an echo, simply succumbed to too great a temptation. I?* Two boys, surrounded by five or six others, sat on the grass and played cards. A citizen, who knows that card-playing leads into the broad road to wickedness, baited and said to one of the players : "Ah ! ray boy, don't you know that you are I in a fair way to be ruined ?" "I am, eh !" replied the youngster as he ; held up his hand of cards and showed four | trumps and an ace; "you just hold on here j a minute, and if I don't show you that the j other boy is all wrenched to pieces and ruined ; to death, I'll eat the jack of spades and cut! my throat with the jack of clubs !" He was taking every "trick" as the citizen passed on. One very hot day a case was being tried in a court of law in one of the Western States. /The counsel for the plaintiff had been spoaking at great length, and, referring to numerous authorities, was about to produce another imposing volume, when the judge in-, quired what was the -amount in dispute. On J being informed that it was two dollars, "Well," said he, "the weather is very hot; I am very old^ and also feeble?I'll pay the amount myself." * I . > ?he |fam and JirrcnU. IS FARMING PROFITABLE ? The Giristian Index, of Atlanta, Georgia, says there are tome men who will make money in almost any kind of farming. They are shrewd, energetic and industrious. There is no doubt that "uch attain the highest success, when they a<: pt the self-sustaining, mixed system, producing plenty of provisions for man and beast, raising stock, with only so much cotton as may be safely done without endangering the general success of the farm. That farming, on the whole, is profitable, it is only necessary to remark, in proof, that the world is sustained by it. Food and clothing for the millions of the human race are almost exclusively the product of the farm. Take our own country alone into consideration, anu farming, on the whole, certaiuly pays well. The merchants, lawyers, speculators, officeholders, and railroad men, create, or produce no wealth. Tiiey only absorb the money, which, in its last analysis, is the sweat of the farmer and arlisan. If a farmer has reasonable seasons, works with energy and industry, and fails to prosper, the cause may be looked for in the fact that his mind and energy has been too much demoted to the production of those crops which cannot of themselves supply the wants of himself, his family and his farm aifimals, but must exchange in market for the necessaries which alone can minister comfort and happiness. But when a farmer goes to market with an article (cotton) which he cannot use himself, but is obliged to sell in order to purchase the very necessaries of life, he is at the mercy of the market, which is controlled by speculators, and all the profits are absorbed by these and other men. The truth is, farmers, as a class, do not eu joy a fair portion of the profits of their own business, and this failure is very much in proportion to their neglect of those crops which alone can make them independent. Another truth is that farmers, from the nature of their husiuess, are not able to cope with the professional trader and speculator, whose business it is to get the best of every trade. A farmer should sell much and buy little ; always have something to spare of his abundance with which to procure the necessaries which he cannot produce on his farm. When he goes to market he should have something to *1 ? * 1 L. sell, or tne money irom previous saies, u ne expects to buy. The sum of it all is, farmers should adopt the cash system?buying for cash?selling for cash. Mulching with Stones.?A writer io the Fruit Recorder says: "An article in the Jauuary number of that paper, and the ap parent advantage that stones afford in hold ing aud imparting moisture to the soil and their use as a mulch, recalls to mind an experiment I tried several years ago in growing tomatoes. The ground selected for setting ray tomato plants was plentifully strewed with small stones. So, in order to make their cultivation a little more convenient, I picked up what surface stones there was on this plot of ground, as an experiment, placed them compactjy around a portion of the plants, making a circle some three feet or more across. It was noticeable that those 'stone mulched plants not only proved very thrifty and productive, but they commenced to ripen not only very much earlier than the rest, but the main portion of their fruit was ripe and gone before the others had ripened but a small portion of their crop. This trial was so satisfactory that it was repeated the next season with like result. Since that time, however, tfte work of improvement, in my garden has necessarily removed that kind of 'mulching to walls and ditches, but I was satisfied that aside from the incouven ience of their being in the way, and their necessary removal each spring in ploughing, there never was an experiment in plant growing more satisfactory to me in its results than that secured by the use of "stone as a mulch." Clean Beds.?A writer in the Congrega tional writes intelligently on this topic and on clothing as follows: "It must be a false idea of neatness which demands that beds should be made sood after being vacated. Let it be remembered that more than threefifths of the solids and liquids taken into the stomach should pass off through the pores of the skin?seven million in number?and 1 that this escape is the most rapid during the night, while warm in bed. At least one-half of the waste and putrid matter (from twenty to thirty ounces in the night,) must become more or less tangled in the bedding?of course, soiling it?and a part of this may become reabsorbed by the skin, if it is allowed to come in contact with it on the next night, us it must if the bidding is not exposed for a few hours in the air and light. We may well imitate tiie-Dutch exam/Tie of placing such bedding on two chairs near the window, in the sun-light; or in the window, that the best purifier known?the light of' the sunmay dissipate their impurities, or neutralize them. At least three hours on the average is as short exposure as is compatible with neatness." Mending a Carpet.?My diniug-roora carpet was only a rag carpet to begiu with : latterly it had become a ragged one. I was contemplating it ruefully one day, knowing that the state of my purse would not allow me to replace it just yet with a new one. I could think of no way to mend it, but by big patches tacked in place. In the midst of my dilemma an experienced old lady entered, who suggested paste instead of tacks. "I have repeatedly put muslin patches oyer the carpet with paste," said she, "and it is surprising how well it holds." I took the hint. Patches are riot, in their nature, beautiful; yet a patched garment is decidedly betterlooking than a ragged one, and the samo iB true of a patched carpet, and my patches were as easily applied and proved so adhesive, that I rarely sweep the room without a mental beued'ction upon the one who suggested it.?American Agriculturist. Onions.?From our own experience, and j the observation of others, we can fully endorse | the testimony of the St. Louis Miller, on the ! healthful properties of the above esculent. L/ung and liver complaints are certainly Benefitted, often cured by a free consumption of oniong; either cooked or raw. Colds yield to them like magic. Don't be afraid of them. Taken at uigAt all offense will be wanting by morning, and the good effects will amply com- i pensate for the trifling annoyance. Taken I regularly they promote the health of the; lungs and the digestive organs. An extract. made by boiling down the juice of onions to ( a syrup, and taken as a medicine, answers the I purpose very well, but fried, roasted, or boiled onions are better. Onions are very cheap! medicine, within everybody's reach, and they j are not, by any means, as "bad to take" as the costly nostrums a neglect of their use may ! necessitate.? Scientific American. ? ? Pickings .in the Poultry-Yard.?In se-| lecting hens for setting, the smallest will be the most successful, as they are not so liable to break the eggs or crush the young chicks ' when hatched. No hen should have more than twelve' chickens to take care of, at the most, otherwise she will not do justice to them: and in ; cold weather eight or nine, or as some, say, only six, are quite enough, if choice chickens. Gravel, sand, or some other similar substance, is almost as essential to the fowl's wellbeing as is food, and if fowls are kept in confinement and not supplied with this, no matter how much grain you may supply, they will not thrive, or even keep healthy for any length of time. C6?" Always loosen the check-rein before giving water to a horse. If watering with a pail, hold it 10 higher than necessary to re- ; lieve the ne k from the pressure upon the collar. It is not natural for a horse to drink with his head up, any more than it is for a man to get down to drink. Ipgttltattwus fading. OPIUM. ! The history of the poppy plant and of the j drug produced from it, is not very particular1 ly known; but it i9 generally understood j that the plant is not a native of tropical coun! tries, though it has been successfully reared in some of them. The fact is that it is now clutivated in all climates. The oldest notices of o^um are to be found in the medical I works of the Greeks. Its use was also known ' to the ancient Egyptians. It appears, says Shoshee Chunder Dutt, that the opinions adverse to the use of opium are exceedingly well grounded. The victim of opium is its ! slave. The immediate visible effects of it on the system, when taken, are that it increases the fullness and force of the pulse, augments the heat of the body and invigorates both the corporeal and mental functions for the time, exhilarating even to intoxication ; but this exhilaration is always followed by lassi tude and sleep. Large doses call up frightful dreams and fears, and result eventually in emaciation, loss of appetite, sickness and drowsiness; while continued use, which introduces the consumer into a world of dreams, and lulls pain, misery, and even utter desolation for the time, also inevitably leads him to awful consequences?to convulsious, apoplexy and death. But even, where the consumer does not hazard to this extent, the strength is often undermined, and a habit formed which can never be thrown off. The alcohol drinker can do without his dose at the usual hour. If the opiuru smoker does uot get "his pipe at the accustomed time, his limbs become debilitated, a discharge of rheum comes from his eyes and nose, and he is unequal to any exertation till the drug revives him. A more helpless creature than the opium smoker without his whiff cauuot, iu fact, be imagiued. If the drug is long withheld, the consequences are invariably fatal. So long as opium is smoked in moderation, the effects may not be remarkable; but those who have inspected the opium dens are almost unanimous in opiuiou that, although more quiet prevails in them than in a gin-palace, the groveling sensualist is greatly more painful to look at than the violent drunkard. Being more se ductive and more tenacious than spirits, the effects of opium, in the long run, are necessarily more dangerous, AN APACHE RUNNING^DOWN A DEER. When sufficiently near, the hunter takes his aim, and, making a slight noise with his foot on the ground, which causes the deer to turn toward him, has a good chance to hit him in the middle of the forehead. But if lie misses the mark, or his gun misses fire, then the fun begins in earnest, and one of the finest races in the world can be witnessed?a naked Indian and a frightened deer at full speed. If the deer should happen to be 110 more than a year old, it is of no use following it, as it will outrun any Indian, and run longer without giving out; but if two or three years old, or older, a good runner will bring it down in a few hours or certainly within fifty or sixty miles. (The narrator, Jose Mendivil, here insists that a good runner among the Apaches can run 125 miles in twenty-four hours easily). The deer starts at full speed, making long leaps of from ten to thirty feet. At first lie gains rapidly on the Indian, but the latter follows, every now and then uttering the most frightful yells, but' never for a moment halting or losing the trail. The deer, when out of sight, halts and looks back, but soon his pursuer comes in sight, when he bounds on with longer leaps than at first; finally, he makes for water, a spring or stream, and when lie gets there halts and drinks all he wants. Now there is no hope for him, for after he drinks he cannot run so fast or leap so far. Pretty soon the Indian comes in sight again, while the tired deer rests a moment, but the tired hunter never halts to drink, not if his mouth is as dry as ashes, for by so doing he not only loses time, but cannot run so fast afterward. On he goes, never resting, either on the hill or on the mountain. If the deer takes to the top of the highest mountain, right 011 his track the Apache follows. By-andby the Indian sees a blood stain on a rock, where the deer has stumbled and skinned his knee or struck his nose. He knows now the race will soon be ended, and runs faster, while the deer loses ground every minute. When the deer sees tiie Apacne close upon mm ne stops suddenly by a rock or bush and turns. Sometimes as soon as he stops he drops down fainting, or even dead from fatigue. If not dead already, when the Indian seizes him he makes but little resistance, and is dispatched with the knife. The hunter now cuts out a fine piece and eats, not taking a moment's rest for fear of getting stiff, but puts the deer on his shoulders, or, if too heavy, a part of it, placing the rest in a secure place, and then trots back to his camp, having traveled i>erhaps a hundred miles without resting. The next day some one will take his back-track for the balance of the game.?San Francisco Post. How Mules Came Into Fashion.?Few of the farmers of this country are aware what a depth of gratitude they owe George Washington for the introduction of mules into general use for farm purposes. Previous to 1783 there were very few, and those of such an inferior order as to prejudice farmers against them as unfit to compete with horses in work upon the road or farm. Consequently there were no jacks and no disposi tion to increase the stock ; but Washington became covinced that the introduction of mules generally among Southern planters would prove to them a great blessing, as they are less liable to disease, and longer-lived, and work upon shorter feed, and are much less liable to be injured than horses by careless servants. As soon as it became known abroad that the illustrious Washington desired to stock his Mount Vernon estate with mules, the King of Spain sent him a jack and two jennets from the royal stables, and Lafayette sent another jack and jennets from the island of Malta. The first was of gray color, sixteen hands high, heavily built and of sluggish nature. He was named the Royal Gift. The other was called the Knight of Malta ; he was about as high, lithe and fiery, even to ferocity. The two sets of animals gave him the most favorable opportunity of making improvements by cross-breeding, 1 the result of which was the favorite Compound, because he betook of the best points ; in both originals. The General bred his j brooded mares to these jacks, even taking those from his family coach for that purpose, 1 and produced such superb mules that the country was all agog to breed some of the sort, j and they soon became quite common. This 1 WAS thfi origin of imDroved mules in the . ~ ~ o r~ - ? i United States, and though over seventy i years ago, and there are now some of the third 1 and fourth generations of Knight of Malta ; Royal Gift to be found in Virginia, and the 1 great benefits arising from their introduction j to this country are to bo seen upon every cultivated acre in the Southern States. A Touching Story.?Hon. A. H. Ste- ] phens, of Georgia, in an address delivered in l 1849 at a meeting in Alexandria for the ben- 1 efit of the Orphan Asylum and Free School ( of that city, related the following anecdote : 1 "A poor little boy, in a cold night in March, J with no home or roof to shelter his head, no | paternal or maternal guardian or guard to j protect and direct him on his way, reached 1 at nightfall the house of a rich planter, who < took him in, fed, lodged and sent him on his 11 way with his blessing. These kind atten- 1 tions cheered his heart and inspired him with ' [ fresh courage to battle with the obstacles of! j life. Years rolled round ; Providence led him ! ( on ; he had reached the legal profession ; his ! 1 host had died ; the cormorants that prey upon j ( the substance of man had formed a conspiracy to get from the widow her estates. She j sent for the nearest counsel to commit her ,1 cause to him, and that counsel proved to be j j the orphan boy years before welcomed and ^ entertained by her and her deceased hus- { band. The stimulus of a warm and tena-: j cious gratitude was now added to the ordina-11 ry motives connected with the profession, j He undertook her cause with a will not easi- 11 ly to he resisted and he gained it; and the 6 widow's estates were secured to her in per- :f petuity ; and," Mr. Stephens added, with an emphasis of emotion that sent his electric f thrill throughout the house, "that orphan boy \ now stands before you I" If fUadrag fan the JMfcath. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. WHAT CAN A YOUNG MAN DO ? What can a young man do? Do? He has immense power for evil and for good. He can ruin his health; he can debase his intellect; he can murder his conscience?he can deaden and destroy it; he can deteriorate his moral taste and his moral feelings; he can fill his mind with gross and debasing imagery, and his mouth with impurity and lust; he can become sensual and disgusting in his habits; he can lose the confidence of society; he can lose his situation; lie can be cast off upon the world as a tiiing-that cannot be trusted; he can become contemptible; he can break his father's heart; he can make anguish come down like a dark cloud and press upon the brow of his mother, and upon the countenances of his sisters. A young man can do all this?can act so that his very friends shall never wish to hear his name, and shall only secretly in their hearts follow him with their anxieties and their prayers. What can a young man do? Do? He can "cleanse his way" according to God's word. He can seek to understand the Scriptures; to love the Saviour; to love God's word; to save his soul alive. He can flee to the fountain of reconciliation; he can become a holy man; lie can be a virtuous citizen; he may be the pride of his family; he can take his young brothers and lead them forward in life; lie can extend the influence of a Christian pastor; he can be his right hand in efforts to do_good; he can take an interest in all the great movements of the day; he can die a happy man, with his children and his grand-children around his lied; and pass from the dissolution of the tabernacle upon earth, to an inheritance on high. He can do all that; a young man can do it all. ? Only let him "take heed to his way" according to God's word. Let him begin to meditate upon this word as the rule of the divine government; he will soon see the necessity of that mediatorial and restorative process which is brought to light in the Lord Jesus?"the fountain opened for sin and uncleanness." Let him then go on from time to time, putting away everything that he feels to be wrong, trying to conquer every bad babit, and to regulate his conduct by God's word; and he will be led to rejoice in the sanctifying Spirit, who shall carry on this work. But it is no use pretending to desire the pardon of sin and reconciliation by the blood of Christ, if you do not put away every evil thing, and seek to "cleanse your way" according to God's word. The two things must advance together?the putting away of everything practically wro;ig, and the seeking after that truth which is according to God's Word. Pray to God daily and fervently for wisdom and strength that you may resist all temptation, and that you may do all his will. lie promises to "give his Holy Spirit to all them that ask him;" and he will give him to you. Then may you confidently hope to live a safe and happy and useful life on earth, and when life is done, to receive from the hand of Christ an unfading crown, "Ah!" some one, perhaps, says "it is too late! If I had only known all this and acted 011 it ten or twenty years ago,. I should have been a happy man; but my life has all been wasted." Oh! do not despair. There is hope for you still. The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ can cleanse away your guilt, and his Iloly Spirit can renew even your heart; if you will only go to him believing, he will not cast you out. "He is able to save" you, and he will save you, even "to the uttermost."? Central Christian Advocate. christian Confidence. In times like the present when, as cannot lie denied, iniquity abounds, both in high and low nlnoes. and when in some nortions of the Church the love of many professed followers of the Saviour seems to be waxing cold, there are not' a few Christians who are strongly tempted to give way to despondency. If they are constant readers of the daily press, they see so many and such shocking instances of depravity recorded as of constant occurrence, and so many delinquencies and violations of trust among those who had been regarded as above suspicion, that they become almost convinced that the world is growing worse, and that religion has not the same relative influence in society as it had one or two generations ago. . And yet we have the same ground for confidence that the Church will finally triumph as the individual Christian has for his own ultimate victory. All our hope in each case rests upon the promise of a covenant-keeping God. "Christ loved the Church and gave himself for it." Shall his love even unto death be unavailing?" "He must reign till he hath put all eneujies under his feet." Could there lie a clearer assurance of his supreme dominion? Let the desponding Christian remember that if the cause of religion is dear to him, it must be unspeakably dearer to the great Head of the Church. Discouragement is not peculiar to the present period. More than two thousand years ago "Zion said?The Lord .hath forsaken me and my Lord hath forgotten me." But how touching and eloquent was the assurance that deeper and tenderer than a mother's love and compassion for her child is God's love for liis Church. uYea, tliey may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." And should not the remembrance that we have ever with us an Almighty Helper, not only banish despondency, but stimulate to new zeal and effort for the spread of the gosj>el and the conversion of the world? Historians have . often recorded the alacrity with which soldiers flock to .the standard of a leader who bears the prestige of certain victory. They recount the heroism displayed under the eye of one who is sure to notice and reward each act of devotion to bis cause. Should not the soldiers of the cross feel the impulse of a nobler courage and a loftier consecration, when they serve under the banner of the great Captain of Salvation? A long and arduous struggle mayl>e before them against mighty and determined foes, and they may be called from the conflict long before its close. But they may dismiss all forelK)dings of defeat. They are following a Leader who is certain to overcome. They are contending for a kingdom which is sure to triumph.?Presbyterian, Banner. Gop's Eye.?"The eye of the Lord is upon theyi that fear Him, upon them that hope in his mercy." As the eye of a parent watches his beloved child, so the eye of the Father rests lovingly upon the believer. The gracious promise, "I will guide thee with mine eye" (Psalm xxxii.8), is his comfort in all circumstances of doubt and perplexity. When suffering from the slander of foes, or the misapprehensions of friends, the thought that "The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and Ir'j ears are open unto their cry" (Psalm xxxii. '.5), enables him to bear trustfully and patiently T-v A '.e onnanfo/l tVio JL/ftli il iniUj 1L L1IUU 11CIOU 1IUI tt\yV Uliv salvation offered thee by our Saviour Jesus Christ, purchased for thee by his most precious blood, there will be times when this thought, that the eye of the Lord is ever upon thee, will bring terror and dismay to thine heart. But why shouldst thou continue in this state of ilienation from God? The Lord is waiting to be gracious. His eye is upon thee now as thou readest! Believe that Jesus died for thee. Oh, turn to him, and live! The Lord's Prayer.?Mr. Hay, in his book on "Western Barbary." writes: "1 remember on one occasion traveling in thiscountry with a companion who possessed some knowledge of medicine. We had arrived at a ( loor, near which we were about to pitch our tents, when a crowd of Arabs surrounded us, i nirsing and swearing at the "rebelers against >' trod." My friend, who spoke a little Arabic, 1 aiming round to an elderly person, whose j jarb bespoke a priest, said, "Who taught you ;hat we are disbelievers ? Hear my daily pray- , >r and judge for yourselves." He then re- < >eated the Lord's Prayer. All stood amazed < ind silent till the priest exclaimed, "May God nirse me if ever I curse again those who hold ] inch belief! Nay, more; that prayer shall be j' ny prayer till my hour be come. I pray thee, I, J Nazarene, repeat the prayer, that it may lie i ememberecl, and written among us In letters ' i )f gold.''?Children's Jewish Advocate, !( <gT Truth is always consistent witli itself and j J ieeds nothing to help it out. It is always 1 lear at hand, sits upon our lips, and is ready \ :o drop out before we are aware. A lie is j ' roublesome, and sets a man's invention on ; he rack, and one trick needs a great many | . pore to make it good. It is like building up-| ' )U a false foundation, which continually stands ; n need of props to shove it UP5 and proves at j ast move chargeable than to have raised a j mbstantiai building at liv?t upon a true and lojjd foundation, I j &T Be not ashamed before God of thy trade, ! t ivery honest calling is acceptable in his eyes; j' mt with thy trade be not ashamed of thy God j U)d thy Christianity. ' < ?he fwMfe inquirer. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, 92 50 For six months, 125 For three months, 75 Three copies one year, 6 00 Ten copies one year, 20 00 And an extra copy to the person making the club. ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each subsequent insertion. A square consists of the space occupied by seven lines of this size type. 7p3r Contracts will be made at reduced rates for advertising space to be used for three, six, or twelve months. THE YOKKVILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1880. PREMIUMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. Seventy-Seven Prizes to be awarded to Subscribers. REDUCTION IN SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. TERMS 0FSBBSCRIPTI0S-F1EE OFPOSTAGB. Having perfected arrangements for reducing the expense of publication during the year 1880, we have determined to give our subscribers a share of the benefits, and announce the following reduced rates, to yearly subscribers?subscriptions, in all cases, to be paid in advance: Single copy, one year, $2 50 Three copies, one year, 0 00 Ten copies, one year 20 00 And an extra copy to the person securing a cltib of ten names anu paying the subscriptions on the same in advance. PREMIUMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. In order that our subscribers may have the opportunity of receiving Prizes, wo have determined to distribute the following articles by Iftf of Irt A am iha T?TPQT Q ATTTP DAY OF OCTOBER* 1880*: ~ 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 Cooking Stoves, with fixtures complete, the retail price of each of which is $25. SEVENTY-TWO Four-bladed back horn 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 <fc 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-size, contains two large and two small 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 tho stores at $1.50. In the distribution of the above Prizes, the following plan will be observed : The names of all persons who pay for one year's subscription, whether in a club at $2, or ns 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 each prize?enclosed in similar envelopes, will also be placed in another cvlinder, with the words "Sewing Machine" printed on threeot mom; "UOOKtng."stove on two; ann "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 bo 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 "be revolved and the envelopes containing the numbers and names thoroughly mixed preceding each drawing. The drawing will be conducted by three responsible and reliable oitiaens, and the opportunity afforded for any subscriber to be present who mav desire to do so. The result of the drawing wilf 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 securethe 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 be delivered at our publication office, or sent'bv 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. A IS l.ii -I 1.1 All letters auuuiu uo nuuronncu tu L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. January ' 2 tf NOW IS'THE-OPPORTUNITY! 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 HAVE THEM REBOUND! Which will preserve them and make them look almost as well as new. Old Books, Ac., should not only be rebound, butthecurrent literature of the present day should be put in a durable form for preservation as well. This can be done in the shortest possible time, with the best material, in the most handsome ana durable style, and at prices which cannot be duplicated any where, by E. R. STOKES. Stationer, Book Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. JJ3T- Send in orders at once. THE FAVORITE OF THE WORLD. THE Family Favorite Improved Weed. These Machines nave been romodeledand Improved until they are almost perfect in all respects. The parts are all of Steel and Wrought Iron Forgings. Every Machine sold by us "will be fully warranted. Prices as low as any First-Class Machine, either for Cash or on Time until the first of November next. W. G. REID A CO., Furniture Dealers, Rock Hill, S. C. February 19 8 tf REMOVAL. THE YORK MARBLE YARD. < I WOULD respectfully announce that 1 have REMOVED MY MARBLE WORKS to the new building South of Wheeler's Coach Factory, on my own premises, and near the Railroad depot, where I shall hereafter be better than ever hereto - aiAXf D Tore prepared to turmsn sviuxn umtix ao, n/i>iu STONES, or ANYTHING IN MY LINE, as low as the lowest. As an evidence of this, I can furnish Tomb Stones for CHILDREN from $3.00 upward; for ADULTS, from $8.00 upward. Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and finished in the most elaborate Btyle, and in point if workmanship and material, equal to the work if any establishment in the country. Specimens always on hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work ararespectfully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on ipplication. Work delivered at any point on the Chester md Leuoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on tne Charlotte, Coumbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for xansportation. f Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed ipon my establishment, my determination is to nerit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. s March 11 II tf ROSE'S HOTEL, i YOKKVH.LE, sf C, J TH*S HOUSE has been thor- ? ougijly renovated from cellar to garret, and newly furnished, in- _ H^ky9- eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT 8 SPRING BEDS, In view of the times, our moto is a full House at a moderate price. L'ERMS?$1.50 PER DAY, OR 50c. PER MEAL, -i Sample Rooms reserved especially forCommsr- J Hal travelers. HENRY W. SMITH, SERGEANT & GREENSBO MANUFACTURERS 01 "TROPIC" coo: T. M. D0BS0N, Agent, Yorkt LONDON & IHRIE, Agents, A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, MeC J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Ches "ALL QUIET ON THE POTOMAC !" THE WAR OVER! PEACE DECLARED ! BOTH SIDES VICTORIOUS! o f f - PIANO BLOCKADE RAISED! % The long strike and lockout in New York Piano factories ended. All factories open. 5,000 locked out workmen again at work. A new piano turned outevery ten minutes. Workmen happy. Purchasers who wanted Pianos and c<#ildn't get them also happy. We have had a sofry time for the past two momhs, to furnish pianos to impatient purchasers who wouldn't understand that pianos bad to be made before being delivered, and it has worried us muchly, but the "winter of our discontent" is now over, and we are ALL RIGHT NOW. Back orders will be tilled at short metre, and new ones by lightning express. Our stock on hand is very large, and it is only certain styles that we have been short of. These are "coming, coming," 300,000 more and don't you forget it! Best of all, read this: PRESENT PRICES .GUARANTEED. ??n/lA nAtlf /tnnffU/tto urif h lod^lnrV tVIOn. jntftVlllg Uinuc lien vwuuotw nuu tvnumg mmmiufacturers, which hold good until July 1, next, we engage to fill all orders received by that date at our present prices. Come what will we shall not raise prices again until the fall trade opens and the fall prices are established. We have advanced retail pricesbutasmall percent, notwithstanding the large advance in wholesale cost, and our present prices are still extremely low. BUYERS CAN NEVER BUY CHEAPER And they will lose time and money by waiting. We have special bargains to offer cash buyers. New instruments, new styles, new prices, new terms; Send for Catalogues and Daseriptive Illustrated Price Lists, giving full information. Address LUDDEN & BATES, SAVANNAH. GEORGIA, WHOLESALE PIANO AND ORGAN DEALERS. April 22 38 9m Shuttle Running tm mwxkHl ii sa& f& TOIttei - "KWCIKIusjt. ?" L_l BALTIMORE,M 0.7 Lmm THE AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE IS as good as any on the market. The ladies like it and recommend it. For sale bv KENNEDY BROS. & BARRON. , GARRY IRON ROOFING CO., ! k _ff Manufacturers < jk of all kinds of | Iron Roofing i and Crimped j Sidings, Fire^Proof Doors ' fSp '{J and Shutters. IHIIII iiiHrannMiani/ T A? n.:?i ' ?? i iron uro x-uinv i ind Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, OliEVEtiANTD, OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. ! February 26 9 ly * : WlfgjtS SIM IX S1X0 COBfOBB."?Tb? Inction ..f ?n ??|. ifl lent Institution of Learning near a celebrated Fountain of Health afford* an unusual opportunity to ^uuttg ponwiti* in ( earcb of health and Jucatioo together, lieaiilm having daily j aecraa to the W(Uidm5t*n Cfeafyb?ate Sfwfog, the pupils' Of the WiuJAwptij hVuu.a Corr.rnit a few rainutci evtry morning and afternoon to light L\tU4l*iuc ?rrrn#t and f the boarding pupila enjoy also too systematic urns of I)r. Johx* ^ so*'* HtALTK-LirT. T he 8mdv Room b large, thoroughly ventilated, and lighted from the loll aud rear. Every poaaiole at* * tration it given tb tbore who ma/be tick.?1 t RPTlw abuva, with uvcral other YsumK Fuxljab Kxatcku, aru 1 ^ulhr l xpbiwl in our n?v CaUloguc.^Scrv 1 fcroat*, and examine it. ^ J August 28 35 eawly j I. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every convenience, ana a determination to do my iest, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in vant of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy veather is as good or better than sunshine for all Shjects, except small children. February 13 7 tf NOTICE. - j [RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen raaors, scissors, shears 1 iui other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for loningand sharpening razors; 25 oents, aud for i harponing soissors or shears, 10 oents each, and \ atisfaotlon guaranteed or no charge. c TOM BALLARD. Barber. NOTICE. 7 C [AMstlll Agent for the "American" because It Is ; the best and cheapest Sewing Machine made.' 1 J. R. SCHORR, c McCAULEY, RO. N. Cm r THE CELEBRATED KIISTG STOVES! ! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED on Cooking and Heating Stoves, Hollow Ware And-Irons, and Castings of all kinds. Also, on 'PLANTER'SPRIDE' PLOWS STRAW CUTTERS. HORSE POWERS, ' 0 Saw Mills, Ac. rille, S. C. Rock Hill, York county, S. C. onnellaville, York county, o. C. . i iter, 8. C. G. H. O'LEARYr SADDLERY DEPARTMENT. SHAVE a number of Saddles of my own manufacture, whiqh were made before the recent vance in leather, and which I will sell at the old price. Now is the time to buy. G. H. O'LEARY. HARNESS, BRIDLES. &C. BUGGY and Carriage Hajrness, Riding and Blind Bridles, Halters, Collars, Whips, Plow Backhands, Humes, Trace Chains, Saddle Blankets, etc., at G. H. O'LEARY'S. "FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. I AM constantly receiving new goods in the Furniture Department, in all its branches. Call and soe me; I never fail to please and seldom fail to sell. G. H. O'LEARY. CLOCKS. SETH THOMAS' one and eight-day Clocks for sale by G. H, O'LEARY. JUST ARRIVED. SOME handsome new CHAMBER SUITS, latest styles, at lowest living prices. Call ana see them. Also, some Ratan Chairs, exceedingly pretty and qnite new in this market. Constantly on hand, wardrobes. Bureaux. Washstands, Cane and Ratan Rockers, Chairs of varioas styles, and a new supply of Pictures. G. H. O'LEARY. COOKING STOVES. T1HE Iron King and Elmo Cooking Stoves on band and for sale. Any piece of these Stoves replaced when worn out, or any of the pieces of the fifty different styles of the Charles Noble & Company Manufacture of Stoves, can be had by calling at G. H. O'LEARY'S. BEDSTEADS AHD MATTBES8ES. BEDSTEADS, handsome and plain, to suit all classes. Mattresses cheap, at GEORGE H. O'LEARY'S. C7& L~ BTARBOW GADGE BAHB0AD7 CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, \ Yorkvillb, 8. C., April 0, 1880. J THE following Schedule of the Mall and Passenger Trains will take effect on the 7th of April, 1880. going north. Leave Chester at ....3.00 P. M. Leave Lowrysvilleat 3.35 P. M. Leave McConnellsvilleat 4.00 P. M. Leave Gtithriesville at 4.10 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at .....4.40 P. M. Leave Yorkvilleat 4.60 P. M. Leave Clover at .,...5.36 P. M. Leave Bowling Green at 5.45 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 5.65 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at 6.10 P. M. Arrive at GRHtonia at 6.30 P. M. Leave Gastonia at 6.40 P. M. Arrive at Dallas at 7.00 P. M. 001XQ SOUTH. Leave Dallas at 7.00 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia at 7.20 A. M. Leave Gastonia at 7 40 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at 8.00 A. M. Leave Crowder'aCreek at.. 8.15 A. M. Leave Bowling Green at... 8.25-A. M. Leave Clover at 8.40 A. M. Arrive at Yorkvilleat 9.20 A. M. Leave Yorkville at 9.30 A. M. Leave Guthriesville at 10.05 A. M. ?Leave MeConnellsviile at 10.20 A. M. Leave Lowrysville at 10.40 A. M. Arrive at Chester at 11.10 A. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. April 8 15 tf ATLANTA AND CHAH10TTE AIE-LINE BAILWAY. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Atlanta, Ga., December 29th, 1879. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON aud after January 1st, 1880, trains will run on this road as follows: DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.16, P. M. Leave 2.17, P. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 11.37, A. M. Leave 11.38, A. M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.16, A. M., Leave 2.17, A. M. (westward.) Arrive af Gastonia, 1.08, A. M., Leave 1.09, A. M. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2 45, P. M., Leave 2.58, P. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 7.16, A. M., Leave 7.30, A. M. ttikuuuu rnfjiuni art a x in. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 5.55, A. M.f Leave 5.55, A. M. (we8twabd.) Arrive at Gastonia, 5.00, P. M., Leave 5.00, P. M. Connecting at Atlanta for all points West and Southwest. Connecting at Charlotte for all Eastern points. Through Tickets on sale at Granville and Spartanburg to all points East and West. G. J. FOREACRE, Gen'l Manager. W. J. Houston, Gen'l Pass. A Ticket Agent. January 1 1 tf THE 11ICKFORD . AUTOMATIC FAMILY KNITTER. ^ * M ' I ~g? gwYl is ?rv Knits all sizes of work, narrows and widens it; diapes all sizes complete. Knits over 50 different garments, 8ocks, Stockings, Mittens, Leggfns, Wristlets, Gloves, etc. It knits every possible % variety of plain or fancy stitch. 75 per cent, profit'in manufacturing knit goods. Farmerscac :reble the value of their wool, by converting it into knit goods. Agents wanted in every State, Connty, Citv and Town, to whom very low prices will be maae. For full particulars and lowest prices for the best Family Machine, send to BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE MFG. CO., Brattleboro, Yt. February 26 9 ly STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF YORK. WHEREAS JOSEPH F. WALLACE, C. C.C. Pleas, has applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular, the goods and iliafimla y\ rrvi f ci onrl nf wtt .t.t 1 \f p BERRY, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all md singular, the kindred and creditors of the laid deceased, to be and appear before me, at our lext Judge of Probate's Court for the said county, e? be holden at York Court House, on the 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 1880, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be ranted. iiven under my hand and 8eal, this 22nd day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and in the 104th year of the Independence of the United States of America. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. April 22 17 6t GEORGE T. SCHORB, PHOTOGRAPHER. CHESTER, 8. CAROLINA. |3ICTURES taken in all kinds of weather, and |_ pains taken to piease every customer. Old Pictures COPIED AND ENLARGED, as ow as can be done in any city, North or South. . Have on hand a fine selection of CHURCH AND PARLOR ORGANS, which are offered 'ery cheap. Instruments guaranteed to be firstlass. Call and see for yourselves, at the PHOTOJALLERY, opposite the "Cotton Hotel." Also, authorised agent to receive Subscriptions, Advertisements and orders for Job Work for the Forkville Enquirer. * GEORGE T. SCHORB,