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iiitMoran* ftpatftttnl Put Nobody on Guard.?In the spring of 1865, when Sberidan'e cavalry moved up the Shenandoah Valley to have a last wrestle with Early's troopers, a halt was made by a portion of the Union force near Waynesboro. Guards were thrown out to protect property, and among others the house of a lone and aged widow received such protection. Two dismounted cavalrymen were stationed at the front door, and it was half an hour or so before any stir in or around the house gave token that it was inhabited. Then the widow limped to the door on a crutch and called one of the guards to her and asked : "What are you doing here?" "We are guards to protect you and your property," was the reply. "Well, you needn't fool any time away here. Early he come and he took our hay. Then Sheridan come and he took our corn. Then Mosby he stole our hams and 'taters. Then Sheridan took our flour and cider. Then Early run off all our horses. All I had left this morning was an old sick mule and meal enough for one hoe cake. The mule be died two hours ago and I've ju9t eaten the last of the cake, and if you can find anything worth guarding around here you can have it and tote it off." "But some of the soldiers may disturb you." "I guess not," she said, a3 she pointed to the spot where a cannon-ball had torn through the house. "The day that hole was shot through there I was rocking and singing the "Pilgrim's hope," aud I didn't miss a rock or drop a note. I don't hardly think one brigade of horse-sojers can disturb me- very much. You'll obleege me by joggin' along." Double-Headed Justice.?Several days ago a white man was arraigned before a colored justice down in the country on charges of killing a man and stealing a mule. "Wall," said the Justice, "de facks in yer case shall be weighed wid carefulness, an' ef I hangs yer taint no fault ob mine." "Judge, you have no jurisdiction only to examine me." "Dat sorter work 'longs ter de raigular justice; but yer see I'se been put on as a special. A special bezde right ter make a raouf at de S'preme Court ef he cbuses ter." "Do the best for me you can, Judge." "Dat's what I'se gwine ter do. I'se got two kinds ob law iu dis court. De Arkansaw an' de Texas law. I generally gins a man de right to choose fur his sef. Now what law does yer want; de Texas or de Arkan saw ?" "I believe I'll take the Arkansas." "Well, in dat case I'll dismiss yer fur stealin' de mule" "Thank you, Judge." "An' hang yer fur killin' de man" "I believe, Judge, that I'll take the Texif as. "Wall, in dat case I'll dismiss yer fur killin' de man" "You have a good heart, Judge." "An' hang yer fur stealin' de mule. I'll jis take de 'casion heah ter remark dat de only difference 'tween de two laws iz in de whv yer state de case."?Little Rock Ga- \ zette. * A Scotch Anecdote.?Dr. Howard Crosby told the following anecdote at the Presbyterian assembly, which suggested itself by the extreme cordiality and politeness with which the commissioners had been invited to the freedom of the State and city. Many years ago there was a certain King of Scot land, who having whipped and annexed all the surrounding kingdoms, sent out his Prime Minister, Sandy, to ascertain whether there were any other Kingdoms to be conquered. After an absence of two or three weeks Sandy returned and reported : "There is but one Kingdom left to be conquered, may it please your Majesty." Said the King: "An* what mey that same be, Sandy?" May it please your brae' Majesty, 'twere the Kingdom of Hi win!" Tlieu spoke his Highness: "Go thee, Sandy, and tell said Kiug of Hivvin that he'd better begin an* stan fight!" Sandy returned after many days and again reported : "Please your Highness, the King of Hivvin says ye may hev his Kingdom for the axin' uv it!" At this the King was astonished, dumbfounded, finally sayiug : "Weel, weel, Sandy ef he is sae polite as this, go tell him nae Scotch shall ivver put foot in his Kingdom !" (Prolonged laughter and applause.)?Madison ( Wis.) State Jour nal. A man who was journeying to Texas with his wife, thought he would enjoy the luxury of shaving and shampooing. While this was going on he concluded to surprise his wife, and at his request hair, eyebrows and whiskers were changed from fiery red to raven blackness. He hastened to the slate room, but was met at the door by his spouse, outraged by the intrusion of a stranger, as she supposed, and admittance refused. He called himself her husband. She said he was an impostor. He attempted to explain; it was useless. A crowd gathered round and the laugh became general. At last, in his perplexity, the hoaxer exclaimed : "Mary, look at my feet!" One glance at the pedal appendages assured her. "Yes, John," she said, "I know them feet. They can come in ; but keep that head out of sight." ? ? A family on their travels in Germany, afterwards spent a few weeks in an ancient and historical city. Charlie, the son, described the city as "a rum old place." Miss B, the eldest daughtsr, who is quite precise in her ways, said it wa9 "a quaint old city." Miss Julia said it was "a funny old place." Miss Laura, who was last at school, described it as "very interesting, indeed." Mr. B., the father, remarked that "the hotel was very comfortable, and quite reasonable;" and Mrs. B. stated that she had a cold there, and did not see much of it, but she "thought the women's dres9 odious." Eccentric and Amusing.?In a New England village there lived two brothers by the name of Curamings. One of them was of low stature ; the other very tall. The clergyman living near by, in his morning devotions, was accustomed to pray, among other . f* .1 o n it 1 ?. things, ior me iorgiveness or "our snorc-coraings." The expression was so often repeated that his little five year old was led to inquire: "Father, why do you pray every time for short Cummings and never for long Cummings?" A three vear-old girl was taught to con- | elude her evening prayer, during the tempora- i ry absence of her father, with "And please watch over ray papa." It sounded very ! sweet; but the mother's amazement may be j imagined when the child added: "And you had better keep an eye on mamma, too." A young wife remonstrated with her husband, a dissipated spendthrift, for his conduct. "Love," he said, "I am like the prodigal son ; I shall reform by and by." "I will be like the prodigal son, too, she replied, j "for I will arise and go to my father." "Don't you wish you was a big man?" said one little urchin to another. "K'rect, I do. I'm just dying to be big enuff to git shaved an' have one of 'em barbers powder me all over and squirt cologne juice at j me." JSaT A pretty actress settled her advertising ! bill with a Little Rock newspaper last week j by kissing the editor. Arkansas editors don't i get very rich, but they have a heap of fun. Adam raised up a very bad boy, and j couldn't comfort himself by saying that he was ruined by his neighbor's children. i fpKtllanm fteading. SLATE-PENCILS. If a boy or girl is curious to know how that companion of their study-hours, the slatepencil, is made, the curiosity will be satisfied by reading the following: In making a slate-pencil, broken slate is put into a mortar run by steam, and pounded into small particles. Then it goes into a mill and runs into a "bolting machine," such as is used in flouring mills, where it is "bolted," the fine, almost impalpable flour that results, being taken to a mixing tub, where a small quantity of steatite flour, similarly manufactured, is added, together with other materials, the whole being made into a stiff dough. This dough is kneaded thoroughly by passing it several times between iron rollers. Thence it is conveyed to a table where it is v i n made into "charges," or short cylinders, iour or five inches thick, and containing eight to twelve pounds each. Four of these are placed in a strong iron chamber, or "retort," with a changeable nozzle so as to regulate the size of the pencil, and subjected to tremendous hydraulic pressure, under which the composition is pushed through the lOzxle in the shape of a loDg cord, and parses over a sloping table slit at right angles with the cords to give a passage to a knife which cuts them into lengths. They are then laid on boards to dry, and after a few hours are removed to sheets of corrugated zinc, serving to prevent the pencils from warping during the process of baking, to which they are next subjected in a kiln, into which super heated steam is introduced in pipes, the temperature being regulated according to the requirements of the article exposed to its influence. From the kiln the articles go to the finishing and packing rooms, where the ends are thrust for a second under rapidly-revolving emery wheels, and withdrawn ueatly and smoothly pointed. They are then packed in paste-board boxes, each containing one huudred pencils; and these boxes are in turn packed for shipment in wooden boxes, containing one hundred each, or ten thousand in a shipping box. Nearly all the work is done by boys, and the cost therefore is light. War and Whisky.?We have often expressed our conviction that if we could have stopped the grog or whisky-drinking politicians, North and South, for six months, the war that deluged our land witn diooci would never have occurred. We reasoned from analogy. Rum is producing fights every day in the year, and when a man is hall drunk be has neither sense or prudence, but is ready for a fight, no matter if the odds are against him. Curiously we have just met with a fact which confirms our opiniou formed years ago. The Newark Advertiser relates the following : "In his addresss before the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Rev. Mr. Cronway related an incident which attracted great attention, at I made a marked impression. In 1865 he uok several thousand prisoners from Montgomery to Mobile, Alabama, among whom was Admiral Raphael Semmes, who commanded the clebrated privateer, Alabama. This distinguished officer related a little of the secret history touching the origin of the rebellion. "After the election of Lincoln, twelve of the leading men of the South, representing Six States, assemble in the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, and spent a whole evening in discussing the question as to what the South ought to do under the circumstances. For an hour and a half, eleven of these statesmen weceaverse to war; one only being in favor of it; then, however, whisky was seut for, and all partook of it quite freely, becoming, before | the expiration of the third hour, quite inebriated. While these distinguished Southerners remained sober, they were averse to war; but when they became intoxicated they were unanimously in favor of war ; and it was the opinion of the admiral that if liquor had been let alone that night, the terrible war, which cost the North and the South so many thous ands of millions of dollars, and so many ? ! /I L!.L precious lives, ana evil innuences which we have with us, would never have occurred." Dram-shop demagogues and pot house politicians North and South were ever ready for war; aud drunken generals aud tipsy sur geons took vfry poor care of precious lives confided to their charge. The whisky bottle is responsible for an amount of mischief and misery which only the Omniscient One can es timate.? The Safeguard. Blacksmith's Hammer Signals.?When the blacksmith gives the anvil quick light blows it is a signal to the helper to use the | sledge, or to strike quicker. The force of the blows given by the blacksmith's hammer indicates the force of the blow it is required to give the sledge. The blacksmith's helper is supposed to strike the work in the middle of the width ol fbp anvil, and when this reauires to be varied the blacksmith indicates where the sledge blows are to fall by touching the required spot with his hand hammer. If the sledge is required to have a lateral motion while descending, the blacksmith indicates the same to the helper by delivering hand hammer blows in which the hand hammer moves in the direction required for the sledge to move. If the blacksmith delivers a heavy blow upon the work and an immediate light blow upon the anvil, it denotes that heavy sledge blows are required. If there are two or more helpers the blacksmith strikes a blow between each helper's sledge-hammer blow, the object being to merely denote where the sledge blows are to fall When the blacksmith desires the sledge blows to cgase, he lets the hand hammerhead fall upon the anvil and continue its rebound upon the same until it ceases. Thus the movement of the hand hammer constitutes signals to the helper, and what appear desultory blows to the common observer, constitute the method of communication between the blacksmith and his helper. Ages of Prominent Men.?It is said that Blaine touched 50 on the last of January. Grant was 58 last April. Shermau was 56 1st of May. Washburne was 63 in September. Conkling v?as 50 in October. Garfield is in his 49th year. Edmunds was 52 this month. Bayard was 51 in October. Thurman reached his 66th birthday in November. Hendricks was 60 in September. Tilden was 66 last February, and in the same month Gen. Hancock was 55. Seymour will be 70 in May. Washington was in his 67th year when he was first elected. Jefferson 57, and just entering his 66th year he left office. John Adams was 61 when he was elected, Jefferson 57, Madison in his 58th year, Monroe in his 59th, and John Q.uiucy Adams in his 58th. Jackson was 61 when chosen the first time, and, therefore, 65 when re-elected, while he had reached his 70th year when he quitted I office. Van Buren was 56 and Harrison 67 when they were elected, while Tyler, when he took office, had just passed his 51st birthday. lb- n-oo olonloil r\n nlmnet liiq hirthdav. X V1 rv 1IUC UlVVtVU v*i Mitti vuv a**w ?v v.. v.. . . Taylor was not quite 58 when elected, and j Fillmore was in his 61st year when he sue- j ceeded him. Pierce had not yet completed his 48th year when he was elected, and junior | of all who had taken the presidential chair, J except Gen. Grant. Mr. Buchanan was j elected in his 66th year, Lincoln in his 52nd j and 56th, while Johnson succeeded in his 57th. ; I?" Chemical analysis discloses the fact that j among the many articles used for food there are only two, wheat and milk, which contain I all the elements of the human body and in ! the proper proportion. Other articles, such ' as butter, sugar, syrup, and fat of all kinds, t are wholly carbonaceous, or heat producing, J so that if a human being were to attempt to i live on these articles alone, his brain and < muscles would starve. By actual experiment j it has been found that a man could not sur- j vive two months on such a diet. I fJUatlittg fat the ^aUtktb. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. fOrlflnaJ.] REPENTANCE. The word repentance and its cognates, are used very frequently in the Scriptures. This being the case, we infer that the doctrine of repentance is one of great importance. We are led to this conclusion from the fact that the more importance is attached to any subject by God, the more frequently is that subject treated of in the Bible. The being and attributes of God; the fall of man and the depravity of the human heart; the person, nature, work and sufficiency of Jesus Christ, are constantly kept before the reader of the Bible. Regeneration by the spirit and justification by faith, are found on nearly every page of the Scriptures. We conclude, and rightly, too, that regeneration and faith are important doctrines. This we would infer from the fact that they are so frequently mid so minutely described; but we are not left to bare inferences. In the Scriptures we are told, positively, that "we must be born again," and that "without faith it is impossible to please God." Important as are regeneration and faith, repentance is equally important. This we infer from the fact that repentance is brought prominently to view in the Scriptures, as frequently as regeneration. But here again we are not left to bare inferences. Jesus says, "except ye"?meaning, evidently, all men?"repent, ye shall perish." It is then just as necessary that we repent, a3 it is that we be born again, or that we believe in Jesus Christ. We mean that in order that we may escai>e the ruins of the fall, and finally reach heaven, it is absolutely necessary that we repent. This is, beyond all doubt, the plain, positive and oft-repeated teachings of the Scriptures. Repentance is, then, one of the important doctrines of the Bible which must be correctly, if not fully, understood. If our eternal life depends on repenting, we should have a correct notion of what repentance is. A mistake here will prove ruinous to us, not for time only, but for all eternity. A thrilling importance gathers around this subject, when we remember that there afe two kinds of repentance spoken of in the Bible. The one is genuine, the other spurious. The one God approves of; the other does not receive his approbation. Not only is it the teaching of the Bible that there are two kinds of reI>entance; but the observation of every man in Christian lands teaches the same thing. The repentance of Judas was very different from that of Peter; but not more so than that which comes under the observation of all who live in Christian lands. Since, then, we mifct repent or perish?and there are two kinds of repent ance wnouy uinerem; 111 uieir origin, aims anti final results?it becomes us to inquire, in the first place-, whether or not we have repented at all; and in the second place, if we have repented, whether or not our repentance is of the right sort. Repentance is a turning from sin. It is always attended with sorrow. Thus far, genuine repentance and spurious repentance apparently agree; but the agreement is only in apl>earance. Two men are traveling in the same conveyance, on the same road. Apparently, they are doing the same thing; but if we look beyond external appearances, we shall find that they are, although in the same conveyance and on the same road, pursuing a very different course and prompted by very opposite motives. The one, it may be, is on an errand of mercy. His heart has been touched by some tale of suffering, and he is hastening to relieve the distressed. The other is a notorious black-leg, and is in search of a victim. Two men were once addicted to the same sin?say drunkenness; but both are now sober and temperate men. So far they have done the same thing, and hence both may be said to have repentedj but if we ask each the question: "Why did you leave off your drunken habits?" The one will reply, if he answers correctly, "I saw that strong drink was hastening me to the grave and my family to disgrace." The other will answer, "I was led by the word and spirit of God to discern that drunkenness is a great evil and sin against God." Both are sorry?both are grieved at heart?but the origin of their grief is very different. The one is sorry because he has sinned against God; the other is sorry because he has sinned against himself. The one strives to break off all his sins; the other has no scruples to sin in every and all particulars, provided he is not to be injured thereby in person, property or social position. The murderer, the thief and the house-burner, all repent when caught; but until caught, whatevermay be the qualms of conscience, they make no confessions and express no sorrow. Their sorrow is produced by the sight of the lash of the law. Remove this and their sorrow is dissipated. A moment's reflection is sufficient to convince any one that ceasing to sin in one particular, is not Scripture repentance. If so, then all men who have lived on the earth have repented, because all who now live, and all who may hereafter live 011 the earth, will most certainly break off some of their sins. Old men do not practice the sins of their youth. They will not, they cannot practice them. Still, all men do not naturally repent, when they grow old. On the contrary, we find that men, as they grow old, become adepts in sin. In genuine repentance there is godly sorrow for sin; for all sin?sin, in all its forms. This being the case, there is a universal reformation. The true repentant breaks off his sins by righteousness, and his iniquities by turning unto the Lord. Repentance is the index which marks a change of heart. Our Saviour says, "by their deeds ye shall know them." In the order of nature, regeneration is first. This is the work of God's Iloly Spirit. The soul?spiritually dead?dead in trespasses and sin?is quickened into life. The regenerated soul immediately begins to entwine itself around Jesus, and rests upon him alone for salvation. This is faith, this is believing, this is accepting Christ, this is coming unto him. Next follows, in the order of nature, repentance. In point of time, however, regeneration, faith and repentance, are contemporaneous. 80 soon as the spiritually dead soul is made alive, it begins to trust in Jesus, and so soon as it begins to trust in Jesus it begins to cease to do evil and commences the practice of holiness. In other words, it begins to cease to serve Satan and to engage in the service of the Lord. The soul dead in trespjisses and sin cannot believe, and only believers can repent. All who are regenerated believe, and all believers repent. This is the Bible order. Not that there is an interval between regeneration and faith and between faith and remittance. We must be careful not to push our technical distinction too far; but there is one difference which exists between regeneration and both faith and repentance, which is of great practical importance. In regeneration, we are passive, just like the clay in the hand of the potter. We do nothing because we can do nothing. God comes to us; we cannot go to him. In both faith and repentance it is different. Our passiveness ceases the moment we are quickened into life, and we then begin to be co-laborers with God in working out our salvation. Regeneration is perfect at once. It -is the principle of life?rather it is life itself, and is as perfect in the bal>e as in the full grown man. Not so with either faith or repentance. Faith is not equal in all persons, nor in the same person at all times. Repentance is the work of a whole life. It never ceases while life?life this side of the grave? exists. The life of every believer is a life of sinning and repenting. In heaven, faith becomes fruition, and repentance becomes pure and joyful obedience. The essential ingredients of genuine repentance are a Scriptural knowledge of our sinfulness, and of the mercy of God which is in Jesus Christ. The ability to repent is clearly the gift of God, hence repentance is called a grace?a gift. No man, without the assistance of God's holy spirit, can any more break off his sins and engage in the active service of the Lord, than he can j make darkness light, or evil good. Repent- j ance is not only a grace, but it is a saving i grace. By tins it is meant that no man can be saved without repentance. It is farther manifest that it is the duty of ! all men to repent note. If it is not incumbent I upon us to repent now, it never will be our duty. Again, it is the duty of all men to re- j pent continually. All men sin?sin continu-! ally. They do what they ought not to do, and they leave undone what they ought to do. This always has l>een the case. It is the case now and always will be the case, with all men living on the earth. Believers cease to sin when the boundaries of the other world are reached, and unbelievers continue to sin forever. It is, then, the duty of all to repent ijow and continually while this life lasts. Jam and Jimidt. CLOTHING MOTHS. This is the season when the moth miller begins to look for a place to lay her eggs. The chrysalis rolled up in its "wooly" house, made by the moth worm last Summer, now comes forth with wings, and is called the moth miller. This miller immediately seeks a mate, and after flying about a few days will crawl under the edges of the carpet on the floor or through some crack in the door of the wardrol>e, where the swallow-tail coat hangs, or into the closet where the furs are put away, or into the corner among the woolen rags. She is not particular, provided the place is dark and secluded and not likely to be disturbed. She now begins to lay her eggs, attaching them here and there to the fibre of wool, where the worm as he comes forth from the egg can find good feeding ground. This in fnm 4-La r>im immr aIaod q a Via VTW1U1 ill HUH, OllC(U3 L11C 11(1^ tnjj UO uv makes his road along the cloth, feeding and growing on the oil and dirt which he finds, and afterwards using the fibre to roll up another house, inside of which he changes into a chrysalis to hibernate until another season. The destruction caused by these little pests can only be counted by millions yearly, and are the pest of every housekeeper. Unless you hermetically seal a cask or box, you can scarcely keep the miller out, as she will crawl through a good-sized pin-hole. Therefore, we must use something offensive, and the writer has found nothing so effective and so cheap as petroleum paper, or even the common tar roofing paper will answer. How to use it: Buy your paper in rolls, cut it into sections long enough to cover inside, the bottom and sides, and lay over on the top of the box. All the inside of the lx?x must be covered, and on the inside of this again place wrapping paper, so as to prevent contact of the nice clothing with the petroleum paper. Use a larcrebox?no matter about it beincr verv tight. as the paper will cover all the holes?and, pack all your woolens and furs, filling it full. Bring the paper up which has been hanging over the side of the box and let it cover the whole, so that the miller cannot enter the box without crawling over the petroleum paper, which she will never do. Nail on the cover of the box and your clothing is safe for three years, if you want to leave it that long. I have used it in this way for the last ten years, and have packed more than a thousand cases of woolen goods, and can assure the reader that this is a specific against the ravages of the moth. It is much cheaper and does not evaporate like camphor, and the carbolic acid in it seems to act like an antiseptic on the animal fibre of the wool to preserve it and make it healthful. I have sometimes thought that it was the partial decay of the wool that attracted the moth, as they first seize upon the solid parts of the clothing. value of oatmeal. Oatmeal is a food ot great strength and nutrition, having claims to be better known and more widely used than it is at present. Of much service as brain food, it contains phosphorus enough to keep a man doing an ordinary amount of brain work in good health and vigor. All medical authorities unite in the opinion that, eaten with milk, it is perfect food, and, having all requisites for the development of the system, it is a pre-eminently useful food for growing children and the young generally. Oatmeal requires much cooking to effectually burst the starch cells, but when it is well cooked it will thicken liquid much more than equal its weight in wheaten flour. The oats of this country are superior to those grown on the Continent and the southern part of England, but certainly inferior to the Scotch, where considerable pains are taken to cultivate them, and it is needless to point out that the Scotch are an example of a strong and thoroughly robust nation, which result is justly set down as being derived from the plentiful use of oatmeal. Guthrie has asserted that in his country, men have the largest heads of any nation in the world?not even the English having such large heads?which he attributes to the universal use of oatmeal, as universal it is, being found alike on the tables of the rich and the tables of the poor?in the morning porridge, and in the evening the traditional cake. The two principal ways of cooking oatmeal are porridge and cake (bannock) which I will describe. First, then, we will commence with a recii>e for porridge : To three pints of boiling water add a level teaspoonful of salt and a pint of coarse meal, stirring while it is being slowly poured in; continue stirring until the meal is diffused through the water?about eight or ten minutes. Cover it closely then, and place it where it will simmer for an hour ; avoid stirring during the whole of that time. Serve hot, with as little messing as possible, accompanied with milk, maple syrup or sugar and cream. To make oatmeal cake, place in a bowl a quart of meal, add to it as much cold water as will form it into a soft light dough, cover it with a cloth fifteen minutes to allow it to swell, then dust the pasteboard with meal, turn out the dough and give it a vigorous kneading. Cover it with cloth a few minutes and proceed at once to roll it to an eighth of an inch thickness; cut it in five pieces and partly cook them on a griddle, then finish them by toasting in front of the fire.?Dublin Farmer. wny New Bread is Unhealthy.? Every dyspeetic knows that new bread is not easy of digestion. The reason why has not been clearly stated heretofore by any scientific authority; but recently, the celebrated French chemist, Boussingault, has concluded a series of experiments which show beyond question that one of the great reasons for the indigestibility of new bread is not its newness, but its temperature. This he proved by placing biead, which had been baked six days previous and dried during the whole interval, in the oven again, when it reacquired all its original properties, The process of baking produces various mucilaginous substances, which if eaten when warm, form a pasty mass, which in the stomach is formed into small compact masses which are impenetrable by the gastric juice. These portions of food remain in the stomach undigested, and the results may be pain in the chest and stomach, disturbance of the circulation, cerebral congestion and pain in the head, irritation and even inflammation of the membranes of the brain, attacks of appoplexv, and even cramp and deliirum. Charcoal on Land.?The absorptive power of charcoal is well know in the arts. Its capacity in this direction is remarkable. Accurate experiment has proved that in twentyfour hours it would absorb ninety times its own volume of anion iacal gas, eighty-five times its volume of muriatic acid gas, and sixty-five times its volume of sulphurous acid gas. It is this remarkable quality that makes it so valuable in destroying odor, color, taste in many substances, and preserving meats, vegetables ami fruit, from ranid decav. Its use as a filter in cisterns is well known, and its value here depends 011 the same quality. It separates and appropriates to itself the decaying matter and other impurities in water, rendering it pure and sweet. If placed on the surface of the soil, it will gather from the air moisture and gasses and impart them to the growing plants. On the same principle its value in the barnyard, stable and hog peus, as an absorptive agent* is incalculable. When used for tins purpose to form the basis of manure, it should be in the powdered state. Ohio Former. A Saving Wife.?No matter how industrious or economical a young man is, his endeavors to save are wasted if he has a careless wife. lie might as well be doomed to spend his strength and life in an attempt to catch water in a seive. The effort would be scarcely less certainly in vain. Habits of economy, the way to turn everything in the household affairs to the best account?are among the things which every mother should teach her daughters. Test the Seed.?Much loss and disappointment will be avoided by testing a few seeds of each kind before planting, to he sure they will germinate. Corn put in some moist dirt will soon show its quality. Onion and other small seeds, if soaked in warm water for a few hours, and then kept in damp flannel in a warm place, will sprout in from twenty-four to forty-eight hours if good. ?hr fatMlr inquirer. TKRM8 OI? HUBSCIIIPTION: Single copy for one year, $2 50 For six months, 1 25 For three months, 75 Two copies one year, 4 00 Ton copies one year, 20 00 And an extra copv for a club of- ten. 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. Contracts will be made at reduced rates for advertising space to bo used for three, six, I or twelve months. THE YORKYILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1880. PREMIUMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. Seventy-Seven Prizes to beaicarded to Subscribers. REDUCTION IN SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. TERMS 0! 1W1HMI OF f OHM 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 Two copies, one year, 4 00 Ten copies, one year, 20 00 And an extra copy to the person securing a club of ten names ana paying the subscriptions on the same in advance. PREMIUMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. In order that our subscribers may have the opportunity of receiving Prizes, we have determined to distribute the following articles by lot, at 10 o'clock A. M? on the FIRST SATURDAY OF OCTOBER, 1880: THREE Weed 8ewlng 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 Fonr-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 elsewhorein this prospectus. The Knives will bo manufactured by the celebrated cutler, William Thomas Staniforth, Sheffield, England, and imported to our order expressly for this purpose by Messrs. Hart <ft 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 the stores at J 1.50. In the distribution of the above Prizes, the following plan will be observed r'The names of all persons who pay for one year's subscription, wh' '..er in a club at $2, or as a single subscriber at $2.50, between this date and the tirst Saturday of October, 1880, will be printed on slipwj and fdaced in envelopes of uniform size and deposited na 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 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 envelopas 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'in; mediately succeeding from the Prize cylinder. The cylinders will ne 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 will" bo 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 Machinesor 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 PocketITniimo will ho rlol ixrora/l af n? f I llhllfbl' Inn 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. A if letters should be addressed to L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, 8. C. January 2 tf " AGAIN THE SCENE"" CHANGES! WE CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS In the old place any longer. It's too small. Not hall large enough for our family, household goods and trade; therefore, we shall break camp July 1, next, and establish new musical headquarters in the handsome NEW DOUBLE STORE COR. CONGRESS AND WHITAKER STS. Where we shall have the largest and finest Musical Warerooms in the entire South. Before we go, we must, to save he^vy expense of labor and removal, close out t ur entire stock of Pianos and Organs now on hand and to arrive prior to July 1. To do this we shall inaugurate forthwith a i^?ir~? din aiiiit tn an Commencing May 15 and ending July 1, during which time we shall sell at Manufacturer's Wholesale Rates. 10 Favorite Pianos. 27 Chickering Pianos. 21 Lighte & Co. Pianos. 50 Mathushek Pianos. 5 Hallet & Davis Pianos. 62 Southern Gem Pianos. 28 Guild, Church & Co. Pianos. 44 Sterling Co. Organs. 100 Peloubet & Co. Organs. 120 Mason & Hamlin Organs. All new and just from Factory. Also 100 Second Hand Pianos and Organs. Most all of them used only from one to six months and precisely as good as new. DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE To secure a fine instrument "awful" cheap. Write for Clearing Out Sale Circulars and Price Lists and be quick about it. The sale ends July 1, positively. Address LUDDEN ABATES, SAVANNAH. GEORGIA, WHOLESALE PIANO AND ORGAN DEALERS. May 27 38 9m "ROBERT J. HERND0N~ I.nte Student of Boston Conservatory of Music, TEACHER OF BRASS BANDS, AND THE CORNET. Music arranged to order for any number of Instruments. Terov, moderate. Agent for all kinds of first-class BAND INSTRUMENTS. April 22 17 ly IVO DOUBT *7 'ZB THE NEW FARQU IS the BEST AND CHEAPEST MACHINE o it has been used. For descriptive Catalogue an BENNET May 13 G. H. O'LEARY. JCST ARRIVED. SOME handsome new CHAMBER SUITS, latest styles, at lowest living prices. Call ana see them. Also, some Ratan Chairs, exceedingly pretty and quite new in this market. Constantly on hand, Wardrobes, Bureaux, Washstands, Cane and Ratan Rockers, Chairs of various styles, and a new sunulv of Pictures. G. H. O'LEARY. COOKING STOVES. THE Iron King and Elmo Cooking Stoves on hand and lor sale. Any piece of these Stoves replaced when worn out, or any of. the pieces of the fifty different styles of the Charles Noble <fc Company Manufacture of Stoves, can be had by calling at G. H. O'LEARY'S. SADOLEKS^DEPARTMENT. I HAVE a number of Saddles of my own manufacture, which were made before the recent advance 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 Harness, Riding and Blind Bridles, Halters, Collars, Whips, Plow Backhands, Hames, Trace Chains, Saddle Blankets, etc., at G. H. O'LEARY'S. FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. I AM constantly receiving new j^oods in the Furniture Department, in all its branches. Call and see me; I never fail to please and seldom fail to sell. G. H. O'LEARY. CLOCKS. 7 ~ SETH THOMAS' one and eight-day Clocks for sale by G. H. O'LEARY. BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES. BEDSTEADS, handsome and plain, to suit all classes. Mattresses cheap, at GEORGE H. O'LEARY'S. REMOVAL. THE YORK MARBLE YARD. 1 WOULD respectfully announce that I have REMOVED MY MARBLE WORKS to the new building South of Wheeler's Coach Factory, on ray own premises, and near the Railroad depot, where I shail hereafter be better than ever heretofore prepared to furnish MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES, or ANYTHING IN MY LINE, as low as the lowest. As an evidence of this, I can furnish Tomb Stones for CHILDREN from $3.00 upward ; for ADULTS, from $8.00 upward. Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and finished in the most elaborate style, ana in point of workmanship and material, equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Specimens always on hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on application. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of toe same. F. HAPPERFIELD. March 11 11 tf? THE BICKFORD AUTOMATIC FAMILY KNITTER. Lbiiii iij Knits all sizes of work, narrows and widens it; shapes all sizes complete. Knits over50different garments, Socks, Stockings, Mittens, Leggins, Wristlets, Gloves, eto. It knits every possible variety of plain or fancy stitch. 75 per cent profit in manufacturing knit goods. Farmerscar treble the value of their wool, by converting it into knit goods. Agents wanted in every State, County, City and Town, to whom very low prices will l>e made. For full particulars and lowest prices for the best Family Machine, send to BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE MFG. CO., Brattleboro, Vt. February 26 9 ly WAGONS. JUST received, a Car load of those Snperior Tennessee Wagons. I have sold nearly one hundred of them and never have heard one word of complaint, trom any purchaser, about them, which I consider one of toe BEST RECOMMENDATIONS that could be had. Persons wanting good Wagr ons would do well to buy at once, as there is no difference between Cash and Credit price. My object. IS TO ACCOMMODATE FARMERS, Without making them pay high prices These Wagons are all marked at a very small advance on cost, and the marked price will buy them, either on CASH OR NOTE. Also, Carriages, Phaetons, Buggies, and every variety of vehicle needed, can be found at the Carriage Factory of B. T. WHEELER. May 13 . 20 tf Spite Running M? | j| ^EWilMERICAN |J 5. ?? ? SeM#inc Th8B@itheWiiHj. ^,5 !* flgenfs ^1 ?MM ?6^?sa?:s, VfaM I I. "'T'""" "nJ THE AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE IS as good as any on the market. The ladies like it and recommend it. For sale by KENNEDY BROS. & BARRON. GARRYIROV ROOFING CO., Manufacturers Iron Roofing and Crimped ^1^^>r??^ Doors and Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, CLEXTEIjAKn), OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 20 9 ly mHE linLUAlISTON PEifALE pOLLEOE, j. At f? wimamftor, jd^yop6a 1u, caeoljya, lliiur rwptctfelly c3+t lu mrvka?u|h^parv?u1l^wuh to mmu? for (mr dMgbtm, At rXtoaibla nt*tqilvu>nmmhkl^/y m metrical colli* vuioaof twi^jtkd, l? eo*3?ct?l ma wkal k called u? ."OmV-Cocmk or JJnroTj &ni/b^ k Sji?i*|[?r>wri0SAm/k/iEU11JMS, iu tow um AT* ud< ?Ull^>wrt^fcKW/r^Jfc\ JlifiK|riJ^oproT?. tbrlr privilege*, lu ! )wtGu? frmak ColWfto rr/w/iji^ nor ralk to aky. (ym ^oJtjmb MTtril W*r ViUitu Piauia Kiirrm, m felly #*plA&V**" C*ulofu?. B#od (or oo#, tad cxajuIm it. fm MMrti am t+fOmmmi, **f mm to vlM trt m mm n. JUimiwI; .August 21 34 lyeaw OLD NEWSPAPERS, OF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale at one cent each, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. A BO UT IT. HAR THRASHER n the Market. They will have no other wherever d Price List, apply to r & MOFFATT, General Agents, Chester, S. C. 20 3tn TAX RETURNS FOR 1880. AUDITOR'S OFFICE,) Yorkvillb, 8. C., May 6th, 1880. J NOTICE is hereby given that on and after TUESDAY, THE FIRS'1 DAY OF JUNH, 1880, the books of the County Auditor of York county, will be open for tbe purpose of receiving returns of all PER80NAL PROPERTY owned by the fieveral tax-payers in > <dd county, on the 1st day of June, 1880, and liabl e to taxation. The a Auditor will meet the tax-payers at the following ^ times and places: At Rock Hill, Catawba township, from Tuesday, 1st, to Saturday, 5th of June, inclusive. At Massey's Store, Ebenezer township, Monday, June 7. At Ebenezer, Ebenezer township, Tuesday, June 8. At Fort Mill, Fort Mill township, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9th, lOtlii and 11th of June, At Clay Hill, Bethel township, Saturday, June 12. At Bethel, Bethel township, Monday June 14. At Bethany, King's Mountain township,Tuesday, June 15. At Clover, King's Mountain township, WcdnoaHnv .Tnna )A At Whitaker, Cherokee township, Thursday, Jane 17. At Black's Station, Cherokee township, Friday and Saturday, 18th and 19th of June. " At Hickory Grove, Broad River township, Monday and Tuesday, 21st and 22nd of Jane. At J. W. Carroll's Store, Bullock's Creek township, Wednesday, 23d of June, At Blaireville, (Rainey'sStore) Bullock's Creek township, Thursday, June 21. ^ At McConnellsvflie, Betheriida township, Friday, June 25. At Brattonsville, Bethesda township, Saturday, June 26. At Yorkville, York township, from Monday, s 28th of June, till Wednesday, 21st of July. All males between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable to poll tax, and must make returns acoordingly. All returns must be filed in this office, on or before WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF JULY, next, otherwise, fifty percent, penalty will'attach. This will be absolute. The tax-payers will please notice that dn- " * ring the time that the Auditor is at bis appointments throughout the county, the books will not be open at Yorkville, as heretofore. Tax-payers will save themselves trouble by makingtheir returns at the appointment nearest their place of residence. C. S. WILSON, Auditor for York county. May 6 19 8t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP YORK-COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Jane E. Wright, Plaintiff, against Wm. Warllck, and others, Defendants.?Summons for Relief* Complaint not Served. To tiie Defendants, Wm. Wariick and others. , * TOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint ih this action, which Plaintiff filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to servo a copy of your answer to the said complaint, on the subscriber, at his office, or office of the Clerk of the Court of Com moil Pleas, in York villej 8. G'., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the tunc aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Mav 18th, A. D., 1880. J. C.'CHAMBERS, Plaintiffs Attorney. Jos. F. War,lack, C. C. C. Pls. To James Wariick and Sarah Jane Hickman, absent Defendants: Take notice that the com- plaint and summons in the above entitled action, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of ' Common Pleas for York County, South Carolina, on the 17th day of Mav, A. D., 1880. J. C. CHAMBER8, Plaintiff's Attorney. May 20 21 6t C. & L. NARROW GAUGE BAILBOAlT CHANGE OF SCHEDULE." SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, 1 Yorkville, S. C? May 26, 1880. j fflHE following Schedule of Jh& Mail and Pas X eenger Trains will take effect at 'i o'clock, p. m.,on the 27th of May, 1880. GOING NORTH.. _ Leave Chester at 2.00 P. M, X Leave Lowrysvilleat 2.85 P. M. Leave McConnellsville at 3.00 P. M. Leave Guthriesville at 3.10 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at ? 3.40 P. M. Leave Yorkville at 3.50 P. M. Leave Clover at 4.35 P. M. Leave Bowling Green at 4.45 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 4.55 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at.. 5.10 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia at 5.30 P. M. Leave Gastonia at. 5.40 P. M. Arrive at Dallas at 8.00 P. M. GOING SOUTH. Leave Dallas at 8.00 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia at 8.20 A. M. Leave Gastonia at 6 40 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at 7.00 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 7.15 A. M. Leave Bowling Green at 7.25 A. M. Leave Clover at -7.40 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville at 8.20 A.M. Leave Yorkville at 8.30 A. M. v. Leave Guthriesville at 9.05 A. M. Leave McConnellsville at 9.20 A. M? Leave Lowrysvilleat..^ 9.40 A. M. Arrive at Chester at 10.10 A. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. May 27 22 tf ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIR-LINE RAILWAY. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Atlanta, Ga., May 20,1880. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON and after May '23rd, 1880, trains will run ^ ' on this road as follows: DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastwabd.) 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 at Gastonia, 1.08, A. M., Leave 1.09, A. M. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.), Arrive at Gastonia, 4.33, P. M., Leave 5.02, P. M (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 7.43, A. M., Leave 8.03, A. M. THROUGH FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 5.55, A. M., Leave 5.55, A. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 5.00, P. M.( Leave 5.00, P. M. Connecting at Atlanta tor all points west ana Southwest. Connecting at Charlotte for all Eastern points. Through Tickets on sale at Greenville and Spartanburg to all points East and West. G. J. FOREACRE, Gen'l Manager. W. j. Houston, Gen'l Pass. & Ticket Agent. June 10 25 tf GEORGE T. SCHORB, PHOTOGRAPHER, CHESTER, 8, CAROLINA. 1JICTURES taken in all kinds of weather, and pains taken to plea3e every customer. Old Pictures COPIED AND ENLARGED, as low as can be done in any city, North or South. Have on hand a fine selection of CHURCH AND PARLOR ORGANS, which are offered very cheap. Instruments guaranteed to be first- 'f class. Call and see for yourselves, at the PHOTOGALLERY, opposite the "Cotton Hotel." Also, authorized agent to receive Subscriptions, Advertisements and orders for Job Work for the Yorkville Enquirer. GEORGE T. SCHORB. February 13 7 tf