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jtumomis gfpattment. WRESTLING FOR A WIFE. The peculiar conditions upon which a mat- I rimouial affair was based in South Arkansas, have just come to light. Dick Anderson had graduated between the plow handles. It was said that he could run a furrow so straight that it would break a knock-kneed man's legs to walk in it. This accomplishment was a kind of frontispiece to a further volume of agricultural success, and more than one young lady in the neighborhood had her eyes on the young catch. Dick wasn't bashful, but he didn't seem to be particularly impressed with the charms scattered around him like falling drops of water that linger on leafy trees after a rain. But he soon met his fate, a young lady, Winnie Hogrow. Win- i Die was a beautiful girl, and could cover a9 much com with a hoe or scrape as much cotton as any man in the neighborhood. The couple loved?devotedly, agriculturally. Hogrow had raised his daughter with great care, and now that she had attained the zenith of her usefulness, it grieved him to think of losing her. One Sunday Dick went over, and, going out to where the old man wa3 shelling corn to the pigs, said: "Mr. Hogrow, I suppose?" "I don't 9uppo9e anything, sir." "Well, then, you doubtless know?" "I don't know anything." "That's all right then. I am going to marry your daughter, and by next corn planting time you'll know something. Do yon weaken, Mr. Hogrow ?" "See here, young feller, I can't afford to lose my gal. I have had powerful bad luck this season. The cutworms begun on the corn by the time it came up, and the hugs pitched into the cotton ; and to make things worse, my best mule and one of my cows got into a fight the other day. The cow hooked the mule, and the mule kicked the cow until both died. C.> under these circumstances, I'd rather you'd marry somebody else." "I don't accept your misfortunes as excuses. I'm going to marry the girl." "I'll tell you what I'll do, Dick. I'll make this arrangement: We'll /wrestle; and if you throw me the gal's your'n. If I throw you, she's mine. If you marry her against my will, I shall pleasantly exterminate you. If you throw me and marry her, this farm, to* t .l. i ! i? Tin *t geiner wiiii me gai, is your u. i 11 give mice trials, one to day, one three weeks from now, and the other six weeks." Dick was compelled to agree, although the old man was recoguized as the best wrestler iD the county. He had challenged everybody and had thrown everybody who had accepted. After eating dinner, the old man announced his willingness to take the first ballot. The contestants, including the girl, went into the yard, the girl took the hats and the men grappled each other. The signal was given, and Dick went over the old man's head and plowed a short furrow in the ground. "Give me my hat," he said to the girl. "Don't give up," she remarked, handing over his tile. "Go away and practice." Dick left, discouraged, but taking the advice, wrestled with steamboat men and farmers until the time for the next trial came. At the appointed time Dick appeared at Hogrow's residence. "Feel like you can cut your capers putty well ?" asked the old man. "I think so. I feel that my cause is just, and with the aid of kind Providence I hope to pile you." "Providence comes in putty handy at times," said the old man, pulling off his coat, "but it's a hard matter to buck agin an old stager. Get outen your jacket. If I fall the gal and the farm is yourn. Four hundred acres, and all under fence. Gal weighs one hundred and fifty. Big inducements." The two men grappled, and again Dick plowed up the earth. "Don't give up," said the girl. "No," said the old man, "for the land is under feuce, and the gal weighs one huudred and fifty?can handle a hoe wonderful!" Dick went away and pondered. It was evident that the old man could throw him every time. To lose the girl was to wreck his life. An idea struck him. He smiled. He left the neighborhood and remained until the time for the third fall was nearly up. On the appoiuted day he visited the old man. "I have agreed to everything," said Dick, "and now I ask a favor. Let the final trial fuln nlopo tn.nirrlit in tlto /Inrlr T will mppt r?" v..v ^ ..... ......... you here at ten o'clock." "Any way suits me," replied the old man. "I'll meet you anywhere." At ten o'clock the old man stood in the yard chuckling. His combatant climbed the fence and approached. Without exchanging a word, the two men grappled. The struggle was short. The old mau went up in the air, came down, and struck the ground with a force that almost took his life. He lay for a moment half unconscious. Dick raised him up and assisted him into the house. "The gal and the farm is yourn," said the old man, and the young couple embraced each other. The next day they wire married. Shortly after the ceremony was over a large negro man appeared at the door and, attracting Dick's attention, said: "I wants my 810. I flung the ole man hard 'nough to kill him. Whar's my money ?" Dick gave him 810, ond turning around, received a searching look from the old man. "I'll explain," said the bridegroom. "Realiziug that I couldn't throw you, and at the same time realizing that my happiness depended upon this marriage, I resorted to a bit of treachery." Here he stopped to buckle his arm around his wife. "I found a big negro that I knew could throw you, and offered him A TKol'o irlitr T trontnrl tfia ti'rootln i r\ Viv. iuabo n x nauwu luc m?viv vv take place in the dark. After he had thrown you. I rushed forward and picked you up." When Dick had finished, the old man looked at him for fully five minutes aud remarked : "It was a mighty mean trick ; but the farm and gal are your'n. Four hundred acres under fence, and the gal weighs one hundred and fifty."?Arkansas Gazette. What He'd Have Lost on Tanner.?A Galveston merchant is in the habit of imposing on the credulous by bragging about the extent of his business relations. Whenever he hears or reads of a failure in the commercial world, he shakes his head and says: "I lose five thousand dollars, so help me jeminy gracious!" A few days ago, a gentleman, in passing, asked him : "I say, Isaac, how much would you have lost if Tanner had failed?" "Not more den a coople of thousand," replied the uususpecting Isaac, who, not reading the papers, supposed that Tanner was very likely a New York leather firm. jfe?* It was on a sound boat, and the mate was evidently annoyed about something. "Carry it forward," he roared. "Carry it forward, you lunk headed son of a sculpin, or I hope to be gee whizzley gaul dusted to jude if I don't maul the dad slammed head off'n ye with with a capstan bar, you h"og-backed inolligrubber, ye!" And the deck hand looked up in profound admiration and said: "By George, Cap., if I had your culcher,I wouldn't be a runnin' as mate for no man in these waters; I'd ue a commaudin'a boat of ray t own." S&" A Yankee came running down to a 1 pier just as a steamer was starting. The boat! moved off some four or five yards, as he took a jump, and coming down on the back of his I head on the deck, he lay stuuned for two or | three minutes. When he came to, the steam- ; er had gone the best part of a quarter of a i mile, and looking to the shore the Yankee said : "Great Jehosophat! what a jump." Patrick, (dressing for a party): "Bedad j now, I shant be able to git on these boots till i I've worn them a time or two." 1 ?he wand |iwsiUc. USEFUL ITEMS. A cup of water put iuto the oven while baking, will prevent bread, cakes, etc., from burning, it is said. Abernethy used to tell his pupils that all human diseases sprang from two causes: Stuffing and fretting. Rotten wood, leaves and forest cleanings make excelleut plant food when ploughed in-1 to the ground. Guiuea fowls will keep all bugs and insects of every description off gsrden-viues. They will not scratch like other fowls or harm the rao9t delicate plants. A great many ladies who save everything else, waste their rose-leaves. Dried they make the most delightful filling for sofa pillows, J pin cushions, etc., retaining their fragrance a ; great length of time. It is said that German workmen give a J very fine temper to their edge tools by simply heating them to a white heat and plunging them repeatedly into sealing wax, so that finally the tool is too cool to penetrate the wax. It is a most pernicious error to drink large quantities of ice water. It weakens the digestion and does not assuage thirst as effectunllv ?s fresh snrinp1 water or even river-water wl- 3D sufferred to run for n while through the pipes. A few nights since, a Macon family of seven were poisoned and all made seriously ill by eating an apple dumpling, which had been placed in unboiled milk and allowed to remain there until the milk was soured. In order to properly fumigate the poultry-' house, put into burning sulphur a pound of old tobacco leaves, or a piece of common resin, twice as big as an egg, and close the house perfectly tight. Iusects cannot live in this kind of atmosphere. Fowls need charcoal when in confinement; but that from wood is not palatable to thera. The best way to furnish it is by charring an ear of corn. The fowls will devour it greedily and the improved color of their combs will soon show its wholesome effect. There are no secrets in horticulture ; the laws that govern the germination of a seed, the rooting of a cutting, or the taking of a bud or graft, are the same as they were a thousand years ago, and any one pretending to have any secret knowledge in the matter is either uu ignoramus or an imposter. Feeding Horses.?More horses are annually killed or injured by over-feeding and by injudicious feeding, than by starving or most other causes. In horses we can detect as many different temperaments and dispositions as in man, though but few horse owners take this fact into consideration in the manage meut of their horses, particularly in that part of it relating to food and feeding. Some horses are natural gluttons, and they must be seen to carefully, or they will, at times, be apt to seriously injure themselves by feeding too fast, while much of the food they consume will pass through them undigested, for the simple reason that it is swallowed before ; it has been properly masticated. We like to i see what is termed a "good feeder" (one who i does not mince or pick his food) ; but then we are not at all partial to the ravenous one. Such a horse a the latter named will dive into his feed with mouth ruide c*,~n and invariably take more at a mouthful than he can either hold in his mouth or properly mas ticate. There are several ways to fix such fellows, one way being to mix some little fine hay with his oats; while moistening the oats or feeding cut food prevents him pandering to his greedy propensity. A horse with a delicate appetite is usually a tender, delicate animal, and not at all desirable. The trouble with most persons who keep horses, no matter whether on farm for farm work or for driving purposes, is, they feed too much hay.; and to this cause can be attributed the general sluggishness often manifested by the horses until they have been working a couple of hours, while the 'wind is also much impaired. Night is the only time when hay should be fed, especially to animals used for quick work. Even the snow plow team should have but little hay at the morning and noou feeds ; but give them a generous supply at the evening meal. By doing this, your horse will keep in better spirits and con dition, free from any tendency to "pot-belly," which horsemen so dislike to see. The Value of FIen Manure.?If all the droppings from the roost by hens be carefully saved in barrels, and every Spring and Fall this manure be composted with any good soil or muck from swamps, and kept a few months, its value is equal to Peruvian guano, and may, I think, be estimated at fifty cents per fowl per annum. From fifty hens I save about ten barrels of the pure guano during the year. What I save from November to April, I compost in the Spring with the soil. First I spread in a circle, soil to the depth of three or four inches, then I spread another layer of soil, and -i ? f a:ii al_ i : men a layer ur manure, uu me neap is euiu pleted, using about four times the bulk of soil that I do of manure, the last layer being soil. The top of this compost heap I make Hat to catch the rains, then cover it with any refuse straw or hay, then place some sticks of wood or boards against the coveriug to keep it in place, and in two or three months it is ready for use, having become thoroughly incorporated with the soil, but as the season for planting is then past mostly, I leave the heap till the next year, when I use it with what I compost iu November. Perhaps it would be better to make compost in March, where the climate will admit, and use the manure for crops planted the last of May or early in June, but I can discover no loss by keeping it till the next season. A gill of this compost in a hill of corn will be equal in effect to half shovelful of stable manure. Charcoal and Its Uses.?Charcoal, laid flat while cold on a burn, causes the pain to abate immediately ; by leaving it on for au hour the burn seems almost healed when the burn is superficial. And charcoal is valuable for many other purposes. Tainted meat, surrounded with it, is sweetened ; strewn over heaps of decomposect pelts, or over dead animals, it prevents any unpleasant odors. Foul water is purified by it. It is a great disinfectant, and sweetens offensive air if placed in shallow trays around apartments. It is so very porous in its "minute interior," it absorbs and condenses gas most rapidly. One cubic inch of fresh charcoal will absoro nearly one hundred inches of gaseous ammonia. Charcoal forms an unrivaled poultice for malignant wounds and sores, often corroding away dead flesh, reducing it to one quurter in six hours, in cases of what we call proud flesh it is invaluable. It gives no disagreeable odor, corrodes no metal, hurts no texture, injures no color, is a simple and safe sweetener and disinfectant. A teaspoonful of charcoal in half a glass of water often relieves a sick headache; it absorbs the gases and relieves the distended stomach pressing against the nerves, which extend from the stomach to the head. It often relieves constipation, pain or heartburn. Variety of Food.?It is a well established fact, that a single kind of food is not enough for the best growth, health, and comfort of animals. Like ourselves, the stock i which we keep, does relish a change of di-! et?thrives better with a change of pasture j so to speak?and gives fuller returns for the ; trouble of providing the variety of foods. Coarse fodder should be mixed with that which is of a finer nature; and the highly nitrogenous, fed with substances weak in ni- j trogeu. Some farmers will feed their sheep ' corn one morning, and barley or oats the j next, and thus keep up a continual surprise, heightened by a lick of salt now and then. It is the same love of change, which makes the colt, cow and even the oldest horse feel glad when turned into a now field?.American finding fur the JMhath. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATH AN. THE LAW OF THE SABBATH. It is the fashion with a class of thinkers to ridicule the Sabbath of our fathers as puritan| ical. Its long services, cold dinners and enj forced quiet afe subjects for witticisms. The | Mayflower crew, in the opinion of these think! ers, were very good people, honest and brave, but they were bigoted and unnecessarily strict, j They know better, and can be just as brave and good without fanaticism. The Sabbath, these men tell us, was a Jewish institution. The ten commandments were given to the Jews, and were binding on them, but except where reaffirmed by Christ, do not bind Christians. We believe that our Saviour's teaching, and his observance of the Sabbath, as well as the observance by the disciples of the first day of the week, are an affirmation of the commandI ment, and a warrant for the change of day. | Even without them, however, the duty of giv| ing a day in seven to worship and rest would remain. The commandments were not simple arbitrary enactments for the government of a nation. They were the statement of princi pies as old as the race. These were codified in convenient form on the tables of stone, but it is a mistake to date them beginning at the time when Moses came down from the mount. It was & sin to worship an idol before the first and second commandments were given to Israel. The murder of Abel was a sin, though committed before the law was written, "Thou shalt not kill," so ol>edience to parents was a duty, and so adultery, theft, profane swearing, lying and covetousness were wrong from the beginning of our race. They would have been so had God never spoken by the thunder of the mount. The same is true of the Sabbath law. The principle upon which it rests is fixed. Not only must men avoid the worship of idols, but they must worship the Lord, lie is entitled to a per cent, of their time and of their strength. Tins was as true before the birth of Moses as after his death. Through him the law was put into shape, but it was no new law. This is clear from the language, "Remember the Sabboth day," not a day now to be established, but an already established day to be remembered. "So the people rested on the seventh day," is the record of their obedience when as yet they had not the written law. The reason annexed to the fourth commandment is that the Lord, after the six days of creation, "rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it." The duty of keeping one day in seven holy to the Lord began at the creation, and has since been binding upon every man, Jew and Gentile. The commandments, written in Exodus 20, are clear and easily understood. They are a tormal declaration of principles which can never be annulled. The fourth commandment is God's own expression of his Sabbath law. No man can improve upon it. If the Puritan fathers were stricter than the commandments they erred on thesafeside. - Their descendants who ridicule the Scriptures are apt to err in - -l .1: W^.,.1,1 /m?7 it iiiuit? lutugeiuus imcuiiun. ijtnatu itfut Presbyter. THAT PURPOSE. Take any blessing you liave ever enjoyed. It was in the mind of God to give it. As he cannot act without a purpose, lie designed to give it. The purpose, of course, has preceded the act. IIow long V If we believe in the immutability of God, we cannot believe that any new purposes ever entered his mind. There never was a time, then, when the purpose to bestow that gift was not in the Divine Mind. Before you existed ? Certainly, and before there was any other existence than his own. Tf there can be nothing new in the mind of God, then the purpose of bestowing the blessing has had an existence which runs back we can have no conception how far. We cannot think of any beginning of its existence. There was no beginning. It has been from, and through eternal ages, the Divine purpose to bestow that blessing. That purpose has followed you, in i-;s earthly history, from infancy through all the varied scenes of life, to the present hour. It has not faltered for a moment night or day. In all your wanderings from God, it has not been a wanderer from the path of your best welfare. Tn spite of a thousand repellances by sins and follies it hiis not been repelled. It might long ago have given up the pursuit and left you to ruin. Would your kindness to others have stood such a trial V You are standing by the walls of an edifice of great antiquity. Ages and ages have rolled away, and successive generations have come .111/1 rr/ino lmf flio wallc arp t.lmrp TIip linarv voice of ages, as uttered there, deeply impresses you. But the purpose of God concerning your welfare, 110 memory, no thought of man, can measure the period of its duration. You are lost in the immensity, of the idea, that through eternal ages Divine Kindness has had its eye upon you. Amid all the changes of material and spiritual worlds, amid all the cares and occupations of the Divine mind, its love lias not grown dim nor its natural force abated. If one, in early life, had purposed a precious gift to you, and his manhood had cordially joined in the plan, and old age had emphasized the same desire, such unfailing continuity of purpose would-give augmented value to the gift. We hallow the memory of such a benefactor. We feel that every such blessing is vastly enhanced in value by that unshaken j purpose and love. To what a height in preciousness and value I do our blessings rise when we admit and thoughtfully muse upon the fact that they have the stamp of Eternal Love; that every one of them has been put in our possession by a purpose knowing 110 beginning, but has ever ekisted in the benevolent mind of God ! Humility.?God knows me better than I know myself. He knows my gifts and powers, my failings and my weaknesses, what I can do and not do. So I desire to be led and not to lead ; to follow him; and I am quite sure that he has thus enabled me to do a great deal more in ways which seem to me almost a waste in life, advancing his kingdom, than I could have in any other way. I am sure of that. Intellectually, I am weak. I11 scholarship, nothing. In a thousand things a baby, lie knows this; and so he has led me, and greatly blessed me, who am nobody, to be some use to my church and fellow-men. How kind, how good, how compassionate art thou, 0 God ! 0 my Father, keep me humble. Help me to have respect toward my fellow-men, to recognize these several gifts as from thee. Deliver me from the diabolical sins of malice, envy, or jealousy, and give me hearty joy in my brother's good, in his work, in his gifts and talents; and may I be truly glad in his superiority to myself if God be glorified. Iioot out all weak vanity, all devilish pride, all that is abhorrent to the mind of Christ. God hear my prayer. Grant me the wondrous joy of humility, which is seeing thee as all in all.? Dr. Norman McLeoiVs Diary. A Better Way.?Because we are far behind the standard of love and good-will required for the adoption of the better way, there is 110 reason why we should not set up the standard directly and seek to draw all men to it. The better way is the development of principle in benevolent work ; the substitution of duty for impulsive work; the pleasure of giving instead of getting. If we look into the nature of the Fair for Charity, or the Charity Concert, or Charity Excursions, 01; any other scheme in which the sale of something is to be made for the sake of a profit to be applied to charity, we see that the selfishness or selflove of the party is appealed to; this is the essence of the raffle or lottery; the hope of getting something, not the pleasure of giving something, is excited; and the purchaser is not bettered, but made worse by the indulcrmir-p nf Hip mission f lint uromnted the nur chase. If money is thus coaxed out of the i selfish aucl stingy, it may be said that it is a good done; it is foraging on the enemy ; it is reaping where we had not sowed. Hut it is not charity, not benevolence. There is no love ! in it, no good-will to men. It has no Christ, no blessing. Get Xeakkk.?Some people imagine that Sinai is extinct. Certain pulpits seemed to be pitched so far awav from the sublime moun-1 tain that its august peak is no longer visible, I and its righteous thunders against sin are no longer audible. With this school of rose-water ministers the theology of law is voted obsolete ! and barbarous; the world is to be tamed and sweetened, sanctified entirely by a theology of j love. They preach !t one-sided God?all mercy and 110 justice?with one-half of his glorious attributes put under eclipse. Even sinners are not to be warned, with tears and entreat-! jes, to flee the wrath to come. They are to be j coaxed into holiness by a magical process which makes nothing of repentance, and simply requires a "faith" which costs 110 more labor than the snap of a finger, This shallow j system may produce long rolls of converts, but; it does not produce solid, substantial Cl|i'|s? I Kr. Cuyler, I i (tantg (Srlertiims. THE PRIMARY ELECTION. Rules for Conducting the Election in York County. 1. On Thursday, the lGtli of September, 1*80, there shall be held at each election precinct in York county, a primary election for the nominations of persons for the several offices to lie filled and for members of the Legislature from said county. 2. The polls shall be open at 8 o'clock, A. M., and kept open, without intermission, until 5 o'clock, P. M., when they shall be closed. 3. At each election precinct there shall be three managers of election, to be appointed by the Executive Committee, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum. 4. The Managers at each precinct shall furnish a ballot box, for the secure keeping of which they shall be responsible. 5. At the opening of the polls, the ballot boxes shall be emptied of all contents, and exhibited thus empty, to any person in attendance upon the polls. The boxes shall then be closed and locked or sealed, and shall so remain until the polls are closed. G. The managers shall keep a poll list and a tally list, and for this purpose shall appoint a clerk. 7. The ballots used shall be either printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, and shall contain the names of the persons voted for, and the offices, in the same manner as is prescribed by law in the case of county elections. 8. All Democrats, qualified by law to vote, and who are known to have voted the entire Democratic ticket in 187H or 1878, shall be entitled to vote at this election. All who have attained their majority since said election, or who are known to be In full sympathy with the Democratic party, shall be allowed to vote. !). For the purpose of carrying out the requirements of Section 8, the managers, or any by-stander shall be entitled to challenge any voter, and put any questions to him which they or he may deem relevant to the object in view, and the managers shall determine his right to vote by his answers or other proof, and may accept or reject the vote thus offered. 10. 0n the close of the polls, the managers shall proceed immediately and continuously to count the votes, in the same manner and mode and under the same regulations as are prescribed by law for general elections. 11. When the votes shall have been counted, the managers shall make out, in duplicate, returns, showing the number of votes cast for each person, who for, and total number of votes cast; and shall deposit one of the returns in the ballot box and file the other as one of the records. The returns shall be signed by the managers, who shall likewise certify to the correctness of the same. 12. The ballot box containing the ballots, the poll list and the certified returns of the managers, together with any other papers they may deem proper to include, shall, on the Saturday following after such election, be forwarded, securely locked and sealed, to the Secretary of the County Executive Committee, at Y orkville. For the purpose of this forwarding, the managers shall select and appoint some discreet and otherwise suitable person to act as messenger, who shall, before he enters upon the duties thereof, repeat in the presence of the managers, tne following declaration, "i ao solemnly pledge my sacred honor, that I will faithfully perform all the duties incident to my position as messenger of the primary election, to the best of my ability." 13. Whoever shall have received the greatest number of all votes cast for the office for which he is a candidate, shall be declared to be the Democratic nominee for such office. But if it shall be found that the two or more candidates receiving the highest number of votes have received an equal number, then there shall be a second Primary election, to be held on a day named by the Executive Committee, at which election only the two or more candidates so receiving an equal numl)er of votes shall be voted for. This second Primary election shall be held and the returns made under the same regulations as in the first election. The person receiving the highest number of votes shall be the nominee of such office. 14. It shall be the duty of the County Executive Committee to hear and determine all protested and contested Primary election cases; and notice of protest Or contest must be filed with the Chairman before the election is declared, and the grounds of protest or contest, in cases to be contested, must be submitted the same day to the Committee, which must then be in session to hear and determine all such cases. 15. No person shall be eligible to election at the Primary election, who shall not pledge himself beforehand, in writing, to the Executive Committee, to abide by and support the result of the election ; and that the names of all who so pledge themselves -shall be publicly announced by the Chairman of the Executive Committee at least one week previous to the election. 10. That all voters for the meml>ers of the Legislature and L'ounty commissioners, snan be required to vote for the full number of persons to be elected, under the penalty of throwing out so much of the incomplete ticket as relates to these offices. 17. That only the names of those who have been declared by the Executive Committee to be candidates, shall be voted for in the Primary election. Site inquirer. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, 12 50 For six months 1 25 For three months, 75 Two copies one year, 4 00 Ten copies one year, 20 00 And an extra copy 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 be used for three, six, or twelve months. VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE. NOT having sold all my property in York and Chester counties, I now offer at private sale the following pieces of desirable Real Estate, in which to immediate purchasers I will give good bargains and easy terms: A DESIRABLE PLANTATION. About 8 miles south-west of Rock Hill, on the .Saluda road, known as the EVANS TRACT, containing about 325acres. This land is in a good stato of cultivation?is good farming land, witli | about 25 acres of rich bottom land on Fishing creek. On this property there are three good dwellings, so situateu that the tract could be divided into three desirable small farms. PLANTATION IN CHESTER. About five miles south of Richburg, known as the POTTS PLACE, containing 300 acres. This place is in a fine state of cultivation and has on it a good dwelling; cotton gin and screw, witli all other necessary outbuildings. ^Its contiguity to the Cheraw and Chester Railroad renders it a desirable location. Any further information regarding any ot the above described property will bo furnished on application to me at Win'nsboro, S. C., and any one wishing to examine either or any of the plantations, with the view of purchasing, will be shown over the same. A. WILLIFORD. July 29 31 tf state of south carolina, York County. WHEREAS D. A. A. WATSON has applied to mo for Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of EMILY D. WOOD, late of thecounty aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to bo and appear before me at our next Judgeof Probate's Court for the said county, to be holden at York Court House on the 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER instant, toshew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 9th day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and in the 105th year of the Independence of the United States of America. J. A. McLEAN, Judgeof Probate. September 9 36 2t J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY,! 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every convenience, and a determination to do my | best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in J want of correct and battering likenesses. Cloudy weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjects, except small children. August 5 32 tf Iron safe for sale. ! THE undersigned offers for sale one No. 2 1 IRON SAF15, manufactured by Mosler, Bah- j man A Co., of Cincinnati. This safe has a com-1 bination lock, and for all practical purposes is \ equal to a now one. It is offered for sale for no 1 reason except that it is too small for my purposos. L. M. GRIST. August JP 34 tf THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1880. PREMIUMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. Seventy-Seven Prizes to be awarded to Subscribers. REDUCTION IN SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. TERMS Of ISCnS-f 1IE OF POSTAGE. 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 advauce: Single copy, one year, $2 50 Two copies, one year, *. 4 00 Ten copies, one year 20 00 And an extra cony to the person securing a club of ten names ami 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 deter *1.1 <Vxi nw?t/.ua Ktr milieu tu uioli iuuiu tun iuuuvtiii^ ann;ico uj lot, at 10 o'clock A. M., on the FIRST SATURDAY 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 fixtares complete, the retail price of each of which is $25. SEVENTY-TWO Four-bladed buekhorn handlo Pockot-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 elsowhero 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 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 $1.50. In the distribution of the above Prizes, flic following plan will be obs*,:. _<d: The names ol all persons who pay for one year's subscription, whether in a club at $2, or as a single subscriber at 82.50, betweon this date and the first Saturday of October, 1880, will be printed on slips and placed in envelopes of uniform size and depositod in a cylinder prepared for the purpose. Slips of paper of uniform size, to the number of seventyseven?one for each prize?enclosed in simifar envelopes, will also be placed in another cylinder, with the words "Sowing Machine" printed on three of them ; "Cooking Stove" on two; and "Pocket Knife" on seventy-two of tlie.n. On the day designated, after thoroughly mixing the envelopes in each cylinder by revolving the same, an envelop will be taken from each cylinder, and the name of the person drawn from the cylinder containing the names, will be entitled to the Prize drawn immediately succeeding from the Prize cylinder. The cylinders will ne revolved and the envelopos 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 be published in the Enquirer of the j 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 he entitled to the advantages offered by the prize drawing, provided they give notice previous to the drawing that such is their desire. Subscribers who secure the .Sewing Machines or Cooking Stoves, will have them shipped to their order at their expense for freight; the .Sewing Machines from New YorK, and me loosing Stoves from Greensboro, N. C. The PocketKnives will be delivered at our publication office, or sent by mail at our expense, at the risk of those entitled to receive them; or they will be sent in registered package on receipt of 10 cents to pay the registration fee. All letters should be addressed to Tj. m. grist, Yorkville, S. C. January 2 tf JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and first-class appointments throughout our office, we are prepared to execute ALT. MANNER OF JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices that will compare with New York or Philadelphia charges tbr the same quality of work and materials. We have recently made a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men : HII.L HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads $3.00 $5.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill heads. Wo will fill an order for bill heads, giving any desired number of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note, $2.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 Letter (largesize) 3.00 5.00 For the above work we use a superior quality of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in every instance. We also give special attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which we furnish strictly according to the requirements of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to- furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired." Address. L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, YORK COUNTY. I1THEREAS J. F. WALLACE, C. C. C. Pleas, WW 1 It.j L T A Y f I1U3 rtppJlt?U IU UIC IUI AJtrttCl O VI AUUllliigtration, on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of JACOB ETTERS, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at our next Judge of Prohnte's Court for the said county, to be holden at York Court House on the 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 19th day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and in the 105th year of the Independence of the United States of America. J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. August 19 34 6t STATIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA^ COUNTY OF YORK. WHEREAS J. F. WALLACE, C. C. C. Pleas, lias applied to me for Letters of Administration, with the Will annexed, on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Mrs. CATHERINE BLAIR, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear at our next Judge of Probate's Court, for York County, to be holden at York Court House, on the 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 19th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thons'and eight hundred and eighty, and in the 105th year of thelndependenceof theUnited States of America. J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. August 19 34 6t CERRO GORDO MILLS. THE undersigned, proprietor of the above mills, would respectfully inform the public that they have been recently thoroughly overhauled and remodeled, and are now in condition to compete with any mills in this section for FIRST-CLASS WORK. Among the improvements made we have substituted a turbine wheel, which enables the mills to run at any time. No fear of stopping now on account of low water. We also have in use the "EXCELSIOR BOLTING CLOTH," the best that is made, and the mills being in charge of 8. W. ALEXANDER, a miller of fine reputation, we have no hesitancy in guaranteeing satisfaction to all who may favor M1 "? a n/vn\r AT3 nrtiD Am our mills wild ineir custom, un naum GROUND AT ANY TIME. Mills located on Allison Creek, about six miles north-east of Yorkville. J. J. <fe J. C. MILLER. July 8 28 3m DR^ J. B. PATRICK, JR., CHARLESTON, 8. C., SURGEON DKNT18T, WILL make his regular visit to YORKVILLE IN JANUARY, ^ULLLJLr with all the most improved instruments and appliances known to the profession ot Dentistry. Teeth extracted by the aid of nitrous oxide. ARTIFICIAL TEETH supplied. All Dental operations performed and satisfaction guaranteed at as reasonable rates as can be done by an}' first- i class Dentist. August 12 33 ly CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to the original brightness and lustre of tne goods. Do not throw away your old clothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. August 12 20 tf CLARK BROTHERS OUR GROCERY.! "^^Ewill make our House headquarters for BAGGING AND TIES. This season, as formerly. We have a full supply of Bagging, and New and Pieced Ties on hand, and guarantee ours to be as low, or lower than any other House in town. We keep up a full : line of HEAVY HARDWARE. Comprising Refined Iron, in all shapes and forms; \ best English Cast Steel, for Drills, Ac.; both cut and finished Nails, ot all sizes; Axes, Spades, ; Shovels, Steel Forks, Trace Chains, Stay Chains, Breast Chains, Tongue Chains, Haines, Steel Plows, Farmers' Friend Plows. These are the best and cheapest Turn Plows now in use, as they can be utilized for almost every purpose on the farm. We ask that you come to us for these articles, as we can save you money. We also have ! a full line of GROCERIES. Sugars, Coffees, Bacon, Lard, Rice, Molasses, Hams, Soaps, and, in short, everything usually found in a m FlKS'iniLASS UKUUtilVI . Come to us, we will satisfy your wants, and do it I cheap. We still have the Agency for STTJDEBAKER & OLD HICKORY WAGONS And will make orders for them on small commissions, for those who need a wagon. These Wagons have no superior in point of excellence and durability. We will furnish them at Manufacturers' prices, and would say that it would be to vour interest to consult us as to prices before j'ou buy. We will give full prices for cotton To those who owe us, when placed in settlement of account. We want to make a clean showing on our Hooks this Fall, and ask your prompt attention. CLARK BROTHERS. gIjano notes. YOUR Note for Guano has been returned to me for collection, and T am ready to serve you at your convenience. R. F. CLARK, Agent. NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY! AVAIL YOURSELF OF IT! PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS AND MUSIC. ? ? ? ALL families have old Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, Music, ?&c., 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, but the current literature of the present day should bennt in a durable form for preservation as well. This can be dono in the shortest possible time, with the best material, in the most handsome and durable style, and at prices which cannot be duplicated anywhere, by e. r. stokes. Stationer, Book Binder and Blank Pook Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street, . COLUMBIA, S. C. jSend in orders at once. the bickford j automatic family knitter. Iti "TTJ Kf "(SjrJI Jr L_ s ! Knits all sizes of work, narrows and widens it shapes all sizes complete. Knits over 50different garments, 8ocks, Stockings, Mittens, T.eggins, Wristlets, Gloves, etc. It knits every possible variety of plain or fancy stitch. 75 per cent profit in manufacturing knit foods. Farmers car 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 be made. For full particulars and lowest prices for the best Family Machine, send to BICKFORD KNITTING MACFTINF MFG. CO., Brattleboro, Vt. February 26 9 ly _THE~FAVORITE OF THE WORLD. k_E=J THE Family Favorite Improved Weed. These Machines nave been remodeled and 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 & CO,, Furniture Dealers, Rock Hill, S. C. Affile Running Tensions |j| AmeS f|j ?5 f: SemqKafe &<?>% JJJj IheB^ntteWoriJ. !* mmJ BALTIMORE, MO. TO THE PUBLIC. JF yon are in need of a FIRST-CLASS MACHINE, we know we can make it to your advantage to BUY THE AMERICAN. It has no superior, if an equal. KENNEDY BROS. & BARRON. July 2fl 31 tf ASHELEMENT ^ fTTrim T\ rtr<TlTTrnT\ 1(JU SACKS JUST JtifcCfcitiki/. THE best FERTILIZER FOR WHEAT. When used wiiii Peas, makes tlie most EFFICIENT AND DURABLE FOOD For crops. CALL AND GET CIRCULARS. T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. ~GA RRYmas and Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, OIjEVEIiAKnD, OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly CHATTEL MORTGAGES MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the i ENQUIRER OFFICE. i August 5 32 3t G. H. O'LEARY. COOKING STOVES. THE Iron King and Elmo Cooking Stoves on hand 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 A Company Manufacture of Stoves, can be had by calling at G. H. O'LEARY'S. FURN ITURE STORED TAM constantly receiving new additions to my now large stock of Furniture in all kinds of goods, whicli I am offering very cheap, for cash. G. H. O'LEARY. SADDLE BAGS, &C\ SADDLE Bags,, Collars, Wagon, Buggy and Riding Whips, Hanies, Trace Chains," Back Bands, Ac., for sale, at G. II. O'LEARY'S. ~~ SADDLES AND HARNESS. O ADDLES and Harness, of all kinds and prices, of my own manufacture. Stock immense and prices guaranteed. O. H. O'LEARY. BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES^ COMMON, Medium and Fine Bedsteads and Mattresses, and all goods kept in a Furniture Stoi-at G. H. O'LEARY'S. TABLES, SAFES, AC. EXTENSION Dining Tables, Cupboards and Common K-tchen Safes, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. PICTURE FRAMES. A LARGE lot of Picture Frames and Framed Chromos, at. G. H. O'LEARY'S. CHAIRS. TWENTY Dozen of different kinds of Chairs, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. August 19 30 tf ~C. & L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, \ Yorkville, S. C., July 22, 1880. J THE following Schedule of the Mall and Passeneer Trains took effect at 6 o'olock, a. in., on the 20th of July, 1880. going south. Leave Dallas at 6.0ft A. M. Arrive at Gastonia at 6.20 A. M. Leave Gastonia at 6 40 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at 7.00 A. M.Leave Crowder'a 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. Leave Guthriesville at 9.05 A. M. Leave McGonnellsville at ..9.20 A. M. Leave Lowrysville at 9.40 A. M. Arrive at Chester at 10.10 A. M. 30ing north. Lftavfi Chaster at. 2.45 P. 41. Leave Lowrysvilieat 3.20 P. M. Leave McConnellsvilleat 3.40 P. M. Leave Guthriesvilie at 3.50 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at 4.20 P. M. Leave Yorkville at 4.25 P. M. Leave Cloverat 5.05 P. M. Leave Bowling Green at 5.15 P. M. Leave Orowder'a Creek at 5.25 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at 5.35 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia at 5.55 P. M. Leave Gas to ni a at 6.10 P. M. Arrive at Dallas at 6.30 P. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. July 22 30 tf ATLANTA AI1D CHARLOTTE AIR-LUTE RAILWAY. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Atlanta, Ga., May 20,1880. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON and after May 23rd, 1880, trains will run on this road ns 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 at Gastonia, 1.08, A. M., Leave 1.09, A. V. LOCAL, FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 4.33, F. M., Leave 5.02, P. M (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 7;43. A. M., Leave 8.03, A. M. THROUGH FREIGHT TRAIN. (ea8tward.) 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 for all points West and Southwest. Connecting at Charlotte for all Eastern points. Through Tieketson sale atGreenvilieand Sparoil Trtof n?/1 Wnof UlllUUrg iu nil puiiif jviflb auu ** G. J. FOREAORE, Oen'l Manager. W. J. Houston, Gen'l Pass. <k Ticket Agent. June 10 25 tf REMOVAL. : THE YORK MARBLE YARD. I WOULD respectfully announce that I 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 he better than ever heretofore prepared to tarnish MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES, ort, ANYTHING IN MY LINE, aa low as the lowest. As an evidence of this, lean furnish Tomb Stones for CHILT.REN from $3.00 upward ; for ADULTS, from $8.00 upward. fSB" Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and finished in the most elaborate style, and in point of workmanship and material, equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Specimens always on band, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and other information tarnished on application. Work delivered at any point on the Cheater 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 the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, OCiTJHTY OP Y0BX--00UBT OP 00MM0H PLEAS. Henry H. Watson, Plaintiff, against William M. McCarter, J. A. Ware and J. K. Wells, Defendants. Summons for Relief?Complaint not Served. To William M. McCarter, J. A. Ware and J. K. Wells, Defendants in this action. YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which isthla day filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint, on the subscriber, at his office, in Yorkville, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if to* fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to tbo Court lor tne renet aemanuea in me complaint Dated Yorkville, August 31st, A. D., 1880. W. B. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff's Attorney. To the Defendants, William M. McCarter, J. A. Ware and J. K. Wells.?Take notice that the complaint and summons in the above entitled Action was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas lor York county, South Carolina, on the 31st day of August, A. D. 1880. W. & WILLIAMS, Plaintiff's Attorney. September 2 36 6t GEORGE T. SCHORS PHOTOGRAPHER, CHESTER, 8. CAROLINA. IJICTURES taken in all kinds of weather, and pains taken to please 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 firstclass. 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. Febrnarv 13 7 tf ROSE'S HOTEL, YORKVILLE, S. C. t THIS H0USE has thoroughly renovated from cellar to garret, and newly furnished, in- * B3BMI eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT SPRING BEDS. In view of the times, our motto is a full House at a moderate price. TERMS?$1.50 PER DAY, OR 50c. PER MEAL. Sample Rooms reserved especially for Commercial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. June 17 25 tf _____ I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears and other fine-edged instruments. Prices-r-for honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber, J