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Humoral)* IJtfjrattttmtt. HOW DR. POTTS PULLED THROUGH. Young Gluckersou met old Judge Van Snyder on the ferry, and after shaking hands respectfully with that venerable friend of the family, said, casually : "Did you hear of that terrible accident up at Potts' the other night ?" "Accident! Why, my dear young friend, no. Nothing serious, I hope?" said the Judge, much interested. "Well, I'll tell you how it was," said Gluckereon in a mournful voice. "You see, the old doctor was out until about 2 in the morning attending some patients, and, supposing he would be hungry when he came in, . ivirs. Potts put a large pan of mush and milk?the doctor's favorite dish, you know? under the stove to keen warm for him." "Yes! yes!" said the Judge, eagerly, as Gluckerson stopped to light a cigar. "Go on?what then ?" "Well, the doctor came in after a while and went groping round in the dark for his mush?couldn't 6nd a match, you know? and, as luck would have it, he picked up instead a pan containing bread, put there to raise over night. He was too tired to notice the difference?besides he had taken two or three nips as he drove round, and so he actually ate up all the dough !" "Gracious !" said the Judge."It's a fact, though. Well, toward morning the doctor began to swell, and swell?the yeast was just getting its workin', you know, and pretty soon the whole family was up and rushing around half distracted. The doctor kept on groaning and shrieking and swelling, until he looked like a Saratoga trunk. At last they found out what he had done, and the whole family piled right on top of him, and sat there while they sent for a cooper." "A cooper ?" "Yes, you see they saw at once that unless something was done the doctor would burst before morning. So the cooper started in aud put nine of those big half-inch beerkeg hoops around his stomach. Of course that stopped the swelling, and, by keeping a tin tube down his throat for gas to escape, he just managed to pull through." "Oh ! the doctor pulled through, did he ?" "Oh! yes ; he's all right now, excepting?" "Excuse me," said the Judge grimly, as he took his note book, "but will you favor me with your middle name in full ?" They are getting up a medal for the champion liar in the State, by order of the Governor, and I think I'll send in your?" But the boat had landed and the promising young candidate had melted away. AVD 1IMV TA DflV IDAGCTTW villi II A 1 IV X XJiX A ivvovw Nothing is more savory to a Southern negro's palate than roasted fat opossum. One old negro hunter captured a fine specimen the other day, and feeling hungry stopped to cook it in the woods. He built a fire and spitted his meat; but, being very tired as well as hungry, he fell asleep while the 'possum was roastiug. As he slept, a "low-trash" negro came upon the scene, doubtless attracted by the fire and the smell of roasting meat. The new-comer approached cautiouslv with one eye on the 'possum and the other on Uncle Eph, who slumbered. First he shook the old man, who turned to au easier position, but would not wake. The stranger took in the situation, and then proceeded to take in the 'possum. He, too, was a 'possum-eater, and he made short work of the dainty roast. He ate and ate till only the bones were left. Uncle Eph was still sleeping, and it occurred to the vandal that he would make J2ph think that he had been to supper, so that when he awoke he would not suspect the theft. Then the "low-trash" negro proceeded to 'possum grease Eph's hands r-nd face and mouth, and to pile in the old man's lap the gnawed bones. Nights have inorniDgs, and sleeping must have its waking. Uncle Eph awoke and immediately thought of his 'possum. It was not on the fire ; it was not anywhere to be seen; but there in his lap were the bones that had been gnawed. On his hands, lips aud beard was grease and the smell of 'possum. He was self convicted. He conclud1 X? -A 1 1 1 ,1. f i. L ~ ea mac ne naa eaien me possum, yvi ue could not remember the pleasure the eating had given him. Weighiug all the circumstantial evidence carefully, the old man slowly pronounced judgment: "Dat's a fac'. I'se been eatin' dat possum. I'se beeu eatin' it in my sleep." But then his stomach ; why did it not stand out as a witness in the case? It felt empty, and yet it should be full. "It's certaiu sho'r I've done eat up that 'possum. Must have done it when I'se sleep. But," and the old man placed his hand sadly over his really empty stomach, "but it interferes less'n any 'possum I ebberdid eat." A New Sort of Pill.?Old John Morris, a Little Rock, Ark., negro, hit upon the idea of Tanner anti bilious pills, compounded, as he declared, according to a recipe obtained of the trreat faster. He sold some to a wo man, who died soon after taking them. John was arrested and taken to court, where the following dialogue took place: "Where did you get the medicine you gave the woman ?" "I made hit from d'rections sent ter me by Dr. Tanner." "What are its component parts ?" "Hit's made outen roots from de groun' and leaves frum de trees. Does yer wanter to buy a bottle, Jedge ?" "No, sir, I don't. The charge against you is a serious one. What made your medicine kill the woman ?" "Why, Jedge, de medicine didn't kill the 'oman," "What killed her ?" "Why, Jedge, de'oman died ob de surprise. Yer see she had been takin' eberything in the medical market an' hit didn't do her no good. She didn't hab much confidence in my medicine, and when she tuck hit an' foun' that hit went right ter wurk tearin' at the corners ob de biliousness, bit surprised de 'oman to death. Yer can't hole a man for surprisin' anybody ter death. Ef I comes and teils you a good piece ob news, an' you falls dead, de law can't hold me 'sponsible. An' 'cordin ter der same 'stronomy, if I gins a woman a dose ob medicine and hit surprise' her ter death, de law can't put de clamps on me." The justice is considering a M/vSnin ^ oM/?nmanf knf Tnkr? ia LUC pUIULS UJL UUI1U D aiguuicub| uub uuuu ?o still in jail. The Signal of Distress.?A colored man was busily engaged iu sawing some wood for a Galveston gentleman. The "man and brother" had a large Masonic breastpin on his shirt bosom. "Do you colored Masons and white Masons affiliate ?" "Don't fillyate wuff a cuss." "What's the matter?" "Duuno, but I'se tried it. Dar is a barkeeper in dis town what toted dis heah berry same emblem. I was in distress ; hadn't had a dram all dat morning. I came in and gave de distress signal." "Did he respond ?" "He didn't respond right. He made a motion at the doah wid one hand and reached under the bar. I made the sign once moah and he fotched me between de shoulders with de bungstarter, jess as I was gettin' out de doah.? Galveslon News. ttaT A certain manufacturer of Bradford I who had made a composition with his creditors was under cross examination at the Leeds Assizes. "Now, sir," cried Mr. Bag- J wig, ferociously, "attend to me. Were you not in difficulties a few months ago ?" "Noa." "What! sir ? Attend to my question. *1 ask you again?and pray be careful in answering, for you are upon your oath, I need ; hardly remind you?were you not in difficul-1 ties some months ago ?" "Noa, not as I knows of." Sir, do you pretend to tell this j Court that you did not make a composition I with your creditors a few months ago ?" "Oh ! j ah !"?a bright smile of intelligence spreading over the ingenious face of the witness? ! that's what you mean, is it ? But, ye see it i were my creditors as were i' the difficulties ; i they an' not me." ' lite 4ft m and fireside. THE FARM FOR SALE. With weary hear' and trembling hand I guide the tear atield; Good horses?ah, iney seein to see The grist I try to shield, The skies are low1 ring overhead, Misfortune blows a gale; Put up a board and write thereon These words: "This farm for sale." What! sell the homestead broad and fair? The dearest spot on earth ? Shall strangers sit where I have sat, Around the family hearth ? The farm where mother took the vows That made her father's bride? The place where laughing Nell was born? The spot where Willie died. What! must I part with memories So very dear to me ? The mossy spring, the purling brook, The leaving appie tree? The shadows of departed ones Rise up and touch my arm; I hear their Dleadinir voices now: "Do not desert the farm!" Enshrined within my heart of hearts The house where I was born, One Summer night, when heaven's rain Beat down the growing corn ; The room where 1 have often passed Beneath the cbast'ning rod? Where father laid me early on The altar of his God 1" While I have strength to swing the axe, While I can guide the plow, While I can toil and bring the sweat Of labor to my brow, I'll keep misfortune's wolf at bajr! Love triumphs over gold! Take down that board and break it? The farm shall not be sold ! Cure for Scratches in Horses.? Scratches?Take of powdered slippery elm, one pound: boiled carrots and turnips, of each, three pounds. Moisten the whole with warm water, and place a poultice over the diseased parts; then let them remain in this condition, for, say, twelve hours, after the lapse of which time remove the poultice and apply warm water with a sponge for one hour; then renew the poultice again, and coutinue this way for three successive days and nights, after which dust in a litti3 of the following mixture, three times a day : Take of tannic acid, six ounces; finely powdered ?c 1a?/1 amrtaa Aaiiw ann nAlin/1 ai'CtaLC Ul 1CAU) UU<S VUUV^C , UUUi y v/uc |/UUUU? Another?Iodide of potassium, one drachm; glycerine, one ounce. Apply once a day. Another?One quart good vinegar; one half pound litharge. Mix and simmer down to half the quantity; strain and apply. Another?Two ounces flour sulphur; one half ounce verdigris. Mix and apply after washing. To Prevent?When the horse comes in with heels wet and cold, wash them with warm water and wipe dry. When scratches are light, let the heels be wiped clean by means of a damp sponge, after which apply a weak solution of sulphate of zinc, one drachm to one ounce of water. When scratches are bad, boiled carrot poultices are useful and even necessary, or a poultice of somi kind. They take away the inflammation, and soften the scabs so that they can be removed by washing. If the hair is long it mu?t be clipped. When the bair is removed nd the parts thoroughly cleansed, a sufficirncy of the following may be applied, not only to the diseased, but to a good deal of healthy skin : Take of lac sulphur, one ounce ; carbolic acid, one drachm ; lard and olive oil, of each, two ounces. Mix thoroughly. This is to be left on the skin for two or three days, and then washed off with soap aud water. The subjoined powders may be given until the swellings disappear: Take of arsenuous acid, half a drachm ; sulphur, six ounces; powdered gentian and ginger, of each two ounces. Mix and make eighteen powders, and give one daily in food. "I* T T mmAlf XVI XVK iji V XAii, X iUJl UU UWIU1, 4U?bn or pill vender, yet I have had a pretty good long life and a happy one. May I not, therefore, just give my simple rules for health, in hope some poor traveler on the up or down hill of life, may look ai. them, and perhaps be benefitted by them. 1 have practiced them for many years and they have done me good ; perhaps they may do gcod to others. They are inexpensive, and may be easily abandoned, if they cause any harm. 1. Keep in the sunlight just as much as possible. A plant will not thrive without the sunbeam ; much less a man. 2. Breathe as much fresh air as your business will permit. This makes fresh blood; but it is never found within the four walls of your building. Beneath the open sky, just there, and only t'liere, it comes to you. 3. Be strictly temperate. You cannot break organic law, or any other law with impunity. 4. Keep the feet always warm and the head cool. Disease and death begin at the feet more commonly than we think. 5. Eat white bread when you cannot get brown bread. 0. If out of order, see which of the above rules you have not observed, then rub yourself all over with a towel, saturated with salt water ai. \1 well dried, and begin upon the rules again. 7. Look ever on the bright, which is the heaven side, of life. This is far better than a medicine. These seven simple rules, good for the valid or invalid, if rightly observed, would save, I apprehend, a deal of pain, prolong your life, and so far as health goes, make it worth the having. Will you, then, practice them ?? ir. Waybridge, in Boston Traveler. Garters.?Children should never wear garters, as the stockings can be kept up perfectly well by an attachment of elastic strips to the waistband. If garters are worn, it is important to know how to apply them with the least risk of harm. At the bend of the knee the sui>erficial veins of the leg unite and go deeply into the under part of the thigh beneath the hamstring tendons. Thus a ligature below the knee obstructs all the superficial veins; but if the constriction is above, the hamstring tendons keep the pressure off the veins which return the blood from the legs. Unfortunately, most people, in ignorance of the above facts, apply the garter below the knee. Elastiy bands are the most injurious. They follow the movements of the muscles and never relax their pressure upon the reins. Xon-elastic bands, during muscular exertion, become considerable relaxed at intervals, and allow freer circu lation of the blood. Tansy fok Bots.?About thirty years ago a friend lost a fine horse by bots. He took from the stomach of the dead horse a gill of bots and brought them to my ollice to experiment upon. He prepared every remedy he had heard of, and put some of them into each. Most of them had no effect ; some affected slightly, but sage tea more than anything else; that killed them in fourteen hours. He concluded he would kill them by putting them in nitric acid, but it had 110 more effect 011 them than water. The third day they were as lively as when put in. A bunch of tansy was growing by my office. He took a handful, added a little water, squeezed out the juice and put some in. They were dead in less than a minute. Since then, I have had it given to every horse I have seen affected with bots, and have never known it to fail to give entire relief. Preservation of Wood.?The method of preserving wood by the application of lime, as pursued by M. Svostal, is published in the French journals. He piles the plank in a tank and puts over all a layer of quick lime, which is gradually slaked with water. Timber for mines requires about a week to be thoroughly impregnated, and other wood more or less time according to its thickness. The material acquires a remarkable degree of hardness on losing subjected to this process, and it is alleged, will never rot. Beech wood has been prepared in this way for hammers and other tools, for iron works, and is said to become as hard as oak without parting with any of its elasticity or toughness, and to last much longer than when not thus prepared. ? fg- Much trouble can often be saved by marking tools with their owner's name. Coat over the blade with a thin layer of wax by warming the steel and rubbing 011 the wax while it Hows. When hard, mark your name through the wax, and apply aqua fortis, (nitric acid); after a few moments wash off the acid with water, melt the wax and wipe it off with a soft rag. The letters will be found etched into the steel. The Laundry.?A tablespoonful of black pepper put into the first water in which gray and buff linens are washed, will keep them from spotting. There is 110 objection to it, and it softens the water like soda. Ipswnaucottis fading. POPULAR ERRORS. Not long since, in speaking of the animal world, I had some word to say about the birds, when a lady said : "You don't call a bird an animal, do you ?" Now, don't laugh at the lady, for here in a paper before me a reporter says, "The Zoological Society is continually adding to its collection new species of animals and birds." There are many persons besides those mentioned I am afraid, who think a bird is not an animal, that a bat is a bird, and that the whale is a fish : whereas, both bat and whale are of the mammalia. There are those who believe that the salamander is incombustible and that they have the property of putting out fires; that the tongue of the viper imparts the poison; that] the pelican feeds its young with its own flesh ; that the ostrich hides its head in the sand, believing its whole body is hid ; that the dying swan has a beautiful death song ; that the earwig crawls into the human ear, and thus penetrates to the brain.; that the bat only comes into your house to get into the hair of the ladies; that the natural place of refuge for a rat, when pursued, is up a lady's skirt; that a woodchuck (marmot) is a hog; that another marmot is a dog; that a grouse is a pheasant, and that the hare is a rabbit! Now these errors are believed in by many persons who are otherwise well educated. Again, why do you call auyone as "silly as a goose?" Those who know anything about the goose know that it is not a silly bird in any respect. Is the goose called "silly" because it allows itself to be plucked -ii :.i . o alive wii-uuut a uiy : ?t njr cunt eiiuko tut goose is a philosopher. What good would it do.it to cry ? Is the camel or the mule silly? Does not one bear its overload and the other take its undeserved beating in silence ? But you say the goose looks silly. Grauted. How many men and women look like fools who are not; and how many there are who look as though they possessed the combined wisdom of all the past ages, who are in fact the veriest fools who ever trod what Mrs. Partington called terra cotta. Go to! Beware of relating false maxims,' or calling things by the wrong names. Proverbs are not always the words of wisdom, even when spoken by the Solomons of nations. So much for a few only of the errors in zoology. Let us turn to botany for a moment How many are there who persist in calling the potato a roott Well, as a matter of fact it is a branch growing under the earth ; but in the language of science the potato is a "tuber," or perhaps more prop erly a "tubercle." In chemistry, a popular error is to suppose mercury is quicksilver, while in {pet it has not a particle of quicksilver in its composition. When yourlittje girl came home.the other day with a cake of chocolate carefully wrap ped up in "silver paper," she was told that that wrapper was lead, while in fact it was really tin ! Prussian blue is popularly supposed to have come from Prussia, while it is manufactured by chemists anywhere and everywhere, where may be obtained the precipitate or the salt of proto oxide of iron and prussiate of potassa. Copperas is thought to hear some relation to copper. There is no copper whatever in its composition, but it is merely the sulphate of iron. Blacklead does not contain a particle of lead, but is principally made up of carbon. Burguudy pitch is not a-?pitch, nor does it come from Burgundy. By far the largest quantity of Burgundy piteh, so-called, is a mixture of rosin and palm oil. The best Burgundy pitch comes from Hamburg. An article in commerce called linseed oil is the oil of a fish known as the porgee; which is carried to Europe as fish oil, but comes back to us as "linseed oil." Sealing-wax is not a wax, but a composition of Venice turpentine, shellac and cinnabar. In a vast number of manufactures there are popular errors as to name and. fabric. The article known as catgut and used so extensively as strings for musical and other instruments is not made of the intestines of the cat, nor was it ever, but from those of the sheep. Whalebone is not a bone, nor does it resemble one, or possess a single property of a bone. Kid gloves in the truest sense of the word are not kid, but are made of sheep, Iamb and rat skins. The latter animal furnishes the thumbs of nearly all "kid gloves" of whatever skins the other p^ts may be made. In flowers aud fruits there are also more or less errors of course. The "Rose of Jeri cho," "Rose of Sharon," and the "Tuberose," are not roses at all. The first is a climbing shrub, the second a fibrous or woody marrow, and the third a fibrous root of the lily family. Stalking Geese with Oxen.?Shooting wild geese was, in the early days of California, quite an important industry with those men who hunted for the market, and was very attractive to the few amateurs who indulged in the sport. In all the counties bordering on the bay they were unusually plentiful, and it is no exaggeration to say that their numbers might be computed by hundreds of thousands, for hundreds of acres of land were covered with them. They did not as now interfere with cultivation, but consumed vast quantities of grass, thus depriving the cattle of much feed, and were a nuisance to the rancheros, not only on account of this consumption of feed, but also because their deposit burned up the grass and rendered it unfit for cattle. In those days goose shooting was a profitable business for the hunter, and it was no uncommon thing for a skillful one to realize from $100 to S150 a day, even when he obtained but four or five shots. (A shot in hunter's parlance is the discharge of both barrels.) The system pursued by the market hunters in shooting the geese was as follows: A docile and good natured ox was generally selected by the hunter for bis attendant. Then the geese were found on the large and open plains, where they fed all through the day, going to water and returning morning and evening. The hunter marked a flock half or three quarters of a mile away from his starting poiut, and then put his ox in motion, allowing him to feed as he went along, in order to make the geese feel that it was all square and above board, and remain unconscious of the lurking figure that moved on bebiud the ox's hulk. Old goose hunters state positively that these oxen seem to take perfect delight in assisting the shooter to work on his game. They would approach the geese in an indirect way, never going straight toward them, and apparently feeding as they went along. Goose shooting on this large scale was pursued from 1850 to 1857, in this State, and some men well known in San Francisco to day got their first start in life in this business. There were at least half a dozen engaged in it, whose wealth might be computed from $40,000 to $50,000, altogether the result of eoose-shooting. - SOT The Tower of London is locked up every night at eleven o'clock. As the clock strikes that hour the yeoman porter, clothed in a long, red cloak, bearing a huge bunch of keys and accompanied by a warder carrying a lantern, stands at the front of the main guard house and calls out, "Escort j Keys." The sergeant of the guard and five or six men then turn out and follow him to the outer gate, each sentry challenging as they pass with "Who goes there?" the answer being "Keys." The gates being carefully locked and barred, the procession returns, the sentries exacting the same explanation and receiving the same answer as before. Arrived once more at the front of the main guard house, the sentry gives a loud stamp with his foot, and asks, "Who goes j there?" "Keys." "Whose keys?" "Queen, Victoria's keys ?" "Advance Queen Victo | ria's keys and all's well." The yeoman por-; ter then calls out, "God bless Queen Victo-' ria." To which the guard responds "Amen." j The officer on duty gives the word, "Present I arms," and kisses the hilt of his sword, and , the yeoman porter then marches alone across : the parade and deposits the keys in the lieu- j tenant's lodgings. * 1 Heading fat the J?ahhath. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. Scenes in Jerusalem.?Mrs. John Straiton, of New York, who recently paid a visit to the Holy Land, wrote to her friends in this country a series of interesting letters giving an account of her travels. Some of these are now being published, and from one of them we take the following extract: It is sad to witness the decay of Jerusalem. Palestine is a land of fuins. We saw the church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is one of the most attractive scenes here. It has twin domes, countless pillars, and is a very massive building, and is said to contain and cover all the scenes of the Crucifixion, Entombment, and Resurrection of the Redeemer. The stone on which the body was anointed and prepared for burial, and a block on which the angel sat to announce the Resurrection, are shown. Two hundred gold and silver lamps are kept constantly burning, surrounded by ornaments of the richest kind. We ascended to Mount Calvary?all inclosed in this mosque?and I saw the rent in the mount, and the holes where the three crosses stood, and many interesting things, the whole surrounded with rich trappings of the Greek church. Part only belongs to Catholics. The shrine of the Virgin, where she witnessed the death of her son, is enclosed in glasses, and contains presents from all the kings and queens, such as rich and massive chains, rings, bracelets, earrings, diamond necklaces, etc., each stone larger than any I ever saw before. The crown and halo studded >> 1 LI I nill(VllUl UI1CO, UicllVC jUUI Cj CO OVyllU, It lO all so dazzling. Monks of all nations assemble here. The Latin monks, Greek and Coptic, and although they worship in, they quarrel outside the church. There is a large square tilled with peddlers from all nations, all talking together. We visited also the Mosque of Omar. It encloses the Mount Moriah, where Abraham and Isaac sacrificed. It is near the site of the Temple of Solomon. The rock or part is suspended over an immense abyss, and it is here, through a small hole, where, it is said, Mohammed ascended to Heaven. It is 110 feet high, and is called, as the name implies, Dome of Rock. It is a magnificent and gorgeous place, all marble and inlaid with gold, malachite, stained glass, t columns and pillars?all of the finest workmanship. Although we were there three hours, the eye could not take it all in. Every inch was a study. Ttie Ungrateful Fattier.?While in Detroit, Rev. E. P. Hammond, the revival preacher, stopped with a man whom he noticed sitting looking earnestly out of the window commanding a view of the road for a long distance. The side of the gentleman's face was disfigured by great scars, which told of his having received serious wounds. Mr. Hammond asked him what he was thinking about, and he answered by a touching narrative. ''About nine years ago, I was looking out of this window, when I saw a horse galloping up the road. There was no one in the carriage but a little girl. I ran down stairs and out on the ro;ul just in time to stop the horse, but in doing so, I was knocked down and almost killed. The fatljer of the girl coming up jumped into the carriage and drove off. For three days I remained unconscious between life and death. On regaining consciousness, the first question I asked was, "Where is the little girl V" But they could only say that she was unhurt. For these nine years I have been confined to the house with chronic neuralgia. My physicians say I will not recover. I would have died for that little girl, yet she never came to thank me, nor did her father. I have been wont to sit here and look and look to see if some day they might not come." What a touching illustration of the meanness of ingratitude I Sharper does it wound than even a serpent's tooth. Yet our treatment of Christ,- who died that we might live, is far more cruel than the shameful treatment which this poor sufferer received from that heartless father and his rescued child.?Church and Home. Sin is Death.?Sin is the blackest mystery of the universe. We cannot understand how it should have a place in the universe of God. Mysticism teaches us that there is but one life, and that is the divine life. Sin is the absence of this life. It thus is death. If we should mark the presence of this life by light, the perfect man would be wholly luminous, showing that every part is living ; the worst man would be seen to have only a few intermittent sparks of brightness at the heart of his being. Sin is nothing but the absence of life, and that is the absence of everything. With all its parade of pride, and pomp, sin is thus seen in its nothingness. The leaf, as we have seen, has its life only in the tree. When in the Autumn it begins to loosen its hold upon the tree, it puts 011 the greatest appearance of glory. Its gold and its purple fill the earth with splendor. We rejoice in the beauty, but we rejoice with a sense of sadness in our hearts, for we know that what we see is the pomp and glory of death. Such is the splendor that springs from the pride and selfishness of the world. The true man may, in his humility, confront them with calm confidence. Prize Character.?A farmer, who for several years took the first prize for potatoes, was asked one day the reason why his potatoes were so much better than others. "There is 110 magic about it," he said ; "thorough ploughing and digging of the soil, a careful choice of seed, a frequent stirring of the surface, and every weed pulled up?these are the secrets of success." And these are just the secrets of success in spiritual husbandry. The soil of the heart must. l>e carefully ureDared : the best seeds of truth planted in it; there must be frequent stirrings and quickenings, and every weed be pulled out. This will make a character to be prized. Youth is a good time to prepare the heart for the good seed of the "Word. You want to find a mode of renunciation that will be an escape from pain. I tell you again that there is no such escape possible, except by perverting or mutilating our nature.? Geortje Eliot. ?0rkriUe #wjuiw. 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Any further information regarding the above described property will be furnished on application to me at Winnsboro, S. C., and any one wishing to examine it, with the view of purchasing, will be shown over the same. A. WTLT.IFORD. September 23 39 tf ROBERT J. HERNDON, Lnte Student of Boston Conservatory of MuhIc, teacher of brass bands, ANDTHE CORNET. Music arranged to order for any number of Instruments. Terms i moderate. Agent for all kinds of first-class BAND INi STRUM ENTS. ! April 22 17 ly land for sale. I A ACRES OF LAND lying on the YorkI villeand Charlotte road, 4 miles East of Yorkville. For terms, apply to T. C. ROBERTSON, Rock Hill, S. C. September 9 37 4t i iron safe for sale. THE undersigned offers for sale one No, 2 IRON SAFE, manufactured by Mosler, Babman A Co., of Cincinnati. This safe has a combination lock, and for all practical purposes fs equal to a new one. It is offered for sale for no reason except that it is too small for my purposes. L. M. GRIST. notice. Application win be made to the cierk of the Court, on the 23rd day of october, next, for a Charter for howell salem presbyterian church, in York county, South Carolina. September 23 39 5t notice. IAMstill Agent for the "American"becauseitis the best aud cheapest Sewing Machine made. J, R. SCHORB. THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1880. PREMIUMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. Seventy-Seven Prizes to be awarded to Subscribers. REDUCTION IN SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. TERMS OF SBBSCBIPTioi-FflEE BFPOSTAGE. 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 deter mined to distribute the following articles by 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 fixtures complete, the retail price of each of which is $25. SEVENTY-TWO Four-bladed buckhorn handle Pocket-Knives, manufactured by William Thomas Staniforth, of Sheffield, England, the retail price of each of which is $1.50. The Sewing Machines and Stoves are fully described elsewhere in this prospectus. The Knives will be manufactured by the celebrated cutler, William Thomas Staniforth, Sheffield, England, and imported to our order expressly for this purpose by Messrs. Hart ?fc Co., hardware importers, of Charleston. The cutlery made by Staniforth is of the best quality, and wherever used gives universal satisfaction. This knife, made to our order, is of convenient pocket size, contains two large and two small blades, is made of the best materials, finished in a superior manner, and is warranted to be equal to any pocket knife that usually retails in the stores at $1.50. In the distribution of the above Prizes, the following plan will be observed : The names of all persons who pay for one year's subscription, whether in a club at $2, or as a singlo subscriber at $2.50, between this date and the first Saturday of October, 1880, will be priuted on slips and placed in envelopes of uniform size and deposited in a cylinder scared 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 8tove" on two; and "Pocket Knife" on seventy-two of them. On the day designated, after thoroughly mixing the envelopes in each cylinder by revolving the same, an envelop will be taken from each cylinder, and the name of the person drawn from the cylinder containing the names, will be entitled to the Prize drawn immediately succeeding from the Prize cylinder. The cylinders will be revolved and the envelopes containing the numbers and natnes thoroughly mixed preceding each drawing. The drawing will be conducted bj' three responsible and reliable citizens, and the opportunity afforded for any subscriber to be present who mav desire to do so. The result of the drawing wilf be published in the Enqoirbr of the succeeding week, accompanied by a statement as to the fairness of the drawings and awards. Persons subscribing for the Enquirer and having the paper sent to other addresses than their own, shall be entitled to the advantages offered by the prize drawing, provided they give notice previous to the drawing that such is their desire. Subscribers who secure the Sewing Machines or Cooking Stoves, will have them Rhipped to their order at their expense for freight; the Sewing Machines from New York, and the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro, N. C. The PocketKnives will be delivered at our publication office, or sent 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 L. 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 ALL MANNER OF JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices that will compare with New York or Philadelphia charges for the same quality of work and materials. We have recently made a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men : BILL 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 heartH. Wo will till an order lor bill bead*, 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 (large size) 3.00 5.00 .For the above work we use a superior quality of* paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in every instance. We also give Hpecinl attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and Puints 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 vorame, and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired. Address. L. M. GRIST. Yorkville, S. C. CERRO GORDO MILJLS. 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 l>est that is made, and the mills being in charge of S. W. ALEXANDER, a miller of fine reputation, we have no hesitancy in guaranteeing satisfaction to all who may favor our mills with their custom. CORN OR WHEAT GROUND AT ANY TIME. Mills located on Allison Creek, about six miles north-east of Vorkville. J. J. A J. C. MILLER. July 8 .28 3m ~?EW STORE! NEW STOCK! HAVING erected a new and commodious Store on the site of our Old stand, our facilities for conducting the Foreign and Domestic Fruit trade are now unsurpassed in the Southern Country. The attention of our friends, and dealers generally is called to this fact, and also to our fresh supplies arriving to day. 100 barrels of Northern Apples. 50 boxes Messina Lemons. 25 barrels and half barrels of Pears. 15 packages Delaware and Concord Grapes. 200 barrels Early Rose Potatoes. 25 barrels Onions. 100 barrels Northern Cabbages. Peaches and Grapes fre9h every morning by Express. C. BART A CO., 55, 57 and 59 Market street, Charleston S. C. September 23 39 4m GARRY IRON" ROOFING CO.7" W .1! Manufacturers Iron Roofing and Cement. , 79 and 81 Columbus Street, OXjBVELAKTD, OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly J. R. SCHORR'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OP THE J All. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every J\_ convenience, ana a determination to do my best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjects, except small children. August 5 32 tf CLEANSING AND EEPAIEING! 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 the 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 29 tt ~ CHATTEL MORTGAGES MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. August 19 34 tf OLD NEWSPAPER^ ~~ OF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale at one cent each, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. September 9 37 3t CLARK BROTHERS OUB GROCERY. '^p'E will 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, of all sizes; Axes, Spades, Shovels, Steel Forks, Trace Chains, Stay Cliains. 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 FIRST-CLASS GROCERY. Come to us, we will satisfy your wants, and do it cheap. We still have the Agency for STUDEBAXER & 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 you 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 Books this Fall, and ask your prompt attention. CLARK BROTHERS. GUANO NOTES. \7"0UR Note for Guano has been returned to me for collection, and T am ready to serve you at your convenience. R. F. CLARK, Agent. THE CORNER DRUG STOBE. PU RE DRUGS AND MEDICINES AT THE CORNER DRUG STORE. [INVITE special attention to my large assortment of Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Toilet Goods, and everything that pertains to a well appointed first-class Drug Store. Mv celebrated HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS Are still in demand and has given entire satisfaction. Sales increasing every day. My celeb ated POULTRY POWDER Cannot be beat iu this part of the up-country. Try Dr. May's ESSENCE JAMAICA GINGER. It is equal to the best Extract of Ginger in the land. Sample bottles twenty-live cents, large bottles only 50 cents. Try Dr. May's improved COMPOUND CATHARTIC PILLS. They have attained great celebrity. They never fail to give satisfaction. Price 25 cents, or five boxes for $1.00. % THE CORNER DRUG STORE Still keeps all Patent Medicines of any worth. Stills keeps all Pills of any worth, and all Medicines that the Old Doctor can recommend to be good. Lightning Liniment is still ahead of any Liniment sold in Yorkville, and going ahead, ol any that was ever sold. Sold only at tne Corner Drug House. Dr. JOHN MAY, Agent. NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITn AVAIL YOURSELF OF IT! PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERSAKD MUSIC. ALL families have old Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, Music, Ac., which they desire to transmit to their posterity. Then HAVE THEM REBOUND! Which will preserve them and make them look almost as well as new. Old Books, Ac., should not only be rebound, buttbe current literature of the present day should be put in a durable form for preservation as well. This can be done in the shortest possible time, with the best material, in the most handsome and durable style, and at prices which cannot bo duplicated anywhere, by E. R. STOKES. Stationer, Book Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. Send in orders at once. THE BICKFORD AUTOMATIC FAMILY KNITTER. . s-sar t" ff\ sis 11 \ so g*o ,a*s|s| h \jqa ^ Ji *3 ? s ^ *?? O.a"5?"? E? ? M g > ?< <?| 3 3 .g Knits all sizes of work, narrows and widens it shapes all sizes complete. Knits over 50different garments, Socks, Stockings, Mittens, Leggins, Wristlets, Gloves, etc. It knits every possible variety of plain or fancy stitch. 75 per cent profit in manufacturing knit yoods. 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 MACHINE MFG. CO., ? Brattleboro, Vt. February 26 9 ly THE FAVORITE OF THE WORLD. ~wm \ ' ? THE Family Favorite Improved Weed. These Machines have been remodeled and Improved until they are almost perfect in all respects. The parts are all of Steel and Wrought Iron Forgihgs. Every Machine sold by us will be ftilly warranted. Prices as low as any First-Class Machine, either for Cash or on Time until the first of November next. W. G. REID A CO., Furniture Dealers, Rock Hill, S. C. LATIMER A HEMPHILL, Agents at Yorkvllle, S. CCOTTON FOR GUANO. THE Notes given for Fertilizers sold by me have been sent to rae FOR COLLECTION. I have made arrangements with Capt. J. R. GARDNER to WEIGH AND GRADE THE COTTON. He will enter the weight and grade on a slip of paper which must be brought to me FOR SETTLEMENT. I would urge ray customers to deliver as RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, As the price is good and cotton green. I will pay THE MARKET PRICE For any excess. T. S. JEFFERYS, Ageut. .September 23 39 tf DR. J. B. PATRICK, JR., i CHARLESTON, S. C? + SURGEON DENTIST^ g\ ,m ||n^ WILL make his regular visit to < YORKYILLE IN JANUARY, L-T-? 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 i operations performed and satisfaction guaranteed I at as reasonable rates as can be done by any first- i class Dentist. 1 August 12 33 ly G. H. O'LEARY. COOKIJfG STOVES. THE Iron King and Elmo Cooking Stoves on band and for sale. Any piece of these Stoves replaced when worn out, or any of the nieces of the fifty different styles of the Charles Noble A Company Manufacture of Stoves, can be bad by calling at G. H. O'LEARY'S. FURNITURE STORED I AM constantly receiving new additions to my now large stock of Furniture in all kinds of goods, which I ain offering very cheap, for cash. G. H. O'LEARY. SADDLE BAGS,&C. SADDLE Bags, Collars, Wagon, Buggy and Riding Whins, Haiuew, Trace Chains, Back Bands, Ac., for sale, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. SADDLES AND HARNESS. QADDLES and Harness, of all kinds and prices, r*f mv au'm rrtannfoofni*o Qfiwtlr {rvt *yi a o ^ and prises guaranteed. G. H. O'LEARY. BEDSTEADS AND MATT RE 8B& COMMON, Medium and Fine Bedsteads and Mattresses, and all goods kept in a Furniture Store, at G. H. O'LEARY'S. TABLES, SAFES, &C. EXTENSION Dining Tables, Cupboards and Common Kitchen Safes, at ' G. H. O'LEARY'S. PICTURE FRAMES] A LARGE lot of Picture Frames .vnd Framed Chromos, at ? G. H. O'LEARY'S. ? : CHAIRS. TWENTY Dozen of different kinds of Chairs, at G. H. O'LEARY'8. August 19 80 tf C.& L. HARROW BADGE RAILROAD. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. SUPERINTENDENT'8 OFFICE,) Yorkviluk, 8. C., July 22, 1880. J THE following Schedule of the Mail and Passenger Trains took effect at 6 o'clock, a. m., on the 20th of July, 1880. GOING SOUTH. Leave Dallas at 6.00 A. M,. Arrive at Gastonia at 6.20 A. M. Leave Gastonia at 6 40 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at ..7.00 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 7.15 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 McConnellsville at ...9.20 A. M. Leave Lowrysville at 9.40 A. M. Arrive at Chester at 10.10 A. M. going north. Leave Chester at 2.45 P. M. Leave Lowrysville at ?.20 P. M? Leave McConnellsville at 3.40 P. M. Leave Guthriesville at 3.50 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at 4.20 P. M. Leave Yorkvilleat 4.25 P. M, Leave Clover at 5.05 P. M. Leave Bowling Qreen at 5.15 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 5.25 P. M, Leave Pleasant Ridge at 5.35 P. M? Arrive at Gastonia at 5.55 P. M , Leave Gastonia at A. 10 P. M? Arrive at Dallas at A.30 P. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. / July 22 30 tf ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIE-LIHE / RAILWAY PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Atlanta, Ga ., May 20,1880. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON and after May 23rd, 1880, trains will run on tills road as follows: DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.10, P. M. l.eave 2.17, P. M,. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 11.37, A. M. Leave 11.38, A. M. NIGHT PA88ENGER 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 (we8tward.) 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 for all [points West and Southwest. Connecting at Charlotte for all Eastern points. Through Tickets on sale at Greenville and Spartan burg to all points East and West. G. J. FOREACRE, Gen'l Manager. W. J. Houston, Gen'l Pass. A Ticket Agent. June 10 25 tf REMOVAL. THE YORK MARBLE YARD. I WOULD respectfully announce tliat 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 shall hereafter be better than ever heretofore prepared to furnish MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES, or ANYTHING IN MY LINE, rs low as th<? lowest. As an evidence of this, I can famish Tomb Stones for CHILI tlEN from $3.00 upward ; for ADULTS, from $8.00 upward. 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 hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on application. V/ork delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any plhce between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Colombia 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. P. HAPPERFIELD. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP YOBK?OOUBT OP OOIMON PLEAS. Henry II. 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 is this 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.t within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the 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 for York oounty, South Carolina, on the 31st day of August, A. D 1880. W. B. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff's Attorney. September 2 38 6t GEORGE T. SCHORR, PHOTOGRAPHER, CHESTER, 8. CAROLINA. I PICTURES 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 PARI^OR 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 Yorkvii.le Enquirer. GEORGE T. SCHORB. February 13 7 tf ROSE'S HOTEL, YORKVILLE, 8. C. A >54f'~v"Y THIS HOUSE has been tbor KCjrAjjJ oughly renovated from cellar to ImE3. garret, and newly tarnished, ineluding 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 NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears md other One-edged instruments. Prices?for boning and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, aud satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber,