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giumotous ?epaftmfnt. ! CULLED AFFAIR OB HONOR. In the third story of a tenement house in T street, there dwells a negro youth named Haunible Johnstone, (but better known in the neighborhood as "Lips,") who boasts of having ouee "fit a duel in which he come i mighty nigh gittin* hurted." The simple facts of the case are these: One afternoon, as "Lips" was sauntering slowly down the street, enjoying the remnant of a penny cigar, he Vas hailed by a fellow darky, with: "Lips! hi! Lips Johnson, bull on a bit I want to hab a leetle conwersation wid you." "Ha, Jim, dat you ? how is you ? bery glad to see you ?" "Is you, tho'! Then I guess you wou't be so glad when you hear my biziness!" "What is your biznis?" "Ise come to demand satisfaction !" "Satisfaction! What for?" "Well, you see, about free weeks ago, when I told you dat secret, I tought you was an honesterable man dan you is, an dat it should 'main a secret wid you, but 'stead ob dat I find dat you hab been telling it all ober, and I feels my honor 'suited an' my confidence wounded ; and derefore I 'mands satisfaction ?" "What sort of satisfaction does yer want ?" "I wants you to fight me a duel ? Dat is, stan' half-a block apart, and shoot at each other wid loaded pistils !" "Ey! golly, dat am radder dangerous ! We might kill each oder." "Course we might, an' dat what I want to fight for; for if 1 kill you, dar's whar my satisfaction '11 be." At this, "Lips" looked rather blank, and began scratching his wooly pate most energetically ; but after a moment's pause, he drew himself proudly up, with a look of insulted dignity, and exclaimed : "Sah ! as a 'spectable member of society, aud a gemman ob honor, I does'nt wish to hab de blood of a low, vulgar uigga like you on me hands; derfore I decline the combat. But fear you might tink Ise askeer'd, I'll tell you what I'll do wid you. If you 'gree to stand a block off, and not put bullets in de pistils, den I fight you wid the greatest ob pleasure." "Nuf sed Lips !" shouted Jim, throwing his hat into the air and capering around with joy. "Dat de way I wanted to fight fust off all, but didn't like to say so. Good day; good day! Meet me to morrow in Hoboken wid your second, an' we'll range our difficulties." And so the antagonists parted. HIS SOLEMN WARNING. "Yaas, there's money made in stocks, no doubt," said the old man as he removed his hat and ran his fingers through his gray locks, "hut it's reesky business; it's suthin' like bettin' on whar lightning is going to strike,' with the odds in favor of it hitting the tree you stand under." "Then you never speculate?" "Never. I dig along on the old farm, takin' one crop with another, and pullin' out stumps when I've nothin' else to do; and if I don't make many stakes I haven't anything to worry over. I had a purty solemn warning during the coal oil excitement and it cured me o* speculatiu'." "How was that ?" I "Waal, I was a widower then ; wife fell J (1 oj^*r*rt7ewel 1 and was d rawed out as stiff as / ^#<poker. I had a big farm, lots of stock, and was called purty solid. We all got excited about ile, and all of us dug more or less holes in search of the stuff. All of a sudden a widder, iiviV about two miles from me, found ile in a dozen places on her farm. She was a widder with a bad nose, freckles all over her face, eyes on the squint, and built up like a camel. But when she struck ile that was a different thing. Old Deacon Spooner, who was a widower, got mashed riyht away. Our preacher, who had lost his third wife, saw the spec. I thought it over, and concluded she was an augel. I guess some six or seven of us began courtiu' the ...:J.i? ? u?? ? ?luuci niiuiii &i.\Ltrcu liuuia aiici tuc mot sight of ile. I know the procession reached from the gate to the house." "And you got her ?" "Not much I didn't, and that's what I'm thankful for. Somehow or other I couldn't work up to the pint. That nose kinder stood in the way every time I was ready to pop the question. She acted like she wanted me, but Deacon Spooner got the best of us all, and they made a hitch." "And what?" "Nothing, except she had dosed thai farm with a barrel of ile, and thus got a husband for herself and a home for her five children. When the news came out I was so cold along the backbone that they had to kiver me up with a hoss-blarket, and since that time I haven't had the nerve to buy eggs at 7 cents a dozen and hold *'em to rise."? Wall Street Daily News. THE NEW YORK HOUSE. Oue of those travelers for a new, fresh dry goods house recently arrived in a town in Massachusetts, to find that one of his best customers was about to transfer his custom to a Boston house. "Didn't we always do well by you ?" asked the New Yorker, as he sat down for an explanation. "Yes, I believe so." J ^^'Didn't we ship goods promptly?" / "Yes." "And did we ever press you in a pinch ?" "No." "Did you get lower prices of the Boston house ?" "No, I can't say as I did." "Then I can't understand why you should lootra Aiir Kaiica oil r\ P o on/l/lon o Aor Knitinrr v vu? uuuog an kjl a owuugii auvi uuj ui^ of us several years." "I know that some explanation is due, and I will make one," replied the merchant. "You know that I attend church ?" "Yes, and so do I." "Do you ? I didn't know that. I am looked upon as a Christian." "So am I. I've got the date of my baptism right here in my note book." "Is that so? Well, our church is in need of repairs. We were talking it over the other day, when the Boston drummer was ; in here, and he at once subscribed ten dol j lars." "Ten dollars! Why that's only two kegs of: nails! Put med^wn for thirty dollars cash, a new silk hat for every season, and a full suit of clothes for the minister." "Do you really mean it ?" "Of course I do, and if that two-cent Christian from Boston dares sign another five, I'll send you down a.8600 church organ and pay a man $500 per year to play if We are a house which never makes any great display of gospel hymns, but when a Boston drummer bluffs, we show our religious hand and rake in the pot every time." The merchant will still continue to deal with the New York house. Earning A Fee.?Duriug a recent session of the Galveston county district court, a stranger employed one of our young lawyers to assist the county attorneys in proseeu-, ting a man charged with burglary. The young lawyer did his very best to convict the burglar, but the jury acquitted him without leaving their seats. When the stranger who had employed the young lawyer to prosecute the burglar came to pay the young lawyer, j the latter said : "I will only take half the money as I failed to convict him." That's just why I want to pay you well," was the j reply of the stranger. "The prisoner is my brother, and if I hadn't hired you to help the State he would have been convicted and sent to the penitentiary. You have done no- j bly." The young lawyer gobbled the fee Without any more hesitation. He says he j earned it.? Galveston News. IpwniittWttS grading.! "THEY SAY." "They say !" Ab, well; suppose they do, j But can they prove this story true! Suspicions may arise from naught But malice, envy, want of thought; Why count yourself among the "they," Who whisper what they dare not say ? "They say I" bat why the tale rehearse, And help to make the matter worse? No good can possibly accrue From telling what may be untrue : And is it not a noble plau To speak of all the best you can ! "They say!" well if it should be so, Why need you tell the tale of woe? Will it the bitter wrong redress, Or tnake the pang of sorrow less? Will it the erring one restore Henceforth to go and sin no more?" "They say !" Oh! pause and look within; See how thy heart inclines to sin ; Watch, lest in dark temptation's hour Thou, too, should sink beneath its power. Pity the frail; weep o'er their fall, But sneak of good, or not at all. MR. HEFFXER'S BABES. "Yes, it's so," said the man. "Oh, John, you must be mistaken," replied his third wife. "Well-, I tell you it's so; I ought to know," was the emphatic reply of John Heffner, who lives on Maple street, between Chestnut and Spruce, Reading, Pa. A reporter had called upon Mr. Heffuer to learn the correct history of his much-tulked aboutgreat brood of fortyone children. Heffher is sparingly built, smokes a short pipe, and makes a living in the rag business. He is sixty five years old and has a pleasant smile aud cheerful greeting for all friends. The story of the man's married life, as rela ted by himself, is probably the most remarkable one on record. He was h6rn in Germa uy in 1815. When twenty five years old?in 1840?he married his first wife, who lived eight years. She became the mother of seventeen children in that time, having twins in the first year of their marriage. The next year another pair of twins were born. Eafth succeeding year for four years thereafter Mrs. Heffner became the mother of triplets. The seventh year was signalized by the birth of only one child. Mrs. Heffuer died and was laid away in the village church yard in Germany. The widower had now a family of seventeen children, the oldest only seven years of age. Three months thereafter a young lady took charge of the children, and in course of time she became the second Mrs. Heffuer. The first wife died in February. 1848. In February, 1849,?this second wife presented Mr. Heffner with a boy. On Christmas Day of the same year the nineteenth child was added to the Heffuer flock. The family was now larger than any other in that part of the country. Five years passed by, and Mr. Heffner's household was increased by the addition of ten more children?a pair of twins being born every year. There was now a lull, and for three years thereafter only one child was born unto them. In 1854 he came to this country with his family, and the last three children were born in America In 1857 his wife died, having been married nine years. He was now the father of thirtytwo child ren, twi *ve of whom had died, leaving twenty to be tal en in charge by a widow whom he marrie . in 1858. Mrs. Heffner No. 3 had one child oy a previous marriage. She became the mother of nine more children in ten years by single birth. His last or n^a ofiil 1i?rin/v "\T/\n*x Af* fKo firat 1/11 11 14 AO OI/IJA living* A1UUV V4 v??v tiioi/ set of seventeen children survive. Two of the fifteen of the second wife's children still live, and three of the third wife's nine. In a period of twenty eight years?from 1840, when he first married, to 1868, the date of the birth of his last child?be became the fa ther of forty-one children. The five who are still living are girls. With the step-child added to the list, forty-two childreu have called John Heffner "father." The old man has long since forgotten the names of his numerous progenv and can only recall those born in late yee s. A Postal Telegraph Company.?A bill has been introd ced in Congress to aid "the United States postal Telegraph Company," which is composed of Iowa capitalists. It proposes to authorize this company to construct lines of telegraph throughout th? entire United States, and all the waters embraced in treaties made by the United States with other governments, and to enter and oc cupy every and all government post offices for the establishment of stations therein, and the performance of telegraph service therein for the full period of one hundred years, with the right of renewal. The bill further provides that the company shall be empowered by the United States to construct and maintain its liues over all public and private lands, post roads, bridges, etc., to the same extent that the government mip-ht exercise its "right of eminent domain" for the same purposes ; that a fourth Assistant Postmaster General shall be appointed to exercise a supervision over the affairs of the company; that the tarriff to be charged to the public shall not exceed twenty cents for the transmission of each message of twenty words, or less, for any distance in the United States; and where delivery is made to the postal department, the government shall assume all responsibility attached to the same, and charge one cent for messages for drop letter delivery, two cents for carrier delivery, and such rates as may be fixed by the Postmaster General for special delivery,-when a receipt may be demanded by the sender. It is provided that within ninety days after the enactment of this bill, the company shall commence the construction of its plant, and within twelve months thereafter shall counect the cities of Washington, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Charleston, New Orleans, Pittsburg, Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, St. Louis and intermediate cities with its lines. Taxation in England.?Some of the features of taxation in Eugland are peculiar. If anybody leaves you 8500, you will have to pay 810, and if he dies without a will, you will then pay 815 to get this 8500. The government fee on a 850,000 legacy is 81,000, and 81,500 if there is no will, and if the leg- j acy be 81,000,000, then the Queen's fee is | 877,500, or without a will more than 8100,000. j If you study and become a barrister, the ad- I mission costs you 8250, or as much as you are j likely to earn the first year. If you graduate in medicine you pay 850. If you become j a mere notary public to administer oaths, it j costs you S150. When you execute a lease ! to rent your house for anything over 8150 a j year, you pay about seventy cents. If you i want arms and crest on your carriage, you i pay 811, and if you get these arms "granted" ] to you, and in a measure fully recognized, ; you have to pay 850 license. One carriage : is taxed 811 a year. Your dog costs 81.25 a year. For a license to carry a gun, you pay 84. The tax on every male servant is 1 825. I No Baby.?There lives in the country, not I far from Sacramento, a worthy couple, well known aud much esteemed, whose only alloy to their cup of happiness resides in the fact that thus far they have not, after some yeHrs of wedded life, been blessed by that crowning glory of matrimony?a child. Unto them no heir has been born. To the aged widowed mother of one of the parties, this is equally a source of regret, and she does not hesitate to voice her disappointment. The other day, while the two ladies were visiting at a neighboring farm, ore of the company indiscreetly ventured upon the subject of inquiring how many little prattlers were making home merry in the household of the visitors. "None," replied the elderly lady, "not oue, and?" "Now, mother, please don't. I'm sure there's time enough," interposed the other. "Oh ! I know WTiat you'll say?" "But mother?" "Dou't but me! I know I've got no grand child, and 1 guess I ain't likely to have one either unless I have it myself." That closed the argument for that day. ?hc Jam and Jircsidc. EGGS IN WINTER. Every farmer who knows anything, knows that it pays to have eggs to sell in winter when the price is anywhere from 20 to 30 cents a dozeu ; but no one farmer in twenty takes the slightest pains to persuade his hens to lay in cold weather. They grumble and growl about their fowls, and*"are eternally rehearsing the same old story about the perverseuess of hens who will "lay well enough when eggs are cheap, but will quit entirely as soou as the price goes up." One man declares that he "don't take much care of his hens in winter, because they don't lay enough to half pay for what they eat," never once thinking that the failure to produce eggs results from lack of proper food, shelter and care. Many farmers who use common sense iu caring for their horses, cows, sheep, and swine, exhibit a wonderful amount of ignorance and stupidity when it comes to managing poultry, and the flocks of twenty or thirty hens, instead of being a source of "reve nue," barely pay their way iu summer, and ... .u.:_ . i i, vvk.,00 pu.,u fcfilL tllt'll ucnua uu 111 vtiuici. vv ut/oc kiuu is it? Not the heus' surely. A hen cannot run an egg machine without a supply of raw material to work on, any more than the Israelites could make bricks without straw. What would these farmers think of a man who sheltered his cow in a rail pen, fed her on straw, let her go without water, and then growled because she did not produce as much milk as when on clover pasture in June. To put it mildly, they would call him a "fool." Draw your own conclusions. A mediumjiized egg contains 127 grains of albumen, 94 grains of fat, 13 grains of ash, and 766 grains of water. To those who have never "studied up" these things, the amount of water*seems large, but it is less than in beef, while the amount of fat and musclc'fbrining material is greater thau in fat beef. Now is auy body fool enough to imagine that hens can manufacture such a highly nutritious article of food unless they are provided with plenty of raw-material in the1 shape of egg making food, and a comfortable house to work in ? It is just as easy to have eggs to sell in winter as in summer, and a great deal more profitable. Don't tell me that "it ain't natu ral" for hens to lay in winter. It is just as natural for heus to lay in winter as it is for cows to give milk in winter. Give your fowls comfortable houses and with proper food and care they will lay, because they cannot help themselves. No live stock on the farm will pay as well in winter as a flock of hens properly managed. Farmers, look to this. Turn over a new leaf with the New Year, and give your fowls the same care that you give to other stock, and yoii will never have cause to complain that hens "eat more during the winter than all the eggs they lay in a year would pav for." Cure for the Eyes.?1. Rest the eyes for a few minuted wheu the sight becomes in the least painful, blurred or indistinct. 2. Have sufficient light. Never sit facing it. Let it come from behind or from one side. The writer of this notice considers too much light almost as bad as too little. He strougly recommends a moderate light, so that surrounding objects may not be too much illuminated, and the wearing of a black shade, so large that front and side light may not enter the eyes. With this protection the light "may be safely in front. If reading, it is belter that it be to one side. 3. Never read in horse or steam cars. 4. Never read when lying down. 5. Do not read much during convalescence from illness. 6. The general health should be maintained by good diet, air, exercise, amusement, and a proper restriction of the hours of hard work. 7. Take plenty of sleep. Retire early and .avoid the painful evening lights. Ten hours sleep for delicate eyes is better than eight. Christian at Work. Beans as Food for Stock.?Chemical ana^sis and observation iu feeding, alike, show the large amount of nutriment contained in beans. There is no more valuable food for forming muscle than beans. In the production of fat they are greatly inferior to I.r.rrt uur) ilia amall rrraiiia Rllf 11 IP V flrA QlinP V-VJ1" """ ? b'~?I ? ?/ 1? rior to them in the production of flesh. All young animals are benefitted by an occasional ration of beans. Sheep are as fond of beans as boys are of watermelons, but they are not relished by most domestic auimals when they are first given them to eat. Many animals need to be educated to eat beans, but, after a short time, they will acquire a taste for them. Hogs, cows and fowls will acquire a taste for beans as readily as humau beings will for tomatoes, celery and ripe flgs. If beans are grouud with coif) or any kind of small grain, in the proportion of one bushel of the former to four of the latter, the meal will be eaten by all kinds of stock. Beans may be soaked till they are quite soft, or boiled and mixed with bran or cornmeal to excellent advantage. How to Treat Manure.?"Agricola," of Massac county, Illinois, writes: "I would like to understand more fully the action of water upon manure and litter taken from the stable aud cow shed. Should it be exposed to the rain, freezing and thawing of winter, or sheltered until spring? Would it have time to rot after the freezing weather sets in, and be in time for use in the corn-field ?" It would be much better to have the manure piled up under a shed, than exposed to the weather. Manure, to keep well, must be either packed by treading to exclude the air, or kept so moist that fermentation will not become violent and burn (fire-fang) the heap. If exposed to rain and water, much of the val ue leaches out, aud is lost. If kept under cover, there should be a tank at the lowest point covered with rails, or grating where liquids can settle, and be pumped up over the heap again. Add fresh water, if necessary, I to secure moisture enough to prevent burning. Such manure is in good condition in spring. The corn crop does not require rotted manure. I American Agriculturist. Wheat for Chickens.?Every farmer has noticed that about the time of wheat har- j vest, if the fowls are allowed to run the fields j and barnyards, there is a material increase j in the egg supply. The second fact is the ! result of the first. I have fed corn, oats, bar- j ley and buckwheat, flax and sun flower seeds, ! and have found nothing equal to whole wheat as food for fowls. For young chicks it seems especially adapted, After two or three weeks feeding on soft food, the young chickens will pick up the wheat quite greedily, and will thrive on it as on nothing else. Growing chickens have a large demand for lime, and especially hone material, aud this is more ,, nearly applied in whole wheat than in other i grain.? Country Gentleman. Ox Gall.?An ox's gall will set any color?silk, cotton or woolen. One spoonful of gall put into a gallon of warm water! is sufficient for the above purpose. Gall is also excellent for taking spots from bombazines, and after being washed they look about: as new as ever. It must be thoroughly stirred into water, and not put upon the cloth. It is used without soap. After being washed in it, cloth which you want to clean should be washed in warm suds without using soap. _ .... . Cuts and Bruises.?Tobacco, wet with spirits or water, bound on a fresh cut or bruise, will save much soreness and pain. The tobacco should be kept moist by occasionally wetting the bandage with warm water. Fresh tobacco should be applied every day till the soreness is gone; then remove it and put a piece of court plaster over the wound, so as to exclude the air, and will soon heal with, out further trouble. ' grading tar the jlahhath. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATH AN. ? [Original.] FAMILY GOVERNMENT. The whole must partake of the character of the several parts of which it is composed. "A little leaven leavens the whole lump." One grain of musk is sufficient to scent a large room for years, and so intensely hitter is strychnine, that a scruple will embitter a hogshead of water. The starting point of all communities and governments is the family. Every community, no matter how large, and every government, no matter how extensive its territory, is but a collection of families. Whether it he a neighborhood or an empire as extensive as that, of China, it is intellectually, morally and religiously, what the families composing it make it. Its Btandard.is the general average of the population. Above this it cannot rise. Legislators cannot, by enacting laws, elevate a people. It is impossible. The laws of England land America would be as impotent to change the barbarous manners and customs of the Turks, as the manners and customs of the Turks are revolting to enlightened Englishmen and Americans. If the children of savages were taken from their parents and educated by civilized and enlightened persons, they would grow up, not savages, but civilized men and women. On the contrary, when civilized parents, or parents inhabiting a civilized country, exercise no better form of family government than savages, their children grow up only a shade better than wild A raits. Good men often make a fearful mistake in that they neglect to exercise proper government over their own households. Every father is a king, and every mother is a queen. In England and America, every man's home is his castle. Neither King nor President dare invade, in a hostile manner, its sacred precincts. There, by the laws of God, the father and mother exercise a control over their children, which no potentate can exercise over his subjects. If the government of this small kingdom is of the right kind, civilized men and women are trained for the great battles of life. If it is a bad government, a race of semi savages is nurtured and trained. Eli, the priest of God, neglected the training of his sons, and God made an eud of him and his in one day. It is a very common thing for individuals to abuse the government of the country, and heap anathemas upon the heads of the national rulers, chargiug them with all the crime and immorality of the land. Crime and immorality are not generated in legislative halls. .Neither are legislators the propagators oi infamy and vice. They may wink at these things, but in so doing they only reflect the moral character of those whom they represent. The great nursery of vice, in all its shapes and forms, is the family. Bad moral government in the family does more to pollute the world, than perhaps all other causes put together. Its consequences are fearful. No good man can contemplate them without shuddering. It pollutes everything. Bad children are the worst things in the world. They destroy the peace of neighborhoods, render the government of schools impossible, and inflict upon the church of God an intolerable disgrace. Bad children are, to a very great extent, the direct result of bad family government. Bad family government developes the innate depravity of the human heart, and fits the promising boy for taking his place in society as a curse to his race and a disgrace to his parents. God, by a law of nature, has seen fit to commit iuto the hands of parents the training of the men and women of the generation which will succeed them. The boys and girls of to day will be the men and women of the country in a very few years. If they are properly managed in the family, they will make the community in which they may reside happy and prosperous. If, however, the children of the preseut day are neglected by their parents and permitted to grow up in ignorance and vice, then ignorance and vice will be the prevailing characteristics of the next generation. A Thankful Spirit.?Some Christians f -1 i n i rm are not eminent ior manKiuiness. .tney are on the right side, but they have scarcely the right spirit. Their complainings and raurtourings are a deep spot on their Christian character, or rather a thick veil over it. Their heavenly citizenship could never be gathered from their benign and joyful mien, or from their cordial, thankful words; for eveu with the cup of salvation iu their hand, you never hear them asking, "What shall I render to the Lord for all his gifts?'* There are some so grievously selfish that J they take as matters of right or as things of | course, every good and perfect gift; and viewing themselves more frequently from the little hill of their own self-love thau from the great mountaiu of God's free grace, no gift is so great as to surprise them, no mercy is so amazing as to make them thankful. Like the Caspian sea, which has some unseen way of disposing of its waters, so that whatever rains come down, and whatever flows in, its great gulf never fills, and never a rill runs out from it again; so theirs is a greedy, all devouring selfishness, which whatever mighty bursts of heaven descended bounty exhaust their fullness over it, always contrives to dispose of the whole in the caverns and subterraneous passages of its egotism?the vast mare internum of self?without one drop overflowing in kindness to man or gratitude to God. Aud if the sudden advent of some unhoped for overwhelming mercy stagger them into a moment's tenderness, they recover their presence of mind before they are betrayed into the liberality of imprudent gratitude or the vehement expressions of an over ardent thankfulness. Afflictions.?Luther used to say there were many of the Psalms he could never understand till he wasafHicted. Rutherford de'clares he got a new Bible through the furnace. Even the heathen Bion said : "It is a great misiorlune not to enuure mistortune, and Anaxagoras, when his house was in ruins and his estate wasted, afterward remarked, "If they had not perished, I should have perished." So said one brought to himself by blindness, "I could never see till I was blind." Trials bring many to God. Joab would not come to Absalom, till Absalom set his corn- j field on fire. One writes, "By pain God drives me to prayer, teaches me to pray, in-1 clines me to pray." - Macduff says, "Not one ' of all my tears shed for naught!" God pledges himself Jhat there shall not be one , redundant thorn in the believer's chaplet of sufferings. But afflictions soften or harden as they are sanctified or unsanetified. The same j sun melts the wax, but hardens the clay ? makes the rose to bloom in its beauty and f'ra- j grance, or the thistle to bear its harvest of;, curses to fall on every neighboring field. No cross, no crown. No rain, no rainbow. Head- j i winds may be taken advantage of to tack on | ' toward the desired haven which we could j j never reach if there continued a dead calm.' "the yorkville enouirer. PROSPECTUS FOR 1881. IN issuing our prospectus for 1881, we deem it only necessary to aunounce that the lending features which have characterized the editorial conduct of the Yorkville Enquirer for tho past quarter of a century will be retained, and what it has been in the past will be an assurance of what it shall be in the future. The leading departments of the paper will bo retained as heretofore, and they will lie conducted with the same labor and care that have marked our efforts in the past. 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To club-makers, for the approaching volume, we otfer FOUR PREMIUMS for tiie four largest clubs, as follows: For the largest club, one Weed Sewing Ma chine, fancy half-case, with drop leaf and two side drawers, valued at $45. For the second largest club, one Weed Sewing Machine, half-case and one drawer, valued at 8 to. For the third largest club, one No. 8 Tropic Cooking Stove, and fixtures complete, valued at 823.75. For the fourth largest club, one No. 7 Tropic Cooking Stove and fixtures complete, valued at $20. The superior Sewing Machine we ofier as a Premium is the well-known and justly celebrated Weed Machine, manufactured by the Weed. Sewing Machine Company, at Hartford, Connecticut. It is adapted to all the wants of family sewing; can be readily comprehended l>y any one; runs easily; is always ready ; will do any and all kinds of sewing with less changing and fewer extra attachments; is self-adjusting; is a two-thread Machine, making an elastic lockstitch ; and stands solid and firm. ThoStoves are made by the Sergeant Manufacturing Company, of Greensboro N. C. They are made of the best Scotch pig metal, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of a handsome pattern and neat finish, * and warranted equal in points of appearance, durability and superior conking qualities, to any stove manufactured in the Union. Thousands of them aro in use in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The above Premiums will he delivered to the successful competitors at the Enquirer office, freo of charges for freight. CONDITIONS. The four Premiums mentioned above will be awarded on the following conditions: The person getting up the largest club of yearly subscribers to the Enquirer, at $2 00 per annum, for each subscriber, will he entitled to the first choice of one of the above Premiums; the person getting up the socond largest club, at the same price, to the second choice;.the person getting up the third largest club, to the third choice; and the norunn irotHmr nn Ihn fnnHh lot-nrouf nlnK flio ...... ??V '"'b^ ^?MW? "?,V fourth choice. Th? time forcompleting clubs under the above offer is limited to 1 o'clock P. M., on the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1881. Competitors may begin to secure subscribers at once?the time of subscription to commence whenever the name is handed in. The money for each subscriber is expected to be paid at the time the name is entered on our books, and no n*me will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid. To persons who make up Clubs of ten or more names, but who may fail to obtain a premium, we will send the Enquirer one year free of charge; and to those who send a Club of twenty or more names, but who may fail to get a premium, we will forward a copy of the Enquirer one year free of charge, and a copy, one year, of any "weekly newspaper or monthly magazine published in the United States, the publication to bo selected by the person entitled to receive it. It is not necessary that the names of a club should all be at the same post office. Names may betaken at any number of placos. One name for two years will be equivalent to two names for one year each. All subscriptions must bo forwarded to us at the expense of. those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter, or money order drawn on the Yorkville post-office. In sending names, write plainly, giving county, post office and State. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. A separate list will he kept for each club-maker, who will be credited with every name sent, so that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notice. Persons who commence making elulis, will not be permitted, after the names have been entered upon our books, to transfer the names to another club-maker's list. $3)- The time in which additions may be made to clubs, under this proposition, will expire on the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1881. There fore, persons who desire the benefit of club rates, must subscribe and pay for the paper before that date, as after the expiration of that time, it will not l>e furnished for less than $2.50 unless new clubs are formed. All letters should be addressed to L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. November 18 47 tf GET THE BEST. If you Intend some day to get WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED, "DO IT NOW." 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MERRIAM, Springfield, Mass. AIM Webster's National Pictorial Dictionary 1040 Pages Octavo. 600 Engravings. January 27 4 4t FARRAR TURBINE WATER-WHEEL. pm In practical use it is everyg|3 where demonstrating its surety riority over all others. It* IT enormous capacity in a small .... diameter, simple, strong construction and perfect gate, /jOH 11 give a combination of merits / \tJ not found in any other wheel. / EIlS*! m ()lir 'ntr?dH?tory prices are / t|P1 Mb so low theie is no coinpari1 son between them and the (QgBr^fvS^jrS enormously high prices of 81 other Turbines. Manufactured by SERGEANT MAN'F. CO., HERNDON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. November 19 47 tf GARRY IRON ROOFI^^^ ind Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, CLEVEIjAND, OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 2(5 9 ly notice." I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears ind other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for boning and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents euch, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY. I i AVAIL YOURSELF OF IT I ; t PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, ! PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS AND MUSIC. ALL itimilies have old Books, Periodicals, ' Newspapers, Music, Ac., which they desire I to transmit to their posterity. Then HAVE THEM REBOUND! Which will preserve them and make them look annual* ?.-? ?ru as nun, Old Books. Ac.., should not only be rebound, butthecurrent literature of the present day should be put in a durable form for preservation as well. This can be 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 Binderand Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street COLUMBIA, 8. C. Send in orders at once. JOIIN CLARK, JR., & CO'S BEST s i x - c o rt d FOR MACHINE OR HAND USE. thomas eussell & co., SOI.E AGENTS, FOR SAI.E HY LATIMER & HEMPHILL, Yorkville, S. C. January 13 2 3m " the favopite of the world. 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 Forgings. Every Machine sold by us will be fully warranted. Prices as low as any First-Class Machine, either for Cash or on Time "until the first of November next. W. G. REID A CO., Furniture Dealers, Rock Hill, S. C. LATIMER A HEMPHILL, Agents at Yorkville, S. COctober 28 44 tf January o i iy STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA", York County. , WHEREAS JOHNS. WILSON has applied to 1110 for Letters of Administration, de bonits non cum textamento annexo, on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of , ISAAC MeFADDEN, late of the county afore- ' said, deceased. . Theseare, therefore, to cite and admonishalland singular, the kindred and creditors of the said ] deceased, to be and appear before me at our i next Judge of Probate's Court for the said county, . to be hidden at York Court House on the 18TH ^ DAY OF FEBRUARY, instant, to shew cause, if j any, why the said Administration should "not begranted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 3rd day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and in the 105th | year of the Independence of the United States t of America. r J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. February 3 5 2t 1 AGENTS WANTED] i 1*7E want a limited number of active, ener- 1 VJ getic canvassers to engage in a pleasant and profitable business. Good men will find this a rare chance TO MAKE MONEY. Such will please answer this advertisement f by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what business they have been engaged in. None but l those who mean business need applv. Address I FIN LEY, HARVEY & CO., e Atlanta, Ga. r January fi 1 ly ROBERT J. HERND0N~ " . Late Student of Boston Conservatory o( Music, , TEACHER OF BRASS BANDS, ( AND THE CORNET. Musicarranged to order ; for any number of Instruments. Terms i moderate. Agent for all kinds of first-class BAND IN- ' <! STRUMENTS. j i April 22 17 lv j { j. R. SCHORB'S PNOTO-GALtERY, 1ST HOUSE EA^T OF THE JAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every convenience, and a determination to do my ti best, onables me to promise satisfaction to all in s want of correct and flattering likenesses. Cloudy s weather is as good or better than sunshine for all j subjects, except small children. j ft Augusts 32 tf o JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and irst-class appointments throughout our office, ;ve are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF TOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices hat will compare with New York or Philadelphia harges for the same quality of work and mate ials. We have.iecently made a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men : III^L HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads ...$4.00 $5.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Hpads, 2.25 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill heads. We will fill an order for bill heads, living any desired number of either size of ?heet 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 )f paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction inevjrv instance. We also give special attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and P. ints and Authorities, which we furnish strictly according to the require menus or trie Justices 01 me aupreine court, ana 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. ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIR-LINE RAILWAY. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Atlanta, Ga., January 15,1)381. ? CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON and after January 16, 1831, trains will run on this road as follows: DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.15, P. M. Leave P.17, 'P. M. (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.16, P. M. Leave 2.17, P. M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.02, A. M. Leave 2.03, A. M, (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 1.36, A. M. Leave 1.37, A. V. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 6.35, P. M. Leave 6.45, P. V. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 6.17, A. M. Leave 6.45, A. M. THROUGH FREIGHT TRAIN. (ea8tward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 8.51, A. M. Leave 8.51, A. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 4.58, P. M. Leave 4.58, P. M. Connecting at Atlanta for all points West and Southwest. Connecting at Charlotte for all Eastern points. Through Tickets on sale at Gainesville, Seneca City, Greenville and Spartanburg, to all points East and West. G. J. FOREACRE, Gen'l Manager. W. J. Houston, Gen'l Pass. <fc Ticket Agent. January 20 3 tf C.& L. NABEOW GAUGE BAILBOADT M m 111 jg jji 14* vny *mW y CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,] Yorkville, S. C? January 31at, 1881. J THE following Schedule of the Mail and Passenger Trains took effect at 6 o'clock, a. m.t on the 31st of January, 1881. going south. THE BICKFORD AUTOMATIC FAMILY XNITTEB. Knit* all sizes of work, narrows and widens it shapes all sizes complete. Knits over 50ditt'erent 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 coods. Farmerscar treble the value of their wool, by converting it into knit poods. Apents wanted in every State, County, City and Town, to whom very low prices will lie 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 YORK MARBLE YARD. 11IIE undersigned would respectfully announce to the public that his MARBLE I YARD, near the Railroad depot, is in full operation, and that he is now well prepared to furnish anything in his line of business at the LOWEST CASH PRICES. Tombstones for children furnished for from $3.00 upward ; for adults from $8.00 upward. pgr Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and linisbed in the most elaborate style, and in point of w-orkmanship 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 respect- i fully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on application. work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. , F. HAPPERFIELD. J - ? 1?1 rtnation lock, and for all practical purposes is qual to a new one. It is offered for sale for no eason except that it is too small for my purposes. L. M. QRLST. September 9 37 3t lite f 0tkvtlle ^ttquieet. TE11M8 OF SUBSCRIPTION* iinglecopy forono year, $2 50 ^or six months, 1 25 ^or three months, 75 'wo copies one year, 4 00 / 'en copies one year, 20 00 Lnd an extra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first inserion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each ub^equent insertion. A square consists of the pace occupied by seven lines of this sis;e type. .^-Contracts will be made at reduced rates sr advertising space to be used for three, six, r twelve months,, Leave Dallas at e.W? 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 7.10 A. M. Leave Bowling Green at 7.20 A. M. < Leave Clover at 7.35 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville at 8.15 A. M. Leave Yorkville at 8.25 A. M. Leave Guthriesville at 9.00 A.M. u Leave McConnellsvilleat 9.15 A. M. Leave Lowrysville at 9.35 A. M. Arrive at Chester at 10.10 A. M. going north. Leave Chester at 2.00 P. M. Leave Lowrysville at 2.30 P. M. Leave McConnellsvilleat 2.55 P. M. Leave Guthriesville at 3.05 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at 3.35 P. M. Leave Yorkville at 3.45 P. M. Leave Clover at 4.25 P. M. Leave Bowling Green at 4.35 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 4.45 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at :...4.55 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia at 5.20 P. M. Leave Gastonia at 5.40 P. M. ? Arrive at Dallas at 6.00 P. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. February 3 5 tf GEORGE T. SCHORB, PHOTOGRAPHER, CHESTER, 8. CAROLINA. 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 Many city, North or South. Have on hand a fine selection of CHURCH AND PARLOR ORGANS, which are offered very cheap. Instruments guaranteed to be firstCall 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 J Yorkville Enquirer. GEORGE T. SCHORB. ^ ~~ Februarv 13 7 tf THE WILLIAM3T0N FEMALE COLLEGE Respectfully offers its services to those parents who desire to secure for their daughters the thorough and symmetrical cultivation of their physical, intellectual, and moral powers. It is conducted on what is called the "ONESTUDY" PLAN, with a Semi-Antnal Course of Study; and by a system of Tuitional Premiums, its low rates are made still lower for ALL who average 85 per cent. No Public Exercises. No "Receptions." Graduation, which is always private, may occur eight times a year. For full information, write for an Illustrated H Catalogue. Address J Rev. S. LANDER, President, Williamston, S. C. November 4 45 lv ROSE'S HOTEL, YORKVILLE, 8. C. i THIS H0USE has 1)6611 thoroughly renovated from cellar to flgarret, and newly furnished, inr eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT SPRING BEDS. In view of the times, our motto is a full House at a moderate price. TERMS?91.50 PER DAY, OR 60c. PER MEAL. : Sample Rooms reserved especially forCommerjial travelers. HENRY tV. SMITH. June 17 25 tf CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respectfully inform * the public that he is prepared to cleanse garaae its of any fabric whatever, rendering them aer.'ectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring tnem to he original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away your old clothes, but have ;hem cleaned and made to look as well as new. (York promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. August 12 29 tt T"1 NOTICE. . SUBSCRIBERS to the Yorkville Enquirer, 5 not regulnrly served by mail, on the postal outes between Yorkville and Bullock's Creek; iforkville toZeno ; and from Yorkville to Clark's ifork, by the way of Bethany, are hereby inormed that I will deliver their papers along the * outes FREE OF CHARGE, provided they enter heir names on my club. J. N. ROBERTS. December 23 52 tf ~ IRON SAFE FOR SALE^ rHE undersigned oilers for sale one No. 2 IRON SAFE, manufactured by Mosler, Bahnan A Co.. of Cincinnati. This safin ha* a com