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gluraflMittsi ? cjiartwfnt. BIG BRD'DLE. In Nashville, many years ago, there resided a gentleman of great hospitality, large fortune, and, though uneducated, possessed of hard knot sense. Colonel W. had been elected to the legislature, and had also been Judge of the county court. His elevation, however, had made him somewhat pompous, and he became very fond of using big words. On his farm he had a large, mischievous ox, called "Big Brindle," which frequently broke down his neighbor's fences, and committed other depredations much to the Colonel's annoyauce. One morning, after breakfast, in presence of some gentlemen who had staid with him over the night, and who were now on their way to town, he called his overseer and said to him : "Mr. Allen, I desire you to impound 'Big Brindle,' in order that I may hear no more animadversions of his eternal depredations." Allen bowed and walked off, sorely puzzled to know what the Colonel meant. So, after Colonel W. left for town, he went to his wife and asked her what Colonel W. - I ? . ii* Jlf? *!_ meant oy teuing mm to "impound toe ox. "Why," said she, "the Colonel means to tell you to put him in a pen." Allen left to perform the feat, for it was no inconsiderable one, as the animal was very wild and vicious, and after a great deal of trouble and vexation, he succeeded. "Well," said he, wiping the perspiration from his brow and soliloquizing, "this is impounding, is it? Now, I'm dead sure the old Colonel will ask me if I have impounded Big Brindle, and I'll bet I'll puzzle him as bad a9 he did me." The next day the Colonel gave a dinner party, and as be was not the least aristocratic, Allen, the overseer, sat down with the company. After the second or third glass was discussed, the Colouel turned to the overseer and said : "Eh, Mr. Allen, did you impound Big Brindle, sir?" Allen straightened himself, and looking around the company, said : "Yes, I did, but old Brindle transcended the impannel of the impound and scatterlophisticated all over the equanimity of the forest." The company burst into an immoderate 6t of laughter, while,the Colonel's face redened with discomfiture. "What do you mean by that, sir?" said he. "Why, I mean, Colonel," said Allen, "that old hJrindle, being prognostig&ted witn tne idea of the cholery, ripped and tared, snorted and pawed dirt, jumped the fence, tuck to the woods, and would not be impounded no how." This wa9 too much. The company roared again, in which the Colonel was forced to join, and in the midst of the laughter, Alleu left the table, saying to himself as he went, "I reckon the Colonel won't ask me to impound auy more oxen." ^ Too Good to be Lost.?The following from an exchange is too good to be lost : We have a friend?or, with the emphasis of the iuimitable Toodles, we have a friend? who, for the nonce, we shall call "the Major," thought bis right to the prefix is somewhat questionable. Now the Major has had, through life, one besetting sin, and that is an unconquerable love of a certain game of cards * ' _t *-l a. -n l r Known as vingi ?n, wnicn is me r reucu iur twenty-one. This well known game, a fat wife and a large family, are about the only weaknesses that can be laid to the Major's charge. How often he has been married the record sayeth not, nor is it important. Suffice it that during over thirty odd years of the Major's wedded life, as his wealth increased and his hairs become gray, one after another, in regular succession, his board was honored with the presence of miniature editions of himself, uutil the number had reached twenty, when the Major concluded things had gone far enough and should be stopped. But they did'ut, as the Major in due*time found out, for he had calculated without consulting Uia TUrn mow inrlinatinna of nnntVlPf ' alio nilt, auuiw nviv iuuivhmvwh v* bond of union and well-spring of happiness. The Major became nervous, for his nomenclature was exhausted. In his desperation, he finally declared that the coming heir to his name, and fortunes, whether boy or girl, should be named vingt un. In vain the old woman remonstrated. The Major was inexorable. The new comer, being the twenty-first, should wag his way through life with that appropriate title. In an ante-room the Major awaited the announcement of the little stranger's sex. The nurse appeared, and to the Major's horror, whispered the terrible word?twins! "Busted, by thunder,' yelled the Major ; "why didn't I stand on twenty f" Webster's Reports.?One evening, not many years ago, while the Supreme Court wa9 holding its session in Somereset county, down in the State of Maine, some of the legal brethren were warming their legs before a blazing fire in a rural tavern, and conversing upon various matters pertaining to the profession. B. J. Bacon, whose long silence indicated that his mind was in travail with some great thought, broke out by asking if any of his brethren could relieve him from his trouble. "I wish," said he, "to commence an action against a boy who was caught stealing apples. I find no case of the kind in any of our Reports, and I am at a loss for a precedent. The landlord overheard the question, and informed the verdant youth that he knew a case just in point. "Ah!" said Bacon, "in whose Reports shall I find it?" "In Webster's," said the landlord gravely. "Webster's Reports!" replied Bacon. "Well, now you speak of it, I think I do remember something like it there. Do you know the volume ?" "Yes, I do; I have a copy in the house, if you would like to see it." "I would be greatly obliged to you for it, as I have left mine at heme." The landlord stepped out, and soon returned with Webster's Spelling Book ! and turning to the story, "An old man found a rude boy on one of his trees, stealing apples," passed the book to his legal friend, who tkvckxry if info fVio firn in iYia mirlaf nf mora nf laughter, and speedily made his exit. How McBuvins got a Partner.?Our friend McBlivius summoned bis resolution and his tailor, and determined to have a new suit made and go to a dance. They fitted him to a hair, and screwing up his courage ! and his neck-tie, be started. He was rather j late, and when he arrived he found the company already engaged in dancing, but the , loveliest female present occupied a chair at, the window without a partner. Stepping up 1 to the lady, with a palpitating heart, his mind ' greatly excited for fear of a refusal, he ex-1 claimed : '"Will you do me the honor to grace me with your company for the next set?" Her lustrous eyes shone with unwonted brilliancy, her white pearly teeth fairly glist- j euing in the flickering candle light, her heavy ; snowy bosom rose and fell with joyful rap- j ture, as she replied : "Yes sir ee ! for I've sot, and sot, and sot,, till I've about tuk root!" McBlivins wilted. Assistance from Providence.?A Con- j necticut deacon was attaching a very poor' and feeble pair of oxens to a very large load of wood. A neighbor af^ed him how he ex-! pected to get so large a !oad to market with so poor a team. The deacon replied that he expected to have some assistance from Divine Providence. His neighbor asked him j whether it would not be as well to dispense entirely with the oxen and let Providence draw the whole load. 1 ?be Jatm and J htstdf. I Treatment of Fain.?The little nerve of feeling which runs through all parts of the human body, carrier to the brain intelligence of disaster and of pleasure. The evil messages they bring are called pains. A pain admonishes us that some injury is done to a part of the body?a finger jammed, a toe cut, an arm burned?or that some part is overworked or wearied pod must have rest. The nerves but do their duty, when they report faithfully these thin s, and our duty is to repair the mischief wh ch caused the nerves to report in the way opain. But many persons are annoyed by these evil messages, and only seek to silence the messenger. The immediate call is for something to "still the pain." Fortunately, the means employed are sometimes such as correct the evil at once, and so put an end to the trouble reported by the nerves. Especially is this the case when cool water is applied to cuts and burns?the relief and the cure begin and go on simultaneously. The same result is usually attaiued when hot water applications (or fomentations) are made to bruises and sharp painsof various kinds. Pain, which results from overdoing of any kind, is most reasonably "stilled" by rest?general rest of the whole body, and especially rest of the overworked part. Anything that tends to equalize the circulation of the blood, or to make all parts of the body comfortably warm and no warmer, helps to set the nerves at rest, or to stop pain and disease. Not long ago we saw a man who was suffering with a violent headache (a neuralgic general toothache) furiously kicking, first with one foot and then with the other, 1-" fkio v*oarl fn hifl wurttiug \AJ gCfc UIO ifiuv/VA 1IUIU uiu uvmv. ...w heels, because he had found that the most effectual way to cure his headache. A Simple Remedy for Barked Trees. In the Fall and Winter of 1856, I was obliged to keep a couple of goats for the sake of their milk, for aa infant. During my absence to the city one day in the Winter, the goats got loose and committed depredations in my garden, by stripping the bark from several young apple and pear trees, and through a broken paling found their way into a neighbor's garden, and subjected his apple and pear trees to the same treatment, gnawing the bark off as high as they could reach. I supposed the trees were all killed, and concluded- to experiment ou those in my own garden. I procured several newspapers, cut them into convenient strips for handling, and covered them with good boiled flour paste, wrappiug several thicknesses around the wounded parts of the trees, thus forming an artificial bark. My trees were covered with foliage during the Summer and Autumn, aud I could not perceive any difference in them during the whole season. My neighbor did nothing with his. In the Spring and early part of Summer, they looked promising, but as soon as the extreme heat of Summer touched them, they were withered and completely dried up, with an abundance of shoots from the lower part of the trunk below all the wounds. All the trees are about six years old, and were transplanted from a nursery about three years eince. There were two young elms on the front road that shared the same fate as my neighbor's trees. CaD it be - .1 : ?* mat tne covering protected me uirtmauuu ui the sap and answered the same purpose as the natural bark ??American Agriculturalist. Hens and Eggs.?For several years past I have spent a few weeks of the latter part of August on the Kennebeck River, in Maine. The lady with whom I have stopped is a highly accomplished intelligent housewife. She supports a "hennery," and from her I derived my information in this matter. She told me, for many years she had been in the habit of administering to her hens, with their | common food, at the rate of a teaspoonful of cavenne DeDDer each alternate day, to a doz * * * * - ( en fowls. Last season, when I was with her, each morning she brought in twelve or fourteen eggs, having but sixteen hens in all. She again and again experimented in the matter, by omitti"'* to feed with the cayenne for two or three days. The consequence invariably was, that her Bupply of eggs fell off to five or six per day. The Rame effect of using the cayenne is produced, in Winter as well as in Summer.?Boston Transcript. Farm Tools.?Farm tools will rust out sooner than they wili wear out. Many farmers will injure their farm implements more by exposure to the weather than by the use on the farm. An implement which with good care would last twenty years, will, when exposed to the weather, become useless in five years or even less. A farm cart which, with good usage would last almost a life, would last only a few years when exposed to the weather. The explanation of the reason why farming does Dot pay with many, is fouDd in this neglect to take care of the farm tools. All farm implements are costly, and the farmer who has to buy three or four times as many as his neighbor, because he does not take care of them, of course will not find much profit in farming. The same carelessness in auy other kijd of business, would insure equally as diss trous results. We Must Have Sleep.?I would keep "better hours" if I were a boy again. That is, I would go to bed earlier than most boys do. Nothing gives more mental and bodily vigor than sound rest when properly applied. Sleep is our great replenishes and if we neglect to take it regularly in childhood, all the worse for us when we grow up. If we sit up late we decay ; and sooner or later we contract a disease called insomnia, allowing it to be permanently fix d upon us, and then we begin to decay, ev( i in youth. Late hours are shadows from the grave. 4ST There are several methods of destroying lice on cattle. A very simple and harmless one is to apply an infusion made with quassia. Procure from a druggist a portion, say a half a pound of quassia chips; place them in a vessel and pour either cold or tepid water on them ; the infusion is ready to use as 8ood as it becomes decidedly bitter, and is to be applied by wash ing the parts of the animals most affected by the parasites. The infusion iB not poisonous, and the cattle may lick themselves as usual without danger. ? 16?-To stop bleeding from an ordinary wound, apply a wad of cobweb; or else a paste made of equal parts of flour and salt. If, however the blood spurts out, it is evidence that an artery has been severed. If, where it can possibly be done, tie a handkerchief loosely above it, put a stick under that, and then by turning the stick twist the handkerchief tightly until the flow is checked, and hold it there until the doctor comes. If this is impracticable, press as hard as possible with the thumb, near the wouud and above it. Wo?* It is a good plan to put new earthenware into cold water and let it heat gradually until it boils; theu cool again. Brown earthware in particular may be toughened in this way. A handful of rye or wheat bran thrown ia while it is boiling, will preserve the glazing so that it will not be destroyed by acid or salt. There are many farmers who have extra good butter cows but who do not know it. They have poor pastures in summer and poor shelter and indifferent food in winter. They have no conveniences for making butter, no arrangement for keeping the milk cool in summer, and frequently in winter it is exposed to the odorr of the kitchen. The application of sulphur sprinkled upon fowls, while roosting or otherwise, with a pepper box, will destroy vermin. Coal oil J applied to tbeir roosts in small quantities will also kill parasites. Two or three drops of whale oil, dropped occasionally on the back of a hen or any other bird, will kill lice. ' fUading fat tbt Sabbath. CONDUCTED BT BEV. ROBERT LATHAN. Original.] JESUS AND NICODEMUS. In the third chapter of John, we find recorded an interesting conversation which took place between our Saviour and a Pharisee named Nicodemus. So far as we remember, mention is made of Nicodemus only three times in the Scriptures. Nothing is directly said concerning him in any of these places, except that he was a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews. Inferentially, however, there is much said in the third chapter of John about I Nicodemus. A little study will enable us to discover in this chapter a correct outline of the man. The Talmudists make frequent mention of one Nicodemus, which is supposed to be the identical person who came to Jesus by night. The Talmudists further say that his proper name was not Nicodemus, hut Bo nai, and that he was given the name Nicodemus, not because he conquered the people, as the word would indicate if derived from the Greek ; but that it is derived from the Hebrew and was given to him "because the sun shone out for him." The story upon which the whole thing is founded is as follows : "At one time, all Israel came up to Jeru salem to the feast, and there was a scarcity of water. This Bonai, the son of Gorion, in order to supply the people, asked a certain rich man to lend him twelve wells, or cisterns of water, or to hire them to him for twelve talents of silver. The latter was accepted and , a day appointed for payment, but no rain had fallen and the wells were empty. Bonai retired to his closet and having covered himself, prayed earnestly for rain. Soon the rain fell in torrents, and the wells were filled to overflowing with water. But the sun was down and the day of payment gone. The rich man was displeased with Bonai because he had not, according to agreement, paid the twelve talents of silver. Bonai again retired to his closet and prayed that the clouds might be dispersed, and the sun made to shine, and thus bring back the day. This prayer also was answered, and he was named Nicodemus "because the sun shone out for him." No credence, we suppose, is to be given to ihisstory. It serves, however, as a historic link in the life of Bonai, by which we are enabled to conclude, with some degree of certainty, that he and the Nicodemus that came to Jesus by night were identical. This Bonai, for whom the sun shone out, is recorded by the Talmudists as one of the disciples of Jesus. We further learn from the Talmudists that this Nicodemus was one of the three richest men among the Jews, at the time Jerusalem was besieged by Titus ; but that all his wealth was taken from his family and they reduced to the most abject poverty. So much?and it is very unsatisfactory? may be learned from the Talmudists concern ing Nicodemus. Let us turn to the New Testament, and see what we can glean from it concerning this nobleman. There must have been something very remarkable in the circumstance that Nicodemus came to Jesus "by night," since the fact is always mentioned in connection with his name. When some of the multitude were angry because Jesus was not seized and dealt with in an unlawful manner, Nicodemus interfered in his behalf. John 7 :51. After Jesus had been crucified, Nicodemua assisted Joseph, of Arimathea, in preparing the body of the Saviour for burial. John 19:38. These, we think, are the only passages of Scripture in which the name of Nicodemus appears, and in both it is said that he was the same person that came at first to Jesus "by night." If it is asked what knowledge can the phrase "by night" give us of Nicodemus, we answer, a great deal. First, it enables us to discover that Nicodemus was a timid man. He was a ruler of the Jews?a member of the Sanhedrim?and if any credence is to be given the Talraudists, a man of great wealth besides. His position in society and his possessions had a direct tendency to make him independent. Instead, however of coming boldly in open day to Jesus, he comes "by night." Had he come by day, it would have shown that he was indifferent as to what the common populace, or the rest of the rulers of the Jews, might say about his visiting Jesus of Nazareth. The fact that Jie came to Jesus "by night," shows that he was not only afraid of the popular clamor, but that hp was under religious conviction. Jesus had but recently, perhaps ou the day just gone, performed many miracles and driven those who had converted the house of God into a house of merchandise, away in disgrace. mna ha/1 hoan an eva.wifncso nf thpap I XI IWU^IUUO UUU UUWK 1*11 VJ V K1VUVWW V* VlfVW things, or, at least, he had heard them spoken of. No doubt the miracles of Jesus and his wonderful conversation, had been talked of in the council chamber of the rulers of the Jews. A good impression was made upon Nicoderaii9, and led by God's holy spirit, he came to Jesus by night to be instructed more perfectly. AnDther thing that may be said of Nicodemus is, that although he was a Master in Israel, he was but poorly instructed with regard to the nature of the kingdom of heaven. From the instruction given by the Saviour, we are able to infer what were some of the mistaken notions of Nicodemus concerning the gospel dispensation. No doubt he thought the prerequisites to entering the kingdom of heaven were similar to those required of Gentiles in order to enter the Jewish church. In the initiation of a proselyte into the Jewish church, three things were observed. The individual was first circumcised, then baptized , and finally a sacrifice wis offered up. The observance of these ceremonies by a Gentile, in the presence of at least three Jews, was regarded by the Jews as a kind of new birth, or being born again. Thus Mairaouide3 says : "A Gentile who is becorae.a proselyte, and a servant who is set at liberty, are both, as "it were, uew born babes." No doubt, Nicodemus thought that by some such ceremony, he could be initiated into the kingdom of heave, even that night. Without making an open avowal of his purpose, he acknowledged Jesus as a teacher come from God, and cited the miracles performed by the Saviour as proof of this. There was somethiug in the words : "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of heaven." These words, uttered by the Saviour, 9tartled Nicodemus. They involved, he thought, an impossibility. All his preconceived notions of the I kingdom of heaven were shown to be erroneous, \ and all his intentions blasted by the words "born ! again." The force of what our Saviour said to i Nicodemus is in the words, "except a man," and j the English rendering has obscured this. It I should bo "except any one." The meaning is that whoever, Jew or Gentile, that is not born I again, or from above, cannot enter the kingj dom of heaven. Nicodemus, in all probability, thought that since ne was 01 iue sbbu ui n uraunni, and had been circumcised, all that was necessary in order that he might be admitted into the new dispensation, was that he be baptized or washed with water. To this erroneous thought, which Nicodemus was cherishing in his mind when he first came to Jesus, it was replied that, "except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." It is manifest that by | being "born again, or from above," and by "born* I of water and of the spirit," the Saviour means I i the same thing, and what he means is expla:ned i : by adding in the same connection that "what is j born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the j spirit is spirit." By being "born of water and of the spirit," there is no reference to baptism as a sacrament, but simply to water as a cleanser. J Nicodemus thought that since he was a Jew, he could become a proselyte to Jesus, or be initiated j ! into his kingdom by washing with water. To this thought the Saviour replied: "Except a man be born of waterand of thespirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." The manner of being born of waterand of thespirit, is illustrated by | the blowing wind. In this illustration the water : is left out, and it is simply said that "as we cannot tell from whence the wind cometh, and < whither it goeth, so is every one that is born of j the spirit." Nicodemus thought that a little insignificant external ceremony was all that was necessary for j him to enter the kingdom of heaven. Our Saviour taught him that before he could enter into the kingdom of God, a great internal change must be effected by God's holy Spirit. 1 |$i!SffUanf0USi fUading. PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S INAUGURAL. What the newspapers have to say about it. The Richmond, Va., Dispatch says: "We would pronounce the inaugural au excellent one, speaking of it as it will strike the Northern people, for whom, of course, it was specially inteuded. It has a little Northern and auti Southern sentiment in it, -as we would have expected to find in a document originating in the Ashtabula district of Ohio. "We cannot agree with the President a9 to the beneficent effect of making voters of the negroes, but we can agree that the abolition of slavery was a blessing, and we concede that he states his case forcibly when he says there is in this country no middle ground between slavery and full citizenship." The Savannah News says: "This address will be read with iuterest and satisfaction hy the patriotic and conservative masses of the American ^ople of all parties, and of all seclions of the Union. It is admirable alike for its statesmanlike candor and moderation, and for the fraternal and conciliatory spirit which pervades it throughout. . "If we may regard it as an indication of the spirit and policy which is to govern President Garfield's administration, it is safe to say that, while he was not our choice for President, and 1 !_ ?. it. l_ ' 1 A ^ wnwe we may timer wun mm m regHru tu measures, he will encounter no illiberal or factious opposition from the Southern Democracy." The New York Herald says: "The Presi"dent's inaugural is the graceful beginning of what we trust will prove to be a successful administration. The days of trial are to come. What the American people admire in public men is will, character and courage. Our new President has splendid endowments, a high character and a patriotic heart." He enters office with a support from all parties that may be called enthusiasm. He can hold their support by showing the country that he means to be President in fact as well as ii) name. So far as he does this, he will awaken the support of the great mass of our people who have only a general interest in politics, and will abandon no Presideut who has the courage and the patience to do what is right and best for the Union and for the peace and prosperity of every State in the Union." The Galveston News says: "It is something more than a clever presentation of decent platitudes. In summing up the centennial history of the Republic, he fairly signifies that, however much he may respect the proper autonomy of the States, and however much he may esteem the blessings of local self-govern ment, he leans earnestly and decidedly to the extreme nationalistic theory of the present Union, known as the United States. "His allusion to the relation between the whites and the emancipated negroes, is, on the whole, as statesmanlike and considerate as could be expected from a President representing the traditions and professions of the Republican party. His utterances on the sub ject of universal education, as a necessary adjunct of universal suffrage, are emphatic and worthy of the occasion." The New York Sun says : "The inaugural address or Lien. Lrarneiu nas tne meru or frankness. On the whole it appeurs to be decidedly in favor of a latitudinarian con struction of the Constitution and of the centralization of power. This is strictly in accordance with the views and wishes of the party by which Mr. Garfield* was elected. A strong paternal National Government is what they want, and what General Garfield, as we understand him, proposes to give them." The Chattanooga Times says: "Inaugural speeches and letters accepting party nomination are generally a glittering collection of soft words, so strung together as most effectually to couceal the specific ideas and intents of writers aud speaker. Garfield's speech at the east front of the Capitol yesterday, was no exceptiou in kind to this rule. It may be regarded as good, or otherwise by partisan or other critics; but it is only relatively good or bad, being neither one nor the other in any positive sense." The Montgomery Ala., Advertiser says : "It is more elaborate than such documents usually are, and with few exceptions it is highly creditable and conservative throughout." The New York Tribune says: "President Garfield's inaugural address is short, straight, strong aud sharp, like a Roman sword. There is little adornment and no flourish about it, although graces of expression are not wholly sacrificed to compactness and brevity. Each brief reference shows that the subject has been long and thoroughly studied by the trained statesman who now assume the duties of Chief Executive. The address is admirable. It justifies the high confidence which the people have felt in President Garfield's patriotism and uprightness, and iu his ability to propose a wise policy for the government of the nation." The Augusta Ga., Chronicle and Constitutionalist says: "The inaugural address is worthy of careful perusal by every one in terested in the welfare of the Republic. It is one of the ablest documents of the kind ever presented to the people of the United States. Temperate and conservative in its utterauces, with a vein of go<5d common sense runuing through it all, it gives promise of a wise and patriotic administration of the government for the next four years." The New York Times says: "The address of Geo. Garfield on taking the oath of office is dignified in tone and marked by the characteristics which have made him one of the most pleasing and one of most admired orators of the House. It shows an earnest and intelligent sympathy with the Natioual cause, and a profound conviction that the course of duty and of safety lies directly in the line of the work accomplished by the war." The Wilmington Star says : "If President Garfield will do as well as he promises, if the acts of his Administration shall correspond, with the declarations of his prouunciaraento, he will retire from office holding a higher place iu the regard of the whole people than he now possesses when entering upon the Presidential terra. He has very high ability. Let his stability aud patriotism aud sense of responsibility be equal to the requirements of I * I * ? IJl ? - - - J h ? til nut i n hrianf nIS mgn OlHUtJ, uuu liu Will g<??u pciiu'tucub fame. Let him be President, not of a mere party or section, but of the whole Union and whole people, and he will prove a blessing to his generation and his country." The New York Staats Zeilung says of President Garfield's inugural address : "Mr. Garfield's moderation in discussing the Southern question, and the tone of all his remarks in reference to the duties of the National Government and its relations to the States, must give general satisfaction outside the circle of extreme Republicans. His treatment of the financial question is thoroughly satisfactory, perhaps with the exception that he is onesided, linking together refunding and the banking question. Still it must be admitted that the discussion of this question has just been opened, and it would be an ungrateful task for the new President were he to participate too eagerly in this discussion." The Louisville, Ky., Courier-Journal says : "President Garfield's inaugural address presents a strong contrast to that of Mr. Hayes ; four years ago. It abounds in strong and 1 vigorous thought. It comes as from a man I i i l _ . who knows where he stanus, Knows wnai is his duty and means to do it, though the heav-' ens fall. There is an absence of partisan coloring and a palpable consciousness that1 the great office he holds must not be prosti-, tilted to base party purposes. There is evidence that the man knows that the country wants rest from sectional unrest, sectional bitterness, and that, as far as in him lies, he will labor to thut end. His reference to the South will hardly satisfy the extreme men of his party. His assertion of National supremacy will meet with general acquiescence; so also will his assertion of the autonomy of the States and the binding nature ot the Constitution and laws made iu pursuance thereof. This is a Democratic doctrine, aud on that ground every Democrat must sincerely desire that Garfield will continue to stand." The Boston Post says: "The general tone and spirit of the address are patriotic, and little can be found in it but what will commend itself to the favor of the men of all parties. The subjects treated of in the main were appropriate to the occasion, and in poiut of style the inaugural will compare favorably with the best specimens of preceding inaugural addresses and generully approving the main points of the address, concludes: "On the whole, President Gurfield has started out with a manifesto containing much to approve, little to condemn, and both the oppoueuts as well as the friends of the dominant party will read it with pleasure." The New Orleans Picayune says: "It is taken altogether to be an able document and places the president on a much broader ground than any Chief Magistrate has occupied since the wur. The transition, from Grant to Hayes was, politically, a .broadly marked one. The transition from Hayes to Garfield is also well defined. He is President of a united people, and while there is a ./ ? 1:? u:? ??r.. SirOKe Ui Beukiunaiisui ill 1119 icicitiiuc tu mc will of the party that elected him, there are broad principles of government laid down which clearly indicate that the new President is firmly convinced that reconstructive legislation and reconstruction measures have forever gone by with the past. His treatmeut of the race question can excite no fears in the breast of the Southern people." The Springfield (Mass.) Republican says: "President Garfield's inaugural is good. On the sectional issue it i3 more than good ; it is grand. It speaks to the South and to the country on the highest plane of statesman ship, and touches deftly the chords of national feeling, which Lincoln swept so eloquently, but in vain, twenty years ago. His attitude must make a profound impression upon the country, upou the North and the South alike. He holds up the only true remedy for race discords and dangers. Conciliation may be obscured for a time, temporary excitements may cloud over the clear shining of this policy, but it must triumph in the end." W3T It is said that Jay Gould has offered the management of the World to Henry Watterson, editor and proprietor of the Louisville Courier-Journal. He is to provide sufficient financial backing for the World to enable Mr. Watterson to launch out sufficiently to entirely renovate the paper and spend as much money as is needed to get the news. Mr. Watterson has not yet accepted. ?he gftkvUb inquirer. TKRM8 OF SUBSCRIPTION! Single copy for one year, $2 50 For six months, 125 For three months, 75 Two copies one year, 4 00 Ten copies one year, 20 00 And an oxtra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. T\r\r t in ? UK 11/ l'lru U.'l IV pel nuuaic, iui uic iiist 111.101tion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for eacli subsequent insertion. A square consists of the space occupied by seven lines of this size type. ygr Contracts will be made at reduced rates for advertising space to be used for three, six, or twelve months. ?"r???- ??? SPOOL COTTOIC ESTABLISHED 1812. f G/Trad!\iP\ MARK /?*'/ ("Wouxii o.v Whitk Spools ) GEORGE A.CLARK, SOLE AGENT. 400 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Since the introduction of this Spool Cotton into the American market its success has been unprecedented. No other braud of thread has ever met with the snme amount of public favor in the same space of time. The "0. N. T." manufacturers were the first to recognize the importance of the Sew ing iJiacnine turn iu mutvt' u tiu-uuiu wtiuu, which has ever since been the recognized standard for machines. *A11 the improvements in machinery that the inventive genius of the nineteenth century has produced have been adapted by the manufacturers of "0. N. T." At all the great International Fairs of the world, "0. N. T." has been awarded the highest honors. The " 0. N. T." factories at Newark, N. J. and Paisley, Scotland, employ 5,'200 operatives?make sufficient thread daily to go around the world four times. Consume 140 tons of coal daily. The manufacturers of "0. N. T."are the largest manufacturers of Spool Cotton in the world. A full assortment of this Spool Cotton can be had at wholesale und retail at HUNTER, OATES & CO.'S, Agents, Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Ac. Yorkville, South Carolina. February 24 8 Om WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED. If you intend sometime to get a copy of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, " See Webster's Unabridged, page 11C4, giving the name of each sail,?showing the value of DEFINITIONS BY ILLUSTRATIONS. The pictures in Webster under the 12 words, Beef, Boiler, Castle, Column, Eve, Horse, Moldings, Phrenology, Ravelin, Ships, (pages 11(>4 and 1219) Steam engine, Timbers, define 343 words and terms fur better than they could be defined in words. New Edition of WEBSTER, lias 118,000 Words, 3000 Engravings, 4600 NEW WORDS and Meanings, Biographical Dictionary of over 9700 Names. Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Springfield, Mass March 10 10 -It state of south caroliya, COUNTY OF YORK. WHEREAS JOSEPH F. WALLACE, C. C. C. Pleas, has applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of MARTHA J. ERVTN, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me, at our next Judge of Probate's Court for the said county, to be holden at York Court House, on the 18TH DAY OF APRIL, 1881, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under mj' hand and Seal, this 10th day of March, 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 of America. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. March 10 10 6t "chattel mortgages MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY! AVAIL YOURSELF OF IT! PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS AND MUSIC. ALL families have old Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, Music, Ac., which they desire to trausmit to their posterity. Then HAVE THEM REBOUND! Which will preserve thorn and make them look almost as well as new. Old Books, Ac., should not only be rebound, but thecurrent 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 be dunlicated an v where, by E. R. STOKES, Stationer, Book Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street COLUMBIA. 8. O. Send in orders at once. JOHN" CLARK. JR.. & CO'S SIX-CORD FOR : MACHINE OR HAND USE. THOMAS RUSSELL & CO., SOLE AGENTS, FOR SALE BY LATIMER & HEMPHILL, Yorkville, 8. C. January 13 2 3m "the favorite of the world. THE Family Favorite Improved Weed. These Machines have been remodeled and Improved nntil 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 Yorkvllle, S. COctober 28 44 tf TURBINE WATER WHEEL. WE have one 18-inch RIGHT HAND TUR BINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's Invention. We are working a 134-inch Wheel ot the same kind, and there is no better Water Wheel made for the same money. Those who contemplate using a Turbine Wheel can do no better than to getono of these Wheels. We have Circulars giving all the details in regard to the working of it, and with the sale yon have the privilege of trying the Wheel, and if it does not ao as represented, the money will be refunded. Come and see the sample 18-in<-h R. II. Turbine Wheel, Manufactured by theSERGEANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Greensboro, N. C. HERN DON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. February 10 47 tf IRON "roofi^^^^^ and Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, CliEVETiAJTD, OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly ROSE'S HOTEL, YOKKVILLE, S. C. THIS H0USE hRS been thor? onghly renovated from cellar to ferret, and newly furnished, in" eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT SPRING BEDS. In view of the times, our motto is a full House at a moderate price. TERMS?$1.50 PER DAY, OR 50c. PER MEAL. Sample Rooms reserved especially forCommercial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. June 17 25 tf AGENTS WANTED. WE want a limited number of active, energetic canvassers to engagein apleasantand profitable business. Good men will find this a rare chance TO MAKE MONEY. Such will please answer this advertisement by letter, enclo.-ing stamp for reply, stating what business they have been engaged in. xsone out those who mean business need apply. Address PINLEY, HARVEY A CO., Atlanta, Ga. January 6 1 ly ~robertTj. herndon, Late Student of Boston Conservatory of Music, TEACHER OF BRASS BANDS, AN D T H E CORN ET. Music arranged to order for any number of Instruments. Terms moderate. Agent for all kinds of first-class BAND INstruments. April 22 17 ' ly NOTICE. Subscribers to the yorkville enquirer, not regularly served by mail, on the postal routes between Yorkville and Bullock's Creek ; Yorkville to Zono; and from Yorkville to Clark's Fork, bv the way of Bethany, are hereby informed that i will deliver their papers along the routes free of CH ARGE, provided they enter their names on my club. J. N. ROBERTS. December 23 52 tf Estate, ellison bobbins, decd. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, as Administrator of the estate of ELLISON ' BOBBINS, deceased, will file his final return, in the office of the Judge of Probate for York county, on the 23rd day of March next, and ask for letters dismissory in the said estate. JAMES A. SANDERS, Sr. February 17, 1881 7 5t A PLEA FOR CATHOLIC COMMUNION. APAMPHLETof88 octavo pageson the above subject, taking the affirmative of the question, bv Kev. J. P. Marion, of Chester, has just , been issued. For sale at the Enquirer Office. Price 50 cents, at which price it will be mailed free of postage. December 9 50 tf IRON SAFE FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers for sale one No. 2 ' IRON SAFE, manufactured by Mosler, Bah- i i man A Co.* of Cincinnati. This safe has a com- : bination lock, ajid for all practical purposes is j 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, j OLD NEWSPAPERS, j j OF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale 1 i at one cent each, at the i ENQUIRER OFFICE. September 9 37 tf ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIR-LINE RAILWAY . PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Atlanta, Gam January 30,1881. ciiangk of schedule. ON and after January 30, 1881, traius will run on this road a.? fol ows: FAS 1 MAIL. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 4.10 A. M. Leave 4.11 A. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.05 A. M. Leave 2.09 A. M. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.15, P. M. Leave 2.18, P. M. (westward.) Arrive af Gastonia, 2.10, P. M. Leave 2.17, P. M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.07, A. M. Leave 2.09, A. M. (westward.) '? Arrive at Gastonia, 1.11, A. M. Leave 1.12, A. M. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 6.85, P. M. Leave 6.55, P. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 6.30, A. M. Leave 6.55, A. M. THROUGH FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 8.52, A. M. Leave 8.52, A. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 4.24, P. M. Leave 4.24, 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, Spartanburg and Gastonia, to all points East and West. G. J. FOREACRE, Gen'l Manager. W. J. Houston, Gen'l Pass. <fe Ticket Agent. February 17 7 tf C. & L. NARROW GAUGE EAI1B0AD. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. SUPERINTENDENT'S? OFFICE, \ Yorkville, S. C? January 31st, 1881. J THE following Schedule of the Mail and Passenger Trains took effect at 8 o'clock, a. m., on the 31st of January, 1881. going south. Leave Dallas at 8.00 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 7.10 A. M. Leave Bowling Green at 7.20 A. M. Leave Clover at 7.3o A. M. Arrive at Yorkville at 8.15 A. M. Leave Yorkville at 8.25 A. M. Leave Guthriesville at 9.00 A. M. Leave McConnellsvilleat 9.15 A. M. Leave Lowrysvilie at 9.35 A. M. Arrive at Chester at 10.10 A. M. going north. Leave Chester at 2.00 P. M. Leave Lowrysvilleat 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 Greeri at 4.85 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 J5.40 P. M. Arrive at Dallas at 6.00 P. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. February 3 5 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: HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads,... $3.00 $5.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 okoot ?;ii onn o nn OiAui-oucci. liiii inrouo, a*w u.uu Monthly statement!? at same price of si? th-sbeet bill heads. We will fill an oraer for bill heads, giving any desired number of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note, $2.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 Letter (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 givG special attention to the prlntingof Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which we furnish stri ;tly according to the requirements of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. THE YORK MARBLE YARD. THE undersigned would respectfully announce to the public that his MARBLE 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. 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 waut of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on application. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of cbarge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFJELD. January 6. 1 ly GEORGE T. SCHORB, PHOTOGRAPHER. CHESTER, H. CAROJLIJNA. 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 Houth. Have on hand a fine selection of CHURCH AND PARLOR ORGANS, which are offered very cheap. Instruments guaranteed to be firstclass. Call and see for yourselves, at the PHOTOGALLERY, opposite the "Cotton Hotel." Also, authorized agent to receive Subscriptions, Advertisements and t rders for Job Work, for the Yorkvit.le Enquirer. GEORGE T. SCEORB. February 13 7 tf THE WILLIAMSTON 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-Annual 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, msy occur eight times a year. For full information, write for an Illustrated Catalogue. Address Rev. S. LANDER, President, Williamston, S. C. November 4 45 ly CLEANSING AND REPAIRING" THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring cnem to the original brightness and lustre of the coods. 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 rFsCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OP THE JA.IL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every 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. January 27 4 tf NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears and otner fine-edged instruments. Prices?for honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or po charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. February 3 5 tf