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How "George" became A Teetotaler.
A short time since, a youDg man living in
Ogdensburg, New York, whose name we
shall call George, took to drinking rather
more than usual, and some of his friends endeavored
to cure him. One day when he
was in rather a loose condition, they got him
into a room, and commenced conversing
about delirium tremens, directing all their
remarks to him, and telling him what fearful
objects, such as snakes and rats, were always
seen by the victims of this horrible disease.
When the conversation had waxed high on
this theme, one of the number stepped out of
the room, and from a trap which was at
hand, let a large rat into the room. None of
his friends appeared to see it; but the young
roan who was to be the victim, seized a chair
and hurled it at the rat, completely using up
the piece of furniture in the operation. An
other chair fared the same fate, when his
frieuus seized him, and with terror depicted
in their faces, demanded to know what was
the matter.
"Why don't you see that cursed big rat?"
said he, pointing to the animal, which after
the manner of rats, was making his way
around the room, close to the walls.
They all saw it, but all replied that they
didn't see it. "There was no rat."
"But there is!" said he, as another chair
went to pieces, in an ineffectual attempt to
crash the obnoxious vermin.
At this moment they again seized him,
and altera terrific scuffle threw him down on
the floor, and with terror in their faces,
screamed :
"Charley, run for a doctorI"
Charley started for the door, when George
desired to be informed "what the devil was
up."
"Up!" said they, "why, you've got the
delirium tremens!"
Charley opened the door to go out, when
George raised himself on his elbow and said,
"Charley, where are you going ?"
"Going for a doctor," replied Charley.
"Going for a doctor!" Rejoined George,
"for what ?"
"For what?" repeated Charley. "'Why,
you've got the delirium tremens !"
"The delirium tremens, have I ? Have I ?"
repeated George. "How do you know I've
got the delirium tremens ?"
"Easv enough." savs Charlev : You've
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commenced seeing rats."
"Seeing rats!" said George, in a sort of
musing way ; "seeing rats. Think you must
be mistaken, Charley."
"Mfitaken ?"
"Yes, mistaken," rejoined George. "I
ain't the man?I haven't seen no rat J"
The boys le| George up after that, and
from that day to this he hasn't drank so
much liquor, and "hasn't seen no rats"?not
the first rat.?Boston Courier.
Beg" A traveler?so the story goes?was riding
slowly along, near the close of the day,
when he discovered, projecting from a cabin,
a shingle, on which was written in charcoal
the letters, "Hotel." Riding up, he called to
the landlord, when the following conversation
ensued ?
Landlord?Will you 'ave yer horse put
up?
Traveler?If you please. Put him in the
stable and give him a few oats.
L.?Very sorry, Mister; but we're out o'
oats.
T.?A little corn will answer, then.
L.?Got me agin, stranger ; the corn is all
gone too.
"T.? Well, give him plenty of hay, with
straw for his bed.
L.?Sorry, but ain't got neither hay nor
straw ; but I kin hitch yer horse to one of the
trees yonder.
T.?Take him along and let me have some
supper.
L.?What'll ye have, stranger ?
T.?Ham and eggs, with hot bread and hot
coffee.
L.?We don't keep any of your nice fixins,
squire.
T.?Well, then, let me have a bit of cold
* meat, with a cake and cup of tea.
L.?Can't make the riffle, stranger. We
don't keep city vegetables.
T.?Hang it, give me a bed then, and let
me go to sleep.
L.?Keep cool, squire ; we don't keep beds
here.
T.?No, you don't keep beds here, nor
eatables, nor accommodation for man nor
beast! What do you keep ?
L. (enraged)?Keep! Why we keep a hotel
! What'n thunder d'ye suppose we keep ?
Bring ox Your Pound Cake.?Among
the company of a grand fivedollar ball given
at New Orleans, last spring, was a green 'un
from "down east," who had never before seen
anything of the kind upon so grand a scale,
aud was totally at a loss to understand the
ridiculous new fangled dances which then
prevailed. Paying an enormous price for a
ticket, and having been fasting some time in
* anticipation of the supper, his whole thoughts
were directed to the enjoyment in that line
iu store for him. He strode up and down the
saloon with his hands in his pockets, accosting
every waiter he encountered with?"boy,
look here! Is supper most ready ?" At last
supper was announced, and in rushed our
hero, in advance of everybody, and seating
himself about the centre of the table, began
to beckon every waiter whose eyes be could
catch, but no one, much to his indignation,
approached him until after the ladies had
been seated and served, when he was asked
whether he would take some ham. "Ham!"
nvnloi m or] Ka urifk r* rrt fVv nn/I ootAmakmAnl1
uv, fi iLii ^/iviuuuu aoiuuiouui^ui.
"Do you s'pose, sir-ah, I can eat five dollars
worth of ham ? Bring us some of your pound
cake, and sich like."
Cabbage and Ditto.?We have just now
heard a cabbage story, which we will cook
up for our laughter-loving readers. "Oh 1 I
love you like anything," said a young man
to his sweetheart, warmly pressing her hand.
"Ditto," said she, gently returning the pressure.
The ardent "lovyer," not happening to be
over lamed, was sorely puzzled to understand
the meaning of ditto, but was ashamed to
expose his ignorance by asking the girl. He
went home ; and the next day being at work
in the cabbage-yard with his father, he spoke
out:
"Daddy, what's the meaning of ditto ?"
"Why," said the old man, this here is one
cabbage head, ain't it?"
"Yes, daddy."
"Well, that are's ditto."
"Rot that aregood-for nothin' gal!" ejaculated
the indignant son, "she called me cabbage-head,
and I'll be darned to darnation
if I ever go to see her again."
fiST At a negro celebration lately, an Irishman
stood listening to the colored speaker j
expatiating upon government and freedom,
and as the orator came to a ""period" from
one of his highest and most poetical flights,
the Irishman said :
"Bedad, he speaks weJ for a nagur, don't
he now ?"
Somebody said, "He isn't a negro?he is
only a half negro."
"Only a half nagur, is it ? Well, if a i
half Dagur can talk in that style, I'm think- i
in' a whole nagur might beat the prophet j
Jeremiah.
Honesty in a Horse.?A jockey, selling j
a horse, frequently observed, with emphatic j
earnestness, that he was an "honest nag."
After the purchase the buyer asked him what,
he meant by an honest nag. "Why, sir," he
replied, "whenever I rode him he always
threatened to throw me, and he certainly j
Dever deceived me."
What is your wife's particular little
game ?" asked a friend of a henpecked husband.
"When she gets thoroughly mad," he
answered, "it's draw poker."
l&c ?BVM and liccisidc.
Treatment of Hydrophobia.?A French
journal relates that a man 43 years of age,
having been bitten by a m id dog, was cauterized
with a red-hot-iron five hours later. A
month passed without any distressing symptoms,
but at the end of that time he began to
complain of epigastric and pharyugian constriction,
and was very much cast down. Recourse
was had to chloral, in doses of about
sixty grains, which succeeded twice in affording
a good night's rest; but the third time it
remained without effect. The patient experienced
great anguish ; his voice was hoarse ;
heliad tetanic contractions in the arms, neck
and breast, and expressed great fear, accompanied
with hallucinations. In the morning
he was utterly discouraged. They then administered
sixty grains of bromide of potassium,
which gave a quiet night, with great
improvement on the following day. Another
dose of about seventy-five grains was given
with equal success; all convulsions disappeared.
The medicine being suppressed, the
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convulsions Degan u wees, jaier, wucu uiuiuiuc
was agaiu administered to the amount of
about ninety grains, which completed the
cure.
Ayrshire Cattle.?This is one of the
recognized dairy breeds, and comes to us from
Scotland. The specialty of the Ayrshire is
that of a milk-producer, for the manufacture
of cheese and supply of cities with the lacteal
fluid. The milk of the Ayrshire is not especially
rich in cream, but in all the other essentials
that go to make up good milk it is equal
to the best; and the breeders of Ayrshires
claim that the quantity produced by their
favorites is greater than that produced by any
other breed. They are of fair Bize, and possess
moderate beef producing qualities. In
color they are not uniform, but red and white
predominate. Small red, black, or brown
spots, on a white ground, is perhaps a more
uniform marking than any other, although
in many cases the red predominates. The
cows usually have small head and horns,
light neck and shoulders, deep flanks, and
heavy hindquarters, with all the marks of
deep milkers.
Renovation ok Old Carpets.?To
brighten and cleanse old carpets that look
dingy from hard service, sponge the surface,
or if much soiled scrub it, with a mixture of
ammonia, borax, oxgall and water. To every
quart of warm water, put a tablespoonful
of each of the ingredients. The carpet
should be gone over for grease spots first.
These shouid be washed with the preparation
with only half the quantity of water to it,
sponging well and wiping the spots as dry as
possible. A portion should be done at a
time, and only so much wet as can be immediately
washed clean and dried with a woolen
cloth hofore more is wetted. The windows
should be left open until all moisture is evapI
orated. If the carpet is not too faded -and
worn, this process will be found to brighten
it wonderfully.
A New Way to Treat Diphtheria.?
Quite a discovery in the treatment of diphtheria
has been made recently. A young
' man whose arm had been amputated, was attacked
with diphtheria before healing took
place; and instead of the matter iucideut to
that disease being deposited in the throat, the
greater portion appeared on the wounded
arm, and the diphtheria was light and easily
managed. Dr. Davis profited by this, and in
his next case of diphtheria blistered his patient's
chest, and on his blistered part the
chief deposits appeared. This was also an
easy case of the disease. The theory is, that
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uipuiuena usually appears iu rue uuuai uccause
of the thinness of the lining of the
throat. Hence, when the blister breaks the
skin upon the outer part of the body, the disease
appears there.
Squashes are of tropical origin, and
therefore when spring opens it is useless to
plant them until the soil is quite warm and
all danger of frost or cold nights is over.
Again, as they make a very rapid growth
there is no necessity of haste in getting the
seed into the ground. Squashes are good
feeders, liking a rich soil. It is best to manure
in the hill. In sowing, place a dozen
seeds in each hill, and when danger from the
bugs is over pull up all but three or four. A
mellow, warm, soil is the best. For bush
sorts make hills three or four feet apart, and
for running kinds twice that distance. All
winter squashes should be ripened thoroughly
or they are watery, lacking sweetness and
richness, also lacking keeping properties.
Care of the Teeth.?They should be
brushed carefully after each meal, and particularly
after supper, just before going to
bed, as what particles as may be left on
the teeth, after eating, very soon destroy
them. Brushing the teeth once a day with
pure white Castile soap will keep them clean
and white. If you cannot remove the tartar
that may accumulate by the use of a brush,
take powdered pumice stone, and, with a
small stick made i ito a fine brush at the end,
rub the teeth carefully with the pumice stone.
Once a month will do for this, because, if
practiced too often it is apt to destroy the
enamel.
How to Mend China.?From an English
almanac we, a long time since, cut a
recipe for mending china ; and the opportunity
having occurred for trying, we found it
admirable, the fracture being scarcely visible
after the article was repaired. It is thus
made : Take a very thick solution of gum
arabic in water, and stir into it plaster of
Paris until the mixture becomes a viscious
paste. Apply it with a brush to the fractured
edges and stick them together. In three days
the article cannot again be broken in the
same plac. The whiteness of the cement
renders it doubly valuable.?Exchange.
B&F Some years ago a farmer had a horse that
had become useless for labor, on account of
an attack of heaves. The horse was turned
into a pasture field, and allowed the range it
afforded, and not looked after for some time.
There had been a lime kiln in the field, and
in the basin of the kiln water was standing
most of the time. There was no other water
in tfie field the horse was confined in. After
some weeks the own#r found the horse free
of disease, the lime water having effected the
cure.
Choked Cattle.?To relieve a choked ox
or cow, says the American Stock Journal, give
at once one half pint melted hog's lard, and
exercise the animal. It sickens the stomach,
and the obstruction will pass immediately j
either up or down, as the animal will cough
and swallow at once, and thus get relief. |
Put the warm lard in a junk* bottle and raise
the auimal's head?it will run down easy. |
This is the surest and safest remedy known, '
and never fails if administered as soon as the
accident occurs.
S&* An easy method for showing whether
butter is adulterated with beef fat has been
submitted by Hager. He saturates a cotton
wick with a suspected sample, which is first,
melted. He then lights the wick and permits j
it to burn for about two minutes. At the end j
of that time when the wick is extinguished,
an odor like that given by a tallow candle,
when its flame is blown out, is readily per
ceived if the butter is artificial.
Removing Candle grease.?The French,
who use candles to a greater extent than auy
other nation, have a way of effacing caudle
grease, which is worth knowing. Instead of
applying a hot iron they use a few drops of
spirits of wine, rubbing the spot with the
hand. Thegrease becomes powder and leaves
no trace.
JfcF* Cotton wool wet with sweet oil and
laucanum relieves the earache very soon. '
fUading far the JfrMtatk.
OONDUCTKD BY
IlEV. ROHEHT LATH AN.
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THE SECOND COMMANDMENT.
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven
image, or any likeness of anything that is in
heaven above, or that is iu the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth. Thou
shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve
them: for I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous
God, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon
the children unto the third and fourth generation
of them that hate me; and showing
mercy unto thousands of them that love me,
and keep my commandments."
The difference between the first command
ment and the second seems to be this. The
first commandment enjoins a particular duty
by forbidding the opposite sin. The second
commandment specifies the manner in which
the duty enjoined in the first must be performed,
and also the way in which the sin forbidden
may be committed.
In the first commandment, we are required
to worship the living and true God, and forbidden
to worship any other god. In the
second, we are commanded not to worship
God by, through, or in any way by means of
images of any kind or character whatever.
To the second commandment there is also a
reason assigned for what is commanded and
also for what is forbidden.
It is not making graven images or likenesses
in the abstract that is forbidden; but
making and using these images or likenesses
for religious purposes. That is, for the purpose
of either worshiping the images or likenesses
themselves, or worshiping God by means
of them. Perhaps the exact date of the introduction
of image worship into our world
is not known. It was certainly at a very
early period. The first mention that is made
in the Bible of idolatrous worship, is fouud
in Genesis 31:19; but Joshua tells the children
of Israel thatTerah, the father of Abra
ham, served ether gods. Joshua 24:2.
The probability is that the antediluvians were
idolatrous in their worship. Idolatry does
not, as some suppose, mean to worship images;
but to worship the Deity by means of an image.
The image may be designed to represent
the true God, or it may be designed to
represent a false god. In either case, it is
idolatry.
Very few of the human family ever have
been so degraded as to worship images, while
the mass of mankind are idolatrous. Whoever
will read the thirty-first chapter of the
book of Genesis, will see that although Laban
had his teraphim, still he had not absolutely
forgotten the God of Abraham and Nahor.
He was an idolator. That is, he had introduced
into his religious exercises idols, and
through these idols he worshiped, or thought
he worshiped the God of Abraham and Nahor.
It is an exceedingly easy thing to become
idolatrous in our worship. God is an invisible
God, and we are forbidden to make any
image or likeness of what we suppose him to
be. In many copies of our English Bible, we
have pictures of Jesus Christ, of the Holy
Ghost, and of angels. This is a species of
idolatry, and is positively forbidden in the
second commandment.
Whenever we introduce into the worship of
God any form or ceremony that is not enjoined
in the word of God, we are treading on
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the regions of gross idolatry. Apparently,
these external forms and ceremonies increase
the devotional feelings of the worshiper; but
it is a mere dulusion of the wicked one.
They only encourage our idolatrous proclivities,
and engender false hopes that never can
be realized. Whatever, in the worship of
God, is not commanded, is forbidden. This
is a principle of universal application.
Hence, in our religious exercises, the first
question to be asked is, have we a "Thus saith
the Lord" for the forms and ceremonies we
propose to use. If we have, it is our duty to
observe them, no matter how simple or apparently
unnecessary those forms and ceremo
nies may be. If we have not, every ceremo
ny or form, devised by man, is sinful either in
itself or in its tendency, no matter how imposing
it may appear.
In the worshiping of God we are never left
to act as occasion may serve us. We are never
left to the exercise of our own judgment
in the choice of modes of worshiping God.
If this were the case, one way or mode of
worship would be as good and acceptable as
any other. The idolatry of Nahor would
have been as acceptable in the sight of God
as the spiritual worship of Jacob or Paul.
Not only so, but it would be foolish to attempt
to convert the heathen. The better part of
the Pagan world do not worship idols, but
deity, by means of idols.
The only rule of action and directory for
the worship of God, both in public and private,
is the Bible. If any be disposed to
question this, we can only say that all that
God commands and forbids is contained in
the Bible, and whatever else is required has
no higher authority than the commandments
of men. To follow these is to obey men rather
than God.
The reason annexed to the second commandment
is stated in these words: "I, the
Lord thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children to
the third and fourth generation of them that
hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands
that love me, and keep my commandments."
In this reason, two things are brought prominently
to view. First, God's sovereignty in
and over the human family ; and second, his
intense love for those who would serve him.
No one will deny that God has the undivided
right, both to demand that he be worshiped,
and to prescribe the manner in which that
worship shall be performed. Neither will |
any one deny that he has the right to punish
those who violate the law and order of worship
prescribed by himself. There is, however,
more than sovereignty manifest in this
reason annexed to the second commandment.
Love, pure and holy, beams forth. God loves j
and he demands that he be loved in return.
Habit is the strongest cord which is
ever woven about a human being, and habits
are formed quite early. The daily conversation
of the home influences the speech, and
is more potential in making it elegant or the j
opposite than are whole grammars learned
by rote. I
fiSyThe history of the world teaches no
lesson with a more impressive solemnity than I I
this: That the only safe guide of a great in- i
tellect is a pure heart; that evil no sooner '
takes possession of the heart than folly com-1 i
mences the conquest of the mind. 11
IHisffUaucous Reading.
HOME HINTS.
One of the first things a young housekeeper
should learn is system. Without it everything
goes wrong, and the harassed worker is
found at the end of the week with more work (
than she can "see through," and she wishes .
that there were more days that she might ac- j
complish it all. ,
Have your washing done Monday, if the j
thing is possible. One scarcely ever feels so
bright Aud active on Monday morning as on
any other day of the week. Is it because the .
day of rest is taken too literally ? I think so.
If the day is not fair the clothes can be '
kept in the water until it is, and look all the i
better for it. How much more satisfaction
there is iu a tub of clean clothes than in a J
basketful of soiled ones. The colored gar- j
ments may wait. There will oe less to ao |
wlieu the fair day does come, if this plan is
resorted to. How lost we feel on a Monday <
or Tuesday when the washing is waiting. We J
cannot seem to find much to do. If we have |
not washed then we cannot iron or mend. If
we do it on Tuesday, then there is baking to (
do also, and this is altogether too much to do (
in one day. We are young, and are equal to (
it, certainly. Yet the consequences are a :
waste instead of a gain of time, for after an j
unusually hard day's work, nature will be re- (
venged, and we are too weary to do more than (
is actually necessary the next day.
Do not try to wash the floors the same day (
you wash, either. No matter if you have the
water hot and the floorslopped. And another
thing, do not hang out the clothes in cold ;
or windy weather until you are cool and free
from perspiration. Many a woman has caught (
her death from want of caution in this respect.
After two or three hours in a hot room filled
with steam, bent over a tub of steaming suds,
and then a rush into the cold air and exposed
for fifteen or twenty minutes, is enough to
ruin the best constitution in the world.
You want the clothes out early because
Mrs. A. or Mrs. B. has hers out and you like
to have your neighbors see that you are
"smart." In many rural neighborhoods there
are little tacit rivalries going on continually.
The housekeeper hurries and rushes all the
morning to have her. clothes out before her
neighbors. This mav seem foolish to our
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friends, but it is true, and helps wonderfully
to get the work done expeditiously, too.
But never mind if you are late about it,
don't risk your health in this way. No wonder
you always feel cold and "shiver" after
washing. A Turkish bath may be a good
thing in its way, but there is always a caution
attached to be careful of undue exposure
to cold afterward. Your wash-room and y our
work in the hot steam is very much like an
impromptu Turkish bath.
I have seen smart housekeepers with only
a little scarf, or cloud, over their heads,
without gloves and even with-sleeves rolled
above the elbows, out in the coldest weather,
hauging the clothes. Better wait until afternoon,
if by thus waiting you may avoid a
cold that, in mauy similar cases, has terminated
disastrously.
If the washing is done Monday, then you
have all the week in which to do the ironing
and mending. Iron Tuesday, if you are
not too tired and haven't too much baking
to do. There is nothing in housework that
is so annoyiug as to have the ironing and
mending to do at the eud of the week, when
there is always so much to do. Keep your
work ahead of you. A good adage this :?
Better drive your work than to have it drive
you.
Auother thing. Every one can put the
house in order, but it is a neat housekeeper
that keeps it so. You have your floors
clean, then be careful about spilliug water
on them, and place a mat at the door, and
hint to John that it is put there to wipe the
feet upon. It is buck breaking work, at
the best, to scrub floors. Many of our readers.
we are glad to think, do not have it to do,
but there are many more who have, and
what is more, do it oftener than necessary.
It is easier to wipe a slop, or a few muddy
tracks before they are dried, than to wash
the whole floor.
Then after the sitting room carpet is nicely
swept, the furniture dusted, and everything
"picked up," try to keep it so. .While you
are sewing in there, keep your shreds in a little
basket or box, or have your parlor rag
bag hanging near. If you haven't a wall
pocket make one out of cardboard to put
your papers in, and make one of those "costnothing
book-shelves," to put the heavier
books and magazines on, and keep them off
the table.
I might go on ad infinitum, but these few
hints if acted upon, will do as well as a long
sermon. Housekeepers work hard, but
when the office of mother is added thereto
the labor is very much greater. Why not
employ the children in these little things
that are so necessary, yet withal so very
tiresome? They are quick to learn. If the
work has been done well, praise judiciously
bestowed will not harm the child one half
so much as a scolding, which I would advise
all mothers to think twice before bestowing.
If it is done badly, be careful that' the defect
is pointed out iu a manner that will
not discourage him from ever again attempting
it. Do not we keep too great a distance
between ourselves and them? Reraemher we
are "only children of a larger growth."?
Portland Transcript.
CURIOSITIES OF KLEPTOMANIA.
Some curious cases of -kleptomania are
mentioned in Chambers' Journal: A lady
was affected with this monomania so strongly
that upon her trial for theft she stated that
she had a mad longing to possess herself of
everything that she saw; that if she were at
church she could not refrain from stealing
from the altar. Dr. Rush, the American 1
physician, informs us that a woman who was
exemplary in her obedience to the moral i
law except the eighth Commandment, was so
addicted to larceify that, when she could take 1
nothing more valuable, she would often at ,
fho fohip of r fripnd aecretlv fill her Docket
with bread. Levater also states that a doctor
of medicine could Dot leave his patients'
rooms without taking away something unob-"
served ; and his wife searched his pocket3 and I
returned to their owners the knives, thimbles,
scissors, etc., which her husband abstracted.
The wife of another physican seemed to have
so stroug a propensity to steal that on making (
purchases she endeavored to take something
away that did not belong to her; and two 11
German countessess appear to have been guil- I
ty of the same vice. The almoner of a regiment
of Prussian cuirassiers, a well-educated
man, frequently on parade stole the handker- "
chiefs of the officers; and one unfortunate
man so far under the influence kleptoraonia ;
that, being nigh unto de> th he actually j i
secreted the snuff box of his confessor. | J
As to modern instances of th is species of! ]
insanity, we knew a parish clergyman who 1 j
stole every article he could lay his hands on. J,
If out at dinner he pocketed scraps of bread, I
table-napkins, or anything. When lodging !at
hotels he carried off pieces of soap and the :
nf pnnillps from his bed room. His lar- i
ceniea became so notorious that he was ultimately
brought before the church courts |
and turned out of his living.
Dr. Gall mentions an instance of two citi- \ s
zens of Vienna, who, on becoming insane, i i
were well known in the hospital for an extra- 1
ordinary propensity to steal, although they | .
had before lived irreproachable lives. They
wandered about from morning to night and y
picked up whatever they could lay their
hands on, which they carefully hid in their j1
rooms. Abnormal conformations of the head e
accompanied with an imbecile understanding r
are often the cause of kleptomania. Gall j
and Spurzheim saw in Berne prison a boy j _
twelve years old, who could never avoid steal-1
iug. An ex-commissary of police at Toulouse -i
was condemned to eight years' imprisonment i J
and hard labor and to the pillory for having j f,
jtolen some plate while in office. He did I
iot deny the crime, but persisted to the last
n a singular kind of defence. He attributed
;he crime to a mental derangement caused
ay wounds he had received at Marseilles in
1815.
THE REIGN OF TERROR.
Very few historic periods are so little unlerstood
as the Freuch Reign of Terror?
probably because it has commonly been represented
in so partisan a manner. Horrible
is it was, it was less horrible than is comroony
thought. It did not last nearly so long,
aor were so many persons killed, as most people
believe. The terror proper began with
;he execution of Marie Antoinette (Oct. 16,
1794.) and ended with the beheading of Robispierre
(July 28, 1795,) who was really the
bead and front of its barbarous offending.
It continued 9 months and 12 days, though the
popular opinion is that it extended through
several years. The number of its victims has
been greatly exaggerated, having been reported
at as high as 10,000, 12,000 and even
20,000. The number has never been, and
aever can be, exactly ascertained ; but it was
between 3,300 and 3,600, so far as can be
a. _ J t_ _! U - U 1 C
:ompuieu? ueiug pruimuiy nearer me juriuer
than the latter figures. Frenchmen are still
quarrelling over the cause, characteristics,
md results of their great revolution, each judging
of it by his bias of temperament and political
opinion. Albeit, few regard it now as a
deliberate onslaught of the populace on law,
order, property and life, judgments of calm
and philosophic men differ widely as to its
consequences. Some esteem it to have been
a dreadful slaughter without any compensation
; others pronounce it one of the most
inspiring events in history. Robespierre has
been generally portrayed as a monster of
cruelty; but he was aminable in private,
absolutely incorruptible, rather callous than
actively cruel, and acquiesced reluctantly in
the atrocities for which he has been held responsible.
He frequently said, probably with
entire truth: "Death, always death; and
the scoundrels throw the odium of this continual
butchery all upon me. What a memory
I shall leave behind if this frightful
carnage goes on ! It makes ray life a burden
and a horror ; and yet, where is my way out
of this unending massacre?" Another century
must be far advanced before reasoning
mankind can hold any harmonious view of
the French Revolution.
Keep it to Yourself.?You have trouble;
your feelings are injured, your husband
is unkind, your wife frets, your home is not
pleasant, your brethren do not treat you right,
and thinn-s in general move unoleasantlv.
Well, what of it ? Keep it to yi urself. A
smothering fire can be found and extinguished
; but when the coals are scattered, who can
pick them up ? Fire brands, when together,
can be trodden under foot, but when tied to
the tails of Samson's foxes, it is difficult to
tell where they will burn.
Bury your sorrow. The place for sad and
disgusting things is under the ground. A
sore finger is not improved by pulliug off the
rag and sticking it in everybody's face; tie it
up and let it alone; it will get well sooner
than you can cure it. Charity covereth a
multitude of sins. Things thus covered are
often cured without a scar; but when tliey
are once published and confided to meddling
friends, there is no end to the trouble they
may cause.
Keep it to yourself. Troubles are transient,
and when a sorrow is healed and past,
what a comfort it is to say, "No one ever
knew it till it was all over!"
fit* forkville (JraquitM.
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For six months, .'. 125
For three months, 75
TV > copies one year, 4 00
Ten copies one year, 20 00
And an extra copy for a club of ten.
ADVERTISING RATES.
ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first insertion,
and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each
subsequent insertion. A square consists of the
space occupied by seven lines of this size type.
pgjr Contracts will be made at reduced rates
for advertising space to ne usea ior turee, six, i
or twelve months.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Yorlc County.
WHEREAS T. W. CAMPBELL has applied
to me for Letters of Administration on all
and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and
credits of DANIEL R. NEELY, 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 13TH
DAY OF MAY, next, to shew cause, if any,
why the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 28th day of
April, 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.
J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate.
April 28 17 2t
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
YORK COUNTY.
WHEREAS W. R. LIPSCOMB has applied
to me for Letters of Administration, with
the Will annexed, on all $nd singular, the goods
and chatt-els, rights and credits of Mrs. M. R.
McM AKIN, lateofthe 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 13TH
DAY OF MAY, next, to shew cause, if any,
why the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 28th day of
April, 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.
J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate.
April 28 17 2t
SOUTH CAROLINA-COUNTY OF YORK.
IN COMMON PLEAS.
S. A. MoElwee, Plaintiff, against E. R. McElwee,
and others, Defendants.?Oomplaint/or Relief.
THE Creditors of JANE E. McELWEE, deceased,
are hereby notified to present and establish
their demands against her estate, before
me, at mv office in Yorkville, on or before the
S1ST DAY OF MAY, next.
JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. Pis.
01 lfi r,t.
SOUTH CAROLINA-COUNTY OF YORK.
IN COMMON PLE*AS.
Jerry Leech, Plaintiff, against R. L. Hope, Administrator,
and others, Defendants.?Complaint
for Relief.
THE Creditors of J. HENRY LEECH, deceased,
are hereby notified to present and establish
their demands against his estate, before
me, at mv office in Yorkville, on or before the
J 1ST DAY OF MAY, next.
JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. Pis.
April 21 1(5 6t
CLEANSING AND REPAIRING7_
THE undersigned would respect'ully inform
the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments
of any fabric whatever, rendering them
perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring tnem to
;ke original brightness and lustre of the goods.
Do not throw away your old clothes, but have
;hein cleaned and* made to look as well as new.
Work promptly done, and at the nr ;t reasonajle
prices. THOMAS BaLLARD.
August 12 29 tf
DR. J. B. PATRICK, JR.,
CHARLESTON, S. C., .
SURGEON DENTIST,
I Will be in YORKVILLE again
about the 1st of AUGUST, 1881, for
^-LlXiTr the purpose of practicing his profusion.
He will beamply prepared with all the most
mproved instruments and appliances known to
he Dentistry.
March 3 33 ly
IRON SAFE FOR SALE. |
rHE undersigned offers for sale one No. 2 I
IRON SAFE, manufactured by Mosler, Balinan
A Co., of Cincinnati. This safe has a cotn(inatlon
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. grist.
October 28 44 tf
TANNER ENGINES.
[HAVE just received a sample AGRICULTURAL
ENGINE, six-horse Power, with Patnt
Spark Extinguisher. Call and inspect the i
Daisy," T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. \
February 17 7 tf I
THE
"FAMILY FAVORITE."
THE VERY BEST AND THE VERY LATEST
IMPROVED
Sewing Machine.
Light Running, Noiseless,
No Gears, No Cams, No Springs,
New and Elegant styles of Woodwork.
Loose Fly-Wheel, Automatic Spooler,
Casters in Stand, Largest Shuttle Used,
Simple, Easy to Learn, Requires
no Repairs at all.
M?l?
INSTRUCTION BOOK
So plain that no other teacher is required. If you
see it. you will buy it. Prices as low as any firstclass
Machine. For sale by
LATIMER & HEMPHILL,
Yorkville, S. C.
V
WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY,
HARTFORD, CONN.
March 31. 13 tf
n im n i n a t t n u
O r w u L bUIIUH.
ESTABLISHED 1812.
/CS^\
f C^TR^DE\<P\
V^s^v^y
X^cc^/
("Wound on Wiiitk Spools )
GEORGE A.CLARK,
SOLE AGENT.
(00 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Since the introduction of this Spool Cotton
into the American market, its success has
been unprecedented. No other brand of
thread has ever met with the same amount
of public favor in the same space of time.
The "0. N. T." manufacturers were the
first to recognize the importance of the Sewing
Machine and to make a six-cord cotton,
which lias ever since been the recognized
standard for machines.
"All tho improvements in machinery that
the inventive genius of the nineteenth century
lias produced have been adapted by the
manufacturers of " 0. N. T." ?
At nil tho great International Fairs of the
world, "0. N. T." baa 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 arouud
tho world four times.
Consume 140 tons of coal daily.
The manufacturers of "0. N. T."nre the
largest manufacturers of Spool Cotton in the
world.
A full assortment of this Spool Cotton can
ho had at wholesale and retuil at
HUNTER, OATES & CO.'S,
Agents,
Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Ac.
Yorkville, South Carolina.
February 24 8 6m
KING'S MOUNTAIN CENTENNIAL.
THE King's Mountain Centennial Association
instructed me to publish, in permanent form,
the proceedings of the recent CELEBRATION
OF THE BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN,
together with those of 1855. The book will contain
about two hundred pages. It is proposed to
bring the work out in three different bindings at
the following prices:
Paper Binding, $1 00
Half Binding, 1 50
Full Binding 2 00
It is manifest that the proposed work can only be
published by subscription. It is for the public to
say whether or not the work shall be published.
Any one desiring the work will send me bis or her
name and the money, and in the event the.book
is not published the money will be refunded.
R. LATHAN.
March 10 10 tf
GARRY IRON ROOFING CO.,
and Cement.
79 and 81 Columbus Street,
CLEVEIiATJD, OHIO.
Send for circulars and price lists.
February 26 9 ly
TURBINE WATER WHEEL.
WE have one 18-inch RIGHT HAND TURBINE
WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's
Invention. We are working a 13J-inch Wheel
of 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 gel one of these Wheels. We have
Circulars giving all the details in regard to the
working of it, and with the sale you have the
privilege of trying the Wheel, and if it does not
do as represented, the money will be refunded.
Come and see the sample 18-im-h R. II. Turbine
Wheel, Manufactured bv theSERGEANT MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, Greensboro, N. C.
HERNDON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C.
February 10 ' 47 tf
ESTATE, JANE BARBElT DECEASEDT
To all and singular the Creditors of said estate :
YOU, and each of you, are hereby notified that
you are required to establish your demands
against the said estate, at York C. H., on the 26th
day of May next, at 10 A. M., before the undersigned,
a Special Referee appointed by the Court
of Common Pleas for York county, in the consolidated
actions of "Erwin it Steele, Adm'rs.,
vs. John Barber et al." and "J. Newman McElwee
vs. Jos. F. Wallace, Adm'r," or be debarred
from payment-out of the assets of said estate to
be marshalled in said actions in the said Court.
April 12, 1881. JNO. J. HEMPHILL,
Special Referee.
.April 14 , 10 v
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 a'dvertisement
by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what i
business the3' have been engaged in. None but \
:hose who mean business need apply. Address I
FINLEY, HARVEY & CO.,
Atlanca, Ga.
January 6 1 ly ,
chattel mortgages
jy^ORTCiAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to
Lfj_ Real Estate. For sale at the
ENQUIRER OFFICE.
September 9 37 tf
"old newspapers, j
OF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale i
at one cent each, at the
ENQUIRER OFFICE.
ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIR-LINE
RAILWAY.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
Atlanta, Ga., January 30, 1881.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
ON and after January 30, 1881, trains will run
on this road as follows:
FAST 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.)
Arriv at Gastonia, 2.15, P. M. Leave 2.18, P. M.
(westward.)
Arrive at Gastonia, 2.16, 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, 6.35, P. M. Leave 8.55, 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. & Ticket Agent.
February 17 7 tf
C.& L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
oTTnnT>TX7mT?\Trvnvrr?o AWUTnr 1
ou minus j. eiis wim 1 a urnvu, i
Yokkville, 8. C., January 31st, 1881. j
THE following Schedule of the Mail and Passenger
Trains took effect at 6 o'clock, a. m.,
on the 31st of January, 1881.
going south. ^
Leave Dallas at 6.00 A.' M.
Arrive at Gastonia at 6 20 A. M.
Leave Oastonia 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.
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 Lowrysvilie 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 Cloverat 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
JOB PRINTING.
|~^WING to our superior facilities with the best
machine presses, an abundance 01 type ana
first-class appointments throughout our office,
we are prepared to execute ALL MANNEROF
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: '
HILL HEADS.
For 500 For 1000
Half-sheet Bill Heads $3.00 $5.00
Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 ?
Sixth-sheer Bill Heads * 2.00 8.00
Monthly statements atsame price of sixth-sheet
bill heads. We will fill an order for bill heads,
giving any desired number of either size of
sheet at proportionate prices,
T .CTm-KTTJ TTTIATIS.
For 500 For 1000
Commercial Note, $2.15 $3.25
Packet Note, 2.25 3.50
Letter (large size) 3.00 5.00
For the above work we use a .superior quality
of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in every
instance.
We also give special attention to the printingof
Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities,
which we furnish strictly according to the requirements
of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and V*'
in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure
accuracj-.
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 worn 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 depwt, 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 want of marble work are respectfully
invited.
Estimates and other information furnished on
application.
Work delivered at any point on the Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between
Chester and Dallas, or at any place between
Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for
transportation.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed
upon my establishment, my determination is to
merit a continuance of the same.
F. HAPPERFIELD.
January 6 1 ly
MITT lWACHIYFRV. ""
WELLS BROTHERS respectfully inform the
public that they are prepared to contract
for the construction of all kinds of MACHINERY
AND FIXTURES for the operation of Saw
Mills and Corn and Wheat Mills. Their long
experience in this line of business warrants them
in giving assurance of satisfactory work, which
will be guaranteed in all cases, and at reasonable
prices. Would be pleased to hear from all parties
contemplating tlie erection of mill or similar
machinery.
We are the owners of the exclusive right of a
mode of dressing MILL STONES, by means ot
which we will guarantee a Mill of not less than
twelve-horse power, which grinds twelve bushels
of grain per hour, to increase the production
to twenty-four bushels per hour. Address us at
Yorkville, S. C., or Whitaker's, S. C. j
W. S. WELLS, J. W. WELLS.
M. R. WELLS, I. G. WELLS.
March 24 12 3m*
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, may occur eight
times a year. /
For full information, write for an Illustrated
Catalogue. Address ,1
Rev. S. LANDER, President, I
Williamston, S. C. f
November 4 45 ly /
APPLICATION FOE DISCHARGE. v.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned,
Executor of the estate of W. C. Beatty,
deceased, has filed his final return with the Judge **
of Probate for York county, and that on the 7th
day of June, 1881, he will apply for discharge as
Executor of said estate.
L. M. GRIST. Executor.
May 5 18 51*
J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY,
1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL
A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every
convenience, and a determination to do my
best, enables me t<? 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
tfOTICE7~
I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I
am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears
and other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for
honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for
sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and
satisfaction guaranteed or no charge.
TOM BALLARD, Barlxu-.
February 3 5 tf