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liumowiiSi ftopttiiwttt. Can't a Man Think What He Pleases. In the spring of 1867, (oar authority is explicit,) an exciting municipal election was held in Princeton, Indiana. The all-absorb- 1 ing compound question to be answered by the electors was: "Whisky??or no Whisky?" Owing to the fact that sundry grog-shops had been mobbed, and their contents destroyed by the fair Amazons of the village, during the preceding fall and winter, a vast quantity of bad blood had been engendered, and the election was bitterly contested. Conspicuous among the champions of "Free Lager," was a Dutchman by the name of Dascbe. Dasche, "mit his vrow," had his "local habitation" beyond the corporate limits of the village afore said, and, by consequence, had do right to votd in Princeton. But Dasche had not the remotest idea of limiting his exertion to the field of "moral suasion," and he, therefore, voted a plumper for "Free Whisky," in all its phases. Dasche was tried for the offence in the Court of Common Pleas of Gibson county, Judge P presiding, and was found guilty. Dasche was enraged, and gave vent to bis feelings in language wherein it was hard to say whether bad English or broken Dutch predominated. The Court ordered him to be silent. The only reply was a volley of fragmentary polyglot anathemas. His Honor again rebuked him, and threatened imprisonment, unless he held his peace. Dasche rose, and asked meekly: "Judge, can't a man dink vat he bleases ?" "Certainly," replied the Court, "you may think whatever you like." "Den," replied Dasche, a smile of triumph flashing across his Teutonic features, as he glanced at judge and jury, "I dinks you ish all a set of invernal scoundrels!" Paddy's Pig.?As a shadow to all these sunny southern lights, I must here mention that I did meet with a few extraordinarily mean men in Sydney. There was one, a merchant prince, who made it a boast that he had never given away a shilling in his life. So far as I know, he only departed from his extreme selfishness on one occasion, and the circumstances are worth relating. One morning a poor Irishman stepped into his countinghouse, and looking the very picture of misery, said: "Oh ! may it plase yer honor, I've lost a pig?the only pig I had?and misthress ?, the governess, has given me a pound, and sent me to you for another. She says you have enough gold to build a sty wid, und will be sure to irive me a little." At fiimt old hard fist refused ; upon which Paddy threw himself od a stool, and raised such a piteous wail that the merchant, thinking ha was mad about the death of his pig, gave him the pound to get rid of him. Next day the proprietor of the defunct porker was passing the warehouse, and seeing his benefactor at the \ door, pulled his hat to him. "Well, did you get drunk with that pound, or buy another pig ?" asked the rich man gruffly. "Bought a pig, yer honor?a darling little thing wid a sweet twist in bis" tail, like a lady's curl." "Well, it's to be hoped you'll take better care of him than you did of the other. What did he die of?" Die of?" Did you say die of now ? Why get Out wid ye, he was so fat I killed him."?Life in Australia?By Frank Fowler. A Sister in a Tight Place.?At N , one Saturday evening, fatigued by his long journey, a wagoner, with his son John, drove his team into a good raDge, and determined to pass the Sabbath, enjoying a season of worship with the good folks of the village. When the time for worship arrived, John was set to watch the team, while the wagoner went in with the crowd. The preacher had ? j L_..v: . .1 jj uaiuij auuuuuicu ui9 ouujeub uuiuru cue uiu man fell sound asleep. He sat against the partition in the centre of the body slip. Jost over against him, separated only by the low partition, sat a fleshy lady, who seemed allj absorbed in the sermon. She struggled hard with her feelings, until, unable to control them any longer, she burst out with a loud scream, and shouted at the flbp of her voice, rousing the old man, who, but half awake, thrust his arms around her waist and cried, very soothingly: "Wo, Nance! wo, Nance, wo. Here, John, calling to his son, "cut the belly-band, and loose the breeching, quick, or she'll tear everything all to pieces !" It was all the work of a moment, but the sister forgot to shout, the preacher lost the thread of his discourse, and the meeting came prematurely to an end ; while, deeply mortified, the old man skulked away, determined not to go to meeting again until he could manage to keep his senses by remaining awake. Redeeming a Note.?-The Okoloma, (Miss.) News tells the following story : "Old P. is well known in some parts as one who never pays a debt if it can be avoided. Has plenty of money, and is a jolly rollicking old chap. Gets pretty drunk occasionally, when, of course, some friend takes care of him. A few days since he fell into the hands of a friend who held his note for a sura of money, and as it was the last chance, the friend dived into old P.'8 wallet, took out the amount of the note, and put the cote where the money had been. When he awoke to consciousness, as was his wont, he took out his wallet to count how much money he was out. Finding his purse almost depleted, he thundered : "How in the deuce did I spend so much money ?" "You paid off that note I held," answered the friend. "Well," muttered old P., quietly stowing away his wallet, "I mu3t have been very drunk." > ? ? ?. ?.? Got the Best of Him.?The elder Judge Burnside presided in one of the Courts of Pennsylvania when the memorable case of Parsons vs. Parsons was on trial. James Petriken, Esq., was one of the counsel, assisted by James T. Hale, Esq. Hale was speaking, and having made a strong point, which the Court challenged, he said he could sustain it by citation of cases from the books, but he had left them at his office close by. "Why did you not bring your books here ?" asked the Judge. "Because I considered the point so plain as not to need the support of other cases ; but I will afpn nvpr and apt t.hp hnnks " As Mr. Hale left the house, the Judge, in , a pet, said: "That man reminds me of a carpenter who came to work for me, and left all his tools at home. This Court has forgotten more law than that young man knows." "That," said Mr. Petriken, "is just what we complain of?that your honor has forgotten too mnch!" The Lost Darlin'.?A man in search of a child was hailed by a ponderous Hibernian, who thrust his half-naked frame through the window of a dilapidated three-story building : "Is it a child ye want ?" "Yes." "About three years owld ?" "Yes." "He has fair hair, blue eyes, red stookings, 1 and smoke-colored gaiters?" "Yes." "Had he a plain dress and straw hat on ?" "Yes! yes! Is he up there with you ?" I "Och ! no, sir. It's myself that wishes he 1 was ; but I seed his mother, a while ago, a ' lookin' for the darlin'." * . . i Ila?* In a religious excitement, recently, in 1 Boston, a person met a Christian neighbor, | who took him by the hand and said : I "I have become a Christian" "You are a Christian, then all at once," said the other. You profess to act strictly on Christian principles. I am glad of it. I congratulate you. Suppose we now have a settlement of our little accounts. Pay me what thou owest." "No," said the new-born child of grace, turning on his heel; "religion is religion, and business is business." She ?att# and fireside. \ ?- - * " . The Best Breed.?W.hich is the best breed of cattle ? Before this question can I receive a proper reply, two others muBt be ! auswered : For what*purpose ? and, under ; what conditions ? If for beef, the Short horn, Hereford, Devon and Polled Angus are all excellent where feed is abundant aud there is shelter in severe winter weather. Where 1 feed is not plentiful, the Devon can get along c better than the two first because lighter and t more active, and so can the Angus, because more accustomed to "rough it." Its thick skin enables the Hereford to withstand the rigors of winter pretty well, and the polled ;? Scotch is more accustomed to severe weather j t than its more southern rivals. Grades of any ? of these breeds are hardier than the purebreeds, and if moderately high grades, the flesh is of an excellent quality. * If beef and ' milk are wanted, then the Holstein, Pelled : i Norfolk and Suffolk and short horns of a ; t milking tribe Kke the Princess, or of a milk-1 { ing herd, such as are raised in se^ral parts ; of the Eastern States, are the best. Here i' again the progeny of pure-bred bulls on good : 1 native cows often give a great deal of satis- j t faction. If milk for market is wanted, the j < Holstein and Ayrshire are hard to beat; but | - *? >nui'.oii nnnniJarahlff morfl fppfl I bllC 1UIUJC1 IC^uilCO vv/uoauviuuij ?mv.v ? and attention than the latter. If butter and 1 cheese are needed, then the Ayrshire, milking ( Short-horn, and, perhaps, the Holsteinare the most desirable ; while the first and the last , are the best for cheese, and the Jersey, . Guernsey, Ayrshire and crosses of the two first, or of the third, are best for butter. If a draft ox is needed, the Devon comes first for all ordinary purposes ; but the Hereford, being stronger, is better fitted for heavy loads in a rough country. All these breeds, except the Jersey, fatten well when dried off; but in this respect the Short-horn and Holstein are ahead of the others.?Rural New Yorker. More About Milking.?The faster and more gentle a cow is milked, the greater will be the amount given. Slow milkers always gradually dry up a cow, and for the reason' that if the milk be not drawn about as it is given down, it will subsequently be withheld, and that withheld, - is, as a matter of coarse, what is known as the strippings; in fact, the upper surface of < milk in the udder. Many milkers draw the milk with a strong downward pull; in fact, with a jerk. This should never be allowed ; it irritates "the cow, and often injures the bag. Fill the teat, and with a firm pressure of the last three fingers empty it, drawing slightly on the teat and udder at the same time; so proceeding alternately with each hand until the milk supply is exhausted. Many milkers get the habit of slow milking because steady, firm, quick milking tires the fingers and wrists, until Ky practice the muscles get used to work. U til this use becomes natural the individui i should only milk such a number as they c~n without severe cramp ing of the hands; what are milked should be milked fast, increasing the number until at last there is no tiring whatever. Five minutes is about the limit that should be allowed for milking a cow. There is another thing well worthy of being remembered. Cows should be milked as nearly at a given hour morning and evening as possible, since undue distension of udder is always injurious.?Prairie Farmer. Constipation.?Hall's Journal of Health thicks it doubtful if consumption numbers as many victims as are stricken down by the various diseases that result from habitual constipation. True consumption is an inherited Jm/tAPA T* motf namoin olmcva /Inrmont Kilt UISOOOC* 11 Uiaj i^uiaiu 01 it ?jo uvuuauv) wun when aroused to action, decay commences at a point circumscribed, and gradually extends, unless arrested, until so much of the lungs become involved that vital action ceases. The evils of constipation result from inattention to the calls of nature, and usually commence with children whose habits are not closely looked to by their parents. The processes of nature are always active while life lasts. When effete matter is retained a moment beyond the time its expulsion is demanded, the system commences its effort to get rid of it. When the natural egress is checked, < the absorbents carry the more fluid portions of the poisonous mass into the circulation and < it becomes diffused throughout the body. The more solid or clay-like portions is forced into the lower rectum, where it becomes firmly impacted, thus cutting off the circulation in the small vessels, causing painful engorgements, known as piles and hemorrhoids. A contin- t uance of these troubles often results in fissure, { fistula or cancer. The trouble is seldom con fined here. As a, result of blood poisoning we almost invariably find more or less dyspepsia, with decided derangement of the func- , tions of the heart, liver and kidneys, accompanied by headache and nervous debility, verging often on paralysis. An Old Farmer's Wisdom.?One who has tilled the soil for forty years, and meantime accumulated a competence aEid given his , children a good education, says his experience has taught him these things: 1. One acre of 1 land, well prepared and well cultivated, pro- 1 duces more than two which received only the I same amount of labor had on one. 2. One | cow, horse, mule, sheep or hog well fed, is more profitable than two kept on the amount necessary to keep one well. 3. One acre of 1 clover or grass is worth more than two of cot- 1 ton where no grass or clover is raised. 4. No ! farmer who buys oats, corn, wheat, fodder and ( hay, as a rule, for ten years, can keep the ^ sheriff" away from the door in the end. 5. The farmer who never reads the papers, sneers 1 at book farming and improvements, always s has a leaky roof, poor stock, broken-down | fences, and complains of bad "seasons." 6. j The farmer who is above his business and intrusts it to another to manage, soon has no 1 business to attend to. 7. The farmer whose * habitual beverage is cold water, is healthier, i wealthier and wiser than he who does not refuse to drink.? Winston Leader. Prices for Pure Bred Stock.?On see- J ing the high prices often paid for choice speci- * mens of pure-bred stock, it often occurs to the c ordinary reader that the value of the animals c is vastly overrated and that by no possibility s could they be worth "that" amount of mou- ( ey. There is no doubt that extravagant prices are sometimes paid for "fancy points," * strains "on the boom" and speculative pur- s poses; but in mosu cases, when high figures c are given for breeding stock, there is a fair ! prospect that they will prove full worth all j that is paid for them. If, for instance, the jc use of a bull will enhance the selling price * of the calves from a herd of 50 cows 850 1 f above what they w old bring if the progeny of an ordinary bui , 82,000 would certainly j not be too high a price to pay for the superior j 1 animal which couid be used for a number ofj c years. Increase the number of cows served ! j and the difference in price between the off- j spring of both sons of sires, and the real value of the better beast is increased propor* 8 fcionately. The same rule, of course, applies t to cows bought for the purpose of breeding p bigh priced bulls and heifer calves.?Rural , New Yorker. , Keeping the Head Clean.?A distin- i ?uished physician, who had spent much time ' v at quarantine, said that a person whose head j p was thoroughly washed every day, rarely took I jontagious diseases, but where the hair was 1 allowed to become dirty,aud matted, it was i( bardly possible to escape infection. Many p people find speedy relief for sick headache ^ by washing the hair thoroughly in weak soda water. I have known severe cases almost: wholly cured in ten minutes by this simple | 8 remedy. A friend finds it the greatest relief q in cases of "rare colds," the cold symptoms e entirely leaving the eyes and nose after one j j thorough washing of the hair. The head , should be thoroughly dried afterwards, and | aot exposed to a draught of air for a little j n while. ! s leading for the CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original ] THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT. "Thou shalt not commit adultery," is the bird precept of the second division of the lecalogue. A distinction is often made beween the words adultery and fornication ; ind no doubt there should be such a distincion, because there is a difference. It is, however, not a difference of crime; but merely of he persons who commit the crime* Adultery ind fornication indicate the same crime, but iccurately distinguish the persons who comnit the crime. The criminals in adultery ire either both married, or the one married ind the other not. In fbrnication, both crimiaals are unmarried. The crime, in either sase, is the same, and in the eyes of God squally heinous. Both adultery and fornication do violence to the laws of our nature, and iedantly trample under foot the law of God. Both are in open opposition to the marriage institution which God established in the Gar leu ot Hideo. The Seventh Commandment enjoins obedience to this marriage law. In other words, it is a command to all the members of the human family, both male and female, to marry,-and enjoins Upon them strict obedience to the marriage contract. The Seventh Commandment pre-suppoecs the existence of thb marriage institution. This institution iB the base upon which is founded all civil institutions. It is the foundation of society. Abolish the marriage relation, and there can be no such thing as human society. Men and women would mingle and commingle together as wild beasts, but could not live together as families and households. The object, other than the glory of God, for which marriage was instituted, was the propagation of a pure, or as it is called in the Scriptures, holy race. It will not be denied that it is admirably adapted to this end, and is madet in the providence of God, to effect this purpose. A few lecherous persons, in every age and in most communities, who would vindicate t^eir own wrong doing, set themselves in open opposition to the law of God, and assert-that marriage is an unnecessary restraint upon human liberty, and in no way beneficial to the human race. With regard to this class of persons, it may be remarked that generally, if not always, they are individuals who, by common consent, are regarded as degraded, botli socially and morally. If married, whether male or female, they have completely succeeded in converting the place where they live into a miserable den. It is not a home. The husband has no love for the wife, and the wife has no love for the husband. The children nsually grow up with bitter hatred and silent contempt for the offending parent; but, strange as it may seem, not unfrequently follow the example not of the innocent, but of the guilty. With regard to children born out of wedlock, it may said that, generally, they are the vilest of the vile. This is not to be wondered at. Unfortunate beings! They are generally reared up under circumstances which would rob the dove of its harmlessness, and the lamb of its meekness. Most frequently the very atmosphere which they breathe is noisome, and the walls of the miserable hut in which they were born, and around which they play, are covered with vile crimes and decked with the tapestry of infamy and disgrace. There is a tendency in this age, in certain quarters and amoDg certain classes, to hiss at the author of the Seventh Commandment, by pointing to some bright example among men, and then declaring that he was born out of wedlock. No one will deny that there are such examples ; but the scarcity of such examples makes them, when they do exist, more nntii>Bahlo The Fourth and Seventh Commandments subserve a very important purpose in the divine economy. In the fourth commandment, God asserts his sovereignty over us as moral and responsible creatures to him. No Sabbath, no Bible religion, is absolutely (true. We may keep any amount of man-consecrated days, and still be absolutely destitute of all true religion. . On the other hand, every one who remembers the Sabbath day and keeps it holy unto God, whatever other duties he may neglect, is not destitute of saving ijrace. With respect to the Seventh Commandment, it may be regarded as expressive of God's sovereignty over us as social beings. No marriage relation, no social relation, is true without an exception. The violator of the Seventh Commandment is, either directly or indirectly, a violator of all the precepts of the jecond division of the decalogue. Of all traitors, he is the most traitorous. All his lecherous acts are acts of high treason igainst his home, against his community, and igainst his country. The adulterer sins igainst himself and against his race. What is required by the Seventh Commandment, and also what is forbidden by it, we iave to learn from other portions of the sacred scriptures. In answer to the 138th question >f "the Larger Catechism," the requirements >f the Seventh Commandment are thus briefly itated : "The duties required in the Seventh Commandment are chastity in body, mind, affections, words, and behavior ; and the preervation of it (chastity) in ourselves and >ther8, watchfulness over the eyes and all he senses; temperance, keeping of chaste :ompany, modesty in apparel." God, in his vord, requires us, in our association with our el low-creatures, to be men?not brutes. The sins forbidden in the Seventh Comnandment are?"besides the neglect of the . i luties required?adultery, fornication, rape, ncest, sodomy, and all unnatural lusts; all inclean imaginations, thoughts, purposes and iffections ; all corrupt or filthy com muni caion8, or listening thereto ; wanton looks, impudent or light behavior, immodest apparel; ' irobibiting of lawful and dispensing with un- ( awful marriages; allowing, tolerating, keep- I ng of stews and resorting to them ; entangling < 'ows of single life, undue delay of marriage, 1 laving more wives or husbands than one ai he same time ; unjust divorce or desertion ;' ] dieness, gluttony, drunkenness, unchaste com-1 ] iany ; lascivious songs, plays, books, pictures, lancings, stage-plays, and all other provoca- ' ions to or acts of uncleanness, either in our- J elve3 or others." The language in the above j uotation may not be as smooth as some mod- I rn paragraphs, but it has the rhythm of the J lible. Every syllable of it can be supported k iy the word of God, and it is in perfect har- { aony with the principles of a well regulated ^ ociety. ' t HfofellatieMts ?wdi?g. Rules for Slipping in Churh.?A correspondent of the Pacific, in an article on the proper manner of sleeping in church?a custom, which, he remarks, has been consecrated into a duty by common practice siuce the days of Paul?gives the following valuable hints on the subject: 1. It is an improper manner of performing this duty to nod, and for the plain reason that the worshiper attracts too much attention. Now, we are Everywhere taught to avoid ostentatious display in our worship. The Pharisees were condemned for praying at the corners of the streets, that they might be seen of men. On the same principle the nodding worshiper is condemned, for he is making too public a display of his devotions. 2. Nor is it proper to snore in the performance of this duty, partly for the foregoing reasons; hut mainly because it is a direct infraction of the golden rule. Suppose, for instance, that your next neighbor is asleep ; by your snoring he will be disturbed, probably entirely awMtfbndd;' Thid, you' perceive, is not doing to others as you would they should do to you. T Jaaim If iinnVioiotin r-> frv olon f> tXH t Vl fllO U. A UCCUI lii UUVU1 iOkiail w?/ ?? Ibu kliv bead thrown back and the mouth wide open. It is wrong to injure one's health while offering worship ; and all.physicians admit that such a position is liAble to produce sbre throat and hoarseness. Besides, flies sometimes get into the mouth on such occasions, and by their injudicious explorations, tickle the delicate membranes, and cause horrible strangulations and coughings, which I am told are very injurious J6 beakji^ 5 fCoughing up a Bullet.?General William J. Bolton, of Norristown, Pa., has been relieved of a Confederate bullet in hi9 neck that was a source of pain the past seventeen years. While Colonel of the Fifty-first regiment .of Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, and awaiting orders on a mound at the time of the famous mine explosion at Petersburg, July 30, 1864, a Confederate canister shell exploded near him and a small bullet entered his lower jaw at the very point where he had received a bullet wound several years previous at the battle of Antietam. Dr. William C. Sherlock, the regiment's skilled surgeon, probed for the bullet but was unsuccessful. Several weeks later, Dr. Sherlock made forty distinct incisions with the hope of extracting the Confederate ball, but without success. Since then General Bolton felt pain and oppression in his neck, especially during hot weather. Of late the pain was more intense, and he felt some sharp object cutting its way toward his throat^pieces of his shattered jawbone he thought. One day recently, while waiting on a customer in his store, he had occasion to stoop and was immediately taken with a violent fit of coughing. Placing his hand instinctively over his mouth something dropped into it; he found it to be the painful little ball of Confederate cast iron. It was coated with rust and weighed 273 grains ; tfoy,: and its surface was covered with sharp ridges. The Great Men of Oconee.?Our county has furnished to other States men who have risen to eminence and usefulness, and who would here probably have*never reached a high position. Among them we mention United States Senator Rusk, of Texas, who was brought up in three miles of Walhalla, and some of whose relatives still reside in our county. Senator Brown, of Georgia, was born aod brought up in the most broken part of this county, and his brother, Judge Brown, is also a native of Oconee. Dr. H. V. Miller, an ex-member of Congress from Georgia, was taught in childhood by Rev. N. Sullivan, an old Baptist minister living , near Walhalla. Ex-Governor Perry is the only native of our county who has risen to eminence in this State, and he has filled no official position higher than that of Provisional Qovernor. Has any State produced a man of greater force of character, of more indomitable will and energy, or of a higher order of sound, practical statesmanship than Governor Perry ? He will live in history as one of the great men of this age, and his life is an example to all of what may be accomplished by energy and perseverance. Born and brought up in OcoI* a onffln/4 irk CI. ( nan rri 1 In o troalfKinr an/) UCC, UC OCtllCU 1U \jn?VUfiiiV) m nvMivuiv* wuv* more advanced county, and had an advantage greater than if he bad lived here, in a corner county, hedged in by Georgia and North Carolina.?Keoivce Courier. The Gain of Sunday Rest.?Of course I do not mean that a man will not produce more in a week by working seven days than by working six days. But 1 very much doubt whether, at the end of the year, he will generally produce more by working seven days in a week, than by working six days in a week. The natural difference between Campania and Spitsbergen is trifling, when compared with the difference between a eonntry inhabited by men full of bodily and mental vigor, and a country inhabited by men sunk in bodily and mental decrepitude. Therefore, it is that we are not poorer, but richer, because we have through many ages rested from our labors one day in seven. The day is not lost. While industry is suspended, while the plow lies in the furrow, while the exchange is silent, while no smoke ascends from the factory, a process is going on quite as important to the wealth of the nation as the work which !b performed on more busy dhys. Man?the machine of'machines?the machine compared with which all the contrivances of the Watts and Arkwrights are worthless?is repairing and winding up, so that he returns to his labors on Monday with clearer intellect and livelier spirits, with renewed corporeal vigor.?Lord Macauly. . To Business Men.?Every business man and mechanic, who has a proper appreciation of the true mode of doing business, ought to have impressed upon his memory the fact that no man: should be delicate, about asking for what is properly his due. If he neglects doing so, he is deficient iq^he spirit of independence which he should observe in all his actions. Rights are rights, and if not granted should be demanded. The selfish world is little inclined to give him his own, unless he montmoao fr\ nlolm Tho 1 nnlr nf I UttVC ttio uinuuuvoo vu Vltauu *mv >?vu w* proper fulfillment of this principle has lost to many, fortune, fame and reputation. Occasionally a customer, who is less a gentleman thau an upstart, puts on haughty airs and affects to be insulted at being dunned for money that he ought to have paid long before. No matter. The laborer is worthy of his hire. We know it is unpleasant to be dunned and equally unpleasant to dun other people : nevertheless, circumstances sometimes require that we submit to both ; but we would be sorry to get "wrathy" at a man because he asked us for his own, and think a man very small potatoes, who will fly in a passion when we demand a small bill.?Athens Herald. Long Courtships.?Beyond a certain point there is no progress in courtship. When the parties to the affair have arrived at the conviction that they were "made for each other," and cannot be happy apart, the sooner they become "one and inseparable" the better. Antenuptial affection is as mobile as quicksilver, and when it has reached its highest point, the safest policy is to merge it into matrimonial bliss. Otherwise, it may retrograde. Very loug courtships often end in a backout on one side or the other?the retiring i party being in most cases "inconstant man." j And we would hint to that unreliable being that he has no right to daugle after an estimable woman for years without any fixed intention of marrying her. The best thing a 1 ady can do under such circumstances is to i bring matters to a focus, by asking the point- > lo point gentleman what he means and when t j She can either do that or dismiss him altogether. Perhaps the latter plan would in most instances be the better one; for a man vho is slow to matrimony is generally slow in j ill the concerns of life. The Average Minister.?There is no class of men for whom I have so much respect and affection as for. average ministers of the gospel. They are not- sustaiued in their labors by popular applause and newspaper puffs, but by the love for Christ and the souls of men. They are patieDt, persevering and self-denying. They endure as seeing Him who is invisible. They lay foundations for others to build upon. They do not estimate themselves at so many thousands a year, but are willing to work, even though poorly paid and not highly esteemed of men, knowing that their reward is in heaven. It is these average ministers who have extended the Church over this broad continent, and established missiohary stations around the world. Let us honor them as God does. Let us not provoke him to anger by treating them with indifference or contemnt. And if we are our selves bat average ministers in the estimation of the world, let us rejoice that God has counted us worthy; for to be his embassador in some frontier settlement is nobler than to wear the crown of an Emperor.?Dr. Babb. A Cunning Fox.?The fox Is said to be (he most sagacious of all animals, and the following proves the remark to be correct: A party of fox-hunters recently started a fox near a railroad in England. The hunters noticed that the chase kept along the railroad, but didn't suppose that the fox had any purple in view in thus hugging the track. But the fox had a purpose, and he knew what he was about. Just as a locomotive swept along he bounded across the track in front of the train, and several of the dogs that tried to follow were struek by the locomotive* and killed. In making mention of the incident, a London paper says that English fox-hunters regard it as the most Wonderful piece of animal cuuning yet recorded. J?" "Why should I be polite to such people?" said a pert Miss to her aunt, adding; "I'm sure they are not gentlemen." The aunt replied: "It is not the character of others but of yourself, that should govern your conduct. You should be polite to everyone, because politeness is indispensable to a lady." I6T There is nothing like beiug properly armed and equipped for the battles of life. Still, few are in the happy condition of the Irishman who sent a letter to a friend saying that while he whs writing he had a pistol in both hands and a sword in the other. SlST "There iB no disgrace in being poor," we are told, and we're bowling glad of it, for there are enough other disadvantages about it without that one. fhe ftorferille tfunim. TERMS 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 extra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each subsequent insertion. A square consists of the space occupied by seven lines of this size type. Contracts will be made at reduced rates for advertising space to be hsedfor three, six, or twelve months. " JAS. F. JOHNSTON, GENERAL AGENT FOR THE BAY STATE ENGINES, FOR NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA. EYery Engine Sold GiylngEotire Satisfaction. ; -it I t :: State Agent for- the Med art Patent Cold Rolled Wrought Rim Pulley,?the lightest, strongest and most durable and cheapest pulley now made! Hot Rolled, polished Shafting, assorted sizes. Saw Mills, Saws and Belts, complete, with Liddell's celebrated Ratchet Head Blocks. The Boss Press, Best Bhurs. Corn and Wheat Mills complete. Peerless threshers and separators, Brown ootton gins, feeders and condensers. State agent for the Perry Royce Reaper, the lightest draft and most durable Machine n the market. Also Wood's Reapers and Mowers. Every Machine warranted. JET PUMPS AND INSPIRATORS, PIPING AND PIPE TONGS. A full stock of CARRIAGES, PHiETONS AND BUGGIES, 0 And the celebrated CORTLAND SPRING WAGON. The public is invited to examine my stock. Parties wishing to buy machinery are especially requested to get my prices before buying. I have taken the agency for the celebrated DANIEL PRATT COTTON GIN. The best gin by odds now made. Send for Circulars. JAS. F. JOHNSTON, . Charlotte, N. C. June 23 25 3m "GARRY IRON ROOFING CO., jRk Iron Roofing ^ "kit and Cement. . 79 and 61 Columbus Street, OliEVBIiAKHD, OHIO, Send for circulars and price lists. February^ 9 ly AGENTS WANTED. WE want a limited number of active,.energetic canvassers to engage in a pleasant and profitable business. Good men will find this a rare chance TO MAKE MONEY. Such will please answer this advertisement j by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what business they have been engaged in. None but those who mean business n?ed apply. Address I FINLEY, HARVEY <ft CO., Atlanta, Ga. January 6 1 !y J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. , A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every | convenience, and a determination to do my best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy 1 weather is as good or better than sunshine for all \ subjects, except small children. January 27 4 tf < "cleansing and repairing. j 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 tnem to the original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away your old clothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. . Work promptly done, and at the most reasona- r ble prices. THOMA8 BALLARD. August 12 29 ' tf DR. j7b. PATRICK, JR., t CHARLESTON, S. C., J SURGEON DENTIST, s Will D6 in I UIViv V i Ljuej ugniu k '{mSBBL about the 1st of AUGUST, 1881, for i ^-UJJLIT the purpose of practicing his profes- a sion. He will beamply prepared with all the most improved instruments and appliances known to t the 'Dentistry. t March 3 33 ly IRON SAFE FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers for sale one No. 2 IRON SAFE, manufactured by Mosler, Bahman A Co., of Cincinnati. This safe has a com- " bination lock, and for all practical purposes is jqual to a new one. It is offered for sale for no -j reason except that it is too small for my purposes. J L. M. GRIST. a OLD NEWSPAPERS, s OF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale & at one cent each, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. i THE ] "FAMILY FAVORITE." i THE VERY BEST AND THE VERY LATEST , IMPROVED Sewing- IVFachine. 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. 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. WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. March 31 18 tf 8POOL CITTMT ESTABLISHED 1812. (?Qza9> \C^. MAR K /*&/ (Wound on White 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 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 has ever since been the recognized owtuuoiu ivf uxavuuivo. All 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 ail 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 and retail at HUNTER, OATES & CO.'S, Agents, Dealers In Dry Goods, Groceries, Ac. Yorkvllle, South Carolina. * 5 P 2 % February 24 8 6m T. S. JEFFER1TS, DEALER IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. THE popular Tanner Engine, so well recommended by skilled mechanics and experts in machinery. These Engines, besides possessing great power, strength ana durability, also have an arrangement by which, it is claimed, will overcome any danger from tire originating from sparks. The Hall and Winshlp Gins, Feeders and Condensers. Sweepstakes and Gelser Separators. Roanoke Portable Cotton Presses. These Presses are made so that the qpper box folds on the lower one, thus making the-Press to stand only four and a half feet high on the wagon, to be hauled, put up ready for packing, over any road where an ordinary wagon travels. The Seed Cotton Cleaner.?A new Machine for removing dirt and leaf from seed cotton. The staple passing through this machine is enhanced in value from one to oneJind-a half cents per pound, besides preventing much damage to the saws. \ Samples of all the above machinery on hand. My man, Mr. Q. J. HOKE, a competent mechanic, is prepared to Sharpen and repair Gins, tfn<nnA? ,&r?. As Mr. Hoke will soon be busiiy employed placing and starting Engines | and other machinery sold by me, it is desirable that parties wanting repairing done, should give it early attention. The Banking Department enjoys a good share of business, commanding the entire time and attention of my courteous assistant, Mr. P. A. GILBERT, who is authorized by me to sign and endorse drafts and collections, to receipt for deposits, either in Books or by Certificates, and do all other business pertaining to the Banking Department. Our Burglar Proof Safe, with a good time Lock, gives ample security against depredations by burglars. T. S. JEFFERYS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF YORK. WHEREAS J. 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 EDWARD DUFFIE, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all md singular, the kindred and creditors of the said ieceased, to be and appear at our next Judge of Probate's Court, for York County, to be noldjn at York Court House, on the 3RD DAY OF . A.UGUST, next, to shew cause, if any, why the mid Administration should not be granted. 3iven under my hand and seal, this 23rd day of " June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and in the 105th 1 year of the Independenceof the United States of ? America. J. A. McLEAN, * Judge of Probate. ? June 23 25 6t J rHE WIILIAMSTdN FEMALE COLLEGE Respectfully offers its services to those parents who desire to secure for their daugh- I erH the thorough and symmetrical cultivation of p heir physical, intellectual, and moral powers, s; It is conducted on what is called the "one- a jtudy" plan, with a Semi-Anr.ual Course of n study; and by a system of Tuitional Premiums, i? ts low rates are made still lower for all who iverage 85 per cent. No Public Exercises. No "Receptions." Grad- lation, which is always private, may occur eight imes a year. -i For full information, write for an Illustrated Catalogue. Address T Rev. S. LANDER, President, * Williamston, S. C. ^ November 4 45 ly NOTICE. ? [RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I w am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears p nd other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for d oningand sharpening razors, 25 cents, and-for C harpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and V atisfaction guaranteed or no charge. (J TOM BALLARD, Barber. October 28 44 tf RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD. """""' :^T PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. ON and after June 5th, 1881, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Airline division of this road will be as follows: <U. S. Mall. N. V. Expres*. U. 8. Faat Mall EASTWARD. No. 43, No. 47, I No. 49, J A. B. | C. < -eave Atlanta.... i 4.00 A. M. 3 16 P. M. 6 30 P. M. Irr. SuwaiiPe...O 6.18 A. M. 4.37 P. M. 7.45 P. M. " l.ula E 6.64 A.M. 5.59 P. M.i 9.06 P.M. " Toccori F 8.14 A.M. 7.15 P. M. 10.16 P. M. " Seneca G; 9.20 A.M. 8.40 P. M. 11.25 P. M. " Greenville..H 10.58 A. M. 10.20 P. M. 1.00 A. M. " Spnrtniib'g..Ki 12.14 P.M. 1I.40P. M. 2.1I A. M. " Gaalonla....!,! 2.36 P.M. 2.13 A. M. 4.31 A. M. " Charlotte...Ml 3.35 1'. M. 3.13 A M., 5.35 A.M. WESTWARD Mall.|N. V. Express* U. 8. Fast Mall. No. 42. I No. 48. No. 50. L've Charlotte. .M 12.30 P. M. 12.43 A. M. 12.33 A. M. " Gaetonin ..L 1.27 P.M. 1.43 A.M. 1.17 A. M" Spartsnb'g K 3.50 P. M. 4.06 A. M. 3.12 A. M. " Greenville.H 5.07 P.M. 5.18 A.M. 4.24 A.-M. ? Spneea....G| 6.51 P. M. 7.02 A. M. 5.47 A. M. " Toccoa.... F 8.01P.M. 8.15 A.M. 6.53 A.M. " Lula E 9.16P.M. 9.31 A.M. 8.09A.M. " Suwnnee ..D 10.38 P. M. 10.54 A. M. 9.22 A. M. Arr. Atlanta 12.05 A. M. 12.20 P. M. 10.35 A. M. CONNECTIONS. A with arriving trains of Georgia Central and A. Ar W. P. Railroads. B with arriving trains of Georgia Central, A. & * W. P. and W. <fe A. Railroads. 0 with arriving trains of Georgia Railroad. D with Lawrenceville Branch to and from Lawreneeville, Ga. E with Northeastern Railroad of Georgia to and from Athens, Ga. F with Elberton Air-line to and from Elberton, Georgia. G with Columbia and Greenville, to and from Columbia and Charleston, 8. C. H with Columbia and Greenville, to and from Columbia and Charleston, S. C. R with Spartanburg and Asheville, and Spartanburg, Union and Columbia, to and from Henderson and Asheville, and Alston and Columbia. L with Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge, to and from Lincolnton and Chester. M with C. C. & A.-C. C.-R. <x D. and A. T. & 0. for all points West, North and East. Pullman Sleeping Car Service on Trains Nos. 47 and 48, Daily without change, between Atlanta and New York. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent.May 19 20 tf JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and flrst-qlass 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 : RILL HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads .,.$3.00 $5.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill heads. We will fill an order for bill beads, 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 5.0C 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 printing of Briefe, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which we furnish strictly according to the requirements of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired. Address. L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. September 9 37 tf C.& I. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. _______ m i,*t ? SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, taking effect at 7.25 o'clock, A. M., Jane 6th, 1881: going south. Leave Lincolnton,... 7.25 A. M. Leave Dallas 8.10 A. M. Leave Gastonia..... 8 40 A. M. * Leave Pleasant Ridge 8.55 A. M. " Leave Crowder's Creek 9.05 A. M. V Leave Bowling Green 9.15 A. M. Leave Clover 9.80 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville 10.10 A. M. Leave Yorkville 10.20 A. M. Leave Guthriesville 10.45 A. M. Leave McConnellsville >..".11.00 A. M. Leave Lowrysville >..11.20 A. M. Arrive at Chester 11.50 A. M. going north. Leave Chester 2.30 P. M. Leave Lowrysville 3.00 P. M. Leave McConnellsville 3.20 P. M. Leave Guthriesville 3.30 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville 3.55 P. M. Leava Yorkville ! 4.05 P. M. Leave Clover : 4.45 P. M. Leave Bowling Green 4.55^P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 5.06 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 5.15 P. M. Leave Gastonia 5.45 P. M. Leave Dallas 6.05 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton 6.50 P. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. June 9 23 tf TAX RETURNS FOR 1881. AUDITOR'S OFFICK) Yorkville, S. C., May 5th*jl8&^/ J VTOTICE is hereby by given that onlfiSowler iml i v mf:n nrnorr rva-lr au W JHUIN MUA I, iCiCi rtnoi is a i vxJUNE, 1881, the books of the County Auditor of York county, will be open for the purpose of receiving returns of all PERSONAL PROPERTY owned by the several tax-payers in said county, on the 1st day of June, 1881, and liable to taxation. The Auditor will meet the tax-payers at the following times and places : At Yorkvflle, York township, from Monday, 27th of June, till Thursday, 21st of July. All transfers of real estate made since last return, and all new buildings erected, must be reported. * All males between the.ages of 21 and 60 years are liable to poll tax, and must make returns accordingly. All returns must be filed in this office, on or before THURSDAY, THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF JULY, next, otherwise, fifty per cent, penalty will attach. This will be absolute. The tax-payers will please notice that during the time that the Auditor is at his appoint- , ments throughout the county, the books will not be open at Yorkville, as heretofore. Tax-payers will save themselves trouble by making their returns at the appointment nearest their place of residence. W. B. WILLIAMS, County Auditor. May 5 18 tf 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 >f workmanship and material, equal to the work )f any establishment in the country. Snecimens always on hand, to an inspection of svlnch thoseln want of marble work are respecttally invited. Estimates and other information furnished on ipplication. Work delivered at any point on the Chester ind Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro,, on the Charlotte, Coumbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for ransportation. Thankful fbr the patronage heretofore bestowed ipon my establishment, my determination is to nerit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. ' January 6 1 ly * ~KING'S MOUNTAIN CENTENNIAL. rHE King's Mountain Centennial Association instructed me to publish, in permanent form, lie proceedings of tne recent CELEBRATION )F THE BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN, ogetber with those of 185/5. The book will conain about two hundred pages. It is proposed to >ring the workout in three different bindings at he following prices: Paper Binding, $1 00 Half Binding, 1 50 Full Binding 2 00 t is manifest that the proposed work can only be ublished by subscription. It is for the public to ay whether or not the work shall be published, iny one desiring the work will send me his or her ame and the money, and in the event the book i not published the money will be refunded. R. LATHAN. March 10 10 tf TURBINE WATER WHEEL. V\fE have one 18-inch RIGHT HAND TURIT BINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's nvention. We are working a 131-inch Wheel t the same kind, and there is no better Water /heel made for the same money. Those who ontemplate using a Turbine Wheel can do no etter than to gel one of these Wheels. We have 'irculars giving all the details in regard to the 'orkiug of it, and with the sale you have the rivilege of trying the Wheel, and if it does not o as represented, the money will be refunded. ome and see the sample 18-inch R. H. Turbine /heel, Manufactured by the SERGEANT MAN'FACTORING COMP'ANY, Greensboro, N. C. HERN DON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. February 10 47 tf