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fpunB0V0Ujs ?e)?attra*jit. j COURT INCIDENTS. j Oa a certain occasion the counsel took some j exception to the ruling of the court on a cer- I tain point, and a dispute arose. "If the Court please," said the counsel, "I wish to refer to this book a moment," at the same time picking up a law volume. "There's no use of your referring to any I books," exclaimed the Court, angrily; I have decided the p'int!" "But, your Honor?" persisted the attorney. ' "Now, I don't want to hear anything further on the subject," yelled the Court. "I j tell you again, 1 have decided the p'int!" j "I know that," was the rejoinder. "I'm j satisfied of that?but this is a volume of Black- j stone. I'm certain he differs with your Hon- i IT i 1 _1 -_u _ J. _ A n I or, ana i oniy warn 10 enow you nuai ? u?u ; fool Blackstone was!" "Ah, that indeed !" exclaimed the Court, smiling all over ; "now you begin to talk." On a similar occasion the affair did not end so happily. The court decided a point adverse to the i views of the'counsel. Counsel was stubborn, J and insisted that the Court was wrong. "I tell you I am right!" yelled the Court, ! with flashing eyes. "I tell you, you are not!" retorted the; counsel. "I am right!" reiterated the Court;"d?n a nigger if I ain't!" "I say you ain't!" persisied the counsel, i "Crier!" yelled the Judge, "I adjourn this court for ten minutes!" And jumping from I the bench, he pitched into the counsel, and ' after a very little fight, placed him hors du , combat, after which business was again re- J 8umed, but it was not long before another misunderstanding arose. "Crier," said the Court, "we will adjourn this time for twenty raiuut.es!" And he was about taking off his coat, when the counsel said, "Never mind, Judge. Keep your seat?the p'int is yielded?my thumb's out o' jiut, and I've sprained my shoulder !" No Use for Trowsers.?un the morning of the meteoric shower in 1833, old Peyton Roberts, who intended making an early start to his work, got up in the midst of the display. On going to his door, he saw with amazement, the sky lighted up with the falling meteors, and he concluded at once the world was on fire, and that the day of judgment had come. He stood for a moment gazing in speechless terror at the sceue, and then with a yell of horror sprang out of the door into the yard right into the midst of the falling stars, and there in his efforts to dogde them he commenced a series of ground tumbling, that would have doue honor to a rope dancer. His wife being awakened in the meantime, and seeing old Peyton jumping and skipping about the yard called out to him to know what in the name of sense, he was doin' out thar dancin' round without his clothes. But Peyton heard uot?the judgment and long back account he would have to settle, made him heedless of all terrestrial things, and his wife by this time becoming alarmed at his behavior, sprang out of bed, and runniug to the door shrieked at the top of her lungs: "Peyton, I say, Peyton, what do you mean, jumpiu' about outthar'2 Come in and put j your trowsers on." "Trowsers, Peggy, what the h?Il's the use of trowsers when the world's a fire ?" Anecdote of a Georgia Judge.?In 186?there was tried in. the Circuit of Georgia, a case of involuutary manslaughter. In the expressive language of a witness, the accused while drunk, pulled out his knife and "slashing it about struck the deceased in the abdomen." The attending physician being called to the stand to make the usual proof as to the nature and extent of the wound, testified "that the knife entered the lower part of the abdomen, and thence extending through the omentum, to the vicinity of the iliac regions." The Clerk, to whom all this was Greek, enquired of the Solicitor General if he desired that portion of the Doctor's testimony taken down. The Solicitor anticipating some fun, replied in the affirmative and requested the doctor to repeat it slowly, which he did in language if possible, more comprehensible. Old Judge A., losing his accustomed suavity of manner, impatiently exclaimed : "Doctor stop, for God's sake stop! if the man was cut in the guts, say so, so the clerk can put it down." The doctor has since studiously avoided the use of technicalities in the presence of the uuinitiated. The Reason tor Eight Sii.k Dresses.? "Maria," said a lady to her colored chambermaid, "that is the third silk dress you have worn since you came to me; pray how many do you own ?" "Only seven, Miss ; but I's savin my wages to buy anoder." "Seven! Why, I don't own so many as that." "Spects not, Miss," said the smiling darkey, "vou doesn't need 'em so much as I does. You see with you quality white folks everybody is quality; but we better-most kind ob cullud pusseus has to dress smart to 'stinguish ourselves from common niggers." So, critics, who denounce the present extravagant style of dress, be lenient! And, when the paraphernalia of hoops and flounces, silks, velvets J and laces is very astounding, think : Well, j .poor things! they must do something o 'stinguisb themselves from common folks. How Pat Got Ahead of the Priest.? i Au Irishman made a sudden rush into a druggist's shop in Glasgow. Drawing from j his pocket a soda water bottle, filled to the i brim with some pure liquid, he handed it I across the counter, and exclaimed, "There, j doctor, look at that, will yez?" The doctor j did as was directed, and pronounced the liquid j to be genuine whisky. "Thank ye docther," I said the Irishman, "hand me it back again." i The doctor did again as directed and asked j Patrick what he meant. "Och then, if ye j must have it, the praisttould me not to drink any of this unless I got it from the hands of; the docthor. So here's your health, and the ! health of the praist, and long life to the gintle-' man that first invented whisky." Childish Repartee.?Said a Sunday j school teacher, "remember, dear children, that God is everywhere." The words had hardly escaped his lips, when a rougish looking little fellow rose up and said to the pastor: "Please sir, did you say that God was ev-1 ery where ?" "Yes, my son ; everywhere." "Is he in my pocket ?" "Yes, he is in your pocket." "Well, I guess I've got you there," was the triumphant retort; "cause I han't got any pocket." {say* "Xow, my young friends, suppose 12 . men buy 24 bushels of wheat to be divided 1 equally, how many bushels is that for each ?" Boldest of the boys?"Please, sir, we've not i gone that far." "How is that? Your teach- j er told me you had learned all of the first four rules." Boy?"Yes, sir, but we have always done our sums in potatoes or turnips? j we have never had wheat." {of An old lady, from the country, had a : dandy from the city to dine with her on a certain occasion. For the dessert there was an enormous apple-pie. "La, ma'am," said ; the gentleman, "how do you manage to han-; die such a pie ?" "Easy enough," was the quiet reply; "we make the crust up in a wheelbarrow, wheel it under an apple-tree, | and then shake tho fruit down into it." i ?ht and Jirestdc. | POSITION IN SLEEPING. It i3 better to go to sleep ou the right side, j for then the stomach is very much iu the I positiou of a bottle turned upside down, and j the contents are aided iu passing out by grav- ! itation. If one goes to sleep ou the left side,! the operation of emptying the stomach of its j contents is more like drawing water from a ! well. After going to sleep, the body takes \ its own position. It'you sleep on your back, j especially soon after a hearty meal, the j weight of the disgestive organs and that of the food, resting on the great vein of the i body, near the back bone, compresses it, and ! arrests the flow of the blood, more or less. If J the arrest is partial, the sleep is disturbed, i and there are unpleasant dreams. If the j meal has been recent or hearty, the arrest is J mora decided, and the various seusations, j such as falling over a precipice, or the pursuit of a wild beast, or other impending danger, and the desperate effort to get rid of it, arouses us, and sends on the stagnating blood j and we wake in the fright, or trembling, or j perspiration or feeling of exhaustion, accord- j ing to the degree of stagnation and the length ; aud strength of the effort made to escape ! the danger. But when we are not able to escape the danger, when we do fall over the precipice, j when the tumbling building crushes us, what \ then? That is death! that is the death of! those of whom it is said, when found lifeless iu their bed in the morning: "That they were as well as they ever were the day before and often it is added, and ate heartier than common ! This last, as a frequent cause of death to those who have gone to bed to wake ] no more, we give merely as a private opiuiou. j The possibility of its truth is euough to deter any ratiousl man from a late and hearty | meal. This we do know, with certainty, that j waking up in the night, with a painful diarrhoe, or cholera, or bilous colic, ending in death in a very short time, is properly traceable to a late large meal. The truly wise will take the safe side. For persons who eat three times a day, it is amply sufficient to ! make the last meal of cold bread and butter, and a cup of some warm drink. No one can starve on it, while a perseverance in the habit soon begets a vigorous appetite for breakfast, so promising of a day of comfort. Changing the Crop.?The advantages of a rotation, either regular or irregular, result from a number of considerations, some of the more important of which are as follows: "First, different crops require food element in different proportions?thus, potatoes require much more potash than wheat, and this crop grown for a succession of years, would exhaust the natural supply much more rapidly than when grown with a number of other crops between, not demanding a large amount of potash. In the second place, a rotation, wheu managed properly, enables one crop to prepare food for another. Clover sends long tap-roots into the subsoil which act as pumps to bring up food elements that may be used by the surface-feeding crops that follow. Thirdly, a3 different methods of cultivation, the rotation can be so arranged that there will be a constant supply of labor distributed throughout the whole season. For the same reason, the variety of crops permits of a bet- | ter cultivation and improvement of the soil, j the destruction of weeds, etc. Antidote for Strychnine.?Mr. J. C. j Leavitt, of Rockville, Connecticut, in rela- ! tion to the use of coffee in neutralizing the deadly effects of strychnine, says : A frieud of his had a valuable dog, which was poisoned by strychnine, and was fast sinking under its influence?being unable to stand?when Mr. Leavitt saw him, and being informed of the cause, he suggested that a strong decoction of coffee be given to the animal. About half a pint was administered, and it soon be gan to get better, and ultimately recovered entirely. We recommend this to the attention of pathologists, who may experiment upon animals for the purpose of discovering an antidote. Let some experiments be made | with coffee. It bas been said that lard ! is an antidote for strychnine; but this has j been denied by persons who have tried it. | Strychnine is sometimes made iuto pills with J lard for poisoning foxes and wolves. About Eggs.?We have seen dyspeptics j who suffered untold torments with almost ev- i ery kind of food ; no liquid could be taken j without suffering ; bread became a burning j acid ; meat and milk were solid liquid fire3 ; j and we have seeu their torments pass away j and their hunger relieved by living on the J whites of eggs which had been boiled in | bubbling water for thirty minutes. At the | end of a week we have given the half yolk j of the egg with the white, and upon this diet alone without fluid of any kind we have seen ! them begin to gain flesh and strength, and quiet, refreshing sleep. After weeks of this treatment they have been able, with care, to begin upon other food. And all this without takiug medicine. Hard boiled eggs are not half so bad as half-boiled ones, and ten times as easy to digest as raw eggs even in egg-nog. E3F? The best way to clean a house is to keep it clean by a daily attention to small things, and not allow it to get in such a state of dirtiness and disorder as to require great and periodical cleanings. Some mistresses, and also some servants, seem to have an idea that a ' house should undergo "regular cleanings," or | great washing and scrubbing matches, once i every three or six months, on which occasions j the house is turned almost inside out, and j made most uncomfortable. All this is bad | economy, and indicates general slovenliness ! of habits. Cheap walks from the house to the sta-, ble and other outhouses, m iv be made by lay- j ing sapling trees, say six inches in diameter, ! parallel with each other and one or two feet! apart, according to the width desired. Bind i them firmly in place by pinning occasional i ioo oArnou T?il! in the middle with sand. I gravel, saw-dust, pine straw, or auy similar ( material ; but such as we have described are | very good and cost nothing. Never water a horse directly after feed- i ing hira, especially if he is fed on corn. ! Thirst should be allayed before the feed is j given, and if any water is allowed after it! should be merely a mouthful until the lapse j of several hours' time has been had for gastric j digestion. Many valuable animals have been | lost by allowing them to drink freely after [ eating. Potato Soup.?Nine boiled potatoes, one j quart of milk, nearly one cup of butter, one ! medium onion, salt, pepper. Boil, mash and : strain the potatoes through a sieve. Add j milk, onion cut fine, salt, pepper and butter. | Put all in a saucepan and let it come to a j boil. j 1 For a damp closet or cupboard, which \ is liable to cause mildew, place in it a saucer i full of quick lime, and it will not only ab- \ sorb all apparent dampness, but sweeten and disinfect the place. Renew the lime once in , a fortnight, or as "often as it becomes slaked. : To Polish A Stove.?Mix together pulverized stove polish or black lead, the latter preferable, with kerosine, suet, or lard without salt, to the consistency of cream, and apply a thin coating with the stove slightly warm ;1: and polish with a brush as usual. Ear-Ache.?Take a small piece of cotton 11 wool, make a depression in the center, and fill i it with pepper ; gather it into a ball and tie j it up ; dip it into sweet oil and insert it into j ; the ear. I .< leading fat the jlahhath. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. | Original ] RIGHT. There are some things about which many talk much and understand little. It is astonishing how little the wisest men know, and more astonishing how much ignorant men think they know. This is demonstrated by the vague, undefined and ill-digested notions, which, perhaps, more than one half of the civilized portion of the human family have ' ? . i I - ?-1- I or wnat is meam uy rigui, anu us uppusue, wrong. Few ever stop to think whence the origin of right, or why it is that one act is right and another wrong. That act is right which conforms to law. He who obeys the law of his country acts legally right, and may be called a righteous man. On the contrary, whoever violates the laws of his country does wrong, and in the eyes of the law is an unrighteous man. Man, however, is a moral being, and consequently is the subject of a moral law. He therefore, who obeys this moral law acts morally right. If human enactments and the moral law conflict, he who obeys the former must disobey the latter; hence, when tried by the laws of his country he is righteous, but when tried by the moral law he is unrighteous. It may be asked, what is the moral law ? This is an important question. Some are ready to say, "It is conscience." If so, then the conscience of all men approve of the same thing and disapprove of the same thing. If this be not the case, then conscience is not a law. No man needs to be told that conscience, while it is not a creature of education, is, nevertheless, controlled by innnumerable circumstances. With no rule but conscience, no two men of all the countless millions of the human family would agree as to what is right aud what is wrong. Each one would be what the peculiarities of his situation have made him. Had he been raised a cannibal he would think it strictly right to devour the flesh of his fellow men. Such acts would give him no goadings of conscience. What, then, is that law, obedience to which makes an act morally right, and when disobeyed the act is morally wrong ? We answer, it is the revealed will of God as contained not in creation nor in providence, but in the Bible. This is the only perfect rule of faith and obe dience. It is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments. in fUa Dikla oom ir? q n a if. ic H II lI Li VJUUj in UJO Ju/1 1/UUiUJUuuW) av ?v right for us to do, and wrong for us to neglect or do the opposite. Hence, in settling all matters of right and wrong, the appeal must be made to the Bible. It will be unsafe to appeal to conscience, equally unsafe to appeal to the manners and customs of nations, or even legal enactments of nations, no matter how civilized. Bight, to be right, must be universal. It must be modified, restricted or changed by neither time, place or circumstance. Right to-day was always right, and will always be right. What is right in Europe is right in America. What was right six thousand years ago is right to-day, and will be right to-morrow. Right, in one word, is conformity to the will of God. The only source from which we can, with any degree of certainty, learn what the will of God is, is from the Bible. Every other rule, law or regulation changes ; but the Bible, like God himself, is "from all mutation free." Sometimes persons hastily conclude that whatever is done with a good motive or intention is right. This is Burely a strange conclusion, and will be so regarded by every one who will give it a serious consideration. Our motives are regulated by our knowledge Wrong motives have their origin in ignorance. Some heathen nations offer up their children as sacrifices to dumb idols. No oue can question their sincerity. No one doubts but they are impelled to this by the best intentions. Their motives are good, in that they think this is one way to serve their god; but no man, with even a smattering of correct Bible knowledge, will say that it is right for parents to sacrifice their children to dumb idols. Our motives have no control over law. I may violate a physical law with, I may suppose, good intentions, but the result is not, in the least, controlled by my motives. The simple fact is that when a right and proper act is done with an evil motive, then to the individual performing the act it is wrong. In such a case there is always a combination of knowledge and perversity of heart. When a wrong act, or an an act forbidden by God's law is performed, no matter what may be the motive, it is wrong. In order to do right and avoid doing wrong, two things are absolutely necessary. The first is a correct knowledge of the law, and the second is a new heart. No man can obey a law of which he is ignorant; and without a spirit of obedience no knowledge is, of itself, sufficient. - *- -? Count Them.?Count what ? Why couDt the mercies which have been quietly falling iu your pathway through every period of your history. Down they come eyery morning and every evening, as angel rnesseugers from the Father of light, to tell you of your best friend in heaven. Have you lived these years, wasting mercies, treading them beueath your feet, and consuming them every day, and never yet realized from whence they came ? If you have, Heaven pity you ! You have murmured under affliction ; but who has heard you rejoice over blessings ? Do you ask what are these mercies ? Ask | the sunbeam, the rain drop, the star, or the i queen of night. What is life but a mercy?! What is the propriety of stopping to play' with a thorn hush when you may just as well ! pluck sweet flowers, and eat pleasant fruits?! Happy is he who looks at the bright side j of life, of providence, and of revelation, j Who avoids thorns, and thickets and sloughs, j until his Christian growth is such that if he j cannot improve them, he may pass among ! them without injury. Count mercies before I you complain of affliction. fesy Every man is a missionary now and ; forever, for good or for evil, whether he in-! tends or designs it or not. He maybe a blot! radiating his dark influence outward to the j very circumference of society; or, he may be | a blessing, spreading benediction over all the I length and breadth of the world; but a blank he canuot be. There are no neutral characters. We are either the sower that sows and corrupts or the light that splendidly illuminates, or the salt that silently operates ; but being dead or alive, every man speaks. IHisMUaneotts ?wii?g. PUNISHING A DESPERADO. After the triumph of the American arms ; on the fields of Palo Alto and Resaca de la j Palraa, the victorious force hurried across the | Rio Grande, and occupied the Mexican town of Matamoras. But unfortuuately, these were not the only invaders, for marching with the valiant soldiery, or following rapidly in their i rear, came another host, of small merchants, of desperadoes, or gamblers, and every variety of reckless adventurers, including swarms of assassins and thieves. Among the numerous gamblers, were three brothers by the name of Allen. Their art and dexterity, backed in each emergency by the Bowie-knife and revolver, soon rendered them notorious, and promised, in a brief period, to break every bank in tbe vicinity. , At thHt time there was a brilliant saloon , kept open, for public amusement and private ] profit, by one Fernando Rosa, a wealthy but avaricious Spaniard. The dealer at the monte | table was his daughter, Maria, a young girl t possessed of that beauty which so often dis- " tinguislies the females of her nation, and not- ] withstanding her unfavorable and doubtful situation as a principal iu the genteel gambling house, she bore a fair fame for virtue < as well as intelligence. She detested the po- ] sition, and filled it only from the compulsion of parental authority, and presided over the . cards in all the evolutions of fickle fortune . with the utmost honesty of conduct. As might be logically inferred such various aud evident attractions combined to render the ] establishment a place of general resort for the ] elite of the army and all the most accomplished connoisseurs of chance; and to insure ' the exclusion of the plebian class, the rule had been fixed that the lowest bet on the board must amount to a hundred dollars. It was in the month of May, when the three brothers Allen, having swept the counters of the inferior banks of Matamoras, with their pockets full of gold and heavy sums in paper, entered the saloon of Fernando Rosa, determined to close it by fair or foul means. The apartment was crowded with lieutenants, and others who had lost large sums of money that night. With that rude elbowing impetuosity which more than anything else, marks the soul of the thorough-bred ruffian, the brothers made their way to the monte table. Nearly eyerybody fell buck from the board to a safe distance,, and left the contest to the three fraternal gamblers. Even the dealer turned pale at their appearance, and ber fingers quivered as she shuffled the painted cards. There was one stranger, who maintained his stand without us much as glancing at the intruders, and continued to play. He was a tall, rather slender shaped man, some thirty years of age. His dress was plain black, and displayed a strong contrast with the gay colors, rich ruffles, and barbaric ornaments of the Aliens. The latter at the outset, staked a thousand dollars each on the queen of hearts, and lost, while the stranger, having deposited1 a like sum on the ace of spade3, proved to be the winner. "That trick was foul swindling!" exclaimed the eldest. At the same time the two other brothers used insulting language. Til C ,| ... ine gaze ui ine speuiwiurs >vue luiucu iu the stranger, whose eyes flashed angrily as he demanded iu a tranquil but distinct voice, though little louder thau a whisper: "Gentlemen, do you intend to accuse the lady of unfair dealing, or me of profiting by her partiality ?" "Who are you, that bandy words with us, the boys of Arkansas ?" said one of the Aliens. "My name is Thomas Jefferson Dugan," answered the other. "l am from the State of Virginia, the proverbial chivalry of whose sons is never falsified by any act of mine." "Do you mean this to be a threat ?" cried one of the brothers. "You may receive it as such, if you feel so disposed," replied Dugan, without betraying any emotion. "I intend to convey the idea that when I am insulted, or my rights are outraged, I am ready to demand or exact that satisfaction claimed by gentlemen throughout the world." "Yog ;will fight?" cried the elder brother iu astonishment. "All three, if necessary !" was the cool response. "Wait till we break this cheat of a bank, and you shall be accommodated to your heart's content!" said the eldest Allen with a frown. Again the young girl, with quivering fingers threw down the four leading cards ; again the brothers risked their money, and # 1-?- O -1 I ___ 1 A. it - 1 I tms time on tne King or ciuus; out tne iuuk. still run against them, and they lost, while the stranger won his bet, fifteen hundred on the queen of diamonds. "The she rogue has played us false, and we will rake the table!" vociferated the Aliens, springiug* to their feet, and drawing their Bowie knives to execute their menace by force of arms. But quicker than their motion was the ac- i tion of Dugan ; for stepping backwards, he i covered the heads of the two boldest despe- j radoes with a pistol in each hand, and shouted : "Villains ! stir a muscle, if you dare !" At this moment the bystanders interposed, and an arrangement was effected for an interview of honor between Dugan and the eldest brother. The parties, attended by a swarm of excited spectators, met in the morning on | the bank of the Rio Grande, opposite the site where the city of Brownsville now stands, and were placed in position by their respective seconds. Allen, firing before the word was given, missed. Dugan then exclaimed: ' "Assassin and swindler!" I will not kill you, for you are not fit to die; but I will . cripple your elbow for life," and his bullet shattered the other's arm at the precise point i indicated. The remaining Aliens shrunk from a similar earnestly proffered ordeal. Since then the victor has been a resident i of the Ria Grande, and has engaged in a * ! dozen other encounters, but always with the J ! same wonderful heroism and forbearance. < CHARACTER AND CREDIT. ' We often hear young men who have small t means, dolefully contrasting their lot with 1 j that of rich men's sons. Yet the longer we live, the more we are convinced that the old merchant wus right, who said to us when we | - began life, "industry, my lad, is better than | ingots of gold, and character more valuable ' than credit." We could furnish, if need were, from our own experience, a score of j illustrations to prove the truth of his remark. c In all branches of business, in all avocations, -J character, in the long run, is the best capi- rj tal. Says Poor Richard; The sound of r your hammer at five in the morning, or nine c at night, heard by a creditor, makes him ea- _ sy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tav- y ern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day. j; What is true of the young mechanic, is a true also of the young merchant, or the young I lawyer. Old and sagacious firms will not ^ long continue to give credit for thousands of dollars when they see the purchaser, if a young man, driving fast horses or hanging " around drinking saloons. Clients will not! f entrust their cases to those advocates, how- j er brilliant, who frequent the card table, j n the wine party or the race course. It is bet- j ^ ter in beginning life, to secure a reputation r, for industry and probity, than to own houses and lands, if with them you have no character. A facility of obtaining credit at the outset | is often an injury instead of a benefit. It has almost passed into a proverb, in consequence, that the sons of rich men never make good business men. To succeed in life we must learn the value of moneys But a superfluity of means at the outset iB nearly a \ certain method of rendering us insensible to its value. No man ever grew rich who had not learned and practiced the adage, "if you take care of the peunies the dollars will take care of themselves." Knowledge of men, self discipline, a thorough mastery of our pursuit, and other qualifications, which all persons of experience look for, are necessary to give the world security that a young man s of the right metal. Capital may be lost, jut character never. Credit ouce gone, the nan without character falls. But he has earned a reputation for capacity, iutegrity ! md economy, even if he loses his capital, re-1 ;aiua his credit, and rises triumphant over bankruptcy itself. A man with character can lever be ruined. It is the first thing that a foung man should seek to secure ; and it may be had by every one who desires it in earnest. A poor boy with character is more fortunate by far than a rich man's son without it. ?hc Ghtquim. 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Tjminn Prai.boru Pnlnmlik Vtivnr Salmon Concentrated Lye; Black Popper in tin boxes. Try my ARIOSA ROASTED COFFEE. Old Seed Tick Coffee at G pounds for $1. Call and examine my goods and prices. W. P. IIOBBS, Agent. THE NEWSAND COURIER HAVING taken thoagency of the CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS AND COURIER for Yorkville and vicinity, I would respectfully inform tbe citizens that I will promptly deliver that papor EVERY AFTERNOON At TWENTY CENTS per week. This places subscribers in Yorkville on the same footing of subscribers in the city of Charleston. THE NEWS AND COURIER is recoived in Yorkville on the afternoon of THE DAY OF PUBLICATION. I will also receive subscriptions for the TRIWEEKLY NEWS, the WEEKLY NEWS, and the SUNDAY NEWS. Subscriptions for these papers to be paid in advance, and weekly subscriptions to the daily to be paid at the end of each week, PERIODICALS, &C. Subscriptions will be received at publishers' prices for the following papers and magazines: Harper's Magizine, Harper's Weekly, Harper's Young People, Harper's Bazaar; Scribner's Monthly, St. Nicholas; Lippencott's Magazine, Appleton's Journal, Waverly Magazine, Demorest's Magazine, Peterson's Magazine, Gody's Lady's Book, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper; Saturday Night and the New York Ledger, and in fact any paper published in the United States or Canada. SAM M. GRIST. Septembei 1 35 tf dental surgery. I)r. J. B. PATRICK, of Charleston, SURGEON DENTIST, WILL visit Yorkville, professionally, in January next, when he will be pleased to wait upon all who may require the services of a DENTIST. Being amply prepared with the best instruments and all the improved appliances, ho feels warranted in assuring perfect satisfaction. Ladies waited on at their residence. Rooms at the Rawliuson House. September 22 38 ly "adgertollege, Wallialla, B. C'. #TIIE Session of 1881-'82 will begin on THURSDAY, September loth. Students may elect between the Classical, Scientific and Commercial Courses. Board and Tuition very reasonable, the whole expenses (except for clothing and traveling) need not exceed 8150 per annum. The students are drilled in military tactics. Located at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the climate is unsurpassed. For Catalogue, apply to JOHN R. RILEY, Chairman of Faculty. W. W. Legark, Secretary of Faculty. August 25 34 2m P.~C.AYILSOI^r DEALER IN BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, PH/ETONS, SPRING WAGONS, &C., charlotte, n. c. dpen buggies $55, steelbowtop$65. August 11 32 tj "annual meeting" The ANNUAL MEETING of the Board of Countv Commissioners of York countv, will >o held at Yorkville, on TUESDAY, THE 8T1I DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1881. All persons holdng bills, accounts, or demands of any kind, igainst the county, which have not been before presented to the Board, will deposit the same .u? 01?l. ? i,tka L'TnLTTfT T1AY lYJUJ lilU WL1 Ul I'UIIIIO 1110 4 A ? JF NOVEMBER, 1881, so that they may be eximined and ordered to be paid on the 8th of November. Trial Justices will exhihit with their accounts, ill original papers, in each case in which costs lave accrued. By order of the Board. J. M. JACKSON, Chairman. October 13 41 4t ENTERED UPON THE THIRD TERtf. rHE undersigned would respectfully inform the planters of this section that he has again altered into business relations with Messrs. J. J. IVY & CO., of Rock Hill, for the purchase >f Cotton in the Yorkville market for another rear. He will be pleased to SAMPLE COTTON, aid as heretofore, will always be found at the rOP OF THE MARKET. His place of busiless is the ware-house of J. A. Carroll, near the lepot. J. R. GARDNER. Septembers 3G tf I, HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. rHE undersigned offers for sale, the Lot in i j Yorkville, known as the ''Meek Place." It j < situated near the Methodist Church, and con- j ( ains TWO ACRES, more or loss. On the lot is; ! two-storv Dwelling House, containing SIX I 1 iARGE ROOMS AND A BASEMENT, a lum- | ior house, corn-crib and stable. Terms will be made easy. L. M. GRIST. ! September 15 38 tf i j IRON SAFE FOR SALE. , rHE undersigned offers for sale one No. 2 1 ] IRON SAFE, manufactured by Moslor, Bah- t inn ifc Co., of Cincinnati. This safe has a com- j ] ination lock, and for all practical purposes is > t rpial to a new one. It is offered for sale for no 1 eason except that it is too small for my purposes, j 1 L. M. GRIST, iOLD NEWSPAPERS, . j 3F large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale I . at one cent each, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. 1 THE "FAMILY FAVORITE." ^J) ? THE VERY BEST AND THE VERY LATEST IMPROVED Sewing1 Maeliine. __ Light Running, Noiseless, No Gears, No Cams, No Springs, New and Elegant styles of Woodwork. Loose Fly-Whoel, 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. REED it GILL, Agents, Rock Hill, S. C. WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. March 31 13 tf LIVERYANDFEED STABLE. TnE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he has opened a LIVERY STABLE On his lot. near the Court Houso, and is amply prepared with HORSES, CARRIAGES, BUGGIES and WAGONS, to attend to any calls that may be made upon him by the traveling public. Special attention given to conveying TRAVELING SALESMEN to any point desired, in comfortable vehicles, and with careful drivers. Horses and vehicles to hire at reasonable prices. FEED STABLES. In connection with the Livery business, I am also prepared to furnish feed and stabling for horses, by the meal, day, week or month. My long experience in the Livery Business warrants me in ensuring satisfaction to all who may favor me with their patronage. A few second-hand Buggies for sale at a bargain. F. E. SMITH. April 7 14 ly LOOK OUT! ALL persons indebted to the undersigned for stock, and knowing that their notes fall due on the 1st of October, will prepare to meet them, as full payment will bo required. Persons wishing to make settlement can call at our stables in Yorkville, where Maj. J. II. Barry will receive the money due, and return their papers. A. WILLIFORD A CO. Septembers 3(1 tf STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP YOJtiK. 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 FRANCIS NICHOLS, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of thesaid deceased, to he and appear at our next Judge of Probate's Court, for York County, to be holden at York Court House, on the 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 6th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and oighty-one, and in the 106th year of the Independence of the United States of America. J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. October 6 40 6t 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 sy3tem of Tuitional Premiums, its low rates are made still lower for ALL who average 85 per cent. No Public Exercises. No."Roceptions." Graduation, which is always private, may occur eight times a vear. The 1 ALL SESSION OPENS AUGUST 1, 1881. Rev. S. LANDER, President, Williamston, S. C. July '21 45 " lv GARRY IRON ROOFING CO* and Cement. 79 atid 81 Columbus Street, CLEVELAND, OHIO, i Send for circulars and price lists. February 2(5 9 ly A G E X TSWANTED. WE want a limited number of active, ener- | getie canvassers to engage in a pleasant and I profitable business. Good men will find this a j rare chance TO MAKE MONEY. Such will please answer this advertisement: by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, staling what j business they have been engaged in. None but j those who mean business need applv. Address i FIN LEY, HARVEY it CO., Atlanta, Ga. January 6 1 ly j TAKE A GREENVILLE PAPER. Subscribe for the enterprise and i MOUNTAINEER, issued in Greenville,South ; Carolina, the most enterprising and thriving City i of the State. Size, 26 by 40 inches. 20 columns of reading matter weekly. Special attention given to matters transpiring in tho up-country, where so many are now looking. Established 57 years, \ The present Editor connected with thu office since : 1854. $2 per annum ; $1 lor six months. 300 new | subscribers have been enrolled since last Janua- ! ry. Try it awhile. Address JOHN C. BAILEY, Editor, Greenville, S. C. j' CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. rHE undersigned would respectfully inform I the public that he is prepared to cleanse gar- ' I incuts of any fabric whatever, rendering them I' perfectly clean, and if unladed, restoring them to j 1 be original brightness aud lustre of the goods, s Do not throw away your old clothes, but have j hem cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasona- 1 jlo prices. THOMAS BALLARD. . "wanted^ j j Five shares of Chester and le- ; i NOIR RAILROAD STOCK. Apply at the ; s ENQUIRER OFFICE, j f July 28 31) tf I RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD. IWWgg^jgi PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. ON and after Juno 5th, 1881, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte AirLine division of this road will be as follows: IJ. S. Mail. N. V. Rxpreiw. U. 8. Fa*t Mall EASTWARD, j No. 43, No. 47, No. 49, A. B. C. l.uove Atlanta.... 4.00 A.M. 3 15 P. M.l 6 30 P.M. Arr. Suwaiifc... I) 5.18 A.M. 4.37 P. M. 7.45 P. M. " I.ilia K 6.54 A.M. 5.59 P. M. 9.06 P. M. " Torcna F 8.14 A. M. 7 IS P. M.j 10.16 P. M. " Seneca G 9.20 A.M. 8.40 P. M. 11.25 P. M. " Greenville..H110.S8 A. M. 10.20 P. M. 1.00 A. M. " 8partanb'g..K 12.14 P.M. 11.40P.M.,' 2.11A.M. " Gas inula....I. 2.36 P. M. 2.13 A. M.| 4.31 A. M. " Clmrlotti;...M! 3.33 I'. M. 3.13 A. M.| 5.a> A. M. WESTWARD ^n"' ^ Exprew. U. S. Fast Mall. No. 42. No. 48. No. 50. L'veCharlotte..M 12.30 P. M. 12.13 A. M. 12.33 A. M. " Gastorils..L 1.27 P.M. 1.43A.M. 1.17 A. M" Spartanb'g K 3.50 P. M. 4.06 A. St. 3.12 A. M. " Greenville.H 5.07 P.M. 5.18 A.M. 4.24 A.M. " Seneca....G 6.31 P. M. 7.02 A. M. 5.47 A. M. " Toceon....F 8.01P.M. 8.15 A.M. 6.53 A.M. " Lula F. 9.16P.M. 9.31 A.M. 8.09A.M. " Suwnnec ..D 10.38 P. M. 10 54 A. M. 9.22 A. M. Arr. Atlanta 12.05 A. M. 12 .-0 P. M. 10.33 A. M. CONNECT ION'S. A with arriving trains of Georgia Central and A. AW. P. Railroads. B with arriving trains of Georgia Central, A. A W. P. and W. A A. Railroads. C witli arriving trains of Georgia Railroad. D with Lawrenceville Branch to and from Lawrenceville, Ga. E with Northeastern Railroad of Georgia to and from Athens, Ga. F with Elberton Air-line to and from Elbertor, Georgia. G with Columbia and Greenville, to and from Columbia and Charleston, 9. C. H with Columbia and Greenville, to and from Columbia and Charleston, S. C. K 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 Lincoln Ion and Chester. M with C. C. A A.-C. C.-R. A D. and A. T. A O. 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 first-class appointments throughout our offico, 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 matorials. Wo have recently inade a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men: KILL HEADS. For 500 For 1001) 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 statement** at same price ofsixth-sheet bill heads. We will fill an order for bill heads, giving any desired number -of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 500 For IOC0 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'-,f Briefs, Arguments and Points and Autboritirs, 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 turnish estimates for any stylo of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. September 9 37 tf C. & I,. NARROW GAUGE RAILB0AD7 SCHEDULE! of Mail and Passenger Trains, taking effect at 6.00 o'clock, A. M., September 12,1831: GOING SOUTH. ^ Leave Lincolnton,..^. 6.00 A. M. r A. M. licnvc naiiuii ? Leave Dallas, 6.50 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia* 7 10 A M. Leave Gastonia 7 30 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 7.50 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 8.00 A. M. Leave Bowling Green 8.10 A. M. Leave Clover 8.25 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville 9.00 A. M. Leave Yotkville 9.10 A. M. Leave Guthriesville 9.35 A. M. Leave McCounellsville ?..9.50 A. M. Leave Lowrysville ..10.10 A. M. Arrive at Chester 10.40 A. M. Breakfast. 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. Leave Yorkville 4.05 P. M. Leave Clover 4.45 P. M. Leave Bowling Green 4.55 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creok 5.05 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 5.15 P. M. Leave Gastonia 5.45 P. M. Leave Dallas 6.05 P. M. Leave Hardin's 6.30 P. M. Arrive at Lincolriton 7.00 P. M. JAMES MASON* Superintendent. SeDtemberlo 37 tf "THE YORK MARBLE YARD. fllHE undersigned would respectfully anJL nounce to the public that his MARBLE YARD, near the Railroad depot, is in full operation, aud 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 upw ard ; for adults from $8.00 upward. Monuments and Tomb Stones designed aud finished in the most elaborate Btyle, 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 af. any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronago heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of tnei ame. F. HAPPERFIELD, January 6 I ly "KING'S MOUNTAIN CENTENNIAL? rriHE King's Mountain Centennial Association J. instructed me to publish, in permanent fonn, the proceedings of the recent CELEBRATION OF T1IE BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN, together with those of 1855. The book wilLcoutain about two hundred pages. It is proposed to bring the workout 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 onlv be published by subscription. It is for tho public to say whetheror not the work shall be published. Any one desiring r.ue worn wuisunu inemsur u>jr name and the money, and in the event the book is not published the money will be refunded. R. LATHAN. March 10 10 tf TURBINE WATiERWHEEL.~ WE have one 18-inch EIGHT HAND TURBINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's Invention. We are working a 13i-incli Wheel ot the same kind, and there is no better Water Wheel made for the same money. Those who contemplate using a Turbine Wheel can do no better than to 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-inch R. H. Turbine Wheel, Manufactured by theSERGEANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Greensboro, N. C. HERNDON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. February 10 47 tf 07 STHOIB'SPHOTO-G ALLERy, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE J All. A SUPERIOR Skvlight, a gallery with every convenience, and a determination todomy best, enables me to promiso satisfaction to all in want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjects, except small children. August 4 31 tf NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears mi other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for boning and sharpening razors, 25 cents, arfd ior sharpening scissors or shea rs, 10 cents each, and ialisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD,Barber,