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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Single copy for one year, $2 50
For six mouths, 125
For three months, 75
Two, copies one year, 4 00
Fen copies one year, 20 00
And an extra copy for a club of ten.
ADVERTISING KATES.
ONE DOLLAR per square, for the First 4nseriion,
and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each
subsequent insertion. A square consists of the
space occupied by seven lines of this size type.
par Contracts will be made at reduced rates
for advertising space to be used for three, six,
i)r twelve months.
W. P. HOBBS, AGENT.
NEW GOODS
RECEIVING and for sale at the lowest Cash
Prices,
AT THE SMITH CORNER.
In the stock may be enumerated :
Coffee, different qualities and prices ; Smoking
and Chewing Tobacco; Cigars, Ralph's Scotch
Snuff; Soda and Starch; Lion and Fatapsco Baking
Powders;
CANNED GOODS
And Extracts; Shoe Brushes and Blacking;
Candies, Candles; Green and Black Teas; the
best Broom in town; good Apple Vinegar; Soda
or.,? 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,