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|iuM0rau$ gepartmcnt. Sidney Smith's Cold.?Sidney Smith was humorous to such an extent that when it was proposed to make him Bishop, the idea so shocked the Cabinet that the witty clergyman was only promoted to the office of canon. That Smith's conduct gave good reason for the refusal may be seen from the following anecdote given by Lord Houghton, in his "Monographs, Personal and Social," for the authority of which, he says, he will not vouch, but which seems to him good enough to be true. On being settled at his small life in Yorkshire, Sidney willingly assisted his neighbors in their clerical duties. On one occasion of this kind, he dined with the incumbent 011 the preceding Saturday, and the evening passed in great hilarity, the 'Squire, by name Kershaw, being conspicuous for his loud enjoyment of the stranger's jokes. "I am very glad that I have amused you," said Sidney Smith, at parting, "but you must not laugh at my sermon tomorrow." "I should hope I know the difference between here and at church," remarked t)<o rruntlnnvni n-ifli eliuniiiocs "T am nnt. sure of that." replied the visitor. "I'll bet you a guinea on it," said the 'Squire. "Take you," replied the divine. Next day the preacher ascended the steps of the pulpit, apparently suffering from a severe cold, and, with his handkerchief to his face, at once sneezed out the name Kershaw, in various intonations. This ingenious assumption of the readiness with which a man would recognize his own name in sounds imperceptible to the ears of others, proved accurate. The poor gentleman burst into a guffaw, to the scandal of the congregation, and the minister, after looking at him with stern reproach, proceeded with his discourse. A Mistake Was Made.?A young lady gave "her young man" a beautifully worked pair of slippers, and lie acknowledged the present by sending her his picture encased in a handsome frame. lie wrote a note to send with it, and at the same time replied angrily to an oft-repeated dun for an unpaid-for suit of clothes. He gave a boy 10 cents to deliver the package and notes, giving explicit directions as to the destination of each. It was a l)oy with a freckled face, and he discharged his errand in a manner that should give him a niche in the temple of fame. The young lady received the note in her adored one's handwriting, and flew to her room to devour its contents. She opened the missive with eagerness and read: "I'm getting tired of your everlasting attentions. The suit is about worn out already. It never amounted to much anyway. Please go to thunder." And the tailor was struck utterly dumb when he opened o viawxd and rltapAroroH a nu'fiim rvf Iiiq flplin quent customer, with a note that said : " When you gaze upon the features think how much I owe you." When the unfortunate young man called around that evening to receive the happy acknowledgements of his sweetheart, lie was very ostententatiously shoved off the steps by the young lady's father.?San Francisco Chronicle. A Mystery Explained.?One of the most learned and dignified members of Austin bar got a terrible rebuff from Old Uncle Mose last week. The old man had Jim Webster hauled up before Justice Gregg for stealing his Spanish chickens. As Jim Webster has political influence, he was defended by two lawyers. Uncle Mose was put on the stand and made out a bad case against Jim Webster, testifying to have found some of the chickens in Jim's possession, and identified them by the peculiarities of the breed. One prominent lawyer then undertook to make Uncle Mose weaken on the cross-examination. "Now, Uncle Mose,"said the lawyer, "suppose I was to tell you that I have at home in my yard half a dozen chickens of that identical same breed V" "What do you suppose I would say, boss ?" "Yes, what would you say if I was to tell you I've got that same kind of chickens in my yard ?" "I would say, boss, that Jim Webster paid up yer fee wid my chickens," and a pensive smilo front nrnimrl iiiirlar flip nlil mail's P:irs ami met at the hack of his head.?Texas Siftinys. ? * Tom Marshall and the Judge.?Tom Marshall was engaged in the trial of a case in the interior of Kentucky, when a decision of the Judge struck him as so bad that he rose and said: "There never was such a ruling as that since Pontius Pilate presided on the trial of Christ." "Mr. Clerk," responded the Judge, "tine Mr. Marshall $10 for contempt of court." "I confess your Honor," continued Tom, "that what I said was a little hard on Pontius Pilate, but it is the first time in the history of Kentucky jurisprudence that'it is held that to speak disrespectfully of Pontius Pilate is contempt of court." "Mr. Clerk, make the fine $20 for a continuous contempt," said the Judge, solemnly. "Well, Judge," Tom added, "as you won all my money last night at poker, lend me the twenty." "Mr. Clerk," cried the Judge, hastily, "remit the fine. The State can afford to lose the money better than I can." "I congratulate the Court upon its return to a sane condition," said Tom, resuming his seat amid roai's of laughter. Measure for Measure.?A friend tells us the following anecdote, which we pronounce decidedly good: "One of the storekeepers of this place, a few days since, purchased of an Irish woman a quantity of butter, the lumps of which intended for pounds, he 'weighed in the balance*aiul found wanting.' "Sure it's your own fault if they are light," said Biddy, in reply to the complaint of the buyer, "it's your own fault, sir?for wasn't it a ]>ound of soap I bought here myself, that I had in the other end of the scale when I weighed 'em !" The storekeeper had nothing more to say 011 the subject. ?. m May.?May is considered an unfortunate marrying month. A down east editor says that a girl was asked not long since to unite herself in the silken tie to a brisk lad, wno named May in his proposals. The lady tenderly hinted that May was an unlucky month for marrying. "Well, make it June then," honestly replied the swain, anxious to accommodate. The damsel paused a moment, hesitated, cast down her eyes and said with a blush, "wouldn't April do as well ?" 83T "Why did you send me such a barrel of apples V" indignantly exclaimed a man to his grocer. "What ailed the apples ?" asked the grocer. "Why they opened well enough at the top, but grew worse all the way down." "The trouble was, said the grocer, "that you opened the barrel at the wrong end. If you had opened the other end first you would have found the apples growing better all the way down." 85? Everybody remembers the famous Irish eelio which, when the guide called out, "IIow do ye do V" answered, "Purty well, I thank you." But this is quite outdone by an echo in the Pyrenees. "Observe," says the guide, "how the sound is repeated from rock to rock and from crag to crag, and especially how beyond the frontier the echo has a perfectly distinguishable Spanish accent." 85? The story is told of a canny Scot, who, having recently lost his wife, was receiving the commiseration of a friend. " Yon have a great trial, Mr. Campbell." "Yes. sir, you may well say that," was the reply. And then pausing, with a shake of his head : "Not only was it a great trial, but let me tell you, a matter of varra considerable expense." 85" An old toper, who once attended the exhibition where a learned professor caused several explosions to take place among gases produced from water, said: "You don't catch me putting much water in my liquor after this. I had no idea that water was so dangerous, though I never take much of it!" 83T A gentleman complained to old Banister that some malicious i>erson had cut off his horse's tail, which as he meant to sell him, would be a great drawback. "Then," said Charles, "you must sell him wholesale." "Wholesale!" says the other; "how so ?" "Because you cannot retail him.." gg" When a woman gets frightened at%iight, she pulls the bed-covers over her head, says she is scared, and goes to sleep ; but with a man it is different. He says he is not afraid, pushes the covers down, and lies tremblingly awake for two or three hours, straining his ears at every sound. IgisccHattWttjs Reading. Fioin Home and Farm. THF SOUTH AND FERTILIZERS. There are two methods of manuring practiced?one for the immediate crop, which tends to exhaust the land, and the other for the land itself, tending to increase its permanent fertility. All intelligent, thrifty farmers will acknowledge that the latter is altogether preferable. There is no doubt that crops can not be continually taken from the land for a succession of years without depriving it of the elements that are necessary to their growth. The object in using guano is to supply the plants with the elements they require, but it is simply impracticable for the ablest chemist to compound any mixture that will contain all that a plant needs, and what such an attempted mixture does not contain the plants must draw from the soil. What is thus taken is always much more than is contained in the most concentrated guano. The use of this stuff has been condemned by some farmers, and certainly by the writer after careful experience, for three reasons: because its sole use tends to the exhaustion of the soil; creates in the farmer a thriftless disposition, by discouraging the saving of home-made manures; and because n,,. ...l.som aiis_ CliU J'llLCO VIUU ^VU lilt VTAIVUIVIHUV, ? UUUJ VUT proportionate to its cost. The fertility of any soil is the measure of any plant food that it contains in a form available for the growth of crops. This fertility is generally produced naturally by the decay of vegetable matter, or artificially by manure applied by the farmer. A soil that is naturally poor may he made fertile by applying the elements of plant food. contained in stable manure and compost, or by allowing and fostering the growth and decay of vegetable matter. It is evident that such a result cannot be obtained by the sole nse of guano. This stnlT does not possess some of the elements needed by crops, but all of its energies are consumed in the forcing of the immediate crop. When this crop, therefore, is taken off the land, there is nothing whatever left to keep up the fertility of the soil, which becomes exhausted, and, in a f^w years, what is known as rust in cotton and grain makes its appearance. The sole use of guano will be followed by rust as surely as day is by night. As a proof of this, we find that wherever?in Europe, the North, or the South?guano has been long and increasingly used, tla soil lias deteriorated in quality. We note this particularly here in South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, where the last census reported that "an area of low production is now central, and that it is moving westward, due to poor soil and its exhaustion." This is particularly the region of the South where guanos are most used, and the use of them the writer believes to be the cause of the steady deterioration of the soil. Our farmers have had, this season, a fair opportunity to test the effect of guano under a drought, and many with whom the writer has conversed have acknowledged that their cotton crops would have been better without its use ; that it probably increased the tendency to burn. The use of guano creates in the average farmer a thriftless tendency, by inducing him to rely for his manure upon this stuff, instead of stock lot and compost heap. The readers of your paper know well that the majority of farmers pay no attention whatever to homemade manures; very few even pretend to make a compost heap, or to save the droppings of their cattle. In the old Cotton States, where guano is used, their sole idea or eifort is to obtain from the county agent in the spring guano for their land. The habit of saving is discouraged, and that of extravagance is induced. This is one of tiie most injurious effects that the trade in commercial fertilizers has had upon the South. Prices charged by dealers are extortionate, and out of all just proportion to the cost of the material. The very best brands of guano sold in the South do not cost at the factories over $18 per ton, to which freight to the interior ol' the South iunl commission must be added, say an average of about S<5 per ton, so that the total cost, delivered at our stations *200 miles from the coast, does not exceed $*24 per ton, to the manufacturer. The stuff is then sold to the farmers on credit at the rate of 450 pounds middling cotton per ton, worth, say about $45. It is surprising that farmers can be induced to believe that any manure that costs only $24 delivered at their railway station can be worth $45 to their land. The writer has obtained oflicial reports of the amounts of ammoniated fertilizers sold last spring. In South Carolina there were 121,000 tons distributed, and in Georgia 150,000?say in both States a total of 271,000 tons?for which the farmers are now paying at the rate of $45 per ton, the enormous sum of over $12,000,000 ! I must say that such huge figures stagger one's belief, but how can they be contradicted ? How, under such a condition, can our farmers prosier? It is only a question of time when their bankruptcy will follow the exhaustion of their lands. They have already largely overtraded in this matter of guano to such an extent that now, owing to the shortage in the cotton crop, many of them are unable to pay their notes given for the stuff hist spring. Our farmers have been completely infatuated with comn eveial manures, and their infatua tion has be n encouraged by the many manufacturers and dealers who make their living out of their sale. At the last session of the Georgia Legislature Mr. McWhorter introduced a bill to actually prohibit the sale of guano within the State. Ilis views were extreme, and did not lind acceptance among his fellow members, but many of his assertions as to the injury to the farmers that the guano trade caused, were incontrovertible. Anything written against the general use of guano will probably meet adverse criticism, and the strong opi>osition of thousands of dealers in the South ; but it is a subject of such grave importance to our farmers that it is well their attention should be strongly directed to it, and that they should be shown the evil and its remedy before another season comes around, when the stuff will be again seductively offered them. This guano trade is one of the greatest drains upon the agricultural interests of our section, and it is full time that it be arrested, A. 1'. i\ Atlanta, Ga. RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS. The following are the resolutions adopted by the House of Representatives relative to the death of James A. Garlield, late President of the United States: "Whereas, The melancholy event of the violent and tragic death of James A. Garlield, icitu xicdiucut ui wic unaru ouuirO) imviu^ occurred during the recess of Congress, and the two houses ol' Congress sharing in the general grief, and desiring to manifest their sensibility on the o casion of public bereavement ; Resolved, 1'at the two houses of Congress, will assemble n the hall of the House of Representatives on a day and hour to be lixed and announced by a joint committee, and that in the presence of the two houses there assembled an address on the life and character of James A. Garfield, late President of the United .States, be pronounced by Hon. James G. Rlaine, and that the President of the Senate pro tent, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives be requested to invite the President and ex-Presidents of the United States, the heads of the several departments, the Judges of the Supreme Court, representatives of foreign governments, the Governors of the several states, the General of the Army, the Admiral of the Navy, and such ollicers as have received the thanks of Congress. Resolved, further, That the President of the United States be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to Mrs. Lucretia R. Gartield, and to assure her of the profound sympathy of the two houses of Congress for her deep personal affliction, and their sincere condolence for the late national bereavement. Esposito, tiie Bandit?Sixoulak Stout of His Identification.?Quite a strange story is told in connection with the arrest in New Orleans of the bandit Esposito, who is now being tried for his life in Italy. It shows how the hand of fate pointed him out to an American and through the work of an American artist while a prisoner in the bandit's camp. It appears that the artist was a guest of an Italian prince, and in a raid on the prince's villa was captured and taken to the mountains. Esposito, at first was loth to believe that his men had made such an error in capturing a beggarly artist instead of the wealthy prince, commanded the artist to draw his picture. The injunction was too readily obeyed, and in short order the bandit's face and figure were sketched on a piece of paper. Subsequently the artist was ordered to write a letter to the prince, begging for a ransom, which accidentally was written on the reverse side of the paper bearing the bandit's picture. The artist wanted so tear off that por tion, to which the bandit objected, saying that it might alter the general bad opinion of his ! l>ersonal appearance. The ransom was forwarded and generously returned to the artist by the bandit, but the letter and picture were preserved. "When the Ilenneseys struck Esjkjsito's trail in New Orleans, to be sure of ins identity, an artist was employed to sketch him at the first opportunity. The sketch was for warded to Italy, compared with the sketch made by the captive artist, and the chain of evidence against him was completed. The Sand Blast.?Among the wonderful and useful inventions of the times is the common blast. Suppose you desire a piece of marble for a gravestone ; you cover the stone with a sheet of wax no thicker than a wafer ; then you cut in the wax the name, date, etc., leaving the marble exposed. Now-pass it under the blast and the sand shall cut it away. Remove the wax and you have the cut letters. Take a piece of French plate-glass, say two by six feet, cover it with line lace and pass it under the blast, and not a thread of the lace will be injured, but the sand will cut deep into the glass wherever it is not covered by the V/\tf I'niilm'H tlm Ll/.o *1 ml vnn 1|!1VP !l dcliciite and beautiful figure raised on the glass. In this way beautiful figures of all kinds are cut in glass at a small expense. The workmen can hold their hands under the blast without any harm, even when it is cutting away at the hardest-cutting glass, iron or stone, but they must look out for linger nails, for they will be whittled off right hastily. If they put on steel thimbles to protect their nails it will do but little good, for the sand will soon whittle them away ; but if they wrap a piece of soft cotton around tliem tliev are safe. You will at once see the philosophy of it. The sand whittles away and destroys any hard substance?even glass?hut does not affect substances that are soft and yielding, like wax, cotton, line lace, or even the human hand.?Journal of Science. The Plug IIat.?An exchange paper says that the plug hat is virtually a sort of guarantee for the preservation of peace and order. He who puts one 011 has given a hostage to the community for his good behavior. The wearer of a plug hat must move with a certain sedateness and propriety. He cannot run, or jump, or romp, or get into a light except at the peril of his headgear. All the hidden influences of the heaver tend toward respectability, lie who wears one is obliged to keep the rest of his body in decent trim, that there may be no incongruity between head and body. He is apt to become thoughtful through the necessity of watching the sky whenever he goes out. The chances are that he will buy an umbrella, which is another guarantee for good behavior, and the care of hat and umbrella? I perpetual and exacting as it must ever he? j adds to the sweetness of his character. The man who wears a plug hat naturally takes to the society of women, with all its elevated tendencies. He cannot go hunting or fishing without abandoning his beloved hat, hut in the moderate enjoyment of croquet and lawn tennis he may sport his heaver with impunity. In other words, the constant use of a plug hat makes a man composed in maimer, quiet and gentlemanly in conduct, and a companion of I the 'ladies. The inevitable result is prosperity, marriage and church membership.?Hatter's Gazette. Tiie Lion's Tongue.?The very peculiar formation of the lion's tongue did not escape the notice of our anatomist, hut lie does not say much about it. I have now in iny hand the dried tongue of a lion ; it is covered by sharp pointed, horny papilla;, set very thickly upon its surface. The papilla;, 011 the front portion of the tongue are much larger than those in the rear part of the tongue, hut the smaller ones are set closer together than those in front. Each papilla; consists of a horny spine, the point of which is curved and set directly backward, reminding me much of the spines 011 the tail of the thornback ray. On applying this lion's tongue to the cheek I find that the roughness is so great that with a little pressure a wound might easily he made in the human skin. The use of this is to scrape off the meat from the hones of the animals, for the lion is not a great hone eater?lie leaves the hones for the hyenas to crack, those animals having teeth especially constructed for the cracking of hones. This peculiar roughness of the tongue is also present, hut in a less degree, in the common cat, and it can lie seen when the cat is lapping milk, but still lintfov if flm fnmriin nf ;i Unfmiet. sneeimpn be taken out, put l'or a while in spirits and then pinned tight 011 a board. This rough tongue is of great importance to the health of the. lion. - The Mouths ok tiie Lena.?Our St. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs: "To arrive at the mouths of the Lena the boats of the ship-wrecked Jeannnette must have pushed between New Siberia and the island of Fadievskoi, which is inhabited only during the summer by nomads, who arrive at the close of winter in sledges drawn by dogs. Further on in her course was 1'Ile Petite and the island of Stolbovoi. The distance is about live hundred miles from the localtty of the shipwreck to the mouths of the Lena. These mouths are situated in the most dreary and desolate part of the eoniines of Northern Siberia. The whole coast was last visited and described by Lieut. Pierre Anjou in 18J3. Previous to that these vast regions, occupying a distance of hundreds of miles along the coast, were explored in 1735 and 1730 by Lieut. Prontschischeff, and at their furtherest extremities by Lieut. Dimitri Lapleff in 1739. The place where boat No. 3 landed is situated between the grave of Lieut. Lassinius, who perished in 1735, with thirtylive of his companions, and that of Lieut. Prontschischeff and his wife, who perished in 1730. From this point to Yakutsk the distance is more than a thousand miles, through a desert country completely destitute of population."?JYc/o York Herald. Women and Ladies.?In the days of our fathers there were such things to be met with as men and women ; but now they are all gone, and in their places a race of gentlemen and ladies?or, to be still more refined, a race of 'ladies and gentlemen" has sprung up. Women and girls are among the things that were; but "ladies" are found everywhere. Miss Martineau, wishing to see the women wards in a prison in Tennessee, was answered by the warden, "We have no ladies here at present, madam." Now, so far as the ladies are concerned, it was very well that none of them were in prison ; but it sounds a little odd? ladies in prison ! It would seem bad enough for women to to go to such a place. A lecturer discoursing upon the characteristics of women illustrated thus : "who were the last at the cross 'i Ladies. Who were the first at the sepulchre V Ladies. On the modern improvement we have heard of but one thing that beats the above. It was the linishing touch to a marriage ceremony, performed by an exquisite divine up to all modern refinements. When he had thrown the chain of Hymen around the happy couple, he concluded by saying, "I now pronounce you husband and lady." The audience stuffed their handkerchiefs in their mouths and got out of the room as quickly as possible to take breath. Fences.?It is of course next to impossible to do away with fences altogether. Division fences of some kind are desirable, yet thousands of miles of useless fences exist through the country. Few realize how costly a fixture the farm fence is, and it is only by the presentation of aggregated facts that an interest is .-irmixfd iii the mat for and attention secured. Illinois is said to have ten times as much fence as the whole of Germany, and it is claimed that Dutchess Co., X. V., has more than all France, Germany and Holland combined. A few years since in South Carolina the improved land was estimated to be worth ?*20,UO0,b0O, while the fences at the same time cost U0U,UU(J. The annual cost of replacement is at least a tenth of the lirst cost. A calculation made some eight years since placed the cost of the fences in the United States at $1,300,000,000. More than forty years ago Nicholas Diddle said the fences in Pennsylvania had cost S100,000,000. In Ohio they have cost a still larger sum, while in New York, only a few years since, the estimated cost of the ' fences was S141,000,000. Some time in the future many fences now in use will disappear, and shade trees or neat hedge-rows take their place. m ' Heading in Bed.?Reading in bed is not a ! custom to be commended. The brain should not he exercised when the rest of the rest of 1 giving itself up to repose. This rule applies ( especially, of course, at night, after the labors of the day, and when the brain is in a state of weariness. We apprehend that this is the point of the injunction not to read in bed 1 The mere recumbency of posture while reading : is not calculated to injure the brain. I Heading fat the $faftkfh. CONDUCTED BT ItEV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original J DEATH. There is something in the word death that is very sad. By the law of association, it suggests to our minds a long train of sad and mournful facts. It suggests the separation of friends who will meet 110 more in this world. How sad it makes the hearts of parents when they are called upon to take their children out of their homes and lay them away in the cold ground ! IIow sad it njakes the hearts of the children, when, i^i the Providence of God, they are called upon to take the lifeless body of their father, or of their mother, and consign it to the grave, to be fed upon by worms, br to molder into dust! Those are scenes which have been witnessed so often that their number cannot lie reckoned. They have occurred in every community on the face of the earth. They are now occurring, and they will continue to occur, while the world lasts. Death will visit our homes, and when it comes it will make sad havoc. It will change our countenances and send us away. No matter how pleasantly we may be situated, or how gladsome may be our hearts, our lieauty will soon be turned into ashes and our joy into sorrow. Instead of lieing permitted to look continually, with a smile, upon the ruddy cheeks of our children, with streaming eyes and hearts ready to break, we will be forced to gaze upon their cold and lifeless bodies. All this and more is suggested to the mind by the word death. It is all sad. There is nothing pleasant, nothing joyful, in death. It is an unnatural thing. To the believer in Christ Jesus, death is robbed of his sting, deprived of his strength,* but to-the unbeliever death is a terrible thing. It closes the door of mercy and bolts it, never to be opened again. It is sad to be parted from earthly friends; sad to bid adieu to those we love; but what is that compared with being forever separated from God V Who can describe the feelings of that human being from whose soul hope has lied ? Dark, gloomy and dreary as the grave may be, it is not to be compared to that place, where God has forgotten to be gracious. [Original.] THE FINAL JUDGMENT. There are some things connected with the administration of the affairs of this world which the human mind cannot grasp. "We see two classes of men in the world. The one class neither fears God nor regards man. The other class has purposed in their hearts to serve God and do good unto all men. In the distribution of the gifts of providence there is, no doubt, a difference made by God in favor of that class which serves him, but it is not easy to see it. In fact, the favors not unfrequently seem to be bestowed upon those who will not have the Lord to rule over them. Poor, short-sighted mortals expect all the apparent differences which God makes in his providence, to be in favor of the righteous, and because they are unable to see things as they think theyoughttobe, they doubt. God's faithfulness is questioned, or they doubt whether they themselves are what they profess to be. However easy it may be to live by faith and not by sense, it is a kind of life that few men are willing continuously to live. "Show me a sign," is the clamor which unsanctified lips make. "Can the Lord give us bread to eat in the wilderness ?" lias been repeated thousands of times since the days of Moses. Asaph was troubled when lie contemplated the dealings of God's providences. Ilis carnal sense led him to conclude that the righteous would lie, all the days of their lives, free from ill and be blessed with an abundance of all that is good. This he did not see. On the contrary, he saw the prosperity of the wicked and the tears of the righteous. The order of things was the very opposite of what sense led him to exjiect. The contemplation of such a state of things by sight, nearly plunged him into the vortex of restless Atheism. In his haste he said: "If the gifts of providence are thus distributed, verily I have cleansed my heart in vain." There is a key which unlocks the door that excludes the light from our eyes. The Lord will come, on the consummation of the present dispensation, to judge the world in righteousness. Then, and not until then, will all ttrvrmnru l\n virrlifo/1 ,,n'"6? **b,JVVVA# The weak and those who have little confidence in themselves, may make haste to be avenged of theirenemies; but God is not weak, and he has all confidence in himself. Hence, he is in no hurry to pour out vengeance upon sinners. We are told that notwithstanding the many blessings which the ungodly are ]>ermitted to enjoy, still they are set upon slippery places. The wicked may spring up as grass, and the workers of iniquity may flourish; but they shall be destroyed forever. When the Lord comes to give every man according to the deeds done in the body, their destruction shall be accomplished in a moment, and they shall be consumed by terrors. The grandest exposition that ever shall be witnessed on this earth, will be when Jesus Christ conies to judge the world in righteousness. Everything will be in commotion. Angels will gaze with wonder and astonishment at the scene. The righteous will be openly acquitted and the wicked openly condemned. The secret sins of the wicked will all be revealed and whomo ?* ?/! nnnftiaiAn ivill I The righteous will appear with their sins all Wotted out ; and clad in the white robes of Christ's righteousness, will live in the enjoyment of indescribable bliss forever and ever. Douijt and Fattii.?Mr. Spurgeon tells of himself, that one day he told his people that he had just come out of some doubts. One of the elders of his Church said to him, "Mr. Spurgeon, why didn't you tell them that you had been swearing, that you had an awful time blaspheming V" "O, I couldn't tell such a thing." "If you had, would you have got up and told them ?" "No, sir; I never could have told that on myself." "You might just as well. I would like to know if doubting is not just as dishonorable to God as blasphemy V" Mr. Spurgeon said he thought the elder was right. Yet people seem to think it a good deal of a virtue to doubt, and they praise it, and tell ajjout their doubts. And it is doubts, doubts all the time. If God says a thing, it is enough. When the Lord bids us to come, we want to walk right out and let the devil come and cast his insinuations, and ask us, "How i do you know that is true V" we want to say, j "Christ says it," that is enough. If that i plank don't hold, what will V There was a man converted up in my native j town, and I was telling him we wanted to start j an association there, and get all the young j Christians together, and we did not want any man to join that association that did not be- j lieve in the Bible from back to back. This ; young convert spoke out, calling me by name, i "That's right, Dwight. If that hitching post j dop't hold, none will." I think the old farm-! erhad it. If the Lord's word don't hold us, ' what will V If we can't feed on God's word, ! what can we feed on ? If we can't walk on j the promises of the Lord, what can we walk 1 on V AVe ought always to deal justly, not only ; with those who are just to us ; but likewise to 1 those who endeavor to injure us ; and this, too, for fear lest, by rendering them evil for evil, we should fall into the same vice.?Jlicrocles. i How easy it is for some people to praise themselves, and their work, to point out their good qualities?they seldom see the poor ones?and remark 011 the perfectness of the undertaking. They forget the advice given in the good book : "Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth." g?grThe best tilings are nearest ; breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things of life. SaT Death is a great levelor. At the mouth of the grave the rich man leaves his riches and the poor man his poverty, and both enter naked. In the grave there are 110 quarrels. The dust of sworn enemies commingle in that narrow house appointed for all. <gT What are called irreligious men have many good things for which they get 110 credit ; and what are known as eminently pious men are great sinners. God restrains the most wicked, and in his holy providence, he permits the best men to sin. Ilell is the harvest of iniquity ; every sinner reaps what he has sown. Ileaven is the harvest of holiness; every saint reaps what Christ has sown for him, and what, under Divine teaching, he has been sowing for himself. 63T In this world a man is likely to get what he gives. Men's hearts are like a whispering gallery to you. If you speak softly a gentle whisper comes back; if you scold, you get scolded. With the measure you mete it is measured to you again. ? (y A guilty conscience makes brave men cowards, but the righteous are bold as a lion. THE YORKYILLE ENQUIRER. PROSPECTUS FOR 1882. IN issuing our prospectus for 18S2, we deem it only necessary to announce that the leading features which have characterized the editorial conduct of the Yorkville Enquirer for the past quarter of a century will bo retained, and what it has been in the past will bo an assurance of what it shall be in the future. The leading departments of the paper will be retained as heretofore, and they will be conducted with the same labor and care that have marked our efforts in the past. While the Literary and Miscellaneous features of the Enquirer will be kept up to the standard which has given the paper a distinctive character, careful attention will also bo given to the News department, which will embrace a record of the leading events at the State and National Capitals; Congressional and Legislative Proceedings; "Scraps and Facts," being a hotch potch of light current topics; a coinpenti or tuo News Abroad and at Home; General Correspondence; Market Reports; Local County and State News ; Editorial Articles upon appropriate subjects intended to promote the welfare and prosperity of our State and people, which will, wo trust, continue to render the Enquirer a welcome and entertaining Family Journal. Terms of Snbscription--Frcc of Postage. Single copy, one year, ?2 50 Two copies, one year, 4 00 One copy two years, 4 00 PREMIUMS TO CLUB-MAKERS. To club-makers, for the approaching volume, we oiler FOUR PREMIUMS for the four largest clubs, as follows: For the largest club, one Weed Sewing Machine, fancy half-case, with drop leaf and two side-drawers, valued at $35. For the second largest club, one Weed Sewing Machine, half-case and one drawer, valued at $30. For the third largest club, one No. 8 Tropic Cooking Stove, and fixtures complete, valued at 823.75. For the fourth largest club, one No. 7 Tropic Cooking Stove and fixtures complete, valued at $20. The superior Sewing Machino we oiler as a Premium is the well-known and justly celebrated Weed Machino, manufactured by "the Weed Sewing Machine Company, at Hartford, Connecticut. It is adapted to all the wants of family sewing; can be readily comprehended by any one; runs easily; is always ready ; will do any and all kinds of sewing with less changing and fewer extra attachments; is self-adjusting; is a two-thread Machine, mailing an elastic lockstitoh ; and stands solid and firm. The Stoves are made by the Sergeant Manufacturing Company, of Greensboro N. C. They are made of the bast Scotch pig metal, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently'will tho longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of a handsome pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal in points of appearance, durability and superior cooking qualities, to any stove manufactured in the Union. Thousands of them are in use in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The above Premiums will be delivered to flic successful competitors at tho Enquirer office, free of charges for freight. CON DITIONS. The four Premiums mentioned above will bo awarded on tho following conditions: The person getting up the largest club of yearly subscribers to the Enquirer, at 82.00 per annum, for each subscriber, will be entitled to the first choice of one of the above Premiums; the person getting up tho second largest club, at tho same nrion to the second choice: the nerson trettine UD tbo third largest club, to the third choice; and the person getting up the fourth largest club, to the fourth choice. The time for completing clubs under the above offer is limited to 1 o'clock P. M., on the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1882. Competitors may begin to secure subscribers at once?the time of subscription to commence whenever the name is handed in. The money for each subscriber is expected to bo paid at the time the name is entered on our books, and no name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid. To persons who make up Clubs of ten or moro names, but who mav fail to obtain a premium, we will send the ISnquirkh one year free ol charge; and to those who send a Club of twenty or more names, but who may fail to get a premium, wo will forward a copy of the Enquirer one year free of charge, and a copy, one year, ot any "weekly newspaper or monthly magazine published in tbo United States, the publication to bo selected by the person entitled to receive it. It is not necessary that the names of a club should all be at the same post office. Names may betaken at any number of places. One name for two years will be equivalent to two names for one year each. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter, or money order drawn on the Yorkville post-office. In sending names, write plainly, giving county, post office and State. All subscriptions will ho discontinued at the expiration ot the time paid for. A separate list will bo kept for each club-maker, who will be credited with every name sent, so t.iat the number returned by any person can bo of o inntnnnf'? nntinp (MCUibnillUVI CfcW M iilUIWWIix w ..WV.X-V. Persons who commence making clubs, will not be permitted, after the names have been entered upon our books, to transfer the names to another club-makor's list. The time in which additions may be made to clubs, under this proposition, wilTexpire on the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1882. Therefore, persons who desire the benefit of club rates, must subscribe and pay for the paper before that date, as after the expiration of that time, it will not be furnished for less than $2.f)0 unless new clubs are formed. All letters should be addressed to l. m. grist, Yorkville, S. C. November 17, 3881. 4(5 tf turbine water wheel. WE have one 18-inch RIGHT HAND TURBINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's Invention. We are working a 13J-inch Wheel of the same kind, and there is no better Water Wheel made for the same money. Those who contemplate using a Turbine Wheel can do no better than to get one of these Wheels. Wo 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 roprosented, the money will bo refunded. Come and see the sample 18-inch R. H. Turbino Wheel, Manufactured by thoSERGEANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Greensboro, N. C. HERNDON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. February 10 -17 tf notice. PERSONS living along the post routes from | Yorkville to Bullock's Creek, anil from Yorkville to Clark's Fork via Bothany, desiring to subscribe for the Enquirer, and to whom it is inconvonient to receive their papers at a post office, will have their papers delivered to them FREE OF CHARGE for carrying, by putting their names on my club. J. N. ROBERTS. December 22 51 tf chattel mortgages MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Roal Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. March 10 10 tf GOOD COFFEE. Everybody wants it, but very few get it, because most people do not know how to select coffee, or it is spoiled in the roasting or making. To obviate these difficulties has been our study. Thurber's package Coffees are selected by an expert who understands the art of blending various flavors. They aro roasted in the most perfect manner (it is impossible to roast well in small quantities), then put in pound packages (m the been, not ground,) bearingonrsignaiure as a guarantee of genuineness, and each package contains the Thurber recipe for making good Coffee. We pack two kinds, Thurber's "No. 34," strong and nunerent. Thurber's "No. 41." mild and rich. One or the other will suit every taste. They have three great points, good quality, honest quantity, reasonable price. Ask your Grocer for Thurbcr's roasted Coffee in pound packages, "1V0. 34," or "Xo. 41." Do not bo put oil" with any other kind? your own palate will tell you what is best. Where persons desiro it we also furnish the "IileaV' CofTee-pot, the simplest, best and cheapest eolfee-pot in oxistenco. Grocers who sell our ColTeo keep them. Ask for descriptive circular. Respectfully, Ac., H. K. A F. B. TIIURBER A CO., Importers, Wholesale Grocers and Colfeo Roasters, Now York. P. S.?As the largest dealers in food products in the world, wo consider it our interest to manufacture only pure and wholesome goods and pack them in a tidy and satisfactory manner. All goods hearing our name are guaranteed to be of superior quality, pure and wholesome, and dealers are authorized to refund the purchase price in any case where customers have cause for dissatisfaction. It is, therefore, to the interost of both dealers and consumers to use Thurbcr's brands. December 22 51 4t J. N. ROBSON & SON. COMMISSION MERCHANTS | AND DEALERS IN FERTILIZERS, 68 EAST BAY. Charleston, November 0, 1881. AT the commencement of another business year we acknowledge with pleasure the patronage and confidence of our planting friends. Robson'* Cotton and Corn Fertilizer, Robson's Compound Acid Phosphate, have given very gratifying satisfaction. Our Cotton and Corn Fertilizer is of the highest standard. It contains among other valuable ingredients 3 per cent. of Ammonia, 11 per cent, of Potash, 10 per cent, of available Phosphate. Having been among the first to introduce Guano in this State, we can confidently refer to our planting friends that during the series of years we have sold them Manures wo have always given a .1 _ t-s ? * r pure arncit). avery lunuun) n icaicu. houiuji the above Fertilizers for cash, time or cotton. Planters ordering immediately will be allowed to the 1st of April to decide which they prefer, cash or time. An order for a car-load often tons will be sent free of dravage, for a less amount $1 per ton will bo charged. November 24 . 47 3m LIYEIiY AND FEED STABLE. TriE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that ho has opened a LIVERY STABLE On his lot, near the Court House, and is amply prepared with HORSES, CARRIAGES, BUGGIES and WAGONS, to attend to any call3 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*)'n the Livery Business warrants me in ensuring satisfaction to all who may favor mo with their patronage. A few second-hand Buggies for sale at a bargain. F. E. SMITH. April? 14 ly ""THE NEWS AND .COURIER. HAVING taken thcagency of the CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS AND COURIER for Yorkvilleand vicinity, I would respectfully inform the citizens that I will promptly deliver that paper EVERY AFTERNOON At TWENTY CENTS per week. This places subscribers in Yorkville on the same footing of subscribers in the citv of Charleston. THE NEWS AND COURIER is received in Yorkville on the afternoon of THE DAY OF PUBLICATION. T will also receive subscriptions for the TRI WEEKLY 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 tho end of each week. SAM M. GRIST. September 1 35 tf GERMAN Iv A IN IT, (Direct importation.) PERUVIAN GUANO, Direct from the Agent of the Peruvian Government. FISH GUANO, G to 8 per cent. Ammonia. NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER. South Carolina GROUND PHOSPHATE, Fine Ground and High Grade. For sale by HERMANN BULWINKLE, Korr's Wharf, Charleston, S. C. December 15 50 3m GARRY IRON ROOFING CO. and Cement. 70 and 81 Columbus Street, CLE VUXJ-A-HNTD, OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 2G 9 ly EST., MRS. SOPHIA S. BEATTY, DEC'D. ALL and (lingular the creditors of said estate, are required by the Decretal Order of the Court of Common Pleas for York County, in the case of "John A. Realty et <il., vs. Ivy S. Realty, Adm'r., ifcc., et al.," to establish their demands , against said estate, before me, on or before the first day of March, A. D., 1882. JOS. P. WALLACE, Clerk of the Court. Hart ?fc IJart, Plaintiff's Attorneys. December 1 4S 6t FR. SCHORB'S PHOTO^GALLERT, , 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every convenience, and a determination to do my ! best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in I want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjects, oxcept email children. NOTICE, WHEREAS, my wife, SUSAN W. WAL- 3 LACE, refuses to make her home with me, ' all persons aro warned against extending credit to her on myacoount, as I will pay no bills unless contracted by myrolf. SAM. V. WALLACE. December 15, 1881. f>0 3t WANTED. ! 171IVE SHARES OF CHESTER AND LE- < 1 NOIR RAILROAD STOCK. Apply at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. ] July 28 30 tf < JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and first-class appointments throughout our ofiiee, we are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices that will compare with New York or Philadelphia charges for the same quality of work and materials. We have recently made a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men : HILL HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads, $3.00 |f?.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill heads. We will till an order for hill heads, giving any desired number of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note $2.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 . 3.50 Letter (large size) 3.00 5.0C For the aliove work we use a superior quality of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in every instance. We also give special attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which we furnish strictly according to the require ments of the Justifies of the Supreme Court, ami in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any stylo of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. September 9 37 tf ~cT& L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, from Chester, S. C., to Lincoln ton, N. O., uiking effect at 3.15 o'clock, P. M., December 19, 1881: GOING NORTH. Leave Chester 3.15 P. M. Leave Lowrysville 3.45 P. M. Leave McConnellsville 4.05 P. M, Leave Guthriesville 4.15 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville : 4.40 P. M. Leave Yorkville 4.50 P. M. Leave Clover 5.30 P. M. Leave Bowling Green -...5.40 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 5.50 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 6.00 P. M. Leave Gastonia 6.30 P. M. Leave Dallas 6.50 P. M. Leave Hardin's... 7.15 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton 7.45 P. M. * GOING SOUTH. Leave Lincolnton, 7.00 A. M. Leave Hardin's 7.25 A. M. Leave Dallas, 7.50 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia* 8.10 A. M. Leave Gastonia 8 30 A. M. Ler.ve Pleasant Ridge 8.50 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 9.00 A. M. Leave Bowling Green 9.10 A. M. Leave Clover 9.25 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville 10.00 A. M. Leave Yorkville 10.10 A. M. Leave Guthriesville 10.35 A. M. Leave McConnellsville 10.50 A. M. Leave Lowrysville -..11.10 A. M. Arrive at Chester 11.40 A. M. Breakfast. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. December 22 51 tf RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD. ruAvrjid or srHKniTT.R. ON and after Sunday, December 18th, 1881. Passenger Train Servico on the Atlanta anil Charlotte Air-Line division of this road will be as follows: jU. S. Font Mnll. Exprftw. U. S. Mail. EASTWARD, i ! No. 55. No. 51. No. 53. heave Atlanta.... 4.00 A. M. L'v3 15 P. M. 7.20 A. M. Arr. Norcrow 4.50 A. M. Arr.4.14 P. M. 8.25 A. M. " Gainesville,... 6.12 A. M. 5.45 P. M. 10.23 A. M. " hula, 6.40 A. M. 6.15 P. M. 10.32 A. M. " Helton, 6 58 A. M. 6.35 P. M. 30.37 A. M. " Toccoa 8.10 A. M. 7.45 P. M. 11.45 A. M. " Seneca 9.23 A. M. 8.49 P. M. 12.54 P.M. " Central, 9.55 A. M. 9.18 P. M. 1.20 P. M. " Greenville.... 10.57 A. M. 10.16P.M. 2.38 P.M. ? Spartanb'g.... 12.22 P. M. 11.36 P.M. 4.09 P. M. " King's Mt.,... 2.00 P. M. 1.25 A. M. 5.47 P. M. " Gastnnia | 2.34 P. M.| 1.54 A.M. 6.13 P.M. " Charlotte j 3.35 P.M.; 2.45 A.M. 7.20 P.M. WESTWARD. Ul S- Fiut MnlT. Express.. U. S. Mail. No. 54. No. 52. No. 50. L've Charlotte..,. 12.15 A. M. 12.47 P. M. 12.25 A.M. Arr. Gastonla. 1.04 A. M. 1.37 P. M. 1.15 A. M. " King's Mt.,.. 1.2J A. M. 2.03 P. M. 1.55 A. M. " Spartanb'g... 2.58 A.M. 3.50 P.M. 3.44 A.M. " Greenville... 4.16 A. M 5.05 P. M. 5.05 A. M. ? Central. 5.15 A.M. 6.05 P. M 6.10 A.M. ? Seneca 5.44 A. M. 6.:# P. M. 6.46 A. M. " Toccoa 6.47 A. M. 7.44 P. M. 8 00 A. M. " Belton, 8.10 A.M. 8 53 P.M. 9.25 A.M. " Lula 8.13 A. M. 9.01 P. M. 9.34 A. M. " Gainesville.. 8.41A.M. 9.32 P.M. 10,03 A.M. " Norcross,... 10.08 A. M. 11.00 P. M. 11.28 A. M. " Atlanta 11.00 A. M.| 12.05 P. M. 12.30 P.M. T. M. R. TALCOTT, General Manager. I. Y. SAGE, Superintendent. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent. January 12 - 2 tf LOOK SHARP! 1NIIE first of NOVEMBER has passed, and evo. ry one who bought Guano from mo and has not delivered the Cotton, is LIABLE TO BE SUED For the face of their notes, which will add about $10.00 per ton to the debt. I cannot hold 'the Notes ueyond the order of the Companies, and I may be'orilered, atany time, to turn the claims over to an OFFICER FOR COLLECTION. You can settle with me on better terms than you car with an officer, orovon with tiie Company. It is to YOUR INTEREST TO DO SO. And it will save me, as well as yourself, the mortification of SENDING FOR TIIE COTTON. We have always been friends; let us continue so. A word to the wise is sufficient. T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. IF YOU WANT. IF you want one of the best and most entertaining magazines published in the United States or anywhere else, subscribe for Harper's Monthly Magazine or Scribnor's Monthly. The price for either is only $4.00 a year. If you want a splendid magazine for your children, subscribe for St. Nicholas. It is acknowledged to be the best juvenile magazine published in the world. Price $3.00 a year. If you want the best lady's magazine, subscribe for Demorest's Magazine, "Gody's Lady's Book or Peterson's Magazine and you will get what you want. The price for either ot these publications is only $2.00 a year. If you want a first-class story paper, subscrilie for Saturday Night. Price $3.00 a year. If you want any magazine or paper published in the United States, I will order it for von at publisher's price. SAM-M. GRIST. DENTAL SURGERY. Dr. J. B. PATRICK, of Charleston, SURGEON DENTIST, WILL visit Yorkville, professionally, in January next, when ho will T J? bo 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, he feels warranted in assuring perfect satisfaction. Ladies waited on at their residence. Rooms at the Rawlinson House. September 22 38 ly HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE." THE undersigned offers for salo, the Lot in Yorkville, known as the ''Meek Plaee." It is situated near the Methodist Church, and eontains TWO ACRES, more or less. On tho lot is a two-story Dwelling House, containing SIX LARGE ROOMS AND A EASEMENT, a lumber house, corn-crib and stable. Terms will bo made easy. L. M. GRIST. OLD NEWSPAPERS, OF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale at ouo cent each, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. Itte faihtiUc inquirer. ? TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Singlocopy for one year, $2 50 For six months, 125 For three months 75 Two copies one year 4 00 l'en copies one year, 20 00 And an extra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for tho first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS por square, for each subsequent insertion. A square consists of the *paee occupied by seven lines of this size type. pir Contracts will be made at reduced rates for advertising space to be used for three, six, ir twelve mouths.