Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, March 30, 1882, Image 4

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IfttuwrflHS ?iya*tw?at. "DE GONENESS OB BE PAST." On the assembling of the Lime Kiln Club, v Brother Gardner, the venerable ami dusky c president of the association, remarked, as the ? rattling of feet died on the calm evening air, (' "Professor January Sunbeam, of Mississippi, ? am waitin in de ante-room to address de j| meetin on de subjeck ob 'De Goneness ob de b Past.' De professor am not only known all ? ober de kentry fur his theories on astronomy, J* but am de only man in America who can skin " a woodehuck in seben minits by de watch. s Sir Isaac Walpole, you an' Giveadam Jones ? will put on your yeller kid gloves an' long- j; tailed coats to escort de professor into de hall." f In about five minutes the stranger made s his appearance and was greeted with a burst ' of applause, which upset the water-pail and ? tilled the shoes of eight or ten of the nearest ( members. On taking the platform he was in- a troduced by the president, handed a piece of a slippery elm to keep his tliroat moist during s his oratory, and then he bowed and began: ? *"My dear fren's, whar am de past ? Look * fur it under de bed, down cellar, up sta'rs, in a de wood box or whr.r you will, an' you cannot ] find it. Why? Kase it am gone. It has L slipped away like a streak o' grease runnin' * across de kitchen floo', an' it will nebber, neb- 1 l>er return. (Sighs from aH over the hall.) 3 l)o you meet Plato as you go up de street ? j I)o you fin' Cicero waitin' at de ferry dock ? \ Do you h'ar of Diogenes hangin' round de ( Union depot to work de string game on some J greenhorn ? Not any! Dey belongs to de 1 past an' gone. Dey sleep in de dimness ob od- t der centuries. Whar' am de glory ob de Ro- J man empire ? Whar am C?sar an' Brutus * an' Cassius ? Let de dust ob de past answer. * (Much blowing of noses.) "My fren's, de past am not de fuoher, any i more dan day after to-morrow am day befo' 1 yesterday. As time fades so does glory fade. 1 To-day you march at de head ob de purceshun, yer hat on yer ear, an' a red sash tied aroun' yer body?to-morrow you may be in jail fur ( borrowin somebody's woodpile to keep your 1 feet warm. (Sly and suspicious winks all over < the room.) Do not prase de present too highly?do not forget de warningsob de past. We ' cannot recall de past, but tte can look back an' see whar we took advantage ob a cloudy ' day to pass a 2#-cent piece off fur a quarter. ( (Cheers and applause.) "My hearers, we should not lib fur de past, '' but fur de fucher. Wliat am it to us as we riz up in de ruawnin' wheder Cmsar met his , mother-in-law at de depot be forbid her his , house ? What am it to us as we retire to our humble couches fur de night whether de ora- ! tors of - Athens greased deir hates wid bird or went bar foot? As we sit on a box in de ally 1 to consume our noonday lunch we oar' not , wheder Brutus dyed his goatee or went cleanshaved. ('No! No !') But de fucher am big wid events. To-day we may be fuH ob sor- j row. If so we hope dat de morrow will bring : a squar meal of roast possum and baked potatoes. (Great smacking of lips.) If the present . am full of biles an' chilblains an' heart aches, de fucher may be as bright as a cat's eyes chin in ntit nf ;1 h?r'l nil M. fh*rk Tlifllt. Nebber ' look buck 011 de past. It am as mnch gone as a three cent piece paid out for Fourth ob ' July lemonade. Xebber despair ob de fucher. When de heart is heaviest, de fire lowest, an' : work de skeercest, you may find a lost wallet, or strike some "butcher willm' to give credit. , (Shouts of applause.) My friends I am dun. Thanking yon severely for your infectious distraction, I 'rambulate to my seat widodiferous feelings of concentration towards each an* I ebery one ob you." I During the wild excitement which followed , the close of the masterly effort, Satnnel Shirm and Trustee Fullback fell upon the hot stove ! in an enthusiastic embrace, bringing down 1 seven joints of stove-pipe, which dispersed the 1 meeting. ; "CABBAGING!" FROM A QUAKER. , A friend says : I remember an amusing sto- i ry my father used to tell. He was cutting, 1 some thirty or forty years ago, in Philadelphia. 1 One day during the dull season an elderly { Quaker came into the store with some cloth ( which he wished to have cut into a coat. My 1 father told him he would cut it for a dollar. t "Well," said the Quaker, "thee may cut it; i but as tlte tailors sometimes cabbage cloth, i as thee calls it, I shall stay and watch thee f while thee cuts it." c "All right," said my father ; "but really, ' friend, 3'our watching would'nt keep me from f cabbaging, if I chose to do so." e "Thee is welcome to all thee <?n steal with- > out my catching thee," said the Quaker, con- s fident in his own shrewdness. \ The cutting-board was close against a win- r dow, between which and the board were some s eignt inches of space. My father, in laying; t off the coat, left a good vest pattern, winch lie \ then chalked in various sliapes, and after he \ had cut all the pieces, he called the Quaker's c attention to something in the room, and with s his shears pushed the "cabbage" from the board between it and the window, when it dropped quietly to the floor. He rolled up the j. job, putting in all the scraps, and handed it t to the Quaker. i "I suppose you're satisfied that you have all {i your cloth ?" asked my father. r "Yes, I'm satisfied." Thee's welcome to all 0 thee's stolen." f When the Quaker had gone father took the r "cabbage" from under the table, and cut a 1 vest from it for himself. Not long after he c was standing in the door, with the vest on, t wlien he saw the Quaker on the other side of \ the street. He called to him and invited him c into the store. c rtTT J A nr ~..i?i ?.. "now am your cohl ut r- a?j\.cu m> ?. "Very well ; thee is a good cutter."" s "Thank you. How do you like my vest ?" t asked my father, throwing open his coat and c showing the "cabbaged" garment. ( "It's a nice vest. "Where did thee get the t cloth V It's like mine." t "It was yours ; you gave it to me, you re- 1 member." i "Xo, I don't remember." \ "You said I was welcome to all I had 'cab- s baged."' f "Yes." "Well, I 'cabbaged' this." "Thee did ?" g "I certainly did." t The Quaker scratched his head a moment, ( and then reached out his hand, which my fa- t ther took. * "Thee is a good cutter," he said, and he add- s ed as he turned to go, "and thee is too smart j for me, but thee is welcome to the vest." ( * j Unfeigned Egotism.?Ike Schwindelmey- s er is a relative of old mad Schwiodelmeyer, of c the well-known Galveston firm of Sthwindel- i meyer & Co. Ike is a recent importation from 1 Germany, and travels for the firm. He has a s very great opiuion of himself, and thinks that t Schwindelmeyer owns this world aud has a > builder's lien on the next. Xot long since < young Ike Schwindelmeyer visited Houston, t On the morning of his arrival, after breakfast, j he started up the avenue. It happened that i the funeral procession of a prominent citizen t was also preceding up the avenue. Ike was j abreast of the hearse, and the gentlemen on the sides removed their hats and remained uncovered until the hearse had passed. Ike took i all this to himself, and politely returned the e salutations with some pleasant remark, as "A e beautiful morning, shentlemens !" or "How r ish yerself to day ?" There was a larger crowd { of gentlemen at the corner of Pecan street, S and when Ike and the hearse came they all i took off their hats reverently. Ike was moved ( at this universal homage, and exclaimed half- i confidentially to himself : "I vonder who tole s 'em I vash traveling for the house of Schwin- i delmever & Co." c ? . i Extemporaneous Lyrxo.?The readiness, s ease and grace of Jack TV's extemporaneous i lying commanded respectful attention wherev- e er he went. Xo locality could be mentioned c in a casual conversation but he would show g himself to be familiar with it and that in t some way it was connected with his family, i When an allusion was made to the superiority of Goshen butter, he merely observed that old ?<-- a?L 4. 1.h iTUSIieil, W1JU lllUUUUUCU lb iiiLu ^ciiciax " * use, was his uncie. When, ?n another occa- a sion, an allusion was made to the Natural s Bridge of Virginia, he remarked with an air t of modesty that he knew all about it, and t could give its dimensions with precision if de- e sired, as his father was one of the contractors n that built it. lie was quite an artist in his s way. He came near being stumped only once, ( and that was when asked his opinion about v the Siamese Twins. He really knew nothing n about the twins, never vhaing even heard of them; but assuming a knowing lcok, he said he had never thought much about the fellows, c as he had only met one of them.?Texas Sift- n in<jx. v ?ke ?nm jMIJIrtfMt. CutTXjfeE of Okions.?Let me say to those rho, by reason of repeated failures, have beome discouraged, and abandoned the growing f onions, that if the}' will put the following irections in practice, they will be astonished t the result: One of the most important and rst considerations is the soil, which must e clean, rlfch ahd light, not a gravelly kind, r one so dry as to suffer from drouth?a sandy jam is the best. Next, the ground should be leavily salted1, and this well worked in before owing. The sowing should be done in April, ,nd as early in the month as possible; "delay 5 dangerous." With a heavy roller, or the eet, or in some way, the ground in which the eeds lie should be pressed down quite hard. Veeding should be attended to as soon as you an safely do so, and as often as the grass which is the only weed that will be likely to ippear if the ground has been heavily salted) ippears, and is large enough to pull, (the mailer the better) beiug careful not to throw arth upon the onions in any way or at any ime during their growth. Follow these rules, tnd if weather favors, success is certain, and he weather must be quite unusual to canst ailure. The tops should be left on the bed 01 ield to rot, or to spade or plow in ; and onions inprove by being grown on the same ground 'ear after year. W line I believe it to be oeuei ,o work tlie soil up fine for the reception ol he seed, and after sowing to press the ground lown hard upon the seed ; yet I have known rery good crops grown by making a groove 01 urrow with a. sharp instrument in imploweti jround, covering the seed with the eartl ;hrown out by the process, pressing it down i heavy coat of manure having been applied is a top dressing the Fall before, and raked 01 mint off before sowing. Top dressing Is s good practice for onions, whether the land is slowed or not. Plow shallow if you plou it all. Kind Treatment or Horses.?It has beer ibserved by experienced horse trainers thai raturally .vicious horses are rare, and thai imong those that are properly trained am kindly treated when colts they are the excep tion. It is superfluous to say that a gentle am locile horse is always the more valuable, othei qualities being equal, and it is almost obvious that gentle treatment tends to develop this idmirable quality in the horse as well as ii the human species, while harsh treatment has the contrary tendency. Horses have beei trained so as to be governed entirely by tin words of the driver, and they will obey am perform their simple but important duties with as much alacrity as the child obeys tin direction of the parent. It is true that all horses are not equally in telligent and tractable, but it is probable thai there is less difference among them in this re gard than there is among his human masters since there are many incitements and ambi tions among men that do not affect animals. The horse learns to know and have confi dence in a gentle driver, and soon discover,1 liow to secure for himself that which he de sires, and to understand his surroundings ant his duties. The tone, volume and infiectioi of his master's voice indicate much, perhaps more than the words that are spoken. Sooth ing tones rather than words calm him if exci ted by fear or anger, and angry and excitet tones tend to sxcite or anger him. In short had masters make bad horses. Poultry in Orchards.?The practice o having poultry confined in orcliards is a ver good one. This good which they do is no seen until the following year, but it is ver rreat nevertheless. The injured fruit whicl falls contains the eggs or larv? of insects which, if not destroyed, prey on the fruit nex pear. A writer says: "We believe that if farmers and fruit rais 3rs knew the benefits arising from such man igement, they would at once adopt it. Lasi Pall we visited an orchard in which fowls were confined. The trees made little or n< jrowth, and only a corresponding amount )f fruit was obtained. But what a changi was evident now. The grass was kept down die weeds killed, and the trees presented ar ippearance of thrift, which the most enflmsi istic horticulturist could not but admire ant >nvy. The growth of ttie trees was most vig >rous and the foliage remarkably luxuriant Hie fruit was abundant, of large size and fret :rom worms and other imperfections. This sxcellence was accounted for by the proprietor, who remarked that tiie hens ate all the worms ind curculio in their reach, even the cankei worm. He found less trouble with theii oosting in the trees than he expected, and said that a picket fence six feet high kept hem within bounds. His orchard was di: ided into three sections, and the fowls vere changed from one to another, as the conlition of the fowls or the orchard section eemed to require."?Tribune and Farmer. To Measure an Acre.?Few farmers ;now the size of their fields or how many acres hey contain. A field of the writer's, before t came into his possession, had been plowed md reaped by contract for fifteen acres. On neasuring it, it was found to have but twelve icres. It is desirable, in fact, indispensable or good work, that a farmer should know how nany acres each field contains, for otherwise le cannot apportion seed or manure for it, noi :an he tell how much time it should require o be plowed. A measuring cord should be >art of the furniture on every farm. To make >ne, procure sixty-seven feet of strong rope, >ne inch around ; make a loop or fasten a ring >r a bar at each end, and make these precisely iixty-six feet apart. This is four rods. Then ie a piece of red rag in the centre. One acre >f ground will be a piece four of the cords chains) long and two and one-half wide, equal o sixteen by ten rods, making 160 square rods o one acre. The advantage of the ring oi oop is that one person can measure alone bj Iriving a stake in the ground to hold the rope vhile he stretches it out. The rope should be loaked in tar and dried, which will prevent it rom shrinking when wet. Salt for Stock.?This is absolutely neces?ary for the health and thrift of all domestic mimals, and it should be so placed that the} :an get it to lick at pleasure, and then the} lever take an excess. The best method oi jiving this is in the form of Liverpool rock alt, in lumps of a large size, which may be )laced in the mancer of each animal, or in an )pen box, from which water will leak freely, n the yard or pasture, as rain does not then dissolve or waste it. If this salt is not to be >btained at a moderate price, then take a vooden trough of requisite length, smear the x>ttom a half inch or so thick with tar, and sprinkle fine cheap salt on this, no thicket ban to make it adhere close to the tar. Thus vith this as well as the rock salt, no animal :an take an excess, and the tar licked in with he salt is also healthy. This box should have i cover over it in yard or field to keep out the ain, and so high that the animals can get ;heir heads under it and lick the salt at )leasure. Kaixit.?As kainit contains no phosphoric icid, and that is a substance in which almost (very soil is wanting, it will produce better remits if applied in conjunction with phosphates. Two of phosphate to one of kainit, would, >robably, be a good mixture for ordinary crops. k)me two bundled pounds of the mixture night be applied to the acre in the drill for (otton. As is the case with all chemical fertilzers, the above mixture would give better remits if incorporated with lot scrapings, wood nould or other bulky vegetable matter. Inleed, the legitimate use and purpose of chemcal fertilizers is to supplement the stable lot tnd other bulky manures which should be nade and saved on the farm. It is sound conomy to take the best of care of these, acumulate them to the utmost and make them ;o as far as possible by the improvement of heir quality by judicious mixture with chemcals.?Southern Cultivator. ggr When the comb of a fowl is large and right colored, showing it to be full of blood, ,nd shaking with every activity of the bird, he is in a healthy, laying condition. With his condition of the comb you will discover lie utmost activity in your fowls, starting at very sound or motion ; the movements are lot like a nervous jump, but with an elastic pring, showing a condition of vigorous health. )n the contrary, if the edges of the comb and rattles are of a purplish red and the moveaents sluggish, there is disease and danger. TTiftv bushels nf wood ashes ner acre in reases the yield of grass more than any other lannre. whilp ground bones improve the finer. Reading for the jjabkatb. OONDUOTKD BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. | Ordinal.] THE OMNIPRESENCE OF 0O!>. The God of the Bible is not ffcore manifest; ly superior to tlie gods of heathea nations oh account of his Omnipotence find 'Omniscience than He is on account of His Omnipresateoe. All the gods which heathen nations worshiped were weak. There were possible things which , they could not do. Jupiter, who is styled the king of men and father of the gods, was conj trolled by circumstances, and there were facts which he did not know. The God which is reI j vealed in the Scriptures, controls and governs all things and is Himself uncontrolled. He II knows all things, the evil as well as the good. | The heathen gods possessed, or were supposed j to i>ossess something which faintly resembled j both Omnipotence and Ommscience? When ; Jupiter thundered, we are told "half theheav . ens shook, aim ne was cnougBi 10 oe awe w ; discover intrigues which ordinary beings could 1 not; but it never was claimed for Jupiter, by ; his most devout worshipers, that he was the : God of all the earth. Great as he was, he was ( a local God, the god of only, at most, a few . nations. This is one of the peculiar attrib[ utes of that God which is revealed in the Scripi I tares, and was worshiped by the Jews of old ; and by Christians in every part of the world \ at present. [ Thai is often practically lost Bight of. The j God of Asia is the God of Europe, and the r God of Euroi>e is the God of America. The God of Heaven is the God of earth, and the God of tlie earth is the God of tl?e ocean. The 1 God of the Bible is God alone. [ Pagan nations demanded that all who resided 1 even temporarily in a particular country,should * worship the gods of that country. The individual who went to a foreign country was ex1 I>ected to worship, not the gods that he worsliiped when at home, but the gods of the ! country m which he was. To have done oth, erwise would have been an idolatrous act. * Every province liad its own divinities just 1 as it had its own rulers. Not to worship these * divinities was an aot of rebellion against the 3 civil authorities, and open contempt towards 2 the tutelar deities of the country. The ancient Pagan was forced, by the nature of his - religious system, to change his objects of ret ligious worship as often as he changed his abode. The gods of the hills did not preside 1 over the valleys. The ooean deities exercised no dominion over the land, and those of the - land had no government on the ocean. The * sailor prnyed to his divinities, and those who " dwelt ou the land prayed to their gods. Evej ry tradesman had his own particular gods, and s even every family had its divinities. The god - of the farmer was not the god that presided - over the shepherds, and the god or the snep1 herds was different from the god of the me' chanic and merchant. The god of tire Jew, however, was God over all?the God of heaven j. and earth, of all nations, the only God, every, where present and ruling over all. The Jew, no matter where he was, whether . in Palestine or in Chaldea, worshiped the same r God in the same way. If he departed from this prescribed rule he was an idolator. The ? God that the ancient Jew worshiped is the God of the Christian. The fundamental law of the Jewish religion has never been changed. . It never will be changed. The first principal t laid down in that code is that there is one God s and only one. The second is, that we must > worship God in the maimer which He has laid [ down in His word. Circumstances may con" trol us in everything else, but it is sinful to J allow them to control us in the mode or man ner in which we worship God. In the Christ1 ian religion everything is prescribed. The law is universal. It includes all people and ; kindred and tongues, and embraces from the . rising to the setting sun. This universality in the object of worship and uniformity in the 5 mode of worship is founded upon the Omni' presence of God. Ilis moral laws are not lo' cal, but universal. What they require of any single individual they require of the whole i race. 1 Strength of Character.?Strength of character consists of two things?power of 1 will, and power of self-restraint. It requires two things to its existence, strong feelings, and strong command over them. Now it is ? here we make a great mistake?we mistake too ' strong ieenngs ior strong cnaracier. .a iuhii ! who bears all before him, before whose frown ' domestics tremble, and whose bursts of fury 1 make the children of the household quake?be! cause he has his will obeyed and his own way 1 in all things?we call him a strong man. The truth is, that is the weak man ; it is his pas! sions that are strong; he, mastered by thera is weak. Yon must measure the strength of a ! man by the }>ower of those which subdue him. ' And hence composure is very often the highest ! result of strength. Did we ever see a man rei ceive a flagrant insult and only grow a little I pale and quietly reply ? That is a man spirit' ually strong. Or did we ever see a man in an1 guish stand as if carved out of solid rock, ' mastering himself ? Or one bearing a hopeless 1 daily trial remain silent, and never tell the I world what cankered his home peace ? That 1 is strength, lie who with strong passions remains chaste ; he who, keenly sensitive, with manly powers of indignation in him, can be ' provoked and yet restrain himself and for( give?these are the strong men, the spiritual heroes. An Unconditional Surrender.?Dr. . Francis Wayland said: "When a man becomes . a member of Christ's society, by the renewing r of the Holy Ghost, he has apprehension by - faith of the sacrifice which Christ has made ! for his redemption. The incarnate Son of God ; gave himself up without any reservation for . him, and bore his sins on his own body on the ! tree. What can he do to testify his gratitude for love such as this ? Instinctively he sur!. renders himself, all that he has, for time and . for eternity, to his Redeemer. He yields him[ self up to Christ, that he may be wholly formed j in his likeness. Ilis ambition henceforth is to [ obey every command of Christ, and in his humble manner do as Carist did and live as i Christ lived. The object for which Christ I lived and died and rose again is the object for i which he lives. He has become a member of . that body of which Christ is the head, and the , vitality which animates the head animates the ; remotest extremity. Christ dwells in his heart by faith, a sonl within his soul, inciting him fo copy the example which he set before us when iie was manifest in the flesh. Such is : the mould into which the believer is cast." Tiie Devil's Bait.?Man's love for notoriety has ever been one of his most dangerous traits of character. For the sake of "making a stir" in the world, men have in all ages, been found willing to sell body and soul to Satan, to burn temples, assassinate rulers, act the clown in the pulpit, and blaspheme God on the lecture platform. And this weakness is only too well known to the devil. He promises them a month-long advertisement through the press of the whole country, and a season ( of crowded audiences in their church, if they v j 1 At-! i. , Will Dili Say or UO BOIueuiuig ueieuum ui uui- i rageous. And every now and then some poor weakling snaps at the bait, gets his name into the papers and then is forgotten. The last victim seems to be a Chicago minister, of whom no one had heard much before, but who now, for denying in his pulpit the personality of God and the immortality of the soul, is receiving his glorious reward, and the mention of his name in every paper in the land. Tomorrow he will again be forgotten. "Verily, he hath his reward."?Moravian. ? - - ? ? I have seen such sin in the Church, that I have often been brought by it to a sickly state of mind. But when I have turned to the world I have seen sin working there in such measures and forms, tbat I have turned back to the Church, with more wisdom of mind and more affection to it. I see sin, however, nowhere put in such an odious appearance as in the Church. The modest man inspired by passion is more persuasive than the most eloquent man if uninspired. Reading.: AGRICULTURAL HENS. 1 IMPORTANT DECISION ?T tlIE SUPREME COVET OP BOVTE CAROLINA. ThC questidn Cff priority between the lien of ' the lhfcdloW and that of the merchant being ( of frequent occurrence, the following decision recently rendered by the Supreme Court of < South Carolina will be of interest to many : Kennedy vs. Reames and.Miller. The detfendaht, Miller, agreed with the de- \ Pendant, Reames, to cultivatea certain farm be- ' longing to Reames and to receive for his labor one-third of the crop to be produced upon the 1 place; subject, however, to the payment of any claim Rcamce might have against Miller J for money or supplies which might be advanced j to him during the year. This agreement was verbal, bat under it Miller went into posses- 1 Bioh of the farm. He received some supplies 1 fiom Reames, and desiring mbre, during the year, he gave plaintiff a lien under the Act of Match 4th, 1878, 16 Stat., 411, purporting to J be on All the crap to be made on the farm that ' vpar. to secure an advance for agricultural , purposes, to be made by the said plaintiff, i There were made apon tlie place that year five bales-of cotton and a small -quantity of corn. ' The cotton was received by Reames and the i proceeds retained, but did not satisfy his share of two-thirds and advances. The corn was divided and crhfe-ihird, forty or fifty bushels, was left in the hands of Miller, who disposed of it. 1 In December of that year, the plaintiff took out under the Act, an agricultural warrant ' against Miller. The sheriff, however, found no part of the crop in the possession of Miller. The plaintiff then brought this action in the Circuit Court against.both Reames and Miller, prayfng that the bales of cotton, Which ; Reames got, be produced to satisfy his debt, or that the money arising from the sale should be paid into Court. The Circuit Judge gave judgment for $40 and interest,* for the plaintiff against the defendant Reames, who appealed. The Supreme Court decides as follows : Miller was a mere hireling to be paid in kind and had no right to give a lien upon the crop, which belonged to Reames until the third part was delivered to him (Miller) in payment for his labor. See Huff vs. Watkins, MSS. Decision, 29th March. 1881. Assuming that Miller was a "cuTtivaier of the soil" in the sense of the Act of 1878, so as to be able to give the lien, he was a tenant of Reames. The soil of which he was the cultivator belonged to Reames, and in reason and justice the amount due for such use and occupation was as much an advance for agricultural purposes as any supplies that could be furnished him. Section 5 of the Act provides "that the above section shall be subject to the provis-. ions of tlie following sections of the Act: That each landlord leasing landslui agricultu-1 ral purposes shall have a prior and preferred lien for rent to tire extent of one-third of all crops raised on his lands, and enforceable in. the same maimer as liens for advances, which said lien shall be valid without recording or filing." So that Reames had a preferred statutory lien to the extent at least of one-third of the crop. As to the remainder of his share of the crop he had no lien, as he had not filed an agreement; but what was a debt which Miller owed Reames, and which he paid by transferring to him the whole of the cotton made on the place. Reames is not legally responsible under the Act of 1878 for receiving the cotton, selling it and applying the proceeds f/\ tlio hoiunfiD rvf hio HoKf TTft W99 nnf ft nar. WV UUIMilVV WJ. JI1U UVVV* A*V >ll*v I?ww ?? r??. ty to the agreement with plaintiff. The statute declared the lien and furnished the machinery to enforce it, viz., affadavit and warrant in the hands of the sheriff to seize the crop itself wherever found, but not the proceeds received from the sale of the crop. The warrant was issued and failed to secure any part of the crop, and this action was instituted to have efficacy given to the statutory lien. The lien given was a right, which the defective machinery of the statute failed to give the means of enforcing. As the right of the plaintiff did not exist at common law, bat was entirely the creature of statute, the CoHrt cannot supply the remedy and go beyond that afforded by the statute. MeLaugMin vs. Railroad Company, 5 Rich. 598; Sternberger vs. McSween, MSS., Decision, 30 July, 1880. Judgment below reversed. Opinion by McGowan, A. J. p WHAT MAKES FLOODS. AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAUSE OF THE MISSISSIPPI OVERFLOW. To form a proper conception of the lower Mississippi and the cause of its overflow, imagine the mighty stream flowing from the mouth of the Ohio River through a vast alluvial plain thirty miles wide and gradually extending to a width of 150 miles at the Gulf of Mexico. Through the entire length of this plain this turbid stream flows in a zig-zag and constantly shifting channel a distance of nearly a thousand miles to where it empties through its several mouths into the gulf. This plain, containing nearly 40,000 square miles has been formed in the course of ages from material brought down from the uplands of the Mississippi and its tributaries. Rich in vegetable and organic matter, finely filtrated, it is consequently one of, if not the most fertile and productive region in the United States, the richest portions being found in "the bottom lands," immediately contiguous to the river and its numerous tributaries. Both sides are lined with plantations which extend for miles back into the country, all of which are more or less under cultivation, while thriving towns and cities dot its banks to the Crescent City. THE LEVEES. In the summer, and when the river is low, its surface is depressed from 20 to 30 feet below its banks, but when the autumnal rains set in, followed by the spring thaws, the channel rapidly fills, and wherever unchecked overflows its banks right and left, spreading for many miles over the great, wide, level plain. To protect the cultivated lands from this yearly threatened inundation they are guarded by artificial embankments thrown up in front of each plantation. These are called levees, and are hundreds of miles in extent, almost lining the entire course of the river. They vary in height from six to forty feet in some places, and are proportionately thick at the base. As might be expected, the cost nf Vmll/Hncr jinri Vpp.ninrr in rptwiir tlipsp im mense earth structures is very heavy. In some instances it delvolves upon the county, in others upon the State, in mauy instances upon the individual planters, and it is largely to a want of proper and comprehensive engineering system capable of coping effectually with the yearly threatened danger that the present disaster is to be attributed. When the channel of the river is full its level is many feet above that of the adjacent country and within a few inches probably of : the top of the levee. The danger arising frpm its great pressure against these artificial banks : from a current of immense volume running at ' the rate of seven miles an hour can be readily estimated. I IN DANOKH?THE CREVASSE. , At such times the people live in constant j dread of inundation, and are called upon to ex- j ercise the keenest vigilance to prevent catas- ] trophe. Neither money, labor nor time is , spared in such emergencies. The entire neighborhood is summoned to action, all weak points are at once strengthened, new levees are sometimes erected in the rear like a second line of fortifications; guards patrol the banks day and night searching for the least leak in the earth wall, or the faintest slopping over the top, for woe betide the section that allows one to escape notice. In a very short time the bank melts before it like dissolving sugar and a pressing wall of water cuts its way through, making the dreaded crevasse. A j crevassee or break in the levee once made is ( rarely closed, and only then under exception- j al circumstances and with great difficulty, j A torrent of water several feet high pouring i through an opening of crumbling earth walls I is no easy thing to check, and in fact, rarely j is checked. Unless there is existing, or has J been erected, "a protection levee in the rear j it onlv takes a verv few hours for the sea of t waters to spread over miles of the level, culti- i vated valley, drowning the crops, destroying J stock and spreading ruin and desolation broad- I cast. ^ The only method ever successful in stopping crevasses is by driving strong piles and filling up the interstioes with sand bugs, but this method is only effective in minor instances, since once under headway nothing can with- r stand the force of the rushing waters. Under the circumstances it is impossible to estimate n the losses and suffering incurred by the victims F of the late overflow. The inundated district j is so vast in extent and may be submerged t with its devastated crops for so many weeks, \ during which period its people will remain t iiitkfcly destitute as far as any ability to pro-1 ride Tor their own wants is concerned, 'that ;ven in its present aspect it .rises to the projortions of a national calamity. FOBMEE INUNDATIONS. The history of the Mississippi delta is a history of repeated overflows. Francis Xavier Martin records an extraoriinary rise in 1718. Gagaree states that in 1735 the waters were so high that many levees were broken and New Orleans was inundated. A great flood is recorded by Gen. Sargent is occuring in 1770, of which few particulars are given. In 1782 the whole districts of Attakapas and OpelouBAfl were inundated. Another overflow occurred in 1785, another in 1791, others in 1790 and 1799, and in 1809, according to Gov. Sargent, the resulting devastation was so great that the i>eople imagi ncd the northern lakes had broken through a channel to a river. In 1811 and in 1813 the river again broke through the levee, inundating the entire Teche county, and in 1815 "a very great flood" occured, in which the Ohio river reached at its mouth the highest point ever recorded. Again in 181G, 1823 and 1824 portions of the country were overflowed. Between 1824 and 18l>0 seven "great" floods are recorded, respectively in 1828, 1844, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1858 and 1859. All these were marked with great destruction of property, hut that of 1850 was by far the worst, the ilamage occasioned being immense, the St. Francis, Tensas and Yazoo bottoms being entirely submerged. The principal breaks in the levee were above the Louisiana line at Bayou Macon, at Point Lookout, at Island No. 102, at New Cathage and at Rodney. The waters during this overflow rose steadily until March 15th, then declined slowly until early in April, then rose again until the middle of May, when they attaiued their highest point, and then rapidly subsided, resulting in the almost entire destruction of the crops. Houses Built of Cotton.?Of all substances apparently the least likely to be used in the construction of fire-proof buildings, cotton would perhaps take the first rank and paper tfie second ; and yet both these materials are actually being employed for the purpose indicated, and their use will probably extend. Compressed paper pulp is successfully used in the manufacture of doors, wall panelings and for other similar purposes, with the result that all risk of warping and cracking is obviated, while increased lightness is attained and the fear of dry rot forever banished. Papiermache, after having served a useful purpose in an unobtrusive manner, for years, as a material for small trays, paper-knives and other such light articles, has now suddenly assumed a still more important position in the industrial world. A still more sudden and striking advance has been made in the employment of cotton as a building material. A preparation called celluloid, in which cotton is a leading ingredient, has been used lately as a substitute for ivory, in the manufacture of such articles as billiard balls, and paper cutters, and now a Canadian manufacturer has invented a process by which compressed cotton may be used not merely for doors and window-frames, but for the whole facade of large buildings. The enormous and increasing demand for paper for its normal uses as a printing and writing material prevents the extended use of papiermache, as a building material, for which it is so well suited in so many ways; but the production of cotton is practically unlimited, and there seems to be a large field available for its use in its new capacity ;is a substitute for bricks?or at least plaster?and wood. Treated with certain chemicals and compressed, it can be made perfectly fire proof; and a material is thus produced admirably adapted for the lining?internal and external?of buildings of which the shell may or may not be constructed of other material, while it easily lends itself to decorative purposes.?Colonies and India. Tiie Hidian Chin.?A pointed or round chin indicates congenial love. A person with such a chin will have a beau ideal, and will not be easily satisfied with real men or women. The indented chin indicates a great desire to re loved; hunger and thirst for affection. When large in woman, she may overstep the bounds of etiquette and make love to the one that pleases her. A narrow square chin indicates a desire to love; and is more common among women. The broad, square chin indicates ardent love, combined with great steadfastness and permanence of affection. The retreating chin is indicative of the want of attachment; but little ardor in love. The chin, in its length and breadth, indicates selfcontrol, self-will, resolution, decision, etc. Carniverous animals have the upper jaw projecting, while those of the graminiverous nature have the lower jaw projecting. In man with a projecting jaw will be found large destructiveness, and love of animal food ; when the lower jaw projects, then the love for vegetable food. Ibe fflrfeviU* inquirer. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, $2 50 For six months, 125 For three months, 75 Two copies one year, 4 00 Ten copies one year, 20 00 And an extra copy for a dab of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each subsequent insertion. A sqnare consists of the space occupied by seven lines of this size type. jfS' Contracts will be made at reduced rates fot advertising space to be used for three, six, or twelve months. C. & L. 5AEB0W GAUGE EAILEOADT SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, from Chester, 8. C., to Dincolnton, N. C., taking 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 Quthriesville 4.15 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville 4.40 P. M. Leave Yorkville 4.50 P. M. Leave Clover .-. 5.30 P. M. rRr?wlincr ftrpon 5.40 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 5.50 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 6.00 P. M. Leave Gaston ia 6.30 P. M. Leave Dallas 6.50 P. M. Leave Hardin's 7.15 P. M. Arrive at Liucolnton 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 .'10 A. M. Leave 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 Gutkriesville 10.35 A. M. Leave McConnellsville 10.60 A. M. Leave Lowrysville 11.10 A. M. Arrive at Chester 11.40 A. M. Breakfast. JAMES MASOX, Superintendent. December 22 51 tf CHE RAW AND CHESTER RAILROAD. PRESIDENT AND SUP'T'S OFFICE,\ Chester, S. C., Nov. 28, 1881. J ON and after November 28, 1881, the following schednle will be run on this road daily, Sunlays excepted: jeave Lancaster Depot 8.00 A. M. jeave Miller's Station -8.10 A. M. jeave Waxhaw Station 8.20 A. M. jeave River Depot 0.00 A. M. jeave Fort Lawn 9.15 A. M. jeave Cedar Shoal Factory 9.25 A. M. jeave Howze'a Station 9.45 A. M. jeave Richburp 10.00 A. M. jeave McDaniel's Crossing 10.10 A. M. _eave Knox's Station 10.20 A. M. Irrive at Chester 11.00 A. M. jeave Chester 3 50 P. M. Arrive at Lancaster Depot 6.50 P. M. Passengers will buy tickets at all stations where old. WM. H. HARDIN, President. January 19 3 tf " cleansing and repairing. rHE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that ho is prepared to cleanse garnents of any fabric whatever, rendering them erfeotly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to he original brightness and lustre of the goods. )o not throw away your old clothes, but have hern cleaned and made to look as well as new. Vork promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. I tug tom abricult! - THE MOST E A X THE MOST DUE NOW II SEND FOR PRICE LIST TC T. 8. JEFFERYS, Agent, Yorkville, 8. C. March 1G THE OLD RELIABLE ! % ONE OF THE BEST NEWSPAPERS j . m THE SOUTH. NO SENSATIONALISM, NO IMMORALITY. AUGUSTA MULE ill! BBIHimttBT 1882. SUBSCRIBE FOR IT! mHE Chronicle and Constitutionalist la the " ' 1 * *? it-. O iL MA.kana oiucsi newspaper 111 wmonum, nuu (reiuo|i.i the oldest in the United States, having been established in 1085. While thoroughly Democratic in principle, it is liberal, progressive and tolerant. The CHRONICLE contains the latest news from all parts of the world, and is recognized as a flrstclass paper. As an advertising medium, it covers the country in Georgia and South Carolina tributary to Augusta. We endeavor to exclude sensationalism. We publish no articles of an immoral character. TKRMH: Daily, one year, $10 00 Tri-Weokly, one year, 5 00 Weekly, one year, '. 2 00 Address WALSH A WRIGHT, Augnsta, Ga. January 26 * 4 tf ATTENTION! BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS. 33. M. SPRATT & CO. KEEP on hand a large lot of DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS, LUMBER, LIME AND LATHS, Dressed, Tongued and Grooved FLOORING AND CEILING. MOLDINGS, PINE AND CYPRESS SHINGLES, &C. LUMBER YARD at C. A L. N. G. Depot. DOOR, SASH AND BLIND WAREHOUSF, next door to Court House. Prompt and careful attention given to shipping. Complete Bills for Dwellings or Store Rooms furnished at short notice. For prices Ac., address B. M. 8PRATT A CO., Chester, 8. C. February 2 5 3m RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD i PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. ON and after February 26th, 1882, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line division of this road will he as follows: 1 EASTWARD, Mail and Express. Mail. No. 51. No. 53. Leave Atlanta, 2.15 P. M. 5.00 A. M. J Arrive at Gainesville, 4.54 P. M. 7.55 A. M. . Arrive at Lula, 5.26 P. M. 8.30 A. M. Arrive at Rabun Gap J una 6.22 P. M. 9.13 A. M. . Arrive at Toceoa, 7.00 P. M. 10.06 A. M. J Arrive at Seneca, 8.24 P. M. 11.20 A. M. j Arrive at Greenville, 10.08 P. M. 1.25 P. M. Arrive at Spartanburg,... 11.40 P. M. 2.58 P. M. . Arrive at Gastonia, 2.06 A. M. 5.10 P. M. j Arrive at Charlotte 3.15 A. M. *6.00 P. M. WESTWARD. Mail and Express. Mail. No. 50. No. 52. Leave Charlotte, 12.40 A. M. 11.05 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia 1.35 A. M. 12.02 P. M. . Arrive at Spartan burg 4.04 A. M. 2.35 P. M. Arrive at Greenville, 5.32 A. M. 4.09 P. M. Arrive at Seneca, 7.15 A. M. 5.54 P. M. ' Arrive at Toccoa, 8.28 A. M. 7.05 P. M. J Arriveat Rabun Gap Junc.9.32 A. M. 8 liO P. M. 1 Arrive at Lula, 10.18 A. M. 8.43 P. M. j Arriveat Gainesville, 10.51 A. M. 9.15 P. M. 1 Arrive at Atlanta J.40 P. M. 12.Q(j A. M. j T. M. R. TALCOTT, General Manager. \ I. Y. SAGE, Superintendent. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent. March 9 8 tf [ Will ht mailed run t* all applicants, and to euitomeri without I ordering ! I, It contain* Are colored p Intel, 6< 0 engraving*, r about and full description*, price* and direction* for plan ting 1500 varle tie* of Vegetable ana Flower Scvdi, Plant*, \ Fruit Tree*, etc. InvftlniUde to all. HicMgnn grown reed* will be found nmrt reliable for planting In tha Snutk than those crown lo a warmer climate. We make a specialty of supplying '( Flan Cere, Truckmen and Market Gardner*. Address, r D. M. FEEEY & CO., Detroit, Mich. J January 12 2 eaw6t r GARRV IRON ROOF|^C^^ j1 Iron Ore Paint I and Cement. if 79 and 81 Columbus Street, a CliE VJbiliAND, OHIO. L Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly DEN TA L SURG ER Y. _ ?!>? T. B. PATRICK, j of Charleston, ^-exl-lf surgeon dentist, IS now in Yorkvillo, where he will remain for , TWO WEEKS, and during his stay will be 1 pleased to wait upon all who may require the b services of a DENTIST. Being amply prepared w with the best instruments and all the improved w appliances, he feels warranted in assuring perfect S1 satisfaction. Ladies waited on at their residence. Rooms at the Rawlinson House. March 9 38 ly ^ WANTED^ | I JIVE SHARES OF CHESTER AND LE- it 1 NOIR RAILROAD STOCK. Apply at the a ENQUIRER OFFICE. July 28 30 tf JRAL STEAM EMM, joonomical / I) [ABLE ENGINE sr use. I THE MANUFACTURERS, TOZER & DIAL, Colombia, S. C. v II 6m AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND labor-saving machinery. CALL AT THE OFFICE OF LOWEY & WALKER. IN the rear end of the "Bratton" Building, opposite the Court House, Yorkville, S. C.. and examine a lineof the Latest Tm proved Machinery and Farming Implements, consisting of Kemp's Manure Spreadei;. Emerson, Talbot A Co.'s Walking Cultivator. Emerson, .Talbot A Co.'t. Single Keeper. Farmer's Favorite Grain Drill. Victor's One-Horse Grain Drill. Buckeye Mower. Coatesr Lock-Lever Hay and Grain Rake. -i' Cardwell's Thresher. Globe Cotton Planter. Thomas' Smoothing and Cultivating Harrow. Monroe's Improved Rotary Harrow. "Acme Harrow." Baldwin'a Feed Cutter. Wood's Corn Sheller. A general line of Avery's Farming and Cultivating Plows. A LSO AGENTS FOR Book waiter Steam Engine. Watertown Steam Engine. Talbot's Improved Steam Engine. Shingle, Planing, Heading and Stave Machinery. Flour, Corn, 8ngar Cane and Cotton Seed Mills. C?IW IVIlliP', COQjpietC. Winship Cotton Gin. Champion Force Pump. ^ Iron Fencing. Hyndman's Iron Roofing. Little Gjant Cotton Press, Ac., Ac. Wo cordially invite the Farmers ofYork oonnty to call and examine oar line of Machinery and Implements for facilitating farm labor. We will take a pleasure in showing onr goods, whether you wish to buy or not, and will make it to your interest to give ub your orders. LOWRY A WALKER. March 16 11 8m JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and first-class appointments throughout our office, we are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices that will compare with New York or Philadelphia charges for the same quality of work and materials. We have recently made a reduction in .t prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men : KILL HEADS. <r For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads $3.50 $6.00 Foartb-8hoet Bill Heads, 2.23 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill-Heads, 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill heads. We will fill an order for bill 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, 2.26 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 evBryin stance. We also give Bpecial attention to the printing of Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which we furnish strictly according to the redhlre- ? ments of the Justices or the SupremeGourt, 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, ind will be pleased to furnish estimates for any ityle of work desired. Address. L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUSTY OF Y0BK--00UBT OF 00MM0H PLEA8. I. Edward Massey, Plaintiff, against Jane B. C. B-adford, Defendant.?Summons for Money Drmand?Complaint not Served. . To JANE B. C. BRADFORD, Defendant in this Action: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is diis day herewith tiled in the office of the Clerk }f the Court of Common Pleas, for the said Ooun;y, and to serve a copy of your answer on the mbscriber, at hisofflce, in Yorkvilie,South Caroina, within twenty days after the service of this mmmons on yon, exclusive of the day of such lerrico ; and if you fail to answer this complaint vithin the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will ap)ly to the Court for judgment against you for ihe sum of forty- five and 10-100 dollars and costs. L. 8.] JOS. P. WALLACE, C. C. Pis. Dated Yorkvilie, 8. C., February 17th, A. D., 1882. Summons and complaint endorsed: Filed Feb uary 17th, 1882. JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. Pis. C. E. SPENCER, Plaintiff's Attorney. February 23 8 6t TURBINE WATER WHEELr IT7E have one 18-inch RIGHT HAND TUItT T BINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's nvention. We are working a 131-inch Wheel d the same kind, and there is no better Water <Vheel made for the same money. Those who ontemplate using a Turbine Wheel can do no >etter than to get 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 >rivilege of trying the Wheel, and if it does not lo as represented, the money will be refunded, 'ome and see the sample 18-inch R. H. Turbine Vheel, Manufactured bv theSERGEANT MANJFACTURING COMPANY. Greensboro, N. C. HERNDON BROS., Agents, Yorkvllle, S. C. February 10 47 tf HOUSE AND LOT FOE SALE. rllE undersigned otters for sale, the Dot in Yorkville, known as the ,4Meek Place." It i situated near the Methodist Church, and coniiu8 TWO ACRES, more or less. On the lot is * two-story Dwelling House, containing 8IX -* iARGE ROOMS AND A BASEMENT, a lumer house, corn-crib and stable. Terms will be made easy. L. M. GRIST. March 10 10 tf , R. SCHORB'S PHOTB-fiAlLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OP THE JAIL. 4 SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every \ convenience, ana a determination to do my est, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in rant of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy reather is as good or better than sunshine for all abjects, except email children. J. W. BAIJMAN, PBACTIOAL EAEBEE AND HAIR DRESSER. 3 HOP in SPRINGS MOORE building, on first j floor, in the rear of Withers Adickes' store, lasy shaving, fashionable hair-cutting and dressig and polite attention to all customers. Call nd give him atrial. VSr Also dealer in CIGARS and TOBACCO. September 15 25 tf