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Ipmmorous WHY HE QUIT SPECULATING. He is an old gray-haired clerk in a "Wall Street office. The bovs were asking him, at lunch time, why he never speculated, and after some little hesitation, he replied : "There was a time when I was a confirmed stock gambler. It was years ago, and I was book-keeper in a Broadway store. I had some money left me by my father, and I earned a pretty good salary, but in a year after my first in stock I was cleaned out of cash, owed for four weeks' board, and had drawn my salary a month ahead. In this emergency I robbed the storei>f $3,000 and made a false entry on the bookiB to conceal my crime." "Is it possible," gasped several voices in chorus. "Yfes, gentlemen it is. I knew that I could v. II ii II f 1 conceal IU? unit lor U wt*n, nuu^ui uic euu ui that time I hoped to have made a big stake in Wabash and be on my feet again. I invested the stolen money in that stock and waited. It jumped up a little, fell, and jumped again, and finally dropped out of sight and swept my capital away." "And you were ruined V" "I thought so. Discovery must come, and my employer was a man who would have sent me to prison. I determined to go and drown myself. Discovery must come on Saturday. Friday night I closed the books and walked down Beekman street to the river, calculating to leap in and become food for sharks. As J neared the ship I came upon a stranger, sick, and wet, and unable to move. He asked me to secure a carriage for him, and said he had plenty of money to reward me. A fiendish thQught flashed through my brain; it was hardly conceived before executed. I grasped his throat, choked him senseless, robbed the body, and heaved it into the water, and then fled." "You don't say so ?" they shouted. "Facts, gentlemen?cold facts. His wallet contained $10,000. I took $3,000 to replace the stolen money, and with the rest I bought me the property I now own across the river. I made a solemn vow never to speculate again, and I have kept it." "And were you never found out ?" "Never; and I hope none of you will peach on me now." While they looked at each other in a dazed way the old clerk finished his beef, wiped off his mouth, and observed : "Got to go now. Remember ; mum is the word. If it's noised around I might have the victim's heirs howling around here for a compromise of fifty cents on the dollar." A Serious Joke.?Recently two of Mr. Duffy's neighbors determined to abduct a pet calf belonging to that gentleman, and Mr. Duffy became aware of their scheme. Therefore he quietly removed the calf from the box-stall in which it was confined and in the place of it introduced a goat of the William gender and a very vicious disposition. He also fixed a spring on the door of the stall, that would cause it to close unless held open, and he also attached to the door a spring lock that would fasten, and could only be unfastened from tne outside. Then he went to bed, but not to sl&gf>. It was at the witching hour of midnight that the two marauders entered Mr. Duffy's barn. They had examined the prem/ ises the day before and knew exactly where / to go. Each of them carried a dark lantern. ( They entered the stall and the door closed x^4)ehind_thfijiLEverything was still. One of them opened~thes8lide of his lantern. Then there was a clatterOf hoofs and the man with the lantern found himself piled up in a corner, very much surprised He thought it was the queerest calf he hid ever met. Then the other man opened t le slide to his lantern to see what the matter ras, and the next instant the breath went out >f him with a "yah" that made the listening D iffy laugh all over. Then all was still again exqeptthe faint profanity of the men, and finally tne man who was hit first recovered enough to paw around and find his lantern. It was extinguished, but he got out a match and lighted it again. Then he turned the bull's eye toward thtrgoat, and then he went on the corner again. The goat's blood being aroused, he didn't warn for further lights, but began to butt around promiscuously, and the robbers conclude it was time to get out. But that didn't prove so easily done. Then they began to yell for help, and Mr. Duffy could tell when the goat hit them, because instead of yelling "help I" they cried "oh!" and after he had laughed till his sides ached, he went and let them out on condition that they wouldn't try to carry off the goat, and when they stepped out of the barn, he jumped and stamped and yelled that the goat was after them, and they screamed "murder" and ran three miles down the road before they stopped for breath. Duffy still keeps the calf. Depraved Humanity.?"How wicked we am when we sot down and fink it ober," said Brother Gardner, as the voice of the triangle struck the hour of 7. "While I keep tryin' to believe in Heaben, I keep wonderin' how many of uswillebergitdar. We mus' not envy, an' yit we do envy. We mus' not b'ar false j witness, an' yit we am foreber stretchin' de truf. We mus' not lie an' yit it comes so han dy dat we can't help it. We mus' not steal, an'?an' some of us don't. Dat is, we don't get inter a posishun to handle funds. We mus' not be jealous, an' yit when de woman across de way, whose husband airns ?6 per week, sails out wid fo' new bonnets a y'ar, am it human natur fur my ole woman to look out an' not wish she had hold of her back ha'r. We mus' not sw'ar, an' yit what am I to do when I strike the eand of a sidewalk plank wid my fut. or whack my thumb wid de hammer ? Am it to be supposed that I will calmly sot down an' sing a gospel hymn ? "When we trade hosses wid a man, we cheat him. When a man wants to borrow half a dollah of us, we lie to him. We play keerds, dance, go to theatre an' circus, an' we doan' turn our backs on a dog-fight. I tell you we am all poo', weak human bein's, au' eben while we flatter ourselves dat we am slidin' 'long t'rds Heaben at the rate of a mile a minute, we am ready to pass a lead nickel on a street kyar company, or pocket de $5 bill found in de postoffice. When I sot down at night an' pull off my butes, an' put my feet in de oven an' git to thinkin' of how hard I try to be good, an' how pow'fu' easy it is to be bad, I become so absorbed in my thoughts that the ole woman has to hit me on de ear wid a 'tatur to bring me back to airth an' start me out arter an armful of wood. Gem'len, let us continer to try to be angels, but let us count on wrestlin' wid Satan about fo'ty times a day, an' on bein' trown flat on our backs ebery blessed time. We will now irritate de usual order of bizness.?Proceedings Lime-Kiln Club. + The New Schoolmaster.?The old man approached the new schoolmaster with a bulldog glare in his eye. "You got after my boy yesterday because he left a live hornet glufed to your chair ?" "I did." "You licked him so he thought the world was coming to an end ?" "That was the impression I intended to convey 10 nun. "I am his father, and I've come to let you know what I think of your proceedings." Then they clinched. Hair and blood flew in the air, likewise the dust and fragments of garments. Then it quieted down a little, and the old man implored him to let him up, stop choking, and take his teeth from that ear. "What do you think about my warming your boy ?" asked the teacher. "I think you did just right, and when I go home I'll give him a tanning that'll teach him to come to me with his complaints, and stories that the schoolmaster can't fight." They parted and the schoolmaster murmured, "I did right to tackle the son of the worst fighting man in the district lirst. None of the others will pester me." I Paddy's Owl.?An Irishman traveling o ninno rvf u'aa/1g in flip rlurlr nf pvpn- ! llliVU^Il (9 |/1WV V*. |(W\*M va?v u>?> mm v% w , VM ing heard a noise that frightened him very ! much and he was about to start and run, but being ashamed of his cowardice concluded he would face the music, no matter what the consequences might be. lie resolved to ascertain the cause of his alarm. He found that it proceeded from a clump 1 of bushes near by. He mustered up courage, ; and, with shillalah in hand, went cautiously j to the spot where he saw a Large, bristling' object, which he struck with his club, when it fell to the ground. It turned out to be a ' small hoot owl. He picked it up and on see- j ing the insignificant creature that had given him such a tremendous scare he looked at it a j moment and then exclaimed, "Be jabbers, and ye be chaifly noise 1" ' ?hc and fireside. Raise Yoijr Own Seed Corn.?The time to plan for this is now while the corn crop Is going in, or under cultivation. It is a reasonable thing to say that a tenth may be added to the yield of corn on any farm by using seed that has been carefully raised for the purpose. Not much attention is paid to the selection of seed, by the average farmer. The man who reads and thinks about the seed used for his crops, selects the best he can find in his crib at planting time, and finds that this pays. It pays still better to select ears from the field the Fall previous to planting, from stalks that bear two or more perfect ears. A better practice still, is to plant the corn for seed in a small patch by itself, and guard it against all the accidents that must attend its growth and cultivation in the larger field. The ground should be specially prepared for this purpose and made rich enough to supply the wants of the plant. It should be thoroughly cultivated every two or three weeks, until the grain is full in the ear. Like produces like in corn, as in cattle, and the silk and the tassel are both factors in giving character to the ear. Though the male and female blossoms in the corn are upon the same plant, there is no security for self-fertilization when any plant is grown in the oj>en field. The pollen from a barren stalk may fall upon the ear grown from selected seed, and this ear may be imperfect, or be a cob with little or no corn on it. If the ears selected for seed have been fertilized by a nubbin stalk, the nubbin imperfection goes down to posterity. In a small piece of corn planted remote from other corn we may guard against the accidents of promiscuous fertilization, and secure, as .e? jh. rwu,v,.a? o,w? lar as pussiuic^ cum wii?u ^uuu emu perfect after its kind. All barren stalks must be cut out, and no more stalks left in the hill than will give perfect ears. If the owner will select from this patch the earliest and best formed ears for his seed, and follow up this practice for a few years, he will have a new variety and a large increase in yield.?American Agriculturist for June. The Bearing Year.?Through the several of the noted States for producing apples, the present year is the one of abundance. There will probably be a heavier crop than can be profitably marketed, and prices will run low. Last year was the light crop, and good apples brought fifty or sixty cents per bushel at the orchard, and some more. The same light crop will probably be borne next year. There is a good deal of discussion year after year, and much inquiry, how to equalize the product. Many experiments have been made by removing the blossoms and young fruit. In one instance, a severe and cold storm swept through a fine apple region when the young fruit had set, and destroyed the whole crop. It changed the bearing year for a time, and the next or odd year gave heavy and profitable returns. The storm put many thousands of dollars into the pockets of the orchardists. If such a storm could be procured in some way, in other apple regions, it would prove a money-making occurrence. In its absence, however, much may be done artificially. By shearing off all the blossoms, or the young fruit when no larger than cherries, the bearing year has been changed on young trees. While the orchard is coming into bearing, the change is easily effected, and the labor is not great. It would be too expensive and laborious on old trees, the change on these is more difficult, and the labor is wasted. Sheep shears are the most convenient for the work. Knocking the young apples off with poles bruises the trees. It would be wortii while to try the experiment of removing the young crop when in blossom, and also after the fruit has set, and observe which answers the desired purpose best.?Country Gentleman. To Take Out Milk and Coffee Stains.? These stains are very difficult to remove, especially from light colored and finely finished goods. From woolen and mixed fabrics they are taken out by moistening them with a mixture of one part glycerine, nine parts water, and one-half part aqua ammonia. This mixture is applied to the goods by means of a brush, and allowed to remain for twelve hours (occasionally renewing the moistening). After this time, the stained pieces are pressed between cloths and then rubbed with a clean rag. Drying, and if possible a little steaming, is generally sufficient to thoroughly remove the stains. Stains on silk garments which are dyed with delicate colors, or finely finished, are more difficult to remove. In this case five parts glycerine are mixed with five parts water, and one quarter part of ammonia is added. Before using this mixture it should be tried on some part of the garment where it cannot be noticed in order to see if the mixture will change color. If such is the case no ammonia should be added. If, on the contrary, no change takes place, or- if, after drying, the j original color is restored, the above mixture ! is applied with a soft brush, allowing it to remain on the strain for six or eight hours, and is then rubbed with a clean cloth. Tlie remaining dry substance is then carefully taken off by means of a knife. The injured places are now brushed over with clean water, pressed between cloths and dried. If the stain is not then removed, a rubbing with dry bread will easily take it off. To restore the finish, a thin solution of gum arable, or 111 many cases beer is preferred, is brushed on, then dried and carefully ironed. By careful manipulation these stains will be successfully removed. ?Scien t ific American. Protection Against Moths.?To keep out moths, buy tar paper in sheets from the drug store. It costs fifty cents for a dozen large sheets. Have the woolen articles well brushed, and wipe off with a little diluted ammonia any grease spots, as these are the places where it is most likely the moth will have laid its eggs. That is the reason why moth holes are frequently found on the front of waistcoats or front breadths of the dress. If you see any suspicious white films upon the cloth, secure against these by pressing them with a hot iron over a damp cloth. It is claimed by some that the tar paper will not only keep out the moths, but that it will even destroy the grub. But this is not sure, so take care that there are no moth films or white specks upon the garments you have put away, and you may safely trust the tar paper to keep them out. The most delicate white woolens and furs can be laid away in this paper without any protectiou, as the tar does not rub off. The leading tail ors put away their winter goods in tar paper. For the large furlined garments, if you send these to a trusty furrier, he will insure them. If you do not care to do this, envelop the cloak at its full length with the tar paper, and then sew it up in a course linen bag, hanging it up, as if it were a canvas-covered ham. The coarse glossy gray linen that comes so cheap for ulsters and coats is the right thing, as it is slipjierv enough to repel the moths ; moths like soft nests and do not like linen fibre. The tar paper alone is sufficient if you put the cloak away in a chest. If you hang it up it is best to have a bag for it. The Advantages ok Liquid Manure. On everyone's premises there is abuydant material for a supply of liquid manure. If nothing else, the refuse washings from the kitchen, if allowed to run into a sunken barrel would give a full supply for use on a small place. In "Ten Acres Enough" it is related of a German who started with a capital of $3, paid in labor for four pigs, and from these and the refuse of the family made in a buried hogshead, sufficient liquid manure, applied by means of a wheelbarrow to fertilize his acres, obtain more stock, and grow crops enough in four years to pay $000 for the place, support his family and gather around him many house| hold comforts and farm implements and appliances. Mr. Morris, acting upon the suggestion of thriving German, put on his own barnyard a tank into which was conducted the wash from stable, pig pen and yard. Once or twice per ween uns was i>umi>eu up ami uistributed over the manure heap and over a lmge pile of leaves, the whole mass being saturated with liquid manure and never allowed to become dry. In the Spring both heaps were found to be reduced to a semi-fluid mass. The effects of this manure were marked, bringing early vegetables to market ten days sooner than those of neighboring gardens, and the Fall crops enjoyed a still greater advantage, from the longer continuance of the manuring. The profits of a farm often come from saving what others allow to go to waste.?Exckmuje. Do You Know??That a little water in butter will prevent it from burning when used for frying. That a little saltpetre worked into butter that has become sour or rancid will render it sweet and palatable. That wild mint will keep rats and mice out of your house. Sits ni the ^ettistature. * ^ V ix OP ELECTIONS. - de QVALJFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF DI ELECTORS. ?_ An Act to amend Title II, (entitled) "Of Klec- fl tiona" of Part I, (entitled) "Of the Internal Administration of the Government," of the General Statutes. ? PART I. w T: Section 1. Every male citizen of the Uni- l)r ted States, of the age of twenty-one years and ~ upwards, not laboring under the disabilities at named in the Constitution, without distinction of race or color or former condition, who shall have been a resident of the State for one year, and in the county in which he offers to vote rii for sixty days next preceding any general elec- fe tion, shall l>e entitled to vote : Provided, That bj no i>erson, while kept in any alms-house or su asylum, or of unsound mind, or confined in of any public prison, or who shall have been convicted of treason, murder, robbery of the goods to or chattels of another with or without vio- pi lence, whether taken from the person or oth- so erwise, or of dueling, shall be allowed to vote, ce Sec. 2., A41 electors of the State shall be of registered' as hereinafter provided; and no tli l>erson shall be allowed to vote at any election to hereafter to l>e held unless registered as herein cl required. Skc. 3. On or before the first day of March fr next, and on or before the same day in every sa second year thereafter, the Governor shall ap- I* l>oiiit, by and with the advice and consent of hi the Senate, if in session, and if not in session, 1* subject to the approval of the Senate at its fa next session, and subject to removal by the sh Governor, by and with the advice and consent pi of the Senate, one competent and discreet person in each county who shall be a qualified vo- or ter thereof, and who shall hold his office at the sh county seat, who shall be known as the Super- tli visor of Registration of such county, and whose se duty it shall be to supervise the registration of tli such county as herein specified. The said Su- uj l>ervisor of Registration shall keep a record of re all his official acts and proceedings. The term su of his office shall be for two years from the cc date of his appointment ; he shall continue in office until his successor shall be appointed and Si shall qualify, and he shall not be eligible to any sh other oflice during the term for which he is ap- Pi pointed. re The Governor shall have the authority to ce appoint a Deputy Supervisor in case of the inability of the Supervisor to act ; who when so de api>oihted shall have all the powers and be ai charged with the duties of the Supervisor, and w shall receive five dollars per diem when actual- pi ly employed. The Governor shall also apjioint two Assist- s'; ant Supervisors of Election who shall serve y.1 without compensation, who shall sit with the Supervisor of Election in the determination of all cases of contested registration in which C1 the Supervisor shall refuse to register the ap- w plicant ; the three Supervisors of Registration c: shall sit for as many days, beginning on the second Tuesday in July, as may be necessary I* to hear and determine all cases in which regis- jW tration may be refused any applicant in such ^ county. tc Sec. 4. The Secretary of State shall, by the *" 1st March, Anno Domini 188*2, cause a suffi- ?} cient number of registration books and blanks ti to be prepared so that there shall l)e two of el said books for each precinct in each county, n< which books shall be ruled in columns, with " frt 1m/1 1/mf a fkfl tlfjmo si piupci ou as tu luuiv/atc nig imiug, age, occupation, and place of residence of each ^ elector, with a separate column on the right ?| side of the page for such entries as may be tl necessaiy. s?| Sec. 5. After the approval of this Act, the Supervisor of Registration, in the months of A May and June next, shall make a full and P] complete registration of all qualified voters, in the following manner: He shall give three weeks' notice of the times and places of registration, by advertising in one or more county papers, or by posting in a public place in each voting precinct, where no paper is published in the county. The time for registration shall not be less than one nor more than three days ^,i at each registration precinct. Immediately ^ after closing the registration at the precincts, -p he shall open his books at the county seat, to i\ correct errors in registration, and to register A such electors as failed to register at their respective precincts, and who shall then and there present themselves for that purpose, en- ti< tering the names of such voters in his book for si their proper precincts. At the conclusion of sf the registration hereinbefore provided for, the J Supervisor of Registration shall revise the list ; and in case it be made to appear to his ? satisfaction that there is a qualified voter in ~ a precinct who has failed to register, he may, upon such evidence as he may think necessary, iti his discretion, i>ermit the name of such voter to be placed on said list, and issue a certificate therefor. That for the purpose of reg- T istration, each township as now laid out and ^ defined be and is hereby declared a registration re precinct, and in those counties in which there ^ are no such townships, that the parish as for- is merly known and defined be and is hereby de- A clared such precinct, and in the cities of Col- lil umbia and Charleston each ward shall be a ? registration precinct. Sec. G. When the said registration shall have been completed, the books shall be closed, '20 and not re-opened for registration, except for the purposes and as herein mentioned until af- df ter the next general election for State officers. After the said next general election the said books shall be re-opened for registration of fit such persons as shall thereafter become enti- '2fl tied to register on the first Monday in each month, to and until the first Monday of July, Jl inclusive, preceding the following general w I ulur.f inn iinnn whinh lust, named dav the same | shall be closed and not re-opened for registra- tn tion, until after the said general election, and pc ever after the said book shall be ojiened for registration of such electors, on the daysabove ar mentioned, until the first day of July, preced- co \ ing a general election, when the same shall be fo closed as aforesaid, until the said general elec- oi tion shall have taken place. ty Sec. 7. Each elector in the State shall be I required, at the time advertised for his pre- ^' cinct as hereinliefore provided, to appear before the Supervisor of Registration at the w place advertised, and make oath before the tu said Supervisor, which oath the said Supervi- re sor is hereby authorized and required to administer, that the facts then and there to be _ stated by him as to his name, age, occupation, i and place of residence, and duration of resi- J dence in the county and State are true, and thereupon the said Supervisor shall enter the name, age, occupation, and place of residence of the elector in the appropriate column in his registration book. He shall make and keep a list of the contested applications for registra- x tions which he rejects, and report the same for 1. hearing before the Assistant Supervisors as ,ie hereinbefore required. n0 Sec. 8. The Supervisor of Registration shall ro determine as to the legal qualifications of any applicant for registration bysurnmary process, Pi requiring oath, evidence, or both, if he deem tai proper, subject to revision by the Assistant do Supervisors and himself in all cases where he foi lias refused to register an applicant. From the decision of the Supervisors of Registration, c0 any applicant who is rejected shall have the right to a review thereof by the Circuit Court, iiu rrivu in writhifr t,r? the Sll- Ai JUUTIUtU UV ^ITV uvwivv ... .t . . pervisor of liis application for such review, and the grounds thereof, within five days from the _ date of his rejection, and commence his pro- ft; ceedings within ten days from the service of said notice. Sec. fi. Any person coming of age, and becoming qualified as an elector, may appear before the Supervisor of Registration, on any day T on which the books are opened as aforesaid, Iand take oath as to his age and qualifications as hereinbefore provided, and if the Supervisor F( find him qualified, he shall enter his name up- ] on the registration book of the precinct where- tin in he resides ; such person shall have the right cei of appeal as aforesaid, in case the Siq>ervisor | shall not find him qualified : Proviikd, That J Pr " 1 * - * -c - Mr.. I in case a person snail noc oe 01 age lu quamy i him as an elector on the clay of the closing of the books of registration before any general j ? election, but shall be of such age as will qualify him as such elector before the said general u election, and shall appear before the Supervisor of Registration, and take oath thereto, and the Supervisor shall find him qualified, he shall i entephis name upon the registration book as : XJ aforesaid. j ? Sec. 10. Each elector registered as afore-' said shall thereupon be furnished by the Super- j j visor with a certificate, which shall contain a ? statement of his age, occupation, and place of I residence, as entered in the said registration ; book, and which certificate shall be signed by j Jl the said Supervisor ; and no person shall be al-! so lowed to vote at any other precinct than the th( one for which he is registered, nor unless he produces and exhibits to the Managers of Election such certificate : Provided, In case i there shall be no election precinct within any 1 j wnship or parish, the Supervisor shall desigite in the certificate at which of the neigh>ring precincts the elector shall vote ; and if ere be more than one precinct in any townlip or parish, the Supervisor shall likewise signate in the certificate at which of the said ecincts the elector shall vote. The certifiite of registration shall lie of the following rm. "Registration Certificate No.?. Co. ? Township, Election Precinct he bearer, is a qualified voter in the above ecinct and resides at ,in Township, ?and is years of age and entitled to vote said precinct. Registered on the?day of A. D., 18?. Supervisor of Registration." Sec. 11. That every elector shall have a glit to a renewal of his certificate without e or charge, when the same becomes defaced r time or accident, upon his surrendering ich certificate, so defaced, to the Supervisor Registration. Sec. 1*2. In case of the removal of an eleer from one residence to another in the same ecinct, such elector shall notify the Supervir of Registration, and shall surrender his rtificate of registraton to the said Supervisor Registration, who shall enter the fact upon I e registration book, and shall give such elec-l r a new certificate in accordance with such I lange of residence. ~~j Sec. 13. In case of the removal of an elector | om one precinct to another precinct in the1 me county, such elector shall notify the Susrvisor of Registration and shall surrender s certificate of registration to the said Suirvisor of Registration, who shall enter the ct upon the proper registration book, and all give such elector a new certificate for the ecinct into which he has removed. 14 Tn noon nf lltn romnVul nf QT1 plppf. UCiL. 17| XIX VUOU U1 Vtiu IV/iitw I ui w*. ? ** v<vw from one county to another, such elector all notify the Supervisor of Registration of e county wherein he is registered, and shall irrender his certificate of registration ; and ie said Supervisor of Registration shall therein enter the fact of such removal upon the gistration book as aforesaid, and shall give ich elector a certificate of transfer to the uioty to which such elector shall have reoved, upon the presentation of which the ipervisor of Registration for such county lall cause such elector to be registered in the ecinct of such county to which he shall have moved, and shall furnish such elector with a xtificate as hereinbefore provided. Sec. 15. No elector removing from oneresiince, precinct, parish, ward, or county, to lother shall be allowed to register or vote ithout a transfer of registration as above ovided. Sec. 16. The Supervisor of Registration tall, immediately preceding each election, rese the registration of electors and mark off ie names of such electors as have died and ich as have removed from one residence, prenct, parish, ward, or county, to another, ithout notifying him and obtaining a certifiite of transfer as hereinbefore provided. Sec. 17. At each and every election the Suirvisor of Registration shall furnish the manners of election with one of the registration joks for each precinct, for the care and cus>dy of which the managers receiving the same mil be responsible, and which they shall reirn to the Supervisor of Registration within nee days after the close of election ; and no ector shall be allowed to vote whose name is 3t registered as hereinbefore provided. Sec. 18. The Supervisor of Registration lall receive from the State Treasury for their impensation in the county of Charleston one lousand dollars, and in each other county in lis State live hundred dollars. The compenition for Supervisors in every subsequent year ?ter the present shall be fixed by the General ssembly from time to time as maybe deemed roiier. Approved February 9,1882. lie ffltMle inquirer. TKRM8 OF SUBSCRIPTION! ngle copy for one year, f2 50 or six months, 1 25 or three months, 75 wo copies one year, 4 00 an copies one year, :. 20 00 nd an extra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first inseron, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each ibsequent insertion. A square consists of the >ace occupied by seven lines of this size type. Contracts will be made at reduced rates r advertising space to be used for three, six. twelve months. TAX RETURNS FOR 1882. AUDITOR'S OFFICE,) Yorkville, S. C., May 4th, 1882. J iJOTICE is hereby given that on and after M THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, 82, the books of the County Auditor of York mnty, will be open for the purpose of receiving turns of all PERSONAL PROPERTY owned r the several tax-payers in said county, on the t day of June, 18S2, and liable to taxation. The uditor will meet the tax-payors at the following ines and places: At Ebenezer School House, on Friday, 16th of me. At Coates' Tavern, on Saturday, 17th of June. At Fort Mill, on Monday and Tuesday, 19th and th of June. At Black's Station, on Wednesday and Tliursty, 21st and 22nd of June. At Whitaker, on Friday, 23rd of June, At Clover, on Saturday, 24th of June. At Yorkville, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesiv. Thursday and Friday, the 26th, 27th, 28tb, th and 30th of June. At John MoGill's Store, on Saturday, 1st of >iy. At Yorkville, from Monday, 3rd of July, to rednesday, 20th of July, inclusive. All transfers of real estate made since last rern, and all new buildings erected, must be rented. All males between the ages of 21 and 60 years e liable to poll tax, and must* make returns acrdingly. All returns must be filed in this ofiice, on or here WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY F JULY, next, otherwise, fifty per cent, penalwill attach. This will be absolute. The tax-payers will please notice that dung the time that the Auditor is at his appointents throughout the county, the books will not i open at Yorkville, as heretofore. Tax-payers ill save themselves trouble by making their rems at the appointment nearest their place of Bid6nc6 W. B. WILLIAMS, County Auditor. May 4 18 tf RIGHT ALONG THIS WAY ! J. D. GWIN, At the POST OFFICE, CLOVER, S. C.t S receiving a small lot of GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERIES and STATIONERY, which i offers for sale very cheap for cash. Mind, iw, it is CASH and CASH ONLY ; notto-morw, or next week, or 30 days, but j CASH DOWN. ease remember that; for it is the most impornt argument in this discourse. I am not able to > a time business; therefore, must sell Htrictly r cash. Now, neighbors, friends, kindred and cousins, me right along this way. Call at THE POST OFFICE. ad I will serve you right. J. D. GWIN. March 2 9 tf EASSESSMENT OF REAL PROPERTY. OFFICB OF COUNTY AUDITOR, York County, Yorkville, S. C., May 28th, 1882. AM instructed to REASSESS REAL PROPERTY at the same time that the assessment of 3RSONAL PROPERTY is made this year, ml Property must, therefore, be RELISTED )R TAXATION, otherwise bo liable to penalty. Persons having charge of real estate exempins, such as churches, public school-houses, motorics, ?tc., are required to report the same; heinc mv dutv to keen a list of all exempted operty in the county. W. B. WILLIAMS, Auditor York County. 1 Tune 1 22 7t C. E. SPENCER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, YORKVILLE, S. C. OFFICE IN BEAR OF OOUET HOUSE, 17ILL practice in all the Courts of the State V and United States. , 3*- Special attention given to the Settlement of tates. March 9 10 ly 1 APPLICATIONFORDISCHARGE. TOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, ( Administrator of the estate of W. Y. WILJf, deceased, will make a final settlement with > Judge of Probate for York county, on the id day of June 1882, when he will make apoation for a final discharge from all liability / Administrator of said estate. ' W. W. GAFFNEY, Administrator. May 18 20 5t ( I ' I I < ! | I ' I Corn, Corn Meal, , Flour, Bacon, Lard, Molasses, Syrups, Sugar, Co flee, .Sugar-Cured Hams, Breakfast Strips, Smoked Beef, Pearl Crist, Rice, Soda, Spice, Ginger, Pnnn^f J. , Cigars, Tobacco, And other articles too numeronsto nnntion. CLARK BROTHERS. J. J. SMITH & CO. CLOSING OTJTT \ltJR are determined lo close out our entire Tf stock of Dry Goods, and in order to do so we have reduced our prices on ALL LINES OF GOODS. Dress Goods worth 57} cents, reduced to 25 cents; the styles usually sold at 55} cents, reduced to 20 cents, and those usually sold at 25 cents, reduced to lfiij cents. Our Goods are fresh and of desirable styles, and at the prices we now otl'er them, THERE IS A BARGAIN IN THEM. Don't fail to examine for yourselves before you buy. Our stock of CASSIMERES AND COTTONADES Is full and complete. We also offer great Bargains in these lines. READY-MADE CLOTHING. Great reductions in the prices, and Bargains offered in Gents' Ready-Made Clothing. Some beautiful fancy Cassiinere Suits, reduced from $16.00 to 312.50. IF YOU WANT BARGAINS In Ladies', Misses' and Children's SHOES, Gents' SHOES and HATS, come at once before our stock is exhausted. Those who come with the money shall have the benefitof our low prices. J. J. SMITH & CO. THE OLD ^RELIABLE! ONE OF THE BEST NEWSPAPERS IN THE SOUTH. NO SENSATIONALISM, NO IMMORALITY. - AUGUSTA iitiEinmuu SUBSCRIBE FOR IT! ?m> THE Chronicle and Constitutionalist is the oldest newspaper in the South, and perhaps 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 firstclass paper. As an advertising medium, it covers the conntry in Georgia and South Carolina tributary to Augusta. We endeavor to exclude sensationalism. We I publish no articles of an immoral character. J TERMH s Daily, one year, SICK00 Tri-Weekly, one year, 5 00 Weekly, one year, 2 00 Address WALSH & WRIGHT, Augusta, Ga. YORKVILLE OMNIBUS. THE undersigned would remind the public that his LfVERY- 8TABLES, on his lot, near the Court House, arein operation, and that he is amply prepared with HORSES, CARRIAGES, BUGGIESand WAGONS, to attend toall calls that \ may be made upon him by the traveling public. Special attention given to conveying TRAVEL- ' ING SALESMEN to any point desired, in com- fortable vehicles, and with careful drivers. J Horses and vehicles to hire at reasonable prices, j HIS NEW OMNIBUS Makes regular trips to and from the trains, and Will convey ut any pari* ui iuo tunu. FEED STABLES. In connection with the Livery business, I am also prepared to furnish feed and stabling for horses, by the meal, day, week or month. My long experience in the Livery Business warrants me in ensuring satisfaction to all who may favor me with their patronage. A few second-hand Buggies for sale at a bargain. F. E. SMITH. { February 2 14 ly "CHEEAW AND CHESTER RAILROAD? PRESIDENT AND SUP'T'S OFFICE, \ 1 On kstkr, S. c., Nov. 28, 1881. J ' ON and after November 28, 1881, the following I schedule will be run on this road daily, Sun- i days excepted: i Leave Lancaster Depot 8.00 A. M. , Leave Miller's Station 8.10 A. M. * Leave Waxhaw Station 8.20 A. M. Leave River Depot 9.00 A. M. Leave Fort Lawn 9.15 A. M. Leave Cedar Shoal Factory 9.25 A. M. . Leave Howze's Station 9.45 A. M. , Leave Richburg 10.00 A. M. , Leave McDaniel's Crossing 10.10 A. M. , Leave Knox's Station 10.20 A. M. *, Arrive at Chester 11.00 A. M. t Leave Chester 3 50 P. M. \ Arrive at Lancaster Depot 6.50 P. M. Passengers will buy tickets at all stations where , sold. WM. H. HARDIN, President. * Januarj' 19 3 tf GARRY IROiV ROOFING CO.~ ind Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, v, OLEVEIjARrD, OHIO. * Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly 1 OLD NEWSPAPERS, J OF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale r< at one cent each, at the p ENQUIRER OFFICE. September 9 37 tf fnE tozbb agrTcult THE MOST P A > THE MOST DUI now i: SEND FOR PRICE LIST Tl T. S. JEFFERYS, Agretit, Yorkvllle, S. C March 16 THE 1 HARTFORD Sewing1 TVTjpoliine. JUST PERFECTED. The Largest under Arm. The Lightest and Quietest. THE MOST LAVISHLY DECORATED. The Least Vibration of any. A Galaxy of New Patents. Bail-Bearing Balance Wheel. Knife edge Treadle-bearing. Newest and most Elegant Designs in Stands and Woodwork. Positive take up. Perfect Stitch. The well-known and popular "FAMILY FAVORITE." Is also manufactured by us. For finely illustrated descriptions apply to W. C. LATIMER Yorkville, S. C. W. G. REID & CO., Rock Hill, S. C. WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. April G 14 tf C.& L. NARROW-GAUGE RAILROAdT SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, from Chester, S. C., to I ineolnton, N. C., taking effect at 2.45 o'clock, P. M., May 2, 1882: GOING NORTH. Leave Chester 2.45 P. M. Leave Lowrysville 3.15 P. M. Leave McConnellsville 3.35 P. M Leave Guthriesville 3.45 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville 4.10 P. M. Leave Yorkville 4.20 P. M. Leave Clover 5.00 P. M. Leave Bowling Green 5.10 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 5.20 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 5.30 P. M. Leave G&stonia 0.00 P. M. Leave Dallas 0.20 P. M. Leave Hardin's 0.45 P. M. A.rrive at Liucolnton 7.15 P. M. GOING SOUTH. Leave Lincolnton, 7.00 A. >1, 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. 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 Guthriesville 10.35 A. M. Leave McConnellsville 10.50 A. M. Leave Lowrysville 11.10 A. M. Arrive at Chester 11.40 A. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. May 4 18 tf RICHMOND AND DAN VILLE EAILROAD" PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. ON and after April 30th, 1882, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Vir-T.inft division of this road will be as follows : EASTWARD, Mail and Express. Mail. No. 51. No. 53. Leave Atlanta, 2.15 P. M. 4.00 A. M. Arrive at Gainesville, 4.54 P. M. 6.19 A. M. Arrive at Lula, 5.22 P. M. 6.50 A. M. Vrrivent RabunGapJunc 5.47 P. M. 7.41 A. M. Arrive at Toeeoa, 6.40 P. M. 8.17 A. M. Arrive at Seneca, 8.06 P. M. 9.26 A. M. Arrive at Greenville, 10.06 P. M. 11.03 A. M. Arrive at Spartanburg,...11.40 P. M. 12.24 P. M. Vrrive at Gastonia 2.06 A. M. 2.50 P. M. Vrrive at Charlotte, 3.15 A. M. 4.00 P. M. \V EHTVVARI). Mail and Express. Mail. No. 50. No. 52. joave Charlotte 1.00 A. M. 12.40 P. M. Irrive at Gastonia 2.02 A. M. 1.47 P. M. Irrive at Spartanburg 4.31 A. M. 4.06 P. M. Irriveat Greenville, 5.50 A. M. 5.29 P. M. Irrive at Seneca, 7.43 A. M. 7.03 P. M. Irriveat Toecoa, 9.18 A. M. 8.30 P. M. IrriveatRab'nGapJune 10.00 A. M. 0 10 P. M. irriveat Lula, 10.37 A. M. 0.46 P. M. irrive at Gainesville, ll.'rt A. M. 10.15 P. M. - ? ? w to <n ? irrive at Atlanta, I..5U r. ivi. iz.*v j\. i?. T. M. R. TA LCOTT, General Manager. I. Y. SAGE, Superintendent. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent. May 25 21 tf . R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. A SUPERIOR Skvlight, a gallery with every \ convenience, and a determination to do my est, enables me to nromiso satisfaction to all in rant of correct and llattering likenesses. Cloudy reather is as good or better than sunshine for all ubjects, except small children. LIME. HIRESH ROAOHED LIME forsale at my Kiln, U 1* miles East of Black's Station, S. C., known * the "Greene Kiln." Orders for Lime in Barsis will have prompt attention. Price 25 cents er bushel at kiln, Black's Station, S. C. J. \V. RHYNE. April fi 14 ly URAL STEAM EIVGI1VE. lOONOMIOAL r d UBLE ENGINE 1ST USE. 9 THE MANUFACTURERS, TOZER & DIAL, Columbia, S. C. 11 fim JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of typo and I first-class appointments throughout our office, j we are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF i JOB PRINTING in suporior style, and at prices : that will compare with New York or Philadelphia 1 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 : 151 "ILL HEADS. For MO For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads $3.50 $0.00 j Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 j Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00 I Monthly statementsatsame 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 HEAI1S. For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note $2.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 Letter (largesize) 3.00 6.0C For the above work we use a superior quality of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in every instance. we also give special attention to the printing of Briefs, Arguments and Points arid Authorities, which we furnish strictly according to the requirements of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and * in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. April 27 17 tf STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF Y0EK-00UET OF COMMON FLEAS, J. Roberson Cook, Plaintiff, against Miriam Wood, Mary E. Cook, Elizabeth Moss, John K. Cook, Green Cook, Emmett Cook, Mary E. Wallace, Nellie Wallace, Mason Wallace, Perrilla N. Neely, and Jane L. Cook, Defendants.?Summons for Relief?Complaint not Served. To the Defendants above named. YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is herewith filed in the office of the Clerk of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber, at bis office, in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to answer tne complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. [L. S.] JUS. F. WALLACE, C. C. Pis. Dated Yorkville, S. C., May 9th, A. D., 1882. Summousand complaint endorsed: Filed May 10th, 1882. JOS. F. WA LLACE, C. C. Pis. C. E. SPENCER, Plaintiff's Attorney. May 11 19 fit REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. OFFICE SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION, YoRK.vir.LE, S. C., April, 13, 1882. IN obedience to the requirements of the Act of the last Legislature of South Carolina, I will attend at the following precincts at the time stated below, for the purpose of registering the qualified electors of sucn precinct: From Saturday, the 27th of May, the books will bo kept open at myotdce, in Yorkvine, w. u., until the first Monday in July, inclusive, to correct errors in registration, and to registersuch Electors as failed to register at their respective precincts, and who shall then and there present themselves for that purpose. In townships where there is no precinct, voters will have the privilege of selecting the most convenient precinct adjoining. Where there are two precincts in the same township, voters can also make their selection. At the different precincts, the hooks will be opened at f) o'clock A. M., and closed at 4 P. M. No fee for registration is required bv the Act. W. H. MoCORKLE, Supervisor of Registration for York Co., S. C. April 13 15 tf DE\ TAL SU RGERY. Dr. J. B. PATRICK, ffiSfgSpfc of Charleston, SURGEON DENTIST, Will be in ROCK HILL for the practice of his profession from the 1ST TO THE 18TH OF | JULY, and will visit Yorkville on the 24TH OF JULY, where he will remain for THREE WEEKS. During his stay in these places he will be pleased to wait upon all who may require the services of a DENTIST. Being amply prepared with the best instruments and all the improved appliances, be feels warranted in assuring perfect satisfaction. Ladies waited on at their residence. Rooms in Yorkville, at the Rawlinson House. May 27 38 ly TURBINE WATER WHEEL. WE have one 18-inch RIGHT IIAXD TURBINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's Invention. We are working a ]3J-inch Wheel ot the same kind, and there is no better Water Wheel made for the same money. Those who contemplate using a Turbine Wheel can do no better than to 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 privilege of trying the Wheel, and "if it does not do as represented, the money will be refunded. Come ami see the sample 18-inch R. H. Turbine Wheel, Manufactured by theSERGEANT MANUFACTURING COM PAN Y.Greensboro, N. C. HERNDON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. Fehruarv 10 47 tf NO LA DY SHOULD be without DEMOREST'S MAGAZINE. It is the cheapest and best Ladies' Book published in the United States. It is recognized as one of the best fashion guides, and is brim full of interesting reading matter, on almost every subject that is ofinterest to theladies. Now is the time to subscribe. Price only $'2.0o a year. When you want any Magazine or Paper published in the United States or Canada, I will order it foryou at publisher's price. SAM M. GRIST. January 2(5 4 tf HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers for sale, the Lot in Yorkville, known as the ''Meek Place." It is situated near the Methodist Church, and contains TWO ACRES, more or less. On the lot is a two-story Dwelling House, containing SIX LARGE ROOMS AND A BASEMENT, a lumber house, corn-crib and stable. .Terms will be made easv. T. M OR 1ST CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them perfectly clean, and if nnfaded, restoring them to the original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away vonr old clothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. September 15 25 tf J. W. BAUMAIYT PRACTICAL BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER. SHOP in SPRINGS MOORE building, on first tloor, in the rear of Withers Adickes' store. Easy shaving, fashionable hair-cutting and dressing and polite attention to all customers. Call and give him a trial. /Jf-tT* Also dealer in CIGARS and TOBACCO. March 10 10 tf