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Rumorfltts U*partmfnt. | A GOOD YEAR TOR OATS. A commercial traveler, whose home is in this city, returned from a trip down the Co- j lumbia and Greenville Railroad last week i looking care-woni and disconsolate, friend- { leas and forsaken?as though he was almost ! ready to give up in despair and quit the business of drumming. He is usually a most vi-. vacious and lively man, and can keep up in j spirits against great odds and in despite of i what would generally be considered the most 1 trying circumstances. But for once he was ! overcome and lost his equilibrium. It came ; about in this way : As before stated, he went down on the 0. & ; G. R. It. on business, and at the station below i Hodge's got off of the train and with sample ! case in hand walked into tlie store of one of i his customers, and extending his hand, said : j 'Good morning. How are you to-day ?" "Three men in this neighborhood made j ten IiIIOUSHUU uusueis UL uncn tun vcui : w claimed the merchant. "Well that was certainly very fine yields," j replied the commercial traveler. "Is there ; not something in iny line that.1 can take your j order for to-day ?" "Without a doubt, the oat crop has saved ; this country from bankruptcy !" responded the i merchant with considerable emphasis. "It certainly has been a great relief to the farmers," the traveler remarked, slightly amused. "Oats are good for horses, cows, chickens, l?eople?good for everything," said the merchant, excitedly. "But what's the matter, my friend, did you never make any oats in this section before V" inquired the traveler. "Oats, man, oats! ten thousands of oats!" exclaimed the merchant, pushing up his sleeves and advancing towards the traveler, who nervously picked up his sample case and made for the door, concluding that it would not be prudent to remain longer. As lie entered the store of another customer he was greeted with, "Come in ; glad to see you. One man in this neighborhood made ten thousand bushels of oats, and in old Abbeville county there has been over five hundred thousand bushels harvested. The country is safe for another year," and he came down with a blow upon the traveler's head with his hand that almost felled him to the floor, knocked tlie cat off the counter with the yard stick and kicked it out of the door, and turning to the traveler again insisted that they ought to take a drink together. "No, I thank you," replied the traveler, with a puzzled air. "I thought I might be able to sell to yon some goods to-day." "Nothing pays better than oats. The crop in this county this year is worth at least three hundred thousand dollars, and next year our crop will be still bigger," remarked the merchant, earnestly. "Did you never make any oats here before asked the traveler, exhibiting some annoy ance. "Five hundred thousand bushels of oats for old Abbeville county!" shouted the merchant, vehemently, and with a kick he sent his little dog howling out of the door. The traveler grabbed his sample case and started for the hotel, and on the way met an old colored woman, who carried on her head a tin bucket, and as she asked, with a smile, 'Say boss, you want some nice, ripe oats?" he shook as if seized with an ague, and only when she corrected herself by saying, "oh, 110, some blackberries ?" did he recover from the shock. "Anything, Aunty, but oats," he promptly responded, and hurried on to the hotel, at the door of which he met the landlord, to whom he said : "My friend, I want a room quick ; I want to rest." ".Say, Tom, here ! give this man someoats I" shouted the landlord to a 16-year old darkey. "Oats! oats! What do you reckon I want 111 ont'oomorl fho onrofirorl trnvplpf W11/11 UrtlO . OtlUiUJLU VIIV vutll^vu V4UIV*V?* "Oh, no! I meant show him to a room. Great heavens, the oats! Ten thousand bushels of oats made on one farm in old Abbeville this year, stranger. The oats, the oats !" "Oats! oats! repeated the son of Ilam as he guided the exhausted man to his room. "Great heavens, the oats," sighed our traveler as he stretched himself upon his bed for repose. In a few moments Tom returned with a pitcher of fresh water, and remarked as he sat it on the stand, "Boss, here's some fresh oats I fotch yer." "Oat ? oats ?" What do I want with fresh oats!" stormed the traveler, springing to his feet and letting fly a boot jack at head of reretreating Tom. Scarcely had his nerves become quiet when the dinner bell Ring. With misgivings as to the propriety of the venture, he slowly made his way down to the dining room and took a seat near the door. As one afteranother came into the room he could see plainly depicted in every countenance the evidence of a happy heart within. Men looked at each other and smiled, and just iis our traveler began to congratulate himself upon at last finding pleasant company, in rushed Tom and enquired, "Boss, have your oats fried or scrambled ?" "Have my oats fried or scrambled ? Great spoons." "Five hundred thousand bushels of oats mailo in nl/1 A Mw^villp Pmintv tllis Veai"." eX claimed the landlord, as he walked in and took his seat at the head of the table, while Tom explained, "Oh, Boss, I mean eggs." "Give me my oats bard boiled and my eggs raw, you skunk, if I must eat oats,'- was the confused answer of the confused traveler. And then the company, with an air of selfsatisfaction, proceeded to devour the contents of the board, not neglecting to thoroughly post the stranger in their gates as to the particulars concerning the fine oat crop ; and the traveler, in turn, becoming more and more nervous as one after another would thrust the information upon him. But all eyes are turned toward the door as the big fat cook makes her appearance, and when she remarks, with a broad smile, ",Jist heard dat Mr. Jones made four thousand bushels uv oats on ten acre uv ground," the landlord conies down with a terrible blow upon the table with his fist, sends the dishes rattling to the lloor, our traveler grabs up the carving knife, backs up into one corner of the room, while all the house liecomes a scene of tumult. Our little man defies the town while 1 he excited Abbevillians shout, "Hurrah for old Abbeville county. Oats, millions of oats ! and the country is safe for one more year." And one by one they file out of the room, when in* comes the good lady of the house, charges the traveler with having broken her dishes and threatens hinrwith the police. But he escapes to his room, gathers up his duster and sample case, and as he walks out to meet the up-train the last sound that breaks upon his ear is the sweet voice of a sweet maiden as she sweetly sings, "Coming Through the?Oats."?Anderson Intellvjenrer. A "VVitnkss with Ears.?In an assault and " ' -c uaitery case, ueiorea ?v<i,ync wumj ju.->ljvg, the other day, the prosecution introduced a blind man, who had to be led to the witness box. "Is this a legal trial or a farce ?" demanded the lawyer for the defence, as he sprang up. "This is a legal trial," replied the other lawyer. "And you want a blind man sworn to tell what he saw, do you ?" "I don't claim tliat I saw the fight," replied the witness, as he turned around. "Then what do you know about it ?" "Well, sir, I'm going on thestand to swear to what I heard. I've been blind and lame and had corns and boils for the last fourteen years, but when f hear the splinters fly from a rail fence I don't want any eyes to tell me whether the plaintiff hit the top rail with his head or feet. I heard the "kerchug" of the blow, and when the plaintiff came down and hollered, "Oh! lands, but I'm a licked man !" I knew by the way he hung to his words that he'd lost half of his front teeth. I'm ready, your honor."?Detroit Free Press. Anxious to be Neighborly.?lie was a small boy, with dirt on his nose and a fiuled straw hat on bis head, and feet long unwashed, j He walked boldly up the steps, pulled the bell, and when the ladv came to the doer he said : | "Say, can you iend ma your telephone for a i few minits ?" "Why I can't !" she gasped out. "We'll bring it back in half an hour." "But I can't lend it, child. You don't seem ! to know what a telephone is. Who are you ?" j "We live around the comer?just moved in : and we want to be neighborly. I tried to borrow your wheelbarrow and shovel, but your | l*>y wouldn't lend 'em, and our hired girl has I?een over to borrow tea and sugar and couldn't I get any. We kinder thought we might borrow your telephone or something, and ma would bring it back and get a chance to see your style and ask you to run right in with your old clothes on!" 9kt Jam anil Jirwiit. PREPARING FOR TURNIPS, ETC. The practice so common all over the country, of sowing turnips on Land from which another crop has just been cleared, leaving the soil full of roots and stems of grass and weeds, and very soft and open, is annually demonstrated to be wrong by results on some properly prepared patch, and yet few profit by the lesson. No crop, except perhaps wheat delights in soil which has been subjected to clean culture, as does the turnip family. The old-fashioned cow-pen, in which the cattle of the farm are kepi during summer nights, if repeatedly plowed during the spring and early summer, makes an admirable turnip patch, but the cow-pens are not always available. In the absence of these, therefore the next best thing to be done is to select a plat of ground from which beans or potatoes have been gathered for early market and which was heavily manured for these croj>s. Plow and manure and manure and plow every week until time to sow the turnip seed; then distribute 200 pounds of good suj>erphospliate per acre, in small furrows opened for the purpose: bed on this and harrow and rake over the beds. If the land is free from stumps, loots and rocks, the small seed sower which opens the furrow, sows the seed and covers them at a single operation, will give a more uniform stand than can be secured by band-sowing, besides economising seed. The drill is pushed by hand like a lawn-mower. It saves the labor of two hands and a horse in sowing the seed. All who plant as much as half an acre in turnips, should have one. Rutabagas and flat Dutch should be sown early in July; we have.seen excellent crops made by sowing In June. The white Globe, I the handsomest turnip grown, should be sown early in August, and the Aberdeen by the middle, in this latitude. These dates* will vary as latitude increasesordiminishes. Further North, tliey will be sowu earlier and latei South. What is known as the seven top variety, is the most reliable for winter and spring salad, but make very small roots. They grow however deep in the ground and stand the winter well. The turnip crop is a profitable crop in the vicinity of large cities, where a daily market is afforded, and on the farm it serves a good purpose for feeding stock ; not on account ol their nutritive value, which is very small in comparison with other roots, but on account of their appetizing effect; they supplement the dry food on which stock usually subsist in winter and contribute to their health. Turnips have a lower seed value than sweet potatoes and are not so well adapted to our climate, but are more cheaply produced and should have a place not only in every Southern garden, but on every farm or plantation. Most growers make the mistake of leaving Hit plants too thick in the drill, and even if they are reduced to a projier stand, this is often deferred until the plants become spindling from being crowded, and as a result, nevei make so good plants as those which had ample room during their early growth. They should stand from six to ten inches apart in the drill.?Southern World. Thk Summek Fallow.?The Summer. 01 bare fallow, was formerly considered the best method for preparing land for the wheat crop. The exposure of the soil to atmospheric and other influences, for a whole season, has an excellent effect, but it is not necessary. A croj; may be grown, and if rightly attended to, the succeeding grain crop may lie as good as when preceded by a season of fallow. The good results of a fallow are the most evident upon a clay land. The mechanical texture of the soil is improved by the frequent plowing and stirring, thus opening the soil for the free entrance of the air, and the better circulation of the soil water. These mechanical improvements facilitate the decomposition of some of the constituents of the soil, liberating potash and other essential elements of plant food from the locked-up and insoluble chemical compounds of the soil. The ammonia of the atmosphere, which enters the soil with the rain, is more readily absorbed, and, last but not least, tne vegetable matter in the soil is more quickly and thoroughly decouqiosed and thereby made available for sustaining the growing plants. All these points are gained by a Summer fallow upon a heavy clay soil, but with a light soil there is no such demand for mechanical improvement, and no corresponding advantage gained in a chemical point of view. Nearly all that can be gained by a year of clean culture is obtained by a hoed or root crop. With it the weeds can be killed as effectually as in the fallow; the soil will receive enough culture to make it sufficiently open for the circulation of air. There will be a large gain iti the amount of the nitrates and other valuable nitrogen compounds. In the fallow these are formed during the hot months of the year, and, being very soluble, are washed out of the soil by heavy rains, while, if there is a crop, the nitrates, etc., are taken up as food, and stored away, to be used for some succeeding crop. Besides, the root crop will furnish a large amount of excellent food for the farm stock, and finally yield a quantity of valuable manure, to be returned to the soil. With a root crop introduced into the rotation, there is seldom a demand for a summer fallow.? Aiuericua Ayrirult-urist for .Inly. How to Can- Fruit.?As the season Tor canning fruit is near at hand, we present the following : First prepare the fruit by picking it over, l>eeling, or whatever else is required. Place it neatly in the jars in layers, putting sugar between the layers. Use none but the best refined or white sugar, as the yellow is apt to impart a disagreeable taste and color. It is hardly necessary to add any water, though that may be done if yo deem it best, according to the kind of fruit. Place a few straws or small sticks across the bottom of your boiler, put in water, and set it on the stove to boil. Bring the wafer to a boiling point, and let it continue there as long as may be required for that kind of fruit. Set the jars on a table to cool, and when the fruit is nearly cold apply the tops and screw them down tightly. For cherries, blackberries, strawberries, whortleberries, grapes, plums, currants, gooseberries orwl Will inn f/* fu'nlvrn ininiitnc and put a half pound of sugar to the quart of berries. For peaches and quinces boil twenty minutes and use the same quantity of sugar as for the small fruits. Pears and tomatoes will require a half hour or more to boil, and less sugar is required for then), especially the tomatoes. Examine the jars in a few days, and if any of the fruit shows signs of working set it on the stove and boil again, taking care to remove the cover of the jars before doing so, or the steam will break tliern asunder. Give time to cool before screwing the tops down. The jars must be air-tight, or the fruit will not keep well.?ltural Mrssenyer. Youxg pakukus. ?The hope of improvement in agricultural development in this country, depends 011 the young farmers, who have taken hold of the business as a means of making a livelihood. With the intelligence and activity that are inherent qualities of the progeny of the successful planters of the olden time, these energetic young men are exhibiting remarkably fine traits and qualities that assure success. To those who propose engaging in the business, there is a world of wisdom in the following remarks of a eotemporary, the writer of which has evidently been a close observer. He says, young man, if you are going to be a farmer, be a good one. lie the chief worker yourself. It is the first that wins esteem and respect. Study, observe and listen, and gather information pertainingto your business from every source, and you can soon know as much as any one. Let no day pass without some increase of knowledge. Whatever you cultivate, do it well. Whatever stock you have, let it lie good, and take good care of it, and improve it as fast as your means will admit. Whatever fruit you have, let it be choice, and study how to improve ii, how to market it so as to get the highest price. If you have a garden, let it be the first in the neighborhood. Pent the head of the class, not third or fourth, or at the foot. Anson bents fob Stables.?Saw dust, if it can be had cheaply, makes a good absorbent. Of course it must be dry. The best of all aboAvhnnfo io lonf li'ivincr ?i crrofit fort ill9 ?7UI Wiurt IO u (ii lliuuni) < 4V&VIA<(.ing value of its own. It is light and easily scraped together, and should be gathered during the summer in as large quantities as possible. r ( Jonunon soda is excellent for scouring tin, as it will not scratch the tin, and will make it look like new. Apply with a piece of moistened newspaper and ]>olish with a dry piece. "Wood ashes are a good substitute. gUatlhig ffl* the faMrath. j CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. THE INCARNATION A NECESSITY. | 1 It is to be always reraemt>ered that ministers j( j do not make the objects of faith. These exist. 1j j They stand out in tl>e universe. Tliey are j' j facts. They do not dejiend upon being be- j * lieved by men. . No man may believe in their ] existence, but that has not the least effect upon j their existence. Whatever controversies may rage among men on the question as to wheth-. ' '! er there be any sun, there is the sun in the j! '' heavens all the same. The distant fixed stars ; < were as j>onderous and bright before the in- i1 ! struments of astronomy brought the knowl- j j | edge of their existence to men as they were after. Our knowledge, as our ignorance, did 1 j not touch these facts. Hut it did touch the 1 ; facts of our existence. ] ! It does make a difference with us whether 1 ; we know a fact or uot. The existence oT God ' 'does not depend ui>on our knowing it, but we ]' are greatly affected by our knowledge or igno- j ] ranee ot' that largest fact in all the universe, j ] The work oi a rnnstian minister is not to i. make a truth, a saving truth, but it is to (lis-'! cover what are, saving truths, and to make I: 1 those saving truths known to his fellowmen. : To attempt to make men believe as a saving 11 ! truth some proposition which does not embody !1 : a truth, but does contain an idea which, if re-:' ; ceived, will give the teacher thereof power M ) j over his fellow-man, is a species of priestcraft, 1 ' ' and all priestcraft is despicable. But to strive j j ' to make a man know what really does exist is !1 ; to give the highest proof of disinterested pliil- j ] i; anthropy. j; > j It is not very difficult to make men under- j j , ; stand the statement, "There is a God." In- 1 i ! deed, when once heard, all nature pours in on j1 ! j the most obtuse intellect and the most careless j1 I j mind, such abounding proofs of its truth that j j it is kept before the eyes of men. But, grand- ; I est and most fundamental fact as that is, it is ' ! a most barren fact in its abstract statement. j I The truth is, that abstractions have little j ' J power on the human imagination, on the ' I | heart, and on the life. Men must have some- ! I thing to concrete. They must have a notion j i of a being or thing, not as in the intellect of ; the thinker, but as is in nature, with its ' 1 qualities; or they must have the quality or : the attribute as it consists with some sub- j i stance, some thing, some being. It is so in : earliest childhood, and so down to the latest ! ; old age. Many learned and accotnplshed peoi j pie would to-day be more interested in a fable, I i a tale, a picture, a simile, that carries the I truth concretely than the most perfect pre, jsentation of ideas of truth. It was knowl- 1 1 j edge of this which crowded the preaching of 1 | Jesus with parables or fables, and which makes ' ; | the sparkle or splendor of any human lan-j ! j guage. We want to "realise" everything. It is a j i i greater and loftier thing to idealise; but life j ' is too short to do much of that. We are not yet in the swaddling bands of our bodily ( senses. He seems to us most good who makes . us "see" anything or "feel" anything. i It is so of God, our Father. It would never ! j have been any use to us to tell us that God i I is father, if the relation between human fath j er and child had not been made. Men whose ; minds are the most thoroughly disciplined i have an extreme difficulty in conceiving the i abstract idea of so simple a relation as "fath. er;" but every child knows enough of its i meaning to make God dear to him, because concretely, that is, in nature, in a real man, j he has seen exhibited the characteristics of < nuuemoou. The whole nature of man demands a con- : crete God. We cannot live on thin abstractions. We must know and seeand hear and feel our God. When the best human intellect has done its : mightiest to comprehend the abstract ideas of power, wisdom, truth, and love, and the ; abstract idea of God; and, going further, joined, as best it may, those attributes with i that Being, it has what does not come down to its home, its heart, its business. God must j manifest himself, or he can be of little help and comfort to us.?F. Deems. THE HOX. MK. LOT, OF SODOM. ' Now if wet let the Lord choose for us he 1 will choose for us better than we can ourselves. But Lot wanted to choose for himself. I will 1 venture to say, when he left Abraham, if you i had talked to him about going to Sodom he I would have said: "0, no! Go down to So- i domV Do you think I would take my wife I into Sodom V Do you think I would take my i children down into Sodom?into that great city with all its temptations? Not 1!" But ' he pitched his tent toward Sodom?he look- '< ed toward the city?and it was not long before < his business took him there. lie went down I there perhaps to sell his cattle, and found a l good market. Some of the leading men wanted him to go down there, lie could make a < great deal of money?could make it faster. I When a man pitches his tent before Sodom I and looks in it won't be long before be gets in ; there. His business took him there. "Business ( must be attended to?a man must attend to | I ? : I........ 1' UT>.,* u ,?;il | HIS nusiiirssj vuu liiiuw. wut i/iicu 11/ hiii j l?e ruin to your family." "0, well! 1 am i going to get money and then get out of it. j When I get enough to retire I will move back, and live on the plains of Abraham. But I | must attend to my business tirst." Many a 5 man puts business before his family. Busi- ? ness must be attended to, let the consequences i be what they will. j In the sight of t he world Lot was one of the > most successful business men of all Sodom, < If you had gone in there a little while before i destruction came upon it and inquired about the place and its leading men, they would have \ told you that Lot, the nephew of Abraham, i was one of the most successful men in all So- ( dom. lie held office. We find him sitting at \ the gate, and that is a sign that he was an of- t ficer. Perhaps they made him a judge?a \ good, high-sounding name, "Judge Lot." It i is a good title. The world honored him ; So- [ dom honored him ; they liked him very well. ; I Then he would have reasoned in this way ; ( "Don't you see I have got an influence by j coming down here." He was a man of great j | influence in the sight of the world?immense \ influence. They would have told you that he < f was one of the most influential men in all So- t j dom. lie owned, perhaps, the best 'corner t J hits, and lie may have had his name on them, i { If they had had a Congress in those days he ^ | would have l?een a very popular man to send t to Congress. He would have been the Hon. j ! Mr. Lot, of Sodom." He was a man the ^ i world delighted to honor ; for it delights to t honor that kind of a man?a man of great in- f | liuence. But I want to call your attention to ^ j one thing?he was there twenty years and nev! er got a convert. That is a man of influence ! i Look around and see where the worldly Chris- , 1 tians are. How many souls are they winning j ! to Jesus Christ V Are they the men that are ( ! building up Christ's kingdom ? 1 tell you those 'j ! men are doing more to tear it down thay any . | other class.?J) L. Moody. IIow to Study the Biijle.?Here, then, I \ i am, far from the busy ways of men. I sit | i down alone; only God is here. In his presence t i I open, I read his book ; for this end, to find I {the way to heaven. Is there a doubt concern- t I ing the meaning of what I read ; doesanything i j apiiear dark or intricate, I lift up my heart to l ! Hip nf Lifrlit, "Lord, is it not t.liv I : word V If any man lack wisdom, let him ask j s | of God. Thou givest liberally, and upbraidest1 i l not. Thou hast said, If any be willing to do i i ! thy will, he shall know. I am willing to do ; t let me know thy will." I then search after i and consider parallel passages of Scripture, i: ; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. r I meditate thereon with all the earnestnessj 1 i and attention of which my mind is capable, i y ; If any doubt st ill remains, I consult those who \ h I are experienced in the things of God, and then j s the writings whereby, -being dead, they yet! n speak.-John M>#/?-?/. jo ! d j "She IIath Done What She Could."? j . ; She could teach in the Sunday school, but she ! .? ! will not attend it. She could collect money j i for the missionary work of the church, but ; she will not. She could visit and nurse j i the sick, but she will not. She could sing in ; j the church or play the organ, but she will not. j y j She could speak to her young associates about j p ; their salvation, but she will not. She could j F attend the prayer meeting and help the singing I T ; but she will not. She could contribute freely "J ; fr> tli? nvHinavv PYr?n<u>ii nf flip plllirdi TtllT A 1 slip will not. She could read many valuable ; . religious books, but she will not. She might j be a member ol' the Ladies' Society to aid the ' poor, but she will not. Yet she expects her ! s| Lord to say to her at the last day, "Come,, s| thou good and faithful servant. ' But how I fc : can it be, and be truthful ? 01 IgisteUaneoMS Reading. I SCOTCH FUNERALS. At Luss the fashion was to serve out no iquor at the house from which the funeral 'lifted." The primary purpose for which the company was met was recognized as being to ?et the body to the churchyard and buried here. The graveyard was, however, a long j listance from the village, and, the burial over, i he company adjourned to the neighl>oring; ;stage hoose" for refreshments, which 40'1 >rears ago always took the following shape : j Kirst a glass of whisky was banded round, ac- i ompanied by loaf-bread, oat-cake, andclieese. j When that had been discussed, a glass of rum j md a farthing "cappit" biscuit for each i mourner followed. This again was succeeded ; Dy a glass of wine and a sponge, or funeral; biscuit. It was a matter of compulsion, almost, for each i>erson to takeoff his glass each round, and many persons still living remember with a shudder their experience on such vnAanlAno T J < 4- 4Uia fiiaVtlATl TITO a rm 1 1/1 JUt'iWIWIJn, iJUt CYCIl tlliO i(W9Uivit r?c*o muu i compared with the generation immediately \ preceding, wheu every guest had to swallow \ three glasses of each of the kinds of drink, j The scandals to which this immoderate drink- i ing led can be well enough conceived, and the.j Lairds of Colquhoun, sliocked at some stories j that came to their ears, offered to provide a ! Iiearse at their own expense for all interments, to take away the excuse for no such indul-' ?ence : but the proposed innovation was resist- i sd for many years. ()n one occasion a party j returning after the. funeral and subsequent re- j freshment, some kind friend had lent them j i cart to ride home in. A discussion on some i point, whether political or religious T cannot | say, arose, the result being that those who i adopted the one side of the question refused I to ride in the sameYJaffc with their opponents,! and the weaker side was consequently "disrupted" into the road and had to walk the remainder of the journey. The custom of not supplying drink to the mouniers till the burial was completed was one which might have been I imitated with advantage elsewhere. On the ! south bank of the Clyde it did not prevail, j Some of the inhabitants of the district through which the Greenock branch of the Caledonian I Railway now runs had their family "lair"' or ; burying-plaee in the graveyard of a village j river the hills nearer Ayrshire. Whether it \ was usual to give a dram liefore starting or no, ! a supply was invariably furnished to help the I party on the road. At a funeral which took place quite within living memory the rests had been frenuent on the road, as had also been the applications to the pocket-pistols, and at j last the party deployed into the churchyard j without the cotlin. Of course, there was great i consternation, followed by a general retracing of steps, and at last they discovered the object of their search lying by the roadside at one of the points where they had halted to rest and refresh.? Mavmillnnh Moynzinr. COTTON SEE!) OIL. A writer in the Columbia ifer/jVrter communicates the following, which is worthy the attention of those who think cotton seed oil can be successfully used, for culinary pur]K>ses, as a | substitute for lard : The recent introduction of cotton seed oil as a substitute for lard in the preparation of food, renders the correct answer to the query is cotton seed oil fit for food a matter of great importance to the public. The cotton plant is well known to possess important medical proiierties ; the flowers and leaves are soothing and demulcient; the root is an active parturient, more so than ergot or rye, and a strong decoction of the seeds, it is said, will arrest intermittent fever. Besides these reputed properties, farmers all agree that cotton seed will kill pigs and even grown hogs; first causing them to fatten rapidly, followed by an almost sudden death. It is said also to act as an abortive in the case of breeding sows and cattle. Observation shows that bogs do not consume the seed entirely, but chew it until t hey have extracted all the oil, and then reject the pulp. It thus appears to be a slow poison, with the first impressions of a salutary nature?fattening and then killing. Is an oil possessed of such properties safe as a food ? Who can answer this query satisfactorily V Can any one show conclusively that it is not the oil which ultiiqately kills the hogs V Cotton seed meal, after the oil has been expressed, is much used as food for stock and appears to be perfectly safe. As this meal contains everything of the seed except the oil, it must follow that the oil must possess some medical property inconsistent with health and may be positively dangerous. The position that cotton seed oil must be safer for food than lard because it is purely a vegetable oil is most untenable. Castor oil, jroton oil and many other active oils are pure-1 ly vegetable, but no one would willingly use i them in the preparation of their bread. Can it be shown that the popular belief that jotton seed will kill hogs is not founded on fact V That the deaths are fairly attributable to some other cause ? Until these questions ire fully discussed and answered it would be well for the public to pause and consider the piestion of the safety of cotton seed oil as a food. ' Mkdicus. Sensations of the Blind.?An interesting account has been lately furnished by M. Plateau, the eminent Belgian physicist (who ias been blind nearly forty years), of the sensation he experiences in his eyes. He has no sense of objective light, even when directing i lis eyes toward the sun. But his visual field j s always divided into spaces, some of which ire pretty bright and others sombre or nearly lark, and which merge into each other. The general tint alternates, in time, between gray mri rn/iriish The relative arrangement of ;hese different shades is always the same, lut the intensity of their tints varies. The jentral space seems now right bright, now r'ery dark; above, below and on the left, to lie limits of the field, there is sometimes tightness, sometimes darkness, but on the > ight there is generally a vertical band, nearly ilack, and beyond this a space which is nearly I il ways bright and reddish. These appearances ollow all the movements of the eyes, which irobably do not participate in the same way I n the tints, but M. Plateau cannot distinguish j vhat belongs to one from what belongs to the I >ther. M o connection of the general tint with | he work of digestion is observed. The an-! ;hor states that he became blind through look- j ng fixedly at the sun for some time, with a j dew to observe his after sensation. It was lot till about fourteen years after this that nllammation of the chorid set in, destroying 'ision, but during the interval he often saw j :olored and persistent lialos, round flames, j :tc., and he advises those who have such dsions to consult an experienced oculist. German Humor.?A curious form of Gernan humor appears in a book recently pub-j ished at Berlin. Here is a passage: "At a [uarter to six we went to the great post office. I Hie squeeze was tremendous round the news>aj>er box, where the newspapers are thrust 11 bales; and it is, indeed, on a grand scale, the i rimes alone having 10,000,000 subscribers. I 1 varned Schultze not to go near the crush, but 1 le did not hear me. As he was standing < here, there came a great shock of newspaper >oya running with bales of newspapers, and browing them in at the window. A bale of iewspai>ers hit Schultze on the head ; he loses lis balance, and tips head forward into the tureau. Half a dozen officials immediately eize him, stamp him in the stomach, and the . inhappy Schultze is despatched in an unpaid lewspacket to the provinces. At this moment he box is closed with a snap. I rush against t, and cry, ''Schultze! Schultze!" Hut it s too late1, your unhappy son-in-law was al-i eady packed in the post cart. I ran into the j iiireau of the jiostinaster, and demanded back ; our son-in-law. "Is your friend addressed V" ie asks. "No," I answered. "Very well," ays the Englishman; "M. Schultze will reiiain for six months in the bureau ; and, if no , ne applies for him, he will be burned as a ead letter." t IJorMle inquirer. TKRM8 OP SUBSCRIPTION: " ingle copy lor one year, $2 50 | ^ 'or six months, 1 25 j 'or three months, i 75 j j 'wo copies one year, 4 00 j t 'en copios one year, 20 00 I g .nd an extra copy lor a club of ten. j ADVERTISING RATES. { \ ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first inser- | on, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each j jhsequent insertion. A square consists of the " Dace occupied by seven lines of this size type. TfSf Contracts will be made at reducod fates ?r advertising space to be used for three, six, J r twelve months. > "W J. J. SMITH & CO._ "closing OTJTTL WE are determined to close out our entire (.t stock of Dry Goods, and in order to do so 1 weliave Teduced our prices on ALL LINES OF GOODS. > I ic Dress Goods worth 37i cents, reduced to 25 cents ; B the styles usually sold 8t 884 cents, reduced to 20 cc cents, and those usually sold at 25 cents, reduced rc to 163 cents. Our Goods are fresh and ot desirable B styles, and at the prices we now offer them. Si THERE IS A BARGAIN IN TIIEM. | jiii Don't fail to examine for yourselves before you j er buy. Our stock of ; N CASSIMERES AND COTTONADES " M fs full and complete. We also offer great Bar- : jn gains in these lines. I in i se READY-MADE CLOTHING. \l i Great reductions in the prices, and Bargains of- j a, fered in Gents' Ready-Made Clothing Some j (j( l>eauliful fancy Cassimere Suits, reduced from j o 816.00 to >12.50.* I IF YOU WAST BARGAINS j" In Ladies', Misses' and Children's SHOES,Gents' j ? SHORS and HATS, corneal onco before our stock ; is exhausted. Those who come with the money j shall have the benefit of our low prices. A J. J. SMITH A CO. THE T HARTFORD 1 ti C ct Sewing: Maohine. g ti SI JUST PERFECTED, j \ 1,1 I " The Largest under Arm. ! j| The Lightest and Quietest. i " ei THE MOST LAVISHLY DECORATED, j ! l! The Least Vibration of any. I a A Galaxy of New Patents. v Ball-Bearing Balance Wheel. Knife edge Treadle-bearing. ^ Newest and most Elegant Designs in Stands and Woodwork. il Positive take tin. Perfect Stitch. IV 0 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 Ilill, S. C. t WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. i April 6 11 tf IT STANDS AT THE HEAD. THE LIGHT RUNNING DOMESTIC. F THE best material ; will do any and all kinds .. of ?T>rk; complete in every respect; the 1 largest arm ; the lightest running; most beautiful .. Wood work. Fully warranted for five years. Call at my PJ-IOTO-G ALLERY, one door east " of the jail and examine Machines and work. It ; will he to your advantage to call on me before; purchasing a SEWING Al A CHINE. I am prepared to do any work in the PHOTOGRAPH LINE to satisfaction, and at reasonable I prices. J. R. SCHORB. I H THE OLD RELIABLE! ; ? - I t ll ! D ONE OF \? THE BEST NEWSPAPERS j 5! I3ST THE SOUTH. mi. - - - I ? ? NO SENSATIONALISM, NO IMMORALITY. | E ! in - ? , ai AUGUSTA 1IIII IWMiflSM 1882. ;i SUBSCRIBE FOR IT ! i .???. ? THE Chroniele anil Constitutionalist is the I oldest newspaper in the South, and perhaps j the oldest in the United States, having been es- ' tablished in HM5. While thoroughly Democratic; in principle, it is liberal, progressive ami tolerant. The CHRONICLE contains the latest news from i all parts of the world, and is recognized as a first- j elusB paper. As an advertising medium, it covers the noun- j try in Georgia and South Carolina tributary to j Augusta. We endeavor to exclude sensationalism. Wei publish no articles of an immoral character. TKRM81 Daily, one year $10 00 ; Tri- Weekly, one year, 5 00 J Weekly,one year 'J 00 Address WALSH A WRIGHT, j Augusta, Ga. "GARRVTRON ROOFING CO. ~ I ?. Manufacturers Iron Roofing ^and Crimped Sidings, FireProof Doors j and Shutters. Iron Ore Paint j md Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, OliEVEIiAJNTD, OHIO, rj Send for circulars and price lists. j February 26 9 ly HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. j rHE umlersigned offers for sale, the Lot in j York ville, known as the "'Meek Place." It s situated near the Methodist Church, and con- : ains TWO ACRES, more or less. On the lot is | i two-story Dwelling House, containing wia. j jARGE rooms and a basement, a lum?er house, corn-eriband stable. Terms will be made easv. ! L. M. GRIST. I CHATTEL MORTGAGES j UORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to ! Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUTRER OFFICE. 1 ! OIRCTJLA-K. j OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER.) j I Richmond, Va., June 21st, 1RS2. | j rO further promote the interests of its patrons i ? and the development of the material resour- I J is and industries of t he regions of eoun try served ! ti y its system of railroads, the Richmond A Dan-'d i!le Railroad Company will again incur the ri hor and expense of making an illustrative Ex- p hit this Fall. , w The New England Manufacturers and Median's Institute will held its Second Exposition in oston, Mass., on the fitli of September. It has rdially invited the Richmond & Danville Railaid Co. to display its Exhibits in its magnificent niiding. The invitation lias been accepted, lch an opportunity for a practical and wide j aching ailverti-ement of the subjects which |} impose the material wealth of our section of the j _ lutli and of the manifold advantages and in- * acements it otl'ers for the investment of North ! n, and especially New England capital, and for | ew England immigration, lias never before been i resented to our people. It should not bo negated. All persons throughout the great Piedmont, ountainand other regions embraced in the Rich- | load A Danville system of railroads in any way 0 itercsted in material development and enterpri- e ??owners of Mineral Lands and Mines, Timber ands, Manufacturing Estalilishmentsand Water p owers are invited to avail inem.seivesoi me ueu- i v it of this Exhibit. n ('apt. 0. McPhail, Thief of Bureau of Mines j, id Manufaciiues, has charge ot all matters of s stall, ponneeted with the Exhibit to be made in oston, Mass., on the 6th of September. All per- p ins desiring information and to make contribuons of Materials and .Specimens are requested H i correspond with him. T. M. It. TALC'OTT, General Manager, j July 13 28 tf I _ TATE OF SOUTH CAUOLL\ A. i COUNTY OP YORK-COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. mold Friedheim and Julius Friedheiin, Partners in Trade, under the firm name of A. Friedheim A Brother, Plaintiffs, against j John W. Siniril, Defendant.?Summon* for I ( Money Demand?Complaint not Served. I 0 JOHN VV.SIMRIL, Defendant in this action: ' [7"0U are hereby summoned and required toan1 swer thecoinplaint in this action, which has J lis day been herewith tiled in theoflice of the j lerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said j innty, and to serve a copy of your answer on ' le subscribers, at their office, in Yorkville,South ^ arolina, within twenty days after the service of j lis summons on you, exclusive of the day of j ncli service; and' if you fail to answer lliecom- | J laint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff J ill apply to the Court'for judgment sgainstyou j ir the sum of live hundreuand ninety-eight dol- J irs and '24 cents, together with interest on the J im of sixty dollars thereof from the 30th day of ? anuary one thousand eight hundred and eighty- i ne, and on thesum ot one hundred and seventyine dollars and ninety-nine cents, from the 211th . ay of March, 1881. and on the sum of ono hun- ; , red and eighty-two dollars and fifty four cents,. oni the 6th dav of Januarv, 1882, and costs. Dated May 23rd, A. P., 1882. j Original Summons and C omplaint in this ae- . on are filed in iny Office, of date May 23rd, 1882 . [j. S.) JOS. F. WALLACE, (.'. C. Pis. i WILSON A WILSON, 1 Plaintiff's Attorneys, i June 15 24 tit TAX RETURNS FOR 1882. AUDITOR'S OFFICE,) Youkvim.e, S. C., May 4th, 1882. j i kTOTICE is hereby given that on and after > THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAYOFJUNE, ' <82, the books of the County Auditor of York innty, will be open for the purpose of receiving \ 2turnsof all PERSONAL PROPERTY owned , 1 y the several tax payers in said county, on the st day of June, I8S2, and liable to taxation. The ; .uditor will meet the tax payers at the following mos and places: At Yorkville, from Monday, 3rd of July, to Wednesday, 20th of July, inclusive. All transfers of real estate made since last re- ' irn, and all new buildings erected, must be re- I j orted. All males between the ages of 21 and fi() years * re liable to poll tax, and must make returns acDrdittgly. All returns must be tiled in this office, on or be>re WKDNKSDA Y. THE TWENTIETH DAY ! . ?F JULY, next, otherwise, fifty per cent, penalp will attach. This will be absolute. fi33~ The tax-payers will please notice that dm j ' inn the time that the Auditor is at his appoint-| * tents throughout the county, the boo!- s will not ' e open at Yorkville, as heretofore. Tax payers i fill.save themselves trouble by making their re- J ' trns at the appointment nearest their place of : ' ftsidence. W. B. WILLIAMS, County Auditor. ! ' May 4 18 tf j yorkville ; jivery and feed stables, |: near the court house, i\ A RE now open and will be kept in first class \ style with comfortable vehicles of all kinds, nod horses and careful drivers. IF YOU WANT A nice Horse and Bonny. f,r A nice pair of Horses and Bunny. or The Yorkville Omnibus, or If you want your horses fed for 25 cents per ; >eal, go to SMITH'S Livery and Feed Stables. CINCINNATI BUGGIES. Just receivtd, (I nice Cincinnati Bunnies, for j lie at $G5 each for top, and $55 each lor open. ; Iso a good second-hand Carriage, and one dottle-seat Spring Wagon for sale cheap. Call and , jcamine them. WANTED. .TOO dozen bundles good sheaf Oats and .TOO bu*hs Red and White Oats, for which I will pay the I larket price, if delivered at niv stables soon. ' F. E. SMITH. 1 reassessment of real property. 11 OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, Youk County, 1 YftRK VlLl.K, S. C., May 281 It, 1882. j ' AM instructed to REASSESS REAL PROP- j KRTY at the same time that the assessment of r ERSONAL PROPERTY is made this year, j eal Property must, therefore, be RELISTED ^ OR TAXATION, otherwise lie liable to penalty, j Persons having charge of real estate exemp- j ons. such as churches, public school houses, tmcteries, &c., are required to report the same; s being my duty to keep a list of all exempted ropertv in the county. . j_ W. B. WTLLIAMS, Auditor York County, j -i June 1 22 7t CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. I 1 i " rl-IE undersigned would respect ullv inform I \ the public that he is prepared to cleanse gar- j ,. enLs of any fabric whatever, rendering them I fc jrfectly clean, and if unfuded, restoring them to j <_ ie original brightness and lustre of the goods. ! y o not throw away your old clothes, but have p iem cleaned and made to look as well as new. (| rork promptly done, and at the most re&sona- ! c e prices. THOMAS BALLARD. Jv ~ J. W. B AIIM A W ~~ I 1 PRACTICAL BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER. 1I10P in SPHINHS MOORE building, on first _ ) tloor, in the rear of Withers Adickes' store, any shaving, fashionable hair cutting and dress- / g and polite attention to all customers. Call \ id give* him a trial. 7Z$jr Also dealer in OJO'.YRS and TOBACCO. 1IV0IH AGRICDLTl rHE MOST K A X J THE MOST DUR X O W I> SEND FOR PRICE LIST TO r. S. JEFFERY8, Ag-ent, Yorkvllle, S. C. darrh 1G 11 JOB PRINTING. 3WING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and rst-class appointments throughout our office, 'e are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF OB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices int will compare with New York or Philadelphia barges for the same quality of work and mateials. Wo have recently made a reduction in rices for the following classes of work, to which re invite the attention of business men : HI T.I. HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads $.3.50 $0.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads 2.23 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet ill head's. We will fill an order for bill heads, iving any desired number of either size ol beet at nronort innate nriees. LKTTKR HEADS. For 500 For 100U Commercial Note, $2.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 Letter (hirgcsize) 3.00 5.0C For the above work wo use a superior quality f paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in evry instance. We also give specisl attention to the printingof Iriefs, Arguments and Pi ints and Authorities, diich wo furnish strictly according to the reqnirerients oi the Justices of the Supreme Court, and u proof reading exercise the utmost care to en- ^ ure accuracy. ' We are prepared to furnish all other kinds ol Tinting, from a visiting card to a large volume, nd will bo pleased to fnrnish estimates for any tyle of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. April 27 17 tf cT& L. NARROW GAUGE EAILE0AD. ^OHEDUI.E of Mail and Passenger Trains, 5 from Chester, S. C., to T. incolnton, N. C., aking etlect at 2.45 o'clock, P. M., Mav 2, 1W2: OOINO NORTH. .eave Chester 2.45 P. M. .cave Lowrysville 3.15 P. M. ..eave MoConncIlsville 3.35 P. M. .eave Outhriesville 3.45 P. M, Arrive at Yorkville 4.10 P. M. <eave Yorkville 4.20 P. M. .eave Clover ;5.00 P. M. .eave Cowling Green 5.10 P. M. jeave Crov.der's Creek 5.20 P. M. ..cave Pleasant Ridge 5.30 P. M. .eave Gastonia 3.00 P. M. .pave Pallas 0.20 P. M. jeave Hardin's 0.45 P. M. V rrive at Lincoln ton 7.15 P. M. (lOINO SOUTH. ;,eave Lincoln ton, ...7.00 A. M, ** >ave Hardin's 7.25 A. M. '.eave Dallas 7.50 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia* 0.10 A. M. L<enve Gastonia 8 30 A. M. .eave Pleasant Ridge 8.50 A. M. '.eave Crowder's Creek 0.00 A. M. jeave Bowling Green 0.10 A. M. .eave Clover 0.25 A. M. Vrriveat Yorkville 10.00 A. M. '.eavo Yorkville 10.10 A. M. i.eave Guthriesville 10.35 A. M. .eave McConnellsville 10.50 A. M. .eave Lowrysville ..11.10 A. M, Arrive at Chester 11.40 A. M, Breakfast. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. May 4 18 tf ilCHMOND A NDDAN VILLE EAILEOAD. 7fTI &'Lt?"^arxjr W PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. ON and after Ap:il 30th, 1882, Passenger Train .Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Vir-Line division of this road will he as follows: EASTWARD, Mail and Express. Mail. No. 51. No. 53. 'joave Atlanta, 2.15 P. M. 4.00 A. M. Arrive at Gainesville, 4.54 P. M. 0 10 A. M. Vrrivo at I.ula, 5.22 P. M. 6.50 A. M. Vrriveat Rabun Gap June 5.47 P. M. 7.41 A. M. \rriveat Toceoa, 0.40 P. M. 8.17 A. M. Vrriveat Seneca, 8.00 P. M. 0.26 A. M. Vrrivo at Greenville IQ.06 P. M. 11.03 A. M. Vrriveat Spartanburg,... 11.40 P. M. 12.24 P. M. ?g Vrrive at Gastonia, 2.06 A. M. 2.50 P. M. Vrriveat Charlotte, 3.15 A. M. 4.00 P. M. WKSTWAR D. Mail and Express. Mail. No. 50. No. 52. jeave Charlotte, 1.00 A. M. 12.40 P. M. Vrriveat Gastonia, 2.02 A. M. 1.47 P. M, Arrive at Spartanburg 4.31 A. M. 4.06 P. M. Vrrivo at Greenville, 5.59 A. M. 5.29 P. M. Vrriveat Seneca,... 7.43 A. M. 7.03 P. M. Vrriveat Toecoa 9.18 A. M. 8.30 P. M. Vrriveat Rab'n Gap June 10.00 A. M. 9 10 P. M. vrrive at I.ula, 10.37 A. M. 9 46 P. M. Vrriveat Gainesville, II.'(5 A. M. 10.15 P. M. Vrriveat Atlanta 1.30 P. M. 12.40 A. M. T. M. R. TA I.COTT, General Manager. I. Y. SAGE, Superintendent. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent. May 25 21 tf CHERAW~AND CHESTEB EAILROADT PRESIDENT AND SUP'TS OFFICE,\ C'n KsriiK, S. C., Nov. 28, 1881. j f\N and after November 28, 1881, the following [ j schedule will be run on this road daily, Suniays excepted: ieave Lancaster Depot 8.00 A. M. .cave Miners station o.iu .a. m. ,eave Wax haw Station 8.20 A. M. ,eave River Depot 9.00 A. M. ,cave Fort Lawn 9,15 A. M. ittavo Cedar Slioal Factory 9.25 A. M. .cave Howzo'* Station 9.45 A. M. ,eave Riehbnrg 10.00 A. M. .cave McDaniel's Crossing 10 10 A. M. "v eave Knox's Station 10.20 A. M. Lrrive at Chester 11.00 A. M. ,eave Chester 3 50 P. M. irrive at Lancaster Depot 0 50 P. M. Passengers will l?uy tickets at all stations where old. WM. H. HARDIN, President, January 19 3 ' tf IT!RBFNE WATER WHEEL,. CITE have one 18-inch RIGHT HAND TURIT RINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's nvenlion. We are working a 13Linch Wheel t the same kind, and there is no bettor Water Vheel made for the same money. Those who ontemplate using a Turbine Wheel can do no otter than to get one of these Wheels. We have 'irculars giving all the details in regard to the ,'orbing of it, and with the sale you have the rivilege of trying the Wheel, and if it does not 0 as represented, the money will he refunded. 'nine and see the sample 18-iin h R. II. Turbine I'heel, Manufactured bv the SERGEANT MAN1 FA<TURING COMPANY,Greensboro, N^C. HJOKNDON IiKO.S., Agents, lorKvuie, r?. i,. February 10 47 -If OLD NEWSPAPERS, )F large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale at one oenl each, at the KNQFTRER OFFIPF. September 15 25 tf IRAL STEAM BNfilNB. C0N03IICAI, ABLE ENGINE r use. THE MANUFACTURERS, TOZER & DIAL, Columbia, S, C. tiin