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tumorous ftpartracnt. | TEXAS SIFTIXfiS HUMOR. An Austin Sundy-sehool teacher was examining his class as to their Biblical knowledge, j "Who was it that betrayed, his Master"? j First boy: "Abraham betrayed his Master." i "That's not right. Next!" Second boy: "It! was Judas Iscariot who betrayed his Master." j "That was right." A good little boy looked ! reproachfully at the teacher and said: "I am going to tell my ma you said it was right for Judas to betray his Master." An Austin colored preacher, being called upon to make a few remarks at the grave of a liaby, said: "Dealily belubbed bredderin and sisterin, de day and de hour when each and ebery one eb us inns' yield up our sperets am done sot, but ef a kind Providence had not made de cowcumbers late dis heali season, dis heah promisin' boy would hab clomb de golden stair several weeks ago. Praise be to de Lord for Ilis goodness and mussy." An elder, while baptizing converts at a Goliead, Texas, revival meeting, advanced with a wiry, sharp eyed old chap in the water. lie asked the usual question, whether there was any reason why the ordinance of baptism should not l>e administered. After a pause a tall, jK)werful looking man, who was looking quietly on, remarked: "Elder, I don't want to interfere in your business, but I want to say that this is an old sinner you have got hold of and one dip won't do him any good. If you want the sins out of him you'll have to anchor him out in deep water all night." A stranger who had been making some purchases in Mose Schaumburg's emporium 011 Austin avenue, left his umbrella in the store, whereupon one of the clerks, who had only l>een in the store a few days, picked up the umbrella and was about to run after the stranger and return it to him. "Let me see dot nmprvlla," said old Mose, whereui>on it was handed to him. "Py shinnniny gracious, dot was a silk umprella. Chust put dat avay peliind de calicos vare nopody vill stumble over it and preak his neck." "But I want to give it back to the owner," remonstrated the clerk. "Mine Godt, does you want to make a stranger susbeet dot Austin merchants have got no pishness cabacity. If-you gives him dot umprella pack he would lose all confidence in our pishness cabacity." Yesterday we met Bill J3eaty, with a gripsack swinging to one of his hands, going down Austin avenue. "Where are you bound for?" "I'm going to Leadville to open an undertaker^ establishment. There is millions in it." "You don't say so?" "Yes, my brother has just graduated as doctor. He is going to practice in Leadville, and if I open an undertaker's establishment, he will send me all his custom. Good bye, take care of yourself." INTERFERING'IN NEIGHBORS' QUARRELS.? A goose, traveling across the country for the l?enefit of her dyspepsia was resting herself in a bit of thicket, when along came two foxes in search of something not too utter for dinner. Being tired and disappointed it was only natural that they should feel quarrelsome, and as they halted near the thicket one of them observed: "If you were half as sharp as the books make you out you would not be hungry enough to gnaw at tne ousnes." "And if you were half as big as you think you are you would pass for a lion minus the roar," sneered the first. "I don't want.no impudence from no fifteen-cent animal of your build !" warned the first. "Don't give me any chin-music or I will make a wreck of you!" yelled No.2. You're a thief!" "Ditto" "You're a !" At this point the goose could stand it no longer. Walking out from the thicket she put on a benevolent look and observed: "Gentlemen, let me settle this dispute. In the first place I want to remark " But she never remarked. The foxes made a rush and gobbled her up, and as they picked their teeth of the last of the feathers, No.l remarked: "None but a goose would have sought to have settled a dispute between two foxes." "And while I have a great respect for the peacemaker," added the second, "I have invariably observed that they are the eaten party. Neighbors who quarrel cannot only take care of themselves, but in most cases of the goose who sticks her bill into the fuss. This banquet will now adjourn." ?- m * ? r*. . onn..l-;?Hr AN uka'l'UKlUAli ? L1UH l>?nunc s^uniin, at an oj>en air meeting, a Texas man was interrupted by a man in the crowd who shouted, "Louder!" the speaker raised his voice. In less than a minute the same man again called, "Louder! Again the speaker raised his voice, until the volume reached away out beyond the edge of the crowd. When the man for the third time called "Louder!" the orator paused for a second, and then continued: "Fellow-citizens, the period will at last arrive when the vast machinery of this universe must stop, and all its wheels be motionless ; when the spheres shall cease to roll, and all the defined periods of time be lost in eternity. In that awful hour, when the mighty Gabriel shall descend from the battlements of heaven, and, placing one foot on the sea and one on the land, shall force,a blast from his trumi>et that shall reverl>erate throughout the universe, some dog-goned fool will holler, 'Louder! Iiouder !' " Paddy's Owl.?An Irishman traveling through a piece of wood in the dark of evening heard a noise thr t frightened him very much and he was about to start to run, but being ashamed of his own coward ice concluded he would face the music, no matter what the consequences might be. He resolved to ascertain the cause of his alarm. He found that it proceeded from a clump of bushes near by. He mustered courage, and, with shillalah in hand, weut cautiously 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 seeing the insignificant creature that had given him such a tremendous scare, he looked at it a moment and then exclaimed, "He jabbers, and ye be chaifiy noise!" ? ?O Not Allowed at the Party.?"Yesterday, as we were passing a street beyond the Atlanta Medical College, and on which a numl>er of negroes reside, we heard an old negro calling out to his wife: " 'Manda ! Is you got dern chickens shut up in de smoke house like I tole yer ?' " 'No ! an' I'd like to know what's de matter with you, dat you so 'tickler about dem chickens all at once,' she replied. " 'Nebber you mind ! I knows what's de matter, and dat's nu/f till deiu chickens is housed ! When I hears dat dem niggers ober dar in the next yard is gwine to have a party to-morrow night, I wants to be shore my ! chickens don't attend it?you hear me ?' The I chickens were locked up." * The Pkodigal'sGrekting.?He ran away ! from home, did this prodigal, and spent his patrimony in billiard saloons and lottery tick-1 ets, and had got down to his last dollar. He ! returned to his parents, out at the elbows, and | bankrupt in the matter of clean linen, and . the very next day he met an old neighbor, who i asked: "And did your father kill the fatted calf V" j There was evidently a story in the ground, I solved in part by his sullen reply: "No. but lie* came blamed near killing the 1 prodigal." All the Same.?A good old lady, speaking ! i? prayer meeting and giving expression to j the joy and confidence she felt, said : "I feel as if I were ready this minute to fall into the | arms of Beelzebub." "Abraham! You mean Abraham !" hastily corrected a brother sit ting near. "Well, Abraham, then," was the re-; spouse, "it dont make any difference. They're both good men."?Troy Times. A French officer said to a Swiss colonel: j "How is it that your countrymen always fight for money, while we French always fight for j honor ?" The Swiss shrugged his shoulders and replied : "I suppose it is because ]>eople j are apt to fight for that which they need most." ? ?3T A young man who went to the circus and stepped too near the monkey's cage had his i arm siezed and savagely jerked by one of the | monkeys. He would have escaped safely if he i had not said: "It's merely a monkey-wrench," but when they heard that the infuriated crowd : ) ; threw him into the lion's den. ' Ihc <fatm and" (fireside, j j IMPROVING WHEATS BY SELECTION. I am certainly greatly indebted to you for the very flattering editorial made upon an 8 extract of my essay "Qross breeding and Ily- !l bridization of wheats," in the last issue of the I liural J'resK of May Oth. If 1 may be allow-j1 ed, I will add a word suggested by a remark you j1 make in closing your editorial, viz. : "While ' 1 our richer grain growers are. importing new j 1 varieties from all parts of the world," etc. J It is the prevailing opinion among farmers , j that "imported" wheats will do better than 1 ( any of the native or acclimated standards, | j which opinion is true in most cases, when the ! f inqiorted is compared with their own. Hut i j when the farmer selects his seed wheat with I as much care as he does his seed corn and |. gives it any reasonable amount of attention, j [ he will find all importations far in the back- j j ground. In three years ninety-nine bund- i redths of the farmers will permit their seed | , wheat to retrograde at least an eigth and even j a fourth, whereas, if half as much care as t neglect should be bestowed upon its improve- s ment by selection alone, not one would ever j import to procure better seed. i Importations should never lie made except for two purposes? for ex|>erimental work and i a supply where no seed is to Is* had in t lie conn- ( try. It takes two years to make a wheat No. , 1 and pure by'selection, and to It) to make a successful hybrid. The mere operation of j crossing one wheat upon another to produce a . new variety can l>e learned in a very short { time; but the knowledge required to select i ^ varieties with proper elements, that they, i when combined, may produce an offspring j. thsm fit Iter imrent. both for the field i* and the mill, is something very few attain, j j It is not necessary for the farmer to obtain jf this knowledge ; he can and should, however, j j understand the rules and laws of improve- j , ment by selection. , Por ten years, and more, I have found wheats j' made upon the soil where they are to be raised ! i far better in every resjiect ihan any others, i j native or imported. 1 am now improving all !, your California varieties, and find, after two I years, they improve so materially that your j | own farmers cannot recognize them in sheaf j or shelled. I take the liberty of sending yon ! j a few samples?numbered?for your farmers J ( to ''guess on." They are sent just as they I j came into my room from the thresher; they have not been recleaned nor graded in the j, least?only improved by selection for two-years. j ( I have sown and they are growing nicely now?this spring 1S1 different varieties, the j seed of which I obtained from every country j in the world and from many islands. Many 1 , receive are winter wheats, which I have converted into spring oats. Of all the samples . received, not on? was as good or begun to lie j as good as the very poorest I now have. The j wheats that are nearest those 1 have improved ! ( came from Oregon. 1 took with me thirty-three varieties to Wash- . iagton last .January. They were analyzed by . the chemist and found to be "the best lie bad ever received or tested." I would very much ] like t<i have your Prof. Ililgard see the anal- ' yses and my wheat, too. I havenot written this letter for publication. ' You may, however, when the opportunity pre- j sents itself, extract some portions of it. We have just had three inches of rainfall?an un- ' precedented occurrence.?A. E. Blount, (California State Agricultural College. ^ Butteioiilk.?For ;i summer beverage ] ( there can be nothing more healthy and ? strengthening than buttermilk. It is excel- j lent for weak and delicate stomachs, and far . better as a dinner drink than coffee, tea or ' water, and, unlike them, does not retard, but j rather aids, digestion. A celebrated physician ( once said that if every one knew the value of ] buttermilk as a drink, it would be more freely j partaken of by persons who use other bever- , ages so excessively ; and he further compared ( its effects upon the system to the cleaning out ( of a stove that has been clogged with ashes , that have sifted through, filling up every crev- j ice and crack, saying the human system is , like the stove, and collects and gathers refuse < matter that can in no way be exterminated ( from the system so effectually as by drinking ( buttermilk. It is also a remedy for indigee? j tion, quiets and sootbes the nerves, and is very . somnolent to those troubled with sleeplessness, j Persons who are fond of buttermilk never tire . of singing its praises, while those not fond of it never weary of wondering how some people ] drink it. So far as possible, i>eople should ( overcome their aversion and learn to use it for , health's sake. One gentleman here is so fond ] of it, that he will drink three glasses and then t exclaim earnestly, as he sets his glass down, j "That's food and raiment both.While an- t j other enthusiast made the statement that f where the liver has become lifeless from tor- ^ pidity and inaction, and is too dead to per- f form its functions, buttermilk will cause a ., new one to grow in. Whatever exagerated statements may have been made concerning ( buttermilk, its medicinal pro]>erties cannot be t overrated, and it should be more freely used ( by all who can get it. In churning the first ^ process of digestion is gone through, making it one of the easiest and quickest of all things j to digest. It makes gastric juice and con- . tains properties that assimilate, with no wear ( upon the digestive organs. , < Farmers axi> Poultry.?Farmers have ] plenty of room and land to spare on which f fowls may l>e kept to advantage. Cheap houses c can be built on the premises to shelter a hun- c died or two birds, that will give them fresh ( eggs in abundance (to use in the household or sell for cash) in the right season. There is f very little labor to lie jierformed in the proper i care of a few score of nice fowls during the { breeding season. And a very large per cent- j age uj>on the cost and keeping all told, is the natural and certain return there may be realized to a farmer anywhere, on a large or small ^ scale, where this business is conducted as it ^ should be. Why, then, should not our farm- e ers avail themselves of this plainly remunerative adjunct upon their premises? .There is c more money in good poultry raising (consider- , ing its cost) by one-half, to be had annually j( than can be.realized from pigs and sheep, on a e farm. And yet the latter are fed and housed ? and bred everywhere to the entire neglect, al- {( most of fowl stock.- Our farmers will do well to look into the merits of this thing. Good v fowls of any of the improved breeds may now ? be had at a reasonable price, and we sincerely j." recommend the matter to the careful consideration of those who have the facilities at hand ,, to rear good poultry at a remunerative rate, ^ who have neglected this well-paying branch of ? rural economy. s - Watering Horses.,?There is a certain 'J*, want of conunou sense and humanity, in the ^ habit many persons have of watering horses three times daily. The only reasonable and sensible or prudent plan to pursue, is to give the animals water according to their real wants. This is a different matter from giving it to them capriciously or according to . their fancy. If we give way to the latter, we ;l will find the animal becomes as cunning as a j. monkey, and will play the old soldier at every s opportunity, pretening to drink and making v believe, so as to gain time and shrink work. v But it is simple cruelty to compel a team to plow or work from morning until noon, or from noon until night without allowing it!' the privilege of a Refreshing draught. It is j inconvenient, many times, to water the team I jt during the forenoon or afternoon, and we are I ^ apt to think the time thus taken lost, but j when the famer's millennium comes, there j 'v will probably be drinking in every field, sup-; (1 plied from a running stream. In the mean- ?\ while time "lost" in doing good, even though ; ^ it may be in behalf of the dumb animals, is j well "lost"?it may be regained. Could they j' speak it might be to say that they would like { ^ to be treated, in the matters of times for food ! ^ and drink, somewhat as we?their wise masters?are accustomed to treat ourselves. j ; Beef which has a tendency to be tough i J1 can be made tender by stewing very gently for j two hours with pepper and salt, letting outj J1' about a pint of liquid when done and allowing ' the remainder to boil into the meat. After taking up make gravy of the liquid saved. ! To clean oil-cloth wash with warm milk. p< Once in six months scour with hot soapsuds, K dry thoroughly, and apply a coat of varnish. They will last as long again. j w A breeder of poultry says: Every spring p] I procure a quantity of cedar bouglis, and 01 scatter them in and around the lien house. | w The odor of the cedar keeps away the lice. w i A little spirits of turpentine added to the si water with which floors are washed will pre- e< vent the ravages of moths. 1 c? Miscellaneous Heading. J ORIGINAL ABOLITIONISTS. { It is not altogether safe in these days to i iay with absolute positiveness at what time i my great movement began or to attempt to a lame its originators. Careful historical re- 5 learch has revealed the fact that many have jeen wearing honors for priority which beonged to others, or of which others were at c east entitled to be participants. The truth i s that in all great uprisings of the people a md in all important discoveries, the leading ( deas involved seem to have occupied a nuiu- j jer of su|>erior minds at t he same time. Evi- s lence of this is seen in the histories of the Reformation, of the English revolution, and I >f tin; Declaration of American Independence, i \nd Confirmations of the same thing maybe ] bund in the fact that a number of claimants, \ dl of them equally honest, appear for the i credit of scientific discoveries and valuable \ n ventions. ;i Probably no one can now tell definitely 1 ,vho first raised his voice against the slave \ rade, or who is entitled to the fame of having 1 irst advocated the emancipation of negro j laves, notwithstanding the Honors tuai nave .y >een heaped upon (iianville Sharp, Clark son, 1 iVilberforce and others. The original aboli- t ionisls now before our minds did not spring i ip in Kngland, nor in Boston, nor in Pliila- .] ielphia, nor even in the .North. They were t Muitherners and South Carolinians. They ] vere not infidel iconoclasts, but Presbyterian < ninisters. Kev. Win. C. Davis, in a sermon , neached before the Presbytery of South Caro- \ ina, 171>4, ''denounced all his fellow Chris- ] dans who held slaves." And the reply to this ( liscourse was. by Itev. Thomas lteese, D. D., > i native of Pennsylvania and a graduate of l Princeton College under the Presidency of i dev. John Witherspoon, D. D. No violence ;eenis to have lieen threatened to Mr. Davis, i ihough his opinions on the subject of slavery ] vere not acceptable to the great body of the 1 southern people. t But his influence did not stop here. Mr. 1 Davis was a teacher as well as a preacher, as \ nauy clergymen in that day and long after- 1 vards discharged the duties of both otlices. > A ml it might be as well if they were now t more frequently united in the same persons. < Among tlie pupils of Mr. Davis was James j tilleland, born in Lincoln county, North ( Carolina, and a graduate of Dickinson Col- i ege Pa., who was licensed by the Presbytery ; if South Carolina, Sept. 2(5, 171U. In his 1 'History of the Presbyterian Church in South i Carolina," Dr. Howe says : "In April 171)5, i t call was forwarded to the Presbytery (of j "iouth Carolina) from the church of Brad way "or the pastoral services of James (tilleland, which was accepted by him; and an interfile- | liate session was appointed to be held on the j idtli of July,, for his ordination. At this | meeting a remonstrance, signed by eleven or | twelve persons, was presented against his < jrdiuation,- on the ground that he had preach- . >d against the government and against slavery. | r<> this Mr. (Jilleland replied that he had not ( [iresiched against the government, but bad I>reaciieu against slavery ana snouiu sun uo | io. Heat length consented to yield to the ( counsel of Presbytery, as to the voice of Hod ; i aid if they should so counsel, he would be j blent, unless the consent of Presbytery should < ue first obtained. The difference between < Mr. Gilleland and the remonstrants was made ] up, and his ordination proceeded." i Hut Mr. Gillelaiul did not feel comfortable | under the advice of the Presbytery. l)r. i (Iowe says: "At the meeting of the Synod of ( :he Carolinas. held at Mcrganton, Nov. 3,171)0, Mr. Gilleland memorialized Synod, 'stating lis conscientious difficulties in receiving the i ulvice of the Presbytery of South Carolina, ] ivhieh had enjoined upon him to be silent in ( die pulpit on the subject of the emancipation )f the Africans," which injunction Mr. Gille- and declares to be, in his apprehension, con- i ;rary to the Word of God. Whereupon Syn- . >d, after deliberating upon the matter, do , concur with the Presbytery in advising Mr. j jrilleland to content himself with using his j utmost endeavors in private to open the way for emancipation, so as to secure our happiuess as a people, preserve the peace of the , Church, and render them capable of enjoying ( die blessings of liberty. Synod is of the | jpinion that to preach publicly against slavery j in the present circumstances, and to lay down j is the duty of every one, to liberate those under | dieir care, is what would lead to disorder, i uid open tiie way to confusion." } Eight years afterwards, Mr. Gilleland, as | Dr. Ilowe savs, "finding it difficult to recoil- < rile his mind to a residence where negro sla- i ,'ery prevailed, resigned his pastoral charge." j hi 1805 he removed to Red Oak, Brown county, Ohio, where he died of ossification of the leart, Feb., 1, 1K45. According to Dr. Ilowe: ( 'His sermons, though unwritten, were care- ] ully thought over and well arranged, and of- . ;en higiily original. Even those who differed ( roin liiui gave him the credit of consistency, t ind had a high appreciation of his character." , This history reveals several things worthy j >f notice ; (1) At the close of the last century j he duty of emancipating the slaves was dis- j >neuo?l gvpii in Month (!sirr?Iinn.. I'D That sla rery ought to be abolished and would be was j idmitted by the Synod of the Carolinas, when s t advised Mr. Gilleland to "content himself j vith using his utmost endeavors in private to ; ipeu the way for emancipation." The only ., natter in dispute was as to the proper meth- c id of bringing about the desired result. (3) s sTo violence seems to have been inflicted ujion , >r threatened against the advocates of email- , iipation as in later times. (4j The humanity c if slavery, its divine origin and its perpetuity, j lo not seem to have been asserted then. The , idvocacy of these extreme views was reserved s or those who adopted the opinions of that po- ^ itical school of which John C. Calhoun was c he master, though he was a descendent of a c 'ennsylvania family.?Presbyterian Manner. (] ~ ? r Boy Inventors.?Some of the most irapor- t ant inventions have been the work of boys. l. The invention of the valve motion to the.steam g ngine was made by a mere hoy. t Newcomers engine was in a very incomplete :i ondition from the fact there was no way to a pen or close the valves except by means of \ avers operated by hand, lie set up a large jj ngine at one of the mines, and a boy, Hum- y ihrey Potter, was hired to work these valve y avers. Although this was not hard work, yet n t required his constant attention. As he was corking the levers he saw that parts of the ngine moved in the right direction, and at v he same time he had to open or close the ^ alves. lie procured a strong cord and made (j lie end fast to the valve-lever, and the boy ;l hen bad tbe satisfaction of seeing tbe engine n ;iove with perfect regularity of motion. A t; hurt time after the foreman camearounu ami (. ay the boy playing marbles at the door. Look- p ng at the engine lie saw the ingenuity of the u oy, and also the advantage of so great an inention. The idea suggested by the boy's in- n entive genius was put in a practical form and sj jade the steam engine an automatic working q lachine. u The power loom is the invention of a far- Sj ler's boy who had never seen or heard of such tiling, lie whittled one out witli his jack- e nife, and when he had got it all done he p liowed is with great enthusiasm to his father, i dio at once kicked it all to pieces, saying he c, ,'ould have no boy about him who would spend 0 is time on such foolish tilings. The boy was f, ent to a, blacksmith to learn a trade, and his a laster took a lively interest in him. He made ? loom of what was left of the one his father J p ad broken up and showed it to his master. c 'lie blacksmith saw he had no common boy as i u n apprentice, and that the invention was a : alnable one. He had a loom constructed 1111-1 | er the supervision of the boy. It worked to tl lieir perfect satisfaction, and the blacksmith ! () urnished the means to manufacture the looms, j f. ml the boy received half the profit. In about i p] year the blacksmith wrote to the boy's father j p lint he should bring with him a wealthy gen-1 ^ enian who was the inventor of the celebrated i m ower-loom. You may be able to judge of the | nl stonishment at the old man when his son was ! tl resented to him as the inventor, who told him i {(I uit the loom was the same as the model that I _ e had kicked to pieces but a year ago.? IKcs- J , rn Trade. jy A Man of Mystery.?Speaking of Stewart, , lys a New York letter, his character and j sition remind one of the veiled prophet of Ihorassan. lie was the hidden power of k, roadway, but he preserved a peculiar secrecy Fi hich added to the interest connected with T a* veiled autocrat of trade. lie never (lis-, ^ layed a sign and never allowed his portrait J A r even a photograph to be taken. His clerks , ere not permitted to speak to him (except1 hen making replies), and only three men ti( ere allowed to enter his private oftice, unless Kl1 tmmoned to his presence. This trio was ^ )m|K>sed of Judge Hilton, who then was a f<V nilidential friend, William JJbby (then a1 or partner,) and Brown, the general manager, ilaving preserved this veiled character so nany years, it follows him after death. His corpse is carried no one knows whither, the msiness is discontinued, the Stewart disap>ears from the record of trade, leaving nothng to perpetuate his name. This is certainly I very strange history for a man who made p30,000,(KK> in Broadway traffic. Tiie Death of Miis. Lincoln.?Mrs. Lin:oln, widow of the late President, who died n Springfield, 111., on Sunday, had been ill for i long time. A few days ago she grew worse. )n Saturday evening she suffered a shock of mralysis and from that time lay in a comatose tate till she died. Mrs. Lincoln was the daughter of the Hon. lobert S. Todd, of Lexington Kentucky, and II 1S31) lived with her sister, Mrs. Ninian W. Sdwards, at Springfield, Illinois, not agreeing vith a stepmother at home. She had been educated under the care of a French lady, and vas gifted with rare talents, and a most fiery md ungovernable temper. Her tongue and ler pen were equally sharp. For a time she vas courted by Stephen A. Douglas as well as >y Abraham Lincoln, but is said to have reected Douglas, her reason being hisbad morals. >he decided in favor of Lincoln, believing he md the best chance of becoming President of he United States. Her sharp and witty pen nvnlved Mr. Lincoln in a eoutroversy with laines Shields, tlien auditor of Illinois, before lie marriage came ofT. Mr. Shields supposed dr. Lincoln to be the author ofseveral jocular mmmiiiiieations published in the Sangamon Tournul, holding Mr. Shields up to ridicule, vhich really were tlie productions of Miss dary Todd. Mr. Lincoln was challenged to a luel, and broadswords Were named as the weapons ; but the matter was compromised by 'riends, and no nipetiug took place. The inar iage occurred on'-tlfe 5th of November, 1842, md they went to board at the Globe Tavern, n Springfield, paying at the rate of $4 per week, dr. Lincoln was not happy in liis domestic relations, and his friends always considered .his marriage a great mistake. She was the mother of four children, one of whom died when four years old, and a second, so well uiown by the )>et name of "Tad," died of iearlet fever after the family had settled in lie White House. She was seated by the side if her husband in Ford's Theatre, in Waslington, when the bullet cut short the career if the President. Iler mind lost its balance, md she passed some time in private asylums, ind subsequently went to Europe for her lealth. While at Pace, in the Pyrenees, she net with an accidental fall, injuring her spine, which left her an invalid, requiring the conitant care of a physician. Tiik Razou-Back Hog.?To the traveler through Texas, one of the strangest and most iieouliar features of landscape is the razor-back log. He is of a Swiss cottage style of architecture. His physical outline is angular to a iegree unknown outside of a text-book on the science of geometry. His ears, or the rags and tatters of them that the (logs have left, are juried back with a knowing, vagabondish air. His tail has no curl in it?but it hangs aft, limp as a wet dish-rag hungoiitof a back winlow to dry. The highest peak of his corrugated back is six inches above the level with the root of his tail, lie does not walk with the slow and stately step of the patrician Berkshire, but usually goes in a lively trot. He leaves the impression that he was late starting in the morning, and is making up for lost time, or that he is in no doubt about the payment of that check,- and is hurrying to get it jashed before the bank closes. The country razor-back prowls around in the woods and lives on acorns, pecan nuts and roots; when he can spare time he climbs under his owner's fence and assists in harvesting the jorn crop. In this respect he is neighborly to fault, afid, when his duty to his owner's crop will allow, he will readily turn in and assist the neighbors, even work at night rather than jee.his crop spoil for want of attention. He Joes not know the luxury of a sty. He never jets fat, and from the day of birth, sometimes two years roll into eternity before he is big enough to kill. Crossing the razor-back with the blue'-blood?d stock makes but little improvement. The >nly effective way to improve him is to cross him with a railroad train. He then becomes tn imported Berkshire, or Poland-China iiog, tnd if he does 'ffofc"-knock the train off the :rack, the railway company pays for him at the ate of one dollar a pound, for which they are illowed the mournful privilege of shoveling ;he remains off the track. The ham of tho jountry razor-back is more juicy than the hind eg of an iron flredog, but not quite so fat as a line knot.? Western Plowman. The Poison in Tobacco Smoke.?A series >f experiments has been recently conducted by [Ierr Kissling, of Bremen, with the view of iscertaining the proportions of nicotine and ither j>oisonous substances in the smoke of ligars. Ilis paper, in Dingier'aPolptechnixches * ? -J - i?..1 4-Krv fOMJ'Mttf, glVtfS ct UMCllll leaiuiie wl tuc wiiik ui irevious observers. lie specifies as strongly >oiso?ous constituents, carbonic oxide, sul)hurated hydrogen, prussicacid, picoline bases, md nicotine. The first three occur, however, n such small proportion and their volatility is io great that their share in the action of tojacco smoke on the system may be neglected. The picoline bases, too, are present in coraparitively small quantity ; so that the poisonous iharacter of the smoke may be almost excluively jittribuled to the huge proportiou of licotine present. Only a small part of the licotine in a cigar is destroyed by the process if smoking, and a relatively large proportion lasses off with the smoke. The proportion of licotine in the smoke depends, of course, esentially on the kind of tobacco ; but the relaive amount of nicotine which passes from a :igar into smoke depends chiefly on how the :igar lias been smoked, as the nicotine content if the unsmoked part of a cigar is in inverse atip to the size of this part?i. e.T more nicoine the shorter the part. Evidently, in a mining cigar, the slowly advancing zone of ;Io\v drives before it the distillable matters, so hnt in the yet nnbnrned portion a constant ccuniulation of these takes place. It would ppear that in the case of cigars that are poor n nicotine more of the substance relatively asses into smoke than in the case of cigars irith much nicotine; also that nicotine, notwithstanding its high boiling point, has remarkable volatility.?London Times. Tiie Polka Dot.?IIow many Indies who wear dresses covered with polka dotstiave any nowledge of their classic origin ? The polka ot, we are told by a learned correspondent, is copy of the ancient chrysoclavus, or golden ail head, which, in early Church time, was of he emblematic ornaments embroidered in eclesiastical vestments and robes, and later a urple patch, like a broad nail head, was worn pon the outer gamflmts by the old Roman ignitaries. At first, it was observed as a lark of dignity, and "clavi" of gold 011 rich iiken textiles of Tyrian dye could be worn nly by the nobles. Imbued by a spirit of emlation, the wealthy then demanded silken tuffs sprinkled all over with large round spots ; nd. so, from the sacred chrysoclavus, or gold11 nail-head, we have come in modern times to estrew our cotton frocks with jMilka dots, 'hose same frocks are not prettier nor more omfortable for the remote origin of their decration ; but there may be women who will nd a sort of satisfaction in the knowledge, nd will wear their polka dots with a more randoise air for that reason. To such women , is especially recommended to restore the anient name also, and dignify the polka dot 'itli the original name clavi. g3T Xot long ago, a ship was wrecked upon ic reel's of an Island in the Pacific. The sailrs, escaping to land, feared, lest they might ill into the hands of savages. One climbed a luff to reconnoitre. Turning to his companms he shouted "Come 011! Here's a church!" D:.v>i\io cfnvu hni- nnp mvnlvincr a nrofound > OIIJ1J/AV, .'VW.J, o - 4 uestion : Wliy was it safer for shipwrecked I len to go where a church upreared its cross mn wliere there was none ? That question robes the skepticism of our time to the heart. Ihe ?fltfcville (fritquiw. TK11M8 OF SUBSCRIPTION! nglecopy for one year, $2 50 or six months, 1 25 or three months, 75 wo copies one year 4 00 3ti copies one year, 20 00 nd an extra copy for a club of ten. ADVE11TL8ING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first inser>n, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each ibsequent insertion. A square consists of the iace occupied by seven lines of this size type. Contracts will lie made at reduced rates r advertising space to be used for three, six, twelve mouths. I J. J. SMITH & CO. "closing OUT." WE are determined to close out our entire stock of Dry Goods, and in order to do so i we have reduced our prices on ALL LINES OF GOODS. Dress Goods worth .17} cents, reduced to 25 cents ; the styles usually sold at 31} cents, reduced to 20 < cents, and those usually sold at 25 cents, reduced to Ifljj cents. Our Goods are fresh and of desirable i styles, and at the prices we now offer them, THERE IS A BARGAIN IN THEM. I Don't fail to examine for yourselves before you buy. Our stock of GASSIMERES AND GOTTONADES Is full and complete. We also offer great Bargains in these lines. I READY-MADE CLOTHING. Great reductions in the prices, and Bargains offered in Gents' Ready Wade (Nothing Some beautiful fancy <'assinicre Suits, reduced from ; Slti.tHi to IF YOU WANT BARGAINS In Ladios', Misses' and Children'sSHOES,Gents' SHOES and HATS, comeatonce before our stock is exhausted. Those who come with the money shall have the benetitof our low prices. J. J. SMITH A CO. THE FAMOUS i ACME HARROW, MADE of the best tempered steel and wrought iron, is acknowledged by all contestants at , tairs, and bv a^Hcultural journals, to lie the most complete SEED COVERKR AM) PULVERIZER on the market. Where farmers cannot afford the Drill and Harrow, preference is given to ii-_ tj ,1^.. i? me narrow, wuicu uwun mo wwi ?\ wi i/wfu ? seeding, besides giving valuable returns on cloddy bottom land and broom sedge or stubbie the entire year. One man and two horses can effectually put in TWELVE ACRES per day, in all lands that were (iultivated the previous season in corn or cotton. By means of the lever you can i cut your lands from one lothreeand a half inches | deep, thereby covering your grain at a uniform depth, as yon may desire. It also prepares your , land for reapers and rakers. Satisfaction guaranteed, or no pay. Purchasers* will be allowed ' one day to try it. Longer use will be considered i a sale. Secure the Harrow early. FOR SALE ALSO. Farmer's Favorite Grain Drill. Champion Grain Drill. The best Feed Cutter in the world for $7, and a regular line of Implements, from a garden plow to a steam engine. Call on ERNEST LOWRY. i Office in Rratlon Corner Store, Yorkville. July 20 29 tf ; ~ IT STANDS AT THE HEAD. THE LIGHT RUNNING DOMESTIC. THE best material ; will do any and all kinds of work; complete in every respect; the largest arm ; the lightest running; most beautiful Wood work. Fully warranted for five years. Call at my PHOTO GALLERY, one door east J of the jail and examine Machines and work. It will be to your advantage to call on me before purchasing a SEWING MACHINE. I am prepared to d<? any work in the PHOTO- , GRAPH LINE to satisfaction, and at reasonable prices. J. R. SCHOKB. I YORK VILLE LIVERY AND FEED STABLES, , NEAR THE COURT HOUSE, i ARK now open and will he kept in first class j style with comfortable vehicles of all kinds, ? good horses and careful drivers. f IF YOU WANT i A nice Horse and Buggy, or ( A nice pair of Horses and Buggy, or The Yorkville Omnibus, or If you want your horses fed for 25 cents per meal, go to SMITH'S Livery and Feed Stables. ' CINCINNATI BUGGIES. Just receivtd, fi nice Cincinnati Buggies, for ' sale at $G5 each for top, and $55 each lor open. 1 Also a good second-hand Carriage, and one double-seat Spring Wagon for sale cheap. Call and exam'ne them. WANTED. 300 dozen bundles good sheaf Oats and 300 bush- I els Red and White Oats, for which I will pay the market price, if delivered at mv stables soon. ' F. E. SMITH. l BRIDGE NOTICE. 1 OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ) [ Yorkvillf., S. C., July 17, 1S82. j J UNTIL TUESDAY, the 22nd day of AUGUST, . 1882, at 10 o'clock, A. M? SEALED PROPOSALS will be received for the letting out of a CONTRACT FOR A BRIDGE across Bullock's Creek, at GILLESPIE'S FORI), on new cut ( road leading from Jloodtown to Mrs. M. ,E. * Smarr's plantation. J Plans and Specifications may be seen bv calling 1 on JAMES B. ALLISON, Clerk of theBoard.at a Yorkville, and also at the Ford, on the day and hour above mentioned. A Ijond with two sutlicient sureties for faithful r work, in double the sum proposed, must aceora- ' pany each bid. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board, JAMES B. ALLISON, Clerk. *" * ^ nn ft* JUiy ZU Zil til STATE OF~SOUTH CAROLINA, Yorlc County. WHEREAS ROBERT DAVISON has applied to ine for Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of JOHN MeCARTER, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. Theseare, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said | deceased, to be and appear before me at our j next Judge of Probate's Court for the said county, i to be holden at York Court House on the I2TH i DAY OF AUGUST, next, to shew cause, if any, j why the said Administration should not be i granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 27th day of : July, in the year of our Lord one thousand; eight hundred and eighty-two, and in the 107th | year of the Independence of the United States i of America. I J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate, j July 27 30 2t? GARRY IRON ROOFING CO. V! Manufacturers i all kinds of Iron Roofing I and Crimped ! Sidings, _Fire- | ' NSPfc Pro?'' Doors 49B|CEgZBB^r' and Shutters, r ^r" 1 Iron Ore Paint and Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, CIiEVBLAMT), OHIO, j Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. THK nndersigne<l ofl'ers for sale, the Lot in Yorkville, known as the "Meek Place." It is situated near the Methodist Church, and contains TWO ACRR3, more or less. On the lot is a two-story Dwelling House, containing SIX LARGE ROOMS AND A BASEMENT, a lumber house, coru-criband stable. Terms will lie made easy. L. M. GRIST. THE HARTFORD Sewing Maehine. JUST PERFECTED. The Largest under Arm. The Lightest and Quietest. I THE MOST LAVISHLY DECORA TEH. ! i The Least Vibration of any. A Galaxy of New Patents. Bali-Bearing Balance Wheel. Knife edrrp T read le-hpa finer. Newest iind most Elegant Designs in Stands md Woodwork. Positive take up. Perfect Stitch. The well-known and popular ''FAMILY FAVORITE." i Is also manufactured by us. For finely illustrated descriptions apply to I W. C. LATIMEll, Yorkville, S. C. j W. G. RE ID & CO., Rock Hill, S. C.! WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, I HARTFORD, CONN. April 6 14 tf ('IRCri.Aii. OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER.) < Richmond, Va., June 21st, 18S2. j j TO further promote the interests of its patrons and the development of the material resour- i or.o Jnilnuteiou At' Mm ept/lnnu offOtllll TV MPPVPfl 1 by its system of railroads, the Richmond A Danville Railroad Company will again incur the labor and expense of making an illustrative Kxhibit this Fall. The New England Manufacturers and Mechanic's Institute will hold its Second Exposition in Boston, Mass., on the <?th of September. It has cordially invited the Richmond A Danville Railroad Co. to display its Exhibits in its magnificent Building. The invitation lias been accepted. Such an opportunity for a practical and wide I reaching adverti-ement of the subjects which compose the material wealth of our section of the : South and of the manifold advantages and inducements it offers for the investment of North- j em, and especially New England capital, and for I New England immigration, has never before been presented to our people. It should not be neg* lected. All persons throughout the great Piedmont, Mountain and other regions em braced in the Richmond A Danville system of railroads in any way interested in material development and enterprises?owners of Mineral Lands and Mines, Timber Lands, Manufacturing Establishments and Water Powers are invited to avail themselves of the benefit of this Exhibit. Cant. C. C. MePhail, Chief of Bureau of Mines and Manufac tires, has charge of all matters ot detail, connected with the Exhibit to be made in Boston, Mass., on the 6th of .September. All per sons desiring information and to make contributions of Materials and Specimens are requested to correspond with him. T. M. R. TALCOTT, General Manager. July 13 28 tf THf OLD RELIABLE I OXE OF THE BEST NEWSPAPERS IN THE SOUTH. NO SENSATIONALISM, NO IMMORALITY, j - ... ?? ? ?A XTQ-TTlS HP A ntumimmj I SUBSCRIBE FOR IT! THE Chronicle and Constitutionalist is the oldest newspaper in the South, and perhaps ' :he oldest in the United States, having been es.ablisbed in 1085. While thoroughly Democratic n principle, it is liberal, progressive and tolerant. The CHRONICLE contains the latest news from ill parts of the world, and is recogni'aed as a first;lass paper. As an advertising medium, it covers the eonnrv in Georgia and South Carolina tributary to < \iigusta. We endeavor to exclude sensationalism. We itlhlish no articles of an immorai character. TERMS: Daily, one year $10 00 i rri-Weekly, one year, 5 00 ; iVeekly.orie year, 2 00 ! Address * WALSH A WRIGHT, Augusta, Ga. " cleansing and repairing^ i rHE undersigned would respectfully inform | the public that lie is prepared to cleanse gar- j nents of any fabric whatever, rendering them : )erfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to . he original brightness and lustre of the goods. ; l)o 1101 throw away your old olothas, but have hem cleaned and made to look as well as now. ) iVork promptly done, and at tho most reasona- j )le prices. THOMAS BALLARD. J. W. BAUMAX* PRACTICAL BARBER AND HAIR DRE8SER. rjHOP in SPRINGS MOORE building, on first 5 fioor, in the rear of Withers Adiekes' store, j iasy shaving, fashionable hair-cutting and dressng and polite attention to all customers. Call j ind give him a trial. pgr Also dealer in CIGARS and TOBACCO, i rHE TOZBR ACRHJULTI Jp ti zrf/if _x^ m rME MOST E A N THE MOST DUR NOW II SEND FOR PRICE LIST TO T. S. JEFFERFS, Asrent, Vort yiI ](', S. C. March 10 1 JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and first-class appointments throughout our office, we are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prieea that will compare with New York or Philadelphia charges for the same quality of work and materials. We have recently made a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men : KITJi HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Kill Heads $3.50 $6.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet hill hpads. We will fill an order for bill heads, giving any desired number of either siz,e of sheet at proportionate prices. r .Tr-TTTn in?, A rt? For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note, 42.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 Letter (largesize) 3.00 6.0C For the above work we use a superior quality >f paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in evjry instance. . We also give special attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, .vliieh we furnish strictly according to the requirements oi the Justices of the Supreme Court, and u proof reading exercise the utmost care to enuire accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and will l>e pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired. Address, ' L. M. CRIST. Yorkville. S. (\ April 27 17 tf C. &~L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, from Chester, 8. C., to Lineolnton, N. C., taking effect at 2.45 o'clock, P. M., May 2, 1882: GOING NOIITH. Loave Chester 2.45 P. M. Leave Lowrysvilie 3.15 P. M. Leave McConnellsville 3.35 P. M. Leave Gnthriesville 3.45 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville 4.10 P. M. I.eave 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 Gastonia 8.00 P. M. Leave Dallas 6.20 P. M. Leave Hardin's 6.45 P. M, Arrive at Lineolnton 7.15 P. M. GOING SOUTH. Leave Lineolnton,; 7.00 A. M. * ^ Leave Hardin's 7.25 A. M. Leave Dallas 7.50 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia* 8.10 A. M. Leave Gastonia . 8 30 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 1 8.50 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 9.00 A. M. Leave Bowling Green 9.10 A. M. l^eave 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 McTonnellsville 10.50 A. M. Leave Lowrvsville ..11.10 A. M. Arrive at Chester 11.40 A. M. 'Breakfast. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. May 4 18 tf RICHMOND ANDDANVILLE RAILROAD. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. ON and after April 30tb, 1882, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line division of this road will he 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. MrArrive at Lula, 5.22 P. M. 6.50 A. M. Arrive at Rabun Gap J unc 5.47 P. M. 7.41 A. M. Arrive at Tocooe, 0.40 P. M. 8.17 A. M. Arrive at Seneca, 8.00 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. gsa$ Arrive at Gaxtonia, 2.00 A. M. 2.50 P. M. Arrive at Charlotte, 3.15 A. M. 4.00 F. M. WESTWARD. Mail and Express. Mail. No. 50. No. 52. Leave Charlotte 1.00 A. M. 12.40 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia, 2.02 A. M. 1.47 P. M. Arrive atSpartanburg 4.31 A. M. 4.06 P. M. Vrriveat Greenville, 5.59 A. M. 5.29 P. M. Vrrive at Seneca,... 7.43 A. M. 7.03 P. M. Arrive at Toecoa, 9.18 A. M. 8.30 P. M. VrriveatRab'nGap JunclO.OO A. M. 9 10 P. M. vrriveat Lula, 10.37 A. M. 9.46 P. M. Arrive at Gainesville, 11J6 A. M. 10.15 P. M. Arrive at Atlanta, 1.30 P. M. 12.40 A. M. T. M. R. TA LCOTT, General Manager. I. Y. SAGE, Superintendent. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent. May 25 21 tf "cHERAW AND CHESTER RAILROAD. PRESIDENT AND SUP'T'S OFFICE,) Chester, S. C., Nov. 28, 1881. J ON and after November 28, 1881, the following schedule will be run on this road daily, Sundays excepted: Leave Lancaster Depot 8.00 A. M. Leave Miller's Station 8.10 A. M. Leave Waxbaw 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 Leave McDaniel's Crossing 10.10 A. M. l eave Knox's Station 10.20 A. M. Arrive at Chester 11.00 A. M. Leave Chester 3 50 P. M. Arrive at Lancaster Depot 6.50 P. M. ra{j?MeugKrrf will nuy ucKUMnLaiinutiiiujn nuoio sold. WM. H. HARDIN, President. January 19 3 tf "turbine wXter wheel. WE have one 18-inch RIGHT HAND TURBINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar'a Invention. We are workings 134-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 l nan to gel one of these Wheels. We have Circulars giving all the details in regard to the working of it, and with the sale you have the privilege of trying the Wheel, and if it does not * do as represented, the money will bo refunded. Come and see the sample 18-inch R. H. Turbine Wheel, Manufactured.bv theSERGEANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Greensboro, N. C. HERNDON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. Februarv 10 47 tf OLU NEWSFArKKS, OF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale '^plat one cent each, at tbo ENQUIRER OFFTCF. .September 15 25 tf URAL STEAM ENGINE. Hi fl lOOFTOMIOAI.. D ABLE ENGINE n" USE. THE MANUFACTURERS, TOZER & DIAL, ('olombia^ 8. C. 1 flm