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?mnn)iu& fbpKtment. . Jack Pr ingle is a man who never waf^s 4tt opportunity, or puts off #or to-morrow fchb joid that can be done to-day. Going down street last Wednesday he Was accoStea fcfalittle nfervous man who "had an impediment iri his speech. ' SJaidT the stranger: "?-can you t-tell me whero I cang-geis-srsome t-t-tin t-t-tacks ?" . "-With much pleasure, Sir," replibd Jack, who realized the position at on#?, and,Jiav-1 ing directedKiS intftfochtor to Tne shop of, a neigboring ironmonger, by a somfewhat; circuitous route hurried off to the spot by a short cut. Now, the ironmonger was "having his dinner in a back parlor, tyit when Jbck eStfered the premises he cain$,'forward briskly ? bowing and rubbing his nands together m-that peculiar servile manner that is characteristic of the British shop-keeper. "Do y-you s-sell t-tin t-tacks?" said Jack, assuming a stammer, "Oh. vps. Sir i. certain! v. Sir." "G-good, long "ope's?** "Yes/Sir ; all sifees, Sir." "W-with s-s-sharp points ?" "Yes,"Sir, vero'sharp, points." "W-w-well men, %-s-Sit down on 'em, and fy-w-wait till I c-call again." Having, "given his order," Jack thought ty prudent to retire at once, as there were several heavy articles within easy access of 1 the proprietor's hands. 1 The old .man'had hardly cooled down, and returned,to his meal, which had also cooled $own unpleasantly, when the "real Simon pure" entered the shop, and again the ironmonger came forth, "washing his hands ' with invisible soap in imperceptible water." "Do y-you s-sell t-t-tin t-tacks?" said the 1 little man. 1 Luckily the -door was open, so the custo- 1 mer successfully avoided the seven-poiihd weight and the two flat-irons hurled at him.?Free Press. ' - ; \ : Starting a Youn? related 1 of a Philadelphian, who has been dead many years, that a young man came toJUim one 1 . oay and asked for help to startm business. : "Dgr you drink.?", inquirfl *the: million- 1 aire. "Occasionally.'? rpCf J "Stop it! stop it IbijBAjieiraritl then come and see me." The young maty broke off the h^tyit at . once, and at the epd 6f a year again presented himself. . ,, 1 "Do you smoke?" asked the great man. i "Yes, now and then." ^Stop it p it for a ye^rfang tlttnt^fie ' The young man went away and cut loose 1 from the Mbit, arid after worrying through i another twelverpfionthS'once more .faced the philanthropist. ' ",-.Y "Do you chew?" n : "Yes." nIF-...- i "Stop it! stop it for a year, and then come 1 and see me." . . . // But the young man never called again. When some one asked why he didn't make one more effort he replied: "Didn't I knoiv what he was driving i at. He'd have told me that as I had stopped chewing, drinking and smoking I must nave saved enough to start myself."? WaU Street News. Hints to Litigants.?"How did you , come out of the lawsuit you had with Jphn 1 Pendry, before Jusftice Solotflon about a hnr?p ?" n^kpd Bradford Curtis of Whrren Radway. "I won it. I wrote a note to Justice'Solomon, telling him that if he would decide in my favor I would pay him $10, and he deemed in my favor." "You can't make me believe but that Solomon is an upright judge, and if you wrote him a letter offering him money, he would have decided against you, and in favor of the other fellow." "Yes, I expect that is what he would have done if I had not been so careful to sign the other fellow's name to the letter offering the bribe. Yon haven't got much more sense than the justice himself.''? Texas Siftings. flST It is Cardinal Manning who relates this incident as having' happened to himself : One night I was returning to my residence in Westminster when I met a poor man carrying a basket and smoking a pipe. I thought over this Aristotelian syllogism : ; He wno smokes gets thirsty; he who is thirsty desires to drink ; he who drinks too much gets drunk ; he who gets drunk goes to hell. This man is in danger of mortal sin. Let us save him. I affectionately addressed him: "Are you a Catholic?" "I am ; thanks be to God." "Where are you from ?" "From Cork, your reverence." . "Are you a member of the Total Abstinence Society?" "No, your reverence." "Now," said I, "that is very wrong. Look at me ; I am a member." "Faith ; may be your reverence has need of it!" I shook hands witn mm auu leit mm. The Popular Plan.?One cannot only buy everything, from a eook-stove to a coffin, on the weekly or monthly payment plan, but a Detroiter has applied the principle to a still higher object. A certain young gentleman interviewed him the other day in regard to the hand of his daughter, and the father heard him out and replied: "Well, if Mary is willing and shall not object I intend to give her $10,000 as a dowry.?' "What a noble and generous father!" gasped the young man. "But I shall adopt tne i installment plan," coptinued the lather; "instead of giving her the sum in a lump I shall pay $3 per week for sixty-four years. That will not only prevent her from speculation and loss, out come much easier for me."?Detroit Free Press. SSF The other day a city law student applied to Judge Boyd for the hearing of a division court suit under the mechanic's lien act. An objection was raised by counsel on the other side on the ground that the matter was coming up in the court of chancery, where the lien could beargued. "But," urged the embryo lawyer, "this will put my client to more cost." "Just so," replied his honor, "but you will get your costs in the chancery court, and you cannot get costs in the division court." "I would get my costs off the lien, your honor," persisted the student. "True," said the judge, "and they would be lean costs!" The temptation was too great even for a learned judge too resist. A one-legged Yankee orator named Jones was pretty successful in bantering an Irishman, when the latteraskecl him. "Howdid you came to lose your leg?" "Well," said Jones, "on examining my pedigree, and looking up my descent, I found there was some Irish blood in me, and becoming convinced that it had settled in that left leg, I had it cut otf at once." "Be the powrers," said Pat, "it would have been a better thing if it had settled in your head !" Fast Time on the Blue Ridge Road. A very good anecdote is told of the Blue Ridge branch. An old gentleman got on the train with his little son somewhere between this point and Bolton and paid half fare for his son. On nearing Belton the conductor looked closely at the boy and said: "Is he not too large for a half fare ticket?" The gentleman said: "He was small enough \tfhfen he got on the train, but he- hasgrown a good deal since then."?Keovcee Courier. j?-"Stole any chickens dis week, Brudder 0)> innlnpDil q place loilflpr f?f fl. TTlPnihOr O U11C3 i IV v*uw avmv%v v. of suspiciously thieving proclivities. "No. sah?tank de Lor'." "You'se done well," said the leader, passing on, while Bruder Jones turns to Brudder Brown and whispers, "Lucky he said chickens; if he'd said ducks he'd had me suah!" ) ? BSr "William," remarked the druggist to his clerk, "where did this package of Drown wrapping paper come from?" ''It's just a sample, sir, sent us by Pulp, Fiber & Co., but we can't use it; it's too coarse and heavy for our use." "Ah, well," replied the honest druggist, "do not waste it, put it in the window and sell it for fly paper." o . ?'(l jBoT Father, who is always trying to teach his son how to behave while at the table : "Well, John, you see that when I have finished eating I always leave the table." John?"Yes, sir; and that's about all you do leave." wish you would come home ear- [ lier," said a woman to her husband. "I am afraid to stay alone. I always imagine that there's somebody in the house; but when you coine I know there ain't." wmjsmv ^ ibjfvmsiifprei^ HILL SIDE DITCHING. The several articles which have appeared in recent numbers of the Cultivator upon the subject of Hill-side Ditches, suggest the published in Nashville, and in the agricultural reports from Columbia, S. C.; but have been ignored or overlooked by the farmers seeking information in this direction. And it is with some misgivings that another article of the same sort is now offered to the Cultivator. An experience of twenty years induces the belief that hillside ditches, however well placed, or nicely proportioned, are worse than useless on average hill-skhfcjand. *Intfieffi?sfc place, the" i&ea ornurr$fig%he water off of the land appears to be an erroneous one. One of the chief advantages of level land is its power to retain showers; this, it seems, should be the principle as far as practicable, to guide us in the management ofhill-sides. Without attempting to answer in detail the several well written articles above referred to, and giving, perhaps, the best rules for laying off hill-side ditches, it may be said that no hill-side ditch within my experience has ever accomplished the purpose for which it was intended.,.viz.: r the., preservation of hiUy land. 1 n conveying <witer rapidljh' from the hill-side, the advantage of a shower, itself, is in a great measure lost, besides the additional loss of a part of the soil, and perhaps the best part, which must go with each running shower. The accumulation of watet in large bulkr ,.as in hill-side ditches, seems to be another 'serious objection; for the greater body of water, the greater force with which it moves, the greater the quantity of soil it removes, and consequently the greater the loss of plant food sustained, ana the greater the mischief done when the flitch breaks, and break it ,wi|i sooner or later/ Again, the tendency of boni ^arth and water is downward, consequently any disturbance of the soil immediately above the ditch, either by rains, freezes, cultivation or anything else, increases the declivity towards the ditch, and therefore necessarily defeats to that extptyt the purpose of the ditch itself. ' In the'run of years this trouble will increase into a general waste of soil still farther above, and end eventually in barrenness or a succession of little washes making to the ditch. In addition, the keeping of the hill-side ditches in goocl as a preserver of land, and enough, it is thought to condemn it in the practice of all thinking farmers. More recent, though less extensive experience, earnestly advocates terracing as a substitute for hill-side ditching, as giving ibetter results and with far less cost of both land and labor. These may be constructed as hill-side ditches are, with the same implements, only observing to run them on a level, throwing the dirt above instead of below, taking care to plow up to the foot of embankment, formed so as to leave fa* place fbir.wtfter to,odr#e6t or run. Weeds and grass springing up on the bank thus formed, will soon bind the earth together, and serve as a barrier to the downward progress of water and soil; besides rbfljminp- the water accumulated above over the lan(F, and causing it to percolate the earth rather thftn flow ovefWie surface. The continuous growth of grass and weeds aids the fanner if thus begun, which, with little attention once or twice each year, repairing broken places and adding to the height of the embankment by additions, always from below., will soon form ^a Jjeyel space, about the-terrace; thus &flaffig td fts^trehgth and increasing the fertility of the soil immediately above. These structures, placed at proper intervals, closer where the declivity is great, and farther where it is less, will form a succession of levels which will retain all of the water of an ordinary shower, and give the best protection against the heaviest. Gullies will soon begin to fill up, and afterwards become the highest and perhaps the most productive portion of the field. In laying off rows a perfect level should be.observed, as far as praMitmMp By laying off from above and t>?low- the short rows, which shoultt-also'Tthbp the level, will be thus thrown to the middle ground between the terraces, and somewhat facilitate the work, beside'presenting the accuimriation of any given point. The idea being to spread the water, as you would any other fertilizer, evenly over the surface. Deep plowing and level culture may materially aid in this important work.? Cor. Southern Cultivator. Farming.?It seems to us the future of farming has never looked so prosperous as at present. Agriculturists are realizing more freely every day the fact that theirs is the foundation rot;k of aft p?o^perityj <and that they are the ihediumorindtiye power that runs and sustains all industries. Learning and acknowledging the fact is a long step towards improvement, and when they come freelv to realize the necessity of edu - ? cation ana mc assisuuuje uus wjugivo mciu, a marked change can be looked for in the financial and social condition of the farming community. It is not enough to know how to plough a straight furrow, or swing a scythe or cradle. There must be a general change of spcial life api- ifUtfUectuabeulture, a broadenfng nn<f"exijahdingof rmhd^a better knowledge by reading, study and social contact; not so much living alone with the plough and the hoe handles as principal company, but seeking contact more with the world. The welfare of this country is in the hands of the farmers, if they knew it; its commercial as well as political management might be subject to their will, if they would only exercise the mind power, but in this latter (political) condition there is no more subservient class to the wjll ofrtheir masters?political wirb-puHers?tK&a they. It is the farmers' votes that elect our legislators, but not their voice, for but few nave the courage to study and discuss questions on their merit and without party prejudice. If they did, a different class of men would rule the country, and the agricultural interest receive more direct encouragement arid attention.?Farm and Workshop. Lucerne.?This grass has a history enveloped in the mist of antiquity. It has been known as a . -i? ancient Media, 500 years before the Christian era. From Media it found its way into Greece, thence to the Roman Empire. Professor McBryde tells that lucerne was among the cultivated liguminons plants in the days of Cato, Virgil and Varro. The Southern Planter says of lucerne: "It has no superior for soiling purposes. On the 11th and 12th of April it was killed down to the ground by a severe frost, when it was fully knee high and would have been ready to cut in a few days. On the 22nd of May it wasfirgt mowed, arid; agafii oin July 21 and August 14. 'The three mowings yielded 4560 pounds of green food for soiling, from one eighth of an acre, or at the rate of 36,480 pounds per acre. Fed with a little meal, and salt sprinkled over it, it is a wholesome and highly nutritious food for horses and cattle of all kinds. Cold Water Drinking.?Cold water baths of the skin are good, but it is doubtful if flooding the stomach on going to bed and 011 rising is not, 011 the whole, the most profitable, r\f />nlrl Lnthirnr. CYmtiVPTIPSS. Jl Ul WAV IVi X1J. VI V\'*V? ww- , j Kiles and indigestion are uniformly relieved y this morning and evening cold douche. The quantity must be determine dr' by each one forTiimseif. Two or three swallows will do to begin with, but the quantity will soon grow to a tumblerful; and I have known persons to use much more with marked benefit. If wisely managed every dyspeptic will be greatly improved by this cold stomach bath. A Cure for Corns.?The Scientific American, a very reliable paper, gives the folowing recipe as a cure for corns. As the remedy is yejjy simple, if ^nyqf readers are afflicted, with corns it would probably be well for them to give it a trial: "Take onefourth cup of strong vinegar; crumble into it some bread. Let it stand half an hour, or until it softens into a good poultice. Then apply, on retiring, at night. In the morning the soreness will be gone, and the corn can be picked out. If the corn is a very obstinate one it may require two 01 more applications to effect a cure. 4"1-1 "1'T A', /. W " * trump o?7 THOUGHTS IN TROUBLE. BY JOB. * There is one hope to cheer the breast, When every other one hath fled ; It is the hope that soon we'll rest In peace and quiet with the dead; And will, till Gabriel's sonorous blast Tells to the world that time's n6 more! Oh then, when joys here take their flight, And sorrows rend the bleeding breast, Till every day is turned to night And friends to graves all flee for restWhere silence reigns with such a charm, It seehii to say Death's po^erte^) / To lfl*mg?t6 arty nMrhuharni, Who comes to earth's metropolis Why, then, should any fear to die And quit this world ? who rightly lives, Or leave his flesh in dust-to lie, To win the bliss that heaven gives! Why dread to leave this wicked clime, Where love and truth as plants but grow, To Ii' Exotics from their native shore! Then let none fear a bed of clay, Or dread the embrace of Death's cold arms, Where rest our friends who've passed away From earthly turmoils, strifes and harms. Nay, let none think that Death's his foe, When he but steals our breath away, To 16twthe weary sfiirtogo. To the bright realms of endless day! -l 11 1 i.1 Ul .DUU ClWt'll, IUV NOUI, UpUIl l/llis lliuu^llt, That though Death were an aspect drear, He yet to mortul hathnever brought A cause to shrink from him with four. He's but a porter?nothing more? To pass us through old Charon's, hands Over the rjjr'gr.Styx, to tjie golden i?ore? To the Utopia of all lands Where the beautiful and good remain, And Life's sweet riyer is flowing clear, And no one's touched by grief or pain, Or tortured by a single fear. And none are there with treacherous art And furtive glances to lead astray, With feign iii&liOve^O'bjifeuk jfch&heart That leaift upon fherfffor stay ! Nay there?all there?are true as steel, Or as the needle to its pole, And when one loves, all others feel The same sensation of the soul. While confidence and love fill every breast, And endless tides of pleasure roll, Giving each weary heart sweet rest, . . rmKi%sot#/'w But this bright land can never be won, Until we've passed Death's iron gate, And thither thus all have to runSuch is the stern decree of Fate. Then, Father of my spirit, hear And help me, drawing my last breath, Tojiipbipy grave withodt a fear, And meet with joy the monster Death ! j?putUimwusi fUartitig. Fast Living.?We live very fast now. Events rush upon us with unceasing rapidM-r* VutlTd orrAwth nf the onnntrv. tho lly. ^ 1 increase of business which outruns population, the development of material resources, the building of great cities, the increasing use of the railway and telegraph, the multiplication of mechanical arts and inventions, crowd ourdays with activities, and anxieties, and excitements our fathers knew nothing of. The use of the telegraph aloneis revolutionizing our life! EveiV day we share the life of the whole world. Is there a great fire in London, a battle in Egyptian inundation of the Rhine or Seine, a famine in Ireland, a conviction of two murderers in Brussels, a defeat of a pretended prophet in Soudan, an epidemic in China, or arrest of peace negotiations between Chili* and Peru?if anything happens anywhere on the globe, we are made spectators of it, as it were, or participants in it, by the instantaneous communication of intelligence. Every morning wehave the history of theglobe for a whole dgy laid before.our plate.at the breakfast table. We are in the surges of an ocean life, while our lathers sat quietly by the brink of a pool. To live to-day, with all the vast interests of the globe palpitating aboiit us and reporting themselves in our ears; to do business in the tremendous rush of our great cities; to belong to a family whose members are separated by thousands of miles and yet can communicate in a day?is a vastly more intense and wearing thing than it was a century ago. People complain of being tired. They are wearv without knowing why. The wear and tear of modern life 011 the nerves, and sympathies, and anxieties, on brain, and heart, and soul, are incalcuable; and thousands break and go down under the strain!?Evangelist. The Coming Solar Eclipse.?Two little islands in the South Pacific ocean, which are entirely out of the pathway qf commerce, and are known only to geographers, on the 6th of next May will become the most important points o&$be glopq, as iar asastronomers are concerned. The total eclipse of the sun, can only be seen from these two points. Despite the distance to be traversed to reach these islands and inconvenience to be encountered in the short stay upon them one of them being uninhabited ana the other people^, only by a score py two of Malays, expeditions have been prepared by French, English and American astronomers. The coming eclipse will be of especial interest on amount nf thp unusual duration of the period of totality?five and one half minutes. The eclipse of last year, which was observed in Egypt, lasted but little over a minute, and it is not singular that the present eclipse is awaited with unusual interest. There are three points ip particular upon which astronomers hop'efcgaifl information from observations of the coming eclipse. One relates to the solar corona and the question whether its appendages are dependences of the coronal atmosphere, or swarms of meteors ; the second is the zodiacal light and its relation to the existence of small intra Mercurial planets. .If, the weather is favorable the observations may add considerably to the present knowledge of the solar system. The American expedition will sail for the island on Wednesday.?Times-JDem| ocrat. ' >? * : Gossip?There is absolutely no, redeem-* ing feature in gossip. Even iftrne; we do not desire to know disagreeable facts about any of our neighbors. Nothing is more demoralizing to a.manrthan tar lose fcuttr i n hi^-fellowsT*- The man of faith -and hbnoris not apt to be suspicious of others, and does not willingly believe evil. The lover of scandal and the believer in it are alike deficient in honor and morality, and are ' the bape of well organized society. If all gossips could be quiety killed some morning the. next generation of men and women woulk be happier. A case of hydrophobia ' now and then starts the cry of ''Muzzle the dog," "Death on the highways," etc. There is death and mystery in the highways and by-ways and in the home from the poisoned tongues of the .gossips. l<Ct the voice go up, "Muzzle the'" gossips."- Teach the children that gossiping is dishonorable, and that faith in the honor and virtue of mankind will build up society and add to the sum of human happiness. The Transit op Venus.?Dr. Julius oc.4i?AHAmhri! onrif i?Tanz, one ox uie wmmu oouuiivmv>u to Aiken to observe the transit of Venus in December last, has reached home. He has written a letter to Mr. Henry Smith, of Aiken, in which he says: "During- our return over ^gAUajitjc, Di.Kubold and I reckoned' tftfe^rtlfcode and longitude df the Aiken observatory from some observations. We found, longitude 18 minutes 41 seconds west of Washington, latitude 33 degrees 33 minutes 51 seconds north of the equator. I have communicated these results also to Dr. Geddings. The latitude and longitude will i bp calculated with greater accuracy frortytll i observations. Our voyage was lucky, and I found my family safe here." > ?? -Invention oe-Smsbp.?After eating a hearty supper, if you would not moan and ! groan and toss about in bed all through the > wearisome night, and dream about snakes and fire, take a dose of Norman's Neutrali' zing Cordial, then balmy sleep, Nature's sweet restorer, will come unbidden.?Advt. >'W Ynwzwmr . . - grading Utiht $ atoath. 5 ???- ?? a !f?UUO?J fw9ppora6i.it' hj ff ,1 r'i b REV. ROBERT LATH AN. N = tl [Original.] ? AN EFFECTIVE CHURCH. ? The great work of the Church is to Chris- ( ftanize t{ie world. That this work may be successfully accomplished, the people of God must be thoroughly drilled. There is not a s single instance recorded in history where f raw militia withstood the attack of drilled * regulars. T The effectiveness of the Church depends a ujjoijnfJhe effectiveness of . its Individual members. The whole must be wfcaf the parts make it. The strength of a wall is tJ what its single parts make it. In the Church fi every member has a particular work to perform. If this work is neglected or imper- ?' fectly performed the whole work of the Church is so far defectively performed. c "When every individual member of a a j unnsiian congregation i? inuiuui m uio- u charging his duty the work of the congrega- t] tion is light and easily performed. Unfor- ^ tunately, it often* happens that while some are pulling forward others are pulling backward. Under such circumstances the work z of the congregation is draggingly performed. It is to be deplored that so many in the Church refuse to do anything because they cannot do great things. This renders the J Church less effective than it otherwise might be. Many seem to have concluded that Got made them to be t^rpnes. This is not true. 1 They make themselves drones and charge God with the sin. Whenever every individual member of i the Church will have become a working member, then the Church will be effectual to the tearing down of the strongholds of sin and Satan. , , >Tr - a ?? ?? < : * ' | Original.] ULTRA MEN. C In ,eyery Christian denomination and in every political party, there are persons who are properly called ultra men. Their orthodoxy consists io-?rpgardipg the opinions of T all others as wrong. Usually the Opinions p : of these ultra men are nothing but a bundle of undigested notions. Their motto is "reign or ruin," and as they usually are incapable of reigning, their whole energies are exerted in efforts to'ruin' everything socially, jj politically and ecclesiastically. Likeacer- j tain notorious King of England, "They are everything by shirts and nothing long." j They desert and attempt to crush out to-day the principles for which yesterday they were j avow&dl&rgadyUo die.. .. . . . ^ v These ultras mien are not to be defended on. They will desert any cause the moment ? that it becomes evident to them that they niifn nrotr oVlAiif OXTOrif UIU11UI iiavc U11CX1 UHil ?T u-j uuv/uv v/ t va j thing. Arnold deserted the American cause r mainly because he would not be allowed to a" do as he pleased. Before this he was ultra 11 in his notions respecting the rights of the ^ colonies. n These ultra men are dangerous men. Ar- ,cl nold fought as bravely against the'Ameri- S cans as he ever did for them. Unfortunately, there are in the Church individuals who j, too often, are found ready to play the part s played by the traitor Arnold. They are the a bold and fearless advocates of an orthodox J? creed and practice so long as they are per- ' mitted to have everything their own way. But let their purposes be thwarted and then then they are ready to pull down everything they have heretofore been attempting, professedly, to build up. [Original. J ORIGINAL SIN. Sin is defined in an old standard theological work "to be any want of conformity 1 unto, or transgession of the Law of God." 6 If this be objected to, the following may be given as the Bible definition, "Sin is the n trans, 5on of the law." I. John 3:4. The f riginal word which is rendered trans- ? gress.'on, means "not in accordance with f law." Sin then is, according to this defini- n tion, an act, word or thought, not in accord- n ance with the law of God. In other words, si whatever does not coniorm to tne mw 01 uou ~ is sin. There is, and no doubt always will be, a want of agreement among the human family as to how all men became sinners, c About the fact itself there is no dispute. b In some way or other, all men, or men universally?the whole human family?are not a what the law of God requires them to be. They are not according to law. It is not to be wondered at, that by unassisted reason, J we cannot reach a satisfactory conclusion with regard to either the introduction or the propagation of sin. There are other things 1 of far less importance and infinitely less dif- 1, ficult, that the human mind cannot account t< for. No one knows certainly how the peo- ? pie that are called Indians reached the ii American continent. No one knows cer- ? tainly from what country they came, who I were their ancestors, or how long they have n been roaming over the forests on the west- P ern side of the Atlantic. It is barely possi- ][; ble that there are in some old manuscript, written in a forgotten dialect, some records ? which may throw light on the early history ? of the America Indians. If such records do not exist, or if they exist and are never found, no man will ever be able to say know- ingly, anything about the origin of the American Indians. With regard to the introduction of sin into { our-world, we know more, or have the means of knowing more, than we know or p have at present, the means of knowing, re- tl specting the origin of the first inhabitants of America. The source of all our knowl- n edge concerning sin is the Bible. We are y no more able to discover, by reasoning, how, where or under what circumstances, sin en- a tered the world, than we are able to discover by reasoning how the Indians reached | America. All that we are able to do with r< respect to either of these subjects, is conjee- v ture. With regard to the origin of sin the Bible contains enough to-satisfy the most inquisitive mind. In Romans o: 12, we find these words, "By one man sin entered into the i 1 M T 1,1 world, Untl UUilMl Uy J51II# uunguagv; tuuiu i not more plainly express the idea that I A through one man, or, as it is elsewhere expressed, through one man's offense sin en- a tered into the world, and that death entered by sin. From the above quoted passage of Scripture and from hundreds of other passages, d we learn that all men were made sinners by one man. That one man was Adam. All his descendants were equally involved with himself in the results of his disobedience. None of the human family, since the fall of Adam have-been possessed of the righteousness in which Adam was created. On the contrary, they are all involved in the guilt of Adam's transgression, their natures are wholly corrupt, and they are opposed to everything that is good, and wholly inclined to-all evil. -- ? ? ai This is what the Bible teaches. It is by no means pleasant to human pride, but that _ all men have gone out of the way, that all men are altogether unprofitable, that all men do evil and none do good, are statements which may be denied, but always in J the face of facts. This ruin which fell upon all men on account of Adam's taansgression is commonly called original sin. g( From original sin proceeds all actual transgression. The sin of Adam is the source from which proceeds all the sin of every kind and character, which is committed by each and every individual member of the trniaurrfamily, The fountain is polluted nd all me streams which proceed frorfi ;it re defiled. It is impossible that it could e otherwise. Like must produce like. J len do not gather grapes of thorns nor figs of tiistles. Ik I TKRM8 OF SUBSCRIPTION: ^ ingle copy for one year, 8 2 50 ^ 'or six months, 1 25 'or three months, 4 75 ( 'wo copies one year,....' 4 00 c n 'en copies one year 20 00 5 j .nd an extra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. I ; ONE DOLLAR per square for the tirst inser- ? .on, apd FIFTY CENTS per square, for each " 2} ?bseqhfDt $iseu,tion4/fcA square consists of the 0 pace occupied Dy seven lines of this size type. > ' pSF Contracts will be made at reduced rates for J dvertising space to be used for three, six, or x ivelve months. S figs' Tributes of Respect and Obituary notices c ' narged for at the rate of ten cents aline. Usu- x llv there are about seyeiwwoijds ima line* 1 w yffif?*Bejected manusofipfe wtl? not be returned 'H., i the writers. Persons who send manuscript to ? . Liis office for publication and desire a copy of the H ime, should make a duplicate. jjj f H. W. HOPE. _ \ FERTILIZERS. rkON'T fail to see me before you purchase your ;n^ U FERTILIZERS. [ Am low Prepared to Deliver i i j 'o you any quantity you desire. Etiwan Dissolved Done, . EtiwanAeid Phosphate, jA Etiwan Potash Compound, Crown Acid Phosphate, Nassau Guano, German Kainit, Ac.. Ac. I have also on hand 40 Formulas of Southern kO heniicals FOR COMPOSTING GE GE Vith Cotton Seed, Stable or Barnyard Manure, tich Earth or Ashes. You get in this mixture all the ... S Active Elements of a Ton of Fertilizer, ? 7 r 'o which you add the absorbent matter. These . oods are put up in bags, numbered 1, 2 and 3. ? 'hree of which constitute a formula for 3NE TON OF COMPOST. ] 'rice per formula, 810.00 Cash, 812.00 on time, nth full directions for mixing. Call on me, examine goods and compare terms nd prices before you lj>uy. H. W. HOBE. NEWS AGENCY." rHE undersigned, as News Agent, would respectfully inform the public that he is the uthorized Agent, at this place, for several leadtig publications, and that he will receive subcriptions for any newspaper or magazine pubished in the United States. Subscribing through ly Agency, trouble, expense of postage and anger of loss are obviated. Now is the time to Subscribe for your Reading Matter for 1883. Particular attention is. called to the Southern Cultivator and the Southern World, the two leading Agricultural publications of the South, and pecially adapted to Southern Agriculture. Call nd see" specimen copies. These and all other ublications URNISHED AT PUBLISHERS' PRICES, j The Daily News and Courier furnished to subcribers in'Yorkville on precisely thesame terms s it is delivered on the streets of Charleston. 1 SAM M. GRIST. January 11 2 3m ^ YORKVILLE 7 jIYERT and feed stables, NEAR THE COURT HOUSE. ,, A RE now open and will be kept in first-class \ style with comfortable vehicles of aliJdnds, j ood horses and careful drivers. BUGGIES AND PHUETONS. 1 Just received another lot of those nice Cincin- j ati Leather Trimmed Buggies, warranted stanard work. I sell no inferior work. Come and j xaminemy Leather Trimmed Hickory Buggies, ail"( 'rimpkin Side-Bar Buggies, Eureka Jump-Seat 'hsetons, &c. All furnished with the best hand- I lade Harness, manufactured by tlrst-class worklen, and as cheap as can be bought anywhere. A Second-Hand Carriage, in good order, for ale cheap. Also, a good Spring Wagon for sale c heap. Call at tnd Yorkville Livery and Feed tables and see them, * FEEDING.; Is You can have your horses fed as cheap as the heapest, at the'Yorkville Livery and Feed Stales. . jf- TVwanted. Corn, Oats, Fodder and Hay always wanted, nd the highest market price, in cash,will be pa id. F. E. SMITH. Yf NOW READY. ; [istory of the Associate Reformed Synod of the South.. } [N the above Work, I endeavored to give aeon-. ? cise and accurate history of the causes which 7 id to the secession of 1733, under the Erskines, J iirether with a full and detailed account of the rganization of the old Associate Reformed Synd, the General Synod, and the parties entering lto the organizations. The history of the Assoiate Reformed Church in the South is traced rom its beginning through the Presbytery of the arolinas and Georgia, the Synod of the Carolias and the Synoa of the South, down to the resent time. In addition to this, a brief histov is given of the Reformed Presbyterian and Jnitea Presbyterian Churches. The Work is printed on good clear type, on ood heavy paper, is bound in cloth, and contains jur hundred and eightoen pages. It will be sold 182.25, either at my office, or delivered by mail. Address, R. LATHAN, \ Yorkville, S. C. October 19 42 tf DENTAL NOTICE. C5&& Dr. W. M. WALKER, RESIDENT SURGEON DENTIST, lespectfally tenders his professional services to le citizens Of Yorkville and vicinity. He is fT" rell prepared, with instruments of the most ap- JL roved style, and all modern appliances, supple- lar, lented by a continuous practice of twenty-tive ful ears, to guarantee satisfaction. " Als In keeping with the general reduction of Ma rices, he proposes to furnish complete UPPER C .ND LOWER SETS, of the best material, for of 20,00; SINGLE SETS, either upper or lower, wil 10.00; and for partial sets, more than two teeth, pui 1.00 PER TOOTII. Patrons waited on at their I ?sidences out of town, charged for expenses of GP isit. pri July 6 27 tf GAflfRY IRON ROOF^G^OT^ ml Cement. 79 And 81 Columbus Street, CLE VliljAlSriD, OHIO. Send for Circulars and Price Lists, IBS!* L. M. Grist, Yorkville, S. C., will take orers for tho above rooting. February 2<? 9 ly FERTILIZERS. NAYASSA GUANO, NAVASSA ACID, STONO GUANO, STONO ACID, PATAPSCO GUANO, PATAPSCO ACID. GERMAN KAINIT. I am prepared to furnish the above Standard ad Reliable Fertilizers. ? T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. January 18 3 0 tf T - J1 GERMAN KAINIT, ? Direct importation. PERUVIAN GUANO, irect from the Agent of the Peruvian govern- _n rent. ' * co FISH GUANO 0 to 8 per cent, Ammonia. NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER. Jl OUTH CAROLINA GROUND PHOSPHATE, Fine ground and high grade. S For sale by fl < HERMANN BULWINKLE, do Kerr's Wharf, ; pas Charleston, S. C. of t December 14 50 3m tint i SERGEANT M Farrar Turb COOK ABO SAW MILLS, OAN PLOWS, STRA\ i 2 7 >> ?' A. ^ J 5 c 3 ? ? EH 2 ~ -5 o 2 >- ? ~ M J,? M Op 2 = s> ;i !|1|5|U J 3 I J f I = I? 3 *1 t ? ??> h . 3 1 ^ o . P ~ S3 ctrm S .5 ? 3 5 ? S .'2 O JB 3 >->2 ?> " Ve also manufacture the PALMETTO COOK SI rket. HEATING Ve make the ORGAN PARLOR STOVE in one! iix sizes?from $4.60 to 814.00. PLANTERS' Pf 'he best material and workmanship used in their i lend for Circulars and Price Lists. i*RED. H. LONDON, Agent IERNDON BROTHERS, Agents, November 23 LSHLEYl?HO CHARLEST LUBLE GUANO, highly ammoniated; DISSOLVED BONE, highest grade; ACID PHOSPHATE, for co ASH ELEMEN JNUINE LEOPOLDSHALL KAINIT, impose rantec JNUINE FLOATS, of highest grade, product of SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC; COTTON AND CORN COM GROUND DRIE GROl ipecial Formulas made to order, ipecial inducements for cash orders. 'or terms, Illustrated Almanacs and cards, add lecember 21 THE HARTFORD ! v I Sewing- IVIacliine. j r ^ ^ v 0 UST PERFECTED. ] t The Largest under Arm. r The Lightest and Quietest. c I THE MOST LAVISHLY DECORATED. a s The Least Vibration of Any. ^ Galaxy of New Patents. lall-Bearing Balance "Wheel. Cnife-edge Treadle-Bearing. fewest and most Elegant Designs in Stands / I Woodwork. J L 'ositive take up. Perfect Stitch. The well-known and popular I 'FAMILY FAVORITE." j also manufactured by us. j For finely illustrated descriptions, apply to I , C. LATIMER, Yorkville, S. C. i , G. REID & CO., Rock Hill, S. C. I EED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, 5 HARTFORD, CONN. J February 8 0 tf / :t stands at the headT j THE LIGHT RUNNING DOMESTIC. ? HIE best material; will do any and all kinds e" of work; complete in every respect; the gestarm ; the lightest running; most beautiWood work. Pullv warranted for five years, r so, the PENNSYLVANIA, the best SINGER s .chine made. Prices and terms reasonable. s, 'all at my PHOTO-GALLERY, one door east 0 the jail and examine Machines and work. It I ^ 11 be to your advantage to call on me before f. rchasing a SEWING MACHINE, am prepared to do any work in the PHOTOtAPH LINE to satisfaction, and at reasonable r ces. J. R. SCHORB. 1 j||i|| ?TRADE? ^ NORMAN'S s< I h60TRALIZ|Nc I g i CORDIAL. I I P -MARK- I A SURE and effectual Remedy fortho cnreof I A all irregularities and disorders of the Stom- B ach and Bowols, whether In children or adults. 13 offensive to tho taste. i~f S| Promptly relieving Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Ob ol- B Imb era Morbus, Cholera Infantum, mbJ iffmffZm Nausea, Acidity of tho Stomach, K&tWfi: MM Heartburn, Sick and Nervous g&JjfWB Headacho and Dyspepsia. May l1 bo used In all derangements of the Stomach and Bowels from relaxation of the Intestines or a change of food or water. m irOHiM-AlT'S I I NEUTRALIZING CORDIAL J M Is as pleasant aftS harmless as Black- A n berry Wine. Does not contain Opium ^ 4 mended for Seasickness and Teething / a Children. Aj ra Price ajc. and $1.00 per bottle, 9 Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine, I EXCELSIOR CHEMICAL CO, EsHBES Sole Proprietors, ^JH|H - $j||| Walhalla, S. C. U.S.A. l?@&? [j atiuary 4 - 1 ly ft T. R. MAGILL, " !e Wholesale Orocer, f LLECE STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C. U( Orders solicited and promptly tilled, muary 11 2 6m ? TOVSORIAL. , W. BAUMAN, Barber? is still at his stand j , opposite the old Masonic Hall, prepared to ; k; all work in his line. Feeling thankfnl for in t patronage, he hopes to merit a continuance cc he same by giving prompt and accommoda? attention to customers. ANUFACTURING GO:; 3NSBORO, jr. C. I tfUFACTUHKRS OF ine Water Wheel, j ? HEATING STOVES, # | E MILLS, HORSE POWERS, ~ j V CUTTERS, ANDIRONS, J 5 OF EVERY DESCRIPTION; PIC'9 CC^K STOm POVE, which, for its capacity, is the best in the STOVES. iize, and the "Forest Rose" HEATING STOVE tIDE PLOWS. construction, and they give general satisfaction. Rock Hill, S. C. Y-orkville, S. C. 47 ly. SPHATECOT, I ON, S. C. mposting; T, made of Floats, for Cotton, Grain and Peas; d direct from the Mines in Germany, and war1 pure; the Due Atomizer; POUND; D FISH AND BLOOD; JND RAW BONE; N. S. LAND PLASTER ; COTTON SEED MEAL. ress the Company. 51 6m ^ JOB PRINTING. 3WING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of typo and '* irst-class appointments throughout our office, re are prepared to execute all manner of JOB 'RINTING in superior stvle, and at prices that rill compare with New York or Philadelphia harges for the same quality of work and mateials. We have recently made a reduction in irices for the following classes of work, to which re invite the attention of business men: BILL HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill 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 ill heads'. We will till an order for bill heads, iving any desired number of either size of sheet t proportionate prices. LETTER, HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note, $2.15 $3,25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 Letter (large size) 3.00 5.00 For the j^ove work we use a superior quality f- paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in evrv instance. \Ve also give special attention to the printing if Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authoriies, which we furnish strictly according to the equirements of the Justices of the Supreme )ourt, and in proof reading exercise the utmost are to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of trintincr. from a visitine card to a large volume, '?rti ,nd will be pleased to furnish estimates for any ^ tyle of work desired. Address, . L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C, * i November 30 48 tf C. & L NAEROW GATJGE EAILROAirriCIIEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, 5 from Chester, S. G\, to Lincolnton, N. C., taking effect at 2,45i'clock, P. M., May 2, 1882: GOING NORTH. jeave Chester, 2.45 P. M. .leave Lowrysville, 3.15 P, M. jeave McConnellsville, 3.35 P, M. jeave Guthriesville 3.45 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville, 4.10 P. M. jeave Yorkville, 4.20 P. M. jeave Clover, 5.00 P. M. jeave Bowling Green, 5.10 P. M. jeave G'rowder's Creek, 5.20 P. M. jeave Pleasant Ridge, 5.80 P. M. jeave Gastonia, 6.00 P. M. -? jeave Dallas 6.20 P. M. jeave Hardin's, .6.45 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, 7.15 P. M. GOING SOUTH. jeave Lincolnton, ; 7.00 A. M. jeave Hardin's, 7.25 A. M. jeave Dallas, 7.50 A. M. trrive at Gastonia,* 8.10 A. M. jeave Gastonia, 8.30 A. M. jeave Pleasant Ridge, 8.50 A. M. jeave Crowder's Creek, 9.00 A. M. jeave Bowling Green, 9.10 A. M. jeave Clover, 9.25 A. M. Lrriveat Yorkville, 10.00 A. M. jeave Yorkville, 10.10 A. M. jeave Guthriesville, 10.35 A. M. jeave McConnellsville, 7. 10.50 A. M. < jeave Lowrysville, 11.10 A. M. irrive at Chester, 11.40 A. M. Breakfast. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF YORK-COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ilex. S. Wallace, Plaintiff, against Robert H. Nesbitt, Defendant?Summons Jor Money Demand.?(Covipluint not served.) 'o ROBERT H. NESBITT, Defendant In thfc action. rOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, which as, on this sixth day of February, 18S3, been led in the office of the Clerk of the Court of ommon Pleas for the said county, and to serve copy of your Answer on the subscribers, at their ffice*in 'i'orkville, South Carolina, within tweny days after the service of this Sumiyons on you,, xelusive of the day of service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the ime* aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to tho Jourt for judgment against you for the* sum of even hundred and fiftv-four*17-100 dollars, with iterest thereon from the lirst day of January,, ne thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, less tie sum of One hundred (100) dollars; and also< or costs. Dated February 6, A. D. 1883. HART & "HART, Plaintiffs Attorneys. l. s.] Jos. F. Wallace, C. C. Pis. Februarys 6 tit FRUIT. [*7"HEN you visit Charleston, do not forget tO' f t select a stock of Fruit. If jrwi' Have not jld it before, begin at once. There's money in ft. We have a number of vessels employed in imorting, direct from the West Indies, cargoes of ranges, Bananas, Pine-Apples, C'ocoanuts, Ac. k'hile our stock of Apples, Lemons, Peanuts, aisins, Citrons, as well as of Potatoes, Cabbages 4 ad Onions is well selected, C. BART A CO., ^ Importers and Wholesale Dealers, Charleston, S. C. Orders tilled promptly. October 19 42 /. 6m ~ WELLS A BROTHERS, 'radical Millwrights and Machinists,. WHITAKER, S. C., I IVE special attention to the building of J MILLS, and the REPAIRING of MILLS* INS, and all other kinds of MACIJINERY. II letters addressed to them at Yorkvflle, or Oiitaker, S. C., will receive prompt attention. z&erWeare also Agents for all Kinds of Mill :achinerv, such as Turbine Wheels, Burs, Bolttg Cloths, Smutters, Ac. November 30 1 48 4m* COLORED PICTURES. 3ERS0NS having old or faded pictures of de_ ceased relatives or friends, and will send lem to us, giving color of hair, eyes and conilexion, we will paint a 14x16 portrait and return by express, prepaid, for $2. This is a five dol,r picture, but we make this offer that you may st our work, and in everv case money will bo mmm (funded if work is not PERFECTLY SATIS- K ACTORY. Good Agents wanted to solicit or3rs. Address J. LEE LATTA, fl| Hickory, N. C. uuiiuiir<y -o t Ob Lime. 7IRESH ROACHED LIME for sale at my . Kiln, li miles East of Black's Station, S. C.f nown as the "Greene Kiln." Orders for Lime i Barrels will have prompt attention. Price 25 >nts per bushel at kiln. Black's Station, S. C. _ . J. \y. RHYNE. April 0 14 ly 4 i J