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DON'T GET EXCITED.
Judge E. was very fond of relating most
marvelous stories of his exploits, which
were always accompanied by gestures equally
extraordinary.
A few years ago the Judge was "summering"
with a couple of professional friends,
who, knowing his proclivities to the use ot
the long-bow, determined to have a little
sport at his expense. In the course of their
rambles they stopped at a hotel near some
famous fishing grounds, and planned to start
fishing at four o'clock, the next morning.
Judge E., not caring to go was not to be
waked when the others started.
Morning came and the two sportsmen
started, leaving their unconscious victim
slumbering peacefully. As they passed by
the office of the hotel they said to the clerk,
tapping their foreheads significantly, "Keep
your eye on that friend of ours?he is harmless
enough, but old?and don't let him ex
cite himself."
Of course the rumor that the new guest
was a "little off' spread through the hotel,
and at breakfast the judge was the centre
of all observation; but supposing that it was
due to the feet of his being the renowned
Judge E., he was rather flattered than otherwise.
After breakfast he strolled into the office,
where were assembled half a dozen of the
guests, engaged in conversation about the
mysterious lodger. Not noticing the looks
of distrust cast upon him, hebgan by saying,
"Fine morning, gentlemen." No one seemed
to be inclined to dispute this statement,
and silence reigned for a few moments.
"Suddenly the judge was reminded of certain
wonderful exploits, and, rising, he began
an account of them, couched in the
most flowery language, and to enforce his
remarks laid his hand on the shoulder
of his nearest auditor, who not fancying
the presence of the supposed lunatic, retired
through the nearest open door with more
haste than courtesy.
Somewhat disconcerted, the narrator, for
a few moments smoked in silence: but unwilling
that so good a story should remain
untold, he advanced and resumed the tale,
emphasizing it by vigorous blows on the
clerk's desk.
The clerk at once deserted his post, exclaiming,
"Now calm yourself, sir; just try
and be calm."
"Be what?" cried the iudee. thoroughly
mystified.
"There, now, be calm; don't excite yourself,
or we shall have to take measures to
restrain you."
"Restrain me! Take measures!" fairly
howled the victim of the joke in a perfect
rage. "I'd like to see you."
The clerk was now thoroughly persuaded
that for his own personal safety strong measures
were necessary, and was about to put
his threat into execution when Judge E's
two companions returned, and hurried explanations
followed.
Judge E. could only hush the matter up
by a generous "treat." Even then the story
leaked out, and now the judge can be
stopped in his most marvelous tale by his
auditors saying, "Now don't get excited."
Harper's "Dm?cer."
"MOTTOES ANTTADYICE."
"I has been axed several times o' late,"
remarked Brother Gardner as he opened
the meeting in his usual bland manner, "ii
we war' to have any new mottoes or proverbs
or maxims fur de summer sezun. D
Committee on Sayins has handed in the
follerin bill of fare fur de hot weather:
"He who sleeps by day will hunger by
night."
11T?d.i.-iiwvr nrv* /1/v r*r* nrli ?nh Dlnilft'
iuuusu^ am vie Wil vvnivii x
hangs lier hat."
"Argyment makes three enemies to one
friend."
"Men who go to law mus' expect to eal
deir 'taters widout salt."
"De biggest balloon kin be packed in ti
bar'l when de gas am out."
"De rattle or de empty .wagon kin be
heard furder dan de rumble of de loadee]
one."
"I war' counting up our maxims an proverbs
las' night, an' I found the number to be
480. I reckon we will try to squeeze 'long
on dat number fur de nex' few months,
although, if any member hits anything silver-plated
he kin hand it in at any time,
Am Rear Admiral Bumbo in de hall dis
eavnin' ?"
"Yes, sah," answered the brother as he
stepped forth.
"Brudder Bumbo," continuenl the President,
"las' nite while I was buvin' some
green onions at de market I oberhearel you
engaged in a dispute wiel Kernul Lucifer
Smith. You stuck to it dat Noah had reel
ha'r an' sandy complexion and was a humpbacked
man/ But fur de arrival of an ossifer
dar would have bin a fout. Now, sah,
did you eber see Noah ?"
"No, sah, I think not."
"In what book did you read dat he was a
hump backed man?"
T /lim f/Aeernt oo K ''
A. JL UU11 lVl^Vb) .?U11
"Wliar' did you post up on Ills complexun?"
"I can't remember." .
"Now, Brudder Bumbo, I want to say a
few words to you. De nex' time I ha'ar ol
your disputin' a Biblical pint you will drap
outer dis club like a cannon ball gwine fru
a paper bag! What Noah looked like?
wnar' he sailed?how long he was afloat,
an' how he enjoyed de voyage am nuffin' to
you in de slightest. Your bizness am to
pay yer rent, feed yer fam'ly and keep fo'
dogs around to drive off burglars, an' de
less you mix up in outside matters de mo'
fat you will have on yer ribs. Sot down,
sah!"
The humbled Rear Admiral proceeded to
his bench, and dropped himself down with
a jar that broke both of Senator Blossom's
suspenders short off where the sheepskin
joined the webbing.?Detroit Free Presn.
They Weren't Sandwiches.?Among
the score of us who rushed into a railroad
eating house in Mississippi at the call ol
"twenty minutes for dinner" was a chap
who had his mind up to say something unpleasant
when he came to pay for his meal,
lie was growling when ne went in, and
he jawed all the while he was eating, and
when he slouched up to the desk to pay his
75 cents he broke out with :
"Them sandwiches are enough to kill a
dog."
"What sandwiches ?"
"Why, them on the table."
"But we have no sandwiches on the table,
sir," protested the landlord.
"You haven't? Well, I would like to
know what you call them roasted brick-bats
on that blue platter ?"
"You didn't try to eat one of those ?"
nv?0 T /-n,i ??>
JL COj JL U1U i
"Then my friend, you had better go for a
doctor at once. Those are table ornaments,
made of terra cotta, and were placed there
to help fill up space ! Land o' rats ! but you
must have lived in a cane brake all your
life!"
The traveler rushed into the car and began
to suck at a brandy flask, and he didn't
get over looking pale for three hours.
And they were sandwiches after all?real
good ham sandwiches made that day. The
landlord had adopted that particular style
instead of using a club.?Detroit Free Press.
"It's an Illiphant Ranch Ye'll Be
Thinking Ye Have Struck."?Mr. O'Hagan
has a sheep-ranch on the Medinia. A
stranger drove up to his place the other day.
The stranger had broken some part of his
wagon and wanted to borrow a monkeywrench.
When the stranger shouted "Hello!"
Mrs. O'Hagan (Mr. O'Hagan being
from home) came out to the fence.
"Wie gehts. Dot vas a fine morning today.
It vas a monkey-wrench I vanted to
find, und dose beobles at de house pelow
dole me already dot you geeps von monkeywrench.
"Howly Moses! Kape a monkey ranch!
Ye dirty spalpeen. Ye miserable, low-lifed
blaggard to be accussin' a dacent woman of
kapin' an establishment of that character.
A monkey ranch is it yer lookin' for ? I'm
thinkin' from yer look that that is about
? - * ' ~ * 1-1 A>1 i. 1
tne Kinti 01 rarcn you wouiu iaie at uumc
in. Get out of lere, an' ef ye don't scatter
dirt ahind ye purty quick it's an illiphant
ranch ye'll think ye have struck an' that the
illiphants are starapadin' over yer ugly carcass."?Texas
Si/tings.
"I am going to stuff that dog when he
dies," said Smith, speaking of his sorry looking
pointer. "It would do him more good
if you would stuff him a little now," remarked
Jones.
the Jam aoi dirwidi
Exhaustion of the Soil.?The See
tish Chamber of Agriculture has issued f
the Government a final report on the su
ject of compensation for farmers' improv
ments, with special reference to unexnaus
ive manures. In this document there a
embodied the views of upward of 600 of tl
leading practical farmers throughout See
land. The report gives the proportions
exhaustion during the years which cov
the active existence of the principal applic
tions, and indicates the margin to be alio)
ed for arable and pasture land. Lime
said to last for two rotations on light arab
soil and on hill pasturage consumed by she<
and cattle for thirty years, save in wet c
mates. On arable land it is generally cor
puted to exhaust at the rate of one-ten
per annum, but is by some deemed mc
beneficial after the first year or two. Hors
cow and town manures last from three yea
on sandy soil to nine years on clay lan
two-fifths being exhausted the first yea
Of guano, bones and phosphates the grea
est endurance is given to half-inch bone
which are said to extend over seven yea
i at the rate of one-tenth per annum. Boi
Lmeal covers six years, with most effect ti
I first year, while quicker action is assign*
to dissolved bones. Ammoniacal and phc
phate guano, nitrates, sulphates and sped
, manures are yet more speedily exhauste
| the former often spending its effects in a si
i gle year, though special manures and cak
sometimes show tneir effects over three ar
! four years.
Washed and Unwashed Butter.?T)
difference between washed and unwash*
butter is analogous to the difference b
tween clarified and unclarified sugar. Tl
; former consists of pure saccharine matte
\ while the latter, though less sweet, has
flavor in addition to that of pure suga
When unwashed there is always a litt
buttermilk adhering to the butter th
1 gives it a peculiar flavor in addition to that
the pure butter, which many people lil
when it is new. Washing removes all th
foreign matter and leaves only the taste
the butter pure and simple. Those wl
prefer the taste of the butter to that of tl
1 former ingredients mixed with it, like was
ed butter best. Tne flavor of butter co
sists of fatty matters which do not combii
with water at all, and therefore cannot I
washed awav bv it. The effect of washii
upon the keeping qualities of butter d
pends upon the purity of the water use
If the water contains no foreign matter th
1 will affect the butter it keeps the better f
having the buttermilk wasted out instet
of worked out. Evidently the grain of tl
' butter will be more perfectly preserved
the grain of the buttermilk be removed I
careful washing. The grain is such an ir
' portant factor in the make up of fine butt
that it is necessary we should be very pa
' ticular not to injure it any way if we wou
excel in the art of butter-making.?Amt
( ican Dairyman.
When to Use Manure.?Mr. W. i
! White, an experienced farmer, says that
> his own experience and observation, he li
1 found that the sooner manure is incorp
rated in the soil, the greater and better tl
effect on the soil, and the better the cr<
immediately following such an applicatio
' Hence he has come to th^ conclusion th
1 much of the value of barn manure may 1
f lost by being exposed to the sun, air ai
rains, and that spreading manure on the si
face of the land to be plowed, to remain loi
' unless in a rainy time or when the ground
covered with snow, is bad practice; as tl
r sun and air will positively araw off its vi
tues, according to the length of time e
r posed. He also concludes that manure
a fine, compacted, well decomposed sta
J may be spread upon grass lands in ear
Spring, immediately after cutting/the fii
i crop or in late Fall, and very little of i
virtue will evaporate or be lost, if the gra
l grows freely to shade it when the seas<
becomes warm, and that the best possib
! way of applying manure to cultivated lane
I is to plow it in, or otherwise incorporate
into the first one or two inches of surfa
soil, and the the finer the manure is mad
> the more thoroughly mixed in the so
' the better the results.
1 Fallacy of Department Reports.
, Experience has shown in past years that a
s vance reports of the condition of the cro
are not to be depended upon as indicatii
. with a great degree of certainty the size ai
condition of the crops at harvest-time.
. year ago the condition of the wheat er
? was reported anything but favorable.
i some places a total failure was looked f(
The harvest brought one of the largest cro
[ on record. A few days since it was stat
. that this year there would be a shortage
. 100,000,001) bushels, or about 25 per cent.
f compared with the wheat crop of last yen
Now the Millers' National Association pi
forth its official estimate,showing a decrea
i of 03,000,000 in twenty-one States, represer
ing nearly all the wheat-producing are
This estimate gives a total of 373,500,0
. bushels, and is considered, "so far as it
possible to estimate the possibilities of gnu
ing crops, approximately correct." It mi
i, be that these figures will prove within
; 000,000 bushels of correct, but with reason
bly favorable weather and other condition
1 1 1 ? ? f ..nnt. mntr Ko TVIOT
[ tne uecreastj irum iiwc ^cai ma^ mui
millions of bushels less than any figures y
given.? Woonsocket (P. I.) Patriot.
, Clover Fertilizer.?Two or even thn
crops of small grain can be raised in succe
sion to advantage on any piece of land pr
vided clover is sown with every crop
small grain. Then a crop of clover is tur
ed under for every crop of small grain e
cept the first, and upon this hypothesis whe
a farmer wants to enrich his land or any 01
or more pieces, let him seed the land wi1
small grain for two or three years in succe
sion, always sowing clover in the sprir
and ploughing in the fall, and then if 1
chooses to put the land in corn he can do i
for one, or even two seasons, and then pi
it back in small grain and clover. After
i field has had clover sown in it for six <
eight seasons it will seed itself, and after e'
ery crop of small grain a crop of clover wi
spring up from the seed in the ground e:
posed to the action of elements by ploug!
i ing for the crop of small grain. Anoth'
fact well known is that a crop of whe
grown on fallow ground is. greater and tl
grain larger than that grown on corn groun<
Soaking Seeds.?I am often ask(
whether it does any good to soak seeds b
fore sowing them? In general I believe
, does more Harm than good, and if done
: all a good deal of judgment should be used
prevent mischief. Thus, peas, beans ar
corn are often soaked to hasten germinatio
with the belief that they will come a day i
, two earlier, but in case the weather is co
and wet for some time after sowing the se<
it will be more likely to suffer injury fro
the weather than if sown dry. Care is r
quired in steeping seeds that fermentatic
does not occur, which will frequently ki
the seed. To steep seeds in chemical sol
tions with the belief that this will answ
in place of fertilizing the land, I believe
sheer humbug and imposition upon comiru
sense. The only chemical stuffs that ha^
proved useful, so for as I know, are the bli
vitriol to destroy germs of smut, stryehnii
to destroy crows and blackbirds, andsmea
i ing of tar on corn seed for protection fro
these birds.
Cake of Wagon* Wheels.?The severe
strain on the cart or carriage comes on tl
wheels. The felloes especially are exjpost
to alternate mud and drought, according
the prevailing weather. The paint soc
wears off, and the wood absorbs the wab
nr>in-l nnrlHIo thrmicrh whinh tl
IlUHl CVC1J lliUV* |/UVl\A<V VAMVt?^*4 ff A44V44 V.
vehicle is driven. In a dry time the woe
shrinks, and the tire gets loose. The ren
edy is a hew setting of the tire, and a bi
from the blacksmith. It is much cheapi
to clean up the carriage occasionally, ar
giving the wheel a dressing in linseed o
as hot as it can be put on. The wood wi
absorb a good deal of the oil, and will swe
the rim so as to make the tire tight,
will prevent the rotting of the wood, an
make long-lived wheels. When the whee
have soaked up all the oil they will tak
put on a good coat of paint.
A Factory Town.?Old man Watkins <
Piedmont, S. C., says Norman's Neutrali
ing Cordial beats anything he ever heard o
He came near making a speech on the woi
derful cure two 25 cents bottles made on h
baby. He says the mere sight of that bab
would convince the most doubtful as to tl
efficacy of Norman's Cordial.?Advt.
!. feading for thr f*tb.
it- i + CONDUCTED BT
or REV. ROBERT LATH AN.
e- [OriglnalJ.
it- SKEPTICISM.
re xn every quarter of the globe there seeiris
lt_ to be, at the present time, a determined ef0f
fort on the part of not a few, to thrust the
er Bible and the Christian religion out of the
a- world. This undertaking is surely both
Y" wicked and foolish. Whether the religion
of the Bible is from heaven or not, it has
ip been honestly professed and conscientiously
practiced since the world began. History
n- does not inform us of a period in the world's
th existence, when the Bible was not to any one
6t a rule of faith and practice. There is nothie>
ing on earth older than the Bible, and the
re religion of the Bible. The fundamental
ftj principles of that much despised book anter
date all the records of time. Not all the
Lt- Bible as it now is, but parts of it. No mat
~si U?r HOW IllX Hie Jiuiiuui liuim.y may uc uiitcu
rs back or to whom, some part of the Bible had
an existence at that time.
ie It is admitted that for a long time the
Bible was confined exclusively to the Jews.
>s_ It is further admitted that until the time of
al Moses no part of the Bible was written, but
d> was preserved and transmitted by tradition.
n_ Admitting all this, the whole of the. Bible
es has been in existence for near nineteen hundred
years, and a large part of it for more
than three thousand vears. - The Bible is
ie certainly the oldest book in the world.
If it has no other claim, its great antiquity
' merits for it some respect. The man wh o
' would treat the works of Xenophon, of Ho
, mer, of Cicero, of Horace, of Virgil or of
' Juvenal, as many treat the Bible, would
r forfeit every claim to the respect of his felj'
low men. The works of all these men have
a+ done a great deal of good, and in certain di'f
rections they will continue to do good, perce
haps as long as the world lasts. To attempt
js to banish the works of Horace from trie
0f world would be wicked and it would be ex10
ceedingly foolish. In no point of view will
e the Bible suffer by comparing it with Horu
ace, or the works of any man, either of
" modern or ancient times. There is better
~ poetry in the Bible than can be found in any
je other book in the world. In a literary asie.
pect, the Bible stands first among the first.
Would it not be wicked and foolish to con,1
sign the old book to utter destruction?
But the human family cannot live arid
or prosper withouta well digested code of laws.
. Tf TUhlp i? hunishpfT from the world.
ie where is such a code to be found ? The code
of laws contained in the Bible is beyond all
)V comparison. Nothing like it can be found
t*_ anywhere. Run the pen over all the legal
~ principles which are contained in the law
_ books of civilized nations which are deij
rived from the Bible, and the remainder
r_ would not be worth anything. They would
be worse than nothing. All the perfection
that is about the laws of England and AmerI.
ica is due to the fact that the framers of
in those laws had a perfect model?the Bible,
as If the Bible is to be banished from the
o- school house, it is but fair to demand that it
tie be banished also from the court house,
ip Whenever that day comes the world may
n. bid liberty and justice farewell, and hail
at anarchy and injustice. In fact, without the
be Bible the human mind is unable to attach a
id proper meaning to the words liberty and
ir- justice.
ig Before the Bible is banished from the
is world something as good or better should be
he provided to take its place. It has always
ir- been heldj and is generally held at present,
x- that man is a religious being. To steal from
in man his instinctive inclination to worship
te something, which, no matter what it is, he
ly regards as a Supreme Being, p to take from
st him everything which make3 him superior
its to the ox or ass. If man is a religious being
lSS atiH wnrehins in some wav. some heinc.
>n where are we to find a God superior to the
de God who is revealed in the Bible, and where
Is, are we to find a system of religion better
it than that, which is contained in that book
ce which it is proposed to banish from the
[e, world? Some god is better than no god,
il, and some religion is better than no religion.
The man who worships stones and billets of
wood is a better man than he is who has no
, God at all, but condemns all forms of relij"
gion. When we are asked to give up the
God of the Bible and the religion of the
Bible, is it expected that we'will become
brutes, or that we will adopt some one or all
^ of the pagan divinities, or that each and evj|
ery individual will make his own god and
" formulate his own mode of worship ? The
prospects surely are not very encouraging.
Pj Wnenever the enemies of the Bible get
* i up something better than the Bible in every
respect, then it will be wise to thrust the
old Bible out of the world. Until that is acf;
complished it will be safe to retain the Bible
as a rule of faith and practice. Those who
o- ?PPose the Bible and are anxious to have its
i(*" principles trampled in the dust, have never
,'V. seriously considered what would be the consequence
to man universally, in the event
* their schemes were accomplished. Suppose
that the inhabitants of America would,
y with one consent, vote the God of the Bible
? out of the world and consign all the Bibles
to the flames. Suppose the fifty millions of
!'v people in the United States would suddenly
ji conclude to abandon all Bible forms of religion
and rise up in open rebellion against
the God of the Bible. Would that be a betee
ter state of things than is at present ? Who
,s_ can believe it? The people of the United
0_ States cannot instantly become pagans.
0f They cannot convert their churches into paq_
gan temples. The thing is too absurd. They
x_ would laugh at the idea. If the God that, is
?n worshiped in these churches and around the
je many firesides in this land of ours is banth
ished, what will be done with the church ?
,s_ Shall they be turned into private dwellings
or into houses or business r L<et tnose wno
^ labor to banish from the world the Bible and
50 the Christian religion, contemplate the train
of circumstances which must inevitably
a precede and follow such an event, and then
3r say whether or not they are willing to prov.
ceed in their opposition.
ill
x- Two Great Evils.?The following from
h- Joseph Cook's late lecture applies chiefly to
er city life:
at "The two worst evils of our time inside
ie the domain of Christendom are probably
d. luxurious living among church members
and loose thinking among religious teaehid
ers. And when the two go together and we
e- have a religious club, instead of a church, a
it club in which, of course, it would be uncourat
teous to suppose that there are any sinners,
to a club that has forgotten that all men are
id brethren and that the business of the Church
n, is to stand between the livingand the dead:
or when we have a number of such churches
Id connected by close social ties, and, perhaps,
id giving direction to great central currents in
m the religious life of a city, the time then has
e- come to awaken all the powers of the pulpit
1 1 i.?i,n
)I1 llllll press uihi uiu piauuxia a^uiiist uiu
ill choking of God's most holy truth by purseu
strings and by ribbons and by dashes of t he
er lavendar waters of liberal ism. I am speakis
ing very frankly; but the truth is that the
m case needs stern surgery. Our population is
ye a fifth in large cities, and under the volunle
tary system in the United States it is likely
le to be our prevailing trouble that, when Jur
das carries the bag and betrays his Lord, he
in will not always have the grace to go and
hang hjmself, and you will not have the
grace to hang him."
st
le Turn Your Face to the Light.?It
id had been ofthose days on which everything
to goes contrary, and I had come home tiled
>n and discouraged. As I sank into a chair, I
er groaned, "Everything looks dark, dark !"
ip " Whv don't vou turn vour face to the lierht.
>d auntie dear ?" said my little niece, who was
i- standing unperceived beside me.
11 "Turn your face to the light!" The words
3r set me thinking. That was just what I had
id not been doing. I had persistently kept rny
il face in the opposite direction, refusing to see
11 the faintest glimmer of brightness. Artless
ill little comforter! she did not know what
It healing she had brought. Years have gone
id by since then, but the simple words have
Is never been forgotten.?Friend's Review.
e,
S&* Love is the best weapon with which to
conquer an enemy. How many who were
proof against everything else, have subz
mitted when this was tried! We find inf.
stances of this everywhere. A fighting,
i- unsubmissive spirit in one, begets the same
is in another; while a spirit of good-will
y awakens like feelings in the hearts of othle
ers. Love is the most effective, the most
powerful force that can be used.
piSfcUMcouis leading.
The Meaning oe Wokds.?"Padlock" |
is from the Danish word paddle, a toad, '
and so called from its resemblance to that
animal.
uG'an" is the past tense of the verb ken,
to know. He "can" write signifies "he has
learned how to write."
The word "repent" is borrowed (through
the French) from the Latin "pcenitent," with
the prefix "re," as we say to repent again.
The root is connected with "pain."
The word "man1' signifies thinker. In
Sanscrit "man" is to think. Our English
verb mean, and nouns inin-d and man-ia
(from the Greek,) are from the same root.
The words "belief," -"believe," are connected
with lief (I had as lief go,) which is
the same root as love (Anglo-Saxon Indian).
Skeat understands be-lieve as meaning to
esteem as valuable.
Skeat thinks the word "faith" is borrowed
(through the form fey) from the
French foi, itself derived from Latin fides;
and that th was added to the English fey to ,
make itresemble the wordstruth? health, etc.
The worn c/uc, as usea Dy artists, ana indictating
a certain indefinable superiority,
is derived from the German word Schick
geschick, meaning "skill," dexterity, "talent"
or "knack."
"Galoshens" is said by Edwards in his
"Words, Facts and Phrases" to be a form
of "galloshoes," "galloshes," the early
terms for the wooden shoes worn by Gallic
peasants. Spencer speaks of "my tallage
grownfast to my heel." Hence our English
word for an out shoe.
The English word "assassin," it is well
known, is merely a corruption of the word
"hashsnasheen," a name that applies to a i
notorious military and religious sect that
flourished at the time of the Crusades, because
they were supposed to be addicted to
the use of "hasheesh," or Indian hemp.
The supreme head of the Assassins was
called the "Sheykh el-Gebel"?a designation
which was corrupted into the "Old Man
of the Mountain." when he required the
services of any of his people he first intoxicated
them with hasheesh, and when the
fumes of the weed had transported them into
a fool's paradise, they were ready for
any deed of blood. The Assassins flourished
in Syria until the end of the thirteenth
century, when they were extirpated by the
Hemlock Sultan Bibars.
Aid of Machinery to Labor.?Labor
is a natural burden upon humanity; yet it
is the key which unlocks the storehouse of
wealth, convenience and luxury. By the
use of invented and applied machinery
muscular' work is greatly relieved, and results
are cheaply and extensively obtained.
In all this, however, intelligent skill is not
supplanted; but rather there is a wider field
created for the same, and more and more
does it come in demand as the facilities for
production multiply. Man, of course, may
exist as our fore-lathers did, living in a rude
and limited way on the necessaries of life,'
and even these secured only at the expense
of oppressive toil 3 but as improvements
are made, and varied and enlarged benefits'
flow therefrom, he raises in the scale of
being, and the sphere of life extended.
mi? 1
.Lilt! easy suppiy ui want in any u.u cv?iauu
only begets efforts in others; and as matters
thus progress, instead of the demand
for useful industry being diminished there
is more and more inducement to laborers
to employ themselves with the exercise of
every facility.
It is a mistaken view, therefore, to imagine
that there is the least tendency in the
use of machinery to supersede the necessity
for workmen, and take from them all opportunity
to labor. Their skillful hancfs,
discerning eyes, and intelligent brains are
surely destined to find an ever widening
field. Of course, the worker must not remain
stationary, content to live and die
an antiquated fossil, while all the world
is changing and progressing. What he
once did painfully and slowly with the
hands alone he must now more abundantly
accomplish through the agency of labor
saving devices ana tools. Society'has need
of more production, and will only be satisfied
with ever more and more. In its prosperity
and progress the laborer shares: and
to day he has more of the comfort and luxuries
of life than were enjoyed by kings a
hundred years ago. The prejudice against
improvement, and the jealousy against
capital and associations in their efforts to
manage and direct production into more
efficient and beneficial channels should disappear.
As changes occur, old ruts should
be promptly abandoned. By adapting himself
to circumstances as they are thrust upon
him there is not a man who cannot succeed
and find a market for his labor beyond his
ability to supply?Dubuque Trade Journal.
The Colored Baptists?The seventh
annual meeting of the "Baptist Educational,
Missionary and Sunday School Convention
of Month rarolina." renresentiner the color
ed Baptists of the State, met in St. Paul's
Church in Anderson, on Wednesday, May
30. The introductory sermon was preached
by Rev. B. Lawson, of Sumter. The Convention
was then organized by the election
of the following officers: President, Rev.
I. P. Brockington of Darlington; vice-president,
Rev. J. J. Durham, M. D., of Society
Hill; secretary and financial agent, Rev.
E. M. Brawley, of Columbia; treasurer,
Rev. E. Green of Branchville. There were
seventy delegates present representing fourteen
associations and seven Sunday school
conventions. After the organization, an
address of welcome was delivered by Rev.
S. Oliver, pastor of St. Paul's Church,
which was responded to by Rev. I. P.
Brockington, president of the Convention.
The report of the board of managers
showed a satisfactory progress during the
past year. There are now 350 ordained
ministers, 550 churches and 100,000 members.
During the year seventeen young
men, candidates for the ministry, have
received aid from the convention to pursue
their studies. After some routine work the
convention adjourned until nine o'clock
Thursday morning. A doctrinal sermon
was preached Weaesday night by Rev. A.
P.Dunbar, of Columbia.?Anderson Journal.
Considerate Father.?Johnathan Ed
wards, the celebrated theologian and the
first president of Princeton College, was not
only possessed of great learning in matters
of a theological nature, but also knew something
of human character. One of his
daughters, it is said, had some spirit of her
own, and also a proposal of marriage. The
youth was referred to her father.
"No," said that stern individual, "you
can't have my daughter."
"But I love her and she loves me," pleaded
the young man.
"Can't have her," said the father.
"I am well to-do, and can support her,"
exclaimed the applicant.
"Can't have her," persisted the old man.
"May I ask," meekly inquired the suitor,
if you have heard anything against my
character?"
"No," said the obstinate parent, "I have
not heard anything against you; 1 think
you are a promising young man and that is
why you can't have her. She's got a very
bad temper, and you wouldn't be happy
with her." i
The lover, amazed, said: "Why, Mr. Ed- !
wards, I thought Emily was a Christian,
isn't she?"
"Certainly she is," answered the consci- .
entious parent; "but, young man when you !
grow older, you'll be able to understand i
that there are some folks that the grace of 1
^ 1 ? '11 <
vrou can live wir-n umt jua utu t.
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~ TAX NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,)
York County, >
Yorkville, S. C., Maj' 1st, 1883. )
NOTICE is hereby given that my Rooks for
the purpose of receiving the TAX RETURNS
of the Tax-payers of York county, for
the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1883,
will open on JUNE 1ST, 1883, and close on the
20th of July next. I will attend the following
named places, on the respective dates, to receive
said returns, to wit:
Moore's, Thursday, June 14th, 1883.
Whitaker, Friday, June 15th, 1883.
John McGill's, Saturday, June 16th, 1883.
Bethel, Glenn's Store, Monday, June 18th, 1883.
Neelv & Simril's Store, Tuesday, June 19th,
1883.
Fort Mill, Wednesday and Thursday, June
20th and 21st, 1883.
Coates' Tavern, Fridav, June 22nd, 1883.
Ebenezer, Saturday, June 23rd, 1883.
Yorkville, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, June 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th
and 29th, 1883.
Massey's Store, Saturday, June 30th, 1883.
Rock 'Hill, Moudnj, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday," Julv 2nd, 3rd, 4tli, 5th and
6th, 1883.
Yorkville from the 7th until the 20th of July,
1883.
Persons failing to make returns in the time
prescribed by law, will incur a penalty of fifty
percent., which attaches after the 20th of July,
1883. The law requires all returns to be sworn to.
All purchases or sale of land must be reported,
also, any buildingerected since last return. Persons
between twenty-one and fifty years are liable
to POLL TAX. " I earnestly request tax-pavers
to meet me in their respective townships.
W. B. WILLIAMS,
Auditor, York Countv.
May 3 18 tf
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of work; complete in every respect; the
largest arm; the lightest running; most beautiful
Wood work. Fully warranted for live vears.
Also, the PENNSYLVANIA, the best SINGER
Machine made. Prices and terms reasonable.
Call at my PHOTO-GALLERY, atie door east
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 do any work in the PHOTOGRAPH
LINE to satisfaction, andat reasonable
prices. J. R. SCHORB.
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HBEsM Headache and Dyspepsia. May
bo used in all derangements of
the 8tomach and Bowels from relaxation of the
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January 4 '1 ly
STATE OF SOI'TII CAROLINA,
County of York.
WHEREAS PAMELIA L. JACKSON litis
applied to nic for Letters of Administration,
with tne Will annexed, 011 all and singular
the goods and chattels, rights and credits of I).
F. JACKSON, late of the county aforesaid, deceased
:
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
ind singular the kindred and creditors of the
laid deceased, to lie and appear before me, at our
next Probate Court for the said county, to be
tiolden at York Court House 011 tho23RD DAY
JF JUNE, A. D., 1883, to shew cause, if any,
ivhy the said Administration should not be
granted.
iiven under my hand and seal, this 2nd day
of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-three, and in the
107th year of the Independence of the United
States of America.
J. BEATTY WILLIAMS,
Probate Judge of York County.
June 7 23 2t"
MACHINERY REPAIRING.
BESIDES my other facilities for repairing machinery
of all kinds, I have just added to my
hop a new Srew Cutting Lathe with a combinaion
of 500 leads of threads and of a capacity of
ive feet between centres. Repairingof all kinds
if machinery at short notice. Mill spindles and
?in Filing. Brass Castings of all kinds made to
irder. J. Q. HOKE.
June 7 12 3m*
TOXSOKIAL.
fW, BA.UMAN, Barber, is still at his stand
. opposite the old Masonic Hall, prepared to
o all work in his line. Feeling thankful for
ast patronage, he hopes to merit a continuance
f the same by giving prompt and aecommodaing
attentioirto customers.
October 19 42 tf
F. HAPPERFIEL.D.
FAMILY GROCERIES.
MY stock of Family Groceries is complete,
and consists of a full supply of new crop
New Orleans Molasses, Cream Cheese, Hams,
Rice, Pearl Hominy, Bacon, Lard, Coffees, Green
and Roasted; Sugars?all grades, "Luxury" and
other brands of Flour.
Fancy Groceries.
A full supply of Fancy Groceries, eonsistingof
plain and fancy Candies, Canned Goods of all
kinds, Crackers, Spices, Extracts, Ac.
I
GARBLE WORK.
I am still conducting the Marble business and
have lately received a good supply of Choice
Marbles, which I api prepared to furnish in
Monuments, Tomb-Stones or any other kinds of
work in that line, at the most reasonable prices.
F. HAPPERFIELD.
YORK VIL L E
LIVERY AND FEED STABLES,
NEAR THE COTJRT HORSE,
A RE now open and will be kept in first-class
J\. style with comfortable vehicles of all kinds,
good liorses and careful drivers.
BUGGIES AND PHJETONS.
Just received another lot of those nice Cincinnati
Leather Trimmed Buggies, warranted stan
aara worK. i sen no mierior wont, uome una
examine my Leather Trimmed Hickory Buggies,
FrimpkinSide-Bar Buggies, Eureka Jump-Seat
Phaetons, &c. All furnished with the best handmade
Harness, manufactured by flrst-class workmen,
and as cheap as can be bought anywhere.
A Second-Hand Carriage, in good order, for
sale cheap. Also, a good-Spring Wagon for sale
cheap. Call at the Yorkville Livery and Feed
Stables and see them,
FEEDING. *
You can have your horses fed as cheap as the
cheapest, at the Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables.
WANTED.
Corn, Oats, Fodder and Hay always wanted,
and the highest market price, in cash,will be paid. I
_ F. E. SMITH.
May 10 19 2t
NOW READY.
History of the Associate Reformed Synod
of the South.
IN the above Work, I endeavored to give a concise
and accurate history of the causes which
led to the secession of 1733,'under the Erskines,
together with a full and detailed account of the
organization of the old Associate Reformed Synod,
the General Synod, and the parties entering
into the organizations. The history of the Associate
Reformed Church in the South is traced
from its beginning through the Presbytery of the
Carolinas and Georgia, the Synod of the 'Carolinas
and the Synod of the &outh, down to the
present time. In addition to this, a brief histo
ry is given 01 uie netormea fresuyterian ana
l)nited Presbyterian Churches.
Tho Work is printed on good clear type, on
good heavy paper, is bound in cloth, and contains
four hundred and eighteen pages. It will be sold
at 82.25, either at my office, or delivered by mail.
Address, * R. LATHAN,
Yorkville, S. C.
May 17 20 It
FOWDRY
AND
Machine Shop.
mHE undersigned would respectfully inform
J_ the public that he now has in operation, on
his lot on King's Mountain Street, a FOUNDRY
AND MACHINE SHOP, in which he is prepared
to do all manner of work in light iron and brass
castings, and general machine work.
REPAIRIYO,
Of all kinds, promptly done on short notice.
Steam Engines, and agricultural machinery of
any kind overhauled and repaired. Besides, any
class of work that may be wanted in his shop, he
will attend anv call for renairinir stationarv en
gines, doing the-work on the premises, thus obviating
the necessity of moving the engine.
Prices reasonable. Terms, cash on completion
ofthework. EDWARD THOMAS.
May 10 19 tf
CHATTEL MORTGAGES,
MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to
Real Estate. For sale at the
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Chariest
OFFER THEIR ASH ELE
And other materials of best
To Peas and growing Ci
For Terms, Hand Rooks,
EXCELLENT ARTICLES ON PEAS, AJ
Address
ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO.,
June 6
GARRY IRON RO<
Manufacturers of all kinds of
IRON ROOFING
CRIMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING,
Iron Tile or Shingle, JShBB8
FIREPROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS &l\,
THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 0
L. M. Grist, Yorkville, S. C., will take or
May 10
SERGEANT MANUFAC
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MANUFACTURERS 01
Farrar Turbine Vv;
C OOK AND HEATING t
SAW MILLS, CANE MILLS,
PLOWS, STRAW CUTTER!
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For 15 to 20 years they have Run Wei
Send for Price List.
SERGEANT M
SOLI) BY OI K AlITHORIZEl
We manufaeturo the SOUTHERN TROPIC 0
STOVE, the latter of which, for its capacity, is tl
without a rival! Price lists and circulars sent c
HEATING
Wo make the ORGAN PARLOR STOVE in one
in six sizes?from #4.50 to$14.00.
PLANTERS' PI
The best material and workmanship used in theii
Send for Circulars and Price Lists.
ERED. II. LONDON, Agent,
HERNDON BROTHERS, Agents,
November 2:5
JOB PRINTING.
OWING to our superior facilities with the host
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 stvle, and at prices that
will compare with New York or Philadelphia
charges for the s^ne quality of work and materials.
We have recently 'made a reduction in
prices for the following classes of work, to which >
wo invite the attention of business men :
BILL HEADS.
For 500 For 1000
Half-sheet Bill Heads, $3.50 $0.00
Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50
Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00
Monthly statementsat same price of sixth-sheet
oill heads. We will till an order for bill heads,
giving any desired number of either size of sheet
at proportionate prices.
LETTER HEADS.
For 500 For 1000
Commercial Note, $2.15 $3,25
Packet Note, 2.25 3.50
Letter (large size) 3.00 5.00
For the above work we use a superior quality
of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in every
instance.
\Ve also give special attention to the printing
of Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authori- *
ties, which we furnish strictly according to the
requirements of the Justices of the Supreme
Court, and in proof reading exercise tne utmost
care to ensure accuracy.
We are prepared tofurnish all other kinds of <
printing, from a visiting card to a large volume,
and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any
style of work desired. Address,
L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C,
November 30 48 tf
~cT& l7 NARROW GAUGE "RAILROAD7
SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains,
from Chester, S. C., to Lincolnton, N. C., taking
effect at 2,45 i'clock, P. M., May 2, 1882:
GOING NORTH.
Leave Chester, 2.45 P. M.
Leave Lowrysville, 3.15 P, M.
Leave McConnellsville, 3.35 P, M.
Leave liutnriesvuie, j.'io r. m.
Arrive at Yorkville, 4.10 P. M.
Leave Yorkville, 4.20 P. M.
Leave Clover, 5.00 P. M.
Leave Bowling Green, 5.10 P. M.
Leave C'rowder's Creek, 5.20 P. M.
Leave Pleasant Ridge, 5.30 P. M.
Leave Ga&tonia, 0.00 P. M.
Leave Dallas, 0.20 P. M.
Leave Hardin's, 0.45 P. M.
Arrive at Lincolnton, 7.15 P. M.
GOING SOUTH.
. Leave fLincolnton, 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, 8.50 A. M.
n i /-i n n/\ i >/
jueave trowuer s v/reea, ^v. i .
Leave Bowling Green, 9.10 A. M.
Leave Clover, .. 9.25 A. M. i
Arrive at Yorkville, 10.00 A. M.
Leave Yorkville, 10.10 A. M.
Leave Guthriesville, 10.35 A. M.
Leave McConnellsville, 10.50 A. M.
Leave Lowrysville, 11.10 A. M.
Arrive at Chester, 11.40 A. M.
Breakfast.
JAMES MASON, Superintendent.
May 17 20 It
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AUGUSTA, GA.
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The chronicle and constitutionalist
is the oldest newspaper in the South,
having been established in 1785.
The CHRONICLE is progressive and liberal in
all things, and is essentially a fair representative
of Southern opinion and a persistent exponent of
Southern industries. While free from sensationalism
and immorality, it is in no way behind the
best of its cotemporaries as a purveyor of the
news.
The Morning CHRONICLE AND CONSTITUTIONALIST
is an eight page paper of 48 columns.
PriceSlO per year; six months85.
Tqe Evening CHRONICLE AND CONSTITUTIONALIST
is the same size as the morning paper.
The price is $6 per year; six months $3.
This makes it the largest and cheapest eight page
paper in the South.
The Sunday CHRONICLE is a very interesting
paper. It is an eight page fifty-six column paper.
Price $2 per year.
The Weekly CHJRONICLE AND CONSTITU
TIONALIST is one of the largest papers in the
South. It is ten pages and contains seventy columns
of matter. Price ?2 per year; $1 for six
months. Specimen copies sent free. Address
CHRONICLE AND CONSTITUTIONALIST,
Augusta, Gil.
Juno 0 23 v tf
STATE OF MOUTH CAROLINA,
County 01 York.
WHEREAS JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. C.
Pis., has applied to me for Letters of Administration,
on all and singular the goods and
chatties, rights and credits of MARTHA M.
RUTLAND, late of the county aforesaid, deceased
:
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
and singular the kinndred and creditor" of the
said deceased, to be andappearat onrnext j?.dge
of Probate's Court for York county, to be hol(U\^
en at York Court House on TUESDAY, the ,
19TH DAY OF JUNE A. D., 1883, to shew cause,
if any, why the said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this 14th day
of Mav, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-three, and in the
107th year of the Independence of the United
States of America.
.T RT^ATTY WTT.T.T A MS
Judge of Probate.
May 17 20 6t
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at one cent each, at the
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oil, $.
MEXT ABE OF FLOATS
quality. Specially adapted
ops of Cotton ami Corn.
Agricultural Primers, and
m ELEMENT, FLOATS, KAINIT, &C.,
the
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51 6m
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ders for the above roofing.
9 lv
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ater Wheel,
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