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^elected CREEPING UP THE STAIRS. In the soft fading twilight Of a weary, weary day, With a quiet step I entered Where the children were at play; I was brooding o'er some trouble Which had met me unawares, When a little voice came ringing: "Me is creeping up the stairs." Ah! it touched the tenderest heartstrings With a breath and force divine, And such melodies awakened, As no wording can define. And I turned to see our darling, All forgetful of my cares, When I saw the little creature Slowly creeping up the stairs. Step by step she bravely clambered On her little hands and knees, Keeping up a constant chattering, Like a magpie in the trees, Till at last she reached the topmost, When o'er all world's affairs,. She delighted stood a victor After creeping up the stairs. Fainting heart, behold an image Of man's brief and struggling life, Whose best prizes must be captured With a noble, earnest strife; Onward, upward, reaching ever, Bending to the weight of cares, Hoping, fearing, still expecting, We go creeping up the stairs. On their steps may be no carpet, By their side may be no rail; Hands and knees may often pain us, And the heart may almost fail; * Still above there is a glory, Which no sinfulness impairs.. With it joy and rest forever, After creeping up the stairs. jrtuiwMMis Department. Proved It Ox Him.?This story, or something like it, was told by Gen. Shields when he last visited Boston. While in Kentucky, he was approached by a portly, substantiallooking man, who said: "I wish to give you a piece of advice. Never deny anything. Some time ago, I ran for office in this section of the country, and resolved to keep quiet, whatever was sqid about me -before the election, which was to take place in about a month. The first week, they accused me of being a horsethief, but I paid no attention to it. The second week, they asserted that I had been the treasurer of a trust company, and. ran away with the funds, and I received this in silence. The third week they said I had induced my right hatid neighbor to make over his property to me, temporarily, ana tnen refused to give it up, and still I made no defense. The fourth week,' they came forward with a statement that I had stolen the chickens of my left hand neighbor, a worthy old lady, and sent her to an insane asylum. This made me indignant, I denied it in public, and I'll be darned if they didn't go to work, and prove it on me." There is a moral contained in this story, which some of our political candidates might lay to heart.?Boston Courier. Electioneering.?"Madam, may I kiss these beautiful children?" inquired Uncle Oglesby, as he leaned over the front gate. "'Certainly, sir; there is no possible objection." They are lovely darlings," said Uncle Dick, after he had finished the eleventh. "I have seldom seen more beautiful babies. Are they all yours, raarm ?" The lady blushed deeply. # "Of course they are?trie sweet little treasures. From whom else, marm, could they have inherited these limpid eyes, these rosy cheeks, these profuse curls, these comely figures, and these musical voices!" The lady continued blushing. "By the way, marm," said Uncle Dick, "may I bother you to tell your estimable husband, that Richard J. Oglesby, Republican candidate for Governor, called upon him this evening?" "Alas, good sir," quoth the lady, "I have no husband." "But these children, madam?you surely are not a widow?" "I feared you were mistaken, sir, when you first came up. These are not my children. This is an orphan asylum."?Chieago News. With a Keen Sense.?"Look here," said Col. Bloster, addressing an acquaintance whom he suddenly met in turning a corner, "you are a very long time in paying that bill. You don't seem to care." "Oh, yes I do, Colonel." "No, sir, you do not. You do not seem to remember your obligation." "Oh, I remember it, Colonel. If I did not I would not cross the street to avoid meeting you. I have a keen sense of obligation, otherwise I would not be put to so much trouble." "Nowhere; you are not acting rightly. Just put yourself in ray place and " "Impossible, Colonel. I cannot put myself in your place. I cannot imagine your feelings, for no one ever owed me." They Loved.?"My young man is a contractor," she said to a group of envious young lady friends. "A contractor?" asked half a dozen companions. "Yes, a contractor. He has contracted the habit of tobaccousing, beer-drinking and gambling, besides a long list of small debts." "He is almost as smart as one of my admirers," chimed in another young lady; "he is an undertaker." "An undertaker?" came the chorus from the company. "Yes, he undertakes to make me believe that he is very handsome and smart. He undertakes to make $f>0 a month carry him through where $100 cculd not pay out, and undertakes to imitate sensible people at times, but gives himself away."?Lincoln Union. The Difference.?At first glance it seems odd that a county treasurer in Idaho Territory should skip out with $13 belonging to the county, but after a conversation with an Ohio citizen the case is more satisfactory. The $13 was ail the poor fellow could get hold of. It was a larger sum than had ever been in his charge before. The golden opportunity had come, and it was then or never. Ohio county treasurers are never short less than $12,000, and run from that to $75,000, but Idaho is a young country and can't be expected to compete. While there may be an imaginary line between the East and the West, there is no real difference in ^ r* li'? -mrtr~ii cu i Hie natures 01 puunc uuiciuis.? trim Of/m News. A Specimen of Fun.?The other day a little cherub of but a very few summers, sat at the window of her residence on East Fourth street, when a genuine dude walked wearily by. His legs were phantom like, his shoes long and pointed, his dress foppish, he wore a single eye-glass and carried a diminutive rattan cane. As he stared about idiotically the little one said: "Mamma, did Dod make 'at man ?" "Yes, my darling," The little one looked again and giggled, and with a merry twinkle in her eye, said: "Mamtna, Dod loves to have fun des' as much as anybody, don't He."?St. Paul Herald. Two Different Kinds.?Bob Nickleby : married a wealthy old maid for her money. She paints up and presents quite a handsome appearance at a distance, at balls and parties. On the other hand, Sam Chuzzlewit's wife is young and good-looking naturally. Both were in attendance at a ball on Austin avenue, and Mrs. Nickleby waspaintedlike a doll. Next morning Nickleby met Chuzzlewit and said: "Our wives looked beautiful at the ball last night." "Yes," responded Chuzzlewit, "and my j wife looks that way yet."? Texas Si/tings. ? ? i t&F Not long since, ex-Judge Black, in ex-: amining a witness who had been in the army, said, "Come, soldier, tell us what! you know of this matter." "I am no soldier, I am an officer," haughtily responded the witness. Whereupon the old lawyer calmly said, ! "Well, then, officer, who is no soldier, tell j us what you know." The vain fellow was crushed. "Tim," said one Hibernian toanother, as they marched to the tune of "Paddies Ever More," on last St. Patrick' Day; "'tis no wundher that Ireland is not free to-day." ; "Why ?" said Tim. "Sure we're all here.? Texas Sift 'mgs. Ihe Jarm anil Jitmde. FARMING ON CREDIT. Farming on a credit is a subject of overshadowing importance to our farmers. The < time-honored system of getting advances | from factors and store-keepers, at time prices, ( to the farmers, has kept our farmers poor, } as they have been compelled to devote their < energies mainly to cotton, and often at the i expense of provisions. Necessity admits of no argument. At first most farmers had to j borrow, to get a start; and then their ex- ( elusive cotton planting has kept them ( straightened, and rather increased than re- , lieved their necessities. As a simple mat- j ter of business, no person, be he tradesman j or farmer, can pay a high rate of interest as i his fundamental expenses, and make his , undertaking pay. His failure will surely j be only a question of time. Farmers must j economise, raise their own provisions, and j pay .more attention to the rearing of good < stock. Until they do these essential things, ( farming will not pay. There are several , firms in the South who make it their busi- ( ness to lend money only to farmers upon < the security of first mortgage 011 their farms, f The farmers borrow the money for the pe- } riod of five years, pay down a year's inter- A est of 8 per cent., and the commission of f 2 per cent, per annum for the five years, \ and all costs, &c. These altogether aggre- , gate a rate of about 12 per cent, per annum; a better one than the 40 or 50 per cent, ex- t torted by store-keepers in the shape of time , prices. 1 It is true that the money thus borrowed does buy supplies and phosphate at cash j prices, making a great saving at the buying j end; but right here comes in the trouble, j Farmers are induced to borrow more money j than they need and soon will find that they ( cannot pay the yearly installments as they t become due, but that the interest is about ^ all very many of them can pay. And when the five years have expired, they will have , to borrow again, or be sold out under fore- ? closure of their mortgages. Some years ago f the Northwestern Life Insurance Company lentalargeamountof money,upon this plan, j in the South; and the majority of these [ loans have since been collected by foreclos- r ure and sale of the farms. It has been the j exception where these mortgages have been f redeemed. Judging from the past experi- j ence of borrowers in this way, those of our ^ farmers who have taken this temporary as- s sistance have an ugly outlook before them. ^ Debt is a remorseless tyrant, and we doubt r the benefit of capital that encumbers our | private farms and induces farmers to mort- r gage their homes. In our judgment, the f only relief to our farmers from their money r troubles is through economy, self-denial, and the raising of home supplies.?Ex. \ DOMESTI<fuNHAPPINESS. J Four-fifths of the domestic unhappiness g that prevails is due to the ignorance of those r who are called upon to take charge of house- j keeping matters. It has long been the prac- J tif*A of npwsnanpr writers to lav the entire T"* v blame at the door of the woman. This is not fair. A woman, to be sure, is not fit to , marry who does not know how to make a bed or a shirt; bake a loaf of good bread, broil a beefsteak, boil a potato or an egg, and make a cup of good coffee. But, on the other hand, is nothing required of the man ? Has a man any legitimate excuse for being ignorant of the qualities of meats, vegetables, fish, etc., and of those articles, of whatever kind, that enter into the leading details of house-keeping? The house is the woman's spherej we admit, but it is simply to manage and direct affairs. It is the man's duty to provide her with everything needful for convenience and comfort. When he fails to do this, he fails in one of the first essentials of house-keeping. The fact of the matter is that both men and women are, as a general thing, lamentably ignorant in all that relates to house-keeping. It has become unfashionable to be presumed to have any knowledge upon the subject. Husband and wife alike scout the idea that it is proper for them to know anything in regard to the doings of the kitchen, much less to make the purchase or di rect the manner of preparation. For a fashionable lady to admit thatshe had directed the cooking of a meal would be to acknowledge that her servants were deficient in those qualities which all servants should possess. In other words, it would argue that she was s not willing to pay the price for first-class c help. With most men it is a boast that they r never know what they are to have for break- c fast or dinner until they see it before them i on the table. This is wrong. A man may, t or ought, at least, to know what is in the g larder, and his knowledge of its contents t should be derived not from an inquisitive t examination of its contents only, but from f the fact of his having assisted in providing a them. a If husband and wife would share each t other's burdens a little more fuller in mat- t ters relating to nouse-Keeping, lr women were more familiar with their duties and men would manifest more interest than simply providing market money, and enjoying or finding fault with the food that is set before them, not a few of what are now very unhappy households would speedily be changed to delightful homes. Pea-Vines for Fertilizing?Mr. A. W. Leland, of McLellanville, S. C., writes for the Southern Cultivator in its September number as follows: p The inquriry of "New Subscriber," at t Leesburg, Ga., relative to home made manures and restoring worn out land, suggests a thought, and I will give your readers the s benefit of it. This question confronts ev- e ery farmer of the South to-day who owns t upland. Cotton seed and animal manures \ are excellent as far as they go, but with the l average farmer that is not very far. Now the ] one word that answers this whole question r is pea-vines. How utilized? We all know ? peas can be sown on stubble after small i grain, and in corn at laying by ; but what i about the large area devoted to cotton ? t Now to the point: Where cotton does not i run too much to weed by having the rows r wide enough, I think we can plant peas at t the last plowing of it, too; Dy dropping t peas on the edge of the first sweep furrow j and return covering with last furrow, fc They will come up near the middle and j thus get the sunshine. By fertilizing light- j ly with land-plaster or ash element, they ] will grow off quickly and thus produce 1 enough manure for a fair crop of corn the g succeeding year. \ My experiments with pea-vines as ma- t nure for corn, oats and potatoes has been f highly satisfactory. Herein lies the re- g demption of our worn-out lands. What say i you, brother farmers? If there are any \ who have never tried the cow-pea as manure, let them not put it off any longer; but buy a few bushels of seed and manufac- i ture a few tons of manure at home, that f they will not give their note for, payable at T the end of the year. j Art in Plowing.?A writer in the Tri- t bune and Farmer says: Allow me to say + IJ in t u, guwu laniici tain iui aiiuiu iaj nave j a boy plow for him. In the first place, it is * not boys' work to follow a team all day, or j even half a day; then he cannot mend a ! balk by pulling the nlow back; he cannot j turn a corner properly for want of strength in his arms; and if he follows the plow, he never will have straight legs. So much for the boy. Plowing needs to be done in the best manner to insure a crop; any afterculture, for corn for instance, cannot retrieve bad plowing in the first place. I see very many fields where farmers have for years commenced plowing on the outside, and continued to do so until they have raised quite a bank, and fairly dug out the center. ' This should never be done. If your field is level and even and you must plow in ; lands, have them of even width, plowing ! out and back-furrowing alternately, and ! never cross-plow. And just here I would! remark that in the old countries the land is j always plowed in one and the same direc-! tion, and my own experience has taught; me that it is a correct practice, always leaving the land more mellow and better disintegrated, and I think that is the object of plowing at all, where cross-plowing will cause the land to be full of lumps and clods, j B&r Raw eggs, shells and all, are recom-1 ? mended as a remedy for scours in cattle. 11 Pull out the tongue, crack the egg, clap it c on the root of the tongue, let go. Two or s three are enough for a calf; from that up to 1 s two dozen for a cow. ! : finding. LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF HIRED MEN. Few farmers have a correct idea of the extent of their liability for acts of hired help. Judge Parrish, in a late address be- 1 fore the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Farmer's Dlub, explains the rules of common law, in relation to the torts and negligence of farm employees. The essential portion of his renarks we condense for the readers of the J Prairie Farmer. The farmer, according to , !his authority, "is responsible in damages ; X) third persons for wrong acts or negligences of hired help occasioning injury, wheth- < ir the act be one of omission or commission ; < whether in conformity to his orders or even ; n disobedince to them, by negligence, raud, deceit, or even willful misconduct, so ong as it was in the course of the employ- ] ment." For instance: the farmer has a i lorse affected with glanders or heaves and, le orders his hired hand to take it out on < ;he road and sell it or trade it off. He is ! old not to warrant or recommend the horse, J ir resort to any jocky tricks in order to ; nake a sale. The first person met is stump- ( ?d for a trade. The hired man is asked if . ;he horse is sound, and he answers, "Perectly so; not a blemish or a fault about lim; and that he would not be afraid to ( .varrant him." The trade is made, and the , employer is liable for the deceit, t>ecause '< ;he swindle was in the course of the employment. i A hired man, in driving a neighbor's cow 1 >utof his employer's corn-field, killed it J ,vith a stone. The court held the employer iable for the value of the cow. I A hired man taking by mistake a bag of \ jarley instead of oats, fed some of the grain i ? a horse, put a clevis in the bag and left t in the old place, saying nothing about the ( natter. The farmer filled the bag with ears 1 if corn and took it to the mill; in grinding, he clevis injured the cracker. The farmer I vas held for the damage. A farmer is liable for trespass of his hired i nan, done honestly in the course of his emiloyment?as cutting timber on land of an idjacent proprietor. It being the duty of an employee to unoad a certain load of wood, and by throw- ' ng it overboard he accidentally or pur- ( josely wounds a bystander, the employer is iable. But if the unloading was no part f >f his duty at the time, there would be no 1 iability. The test of responsibility is not f vhether the act was done according to in- * tructions, but whether done in the prose- ; ution of the work he was doing for his em- j I'm""1 Tf Iho hirorl man in nppfnrmino' fl. , W.X, ........ ... t -- , mrticular act in a particular manner, de- < >arts from instructions to inflict a wanton < njury on a third person, the employer is lot liable. ' We give the above as both important and j nteresting information, and to impress upon armers the necessity of extreme caution in < ihoosing help. There are other grave reaioiis why care should be exercised in this natter, but this is sufficient for the present. Negligent, careless help can inflict serious oss upon their principal, even when he hinks himself least liable.?Prairie Farmer. Sun Storms.?How can we, who are bevildered and appalled by the fury of our ilanet's cyclones and volcanic eruptions, orm a conception of the terrible energy of latural operations on the sun ? Prof. New omb suggests that if we call the solar :hromosphere an ocean of fire, we must renember that it is an ocean hotter than the iercest furnace, and as deep as the Atlantic s broad. If we call its movements hurrisines, we must remember that our hurri:anes blow only about a hundred miles an lour, while those of the chromosphere blow is far in a single second. They are such mrricanes as, coming down upon us from he north, would in thirty seconds after hey had crossed the St. Lawrence, be in he Gulf of Mexico, carrying with them the vhole surface of the continent in a mass, . lot simply of ruin, but of gloomy vapor, n which the vapors arising from the dissoution of the materials composing the cities >f Boston, New York and Chicago would be nixed in a single indistinguishable cloud. Yhen we speak of eruptions, we 'call to nind Vesuvius burying the surrounding ] ities in lava; but the solar eruptions, thrown i ifty thousand miles high, would engulf the ] vhole earth, and dissolve every organized . >eing on its surface in a moment. When We Grow.?Some interesting re- 1 ults have been yielded by the investigation f oncerning human growth, which have been nade by a committee of the British Assoiation for the Advancement of Science. It s shown that growth is most rapid during he first five years of life, when both sexes ! jow alike, the boys being a little taller and leavier than the girls. Prom five to ten the ' toys grow a little faster than the girls, but '? ? ^ 4- L? y. A ^AClf AM _ rOID Mill lO LllUJtJli tile gjnsgruvv uic inoiui, nd between the ages of eleven and a half ;nd fourteen and a half are actually taller han the boys, while from twelve and a half o fifteen and a half they are heavier. The >oys then take the lead, growing at first apidly but afterwards slower, and complete heir growth at about the twenty-third year; vhile girls grow very slowly after fifteen, ind reach their full stature at about the wentieth year. It is generally supposed hat "grown up" people do not increase in leight, but these researches appear to show hat men gain slowly in stature until their iftieth year, and make a more rapid inrease in weight up to the age of sixty. Staistics are too incomplete to determine the rrowth of women after the age of twentyhree. Never Say Die.?What is more soultirring than to see a man, who, beaten on (very side, crowded into a corner, fighting 1 leroically to recover lost ground? Him < vho when his legs fail him, fights upon his 1 cnees. Him who exemplifies trie old r ^orse maxim: "Either I will find a way or | nake one." It has been well said that ] 'success consists not in never falling, but ] n rising every time we fall." Push on. < friends may desert, the clouds of doubt and 1 liseouragement, of sorrow and despair, ! nay hover around about, but there is no light without its morn, no lane without a urn. The world wants men, it is bound 0 recognize him who knows not how to deld. Gain strength from the words of that Spartan mother, uttered when her son comilained that his sword was too short, "Add 1 step to it," the brave woman replied. !tfever envy those who have not, figurative- . y speaking, been obliged to take in their ails to weather a squall. If you have ; jeen crippled, hasten to repair the damage j irid fall into line agaiu. You are the better j or the experience. Don't be troubled if f ome people think you are not as strong as lefore. Bide your time and measure swords ' vith them. Hand Work and Head Work.?It has i >een the fashion to separate hand work rom head work as if the two were incorn- 1 jatable. One was for laborers and mechan- 1 cs, the other for professional and literary people; one was for the poor, the other for he rich. But we are gradually learning hat their harmonious union is the only . neans of the perfection of either. Buskin { iays truly, We want one man to be always 1-: ?~ * A nc* 11 ama o ofon+lnmon an/1 ^ iVUihlll^) UllU. WC tcux VUV ? imu he other an operator; whereas the work- , nan ought often to be thinking and the < hi nker often to be working, and both should I >e gentlemen in the best sense. The mass )f society is made up of morbid thinkers ] ind miserable workers. It is only by labor 1 hat thought can be made healthy, and only 1 >y thought that labor can be made happy, md the two cannot be separated with immunity. Tobacco and the Heart.?The danger )f tobacco-smoking is manifested,Dr. Troitsci thinks, in its effect upon the action of the I meart. During a series of observations he < bund in every case, varying according to ] he condition of the individual, smoking 1 mroduced an acceleration of the pulse-rate ind a slight elevation of temperature. Rep- . esenting the temperature of those who cio mot smoke by 1,000, that of moderate smok- " ?rs would be 1008, and while the heart in . he former case was making 1000 pulsations, ( n the latter it would beat 1180 times. Black walnut sawdust, formerly thrown way, is now mixed with linseed gum and nolded into heads and flower pieces for the >rnamentation of furniture. When dried md varnished it is as handsome, and much itronger and more durable than carved ] vork. < ?he foiMU inquirer. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION s j Single copy for one year, $ 2 50 For six months, 1 25 For three months, 75 Two copies one year, 4 00 Ten copies one year 20 00 And an extra copy for a club of ten. 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TO all and singular, the persons interested in the estate of JANE COUSART, who died in;estate, as distributees: This is to cite and admonish Gillespie, the lister of the deceased, whoso whereabouts, and ;ho fact of whose death are unknown, the personal representatives and distributees to be and ippear before the said Probate Court, on the 1ST MONDAY IN JANUARY, 1885, at 12 M? then ind there to shew cause why the petitioner herein, the. Administrator of said deceased, should not be decreed to distribute the estate as if the laid sister, Gillespie, and her children, had ilea Deiore cue sum intestate. And all persons entitled to the said estate as distributees or otherwise, are hereby notified to lppear on the day, and at the time appointed ibovc, before the "said Probate Court, to intervene for their several interests in said estate. Giiven under my hand and the seal of the said Court, at Yorkville, S. C., this 27th day of September, 1884. J. BEATTY WILLIAMS, Probate Judge. W. B. McCAW-, Attorney pro pet. October 2 40* tit HOW TO SAVE MONEY. 815 for 810. 820 for 813. 825 for 815. WATCHES! Elgin or Waltham Watches in solid Silver double cases at above prices for 60 DAYS ONLY. Every watch warranted. Gpnts' solid gold watches from 825 upward. For particulars, write to McELREE'S JEWELRY PALACE, Charleston, S. C. September 11 47 ly MARSHALL HOUSE, Cliestor, S. C. i THE undersigned takes pleasure 'n "forming the people of OhesSSildnUtfL county and the traveling publie that he has taken charge of the MARSHALL HOUSE, and is now prepared to eceive both PERMANENT AND TRANSIENT BOARDERS. The building has just been repainted and put n first rate condition throughout. The table will bo supplied with the best that ;he local and neighboring markets afford, and no sains will be spared to insure the comfort of juests. A SAMPLE ROOM is provided, conveniently irranged for the use of Commercial Travelers. TERMS REASONABLE. . A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. JAMES K. MARSHALL, Proprietor. rilE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. WHEREAS, ROBERT A. GILFILLAN has applied to me for Letters of Administration >n all and singular the goods and chattels, rights ind credits of ROBERT C'AIRNES, late of the :ounty aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all ind singular the kindred and creditors of the ;aid deceased, to be and appear before me, at our * 1 i.fl inVoiknlil. lUAt rfuimwjumn iui tucoc.ui uuuuti<, w wouumm tit York Court House on the 141'H DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D., 1884, atll o'clock, A. M., to ihew cause, if any, why the said Administration ihould not be granted. Jiven under my hand and seal, this 23rd day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred .and eighty-four, and in the 109th year of American Independence. J. BE ATT Y WILLIAMS. Judge of Probate. October 30 44 2t THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. WHEREAS WM. L. ERWIN has applied to me for Letters of Administration, with the Will annexed, on all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of WM. G. ERWIN, ate of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all md singular the kindred and creditors of the iaid deceased, to be and appear before me, at our lext Probate Court for the said countv, to be lolden at York Court House, on the lol'H DAY 3F NOVEMBER, A. D., 1884, at 11 o'clock, A. M., ;o shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted, liven under my hand and seal, this 27th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, and in the 109th year of American Independence. J. BEATTY WILLIAMS, Judge of Probate. October 30 44 "2t AGRICULTURAL HALL HAS turned loose upon the people near McConnellsville, the powerful beast SIAM, (a iplendid 6-horse power Engine on Wheels.) His present masters are Messrs. MOORE and ARCH BURRIS, who have the determination, and will soon learn to keep him in check. Mr. W. E. CAMPBELL, near Clover, has japtured General LEE, (a beautiful 5-borse powjr Tanner Engine on wheels) without tiring a ?un. He is now carefullv guarded by Mr. D. MARSHALL CAMPBELL, who has subdued him on coarse diet?wood and water. ROMEO and JULIET are yet in their quiet ret reat. Will not some cruel hand separate them ind put them to useful emplovmont. T. S. JEFFERYS. BRICK FOR SALE. FIVE hundred thousand first-class BRICK are offered for sale?300,000 at McConnellsville, ind 200,000 at Lowrysville, on the C. & L. N. G. R. R. Any number of these Brick, in lots of not less than 2,500, will be delivered on cars at iither place at 80.00 for salmon, $8.00 for ^ salmon md S blue, and 89.00 for all blue per thonsand. Samples can be seen at the Stores of Capt. W. B. Smith, Clover; John R, Ashe, Yorkvillej Ashe?fe \she, McConnellsville ; Hope, Lowry & Co., Lowrysville, and Heath, Crawford & Co., Ches:or. We will give a discount for large lots on the ibove prices. YV. . AStiri., jr., lucY^uiiuuiiaviiiu. W. A. ANDERSON, LoYvrysville. October 16 42 tf HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. i THE undersigned offers for sale, || the lot in Yorkville, kmnvn as the flj i "MEEK PLACE." It is situated ^BC near the Mothodist Church, and jontaius TWO ACRES, more or less. On the ot is a two-storv Dwelling House, containing -ilX LARGE ROOMS AND A BASEMENT, a uinber-house, corn-crib and stables. Terms will be made easy. L. M. GRIST. TAX NOTICE-TIME EXTENDED. [N accordance with instructions from the Comptroller-General, my Books will be KEPT )PEN AT YORKVILLE for the collection of iimple taxes, up to and including the 10th day of STOVEMBER, 1884. After that date the penalties will attach. II. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer. October 23 43 3t NOTICE. UNTIL the middle of November, I will sell the HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED CHURCH for ONE DQLLAR. Call ?lther at my house or office. R. LATHAN. GARRY IRON RO Manufacturers of all kinds of _ IRON ROOFING J&g CRIMPED AMI CORRUGATED SIDIXU, JgBHH Iron Tile or .Shingle, FIREPROOF DOORS. SKI TTERS it'., THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS ( May 10 F. HAPPERFIELD. SEASONABLE GOODS. 1 WOULD respectfully inform my friends and the public generally* that I have on hand, in my store near the depot, a full stock of Family and Fancy Groceries, Adapted to the season. In my stock can be found Coffees and Sugars of the best brands? coffees, roasted and green, and various qualities of Sugars. Teas, Spices, Ac. Sugar Cured Hams and Salted Sides, Lard, Flour, Meal, Grist, Ac. A fine line of Smoking and Chewing Tobacco and Cigars. Candies and Confectionery. Canned Goods in full variety, and, in fact, a'full supply of the necessaries and luxuries of this life. BOOTS AYD SHOES. A full stock of Boots and Shoes, for men, boys and women. Hardware and Wooden Ware. I keep a general assortment of Hardware and Wooden Ware, includingfarmingtoolsand utensils, and am prepared to offer advantageous prices to all who may inspect my goods. MARBLE YARD. I SHALL continue to give particular attention to the Marble business. I have first-class workmen, and an abundance of all qualities of Marbles, and am fully prepared to furnish anything in that line, from a plain headstone to the most elaborate monument. Prices as low as can be obtained elsewhere. Call and examine my work, specimens of which may be seen in my yard at all times. F. IIAPPERFIELD. WALKER d WALL. Fancy and Staple Groceries. WE would respectfully call the attention of our friends to our select and varied stock of Fancy and Staple Groceries, consisting of everything usually kept in a . YORK GROCERY STORE. Coffee, Tobacco, ' Sugar, Cigars, liacon, Snuff, Flour, Rest in town. Lard and Molasses. Hardware of all Kinds. Wooden Ware, Tin Ware, Glass Ware, Crockery of all kinds. We will take pleasure in showing our goods to both colored and white people, even if they don't buy. Call Before Pnrchasing Elsewhere. Only a few packages of our fine Tea, Cup and Saucers left. Come quick. WALKER & WALL. FOflDBT AND Machine Shop. THE undersigned would respectfully inform 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. BEPAIBOO, 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 any call for repairing stationary engines, doing the work on the premises, thus obviating the necessity of moving the engine. Prices reasonable'. Terms, cash on completion of the work. EDWARD THOMAS. October 10 42 tf VISITORS TO THE FAIR ARE invited to inspect my stock of WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, FANCY GOODS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PARLOR AND CHURCH ORGANS. My stock is the largest in Chester. My prices the lowest for reliable goods. j f u * /MMyj1&?/OT. I Special attention given to WATCH REPAIRING. Years of experience with the best houses of New York and Europe, and improved machinery enable me to do superior work at moderate prices. Give me a call and judge for yourself. E. C. STAHN, Chester, S. C. October 9 41 ly BIO BOOM AT THE Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables. NEW VEHICLES. EXPECTED to arrive this week, a nice lot of Columbus Buggies, the best Buggies now made. Also, a nice lot of Cincinnati Buggies, Carriages and Jump-seat Phtetons, all standard grade work, which will be sold at the most reasonable prices. Second-Hand Vehicles. I also have on hand a number of Buggies and Wagons that have been in use ashort while which I will sell at reasonable prices for cash or on time. Buggy Cushions, Shafts and Poles kept in stock for sale. SOMETHING I\EVV. I have just purchased a No. 1 Queen City HEARSE, and will now bo prepared to furnish funeral occasions with Hearse and Carriages for town or any part of the county, at short notice, and for moderate charges. Feed Stables. Have your horses fed attho YORKVILLE LIVERY AND FEED STABLES, where they will be well fed and groomed. F. E. SMITH. J. K. CARSON. C. M. CARSON. CARSON BROTHERS, Storage and Commission Merchants, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ? SHIP your Cotton to CARSON BROTHERS, Storage and Commission Merchants, Charlotte, N. C. Seeing the necessity of a strict Commission House in Charlotte, we have pulled up our sleeves and gone into that branch of business. We Claim an Advantage over Merchants And farmers living out of the city, as to our facilities for selling COTTON, GRAIN, etc., as we keep posted and watch the changes in the market. OUR CHARGES ARE REASONABLE, And our best attention will be given to any consignment made us. Give us a trial. CARSON BROS. September 4 30 4m ?OFING COMPANY, f> IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. Sr al 1 52T( 1158 M ERW1N STR K ET Cleveland, O. [ ;^0"* Send for Circular and Price : <$< i^r l| List No. 75. ; ui )F IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. w MOTHER" ?ARE YOU? L TROUBLED rVith any disease peculiar to J If so. to von we hrintr tidiiurs of comfort and Ii great joy. You can P' BE CURED and restored to perfect health by using ? Bradfiekl's Female E Regulator! * It is a special remedy for all diseases pertaining to the womb, and any intelligent woman can cure herself by following the directions. It is especially efficacious in cases of suppressed or painful menstruation, in whites and partial prolapsus. It affords immediate relief and prematurely restores the menstrual function. As a 8 remedy to be used during that critical period ^ known as "Change of Life," this invaluable preparation has no rival. Saved her !Life! a Ridoe, McIntosh Co., Ga. Dr. J. Bradfield?Dear Sir: I have taken several bottles of your Female Regulator tor V falling of the womb and other diseases combined, of sixteen years standing, and I really believe I am cured entirely, for which please accept my heartfel thanks and profound gratitude. .. I know your mediefhe saved/ my life so you see I cannot speak too highlv in its favor. I have recommended it to several of my friends who are suffering as I was. Yours very respectfully, cl Mrs. W. E. STEBBINS. D Our treatise on "Health and Happiness of Woman" mailed free. Bradfikld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. n For Sale by Dr. JOHN C. KUYKENDAL. '' September 11 37 ly WE LEAD, v Other's Follow. THE LIGHT RUNNING jj ? DOMESTIC" \ HAS THE jj HANDSOMEST WOODWORK. \ IT is the grandest triumph of Sewing Machine I Mechanical skill. It has the best set of At- A tachments. It is the most reliable. It executes A a greater variety of work than any other machine I in the market. Ithasahigharm.theattachments A are all easily worked, and it will do any kind of A work, from the lightest to the heaviest, and in as I good manner as any other machine. Call and ex- A amine the Machine and learn particulars. We will sell on as liberal terms ana at as low prices as any first-class Machine can be bought; and in Jaddition, will compliment every purchaser with a * number of photographs of himself or any other Jj person the purchaser may designate. * ? PHOTOGRAPHY. { I would also inform the public that I am yet a making PHOTOGRAPHS in all the various a styles. Also, Ferrotypes and other cheaper styles I of pictures. Pictures by the photographic pro- a cess enlarged, and all work done in the best style L of the art at reasonable prices. Gallery on West A Liberty street, near the jail. A J. R. SCHORB. A October 9 41 tf A THE LADIES' FRIEND A Washing- Machine, i i TIME AND LABOR SAVED ! L A THIS is the best Machine for the purpose that ^ has yet been placed before the public, eclipsing all others and well sustaining its name of f "LADIES' FRIEND." In the use of the ma- ^ chine, there is no wear on the clothes, and but * slight exertion is required by the operator. ^ With it any garment can be washed that can be washed by the hands, in one-third of the time, and with one-third of the labor. It does not in- < jure the finest fabric. To try it is to buy it! Read the following certificate'from well known * and reliable citizens of York county: 01 We have used the Indies' Friend Washing a( Machine in our families, and are well pleased with it. The machine is all that isclaimed for it, doing the work well and satisfactorily, in onethird of the time, and with one-third of the labor i required to perform the same work by hand. We have no hesitancy in recommending*it as a great help in the household. sj A. P. CAMPBELL, fji L. K. ARMSTRONG, H J. L. STACY, s< D. J. JACKSON, FELIX QUINN, S. D. SIMRIL, JOHN NICHOLS, J. S. McKENZIE, ai DAVII) McCARTER. a< For further information, address the undersigned, owners of the State right. BARRON <fcJACKSON, Clover, S. C. w August 28 35 18t JOB PRINTING. a! OWING to our superior facilities with the best " machine presses, an abundance of type and B first-class appointments throughout our office, w we are prepared to execute all manner of JOB PRINTING in superior stvle, and at prices that will compare with New York or Philadelphia tc charges for the same quality of work and mate- p; rials. We have recently made a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which pi we invite the attention of business men: s< 15ILL HEADS. St For 500 For 1000 0? Half-sheet Bill Heads, ?3.50 ?6.00 th Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00 " Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet ^ Dill heads. Wo will fill an order for bill heads, * giving any desired number of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. UJ LETTER 1IEADS. C( For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note, ?2.15 $3,25 fa Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 v Letter (large size) 3.00 5.00 T For the above work we uso a superior quality a of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in ev- g^ erv instance. \Ve also give special attention to the printing of Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which Ave furnish strictly according to the requirements of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and Avill be pleased to furnish estimates for any _ style of Avork desired. Address, T L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C, NoA*ember 30 48 tf TOZER ENGINES. ^ THE undersigned Avould respectfully an- or nounce that he is the duly appointed agent ar in York county, for the sale of the celebrated TO- th ZER ENGINES, manufactured by Tozercfe Dial, of Columbia, and that he Avill be pleased to hear ar from parties contemplating the purchase of either 8a stationary or portable ENGINES of any desired n< capacity. Being a practical machinist, I feel hf confident that aside from the superior quality of o; the Engines here offered, I can also make it to sb the interest of parties to consult me before buy- 8h ing. EDWARD THOMAS. Gi July 24 30 tf CHATTEL MORTGAGES^ MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. I L. LOWRT SMITH. Fancy and Staple Groceries, " WOULD respectfully call attention to inv large and varied stock of FANCY ANt) fAPLE GROCERIES, consisting of everything sually kept in a first-class establishment, and ill be sold at prices to suit the times. COFFEE, COFFEE. rom common to the very best Rio. Roasted offee that cannot be surpassed, either in quality r price. SUGAR, SUGAR. Golden C, extra C, white C, Granulated, Cut oaf and Powdered, at Drices that defy compe tion. TEAS, TEAS. i all grades, from eommon to the very best, at apular prices. BACON, BACON. Will have on hands, in a few days, a nice lot of aeon. So come along, get some and grease up. TOBACCO, TOBACCO. I would call attention to my large stock of Toacco. I have a good line of Ogburn & Hill's, N. '. Sullivan's Pride of Carolina and other brands, >o numerous to mention. So come and try me. never lose a customer when he tries a chew of ly best. CIGARS. CIGARS. Give me a call. I am headquarters in this line ' quality of goods and price is any consideraon. HARDWARE. I have a good line of Hardware, such as Axes, hovels, Picks, Trace Chains, Galvanized Well hains, Breast Chains, Sad Irons, Cut Nails, in II sizes; HorseShoes, Mule Shoes and Nails. CANDY. I have a full line of Candies. So come along nd treat the little folks. WOODEN WARE. % A I have a good line of Wooden and Willow fare, very cheap, for cash. FLOUR, FLOUR. I have flour that is hard to beat, both as to qunly and price. TIN WARE. I have a large lot of Tin Ware, that is very heap, consisting of Buckets, Pans, Plates, Cups, ippers, &c. CROCKERY. CROCKERY. A good line of Iron, Granite and C. C. Ware, rbicm will be sold cheaper than any other house . -? i town. So give me a call and examine my ^ tock. MY MOTTO Vill be quick sales and short profits, fair and luare dealing with all men. % L. LOWRY SMITH. C. & L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, j from Lenoir, N. C., to Chester, S. C., taking tt'ectat 12o'clock, Noon, Sunday, October 12th, <84. Standard of time, clock in telegraph office t Chester. GOING SOUTH. ,eave Lenoir, 5.30 A. M .rrive at Hudsonville, 5.54 A. M* .rrive at Lovelady, 6.15 A. M* .rrive at Hickory 6.45 A. M? ,eave Hickory, ^ 7.10 A. M* .rrive at Conover 7.36 A. M.rriveat Newton 7.45 A. M,eave Newton 8.05 A. M.rrive at Maiden, 8.30 A. M? .rrive at Lincolnton, 9.00 A. M. r n oa a hi leave jjiiicoimuu, -v. iu. irriveat Hardin's, 9.49 A. M. .rrive at Dallas, 10.15 A. M. ,eave Dallas 10.20 A. M. Lrrive at Gastonia, 10.35 A. M. ieave Gastonia, ..10.50 A. M. Lrrive at Pleasant Ridge, 11.05 A. M. irrive at Crowder's Creek, 11.13 A. M. Lrrive at Bowling Green, 11.21 A. M. ^ Lrrive at Clover, 11.35 A. M. " ieave Clover, 11.40 A. M. Lrrive at Yorkville, 12.-10 P. M. ieave Yorkville, 12.25 P. M. irrive at Philadelphia 12.38 P. M. Lrrive at Guthriesville, 12.50 P. M. ieave Guthriesville, 1.06 P. M. Lrrive at McC'onnellsville, 1.12 P. M. Lrrive at Lowrysville, 1.30 P. M. ieave Lowrysville, 1.35 P. M. irrive at Chester 2.05 P. M. GOING NORTH. ieave Chester, 11.40 A. M. Lrrive at Lowrysville, 12.20 P. M. ieave Lowrysville 12.25 P. M. arrive at McConnellsville, 12.50 P. M. ieave McConnellsville, 12.55 P. M. Lrrive at Guthriesville, 1.05 P. M. ,eave Guthriesville, 1.10 P. M. .rrive at Philadelphia, 1.23 P. M. ^rive at Yorkville, 1.35 P. M. ieave Yorkville, 1.55 P. M. Lrrive at Clover, 2.30 P. M. ieave Clover, 2.40 P. M. Lrrive at Bowling Green, 2.56 P. M. Lrrive at Crowder's Creek 3.08 P. M. Lrrive at Pleasant Ridge, 3.18 P. M. * -v .rrive at Gastonia, : 3.41 P. M. ,eave Gastonia, 4.05 P. M. .rrive at Dallas, 4.20 P. M. .rrive at Hardin's, 4.45 P. M. .rrive at Lincolnton, 5.15 P. M. ,eave Lincolnton, 5.35 P. M. .rrive at Maiden, 6.10 P. M. ,eave Maiden, 6.15 P. M. .rrive at Newton, 6.40 P. M. ieave Newton 7.05 P. M. .rrive at Conover 7.14 P. M. .rrive at Hickory 7.43 P. M. eave Hickory, 8.05 P. M. rrive at Lovelady, 8.45 P. M. ^ eave Lovelady, 8.55 P. M. .rrive at Hudsonville, 9.20 P. M. rrive at Lenoir, 9.50 P. M. A Freight Train will run Northward on [ondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving at 'orkvllle at 9.20 A. 51. It will run Southward ^ n Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving t Yorkville at 3.20 P. M. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. October 16 42 tf rHOME AND STATE ENTERPRISE. - * V The only journal in the State published excluvely in the interest of the Farmer and Manuicturer, and devoted to the beautifying of our tomes and developing our Agricultural re>urces, and improving our stock <fcc., is THE COTTON PLANT, a 8 Page, 40 column, beautifully printed paper ^ tlio nrino of SIXTY CENTS A YEAR, hich puts it in the reach of every farmer. The October number will contain the great leech of the Hon. George D. Tillman, delivered ; the Agricultural meeting in Greenville, on Terracing and tho Cultivation of the Cow Pea, ,yo and Vetch as Manure and Forage," which is orth in itself #1,000,000 ) the farmers of the country, and ten times the rice of the paper to any farmer who will read it. The COTTON PLANT is not a theoretical iper but each issue is made up of origiual and dected articles written by the best farmers and ock raisers in the country, giving in a clear and isy language their successes and failures, and le causes thereof. Prof. W. H. WITHEROW, of Chester, one of ?e best teachers and educators in the State, after careful and critical examination of The COTON PLANT, writes: "A live teacher, with ^ """ ich a paper, could have a class in Agriculture, insisting of his whole School, and what an nount of useful, practical information could be >mmunicated in this way." We solict men of every "profession, merchants, rmersand manufacturers who read the YonKille Enquirer to subscribe for The COTON PLANT, and thus aid us in building up State and Home enterprise. Active agents wanted in every county in the ate and South. WRITE FOR SPECIMEN COPY id terms. Address THE COTTON PLANT, MARION, S. C. ^ 'Subscriptions will be received for the Cot)N Plant, at publisher's price, bv SAM M. GRIST. September 11 37 tf HE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, York County. 17HEREAS Mrs. E. M. DAVIDSON has 'J applied to me for Letters of Administration 1 all and singular the goods and chattels, rights id credits of HUGH E. DAVIDSON, late of iecounty aforesaid, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite aud admonish all id singular the kindred and creditors of the id deceased, to be and appear before me, at our ;xt Probate Court for the said county, to be ilden at York Court House on the 13TH DAY F NOVEMBER, 1884, at 11 o'clock A. M., to lew cause, if any, why the said Administration tould not be granted. iven under my hand and seal, this 29tli day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, and in the 109th year of the Independence of the United States \ of America. J. BEATTY WILLIAMS, -j Probate Judge of York County. October 30 44 2t