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Indian Wit.?A half naked Indian was
looking on at some workmen in the employ
of Governor Dudley, of Massachusetts.
"Why don't you work and get yourself
some clothing?" asked the governor.
"Why don't you work?" retorted the son
of the forest.
"I work head work," said Dudley, point-1
ing to his head.
The Indian said he was willing to work, j
and agreed to kill a calf for the governor, j
Having done so he came for his pay.
"But," said the governor, you have not
dressed the calf."
"No, said the Indian, "I was to have a
shilling for killing him. Am he no dead,
Governor?"
Finding himself outwitted the governor
gave him another shilling to dress it. It
was not long before the Indian came back
demanding a good shilling in place of the
bad one he claimed the governor had paid
him. The governor paid him another.
Returning another time with still another
brass piece to be changed, the governor,
convinced of his knavery, offered him half
a crown n ne wouia uenver a iencr iur mm.
The letter was directed to the keeper of the
prison, and ordered him to give the bearer
a certain number of lashes.
The Indian suspecting that all was not
right, and meetinga servant of the governor,
induced him to take the letter to itsaddress.
The result of the Indian's stratagem was
that a severe whipping was administered
to the unfortunate servaut. The governor
was greatly chagrined at being a second
time outwitted by the Indian. On falling
in with him some time shortly after, he accosted
him with some severity, asking him
how he dared to cheat and deceive him so
many times.
"Head work, Governor, head work," was
the reply.
Pleased with the fellow's wit and audacity,
the governor freely forgave him.
The Penalty of Scepticism.?"Come
mighty nigh killin' a fine buck dis mawnin',"
said an old negro.
. "Comin' long through the woods an' er
old buck he jump up an' bookerty, bookerty
he run off a few yards an' stop still.
Come in one er shootin' him, sah."
"Why didn't you shoot?"
"Didn't hab my gun wid me, sah."
"Then how did you come in one of shooting
him?"
"Case, sah, I come in one o' taking my
gun wid me."
"Why didn't you take your gun?"
"Did'nt hab none, sah."
"You are an old fool."
"Look heah, doan' buse er man dat way
when yer ain't got no cause. I aint got no
gun, for a feller dat I wuz erbout to buy
one frum, axed me jes' one dollar mo'n I
could pay. So I come in one o' gittin' de
gun. If I'd er got it I would er tuk it 'long
wid me, an' ef I'd er had it I could er shot
de buck easy, sah. So doan come 'roun'
'busin er man when de tacks is all ergin yer.
I hab knowed folks to fetch trouble on dar
'selves dat way. Er pusson oughter be
keerful in dis hear worl' o' science an'
speckerlation. Good mawning, sah. Since
yer's acted dis way, I wouldenter gin yer
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yer talked dat way I woulder made yer
present o' some o' de buck. See whut yer
got by it, sah."
Paid the Debt.?The following true incident
was published by the local papers
years ago, but being true, and having been
crushed to earth, rises again :
In Van Buren there once lived an old gentleman
of the name of John Bostiek. He
kept a hotel and was also proprietor of a
blacksmith shop. A well-known minister,
Rev. Mr. Buchanan, who always put up
with Bostiek, met the hotel man on the
street one day, after having staid all night
with him,and said:
"Uncle John, how much do I owe you?"
"Owe me for what, Brother Buck ?"
"Why, you know I have staid all night
with you."
"Yes, Brother Buck, but you know I never
charge preachers."
"I know that, Uncle John, but I had my
horse shod."
"Brother Buck, I uever charge a preacher
for shoeing his horse."
"I don't want work done for nothing,"
said the preacher.
"Well, Brother Buck, just remember me
in your prayers."
"All right, Uncle John, but as I have always
adhered to the rule of never leaving a
place in debt, get down on your knees and
we'll have prayers right now."
The two men knelt on the sidewalk and
the debt was paid.?Arkamaw Traveler.
An Honest Boy.?A large class of scholars
were standing up to spell. A hard word
was missed by the scholar at the head of the
class, until the last scholar, a little fellow,
spelled the word and went "up to the head,"
passing above seventeen boys and girls, all
older than himself.
The teacher then turned around and wrote
the word on the blackboard, so that all might
see it and remember how to spell it.
No sooner had shs written the word out,
than the little boy at the head exclaimed:
"Oh, I didn't say it so Miss W ; I said
e instead of t," ana he walked to the foot of
the class again, quicker than he went to the
head. That was an honest boy, but he will
never be a Congressman.
Too Good for a Clerk.?Dry Goods
Merchant?"So, sir, you think you could
learn to become a salesman ?"
"Yes, sir."
"Well, suppose you were waiting on that
man and his wife over at the lace counter.
What would you do first?"
"T should hold up the best jfiece of lace
in the stock, and ask the man if he didn't
think it becoming to his daughters' style of
beauty?" .
"Well, what then?"
"Oh, nothing. The woman would take
care of the res#of it."
"Young man, I don't want you for a clerk.
I want you for a partner."
All is not Gold that Gutters.?"Ise
verry sorry, boss, dat I was led estray to
take de watch," said Jim Webster to an
Austin justice.
"I am glad to see that you regret your
crime. What was it that led you to take
the watch ?" replied His Honor, calmly.
"I was deluded by de chain, sail. 1 bleeved
it was a solid gold chain, and dat ar was
a gold watch hanging at de eend of it. De
chain deluded me, sah, inter takin' de watch.
De brass chain am de cause ob all dese heah
complercashuns."
"You will not be deceived by chains for
a time at least, if I can help it," remarked
His Honor, giving him two months on
the chain gang.
A German clergyman, who was traveling,
stopped at a hotel much frequented
by wags and jokers. The host, not being
used to having a clergyman at his table,
looked at him with surprise. The guests
used all their artillery of wit upon him
without eliciting a remark. The clergyman
ate his dinner quietly, apparently
without observing the gibes and sneers of
his neigftors. One of them at last, in despair
of his forbearance, said to him: "Well, I
wonder at your patience! Have you not
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yes, but I am used to it. I am* chaplain of
a lunatic asylum. Such remarks have no
effect upon me."
Domestic Intelligence.?A Dallas servant
girl walked into her mistress' parlor, j
and said to the latter:
"I wish you would give me a certificate; I
I wish to leave."
"Give you a certificate ! Why, you lazy, !
worthless creature, what sort of "a certificate .
do you expect from me? You don't expect j
me to say that lam satisfied with you?"
"O, no, I would not have you say that for
the world. That might get* me in trouble, j
All I want you to certify is that I held out in j
vour house for three whole weeks. Every- j
body knows what sort of a woman you are, i
and that will be the best certificate I could
possibly have."
A farmer who had engaged the ser-,
vices of a son of the Emerald Isle sent him
out one morning to harrow a piece of ground, j
He had not worked long before nearly all |
the teeth came out of the harrow. Present-1
ly the farmer went out into the field to take j
notes of the man's progress, and asked him ;
how he liked the work. /'Oh!" he replied,1
"it goes a bit smoother since the pegs have j
come out!"
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Stir the Soil.?The severer the drought
the greater the necessity, in my opinion, to
keep the soil of our hoed crops frequently
stirred. The atmosphere, even the hottest
days, contains a considerable amount of
moisture, and will readily be seen where
there is any cause for its condensation. The
earth, if light and porous from deep preparation
and frequent culture, will absorb
much moisture from the atmosphere. The
difference in the amount of moisture absorbed
by a well-stirred and porous soil as
compared with one not so well stirred and
porous, is much greater than is generally
supposed. The undisturbed soil soon becomes
smooth and hard, and has a much
smaller surface and less power of attraction
than one that is broken and disintegrated.
After it is broken the air can easily penetrate
the soil, and meeting with the colder
nart.icles below, edves out the moisture
which it contains, and this process is constantly
repeated where the surface, being
light and open, admits of a continual absorption.
It is for this reason that frequent
hoeing is found to be beneficial, and that
underdrained and subsoiled land suffers
least from drought. And not only is best
absorbed by a well stirred soil, but carbonic
acid and ammonia are also attracted and
absorbed to a greater extent. No deeply
ploughed land thoroughly disintegrated is
in danger of becomingdry from exposure to
the sun. This is a common belief, but it is
a mistake. Keep the soil stirred and suffer
no grass or weeds to grow, and the increased
crop in the gin-house or corn-crib at the end
of the year will demonstrate the truth of the
above statement.
Result of Small Farms.?It is claimed
by the Rural and Workman that Minnesota
owes much of its progress and high standing
as an agricultural State, to the old-fashioned
pre-emption laws, which only permitted
each settler to procure from the Government
a quarter section of land. This fact secured
to almost every 160 acres of land a real bona
fide settler, and as a consequence it made
the State wealthy by the industry of some
seventy or eighty, and sometimes over a
hundred, farmers to each township. The
emigrants who occupied and secured these
lands early saw the necessity for schoolhouses
and churches, of mills and good roads
and good stock as well as large crops, and
before it could hardly be realized the country
presented an appearance of being settled
for half a century, instead of only a few
years. Small farms and thorough cultivation
accomplished in a single decade what
it took some of the other States in this Union
almost fifty years to accomplish. Every
farm owned a good farmer, and as there
were thirty-four sections of land in each
township, besides the two school sections,
with a capacity of four farms to each section,
or 136 farms within the boundary of
six square miles, the size of the townships,
it is no wonder that these small farms have
made so much wealth in so short a time. A
diversified industry, which was commenced
at an early period, and which is still observed,
helped very materially in these matters.
The experience of Minnesota, decidedly indicates
that small farms and thorough cultivation,
and a diversified industry, will
make a wealthy community in a very few
years.
Soil for Potatoes.?The potato, like all
roDust growing vegeiaoies, can ue gruwu
with varying success on soils of all kinds,
and in all conditions of fertility, but the soil
best suited to it is a sandy loam. In all
heavy soils it is more subject to disease, and
the flavor is also much inferior. In breaking
up good pasture land, the decayingsod
answers sufficiently well for the first year in
lieu of manure. Manure is applied either
in rows or in hills, or broadcast over the
hills and plowed in, the latter in most cases
being preferable. If the soil is good, but
little manure is required. In highly enriched
soil the plants are more liable to disease
than when grown in soil that is naturally
good. The best fertilizers are those of a
dry or absorbent nature, as plaster, lime, superphosphate
of lime, and bone dust. For
wet soils these are partially beneficial, as
they not only promote growth, but prevent
disease. Plant as early in the spring as the
ground can be had in fair working order, in
hills or ridges, about three feet apart, covering
in light, warm soils, about four inches
deep; but in cold, wet situations, two and a
half or three inches will be sufficient.
The Better Way.?To put phosphate in
the hill of corn is often a positive injury,
when, if applied by a drill and let the roots
find it as they extend out in quest of food,
its benefits would have been decided. At
the start, when the roots are short, it would
cause vigorous growth, and when the corn
comes to mature the stimulant is exhausted
and the grain is not perfected, simply because
the roots at the start were not extended,
and when the time comes when widespreading
roots are needed, the phosphate is
gone and restricted roots, by its use in the
hill, cannot furnish the demand for adequate
supplies. To put a compost of phosphate,
ashes, loam, etc., in the hill, is far
from an easy task; but if put in the drill and
scattered before planting, the hard, backachey
labor is avoided; the land is all enriched
and the roots of the corn find their
highest development by filling the ground
with fibrous extensions, and the grain is developed
more perfectly.
Seasonable Hints.?As gardens are
generally planted, the same kinds of vegetables
occupy the same ground for many
years in succession. Seeds which admit of
the earliest sowing are sown on the warmest
and driest spot, followed at the second sowing
with less hardy varieties and so on until
the whole garden is filled. Thus early peas
have been growing un the same spot year
after year, and potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers
and other vegetables, each in their
respective locations. For convenience sake
and regularity nothing better could be desired,
but for the best yield and quantity no
worse plan could be devised.
Agriculture.?Washington wisely said
that "The cultivation of the earth is the
most important work of man; when tillage
begins the other arts follow. The farmers
are therefore the founders of human
civilization." Webster in eloquent words
recorded these sentiments: "Agriculture
feeds us; to a great extent it clothes us;
without it we could not have manufuctures,
and we could not have commerce. These all
stand together, but they stand like pillars
in a cluster, the largest in the centre, and
the largest is Agriculture."
fisaT A western farmer who tried wheat
bran as a manure lor wheat, reports that the
effect of an application of one ton of bran to
the acre was equal to that obtained from the
usual application of a mixture of bone-dust,
guano, lime and wood ashes, and the difference
in the yield of the crops that received
the bran, as compared with those not so
treated, was very great.
ftaf* In the production of twenty-five bushels
of wheat to the acre, the soil is robbed of
123 pounds of mineral matter. In the production
of 50 bushels of corn to an acre, the
soil loses 550 pounds of mineral elements.
It is plain, therefore, that unless the soil is
provided with an equal amount of the elements
given up as food for the plants it will
soon be exhausted.
Farmers who manure heavily should
not forget that the growth of weeds will be
as highly stimulated as the legitimate crop,
and that consequently more thorough and
/ lonnar ?'nlti vntinn is essential to frivina: the
crop the entire benefit of the fertilizers.
Few farmers can afford to buy fertilizers to
raise weeds with.
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Sugar is fed to cows on a large dairy
farm near London, England, it is claimed,
with good effect. The sugar is scattered
over the feed in the manger to induce the
cattle to eat it all. It is said also that it
improves the flavor of the milk.
A necessary precaution when roasting
a large and fat loin of mutton is to cover it
with a paper during the earlier stages of its
roasting; otherwise the fat will bum, or at
least will be scorched,and impart a bad flavor
to the gravy.
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jfcg-It is acommon thing to use any kind
of salt for butter, but unless the best be used
the butter will be inferior, and necessarily
sell low. It is economy to procure good salt
for such purposes.
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HEV. ROBERT LATHAN.
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CREATION.
i Justification by faith and the creation of
; the world in six days, are two strong forts
| at which infidelity, in some shape or form,
has been battering away for ages. The
j great arch-enemy of all good, gives, by his
| actions, clear and unmistakable evidence,
that he regards these two truths as two
mighty pillars in the grand superstructure
of Christian belief and practice. If either
of these pillars is removed, the fabric of
Christianity begins to totter; and if both are
removed it falls.
The theories which mere scientific men
advance respecting creation are crude and
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der. In fact, if we discard the Bible we
have no history of creation. Not a single
thing in the universe records its own origin
or the origin of anything else. We have no
facts out of which to construct a history of
the origin of anything. By a law which,
for want of a better word, we call reproduction,
a vast multitude of the creatures which
inhabit our globe are kept in being. Thus
we are able to trace some creatures back, it
may be, for centuries: but never back to the
starting point. Lay '.ie Bible aside and
there is no man living, no matter how curious
he may be, nor what his mental ability,
or how great his pecuniary resources,
who is able to trace himself back through
his progenitors for any very great length of
time. He will soon become bewildered.
The simple fact is, that if the Bible is rejected,
we know nothing about creation. We
might possibly conclude that at some time
there whs a creation, but this is exceedingly
doubtful. All the knowledge which we can
gather about creation or redemption without
the Bible is infinitesimally small. It is absolutely
not worth notice. With the Bible
as a light to our feet and a lamp to our path,
we are able to make progress; but without
the Bible we are blind.
In regard to creation the Bible teaches the
following truths: 1. God created the world,
both visible and invisible. The first sentence
in the Bible announces the fact that in
the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth. It was an actual creation. Not
making a new thingoutof old material; not
making visible things out of in visible things,
but an actual creation. 2. We are taught
that this creation took place in the beginning,
and that beginning was about five
thousand eight hundred and eighty-five
years ago. 3. The Bible teaches us that the
heavens and the earth were created in the
space of six days. Infidel philosophers and
some Christian philosophers, who follow in
the track of these infidels, would have us
regard each one of the six days mentioned
in Genesis as embracing several centuries.
This is all nonsense. If day in Genesis
means an indefinite period, no man can
prove it. If the Bible statement is rejected,
anything or nothing may be believed on
the subject. 4. The Bible teaches us that
the heavens and the earth were not only
created by God, but they were created by
him for his own glory. 5. In addition to
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when first created, was very good.
The last thing which God made, so far as
we are informed, was man. The body of
man was formed out of the dust of the
ground. The language of the record is,
"The Lord God formed man out of the dust
of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life, and man became a living
soul." This was also a creation. The dust
did not develop itself into a man, but by
Almighty power the body of man was
formed out of dust. The work was accomplished
at once. As the water obeyed Jesus
Christ and was changed into wine, so the
dust obeyed the voice of its creator, and at
his command was formed into the body of
man. The soul of man was breathed into
him directly by God.
The Bible history of creation has a decided
advantage over the theories of philosophers,
in that it is consistent with itself and
magnifies and exalts God.
4fcg"To the storm-tossed pilgrim on life's
voyage it is a source of comfort to know that
he who sends the tempest has it completely
under his control. When he gives the order
it will be a great calm. The wind willcease
at his bidding and the waves all go to sleep
on the bosom of the great deep. The tempest
may howl loud and last long, but notwithstanding
all this, "there remaineth a
rest for the people of God." In the midst
of all their trials and troubles, sorrows and
afflictions, the righteous are sustained and
comforted and finally delivered. Not only
so, but all these trials and afflictions and
even persecutions are overruled and made
to redound to God's glory and the good of
his people.
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Nature did a great deal for Paul, but
grace did a great deal more. Paul makes
the frank acknowledgment that such was
the case. "What I am," he says, "I am by
the grace of God." God displays his greatness
in the blue vault of heaven studded
with a countless numoer 01 stars; ne uisplays
his greatness in the hills and in the
mountains, in the little brooks and in the
majestic rivers. God's wisdom and power
and goodness are in everything, but most of
all in grace. Light is brought out of darkness,
good out of evil, a wicked sinner is
made the servant of the Most High! This
is wonderful.
56?* There is in reality a great difference
between the perils and dangers which befall
the righteous and those which befall the
wicked. God in his providence chastises
his believing people, but he punishes sinners.
With those who trust in him God
deals as a kind but wise father deals with
his children. He corrects their errors and
teaches them to obey his commandments.
With the wicked God acts as an offended
king whose laws have been broken by his
subjects. God loves the righteous but hates
the wicked.
B6?- Sin always leaves its mark. It covers
j the soul with foul scars which nothing but
I the blood of Jesus Christ can conceal. One
! of the tenderest petitions in the whole Bible
is the seventh verse of the twenty-fifth
Psalm: "Remember not the sins of my
youth." Every pious individual, 110 matter
how old, repeats this with feeling. As life
passes away the sins of our youth pile up
before us like mountain ranges which seem
to block the way to the heavenly home.
Sin and shame are wedded together, but the
! blood of Jesus can separate them.
fta^Sin is always to be feared more than
i all things else. God hates it. The folly of
j David kept him in trouble all his days, and
I the last earthly sound which he heard was
i the shout of conspirators. Paul began his
career in life by persecuting God's people,
and although he was by grace couvicted of
j sin, and converted from sin and made an
1 eminent servant of God, still God saw fit to
i cause him to drink of the bitter cup which
| he had mixed for others. God ever, as in
i the case of the murmuring and rebellious
! Israelites, takes vengeance of men's sins.
56T If we would be saved from the liability
to be punished on account of our sins,
and from the moral pollution of our sins, we
i must believe in Jesus Christ. In the gospel
! Jesus Christ is offered to us freely, he is of;
fered to us fully, and he is offered to us in
good faith, and the promise is that whosoev'
er believeth in him shall not perish but have
eternal life. Hence the answer to the quesJ
tion, "What shall I do to be saved?" is
"Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ."
SSF'The dangers and perils of life befall
the righteous as well as the wicked. The
winds blew as strong on board the ship
which bore Paul and Luke to Rome and the
sea was as angry as if there had been no
i Paul and no Luke on board. The clouds,
the winds and the waves are taught to have
no respect |of persons. This fact led a good
{ man to say: "I have cleansed my heart in
rain." This was a very foolish and wicked
I speech.
Jtea?" Piety and stupidity are by no means
j the same thing. The most desperately
wicked are often as stupid as stupidity itself.
To be wicked requires no great amount
of smartness. It would be no difficult thing
to pick up a dolt who could not in a month
j learn the Ten Commandments, but who
could learn a wicked song by hearing it
1 sung once.
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MORE SURPRISES.
j THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN MISSION APPOINTMENTS.
The President has sent to the Senate the
following nominations, and they have been
I promptly confirmed:
Envoy extraordinary and minister pleni1
potentiary of the United States, Edwin J.
| Phelps of Vermont, to Great Britain ; Robert
M. McLane, of Maryland, to Prance;
George U. Pendleton, of Ohio, to Germany;
{ Henry R. Jackson, of Georgia, to Mexico;
; Maecenas E. Benton, of Missouri.
Edwin J. Phelps, minister to England, is
; a prominent lawyer of Burlington Ver
mont. He is about GO years of age and the
possessor of a moderate fortune. He is
ex-President of the American bar association,
has practiced before the supremo court
! in Washington, and is highly esteemed as a
; lawyer and a man of culture. He li is several
times been the democratic candidate
for governor of Vermont, but has never
held a public office. P"or two years past he
delivered lectures on law to the graduating
class of Yale college. Mr. Phelps is a son
of ex-Senator Phelps, of Vermont. Senator
Pldmunds was his legal preceptoi. Mr.
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of the supreme court, who speaks in the
highest terms of his learning and ability.
Henry Roots Jackson, nominated is minister
to Mexico, is a native of Georgia, and
is 64 years of age. He graduated a\ Yale
college in 1880, and was shortly afterward
admitted to the bar. He was colonel of a
Georgia regiment in the Mexican war, and
for four successive years was judge of the
eastern circuit of Gecfrgia. In 1853, he was
sent to represeut the United States at Vienna,
Austria, where he remained five years.
During the late civil war he was a southern
brigadier-general, and had command on the
upper Potomac. Since the war Jackson has
practiced the profession of law in Georgia.
He has of late years held 110 public office.
He is a man of independent fortune, and is
highly endorsed by prominent men of his
State. Jackson is the author of several
poems, "Tallulah" being among them.
Robert M. McLane, of Maryland, nominated
as minister to France, was born in
Wilmington Del., in 1815. He was educated
at St. Mary's college, Baltimore, and at
the college of Bourbon in Paris, France.
JHe was appointed by Gen. Jackson cadet
at West Point, and after graduating there
in 1837, served in the Florida war and
the northwest as lieutenant of artillery.
He resigned from the army in 1843, studied
law in Washington and removed to Baltimore,
where he began the practice of law.
He was a member of the Maryland Legislature
in 1845; was a member of the 30th
and 31st Congress; was appointed by President
Pierce in 1852 minister to China, and
was appointed by President Buchanan as
minister to Mexico in 1859, but resigned in
18G0. He was elected to the 40th and 47th
Congress and declined the nomination for
the 48th Congress. He was elected Governor
of Maryland in 18G3 for a term of four
years, beginning January, 18G4.
Geo. H. Pendleton, of Ohio, the new minister
to Germany, was born at Cincinnati,
Ohio, July 19,1825, received an academiceducation
in the schools of Cincinnati, and afterward
in Europe. Studied law, wasadmitted
to the bar and has continued ever siuce
in the practice at Cincinnati. He was a
member of the Senate of the State of
Ohio in 1853-55; was a representative
from Ohio in the 35th, 3Gth, 37th and 38th
Congress; was a candidate for Vice-President
on the ticket headed by George B. McClellan
in 18G4; was the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio in 18G9; was
elected to the United States Senate as a
Democrat to succeed Stanly Matthews, Republican,
and took his seat March 18th, 1879.
His term expi red March 3rd, 1885.
The appointments of Phelps, McLane,
Pendleton and Jackson excite surprise, but
are received with ereneral satisfaction. It
was considered certain that Pendleton
would so to England instead of Germany.
There is nothing concerning qualifications
or political record that can be objected to
in either of the men. BFECHER
OX THE SOUTH.
The Rev. Henry Ward Reecher delivered
a lecture one night last week in Atlanta,
Ga., on Evolution. While he was in that
city he was interviewed by a reporter for
the Constitution, and exhausted his opinion
about men and things without reserve.
What he said about the South and the colored
people will be of general interest.
"I know of no section of the Union," said
Mr. Beecher, "with a grander future than
the South. Now that disturbing political
issues and the curse of slavery, which stood
as a barrier between it and the civilized
world, have been removed, the country
will begin to grow and develop in such a
way as to put in the shade the wonderful
progress made by "Western communities.
But I have seen so little with my own eyes
that perhaps I should leave the statement
of its advantages to others."
"What direction will .Southern progress
take ?"
"The building up of its manufactories
first. Money always seeks profitable investment.
I find that many progressive
men of the South, who have the .ears of
Northern capitalists, have secured a large
j influx of money, the result of which ca*i be
! seen in Atlanta, Chattanooga and Birmingham.
In time this draws population. The
South,'though the richest portion of our
national heritage, was walled in by slavery,
in contact with which free labor could not
come without degrading itself. The haidy
peasantry of Europe who sought our shores,
did so with a view of bettering their con dition.
Consequently they would not go
near the slave line. Take Mississippi, for
instance. There is a State blessed by nature,
fortified by human inventive genius
and made attractive by wealth, the natural
centre of the United States, ller lands, her
minerals, all were inviting. Yet the great
flood of immigration rolled over it and kept
on until Kansas was reached, where labor
was the freeman's heritage, and the com
munity was not weignieu uown uy an incubus
from a barbarous age. Hut the events
of the last twenty years have changed all
this, and the incoming of the present Administration
has set in motion a new era in
which the .South will play an important
part."
"Four years ago," said Mr. Beecher, after
a pause, "when the Garfield campaign
was in progress, J said to my people I hoped
to see the day when I might vote for a
I Southern man for President. "What was
| then a wild dream has now come to be a
| reailty. There are Southern men now bei
fore the public?Democrats?whom I would
vote for to place in the Presidential chair.
J I have no names to offer?it is too early
to name men for the next race, and many
j things may happen in four years to change
; the drift of public opinion?but if the elec:
tion were to take place to-day under the
j present influences, there are Southern men
i who would be well thought of in the North
i for the Presidency."
"What are the prospects of the Democratic
Administration and its continuance in
power ?"
"Conducting the Government on the high
! plane which Mr. Cleveland has marked out
for it, a hearty adherence to the principles
! of the civil service law, giving the country
j peace and prosperity, there is no reason why
| it should not have half a dozen terms in the
Presidency. The worst danger that could
; befall the Democracy now, would be the re!
moval of Cleveland. The accession of Hendricks,
representing the ultra Bourbon De:
mocracy, disposing of the offices as rewards
j for political services, would throw the countrv
hnck?recall Republicanism into favor.
I The conduct of the" South during; the hvst
two weeks has been remarkably heroic.
With the Presidency in its possession, it has
not hampered him by pleading for office,
but has stood by in a dignified manner and
allowed him to shape affairs in his own way.
The President's plan is to fill the responsible
bureau chiefships with representativeSouthern
men, such men as have influence at
home, and whose appointment will have
more influence than a hundred clerks. The
enforcement of the civil service rules will
not destroy party organization. The men
who fill, the offices are but barnacles who
really do nothing for party success, are noisy,
and have little influence at home. If some
men who do not get into office are disappointed
thereat, and threaten to kick out of
party traces, those who keep in office will
1 become Democrats, and thustime will make
all this even. Besides, wlmtare office-holders,
when set up against sixty million people?
If Cleveland adheres to civil service, I
i he will be re-elected to the Presidency?he I
does not want it; but, like many other men, j
he is willing to serve his country."
Referring to the negro problem, Mr. i
Beecher regarded it as settled. The war
went through the South like a plough
through a prairie field, turning over the
turf of society with the white under and
blacks on top. It was a terrible state of affairs,
which the Southern people endured
with heroism unequalled in history. That
they deported themselves so well then
proves that they are equal to the problems
of the future. The future of the races will
be controlled by education.
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STAPLE GOODS.
MY.stock of Staple Goods and Family Groceries
is now full and complete. My friends
and the public generally are respectfully invited
tocall and examine the quality of mv goods and
learn prices.
I
BOOTS AXD SHOES.
Of the above goods I keep a full stock, and it I
will pay you to examine them.
DRY HOODS.
I keep a full line of Staple Dry Goods, which I .
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CIGARS, AC.
Several choice brands of Cigars, some extra
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and Smoking Tobacco.
CANNED GOODS.
In full variety, and, in fact, a complete stock of 1
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1
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KARBLE YARD.
I still continue to jrive particular attention
to the MARBLE BUSINESS. I have in my
employ first-class workmen, and with a fail
stock of the best qualities of Marble, am prepared
to furnish anything in that line, from a plain 1
tombstone to the'most elaborate montiment, and !
at prices as low as can bo obtained elsewhere. 1
F. HAPPERFIELD.
s. s. s.
The Supreme Reneli.
Atlanta, Sept. 23, 1884.?From experience 1 think S. S. S. a
very valuable remedy for cuteneous diseases, and at the same
time nn invigorating tonic. James Jackson, ?
Chief Justice of Oa.
AN AGED BAPTIST MINISTER.
Two More Important Cases.
Your agent being in Columbus, Ga., a few days ago, and meeting
the venerable brother J. H. Campbell, we asked iiim for the
news. His reply was: "I have two more important cures,
effected hy Swift's Specific, to report." This venerable man is
known far and wide for his unremitting labors of love in beiinlfof
the poor of Columbus. It will be remembered that the
Swift Specific Company have donated quite an amount of their
famous medicine, to be distributed by Mr. Campbell among the
poor of the city; hence his remark. He said:
"I have just seen a lady who has been greatly annoyed by n
Tetter In one of Iter hands. It has given her much trouble
and pain. Sim said she had been treated by several physicians
during the past three or four years witli the old remedies, but
without giving any relief. I suggested Swift's Specific, and she
took four bottles and is now apparently perfectly well. Her
hand is smooth and not n single sign of the disease left. It is
marvelous howtliis medicine renovates the system."
"What about the other case."'
"Well, that was a lady also. She had been affected with the
eczema for four years. Her face, han? and arms, as well as hre
body was covered over with sores and scabs. It was one of ]
the worst cases of this terrible disease that I had ever seen. ,
The suffering of the poor creature was beyond expression, j
She tried every remedy nt command, including mercury and
Iodide of potash, but she only grew worse. She was in this '
condition when I first saw the case. I soon had her taking
Swift's Specific, and she has now only taken two bottles,
but every mark of the disease lias almost entirely disappeared.
Her strength and general health have greatly improved. It is |
one of the most remarkable cures that lias come under my ob- ,
serration."
"Mr. Campbell, you have had a long and varied experience 1
in mingling witli men, and observing their afflictions and the I
remedies used?what is your opinion as to the merits of Swift's i
Specific ?" .
"In a ministry of sixty years I have mingled with every class J
of society and have observed closely the varie'y of diseases
which afflict humanity. Blood diseases are the most numerous
and the most difficult to remove. It is my deliberate judgment <
that Swift's Specific is the grandest blood purifier ever discovered.
There is nothing comparable to it. There is nothing too
good to say about Swift's Specific."
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
For Sale hy John C. Kuykendai. anil Dowry Sc
Stark, Yorkvilie, S. ('.
December 11 :">0 ! V
BUY THE BEST.
THE undersigned has taken the agency for the
sale of the THOMPSON PIANO, one of the
hest instruments in the market, and also for the ^
sale of the OKUANS manufactured by the<treat J
Western Organ Company. t
The Pianos I represent are in different styles, t
both square and upright, full 74 octaves, and be- 8
sides having all the modern improvements of the
best makers, with highly ornamented case and
superior finish throughout, have also three 1
strings in the treble, and are thus nearly equal in 1
tone and power to tho Concert Grand. \
I represent ten styles of Organs, and can suit
any purchaser as to quality and price. If you
contemplate tho purchase of an instrument?
either Piano or Organ?do not buy until you confer
with me. I can suit you with either instrument
and will make prices satisfactory. Every
instrument fully warranted by the manufac
| turers. There is no longer any excuse for paying j
a fancy price for a piano bearing the name of '
some old, aristocratic maker?which name is x
usually the only thing to recommend it?when
you can buy one equally as good in every respect J
for half tho money. Corrcspondenee'invited,
I and all information cheerfully furnished.
Miss ZORAIDA INGOLD,
Yorkville, S. C.
November 20 47 tf
FKKTIM/iEKS.
THE bark /NA-edan'rom Hamburg has just ar- j ,s
rived at Charleston, with
504 Tons of Kainit.
For
THE DOMESTIC' FERTILIZING CO.
OF j 1
Columbia, S. C.,
And is now discharging at the S. 0. Railroad ;
j wharf. Bottom prices and tgoods guaranteed.
Prompt delivery insured.
JONES, ROBERTSON CO., 1
General Agents, Columbia,S. C. J
I January 29 4m
GARRY IRON RO<
Manufacturers of all kinds of
IRON ROOFING SHH
'RIMPED AM) CORRl'GATED SIDING,
Iron Tile or fthingle,
FIREPROOF DOORS, SHl'TTERS 4C.,
THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 0!
May 10
WE LEAD,
Others Follow. |
THE LIGHT RUNNING
DOMESTIC"
HAS THE
HANDSOMEST WOODWORK.
[T is the grandest triumph of Sewing Machine
Mechanical skill. It has the best set of Atachments.
It is the most reliable. It executes
i greater variety of work than any other machine
n the market. It has a high arm,'theattachments
ire all easily worked, and it will do any kind of
vork, from the lightest to the heaviest, and in as
;ood manner as any other machine. Call and eximine
the Machine and learn particulars. We
,vill sell on as liberal terms ana at as low prices
us any first-class Machine can be bought; and in
iddition, will compliment every purchaser with a
lumber of photographs of himself or any other
icrson the purchaser may designate.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
I would also inform the public that I am yet
iiaking PHOTOGRAPHS in all the various
styles. Also, Ferrotypes and other cheaper styles
if pictures. Pictures by the photographic process
enlarged, and all work done in the best style
if the art at reasonable prices. Gallery on West
Liberty street, near the jail.
J. R. SOHORB.
October 9 41 tf
MOTHER
?ARE YOU?
TROUBLED With any disease peculiar to
If so, to you we bring tidings of comfort and
?reat joy. You can
BE CURED
ind restored to perfect health by using
Bradfield's
Female
Regulator!
It is a special remedy for all diseases pertaining
to the womb, and any intelligent woman can
sure herself by following the directions. It is
sspecially 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
remedy to be used during that critical period
known as "Change of Life," this invaluable
preparation has no rival.
Saved her Iafe!
Ridge, McIntosh Co., Ga.
Dr. J. Bradfield?Dear Sir: I have taken
several bottles of your Female Regulator tor
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 medicine saved my life so you see
I cannot speak too highly in it's favor. *1 have
recommended it to several of my friends who
ire suffering as I was.
Yours verv respectfully,
Mrs. W. E. STEBBINS.
Our treatise on "Health and Happiness of Woman"
mailed free.
Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Forsale by I)r. J. C. Kuvkendal, Dowry ifcStarr
unci May <fc*May. * '
FOIjSri>BY
AND
Midline Sliop.
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.
REPAIRING,
3f all kinds, promptly done on short notice.
Steam Engines, and agricultural machinery of
uiy kind overhauled and repaired. Besides, any
Jlass of work that may be wanted in his shop, he
will attend any call for repairing stationary enrines,
doing the work on the premises, thus obviating
the necessity of moving the engine.
Prices reasonable. Terms, cash on completion
>f the work. EDWARD THOMAS.
RIG BOOM
AT THE
Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables.
^EW VEHICLES.
FAXPECTED to arrive this week, a nice lot of
j Columbus Buggies, the best Buggies now
nade. Also, a nice lot of Cincinnati Buggies,
Carriages and Jump-seat Phaetons, all standard
?rade work, which will be sold at the most reasonable
prices.
Second-Hand Vehicles.
[ also have on hand a number of Buggies and
Wagons that have been in useashort while which
[ will sell at reasonable prices for cash or on time.
Huggy Cushions, Shafts and Poles kept in stock
'or sale.
SOMETHING NEW.
[ have just purchased a No. 1 Queen City
HEARSE, and will now be prepared to furnish
'uneral occasions with Hearse and Carriages for
own or any part of the county, at short notice,
md for moderate charges.
11 1
reeu mamcs.
lave your horses led atthe YORKVILLE LIVERY
AND FEED STABLES, where they will he
veil fed and groomed. F. E. SMITH.
JAMKS K. HART. GEO. W. S. HART.
HART A IIART,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Yorkville, S. C.
PI EO. W. S. HART, Notary Public, and CombT
missioner of Deeds for Arkansas, Florida,
s'orth Carolina and Texas.
April 24 27 tf
IIIIN M. M'XKKI.. J. KILLOUOH HENRY.
He A EEI. ?1 HENRY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
OFFICE
WILKES' BUILDING, MAIN STREET, CHESTER, S. 0..
Practice in all Courts of the Shite and United
itates. Promptness and Fidelity in all Business.
October 30 44 * ly
J. BEATTY WILLIAMS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Yorkville, S. C.,
IY7TLL practice in the Circuit Court of York
TV county.
fid" Prompt attention given to collections,
January 15 3 ly35
CHATTEL MORTGAGES,
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. 1 Real Estato. For sale at the
ENQUIRER OFFICE. '
i
0FING COMPANY,
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33jG9Hh\ And. Cement.
152 T0 158 MERWIN STREET
Cleveland, O.
rg, ;23r Send for Circular and Price .
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9 ly
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CHRONICLE & CONSTITUTIONALIST,
Patrick Walsh, President,
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March 5 10 tf
c7& L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD^
SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains
from Newton, N. C., to Chester, S. C., taking
effect at 12 o'clock, Noon,Sunday, March 1,1885. '
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Arrive at Newton, 10.2.5 P. M.
G. R. TALC'OTT, Superintendent.
March 5 10 tf
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machine presses, an abundance of type and
tirst-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 same quality of work and materials.
We have recently made a reduction in
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we invite the attention of business men:
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For 500 For 1000
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Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50
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Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet
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giving any desired number of either size of sheet
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For tbe above work we use a superior quality
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AMUSEMENT HALL.
HUNTER & OATES' OPERA HOUSE,
YORKVILLE, S. C.
THE undersigned have fitted up a public Hali
over their Store, on Liberty street, in the
central part of town, and with a stage, scenery
and all needed accessories, and a seating capacity
of 400, otter the same for theatrical and other entertainments
for which the hall is adapted.
Profensional Companies and Amateurs
Will find in our Opera House?the only public
ball in town?all the facilities requisite for the
conducting of theatrical and similar entertainments.
For terms and all other information, address
HUNTER & OATES,
Yorkville, S. C.
January 15 3 3m
MARSHALL HOUSE,
Chester, S. C.
i THE undersigned takes pleasure
"l inf?rrr,in? Hio people of OhesA>&B3l
ter county an(l tho traveling publie
that ho has taken charge or the
MARSHALL HOUSE, and is now prepared to
receive both PERMANENT AND TRANSIENT
BOARDERS.
The building has just been repainted and put
in first rate condition throughout.
The table will be supplied with the best that
the local and neighboring markets afford, and no
pains win ne spareu 10 insure iue comiori 01
guests.
A SAMPLE ROOM is provided, conveniently
arranged for the use of Commercial Travelers.
TERMS REASONABLE.
A share of the public patronage is respectfully
solicited.
JAMES K. MARSHALL, Proprietor.
November 30 48 tf
BRICK FOR SALE.
FIVE hundred thousand first-class BRICK are
offered for sale?300,000 at McConnellsville,
and 200,000 at Lowrysville, on the C. it L. N. G.
R. R. Any number of these Brick, in lots of
not less than 2,500, will be delivered on cars at
either place at 80.00 for salmon, $8.00 for i salmon
and 3 blue, and 80.00 for all blue per thousand.
Samples can be seen at theStores of Capt. W. B.
Smith, Clover; John R. Ashe, Yorkville; Ashedt
Ashe, McConnellsvillo; Hope, Lowrv A Co.,
Lowrvsville, and Heath, Crawford it t'o., Chester.
We will give a discount for large lots on the
above prices.
W. N. ASHE, Jr., McConnellsville.
W. A. ANDERSON, Lowrysville.
October 10 42 * tf