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* Humorous fopartmeut. Thirteen Unlucky.?" W'y how yer do Nancy ?"said old .Hester, addressing old Sarderson's daughter. "Po'ly, how is it wid yesse'f?" "Po'ly, how all de folks at home?" "Po'ly, I tank yer. How's all wid yesse'f?" "Mighty po'ly. Look heah, Nancy, didn't yer git married las^Sadday night." "No; de weddin'dat come off didn't take place." "Whafo' didn't it, gal?" "Wall wa'n't ernuff folks dar, an' we wanted der erfair to be er success. We had dun made big preparations, an' we 'eluded dat it wouldn't do ter hab sich er Aim */*n ft/\ lAVtf A r? J At*rvin 5f irnnlfl III I JC3 OU lew y au CiglUf IV "VM1W s been bad luck, 'case dar wa'n't but thirteen present." "All foolishness. Yer oughtenter b'lebe in no sich foolish 'spicion ez dat. I 'clar ter goodness, yer makes me ershamed o' yer puttin' off er weddin's jes' bercase dar want but thirteen dar. W'y dn't yer sen' out an' inguce de fo'teenf pusson ter come in ?" "Wall, daddy did go out an' beg him ter come." "Wall, w'y dn't 'yer go erhead and let him erlone?" "Couldn't." "W'y?" "'Case de fo'teenf man was de pusson whut had promised ter marry me. I tells yer, Aunt Carisy, thirteen is had luck."? Arkarisaiv Traveler. Unwilling to Compete.?The following is a veracious account of an incident in the Supreme Court proceedings of Friday. The Hon. Tim Tarney, being engaged in a case, arose to address the court, and at the same moment a brass band of the Knights of Pythias that had invaded the capitol struck up to play a tune in the rotunda, and filled the court-room full of sound from its instruments. Mr. Tarney said : "May it please your Honors, if lam to enter into a#contest of wind with a brass band, I desire to do it at short range. I request that the crier be directed to bring the band into the room." The crier, acting on the suggestion, hurried down by way of the elevator, and, it is said, informed the leader of the Congressman's desire for a contest. The following conversation is then understood to have taken place: Leader?"Is it Tim Tarney, of East Saginaw, that wants to try his wind against US I" Crier?"Yes." Leader?"It's no .use, boys; let's go on out."?Detroit Free Frees. Too Professional.?In a Western city lives an undertaker, by name Brown, a great wag, and always ready to play a joke; also a doctor who is a joker, and is always ready to tell on himself and a "monument maker" who is of the same kidney. One day the doctor was driving at full speed down a business street when Brown spied him. Brown was in his wagon with the sign of his profession on the side. Whipping up his norse, he came as close to the doctor as possible, and glancing round, he spied the monument maker to hurry up. Brown called out: "Go on, doctor, go on; we're coming." The doctor looked round, and dismay was pictured on his countenance. He whipped up his horse, but all to no purpose, the undertaker and the monument maker following closely. At last the ridiculous part of the thing struck him, and leaning back in his buggy he gave vent to his laughter, in spite of the thought, "What a sign for a prominent physician this is!"?Harper's Magazine. The Soup.?A coachman suddenly raised to the post of waiterat a dinner party, when a nnrlrlpn rpsitrnfttinn had left the Dlace va cant within an hour of the assembling of the guests, was delighted. The host was dolighted to find that an old dress coat and . vest would fit the coachman, and ten minutes were spent in acquainting the servant with the usage of polite society at a dinner. Among other things, the host told the coachman that he was on no account to ask any of the guests to be helped a second time to soup. The guests took their places &t the table, and the soup was quite creditably served. The coachman observed that one gentleman pushed his plate of soup from him. The servant leaned over and drew the plate back again in front of the gentleman, who in turn pushed it from him again. This displeased the coachman. He thought he saw a breach of decorum in the action. "Ate your soup, sorr!" said he in trumpet tones, "yez'll get no more." A Religious Sign.?"Have you seen Mr. Scobey yet!" said a farmer's wife to her husband, referring to a newcomer in the neighborhood. "Yes, I stopped there to get some water as I came by this morning, and had a few minutes' chat with him." "What kind of a man does he seem to be?" "Well, he 'pears to be a pleasant enough sort of a body. Pie's raiadlin' for'ad of speech, and seems anxious to be sociable." "Does he belong to the church, do you reckon?" "I don't know about that for sure, as we didn't get to discussin' spirit'l matters, but I-rather think he does, Sairey." "What put that notion in your head, John ?" "Well, I noticed that the knees of his pantaloons was patched." ?- ? ? ? ?qj jl uu nui ueuevc tins uuiiscusr uuuu u Friday being an unlucky day," said Mrs. Minks. "Don't you, my dear?" replied Minks, who was a trifle out of humor. "I believe it though. Friday you will remember was the day I was foolish enough to ask you to marry me." "Ah, yes," Mrs. Minks responded, "so it was, and I was foolish enough to accept you. Yes, Friday is an unlucky day." Jgy "How well you are looking, Jennie," says the mother, meeting the eldest daughter as she is going to bed. "I declare, your cheeks are like roses, and you look as if you had been out in the fresh air all day." "Yes, it's as good as a drive, when Harry calls. He is so fresh."?San Francisco Chronicle. J6T Wife?"My complexion is getting dreadfully florid, do you think it would be wrong if I were to take arsenic?" Husband?"Well, I dunno." Wife?"It would give me a fair, pale color, would it not ? Husband?"Oh, yes, if you aic enough of it." SaT "I was a drummer," said the young man, "all through the war." "Is that so ?" replied the old man, "I didn't think you had seen so much service. What part of the country were you in ?" "New York, mostly." "New York?" "Yes; I represented a Boston hardware firm."?The Judge. "Good morning, Mrs. Gilligan. How is Patrick this morning?" ?"Sure, he's no better, sor." "Why don't you send him to the hospital to be treated?" "To be treated, is it? Faith, an' it's the delarium triramins he has already." A man wrote to a scientist that he had an apple which he had preserved for fiftythree years, and on being requested to forward it for inspection, he replied that lie could not, as it was the apple of his eye.? A7. Y. Mail. VST A little Delaware girl was compelled to don a dress to which she took exceptions. For a long time she sat moping, never sa.vingaword. "What's the matter, dear?" asked her mother. "Oh, I believe this dress makesme bilious."?Detroit Free Press. jgy Grocer?"Yes, raa'am; there are ten of those hams hanging up there." "Are you sure they are off the same pig?" "Yes, ma'am. "Then I'll take three of them." Jgr The mule has one more leg than a milking-stool, and he can stand on one and wave the other three round in as many di fferen t di rections.?Ch icago Sun. 8ST A drummer who has been in south Florida for the past week, says that the beef in that section is so tough as to render it almost impossible to stick a fork in the gravy. ftcadws] far the Sabbath. j CONDUCTED BY IIEV. ROBERT LATH AN. [Original.] JUSTIFICATION. The great Reformer, Martin Luther, said that justification is the article of a standing or falling church. The same idea is, by some one else, in substance, expressed thus: Erroneous views concerning the doctrine of j justification lead to erroneous views concerning every other cardinal doctrine of the Christian religion. It is on the doctrine of justification that Papists and Protestants mainly divide. Justification by faith is Protestantism ; justification by works is Papacy. Etymologically considered, the word justification means the act of justifying. The word, so far as is remembered, occurs only three times in the commonly received English translation of the Bible, and these are all in the New Testament, and all in Paul's epistle to the Romans. There are, however, two Greek words which are rendered by the English word justification. In Romans f>:16 the following words are found: "And not as it was by one that - 1 - - it tfi . r? iUA sinnea, so is me giu; iur tuu juu^mciu cuu* by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification." Here dikaioma is the word which the inspired apostle uses. It is manifestly used in opposition to the word katakrima, which is correctly rendered condemnation. In Romans 4:25and 5:18 the word justification is found, but the apostle uses the word difcaiosis. Romans 4: 25 reads thus, "Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification." Romans 5:18 reads as follows, "Therefore, as by the offence of one judgment came upon all to condemnation ; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life." It is manifest that the word justification in Romans5: 10 and in Romans 5:18, although different words are used in the original, is opposed tocondemnation. This gives us the exact meaning of the word. It is the oppositeof condemnation. We know that condemnation is the act of declaring an individual guilty or liable to be punished. It does not mean to make an individual guilty or liable to he punished, but simply declares that the individual is guilty. Justification is the opposite of this. It is the act of declaring, that an individual is not guilty, that is, not liable to be punished. It is not making an individual innocent or just, but simply declaring that he is not liable to be punished. This is illustrated in the case of a jury. The indictment is given to them, and after due consideration of the evidence in the case they conclude either that the charge against the accused has been proven or that it has not been proven. If, in their opinion it has been proven, they bring in a verdict of guilty; if they conclude that the charge has not been sustained by the evidence they bring in a verdictof not guilty. In this case guilty means nothing more than liable to be punished, and not guilty means not liable to be punisneci. wnen me jury urings in a verdict of guilty, they condemn; and when they bring in a verdict of not guilty, they justify. In either case their verdict is declarative. They do not make the accused innocent when they bring in a verdictof not guilty, neither do they make him guilty when they bring in a verdictof guilty. In a legal point of view, it is manifest that to justify means the very opposite of to condemn. In this way the words are used, if not always in the Bible, certainly nearly always. In the same way are they generally used when applied to secular things. Justification is an act of God the father. It is sometimes said that justification is an act because it is complete at once, while sanctification is a work because it progresses through a period commensurate with the life of theindividual. It is true that justification is complete at once and perfect in all believers, and it is also true that sanctification is a progressive work, rarely, if ever, complete until death, but still these facts do not warrant the distinction between an act and a work. Regeneration is completed at once. There are no progressive stages between dead in trespasses and sius and alive in Christ. We are, spiritually, either dead or alive. Still no one would think of calling regeneration an act because it is instantaneous. It is a work of God's spirit. The reason that justification is called an act of God is because it is something done for the sinner, while sanctification is called a work because it is something done to or in the sinner. In other words, those things which God does for the sinner as an object are called acts, while those things which God does in the sinner as a subject of his power are each said to be a work of God. Justification consists of two things, or the justified receive two blessings in justification. The first is their sins are pardoned, and the second is God accepts them as righteous in his sight. The word pardon does nr\? en for ou ia rpmpmhprprl nwiir in flip received translation of the New Testament. It is found nineteen times in the Old Testament. In the New Testament the word forgive is used. That pardon and forgive mean the same thing, is manifest from the fact that the same words in the Old Testament are sometimes translated pardon and sometimes forgive. The prevailing idea of all the words both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, which are translated eitherpardon or forgive is tosend away, to lose, to send off. Hence, the import of both pardon and forgive is not to punish. In other words, when we say that God pardons the sins of an individual, we mean, if we use the word in its Bible sense, that God does not punish the individual on account of his sins. The ground of pardon or forgiveness is satisfaction to the penal demands of the law. The ground of acceptance is obedience to the demands of the precepts <>t the law. When the law has not been violated, no penalty has been incurred, and consequently there is no room for pardon or forgiveness. Only those who have violated the law can be forgiven. Hence sin is necessary in order to forgiveness. Pardon as dispensed by man is not the j same thing as that dispensed by God. In the sense that men pardon transgression, God never pardons. Human laws are de-! fective, human judges are liable to err, and i human juries and human witnesses are but j men. Such being the case, the innocent are often declared to be guilty, and the guilty are declared to be not guilty. Such a course of procedure does not, can not exist with God. Pardon, as dispensed by God, is founded on the satisfaction which Jesus Christ rendered to the law of God. The law of God demands perfect obedience and threatens death as the penalty in case of disobedience. All men have sinned, and hence all men have incurred the penalty of the law. Jesus Christ voluntarily and with his full consent, and by the appointment of God the father, satisfied the penal demands I of the law. This is the ground of the pardon which God dispenses. In addition to suffering the penalties j the law, Jesus Christ also obeyed the preI cepts of the law. To sin indicates that the | individual who sins has no righteousness. ; Without this he cannot be accepted by God. ; Hence, justification is based not upon what ! the individual who is justified is, or has j done, but upon the mediatorial work of ; Jesus Christ. To secure justification, Jesus Christ met all the penalties of the law ! which man, by his disobedience to the law, had incurred, and obeyed all the precepts of the law which man had transgressed. We are said to be justified by faith. This is Scriptural, but we must not forget that faith is not the meritorious ground, either i I of our pardon or our acceptance. Faith is j ! so important in the matter of justification ! that without it there can be no justification. : ! Still faith is not the ground of merit or the j meritorious cause of justification, but only j the instrumental cause of it. Faith is a gift J of God. In other words, God is the author of faith. The power or capability to believe something and in something is universal. : j All men have faith, butall faith is not faith | in Jesus Christ. This is a gospel gift, and not a gift of creation. This kind of faith ] comes, we are told, by hearing, and hearing comes by the word of God. AH men believe something and in something, but only i those who have undergone that change, which is called in the Scriptures "being born j I again," believe in Jesus Christ. Faith in j Jesus Christ is a saving grace. Faith is that grace or gift of God which enables us to i confide in Christ in all his offices, to be for j , us "wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption." Wfltfe of the If j ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. i i Stealing lYoin the Freehold. An Act to amend Section 2,487 of the General j Statutes, relating to Stealing Grain and Cotton j from the Field. Section 1. That Section 2,487 of the General Statutes be, and the same is hereby amended, so that the said section shall read as follows: "Section 2,487. Whoever shall steal from the field any grain, cotton or vegetables, whether severed from the freehold or not, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars." Injuries to Public Highways. An Act to mneud Section 1,074 of the General Statutes, relating to Injuries to Public Iligh* ways. Section 1. That Section 1,074 of the General Statutes of this State he amended so as to read as follows: "Section 1,074. If any person shall wilfully destroy, injure, or in any manner hurt, damage, impair or obstruct any of the public highways, or any part thereof, or any bridge, culvert, drain, ditch, causeway, embankment, wall, toll-gate, toll-house, or other erection belonging thereto, or any part thereof, the person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned not more than six months, or pay a fine not exceeding $500, or both, at the discretion of the Court, and shall be further liable to pay all the expense of repairing the same." Claim on Lands for Improvements. An Act to authorize defendants in actions to recover land to set up a Claim for Improvements. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now metand sitting in Generai Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That in any action hereafter brought, or now pending, and which has not been heard, for the recovery of lands and tenements, whether such action be denominated legal or equitable, the defendant who may have made improvements or betterments on such land, believing at the time he makes such improvements or betterments that his title thereto was in fee. shall be allowed to set up in his answer a claim against the plaintiff for so much money as the land has been increased in value in consequence of the improvements so made. Search "Warrant and Seizures. An Act to authorize Trial Justices to issue Warrants for search and seizure and for the arrest of Suspected Persons. Section 1. That trial justices shall have authority to issue warrants to make search or seizure in suspected places, and to arrest suspected persons and to seize their property. Sec. 2. That such warrants shall issue only in cases of stolen goods and must be supported by the oath or affirmation of the party applying for the same, which shall set forth fully and particularly all the facts upon which such application is based, and shall specially designate the suspected place or places, the object or objects of search or seizure, the name or names of the person or persons suspected, and who are to be arrested. Sec. 3. That no such warrant shall issue except in the cases and with the formalities herein prescribed. Road Duty. An Act to amend Section 1,000, Title X, Chapter XXII, of the General Statutes of the State. Section 1. That Section one thousand and ninety, Title X, Chapter XXII, of the General Statutes of this State be amended by striking out the following words: "Members of the State and county boards of examiners and school trustees, members of the board of assessors for the assessment of real estate for taxation, millers engaged in grist or merchant mills that are kept open for six days in each week, guards, keepers, employees and other officers of Lunatic Asylums, and the Warner for five days." So that said section when amended shall read as follows: "Section 1,090. Teachers and students of schools and colleges and ministers of the Gospel who are serving a congregation as pastor, shall be exempt from road duty." The Game Laws. An Act to amend Section 1,694 of the General Statutes, relating to Game Birds. Section 1. That Section 1,694 of the General Statutes, relating to game birds, he, and the same is hereby, amended so that the said section shall read as follows: "Section 1,694. It shall not he lawful for any person in this State, between the 1st day of the and the 1st day of November, in any year hereafter to catch, kill or injure, or to pursue with such intent, or to sell or to expose for sale, any wild turkey, partridge, dove, woodcock or pheasant; and any person found guilty thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars, or be imprisoned not less than ten days, which fine, if imposed, shall go onehalf thereof to the informer and the other half thereof to the school fund of the county wherein the offense was committed." .Judge of Probate. Joint Resolution to amend Section 20, Article IV, of the Constitution of this State, by making the term of office of the Judge of Probate Court four years instead of two years. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election, and if the majority of the electors qualified to [ vote for members of the General Assembly shall after such election and before another, ratify the said amendment by yeas and nays, it shall be part of the Constitution, to-wit: That Section 20, article IV of the Constitution may be amended by striking out the word "two," on the last line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "four." So that the section when amended will read as follows: A Court of Probate shall be established in each county with jurisdiction in all matters testamentary and of administration, and in business appertaining to minors and the allotment of dower, and in cases of idiocy and lunacy, and persons non compos mentis. The Judge of said Court shall be elected by the qualified electors of the respective counties for the term of lour years. Tho Census Act. A Joint Resolution proposing an Amendment to Sections 4 and ;?, Article II, of the Constitution of tho State of South Carolina relating to the Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the State. Article II of the Constitution shall be so amended that hereafter, in place of Sections 4 and o of said article, the following shall be 1 r.??Kr.4-Uti4A/l "M'l \r rwvttrr* no Qoofinn .1 ^UU.^llliUUU UIIll rvLl\/?4i HQ ?jv,v.n w?i iu uiv* I "Section 4. The Houseof Representatives shall consist of one hundred and twentyfour members, to he apportioned among the several counties according to the number of inhabitants contained in each. An enumeration of the inhabitants for this purpose shall be made in eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and shall be made in the course ; of every tenth year thereafter, in such man-! ner as shall be by law directed: Provided, j that the General Assembly may at any ! time in its discretion adopt the immediately preceding United States census as a true and correct enumeration of the inhabitants of the several counties according to said enumeration: provided, however, this amendment shall not prevent the General Assembly from providing for an enumeration and apportionment prior to 1891, in the manner now provided for by law. Examination of Teachers. An Act to amend Sections 997 and l,00f> of the General Statutes, relating to the examination of Teachers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That Section 977 of the General Statutes be, and the same is hereby amended so that the said paragraph as amended shall read as follows: "Section 997. The State board of examiners shall during the first week in May and the first week in September of each year, and at such other times as may be necessary, examine all the persons who 1 make application as to their qualification ! for teaching school in this State; and to every person of good moral character who ! passes a satisfactory examination the board shall issue a certificate of qualification, to be signed by its chairman, which certificate shalK authorize the person to whom it is given to teach in any of the free public schools of this State in which his or her services may be desired by the trustees of the school in which he or she may make application to teach, without further evidence of qualification. Said certificates shall be valid for a term of two years, unless sooner revoked, and they may be renewed with or without examination, at the discretion of the State board of examiners. Notice of the meetings provided for in this section shall be given in at least two daily newspapers published in this State: Provided that no examination as to qualification shall be made in the case of any applicant who produces a diploma from any chartered college or university in this State, certifying to the proficiency of such person in the branches of learning referred to in his application, and satisfactory evidence of good moral character. Sec. 2. That Section 1,005 of the General Statutes beamended so as to read as follows: "Section 1,005. There shall be in each county a board of examiners, composed of the county school commissioner and two other persons, to be appointed by the State board of examiners, who shall hold office for the term of two years from the time of their appointment and until their successors shall be qualified, unless sooner removed by the State board of examiners. No person shall be appointed a member of the county board of examiners who is not competent to teach a first grade school. The county board of examiners shall examine all candidates for the profession of teacher, and give to each person found qualified a certificate setting forth the branches of learning he or she may be capable of teaching. Said certificate to be VaHd for a term of two years, unless sooner revoked, and it may he renewed with or without examination at the discretion of the said board of examiners. No teacher shall be employed in any of the free public schools without a certificate from the county board of examiners or the State board of examiners: Provided, that no examination as to qualification shall be made in the case of any applicant who produces a diploma from any college or nniversitv in this State, certifviner to the proficiency of such person, in the branches of learning referred to in his application, and satisfactory evidence of good moral character." Private Incorporations. An Act to proscribe and regulate the introduction in the General .Assembly of measures relating to Private Interests, and the conduct of the same in the progress thereof. Section 1. That no hill to charter or incorporate any society, company, organization, or body politic of any kind, or to amend the charter of any such or for the granting of any privilege, immunnity, or for any other private purpose whatsover, shall be introduced or entertained in either house of the General Assembly, except by petition signed by the person or persons seeking to be incorporated, or by the corporators or their officers, or duly'appointed agents, seeking an amendment of a charter, or by the person or persons seeking such privilege, immunity or other private grant or relief, which petition shall be accompanied in each instance by a draft of a bill or joint resolution, as the case may be, to charter or incorporate such society, organization or body politic, or to amend the charter thereof, or to grant the privilege or immunity, or to carry out the private purpose prayed for in said petition, and the said petition, together with the said draft of the bill, shall in each case be referred to some appropriate committee of the house in which such petition is presented, to be acted upon by such committee as hereafter provided. Sec. 2. In case of an application for a charter or incorporation, other than of a railroad or canal company, the petition shall s ate and set forth why the same cannot be obtained under the provisions of the General Statutes, in pursuance 01 me constitution, relating to incorporations, and any other special reasons on which such charter or incorporation is sought. Sec. 3. In case of an application for the charter or incorporation of a railroad, canal, tramway, plank road or turnpike company, and the grant of right of way therefor in addition to the foregoing requirements of other charters or incorporations, the petition shall set forth and describe approximately the route proposed for the said projected road, and state where the said route will cross any existing railroad in the course of construction, and the said petition shall also be accompanied by a plat or map delineating the same : Provided, that in case of a railroad charter the three months' notice required by law shall be given before the application for a charter is made. Sec. 4. In any case other than that of a charter or iucorporation the petition shall set forth fully and distinctly the merits and particulars of the case, and if the same shall in any wise affect the rights of others directly who reside in this State, such petition shall be accompanied with proof that the parties, so far as known, who may be affected merely have had sixty days' notice of the presentation of such petition before such petition is presented, and also that notice of the intention of the petitioner or petitioners to make such application has been published in a newspaper having the largest circulation published in the county where the privilege or immunity is to be enjoyed, once a week for at least three weeks, the first of which particulars shall be at ^ ' ? u n?ki:??t:nn so least sixiy uays uuiuie ?ucu puunuinun presented. Sec. o. All claims for the refunding of overpaid taxes, or for repayment for services rendered, or supplies furnished the State or any county, or for the payment of money on any account whatsover, requiring the action of the General Assembly, shall be presented by petition, fully setting forth the facts upor) which such claim is based, together with the evidence thereof, which petitions shall be filed in the office of the comptroller general forty days before the meeting of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the comptroller general to examine each such claim so presented and to report on the same during the first week of the meeting of the General Assembly, reeommeding payment in whole or in part, or rejection, in each instance, as in his judgment justice shall require, which report shall be acted upon as the two houses, by joint rule, shall provide. No claim for the payment of money shall be introduced in either house, except as herein provided. THE PRIORITY OF THE LIEN LAW. [From the Pee Dee Index] For the information of our readers, we publish this week on this page of the Index, the priority lien law. This law, as heretofore stated, gives a preferred lien without being reduced to writing or recording, to the landlord for advances and to the laborer for services. After these liens are satisfied then others who have taken liens come in. The effect of this law is to prevent merchants from advancing to tenants on their own account at all. It places the tenant portion of the agricultural class entirely in the hands of the landholders, and how they will exercise the extrordinary power the Legislature has granted them, is the problem now to be solved. While the law was enacted solely in the interest of the landholders, in many instances it will prove a hardship upon them, as there are many who will find no little difficulty in getting advances for their tenants unless they become responsible to the merchants. While the landlord's responsibility to tne mercnant may bring about healthier business relations between planter and merchant, yet between this upper and nether millstone the tenant is crushed to atoms. [From the Abbeville Messenger.] It is true that there was a demand on the part of some for the repeal of the lien law. Whether or not it would have been wise to repeal that law it does not now need to discuss. The last Legislature did not repeal it. On the contrary they tacked on to it an amendment that we do not hesitate to say savors strongly of a return to feudalism in that it puts the poor renter and laborer in the power of the landlord. There are numbers of men, white men, who do not own land and who are compelled to rent. To such the above amendment is a cruel blow. It puts them absolutely in the power and control of the landlord. For no merchant is going to advance to them on the security of a lien, while the landlord holds this almost unlimited power over them. We recall that it was said privately in Columbia during the session that this j Act was intended to make the lien law j odious so that its repeal might be more easily accomplished hereafter. If this be true it was a weakness on the part of the Legislature, which did not dare cope with the question. That the amendment was not made in the interest of the poor and laboring man is shown by the Act itself. After providing that laborers who assist in making the crop shall have a lien next in priority to that of the landlord, Section 2. pro- . vides "that no writing or recording shall be necessary to create the liens of the landlord." It will be observed that it was not . said the lien of the laborer need not be re| corded or written. On the contrary, it would appear that the provision was purI posely omitted. So that under the guise of ' nrntnpti no-thp In hnrer bp ronllv under this ! Act stands on no better ground than others J whose liens are written and recorded. ! Above all the Act throws open the door to fraud. At the end of the year by collusion and connivance between a dishonest I laborer and his landlord the whole of the j crop may be gathered up and protected from honest creditors by claim of a fictitious verbal lien of the landlord. Upon the whole it seems to us the amendment is unwise and pernicious. If the experience of the country proves that the lien law has ceased to be useful then let it be repealed in full. Amendments in the nature of that above set forth cannot be of any avail. YORKVILLE ENQUIRERT Prospectus for 1886. A BUGGY AND TWO CASH PREMIUMS!IX issuing our prospectus for 18S6, we deem it -g only necessary to announce that the leading Jj features which have characterized the editorial conduct of the Yoiikville Enquirer for more 0i than a quarter of a century will he retained, and h< what it has been in the past will be an assurance m of what it shall be in the future. The leading fli departments of the paper will be retained as tc heretofore, and they will be conducted with the tc same labor and care that have marked our efforts bi in the past. The Sabbath Department, which, n( under the control of Rev. I)r. Lathan, has been tl an interesting feature of the Enquirer forsev- p| enteon years, will he continued, wnne tne IjUterary and Miscellaneous features of the Ex- di quirkr will be kept up to the standard which jg has given the paper a distinctive character, care- g ful attention will also be given to the News department, which will embracea record ofthe leading events at the State and National Capitals; Congressional and Legislative proceeding; "Scraps jr and Facts," being a hotch-potch of light current a topics; a eompend of the News Abroad and at pj Home; General Correspondence; Market Re- e, ports ; Local, County and State News; Editorial tl Articles upon appropriate subjects intended to jJ promote the welfare and prosperity of our State and people, which will, we trust, continue to ? render the Enquirer a welcome and entertain- ~ ing Family Journal. TERMS OF SUBSCRIITIO.V-FREB OF POSTAGE. f Single copy, one year, ?2.50 J Two copies", one year, 4.00 h One copy, two years 4.00 ^ Premiums to Club-Makers, z To club-makers for the approaching volume, ri we oiler THREE PREMIUMS for the three p largest clubs, as follows : w For the largest, club, ONE BREWSTER SIDE-BAR PIANO-BOX BODY TOP BUGGY, with leather quarters, leather cushions, full leather trimmings, silver rail around seat, double perch and well ironed. The Buggy is of standard grade, of the latest style and is valued at 875.00. For the second largest club, a Cash Premium 0 of TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. f?( For the third largest club, a Cash Premium of a' FIFTEEN DOLLARS. The Buggy premium will be delivered to tho successful competitor, at the Enquirer office, frceof charge for freight. CONDITIONS. The three Premiums mentioned above will be awarded on the following conditions : 0 The person getting up the largestelub of year- e) ly subscribers to the Enquirer, at ?2.00 per annum, for each subscriber, will be entitled to the o: first choice of one of the above Premiums ; the ti person getting up the second largestelub, at the r< same price, to the second choice; the person get- C ting up the third largest club, to the third choice, c; The time for completing clubs under the above offer is limited to 1 o'clock P. M.,on theSECOND p MONDAY OF MARCH, 1880. Competitors may a: begin to secure subscribers at once?the time of si subscription to commence whenever the name is handed in. The money for each subscriber is ex- pected to be paid at the time the name is entered upon our books, and no name will be counted in competition fora premium until the subscription price has been paid. To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, but who may fail to obtain a premium, we will send the Enquirer one year free of charge; and to those who send a Club of twenty or more names, but who may fail to get a premium, we will forward the Enquirer one year free of charge, and a copy, one year, of any weekly newsFaper or monthly magazine published* in the Inked States, the publication to be selected by the person entitled to receive it. It is not necessary that the names of a club should all be at the same post-office. Names may be taken at any number of places. One name for two years will be equivalent to two names for one year each. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at f theexpenseof those sending them. We will bo responsible for the safe transmis- h sion of money only when sent by draft, register- A ed letter or money order drawn on the Yorkville t< post-office. c; In sending names, write plainly, giving count\', post-office and State. * Allsubscriptions will be discontinued at theexpiration of the time paid for. C A separate list will be kept for each club-ma- s kcr, who will be credited with every name sent, a so tliat the number sent by any one person can c be ascertained at a moment's notice. v Persons who commence making clubs, will not g be permitted, after the names have been entered v on our books, to transfer the names to another club-maker's list. o pir The time in which additions may be made _ to clubs under this proposition, will expire on the SECOND MONDAY OF MARCH. 1880. Therefore, persons who desire the benefit of club x rates, must subscribe and pay for the paper be- ' fore that date, as after the expiration of that time it will not be furnished for less than ?2.50 unless new clubs are formed. * All letters should be addressed to L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. ? MARSHALL HOUSE, Chester, S. C. i, I . ??^ TTTE undersicmed takes pleasure i'1 informing the people of Olies?|jijMk9L tor county and the traveling pub? jj(, tjiat j10 j1U8 taj-en t.iiarge 0f the MARSHALL HOUSE, and is now prepared to ' receive both PERMANENT AND TRANSIENT f( BOARDERS. The building has just been repainted and put 11 in lirst rate condition throughout. The table will be supplied with the best that the local and neighboring markets afford, and no ? pains will be spared to insure the comfort of J? guests. " A SAMPLE ROOM is provided, conveniently 11 arranged for the use of Commercial Travelers. TERMS REASONABLE. A share of the public patronage is respectfully p solicited. ^ JAMES K. MARSHALL, Proprietor. J NOTICE IS hereby given to all whom it may concern ; to all and singular the creditors of WESLEY G. GRAHAM, deceased, and toT. G. Gulp, Administrator of his estate: That S. Elmina Gra- 1 ham, widow, and John II., Minnie B., Elder and [j Wm. A. Graham, children, of Wesley G. Gra- ;i, ham, deceased, late of the county of \vork, State of South Carolina, have applied to have a Home- 5 stead in the real estate, and the homestead exemption out of the personal estate, of said Wesley G. Graham, deceased, set apart and assigned hi to them as the family of said deceased. ai York C. II., S. C., Dec. 151, 1885. JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. C. Pis. and G. S. January 7 1 4t Illlltlm&M iP*m?krdn leae. /ssmt Will be maileJ F KEF to all applicants, and to customers of last year without ordering it. It contains about 130 paces, COO illustrations, prices, accurate descriptions and valuablo directions for planting oil varieties of VEGETABLE and FLOWKK SBKUS, WTMfS, etc. Invaluable II to all, eipcclallr to Market Gardeners. Send for It. (' D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Michigan December 10 50 3m ~ APPLICATION FOIt DISCHARGE. j "VTOTICEis hereby given that the undersigned, | 1AI Administrator of the estate of FAITHY | HOUSER, deceased, has made a final settlement ! , with the Judge of Probate for York county, and ! f) I on the 11th day of January, 188G,at 11 o'clock, A. | M., will make application for a final discharge i : from liability as Administrator of the said estate. W. II. CARROLL, Administrator, j December 10 50 5t j7 BEATTY WILLIAMS, J ATTORNEY AT LAW, | _ Yorkvillc, S. C., WILL practice in tbo Circuit Court of York ; 1 county. 1 i pS~ Prompt attention given to collections. 1 January 15 3 ly* GARRY IRON ROC Manufacturers of all kinds of m IRON ROOFING KIMI'ED AM) CORRUGATED SIDING, jBnPl Iron Tile or Sliingle, FIREPROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS 4C., THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF May 10 The Howe Machine Company's LIGHT RUNNING. HIGH ARM, "TVe-wUo-we" i rfclfey ? WHICH IS THE BEST | SEWINC MACHINE j; EVKR MADE. CALL speeinl attention to the following fea- 1 . tu res: The NEW HOWE is a new machine through- 1 nt, differing in every point from the machines j eretofore manufactured by the company. The j 1 eedle is self-setting. It has the most room un- | er the arm ; the perfect Howe stitch; no holes 's i thread, except the needle; the easiest shuttle |f thread ; the most perfect take up ; the loose ilance-wheel; the largest bobbin ; absolutely o vibration; the most perfect tension. It is io lightest running; noiseless, and the most leasing in appearance. Trices within tne reacn 01 an. *.mi uuu | Bscriptive circular, and see the machine, which i always on exhibition at my Photographic I allery. PHOTOGRAPHY. 1 I would inform the public that I am yet mak ig PHOTOGRAPHS in all the various styles. lso, Ferrotypes and other cheaper styles of ictures. Pictures by the photographic process ] ilarged, and all work done in the best style of i le art at reasonable prices. Gallery on * West i iberty street, near the jail. . J. R. SCHORB. \ JOB PRINTING. i k WING to our superior facilities with the best 1 3 machine presses, an abundance of type and 1 rst-class appointments throughout our office, J e are prepared to execute all manner of JOB J RINTING in superior style, and at prices that ^ ill compare with New York or Philadelphia 1 rnrges for the same quality of work and mate- 1 als. We have /ecently made a reduction in 1 rices for the following classes of work, to which 1 e invite the attention of business men : 1 BIIjL heads. For 500 For 100t Half-sheet Bill Heads, $3.50 $0.00 ] Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 1 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet J ill heads. We will fill an order for bill heads, ^ iving any desired number of either size of sheet ] t proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 500 For 1000 , Commercial Note, $2.15 $3,25 j Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 Letter (large size) 3.00 5.00 1 For the above work we use a superior quality f paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in ev- ry instance. We also give special attention to the printing f Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authori es, which we furnish strictly according to the jquirements of the Justices of the .Supreme ourt, and in proof reading exercise the utmost ire to ensure accuracy. "T- al, Qn ntlifr kinds of w e are urcpmcu i,w .......... rinting, from a visiting card to a large volume, nd will be pleased to furnish estimates for any yle of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C, i FOUNDRY j AND i s Machine Shop. ^ i rHE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he now has in operation, on j is lot on King's Mountain Street, a FOUNDRY < lND MACHINE SHOP, in which he is prepared i 3 do all manner of work in light iron and brass ' astings, and general machine work. REFAIBOO, l ?f all kinds, promptly done on short notice, team Engines, anu agricultural machinery of , ny kind overhauled and repaired. Resides, any lass of work that may be wanted in his shop, he ill attend any call for repairing stationary enines, doing tfie work on the premises, thus obiating the necessity of moving the engine. Prices reasonable". Terms, cash oncompletion f the work. EDWARD THOMAS. WEST LIBERTY STKEET. rorkville Livery and Feed Stables. , fUST received a lot of Cincinnati Buggies, Car- ' riages, Jumpseat Phaitons, all standard 1 rade work. Also a few Columbus Buggies will j ekept in stock and sold at the most reasonable j rices. SECOND-HAND VEHICLES. ; The following second-hand Vehicles for sale, ! 1 which bargains will be given : ( 5 Buggies, 2 Spring Wagons, I 1 Four-Seat Phaeton, 1 Two-Horse wagon, .11 in good cunning order, and will be sold cheap | >r cash, or on time. Buggy Cushions, Shafts and Poles will he kept 1 stock. Something New. i I now have in connection with mv Livery [ table a No. 1 Queen City IIP] ARSE and a glass- *' out COACH, which will bo furnished for fueral occasions, at short notice and for moderate 1 barges. FEED STABLES. lave your horses fed at the YORKVILLE LIV!RY AND FEED STABLES, where they will rejive the best attention at reasonable prices. F. E. SMITH. April 23 17 tf TO THE CAROLINA STOVE TRADE. < f" RESPECTFULLY inform Stove Buyers all L over the State that I carry in stock, for Fall ad Winter trade, g 50 Cooking and HeatingStoves & Ranges. J By actual count, requiring Store and Ware- 'j mfse room, 25 by 200 feet to contain the stock, j id can till orders promptly. COOKING STOVES FROM $8.00 UP, cr Warranted to give satisfaction. c est Box Heating Stoves from $2.50 Up. r The goods are bought from parties who sell 0 irge jobbing trade only, and challenge a com- c irison of quality and prices of Stoves with any v larket North, South, East or West. pii- Write for circulars giving prices and a full 8 escription of Goods, and a SAVE MONEY. t I am very anxious to pet a sample stove soiu ^ i every neiphborhood in the State. TERMS s ASH ON DELIVERY. t J. D. RATTERREE, , Chester, S. C. October 1") 31 12m 0 ^7B7beal^ v Manufacturer of oors, Sasli, Blinds, Mouldings, Balusters, * STAIR-RAILINC!, s Xcwcl Posts, Brackets, &c., a GAyTOXIA, IV. C. 1 Correspondence and Orders solicited. ? August 27 35 Gms CHATTEL MORTGAGES, f kJTORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to s fX Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. c October S, 1885 41 tf a >FIlVGr COMPANY, y IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. 152 TO 158 MERWIN STREET K Cleveland) O. Send for Circular and Pri<ft i List No. 75. IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 ly TAX RETURNS FOR 1885-86. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,) York County. > Yorkvit.i.k, S. C., November 30th J885. J [N compliance with law, the TAX BOOKS OF L YORK COUNTY, for fiscal year 1885-0, will pen on the FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1886, nd CLOSE ON THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY, 186, after which time a penalty of fifty per cent, ill be added to the property of such tax-payers ho fail to make returns in the time prescribed hove. This applies as well to REAL ESTATE r to PERSONAL PROPERTY. There will be RE-ASSESSMENT of real property by the )wnsbip boards. For the convenience of taxayers I will attend at the following places and lie times stated, for the purpose of receiving lie returns of tax-payers: At Moore's. (School House) on Thursday, Janary 14th, 1886. At Wbitaker, on Friday, January 15,1886. At Clark's Fork Post Office, on Saturday, Janlarv 16, 1886. At Bethel, on Monday, January 18,1886. At Point School House, (Bethel), on Tuesday, anuary 19th, 1886. At Clay Hill, on Wednesday, January 20th, 886. At Ebenezer, on Thursday, January21,1886. At Massey's Store, on Friday, January 22,1886. At Yorkville, on Saturday, January 23rd, 1886. At Rock Hill, on Monday, Tuesday, Wedneslay, Thursday and FridaV, January 25th, 26th, 7th, 28th and 29th, 1886. At Coates' Tavern, on Saturday, January 30th, 886. 4 At Fort Mill, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1886. Anct at Yorkville, from February 4th to Feb uary20th, 1886, inclusive. I request tax-payers to meet me in their retpecti ve tow nships, and thus avoid the usual rush it the oflice in Yorkville. W. B. WILLIAMS, Auditor York County. December 3 49 tf c.& lTnarrow gauge railroad" riCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains 3 from Newton, N. C., to Chester, S. C., taking itt'ect at 12 o'clock, Noon, Sunday, November ttli, 1885. OOINO SOUTH. ...eave Newton 7.00 A. M Vrrive at Maiden,* 7.35 A. M. Vrrivesit Lincolnton 8.15 A. M. Yrrive at Hardin's* 8.53 A. M. Yrrive at Dallas 9.22 A. M. Yrrive at Gastonia, 9.42 A. M. Leave Gastonia 10.05 A. M. Yrrive at Pleasant Ridge,* 10.22 A. M. Yrrive at Crowder's Creek,* 10.32 A. M. Yrrive at Rowling Green,* 10.45 A. M. Yrrive at Clover, 11.05 A. M. Yrrive at Yorkville, 11.52 A. M. Leaye Yorkville, ?, 12.10 P. M. Yrrive at Philadelphia,* 12.24 P. M. Yrrive at Guthriesville,* 12.37 P. M. Yrrive at McConnellsville,* 12.53 P. M. Yrrive at Lowrysville,* 1.18 P. M. Yrrive at Chester 2.00 P. M. GOING NORTH. Leave Chester, 4.30 P. M. Yrrive at Lowrysville, 5.04 P. M. Yrrive at McConnellsville, 5.27 P. M. Yrrive at Guthriesville, 5.37 P. M. Yrrive at Philadelphia, 5.50 P. M. Yrrive at Yorkville 6.05 P. M. Leave Yorkville 6.20 P. M. Yrrive at Clover, 7.00 P. M. Yrrive at Rowling Green, 7.19 P. M. Yrrive at Crowder's Creek 7.31 P. M. Yrrive at Pleasant Ridge, 7.40 P. M. Yrrive at Gastonia, 8.00 P. M. Leave Gastonia, 8.20 P. M. Yrrive at Dallas, 8.37 P. M. Yrrive at Hardin's, 9.08 P. M. Yrrive at Lincolnton 9.40 P. M. Yrrive at Maiden, 10.28 P. M. Yrrive at Newton, 11.10 P. M. * Flag Station. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. November 19 47 tf ORDINANCE, Livery, Sale and Exchange Stables. BE it ordained by the Intendant and Wardens of Yorkville, S. C., in Council assembled, md by authority of the same: ? 1. That all dealers in horses and mules, and all keepers of sale and exchange Stables within the ;own of Yorkville, S. C., shall pay, in advance, into the hands of the Treasurer of said town, an innual license tax of TWENTY-FIVE DOLr a "ntt liAiVUi 2. That all keepers of livery stables, in which fiorses and mules, and vehicles are kept tor hire, )r public use, shall pay, in advance, an annual license tax of TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. 3. That all other persons in said town hiring, ir keeping for hire, or public use, horses, or mules, or vehicles, shall pay, in advance, an annual license tax of FIVE DOLLARS. Provided, That horses and mules kept and hired for the exclusive purpose of ploughing gardens ind patches, and hauling wood in said town, are 1 ixempt from this Ordinance. 4. That this Ordinance shall go into effect on ;helst day of July next. All violations of this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than FIVE DOLLARS, ">r imprisonment, not less than one day ; or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Town Council. Done in Assembly of Council, this 17th day of June, 1885, under the corporate seal of said 'l. s.l town. JOHN R. ASHE, Intendant. F. A. Gilbert, Clerk. rile state of south carolina, YOBK COUNTY-COUBT OF COMMON PLEA8. William Caldwell, Trustee, Plaintiff, against Mary J. Mullholland, Charles A. Mullholland, John Whitt Mullholland, Sarah Mullholland and Martha Kell, wife of Banks Kell, Defendants.?Summons for Relief?Complaint not Served. To the Defendants above named : YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which "i copy is herewith filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said, complaint on the subscriber at bis office in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the clay of such service; end if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Yorkville, November 27, A. D. 1885. [L. S.l Joseph F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis. J. C. CHAMBERS, Plaintiffs Attorney. December 3 49 6t" application for discharge. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Administrator" of the estate of W. BOLIVAR BYERS, deceased, has made a final setdement with the Judge of Probate for York ;ounty, and on the 12th day of January, 1886, it 12 "o'clock, M., will make application for a final discharge from liability as Administratrix if the said estate. MARY E. BYERS, Administratrix. December 10 50 5t "roofing and guttering. A LL orders for Roofing and Guttering, in f\ town or country, promptly attended to by GEO. T. SCIIORB. lite f orfeviUc (inquirer. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Jingle copy for one year, 8 2 50 ?or six months, .". 125 "'or three months, 75 "* ? i two copies one year, 1 ?u Ten copies one year 20 00 l.nd an extra copy for a club of ten. How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the lame of the subscriber very plainly, give postiffice, county and State, in full, and send the mount of the subscription by draft or postifliee money order, or enclose the money in a egistered letter. Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free if postage to all subscribers residing in York ounty, who receive the paper at post-offices nthin the county; and to all other subscribers he postage is paid by the publisher. Our suberibers, no matter where they receive the paper, ,re not liable for postage, it being prepaid at he post-office here, without additional charge to he subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "adIress-label" shows the time to which the subcription is paid. If subscribers do not wish heir papers discontinued, the date must be kept n advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that iur terms for subscriptions, advertising and jobcork are cash in advance. ' ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square for the first inserion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each ubsequent insertion. A square consists of the pace occupied by seven lines of this size type. jJ&r Contracts will be made at reduced rates for dvertising space to be used for three, six, or welve months. All contract advertisements vill be confined to the regular business for which he space is engaged. pSr Rejected manuscripts will not be returned o the writers. Persons who send manuscript to his office for publication and desire a copy of the ame, should make a duolieate. ?39-Tributes of Respect and Obituary notices barged for at the rate of ten cents a line. Usu,lly there are about seven words in a line.