Newspaper Page Text
|lttmorau$ ffparttneat. MR. SARSAPER'S BLACK EYE. Mr. Sarsaper surprised and astounded his family by walking into the parlor Thursday evening with an immense portico over one eye, and his clothing bearing unmistakable evidence that he had been quite recently reclining on the damp cobble-stones without so much as a newspaper under him. His wife sprang up as he entered the door, gave him a look that reached from his head to his toes, planted her hands defiantly on her hips, and remarked in a tone that she keeps handy for his own special benefit: "Well, you are a nice-looking object, I must say. Mud from head to foot, one coattail torn most off, hat all banged to smash, and a face like a butcher-shop. Daniel, n wrt nAwloinl tr + Kn Atclrmaf^oof mart T atrat* saw. What makes you go stumbling along without looking what you're up to? Won't you ever learn to get off a street-car without lighting on your head ? Do you think I've got nothing else to do but make salve and mend your clothes ? Why can't you learn to be a little careful, or else wait till they stop the car? But, no?you won't do it, of course, and you will keep right on till some day you'll break your neck, and you'll be sure to do it right when I'm the busiest." "The street car didn't have anything to do with it, my dear," protested Mr. Sarsaper, timidly, nursing the lump over his eye; "you see I?that is, as?" "Yes, yes, to be sure I do," broke in his wife. "Shambling along as usual, and never once noticed that the Hendersons were getting in coal, and so you had to go and tumble head over heels down the cellar. I know it as well as if I had been standing on the doorstep and seen it with ray own eyes. When will you ever learn to look where you are going?" "No?no, my dear, it wasn't that. I didn't come that way, but if you'll only have a little patience, I'll tell you all?" "Have patience! Daniel Sarsaper, how much longer do you expect me to have patience ? How long has it been since you came limping home with a sprained foot, and kept me awake most all night with your groaning and pitching around? You don't mean to stand there and tell me you fell over that darkey Sam's wheel-barrow again, do you?" "O, no, my dear, I?" "Well, what? How'dyou come by that black eye? Tell me that!" "Whv. my dear?I?I?disagreed with a man?that's all." RELICS OF THE WAR PASSING AWAY. Old Si had been sitting by the fire in a brown study. "De relicka ob de wah am slowly passin' away!" he finally remarked. "What in the world made you think of that?" "Well, Christmus an' new yeh alius makes me kinder look back ober de pas. I sorter reviews de track I'se bin runnin' on." "And what makes you think the relics of the war are going ?" "Lots o' things dat I roought speak ob. Fustly, ef yer notis, de bress-works 'round hyar is gittin' lower an' lower ebery yeah, an' sum hez done bin plow'd ober long 'go. De rifle.pits iz mos'ly fill'd up an' de fotes is lebbel'd down fer sicherwashuns fer bran new houses fer fokes ter lib in!" That was all very true? "Yes, an dere ain't so meny widders an' orphins in de lan' an' speshil shops fer patint arms an' legs hes drapped outen de trade. Dere's no mo' dispozisshun ter 'list wid de melishy, an' dar aint so menny fokes in town wid de rumatiz an' so'?eyes!" "Well, you have been observant!" "I looks 'round whenebber I'se awake, an' I goter good pa'r o' specs! Yes, de freeater cums 'long reg'lar now, an' de sirkus arribes ebery yeah de same time wid de season ter pay yer taxes. 'Twarnt so in de wah !" "Well, now, what else?" "Dar's moughty leetle lef ob de wah, now, 'ceptin de mancerpashion, 'lecktif franch-ize an' hard times?we'se gittin' on risin' groun' ennyhow, tho' munney is skase an' er konfedrit bill ar' almos' ez hard ter git ez er greenback !" a: : 9" l uu iLiiLiK umcs arc uupiuviug i "Slowly?slowly, but still dey's on de mend. Dem equonomerkal paper-collars is goin' outer fasbin, an' Yankee obercoats hez disappear'd fura de culled race ! Mo' fokes ez cumin ter town in homespun clo's, an trane-lodes of furrin bakin is gittin shorter! Laziness is de las' relick dat we wants ter trade off ter sum odder kuntry, an' shake wid de res' ob mankin'!" Then the old man got what he was after? more egg-nogg.?Atlanta Constitution. THE GRANDEUR OF ANCESTRY. In a letter to the Burlington Hawkeye, Mr. Burdette, the humorist, says: Speaking of relics, just before we reached Portsmouth, a man entered into conversation with me. He said : i "You are from the West." I murmured something about the vast illimtable, &c., and the man said, "Your's is a new country; a new country'; , a n-e-w country." Yes, I told him, it was new, but it was the only one we had, and accordingly we wore it Sundays and week days alike, worked and 1 went to parties in it, and it would soon look a thousand years old. "We," the man said, "come down from the venerable mists of antiquity. It is a glorious thought." 1 Yes, I said, but it wasn't pleasant. I was 1 in Boston four days and it East winded and rained three of them. It was misty enough, but it spoiled the prospect. "My ancestors," he said, "came over in the Mayflower. But yours??" And he looked at me with a rising inflection. I tried to slay him with a look of silent scorn, but she missed fire. 1 "Your ancestors, I take it," said the man, "did not come over in the Mayflower /" And then I turned upon him. "Sir," I remarked, "this Mayflower, I take it, was a sail- 1 ingship?" "She was," he 3aid, vainly endeavoring to stifle his emotion, "she was a sailing ship." "Then," I said, haughtily, "most assuredly j my ancestors did not come over in the Mayflower. It has never been the misfortune of iny family to be compelled to take passage 1 on any ship of the merchant marine. My an- 1 cestors came over in a Cunard steamer, first cabin, no steerage passengers carried, only ten days from Liverpool, and the minute they . landed in New York they went straight up to : Mrs. Astor's tavern, and took front rooms on the parlor floor." 1 I thought I had crushed that man, but may I be blessed if he didn't look as though he pitied me. teg* A lady was teaching her little son the text: "He was parted from them and was < taken up into heaven." "What does parted mean ?" said the little fellow. Instead of answering, the mother pointed to her hair. The boy understood perfectly. He was to repeat the text in school, and thus he did it: "He | parted his hair in the middle and was taken ! up into heaven." 1 A young fellow in San Francisco sud- j denly snatched a kiss from a lady friend, and excused himself, by saying it was a sort of temporary insanity that now and then came j upon him. When he arose to take his leave the pitying damsel said to him : "If you ever , feel any more such fits coming on, you had better come right here, where your infirmity is known, and we will take care of you." ftsT A skeptic, who was badgering a simple minded old man about a miracle and Balaam's ass, fiually said, "How is it possible for an ass to talk like a man!" "Well," replied the I bonest old believer, with meaning emphasis ; j "I don't see why it ain't as easy for an ass to j talk like a man as it jus for a man to talk like an ass." I Jatm anil fireside. CHURN SLOWLY. A little maid in the morning sun Stood merrily singing and churning? "Oh, how I wish this butler was done, Then off to the fields I'd be turning!" So she hurried the dasher up and down Till the farmer called with a half-made frown, "Churn slowly I" "Don't ply the dasher, so fast, my dear, It's not bo good for the butter, And will make your arms ache, too, I fear; And put you all in a flutter? For this is a rule, wherever we turn, Don't be in a haste whenever you churnChurn slowly. "If you'd see your butter come nice and sweet Don't churn with a nervous jerking, But ply the dasher slowly and neat? You'll hardly know that you are working; .' And when the butter has come, you'll say, 'Yes, this is surely the very best way'? Churn slowly 1" Now, little folks, do you think that you A lesson can find in butter?" Don't be in haste, whatever you do, Or get vourself in a flutter ; And while you stand in life's great churn, Let the farmer's words to you return, Churn slowly!" BALKY HORSES. Self interest is the grand regulator of all animal movements. My horse learns to obey when I have made him understand that his own condition will be much better if he obeys, than if he disobeys. Success in training and governing animals lies in. one's ability to make them uncomfortable when disobedient, and comfortable when they obey. And yet how often do we see foolish drivers, when a horse has refused to start for awhile, when he does start, when he does obey, make him uncomfortable by putting on the whip, while he is doing what they want him to do. He is whipped when he stands, he is whipped when he goes. This foolish practice has grown from the foolish idea that punishment must be given for what has been done, and the horse has no opportunity to learn that it is better for him to obey than not to obey, consequently he cannot learn to obey. I have had occasion to train many balky horses. I have never seen one that would not learn to start well every time, if they were made very uncomfortable when they would not start, and the conditions were right to make them comfortable when they did start It is not difficult to make horses that have been very balky perfectly trustworthy for light work, but it is very difficult to make them true and reliable for very heavy work. The reason, as I understand it, is because the conditions cannot be made com fortable when they do start. The wisest rule I have ever seen for balky horses is this : "Load them light, and if your work is such that you cannot load light, sell to some one who can." This rule is not original with me, but ray experience veriBes it, and it has a philosophical foundation, because in very heavy work it is difficult to make them realize that it is for their interest to start, when starting maana onnVi horrt wnrlr hut. in liaht. work they can be made tc realize this, and through their selfishness they can be made reliable for light work.?A. W. Putnam, in N. Y. Tri bune. Clearing Rocky Fields.?"I know but little about it (dynamite) except from results shown on my field. A Mr. Pamelee, who makes it his business to blow up rocks with dynamite passing my place, I asked him to experiment in one of my fields, which I proposed to clear of rocks. I pointed to a rock 10? feet long, 5$ feet wide, and 9 or 10 inches thick ; such a rock as would be difficult to blast with powder. I took out my watch, and in 7 J minutes the rock was in atoms. I directed him to another large rock, a shallow one, and he destroyed it in about the same time. The action of the dynamite was remarkable. A large white quartz rock, very hard to drill, was next pulverized by dynamite. The first blast threw the large rock from its bed to the surface. He then put a cartridge by the side of the rock and adhered it to the rock by two or three shovel fuls of mud. Powder would have blown off" the mud, but the dynamite so shattered that rock I could pick it to pieces with my hands. Thp nipppq wpiVh from ft nound and less to I ten pounds. The difference between powder and dynamite is this: In blasting with powder you drill the rock, but with dynamite you drill the ground. The operator makes a hole under the rock, and all he wants to resist that discharge is a little water, which, ii he can get it underneath, he does not want any earth to back up. It is the instantaneous discharge of this agent that shatters the rock. Powder you must confine, but with dynamite the discharge is so sudden that it shatters the rock to pieces. The rocks were not thrown as far as by powder. I was so well pleased with the result of the dynamite on this field that I set the man to work on three large rocks in another field, which I had never thought of getting rid of by powder. Trenches were dug uuder these rocks by my men, from ten to eleven feet in depth, so you may judge of the size of the rocks. The rocks were thrown but a little distance but were completely shattered."?Journal of Chemistry. Saving by Handfuls.?One handful of hay is not much, nor, for the matter of that, are twenty handfuls ; the saving or wasting of so much would neither make nor break a man. But with twenty head of cattle to feed twice or thrice a day, the saving of a hand ful apiece every time, would amount to something before the pastures are green again upon our frost bitten hills. Did you ever think of it ? We are not hinting at stinting the cattle. But how many of us allow animals to waste a handful each at every feed for want of a little attention to feeding arrangements? How many head of stock on our farms require a handful more of hay at every feed to keep up the animal heat than they would require if their stables had all the cracks stopped that let in the cold winds of winter ? A handful of manure is but a trifle; yet the addition of a single handful in a hill of corn may make the difference between long, " 1 -??- i - J LL V 1 iL. t ruu ears ana suntea nuooius wnen me nurvest conies. How many haudfuls of manure are going to waste every day about our yards and buildings ? Could you not save half a bushel a day by being careful ? And the liquid manure?is there not enough lost every day to make a good many long ears where we shall probably find only nubbins next fall? Haudfuls of hay; handfuls of manure! These are small matters, say you ? Yet upon just such small matters depend many a man's success or failure in life. Here is one man that attends to thera carefully, and at the end of twenty or thirty years he has a competency for old age; another neglects them as beneath his notice, and is always behind hand ; he lives and dies short in pocket and short in comfort. We do not preach niggardliness; it Is by saving when we may, that we prepare ourselves to be liberal when we will. Save the handfuls.?fiural New Yorker. The New Horse Shoe.?The English ag-1 ricultural and other press are in raptures over | the Yates horse shoe, constructed of cow j hide. It is composed of three thicknesses of; cow-hide compressed into a steel-mould, and j then subjected to a chemical preparation, j It is claimed for it that it lasts longer and , weighs only one-fourth as much as the com-! mon iron shoe; that it will never cause the j hoof to split, nor have the least injurious in- j fluence en the foot. It requires no calks; I even on asphalt the horse never slips. The j shoe is so elastic that the horse's step is light- j er and surer. It adheres so closely to the j foot that neither dyst nor water can penetrate I between the shoe and the hoof. If all that is claimed for it be true, the new hide shoe will, prove a great improvement upon the ofd.! The idea, however, is by no means a new one. j At the time of the Roman and Carthaginian #'ars, ft was a frequent practice among cav- i airy men to bind the feet of their horses with raw cowhide, to protect them from injury du- j ring an engagement. ||issf?Ua?f0ttS flcadittij. NEW LAWS OF THE STATE. An Act to Alter and Amend the Law in relation to the Payment of Debts of a Decedent. Be it enacted by the Senate and the 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 in the administration of the assests of a decedent, mortgages shall not be entitled to a priority over rents, debts by specialty, or debts by simple contract, except as to the particular parts of the estate affected by the liens of such mortgages. Sec. 2. That after the property covered by the liens is exhausted, the grade of the demand shall be determined by the nature of the instrument which the mortgage was given to secure. Approved December 14. 1878. An Act to appoint a Fish Commissioner and increase the Propagation of Fishes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caro lina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That the Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a suitable person to act as fish commissioner of this State, who is to receive no compensation for his services. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of said fish commissioner to introduce from other States and places, into the waters and rivers of this State, such fishes as he may think best for the interest of the State, and also to make and use such means or modes as he may think best for propagating the native fishes of this State : Provided, That in no event shall the expenses and expenditures exceed the amount herein authorized to be appropriated. Sec. 3. That said commissioner is to be paid for his necessary traveling expenses while acting as fish commissioner, aud be required to make to the Governor of the State, o.o or before the 1st of Navemher. of each year, a full report of, all his operations, showing how many and what kinds of fishes have been put in the waters of the State, and designating the streams or bodies of water into which the same have been introduced, with such general recommendations as he may think proper. Sec. 4. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act the sum of'eight hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, if so much be necessary, to be drawn on the treasurer in drafts, signed by the said commissioner, and countersigned by the Governor of the Ot.i. : j u? oiate. 111c uau uuiuuiissiuuer 1 a iitjrtsuy required to file with his annual report a statement, under oath, of his account of expenses and expenditures. Approved December 23, 1878. An Act to Provide for a Reassessment of tlie Real Estate of this State, to fix the Standard at which Property shall be Assessed, and to Amend the Law in Relation to the Organization of the State Board of Equalization. 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 there shall be a valuation and assessment of all lands, and the improvements thereon, within this State, by the proper authorities, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, at the same time that the assessment of personal property is made, and in the manner and according to the rules prescribed for the assessment of real estate. Sec. 2. That all property shall be valued for taxation at its true value in money, which in all cases not otherwise specially provided for by law, shall be held to be as follows, to wit: for personal property, the usual selling price, on the usual terms of similar property at administrators' or executors' sales at the place where the return is made ; and for real property, the usual selling price, on the usual terms of similar property at sales for partition under the order of the Court, at the place where the return is to be made. If there be no usual selling price, then at what is honestly believed could be obtained for the same at a fair sale under the conditions before mentioned. Sec. 3. The State board of equalization shall consist or one member trom each county of the State, to be selected for the respective counties, by the county board of equalization for the year in which the State board convenes, and the selection certified to the comptroller-general on or before the meeting of the State board. Sec. 4. The comptroller-general shall sub mit the said certificates of election, and the abstracts of real property transmitted to him by the county auditors to the State board when it convenes ; and shall transmit its decisions to the county auditors, who shall forthwith conform their action thereto. Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent or repugnant to this act are hereby re- : pealed. 1 Approved December 24, 1878. THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIBERIA. The Lancaster Ledger prints the following , letter written by Wm. Adams to his brother J Levi Adams, who lives in Lancaster: Monrovia, Liberia, Nov, 11,1878. Dear Brother: I am well and doing well, and am satisfied. I have drawn my lands and built my house. I was very glad to receive your letter dated on the 18th of August i and to hear from you all. You said you ! wanted to know how the lands yielded here. I will tell you the lands are rich and will , bring anything you plant. You can make | three crops of corn a year. There are not i <> n *r U/\Mn/iA l\ AMA 1 i l? A In A AV.I AA Kllf 1TAI1 An n ^ auj iiuiacs ucic itiwc in /\iuci i^tv, uuu j\ju *;au } get along here better than in America with 1 all the horses. All you have to do is to cut i off your land and take the corner of your j hoe and dig a hole and drop your com, theu i keep the bushes down, and I will assure you 1 you will make as good corn as you ever saw? that is all you have to do. Cotton does much the same, only it grows to trees. The water t is good. You wanted to know whether there , were any coons here. Yes, but you can't \ hunt them like in America. Coons have lit- i tie caves, and you have to hunt them in the J day time. Tell Hardy Montgomery this. t Brothers and friends, if any of you wish 1 to come out you could not wish a better thing. If any of you come, bring clothes, ammunition, beads, perfume, rum, tobacco, the cheap- J est calico, you will get 25 cents a yard for; * bring blackberry, strawberry, and all kinds t of vegetables. We have plenty of fruits j here, but it ain't like the fruits of America. < Bring all kinds of seeds, if you eau. You \ will be sure to have the fever. So you must 1 bring oil, quinine, salts, liver pills, d'c. Toll , Hardy to bring Jerry on his back and his ] gun at his side. William Adams. t < Caste Among Convicts.?There is a j; caste in Sing Sing prison. At the head of < the elite stand the bank robbers. The man , who enters as the hero of a daring and sue- j' cessful bank robbery and was given away j by some faithless pal, finds his reputation already established. The scums of prison so- [ ciety are those who are under sentence for [ i rape. They are ostracized by the other pris- j J oners. No other prisoner will speak to them ; j i thev are shunned by the most hardened criin- 1! inals. The manner in which murderers are j < regarded is dependent upon the circumstan- J ces of' the killing. The convict who has killed ! his man in cold blood does not enjoy the es-1 teem of his fellow convicts. If he shot down ' his man in order to make his way out of a trap into which he had fallen while attempting a j daring thing in the burglary line, the affair is j considered one attended by extenuating circumstances. As a rule, murderers do not | rank very high?using the expression in its j j prison sense?among those belonging to the i criminal classes. They are not often profes-1 sional criminals. Their criminul history is ;1 frequently summed up in the one act which ] was done in the heat of passion, and which ' sent them to prison. Thus it is that murder- j ers are not regarded by keepers as a very dan- j f gerous class of prisoners. j \ THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. PROSPECTUS FOR 1879. f OUR LIBERAL PREMIUM OFFERS. IN announcing our PROSPECTUS for 1879, we deem it necessary only to mention the fact that the leading features which have characterized the ENQUIRER for the past TWENTY-FOUR YEARS will be retained, and, as in the past, the efforts of the Proprietor will bo directed to making it an attractive and interesting family journal. We have already in hand a number of ORIGINAL SERIAL STORIES, written expressly for the ENQUIRER, which will be published in the next volume; besides which, we shall bestow upon the Miscellaneous and News Departments the same care and attention that havo already given the ENQUIRER reputation for interesting variety and accurate statement. TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION?FREE OF POSTAGE. Single copy one year, $3.00. In clubs, each subscriber, per year, $2 50. Money may be forwarded at onr risk, by draft, post-office order or registered letter?otherwise we will assume no risk. Write names plainly, giving post-office, county and State. Address all letters to L. M. GRIST Publisher. Yorkville. S. C.PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS. Ry a favorable arrangement with the different manufacturers, weare enabled to make the following liberal and unprecedented offers of Premiums for Clubs. These premiums have been adopted by us with special reference to securing only articles of value, which will prove serviceable to those procuring them. The regular retail price is given with each, and they are just as goon as so much cash to those who* receive them. All the articles are put down in ourschednle at manufacturers' regular retail prices, and cannot be bought with cash any lower than the price here given. Premiums Nos. 1, 2 and 3 will he delivered through the mails,.to persons entitled to receive them, free of cost. "The other Premiums will be delivered at the expense, for freight charges, of those receiving them. In cases whore Premiums can be delivered at our publication office, arrangements n.^y be perfected for reducing the freight charges on small articles to a nominal amount. The charges for freight on the Sewing Machines, Silver Wareand Cutlery Premiums will be from New -York"; and on the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro N. C. READ THE LIST. No. 1.?For a club of 3 subscril?ers, at 82.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER KNIFE, worth $1.00. No. 2.?Fora club of 8 subscribers, at $2.50each, we will give one copy of the family edition (cloth binding) of SMITH'M ABRIDGED BTBLE DICTIONARY, the publisher's price of which is $3.50 per copy. Or for 84.50 we will give a copy of the Bible Dictionary and send the Enquirer one year to any single subscriber not in a club. No. 3.?For a club of 10 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a copy of the ENQUIRER one vear, or a set or six treble-siiver-piatea tuja SPOONS, worth $3.00. No. 4.?For a club of 15 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one set?six of each?Hard Rubber-HandleTABLE KNIVES AND FORKS, the manufacturer's price of which is $5.00. I No. 5.?For a club of 16 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give either a treble silver-plated SYRUP CUP, worth $6.00; or a set of six treble silver-plated TABLE SPOONS, worth $6.00. No. 6.?For a club of 18 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTER DISH, worth $8.00. No. 7.?For a club of 20 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will pive one set of six solid cast steel oval-handle TABLE KNIVES, and one set of six treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, the manufacturer's price of which articles is $10.00. No. 8.?For a club of 60 subscribers at $2.50 each, we will pive a full set of extra superfine, full oval ivory-handle TABLE KNIVES, with silver-plated blades, and a full set of treble silverplated TABLE FORKS, the manufacturer's price of which articles is $15.00. No. 9.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will pive one No. 8 TROPIC COOKING STOVE, with pipe and a full set of fixtures, the manufacturer's price of which is $30.00. No. 10.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will pive one three-quart, treble silverplated COMMUNION SERVICE, consisting of SIX pieces, worth $40.00. No. 11.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one WEED SEWING MACHINE, Walnut Plain Half-Case, with one drawer, the manufacturers price of which is $45.00. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 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. The time for cotppletinpr clubs under the above offer is limited to the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1879, by which time the names with the cash, should be returned to the office, though names maybe returned at any time between this and the above date. No premium will be delivered until the requisite number of names has been returned, ana the full amount due for them nald. All aubscriptio.ia must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. In sending names, write plainly, giving county, post-office and State. , . All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. All subscribers to the Enquirer will receive the paper free of postage. Persons entitled to receive Premiums, must give full directions as to whom and how they shall be delivered. A separate list will be kept for each club-maker, who will he credited with every name sent, so that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notice.' THE TIME OF CLOSING. Club-makers, and those who may wish to form clubs, should bear in mind that the offers we here present do not invite com petition for Premiums, as in the case of working to secure the largest PLTtr. Each club-maker sending the requisite number of subscribers will obtain the Premium offered for the specified number. Thetimo. however, for completing a club is limited, under the present offer, until the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH. 1879. Names maybe sent in at any time prior to the above date. Send the names as fast as obtained, accompanied with the cash, and the Premium will be delivered when the requisite number of names has been returned. DESCRIPTIVE LIST. Our Cooking Stove Premium. The eleeant Cooking Stoves which we offer as Premiums, are manufactured by Messrs. Serjeant k MeCauley, at Greensboro, N. C. These Stoves are maileof the best Scotch pig metal, witli henvier and thicker plate than any other stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat nnd bard usage. They are of a handsome pattern and neat finish, tnd warranted equal In points of appearnnce, durability nnd superior cooking qualities, to any Stove manufactured in the Union. The stove we have selected to give as a Premium Is the argnst size made by the manufacturers, and with each one will be furnished, without charge, three joints and one elbow of pipe, tnd all the necessary conking utensils, viz.: one hnin boiler, one bulge pot nnd cover, one ten kettle, one round frying pan, one ong frying pan, one round griddle, one pair waffle irons, two sheet Iron bread pans, one scraper nnd one lifter. Over rive tiiou!and of these stoves are in use in Virginia nnd North and South Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The stoves will te shipped to those entitled to receive them as Premiums, direct rom the manufactory in Greensboro, N. C Sewing iHachine Premium. The superior Sewing Mnehlne we offer as a Premium, Is he well-known Wpc<1 Macntne nnti is mnniitnciurea ny me iVeed Sowing Machine Company, Hartford, Conn. It in adapt d to all the wants of family sowing; It can be readily conipre tended by any one; it runs easily; is always ready; will do anv ind all kinds of sewing with less changing and fewer extra ntachments; is self-adjusting; Is a two-thread Machine, making in Elastic Cock-Stitch ; stands solid and firm, has n neat ease md convenient drawer. -Several of these Machines, during he past year, have been delivered to persons who have returned he requisite number of names Smith's Bible Dictionary. This Dictionary is Din work of Dr. William Smith, of the University of London, and the most eminent lexicographer In he world, who, in its preparation associated with himself over ieventy distinguished divines and authors, of both Europe and his country, in the great task of preparing a comprehensive Die innary of the Bible, and supplying a want long felt by the religons public. The result of these labors appeared in three large tnd very costly volumes, a wonderful monument of learning, kit abridgement of this great work, for popular use, made by Dr hnlth himself is the one we have arranged to furnish our sub icribers. The book contains every name In the Bible respecting vhichanythingoan he said. It embraces the results of historic 'csearch, antiquarian investigation, the study of languages and llalects, and the discoveries of the modern travelers and explo ers in the Holy Land?Robinson, Rawlinson, Ferguson, Layird. Offer! and Stanley The book is printed from new stcrcoypo plates, on good paper, anil is appropriately illustrated with tver 125 Engravings of beautiful Scenes, Ancient Cities, and Memorable Places of the Holy Land, descriptive Figures and ,'aluable Maps. Ft contains nearly 800 closely-printed, double'olumti, octavo pages, including 24 elegant full-page, Steel and iVood Engravings. Ft is printed In type of a heavy, distinct, and ;erv legible face. The publisher's price of the Dictionary is S3.50. Three-Qnart Communion Set. Churches unsupplied with a Communion Set appropriate to he requirements of the sacred rite of administering the Lord's - n??1,?? nmnmnenl. secure a fine, treble I Hipper, Villi, iiy i.hi i in......I , , diver-plated three-quart Communion Set of six pieces, with litle trouble, and, comparatively, at no eost. Tlie number of subicrihers required in order to secure this vnluableand elegant Service can be procured in almost any congregation; and the ineni iers wlio may Ik- thus called upon to contribute their share ot he expense, will receive in return more than the value of their mntriiiution in a year's subscription to the paper. Our Silver W^re and Cutlery Premiums. Willi the very liberal offer which we arc enabled to make, a icautifiilly furnished table Is now within the reneli of almost ev;ry house-keeper; and here Is an opportunity, of which, if the adies avail themselves, they may secure, with but little trouble, ivaluitldc set of Silver or Cutlery. Those articles are made for is by Chas. B. Huntington, the successor of the Lucius Hart j Manufacturing Company, 22 Pulton street, New York, and are varrnntcd to be of the best material. Value of our Premiums. We would impress upon every one the fact that nil of our Premiums are first-class goods, and the prices attached to them n our lists are the regular retail prices at which the articles sell ty all dealers and the manufaeturers themselves. It is only by he most advantageous terms given us by the manufacturers that ve are enabled to make the liberal off-rs we do, and we gtinrnnee every article to be exactly as represented. A Club and an Extra Copy. Por a clttii of TKti subscribers paid in advance at the regular -lull rates, we will give, instead of n Premium, an ertrn copy of he paper to any who may prefer that arrangement; nut in cqnleqtienee ofthe liberal Premiums we are now offering, wecannot ifford to give an extra copy to the club-maker who receives toy Premiums enumerated on our list. SERGEANT & GREENSBO MANUFACTURERS 01 "TROPIC^ coo: T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agent LONDON <fe IHRIE, Agents, A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McC J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Ches August 2 The Best Family The "NEW AMERICAN" is easily lear more work with 'ess labor than any other application. AGENTS J. S. DOVEY Manager, Agent for Yorkville and vicinity, July 18 MILLS AND MILL MACHINERY." THE undersigned take this method of informing the public, that under the firm name oi WELLS BROTHERS, they are engaged in the MILLWRIGHT BUSINESS, and are prepared to enter into contracts for the building or repairing of MILLS and MILL MACHINERY of every description, from the largest and most complete Flouring Mill, to an ordinary Cotton Screw. Each member of the firm is a skilfull workman and has had the benefitof a number of years' experience. We are, therefore, prepared to guarantee I that all work entrusted to us, will beexecuted in I a workmanlike manner. ; By permission, we refer to the following persons, for whom we have worked: W. J. Rainey, ' Blairsville, S. C.; Jw B. A R. M. Whitesides, Hickory Grove, S. C.; Major T. P. Whitesides, R. N. McElwee and Elias Ramsay, Yorkville, S. C.; W. D. Lessley, Clover, S. C. We are also agents for the sale of "Excelsior Bolting Cloths," and improved Mill Machinery of every description. Our post office address s Antioch, York county, S. C. W. S, WELLS, M. R. WELLS, J. W. WELLS. September 26 39 ly* YORKVILLE LIVERY STABLES. THE undersigned, propri- ?* jw~ etors of the Yorkville VJ "m Livery Stables, respectfully /jF inform the public that thoy^jknttBClLti W' I will have for sale, at theirfflfify^MMfc ji Stables, about the 10th 12th of the present month, a fine lot of HORSES AND MULES, which will be sold at the most reasonable prices for CASH, or on accommodating terms on credit. FEEDING STOCK. We would also remind the public that we are prepared to board horses and mules by the day, week, month or single meal. We have careful hostlers, comfortable stalls and plenty of hay, corn, oats and fodder. Stock left in our charge will be well fed and carefully attended, at the lowest living prices. We pay, at all times, the highest cash prices for corn and fodder. WHITAKER <fe WILSON.. January 2 1 ly * MILLINERY!"MILLINERY!! + THE CHEAPEST STORE IN YORK FOR FASHIONABLE MILLINERY GOODS, nearly opposite ROSE'S HOTEL. Misses MASSEY & SMITH. June 6 23 tf ROSE'S HOTELS YORKVILLE, S. C. THIS HOUSE has been thoroughly renovated from cellar to iifrflSB- garret, and newly furnished, inj^SgaQgr eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT SPRING BEDS. In view of the times, our motto w a full House at a moderate price. TERMS?$1.50 PER DAY, OR 50c. PER MEAL. , Sample Rooms reserved especially for Commercial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 34 tf ? - ^ w-r /-v A nci Q L1HKUKS, l/lUAaa, avi TO all who want good Whiskies, Brandies. Wines, and Liquors, of all sorts, we would say that we have the largest and best assortment now on hand in this market. All of which we offer at prices to suit the times. We also have a tine lot of CIGARS AND TOBACCO. Call a.id see us and be convinced of the fact. W. M. MITCHELL A CO., Near A. Williford's Stables, Rock Hill, S. C. December 5 49 3m CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respect uIly inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to the original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away your old clothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. August 22 34 tf 2S CENT CIlAltH MICBOSCOPE. cheapest in the world 600 time*. !e<jn?mn coi f o th r?n?trtmajnt*. Novemby 21 47 6m i NOTICE. SUBSCRIBERS to the Yokkville Enquirer, not regularly served by mail, on the postal routes between Yorkville and Black's Station, Yorkyillo and Union Court House, and Yorkville and Rock Hill, are hereby informed that I will deliver their papers along the routes FREE OF CHARGE, provided they enter their names on my club. I J. N. ROBERTS. January 2 1 tf ] NOTICE. 1 RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears and other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and nmnfnntonfl or rv n phflrfffi. 3ciUai(lUlilUii j{? uai au wou v? ?v TOM BALLARD, Barber. November 21 47 4t* WRAPPING PAPER, OLD NEWSPAPERS, of large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale at 50 cents per hundred, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. August 15 33 tf ' BRICKS FOR SALE. { 100,000 BRICKS for sale. Apply to 7 HAPPERFIELD & GRIST. TRIAL JUSTICE'S BLANKS. i RECOGNIZANCES, Warrants of Arrest, Sum- ] mons in civil action, and Executions. For | 1 sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. A fU?\TrrC y?11 want to MAKE MONEY pleasantly and fast, address Finley, Habvey <fc Co., Atlanta, Oq. October 17 42' ly c McCAULEY, >R0, 5T, C?, r THE CELEBRATED KING STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED on Cooking and Heating Stoves, Hollow Ware And-Irons, and g Castings of al. *inds. Also, on PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS and Plow Castings, STRAW CUTTERS, HORSE POWERS, Saw Mills, Ac. b, Yorkville, 8. C. Rock Hill, York county, S. C. bnnellsville, York county, S. C. ter, S. C. 31 tf Buy only the NEW 'Wt AMERICAN Only Sewing Machine I^fIf-|hreadingS)huifIi It aas Self Setting Needle. Never Breaks the Thread. Never Skips Stitches. Is the Lightest xtnnnin?. The Simplest, the Most Durable, and in Every Despeet Sewing Machine! ned, does not get out of order, and will do machine Illustrated Circular furnished on WANTED. (U . Charles Street, Baltimore, lid. HUNTER & OATES. 29 iy DAILY EXCURSION THE leaders of low prices are still in existence, and are offering THE GREATEST BARGAINS that have ever been known. We are closing oat the entire stock of Summer Goods NOW OIV HAND, At and below Cost. We call the attention of every one to our large stock of Clothing, Casslmeres and Pants Goods of all kinds, WHICH WE ARE CLOSING OUT. We call the attention of the ladies to our stock ot Dress Goods, bleached and unbleached goods, Parasols, Kid Gloves at 25 cents, AND A GREAT MANY OTHER GOODS, All of which must be sold. We bope all of our friends will call and be couvinced. A. FRIEDHAM <fe BRO., Rock Hill, 8. C. July 4 27 tf 6REAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. CARRIAGES LOWER THAN COTTON. SB65.00 FOR A FINE NEW BUGGY. And Buggies of al most endless variety. Double, Folding and Single Seated, with and without Top. One and two-horse Phaetons, one and twohorse Rockaways, all at correspondingly low prices. The largest and finest stock of vehicles in the Southern country, and the oheapest, according to quality, in the world. MORE AND BETTER WAGONS, All warranted. SECOND-HAND VEHICLES. Good, genteel-looking Second-Hand Buggy for $25 to $50. Second-Hand Rockaways for $50 and up, according to quality, nearly as good as new. REPAIRING Done right and at low prices. B. T. WHEELER. blankIjook manufactory STATIONERY, AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the public for liberal past patronage, I now invite attention to my complete stock of STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Folio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books, of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodicals, Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired. Old Books rebound and repaired. PRINTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A 8PE0IA1TT Orders promptlv attended to, at lowest cash prices. E. R. STOKES, ? 155 Main Street Columbia S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA York County. WHEREAS F. H. BARBER has applied to me for Letters of Administration, de bonis non, on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of JAMES L. BENNETT, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at our next Judge of Probate's Court for the said county, to be holden at York CourtHouse on the 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 10th day of T in tl-,0 iraor nf nnr T.nrH firm thrill sand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and in the 103rd year of the Independence of the United States of America. ANDREW JACKSON, Judge of Probate. January 16 3 2t __________ THE Copartnership heretofore existing under the firm name of R. M. CARROLL A CO., lias been, this day. dissolved by mutual consent. 1 All persons indebted to the firm will please take 1 notice and pay to either of the undersigned. R. M. CARROLL, D. H. CARROLL. January 9 2 3t* J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every convenience, ana a determination to do my 1 best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjects, except small children. June 27 26 tf j CHJR GROCERY DEPARTMENT j; IS well supplied with Bacon, Lard, Hams, Meal, j? Flour, Molasses, (new crop), Sugar, Coffee, i Rice, Tea, Candles, Cheese, Maccaroni, Vinegar, | Soda, Starch, Crackers, Pepper, Spice, and Fish* I by the Kit, Nos. 1, 2 and 3, which we will sell low. KENNEDY BROS. A BARRON. CHATTEL MORTGAGES, | MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to i Real Estate. For sale at the I ENQUIRER OFFICE. i November 21 4J It i THE COLUMBIA REGISTER. DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY. BEST NEWSPAPER EVER PUBLISHED AT THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Circulation Large and Constantly Increasing. "1?/"E respectfully invite the attention of the Tf reading community to the excellent newspapers we are now publishing in Columbia. The REGISTER is the only paper ever published at the capital of South Carolina which is conducted -- . - e 'U, 1 i l as are iue leaning tinnies III me (>riui;i|>ni uhct the country. We have an able and distinguished corps ot editors?geiitlemenwell known all over the State for their learning, ability and sound Democratic principles; men who haveserved the State and the South on every occasion when the demand arose for their services, and who may be safely depended upon as reliable leaders of the Democracy in the line of journalism. THE DAILY REGISTER is a twenty-eight column paper, 24x88 inches, printed on good paf?er and with large, clear cut type, containing the atest Telegraphic News, fall Market Reports, Editorial matter on the leading occurrences of the times, and replete with interesting miscellaneous reading. The Local News is full and interesting, one Editor devoting his time exclusively to that department. Our correspondence from Washington, and other places of note, gives an entertaining resume of all the important events of the day. TRI WEEKLY REGISTER, withsome minor changes, comprises the contents of the Daily, at ?2.50 less per year. . . THE WEEKLY REGISTER is a large, handsomely-gotten-up eight page paper, 2dx42 inches, containing forty-eight columns of reading matter embracing all the news of the week, and the most important editorial and local news. TERMS?IN ADVANCE: Daily Register, one year, 57 00 44 " six months, 3 50 " " three months........... 1 75 Tri-Weekly Register, one year, 5 00 " 44 six months,... 2 50 44 " three months, 1 25 Weekly Register, one year,j......i^..~: 2 00 44 44 six months, 1 00 44 1 > '* U : three ;montbf,v..j.. 50 Any person sending ns a Club of ten subscribers at one time will receive either of the papers free, postage prepaid, for one year. ' '" Any person sending us the money for twenty subscribers to the Daily may retain, for his services, twenty dollars of the amonnt; for twenty subscribers to tbe Tri-Weekly, fifteen dollars of the amount; and for twenty Rnbscribers to the Weekly, five dollars of the amount. As an ADVERTISING MEDIUM, the REGISTER affords uneqnaled facilities, having a large circulation, and numbering among its pat rons the well-to-do people of the middle and tippet portion of the State. Terms reasonable. For any information desired, address CALVO <ft PATTON, Proprietors, Columbia, 8. C. Parties desiring oopies of the REGISTER to exhibit in canvassing, will be supplied on application. January 16 3 tf REMOVAL. _ THEunderrigned reShofrom the Adick^s to furnish Goods for mens' weai% by sample, and has now an elegant line of samples from which : SELECTIONS MAY BE MADE For whole Suits or Single Garments. Any article of Clothing ordered from my samples will be furnished as low as the same can be procured from New York, and warranted to be made in the best manner and most elegant style. A GOOD FIT GUARANTEED. I guarantee a pood fit in every instance, and where I fail to give satisfaction in this respect the customer may leave the garment on my hands. My arrangements are such that when desired, I will forward measures to New York and have the garments cut and made in that city. With these ample facilities for suiting the most fastidious customer, and with the determination to deserve and secure a share of public patronage, I respectfully solicit a call, and an examination of my goods and prices, feeling confident that for the same class of work and material, I can compete with the prices of any Ready-Made Clothing in this market; while from my samples you can select any style of goodR vou Tnav want. WILLIAM C. OWEN. November 28 48 3m THE YORK MARBLE YARD. I AM still conducting tho MARBLE BUSINESS in Yorkville, and ain prepared to furnish MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES, or ANYTHING IN MY LINE, as low as the lowest. As an evidence of this, I can furnish Tomb Stones for CHILDREN from $3.00 upward ; for ADULTS, from $8.00 upward. JJST' Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and finished in the most e!al>orate style, and in point of workmanship and material, equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Specimens always on band, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on application. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between kock mil ann winnsooro, on me oosnoue, tjolnmbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. January 2 1 ly STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, OOUETY OP YORK?COURT OP PROBATE. Martha J. Bell, Plaintiff, against Aaron W. Brian, Martha J. 8mith, Nancy E. Thomasson, James M. Brian, Susan E. Floyd, Mary J. Wray, Daniel M. Hall and Saliie Hall JeffeSvs, who, with plaintiff, are heirs-at-law, and oseph F. Wallace, Administrator of James Brian, deceased, Defendants.?Summons for Relief. To the Defendants above named. YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is herewith filed in the office of the Probate Judge, for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers, at their office in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and 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, S. C., November 30th, A. D., 1878. WITHERSPOON <fe SPENCER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. f January 16 8 6t HOUSE PAINTING. TIHE undersigned wrtuld respectfully inform the public that he has resumed the business of HOUSE PAINTING in all its departments? a trade to which he has served a regular apprenticeship, under a first-class painter,and in which he has nad several years' experience. Work done in the most durable manner, and at the lowest prices at which it can be afforded. MARBLING. GRATNTNO in imitation of different woods, an? all kinds of FINE INTERIOR PAINTING done in as good style as can be done by any painter in this section of the country. 1 can *be seen or addressed at Yorkville, ana will cheerfully make estimates on work in any part of York, or the adjoining counties. References.?As to my skill as a workman, I respectfully refer to the following gentlemen: L. M. Grist, W. A. Moore. Hon. I. D. Witherspoon, A. W. Ingold, J. F. Wallace, Lawson Jenkins, Col. W. H. McCorkle, Dr. H. G. Jackson, Dr. J. F. Lindsay. James L. Clark, James E. Smith, Hon. A. S. Wallace, Yorkville; J. S. R. Thomson, Spartanburg; R. M. Wilson, Gaston ; J. A. Brice, Fairfield ; J. Harvev Smith, Chester. NELSON DA VIES. July 11 28 ly BARBER SHOP. THOSE in want of an EASY 8HAVE, a fhshionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonso rial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door to the Enquirer building, where it will afford him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done, THOMAS BALLARD. October 3 40 tf NOTICE. I AM still Agent for the "American" because it is the best and cheapest Sewing Machine made. i J. R. SCHORB. November I 44 tf ik fjavfeville TERMS?IN ADVANCE t One oopy, one year, $ 8 00 One copy, six months,., 1 60 One copy, three months, 75 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be ? furnished one year, free of charge. Advertisements inserted at One Dollar per square, for the first insertion, and fifty cents per square, for each subsequent Insertion. A square oonsists of the space occupied by seven lines of this size type. Contracts can be made for three, six or twelve months, and a reduction obtained from the regular transient rates,