davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
Southern Literary Messenger.
FOR THE YEAR 1856.

IN issuing the Prospectus of the twenty second
Il volume Of the SOUTHERN LITERARY MES
SENGER, the Proprietors rely solely on the en-
couraging letters and promises Of the friends of
the Messenger to aid them in extending its cir
culation, and they beg to assure the public that
no exertions will be remitted their part to main
tain the high character of the work, and to cha-
lenge the patriotism of all who value sterling lit
cry merit. For Twenty-one years the Messenger
has endeavored to reflect faithfully the Southern
mind, while disdaining all narrow and sectional
views, and has been alone among the monthly pc
riodicals of America in defence of the peculiar
Institutions Of the Southern States. To this Of
fee it will still be devoted, and will be prompt to
repel assaults upon the South, whether they come
under the specious garb Of fiction, or in the direct
form of anti-savery pamphlets. At this critical
juncture, while our enemies are employing litera-
ture as their most potent weapons Of attack, the
Southern people will surely not withhold their
encouragement from work whose aim it shall be
to strike blows in their defence.
The Messenger will, as heretofore, present its
readers with Reviews, Historical and Biographical
Sketches, Novels, Tales, Travels Essays, Poems,
Critiques, and Papers on the Army, Navy, and
other National Subjects.
With view to ensure larger circulation of
the Messenger, the Proprietors, though they in
tend greatly increasing the size of the work, have
reduced the Price of Subscription, which is now
only THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN AD-
VANCE, or Four Dollars if not paid before the
first of July in any year.
CLUBs-Remitting US Fifteen Dollars in one letl
ter will be entitled to Six Copies. The Editoria-
and Critical department Of the Messenger will
continue under the charge Of JOHN R. THOMP-
SON, Esq, and will embrace copious- notes on
current literature and reviews of all new Ameri-
can or Foreign works of general interest and VAL
ue. The Editors opinions will always be honesty
and fearlessly avowed.
The business department is conducted by the
undersigned, to whom oil communications of Q bu.
siness nature must be addressed
MACFARLANE, FERGUSON & CO.,
Law Building, Franklin-st.,
Richmond, Va.
Feb 81 If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17

ADVANTAGE OF USING ToBAcco.-Thc
following was communicated to Com. Wilkes,
of the Exploring Expedition, by savage OF
the Fcciee Islands. lie stated that YES
sci, the bulk of which was still lying on the
beach, had come ashore in 4 storm, that all
the crew had fallen into the hands of the
Islanders
"What did you do with them?' inqu'r-
ed Wilkes.
oKilled 'cm all" answered the savage.
"What did you do with them after you
had killed them?"
"Eat 'em-good," returned the cannlbal'
"Did you eat them all ?" asked the half
sick Commodore.
"Yes, we eat all but one"
"And why did you spare one?'
"Becausc he tasted too much like tobacco.
Could't eat him no how -
If the tobacco. chewcr should happen to
fall into the hands of New Zealand savages,
or get shipwrecked somewhere in the Fecjee
group, he will have the consolation of know
ing that he will not be cut into steaks, and
buried in the unconsecrated stomach of a
cannibal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
NO GLOOM AT HOME.

Mrs. Dcnison, in one Of her brief contri-
buttons to the O1ire Branch, gives a new
ideal home picture, that many eyes will look
upon with pleasure:
"Abovc all things, there should be no
gloom at home. The shadows of dark dis
content and wasting fretfulncss should never
cross the threshold, throwing their large,
black shapes like funeral pals over the hap
py young spirits gathered there. If you will,
your home shall be heaven, and every inmate
an angel there. If you will, you shall sit on
throne, and be the presiding household deity.
10! faithful wifc-what privileges, what
treasures, greater or purer than thine?
And let the husband strive to forget his
cares, as he winds around the long, narrow
street and behold the soft light Illuminating
his little parlor, spreading itsprecious beams
on the red pave before it. The night is cold
and cheerless, perhaps, and the wlntry gust
battles with the skirts of his ovcrcoat, and
snatches with rude hand and wailing cry
at the rusty hat that has served him many a
year. He has been harassed, perpleXed, per-
secuted. lie has born with many cruel
tone, many a cold word, and nervcd himself
up to an energy so desperate, that his frame
and spirits are weakened and depressed. And
now his limbs ache with weariness; his tenn
Piles throb with the pain-beat caused by the
too constant application. He scarcely knows
how to meet his wife with a pleasant smile,
or sit down cheerfully to their little meal,
which she has provided with so much care.
But the door is opcned-the overcoat
thrown hastily of. A sweet, singing voice
falls upon his ear, and the tones are so soft
and glad, that Hope like a winged ange!,
flies right into his bosom, and ncstles against
his heart.
The latch is lifted, and the smiling face Of
his wife gives an earnest welcome. The
shining hair is smoothed over her fair brow
indeed, she stole a little coquettish glance
at the mirror hanging in its narrow frame,
! Just to see if she looked neat and pretty be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
VALUE OF PUBLICITY.

Notoriety or publicity is an indispensable
element of success in the merchant, mechan-
ic or manufacturer, who would give speedy
and wide distribution to the commodities and
productions which he seeks to exchange for
money. He may have capital, skill, conye-
nient position, punctuality, industry and
honcsty-every possible fitness for his bust
ness-and all is nothing if he have not sufi-
cent notoriety. This notoriety, let it cost
more or less, he must purchase or provide
for as carefully as he purchases or manufac-
lures his stock of goods. And it must in ex-
tent bear certain relation to the business
he would do. He must be most positive and
comparative. People must not only know
him and his business, because otherwise they
will not find him, but they must know him,
because otherwise they aciU find and trade
with those who are better known. Custo.
mers, like sheep, are gregarious, and flock
where they see others focking. If nobody
else were engaged in the same business, it
would be important for our dealers to adver-
tse in the newspapers, because people are
tempted to buy what they read of, 1t is like
a salesman with several thousands of voices,
speaking politely of our wares to tens of
thousands of people, perhaps at the same
moment, never offending, never obtrusive,
never tired-such salesman might be worth
one, two, three, or five thousand dollars
year to you, according to the number of his
voices.
But if others are engaged in the same bu-
siness, even if they do not advertise, it be-
comes the more important for our dealers to
do SO, and if they do advertise, it is doubly
important. 1t is, in fact, ruin not to be
known as extensively as our rivals.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17

young men in the road-ah. And [ thought
one of them the purtiest young man [ ever
saw in my life-ah. And as drew nigh un-
to them 1 discovered that they were playing
Nv marvcls, and they all drew nigh unto a
place what they called the taw-ah, and they
marvelcd, he jumped up and tapped his
hands like a rooster does his wings, and says
he, 81 wish may be d-difI haint fat-ah.
And, oh my friends, then I thought that he
was the ugliest young man ever saw in my
life-ah. And opened my mouth and spake
unto him thus-ah, says I, ''young man, this
is not the way to salvation" And says he,
"Old horse, if you had been salivated as bad
as l have, you wouldn't want to hear talk
of salvation
And now my friends, when that ar young
man said he was fat he told lie-ah, for he
was as lean as that hungry-looking sister
over thar that's always praying so pious
while the hat is being passed around-ah'
And my friends, if that young man hadn't
been blinded by sin, he never could mis-
TUX me for an old horse-ah.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
KATY VAT LIFS ON DE BLAIN.

| AlR-"JeeSse, ne floNef Cf DHmbtdH".
De sun vas gone down shoost pebint de plue noun
tains,
Und left de tark night to come Oh us again,
Ven shtumbled along 'mongst de Schwamps and
de fountains,
| To see vonce mine Katy vat Ifs On de blain.
How schweet is de lilly, init its prown yalow plos-
som;
| And so is de meatow, all cofcrcd nit green;
Fut nothing 80 burty und shticks in mine posom,
Like schweet little Katy vat Ifs Oh nc blain.
She's pashfu as any, shoost like her aunt Chinny,
She's neider high larnt, nor yet foolish nor
vain:
Und he's great fian, midout any feclin.
Dat would hurt mine schweet Katy vat Ifs on
de bain.
My tays vas like noting dill met nit mine Katy; ;
All dem tings in de town dey vas nonsense and
ti'in't see n cal would call my tear laty
Till met little Katy vat Ifs IN DE blain
ton't care how high might get in te notion.
From all lem high blaces I'd come town again,
Und tnk it vas noting to have great station,
Ven couldn't have Katy vat Ifs on de Llain.
WHY SATAN NEVER DlSTuRBS A W0-
MAN.-Mohammedans relate the following
story as an authentic and veriable piece of
tradition, Illustrative of the fact that the
Devil himself has duties to perform in the
world, and that all things would 60 wrong if
he were idle and neglected them:
In the days of Mohammcd there was an
Arab who had very pretty wife. Tue Devil
formed himself into so exact and accurate
likeness of her husband that she could not
for the life of her tell which of the two was
her husband. Both claimed her, tn ut is, the
real husband and the Devil in his likeness.
The case excited much interest in the neigh
borhood, but no solution of the difficulty
could be obtained. At length the case was
brought before his majesty the prophet
Mohammed, after little reflect on, held up
a certain earthern pot in his land, with a
spout like teapot, and said to them both,
"Now, which ever is the real husband will
enter this vessel by the spout and thus cstab-
lish his claim to the wonan." The Devil,
as having more capacity in. that way than
the sturdy Arab of real fe ;h and bones, cn-
tered into the pot as sug gested. The mo-
ment he entered Moham med closed the top
of the spout and kept h; I'M shut in. BY the
time Mohammcd had K ept him shut up fol
few days, it was ascel tanned that world was
getting wrong in all its machinery. Mo-
hammcd was thereto re constrained to let the
Devil out of his con incment to take his nee
essarv place in tn management Of the af
fairs of the world. But before restoring him
to his liberty ag' lin Mohammed e1tortcd {
solemn promise Fl :om him that he would new
er trouble the ''fs Dir sex' any more, but con
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
THE COTTON PLANT.

All the readers of Tile Examiner are more
or less interested in our gaeat staple. We
have before us, in the National Intelligencer,
the report of paper read before the Ma
tional Institute, by Dr. Charles 7. Jackson,
Which we think of sufficient interest to re-
publish:
The Corresponding Secretary read pa
per by DR.. Chas. Il. Jackson, of Boston, en-
titled "Chemical Researches on the seed of
the Cotton Plant" Having become inter-
ested in the cultivation of the cotton crop,
Dr. J. also turned his attention to the uses of
cotton seed, the great mass of which is thrown
out from the gin-house and allowed to rot
for manure. His researches show that the
seed may be..proftably employed in the pro-
duction of oil, whilst the refuse fibre adher-
ing to the hulls may be used in the manu-
facture of paper The oil-cake may serve
to feed animals or as manure. DR.. Jackson
is aware that cotton-seed oil is manufactured
in New Orleans, but is informed that the
yield of oil is very small from seeds that
have been hulled. The analysis was confined
to the seed after being deprived of the hull
by Mr.. Messers patent machine. The
amount of oil in these seeds was determined
by extraction with ether, after the seed had
been pulverizcd and dried at 212 deg. F.
One experiment gave 1877 per cent. of oil
and another 40. The specific gravity of this
oil is 0 1928, (water being unity,) the same
as purified whale oil. Cotton-seed oil is
stated by DR.. Woodt be drying oil; but the
oil obtained by DR.. j. did not dry 1t there
fore serves well for the fabrication of ma
chinery as we'll as for illumination and max
ing soap. 1t may also be used as substi-
tute for olive oil in many cases, and may
be eaten on salad, as it has no disagreeablc
odor to taste.
The oil-cake amounts to 60 per cent, of
the seed, which was found to contain II per
cent. Of grape sugar and 3,5 per cent of
gum, which latter is soluble in boiling wa
ter and precipitable by alcohol.
Repeated analysis of the oil-cake gave the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
THE WASHINGTON SPECTATOR.

vTNHE SPECTATOR is PRINTED in THE
| Il Quarto form, on double royal sheet of supe-
rior paper; and is devoted to bellies lettres, and
scientific and miscellaneous intelligence. The
aim of the publisher is to make it welcome yisi-
tor to ever household where sound knowledge and
correct moral sentiment can be appreciated
With this view he eschews all the senseless twad-
die, under the name ofliterature, which serves on
| ly to beguie idle moments; and strives to confne
the matter of the SPECTATOR, to that which will
leave useful impressions the minds of its read
ers. Besides large weekly amount of matter ap-
propriate to papers purely literary the SPECTA-
| TOR contains summaries Of government doings in
Congress and the Executive Departments the
important news Of the day, foreign and domestic;
reviews of finance and markets; notices of new
books, new discoveries in art and science new
Inventions including weekly list Ct patents is
sued from the Patent Office; articles on education;
On agriculture, business and domestic economy;
and candid essays upon the leading topics of the
| day.
| Though entertaining for themselves decided
views on questions of political economy and relig-
ious belief, the editors do not purpose to give to
the paper partizan or sectarian character
The discussion of these subjects they leave for pa
pcrs established for such purpose. At the same
time they reserve to themselve the right to expose
hypocrisy, and to oppose bigotry and fanaticism
in all forms; and of offering, when they deem oc-
casion to require it, their opinions and reasons
therefor seperate questions involving the inte-
rests and vested rights Of the people among whom
we are located, without thereby subjecting them
selves to charge of violating any pledge.
One of the editors (Ir. Hayne, will remain for
the present, and probable spend most of his time,
at his residence in Charleston S. c., an arrange
ment We think, better enabling him to furnish
matter of local interest to that section Of the Un
ion, and afording some convenience to our friends
and those whom we hope to have for patrons, in
that vicinity.
THE SPECTATOR is published every Satur-
day, and furnished to subscribers by mail at the
following rates-payable in advance.
One copy one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 0O
/ three COples..... w
Ten copies one eyear."."...........""... 10 90
Bank notes of the denomination of $5 or up
ward, and current in any part of the United States
received in payment. Small sums must be remit
ted in gold dollars, postage stamps. Small
sums must be remitted in gold dollars, or postage
stamps.
march l3 II If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
AN EXTRAORDINARY GENIUS.

A tall slab-slded specimen of Jersey-man,
who hailed from some benighted region OF
the sandy State; came to the city on Friday,
says the Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch, and
by perseveringly going around tasting speci'
mems, he managed to get himself pretty-well
spirit-logged. Jersey finally got on such q
head of steam that he collapsed, and fetched
up ingloriously, shortly after night, upon q
cellar door. After reposing upon his ligne.
Gus bed for brief season, and giving occa.
sion meanwhile for much speculation among
the boys, who are usually on hand on such
occasions, "star" passed along gthat way and
carried the PROSTATE votary of bad whiskey
off to the station house. The next morning
Jersey had become sufficiently sobercd tc
have hearing, and he was taken before an
alderman, who enjoys reputation for official
dignity, Importance, pomposity, and highfa'
lutiness generally.
The prisoner was as taciturn as his judge
yas wordy, and an amusing dialogue took
place between the parties. After the officer
had got through with his evidence, in which
the fact of drunkenness was very clearly set
forth, the alderman commenced:
"Ahem Well, sir, and so you have been
getting intoxicated, sir, and forgetting the
decencies of life and your social obligations
Have you no appreciation of the social obi.
cation of good citizens?"
"Nary 'preciation ?' responded the defen-
dant, sententiously.
eff you have no respect for your obliga-
tions to society, sir, have you no knowledge
of the requirement of the law 2"
"Nary knowledge!" responded Jersey,
stolidly.
"Don't"you know, sir, that there is a
straining law in Pennsylvania Do you nev-
er see newspaper in your part of the world,
sir?"
"Nary newspaper r?'
"Well, ignorance of the law excuscth no
man," continued the magistrate, becoming
somewhat rallied at the offender.
"Have you ever made that discovery ?"
"Nary discovery" replied Jersey, in the
usual tone.
The Squire was getting his back up.
"Do you know anything but your eternal
'nary,' sir?"
"Nary anything quietly replied the man
of few words.
"Have you money topay your fine ?" thun-
dered the alderman.
"Nary red!' responded Jersey.
''Take him below growled the man of law,
'the fellow has neither money nor wit"
"Nary" was the remark, as the officer
started to escort his charge Moyamensing-
ward.
The last heard of the genius was a reply
he made to the knight Of the billy.
"Look-a-herc, stranger" said the latter,
''as general thing, do you con6ne your re-
marks to one word? Don't you know, any
thing but aary9"
"Nary" was the reply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
Gboite 4osttg.
wHATILIVE FOR.


live for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true;
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For human ties that bind me.
For the task by God assigned me;
For the bright hopes left behind me.
And the good that can do.
l live to learn their story
Who've suffered for my sake;
To emulate their glory,
And to follow in their wake:
Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages,
The noble of all ages.
Whose deeds crowd History's pages.
And Times great volume make.
l live to hold communion,
With all that is divine;
To feel there is union
'Twixt Natures heart and mine:
To profit by afiiction,
Reap truths from fields Of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfill each grand design.
I live to hail that season
BY gifted minds foretold,
When men shall rule by reason,
And not alone by gold;
When man to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world shall be lighted
AS Eden was Of old.
live for those who love me;
For those who know me true;
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too:
For the cause that lacks assistance;
For the wrong that needs resistance;
For the future in the distance;
And the good that can do.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17

fore she came out. Her eye bcamcd with
love-her dress is tasteful-and-what?-
Why! he forgets all the trials of that long,
long day, as he folds her in his arms and i'm.
prints kiss upon her brow.
A home where gloom is banished-pre-
sided over by one who has learned to rule
herself and household oh. he IS thrice con-
soled for all his trials. lie cannot be un-
happy-that sweetest, best, dearest solace is
his-a cheerful home. Do you wonder that
the man is strengthened anew for tomorrow s
cares H'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
The whole amount of phosphoric acid

The Whole amount OF PHOsPHOr1C HCIu pre-
sent was 2.45G, and lime. 1910.
These results explain the value of cotton
seed as manure for Indian corn, which draws
so largely on soil for phosphates. 1t will
also be seen that the oil.cake contains nit
rogen and hydrogen sufficient to afford ten
per cent. of ammonia, which is a solvent,
carrier, and stimulant to vegetation. The
carbon and oxygen will form carbonic acid,
another active fertilizer Some remaining
carbon will form vegetable mould, which the
alkalies will in part dissolve and carry into
the circulation of growing plants. Indeed,
every clement of cotton-seed cake acts as
nutriment to vegetation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
A RICH SERMON.

Where is the man with his harp of a thou
sand strings?
The following rich extract from sermon
will be recognised at a glance by some of
our readers here at home. 1t loses much
of its humor, because we cannot put in
print the sing song style and appropriate
gestures that accompany it:
My friends, sin makes the purtiest young
man or CONAN in the world ugly-ah. And
I'll tell you how know-ah as 1 was COM
ing up to church to-day-ah, 1 saw some
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17

PRETTY RApID.-An old man and his son,
neither Of them very we'll informed as to rail
roads and their use, CHANGED one day to be
at work in a field near a railroad track
Railroads were anovel Einstitution,' to them,
and when train of cars shot by, thought
was suggested to the lad, who said to his
parent:
Dad why don't you take ride in the
cars, some day?'
Take ride in the cars? Why, I haint
got time, my son.
Got time? Thunder! Ye can 60 any
where in the cars quicker than ye can stay
at home..'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17

Few Short Extracts from Letters, Testimonials &c
81 have used Jacobs Cordial in my family, and
have found it most efficient, and in my judgment,
a valuable remedy. HIRAM WARNER, Judge
of Supreme Court, Georgn.
at gives me pleasure in being able to recon-
mend jacobs Cordial-my own personal expert
ence, and the experience of my neighbors and
friends around me, is q sufficient guarantee for
me to believe it to be all that it purports to be,
viz: sovereign remedy."-W. II. UNDERWOOD,
Formerly Judge of Superior Court Cherokee Cir
cult.
81 take great pleasure in recommending this in
valuable medicine to all afflicted with bowel dis
eases for which believe it to be q sovereign
remedy-decidedly superior to anything else ever
tried by me."-A. A. GAuLDISG, Deputy G. N. Of
the Grand Lodge of Georgia.
81 have used Jacobs Cordial in my family, and
this, with all l hear aboutit rs O remedy by those
who have tried it, induces me to believe that it
stands at the head of every preparation of the
kind, and would recommend its use in the dis
cases for which it is compounded" MILES G.
DoBBINs, Cashier of the Bank of the State of Geor-
gia, Griffin.
'If there is any credibility in human testimony
Jacobs Cordial, must stand pre-eminent above
all other preparations for the cure of Bowel Dis
eases. From the mass Of testimony in its favor
coming in from all quarters it must be very far
in advanceas q curative agent, of most if not all
other patent preparations.-A. FLEMING, Cashier
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, Griffin.
This efficient remedy is travelling into cele-
brty as fast as Bonaparte pushed his columns into
Russia, and gaining commentator wherever used"
Georgia Je6ersonian.
nsAs For sale by L. P. BARNETT & Co., York
ville Patterson, Moore & Co., Fort Mill; j..
Ross, Sandersville; Wylie & Smith, Hickory
Grove; Davidson & White, Bullochs Creek; Havi-
land, Harral & Co., Charleston Drs. Fisher &
Heinitsh, Columbia, and the principal Merchants
and Druggists throughout the State.
Proprietors, 20 Beekman-st., New York.
W. w. BLISS & CO.,
CANT