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Gentperaatt Golunlr1.

STRIKING TEMPERANCE STORY.
q, The following striking temperance story
we find aAoat in our exchanges ....
An intelligent wealthy man, who did not
drink in society, nor habitually at home,
had room in hismansion in whiohy as often
as three or four times a year, herwouid gorge
himself with liquor. Whom he found his
craving for rum coming on, he would lock
himself in that room till 'the scae'- was fin-
ished. The appearance of this room at the
close of one of these sprees WAS disgustingIy
filthy. A friend who knew his habits re-
monstrated with him, but was told that re-
form was impossible, so irresistible was his
craving for rum at certain times: His friend
begged him to try. Histwo sons, fifteen and
seventeen years of age; earnestly pressed the
appeal. At last the man consented to try
and drawing from his pocketa key, said to
his'oldest SON: - :: .-, ::
Here is the key to the liquor closet; vii!
you take itand promise on no condition, and
for no violence with which l.: may threaten
you to give it up when 1 demand itT5 -.
The boy knowing how furious his father
was on these occasions declined. the trust.
The father then asked the younger son, a
boy of uncommon nerve, the same question,
and he promptly replied, Il will
For few weeks things went on smoothly,
but one day the father came home at an
unusual hour. His manner betokened that
his appetite was gnawing and craving
He called his younger son and demanded
the key to the iquor-closet, but was refused
firmly. The refusal maddened him, and
seizing some weapon, he sprang at his son
For moment he stood over him with glaring
eyes and insane with rage, but the young
hero never quailed. Fixing his firm but
fearful eyes on his father, he said: Father,
1 promised you that I would not give you
the key, no matter what violence you might
threaten; and now you maykal; me, but ]
will never give you that key! Instantly the
weapon dropped from the mans hand, and
as he himself expressed it, .the appetite fol
liquor seemed to abandon me before the noble
frmness Of my SON. He was reclaimed,
and never fell. His cure was radical and
thorough. =.
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fatt. fnn 4 fanfg. farn1@t,s 4epartm&nt.
PENNYWIsH AND PaUNDw1sE.

PENNYWIsE AND PoUNDw1sE.
There is,a farmer Pennywise with whom
I am acquainted, who will occasionally raise
good heifer, steer or colt for his neighbors
who keep good breeds, aud he isby accident
occasionally benefited thereby When he
has such an animal in his flock, he is appar.
emily uneasy until it is disposed Of and al
ter selling such an animal, .heifer for IN
stance, you may hear something like the
following:
,!"Well, my dear, I have sold the big he'll
fer for fifteen dollars; is that not good price
for heifer Of her age?" 90
"Good price, indeed" his, wife would re-
ply "you had better have sold two of them
cathammed, crooked-legged, scrawly thing
thatryou always keep for COWS. The reason
that our cattle always look 80 bad, and that
we sell 80 little butter and cheese, is that
you always sell the best heifers." ..
;, Poor woman I pity her. Her pride and
ambition are injured, her children and self
in rags, because her native industry and e.
economy are eramped by the foolish and mig
ardly policy of her husband
The picture is reversed in Farmer Pound
wise who always keeps the best animals until
full grown; then, selecting his best breeders
for his own uses, he sells the rest. If he
has good young horse, he will say that be
will make fine team horse; if a mare, she
will make,a fine breed mare :. s.-.
Z aAnd what will you do with that says
bis neighbor, pointing to an ordinary AMI
NAL ..... o.. -.- :, . -" =. a
aBetween you and l." says he, "I' shall
sell that colt the first chance. Such an ami
NAL spoils the looks of the rest, and will moi
pay for his keeping"
Thus he will sell his poor steers, heifers,
sheep, and pigs, at the first offer. If moi
sold, he would fatten those that would pay
the expense of fatteniug! Are there any
cattle, sheep, or hogs that will !. not pay the
the expense of fattening! Reader, take
some Of each-of the real Pharaoh breed
feed them until fat; keep an exact account
of the expenses, and you can answer this
question yourself In this way Farmer
Poundwise always has valuable stock; his
steers are ready sale and command good
price; his horses are the best in the neigh.
borhood, and the first to be looked at by pur.
chasers. So with all the animals he raises.
Pennywise, on the contrary, is thronged
with an ill.shaped, worthless stock, that none
buy or pay the expense Of raising; which
are continually eating out bis substance and
making no return. Thus Pennywise drags
on miserable life in the road to ruin, while
Poundwise moves easily and happily along
in the road to wealth. Farmer.
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From the New England Farmer.
FEEDING COWS ON PUMPKIN,


Mr.. Editor II noticed statement in a
late number of the Farmer, to the effect that
pumpkin seeds dried up cows milk, This
was something new to me, and contrary to
the idea that I had always entertained, to
wit, that pumpkins were valuable to feed to
mich COWS, therefore l resolved to ascertain
the real value of that statement before taking
any stock therein. Being unsuccessful in
raising a crop of pumpkins myself, the past
season, I procured few loads Of one Of my
neighbors, who had surplus, and commeu-
ced feeding them out to my COW, at the rate
of half bushel per day she was then Civ
ing about eight quarts of milk per 'day, but
instead of this increasing the quantity, they
diminished it. I increased the feed to a
bushel per day; still there was decrease in
the quantity of milk until the pumpkins froze
up, when she did not give but four quarts per
day. The COW did not fatten, and the rea-
son for the decrease in the4uantity of milk,
I could in no way account for. When I
stopped feeding the pumpkins, I gave pail
full of slop from the house, with two quarts
of oat meal per day, and in short time, she
was giving her former quantity; still did
not think of the pumpkins doing the mis-
chief. When I read the statement in your
paper, l had commenced feeding boiled to
the COW, in addition to the slop and meal,
with the same effect on the milk as in the
fall. I then took out all the seeds before
boiling, when, 10, the change! Instead of
five quarts of milk per day, I got nearly nine
in short time. I again kept in the seeds.
with precisely the same result as before.
Now this experiment establishes fact,
which, Ito me at least,) is of Importance. -
Probably there are some who knew the same
thing, years ago; and, perhaps, there are
others, some that, like myself, were not pos
ted, to whom this will be of consequence
I also noticed while l left out the seeds, that
the COW made no extra quantity of urine,
which all cattle invariably do, when fed on
pumpkins, seed and all. If you see fit to
give this an insertion, it may be of benefit
to some who have had no more experience
than myself. Yours, &C.,
Lebanon, n H., 1856.
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MUSIC! MySic!!
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4 LARGE and well-selected stock Of PIANOS
n from the best makers eau be had at FACT0-
RY PRICES, at RAMSAY'S PIANO and MUSIC
STORE, COLUMBIA, S. c. Those who wish to
procure very superior instrument can get a. Hal
lett, Davis & Co.'S PIANO, with the patent suspen-
sion bridge and metallic bearings, now among the
best Pianos in the world. Try one, and if it does
not prove we'll, the price will be refunded. Eve
ry Piano fully guaranteed.
Mr. RAMSAY, being practical Pisno-maker
and an experienced dealer, can insure to bis Gus
toners perfect instrument, and in the most per-
feet ORDER
na. No charge for boxing. s..a
Also, on hand, Church and Parlor Melodeons,
Guitars, violins, Accordeons, Flutinas Banjos,
Strings &c., and general assortment of the Ia
test and most approved Music.
References: Rev. J. NJ. Anderson, President of
Yorkville Female College; Prof. J. H. Whitney,
Professor of Music. ...
Sept Is 38 1y
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DESTROY YOUR WEEDS.

1t is curious sight to see farmers fight
weeds all through the spring and summer
and then letting all that escape 60 to seed
and spread their mischief throug hout the
fall Look at any of our New England corn
fields or 'tater patches in September, and 10 |!
what choice assortment of pig-weeds, beg
gar-lice, and other of the weed tribe, faunt
their seed-pods to the breeze, ready for any
amount of mischief in the spring!
Even in our gardens, wherein if any where
an ounce of prevention is worth pound of
cure, are usually left to mature wilderness
of weeds every season, and not a blow struck
to remedy the matter, when blows would be
worth striking. 1t is true, some very pru-
dent proprietor may spend an hour or two
pulling up dock or burdocks, but instead of
exterminatipg them by fire and faggots he
throws them into the highway where hoof
and wheel thrash them out, and the first
wind or rain is sure to scatter them broad
cast over all the region round; and so next
year he has all his work to do over again.
Now we hold that no good farmer or gar
dener will ever let weed 60 to seed in his
domain. Heave them out Hoe them out
out with them at any cost The barn
yard and muck heap will be glad of them
and when secured green, they are worth
their weight in any kind of manure, hardly
excepting guano. But when the seeds are
ripe, then nothing but fire should be their
portion.
There is an old story of race Of beings
who were doomed as punishment, to pour
water in seive till it should be full. Let
each farmer see too it, that the seiVe through
which daily meal comes has no tares in its
bottom l-LiJe WHstrated.
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PRESS FOR SALE,

w ner, Mr.. ROBINSON, to sell the PRINCE
TON PRESS recently used in our Office, at very
cheap rates. We exchanged this Press for new
machine IA Princeton Press of larger dimensons)
at merely nominal cost and We can assure our
contemporaries that it was laid aside for no fault
whatever. The Bed measures A by % inches.
Mr.. ROBINSON promises to put it up in good
working order, and to furnish it with his recent
valuable improvements at charge considerably
below the original cost. Our experience warrants
us in recommending it as the cheapest Press that
can be used in Aourishing country office espe-
cially so, it is offered on accommodating terms.
For further particulars address,
L. M. GRIsT, Yorkpille, s. C.
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- -
What +! exclaimed Alb.

w udt CASloAhiC0 A0'
Why, some-some-some'n hooked all 'er
water melyons an-an:- -an smashed em upa
Alb arose cursing and swearing, vowlng
that he'd find some clue by which to identi-
fy the Williams, and then they might look out
for rough times. He went to thespatch-
what a sight presented itself! Not whole
melon, nor even vine, was left-aA bad
met a total destruction. ~.''r - - -
Where'n thunder and hghtnin could q
been last night, that didn't hear the infer,
nal villains :? It's lucky for EN- fdidn thear
EN-, or some of 'em' been dead now. What
could theya done with the vines said he
Casting his eyes along the, fence, he DIS +.
covered the. vines nicely piled up, like : 2
small hay stack. From the top Of the pile
stood pole, with strip Of red flag floating
from the end Of it. AS started towards it;
but before proceeding many steps, he stop
ped and.began to think. Something seemed
to be coming up in his mind. AT hast ne e
muttered to himself; Can it all be a dream ?
or did I actually do it? Waiting LITTLE lon.
ger, he said, No, By thunder, it's no dream
Them cussed boys "a been playin on on
me. Blast their internal whiskey, wish
they had it all in their cussed in'ards, red
lot Mind, I tell you, I'll be even with
em, if it takes me hundred years from new1'
and then came an awful :yolley of curses
such as never could appear in print, He
fairly blubbered right out with rage.
1t was, indeed, true-the boys had been
playing off on him-for after getting him a
little tight, they had brought him back to
his own melon patch and under the impress
sion that it was Deacon Aiker's, he had de-
stroyed it. 1t is said that Alb Ashley was
never known to assist in plundering of a
melon-patch after that eventful night. 1t
cured him.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary, are considered as wishing to con-
tnuetheir subscription.
@. II subscribers order the discontinuance of
their papers, the publisher can continue to send
them until oil arrearages are paid.
8. II subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the office to which they are directed,
they are held responsible till they settle their BILL
and order the paper discontinued.
4. II any subscriber removes to another place
without informing the publisher and their paper
issent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsble.
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MEASURE FOR MEAsURE.-A friend tells
US the following anecdote, which we pro-
nouuce decidedly good: Zone Of the store
keepers of this place, few days since, pur-
chased of an Irish woman quantity of but
ter, tho Jumps of which intended for pounds,
he weighed in the balance and found want
ing Sure it's your own fault if they are
light said Biddy, in reply to the complaint
of the buyer, its your own fault, sir-for
wasn't it pound Of soap bought here my
self, that had in the other end of the scale
when weighed 'em! The storekeeper had
nothing more to say on the subject.
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LAW BLANKS!

WE have on hand, and are prepared to supply
w at short notice, at the ENQUIRER Office,
NIL kinds of LAWYERS BLANKS in general de-
mand, printed on good paper and neatly pressed.
We offer them at IS cents = quire. Single half
Quire so cents. As we have incurred considera-
Bile outlay to enable us to furnish good article,
we will sell for CASH and CASH ONLY.
Our present stock consists Of the following Va
rieties. viz: Sum Pro; FL Fa.; Fl. Fa. on Sum-
Pro-; Copy Writ in Case: Copy Writ in Debt; De-
claration on Account; Declaration on Promissory
Note; Declaration on Bond or Sealed Note; Sub
pena Writs; Subpoena Tickets, &c.
ear Orders from q distance promptly attended
to, if accompanied by the CASH!
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hog The following anecdote is told of

1ea5" The following anecdOte IS told OF
very clever fellow, who has recently Joined
the Sons of Temperance. After becoming
"sou," he went to Mobile On business, and
was taken i'll there. The physician was call
ed, and on examining him, pronounced him
in very dangerous condition, and prescibed
brandy. The sick man told the doctor he
could not take it. The doctor insisted that
it was prompt remedy; but the patient told
him he would not take it. The doctor said he
must, or he would have spasms. "Well,"
said the Son of Temperance, l. will try a cou-
pie of spasms ."-Marion (Ala.) Conn.,
u1oureuih.
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p@ Queer things happen sometimes, even
in lunatic asylums. A rough fellow passing
Worcester establishment, noticed at the win
dow old acquaintance, and bawled out to
him, Hello, old fellow, what are you in for7'
"voting for Fillmore !' was the promptreply.
The enquirer sloped-he had probably done
it himself.
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INTEMpERANcE.-Many are the evils Of
life, many the influences which lead .astray !;
but Intemperance stands chief among them
all. 1t is young Giant, striding through
the world, and scattering destruction all a.
long his pathway. By his ruthless hand lives
and fortunes are swept away, as it were in
moment happy homes are made desolate,
and once happy hearts lay withcred beneath
his touch.
That sweet pale face which often haunts
the drunkard-often rising between him and
the tempting cup, is his wifes. Her form
is now resting peacefully beneath the sod, and
he knows that II was his hand that wruug
the blood from her young heart, leaving
nought but desolation there. 1t was his hand
that traced those lines of grief on her fair
brow, till bereft of all joy, she breathed out
her days Of misery with gladuess; and the
last prayer that rose from her lips, was for
a drunken husband!
Intemperance 1t is the demon of the
world. And as it has ever done, so will it
still lead its victims for while, through
scenes dazzling in their brightness, till the
accursed habit is fastened upon him, then
the veil will be removed, but alas too late
for him. The worm of the still has secured
his prey, winding every coil with tightness,
and then strikes the poisoned e'-g still deep
er, till his maddened prey rushes on, not
caring whittier, and sinks beneath the waves
of darkness and oblivion; which sullenly
roar on, leaving behind no tale of the wreck
that lies beneath. Oh, countless are the vic
tins offered up to the demon Intemperance!
Ghnwood Fa1lcy Times.
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JOB PRINTING.

yJNHE PROPRIETORS of the ENQUIRER res
l. pectfully inform their friends and the public
at large, that they ore well prepared to execute
orders in the JOB PRINTING LINE, such as
PAMPHLETS, POSTERS,
HAND BILLS, BLANK NOTES,
BUSHES CARDS, LABELS,
LAW BLANKS, CIRCULARS,
MAGISTRATES Do. CATALOGUES,
&C., &C., &c.
Beas All work entrusted to this establishment
will be neatly and expeditiously executed, and at
reasonable rates. Call ut the ENQUIRER Office,
ONE DOOR SOUTH OF THE P. OFFICE
Jan. II.
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s5musil1lg 5sal ! sYeaaii114g,
HOOPS.

HOOPS. -r~-.' f
TO THE s'LoRDs OF CREATION.
Yes, hoop, hurrah! ye noble lords, E..
Well join you in the shout, .....
And trust that ere the echo dies. ;:.,-
.E You'll learn what you're about. ~
SVive les Hoops! o let it ring, =. <
On hilltop and in vale, .. 80
For we would spread their glory far. q,
These skeletons Of whale. - ....
O blame us not because we wear
The thing that you detest, -'
For remember, tits way we have, ' IL
To wear what we like best.
And if you cannot bear to see ''-' ~ -
Our hounces have their day, ~
Just turn your modest heads aside,
e. And look another way. -'"
What if it is q foreign mode?
You're not behind us far,
You show it in your short-toed boots,
And all the clothes you wear.
And we have as much right to hoops r
As any Of you men ..
Have right to curl your pet goatees--
Ala Napolienne -.
Ye married lords, with woful phiz,
Who cast your eyes askant,
When teazing wife to take them OF,
She sharply says 81 shant,"
Go, and in penitence and tears,
at Bow down those heads of thine, -
And mourn that all your sins can't hide
Meath woman's crinoline!
Ye single lords! "tis distance lends
Enchantment to the view,"
And we would keep you all at bay,
To prove the saying true;
For have found too oft, alas,
Despise your lordly pride, ..-..-
There's many snakey tongue. behind
The grass that grows outside.
And as to those great bugger-boos,
The more that you shall dread 'em,
And the louder you shall preach 'em down
The wider we will spread 'em.
If that won't do, then hesrken this
With hounces far unfurled,
We will start you all to Jordon,
And monopolize the world!
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SEWING MACHINES.
TO Manufacturers, Planters and Private
Families. ..


TN purchasing such an article rs SEWING
|. NJ. SINGER Co.'S GAZETTE, beautiful
pictorial paper, contains full and reliable inform
alton about SEWING MACHINES, and answers
all questions that can be asked on the subject
All who read this paper will learn how to pur-
chase Sewing Machine with which 81, 900 year,
clear profit, can be made, and will be protected
from being imposed on by some Of the humbug
Machines now before the public. Singer Co.'S
Machine is arranged to do coarse and fine work Of
every description. The Gazette may be obtained
gratis on application at any Of Singer & Co.'S Off
ces. A machine can be seen in operation at the
Tailor Shop of Mr.. W. C. OWEN, Of Yorkyillc,
s. C. L. NJ. GRIsT, at the ENQUIRER Office, is
an authorized agent.
Singer & Co.'S Charleston Office, 824 King-st
Principal Office, 323 Broadway, New York.
July 2, 1857. $50 20 If
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ngA A tippler, who squinted awfully,
used sometimes to mourn that his eyes did
not agree. "It's very lucky for you" replied
his friend "for ifyour eyes had been match
es, your nose would have set them on fire long
aro"
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GOING UP AND DOWN TOWN.

In every American town there is some
point, the exact locality of which has never
been definitely settled, which is to the deni-
zens thereof known either as sup town, or
down town. If an idler, lounger or the
man about town takes his bat and cane for
walk he very solemnly informs you that
he is going sup, town. Ifa half grown boy
your son for instance, has been out longer
than you wish and you interrogate him there
upon, he will very gravely' inform you thas
he has only been down down., andseem to
think that sufficient assurance for any fear
that you might entertain concering the pro-
priety of his conduct while absent Ifyour
husband, madam, comes home late at night
unusually late and you delicately hint that
you would be grati6ed to know where in the
round world he had been, he solemnly in
forms you that he has .been 'up town. and
you may honestly wonder if your poor hus-
band has not had q tiresome, up hill business
of it when yon see him mistake his cravat for
his boots, placing the muddy boots on your
fine dressing table and setting his cravat on
the hearth
This going do,en town and going up town
has ruined many a man. Years ago, our
curiosity prompted US to discover, if possible,
the precise geographical position of 'down
town. Watching chap who had sworn be
was going there, we saw him bring up at a
miserable drinking saloon, and as he went no
further dopn, we very naturally concluded
that was the down town terminus. And
such is the case the grogshop and the drink
ing saloon is the 'up' and down of too ma
ny of our town and villages, and the deni-
zens thereof are too often found going thither-
ward. Beware young man, beware of these
jauntssup town. and down town: they are
dangerous places to explore-many noble
adventurer has been forever lost and your
fate may be as sad as theirs.-Age.