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AN ARKANSAS JOKE.

An Arkansas correspondent of the New
Orleans Picayune tells the following good
one:
In early times, in a country not far OFT,
these country dram-shops were common, as
thew we're all over the State, where the
b'hoys met every Saturday evening to shoot
for whiskcy and get drunk; ; and cool OFT
with fight or two. On one of those oc.
casions biz strapping six footer, full OF
"bust head, and Dutch courage, having
been beat at the mark by another, slapped
his fists together, swore be was "spiling for
a fight" and could whip any man who
could beat him shooting.
This was not noticed by the man for whom
it was intended. That, of course, made him
Drawer and madder. He eroarcd out:
81 kin whip any blink-eyed sucker who
kin beat me shooting-Whoop-ee".
The man aimed at still said nothing.
Six footer here ti1ea over-so he walked
right up to him, shook his fist in his face,
and said:
"You kin shoot, kin you? but you dar'n't
to FIGHT me-l'am unanimous hor-see y!
Whoop.ee
The man addressed still said nothing.
Six-foooter roared again the louder, and
said he must have a fight if he had to "buy
it.
"Look 'ere, Slichemgoeasy, if you'll
give me .tar fight I'll give you cow and
calf"
slickem deliberately began to strip. Says
he: elf thar's anything to be made Tam
in. Six.footer turned little-couldn't back
down now-struck ring-ptched in, and
Six-footer got most confoundedly and sound
" thrashed. Rose, shook the dirt off, and
swore he wouldn't pay, for 'twarnt in the
bargain he gas to be swoloped."
Slick NJ said, "Pll sue you"
"Sue away" said Six-footer; and
mounted his bearskin and rode off,
Slickem went to the county seat, saw
lawyer, and told him his case; lawyer told
him it was good case, and he would gain it
for him: told him to make out an account
" for work and labor done," and sue before
u justice of peace. lie did so; justice of
the peace gave judgment for plaintiff, and
ordered the constable to drive the COW and
calf to him. Here it rested. The defend
ant was heard to say:
"Well, reckon that mout be law, but my
losing that cow and calf all comeo' my not
kivering all the pints in the trade, L 'spose"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-08
Singers Sewing Machines.
THESE celebrated machines are in practicai and

yTvIIESE celebrated machines are in npracticafand
Il profitable use in all parts of the civiiized
world. In oil the various trades, and in sewing
every sort of fabric either Of cloth or leather,
they have been fully tried and approved. Sewing
machines of other manufacturers often fail to
work, but Singers Machines always operate per-
fectly, being strong durable and complete in con-
trivance and workmanship. A perfect sewing
machine kept employed affords clear profit of
constant vexation and loss. The entire reliability
of our machines is one great reason for their un-
paralleled popularity.
Machines for family sewing, of'a frail and del
icate construction, are recommended by other
manufacturers. Such machines are made TO catch
the eye, not to perform substantial work. The
truth is, family sewing machines ought to be
stronger than any other, because they go into less
skilful hands than when sold to manufacturers,
and are used for greater variety Of work. The
machines which have proved best for all other pur-
poses must be best for family use, and they are
Singers. The speed Of our machines has lately
been doubled. No other can compare with them
in quantity of work.
neA. New machines of the latest improved style
will be exchanged OIL liberal terms for old sewing
machinet of our own make, or for operative ma
chimes of other manufacturers Local agents
wanted to sell our machines.
N. B.-All persons desiring full information a.
bout sewing machines, can obtain it by applying
for copy of II. NJ. Singer & Co.'S Gazette"
paper devoted entirely to this subject. II will be
sent gratis. /. M~SlNGEK q CO.
Principal Office, 1923 Broadway, New York
BRANCH OFFICES.
AZ Hanover street, Boston ; 81 Westminster-st.
Providence; 274 Broad-st Newark, N. j.; S47
Broadway, Albany, n Y Gloversville, N. Y;
So Chapel-st. New Haven; II Buchanan-st. Glas-
cow, Scotland; l42 Chestnut-st. Philadelphia;
los Baltimore. street, Baltimcre;8 East Fourth
st. Cincinnati. !; Chicago, Illinois 65 N. Fourth
st., St. Louis; 81 st. Charles-st. New Orleans; 20
Dauphin-st., Mobile.
Oct 20 AZ 3rn
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TOM MARSHALL,S LAST.

4 very amusing and characteristic speech
was lately made by the brilliant and eccen-
trio Tom Marshall, in trial before the Su-
preme Court of Kentucky, which is too good
to be lost The cause was an action for dam.
ages brought against gentleman who had a
fine fish pond, upon which some of his neigh
bors boys were in the habit Of depredating
and who was provoked to the point Of fog
ging one of the marauders, whose parents
sued for damages and employing Tom Mar
shall as his advocate. He recovered SO 900;
and the case being appealed, John c. Breck-
enridge, Vice President elect, and Garret
Davis, the great American leader, were re-
tained for defence. These gentlemen, in
their defence warned the Court against the
seduction of the eloquence and sophistry Of
the distinguished counsel on the other side.
Maj. Breckenridge contended that the cor
rection Was wholesome and proper one, such
as he had been subjected to in his juvenile
days, when caught in any mischief.
Tom Marshall, in reply, said that both
gentlemen had endcavorcd to magnify him
into very great mau-Kentucky's greatest
lawyer and orator ; and both, in their politi-
cal speeches, were in the habit of expressing
great confidence in the sagacity and intelli-
gence of the people. Now, he wished them
to inform the Court how it was that, with
such great superiority Of natural genius and
requirements, and with the additional ad-
vantage of years over at least one of his ad-
versarics, he remained plain Tom Marshall,
hammcring miserable existence out of a
few law suits at the bar, "while you" point
ing to his opponent, John c. Breckenridge,
swho were but tow-headed shaver, robbing
birds nests and playing marbles, when the
whole broad Commonwealth of Kentucky
was ringing from one end to the other with
praises of the great eloqucnce, vast learning
and prodigious ability of Tom Marshall, are
now Vice President of the United States
and you, Garret Davis, wanted to be, and al
most persuaded some very weak minded peo-
pie to make you, President of the United
States.
"Now," proceeded Tom, "our Vice
President says he used to basaogged in his
boyish days for just such tricks as my clients
son was Aogged for, and he leaves US to infer
that, so far from suffering any damage there
by, it was one of the causes of his progress
and advancement to his present high posi-
ton. If my client had only known this be-
fore, and if he could be sati led that his
son was spanked on the same spot that my
distinguished friend was, so far from bring
ing this suit, he would have acknowled his
profound gratitude to the defendant for thus
placing his scoin in the line of safe prece-
dents, and giving him SO strong claim on
the Vice Presidency. Doubtless the politi-
cal misfertunes and disasters of my other
distinguished friend are attrihutabls ts'the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-08
RAIL ROAD HOTEL.
By JOHN R. NICHOLSON.

Y1NIIE Subscriber respectfully informs his friends
Il and the public generally that his HOUSE,
known as the Railroad Hotel, opposite the Ches-
ter Depot. is still open for the reception Of regu-
lar and transient boarers and the travelling pub
lie: and that he is making every exerton to de-
serve and secure continuance of the kind and
liberal patronage which has been hitherto extend
ed to him. He fatters himself that every needed
arrangement has been made to promote the COM
fort Of all who stop with him. His rooms are al
ry and well-furnished, his servants are attentive
and obedient, and his table constantly supplied
with the best of the season, so that his friends
will not want any attention necessary to make
their sojourn pleasant and agreeable. His stables
are furnished with good hostlers and an abun-
dance of provcnder, and be is prepared at mo-
ments notice to supply his customers with private
conveyances of every Sort to any part of the sur
rounding country.
nea, Boarders furnishing their own lodgingwili
be boarded ut $40 per month.
He desires to return his acknowledgements to
the public for past avors, and solicts for the flu
ture an equally liberal share of patronage.
JOHN R. NICHOLSON.
march 20 II tt
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Dic--
A gentleman of ,,,irty-Gve was seen sit
ting on q chair, with no specially critical
symptom present, still he Was known to be
'Dissipatcd young man," as the saying
goes. He rose, ran fifty feet, fell down and
died. The doctors see beauty in death:
the chance of cutting up fellow and look
ing about for sights. The whole covering of
the brain was thickened, its cavities were
well filled with fluid which did not belong
to them, enough to kill half-a-dozen men
with apoplexy; a great portion of one lung
was in state of gangrcne, aud nearly all
the other was hardened and useless; blood
and yellow matter plastered the inner cover
ing of the lungs, while angry red patches of
destructive Inflammation were scattered along
the whole alimentary canal. Why, there
was enough of death in that one mans body
to have killed forty men. The doctor who
talks about guzzl: liqnor every day. being
"healthy," is perfect disgrace to the med
ical name. and ought to be turned out to
break rock for the turnpike for the term of
his natural life at shilling day, and board
himself. f.-MWs Journal Of Health.
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LAW BLANKS!

NXE have on hand, and are prepared to supply
w at short notice, Mt the ENQUIRER Office,
all kinds of LAWYERS BLANKS in general de-
mand, printed on good paper and neatly pressed.
We offer them at IS cents u 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: Sun. Pro; FL. Fa.; Fl. Fa. on Sum.
Pro-; Copy Writ in Case: Copy Writ in D'dt; De-
claration on Accounf; Declaration on Promissory
Note; Declaration on Bond or Sealed Note; Sub
pGna Writs; SubpGna Tickets, &c.
pea5. Orders from a distance promptly attended
to, if accompanied by the CASH! II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-08

Well, we mufled ourselves up in our coats
as we'll as we could, slouched our hats over
our eyes, and head ed in through the thick
ct around, and in a few minutes up came
the boy; out jumped and caught the horse,
and out jumped Amos and caught the boy,
exclaimed:
"St-st-stand and de-de deliver, by g-g-
gings!"
"Oh, go away, Amos Nelson, you stutter.
ing old fool! Do you think you could fool
anybody said the boy, right of-and we
let go; but it rather kinder plaques Amos, to
this day, his idea of doing the taw.taw-talk-
ing part" ."-SpirH Of the Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-08
Amusing Reablng.
NoRoDY BY SOMEBODY.

If nobody's noticed you-you must be small
If nobody's sighted you-you must be tall;
II nobodys bowed to you-you must be low
If nobody's kissed you-you are ugly We KNOW
If nobody's envied you-you're poor elf
If nobody's fattered you-fatter yourself;
If nobody's cheated you-you are knave,
If nobody's hated you-you are slave.
If nobody's called you "fool'' to your face,
Somebody's wished for your back in its place;
If nobody's called you "tyrant' or 'scold,
Somebody thinks you of spirtless mould.
II nobody knows Of your faults but friend,
Nobody will miss them at the worlds end;
If nobody clings to your purse like fawn,
Nobody will run like hound when its gone.
If nobody's eaten his bread from your store,
NOBODY will call you miserly bore:
If nobody's slsndered you-here is your pen
Sign yourself Nobody" as quick as you can.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-08
ny Hoop petticoats were introduced in

b9r Hoop petticoats were introduced into
England in the reign of Queen Anne they
constituted part of the female Court dress,
until abolished by George the Fourth
Aprons were part of the dress of a fashiona-
Bile lady during the early part Of the last CEN
tury. In 1744 they reached the ground
Muffs and black silk mantuas were also in
fashion. Ornaments were worn in profusion.
A watch adorned the waist, a jewelled neck
lace sparkled on the bosom, and bracelets
were worn over the long gloves. Powder on
the hair was worn so late as 1893, when it
was discarded by Queen Charlotte and her
daughters. Ladies wore white silk stock
ings, even in mourning, as late as the year
ITS. After then, black silk stockings
came into fashion. Shirt collars and the
round hat appeared Immediately after the
great French Revolution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-08
Do1NG THE TAw-TAw-TALKING PART.

DONG THE TAw-TAw-TALKING PART.
Amos Merton and Gavin Goodlucke help
ed to compose the community; in fact, they
went a good way toward making up
the town, aud don't believe 'twould be
much of a place without them. Nothing
ever happened in town or around, but Cav
in Goodlucke knew all about it, and he'd
tell Amos; but when Amos repeated it, he
always stated his authority, by saying, when
he thought the thing was lie, "Gentlemen,
Gawiu's my authority" Amos was noted
for his sobriety and truthfulness, and Cav
in was his opposite. How they ever became
to be such friends, every body would often
say, 1 can't see. But they were fast friends.
By-the-bye, Amos suffered, and whenever
he repeated any of Gawin's yarns, or ex-
ploits that were the least bit extravagant, he
suffered worse, and would occasionally turn
red in the face, for Amos was modest, hon.
est young man.
Gavin used to make Amos the hero of
some of his stories, and he told me this one
day, and it's true tale:
"Amos and l." said Gavin, event out to
COL wilkins orchard one day to get some
apples. Having eaten as many as we want
ed, and loaded our pockets, when we were
coming back, just as we surned the corner
of the orchard, we saw cid Watkins son Bill
coming out of the gate, on old Sue, that old
mare, you know, with bag of apples, a
bucket of butter, and a basket of eggs on
his arm, on his way to town. He hadn't got
far down the road before Amos said to me {:
"Gaw-Gaw-Gawin, sup,sup suppose we act
the Mur-Mur- Murrel partpart by that boy ?"
"How's that, Amos?" said I.
"Why, ju-just let's muf-muf-muf1e our
selves up lin our co-co-coats, and he-head in
rou.round thur-thur-thicke,t and yu-yu-you
je,je,jump out and ca-ca-catch his horse, and
by g-g-gings I'll dc thur-thur.taw-taw-talk-
ing part"
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par We have been handed the followin
poetical effusion by member of the 81
Klampus Eictus Society. We cannot vouc
for its originality or worth, as we are n
judge of Chinese poetry.
Oh. daughter of the great Chirg-cum,
Whose eyes like KaSion diamonds glow,
And wilt thou love thy Fa-fe-fum,
My sweet, my lovely IIo-ang no:
The swans their downy plumage lave,
Where Lono's wandering waters flow,
But, can the swans Of Lono's wave
Campare with thee, NY Ho-ang ho:
Six moons have travelled through the sky,
And softly glanced on Killing, 0,
Since first thy beauty MET my eye
Light Of my soul, my lIo-ang lt"?
Oh, when clasp thee to my h"east,
Chang-fee, to whom the nations bow.
Shall not he hale sn truly b!est
A. Fa-fe. fun ard lIo-arg-ho.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

|. Subscribers who DO not give express notice
to the contrary, are considered as wishing to con-
tinuctheir subscription.
.. If subscribers order the discontinuance of
their papers. the publisher can continue to send
them until oil arrearages are paid.
8. If 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. If any subscriber removes to another place
without informing the publisher, and their paper
ssent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponSiblc.
5. The Court has decided that refusing to take
Newspaper from the office. or removing and leav-
ing it uncallcd for, is irma facie evidence Of an
intentional fraud.
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REPORT ON SPERMATORRHGi.
r UST PUBLISHED by the HOWARD ASSOC

lust PUBLISHED by the HOWARD ASS0CI-
81 ALTON. Philadelphia, report on spermat-
orrhea or Seminal Weakness, Impotence, the Vice
of Onanism, Masturbation, or Self-Abuse, aud
other Diseases of the Sexual Organs, with an ac-
count of the errors and deceptions Of Quacks,
and valuable advice to the Afflicted, by GEO. r.
CALHOUN, NJ. D., CONSULTING SURGEON OF
the ASSOCIATION, q benevolent Institution, es-
,ablished with special endowment, for the relief
of the sick and distressed, afflicted with ''Viru-
lent and Epidemic Diseases" A copy of this Re-
port will be sent by mail lin sealed envelope,)
FREE OF CHARGE, on the receipt of two stamps
for postage. Address, DR.. GEO. B. CALHOUN,
No. 2. South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Oct2 40 > - to
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sar A glass of brandy can't hurt anybt

s@ A glass of brandy can't hurt anybo-
dy! Why, know person, yonder he is
now, on high change, a specimen of manly
beauty, a portly six-footcr. He has the
bearing of prince, for he is one of our
merchant princes. His face wears the hue
of health, and now, at the age of fifty odd,
he has the quick elastic step of our young
men of twenty-five, and none more full of
mirth and wit than he, and know he never
diues without brandy and water, and never
goes to bed without terripin or oyster sup
per, with plenty of champagne, and more
than that, he was never known to be drunk.
So here is living exemplar and dsproof Of
the temperance twaddle about the destruc-
tive effects of temperate use of liquors.
Now, it SO happened that this specimen of
safe brandy drinking was relative of ours.
He died in a year or two after that of chron-
ic diarrhea, a common end of those who
are never drunk, nor ever out of liquor
He left his widow a splendid mansion up
town, and a clear five thousand year, be-
sides large fortune to each of his six chill
dren; for he had ships on every sea and
credit at every counter, but which he never
had occasion to use. For months before he
died-he was year in dying-he could cat
or drink nothing without distress, and at
death, the whole alimentary canal was a
mass of disease: in the midst of his mil
lions, he died of iuanition. That is not the
half, reader He had been a steady drinker,
daily drinker, for tweuty-eight years. He
left legacy to his children, which we did
not mention. Scrofula has been eating up
one daughter for fifteen years; another is in
the mad house; the third and fourth of un-
earthly beauty, there was kind Of gran
deur in that beauty, but they blighted and
paled and faded, into Heaven we trust, in
their sweetest teens; another is tottering on
the verge Of the grave, and only one. is left
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fact that, as his spanking was neglected In
boyhood, he has to make up for it, by re-
ceiving nothing but political spanks ever
since he reached manhood"
These palpable hits excited much laughter
among the lawyers and judges, in which the
two distinguished objects of TOMS ralllery
participated. ~Cincinnati Enquirer.
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TAKE NOTlCE.---All persons indebted
l. to the estate Of ROBERT Il. MILLER, de-
ceased, are earnestly requested to make immedi-
ate payment. The demands against the estate
are pressing. HAVE HAD TO PAY SOME
COST and don't wish to pay any more, nor do
wish to put others to the unnecessary expense of
paying cost, jNO. L. MILLER, admir-
June, 90 - 2e t.
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NEARLY l PRIZE TO EVERY NINE TICKETS
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME!

1907 Prizes amounting to..""".""...S2O4, 900
Whole Tickets Sl0-Halres S5-Quarters $3.50
The first 3G7 Prizes are decided in the usual
manner.
5000 Prizes of $40 will be determined by
the last figure of the number that draws the s25,-
600 Prize For example, if the number drawing
the $4,000 Prize ends with No. l, then all the
Tickets where the number ends in will be ent-
tied te $40. If the number ends with No. =. then
NIL the Tickets where the number ends in will be
entitled to $40 and SO on to 0.
Certificates of Packages will be sold at the fol-
lowing rates. Which is the risk:
Certificate of Package Of 10 Whole Tickets. $50
&" 10 Half 4" g. 30
" 10 Quarter 60 ... ID
Orders for Tickets or Packages can be address
ell to S. SWAN s. CO., 1Honta. Ga.
or S. SWAN, Montgomery Ala.
dor ~ 50 I'd
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sa%They have man in Mississippi so lean,
that he makes no shadow at all, A rattle
snake struck at his leg six times in vain, and
retired in disgust. He makes all hungry
who look at him, and when children meet
him in the street they run home crying for
bread.
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MFDTCTNES.

M EDIC LID,
embracing nearly every article usually kept in
DRUG STORES. Our stock is very large and VA
red. offering excellent opportunities to the Phys
ician, Planter and Merchant, who will do well to
call and examine for themselves.
All our preparations are in accordance with the
prescribed rules of the U. S. Pharmacopia. 1t
shall be our particular care to faithfully represent
the quality of every article sold by us.
Our purchases arc made under circumstances
enabling us to sell upon terms and at prices the
most accommodating Our stock consists Of Drugs,
Medicines, Chemicals, Dye- Woods and Dye-Stuts,
Oils, Paints, and Painters articles; Varnishss,
Hindop- Glass and Putty; Glass~ars; English, A
merican and French PeIumey; Toilet and Shaving
Soaps: Tooth, Flesh and Hair Brushes;
Surgical and Dental Instruments;
Trusses, Supporter. and Bandages Spices, Snuffs,
Fine Chewing Tobacco; Cigars of finest flavor; A;
Superior Inks: Pure Wines Fancy Articles, &C.
pA. Prescriptions carefully dispensed. Goods
carefully packed and forwarded as directed.
gsS- Prompt attention given to all orders. eS5a
L. p. BARNETT & co.
April 10 Is If