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Biddy, and I will bury

wait till Tuesday, Biddy, and I will bury
you dacently." ..... -. ..,...
This manner Of departing at tinconvenieut
times seems, however, to be met sometimes
in quite a philosophical vein. A neighbor
having come in suddenly to inform a good
woman of the decease of her husband while
she sat eating her breakfast, she replied;
"Wait till I've done eating, and then see
if you don't hear crying"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

l@- Some nine years ago letter was re-
ceived in New Orleans, directed to "the big
gest fool in New Orleans" The post-mas-
ter was absent, and on his return one of the
younger clerks in the Office informed him of
the receipt Of the letter. .,
"And what became of it?" inquired the
postmaster.
"Why," replied the clerk, ~ did not
know who the biggest foot in New Orleans
was, and SO Iopened the letter auyse!f:"
"And what did you find in it?" inquired
the postmaster.
"Why," replied the clerk, "nothing but
the words, "7Hou art the man."
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JOB PRINTING.

YINHE PROPRIETORS of the ENQUIRER res
i pectfully inform their friends and the public
Mt large, that they are well prepared to execute
orders in the JOB PRINTING LINE, such as
PAMPHLETS, FOSTERS,
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BUSHES CARDS. LABELS, ....... g.
LAW BLANKS, CIRCULARS,
MAGISTRATES Do! CATALOGUES,
&C., &C., &C. .. -.
Ma. All work entrusted to this establishment
will be neatly and expeditiously executed, and at
reasonable rates. Call at the ENQUIRER Office,
ONE DOOR SOUTH OF THE P. OFFICE
Jan. ! If.
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@- Pomp.-Why you hab your hair par
ted in de middle, you swell nigger?"
Cuf.-"Kase it's de fashun wild all what
respecks demselves, you bald-headed embod-
iment of blackin' yod: But what is the diff
ference between your hair and mine, Pomp?"
Pomp.-"Gibs it up"
Cuf:-"My hair is parted in the middle,
and your'n is de parted"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

ELooUENcE AT DIscoUNT.-"May 1t
please the court" said Yankee lawyer, be-
fore Dutch Justice the other day, "thls is
case of the greatest Importance while the
American eagle, whose sleepless eye watches
over the welfare of this mighty Republic, and
whose wings extend from the Alleghanles to
the Rocky chain of the West, was rejoicing
in his pride of place.
"Sthop, dare! Sthop, say; vat has dish
suit to do NIT eagles? Dis suit has notln to
do NIT the wild bird. 1t ish Won sheep,
exclaimed the Justice.
"True, your Honor, but my client has
rights" -,
eyer client has no right to the eagle!'
nOf course not-but the laws of Ian
guage-" '
"What cares for de laws of language,
eh? I understand the laws Of de State, and
dat ish enough for ME. Confne your talk
to de case
DWELL, then, my client, the defendent in
this case, is charged with stealing asheep'
and"
"Dat will do; dat will do; ; your client is
charged NIT stealing sheep, shust nine
shillin. De court will adjourn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

HORSE ANEcDoTEs.-A gentleman COM
planned to old Banister that some malicious
person had cut off his horses tail, which, as
be meant to sell him, would be great him
drance. "Then," said Charles, "you must
sell him Wholesale" "Wholesale I" says
the other; how so? "You cannot retail
him."
A householder, describing used up horse,
said "he looked as if he had been editing a
newspaper
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

SWEET M1LK.-There is as much differ
ence between milk from COWS fed on cooked
corn meal slops, and that from COWS fed on
raw corn meal slops, as there is between
good milk and poor milk; the former is very
sweet to the taste, and of a yellow color even
in winter.-Cotton Planter and Soil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

ANIMAL DIET BAD FOR CHILDREN
There is no greater error in the management
of children than that of giving them animal
diet very early. By persevering in the use
of an over stimulating diet, the digestive Or
gans become irritated, and the various Sc
cretions, Immediately connected with, and
necessary to digestion, are diminished, espe-
cially the hillary secretion and constipation
of the bowels, and congestion of the abdomi-
nal circulation, succeed. Children so fed
become, moreover, very liable to attacks Of
fever and of Inflammation, affecting particu-
larly the mucus membranes; and measels,
and the other diseases incident to childhood,
are generally severe in their attack. In
reference to this last remark, distinguished
medical gentleman mentioned to US that, in
families where children lived on simple diet,
if they were seized with measles, whooping
cough, mumps, and similar diseases, he nev-
er called but once, as he knew there was no
danger; but that in families where an oppo-
site course was pursued, he always expected
trouble.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

The DUTcHMAN AND THE DANDY-And
old plain-looking and plain-spoken Dutch
farmer, from the vicinity of the Helderburg,
in pursuit of dinner the other day, dropped
in at restaurant. Taking seat alongside
of dandylissimo sort of fellow-all per-
fume, moustaches and shirt collar-our hon.
est Mynheer ordered up his dinner.
"What will it be, sir?" asked white
apron.
"You got corned beef, hey 7" says Dut-
chy.
"You got sourkrout, too, hey"
"Oh, yes"
"Vell, gif me some both"
OFF started white apron on keen jump,
and presently returned with the desired fod-
der. The sourkrout was smoking hot, and
sent forth its peculiar flavor, evidently salts
factory to Mynheer's nasal organ, and utcs
versa to that of our dandy friend, who, after
the dish had been deposited on the table,
and Mynheer was about commencing an at
tack upon it, exclaimed:
M-a-say, my friend, a-are you going
to eat that stuff Z"
Mynheer turned slowly around, and look
ing at his interrogater with astonishment,
says he,
"Eat it Wy, Of course eats it,"
"Well," said the dandy, "I-a-would as
lief devour plate Of guano"
"Ah, vell," replied Mynheer, pitching
into the sourkrout with an evident relish,
"dat depends altogether on how Won vas
prought up"
Dandy looked kinder caved in, and we left
with the opinion that Dutchy was one ahead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

To CURE Eaa-EATINa HENs.-Take a
partially eaten egg from the nest, and substi-
tute in place of the yolk, mustard mixed
with water of a similar consistency. Then
replace the egg in the nest, and the bird will
not approye of the favor.
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TO Manufacturers, Planters and Private
Families,

Famllles,
TN purchasing such an article ss SEWING
i MACHINE, the true policy is to buy the best.
l. M. 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 machine can be seen in operation at the
Tailor Shop of Mr.. W. C. OWEN, Of Yorkville,
S. C. L. NJ. GRIST, at the, ENQUIRER Office, is
an authorized agent.
Singer & Co.'s Charleston Office, s24 King-st.
Principal Office, 1923 Broadway, New York.
July'2, 1857. 28 II
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@ "Well, Dick" said Doctor to po-
lite man, whose wife he had been attending,
chow is your wife ?" "She is dead, thank
yeu, Doctor"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

nB The village of Orient, Suffolk Coun
ty, New York, has kept up a weekly Tenn
perance meeting for sixteen years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

GOD LIVER OIL.--A superior article
u of pure Cod Liver Oil. For Sale by
L, P. BARNETT b co.
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fatt, fnn 4 fantg. famer's department,
GATHERING FODDER.

As we have before said frequently, "fod-
der is but fodder" "troAy and of niue rat.
ue." We desire to be distinctly understood
in this Corn blades stripped or moved at
the proper period for making hay, furnish
as nutritious food for stock, as'hay from any
of the cereals whatsoever. But who thinks
of gathering fodder at that proper period?
When the tassel of the stalk and the silk OF
the ear are in full bloom and the grains swol-
len full with milky fluid, in which the valu.
able elements of corn are to be deposited
and perfected, which valuable elements, at
this time, abound merely in the stalk and
blades if, then your fodder be stripped at
this time, you have very superior hay (fod-
der,) but your corn is light and imperfect,
indeed ruined. We cultivate corn for the
grain, it being the most valuable grain the
planter can grow We must therefore allow
the blades to remain on the stalk till the
grain is perfected, at which period the blades
have parted with all the valuable elements
they once possessed, and then, indeed, "your
fodder is trashy and of little value " Much
better to appropriate few acres, giving it
the proper (and very little) attention, where
on our native crab grass, without the trouble
or expense of seeding, will produce from
four to six tons, (mowed at the right time
and we'll saved) of the very best of hay, and
allow your blades remain on your corn stalks
to perfect the grain; because it is well
ascertained fact, that whatever may be the
per centum of value possessed by the fodder
gathered from the corn, tho it be but per
cent, that is lost to the grain. If, however,
with these facts before you, you will because
Father did it, make fodder, allow us to per-
suade you to wait till the grain is matured
and hard, when the valuable grain is safe,
but the fodder, like lightwood knots for al
ligators, merely answers to fill up the stom;
ach of cold night!
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Observation-Disclosures bats at night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

REcLA1MING AN OLD ZELDA cores
pondent of the East Tennesseeany writing
from Laurel Spring, under date Of May ls,
says:
Mr.. SWAMI: Permit me to relate the fol-
lowing experiment in subsoiling, as related
to me by Mr.. Lonis, who resides few
miles west of Knoxville, and spends por-
ton of his time and capital in supplying this
vicinity in goods and groceries, on easier and
better terms than we have had before. Mr..
Lonis had an old field of 25 acres, the sur
face soil completely exhausted, he plowed
and sub-soiled twice and reached the depth
of fifteen inches, and seeded in wheat, and
says it now looks more vigorous, and bids
fairer for heavy yield per acre, than he
ever had on the best portious of his well
cultivated farm. I for one feel thankful to
him or any other gentleman for trying to
blot out such stains, as Gold felds) iu a chris
tian and reading community. An exhaus-
ted and worn out field, with limestone base
and clay surface, if it has depth of sell, can
not be worn out, for if the clay, which rests
upon the rock should be 30 feet, it will be
more productive near the bottom on exposure
than the top. I could cite you to hundreds
of cases to prove this fact without chemical
analysis. Look at the earth thrown from
mines, wells, deep cut races, &c, after one
winters frost, it will give you new species
of herbs of luxurious growth. This is one
pointin regard to the true philosophy of deep
or sub.soil plowing, and yet there is another
important point gained by deep cultivation
In an extreme cold winter, like the past,
where wheat has been sown on shallow plow-
ed lands it is much winter-killed for want
of depth of root l yesterday passed through
field of wheat, sown in corn, the last plow-
ing of the corn was thrown hardly to the
hill, and gave deep loose bed near the hill.
Now this wheat looks as if it had been drill
led in rows feet apart, all the centre being
winter killed, it could not get depth of root.
Yours respectfully
CALVIN Posi-.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

6T The Washington Union is partcu-
arly pleased with the new Constitution Of
Kansas--that part which allows every white
male 'nhabitant" to vote, as much as any
10 the course of an elaborate paneeyrc, it
says of tho President, that "he saw the end
from the beginning. He never doubted that
the truth would peval." We have no doubt
of it. 1t did not require much penetration to
see the send" from such beginning and
such continuance, as the Administration
favored. The end was visible to others as
well as the President. As to the "truth
prevailing, il depends on what the truth is.--
II the making of Kansas Free State be q
truth-then the truth has prevailed, undoubt-
edy. .t
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

Boy RECOVERED FROM THE INDIANS
Mr.. VIM. Dickson returned home to Knox
county, Missouri, last week, from the Plains'
where he had been on a successful mission
to recover his son, captured more than year
ago by the Indians. The Kirksvlle Enter
prise says ir
ain the spring Of 1855, he, with his fami-
ly, went to California, where they remained
until the spring of 1856, at which time they,
in company with six other persons, started
to return to the States, but oE their journey
homsward were fell upon by a band of saw
age Indians, and all were brutally murdered,
as he thought, except himself. Alter his re-
turn some time, he heard Of boy, about six
years old, answering the description Of his
son; he, in company with three other men,
started in pursuit of him, and through the
aid Of the friendly Indians he heard of the
whereabouts of his son. He succeeded in
recovering him after considerable delay
He paid twelve horses for him. The boy
had been fifteen months with the Indians, and
had entirely forgotten his native (German)
language"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

A New MovEMEST.-A correspondent of
the Providence Journal, writing from Dixon,
Illinois, says:
"a good move has been made by the ladies'
Of Dixon, Illinois. Some twenty Of the
daughters Of Rhode Island, now residing
here, have resolved that until every factory
and calico establishment of their native State
is ngain in successful operation they will
neither purchase nor consume any fabric, I'M.
less of American manufacture, and will give
the preference to the labor Of their native
State. The sons of Rhode Island, also resi-
ding here, have adopted a similar resolution,
and ten Of them will appear next week in
new suits of broadcloth, the materials Of
which were furnished by Rhode Island facto
ries" r.y
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

IMPORTANT RAILROAD SUIT.-VERDIcT
SET AsIps.-A case of some Importance was
trie at Wheeling, last week, before Judge
Thompson, in the Circut Court of Virginia.
II was that Of suit brought by James o.
Hawlev, brakeman on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, against that Company for
damages for injuries received whilst doing
duty upon the road, from an accident alleged
to have been caused by the negligence Of
his fellow employees. The case was ably
contested on both sides, and elected unusu-
al interest, on account Of the principle iuvol.
we'd. The Hon. Andrew Hunter, and james
s. Wheat, Esq, appeared for the company.
and the Hon. Mr. Russell and others for the
plaintiff. The jury, after hearing the evi.
dence and arguments, rendered a verdict
awarding $4,000 damages to the plaintiff
BY dispatch received yesterday, we learn
that Judge Thompson has set aside the ver-
dict of the jury, both upon the law and upon
the testimony, and, in review Of the case,
has granteda new trial.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

W- Judge Clagget, formerly of Mary
land but now Of the first judicial district Of
Iowa, made rule that lawyers who had ca
ses in court should not leave without notice
This did not please them. And to put bis
honor out of countenance they would get up
one after another, and say with long faces
and juvenile accent, please, thir, may 60
ou,r His honor bore this as long us he could
when he had them all put in Jail. The Bur-
lington Hawkeye says that "no public ediice,
not excepting the penitentary, ever contain
cd 80 much latent rascality as the Madison
Jail when filled with the lawyers Of the dis.
trict."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

sW- A Steam Carriage made its appear
ance in the streets Of Manchester, near Pitts
burg. Il ran over the streets like thing of
life turning corners and lodging ruts. The
driver of an omnibus, seeing innovation in
this experiment, put whip TO his horses and
tried to out run the steam carriage, but the
latter left his coach so far behind, that the
omnibus driver was laughed at by the spec.
tators. Tho steam carriage wen: at the rate
of nine miles an hour with pressure Of six
ty pounds. The inventor is John =. Hall, Of
Manchester.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

DEBTS TO NEwsPAPERs.-One of our ex-
changes says the "Zion's Advocate and East
ern Watchman," states that Is of its sub
scribers are indebted TO it over $500. We
could find n PARALLEL for this state Of things
not so far from home. 1t is the result of neg.
lgence-or, what is it the result Of!
Newspaper Subscriptions are infalible tests
of mans moral honesty. They will, sooner
or later discover the man.. Ii he is dishonest
he will cheat the printer in some way-says
he has paid what he has not-decIares he
has the receipt somewhere--or sent the mon
ey and ii was lost in the mail--or will take
the paper for one year and then refuse to pay
for il on the ground that he did not subscribe
for it-or will move off and leave 1t coming
to the Office he left. Thousands of profess.
ed Christians are dishonest, and the printers
book will tell fearful tales in the financial
judgeInent.-So Southern Baptist.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

ITEM.-Columbus Enquirer of the
oath ult. says: On Saturday last, a
negro wagner, belonging to Mr.. Tor
bitt, of Macon county, Ala, brought
eleven bales Of cotton to the ware
house for his master, and stored them
taking the usual receipts thercfor.-
On his way home, he was met by a
white man who told the negro that
his master, hearing of the high price
of cotton in Columbus, had conclud
ed to sell, and demanded the ware
house receipts, which were given up.
At the warehouse he represented him
self as the overseer Of Mr.. Torbitt
giving the same name as overseers)
and the proprietors, knowing that
Mr.. Il. had an overseer by that name,
delivered over the cotton, which was
sold at eleven cents, the rogue pock'
citing the funds, and making his way
to parts unknown. The boldcst trick
of the season this.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

A SIGN OF THg TiMEs.-The New York
Express says:-A few days since, Miss j.
s. was walking in the Fifth Avenue, and
was met by man-probably one Of those
that have been going about cheering Mayor
Wood-who deliberately slapped her face,
saying: "There, take that for dressing so
fine"
Now, Miss Is rs remarkable for her
simple at,ire as she is for her extensive chari-
ties and lovely disposition--and this was her
reward for her morning walk to her ragged
school class. A slap in the face for dressing
so fine! a4
Heaven help the American women. Has
II come to this, that an American woman
cannot walk the streets plainly or gaudily
dressed, in broad day light without being
slapped in the face BY one Of a band Of mur-
derous villains, whose worst passions have
been stirred up by few designing politi.
clans! A lady slapped in the face! defence
less woman assaulted. Is this America! IF
80, who rules America! Is Il the American
people! Do Americans slap women's faces!
How many Of OUR countrymen have paraded
the streets shouting "bread or bloodl" The
MeGinns, Manahans, and Paus, who have
formed that mob, may answer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

THAT MONSTER GuN.-The monster gun
Of the United States corvette Plymouth
weighs 10000 pounds avoirdupois. 1t is
covered with coating Of vemilIion and bees
wax, and therefore has red instead of the
usual black appearance Of ships gun
The heavy Dahlgreen guns have two vents,
which facilitate their rapid and safe firing
The weight Of each shell they discharge is
about 1856 pounds, and that of each solid
shot l74 pounds. The sound of the shell
and shot taVersing the distance Of three miles,
is lost in the enormous space which it trav-
erses. One peculiarity of the Dahlgreen is
IFS enormous strength and thickness where
the greatest force Of the powder is expended
10 experiments made TO test the strength of
these guns, one Of them had been fred off
nearly 1000 times, with large proportion
Of solid shot, without bursting
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

A WOMAN POISONING HER HUsBAND.-The
Hartford Press gives an account of the death
Of Phelps Holcomb, of Tarffville, Conn,
from poison administered by his wife. The
parties had been married some years, but
lived unhappily. Mr. Holcomb had in his
employ young man named Chas Robinson,
Of whom he was manifestly jealous, and
threatened to discharge him. Mrs. Holeomb
said that If Robinson went away she should
go too. Mr.. Robinson remained in the fami-
ly. DR.. Sanford attended Mr.. HOcomb and
called upon him short time before he died.
The patient was much worse than he had
been before. "T'hey've fixed me now Doc
tor" said he; "they've said they would, and
guess they've done IT," DR.. Sanford asked
him what had been given him, and Holcomb
showed him bottle which contained dark
fluid, and Mrs. Holcomb said, "Some cherry
wine." Mr.. Holcomb said it was not, it burn
ed his mouth and stomach, and would kill
him. The Doctor tasted it, quickly elected il
from his mouth, saying there was no cherry
wine about it. Mr.. Holcomb died; his body
was afterwards exhumed, corrosive sublimate
was found in his stomach; and Mrs. Hol-
comb and Robinson were arrested, rn6 are
now in Jail.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

MAKE A BEeisSING. in oil
things that ifyou do not begin you will nev-
er come to an end. The first weed pulled
up in the garden, the first seed set in the
ground, the FIRST shilling put in the savings
bank, and the first mile travelled in q journey
are all important things-they make begin
ming, and thereby hope, promise, pledge
m assurance that you are in earnest with
what you have undertaken. How many a
poor idle, erring, hesitating outcast is now
creeping and crawling his way through the
world, who might have held up his head and
prospsred, II, instead Of putting of his resolu.
lions Of amendment and industry, he had
only made beginning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04
BETTER THAN NoNE. --Old Mrs. p, who

BETTER THAN NoNE --Old Mrs. p, who is
a strict believer in general damnation, was
applied to for board by sea captain, who
AZ usual she put through test Of faith
ADO you believe all the world will be savedi"
aNo, madam, said he. "How many do you
think will be damnedw continued she. 'Oh!
said he, i don't know, perhaps million."--
.Well,' the old lady remarked, in tone OF
content, 'weIl that's better than none at all;
| guess you can come 49,.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

ErrEcrs OF RELIGIOUS TRAIsISc.--Of five
hundred and seven students at six Theoogic-
al Institutions, three hundred and thirteen
were instructed 10 the Sabbath schools, and
the average time Of their conversion was
about sixteen years Of age.