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A RECIPE WORTH ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARs.-Take l pound of sal soda and half
pound of unslacked lime, put them in a gal
lon of water and boil twenty minutes let it
stand till cool, then drain off, and put itin a
stone jug or jar. Soak your dirty clothes
over night, or until they are we'll wet through,
then wiring them out and rub on plenty Of
soap, and in one boiler of clothes, we'll COW
cred over with wafer, add one teaspoonful
of the washing fluid. Boil half an hour brisk
ly then wash them thoroughly through one
suds, and rinse through water, and your
clothes will look better than the old way of
washing twice before boiling. This is an
invaluable recipe, and do want every poor
tired woman to tryit. 1 think with patent
wash tub to do the little rubbing, the wash
er-woman might take the old Bible and COM
pose herself on the lounge, and let the wash
ing do itself.
The woman who can keep secret has
known this year or two, but her husband
told it while on an clectionccring tour. So
says the Ohio Culti0ator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

WHAT KEPT Rory FROM CoNFEss1oN.-
What may be the cause said an Irish Gu
rate to his parish clerk,-'what keeps Rory
O'Kecan from confession and from the church
service, Peter Murphy?
A sad matter it is yer honor-it's himself
that's got in bad way ony how
'Och, Peter said the curate, is it De-
ISM
Worse, ye may depend, said the worthy
clerk.
sSowl O. me, I trust it's not Atheism, or
the like O. that, Peter exclaimed the pastor.
Worse
sAn, what in the name o nature can it be :
cried the astonished minister.
"By the powers, it's rheumatism replied
Peter Murphy, 'an' so it is
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MUSIC! MySie!!
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4 LARGE and well-selected stock of PIANOS
"A from the best makers can be had at FACTO-
RY PRICES, at RAMSAY'S PIANO and MUSIC
STORE, COLUMBIA, s. c. Those who wish to
procure very superior instrument can get 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 well, the price will be refunded. Eve
ry Piano fully guaranteed.
Mr. RAMSAY, being practical Piano-maker
and an experienced dealer, can insure to his Gus
toners perfect instrument, and in the most per-
feet order.
nsA. No charge for boxing.
Also, on hand, Church and Parlor Melodeons,
Guitars, violins, Accordeons, Elutinas, Bapjos,
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. Fl. Whitney,
Professor of Music.
Sept1 38 1y
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

A FRIGHTENED PoET.-N. P. Willis has
had ghost encounter at Idlewild. Waking
in the night, he saw something at the foot
of his. bed. The figure was in human form,
and waved its arms. Ever and anon it would
swell into unnatural proportions, and then
raise both arms towards the ceiling. Willis
confesses that he was frightened. lie rose
with sweat drops on his brow, nerved him,
self to the extreme of daring, approached the
figure and clutched it-when 10 it was his
own silk shirt? 1t had been hung near the
foot of his bed, over furnace register. The
column of air occasionally inflated this shirt,
and hence the ghost
An ingenious paragraph to let the world
know that the dainty Idlewalker wears "silk
shirt"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06
a RETIRED PHYSICIAN

f"HOSE sands of life had nearly run out,
| w discovered while in the East Indies, a GER
tain cure for Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Coughs, Colds, and General Debility. The reme-
dy was discovered by him when his only child, q
daughter, was given up to die. He had heard
much of the wonderful restorative and healing
qualities of preparations made from the East In
dia Hemp, and the thought occurred to him that
he might make remedy for his child. He studi-
ed hard and succeeded in realizing his wishes
His child was cured, and is now alive and well.-
He has since administered the wonderful reme-
dy to thousands of sufferers in all parts Of the
world, and he has never failed in making them
completely healthy and happy Wishing to do rs
much good as possible, he will send to such of his
afflicted fellow-beings rs request it, this recipe,
with full and explicit directions for making it up
and successfully usingit. He requires each ap-
plicaut to enclose him one shilling-three cents
to bo returned as postage on the recipe, and the
remainder to be applied to the payment ofthis
advertisement. Address,
DR.. H. JAMES, No. 19 Grand-st
Jersey City, N. ].
N.B.-Dr. II. James has neither Office nor a.
gent in New York, as some have pretended and !
advertised. The recipe is sent from NO PLACE
but No. 10 Grand street, Jersey City, New J
Jersey.
June II, 23 3m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

"PAr AND THE KNOW NoTHINGs. -
One afternoon, last September, during the
time of the great political excitement, as
was vending my way homeward along the
wharf, my attention was called to new
steam process for loading and discharging
the freights from the holds of vessels. Whilst
admiring the beautiful machinery then in
operation, with its innumerable wheels spin
ing and buzzing around, performing the la
Dor of some twenty men. my eyes fell upon a
rather distressed looking son of Erin, from
whom I heard the following soliloquy:
"Ahw he exclaimed, "you whirly gig
you ; it is yourself that takes the bread out
of twenty of me honest countrymen's mouths
inny day you work; but be Jabers there is
one consolation after all: You can't rote
the Knoc Nothing ticket !"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

AB'HoY AT ScHooL.-One of the juve'
niles, though considerably advanced, pre-
seuted himself. not long since, for admission
to public school near the Dry Dock. tie
was shown to a seat, and in the course OF
the morning the master resolved to enter IN
to little examination of the youths capac-
tiles and knowledge, prior to assigning him
to class. Calling to the b'hoy to stand
up, he asked:
"Do you know anything of grammar p
"I don't know anything else"
every we'll Now attend-in the begin
ming God made the world; parse 'oorld."
All the b'hoy knew of grammar was what
he had heard that very morning from differ
ent classes reciting around him-but he had
been taught that when he was fighting in
the dark, he must strike straight out from
the shoulder right and left, and would be all
right. "Parse worlde" he drawled out in
quiringly, so as to gain time.
eyes! In the beginning God made the
world-parse aoorld."
"Wall, world is the biggest kind ofa noun,
masculine, gender, all sorts of lenses, past,
present and future, and"-slapping his
hands down on the desk with force that
shook the building-"Ptsgorernedby God
Now fotch your Sunday school scholars, old
boss, and see if they can beat that. -
Ne,c York PIC.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06
BEWARE OF BRANDY.

We warn the good people of this city, who
occasionally take little "for the stomach's
sake" to beware how they drink brandy, or
we should rather say the red liquid which is
handed out to thom at tavern counters under
that name. 1t is a well-knowf fact that
there is scarcely bar.room in the city, how
ever extensive, elegant or pretentious, that
contains drop of the genuine article. In
deed, very little of it comes into the country
from France, and what does come commands
an almost fabulous price-a price so great
at any rate, as to exclude it almost entirely
from the retail trade. Indeed, even with the
best will to sell good article, the tavern
keeper cannot surely get it. The article
which he buys under custom house lock, and
which unquestionably has come from France,
is nothing more than portion of the mil
lions of gallons of "pure spirits, i. e. atco-
hol, which has been exported from this coun-
try to receive in France its cooling and its
flavor from the essential coil of Cognac,"
and then to be imported back. This is no
illusion, but fact of daily practice, and
would be safe to conclude, that any glass
which you may take up at any bar it town,
is nothing but colored pure spirits, favored
with few drops of the poisonous oil alluded
to. The same may be said of the stuff that is
furnished you in demijohns from the whole
sale groceries and liquor dealers, for family
use, at the rate Of FIVE, six, and seven dollars
gallon.
Through the failure Of the grape in France,
and the immense consumption of the article
of brandy in this country, not one-twentieth
part of the demand made upon France can
be supplied; and as the major part of this
demand is for high priced brandy, it will at
once be seen what perilous stuff, even the
most fastidious and careful drinkers are OBJ
liged to swallow. The only safe course is,
therefore, to abstain from calling for brandy
altogether. There is but little good in it,
even when it is best, and it has been saddled
upon us as a national drink, in place of the
comparatively harmless beverages chosen by
other nations, by school of red-faced old
cocks, who with the profundity, if not the
sobriety of oraclos, yoked our necks years ago
with the notion that little brandy was "the
best thing in the world for the stomach"
especially after eating oysters, double fal-
lacy as has long ago been proved. We, there
fore, advise that brandy be permitted to go
out of fashion-at least, while it is out of
the country.
Porter's ~ Y Spirit Of the Times.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

/. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary, are considered wishing to con-
tinuetheir subscription.
2. If subscribers order the dscontinuance Of
their papers, the publisher can continue to SEM
them until all arrearages are paid.
3. 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.
A. If any subscriber removes to another place
without informing the publisher, and their paper
issent to the former direction, they are held re-
spousbc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

How HE LOST HIS HAIR.-A Norfolk pa
per tells the following story: uri Orgood
and Jonathan Aiken were on opposite sides
of politics last Fall, in Grundy County, and
the fight between them-they were running
for Congress-grew warm and desperate
One day when they met on the stump, Crl,
whose head was bald, and should therefore
have been cooler, in the midst of his indlg-
nation turned upon Jonathan and said:
~ think, Sir, you have but one idea in
your head, and that is very small one, it 1t
should swell, it would burst it."
Whereat Jonathan grew red in the face,
and looking for moment at the bare and
venerable head of his opponent, asked If he
should say what he thong ht of him?
"say on" said Uri.
"Well, I think you haven't one in your
head, and never had; there's been one
scratching around on the outside, trying to
get in, till it has scratched all the hair Oft,
but it's never got in and never will"
Uri was silent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06
4musing 8eaamg>
POPPING THE QUESTION.

Mehitable Merit, young lady of thirty
nine who had never had a chance to change
the alternative character of her name, was
seated over the fire in her little sitting room,
when knock was heard, and who should
make his appearance but Solomon Periwin,
kle.
"Goodness, Gracious" thought she. 81
wonder what he's come for-can it be-"
But we won't. divulge the thought that
passed through the old maids mind.
Chow do you do, Miss Merit?"
"Pretty well, thank you, Mr.. Periwinkle.
Not but I feel little lonely now and then"
"You see as 1 was coming by, thought
I'd step in and ask you question about
about"
81 suppose" thought Mehitable, "he
means about the state of my heart"
sThe fact Isl" said Solomon, who was
rather bashful, II feel a little delicate about
asking, but I hope you won't think it
stranger
90 no." simpered Mehitable, 81 don't
think it at all strange, and in fact [ have
expecting it."
"O," said Solomon, rather surprised, 81
believe you have in your possession some
thing of mine"
"His heart he MEANS" said Mehitable a.
side. "Well, sir" she continued, aloud, ''it
may afford you pleasure to learn that you
have mine in return. 1t is fully and entire
ly your own"
What ! I got your umbrella !" exclaim-
ed Solomon, in amazement. 81 think you
must be mistaken, and don't think I'd like
to exchange mine for it, for mine was given
me-" ~ beg your pardon" said the dis
comftted old maid, "but made mistake
Iquite forgot your umbrella which borrow
ed some time ago. Hereitis, I was think
ing of something else."
off" said Solomon, "there's anything of
yours that I have got, I shall be happy to
return it"
"Well no, its no matter" stammered Ma
hitable coloring. "Good morning"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06
LAW BLANKS!

WYE have on hand, and are prepared to supply
w at short notice, at 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-
bic 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; H. 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.
nSp Orders from distance promptly attended
to, if accompanied by the CASH!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

FREE SEATS IN CHURCHEs.-Where
pews in fashionable churches Questionable
churches !"-do but think of them y are put
up at auction, what chance is there for per-
son of moderate means to obtain seat p
The acute observer and eminent philoso-
pher "Doesticks" we'll sets forth the evils of
the pew auction system. He attended a
crowded one
~ very soon discovered" he says, 'that
no sdeadheads' were allowed on this line,
and if a man couldn't pay, he was put off
the train. After some preliminary chat a.
bout the foreign news, the state of the mar
kets, the hope of a revival of religion, the
rise in Erie the progress of the work of
grace, and the price of pork, the lowly ones
gathered around, and the sale began. Those
pews nearest the pulpit, or perhaps I should
say, those seats near the locomotive, were
sold first ; they brought seventy, eighty, and
even one hundred and twenty dollars premi-
UNI; the price was to be paid merely for a
choice of seats, in addition to the regular
rent. instantly saw that hadn't money
enough to take first class cabin passage,
but hoped there might be place for me
somewhere. Jones bought ticket, and
Smith, and Tompkins; but there was not a
single seat come down to my pile; and l
felt 1 must give up the journey, or find a
cheaper conveyance, for I certainly couldn't
afford to 60 to heaven at such exoribitant
rates."
He makes little "calculation," and finds
that to be saved at that church would be a
greater expense to him than his sins had
ever been: "Prayers cost ME forty cents an
hour, and sermons four dollars and half
apiece; and if I'm as great sinner as the
minister says am, it would break the Bank
of England to get me 'into the fold; unless
they can get heavy discount, I fear I shall
have to go to the devil."-Knicker6ocher
Magazine.
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PRESS FOR SALE,

WYE have received instructions from the ow-
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 70 Princeton Press of larger dimensions)
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-
cialy so, as it is offered on accommodating terms.
For further particulars address,
L. NJ. GRIST, YorkpiHs, s. G.
Jan % s II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

VALUE OF PEAS AND BEANs.-These
articles, says an exchange, have been found,
by chemical analysis, to abound in nitrogen.
The inference has been that they would be
specially useful in supporting the waste of
the muscles of animals, and it has been sug
gested that they would be particularly useful
in the production of wool They are evident
ly valuable for these purposes, but not the
less valuable for the production of fat
Those persons who have used peas for fat
tening hogs, consider them worth as much
as Indian corn. In districts where that
grain is not grown, very fine pork is produ
ced from peas. Dickson, in his work "On
the breeding of Live Stock" states that
sweep stakes was entered into between FIVE
East Lothian farmers, to be claimed by one
who should be pronounced the best feeder
of cattle. Forty cattle of the same breed,
and in equal condition, we're divided be-
tween them, as fairly as possible. They
were put up together the second week in
September, and killed at Christmas follow
ing. The winner of the stakes fed his cat
tie wholly on boiled beans with hay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

% A Western editor vents his rage as
follows: We would say to the rascal who
stole our shirt off the pole while we lay in
bed waiting for it to dry, that we sincerely
hope that the collar my cut his throat"
Served him right, say We. No business
to have shirt. A pretty editor, this to be
iudulging in such luxuries. We expect the
next thing, to hear of the extravagant fel-
low aspiring to wear stockings and furred
hats Oh, the avarice, unreasonableness
and extravaganza of some folks
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

er day loafer was tried before him, and
bonds were required for his appearance at
the next county court. "Who is your bond Z"
demanded Higgins of the culprit. 81 am,
sir" said loafer No. 2, stepping out from the
crowd, and looking enough like the prison.
er to be his brother Higgins, the justice,
eyed him second or so, and thundered out,
awe didn't ask for vaga-Jond, it's another
article we want; you won't answer at all !;
you can CO." He went; and loafer No. l
went to Jail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

A MANIFESTATION OF STUBBoRNNEss.
On the Reading Turnpike, just this side
of the St. Georges Brewery, within the
corporate limits, there is very bad spot in
the road. For some distance there is just
room enough for wagon to pass over. Go
to either side of that and you plunge into
holes. About six o'clock, evening before
last, stone wagon and buggy, going in
opposite directions, met on this part of the
road.
Turn off, said the owner Of the buggy.
Il won't do it, replied the stone-hauler.
My wagon is very heavily loaded, and if l
was once to get the vehicle into those holes,
I could never get it out
sYour wagon is stout and can stand the
rubs,' said The man in the buggy. Drive
out of the way and let me pass
Il won't do it, responded the teamster.
Il shall wait until you go by
so shall T. said the man in the buggy.
The dispute by this time attracted quite a
crowd, who were much amused at the stub
borpuess of the two. The teamster was in
vited to beer-house to take drink, and
accepted the invitation the owner of the
buggy was befriended with newspaper,
and throwing himself back endeavored to
beguile away the hours as pleasantly as pos
sible. Both declared their determination
not to drive off the smooth part of the road
Seven o'clock came, and both vehicles
were still there. The teamster had drunk
several glasses of beer, and the occupant of
the buggy had devoured the contents of two
or three newspapers. Eight o'clock came,
and they were in the same position, as stub
born as ever. The teamster, however grew
impatient; his horses were tired and hum
CRY; yet he did not want to knock under
At last a lucky thought struck him. He
proceeded to the road, unhitched his horses,
and rode home, leaving his wagon standing
in the road. The owner of the buggy was
completely out-generaled. He had to give
way or remain in the road all night. Civ
ing the teamster hearty curse, he drove his
buggy over the hazardous part of the road,
and started homeward, very mad individ-
Cincinnati Commercial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

uCHAs1Na THE HooP."-The Saratoga
News says: This has always been favora-
BILE amusement among the children, but is
DOW no uncommon thing to see in our streets
a halfa dozen young men "chasiDg hoops"
at the same time. We apprehend that there
must be much more IN hoops than there
used to be. Who knows? Gentlemen are
only permitted to answer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

REMOVING AND PREVENTING Rust
Some persons employ an acid to remove rust
from knives; this should never be done un-
der any circumstances. Nothing surpasses
rotten stone and oil for securing knives and
forks. To prevent stoves and CRATES from
rusting during summer. if placed in damp
situations, give them thin coat of lard and
rosin melted together, in the proportions Of
three parts of the formerto one of the latter
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06
s6- In the good old town of Milford, Con-

aB In the good old town of Milford, Con-
necticut, where the elm trees are covered
with moss or something like it, and the peo-
pie are so quiet and stay-at-home-tive that
some of them have never been out of the
town since they were born into it, there lives
a dry, sly old justice of the peace named
higgins, who will have ajoke when he can,
even when dealing out justice according to
his notion of right and wrong-for it's little
of law that Squire Higgins knows, The 9th:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06

A W1rNEss.-A boy eight years old, be-
ing offered as witness at Justice Court
in Boston, was examined as to his under
standing the nature of an oath. The JUS
tice inquired-"Do you know anything
bout hell ?" The boy scratching his head
for moment, and looking at the Justice
innocently replied-"No sir, no! I nerer
pas there in my life" He was allowed to
testify.