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"WHO rs TME HEIR;
Or, The Dark Mystery Of the Deserted House.
BY WILLIE. LIGHTHEART.

BY WILLIE LIGHTHEART,
Author of "Lula Wordsworth" "winnie and
Willie" "The Children of the Sum-" "Old
Heads and Young Hearts }" &C., &c.
The publication will commence with tho FIRST
WEEK IN AUGUST, and continue through the
ensuing three months, unfolding plot replete
with stirring incidents, dark and mysterious de-
velopments, with strange and startling denou-
ment. The Proprietor, willing to encourage South
orn Literature by practical means, has paid .
round price for this production, and hopes that's
generous public patronage will remunerate his out
lay and thus encourage, by the only method posai.
bic, the development of home-talent
In addition to this, several contributor Of known
ability are constantly engaged for the Enquirer.
In every number, letters Of correspondence ap-
pear from different sections. The brilliant and
witty "RUBY" writes regularly. Our promising
young poet, J. WOOD DAVIDSON, contributes
every other week. A lady Of Columbia, who is
well known in newspaper literature, but whose
name we ore not Mt liberty to disclose, has been
permanently engaged for our columns, and will
write short and brilliant sketches for each number.
In addition to those, We receive instant supplies
from Rev. ]. W. KELLY, j. FORREST GeW-
AN, W. w. EAST, Mrs. M. W. STRATToN,
"PUNCH," "a. H. L.""X. Y. T." who, with
our own strict and careful attention to current az
fairs, make up weekly molange which, the pro-
pretor believes will interest readers Of overy class
and should attract the patronage Of our people.
The Enquirer is published in Yorkyille, S. c., at
So, in advance. Clubs Of Ten. SIS, and IN extra
paper to the person making up the club.
Send for it Immediately, so as to get the frst
number of "WH0 is THE HERR" All letters
should be addressed to the Enquirer" 'Yorkville,
Souti Carolina.
LEWIS NJ. GRIST; Proprietor.
SAM'L W. MELTON. Editor.
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For the Advertiser.
The Canal.

Col. A. SIMKIss-Dear Sir: Enclosed you will
receive letter addressed to mo by Mr.. B. W.
to him requesting his opinion as to the uses and
benefits of the Camel, among US for agricultural
purposes. Should you deem the letter worthy Of
qualification in your valuable paper, you ars ut
liberty tn uhl;si;t-----YnnrI,->t ,->t.'.--s---r
JOHN HUIET.
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Handsome Residence for Sale.

The reader will observe that General BoNHAN
advertses his residence and place for sale. 1t is
a mos. desirable situation. We shall be surprizod
If it remains long in the market.
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NEW GOODS.
For SUMMER TRADE!


~ PENN, Agent, has just received from
Ns Charleston and New York, fresh supply
of VERY HANDSOME and DESIRABLE E
GOODS suited to the Summer Trade.
Among this Stock will be found another lot of
those beautiful NEAP0LITAN BONNETS, very
neatly and handsomely trimmcd--and beautiful
assortment Of Misses Neapoltan HATS, hand
somcly trimmed.
Also. splendid assortment of very handsome
Organdie and Barege ROBES, embracing many
very rich and beautiful patterns:
Ladies and Misses Hoped SKIRTS in great
variety;
very handsome assortment of BAREGE
sHAWLs and BUSTERS Of the latest styles;
A large lot of BELTS, newstyle,, and all kinds
And many other desirable Goods suited to the
season.
Purchasers will find my Stock very complete,
and it will be replenished every week With the
novelties of the season. All of which Will be sold
Mt prices that will notfa to give eatire satisfaction.
July l3, If 2I
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~ Gbseryo the advertisement of Mr.. JAAEs
CAILlsos, of shatterfdeld. Ho is selling of nj
Cost, and consequently is offering greet bargains
80 bis pstaana.
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g The Oxford (Miss) Mercury says that
three ont of four, or seEentyfye per cent. of the
imported Africans purchased by planters in that
Eicinity. tsTe died.
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Administrators Sale.

EDY virtue of an order from W. +. Durisoe, Or
LID dnary of Edgefeld District, will sell on the
THIRD OF AUGUST next, Mt the late residence
of Joshua Hoey, deceased, all the personal prop.
crty belonging to the Estate of tho said Joshua
Hollcy, dec'd consisting among other things of
Eight Likely Negroes.
Terms made known on day of sale.
will also sell on the same day and ut the same
place, the real estate of tho said Joshua Holley
d.ceascd, comprising Thirteen hundred acres Of
Land, situate in Barnwell District, and bounded
ny lands of Martin Holley, Vandy George, Jesse
George and Henry Ford.
~ TEnMs-A credit of twelve months, with
interest from day Of sale.
A. l.. HOLLEY, Adm'or,
with the will annexed.
July l3, 1859 Ste 2T
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Two Likely Negroes,

Two Horses, one Wagon, Corn, Fodder, Oats, Ba-
con, Lard, Household nnd Kitchen Furniture,
Plantation and Blacksmith Tools, Cattle, Hogs, &c.
TERNs-For all sums Of and under Ten Dollars,
Cush; for all sums over Ten Dollars, OH u credit
until the first day of December next. The pur-
chasers to give Notes and two good personal secu-
rites. Title of property not changed until the
terms of sale are complied with; /; and if not COM
piled with will be re-sold on the next day, at the
frst purchasers risk.
The growing crop will be sold on the same day.
ALLEN KEMP, Adm'or
July is, 1859 2ta %
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Declined.

Mr.. c. A. lloRS requests us to announce that be
is no longer candidate for the Office Of Tax COL
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@- To succeed, you must keep moving; to
grow Gira, you zauss accep sauing.
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KING COTT0N.-nr O. u. NORRIS.

append:
KING COTTON.-nY O. p. NORRIS.
Old Cotton is king, boys-aha
With his locks 80 massive and white!
He shines u,uong kings like u star.
And h:s is the srrptre Of right,
Buys. Of right,
Aud h:a is the sceptre OF right
old Cotton, the king. has no care,
No queen, and NO heir TO his throne,
No conrtiers. his triumphs to share,
He rules his dominiOns alone,
Boys, none,
He rules his duluiuions alone
Old Cotton the merry old boy -
Like sm"ke from the pipe in his mouth
His years glide away in their joy,
At home. in the warm sunny south,
Boys, the south,
At homo, in the warm sunny south
Old Cotton will pleasantly reign
When other kings painfully fall,
And ever and ever remnin
The mighticst monarch Of all,
Boys, of all,
The mightiest monarch Of all
Then, here's to old Cotton, tho king
His true loyal subjcctsare we:
Well luush uni well quutf and well sing,
A jolly old fellow is he,
Boys, is he,
A jolly old fellow is he!
There sang bard WHOSE generous emotions
e no pent-up Utica" cap restrain. Honor to him
or his bold trilnte to " Old Cotton, the King"
Unlike tho timii orator EvgRETT he fears not to
announce K!sG carrAS aHo of the chief charac-
.,ristics Of: the age of Washington" Unlike his
sentimental brother-Roct, CAAFREkL he can &C.
knowledge the great staple'sinanepee pp9n Ameri-
IAN progress without shrinking from the imagina-
~ stripes Of Southern serVit4de. Remember
G esInAL Norris for this, tton-panteFs of the
South If you wish to do so substantially, re-
member also that he conducts tho Home journal,
IN elegant literary weeklyi-ake ii for your 'circs
md daughters. In this way will you truly CON-
glorious old fellow, and ut tho same
'linent n vs.. sras;aov
ime benefit your own
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HYMENEAL.

MARRIED. on the 18th inst. by ]. QGATrLEBuN,
Esq. Mr.. JAMES R. FALKNER and Miss HEN
RIETTA QUITS, NIL of this District.
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NNTE have now in store fine assortment of the
Wv above Goods, and offer them to tho trade
very low for the Cash. We are now selling off the
remnant of our Dry Goods at such low figures as
to completely astonish the natives.
On Saturday the 18th August next, We will
Auction what Dry Goods we have left over. Come
and see us give them away, on that day..
APPLETON R. NJ. PERRfMAN.
New Market, 5. c., July 20, 1859 At 2S
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Butler Lodge, No. II, /. O. O. F.

YgHHE members of this Lodge are specially re-
IL qucsted to attend their Lodge meeting on the
lst Monday night in August next, as business OF
Importance demands their attention.
G. S. MCNEIL, Sec'ry.
july s. 1852 It 26
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July l3, 1859
The Greatest Medicine now In Use

NOTICE. During my absence from the
~ State. have left my agency for the sale Of
Culton's General Atlas and Map Of South Cnrnli-
M, with Mr.. T.. NJ. PENN. lie will promptly fill
all orders. j. ". DEMMON.
July 20, 1859 2ta %
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sOId Cotton is King, Hoys.u

That noble n,am and genial pUet, General
Gro. P. MORRIS, never wrute song that will
awaken longer or louder echoes than the one we
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9 WHO is THE.HER p,

VHyHE Proprietor of the Yorkyille Enquirer pre-
IL poses to answer this question (Which, by the
way, concerns every man and woman in the coun-
try) by the publication of spirited ORIGInTAL
NOVELETTE,, written expressly for he Enqui-
rsr by talented young writer of this State. This
Story, which, wherever it is read, will produce
sensation, is entitled
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GTOLEN from the Planters Hotel in this Vii
. lage. four copies of Coi:on's General Atlas, for
the recovery of which, suitable reward will be
given. Look out for them.
j. W. DEMMON.
July 90 1859 lts %
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Administrators Sale.

HpY an order from W. F. Durisoe. Ordinary, ]
HD shall proceed to sell at the late residence of
Wilson Kemp, deceased, on Thursday the fourth
day of August next all the personal Estate Of
said deceased consisting of
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The Horse Telegraph Chess Match.
This spirited bout at chess still proceeds with
undmuished zeal and increasing interest. The
game as thus fur played stands us follows:
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Gs- Mischief is not found in the tongue, the
eyes, or tho hands-but in the heart.
&S- THERE is but one kind Of love; but there
aro thousand different copies Of it.
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Find out the 'ups and downs of the scalo for
yourselves, which may not prove m Hnntpresting
puzzle to you.
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ALL COTTON RAGS WANTED, for
IA which cash will be paid by
s. q. BOWERS, Ags.
Hamburg. Bob. Q, e
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Old Cotton is king, boys-aha!
With his locks so massive and white.
He shines among kings like star.
And h:s is the sccp,rs of right,
Buys, Of right,
Aud His is the sceptre OF right
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TSOR SALE OR EXCHANGE...Half,
IT, three-quarter, and full blood French Merino
BUCKS, at $40, SIS, and SOS, each.
ELBERT BLAND.
July 20, 1859 If 2s
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-11-26
For the Nonpareil.
ON RECEIVING LETTERS FROM HOME

The wind howls rudely, and the splashins rain
Beats with a sul!en sound against the pane;
Gloomy and dark as Hades is the night, Sd
But i'll my cosy room are joy and light.
The lamp burns brightly on my little stand
The cheerful nre sends forth all influence bland
Books, piled around III light minister delight
But ah! from elsewhere springs my joy tonight
Three precious, swift-winged messengers have come
Bearing sweet tidings from my distant home,
Pouring kind words into my eager ear.
Filling my mind with thoughts OF friends most dear
A sister, from warm o'eriowing heart,
With eloquence beyond the reach of art.
Sends me greeting, decked in loves pure gems,
That sparkle more than royal dadems.
youthful brother sends his greeting, too,
The Offering Of manly heart and true,
And both send words esteemed all else above,
Words richly freishted with parents love.
And next, a brother in the Muse, holds forth,
(Iis is spirit full of generous WORTHY
His words a store of noble thoughts dispense,
TeeminS with graceful wit and glorious sense.
l reat-I rove with him-old friends appear
l see fair faces-gentle voices hear,
Through memory's golden paradise stray,
Mid visions that will haunt my soul for aye.
He sends tribute, too, Of genial rhymes
Ny heart re-echoes to their tuneful chimes,
And prays my Muse that sue, for once, will send
An equal lay, with which to please my friend
I read these blessed letters through once more
My bosom swels-afiectiOns tears run Ger;
What wonder that my little room seems bright?
I'd not exchange it for throne tonight.
". B. II.
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give her a check for a hundred pounds,
and your conscience will hereafter be a,
ease"
Ina very few minutes after this advice
was given. Jude McDermots stood in the
presence of the three noblemen.
Have you any recollection of q promise
made to you on certain conditions, during
my late illness? asked the Earl of Jude.
eyes, your honor" replied Jude, in a
firm voice. "You said if l tended ye well,
and brought ye safe through the sickness,
ye'd make me your wife"
"Well, now, perhaps you have choice
perhaps you would rather have present of
five thousand pounds ?"
"No yer honor. I'll have no money
I'd rather wear your name.
'Then by the Great Harry you shall -
Dunallen never broke his word ~ and in
spite of all that was said and done to alter
the Earls resolution he married Jude McDer-
mot, to the CONSERVATION of all London,
as we'll as the little town of Lismore.
And Jude was not neglected by her titled
husband. Strange as 1t may appca~, he,
after little time, took pleasure in visiting
and remaining at the Castle, and finally he
settled down among his tenantry, and de-
voted himself to the education of twin sons
which Jude bore him three years after his
odd marriage, and who are both living to
this day.
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~ Ncghbor Jauber weighs about two
hundred. and has a decided objection to
being cheated. When he buys a pound of
tea, he is careful to get good weight. One
dav he went to the wharf to get a ton Of
coal, and he insisted, after assuring himself
that the scales wcro we'll adjusted, upon sec
ing it weighe !, for coal dealers sometimes
make mistakes. The team was drive upon
watch the figures.
"Twcn:y two hundred weight of coal,'
said the dealer, with a wink to the bystand-
ers.
"Rather shcrt," hngglel the buyer
" Throw in a little more, and will take the
load"
The obIgins dealer complied, and the
scales was again examined, when Jau5er
exclaimed:
"All right, | am satisfied with that
You coal dealers don't always give good
weights
"Drivc on John; stop in the street," add
ed the seller, and he took .Jauber into the
counting-room, where the bill was paid
"Are you perfectly satisfed?"
"perfsctly; like to look after these things
myself"
"Well, sir, should say you had cheated
yourself ont of 200 pounds of coal, by look
ing after these things yourself"
"What do you mean %
The dealer ordered his tcamster to back
on the scale again, and to the astonishmen,
OF Jauber the words were verified.
81 don't understand it," added the buy
er.
81 do; you stood on the scale yourself
while you were watching me, and have
sold you for so much coal. But you art
satisfied, don't be so sharp next tlme,'
laughed the dealer.
Jaubpr was confounded, but he had no,
the assurance to demand q revision Of the
transaction.
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cr Some years ago, druggist, cup
country" used to be great on stunning ad-
yertisements of wonderful Panaceas that
would cure every thing ' from the aurora
borea!is to pimpe." I, was during the
time when young fellows about town were
on the alert for any sort of a joke, and one
Sunday morning the good druggist saw sus-
pended over the door of his place of bus-
ness, large black snake. to which was ap-
pended placard which read thus; This
worm was removed from a child four years
Of age, by two doses Of Con stocks Vermi'
fupeS
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ry A man travelling along one day
picked up feather in the road, and pu, 1t
in his wallet. When night came, having no
place to -leep but in quarry, he carefully
placed the feather under him, and laid down
to rest his weary limbs. In the forming he
arose. aud eyerng his bed, exclaimed
.Begorra. if one feather is that hard,
what would II whole bedful be 90
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WHOLE NO. 1875.
PAGES VENUS.

A lady writes to the Saturday Press Of
the famous work Of art:
have seen Pages Venus, and do not
think it immodest. know that many peo-
pie differ with me in opinion, considering
1t to be too immoral for the human eye to
gaze on, without colored spectac.es, or
through black gingham veil. But how
could a form SO fragile, so delicate. be in
any wise unchaste? Yet will frankly adj
init that Venus was quite as immodest as the
white doves who drew her chariot.
There are many persons who think the
human form crime. 1t is only by forget
ting THAT it is capable of being divested
OF Its clothes that they are able TO think it
other than a monster. If they could once
! fully realize that under their own clothes
they themselves are naked, they would at
once become hopeless residents Of Bedam.
Twas much amused by the behavior Of
the ladies with whom the Dusseldorf gall
lery was crowded on the occasion Of my Wis.,
it. OF course they did not GO there to see
the Venus sudden appreciation Of the
Dusseldorf Gallery had seized them sinul-
tancously-a gallery to which, as every ono
knows, hundreds Of new and fine pictures
are added every year. Probably it was the
picture of Diana and her Nyms hs,, thas
attracted them all; else why should they
have been crowded around it? l will not
be so malicious as to draw conclusions from
the fact that they admired that picture
through the backs of their heads, and that
it was placed exactly opposite the Venus.
watched the ladies, too, as they entered.
The younger ones gave it furtive. not in
dignaut glance over their shoulders, as they
passed. The good natnred matrcns trusted
themselves to lock AZ it with one eye. while
others did penaDce for looking at it by gaz-
ing, afterwards, ON some strictly religious
picture. But your severe, antique maidens
whose age and Spartan virtue might have
been supposed to put them beyond the dan
ger of corrupting thoughts, glared at the
opposite side Of the room, with that slaught-
erlng look in their eyes that convinced me-
that they would gladly have undertaken to
stone Page with their own hands, for the
unpardonable sin OF suggesting that a wo-
man may be young, hands ONE, and seduc-
tive.
But cannot think Of this Venus, with the
exception Of the extreme purity Of the form,
q work of high art. The face is not even
pretty. 1t q face that indicates to me bad
grammar, and al antipathy to bathing,
which, in Venus, to say the least, would be
very incoDyeulent. II that hair is golden,
what do the story-writers mean when they
speak of carroty locks?
While gazed upon this picture a ques-
ton Of deep moment suggested itself to my
mind, and have not yet been able to solve
it. 1t is this: If the HerGld'S suggestion,
that the Venus on exhibition outstepped the
lines of modesty, caused such an influx of
ladies to the Gallery, what multitudes would
have flown there, in case that an immodest
Appolo was to be seen? Thls is not a CO.
nundrum, but subject for serious consid-
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THE STREAK OF LIGHTNING.


! laid down his hand at euchre, pushed bis
spectacles up to his forehead, gave his half
empty tumbler ap intense look, and gratified
our curiosity as to the origin Of the cant
phrase, Boys, did you see that streak Of
! lightning ~
"You must know, my dear young friend,
that St. Louis was not always as big place
as it now is, and accommodations for man
aud beast were not so good fifteen or twenty
years ago as they are now.
About those days the tavern at which |
stopped, and it was the principal one in the
town, contained one long room, like the
cabin of a steamboat, which served in vari-
Gus capacities Of a ball room, hall Of justice,
common council room, a theatre, and,
when the town was full, for sleeping apart
ment for such Of the surplus population rs
were not lucky enough to get accomm 0da-
,ions in more limited space.
Well, business once carried me there in
midsummer, AID, as the town was thronged,
| was put with thirty or forty others in this
great accommodation room, and consigned
for the night to my pallet Of straw. | came
in late that night, for had met some old
acq uuintances and we had made rather fast
time of it, so that found all the mattresses
occupied, save the one reserved for me, and
each occupant fast asleep. The landlord
had given me Il small piece Of candle, about
an inch long to light mo TO bed, and as he
sE.v toprl tho ,aIIny !, NV b,nd and
'-,l,,i ~, - Iora;,or, 7, fon
rnriv bat r;,ht 'oI ,hs ,e-nn,ratnra af
,n,.o w. ,nS,.h Ias.1'o,I ", ~ bo,t "a;
aI;.', frnI, ,he corco's"s of ,S;r+r nr f,'r+,,
,l,nr;,', man
rn,n fomnd me hsi and ror,b,v:,h rro.
o...i,d - ..nnshHoL ,, St;.L;or Wv, n.il,lIo
0w tbs cG,e If NV mir Jrnrnf71,IJI I 1a;I NV
,In,Les an n. h,ck If !, 81 =. - on,rL oS
far ~ Dos,ibIe nrains, MI nroIabiI;tv Of
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