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was just coming to the brook tor pail OF
water, and spied the yellow head of the bird
peeping out from Mrs HayeSs apron.
"There w she exclaimed, "Now I've
found out what puzzled me to death nigh
about week. I've found out where that
yellow pullet has gone to. Mrs. Hayes, l
alters kuowed you was wicked desateful
woman, but I didn't think you'd steal"
"Steal me steal who are you talking
to, Mrs. Weaver?" said Mrs. Hayes on her
dignity.
"I'm talking to you, madam, that's who
Pm talking to You've stole my hen what
1 got over to Uncle Gilies, and paid for in
sassengers. She's a real Dorking. Give
her to me right here or I'll use force"
"She's my hen, and you touch her if you
dare"
"I'll show you what dare !" yelled Mrs.
Weaver, growing purple, and seizing the
ill-starred fowl by the tail, she gave a
wrench, and the tail came out in her hand.
The sudden cessation of resistance upset
Mrs. Weaver's balance, and she fell back
ward into the brook, scattering the mud
and astonished polliwogs in every direction.
She was spry woman, and was soon on
her feet again, ready to renew the assault.
"Give me my hen," she cried, thrusting
her fist into Mrs. Hays face, "you old bag
and hypocrite you p aud she made second
grab at the bird.
The hen thought it proper to show her
colors, and uttering an unearthly yell, she
few out of the covert square into the face of
Mrs. Weaver, which she raked down with
her nails until it resembled the pages of a
ledger, crossed and re-crossed with red ink.
Mrs Hayes caught stick of brushwood
from the fence-Mrs Weaver did the same,
and a regular duel would probably have
been fought if the bank had not suddenly
gave way and precipitated both the indig'
nant women into the water.
They scrambled out on opposite sides,
and the hen sat perched in an apple tree
and cackled in triumph.
The ladies shook themselves, and by con-
sent went home. They have not spoken
since.
The hen disappeared and was not seen
until three weeks afterwards, when she
made her appearance with eleven nice yel-
low chickens She found some other fowls
nest and had set in spite of fate.
But although not ''broken up" herself,
she broke up two matches-for Cynthia
Bennett was not at home the next time
Timothy called, and Henshaw never forgaVe
Helen for having such temper.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-15

TO MAKE Cows GIVE MILK.-A wri-
ter who says his cow gives all the milk that
is wanted in family of eight persons, and
from which was made two hundred and six.
ty pounds of butter during the year, gives
the following as bis treatment. tits cheap,
and worth at least trial:
If you desire to get large yield of rich
milk, give your COWS three times day, wa.
ter slightly warm, slightly salted, in which
bran has been stirred at the rate of one quart
to two gallons of water. You will find, if
you have not tried this daily practice, that
your COW will give twenty-five per cent. more
milk Immediately under the effect of it, and
she will become so attached to the diet as to
refuse to drink clear water unless very
thirsty, but this mess she will drink almost
at any time and ask for more. The amount
of this drink necessary is an ordinary water
pail full each time, morning, noon and
night. Your animal will then do her best
at discounting the laoteal. -Four hundred
pounds of butter are often obtained from
good stock, and instances are mentioned
where the yield was even at higher figure.
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A PERFECT ANr1porE FOR ALL

A PERFECT ANTIDoTE FOR ALL Poi.
SONS Il plain farmer says: "It is now
over twenty years since | learned that sweet
oil would cure the bite of rattlesnake,
not knowing it would cure other kinds of
poison. Practice, observation and expert.
ence have taught me that it would cure
poison of any kind, both on man and beast
think no farmer should be without bottle
in his house. The patient must take a
spoonful of it internally, and bathe the
wound for cure. To cure horse it re-
quires eight times as much as it does for a
man. Here let me state one of the most
extreme cases of snake bites in this neigh
borhood: Eleven years ago this summer,
where the case had been given up by his
physician, I heard of it, carried the oil, and
gave him one spoonful, which effected a
cure. 1t is an antidote for arsenic and
strychnine 1t will cure boat in cattle by
eating too freely of fresh clover it will
cure the sting of bees, spiders, or other in,
sects; and will cure persons who have been
poisoned by low running vine growing in
the meadows, called ivy"
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Curing Meat.

We take the following, which We consid-
er reliable, from tie Southern Cultiuator.
1t is in answer to an enquiry as to the best
method of preventing the interference of
insects:
We submitted the enquiries of our cores
pondent to our friend Col, 1. Wilkerson, of
this place, who is as we'll posted and sue.
cessfull in curing meat as any person we
know in the business, and he gives US bis
process in few words: -
1st. Kill the hogs early. Late cured
meat is much more subject to the attacks
of insects than that cured earlier in the
season. Meat should be fattened so as to
kill during the cold spell that almost, if not
always, invariably comes between the 18th
and 25th of November. 1t is cheaper to
fatten meat to kill at that time than later,
and the curing is less troublesome and more
certain.
2. Pack all your meat in casks Of brine,
immersing them all over, so as to exclude
the air. Neither saltpetre or sugar are re-
quired for curing, but can be added, if
liked. They will be salt enough in three
or four weeks, according to size. Take
them out and drain; smear over all the
Aeshy parts with paste Of syrup and black
pepper, covering every exposed part; then
hang up to dry in light, airy house. Be
certain to take plenty Of black pepper-the
red pepper is of no use. The syrup is only
employed to hold the pepper. Col. Wiki
erson showed US his hams, cured in this
way, without smoke, which were laying in
bis store room exposed, which we're perfect
ly sweet and sound
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-15

BOILING FooD FOR Hoas.-At meet
ing of the New York Farmers Club, Prof.
Mapes made the following remarks in re.
gard to boiling food for hogs:
"The proof of the saving Of food by boil
ing has been given here; we may as we'll
have it. Mr.. Mason was matchmaker in
Camden, N. j., and among other fancies he
liked to keep hogs. He had bis hog pen
built just back of his shop, so that he could
sit at his window and watch his hogs
Every spring he bought some pigs and fed
them through the season. Just opposite to
Mr.. Mason was the store of Mr., Van Ars-
dale, and every pound of food Mr.. Mason
gave to his pigs he bought at bis store At
the end of six months he got bis bill from
Mr.. Van Arsdale, and he always slaug ghter-
ed his hogs at the same time; 80 that he
knew exactly how much his pork cost. For
several years it figured up at thirteen cents
per pound. At length some one advised
him to boil corn. He accordingly got a
large keetle and cooked all the food which
he fed to his pigs. Then his pork cost him
four-and.a.half cents per pound. We also
had the experience of MIR. Campbell, which
was about the same as Mr.. Mason's. Hen
~ Ellsworth made some extensive expert
ments in the same thing, and his statement
is that thirteen pounds Of boiled corn,
makes as much pork as thirty pounds of raw
corn"
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Besides this, he obtained six other bulls,
of cross-breed between the Durham and
Schwitz, intended for work animals.
To sum up, Mr.. Cornaz made in all twen-
ty.nine experiments according to the above
mentioned principles, and all have given the
desired product, male or female; he "has
had no case of non. success"
The application of these principles is di-
rect, easy, and certain. Let our stock-breed-
ers profit by this important discovery.
uNATRIUM."
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DARKNESS EoR FATTENING ANIMALS.
All animals fatten better in the dark than
in the light, and this can only beaccountcd
for by theincreased quiet In the dark the
animal remains perfectly quiet, while in the
light the reverse is often the case Some
kinds of stock which are the most irritable
in confinement, as turkeys and geese, are
found to lay on fat best when confined in
the dark, and fed only at stated periods
There is no surer proof that pig is doing
we'll than to see him eat his meal quickly,
and 90 to bed to sleep till feeding again.
Germantown Telegraph.
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Selette6 4oetrg,
WOULD I.

WOULD /.
Do you think If I'D a baby,
That I'D let him pull my hair'
Do you think I'D put on collars
Just TO let him soil and tear,
Do you think I'D call il pretty
When he bites his little toe?
Yet have known some silly mothers
With their babies do just so.
Do you think I'd set him crying
Just TO sec his cunning frown?
Do you think I'd set him walking
Just 10 see him tumble down?
Would call my baby pretty
When he'd neither teeth nor hair?
Yet I've known some silly mothers
With their babies think they are.
Would buy him drum and rattles
Just to hear him make crash?
Would watch him, most delighted,
Break my mirror all 70 smash?
Would smother him in flannels
Just because his voice was low!
Dose him up with bella donna?
Silly mothers treat them so.
Would think his brow Byronic
Just because 1t was so bare
And his head Napoleonic
In its shape, though minus hair!
Could trace the marks Of genius
In his eyebrows, arched and low!
Yet I've known some silly mothers
With their babies think just so.
Would think my baby destined
To become man OF men,
And 10 govern and control them
By the might Of sword or pen?
dare say these noisy babies
Play the very deuce-I know,
And I've seen the wisest women
With their babies think just so.
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ssTHE SUMTER NEWS.'
general intelligence, and the PRONUNCIATION Of the occurren
ces Of the day-polltical and genera-whch may be Of
interest TO the people.
No pains expense will be spared by the proprietor TO
render his paper acceptable all classes OF readers He
confidently refers 10 his long experience oi ~ years. In
the past journalist TO for him the patronage Of
the people o., his District.
He congatuates himself that he select for the In
auguration of his enterprise better occasion than the
present At the termination Of long and bloody struggle,
in which the principles Of free governmenthave been over
ridden and the Constitution ampled under foo-tn which
all the angry passions Of a and errng human nature have
been excited and e1erc5ed-the Angel Of Peace now
about to unfold her wings over all sections OF our COM
country, and again TO gather around her the
goodness strength and the magnitude OF the American
Union At such time as this, he can have no better
landmarks by which, for the good OF his country to direct
his than the Union the Constitution and the Pres
dent Of the United Satcs and he pledges himself to ss
tan he is able tile purity and Integrity OF the one,
and the mness and the patriotism and the craftsmanship
of the other.
To the people of Sumter District lie confidently appeals
for their sympathy and patronage.
Identified he has been with them and telr IN
In past he asks be allowed the same privilege
In the future He expects build up for them District
paper the course of which will be consistent prudent and
PATRIOTIC and which he hopes will not be wanting In
It's influence the education and training OF the rising
generation.
The services of an able and talented editor have been
secured who will devote his time and abilities to the en-
tetalnment and instruction Of his patrons, and who VIII
take pleasure I'm secondng the efforts OF the undersigned,
10 render THE SUMTER NEWS worthy OF the confidence
and support Of n discriminating public.
For further information as to terms *, address me- at
Sumter, s. G. ii. L. Darn
Mov1
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SOUTH CAROLINA-YORKDIS-

\ TRTCT-Whereas, r. s. WARREN has applied 10
me for Lctters of Administration all and singular, the
goods and chattes, rights and credits Of HENRY MER
RIFT, latc OF the District aforesaid, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and adinonis all anu
tho kindred and creditors of the said deceased to be
and appear before me- next Ordnarys Court for tho
said District TO be holden at York Court House on the
NiNETEENjH DAY OF NOVEMBER instant, TO shcw
cause if any, why the said Administration should not DC
granted.
Given under my hand and Sea isand day OF NoFe,
hsr In the vrar ofour Lord one thousand eight hundred
and siyty-six and in the 9lst year Of the lndepen-
dcucc OF the United States Of America
+. C. HARRIS, o. Y. d.
November s ~ y
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Artificial Legs and Arms.
DERSONS who have unfortunately

DERSONS who have unfortunately
Inst their NATURAL LIMBS can be fitted with AR
TICIAL ones of superior Workmanship and finish, by call
ing M the YORK DRUG STORE and having their meas
re taken Thereby saving expense and trouble Of going
TO the manutactrcrs model may be seen at the Store
and the following gentlemen who wearing these Limbs
Major ]. F. Hart and W. H. Smith, Yorkville s. C..
W. Spearcs Goudcysville, P. O., Union Dist, s. c., and
l. C. Wtherspoon, Lancaster, c. H., S. c.
DR.JOHN MAY, Yorkvile, S. G., Agent.
For Richard Clement, Philadelphia; Weston, New York;
Southern Leg and Arm Company, Columbia, 5. G.
August 30 19
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NOUTH CAROLINA-YORK DIS

~ TRICT-Whereas, WILLIAM NELSON, has ap-
pied to me for Letters of Administration, all and sin
euar the goods and chattes rights and credits OF AN
DREW NELSON late Of the District aforesaid, deceased
These arethersore TO and admonsh all and Singular
the kindred and creditors the said deceased to be and
appear before Ordnarys Court for the said
District be holden York Court House on the SIX
TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, instant, to shew cause,
If any, why the said Administration should not be grant
ed. -,
Given under my hand and Seal this ID day OF November
and sixty six and In the nnetyrst year OF the lnde
pcpdcnce of the United States Of America.
+. C. HARRIS, o. Y. d.
November 8 29
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CAROLINA-YORKDI DIS

~ TRICT-Whereas R. S. WARREN has applied to
me for Letters of Administration, on al and singular
The goods and chattcls rights and credits Of WIN. N.
MERRITT. late of the District aforesaid, deceased.
These are therefore cite andadmonsh aland singular
the kindred and creditors othe said De ana
tric TO be holden ut York Court House OH the NINE
TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER inst, to shew cause, II
any, why the said Administration should not De granted
Given under nv hand and Seal this 2nd day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight nun
dcd and sxtysx and in the year of the In
F. c. HARRIS, o. Y. D..
November 8 ~ II
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November {
COUTH CAROLINA-YORKD DIS

~ TRICT.-Whcrcas, II. 5. WARREN, has applied, 10
me for Letters of Administration, on all and slnsHI
the goods and chattes, rights and credits OF H. NLW
MERRITT late Of the DstGt a anS sns
nni anpear before me- at ordnary's Court Tor
the snd District TO be holden At York Court House, on the
NiNETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, instant, to shew
cause if any, why the said administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and Seal this 2nd day of NoVem
her in the wear of our Lord one thousand eight nun
drcd and sixtysix and in the year OF the In
dependence of the United States Of America.
+. G. HARRIS, 0. Y. d.
November 8 %
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VALUE OF CoSYEDRRATE CuRRENcy.-Anne1ed Is a Ia
bic showing the value of "Confederae currency In Uni
ted States currency for the last four years-deputed from
the average monthly rates of the respective currencies In
gold, at New York, Richmond and Augusta.
As the Of stamp duty upon documents executed du-
ring the late Is based upon the value Of the consdea-
ton in United States currency this table will be found very
In fixing that value.
TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE VALE OF "coSYEDERATE'
AND UNITED STATES CURRENCY FOR FOUR YEARS.
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h7 E0n PER YEAR! We want Agents
% -, wv everywhere to sell our IMPROVED $50 Sew
ing Machines. Three new kinds, Under and upper feed
Senton trial. Waranedfv years. Above salary or large
Commissions paid The ONLY machines sold in the United
States for less than S4O which fully licensed by Howe
Wheeler s wilson, Grocer Baker, Singer Co., and
and the seller liable to arrest, fine and impris
onment illustrated circulars sent Free Address, or call
upon Shaw Clark, at Biddeford, Maine or Chicago, ILL.,
May 81 ly
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CONFEDERATE MONEY.

The following table shows the price Of
gold for Confederate currency in Augusta,
Ca, at various times from the breaking ont
to the close of the war. The record was
kept BY broker long doing business in that
city:
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THE STATE OF S. CAROLINA.
YORK DISTRICT,
INTHE COMMON PLEAS.
Darwin & Jetf'eys, }
Us. )
D,tA-,, Dtat- ~

Burrows, Blair & Co.,
WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs did, on the 14th day of March,
1856 file their Declaration against the Defendants who, II
Is sad arc absent from and without the limits of this State,
and have neither wife, attorney known within the same,
upon whom copy of the said Declaration might be served:
is therefore, odered that the said Defendants do appear
and plead to the said Declaration, before the fifteenth
day of March, which will be In the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sxtseven, otherwise final
and absolute Judgment will be given and awarded against
them. J. F. WALLACE, c. c, c. P.
Clerks Office, York District, s. c.
March % ~ 1yQ
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DAGS WANTED.-TWO CENTS
LII per pound in Specie, will be paid for CLEAN Linen
0'''' THE ENQUIRER OFFICE.
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GET THE BEST!
PHGNIX AND CLEANER.
THE DAILY PHENIX

is published every morning, except Monday, and con-
talns the LATEST NEWS, by telegraph and mailS up to
hour or going press Editorials Correspondence from
different points, Miscellaneous Reading Tales, Poetry
Sketches etc., etc., etc. In the QUANTITY and QUAIL
ITY of its READING MATTER is not TO be excelled by
any paper In South Carolina. ADVERTISEMENTS in
serted on favorable terms.
THE TRI-WEEKLY PHOENIX
Contains in every NUMBER the reading matter embracing
the latesnews) of TWO ISSUES of the daily. pub
lished every Tuesday, Thusdayand Saturday mornings
THE GLEAN Err
Is published every Wednesday morning 1t is the desire,
and will be the object Of the PROPRIETOR 10 make this equal
to- If not the BEST FAMILY NEWSPAPER in the South.
In fact, as its name indicates,
A HOME COMPANION.
Besides collection Of the of the ne.vs of the
week, POLITICAL Financial and the Markets, VIII contain
large amount of LITERARY MATTER, such as choice
Tales Sketches and Poetry 1t will embrace EIGHT
PAGES, containing FORTY EIGHT COL UMNS, Is print.
ed in form TO bind and thus faithful record and
history Of passing events.
TERMS--IN ADVANCE.
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To ascertain the value of given amount Of Confederate
currency divide the number Of dollars by the figures In
the column opposite the date sought for and the quoen
will be the amountin United States currency.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-15

A CoNUNDRUM-Why is an awkward
fellow like pine tree? Because he is ev.
ergreen.
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Receipts by express companies for the delivery Of any
propertyfor transportation are eIemu fromstamp duty.

Penalty for making signing issuing any instrument,
document paper of any kind whatsoever shall
cept negotiate pay, be accepted negotiated
paid, bill Of exchange, draft order promissory
note for the payment Of money, without the same being
duly stamped denong the duty hereby imposed thereon
$50; and the instrument shall be deemed invalid and Of no
effects or for counteeitng sturns dies 81 000 and i'm
prsonmen 10 hard labor not exceeding five years. For
making sgnng issuing, accepting or paying any bill Of
exchange, draft, order or note without stamp, $780, For
selling proprietary cosmetics, matches, meats fish, FRUITS
sauces, jellies, &c., without proper stamps, $50.
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PROSPECTUS OF
THE SUM Err NEWS
- "THE SUMTER NEWS.v

THE undersigned proposes to issue at Sumter, 8. c.,
about the first Of June 1885, weekly paper, TO be
titpd
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OTHER PROVISIONS.

Instruments are not to be recorded unless properly
stamped. 20. III
No instrument is invalid for the of the particular
kinds Of stamps desnated provided legal stamp ofequa
amount Except proprietary stampsO Is duly affixed.
All official instruments, documents and papers issued or
used by officers of the United States Government, by the
officers Of any State county other municipal corporation
are exempt. .... ..r'
In where adhesive stamp shall be used for demo-
ting any duty imposed by this act the person using ax
ing the same shall write thereon the initials of his name
and date upon which the same shall be attached used so
that the may not again be used, under penalty Of
$50.
instruments heretofore issued without stamps not to be
void where stamps subsequently affixed Postage stamps
cannot be used as revenue stamps
ANY person may present TO the commissioner of Internal
Revenue any instrument and require his opinion whether
the same Is chargeable with any stamp duty; and If the
said be Of opinion that Is chagea-
BILE with any stamp dut, he Is required impress on II
particular stamp with words signify that tisnot chagea-
Bile with stamp duty; and every instrument on which said
stamp is impressed shall be received in evidence In all
courts notwithstanding objections the ground of such
instrument being without the proper stamp.
The party TO whom document is issued from foreign
country whom 1t Is to be used SHALL before using the
same ax thereon the stamp stamps indicating the duty
required.
Propretors of cosmetics, medicines, proprietary arti
cles may furnish private dies, and allowed per
on all purchases of $500; over $500, 10 per ceht.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-11-22
Notice,

yrSnE citizens Of Jefferson township, Wayne county,
In6iana, and ali 9TH rs interested, are hereby
notified that at the regular term of the hoard OF
County Commissioners OF Wayne county. cammenc-
ing III Monday in December 1885, David lantz,
shall aiv it,r license 10 sell intoxicating. lilo in
less quantities than quart time with tieP lytege
nf permitting the u be drank on the premises
where sold. as hereafter described. The premises
which 18Th to sell said liquors under the license ars
as follows Bein. the house formerly occupied rs a
Tavern ~ known the Eu;th House. in fagers town
WAYNE county. Indiana, which house IS situated on
Lot NJ five ) il Block No fifteen, 10 OF sad town
and Is built the intersection o. Perry aud Walnut,
street in said town it being the house occupied
hv me a. dwelling house and grocery store. sand
house an premises are III Jefferson township, Wayne
county Indiana DAVID LANTZ.
Noyember I, 1856. 4t-37.