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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-10-24
An1nuru,&s department.
A CONFIRMED GRUMBLER.


Some tine ago there lived in Edinboro' a
well known grumbler named Sandy Black,
whose often recurring fits of spleen or indi.
gestion produced some amusing scenes Of
senseless irritability which were highly rel
ished by all except the brute's good patient
little wife. One morning Sandy rose bent
on a quarrel. The haddies and eggs were
excellent, done to turn, and had been or.
dered by himself the previous evening, and
breakfast passed without the looked fol
complaint.
"What will you have for dinner, Sandy?'
said Mrs. Black.
ga chicken, madam" said the husband
"Roasted, or boiled ?" asked the wife.
"Confound it, madam! if you had been
q good and considerate wife, you'd have
known before this what I liked" Sandy
growled out, and, slamming the door behind
him, left the house.
It was in the spring, and friend who
was present heard the little wife say, "San.
dy's bent on a disturbance to day ; / shall
not please him to do what I can"
The dinner time came, and Sandy ano
his friend sat down. The fish was eaten il
silence, and on raising the cover of the disl
before him, in towering passion he callec
out, "boiled chicken I hate it madam
A chicken boiled is chicken spoiled"
Immediately the cover was raised for al
other chicken, roasted to turn.
ssMadam, I won t eat roast chicken, roar
ed Sandy, "you know how it should have
been cooked
At that instant broiled chicken, witt
mushrooms, was placed on the table.
"Without green peas ?" roared the grum
bier.
"Here they are, dear" said Mrs. Black
"How dare you spend my money in thai
way?'
;sThey were present" said the wife, in
terrupting him.
Rising from his seat, and rushing from
the room amidst roar of laug ghter from hi
friend, he clenched his fist, and shouted
Chow dare you receive present without
nv leave ?'
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NEW BOOKS.


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"A Professor Of the Principles and Practice OF
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an Epitome Of Eberlie's Practice of Medicine:
Review Of Homeopathy; work on the History
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phia, Pa.
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Entitled New School Medicines, which is the only
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New MODE OF HORSE sHoBING.--A great
change is about to take place in the mode
of horse shoeing in Paris, it having long
been understood that the method in present
use is extremely defective. A man named
Charlier has had the idea of altogether
disembarrassing the hoof of the awkward
appendage of a shoe, which not only i'm
pcdes the movements, but also deprives the
animal of q certain amount of steadiness
and elasticity. Charlier does not cut the
hoof, but leaves it just as nature forms it
He merely protects it against violent blows
and accidents, and against the wear and
tear of the Paris pavement, by enclosing ii
in a thin circle of iron, which wards it from
danger without compressing it. In this
way the horse stands upon healthy mem.
Der instead of upon one which is being con
stantly wounded by the iron and knife Of
the smith. Not only does this simple in
vention spare much time and money, but
also acts as preventive against the various
diseases of the foot.-Home Journal.
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THE NEW
THE NEW
WEED FAMILY SEWING MACHINE,

vuyHE WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPA-
NY, in addition to their well-known and high
ly appreciated No. 2, or Wheel Feed Machine, are
now introducing their New DROP FEED, or F. +.
Machine confidently asserting that it is the most
simple, durable, compact and beautiful piece OF
mechanism ever presented to the public.
1t not only retains the principal essential points
of the former, but combines with them the many
and desirable advantages which render positive
family sewing and at the same time capable ofex-
ecutng, with the most unerring certainty and pre-
cision, all the heavier grades of ordinary work.
PRINc1PAL AGENCIES: 6l3, Broadway, N. York.
$40, Washington street, Boston, 102, Washington
street. Chicago. 1885, Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia Pa, and sold at most large Business Centres.
ns- Local Agents wanted everywhere.
The Weed Sewing Machine was awarded the
September 26 % 6m
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OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
v0rlr nIStriRf.

Lewis NJ. Grist, Us. Seth w. Fowle & Co.-IN THE
COMMON PLEAs.-Ahdchnent.
WHEREAS, the Plaintiff did, on the 9th day
w of February, 1867, file his declaration against
the Defendant, who, las it is sad) is absent from
and without the limits Of this State, and has nei-
ther wife nor Attorney known within the limits OF
ton might be served. It Is, therefore, ordered,
that the said Defendant do appear and plead to the
Declaration filed ,ainst him, on or before the Sd
day of March, which will be in the year of our
Lord one thousand eighthundred and sixty EIGHT,
otherwise final and absolute judgment will be
given against him.
J. F. WALLACE. G. G. @. p. & q. 8.
Clerks Office, York District, 8. G.
Morob 45 1vu
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MURPHIEs vs.. ST. GLARS.

A certain gentleman of the Milesian per
suasion, who has achieved some little news
paper notoriety in this country, and the in
itials of whose last name, put together woule
spell Murphy, for some reason or other, anc
much to the disgust of his brother Irish
men, changed his time-honored patronymit
to the more hifalutin cognomen of st. Clair
Every one knows how it hurts an Irishman'
feelings to see a brother Irishman 60 back
on the ould sod, and you may be sure he got
many sharp rap over the knuckles, as the
saying is, for the change of name. Some
time during the war, our hero was stopping
at the NJ. House, as was also a dashing
young Irish officer of our army. They
CHANGED to be vis-a.vis at the table, and
Major j., who always goes in for joke,
whether at his own expense or some one
else's, thought the opportunity was too good
to be lost, so he sings out to the waiter,
ssPatrick."
Pat came to him.
ssBring me St. Clair" said the Major,
in his matter -of-fact way.
ga which, sir ?" said Pat.
ga St. Clair, Isaid. Don't you under
stand the American dialect ?"
Pat, sorely bothered, scratched his head
and replied
"Sure, Ameriky is quare country, and
+ never heard such thing axed for before,
sur, at all"
"Well, Patrick" quoth our joker, with
the air of one about to impart useful knowl.
edge, 'sit's potatoe I want; we used to
call them Murphies at home, but the polite
name of them in this country is St. Clair. -
The Major hit hard that time, at least,
for the owner of the 'spolite' name left the
table, amid the understandable roars of the
company, who understood and fully appre-
ciated the joke, and I believe that was his
last appearance on the stage.
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STIR THE So1L.-The value of keeping all
soils we'll stirred, among cultivated crops, is
not half understood by the great mass of
our farmers. Don't let the land become
hard and baked, but run your plough and
cultivator through your crops, and use the
hand-hoe thoroughly. The benefits deri-
we'd from working the Bookkeeping it mel
the air, &C., must not be
overlooked if you wish good crops.
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OUR DUTY TO GoD.-I cannot but take
notice of the wonderful love of God to
mankind, who, in order to encourage ODE.
dience to His laws, has annexed present
as we'll as future reward to good life
and has so interviewer our duty and hap
piness together, that, while we are dis.
charging our obligations to the one we are,
at the same time, making the best provis.
ion for the other.-Melmoth
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A PITY TO HAVE AN EMPTY SEAT.

A few weeks ago, gentleman was ooll'
ged to 90 to distant depot at an hour
when there was no conveyance thither. So
although very weary, and not strong, he
was obliged to set out on walk of two or
three miles. After he had gone little
way, he was overtaken by gentleman and
a little boy in a carriage. The fine horse
was at once reined in, and his owner said
with smile, 81 presume, sir, you are 60
ing but short way; but this little fellow
insists on my asking you to ride with us.
I told him, had no doubt, you were going
to the first station; but he said, The gen.
tlemen is a stranger, father it is very easy
to ask him. 1t always seems to me such a
pity to ride with an empty seat ="
Now, that ride which cost the gentleman
neither money, time, nor trouble, was a
real blessing to weary minister of Christ !;
and he told him so when he thanked him
and the dear boy who prompted the civility.
''It is a way he has, and always had,
sir" replied the father. From his cradle,
he could never enjoy what he could not
share with others. If he has any new gift
or pleasure, his first thought is for those
less favored. 1t is way he got from his
mother"
1t was truly beautiful "way" that boy
had !; and it should be lesson to all boys,
and boys mothers, too, who hear of him.
The little things of to-day, will grow into
great things of years to come. The boy
who is selfish with his toys and his COM
forts, will be so with his money and his
sympathies when man; for the heart
grows harder, rather than softer, by the
flight of time.
A carriage is not the only place, where
'sit is pity to have an empty seat" 1t
is a pity to have one in the Church, or the
Sunday school; and there will be less
number so, if all the boys had the spirit of
the little fellow, of whom we have written.
Say with him, ut is easy to ask !" and
then 60 among the boys you know, and
urge them to fill the empty seat. You can
do far more in this way, than your minis
ter or teacher can.
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PARISH AND LATIMORE,
Thn%nyS

MANUFACTURERS and Dealers in NEW and
Nl SECOND HAND FURNITURE, Looking
Glass Plates for Bureaus, &c.
the best quality. They are prepared to furnish
COFFINSa at a few hours notice. Cane-Seat Chairs
Re- -Bottomed.
@- Shop and Ware-R in the old Thespian
Hall, over Heyman's Store.
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TRAINING CATTLE TO JUMP.

We are too apt to underrate the intelli'
gence of the domestic animals under oul
charge, and yet moment reflection should
teach every farmer that COWS, horses, sheep
and pigs are very apt pupils and most
farmers boys are quite proficient in teach.
ing them to do mischief. Thus we find
many persons, when turning stock into OF
out of pasture, instead of letting down all
the bars, leaving two or three Of the lower
rails in their place; and then, by shouting
or beating, perhaps, force the animals to
leap over. This is capital training, the re.
suits of which are seen in the after dispo.
sition of animals to try their powers Of
Jumping where top rail happens to be off,
and this accomplished, to set oil fences at
defiance, and make descent upon the corn
or grain field, as their inclination, ability
or hunger may prompt them. Another
good lesson is to open the gate but little
way, and then, as in the case of the bars,
force the cattle forward, and by threats
and blows compel them to pass through it.
The result of this teaching is shown in the
determined spirit manifested by some cat
tie to make forcible entry into the stable,
yards, fields, or in fact to almost every
place where gate or door may, by acci-
dent, be left slightly open.
A Western farmer says he makes it a
rule whenever cattle are made to pass a
fence, whether through bars or ''slipgap,"
to leave one rail for them to pass under
This gives them downward tendency, and
lessons their inclination to jump or look
upwards, as they are sure to do when a
lazy attendant throws down part of the
rails, and makes them vault the rest. Cat
tie may be taught to 60 over any fence by
the careful training they often get for this
end, performed as follows: First, starve
them or give them poor feed, which will
make them light and restless. As soon as
they 60 over the lowest part of the fence
after better provender, make them jump
back again, and put on one more rail, say
ing, II guess that will keep them out. -
Next day, (of course, they will be in mis-
chief again, repeat the process, adding an
other rail; in short time they will take
care of themselves, and harvest the crops
without charge.-Amer. Stock Journal.
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KIND INQUIRIES.

Cousin Kate was sweet, wide-awake
beauty of about seventeen, and she took il
into her head to 60 down to Long Island te
see some relations. Among these relations
there CHANGED to be young swain who had
seen Kate on previous occasion, and see
ing, fell deeply in love with her. He called
at the house on the evening of her arrival,
and she met him on the piazza where she
was enjoying the evening air in company
with two or three Of her friends.
The poor fellow was so bashful that he
could not find his tongue for some time.
At length he stammered out:
''How's your mother? ?"
"Quite well, thank you
Another silence on the part of Josh, du-
ring which Kate and her friends did the
best they could to relieve the monotony.
After waiting about fifteen minutes for him
to commence to make himself agreeable, he
again broke the spell by
"How's your father ?" which was an.
swered after the same fashion as the first
one, and then followed another silence like
the other.
sHow's you father and mother ?" again
put in the bashful lover.
"Quite well, both of them" This was
followed by an exchange of glances and a
suppressed smile.
This lasted some ten minutes more, du-
ring which Josh was fdgeting in his seat
and stroking his Sunday hat. But at length
another question came
SHOWS your parents ?"
This produced an explosion that made
the woods ring"
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|Aarifnltnral department,
MANAGEMENT OF NEGROES.

The following article, published some
thirty years ago, with two or three substi-
tutions of servant for slave, is as applicable
to the negroes now as it was to them in
slavery. Those who are faithful and in
dustrious, it will be found advisable to at
tach to the plantation by good wages, and
the possession of certain well defined privi-
leges. This is dictated both by our duty
as christians, and by an enlightened self
interest:
"The negro women are all harder to
manage than the men. The only way to
get along with them is by kind words and
hattery. If you want to cure n sloven,
give her something nice occasionally, and
praise her up to the skies, whenever she
has anything tolerably decent. In the man.
agement of negroes, it is particularly ne
cessary to elevate their notions of honesty
and character as much as possible, and
never to charge them with dishonesty, un-
less you have positive proof of the fact.
You should not be too suspicious of them.
A negro girl, who was under my first over
seer's wife, could not be trusted at all, and
was charged with many thefts. On chan
ging overseers, the wife of the next missed
something, and it was suggested to her by
some of the other negroes that the girl was
the thief; but the overseer's wife being
more unsuspicious than most persons, said
that she could not believe that girl of her
good countenance could have committed q
theft; and that very speech, I believe, to-
gether with her mild and unsuspicious con-
duct towards her, cured the girl, for she
has borne good character ever since.
Never put temptations in their way: by
leaving keys or money carelessly about.
Many a negro who would never have COM
mitted theft, in the course of long life,
with careful overseer or master, has not
been able to resist the temptation, when a
careless one has left the keys about, and
when once the ice is broken, and they lose
character, they soon become hardened in
villainy. 1t would be better to give up
the keys to the negroes, and trust to their
honesty, (many of them are trustworthy, },
than to leave them carelessly within their
power for they feel kind of pride when
trusted, which might possibly make them
go straight, when this manner of tempting
would be sure to make them dishonest.
The proper course is to put no temptation
whatever in their way.
1t is all-important for the morals, as
well as the comfort of the servants, Ito say
nothing of the humanity of the thing), that
they should be well-clothed and fed; for
they will steal if they are not well-fed, and
the very best remedy for hog-stealing, is to
give the rogues plenty of pork to eat.
Negroes should have some of the luxuries
of life too-such as fowls, eggs, &c., gar
den and fruit trees-all of which will save
the masters fowls, fruit, &c., and aid in
the facility of managing them, and will
serve to attach them to their omes.-Hon.
Hill Carter, IN Farmers Register.
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;for the Mut1e Girtle.
THE RICH MAN.

A rich man, named Chryses, commanded
his servant to turn out poor widow and
her children from one of his houses, be-
cause she was unable to pay her yearly
rent.
When the servant came the woman cried
"Oh, delay a little; perhaps your lord
may have pity on us. Twill 60 to him ano
beg him to-" o.,
So the widow went to the rich man with
four of her children-one lay sick in bed
and they all pleaded fervently that they
might not be driven away.
But Chryses said, "My commands can
not be changed, unless you at once pay the
debt"
Then the widow wept bitterly, and said
"Alas the care of my sick child has used
up all my earnings and hindered my work
ing"
And the children pleaded with then
mother that they might not be driven forth
But Chryses turned himself from them
and went into his garden-house and lay
down upon the cushions to rest, as he was
wont. 1t was sultry day. Close to the
summer-house flowed sparkling stream
and there was a stiffness and quietness
that not breeze rufled. Then Chryse'
heard the rustic of the reeds, upon the
bank, and it sounded to him like the cry
| ing of the poor widows children, and hi
grew uneasy upon his cushions.
Then he listened to the rushing of thu
brook, and it seemed to him that he lay or
the shores of boundless sea, and he tossee
upon his pillow.
Once again he listened, as the distant
thunder of rising tempest sounded out
1t seemed to him that they were all voices
of justice.
He started up quickly, and fastened tt
command his servant to restore her house
to the poor widow. But she and her chill
dren had gone into the woods, and were
nowhere to be found. Meantime the tenn
pest was at its height, and it thunderet
and rained furiously, and Chryses wander
ed about, full of remorse.
Another day Chryses heard that the sick
child had starved in the woods, and the
mother, with the rest, had wandered ia,
away. Then his garden and summer-house
and cushions became hateful to him, ano
he no more enjoyed the GOODNESS of the
rushing stream.
Soon after Chryses fell sick, and ever in
the delirium of his fever he heard the rus.
tie of the reeds and the rushing stream and
the deep roar of rising tempests. So he
died d.-Rruumacher.
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A NNEXED is table showing the value of "Con-
IA federate currency" in United States currency
for the last four years-deputed from the average
monthly ratesof the respective currencies in gold,
at New York, Richmond and Augusta.
AS the rate Of stamp duty upon documents exc
cuted during the late war Is based upon the value
Of Reconsideration United States currency, this
table will be found very convenient in fixing that
value.
TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE VALUE OF ''C0N-
FEDERATE'' AND q. 8. CURRENCY FoRFoURYEARs.
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CONFEDERATE MONEY.

Confederate currency in Augusta, Ga. at va.
riOus times from the breaking out to the close OF
the war. The record was kept by broker long
doing business in that city:
1861. Gold Premium. For IL IN Cod.
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6B- State and District Rights for Sale. 1sN
@ Mr.. F. NJ. GALBRAITH, of Yorkville, is
privilege Of giving the machine trial, by apply
ing to him. F. ELDER.
Au0ust2Q ~ ~
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THE HISTORY OF GREGG's BRIGADE.
PRICE REDUCED.

TTHE History of Brigadeof South Carolinians,
known first as GREGGS, and subsequently
as McGOWAN'S BRIGADE, by j. F. j. Cald-
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Gale at the "ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
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p% Open your heart to sympathy, but
close it to dependency. The flower which
opens to receive the dew shuts against rain.
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FOR, TAX-COLLECTOR.

VyHE friends of JOHN M. sHERRER, (of Bull.
locks Creek respectfully announce him as :
candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR, Of York Dis.
trict, at the next election.
August 10, 1867. II 6ms