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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07
HOW TO BREAK A CHURCH DOWN.

A skeleton text, Micah ii, 13: ''The breaker is
come"
To do this efectually, you must
|. Discourage the pastor.
III. Discourage your felow-members.
III. Destroy the confidence of the community.
I. To discourage the pastor:
/. Absent yourself from one service every Sab
BATH or miss at least one in three he is not very
strong, once in four times may answer.
9 Neglect the prayer meeting.
8. Criticise your minister freely, pray tor HIM
little or none.
4. Give yourself no concern whether his salary is
paid or not.
5. Never allow him to think that bis comfort or
that of his family is matter of any importance in
your eyes,, a.sE
II. TO discourage your fellow-members
l. Observe the directions given above.
q Complain about everything they do and don t
do.
g. Contrive to make yourself the head of clique,
and by their assistance andyour own industry keep
the church in hot water generally.
f. While doing this, lose no opportunity to COM
plain of the bad treatment you are receiving.
S. Be as much like Diotrephes and as little like
Paul as you can.
G. Discard charity and candor, take distrust to
your bosom, and make scheming your speciality.
III. To destroy the confidence of the communi-
ty:
|. Observe the foregoing directions
2. Tell the people that you are in the church by
force of circumstances but have no respect for the
way in which the business is conducted.
8. Publish the faults Of your brethren, taking
care to magnify them.
d. Make no effort to induce people to attend the
church.
S. Take no part in the labors of the Sunday
School.
6. Publish it on all occasions that you have no
confidence in, the concern predict that it must
fall-go down blow up-never can succeed-and
then skedaddle."
By observing these directions faithfully you may
have the satisfaction, if the church is not unusual
ly vigorous, of witnessing the ful6lment Of your
predictions. .-MethodsSt Protestant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07
FOOD FOR FATTENING FOWLS.

The best food for fattening poultry Is sweet fresh
oatmeal or barley meal, mixed either with scaldng
milk or water. Cooped fowls should be supplied
with fresh food three times day-namely, at day;
break, or as soon after as possible, at midday, and
again at roosting time; as much as they can eat,
should be given to the fowls on each occasion, but
no more than can be devoured by the next meal
to the other fowls as, if kept it is apt to become
sour, when the birds will not eat it freely. The
troughs for the soft meat should be scalded out
daily, which can be done conveniently by having a
supply Of spare ones.
In addition to soft food, supply of fresh, clean
water must be constantly present, and little gravel
must be given daily, otherwise the grinding action
of the gizzard which is necessary to the due dlges
ton of food, does not 60 unsatisfactory the sup
ply of little green food will be found very-advan
tageous to health; little sliced cabbage, or some
turnip tops, or green turf to pick at occasionally
being all that is required.
a variation in the diet will be found very condu
Give to an increased appetite and therefore the oc
casiona substitution Of feed of boiled barley tol
theslaked oatmeali is desirable. Some feeders have
divisions in their troughs, Or still better, small
extra trough, which always contains some grains
for the fowls to peck at.
Should the birds be required very fat, some NUT
ton snet or trimmings Of the loins may be chopped
up and scalded with the meal, Or they may be
boiled in the milk or water preparatory to its being
poured over the food, and the fat of fowls so fat
tened will be found exceedingly firm.
In the course of about fortnight to three weeks
at the utmost fowl will have attained, under this
system of feeding the highest degree Of fatness Of
which it is capable, and it must then be killed fol
if the attempt be made to keep it any longer In
that state, it becomes diseased from an inhamma-
tor,, .otion hano established which renders the
flesh hard and even unwholesome.
When the fowls have arrived at a state fit fol
killing, they should be kept for twelve or fifteen
hours without food or water, in order that the in
testines may be as empty possible otherwise the
bird turns green and useless in short time
In situations where good sweet Indian corn mea
can be obtained at low rate, it would be found to
answer quite as well as oatmeal; tcontains very
large amount of oil, and is invariably used in the
States of America, as food for animals put up tc
fatten Wheat meal is too expensive, but some
small fall wheat is far superior to barley, to place
in the trough as whole grain for the fowls to peck
LopdOn Field
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07
Aarifnltnral department,
IRISH POTATO CULTURE.

The failure of the provision crop in the South
for the past two years. and the consequent demand
for money received from articles produced and
manufactured for export to be sent abroad tor art
ces of prime necessity, make it important to cult
vate the earliest and most certain products that Will
supply, to some extent, our pressing wants -
proper attention is given to the cultivation OF the
Irish potato it viii be found one of the most use
full and profitable of our Southern productions.
One acre will ordinarily produce from fifty to one
hundred bushels, and even more than that. They
are ready for use and market in May and early in
June, and will always insure good price at home
and abroad. rr
We have planted them for many years, in differ
ent kinds of soil, both poor and rlch, and have
never failed to make good crop, Our mode OF
cultivation is this: Break the soil deep with turn
nIow then cross, harrow level, and break the cods
well run off the rows three feet apart with turn
plow, and run back in the same furow, thus throw
Ing the dirt out each way, run in the same turroW
with subsol plow, if at hand, if not, with bull
tongue. this makes trench from ten to fifteen
inches deep, and loosens the soil even below that
this retains the moisture and makes mellow bed
for the potato to grow in. Cut the potato, each
eye separate, and drop them carefully inthe trench
six inches apart eyes upward
Compost from the barn-yard makes good ma
nure, and may be used to advantage. Last year
WQeaU SCIdW ISU W duu udlupCo Dy pooSn ae.A-S
the winter produces well. We prefer, however, to
fill the trenches with fresh stable manure, for the
reason that it is heating during the cold weather
in early spring. and forces the potato to sprout and
come up early Being ightit prevents the ground
from becoming hard from heavy rains. 1t begins
to decay just at the time the potato needs nourish
ment, and being spring crop, matured and gath
cred previous to the hot dry weather, it seldom
fires As soon as the vine is high enough throw
the dirt to it with small plow, which may, be re-
peated twice at proper intervals, which will make
a ridge sufficient to complete the crop. :,
We have tried several varieties Of seed and find
the pink eye the most delicious for table use and tor
this climate is quite favorite. The jackson white
and large red are the most productive and best a.
dapted for market They are more hardy and GER
tain, and we recommend them to our readers.
A few barrels planted by each Of our farmers
would yield enoug ugh for table use and furnish q
large amount for the demand abroad which will
make handsome return when money will be very
scarce.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

Who KNOWS BEsT?-We were highly amused
last evening, says an exchange, at hearing the fol
lowing story told by person in illustration of the
peculiar logic of an opponent: The speaker said a
few years ago he was living in Missouri, and his
neighbor had negro named Ephe, who was reg
ulsr attendant at church, and was proud Of his Bi
bic learning. He was saving wood one day, while
his masters son, lad Of about twelve years, was
looking on, and now and then asking questions.
(Which of the apostles does you like best? ask
ed Ephe.
'sWel, don't know" drawled the boy
'1ikes Sampson said Ephe; 'shewas so strong
and piled up dem wicked folks So"
sWhy, Ephe, replied the boy, Samson was not
one of the apostles
.Ephe put down his saw, and looked atthe young
ster q moment In amazement, and then he asked
him, with an air Of triumph, 'Look here, white
boy, how old am your
twelve" replied the boy.
'sWen, Use forty now, who ought to know best
ak you dat. ...
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

DREAD RErRIBUT1oN.- During the war Dem
ocrat editor in Dayton, Ohio, Bolmeyer, was muir,
dered by an abolitionist, without any proVocation
An abolition Court tried and acquitted the murder;
er. The whole trial was disgraceful farce, and all
who participated in it were guilty Of official PERU,
ry. Some three years have elapsed, and the Coun,
ty Clerk, the Sheriff, and about one-half Of the
Jury are dead, while the infamous Judge, who
outraged justice at this trial. is an idiot in luna
tic asylum! Jime Lane, while his hand was yet
smoking with blood Of murdered victims, was
elected to the office Of United States Senator by
Puritanic Legislature. For one of his murders he
was tried and, Of course, acquitted; He has fal
len by his own hand. It is now believed by most
Of mankind, that Mrs. Surrat was guiltless Of par
ticipation in the murder of Mr.. Lincoln. When
Under sentence Of bd death at after Mi
PRESTON King prevented access to the President
and denied admission to her daughter, who ahnos,
shrieked and sobbed her Life away on the steps 9
Preston King stlled remorseful conscience in this
world by seEemurder. -aa--s.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
York District.

WHEREAS, R. E. GETTYs has applied to to
w me for Letters of Administration, on all
and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and
credits Of DANIEL McELMOYLE, late of the
District aforesaid, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish alland
singular the kindred and creditors OF the said de-
Ordinarys Court for the said District to be holden
at York Court House on the EIGHTH DAY OF
MARCH next, to shew cause, if any, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
February in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-seven, and in the 9lst
year of the Independence of the United States OF
America. F. @. HARRIS, o. Y. d.
February % A 2ta
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

ErERNrTY.-''Eternity has no gray hairs p The
Flowers fade the heart withers, man grows ole
ages, but time writes no wrinkles on the brow o.
eternity. Eternity. Stupendous thought: The
ever present. unborn undecaying, but undying-the
endless chain, composing the Life of God the goll
den thread, entwining the destinies Of the uni
verse. Earth has its beauties, but time shrond'
them from the grave; its honors they are but a:
the gded sepulchres; its possessions are but toys
of changing fortunes its pleasures they are burst
ing bubbles. Not 50 in the untried bourne. lr
the dwelling Of the Almighty, can come no footsteps
of decay. Its days will know no darkenlng-eter
nal splendors forbid the approach Of night. Its
foundation will never fail they are fresh from the
eternal throne. Its glory will never wane, to-
there is the ever present, God. Its hamones vii
never cease; exhaustless love supplies the song.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

Swiss BRIDAL CUSTOM IA correspondent, trav.
cling in Switzerland, writes, that the custom Of
making gifts to the bride prevails there, as every
where, but he thinks it is better regulated The
bride makes out written list of things she will re-
guire in beginning to keep house, especially those
5 AEf I AND aIoye SSr ends a and s Gl s ae
provided for another will give her something else,
and so sometimes two or three will combine and
furnish more expensive present than any one
would give alone. After the wedding the couple
usually start off on an excursion, and on their re-
turn they find their dwelling filled with these pres
ents, each marked with the givers name.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

TREATMENT OF FROSTED FEEr.-To cure the
intolerable itching that follows frost bitten toes, il
is necessary to totally exclude the air from the af
fected part fitis not accompanied with swelling
gum s6ellac dissolved in alcohol, applied so as te
form complete coat, is the easiest remedy that
know of. It dries soon, and does not adhere tc
the stockings, and generally lasts until they art
well. If the flesh becomes swollen and painful
pasters of good sticking save are Of great service
but if highly inAamed any mild poultice that vii
exclude the oxygen Of the air from the diseased
part, and keep it moist allowing the recuperativ'
powers of nature to do the rest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07
STRETCH A LunE-A little girl and her broth

STRETCH A LITTLE little girl and her broth.
morning. N The hes ground was White with frost, and
the wind was sharp. They were both poorly dress
ed, but the little girl had sort of coat over her.
which she seemed to have outgrown. As they
walked briskly along, she drew her little companion
close up to her. saying: "Come under my coat
Johnny" 'It isn't big enough for both" he re.
piled. 81 think can stretch it a little" she
said; and they were soon as close together and as
warm as two birds in the same nest How many
shivering bodies, and heavy hearts, and weeping
eyes there are in the world just because people dc
not stretch their comforts little beyond them
selves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

VOLUNTEER DRILL FOR SINGLE MEN.-ssFall
in love with some industrious young woman
Attention pay to her faithfully and respectfully.
Fright face in popping the question, Like man.
"Quick march to her parents and ask their con.
sent 'Fle right" with her to the church, and 60
through the service of matrimony. "Halt' and
reflect seriously upon the new duties which you
have assumed and then perform them. Right
quented when single and prefer your own home
advance arms" to your young wife when walking
out with her and never leave her to trail behind
'Break off, staying out at night and other bad
habits if you wish to have happy home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07
Thf Aurkrine Gnqnirer.
TERMS---IN ADVANCE.

NG- 10 persons VINO make up CLUBS VI Cou VI
more names, an extra copy of the paper will be
furnished one year, free OF charge
ADvERTISENIE
Will be inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents
per square for the first, and Seventy-fve Cents
per square for each subsequent tinserhon-lesst than
three months. A square consists Of the space oc-
cupied by ten lines of this size type, or one inch
No advertisement considered less than square.
Semi Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Adyere sHs.
for each insertion. -
Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts
will be made on liberal terms-the contract, how
ever, must in all cases be confined to the inmedi-
ate business of the firm or individual contracting
Obituary Notices and Tributes Of Respect, rated
as advertisements. Announcements Of Marriages
and Deaths and notices Of religious character, In
serted gratis, and solicited.
~ Personal Communications, when adnissa-
BILE; Communications Of limited or indivua inter
est, or recommendations Of Candidates for offices
of honor, profit or trust will be charged for as ad
vertisements. ..,. .-a.s,.t s...--.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

How TO CARE FOR LIGHT HARNESS.
friend of much experience says the first requisite
for good appearance and durability, after good
leather is to keep the harness clean. Oil it with
meats foot oil about twice year little lamp
black added to the oil is a good thing Occasion,
ally take sponge and rub it with piece Of Cas-
tile soap, wetted, until fully saturated then youl
harness taken to pieces, should be thoroughly
rubbed with this sponge. Fill a second sponge
with the white Of eggs, and again rub the entire
harness. This will impart gloss to the harness
scarcely obtainable in any other way, without In
iury to the leather.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

GREASE THE WHEE1s-Ol and black lead is
supposed to be the best substance, but we have
always found lard and -four apparently as good,
If the wheels are kept well fabricated, very little
difference will be found between the ease OF run
ming wooden and iron axles in ordinary farm work.
The smaller the axle the less will always be the the
spokes have greater purchase, the friction being
the resisting force, and being nearer the end OF
the lever when the axle is small.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

The HA1R.-The ordinary length of the hair o.
the head in woman varies from twenty inches to
yard, but they are of unusual occurrence 1T
relates an instance where the hair on ladys heaG
attained the measurement of two yards lin length
But its proper length for texture and strength
should not exceed twenty-four inches and its value
as long hair is much deprecated in price when il
falls shorter. It has been calculated by Witho
that the beard grows at the rate Of a line and :
half per week, which gives length Of six and {
half inches in the course Of year, while for maj
of eighty years of age twenty,seven feet woule
have fallen before the razor. We are informed
that the beard of the Burgomaster Hans Steinber
gen was so long that upon one OCCASION. having
forgotten to fold up the same, he trod on it, as ht
assembled to the council chamber at Brinn, and wa
thereby thrown down and killed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07
Hliseellanee,ts Attitles.
From the Dublia University Magazine.
THE BURIAL OF MOSES.

By Nebo's lonely mountain,
On this side Jordan's wave,
In vale in the land Of Moab,
There lies lonely grave; r..
And no man dug the sepulchre,
And no man saw 1t e'er;
For the angel Of God upturned the sod,
And laid the dead man there.
That was the grandest funeral
That ever passed on earth;
But no man heard the tramp1ng5
Or saw the train go forth.
Noiselessly az the daylight
Comes when the night Is done,
And the crimson streak on oceans cheek
Grows into the great sun:
Noiselessly as the spring time
Her crown of verdure weaves,
And all the trees on all the hills
Open their thousand leaves
So, without sound of music,
Or voice of them that wept,
Silently down from the mountains crown
The great procession swept.
Perchance the bald old eagle
On gray Bethpeor's height,
Out from his rocky eyrie
Looked on the wondrous sight;
Perchance the lion, stalking,
Still shuns that hallowed spot;
For beast and bird have seen and heard
That which men knoweth not.
But when the warrior dieth,
His comrades in the war,
With arms reversed and muf1ed drum,
Follow the funeral car;
They show the banners taken,
They tell his battles won,
And after him lead his masterless steed,
While peals the minute gun.
Amid the noblest Of the land
Men lay the sage to rest, -
And give the bard an honored place,
With costly marble dress,
In the great minister -transept,
Where lights like glory fall,
And the choir sings and the organ rings
Along the emblazoned wall
This was the bravest warrior
That ever buckled sword;
This the most gifted poet
That ever breathed word;
And never earth's philosopher
Traced with his golden pen,
On the deathless page, truth half so sage
As he wrote down for men.
And had he not high honor7
The hill side for his pail,
To be in state while angels wait,
With stars for tapers tall;
And the dark rock-pines like tossing plumes
Over his bier to wave,
And Gods own hand, in that lonely land,
To lay him in the grave!
In that deep grave without name,
When his uncofined clay -
Shall break again, (most twondrous thought
Before the Judgment day,
And stand with glory wrapped around
On the hills he never trod,
And speak of the strife that won our life
With the Incarnate Son Of God!
o lonely tomb in Moab's land!
o, dark Bethpeor hill
Speak to these curious hearts Of ours,
And teach them to be still,
God hath His mysteries of grace ...
Ways that we cannot tell;
He hides them deep, like the secret sleep
Of him He loved SO well.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

FACTS CONCERNING HUMAN LIFE-The total
number of human beings on the earth is computed
at 100000, 900, and they speak 1908 known
tongues.
The average duration of Life is 333 years.
One-fourth of those born die before they are
years old, and one-haf before they are the age Of
II. -,
Out of one hundred persons only six reach the
age of CO. 49,. ,,
Out of 500 persons only one attains the age Of
80.
Sixty person die every minute.
Tall men live longer than short ones ..
| Married men are longer lived than the single,
Rich men live on the average, AZ years, but the
poor only 30. -
There is a drunkard to every "a.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

near the palace of the Exposition. They suffer
horribly from the mildness of our climate. The
other day, when it was freezing hard enough to
split rocks, one of them cried out with melan.
choly air, "Oh, my God, when will it get coolhere?
Another, thinking it was midsummer, arrayed
I;s Rs IN calico % gow he.t And third thus wrote
would you believe it2 For eight days that we have
been here, my nose has not been frozen single
time"
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THE CHARLESTON COURIER.

nUBLISHED by a. s. WELLINGTON q Co,
i City Printers NO Ill East-Bay, Charleston,
South Carolina.
TERMs.-Daily, one year, 80; Daily, months,
s.; Daily, three months, g. 50 Tri-Weekly, one
year, Ss Tri-W Weekly, six months, "a.
= .GS- The Proprietor Of the ENQUIRER is the A
pleasure in forwarding subscriptions.
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A .NNEXED Is table showing the value of Soon
"A federate currency in United States currency
for the last four years-deputed from the average
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 theconsderationin United States currency, this
table will be found very convenient In fixing that
value. ...., =. ......- -
TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE VALUE OF acoN-
FEDERATE" AND o. 8. CURRENCY FOR -FOUR YEARS.
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@P Pea straw is richer in oil, albuminous orAesh
forming matter, than the straw Of the cereals The
woody fibre is also more digestible. This fully ac-
counts for the repute in which it is held as fodder
for sheep and cattle
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$1,5OO PER. YEARi

"E WANT AGENTS everywhere, to sell our
new kinds, upper and lower feed Sent on trial.
Warranted five years. Abovesalary or large com
missions paid. The only machines sold In the q.
States for less than 30 which are aly lcessed BY
.Howe, Wheeler q Wilson, Groper q Baker, SSsger
q. Co., and Bachelder. 4U other cheap machines
are la'iagements, and the seller or user are liable
to arrest, fine and insp1isonn,ent. illustrated cir
culars sent free, Address, or call on SHAW &
May 3Issss&Fs1SSssSs T. g. o y S'sS~~ t1yE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

wA rapid and emphatic recital Of the follow
ing simple narrative is an infalble cure for lsping
Hobbs meets Snobbs and Nobbs; Hobbs bobs t.;
Snobbs and Nobbs; Hobbs nobs with Snobbs an ano
robs Nobbs' fobs This is, says Nobbs, 'the
worst of Hobbs jobs" and Snobbs sobs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-03-07

s9- If sheep are in poor condition now,. they
must be gradually brought up; feed oats IN the
sheaf, a few daily, and some roots and good hay;
Let all have the range of dry yards or fields, and
warm sheds well ventilated.