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EXEMPLARY COURTSHIP.

A recent writer in Scotland tells the fol-
lowing anecdote of the manner in which
that eminently good man, John Brown, of
Haddington, managed his affairs of love.
Let lovers nowadays take notice:
A story of the courtship of John Brown,
of Haddington, has been at last put in a
book-but in my young days I heard it in
the Lowlands of Scotland, and it is believed
to be entirely true. This John Brown was
the author of "Marrow of Divinity" and
other theological books, which are held in
high esteem by the Scottish people. He
courted lady upwards of six years. He
was so singularly modest and bashful that
he had never ventured to kiss her. One
day it occurred to him that it would not be
bad thing to do. So, it is recorded, he
said, "Janet,. ma woman, we've been &C
quainted now for six years, an, an I've
never got a kiss yet. Dye think I may
take one, my bonnie lass ?" The reply
was wonderfully characteristic of the Scot
tish maiden. "Jist as ye like, John," said
she, "only be becomsp' and proper w57 1T. -
"Surely, JANET" said John, "we'll ask a
blessin'." The blessing was asked, and the
kiss exchanged. 30, woman" said the
enraptured, but still devout minister, 20,
woman, but it's guide; we'll moo return
thanks" And they did.
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AN INsULT.-Our friend has played shy
in everything that savors of trade, and when
accosted in downtown store by a member
of one of the,tribes regarding the purchase
of msgnifying glass, he almost screamed
ssNo" in the ear of the astonished Israelite.
."You shall have him for four dollar sew
enty-fve," he responded.
"Don't want it.
'sFour dollar" confined the anxious son
of Abraham.
ssGet out don't want it," cried our
friend, red in the face.
"What will you give for him, then? make
me one offer"
"Well, then, seventy-fve CENTS" said
the unwilling customer.
"Do you wish to insult me, sir ?" replied
the peddler, gravely.
eyes" said our friend, as short as pie
crust; Eyes, twas my intention to insult
now, what are you going to do about it p
'You shall have him.
The magnifying glass was handed over
and the seventy-fve cents paid, with feel
ing of mutual satisfaction.
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them in business. He supported great
many in their studies at his own expense.
When Louis XVIII was compelled to
flee before the advance of Napoleon at the
beginning of the "Hundred Days." he COM
mitted his entire private fortune to Lafitte !;
and Napoleon, too, placed his fortune in
Lafftte's hands. Thus the great banker
had for some time in his own keeping the
property of both rivals to tho French
throne.
After Paris was captured, in the year
1915, he advanced two millions of francs
to the State, which was compelled to give
that much to the allied hosts. One hun
dred thousand francs were appropriated to
him as Director of the Bank of France,
but Lafitte refused to receive it during the
laborious years of his administration.
Nearly the whole time of the Restoration
he was member of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, and one of the most worthy of the
number. His parliamentary activity was
distinguished by his warm patriotism, no
bility of character, and acute understand
ing. He always subjected his own interests
to the general good. In spite of the dis
pleasure in which the family of Marshal
Ney were, he permitted his only daughter
to marry Ney's son, the Prince of Modena.
He reached the climax of his political
prominence in the July revolution. With
out him, Louis Philippe would meyer have
ascendedd the throne. His political opin-
ions were very decided, and if We cannot
approve of some of them, we certainly can
not help admiring his honor and integrity.
He was member of Louis Philippe's min
istry and had charge of the finances of
France; yet this lasted but for a short
time, as his views did not agree with those
of the king. He offered his resignation,
and retired with dignity as simple citizen
of the country.
Lafitte died on Easter-day, 1874, amid
universal regret. The French people had
found in him true friend, and his name
will ever be held by them in great respect.
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HOUSE RooFs.-A thrifty farmer, who
"believes in making old things last in these
times" says: "There is one thing that
nearly everybody knows and hardly any
body attends to, that is, to sprinkle Stacked
lime on their roofs once year, either in
fall or spring. If the shingles are covered
ever so thick with moss, the lime soon
clears it off, leaving the roof clean and
white, and good for dozen years longer.
1t ought to be put on pretty thick, and
rainy day is best for the work. Strong
wood ashes will answer almost as we'll to
keep old roofs in repair, but they will not
look as nice. To make new shingles last
three or four times the usual period, they
need only to be soaked few days in a tank
half full of thick lime water, which must be
stirred up well before the shingles are put
in"
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Selected gaettg.
From the Memphis Appeal.
"IF W e KNE w. )"

"IF W 4 II NE W."
If I'VE knew the woe and heart-ache
Waiting for us down the road,
If our lips could taste the worm-wood,
If our backs could feel the load;
Would we waste to-day in wishing
For time that ne'er can be;
Would we wait in such impatience
For our ships to come from sea?
five knew the baby fingers
Pressed against the window-pane,
Would be cold and stiff tomorrow
Never trouble us again;
Would the bright eyes Of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brown
Would the print Of rosy fingers
Vex us then as they do nowf
All, these little ice-cold fingers,
How they point our memories back
To the hasty words and actions
Strewn along our backward track!
How these little hands remind US,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns-but roses
For our reaping by-and-by!
Strange we never prize the music
TIL the sweet-voiced bird is flown;
Strange that we should slight the violets
Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange that summer skies and sunshine
Never seem one-half so fair
As when winters snowy pinions
Shake their white down in the air!
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away,
Never blossomed in such beauty
AS adorns the mouth to-day;
And sweet words that freight our memory
With their beautiful perfume,
Come tn us in SWeeter accents
Through the portals of the tomb.
Let us gather up the sunbeams
Lying all along our path;
Let us keep the wheat and roses,
Casting out the thorns and chaff;
Let us find our sweetest comfort
In the blessing of to-day;
With patient hand removing d.
All the briers from our way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-04-23

FAILING EYEs.-Persons suffering from
dyspepsia, or any other malady, must take
care of their eyes. Any disease impairs
the strength, and the nervous system is de-
and when laboring under this form
of depression the eye is particularly liable
to become weak. The reason of this is,
that "of The ten nerves which 60 off from
the brain, six are distributed wholly, and
the other four partially, to the eye. !"
Through the great sympathetic nerve the
disturbed stomach, or liver, or intestines,
communicate with telegraphic speed with
the brain, and so with the eye. The first
advice to be given with reference to the
comfortable use of the eyes undoubtedly is,
to keep the intestines and liver and stomach
in healthy condition, in other words, do
everything to confirm the general health.
If this be impaired, do not read, and espe-
cially do not write long without giving the
everest. The great remedy for an eye whose
disease depends upon the nerve and not the
muscle, is Rest Rest |! Rest!
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VyHE Subscriber respectfully informs the public
Il generally that he has accepted the Agency OF
the above C1mgany % and is now @ prepared s 70 issue
Of the Company Is certified to by the Court OFF,
GERS of Nelson county, Virginia, and is commend
tuition. J.. A. MCLEAN,
At the store OF J.& E. B.. Stowe.
THE OBJECT
Of this Company Is to insure LIFE-not indeed
to prolong life-but by paying certain sum to the
benefciar3es Of policy when you die-thereby to
of your life to your dependents, after your life is
terminated.
However well prepared man may bein aspir-
itual point Of view to meet the "king Of terrors"
ing heart he can but look with sad forebodings to
that finale of his earthly career which is to deprive
his fond wife and helpless children of that support
and fostering care which his arm has furnished.
gloomy portals Of the grave and leaves behind
those whom he loved, as vagrants roaming the
friendless, thorny paths of public charity! Yet,
alasl how many do 1t !! when small present out
lay would gid their troublous road with ease and
comfort, ifspent in Life Insurance Policy. Rea-
der, you not liable to this sad death-bed reec-
ton Of the unseen trials you bequeath those you
leave behind, byneglecting this cheap protection
which we now urge upon your If your mind
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carking anxiety that fills every worthy mind at
such fears you would be better prepared to pur-
sue your avocation with mental composure and
zeal We do not mean to assert that money can fill
the place Of fond father, yet we do assert, what
vou k7'ow to be tvue-money will prove their best
earthly FRIEND when yo9 are gone and you can
leave them this certain friend now while you are
living.
Can you-wiu you refuse 1t?
Business mem are considered rather improv1dent
who do not insure their goods ana houses against
fire. Now, your house may nerer be burned-it
may stand hundred years but your Life cannot
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BUNYAN AND THE QUAKER.-John Bun

BUNYAN AND THE QUAKER.-John Bun
van, while in Bedford Jail, was called upon
by Quaker desirous Of making a convert
Of him. "Friend John, I have come to
thee with message from the Lord, and
after having searched for thee in all the
prisons in England, am glad that 1 have
found thee at last"
eff the Lord had sent you" returned
Bunyan, 'tyou need not have taken so much
pains to find me out for the Lord knows l
have been here for twelve years.
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IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN THE MATTER OF THos. II. DICKSON AND WIN.
DICKSON, BANKRUPTs.
vyO WHOM ITMAY CONCERN The under
signed hereby give notice of their appointment
as ASSIGNEES OF THOS. II. DICKSON AND
WILLIAM DICKSON, of the late firm Of I. II.
& w. DICKSON, of York District, State OF South
Carolina, who have been adiudged Bankrnpts
upon their own Petition, by W. I. Clawson, Reg
lister. All persons indebted to said Bankrupts,
will make immediate payment to the undersigned.
J. s. r. THOMSON, Assipnees.
T. 8. JEFFERYs, '
YorkYille, April 8, 1858. 15 st
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DROP THAT PAPER Yes, drop it. T

DROP THAT PAPER Yes, drop it. Too
niggardly and mean to subscribe and pay
for your county paper, which is steadily
laboring for the promotion of the welfare
of society-for your welfare-you have
been sponging on your neighbors ever since
it was established. You are always eager
to read it, and frequently, before it reaches
the hands of its honorable owner, it is
crumpled and torn by your filching fingers.
Drop it! Never pick it up and read it a.
gain, unless you can do so with the proud
Consciousness that you have the right-a
right secured in legitimate way. If you
are too poor to aid in sustaining it, let us
know, and we will send you the paper gra-
tuitously. But it is downright meanness
in you, when you are as able as your neigh
Dor, to send your children through the
snow, and sleet, and rain to borrow it. Be
man, and help us.
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TO PRINTERS.

III PRINTERS.
INHE undersigned offers for sale the Printing
i Material mentioned below: cheap for Cash.
"a fbs Leads-cutt to IA ems Plea.
LOO Advertising Rules-cut IA ems Plea.
AZ Brass Dashes-cut IA ems Plea.
% Parallel Cross Rules-cut "A ems Plea,
13 Double Cross Rules-cut1 IA ems Plea.
6"short' and "long" Column Rules. Also,
the .Head Rules" formerly used on the s'Enqui-
rer." .' ~.
oneS6-inch roller mould, In good order, and sew
eral book, newspaper and Job chases, The roller
mould will be sold for Sl6 -
Also, one 3-inch Screw Standing Press with 500
paper and 10 wooden boards. The Press, &C., Isl
IN good order and viii besold as It stands one
hundred dollars In cash. Cost $40 previous to the
war. @ =
Also, $50 Ds Nonpareil-but little used1-et 40
cents psrponnd. L. M. GR1ST. -
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n6y Mr.. James Ketcham, of New Paltz,
is widely known as one of the best auction
eers, in Ulster county. 1t seems, few
days since, that he was called to exercise
his vocation at place near Galeville. A
mongst the articles to be sold was heifer,
very attractive in her appearance, and con-
sequently our friend "Jim" dwelt quite ex-
tensively on her many excellencies in the
customary vernacular of an experienced
auctioneer, winding up his eloquent des.
cription with flourish that she was as
'sgentle as dove" Thereupon, long,
slab-sided countryman, (who had listened
open-mouthed to the wordy display Of
friend "Jim'') whose legs were some twelve
inches longer than his pants, approached
the heifer and STOPPING down commenced
handling her teats. Bossy, not relishing
such familiarity, lifted her hoofs and laid
"Greeny'' sprawling some ten feet of.
s'There," said "Jim," ''that shows one Of
her best traits she'll never allow strange
calf to come near her"
"Greeny" meanwhile picked himself up
and giving his bushy pate narrowing
scratch, exclaimed, 'tNo wonder she won't
vhem her osun calf has been bleating around
her all day."
A huge roar broke from the crowd, anc
our neig ghbor Ketcham gracefully ''gavein.
-New PaHz Times.
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A SINGULAR FAcT.-It is singular fact
that if plant is dropping and apparently
dying, in nine cases out of ten it will recover
if chamomile plant be placed near it.
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THE STOVES HAVE COME!
WI TT "nrnDETE

THEREBY informs ALL PERSONS who want
iii COOKING STOVES, that he has just receiv.
ed number, direct from the manufacturers of the
most desirable patterns, which he offers for sale on
the most reasonable terms. Call at the store of
J. & E. B. STOWE, and examine the lot
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-04-23

p@H A French sauant undertakes to prove
that Solomon's Temple was furnished with
rods.
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WE are now publishing MAROONER'S ISL
w AND, Sequel to the Young Marooners,
and Jack Dobet, on Boys Adventures II, IerGs,
by one of Fannin's men-pronouncede equal to the
best of Mayne Reid's stories." We shall begin,
in the first number Of 1868, thrilling story by
lady Of Virginia, entitled "ELLEN HUNTER:
4 Tale of the War;" which will run for several
months. .--- g.
Among the regular contributors to BURKES
WEEKLY are Rev. f. R. Goulding, author Of
"The Young Marooner's;" Mrs. Jane I. II. Cross;
Mrs. Ford, of Rome, Ga: Miss Mary J. Upshur,
of Norfolk, Va, and many others. ~ ~. :
TERMs-$2 year in advance; Three copies for
s.; Five copies for $si Ten copies for $l5, and
Twenty-one copies for $50. ..,..-l;. sa
Clergymen and Teachers furnished at 81. 30 per
annum.
The volume begins with the July number.
Back numbers can be supplied from the first,
and all yearly subscribers may receive the num-
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CANT illuminated cover. Address
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Publishers, Macon, Ga.
December o So tt
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IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN TEE MATTER OF JAMES FINLEY, BANKRUPT.
vIyo WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.-Th un-
dersigned hereby give notice of their appoint
ment as ASSIGNEES OF JAS. FINLEY, of York
District, State of South Carolina, who has been
adjudged Bankrupt upon his own Petition, by
w. I. Clawson, Register. All persons indebted
to said Bankrupt will make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
J: 8; R; THOMSON, Assignees.
T. s. JEFFERYS,
vorlyu;lla pri1 1898 is 9t
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IN BANKRUPTCY.
IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN THE MATTER OF B. A. CULP, BANKRUPT.
Vyo WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN The un-
dersgned hereby give notice of their appoint
ment as ASSIGNEES OF B. A. CULP, Of Lam
caster District, State of South Carolina, who
has been adjudged a Bankrupt upon his own
Petition, by w. 1. Clawson, Register. All persons
indebted to said Bankrupt will make immediate
payment to the undersigned:
J; 8; R; TrIH5!o2MsTsSoN, rI5!2sTS Assignees.
Yorkville, April 8, 1858. Is st
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THECHARLESTON MERCURY.

THE MERCURY.
TNHE CHARLESTON MERCURY is now, as it
has ever been, true Carolina paper, in the
hands of Carolinians, and an exponent of the pre-
vailing sentiments Of the people.
AS an advertising medium it offers advantages
that cannot well be surpassed. Its circulation ex-
tends throughout the whole South as well as
and is rapidly and steadily increasing.
THE MERCURY contains all the latest polid-
CAL foreign religious, and literary news, In con-
densed and attractive form, and will be found to
ms- Terms of Subscription for Daily, per an
mum, $500: for Tri-Weekly, per annum, A.0o.
Conducted by
r. B. RHETT & BRO.
F. w. DAWSON, Assistant Editor.
March % 4S tt
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