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fpr the Nphte Cittle.
no 1T WE'LL.

Said Harry, throwing down the shoe
brush, aThere, that'll do; my shoes don't
look very bright. Nomatter who cares :"
"Whatever is worth doing, is worth do
ing we'll" replied q serious but pleasant
voice. .s-2a .D..:E. De- .#-s..
Harry started and turned around to see
who spoke. It was his father. Harry
blushed. His father said: g.. ......, ~,
"Harry, my boy, your boots look wretch.
edly. Pick up your brush and make them
shine. When they look as they should,
come into the library" , -. -, >. .''''...' :.
eyes, pa, replied Harry, pouting and
taking his brush in no:very good humor,
he brushed the dull boots until they shone
nicely. When the boots. were polished, he
went to his father, who said to him:
"My son, I want to tell you q short sto-
ry. I once knew poor boy whose mother
taught him the proverb, Whatever is worth
doing. is worth doing well : That boy
went to be servant in a gentleman's fam
lily. he took pains to do everything well,
no matter how trivial it seemed. His en-
ployer was pleased and took him into his
shop. He did his work well there. When
he swept out the shop, he did that WE'LL
When he was sent on an errand, he went
quickly, and did his work faithfully. When
he was told to make out bill or enter an
account, he did that well. 80. ..-... a.. ~. ,
"This pleased his employer, SO that he
advanced him from step to step, until ne
became clerk, then partner, and now ne
is a rich man, and anxious that his son
Harry should learn to practice the rule
which made him prosper" q.
"Why, pa, were you Q poor boy once l..
asked Harry. ...l-..,. .,.z..l -...;.... .,yge
eyes, my son, so poor that I had to 60
into family and black boots, wait on the
table, and. do other little menial services
for living. By doing those things well,
+ was soon put, as I have told you, to do
things more important. Obedience to the
proverb, with Gods blessing, made me a
rich man. .--........... ......
Harry never forgot the conversation
Whenever he felt like sighting bit Of
work, he thought of it, and felt spurred to-
do his work properly. whatever is worth
doing, is worth doing we'll" cheered him in
his daily duties. ...~, -, ...' q. .-.l
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YHisfellansu1s Artitles.
GREAr CUR1os1r1Es-THE BALLOT BOX

GREAT CUR1os1T1Es-THE BALLOT BOX.
rs FROM LEXINGTON "CoUN1Y. There
were to be seen yesterday morning at the
Office of the Southern Express Company,
sundry small pine-boxes, purporting to be
the ballot-boxes from Lexington County.
They were curiosities in their way. There
was no hole for the insertion of ballots,
showing evidently that the boxes must have
been open at the election, or that after the
election the ballots were taken from some
other receptacle in which they were first
deposited, perhaps an old hat, and locked
up in the boxes which were sent by express
to district headquarters. The lids of the
boxes were fastened down by means of a
very small wire passed through gimlet holes
in the box, and locked with padlocks of the
size commonly used in the country for cribs
and other outhouses. The padlocks were
old, and had probably been used on the
farms of the managers in better times, when
they had something more valuable to take
care of than freedmens ballots. Despite
the wire and the big padlocks, the lids were
so loose that there would have been no diff
fculty in slipping ballots under them, and
it would have been almost equally easy to
untwist the wire, dampen the paper which
was pasted in one place across the mouth
of the box, and then open the box and
change its contents at will. The marks on
the boxes were in very bad handwriting,
but as well as they could be made out they
were, on one box-"Pon at 1sham Shee-
ly's-83 votes, David Derrick, Jacob Wes-
singer" on the other-"Spring Hill Poll
225 votes. Levi Drunck, John E. Fren-
der" For each of these boxes not worth
including the paddock more than rs cents,
it is said that the government is charged
So and the padlocks to be returned. There
was also another box from a poll rejoicing
in the suggestive name of "Puddles," which
was similar to the two others in all impor-
tant particulars. sLouis V. Caziarc' was
written IN pencil over the other marks on all
the boxes, which circumstance was explain
ed to us by the statement that the ballot
boxes had first been sent to the post COM
mandant at Columbia who refused to re-
ceive them. ..... ..... .....
It would seem highly proper, in conside-
ration of the Importance of the occasion
and the exorbitant price paid by the gov
ernment for these Lexington ballot-boxes,
that the padlocks be confscated, and boxes,
padlocks, wires, marks, ballots, and all be
sent to Washington to be preserved among
the national archives, as mementoes of this
glorious triumph of military violence and
legislative fraud over the principles of lib
erty and justice, once the pride and boast
of the American government.
Charleston Mercu,y.
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A REMoNsTRANcs TO BE SUBM1rrEp.-

A REMoNsTRANcE TO BE SUBMITTED
We learn that the State Central Executive
Committee have determined, in behalf Of
the Democratic party of the State, to ad-
dress to Congress a remonstrance against
the Radical Constitution being foisted upon
this State. We are pleased to perceive this.
Such a paper, expressing the enormities Of
that constitution and pointing to the newt
able antagonism it will produce, may have
some effect. Even upon those members Of
the Republican party in Congress, such as
Fessenden and Sherman, who have not
wholly given up to party what was meant
for mankind, the argument of the commit
tee may exert some influence. At any rate
let the constitution be followed to Congress
and be attacked there.-Phoenir.
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agricultural department.
TAKE CARE OF THE TOOLS.

American farmers have learned much,
but they have yet much to learn. AS a
general thing they may be classed among
the economical-that is, in certain direc-
tions. They are not addicted to extraya-
CANT dressing; neither do they usually in
dulge in many of the luxuries which persons
in other callings, whose means are far more
limited, allow themselves; still, some OF
them are far from being as prudent and
economicl as they should be in regard to the
care of their farm implements. The Pur-
chase and repair of these absolute essentials
to agriculture, constitute one of the heavi-
est sources of taxation to which the farmer
is subjected. To obviate this tax as far as
possible, he is called upon to exercise wise
discrimination, and in no way can he man
ifest it 80 advantageously to himself as in
the proper care of his farm tools. An ex-
perienced writer on this subject VS.:
"There are few simple rules in regard
to the care of implements, which in most
cases can be readily and always properly
observed. First. Every farm should be
provided with tool or implement house of
sufficient dimensions to accommodate every
tool or implement on the premises. Second.
It should be a fixed and unalterable re-
quirement, that whenever tool is done
with, it should be put in its appropriate
place in the Toulouse. Third. Before
put away, it should be carefully exam
ined, to see whether any parts are bro
ken or damaged, and if so, the very first
leisure moment should be appropriated to
repairing it. Fourth. No tool should be
put into the house in dirty condition. A
very few minutes will be required to clean
off the dirt, which will prevent the rusting
of the iron, as well as damage to the wood.
Fifth. All the polished parts of an imple-
ment, as the share, mould board and coulter
of the plow, and the blade Of axes, mattocks,
and moving machines, &C., should be oiled
to prevent rusting. They will then be
ready for use at any moment. Sixth. Ev-
cry wooden part of an implement should be
painted at least once year, and such as
are required for outdoor use, as plows, har
rows, &c., twice. Rainy days can be ap-
propriated to this purpose. One dollars
worth of brushes and paint, properly appli-
ed, will save twenty dollars worth of dam
age. Mineral paint, such as the Pecora
Paint, answers admirably, because it has
more body than white or red lead, and is far
cheaper and more durable. 1t not only
preserves the wood from decay, but from
cracking, and consequently easy breakage.
And then how greatly well-painted, clean
looking wagons, moving machines, plows,
harrows, &C., improve the appearance of a
farm how much more care even careless
laborer will take of a handsomely painted
than dirty, rusty-looking tool, and with
how much more satisfaction every body
will work with such tools. Economy, ap-
pearance and comfort, all demand more care
than is usually bestowed upon our farm i'm
plements."
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The Mutkrille Gnquiret.
ADVANCE,

@- To persons who make up clubs OF ten t or
furnished one year, free OF charge. .,: ......
ADyERTISEME r.as.
Will be inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents
Der square for the first, and Seventy-fiye Cents
per square for each insertion-less 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 Adver-
tisements, will be charged Two Dollars per square
for each insertion. ..--... .. e.. .-
Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts
will be made on liberal terms-the contract, how
ever must in all cases be confined to the immedi-
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. 49,
Ms-Personal Communications, whtl admissa-
bic; Communications Of limited or indivual inter-
est, or recommendations Of Candidates for offices
Of honor, profit trust, will be charged for as ad-
vertisenents . ~. ....'. =
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p@ Cheering reports of crop prospects
continue to come to us from all parts of the
West. The indications are said to show
that the harvest of 1868will be large one
In Wisconsin, the Winter wheat is looking
remarkably well, but little of it having beer
Winter killed, and from the Northwestern
States the prospect is equally cheering
Kansas promises the largest crop the State
has ever been blessed with, and Illinois is
equally hopeful. Indiana will have plenty
and to spare. In Indiana it is said that
wheat never looked better, and much lar
ger breadth has been sown than last year
The same good reports come from Ohio.
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TO PREVENT HOTEL FRAUDS.

Bonifaces are more subject to imposition
from penniless travellers than any other
class Of purveyors, and it must be admitted,
also meet with less sympathy when they
are taken in. If what we hear of Vallejo
landlords be true, they must have suffered
a heap of martYrdom from itinerant Bohe-
mians before they resorted to the present
ingenious measure of self-defence. It seems
that the rule adopted there is to pay for
dinner Immediately upon the delivery of the
plate of soup. The other day fraudulent
genius, having unsuccessfully explored one
hotel, boldly entered the Washington and
called for dinner. He was astonished to
see the waiter approach him with plate Of
soup in one hand, towel in the other, and
large family syringe under his arm. The
waiter laid the plate of soup in front of the
customer, and significantly placed the palm
of his right hand under the nose of the hun
gry customer. AS our friend had not yet
tackled his meal, he modestly inquired the
meaning of the open hand.
"Pay in advance!'' was the terse and
peremptory reply of the waiter.
"Can't you wait till I get through my
meal first ?''
ssNo sir. Our rules are positive. On
delivery of the soup plunge down the cash.
singular promptitude," he muttered.-
Then, reddening up with natural indigna-
ton, said he:
81 Isuppose, if don't 'tpay you, you'll brain
mewith that bludgeon pump of yours? ?"
'tNot at all, sir. Through this instru-
ment we secure our business on cash ba-
sis. Your money, if you please"
He thought he had the dead wood on the
soup anyhow, and dipped his spoon for the
first mouthful. Before the spoon reached
the broth, however, he was transGxed at
seeing the waiter coolly introduce the point
of his syringe into the plate, and pulling
the suction handle out to it's fullest extent,
the soup suddenly disappeared, leaving his
plate as empty as his stomach. He turned
around, but the waiter had passed to anoth-
er customer, and our friend left the estab-
lishment in disgust.
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SEEK TO SAVE SoULs.-During a recent
voyage, sailing in a heavy sea, near reef
of rocks, minister on board the vessel re,
marked, when the captain gave orders that
they should put off to avoid all risk;
careful commander"
The captain replied: "It is necessary
that I should be careful, because l have
souls on board. I think of my responsible
ity; and should anything happen through
carelessness, I should have a great deal to
answer for: I wish never to forget sir, that
souls are very valuable y
The minister, turning to some of his con-
gregation, who we, were upon. the deck with wi
me powerful sermon +: I hope, shall neV-
er forget, when am addressing my fellow
creatures, on the concerns of eternity, that
I have souls on board. ."-Ra1sigh Enter
prise. ...'... ..
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HOW WEEDS SPREAD.

When land is first broug ht under cultlva-
ton it is found nearly free from weeds, un-
less in proximity to older settled regions,
whence seed has been deposited on new
lands, where they only await favorable Cir
cumstances to spring into life. Most Of
our weeds are of foreign origin they spread
and increase with civilization. Few are
indigenous to our soil. Hence it is mat
ter Of Importance for farmers to understand
what avenues of approach they must guard
to check the advance of the enemy. Weeds
are almost invariably transferred from one
locality to another by carrying the seed,
but many kinds, after they are once estab-
lished, increase rapidly from their roots
Along the rivulets and rivers the roots of
some weeds, as alders, couch grass and the
Canadian thistle, may be carried a consid-
erable distances by freshets, and deposited
on the fields when the food subsidies. Seeds
spread in the same way. Straw and hay
used for packing merchandise and nursery
trees, which are sent long distances and
throu ghout the whole country, often contain
the seeds of weeds, and the mischief result
ing from carelessness in this respect is
frightful..
Birds carry seeds from one farm to an
other very readily and frequently to con-
siderable distances, and weeds are also in
troduced by animals-as many of the hard
shelled seed will grow readily when voided
in their excrements. Seeds are carried
from one farm to another by threshing ma.
chimes, and the downy bloom of the thistle
and milkweed float in the air throug gh miles
of space. Once established on the farm,
and nearly every operation of the husband
man facilitates their speed when he plows
and harrows, the creeping roots of perenni'
al weeds are scattered; when he gathers
the straw and hay from his fields to the
barn and transfers the manure from hence
to other portions of his farm, the vital seeds
of weeds go with it; stock carry the seeds
as they roam from one pasture to another
and birds rest on the fences and straight
way the corners are filled with weeds
Grain, and grass seed, frequently contain
the gems of weeds, and no farmer can take
too much care in scrutinizing seeds not
grown on his own premises.
The means BY which weeds are spread
are innumerable they avail themselves Of
all modes of transportation. They ride II
the steamboats,, and the rail-car, and jour
ney in the immigrants wagon across tht
virgin prairie towards the setting sun, ane
the winds and waters spread them abroad
-Moore's Rural New Yorker.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-04-30

CURE FOR REARAcHE.-Take small piece
of cotton or wool, make depression in the
centre with the end of the finger, and fill
it with as much ground pepper as will rest
on silver five cent piece, (provided you
know what that ancient coin looked like
when it was in use, or the point of a small
sized table knife, gather it into ball and
secure it so that the pepper will not get out,
dip the ball into sweet oil and insert it into
the ear, covering the latter with cotton or
wool, and use bandage to keep it place:
Immediate relief will be experienced, and
the application is so powerless for harm
that an infant will not be injured by it.
Try it, ye sufferers from that most disagree
able and annoying disease.
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LINKS IN A CHAIN.

The blast that drove the storm-clouds a.
cross the heavens shook the oak, and the
acorn cup, loosened from its fruit, fell on
the pathway. = q =. $50.
The cloud burst, and the rain-drop filled
the acorn cup. A robin, wearied by the
sultry heat of an autumn day, hoped along
the path when the storm was over, and
drank of the rain-drop. Refreshed and
gladdened, he flew to his favorite perch in
the ivy that overhung the poets window,
and there he trilled his sweetest, happiest
song. .
dream, wrote chant of grateful rejoicing.
The chant went forth into the great
world, and entered the house of sorrow,
and uttered its heart-stirring accents be-
side the couch of sickness. The sorrowful
were comforted-the sick were cheered.
Many voices praised the poet. He sale,
"The chant was inspired by the robins
song" ,s .
my throat would have been too dry to
sing" said the robin, eff I had not found
that sweet drop Of water that was in the
acorn cup" ...... -. ..
81 should have sunk into the earth had
not the acorn cup been there to receive me,
said the rain drop. ..-. -.
."I would not have been there to receive
you but for the angry blast" said the acorn
cup. ,... -,
And so they that were comforted praised
the blast; but the blast replied, "Praise
him at whose word the stormy wind ariseth
and who from darkness con bring light,
making his mercies oftentimes to pass
through unseen and unknown channels, and
bringing, in due time, by his own way, the
grateful chant from the angry storm-cloud.