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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17

p~ In 1856, young man by the
name of Sharpe-Jacob Sharpe-after-
wards of Columbus, Miss, Was reading law
with Stephen F. Hale, in Eutaw. Just
after he had finished his course and been
admitted to the bar, he fell victim to
severe revival that occurred in the Me-
thodist Church of the town aforesaid, Be-
ing young man Of brilliant parts and zeal
Gus in the work, the revival was not over
before the old members had Jake well bro
ken in. Scarcely meeting passed at which
Jake was not called on to pray in public;
and right well he bore his part. One eve
ming, when the interest was at fever heat,
and the tears and groans of the mourning
multitude could be seen and heard on every
hand, Jake was asked to ''lead in prayer"
He complied, of course; and in the midst of
his petition, vociferated: "Oh, Lord call
back thy wandering sheep. Inspire sin
ners with horror of sin. Enable them,
we pray Thee, to present their petitions at
the Trone of Grace before they are forever
barred by the statutes of limitation !"
It was sometime afterward ere Jake had
heard the last of pleading the statute of
limitation against the sinner.
Mariona Commonwealth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
Misfkllauenns Artitles.
GOOD RULES TO REMEMBER

Loose ideas on the subject of business
will not answer. 1t must be reduced to
something of a science. To embark in bust
ness without this preparatory knowledge,
is to set sail without port and without an
acquaintance with navigation; circumstan-
ces that insure shipwreck.
Be neither lavish nor niggardly; of the
two, avoid the latter. A mean man is uni
versally despised, but public fame is a
stepping-stone to preferment, therefore
generous feeling should be cultivated.
Remember that self-interest is more like
ly to warp your judgment than all other
circumstances combined; therefore look well
to your duty when your interest is con-
cerned.
The world estimates men by their sue
cess in life, and by general consent success
is evidence of superiority of a certain kind.
Never, under any circumstances, assume
a responsibility you can avoid consistently
with your duty to yourself and others.
Base all your actions upon principle
of right; preserve your integrity of char
acter, and, doing this, never reckon the
cost.
Let your expenses be such as to leave a
balance in your pocket. Ready money is
friend in need.
Wine-drinking and smoking are bad hab-
its. They impair the mind and pocket,
and lead to a waste of time.
Education pays an annual income for
life without expense for insurance, repairs,
or taxes.
Never relate your misfortunes, and new
er grieve over what you can not prevent.
Never make money at the expense Of
your reputation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
A CRACK IN A HOG TROUGH.

The following, from recent number Of
the Prairie Farmer, is almost equal to
Franklin's story of the whistle:
A few days ago friend sent me word
that, every day, he gave nearly twenty
pals of buttermilk to lot of "shoats,' and
they scarcely improved at all. Thinks 1,
this is breed of hogs worth seeing. So I
called on him, heard him repeat the mourn
full story, and then visited the sty, in order
to get better view of this miraculous
swine. I went into the pen, and on close
examination, found crack in the trough
through which most of the contents ran
away under the floor. Thinks I here is a
type of the failures of our agricultural
brethren.
When see farmer emitting all i'm
provement because of little cost, selling
all his farm stock to buy bank or railroad
stock or mortgage stock, robbing his land,
while, in reality, he is also robbing himself,
and his heirs, thinks I, my friend you have
a crack in your hog trough.
When I see farmer subscribing for a
half dozen political and miscellaneous pa
pers, and spending all his time in reading
them, while he doesn't read single agri-
cultural journal, thinks I, to myself, poor
man, you have got large and wide crack
in your hog trough.
When I see farmer attending all the
political conventions, and coming down
literally with the ''dust' on all caucus con.
ventions, and knowing every man in town
that votes his ticket, and yet, to save his
neck, couldn't tell who is President of his
County Agricultural Society, or where the
Fair was held last year, I unanimously
come to the conclusion that the poor sou
has got crack in his hog trough.
When see farmer buying guano, but
wasting ashes and hen manure, trying al
sorts Of experiments ptintelligent hare
work and economy; getting the choicest o.
seeds regardless Of cost, then planting then
regardless of cultivation growing the vari
ETY. of fruit called Sour Tart Seeding, ant
sweetening it with sugar, pound for pound
keeping the front fields rich while the bacl
lots are growing up with thistles, briers ant
elders; contributing to the Choctaw lndlaI
fund and never giving cent to any agri
cultural society such man, will give
written guarantee, has got crack in Mi
hog trough, and in his head also.
! When I seen a farmer allowing loose
boards all over his yard, fences down
hinges off the gate, manurein the barn-yard
come to the conclusion that he has got 6
large crack in his hog trough.
When see farmer spending his time
travelling in carriage, when he has to sci
his corn to pay the hired help, and his hogE
are so lean that they have to lean against
the fence to squeal, rather lean to the
conclusion that somebody that stays a
home will have lien on the farm, and thai
some day the bottom will come entirely out
! of his hog trough.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17

SMART BoY.-A Southern man, badly
reconstructed, removed to Vermont. While
there, child was born to him. His oldes,
boy, four year old, thinking his nose out
of JOINT by the newly arrived pink frog
put his father to the test thus: ''Papa
which do you like best, me or baby?" The
father, thinking to please the little prattler
answered that he liked him best. After {
serious thought the shrewd youth said
'Pa, I know why you like me best."-
"Why ?" asked the father. s'It's becaus
I'm Southern man, and baby is a d.
Yankee! !"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
Nnmuruns department.
VERY OBTUSE WITNESS.

Thackery has been police reporting fol
the London Diogo'ses. Here is a sample
Pat Fogarty went all the way from Man
chester to London to thrash Mick Ftzpat
rick, which he did, winding up the perform
ance with the assistance of an "awful horse
SHOE" He was detecti6ed and brought be
fore Mr.. Justice Simpleman. A part o.
the examination is annexed:
Court-"Well, sir, you came from Man
chester, did your
Pat-"Your honor has answered cor
rect"
Court-"You see the complainant's head
it was cut by sharp instrument. Do yor
know what cut it p
Pat-"Ain't your honor afther sayin
that sharp instrument did ?"
Court becoming restive)-"l see yor
mean to ,equivocste. Now sir, you cut
that head; you came here to cut it, did yor
not? Now, sir, what motive brought yor
to London?"
Pat-"The locomotive, yer honor"
Court (waxing warm)-"Equivocating
again, you scoundrel (raising up the horse
shoe, and holding it before Pat,) do yoo
see this horse shoe, sir 7"
Pat-It's horse shoe, yer honor p
Court-"Don't you see it is, sir? Arr
you blind? Can you not tell at once thai
is horse shoe?"
Pat-"Bedad, no, yer honor
Court (angrily)-"No?"
Pat-"No, your honor; but can yersel
tell p
Court-"Of course I can, you stupie
Irishman.'
Pat-(soliloquizing aloud ,-"oh! glory
be to goodness; see what education is, ye1
honor sure poor ignorant creature like
myself wouldn't know a horse shoe from 8
Mares"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
A "GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE"

There are very few grown men; or even
''stout boys, in this country who have any
pride in being out of business. Occasion
ally one is found, however, and when found
he is worth making note Of. We ran
across genuine specimen the other; day
or, rather, he ran against us-emphatical-
ly against US; against our feelings, against
our Judgment, against our, sympathy, but
not against our pity. We did pity him,
and that was the extent of our recognition.
He was dressed faultlessl y-that is, if the
extreme of latter-day fashion can be called
faultless he had beautiful white hands and
teeth, his hair was parted in the middle,
his downy moustache adroitly colored and
curled, gold-mounted eyeglass dangled
from buttonhole Of his vest, and anob-
by" little walking-stick was twisted in his
bejeweled lady-fngers. He. was proud to
say that he was "gentleman of leisure"
We inferred as much before he said it.
What else could have been inferred? What
earthly use could the mortal thing be put
to? Physical force he had not; his mind
was as vacant as an exhausted receiver !;
and he seemed to have no excuse for living
except to advertise some tailoring establish
ment. It is something to the credit Of this
republican country that such specimens of
the genus homo are rare. We can only
wish they were so rare that Barnum would
be induced to cage them with his monkeys; !;
though the monkeys would be apt to pro-
testagainst the companionship. .-Packards 8
MonthLu.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
In BANKRUPTCY.

In the District Court Of the United States 10r tn'
District of South Carolina.
Ell Parte }. 8, R. Thomson and T. is. Jeferys, As
signee In Re. Charles 8. Cline, Bankrupt-Pe
titdon for Sale, &c.
NOTICE is hereby given to all Creditors hold
|lN ing liens against the estate Of the above named
Bankrupt, that they will be required to establish
ruptcy, at his Office in Yorkviile, within THIR
TY DAYS after the date of this pu. ucation, June
3rd. On failure to do so, they ~ be barred
from any benefit in the order for distribution o
said Bankrupt's estate hereafter to be made ant
that they show cause, if any they have, why
the estate Of the said Bankrupt, should not b
sold free from encumbrance.
By order of Hon. Geo. 8. Bryan, Judge of sale
Court. .,,.-
:; Z g. g IhTTER&s +; TH9MsoN' Assignees.
June 8 % St
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I'm THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE q.
For the District of 8. Carolina.

John n +, the H4Rs1soN. Matts5 sf In Bankruptcy.
at Korkuile, tn the said District, on the 3rd dag
of June, 1869.
THIs is to give notice that Petition has beer
Il filed in said Court, by JOHN D: HARRISON
OF Fairfield County, in said District duly declared
Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress- entitled
"An Act to Establish a Uniform System Of Bank:
ruptcy throughout the United tSates,"' Approved
End March, 1857, for discharge and Certificate
able under the said Act; and the 3Oth day o1
June, 1869, at IL o'clock, NJ, is assigned for the
hearing of the same, before w: I. CLAWSoN,
one of the Registers in Bankruptcy OF said Court
at his office in Yorkville, South Carolina, when
and where the Creditors who have proved their
claims and other parties in interest may attend,
and shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer
of the said Petition should not be granted.
J.P. Nj. EPPING, U. s. Marshal as Messenger.
ByT. W. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
,June 8 E 5C
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
.zhsOU3ReE EEIaNNF
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE

VIyHE superior merits of The Singer Machines
i over all others, for Family use or Manufacnl-
ring purposes, are SO well established and 80 gen.
orally admitted that an enumeration Of their rela-
Our new Family xM,ehines which has been
brought to perfection regardless Of time, labor or
expense, Is now confidently presented to the pub
lie as incomparably the best Sewing Machine7in
existence.
The Machine in question is simple, compact, du-
and capable of p6rf6rnning range ahd variety Of
work never before attempted upon single Me
chine -using either SILK, TWIST, LINEN, or
COTTON THREAD, and sewing with equal M-
cility the very finest and coarsest materials, and
anything between the two extremes, in the most
beautiful and substantial manner. Its attach
msnts for hemming, braiding, cording, tuckirg,
quitting, telling, trimming, binding, &C., are navel
and practical, and have been invented and adjust
New designs Of the unique, useful, and popular
folding tops and cabinet cases, peculiar to the aA
chimes manuf factured by this Company, have Been
prepared for enclosing the new Machine.
A faint idea, however, can Ct ;hes be conveyed
through the medium ofa (necessafffy) lmitednd-
vertisement; and we therefore urge every pefs5h
in quest Of Sewing Machine by all means TO d.
leading rival machines before making spurchase.
selection can then be made understanding
Branches or agencies for supplying the Singer
Machines will be found in nearly every city ahd
town throughout the civilized world, where 1a-
chimes will be cheerfully exhibited, and sny tn3br
msss matt pfSSd%gs,S f,P4;Asd 2. soP@qnlo:0"
SINGER RMANUFACTURING COMPANY,
ABS Broadway, New York.
@> M. JONES, in the "Adickes Building" Is
sns sasssaaSa assast9as 49rk g Fs D9pnsY 4r: a.u, tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
DANCING. distinguished clergyman

DANCING. "A distinguished clergyman,
in one of his sermons recently, made these
remarks on dancing:
"People ask, frequently, DO you think
there is any harm in dancing?' No, I do
not. I think there is much good in it.
DO you object, then, to dancing parties ?
No, not of themselves / do not. But where
unknit youth, where unripe muscle, where
unhardened nerves are put through excess
of excitement, with stimulants, with irreg-
ular food, and food that is unwholesome;
where gaiety that is excessive is indulged
in by the young all through the nights
when they should be sleeping, object to
lit. why? Because it is dancing?' No,
but because it is dissipation. 1t is taking
the time that God unquestionably meant
for sleep, and putting it to the highest state
of exhilaration and excitement. The fault
does not lie in the fact that they dance.
Why,if it were as the peasants dance; if it
were in the open air, and under tree, and
upon the grass, and in the comely hours of
sunshiny day, it might be praised, even.
1t would not be virtue; but it would be-
long to those negative things that are beau
tiful. But the wassail of the night, and
the wastefulness, I will not say of precious
hours, but of precious nerves-for hours
are not so precious as nerves are-the eat
ing out of life by indulgence is dreadful.
And to see it pursued night after night,
and week after week, and throug h the
whole season, is painful in the extreme. "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17

VyHE Office of this Companyi is now opened at
u No. 10 Broad Street South Western Railroad
Bank) for the receipt Of Deposits, Discount of Pa
per, Purchase and Sale Of Exchange, and the
transaction Of General Banking Business.
Interest allowed on Deposits upon terms estab-
lished by the Board of Directors.
The Company is also legal depository for mon;
eys paid into Court, win receive Registry and
Transfer Books, act as agent to pay Coupons and
Dividends, and as Trustee in Railroad Mortgages.
DIRECTORS.
W. G. Bee of VIM. c. Bee D. Co.; A. 8. John
ston, of Johnston, Crews & CO.. Robt. Mure, Of
Robert Mnre q Co.; W. B. Williams, Of W. B.
Williams & Son; E.. 81. Frost, Of Frost & Adger
J. E. Adger, Of J. E. Adger & Co.. Henry Gour
din, Of Gonrdin, Matthiessen Co.; George L..
Buist, of Buist & Buist; G. G. Memminger Of
Memminger, Jeryey e. tPinekney; T. J. Kerr, Of
7. ]. Kerr & Co. J. D. Aiken, Of J. D. Aiken &
Co. John Campsen, Of Campsen2 e. Co.; A. p.
Caldwell, Of r. q A. p Caldwell; w. H. Ryan,
J: T. Welsman, B. 0'Neill. j. ]. Gregg, Granite
vile, Sc. -. 0
For further information address
GEO. 8. CAMERON, President.
THOS. r. WARING, Cashier.
Charleston. March & 1859 IL 3m
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE q. s
For the District of South Carolina.
IN THE MATTER OF
w N RQRRINS-In RankrllntcY.

IN THE MATTER OF
w. NJ. ROBBINS.-In Bankruptcy.
At IorEcizle, in the said District, on the 3rd day
of June, 1869.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Petition has
~ been filed in the said Court, by W: M: ROB
BINS, of Chester County, in said District, du-
eress, entitled "An Act to Establish Uniform
System of Bankruptcy throughout the q. States, :"
Approved, I'd March, 1857, for discharge and GER
tihcate thereof from all his debts and other claims
provable under the said Act; and the 30th day OF
June, 1869, at II o'clock, NJ, is assigned for the
hearing of the same, before w. I. Clawson, one Of
the Registers in Bankruptcy Of said Court, at his
office in Yorkville, South Carolina, when and
where the Creditors may attend, and shew cause if
any they have, why the prayer of the said Petition
should not be granted.
+, P. M. EPP1NG, q. s.. Marshal as Messenger.
BY T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
June % St
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17

Bsa+ The fellow who perpetrated the fol-
lowing recipe for making Bologna sausage
has evidently travelled much and thought
more: "Take an eel skin and stuff it with
ground cat Or dog; season it with Scotch
snuff and persimmon oil; lay it on the hog
pen to dry, and then hang it in Dutch
grocery for three months for the flies to
give it the trade mark"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Of the United States for the District of S. C.
HENRY II tRs +! hat5s5 anBsoN, s. IN BANKRUPTCY.
At Korkriue, in the said District, ON the 3rd day Of
June 1869.
NOTICE is hereby given thata Petition has been
~ filed in said Court, by HENRY F. GIBSON.
ofFairfeld County in said District, duly declared
q Bankrupt, under the Act Of Congress, entitled
"An Act to Establish a Uniform System of Bank
ruptcy throughout the United States" Approved,
I'd March, 1867, for discharge and
of, from all his debts and other claims provable
1869, at l2 o'clock M, is assigned for the hearing
of the same before w. 7. Cawson, one of the Reg
listers in Bankruptcy of said Court, at his office in
Yorkville South Carolina, when and where the
Creditors may attend, and shew cause, fany they
have, why the prayer of the said Petition should
not be granted.
J. P. NJ. EPPING, U. 8. Marshal as Messenger.
BY T.. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
,June ZZ 81
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE U.
For the District of South Carolina.

IN THE MATTER OF
DAVID r. GLADNEY.-InB Bankruptcy.
at Yorkrize IN the said District, on the 3rd day Of
June, 1862
NOTICE is hereby given that q Petition has been
~ filed in said Court by DAVID r. GLADNEY,
Of Fairfield County, in said District duly declared
Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress, entitled
IAN Act to Establish Uniform System Of Bank
I'd March, 1867, for discharge and certicatet
of, from all his debts and. other claims provable
under the said Act; and the 3Oth day Of June,
1859, at IL o'clock NJ, is assigned for the hearing
listers in Bankruptcy of said Court at his office In
Yorkville, South Carolina, when and where the
Creditors may attend, and shew cause If any they
have, why the prayer Of the said Petition should
not be granted.
J. P. M. EPPING, u. s. Marshal as Messenger.
By T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
June3 % St
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE D. s.
For the District Of South Carolina. =


R6BsRF II ias Ms'tsI 4. SA%aHN Ct IN BANKRUPTCY:
DIT YorkmNe, in the said District, on the 3rd day
of June, 1869.
TNHIS is to give notice that a Petition has been
filed in said Court, by ROBERT r. VAUGHN,
Of Fairfield County, in said Dstrictduly declared
Bankrupt under the Act of Congress, entitled An
Act to Establish Uniform System of bankruptcy
I'd, 1857, for a discharge and certificate thereof,
from all his debts and other claims provable un-
der said Act; and the aoth day. Of June, 1869, at
IL O'clock NJ, is assigned for the hearing Of the
same, before w. I. CtAWSON, one Of the Reg
listers in Bankruptcy of said Court, at his Office in
Yorkville, South Carolina, when and where the
Creditors may attend and shew cause, If any they
have, why the prayer Of the said Petition should
not he granted.
J. P. M. EPPING, U. 8. Marshal as Messenger.
By T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
June % 8t
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

J. F. Wallace, Applicant, Us. M. e. Wallace, wild
ow, and others, heirs-at-law of james Wal
lace, deceased.-Purtition of Real Estate.
i Wallace, Thos. g. Wallace, VIM. NJ. Wallace,
Acha Poovey, wife Of Duncan Poovey; and two
minor children of n. A. Wallace, deceased, six
Of the defendants, reside without this State, It is
to the division or sale of the Real Estate of James
Wallace deceased on or before the 9th day Of July
next, their consent to the same will be entered
Of record.
Given under my hand and seal of office, this 6th
day Of April, A. D., 1859. -.
f. 6. HARRIS, Judge Of Probate.
April8 Il N
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nB~ "We ought to make it an object, in
conversation and in conduct, to endeavor to
oblige those we are with; and rather to
make the pleasures of others our object,
than our own. I am clear it is great vir.
tue to be able, constantly, to yield in little
things; it begets the same spirit in others,
and renders life happy.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
of the United States for the District of 8. c

IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF the United States for the District of 8. C..
GEO. IN +. the MinGER, Mfttf5 # In BANKRUPTCY.
at Yorkuille IN the said District, on the 3rd day
of June, 1869.
NOTICE is hereby given that Petition has
~ been filed in the said Court, by GEORGE II.
MILLER, of Fairfield County, in said District,
duly declared a Bankrupt, under the Act OF
Congress, entitled "An Act to Establish Uniform
System of Bankruptcy throughout the o. States, -
Approved End March, 1867, for discharge and
certificate thereof, from all his debts and other
claims provable under the said Act; and the 3Oth
day Of June, 1859, at IL O'clock M, is assign
ed for the hearing Of the same, before w. I. Claw
son one of the Registers in Bankruptcy of said
Court at his Office in Yorkville, South Carolina,
when and where the creditors may attend, and
shew cause if any they have, why the prayer of the
said Petition should not be granted.
J. P. NJ. EPPING, U. 8. Marshal as Messenger.
BY T. W. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
June3 % st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
A% When Pomp was getting old,

p@- When Pomp was getting old, he
came to his mistress one morning with 6
serious face. He had always been faith
full servant, and was indulged and petted
by the whole family.
"Well, Pomp," said his mistress, seeing
his serious look, "what is t?"
"Missy," said he, s'Pomp is getting old
now; don't you tink he better join the
church p
81 don't know, Pomp; are you prepared
to give up everything on earth for the sake
of this p
"Yes, missy; tell Pomp what he shall
do"
"You must leave of swearing, Pomp.'
"Golly, missy, Pomp hadn't sworn desc
ten years"
'Well, so much the better. Then you
must give up drinking"
"What, missy; not drink one drop Of
flip on cold mornin', when missy fix 'em SO
nice ?"
''No, not one drop, Pomp."
"Den, by golly," says he, putting on his
hat, ~ guess Pomp II let him lone anud
der year fust.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17

~ A sea captain trading regularly to
the African coast was invited to meet a
committee of a society for the evangelical
ton of Africa. Among numerous ques'
tions touching the religion Of the African
races he was asked, "Do the subjects OF
King Dahomey keep Sunday?" "Keep
Sunday? ?" he replied: Eyes, and every other
darned thing they can lay their hands on. "