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The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

Hon. SAMUEL w. MELToN.-We
hail with pleasure the reelection
OF this distinguished Carolinian as
Judge Of the Fifth Judicial Cir
cult of this State. Ithas ever been
matter of pride and congratu!a
ton to ourselves and the county,
that Judge Melton has SO evenly
welded the sceptre of Justice be.
tween our people, and that his ser.
vices i'll that particular have been
continued to US. Although a COM
paratlvely young man, Judge Mel
ton has no: failed to Impress the
Bar with his legal knowledge, and
has worn the crmine in such man
ner as to excite the most pleasant
anticipations of success and useful.
ness in the position to which he
has now, Tor the second time been
elected Camden JournaL.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

a YOUNG PosrTIvIsT. .-Parson-7
" What is a miracle ?" Boy
Dunno"
Parson-" Well, if the sun were
to shine in the middle of TIE night.
what should you say it was 2" Boy
-" The moon"
ParSon-" But if You were told
it was the sun, what should you
say it was 2" Boy" A lie."
Parson-" | don't tell lies. Sup.
pose | told you it, was the sun,
what would you say tben!'
Boy" That yer wasn't sober" :"
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

SALE OF SECURITIEs.-S. @. Black.
sod yesterday, at auction, the fol.
lowing bonds and stocks:
$500 northeastern Railroad sc.
cond mortgage eight per cent
bonds, at SO 12 cents.
Eight shares. South Carolina
Railroad stock, at $3.50.
Two hundred shares bank of
Charleston stock, at S19.25.
So, 800 South Carolina Railroad
bonds, long dates, al IS 3.4 cents.
One hundred and eight, five
shares Peoples Bank Stock, at So
per share. ..-.. .. .. ...,
$40 City of Charleston six per
cent. stock, at 81 l 2 cents. -.
Charleston Courier.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21
SUBSCRIPTION Two Dollars per annum.

ADVERTISEMENT inserted at the rates of
one dollar per square Of twelve Min,on lines
tnis sizet type) or less for the first insertion,
NIFTY cents each for the second and third inssr
tions, and twenty-five cents for s.oseouont
Insertions. Yearly contracts will be made.
All advertisements must have the number
"f Insertions marked on them, or they win be
inserted till ordered out, and charged for.
unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements Is
will invariably be displayed"
obituary notices, and all matters inuring to
to the benefit of any one, are regarded as
Advertisements.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

The Columbus Union says: Major James
Benton has been assigned TO the duty of su.
perintendirg the ornaments of the forts on
the Southern seaeoast from Charleston 10
Mobile. and Cspt-A. r. Burlington has been
delegated as h 10 assistant aiisa hsraG Il
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

A railroad accident occurred on the TIN
INST, on the Rockford, Rock Island, and
Oh Louis Railroad near Alton, III. Ten
persons were killed outright and forty
wounded Tie cars caught fire and fye
burned to death.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

PLEASANT FOR THE TEACHER. =
The following notice was served
upon a Northern school teacher in
Texas recently, signed by some
eight or ten of the larger boys,
three Of them between seventeen
aud twenty years of age: " We,
the undersigned, require you to
treat to a bushels OF pecans, five
pounds of raisins, aud three of can
dy. If you refuse we will put you
in the deepest hole'of water with.
in one mile of the school house."
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

TIE Naval Committee of the
House have agreed to report an
important bill authorizing the Sec.
retary of the Navy TO construct ten
or more steam vessels of war, car.
rying guns Of large calibre, the
lm!ls Of the same to be bnilt Of
wood or iron, as the Secretary NAV
decide, and appropriating $4,000,
600 for the sameTl s. Of, a. o
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

The sale of the North Carolina Military Tn.
st'tute' which has been advertised for some
time says the Charlotte Observer, of tho sth,
TOOK place on Tuesday last, and was Knocked
down to Messrs. James Carson, g. b. Alexan.
der and L. w. Sanders, for sls,I5o.Oo. ,n
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

On The night OF the 1st inst. the stable
of Capt, J. G. 8, Brown. living about nine
riles from Hewberry, was set on fire-at
least 40 supposed. a, no other conolusion
can bsArrivsd at--and seven valuable head
OF horses burnt TO death.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

AS strange it may seem, the United States
possesses more than so, 900 miles of railroad an,
VI 'he lZ4'OOO in the world. Great Britain
loHo"s the United States with 10000 miles,
Germany has $4,000, France 10000, Russia
o'oOo' Austria 1900, Spain $500, Italy 3,4oO.
Belgium 1000, Holland 1000.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21
WINFIELD SCOTT.

On being introduced to General
Scott, he enqnired in what part of
South Carolina / resided, and be.
ing told Greenville, he replied that
he once spent several months there.
/ thought unpleasant reminiscen.
ces were recalled to his mind. Be
fore the war OF 1912. General Scott
came to Columbia, South Carolina,
and made application for admis.
sion to the bar. His application
was rejected on the ground that he
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

THE ONLY DIFF1cULTY.-Uncle
Peter, who fourished in the rnoun.
tains of Vermont, as a horse deal.
er, was called upon the other day
as an amateur OF "equine'7who
was in search of something fast
The result is told as t6llows:
There" said Uncle Peter, point.
ing to an animal in the meadow
before the house: $ there, sir, is
an animal who would trot her mile
in two minutes and seventeen Sc.
conds were it not for one thing"
"Indeed |" rs..i =
" Yes," continued Uncle Peter,
"shs is four years old this spring,
is in good condition, looks well, Is
first.rate mare, and she could 90
mile in twoseventeen if it was
not for one thing"
" Well, what is it!" -, -.- -
That mare," resumed the jock
ey, is in every way a good piece
OF property She has a heavy
name, a switch tail, trots fair, and
yet there is one thing only why
she can't trot her mile in two min
utes and seventeen seconds"
: " What, in conscience, is it,
then 2 cried the amateur. ...- :
"The distance is too great for
the time" was the old wag's re-
ply,-Otio State JommaL. ..i
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

The following affecting lines are
copied from an English life insur.
ance pamphlet entitled " Things for
the Thoughtful" We consider
them snggestiye: ea..al
When poor pa died and went to heaven,
What grief mama endured
But all that grief was soon assuagod,
For pa he was insured " a
And whom ma went there--oh how funny
The Office paid her all the money" W. 4
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21
BosroN sells half a million dol.
lars til Of Of carpet sstippers year.

~ A cow inJIndiana recently eat
up two hundred dollars in green
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

A FAITHFUL WIFr.-The New
York Commercial Advertiser asks:
Is there another woman in the
world so faithful to the memory of
her departed spouse as Lady
franklin? She has spent thou
sands of pounds in vain efforts TO
recover the boz es of the illustrious
navigator; sire has been as true as
the needle to the pole, although
that pole was her husbands worst
enemy and now she wants some.
body to accept $4,000 and bring
her in return the records of the eX.
pedition in which Sir John lost his
life. Very, if disonbodied spirits
can be conscious of what transpires
in this shoal and kank of time
must not Sir Johns contemplation
of the devotion of such a wife add
a new charm to the pleasure of
Paradise?' as. ...... ..
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

In addition to the sending of
heavy ordinance to Forts Jcffcr.
son and Taylor, at Key West, and
Fort Pulaski, Savannah, the War
Department has ordered one
hundred recruits to reinforce bat.
teries p, ID, +, L, M and K'of the
Third Artillery, stationed at these
forts. srir,'
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

The Legislature Of North carolina has
passed a bill oH'ring $4,000 for the cap
t"re OF Lowrey aud his gang. A good
chance for some brave and enterprisipg in.
diyi5nals 10 make haul.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-21

IT. To1S. - -1|-' % 5-l9 iaala ~ 10 sa9a. .,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
Rich Without Money.

Many man is rich without money
Thousands of men with nothing in their
pockets, and thousands with not even a
pocket, are rich A man born with a
good, sound constitution, good stomach,
a good heart and pretty good head-piece,
is rich. Good bones are better than gold,
tough muscles than silver and nerves that
flash fire and carry energy to every func-
tion are better than houses or lands.
1t is better than landed estate to have
had the right kind of father and mother.
Good breeds and bad breeds exist a.
mong men as among herds and horses.
Education may do much to check evil ten
denotes, or to develop good ones; but it
is a great thing to inherit the proportion
of faculties to start with.
The man is rich who has good dis
position-who is naturally kind. patient,
cheerful, hopeful, and who has faver of
wit and fun in his composition. The har-
dest thing to get along with in this life is
a mans own self. A cross, selfish fellow,
timid, care-burdeued man these are all
born deformed on the inside. Their feet
may not limp, but their thoughts do.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
gelerten Mlscellauy.
WILL ICE BURN?

e"Oh, dear! there's that old torment
come again. groaned Nancy
"'Tisn't worth while for you to 60 to
callin' him names now. Nancy" said her
mother. 'Silas Gladden's a rich man,
an good, steady man too. And he's
made you an offer that you ought to be
proud on, instead of maxim fun on him,
as ye do"
.'Let him take his offers to another
market" said Nancy, tossing her pretty
head. ''Pll none of himl When mar
ry, it won't be my grandfather ''
"Oh. yes; l know what you're thinkin'
on, Nancy Bemis. Your minds sot on
that good for nothin' Tom Springer. No
thin but poor blacksmith's prentice,
'thout cent in the bank. and doubtful
whether he's got two whole shirts to his
back. It's my opinion, Nancy, and I'm
yer mother, and ought to know what's ful
yer good, that judgment II come on ye
yet if ye refuse Silas GLADDEN. and take ur
with poor shote like Tom"
You've no need to- worry mother" re.
piled Nancy. entirely unperturbed. 81
don'texpect to get married next week
And as for Tom. he's twenty-one mex
month, and when his times out, I'm no
afraid but he can earn his living. Strong
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
THE PRACTICAL LOVER.

did not purchase for my bride
Rich jeweled rings and costly fans
But what thought would be her pride
A set complete of pots and pans.
: would not win sweet Jennie's love
By golden gifts Of magic power;
IF she proper wife should prove
She'would prefer some bags of flour.
did not play with Jennie's heart,
Nor try to fix it were it tickle,
But sent, mistrusting modern art,
A side of pork for her to pickle.
did not give her rubies red,
To lend her raven hair relief,
But what would charm when we were we'd
A good supply of potted beef
] did not wanton with her love,
Z. That pined to nestle on my breast,
Just like dropping, tired dove,
But sent couch where it could rest.
did not, when the moon was bright,
Take Jennie out for tranquil walks;
But took her-what would more delight
A dozen each of knives and forks.
did not send her flowers bright,
Whose brightness, ah, so quickly wanes =,
But sent her, in the darkest night,
A set of sheets and counterpanes.
And so at last our little store
Would furnish we'll an ivied cot.
But then-I should have said before
She Tilted me, and kept the lot.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
ng so arranged that hot water could be

ing so arranged that hot water could be
made to circulate through the bladder.
cit was found when an animal was so
treated, that sudden insensibility, stupor,
with or without convulsions, and finally
death from asphyxia were induced" Ex-
animation of the brain Immediately after
death with bulb thermometer showed
that brain temperature thus obtained Of
from 112o to 114o F. was fatal to a cat,
and one of 114o to ITO F. to rabbit.
The application of these experiments is
readily made when we know that the tenn
perature of a man is $50 to $50 f.. and
that in sunstroke it is raised from 1000 to
112o F. Moisture in the air favors the
production of sunstroke. the predisposition
TO which is also induced by the person be-
ing unacclimated or unaccustomed to high
and by intemperance, ex-
haustion from fatigue and previous injury
from exposure to heat. Numerous instan-
ces, some of which are mentioned by DIR.
Wood, have occurred of epidemics of sun
stroke.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
No Home.

There are thousands who know nothing
of the blessed influence of comfortable
home, merely from the want of thrift or
from dissipated habits. Youth was spent
in frivolous amusements and demoralizing
associations. leaving them at middle age,
when the intellectual and the physical man
should be in its greatest vigor, enervated
and without one laudable ambition. -
Friends long since lost, confidence gone
and nothing to look to in old age but a
mere liberation in the community where
they should be ornaments. No home to
fly to when wearied with the struggles in-
cident to life, no wife to cheer them in
their dependency, no children to amuse
them. and no virtuous household to give
zest to the joys of life. All is blank, and
there is no hope of succour except that
which is given out by the hand of public
or private charities. When the family oil
an industrious and sober citizen gather a.
round cheeaful fire of wintry day, the
homeless man. is seeking shelter in the sta
ton house, or begging for nights rest
in the out-building of one who started in
life at the same time with no greater ad-
vantage; but honesty and industry built
up that house while dissi pa ton destroyed
the other.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
Summer Drinks.

Ice-water should be drank but sparing-
ly. A most excellent substitute for it is
pounded ice taken in small Jumps into the
mouth and allowed to dissolve upon the
tongue. This will prove very refreshing
and much more enduring in its effects.
Lemonade is a simple and grateful be-
verage. To make it: Roll the lemons on
something hard till they become soft; CRATE
off the rinds, cut the lemons in slices and
squeeze them in pitcher "a new clothes
pin will answer for squeezer in lieu of
something better); pour on the required
quantity of water, and sweeten according
to taste. The grated rinds. for the sake
of their aroma, should be added too. After
mixing thoroughly. set the pitcher aside
for half an hour; then strain the liquor
through jelly strainer, and put in the
ice.
Travellers who find it inconvenient to
use lemons can carry box of.lemon sugar
prepared from citric acid and sugar, little
of which in a glass of ice water will furnish
quite refreshing drink, and one that will
lip oftentimes to avert sick headache and
billiousness. Citric acid is obtained from
the juice of lemons and lime.
Perry is delicious beverage made from
cherries. and will keep year or more.
Take six pounds of cherries and bruise
them pour on a pint and half Of hot
water, and boil for fifteen minutes; strain
through flannel bag, and add three
hounds of sugar. Boil for half an hour
more, or until the liquid will sink to the
bottom Of a cup of water (try it with tea
spoonful of the liqu d.; then turn into jelly
cups and cover with paper, dipped in the
white of an egg. IL
To prepare the drink Put spoonful
of the jelly into goblet of water, and let
it stand about ten minutes; then stir it up
and fill with pounded ice. Currants and
raspberries made into ''shrub" furnish a
pleasant and cooling drink when mixed
with sice-water. Pounded ice is also an
agreeable addition to saucer of strawber-
ries, or currants. Pound it until it is al
most as fine as snow, and spread it over
the berries. With fruit it is also an ex-
cellent substitute for cream.
Water ices are always acceptable. Those
made of lemon, orange, currants, straw
berries. raspberries, and pineapple, are
much improved by adding stiff beaten
whites of four eggs to every two quarts of
the liquid. Put it in just as it is turned
into the freezer, and it will freeze in a
foam. -iScribner.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
Flint Soup.

1t is we'll known that excellent soup may
be made Of stones if the accessories are
only supplied. The following story illus<
trates the old saying:
A Zouave of the army of Italy was bill.
leted at the house of Savoyard, whose
wife was the most avoricious in the whole
of the country around. The Zouave had
drank his pay on the march, and sold his
bread for more drink, SO as not to set ont
sur ,sne sene Famble. Now the host was
compelled by law to give him butithres
things, that is, water, fire and salt-two
elements and one mineral-the whole in-
sufficient to. make meal. ss -..ss..g
The Zouave was uot. discouraged. He
lit fire first, put a pot of water on the
hearth, and then went coolly to seek
large stone, which he carefully placed, as
if it was beef, in the pot. ~ -.-,a
The good woman opened her eyes with
astonishment. So
"'What are you making ? she asked.
':Flint soup" 81. 80 T7>@ y .7}7s
"Aud is it good?'' sr.ey 'es-
$50 good you will lick your fingers
But, unfortunately, there is trife needed
that I have forgotten" ,iE 700
"What is it?" -.. ...
. "Some vegetables to absorb the fat"
They shall not be wanting here are
some carrots and cabbage" -
The Zouave took the welcome vegeta-
bles, and continued to blow the fire. From
time to time he stirred the stone with
spoon. F5.g.,i Jall .-,.
:. "It is becoming tender" said be. "ft
is of good quality. What pity there is
not little hogs lard to give it favor -
"My faith, my boyp said the old wo-
man, 81 have never eaten flint soup; and
if you promise me plate, [ will 60 and
get some hogs lard" .-.
agreed! You shall have the first Of
the BROTH
The lard is put in with the vegetables,
and already it emits savory smell.
Il do not know if tits true," said the
Zouave, speaking to himself, "but they
have affirmed to me that some cloves and
a little garlic were not superauous in this
potage."
The old woman had gone too far to stop
at trihe. The accessories were brought,
and ten minutes after the foot-soldier
served up an admirable Julien, which de-
lighted his hostess.
The next day, when the Zouave was
ready to depart, the old woman found the
stone entire in the pot, and wished to re-
turn it to her guest. l@
"Thanks,' - said he, with the most per-
feet coolness; "but I do not like meat
heated over again"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
110ehU.
~ ~
A COUNTRY SCHOOL.

Pretty and pale and tried
She sits in her stiff-backed chair,
While the blazing summer sun
Shines on her soft brown hair; 3
And the little brook without
That she bears through the open door,
Mocks with its murmur cool
Hard bench and dusty floor.
1t seems such an endless round
Grammar and A, B, G;
The blackboard and the sums,
The stupid geography;
When from teacher to little Jem
Not any Of them cares straw.
Whether "Johnn is in any Cease"
Or Kansas in Omaha.
For Jemmy's bare brown feet
Are aching to wade in the stream,
Where the trout to his Turing bait
Shall leap with quick bright gleam;
And his teachers blue eyes stray,
To the flowers on the desk hard by,
Till her thoughts have followed her eyes
With leaf unconscious sigh.
Z Her heart outruns the clock,
AS she smells their faint, sweet scent,
But when we have time and heart
Their measure is in unison blent,
Bnt time will haste or lag,
Like your shadow on the grass,
That fingers far behind,
Or flies when you fain would pass.
Have patience, restless Jem,
The streams and fish will wait,
And patience tried blue eyes
Down the winding road by the gate,
Hinder the willow shade
Stands some one with fresher flowers
So turn to your books again,
And keep love for the after hours.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12
: Josh Billings Wisdom. !.

Sins are the only things I repent ey;
never could make ennything repenting ov
blunders.
I thank the Lord for this: we all ov us
hav sum good thing tew lay our bad LUX
tew besides ourselfs. ..i
Whiskey friends are the most unproft-
able ones kno ov they are alwase reddy
tew drink with yu, but when yu are reddy
tew drink with them they amt dry.
Yu kant hire man tew be honest; he
will want hiz wages raised every morning.
The most successful men hav eveE
known are those who are konstantly maxi
ing blunders, but never seem to kno it.
Mi opiuyun il. and will kontinue to be,
that the phools have done about az much
hurt in this world as the malishus hav.
The truly great are alwus the eazyest
to approach. .s
l haven't mutch doubt that man sprung
from the monkey, but what bothers me il
WHARF the cussed monkey sprung from.
After man has got good opinyun ov
himself, the next best thing is tew hav the
good opinyun ov others.
Most ennybody thinks they kan be
good phool, and they kan, but tew play
the phool good iz not so handy.
Abuse generally is helthy, but sumtimes
it Gums from so low source that it DONE
do man emmy good.
1t takes more time and talents tew be
a suckcessful hypocrit than it duz tew be
Christian.
The cluss intimacy ov old age seems
tew konsist in kompareing gouts and ru-
matics.>
Mankind in general seem tew take a
bout az much pride in Dragging ov their
faults az ov their virtews.
Thare aint eunything that will kom-
pletely kure lazyness; but i have known
second wife tew hurry it sum.