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PRIZES.
PRIZES.
CONFEDERATE


THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRIZES
Il in the grand scheme to erect a
in Honor of the Confederate Dead Of Georgia,
and those soldiers from other States who were
killed or died in Georgia, will take place in
the CITY OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

All these various elements are banded
together for the present purpose of saw
ing the country from Tom Murphy and
his protege and "the purps." On the,
other side there is, first and principally,
Tom Murphy and the aforesaid purps,
Grant and a long, contemplate line of
ca~rpetbaggers, ofiiceholders, tax-gath-
erers, ballot-bOx suffers, defaulters, and
not a distinguished man of intellect in
the whole mongrel host. On one side
there is whatever is respectable and tai
ented in the country Onthe other, what
ever is stupid and contemplate. On one
side there is whatever is principled and
honest; on the other, whatever is I'M
principled and dishonest. On one side
we have all the people of the country,
who, understanding their rights, dare
stand up to maintain them; on the other
side, a miscellaneous crowd of people,
held together by the cohesive power of
public plumber, and too stupid or de-
based to understand anything else. In
a contest between these two forces,
who can doubt the result? The
country was becoming degraded and
dishonOred. Patriotism and pap be-
came synonymous terms. Republican
integrity was superseded by Radical
vice. The o~tfscourings OF forty mill
lions of people were called upon to rule
and rob the nation. A universal lep-
rosy seemed to have seized the country,
and a speedy dissolution was threat
ened. In this condition of dire extrem-
ity whatever was healthy in the body
polite united to eject the diseases. In
short, all the good and true men, all
the honest men, all the patriotic men,
all men thatloved rep~ublicanism, united
together and formed a temporary alli-
ance, which is known as the
GREELEY PARTY.
1t surely cannot be, in the designs of
am inscrutable Providence, that the
powers of darkness and the cohorts of
corruption a prevail against them.
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pARTy

0hhfLhh EAhIls
1t surely cannot be, in the designs of
am %inscrutable Providence, that the
powers of darkness and the cohorts of
corruption can prevail against them.
This is the situation. NJ.
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On the 4th Day Of December Next.

There win be NO POSTPONEMENT Of the
RS- Two Hundre and Fifty Thousand Dol
lars (S250O0G) in Currency, Real Estate and
Cotton to be distributed.
In .eI3L,OOO
In Real $4,000
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-18
THE KEY OF DEATH.

The following singular tradition is related
of key in collection of curiosities preserved
in the arsenal at Venice.
About the year 1900, one Of those danger
GUS men in whom extraordinary talent is only
the fearful source of crime and wickedness be-
yond that of ordinary men, came to establish
himself as merchant or trader in Venice.
The stranger, whose name was Tebalbo, be-
came enamored ofthe daughter of an ancient
house already afianced to another. He de.
nanded her hand in marriage, and was OF
course rejected. Enraged at this, he studied
how to be revenged. Profoundly skilled in
mechanical arts, he allowed himself no rest
until he had invented the most formidable
weapon that could be imagined. This was
key of large size, the handle Of which was so
constructed that it could be turned round with
little difficulty. When turned, it disclosed a
spring, which, on pressure, launched from the
other end a needle or lancet Of such subtle
fineness that it entered the flesh and buried
itselfthere without leaving any external trace:
Tebaldo waited in disguise at the door of
the church in which the maiden whom he
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-18
THE SECRET OF USEFULNESS.

"Its of no use for me to try to do much, !"
said a timid Christian, the other day. 81
have not power enough or education enough
to do good to others, and 1 must just live as
nearly right as | can, and trust God to for
give my lack of service"
The good man thoughthe was speaking with
all humility, but he was very proud. He did
not realize it, but it was really his pride that
would not let him attempt to work in which
he might fail, or assume position in which
his lack of education would be conspicuous.
Would that this was an unusual case we all
know it is not. If all the true Christians in
the country, who love the Lord and whom
the Lord loves, would do the best that is in
them to do, with their present power, we
should be amazed at the advance in his work
among us. It is not our original power, or
our influence, or our education, it is our de-
votion to the Master and his work that is the
measure of our usefulness All the effort
of the best, and most intelligent, and richest
men in the world would never save one soul
without the blessing of the Lord and the help
of the Holy Spirit, and that blessing and that
help are given freely to the poorest, and least,
and most sinful of his true followers.
The question is not, cam [ fitted for use
fullness p but, "Will the Lord use me ?"
Not the most brilliant natural endowments,
not the most elaborate preparations, but His
use of US makes US useful.
I know an illiterate, hard-working man
who was, not long ago, rough, passionate,
bitter-a bad neighbor, an uncomfortable
companion. That man became Christian
Now he is gentle; he controls his temper; he
is kind in his family, kind to his neighbors
Nobody doubts that some strong power has
changed the man. He talks in meeting, and
talks to the men who work with him about
religion. He can't speak grammatical SEN
tence, but his words have the force Of his life
behind them, and it gives them might. His
workmen feel it. Some Of them have been
led to Christ by this man. His children are
growing up mindful of religi ion; he has a
power for good in the community.
Now, what has he that we have not? 1t
is not wealth, or intelligence, or native force
of character that gives him an influence which
many Christian more outwardly favored
might envy him; it is Christ working in him
and throug him.
Do we want this power? Why do we not
all have it? Has our Saviour's power failed
that he cannot give it, or his love that he will
not2 His Lord said unto him: "Well done,
good and faithful servant, thou hast been
faithful over few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things; enter thou into the
Joy of thy Lord" Christian at Work.
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Ghildrtm's department.
LITTLE FEET.

In castle halls, or cottage homes,
Wherever grlileless childhood roams,
o, there is nothing half so sweet
AS busy tread of little feet.
The sighing breeze, the oceans roar,
The purlng rill, the organs power,
All stir the soul, but none so deep
AS tiny tread of little feet.
When forth we 60 at early morn,
To meet the world and brave its scorn,
Adown the garden walk so neat,
We see the prints of little feet.
At eve, when honeward we repair,
With aching limbs and brow of care,
The voices ring out clear and sweet
Then comes the rush of little feet.
The knives are lost, the dishes stray,
The tools are spirited away,
And when we 90 the lost to seek,
We take the trail of little feet.
But when the angel death has come
And called the tlow'rets from our home,
Oppressive silence reigns complete;
We miss the sound of little feet.
Then tools are safe, no dishes stray,
No doors 20 slamming all the day;
But o, 'twould give us pleasure sweet,
To hear again those noisy feet.
Soft night hath come; all are asleep;
Yes, all but me. I vigil keep.
Hush hush! my heart, and cease to beat
Was that the step of little feet?
Yes, mother, it's the softened tread
OF him you miss and mourn as dead,
And often in your sweetest sleep,
You'll dream of hearing little feet.
And when this pilgrimage is DER,
And you approach that blissful shore,
The first to run your soul to greet,
Will be your darlings little feet.
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TEACHING BY PARALLELS.

1t is most fitting that we give expression to
our deep gratitude, that it has pleased the in
finite mind to stoop to our narrow capacities
and instruct us by parallels. How tenderly
condescending is God to devise similitudes,
that his children may learn the mysteries Of
the kingdom If it be sometimes marveled
at among men that great minds are ever
ready to stoop, what far greater marvel that
God himself should bow the heavens and
come down to meet our ignorance and slow.
ness of comprehension When the learned
professor has been instructing his class in the
hall in recondite matters of deep philosophy
and then goes home and takes his child upon
his knee, and tries to bring down great truths
to the grasp of his child's mind, then you see
the great love Of the mans heart; and when
the eternal God, before whom seraphims are
but insects of an hour, condescends to instruct
childishness and make us wise unto salvation,
we may we'll say, "herein is love-" Just as
we give our children pictures that we may
win the attention, and may by pleasing means
fix truth upon their memories, so the Lord
with loving inventiveness has become the
author of many a charming metaphor, type
and allegory, by which he may gain our in
terest, and through his Holy Spirit enlighten
our minds. If he who thunders till the
mountains tremble, yet deigns to speak with
us in a still small voice, let us gladly sit in
Mary's place at his gracious feet, and willing
ly learn of him. o, that God would give to
each one teachable spirit, tor this is the
greatest step toward understanding the mind
of God. He who is willing to learn, in a
childlike spirit, is already in considerable
measure taught of God. May we all so study
the instructive and divine parallels as to be
quickened by them to all that is well-pleas,
ing in the sig hit of God for after all true learn
ing in godliness may b. judged of by its re-
suits upon our lives. If we are holier we are
wiser, practical obedience to the will Of the
Lord Jesus is the surest evidence Of an un'
derstanding heart.-Spurgeon
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&eadiua fpr the Sabbath,
CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBERT LATHAM.
sEXAMINE YOURSELF"

We are very apt to fall into the most per-
nicious habit of scrutinizing into the failings
and faults of others, whilst we neglect our
own SINS Nothing is more common than to
find men busily engaged in posting the moral
accounts of their fellow-men, whilst they ig-
more the fact that they themselves are sinners.
Thousands are eagerly searching for notes in
the eyes of their neighbors, but making no
effort to remove the beams that are in their
own eyes. A really good business man first
attends to his own affairs, and then, if he has
any spare time, devotes it to the managing of
the business of others. One of the best ways
to promote the welfare of society is for every
man to constantly examine himself by Gods
word as the rule of duty. In a social point
of view, this course of action would be pro.
ductive of much happiness where there is now
much misery. Many neighborhood broil
would be avoided, and some of the worst pas
sions of our nature would perish for want Of
nutriment. The fires of hatred and malice
would die out for want of fuel.
If every man would closely examine into
his acts, and the motives which prompted
them, there would be more humility and less
pride in the world. The best men have moth
ing of which they ought to be proud; but on
the contrary, much which ought to humble
them in the dust. A close examination into
our own moral characters would reveal the
fact that there are in this world vast multi
tude of whited sepulchres. Very little wheat
but much chaff; small amount Of gold and
much alloy is about the way every good man
will find things in this life. Much evil and
little good we will find to be correct descrip-
ton of our acts. Such discovery as this is
we'll calculated to humble us in the dust, and
to fill US with pity for Others, who are led
astray in an evil hour. Let him that is with
out sin cast the first stone, is good advice.
Remove the beam from your own eye before
you attempt to take the notes out of your
neighbor's eye, is the instruction Of Christ
Jesus. Examine yourself" and you will
grow humble.
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AnuIuruas department.
THE THREE JOLLY HUSBANDS.

Three jolly husbands out in the country, by
the name Of Tim Watson, Joe Brown and
Bill Walker, sat late one evening drinking at
the village tavern, until being pretty we'll
corned, they agreed that each one on return
ing home should do the first thing his wife
told him, in default of which he should, the
next morning, pay the bill. They then sepa-
rated for the night, engaging to meet the next
morning and give an honest account of their
proceedings at home so far as they related to
the bill. The next morning, Walker and
Brown were early at their posts, but it was
some time before Watson made his appear
ance. Walker began first "You see, when
entered my house the candle was out, and the
fire giving but glimmering of light, came
near walking accidentally into a pot of batter
that the pancakes were to be made of the next
morning. My wife, who was dreadfully out
of humor at setting up so late, said to me sar-
castically, "Bill, do put your foot in the bat
ter "Just as you say, Maggy, said |, and
without the least hesitation, put my foot
into the pot of batter and went to bed."
Next Joe Brown told his story: "My wife
had already retired to our regular sleeping
room, which adjoins the kitchen, and the door
of which was ajar; not being able to navigate
you know, perfectly made dreadful clat-
tering among the furniture, and my wife, in
no very pleasant tone, bawled out, "Do, break
the porridge pot" No sooner said than done,
seized hold of the tail of the pot, and stri-
king it against the chimney jamb, I broke it
in hundred pieces. After this exploit, re-
tired to rest and got curtain lecture all night
for my pains
It was now Tim Watson's turn to give an
account of himself, which he did with very
long face, as follows: "My wife gave me the
most unlucky command in the world, for 1
was blundering up stairs in the dark when she
cried out, "Do break your neck, do Tim,"
"I'll be cussed if do, Kate" said I, as gath
cred myselfup, "I'll sooner pay the BILL so,
landlord, here is the cash for you, and this is
the last time I'll ever risk FIVE dollars at the
command of my wife"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-18

CHARCOAL FOR AN1MA1s.-1ti is difficult to
doctor brute animals because they cannot tell
what is the matter with them ; and probably
three-quarters of the attempts made to relieve
them only make them worse. Generally an
imals are sick from over-eating, or from ex'
citement and over heating It is not uncom-
mon for horse or a COW in the pastures to
eat too much green clover or apples; or some
thing else disarranges their stomachs;, or IN
the barn they will get into the corn barrel,
and suffer from the effects. In all such cases
the remedy is pulverized charcoal. lake 1t
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s@ A candidate before country conven:
tion in Ohio, was out electioneering, and
stopping at house on Harris Prairie, asked
the lady who came to the door if her husband
was at home. She replied in the negative:
The candidate expressed regret, as he wanted
to secure his vote for the convention. 20, if
that's ALL" returned the lady, "you needn't
give yourself any uneasiness he'll vote for
you. There were seven candidates along here
this morning before he left home, and he
promised to vote for every one Of them."
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pr The avoidance of little evils, little sins,
little inconsistencies, little weaknesses, little
follies, little indiscretions and imprudences,
little foibles, little indulgences Of self and Of
the flesh, little acts Of Incidence, OF lndecls'
ion, or slovenliness, or cowardice, little equiv
ocations or alterations from high integrity,
little bits of worldliness and gayety, little in
difference to the feelings and wishes of others,
little outbreaks of tenn per and Of crossness, or
selfshness, or vanity-the avoidance Of such
little things as these 60 far to make up at least
the negative beauty Of holy life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-18

s@A An English country. parson one day met
one of his parishioners, by name John Cox,
and demonstrated with him because his wife
never came to church. "Well, Parson," says
John, "fact be, her be not a Christian, never
was Christian, and never will bea Chris
tian; but her says prayer every night her
gets into bed." "What prayer does she say
IS IS it the Lords prayerY' We'll, parson, 'pon
nv word and honor, can't say ever 'eered it
called by that name, but her deu say:
"Matheu, Mark, Luke, and John, bless the
bed that 1 lies on four corners to my bed, four
angels lying spraid (aspread0 teu teu tut
and teu teu head (wo to foot and two to
head,) fourteen carry me when l be dead
Good night, John Cox"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-18
DIDN'T TAKE ANY INTEREST IN 1T.

While still very young man, on account
of his uncommon ability and legal acquire
ments, Mr.. Richard Coleman was made Judge
of one of the eastern circuits of Virginia, in
the year 18-. Having hitherto led the life
reputation except among his brethren, and as
connected with the profession, and had never
yet been in politics. Shortly after he went on
the bench most cold blooded and cruel MUIR
der was perpetrated in his district by very
notoriously bad man. The murderer was ap-
pretended, tried and convicted of murder in
the first degree Judge G. proceeded to pro-
nounce sentence, which he had prepared with
great care, and, as he had himself said, the
best of which he was capable, and which he
had in similar sentences been obliged to make
the basis of them all. Such was the solemni-
ty of the occasion and the fervid eloquence of
the Judge that all who listened to the sentence
passed were moved to tears-all except the
prisoner at the bar, who was observed to be
looking at the ceiling, and to pay no attention
whatever, appearing wholly Indifferent to
what was going on. After he had been re-
manded to Jail, one of the junior members of
the bar having his curiosity excited, and Judge
G.. also wishing to know what effect his elo-
quence had upon the criminal, went into the
cell where the prisoner was and inquired OF
him how he felt when Judge G. was passing
sentence on him.
"What?" said the criminal, "what do you
mean?"
81 meant when the judge was telling you
that you were to be hung, and urging you to
prepare for the awful doom that awaited you. -
"You mean when he was talking to me-"
"Yes"
"Oh! I never paid no 'tention to Dick
Coleman, he amt no public speaker, nohow."
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p~ When Burke made one of his famous
attacks upon the crown civil list, he was sew
eral times noisily interrupted by somebody
who, occupying an official position in the
household, seemed to think himself the spe-
cial guardian and champion of royalty. This
oficious person kept reminding the orator
every now and then, with vehement interjec-
tions, of his duty to the king. At last Burke
paused in the flow of his speech, and declared
that he perfectly understood it to be his duty
to honor the king, but he did not thereby
feel himself constrained "to honor the kings
man-servant his maid-servant, his OK, and"-
fixing his eyes upon the obnoxious intruder
"his ass"
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new from the wood fire, grind it and pour it
down their throats. It never can do injury,
and in hundreds of cases it has afforded speedy
relief There is no animal that over-eats so
often as the pig; and, as regulative Of his
digestive powers, there is nothing so good as
charcoal. 1t should always be kept in the
pig-sty, and in small quantities fed every
few days, and it is worth more than the same
bulk in corn.
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"Too TH1N."-Many of our so.called Sian

"Too TH1N."-Many of our so-called slang
expressions are only perversions Of what was
once good, wholesome English. Thus with
regard to the popular vulgarism "too thin"
Smollett's "Peregrine Pickle" was first pub
lished as long ago as 1851. In chapter xxxvi.
of that novel, where Peregrine abruptly an
nounces to Emelia his intention of going
abroad, perhaps for some years, the pathetic
picture is presented of Emelia's Eyes immedi-
ately filled with tears, which, however, she
adroitly attributes to the effects Of the tea
that was so scalding hot as to make her eyes
water. "This pretext," says the author; "was
too thin to impose upon her lover" and no
one supposes that Smollett intended to be
facetious in using an expression which, by ex:
treme courtesy, is now and then considered
funny in our day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-18
HOW JOE LOST HIS BET.

An old fellow named Joe Poole, very &C.
centric and an incorrigible sufferer, was a
constant lounger at the tavern in Water
ford, Me.
One day traveller from distant part of
the State, arrived at the tavern and was met
by an old acquaintance, resident of the
town. After some conversation on different
topics, the traveller was addressed as follows ::
"By the way, Brown, look out for old Joe
Poole tonight. You will know him quick
enough by his suffering. He will be sure to
come around, and offer to bet that you've not
got whole shirt to your back. If you take
him up, you will surely lose by trick he's
got He invariably offers to lay this wager
and always wins"
every well,' said the traveller, M will not
let him get ahead of me. Much obliged for
the caution"
The evening arrived, and large crowd
was collected in the bar room. Our friends
were there, and old Joe Poole was present and
i'll his element.
II tell you wh.what. You are nicely dress
ed, but I'll bet you ten dollars, you haven't
got whole sh.shirt to your back
"I'll take the bet" said the stranger. "Put
the money in the landlords hands"
This being done, the traveller pulled off his
coat and was about following suit with his
vest, when old Joe cried out
"Ho-ho.hold on! You've lost! Ha-half
your shirt is fr-front, and the other half is on
your ba-back J"
There was roar oflaughter, but the new
conner did not mind it, but pulled off his vest
too, and quietly turning his back to Joe dis
played to his astonished gaze shirt neatly
folded and placed underneath his suspenders.
Ofcourse the laugh was turned upon Poole,
who acknowledged that he had lost the wager.
He never offered to bet again.