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THE CHRISTIANS NEEDS.

Whilst the people of God remain in the
flesh, they may be regarded as children still
in their minorage. In fact this seems to be
mans primitive relation, and when redeemed
by the blood of precious Saviour, this will
be his eternal condition. Adam is called the
son of God. He sinned and lost his sonship,
and entailed alienation upon his posterity.
Christ restores those who believe in him to
their original condition. God becomes their
father, and they receive the spirit of adoption
and become the children of God. AS children
are dependent upon their natural parents, so
believers on Christ are dependent upon their
heavenly Father. The necessities of Chris
tians, during the whole of their earthly pill
grimage, are very similar to those of young
children.
All children need the protection and de-
tense of their parents. The very existence of
the child depends upon the parents, and in
most instances, the prolonging of the child's
life is wholly dependent upon the watchful
care of its father or mother, or of both. So it
is with all believers. Their spiritual sonship
is due to the love and mercy of God which is
in Christ Jesus, and the perpetuity of this
exalted relation is secured by the watchful
care of him who never slumbers nor sleeps.
Parents comfort and console their children
in the midst of troubles, and cheer them when
struggling with difficulties So does God do
to his people, AS children are often sur,
rounded by troubles and difficulties, so are
true believers and as parents sustain their
offspring, so does God sustain his spiritual
seed.
The actual wants of the true believer are
very many and very pressing. Each and all
of them may, with eminent propriety, say,
"Save, Lord, or I perish" Every child OF
God needs grace to resist temptation, and
grace to be faithful in the discharge of duty.
All the ransomed of the Lord need the kind
and fostering care of the Holy Spirit, that
they may grow up to the stature of perfect
men in Christ. They need the guidance Of
the spirit from the time of the new birth until
they cross the wilderness and arrive at the
New Jerusalem.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08
Ghildren's @epartment.
HOW I TOOK A RIDE.


When I was little girl took a journey
and I should like some of you to guess hoD
"How far was it, mamma I"
"About two miles" -.
"Then it was only walk" said Mary.
"It was a walk, but what of that? rode.
"By railway, mammal
"No, not by railway"
"Was it by the omnibus ?"
"No," said mamma.
"Was it in cab, or chaise ?"
"Neither, you must guess again.
ut was curious journey, mamma; die
you 60 by yourself?''
"No," said mamma. was too young
But was the only one that rode
elbow old were you ?" asked Mary.
"About five years" was the reply"
"Then I don't think it could have been OF
horseback, because you were too little"
"It was better than horseback" said mann
ma, cor at least it seemed SO to me-"
"Better than horseback? How queer
Well, 1 think shall guess right this time
it was a perambulator."
GAS far from right as ever. They were moi
in fashion then, so guess again.
"Dear me, this is riddle, indeed. W.
must give it up, mamma"
81 thought it would come to that. You
would have guessed a long time before you
would have thought of a-baker's basket.
"a bakers basket" laughed the children
"You must be joking. How funny! Who
would ever have thought Of a little girl riding
in bakers basket?"
It was Christmas Eve, and my mother
talking to cousin Robert, who had stepped
in, said she hoped it would be fine on the
morrow, because Of going to their grand
mothers.
Cousin Robert said, "Why not let Annie
90 tonight? III take her in my basket. II
will be such good joke"
"Not if she takes cold," answered my
mother.
"She shall not, indeed"
Well, to end the story, after much coaxing
I was packed in the basket with my Christ.
mas dress Of bright scarlet pinned up in o
damask towel. Cousin Robert whistled all
the way, and when grandma's was reached
set down the basket in the warm room, say.
ing, "a Christmas present for you, ma'am.'
Such guessing and talking as there was
then, and at last such laughing when what
they called bundle of old clothes turned out
to be "Little Annie" and I shouted and
clapped my hands, while they said it was the
best Christmas box they had ever seen.
l was hugged and kissed, and fed, and
toasted by the fire lest should have taken
cold and at last tucked snugly in Aunt Louis
bed, where I slept as peacefully as could be-
waking up bright and early to find a stocking
filed by Kriss Kringle, waiting for me.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

A GENTLE REBUKE.-A lady riding in a
car on the New York Central Railroad was
disturbed in her reading by the conversation
of two gentlemen occupying the seat just be-
fore her. One of them seemed to be a student
of some college on his way home for vaca
ton.
He used much profane language greatly tc
the annoyance of the lady.
She thought she would rebuke him, and
on begging pardon for interrupting them
asked the young student if he had studied the
languages?
"Yes mann, I have mastered the languages
quite we'll"
"Do you read and speak Hebrew"
"Quite fuently."
"Will you be so kind as to do me favor?'
with pleasure, am at your service"
"Will you be so kind as to do your swear
ing in Hebrew"
We may we'll suppose the lady was not an
noyed any more by the ungentlemanly Ian
guage of the would-be gentleman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08
TaK Y0RKVHhLK EMQUfRER

Spain and Greece, but in such small quanti-
ties, and of such inferior quality, that mining
is not remunerative. Meerschaum is export
ed in irregularly shaped blocks, with obtuse
angles and edges, and much care is required
in removing the Irregularities and faulty pro-
portions. 1t may also contain various defects,
by the diffusion of various minerals through
out and there are also hard spots in some
meerschaum, which will appear on the sur
face when pipes are cut and waxed. Such
pipes are classed as seconds and thirds, and
the market value is thereby diminished from
fifteen to twenty per cent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08
DESIRING AND CHOOSING.

"O," said poor drunkard, II desire above
all things to reform and be a steady man.
Yes, you must desire it; but do you choose
it? There is a great difference between de-
string thing and choosing thing. A per:
son may desire without choosing If you
choose to be reformed man you will be.
Ask poor, ragged vagabond, "Do you moi
desire to be rich?" Of course, he will say
Eyes" But he does not choose it; he desires
to be lazy much more than to earn his living
therefore he is a vagabond.
"Charlie, do you desire to be scholar, and
stand at the head of your CLASP" "Indeed
I do," cries Charlie; but Charlie is at the foot
Of every thing, because he likes his ease bet
ter than he likes application.
"Mother," said Lucy, 81 really desire to be
obliging and sweet-tempered; want to be g
child Of God" Then you must choose to be
my child" answered her mother. "We are
full of desire but we only choose those things
which we are willing to take pains and deny
ourselves for" 20, mother, choosing is sc
hard," said Lucy. Hard at first, perhaps
but it becomes easier as we resolutely go on.
81 will choose" Grid Lucy.
1t was not long before she was put to the
test. She had just gone up stairs to finish 8
story in which she was deeply interested
"Lucy!" called Aunt Jane, 81 want you :!
"Always wanting me; never can have any
comfort by myself" Lucy said to herself, and
was just about to answer, "What ?" in very
disobligng tone, when she brsvely swallowed
her ill.feeling, and said cheerfully, eyes, Aun
Jane, I am coming" Lucy chose, you see
Choosing requires effort. She ruggled te
be what she desired to be, and that is choos
ing Lucy will doubtless become an obli
giug, sWeet.tempered girl.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

TEST OF A "REAL GENTLEMAN" ."-The
test of "real gentleman" is curious one in
these modern times. A restaurant waiter
of London was brought into court for exam
ination, and the following testimony was
given:
"What is your name?"
"Robert Flunky, sir?'
"Well, Mr.. Flunky, you say the defendant
is no gentleman. What makes you think SOP
"Cause, sir, he always says Thank you,
when hand him mutton chop or even G
bit of bread. Now, a real gentleman never
does this; but hollers out, Here, John, give
me mutton chop, or I'll shy this pepper
box at your headp You can't deceive mt
with gentleman, cause why, I've associated
with too many of them at the race-course."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

How TO DESTROY NUT GRAss.-I have
seen various suggestions offered as to the best
means of getting rid of that terrible pest to
all planters, nut grass but they have all
failed to suggest the true remedy. 1 have it
in nutshell. The nut will not propagate if
the plant be not allowed to 60 to seed for two
years. 1t must be allowed to shoot and be
prevented from going to seed for two years !;
you will never see any more of it. The prin-
ciple is this, the old nut exhausts vitality in
that time, and no new nut is formed or ma
tured, when not allowed to 60 to seed. This
has been actually demonstrated by me for the
last fifteen years.-B. Stokes, IN the Rural
Carolinian.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

THE B1BLE.-There never was written on
earth clearer book than the Holy Scrip
lures compared to all other books, it is as the
sun to all other light.
Let none tempt you away from the Scrip
lures. For if you step out of these, you are
lost; your enemies lead you whittier they
will. But if you keep to them, you have
overcome, and will heed their raging no more
than the rock heeds the waves and billows of
the sea.
Only be certain, and doubt not that moth
ing is clearer than the sun-that is the Scrip.
lures. If a cloud glides before them, behind
them is nothing but the same clear sun. So,
if there is dark saying in the Scriptures,
doubt not behind it, most surely, is shining
the same truth which in other places is clear !;
and let him who cannot pierce this dark, keep
to what is clear.-Luther.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

"THEY MAY STEAL, BUT THEY WoN'T
L1E."-We clip the following hit from the
Geneva Gazette: The Republican praise of
Oakes Ames is very much like Billy Wilson s
commendation of his Zouaves, as told by Cor
ry O'Lanus. Cory says, ''when they were
encamped on Staten Island, in 81, some be-
nevolent person in New York took up a col
lection to supply the lambs with hymn books
and chewing tobacco. The committee with
the funds went down to Staten Island, passed
through the camp, inspected the lambs in their
tents, and finally came to Billy Wilson's head
quarters. The chairman made neat speech,
then putting his hand in his pocket discover:
ed that the money was gone. I had it, said
he, when I reached the camp"
Says Billy, 81 guess it's all right; some of
the boys have got it. Adjutant, just enquire
who lifted the swag from the old dufer in
spectacles."
Adjutant went out to investigate, and re-.
turned with the report that company @ said
they had relieved the old gentleman of the
money, "for fear that he might get fatigued
carrying it any further"
Behold" said Billy, his eyes cleaning with
emotion, "the nobility of the lambs they may
steal, but then aronJ He"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

bg A story is told of a negro in Virg inia
whose master threatened to give him fog
ing if he boiled his eggs hard again. Next
morning the eggs came to the table still har'
der than before.
"You rascal" shouted the enraged planter,
"didn't tell you to cook those eggs soft?"
"Yes, massa," said the frightened slave
can 1 got UP at o'clock dis morning, an
billed dem FIVE hours, an it seem to me never
kin get desc eggs softer"
During the war one of the northern hotel
keepers was on visit to Norfolk. The eggs
came to the table boiled hard.
"Look here" said the hotel-keeper, "Sam'
bo, these eggsare boiled too hard. Now, take
my watch and boil some three minutes by it. y
He gave the negro his splendid gold watch
In about FIVE minutes the freedman returned
with the eggs and watch on the same plate
The watch was wet.
"What have you been doing to my watch p
asked the northern visitor, "Why, it's all
wet"
Eyes, sah," said the negro. II billed de
watch wild de eggs. All right dis time, sab. u
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

s9- A Quaker traveller, arriving at an inn,
called for some porter, and, observing the pint
deficient in quantity, thus addressed the land
lord: Pray, friend, how many butts Of beer
dost thou draw in a month? Ten, sir, re-
piled Boniface. And thou wouldst like to
draw eleven if thou couldst rejoined Eben-
ezer. Certainly, exclaimed the smiling land
lord Then l will tell thee how, added the
Quaker-6ll thy measures.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

ag~ The heart of deacon who oficiated
with the contribution box at recent meeting
for foreign missions in Boston, was gladdened
by observing among its contents neatly rolled
package On hastily investigating, his form
er belief in the depravity of human nature
was changed to certainty, by discovering one
dollar and cent, and upon the paper the
following: "The cent is for the heather, and
the dollar to get it to them"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

GEN1us.-A Yankee in Paris, who was
listening to the boasts of a lot of English and
French artists about the wonderful genius Of
their respective countrymen, at last "broke
out" and said: 20 pshaw! Yeou git eout
Why, there's Bill Divine, of our village, who
kin paint a piece of cork so 'zackly like a
piece of marble, that the minute you throw it
into the water, it will sink to the bottom ker-
chug, les like stone"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

pay- What Yankee would ever have thought
of protecting small birds from their perseccu-
tors by tying whistles to their tails? But this
plan has been in operation in China for a
thousand years. Doves are numerous there
but they we're so preyed upon by the vultures,
that tin whistle was placed upon the tails
of many of them, which makes shrieking
noise when the bird passes through the air !;
and the vultures are frightened by this
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

a9- Never forget what man has said to
you when he was angry. If he has charged
you with anything, you had better look it up.
Anger is bow that will shoot sometimes
where another feeling will not.-Beecher.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

WHERE MEERscHAuM IS FoUND.-Most
of the meerschaum of which the famous pipes
are made comes from Asia Minor, and Is
mined principally in the peninsula of Natolla,
near Coniah. Meerschaum is also found IN
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

NOTHING CAN HINDER PRAYER.-Noth.
ing can destroy or detain real prayer; its
fiji ght to the throne is swift and certain. God
the Holy Ghost invites our prayers, God the
Son presents our prayers, and God the Faith
er accepts our prayers, and with Trinity to
help us in it, what cannot prayer perform
I may be speaking to some who are under
very severe trials-I feel persuaded am let
me beg them to take this promise to them
selves as their own and l pray God the Holy
Ghost to lay it home to their hearts and make
it theirs, 81 will never leave thee nor forsake
thee" God will not fail you, though you
fail yourself. Though you faint He tainteth
not, neither is He weary. Lift up your cry,
and He will lift up His hand. Go to your
knees, you are strongest here; resort to your
chamber, and it shall be to you none other
than the gate of heaven. Tell your God
your grief; if heavy to you, it will be light
enoug gh to Him. Dilemmas will all be plain
to His wisdom, and difficulties will vanish
before His streng Oh tell it not in Gath
that Israel cannot trust in God; publish it
not in the streets of Askelon that trouble can
dismay those who lean upon the eternal arm
With Jehovah in the van, 0, hosts of Israel,
dare you fear2 The Lord of Hosts is with
us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. What
mans heart shall quail, or what soul shall
faint? Lift up the hands that hang down,
confirm the feeble knees. Say unto the feeble
in heart, "Be strong; fear not, God is with
you; He will help you and that right early"
Spurgeon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

NATuRAL.-Jean Jacques says that when
his wife died, every farmer in the neighbor-
hood offered to console him with one of their
daughters; but few weeks afterward, his
COW having shared the same fate, no one ever
thought Of replacing his loss by the offer of
thereby proving the different value
people set upon their COWS and their children.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

p9- An elderly lady who was handling set
of false teeth in dental Office, and admiring
the fuency with which the doctor described
them, asked him, "can body eat with these
things?" my dear madame mastication
can be performed with facility scarcely
equal to nature ITSELF" responded the doctor.
Eyes, I know, but can body eat with
them 2"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

PASTE AS IS .PAsTE.-Dissolve an ounce
ofalum in quart of warm water; when cold
add as much flour as will make it the consis-
tence of cream, then stew into it as much pow
dered rosin as will stand on shilling and two
or three cloves, boil it to consistence, stirring
all the time. 1t will keep for twelve months,
and when dry may be softened with water.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

REMEDY FOR HOG CHoLERA.-The un-
dersigned would respectfully recommend for
the good of the country the following remedy:
Burn your corn in the ear until it is black on
the ends of the grains, then feed to them as
you would other corn. Theremedy should be
used as the symptoms make their appearance.
C. BUTLER in Calhoun Times
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08
N. n. dt1 N1DHIVIs
Claiborne, Monroe County, alabama.

TURKEY RA1s1NG.-Having raised good
many turkeys, and with good success for sew
eral years, I will give my experience. Hens
in their second year are best, they lay larger
eggs than younger ones, and the young birds
are stronger. Got a gobbler of different
flock to breed from. have found them not
much harder to raise than chickens, in the
following way Take the eggs from the nest
every day, leaving in two or three artificial
ones keep them in an even temperature until
the turkey wants to sit. Set also at same
time a common hen-9 eggs are enough and
for turkey, 13 to II, according to size, and
set them on the ground if possible; or if in a
box off the ground, fill it one-third full of
EARTH so the air will not draw through the
nest. All eggs hatch best on the ground.
The turkey hen is the best mother; so give
her all the young ones, and put her in pen
made by boards, 20 inches or nearly wide,
standing on their sides, changing the pen ev.
cry week to fresh place. An old tough sod
is best, where they can get get the morning
sun feed for the first few days hard boiled
eggs, chopped fine, with small quantity of
dry curd; after the first week, curd drained
dry, some Indian corn, ground little coarse
and mixed with curd and onion tops cut in
small bits and also given with above once or
twice week. They will thrive on the above
food. When the young turkeys are a month
old, let them out on fine days, when they can
find most of their food in insects &c. They
now grow rapidly; feed morning and evening
to induce them to return to their home, and
you will be rewarded in the fall with fine
flock. No one can succeed with them without
some trouble and an interest taken in them.
I have had young hens to weigh Is to IS lbs
by Christmas, and young gobblers % to 26
lbs., with good feeding.-B., IN Country Gen.
tle,nen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08
NOT ABOVE 1T.

"Where is Bob? thought he was going, "
asked one boy of the other us they went to-
ward the water
"Bob he is washing his mothers dishes, %
said the other boy. "Bob is nothing but a
kitchen.girl half the time, Bob is. l would"
but dare not write what Augustus said he
would do if he were in Bob's place.
Pretty soon Bob's steps were heard behind
them. ''Not going without me, are you?" he
cried in a gay tone.
II thought you had your stint washing
Dishes" said Augustus. "lt seems to me
pretty mean business your mother puts you
to. I did not know it was boys work to do
such things"
"It is boys work to do anything to help at
home," cried Bob, with an angry flush upon
his cheek "and if I can help mother by wash
ing up her dishes, I am glad and thankful to
do it. One good turn deserves another; and
when think of all she does for U.S. l like to
lend helping hand to do for her."
"But washing dishes!" said Augustus,
scornfully.
"Cleaning up is not the worst business in
the world" cried Bob, good naturedly. II
know plenty OF worse Lnln6S.
you've got the right Of it," said Tom, II
only wish had mother to wait on
Yes, Bob is in the right of it. A boy who
trains himself, or who is trained to notice
things about home, and to bear hand in the
little matters which need help here or need
help there, is growing up to be something
more than selfish, noisy, whistling, teasing
member of the household, who expects to be
waited on from morning till night Active
sympathy with one another's burdens makes
household burdens all the lighter. And Bob,
am sure, will make husband whose wife
can never complain of want of interest in
things at home Child's Paper.
OLD PATCH.-Here is a little narrative
which we have seen in print two or three
times, but it deserves stereotyping:
"a poor boy came to school with large
patch on his knee. One of his school-fellows,
who was little naughty, and withal a great
"tease," began to nickname him "Patch !"
and finally, "Old Patch" "Why don't you
'lick him p Yes, give it to him l wouldn't
be called names so by him. I'd give it to
him w "Pooh !" answered the boy with the
patch, "you don't suppose I'm ashamed Of
my patch, do you? For my part, am very
thankful for good mother who, though poor,
tolls to keep me out of rags A neat patel,
looks much better than a slovenly ragged
hole. Yes, honor this patch for my moth
er's sake" There was true and noble phi
losophy in this, and his companions felt it;
"There is no getting the better OF Patch,
said the boys; "not bit of false shame about
him." And now the boys honored him for it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08
THE MORNING STAR.

It may be safely asserted that no newspaper
ever established in North Carolina has made such
rapid progress as THE MORNING STAR.
Address, VIM. H. BERNARD,
Wilmington, N. G.