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BOOT AND SHOE MAKING

BOOT AND SHOE MAKING.
TNII f undersigned respectfully announces to his
l friends and the public i'll general, that he is
prepared with
A FINE STOCK OF MATERIAL,
in his line suitable to the wants Of every custom
er, who may give him call. They may not only
obtain All article Of good dquality
AT A REASONABLE PRICE,
but are also certain to secure what is equally as
desirable, good tit and fashionable style. These
are advantages which should not be overlooked.
Special attention is called to the celebrated cloth
top Congress Cater and the Congress Shoe
FOR SPRING AND SUMMER WEAR.
Also, on hand, good stock Of light and heavy
BROGANS and OXFORD TIES, which are war
ranted to give entire satisfaction for the price paid
GS- Special and prompt attention is given to re-
pairing. +. CHRlSTMAN, Agent.
March 2S IL u
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ANOTHER MAN WANrED-Old Farmer
Pettingil went into his house one day and
caught John, the hired man, hugging Mrs. P.
The farmer said nothing, and went out into
the field.
After dinner he wanted John for something,
but John was not to be found.
He went, at last, into Johns room, where
the latter was on his knees packing his trunk.
"What's the matter, John ?" said P.
"Oh nothing" replied John.
"What are you packing your trunk for ??
go, you know" answered John.
"No, don't know" rejoined P, ''come
give me the reason of your sudden desire to 60
away.
"Well," meekly answered John, "you know
what you caught me doing this forenoon"
80, pshaw laughed Pettingill, edo not be
so foolish. If you and me can't hug the old
woman enough, III hire another man."
aa~ An enterprising gentleman from Port
land, Me-, while travelling recently in the in
terror of Missouri, being uncertain as to
whether he was on the right road, stopped at
farmhouse to inquire. The lady of the
house, stout buxom white woman, unable to
inform him, referred him to her husband, who
was at work in the field near by. On going
to that place he found the husband as black
as the ace of spades. Stopping moment at
the house on his return, he said, to the wife,
"How is it that good-looking woman like
yourself should have married colored man?'
"Oh that's nothing" said she; my sister did
good deal worse than that" GLOW could that
bc?" "Why she married man from Maine!'
GOING BACK ON IT.-A short time ago.
a colored man entered the office of the clerk
of county court out in the West, and ad'
vanciDg to the table where the deputy clerk
was basily engaged, produced marriage
license, for which he had paid the legal fee a
few days before. "Boss," said he, ode lady
declines dis document, and l jes fotch it in te
get my money back" 1t was little consol
Ing to the darkey to be told that some mer
even went farther and had Jared worse; but
when assured that his money could not be re-
turned, he turned Indignantly, and mutteree
as he made his exit, "Eberybody's gone back
IN dis document
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sBr That cannot be healthful pety when
there is no activity in doing good
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ROSES HOTEL
FORMERLY HUMPS HOTEL.)
COLUMBIA, 8. @.

COLUMBIA, s. @.
VNIIIS HOUSE is in the centre of the city, con-
1 venient to all the Public Offices and business
Houses, located on the southwest corner Of the
State House Square, has been recently rc-opened
and renovated, and will now compare tavorably
with any Hotel ut the South.
ROSES OMNIBUS will convey passengers to
and from every train, free of charge.
Also, first-class Carriage for the accommoda-
ton of ladies'.
TRANSIENT BOARD $3.50 per day.
w. +. ROSE, Proprietor.
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THE USE OF PLASTER.

The following statement OF the use and value
of plaster or gypsum was communicated to the
Farmers Club of New York city, by W. T..
Early:
Plaster acts as condenser of the ammonia
of the atmosphere and of the soil. Plaster of
Paris is com posed of sulphuric acid and lime.
A bushel of this substance, if it acted as u
manure, would clearly exert but very small
effect upon an acre of land by its chemical
action upon plants, or by entering into COM
bination in the growth of crops. BY obser-
walton, however, it is concluded that plaster
of Paris acts as condenser of ammonia,
which is found everywhere in the atmosphere
and in all soils to limited extent-that it
holds this most subtle and powerful manure
in its grasp, fixes it and gives it to the growth
of plants as they require it, instead of allow
ing the ammonia to pass away and remain
un6xed and adapted to plant growth
"There are few phenomena which seem
to me to fully establish the fact that this is
the true explanation of the action of plaster: ::
That only certain amount will act. Thus
bushel to the acre, sown upon clover field,
acts as we'll as fifty bushels-showing that 1t
does not act as manure, as stimulant, or a
gastric juice, or in any other manner analo.
gous to any of these agencies
"Sow field with plaster in clover, or any
other grass, leaving out breadth, or in plas-
tering crop of tobacco-as have frequent
ly seen it done--leaving few rows without
the application, and the result will be that,
while the part of the crop to which the plas-
ter is applied will be fourshing and green,
those on which no plaster is put will be yell
low and worthless, indeed greatly inferior to
what they would have been had no plaster
been placed in the adjacent parts of the field.
GLOW can this be explained except upon the
hypothesis that the plaster draws into the at
mosphere passing over it part of its fertilizng
properties and retains it for the use Of the
plants in proximity to it, while those portions
where there is no plaster do not thus derive
this greater share from the atmosphere?
"Again, SOW upon dunghll, steaming and
giving off ammonia, a quantity of plaster +;
enoug gh-it will stop the escape of gas. Wait
awhile, until the plaster sown becomes satura-
ted with the gas, and it will again begin to
escape Put on plaster again, and it will
stop; andso on until all the ammonia is taken
up and fixed.
"Take Peruvian guano, whose great tertii-
zng property is ammonia, mix plaster with
it in proper quantity, and it will become ino-
dorous. And so Of any other animal or veg
etable manure which gives off ammonia.
"Great losses are sustained in stables, in
cesspolls, in all animal and vegetable ma
nures, by the escape of ammonia, which con-
stitutes by far the richest part of all manures.
Plaster ofParis may be the most proftably
employed in fixing this volatile and most val
liable ingredient, to the great profit of the
farmer and the public"
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as we'll matured dig them up. Handle them
with care SO as to avoid bruising them. AS
soon as the sun has dried the moist earth ad.
herring to them, pack them in barrels or boxes
which do not hold over two bushels each.
First, place in the bottom of the box q layer
of dry shavings about an inch thick. On
these place layer of potatoes, then another
of shavings, and so on, until the box is full,
covering them finally with two or three inches
of shavings. Let the boxes stand a few days
without any other cover, to give the moisture
an opportunity to escape; and the covers that
arc put on finally must not be closed.
The potatoes need some ventilation through
out the winter. Place the boxes in warm,
dry room. For several years past we have
kept them in chamber adjoining the family
sitting room. The door between was kept
open, so that the fire of the sitting room would
keep the other sufficiently warm.
When the weather is very cold, we some
times throw quilts over the boxes at night,
removing them in the morning One night
last winter the mercury sank to twenty-eight
degrees below zero, but our potatoes were not
injured the shavings and their non-conduct.
ing quality retaining the warmth received
from the fire the preceding day.
This plan answers we'll for family purposes,
when the object is to keep only few bushels
for daily use. In handling, packing, ventila-
ton and warmth, few of them will be lost.
We had them to use the present year until
July, and the last cooked were rs good as
those used the day they were dug.
In thisneighborhood, it is said that formerly
sweet potatoes could be kept as others are,
simply by placing them in heap in cellar
beyond the reach of frost. But from some
cause, not explained, this can not be done now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-11-06

FINANCE COMMITTEE AT YORKVILLE.
B. T. WHEELER, J. II. ADAMS, L. NJ. GRIsT.
ns- SIGHT DRAFTS drawn on all the Branches
Of the Bank in this State, and also all the prom
inent places in the United States and Europe.
Gss- Stocks, Bonds, Gold and Silver bought and
sold.
GS- Mutilated Currency purchased at a small
discount. w. B. METTS,
Assistant Cashier at Yorkville.
January 30 1y
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NOTICE.

4 PPLICATION will be made at the next ses-
n sion of the Legislature for an amendment to
the Charter of the town Of YOrkville.
August If H3 'Iil
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JolrSSY's CoSrEssIoS-At night Johnny
climbed up to his mothers lap, and laying
his head on her shoulder, said in a low, sorry
tone: II took that glass marble, mamma"
"rook it from whom?" asked his mother
81 took it from the ground" said Johnny
"Did it belong to the ground? asked his
mother. "Did the ground go to the shop and
buy"
Johnny tried to laugh at such funny
thought, but he could not.
"I saw it on the ground"
"What little boy had it beforc?"
ASA Mays it is, l guess" whispered
Johnny.
"When you put out your hand to take it,
did you forget, Thou God seest me?" asked
his mother. "Did you not hear voice say
ing, don't Johnny, don't Johnny !" ;,
II didn't hear it," said the little boy, sob
bing 81 grabbed quick!'
haS The plainost and best instructions are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-11-06

SAVE YOUR MONEY.
GAVE your money and come to HERNDON's
- little Shanty, where you can make purchases
to better advantage than elsewhere. They sci
cheap.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-11-06
A CHINESE DENTIST.

The native dentists are the merest charla-
tans, and practice as magicians and cure alls.
They insert artificial teeth of the sea-horse,
which are kept in place by copper-wire wrap:
ping or fastening to the adjacent teeth, and
charge about three cents per tooth for the ope-
ration. Teeth are extracted by a hocuspocus
process which the dental impostor calls
"coughing up" The method of extraction is
this: The dentist applies q white powder,
represented to be the salt extracted from the
sweat of horses DR.. Eastlack found this
white powder to be nothing more nor less than
arsenic, which causes the gum to slough,
when the tooth is easily removed by the ope-
rator's fingers. But the Chinese method of
curing the toothache was what puzzled him
most, and longest defed detection. The ope-
rations, it should have been stated, are all
performed in temple or in the space in front,
under a large umbrella, the idea being that
religious ceremony is in some way connected
with them. Toothache is caused by maggot
which gets into the tooth somehow or other
while the patient is asleep, or while he is
laughing immoderately. 1t must be removed
alive, or the patient will 60 mad. He is, there
fore, placed on a seat and his head thrown
back. The dentist inserts a long pair Of for
ceps, and after fumbling around for a few
seconds, produces between the nippers little
wriggling, black maggot-the cause of the
whole trouble. DR.. Eastlack witnessed this
operation repeatedly, but it was only after
obtaining surreptitious possession of the for
ceps that he discovered the trick. He found
that one arm of the forceps only was of iron ;
the other was of bamboo, painted to resemble
the other In the hollow of the bamboo were
found number of little black maggots, prob
ably obtained from decayed vegetables or
decomposing matter. When necessary to do
service, the operator simply squeezed the
bamboo above, and the maggot was elected
from the small end of the instrument to the
mouth and then adroitly taken between the
nippcrs and held up trumphantly before the
gaze of the astonished and grateful patient.
Dr. Eastlacl could never satisfy himself on
the point of the patients relief: The opera
tions he witnessed were dispatched with as
tonishing rapidity, and the patients hurried
away, as that part Of the performance was
essential to the success of the opcration.-
Cincinnati Commercial
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hg- The plainost and best instructions are
of no avail, unless there be m understanding
heart to receive them.
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ANIMAL RETURNS

ANNUAL RETURNS
4 DMIINISTRAToRs, Executors, Guardians
their ANNUAL RETURNS, without further de-
Law. Unless returns are made promptly, I will
be under thenecessty of issuing rules for default.
JOSEPH A. MCLEAN, Judge of Probate.
July 24 ~ tt
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GOING SOUTH.
NORTHWESTERN N. C. RAILROAD.
(SALEM BRANCu.)

OF TOauS accommodation daily DetWeen Ua1l-
vile and Richmond, Sundays excepted.)
On Sundays Lynchburg Accommodation leaves
Richmond at S.25 A. NJ; arrives at Burkeville
l1.2S A. NJ; leaves Burkevile Ito P. NJ; arrives
at Richmond ALI P. NJ.
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains between
Charlotte and Richmond, without change.)
For further information, address
8. +. ALLEN,
General Ticket Agent,
T. NJ. R. TALCOTT. GREENSBORO, N. G.
Engr. and Gen. Supt.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-04
A TRIUMPH OF FISH CULTURE.

Seth Green, the superintendent of
the State Fisheries, has received by
express shad from Tidioute, Pa,
and with it letter from H. H. Cum
mings, merchant of that place. Mr..
Cummings states that the accom-
panying fish was caught, with num-
Der of others, in the Allegheny river,
at that place, on the 4th of September
The fishermen who took these fish at
ouce recognized them as strangers iu
those waters and raised an inquiry
Hence this sample was forwarded to
Mr.. Green. He at once recognized
it as a shad, as, for that matter, any
one who is at all familiar with that
species of fish would readily do.
This fish is thirteen inches and one
half long, and well developed. OF
the origin of these fish taken at Tidi-
QUITE there can be no question what
ever. On the 30th day of June, 1872,
the employees of Mr.. Green deposited
in the Allegheny river, at Salamanca,
twenty-five thousand young shad
taken the day before from the fishing
works on the Hudson. These fish
were sent to the Allegheny by re-
quest of Professor Baird, United
States Fish Commissioner at Wash
ington. who was engaged in the work
of stocking the Mississippi with shad
by planting them i'll its tributaries.
This shad that was sent to Mr.
Green is about the size it should be
at the age of fourteen months, and is.
of course, one of the lot deposited at
Salamanca. Tidioute, the place
where it was taken, is about sixty
miles below Salamanca, and these
shad were doubtless making their
way to the place where they first
found home in the river. 1t is pro-
bable they had been down the Mis- |
sissippi, and trne to the habits of |
their kind, were returning to the |
place of their nativity so far as they
were able. If shad will live in the
Mississippi and its tributaries to the |
age and size of these, the experiment |
of stocking these waters may be re-
garded as successful, Albany Josu-
nal.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-04
Mn. F1SLAY's New HEAD OF HAIR

Nh. FINLAY's New HEAD OF HAIR
Here is something remarkable. A wo-
man in New Haven was recently bereft
shaft and belt. The doctors saw that to
remedy the evil they would have to re-
sort to transplanting, and SO they actual
" succeeded In getting sufficient num-
Der of pieces from other peoples heads
to give this unfortunate woman new
scalp. We hope those New Haven doc
who attended man named Finlay, who
met with similar accident in Oriskany.
n. Y, some thirteen years ago. Bits of
of scalp from seventeen different persons
were secured by this doctor and adroitly
stitched to the head of Mr. Finlay.
When it vas done, people came miles
to see Finlay's head, and Finlay himself,
with his checker-boaTd Uranium. was the
happiest man in Oriskany. But when
the capillary glands Sotin working order,
and the hair commenced to grow, the top
of that man head presented the most ex-
traordinary spectacle ON record. The
doctor, who was about half the time in
liquor, had consulted expediency rather
than Judgment, and secured that new
scalp without any reference to future
developments. We never saw anything
like it. Here was tuft of yellow hair,
and next to it bit of black, and then
fame of red, and little like silk, and
more like tow, with brown hair, and gray
hair. and sandy hair, and cream colored
hair scattered over his entire skull. And
what a mad man that Finlay was and
nobody could blame him. He would
stand up against the barn for an hour at |
a time and sob and swear, 1t was very
fortunate that the doctor was dead. He |
went off two weeks before with blue acue, |
which is mild sort of disease. Finlay |
kept his hair cut short, but that didn't |
make any difference. Then he tried |
dyes, but they only made matters worse.
Then he got a wig, md this covered up |
the deformity; b.. sometimes at church
he would get asleep, and the wig would
fall Off and make the children cry. Once |
at the county fair he fell asleep and the
wig dropped off, and the committee on
domestic goods, when they came around
stood in front of Finlay's head for some
five minutes in rapt delight They then |
decided that it was the most
ingenious piece of patch work in the list, |
and never discovered the mistake until
they attempted to pin the premium card
to it. At that Finlay awoke, and
knocked down the chairman of the COM
mittee, and chased the others out OF the |
building. We hope those New Haven
doctors have been more particular, as it
is not subject to be trifed with,-Dan-
bury Neacs.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-04

TIE proposed system, SO savagely
attacked by the Reno Crescent, of max
ing the landed property of the coun-
try yield all the taxes necessary to
the support of government, is none
Of our professed creed-we never
fathered it nor acknowledged any
relationship to it 4; We only thought
and said that it was q little strange
that so hot professed champion of
popular rights as against the big land
grabbers and other monopolists as
the Crescent should dissent from
such a proposition and denounce
it as . device of selfish, de-
signing, people despising schemers.
And yet our knurly contemporary
deals with us as if we assented to that
projected plan OF taxation, and being
thus self misdirected is blind to pref
ty much everything but its everlast-
ing nightmare, the railroads.&c.
blind indeed as to blunder into those
dark labyrinths of perplexity where
one fights his own creations, mistak-
ing them for another's. He asserts
Dramatically, that there is no arts
tocracy of wealth at the present
time," and then proceeds to talk of
''the policy OF the money kings"
We always, we must coufess, had a
notion that n king was, OF all men, an
aristocrat. 1t is only too painfully
evident that under an assumed guise
of hostility to the G. P. r. r. Com
pany the Crescent is attempting to
create a sense of popular disfavor
against the important proposition to
ask Congress to compel that corpo-
ration to perfect its title to the lands
granted to it by Congress in order
that the same may be reckoned as
amongst its taxable assets. Like the
late Joseph Bagstock, ESD, Snarle-
you may be rough sir, or he may be
Tough sir. but he is devilish sly.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-04

Or THE proposed improvements in the
machinery for working the Arizona mine
the Silver State of Oct. 2 says:
W. R. Eckart, of the firm of Prescott,
Shielded 4 Co. of the Marysvilie Zeal.
Foundry, was in town this week on bust
ness connected with the firm. He came
to make an estimate of the cost of put
ting a new boiler and engine, of 80-horse
power capacity. and other machinery, in
the Arizona mill. He made drawings OF
what is needed and after estimating the
cost will make q bid for the work to
John C. Fall, General Superintendent OF
the Arizon Mining Company.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-04
Ghe Carson Qailn appeal
CARSON CITY:
Saturday October 4, 1873.
NEW ROCKS.

The Wishing Cap Papers by Leigh Hunt Now
first collected. Boston. Lee Shepard.
New York, Lee, Shepard and Dillingham;.
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The panic is over and confidence il
again restored, so say the New York dis
patches. The government will lose 1T
tie or nothing by Jay Cooke or Clews &
Co.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-04

Yks1KRDAY was Hangman's day
amongst the Modocs-or, rather it was
the sort of occasion indicated amongst
the pale faces who have had the
keeping and corralling of Cap'n Jack
and his fellow doomsmen.