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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-26

YNHE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our
works in Greensboro, n. c., give universal
satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made
of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heav-
ier and thicker plate than any other Stove in tho
market, and consequently will the longer with
stand heat and hard usage. They are of hand
some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal
in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold
in the United States whei It's confidently claimed
that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual
pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished
with each Stove. An important consideration
with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and
sizes are never changed. Should piece get accl-
dentally broken at any time, we can replace 1t at
the mere cost Of casting. Not simply because 1t
is home production, but on account OF It's lntrln-
sic merits as an article Of household economy, do
we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More
than ONE THOUSAND Of these Stoves are now
in use, and among many others having them we
respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie
D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county ;
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon
Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; /; b. +.
Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist YorkVille
You can save the freight from the northern cities
and the dealers profit, which is no small item,
by buying of us, and at the same time get a
STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those
of northern make. The following are our prices,
delivered at depot in Greensboro:
No g. with 10 pieces ware and feet pipe sse 80 90 90
Address, SERGEANT & McCAULEY,
Greensboro N. C..
ss- l.. NJ. GRIST, the proprietor of the ENQU1-
RER will receive and forward orders for the above
Stoves.
JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, s. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-26
THE LITTLE BOY WHO DARED.

"Ho! you don't dare to cross the river or
that broken plank" said one boy to another
as they stood on the shore.
eyes, l do," foolishly answered the otheI
boy ;"I dare to do anything" So he ran or
the board, and was but just rescued from
drowning.
Hearing this story of reckless courage re
minded me Of Il boy whose daring wa:
heroic.
A woman, bent and worn, with pale, sun
ken cheeks, and weary, faded eyes, is sitting
in an atticroom of a tenement house in one
of our large manufacturing towns. Hel
work has dropped moment in her lap, anc
her hands are clasped tightly together. She
is looking out from her narrow window on
some children coming from school; and she
has not noticed that her own boy has entered
the room, so busy is she in thinking and try
ing in vain to solve that unanswerable ques
ton of nothing producing something.
81 cannot have warm shawl. Charlie
must have decent jacket to wear to school
He says all the boys call him Patchwork.
1t is hard. No; l will give up going to the
mission church, and will stay in the house
Never mind; Charlie must have his jacket
Poor boy! Who would have thought could
ever come to this?" And, overburdened
with care, she hid her face in her hands ano
wept and the unfinished work drifted slowly
to the floor.
A rough sleeve, gentle hand on her shoul
der, and boys trembling voice, "Mother
dear, please don't! don't need the jacket
really"
The woman started in surprise. "Why
Charlie, boy! 1 didn't hear you come in."
"No, mother; 1 know you didn't; but
am glad 1 know now that my new jacket was
to be instead of shawl for you. l don't
mind their calling me Patchwork now, moth
er; I've got used to it. And you must buy
your shawl this afternoon
All, poor, sad.faced woman there is lit
tie sunlight in the dark world for you. The
Lord has given you boy in whom you may
we'll rejoice. And, through the boys plead
ings, the shawl was bought Well Spring.
How HE GOT A GREEK TEsrAMENT.-The
Rev. John Brown, when poor shepherd boy,
conceived the idea of learning Latin and
Greek, and having procured few old books
actually accomplished the task, while tending
his cattle on the hills. On one occasion he
went to Edinburgh, plaided and barefoot
walked into booksellers store, and asked fol
a Greek Testament. "What are you going tt
do with Greek TESTAMENT" said the book
seller. "Read it," was the prompt reply
"Read it, exclaimed the bookseller, with {
smile; eye may have it for nothing if yell reae
it." Taking the book, he quietly read off
few verses, and gave the translation; or
which he was permitted to carry off the Greek
Testament in triumph.
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I'm THE DISTRICT COURT
OF the United States for the District OFFS.
IN THE.MATTER OF

IN THE. MATTER OF
w. J. r. GLENN.-In Bankruptcy.
At Yoykyile IN the said District, on the 18th dag OF
March, 1874.
NOTICE is hereby given that Petition has a
been filed in the said Court, by W: j.. i.
GLENN, of Union county, in the said District
oreSs entitled can Act to Establish a Uniform
system sSs' of Bankruptcy throughout the u States
Approved End March, 1867, for discharge a. ana
certificate thereof from all his debts and other
claims provabe under the said Act; ana ns; tne orh
ed G for the hearing Of the same, before w. l. Claw
son one of the Registers in Bankruptcy Of said
Court, at his office in Yorkvilc, South Carolina,
when and where the creditors may attend, ana
shew cause if any they have why the prayer OF the
said Petition should not be granted.
r. M, WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger.
ByT w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger:
March ~ IL 81
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THE BEST PRESENT

THE BEST PRESENT
VyHAT husband can give to his wife is re-
ceipt for years subscription (SS.oo) to the
CHRISTIAN OBSERVER,
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DoGG1NG STocK.-Farmers, one and all
don't have vicious barking dog around your
steers. A case has been under the writer's
notice all last year, of man who prided him.
self on his ability to manage his swine and
stock with two ours that were not worth the
powder to shoot them. What was the conse'
quence? The sows all had dead pigs; the
cows, in some instances, aborted their calves,
or became so unmanageable as to be obliged
to have their legs tied at milking time. II
ever horse gets loose, it remains so until tired
down the whole thing making every one on
the farm grow cross and sour-tempered. Re,
member the COW and the horse are quiet, con-
6ding animals, but get shy and vicious if any
NANCY mongrel is allowed to dog them home
and dog them away, and here and there
Show an intelligent man another mans COWS,
and he will very soon show you the mans tenn
per- Western Rural.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF the United States for the District of s. Carolin

IN THE MATTER OF
JONES CROCKETT.-In Bankruptcy.
At Yorkviile, in said District, on the 18th day OF
March, 1874.
ITNHIS is to give notice that Petition has been
filed in said Court by Jones CROCKETT, OF
Lancaster County, in the said District, duly de-
clared Bankrupt, under the Act OF congress,
entitled "Au Act to Establish q Uniform System Of
Bank1wptcy throughout the United States" Appro-
we'd Ind March, 1867, for dschargeand Certificate
thereof, from all his debts and other claims prov
able under the said Act and the 9Th day of
April, 1874, at 12 o'clock, NJ, is assigned for the
hearing @ Of the same, before William I. CIawson,,
one of the Registers in Bankruptcy Of said Court,
at his office in Yorkville, South Carolina, when
and where the Creditors may attend, anu shew lev
cause, if any they have, why the prayer OF the
said Petition should not be granted:
r. NJ, WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger.
ByT.W CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger:
March - IL oL
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APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
y Surviving Executor of the estate of JAMES
<. BARNETT, deceased, will make final set
tlement with the Judge Of Probate of York Coun,
ty. on the 9th day of March, next, when he will
make application for discharge as Surviving Ex-
ecutor of the said estate.
WILLIAM A. BARNETT, Surviving Executor.
February 2G 5t*
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PRovIDENCEs.-V Voltairc boasted that he
would exterminate Christianity, and would
"crush the wretch" as he impiously termed
its Author But after Votaire had died, a
Protestant church was erected over his grave,
and the religion of Christ was preached over
his ashes, while the same printing-press which
once sent forth his infidel tracts and books
was used in printing the Bible, and in pub
fishing the glad tidings of that gospel which
he labored in vain to destroy. When the
apostate Julian, in defiance of divine proph-
ecy, and that he might prove it false, under
took to rebuild Jerusalem, his building ma
terials we're scattered by storm, attended by
all earthquake; and when he repeated the
impious attempt, even Gibbon admits and
records as an undoubted fact, that streams OF
fire burst forth from the earth upon his work
men, scorching some and destroying others,
so that the attempt had to be abandoned.
An insult offered to q hot-headed monk, /,
while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, raised
him to preach the Crusades, which changed
the whole aspect of Europe, not to say OF the
world. The simple circumstance of cutting
few letters on the bark Of tree, and then
impressing them on paper, suggested the art
of printing. The discovery Of a boy who was
amusing himself with two spectacle'glasses,
led to the invention of the telescope, that
magnifer of Gods glory as seen in the plane
tary heavens And to the mere falling OF an
apple are we indebted for the discovery OF
the law of gravitation, by which the millions
of rolling worlds are guided, in part, in their
ceaseless course through space.
asg- A man of honor respects his word as he
does his bond.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-26
THE HOME SHUTTLE
SEWING MACHINE.

vIyHE best Cheap Machine in the Market. II the
1 number sold is criterion of merit, it is the
BEST MACHINE in use, as there have been
more HOME SHUTTLE MACHINES sold in
the State during the last twelve months than all
other Sewing Machines combined.
You can buy HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE
for about half the money you will have to pay for
a trst-class Machine.
&s- Home Shuttle Needles kept constantly ON
hand.
MS- Any Home Shuttle Attachment furnished
at short notice.
Ns- Repairing promptly attended to.
w. L. GRIST, Agent.
November6 As If
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TAKING A DR1NK.-A California miner,
fond of whisky, attempted to obtain drink
surreptitiously from soda. water bottle which
the foreman had in box in the wagon.
Watching when the overseer had turned away
for minute, he slipped up into the wagon,
slyly inserted his hand, took out the soda
water bottle and swallowed the contents; but
Just then the foreman discovered him, and
saw that he had drank bottle of quicksilver
instead of the coveted whisky. All the win
dow.glass in the neighborhood was collected,
and that miner was kept busy for two days
breAthing on the panes to convert them into
mirrors.
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The Aurkrille &nquirer.
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Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts
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ANNUAL RETURNS.

4 DEMONSTRATORS, Executors, Guardians
n and Trustees, are hereby notified to make
their ANNUAL RETURNS, without further de-
ay hs to af of ISSUING
JOSEPH A. MCLEAN, Judge of Probate.
July "a 30 If
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KEPT FOR TRADING PURPosEs.-A span
of horses in small Wisconsin town, kept for
trading and speculation exclusively, have a
little history of their own. They sold in
Greer Bay for sixty.fve cents. Then they
rapidly rose in value until they brought FIVE
dollars. Excitement running high, and ap-
pearances indicating that they would soon be
able to stand alone, they were put up at a
rattle, and seventy-6ve tickets were sold at
one dollar each. A Depere man won them,
and thought himself lucky, but, after feeding
them ten dollars worth of hay and oats, he
became discouraged, and sold them for seven
ty-6ve cents. The man who got them traded
them to barber for two months shave, and
the barber went out and hung himself The
result is that the horses are now without pro-
tectOr
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IN THE STYLE.-One morning Biddy, see
ing her mistress in loose wrapper, was told
that it was the style of "balf undressed." J"
The next morning her master brought up
some tomatoes fresh from the vines, which he
told her to serve up Gin an undressed state. D."
When breakfast was ready Biddy came with
the tomatoes, having very few clothes on, in
fact but single garment decked her sturdy
limbs. The master and mistress viewed her
with amazement, but.she made sure her posi-
tion as she placed the dish on the table, by
saying, "Arrah sure, I'm in an undressed
state, as ye ordered me, and begorra I'll not
strip another rag if I'get my discharge
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-26
JONATHAN EDWARDS COVENANT.

When Jonathan Edwards was but nine
teen years of age, he wrote thus in his diary !:
81 have this day solemnly renewed my COW
enant and seEfdedication which | made when
I was received into the communion Of the
church.
81 have been before God, and have given
myself, all that am and have, to God, so
that am not in any respect my own ; can
challenge no right in myself; | can challenge
no right in this understanding, this will,
these affections that are in me: neither have
l any right to this body, or any Of its men,
bers; no right to this tongue, these hands,
nor feet no right to these senses, these eyes,
these ears, this smell, or taste. | have given
myself clear away, and have not retained
ANYTHING as my own. have been to God
this morning, and told him that 1 gave my
self wholly to him. 1 have given every pow
er to him, so that for the future will chal-
lenge no right in myself in any respect. |
have expressly promised him, and do now
promise Almighty God, that by his grace l
will not. 1 have this morning told him that
1 did take him for my whole portion and
felicity, looking on nothing else as any part
of my happiness, nor acting as if it we're; and
his law for the constant rule of my obedience
and would fight with all my might against
the world the flesh and the devil, to the end
of nv life. That I did believe in Christ
and receive him as Prince and Saviour
and would adhere to the faith and obedience
of the Gospel, how hazardous and difficult
soever the profession and practice of it may
be. That did receive the blessed Spirit as
my teacher sanctifer, and only comforter
and cherish all his motions to enlighten,
purify, confirm, comfort, and assist me. This
I have done. And l pray God, for the sake
of Christ, to look upon it as a selfdedication,
and to receive me as entirely his own, and
deal with me in all respects as such, whether
he aftlcts me or prospers me, or whatever ne
pleases to do with me who am his.
"Now henceforth [ am not to act in any
respect as my own. I shall act as my own,
if ever make use of any of my powers to
anything that is not to the glory Of God, and
do not make the glorifying him my whole
and entire business; if murmur in the least
at Affections if grieve at the prosperity of
others if I am any way uncharitable; if L
am angry because of injuries; if | revenge !;
if I do anything purely to please myself; or
if avoid anything for the sake of my ease !;
if omit anything because it is great self;
denial if trust to myself; if take any of
the praise of any good that l do, or rather
which God does by me; or if am any way
proud"
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Go WEsr-A Nebraska journal inviting
ly says: "Who says farmers cannot get rich
in this State! Fifteen years ago a young
man came to the State, without dollar in the
world. Last week he went out Of the State,
carrying with him the sum of one dollar and
thirty-eight cents, the savings of fifteen years
of frugal life. Come West, young man, come
WestW
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STABILITY OF CL1MATE.-It is common to
make the assertion that our climate is grow
ing colder, or otherwise changing, but accord
ing to the meteorological observations made
by David Draper and others, at New York,
Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charleston, Gin.
cinnati, and other places, the climate of the
United States has not undergone any essen
tial modification, and the mean heat of sum-
mer and the mean cold of winter are the
same now as they we're century or more ago.
The mean heat of the three summer months
at New York has long been about 1903; of
Philadelphia, 1879; and of Charleston, S0.l2.
The removal of forests may increase the sweep
of winds at the earths surface and nowhere
else; it certainly cannot affect the heat or
cold of the cubic miles of atmosphere high
above.
CorroN SEED AND CoTToN PLANTING
In cotton culture it is the worst Of bad man
agement to plant inferior seed because it
would cost something to buy the best; but,
as we have repeatedly urged, every planter
should, by continual selection and high culti-
vation, make his own seed, and take pride III
having the best. Begin with the Dickson
seed. or any better sort, if there be any bet
ter; and improve upon that until you have
something as much better than the Dickson
as the Dickson is better than the common
Experience must determine the exceptions
and good judgment guide the planter at every
step-Rural Carolinian
IMPROVED BR1DLE.-A bride consisting
of single strap has recently been patented
A loop passes around the neck, the two part;
meeting together at the top Of the head, behind
the ears, turning down between them and
passing through buckle; thence down the
face one upon the other to another buckle
from which the parts separate and pass down
each cheek to loop or ring in the blt' ano
thence extend, in the manner of the reins, over
the back of the neck where they join together
Toadjust the bride, or to apply or remove it
the upper buckle or loop is simply moved uE
! or down on the strap-Iave Stock Journal
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nay An exchange says, Tf you wish to be
released from rash promises Of marriage,
breathe VOWS of love continually after eating
onions
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Poor LAND.-As DR.. Dwight once passed
through region of very poor land, he said
to the farmer, "Sir, I see your land here is
not very productive" "No, sir" said the
honest farmer, "our land is just like selfright'
eousness." GLOW is that!' "Why, the more
one has of it, the poorer he is"
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LEATHER.

and Upper Leather, for sale cheap,
III for Cash, at CARROLL, CLARK & CO.'S.
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yHERAW AND DARLINGTON r. ROAD.
KINGS MOUNTAIN r. ROAD.

s@Easaz812E fS5%sE.EzHzzaal %sE.EzHzzaal
WYSRE - ~ 4E-
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
THEREAFTER the trains over the KINGS
III MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD will run daily,
Sundays excepted) as follows, making close con-
nection with trains on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad: ..
Leave Yorkville, promptly, at o'clock, A. M.
Arrive at Chester at 9 O'Clock, A. M.
Leave Chester at At o'clock, P. NJ.
Arrive at Yorkvilleat 81 o'clock, P. NJ.
All Freights must be delivered at the Depot by
o. clock, P. NJ, on the evenings previous to the
GEORGE w. MELTON, President.
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PIEDMONT AIRLINE RAILWAY.

DICTIMOND AND DANVILLE, Rlchmond
ID, and Danville r. W., N. c. Division, and
North Western N. G. Railway.
CONDENSED TIMETABLE,
In effect on and after Sunday, October 18th, 1873
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ag- A man of honor respects his word as h'
does his bond.
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ADvERTISEMENTS

more names, an extra copy ofthc paper will bt
one year, free Of charge.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-05
weekly net receipts 15.002; exports to
Great Britain i. l23; coastwise 10, $40;

weekly net receipts 15.O02; exports to
Great Britain j, l23; ooastwise l3, $40;
CHICAGO, Dspember 4.4@Flour nm.
ctHnged.S Corn qhiet and veakr No.
2 mixed 81; new rejected 62I5; ola Nc.
2 mixed Tx. Pork opened firm but
closed dull-2O 90. Lard steady-13lS
"hiskey steady-97.
CHARLESTON. December 4 Cotton
6rm-m,ddling IA Liz; stock 55,258;
weekly net receipts 22.697; gross 23. :
O07; exports to Great Britain 1887;
France l, 48n; continent 430; coastwiss
5.626: sales II. 500.
GALVESTON. December 4.-Cotton
active and frm-middiing 1876; low
mildling 14lk; good ordinasy 1893;
stock 67. .98l; weekly net receipts %,
3l8: gross 22.647; exports to Great
Britain 1924; France S72; continent
l.249; obauuel 1921; coastwise 2,OOG;
sales 1886
ST. LOUIS, December Flour firm
and scarco for low gradcs-superfine ne
4 l0Cg4 %. Corn frm-new mixed
67@69. Whiskey qniet-99. Pork
hrmer-20 % Bacon flat. Lard
g.
LONDON. December 4-Consols %
Erles 24:ai
L1vERI' ,oI.. December 4-3P. NJ
Cotton steady -uplands 7as; Orleans
So; sales IL, 600. including2 U0U specu-
latlon and export; of the week Il 900.
Of which 6 900 are American; 8, 900 ex
ports and 8 200 speculation: stock iu
port 5U6, ,0U0. Including 1872. 600 An,cr.
can; receipts of the week 4G. UU0. III.
olnding 10000 american actual expurt
3 600; stock af ,at AGO. 600, including
BIT 600 American; sules basis mi,ldliue
nplands, uothlug below low mid.tllng,
shipped December. January or Febru-
ary. 70 1907 III 16; sales basis mid
dling Orleans. nothing below low mid
ding. shipped November. December
or J"nuary, '24{11 l3 1G.
Z. M.-CJLtuu sales basis midtlIin9
Orleans, nothing below low midGliug,
deliverable December, 7 l3 16 Yarns
aud fabrics at Manchester dull but not
QuOtRbly lower.