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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
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THE TINES.

In pecuniary and political aspect, the
present is, in some important features, re-
markable time. The foundations seem to be
giving away, and general crash seems some
times to be threatened. In moral aspect
things are no better than they are pecuniarily
and politically. They are even worse. Crime
in variety of forms, stalks abroad over ou,
land in open day. The restraints to vice
seem, in majority Of cases, to have been re
moved, or to have lost, to very great extent
their power. That regard for public opin
ion which once prevented many from rushing
headlong into sin and vice, is now no Longer
operative, and selfrespect seems to be with
out its former influence over the masses O.
society. Men who once would have beer
ashamed to get drunk at home, now reckless
ly get drunk in public. This state of things
is greatly to be deplored, but not much tt
be wondered at. Man is strange creature
When disappointed or thwarted by his fellow
man, he rushes headlong into crimes agains
bis God.
The duty of the true Christian, under such
circumstances, is very plain; but exceedingly
difficult. At all times the Christian should
be orderly and circumspect in his daily walk
and conversation; but in times of public de-
clension, he should assiduously cut himself of
from the temptations of the devil, the allure
ments of the world, and resolutely set himself
against the lusts of his own flesh. Such times
as the present test the genuineness of our re-
ligion. The chaff will be blown away and
the wheat left the dross will be consumed
and the gold purified. Many will fall a prey
to the degeneracy of the times, and many will
have their faith increased, their hopes bright.
ened, and their confidence in God strengthen
ed. Such times as the present are literally
trials of our faith. Whoever endures until
the end will be crowned a conqueror.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
[Orlginal.]
BLIND.

When man sinned he was wholly ruined.
The whole man underwent complete and
thorough change. He lost all his original
Righteousness, his intellect became darkened,
his sensibilities became dull, and his will
stubborn and rebellious. One Of the descrip-
tions which the Bible gives of him is that he
is "blind." This we see demonstrated every
day. Men are rushing headlong to perdition,
and seem to be blind as to the end to which
their course of conduct is destined to bring
them. They seem to be able to reason
with some degree of correctness with regard
to the acts of every one but themselves.
They see others running themselves, and de-
plore it; but although living in the same
way, they never seem to think that what is
true of others is true of them also. Nothing
can be more impenetrable than the spiritual
darkness which surrounds the human mind.
Men usually reason correctly on every other
subject but that of the destiny of their i'm
mortal souls. Men, commonly, are careful in
conducting their temporal affairs; but men Of
the greatest worldly prudence will sin away
their day of grace, do despite to the Holy
Spirit, and risk the salvation Of their immor.
tai souls for few moments ofcarnal pleas
ure What countless numbers Of the hui
man family, in every land, are closing their
eyes to their sins and iniquities, and speeding
their way to endless torment. At every cor
ner a loving Saviour calls them to come to
him and be saved; but they close their eyes
that they may not see him, and stop their
ears that they may not hear him. Nothing
but the obduracy of the human heart can
equal the blindness Of the human mind.
Many of the human family seem to be deter
mined to accomplish their eternal destruction.
They set their faces as flint against God and
his Son. They will not look up to those man
sions in the skies, lest they might be lured by
their glories and they will not see the smoke
that eternally rises from the pit Of perdition,
lest they should be driven to flee from the
wrath to come. None are so blind as those
who will not see, and none are so deaf as
those who will not hear. Such seems to be
the deplorable state of large number OF
Adams ruined race. They seem to be de-
termined to drive God to the fearful necessity
of booming them in this world and damning
them in the next.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Of the United States for the District offs. C.

IN THE MATTER OF
DAVID CAMPBELL-In Bankruptcy.
At Yorkvlle, in the said District, on the 22d day Of
January, 1874.
NOTICE is hereby given that Petition has
~ been filed in said Court, by DAVID CAMP
BELL, of Fairfield county, in the said District,
duly declared Bankrupt, under the Act of Con-
gress, entitled "An Act to Establish Uniform
System of Bankruptcy throughout the U. states,"'
Approved End March, 1867 for discharge and
certificate thereof, from all his debts and other
claims provable under the said Act; and the 18th
ed for the hearing of the same, before w. I. Claw
son one of the Registers in Bankruptcy of said
Court, at his office in Yorkville, South Carolina,
when and where the creditors may attend, and
shew cause if any they have why the prayer ofth
said Petition should not be granted.
R. M. WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger
ByT;W. cLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBERT LATHAM.
lorIglnal.]
PRAYER.

PRAYER.
It seems strange that any man should have
to be admonshed to pray. God tells US, in
his word, to ask and we shall receive, to seek
and we shall find, to knock and it will be
opened unto us Notwithstanding this gra.
cious promise, only comparatively small
number of professed Christians pray regular
ly. Even those who do pray regularly, do
not pray expectingly. They do not expect
an answer to their petitions The exercise is
rather formal. Why is this? The answer is
easy. We have very incorrect notions Of
God. We think he is like ourselves, prone to
make some promises that he is unable to full
fill, and others that he is unwilling to fulfill.
We are all Mt heart infdels, and our practice
corresponds with the sentiments of our hearts.
The church might govern the world If its pro-
fessed members would only pray without
ceasing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

seg- The old farmer who was debating his
will took an unusual view Of things He
said 81 give and bequeath to my wife the
sum of G10O year. Is that written down ?"
"Yes," said the lawyer; "but she is not so old
but that she may marry again. Won't you
make any change, in that case? Most people
do?" "Ah! do they? Well write again,
and say if my wife marry again, / give and be,
queath to her the sum of e200 year. That'll
do, won't it?" "Why, that's just double the
sum that she would have had if she had re-
mained unmarried" said the lawyer; "it is
generally the other way" "Aye," said the
farmer, "but he who takes her will deserve it y
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

s9- Truth and love are two of the most
powerful things in the world; and when they
both 60 together, they cannot be easily with
stood. The golden beams of truth and the
slken cords of love, twisted together, will
draw men on with sweet violence, whether
they will or no.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
YORK MARBLE YARD.
Monuments, Tablets, Tombstones, Mantels,
&C., on Hand or Made to Order at
Short Notice.

WOULD respectfully inform the public that
am prepared to furnish anything in the marble
line. from plain slab to a costly monument, ex-
ecuted in the best style of the art with the very
class ofwork can be furnished anywhere in the
United States. Orders from distance promptly
filled, and the same attention given to work or
dered by mail as if the parties were present in
person, From this date work will be delivered at
any point on the Kings Mountain railroad, or at
any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro. on
the Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta railroad,
FREE OF CHARGE for transportation. Thank
full for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon
my establishment, my determination is to merit
q continuance of the same. "
F. HAPPERFIELD.
January 1y :
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

a8~ A young lad with mathematical turn
of mind said to his father, eff the snow all
melts off the ground, what will be left| His
father said, "Nothing of course" Hopeful
spoke boldly out. eyes, sir; mud" The
boy is going to the high school next term.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF YoRK-ooURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
T. Marion Dobson and J. Leander Parish, copart-
ners, trading under the firm name Of T. NJ.
Dobson & Co., Plaintiffs, against j. Harvey
Cunning Defendant.-Copy Summons Jo'
Money Demand.
TO J. HARVEY CUNNING, Defendant in this
action.
VOU are hereby summoned and required to an
I swer the complaint in this action, which was
this day filed in the Office of the Clerk Of the Court
of Common Pleas for York county, and to servea
copy of your answer on the subscriber, at ms
office in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty
days after the service of this summons on you,
exclusive of the day of such service.
If you fail 10 answer this complaint within the
time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will take Judgment
against you for the sum of one hundred and six
teen dollars and thirteen cents. with interest the
rate of twelve per cent per annum, from the first
day of January one thousand eight hundred and
seVenty-one, and costs.
Dated Yorkville, s. c., December Goth, 1873.
JAMES F. HART, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Januaryl ot
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

nS- An Irishman called upon New York
disciple of Esculapius and informed him that
his wife was sick and required medical aid.
The NJ. D. was willing to give his attention
to the case but desired the man to pay in ad-
vance or enter into an agreement to pay when
his services were no longer needed. An it'll
kill or cure for twenty dollars? said Pat.
Yes. Pat was satisfied, and left the NJ. D. to
perform the contract. The woman died, and
in due time the doctor presented his bill.
Pat looked at it for a moment, and then
asked: An did ye cure her? No, answered
the physician. An did ye kill her? This
was poser and then the NJ. D. discovered
that Pat had caught him. The bill has not
vet been settled
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

hg The obituary notice in a Western paper
contained the touching intelligence that the
deceased chad accumulated little money
and ten children"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

CooL-A man sauntered into an apotheca-
ry shop in Portland, Maine, the other morn
ing, and after spending few moments looking
into the showcases, and turning piece of
toothpick several times in his mouth, startled
the clerk with the question whats good
to cure poisoning?" What kind of poison
ing?" asked the clerk. "Well, laudanum
poisoning" says the stranger. "You see, the
old woman took couple of teaspoonfuls of
laudanum, and 1 kinder thought I'd better
drop into pill shop and see what's good for
her." Gall this in drawling voice). "Here,
John," shouted the clerk, "put up a strong
emetic as quick as you can, and you, sir, take
it home, give it to your wife, follow it up with
strong coffee, and call a doctor" "a doctor"
says the man, taking the medicine, 'she don't
waste money on doctors, not if l know it,
Portland (Me) advertiser.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
JOHN III. ADAMS.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF YORK-COURT OF COMMON

COUNTY OF Y0RK-C0URT OF COMMON PLEAs'
William Z. Erwin and George J. Steele, Admin
istrators of the estate and effects of George
Steele, Plaintiffs, against James M. Erwin,
Discriminatory Summons Jor Money de-
Utdnd
TO JAMES NJ. ERWIN, Defendant in this ac-
ton.
VTOU are hereby summoned and required to an
swer the complaint in this action, which was
this day filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas for York County, and
to serve copy Of your answer on the subscrl-
be at his office in Iorkvl1e South car3ha af this
summons on you, exclusive of the day Of such
service. =,
If you fail to answer this complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will take
Judgment against you for the sum oftwo hundred
and twenty -four dollars and ninety-six cents
with annual interest at the rate of seven per cent
per annum, from the first day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and tfty-siX, less one
hundred and fifty dollars paid June 18th, 1850, as
also costs. -
Dated Yorkvile s. c., December 18th, 1873.
JAMES +. HART, Plaintiffs Attorney.
January OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
ROOT AND SHOE MAKING.

BOUT AND SEOE M n hINUs
VNHE undersigned respectfully announces to his
friends and the public in general, that he is
prepared with
A FINE STOCK OF MATERIAL,
in his line, suitable to the wants of every custom
or. who may give him call. They may not only
obtain an article Of good quality
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. q,
Snecial 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
RROIANS and OXFORD TIES, which are war
ranted to give entire satisfaction for the price paid
giy- Special and prompt attention is given to re-
pairing. +. ~ C!dhlolMtAN' 1Asttf''
March2S I3 VI
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

sw A Philadelphia negro went to sleep
with his head on the railroad track and a
hand-car came along and ran over him. He
got up swearing that he couldn't get any rest
anywhere without some white man would
come along to bother him. One of the wheels
of the car was broken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

WORRYING A SQUIRREL.--A traveller
riding through the woods of North Alabama,
was attracted by a tall, lank countryman, who
seemed to be using his best endeavors to reach
the top of a large hickory tree. Scarcely had
he gained the summit, when, rapidly descend
ing, he started up another tree few yards
further off. This strange proceeding was re.
peated at least dozen times, the countryman
climbing and descending one tree after anoth'
er for nearly quarter of mile. The trav
eler, at length overtaking him, enquired the
cause of his eccentric behavior. "Wall
stranger" he answered, 81 was lyin' asleep
under yonder hickory, when darned squirrel
dropped a shell.bark into my eye. I'm going
to worry him till he leaves the settlement, ifl
die in the attempt"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

sg- An old gentleman who was in the habit
of prefxing 4 say to every sentence to which
he gave utterance, having heard that his man
servant mimicked him, thus addressed the ILL
behaved domestic when he met him: 4 say,
John, they say that you say that l say Il say ;
and if 1 do say 4 say I say that. is no reason
why you should say I say I say say, John
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
HOTEL
ToRMERLY HUNTS HOTEL.)
COLUMBIA. =. Q.

yIlHIS HOUSE is in the centre of the city, con-
venicnt to all the Public Offices anu BUSINESS ti
State House Square, has been recently re-opened
and renovated, and will now compare favorably
with any Hotel at the South.
ROSES OMNIBUS will convey passengers to
and from every train, free of charge.
Also, a tirst-class Carriage for the accommoda-
III TRANSIENT BOARD $3.50 per day.
w. +. ROSE, Proprietor.
Sopto,nbor 1S 80 u
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

BIRDS vs.. INsEcTs.-The thrush works
from halfpast two in the morning until half
past nine in the evening, or nineteen hours.
During this time he feeds his young two hum
dred and six times. Black work seven
teen hours the male feeds the young forty
four times, and the female ffty:fve times
The titmouse spreads before its offspring four
hundred and seventeen meals a day, the bill
of fare consisting chiefly of caterpilars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
THE HOME SHUTTLE
SEWING MACHINE Il

SEWING MACHINE.
yuyHE best Cheap Machine in the Market. lfthe
number sold is criterion of merit, 1t IS the
BEST MACHINE in use, as there have 1eer
more HOME SHUTTLE MACHINES sold IN
the State during the last twelve months than all
other Sewing Machines combined.
You can buv HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE l.
for about half the money you will have to pay foi
a tirst-cass Machine.
ass- Home Shuttle Needles kept constantly on
mfs- Any Home Shuttle Attachment furnished
at short notice.
rs Repairing promptly attended TO-: ~
w. l.. GRIST, Agent
Noynnbnr G 45
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29

as5- Receive Christ into your heart and he
will receive you into his kingdom.
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
Academy of Music.
Gone. bur Not Forgotten.

The treasures of literary poetry in the
columns Of the Philadelphia Led9er seem
inexhaustible. We select from the last
COPY Of that invaluable sheet the folio wing
And can 1t be he, TOO, has gone
Unto the land of rest:
The Savior calls them one by one.
And folds them to His breast.
This il repeated in another notice. with
the simple transpositiOu OF single wo Id IN
the first Inca change that is very fleet
i've, showing the fine literary faculty en-
ployed for this department.:
And can i. be, too. NE has gone
Unto the land of rest:
Til. Savior calls them, one 10y one
And folds them to His breast.
The differences between "can it be. he,
too. is gone." and lean it be, too. he, etc.
ia yerv striking. The very next thi ng we
find is the following. which is touch ing IN
the extremes:
We had 4 little Nicisr once.
He was only pride:
We loved him an. PERTAINS 700 " Gil.
For soon he slept and died.
Gone 10 meet his grandfather.
Her is another that is quite fresh:
Dearest father. thou hast left us.
Here thy loss we deeply feel.
But It's God that mas beveft uS;
He can al! our SORROWS heal
This reappears with an added line before
We are through with the list:
Dearest father thou hast left Is,
Here thy loss deeply feel.
But lis God that has bereft US;
lie can all our sorrows heal
Gone, but not forgotten.
We see no need of running to the books
of poetry when there are such fountains
flowing:
Put away the weii-wcr, cradle.
Marked by !tte Johnny's thumbs
Put il in the garrett corner
TIL another ause! comes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

THE PHANTOM OF THE FOREST. By Emer-
son Bennett. Published by Claxton,
Remsen e. Hatfelfnger. Philadelphia
For sale by George Ellis g. Brother. No.
g. Camp street, New Orleans.
Emerson Bennett is known to all Amer.
lean readers as the writer of wild stories
of Indian scouts and border tales. Many
of his novels are equal in interest to those
written by Cooper. The 'Phantom Of the
Forest" is called tale of 1.-THE dark and
bloody ground and it is a thrilling nara
tive of the early settlemen of the West.
and Of the huntsmen Of old Kentucky.
ToINErrE, A Novel. By Henry Churton.
Published byJ y. Ford Il Co.. New York.
For sale by James A. Gresham. No. W
Camp street. New Orleans.
This is peculiar story of peculiar times.
Its title name is the name of the heroine,
an Octoroon slave girl of South Carolina, as
that State was before and during the earlier
part of the war. Incidentally the book
reads well enough. 1t shows the peculiari-
ties of the negro dialect, and for the hour
will entertain one we'll enough. 1t tries
to solve social question. which had best
for society be forgotten. 1t is writ en- on
the Southern side Of a bad question. The
types of character most prominent are
those of a kind, dreamy, just master. young
and susceptible, and o beautiful slav G girl,
who gradually becomes mistress Of mis-
home and heart against all law and rea son.
The author says: Il have not sought to ar.
raign or defend, condemn or excus g any
system or dogma. but merely to put in con
crete form some Of the unsolved riddles
which Time. the inexhaustible mocker. the
inscrutable sphinx. is ever prop ounding
to humanity" We4uote from tho preface.
and if the author had stopped there human
lty would have survived.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
flow IL Is Done in ssachusettss

No incident Of Thanksgiving could nave
been better worth witne ssing than one IN
the Massachusetts State prison. where 1t Is
customary on this holiday to announce the
pardons by the Governor. Over 200 con-
vjc.s were gathered in the chanel, and were
told by the warden that an envelope which
he held in his hand contained the orders 20
free four of them. Who were the favored
four he did not know. he said, and while
opening the packet perfect silence attested
the intensity of interest. Not less than
ffty of the prisoners, whose friends had
been trying to gain the Governors elem
ency. we're hopefully expectant. Inc first
name read, and greeted with hearty ap,
nlanse. was that of Timothy Cronin. an old
man who had been there twelve years on
sentence for life. His wife had earned a
home during his long Imprisonment, and
was waiting to take him to it. The second
rardoned man was also a life prisoner, ana
his two sons and a daughter were there 10
to take him home for Thanksgiving DIN
ner. The third and fourth were trenches
fellows, whose good conduct in prison o'. mao
gained their pardon, and they looked almost
sorry at parting with their fellow convicts'
-Ncc York Sun.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
$500, Bonnabel's entry and Cottrili's filly

$500, Bonnabel's entry and cotsrili's filly
CHASING each at $500.
The sales of pools for the second event
disclosed the fact that Crown Prince was
hot favorite at $3.50; Carrie P. bringing
$llS Captain Jack $S5 and the others at
half and third rates.
The closing race, the great four mile in
cident. has five entries.
Jack Frost in the pools brought 5000,
Nelligan and Falmouth bringing a half
hundred each. The venturesome staked
$50 on Port Leonard, and Leathers was
reluctantly backed at s..
The Louisiana Jockey Club have done
we'll this season. They have com batted
many difficulties and have amounted
them. Their liberality has been unbounded
and the arrangements for good race meet
ing have been absolutely perfect. The
people of New Orleans have not resp oned
as they should, to such inducements. II
may be that cash is low, or perhaps int rest
in turf sports has fed from the chi yalric
bosom.
To morrow j. is hoped that there will be
q good attendance.