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The farm aud fireside,
WASTEFULNESS.

Wastefulness is sin the commonness OF
which We do not realize until we begin to
consider the ways in which it may be com.
mitted. We condemn those who are wastetul
of money, food, etc., and, esteeming ourselves
very far removed from such prodigality, SELF
righteously assert that ",ue never waste" while
ct the same time We are misspending what IS
of far more value.
How much more valuable is health than
all other physical blessings, and how necessa
ry to their enjoyment. Are we as careful OF
this great blessing az we ought to be ! Do we
never unnecessarily do that which we kno"
is harmful in its effect ? Do we never over
tax our strength, or put too great strain up
on our nerves? Not many, we fear, can as
sert that they never waste in this line. Yet
we should not be miserly of any good thing
Only use carefully, spend when it is needed
and save when not
Then there is that other gift-time. Is
that never misimproved Do we ever "put
off until tomorrow what should be done to-
day." deceiving ourselves by thinking we can
make up lost time? All but just think how
impossible it is Since every moment has its
appropriate duty, if we put off one, it crowds
out the next, and that the next, and so on,
and where is the time for the neglected duty
to be performed? Manifestly it is lost, and,
alas it is lost forever.
We also oftentimes waste by withholding
as we'll as spending. Through fear of rldl'
cule, perhaps. we fail to use our influence for
the right when it would do good. We hear
some cause spoken of slightingly or falsely,
and fail to defend it. Here, then, we waste
our good influence by Withholding but let
US not hatter ourselves that no harm is done,
for che that is not with us is against u.s."
And above all, let US not waste our hearts
life and love on things of earth so unsatisfac-
tory and so feeting. Let US not use life in
vain pursuit of transitory joys, or waste our
hearts best affections on objects unworthily,
but let US love QUIZ Maker first and best, in
consequence of which we shall love our neigh
Dor as ourselves, and live with eternity in
view, remembering that our Saviour COM
manded, "Gather up the fragments, that
nothino be lost"
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THE YORK MARBLE YARD.

THE undersigned would respectfully an
nounce to the public that his MARBLE
YARD. near the Railroad depot is in full opera
ton, and that he is now well prepared to furnish
anything in his line Of business at the LOWEST
CASH PRICES. Tombstones for children fur
nished for from $500 upward; for adults from
$500 upward.
w- Monuments al d Tomb Stones designed and
finished in the most elaborate STYLE and in point
of workmanship and material, equal to the work
of any establishment in the country.
Specimens always on hand, to an inspection OF
which those in want Of marble work are respect
fully invited.
Estimates and other information furnished on
Work delivered at any point on the Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between
Chester and Dallas, or at any place between
Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, free OF charge Tor
transportation.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed
upon my establishment, my determination is to
merit continuance of the same
F. HAPPERFIELD.
January6 ~
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ORIGIN OF BRANDY.

Brandy began to be distilled in France
about the year 1913, but it was prepared only
as a medicine, and was considered as posses
sing such marvellous strengthening and sani.
tary powers that the physicians namef it
"the water Of life" Q'eau de vte,) a name it
still retains, though now rendered, by exces:
sive potations, one of life's most powerful and
prevalent destroyers. Raymond Lully, a
disciple of Arnold de Villa Nova, considered
this admirable essence of wine to be an ema-
nation from Divinity, and that it was intend
ed to reanimate and prolong the life of man.
He even thought that this discovery indica-
ted that the time had arrived for the consum-
nation of all things-the end of the world.
Before the means of determining the true
quantity of alcohol in spirits were known,
the dealers were in the habit of employing
a very rude method of forming notion of
the strength. A given quantity of the spirits
was poured upon quantity of gunpowder in
a dish and set on fire. If at the end of the
combustion the gunpowder continued dry
enough, it exploded, but if it had been wet
ted with water in the spirits, the flame OF the
alcohol went out without setting the powder
on fire. This was called the proof. Spirits
which kindled guupowder were said to be
above proof.
From the origin of the term "proof," it is
obvious that its meaning must at first have
been very indefinite. 1t could serve only to
point out those spirits which are too weak to
kindle gunpowder, but could not give any in.
formation respecting the relative strength Of
those spirits which were above proof: Even
the strength of proof was not fixed, because
it was influenced by the quantity of spirits
employed-a small quantity of weaker spir-
it might be made to kindle gunpowder, while
greater quantity of a stronger might fail.
Clarke, in his hydrometer, which was inven-
ted about the year 1870, fixed the strength
of proof snirits on the stem at the specific
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SOUTH CAROLINA-YORK COUNTY.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

William w. Gaffney, Plaintiff against Daniel
Peeler; Aaron Peeler; Levicy Moss Chris
tina Tatem, and her husband Samuel Tatem !;
Matilda Quin, and her husband William B.
Quin; Elizabeth Love, and her husband Hugh
K. Love; Mary Dunn, and her husband Mo-
ses M. Dunn; the heirs of Jane Stroup, de-
ceased, including her husband, Adam Stroup,
otherwise unknown the heirs ofAnne Dunn,
deceased, including her husband, John B.
Dunn, otherwise unknown; Mary A. Peeler,
Levicy J. Wofford, John r. Peeler, Mary A.
c. Patrick, j. Newton Peeler Daniel M.
Peeler, and j. Smith Peeler, heirs of Anthony
Peeler, deceased and John B. Moore, Defen-
dants.- .-Su,nm,ons tor Retiet-Connplaint not
Served.
To the Defendants above named, and each of you
VOU are hereby summoned and required to an
swer the complaint in this action, which is
herewith this day filed in the office of the Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said Coun-
ty of York, and to serve a copy Of your answer
to the said complaint the subscribers, at their
office, in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twen-
ty days after the service hereof exclusive OF the
day of such service and if you fail to answer
the complaint within the time aforesaid the
plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated August lS, 1881.
SWITHERSPOON & SPENCER,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
H. ST. Jos. F. WALLACE, C. G. c. Pleas.
August lS 81 0C
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a9 Conversation between two school boys {:
"Ive been down to have my head felt BY a
phrenologist" "Wbat did he say?' "Oh,
he said / had great brain, but my body
wasn't equal to it, and told my gov'nor he'd
orter take me out O school for year, and
just let me play to rest and develop my
physique, and the gov'nor's going to do it."
The other boy is pestering his father to take
him to the phrenologist's.
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TURBINE WATER WHEEL.

WE have one 1s-inch RIGHT HAND TU:s-
w BINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's
Invention. We are working 1871 inch Wheel
of the sane kind, ard there is no better Water
Wheel made for the same money. Those who
contemplate using Turbine Wheel can do no
Circulars giving all the details in regard to the
working Of it, and with the sale you have the
privilege of trying the Wheel, and if = does not
do az represented. the money will be refunded.
Wheel, Manufactured by theSERGEANT MAN
UFACTURING COMPANY, Greensboro N. c.
HERNDON BROS, Agents. Yorkville, 8. G.
February 10 AZ tt
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thou q uIAtuIo VI 7o Pouuuo VI puio oiSoHoA
witds51 pounds of water. Brandy, rum, gin,
and whisky contain nearly similar proper
tions.- scientific American.
TEN DOLLARS A WEEK BOARD FOR Docs.
The Cape May correspondent of the Phila.
del phia Record writes "Dogs are abhorred
by seaside hotel managers. To keep the lit.
tie brutes out of the Stockton House, at Cape
May, the directors decided to charge board
for dogs ut the rate Of ten dollars a week. 1t
was thought this would be an effectual bar to
all noisy pet poodles and skye terriers. but
the fact that six dogs are now on the hotel
list of boarders shows that the managerial
scheme has been a delusion and snare.
Among the boarders there is pug whose ug-
illness is his charm, two rival lap dogs and
three skye terriers that vie with each other
in the size of ribbon bows they wear on their
necks. One animal last week had bright
orange ribbon around him that spread out
into bow so large as to hide the little fel.
lows head and body. All the dogs are re-.
cognized as special rate guests and are enti.
tied to the eourtesies of that class. Four of
the six dogs have special attendants, each of
whom involves ten dollars week more upon
my lady" Include the wages of the care
taker with these items, and it will be figured
out that each dog costs twenty-five dollars a
week-rather heavy keep for five pounds of
dog flesh. -
DoN'r STOP YOUR PAPER.-Curtail and
economize in other respects as much as you
choose, but don't stop your paper. Your
wife needs it; your children need it; you
need it yourself. 1t not only affords you the
amusement necessary to your health and hap.
piness, but furnishes you with a variety of
knowledge worth tenfold what it costs you.
There are a hundred other things which you
can better dispense with than your paper.
You can even do without "bitters" and meals
few times without injury, but your paper
would be serious loss. If you are COMPEL.
ed to suspend payment" or 60 to Jail be-
fore doing so, pay for your paper a year in ad'
vance, and it will relieve the rigors Of pow
erty and solitary confinement, and it may
prevent the disastrous consequences Of sus-
pension-by the neck. Don't stop your pa.
per, but pay for it out Of your disposable
money.
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CLEANsING AND REPAIRING.

VUyHE undersigned would respectfully inform
the public that he is prepared to cleanse gar
ments Of any fabric whatever, rendering them
perfectly clean, and if unfaded restoring them to
the original brightness and lustre of the goods.
Do not throw away your old clothes, but have
them cleaned and made to look as we'll as new
Work promptly done, and at the most reasona-
BILE prices. THOMAS BALLARD.
August IL % tt
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TAKE A GREENVLLLE PAPER.

CUBSCRIBE for the ENTERPRISE AND
SMOUNTAINEER, issued in Greenvile, South
Carolina the most enterprising and thriving City
of the State. Size, 26 by 40 inches. 20 columns
ofreading matter weekly. Special attention given
to matters transpirng in the up-country, where
so many are now looking. Established 81 years.
The present Editor connected with the office since
1854. 80 per annum; 81 for six months. 800 new
subscribers have been enrolled since last Janua-
ry. Try it awhile. Address
JOHN c. BAILEY, Editor,
Greenville, 8. C.
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CONNMCTIONS.

A with arriving trains of Georgia Central and
A. & w. P. Railroads.
B with arriving trains ofGeorgia Central, A. q
w. P. and w. & A. Railroads.
G. with arriving trains Of Georgia Railroad.
with Lawrenceville Branch to and from
Lawrenceville, Ga.
E with Northeastern Railroad Of Georgia to and
from Athens, Ga.
with Elberton Airline to and from Elberton,
Georgia.
with Columbia and Greenville to and from
Columbia and Charleston, g.. G.
H with Columbia and Greenville: to and from
Columbia and Charleston, 8. G.
with Spartanburg and Asheville, and Spar
tanburg, Union and Columbia, to and from Hem
derson and Asheville. and Alston and Columbia.
L with Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge, to
and from Lincolnton and Chester.
M with C. G. q A.--C. C.-R. q D. and A. T. q
o. for all points West, North and East.
~ Pullman Sleeping Car Service on Trains
Nos. AZ and 48, Daily without chShge, between
Atlanta and New York. =,
A. POPE, General Passenger Agent.
May 10 20 If
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BREv1r1Es.-A drop Of oil will make a
wood tick let 60 bis grip.
Kerosene oil rubbed on stove will keep it
from rusting through the summer.
If your ha: is badly sunburned, soak it in
sour milk few days. That will bleach it.
The mica windows of coal.stoves can be
easily cleaned with soft cloth dipped in vim
egar and water This may be done now so
they will come out bright next fall.
To clean black cashmere, wash in hot suds,
with little borax in the water; rinse in
blueing water, very blue, and iron while damp.
1t will look almost equal to new.
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To KEEP IcE.-Make double pocket of
WOODEN cloth, no matter how coarse and faded
it is. Have space of two inches or so be-
tween the inner and outer pockets, and pack
this space as full as possible with feathers.
You have no need to use geese feathers !;
hens feathers ere just as good. With a
pocket thus constructed and kept closely
tied at the mouth a few pounds of ice may
be kept week.
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s@r None but God can satisfy the longings
of an immortal soul as the heart was made
for him, so he only can fill it.
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IRON SAFE FOR SALE.

VNHE undersigned offers for sale ono No. 2
IRON SAFE, manufactured by Mosler, Bah
man & Co., of Cincinnati. This safe has conl-
bination lock, and for all practical purposes Is
equal to a new one. It is offered for sale for NO
reason except that it is too small for my purposes.
L. NJ. GR1ST.
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gravity Of 092O at the temperature Of go de-
grees. This is the strength at which proof
spirits is fixed in Great Britain by act of Par
Lament, and at this strength it is no more
than mixture of 49 pounds of pure alcohol
withs51 pounds of water. Brandy, rum, gin,
and whisky contain nearly similar proper
tions.- .-Scientifc American
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JOB PRINTING.

0WING to our superior facilities with the best
u machine presses, an abundance Of type and
first-class appointments throughout our Office,
we are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF
JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices
that will compare with New York or Philadelphia
charges for the same quality of work and mate
rials. We have recently made reduction In
prices for the following classes Of work, to which
we invite the attention of business men:
BILL HEADS.
For 500 For 1000
Half-sheet Bill Heads...-.........$3.0O $50
Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, ........... 2.25 81 $50
Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, s,............ 200 800
Monthly statements at same price of fsixth- sheet
bill heads. We will fill an order for bill heads,
sheet at proportionats prices.
LETTER HEADS.
~ For 500 1000
Commercial Note, ote,"............."..-$2.15 10 $3.2
Packet Note, ,"...... .......-......... 2.S $3.50
Letter (large siZe) 3OO 5.W
For the above work we use superior quality
of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction In ev
cry instance. sstts 4 gfse
We also give special attention to the printing Of
Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities,
which we furnish strictly according to the require
ments Of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and
in proof reading exercise the utmost care to en-
sure accuracy.
We are prepared TO furnish all other kinds OF
printing, from visiting card to a large volume,
and will be pleased 10 furnish estimates for any
style of work desired. Address.
L. NJ. GRIST. Yorkville. s. G.
September 9 81 If
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CO l. MARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
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GOING SOUTH.

CCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains,
y taking effect at 7.25 o'clock, A. NJ, June 9th,
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The Aurkpille Guqnirer.


Single copy for one year, SO
For six months, ,. .."."........... 70
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Ten copies one year, W
And an extra copy for club of ten.
ADVERTISING RATES.
ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first inser-
ton, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each
subsequent insertion. square consists of the
space occupied by seven lines of this size type.
@s- Contracts will be made at reduced rates
for advertising space to be used for three, six,
or twelve months.
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RETRACTIoN.-The following anecdote is
told of distinguished lawyer of Massachu.
setts, who, but few years ago, went ''the
way Of all flesh" He had been engaged in
a certain cause in Roxbury, wherein he be-
lieved the jury had done injustice to his client.
Declaiming against the verdict, he said:
The whole of them might have been bri-
bed for peck of beans"
"What is that?" said the Judge. "You
dishonor yourself and the court, as we'll as
the jury, by such an impeachment"
81 meant no direspect to the court, your
honor; and as for myself -"
"You will see the propriety, 1 hope, Of re-
tracing the Words.
with all due Difference to your honor,
cannot see the propriety of unsaying what is
true"
"Do you intend to aggravate the offence
by repeating it? Let me tell you, sir, this is
not to be suffered, and unless you retract
forthwith, we shall deem it necessary to strike
you from the rolls of the court"
"Well, since the court insists upon it, I
suppose can do no less than retract."
"And in very ample terms, toe"
"Certainly, your honor; and on second
thought I do it with great pleasure. I am
convinced now, that I wronged the jury in
saying they could be bribed for peck of
beans; and thus openly and publicly, I re-
tract the assertion. 1 hope the jury, and
court are satisfied"
They expressed themselves in the afirma-
tive, when the lawyer rejoined:
"But may it please the court and jury
had l said half bushel instead of peck,
l would have been hanged before I would
have retracted"
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A PLEASANT "GooD MORNING" Don't
forget to say "good morning" Say it to your
parents, your brothers, your sisters, your
schoolmates, your teachers-and say it cheer.
fully and with smile; it will do you good
and do your friends good There is kind of
inspiration in every good morning" heartily
spoken that helps to make hope fresher and
work lighter. 1t seems really to make the
morning good, and to be prophecy of good
day to come after it, And if this be true of
the good morning." it is also true of kind
heartsome greetings. They cheer the discour-
aged, rest the tired one and somehow make the
wheels of life run smoothly. Be liberal with
them, then, and let no morning pass, however
dark and gloomy it may be, that you do not
help at least to brighten by your smiles and
cheerful words.
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NE State Agent for the Medart Patent Cold
Rolled Wrought Rim Pulley,-the lightest,
strongest and most durable and cheapest
pulley now made! Hot Rolled, pol
ished Shafting, assorted sizes.
Saw Mills, Saws and Belts,
=" complete, with LiddelPs
celebrated Ratchet
Head Blocks.
The Boss Press,
Best Bhurs. Corn
and Wheat Mills complete.
Peerless threshers and separators,
Brown cotton gins, feeders and con-
densers State agent for the Perry
Royce Reaper, the lightest draft and most
durable Machine n the market. Also WOODS
Reapers and Mowers. Every Machine warranted.
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DON'T SKIP THE HARD POINTS.

Boys, want to ask you how do you think
conqueror would make out, who went
throug b country he was trying to subdue
and whenever he found fort hard to take,
left it alone. Don't you think the enemy
would buzz wild there, like bees in hive
and when he was we'll into the heart of the
country, don't you fancy they would swarm
out and harass him terribly?
Just so, want you to remember, will ii
be with you. If you skip over the hard
places in your lessons, and leave them un'
learned, you have left an enemy in the rear
that will not fail to harass you, and mortity
you, times without number.
"There was just little bit of my Latin |
hadn't read" said vexed student to me,
"and it was just there the professor had to
call upon me at examination. There were
Just two examples | had passed over, and
one of those was asked to do on the black
board"
The student who is not thorough is never
we'll at ease he cannot forget the skipped
problems and the consciousness of his def
ciencies makes him nervous and anxious.
Never laugh at ne slow, plodding student
the time will surely come when the laugh
will be turned. II takes time to be thorough,
but it more than pays. Resolve, when you
take up new study, that you will 60 through
it like successful condueror, taking every
strong point
IT the inaccurate scholars difficulties closed
with his school life, it might not be so great
matter for his future career. But he has
chained to himself habit that will be like
an iron ball at his heel all the rest of his
life. Whatever he does, he will be lacking
somewhere. He has learned to shirk what is
hard, and the habit will grow with years
Now, nothing we get in this life is to be had
for nothing. Success is not thrust upon a
man. Ifyou want any good, you must work for
it. The eye that never falters, and the nerve
that never quails, are the elements of victory
in the mental and moral, as we'll as the phys
ical world. Don't skip the hard points.
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REGULARITY IN FEEDING SToCK.-Wbile
it is highly important that the farmer should
provide good food for his horses and cattle,
yet it is equally important that they should
be fed regularl y, at stated periods. Animals
are good time keepers; aud if the hour passes
at which they are commonly fed, they are apt
to make their wants known especially is this
the case with the cow. 1t is very bad prac-
tice to feed her often and irregularly; and
some farmers have an idea, that almost every.
time the barn is entered, the COWS should be
given hay or fodder. This is mistake. The
great object in view is to keep the COWS quiet
and contented, which can be readily accom-
plisbed by regular feeding, and supplying all
the food they can eat. If fed in this manner
in the morning, the cows will lie down and
chew the cud and are not disposed to be an
noyed by the visits Of any person. In the
winter season, the second feeding should be
about two o'clock in the afternoon, which will
allow them to have from that time to milking
all they will eat, and giving feed of hay
when the milking is finished. The first stom-
ach of the COW should be empty, or almost so,'
before more food is eaten. A COW chewing
the cud cannot be hungry. This regularity
as regards feeding should likewise apply to
watering and milking. This regular system
of feeding applies fully as we'll to pigs and
sheep, when the latter are in winter quarters
Animals can be as easily trained as children,
and every farmer who bears this in mind will
be amply rewarded by the fine appearance of
his stock, and the affection which will be be-
slowed upon him by them.-Southern Planter
and Farmer.