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The Printer's Devil, and His Love. A printer's dovil was pierced intheheart With tho charms of a little miss ; Quoth he to the lass, '*my dear, ere wc part Let us seal our love with a kiss." The maiden replied, as the imp she eyed: 44 Dost think that I'll let yon revel Where others before have vainly tried ? No, ho I m not kins the devil.1' Years rolled along, and tho sweet little lass Became an old sorrowful maid ; Sh? livod Uko H queen-was rieh, but alas! Her beauty had all decaved. Once ag>dn thev met,' and the old maid tried To recall the former issue, But he gaily smiled, and only replied, *i The devU now wouldn't kisp you.'! Fences and Fence Law. For several years past the question of fences has been often discussed by the agricultural press, without having resulted in any practical move, one way or the other. The advocates ol a "no fence law" have al ways-met a stumbling block in the inexpediency of making such a law operative throughout the State. Sometime since we had an opportunity to see the " no fence" law in practical operation in several counties of Virginia, and were astonished at the unanimity ol feeling of the'people in hoping that '.ni? law might never be repealed. In other sections it seems that it does not work so well, where numbers ol small land owners depend upon pas turing cows upon the highways and waste lands. We confess that this knotty problem will be difficult to solve in a manner satisfactory to all the farming community ; but for our selves, waiving all the points brought by intelligent farmers of Virginia against establishing such a law, we would merely consider the great in fluence the abolition of fences in cer tain sections of our State would have upon improving our system of agri culture. The most fertile and rich est farming districts of Europe have no fences. Still more cattle is kept there than in the same area of tut best agricultural sections of the Uni ted States. There, necessity never existed to enclose one's land against the depredatio ;s of his neighbor's stock. There, each person is respon sible for damages caused by his cat tle ; and if a law of trespass exisis herc against man, it seems that one against beasts should certainly be in force. With no fences, cattle could receive more attention and become more profitable to our farmers. Ol necessity cattle would have to be fed upon crops grown for that purpose. The soiling system would naturally be the result of this, and we may safely say that where this system is practiced, lands are brought to a state of fertility unknown elsewhere. With soiling cattle vast amounts of stable manure are produced, and as atten tion is paid to this requisite of good farming, so will success and profit be secured. Herewith we give the outlines ol the Virginia fence law, and would ask its careful perusal by our Southei n agriculturists : AN ACT, relating to Fences and for the Protection of Crops. Passed January 26th, 1866. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That in any county of this Commonwealth, which shall adopt the provisions of this Act, in the manner hereinafter specified, the boundary lines of each lot or tract of land in said county shall be and re hereby constituted a lawful 2. ^It shall not be lawful for the owner or manager of any horse, mule, swine, sheep, goat, or neat cattle ot any description, to permit the said animals to run at large beyond the limits of their own lands. 3. If any of the animals enumera ted in the foregoing section shall hereafter be found going at largs, or upon the lands of any person other than the owner, the owner or manag er of said animals shall be liable for all damages done by the said animals to the ownar of the crops or lands upon which they may trespass, wheth er the said animals wander from the premises of their ownersin the county in which the trespass was committed, or from another county. 4. In case of trespass as aforesaid, the aggrieved party may make com plaint to a Justice of the county in which the trespass was committed, who shall issue his warrt.nt immedi ately, returnable within five days from the date thereof; and at the time and place named in said war rant, the case will be tried ; aud the amount of damage sustained by the Complainant aud judgiucui given for the flume, with legal costs, as in eas? of ut her warrants. And upon a r.-p- - titioiJ of thc offense, and for every fcucceeding one, judgment shall be given for double the amount of dam ages sustained by the complainant : Provided, Thal when thu judg?ieut of the Justice --hail be for a suui liol exceeding fifty dollars, thc defendant, upon appeal to the County Court, shall be entitled tc demand a trial by juty in said Court : and the judgment n! the said Court upon the appeal, shall lie according s?>i>! verd?<< .<?? aside a..nhng lo tbs' l ilies .ii ?aw. A. H?J? upon tire trespassing animal: for thc paymen? <<i thc damage*, vii:. ri?- s thu.- ascertained, hall ;..'!.?. from lin; dn?e of thc warrant, an shall supersede all other lien-, excej t when tin.- Com mon weal th or the Uni .tOi! Stilles have a previous claim, loi publie dues, upon Said animals. 5. The County Court of any coun ty in this Commonwealth, after due summons to the Justices thereof to attend at some regular Court of said county for the purpose-a majority of [he acting Justices being present, and a majority of those present con curring-may declare the provisions of this Act, or any one or more of | them, to bein full force in their coun ty, or in any selected portion thereof, as to any or all of the animals enu merated in this bill. A Brave Man. Marshal McMahon, Duke of Ma genta, has just done what no other officer*in all France cared or dared to do ; he has fully, freely and frankly vindicated the honor of Napoleon III. The world knew before that Marshal McMahon was heroic ; to-day he is regarded as the most chivalrous man in Europe. What Duciot failed jtcfdo ? what the newspapers failed to do ; what all the other marshals and generals failed to do, McMahon has *aone in his blunt soldierly way American readers have not forgotten yet the peculiar features of that un accountable campaign which culmina ted at Sedan, and which cost the Em peror his Empire and his throne. He alone of all men received the blame, and went away, into.t exile preserving a silence, which, while ifcwas sorrow ful and dignified, in no manner seem ed to seek other victims than himself upaX Which -to casji ihe ;*fer?rijb;le,,?jed ponsibi?ities of the overthrow.. jSorne pity rnurt?t have' still remained lin French "heat ts, even then, if- the truth had been known, and if the true re terijns between STspofom ac d ids ar- J ny had been understood by the peo >le. Gen.. Wimpffen, the signer of he terms of capitulation, should cer-~ ainly have known better when he leclared that the Emperor prevented i sortie which might ?h H ve preserved :he bulk of the armv, and com manded an unconditional surrender. McMahon, however, tells the whole truth. In his testimony before the committee on the conduct of the war, he declares on his oath that he alone is responsible to the country for the march from Chalons to Sedan; that by his orders alone the army march ed t that the Emperor in no way whatever interfered with his plans, or those of the other commanders ; that from the first he, McMahon, had been left free to manage the army.:in his own way-the mo3t the Emperor ever attempting to do consisted of suggestions and recommendations ; that he always received the Empe ror's cordial support; and that during his entire connection with the army he was actuated by but one motive that of devotion to France at the sac rifice of everything else-his throne, his family, the hopes of his dynasty, and his own personal safety. The Marshal continues by saying'that his army deceived him. He thought it could make eighteen miles a day, while it only made ten, and that to this cause alone should the disaster be attributed. Had it b- en other wise, and had he succeeded in obtain ing such marching results as he had .i right to expect, a junction would have been made with Bazaine and the issue might have been different, i This statement of McMahon has ; made a profound impression in France. It was at first attempted to suppress its full force by the complete silence of the newspapers ; but the army took it up and cast it forth broadcast, commenting upon it in every garri son, and expressing open and undis guised sympathy for the fallen Em peror. Especially was this the case in the ranks of the Imperial Guard, who toasted McMahon for his gener osity, and declared with rather more emphasis than discretion that one empire was better than forty repub lics. Certainly the Marshal has done the Bonaparte family no harm by this frank avowal of his, and has greatly increased the admiration of all for his own honorable and unsel fish course. Louis NAPOLEON EXPLAINS.-The following letter addressed to Sir John Burgoyne, was published in the English papers of the 11th instant: WILHELMSHOHE, October 29, 1870. My Dear Sir John :-I have re ceived your letter, which has given me great pleasure-first, that it is a touching proof of your sympathy for me, and also because your '".ame re calls the happy and glorious time when our armies fou " t together for the same cause. You, who are the Moltke of England, will have under stood that our disasters arose from the fact that the Prussians were ready sooner than we, and that, sc tospeak, they surprised usina shame ful state of disorganiztion. The offensive having become impos sible, I resolved to put myself on the defensive ; but, hindered by political considerations, a retreat was retarded and soon became impossible. Return ing to Chalons, I had wished to lead the last army that remained to us tc Paris ; but again political considera tions forced us to make that most imprudent and little strategical march which ended by the disaster of Se dan. See in a few words the unhap py campaign of 1870. I think it right to offer you these explanations, because I wish to retain your esteem. In thanking you for your kind re membrance, I renew to you the as surance of my warmest regards. NAPOLEON. Remnants by Josh Billings. One grate reazon whi " Jordin iz sich a ruff road tew travel" iz be kauze almost everybody works in side of their own lot, and lets the turnpike take care of itself. Every man makes his own pedi gree, and the best pedigree is a clear conscience. Virtue in a poor man iz looked upon az a jewel in a toads noze. The man who iz a tyrant in hiz own household iz an abject cuss among luz equals. Virtew iz like strength ; no man jenn tell how much he haz got till lie hums akr?st sumthinc he kant lift, b I have kum tew the kunklushuii that what every budy praxes wants clos watching. Thare iz inenny folks who are like mules, the only way tew their af iekshuns iz thru the kindness of a club. Tha?e ain't but phew people who kno how tew giv gifts, und the num ber who kno how few receive them iz less. ?korn not the day of little thin??, for thare iz no man in this world so grate but what sum one eua do him a fayur or JIU injury. Thare iz one witness that never ?z guilty ol' perjury, and that is tho con science. Thare izsucll a thing as being al wus too quick-I am one ov that kind miseif. I ulw'u.s miss r *ailroa?! trane by being there a ha i hour too soon. A LARGE APPETITE.-Tue Marys ville (Cal.) Appeal, of May 21, is "re sponsible for the following : "Can I get my dinner here, ?ir?" said along, lean, hungry-lookingnpec imen of humanity, stepping uo to thc bar of the Merchante Hotel, yes terday. "Yes, I reckon," responded "the General," who happened to be be hind the counter. We looked at the applicant. He had broad hips. He had hollow, long jaws. He wore a hollow stomach. In fact, he was not full-chested. He looked like a dangerous cu-tomer, where unprotected food was left ly ing around loose. He entered the dining room and called for a porter house steak. He got it ; also, pota toes, bread, soup, vegetables, pie, cof fee, andr sundry other things. By and by the table was cleared, and he then ordered a mutton- chop. . This, with the trimmings, vani'Iied also. Then he called for a pork chop. He got it, and into.the cavernous recenses of that India rubber stomach it dis appeared also. The waiter sat down, completely exhausted. The cook wept. After eating a cold lunch, the stran ger arose, his stomach foreboding im mediate dissolution, for,. ?'S coming' ^vsjaisi/sast their shadows before, xnd walking.jap to the .bar asked,- in ? sof?rarfd'y.'he?zipg voice : \ .." itow much do Lowie yton, ?ir ?V .'.'-Not a eent,-8ir.' replied the Gen ial.: , " I ain. your Je^tor. I have to ^'^^%?m^,^Vjit^ .refuse cart 0 take away the 'rubbish-you have aved me the trouble. Take a drink," 4 ' .nd he took it?. y Culture of Bulbs. You who havo never tried this kind >f floriculture should by all means invest a small sum in some of our moat beautiful varieties of flowers. Florists ?ire now offering these bulbs 30 cheaply that any one who can af ford to spend anything for flowers can certainly well afford these. A dollar's worth of tulip bulbs will do for a start; once planted according to directions they will increase rapidly, nit only hy bulb, but with little care the seeds may also be propa gated. Lilies in endless varieties can also be well afforded ; these as well as tu lips require little care and will so richly repay the cultivator that I consider them indispensable o a flower yard; garden or bed. They raise their stalks of bloom with a majesty and glory no other flower can assume, at the same time hoi'J us spell bound by their perfume. The white lily is emblematic of all that is pure and lovely. Hyacinths too are valu ble; grown carefully in pots they will afford beau tiful flowers for the sitting room du ring winter's coldest months, and in beds or borders are very fine. All the common varieties of bulbous plants can be easily grown by the inexperienced. I always like to watch the success of others before investing in new and highly priced varieties. C>r. Iowa Homestead. We have a strange story of a miracle in St. Louis, which we are rather anxious about. Three physi cians, over their own names, aver that they had given up the case of a young German girl suffering from a liver disease as hopeless, and had left her to die. She was a Catholic, and the priest was called in and ad ministered the last rites of the church. Her death was momentarily expected, when she fell into a gentle slumber. She awoke from it in the morning perfectly well, and walked forth as strong as she had ever been before. The physicians who had been attending were sent for, and after an examination pronounced her to be in the enjoyment of full health. Her story is, that on the night in question, after she had been given up and received the last sacrament, the Virgin Mary appeared to her in a vision and asked her if she desired to live, assuring her that if she would devote her life to the service of the church she " should be made whole." She made a solemn promise that she would do so after the death of her mother. The Virgin then disappear ed, and when she awoke she was strong and well. Ingratitude to Pareuts. There is a proverb that " a father can more easily maintain six chil . dren, than six children one father." Luther relates this story : There was once n father who gave . up everything to his children-his : house, his fielas and goods-and ex 1 pected that for this his children . would support him. But after he had been some time with his son, the latter grew tired of him, " Father, I 1 have had a son born to me this night, and here, where your arm . chair stands, the cradle must come ; ? will you not, perhaps, go to my broth 1 er, who has a larger room ?" 1 After he had been sometime with . the second son, he also grew tired ol ; him, and said, " Father, you like a warm room, and that hurts my head Won't you go to my brother the ba ker?" The father went and after he - h id been some time with the third i son, he also found him troublesome . .md said to him, " Father, the people ' run in and out here all day, as if it ' were a pigeon-house, and you cannot have your noonday sleep; would you not be better off at my sislei Kate's, near the town wall?" The old man remarked how thc ; wind blew, and said to himself " Yes, I will do so ; I will go and try it with my daughter. Women have softer hearts." But after ht had spent some time with his daugh ter, she grew weary of him, and said she was always sn fearful when lu i father went to ciiurch or anywhere else, and was obliged to descend thc steep stairs, and at her sister Eliza beth's there were no stairs to descend, as she lived on the ground floor. For the sake of peace the old man assented, and went to his other daughter. But after some time she too was tired .of him. and Lol.I him by a third person that her house near the water was too damp for a man who suffered with gout, and her sis ter, the gruve-digge 'a wife, at St. John's, had much drier lodgings. The old man himself thought ?he was right, and went outside the gate tn his youngest daughter, Helen. But after he had been three days with her, her little son said to his grand-father, "Mother said yester day to cousin Elizabeth that there was no better chamber for you than such a one as father digs." These words broke tho old mn n's heart, s-n that; he sank back it) his chair and died. A TROUBLED AMENDMENT.-A la dy was leading to her servants an account of the Chicago fire. The in cident of the burning of the eman cipation proclamation* which cost the city $25,000 for its Historical Society, arrested the attention of one old colored woman, a slave all lid life, who viewed the proclamation much as the Israelites did the ark ol the con vean t. "What dat," she said, "burnt up ?" " Yes, aunty, burned up." " Den what gwine to come of os again ?" " I don't know ; may be you'll be slaves as before." " Den dis chile gwine to die right now." And throwing up her hands in dis may, she left the presence of her mis tress, visiting dire imprecations on the head of the man " what sol out that fire."-N. 0. Picayune. ALIVE IN HIS COFFIN AT HIS GEA VE.-James Hickey, of Birming ham, Pa., very narrowly escaped be ing buried alive the other day. He had the small pox of a bad type, and becoming worse and worse, he finally, as his friends supposed, expired. The remains were not kept long, the friends being afraid of the disea- A<-n-^ i ment8 were made for the fungal; and the coffin was placed in the hearse. On reaching the cemetery the atten tion of the driver of the-hearse was attracted-by a noise in the coffin, and he made it -known, to the-pall-be;?rers. The coffin was .taken out, and the lid was taken off, and Hickey' immedi ately raised up terrilied. as were all those around. ' He was taken home, and at last accounts was recovering. JSQjr One editor in Georgia aslcs another ' whether he can bite the bottom of a tying pan out without smutting his nose." Novelties ! GEORGE WEBER, II AS just returned from the North with an elegant assortment of FALL und WINTER BEY GOOBS. To meet thc wants of a constantly in creasing patronage, I have remodelled the interior of the spacious establishment IVo. 176 Broad Street, Opposite thc Augusta Ilotel, making it one of the finest Stores in the cifcy I have also engaged thc services of a number of polite and efficient Salesmen, who will be happy to serve their nume rous friends in this community. The Ladies will find it to their interest to examine my Stock. They will always find bargains at The Bee Hive Store. Sept 20 tf 39 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF DRY GOODS All Retail Orders Amonntiu? to 820 nnd Over Delivered in any Part of the Country FREE OF EXPRESS CHARGES. HAMILTON EASTER & SONS? OF BALTIMORE, MD., In order the better to meet tho wants of their Hetnil Customers at a distance, have establish SA?IIPLE BUREAU ' nod n'will, upon npp]icat?rron?jLi/ty eendby mai full lines of Samples of the Newest and loost Fashionable floods, of FRENCH, ENG I.ISH and BOMESTIC MANUFACTURE, guaranteeing at all timos to sell as low, if not at lem prices, than any house in the country. Buying our goods from tho largost and most celebrated manufacturers in the different parts of Europe, and importing the same by Steam ers direct to Baltimore, our stock is at all times supplied with the norolties of the Lon don and Paris markets. A? we buy and sell only for cash, and make no bad debit, we are able and willing to sell our goods at THOM TEN TO FIFTEEN PSB CENT. LESS PROFIT than if we gave credit. Intending for samples specify the kind ot goods desired. Wo keep the best grades ni every class of goods, from tho lowest to the most costly. Ordern unaccompanied by the cash will be sent C. O. D. PROMPT-PAYING "WHOLESALE BUY ERS are invited to inspect tho Stock in our Jobbing and Packngo Department. Address II A MILTON EASTER A SONS, 197, 1?9, 201 and 203 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md. Nov 15 ly 47 AUGUSTA HOTEL. .ni'BPUV Si MAT, Proprietors. Wi E take this opportunity of returning ou* thanks to tho citizens of Edgeficld for theil past kindness to us. Our House is thoroughly renovated for FU.V MER "ACCOMMADATIONS-Rooms larg? and airy, and Table always supplied with tb? best Iho tnarkot affords. We will bo pleased to welcome our Edgefielt friends and customer?, and wi,l use evorj effort to render their sojourn with us pleas' ant and agreeable. Aucusta, Mar 29 3inl4 THE WORLD.cJ f" SEND FOR A CIRCULAR wVJ?vI New York Office. 27 BEEKMA2? ST. May 31 ly_23_ JIIGI3EK JGDUCATIO 1* HELLMUTHGOLLEGI Board an.I Tuition per annum,$226. HELLMUTHE LAMES' lOLLEGIi Inaugur?t..-"! by ll. U. II. Prince Arthur. Board an? Tuition p?-rannnn),$23C. I'&EsiujcNTrTlie Very Uct I. Hellmuth, 1). H.. Dean nf llnmu. F'.r Pariiclar ripply lo Maj. Kvau*. London, ('umolu Wwi. lyal "INSURE AGAINST FIRE I Incorporated, ISM ! Capital aiiii Assess, $4!)4?959,55. T, he Gcorcia Home Insurance Coin pan y continues to insu rc property against loss by lire, at reasonable rates. Many of our most prominent and pru dent citizens are insuring their Dwell ings and other property in this Company. The " Georgia linnie" is a good and re liable Company-pays all lusses prompt ly-and is worthy of tho confidence and patronage of the people of Edgeficld. Call on the undersigned and secure a Policy <ni your Dwelling and Furniture, and Merchandize. And remember: De lay* are dangerous. " I), ll. hURISOK. Agent. Oct 25 3m 44 Doo?*, SaSiics, Biiiitis, &a, P. P. TOALE, Manufacturer anil Stealer, Xo. 20 HayneSt. nndHorlbcck's Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. ..yT.?-This is the largest and most com plete Factory of the kind in the South ern States, tind all articles in this linc can be furnished by Mr. P. P. T?ALE at prices which defy competition. ' pir-A pamphlet with full and detailed list of all sizes of Doors, Sashes and Blinds, and thc prices of each, will be sent free and post paid, on application to P. P. TOARE, CAA ni. ESTO j;, S. C. July 2(5 Iv 31 To My Friends and thc Public. BEG leave to in form my old friends and thc public, that I hayo purchased the Stock in Trade and good will ol* thc Arm of Messrs. J. W. Bacon tfc Bro., under the Augusta Hotel. I have also pur . lascd at tho North a full and elegant stock of Saddles, Harness, Whips, Trunks, Belling, Leather, of all descriptions, and all other goods usually kept in my line, and invite a close cxhmiuatiou of my Stock hy nil desiring to purchase. "I fun prepared ur manufacture HAR, NESS anti SADDLES of oven ?Mn ;" the BEST MANNER. " * ALBERT HATCH. Augusta, Ga., Oct. W " : "lm 43 KLW?fd.\K, "I "Ajfk ?bs. BLUE STONE in Store, JL y~s\J and for sale at low figures. G. L. PENN. Sept 13 tf 38 69 Liberty Street. Nev/ York. Thc Original Stock Life insurance Co. of thc United States. OFFICERS: WILLIAM WALKER, President. HENRY .T. FURBER, vice-President GEORGE L. MONTAGUE, Actuary. JOHN IT. BEWLEY, Secretan'. E. W. LAMBERT, M. D., Med. Ex. This Company Offers (he Following Important Advantages io those About Effecting laurance ou their Lives: 1st. Insurance at Stock Rates, being from 20 to 30 Per Cent, less than the Hates charged by Mutual Companies. 2d. Each Policy-holder is regarded as a Stockholder to the extent of one Annual Premium on his Policy, and will share in the Profits of the Company to the same extent as a Stock holder owning an equal amoui.t of the Capital Stock. 3d. Every Policy issued by the Company is non-forfeitable, and contains a Clause stating its exact Surrender Value. BEFORE INSURING YOUR LIFE OR ACCEPTING THE AGENCY OF ANY COMPANY READ THE FOLLOWING : A lengthened experience has d< inonstrated that the rates of Premium ordinarily char^edl})' Life Insurance Companies are Irom twenty-five to thirty per cent, in excess of what are necessary for a safe and legitimate conduct of the business. In other words, carefully and prud?ntiy-managcd Companies charging "Mutual" rates have been able to return to their policyholders from 25 to 30 per cent, of the amount charged for premiums. When Life Insurance Companies were first organized, thc reliability of the data upon which the premiums were constructed had not undergone the test of experience. It was thought, therefore, no more than common prudence to adopt a scale of premiums which woulS, in any event, meet all the presumed and unforeseen contingencies of the business. As long as the matter was involved in some doubt, it was better to fix the rate too hi"h than to incur the risk of making it too low ; because, in the former case, the error could be easily remedied, at least in part, by returning !o the policyholders, at certain intervals, such portion of the premium charged as was found unnecessary for the purposes of the business and the complote security of.the Company. Experience, however, having satisfactorily demonstrated that these rates are exces sive, what possible excuse can there be for maintaining them ? Availing themselves of this experience, the Directors and Managers of thc Universal Life Insurance Company, at i?? organization, adopted a scale of premiums in accor dance therewith, and which has proved to be fair and adequate, and all that was necessary ,o meet '.he requirements <.f the business. These premiums are about twenty five per "cent, lower than those charged by Mutual Companies. It also appeared, inasmuch as the rates so established were as near as could possibly be determined fair rates, and noi in excess of what Insurance has previously cost the Policyholders m Mutual Companies, that auy profits arising from prudent manage ment' jusllv and properly belonged to the stockholders of the Company, for thc risk incurred by them in undertaking the business. Experience has shown that there are sources of profit in the practice of the business which theory will not admit of being considered as elements in the calculation of the premiums. These results from a saving in thc mortality of the members of a Com pany owing to the medical selection ol* good lives, a gain in interest on thc investments f the Company over .hat assumed in the calculation of its premiums, the profits derivable from the lapsing and surrender of Policies by the members, and from other minor sources. Profits from these sources, in a Company possessed of a capital of 8200,000, and do in" a fair amount of business, would give to the stockholders dividends largely in ex cess of what were counted on by the Directors of the Universal at the tune of its organization. They have, therefore, determined to divide among the policyholders ol the Company a large part of the profits accruing from the sources named, all of which have heretofore been divided among thc stockholders. The plan adopted for such division is as follows : Every person who may hereafter insure with the Universal will, for the purposes of division, bc treated as a stockhol der to the extent of one Annual Premium upon his Policy ; and zu ill share in thc profits of the Company lo precisely the same extent as a Stockholder owing an equal amount of the capital stock. Bv this system of Insurance, original with thc Universal, the policyholder secures the following important advantages : FlKST. Insurance at the reg ular "Stock'' rates, requiring a primary outlay oj about twenty lo thirty per cent, less (han thal charged by Mutual Companies, and which is equivalent to a yearly " dividend" paid in advance ol' that amounkon mutual rates. This low cost of insurance is worthy of attention. Since its organization this Company has received in premiums from its policyholders the sum of ?1,517,000. Tc effect the same amount of insurance in a Mutual Company would have cost them an initial outlay of $2,000.000. Ly allowing it;- policyholders to retain in their own pos Mtssion ?hw ?XOMH ot' $183,000, tho Universal has virtually paid them a " dividend ol $483,000, and paid it, too, in advance, instead of at the end of one or more years, lt is impossible to find any,example of a Mutual Company furnishing insurance at so low a cost by returning to its policyholders ?rn equal amount upon similar receipts. SECOND. Participation in thc legitimate profils of thc Company, upon, apian which secures to the policyholders thc same treatment which Directors and Stock nolders award to themselves. Tins system of participation,in connection with the lov "stock" rates of premium, must necessarily secure lo the policyholders every possible advantage t< be derived from prudenfcund careful management. Thc low rates of premium compel economy, and, independent of participation guarantee to the policylu Idcr his insurance at a rate which is not in excess of the cost in well managed mutual companies ; while, l>y the proposed plan of participation ii what may lie considered th.- legitimate f/rofits of the business, the cost will be sti! further diminished. Thus bv thc combined advautagi ? arising (rom low slock rate and participation i? the profits it is confidently believed that the UNIVERSAL LIFE IKS?KANCI COMPANY offers insurance at i; ? lowest practicable cost. Those of the existing-Policyholders who desire to participate in the Profil; under the new Plan can do ?o by making application to the Head Office, or to any o thc Agents of the Company. Thc Company is in a sound financial condition. Ratio'j Assets lo Liabilities 136 lo 100 JCST-GOOD EE LIABLE AGENTS WANTED, who will deal direct will, the New York Ofiiee, and lo whom full General Agents* Commissions will be paid. GEO. J), LAKE, General Agent, May 24 oq Over Five Unnilreti Actual Fire* iJul Gai with it I More than fri* 5 ; Wert ft ol' "Property Saved from the Flashes ! 'ME WNtCAR BITTERS BABCOCK J. WALIKI ftonn.wr. E. U. MCDONALD * Co,, Drn?l?t? nod Ueu. Aj t., Saa Francisco. Cal, .ad 13 ? u Commerce M. lt. Y. KI>,LI?.\S Dear viv_... Wonderful Cnmiirc Eflfacts. Thar aro nota vila Fancy Drink, 3h !e of Poor Timm, "Whiskey, Procs' Spirit* and Re?ate Eltiers, Jo; torod, ?i.iced mid sweetened lo please tho tasto, called ''Tonic?," "Appetizers," '.Restorers," *c, that lead Utouppleron todrnnkennetsand ruin, tattara a Imo Medhlno, made from thc native roo!.1; unit herbs of California, free from ?ll Alcoholic Stimu lant i. Thoyaro thc GREAT EEOC!) PEIE? FIER und A EIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, n perfect Renovator and Invigorutor of the System, carrying orr a! I poisonous matter and restoring the blood to a healthy condition. Vo person can take these Bit ters according to directions, and remain long unwell, provided their bones aro not destroyed by mineral poison or oilier means, and tho vital organ? wa-ted beyondthe point of repair. They arc a Gentle, Purgative a? well aa a Tonic, possessing nUo, thc peculiar merit of nrtliig as a powerful agent lu relieving Congestion or Inflam mation of thc Liver, ?nd all the Visceral Organs. FOR FE3IAEE COMPLAINTS, whether In young or old, married or single, at thc dawn of woman, hood or nt thc turn of life, these Tonic Bitters have no equal. ' For Inflammatory and Chronic Rheuma tism anti Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fe ver?, Dlscaaca of thc Blood, Elver, Kid ney? ant! Bladder, these Bitter? have been most successful. Such Hincase* arc caiiwd by Vitiated Blood, which ls generally produced by derangement of the Dlccitlvc Orprnu*. DTSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION. Head ache, Pain In tho Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of tho Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations of tho Stomach, Bad Taste In thc Mouth, Bilious Attncks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation of tho Lungs, Pain In tho regions of tho Kidneys, nnd a hundred other painful symptoms aro tho offsprings of Dyspepsia. They Invigorate the Stomach and stimulate thc torpid Liver nnd Bowels, which render them of unequaled cfllciicy In cleansing thc blood of alllmpurltlcs, and Im parting new life and vigor lo tho whole system. FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt Bhcum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Bolls, Car buncles, Blug-Worms, Scald near?. Sore Eyes, Erysipe las, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skin, irmuorsand Diseases of thc Skin, of whatever nama or nature aro literally dug tip and carried out of thc system in n short time by tho usc of these Bitters. Ono bottlo In such cases will convince thc most incredulous ol their eura- : tlvc c-flccts. . . Cleanse thc Vitiated Blood whenever yon And ?ts Im- I purities bursting through the skin lu Pimples, Erup- I tlons or Sores; cleanse lt when you find it obstructed and slncgish In the veins; cleanse lt when !t ls foul, and your Afeitan will tell you when. Keen the blood pure, and the health or th" system will follow. Pin, Tupe and other Worm?, Innung In tho i system of M, ninny thousands, nru effectually d cs! roved nnd removed. Say* a distinguished physiokmU! I Ib?re M scarcely nu. individual upon tho face of tho 1 earth whose body ls exempt from tho -presence, of I worm*.' It ls not upon Hie healthy clements of the body thal worms exist, hut upon thc diseased humors 1 and slimy deposits (bat breed then living monsters of anease. Ko system of .Medicine, no remittees, no ' anthelmlntlcs, will free thc system from worms Uko ' these Bitters. . 1 Sold by all Drugsbits and Dealer?. J. WALKER, Proprietor. It. IL McDOT?AL?.t co, Druggists and General Agents, Rmi Francisco, Cali fornia, and 32 and 34 Commerco Street, Kew York. P. W. PARWELL, Secretary. 122 Washington Street, ?Jlaicngo. Insurance Companies reduce rates where it is introduced. Tbe Government lins adopted it. l?Ut9 Ont iii! ruin- Kerosene, Tar, &c Juno 8 ly 21 Si:XI) FOR ITS RECORD. Aug -2 4in 32 iquors. TOi?? eO ip SEGA?IS. 23 lihls. Pure Baker WHISKEY, 130 Bbls. RYE WHISKY, various - 50 Rbis! BRANDY, ("JIN and RUM ' 23 Bbls. Sherry, Port and Madeira WINE, 25 ( 'asks Hennessey's old Imported BRANDY, 25 Casks Bass ALE, 25 Casks London BORTER, 15 ('asks Cooper's ITali-aud-Half, 50 ( ases CLARET, 50 "Gasest Ti-juot CH AM BAGNIO, . 50 Cases Russ SCHNAPPS, , ' .50.Gases Buss BITTERS, 150 Boxes T.OJJACCO, vanoiisgrades 200 M SEGA BS, va. ioiis,. brands. '' In store and for 3al<J by M. ?'DOWD. Augusta, Sept 13 If 38 N~ew F?lLGroods! Gras?tcvilie, S. C., Desires to inform his friends and the Public Generally that be has just returned from, the North with the LARGEST, BEST, MOST DESIRABLE and COMPLETE STOCK OF GOODS that he has ever brought to this market, consisting in part of SUP EKE DRY GOODS, READY MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, CAPS, T-RTTJSriks, VALISES, Hardware and Cutlery, BAGGING, TIES A3?D NAIIiS, J. AU SOLE LEATHER, CALF AND-KIP SK-I.NS, BACON, LARD, SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA, CHEESE, RICE/.'SYRUP, MOLASSES, MACKEREL, BUTTER, SALT,- CANNED FRUITS, TOBACCO, SEGARS, CANDLES. SOAP, STARCH, In fact Everything usually found in a Fifst Class Country or Village Store. COTTON consigned to me for sale.in this market, will receive iny perso nal attention, FREE OF COMMISSIONS. Graniteville. Oct 4 3m.. 41 CHOICE New Fall and Winter Goods. ? ." v .:..;!;'>-'.l ffffj .; '..... .;.'/..-...is kmmr Merchant Tailor, . .. -AND DEALER IN j ? .. " \ Vt Ready Made Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods, 220 Broad Sty .Augusta, ;G$.5 DESIRES to inform his friends, patrons and the public generally that he has just returned from the North with the largest, Dest, most desirable and complete stock of French, German Mid West of England Black Broadcloths and Doe s. -ALSO Colored Cloths of all Descriptions. ' l\ ft iii T\ Fancy Cassini eres, Beaver's, Castors, Eskinnos,, EdruiQiJs, 'Armures, Tri cot", Meltons, Chinchillas, Fur-Beavers, Pellrsions, Kerseys, Elastic, London and Scotch Coatings, Silk Velvet and Fancy Vestings, unequalled for ?x?ent and variety and novelty, and will be made up in the latest an d'ni ot fash ionable styles and best workmanship at the very lowest prices. i - 1 have, also, the finest and largest assortment of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS in the city, consisting of Shirts, Collars, Ties, Suspenders, Cashmere, Merino. Flannel and Cotton Undershirts and Drawers ; French and ?English Half Hose. Also, all sizes of Fine Kid Gloves, Rayner, Pique, 'Pains Cas tor, Berlin, French Dog Skin, Buckskin, Kid Lined, Cloth and Silk Gloves. Also, Gauntlets of every style and size, which I offer with a fine Stock of READY MADE CLOTHlNG^principally of my own manufacture, for the inspection of the public. AUGUST DOER, 220 Broad Street and 25-Jackson St., AUGUSTA-SA. Sept lo i ?&?t jj H v 1 f\ 38 .. . i ' ' -j I '? i. Ki. ? GREAT REOUCTION IN PRICES AT?^| JESSUP'S RIP OS ITO RY? No. 225, Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., Adjoining Merchants' and Planters National Bank, THE ATTENTION of the Citizens of Edgefield and vicinity is respect fully invited to a Large Stock of Vehicles manufactured to my own order by .the best makers in the country, comprising CARRIAGES, FHfiTONS, BAROUCHES, ROCKAWAYS, DEPOT ANO PEDLErVS . WAGONS, And a very full line of OPEN AISTD TOP BUGGIES. Also, thc Just3y Celebrated Jackson Plantation Wagon, For One, TWM, Four and Six Horses-In Thimble Skein and Iron Axles, With and without Bodies-UNSURPASSED FOR DURABILITY and LIGHTNESS OF DRAFT !-Capacity Guaranteed ?-Warranted in Ma terial and Workmanship !-fi?"The Cheapest Wagon in any .Warfeet H?a For sale by . WM. C. JESSUP, (Successor of SHERMAN, JESSUP & Co.) No. 225 Broad Street, Augusia, Ga., Adjoining Merchants' cc Planters National Bank. fgjpOnlers by mail promptly executed. Carriages and Buggies, of every lescription, made to order, at short notice^and satisfaction pledged. Augusta, May 9 . ,6m : 20 Machine Shop. Ti l. HE Undersigned would inform thc poople of Kdgelicld County, that be is still at bis old stand, and is propared to do all kinds of IRON AND BRASS WORK, I am also Manufacturing tho WRIGHT'S, BANKS', ALLUM'S anil ARMSTRONG'S ' . ?roai Co vi on Screw. Thu upson's Celebrated ?Forse Power. Specially gol up to run Cotton Gins. A lats improvement in common Gin Gear, which runs much lighter than any othci of tho kind yet offered to the public. Tho Hall ri.. Turban Water Wheel, which U equal to any Northern Wheel, ami at h'alf tho money. AU kinds ol Mill Machinery made and repaired. Cotton Gins' thoroughly re paired. P. ?LVbOtfE. j Augusta, Sept 20 3m 39 WAREHOUSE -And COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Continuo their business at their OLD STAND, tho Commission Firc-Pioof Warehouse, No. G, Campbell Street, Office and Sales Room, 177 Reynolds St., -AUGUSTA, GA. All Business entrusted to them will have Strict Personal Attention. Orders for Bagging, Univorsal Ties, or Rope and Family Supplies, promptly tilled. Liberal Cash Advances made on Pro duce in Store. Commissions for Sellin* Golton, 14-4 pr Ct Augusta, Sept 13 3m 38 Bagging a*xd Ties ?0 Bales'BAGGING, 250 Rolls Bengal'BAGGING, ??500 .Bundle TIES: In-store and for sale by . ?. O'DOWD. Augusta, Sept 13 tf 38