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.-,-n Belbre and After. GENTLEMAN* BEFORE MARRIAGE. Mv dearest duck, my sweetest girl, ? lovo you most sincerely ; Fd r?thor own this sunny curl Than win a fortune yearly ; This little hand, so soft and" white. "Was only made for kisses ; This little form, so frail and light; Was made for gauzy dresses ! PH keep, my Kate, a span of grays, A carriace and a pony ; I'll ero with her to balls and plays. And never speak of money ; Far h er Pll buy romances n ew, Attending to her pleasure, And poems, bound in gold and blue, I'll order forjny treasure. Our lives shalr be but ono sweet drea Of lovo and snnnv weather. No adverse wave, shall cross the strea Of wedded bliss forever! AFTER MARRIAGE. You always talk of plays and balls ; You are" forever flirting, And scribbling rhymes, and malting cal And never making shirtimr ; * You smile in every Whiskered face, You chase all si?lv fashions ; You load with jewels, flaunt in lace, And show your angry passions ! The baby's left to cry and moan, I've ne'er a decent dinner; Yon drag me out, you call me down I am a hen-peck?d sinner, An abject slave-I tell you so ! Madam ; your folly's ended ; Yon shall not flirt-and go-and go I'm weary and offended ; I'm going to a reading room-, \ , I'll .Join a club thereafter- , ' \ \ So-mend your manners-stay ai hom And dry your eyes with laughter ! LADY BEFORE MARRIAGE. I feel a very solemn sense Of all a woman's duty, To keep within tho door yard fence, Unmindful of her beauty;. ? To 'share hur husband', rion arm-cart And, in his shadow wala. r. Content to mind her own aftai..-, Be reverent when he's talking! "Tis plain, our Maker did desiarn That women should be humble ; Not give to looks, nor dressing line, Which makes them frpt and grumbl Those novels are pernicious tilings To feed imagination ; AU filled with angels shorn of wings To mo they aro vexation. Dear William, as' your wedded wife, I never mean to*teaze you1: My aim and pride throul'h ail my life rushall only be to please you ! AFTER MARRIAGE. Bill ! come downstairs: I know you car Tho babv has the colic ; The way yon shirk your duties, man, Is truly diabolic ! * , \ The nurse bas such ai bltonderiHg way She cannot stop its crying, And as for me, I'm housed all day Till I am almost dying ! , ' Ann ! run and brin-r ?nv ?fefv-'t *aqu<$, My^rjarasol-aiid bonnet; |J \\ \\\ Fin going to the Messrs. Black, The printers, with a sbn.net J,, J*< > I have no time to write' nof read But while he tends the baby. You, Sarah, take "this book ? with speed Across to Mrs, Maybe; Ask her to loan me Hugo's hist ? In chango for Love's Dilemma ; There Bill-don't rock so horrid fast .You'll wake my darling Emma! AIXT?A?PTMS LIST Will -0 Sun rise will come next : The shadow of the night has passed awa; Such a night !. the wind one m< ment shrill and whistling, the next restless, hopeless, piteous, almost hi man cry; the rain beat furiousl against the window ; flash after Aaa of lightning, followed bv crashim rattling peals of thunder ; such wi the night without, and within Aur Hampton lay dying. I drew my . chair involuntaril closer to the bedside, as though might find protection in*its uncot s?ious occupant. How fast the tear came from my tortured heart as gazed on the kind old face, and kne1 it must soon be lost to me forever and oh, bitterest cup of all ! this sou that had shown nothing bur kindnef and tenderness, thai lind cared fe rae in childhood, counseled and guido me as I grew into woinaihoed, save? . my eyes so many times from tean my feet from slippery places, this my best earthly benefactor, was goin, down in*o the valley of the shac^ of death, and I could believe mysol little better than her murderer. For Hampton Hall was not :.r birthplace. Ten years before Aun Hampton had come' down tamalee u her annual visit, i iou ml ont-ii years after thar these visits wer made rather with an rye u> busines than pleasure ; for, like many tm other this woman, possessed of an indepen dent fortune and excellent busines faculties, had little patience or sym pathy for people blessed with neither and although she v. - charitable i< tho poor,--sho always wondered hov people could be ii; that condition. Aunt Hampton believed us as poo as Job. Perhaps wc wore; according to her idea ol riches there was n< doubt of it: bu! Until the morhinj that I waited'wit h tear-stained cheek lbj' tho old coach lo take mc out o it, I had not found poverty a elisa greeable thing. The low, dingy kitch en, with its ho.mcly surroundings had never lacked tl e m;;.;ic of chil dren s laughter or th . patter of dal ling lit'le feet. What more is riches ? As I was saying. Aunt Hampton'; visits were more to investigate mat ter* than 'for pleasure.. My fa th ci was her nephew, and nearest kins man. She was my grand-aunt. Ii these visits her sharp eyes watched every movement of every member cr the-Jaraiiy. The fact that I wandaree of? every morning, my only compan ion a book, did not escape her notice at 1 when I re-entered theiarmhoust at big!: noon, shame faced and con : eisner- trie-ken, she was sharp enough ;o see tl at in my l.e?rt I was perfect ly radiant to find the drudgery fin ished and the kitchen restored- tc cleanliness and order. And that is how I became an in mate of Hampton Hail. I was a home child in every sense of the word ; shy. and sensitive, with strong affections, and leaving home and loved ones seemed a sorrow greater than my ?oung heart could bear. Distinctly I remembered every look and word of the group that followed us to the wicket to bid ns good-bye. I hid my own tears because so many eyes were full. Softly mother whispered : " It is so hard my child to let you go." But Aunt Hampton's quick ear caught every word. Nonsense!" she exclaimed, as she hurried me. into the coach. " You'll make the child homesick . bei ore- 'we get,sta ried/V -.- J I lrtrtrec^iorw^d.-'AS-Vne1 carriage xolie?Ton, to catch one more glance. , -. p " Dear, mother !" | I sobbed a '.I'll come back with good greatness and riches, and be a ble to you." I could not hear the reply, fe were beyond the reach of the * but I knew it was something and loving. How much I ] them I " A true daughter of Warren H said a practical voice at my " always castle building withon least foundation." " I hope I am like my fathe: replied with some spirit.... " B not rich, I know, but riches an everything. Besides, how can h rich teaching school for forty dc a month ?" " Why does he tea^h for th she asked ; and then added : " ] always so easy ! I've no *pati with such people." , "He shall enjoy his ease or these days," I returned. " He : live like a prince, and I'll mair him in it." v'- " Reader for ten years I kopi castle in the air ; each day I a< something to its be?.uty and iii but scarcely had it reached pe tion.^w^eii' *i6*?t suddenly qm and quivered ; with trembling h I tried to hold it, but it tumbi -confused mass, and with bowed 1 I wept over its ruins. * * # . * * In the ten years that I live Hampoon, Hall t did, not. visit home of my'birth. A,unt Ham] had had "such a time" getting reconciled to my new home that never dared to trust me away i it. For, indeed, how grim and st ly the place at first appeared to Even the birds seemed to sing, w they sang al all, funeral dirges. . for weary days I ro^urned.'ii.nd wj riot be comforted*.; Jin .thi? 4 Hampton showed'-Jxer :: usual', g sense. She let me alone, or, w ?he did notice me, it was very-kio ;n time the"birds sang very mud they did at home ; I became cont' ed, and 'from being contented finally happy. Aunt Hampton was, very kim me, and I .jjb?y^d hei< in ail"tIiii She placed me at an excellent.sci in the neighborhood, and I impro every advantage': and when I wa' possess her entire fortune, if-1 much, powder there is in that li word-I would marry the nephev her late husband, one Jasper Hal ton. _Iji tho neighborhood .of Hamp Hall were many poor people, and fi a little child I had. accompan Aunt Hampton on her visits of chi ty among them. . . Then it was thf loved this really good woman b How the eyes of bed-ridd?n. povei stricken oltj people would brigh at her coming ! How common in walks were such greetings as " Bl your kind heart, Mrs. Hampton, the nice Hannels!" or, "Lord fbi you. madame, for sending the co we've not seen so comfortable a w ter in years !". F . %"S What "glory she'.e iff the sw face of a schoolmate when she sa: " If it were not for your good Ai Hampton I could-not be here, an would rather die than live ignoran Still, with ali her charity, ; taught me to believe poverty a bit I curse, something io be hated, dread and shunned. Tims educated, 1) my sohlt groaned as I repeated r.yielf again ami again: "I mit J k?ll the serpent that has stung tin I love l'or years, by obeying this ti j contmrord; butT cannot, I cannot." For iii. our vis?t mimong the poor. j often nu*;- J}r^ Edward Mannest and thi* s\immii.".; .nil of 'th?.- -.''whi i * ' ' ' .* -. TL O matt?er was j?=t rhi?** : 1 reamed' love him for himself alone; he loy me : we were bctrot?e'd ; abd I cou not give him np for a thousand ic tunes. J think fherc waa no person im 4 wotjd^tlat Amii H?:r?p:oli ifspjbtt more, btu he failed in one point was poor. That -he hud'fa i rh in 1 skill was proved by his being h regular furajlv, physical. Morebv she believed in his honor ; every th ii chat she trusted to the ear of,her a torney, she trusted to Dr. Manche ter, oven the making of her will. It was the day Aunt Hampton to, the docler of the condition of h will that he told her the story of i; . lo *e. I. of course, was immediate! summoned. Belore I entered .'.ni Hampton's presence I knew why si had sent for me. M\ heart beal fea ?illly ;?S ? opened the door. D "Manchester name forward with tl ' grace of a true gentleman, and th moment he took jay hand all fear < Aunt Hampton left me. .I have never seen the strong wc man so agitated. Her ince was pal even to ghastliness, and her lim!; shooj: as with ague. !" Oh, Esteile," she said, " ho\ could you dist^jjfoiat.kme. so? ?Yoi cannot repay me'for years of.lQV and care by such underhanded in gratitude. Tell me it is not so. Le me not believe that you two, whon I have so implicitly trusted, have un done in one hour my work of years ! M Dear Aunt Hampton !" I prayed .' don't say I am' ungrateful to you of all others-you to whom I owe sc much." " If not for my sake, Estelle, re member your kindred." Aunt Hampton knew the tenderest spot in my tender heart. " Estelle," said a calm voice, " here is a teat of your - love that shall last me a life-time. On the one hand you have Jasper Hampton with a fortune gf thirty thousand pounds; on the other, Edward Manchester with only a name and profession; Which "shall 'it he?" . I preferred to marry a soul With povcrJby/ to-"a/Toot Witt w?aJ?i'' 'afftrl ventured to say so. Jasper Hampton was a brain, scoundrel ; lie would have marr his grandaunt for the sake of fortune^and she waa fifty years when he was born i I detested h and as for tHe fortune, it was no s rifice for me to give it up for my c sake ; but reader, forgive me, t was the foundation of my . castle fhe air. ... Aunt Hampton,declared she wo send for her attorney that very, ni and make a new will in favor of nephew Jasper. Dr. Manchester mentioned that was going in that direction "and wo send them over, and I think he ne carried a message more ?willingly. And when another morning dai ed, I could sing with the old dam< the ballad : " Yesterday I was the Lady of Linn ; And now I'm but Jnoo' the Stales' wi: But a sweet voice came over h?ls, saying: " Better so, my ch a thousand times better so thar bring your household^ gods-under J unworthy roof tree." ' Three months later I had appl for and obtained a situation in Academy where I had been a scho' My support should not come fr Jasper Hampton's great " expec tions." Meantime a fair dwelling in the cinity of Hampton Hall began t was nearly completed. In the n low light of the summer sunset often walked over, at the earnest licitation of Dr. Manchester, tba might be finished to suit me, for tl was to be my future home. One morning I had been walk: with Aunt 'Hampton-there exis the deadliest feelings between uf when, on reaching the house, she sa into, the nearest chair, .exclaiming ? 'J-lEstelle, I have strange feelii fm S jd .-*?. ?wpy 1 strange thoughts, too. I hi >rha$e mopey-my godyhiit it is alwj turning' tb dead leakes in my han always cheating me. Come he dear.'? , ; ' . ; ; s _ I knelt beside her. " Estelle, do you love your ( aunt as well as yon did six mont aS0?" . -p r- H. fe' Belter, dear aunt, becab.se tin is a peilect ^understanding:-betwe us now. I used -to hope you wot .see t th at I .could never love Jasp Compare him with Edward Manch ter, and see the contrast." " I don fc likft-him myself, .Estell) Then, as though talking lo herse she added : " Why should I croi my life with a deed PO ungenerou : Twill not: Til make a third wi and E telle and my nephew, sh . faire, alike." , ,T,here was A stirring of the drape of the low French window ; a shad* crept along the wall. I turned agc to speak to \\\i\t Hampton, but mi ?ifni heaven ! her liead had dropp upon her breast, her limbs were nj and her ayes set ; the woman to i apnearance'was dead. As soon a? 'could move .hand ?r foot I rang 1 help. We placed the still form up the bed,, and sent with all haste I .her .physician. 'He came .'and'*pi nounced 'the case apoplexy, eau? by over excitement. Dr. Manchester passed even- spa mgmcnt with us, trying in turn relieve the stricken in body and t "troubled in mind, for I believed m sell' to.be the cause'- of tkc?. over e citeraent, and even his gentle n-a>o ' ing could not convince me to the co tra ry. Thus three days and nights psu?? away, and still no change. Anolh physician had been called, hut to i purpose. I watched and prayed iu'fear ar . 't^emh?ing.'llirough thesf?fi-ful sto?ft watcher! for tlt? liane! -io moye/'-'tl eye to unclose; prayed foi- one wor que loojc*. Dite sign even, but still i Change. ? '. The storm raged on till mid nigh then the wind died away, the thund ceased, the clouds r?G?a?Hted. tl mo&n'shoW'lorTh, and my hear t> gre lighter. 1 thought ol' a letter 1 h; left* unfinished. I would bring thither and-finigh it. 1 stepped aero til? ?mil i-nto my own room. l?o thoroughly tired I wad. ' 1 vat'dow just fur a moment in my easy chai Nature w?>uld have her way; si closed my eyes and I forgot care an sorrow. Merciful Heaven ! What a cry ! sprang to my feet in terror and ho mr. The cry repeated ; a woman voice full of agony, then followed-th mad howl of a brute, a man's curse and groans, theu all was still. The ciy came from Aunt Ham], lon's room. I staggered there. Eve the face of the old butler was whit 'with feaiv as he opened the door Iror which the noise came. Horror? ! Jasper Hampton lay upo? the floor in I he last throes of death .'Sir John,' the faithful watch dog crouched upon, his breast, his fani: fastened in his throat, and Aun Hamptem'^t.uprigat in bed.' | . I.heard the,, street dpor open anc shut. Dr. Manchester appeared upor the scene, apd, for the first time ir my life I fainted away. When 1 recovered my senses I was in my o wu room, and the old housekeeper sat be Bid? me. I arose ; the good woman remon strated. How ?3 Aunt Hampton ? What happened while I wua ill ?" I asked. " Terrible things, Miss. And to think as how he was going to make them think it was my old man that done rt ; went and carried his old hat and dropped it by Missus' bedside ; then took something sharp on both edges (better lie down, Miss"; you're white as a sieet,) and mici? for' poor oid MiesTfs'- heart. ' Sir; - John' sleeps in the hall, you know, arid" just as .he : was going to ieave? I e'pose,. the ;dog . t&ok him ; leastways, there he is,-dead as a hammer, and-" "... ... j . " Aunt Hampton,, what pf her-?" I interrupted. " Why, that's the queerest part of it. 0, my Lord, Miss, how the blood did run ! But that's what done her good." " Oh, Hannah !" I said, taking the woman by the arm, " will yon please tell me how she is injured?" " Lord, Miss, what a hurry you are in. Of course I'll tell you when I get to it. You know that Jasper always was a dreadful bungling fel ler ; well when he made for Missus' heart he didn't get any nearer than her shoulder. The/ bleeding eeemed to bring her right up, and she is-" " Waiting to see- you." -* A well-known ?voice i finished^ the sentence. I turned ; Df. Mandh?ster stood in the door. * * * * * The room seem full as we entered. An aged physician sat at the bedside, and the Rep^ ^friy^m^n:' aiH^wJ!?, attorneys were in"*Jth"e room. .Aunt Hampton was bolstered':^!) ia jbfejl ;?j she held out her hand fo me. "You were wiser than I, Estelle," she said, feebly; "but-this-," point ing to her shoulder, " has opened my eyes iii:<mor$Hban-.bneVsense of the?] word. We will be unhappy no long er. Mr. Ryerson and DE Manchester are ipqtzh ^waitings, lefemeibks^/y^? thishonr^s^f?*^ & ?*? So we were married, and as we knelt to receive Aunt Hampton's biassing, the .first-ray of the.morning sun came in anolay iipoflfourheads'. Reader, in lieu of the air castles, I have caused to be reared a_ castle with a substarrl?Bl;{foun4&tio^.5?iMy, thoughts wander no more over the hills, for my loved ones are with me. We do not kve exactly like laings anet princes, but surely no royal family ever possessed mor? love or?c-?terit. TH? WIDOW'S WILES.-They<?ell. about ? blooming yodng widow Who used to live- next' door tb Mr/$mitfty who was a widower and a timid man, whose mild ..eyesa beamed., luridly through his spectacles. The widow had a kindness for Smith, and he re ciprocated it ; ali hough he had bare ly sufficient courage to carry on the campaign. So at last the widow pre tended to be terribly afraid of th un derhand lightning and whenever'she saw a gust coming up she used to smooth'di?r.hair and-rdsh' into Smith's house. Then, when-she-heard-a peal of thunder, she would scream, rush up and throw foer?atos* around tt?? mild eyed Smith's -teek and implore-him to protect her. Mr. Smith always looked embarrassed and anxious and said^he would. Then she would faint, and'Smith - would feel- half 'glad and half sorry " About six thunder -storms settled the business : and now she is Mrs. Smith. He is only sorry that her apprehensions of thunder and lightning were not realized. He says that if ever there was a woman who d"served to" be torn to pieces by electricity,.-it ia; that widow. She has thunderstorms every day now in Smith's house, and it is lively and vigorous for Smith around there since th,e widow took possession. Simmons & Ck OIPJH CABINET .Ha-Mufaitured at Nos. 1 ; Thirty Ave different Styles for thc Par New and Elegant Dc The best I PRICES, $ (Established in I860.) ^AG Address SIMMONS & CLOUGH Th?' Place 1 mom AI IS MILLER, HACK 298 Mm si . -/v. JHI On Hand, ai Bacon Sides, ,. '? ' Shoulders, D. S. Sides,. " Shoulders, Canvassed Hams, Country Hams, Prime Leaf Lard, Pickle Beef, Dried Beef, Pickle Pork, Breakfast Strips, Excelsior Extra Flour, Little Beaty Flour, Golden Sheaf Flour, " Pride of Augusta Flour, Western Flour, Reboiled Molasses, Cuba Molasses, Golden Syrup,. New Orleans*Syrnp, Richmond. .Stripes, . . ... " Osnaburgs, Matches, 5?*We ar^ ?&gfe&* the BJiFF? styles, and'-warranted equaT'to the" be; Merchants."aid '?la'n't?rs should lie EOTF?St? ARU PAUKE' Mar 6 J. M. N?BLSTT.W. H. Goonhicp. COTTON fills. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, RE SPECTFULLY, ipform the plant ing community that we continue to man ufacture COTTON GINS. We were awarded-ajGolcl Medal for the best GIN, (open, to tim world,) at the Cot ton States Fair at Augusta, last season ; also, at the State Fair of South Carolina. We feel warranted in saying that a tri al of our GINS is all that is necessary to guarantee satisfaction. ?&" Orders solicited early in the sea son to prevent delay. By permission we refer to Mai. A. JONES, C. WARREN, J. Ai Bf.AND, . L. HARTLEY. Old Gins REPAIRED on reason able terms. NEBLETT & GOODRICH. AUGUSTA, GA. T, . HIS popular and well-known Hotel is now fully open for tho reception of visitors, having recently been thorough ly renovated, newly painted, and put in .tho most completa;d)rder.-"iWe-are deter n4riined" to make buraja first-class Hotel, not to be surpassed North or South. We respectfully .solicit the patronage O?-qur Edgefteld .friends and ;, the public generali jr/^0******1 ..?.'W' MURPHY & MAY, Proprietors. Feb 14_tf 8 GLOBE HOTEL, ' AUGUSTA, GA. Jackson & Julian.. Proprietors. ^Vr^E beg leave to call the attention.r$ ihe travelhng public ?b ibis well known .JSotel, which we :have: recently pur chased, and placed on a footing second to none in the South. No excuse will be spared to render it a>First Clas3 Hotel in every respect, and ?.very attention will, be paid to the com fort and convenience of gnest?, Augusta, Feb 14 Cm8 Doors, Sashes, Blinds, &c. ''ii:-.: i ? ? ?'-.>. f fl J?P ...P.P. T O A L E, Manufacturer and dealer, , No. 20 Hayne St. and Horlbcclfx Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. jZSS-This is the largest and most com plete Factory of the kind in the South ern States, and all articles in this line can be furnished by Mr. P. P. T?ALE at prices which defy competition. ?gr A pamphlet with full and detailed list of all sizes of Doors, Sashes and Blinds, and tho prices of each, will be sent free and post paid, on application to P. P. TOALE, CAARLESTON, S: C. July 20 ly 31 ? Vinegar And Spices for JUST received a large supply of choice Cider and White Wine VINEGAR for Pickling, also < ? CLOVES, SPICE, . S ? . > WHITE'MUSTARD' SEED, WHITE AND BLACK PEPPER, WHITE GINGER, MACE, TUMBftlC. G. L. PENN, Druggist. Juno 12, tf 25 Livery stable Opened! PERSONS wishing Horsesor Vehicles,' or conveyance to any portion of the surrounding..country from this point, can be accommodated bv applving to A. A. CUNBY. May 1 tf 1!) ?ugh Organ Co.'s . t?VED ' ORGANS A S D GRAN}! COMBINATION Fitted with thc Newly invented ;ribner's Patent Qualifying Tubes i invention having a most important Bear ? on tho future reputation bf Heed Instru cts, by means ol' which the quantity or durne Of tohois vory largely increased, and ? finality ol' tone rendered Egual to that of the est' Pipe Organs of the ame Capacity. Dur celebrated "Vox Celeste," "Louis tent," "Vox Humana," "Wilcox Patent" tova .Coupler, tho charming "Callo" or .Tarioiiet" Stop's, aiid ALL THE LATE IMPROVEMENTS.. n.he obtained only in these Organs. Y E B Y ? SI? UV ?fl ETT FULLY WARRANTED. 5, ?7 & 19 iami street, ? :T, MICI-I. Lor and tho Church, signs. Material and Workmanship, (?aa?ity and Volume of Tone Unequalled. ?.SO to $<SOO ! ENTS V/ANTED IN EVERY COUNTY. : PRGAN. CO., Detroit, .Michigan. lOmlS - *y^rwr^m,r .... m?M ?Jirm tff ---Bm fliere to Buy ID PRonsioNS AT ; & HOWARD'S Augusta, Ga? -0 ul Receiving: Corn, Weal, Oats, St ? Mackerel, 4 Assorted Soda, B. C. Soda, Soap, Starch., Candles, Pickles, Sauce, Brandy Peaches', Can Goods, Whiskies, Brandy, Wines, Tobacco, . Snuff,. Segars, ' . Candy,. (Sec,, &c, S^AI^ES. Scales of all sizes and st-. sure'to for the place and Sign. [IO CKCtJLB? BOISE. tf a Naw Goc^a foi" Sunftuaser ?872. H. L.T?~BALK, Wholesale an? B?tail Sealer in 3sy Goods, 172 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. . Th.e One Price Hoiise ! HAVING again returned from New York I have now in Store a handsome seleotion of all the NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON! In DRESS GOODS,. PERCALES, PIQUES, LAWNS, MUSLINS, PRINTS, I have the choice of all the new styler in " DollykVardens," " Maryposa," " Yosemites," &c, &c. . . NEW OASSIMERES, DRILLS, JEANS, COTTON ABES, &c. All the new styles in PARASOLS are fairly represented-, SASH RIBBONS in all colors, Embroidered, Plaid and Plain, New TRIMMING RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS and BUTTONS, New Styles of STRAW HATS for Ladies; Misses; Gents'and Boys, of the latest shape in Regatta, Gazelle, May Flower, School, Lacea,! Hurdle,' Har vest, FranConi?, &c. A full assortment of SHOES, fresh from the Factory, .' * The latest fashions in READY MADE CLOTHING; &c. All of which I have marked so low as to secure- ,0JJICK SABLES,-to manyon Ja^in^o^ slefig^^am^Qf g^od living; H. L. A. BA&JK,; W0m www ti .TM/m AMiM-tM.ita'i-.-iw^-n^r?. iJB8wBlii??wblii?p ^ l?^atft;ff?flcrti May 8 * 2m 20 INSURE YOUR LIFE IN THE Brooklyn Life Insurance Co. Of New York. Cash Capital andi A?S, Over $?000,000. 1. Because it is acknowledged to be*perfectly solvent by all Insurance Commissioners. 2.. Because ^ifc ja- Vhe^?icd&cst. -Vr-?X?-? r^f$L ?n -e**4 I 8$MM \fmi iAJ policies,* te PSkr\ Jeeause^it ia-tbe hJi'ca 3: ^seausVif nl?dM ? and Ce??s, fox \?n consecutive" years.' According to the statement of the rates of the different Life Insurance Companies o^^st-class* ?jancijng'^r; tt^e, U?n5ed States,toade?E " ?P&ZJni versal/'"iii its advertisement entitled1 '"'lads are ^s?toborn' Things,'aud published in the Edge?eld Advertiser,, it, appears.that,$e. Mutual Hates of the Brooklyn are Cheaper than those of any ''named ^Company. For instance, according to that statement : r Atfthe age oWO $I5(T* Will??nsure r In the Bi9o^lforU~.;A^..V..:^...T " .** Equitable....;....'.....'...:. Balanceinf-favor ot theBrookflynJ At the age of 30 "?200 WiU. Insure At the age of 40 ?250 WJlUjispre . tl ??389 27 *** ' 7?D87 22 $8,389 27 7,987 22 $402 05 $8,389 27 7,987^22 8402?35 $8,389 27 7j916 40 XA .$?72 87 ! i ' ' :. I ? -1 . $8,389 27 lg fi 8,10*10 $281 17 ' $8,889 27 7,987 ?2 . ?40? OS $8,389 27 7,916 40 In the Brooklyn. .?" " Piedmont ^Arlington. Balance in favor of the Brookini. In the Brooklyn., " New York Life. Balance in favor of fha Brooklyn In the Brooklyn. " \\ Carolina Life...,....v. Balance in favor of the Brooklyn. In the Brooklyn. " " jEtna. Balance in favor of, the Brooklyn. In the Brooklyn. \' ? Cotton States.... Balance in favor of the Brooklyn.. In the Brooklyn. " M St; Louis Mntual. Balance in favor of the Brooklyn In the Brooklyn. " " Southern Life. Balance in favor ol' thc Brooklyn. 80 -^34-3(1} ff $8,875 43 . $420 a $8,875 73 7,541 47 $1,334 26 $8,875 73 8.503,41 $372 32 $8,875 73 8,426 96 $448 7 '^875*78 v 8,455 46 In the Brooklyn. *. " Knickerbocker.,. Balance in favor of thc Brooklyn, $420 27 IC] ill < $8,875 73 8,841 36 $34 37 $8,875 73 8,615 73 $260 00 $8,875 73 ??6115 50 8,810^7 $9,250 60 mm $440 12 $9,250 69 8,810 00 $440 69 $9,250 69 . 8,841 " $408 90 $9,250 69 8,798 04 $451 75 $9,250 09 8?,?\0 57 $140 J 2 $9,250 69 8,841 73 $408 06 $9,250 69 8,877 55 $210 23! $.173 14 $0,250 69 j 8,639 30| $(511 80| $472 87 $8,389 27 7,936 50 $452 77 $8,389 27 7,859^ Tri'the Brooklyn.....:. In the Universal. STOCK RATES. At thc ago of 30, At the age of -10, ? ; $2Q0wil^insure $250 w,ill insure .??.th.Mt/?^^mw .1 ;^?o,P5i:9o; * . 11,898 01 -( .1.9,206 % p. Bal. in favor of the Brooklyn at stock rates $353 99 $3S5 00 The greatly advantageous feature of the Brooklyn in endorsing the Sur render Values upon its Policies, in Dollars and Cent?, for fen consecutive years, has met with unqualified praise from the most celebrated American Actuaries, .is also from the Press, East, North and South. The Hon. Elizur Wright, who is admitted to be the greatest Insurance Mathematician and Actuary in America, congratulating The Brooklyn upon this new and distinctive feature, says, among other things, " I am particularly pleased by your departure in the right direction from the ordinary method of computing the Surrender Values." "One of the great est drawbacks to the popularity of Lifo Insurance, has been the disap pointment and dissatisfaction of retiring Policy holders, at -the smalhiesi of thc surrender value paid," &c. "All this would have been prevented by a distinct . etattmmi*i>n- -the --Poiicyi- m~advance-, (fi ikosiwmiO'be-ytmdi' Tliisj statement,-; it will be Be^n, The ?Brooklyn make? tn dollars and cents, so tfe^t? tii^f^ ?s^i (jbe| Ao M^istake. M ; VfcH;iv \ Ite?d Whit t?lfet-to ?Papers Sar of TM? Ft?t?rreM^ .? The Sentinel, (Haleigh, North Carolina,) Jan. St,. 1869.-" This grew featumo^cct^ aiirrtmcbsr ?v^^js^arv inrproyamQTitj'tha^si^nali|e^' Ulc?ra in Life Iiis urah ce." * -?-..?-*? *~ Sun, (Columbus, Georgia.)-"There is no better Company in the land ; a comparison with other corporations ol' a similar character,.will convince all of the' superior safety in taking risks with The "Brooklyn Life." . Lispatch, (St. Louis, Mo.,) Jan. 7, 1869.-" A Policy in The Brookly~t\ Life ia thus W?rth sa much" tn ready money. " TLis ls the only Life Com pany in the country that has carried this cxcellcjit feature (pf endorsing the cash surrender values in dollars and cents,) info its business." "Pol icy holders being doubly 'assured, the system cannot fail to become yery popular." . '. . ! It' will be seen that we assert nothing in the alcove advertisement, but make a simple statement of the superior advantages of The Brooklyn, as it appears from disinterested parties. The Hon. M. L. Bonham has been associated with us iu the Genera] Agency of-The Brooklyn for this State. BONHAM, BACON & BtTLER, General* Agents and Managers. Office over the Citizens' Savings Bank, Columbia, S. C., And at Edgefield S. C. March 20tf ' ''v ?i^rf%Y*?irRc?AsiNG DBflSrteSs thfik^i ?. , :. OF AUGUSTA, GA., WHERE the BEST VARIETY and QUALITY OF GOODS in the City afc'to be found. And where everything, from a Spool bf Thread to the finest Silk Dress, may be purchased Cheaper Than in any Othes;^uw^tite Oity. Sr! -, EXTRAORDINJRY Sent down EVERY WEEK by Old Man CHK?STOB^R; 'from York. This Week, for instance,- ? . .. 1500 yards Striped and Chene BARAGE are offered at 5 c?s. per yard. 2500 yards;Striped JAP-. POPLIN, at 12*-?ts per yard...... ; 124D0'Hoo?y-Cbmb.Q?I?f?S ^iSch. l4S^??*f**^ B* Write for SamDJ^?ivd ?- ''?. *?j w'iH?ffifrfii?iTiifWi?T '. HA. H HT WHOLESALE ARD RETAIL DEALER ? . ii AND PEEIO ID I OA. l?ti?k ? i 18? BROAD S?BEJE?,/ AI??fIJST^, ??^'?I?^,i;, ; ^-T"- ?. - Manufacturers' Agentand Wholesale PeaJerJn:allkinds.of ?Sa?j?L$??fa for Mercantile use, induing Ledgers, Journals, Day Books,. JUpo?df?, ?asa t Books, Memor?ndum: Books, Time Books, Drawing and Scrap Books, Auto graph Books,,Copy;, Ochering and Exereise: Books> fae,School uae^?o,^. The" XVitmng'uVjkt?^ Letter^ aad---3&ter Anifdcanv : English and French, Ruled and Plain, Stampedand Unstamped,, The' st?c^pJ;.jtl?Teli6l??8. embraces Letter,:Nbte/andj.<inicial mts, of all colons anet Qualities, besides' a' full line of General,.Stationary; inulxidingi all the innumerable minor irams for use| in the'Counting Boom;! . Also, many articles that Worild^e. appropriately designated as Fancy. Sta* tionery, . . ? . In We Book Department, will be found the St?nd?rd^Text Booke foradhools and Colleges,.dictionaries, Bibles and. Prayed Bookiy'Mttkic' -Bo^^and'a lafg^iassortme'nt 0/ Juvenile and' foy iBooks/'and a' we?t'fs?I?ctedr!'stodk':-in'1 Gene^aVLiterature, .. ., ri In,the^Misce})auepuB:S deal, we can offer to buyers as f?vpf^?e^texDW.aa-any establishment.i? th?-'tr?d'?. } . ' '"1 . ; A.newtPiwce List will soon be,issued, which .will' ea?tt^'fe'?r?mjaeerfto' make selections and.- order., by mail, if desired. Such" trdere will receive . .' LAWYER. ,;.LAW RAX^^^EDOOTIEIJ), C. H.. Erick Office, formerly .office of M6-J ragrie <fc Addison. Jan. 1, ly 2 la* Settee. HE undersigned have formed a Co partnership for the) PRACTICE OP-LAW In Edge field County, and the Counties of the Fifth Circuit, under the name and stvle of MAGRATH & ABNEY. ' . They will also Practice in the Courts t>f j Trial Justices for these Coan ties. . THOMAS F. MAGRATH, . JOHN R. ABNEY. Edgefiol4, Dec. 13, tf . , ?l JOHN E. BACON, ': JETT. D. TALBEBT. BACON & TALBERT, ATTORNEYS ANB-- COUNSELLORS ".AT* LAW1, '"' ' Will practice in Edgefl?ld ?rrd adjoining Counties. j Edgefield.C- H., Apr 2 ... :u; 6ml5 M. L. BONHAM. K. G. BONHAM. BOAHAM <fc WWW AM, Attorneys at Law, Office, atEdgefleidCr. H.,s; C. Jan 24 ' ' 'tf 5 * W. H. SHAFFER, Dentist, HAVING located at Edgefield offers his Professional services to tho cit izens and surrounding country. Office at the late residence of S. S. Tompkins, Esq. Feb 28 :, tf . . 18 . Refreshing Soda Water! Tho Ladies Praise Jt ! The Gentlemen Like It! Everybody .Drinks It ! *? . '1 . ?'* ??. .My Superb Soda Fount is now.in fifi' blast,, and stands ready at all hours ot the day to furnish, customers with, do kg! 'AU Arctic SQQA WATER, flavored with the best arid purest SYRUPS. Prompt attention given to every one. A. A. CLISBY. May 22 tf, 22 Vinegar! Vinegar ! _JT. is an impossibility to make GOOD PICKLES without the use of GOOD VIN EGAR. All persons in want of such an article can lind it at the Drug Store of A. A. CLISBY. . He lia? ..jhsX. received. Two ..Barrets White WINE and Pure CIDER VINE GAR. ; : .;:" Also, a fresh .assortment of Pickling SPICES June 12 tf The Chicago Farm Pumps -AND Palen! Porc?afe-Mse?j^*jt(nj|erPaflip8 For Cisterns and Wells of any Dept^. . ; i ? ? ??. ':. . 4? ' L .. ^^?<Spf^# if Axe Cheap, Durable and Efficient OVER 3,000 SOLD. EVERY PUMP WARRANTED. Any Person Can Set Them. Sold overywhere by dealers in Stand ard Farm Machinery, Hardware and Plantation Suppli?s. Descriptive Catalogues sent on appli cation. For terms, address the manu facturers. JT. F. TEMPLE & SONS* May 13 CHJCAOO.ILL. 3m 21 ???s#? .GREAT O0?THERN MONTHLY MAGAZINE. , - IVPO Dollar? per Annum. ' 64 PAGES READING MATTER. 30 PAGES ADVERTISEMENTS. WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, . ? . -??.. . : . D. WYATT. AIKE1?, ' OEEABIdESflroV. s. C. B. M. TALBERT, Agentat Edgeneld Court Hous?, S. C. March ? ' *. ly*lj: 'i ly Soda Fount ? IS opened for the Season. To all who will patronize my Fount I promise good and pure SODA WATER, as cold as ice. My SYRUPS shall be of the choicest kinds. A liberal patronage so licited. . ; W. A. SANDERS. May 8T tf 20 A-i-DARRREDCQW,. with long Uorasv XX and swayhack,, and h er .'Bull .Cali, decolored, ab?.u,t' m on tbs'old.''The Cow came from the-Nrnety-Sii'ncl Lorhood. LsROY F. YOU I . MW ONE wbuR^ - ' ' Aft* read I nHb' I? ad vnifsetD en( ne?? UT one ' - E AD WAY*'S READY RELIEF IS A, ?UBE Pojf KVE3T PArN1,'*'" ? It WM th? tnt and.is tb? . <v That-fastanfly ??pe tteiW ?dfebi?6? ???t ?L tanjiafMrtmi ?an4c?rae owsje^?** w.tcib?r of Ifce Langt, Stomach, Bowell pr other guinda o, oreurs, ??oneappHe?U?fi<- ' >??> '}ti ' IN FROM ONE TO TWEN! RHEUMATIC, Bed -ridder-, you?, Neuralgia, orj)n>?U-?U'il RADWAY*8 R&L WILLA>?FOBI*1NW?N?BA^ INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEY*. . INFLAMMATION OF TUE BLADDER. INFLAMMATION OF'M?BOWEL8; ... ,. CONGESTION OF THE,LUNGS. 80RE THEO AT, DIFFICULT' BEEATHIN?xT^ PALPITATION OF TBX/HBUm HY8TERIC&, CEOUP, DIPTH?BIA. e.i...... " CATARRH, INFLUENZA HE ADAOHE, TOOTHACHE; a: M . . ;3c 1 NEURALGIA, .RHEUMATISM COLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLS. ' The application o? ide lLr.suiy Helier la tho ?rt or parts where the pain or difficulty exUU w'.l ord ease and comfort . - .I Twenty drops in half a rumbler of water will-In a .lew momenta car? CRAMPS. SPASMS, 60UH STOMACH, DIARRHEA. DYSENTERY, WIN]> IN THE BOWELS, nnd-aJJ INTERN AL PAINS. Traveler? should ajwtya carry a bottle of H ari .W?yVn Heady-Kritef with them. A fl)w drops in water viii prevent sickness or Mini from < ban go of water, lt ls better tb an French Brandy or Bittet? as a 8tiru alan 1. Porer anea iAieoao. . FEVES AND AG CE cured for fifty cent?: Tkere ls not a remedial agent in the world .ibm jrUl eura 'Fever and Agne, und all othe*r Malarious, BUIOUH, Scari?t,'Typhoid, Yellow, andothtr FeTers (aided by Radway's PlllsJ ab.quick asBADWAY'S.BX LIEF. Firry cents per boole.- |ff< . nTT HEALTH rBEAUTY II I STRONG AND.PU RE RICH BLOOD-INCKEA?JS OF FLE?n AND WEIGHT-CLEAR BEINAND BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION SECURED ;TO ALL. ? DR. RA?WAY S HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CUBES: 8O QUICK,. SO BA PID ARE THE CHANGES THE BODY UNDERGOES, UNDER THE IN FLUENCE OF THIS TRULY WONDERFUL MEDICINE THAT ... . EVERYDAY AN INCREASE IN FLESH AND WEIGHT IS SEEN AND FELT, THE GEE AT BLOOD PDBIHEB-l Eoery'gropof Vie 3ARSI'.VRILLIAN R?SOL VENT xotintutiicatse tltrough the Blood, Sv&tU Urine, and oilier jiulds and juice* of Vie eydem'the cigor of life, for it rr/?iir* die trotte? of th e body with neic una wund Material. Scrofula, Hy phill*, ?>nnumptltni, tiUtitduUtr diseases, Ulcer* in th.) Throat, Stouth; Temor*, ' Kode* in the Glands '.and oilier part? of the system, Sore Jipes, JUmtiiorout discharge* from the Har*, and the worst farms of Skis, discaso*, ?ruptionstJ,'even?ore*r Scab* Meta, Ring Wornt, Snit JU/i-uin, E.-ysipelas, Acne, JUack Spot*. Worms in Me Flesh, ?Tenter*,' lancer* <n 1/1,1 Womb, and all weakening and painful die&aeges, \'ig/d Sieeats, Lons of Sjfienn ?nd ali wastes of tim lije principle, tire withintlte curtUee raiige of Oki* iconder oj Modern Chemistry, and a fete days'tue tcill proce to any person vsiiig it for either of Vieta 'urilla of disease its potent Jouer to core theiii. '.' If Uie patient, daily becoming reduced by Hie wastes 'and d?composition that is continually progressing , f (tcceeda in arresting these, wastes, and-repairs tho sa?o with new material mado from healthy.biood~ 'and this ibo S ARS I'A RILLI AN will and does secara -a caro Is (.Train; for Wu?D once this remedy com monoea ils wo.k of pucjflcatioa, and sacceeds ia di* mlnishlng the loss of wastes, Its repairs will be rapid, and every' day the patient will feel MroMlf growing bflUer and stronger, the food digesting better, appe .tito improving, and flesh and weight increasing. .Not'on I)" does the SAEtAPi.EiLj.ijLN Uztei.vxBC ex cel all knqirn rc ra ed U1 agen ism the cure of Chronic, 'Scrofulous, C?nsUtatlo'nili, and Skin diseases; bm it is the on ly positive catv for Ki dil ey & Bladder Comp aims, Urinary, and Womb diseases, Gravel, Diab?te.-, Bright's Di'sea^ A Urumi nbrfaf tm din a?l? c 1J cs v??e r e there ar? brict-dnit deposli ?, -or lbw water ta thick, cloudy, mixed with substances like the ?Jute at an egg, nr threads Ilk? white silk; of there ls -a morbid, dark, bilious ?ippearanco, and whits bouc-du?l de posits, and when there is a pricking, buming tenta tion when passing water, and pain lu the Small of the Back and along the Loins. . DR. RABWAY3S. Perfect Purgative Pilfe, perfectly tasteless, eloganlly coated wMh ?wc*tgum; Ec, rec?late, purify, cleanse, and strengthen, ray's Pills, for the core of all disorders >i UM ?MO,Liver, Bowels, Kidneys,1 -Bladder, Nervo 11 J dlseases.Headitche, Constipation, Costiveness, lr dj. gestion, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Billons Fever, In flammation of ?he Bowels, said ali Denn gt moa Vi of the Internal Viscera. Warranted to effect a positivo cure. Purely Vegetable,- containing no mercury minerals, or deleterious drugs. . *.??.' Observe the following symptoms rcsalUng from Disorders ol ibo Digestive Organ?: it?.. Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness of tho Blood In the Heat . .\eidlty of the Stomach, Nausea, Heart burn, Disgust of Food, Fullness or Weight ia tho Stomach, Sour ErueUU|ons,Slnking or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Harried and DifficultBn?fb?ng. . A few doses of EADWAYTJ PILLS will fae Ibo ?.stem from all tho above named disorder^ Price, 25 ee nts per Box. SOLD BY DRUGGIST;?. READ FALSE AND TRUE." Semi Oft? Mur stampfoRADWAY* (Xi.. No. 3?, WARREN s r\KKKT, Cor. Church Street, New Yaric, infor mation worth thousands will bi sent you. July*: Is f-OUTI'8 ; CELEBRATED 1*1 Horse ut Gail Mm. This pr?paration, fons; and favorably known, will thoroughly rc-invjgorau broken down and low-yxirited bones, by strenirthenlnK and cleansing th? stomach and intestines. It is a sore prevent! rc cf ail toenset Incident 6} Oxis animal, such ah LUNG FEVER. FLANDERS, YELLOW ivTATER, HEAVES. COUGHS, DI8 iPEMPER, FEVERS, FOUNDEH," LOSS OF APPRUTB AND VJTJ.L ENERGY, Ac. Its-use Improves the wind, Increases the a'ppetite rives asmootli and glossy skin-aud transforms Ure miserable skeleton into a flue-looking and splri ted hone. To keepers or Cows t?u^'torepara Hon ls Invaluable. It is a sure pre ventive against Rinderpest, Hollow Horn, etc. It has been prevea toy ac tesl experiment to inorease the. quan?ty of milk and cream twent* percent, and taiks the buttsr tim and sweet In ratttsUog cattle, it gives them an appetite, I ?sens ti eir hide, and maka tb^m thrive much farter. ' ..' '. .'.-ii: In all diseases of S win;, such ta -Coughs, Ulcers In the Lung?. Liver, &c, this artleltj?MrTtfj^^^^..:. as a ipeclflc. By putting fraav&e- ^wfl?^sR3V. half a paper tb a paper in a toajr?WCGcSBBSauW rwill the abo ve diseases will be eradl .. ^ytjWW^ jated or entirely prevcnUd. If given >-/E^Or? in time, a certain preventive anti SSSa?^" euro for tbs Hog Cholera. . . 5B? DAVID ?? F0HT2, Proprietor, BALTIMORE. Md. For sale bv Druggists and Storekeepers throughooi the United States. Canadas and South America. - For sale at Edgefield by A. A. CLIS BY. Feb 27 lvlO . ? - " _r,. T-y TittVk MAI??P?TIIIC 1 .