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hear it? plain? [song birds ' again. ; you see lt light? i, long cold and dreary, All aglow with sunshine bright. Spring is coming!-don't you feel it Don't yon feel its balmy breath? Happy child of love and music, Rescued from dread Winter's death. Spring is coming I Earth rejoices ! Let our hearts and voices sing: Welcome, welcome, life and beauty, -~-4?a&&&.gladj?ejyrn of Spring ! A ROYAL LOYSS&Y. at ol On the 2Cth of August, H619, boy was born at the Rosenau, the .summer residence of Ernest, Duke of Saxe Cobnrg-Saalfeld, who was des tined to play an important part in the world. He was furnished christening with ajong list of names ??ter the fashion of royalty-Fran cisCIfirles Augustus Albert Emanu el-but in the household was known siniply as Albert, and in later years as Prince Albert, tho consort of the Queen of England. The birth of a prince, or princess ajfe_?jie of the in numerable petty courts that once di vided Germany between them, bc fore the nation had become cons??li dated into an empire, was, as a rule iVmatUr. of very little importance tol great world outside.; and but for| influences that madehim the hus bkud of Queen Victoria, Prince Al b?Vt would in all.-jrt^jbility havf "*beyi reckoned with the vast multi ude of German royal personages ho' Jived undistinguished but blame 's lives, and whose record is found v in the pages of the " Almauacl T?tha." A different and happier a1 xlarge ory- is s$ wei A;ife the firs/? volume been published bj ?ondon. Th r---Martin express de Queen, who sting mate rai Lu re of ractive, and hiing British etter the pro he Queen, which most with resent rare and excellent ot only by the acci bnt by every moral itali ty; which mei Americans have is memory. It ost the clos averted war and England roused na er heat, and were not hostilities son of his oth^r^T""**""" ?-i otha, wa year before rinces were distin cocity. The beau lyivacTty of Al to have made As a child his le. In 1821 the of Coburg writes chess of Kent, the .^oria: "Little Al ber tfl texg? blnj^ejes and is bewitching, for ? as' a weasel. He y everything. Ernest ty as pr?y*Wonly his in wn cyeu^m very h ne; is tall, actiy/Q Wf?.rx-clever sage.". And . A^WPew weeks ittle -^W^ the pen "(the Prin sndsome, but lively, very fun and full of v?s Agence hab Imuch joyed them, however, chiefly foi sake of exercise and for the pleas of the scenery into which they ried him. The house of Coburg was in tin ly related by marriage with the al family of England. In 1816 Pr Leopold, tho youngest broth*] Prince Albert's father, had mar the Princess Charlotte, then presu rive heiress to the English thr After her untimely death, the D of Kent married the youngest si of the Duke of Coburg, and on 24th of May, 1S19, she presei him with a daughter, who was def ed to become Queen of England, long before it was known that would ascend the throne the ide her marriage with one of her Cor cousins had taken such root in family that Prince Albert's ni was in the habit of prattling to infant charge, when he was c three years old, of bis destined b: in England. In 1836 there wa longer any doubt as to the succ?s! of the Princess Victoria to the thn and already several aspirants for hand were in the field. King I poid, her uncle and loved advise all matters, greatly desired her n riage to Prince Albert ; but he i desired that the union should be of affection, and not merely on political expediency. He there: arranged with the Duchess of K that she should invite the Duke Coburg and his sous to visit ber Kensington Palace. The object the visit was kept strictly secret fi the Princess and the Prince, so a? leave them completely at their ei The Prince's graudmother had, i true, often spoken to him years fore of her earnest desires ou t subject; but he had no reason think this was more than a fare wish, and the Princess at least A left freely to the impulse of her o inclination. Her uncle, King L poid, saw.that the impression was forable, and made her aware of wishes in the matter. Her ausv made it impossible to doubt how i tirely those of the Princess were accordance with his own. lu Ju 1S36, soon after Prince Albert? i parture from England, she wrote the King: " I have only now to I you, my dearest uncle, to take c: of the health of one now so dear me, and to take him under your s] cial protection. I hope and tri that all will go on prosperously a well on a subject now of so ma .mportance to me." The Prince, however, waa still kc in the dark ; but his education w directed with a view to the possibi ry of his marriage with the Engli princess. He and his brother Wt sent to Brussels, where, under t care of Baron Wiechmann, a retir officer of the English German Lej on, they remained for a period twelve months, closely occupied wi the study of history, the modern Ja i-ouagos, the higher raathem.ati?'i^?i Froto isnjsser?rthey 'went'to Bon' where they remained eighteen mont] While they were still at that univ* sity the de th of William IV., Ju 20, 1837, threw upon the Princ< Victoria, then only eighteen yee old, the grave responsibilities Queen of England. Her accessii to the throne revived the rumoi which had been for some time cu rent, of a contemplated marriaj with her cousin, and it was thoug! expedient by their uncle, with tl view of withdrawing public attei tiou for the time from the youri princes, that they should spend tl autumn ot 1S37 in making a tot through Switzerland and the nort of Italy. September and Octob? were accordingly spent in a tboroug exploratior of Switzerland and th italian lakes on foot-a mode of tra\ eling of which Prince Albert wo very fond. But the time had arrived whei the question of the English marriag had to be settled. King Leopold dc sired that some decisive arrangemen should be made for the year 1S39 but to this the Queen demurred, fo; reasons which her uncle consid?r?e conclusive. She was herself, sh< urged, too young, so also was tht Prince, and, moreover, his master) of the English language was still very imperfect. The Prince, on be ing made aware of what was propos ed, and of the necessity of delay, very sensibly declared himself will ing to submit, if he had only some certain assurance to go upon ; " But,' he said to King Leopold, " if after waiting perhaps three years I should und that the Queen no longer desir ed tho marriage, it would place me in a ridiculous position, and would, to a certain extent, ruin all my pros pects for the future." This serious question was, however, soon settled in a way entirely satisfactory to the Prince ? mind, and in the winter of 1838 h_ set out on a protracted and interesting tour through Italy, re turning to Coburg in the following May. Meanwhile political events in Eng land, which it is needless to go into, made it desirable that the question ?^thV??ueen'sTnlHf?^ again be pressed. Those who had her wel faro most at heart were anxious to se cure for her without longer delay a husband's guidance and support. To effect this was, however, no simple matter. All that the Queen had heard of the Prince was most favora ble. Her inclination towar' Mm re mained unchanged, and, to use her own words, ''she; ne ver, had an i.deif, if she married atall, of any one else." Still she desired delay ; /.and the Prince went to England with his brother in October, 1839, under the impression, that she wished tne-.??tair to be considered as -broken off,' and fofyt forjour.years she could'tihink'tff ;fio marriage. Her reasons for delay were, however, destined to give j before the irresistible feeling ins ed by the Prince when they aj met. The three years which passed since the princes were las England had greatly impioved tl personal appearance. Tall and nc ly as they both were, Prince All was eminently handsome. But tl was also in Lia countenance a gen ness of expression and peculiar sw ness in his smile, with a look of d thought and high intelligence in clear blue eyes and expansive fi head, that added a charm to the pression he produced in all who : him, far beyond that derived fi mere beauty or regularity of featu The Queen was most favorably pressed. On the second day a their arrival she wrote to her une "Albert's beauty is must striki and be is most amiable and u?a?i ed-in short, very fascinating." ' question was soon settled. The Pri arrived at Windsor Castle on 10th of October; on the Hrh Queen informed Lord Melbourn! her decision. To Baron Stocka her uncle's life-long friend and c fidential counselor, to whom she 1 recently and strongly expressed resolution not to marry for sc time, she wrote with a native eml ra6.?ment : " WINDSOR CASTLE. Oct. lu, 1839 " I do feel so guilty, I know how to begin ?ny letter ;/but I th the news it contains will be Buffiui to insure your forgiveness. Alb has completely won my heart, i all was settled between us this mo ing. I feel certain he will make very happy. I wish I could say felt as certain of my making I happy, but I shall do my best. I cle Leopold must tell you nil ab? the details, which I have not time do. Albert is very much attached you." *The next day Prince Albert wr to give Baron Stockmar what knew would be "the most welco news possible." He added : " Victoria is so good und kind me that I am often puzzled to belie that I should be the object of much affection. I know the inter you take in my happiness, and the fore pour out my heart to you. Mc or seriously I cannot write ; I am this moment too much bewildered do so " ' Das Ango sieht den Himmel offen, Es schwelgt das Herz in Seligkeit.' " (Heaven opens on the ravished eye, The heart is all entranced in bliss.) While oiferino; to the Prince ] hearty congratulations on the hap event, Stockmar coupled them wi earnest counsels ? as to the cou: which must be pursued in laying t foundations of his future happine and in fulfilling worthily the dut of his high position. To thia t Prince replied in a strain of lofty I piration, and with a deep sense the great part he was to play in 1 new career, which evinced true i for the future. Neither the hap ness of love-a happiness in his ci made more intense by the singu purity and unselfishness of-his c nature, on which the devotion shoi him seems to have come with a 1 wildering strangeness-nor the br liancy of the position into which tl love had raised bira, blinded him i a moment to ita sterner featun " Treu und fest" (True and firm) w the motto of his house, and he w prepared to grapple with difliculti and face opposition with a man heart. " With the exception of n relations to the Queen," he wrote his step-mother, " my future positic will have its dark side, and the si will not always be blue and uncloui ed. But life has its thorns in evei poc.Lon, aud the consciousness i having used one's powers and ei deavors for an object so great as thc of promoting the welfare of so man will surely be sufficient to euppoj me." The announcement of the betroth al caused great rejoicings in Eng'an and among the Prince's own people But when the question of the annui ty to be settled upon him on his mar riage came before Parliament ther was a squabble which must have beei very disagreeable to him and b the Queen. The cabinet propos?e ?50,000 a ye'ar, the same that bac been granted to Prince Leopold oi his marriage with the Princess Char lotte ; but after an acrimonious de bate this sum was reduced to ?30, 000. The Prince took it in a mani} manner, merely remarking to Baror Stockmai- that his only regret was t( find that his ability to help artiste and men of science, to which he kati been looking forward with delight would be more restricted than he had hoped. A thousand times more vexatious were the questions as to- the rank and precedence he was to enjoy as the husband of the Queen. There is no provision in the English consti tution for the title and precedence oi the husband of a queen regnant, while the wife of a king has the high est rank and dignity, after her hus band, assigned her by law; ajid while it is no doubt always in the power of a queen regnant to give her consort precedence at home over all her subjects by placing him next her person, her power stops there. The status is due to her personal favor alone, and, if acknowledged by other royal personages, it is so mei ely by courtesy. A bill was introduced in Parliament giving the Prince prece dence for life next after the Queen in Parliament or elsewhere aa her Majesty might think..proper; .but..af ter-much debate Parliament refused to give h;m any distinctive title, and leltthe^- questhM'd^'pTeeet?ce to .^er^yMv^?Og?tive.'- .It-?w?Vijoi until 185Z4hat thjB.i^tle- ?t??.dignfty bf Prino? ConeOft were" conferred upon him by royal letters pat? This omission gave rise to end vexations, especially when the Qu and her husbaud were abroad. . ' position accorded to him at fore courts the Queen always had to_ knowledge aa a grace and favor stowed upon herself by the BO\ eigns whom ehe visited. Scv< sovereigns positively refused to gi i ly her wishes in thia respect, ? the only one who waa courte enough to do so without an oife- ? show of doing a favor was the 1 Emperor of the French. Even En land annoyances constantly ai from the want of Parliamentary tion on this question. The Prim right io occupy the seat next throne when Parliament was opel or prorogued was questioned by Duke of Sussex and others ; but Queen, supported by the Duke Wellington, quietly ignored the terference. "L?t the Queen put Prince where she likes," he si Thc great Duke had not much tole tion for the traditions of court i quette when they conflicted with dictates of common sense. The 1 Lord Albemarle, when Master of Horse, was very sensitive about right'in that capacity to eit in sovereign's carriage on state oe sions. " The Queen," said the Du when appealed to for his opini " can make Lord Albemarle sit the top of the coach, under the coa behind the coach, or wherever { her Majesty pleases." The marriage took place at chapel of St. James's Palace ou i 10th of February, 1840. It A very popular, with the* people,' cause it was not one of political ci venieuce, but of pure affection, a thousands liaed the roads from Bui ingham Palace to Windsor Castle see the Queen and her husband they passed. The morning of 1 i day had been wet, foggy, and dism but there, was not wanting soon af the ceremony the happy omen of tl sunshine which came afterward to proverbially known as " Queens wea er." Whatever annoyances came tho Queen and her consort from tl day to the hour of the Prince's dei came from the outside. Their ho: life was always happy. From t day of his betrothal to the Quei Prince Albert held unwaveringly the high course of life he had mai ed out for himself-a course tl gained him the confidence and aft tion of the people and the name " Albert the Good." -.-- ~0>.?.-> Killing Cabbage Worms, Every year we ger- a new batch remedies for the cabbage worm rather, we get a rehash of the c remedies, and every year after ti ing one or more of them, we all back to the oldest remedy of all, t thumb and finger. "Try agair however, it is a good motto, so ' now give one more "certain cure New^York Tribune, and is this: " June," he says, "in going throu my early cabbage, I found one co pletely covered with the worm. I : mediately I obtained a handful bran ?ind sprinkled it over the he* The worms began to squire- and f? o?T the cabbage, and wherever t bran touched them they seemed be in pain. The following morni; they were all dead. Since that tim on the first appearance of the wor I sow the bran. Some seasons it m? be necessary to do it the second tire If the worms are very* thick, it better to take a handful sprinkle over the cabbage. A hundred weig' is ample for an acre." This is simpl cheap, and easily tried.- Possibly, may be the very thing we have bec looking for. Josh Billings' Guide io Health! Never run into det, not if you ea lind enny thing else to run into. Be honest if yu can ; if yu kant I honest, pray for help. Marry yung, and if yu make a.hi ^keep cool, and don't brag about it. Be kind toyure mother-in-law, an if necessary, fay for her board a sum good hotel. Bathe thoroly once a Aveek in sol water and kasteel sope, and avoid tit boots. Exercise in the open air, but don' saw wood until yu are obliged to. Laif every time yu feel tickled, an< la if once in a while enny how. Eat hash washing days, and* h thankful, if yu have to shut yure eye to do it. Hold the baby haiT the time, ant allwuss start the fire in the morning and put on the tea kittle. Don't jaw back-it only proves tba yu are az big a phool az the othei phello. Never borrow what yu- are able tc buy, and allwuss hav sum things thai yu won't lend. Never git in a hurry, yu can walk a good deal further in a day than yu can lun. Don't sware-it may convince yu, but it iz sure not to convince others. If yu have dauters, let yur9 wife bring thftpsun ... if nho 4ut? fiscom: mon sense she kan beat ?ll y fire the orys. Don't drink too much nu sider, and however mean you may be, don't abuse a cow. Luv and respekt yure wife enny how; it iz a good deni cheaper than to be all the time wishing she waa sum how different. Don't phool with spiritulism ; it iz like being a moderate drinker, sure to beat yu at last. : "'. Don't have enny rules for long' life ;that .^;^0n't.br>6j?!;<;bej?re'p'ared too day tcrT;die': t?--morro\v'l Iz^fche' best? kree'cj?for lo?g life I kno-oy. -, - .- Ke'?^y^re ;ii??l qQ?I^'d 'y^ri??eT r?ri, an? broatb thru yure noze az -mutch az yu kan. Some " B" Stingers. Can any-"of "you gentlemen tell what the " B" stands for in Susan B. Anthony's middle name ?-31. Louis Republican. ? We never knew^a bee to stand for anything. They "are always buzzing abo1.it f oo busy tosta^d or sit.-Rum mehburg RcmonstrdiJ/i'. As the " B" isaftef jSusan, perhaps it wants to extract -btoney from her lips.-Christian Observer. But, as the "B"before Anthony> what eau it be kif--Continental Bani Builders' Organ, j Perhaps it is to mark Anthony. Bungt own Bannar. If that " B" hacheen after Susan all her life, and if Iwe know the lon ?geT??y"of-bfies--butvthat may be go iDg too i<ir.-?>JB?Q?&^pazar. The " B" in question is in the im perative mood-.- and a command is ut tered in this shape : Susan, be An thony and never be anything else. Educational Journal. Perhaps the "-B" was intended to show her ftbce-lity to sing - The Scottsman. Why don't; you go to the lady's grand-mother and get the facts of the case?-Evangelist. Katie King informs me that Susan's maiden name was Brown, and that she was once married to a Mr. An thony, of Roj^p?who deserted her fur a colored girl , called Cleopatra Robert Bale Owen. It is believed in Brooklyn that Theodore Tiltch is responsible for that " B.;' When somebody tol'd Susan to get fijreut of his.lap, he re marked : Let Susan " B."-Brooklyn Eagle. It is au old ' saying, concerning a man who is flighty, that he has a bee in Ilia bonnet-j but this, of course, has nothing todo with the question. -Phrenological Record. The Globe prints these opinions to pJiniv v.-hftfc JaaL^ninunh of misin formation clWEftconcerning a sim ple matter..? If js consoling to know that Susan ^B.Twill continue to be, long after ?hew editorial bees have ceased to bu? The " B" in her middle naine,|.'according to the in scription on'1;l?lMoabite stone, stands for-but we'^RrH) think of it just at this minute.-?St. Louis Globe. Brevities and Levities? JCS*Monpr?3 like manure, of very little use unies it be spread. fi?y-Mcn-ara admitted to be more un tidy than women. SST" It's nti?'vhat people think but what they say wt creates the trouble. CSF* The Oho State Grange reports 1,146 working Ranges, with a member ship of 65,000. t" I fiST Kind wfcJs, spoken in the right time and place.iio more to heal the wound ed spirit than iii'the gold this world can give. ?*3S?"Slanderers and tale-bearers. are the devil's bellows ,to blow up and keep up contention. jJ??T'There is nothing so refreshing and 'Wtif?!i!iy^i9^^^'> wrcii:ect"xrerr?-) as the bpec*3 of a graceful woman. fi?-" By'^-d .'" sa)'3 ?id Ben Wade, " Th? 8 S?t UM on down grade !" "Tha/??" says Speaker Blaine, " And;rr*y a brake on the train." inSTA b? 'n Indiana, at the con. elusion of (kfomago ceremony, stepped gracefully foiin' an^ requested the cler gyman to givgfetthc hymn: "This is the way I longfe sought." B?$* You caf1 fin'l contentment laid down on thc m? aa ifc ?3 au imaginary place not settl^}'*1 ! and those reach soonest who WV a',V;l)* their compass and go it blind1' fi?* One ofW young ladies gives as a reason why Bh^scar^ed her beau that he did not hau?eard enough to tickle her face. 16??" Am 1a little pale?" inquired a lady who waa^rt a"d corpulent, of a crusty old bach?p" " Y?u look more like a big tub," was jj: blunfc TeVh' ??"?One of oupzen3 believes in "the softening influent women." Ho says his head has had^s?ft place in it ever since his wife hitiffl witl1 the rolling pin. C?y- The hornBK^- ; ' _jjon" sisls of numejCQj pether. O^iw to consist of the i^!Cr^^|he dog that bit him." JC2T " Now, lit," said a physician, cheerily, to a pat iel ''you have got along far enough to ind?e in a little animal food, and-" "Njyou won't, doctor," interrupted the p^nti-"I've suffered enough on your gr*' and slops, and I'd Btarvc sooner than-gin on hay and oats," #2?* A colortrtHsatleman, of Mont gomery, Alabama, fennexpectedly left a vacancy in thc junpox lo accept a posi tion on the city ch&-gang, kindly ten dered him in consccjnce of a misunder standing about lh*Wnership of some ? y hoge. G fi?-In order to ^jytewspaper suc cessfully it is on'lyTT&sary to learn to do three things : Eat-tttfl apples for break fast, drink warm w?^f?r dinner, and swell up for supper. \ ?f that means an editor can get thrpVsfcce. meals a day. fi?* The Boston Sf cooking club is said to be progressiig?^idly in the culi nary science, ^'bc firjP^sa recently cook ed a turkey, and tksfoly mistake they made was indhe-lriflit? matter of forgot ting to draw ii. We E*e heard of model house-keepers near h??e who are just as fi?* A fe ^^a^jW|^^m--ol d gi ri "Now let's he?ryoupr^^Eid the pions grandpa. " One, two, Yee/ ?fcc, up to twelve, she counted, -^bat isn't praying -it's counting."- "? ^ ganpa," she re plied, " {he other Knert' prayin' wears out mv stockings BO." 1 TILMAN VATSON, TRIAL JESTICE For Edgeficld eifeftj, 8. C., .Will irlve prompt?lgntiou to all hhs I ness entmstotLtoJai^-H .Special attention jrjvon to tho coUecthu ifuU ?l'alius with in his iurisd??wt?f?grra QA B?ftttft?g %h\ee Seed ; V TgE&rdt?Uti?neties-at ' s ? mSSMHINCH & co's. -i Feb. 15, ^ J135,00 WORTH OF NEW AND FASHIONABLE DRY GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES. !E oller onr ENTIRE STOCK from this date at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, for CASH. Every Article in the Iionsc Harked flown. Ten Cases yard wide Bleached SHIRTING, superior quality-undressed -finished for family use, at IO cts. per yard. Twenty Cases-choice CALICOES, at 10 ct s per yard. Five;* " Superior. Kentucky JEANS, ac 16 3 cts. per yard, former price 25 cts. per yd. Four Cases Kentucky JEANS, at 25c'., former price 40c. per yd. Six *" " " 30 and 35c, former price 50c per yd. Forty Bales RICHMOND STRIPES, by the Piece or Baie, at Ile. per yd. LINEN GOODS, TABLE DAMASKS, TOWELS, NAPKINS and DOY LIES at less than cost. DRESS GOODS, ALPACAS, MOHAIRS and SILKS, at Extraordinary low prices. SHEETINGS, CANTON FLANNELS, P. C. COTTONS, FLANNELS and BLANKETS, all included in this sale. Also, HOSIERY, EMBROIDERIES and NOTIONS. Merchants will find this an opportunity to assort their Stocks at prices lower than Charleston, Savannah, or any other market. Samples forwarded upon application. All Orders shall receive immediate attention. JAMES A. GRAY & CO., 191 & 10G Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Dec. 1,1874. tf - 50 $23,000,000 ! FOR THE PROTECTION OF P0L?C? HOLDERS ! a. 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They will bc sold as follows : THE CAROLINA FERTILIZER, Per Ton of 2,000 lbs., - $16 Payable May 1st, 1873. Time Price, Pet Ton of 2,000 lbs., - $53 Payable Nov. 1st, 1S7H, Free of Interest. THE BRADLEY'S PAT. PHOSPHATE Cash Price, Per Ton of 2,000 lbs., - $40 Payable May lat, 1875. Time Price, Per Tou of 2,000 lbs.j - $53 Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, Free of Interest. PALMETTO ACID PHOSPHATE Cash Price, Per Ton of 2,000 lbs., - $30 Payable May 1st, 1S7?. Time Price, Per Ton of 2,000 lbs., - ?35 Payable Nov. 1st, 187.5, Free of Interest. * G. P. CURRY'S EXCHANGE HARK, 191 Broad St., Augusta, (?a. HAYING purchased the building long known as the Constitutionalist 0'~ lioe, I am located permanently, where I will doajimieral HANKING and URO I KEKAGJO business. Deposits o?- $1 arid upwards received, and interest allowed on the same by special agreement. Bonds and Stocks bought and sold. Loans ne gotiated. 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A Lecture on the Nature, Treatment, and Radical cure of Sominal Weakness, or Spermatorrhoea, induced by Self Abuse, Involuntary Emissions, Impo tency, Nervous Debility, aud Impedi ments to Marriage generally ; Consump tion, Epilepsy, and Fits; Mental and Physical Incapacity, tte-By ROBERT J. C U L VE RWE LL, M. D., author of tho '?Orcen Book," tte. Tho world renowned author, in this admirable Lecture, clearly proves from his own experience that the awful con.so quences of Self-Abuse may bo ellectually removed without medicino, and without dangerous ins) : ?-pi vi* 8# ?iMP THE FAVORITE HOME REMEDY Ts ominently a Family Medicine ; and by being kept ready foi ! uediate resort will save many an L"ur of suffering and many a dollar in time and doctors' bills. After over Forty Years' trial it is still receiving the most uncpmlified testimo nials to its virtues from persons of the highest character and responsibility. 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' y . CLISBY it LYNCH., j Oct. 27, { -?'?. ? 'tfV -..'.??-' -"45' tet^-Sea Foarin, STRONOER than anyTiias't or Baking Powder in theworld, and; perfectly nure. Call and try''iL- - y^'? Feh. 9, < ot 8 ?4 Sometimes litany of these sym attend the disease, at others very bnttbeLivnn, tho largest organ in thc body, is generally tho scatof the disenso, and if not regulated intime, great suf fering, wretchedness and DEATH will en sue. For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaundice, Bilious attacks, SICK HEAD ACHE, Colic, Depression of Spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Henri Burn, (fcc,, Ac. Tho Cheapest, Purest and Best Family Medieiue in tho World ! Manufactured onlv bv J. II. Z?2ILIN A CO., Macon, /if..; n\td Phi la defy kia. Price, ?1.00r Sold bv all-Druggists. Fob.U. ly ' 3 ??"?W on 'hand tTbro? Barrels gt??j? EXPLOSIV?. KEROSEN^ .OIL. Just the thing;'i?ng!w?nt?d. T^y lt.- ; " ' - OLISBY & LYNCHr' . Jau28 tf 6 ESTABLISHED I KT I860. Froxxta/ixt ?Ss Son, WATCH-MAKERS AM JiWELltt The subscribers would respectful ly inform thc citizens of Edgefield, and sur rounding country, that they keep a special establishment for tho Repair of Watches and Jewelry. Also, HAIR WORK, in every design, made to order. All work entrusted to their caro will bo executed Promptly, Neatly, and warranted for one year. At their Store will be found ono of the largest Stocks of Gold &2LC? Silver W&ie&es Of the besbEuropean and American Manufacture in tho Southern States, with a select assortment of Rich and New Styles of ETRUSCAN GOLD JEWELRY, set with Diamonds, Pearls, Rubies, Oriental Garnets. Coral, dre. Also, SOLID SILVER WARE, consisting of Tea Sets, Waiters, Ice and Water Pitchers, Castors, Goblets, Cups, Forks, and everything in the Silverware line. FINE CUTLERY, SPECTACLES, WALKING CANES, aud FANCY GOODS of every variety to bc found in a first-class Jewelry establishment. A. PRONTA UT & SOi?, Between the Central and Globe Hotel, Augusta, Ga. Jan. 19, ly 6 "THE GOLDEN RULE! M. TL COfiBURN & CO., DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, At Ridge Spring, S. C., EXPECT to " Live and Let, Live,", by doing as they would be done hy, in every transaction. Come and buy at thc very lowest Cash prices, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS. BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERIES, NUTS, FRUITS, RAISINS, CANNED GOODS, And all other Articles usually kept in a Village Store. A specialty. $22* Call, many a time and oft," if you want genuine bargains. M. ?2. COGB?RIV & CO., Dec. 22,1874, ly i] RIDGE SrniNG, S. C. amw-'MQQ ------ Fresh Garden Seeds! CEOP 1874! ?ANT B?IST'S GARDEN SEEDS once, and you will plant them aluavs. They are the foundation of a successful Vegetable Garden. ??T For sale by G. L. PENN & SON. Jan. 6, tf 3 J.? ?VA ia >0> . THE LOWREY HAVING furnished my Factory with NEW and MOST IMPROVED MACHINERY, I will be enabled to offer a large stock of Farm WAGONS, CARTS, HARNESS, ?cc, &c. I can now oiler greater inducements in my line than ever offered before. Send for a Price List; and if yon come to AUGUSTA, be sure to call at my Factory, Corner Campbell and Ellis Streets, and see for yourselves. J. H. LOWREY. Augusta, Ga., Oct.6, 1874. ly 42 IL Corn Whiskies, WHOLESALE AND EE TAIL. LATE DAVIDSON & BRUMMELL. RECTIFIER AND REDI STILLER, SSS Broad ?St., Augusta, Ga. Oe*. 13. 6m 43 tiJIJ IBPI WBBBB OB?S?O?.IKA. TlIE most pleasant and popular Tooth or Mouth Wash extant. Dr. P""kerhas tried it for several years, and uses no other kind. Everybody likes it. Try a bottle. For sale by CLISBY<feLYNCH, Druggists. Sept 3 tf 37 Blanks ! Blanks! THE GREAT SOUTHERN DRY GOODS HOOS FOR CASH ONLY! FOR sale, at this Office, Land Deeds or Conveyances, Mortgages on Real I Estate; Trial Justices' Summons, Trial ! Justices' Summons for Witnesses, Mer I chant's or Factor's Liens, and other legal ' Blanks. ' ?Sr Terms CASH. L!IlUiUl I I UJJllliUlVl W Vl/lj 275 King Street; Charleston, So. Ca. - The Cheapest DRY GOODS, MOTIONS, Ol?i CLOTHS, CARPETS, ??ATT?i\(Gr?, VICK'S FLORAL GUIDE, For 1S75. PUBLISHED QUARTEULY.-Jannary number just issued, and contains over 100 Pages, 500 Engravings, descriptions of moro than 500 of our best FLOWERS and VEGETABLES, with Directions for Culture, Colored plate, etc.-The most useful and elegant Work of the kind in the world.-Only 25 cents for the year. Published in English and German. Address: JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. Feb. 2, tf 7 DEALERS INN For Prices, se Sept. IB, 1871 BACON & ADAMS, Attorneys at Law, WILL practice inHlr?^rp*rWv-[rnd FEDERAL COURTS-and will cbntinuotlieproseeu??ii bf claims against the United States, of the following char acter: 1st Claims for property taken by the United Statf-s-rlunng or since thc war 2d. Chums duo Hutl Cont met ors of JSOI. 3rd. Claims tor Pensh.i :aud Bounty' Land.., , ,' ' ? ' ]? Claims tor. return of Rivnue Cotton ?Tax should lie filed and aulitcd. as pay ment of th??e claimif is bu\ a question of time,' Cotton Bi H * sh n wini" amount of Tax paid: is all that is required at, present. . - Apply; to : . , - ,. -BACON & ADAMS,. . . ' EdgefieldJ. H" S. C. Sept. 22, tf ! 40 Genis' Furnishing Goods, CLOTHiisra, HATS, UMBRELLAS, CANES, &c, &c. MAIN STRE?T, COLUMBIA, S. C. June 4, 1S74 14m 24 Candy! Candy! TH Ehest assortment of line CAN DIES nnd CONFECTION ERY. in Edge field, always on hand nt * G. L PKNN ?fe SON'S. : -T : Feb. 9, Gt . .8 . . Foiitzs' Horse and Catite Pedders, Feb. 9, St