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^ . VOLUME 29- CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1869. ^TTMBBS^.: ' *~?" ""?"^ammm> MSICELLANY. From the Kansas City Times. A MYSTERY OF MISSOURI. Yesterday morning a bottle was fist ^ed from the Missouri river a short di; lance above the bridge by a \oung ma tiatii- d Henry Ilulet, who resides u Wyandotte street, near Fifth Th buttle wa* tightly corked and w sfl >at mi?t dnu'ii the dream when first nbscrv cd by Unlet, who was on the water i a skifif. liupelhd by curiosity, he a once secured the bottle, within whic was visible a small roll of appareutl blank note paper. Thiuking he woul Open the floating hottle and ascertui its contents at his leisure, he placed i at the bottom of the boat aod continue on to shore. He broke the glass vessel and diset vered in the roll of paper a letter wril ten in a lady's neat ehirography, a lei ter breathing a spirit of utter despaii no relief from which was apparent thi side of the valley of death. That th unhappy author of it lives to day in laod of spirits, we are led to believe i a realtiy. The following is the lettei which Mr. Hulct has handed us fo publication : Leavenworth, Kansas, Aug. 18 1869?When this note is found I shu! be at rest forever. My life has bee bitterly wretched for four years. Th world is dark and gloomy. 1 have n< friend here. Disappointment and wretel edncs is my lot. Tnere is nothing ii life for me to live for. Bread turn to ashei at my touch. Friends bccotm oneinies in a diy. Poverty andstarv* tion stare me in the face. Great G<?d why am 1 thus afflicted ? ih! bu there is a home over the way. Ther w life in death, Sorrows must coiuc Da-kuest' enter into the hearts of some ??:?in, wftyiii-;?jwrunp.y. runun is not a gocl of justice. Souie revel ij ease; others grope their way in wretch edness and a lifetime of misery. Well I shall no longer linger where the sun Bhine of happi less can neve* again cros my pathway. Set foreverarc my hopes He whom 1 once believed so constant deserted me months ago. May (jod for give him and me. We have both sin ned. Farewell earth?earth, that val' where the shad iws of trouble are mori common than the sjnshine of joy. M; body will siecp where no one can fim it. A stone is tied to my neck. Goo< bye to all that is morta1. Welcotu sleep?death?rest?a grave bcncatl the waters, Farewell Jennie Williams. Nothing further. No home designs ted in he* last word*. No parents, n name except her own. The writer use good language in her letter-. Evident] she had been a lady of culture and rti fineineut, but with all, she was a greu fiMtl. ? A Father Forced to Let his So; dfcown in orl'er to save man' Lives?An occurrence of an cxcec ingly melancholy character is rcportc to have taken place yesterday afternoo at the Passaic river bridge of the Newar and NcW York Railroad. A little bo ten years of age, the son of Mr. Deckel the bridge tender, fell overboard. Th draw was open at the time, and A trai of cars beiug near at hand, coming i long at a swift rate, the unfuitunar man was unable to leave his post els the entire passenger train would be i danger of dashing into the river; so thu the agonised father had to look on am actually see tho child sink, though h could easily have saved him. Whei the draw wxs closed he went to look fo the body, and he found it with life es tinct. Redundant and expres>iv though it be, the English language doe not contain words that would convey a idea even of the fearful ordeal througl which poor Decker passed during thos few terrible moments. Who can pi< tare the feelings of that agonised, hear broken parent, when he picked up tb body of his child?"Dead ! dead ! M <}od, dead I" as he frantically exclain ed.?Newark (iV. ?/.) Journal. Isabella's husband employs his tin in making wooden toys for bis wife children. The Radical scallawaga and carpet.. baggers of South Carolina have a handsome political scheme which they arc attempting to make use of to inflame the l" negroes At Newberry, in that State, a few days since, a depraved wretch of n the carpet-bag order made a speech to J 11 the ncsiroes in which he advised them c to nTuse to enjage themselves at any ' prie<' to any otic known to bca Democrat, ' and that by that means the Dcinocrrts " would not be able to cultivate their lands ?they would have to he so'd for t 'xes, b and then would fall into the hands of V rhn upcrroes at sliirht cost. This is the j d kind ot talk the Nor hern jail-birds in " the Snath indulge in ; thin is the style 11 of vermin a Jacobin Contrn-ss keeps d urge standing armies to prot ct; and if a few of the decent people of the South >- knock tlic head <?ff such a reprobate or t- dangle liitn to a tre< > in tbeir efforts to t- restore quiet to the South, there comes \ up a ceaseless howl about rebel outrages, s aud the necessities of seudinga Con0 grcssional smelling committee down a there to reconstruct some one. No 8 American is worthy the name who would ' not shoot a disturber o? that order ? r I'umcroy $ Demwrut. ; Nine Thousand Chinamen Al'> ii ready Enoaoed.?Mr. Joseph, the q Chinese Agent who recently visited e Charleston, received ord- rs to supply 1 nine thousand laborers at once. Coluuili bia is to get 1,000 of this number. THE FLIRT. fi What is a flirt ? How often have we ? heard the question asked?how seldom t answered. All seem, more or less, to indulge in a little " innocent flirtation." It is n c pleasant pastime and they enjoy it vastly' , t Er.-n m .rriml n/v.rdo tip. j pear to have a tfotisiderable relish for a aido dish <if flirtation. NoW, in good, Sober earnest, is flirt- i ' irig an innocent amusement ? SonictintOB, yes; oftcner no. i S Not that we think many of these dear, delightful creatures who revel in the i ' name of flirt care much! They seem to delight in the id?'4 of wounding a poor susceptible fellow; and With this end in C view, they use all their charms to the ' 2 very best advantage. How cleverly they find out all l.is weak points, take his heart by storm, and then, without the shad -w of pity, 0 mercy or remorse, turu round and laugh in the poor, deluded fellow's face. Of course there is a great deal of difference in Arts and flirting. There are, ' 1 for instance, the d>av charming little ? creatures, who hang confidentially up on your arm, and look up into your ^ face, who drop their eyes in a pretty, half bashful way, and sigh as though 1 their poor little hearts were actually breaking for you, and who, ail the s while, are laughing iu their sleeves; for y no matter how.small or tight the; may k be, (their sleeves, we mean ) they manj age to laugh iu them at the expense of n the poor, deluded fools who are conceit jj ed enough to believe they have anuthci y to add to their list. r Th'-n there is a b'i?hr, br.lliunt, e d ishing flirt, who glories in her "name n aud occupation;'" who b ?asts openly of {m all her conquests, and tells you plainly e to your filce she will carry off your e heart in spite of you; aud to tell the q truth, she rarely fails; for no matter I how sharp a look out you keep, that .j gay young damsel will manage, sotuee how or another, to take you unawares. And fhpn Kntrxhe eninvs the vietufv n *? ? ? j r ?how she laughs outiight at your woe beconc looks, and comforts you by s<y e ing she did uot lead you on?a great 8 couifort to know that your heart has q been used as a toy?as a foot ball, lor j iustancc. e She will also console yi?u by saying you are not the first and only sighing t. swa.n who is pining for her smile; and e she hopes you will not be the lust?pery haps she has the audacity to point out j. her next victim?with au encouraging aud confidential whisper, to watch the scene on the n<^t programme. ^ ? n ' # I?A11 ? rlt 4 Kft TTOtl n n> le Dirail'iC IU "ijf uauuuj.il uiv Jiuiijj 's lady in question has "played with fire," ever since she wns sixteen, her heart i Hhh passed through the flames untouched. But still, flirts generally get caught, and are, sooner or later, "paid hack in their own coin." Marriage and Death.?Why is it 'hat the marriage announcements are immediately foll.wcd by obituary notice* in our papers? Does death follow si) clo-e on the hmrsfcaps of marriage? I* grief the page that carries the train of happiness ? Dues the tomb open wide its d irk and ponderous j ?ws besides the nuptial couch? This is the plan of life. I he gleefull 8<?n?s of light and merry hearts to-day to-morow will turn to funeral chants, and sobbing and lamenting he heard instead of glad, pealing laughter! We red today of our friend's marriage, and wish them joy; to-morrow ? <J/vifhn recorded, and say WC OCC v*v? ? - ? ; ^ "Peace to their allies." Our unniest songs are timed to footfall? of deuth, and the "silver chord" is as fragile as a spider's thread; and the "golden bowl" is more brittle than glass. Flowers.?It is said that almost ail kinds of flowers sleep during the night. The marigold goes to bed with the sun and rises weeping Many plants are so sensitive that their loaves close during the passage of a cloud. The dandelion opens at five or six in the morning and closes at nine in the evening. The daisy onens its dav's eye to meet the early 'I V r beams of the morning. The emeu*, tulip, ami many others, close their blossoms at different hours towards evening. The ivy leafed lettuce opens at eight in the tuorning, and closes forever at four in theufternoon. The night flowering ct-rcus turns night i ito day; it begins to czpitid us magnificent, sweet -cerred blossoms in tlio twilight; it is in full hluom at midnight, and cloves ugverioopen again at the down of day. In a clover field not a leaf opens till after sunrise. So says a celebrated author, who lias devoted much time to the study of plants, and often watched them in iheir slumbers. those plants which seem to be awake all night he styles the ; bats ami owls of the vegetable kingdom. Tev Years.?T-n years make a great difforetice in the affairs of men. We are led to the remark by the prosperity of a few whom we will mention. Ten years ago a man named Sickles shot a man in Washington tor flanking him in the affections of his wife. Is the aforesaid Sickles laboring in prison, as many another man is doing for the same act ? N. t much, lie now represents the "best Government" atthe' 'ourt ofSpain. Well may he consider this the best Go-, vemment under the sun. Not many years ago Joe Brown, of Georgia, built and managed the Andersonvillc prison?for which an innocent man was hu g?in which thousrrids of Northern soldiers perished. Mr. B'own has now the "h nor" to lead the r.i lical hosts of his State. T n years ago the present owner of an enormous stud o. bull pups and other blooded animals, was a penniless druukard. dependent on the Bents for a livelihood. Now the\ depend upon liiui. Ten years ago Ben Butler was a thief. He is now.?Pumeroys Democrat. Rkadi.no.?The amusement of reading is among the greatest consolations of life; it is the nurse of virtue; tin? upholder of adversity; the prop of independence; the supporter of just pride; . -o .\ . ttic sircnjrincncr 01 eicvmeu upuiiuii:*, it is (ho shield against the tyranny of all petty passions; it is the repeller of the fool s sc-ff, and the knave's reason. The heart is six inches in length, four inches in diameter, and beats seventy times per minute, 4,100 times per hour, 100,800 times per day, and 37,770,(100 times per year. All in One Day.?On a farm not tneny miles from this place, the proprietor ginned, puckeu and curried to market two uew bales of Cotton ; two colored women, < n the same place, gave birth to two male children each, and a cow gave birth to to two male calves,?a remarkable day's work?who can beat it ? Clarendon Prtts. "Let Him Squeal."?The beautiful town of Manchester, Vermont, to pleasantly situated at the foot of Equinor Mountain, is celebrated for two very fine hotels, and Vanderbilt and Eqoioox ; also, though of less pretentions,'the Vermont House, kept, at the time of my story, by George St?e. George araa a character considerably deaf, especially when he did not want to hear. Rallying him one day on his ability to hear or not to hear, he told me, under promise of never telling, the following story : Wh< n a young man, he worked on a farm for a stingy old farmer in on adjoining town. On leaving him, a balance of tWo dollars was due George for wayes. Having callpd repeatedly for his money, the old man had some excuse for not paying. A sow of the old man's had a litter of pigs, consisting of foUr II.. ???? one of thotu, wiucn is generally mo moo, being a small runt, as they call them. George told the man that he would take a pig fur his money; the old man said he might have the small one. Geurge jumped in the pen,and seized the largest pig. The old man shouted : "Take the small one!" "Jytjt him 8qu"al;" said George; "I can hold him." Old man, excited : ' Take the small one !" "I'll risk hie bitting," replied George. Old man, desperate, and as loud as be could bellow: "Take the small one !" "Let him squeal j I can hold him/' answered George. "Take him along, you deaf cuss; I can't make you hear anything." Georgo carried off his pigiu triumph. Two soldiers of tho 14th Ohio Regiment found a bott:e of whiskey while they w re on picket duty, and when they JmieVr.to tamp were pretty well used up. When they laid themselves down to sleep they found they had made a mistake, and the following conversation took place, "Jim, you are lying with y. ur feet in my face?get np and change." "No Joe, you are lying with your feet in my face?you get up and change," &c. At last th? y agreed that both should get up nnd change, which wa- occoidingly done. In five minutes tiMirin 'e/inrprRution bc<?;in. "Jim, ...?, j your feet are still in tny face?g<"t up [ and change." "Let's both change " And change ihey did, five times, while the other boys in the tent were choking with liughterat the comical earnestness of the two men to lie tight side up with care. A Milwaukee man who had deposited one hundred dollars in a savings bank, and was told the interest would be five per cent., came promptly at the end of the year with five dollars in small currency to pny that interest. When told that the fiv.i dollars went the other way he looked up in astouishment, and he went away wondering why a man should pay him for being allowed to take care of his money a whole year. Tw > Irishmen, on a sultry night took refuge und. rneath the bed clothes from a skirmishing party of mosquitoes At last, one of, them, gasping from heat, ventured to peep beyond the bulwarks, and, by chance, espied a fire-fly which hud strayed into the room. Arousinz his companion with a punch, he said : "Jainie, Jamie, it's no use. Ye might as well couto out! Here's one of the crai/ters search in' for us m it a lantern." "What is the chief use of bread ?*' asked au examiner at a school exhibition. "The chief use of bread," answered the urchin, apparently astonished at the simplicity of the inquiry, "is to spread butter and trcacie on." "*T? O n rvnlltn ?nnrristrate "1NOW air, usnuu u |;uin v of a vagrant Irishman, "what motive brought you to London ?" "The locomotirej sir," Ain't it wicked to rob dis chicken roost, Jim?" "Dat's a great moral question, Gumbo, wo insn't no time to argue it uow? hand down anuddcr pullet." Young ladies who play croquet are known 03 "maidens all for lawn." JAMES J U.IKS Dealer in PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, L1Q10RS, &o. &c. &o. OFFERS, at wholesale or retail, at the lowest rates, for cash, Family and extra. Super. FLOUR, of choice brands, RIO COFEE, common to choice, Laguayra and Java COFFEE, Imperial and Oolong TEAS; SUGAR, of all grades, Prime Leaf LaRD, NOTIONS, Gen Is. Furnishing Goods, &c. also An cztCDsive and varied assortment of HA RDWARE, Consisting in part, of HOES, of various sizes and qualities, AXES SPADES and SHOVELS, IRON, of all descriptions, PLOW STEEL* TRACE CHAINS, HAJIES, &c. SADDLERY. SADDLES and RRlDLES, COLLARS, SADDLERY H ARDWARE, &c. &c. The attention of purchasers is invited to the above stock. No who one gives me a call shall go away dissatisfied. Stajj-The highest market prices paid for Cotton and other produce. JAMES JONES. Feb. 11. tf Newburgh Ale KEPT ON DRAUGHT KY D. C. KIRKLEY. Corn. A LOT OF GOOD COUNTRY n/\r>V iui dujo ujr D. C. KIRK LEY. Fresh Arrivals. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED .4 new stock of Goods, Suitaole for the season, DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, HATS, SHOES SADOLEHY, &o. &o. &e. &c. Which will be sold at the lowest prices for CASH. I solicit a call from my old customers. A. M. KENNEDY. Dec. 17. tf PURE French Brandy and Wines, For Medicinal Purposes. This is a pure article of Rrandy as it was boutrht out of the Custom House und can bo relied on as being pure and genuine. ilOPGSON & DUXLAP. LKITNER & DUN LAP, ATTU RiVEYS AT LAW AND SOLICITORS IIV EQUITY. WILL practice in the Courts of Kershaw, Sumter, Lancaster and Richland Districts. Office?Rroad-st., Camden, S. C. W. Z. LEITNER, J. D. DUNLAP Feb. 11 0m. BACON, Haras, Shoulders and sides, CHEESE and CRACKERS, Superior MOLASSES, SNUFF, Scotch and Maccaboy, NATLS, of all sizes, BI. CARB. SODA, CANDIES, assorted, NUTS and FRUITS. SHOT, of all sizes, Liverpool and Table SALT, White Wine and Cider VINEGAR, WHISKIES, BRANDIES, RUMS, and GINS, Together with a large assortment of all other desirable articles in the atove line. Iq addition to the above, t offer a large stock of STAPLE and FANCY DRYGOOS. mi mmiiiiUi DENTIST. WOULD call the attention of those requiring thieir Teeth tilled to a COMPOSITION, FILLING that he prepares and baa used for the past ten years, as it can be recommended in all cases where the teeth are so far decayed as to prevent their be*' ing filled with any filling requiring pressure. As it approaches nearer the-eolor. of the teeth than Foils, it will be found satisfactory in filling the badly decayed front teeth, avoiding the unsightly a'p3 pearatce of the foil showing through the thin plate of enamel. Being nearfa as hard as the bone of the teeth it wiU prove serviceable in the masticating snr faces of many teeth. Teeth filled several years since have been fonnd within a few weeks in nearly as good a condU. tion as when first filled. > ChargeB for filling with gold, tin, of artificial Dentine from 50 cents to $2, aod teeth inserted on GOLD, SILVER or VULCANITE, from $2 toW.' ' "Ji : OFFICE on Broad street, Opposite Mr Jas. Dunlap's residence. * May 20. tf. v "Save your Family from watat Insuring your Life," THE LOUISIANA EQUITABLE! LIFE L\S18A\CE COMPANY, OF NEW OF LEANS, _ ? : HAVING A CASH CAPITAL OF '' 500.000 DOLLARS, ' OFFERS to it? Southern patrons a reliable Home Company, in Which can be eSec* ted every, species ot Life Insurance at the at the most reasonable rate . < u: 1. if ' All policies non .forfeitable, and tfie earnings ot th6 Company 'Snnually diviawJ orrthe strictly mutual plan. ' v. r: t .]] OFFICERS. : r . .7 JOSEFII ELLISON. Preaideat. VV. 8. DIKE, Vice Preaidfcut?7 ' ' W. P. HARPER, Secretary, -i nt S. C. .DEARING, Goneral Agent. G. A. BREAUX, Attorney.1' ' Directors?John Pembertort.E. A'. Ttleti C. H. Slocumb, F. Delbordis. GeorgaA.Foa* dick, W. 8. Pike, J. W. Stone, A Thorn* son, D. B. Penn, Edward Rigney . W- B; Schmidt, Alexander Marks, CTE. Kidney." A * rPM VL*fVU A. ill. UMIKUMN' Agent for Kershaw District. I Dr. A. A. MOORE, Medical Examiner. j c 24. . . if* ,v 186a : . . -?=*?- *t SPRING GOODS. ^ ; ' : ' t it.' Mcdonald & m'CUEKY Offer to the Public a Choice Variety of Spring and Suitainer 6ttOtik, Embracing everything kept in a retail ! Store, which will be sold at the lowest figures forjCash. They invite particular attention to the following specialities: LADIES' DRESS GOODS, FANCV^GOODS AND TRIMMINGS, BOOTS AND SHOfcS, HARDWARE, CROCKER^ AND GLASSWARE, READY MADE CLOTHING. Also Gttils' HATS of every dittefripi tion and at prices to suit all. . Feeling satisfied that our Stock of Goods is equal to any other hoose, id prices and styles, we respectfully ibvittt old customers and friends to exattttub the samo, and to bring along with them all their neighbors and friends McDONALD & McCUBRY. April 8. tf wXlTXr StTnttF! M IU w W MM The undersigned having fonfied a copartnership for carrying on a General Busine, in Camden, respectfully inform the citizens of the town and surroun ting country that they have takeu the^stand formerly occupied by Messrs. C. Matheson & Co., where they are how receiving a WELL SELECTED STOCK, consisting of . Dry Goods, Clothing, Groceries, Crockery, Ac. Ac. Ac, 7The. senior partner having done business in Camden for a number ofyears and having received a fair share of pa. tronage, will endeavor to merit the saina for tho new firm NOTICE. ~~ I THE undersigned, wife of James R. j Holland, a farmer, residing in Camden, I in the County of Kershaw and State of I Srtn?.hf!arolina. herebv gives notice of her incotioo to trade as a sole trader. . ELIZABETH HOLLAND. Sept. 2. 4t