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OLLA PODRIDA. EVOLUTION. AN EPIGRAMMATIC SATIRE. ?f men lcevoluted" from Monkeys, 'tis plain That Donkeys were Monkeys at some stage or plane Of the process-progression f then tell me I pray If the men ??evoluted" are konwn by their bray? And, are men once created tn Image of God Ko longer permitted to tread earth's green sod With their forms erect-their gaze cast to the ?ky, In contra-distinction to grave, learned Don? keys, Who assert Zh?r grandsires or grand-dams were Monkeys? Bat, if god-like men have long ceased to exist, Should teachers of "'.Science" cloud things with a mist Of abstruse metaphysics which none can ex*. . ; plain, When the great Samuel Johnson waa forced to exclaim,-? Metaphysics it subtle; as well'try io square The circle with quadrant*-then quit in de ilspair; Jot when. Metaphysics yon explain as yon ought, Like squaring the circle, your work ends in naught.* Then why try to prove they. * .evolved" from a Monkey Thro' various grades "till their sirs was a Donkey? Por tho dust they kick up, and their reso - nant bray Pro re? to na, beyond doab t, that tbey ste ? what they say. So we'll raise a distinction 'twixt human and . bruit, I At revealed io the Bible (a book ofall tra th :] And if "Scisnuati" claim a Donkey their tire, ' ? It should not provoke Jew or Gentile to ire : So let them atone, for while reason holds sway Zach "evolved'* little Donkey will be known hjl?abray f ; * Samuel Johnson was once asked the neening of the word "metaphysics-;'5 and he factiously replied : Metaphysics ! Why, it is when a person undertakes to explain a sub? ject beor she knows nothing about, and his or her explanation needs an explanation to explain what he or she means ;-that "meta? physics," Simple, ain't it? An Unworthy Ancestor. Since Mr. Darwin and several otb* er gentlemen have decided that we descended from the monkey, we have quite a different feeling for the mon? key. It fills with ns peculiar emotions to visit a zoological garden. It is an outrage upon our fillial affection to see our ancestors locked up in a cage, and kept on exhibition. It seems wrong to us, to have to pay an admis? sion fee for the privilege of indulging a fond glance at our fore-fathers. It is ft great shock to our family pride when some crippled iru'c Italian or? gan-grinder comes hobbling along the ?treet, ?nd puts oct one of our emaci ' ?Led old grand-fathers, with a string around his neck, and compels him to dance for the amusement of bis 4hankless posterity. Since it was dc xnded that the monkey it?, beyond gestion, one of the progenitors of racv, we .hare been oten - strack with thc resemblance which he bears to some nie?, *oriperhapa we ought to say ibe rtsenibluuse tom* some men bear ii hui. ttre wci&J*~dt oTeonrscSitattu the 'Yft&?tc?l 'degree that the >\a&akey is not one of the lim? nr. ?ins ?s&aui of evolution. We accept the situation, and own him as our lawful .parent. And yet we fi.ink that he migSttiiave done bc ti^ fox iy postee^ than I? 4bas^rc. .iV one thing, he *was -emgularly 'Agent in failing 4o *Ie??e*6orae lus I jTr?al record for^mr-sasi?&ctioti If He had transmitted to tts ati old al? manac, with -the ^ate --marked at which we ceased ?to :be monkeys, and set forth ?en ?eor ;pilg:>:mage. toward humanly., ?it would be a^reat help to J - UH. ?Lt wout? 4J**C fecen a comfort als*, of rite liad built a -mouomenton the .SB^t^where the first mo uk ty lust Isis ?Hie?6?ty, ?na .bogan 'to shape eimwelf ?mit into a man. Imagine what ?a delightful ?c?r4?si?y it would be ifor the pcesent igcoteration, rf the tust tai) of the oon&ey that ever .dropped ?n the interest of humanity, had been preserved in alcohol, and ?aved as a fam?ry Te?c. What a his? tory ooaW ?neb a tail unfold! As it is, we know ?ot when, nor where, nor how, the .original monkey leap? ed the offtcco of bia old life, and strnck for ? nobler existence. Such an important event was worthy of a record ?nd a monument, bat it has neither. . Thea too, we are troubled, about the missing ii uk. What became of that ? Pow did it get lost ? It is not maintained that the monkey, by a sin? gie dash, rose to the glory of man? hood. lt is concluded that he had to stop on the way and try the experi? ment of an intermediate state, during which he was neither a monkey nor a man. What was he during that time ? We know what a monkey is after he has ceased to be a monkey and be? fore lae has yet become a man. How :i'?8 k happened that the monkey re? sins awi Che connecting link has . -a lest? This -reminds as of another thing. : be-true that some, mottkeys have vn'^i transmuted by slow process into !:.'^hcr orders of being, why is it that j dit -.v??o?e race not followed their c::u::ip?e? li seems strange that some should evolve and others not. it puzzhs us also that the evolving business &as so completely broken down among the monkeys. We are not unreasonable ; we do not demand that all <uo?keys should in a given lime, lose their general characteris? tics, and pass into a higher state, but we do think that it is fair to ask that ?ow and ?then some monkey witf evoke lt is his duty to do it. Ile owes it to science and to mankind. One or two cases in a century would be'saiisfactory. If, for example, 6ome uprightly and gifted monkey, while cutting up his antics to the music of a street-organ, would suddenly drop his tail, part hts hair, lift him? self erect and begin to talk, lie womd do more to dissipate doubt and help science tliau a whole college of phi?osophers. But what is the &ct? Tue world is full of monkeys. They are a fruitful and far spreading race, and yet from the time history wrote her first page, not a solitary ?louey has bee? any? thing but a monkey. As we said before, we bow to the inevitable, and hai2 the monkey as our ancestor. But -when we think of how stubbornly he ha6 refused to walk in thc ways of science, we are constrained to brand him as an un? worthy sire of illustrious sons.-Bal iirnurt BLijttistf The Children and the Tem? perance Reform. The children of to-day will be the men and women of the future. The legislators, teachers, preachers, busi? ness men of the future aie now in their cradles or attending the pri? mary school. If it be true that, "The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world/' the world-rulers of the future are now taking their. 5rst lessons in preparing for their responsible positions. The control? lers of the Nation's destiuy and the guardians of her weal in 1910, are now under process of training. What will be their attidude towards the temperance reform? That will largely depend upou their present instructors. Let the children of to? day be pledged to total abstainence, anet thoroughly indoctrinated with the principles of prohibition, and in twen? ty-five years drunkenness will-- have disappeared from the country. Our hope is in the children ; and yet we have not begun to see the importance of earnest and constant effort in that direction. Thousands of old topers, are gone past hope of recovery. Thousands more are so bound by the ties of inveterate .habit, that they will only be saved by. the skin of their teeth. The labor expended in the rescue of one inebriate,, would, if rightly directed, prevent one hundred children from taking the first step to? wards such degradation. Prevention is better than core. By all means save those who are nearing the rapids ; but let tis redouble our ener gies to prevent others from getting into the stresm. A child, tee-total from the start, will wield a life-long influence on the side of sobriety, and not a single soul will go down to a drunkard's doom, by his example. A toper saved from his cup in mid? dle life will have wrought immense evil by his influence previous to the time of his conversion. Even a very moderate drinker, though he may be? come tee-total, cannot be sure that he has not injured some one. But total abstinence from the start will insure absolute personal safety oa that line, and. freedom from injury to others? lt is easier not to begin th an to stop after the evil has been done and the habit is fixed. Secure the children and our work in the Temper? ance Beform is reduced to a mini? mum-the dawn of the coming day of prohibition is here. But Sow is this to be accomplished ? I.-Home influence is generally greater and more permanent than any other. "Train np a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." Parental instruction, with regard^to ??-ierrible evils of intemperanceT md the risings of sbkhlj, con inned by pareCra? ^sample, U. an ilmost infallible safeguard to jtfc? hild. Intoxicants off every khul >lionld De bauisU'd from the side? ward. Their use in cooking should >e eutirely dispensed with*. Adtnih stering them as a medicine to chil ireu, has wrought untold mischief", ["he mother who gives her child thc mallest quantity of alcoholic stimu-J ants, has no conception *pf the evil he is doing. Said a "^iing man^ 'I almost hate my mother, when I emember how iii that acCH?^?d'?iii<?| ligroom she tapped me ?n tfic head md said, 'only half a glagSim^^fett^ viten 1 was drinking * somo"-^n^?f lealth to see how like a man l^coirrrl^ lo it. Every particle, bf affecT^oiPis' >urued right out of me wiieu'I feel hat she has ?owed seeds into ; my"' ystem, the fruit of which I ara reap-1 ng now, aud shall reap in " helL" 'olin B. Gough gives this ?ilustra-, ion : "A party went from-Buffalo to Niagara Falls to spend ? ween or wo. Among them was a beautiful :hild ; her golden hair hung upon her ?nowy shoulders ; she was l?/e life of he company. There was a^young nan there just from college, rather ?once?ted, yet high spirited and no? rie. Those who have visited; Ni tgars know that aller the dashing*, oaming waters of the rapids have >assed, the river becomes almost as -mooth as polished glass-just ?0 or 00 yards before it takes its leap, t had become quite a fascination for leonie to look at that water ; and ying down upon their face, on the American side, they could losch it vith their fingers. Small stakes vere placed in the. ground'-with itraps to fasten the ankles of the >eople who wished to l?o down -aud ouch the water. The young man aughed at the precaution. ' Ile turn id round and caught up the little mild. "My darling," he said, "I viii hold you where no child was jver yet held," and he held her over lie rapids. He might have held her ihere for an hour; he was a strong nan, and had a firm grip of the mild. But she was afraid -, abe saw ;he water beneath and grew ner? vous ; she gave a shriek-one twist md he dropped her. Over she went, md not a bit of her body or clothes was ?ver seen afterwards. The moth? ar who gives her child intoxicants, is loldinghim over the rapids. She may mid hita there safe ; but he may be ?ore nervous than she dreams of. She nay lose control over him ; he goes >ver, and his blood will God require it the mothers hands." With the cup completely banished from the home, it ia as certain as any? thing can be, that the home will never destroy a soul by drink. What moth? er ca? estimate the worth of her boy ? Let the mother who reads these linea take a calm, quiet look into the face of her boy, aud think of the wonder? ful possibilities that are bound up in that young life ; anu then ask herself if she could endure the thought ofthat life being blighted and cursed by strong drink which at the first was given by her own hand. Show mc the mother, who, after looking this whole question square in the face, would not be willing to banish alco? holic stimulants from her home for the sake of her boy, and I would have no hesitation ia calling her a moral monstrosity. I have sometimes thonght that an appropriate temperance design' con? taining pledge, neatly printed, leav? ing space fov the names of parents and children, to ho framed and sus? pended in our homes woni? be a con? stant educator on the line of temper? ance. And every means should be used in our horans to train our children for the Temperance Army. Some further thoughts on this impor? tant subject must be deferred till the j next issue of this paper.-./. M V. in T^inperan ce i Yorker. South Carolina's Share. The correspondent of the News and Courier sends that paper the follow io g Federal expenditures in South Carolina since the establishments of the Govern? ment : The first public building provided for in the State was in 1802, when Con? gress made an appropriation of $8, 220 18 "for the purchase of a house and lot on Sullivan's Island ?md erect? ing a wharf on Point Comfort," to be used as a. quarantine station. The old Charleston customhouse dates from 1818, and was'purchased from the corporation. The*following-at? the allowances : Charleston-. : 4 . . Old Quarantine Stations i 3,220 18 Customhouse (old) 90,596 56 Customhouse (new) 2,806,915 43 Mari oe Hospital-?-38y382 76 Columbian *?? -gWT^W ? <^u?lm% ittd^0.^3S^99 75 The total allowances for 'oublie build ! ?ogs in the State are $3,529,616 76. Contrary to what will be the general expectation probably, when Charleston has always been the leading pori, the first river and harbor work done in the State authorized by Congress in 1836, was done in Georgetown harbor., - Th's class ot improvements, so'far 'a's. South Carolina is concerned, ' is' not,.- then, very ancient. The foliow?o g are the 1 rive*and/ harbor allowances: Charleston Harbor^ $1,444,700 Ashepoo River 1,300 Ashley Bi ver 4,500 Georgetown Harbor 16,000 Great Pee Dee River 27,000 Santee River 57,000 Town Creek. Stono River 7,500 Waecamaw River 35,000 Wappoo Cut 23,000 Wateree River -28,000 Edisto River = , > > ^ 13,000 Saikebatchi? River H 'j 8,000 Total, rivers and harbors' $1,665,400 : The establishment of the Jighthpuse service on the South Carolina; coast- has involved quite a large expenditure of money, as follows : Bull's Bay light Cation $ 5,000 00 GopeRomara 78,000 00 Charleston 281,245 82 Daninikie Island | ? 35,000 00 Georgetown^ - * J* 73,000 00"' Hadrells Point 1,500 00 Hilton Head 107,000 00 Hunting Island - ~ 140,000 00 North Edisto > 15,000 00 Paris Island 20,000 00 Sampit River . ' ? ~*I,200 00 Buoys . 36,920 00 Light Vessels 70,000 00 Total $SS3;865 82 The next and last item of expendi? ture is in thc line of coast defence : Arsenal at Charleston $ 99,700 00 Castle Plucknoy 12.000 00 ZjAdJi?S&?- :_;_-3.8JOO.00 Port Moultrie^ - --^^7^144 911 FvrfcSomter m? ? VaSSPW OflT' Z :j. m d. i ?i?sfiL-s/ ... .... Total.; ~~ : g2,170;54-?91 - Thc follow^? arc Ui^ioiaT amounts inder each head of ;apprbpridt^oa : % Public buildings j c? ^52&616t76 Rivers and harbors> \ 1,665,40(^00 [xight stations - - p&?5??6?52 Forts and arienais j 2>17$?o4i 91 Total fe?the Stated $&22??2f 49 ' wnpi??5ceiit Ghil?ren^ ?3uer$jr oses; ito ar convalescences of ihUdreo. is^etorded^by a.. jjiprjsaing muni*, Little^^ohildrea^ha?e-j>ot *tbe n entai resarces nor the philosphy of rrown-np invalids, and if too.youug 'or ?oo weak to read, it goes hard withal he >at ient-and-with tho -n urso^-too-if h e nust lie still alf day," sTghlnigttd'moaa de?r, I aa^BO tired ot 4*0 old )ed,,,-r-**?)h^ when cap,0C",?>P ?owft itairs?*' and all the fretful lamentations am il ar to mothers and nurses. ":> ^ As it taxes one's ingenuity to amuse md pacify ?these little patients, I .will aentiau two er three things I did' for ny boy when ho was recovering from j liphtheria, hoping the experience may >e of use to some other mother. Of aarse, I soon exhausted stories, and he mild play with such toys as weak mle hands can manage; and the bid ?ry of "Oh mamma, what oan I do?' let in again. The walls of the sick room were jf bare plaster-as all sick-room rails should be,. for a coat of lime nakes them all fresh and pore again ind when my weary child sighed, imong his many sighs, for "something lew ju the room to look at,? bethought ne of a roll of pictures saved from a fear's number of a London illustrated lewspaper. These I brought into the rick-room and pinned all about the walls. The effect was very enlivening. The room seemed suddenly enlarged is if it all at once opened out upon all ;he quarters of the globe. There were dread landscapes and wild marine scenes, battle fields, Christmas firesides, sohle portraits of horses and dogs, brave generals and fair women, pretty groups rf children, sod tumbling waterfalls. The small invalid was delighted. Then [ brought him a long, light stick-a piece of luck moulding, it happened to be-with which he could point at the different pictures while he asked as many questions as he liked. This stick was an inspiration. It was like, having arms six feet long, and tho boy bad . great fun "visiting all around the world" with it, as he expressed it. As long as he staid io bed the first demand in the morning was-"Give me my poke stick, ma tu ai a." As I had to bo out of the room a good deal, i fixed a call bell oo thc foot of the bed, and wo ar? ranged a code of signals that proved quite entertaining. Three taps on the bell with the "poke stick"--meant a drink of water ; four taps, a clean handkerchief; six taps meant "I am hungry V eight taps, "What time is it ?" and twelve tay? signified that the pillows needed shaking up und thc bed straight? ened generally. After a while I attached to the stick a bit of string with a bent pin attached, scattered some old toys ?b?ufc-the floor, and tbe invalid " had a grande season of 'fishing.' Ir was amusing to see how shy some of the fish- were, and what a time it was before they would consent to bite. And then thc excitement of landing them in the bcd-which was now a boat, of coarse-was immense. [ am sure these little beguilements helped on my boy^s recovery, for they kept his 'spirits' ia a cheerful condition, and cheerfulness is a very helpful med? icine.-E H. Leland, in American Agriculturist for August. --mwm Brother Jonathan-I can't understand what you say, What have you got in your mouth ? Canuck-Wo*ms fo'Bait. Mr. Lincoln's Ingenuity. IQ 1864 he was greatly bothered by the peace-at-any-price men from the north. There was especially one old fellow from Massachusetts, very Wand and wholly bald, who was the thorn in the presidential flesh. 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Ta?? pill* were a wonderful dUoovery. Her otilen Uketh?m in thc -world. W'.'fl ?*. ?T. rollert. *Ursxnner ot disca*?. The iniorraition Around Moa box Lt worth ten um*? tl ?J*^r_* J?0*,** pill?, jiadout Abo?t them ?nd you will *lw*yo he thankful- Ona clU ? do%9.tL\***Si^^fJ?* ftelT S^^^rTwhere,oraent by mall for ?Sq In?tamp?. Dr. I.S. JOttNBOVftPO.,*^;*- Bt..Bo>toiu pl HENS LAYiff, W??mW?SmW?? Testimonials of Eminent Physicians of the State. The following are selected from manj sim? ilar oaes : Da. L. C. KENNEDY, of Spartaobnrg, vf rites the Proprietors : "The remedial qual? ities of Glena Springs ? have known for over forty years, and can attest to its value in Dyspepsia from gastric or functional derange? ment of the Liver, General Debility, Dropsical Effusions. Uterine Irregularity and Affections of the Kidneys and Bladder. To the last dis? eases I would particularly call attention, as the waters have shown large curative powers in these complaints." DB. G. B. MAYE*, of Newberry, S. C., says : "I have sent more than fifty persons suffering with Jaundice to these Springs, and have never been disappointed in any case; they all speedily recovered. I cannot find words to express my confidence in tbe Glenn Springs water, as a remedy for the Liver, when functionally deranged. Dyspepsia, Dropsy, certain skin diseases, troubles in the Kidneys and Spleen, if produced by the Lirer, have all, as I know, disappeared at the Spriggs." Da. JAMES MO??TTOSH, President of the Med? ical Association ol South Carolina, ia his an? nual address before that body remarks: "Glenn Springs, for diseases of the Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, deserves to rank with any other on thc continent," PRICE OF WATER. Per case of two dozen quart bottles, securely packed and -delivered on ibo trai<i at Spar tan? bury S<.<jO. Per gallon, by the barrel, delivered at Spar tan bu rgj 20 cents. PIT gallon, for less than a barrel, 25 cents. Address SIMPSON ? SIMPSON, Glenn Springs, S. C. FOUTZ3S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDER} Na ?? M:SK vii! di-!. CotTC; rtOTS or Ll'SO f K VKK, il boiftz's r*ow<lcr? nro n?c?l in time. r"??tr.Ts P?tw?lrrs wiltc-iir..- utvl pn:v?;ar HorrCnoMCSA. F?!iii/.'s l'o\v<J??rs wOl prevcni f.I,\rK> IN FOW& Fo'uz's t'ow?Ters will ivi'Tfft^r the rnismtfty o? milk fi?..t c?v.Mii r.v..-;<:y per c\asi.'. :::nkc ike totter tfrm v:i<! weet. Fintz's J*>?".vi<rrs <vi?1 euro or provvnr nhuost RVKKY JlSKASK to wiaioii l?n;'y;i:;i:i.i C?Uleare s::?ijccU [.'?A-Ws l'i.?w??Ki:s W?U. ?iv*: ? vTiayAuruor. SoW everywhere; OJAVJD "EL F0UT2, Proprietor BALTIMORE, MD. G. W. C. DICK, D. D. S. Office over login's New Store, ENTRANCE OM MAIN' STREET, SUMTER'S. C. Office Hours.-0 to 1;30 ; 2:30 to 5. Sept ?' I F. MITCHELL d: SOI, PROFfclETOBS OP The Merchant Flour Mills ANB COMMISSION MERCHANTS FOR THE SALE OF COTTON AND NAVAL STORES. wiXMurcTOur, jr. c. OFFER FOB SALE AT LOWEST PRICES Choice grades FLOUR, own manTt're. - ALSO, Fresh Ground MEAL, HOMINY. CRACKED CORN, &c. -ALSO, Selected RED RUST PROOF SEED OATS. . Selected North Carolina and Maryland SEED RYE. All oar Goods guaranteed best quali? ty and at lowest prices? No charge for delivery to Railroad. B. F. MITCHELL & SON. BLANKS LIENS, TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS Of SALE, BONDS, And Other Blacks in Variety, FOR SALK AT THIS OFFICE. Italian Bees and Queens, Movable Frame Hives, Honey Boxes, Smokers, Books on Bees, Comb, -AND Extracted Honey, For sale by W. J. ELLISON, Breeder of pure Italian Bees, Stateburg, Sumter County, S. C. March 9 FIRST CUSS JOB WORK AT BOTTOM PRICES? WATTHMN AND SOUTHRON JOB OFFICE W?LBERN & PIEPER, WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IX Promions, Lipom, Toteo, k 167 and 169 East-Bay , CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2_6_ S. B. THOMAS, Agi Ko. ?20 KIN? STREET, " Opposite Liberty li?i Ii ACE CURTAINS, CORNICES AND UPHOLSTERY QOODS, WINDOW-A^N?NGS^IADE TO ORDER. CHARLESTON S. C. Dec II ... o T. S. NIPSON, Wholesale and Retail Dealer itt Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Bags, &c, i?i>; :233? KING STREET, CHARLESTON; S. G. ParlSctJrlar -atteirtrot? g?ten to Filling of Orders, and ali Goods guaranteed as represented. Jan6 2 GOTO !L TBOIiMIU BRI)., 273 KING STREUT, CHARLESTON, S. C., -FOR Fine Diamonds, Watches, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER AND PLATED WARE SPECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES? Large assortment of WEDDING PRESENTS always on hand. Orders promptly filled, Watches and jewelry caref idly repaired by . expert worlcmen. 273 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Sept 23 o C. BART & CO., Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Fruit. APPLES, ORANGES, BANANAS, COCOANUTS, LEMONS, PEANUTS, PINE APPLES, POTATOES, ONIONS, CABBAGES, Ac, Ac. 55, 57 and 59 Marled Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Sept 29_"_ CHAS. C. LESLIE, Wbolesal? aod Retail Commission. -D?ALES m-. .. .1 GAME AND POULTRY. Sialla Nos. 1 and 2 Fish Market, Onice Nos. 18 and 20 Market St., East of East Bay, CHARLESTON* S. C. Coasignmenta of Country Produce are re? spectfully solicited. Pouhry, eggs, ?c. All orders filled with dispatch. Aug 25_ .__o_ AUGUST TAMSBER6, Manufacturer HAIR J E W S L R Y, CURLS, BRAIDS, ?cc , No. 332 King Street, 'CHARLESTON, S. C. Jewelry neatly repaired. Aug 25 PAVILION HOTEL, CHARLESTON, ?. C. First Glass in all ify Appointments. Supplied with all Modern Improvements, Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Rooina, . Otis Passenger Elevator, Elec? tric Bells and Lights. Heat* ed Rotunda.' RATES $2:00, $2.50 AND $3.00. Rooms Reserved by Mail or Telegraph. Sept 16 THE HOTEL WINDSOR, 211 KING STREET. Four Doors South Academy of Music. CHARLESTON, S. C. THIS well appointed Hotel was opened for the reception of Guests, March ?st, 1685, by G. T. ALFORD, recently proprietor <if the "New-Brighton Hotel," Sullivan's Island. The "WINDSOR" is newly furnished throughout, having Woven Wire Spring and Hair Malresses on all beds Fronting on King Street, with extensive Southern expos? ure, making Ali the Rooms Dry, Airy and Pleasant. To make the "HOTEL WINDSOR," what has lon* been wanted, a STRICTLY FAMI? LY HOTEL, No Liquors will be sold en the premises Rates, $1.50 to $2.00 per day-Liberal terms made by the week or month. G. T. ALFORD, triger. THE WAVERLY, CHARLESTON, S. C. The above House having been NEWLY FURNISHED throughout, in a FIRST CLASS MANNER, is without exception the most completely furnished House in the City, and is under the Sole Proprietorship and management of the Public's obedient serrant, JOS. P3XCE, Jr. RATES-$2 end $2.50 per day. Sept 16_o_ D. B. ANDERSON, Attorney at Law. SUMTER, S.C. Will practice ia adjoining counties. Collecting made a specialty.. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA E. ?. COH?ES9ED ^SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. DATED April 25, 1886 No. 48, Daily. No. 40 Dairy. Leave -Wilmington Leave Wa c ca ran w. Leave Marion...... ArVe Florence.... Ar've Sumter...... Ar've Colombia... % 15pm JO 10pm 9 40 ? tit ]5 ? 1159 " 12 39am 12 2a" 1*0 "? 4 24*m 424 ? 6 40 ? : ?AQ.** 1 No. 43, Daily. No. 47, Daily. Leave Columbia.. Ar've Sumter ...... Leave Florence,? Leave Marion..... Leave Waeca-maw Ar've Wilmington 4.3tt pjn 3 14 **' 9 55 pm 420am 5 09 ? T OO ? 8 20." Trains No. 48 and 47 ?topa at.ali. Station* except Begirter, Ebenezer, Cane Savannah, Wateree?nd Simms'. - Passengers for Columbia and. all -point? on C. A G.. R. Ri, C., CA. A. "S.,^!. Stations. Aiken Jonction; and -alt points beyond,' sbould take No. 40. Poll man Sleeper for Aligaste on tb^tiarn.^ ^... y ., <, -??? JOHN>.. D?^ ' J. "R. KEN LY,* Sn??nnt?n?eEt'Traiwl ' T. M. EMERSON, Gen, g^g^jg^ STJPBKINT?TNDEHT'B O?FICE i NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD CO. CHAWIISTOH, S. C., furn 20, 1S86. On and after this date the following ?Sebe* dule will be rtra-daily : I??ve Charleston. Arri re Florence. No. 43-12 05 p. if.... ???MM*?' 4-10 p. M. No. 47-12 .25 A. M. Leave Florence. Arrive-Charleston. " No. 30- 1 35 ?. ?...^".^..5' 00 A, ?. No. 42-IT 5* A. M.. 5fr*. Nos. 40 and 47 will not stop - at Way-Sta? tions. _ _ Nos. 42 and 43 will stop at all Stationl. No. 40 will atop at Kingtree, Lanes and Mo neks corner. ... CENTRAL EAILBOAB SC2B2SL2 DAILY. No. 53-I^eavesCbarlestoo7 20.a m Lane's.?..?... 8 36 a m " \ Sumter ."."^."Si; 0? 33"* m Arrives Colombia ......10 -40 a m No. 52-Leaves Columbia ."??.?..?. 5,27 p m *' Sumter 6 45 p m . Lane's .......?..;.?.* 7 45 p m Arrives CbArtestotf...?..??' fr io p m Nos. 52 and 53 will stop at Lanes, forres? ton and Manning. T. M. EMERSON, 'J. F. DIVINE, Geo'l Pass. Agent. Oen'LSup't. Srati Carolina Railway: Co1 PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. COMMENCING Sunday,,May.9,, 1S86,Pas? senger Trains'w?fn?n as follows, until fur ?her notice, Eastern -lifeei" .1 >::?:.-' xjf> TO AND. FROM A?LBSTON. Ras*JD??i?y>is el *r.z Depart Columbia........ ? 30 a so??.. 5 27 p m Due Charlestori.^-^-uirSO^iH?^:. 9 00 p m ?> Wert (Daily*):;; , Depart Charleston....... 7-20 a .BUN?, 5.10 pm Due Columbia ..'??.;? 18 35 a m..?.. 10 00 pm TO AND FROM ?AW??sL ' V" ' East (Da My except Snnday ) Depart Cokimbia 0 30 ?m".?505 pm.; 5 27 pan Doe Camden.?.. 12-37 a o.?7 42 pm?.7 42 pm West (Daily except Sunday.)., . \ Depart Camden 7 45 am?. 7 45 a m... 3 15 pea Doe Col u mb ?a 1 ? 25 a io?-l 0 35 a m...tO 00 pm TO AND FROM AVGTTSTA. * 1 East (Daily.) '< > Depart Columbia, ........6; 30- arm?*?. 5- 27, pm Due Angaau....??. ? I 35> a ?.J* 35 p m West (Daily.) - " Depart Augusta-6 1)5- a na- 4 40 pm Due Colombia...?...?..IO 3? a> ?.^.?0OC pTO CONNECTIONS. Connections made at Colombia -wirb Co?um bia and Greenville Railroad by rraiir arriving at 10 40 a m. and departing at 5 27 p nu At Columbia Junction, with Charlotte, Colombia and Augusta Railroad -bj saino train to and from all purni* on both roads. y; -'- ?3 Pas? onger?4?ko-t>BpperrM Branchville. Connections made at Charleston with Steam? ers to.aud froa New Yorkxm Saturdays.; Also with Charleston and Savannah liai 1 way for Sa? vannah and all points Sooth, and witB'sream. ers ?>r Jacfesonville-andpofc'? oa*r St.^JoHn's river on.Tuesdays,and Saturdays^ ?', ? * Connections, made at. Augasts to and. from all Pointa West and Sooth via Georgia & R. and with (?nTS^BT^TT^ Connections-made-at ^Moleville to and from all -points ow Bara weil ft&tromtt edol i*. THROUGH -TICKETS to all points, ?an*ba purchased by applying to D. McQueen, Agent, Columbia, S. C- T). CV ALLEN; ' 5 ^Gtne ral Pr? saan gor a?d T4cke? AgeaO. JOHN B. PECK, General Manager. Charleston, S. jC. THE AIM AR HOUSE, ! _ CORNER Of, v ., Tanderhorst and King Si* ' TFAVING BEB?F LEASED VT ? {Fortaerty of 190 Meetin^Si,^ IS NOW OPEN for the accommodation of Boarderr. "Parties vMCtflg Charleston will find this House- conveniently situated fcc bas!? ness, &?d dkecUy ?n ta*liaje-of?icm**a?waf * Terms, per day? $1 50.. . .. . Feb is . _. : ;;; ; ' WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, Si C. o TSIS NSW AND ELEGANT SOUSE, with all asodmt tiny J rn* tm. aaa, il DOW open for the reception of guests S. L. WRIGHT 4 SON, May 6. _ Proprietors. PATENTS Obtai-^ J>ad all business in the ?. S. Patent Office &iu<& to for MODERATE FEES. Our office is ophite tbeTJ. S. Patent OBce, and we can obtain patents in less timetbam those remote from WASHINGTON. Send MODEL OR DRAGING, We advise aa to patentability free of cb>*ge? ***** make NO CHARGE UNLESS Wi? OBTAIN PATENT. ^ We refer, here, to the Postmaster, tbc?Spr. of Money OrderDrv., and to officials of the* U. S. Pateat Office? For circular, advice, terms and reference to actual clients ia .your own State, or county address C. A, SNOW k CO., Opposite Patent Office. Washington, D. C. .oo jsjrang jqj aaiteuvft ppqpoo *Z 'Jp?!* ui samuouj? a?jq^ ? Pioijasnofl 'opssmOQ .asipu^qoaarP r^?^f? i? *?tt * Pn9 IR* noX OJoq-M ?-Q 'S ^oas??? 'W8:?4?HTW cuiq uo H?O 'WS at?? i? Uni stcfj m atfloq oisnm 4sdjva a? oappni JOJ jaSanejt 0|08 st 'H-D?OTTTH *S T T?iSs PHllf?EEPffl* SMGER tedddtog Tucker. Bonier, , bo x o f A Hemmern, and B*oo ,and usuKlotitfitottvretve racMjrjfmfSv 'TRI AL ta y#ar ows house before ra? >*y i ?ae cent. ***** .?^?S United Stales tUares ta mum this offer.- .Th.eyafe hand tsome. durable, aoO li ff tot iruni:ir*i. taw saa?Wr ar Malts claw Ima ?M H 14 Purclia?e from un a?d ?^?ej^*? *%?a l circular and \ C.^A'. WOWjk CO.? testimonial?. / t? ??. Te?ta.?JU, rklUA?. f* 1MILE wm MT life ? W v\ The latideat and MM^JB^JA ri pieretaxiV .^^^^S^mOm^^^ whSst?omade. ^^'jB^^^ mr^?sW be heard from one to j??m vwl two miles. Exact ^!%$m size of A .^.*:i-v<r"fc$Mn fir? brecentrefire^^^^^gM ?""F er-aft cartridge. ril|.?tki. Invaia- ^j^MSl -t|?t? N B 1 'J^IH^PL^.^ o l^n^fcraStiM*!? ^vjJI ? nt&mpe. Order an old firm. References wmlred. ??TSe^ffvv .and good salary. CA? 4 ?BOS^ 12 Santa?