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??4l*t??t?D_Y. MARCH 17.! ^H^AI^iY. OF SCISKCE. BY PATHES KY AX, TBS POST PRIEST. % Ia the fangt? of the valley, of science I dream ali the songs that I sing ; A ar* tbe;music floats ilown the-dim valley Till each finds a word for a wing, ' That ttf hearts, like the dove of the Deluge, A message of peace they may bring. . - .- ? ? Tr jr Ba t far on the deepdere are billows / That .never shall break on the beach ; And I have beard songs in the silence That never shall Boat into speech ; And I have had,, dreams in the valley ',, 'i T$?fcfty forJai?aag*.t$ tjeacfc ? B i %. And I-baveseett though ts in the valley Ah, me ! how my spirit wa? stirred ? And they wear holy veils on their faces-? Their footsteps can scarcely be heard-: Theyjpass through the valley like virgins, v Too- pair for the touch of a word. Do you ask me the place of the valley Te hearts that are harrowed by care ? It lie th afar, bet ween mountains, A?4 God and his angelare there*, One is the dar k mou ninia-of aoxro w, "< And one the bright mono tain of prayer. ^^^^^^^^ STEALING TIME. " " How the First Congress Ended. A?S?I^?priefi^ offthe Forty moth Congress hs> its closing hoare, it Jk$C?m^s^axcrjLserioas question whether t m tfc fl?ftg^SftfiJo r?tive a former joiot nile of Congress io operation fifty years ago. forbidding the presentation of bills to the President for bis approval OD the ?Stt^?S^sesaoP. tS. ai1' Bi As a^ indication how, tb e cos to ms and rales of Congress io" regard to the last noars of a Congress nave changed since ' the dose of die first Congress which met daring th? administration of Pres? ident- Uadtsoo, tne' rofloVhrg ?s copied from the National Intelligencer of Fri dayv40arch4.1831: .The Twenty-first Congress ; was clos? ed by the adjournment of the two houses * ? ilisf wis on Marco 3. ft" maj he ob? served, the proseot osage of extending March 3 as a political day until noon on ^Marchi not haring been introdnceo! at ^tfiat time. * / *By: a suspension of the joint Tole, which forbids,; contioned the Intelli? gencer, *tbe presentation of anv'bilr to the Presider* fo^-his approbation on the last day^tne^e^?o several additional j bills, were finally acted on and became laws. This was the more gratifying, as some of them provided for private claims. The . President approved and signed all the bills which were present ed ta him, although a rn m or prevailed tn the "afternoon that one or two? em? bracing internal improvements, would not be approved. ; *Both nooses took a recess from four to six o'clock. The Seoate was engaged I the great er part of tb e day in the con? sideration of executive business/ The 3d of March fell on Sunday in 1833. and both booses of Congress ad? journed at five o'clock io the morning of March 3. Of this the National Jn '^teSigffncer ttiid on Monday, March 4: *Tbe Twenty-second Congress termi? nated its second session and its ex is t enoe^jesterdfty- morning, both houses bavierg ^jooraed^st* Before daylight, _ and the encroach me ox upon the Sabbath wa?^ffs?wvoided: $ S ? Q j?pax this s it ?i deduced . that a day was then considered to begin not^at t ??iHg*y>0Vwith feyi?gat. : C . ; I APPROVAL OF BILLS. President Jackson was at the Capitol nntil after two o'clock io the morning of March 3,1831, bat riot of March 4, and several billa were- brocght from the * . Soase and signed by the President at h alf-past two o'clock. ADJOURNMENT OF TBE FIRST CONGRESS. f^Ttos; Brrst ^Congress adjooased jtfter sir o^ock^io **tn?^ evening ?f*Marcli 3. 1791, bat at exactly what hoar does : not appear ' from the official journal of either boase. Bat from tba small space covered by the record of the proceed - . logs of that evening in each House,' the time eorwon>ed after six P. M. was not probably^,more iban two, ormost three bours^ * *Ke<3ths<of l?areS iV l*?l,$i&tbis .year,, fell pnr.a Friday. .Of the closing -hours of the Senate in the First Coo : {Tress WiHiam Maclay, a Senator from Pennsylvania, who had but one term of two years io the Senate, thus writes in bis 'Sketches of Debate in the First -Senate:* MARCH 3. 1791 -As well might write the ram bles of Harlequin Ranger, xix "the vagaries of a paotoiuime, as at? tempt to cnn ute the business of this j morning-the rctmio-g of doorkeepers, j - the ooeniog and slamming of doora j The House seemed ia a continual bur- ? ricane. Speaking would have been idle for nobody could or would hear. Had *n\\ the business been previously digest? ed matter of form would have been of Uiuie. consequence. '.This, ho^wevcr^ was nottVe case. It wa? patching, piecing, [ altering and amending, and even orig- j inating new business. It was, however, j only far- JSilswortb, King, br some of j Hamilton's people to rise and the thing j was generally done. But they bad j overshot themselves, for owing to little! unforeseen, impediments, there .was no possibility of working ali through, and there was to be a great dinner which j must absolutely be attended to. Terri- j We, indeed, but no alternative-the ! iiou*e must meet at six o'clock. *>1AKCII 3, (io the evening, by can- J die ligbt).-When I saw the merry j nood tn which the Senate assembled I = was ready to laugh. When I consid- j ered th? occasion I was almost di.<p->sed j to giveaway to very" different emotions, j * * * To speak in the present up- { roar-of busioesf-.was like letting off a popcu?TO'? thunder storm. *Tbere now was such confusion* said the Senator in bis eloping paragraph, 'with Otis. ??ecfcley and Lear, ourC?m mittee oiEorotment, &Q , that I con- j fesV Most their arran ?remen t. Indeed, j I am apt to believe if they bad any j they lost it themselves. They ali agreed j at last tirai the business was done The j president of the Senate. John Adams. ! left the chair and the members scam- j pored down stairs ' Maclay also notes an attempt being f made during the last hour to pass a new ? bill for the relief of one OJ vid Cook, j and say*: ?Twice^beretofore has there been an; attempt made to. smuggle this biil ; through H*Jfte crowd It happened,! r however, to be smoked _and rejected * VJtXRK UlSTORY RBPE*TS TTSKLP. From the above ir appears that while Congress doe* not follow at thia day. . nor has it for many years, the prece- j r?ent set bf the first Congress, as to the ' l.our for a final adjournment, its closing ! ktttit? at?i lucidon'. ire nt ??ii rtvp^cta ! similar to those of the first Congress?in-i j cloding the preference of prominent ! memberaV/tbe'nojiy ^ttepd ^J?nner ; ?arg^JcT l^s^^?%elh^r|w8 og legislation as was instanced last Mon Kday??veuing^ when the ebaionan of/hfi 'House Committee1 ?n Appn>pTiattoi?8 dined with Secretary banning instead of having a conference meeting OD an important appropriation bill. A Howl for Home Eule. 'There was stubbornness, selfishness, egotism and tyrauny in the act/ said a Democratic C'^evessman to a Star re? porter, speaki_9' of the appointment of Trotter to be Recorder of Deeds. *More'thari that? this last appointment, this running it io. was a piece of re? inga Maia tba p^pta nf tim District for having defeated bis Matthews ap- j pr>intment. It is tirae,'^ he^oot?Bu?d, *that this way of appo?uttng bummers and all sorta of earpei-baggers, tb&t~| could not be elected county sheriff io their own homes, to com m an ding post tioos'in -the Territories to run over a conquered people-a people deprived of their-votes-should stop and be put an end to. You get a taste now of what they have to endure in/other; Territories. Was not this appoint? ment in violation of the Democratic platform ? . Why, of course it was. This talk of the home role clause not applying to the District ? Why, I was at the convention and know all about that clause. It never would have" gone into the,platform but for the District delegates. It was intended especially for the District and the other Terri? tories were let io. I tell you this is an outrage that -WrH-be resented by peo pie who haw gefih vtf^^-^aihin?ion-\ ?Star: ; 11 '? ..**?~~~??~~- - - Henry's ^o^Mu???? 1bojtf|panion gives the fofiow4?g as thevrrumber of battles fought in the late war : In the year??86^ |5Si ?n#a?e^?t8 "f 3?862, 559ri863;*t??r?$u, hie; ms, 135. Total ^^^arf^lZrr. In the Rev<>lut?^^^^aeref were 55 engagements ; 'in "the war of 1812, 87 ; in iltbe ttrdiau ; wars,. 21. "| Total, L 16&r- ^Tlns wrft^donbtless tie of inter-* est to many old ?veterans, and it is pobIiste^cll#ir%enefft? A & x'^jLL1 " ' ? - , Some, Ualueky Omens. Ii ?s aofackyjto meet a crosit-eyed man | to whom yon owe $10." .. _ r~: It is unlucky torb^':?4^^overihy-*n undertaker's wagon. It is unlucky to fall out'of a thirteen story window on Friday. _ . ^^^^nrT^st^a^ot o^aln^rTSave ? safe fall four stories and strike you ou the head. r ' R?gnier, t he Spy. One of ?be very strangest rfeatnres of tb e.^F ?in co-Germ an *war wits \ the part played bv^ Regaler,- whose dealh -at St Lawrence, near Ramsgate, is announced in the Paris papers, writes a correspond? ent of the London lelegravk. He was generally supposed, to have expiredJong since^an#*??ertamiy remen&erCtoJhave seen^is/Jec?as? mentioned ?some ryears agd. *H? -was comtnon?y spoken rof as R?gnier, the spy, and he was condemn? ed "by default as such^ but for my own partfl baye always had considerable doubts on the subject I often met Reg neir during the progress of the famous trial of Bazaine at the Trianon, and he left on my mind the impression of be? ing a vain busy-body who had got into trouble hy attempting to perform a t:isk which he"had neither the authority to undertake nor the brain to execute. It is quite possible that he may have, been actuated simply by the desire to bring about peace, and that he may nave mis? taken the wish to make himself import? ant for the capability of becoming a her?c If he really acted as spy to the German forces hemust have been scurvi? ly treated by those for whom he is sup? posed, to have worked, for he was a rich .juan Jjefore- toe, WAIT -and; almost pennte? afterward.. WbOethe Bazaine trial was going on he did not attempt to hide his whereabouts, and up to the last .moment he loudly expressed his determi nation to come: forward as a witness. The day before that on which he was to appear, however, his courage failed him. He strolled out with his gun on his shoulder, as though he were going to-sbopt_some pheasants, and he never went home again. When he was found guilty by default he had already crossed thefrontier, ^et his Tanning away^bviio means'KcVncTusive proof of his gui?t Party feeling was then still very high; And eycryjbody who had been in communication with "the imper? ial family was looked .upon with sus? picion. R?gnier may well have doubt? ed the result of a public investigation. Bc this at it may, the -mystery - of his case has never been cleared up. He once gave mc a collection of the pamph? lets he had written on the subject, and he beggedytue most earnestly to have them bound in order to insure; their be ing^DBserved. I remember having-been amused at the time by thc great anxiety he manifested that his writings should be saved from oblivion. It betrayed the excessive and inordinate vanity of his character, and this vanity is enough I think to account for much that other? wise would be inexplicable in his con? duct So strange was Rignier's career that I may well remind your readers,of some episodes of it Giving himself out as a diplomatic envoy to Bazaine, he made his way into Motz toward tho end of September, 1870. He had a long con? versation with Bazaine, and was then driven back to the German line. Un? fortunately, he had reckoned without his host "lt was night when ho return? ed, and he was fired upou, and narrow? ly escaped with his life. Taken back to Metz, he had another interview with Bazaine on thc* following day. after which he was successful in returning to his original starting point without fur? ther mishap. Many at the time-be? lieved him io have been specially em-j powered by the Empress Eugenie toc?n? fer with Bazaiue; it is far more probable that he had no mission at ail. Original? ly wealtliy. he had been utterly ruiued by Jthe. war, and a.iaunury ncac.Rams ga te. wber o he d icd.. turn isb cd bi tn i n ^rrrs-dc^?mngyear? witlriiis sole means of subsistence .Couutry I*JU>UlortU in Mame. A characteristic of the Maine country I tavern-keeper is his tale;nt for making ' a little sleep go a long way. ^. Ho mat- j Her bow fate you arrive, be comes to the ? door^with'T?s lan turn to greet you and i ask you ft you have had any supper. If j you wish to leave at 4 or o o'clock in ; the morning it is thc landlord who raps i at your door. In many Maine towns ? the stages arrive at irregular and uu- j seasonable hours. 1 rec? ni ly was a ; guest at a. Maiue hotel at which the only ! siage (and that the only connection j with the outside world) arrived at ll j p. m. and which it left at 3 a. m. The ! landlord's whole force consisted of him- j self, his wife, and his daughter, and the I family svenied to be able to live with- ; out sleep. 1 remember paying another ! M.? i tte landlord 7? cents for supper and . l<xlg:;j-.r. and th?5tt asking him to call . me at 4 a. tn. to take the stasre. "All ! r'.ght." lie sait!, ~l*vcg?t to sit up till 12 j o'clock furn Ur:.iii, an I 1 guess 1 won't LO to beer-it alt to night'.'*so as to bo sun-tc? ?ai; y'Mt." jf i{i.?t was not ac t?iiiiu?><l:i!?o;i vvttat vvao ii? -Lewiston NOVELTIES. Kew and Ocl<l Fancies for the Omamenta ?t 4fo?.?lF??rloi^a?d; Drawing-Room^. ' 3 - " fr * ' '- * " ?nqo?ries ninde by-a reporter for the New York Hail and Express among dealers: in - lane/ o im a m e a ts for the |mrlor wd: drawing-room elicited the fact J hat old and antique designs in wrought-iron and copper are all the rage this fall One of the most popular of these is a curiously-fashioned standard of iron rods to which is attached a cop? per tea-kettle, under which is fastened a small copper alcohol lamp. They are of domestic make and average $20 each. The standard is of plain, black iron end I the kettle and lamp of clear copper, and were they not "the thing" they would I scarcely be tolerated, one would think, among the richly-decorated ware that has been of late so much in favor in the houses of thc wealthy. Among other 'wronght-tron noTelries" "are ""hanging -daabwms, square and with colored glass ]Bh?f?s;?antf several styles of elaborate j!?aiup' Standards. One dealer talked ^.ULsaidjlkat tiievorders for these goods and for pure copper articles were com? ing in faster than he was able to fill them.. In the copper ware the prevail? ing fashion is for a rich, dark shade of color, called royal copper. The ware is of solid me: al and is given a dark sat? in finish. Sconces, candelabra, sealing ^waac s*$te,~:ttn~d mirror frames are made Ofthe same "material. The sconces cost $30 a pair, and. the mirror frames $18 each. Some of the pieces are made more attractive by ornaments of oxi? dized silver. Equally with the rage for this style of ware is a demand for Egyp? tian figures standing from one to three ?e^t in- height. These are remarkable for their lifelike appearance and for the care of detail in which, they are finished. They represent typical characters, such as musicians, water-carriers, and prophets,-and - are dressed in full na 'tive^eosturae,-^ie-?Jcthing properly col? oreds. AbotttiSe "pedestal of each figure are..native- phials such us the -cactus and century. "Tue material of winch tn^ey^arefma^esfS ^km?>wn as French .bronze, and some.of tibe) figures cost as 1?r?b*as ^O?^'an?T $3?K) a pair. For ,articles in^both bronze and brass the fdematrd still keeps up, and many novel? ties are in market for the fall. Among trTese'was^oticed-ah umbrella stand in -brass onoosse work? titi* exact shape of a"^>o8t *Tt Ts"twb*"fe?tv two inches in Jjeigh^anuVthe raised portions, also the ?band, around the sole and heel, are pol? ished brass, while the depressions are iii polished bronze. Tfce^ spcr of the bobtffos?ns t?&'^n?\hf?^% faucet, t?for?gVSrhicS a'ccnmul?teir water is ,drawm off-,The cose of it is $27.50. ^Other novelties: in bronzs are figures of two Spanish gamblers in full costume, with'^??avm'aao^rs, as if in a quarrel, features very lifelike; peasant girls on their way to market; a double figure, nineteen inches high, of a man and wo? man, the latter on horseback, called r*<lW CJo?^prratbrsf5^ imd" '?gtrresf^f Dante,; Wallace, Braes and Other cele? brities. It was: also*'"stated that* the crazo forold-fashioned.clocks is appear ingj?gaf?i One was shown seven feet h^^c??Frencli m?>?^ inlaid^rith.^ex gulstte^,- cnt-brasa work; inclao^g?ade i ig ns^Q?: figures and . flowers, the ;cost of whicb was. $2cfe 3?$?her:rem?ikable antique clock was one..jost received-tb is week -from Englands. ?lt is seven feet high"; and was madl en the sixteenth century. Its value is $500. Esther Rockwell's Romance. Mrs.-'Esther Niies Rockwell, widow of Harry Rockwell, died at Hadden Neck a* few days ago, writes a New Haven correspondent of the New York Sun. A most romantic event in her life gave her something more than mere local repute. She was married in 1817 to Henry Rockwell, who live<ygr|licr np the Connecticut river, and ,v?6jp?yas a man of somewhat roving disposition, with a strong likiug for the sea. Two years after marriage Rockwell accepted an offer for winter employment in Savannah, but when he returned in the spring came only to New York. There he was tempted to ship on a whaler and dim so without seeing his wife. He was afterward captured while on an English vessel by a Spanish ship, and spent two or three years in a Spanish prison. Then, without returning home, he en? listed in the United States navy, and for some years after was on a merchant ship. He sailed around the world sev? eral times, Mrs. Rockwell not haviug heard anything from him for seven or eight years, believed he was dead, and in 1825 she married George Evans, who died in 1831. Rockwell in that year was in New York, and intended to re? turn home, but hearing that his wife had married again, thinking him dead, he at once shipped for a iong voyage. By Mr. Evans she had three children, two of whom are now living. One of these, Zelinda, when a little girl in 1835, told her mother that she had had a queer dream and that she saw her other papa, as Rockwell was called, coming home in sailer clothes and a colored vest. A week later, on the afternoon of July 4, and during a heavy thunder? storm. Rockwell knocked at the door of his wife's house and asked for shelter. He was invited to take dinner, though no one recognized him. The little girl, however, spoke of her dream at ouce when she saw him, saying that the man was dressed just as "her other papa had been. Then thc wife said, greatly agitated: .'You remind me of tkj man who was once my husband.'1 "Don't you know me, Esther?" was his answer. Five days after they were married, aud lived happily together for forty-six years, when Rockwell died Three children were born to them, one of whom. Edward Rockwell, lives now iu the old homestead. The Cent in Demand. Two months ago thc American copper cent was the most despised coin on the market. Ladies turned up their pretty noses at it, bank, presidents issued edicts that no copper coriki need apply at their banks for deposit, businessmen looked askance at it, and the coj>p.;r cent had scarce wiiere to Jay its bend or its tail either, for that matter. " The newsboys, the beggars aud the dime savings banks alone remained its friends. Thousands of homeless cents found their way into the Dime Savings Bank in Detroit They grew so many at last that Cashier Woolfenden was obliged to buy a new safe for their especial accommodation. Even this be? came filled and Lite cents were obliged to lie in great heaps upou thc floor o? the vaults. Suddenly thc cent seemed to* jump in? to favor again. First tho stream pour? ing into the Dime Dank slackened and then almost ceased. Then, iuslead of a supply, came a demand,, and for a time the bank poured out copper cents like water; uutil at length all their store was exhausted. Tue other banks ex? perienced the same run, but their supply gave out sooner. To-day the cent is the most eagerly sought-for coin in Detroit. Its intrinsic value amounts to but one mill of gold, but this doesn't bother the merchants, who pay ?10 for ten hun drvd cents (actual value SI) with all the gladness possible. In some cases they have even offered a premium. Every one is looking for cents; bank clerks are hustling around town looking for cents everywhere, and the United States mints are unable to supply the demand. The Dime Bank recently put in a requisition for $500 in cents, but was informed that the order could not bc filled for two months. The copper coinage of the United States amounts to $5,000,000. For three years back no copper has boen coined in this country, owing to tho overplus of- cents, until ^recently, when the in* creased demand obliged the mints to re? sume. Questions put to leading Detroit bankers failed to elicit any explanation of their peculiar and sudden demand for cents. At last a clerk was found in the First National Bank who said that the demand was not felt out in the smaller cities of the state, and that in Detroit it came almost entirely from the large retailers. "I never though of it before,11 said Bruce Goodfetlow; "but it is: easily ex? plained. Of late ali the fancy stores, notion stores, groceries, etc., .have been marking down their goods to fractional currency. If a price was $1, for in? stance, they would charge 93 cents- if 2? cents, 23 couts;- if 20 cents, 18 cents, aud so on. They are all doing it now, and that doubtless creates the present STeat demand for cen ts.11 - Detroit Journal. Some Japanese. Ways. "Tell mc something about social life in Japan," said the reporter. ..First of all* have you any dudes over there?" Tomati at first did not "catch on," but understood what the scribe meant when "fashionable youno: men" was j substituted for dudes. He remarked j that the swell young men in the city of j Tokio had their clubs like Europeans, where they went to pass thc time. "Ev? erything European and American," he j said, "is considered the height of fash ! ion in Japan among the high-toned peo? ple. Three years ago the sack coat was all the rage. The mass of people, how? ever, wear the old-time costumes. Eu? ropean dressTS^doptedrrrthe army and navy, by courtiers and by the police." The reporter in the course of conver? sation elicited other interesting data. Japanese young men of fashion visit the girls just as they do in this country, take them out to restaurants and fill them up with ice cream. They have balls and parties where waltzing is indulged in ad libitum. The waltz, however, is a very recent innovation, but is liked by the Japanese exceedingly. The costumes of the ladies in Japan are more in conson? ance with tlie dress reform movement than those of American and European girls... First of all no corset is worn. ? ! The long silk sash supplies .the place of j j steel and whalebone. This sash is wrap- j 1 ped round and round the waist loosely, ? and the ends hang down behind. There j is no large, elaborate bow pinned against | the back like those seen in the represen? tations of the "Mikado" on om* stage. Some of the ultra-fashionable giris of Tokio, however, have adopted a method j of making their waists look smaller ac? cording to the European modes, out no corset is used-simply a belt buckled around the waist. - The ladies are fond of picking the strings of the banjo, and are up to the j times in a fashion which has been great- J ly in vogue among American girls. ! Japanese^girls prettily attire them I selves in much the same underwear as American women, but their - stockings ard built more on the order of dxmitten for the hand, there being a .separate re? ceptacle for the big toe. A very curious fact the reporter glean? ed from the interpreter was this: The Japanese think that all Europeans have i very old types of faces. The little colony stationed at Gillette & Co.'s warehouse live very simply and frugally. Their principal food is rice, eggs, chickens and meats. In their own country comparatively little beef or mut? ton is used for food, but every kind of fowl is highly appreciated.-The Haiti more Aeivs. A Washington dentist says that a man who is brave in battle is apt to be a coward in a dentist's chair. This shows the effect of pride. A man on a battle? field has a large number of witnesses about him. while in a dentist's chair he is practically alone. It is not hard to be brave when the eyes of the world are on rou. but in solitude most men are cowards. A private letter from Albert Edward tells me that he is coming over next sea? son as manager of a blonde burlesque company, "I expect to make big money." he writes, "I shall demand 90 per cent of the gross receipts from all who wish to engage me. Ma thinks I ought to make 95," but I don't want to appear grasping. Love to all tbs folks." -Tid Bits. Ah! my beloved, may I hope to clasp you to-morrow to my bosom and depict to you again our future happiness in the glowing colors of phantasy. 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Because a new text-book is used that re? duces the labor of learning proportionately to the difference tn price bf the system being made simpler than heretofore and more prac? tical, besides being the most popular method, having- the indorsement of onr Congressional and profession^ reporters everywhere, togeth? er with over 1000 graduate? of our Chain of Phonographic Colleges Boys and men on the farm, in workshops and elsewhere-girls at home, in factories and at school have learn? ed the art in from threee to six month's study dnring spare moments and been helped to positions in offices by Mr. Scott-Browne where they have earned from Si2 to $20, a week. Write and ask for a free sample copy of Browne'* Phonographic Monthly and full par? ticulars. Address D. L. Scott-Browne, 23 Clinton Place. New-York, N. V. CAUTION. Consumers should not confuse our Specific vith the numerous imitations, substitutes, potash and mercury mixtures which, are got? ten vp io sell, not on their own merit, but on the merit of our remedy. An imitation ti always a fraud and a cheal, and (hey thrive only as they can steal from ike article imitated. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases maded free. For sale by all drwjqists. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Dratrer3, AtlarUa, Ga. vs. POTASH. jg? -gp I hare,had blood poison for (ca years. I know I hare taken one hnr.drcd bottles of iodide of potash in that time, but it ?:d me no good. Last summer my 'ace. neck, body and limbs were covered with sores, and 1 could scarcely ase my arms on account of rr.eu jnatisuun jay shoulders. 1 took S S S., and ii has done me more good than all other medi? cines I'liave taken. My face, body and neck are perfectly clear and clean, and my rhea - , matismis entirely <rono. 1 weighed UGpound- when 1 besan the medicine: and I now weish IT?.?S2 pounds." My first bottle heipetfrne greatly, and gave" me an appetite like a strong man, ^^it.'ould not be-without S. S. S. tor several times its weight in gold. H s? ? T~ J, C. E. MITCHELL, W. 23d St. Ferry, New York. I ?TBBLJt.^M.OWN FACT ! A?fealer who makes a Specialty of one par always supply the Best Goods at the Lowest Prices, IT IS THEREFOR* TO TOUR INTEREST TO BUY YOUR HARDWARE R. W. DURANT & SON : - ' , They keeep ia stock every known variety of SHELF HARDWAEE sad would call esoeeial attention'to a verv Urge and weil selected stock of RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING In ail widths, with Rivets and Burs or Lacing as may be desired. ?I STOVES OF EVERY VARIETY AT ALL PRICES. A large and superb stcwk of ellina and. Glassware, And'thefinesVand VaT^est assortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY", RAZORS, SCISSORS, kc, from the best fatorics of Europe and America. Especial attention bas boen paid in the selection of POT WA RE, TINWARE, Ac. Wagon Material of Every Conceivable Kind. Single and Double Muzzle and Breech Loading Guns, Ammu? nition, Shells, &Ci Remember this is the ONLY HARDWARE STORE IX TOWN aod will be supported by LOW PRICES. R. w. DURANT & sok Sept 15 Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. C. EVERY YOUNG MAN SHOULD AVAIL Himself of the advantages offered at the BRYANT, STRATTON k SADLER BUSI? NESS COLLEGE, For acquiring a thorough and practical train? ing in busine?S affairs. With improved and enlarged facilities, we announce our Twenty-Second Annual Opening for the reception of pupils. The curriculum of study embraces a thorough pr?paration for business affairs. The proficiency acquired by our many pupils during a period of over twenty years as educa icirs of youth is our strongest commendation. Pupils enter nt any time. For circulars, cat? alogues, terms, &c. call on or address VV. H. SADLER. President, Sept 8 Nos. 6 k 8 N. Charles St., Ba Ito. ASHLEY SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC. The S. G. S. is the cheapest, and the best, and the only Specific Fertilizer for Small Grain ou the Market. The S G. S. has been used all over our Southern States for the last three years, and has given groat satisfaction. ASHLEY ASH ELKIIE.VT, Of superior activity arid efficiency ; a cheap and excellent Fertilizer for Small Grain, especially when used with Cotton Seed or manure to supply A iniuonia. ASHLEY COMPLETE GARDEN FERTILIZER, Delivered frey ; specially adapted lo lWes, Geraniums, Pansies, Flowering Annuals. &c. For terms, directions, testimonials, and for the various attractive and instruc? tive publications of the. Company, address, THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO. Charleston, S. C. THE CELEBRATED CARPENTER ORGAN. HAVING PUD CUR KU THE AGENCY for the abu ve world renowned Orpin, I j HUI prepared to furnish said or ?ran at prices j to snit all parlies who may desire a first class ; instrument. ! Any information desired will hp fully jriven ! hy my father. Mr. VIT. V. Smith, at hi's office j in Sumter, S. C : Correspondence solicited. Miss S. JESSIE SMITH. '' October 26. BLANKS LIENS. TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, FOB SALK AT THIS OFFICE. ^??ANT?&CO?ST LINE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT, FAST UNE BETWEEN Charleston, Columbia and Upper South Carolina? CON D EN SE D SCH EDITEE. WILMINGTON, N. C.. Dec. 19, 1886. Going Weat. 7.00 8.42 9.51 10. *5 3.02 4.18 6.05 7.01 5. OS 6.15 A. M. P. M. Lr Ar CiiailrStOtl. Lanes, Sumter, ColutnMa. Wiotisboro Ches 1er, Vorkville, Lancaster, Rock Hill, Charlotte. Ar LT Going_Ka?t. 9.45 P M 7 57 " 6.42 " 5 27 ? 3 48 ff 2.45. ? 11.45 A. M 7 00 A.M. 2 02 P.M. 1 00 ' 1.01 2.52 5.55 4 50 5-40 6 35 4 35 3.35 7 10 I'. M ?Li >t-v? i?rrr \. f? reen wood Laurens, Anderson. Greenville. Walhalla. A homeville Spar'bttre, Hen'sonvil |L?, (.7 12.*6 8.20 10.40 10.00 8.55 '10 45 ?ll 20 i 7.00 r*. At A. M. P. M On Sunda, vs train will leave Charleston. S. C., 8 45 A. jr.j^Hrrivi^Cohim?.ia 1 00 P. M ReturningleawelTColu?bia5*27 P.M., arrives Charleston 9.45 P.M. Solid Trains between Charleston and Colum? bia. S. C. Sp?cial Parlor Cars attached to Hi is train be? tween- Charleston and Columbi*. Ko extra charge for seat in tb?-s* cars to pas? sengers holding First Class tickets. J. F. DIVINE, T. M. EMERSON, G'en'lSupt. Gen M Pass. Agent ATLANTIC COAST LINE. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT, . : WIUIINGTOV, N. C., Dec. 9, 1886. CIRCULAR No. 1532. Important Cta$ ia SCM?. Commencing Dec. 13th, 1886, additional trains will be run, daily except Sundays be? tween Florase, S. C, anil CoUia, S. C., As follows: Souibhound, No. 57. Leave Fl orenre. "?? Ebenezer . 14 Timmonsville " Cartersville.... u Lynchburg ... " Atkin.:. " Mayesville. " Sumter . " Wedgefield.... tl Acton . " Eastover.. " Congaree. u Simms. Arrive Columbi:.. .11 35 .11 48 12 02 .12 16 12 24 .12 35 .12 50 . 1 12 I 1 36 . I 58 . 2 OT . 2 22 . 2 44 . 3 05 A.M. ??' P M. Northbound. No. 56. Lrjtve Col u ni t.in. 1 00 P. M. Simms . 117 " " Congaree . 1 35 " " Eastover . 1 47 :' " Acton. 1 58 " " Wedgefield . 2 21 " Sumter. 2 44 " " Mavesville. 3 04 rf ?* Atkin. 3 18 " " Lynchburg. 3 23 " " Carterville. 3 37 " " Timmonsville... 3 50 " " E'-enezer.. 4 03 " Arrive Florence. 4 15 " Train No. 57 connerts at Florence w?tb Train No. 15 (old No. 42) from Wilmington, Petersburg,. Richmond and all points North; also with Train No 57 from Wadesboro, CueraV;, and all points on C. & S. and C & D Rail Roads. Train No 56 connus at Florence with Train No 66 (old No 43) and Train No, 62 {old No. 45) for Wilmington, Peters ?nrg, Richmond, and ni! points North; also-with Train No. 50 for Cheraw, Wndeshoro, and. all points on "C. & D. and C- & S Rail Roads. Solid Trains between Wades*?oro and Colom? bia. T. M EMERSON, Dec. 15 Gen'l Passenger Agent. WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA R. R. ,5T CONDENSE!? SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. DATKD No. 15, Feb. I?.. 18S7 j Daily. No. 23. No 27. Daily. Dnily. Leave Wilmington ? 7 20 ? m Leave Wnccamn w |: 8 41 " Leave Marioo. 10 28 .* Ar* ve Fl (?renee.... : ? 15 '* Ar've Sumter. 1 12 '* Ar've Columbia;..! H 00 j? m 8 15 pm 9 30 *. 11 24 " 12 15 * 4'24aw 6 20 10 10 pa? ll 15 12 39 a ie I 20 - 4 24 " 6 20 '* TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. 78, Daily. No ?6, Daily. No. 62. Daily. Leave Columbia.. Ar've Sumter. Len ve Florence... Leave Marion.. Leave Waccamaw 10 25 pm 1 ti) p ui It 52 " ? 2 44 4 45 am! 4 3D pm ? *J8 " I 5 '2 .? 7 06 " 6 56 Ar've Wilmington ! S 3(1 *' 8 SO " - lOp 8 46 " 10 II ? 1 25" Tr.-iiim No. 23 ano 78 ?top* ar all Station.? except Regi.-ter. Ebenezer, Cane Savannah tt* ate ree and Simms'. Passengers for points OD C. ? G R R., C., C. & A. R R. Stations Aiken Junction, and nil points beyond, should take No. 23 . Pullman Sleeper f?r Augusta on this train. JOHN F. DIVINE. General Sup'L J. R KEN LY. Superintendent Trans. T. M. EMERSON, (jen Passenger Ag't. South Carolina Railway Ge, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. COM MENVl AO December 19, 1SS6, Pas? senger Train.? will run as follows, until fur trier notice, .'Eastern Time:" TO AND FROM CHARLESTON. Eas' (Daily.) Depart C' lumbla. ? 30 a QI...... 5 27 p n? Due Charleston. 11 .'*? a in. 9 45 p us West (Dillly ) Depart CTiarSestoii. 7 WO ? m. 5 10 p IL ?>ue Columbia . 10 55 a m. 9 55 u II TO A ND FROM CAMDEN. East ( DJ? i'.v except Sunday ) Depart Columbia.6 30 a m Due Cauide:.12 52 p m West (Dnily except Sunday ) Depart Camden.3 15 pm Due Culm bia.".5 55 pm TO AND FROM AUGUSTA. East (Du i Fy.) Depart Columbia , .6 3? a m. 5 27 p m Due Augusta. Il 50 a m.10 25 p w Weft (Daily.) Depart Augusta. 6 IO a m. 4 40 p rc Due Columbia.10 55 n m. 9 55 p m CONNKCTMUS. Connections made itt Columbia with Colum bia ami Greenville h*ailr?wd by trait arriving :ir 10 55 a m. and departing at 5 27 p ra At Columbia Junction ?iib Charlotte Columbia ;inii August.! Railroad by s:une train to am (rom all points on hoth ronds. Passengers tnke Supper at Branchville Connections made at Charleston with Sream ers to and from New York on Saturdays. Als* wi:h Charleston and Savannah Railway for Sa vauban and all points Soi.ul). and with ?team ers for Jacksonville and points on St. Jobn'i river on Tuesdays ami Saturdays. Connections ina-ie at Augusta to and frone nil Poiii?.? West and South via Georgia R. R ami with Central R R. Coonernon* ma<ie >?r Rockville to and from nil point? on Rjirowfll Railroad. THROUGH TICKETS to nil points; can ht purchased bv applying to D McQ-teen. Agen? Columbia. S. C- I) C. ALLEN. General Passenger and Ticket Agent. JOHN 13. PECK. General Manager. ' ha Heston. S. C FIIIST CL?SS JOB WORK AT BOTTOM PRICES. WATCHMAN AM SOU TM ROS JOB OFFICE m J. CHINA, DEALE?rf 15 Drugs, Medicines and Cbemicais. FINK TOILET SOAPS. HAIR AND TOOTH BKUSUES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, ic. ?c. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES AND D YE STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, $c. Full supply of Fresh Garden Seeds. _Apr?l 9 _j PAINT YOUR BUGGY POR One poliar. One coat gives ao old buggy.ihe blackest black you e?er saw and'a handsome gloss without varnishing. It dries bard io a few hours. No rubbing ! No Tarnishing! No extra trou Mc Each can contains more iban enough toJ^)a??t>a.carriage._, Retailed at OnzDollar per Can. For Sale by DR. A. J. CHIMA. _ o cn m ff gff? g s " * gil g. SU > - WJU OJ m ' te S II 5" Si T S? ? o IfT= =s S* co f - 51 . 5T' * ?i II ??* ? is > ti- **4 CC Sf ?=3 O o CG SIBLEY'S S*T?STED*ft EE Dd SEND^^HECATAIOGUE ^ egetctble. Flower. Field ? CT ET IT* ? I ants. Bulbs. Implemos, ut. Ct L0 w p D rr ijT oy mail on application. ~ IX S* Ct Don't neglect writing lor lt. EIRAM SIBLEY & CO. ROCHESTER N. Y. CHICACO, ILL 322&S S?J??a ti 12-11 SS Ciii Ct. ? J. F. W. DEUIB -DEALER IN Agent? & ion m s, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY K KPT IN. \ FIRST-CLASS DR UN STOKE. Tobacco^JSjiuiLaiid Segars. GARDEN Paints, Oils, Varnishes, v*LASS, PUTTY, &c. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compon tided, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will fitrd my stock of | Medicines complete, warranted genu? ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. "K??SFPAINtfiiF In First Class Stylo. IAM PREP.AI?El) -XO^?CiLNLSH MATE rinl of tlie best kind and ii nish np. jo bs in workmanlike manner, and no money required until work is completed. Any kind of work in the House-painting line, such AS Walnut Graining, Oak Graining, Map icing, Marbleizing, Wail and Fancy Painting in flat or gloss work, Graciteing, Rough-casting: Go'Id or Brass Bronzing, Staining, and Varnishing in HOV shade. All jobs will be promptly dealt with. Address LEMUEL R DAVIS, May 19 -. Sumter. S.?. obfjuncil. and .-ti! T.i'rl^r KC&ijS&S at U-inled Jo- for M;}i)i.;n.\'?E .'A/Cs Our oflice i> .>:?;?>.?iie (lu: !'-> ?"?i:?*iiC 'U?ic?/. :lttd MC <*:i:i ob l oin fHt.'jtis.j?? lew titiM* iJisnt tti.-s?- r? tin-1.- from ' If |>7//W/.'>.V. -?.?.> Mi&iEJ- 1 ' !: -v' .. I'HO'fO of i;rvi.t?ti.iM M.-M-I-:- ? ' !:r=cfiJ ;:!>:MIT frev?! ?.?.?n:?-w?; ?-. . . f'.V/.?'O' /MW^ /' /> '? r??r rtrrnhm J:<I\ I-.-.-TIJS . ivs i ncMial-cli?i??s I'M ; .?...?? >'.-.x\' _ . Town, write l?i gycyTPj*;?-^?.,v^?-.-?"T^ggyst Ojnwite !'?'?mi .:?>'::>v. U'-i<;)ttv*jtim, D C "MOTHERS' FRIEND" Hakes CHHD-EIE?H Kasy. The lime has come ?t last when the terrible agony incident to this very critical period in a; woman's life can beavoided. A distinjrnis-hed physician, who passed ihe greatest portion of his life (forty-four years) in ?his branch of prnctice, left to cbild-T'earing woman this priceless Jegacv and life-saving appliance, "THE MOTHERS' FRIEND." and to-d?y there are thousands of ?he best women in our latid who, having used this wonderful remedy bet?re confinement, rise up and call bis I natue blessed. We can prove all we claim for at by living tennessee, and anyone inter? ested cancall, or have their husbands do so, at our office, and see the origi? nal letters which we cannot publish. This Remedy is a most wonderful liniment to be used after the first two or three months Send fer our treatise on the Health and Happiness of Woman, mailed free, wbich gives all particulars. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., April 20_Box 28. Atlanta. Ga RUBBER STAMPS NAME STAMPSn?0R MARKING CL0TK11N6 with indellible ink, or fur priming vUiring cards, and STAMPS OF AS Y KIND for ?tamping BUSLNESS CARDS, ENVEL OPES or anything else. Specimens of various styles <?n hand, which will l?e sh*?wn wHb pleas? ure. The LOWEST PRICES possible, and orders filled promptly. - r Call on C. P.. 0ST?EN, e ' At thVWjir^hmjtn and SnjthrOn Office J bc, ? 3 . " ? - ? .--. . ;:'* AU ff Ul I IvUlw this pap^.of obtain Mbmttes on advertising sprechen in.Chicago, will find it on fijo et 45 to 49 Randolph St,^- ~ - ?eAdveHlflnfA?encfsl B. F. MITCHELL & SON, . ~>..^PJIOFR raros*- e* fr'l) ir: $ ilie Merchant Mo?r ??lls COMMISSION MERCHANT? ."- ' TOR TBK SA Lg OF . COTTON - AND NAVAL STORKS. - AT LOWEST- PRICES - Cfeo?ee gra?es FLOUR, ewtoatffYre. Fre* ?T?irirr MKAL, HO?i?N?. CR'ACKBPCORX.Ac. * ? Selected RED RUST FftO?F SEEB >OATS/ 3 uj-rg.< /crA W2?r Selected North Carolina and Maryland SEED RY*. ' - ; All oar Good? g?BriDteed bestqrjtlf* ty and at lowest prices. Np,charge lot delivery to Railroad-. - ' . B. F,. MFTCHELL A, S0N WHOLES?^GROCERS, PFOT?SKIIS, -LftiS" I??? ; M 167 a^.L?9. ?.ajt.-Ba^ ? CHARLESTON. 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