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WED? SBAY, AUGUST 17. BIRTHDAY STONES. January. I$y those who in this month- are bons No gem save Garnets should be worn ; They will insure von constancy, Tc ^Keads&p and fidelity. February-. The 'February born will find Sincerity and peace of mind?? Freedom froes passion and from care, If they the Amethyst will wear. March. Who?se this world of ours their eyes In March first open, shall be wise, Is days of peril firm and brave, And wear & Bloodstone to their grave. ?.? t Aprii. - Those who in April date tfee?r years, Diamonds should wear, lest bitter tears For vaio repentance 8ow. This stone Emblem of innocence is ksewn. May. Who first beholds the light of day laJSpriug^ sweets flowery month of Say. .. And weara an Emerald all her life, Shall be a l?v?d- and happy wife. June. Who cohms with summer to this earth And owes to June her day of birt%, With ring of Agate on her hand Ca? healtha&d wealth and pc?icecommand. Tie glowing Ruby skoal d adorn Those who in warm July ?re born ; Thus will they be exempt and free From love's doubts and anxiety. August. Wear a Sardonyx, or for thee Ko conjugal felicity ; The Augnst born without this stone rtk said aa?t live unloved alone. September. ? ? inaid?n' bem- when autumn's leaves Are rustling in September' s> breeze, A Sapf^?f?rexm feerbrow should bia?, *TwiH core diseases of the mind. October. ?9c5#ber'? choice is born for woe, And life's vicissitudes uh?s? know ; Boi lay an. Opal eu ber breast, And hope w ?i teQ these woes to rest. ^ November. Who-first comes to this world below dull November s fog and snow, ^. Should-prze the Topaz amber hue, Emblem of friends and lovers true. December. ?f cold December gave you birth, The month of ?aow and ice and roirtiz,. Place oo yo?r hand a Torquoise b??e? Success will bless you if you do. EDUCATIONAL. th? Motto, "Practl-ee ?. Theory**?T>o?5 It Not Cover s Muitif ade of Kank Ffecla^ogrteal Sius? r FKINCrPLES, IfOT THEORIES. The deluge of devices afflicting some . schoolrooms of the country is ?nfortu . nate from many standpoints. Conserva tism had become an evil in some sec tions of the country, to say the least, And it seemed as though anything in the " world that would arouse the teachers . would be justifiable and acceptable. A combination of influences, some quiet and attractive, others seismic, produced Activity on the part of those most sus ?entibie in the one case, or nearest the source of i imeneo on the other, and the hope of the country, educationally . .considered, centered in this advanced j '. guard of the great progressive army. It j <was a misfortune, therefore, that those who were to become the leaders and the ?sample? the ideal of the country, were ttenrpted into errors as vicious, if carried to the extreme, as those from which es ' ?cape was desired. We are now in the most hopeful peda gogical period of American life, if we except that in which the normal school idea was bora. But caution on the part ?fihe reformers is every way as desir Able as awakening on the part of the : .conservatives. The pendulum will swi ng to the other extreme, inevitably. If it swings too quickly, will return before the body of the conservatives is really moved? and many will settle back into eternal satisfaction in the thought that they have always been right, and. con sequently, all change wii? in their esti* -nation, be wrong. ~ One has but to visit schools in differ ent sections of the country?the schools in which a multitude of .devices without principles gives the teaeher the im pression that she is making a great suc cess? when, in reality, her failure is stu pendous?to see one of the great dan gers threatening the advance move ment If you say anything by way of criticism of what "they are do ing, you will be met with the assertion, j uttered with great self-assurance, that the schools have always suffered from theory; now they are indulging in a little practice. It would be amusing, were it not so sad, to see the way in which the motto, "Practice vs. Theory," is covering a multitude of rank pedago gical saos. Whenever a war-cry of this Iaa4 castses a panic the probability is? that behind it is a truth which should be known; and, in tkis esse, wo incline to think that theories of education have sometimes been presented in such a way a* to be of little help to the teacher, whereas a very simple device helps her over a bard place. Certain we are that these theories, as mere speculations, as hypotheses, have no place in the average schoolroom, Kut there is need of a clearer understanding of the principles at education; and when practically pre sented they have all the virtues that the most sanguine can anticipate from de vices* and reach heaven-high above them in other and more important ways. Theories are for the experts, the spec ialists, the investigators; devices are for the ignorant, the indolent the indiffer ent. Principles arc the material upon which the theorist works and. as by magic, transforms ? device into a meth od which accomplishes everything de sired, by processes that are" scientiiie. The principles are very generally un derstood by the thinkmg portion of the profession. The}' are practiced by near ly all great teachers, whether profess ionally trained or not We think one special need of the hour is to .have these principles worked into the every-day practiee of the average testcher. There are two classes of principe?, the one resting upon the subjects individually considered, the other, upon the nature of the mind to receive instruction and be developed under it More bus been done with the former than the hitter, until it sometimes seems as though teachers, who work from principies, even, think the great end and nini of school life is to moid every child's mind until it will fit their metnod in each sub ject, in which case a teacher is justified in snatching any device that will help his mind into the desired routine. These principles are only important when the other and higher principles, relating to the mind and its growth and development, are understood. For the first time in the history of Amer ican education there is general appreci ation of the importance of this phase of our work. In other darsi whenever they were introduced, it was nsnally as sociated with the teaching of special subjects. To-day the most popular books on pedagogy, either original or translated, are those which deal chiefly with the study of the human mind. ?ow let the institutes, the associations, the school mast er?*' ciubs, the summer schools. j??in in a movement to carry these principles into every schoolroom jn the land. The college an t the nor mal school will do their part. Lot us n<?t fail to do ours. The high an in nedngogy is the art of emphasis, aud let us piace the emphasis where it belongs, upon a knowledge of the ehild's mind, at every period of its development under all nauiral influ ences, upon what it is. upon what it is not upon its necessities and luxuries its food and stimulas.?Journal of Edu cation._ i PUBLIC OPINION. True management of any recitation wi?l make it just as exciting, an<i just as much, fun as a base-ball ganio can pos sibly be.?Normal Exponent The time is past when men and wom en are expected to "sit and sing them selves away lo everlasting bliss." It is useless to speculate on>he comparative value of different epocha through which the world kits passed. This is the epoch o? action.?Teachers' institute. It is no part of a teacher's business to e?ake things easy at t?e -expense )? thoroughness. 1$ is a mistake if he thinks that the real and lasting regard of his pupil -can hi won iia that way. Healthy boys ami girls und young men and women, in school and college, do not want an easy t?me^ -They*-wisb. for work to do, and they enjoy work.? trof. C. Thomas. It is a mistake to treat pupils as though they were anxious to violate the rules of the*school. If you would make a villian of a man, treat him as thoegh you thoughtTugi oaeui. The Ia*rdoes Dot as sume tiatp?ny man is a original.' But you must distinguish between blind confidence and a frank trust in those who have not proved unworthy.?The Practice of Education. Let it be remembered and stated that no parent has the right to say that his CTH?d-stra-H ?rowrarn ignorant He has no right to breed firebrands and ' death to the society of which he is a- part and to which he owes everything himselt [ Here is the foundation of the" right of compulsory education on the part of the State.?American Journal of Educa tion. However able a teacher may be nat urally, there must be many directions in which he could profitably follow the era tapie set by the* great body of the profession; and no teacher can expect to give satisfaction who blindly refuses to adopt the discoveries of others?pro nouncing school meetings a bore; for example, and throwing all circulars of suggestions iuto the waste-basket?<?. ATLittlefield, Newport, It. I. A system of education must have re gard to the characteristics of the human mind as well as to the demands of practical life, ami at the same time not forgetting the interests of pure science. For this reason no fixed curriculum can be arranged which will answer all pur poses, mid yet, since mentii develop ment is the foundation of all education, the .system ?eed not be so complicated as might at first be supposed. The problem before the educator is very similar to that which face? tke architect when lie proposes to erect an edifice. Whatever may be the .purpose for which the build in?: is intended there are cer tain conditions requisite in ?lL There must be a good foundation, substantial wails, serviceable roof, and a suitable arrangement of rooms, furnished with proper conveniences.?J. I. J). Binds, i'k. D., Lebanon, Conn. ? A CUUIOXJS CARGO, Kate th*t are l?ronsrht tronc South Ameri ca to Lo 31 'Je into Battons. . JDown at the great Empire stores tra f"er5the*shadow of the Brooklyn bridge pier can be sees 02- any day ships and shallops" irom far and -near.- It is an entertaining spot to the searcher for in formation. The ends of the earth through these vessels arc brought into proximity to this city, and consequently to New York and the' busy world be yond. The Empire stores form one of the largest of the many warehousing establishment in Brooklyn, and the va riety of goods "from tropical countries tfeat are sn'oaded there is not to be sur passed even in the New York store bouses. In fact Brooklyn has larger warehouses than New York, and very ' much of this sort of business for that city^is done over here because of tie su periority of accommodations for vessels ?ja-?d the cheaper rent?. A reporter wandered about the wharves of the Empire stores the other day. around heaps of yellow Yucatan fustic and pink Brazilian bar-wood, cords of Buenos Ayres hides and stacks of juicy cocoanuts, in pursuit of a story. He found it at length on board o? a handsome brigantine, the West Winci, which had just come in from a South American voyage. Her hatches were off and showed that she was laden to the decks: both fore and' aft* with car go o? littlerobjects nearly as large as hens' eggs, of a somewhat triangular form, and with a dark-brown, rough surfaces "Tackling was being rigged and men with large scoop shove's were beginning to unload the curious freight "What are those things?11 asked the 'reporter of a swarthy -complexioned nian who was smoking a Spanish ciga rette on the ship's poop. "Nuts." he replied scntentiously. "Nuts?" "Yes, nuts; not chestnuts, either," and the man laughed. "What kind are they?" "Why. ivory nuts, to be sure. Don't j you know \f hat vegetable ivory is? It's coming to be all the rage in this coun j try. lew people can tell articles made j of it from real i vor;-. Look at this." j The man held up a" nut that had been i cracked apart. The brown skin was i very thin, and the interior was exceed- i ing'y bard and as white and glossy as ! j ivory. In truth, it appeared to be ani i mal ivory, but its shape at once forbade j entertaining the notion, j **Few naii*es have ever been better applied than vegetable ivory." con ! tinned the swarthy man as he lighted j a fresh cigarette. "It's one of the ? important discoveries of commerce." j "What is made of il?"' j "Everything that you make of ivory, i It has revolutionized the ivory trade, j There arc a hundred dozen of buttons i made of it in this country to-day where one is made-of real ivory, and the iurn ! ers arc working it, up imo cane and i;m ! brclla handles a::d .-.mait tri:ik?:ts so . close?y TeaioniUir.iC; lru?. ivory ihat a novice can't teil the <? i ?eren ;?<;." ? ? "Are many nuts imported?" I ."Well; 1 should sav res. England ! takes about live million o? them every year and America i? a ?o<;d second. I GooJ-s:/>al fortunes have" ?avu-rhade ! hereof! them, and the trade is 'growing j ali the time. Tney can Lo worked in j all sor!s of ways. f::;L they go mainly : into buttons and jewelry. Novel idea ; of buttons growing on trees, ehr"" ! "Where do Uv.-y grow?" j "?n a beautiful p.dm on the Andean i plains in Fern and thai-qiinne'r of South i Amori' a. Its leafs ::re tcathvry tufts; > soi net* ntcs forty f- el high. I: bears a fruit as large as a man's lut.id. This I fruit is (died with nuts, and :?.-is the ! kernels of these nuts ti?at vo:: now se<; j bet?r , you. ?.?.'!??:( i?re?'.n; ,.;.f>" a r? sort ; Now they are tinnii r than v.:.- u e. 'i :?:s ! button-?nakVne :.?:s.?:. is ;? --??:! of :..? ' dt?partnr'*. *?? corn?-- ur?s?i?ee ? v..-?:t J into ?hV ::;?;??, .??<?.? of rhe ;m- fort-.-rs ? are in teneste ti in the unitoti factories i now. and ;:i this \v-av s-em: o? them are i . ... - .... , ? mafcmg ?* mouev. I un factories .-.re [ scattered ali over the eastern United States." Are the button- made by hand?*' ' "Not much. We've got a/.yny past : that. It's a beautiful as weil as a com plicated work. l'i! yon -omething ; about the process. ? ?he Ur>t place ; the nuts are siorf-d in warm bins in the 1 factories. As fast as wauled they :?re I placed in racks in the .drying-rooms; j where they are kept ?rom s x to eight I days, according to the quantity of \ dampness in them. Usua?iy there are ! about four hundred pounds of dainti ness to the ton. From the (ftwing-room they arc placed in an ;ron drum pro j vided with teeth, and tumbled for the ! purpose of removing their shucks. They are then removed to the main room where bits of shucks remaining are picked off by boys. They are carefully "inspected again and any little points of shucks still remaining are removed with a knife. Then they are taken to the sawyers, who cut off slabs from the outside of the nuts varying in thickness and size according to the kind of but ton desired. The centers of the nuts being hollow can not be utilized for but I ton-making and are burned. The sawed stock is taken to the second drying-room, where the remaining water is removed. When dry the nuts are sorted into fifteen sizes and placed in as many bins in the rear of the lathers. From the bins they are taken as wanted by the turners. After the buttons arc turned they are separated from the dust and are taken to the girls, by whom they are carefully sort ed, and all the imperfect buttons re moved. The good ones are carried to the machines for"edging, and after the edges are taken off they arc scoured in iron drums containing chalk and water. After the scouring they are placed in racks and dried, after which they are distributed in cases of drawers, accord ing to their sizes and styles. They are taken from the drawers as wanted to fill orders. After being weighed for or ders the buttons are drilled and the holes countersunk to prevent the thread from being cut. Then they are placed on boards eighteen inches square, for notching. Then they are colored, the latter process often requiring several repetitions* The mottling is then re moved and the buttons are tumbled in wire drums in order to assist the finish ing process. They are next taken to machines where the polishing is done by girls with brushes, and then they are taken to the shaders, who carefully look them over and separate them into four or ?ve shades. After the shading has been done, the carders sew the but tons on cards, which are removed to the boxing-room and placed iu paper boxes containing one gross each. The boxes are placed in bundles comprising five boxes each, and the buttons are then ready for shipping. You will find that even "if the real" ivory supply of the world is being exhausted it is no matter. We can raise ali the ivory we want."? Brooklyn Eagle. Incorrigible and Un forgivable. There is one sort of absent-minded person, liowcver, whose offense cries to heaven. He is the man who engages you in conversation, asks you a ques tion or draws you into an argument, and then pays no attention to what you say. Why should I be betrayed into drawing the picture of so disagreeable a type? Because I came upon an ex amplar of the species recently, and was exasperated into running on about it the very moment I put. my pen upon paper. 1 make it a point to sit down to write, if possible, an hour after luncheon, or dinnear in order that I may always write good-humorally, but iu this instance i dined with the absent minded man himself; and he sat down with me after dinner, in the most cheer ful fashion imaginable, to discuss old times and make himself agreeable? heaven save the mark! "Well, Taverner, old boy," said he, as he slapped me ferociously on the knee, "and how have you been?" 1 told him how I had been, what touches of dyspepsia! had had; how I got rid of them chiefly by walking about town rather more than I had done; how I seemed to have outgrown the rheumatism that I was complaining of when he came to see me last; how I had found" it necessary, however, to effect a certain decrease m the number of bottles of Modoc that I consumed in the course of a month, and introduce a certain added severity into my bill of fare, always a marvel of simplicity. But as I talked I became conscious that his mind was far away from the enter taining subject of discourse.. Presently, having iinished the story, I became silent ?.? "Ah, yes." said he, looking np, ?'to be sure. And, by the way, Taverner, old boy, how have you been?" I sighed. But as he seemed to be looking at me intelligently this time, and really to mean what he asked, I began at the beginning again with the dyspepsia and rehearsed the whom entertaining narrative, ending up with the touching reference to my simple diet, but the last half of the whole was delivered with the absobute certainty resting upon me that he did not hear a singleword. "Yes, indeed." said he, *Tve been about a good deal since I saw you, and feel tht.t I've accomplished much, though it ha3 worn upon me a little and made it necessary tor me to take ? little rest. And that reminds me, old fellow, how bave you been since I saw you last?"?Boston Fost. . A Georgian's Grand Scheme. I have a scheme on imnd for a statue which canxecli$>:>e the Bartholdi-affair a dozen times over. I-have not, applied I for any patent on the scheme and am willing to freely explain it for the bene fit of any individual who may care to make fame in the statue business. The ? statue which I have in mind is to be j that of a man sixteen hundred feet ; high. The gentleman will have notii I ing to do exeept to stand still and be j looked at. I suggest that any person J who has the money to spare invest in j Stone mountain and have it chiseled j away, leaving in the center a granite j statue of a man. As the mountain is I about two thousand feet high the gen- \ j tleman could be made sixteen hundred j I feet high, and there would still be i ! enough of the mountain left for a good- i J sized pedestal. If this scheme hT car- | j ried out Atlanta word 1 have right in her shadow, so to speak, the most stupend- I ! OUSstatue in the world; and one bo?ide | which even tiie Washington monument | would sink into insignincauce.?Atlanta j VonatduLioti. As to "Whiskers. Two fallacies are in vo^ne regarding the whisker question. Une is' that a ! ti:in-faced man should support side ! whiskers to widen his face; the other i that a round-faced fat man .should favor | long chin whiskers to lengthen Iiis face, j lio: are adopted on tiie counteraction ! and antidote principle, but arc wrono- j as wrong can be. A man with a sharp | chin e\p<?sed is thin and appears thin i in spite of hi< Burnshles. And :i rnoou shaped man gives limiseli a humorous ami clownish appearance hv we:>rin^ a long, sharp tuft on Iiis chin. The prin ciple of conformity should be observed or a wholesale change made. A thin man. f<r instance, should not wear chili whi-kers, no whiskers at all, or a beard', lie iso more look* weil with side whis kers and a peaked chin trian he would to s rut:' his i*Ji*St and not his rlieeks and caiy.es. To look evil he mus? be uni formly and consistently thin, or lie niav modify it by a compiete beard. A fat ina: s..;;!?; foe .-in ?o;i;-facvd or Weal" rersa! whiskers pivuy c?osciv cropped. The. ? i; !.r->p-?"?l?'-.? and moderately. fnM-faivv! :???; m?ij vary ihr s:vie and onan; ?v o? v%?? !> *? > w ; : ; ini punit y ;? far .?!< tir*: min or broad appearance is '-cic.T'i.-i. A very s :prt beard ^ivos an minuti ioox: i verv large it i :<!: cates vaiii:y or crankiness.? tiucitinati <fr>tji%r.m Ti.- widow of Xa:::: S ,'?::?. {he leader vi { ?' ]> ? ; muiinv o? l-SOv. ?lied re cently :.;';v;?m .ndu*. the ci pi tal of Ne pani. S. ?; was *.?.?? daughter of: a Hin doo y-lnVoi ii.-ao?a-r : : shared her bus baiid s :?!j-:v?;:o:? to a.-cend one day the throne of Indi.u She lived for many years on :: .-mai! ;..?'.sion panted her by the govern;m nt of Nepat??. A FATAL MISTAKE. . e Ckve?ana (Ohio) Press, of February 23d, 1883, pub lished an account of a fatal surgical operation which caused a great commotion amongmed ical men throughout the whole country, Dr. Thayer, the most eminent surgeon in Cleveland, pronouncing it scandalous. It appears that a Mrs. King had been suffering for many years from some disease of the stom ach, which had resisted the treatment of all the physicians in attendance. The disease commenced with a slight de rangement of the digestion, with a poor appetite, followed by a peculiar indescribable dis tress in the stomach, a feeling that has been described as a faint "all gone" sensation, a sticky slime collecting about the teeth, causing a disagree able taste. This sensation was not removed by food, but, on the contrary, it was increased. After a while the hands and feet became cold and sticky? a cold perspiration. There was a constant tired and lan guid feeling. Then followed a dreadful nervousness, with gloomy forebodings. Finally the patient was unable to re tain any food whatever, and there was constant pain in the abdomen. Ail prescribed rem edies failing to rive relief, a consultation was held, when it was decided that the patient had a cancer in the stomach, and in order to save the patient's life an operation was justifi able. Accordingly,, on the 22d of February, lb?3, the opera tion was performed by Dr. Vance in the presence of Dr. Tuckerman, Dr. Perrier, Dr. Arms, Dr. Gordon, Dr. Capner, and Dr. Halliwell of the Police Board. The operation consist ed in laying open the cavity of the abdomen and exposing the stomach and bowels. When this had been done an examin ation of the organs was made, but to the horror and dismay of the doctors there was no cancer to be found, r The pa tient did not have a cancer. When too late the medical men discovered that they had made a terrible mistake ; but they sewed the parts together and dressed the wound that they had made, but the poor woman sank ?rom exhaustion and .died in a few hours. How sad it must be for the husband of this poor woman to know that his wife died from the effects of a surgical operation that ought never to have been performed. If this woman had taken the proper remedy for Dyspepsia and Nervous Prostration (for this was .what the disease really was), she would have been liv ing to-day. Shakes Extract of Hoots, or Seigel's Curative SyPvlP, a remedy made ex pressly for Dyspepsia or Indi gestion, has restored many such " cases to perfect health after all other kinds of treatment Lave .failed. ? |jpe evidence of it3 efficacy in curing this class of cases is too voluminous to be published here ; but those-who read the published evidence in favor of this dyspeptic remedy do not question its convincing - nature, und the article has an ex ton si ve sale. Slavc-Hanting in Africa. There seems to be reason to fear that slave-hunting is again largely on the in crease in central Africa. That was, of course, foretold as a certain consequence of the abandonment of "the Soudan. Now we hear that the station at Stan ley Falls, on the upper Congo, has been abandoned under the pressure of Arab hostilities, instigated, it is believed, by tiie veteran slave-hunter, Tippu Tib. whose operations in this very region have been described by Mr. Stanley. Thatgentleman came up with a single caravan of 3.300 slaves, mostly women and children; and he calculates that for every slave caught six had been killed in the foray. The terrible sufferings of the desert marches, which the caravans have commonly to make, cause, of course, a frightful waste of life. Still the difficulty remains as to what be comes of these va-<t droves of human beings. One gentleman states that 20. 000 slaves passed his house on their way to the east coast in a single year. Tiie east Coast is closely watched by our ships, and only a chance cargo is sup posed to escape their vigliane.'. Where did the 20,000 go to???L James s (Ja zdU. mm -* -m* m A Wife's Clever Ru.sc. The wife of a certain Senator in Washington, having for many years I past suffered from the knowledge of I her husband's frequent flirtations; has ; within the last season or two adopted a nove] pian, which, in every instance ! SO: fa li as. beca crowned with success, j; As soon as sin; becomes aware of tno | laies: il ano about which the attention ! of her errant spouse is fluttering, she j invites the lady to visit, her. This in vital ion, of course, tiie husband?fall- j ; ing at once into tiie trap?warmly sec- i I-bud's. Having accomplished so much,! j the Senator s wife now contrives upon j ; every occisi?n whether or not it be in i j compliance with the mode of her liege ! ; lord, to throw him into tiie society of ' the guest. Fieicle and superficial by | nature, it takes but a brief season be- j fore he wearies of the constant com- : pauionship thus thrust upon him, and j Iris ardor cools in proportion as he sees theobsiacies in the way vanishing out of sight. ? IVashingOjti Letlcr. _ ' film Spr?p fierff?ter, | Testimonials of Eminent Physicians j of the Stats. The following are selected from many sim ilar ones : Da. L. C. Kexnsdt, of Spartanburg. writes the Proprietors: "The rem?diai qual ities of Glenn springs have known for over : forty years, and can attest to its value in j Dyspepsia from gastric or functionnl derange- ? ment ofthe Liver. General Debility. Dropsical i Effusions. Uterine Irregularity and Sections of the Kidneys and Bladder. To the last dis eases I would particularly call attention, as the waters have shown large curative powers j in these complaints." Dr. O. B. Mater, of Newberry, S. C, j says: "I have sent more than fifty persons i 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 the Glenn ! Springs water, as a remedy for the Liver, j when functionally deranged. Dyspepsia, Dropsy, certain skin diseases, troubles in the Kidneys and Spleen, if produced by the Liver, have all, as I know, disappeared at the Springs." Dr. James McIstosh, President cf the Med ical Association o? South Carolina, ... his an nual address before that body remarks: "Glenn Springs, for diseases of the Stomach. Liverand Kidneys, deserves to rank with any other on the continent," PRICE OF WATER. Per case of two dozen quart bottles, securely packed and delivered on the train at Spartan burg, $4.00. Per gallon, by the barrel, delivered at Spartanbnrg, 20 cents. Per gallon, for less than a barrel, 25 cents. Address SIMPSON & SIMPSON", Gienn Springs. S. C. For sale in Sumter, by Dr. A. J. China and Dr. G. 3. Sealy. -C LIENS, TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED. This Magazine portrays Ameri can thought and life from ocean to j ocean, is filled with pure high-class literature, and can be safety wel comed in any family circle. PRICE 25c. OB $3 A YEAR BY fflAiL. Bam pie Copy of current number mailed upon re- j eeipt of 25 cts.; tack numbers, 75 cts. Premium List with either. Address: E. T. LUSH & SON, Pt?i&fln, 130 & 132 Pearl St., . Y. NEW SHOP. rp??E S U CS Crani- . wonld respectfully hs I form the citizens of Surater County, that he has recently moved his shop from Wedge field to the Town of Surntcr, where he will carry on the business of WHEELWRlGHTiNG. BLACKSMITH.'NG. and Genera] Reparing, HORSE SHOEING a specialty. Will keep on hand piping ar:d fixtures for the repairing of Steam Engines. Humps, etc. LOG CARTS buiit to order. lie takes this opportunity to thank his friends and the public generally, for the lib eral patronage extended to him while at Wedgefieid, and hopes by close attention to his business, to merit a continuance of the same. Shop on Liberty Street, near Mr. . Harbv's Livery Statile?. Hi LEY Y.\ BRADKAM. March 17, 'ST. tttt? m? HUNei-? J. P. H. BROWN, AUGUSTA, G A. MANUFACTURER OF III VES, SEC lions, Foundation and Bee-keepers* Supplies. Also Breeder of Italian Bees and Queens. He manufactures the best PORTABLE FRUIT DRYER. Send for catalogue. March 3 The only Sewing Machine in the world that runs cither forward or backward and stili continues to sew in, the same direction. -IT IS THE simplest; strongest. MUST DURABLE, AND BEST. CHALLENGES COMPARISON, Distances Competition ! Surpasses Expectation ! Be Sure Yon See it Before Ton Buy. FOR SALE BY B If. iTuLo?ffl BifUi Watchmakers ano. Jewelers, Main-Street, opposite John ReiO's, su3iter; s. c, March 24 Hi 1? ^% fii gr* ?? S s ? A Dealer who makes a Specialty of one par ticu?ar line can always supply tb Best Goods at the Lowest Prices, IT 15 THEREFORE TO YOUR INTEREST TO .e BUY YOU .2. W. DURANT & SOI' They kecep in stock every knowa variwty of SHELF HAEDWAEE and would call esuecial attention to a very l?tr?rc and weil selected stock of RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING In all widths, with Rivets and Uurs or Lacing as roav be desired. stoves of every variety at all prices. A large and superb stcek of CIolIjol&i, ?M?L<cl G-?assware, And the finest and larjrest assortment of TABLE AMD POCKET CUTLER . RAZORS; SCISSORS, &c, from the bcstfator?es of^ Europe nd A nitrica. Especial attoatioa has been paid in the selection of POT WARE, TIN WARE, &c. Wagon Material of Every Conceivable Kind. Single and Double Muzzle and Breech Loading Guns, Ammu nition, Shells, &c. Remember this is the ONLY HASD WARE STORE IN" TOWN and will be supported bv LOW PRICES. e. w: Durant & son. ept 15 Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. 0. ASHLEY SMALL 01 The S. G. S. is the cheapest, and the best, and the oniy Specific Fertilizer for Small Grain on the Market. The S. G. S. has been used all over our Southern States for the last three years, and has given great satisfaction. ASilliEY ASSI je; Sl'a . ? 3 -i Sc j_ .2 Of superior activity and efficiency ; a cheap and excellent Fertilizer for Small Grain, especially when used with Cotton Seed or manure to supply Ammonia. ASHLEY COMPLETE G?BOEN FERTILIZER Delivered free; specially adapted to Hoses. 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. Sc0t ^_^garleston, S. C. ?j? "* ' ' ^ " ' " ?te m\ ! jSWIFT'S SPEC?FICI ! ?8S6 ! ! ic 31 ? A REMEDY ?sTO? FOS A DAY, EUT FOE 7 ?m- HALF A OMT??EY nsa AN I NT? Fi E3T? G TREATISE ON BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES SENT | 3i rF!tr. TO ALL APPLICANTS. IT SHOULD BE READ BY EVERYBODY. |C ! 3j ADDRESS THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. j S i Commercial College of Ey. University^ Lexington, Ky. The Cheapest and Best College in the World for n Predicai Easiness Education. Its Graduales the Most Successful. 8000 Graduates in j3r.sir.css. Highest Honor (Diploma of Honor and Gold f?eda!) at World's Exposition for System of Book-keeping and Genera! Business Ed::caL;cn ever all Colleges. filiidcnt* can bcfirtn ?t eny time, as they .ire instructed . -.\ i luaV.y. b? 1 : -.?;? -<. ?> caeatinn. trill I DC?T embrace* extensive ? ?1 ?jract?cftl ?-:??-- - ? :>::ic. ;:.:iir.-?< A ; :. ::? ric. ? U Llw ^UUnOC !..vr. M-rctnti'.!' .? <?*?.,:>??.. . !'? r. -. i':.-?.;, i.-r. ?..\".?:r.v. ??.. Ac. _ H M " A ^nCT 11 r"';li fTam - '- ' " r.h* :" <",':"I''??? ':<?? Cours* r.t ft ? .1 er.<t f>: aKni?t X I nfl fc M VrVO I ? S'O. whi.-h i:;.-!ti Tniri.in. f?o-ik*, u>?.l !'?? . ' :u a i.?lV rr.;:.;:.v. *.. ..ca two or wcic coter t?cet^cr a rcduciion o' i* wart?; on >nch ? ?? ? Ui??.od. Vo r?o- ? ? "nr -?? - rtfoxocKiVPHY. E sc ?m! Tr i.: - :.? :? wins, littcrary i'aarur fr? for r-'tir.in.icr <? rfi^i.-n under ;?: '??? iri". in att^4M?7U*Vjrear. Ken'tueky Ijoircrkiw 1? ??> f.f x!n?rton. Ky. ?*nt?ft.? no^rlv ?O.oik? ir.h.V..;:?'.:?. ^ac^hip. C'orp.ncrcial ?' c?>r:t??i ar. ? ' .'. rj-^?-'a*; Makers ar. l ?cj irr.to . .?: iW'rte?cn?s fraisi "! St*tch and F*?-?sa Cota- ? ?nUer sra?. pre ratc?,.i; stu?onts-tf? jrr?dua??B. j ? 'an?.ifni, hra?tHy, Wswrira?, s?irt <-as?:y accessible; beia; ?ituarc? on I tic icarias raH-roads Jroai ;! ?; Non!:, South. K^st W..?t. ror ? V, i ?.?UTH U. rj>tIT?J, Lcxirtstgu,!*?1 A. J. CHINA, DEALER V? Drags, Medicines and FINE TOIL KT SOAPS. IIA I It AND TOOTH BRUSHES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLE'S, ?o.. <tc. PAINTS, Of LS, VAIlNfSI/ES AND DYE STUFFS, GLASS. PC?TTx, $c. Full supply of Fresh Garden Seeds. April 4 ATS YOUR BUGGY FOR One Dollar. One coat gives an old buggy the blackest black you e^er saw and a handsome gloss without varnishing. It dries hard in a few hours. No rubbing! No varnishing ! No extra trouble. Each can contains more than enough to paint a carriage. Resiled at One Dollar per C-zn. For Sale bv * DR. A. J. CHINA. - P5 fem? s3 S3 CO ha g? C3 5 ~= -d M ?5 o C * -n *: ? ' _ ? **? ^ - Ti ?5 ? - o feo * /? DEALER ETI Agent, l?L?iS I teii?iiiiiSi TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KFT IN A. FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE. Tobacco, Smiff anil Segars, EDEN SEEDS, &ft, GA -ALSO Faillis, Oils, Varnishes, GLASS, F?TTY, ?c. DYii] STUFFS, -o Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public wiii find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genu ine, and of the best quality. Call and sec for yourselves. Una Hill . k?h??u la 25rst Class Style AM PREPARED TO FURNISH MATE X rhu of the i>c-s: kind and Saish up jobs in workmanlike manner, and no money required until work is completed. Any kind of work in the House-painting f line, such as Walnut Graining. Oak Graining, .Mnpieing, Marbleizing, Wail :?nd Fancy Painting in flat or gloss work, Graniteing, R?ngh-cftSting. Gold or Brass Brouzing, Staining, and Varnishing in any shade. All iot>s wiil be promptly dealt with. Address LEMUEL R. DAVIS, Mav 19 Sarater. S. 0. s ?ss ? f?s? C?a ss 3?5 ss es S3? S?' Mr ?> *-. ^ ? 5 ^^ - Obtained. aa?i : ? /?.?//?.?/ i;/>y.Vy>>" :u tcmied tf.? f"i ' . FKKS Oar ?>?lice > Opposite th? t~-S. iV.ti-m ??:':????. and we <r.n >!>? t:iitj Patents Irss ?;;;?? ? - :::?????? ?? : >>:*? Yrom if AS-??Si- ?os. Sei?i y-'??:.?.. !-;:? ': ;y: or J'j?oTOr.i ij: v:?:?:i? ::. W :.dvk.- ; ? :.:iU ni jii.iiitv f:vp " -:?;::?:: .?.::: 1 tre.anih: '-' ' il.lKti? l'.\'].j:ss I'ATKXT !S >K^r'?:K?: For rircn!:ir. :s?:vi;t*. l' i;:!-; ? rv?Vn :>Ces t ? ftcttiul <*ii?'ii{s ?! y ::r .?<?. :; >!:::??.? ".?.y < ":?y ? r | Iowa, wr:;? tv g^^^^y^Vm^al'fif ? OpyosiU 1 '/;.?(. ?/'>;??. il~0shingio:i, J) C 5? ^ 3 Will purify th<5 SLOCO regniate ??KSXO??: tbo HSSj.TH .-.r.t?V?Gr ^?etfgk of ^?:?' ?\ ?a???wstio:?;tac* of SSS^ Strcrncl? unii TircU L*cesiag&t> 11 ?':1?-:*' cur-.??: Bn?.t.5. aia*. ^^^^ ^ ^ cii^s and rweves r?rf*i ve r.ew -r.nJ '-^ ??S. suri *'-< > xJr.iiii Iv^cr. O!1? ye ?toi l:'ir?.^bf-irM.JVil? til;;: in DR, >s??^ A ' TP-??? TONIC:a All :i::e;i-.:-rs a- coa:it*rfeEritsi; ortty ade?? to i oj>u ^. ?\> *?t"^riTncrt?Cktot^aXtAJ?j?U?t ^ Pr. HART?R'S L!VS? P?LLS ^ g C"ve Cer.s!?;>".*i'"'-,..Livor Cc-r.r.?aini ar.c: S'.o>B fe Ht?sriA.*?.r. r?-uiD". ? . and, Press HccUff V Tsai'.ed on r??c?si;>? 6? tve^w: in postale .r SUITES MARBLE WORKS, ESTABLISHED IN 1S6?). R? sr. s ^ ai3 a e - ; WHO IS STILL PREPARED WITH improved Facilities, TO FURNISH MONUMENTS] HEADSTONES] ?and? AH iEiiiis of Cemetery "STork, In First Ciass Workmanship; Pec. 21. HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED ! .1 ?ist T>ubn.<l?c?L a new coition of Dr. CUL VEinVKLI/S CELEP.UATED E>'SAT en the v.i.;'??::' ciac uf Spcrtnr.torrhooa or Scmina! weak ne>*. ?r.vohintary Seminal L<>?se.*. Imnotcacv^ Mental nini Physical Incnpaeiiy. Impediments ii> Marri:.'co. et'*. : :.'.-?.>. Cprisuiuption, ?vpHepsy ;it;?l fits, induced l?y felf-indu?gencc ur .-e.\u:il cxtrflvacasicc, <.t'\ TiiO celebrated a:::1... r. in this adasirahle Essay, clearly de:n->ristrates. fr?>in a thirty yenrs" suceossfnl practice, that the alarming conse quences ot' scif-abase may :>c r:i?iealiy ?'ure-i : pointing cuf ? !??.\>.) <?t ct:re ::? once simple.cer tain and cuectnal, hy means of which every sufferer, no matter what his condition may he, mny cure Lincei; cheaply, privately and radi cally. ??T- Tiiis lecture .?hou?d he in the hands of every youth arie every man in the land: Se::t. under seal, ir: a plain envelope, to any a?uress, post paid. o:? receipt of four cents, or two ?>os-fjii;e stamps. .Address THE CULVEKWELL MEDICAL CO., il Ays St. Nsw : Poat O?cc Box, 450. . F. MITCHELL & SON, i'J?Ol'kiktobs op The Merchant Flour Milli and COMMISSION MERCHANTS FOP. THE SALE COTTON AND NAVAL STORES. WILMINGTON, pr. c. offer for sale AT LOWEST PRICES Choice grades FLOUR, own matff tfre. -also, Fresh Ground MEAL, HOMINY. CRACKED CORN, &e. -also, Selected RED RUST PROOF SEED OATS. Selected North Carolina and Maryland SEED RYE. All oar Goods guaranteed bestqoali ty and at loweet prices. No charge for delivery to Railroad. B. F. MITCHELL & SON. WULBERN & PIEPER,. WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IN Liprs. Ttao, k 167 and .169 East-Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2_;_$ S. S. THOMAS, Agi No. S20 KING STREET, Opposite Liberty, 5 % lace curta?xs, CORNICES AND UPHOLSTERY ?00^ WINDOW AWNINGS MADE TO ORDER. CHARLESTON S. C. Dec _ o "GEO. W. STEFFENS, WHOLESALE GROCER, Auction and Commission Merchant", and Liquor Sealer. AGENT fob TiiC Frnest Hams cured in the U. S. Also Agent for GEjVESEO road cart. The Best and Cheapest on the Market. 197 EAST BAY asd 50 and 52 STATE Se.r (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. Consignments Solicited. Nov 25 O The largest and most complete establishment South. GEO. S. HACKER & SON, ff ?* xa S: a co *? fe? Manufacturers of Doors, S?, BMs, MM?? A'.' BUILDING HATSBL&I?. office akd vtarerooks, King, opposite Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S* C. Aug 10 _o pavilion hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. First Class in all its Appointments, Supplied with all Modern Improvements. Excellent Cuisine. Large Airy Rooms, Otis Passenger Elevator, Elec tric Bells and Lights. Heat ed Rotunda. RATES $2.00, ?2.00 AND $3.00? Rooms Reserved oy Ma? or Telegraph* Sept 16_b wright's hotel* COLUMBIA, S. C. -c THIS NEW AND ELEGANT EOU3B, with all modern improvements, is coW open for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT ft SON, May 6. Proprietors. RUBBER STAMPS. NAME STAMPS FOR MARKING CL0THM - with ir.de?ible iak, or for printing visiting cards, and stamps of any kind for stamping BUSINESS CARDS, ENVEL OPES or anything else. Specimens of vari?os stvles on hand, which wi?l be shown with pleas ure. The LOWEST PRICES possible, aa? orders filled promptly. Ca!! on C P. OSTEEN. At the Watchman and Soathron OSce $25,000.00 IN GOLD! WILL BE PAID FOB aeb?ckles' come weapper5l t Premium, - - $1,000.00 2 Premiums, ? $500.00 each 6 Premiums, ? S250.0O " 25 Premiums, - $100.00 M 100 Premiums, ? S50.00 " 200 Premiums, ? $20.00 " 1,000 Premiums, $10.00 " For full particulars and directions seo Circa inr in every pound of Arbccklss* Costes. WORK SHOPS WITHOUT STEAM POWER by csixo orr fits of SABKES' PAT. FCCT POWES machinery can compete with steam power. Sold on trial*' Metal and wood workers send for P'-ce?. ??lustrd catalogne free. VF. F. iV.Jno. K?me? Co* Hockfora, 111. Ad-.lrcss No 2 J11> Alain St. FOUTZ'S HORSE and cattle powders H?vssk w)P <?i>. of C?>:,tc norsor Leseli VKit. ;f Fonni* ?W<iers :<r- in?wj in rime. !Y>:i?z"< IVvv ; * t '?!" :::)?: wv?! ??OcCBOTJtRA. Fonre** !v.\v.;.-rv ?? > pr?vit-?Aras* Foia** tmxz'* Powders wK? miwa^ethe onantity of milk ar.? ? >:un twenty . .-.-n;.. aa.i malte ?ic buttcrflna tn<i sweer. Fonwv !>\ ? wi?" rr.n* or r*wvcnt aljrost kvket 3:?sk.\sk :?? * ??-??> nr. '. ? :u:>arc ?'-hiect. ]'-.irv;"s r<?w .' ? :> *?\ ru. t??VK S.vtisfactio??. Sold evet? *'??ere. DAVID " . FO'JTZ. Proprietor BALTIKOKK, MTV. THIS PAPER -AND The Great Farm, Industrial and Stock Jounutit of the South, ONE YEAR FOR $3. Sample copies of The Southern QuUioawr. w?. be mailed FREE on application to Jas. fV Harrison & Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga#