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ABBEVILLE. S. C., WEDNESDAY. JULY 10. 1872,
VOLUME XX---NO. 13, >
BY W. A. LEE AND IIUGII WILSON.
Hungering Hearts.
Some hearts go hungering through the
world,
And never find the love they seek;
Some lips with pride or scorn are curled,
To hide the pain they may not speak, i
The eyes may Hash, the lips.may smile, j
The voice in giddiest mirth may thrill, j
And yet beneath them all the whilo
The hungry heart is pining still.
Those know their doom and walk their
way,
"With level steps and steadfast eyes,
Kor strive with late, nor weep nor pray;
While others, not so sadly wise,
Are mocked by phantoms ev#miore,
A lit! hv oi'deiiirht.
Fair to tlie eye, but at the core
Holding but bitter dust and blight.
I see them gaze from wistful eyes,
I mark their sign 011 fading checks,
I hear them breathe in smothered si^lis,
And note the grief that never speaks.
For them no might red cesses wrong,
No eye with pity in impearled?
Oh, misconstrued and suiiering long,
Oh, hearts that hunger through the
world!
For you does life's dull desert hold
\n fountain's shade. no date crovp
JSor gush of waters clear and cold,
But sandy reaches wide and bare.
The foot may fail, the soul may faint,
And weigh to earth the weary frame,
Yet still ye make no weak complaint,
And speak no l^rc of grief or blame.
Oh, eager eyes which gaze afar!
Oh, arms which clasp the empty air!
Not all unmarked your sorrows are,
Not all uupitied your despair.
Smile, patient lips so proudly dumb?
When life's frail tent at last is furled,
Your glorious recompense shall come,
Qh. hearts that huncer throuuh the
world!
From Appletoa's Journal.
ilWs Sister-ifi-M ;
4 STOEY IN SIX CHAPTERS. 1
OY THE AUTHOR OF "VALERIE AYL- ?
5CER," "MORTON* HOUSE," "ilABLT, (
LEE," ETC.
CHAPTER IV. 1
"If there is x bore in this world :
greater than the bore of* <?oin<r to see I
.'views,' I don't know what it is!" said j >
Hose Inglesby, as she sat at the break- j 1
fust table in her riding hain't, eating j -
her muffins and drinking her c<.fiee | 1
with the air of a martyr. 'I hale j
scenery!" the young heretic went on j I
viciously, "and of all kinds of seen'ry ! a
I think I hato cascades the most.! \
There is no end to the .-hoes I have , *
worn oat over those abominaMo ro *Ic3 j
?you need not laugh, papri! You j c
really haven't an idca'what it is to be ! ?
made a victim in th s way."
' My dear child, why don't you stay j li
at home theu ?" asked Mrs. Inglesby, i t
inildly.
' That is just like you. mamma," said r
her daughter, hopelessly. "Jf I did j t
stay at home, you would be the first ; 1
to say that it was awfully uncivil to j I
lot Alice j^o alone, especially since the f
party was made up for her. I fancy v
bhe is nearly as much bored as I am,
only she takes good caro not to say
so." n
'<It isn't everybody who is as blind ! s
to the beauties of 2s'ature as you are. j
Rose," said her father. "I have no a
doubt Alice will enjoy the cascade 1
very much." v
? -Well, perhaps she may," returned
Rose, the skeptical. "1 forgot that t
she is going in Air Devereux's new I
dog-cart, with Air. Devereux himself \
to talk 'the sublime, the heroic, and | v
Mr. Carlyle," all tho way. These i c
^ L! ? a. 1 _ ?.y? ? ! I
injngs may season uiecascade ior ner.; i
Kot possessing them, they naturally j f
don't season it for me." i i
*\Jlr. Anson is very pleasant. liose," . u
said Mrs. Inglesby, in deprecating i u
support of the gentleman who was to *
have tho honor of riding at Miss In- t
glesby's bridal-rein. s
{'lle was pleasant six months back," | I.
said ftose, coolly; '-but I exhausted "ci
him long ago?most men are not good t
for more than three months?and he ; v
tir?s me to death now. On, dear I" j c
This nnnsii-iMil lv mlluM* 'u'Pi-ii.mnt. i :i
II J ...V.V.M..V ?
fligh was addressed to t he memory of I t
Konnon. If'Ae were only here !"' Jiese r
thought. In that euso, it is probable d
that her martyr excursion would havo ! e
vrorn a very different seeming. j v
Mrs. Henry Ingleeby entered just, r
here, and her appearance ended the , v
conversation, fcsiio was dressed in ; r
driving costume, and disnluveti a imir 1 s
? o i * ? i ;
of wonderfully strong boots for the: ?
colonel's admiration. 11
'They have told me so many fright-' u
ful things about the rocks," she baid, i
"that I have shod my.seli' as ii' for aa . e
Alpine ascent. I am afraid I am late, t
liose, ain't it nearly time to start ?" I
"Indeed I don't know," said lioso.
"I only wish X had beeu there aud t
was safely back again." I
It may be well to premise that the 11
excursion ^vhich Miss Inglesby re-1 4
gardrd with so much discontent was ! f
one that no stranger visitim' Nor-it
O if
thorpo was ever suffered to neglect? I
to wit, a visit to a certain famous cas
cade near the town. On the present e
occasion tii? excursion w^s to? tafce s
tho form of that uiost tiresome of all : 1
social amusements?a picnic. At the ; a
Uevereau entertainment the plun hud j t
been mooted. Mrs. JKeynolda, vho t
was the most obliging ot social pur-, s
veycrs, said at onco that sho would ; t
chaperon any party desirous of visit- j
ing the falls ; and a party was l'orth-; '
wfth, arranged Of course, Mr. Dev- J
eVenx placed his equipage at Mrs. In-1 '
glesby's command; and when this 13
attention was gracefully accepted, j 1
iNorthorpe, of course, nodded it's h<>ad ;
more sagely tlmn ever, and ^aid, }
41 What a suitable match it will be!" i
It-is one thing to drive with a man, i
however, and quite another to marry ; c
him. ^rs. Inglesby found the tir.->t; s
very pleasant as she bowled along in j t
th^pfiy^'reehuess of the bright, sum-1 i
mer morning; but perhaps it was be- c
catiso she had not qnito made up her
mind with regard lo the second that j
she kept the conversation steadily on
the smooth ground of ordinary sub
jects Those topics which liuse in
cluded under the general, or rather
vague, head of he sublime, the he
roic, atid Mr. Carlyle," served very
well for the five or six miles of moder
ately good road traversed before they
reached their destination.
"I believe wo must al:ght here,"
said Mr. Devereux, drawing up his
horse on the summit of a hill, where
the road they had been following sud
denly came to uu end in the midst of
some rocks. "You see the equestii
ans have dismounted," he went on,
pointing to several horses fastened i
under the trees, -'and the best tiling i
we can do is to follow their example, i
?>uw ?uucr uii'y nau un^uu'u?
' shall wo make the descent?"
"Had wo not belter wait for Mrs.
Reynolds T' said Alice, who Telt indo
lent and ready to stay where she was, 1
at least for a time. '
"The others have not waited for ,
us," said her companion, in reply to
this; "and it is a case of every man '
for himself in the matter of descent <
Airs. Kej'nolds has three or four peo- I
pic with her; but, even if she were ;
alone, 1 am sure 1 could not render 1
assistance to any one beside yourself." <
>vait ana sec u jl nceu u, saiu ;
Alice, smiling. "I am trained in the i
matter of mountain climbing, and the i
anly tim?? i ever absolutely needed as- t
distance was in asceuding Mont Blanc, i
rhat was terrible I Is mis the way i
we go ? Then lead on, and let me see
if I cannot dispense with the assist- f
ance of which you speak." J
"You surely will not bo bo unkiftd '
is to deprive me of the pleasure of 1
rendering it?" said he, with a great 1
leal of seriousness in his eyes, despite
the jest in his voice. " i
41 will make no rash resolutions," r
>he answer&l. "Lead on and Jet me I
>ee." i
Without another word, he obeyed, 1
eading the way along a narrow path, t
uid, alter a moment, down an almost r
jrocipilato hill-bine. The way was I.
'cry winding, eu winding that it was a
Kirdly possible to see more than a c
-t p iu advance, and Alice soon ibund n
uT.sdi'slipping and sliding i'roin oiu* v
itoep rock tu another, with the least li
jossible amount of personal volition. I>
Mid tile least possible idea where shejC
vas going next, Before very long, li
lie came to a halt.
"I think you will have to help me a
iver this place, Mr. l)overeux,' she h
aid, it: a hesitating voice. li
And .Mr. Devereux, who had Leon v
istening with painful intensity Xor Ij
his sound, turned in an instant. |i
"I thought you would find it t
ough," lie said, as if apologizing for v
he roughness. Then, with a thrill ol
ilea-ure, he took the small, gloved s
land outstretched to him, and care- e
iilyassi>ted her along the descent, <i
I'hieh momentarily beeame more dif- v
icult." v
' Surely wo must bo nearly down ii
io\v." sin) suid nt last : and. us she 1
poke, they made a sudden turn, t
tumbled over some sharp rocks tor
,bout twenty feet farther, and then s
bund themselves on smooth ground, e
villi the cascade before them.
]S'ow there can be r.o doubt that h
here are many cascades far more I
.eautiful than this, which was the ii
irii.'o :uh1 ho.'Lsf.of Vort!iornr? Siillit t:
vas beautilul enough to warrant a j li
onsiderable amouut ol' enthusiasm n
rom enthusiastic people, and beauti- t
11 enough to startle Alice Ingles by t
ii to silent admiration, when she came I
ipor it thus, bhe liad not e\'i>eeted ii
imch, and it was with a ieeli g of n
urprise that she found her.-eli quit" b
aken bj* storm. Looking round, she
aw that they were in a deep gorge c
ictween the hills, or rather in :i sort U
?f bas'n, which at one end opened ir?
o a ravine. On the opposite side to
i'here they stood rose a stately hill
ruwnuu lu iiiu huit)id11 wiui ion ago y
Imosl tropical in its luxuriance; on
ho other, u frowning clifi'ofdark gray v
oek leaned lar over, and threw its a
;eep shadow down below. 'lhis clilt'j e
xtended round ir> circular shape, and, I
vhere it met the green iiill already j h
nentioned, a small stream forced its i o
vay between enormous nioss-covered ! a
uuks auu sprang over mo precipice,
])reading out at the bottom into a
;lossy ]>ool that lay like a sheet of
rystal at Alice's feet. As it glided
iway down the ravine, falling i i uiin
ature cascades dt every step, the
ume stream tilled the solitude with
lie fitful monotone of its voice, like a
ioem of Nature's own singing.
Altera long silence, Mrs. Inglcsby li
urned to her companion. ' We are j ti
joorly off fW adjectives," she said, "or I
'Ise we must use them too freely, j
iJeautiiui seems to me a weak word | J
or all ihis lavish glory ; yet what bet-! I
er word does the language afford ? i
2an you suggest one ?" v
''There are a good many," he ans- i
wored, "but they arc all liable to the i ci
aine _ ofyetstio'n*. We use. them for j1
easer things, until they lose force and . a
ire unfit to express our admiration of; i
ho greater. When you see a green 1
neadow. or a sunny hill side, or a 1
Li etch of shadowy woods, what do t
lo you say ?" ' \
"Generally 'how beautiful 1' or else 1
how lovely !'" | i
"Or el.so'"how picturesque!' or some- i
imes even'how ^rand !' Weil, when |
;?>u stood 011 tho summit of .Mount i
jlune, what did you
' lou have uovcr stood thorp, or r
fUU >ruaiu U?7U UO&. UIU. J. Pt*IU IJWUi- |
ng." - . t
' And you Raid nothing h?rc ; and 1 t
an su.gv st Miihing thai is worth say- i
iig. V> o iiiu^i biuuiu ourselves, not |!
,he language. It gives us term a, t? u L t
! am afraid there is no doubt that \vo u
Icbaso them. Unlets wo say'tftupeii- r
dons!' I really think we must hold om
peace."
'Let us pay 'Stupendous!' then, bj
all means," answered she, smiling
"and having said it. let us sit down."
"Stop a moment" he said, an h<
was about to suit the action to llu
word and sit down on a convenient
rock near by. ' T iis is such a public
place- that is?you k? uw Mrs. I?ey
nolds and her party will be upon in
before long. Let us explore a liith
us those who leached here first have
done."
She hesitated a little, then consent
ed, and ihey moved away. As tiny
skirled the pool and crosr>cd the streutr
that was burning down the ravine.
the}" caught t ol several Ot tlJdi
companion*? H>mu inuking very pic
turesque e licet n us they were perched
un overhanging rocks, and oihci>
climbing, with laborious euergy, uj]
the deep Tiiotiiitain side.
' We \* ill go over yonder by thccas
cade,/i^aid iJeverciix ".Arc you fond
offc'*ns? I see i?oine beautiful ones
growing there on the rocks."
So, over to the cascade they took
Lheir way, and led on, partly by Dev.
sreux, parti}* by the ferns and part
ly, also, by her own inclination, Alice
iseended from point to point of the
rocks until, at last, the ionnd hersell
ilevated much above lier former
>tand-point, L'Ut profiting very lutlc
:n the way of prospcet. The dense
indergrowth of the mountain shut in
;lie view on one side; on the other, the
whirling rush of the Jailing water was
ill that could be .*een.
,;I hope this is sufficiently secluded
or your taste," said she, looking up at
Devereux, with an air of resignation.
I am very tired?may I sit down
iow ? Thauks?yes, I would like my
erne."
She sat down on a stone, and, lean
ng hack against the massive gray
oi-ks, began examining the ferns and
ichens which her companion had laid
n her Jap. She had taken off her
lat and laid it beside her as a recep
acie for the selected specimens. Ilor
i(-li hair caught the sunlight as she
?ent lier head, and exercise had given
, very clear and br'iliant colci'ta her
heck. Beautiful always, she was al
most more than beaulii'ul now; audit
i-as not strange that I>evereux held
lis breath us lie stood looking ut her.
>he did not notice the gaze, partly bc
anse it was her po.icy to ignore it,
iut kept on talking in her li^lit,
nueCul way about botany in general,
nd ferns in particular, until at last
lis c<<ntiniicd .silence forced itself on
icr ai tentiou. She looked up, then,
liih a laughing question on her lips;
iut, despite her sell'-posse.Nsion, slop
led short. The moment that she met
hem, his eyes told her that the issue
vas ai hand.
.Now it is not to be supposed that
he needed to be told, but she had not
xpectcd it jii!?t then. She was off her
;uurd as it were, and a shock is al
lays unpeasant, let is come how it
nil She colored vividly?flushing,
udeed to the very roots of her hair?
hen, as he was about to speak, rose
o 1 er l'eet
' I think wc had better go back.''
he said, hurriedly. 'I am quite rest
(1 now.
But Devcreux had no mind to let
is opportunity slip in thi* way.
.'hero liud been nothing premeditated
ii the matter. 'J he situation had
itken him as much by surprise as it
ad taken her; but it was upon him
ow, and he meant to seize its advan
ces. The lever of sudden resolu
ion took possesion of him, and. as is
he case with a ^re-tt many quiet men.
is very novelty lent it force. lie had
<it meant to s-peak just now ; hut her
eauty first unneived him, and then
l'f Ktl'UllgU embarrassment lent liim
oura^e. When the rose, lie stepped
ef'oiv her.
' No, Mrs. Ingleshy," ho said, "don't
o buck now. 8io[i? at-..least for a
limilc I have bomcliiing to ta}- to
on."
"Yon can say it down Ik*1ow," ans
wered Alice, suddenly, unaecoiiufably,
nxioiiH to ^et away. ''Pray, Mr. L>cv
xeiix*- pray let us ^o,"
"Of course we will, if you desire it,"
e said, hut with such a look of pain
II llt< t 11 I t ! I I I li .11 ir li In* IDiKT'il
side, she cloud still Alter all. what
jlly was this? Why should she act
i) rashly? Why should die not hear
im? She knew, or thought she knew,
fliat answer she intended to give.
Vhy not, therefore, have it over at
nee? In a second these thoughts
ashed through her mind, and in a
eeond, also, she aeted on them.
"Pardon me," she said, looking at
lim with her own gracious glance and
nanner. "I did not mean to be rude.
will stay, if you wish it."
'Tl.unk you," lie answered, hastily,
["hen lie was silent for a moment,
yoking at the spray of the cascade as
t dashed by, and striving to grasp
vords into which to express the feei
ng that overmastered him. Words
lid not como to him readily at any
ime, but now he seemed to have'lost
ill command of them. As her embar
rassment had given him courage, s?
ler self-possession robbed him of it.
Jo hesitated so long that, at last, in
luspcrutiou, he was about to speak,
vlien there came the sound of crack
ing boughs and twi<rs, as somebody
breed a way through the luxuriant
niuergrmvui, aud u distant shout li'oin
)clow was answered I?y ii voice near
it hand, waving, "Thanks yes; I'm
noting tor Miss fn^lcshy." Tho next
noiritiut a Irian's hand and arm ap
icared over the rock, grasped tirmly
he of a 1111 shrub, anil, vviih
his tiits uody t'i" which the arm
)cl'?ntc<:d in at j t: an agile -spring u:id
i^htecl at Alice's side. A* -iie ilivw
>a<-k, thii hew -comer trained his i'cet.
utd she stood i'aco to i'ufco wilU -Law
euco liennon.
| If Mr. Dovereux had boon questioned
i half an hour later, it is to bo feared
that he* would have boon found to en
tertain but a confused remembrance of
| the events of the next few minutes.
The appearance of bis cousin (whom
| lie thought Cur away from Is'orlhorpe)
j was surprising enough in itself; but
thin surprise deepened into amazement
when he saw that a recognition in
stantly took place between Kennon
and Alice Inglesby.
"Youl" said the former, catching
hi.s bivath with a gasp. while his face
"' paled and Ins eyes <11laLcci almost m
Stanlaiieously?"you !"
lj uYcs ii. is I," said Alice, quietly,
1; then, after a minute, she held out her
'| hand, saying, a little wistfully, "Fate
" lias 01 dallied it, Ml* lvennon. You free
: 1 remember that we are old friends."
' j Jiut, instead of taking her hand.
1 j Kennon folded his arms and recoiled
a step.
"There is no question of fato or
friendship in the matt',,\" he said
1 coldly. '-This is simply a. mistake, i
was looking for .Miss Injjleshy, and 1
was told that she was hero. I see
hat she is not, so 1 bog pardon for iny
I intrusion, and leave you to the tek-a
hie which I disturbed."
lie shot one dark, resentful glance
at Dcvercux as lie said th<> last words,
hut the latter was too puzzled to no
tice it. Indeed.as it chanced ther?
was nothing in his mind hut cordial
kindness towards his kinsman, and, if
he could liave secured a moment's
time before complete bewilderment
overtook him, he would have liked
iwitliinrr lw*t I dP fltnn 1 /\ i I i i d
kindness. As it was, lie stood still
unci said nothing. Not so Alice, how
over. Klio was mistress of the situa
tion by right of her supreme Rolf-com
mand, and, as Ivennon turned co go,
she laid her h:ui<J on his arm. Holding
him captive thus, she spoke to Dcve
rcux with the same gracious smile
that hud given him hope when sho
agreed to slay, ten minutes before.
"Mr. Kennon and I are old friends,"
she said. uWe know each other long
??.i ii : i ?..
kuu tiv/ 10 uinumiij Mii |jiinvu w
sec me a^a.n?to Bee me here. If'you
would not mind?If I tni^ht ask you
to leave us lor a while ? lie will take
; me safely down the mountain, I am'
i blllV."
Within hound? of civility a plainer
request could hardly have heen made
What i'cvirtux replied.or how he got
away he never knew, lie wont, of
course- there was no alternative to
that?hut he carried a sore heart with
j him, and it. would have heen yet sorer,
: if In could have heard the tir^t words
} which Alice spoke after he was safely
out of ear-chot
[to be continued.]
Confirmation.
[From the Sewanee (Tenn.) University
lleeoriJ.J
On Sunday alter Ascension, the
! Chuplain of the University, the flev.
; W. i\ J>uU(?so, presented to the I)i.-h??j>
J of Tennessee for I lie rile of Continua
j li ii a class of fourteen, of w bom thir
! teen were student* of the Uuivemity.
I Xottiin^ eoujd he a better indication
j of the fait hfuhte>s of those who have
! in charge tiie spiritual interests of the
' Univei>it)- than the Wringingi'orward,
j alter due preparation, of ho lar-^e u \
I I ody dt" 3'?iu11?; nun to assume lor
i themselves iho baptismal vows, and ,
! thus, before the Church, their fellow
ntudents and the world, Know their
i readiness to he enrolled visibly among !
! Christ'* failhluI soldiers and servants
; lor this life, with a loving hope for the
I next.
This is to he noted as a spceinl ad
' vanL-ge in tlu strongly marked and
! eli-arlv defined church character of;
y. , i
our institution, that it at cnce.im-j
j proves youth with the feeling that the
! Church stands here upon a high van- '
I I si ire "round r thuf. lie ?1 n i 1 v ncptienu
I \ .
I and i'elii^ious iiislt'iieiioii it is intendi-d
i t<> he undei\-to?.d lhut religion is of
' paramount importance; tnat worldly,
j trivial Jlings at religious faith and oh-1
j servaitecx would seem shocking to I tie
i general feeling of roverenct and in ex-1
! eessivcly had taste. There is every-.
lining lo encourage tlio mind of a youth
| to dwell on solemn realities, and to
i make his soul yearn for a closer eom
j nuiniotj and a fuller expression of his
| failh. lie has a Chaplain, not for
j Sundays alone, hut to helj) him in his
j daily life?a warm-hearted, sympa- j
J thelic man, to whom lie can unhosoin j
j hits douhts ami iVars and aspirations, j
j lie has others in his classes ami his;
I associates who will counsel and share .
! with him in his unfolding of his inner .
: life. lie has iho opportunity of sec
I ing, hearing and knowing the highest I
[ dignitaries of the Church, our godly
i Bishops and many of the clergy. He
| feel* that the cross i? the true symbol ,
i of his future life, and feels confirmed ;
J in his iaitli ami strengthened in his.
love for the Church. Her anthems
and solemn songs of praise ring in his i
ears,, aim he learns to love his Church j
and her privileges.
Thirteen students kneel together at
the chancel rail to receive the laying
on of hands. They come again to
gether to receive their first commu
nion, but their homes are widely sep
arated. They will soon part, never
to kneel together again in this life,
[ hut wi 1 ever hereafter cherish with a
pleasant recollection and interest all
; who wore associated with them on
; this soiemn occasion.
To Get Rio of Bed-Bugs.?A cor
resnomJcnt writes as follows: "Say to
your subscribers, who make 'bed-bug
inquiries.' thai oil^f eodar applied
with a feather u<>l*f,o Iho bug-, bu1 t-?
their hiding places, is an effectual
remedy, Some apply once a year,
but I never fouutj A second applica
tion Qocessaiy."
Married Working-men.
"A workingman in New York urges
an association of married working
j men, by which these may be protected
I from the young men, who belong to
the unions, arid who, having no fami
lies to support, don't care much about
work and are an a body, the poorest
workmen in the trades."
Such an organization could bo had.
hut, disguise it by what narno yon
please, it would bo neither more nor
| less than a I anding together of skill
ful and industrious workingmcn
agaiuhtjlio idle and clumsy working
men. This is contrary lo the spirit of
a trades union, the ruling idea of
which is depression, not elevation.
The rules which require that work
I /till.. 11 lin it/irwi {> .1 fniiiioin
\4aii w mviiv iii a tvi lam ?? 4*j j |
uiiii that payment he made hy iho
day, reduce the swift and diligent
worker to the level of the drohe in the
business hive. There is no efieour
inent to any man to push himself for
ward and study the interests-of his
employer, he.iau.se, if he do so, his daily
pay is still the same as that of the lag
gard, v ho does not a particle of work
more than will save him from dismis
sal. As the workingmen rise in the
scale of intelligence and education,
they comprehend these things hotter.
That the married men sec the disad
vu'iia^u at wmcu mey are piaecu is
already evident. The radical leniedy
appears lu bo very aim pie, viz.: to
pa)- l?y tlie piece wherever it is prac
ticable, and, wJutu it is not, to allow a
man to work as many how* as his
employer desires him to work, receiv
ing payment for the,extra work. This
brings up the question of striken. The
workingrnen may organize themselves
arnj deniulid, if they like, doublu wages
ibfc'half a day's work. All the mem
bers of the organization are bound by
itK rules as lorii<-!i.< thfv ivm:iin mem
burs; but it in a tyranny as galling an
tlie tyranny of capital to declare that
those who are members of the organi
zation shall not leave it, and that those
who are not members Khali not be
permitted to labor for as many hours
a d y as they please, and fix their own
wages. This is a view of the question
which, unfortunately for their cause,
the strikers do not take into consider
ation.? than. Krw~
A PrnfibilVlA* War.
. The Germans are busily engaged in
providing for the dimposition ofthein
di'innUy received from tito French,
which is being rapidly paid olF, ami
which will in ail amount to the nice
Iiuie sum of $1,241.000,000, not count
ing Alsace and Lorraine amJ the sums
levied during the war by way of con
tributions. It is I he most prodigious
tra?>ler of wealth, in hard cash, from
0'ic people to another which has, per
Haps, ever occurred. ?170,000.000 |
have already been disposed of in vari
ous ways, penping the final distribu
tion by Act of' the Koichstag most of
! it in payment for the railways of Al
sace ami Lorraine, and in pensions
j and compensation to persons injured
by the war; but $30,000,000 goes into
till' i 111 lll'I'MI ! "H'!l r I IT'MSII ! ?? " wlliclt iu
, I , ~ , ' , Oil
al.vays kept stored up at Merlin, ready (,j|
l'??r aii)" Hidden emergency. Tlio bill #l (
now under consideration gives in ! j
routid numbers 000,000 to the for- .(|
tificaiions of Alsace and Lorraine, j j
w.iiif-li will Certainly be bard to retake j j
ly tin' lime the Prussian stafl' lias i ^
done with them ; $45,000 000^o to the ea
various minor states for incidental ex- ,
jK-nses during the war. and 8000,000,- '^j
U(JU are to ue (iivmou anion-; me uer-; .
man States ?North Germany, a.s iL: st.
existed at the outbreak of (lie war,! j
a''<?u! S.i^u.OOU.odO, and JBava-!
ria, \Vurtejnhnr<;, Baden and S:>ntii | *
IIesse tlie n>t. Altogether, eountin^ i
in Al.-a'-e un<i Lorraine as taxpayers, j
the London Ecohumul estimates iliat i C()
(ic-riiuifiy vvill reeeivo ?1.4 J-O.OOO.OUU. j 0j*
Her own war expenses were, all told, J j
?277,50i).00u, v. h.'eh leaves a net hal j i-(J|
j.nee in her favor oi:t. of this one Iran- j j0]
?>a; lion, of 81.102 OOn.OoO. There has j .
I,,.,... ....ii.i.-,. ?i..^
i:ui iaim\ im;v i
. i . I('"
tory. iNapolcon 1. made war pay lor
i'self. and something over, but he
II** v r came any win re near this rate of
profit, though ho Lfcgan the lights
hiinseir.
itv>
Hemphill's Magazine.?From a
letter of "If.," this week, it will be
seen ihat he contemplates removing
to Abbeville before the end of the
year, and he proposes to publish a
monthly with the above title, if sufn
cient encouragement should be given.
We take this earliest opportunity of
U'?
UUili IIJ*VIMIIII?? HJU Ullkiri
need jtist sueli .1 lua^nzino as D?\
Hemphill is capable of making. To
C'lit ami pitblif-Ji it will <rjvo him use
ful and pleasant employment. lie de
serves f..r more at the hands of our
people than they t an ever pay. Let
every well-wifher of the A. R.' P.
Church and every friend of "II." sub
scribe at once?send up his name.
The prieo of the magazine will bo rea
sonable. It need not come in conflict
with tnis paper. Wo will ^ive the
new magazine a hearty welcome, and
will take pleasure in acting as agent
for it.?A. It. I'retbyttr'uui. .
Goon News?it was good news to
us, and we liave r.o doubt it will be t"
many others, to hear that our friend
"II" (Dr. Hemphill) has received a
legacy tiom the estate of his brother.
Judire Hemphill, of Texas, amounting
to about five thousand dollars. Aboul
ono-half ot' .tin* inoni-y lias ulreud}
b<*en paid over, and tho other hail' is
to be paid very soon. No ono hotter
(b si-rves ic. and no one would enjoy it
inoro. We.ri'ii^rai'.ilati' the Dootoi
on lii.s .good (' l* 11111?. We' hope li<
will not. net a!-o\c iii<i old JVi. nds
(hat ho will still remember the A. /..
JJrcs!'i/tei inn uud Lililt Banner.?A. II.
fre&byteriux,.
THE STAMP ABOLITIONS.
A "Washington correspondent has
vparcd the following epitome of
amp taxes abolished by section 36
' the new tax law, which takes ef
ct un October 1st:
TO BE ABOLISnED.
Contracts for insurance against ac
[Icntal injuries.
Affidavits
All agreements of contracts or re
swain of the same.
Appraisements of raluo or damage,
f??r any other purpose.
Assignments of a lease, mortgage,
dicy of insurance, or anything else.
Bills of exchange, foreign, inland,
Iters of credit, <>r anything of that
nd now taxed by stamps.
Bills of lading, and receipts, in tho
. S. or for anywhere else.
Bills of sale, of any kind.
Bond# of iudemnitication, of any
nd.
Bond-administrator or guardian, or
iytiling that has the name of bond
it, and are now taxed by stamps.
Broker*' notes.
Cert itua tea of stock, profits, dam
;e, deposit or any other kind of cer
icutOK now taxed by stamp
Certificates of measurement of any
ing.
Chiirt'cr, or its renewal, or a char
r party, of any kind.
All contracts or agreements.
Oonveviince. unv nart of the work
nveying.
Endorsement of any negotiable or
>t negotiable ii'Strun.ent.
Entry, for consumption, warehouse
withdrawal.
Gangers'returns.
Lisuranve policies contraqtfl, tick
?, renewals, &c. (Life, marine, in
nd and fare.)
Lease. All through the lease list is
(olislied.
Legal documents. Writ or other
occms, confession of judgment, cog
wit, appeals, warrants, &c.; letters
administration, testamentary, <fcc.
Manifest at Custom House or any
here else, or for any purposo.
mortgage, 01 any muu.
Passage ticket, to any placo in the
r>rld.
Pawners' checks.
Power of attorney fer any purpose.
Probate of will, of any kind.
Prominsory note for any tiling.
Protest of any kind.
Quit claim deed.
Keeeipt. Now generally exempt,
id if ineludcd in present law iu any
he, will be hereafter exempt.
Sheriff'* return.
rn.... .r .1?i
Warehouse receipt.
Warrant of attorney.
Weigher's return, of any character.
RETAINED.
Tlio tax of two cents on cheeks,
alts and orders is all of sehedule 1>
ai is retained.
ANOTHER HU5IBURG.
The Albany (New* York) Timrx an
unees thai Dexter Reynolds, Esq.,
prominent member of the Albany
x, has invented a type-setting ma>
ine, which, having been pronounced
i-ompicte success by type founder*
Boston, New York and Philadel
lia, has been sold for $l,O(J0,OU0 10
combination ot JS'ew York capital
h. The machine is said to be ex
edingly simple in construction and
sy of operation, with capacity of
tiin^ 2,000 cms of type per hour,
lis is about the equivalent of four
erage compositors. Other type
iting machiius, it should be stated,
.ve been mvelitcu, proving tuny par
iliy xueeestdul, and impracticable in
mpetiiiou with the machinery of
tu re.
If four compositors or tj'po-settcrR,
uli! not set up more than 2.0UO ems
type per hour, poor houses would
ve to be opened nil over the land
them. The trulh is, that ail et
rts at making a type-selling ma
inc will be about equal to Ihe dih
very of perpetual motion j whenever
ains can bo put in iron, ivory and
)od, then a type-setting machine
n be invented, u.tiu nut omerwit>e.
this brunch of the business was u
ire mechanical one, likf, for in
ince, the yrudiraj of a newspaper,
en theie would, no doubt, be sue-1
ss in such effort*, but it must be
rne in mind by the reader that it
ki:H almost as much thvui/hl to net
e type properly for an article, as it
sh to vompoKC it. Wo grant that a
ichine might he made to string cut
pe, but then it would take two or
ivu men to follow it and finish the
ji k! And then, where would be
o Having, for a good type-setter,
)uld ?<-t as iniich typo in an,hour as
could *paco out and ju.*-tify' into
lunula, .thai a muchino had strung
Tho whole thing is absurd.
The Presidential Tick; ts.?Pres
}ntial tio.cot.s are being brought out
rapidly now-a-days, that it may bo
?11 enough to recupitulato the list to
te:
Cincinnati?President, Horace
'eeley; Vice-President, B. Gratz
own.
Philadelphia?President, Ulysses S.
ant; Vice-President, Henry Wil
li
Revenue Reform?Wi'liam S Groes
t-lc; Vice-President, Frederick Law
mstead/ ,
Labor Reform ?President, David
ivis; Vice-President, Joel Parker,
Temperance?President, James
aek ; Vice-President, .James Russell.
A hi i- \1 a>oiiii,j- President, ('harles
ail? i-i .\i!:i.rns; Vieo-Prusident, C. IL
ward.
Nondescript?President, Victoria
Woodball; V'iuo-Preuidoot, Frodor
: Doqglas?.
Dressing Plainly.
1. Ifc wonld lessen the burden of
many who now find it hard to main
tain their place* in society.
2. It would leasen the force of the
temptations, which often lead men to
barter honor and honesty for display.
3. If there was less strife in dress
at church, people in moderate circum
stances would be more inclined to at
tend.,
4. IJnivernal moderatibn in dress at
church would, improve the worship
by the remoVul of many wandering
thoughts.
5. Ii would enable all classes of jjeo
ple to attend ehurch better in unfa-'
voruble weather.
6. It would lessen, on the part of
the rich, the temptation to vanity.
7. It would lessen, on the part of
the poor, the temptation to be envious
and malicious. _ ,
8. It would save valuable lime on
the Sabbath.
9. It would enable ns to do more for
good enterprises ?Exchange.
The above stereotyped abaard de
clarations are constantly presented by
soiue wondrous wise, would-be-cheap
saint. Not one of the nino proposi
tions will bear analyzing. Cleanliness
is next to holiness, while taste and
dross are the chief evidences of. ad
vancement in refinement and civiliza-.
tion. Dress almost makes the person
At least it does, ho far as the social
world is concerned. The social-circle
very justly excludes-all who does ntrt,
conform lo this requirement. - (Jooa
dress and good manners are passports '
to the bobl society. Then why preach
in. fa vol* of a stylo of dress that lowers
one in his own estimation, and, as a
consequence, in the estimation of
others ? Are we not in a great meas
ure judged by our dress ? Such twad
dle might as well be discontinued It
is a waste of breath. Dress is one. of
the cardinal points, and will not be
neglected by the ladies as long as the
gentlemen show *nch a decided pre
ference for the most elegantly dressed.
T*ii._ ~n _ ir j rv
mie 01 a maa uog.
In reply to C. W. C., p.1163, lean give
so nit! facis which may he of use to some
body, thereby savin# life. The time be
tween the biting of an animal by a mad
dog ami-showing signs of hydraphobla'
is not less than nine days, but itiay be
nine months. Aner the animal lu.s.be
come rabid, a bite or scratch . wiili h:s
teeth upon a person, or'slobber coming
in contact with a sore or raw place,
would produce hydrophobia just as soon
as though he had been bitten by a mad
dog. Hydrophobia can be prevented,
and I will give What is well known to
bean infallible remedy, if propcily ad
ministered, for man or beast, a do>e for
a horse or cow should be about four times
as grout ns for a person. It is not too
late to give medicine any time before the
spasms come on.
The first dose for a person is one and a
half ounce elecampane root, bruised, put
in a pint of new milk, reduced to one
half by boiling, then taken all at one
dose in the morning, fasting until after
noon, or at least a very light diet until
several hours have elapsed. The second
dose the same as the first, except take
i two ounces of the root; third dose the
j same t.s ihe las', to be taken every o her
I tlay. Three doses are uil thatare needed
; and there need.be no fear. This j know
i fioni my ov n experience, and know oi a
j number of ca>< s where it has been en
! tirely successful. There is 110 guess
j work. Those persons I allude to we e
1 bitten by their own dogs, that had been
; bitten by rabid dogs, and were penned
, up to see if they would go mad; they
| did go mad and did bite the persons.
This ivmedv h:is hren u>t*d in and
; about Philadelphia for forty years and
! longer with great success, and is known
| us the Goodman remedy. I am ac
] quainted with a physician, who told me
' he knew of its use for more than thirty
j years, hut never knew of a ease that
failed where it was properly administer
ed. Among oilier eases he mentioned
I wos one where a number of. cows had
i been bitten by a mad dog. To half of
! the number they administered this rem
edy, to tue other half not. The latter all
1 died wilii hydrophobia, while tlmscthat
, took the elecampane and milk showed
' no *ij;ns of the disease.?li. C. in
Country Gentleman.
A Letter from Horace Greeley.
The following is an extract from a
: privjte letter to a.geritlemari ii. Ilart
i fort, Connecticut. Though it was
: never mienueu lor puoiiraunn, me
gentlenwMi to whom it was addressed
; has deemed it of sufficient interest and
importance to j stify its publication :
.New York. Juno 11, 1872
* * * I have no possible claim
j to Democratic support, and never
| made any. The Democrats will, of
: course, l>e governed by a considi-ra
: tion of their own interests. It is no
j wise proper or probable that they
| should be influenced in making their
decision by any consideration personal
to myself, and if they could be I do
: not desire it..Hence I have said noth
ing to any Democrat unless he first
i addressed me. And even then. I
have goi e no further than to my that,
if I should be elected, I would trout all
th080 who supported me alike, not
[ asking whether they had been iQ the
paot .Republicans or Democrats.
Yours,
Horace Greeley.
Speak Kindly.?Much of the un
happiness in this world arises from
giving utterance to hasty, unkind
words. Many a sorrowful hour and
sleepless night have been spent brood
ing over some harsh or angry word,
which has dropped from the lips in a
moment of unguarded passion. How j
: 1.1 ' I
unn. ii \y sj w (/((ill f?UVU ?iUrM*lvrr*
and others if wo would <ru:trd .-ill our
" tiys jind actions. Kind words, spo
ke 1 in the right time nnd place, do ]
mo ; to 11 en I i lie wounded spirit than i
:iu the <x<>ld this world can uive. Tiicy I
cost nothing, wj?ile tiicy enrich the |
heart and scatter sunshine all around,
winning many trujj and liutbiuii
friend*.
Putting the Tnmk off the Cars/
The pa&sengors on .one of tbe^liker
Btreet ears laughed, 6ooie' few difys
since, at a scene between thecoadac*
jor and a well-dressed young man
Ijro.ip Georgetown.; Aa the car was
paaaiag viown tb? avenue, the young
man at the tjrao standing op ^he
platform tuning it~ easy, with one
foot on p trunk",, he was approached
by the conductor and,Ki? fare de
manded; ...ije cjuietjy ^passed oyer Jiis
iiv'e cents.
-Conductor?J. demand twenty-five
Cv*nts toy that trunk. _
You ng man ( fo&i Iatrng)?Twefityv
a . I IIMI T a ? . -r .t?
uvu uciiicw . tj X lUlliji 4. Will
pay for it.
C?Then I shall ptf< th<n*hhk off,
Y. M.?You bad ' better 'JDal> :jfOB
may be sorry for it, - - '
Conductor pulls strap, stops car,
dumps trunk OiL.tbe averrue, starts
ear, and alter going sonietwu squares,
approaches t he young man,~; who-was
still as calm as a summer morBiog,
und in an angry mood ?ay?;', "iNow I
have put your trunk off, what are JfOtt
going to do1 about it?" ' ;
Y. M. (cooly)?Well, I don't pro*
pose to do anything about it^itVsiO
concern of mine; it wasn't my trunk.
C. (tierecly)?Then why did(-y^)U
not tell .me. ho? " . ' ' j
Y. M.?Because.you did not ^k
me, auu ? ioia you you;a- pe so^rj. tor
,'C, (furiously)?Then": go^nsitfe ?Ji?
car. ' ' . . '
Y. M.?Oh, no, you'i^good enough
compahy 'for me out here.. "
At this.juncturp ;a' portly4 (jerto&tt
emerges Irbm th6' ^r, arid angrily
says: *lTfhe Gott,;' yod feller,"iraere
is-mine trunk ?". 1 - 1j;
Y. AL?My friend, l^tinnk tfrat'is
your trunk down an the avenue there.
' German" Who pats him off? I hafe
the monish to pay him. I will sea
about dot.'- ' ' " -
The oar was stopped, and shortly
afterward the conductor was -seen?to
come s .veati n g u p wi I h the trunk Oa
his back a part of the, performartco
ho did not eftjriy half as welL as did
the passengers.? Wuihington Evening
Star. ' ; .irl /
-m > ^. ' 111 TUy
THE LABOR STRIKE. **
'--vst Jit J-?40;' ttG tlitWi* M
The jV?w Forft' Triune rrnhji sites
statistics ofiforty trades oorr on stWke
i-i .New York City and: vicinity.
These statistics are compiled? item
statements supplied principally by
the employers, but }i portion of'.jtbo
: ! _ ,!. ' l I ' ?
liiMM-niauon nus uecn given or yennect
by the workmen, who have, howeypr,
collected no statistics, and are uuafclo
to furnish anything more tnan esti
mates. The Tribune furnishes a* tablo
giving the figures in reference io eai)h
trade, and the totals are as follows:
Men employed when shops aro full,
83,938;'men who struck,,60 050; raea
working eight hours,"36.050; men
working nt ten hours, 27,224j men
still on strike, 11,493:" loss tOv Gin pay
ers by the strike, 82,(/13.55*0,and loss
uf wages to men by strike, $1,674,950.
Assumiuir the above fi^nros to repre
sent the losses incurred in strikes of
an average deration of one year, it'is
calculated that the direct loss to tho
wovkingmen and their employers
would amount to $41,814,000 if tho
strike were to continue for one year.
According to tho New York Bulletin,
this is tho effort of labor to organize
idleness us a remedy for grievauccst
and the issue now made is whether
labor shall drive out capital, or capital
starve out labor. The loss has al
ready been serious to both interests,
and nothing but permanent and in
i I .I .. : -v. i. o 1^1
raicuniu injury in list ?nsue 11 jauor is
triumphant, and capital bo driven
a way.
Centennial Celebration.
'?i i . ' >.
Forsom** time wo have heard it im
ported that there was to bo a centen
nial celebration of t he planting of tho
Associate .Reformed CnurCl. in New
berry county, during this summer.
A note just received from .Rev. J. C,
Boyd, pastor of tlace of tho A. E.
churches in Ne.w berry, contains tho
following, to wlricji we respectfully
ask atto tion. The people of New
berry will take special notice:
"Will you please annonnce in tho
Presbyterian that there will he a.cen
tennial celebration of'the A. H. Church
of Xewherry Jit Cannon Creek on tiio
111th inst. The public.generally qi-o
invited to attend. It is expected and
requested that thos^ in .the, county
who attend will hiring tfith.thc.m their
baskets of provisions, in Order that
refreshments may thus be prepared or
furnished tho meetiug.?A. It. Presby
lerian.
> ' ,r\ jjiV 1 ' *
Fine Ratns and Crop Prospects
Brightening.?in" many portions of
our county tine rains are gladdening the
heartsM the people, and the crops, weil
worked aud free from grass, are growing
vigorously at.d looking delightfully
promising. In some sections the cotton
is still small and stands sorry, yet with
good seasons and a late fall near an aver
age-crop may be expected; whilst in
other portions of Edgefield?a largo belt
across the entire county:?the- cotton
crop is indeed unusually fine, and the
husbandmen are highly elated with
their pro.-pect of realizing a large.yield
aud handsome profits in the harvest
time. The corn crop generally has been
considerably effected by the long
(IrounJit, Out seasonable and rejn.vigor
utins showers are now lalling tlvoreon,
nnd this crop too'\viu t'nrn diitfttireii
better titan many Contemplated a*ftw
weeks ago.?Edgefield Advertiser. '
The New York World, in a leadjpg
article, says it dues not believo tbero will
be a ''boltat any rate, it will ndt sup
port a "boJt," if Mr.-Greeley should bd
nominated at Baltimore.^