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DISAPPOINTED.
."01 would like to marry!"
A little maiden said,
& "But tilled must be the coffers c
Of liim whom I'm to wed, }
Tho' he be cold ami heartless, ^
And brainless be his head !"
1
'0 I should like t6 'marry !'* 5
She sang from day to day ; . 1
"But to a poor man tteverl"
She'd often, often say,
''This little speculation,, 1
' . I meant to have It pay."
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^T?ars passed?again her,
.Quite silvered was her h&ir, I
. While faded was the ten iter "cheek
-\f . xnac ouce bloomed fresh and fair;
4 "And on her brow I traced the lines
TfeAt time had written there.
"Where," said I, "is your noblfflprd! |
Your princely millionaire,^
The one you sang and waited for, / '
i ~v;"' "When you were young and fair? <
,r- His" manly form, I see it not,
Where is he, tell me where^Bk *
,l^lasi" she cried, "I scorned worth
. Of one my he approved, ... ' ,
And spurned the Aot>fe fave'qf otio ^,
1 only could have loved:
?!> h..<v.V,U 1-4 T i-l-l i. '
ahv wuuiuic iuv x wuiuu uut snare,
So In & foreign land lie roved.
still sang on, 'I'd married be,'
3ot wealth must e'er be mine;
~-l ftelt that in some lordly court
Fate destined me to shine,
Where costly gems of brilliancy
Would, 'mid my locks, entwine."'
"Time passed me by' and lovers, too,
Their course could not bo stayed,
And whilst I retrospect the past
_ # My heart is sore dismayed!
To feel I'm left alone, alone,
A desolated old maid
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SCRAPS.
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Affecting sight?Barrels in tiers. ,
v J
A spirited youth?One dead (
; % drunk. j
A highly intelligent dog?the J
type-setter. !
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The working-man's favorite dish ]
?Cavendish. <
Look out for the comet. Theref)
by hangs a tail. j
flfji "Qrusade sirup," in soda, is s
' inuch called lor in certain Western ^
towns.
\
It is said that those Iowa grass- t
toqppers wink at Paris green and 1
smile at hot wateh s
A Lebanon, (Ky.) gent, in ar- (
;dently greeting a long-parted wife, *
broke one of her rib3. 1
Family physicians are carefully (
tooting the promising state of the t
green-apple crop.
"When the Porte becomes so in- j
tolerant as to suppress the Bible, ?
it is anything else but Sublime.
* t lV1. 1.). i>.i1 I. (
a uool-diuck s iauier says ne uev- ^
er enjoys himself more than when ^
ilie sees the "son shine."
It is said that in the Paris gar- j
'dens one may find every kind of ?
roses, even including rhinoce-roses.
It is said?that the prettiest girl *
an Sarrisburg is a newspaper car- .
Tier. She carries them in. her bus- J
ties. 1
l. T? -p j? i.i r\
Xiiijau ?>ugg, 01 opmigueiu, v/., ,
has been in bed for niue years. (
Costar's Exterminator is recom- ,
mended. ,
TVe hold that a woodchuck is '
&t for treason, stratagem and spoils; '
because he has no music in his
hole.
Our advanced scholar comes in '
with the suggestion that a title-page
is like charity because it begins
a tome.
"I come to steal," as the rat observed
to the trap. "And I spring |
to embrace you,/ as the trap re- i
plied to the rat. <
That "little birds do in their |
nests agree," is no credit to the [
little birds, because it would never (
do for them to fall out. i
A Philadelphia gentleman ad- 1
vertises a soap that is destiued to j
wipe out the national debt* There '
d 8 .probacy some "lye" about it. j
Samuel Gettings, of Springfield
<)., is the father of 22 children.
It is to be hoped that with all his 1
Gettings he got understanding. :
The editor of the Panama Star, i
Apologizes for the non-appearance 1
*)f his paper by saying that he liad J
rto haul off and dig buckshot out of ?
iiis legs. 1
A man named Howard, of Dela- <
ware, has been sent to state prison I
Tornve years tor stealing a flat-boat
ioaded with tar. A blacker crime
<was never committsd, \
The mayor of a Portuguese city 1
'once enumerated, amongthe marks (
by which the tody of a drowned
njan might be identified, "a mark'edi.impedimeEt
in his speech."
A Wisconsin clergyman has been f
rfV\n?-wl rrnilfTT Vw ? r>Vmrr>li n-f" .
ilV/UUVl ^ U i 1 VJ Ml vuutvu VVUUVit VI r
"not always handling the truth !
with sufficient carefulness to meet J
the demands of veracity." (
Two Milesians were standing at s
the Fairmount W;ater Works, when *
one of them remarked : "Mike, *
isn't this a quare country where 1
they have to grind their watet be- 1
lore they cfcn tise it ?" '
A Bowery merchant who had j
declined to advertise in the "Com- -<
merciol Advertiser," because "no- i
body would see it," came around a j
few"days after to offer $25 to have j
his name kept out of the police j
reports. ]
; A Cincinnati reporter says there
!s something grand in a pair of 1
runaway horses, ..but we believe
that a good deal depends on wheth- \
er a man is on a fence or trying to
climb over tne euu Doarci 01 uie i
wagon.
Turning the tables.?"While some
colored people were being baptized <
Recently in the river of Xasliville, i
one became unmanageable, and i
seizing the minister, who was a j
small man, threw him over her t
head, almost drowning him. (
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Hook My Frock.
A day or two ago Justice Jecko,
>f St. Louis, received a call from a
oung man and a young woman,
nf wliom was a bearer of a
)ortly carpet-sack. 'Be you the
squire ?' aske'd the young man-, with
m air of diffidence.
'I be. Do you want 'to ?ct married?'
'Yes-, sir. AVe want it done Vigli 1
xway, dou't we, Mollie?'
'Yes, squire,' said Mollie, 'bul
liain't 3-ou got a dressing-room
ivhere lean put on my bridal dress
and tittivate a little ?'
'I am sorry to say my brida
chamber is crammed full of hobb;\
horses, toys, trinkets and stuff* seiz
ed by a constable from a fnncj
store. However, there it is if yot
think there is room enough for yov
to dress.'
The bride looked in the adjoining
office, and declared that she cotik
make out to slip on her dress in it
With carpet-sack in hand, she en
tered the lumber-room and closec
tlio door. The bride-groom askec
for another room, saying he hac
his valise, and would like to pu
them on. lie was told there wai
no other room vacant, and that h<
would have to take a seat and wai
until the bride had enrobed hersel
and then he could take his turn.
The young man sat down with ar
air of impatience, holding the carpet-sack
between his knees aw
twisting his thumbs. Constabh
McKeary, whose appearance is tha
of a Don Jaan of the most killing
type (although in reality he is th<
chastest man tnat ever cuusuu t
juryman or replevirced a wiiJOw'f
parlor furnitare) had "been writing
it his desk when the bridal part)
matured, and now arose and passed
into the .passage leading down
stairs. . ,
The young man with the carpet
>ack turned red in the face as he
saw the door close upon the con?
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JUIUIU. X1U UVUieiJiijr Liiuutjiit
Icary had gone irto the store-room
vhere the bride was making hei
oilet. He became nervous, threw
lis carpet-sack in the corner, arose.
;at down in another chair, and was
ixtrcmely fidgety The more he
Tied to conceal his emotion the
edder his face grew. At length,
lnable longer to endure the agon}
>f doubt and mistrust, he ran to the
loor of the store-room and entered,
\ scream was heard, and then the
wung man returned looking verj
iheepish.
This rash act of the "bridegroom's
;ame near breaking eft' the "match,
)ut the Justice explained to the
)ride that it Was all a mistake.
'Are you a nrnrriod man, squire ?
isked the bride, putting her lace tc
i crack in the door.
'Yes, I have been married evei
so long.'
'Well, then, I wish you woulc
1 ?J) .1?A},
liar CUIUU in uure unu uuwiv iu\
Frock.'
The justice complied vrith th<
modest request, and in a momeir
the bride came ont in gorgeous at
tire. The bridegroom then entercc
the room and made his toilet,,an(
when lie returned the ceremouj
ivas performed without delay
Then the bride re-entered the store
room and changed her dress, anc
the happy couple marched out witl
their carpet-saoks-, highly elated.
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Clctver as a Fertilizer. ? I)r
Voelcker, the able chemist to th<
Ro3*al Agricultural Society of Eng
laud, bv a series of the most exhaust
ive analyses of soils and of plants, Lai
discovered and established the fact
Lhat an immense amount of nitroge
nous food accumulates in the soi
during the growth of clover, espe
cially in the surfaco soil.; amounting
including that in the cloveV foot's anc
tops, to three find a Iraff tons of nitro
[jen per acre.) equal to four tons anc
x third of ammonia. These results
verified and proved, came almost lik<
i new revelation in '.farming. Dr
Voelckcr 6a}*s that the farmer whc
wishes to derive the full benefit froir
bis clover hay, should plough it uj
for wheat, or timothy, as soon as
,\aoo!K1 v vrt 4.Ka anfnmn o n H InntTA il
ruooluIJ LLi K,uv ???- ?
in a rough state as long as is admissi
bio, in order that the aft- may fiuc
free access into the land, and tho or
*anic remains left in so much abun
Jance in a good crop of clover, b(
changed into plant food; more espe
;ially that the crude fcitrOgenotiB or
ranic matter in the clover roots ant
lecaying leaves may b'avo time t'c
jccome transformed into aramoniacai
iompounds, and these in the course oi
,ime into nitrates, the form in which
litrogen is assimilated by cereal
Teacii Children IIow to Earn
vxd Use Money.?Jf you are troxijled
with a per tin acinus begging
or a pumiy, unu uru sun mure purllcxed
by the request for permission
to spend at the candj^ store, so
infortunately convenient to your
loor, try giving the little cqpxer
some other plan of 'disposing of
:he money that he loves to handle.
First contrive some way for the
jenny to be fairly earned, and then
provide a safe place for depositing
t', and give the little fmahcier some
peasant plan for its u&e." One lit;le
blue-eyed darling not yc't four
cars old, has a store of pennies
>vhicli are Lis "college mouey,"
md liis eyes sparkle with pleasure
is it increases, and ho talks abonl
the grand place where his big
brother is going soon, and whore
lie means to go some time. Verj'
early, too, these favored children
can learn the blessedness of giving
f their own to the children ' oi
want, ana can snare in tne unnstmas
festivities with a heartiness
which only the giver enjoys. ...
A young widow advertises in i
Cincinnati paper that she has ar
ncorne of three thousand dollars z
fear, and will marry any man,
oung or old, who possesses the
same means, and can produce a
certificate of .good character.
gPffl^P
Tlie Advent of Old Age.
Thorf* iq n. nnrtfiin neriod in life
, when the human body, as well as
mind, reaches its maximum point
O .1 1 ~ 4. "*1/1 fViot
or uevyiopjtsuicuL, mm uum
i point to the grave is the season of
i decay. TJiis idea is far more forcibly
expressed by Shakespeare,
. who makes Jacques1, in "As Y'o'ti
Like It," say:
t "And so frdrn hour'to hour We ripe dn'<3
ripe,
i And then froni libur to hour we rot and
rot,
? And thereby hangs a tale."
? At what age are we to look fbi
. this change? The Psalmist savs
the days of men are three-scort
years and ten, and some of oui
" readers, perliaps, will remember i
' pretty little poem of Willis, writ
1 ten on his thirty-fifth birth-day, be
1 ginning: "I'm half way home.'
But poets arc not very reliable au
[ thority in matters of science. A
distinguished French physiologis"
am on1\iA/?4a fiflvfl
Willing. UjJVU ILIb O U Ly V/VW i W I ?
J propose the following natural dt
I visions and natural duration for th<
, whole life of man. The first ter
, years of life are infancy, theseconc
ten are boyhood, the third ten firs
* youth, the fourth ten second youth
B from forty to tifty-flve first man
f hood, and from fifty-five to seven
ty is second manhood; and this pe
riod of manhcod is the age o
1 strength, the manly period of hu
man life* From seventy to eighty
J five first old age, from eighty-fiv(
* to one liundred^second oM age."
These deductions are made frorr
I a careful study of the question wit!
J| all the aids derivable from a thof
nf +I10 aoionpoa n
! OU^Ii iiilUU ICU^l/ VI WAV WVAV 14 V VV W,
' anatemvand physiology. It is no"
> claimecf but what these division!
I will vary in different individuals
ovel'ica^ 'each. 'other 'in' the same
1 one; but that they r.rc as correei
as such a general truth can b(
[ stated we verily believe. Th'esc
! limits are not so arbitrary as thej
may seem at first sight. At tei
' years of age the second toothing
; is completed and infancy ought tc
end;; at twenty the bones n'o longei
increase in length -and boyhooc
1 naturally ends; at forty the bod>
' ceases to increase in size, andyoutl
' ends and so on. After forty what
ever increase there may be of th<
; body is in fat; and, instead of in
creasing strength and activity, thif
: latter growth weakens tliB bodj
' and retards its motions. Whei
Hm ornnvth rOfiSPS absolutely th(
. " " _ o
body rests, rallies and becomes hi
vigorated* This period of interna
! invigoration is the period of firs
; manhood, and lasts 'fifteen years
when the .period of oM age begins
, and this period begins when \v<
: have no longer any reserve o
} strength to draw upon-, and whet
the natural strength is barely Buffi
1 eient for the daily Work, and wher
. any thing unusttal fatigues, and ex
traordinary efforts impair the gen
eral health. When this eonditioi
ot things arrive, old age has fairlj
" begun, and this period is at Seven
ty years of age,
" Buffon, the distinguished natur
| alist, says "that the man who doe:
not die by accident or disease live;
to ninety or one hundred years.'
This is eminent authority no oi?<
" will dispute! It is very true, how
ever, that comparatively few met
J live to be ninety or a hundred year
old, but that affords 110 argumen
against the truth of our proposi
tion. Most men die of disease?
} only a few of old age. The deatl
' record of anyplace will show, how
' ever, quite a respectable number 0
5 people who live to be eighty &nc
' one hundred years.
1 ?
To'Day and TG-Morrofr.
1 1
To-day we gather bright a in
- beautiful flowers?to-morrow thej
* are faded and dead.
? To-day a wealth of leavee shadei
3 us?to-morrow, sere and fallen, thej
" crumble beneath our tread,
j To-day the eartti is- covered witl
) a carpet of green?to-morroW it ii
5 brown with the withered grass.
L To-day the vigorous stalks oulj
bend before the gale?to-morrov
I leafless, Sapless, a child riiay breal
- the brittle stone'
To-day the' ripening fruit am
3 waving grain?to-morrow the Jam
is taking its aest alter the toil.
J To-day we hear sweet songsteri
} of meadows arid forest", the buz:
I and hum of myriad insects?to
f* morrow breathe softly?all natur<
i is hushed and silent.
I To-day a stately edifice complet<
in finish and surrounding, attracts
the passer-by?to-morrow a heap o
- ruins mavks the SiteTo-day
there are tattle upon i
thousand hills?to-moifOw the}
fall in slaughter.
The fashion of the world \)as's'etl
away. But let Christ dwell withir
us, and though we may pass awaj
like the faded leaf and sapless
I stalk, we shall "arise to newness o]
life."
"Where everlasting spring abides,
And never withering flowers."
i Burning Dead Bodies.?The
next proposition of the cremation
ists will be to utilize the ashes o!
; the dead for the use of the living:
If Caesar's body, "dead and turned
i to clay,
; May stop a hole to keep the \vinc
; away,"
i "Why may not "Frothinghatn-, combined
with plaster^
i Be used to make our gaftleli trucl
; grow, faster ?<
F. Or Bergh reduced to ashes fitae anc
. tityv .
i Be boxed and labelled "concentrated
lye!" ,
Some Yankee genius, on inventior
l bent,
i May find in Beecher's urn a good
t cement,
A ?i T?r*i,? xi ?.
f adu miner b uuruuas, uy uie uuuicj
s refilled, i,
Polish the silver spoons lie leaves
behind.
% ... '
The First Ring.
.. 1
Salim and Mirza sat before their '
cot, in the shadow of the palms, <
and, hand in hand, gazed abroad j
on the golden evening landscape.
' "What art thou thinking of, Sa
* ' " -
Iim ?" asKea tne jrouwinu mmv,
/ regarding "the young man tenderly.
"Thou smilest as though in a de- '
lightful dream, and thy brow is
[ bright with ecstasy."
^ tlioilght of the tinie when I
first saw attd won thee*" answered
Saliniv uJ3ut I sought tor the time
, wheri our love commencuu US Vttiu-.
j ly as I look for the end of this ring
, which lies before us, ,and which, to
1 ornament my hand 1 have carved
, from the tooth of the Elephant."
ft
"Yes, and I have loved thee, as
. long as I can remember," replied
' Mirza, looking with affectioti oh
. the friend of her heart. "When I
L met thee for the first time* it seemt
ed as if I had known thee ill aboth[
er.life?as if our..souls had been
. united from,eternity, in beautiful
> harmony. And so shall it be for-"
i ever. Yes, Salim, our lore must
1 have descended from God; for,
t like him, it was without beginning
, and shall be without end!"
w,ion vbath'took the beloved
- of his soul to his heart mith un
speakable deight, and the stars
f gazed down upon them with trans
port splendor, and they read their
- prophetic syllables on the heavens,
3 and their secret teachings were to
them revealed;?for the eye of
i love alone can pierce the curtain
i of the fhture, and behold that
- which is hidden from the vision of
f of others. r . . ?
t "Yes, our love shall last thfotigii3
out eternity !" said both, with ex>
ultation ; and the serencst faith
' gilded their brows, as the light of
^ the everlasting stars irradiates the
i arch of heaven. Then Salim took
! the ivory ring and placed it 'on 'the
' right hand of his beloved. "Take
1 this ring, the symbol Of eternity,
> to Somm'emorAte this both*,0 he
> said,'delightedly. "It shall be the
r sign of our love and faith, and the
1 companion of our days, arid when
' we fall, iii dust it will.remind us of
1 pur Union in heaven !"
" And Mirsa took the significant
3 orri^mcnt from the hand of her
beloved, and it n^ver passed from
her possession, Their true love
was not ..forgotten. The youths
gave si'riiila'r gifts to ttieir brides
and the ring came to be considerj"
ed a silent promise of fidelity. And
so cue custom pu?s?u num gcucnt^
tion to generation, until, in our
' own times, it is regarded as the
? talisman of ho^e to a loving heart,
f .
i Judging by afrpeaftantjeb. ? Iiest.
ing over night at a pretentious hotel,
j and breakfasting very heartily thero
in the; morning, was an aged stranger
whoso unspeakably seedy attire, while
it had been unnoticed in the dark
] hour's of Ws arrival, excited the dire
distrust of the officials of tho house
" as revealed by daylight. Sorely suspicious
was the superb clerk of the
- establishment that the latter was to
s be wronged of its dues by some tncK
b or plea of this venerable shabby guest,
' and when the latter, having dispatch3
ed his meal, presented hfmself at the
" desk "with admonitory cough, his
j doubts became a certainty.
s "I have had my breakfast," began
t the aged man, deliberately, "and candor
compels mo to saj'?"
"Hand over the money, yon old rascal!"
interrupted tho clerk, in a rage.
1 "As I was saying," resumod the
" stranger, "candor compels mo to in.f
form you?"
I, "Call a policeman!" roared the
clerk to a bell-boy. "We'll have our
twelve.shillings, or you go to tho
' lock-up."
The boy started upon his errand
i ?M j. _ _ j.:? r. l. ? 4'
1 WlUlUUb UJJJJUrt'IlL J1UIIUC HUtll UI1U VI'
j tho seedy costume, who, taking his
own time to draw forth from some
3 obscure pocket a vast and greasy wal'
let, quietly repeated-:
"As I was saying, I've hiad my
j breakfast, And here's your twelve
? shillings ; buVcancfor compels me to
9 inform y'ofo that the'm mashed potatoes
was lovely ? perfectl}r lovely, sir;
and I don't mind throwing in a aliilling
eitrn for 'cm."
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\ ,TIIE ART OP JTOT ilEARiko.?
1 The art of not heaving is fully as
: ??4. *.. ,i^^?A:? i.? ??? ??
iui|)ui lu.hl iu uuiijcaiiu uu^^iiuusa ??
3 a cultivated ear, for which s'o touch
5 time and money are expended.
. Some people feel so very anxious
2 to hear everything that will vex
. and annoy them, they set atjput
j seatclimg it out. If all the petty
3 things said of otte by the heedless
f or ill-natured idlers were to be
brought home to him, ho would
i become a mere walking pin-cush
ion, stuck full of sharpL remarks.
It is not worth whiTe to hear what
youa servant feay when tlicy have
, slamtae'd the door; what a beggar
r says whose petition you have rejected;
what your neighbors say
f about your children; what your
rivals say about your business or
dress. I have noticed that a wellbred
woman never hears an impertinent
remark. A kind of dis5
crect deafness saves one from the
. nota little apparent connivance. in
f dishonorable conversation-. =
: chanac.
J V
1 .
. A stuttering broker in New York
lately asked another, who had a
bald pate, why his, head was like
b-hash in a b-boardingr-house. The
. disgusted friend, on admitting that
he didn't know, was informed that
^ 'twas becaus th-there's a h-hair
h-h-here and tli-there.
?
.
Receipts for the preservation of
i furs abound in all the newspapers;,
but the old plan promulgated by
I Punch long ago is the best. This
is to pull out all the hairs with
4- rf? Ortrfrt tin r? rwl TTfl A ftl-1 r\ Tn
j LHCC/jCio aim vciimou oiyuw iu
the Spring remove the varnish and
j carefully stick all the hairs in tlieir
old places. . 1
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7A
Beautiful Allegory. ? A 1
traveler who spent some time in
Itirkey relates a beautiful parable
which was told him by a aervish,
and which seemed even more beautiful
than Sterne's celebrated figure
of the accusing spirit and the recording
angel.
'Every mail,' said the dervish,
'1 """"la nno Art lilt) '
"ilUS L\vu augviio, unv vu Ui? JL...w
shoulder and one on liis left.
When he does anything good, the
angel ou the right shoulder writer
it down and sealfe it-, becaiise what
has been well done is done forever.
When he does evil, the angel on !
the right writes it <16wnr aiifl he \
waits till ttiKiiiigtxt. it oeror.e tnai a
;ime the man boVra JiVs' head and f
exclaims^ 'Gracious Allah i I have J
sinned j forgive m'e!' the arigel \
rubs out the record: btat'iP not, at t
midnight; Jie seals itj alid the be- J
lovetl angel on tke .fight shoulder (
weeps* ' &; i
; Nashua furnished some beauti" )
fiil ihoral lessons, yesterday morning;
a little 'boy ran away from i
school and was fatally injured 1
while playing on the .railroad, and \
a barrel of beer exploded and al- i
most killed the man who was car- i
ryingit.
NEW- jewelry.
WILLIAM GLAZE,
.-:iT ; COLUMBIA, S. C\,
HAS opened a fine selection of
* Ladies' and Gent's English, Swiss
and American WATCHES. Sole Agent
for the celebrated Pauline Watch Company,
Philadelphia. Gold Chains, Vest,
Opera, Chatelaines, LeontineNecklaces,
Diamond Kings and Brooches, PearlTall
and half'sets.
EILVEft-WABE.
I make tills line a specialty.. All Silver
sold by me guaranteed equal to coin.
I Some handsome goods in this line, suitable
for Bridal Gifts.
PLATED WARE.
j .Tea Sets, Cups, Goblets, Castors,
Spoons and F6rk?, Ice Pitchers, Egg
Stands, Coffee Urns, d'c.
VlASVXliS.
Cdtttry, Pocket and Table Knives.
HOUSEHOLD AND FANCY GOODS.
Guiis-^English Double Barrel, BfeechLoading
Hiiies, Parlor Ilifhes, Air Guns,
aud a full stock of Sporting Goods; Dupont
& Hazard Powder; Pistols of various
styles.
JET AND HORN GOODS.
WILLIAM GLAZE,
March 18, 1874 49-tf
AJsD
CONFECTIONERY.
C. a. LUBKEN
HAS 'est&'biirfVed ft flrst-class Bakery
i?? Hiiu fnwn Af t.wnlvfi nt'lock
noon, EVERY DAY, the best
Fresii Bread, Crackers and
Confectioneries
can b'e Tind by applying to liim at the
old PoSt Oflfce, on M&iii Street,
my 20, 1874 6-tf
Dissolution.
TIIE partnership heretofore existing
between WHITE, HILL &
CUNNINGHAM was by mutual consent
dissolved on tho 17th inst., by
the withdrawal of Mr. "W. R. WHITE.
The business will be conducted at;
their old stand (190) by
CUNNINGHAM & HILL.
March 24, 1874, tf
Fresh Arrrivals atWier's Store.
The Indies are invited to call and see
my line stock of FRENCH CANDIES,
PICKLES and JELLIES. The best
assortment of PLaIN and SWEET
CRACKERS in the market.
Company Commissaries will come up
and get their Beef and Sausage Meat on
Wednesdays and Fridays on tlie arrival
of the 12 o'clock train.
JNO. A. WIER,
. -.W t Agent.
April S, 1074, oz-ir , ....
DISSOLUTION'.
A
THE PARTNERSHIP . heretofore
existing between C. G. MeAlister
and E. A. Mars, ulAierthe firm name
of Mc A LISTER & MARS, wus dissolved
by mutual consent, on the first
day of April, 1874;
C. 6. McALISTiR,
k A. MAES.
Monterey, S. C.
May 16, 1874 6-3r^
D& JOHN S. THOMPSON,
DENTIST,
OFFERS his professional services to
the citizens of Abbeville, and the
surrounding country.
Office orsr Citizens* Savings
Bank, Abbeville, S. C.
Oct. 2, 1873,28tf
INT oti.ee.
All those indebted to the late firm of
WHITE, HILL A CUNNINGHAM,
are earnestly called to come forward anu
settle their accounts as early as possible.
The claims may be found in the hands
of the new firm, to whom payment
must be made.
Cunningham & Hill.
April 1,'1874-, 21-tr
M&R&ING STAR
CORN STARCH, a superior article
. lor puddiiigs, &c., at
DuPre, Gambrell & Co.'s
May 26,1874.
Sactopeptine for Dyspepsia
AHD KINDRED DISEASES, J
will be found SUPERIOR in such dis- J
eases, at
Parker & Perrin's,
BUSHELS MOUNTAIN CORN for i
sale for CASH by
A. BEQUEST.
Juno 3 8-tf
PAINTS IN OIL, 3
And in POWDER with the usual Stock
gf OILS, at
' i- '
Smporriuo ^ef^FasMon.
Spring 1874.
c
Would respectfully inform our i
V * numerous friends and ormer i
latrons, our Stock of
SPRING MILLINEPf j
n all its latest styles, is now refti y'for
nspection, and having been selected
vitn great care by the undersigned isisted.
by Miss P3ERRIN of .Baltimore,
ormerly with us, whose good taste ^nd
advantages are well known, feel perfect
jonfidence in assuring the ladies will
>e found as attractive as ever before,
ihd shall always combine the latest
loveltles to be had in the Northern
liarkete. Our prices will be upon the
jash b&sis, and as reasonable as can be
bund anywhere.
MISS KATE SMALL,
'or years connected with the Emporium,
ind most fev'onibly known as a lady of
refined t'ast and ability, still has charge
if Our MILLINERY DEPARTMENT,
md shall ever try to please the most
fastidious:
Jas. A. Bowie,
Aff't Emporium of Fushibn.
April 1,1874. ...
R.R.R.
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
CUBES THE WORST PAINS
In from One to Twenty Minutes.
NOT ONE HOUR
after roadJng this adrcrtlsemont need any on*
~ suffer vtith palh.
badwattb beady relief is a cube fob
every pain.
It ww the first and If
the Only Fain Remedy
that Instantly stop* the mo?t excruciating pains, attars
Inflammations, and core* Contentions, whether of the
Lang*, stomach, Bowels, or other glands or organs, by
one application.
IN FROM ONE T6 TtffiNf? JilffCm
no milter how violent or.eicrUciatins the win tho
RHEUMATIC; Bed-ridden, Tnflrm, Crippled, ?ervotii
Neuralgic, or prostrated with disease may a offer, '
$ RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
. WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE.
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS.
INPLAMMATION OF THE BLADDBR.
INFLAMMATION OK THE BOWELS.
I OONOESTION OF THE LUN08.
I BORE THROAT, DIFFICULT BREATHINO.
PALPITATION OF THE HEART.
HYSTERICS, CROUP, DIPTHERIA.
CATARRH, INFLUENZA.
inSADACHE, TOOTHACHE. ,
NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM.
COLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLS.
The application of the Beady Relief to the part or
parts where the pain or difficulty exists will Afford case
and Comfort
, Twenty drops In half a tumbler of water will In a few
moments cure CRAMPS. SPASMS, SOUR STOMACH,
HEARTBURN, SICK HEADACHE. DIARRHOEA,
DYSENTERY. COLIC, WIND IN THE BOWELS,
and all INTERNAL PAINS. __
. Travelers should, always, carry a bottle of Badway's
Beady Belief with them. A fow drops In
water will prevent sickness or pains from change of
water. It Is better than French TJrandy to BItteis as a
stimulant. . .
FEVER AND AGUE.
FEVER AND AQUE cured for fifty conta.. Tftere It
Hot a remedial ngont In thl? world that will cUre Fover
and As?ue, and all other Malarious, Bilous, Scarlet,
Typhoid, Yellow, ajid other Fevers [aided bv RAOWAY'S
PILLS] bo quick a.i RADWAY'8 REAl>Y RELIEF.
Fifty cents per bottle.
HEALTH! BEAUTY!!
BTRONQ AND PURE RICH BLOOD-INCREASE
OF FLESH AND WEIGHT?CLEAR 8KIN AND
BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION SECURED TO ALU
DR. RADWAY'S
SaraprilM Resolvent
THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER;
HAS MADB THE MOST ASTONLSHINO CURES: SO
QUICK. SO RAPID ARE TnE OHANOKS, THE
BODY UNDEROOES, UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OP THIS TRULY WONDERFUL MEDICINE,
THAT
Every Day an Increase in Flesi
anil Weight is Seen anil Felt
Every drop of the SA.n8APARTLt.tAK RESOLVENT
communicates through tho Blood, 8weat, Urine,
?nd other Fluids and Julcfls of the system the -visor of
life, for it repairs the wastes of tho body with new and
sound material. Scrofula, Syphilis, Consumption,
Glandular dlseaso, Ulcers in the throat, Mouth, TamonuNodes
in the Glands and other parts of tho system.
Bore eyes, Strumorou* discharges from the Ears, and
tho worst forms of Skin diseases. Eruptions, Fever
Sores, Scald Bead, Blng Worm, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas,
Acne, Black Spots, Worms In the Flesh, Tumors, Cancers
In tho Womb, and all weakening and painful discharges,
Night Sweats, Loss of Sperm and All wastes of
tho life principle, are within tbe curative range of this
wonder of Modorn Chemistry, and a few days' u?o will
prove to any person using it for either of these forms of
disease Its potent power to cure them.
. If tho patient, dally becoming reduced by the wsstci
and decomposition triat is continually progressing, succeeds
In.arresting, those wastes, and repairs the seme
with new material made.from healthy blood?and Utla
1ho 8A.R8ARAR1LLIAN will and does secure?a cure
U certain; for when ?nce.'this remedy commences its
work of purlflcatlen, and succeeds.in diminishing th?
loss of wastes* its repairs will be rapid, and every day
the pat lentwlllfeelfilmsclfgrowingbetterandstronger,
the rood digesting better, appetite improving, and flesfc
and weight Increasing. -i
, Not only does the aissipaciluur Rxsolvzxt excel
all known remedial agents In the cure of Chronic, Scrofulous,
Constitutional, and Skin dlsoasea; bat It is tM
only positive caro for
Kidney & Bladder Ck)mpldint9^
Urinary and Womb dlseasos, Gravel, Diabot^.Drowi
8toppa?e or Water, Incontinence of urino, BrMt'i Du?ase,
Albuminuria, and in all case* Wjero.tncre are
orlck-dustdeposlts, or the water la thick, cloudy, mixed
with shbstanccs llko tbe white of an ogg, or thread* like
:white ollk, or there la a morbid, dark, bllloua appear,
ance, and white bone-dust deposits and when there Is
a pricking, burning eennAfltm whon passing water, and
tiata In Um Small of the Back and along the Loina. .
Tumor of 12 Tears' Orowth
Cured by Radway's Resolvent.
DR. RADWAY'S
MectPnrgtMeplatiiPi
perfectly tasteless, elegantly coated wltfi tweet mm,
purge, regulate, purify, cleanse and atrengtfieri. R*4way's
Pills, for the core of all disorders of we Stomach,
2<lver, Bowel* Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases,
Headache, Constipation, Cb$tlvene*?,.Ind<gestIon, Dyspepsia,
Biliousness. Bilious Ffcver.Jnaftmra&Uon of the
Bowels, Piles, ana ail Derangements of the Internal
Viscera. Warranted to effect a positive cure. Purely
.Vegetable, containing no mercury, minerals or dele tenons
drugs.
A few doses of BADWAY'S PILLfl will free the ays.
Um from all the abovo named disorders. Price, ZS cents
ber Box. 8ULD BY DRUGGISTS.
BEAD "KAL8B AND TRUE." Bend one lettei
atamp to BAD WAY A CO., No. SI Warren St, New
YorV. Information worth thousands will be sent you.
* )
THE ALSTON HOUSE.
\ 'x .
The Misses uater
HAVIJNG convenient?and pleasant
rooms open in the "ALSTON
HOUSE," will be pleased to accommodate
any who may apply, either
for transient or permanent board.
Jan. 14,1874, 40-tf - '
; ; j- ; . ; J'". f.
Hay,Hay,Hay.
QUARLES & JfiUCJUXK
A EE offering a small lot of fine
HAY, at the extremely low
price of Two Dollars and Ten Conts
per hundred for Cash. Call at once
ind got a supply.
March '24, 1874, tf
Trese arrivals^
PRETTY CALICOES,
Long Cloths,
jHiuiuery,
Jet BlaoK Buckles,
ItulHings, &c., at the
Emporium of Fashion
April 29 2-tf :
f r
Cotton Gins.
o
[AM authorized to sell tbo EMOEY
GIi: and CONDENSER,
>ne of which I hare used for four
' >1
f6ars, ana it is my opimou muo iu
will gin more per hoar, make a better
percentage of lintj and the fire risk n
a much less than ahy "Other gin. J
A.ny one wanting a gin would con- "
uilt their interest by writiDg to me
for further information. I think so.
F. A. Connor,
Cokesbury, S-. C.
June 15, 1874, li-tf
?4 ? ? ? j
Tron in the Blood
IM^eweaTSM,
I
The "Peruvian 8ynip> a Protect*
cd Solution of the JPrOtdatiile of
Iron, is so combined as to have
the character of an aliment, as
easily digested and assimilated
with the blood as the simplest
food. It increases the quantity
of Nature's Oivn Vitalizing
Agent, Iron in the bloody ana
cures "a thousand ills," simply
by Toning up,Invigorating ana
Vitalizing the System. The en*
riched and vitalized blood permeates
every part of the body*
repairing daniages and waste*
searching but morbid secretions,
and leaving nothing f or
disease to feed upon. ,' ' {
This is the secret of the won*
derful success of this remedy in
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plaint) Dropsy} Chronic Diarrhoea,
Bolls,$ervous Affections]
Cliills 0 anil Fevers, Humors,
Xoss of Constitutional Vigor,
Piseases of the Kidneys.' and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
and all diseases originating iii
a bad state of the blood, or ac?
companied by debility or a lou)
state of the system* Being free
from Alcohol, in any form, its
energizing effects are not followed
by corresponding reaction*,
but are permanent, infu*
sing strength, vigor, and new
life into all parts of the system*
and building up an Iron Con*
solution.
Thousands have been changed
by the use of this remedy, from
weak, sickly, suffering crca~
lures, to strong, neauny, ana
happy men and women: and
invalids cannot reasonably foes*
Hale to give it a trial.
See that each bottle has PERU*
VIAN SYRUP blown in the glass*
Pamphlets Free.
5ETH W. FOWLS L SONS, Proprietor*
No. 1 Milton Place, Boston.
BOLD BY DROCOXBTSjozNERALiiYt
in ?tt.
' ' Bg| 0 '?
Br. W. Tioiaas
- ?.1. c?_r_i_ uli
ID prepnreu lu iiirmsji uu muuo
of LUMBER at the shortest
notice at.tho mill formerly known as
Maury's Mill. Tho Mill is in goricj Repair,
and with a good supply 6!f ldgfc
on hand, customers need have nd
fear. <)f delay in fillidg orders. Price
$1.50 per hundred, CASH.
J W. THOMAS.
April 10, 1874, 52-tf
?35 :
ATTENTION.
# ;
THE attention oF <Jur caStofeers is
called to the fact that all utopnni
accounts for
18^3
are now past clue. ? o neea ine money,
and thoy, without exception, will
will pleAsd Cotao forward and settle
promptly, . Quariee
& Perrin.
Jan: 7, 1874, '39-tf
TEA! TEA !! TEA!!!
THE undersigned havejast received
ia large lot of PURE UNADULTERATED
TEA of all kinds,
and as they are now Agents of the
U. S. Tea Company, can sell it at
cheaper rates than it has ever been
sold in the market.
PAPTTEP &> PEERING
Jan 14, 1874j 40-tf
C. B. PARKS,
Grim &nd ILock Smith,
GREENWOOD, S. C.,
WOUfeiD respectfully inform his
friends and customers that he is
prepared to do all work in his line at
short noti'cfe and in the best style. A
good Supply of material always on hs^d.
A.11 work warranted, and done oViy for
cash. Shop near the Depwt. thankful
for past favors bestow^ on him at
Cokesbury, he wou'^ solicit a continujance
of the game at his new shop In
Greenwood.
April 1,1874 51-0m
Swedes Iron,
of all sizes, for PLOWS,
for salo by
BARNWELL & Co.
Fob. 25, 1874.
Shoes.
A lot of VERY SUPERIOR SHOES
from the popular house of Gower, Mills
ct Co., of Greenville, just received and
for salo at "l'JO" by .
Cunningham & Hill.
April 1, 1S74, 51-tf
: i
, i
Make "Home" Pleasant
Witn good riUTUBBS, to he had a
J. D. CHALMERS & CO.'S EUJBNI
XURE STOltE. I
STEAM
Columbia, S. C.
ri nr wtwri
V\ W> WjURPW,
Proprietor. * MAtfTJFACTUBER
OF.
3ashj Blinds, iDoofti,
WINDOW
AND DOOR FRAMED
4
" ? 1 /il '.' Iwl.JL
We M MIS airoiluclt, '
COLUMNS,
Pilasters,
MANTEL PIECES}
Slotildinffs, Brackets/
Hand-Rails,
NEWELS, BALUSTRES/
\i - ' V * 4 ~ ? . 4
Scroll M of i Bescriptioi/
All Work Guaranteed A No. 1.
May 29,1873, 74y. .
/\-nm + nr a t
vjr n jlvi-jajj.
State of South Carolina.
Office of Secretakv of $tate, \
Columbia, Jau'y is, lava, j
The Abbeville "PRESS AND
BAAiNER" la hereby designated
as the Newspaper for the publication
of all Legal Notices and Official Advertisements
for the County of Abbeville,
under the Act,. approved February 22a;
1870, entitled "An Act to Regulate the
Publication Of Legal and Public Notices,"
and the Order heretofore issued
designating the AbbeviUc -Medium to
hereby rescinded. ,
SAM'L W. MELi'ON,
Attorney General.
S. L. HOGE.
Comptroller General;
Hi E. HATNE,
Secretary of State.
I certify that the foregoing is a copy o
the original on file in this Office.
ilv J?; tlAXiNJli.
Secretary of State.
AN A'CT to Regulate ilic jPMcd*
(ion of all Legal and Public No- J
tices.
SECTroS 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
And House of Representatives of th$
State of-South Carolina, now met end
aittlhg ill General Asstmbly, and by the
authority of the same, It shall be the
duty of th'e Attorney General, the Comptroller
General, and by the Secretary &
State, conjointly, to designate, by Public
notice [in] one or more newspapers
in this State, in which all legal notices,
advertisements, or publications for the
State, of any and every character requip'
i? 1- ^UlT 'hU
ea oy jaw 10 ue juuuu puunu, ??< >*
published; and.gaid Attorney General,
Comptroller General, and Secretary or
State, shall have power to in&ke such
changes ahd new designations, from
time to time, as they may judge that
the public interest requires.
Sac. 2. All State aud County Olfioers,
and other persons are hereby required
to furnish to the newspapers designated
udi'er this Act, for the State and for the
representative counties for publication,
all legal notices, advertisements-and
pumittat!on&. of any and every character
required by law to be made'publitt; and
no legal notice, advertisement or publication
required by law to be made public
shall have any valid force otvefifebt
unless published ijj thejiewspapers
ignateu under this Act; and no publication,
of any characterin any iiewspfc^
Eer hot designated under this Act.sh&H
e paid for from the funds of this State-,
ot of any County: Provided, Thiat thtt
said officers mentioned in Section DM
shall have power, In cases requiring,uuusual
publicity, to order publication
such newspapers, in addition to those
designated under this Act, %s by and
with the advice of the Governor tntfjr
may select; and bills so incurred sh&fi
be audited and paid in the usu&l ta&tiIner.
I Sec. 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect from
and after passage. [ Jan. 22,1872.
31. goldsmith. p. kind.
Goldsmith. & Kind,.
FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS,
(PHCEXIX IKON WOKKS,
COLUMBIA, S. a
MANUFACTURERS of StcamfEngines
of all sizes; Horee powers,
Circular and Muley Saw Mills, Grist
and Sugar Cane Mills, Flour Mills, Or*
namefttal, Honse and Store Fronts, Iron
Railings, Agricultural Implements, etc.
Brass and Iron Castings of all kinds
made to order on short notice, and on
the most reasonable terms. Also, man
nfaeturers of U6J ? ?" *
May 28, 1873, 7-1&11 *
DENTISTRY! DENTISTRYM '
Dr. H. D. WILSON'
OFFERS his professional se^yfoe# to
the people of Abbevl^e' Cooaty
and of upper South Carolina. Havingjust
finished a course of study in the
Pennsylvania Colloeo of Dental Sur
gery, lie feels fully competeit to attend
to all cases requiring the exercise of
skilled Dental Surgery that may be
brought to him. He asks the patronage
of the people, and guarantees full aud
complete satisfaction. He has prooured
a full set of first-class Dental Instruments,
and is prepared to do first-class
work at most reasonable rates.
JBgT OFFICE jnst over Post Office.
MARBLE! MARBLE!
FULL Stock always on hand of the
best material?and all work doiie
in the best manner and at low prices.
Wnrwlanirip Honoris nlwRVS f>n hand.
Respectfully,
J. D. CHALMERS,
A.pril 8, 1874, 32-tf