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THE WOI'NDED PALMETTO.
11V R cv. IScnjainii: Johnso'i.
Just by the Eastern angle of tint 1'ort,
Now* llHinu out its hundredth yi"?r of glory,
Oid Moultrie! b:i->tiuned in.il the >hi:'tiug
sands.
Invincibly renowned in war's dread story;
Just by tho antrlo?sis you pass his gra vo,
jTlic PatriotSoinino;.. J amil*"-- jTi?lo:
\t%lo?lo.<t the liowi-r- and V.tini o!' iii>
Land?
Looked out Upon tin* deep, and pined. and
thed.
Right hero, where late s.ippun'.ii^ rampart
KtOod,
Buttressed the Fort, and bristled vear l>v
year:
Keeping beyond approach that grand old
Town,
Holding against all fleets this Kay so fair;
There is a grove of Palms, about a score,
The sparse survivors of u forest hand?
Ere ruthless war, or careless Peace destroy
ed?
That tilled the barren reaches of this strand.
What storms have raged around them! flood
ing gates.
Dread Equinoxes, hurling Ocean's power,
'Gainst tho frail, silvery girdle of the sand,
'Till foaming billows swept the Island o'er.
What other Tempests, darker, wilder still!
Around these rustlihg Palms their rage
have speut;
Hurricanes of Battle, clouding Heaven from
sight,
While holtcd thunders air and earth have
rent.
Yet, proof against all storms, the Putin ? have
stood,
Stately memorials of a century!
Thoir riven comrades fallen, yet they stand;
God guard them for a long posterity;
Put at that Eastern Angle of the Fort?
Twos Sumter's guns that raked the iSuction
That April day?a wounded Palm-t ree stands.
Torn well-nigh to the death, it still lives on.
It's rustliug leaves hold yet their dark bright
green,
The battle-scathc hath brought it no decay;
Its splendid crest amid it's fellows raised.
It bravely holds and waits a better day.
O State! that wears the Palm upon thv
V:iield !
Thy History?thy Duty, here I read :
Tli.- Wounds of Virtue are not uutodcath !
The 1J rave, the Patient!?these are Great in
deed.
COWN THE MISSISSirri.
F~' ?
' In the Spring of 1871, Mr. John P,
Doremus, a photograpie artist, con
cluded fo carry out an idea which he
had long since conceived, of devoting
a few years of his life to the prose
cution of a work illustrative of the
grand and varied scenery through
which the '"Father of Waters" flows
from its headwaters to the Gulf. Af
ter making all his arrangements for
departure west, Mr. Doromus started
out for Minnesota, and on the 20th of
July in that year, found himself at
Minneapolis, standing on the deck of
his own boat, called in'token of his
enterprise the Success, and so fitted
up as to combine all the requirements
of a dwelling, pleasure boat, and pho
tograph gallery. Upon this commo
dious craft ho started out upon his
long journey for the fair South, float
mg aown ou tue smooui. current 01 me
river, stopping first at .the romantic
Minnehaha Creek, then at Fort Shel
ling and Mendota, the oldesl^ settle-j
rnent in.the State,next at St. Paul, and !
finally at Prescott, at the confluenco
of the St. Croix, up which river, with
its picturesque Dalles, .the tiny craft,
was turned to Osceola. Here winter i
overtook our wandering artist, and, j
fastening up his boat he came* East,
returning in the Spring, to find that
the Sacccss had frozen fast to the river j
bottom. Nothing daunted ho, by the
fiid of friends, put her 'in repair, and !
again in April started on his South-1
ward journey. Regaining the Missis- j
sippi, he stopped in turn at Diamond '
Bluff and lied Wing,and then emerged
upon the broad, mirror-like wators |
of Lake Pepin. Here a storm over- j
took him, and very near made an end j
of the Success, but the boat survived it, !
reached Maiden Pock, Wis., in safety,:
thence oaased out of Lake Peiun at its
Southern Extremity, and in October
reached . Minneiska, where Winter
again compelled.it.and its (jommander ;
to stop. Next -swison Mr Doremus
hopes to get as far South as Dubuque,;
or Davenport, Iowa, calculating that'
the entire trip tc New Orleans will;
consume a period of about five years.1
At-each point of interest on the river'
thus far he has taken fine series of;
views, which when complete and.
brought -together in a descriptive book
will make a standard work on the Mis-!
slssippi, and be an honor to the artist
who conctibuted it to the literature of
the country. ^
" ' A UOL'ia FARM-GATE. *
My father-spent one whole summer
on a farm-gate which was a model of
its kind. .Two of them would have
taken up;a small farm. It was one of
the most perfect things to climb over j
that you ever saw. It would give em.
ployment to two men to open it. A
small engine would woik it easily, j.
' suggested to the old gentleman an im- j
provement by placing the boards wider
apart, so.it would be handier to crawl
through. He suggested an improve
ment in -my manners with a shingle.!
It was nearly as good as a pair of slip-;
bare. -It was so hard to open that I'
always went to one side and climbed j
the fence. He finally remodledd it and :
fixed it so he could drive through it
without -getting out by letting the!
tongue of the wagon strike it and
knock it down, but he had to get out
when through and set it up again. He,
afterward remodeled it into stove- j
WOoJ. ? . -
^ _ RICH WITHOUT MONEY.
Many a man is rich without mon^v.!
Thousands of men with nothing in!
their pockets, and thousands without:
even a pocket, are rich. A mau born
with a good sound constitution, a good
etoinaeli, a good heart, and good limbs, j
and a pretty good liead-pieco, i3 rich, j
Good 1 bones are better than gold;;
tough muscles than silver; and nerves
that flash and fire and carry energy to
every function jfre better than houses '
and land. It is better than a landed!
estate to have the pght kind of a fa- j
ther &nd mother. Good breeds and ,
bad breeds exist among men as really i
r.s among herds and horses. Eduea-:
tion may do much to cheek evil ten-!
dencic-s or to develop good ones; but it
is a great thing to inherit the right pro
portion of faculties to start with. Tho ;
man is rich who has a good disposition !
?who is naturally kind, patient, cheer-!
ful, hopeful, and who has a flavor of
Yiit and fun in his composition, ^
CURIOSITIES OF LIFE.
r ?
Lay your finger on your pulse, and
know that every stroke some immor
tal passes to his Maker: gome fellow
being crosses the river of death; and,
if we think of it, we may well wonder
that it should be so long before our
turn comes, Half of all who live dio
before seventeen. Only one person in
ten thousand lives to be one hundred
years old, and but one in a hundred
roaches sixty. The married live longer
than the single. There is one soldier
to every' eight j>ersons, and out of
every thousand born only ninety-five
weddings take place. If you take a
> Vinvo Vdachorl
thousanu JHnDUUO ?? iiv ill* . ^
seventy years, there are of clergymen,
orators and public speakers, forty
three; soldiers, thirty-two: lawyers,
twenty-nine; pi-ofossors, twenty-seven;
doctors, twenty-four.
Colli ,1.1 vc a wonderful vital
izing cJTeot uj>on pear trees, especially
those growing In light soil.- 'Our ashes
of laht Winter were used around these
twh in literal quantities," and those
thus treated have outgrown' anything
else In the orchard. Borne that were
oven/drkly, and apparently ready to
gl \'6 up their hold on life, have been ro
ll torod to i^rfeqt health by this remedy.
Th&re U ft story "of In amateur ixup
tnr In th*> Rocky Mountains who fol
lowed a grizzly bear for four days,
and thru abandoned the pursuit, al
failtnu n? a reason that, "that tho trail
MM ynttlug tyo fresh."
IN'STINCT OF ACQUISITION.
i .
! A ferret strangled herself by tryinj
j to squeeze through too narrow ar
opening. She left a very young fami
I ly of throe orphans. These I gave, ir
the middle of the day to a Brahmt
| hen which hud been sitting on dum
mies for about a month. She tools
to them almost immediately, and re
mained with them rather more than ?
j foi tni^ht, at the end of which t.irno ]
j had to cause a separation, in c^nse
; i|uence of the lien having suffocated
i one of the ferrets by standing on its
i neck. During the whole of the time
! that the ferrets were left with the
i hen the latter had to sit upon the nest
j tor the young ferrets, of course, were
not able to follow the hen about as
chickens would have done, Tho lien,
as might bo expected, was very much
puzzled at the lethargy of her off
spring. Two or threo times a daj
she used to fly off tho nest, calling
upon her brood to follow; but upor
hearing their cries of distress frorr
j cold, sho always rcturncil immediate
j ly and sat with patience for six oi
j seven hours more. I should have
i said that it only took the hen one da>
! to learn tho meaning of these cries ol
| distress; for aft^y: the first day she
! would always run in an agitated maiv
' ner to any place where I concealed the
| ferrets, provided that this place was
not too far away from the nest to pre>
vent her from hearing the cries ol
distress. Yet I do not think that it
would be possible to conceive of a
greater contrast than that betweer
the shrill peeping note of a young
chicken and tho hoarse growling noise
of a young ferret. On tho other liancl
I cannot say that the young ferrets
ver seemed to learn the meanings oi
the hen's clucking. During the whole
of the time that the hen was allowed
to sit upon the fex-rets she used to
comb out their hair with her bill, in
the same way as hens in general comb
out the feathers of their chickens.
While engaged in this process, how
ever, she used frequently to stop and
look with one eye at the wiggling nest
full with an inquiring gaze expressivo
of astonishment. At other times, al
| so, her family gave her good reason to
| be surprised; for she used often to
11 y oil the nest suddenly with a loud
sercam?an action which was doubt
less due to the unaccustomed sensa
! tion of being nipped by the young fer
rets In their search for tho teats. It is
further worth while to remark that
the hen showed so much uneasiness
of mind when tho ferrets were taken
from her to be fed that at one time I
thought she was going to desert them
altogether. After this, therefore, the
ferrets were always fed iu the nest,
and with this arrangement the lieu
was perfectly satisfied ? apparently
because she thought that she then had
some share in the feeding process.
At any rate she used to cluck when
she saw the milk coining, and sur
veyed the feeding with evident satis
faction. Altogether I consider this a
vorv rnmnrlmblo instance of tllO Vtlas
ticity of instinct. The hen it should
be said, was a young ono, and had
never reared a brood of chickens. A
few months before she reared the
young ferrets she had been attacked
and nearly killed by an old ferret
which had escaped from his hutch.
The young ferrets were taken from
her several days before #their eyes
were open.? Xnture.
;a high old i'asm;m;uk conductor.
A few days ago a freight conductor
on one of the railroads went to tho
Superintendent and said ho thought
he ought to be advanced, having served
on the freight for several years. Tho
Superintendent agreed with him, and
told him that tho chango should bo
mado the very next week. And it was
mucin Tho Siirw*v?ntnnrlentadavortwo
after took a seat in the rear end of ono
of the coachcs to see how the new
conductor would take to business,
and pretty soon the official danced in
to the door, cap on his ear, sleove3
pushed up, and a half-acre smile on
his face.
"Get out your pasteboards!" he
shouted, "I'm the high mucky muck
that runs this train," and then, turn
ing right and leEt, he continued:
"Bight bowors this way?play lively
?pass or order up ? how's trumps
with you?slide you right iuto Chica
go?hurry up there?trump this ace
?what kind of a hand do you hold
old man?"
There was something novel and ex.
hilarating in his style, but yet tho
superintendent callcd the conductor
upstairs the next day and told him
that he was the best man in America
to run a freight train, and that he
should have to promote him back
wards. He was too talented for a pas
senger conductor.?belruit Free Press.
OLD bl'l'EltSTlTIOKS.
Old beliefs and superstitions die
* ? ? 11 1 .1 Tj. _ _
naru in jbugiauu. j.c is uui so vtuy
long ago since an ignorant Yorkshire
yokel would offer up, along with liia
ordinary prayer, the following peti
tion: "From witches and wizzards,
and long-tailed buzzards, and creeping
things that run in hedge-bottoms, good
Lord deliver us." A Coroner's jury have
returned a verdict of wilful murder
against one Haywood, a laborer, of
Little Compton, South Warwickshire,
who, a few days ago, attacked an old
woman, aged eighty, named Ann Ten
nant, and stuck a two-pronged fork
into her, because, as up ioia tne uourt,
she "was the propcrest witch I evei
knowcd." Ho con tided to the Cor
oner that "there were sixteen more in
the parish who should be done away
with," and that there were also a good
many villagers quite as influential and
intelligent us himself who shared his
somewhat uncompromising opinions
on the subject.
The last European temple in which
public worship was paid to the old
divinities is said to have been that ol
Apollo at Monte Casano, which re
mained open until its destruction by
Benedict in 529.
CURIOUS FKKAKOFA DOG.
A Radnorshire lady, who was mar*
ricd in March, and came to reside in
Yorkshire, England, recently paid a
visit to her father, who, before she
was married, had kept two or three
*heep-dogs, of which she was very
fond. Sinco then he has retired from
business, and disposed of all but one
dog. This one met the lady with de
monstrations of great delight upon
her arrival at her father's house, and
that night, the dog went a distance of
seven miles to a farm-house where ono
of the other dogs had been sent, (the
latter was blind, but kept as being an
old favorite.) In the morning when
the lady went to the door she not only
saw the dog which had given her such
a glad reception the day previously,
but also the old blind one, which had
evidently been brought by the other
dog to welporqe her. When the
second night came the old blind one
wa3 taken back to its homo by tho
same dog, which afterward returned,
having traveled a distance of twenty
eight miles to give pleasure to tjie ol<J
I)lied one, *- **>- ~
lapuiwwjuw
Massachusetts has famished four
Speakers?Theodoro Sedgwick, of the
Sixth Congress; Jos. B. Varnum, of
the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses;
Robert C. Winthrop, of the Thirtieth
Congress and N. P. Banks, of the Thir
ty-fourth Congress. The other Now
England Speakers have been Jona
than Trumbull, of Connecticut, of the
Second Congress, and James G. Blaine
of the Forty-first, Forty-second, and
'Forty-third Congresses.' Messrs.Bunks
and Blaine "are members-elect of tho
tin-sent O'ligri-ss.
The Press and Banner
TV. ^V. LEi;, Kditor.
Wednesday, July 12, 1876
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i
! TIIE POJl.UKM EVENTS AT. Dl'I
>vEST, .
. >
Attractive :iiid Successful Exhibition?
j Theanntial Commencements of th
.Male ami Female Collides at Dili
West came oil'on Wednesday am
j Thursday of the past week and pre
,.senLed ihe usual interestingand attrac
; live features which characterize thesi
j literary festivals, and make them tin
object of eager anticipation andjoyfu
retrospect. The number of visitor
from a distance, owing we suppose t<
the pressure of the times, was smalle
j than usual, and the crowd on "Wedlies
I day was not so large, but Thursday
[showed no diminution of interest ii
j the eager, thronging masses of slrug
[gling humanity who crowded ever
jseat, and filled rostrum and aisle am
i gallery to repletion.
VARIED AND BRILLIANT EXERCISES
i j The exercises themselves of the oc
. icasion, we thought, were more variec
f and attractive than usual aud showei
i that the colleges ut Due West are ahat
' | ing none of their zeal in the cause of eri
! ueation, but are doing their full duty ii
.sending forth disciplined young men
and cultivated women to assume the
) responsibilities, and discharge the du
I tics of an active and useful life. Wi
I trust that the same success may atteiu
them in tire future as in the past, am
| that they may continue to be orna
! ments and blessings to Abbeville am
| to the whole country.
THE EXAMINATION
j in the Female College commenced 01
I Tuesday of tho preceding week, am
continued four days; that of Erskim
j College commenced on Thursday o
j the same week and closcd on Tuesday
of the following week. Welearntha
I they were thorough and searching
land were eminently satisfactory. Oi
11 .Saturday and Monday tlie classes ii
>! the Theological Seminary were exam
, ined in Hebrew by Dr. Urier and Rev
, Wm. L. Pressly, and in Syslemati<
, I Theology and Homolitics by Dr
jBoyce. The examination is said t<
j have been entirely satisfactory.
11 THE ECl'HKMIAN AND PIIILOMATIIK
AX EXERCISES.
Friday night witnessed the delivery
of the Society diplomas in the respcc
Itive halls of the Euphemian and Phi
I loniathean Societies, and other inter
'jesting exercises. In. the Euphemian
Society the diplomas were delivem
J by Mr. J. A. Johnson, and the respons*
I on behalf of the graduating class bj
JMr. Horace Jtabb; in the Philoma
thean Society, the delivery was by Mr
J. C. Brice, of Fairfield, and the re
i spouse by Mr. H. (J. Fennel.
| Next followed a new and interesting
ceremony, the
! DELIVERY OF THE SOCIETY MEDALS
I In the Euphemian Society, medalf
I were distributed, one to the best delta
'I tor of the Sophomore, and one to tlu
best declaimer of the Freshman, be
<hiu r.nci
i mui; an Jii/Jiwi \\/wiiiijonu^ iu uiio
!of a gold pen ami case) to the memliei
in tJie Preparatory Department excel
ling generally. Tlic successful com
j petitors on this occasion were, Mess. J.
i A. Johnston, of the Junior Class, I).
W. Wiseman, of the Sophomore, E. C.
Frierson, of the Freshman, and C.
Boyce PF. Grier, of the Preparatory
Class. These medals were of gold and
of the most beautiful finish and de
sign. In the absence of the Rev.
liobert Latham, these medals were
distributed by the Kev. J. E. Pressly.
In the
PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY,
medals were delivered by the Society
to the best speaker in the Freshman
and to the best writer in the Sopho
: more class. The former was taken by
i Mr. "Willie McMorris, of Newberry,
j and the latter by Mr. John Chalmers,
| of Steel Creek, jN. (J. Tiie nieaais
| were delivered by Prof. "W. L. Miller,
of the Williamston Academy, a lati
igraduate of Erskine College. The ad
dresses were all excellent.
Then followed the
PiriLOM.VTIIEAN DE71A.TE.
Dr. Boyce was called to the chair
and four young men previously chosen
proceeded to discuss the following
'question: "Should the United States
tolerate all religions?" Mr. \V. O
Cochran aud Mr. VV. W. Orr on the
affirmative, Mr. J. E, McDonald anc
Mr. "\V. H. Milieu on the negative
The discussion was earnest, able anc
thorough, lasting for an hour and i
half. At the close Dr. JJ. compliment
eu all the speakers, and with somt
hesitation gave the decision in favoi
of the negative.
THE COMMENCEMENT SKRMON.
On Sunday the Annual Sermon be
fore the graduating classes was deliv
ered bv the llev. J. E. Pressly, o
VnrHi (Vim]in-i tinil h.nss Iippii p.hnra<!<
acterized as a masterly effort.?appro
priate, able, earnest and eloquent,
At night an excellent address was
preached before the 'Ideological Semi
nary, by llev. J. P. Marion, of Ches
ter.
MONDAY NIGHT.
On Monday night there were spirit
I ed contests between the members of tin
J Literary Societies of ErsUine college
of wliich tbe following was the pro
gramme :
COXTKSTS
111 Declamation and Essay 1?catling, bctweci
.Sophomores and Junlors.
SOPIIOMOKK ouatJons.
"Destiny of onr Country."?James lioj*ec
Jr., Klnii's Mountain, N. (J.
"Political Conservatism."?II. W, Harris
Plnevilie, N. C.
' ltcspcct tlio Foundation of Nationa
Friendship."?J. r?. McLin, Andcrst/ti, s,
"Cromwell."?W. T. Mathews, Wwlfovlll
N. C.
junior kssays.
Nature, in its Gayest Hlooin, is but a Paint
I I'd Viinitv?W. o. (Vichrnn. charlotte. K. (
Chivalry?its Origin ami Spirit.?Johu A
Johnson, Duo West. S.
Drowning?not. Achieving.?J. E. McDon
nltl, Yongnesviile, S. V,
"l'is 110 Dream.-JCeil E. Pressly, Codilh
Creole, N. C.
Below we publish the names of tin
successful competitors.
OX TUESDAY NIG ITT
was the Junior Exhibition, which w<
had the pleasure of attending. Tin
addresses of the young men were al
well written and well delivered am
gave promise of excellence at the nex
Commencement. The following w;u
the programme:
Nothing Truly Interesting but the Un
known?K. E. Patterson, Louisville, Gs?.
One Hundred Years Ago?W. L. Philips
] i^OUlSVlilP, IjIV.
Mini's Inhumanity to Man?J. 14. Prcsslj
: 1)110 West, S. 1.'.
Education by Individual Effort not by th
State?Ij. II. Itoblnsoii. t*r:tisrsvi 1 Ic, S. V.
The lloro of the Lost Cause?It. M .Steven
son, Winsboro, S, C.
WEDXESI'AY.
On Wednesday was eomriiencemen
i <lay of Krskine College, and thougl
the large and eommodious Lindsay
Hall was not packed to its utmost ea
paeity, yet an audience large brillian
and appreciative assembled to do lion
or to the occasion, and to award to tin
attractive exercise^, tlie meed of grate
ful sympathy and honest commcnda
tion. After an appropriate prayer fron
the Jlev. J. E. Pressley, followed tin
speeches of the graduating class ae
cording to the annexed programme
"The Outlook."-.!. T. lilaek
stock, S. C.
'Truth ill spoken may ?h> spmil;
Truth well snokrii will tl?<
f. Kennel, i I tester, s.
"intfllcr! Triumphs."?MrtSill, York
. illle, S. C.
" Pleasure of Incnitijiletfiios."? \V. II. ^iil
en. Chestel\ S
"\Vllo and wliat Is a Xiuite'il W. \V. ?.n r
harlotte N. t .
"Romanism i:i ' !!e v i-< ' VJ I
tie Wesi, S. ( . ;
"The l.i ijjlili-st Star on theCai o;?y."?... \V
hcranl, Anderson, s. t .
The speed tea of I hi- voting mci
vere all good?graceful in sciitiincii
tnd phasing in delivery, and it is al
most invidious to disconununieate?
but we cannot refrain front alluding (?
the rich vein of humor exhibited ii
that of Mr. Orr which brought dowi
; the house and to the earnest am
thoughtful and well-digested efl'ort o:
! Mr. Rabb, which commanded the at
tention of the audience.
COLONEL MULLIN'S ADDRESS.
After a recess of two hours, the au
dience again assembled to h,car Hit
t Annnal Address before the Literary So
Icietics by Col. "Win. S. Mullins, of Ma
Irion, which was an able, earliest ant
eloquent effort, setting forth "thedu
I ties and responsibilities of educatef
men." The Colonel is a prominen
lawyer of his section, and a ready am
eloquent speaker, and his address wel
sustained his past reputation and d'u
honor to the Occasion
The address presented a striking am
truthful picture of the degencracy o
modern- times, and especially of tin
| disintegration of society at the South
jus contrasted with the pure publii
I spirit, and well ordered government
of the sages of 1770. The Grants, am
iBelknaps, and chencks who now dis
! grace lugh official station were showi
I to be the natural progeny of the dete
Irioration of public and private moral!
I u'liir?li fnrm jl sti'ikinir contrast to tha
e heroic era of our national life, which
1 found expression in Washington
1 Madison, Jefferson and the other lead
ers of the Revolution. The causes as
signed by the speaker for this retro
r gression in national development
- were 1st the growth of unmixed De
. mocracy, in the establishment of uni
j versal suffrage?2d in the materialists
j tendencies of modern thought as i
I finds expression in the works of tlx
! school of Tyndall and Huxley, and 3(
! in the defective teaching of the pub
I lie school system. These have all con
travelled the laws of natural develop
incut as impressed by the God of na
ture upon the framework of society
and lOd to that degeneracy of thought
I morals and institutions, which liavi
corrupted the national life. Tin
speaker quoted the testimony of Pla
to and Cicero to the fact that the Crea
ator has established certain divim
laws, upon the observance of whicl
depend the prosperity and life of i
people. As a student of history h<
found the utmost harmony betweei
the teachings of experience and of re
vcaled truth in corroboration of the
fact and pointed out the liecesparv am
natural consdquence of the violatioi
of natural laws in the degeneracy o
modern socieiy. We are unable t<
give even a syuopsis of this excellen
address, and are forced to content our
selves with these few suggestions as t<
its scope.
Next followed the
BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS
of President Grier; to the graduating
class, which we thought one of tin
finest of the many admirable addresses
which we have heard from the abb
and eloquent speaker?characterizet
by the same clear, vigorous and ear
nest thought, couched in graceful lan
gunge and delivered in an easy am
impressive style. The due subordina
tion of the intellect to the moral na
ture formed the key-note of the Ad
dress; and the due cultivation of tin
moral and emotional nature wai
shown to lie at the basis of individua
character and of all truedevelopcment
The love of pleasure, of wealth, ant
of fame, was shown to he delusive am
unsatisfying, and the student was di
rected to the source tff all true joy
the love of the Divine Being as tin
source of the highest aspirations ant
noblest impulses of our nature?nerv
ing him for the conllicts of life, am
furnishing as well the best incentivi
to the performance of duly and th<
most perfect recompense in. this life
and in llmt to come.
ALUMNI MEETING.
At Hie close of the Address a meet
ing of the Alimuii of the College was
held in the Eiiphemian Hall, when i
committee was appointed to make ar
rangements for giving increased inter
est to the annual re-unions of the As
sociation. Dr. Grier was eleetei
President, and Mr. John Cochran, Sec
retary, for the ensuiug year. John J
Darlington, Esq., of Washington city
was elected the next Annual orator
and the Rev. D. G. Phillips, of Louis
ville, Ga., the alternate.
REV. It. F. RRADLEY'S ADDRESS.
A large audience assembled at nigh
in Lindsay Hall to hear the Annua
Address before the Alumni Associa
Lion, by Rev. R. F. Bradley, of An
derson. where a well-written anc
u'fll rlplivprfid nddrr>Rs furnished font
for thought and reflection. The sub
jeet of "Hate" wa9 discoursed upon ir
all its phases, and invoked both argu
tnent and invective, as the speake
commented upon current topics, socia
and political. There was much in tlx
address to provoke criticism, as wel
as much to commend.
VJtlZES AND MEDALS AWARDED.
After the Address, Prof. Hood 01
behalf of the Faculty of Erskine Col
lege, awarded the following prize
and medals:
Prize in declamation to H. W. Har
ris, of the Sophomore class.
Prize for essay to J. A. Johnson, o
the J unior class.
Medal for Scholarship to J. (J. Mc
Queen, of the Freshman class.
Medal to H. W. Harris, of thi
Sophomore class.
Medal to \V. L. Philips, of the Jun
ior class.
Five medals to J. T. Bingham, o
xi _ o : 1
uit; oeuiui ujivss.
" THURSDAY. .
Thursday was Commencement Dai
of the Female College, anil Lindsay
llall presented its usual bright array?
the sea of upturned faces?lilling sea
and aisle, platform and gallery, witl
its throng of eager and expectant visi
tors. Upon the stage sat the class o
of youthful graduates with their col
lege mates, all arrayed in snowy white
now about to bear apart in the closing
drama of college life. About then
sat beloved instructors and sy mpathi
zing friends, whilst above and arouu<
on theeolumns and walls of the beau
tifully decorated stage were the mot
toes and emblems of Society and Col
lege. Sueli scenes form the bright ep
isodes of every day life.
After prayer from the Rev. Mr. Lat
imer, of Atlanta, the exercrees of tlx
day followed according to the annex
ed programme:
Anthem?Praise ,ve the Lord.
Salutatory?Miss Georgia C. Kennedy, Loni
Cane, S. C. '
Duo, Piano.?"Fandango."?Misses Maggi
Yontiue and Hello McLurkin.
F.ssjiy: "Our golden niomenls are passlni
JlWiiy. ?JllSh j.llliwi, in:tiiii,nuwviiir,m
Trio. Vocal.?"All! Se 11 Fmlcl."?Misse
Gussie Kooney ancl Mary shaw anil
Dr. Edwards.
Essay. "All in mystery."?Miss Kittle ]
Haddon, Due Wcst,S. C.
.Solo, 1'iano.?"Old Hundred."?Miss Mar;
Shaw.
Duo, Vocal?"Cheerfulness"?Misses Iloone;
and .Minnie Ron iter.
Essay: "How sweet it is to hope."?Mis
Mary .1. Kennedy, Due West, S. 0.
Chorus?French Class.?"Le Concert des Ros
signols."
Solos?Ry Misses Annie Lowry and Carrl
Homier.
Solo, l'iano.?"Iloine, Sweet Homo."?Mis
Minnie Honner.
Essay: "First (lie bud and then the flower
?Miss Alice E. Li Ics, Mill way. S. C.
Solo, Vocal.?'"Reware."?MissGussie Roonej
Duo l'iano.-"Route En Train."?Misses Car
A Letter?Miss MacieR. Lcc, Due West, S I
rieRonnerand Alice McCluiii;.
A Letter?Miss Anna 1. Miller, Hue Wesi
Solo, Vocal?"11 lialen Del suoSorisro."?Mi>
Minute lliiiiinr.
Essay: "Music."?Miss Mary E. Shaw
Winnsboro, S. C.
Chorus.?"Night shades no longer."
Essay: "A true story."?MissLllaF. Todt
Due AVi-st, S. C.
Solo, riano.?"Grand Valsc Brillante."
Miss Lola Galloway.
Solo, Vocal.?"Waiting. "--MIks Mary Sliav
A Dialogue?Tlio Centennial.?Miss Willi
Watson, Abbeville. S. C.; Miss Maggi
V??ii^iu>. Youngesvllle, S. C.
Solo ainl Chorus?"Centennial Bells."--l)i
Edwards and Class.
! 'no, I'lano.?"Ilaee lor Life."?JIlsscs Laur
MoHattand Mattie WItlicrspoon.
Trio, Voeal.--,'Quando i'ia Genere."?Misso
, Mary Shaw, Gnssie Hooney and
'Minnie Bonner.
Valedictories?Miss Belle MeLurkin, Clie*
! ter: MissJanie Lauderdale, Winnsboro, S. (.
I t'liorus.?"Severed t nam. ?rseiuor uiuss.
I Response from Aint'liaii Society?Miss Nan
iiic A Stewart, Falrvlew, S. C.
VAKI KJ> ATTIC ACTIONS.
Those exercises were unusually va
ried and attractive ; among the litem
ry exercises til" the young ladies wer
i essays, letters and dialogues, whils
J an' lieins and solos, duels. and otjn?
I nnisieal ellorls, vocal and in.sij unieii
I 1 a I. jjhvo vaiiei\ and inlcit-st to th
I |1!ol laixme. M lie e?a\s of llieyouiij
j . ? lead I'V (ii iel'. *Jlooil
! I;;.<Mon, J'.onner. W'alle
J i.-ii. j.i.iil, ue:e all j'lcasanll;
|\v i,i!ei;. ] . <-enting many gems o
II 111 couched in graceful did ion
| Tin: centennial dialogue was uniijui
and I'i'jiuiiil, and formed an interest
incident of llie occasion.
JMtKslDKXT liONNKK's A1>I>RESS.
Last of all came the Baecalaureat
Address of President Bonner to 111
graduating class, which was replet
with sage counsel and well-digeste<
thought. . The claims of high eulturi
and discipline upbji the female intel
lect were earnestly and forcibly urged
and thorough preparation to meet tin
duties and responsibilities of life.
Thus closcd one of the most pleasan
and successful exhibitious of the Col
lege,
The Journal of Commerce and Col
Rhctt.
Col. It. Barnwell Khett, jr., onc<
the able and brilliant editor of tin
Charleston Mercury has assumed tin
control of the Journal of Commerce
with Mr. James It. Trueheart as asso
date editor, and with this accession o
editorial strength we may congratu
late the paper upon the prospect o
increased prosperity, and the peopii
of the State upon the opportunity o
perusing the daily utterances of cm
of the ablest and most earnest advo
cates of Southern rights.
In his salutatory Col. Rhett says.
"For eleven weary years thestrickei
State of South Carolina has been j
prey to the foul blood of the harpie
who, under the a?gis of victorious liad
icalism, flocked here to feast upon he
vitals. In no long time the substanc
of the people will be entirely devour
ed. Their civilization?moral and so
cial existence?will be infected witl
the rottenness of death. It is, there
fore, necessary to drive these creature
from their opportunities of destruc
tion, to wrest the State from thei
deadly clutches and to establish j
helpful rule of the people of the State
With these ends in view, our car
will be the future. Issues of the da;
gone by are fought. "We have rever
ently buried our dead, and propose t<
"march forward from the past" t
meet the emergencies of the livinj
present. Yet, in doing so, we do no
purpose to close our eyes to all land
marks. For, the conceits of tempora
ry expediency do not supply th
place of abiding principles. ]STor ma;
we safely depart from those cardinn
rules of party management whicl
dinitp lend to substantial victorv. Th
' country is engaged in a great contes
J that will be desperately waged. Ii
j. the result South Carolina is profound
1 ly interested. She is expected to tak
3 her positiou and do her part. W
1 deem it indispensable that the Dem
ocratsof the State should be thorough
3 ly organized ; and to ensnre a vigoi
ous campaign, leaders must come t
the front who will command the con
lidcnce and enthusiastic support c
r the people."
; Party Discipline.
1 The Journal of Commerce gives th
following wholesome advice to th
j the Democrats of the State:
"The Democrats of South Carolin
- have yet to learn the essential imporl
. mi of standing faithfully in part;
lines, each man giving up his personii
views and preferences for the eommoi
good, and moving cheerfully'and wit!
all his might in the direction markei
out by the party authorities. Indc
pendence and personal obstinacy wil
not do. The voters of this State ar
now widely divided. The Democrat
have a struggle before them, vital ii
its consequences and worthy the bes
efforts of every one. It is, therefore
to be expected that every man callini
himself Democrat will he ready t
obey orders from the headquarters o
the Convention when it meets, am
from the otHeers selected to commaw
and direct the tactics of the campaign
The great cause in which we are en
wged requires, that deserters and mu
tineers should be sternly condemns
and firmly punished?at least they b
publicly drummed out of camp, air
put into the eonlinemeutof Coventry
We trust the occasion will never arise
Tiltlen.
New York Sun: it is as a rerormei
and because lit- is a reformer, that Mi
Tildeu is selected to lead the opposi
tion in tiiis Centennial year. JtVofei
sions ami promises of reform are easy
and when they are uttered merely i
behalf of a party, and for purposes c
an election, they are almost alway
wanting ; but this candidate lias beei
tried in the tire and not found wanl
ing. A man of a philosophic cast c
mind, more thoughtful about princi
pies and truths of political doctrin
than about partisan success and tli
applications of party patronage, he be
came conspicuous on the stage of pc
litical afliiirs, not as an enemy of pul
i;~ ?11 *!-?<% n Kti4 a a tli
11C |)IUK1U<J1 lit Hit uuobi(ivi>| V/. ...
assailant of thieves and robbers b(
longing to the other party merely, bu
as having laid his hand upon th
thieves and robbers of his own part}
scourging them from their seats o
power, and bringing them before th
courts, when* they have been triei
found guilty, and sentenced to th
penitentiary.
Hcmlricks.
Governor Hendricks is a man c
medium height and symmetrical fonr
lie is erect, active and vigorous. Hi
face is manly and handsome. Th
features arc large and expressive, an
while there is a soft, good-humored ej
4?- - 1 1.1 A
pieSSlOll 111 me lurge uiue e>c- uuu i
lite mouth and dimpled chili, tli
brow, forehead and full, heavy jai
show wisdom and resolution. Hi
complexion is llorid, and his hair an
side whiskers are yet untouched wit
gray. He looks like one who has lh
ed a happy life, encountered no gret
sorrows and yielded to no great vice:
Though he has for years been taugli
to regard the Presidency as within hi
grasp, his ambition has been rather
sort of rational longing for the hone
than an insaciable thirst for powei
His disposition is as sunny as hi
complexion, and in social life he is
great favorite. To ucquaiutances h
is all'able and easy, to close friend
warm and lovuble, to political part
sans conrteous, but cautious. H
would rather conciliate an enemy tlui
oblige an ally. His habits are sucl
that he found $5,000 a year ample fc
his expenditures during his senatorn
term at Washington, lie had alwaj
trusted to doing the work which h
had in hand well as the highest re(
oinniendation in the long run befor
the people, and the many honoi
which have come to him seem to hav
been conquered without great eflbr
(Jovemor Hendricks belongs to tb
Protestant Episcopal Church.
Terrible Defeat of our .Army by th
Indians.
T\>1r?rrrnTi1iif> <1 iciivn toll pq fUinOllTlf
,
the entire annihilation of live compt
nies under the cointnimd of Gen. Cus
ter. on the Little Horn liiver by th
Indians, the whole loss amounting t
15 ollicers and 300 men. The Judia
encampment numbered between 2,01
and 3,000 warriors, and were attaeke
on one side by the live companies ur
der Custer, r.nd in the rear by seve
companies under Col. Reno. Custer'
command lost every ofiicer and mat
and lieno escaped by falling back o
Gen. Gibbon, who commauded tb
reserve.
How Gov. Tilden Received jii
Nomination.?When the short d<
spatch was received, the C? over no
speaking to several friends in a ton
scarcely above a whisper, said: "
can toll you what has been don<
This nomination was not made by tli
leaders of the party. It was the pe<
pie who made it. They want reforir
They have wanted it a long whib
and, in looking about, they have b<
come convinced that it is to be fouu
here (pointing at himself.) They war
it; that is what they are after. The
are sick of the corruptions and mi
administration of their affairs. The
. | want a change, and one for the UelU
..I ?a thorough reformation. lou wi
hind there will l?i* a larger Genua
J vote ]>oll?*?l next lull 11 tut i ever, a 11 tl
, I will I'c largely cast for the JJemocrali
; ticket. 1 know thai."
Soi'TIl C.\ I!( I<IA N A AT PKTNVKTOt
' ?The commencement exercises f
Princeton (.'ellege, Jvew Jersey, hcl
' on the-Mh ultimo, were largely ai
" tended. The senior class eovere
themselves with honors, and Kout
Carolina was aMy re b resell ted, as wii
e be seen from the following statemen
e of the graduates and promotions <
e that class. There were IL'0 in tli
class, and Clarence Cunningham, <
Abbeville, S. C., took a fellowship
Leigh ton Finley, of Aiken, S. C., an
D. D. Melton, of Cowmbia, S. C., too
a high rank in the graduating niitr
ber.
CONGAREE
n won
w %
Colum'toin, J9. O.
JOI HOI,
PR OPRIETOE.
MANUFACTURER OP
S T E A. M
msnVKtVO AVn BATT TOO
fiilUilUiO Aim DulllXiuO)
Iron and Brass Castings
of all descriptions made io Order.
0
I WAS awarded the first premium
castings at the State Agricultural ano
Mechanical Society Fairs, held in Colum
bia, November, 1871, '72nnd 73.
Circular Saw Mills
of all sizes.
Also took the FIRST PREMIUM at
State Fairs held November, 1671, '72, '73
Manufacturer of
GRIST MILL IRONS
of ail slzes.|
JF'or Sale.
Gia Gearing of tho following sizes :
9 foot wheel and ninion 830 00
10 " " 44 32 00
11 44 " 44 35 00
12 44 44 *4 45 00
14 " 54 44 ' 50 00
Willi Holts ?fi.50 Extra for each set.
Anti-friction r laics and Balls l'or Cotton
Press ?10.00 anti S12.00 per set.
D. B. SMITH, Agent,
Abbeville, S. C.
e Dec. 10. JS7o, 0-5-tT
EMPORIUM
OF FASHION,
Fresh Supply I
Ladles' lint8, Plald<
>Silk Scan's, Flowers,
ltlbbolis, JLiullliiigs,
W hitc Lawns, Pique,
'Silk Belts, &c., re-i
?celveil this week at
EMPORIUM
OK
FASHION.
CARPENTRY.
Tho undersigned hereby gives notion
that he is prepared to do all kinds of
Carpenter's "Work and
Building.
He also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrashers
and Fans. A full supply of Gin Material
always on hand. Farmers are requested
to bring their Gins up early in tho season
to allow time to nave inem properiy pre
pared.
Also Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gin,
the Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of
llubbcr and Leather Belting.
D. B. SMITH,
Abbeville C. S. C.
Barnwell &Co.
Are daily receiving ad
ditions to their Stock, consist
ing of
STAPLE DRY GOODS,
Hats and Clothing,
BOOTS AND SHOES!!
THEY KEEP CONSTANTLY ON
HAND, ALSO, A FULL
LINE OF
Groceries,
Bacon and Lard,
Meal and Flour,
Coffee and Sugar,
Baffffiner and Ties,
Molasses and Syrup,
te A FINE LOT OF
SUGAR CURED HAMS I!
Oct, 5,1S75 2G-tf
he Columbia Register,
rUBT/(SJlKl>
JJ daily, 'I'Ttl WKEKLY it WEEKLY.
I)
H) The OhIv Democratic l*npe.i" : t the
j Cap? t>i I.
ij Terms, in :id\ awe:
y dj.ilv, six months S3 :">
Tri-Weekly, six months 2 .1(1
n' Weekly, six months 1 00
e Cheapest Book and Job Printing Otflcc
in the State.
.%?)- Address all communications, ol
whatever character, lo
Manager Register Publishing Co.,
Columbia, S. C.
8. B. NORRELL,
Harness and Saddle Maker,
AT HIS OXiD STAND
Over Parker & Perrin's Drug Store,
Has u supply of Northern Harness Leath
er and other material for Making and lie
pairing Saddles and Harness.
PARASOLS,
IN* STLKS, GINGHAMS AND COT
TON", all prir-es and colors, cheaper
than ever ottered, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
May 3, 1S70.
Dissolution.
T
^IIE copartnership heretofore existing
. between the undorsiirned, under the
t.ltirui name of Iml're. Ganihrelht Co., has
,i i been dissolved *>v mutual consent.
u J. V. C. l>i;PllK,
JOHN M. GAMBRKLL.
May 12, 1870?tf
White Lawns,
ANOTHER lot of these handsome
goods, plain and strined, from
ols. to 35 cts,, juet received, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHJON.
June 14,1876, tf
Centennial
iirraugciiiciiis
OF THE
Great Atlantic
COASTLINE,
FOR THE
Accommodation of Vis
itors to all Points
South.
The Railways and Steamsliij
Companies between Augusta
Ga., and Philadelphia, compris
ing the ATLANTIC COASl
LINE, will during the progresi
of the
Centennial Exhibitioi
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
? i
present for the patronage of th<
citizens of the South, routes o:
transportation and forms of tick
etsupon which to reach Philadel
ph^a, that will immeasurably ex
eel all other lines in point of
Direct Daily Movement,
Comfortable Accommodatioi
Variability of Transit,
Economy of Expenditure
To enable this to be done, th<
combined resources of the RAIL
WAY LINES SOUTH 01
NORFOLK, together with thos<
of the BALTIMORE STEA^
PACKET COMPANY and tb
OLD DOMINION STEAM
SHIP COMPANY will be em
ployed and the individual tourist
the social party of ten, twenty o;
more, or tiie civic or military or
ganization of 100 to 300, car
1 l. _ 1 /? _
eacn ue careu ior in a iuannej
that will satisfy their desires.
Trice Lists, Time Cards, anc
all needful information are now
in the hands of all Agents At
lantie Coast Line.
It will be to the interest of ev
ery individual and each organiza
firm nronosinp* to make this trii
to communicate with the under
signed.
A Centennial Exhibition Guid<
Book as authorized by the Com
mission will be given to the pur
chaser of each Centennial Ticket
Call on or address either o:
the following named agents
J. H. WHITE, Macon, Ga.
W. J. WALKER, Montgome
ry Ala.
H. V. TOMPKINS, Atlanta
A. L. REED, Savannah Ga.
M. J. DIVINE, Macon Ga,
A. POPE,
General Passenger Agent,
May 1, 1876, 4-4m
SPRING, 1876.
M'DONALD&HADDON
M Ji- ?
& now receiving their Stock
Spring Goods,
consisting mainly of
Domestic Goods, Notions, &c,
a larger stock of
SHOES AND* HATS/
than they have ever kept pefore.
Always on hand the Choicest of
FAMILY GROCERIES,
Confectioneries, &c.
CIGARS! CIGARS!!
eW keep the finest and cheapest as
sortment of CIGARS in town. Grea
inducements to cash buyers?offere<
by
McDonald & Haddon
April 10, 1876, 62-tf
Insurance Notice.
I HAVE accepted the agency for severs
SOLVENT FIRE INSURANCJ
COMPANIES, as follows:
Old North State.
Royal Cananian,
Merchants and Mechanic!
and Commercial of St. Louis
ana wiu insure hi ine lowes* rates coi
sistent with a sound business.
Patronage of the public is solicited:
Oflice at the Law Office of Messrs. Pei
rin <fc Cotliran.
L. W, PEURIN, Agent.
. April 12,1870,52-ly
TO THE LADIES
: . . ira
I AM now prepared to exhibit tb
latest novelties iu
MILLINERY
. IV . t . . " >
and Invite my friends and the publl
to an examination of the same. Fee
ing assured they will find it to the
interest to call before purchasing els<
where, as, owing to the scarcity <
money, I intend to sell very low f(
CASH. The
Dress-Making Departmen
is still under the supervision of
MISS JANE RAMEY,
who will be pleased lo receive yoi
orders, and will eudef.vor to.give sati
faction.
Very respectfully,
MRS. M. M. WHITE
April 5, 1876,51-tf
STEAM
Planing Mill
COLUMBIA. S. C.
F. W. WING, Proprieto
f MANUFACTURER OF
- Sash, Blinds, Doors
; WINDOW AND
DOOR FRAMES
He Pivot Blinds aifl Mi
, PILASTERS,
. . .
mantelpieces,
MOLDINGS, BRACKET!
Handrails,
Newels,
Balusters
Swill WnrV nf all Jlpwrintin
uuiun iruia ui un juuuuiijriiv
All Work Guaranteed a No. 1
May 28,1875, lyr.
BLANKS
OF THE MOST APPROVE
FORMS,
FOB SALE, AT THE .
Press & Banner* Office
Rent Liens,
Liens on Crops,
Lien on Crop and Bill
Mortgage of Personal _
Mortgage of Real Estate,
Title Deeds,
Trial Justice's Blanks.
Sub. Tickets.
Sub. Writs.
Summons for Monfltf^Demsnd.
Copy Summons fiflfconey Demai
The State Carolina
Probate Court? Citd^^^tfLettertof Aty/MtC
By THOS. B. MILLFORD, Esquir
Probate Judge,
} "WHEREAS, Peter Mcl^eliar h:
- made suit to mo, to grant him I^ette
of Administration of the Estate at
effects of Miss Mary McKellar, late
Abbeville County, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ai
> momsh all and singular the kindrc
" and creditors of the said Misn Mai
. McKellar, that they be and appea
before me, in the Court of Probate,
- be held at Abbeville C. H., on Thur
day, the 15th day of July, after pub]
cation hereof, at 11 o'clock in the for
noon, to show cause, if any they hai
why the said administration shou:
not be granted.
f Given under my hand and seal, th
first day of July, in the year of 01
Lord one thousand eight hundred ac
seventy-six and in the one hundred!
year of American Independence.
Published on the 5th day of Jul;
187G, in the Press and Banner, at
on the Court House door for the tin
required by law.
THOS. B. MILLF011D,
Judge of Probate.
July 5, 1870, 2t
SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE!
and other attachments at
J. D. CHALMERS <fc CO.
March 1,1875,
C1HAIRS I CHAIRS I 8 dozen chai
/ received to-day. Rattan Seal
splendid article, sold at low figures.
J. D, CHALMERS & CO.
PAllLOR FRENCH LOOKIN'
GLASSES, at
J. d, CHALMERS Jt CO.'S.
CUNNINGHAM
&
TEMPLETON
f- & .
* ', >*
v2 m fl?
? 4Ko{i
liave receiveu iui.u
nuiw
which they are selling at low prices.
Call and see them.
March 29,1876,50-tf
Cash Buyers
WILL as usual find oar prices as
low as the lowest, and our
Stock this season having been pur
chased with special care, we are sure
/>on nnnuinoo tliom mr.rft than eVBC tO
bow much greater advantage a little
money can be invested upon the
CASH BASIS. Give ua a look before
purchasing and we will satisfy you
at tbe
EMPORIUM OP FASHION.
March 29, 1876, 50-tf
? < i i ' ?
Beautiful
NEW PRINTS,
SPRING STYLES,
AT
Quarles & Perrin's.
March 29, 1875,60-tf
CORN! CORN!!
wn AATflf
AJUJ/ VAAWi
WHEAT BRAN",
FOB BALE BY
BARNWELL & CO
Jan. 26,187Q 43-tf
MASONIC DIRECTORY,
Clinton Me Ho. 3. ill
W. #. PABKE8. Wtt. M.'.
J. 0, WQ&AfAtfSKY, Secretary.
Meets 2d Monday In every month.
Hesperian Chapter No. 17. B. A. I
r \? I < HnUUt1 \ . B? . xx ? P ?
*? Jf X/WI. AVU, ^A* <U? Ml ?
J. D. CilALMERS, Recorder.
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