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ill 3 Press and Banner.: A.UUHVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1885. j r L L.ffae. .. The Printing Business in L#nr?ns. V.'e *ce by the papers that the priiitinz bu?l-1 Vicks In Lauren* I- in an exceedingly prosperon* condition. The Isiureiisviltv Hcr'iltl, be- j <cause of Its increased sub-cription ll*t, Isl forced to buy a cylinder pro^s on which to. print it' edition. and we see that the paper Is ? foon to be enlarged. The Merchant ami Firmer, already nearly a< hfite as the Press awl Haulier, Nik's that the Veqnlretiieuis "f its business demands an enment of it< s'-eid 10 greater proportions, uti'l In addition t> it* w.eUly euition, will j print a smaller paper twh-esi w-'th. This me it activity in the printing business may i>e atttlhired In a hirge Hen re to the new j railroad. which will quicken th? hitherto In-! fictl>'c energies of that business ecu Ire which j Will, In a short time, h?> one of the chb'f business centres In the ltp-oouti!ry. That town b ?s heretofore beef, almost cut 08' from the! outer world* und now with its splendid rail-road facilities soclo*e in prospect.the new IKc j of the place demands increased printing facll-j Itles which the friends already in the business I raem more than willing to jjlvc. New sab-j ?crl hers and more advertising, and more Job j work will he sure to reward their efforts, and ; wc cou^nti limit* eacu ujiuu ins spirit. The evidence of thrift on the part of our| printing neighbors across the river is gratify-j lug ti? us. and we hope the public may sustain thorn In their grsat outlay of money, energy j And business taet. j We have always wished that we had n fast | press, anil when they pet cheap, we hope to j buy one, though we can at present get along j very well with a Washington hand press. In the winter we wish that our paper was larger j than it is, and In the summer of an"olF| year" in polities, we wish that it was much ' smaller than it is. Several years ago, we felt that we could not get on longer without enlarging our paper, and we were strongly lin-| pressed with the necessity of h cylinder press j to strike otT our numerous edition. As neees-! sity is the mother of many a device by which j money Is saved, that "necessity" helped us out of our dilemma in this way. At that tune | we were printing our paper on large type,and j vnlculatlug that one column of nonpareil held as much as two columns of long primer, and knowing that nonpareil type Is more agreeable to the eyesight and Is more ?*aslly re id than large type, we bought nonpareil type, and thus saved the expense of enlarging the , paper. We then cutoff from our subscription I list all known dead beats, and adopted a sys-j tem which was nearer the eash system. This | saved us the necessity of buying a rylinder | press,and saved w<ekly about one ream ?*f printing paper, while we were enabled to give io me suuscrioers, who paiu, an increaseu i amount of reidlnit matter. Nonpareil being the standard, It would seem ' that a great Ravine In paper could be effected by throwing away big type and buying small type. Governor Thompson I* Bight. For year." there lias been a desire on the part ot politicians In various sections of the Mate to usurp the prerogative of the Go* em- j or In malting the appointments which lie is.' by law, required to make. The Auditor and I Treasurer are Stale officer* as well as County officers. Tlit-y act for the State as well as for the County, and the present system of appointing these officers can not he improved upon, and weare glad that the cross-roads politicians who would deny the Stale privilege of appointing these important officers have re ctlvida black eye. Let efficiency in office be the tho test. We copy the following from the Kerthaw Gazette: GovernorTliomps. n h is exlblted a bold and determined iront in bis recentaeilon In refer nee to several appointments made i>y him Jn some oi the countle- of the S'atc. He refined to appoint pen-oitF In some Instances who hnd be.-n recommended by county Democratic conventions for n| pointuient to ;he offices of Auditor ami Treasurer. The Governor baRf* ue. ion in ri?iusiui: to dl>plnce euitntn officer*. upon "recommendations" of county conventions, upon the reasonable ground that the officers holding for ihe past term had proved cffi'-lent in their services to the pn'ille and lie did not see proper to remove them. We think the Governor Is rli:ht. Ii|!?a l>?)ld stand, and one which will be comliiended by the people generally. Goveruor Thompson Is reported to have said: "The officers of auditor,.treasurer and trial justice aresncn as t(? require lor in'- |>uone good, experience, flrnine-s und character; ui-.d wtille auditors. treasurers ami trial Justices, by vtrlrt etiforceinciit of the law, n:ay make thcm>-?,ive# unpopular with the rougher I'ktnentsof the people In their sections, to submit the claims or these officers for reappointincnttothc adjudication of me:* they mav have to displease while perlormlng filth fully ihe duties of their offices Is manifestly wrong. For this re us. on the law requires such tiftleetsto be selected by the Governor Instead of elected by the people; and the action ol primary elections and conventions upon i?p(toiniiiicnts of thl<> kind Is & practical nullification ol the spirit of the statute." The Carrying of Plutoh. Wc ask the attention of our renders to a j well considered article on this subject, which j copied in tl'e-e columns irotn ihc yens a?d Cburier. The statements arc forcibly, and, we j think, truthfully and correctly put. The better element of society everywhere must ap-( 1 rove every word which that ptper has sol well said. Lot the reader review the citizens of any community and If he Is not convinced that the number of brave men who carry pistils is exceedingly sioail. then we are mistaken. A wise and Just administration of the laws of ttio country will go far to.vnnt pre venting violations of the peace, anjourjulors should rise to a proper appreciation of the great re*ponslblllt> which rents upon their shouders In enforcing the law a::d protecting 1 *i>clet}*. To sit as a juror Is a responsible trust, and j be who hesitates to discharge IiIh duty to so.! c'.et.v Is recreant, and deserves to receive the cnathema of all good people. Thp Lien Law. While there have been some expres-Ion* of' dissatisfaction because of the failure of the j Legislature to repeal the lien law. yet wt-aro firmly convinced that the moreeonservailve } p?op!c believe that If the Legislature had | reined thccrcdltof the laboring elates of our j cltlrens. white and black, that great Injury t would have, resulted, not only to those who need eredlt, but also to those who mlirht have farm* to ptedue for supplies to feed hand* while making another rrop. From what we an glean from ourexchanges we believe that v e have fewer mortgaged farms, than can tie HpK found In any State where the landowner, ilther from choice or necessity, undertakes to j mortgage the land for supplies. We believe it to be to the Interest of the landowner to let! hi* tenant obtain hi* supplies f'om the stor<*s.! The merchant can bettor do this than the' landowner, and the lumlowner runs no risk, j Having hbU n little farm tor several years,1 nnd having had some experience In "adv^n-; cinx," weore now prrfectly willing for the I merchant to make all the proflis in that business. m ? > Constitutional Convention. Ever since Democratic reconstruction In South Carolina somebody has l?eencrying out. for a constitutional convention, ami recently i a member of the lIou.?e of Representative-' Introduced a bill looking to such an event, I but the consideration of the proposition was ' wisely postponed until the next ni'-eilng. ' when, we hope, It will be killed. We have a better constitution than any Slate in the Un-| ion, and what we want with a constitutional 1 convontion Is more than we can see. Nobody, as far as we have scon, has ever ur^ d any good reason for this unreasonable proceeding. We are of those who do not want to 1 disturb the present condition of affairs In this State, and ?e furthw believe that our I own people would never niwke a constliutl >n U'hl..k ..-,.,,1,1 l,n m ni.fAiit.thic. hi thmn ! If we are to Judge of their ability to make si j constitution bv the blunders which our Leg is. i Inters make in legislation, we would have a nice constitution Indeed. Mentational Journalism. The tfnet and Cbnrier nnd Grecnvillt Xi-w-i have each recently administered a deserved rebuke to the Atlanta Constitution for Its unbe-! coming conduct In embellishing (he mo^t improbable storiesand publishing them as fact*.1 Tli'i Atlanta t\>mtltution seems to have follow- ; cd the example of our Northern enemies In j misrepresenting Southern people nnd .South-; ern soelcly. The Srus and (X>uri?r very properly *ays: "There Is noenterprlse In publish-' ing untruths or wanton exaggerations." and we would add that th?? true Journalist would hot willingly or knowingly publish an "untruth or wanton exaggeration." The true province of a newspaper, ns we Fee, is to publish tho news, without exaggeration or sup-, predion. Tho pooplo want facts first,and! then they want lair and honorable cumiuiiitt or deductions thcrclrom. We aro in rrcelpt of Messrs. Geo. P. Row-j tll'ti annual proposition to udvertise the Puns and Banner In their Newspaper Dlrectoiy. A* wc never receive an advertisement from that sotirce ot a price at which we can allor.l to worh, we do not want to advertise. If it Is any satisfaction to them th<iy can, out of revenge, "cstlinato" our circulation atthe lowest figures, or at no figures at all. We reel perfectly Independent of their 'Vsilmutes" and care nothing for them. As lonsr asoor lioino subscribers and ndvert'si-rs stick to us, we feel safe. The outside world can wag as it will. Mr. Wm. P. IlorsEAL witl dr.iw- from that ? excellent paper the A'cubwry Observer in order that ho may devote h*s whole ti'ieand energy to the Lutheran Visitor, with which patter he is connected. We wish him w-.l. OCR much respected cily neighbor the Anfrtirfa Chronicle seems to posse** thehunpy luculty of gelllrg otr an annual sneer at its rotintry cous.in* during the C'UilsitiiHd lulli ' J.JDJ.01-1L' gg ? Mr. Grnytlon** lusttrnncc Bill. | The BUI which Mr. Graydon introduced In-1 to the Li'ir.slntnn! we believe to be a good one for the people, and If an> tiling Is needed to convitico tlie public of the fact. we have the strongest proof 01 It In tueaction of the great { heud-lights of the different Insurance compu-! riles In rushing to the cnpitol with a view to the defeat of the Bill, ir this Bill should become a law ono of their sources of revenue? over-Insurance premiums?would be cut of!, and they w<iu'd thereafter be compelled to I conduct their business on business principles-; and not depend upon their own shrewdness' i:nd the law to protect them In receiving a premium on a policy which they perhapsj never Intended to pay. While we would eh in;e nobody with burn i inn his own property, yet nu;nnn nature is sol made up that the man who has an excessive i policy Oil Uiidcslr.sb e property is not always j lis cme:ul to prevent a nr as he would be, if he had an insurance for a sum much less than I he true value. We contend that over-Insurance Increases the loses, and hence the Insurer for this reason is compelled to pay a higher premium on , his policy?even admitting that the companies may succeed in reducing their payment j to a small amount of wlial they really prom-, I... otiil mum \t-M.-h innv Muh' reeoiveji tire. I in i ii m. In our opinion every Insurer should receive the policy on which he pays a premium. Insurance companies arc usually the best business iiH-u of the country, anil they are well j informed at the home oltlcc as to values, even j il the local a,-cnt should he mistaken. Fot > instance: We believe it Impossible to find! the business malingers of any home office, j; who do not know that S'.OO would not be too! large a policy to is-tic on a pi mo. On thei same principle, they know perfectly well that j adwcillrg on which there is an insurance ofj over S-'O to the room, nine times out of ten, Is. over insured, and these same men know that | they are as often taking a premium on a policy wl.lch they do cot Intend to pay in lull. We write not hi enmity lo the Insurance companies, but In the interest of policy holders who in reality ha\e ill the losses to pay, and in the In lief that the insurance companies should be required to pay all that they receive a premium lor. If they arc ivquiicd tli..lri i.li..l..B In 111,. t?i milium a ml the amount of tlic poilcy I lii-rc covtld not be found an insurance company In America which would receive a premium on a five hundred dollar policy on h piano. Let the bid become a law, and we will have fewer flies ?"d cneaper Insurance Save l'onr Maaurcs. On every farm there Is more or less work of building, repairing, ditching, and clearing to do, but on every farm the work of wiving manure* should receive careful and constant attention. The cleanings from horse stables and cow stables are of more value, pound for pound, than the commercial fertilizer* which we buy from the stores, and for which we so often mortgage the earliest and choicest ot the crop. If our farmers can save the price of a bale of cotton during the winter months, before the powln^ season sets in, it would be found to be a great help lu paying bills which cannot be avoided. Every successful farmer must have an eye to the preservation and Improvement of his la'ids and houses, and no farmer who hopes to succeed at. farming can afford to let his cat:lc stand in the weather? the sleet and toe rain. The cleanings trom a cow stable arc worth in money from ten to twentv dollarsa year, and this alone would make the building of s'able.3 profitable-even If the food which Is saved by housing catt'c, and the consequent Increased return in mlllt and butter, should bo left out of the calculation Oar Merchants. Our merchants seem hopeful and en'er upon the year's business In anticipation of satlatactory results. As far as we know they are all solvent and are as well or better prepared to supply their customers with nee led goods as at the beginning of any previous year. It is our pleasure to report that no failures have occurred anions our buslne>s inin at I he close of the year. A careful system of doing business litis brought tbcm reasonable profits. Judicious purchasers and fair prollts have Insured satisfaction to their cu-tmners, who are, as a rule, willing to continue busidcsm for another year with those from whom tlicy bought gcodN Inst year. Already uppll> catlnnsa e b -lng made to our mcrcbaats for for the usual "advance*." ^ Journalistic. Mr. C. A. Douglass withdraws from the cditoriul department of the U'imuOwo New and Herald, and Mr. W. T.. McDonald assumes the responsibilities and duties which Mr. Douglass has horetofore discharged so ably and so acceptably to the public. The Xe<i* und Heraid's standards are the highest, and we doubt , not that Mr. John S. Reynolds, who has been long connected with the paper, and his new associate, Mr. McDonald, will keep the paper , fully up to Its past high siandurd. Success to all the paitle?. The Prohibition Fljrht in Charleston. AtB o'clock Tuesday afternoon. says the , .Votimid Otttrirr, ex-Judze Win. Thomas uppcarcd In the C >i;rt of Common Fleas, Judge Fraser presiding. with the petition for a mandamiiK to compel the t'it.v Council to order itn , election under the lorn! option l.iw fur license or uo license. Corporation Counsel George I) Bryan represented the city. Mr. Thonuis rc id the petition. Alter hearing argument, ' Judse Fraser said thut this was a treat social , ques.Ion, and In his opinion it would be bet- i ter to dispose of It at once. The view (hat lie , took of the Statute was that the time wns the ' subs-unco of it. An e'C'tion held under the loe .1 option law nui.-t necessarily tie held in December. If he could come to Ihe concln- ( slon tlmt the City Council could no.v order a legal e'et-tioii, or if this application had been made when Die City Council first refused to j order the election, he mi^ht have taken a , different, view of it. He was Inclined toL think that in this case the registration, which I" ihe Act of 1877 prescribed. w.is as inueh and atisoluiely a qualification for a voter as renis tration was under the Slate law. But leav- , lug this ou: of the question, he did not think that ilns wa< the proper time lo have >m elec- . lion, even ussumln^ that registration was not i nwKMiry. An election ordered tuul. r this petition could not alleci thesa e of liquor in ( 188S, nor even in 18 C lie was aware of the motives i.f the petitioners, mid to a cer alti ; exient sympathized witii th? objects v hieii , they had In vitw. but the fault. If any fault , there ua-, wa? with Ibem. If they de>ired to ' control the Iicensis for 1SS6 the proper way for them to do was to du uu a'e the pciltlou and s. rve it <>n the Cl:y Council In time to enable them to comply with th" law. He d.d 1; not legartl it nwessaiy lo order an elcciion at I! this time, mid the petition would therefore', be dismissed. An order lo that cll'ect was thcndiaun up by the corporation counsel and signed by th& C.iurt. A CAROLINA CYCLONE. I A Oyclonc Sweep* Through Claren* j don County, Sprendinfr Rulu aud Destruction iu ltd Path. (yews and CuurUr.) 1 Panoi.a. Dswmlicr 23.?A terrible cyclone , Bwi'i t over Hie norlli West paitofthis county, mi the evening oi'the 2M instant. After deviist iih.g u partot Lite soetlon known us the ! 'S.nd ill IK* It struck Mr. J. 1). Weeks' H-tnie* p nee," and hi must completely 1 wi?ck<'d lilt dwelling, mi ?ild bul suiicious ] Mtid very "omf r abl. i>uiidinp-. Mr. \\ e ks, 1 wl.o i? iit-oiit ri> ye.-rs old. was standing in the 1 backyard with Mr. Ji Im Connors, a ncii-'li- 1 bor. wab-biiig tlic cli ud. which wnt .said lo be ' funnel-shaped. which strmk t Item as If it had 1 becnacHMionb.ll. Mr. Wi ck* was knocked down l-y the falling tliiii>c:s of his Imu-ft and 1 r? eclved what were at first thought to he al- ' nio-t fatal bodily injtiri.-K. He lias, however, ' improved rapidly ui der the skilful ireutiiienl ! ill' I>r. .Jiiliii ii. Furinaii. Mr. Connors form nate-y locked til* arm- around a mock or- ' an.e s" limp, and his teet and leg* be..t t j1 mound and la-^iiu; stirubbery in compute;1 unison wi Ii 11* * terrible w.uds that ratr '1 a ound htm. lie imagined that both of his 1 icgs had been l> o mi oll'at the knees, tint u?? 1 tinatly i>r<iuf.ht to realize ihe ta t tliHt on y Ins siioe* and Mo kli.u'H had hen blown 1 away, and hl> clotlK-s t<>rn Into ribbon*. AIin -st every hulidl g --ii Mr. Weeks' place was torn to atoms. One milch cow w?s kilhd, 1 ami two mules we e fatal y Injured; a very lime kettie (which was u?ea durum the war for hoiiin: nioh'.sseK " as blo>< il several hundred yard-. The cyclone ei.t a 'swath," as the ri aiwis say. ot's.b-lit 50 yards In wld'h 1 and fifteen mile.- in length through one ot the ino?t den*, ly tlii.b.i'tii p.lie fo:e*-ts In C arendon county. It- course w:.s zigzag, mostly dueeasi, hut soinetiiiies due ii-irtu. It was quite not ecaliicthat the irc-s on either edge o! the ir.iek of the-toriu w "e lyinwith the' tops towar>t the eentr- ot the curient. Paymaster Siuytli Nurrendem the:! aiming l'tiii(l*-U Wim Only ? r?prrct I Wasiiinoton, January 2.?Paymaster W. II. Smytn, v> ho ell smi | pea red fium Savannah, Uh., with S-ViGOGovernmerit n oncy. airivni here to day < ml suriendcin I himself to the I Paymaster General He turned over Si.loa of the money tnUeii anil iii> December pay, ?Si>. ], A friend paid Sat , m?klux die fu.l amount,' Major Kiny Ih *:?ys lie weni oil' on a' spi-emmd knew iiolhim; ofhis action till lio i. nearly reached New York on the steamer,! where h'*arrived yesterd i.v. He. immediate- 'i ly teiciM'itj-bed his clerk lie would return im-j med'ately, t?ui af o wards concluded to i- mo to Wa?hlnj;:< n and report to tin* I'liyinn-ier I General, it Is assumed that Secretary Lin-' coin will at |.rcM lit decide the only (jm'Silon | wheMier Smyth shall he placed utider arrest' lit once, or allowed to v. sit his family In Al-I h-my, X. V , pendim; further iot.o:i by the War Department. It seem* t> b* the general opinion that lie will either he compelled to resign or submit to a court mariiul. as the Joo]>irdi/.iti{ of public fund> eaniiol be counted a need. "Permission to Mennr!,** (Axawi-tle Itrfi/riiieU IVrsbt/leriun) The one hundredth anuiveisary of the death of SamtiC. Jolin^oir has Jtikt passid. Jt Is rclrcsl.ini to lememi.er his devout lalth ami his unhesiiiitlug *<-e<-ptU'iee of the Hibie as the woid of God. lie had, in health, looked forward to deiuli w tth tenor, but at tho last all was peace. "Patient, gentle, ruling humbly on ine merits oi rh.isi, and commend nj; ills >aviour to all who c.iiiic ijo ir to him. the time Wiilcli lie h?-d ?" l< m anticipated with dread b< eatnc W clcome as a relea.-? from pain and a p-a liiis.-ioii to d? pail and be w Ith Christ " An lvet Ilio-c vvho have not a tithe of Ills geniu? speak contemptuously and with unmeasured ridicule oi the re.Lion ol Jesus fill 1st as the In Ith ol WeiklillgS. A s|l:gop.ii'aui'?|ili ol r i hr I,.cx'if tin- 1'ivt.t outwel^hts all ih. se fn e-thi'.ki is ever wrote. Mii.i.kk's Aim.- na lb- 1 v.". is now ready 1(cmlni: kvcli \u|i...i>li- and I inl<u tlun. Noliiiuu-r, r.xvy.-i in ii'-Hit'-s n.nr can \vc i!o ? i?1 i.?it :t tin* | a:o a:? e ! ' luta I y 1'ior. Jo.'- jMtm-wcil. A. Ai., u W ||.nil ?. ! ivi'. tii s'.-ii'il iril 'inn- fur tlic li nxili n| C'lmrM'Slitli, S. IiiiI is nil .| anil is in liict tin* only Aim t i i' is aiiapieit or |ni'|i.*ii <1 f r S. u ' iir0.111:1. rrlrf Hn-cnis. liy ini.il, |m.m paid, 11 cvnts. .Si-nil your u*<!.-r :ii oii;*<; to \?.u?.r, Kvans ik Co^Vwi'll, l'uUlishci'.-i, CharlcMun, S. C. Mr- \Y. A. is uft oil a visit :o Mil. ty * THE LITERARY CLUB, i _ # 1 WORDS: THEIR USE AND ABUSE. ) Essay Read by Walter iowry Sillier, Esq., Before the Abbevill? Literary Club, la tbe Home of. JuU^e Cotlirnn, December 0, 1891. A distinguished British scholar of the last century lia* been quoted as saying tnnt lie . ml knouu i.ut tnr.eof hiseomiliynien who spoke their native language wltti uniform jrumm ii.cal ucciiiacy. Though io tiitii.in.is of some, mav seem lo be putting' It n .lit e hi lonely, yet we leei sure tnnt I lie facts warrant us In saying iha! an hiu-curute useo. Iun.;uai<c Is 1 internal) y prevalent not only in '..lie lower walks of sociuty but also In lithighe.-t circles. '!? speak ami to w i ite jjikh! Hii^1i>1i and to spi ll and to pronounce words, eorreeilv are Indeed rare aecoinplMiincnut and those in our several communities who ina.v lied upas moacl.s in these part Icii In i s can easily be counted upon the tinkers of the tiau.l. That it 1m Important to consider carefully the pioper use of words, 1 hardly think li worth while toartfue. I well remember when iu college u> have heard our president tell oi a cnuaiiluie lor t'ongress, who was dufcated because lie s,.eii beginning with only one it. Only the other day tiie newspapers informed us of a latal collision on n railroad, resulting ill I..KS I.I' I IO .mil ilestrui'tfoii of iK'oncrtv. iMUM.il l>y tiie telegraph operator's misspelliiijiiwiiid. The operator was so shocked at tiie thought of the disaster of wliicli Le was ilie occasion Unit lie committed suicide. Bui, apart Iroui practical reasons, we should nil desire to Use word* properly lor the pleasure and satisfaction a Honied thereby. I don't think I could possibly write an essay upon the Use anil Alnise ol Words without touching upon .some synonyms which are most 11agratiily abused. 1 have 110 patience with those who in spite of all that has been said and written to the contrary, will persist in asking you to Irani a child Us lesson. Here tiie verbs, tcuch and learn, are confounded; t!:e person imparling instruction, teaches. whilst me party instructed. learns. The child learns the lesson for Itself, but il Is taught by another. T.vo ol her synonymous terms commonly misused are bring and letch. ilring implies motion lowaid< the speaker, whilst letch mums go and bring, a compound act. ror instance, you ask one sitting by you to f> t>-h you a book trotn the tnlilcoii the other side of tlie room and the per-on thus address, ed gtes to the table and then brings toe book to you. These distinction* have been staled over and over again, and yet everyday persons who ought to know belter repeat these mistakes. IIow conclusively it proves tiie truth of the old adage,''Habit is second nature." Well has it been said to rule us with an iron hand. I was very much Impressed recently with the statement of a writer that you would t-e safe in sinking out the adverb*, most and only, wherever iliey occur, lor they are almost Invariably Imp:operly used. If you wlil call to mind a familiar Instance or so in which t hese words are employtd, I don't think you will pronounce the statement a bold one. Newspaper writers f.equenty misuse the word transpire. Tl.ey forget ili.it It means lo bring to tiulit and use it improperly iu the sense ol to occur. A great many things hnpih-n which will never tmnsjiie. A recent work by Altnd Ayres emmed the Verbalist, says that it is not 1:1 good taste to say kids lor kid-gloves, rubiK-rs tor over shoes, lunch for luncheon and residence h?r house. It also maintains that the abbreviation pants for pantaloons is a vulgarism and that trousers Is preferable to ti.lM 1. 1 iiii'irv it iv#\# iw v.<uii0v iiftio in these wmda noiv, mill I am sure it would provoke a smile from the gravest elerk were von to x>k him to show you a pairot trousers. Mr. Ayres contends I hat It Is improper to ask one, "When did you grail mile?" for. says he, people do not graduate but are graduated. The question should properly be put In this farm, "When were you graduated?" I am tll>po?e-l 10 differ from?not with?the autlior a- lo this woid. It si-ems to me It may be used both In ii transitive and an intransitive sense. The surneauthor alludes to the Improper use of the terms, male and female, and he Informs us that we sometimes see over the doors ol school houses, "Entrance for males," "Entrance for females," and then commenting thereon says that hueks and bulls are males us well as boys and men. The delicacy. Icecream, which we alt appreciate so much In summer, Is said to be improperly called lceeicam Inasmuch as it really Is j'ceti-cream or cream icrd. If you were to speak of a person as belns: very vulgar. I venture to say most persons wo.ild understand you to mean that the person alluded to whs accustomed to use words which ouxht not to be founded In eUrs polite and would be ?urprl>ed to learn that you simply meant that he used commonplace language in his conversation. Wo write under our signatures anil not ovtr them. We approve and do not iitdonc the views of another. A fact Is not proven but proved. Sunday and Sabbath. A great many good people are almost ready to charge you with sacrilege. If you say Sunday In place of Sabbath. Ti'.ey maintain that the former Is a heathen term, whilst ilu? latter Is Christian in Us origin, and doubtless this Is true, but the -Rine objection lies to tne names of the other days of the week, for Instance Monday, S-b atli Is peculiar to the I'uritai s of New England, whilst Sunday Is the term more generally used throughout (irtut Britain and America. Saboath is tl:e name of the institution mid shoti'd be used when we refer to the day in a religious sense, as for instance, "We should remember the Subbaih day tokcep It n?iy. Kdnea'.e and instruct. To cducate means to draw out. to expand our powers, whilst to instruct means 10 cotnmunUnlcJinowledge. A person Is educated wh<-n Ills faculties nrc disciplined nnd trained; he Is I lis true-led when lie receives information. Gentleman Is a word which has suffered iivntly at our tian<ls. Original y, It meant one of noble birili and it is properly used when wo speak of a man of principle and culture. Not every mnn in ^gnUU-man The following Incident Illustrates Its aliuse. A Duke visiting tills country some years ago was asked by a hackman: "Are you the m?/i that's (foing lo ride With me; lorl am theyrntb-man that s lo drive." NVhen we wish to designate sex. man and not geulleman Is Hie proper wo d; as for example, lu this country men consulate the voters. It will perhaps be a surprise to somctn learn that there are 110 such verbs as clerk and simpleton, attd, consequently, no paitlelples derived therefrom. A boy may be a merchant's i-lcrk,hut he does not clerk lor him. If we suspect a person has committed a crime we mtniiot say we nuspicion him, though iu tact lie may excite our suspicions. Alter examining the dictionaries carefully, I h ive failed to liiH any such verb as en/hime. and yet this word is frequently used iu conversation. The term synonym Is It.sol! misleading. Ety-mologlcally and technically spe iking it means the same as Identlca', so that slrieily speaking synonyms are words which are identical in mi niiiug. It is, however, more generally used In Its seconuury seme, words varying Biigiitiy in meaning. Spelling mid pronunciation properly came within the scope of my sutiject, but as each of those would re iiuire u separate essay. 1 will pas* u.cm i>y with only u running comment. The following wort Is are vcfy generally mispronounced: hither, thither, are, with, suflk-0. sacrlltce anil exquisite. Also the nouns survey unit sojourn. It Is surprising how many Intelli-ient persons say toward In place of forward, purpoZ' ly In place of purposely ami rutlier in place of rattier. I have not consulted the nuihorlties on municipal, though I am sine Web-ter il?'e? not call it munlclp-al. Ar-ab Is aiino-t Invariably tiilspioununccd. Palestinr Is very generally pronounced Palosteenc. Lhnuh none of the authorities thai I have ).i n sustain It. A few years ago there was a papt-r published at Anderson caih-d the .4 aU< nun rva-tor. I tli'tik the people of Anderson universally callvd It the Otuucrv-a/or and I dount if the editor hlms.-lf would have recognized It If you had pronounc<d it as Webster and Woicester do. By ilie way Due West. my native town, Isoften pronounced as it it is spelt Jew instead oi bite. Proper names are very arhitrar.v in their pronunciation and geographical names liave undergone a radical change within the last few years. We should be disposed to overlook the mistakes of ciderly persons here, for certainly tiiey are by no means evidence of a want of culture. One of the most literary and highly educated gentlemen In Virginia always s-tys Atrlcy for Africa. I can not leave the subject ot pronunciation without paying my respects to one llttlo word, which, it does seem to me, of all the words in the English language, is characterized by boldness, self-Importance, and sclfcoucell. I will be surprised it you do not recngnlze It as soon as its name is called, for it Is not often a stranger oven In literary circles. "Git" is ihe woid to which I allude. It is lialefcilow well met with the plow-hoy In the flold iind It Is not too proud to follow the artisan to the workshop. It mingle* freely with school children on the play ground and occasionally itssumes the ro.eof the pedagogue. It likes to travel about upon the cars and regards itselt us Indispensable on pubilc days when the people assemble together. It is fond of society and never fall* toavall llsi-lf ol an npportuulty t<.a'tend the ball or Ihe theatre, but by this [ would not liuveyou understand that it Is lr re.ini""s. for 11 attends cl uich regularly nnd very often goes Into the pulpit un<l discourse" [herefrom. In sympathy with this progressive age, it tin* a contempt for modesty mul prkitB itself upon Its pluck and hM-coiiIIlence. It lien practices law mid in Peking for a law partner always endeavor to secure [me who wlil do the otliee work, tor It proposes it?elt to do I tic si eaking for the tlnn. Strangers who receive an Introduction may well leyard themselves honored, tor sometimes it Is promoted to I he bench and w< ars the judii-iu.1 ermine with nil the easo luuiuluatd". Willi unusual sagacity It knows exactly how fur to to and no farther, for. unlike most brassy fi-llowK.lt has sense enough not to want 10 see Itself In print. Bidding It udieu, we will pa?s on. To use tuck for took, hern for he's, "lowed for siippo-ed, loto lor carry, and theu lo he utility of tlint too common a hiumlcr illustrated in tin* expression, "taken :i chill,are inexcusable and arc ear-marks Indicating niino-t unmistakably a luck of culture and ictltciuent. We should emefiilly avoid the u*e oi slang. "I stiiiutil smile," take water, set up, set to, check, tony gun, tiu.sh. bg head, siuck up, turn up the nose, hli:li old lime, and many otncr* ejus fjrnctix fall u ithin this category a d shot.M he studiously ciiaide-i against. It l.? a fact remarked even the most cat eless observer that ptople with superficial minus arc usually the Inst to catch up such expe-sions and that they o ten take special pains to Interlaid them into their conversation. \\?e should not use Ions-sounding words when short anil simple oi.es will expiess i ur nit-anii g as welt. Great minds usually express tlieni-eivcs In simple latiguaue wnlist persons whose opinions are wholly de-tituteof thought, often endeavor to conceal their iji'ioranee beiiecth a | onflerous weight of words. The sermons or one of the most eminent preachers whom it has h'-en my privilege to hear, are clu.racterized by three lis, brevity. rn'iiiM'SK m motion, una simplicity of st\le. Tin* fic'dest Intellect can spiuoiit long sentences ot words fraught wlih airy nothing; it lakes tin* master-mind t<> i lot' e grand thoughts in simple g irh.. Some oi' iIn* iiobScnt productions that man has ever written me xpre-sed In 1 nguagc so easy and boeietir t'-ii' even a eh Id can understand. Banyan's Pilgrim's Proxies- and our Kuuilsh llln e w 11 ever stand as lni| erlshuhlc moonni' nt> i?t urn esty <?i thoi.gi.i and simplicity (i style. Yiitinv writes part leu I it rly slmu.d bc.v.il'e of the tcmiit itio. to express their t . u-.'h|s i- pompous language. thereby modeling thcnisolves ildiculotis in the eyes of set>*'0 | | |e. An incident related hv tlieaulhor,Mailhe'?s, Is tippropi late In tins connection. It is said t > liavo o enrre 1 In Ohio. I h" witty (iovernor t Nil win wits cinva-slng the Slate xvith Ills friend, Senator Kuliu. Whilst out on their tour they spent a night at ti e house of a le d ni poitlcuin who happened to tie absent Iroin home ai the time. "At the tea table a ni *ee of the politician presided. Having never entertained so dl*tin.:u ish-d visitors before, the y??ung lady deterinlin d In do her ntiiH st to iiiukea I.ivora'dc Impression upon her gm-sts. Tun.lug to Sen-i'or lowing she asked. ".Mr. Kwing will you tukeeoud incuts in your lea. sir?" "Yes, >Iis?, li you ph ase," replied the Sen itor. This was too much lor the liiii-ioviitg I'orvvin to stand. So lie got hliuseii In te dlness. The young ludy ev|dent'.v pleased wuh her success, then addressed Mr. Cor win. "Will you take eondlmeets in II4IKI- tea, sir?' "I'epi er end salt hut no mus:a'd, wis the pr<inpt reply. That Hi 1} ivern-ir was not uiged to repeat iiis visit e may well inter. Tie etym dotty o* a word smii tiine' gives the luneV v.orkin: s of a life and reve i>s to us a mdH'ii'seiiar.ieli'f. Laconic is de-Ived f iiiii llle Npa>'talis of I^ieon-a Who npp eeiii ed h evity of - s i h.g'ily th ' t'.ey eve.i naeted a law that If a cili/.en of Sparta used thicewor wh iv wo would do as well, a tin sln.u d he imposvd upon him. We dei tve ou. adjective, liank, and France detivt s her national tiaiuc from the Franks', i notde C'crinan tribe, whioh towered above the tuition:-. vl'Its day for ito love of Iiccdom and scorn of a Ho. From Duns Ss-oIiir, a great | teacher of the Franciscan order and a man ?>r; no ordinary pans, comes liic term dunce, i formerly used In tlic school room as an epithet of colli <uinely and reptoarh. | Words froqueuily mislead us. Iilsaslngn-] lar fact an.I nun pertinent in this connection | tliat in Si. Louis the; e Is a newspaper of Deni-1 . ocratic proclivities c.illed the#. Louis Iivpub' lican, ami another, a Kopubllcuu organ, i.tyied I the SI. Louis Democrat. The expression, Mt. Calvary, sometimes] used in toe pulpit, N also one of this charue-; ter. Itls regarded a settled point now* by i Mb! leal writers that our Saviour was not cructiied upon a mountain at all, and tM;t the spot where the crucllj.Mon took place was only slightly devilled ubive the (.urroundltu ground. We have doubtless fallen into the frrorofcaillni Itiv uioiintain from our disposition to exalt everything connected with the llfeof Christ, W<-rds shaiply drawn give rise to political parlies and ro various denominations of Christians. How much of our national life .mil po'ltieai liMory Is wrapped up in the names of the political parties that have risen to prominence hi. d liferent IIiik*^, such as, I Federalist-, Whigs. Democrats, nepu?ilc..ns, Know-nothings, Fioe-solo-rs, Abolitionists, Nu iifler.% and.Sece-sioiilsts! How mticu of.iur country's history in these post helium tones Is bound up in the expression-: ragged edac, survival of the llttest, "waving tin; b.oody shirt," taill-d:izi>, counting out, K to 7, IIic electoral fraud, red shirt, Muiilgui let ors.anJ tattoo*'(i uiao ! As In politics so in religion. Each new d gma as It has taken hold of tlio people and fastened iis -lt'into their daily life, has ben chiseled Into a word wiileh wiil convey t?i futurn -?Aiit>r:i I i< in flu* rxlioiiktu liklitrv' of' niir times. Words are the point* upon which great destinies sometimes hinge. Tne gnat evolution contest which is being fought with so much spirit and vuor bv the theologians of our day turns upon thn inicrprctHtion of the word dust?:lie one party maintaining that Adain Was formed out of inorganic dust, whilst the other side maintains that so far as theBMilc gives any Information it is Impossible to tell whether organic or Inorganic dn.-t is meant. Take for example the word, compact. Over ItiMr. Webster and Mr. Calhoun fought their tlorcest battles, and yet so >harpiy were tne distinctions drawn tiiat it almost seems to us like "dividing a hair 'twixt north and north-' | west side." Calhoun malut>iincd thit the !Constitution was a compact between sovereign Stutes, Webster contended that. It. was tl:e resultofa compact by which the Suites became pirts of one great whole, and each of them constructed a splendid theory of governmentanil ab y and eloquently set lorth its peculiar merits. Words are Instruments of thought They differentiate man, the thinking being, from thelowerorder ofanini t's. lift him up to a higher level In the scale ol beings, and at once dignify and ennoble hint. VS'e can scarcely conceive of Ideas without words. True It is a man may think long before he gives expression to his thought., and yet Is it not Just as true that the moment we conceive an idea, that very instant It arr.iys itself In the form of words, and though li may lie dormant, sti'l In the inner chambers of the soul, Ihe thought sits clothcd and In Its right mind. Language gives form and wub-aance to {thought, so that when it has oneo been I brought forth In the mind, It cannot slip | away from our cra^p? we can call it up beto.c I us a-.ru111 and like the chemist in Ills 1mb uato ry, we can dissolve It Into Its constituent parts and subject It to n rliroroua analysis. Words enable us to lonn link lifter link In it chain of rea-oning, to pile tnou'ilit tip-m thought, and t<* round one intellectual process upon another, unill ut ast we reach the climax of an argument, establish a new principle in speculative philosophy, or take one grand stride forward in the Investigations of science. Think for an Instant what, onr ondltlon would he If wo were bereft of speech. What a thought! Man surrounded by the beauties of nature, caimbc of staring In thought to the beautiful worlds above and then deep down Into earth's mysteries, silting mule, without power to tlve expression to Ills thoughts?he would indeed be a Samson shorn of his locks, wltii his stlength and trlory gone. Words are living powers. Job says : "IIow forcible are riaht words." Coke bea>*s testimony to their power wi.cn ho says, "Syllables jrovern the world-'1 We feel their force when the heaven born orator speaks. Enter the Senate chamber and listen to one of tho-e magnificent bursts of eloquence as It full* from the lips of a Calhoun or a Webster. Study their words. Notice the evidences ot care displayed .In their selection. S.'e how delicately they ae poised, titling like the stones in So:otr.ou's temple each in Its own proper place and no other. Then look at the lacl- displayed In their arrangement. Here a short, pithy, compact sentence, tlice: a long beautifully rounded period. Now watch the skill displayed in the construction of the argument. Gathering a lit tle matertal here and a litt le >onder, 'Ike a river the farther It goes the stronger It becomes, till ai lust it concentrates all of Its energies upon one central point wltli resistless power. In times of excitement, when the passions of the people have been deeply stirred, their reason blinded, and mob law with its attendant terrors wields Us tyrannical scepter, what power resides in woios-in (lie nanus 01 me goou, mr nit? purpose of pouring oil upon the troubled waters, in the hands of the evil, for urging (lie frenzied masses on to deeds of violence >ind Mood! Think you that the people ot Loudon In the great riot of 17-S'J, did not leel dial words pus| sensed a living power, uhei they taw the j gnat ina*ses of humanity marehini; up and down the streets, and hoard their rally inn cry "No .Tews!,'"?"No woo len shoes!" 'J'iilnk I you that the millionare, Gnu il, di?l not feel I that words had a living power as lie watched I the surging croud parading i heMree:s of New Yorlt with "Hang Jay Gould,"'as their watchword ! Think you that. Blaine, the defeated I Presidential candidate doo- n>>t feel the p iw! cr of words when quietly sitting In liis study these loi-g wintor evenings reviewing the events of t ho recent campainn, as lie recalls those, to liim, fatal words, "Hum, Romanism, J and Rebellion." and retleets that il the nllltj oration lied only hern less perfect, tie Would ! now. in all probability, have been receiving I the congratulations <>( success! Some one has beautifully said that words | arc fossil poetry, and sure It Is they sometime I port ray some ol the sweetest-, saddest scenes <il life. Could any other than a mind nil Imbued with poetic Imagery have given us that ! biautiful express.on, plighted Word! Must ! there not have been picsented to the eye of lanoy the face of a wouihii. once all radiant with sunshine and happiness now shadowed I over with sadness and melancholy, because, j forsooth, the loud lover of other days has broken Ills plighted word ! Take the expression, pour out tho life's blood. Before us is a sceuc such as tills. ! Awav in thedi.stanceare heard the fain: notes [ of a hti-jle's bla?t, summoning all true men to their country's standard. Tearing himself away from home and kindred dear, the pa j iniib hi uiiuu ira|iui*UN int; u<mi, uiiu wh viv Held i>f l?:ittle pmlshcs In detenco of hiscountry's rlglit-j. Anil now tho mind of pnetic casie, wttii the scene Iresli before liln>, rate lies up the llgurc and it counts to others how the i hero poured out Ills life's Mood. Once n^u'.n, j when the poet would describe the martyr tlcil {to the stuke and with ihc burniiit; lagois around him testifying to his falih, he gives i utterance to tbc expression, scaled it with his | blood. j What power rrsld'-s In n single word! A | father's pr.riln^ counsel, a mother's farewell, I the itdmouil Ion of a friend, a maiden's yes, ami a thoughtless remark, have ofien earvid out a destiny, and nimlennl unmade men. I will close with the poet's beautiful lines: Words are llj;ht<-r ilian th?- cloud foam <lf ihc icstles* iic?-nf? ??j>r?y , Vi.lncr than ih>* trciiildins chndow Thnt llie ni-xl hour sti-nl* itwuy ; Hv the fall m summer rulwtr..ps Is tlie at a* ill*- p!y silnvii: And ih'- Mse I'-nl "that \vc trend on Will oirllve a word. Yet ?n the du:l sl'er.ce bt caking With u ll;hlnini.' flash, a nurd, B- ,ri?i)f endl?s <les<>Ut'<?n On lis bli.htinj wins*. I heard, I'lirth call lerje no keener Weapon, Dealing 511 er dealli and pain. And ih--cruelecl'o Answered Through luo^ j'curs again. I have known one word bans sUir like 0 it :i iltvarv waste of yejr*. A ml it only ah"iiethe bri-fljier I.inikril ui'lhr'iiitfh 11 mist "f tear*, Wlillc a weary wanderer jnuh- red Hope mihI heart <>n life's dark way, iiv ItH faithful prutiiLe shining Clearer day by day. 1 h ive known n sf/rlt calmer Than the calmest lake nnd c c?r An 'lie heavens thai irtwd upon It. Willi no wave ill' or l?*ar; But a storm hud swept across It And Its deepest depths were stirred, Never, never inore to slumber, Only by u woid. SELF-PROCLAIMZD CRAVENS. "Xclllier Bravo, nor Kunly, nor den* tlemnuly, lo.Cari'y u Pistol. [.VcU'j and Ouiti-icr.] A great evil In the South in undoubtedly tlie \ie!ou* practice of carrying concealed ; weapons, nr. mure pun Ic-ulst rly spun king ol i c.inyln? pi-tols. It Is probably true Ihnt the . number <>f persons who still Indulge in it has ! bei'ii foh.-ldt.ralily reduced, but that number j Is still io:? I a rue by (nr. 'i he power of the i Press, ot the Legislature and nt the better i classes of citizens is needed to bold thegrouud : that lias been cuiiud. and to make existing ; laws mure eileciive. : When the UcnspaperR and thn law abiding (citizens oi any community shall have su?| reeded In impressing upon the young men | there that It is neither hrsivo nor miimy nor gentlemanly logoabout, day after day, nrm! ed Willi the weapons ol an as?as<ih, a long jstilde will have ueen made In the rightdlrccI lion. The women of a eoinmiinily chii ac* I conpli>hed something in the s; me cau?e by I allowing their contempt for sclf-i>ruclalmed eiavcns or bullies v heiiever tin* opportunity oiler*. Young men ol characteranu Influence ran accomplished very much by condemning and contemning every Instance ol haidiua. pistol carrying thai coines under Iheir observation. lilssiunelj too much lo say, Indeed. tinil. if the worthier you n?c men ofsouth Carolimi sliouM unite in cxeiuding from their I society Iheurmi'd millers 01 their own age? I If I hey should establish It as a social canon I that no boy, or youth, or young man, would ! beiegiTdc I as a gentleman who in his loudness lor weapon* imlulgeii in an huiuMc inaita ii-not the Western cowboy?the influence I oi their action would be quicioy and pi.>11113 i felt. The newspapets, also, can make id-lols1 cnrr> lug odious, ny publishing detailed ncieoutils of everj light and quarrel In which ! I he pistol plays a part. This thoroughly advert l?cs I he character of all engaged in the Iganic. When,askooften oeeuis, the quarrel I or light ends In the death ol' one of ihepartic* j concerned, the newspapers can hold jud.es ; and Jurors lo the strictest accountability for ' Hie administration of justice. Publish tire irviunivt'iinu lijviu n?i? uu iv?ci ' ami in. st rials! I There should tie ninnl) pnicc for the man 'who kills another with a pislul which lie i makes It n pi nctiec to carry. I'lie possession [of a burglai's "kit" proupposes the Intunt to < commita burglary. So it is with the moulds ! iii-.U <ii?'N of tin- couiiicifciti r. it should not | hi- otherwise \\ h< 11 human lite Is taken. The i itimi who caiTlcs atioui with iiiin, day alter j dny. in oriliuaiy Intercourse with ills fefiow j ineii. the tools ol' a murderer must expect to be reiaidcd asn niuidcrer when ills weapon does Itsdcudly woi k. 'i in* laws ni this state ; recognize. the as;i:ia\i<tion of icspinsiblliy by piovldlnu specifically tiii t, whenever It Is i shown that a person convicted of insanity or ' or uiunslauuhtercnniliiilti'd tin1 crime with a concealed deadly wen|ons, the person shall be lnrtiier punished by line or Impi 1-onment, ' ''in mlditioii t<> the punishment "piovlded ??y law" for the oU'ence when there I* no concealment of a deadly weapon. Well limy this view be taken. The peison who has always n pistol in Ins puck i t is leiitly at all times to piay the murde ei's part, The cNcuse and opportunity alone arc waiting nod aie not t.ard to lind when whiskey Is at work or pas flon> me niMi.M'il. The co sel-ais pos-essioti 01 ?n.v pow? risn strmu Incentive in lis exercise. ami he who take- In! > hi?own hand tlie power ol life and ileiith subjects himself 10 i lit' i <ln plat i< hi nl' exetiini; thai power on k i^lit protcxt. A serious quarrel may lie settied by ii lew woids,or 11 lew blows, when Ihe pistol is absent. A very trilling n>isuticJcrstaiuliin; ) <>111111y resit.is in bloodshed nnd death when It Is present. Tin- rei-o'il of lln- pi-tol. work In Hie Soul Ii t- <'a U. nd sliaii.eliil. New i.ninesuri-added lo Ihe.lsi o|' victim* well-nigh every day. It Is I line to ciy hull! mid lo make lite eiy In ard. Too many I c.irtsm.d homes are desolate tilreoly. ii Is time lor the people, and lor their representatives in tin I.e-rlslatiur , on ihe lietich and In the Jury Hox lo nss-it their determination thai, in Ihe cause ot penee and jioo.l order anl of'lie lisell'. lite practice of carry! nji concfnle:l weapons must he broken tl.. It rati I t broken uj>, and should lie i roken up. even if ihe process involve lite hanginir ol'one or two of the peculiar cluts of "(jcnUcuit-ti" why ii ic addicted to it! * . .. ?- - ; OUR OWN PULPIT. ? THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. Sermon Preached at Liberty Charch, McCorinlcU Circuit, Sonth Cnrolinn Conference, by Rev. J. Tlioa. Pntc. "D arly Moved. I beseech yon ns strangers a.id iin?"aba ain fioni fl.-shly Inst, which war against ttie -"ill; having your conversation honest timing tho Gen'iles; 1 hat "when as they sia-ak oar?ln>t you as ? vil il mi. hi y tiny,by yimrpi 0 works, which they shall behold, g.nrlfy 0?d in 1 li?- day >! visitation." 1 Peter, 2 ch. 11-12 inns Three leading thoiiehts are presented by the text. In the flr?t place: whanChristians really nro "at ran g-rsami flliriinis." In tin-second place: how 1 liratlatt shmiid really act, abstain liotn fleshly Inst, vhljli wir atasinsi the Soul." and hive their "cinversa Ion honest among the Gentiles;" ami, In the third place, wny lut-tian.? should thus act, "that whereas they speak against y>ui us evil doers, they may by y iir go id Wilrk?. which tliey slial' behold, glorify Uod I the day of visitation.' what CltltlSTtA.VS KEALLT ABE. A "hilstian h?lds a pecnl ur pn-dtlon. He Is not only a peculiar in .11, 'zealous In good works." 1 IVtcr, 2-9. but hl.H rel tinn* to the ?n-rld are different from ihore nf other men. Ill* chaiacter and ac Ions have the slanp of God's smile. Il a nrin has not given his l.le. h>s all to tiod, he recognlr.es this w.irM s til- limn.. This Is his ibidiui: plici?here he lives?hem liltf hop sa d i.tfeetions closely twine. Up hi toe vine of his life, the llowris happiness IhI'I ami Id issom a d exhale th ir sweetest frtiymnce. lie tnii ils hons s. beniiilKes garden , and adorns r lie* Ttie i>:ihiee? nf I'tiiniie I I'ninn iiiid I'lirthaue. the l'hidelis (if Alliens. Cordova alnl (innwda; null the statu try on Jlvs i ill, in tin- Tullleriea and m?ny nth- r places ?f equal line evidence# to this irntli. This uiirlil, the present time, the pissing in-ments? musti-ivo tt.eni the nee urine Thev seize every t lit that c in iftve "hera joy ore iitilbuieil to their happiness ami curry it t-> its inmost perfection. Ti.e ben ii tin 11 In n iture and art can do this, anil 'they consecrate thrill tods. It i?? true the man of Uud Is public sp1 riled. He loves liio country? "My country, 'lis of thee I sin;:, Sweet lanil of liberty." Me does bis par! In Its material advancement. Its Institutions lie supports?In citizen* ln-iloiends and lis cause lie honor*. lie Is true and'lied and well qilalifte.l to d tils part, and take his place in political lite. He Is ihe tnan upon whom the country can rely. , To whom the nation can look for help in Hie hour <>f 1 peril. iietstho model citizen. Uut tin; welfare of his country?tts material progre-s and hi* soc'al ; ."laniliiit; is not nis chief concern. T.ils is not h s ultim ituni. lie do.? not lay up the gold and silver', of h s hesi t, where rust corrupts and u here thieves b.'eak throng i nm! st-al," but In heaven, where rust neve corrupts, and where t leVes nre u known tac! tors. The Ci.rl-'.l.in !. ? -Imply a ''pllgilin uud a sir.inirer." Tills wo.ld I- a p u;riiii la'ul. Life only a pl griltltige. It-(mil*, di:!lcultl s anil disasters only . lias en liltti on Ills ioiirney. Amid the feurlul simoons, I the blue i lin ol the homeland can tip cleiily Keell. Lite j a pilgrimage was Hi-- bwml thought in the mind of I Abraham, "Hi I'aitli tie sjoui lied lithe land of i promise as In a strange ooiuiiry, ilweilog In tain rj itaC-es with Isaac and Jacob."' lleb. xi. 9. Why . tlie.-e strun.-e wandcrlm-a i.i a stranger laud? Why 1 did he endure so many ero.-s.-s, dltHi-iililes and mine, tries? Ill K_')pt. Ill Gel r, in the land or Iletli, here I theie, verywh. re. Was ibis simple to I'uiti ? tempo, ui interest!?that Ills posterity might inherit thus* ! viae clad hills, po?se s those goodly mountains, mid sleep in those heaiilifiit Vulleis? Was he act ng fur tiuie?I'm tlilius se- n?that must surely pnss "unreturuiiig awa? ?" Certainly noil Tne reason 1 is l?r deeper. H- was look lie "lor n city that hath fourdatiou whose builder and maker wis Uud." Ileb. xl. la. Wl li this Idea deeply rooted In lil? mind he could I irhidly o ey God's orders ?hen they ctune, s iylnif, ["Oct th.oouiof I by countn, mid from thy kindred landfriii thy fat tin's house." Q.n. xii. 1 I his was I the basil thousiit In t- e mind 0/ Most*. Why did I lie refuse a piinces>es Mi^hlp? The wealth, the ! hon >r, ih- treasures, the glories nf Kgvpt; did iliev linve it' charui! Could thev throw around Gud's ni'-ek-w ram no glamour? Things that clmrin. attract uiii infatuate other* must have had Some Influ eiice. The kingship ?>f jit was more thaa a buo ble. Was It simply "to suffer afflict on with the proide of God?" To have his l.ie tantalized fur Inrty years. To eliinb to Nebo's t--|> to ''view 1 ho prospect o'er," and to feel 1 lie sad aticuish that his life-work whs a failure, dying In si^'lit of Canaan's lair and happy land. No! ' lor he had resji- Ct unto the | recatnp iise of ihe reward,"' Heb* *1. 28. His l.fe work wan not a failure. II was Che reward to which \hr looked. Nebo was only the last step in the pilgrimage. Could we but stand whore Moses stood, And view the prospect ver. Not Jorditu'? stream, hot* deiths cold flood Could riicht us from the Home." This was tno basal Idea In the mind or fiuvld' When wi/stlin,'with the Bend trouble?feeling that hiJ strength was falling, (earlntr lest bo would be overcome, De cries, "ilear my prayer Ul God, and give ear to my cry, h'dd not thy p,-u e at my tears"? s* e me struggling?"I am a stranger and a pilgrim with thue, and a sojourner, as ail iny lathers were" When ne-rthe "shaliovs of death," the rippling waters stir his soul; wlili glad voice, he s ngs; ' For ?e are strangers anJ sojourners before thee, as ull our lathers wire?our days on 'he caith areas n shadow - n<l there Is abiding." 1 hrori. xxix. 16. Paul. In speaklnz of ihese worthies Rays, ".hey confessed tliu they were strangers a'd pilgrim*. U: them the world was not worthy." This was thu basal Idea advanced by Chrint. Tills formed the foundation of nil his admonition* and promises and warning*. "For I whosoever shall l?se vis life for iny sake shall nave | u.' l.ose u in mis pilgrim . rugr. ss at me ?iiik<\ ai | the river. on the cms.", shall >:ivu it in tl.e li->rnel nd. "Kill wh"? Mivvr ahull save his life shall losu It." I Save It liy denying Cutis', bv winning ihe friendship I ui the world li> going astray fr?m pinity, 'vhail lose j It'1 by i.eins shllt out of ''the pilgrim's eve-laid'lis I rest. Tli.- Apostles a:id bre: hr-ii In th?-ir "'journeys I off," In cruel .^.oekinifs'' and ter llile "?coiir*lngs" j declare.! pi iiuly tliut they nought "? country, even tin liuav nly c tintry," Kvery martyr on the A|> I plan roail in Nero's gardens. hi tlio mountains of j Mv.tzei land, ai Sin tlweid, and at every other Vanity Kalr deelareil they were entering home at the gate called "Blood"?at the irate tailed "Hi t."' JIOW CHRIST! INS ktlOt'Lt. RP.ALt.T ACT. If 11 Christian is oiff. rent from other tin n he should r.ci d.lfe omIk. lie should live not as lliu wo lrt. The momet.t lie bt gins t" Inutile and follow tile lashluu oi ibis in ils.dug World. lie lorleits his claim to tlio luime of "stranger Mid |> Igrlin,"1 and tlirons its tnolIt lite II t to the angry blast* of the ItifuHated eycloh . In ttie beginning of thin pilgrimage lie pl< dges iiliiis I' to "total iilistinei C-." Not f inn one vvll, or "lie sin. or one tr itisgi essioil, bill fro i. each and from all. The 'Took liiilli" stys ill the text, ''abstain from al' fleshly lu?t. This Injunction peitans to the inner, the bean IIf.\ To the Mac vd c-i.tre from "A III. b Mdiates all existence. Here Is the s in ce of ? vil. 1 his ! Is the foiiniuiii. Heathen philosophers erred eifreg'ioilsly III i racing I lie source ol evil. If a man was ] wicked, his wickedn ss was traced no farther than to bis life. E ch evil aetlon Was the origin ot itsWt. | Though 11 might extend in;-Into the iaitire, yet In its beginning it w.is no deeper than tin- stitf.ce. 'Ihe.r violafoii of tiiu Injuuciien <d im'uie, "fbst make ih*roiinta'ti pure, and then the eitrrent wll be clem" CHi.Sed thuir plans for the Irradieatlon of evil to fall. Tue heart of man Is the lake from which the Nile of In q.ilty flows. Here the dark waters bei:!n their II iitrnev, tar il iwn the coii'.iu. nt of man's existence I lln lr Influence Is felt. The heart of man Is a well, ! deep and walled with precipitous rock-*. To < his well I1 fleuds com , lrt down their buckets, "windings ui" its putrbl waters, bearing thetn away to the infatuated sons and daughters of t ie a|Mistaiu race. >1 nines pre I sents the truth. "l-'roiu wh> nc- e -uies war* and tli-'lit.n^s among you: come they not hence, evert I of your lust, th-.t w?r in your tnetn!>urj?"?.Imoea iv. 1 1. Those warri .g desires, this Innate evil must be conqiered. If we are eu-nest pllgiims we ?111 mate an eti'ori great und strong. No o-.e nuisi lull himself to bleep and dream of success without hav l'iy iiiade gn at effort. "The li- art of man Is ilec-dtfin." Mrong exertion is required to "abstain from evil,"?to keep pure. Any nutu who thinks the sting gle easy is badly deceived llere stands the Apostio Paul, a Vi r table king mi nng men. Even the presence of the pompous Ag ippa cannot d mn III* ardour. Hear him us lie speaks, "J see another law In ill) tnemuer*, warring against me law 01 inv minu ano bringing int.i ciptiviy in th? lnw of fin which Is In my member#."? Komatift vil, 23. lie turns pn e, the tuu-clos of Ins face quiver nnil jump. Ills e) eg hit wet Willi li ai a. bin knee* sinll? together nk lie ?itli n mice of ng"!iy erii s. "O wretched mini thut I sun; wlin ?h >11 ilif Ivt-r me from the bidy of thin death.**? ltotimns vli. 24. There lie stands photographing ilef-jmlr Now a change comes! ahstmetion seetna tn control his thinking powers; hopes. bright and cherruig klnole their flumes in every fnture und with a glad voice he Vx'laims. Thanks be uniu God who giveth its the victory through our Lord Jesus < bris!." 'Tis Jesus that can give lis the victory. Toe poor falio i slnn-r who bail oiioc been whirled in sin's f-arlul pool 4cnnfr?>ei| a pood c'-ntefaioir when he deelured thai every time thereuroBe u pmpens'ty to evil in hia limi t, it rottld bo driven nwav by going to Jesus. In this work U> obtain Ireedimi from sin there is none to assist 'Like Ji thruii's G>k1 Bo greut, so high, so strong." "Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles," This injunction pertains to the outer life. These wor-:? without straining the language can be translated.* ''Having your behavior seemly nmoiiir the G-ntiles." Christians must lire ?C'h istiuhity. I bey miibt act c.ich and eveiy part. If the the words of admonition menu anything they mean living reg ii latud by the "tqu ire and compass" ol the Gospel. Let your outer life correspond with the inner life. The pi ace of God that Mows in the Soul, like the ryih'ii of tlie "i lver that m ikeib g'ad the cltv of God.'' should und inns'be seen In the dally walk* of life. The only r. proneh that can ever come on the Christian caravan, will he from the actions o some ol lit) pilgrim*. M>me Ulan?soine woman Is deluded ?deceived, by the wandering Arabs of sin and they by their infidelity bring sltaine on a cause that cost Us founder bis lile. and illuminate.I rollinr* eeiiltiitea I with human bundles. To you the thrilling app' it) | cfTit s ti??<lny? "having your behavior Seemly I among the Gentile?." You are on a jiutnov. *l*li?j world's eye I* centred on yon. lie faithful. ]Je ! eaiiie-t. ll t lie. Die Kt fure you surrender or c-m I promise niiy obligation i>r Chrlslan i u'.y. Often you leel reioty cvlalm? "Lord! what a wretched land is this, That ?I.-iii? us ii" supply; Nn eheering f ulis, no whole*oine trees, Xnr stream* of living joy." D> spulr liot. Live up to duty. Look beyond these trials to tin- lioine land. "See the kind iiiijre'B at the ga'.es Itivituiif us to t'"in : There Jesns ihe forerunner waits To WelC'ine truveleis home.-' There on a green and fl 'ivery mount Our Wi a.y souls i-hall s t. And with transporting joys recount The labors ol our feel." 'I he advice pi v. n to I he Christians at Philllppl, Is given to all. "I'd nil llrngs wiitioiit murmuring* ?nil dispiiiiiigs: thai ye may be blam-less and lninile>!>; the sons of Ooil without iibnk. in the midst of n crooked mid perverse nation mount; whom ye stil e as tlie livhli- III the world."' I'll I. II, 14?15. Kijiially applicable Is tliat given to the people of Uoilnth, "'.wither be ye idolaters il? were smile of tliem; i>s l> Inwriltei . iHe people sai ibiwn to eat anil Hire up to piav. Neither leliipt ye Clni-i u? some of them alw> i telilpieil anil were destroyed of serpents. Neither oiiii inur ye, as some of tna-m also murmured a1 d >u re destroyed ot the destroyer. Now all these thilnfa hnpjM'iieil unt i them fo: ens iioples; anil hey re written for our admonition.'1?ii Cor x, 7, 9, 10. II. T1IK UlUBoN W1IT CHRISTIANS SHOULD Tlll'S ACT. ' I hat Wllel eas tlle\ speak ngilllSt yolt as "Vll (tilers.'' This has h?*eii the maun- r ot the world's nelion*. f he Chnsliaii caravan l> to them a cariv ui of eTli i <loi rs. lis i..cli%idnut nnmVrs jio uoikeis of In iqiiity, I'.iul Luke ?' <1 Piter sn,v8 "ili?-y Were ev rjwhore epoki-n ?iruin??." 1 aeitus, I'lii y, Site niii?, Kinit.i'ic. iiiul clio tnanj <>Mii r? wliu com (him- the huiK Caml"jfiio "I histiiriatis, iinrstliat umI eplMolmy writers to the present lime testify to the trutiifnln< i>*a oi tlx-Rinir riu:'. V\ hat lists liei n true of ibe whole i.mly i.l (. hilstians has been ?*s|m cial v true of that section known n? Mcimnlists. rpoti tt? cntiai.cc iiiiuany new gucilon It m*-e!s witli fa ?e representa[ slmis. F v?-n In tin- city that I* klssnl |>v the :icii,whose | lil.-t?>rv Is a3 lint lit I rnl as a ilicani tinlcil liy roiiia>c> an I j c.'iis. eniteil liy lr:nlili'>n it was picsctiteil In the same | hlilcou- colors. Ail manner of "evils" 1'iey tulil, wr e ! practi? <1 l>y ltsailhcreiiti? anil tli-t the nlsilit set Tires j n cr<-marked by sci n- s that woild have m-ole the | j voluptuous worshipper ol Venus ?ol his face. In j spite i?l the n|.|in>|t|itii the Methodist ilivisltiti nl' the I pi jirlin liaii'l ha.? moved 'inward Its niciiilicis hare j j iiiun a-cd until they are council liy the tiillllot.fi.' [' Surely til re Is no ruchaiiitnenl aira n.-t Jacob n<-i-; titer Is there any ilivinalion nmlnM Isre.il; ncc-mllm; | to this time It ?lia'l t-e said of Jaw ami of Isin l, i wi at hat. Unci wrought."?Num. vx. II, 28. How ott. n.?'liristian. biv von toiiliijneil an.I viilll.-d. I.'eports that are detrimental, "It' ll 'Vail on the cinretits ut the ail" airinst yon. Sotm-ilmes your heart grow* ' nail?>"it are ready t" taint l>y the way. -ml then 1>? j vlil like yi n, lc?ii|f f -r the "w "f a ?l?vt" that y u ! mlfht "llv away iitnl t-e al rcrt." t'li.i r up. t'lnl-tiu., ; t brim our ISodcctiior li sd clan-il, "lihsstd .ire \ini. I when men itlmli revile yon. ami pefeciite J'liit. ui il I shall n:iy all in.ilin-r "I evil nisi list you hi s- ly. fur ! my Mike, l ejolec anil tic rxcee.llnj: gliol. mi jrc.it l> i yo'tp reward in heave", fur mi persecuted Diet the I prophets which w te before you.**? Matt. v. II. 12. | Continue J'i'iir Coiiio imir l<? uou? mil > w< aty m well iloliiir. Let V'.r tntducerfl behold | your uooil works. Let your lile !> ? contraiilc( Hon of evi ry li:i?e ehmp*. Straus-ly l>ul wisely, did the Hindoo ex|ire.?> I he trui wlirn lit* ii? lUieo. if llie i otl.iim were o:.|v us pod a* their k. thei would H'-oi linn tlieusn!>| lot lirist.1 I5t a? j;o"d mh your hook. Strive lor higher uud sub lliiie> lit' ililile'nU ill urace "Forget llie steps nlruudy t < ?! Ai d oiuv.hiii ii ur tin way."' "Tlmt w|n ro:i? they r Jn-nU itsninot von a* evil doer?, tlmt tiny may by your mod wt.rks, which Ibry -hnll liehuld, ylmily (Jod In tin- day ol visiuit-nii," Yoir die. liri.-thui. eau We an iu.sti lliiient ill your lradiie.iV R-ilvitii.n. They will fn.in a hiirh esliiiu'e ol Ood from vniir aetloiis ami thiin ei.idualiy hu brou^lit lo I a kLOwl.djje efthc tnitli us il 16 lu-Jcsub. W hen the paeans deserted their nearest relations In (I plngn<v Christiana ministered in lliu sick and the d)lng. Wht-n the Gentiles left their dead unbtirird after battle and ci?t tl.cir wounded In the street, the Christians huBti-ni-d to rellovn the suflVrlnz. When Mahometans blackened each utber'x characters. Christians sp-ke of each other In accents of tenderest love. The result of such action* was that that the Crescent whs supp'anted by the Cross. and Jesus snccexled Mnhoniet. God's grand Intention Is to make yu. Christian broihcr, a potential factor In your neighbor's conversion. Is vour life leading him to tho "day of visitation," when he eboJl apply for mercy, and tnercv receive? If you are, yotj are dolnir what shall j tend to the rhirv of GihI, Leading men, leading women, lending children by your right living to! etcrmd llle. Christ wants jott to Incense his tlnry In this way. Mow many In yon heavenly hos' elorl fyGud tinough the example of your perfect life? IX CONCLU ION". Are yon. my congregation, members of the pllrritnbniid? li you a-*, do yon art as pilgrims should net mid thus lirltisr glory to Cod ? If this i* voiir condition to-dm. bless God nnd nnin forward. Let every : fear f-rever Idd you farewell. The homeland Is Just acr?6? yon river called "Penth." Vuii aro traveling to the paradise of God, where you shall see the tree of life and e it <?f the never inillnir fruits. Wlu-n you ranch that land you shall have white robes iilven yon. and your walk nn-t t ilk shall be e.vvry day with the King, even all the davit of eternity Itev.li. 7; til, 4. S: xxil. 5. Theieyoii -hall not see such till us an von s.'e In these lowlands?sorrow, sickness, affliction and death? "for former things are passed away."? Rev. xxl, 4. You are going to Abraham, to Moses, to l>.ivld to Christ and lo the men that God has taken away from the evil to coin** In that land vou will wear crow ns of sold and enjoy the pi-rpetnal sight of the Ilo'y tine, "tor there you shall shall s.-e him as lie Is."?1 John III, 2. There vou shall enjoy vour rrl.itulM K't.ln ihfit h.iVi. (7nli?> tlilthur l...f..r.. toll- ?M.t tht-r-* yi>n shill niret ami grrt'? t with J".v nil plUrlms that Shall come ben-al ter. Ulory be to Goil. "B-Minil, On beyond Is (hit' ln.d, All b-skin t In sunll ht #nM [iokcp; Anil triumphant Israel to irreet us Tne moment w# rench Its fair strand." A Review of the Legislative Scmslon. [iVetor and Courier.) The session of the State Leulshr ure which ended on Wednesday morning. December 24, began on Tuesday, November 25. During ths four weeks of It* session tlie Legislature woi ked hard mid placed nearly two hundred new law* on the .Statute books. Not more than a dozen of these laws, It is true, are of general importance. Tills Is not. In Itself, any reason for regret of dK^atlstactlnn, Inasmuch as It can be taken as evidence that the disposition to chunifK tlie public policy of the State crows loss year by year. The Le^ls.aturn was chiefly occupied In mending and patching the laws of previous session*, nnd in supplementing them. In no instance was there any slgiilflchnnze of troni. It was expected that efforts would be made to deny or diminish the appropriations lor the South Carolina University, and to repeal the Lien law and the law exempting manufactures of cotton, wool and Iron in?m taxation for a term of years. These questions were InMll-'ently and thoroughly debated,1 .lie result belli:; a determination to cont inue i i the course which had been marked out before. I I The appropriations required for Hie South C iroilua College. the the Claflln University! I and the Stale Military A-ndemy were made, i j Tin* hill to repeal tne Exemption law was voted duwii In the Senato though it passed the! ! Hotisc. and the b II to repeal tlie Lien law shared the same f.ile. It in evidently, we j think, the settled desire of the public to continue the appropriations for hlgl.er education in the state University, and that neither the Lion law nor the Exemption law shall he repealed until it shall tie m en that the opportunities and advantnuc which thevotlernre of no value or arc no longer needed In this Slate. The Senate, singularly enough, struck out the appropriation Tor the nililtla, which ; action would have led to the disb><ndmcnt of j the State volunteor troop.". At the la^tnio-1 meiit, however, the Senate reconsidered Its action and the appronrlailon stands. There Is room for the Legislature to go much farther In the same direction with advantage to the ptildlc. No other Slate lias the sime protection at so trilling a cost, and no other Slate, we fear, shows so llille appreciation of the services rendered to It by the military organizations. Perhaps the Legislature Is not well informed as to the wishes of the people on the subject, and we advise those who understand the vitiue of the volunteer sei vice to ventilate the matter before next winter. A striking feature of the t-wlnn was the friendliness wlih uhlcli ihe Legislature regarded railroad corporations, which had been the subject of fierce nitai:!{ two years before. It was seriously proposed to abolish the Railroad Commission nltogether, but It mob thought best to allow all the different propositions looking to chanties In ihe law relating to rail.oa?is to lie over until next winter, when sucli changes as are necessary ran be made. The Legislature, however, ua^sed a bill which allows i lie railway companies to charge higher rato-i for pa<seii/crs than was a loweb under the previous law on the subject. Tiir? change isof more Importance, perhaps,as an Indication of tho temper of the Legislature than for I hp 11 mnlin rnr innnnir liionlu^ l>? If An importhiu s'.ep wastakm In thepassage or a bill providing for the cnmiilction of the SI?le-House. The appropriation for the present year Is $7"?,00l, and the Intention is to inakc a similar appropriation annually for ten years. In Its present condition the Stnteliousc in unlit for the purpose* for which It was Intended, and looks like an advertisement oi a public poverty which no longer exists South C'uroilua, as things no. Is a prosperous Siale, and can well atl'oid to have a St tte House which shuH be no unworthy emblem of the solidity 01 thai political structure which was commenced before the civil war and will be tlni-hed, under totally changed conditions, In ouch wise as to lit It to the need* of the altered rimes. Among the bills which became laws wore the bills to relieve Insurance companies from the payment of all license fees; to exempt cert-tin portions of Charleston, Williams* burg. Carcndon and Georgetown counties from the operations of the Slock law; to regulate tlie admission of patient* to the Lunatic Asylum; to require convicts hired fiom the Penitentiary to be under the ehaige of officers and guards appnliite I by the superintendent, and to charter the Midland Itallrod. The constitutional amendment .Imitln the power of counties to contract Indebtedness was ratified, and the Civil .Service resolutions of ls?0 weic re-affirmed. The appropriation lor the Columbia Canal was sharply criticised, and there seemed to be considerable doubt as !o the advisability of the of tnakinu It. The appropriation Jaskod for was voted, however, and so much money will have been spent by next- winter that It Is not Mkeiy that the Legislature will fall to give, hereafter, the newsxarv facilities lor currying on so important a public work. I some bills of very considerable Importance were defeated. The Senate rejected a ii|!| to |iro\ Ide for taking ttic census; n resolution to Instruct. ihciitii'rnej'-Gene'nl to-eport wheincr tlif Soartanburg and AhIivIIIp Railroad h:id riot forfieted Its rlnirter; th>- hill* to reguSiile tin* sal" of si-ciI cotton, nnd to license loci cotton buy-rs; n liill to doc lire ami protect the Motility of iiimitied women; a bill to fix the co-Uk of attorneys nnd the bill lo establish i< Usury law. I hrce liil'R relating to the liquor question attracted much attention. Dills to repeal the lmv prohibiting the sale of liquor In IJarnwell and l'lckens counties were re|ected, and ?o wns a bill lo prohltjlt the s:ile of liquor In Aiken county. A House hill involving the Acl wl.lch prohibits the sale liquor In Oconee county was postponed until next session. The "cglslntnre feels, apparently, thatlhcre has hern legislation enough on the subject of prohibition. A considerable number of billH was postponed until ihu text session. Amonu these were the elaborate bill In relalIon lo Hie nsse^smcnt and taxutlou of properly, reported by tin* Tax C iintnlRsioner: a Joint resolution providing lor holding a Constitutional Convention; a bill Increnslui the number of Judicial Circuits; a bill amending the Election law; a bill providing for the granting of diuorces, and a bill to odd Wadinala w, .John's Island anil Edislo to the pic-en county of Chart- ston. No sittcntlon seems to have been given by the Legislature lo amending the Koad law in any way, nnd yet it Is a subject of great practical Importance. Any system that will onuhle the public roads to be kei t in order at a m<?derale cost will save tlio people tim?anil money. The Legislature '-an eonipafs this, If II will put lite.'aw In atnli shape that the penalties for the evasion of road duty shall becnI'orccil, or If It will permit the conn lien to levy special taxes for the coiihlructlon nnd imiln* tenimco of the hi.'h roads. With good roads throughout the State, two horses or ntules wou.il unquestionably accomplish with ea*e the work which now tasks three, and the firmer* und merchants would save at lens! oneihlrn of tho money now paid out for work animals and Hie cost of feeding them as wel. There was nothing very exciting in the proceedings of the Legislature, tmt It has im ptessed every one as a body of more than averace ability. Thereareln llseveral young men of ptomisv who have come lo the front already. It Is true what they propose Is not always well digested, but they will soon gain experlenc, nnd their Industry ami energy will lie of inueli service to the public, it Is well enough to remain in the old paths as long us these lire good and *nfp, but there Is little 11u11 In stepping aside for a while to see I u'linllwr thorn iw solid fiolintl iintl >i shorter road outside ol tlie ways to which we are accustomed. The Xewupaper nnU the Organ. | "II besides the new>paprrs, there moot be purLiB.in organ*, these ought to bo distinct unit separate in their field of operation -as dislliii t us the newi-paper and tfio monthly magazine now are. Absolute independence or partisan trammels in its news pages, wnitever may be the bias of It* edltoi ial columns, should tie the rule of every new.-papcr worthy ol the name. '1 he organ need not be more, untruttilul than the partisan newspapers are now. It is to tie imped that it wouid not. lint at least the onerous tusk of ly;na, ml*-1 representInu and traducing characters and I motives eoulii be put upon the po'itlcians who manage the other departments of the political work nut dissimilar to this. The frequent' apptarance during heated contests of epliem. | era! campaign committees, >hows that the: politicians will be ready to take up this work | us soon as the newspapers wi.l be ready to* |ny it down The dlvlHnn of la'ior here! pleaded lor would render It no longer neees-l saiy tor meat Journals, when Hie quadrennial madness Is utv>n tin-m. to put>lIhIi ti..retaeed fnlselmo Is In taelr news pages, and to| j permit a distinct lowering of the tone of their ' 'editorm' views for jiartl*?n ends. There Is i much In the iiistory ami present attitiiile ol I both ol the leadiut; political |inrties which I ont-st adherents cannot justiiy, and they will not it t wuy.* submit tos-eelng newspaper*,! so allied, complacently praising gotni and | bad alike. "The work of the organs nnd the newspu-; pers thus separated, tne former would na:ur-[ ally be published at Washington, Albany,J llarrlsiiur.-, Trenton, and ollnr centers o; poll I leal Inieret, while the newspapers w ould i ri-m.iiii in Nga' York, liohton. I'ni aile.nliiii ' iktui Ilio ot.icr gnat centers of population. I The intelligent reader and voter might like both an oi^an ami a i)ew?pii| er to consult.; I Juntas lie might ut lab'C like both soup ami, jtlsii; but,as lie does lint want tilx soup and ! flsli In tin: Mime dish, hi- u II! prefer Ids orpin j i and tils newspaper 10 be entirely distinct mid jclld'ere'tl entirprlse*. Each Is well enough i In Its way, but ilielr ways are not lue same, and cannot be made so. '?Century. I The great Industrie* of America form the | subject oi a series til' articles which will commence in the January number of Jlarj>cr'*t I Muynziiie with a purer e111111 <I "A Pair ??f! I Shorn,' written by Howard Madge Neuhall, [ a leading shoe manufacturer In l.ynn. This I artle.e "begins with the beginning ami endsj with the ends," inn ing a shoes from theexist-j 1 cure of tile the skill <>n the baek of the mil-! anil through llie tieatnii'Uls of tanning and j eurrj Ing which make It leather, and so on amid the scotes 01 processes* which, in ihese days of the division of machine-labor, do each its part towards making ttie complete! shoe. A pair of shoes, it seems, contains tor-, ty-toiir separate pieces, mid goes through the' hands of perhaps a bundled people, although ! it coms the wearer hut two or three dollars, j One hundred and thirty thousand people arej employed in this industry, and their average i enrnin-sarcsoinewi.nl over Sui. These In-i dustrial articles are planned to give, in read- j able lashiun, a clear Idea of how the inipor-] taut articles ot Industry are made, who make I tlicui, h >w much they earn, aid low they | live; In short, to Intorm Americans how iliey are clothed, fed and otherwise served in these days of machinery, and how their teliow-! American^ earn respective livings. This en- j terpri-e Is directly In line with the Hurler ideal of Informing while iuteiesllng the great i body of the pcop.e. Weservcs to he Killed on the Spot, j Jiill/eflrUl Chronicle. Whenever the fool-klllcrdues his duty there i will he no more people in t. world who attempt lo be tunny liy luakln : puns. A pull-j sler deserves lo be killed on ihe-pot, London society ha- voted the fashion of late dvic.t gobsolete. Punctually a< 11:10o'clock t u le stops and the llg .t fantastic toe iu t cease to trip. This gives ihe bud> a o ..n e t ir"! fome tieatiiy sleep. The puriles j a c ca! ed "Cliulcrtlla duuuet. 1 - - . .'s~ ^ ' ; .- ." ; A Cure for Home-sfcknrss. The h'story of this song belongs to the Mex? lean war, It being composed un ier tlie^e circumstances: Col. Hilskal, one of the most talented young men ever roared In Tennessee, commanded a rpgiwentiondo upof country young men wholl veil on and around the Holston River,-tho "Forked Deer" belug a locality often vlnlted by them In their hunting expeditions. Alter his regiment arrived on Mexlntn soil, and before any battle bad ueen fought, the men grew low-spirited, and began to sicken and die In such numbers as to cause alarm. Col. Ilelfknl, realizing that It was nothing huthome-slokness, tried every means to divert their minds, but without avail. At last, he composed this song, and calling the regiment Intollne, sang It forthem. teaching It to them?he slpglng the song and the men the chorus. From that time every lace brightened and there were no more deaths from home-sickness. After the close of the Mexican war. Col. Heiskal returned to Tennessee, and reached the highest position at the bar, but overtaxing his brain, he died insane. TIIE jATBir.n soxo. The Jnybird lived on the Forked Deer, Ianif<i? malunziv? hot And the lHuehmi lived hW neighbor nesr; laneo? ainlanfro?ho! And the B'tiehlrd courted the Jsyblrd's wife, Isnifo?uuiUnjit?hoi And tlio J.iyMnl sworu he'd Use bU life. Unziir-m*ls'i(ti>? ho ! The Jn\ bird rijipcd n>ul the Jijbird swore, Iungo?mal.rico?h?! That he never *?! so nind before; Iunifo?intilaruro?ho 1 And th? Klneliinl ?nt on the top of the saw-pit, Iutigo?'mil ngo?hoi Lnnghinv fiL the Jaybird uitd the Tomtltt. iango?m ilsnsfo?hoi The lJltieMr-i conned the Tomtit's slater, lanifo?tnsl?nir??ho 1 And h'' fl w to ihc pawpaw treoand ki>sed b*r. I.ttign?ttmiango?b -1 Anil t'e Jaybird flew t? tlic Arkanssw, I:inK<>? malango?lio I Bat tic' WneMrd dill stuck In bis craw; linpi-innlanso?h?! And hi- wiped his bill and he wrote his will, Iango?tna'ango^ho I And ih it will is in lhat family still. Iango -malango?hoi And all the bird*, from the Crow ti> tne Wren, lan ?malango?hn I Made tip tlirlr inln<l.-> to hp true then. Iangn? tnalsnpn?hoi When Thou Art Away. BT KB8. IIAZtK J. EOT. I am thinking of thee and am lon-ly .to-night, For when thou art gone. there la nothing >eema brlftht; I wanib-r about, curing no?here to stay. For hnine Is not home when tlmu art away. Why Is It, 1 wonder, that s nl* do entwloc So cln ely In lite, ns mine unto thine, That If rittrd apart, but If fur a day Thoy ai.rniw and pine Tor the other awoy. Oh, darling what cb -rm dmi thy presence po-seis That It never mice ceaa^s my being <o bless; 'TIS 11 halo i.f love far brighter tliau day? Only dimmed In lla lustre, when thou art away. Thoo arl near, 1 feel.' so near me to-night In spirit a- d lore. It not In my sight. And 1 could not thy goodness" with loving rrpiy. Wert 1 other than happy, whilst ibou art awnv. The rapture of meeting with the l >vi d ones at home Whan our iileasvres are past and as homeward we coine, Fur the rutin of our absence does often repay And we love our homes better for being away. Yet so lonely I fe 1 In tb?* quiet of eve, My s?ul In its longing seems only to grieve, Bat breaking my "thoughts in this love-laden lay, I dream thoii art near me and not far away. God bless thee to night, wherever thou art, Whether absent or present thy home Is my heart, M v angels >>f glndneaa hover around thee for aye, To guard thee and guide thee while thou art away. Better Lack Another Year. W. QILMORE SIMMS. Oh I never sink'heath Famine's frown, Hut brave her with a shout <>f i-heer. And from her fairly?fnett her down? 8Ih-'s only atern to thus-- who ft-a- I Here's "iletter luek another year I" Another year I Aye. better lnck another year I We'll have her srnlU" instead of aned1? A thon?aiiil entiles for every tear, With home made glad and goodly cbrar, And belter luck another year? ' Another vi-ar I I I Tlx* damsel Fortnnc sMll denies The that yet i)> lights b--r ear ; I 'Tlx but iinr manhood thai -he tries. She'a c y t-> those who doubt nnd fear. She'll grant the stilt another yenrl Another year I Here'a ' Better Inck another year I" She now denies the golden prlte; But sptte of frowu and scorn anil sni'er, Be fli-tn, and we will win ami wear With homemade triad and I'oo.tly cheer, In bitter lack another year j Another yenr I Another year! "The Mill flax Shut Down." BY UELCN JACKSON (It. H) "The mill has shut down ! Good Q?hI shut down I" Like rrv of fl.ioil or Hr*-, the cry Buns swifter tb'in li^btnlnjr hro'iph the town ; The mill hni> xliut down! Good God, shut down P Men wring their linridn and !"ok at the sky; Women fall lantlnu; like dend they lie, ' * t th- he?t they earned but bo-ad. ! With the mill shut down they'd better be dead! I Ijistyear. with patl.-nco a lessened was<i I They helplei-Biy took ; better than none ; I Mure children worked, m tender ace; Kv.-n their uilte helped th>- los-ened wajc; The t ables were lett at home, alone. 'Twa* enough to bre k n heart of giono To Bee boW Ihe?- |h-o[iIo worked for bread. Wltli the mill shutdown they'd better be dead I I "The mill has shut d'-wnl Good God, shut d-iwnT I It 1i:ik run nt l?u thin inniiv a <l:iy. I Fur w?r??- limn fl'x.d i<r llr.- In thr imrn Will b>- f.iiiiInnow ihi- mill h?s shut down. R it to "lull mill* down it tlii' "lily May | Wlicntliey r.iit at lms. tn!:I owners mv. ; OimI !) [> thi- hands to whom It m<vtnt bread. : With ihr mill shut down they'll better bo dead. Popular Fallncics It would iidit ninny years t-? the nvera'i lonir'.-vlty of our species If we could free the next generation fiiiin the curse of the followIns: fallacies, which are either tlie direct chumi j of disease or a<ld an tinnccpMary burden U; j the cures and trouble* ot domestic life: Tin 1 Idea tlint coM'liiitlis urn healthy In water ! and dangornus In midsnniincr: thai rain wi?| ter is more wholcjiome than "hard" winter; that hoi4-p>otns must be heated in cold wrathjer; the misery of c\erla*tlnx scrubbing anil : soap-Hud vapors Is compensated by tho com| lortof tin-lurid Intervals; that a sick room : mint be hcrciiiettcally closed; that It pays tc i xavc foul air lor the sake ot its warmth; thai ! droughts are morhlMc uircnclcs; that catarrhi are due to a low lcnt[ eraiure; that even III j midsummer children must be sent to bed al i sunset, when the air Just begins to be plea* I ant; that mi after-dinner nap ean do any ; harm; thai thesanitary condition nt the all i can ;>e Improved l>y ihe fetor ??f carbolic aeld; j thai there Is any ticm-tlt In swallowing Jujc I fills of nauseous sulphur water; that rest af terillnnerean be shortened with impunity: I that out-door iccreatlon is a waste ot time; I lliat athieili-spuris brutalize character; thai 1 a normal human bcinir re? ill res any othei stimulant than exercise and fresh nlr; thai ! meclianlral oiinirivauccK can compensate fo< ! the luck of man'.y strength; that any plan ol j study can Justify ttie custom of stlntlnii chllI dren in sleep; thai the torpor of narcotism Is ! preferable lo Insomnia; that Hie suppie-sloii j of harmless recreaiion will fail to be^et vice ami hypoerley: that stlmiiiation Is identical i Willi In vliforatlon; that fashion has a right to enforce the wearing of woolen cloths In ibt dog duys.?LippincoU. What O'clock U it! Ilalf past nineteen, new style. Surely, th< world does move. Hardly a year ago, It wai I aureetl to iliviile the country into time-belt) | mi hour \v!ilc each ; and already all who live ilnranjeor railroads keep their watches sel ' according to tlie "standard." Rut, though tlx | present system Is a vast Improvement ovei I the former confusion, there Is ?M1I come dun t;er oi" mistake Iii passim; from hell tot>e!t. j It Is now proposed to lake a. long step for{ ward by adopting an uniform standard fot j the whole world. The recent G'onuress 01 Scientists, which met In Washington, flxe<l | upon the meridian of lireenwfch us tlx basis of the Inttue universal system. '1 he plnn Is to have 21 o'clock all ove'r thr world at the Instant when It Is midnight nl ( reenwlch, and to nuinher the hours 'lice ! after consecutively tmm one to twenty-four i The present standard for our belt being 7.V I west of Giecnuicli time our new day will ! beuln at what we now owl I seven o'clock P M. i Thnfollowlnctablo will lllusirite the new I style In comparison with the present, which may soon lie remembered as Mie old style. Present. New. Midnight 12 i>. in., 5 o'clock, Sunrise, (at Equinox.)... C a. in., 11 " Breakfast 7 a. m., 12 " Sunday School 9j^a, in., H\$ " Preaching hour II a. m., 16 ?' Noon 12 in., 17 " Dinner, (say,) 3 p. m., 20 " Evening Service 7 p. nt., 21 " Cure for Strong Drink. There Is a growing belief amonir medical men that an appetite for liquor cun he ad' vantimeously eoiiibatted by the use of Cinchona bark, and Dr. Norman Kerr roccoinmends strongly a decoction prepared us fol< low'ngs : Powdered cinchona bark 1 ounce. Water 1 pint, Dilute hydrochloric Held 100 minimi Boll lor ten minutes and strain when cold: pour boiling water on the contents of the strulner until the product measures one pint, Of this give a wlneglassful every three hours, gradually diminishing the frequency ol the do-e after the first day, till In six or seven days It Is reduced to a litblespoonful three times a day. ^ ^ Tuk most vengeful South Cnmlinlan could not have wished for I he radical who once rul' ed tbi- state, a more speedy and complete downfall than has overiakeu them since the revolution ol l>7i>. The writer of this remembers that In Columbia In January, 1877?a little more than seven years ago?he was nlinoM knocked down by a handsomely appointed carriage that dashed up to the door of the Wheeler House, contalninsa colored woman In till finest of wliiterco-tumes who had called to leave a magnificent boaqu?*l of hot house fl iwersfora visiting United states Senator. The i-ard hoie the Inscription, "wlih the compliments oi (iraceE. Elliott." That was ttie wile of U. II. Elliott, tlu-n claiming reelection a* Attorney (Jeneral of South Carolina, who .1I...I In nrlmiuu (I.a ..4I.dk ?<*?- U? In? his place us subordinate In the custom house and living miserably as a police court lawyer. Onjy a few months before that time Flunk Mohi-s wax encountered lulling on a sofa In his private parlor In a Charleston hotel while Whlpper was interviewed a* he reclined luxurious!)' In corneous can and (Sri-Minx cown surrounded by a bevy of admiring females In a house on the battery. F. J. Mosps, Sr.. 8a rsnparllla Wright and Wlllard constituted the Supreme Court; Bowen was conrfifeilng a triumphant progress through the Sea Islands, hailed by the negroes as thelrChri.it andOod; Mackey was Speaker of I he House; (Heaves, the mulatto, was I,icu(eu?nl Governor; Purvis, another mulatto, was Adjutant General, Frank Moses is an outeast, drifting from one Jail to another; the rider Moses is dead; Wlllard Is (rone; Wright Is eking out a scanty living'n the Trial Justice courts in Charleston; Whlpper Is doing about the same thing in Beaufort; Howen Is di wl; Maekey Is dead ; (Heaves is snmewlutrc forgot and unheard of ; Purvis was a wrecked vugadond about Charleston at lasf accounts. Tlie remainder of the evil gang Is sent ere.l from one ocean to-the other, honored end prosperous nowhere. How the villains got rid of all the tponev theystole.no man knows. But their uulck ami common fate proves (hat vengeance Is really the Lord's and comes In Mistime. M. P. P. Mazyck. who recently resigned his poxitton as felegrnph ojyrriitor at this place, has bt-en called to Atlanta to take the po?itlou of triilii despatcher on the Georgia Pacific Komi, our young friend is certainly honored with such a position, but he ccrtalu-ly deserves it.?Srnrcn Frre Pima. A lady was railing lu-aiust the Jews the nflw.r.luv <>nil Ufilil "1 r.nh'l I,on r I I i<v*? T.mi * . they eni-nt ns soon n? Ihiy l>r?rin lo go to s-elionl." "How so, pr:y, iniwlain?" inquired si listener. "It Is quite simple," ? ?? the reply: "they pity school fees for onciiml learn enough for two." Harness (inon niiuliint* mack- harness fors:il"che:ip J hy TilOij. IJEGGy. Dcc. 17, l?8i, II : fiiHi CONGAEEE IROI WORKS, Coumbia. S. C. Agnt for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR 'I'HBJK WORKS WEEK ESTABLUSAED la I 184T by Meaar*. Om, Sinclair and Jalnea Ancl.-rmn and pureham-d by me In ibn year an<1 fmro that uroe till now carried on ancreaafally by my wIf My frlenda and customer* (tin bear wltneaa of'the large and ntupemluus |i>ba executed by me. It w.ib ill my Burns wucre idp larzrBi onu uiuiusi nnij job of Its cli?>s ever executed in this cltv wit done vlt: the making <>i the pipes for th?- City Water Work* in t'.e year 19S8 In tbe branch of BELL FOUNDING, lean any th?t I haVo uiadi- the largest hells ever cut In the Bute. sucb u tbc bell for the Cltv II 11 in Columbia. My stock of tuttterns for AKCH1TE0TUR\L WOKK COLUMN"* fo-Stote fronts. Is brie and varlouH,ami in MAILINGS for Balconies, Harden*, and Cemeteries I have the largest variety and must modern patterns; manv of these are parroted and I have purchased tbe rittbt fur this state. In th? machine line 1 can furnish my patr<ns with STEAM KN01M-S and BOU-EtiS of any size and description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have carried off thepriieat ev ry Slate Fair held In this city, and in tbelr construction I hare taken nalna to combine simplicity with the tuoet osefut modrrn Improvements, und may flatter myself that my rlllCULA It SAW MILLS And fovor with every sawyer who understn ds hi* business. The manv order* I am steadily weiring for SUOAK t'ANE MILLS prove that the pnlillr appreciate the mills (if my make, and so It Is with my GEAR* 1X0 for H>K3B P0WKK4.mil WHEELS. GRIST .MILLS and other M AClIINkRY. I have the manufacturing rlsht of many PATENTS such as castings f.it BOCK COTTON AND DAT PKESS and three or foar different FEED CUTTKS ami other implements. I will be pleaded to s*>nd my drcnlsrs to any applicant. together with price list or estimate. My prices are moderate, and 1 assure the pablle that thev are lower than those of Northern manufactures, and that my ?rork will comparv favorably wito that of any oth er maker. Addr as John Alexander, Congabee Iuo5 Wokks. Columbia. 8. C. The Improved WHITE SE116 m 111. With its Improved Attachments is King Over all Machines. 'I'HE WHITE lUnilt in th- front. It lradt the 1 world in point of <1 inability, in feature* of nx** chanlcal cimstructfo i, in new and valuable lmpror?uiuiila, Kur light running qualities and fur nvat range ?f work with the rtnlxvdiinrnU of all the Ntrtt improvement* known to Seeing Maehlnc mrcbanitm, with rlrgance of )eal|fii an>t bcanty ol flnlab the whi.e land* wltbont a rival. The iui|>rowa White U the Machine of the future. THE WHITE I* manufactured by an old company who hav.- had an ex|>erleno of oyer thirty year# in the manufacture of Sewiny Msohine*. THE WHITE ia the luuct liinplr conairurted Shirt ue sewing Mac-nine uiaue ana mjuiutile tnrnoi:bom ? > thai any lost motion can be tnken op In to lusunt THK VIIITKistne lightest running, and made from tbe best material. THK WHITE makes less noise than iny other Shuttle Machine, and has a larger spsee under -he rin THE WHITE hiui an oscillating self-threading shuttle and self-setting needle. It baa a strung feed on both aides of the needle. THK ft HI I K will do all kind* of work that any Machine em do. The White will do work that bo othrr Machine in tbe world can do. TUK WHU'K hems.and aewaon law, and Insert* bias ln>timing at tbe bead of bent all In one operation. T11K W1I1TE doe* welt cording, and acollop biudlog. THK WHITE does dress trimming, fold making oat bind.iig, and tbe only Machine in the w.rrld that does hem-stitching without the n?e of paper. The heio itltch atiacbiucnt reduced fr-ni $10.00 to #1 00. THK WHITE baa an aatornatic bobbin winder? very bobbin wound ui smooth asa s|?*>l ol threaJ.and an automatic take up ?nd Is sell-banding. THK WHITE ruffles between two band a on tbe edge of a canm-nt. or through the centre of a garment. With bo ab->ve ui.d other rangesjo work too nuineroU - to mention the White stands witliont a peer. U1K WHIIK Maoblii-ba-l>eeii scaled la Abbe. Tllle county orerseren years a d l? warranted from flee to flileen years, rbe shuttle carrier is lin* d :md warranted tweiuy-flre years. In order to demonstrate the above i now challenge any one of my competitors t to meet inu in :? puhijr contest. |i THK WH1TK Machine can bo ran succes'fnlly bv ' j el'-ctricly, mi advantage that every delicate My will ': appieciate. With trie hiss told cutter, buttou-liole at1 j tachincnt and electrical moter combined with the '.above tile White is king of Machines. 1 The Machines nnd sample work may be seen at tbe store of M Iter llrothors. A bevlle, S. 0. J. L. SIMPSON, Agent. [ P. By order of the White Sewing Machine company I would warn all parties agair.st purchasing the , White Machine needles or attachments frotu any one exctp- tbe 0?m|?ny or tlielr authorised agents, <?such [ would be frauds The cotnimny would tiike it as* fa i Tor it parti--* Would report to them directly any or all perKonsoutslds of th> lr agents who offer their needle* or alLiclimentfi for sale. Jan. 16. 1&S4. 12m T IT SIMMONS. ! TINNER i Abbeville, C. H , S. C. Has just opened his shop on tlip Public Square, wh'te lie I* pre' pared to <lo all mun><er of work In his line. | A full line of TIN W ARK on Imnd. A laiye " tot of LAMPS of beautiful design. LAMP ' CHIMNEYS of all sort*. ; A Good Stock of Crockery* | and a Supply of Cook? ing Stoves. J. H. SIMMONS. r March 12. 1NSI. tf i FALL AND WINTER GOODS \ ?:o:?:o:? > ! Constantly on Hands a Large Assortment 0f-~ Dry Goods, Notions, Domestics, __ i Hats. : Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, and Nearly Everything J Wanted by the Trade. f. JOEL SMITH & SON, Abbeville. C. H., S. C. Oct. 1, INK, tf CINCINNATI REPOSITORY ABBEVILLE, S. C. pERSOSS WASTISO w< * HUGO IKS. HARNESS, WHIPS. 11 ALTERS, BUOOY CUSHIONS. AXLE GREASE, PLOW GEAR, RIDING BRIDLES, tr t d'a-nrvnu A/1 nAMCl OiHltiuutwvtt < Will do well to ctll before parchailng, I will not be undersold. THOS. BEGGS. Mnfeb 14,1883._tT Drs. Mabry & Hill. \lfK have this d?y formed a copartnership \y In the PRACTIOK OF MEDKINK In nil lis brooches. In enses where the attention of both of it* may be needed no extra charge will be made. T. J. MARRY. M. D. L. T. HILL. M. D. Muacli 12. 4.W. If ^ ^Jollarsr i NOTHEIt lot or all kip collar# to fir horsei A or mule? for sale by THOS. BEGGS. j Dec. 17, 18W, tf Miller's Hotel ABBEVILLE, S. C. 1 'I'llIS HOTEL llii? been opened t?y tire utlI dersiened, who will bctrh'd to iiwimiiftodate tlw travelling public on the ii.ost reasonable term*. lViHons having business al the "ourt would do well inuive utea call. I have uood room*, ph-nty of servants. ?nd ftunlnh my table with tin- best the marketaffords, I tiles reasonable. W. L. MILLER, i For Sale. I By virtuoofan innate desire to supplJj^B^j the demands of the trado, we will seifl^flf| that largo and ddhirltblo stock of Ready-Made Clothing andjj^H Overcoats. |H situate io the town of Abbeville in tb^^^^H upper part of tbe Dry Goods establisb^^^^H ment of W. Joel Saiilli 4c koif arx^^^^H bounded on tbe right by their well know JH|^H and extensive stock of Fine Hats, and on the left by their immense resorv^|^^| stock of Boots and Shoes, bounded in the rear by a barricade of Saddles and Trunks, BjB surmounted by an armory of Breech load'^^^^H jng, single and double barrel Shot Guns, . ^Bj and in front by a continuation of tlia^^^B| same immense stock of Clothing till yo^^^^H reach the rock wail of low living pricoaH^Bjfl Sold to satUfy the demands of the tradefl|^^B TERMS?Reasonable. Smith ? Son. H Merchants. I H Nov. 28, 1884. tf WA1UIUW I IHWMIUL NOW HAVE THE PLEAHVU announcing tbe arrival of an alrractlv^^^^H FINE SHOES.! Consisting of a fall assort<flH ment for Men's, Ladies'* and^^H Children's wear, in all thcHH T fih.Ua Itoji flfr fat, if I Estate Notice.! PERSONS fn debt to the eat ate of PATR!CK^HH| GirwON" dt>$cii*ed, mu?t?<-lttr wlilioitt <!?- H lay.and th?*c'Wu jfnttclidmea^ulnal *?ld aa-^^^^H Uu will pre?ttrt tbe tame to ^ 1 J. D. NRKL, Administrator. December 2, irai. if Stat? of South (JaroliuaflH Abbeville Coucty. II IN THE PROBTE COtfBfe. .'BH Ex p*rte Lethe A. McCnrtef^ ? ; F.xemfrlz^^D^H petitioner?Petition for Settlement and Discharge. MRS. LETHE A. MeCARTER ha?in? ptH| 11iloned foraenleraent and diachiirge the matter of the Estate of June Bowen, eetD'd. It la ordered; That Toenday. tbelSUi^^^^H of Jummry next be fixed tor the aettlemeot^^^^l ana uiscnarge as prajreo ror. J. FULLER LYON. J udge Probate Court. D?e. 10, 18S4, tf Bring InH Tour Mules. Bj COLONEL WALUNGFORDH OF THE FIRM OF WALLING FORD RUHHKLL arrived at Abt?v||le day. bringingwith him a lot of the FlNEST^^HH BROOD MARES that hn* ever ?een oflVred^H^H In Uilft mxrkct. In the lot t*a pair of bmstlH^^^H Ml PERCHERON-MORGAN MAREH-DleeB^H driven In single or double hurnrw. AIm^^H excellent BUGGY ANIMAL8 and HApDLERM, will be told at reasonable prim or exchnnged for milieu. AI?o, several nice MULES on band and^^HH for ?ale. BH WALLINGFORD A RUSSELL warrant their stnck to be iu represented. MB| OK. 10, im, U 01THI nil Under the |B| New HotelflH Will be Found H Hew Fall Goodt^H Low Prices QUARLES & THOMAS MM Abbeville* S* O ferpt 21, 1881, tr The Place to Get WhatflH Son Want! THOS. M, CHRISTIAN! HAVING bought the interest of Mr. JOHN WILSON in the btisinem^H^fl formerly conducted by them jointly willB^^I keep always in store, a complete stock FANCY GROCERIES, CANNED? GOODS and CONFECTIONERIES all kinds. The best and cheapest GARS and TOBACCO. The FIN EST WINES and LIQUORS. BH Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey t or mcviirni purpmos a apeejwny. Choice Liquors of any kind for medical^^^H pnrjKwes. HHHj Give him aeall. Satisfaction guaranteed Alt persona indebted to the firm of Chriatian A WU*on must make imme-^^^B diate payment. THOS. M. CHBISTIAH, Abbeville, S. Feb. 13.1884, tf W. L. MILLER* Attorney At L<aw,'^^| ABBEVILLE, S. C. Office formorly occupied by Jadg*Thomponr Dec. 26, im SAMUEL C, CASON, Attorney At Law, |^H| ABBEVILLE, 8. C. No. 3. O'NEAL'S NKW LAW~BeMJ>fUy Will practice in all tbe Courts of the StateJan. 3. 18**. BHH| Insure Your Property -FROM? HB Damage Ij Fire anil Lifktiiii H IN THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE OF Bfli New York. J. T. PARIS, Ag't, BUM Abbeville, 8. C. 89 ^Jan.SOJSM, 12m Carriage Buggy HM AND harness made to order by8. B. Nor- HNH rell, an old and experienced workmen, long known to the ciUaeus ol the county, leave your orders if yon want * food Job wltli uk. THOS. BEGGH. MB Dec. 17, mi, tf Halters. . BH IlERSONS buying horse* and mules, can be IUJ ? left.ahaan KVMlllnr M. "THTS' KViToH * H On IflvDi OLUVjO* _Dec. 17, 1884, tr __T__ Second Hand Harness. IF you cannot afford to buy a new bameaa, call on t!w? nub*criber, and h? will tell you a second hati'l ?et In good repair. Dec. 17, IftM, tf THOa BEGG8. MSB This is the Season of Raffles. IF you want a good leather dice box for the oecaMon call ou Dec. 17, 1881, tf TH06. BEGG8. . Faints. a VARIETY of color* of Faint# Jo?t re/V reived and for eale by Dec. 17, 1*84. tf TH08. BEG<i8. Brushes. PAINT and Wbltewath brashes for sale chwtp by Doc. 17. l?il, tf TJIO& BEGG8. WM. II. PARKEK W. C. McGOWAK. PAKKEK & McGOWAN Bj ATTORNEYS AND SOUCITOBS, HH ABBEVILLE, C. H.? 8. C. HH \I? ILL practice alio In the Circuit Court* oi I V the United State* forSouth CarolluuJau -