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WORDS OF WISDOM. 1
GRIM-VIS AGED WAR SHOULD SMOOTH HIS
WRINKLED FRONT.
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"little r" Tell* us all About the Sit?
nation in the Town the View of
Which is not Obstructed by the
Presence of Houses.
Editor Press and Banner :
During the past two weeks this section has
been stirred irom center iu cireuiim-ismw .
communications in your valuable paper relating
to this hitherto benighted region J
First ".Inventus" gave us a few lines, more or
less, which called forth a reply from "Progress,"
then last week we were treated to an?
other from "Juventus," and one over the signature
"J. M. 11."
Well, sir, it is well knotfn that one of the
most potent innate principles in human nature,
is*4to have a fluser in every pie," and
this writer has an incontrolable impulse to
"pitch In" too. Your many readers (would J
that you had five times as many) have had
lilies Upon lines, pro and con, from "Big I,''
and "Big we," residents, I reckon, of the
"old"'and would be "new" town, now then,
your readers will not object to hoar something
from '"Little i\." He hereby in the outset disclaims
all knowledge as to the writers of the
above mentioned missives, therefore cannot
be accused of dealing in personalities, or that
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ne is prompiea ny ifiir m ma-tiivK! ... .......
ftraduction, When the founder of this timelonored
town, first settled upon Its present
Kite, in liis innocence never dreamed that the
tlay would ever dawn when her future citizens
would be ko stirred by what, at any oth?r
time would be so trivial a matter. That if
is trivial all dispassionate and disinterested
observers are obliged to admit.
Lowndesville. though not properly and regularly
latd ofr. has a full equipped municipal
government, t-liereby entitling her to all the
rights and privileges accorded to a regularly
oiganlzed town. Iter limits extend half a
mile in every direction from her center.
Such being the case, "Little u" in his ignorance,
perhaps, and certainly simplicity, cannot
see that there should arise even a seeming
KDirlt of bitterness and antagonism. Lown
desville is there?there to stay. Her limits
cannot be encroached upon, so long as she
does not forfeit her charter. Rest easy, "old"
friend, "new town" cannot if she would (some
people think that she would if she could) take
from you of your inalienable rights. This is
my opinion, although it is in direct conflict
with the opinion of Mr. "Progress," who in
his Impulsive and galloping reply to Mr. "Juvenilis"
did ignore at least a part of the
rights and titles of Lowndesville fcfc.* stilting
that she had but "one church," Ac., but
friend "J. H. B." in his reply to friend "ProSress"
having corrected this, as well as several
other slight errors. In this connection I
would suggest to friend "Progress" the advisability
of, for the future, keeping the joints of j
his armor closer together, in order that lie
may secure his vitals against the attacks of'
his newspaper opponents.
There are many pleasant reminiscences and
hallowed associations centering in and
around Lowndesviiie, which time, with her
ever varying and sometimes alas! devastating
hand, can never obliterate. A besom of
destruction may demolish he structures and
sweep all of her improvements from the spot
on which they now stand; "the pestilence
that walketh in darkness and the destruction
that wasteth at noonday" may decimate, aye
even destroy her present population, yet
fond memory's fetters will ever bind this dear
old place to a very large majority of those
who have ever lived there, or ever visited
her. If "Little u" had some of Mr. "Pi-ogres'''boasted
dollars he and "his'n" would
long since have been residents of old Lowndesville.
Lowndesville need not "fret;"
"new town" need not get "tier ensues up, i
"Little u" docs not think lie risks'having his
judgment called in question when he expresses
the opinion that ttii're Is territory enough '
in Township No. lo, (if she hasn't she can I
borrow some from her neighboring sisters)
to furnish ft sufficiency of room and building
sites for the full development of not only
Lowndesville, but her would-be adjoining sister,
which is still contlned to the vivid imagination
of friend "Progress'' and his coadjutors.
Let her rip.
This deponent has conversed with quite
a number of persons, some of whom he has
no doubt has sometime in their lives, traveled
not less than fifty miles from home, and
therefore their opinions should receive due
consideration, nearly all of them were very
decided in their opinion that near a railroad
depot was a fit place only for dram shops,?(1;
horse,)guano-houses, and sich. and that pood I
nnd cood-smelling business should not be
within half a mile or three quarters of these;
adjuncts to a railroad stopping place. This!
writer has been to Abbeville Court House'
three times, Anderson Court House twice, I
and he thinks that he was in Columbia once,
and lie knows whereof lie speaks when he!
says that in those large towns the business'
centers are far removed from the turmoil?I
the distraction attendant upon those, as it
were, milestones along the line of travol.
Most p<H>ple would far rather be a considera-1
ble distance from such places. Methinksnoj
sensible person would much fa cor the idea of
either doing businessor placing their family
in the generally vitiated atmosphere surrounding
a railroad depot.
"Juvenilis" unwittingly, and no doubt unintentionally,
in merely airing some of his
ideas, created a furore of excitement in this
hitherto quiet section which win not pornups i
be soou allayed. One who stirs up a hornet's
nest ought sometimes to be the first one ?o l>e
stuns, but us he has also created a laudable
strife it is to be hoped that the hornets that
arc buzzing about will not turn their stings
to quiet spectators. A generous rivalry and,
strife is commendable as ii stimulates to
greater exertions, but many times where I
there is rivalry, uncompromising selfishness
Is the predominant motor that moves tbe machine.
Friend "Progress" exhibits more oil
jt than is consistent with the rights ol" others j
when he intimates that even the post oltice I
will follow tiie march of "Progress" westward
ho! You, Mr. "Progress" can build!
your depot, grade the siding, sell or give!
awav, i.j you choose, all your lots in '*new
town," but do plea?e let "old town" alone,
that she may work out her own destiny. The
lias never interfered with you that any one
knows of. So. be generons; liveaud let live.
Now. Mr. Editor, I will say in conclusion,
that one of the most objectionable features in |
the whole discussion is that our venerable;
friend "Uncle Johnnie" has been lugged into!
* ->?i > ~i.? ?u..? i? w.. rnnnio.I ;
IT.. Jit! UUUUtiersN i nullum uun in um iuut.ivu :
fipearit.v he would bo allowed to rest in ueace, I
but vain delusion: ho now finds that, howev-1
er desirous at his time of life one may bo of
being undisturbed by surrounding coinino-l
tton, ho too finds himself the manager of the [
scion of the great post office department in
our town, raised to a prominence by these
newspaper corresoondents that was "never
dreamed of in his philosophy." I cannot
now see how these advocates of the "old",
and "new" town are to settle this matter as|
to the location of the post office, and can only ;
say, keep cool, friends, don't got excited and
allow as really unimportant a matter as your
post office to sunder the life-lone ties that
have bound you together, and would mildly
susfzest to "Jnventus" and "J. M. B." not to
quietly relinquish their claim to this heirloom,
this relic, transmitted to them by their
progenitors, and to "Progress," if I was spilin'
l'or a post office. I'd buy one.
"Little it," Or Any Other Feller.
Husbands.
Who has ever defined, truly and well, all
the relations of the home ? So many homes
have been made unhappy and wretched by |
mistakes in association and in government..
us well as iii duties and in service, thnt wei
are, at least, s:?fe in Haying that no uniform
theory of home life lias ever been adopted :|
If indeed. It has ever been suggested or conceived.
To make home happy, what are the
duties of the husdand, and what the service
of the wile? Are they separate and distinct, j
or, co-operative and sympathetic? It is be-j
neath the dignity of a mun to be familiar,
from active contact, with all details of home
life; or, is it becoming, when opportunity affords,
to find him side hy side, with his wife,
subject to her control, in the work she does,
iu the routine ot her service?
God intended the home should he the an-1
totype of Heaven?love its ruling principle,]
with gentleness, forbearance and forgiveness
governing its associations and muklng its
unioaj jn all these we believe, for the best
good there must be the sympathy of service.
We are jsure that this idea, in its perfection,
can never be reached without the sweet influences
and strong support of a Christain i
lile and Christaincharacter; yet it can be ap-1
proached, and he lives best, who preserves,
the sanctity of his home, in the loving kind-!
of Itx inniaLPS. thrnuirh thalr svinoathvl
i>f help. Whatever may be the Ufa before the j
world, in its charities, its devotions and its:
usefulness, it is all belied, if these things are !
forgotten in the more secret and sacred pre-;
juncts of the home. There are times and
places in which the husband should be the
help-mate, and, if need be, the servant of his
W'ite.
Some little time since, we looked into the
face of a tired woman, burdened with the!
cares of a bir^e and growing household.!
From early dawn until late at night, she!
JM/X U^^JCU pai'tctlblT ?? t l?H Jici nci MUlin, i
children and her duties; her devotion was as;
sweet as her manner was gentle. Her energy !
y.'j^s greater than her strength, and her duties j
Vere i.uyre than she could' discharge, lirave
ftjid true and faithful, "she did what shei
couty." Tired and exhausted, she folded her!
arms and laid down to die, a martyr to duty, j
Her husband, with ample time on his hands, 1
never ordered the groin to the mill; never I
measured a meal to be served; never helped j
her to make a bed or dust a room; too much of i
i\ gentleman ever to know tne details of domestic
life; he looked upon his wife as she
faded away .without his sympathy of service.,
' Was he right to With hold it? Let the ques-!
lion beased in all the homes where we are!
heard, and let it be answered. Is there a husband
who makes home as It should be, who'
'has never been with bis wife, or, rather/or!
his wife; to the coffee mill, the sugar barrel,;
the flour bin, the meal tub, the meat house or |
the potato bank ? As the beautiful charity of'
the .Scripture is not embodied in, "be ye!
warmed and be ye filled," so the sweet devoJ
ion of home life js not fojjud in empty prorj
Session of affection, without the fullest and!
ttjuderwt sympathy of boiiiejservice, i
Prunin? Apple Tree*?A Criticism. '
In the Orchard and Garden I find a report
of the proceedings of the Michigan Horticultural
Society at Benton Harbor.
m- H .friiDwn road a naper 011 pruning, in 1
iHU .
which ho is reported to have said: "Apple
trees should have short truuks and low, open
tops."
It is high time some one show up this greatest
of fallacies, for just the reverse is the true <
method.
What **c need to learn is that we want
hluh-top trees and those grown with a single
upright leader, so as to obviate any danger of
splitting down, as a forked tree will be sure to
split some day.
I know all about the objections usually
urged against high tops. I had once the low- ,
top fever myself.
When I set my first orchard forty years ago, |
I thought that a tree branched at four feet <
from tneground was high enough. (
While my trees are now where they should j
be, so that while the branches often inter
lock I can drive a team and wagon anyway (
under them, this has not been attained without
much extra work, and at a cost of life of J
some of the trees; all of which could have
been saved by starting right. <
Now I would not set an apple tree of any (
sort, except possibly some of the Russian vh...iii.nut
rrrnrtinff Hon a vigorous stock,
IiL*LIC.>t _
such as the Northern Sp.v, and would graft it .
at least six feet from the ground. i
By training to a single leader there need
never be large limbs to cut oft, and the top ;
can always be out of the way of working and '
of stock. i
Anyone who feels inclined to take excep- i
tions to this, should come and see trees that I ,<
set. four years ago.
Thougli they had apples on, a dozen head of
cattle ran among them all tlie fall, and yet
not a limb was browsed or touched.
I have some ;>00 trees just coming into bear- t
ing, a part of them by the road-side, that will (
show lor themselves the utility and greater i
beauty of this system.
Should I live to set out another orchard. I ;
propose to show beyond cavil the superiority
of '.hose grown and trained in the above manner.
I propose to show that, even as it re- i
gards the points urged against them, these i
have the advantage."
There are other features of my plan, or sys.
.i.?, tit vnrin.nce with the 1
usual custom, but us the above will probably
prove a "bomb shell" in the horticultural i
camp, I will uot provoke furthe wrath at this !
time. B. Hathway. i
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llamdom Shots From Lown<losvillc. 1
Lowndesvii,lk, S. C., March 13, l&'fi. j
The board ot Stewards met in the Methodist
church last Saturday evening.
There was preaching in both the Baptist
and Methodist churches yesterday. It. being ,
such a beautiJul day both churches had good :
congregations.
We are sorry to hear that one of Lowndes- ,
vllle's newspaper reporters in suffering with ;
an ailment. We wish him a speedy recovery.
The President of the '-Orphan Home" is to
leave in a few days for the '"City by the Sea."
We guess this is a "Professional" trip and we (
wish hiin much success.
Prof. J. Frank Harper, of the Ridge Academy
was in town last Saturday. He lias been
appointed a "Comittee of one" to inspect the .
Savannah Valley Railroad. j
The recent publications concerning the re- .
moviil of t he town have elicited much discussion.
The people of the community are :
In favor of the present town and think a
change of the depot wouia we ior ui? puuub ,
good. But they are in sympathy with "Pro- '
gross" as they seem to think lie is in deep wa- .
ter.
The Railroad is still approaching and we !
soon hope to hear the whistle. The work has
progressed as far ns Salem church and the
train is expected to reach this place by the (
time the Convention meets, which is in May.
Dr. Henry of Elberton, Ga., a recent graduate
of the Medical College of Atlanta, Ga., was j
In town a few days atjo with a view of locating
here. We hope he may find it to his interest
to become a Carolinian by adoption.
It will soon be tune for the candidates to be i
on ttieir never ccaslnc rounds. We wonder
how many there are "in the hands of ihcir
friend<?" And how many expect to get left?
We will see who comes out before we attempt
to guess, it will be a pity for the "fat offices"
of our county to go a begging; so come along
aspirants, place yourself at the disposal of
your "friends' and you will more than likely
get left. XI .VI CRINKLE.
The "Dent" Com.
J/>\ Eiliter: Having promised your readers
to give thein through your columns the result
of my experiment in thecultivation of "Dent"
corn the past year, I do so now that it may
reach them just before ihe planting time. !
I planted my "Dent" corn the first week in
April, and gave it only two plowing*, about (
two weeks apart. I find it should be plowed ,
three times, not more than eight or ten days
a pan, as it matures rapidly (in little overonehalf
the time it takes to mature the.common
variety.) I stripped the fodder about the 20th
of July. I gathered the corn in August, and
obtained a yield of from ten to fifteen bushels j
per acre of very fair torn. The yellow, or
golden, was very fino and heavy; the white
was not so large or heavy, but was more pro- ;
lific. The latter, ground into hominy or grits,
is equal to the "pearl" grits. I am certain '
that I would have done better if I hud recognized
the fact of irs maturing so quick and
gave it another plowing. When I came to
give it another plowing, it was so nearly ma- <
tured that I whs afraid to disturb it. Theconsequence
whs that my hay crop was equal to
my corn crop, the one not materially interforliu'
with the other. The corn was ready
for gathering tin; first of August, thus giving
me a good supply of corn Just at. a time when
it is usually very scarce and difficult to get.
I would not advise any one to plant all his
crop in ' Dent,'' but I do tbinlc b.y supplementing
the ordinary crop with a fair proportion
of it, no one need be without fresh corn the year '
rouud. It will make a good "nubbin" where
others will not make a grain. Another advantage:
by "laying" it "by" about the 1st of
June and stripping the fodder in July it gives
the grass a chance to grow, thus preventing
the washing of the land during the Winter,
and adding to the fertility of the soil by a
large percentage of vegetable matter buck to
the land and increasing largely the supply ol'
forage in the shape of good fresh hay. i
H. M. PKIXCE. '
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An Attractive Draining Room. '
All our decorations should be chosen with
the view of making our drawing-rooms cheer- j
ful and pleasant to live in; the display of ;
good ta>te should be every where noticeable .
but comfort should be considered of the first
1 iiiportancc. Books, papers, music and work- ,
baskets will be present, but the latter should ,
be natty in style. <
The seats should be luxurious, for the drawidg
room is a place of ease, when our work for
the day is over. Small tables may be placed j
about in convenient corners, by the side of 1
ann-cluiirs and sofas; and curtains hung at
the door, or a screen placed In front of it, in <
winter time, if there is any draught from be- i
neath. We need ventilation above our heads,
not draught that chill our feet, and drive us
to toast them upon the fender. In our leisure i
hours we are more fastidious, and notice all
the little discomforts that in our busiest times
we treat with contempt, orscarcely feel at all. <
In winter lest us have a splendid lire that will
look cheery when our visitors drop in of an <
evening; a pleasant contrast to the cold i
wind.s and snowy roads outside. In summer
let us keep the windows shaded during the ,
daytime, *o that the room will be a coot and
refreshing retreat after the heat of the day. '
All the year round let there be an abundance
of flowers if possible?both cut llowers and
growing plants and ferns. Nothiug can die !
as a decoration with the exquisite tints and 1
the graceful forms nature, and the plainest
furnished room possesses in their presence a :
charm which is wanting to the most magnifl- '
cent when their beauty is absent.?Lussel s
Family Magazine.
Weights and Measures.
Bushel Wheat, 00 pounds ;
Bushel Barley 48 pounds 1
Bushel Buckwheat, 50 pounds
Bushel Corn (ear), 70 pounds '
Bushel Corn shelled, 1... 56 pounds 1
Bushel ltye, r>G pounds
Bushel Outs, 82 pounds i
Bushel Potatoes (i0 pounds
Bushel Salt, 70 pounds
14 pounds Iron, 1 stone
21 y, stones, 1 pip
Barrel Flour, 1% pounds 1
Barrel Pork, 200 pounds i
FlrUin Butler, 50 pounds
2,000 pounds 1 toi:(co.)
2,2W pounds, i umigr.n
Cubic It. Brick 102 pounds
Cubic ft. Coke, 62 pounds j
Cubic It. Cork, 15 pounds
Cubic ft. Copper, .V>0 pounds ;
Cubic ft. Earth, 1:57 pounds J
Cubic ft. Glass, ;. 165 pounds i
Cubic It. Gold, 1210 pounds j
Cubic ft. Granite, 16*> pounds |,
Cubic ft. Gunpowder .56 pounds j
Cubic ft. Iron, 451 pounds
Cubic ft. Rubber, 56 pounds
Cubic ft. Lead, 709 pounds
Cubic ft.. Maple, 47 pounds 1
Cubic ft. Platinum, 1-179 pounds
Cubic ft. Sand, 104 pounds j
Cubic ft. Silver, 653 pounds
Cubic ft. Water, 02 pounds ,
270 cubic ft. of new Hay, 1 ton
4 inches, 1 hand
6 feet 1 fathom 1
6,120 feet, 1 knot
5,2'S0 feet, 1 mile
20S.7x20S.7 feet, 1 acre
31J/. ?al Ions, 1 barrel
54 (rations, 1 hogshd
30 bushels 1 ehald'n
1x4xX ft 1 cord ,
210 sheets, 1 token
15 degrees of longitude, 1 houi (time).
1 degree of Longitude, 4 minutes.
Circumference of a circle is y.1416 times its 1
diameter. 1
Area of a circle is 3.1416 times the square of <
its radius.
One horse-power i.s the power to raise 33,000 <
pounds. 1 foot per minute. 1
Area of an eclipse is .7854 times the log dinameter
times the short diameter.
The Press and Jlunner prints lettor heads ;1
Ktn j.omitt luinfi hills. as well as they can ;
be printed'oisewhere', and as cheap as the J
cheapest,
liluestono in abundance. 3 pounds for 25U
cents. Speed & jN'eulTor. l-'-'J. M
'SHALL BEN TILLMAN BE GAGGED?"'
HANLY BLOWS IN HIS DEFENSE STRUCK
SQUARB OUT FROM THE SHOULDER.
*SnI Parks" mul "B. IJIgwater".
What the Farmers Propose to Do?
Xoble Tribute to a Departed Soldier
and Civilian?Vigorous English.
Cokesbury, March 1G, 1SSG.
Editor Press and Banner :
Men Tillman's plain, open and sensible letters
to the farmers of this Slate have producjd
quile a sensation amongst all classes and
conditions of people?from the high State officials
down to those whose business it is to
glide the ox or turn the mellow glebe," the
earthquake has been felt.
Many writers from various standpoihts
have attempted replies to Farmer Tillman's
letters, but Tillman, although an humble tiller
of the soil, is a man of nerve and brains
and knows what he is talking about?wniu
the fanners need, what they got and what reform
is necessary to cheek the downfall of
Agriculture, the foundation upon which all
our Interests in this State rest.
That the farmers arc getting poorer every
year there is no question. That interest in
farming on t hat account is languishes and
[lying is natural. These facts are self evident.
Can there be any reform ? Let us see. What
ttbout taxes?that theme over which every
politician grows eloquent? Well it Is strange
but taxes are as high now as they were in radical
times. Out of the ground or from the
farmer directly or indirectly the taxes nearly
all come. High taxes affect him more than
uny one else. I don't believe in stinted, miserly
economy either In.privafeor public matters,
but I do believe that taxes should be
lower and that the wants and necessities of
ihe class of people who pay the taxes principally,
should have more attention. Stop ere* I
uling otlices for aristocrats and the sons of
aristocrats. Let them provide for themselves
whether t hey belong to this or that society.
When a man is a candidate for an office now,
lie is lauded for the noble work ho did for the
Democratic party in '70. Why laud him ? I
think nearly all of us did our duty then.
Home have been rewarded, some left in the
cold. There was one man of extraornlnary
brains and ability, to whom thlsState was indebted
for noble work in '76 and yet when he
isked for broad a stone was given mm, uecause
perhaps he was a man of the people,
didn't belong to any clique or ring. This man
was Gen. M. W. Gary, whose memory will
ever be cherished by his countrymen both for
his great military and statesmanlike traits
of character.
Now because Ben Tillman belonsrs to no
ring or clique Is he to be gagged in the good
work he has undertaken ? No, he has the endorsement
not only of the farmers, but other
classes of men. Now and then you find a
farmer kicking but this can be easily explained
and understood.
"Sal Parks'' and "R. Bigwater," (perhaps
Deepwater) I don't believe ever hoed a row of
cotton or plowed a row of corn. Bigwater
notwithstanding his great ignorance knew
loo much about ''the priority ofjtbe lien law."
The efforts of both Sally and Bigwater at ridicule
were laborious if not effective. This is
saying as much as can be said for them.
It is true that the farmers as a class are not
us polished as the office gentry, yet a great
many of them are polished men of education
find ability and the vast majority are men ofi
good comaion sense. They know right from |
wrong and are willing to act that way and
should look to their Interests. The object of:
this farmers'movement is not to array one I
class against another, but simply to see that
the necessary reforms be made. Let the
farmers of At beville county meet In convention
at some point and elect good and true
men to the State Convention of Farmers
which meets on the 29th of April. And ir Mr.
Tillman or any other representative farmer of
brains and integrity can lead them as a "Mo-;
nvs" out of the wilderness of debt and de-J
spalr which now encompasses them, let ihem
follow lilin like true men.
BACKWOODS.
We arc still In the same place, first door before
the National Bank. Our recent Improve- j
ruent lias added much to the beauty and
convenience of our store and with a complete
line of dresses <fcc. hope to meet all demands.
All order sby hand or mail promptly and care
.. ?--* / ? 1. '
lUliy aaenuuu IU. UlVC ua u tail, i
Neufl'er. 2-17 j
Try the crown fine cut charming tobacco.
Sold by Speed & Neufl'er. 2-17 ;
Diamond Dyes, Diamond DyeR, the best and !
cheapest dye stutlin the market. For sale by j
Speed ?fc Neufl'er. . 2-17 i
A biff lot of prepared paints, colors, leads,
oils, &e, just received by .Speed Ji Neuflor.
2-17
If vou want a good breech loading shot gun
at New York cost, call on P. Rosenberg & Co.
A small amount Invested in window glass
and prepared putty will make your houses
much more comfortable for the winter. Glass
cut to fit any 6ash by Speed & Neufl'er. 12-9.
Always on hand, a large lot of white lead,
prepared paints, linseed oil, paint brushes,
which you can buy in any quantity from
Speed it Neufler. 12-9. i
Now is your time to get a good breech load-1
ing shot gun at New York cost. P. Rosenberg i
? Co.
Jersey stripes at 60 cents, worth 75 cents i
Bell & Galphin. 12-9. I
Brocaded velveteens at GO cents, worth 75 I
cents. Bell & Galphin. 12-9. |
Kewihg machine needles, sewing machine!
oil, sewing machine attachments, at Haddon's.
2-::l
We continue to oiler great inaucoments in ,
Indies hats and millinery goods, Bell & Gal-!
pbtn. 2-24 j
Another lot of all wool, 30-inoh dress flan-1
nel in blue and grey garnet, juat received.
Ball &Galphin. 11-11. j
We would call special attention of the la-.
:lles to our elegant and complete line of
"Newmarket Cloaks" just received. Call and
be fitted before the stock Is broken. W.Joel
Smith & Son. 11-4
Rust proof oats. Just received our third
md last car of oals this season. They are ftne.
Sow is the chance to secure your seed. W.
Tool Smith & Son. 10-28
The prettiest and cheapest line of striped
flannels for ladles' and children's cloaks and
wrappers in town, just received at W.Joel
sinitii & Sons. 10-14.
While Brothers have a good lot of shot
runs. Among them are some very fine
breech-loaders. Sept. 30.
Let all the ladles wanting a cashmere dress
examine White Brothers' stock before pur-,
ibasing. Sept. 30.
Messrs. Seal, Mcllwaine & Co., have a fine
lot of new buggies, which they are offering at
low prices. rtf
Wool lares in all shades for dress trimming
it Bell & Calphin. Oct-7.
Special attention is called to our large stock
d1 ladies uudervests, rrorn 3oc. to tfi.ou. iieii &
Salphin. Oct-7. |
Let all the ladiesexamine our stock of new
markets, short wraps, Russian circulars and
Jersey Jackets for ladies and Misses. Bell &
Salphin. Oct-7.
Our line of dress goods in English cords,
satin berbers, cashmeres and silks, cannot be
surpassed In this market, Bell & Galphin. 0-7
Linens, linen collars. Linen collars from
3c. to 10c. Bell A Galphin. Oct-7.
Buy your tobacco and cigars from us. The
"May Kirby" is hard to beat. Sppeed & Neuffer.
12-9.
"Wedding Cake"is the best tobacco in the
market for the money. Try it. Sold by
Speed & Neuft'er. 12-9.
"Snnnoto Tolu." the purest chewlnir cum In
the indrket Positively will not. injure the
the teeth. For sale by Speed it Neuti'er. 12-1).
The cheapest and best shirt ever offered In
this market. Price fifty cents. W. Joel Smith
ft Son. 10-28
The effects of malaria in the system is a
hard thing to eradicate, but will promptly!
yield to the wonderful and sovereign remedy,
Westmoreland's Calisaya Tonic. Try it. Fur
sale by Speed it Neuffer. 1-20.
Swift's Specific S. S. S. sold in the dry form
by Speed h Neuti'er. 1-20
Breech loading shot guns at New York cost.
P. Rosenberg iV Co.
Special attention is called to our stock of
ladtes, misses and children's shoes, in French
kid button, Common Sense button, and Satin
Tip button. Bell & Galphin. 10-7.
We have a large stock of cotton flannels in
the Bay State Brand from 10c. to 20c., blea and J
brown. Bell it* Galphin. 10-7. |
Our larsre stock of neckwear is simply beau...
. ? j?. ,tn.. T}?n Av
Hill I. IjflUlO JUl; UUq v;uiiai9| U.V/M UK in.n vv
CJalphin. Oct-7.
Black Laces, black and Colored velveteens
and other trimmings at Smith & Son. 10-7
A line of black cashmeres, black armnre
at Smith it Son. 10-7
Jersey jackets black and colored cheap
Smith &Son. 10-7
Best self asjustlng corrset on the market, at
Smith & Son. 10-7
Jersey cloth for ladles' and children's
V? ,t, riivliihln
W l lll? 1U1 )Y 11111.1 n VIII , uvit u, V...,
10-7.
Ladies'belts with satchels attached is the
latest novelty in belts. We have them In the
new shades. Bell & Galphin. 10-7.
Hats! hats! We have a very large stock of
ladles'and children s huts, street hats for lalies
and misses, children's lelt and velvet
saps. Bell Galphin. 10-7.
Ik you are looking for wedding presents,
Jon't fail to examine Mr. Ucese's stock ot silverware
which is both beautiful and useful, tf
Gloves! gloves! \vTe have a beautiful line
white, black and colored kid gloves, black
ind colored caslnnere gloves, black and coined
Jersey gloves at all prices. Bell tfc Galphin.
10-7.
Mrs. Mary Taggart has charge of Messrs.
Hell & Gal phi n's Dress making Department.
;all auci soe her, 10-7.
rHE PAY OF TEACHERS?THE AVERAGE
ATTENDANCE OF SCHOLARS--THE
SCHOOL AOE.
The School Commissioner of Abbeville
Comity Makes Jinny Sugtfestions
of Vital Importance to the
People.
uffice of tschooii uom.llisslt;** r.n
Abbeville County,
Abbevjlle, S. C., Jan. 1J, 1&>6.
TheCounty Board of Examiner!' haveagrccd
that the monthly pay of teachers shall he according
to urade of certificate, or grade of
school, as follows:
First Grade, Twenty-Five Dollars.
Second Grade, Eighteen Dollars.
Third Grade, Ten Dollars.
That the minimum average number of pupils
per month that shall entitle a teacher to
full pay in country schools shall be 15; In Incorporated
villages and towns 20. In cas?s
where the average number between the age6
of 6 and 1<? falls below the minimum the trustees
shall pay a per capita shareof the mouthly
pay.
The following changes of general import
ance to trustees ana teachers nave Deen recently
made In the School Lnw:
J. Certificates granted by County Boards are
valid for 2 years, and are renewable with or
without examination, at the discretion of the
said Boards.
2. It shall not be lawful for any person who
is less than six or more than eighteen years of
age, to attend any of the free public schools.
Tiie law requires the trustees to meet as early
hs practicable in the year, In order to hjcate
the schools and elect teacheis. This ought to
be done before the 1st of February of each
year, so that by that time all the schools of
the district shall have been established and
all the touchers employed. No school ought
to be opened after the first week in Februury
unless under peculiar circumstances. The apportionment
of the school fund to the several
school districts is made on the 1st of JKetwuary,
or as soon thereafter as practicable. Unless
the trustees fix some limit to the time during
which they will eoutractwith teachers of public
schools, they cannot know the number of
teachers nor their grade In time to ascertain,
with the accuracy that the subject demands
the length of the school term for their district.
The trustees, therefore, are urged to ascertain
as soon as the apportionment is made the
length of the school term for their district and
-* 1 * * - -? - i 1. *U?
report, me same to uu mu leuuutns uuu wi mc
School Commissioner. Theschool term of each
sch(M)l of the same district, for the time it is
operated as a public free school, should be the
same.
There has been a giear defect in the administration
of the school law in respect to the location
of schools. In some places the schools
are located too near each other. This distribution
of the forces and efforts of a community,
as well as the distribution of the public fund
has had the effect of shortening the school
term, and depriving such unfortunate communities
of the influence and advantages of
one good, well paid, well-equipped and well
sustained school. I recommend to the trustees
the sentiment of a distinguished commander,
who, when asked the secret of his
success, promptly replied, "/ concentrate my
forces
In some places, on the other hand, the
schools are too far apart. The effect has been,
probably, more disastrous than in caseswhere
the schools are too near each other. It has
lessened, alarmingly, the attendance in the
county schools, and, doubtless, smothered the
spark ot genius in many h worthy youth.
This part of the school law Is asdifflcultof administration
as it is important. While the
law requires the trustees to pay due regard to
any school house already built, or sites procured,
it also requires them to have regard to
"other circumstances proper to be considered
so as best to promote the educational Interest
IU" " T om rliot-vnonrl tn hnMfivn f h n f
Ui LUC UIOH 1UU? jk am UIO]/uovu w WUHVT w iu?*?
there are schools in the county that ought to
be removed from their present location, and
established in places accessible to a larzer
number of children who are not now within
a convenient, distance of any school. No two
public free schools for the same race ought to
be within less than five miles of each other.
Two and a half miles is not too great a distance
from a good school. A very Jew only will
be required to go even this distance, and they
can, surely, well afford to do so, if, by navlng
fewer schools, we increase the length of the term
and. the efflcicncy of those that we have.
It is a lamentable fact, known even to the
casual observer, that in some sections of the
county there is un Increasing disposition, ou
the part of parents, to shift the responsibility
of their children's education from themselves,
where it properly belongs, to the public, where
it belongs only in cases of extreme poverty
and misfortune, or wilful ncglect. They demand
that the publtc, which exacts from them
a few dimes for school tax, shall in return educate
their children, build and repair their
school houses, and even pay the Incidental expenses
o( the school. This disposition ought
to be checked at every point, and especially in
the matter of building ana repairing school
houses. It is a manifest Injustice to the teachers
to take any part of their already too small
salary and appropriate it to building and repairing
school houses. The school house Is a
local matter, and the community ought to
build it at their own expense. Theclrcum
stances ougnt to oe very exceiniunai muiru,
which would induce the trustees to appropriate
any part of the public fund to building
and repairing school houses. I feel sure that
my views on this snbjest will not be well received,
but I believe them to be right, and
that Is a sufficient reason for me to recommend
them to the earnest consideration of the
trustees.
The trustees will please see to It that the
teacher's monthly reports are properly filled
out, us the School Commissioner's Annual report
Is based upon these monthly reports.
Any letter conveying suugestlons and recommendations
to trustees is essentially defective,
that does not ask their hearty support in
the proper administration of the school law,
in raising the standard of teacher's certificates,
in increasing the efficiency of the
schools, in arousing an interest in the all-important
subject of properly rearingand educating
our children, and in making during the
r.hort period of our office, unmistakable ad:
vanccs all along our own lines In the grand
march of education.
Respectfully,
GEO. C. HODGES,
School Commissioner A. C.
Our line of cigars and tobacco Is much larger
than ever before, and we only ask atrial
to convlence you of superior quality of same.
Speed & Neufter. 2-17
Johnson's Kaisomine, tne prettiest, cneapest
and most valuable preparation of the
kind in tlie market, for a testimonial examine
Speed & Neuffer's store. 2-17
Bridge to Let.
I will let to the lowest bidder on Thursday,
April 8, 188<J, between the hours of 12 rn.
and 1 p. m. the building of the brldie across
the Saluda River at WaTT'S FERRY. The
right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
Specifications made known on day of letting.
JAMES A. McCORD,
Chairman B. C. C.
March 17, 1886. 4t
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE,
court of common pleas.
Loudle N. Speer and Martha E. Norwood,
Administratrix, Ac., against Jennie P.
Glympli, Fannie N. Townsend, et al.
IN obedience to the order of the Court herein,
all parties wlih whom the late I>r. W.
C. NORW OOD, In his lifetime, entered Into
any contract or contracts for the sale of any
renl estate and who have not as yet received
titles for the same, are hereby notified and required
to prove their respective claims before
me on or before the first day of June, 1886.
J. C. KLUGH,
Master.
March 15, 18S0. 4t
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE,
IN THE I'ROBATE COUflT.
Martha E. Norwood, as Administratrix, Ac.,
Plaint!U' against Ludie N. Speer, et al, Defendants.?Complaint
for sale of land to
pay debts.
Twill rcII nt public outcry within the legal
Vi/Mi 1*1? Af unlfl of A KKuvlIln f1 T-T ah culnrinv
in April next, lor the payment of debts the
following described renl estate blonsltig to
the Estate of Dr. W. C. Norwood, Deceased, to
wit:
All tlint lot or parcel of land situate in the
town of Hodges with store house, having a
front of 6iJ feet, length 117 feet, and 37 feet rear
end, bounded by lot of D. B. Glymph, C. & G.
It. It. and other lauds of suid estate.
TERMS CASH. Purchaser to pay for papers.
J. FULLER LYON,
Judge Probate Court.
March 17, 1896. tf
WM. H. PARKER W. C. McGOWAN*
T> jp, JUT^fliWiT A Iff
liUEiiiAii vx IUUUU *w an
ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS,
ABBEVILLE, C. H., S. C.
WILL practice also in the Circuit Courts 01
the United States for South Carolina* I
Jan 7, 1880. tf J
1VOTICE.
The subscribers to the Capital Stock of the
Natal Bail of AlWle, S. C,
ARE hereby notified that a call lor the payment
of the fifth installment fbdng
one-tenth of their subscription has been
made for
April 1st, 1886.
The Cashier will be prepared'to receipt for
the same at tbe office of the Bank.
A. B. WARDLAW, President.
BENJ. S. BARNWELL, Cashier.
Dec. 9,1885, tf
Report of the Condition
a
OF
The National Bait of AMle,1
At Abbeville, in the State of South
Carolina, at the Close of Business,
March 1st, 1856.
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts S12,%2 47
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 12,500 00
Due from approved reserve agents 15,595 31
Due from other National Banks 5,511 78
Due from State Banks and hankers... 6.2K3 90
ftii-nHnru or*r? fWfnriw 1.17n (W
Current expenses and taxes paid 983 59
Premiums paid 484 37
Fractional paper currency, nickels,
and pennies 20
Specie ? 5,2155 10
Legal tender notes 13,631 00
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer
(5 per cent of circulation) 562 50
Total $74,926 20
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in 83^,760 00
Undivided profits 1,117 55
Individual deposits subject to check.. 33,048 63
Total S7i,926 20
State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville, ss :
I, Brnj. S. Baknwell, Cashier of the nbove
named bank, do solemnly swear that Ihn
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge aud bPlief.
BENJ. S. BARNWELL,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me ibis 6th
day of March, 1886.
ROBERT R. HEMPHILL,
N. P. S. C.
CORRECT-Attest:
J. ALLEN SMITH,
T, W. WHITK.
R. M. HADDON",
Directors.
Proclamation.
State of South Carolina,
Executive Department.
"W*HEREAS, information lias been re
ceived at this Department that an atrooions
murder was committed in the
County of Abbeville, on or about the 14th
day of December, A. D. 1885, upon the
body of Caesar Smith by a person or persons
unknown.
Now, therefore, I, Hugh S. Thompson,
Governor of the State of South Carolina,
in order that justice may be done and
the majesty of the law vindicated, do
hereby offer a reward of SEVENTYFIVE
($75.00) DOLLARS for the apprehension
and conviction of each and every
person who participated in said crime.
In testimony whereof, I have bereun'
to set my hand and caused
' '* 1 w XI J 1. ?. 1^.
me lireai oeai 01 iue ouuu
be affixed, at Columbia, this
[L.M.S.] third day of March, A. D.
1886, and in the (me hundred
and tenth year of the Independence
of the United
States of America.
(Signed) HUGH S. THOMPSON.
I By tbe Governor:
(Signed) Jas. N. Lipscomb,
Secretary of State.
Atlantic Coasi Line.
passenger department.
Wilmington, N. C? <Tun?* 22,1S85.
FAST LINE between Charleston and Columbia and
Upper South Carolina.
going west.
Leave Charleston, 8. C 7 20 a m
Leave Lanes, 8. C- 8 84 a m
Leave bumter, S. C_ 9 83 a ui
Arrive Columbia, 8. C 10 40 n m
Arrive Winnsboto, 8. G 3 02 p m
Arrive Chester. 8. 0 ~ 4 15 p m
Arrive Yorkville, 8. C 6 05 n in
Arrive Lancaster, S. C 7 <11 p in
Arrive ltock Hill, S. C 4 5tS p m
Arrive Charlotte, N. U .. 6 05 p m
GOING EAST.
Arrive Charleston, S. C 9 10 p m
Arrive Lanes, S. C ~ 7 45 p m
Arrive Su inter, S. C 6 42 p m
Leave Columbia, S. C 5 27 p in
Leave Winnsboro, 6. C 3 48 p m j
Leave Chester, S. C 2 42 p m i
Leave Yorkville, S.C12. 11 45 p m
Ti.nv.. T nnon^tor S C. 7 00 a II) !
Leave Kock Hill,3. 0 1 56 p m
Leave Charlotte, N. C J 12 50 j> m
going West.
Arrive Newberry, S. C 12 48 p m
Arrive Greenwood, 8. C 2 42 p m
Arrive Laurens, 8. C 6 30 p ni j
Arrive Anderson, S. C 4 47 p m i
Arrive Greenville. S. !C~ 5 S5 P ?n
Arrive Walhalla, S. C? <? S3 |> m
Arrive Abbevflle. 8. C 4 80 p ni
Arrive Spartanburg, s. C 4 40 p m
Arrive Ilendersonvllle, N. C .. 5 35 p m
GOING EAST.
Leave Newberry. S. (j 3 02 p m
Leave Greenwood, 8. <J : 12 44 p m
Leave Laurens. 8. C 8 OA n in
Leave Anderson, 8. C 10 22 n m
Leave Greenville, 8. C 0 45 a m
Lehve Wnlhnlla. 8. C 8 SO ? m
Leave Abbeville. S. <5 10 45 a in
Leave 8parlnnbunr. S. C 11 05 p in
Leave Hendersonville, N. C 7 00 8 m
Solid trains between Charleston and Columbia, S. C
J. F. DIVINE, T. M. EMERSON,
Gon'l Sup't. Gen'l Pass. Agent.
mgfjfeM
Will be tntll?d FBEK to alt ppUeanti, ?nd tocuitomtriof
lut jiu without ordering It. It contain* about ISO pifei, r
600 illaitraUoot, prleti, acevrmta dticriptiooi and valuable !
lUrMlinni fnv nl.nlUa .IV A# VP^rrritlT K 1 _
and It6V?TBfeEM3"c?B8lwWtlM^ta?5 1
to all, tipvoUllj to lftrkit Gardener*, fiend tor it. I J
D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Michigan. ,
Harness Shop.
i
FOR the manufacture and sale of all kinds '
of harness, and everything usually kept |
in such an estoblishment; also repairing at-|
tended to with neatness and dispatch. Should |
you want anything wc have not on hand, give *
us your order and wc will see that it Is done. ?
THOS. 13JSGGS. c
Feb. 17,1880, tf
GOODS AT
The Entire Stock of the
Is now Offered
AT OO
COME EARLY AND SECURE TS
9 '
WALTER L. SI
J. R. GUNNING
W. JOEL smii
--ARE NOW OFFERIj
COMPLETE AND M
STOCK OF?
Merchandise for Fall ai
fjmEIR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ARE FILLED
Well Selected, Seasonable, j
containing MANY real IMJFDVTLIIWr ??<
bargains. They keep Li Lit I 1 tllllU WJ
WIlAT they-want, but the best of it, and at REASON^
C U AITC ?nr Ptock of Shoes Is very large, Ladles
jflULDi complete.
HATS. Our 6tock of Hats cannot be surpassed.
n HTUTWr 0ur 8,ock of Ready-Made Clott
LLU 1 il lllu* can suit you. Come and see.
nov rnnnc Twilled White, Red and Bh
JJlI I VlUUv Ji Cloaking*, Water Prool Good
panes, Bleached >and Brown
all very cheap and you would
DRESS GOODS. ?&r*acon,,>
W. JOEI
Oct. 7.1885, tf . . ,
SPEED & NI
ir
iDruj-grgri
f/'EEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL AND "V
ent f4MSS^HK KB
Dyspepsia. For sale only by vit. Try our BLACKBEIUI
and our COMPOUND SYltUP SARSAPAHILLA wl
BED BUG POISON, the most convenient way of destro
nil the staple and fashionable colors. A foil line of 1
? n<rn\l v t>V Tl.o I,net Hrorwls ivf f!I(4,\ Itfi
i~>A /* X x\j+* aiv X I UW,., ? jl 11 v VV.WW w.
complete stork of WHITE LEADS, PAINTS. OILS,
BRUSHES, WIN DOW GLASS, GOLDEN MACHINE
Bros. PREPARED PAINT, the beat Id the market Sp
[Prescription De
Physician's prescriptions nnd Family Recipes filled f
rieuced and competent hands. Orders by band or mail
April 20, 18S5, tf
PALMETTO ~!
Tie laifisl ail Best Md Hi
WITH SELECT BRA
J^INE QLD ^^HISKEY, JgRANDY
AND J^OMESTIC, JQUBLIN AND *
AnD E, JjflRESH JgEER
^LSO A pULL OF rjlOBACCO, ,
jyjOUNTAIN Q.AP JJYE AND |
0ORN "yyHISKIES A ?
Thos. McGettigan
No,
Elberton Machi
ELBEBTON, GE
BUILD AND KEPAIR
Macliierj, Eapes, Boilers, Saw 111!
SHAFTING, PUl
Agents for the best Stationery, Por
Engines in the market.
Kurting's Universal Irjector, the b<
The Van Duzen Jet Pump, for raisi
Mining Purposes.
The Vanwinkle Cotton Gins and Pr
Freeman's Patent New Era Power (
Keep in Stock Steam and Water P
Valves, Check Valves.
Steam Guages, Guage Cocks, Oil Ci
Lubricators, Files, Soap Stone
Best Italian Hemp and Gum Pa<
Screws and Bolts.
*w- Will be Rind to furnish pstlmnt"? for anything need
respondence solid le J. Kespectfully,
PHILLI
Nov. 4,1885, fim
wmw mma
Ootliran db
HAVE Just opened a new and elegantly fitted up I)
Corner, under the Press and Banner office, and are
eceive till their stock is complete a full line of
Drugs, Medicines, Chemical
Uso, all the popular PATENT MEDICINJ55 kept in a 1
VHmint to l>e fresh atiu nooa.
Wa. also ofl'er a well selected stock of FANCY GOODS
Colognes, Foreign and Domestic,!
in great variety, Handsome \
Onrllneof BRUSHES AND SOAPS is pimply eomple
<TAIL, FLESH, SHAVING AND SHOE BIlUSll SOAl
St..
January 2S, 1SS3, 11
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nnorr 11
VV13 A ; i
v.o-.i V
' ' ' V 'tH
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> late Firm of
for Sale
ST!
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IE CHOICEST GOODS.
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XLEB, Assignee.
TTATVT AtrATil .
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PH & SON
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SQ A
AGHSriFICEISTT ,
'.?$4.
""m '
.** ? ' ' y
id Winter Uses.
. WITH
attractive Goods,
...? , .J , _ r , V|. f ' JB
3 persons wishing to lay In tbefr
INTER SUPPLIES-can not only get
VBLE prices.
i, Misses, Gents, Boys and Children aU
, . , vr- ^
; .i
ting is always large. This season we
, . ' , ' fit
ie Plnnnels, Dress Flannels, Flannel
s all prices-Blankets, Robes, Connters
heelings, Hosiery. These goods are
I do well -to examine them.
lete line of Standard and Fashionablei
SMITH & SON.
SUFFER,
. 7
sts.
PELL SELECTED STOCK OF PURE
the latest and popular lines of PAT
INK* We best Liver Medio) lie, cores
11 CORDIAL for Summer Complaint.
th IODIDE PCTASH for the Bloods
ying these Insect* DIAMOND DYES
ANCY GOODS. TOILET ARTICLES,,
, TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES. A
VARNISHES, ETC., ETC PAINT
OIL. We sell the cerebrated Harrison
cclul attention paid to the
partment.
it all hours of day and night by expe!
promptly attended to.
SPEED & NEUFPEE.
SALOON.
wisp, in \k ITn-Coimtrv
iUMU ?MW w V > j NDS
OF
AND ^yiNES, JjlOREIGN
J^IVERPOOL pORTER
LWAYS ON "pjAND.
QIGARS AND ?1IGARETTSr
gTONE J^JOUNTAIN
^PECIALTY.
i. Proprietor
4 Washington Street.
ne Works,
OBGIA.
ALL KINDS
s, Grist Mills, Cane ilk
LLEYSi &c.
table and Semi-Portable
sst Boiler Feeder known.
ng Water to Tan&s and
esses.
Cotton Press.
ipes and Fittings, Globe
ips, Malleable Oil Cans,
, Asbestos, and
eking ; Set Screws, Log
ed in the MACHINE line. CorPS
& GARBUTT.
STORE.
Perrin
RUG STORK on the Marshall House
now receiving and will continue to
Is, Dye Stuffs, &c.
Irst-class Drug Store, all of which we
, consisting of
Handkerchief Extracts
rases, Lamps, &c.
te. Every variety of HAIR, TOOTH
ft* from the finest toilet to tlie sbeap
' v . ' . if i' ;j