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'on them, will Ie, c.iietd untii aedered utjit 'and charged nccordilialy. 'Comu)1nicaiis. post paid, will be prompt ly and strictly att-cded tt-. r. C. I.o...f....... . i V . 7 ILI. practise in ithe Courts of Law -and Fquit) in fice ketrims of Edgelit.ld and Abbeville. Office, Ed-efield C If Sept 20 3m 35 P. S. BROokS,. F F F E R S his prot-sAutiu servcet. ict LAW and EQUITY. Oct 4 I. 37 sO!tEPE A B.XF.Y, .- T'ORNEY A T L.A W. TELL prictise in the Coorts of Edgefield and the adjoinim-, Dietricts. Ang 23 tf 31 A CARD. R. ELBE1T BLAND respectiflly ofic bi-, Professional Services to the citieni of Edgefield village and 'iemity Office next door to the Coiurt Hotse Ang 16 CAN 1) I TEs. FOR SUERIFF. 'gThe frierz of WE LEY BODIE. Esqr tn1ttu~cet him1 acs a canncciducIctecr the tjthece ol Shetrif'ithi L)istrict at the enuinig ectiou We re aTethdorized to ainoufdnce Capi. UUMPHREY BOULWARE,asa Can Alicate L:ir Seriff, at ithe entqbig ele.iin ICiThe friends of Col. THUS. .W.: LAN HAM announce- him as a irailidate for lie liCe t In ia m M 1- - grie friends if (cl. JOHN HILL a - tnonice him tas a candidate foor Sheriff of Ed; field District nt thfe next election. &T, We are autniorized to mintince T. J. WHITAKEU. ns a candidate- for the Office of Sheriff, at the ensiing elemion. The Friends of% WM. P. iUTLEr, .q.. -insoiice him as a Candidate for SherdTt Lt lice' next electiotn. (TThe Friends of AL1ID N)AY. atnntunce him as a Candidate for Sheriff. at the ersuing" eleftit'c. FOR ORIINARY. We a-re aithorized lin announce ) EDW Ait . PRE*,4LEY. m a Cndiidate fOr the Ollice of Ordinury at the ecnsicg Plect4n. We are aithorized tp ann->ttnce Col. WILLIAM 11. MOSS. te a Cttdidai for the vfITce of Orchukry at ti- Censumei election. D' The friend& of I UYdY T- 1 i 11, Esqr., mmence.snt a a c;nd:dijte lor the ctf fice of Ordittary oifthis Dinrict, at the etisui!q, etlectiont.. We are antiorized to al1nct)Uq '1 .j. V. L. COLEMAN. ae a candidale for Ordinary at the ensiing elerion. The friends nl* HUGH A. NIXON, 1-c-.. respectfully anitcin'ee hin as a (.an:daie for the (Alice of Ordiciary, at .dic Ucx' Election. - FOR CLERK. iaW re niuhorjPised toenot:ce W . .JOH N:'ON, E'rj.. canidtnte for Clerk ..f the I)ixie; Court of E.glied at the0 ensnlin:-,--lec'tic-u. {'7Thce frijende er PLTI (&'ATT"LI' BH UM, Esq.t.. ccannotce,. hcicc asc :: enic. eicte fear thce Oie t o .fi Cle c.f .b. (-f.o "It Coni.i!d.u Pleas. cef this D)ierrict. at ithe ccie cPitin We arc ation:'. ; c ecc,.:uc'"T O Clerk of lice Cour,t.~ iKel4 fietl' Distnea'. SThe frieods c' E. PEINN an:no.mce '" him as a~ Coodid '-ti -ar- Uidrc ofl C i.rk at the eu*uint 'i--- : cc F'OR TIAX CGJ.LE1'CTOR. The F rier'l cc: n) s*t' W" . IC R'IT, an noin'e hiar as a -*e'gcae J.e Tlcax Coi!le. tnt. nI c 'eh e l.l en :tt ciCtt''. - ThcsfnendesorA." C .i QUATlTLF: :-M, nnnounceUtc hium ar- a cweidsat. fcc-T:cx ('iii lector. c't the ensutii r-!ectti. We are author'.zed to aecccncure WM L. P~ARKB, ca a Cambddate for Tia'c U.cdee. icr. at the next eler't;.ce. Necw Boot asad .Sie. tH ER E Gendcecm"""e irois -ma Shco's V are cmc:de i- a mccst encpcric.r stv!e of' fit and w.srkmactnship. - Gendemene wanltinag c"rk soled. dncaee -ok d. water p'roof, wal!kctp. are's. paztenet I-la'r. and a fine pumecp euled BOT . reed bcut leave their orders witheliE the .tse,er. mcarchc I ri - h. ALL those' inidched tce fai ct of flarne?ttI f. Ihtndc, are re.ryt,ir ito im:," imelIit' ate paymcet, and those~ i.;svagq dleanrm du 10 pecesenct themc properly uattstel. JOH N lilLL. 44 ::1o NE.W STORIA! NEWEA GMODS. WKON&KINCLEY having asso. Ci.ci ti--iveS to~gehi., th'ei Drv Gen.s usir;es,womld misi Yespecifidly Stoli, cit wt and pinteri vi-itil.r fui-n1arp wo call rud ox-smi!iv their well se!ected stock (i S'itpieim :i an.%i D v) c iods. which tHey .s11er low fur cA-u. :ii;,twum whi, I .aw Ohe llowing: i3r,,%v u tiasaiis, feato is 374. Bleabbe~d do - 6.4 ito 15. E.3::i :Atmi Am. rat.in Pi iitr, 5 m 20. Amserie:t all e m u G in os, leW to 37. Blis k (::-<.tai-e Alpioccas, plam, plaid ,11:4 st- ped. .:,d .l,iit M Ah . DeL.ia, ali,- sik.. p!:in, tri ed a 1a Plaid, 'nifr-re, ;ilks tr.nh .--1 00 t- 2 5, ro a it :.d .4rilpm Carelinws. (:it%% s;yle drs M 4 e ) 4 1:.11.,lan.eis 114 . H!-. lost! 124 i,1d Blikms. l w iaa is- imut .iple stock ever ofTired R.d : A *I,\'i-" I-'Aan lall u.1 on4i,1 from 25 .si Otit. 1)enneat .ii 18.. Mt;6s and Luba t%ool Dinmers and Siticts. Kentuelcy Jans. and Merrinu Ell-0ish. Ailericil and French 'Cloths and K.rseys. f nim 15 ti 31j. Firi'aire Dinty. Iroiu IS to :0. Umirella-1. Bolojels and Flors, im ic . f all de-criliitwa. Piui-d Liwd-e% s aid ap.win chicks, Bran is and blelahed 1iollivid. dl do Diil. 0<n.us uand Fitrary stiPes, myu-s..idli. ilook Pliia anad J:iconet Muslin, 4.4. 5 4. 6 4. 7-4 and 6-4 wool Sih-wls, Lirles liisreadaid cuiton Lacem. so--.peris. G aov o and ihtudkerchiell, Laui--, anJ Clildea's .4ho1'es. 4. ;.4 nd 10-4 Table Daimask. 'jsami::z fui ::reses &c &c. ic. Sepl :.0 :35 2ml GREAT BARGAIN. ' l:NI"Alt. & ''''' l j has l,ji receiv ed tv Hla nl Itof Go(DS, ,ill attelitimn,. voUld do well to hig cfsFewlhcre. 17 llls. St. Cy 5 Btlt. No I Cla d-red Souars, %Vevt Indi: and New Orleun M 175 Bags Rio, L.aguaru and Java Coiee 401 a:k) of Salt. 75 barrek Michierels, 50 boxes finc Cheese, 3 verces Rice. 1-2- ii-s ft Nailk atid Brnds, xL,1ou Ii.s. Swepfdes Iron-all sts 3aid frio, German and Cast Steel, S' . paillmn l. llty in 134-iddxr,, 4A.:00 poaIls Wlite Leid, Vernon Mil!si t ba:lel, 00ed .l ihers ioots. liroi:-s nrd Ladics Shois. ,)00 HeAvvy fi:fA Blwiko-1,. !o pair Flior Bod Wiiihels. Keisey-4 0snab,ir.s, 1h,irlings nnd Shectings. 2 casws Pr i.:g- pat-rlrus. [>iintl:i n!j:c'nets aind 'J'ab. B11,b-t4:d Jheti and W-Vire, Secvft. :cb0 pnimma- In:m'. and :00 pilins oak n a os LS .- Upper I -calhur atid alf. ,N0 Cc-il? R pe--1000 piids Twive. 12.- hn S i..0 ken li-Rt Powdct, Lea,d Bul-te. I11i.. Clipperns. :amolc-. Sparmn sud Tail,w Cheviw- T-1baci. Siusnr cans, Mrastire-s. Poppet. Spicn, G-in Fer. Callp SCt Chais. Wood aid Cnall Seat It-kiu.: f7hair.s. and :ma iy other ar tic!es tu te dn: its utmwrate. Ws'- wuit ! On. ai tm daily acrecRs. -11 rd.:r.- fromut u-ir hr ends. -mii fueei asur~ied of gi iii iuja 5(is ac .5!. DJUN1B.\ R & GU!h \IDl'.. jinbirg. S. 1' . 0-'3 f. 40) Wsr~ Kct.chia. & Go, f'a I-\ is p'*..uie mi , g.:n, their catie . In ac.u K 6 . - us ih h v'iry liberal hsaps- by hsbera.lity :ta d ir doaingti to mii-rit a .::i e si nowt'iu . winofurnu:. msf ira::d. si' n i.somerru si ld th pubi ge er Pv. to~ n'--e w sock ofi FJYE FA SINA-BLE AND :Ilt. E FAN''Y A ND) S TrAPlJi-' D H VGOO1)S. Selected hi oune .f 'hec Fi rmt duarinag the inst -noia:h iron:. uhe New7 ]'rk and !|:adelp/laa Markt Ur a.u*at:ie. I win einpri--t eveary artce atuwilly cau;d ih mi ib i,' tsr! a.!. ntai we ple.dys m:ar.ulv-. not! :.a be' sntruidiu by aniy isa hiam G.:ura' alw.iy< sho'wa wih lla hure.. No nhrit a c-dl N. 11. -iinie It that Amecricani I lotel Build *r :imburg 8 Ocet -4 P2t ;7. hOltat i.;ttB!SnOS labar. .W. C. vd & IV 0.h \~1i;4.' bu s-ii-sirn w Hb- conitinueasd t thes t-rme tatd by W W ' GF.sjia & .J. L. (iGwr. ainder ths lim of . El'l:.R & K.\'IGI.T, WhIo respaecid!yii teindsar ts forrie: easitomers md Planoters, gne'raalty thi--r servsces us use 8tor uge :md saha: of Cotronia:: oi itther prodsnce. Advanaces will Ii. made wh'lea reqmartid on roduzce ini Sutore end urseir char ge., will b)o rag uate-d lay a duei, regard to the ta:ie of the times. Nmov 1RA8 2m 41 "Gen. Taylor Never'urrendes! AND J. CoM' "heap Cas Store, S Coilitt u,:iinee to remain Low in price, inj ey not so plentiful, the suh A scribxr iakes thi- method of informing the . Paat, n the surrounding country, i, I .e has a sp:erdij oind wel elected Stock of G ods onl hand, i%hic he lihaq late-ly 1 ught in N,:n Y.-rk an.i Philadelphia, extr1ely lo. and thpt he i, selling them ;t sit ;rs':eil as % ill compare with any sold at Afehent' under any cilcumsatal ce, 164 stock iq entirel% N EW. tnd no-old Goods n4a0hir vears hack can e- found 0here. fligserk consis im 1.,'r of every kind ot Drioods- ncy Goods for dres, se-f-Shiam -.,. Rblions. Ciilars. Gloves, Check4, TPhiclkin-,- He, ete., etc., lo reai- madv t lom,, HilU ned CpjiS. Ilardiiare. Je ry.t Cutlery,:Segars. Tobacco, Bhjnkei. K, e-ya. Sut-tr and 0.4-, Pepper. Spic, c. etc. As I don't ask any wt:el Ino 13%for hall deh- cornerced with ine, I e o uh ad freely sany. Ihat I sell CH:At:R 'han ih- Chfa eSt. The communihy woulit w'ell to give me a trial, and he --btied, before b.iw ;tnyt here ele. Call, se. 8il he convinced. ar.a as I duo'i civirg- tier looking, yon n,y nsmiiv comtie aid all who .Axamines then fnirlv will he b.rred o admil itit the bes: Borgains are at J. (10 IN'S. Vec, inbe: 6 1648 2t 4tr NEW A1R AL, OF READY MADE C TIFI IO TH 1, AT TilE CHEAP C... STORE. 1F S i .etri ber h .ving ju-, received a new ass t.of the mot Fachionnble Clahing, conAistiw iti pirt cf Pimialoo s,.Vesti 4 ats bScarfs, Silk Neck atd Pme,ketelierchiefs. Shirts of all edescriptions,etc.- ireci fo-&m the ilorth. which in stle and taste ceunut be sutpassed, and as regardiC .e,'they are as all his Goods, extremely low. - FOR TilE LAM lie now ofiers a spilendid assoritent of Bead, .4 -laspe, Steel Rings, a late sivle of Cnilrens i.inec C.,ats. Carpet Biuding. a r sortnat of Lambs Wool Faiicy Miss's Bick,'Slute and White Hose. Black 'Y se si latest st3le Ribbons. Gim,-s ande .Frium. 4. Ju,treceived a fresh assortnent'of NEW RIGE ill be sold -1wr,for CAsi -- J."CO111N. December 6 1S48 2t 46 R Y GOOD 0S. IL" ateeeived hiq PALL v m & F FM Witiler (iooi, ats-.. Figmel. Writered and plain black ailks, Black Alpacas nd Bormbazines, Binrkilpaca pttillc to 61ll7find f%.ineihtee, tie-tiore puirdihn-ineg Coltred Alpaccas, tlain and swin striped, el. French Causheoree nnd EA:di.sh 1crin,s, - r0 pieces .1 sin DeLaites. 124 to 25 cents,- give titisfuction toallwho iny favor him with 1) do Cm-hnere.s, 25 to 50 cems, 31 100 do S.cotch and Freich Ginghamts, 12i Oct. 10. 1848. tf lu 31 cents. RORE NEW GOODS. 500 pieces Prints. from 4 to 12. cets per yid, jo browil Sthirtigs wid Shiectiig, 4 to Christmascn reselts. 10 uenir- Sp1endid nsiFortmettt ol-royei,s H-artrioi&i Fteg-(;I!Ipq .1td 13,11-nlis. A ms,C Flageletts. and aw greatiaricty at ditf Bk aw ! tibirtingi~. vic. 5 to INA cenlts, It,rut articles in that linee-Fire Crtpiers, ,ire Irit Liniw ahi, Tnble tWorks of great vattneties. Ngedle woraisei ollarnt Coeaniswhon, arRUCERIhE i Irish Liinn naed thread titg. d o etsledd uti11i.tirS. Liaeiu Cuni ic Ilrittdkichies.6. to 374. . C . ir . Ilusiery, (sloves. Riblios Lace.s, i'tc 6339 tot spOeindid Rio 4 .tlf . Clohlo. (brosiwrei, weeds and Ernigett3, 4 ese a, 24 ctt per peetid. F-:Vinge,s Gimcvws and Ker..:ey, Bleached shirtinedt, et . tid2 ientes, itcrCcksat24cesprpo:d rishRaisins tie d Cnts per pounkd. NeedI e wd Cllar hiaes,Mackerel. Firh Bele -sd Crib .inS T. ALi% Cimbrc hats ndi She. STo37.NAets IN. lB.-riy, wied esLetics, 20 per tent Letter Paper 124 vis ler quire, rookr.11, cn%.; 11vus lu.-t y'patr'spices. Binetk Books, a thilt uis.411runt nt ohfiill mied freitl N % Coods rierve, T eedskly by theStrmin er. oette dgers, Jounals, Vih Bn-.t,e. e:c. Parcels de kiverey1 ineliaiblin- free ordiarge. A large assortnent o Ladien K rck nsd C,l Tr, BRENNAN. ied eh likewise Cldrens Bht-all ot, Oct 2i ne1 .10 whect wtll be sold Cbt memsal towy hJeiC tat N..-PitJ. COLIN Getcp Cash Stre Ltai_at rIitiis. Dec 13 tr 47 etha l ntit is rI11s .d 2 Aa% (N! Gois redeld weekl by the.sl Stem.) Ioete2 ts o ~~ Parel delive ten Nmurfe ok iiharge.iANP~'l. adh wato i.1.I ,~'Eli(rJt US lcety ofwh ie le ts cas, e elageett,an. eat tie te:tl dif t ~eeeige'rie'; i te 2 ler citt less ltae e ren arties nv th h aIrFhre ratk ers, Fie and i:st~a,et'e- ~uod. etde i.--nee Bas of soienttdi o loee . il ie LUWeriHaLetterpPaperd 2lairWorptedquire, Fool r...p. ABp.cak, Bou,giht atm. te fl Jahll Phz~n, Sac nd Slk Wrp AIpacbsoundm Leges IJournal. teatshmoe B ios etc.cc I Alane,'.lsoeaneit o Kohis aed MeriAfl~ largel Ysotment ofLadies Distct. and c R.~: Ct.-rtterc iem Plawt e~oleiShels Be liewise Childrenus ei~hty-ad ofi Eicgo; L5e.cCta~ tetil I uhin eeltw,ict Ihe iy e. ldatisalorer lowi irice ' att Wec ;eLo and twie FnTeis, I . D e ow e is r47ete ocenefred (TAe hisec tldttrande A lag Ga.)wm -a wm n li e wil e inse t wit myodit te 1law. .inzev.1 xNseasrmetfFALan ,thrlieyasfae.rhrlih \i'Eto l0)s, m:myof ich hreer is Fomp exion,3 stnl ae S:dha Lehtingit i'ro :l o 25 lier cnt, h-IDha iilthvyhdofar;helshaa veur. rice, hem wacid inveaehis fhrittenean scar on 1 on e litet ne. &is S1eO i.h-r. (who cihea1) purh aeret of' t"j I rtegett.caedbthenofn orrgi oodw tooni iuneriusto areio iany tis ax bepn-rte ishowen oe ateo, andve.easeta.t od.sc i n m r,m e d o tile of wllgied cti< aoi - 4iptna Ch40al ilks' the e, eado th e wtrhoill od.lve Ric S:tinstipeandFigre Cahmees .'2 e ifoe ontj.ini three upgtght Co.:hmere Teco.eIanoaMuslin:deoaner. ot:ei.N L.t BOYDiegs fL ameni thies n Pid Wofetr'nibted, -- -.. - o- ha--n oI'o dr et Mahir it'ies dit hne blytne a is, n fis Diut,ri. angr man hiys hise Acttarge sotme tOl ofElsh andAmehca uMr amye consn, aLes iel trict.l be Cu Pri l',ansme'l Pate and erycap si fore!owaist btie e.5 riice FrecandStch WLLO Gmhas highs abu0ya s a edarkIcmex R, NC. 4,ere34n 7l 1 Woe 4hawls ovlehsasn vrhsrth y n n Massachusetts dud Connecticul Tin Pedars. "On1 day,"said the 3iy State Ped lar, "as I was diiving along, a fellon with a lond of Tin came out of a by-roac and followed tight along in my tracks, Miter," said f, "wbich way are yot; going" "'Going ahead !-don't you see" said Ie. Y,; gavs 1; '1 ieckon we had bet lei take d-,rent roads, ele only one of us will sf 1: any lil; w1at say you?" nYs, we tili. Y-m may go ahead and stel a'. you' call,and then 11 sell i miuch ;giutn'..svo. "Whk, will you.sell so much chea "N,-but I will get more f.>r every article." "W.H. I do-'i see how you ran do it. "Try i, aid I'I show VUtl. I'd stop here while ou dive to nat house yon. der, aird s--ll all v-oi can. Star! on vom team, a liie, and ilhn cone back for your whip or something yi have drop ped, and you can see how I sell." "Well," Naid I. sI drove tip to the house and wIelt in, and4poke to the old g-ntleii.in whij %%as reading the news paper. "[How d,- do?" s .y I, but he didn't mi.d anytlng about me." "Vani to bny any tin pans, pails, or cips, ot any thing ?" "No." "I'll sell cheap, and take almost an3, thing in pay." "Don't want none," "i just look at my lot; it is the coip!etesl yot. ever saw." "6Dmn't want to." "Well, 1 really l ish I could sell you something. You really think you can't bluy?" "'No, don't want anything." S, I went out and started my horse. -"Whoa," says 1; "now I'll see what Athti Ce---rirnt fellow can do." .-' tle, lau ... tip a pen re *..,. . said lie, "it is cider; making believe he was goin2 set it down. "Drink it," said the old man; and ie did. "Thmt's reyal good cider; you make ih it for your own tise; can't buy such as th:it; if I had a barrel of that in Bostoii, I'd glt five dollars for it. How diJ you ma0ke it ?" "Iad.- it ,Iml oF apples." "Did you? Well, you must have xtr.ordinary giod ones, every one of thni fit :n nevi mince pi.-s of. Got a huge orchard l:aint you, Squirt?" "Fist tate what there is on it, then; got a snug house liere, ton; hav'ot seer m1nv houws I Hke as well as fltis, and I've sin a good many in my day. Real snh boomo; looking iound as if htin a s rn. fly; how many rootis tip stwirs?" "1Fut and all inished o," ,aid the 1ld wanivi, who was ironing. On dhat ht trnd rightt routnd and mIde all his talk to' her. ''Foutr, antd aill Ii iish'd oIf, anid ir nishied. You are thriving~ lke all naturce. Go smairt d haiindsomne girlIs enough to fill thetm up ?"' "Not, onIly one." "'Well, one gocod one1 is eniog-hot te-r tha;n thit -ce'r four ordinary otnes how iold is sht, 1" "E i gh ti.'" "'Eigteen?-sher'lh be married befocre long, I reckon. N\ot tmany gitls like yours live to be old maids." "'I don't think she'll be .in obal maid." "'Slie.looks like yotu don't she new? I've heard of hiert; she's ha~rndsomtet as a piciture; wh at a hanseme set ting'out you'll give ht !"' -Ys, I've got ftve pair of lintieni 'Jheirts, atndl four covecrlids, thiat i made hter this sutetr. I mean if' she ive-r dres geLtTmarrited, tat she shall ha ve ats good a set ting out its any body." "'S. I wiould, and vou arc' able to do it. Now I :hink of it, I've grit a fe first rate things that I mean to cairry homie to some body, yew can guess who, (winking.) I've b.-er, oTer ed more thian they are worth, bitt would not sell item, brut I've a mtitnd to let iin have themi for that girl of yorurs, I don't know as I can lei'mi go. Betse-y wvill expect diem. Btt come you and liok at them." So the obul wotnan putt on her specs, ar.d wont out wvithihimi to theo wagon. IIe dug to the bottom andi hauled out somec pasts and pails just like ithose on top. "lirre they are, I-keep them stowed aiway out of sighrt; the gEnuine Lafayette tin come from France. rThe miore you use the~m the brighter they groil; they never ncnr1 scorurg" "What is the price of these common ons I" said she pointing to some 'just like those ie had iii his hand. "Five shillings, und those are ten the Lafayette tin cost nine and sixpence; but for that pretty girl's s-1ke that look so much like you, t11ey say, I'll let you, have a few for seventeen shillings." So lie tvent on ialking iill lie sold her more than five dollars worth of ware not niLdh as goud as mine, and at a great - de;d h i he r prices. When lie started on, says I.e, "llon much did you sell?" "None." "Ali, you uidNit come from old Con. neciicut." "No I didn't," says I; and then in a low voice, "and I don't want to if they all lie as you do." OAKS.- Prof. Beck says the oks of the foiest are knoWn with tolerable cer. taily, to attain the age ofS00 or 900 years, and art- the most aged trees that %e possess. Pmes are stated by fr. Williams, in! his history of Vermont, to live hom 3.50 to 400 years. Of the o:iks compiised under the Linean gelnis quercus, botanists are acquainbed with more than 440 species, of which-more than one-half belong to America. In this state there are fifteen various spisst, as fellow:-Aossy C, pos whire, swam-p white, swamp chesnut,.. vt'llow rock chesnut, dwarf chestnut willow, black, red or scarclet, 'pine ald oak. The white oak is the most ValuIa ble of all, being extensively employed in ship building. In England in 10 years' time, the pri-of ship building advanced II per cel. Sindair, in his Code of Agrricitureistated that-74.ship ..t. requiies 3000 load of wood, the pro duce of 50 a0ces, eacli tree grandil - feet apart. Hence the iniportaice. o cuhivating the oak, and \ th'i ot.11 1igY discs-* is periodical; the patient is indis posrd about church time on Sunday morning, but is usually quite able to attend to his business on Monday, how evtr early in the morning it may tom nence-The correspondent adds, iii a postscript, that when a strange preacher - "comes a long his way the disease it not acar so gencral. G0D A DIcE.-A cotemporary gives the following good advice, which has more wit in it than poetry. "Ni-ver cut a piece out of a newspa per untill you have looked on the other side. "Let no gentleman ever quarrel witil a woman. If you are in trouble withi her, retreat. It she aiuse you, be silena. If she tear your cloak off, give her yooir coat. If she box years, bow.. If *he eai s yom eyes oui,feelyour way to the dooi, but fly." The Ncw York papets tell a story of a man wh being taken ill, was told 1hiat. nothuing would save him but to driink a. quart of catnip tea. "'Thetn I musit die'," said the poor man, "for I don't hold a pint.b' P.,haibly that was the sanme rj an whoa declared that lie should die of t fever, becauses there wvas nor room in him for thie fever to turn.-Boston Rej mublican. -, "Bill," said B..b, "Whi]y is that tree called a weeping willow ?" "Cause one of the sneaul, ion udatte,i things grew near our scho'. house and suipptied the master wiili sv ;ithches that did all the boi s icking- dirat its ugly picture,' IA certain lodging h'ouse was verr muth intestt dI by verirr.iri-al gentlenair wil, lep:t thetre one ni h,odtela Lidy in te mtorninig, when todshe ad N sir*, we ha.ven't a sing te bug in the house.' No, mta'am, said lie., 'they're all nmariesL and lavei- large fair diles too.' - IITiER wAY V:Lr. Eb0.-A Mr. D)ay - - advet uises ihir hO-s of his doe, whereupon an edittorial. wa7 -.ays he hopes he will - succeed im m-di oig lhinm; for i-f "every dog ha s d~ar y,." e-very Da ought to have his dlog.. SEEt~NO U 1Pzo3"it-,--~x-Mister, say, I don' t stupposC yo don't. know or no budy -wlTar. don't wat to hire no.body., to do ntinutt, don't yot J-The~ answer was yes I d ont Content in the huawbres. dwvelling, is better thtan: vare in t-!t imeat. splendid' n alace.