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;you near it? ie plain? birds again. i you see it ly light ? i, long cold and dreary, All aglow with sunshine bright. Spring is coming !-don't you feel it Don't you feel its balmy breath? Happy child of love and music, Rescued from dread Winter's death. Spring is comingl Earth rejoices ! Let our hearts and voices sing: Welcome, welcome, life and beauty, --Hail^e^eladretnrn of Spring ! A ROYAL LOVES&Y. Onthe2Gth of August, H?19, a boy was born at the Roseann, the summer residence of Ernest, Duke of Saxe Coburg-Saalfeld, who was des tined to play an important part in the world. He was furnished at christening with a Jong list of names, ter the^Jashion of royalty-Fran cisTcl?rles Augustus Albert Emanu el-but in the household was known simply as Albert, and in later years ns Prince Albert, tho consort of the Queen of England. The birth of a prince, or princess accrue of the in ti uinerable petty courts that om.-e di vided Germany between them, be fore the nation had become consoli dated into an empire, was, as a rule, ;<_jnaU?r. of very little importance to grea t world cu tads.; and but for <i influences thal madebim the hus bknd of Queen Victoria, Prince Al bert would in all -;prii^bility have been reckoned with the vast multi udo of German royal personages bo lived undistingaiibed but blame 's lives, and whose record is found v in the pages of the " Altaa:.ach ?otha." A different and happier UtcVlar ?tory rtin the firs/fc volume been publishe'l by Loudon. The by Mf- Martin express de Queen, who sting mate oftrailure ol raciive, and hiing British better the pro be Q.ueen, which most with resent 'a'rr.re and excellent ot only by tbe acci bnt by every moral quality which men Americans have is memory. It ost the clos averted war and England roused na ^er heat, and stry were not ^hostilities. >nd son of his roUiex^*, ^ 7&-uotna, was ark year before. princes were distin Scocity. The beau iyivacTty of Al io have made fAs a chiid his )le. InlS21the Lof Coburg writes jhchess of Kent, the ^(Oria Little Alber iS largo bjji? eyes a.?d nr-=*J<*Vlarse ory- is zq? welt .tin's "Aiife ol is bewitching, for mick a3 a weasel. He iv everything. Ernest lly as pre/Wonly his in ?it bVown cyei---? very fine: the is tall, ac?Y, is ase." And : "Thd little ^ clever weeks the pen che Prin indsome, but lively, very fun and full of mis [gence hab in a racter ^.irongly ural fa ,v'T3dded CD g 3 g p OD cai' lof the ;h over frness. Their ?d, general their posi geography, ^religion, |5"Tah V)f mu .of which ra marked rj ah .ar-, 'rbthers ?t inter ^aBdfor-; * pre? joyed them, however, chiefly for i sake of exercise and for the pleasu; of the scenery into which they e ried him. The house of Coburg was intimti ly related by marriage with the rc al family of England. In 1810 Piin Leopold, the youngest brother Prince Albert's father, had marri the Princess Charlotte, then presum t.ive heiress to the English throe After her untimely death, the Dui of Kent married the youngest si3t of the Duke of Coburg, and on t 24th of May, 1S19, she present him with a daughter, who was desti ed to become Queen of England. B long before it was known that s would ascend the throne the idea her marriage with one of her Cobu cousins had taken such root in t family that Prince AlberVs nur was in the habit of prattling to h infant charge, when he wus on three years old, of his destined bril in England. In 1836 there was i longer any doubt ??s to the successif of the Princess Victoria to the thron and already several aspirants for h hand were in the field. King Le poid, her uncle and loved adviser all matters, greatly desired her ma riage to Prince Albert ; but he al desired that the union should be o? of affection, and not merely one political expediency. He thereto; arranged with the Duchess of Kel that she should invite the Duke Coburg and his sons to visit her ? Kensington Palace. The object the visit was kept strictly secret fro the Princess and the Prince, so as I leave them completely at their eas The Prince's grandmother had, it true, often spoken to him years bi f ... of her earnest desires on th subject; but he had no reason 1 think this was more than a lamil wish, and the Princess at least ws left freely to the impulse of her ow inclination. Her uncle, King Le? poid, saw .that the impression was fi forable, and made her aware of h wishes in the matter. Her auswe made it impossible to doubt how ei tirely those of the Princess were i accordance with his own. In Jum 183G, soon after Prince Alberts dt parture from England, she wrote t the King: " I have ouly now to be you, my dearest uncle, to take cai of the health of one now so dear t me, and to take him under your sp? cial protection. I hope and tru? that all will go on prosperously an well on a subject now of so niue ? importance to me." The Prince, however, was still kep in the dark ; but his education wa directed with a view to the possibili ry of his marriage with tue Englis. princess. He and his brother wer sent to Brussels, where, under th care of Baron Wiechmanu, a retire? officer of the English German Legi on, they remained for a period o twelve months, closely occupied wit! the study of history, the modern lan ?'?ces, the higher mathematKc-^tc [ From, oruwsew i-ney went TO' Bonn i where they remained eighteen rnonthi While they were still at that tinivei sity the de th of William IV., Jun 20, 1837, threw upon the Princes Victoria, then only eighteen year old, the grave responsibilities o Queen of England. Her accessio] to the throne revived the rumore which had been for some time cur rent, of a contemplated marriagi with her cousin, and it was though expedient, by their uncle, with the view of withdrawing public atten tion for the time from the young princes, that they should spend the autumn ol 1S37 in making a tour through Switzerland and the north of Italy. September and October were accordingly spent in a thorough exploration of Switzerland and the Italian lakes on foot-a mode of trav eling of which Prince Albert was very fond. But the time had arrived when the question of the English marriage had to be settled. King Leopold uc sired that some decisive arrangement should be made for the year 1S39 ; but to this the Queen demurred, for reasons which her uncle considered conclusive. She was herself, she urged, too young, so also was the Prince, and, moreover, his mastery of the English language was still very imperfect. The Prince, on be ing made aware of what was propos ?d, and of the necessity of delay, very sensibly declared himself will ing to submit, if he had only Borne :ertaiu assurance to go upon ; " But,' he said to King Leopold, " if after waiting perhaps three years I should 3nd that the Queen no longsr desir id the marriage, it would place me n a ridiculous position, and would, A> a certain extent, ruin all my pros pects for the future." This serious juestion was, however, soon settled n a way entirely satisfactory to the Prince's mind, and in the winter of 1833 he set out on a protracted and nteresting tour through Italy, re aming to Coburg in the following iiay. Meanwhile political events in Eng and, which it is needless to go into, nade it desirable that the question If tne jileen S iharf?agelsh?tii*" again " >e pressed. Those who had her wei- i arc most at heart were anxious to se- , :ure for her without longer delay a ] lusband's guidance and support. To j fleet this was, however, no simple ? natter. All that the Queen had j leard of the Prince was most favora- j de. Her inclination toward him re- ( aained unchanged, and, to use her ] iwn words, V she. never .had ap idea* c f she married atall, of any one else." j Jtill she desired delay ; -and the j 'rince went to England with -his -t >rother in October, 1839, under the t mpre8sipn that she wished tne-.e'fhur. ] o be Considered aa broken off, ' ?nd hat for Jour, years she could "think"- of :? io. marriage. Her reasons for delay -Q svere, however, destined to give W? before the irresistible feeling inspi sd by the Prince when they aga; met. The three years which ht passed since the princes were last : England had greatly impioved the personal appearance. Tall and ma: ly as they both were, Prince Albe was eminently handsome. But the was also in his countenance a gentl ness of expression and peculiar swee ness in his smile, with a look of dee thought and high intelligence in h clear blue eyes and expansive for head, that added a charm to the ii pression he produced in all who sa bim, far beyond that derived fro mere beauty or regularity of feature The Queen was most favorably in pressed. On the second day aft? their arrival she wrote to her uncle "Albert's beauty is most strikin and he is most amiable and unaffec ed-in short, very fascinating." Tl question was soon settled. The Prim arrived at Windsor Ciiitle on ti 10th of October; on fe 14th tl Queen informed Lord Melbourne i her decision. To Baron Stockma her uncle's life-long friend and co] fidential counselor, to whom she ha recently and strongly expressed hi resolution not to marry for son time, she wrote with a native eiuba rassment : " WINDSOR CASTLE. Oct. 15,1839. " I do feel so guilty, I know n< how to begin loy letter ?. but I thin the news it contains will be sufiiciei to insure your forgiveness. Albe; has completely won my heart, an :jll was settled between us this mon ing. I feel certain he will make m very happy. I wish I could say felt as certain of my making hil hajpy, but I shall do my best. Ui eic Leopold must tell you ill abor, thc details, which I have not time t do. Albert is very much attached t you." The next day Prince Albert wrot to give Baron Stockmar what h knew would be "the most welcoin news possible." He added : " Victoria is so good and kind t me that I am often puzzled to believ that I should be the object of e much affection. I know the inter?s you take in my happiness, and there fore pour out my heart to you. Mor or seriously I cannot write ; I am a this moment too much bewildered t do 90 " ' Das Ango sieht den Himmel offen, Es schwelgt das Hei z in Seligkeit.' " (Heaven opens on the ravishe?d eye, Tue 'icart is all entranced in bliss.) While offering to the Prince hi hearty congratulations on the happ; event, Sto?ktnar coupled them wit. earnest counsels . as to the cours which must be pursued in laying th foundations of his future happines; and in fulfilling worihily the dutie of his high position. To this th Prince replied in a strain of lofty a? piration, and with a deep sense c the great part he was to play in hi new career, which evinced true nc for the future. Neither the happ ness of love-a happiness in his ca? made more intense by the singuh purity and unselfishness of his ow nature, on which the devotion show him seems to have come with a be wildering strangeness-nor the bri! liancy of the position into which thi love had raised him, blinded him io a moment to its sterner feature* " Treu und fest" (True and firm) wa the motto of his house, and he wa prepared to grapple with diflicultie and face opposition with a mankj heart. " With the exception of inj relations to the Queen," he wrote te his step-mother, " my future po.sitior will have its dark side, and the sk) will not always be blue and uncloud ed. But life has its thorns in even position, aud the consciousness ol having used one's powers and en deavors for au object so great as that of promoting tue welfare of so many will surely be sufficient to support me." The announcement of the betroth al caused great rejoicings in England and among the Prince's own people. But when the question of the annui ty to be settled upon him on his mar riage came before Parliament there was a squabble which mus- have been very disagreeable to him and to the Queen. The cabinet proposed ?50,000 a ye'ar, the same that hud been granted to Prince Leopold on bis marriage with the Princess Char lotte; but after an acrimonious de bate this sum was reduced to ?30, )00. The Prince took it in a manly manner, merely remarking to Baron ?tockmar that his only regret was to ind that his ability to help artists ind men of science, to which he had )een looking forward with delight vould be more restricted than he had loped. A thousand times more vexatious vere the questions as to- the rank md precedence he was to enjoy as he husbrnd of the Queen. There s no provision in the English consti ?ution for the title and precedence of he husband of a queen regnant, vhile the wife of a king has thehigh !8t rank and dignity, after her hus )and, assigned her by law; and^ rhile it is no donbt always in the tower of a queen regnant to give her onsort precedence at home over all 1er subjects by placing him next her lerson, her power stops there. The tatus is due to her personal f^.vor lone, and, if acknowledged by other oyal personages, it is so mei ely by o?rtesy. A bill was introduced in 'arliament giving the Prince prece dence for life next after the Queen ii Parliament Or elsewhere aa her .iajesty might think, proper; but af: er much debate^ Parliament refused - o give h;m any distinctive title, and 1 alt the? question* "-'o^'precedence to . berT?5y?^jpTerbgative.> It~;was^ nof < t Prino& ConsoTt were' conferred :J upon him by royal letters patel This omission gave rise to endl? vexations, especially when the Que and her husbaud were abroad. T position accorded to him at foreij courts the Queen always had to_a knowledge as a grace and favor h stowed upon herself by the sove eigns whom ehe visited. S^vei sovereigns positively refused to grs ify her wishes in this respect, ai the only one who waa courteo enough to do so without an ofFe- si show of doing a favor was the la Emperor of the French. Even En land annoyances constantly aro from the want of Parliamentary a tion on this question. The Princ< right ;o occupy the seat next tl throne when Parliament was opem or prorogued was questioned by t! Duke of Sussex and others ; but t! Queen, supported by the Duke Wellington, quietly ignored the i terference. . "L^t the Queen put tl Prince where she likes," he sai Thc great Duke had not much taler tion for the traditions of court el quette when they conflicted with tl dictates of common sense. The la Lord Albemarle, when Master of tl Horse, was very sensitive about 1 right'in that capacity to sit in tl sovereign's carriage on state occ siona. " The Queen," said the Duk when appealed to for his opiuio " can make Lord Albemarle sit the top of the coach, under the coac behind the coach, or wherever el her Majesty pleases." The marriage took place at tl chapel of St. James's Palace ou tl 10th of February, 1840. It w very popular, with the* people,' b cause it was not one of political co veuience, but of pure affection, ar thousands liaed the roads from Bud ingham Palace to Windsor Castb see the Queen and her husband ; they passed. The morning of tl (day had been wet, fogfcy, and dism? but there, was not wanting soon aft the ceremony the happy omen of th; sunshine which came afterward to 1 proverbially known as " Queens weat! er." Whatever annoyances came the Queen and her consort from th day to the hour of the Prince's deal came from the outside. Their hoc life was always happy. From th day of his betrothal to the Quee; Prince Albert held unwaveringly I the high course of life he had marl ed out for himself-a course thi gained him the confidence and affe tion of the people and the name i " Albert the Good." Killing Cabbage Worms, Every year we ger. a new batch < remedies for the cabbage worm-c rather, we get a rehash of the ol remedies, and every year after tr* ing one or more of them, we all - back to the oldest remedy of all, th thumb and finger. "Try again, however, it is a good motto, so w now give one more " certain cure. ItJ^iven hy a. corrcvppndfmUf U: Newy?ork Tribune, and is this: ". June," he says, " in going throtu my early cabbage, I found one coe pletely covered with the worm. IL mediately I obtained a handful bran *nd sprinkled it over the bea) The worms began to squire and fa of! the cabbage, and wherever tl bran touched them they seemed 1 be in pain. The following mornin they were all dead. Since that tim on the first appearance of the won I sow the bran. Some seasons it ma be necessary to do it the second tim< If the worms are very* thick, it i better to take a handful sprinkle i over the cabbage. A hundred weigh is ample for an acre." This is simple cheap, and easily tried. Possibly, i may be the very thing we have bee: looking for. - - - ?-? ipi i . Josh Billings' Guide to Health. Never run into det, not if you cai lind enny thing else to run into. Be honest if yu can ; if yu kant b< honest, pray for help. Marry yung, and if yu make a.hit keep cool, and don't brag about it. Be kind toyure molher-in-law, and if necessary, fay for h?r board at sum good hotel. Bathe thoroly once a week in soft water and kasteel sope, and avoid tite boots. Exercise in the open air, but don't saw wood until yu are obliged to. Luff every time yu feel tickled, and hui' once in a while enny how. Eat hash washing days, and* be thankful, if yu have to shut yure eyes to do it. Hold the baby haff the time, and allwuss start the fire in the morning, and put on the tea kittle. Don't jaw back-it only proves that yu are az big a phool az the other phello. Never borrow what yu are able to buy, and allwuss hav sum things that yu won't lend. Never git in a hurry, yu can walk a good deal further in a day than yu can inn. Don't sware-it may convince yu, but it iz sure not to convince others. If yu have dauters, let yure wife bring thera-tun L if nbe .Jj^gni^com mon sense she kan beat all ynre the orys. Don't drink too much nu sider, and however mean you may be, don't iibuse a cow. Luv and respekt yure wife enny how; it iz a good deal cheaper than Lo be all the time wishing she was ?utn how different. Don't phool with spiritulism; it iz like being a moderate drinker, sure to beat yu at last. ; Don't have enny rules for long life that jru .won't;b?e?k';\:be pr?'pared'tO^ Jay th ' die t?-morrcAv", ?iT'the' bes'P 1 kree4'for long life. I kno. o?? y? K??fpgf:ht? qooI'OTd ' ytffi ??of ?rl, anoVbreath thru yure noze az ndtch hz yu kan. Some " B" Stingers. Can any of you gentlemen tell what the " B" stands for in Susan B. Anthony's middle name?-St. Louis Republican. We never knew^a bee to stand for anything. Theyrare always buzzing abont too busy to stand or sit.-Rum mehburg Remonsirai?r. As the " B" isafterSusan, perhaps it wants to extract -L/oney from her lips.-Christian Observer. But, as the "B"? before Anthonyt what can it be ioiv--Continental Dom Builders Organ. ' Perhaps it is to mark Anthony. Bvngtown Bannar. If that "B" ha's "[been after Susan all her life, ?and if jWe know the lon ^evTrjMof biigs--bujvthat may be go ing too tir.-*JSfQBK^pazar. The " B" in qneetitm is in the im perativ mood.- and a command is ut tered in this shape : Susan, be An thony and never be anything eise. Educational Journal. ' Perhaps the "B" was intended to show her abee-lity to sing - The Scudsman. Why don't^ yob go to the lady's grand-mother and get the facts of the case?-Evangelist, Katie King informs me that Susan's maiden name was Brown, and that she was once married to a Mr. An thony, of Roi^P^ho deserted her fur a colored giri called Cleopatra Robert Dale Owen. It is believed in Brooklyn that Theodore Talton is responsible for that " B.;' When somebody tol'd Susan to get orrcut of his.]ap, he re marked : Let Snsan !< B."-Brooklyn Eagle. It is an old laying, concerniug a man who is flighty, that he has a bee iu hi* bonnet;.- but this, of course, has nothing todo with the question. -Phrenological Record. The Globe prints these opinions to show what ?ji*jj^ra?OiJf. of misin formation caWETconcerning a sim ple matter..!- l|js consoling to know that Susan B.'iwill continue to be, long after theta editorial bees have ceased to bu? The " B" in her middle name, according to the in scription on'thelMoabite stone, stands for-but we cjirrt think of it just at this minute.-$1. Louis Globe. ?- Brevities and Levities* Jb*l5r Monej'is like manure, of very little use unlei it be spread. 'don aip admitted to be more un tidy than worden. USylt's ni(? vliat people think but what they say. mt creates the trouble. {Sf The Oho State Grange reports 1,146 working fcanges, with a member ship of 65,000.fe 525?" Kind wKte, spoken in the right time and place.u? more to heal the wound ed spirit thain ili'the gold this world can give. jKS? Slanderers and tale-bearers are the devil's bellows .to blow up and keep up contention. ?2?CT There B nd liing so refreshing and r^iul^rW^^'' tPrifr ?h'g?trwoTTfrT as the spec*-:t graceful woman, jjpgy*" ByWjd !" says oid Ben Wade, " Thc 9 S0*- u? on down grade I" "Th?f?>" sa)'s Speaker Blaine, " And?1"1")' a brake on the train." ?tj?? A br^ in Indiana, at the eon. elusion of Uf??srriagc ceremony, stepped gracefully foi*n>1 am' requested the c'or gyman logivn?t-the hymn: "This is the way I lonffi* sought." SgT" You cai>t contentment laid down on thc ra$ as it ?3 au imaginary place not aettl?y*?l .' an<^ those reach soonest who l?v>' sway their compass and go it blind1' flss?" One ofyoung ladies give3 as a reason why sbi'scarded her beau that he did not ha vi**"1 enough to tickle her face. i ft??*" Am I ? a little pale?" inquired a lady who waa-?rt a"d corpulent, of a crusty old bache^" " Y?u look more like a big tub," was'* blunt reply. fi&"One of oul;f-'zcn3 believes in "the softening influent women." Ho says his head has had?00^ P'acc in it ever siiicc his wife hit'^ with Ibo rolling pin itsT'The horn sista of num pether. to consist of the i^?SS^^he dog that bit him." JG2ST " Now, th?," said a physician, cheerily, to a patie? ''you have got along far enough to ind?e in a little animal food, and-" "Njyou won't, doctor," interrupted the p&n?i "I*ve suffered enough on your gril and slops, and I'd starve sooner thau^gin on hay and oats," ?&*A color?ru*7?atleman, of Mont gomery, Alabama, ^'Unexpectedly left a j vacancy in thc junjS?x to accept a posi tion on the city cb?)f-gang. kindly ten doted him in couse*nce of a misunder standing about th?wncrahip of some hogs. \ fl?"* In order to r^a^tewspaper suc cessfully it is onlyTffesary to learn to do three things: Eat dt^ apples for break fast, drink warm v/afc/or dinner, and swell up for supper.f W that means an editor can get thrpcv?fcf.e meals a day. fi?"- The Boston gp cooking club is said to be progressiiglfepidly iQ the culi nary science. ?Thc firers recently cook ed a turkey, and thefoly mistake they made was in the - triflrk'matter of forgot ting to draw it. We ?^e heard of model house-kecpere near hop who are just as SST A few d^ajBfcp-year-old girl end^u'^xed ?ro*jjS| Btf^^srrable gntrni-rather 1>>4QQ Bj dancin^F^j e "Now let'3 hear you prT^Kid the pious 1 ' grandpa. " One, two, yeer tic , "P to twelve, she counted.-^hat isn't praying -it's counting."- jj ganpa," 8he re plied, "the other Ifine/V pray in' wears out my stockings so." * TILMAN DATSON, TRIAL J&TICE Edgeflcld i|| $ CM Will give prompt lotion to all bus! ness entrnsttMlmivhf^apecjafaVtention given to the coUccthW^full claims .with in his jurisdiction.* A .-;?}. ?-, Address; . TlJy>Uy.W4TS.QN^ . 'i^r^-r ^, Ijttf^ring. H. C, OBARBFXS^oiee' Seed F?TA^ ? S TOJ^S-dbT^nt-juneties-ut n m ; . cUsBft?scn & co's. Feb, 16, ^*~J fl $125 WORTH OF NEW J DRY G AT REDUCE !E offer our ENTIRE STOCK from PRICES, for CASH. livery Article iii ilie I Ten Cases yard wide Bleached SHIR -finished for family use, at 10 cts. per Twenty Cases choice CALICOES, at Five.' " Superior. Kentucky JE price 25 cts. per yd. Four Cases Kentucky JEANS, at 25 Six " *" " "30 Forty Bales RICHMOND STRIPES, LINEN GOODS, TABLE DAMASK LIES at less than cost. DRESS GOODS, ALPACAS, MOIL' low prices. SHEETINGS, CANTON FLAN NE and BLANKETS, all included in this ! Also, HOSIERY, EMBROIDERIES Merchants will fiad this an opportu; lower than Charleston, Savannah, or ar Jggf Samples forwarded upon applic SST* All Orders shall receive immedi 191 i Dec. 1, 1874. tf $23,00i FOR THE PROTECTION ! a. HE Undersigned represents FIRE INSURANCE COMPANL THE LIVERPOOL & With Total Assets amounting to in the United States to the arno -AK: THE GEORGIA HO Of Columbus, Ga., with Assets a These Companies insure propeH al and State Board Rates-are thc adjustment and payment of all confidence and patronage of the p Persons wishing Insurance on t chaudize, Stores, &c., will do well Agency. JO. Edgefield, S. C., May 13 IMPOKTANT NEWS TO GREAT REDUCTION IN PRHM. 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Jan. 13, 4m 4 ~A LECTURE "? ro YOUNG MEN t itst Published, in a Sealed Envelope. Frica six cents. re< A Lecture ou the Nature, Treatment, J1!1 nd Itadical cure of Sominal Weakness, '.I,'1 r Spermatorrhoea, induced by Self- t,r Lbuse, Involuntary Emissions, Impo- m( moy, Nervous Debility, aud Impedi lents to Marriage generally ; Consump- Fo on, lipilepsy, and Fits; Mental and an hysical Incapacity, dre-By ROBERT . CULYERWELL, M. D., author of tho ar? Green Book," ftc. pa Tho world renowned author, in this m'? ilmirablo Lecture, clearly proves from Ac is own experience that tho awful conso- na uonees of Sell-Abuso may bo cll'eetually ()f amoved without medicine, and without j na angerous surgical operations, bougies, i ou Snuln cn ts, rinssi, ??corUA'' Wr.-W-o-^Tf corr; n^wce . ffecmal by which ^every sufferer, ito( latter what his condition may bo, may uro himself choaply, privately audi ftt| idically. . , h,. PB* This Lecture viii ])rove a boo? to < iotisands and thousands. ? Sent, under seal, in a plain onvolopo, J" ) anv address, on receipt of six cents, r two postage stamps. 8 ", Address tho Publishers. , J CHAS. J. C. KLINE Ar CO., J.a. 12? Bowery, N. Y. ; P. O. Box/ 4586. Jan. ll,_Jy_H_ . Lamps and Chimneys. M A SPLENDID assortment of LAMPS and CHIMNEYS just received \V> arrant our Cbunneysiire.proQf ; Juoney afiindod to all who breajc them'tpy or- *? inary.h*tt;-'.?'?r* >-K'- *? . . " CLISBY it LYNCH. ? '?at.27, 1 ?<? - try ..' ..'.-.>---4.V ll? ; f ^tattf ?ea Foam, -r ? STRONGER than any^ast or Baking E: 3 Powder in the world, and perfectly- fa ure. CftB and try it.- -ri v*y Feb. 0, ' < "Bt * ,ooo AND FASHIONABLE this date at GREATLY REDUCED louse Marked Dow?. TING, superior quality-undressed ? yard. 10 ct % j>er yard. IANS, ac 16? cts. per yard, fermer 5* former price 40c. per yd. and 35c, former price 50c per yd. , by the Piece or Bale, at ll c. per yd. IS, TOWELS, NAPKINS and", DO Y URS and SILKS, at Extraordinary LS, P. C. COTTONS, FLANNELS sale. ! and NOTIONS. aity to assort their Stocks at prices iy other market. ation. ace attention. JAMES A. GRAY & CO., 11 I?G Broad St., Augusta, Ga. 50 9 OF POLICY HOLDERS ! the following FIRST CLASS ES, viz : LONDON & GLOBE, $92,920,8 73, and Assets unt of $3,7?i5,?3-i-! ME, mounting to over $600.00$. y against loss by fire at Nation iroughly reliable-prompt in the losses-and are worthy of the eople of Edgefield. heir Dwellings, Furniture, Mer to secure Policies- through my ly rvatrrazv nw wja rvwrmtwif Ag-eBit. 21 MHB * G. P. CURRY'S EXCHANGE BAISS?, 101 Broad St., Augusta, r.a. HAVING purchased thebuilding lone; known as the Constitutionalist Of fice, I am located permanently, whore I will do a ?on?-ral BANKING and URO KEKA?JO business. Deposits of $1 and upwards received, and interest allowed on the sume by special agreement. Bonds and Stocks bought and sold. Loans ne gotiated. Bight Exchange on Now York, England, ireland, Scotland, Germany, France ami other European countries, sold at lowest rates. Country M orcbant* eau he supplied with Exchango at all hours ol' the day. By permission, I refer to Messrs. Wright it Norris, and to Col. Jno. Iluiet . Nov. ly -Iii m, MS Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 List Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S.C. strains FIRST-CLASS WORK OUR SPECI; **Y, YET, BY USING CnSAPEB GRAPES OF STOCK, WE CAN FCnNTSB WORK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. FIRE FASHIOH?BLESTATIOREflY, Piries Paper and Enveloper^ Redding cjpd )?aU gnvi?a?cns jj OH THE BEST STOCK ANO FSIHTEO IN THE LATEST STYLE. wj-'W .-ft THE FAVORITE HOME REMEDY. eminently a Family Medicine ; and by inf? kept ready for immediate resort ll save many an hour of Buffering and my a dollar in time and doctors' bills. After over Forty Years' trial it is still solving the most unqualified tcstimo ds to its virtues from persons of the jhest character and responsibility. nihentphysicians commend itas'tho 3St EFFECTUAI. SPECIFIC ir all diseases of the Liver, Stomach d Spleen. f/HE SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaint s a bitter or bad taste in tho mouth ; in in the Back, Sides or Joints, often staken for Rheumatism; SOUR STOM n; Loss of Appetite; Bowols alter tely costive and lax ; Headache; Loss memory, with a painful sensation of viiiR failed to do soniethiifg which Kht to ha>ieJh^Qjic ^DK?UM ' in ;iAd Eyes,!*' ???y Cough ofton n for ConsuhwuOn Sometimes many of these sym end the disease, at others vbry t the LIVEU, tho largest organ in the dy, is generally the seatof thediseaso, d if not regulated in time, great anf ing, wretchedness and DEATH will en For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, undlec, Bilious attacks, SICK 1IEAD ?1IE, Colic, Depression of Spirits, ?UR STOMACH, Heart Burn, &c., Ac. l'ho Cheapest, Purest and Best Family edicine in tho World ! Manufactured only bv .J. tl. Zi:iLlN & co., Afacon, Cia.: mid PJrilartctpfiiai Price, ?1.00' Sold hv ail-Druggists. b.IT. ly ' s t-!-T ix*x*.:n->r--~ fm-Explosive Kerosene Oil. ?OW Oh'hand : Three Barred* ft'ON' SPiiOSl^JS: KEB ?SENEOIL. ' ?us't e thinglong 'wanted. T^rvyit. - " ' \CLISBY & LYNCH.-' Jau28 tf 6 EST-A-BIilST?ETO I KT I860. JL? Prontaut ?fe Son, WATCH-MAKERS ANS JEWELLERS. The subscribers would respectfully inform thc citizens of Edgefield, and sur rounding country, that they keep a special establishment for the Repair of Watches and Jewelry. Also, HAIR WORK, in every design, made to order. All work entrusted to their caro will be executed Promptly, Neatly, and warranted for one year. At their Store will be found ono of the largest Stocks of field aaS Silver Wais&es Of the besWEuropean and American Manufacture in tho Southern States, with a select assortment of Rich and New Styles of ETRUSCAN GOLD JEWELRY, set with Diamonds, Poarls, Rubies, Oriental Garnets. Coral, &<;. Also, SOLID SILVER WARE, consisting of Tea Sets, Walters, Ice and Water Pitchers, Castors, Goblets, Cups, Forks, and everything in the Silverware line. FINE CUTLERY, SPECTACLES, WALKING- CANES, and FANCY GOODS of every variety to bc found in a first-class Jewelry establishment. A. PRONTAUT & SOIf, Between the Central and Globe Hotel, Augusta, Ga. Jan. 19, Iv 5 11 THE GOLDEN RULE!' M.' E. CfJ?BUEN & CO., DEALERS ft GENERAL MERCHANDISE, .A-t Ridge Spring, S. C., EXPECT to " Live and Let Live,'', by doing as they would bc done by, in every transaction. ?Jome and buy at the very lowest Cash prices, DRY GOODS. NOTIONS. BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERIES, NUTS, FRUITS, RAISINS, CANNED GOODS, And all other Articles usually kept itt a Village Store. BEAD1T ?I^HDE CL?TIETIiETGr, A specialty. $23* Call, " many a time and oft," if vou want genuino bargains. M. ?2..CGGBURN & CO., Dec. 22,1874, ly lj RIDGE Srnr>-o, S. C. aaa-w Fresh Garden Seeds! CEOP 18741 LANT BUIST'S GARDEN SEEDS 'once, and you will plant them always. They are the foundation of a successful Vegetable Garden. ?&T For sale by G. L. PENN & SON. Jan. G, tf 3 ??i THE LOWREY WAGON. ll AVING furnished my Factory with NEW and MOST IMPROVED MACHINERY, I will be enabled to offer a large stock of Farm WAGONS, CARTS, HARNESS, ?c., &c. I can now offer greater inducements in my line than ever offered before. Send for a Price List; and if you como to AUGUSTA, be sure to call at my Factory, Corner C.iBiBpJieSS and Ellis Street?, and see for yourselves. Augusta, Ga., 0ct,6, 1874. J. H. LOWREY. ly 42 WHOLESALE AND EE TAIL. LATE DAVIDSON <& BRUMMELL. EECTII'IER AND REDISTILLER, 28S Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Oct. 13. 6m 43 OSOITXOHBA. TlIE most pleasant and popular Tooth ar Mouth Wash extant. Dr. Parker has tried it for several years, and uses no jtherkind. Everybody likes it. Tiya bottle. For sale by CLISBY&LYNCH, Druggists. Sept 3 tf 37 Blanks ! Blanks! THE GREAT SOUTHERN DRY GOODS HODS MW, 275 King Street, Charleston, So. Ca, . The Cheapest DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, OIL CLOTHS, CARPETS, MATTINGS FOR CASH ON"LY ! FOR sale at this Office, Land Deeds or Conveyances, Mortgages on Real Estate,-Trial Justices' Summons, Trial Justices' Sun.mons for Witnesses, Mer chant's or Pl .'tor's Liens, and other legal Binn ks. ' ?Sr Terms CASH. VICK'S FLORAL GUIDE, For ?875. Pt'iiLisiiKD QUARTERLY.-January number just issued, and contains over 100 Pages, 500 Engravings, descriptions of moro than f>00 of our best FLOWERS -and VRQETARX.ES, with Directions for Culture, Colored plate, etc.-The most useful and elegant Work ol* the kind in the world.-Only 25 cents for the year. Published in English and German. Address: JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. Feb. 2, tf 7 &' WILEK W BACON & ADAMS, Attorneys ?t Law, LL practice ?nH?Tjrv*H">?tW fmd FEDERAL COURTS-and will continuetho prosecution bfcluitu? against the United Suites, of the following char acter: j. 1st Claims for property taken by the United Stati-tuUiriug or Since tho war 2d. Claims duo MHiil Contractors of lSf>1. 3rd. Claims tor Pensioi and Bounty Laud.. ~ ? v. . Claim?.fur.return of R?v.>nue Cotton Tax should be riled 8jr?d aitlired. as pay ment of th?-fte claim* i<? bu: a qn?xtion of time.' Cotton Bills- showinr amount of Tax paid:is all that isrequirnl at present, ... - . Apply* to" ;,. - , . j . ..' -BACON & AD AMS, ' EdgefioldJ, HM S. C. Sept. 22, tf 40 j Genis' Furnishing Goods, CLOTHING, HATS, UMBRELLAS, CANES, &c, &c. MAIN STREST, COLUMBIA, 8. C. June 4,1S74 14m 24 Candy ! Candy ! THE best aosortmentof line CAN DIES and CONFECTION ERY. in Edge field, always on hand Bt G. L PENN ?fc SON'S. : I Feb. 9, , . 6t. .8 . Foiirzs' Ilsrse and Cattle Powders, F0R^ G;L;pENN^soN-a" ' Feb. 9, 6t 8