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gttttlfc Mbbfrt?str. THERE-IS BUtK ?Jf THE BLUE OF THE SKY. An artist one day ai his easel stood, And sketched with a pencil five, ?be go'd of the meadow, the green of the wood, And the purple and gray of the sea. A child looked over a little r?ay back, And questioned the artist,*" Why, Do you mix with your color a touch of black, When you paint the blue io the sky ?" " Only because I see it, my child ; I am painting the sky as it is ;" And he softly said to himself and smiled : "lt is one of earth's mysteries; Not the lily itself wears a perfect white ; x?or the rad rose an unmixed dye; There is light in shadow, and shadow in hght, And black in the blue of the sky." There are films over nature everywhere, To soothe and relresh our sight, m niQrtroyes were not made to bear The dazzle of shadeless light. Oar consolation and our complaint Awaking both smile and sigh ; There are human faults in the holiest saint; There ie black in 4he blue of the sky. What th en,?- -AJtttiie-akes indeed not bine, Lilies white, nor the roses red ? Bhall we doubt whether ever the crvsli dew .~?rop9'pearis on the path wr tread We may fl ?ell where there, is no blue ic the any * asa No veil over earth, by and by, But go. d always and everywhere. Though black may steal into blue sky. We have read from the leaves of an old -fashioned Book, Of One in the glory unseen, Whose g^E*. the poor-seraphim -dare not brook, - r - Before whom tbVneaver?'are-andean And the hope of immortals ia in the thought |{ Of'a Truth and Love so high That possible evil Bullies them not ; No black itt;the?bine pf their sky. ?i'cy Larcom, in Youtkl* Companion- | f Sweet Potato Parasites. A Wew Vegetable Enemy to the*taple ^ Crop |>rjEajtfrn J If ginini. The parasitic fungi which infest potato vines and other "' vegetables most important to man, as furnishing bia. staple articles.1 of fooSd, constitute a gronp of special interest to the mi croscopist as well as to the farmer. Some of these forms of mould or mildew are most beautiful objects They.pfeBe?Mbemselves to the mi croscopjstof sterne and branches ol eatremeiy^.vaxied.and elegant forms loaded with;f*uit of singular delicacy o:f conformation; all glistening bright ly on a dark ground under the mi croscope. But most farmers are only too well acquainted with them as pests, s nd consequently do not admire .eitbei their peculiar lorm or their elegant structure. They know from Bad ex periencs the mildew, ^crusi, Emut, dust-brand, bunt and^blights. The potato disease, priwaced by phy tophthora infestansv^has ever since 1847 in certain regions been the _jj?eatest_enmy to:the. Irish potato. iaod a?d~^VTrgjhT?R^>V J * -'.w mitant ed Kris ? ' are ?o^threatiS *ort trip ^ DuriEg .* fi el v; in w cc ai in fu er tr P: hs g? ca a i ste tb in po th. his lost labor in the sweet po'ato fields" - ^riunareds pf acres bad to be plowed -ender to be replanted in c< rn seWnOT-to^ose*8rl the money ex pended in fertilizers upon the same. This new' uiaeaie-new because on ly noticed during the last Jew yeart is a very peculiar oue. The young slips, alter beiDg planted out, ueually ehow, a ytirF-.>hrifty growth, and teem commence td "throw out runners. But before long ? few j?Uow. leaves ap pear near the base of the plant. Pull ing upjhe^ lant^ the root is entirely Tottei|dp^n^.^JlW^ome cases tubers had been'formed; but"these'were also decayed. Appare?try; however, th Ut green ai growing ; they do not, however, foi m any tob?is of sufficient size to be r^rVe/able^?Dd thoa,the whets crop icHostf Wcfel inquiry indicated that slips obtained from Northern regions W8?^I?1BF ?^e&??tccnf?j^ise^sed ; Eome#lipe from South Carolina did not, up to this time, show any indi cations of disease. Observant farm ers.-have tried to ov.-rcome the trcub.e by growing their slips in new loculi ties away from the old hot-beds, but withouMn*iwj^yea**nt, since these plants a'leo^died!' The County ol N?HbemptoB-aloae---Ioai.A?xi;ad*y over $100,0Q^ba^e?r, ind r.the disease is stiH^pieamog, 'occasioning great fears. Farmers fire, of course, all very jinx roos/ to :<fittdt ?pt remedies, bot ?o?fe^y^oa?, ?i -yet, be given( since the disease has first to be Btndied. Prof. Trelease, to whom the writer has .sent specimens, and whose speciality, are . such lungoid diseases, has promised to pay partic ular attention to this ?lant, and it is tendecVtQMa^j?rahus UUh\ farm ers in ttc?a&tp?l i?diHtricts with the view of-jtetting their replies to cer tairj questions- askexl in them; per haps something may be learned in this way,-Baltimore Sun. . ?rape GrowjBgif Carolina* . Several weeks since a Staff correa ponideut mader a special .tour through the orchards and vineyards of Aiken Cpunty-.. The public were astonished by the developments that were made, no one having any idea, that fruit culture had grown to1 be-so importan; an industry in '?try eeetion ol this State. . The shipment df peaches bas be-n going on (osborne weeks and the movement oi" the celon crop i's now under ft/11 headway. It is to the vineyards, however, that invest ors may look for very large profits in the.^^Wjr^Mp a?d climate of AHkVh County 'are well adapted to the successful cultivation of the grape; indeed, there are few parts ol the Staw in'winch tte'vine doesr hot flourish. ; The Satterthwaits in Aiken are makinga bold^exp riment in he growTh'oTthe fiber varieties of grapes ( lor market and with every indicativo j efl of good Tesurts. A description of rn? ag COD Ch chi wt nat ea* 'ca tia hoi an; wo ( am 0? as cid mc am ter prc en dis wa He vei of ev( for ?to rae is i ho clo Th om Tr gn bu no ore tio tee gi? Tu thc elli at du *b a s tel Sp ot wa lot au ca: nc it.' die 18, ye; Joe sei Sc Tr ex tr? fm j their fine vineyard of Niegara grape1 ; near Moctrccrtcci has besu published I rnd a'though the vin?3 are young ? -.nd the s-asens have been unpropi t.ous this ye<?r, these qr?pes in color, fl .v r an i mere' erithbl* qualities are tully equal to any of the imported grapes. Mr. Sair.e.rthwait has- ship ped some clusters for the New Or leans Exposition that weigh fourteen ounce?, and the shipments to Char leston this season have found ready ' sale.-News and Courier. rarmiiig for Pleasure. Many persons who are engaged io farming fora livelihood orasabrancb of business do not regard it as a very pleasurable occupation. In "act, they complain of their monotonous life and of their lack of the means of en joyment. Many farmers make their plans to spend the latter years of their lives in some town, where they can have more to er joy than they do on the farm. Men who become rich m cities, however, desire to letire to the country, and very many of them do so. A large proportion of tbe very wealthy men in the city own and manage farms. Several bf them (--re well verged in every department of agiiculture, fruit grow ine . and Btcck-rai?ing The like is true of men ol wealth in other titles in the coun try. Farming is engaged in as a pastime by many people in Great Britian. indeed, complaints are con stantly btiug made in the English pape re by buners that so much land it* being secured -by persona ol large ntaiis, who desire to engage in dif ferent tranches ol huabtndry simply or pleasure; They purchase land il prices that those who look upon it is a safe investment for conducting arming operations cannot afford to >ay. They also secure the best stock fall kinds, not with a view to profit, ut aa sources of pleasure. The Eug shman of wealth and leisure takes tore pleasure athis c uatryseat than i bis London mansion. He takes j lea8ure in being a good larmer, a . dlifnl fruit grower, and a success il 6tock-breeder. A large number f procesional and business men ia Ic few York and Philadelphia manage irma aa a means for recreation. They J3nd money ou thejQ, not with a v ?sw of gst.ing returns in cash, but c i happiness. Lawyers, ministers, e lerchants, aud manufacturers spend ?itsiderable cf their time in farming e i a source ol pleasure. t( Is there ary other kind of business jj ; winch mee engage simply " for the n of the thing ?" Rich men do not o "gage in mining, manufacturing, or ?t ?ide simply for pleasure. No one, Thaps, ever heard of a man who id an abundance of this world's od3 engaged in running a train of rs, hammering at an anvil, tending | J jaw-mill, laying bnoU or quarrviug >je for pleasure. They do not think they can obtain any enjoyment any of these occupations. They ngtu lu cug?jjb TdKSWkjjM Furie se of supporting themaeW^ -v<?.?-, iwniuuaurc anu stOcK-ri w ood time, ar;d, iiom their own ac ?nts, aro seldom disappointed. i ra go Times. ->?.- . i> ?ney. Da - en Faousat.ds aud tens of thou ands of ud 1 lien ITS dying all around us; an ;o bet-ante their ever-developing zai .ure demands sweetness, crave and A <eriy demolish the adulterated it ndiei/ ?nd 'eyrojpV of modtrn aa l-s. It these could be led on ex aey instead they would develop uu i grow u:. into healthy men and Q-1 men. on Children would rather eat bread aj, 1 honey th;iu bread and butter. ea; e pound ol hoaf?y will reach as lar two pounds of butter, and has bc- ? is, the advantage of beirg far ire healthy and pleasant tasted, Qa i always remains good, while but soon becomes rancid and often n( iduces cramp in the stomach, ictations, sourness, vomiting and in-hrr-a. Pure honey should al a;, ys be freely lued in every family. to ?ney eaten upon wheat bread ia ^ ry beneficial to health. The use da honey instead of sugar in almost ??, >ry kind of cooking 36 aa p eas.nt e(j the palate as it ie healey for the cj, mach. In prejaring blackberry, bc pberry or strawberry shortcake it th ofioiteiy superior. ye lt is a common expression that ?]( ney ia a luxuiy, having nothing to gr with the life giving principle, to is is an error-honey is food in p'j B of its most concentrated forms. Q? ue it doea not add so much to the jwth cf muscles as does beefsteak, th t it does impart other propertiec less necessary to health and vig pe )U6 physical and intellectual ac th n. lt gives warmth to the sys uc a, arouses nervou3 energy and ro ba vigor to all the vital functions. a the laborer it gives strength-to wj i business maa mental force. Its th ;cts are not like ordinary stimu? ?ts, such as spirits, etc., but pro ce a healthy action, the result of ich is pleasing and permanent- to weet deposition and a bright in- Wl lect. ju urgeon ou Iiis Fifiieib Birthday. JJ Mr. Spurgeon, the great preacher tb London, on bia filtieth birthday fie a interviewed at length. He was tjj md to be as strong U-J ever in hia . lipathy to the E-ublisheU Church, ling it l,a great und crying ii jua m< e to all those who do not belong to a* " In theology hw standa where he en 1 wlu-n be began preaching-that Be where Caivin s oud in hts maturer 0f ars. " it is the Calvinistic way ot ?king at things which causes my Pd mons to have Buch acceptance in ga otiand, in Holland, aud even in the tw an vaal, where a recent traveler .j pressed his astonishment at finding ^ inflations of them lying beside the ndy Bible in the farmstead." The m icacy ol prayer baa beco ae not a ?I itter ot faith with bim, but of ar a knowledge and everyday experience. I " I am constantly witnessing the most remarkable instances of answers to prayer; my whole life is made ap of them." Every member who has joined bis church is expected to do something ;or hiB fellow men. The theatre ex erts a powerful in? ence, introducing young men to what is called gayety, and familiarizing young women with things not calculated to preserve their modesty. " So far as I know, no per son would think of going to a theatre unless he was prepared to sever his connection with us. I preach a Cal vinistic creed and a Puritanic morali ty." It is safe to say that the print ed sermons of Spurgeon are more j widely read than those of any other minister. There is nothing intangi b!e or metaphysical about them ; they are plain, practical discourses on the Bible, and understood by all who read 1 them, hence their great popularity. I Some Persian Observations. ! " Better behave yourself," said the urnip to the potato, "orBome one will come along and take the etarcb out of you." i It isn't so much trouble, after all, t) put down a carpet. It is putting- i up lor the carpet which bothers lolks. j A big thing on ice-the bill of a 1 d-iily consumer. The -ittempt to smoke a ham off its g book has alw ys met with a complete g failure. The grasshopper has announced its' t] farewell tour for 1884. His route is & so long that he mu6t go on the jump ie all the time. c< The inventor of the long-handled w shovel died unlamented because he r< couldn'i attach a rocking chair to it. ec With 50 000,000 population in this ll sonntiy no one need ever fear a c[ scarcity of cabbage heads. uj The man who was ashamed to look ^? lis watch in the face probably got it ^ )n tick. j( Heaven must be a beautiful place, jut if there's a mud-puddle handy a a bur-year old boy will take it in pre- ^ erence. te Emotional insanity has never yet t0 iiU8ed a victim to put his hand in ^? ns pocket and pay an outlawed debt The man who prides himself on al- of rays speaking his mind is the first fo ne to kick when he finds anybody ^at i . . . ., do lse exercising the same privilege. w^ The anchor does very well for an wt mblem of Hope. 'N times out ol lui ?n, when there ' i, .ny use for . , Uh? ;, it s no good. The man who turns pale in the face f danger fights none the worse for . A squealing rat bites as hard as ay other. The tize of a man's foot is hardly Ter commented on until after he has jshed them into a pair of boots too aall for him. Wo ur* alliionest. but the law has great deal^ do with paying old rb tS. thing. Pickpockets are the best? v in .K" m.-l-l_I rn; str th? upi we Cb go Got The He ?saw iee?1 Guvnor." Toe "rur.il roosters"' of Arkansas ve au exalted conception of a Gov lore magnitude. Some time ago a rbecue was held at Grand Point, d among other distinguished citi us, the Governor agreed to attend large crowd assembled, and when bi-came known that the Governor d arrived the people were much cited in their anxiety to behold the gust ruler. Old Sam Fellers, who d walked fifteen miles to be present the occasion, turned to a friend, er an unsatisfactory search, and id : " Has the Governor got here yit, ,'I 9" til : " Yes, thar he stan's talkin' to the unty Jedge.' "What? that feller with the red ?ck like a turkey gobbler ?" *' That s the man." " W'y, dog gone hie ugly pictur' he i't as big as I am. Been wantin' see a guv'nor all my life, an' now is is the way I'm sarved. T'other y I .vas tuck down with a conges ia chilli au' I was powerfully afeerr . that I would die afore I bad a ance to 6ee the ruler o' the State, it now I'll be blame ef I don't wish at I had 'died. Look at him, will r, chawin' terbacker like a goat an' )berin' like a Igrasshopper. I'm er eat mind to jolt him all over this wn fur given' me sich er dieserp intment. Wall, b'lieve I'll ?o me." "Sam, better stay an' git some of e I arbecued shoat." " No, that feller has tuck my sp rtite. I've come to the conclusion at the country is a fraud. Gover ir," he said, contemptuously, and lliug up hie trousers preparatory to long journey, he departed, and, thout looking back, disappeared in e woods.-Arkansan) Traveler. Just in the Nick of Time. Edison is a genius and a benefac r to bis race. He bas given the arid a multiplicity of inventions st at the hour when they were most ;eded. And now that the Presi mtial candidates are nominated, e platforms promulgated, and the ?od-gates of oratory are to be rown wide open, the good man has vented a Megsphone-au instru sut that transmits ordinary couver tion two hundred yards, and will abie stump-speakers to make them lveB heard to 'the outer-most edge the largest crowd of open-eared .triots that the canvass ?a likely to ther. Tue Megaphone consists ol '0 huge cone shaped tin tubes abeu ght feet in lenuth, three feet in smeter at the large end, and di inishing to an inch tube at the i?x, where pieces of rubber tubing e fitted on. Between these tabes freij snoi pin mer gar bait the We tion fare by i tire ute the whe the the poli ; in i fori OWE seh non mei cen sab. the pei acci imi ery he tott ly< ppr; H pp den dre; lye tha had 1 neg the ingi roet tati thol ligi mic sect pla: ry. W. D are Eli: bav chu rei j cou mn Hoi a ct ci nt that wh< P disc fros A rar? 3eei are two others, about eight feet long, and five or eix incheB in diameter at the front end. A large Megraphone waa placed on the United States steamship Ttxllapoasa, last Monday, at Washington, and one of the officers, speaking but little above an.ordinary conversational tone, called to and stopped a man who was driving a team of horses across the Anacostia bridge, fully a quarter of a mile away.. Convection in ordinary tones was also easily and distinctly carried on with the shopkeeper of the Sangus, two hundred yards distant. All hail to the Megaphon. 1 It i al the very instrument for the timea*| Mr. Blaine's friends have so many tattoo marks to " talk away" that j they could never hope to do it with out some such aid as Edison has af forded them.-News and Courier. A Sleeping church. Mr. D. L. Moody relates the fol ovving : There was a little story told in the American prees that made a great mpreS9iou upon me as a father. A atber rook his little child out into | be field on a Sabbath and lay down inder a beautiful shady tree, it being hot day. The little child ran about j atbering wild flowers and blades of ras8, and coming to its father said : Pretty, pretty." At last the lather til asleep, and while he waa sleeping ie child wandered away. When he woke his first thought was " Wnere i my child !" He looked around, but j )uld not see him. He ?b?uted ie top of hie voice, and all he heard ' as the ecbo'of his own voice. No !8ponse. Then going to a'precipice une distance he looked down, and tere upon the rocka and briars he .w the mangled form of his loved lild. He ruahed to the spot, took ? the Jitelees corpse, and hogged it his bosom and accused himaelfof >ing the murderer of hie own child. rbile he w*as sleeping the child wan ned over the precipice. I thought when I heard that, what picture o? the Church of God ? How any Christian men are sleeping now ... bile their children wander over the rrible precipice-right into the bot ^ mleaa pit of hell. Father, where is ioh ur boy tonight? It maybe justt t there in some public house; it *U iy be reeling through the streets Loudon ; it may be paasing down _? a drunkard's gave. How many lite hers and mothers are there in Lon- !A. : n-yee, praying Christians too-!6 9 mae chiliren are wandering away'65 ide they are slumbering and sleep- 7 3 ?? I? it nc time that the Church- 8 C God ahould wake up and come to 8,i } help of the Lord aa one man and, f ( ive to beat back the dark wavea - it roll through our etreeta, beariug Dn tneir boaom the noblest youngIbta have! O my God, wake up the: T urch and let ns trim our lights and tim sorth and work for the kiuedom ol i T 1 !- Watch Tower. \ Carious Plantation Dance. Bird Which la Uogaluh, Except When Soaring, Imitated by a Negro. Macon Telegraph. Would you like to see the Buz dance? Baid the gentleman whose ntry^ous?ff t Borne fifty years ago. In front^11 16 a row ot giant magnolias, large ? woi aka, seemed in the dim starlight J^? flited with Dalis of perfumed v. To our right a vaBt grove ofjj ?a was softly soughing in the sum breeze, and beyond them the e of the blazing knots, which lit a hundred cabins, proclaimed presence 0;' the " negro quarter." were ou tho Huguenin planta* , in Sumter County, a modest FwI a ol 8 OOO acres, at present owned ?y? * , Dili I. M Johnston and managed en- chr ly by C. C. Clay. Ere the min? had elapsed Mr. Clay walked to end of the veranda and gave a Kre ?op which would have invoked "JJ envy ol a Comanche Indian and KU prompt attendance of a Macon ?I iceman. |?rt LU ana wt ring ahont was heard and fr0i i few minuteB a long line of dusky *jj ns came atealing through the Bbad- wit of the pines and ranged them- gu rca in front of where we sat. The int* , , . . wn a began aud the muaicians cora- stai iced to pat. Suddenly into the j?J? tre of the open ring leaped the not le dancer who was to personate buzzard. Though dancing in feet time to the wild buluuieioaj | Dmpaniment, he yet managed to tate with marvelous exactness ev- Ed movement of the uncouth bird ^ had chosen for his model. Its ering, tiptoeing gait was faithful reg leliueated, aa waa aleo ita sudden J* inga from right to left, its timid ine iroach, its ravenous peck aDd sud jL?? retreat from the craved but on aded carcass, which, in his home- con Irama, was represented by a jjat Jj[J t looked indeed like the buzzards md been after it. a w 'here are aa many aB five hundred ?tn roe8 on thia plantation. While HOI dance and aong were ?progreaa a quarter of a mile away lhere i from a church on theaame pian on the prayers and anthems of j ne who found their pleasure in re on. Aod as I listened to the g?Dg echooa of the sacred and llar songa I thought that the " old I ITT" QtatioD,'-' dent to Southern memo | \\ had not vanished from the earth. l??KAULA, AIM., Dec. 12, '83. E. LYSCH, ESQ., Ul, EdqefltXd C. H., S. C. "u UAR Silt: Having learned that you V bundling Dr. K. K. Holt's Dyspeptic ur, I tako pleasure in statingthatl ? H known the proprietor ol' thia medi ) for several yenm, und that you can ? upon any statement which he makes corning this or any other subject. I n also acqnuintnd with Dr. Dozier, of Pl? -ris Station, from whom Dr. Holt has SE rtificate with reference to his medl > anti I have no hesitation in stating_ ,'he is one of Ibo first mon in the >\o of Quliman Co., Ga. Yours truly, L. YANCEY DEAN. g0 lant Turnips ! And to gnard agalt Rt . ippoinlment, go to Penn'B and get C h nod reliable seed. Bia - Bo( t O. L. Penn & Son's you will find a jng - assortment of Bulst'R fresh Turnip tin? 3-the old reliable. R Railroad hedules. Charlotte, Cnbia & Augus ta ilroad. s CH ED ULE ?"ect May 20, 1883 : SO?WARD. No. 52-M' and EXPRESS. Leave Statasville,..../.7:30 a m Arrive Charl*.10:30 Leave Charlo..?. 1?05 p ni Arrive at Colila, [B].5:25 .Leave Colum'fB]. 5:22 .Leesville,.7:23 fBatesburg.7:30 Ridge Spring.7:53 .Ward's.!..*.8:05 Johnston. S:'G Trenton. 8:35 GraniteviUe-. 9:f4 Arrive at 4?sta, Ga.,. 9:45 JTHWARD. No. 53, DA?-MA?L AND EXPRESS. Leave Augusta, Gi.10:10 a ni Graniteville.10:55 Trenton,.11:27 Johnston.11:45 Ward's.?>. 11:57 Ridge Spric.12:0Lp in Batesburg,.12:30 Leesville,....12:36 Arrive at ombla,. 2:42 Leave Col ula, . 3:07 Arrive at irlotte,. 7:30 p m Leave Chale.8:00 Arrive Starille,. 11:30 No. 47 D.Y-MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Augusta, G(A). 0:00 p m Sranitevili...*68 trenton,....7:32 Tohnston... 7:52 Vard's"....... 8:07 Hdgo 8pji. 8:17 iatesburj,.8:40 .leesville.. 8:40 t rr! ve ci m bia, (D).10:25 ^SQ,J8 AXLV-MAILAND EXPRESS. Leave Piur?a,. 6:15 a m jeesvo. 8:10 tates rg,. 8:17 Udgdpring.8:39 fard. S:5t shnin. 9:02 renn. 9:20 ranaville,. 0:52 * me at Augaata,. 10:42 Ho: 52 and 53 carry Pullman Sleepers iwjen Augusta and Washington. Voa,47 and 48 carry Pullman Sleepers wem Augusta and Wilmington, di iceo m mod at ion trains going North nest at Chester with IrainH on Chester ! Lenoir Railroad, brough tickets sold and baggage eked to all principal points. G. R. TALCOTT, Sup't. .'. SLAUOHTKR, Gen. Pas. Agent. .CARDWELL, * Gen. Pas. Agent, a m bia, S. C. gusta & Knoxville R R. Co. cbedole iu Effect Jan. 97, 1884. ad down.) (Read up.) p. M._ 3 05 ILV Greenw'd Ar 3 32 " Verdery, " 3 48 Bradleys, " .? 37 M Trov, " 4 27 " M'C'rrnick " 4 46 44 Pl'm Br'ch " 5 00 " Parksville, " 7 45 Ar Augusta, Lv _|P_M. 7 40 ??45 7 13 ll 12 6 51 1052 6 40 10 30 6 1HI10 02 6 Oil 940 5 42? 9 17 3 ao| (J 35 onnections made by Accommodation ins o and from all points on Colum & Greenville Railroad, ime 32 minutes slower than Augusta J. 8. DAVANT, G. P. A. , N. BASS, 8up't. BA TI LI VS LIZARD OIL! RES RHEUMATISM, LAME BACK, HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, TOOTHACHE, ?.E THROAT. DIPHTHERIA, .CATARRH il all painful affections. For Internal I External use, au efficient and excel tremedvv, Ij.you.try it you will Know. '?r.8BleDy~' au. 2, '.costly box'oTgWriasJ I help all, of either sex, to morooflxi? right away than anything else in this rid. Fortunes await the workers ab itely suro. At once address TRUE & , Augusta, Maine. [apr. 8 TRADE MARK ^ REGISTERED. A NEW TREATMENT : Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, spepsia, Catarrh Headache, De lly, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, and nil .onie and Nervous Disorder*. A. CARD. Fe, the undersigned, having received ct and permanent benefit from the i of "COMPOUND OXYGEN," pro ad and administered by Das STAR t tt PALEN, of Philadelphia, and he satisfied that it is a new discovery in d?cal science, and all tbat is claimed lt, consider it a duty which we owe he many thousands who are suffering m chronic and so-called "incurable" eases to do all that we can to make its tues known and to inspire the public h confidence. Ve have personal knowledge of Dra. rkey <fc Palen. They are educated, slligent and conscientious physicians, 0 will not, we are sure, make any Cement which they do not know or bo re to be true, nor publish any testi nials or reports of casca which are genuine. WM. D. KELLEY, wiftcr of Congress from Philadelphia. T. 8. ARTHUR, dor and Publisher " Arthur's Home lagazine," Philadelphia. V. L. CONRAD, itor " Lutheran O?aerver," Philadel hia. 'HILADELPHIA, PA., June 1, 1882. n order to meet a natural inquiry in ard to our professional and personal ?ding, and to give increased confi ice in onr statements und in thegenu ness of our testimonials and reports iases, we print the above card from diemen well and widely known and :be highest personal character, ur " Treatise on Compound Oxygen,1 aining a history of the discovery of 1 mode of action of this remarkable ad ve agent, and a large record of sur sing cures in Consumption, Catarrh, uralgia, Bronchitis, Asthma, etc., and ide range of chronic diseases, will be t free. Address Ors. STARKEY & PALEN, ) and HU Girard Street, Philada., Pa. 'ct. 17, 1883.-45 WEEK'S READING FREE! FOR SIX GOOD FAMILIES. id your name and the r ame and address nf fi ie ot your nrlebbora or frlenda OD a posta card aud cet free for yourself aiid ?ach of them a specimeu copy of THE GREAT SOUTHERN WEEKLY, le "Atlanta Cons?Mon." OUR / "UNCLE REMUS'S" world-famou? I Sketches of the old Plantation Darkey. 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Special Attention Given to Collections. JOSEPH S. BEAN, Cashier. Ont. 2i, 1881.-Iv? T?M?IIIiL 733 and 735 BROAD STREET.AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF i l? S , ROCKA WAYS, BUGGIES PLANTATION and ROAD WAGONS, CARTS, Eic. Manufacturers' Agents for the salo of the Cortland Wagon Co's. Spring Wagons and Buggies, Wilson, Childs & Co's, Phiiadel pliia Wagons, FRAZIER &. BRADLEY ROAD CARTS, The Bat. Cari. The Only Cart. Wo have added to our stock of line Buggies and Rockaways, A Line of Cheaper Trade Buggies, Made to our own order, with special regard to the Quality of the wheels, ax les, and apr: jgs, which we will sell Lower than any house this side of Cincinnati NO CHEAP AUCTION WORK SOLD. Also, a Full Rtock of Saddlery and Harness. Bridles, Collars, Whip?, Buggy Umbrellas, Trunks, Coach material of every description, Cloth?, Paints, Coach "Varnishes. Also, Loather and Gum Belting, Packing, Rivets and Lacing, Hooks and Punches, Italian Hemps, and Soapstone Packing. Also, Oak and Hemlock Solo Leather, French and America)) Calf and Kip Skins, Linings and Goat Skins. A full stock of Shoe Lasts, latest styles, just received. #?~,iSend on your orders, or call and s?.e us. Our charges will, at all times ho "BOTTOM PKICES! April 4, 1883.-tf!7 Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry SILVER and PLATED WARE, CLOCKS, &c I have received and am receiving daily, the finest line of the above goods ever brought to this city, at PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. Agent lor the BRAZILIAN SPECTACLE. WATCHES and CLOCKS repaired and warranted. WOT. SCHWEIGERT, Oct. 18, '82. - ly] 732 Broad St., Under Central Uotel, Augusta. Cheapest Carpets in Augusta, Stock Larger, prices Lower than ever before. Carpets timi House Furn sliiin; (?ooiU, thc Largest St or 7c South, Moquet, Bm-setn, 3-Ply and Ingrain Carpets, Hugs, Mats and Crnuih Cloths, Window Shades. Wall ,'apers, Borders, Lace Curtains, Cornice? and Poles, Cocoa and Canton Mattings, Upholstery, Chromos. EStT" Write for Samples and Prices. JAMES ti. BULIK A SONS, Oct. 3, 'S3.) Old Stand Janie? G. Bailie & Bro.. 70? Broad St., AUGUSTA GA. LANDRETffS GARDEN SEEDS A very LARGE and COMPLETE ASSORTMENT just received ; and while I expect to keep a full supply of EACH VARIETY throughout the ie your selection at once. And I Warrant them Fresh, Pare, and Just as Repre sented. W. E. LYNCH. Edgefield C. H., S. C., Jan. 23, 1884._ Agency of loyal IIB. CO., of Liverpool, England, For the Counties of Edgefield, Abbeville and Lexington. Cash paid up Capital, in Gold.$10.000,000 Assets. 27,403,551 Cash Surplus, (the largest of any Company in the world,.... 9,400,793.54 Net Fire Income,. 0,648,337.14 BARBEE & CASTLERAG, Managers Southern Department, I.niiisriMe, Ky. Advantages of Insuring in the Eoyal. 1st. It is the largest, and has the largest Surplus, of any Company in the world. 2nd. It does not require ?10 and 90 days noiice, but contracts on the face of the policy, that " Persons insured by this Company, who may suffer loss, will receive their indemnity without deduction or discount." No other Company gives this guarantee. 3rd. Persons insured by this Company may place all. of-their insurance in it-dwellings, tenement houses, barns, gins, mills and country stores-at same rates as in other Companies, while they are more secure, as the finan cial strength of this Company is twice that of all other Companies combined licensed to do business in Edgefield, writing on this class of risks-and far stronger thau any Company iu the world. 4th. It specially commends itself to country merchants, as it is the only Company of promicence, licensed to do business in Edgefield, which writes on country stored. Address: E. E. JEFFERSON, Ag'fc., February 26,1884. JOHNSTON S. C. Pleasure and Profit toall to Have WATCHES and JEWELRY REPAIRED AT ?r. n. PEAR"^r9 729 Broad St. (Op. Central Hotel) AUGUSTA, GA., t?rThe Gold OTedal OTaBiufaciurer.lBa js??*A FULL LISE OF GOODS CONSTANTLY ON HAND. Monogram Engraving and Optical Goods a Specialty. Oct 3 1883.-43 ?MIES, BOILERS, SAW and GRIST MILLS, and MA CHINERY and MILL SUPPLIES. Cheap and Good. Rppairs done at Reasonable Prices. GEORGE R. LOMBARD & CO., Foundry, Machine and Boiler Works, AUGUSTA, GA. We buy, sell, Tent, ?xchanga and repair Engines on favorable terms. Have 3 car loads New Engines. 2 car loads 2d hand Engines in stock foi prompt delivery. Steam and Water Pipe at Reduced Prices. Agents foi Atlas Engines, Aultmao Taylor Engines, K?rting Injector?, Vanduzen Jet Pumps, Gardiner's Governors, Cloud's Creek Mill Rocks, Eclipse Double Turbine Wheels. All kinds of new work and repairs promptly don?. W? are working about 100 hands and cast every day. We have the largest and best fitted out Bhop io the South-new auii improved tools for all kinds of work iu our line. Call und soe us when ir Augusta. [Mar. 18, 1884. PORTU GAL "GRAPE^ WINE Also (?3VRIUI?2ETED GjtAPE J IT ICE. Used in the principal Churches for Com munion. Excellent for Females, Weakly Persons and the ngod. SPEER'S PORT GRAPE WINE! FOUR YEARS OLl>. THTS CELEBRATED \VIVE is the pure juico of the dead ripe Oporto Grape, raised in Speer's vineyards. Its invaluable Tonic and Strengthening Properties are unsurpassed by any other Wine. Be ing produced under Mr. Speer's own personal supervision, its purity and gen uineness aie guaranteed by the principal Hospitals and Boards of Health, who have examined it. The youngest child muy partake of it, and the weakest in valid U30 it to advantage. It is particu larly beneficial to the aged and debilitat ed, and suited to tho various ailments that affect the weaker sex. It is in every respect A WINE TO BE REI IED ON. ^ Speer's Cniermented Grape Juice, Is the juice of the Oporto Grapes, pre served in its natural, fresh, sweet state as it runs from tho press, by fumigation, thereby destroying tho exciter of fer mentation. It is perfectly puro, free from spirits ?iud wilt kenp in any climate. Speer's Burguudy. Is .1 dark, rici), medium Diy Wino used by tho wealthy classes as a Table or Dinner Wino, and by physicians in cases where a dry wine instead ot a sweet port is desired. Speer's (Socialite) Maret. Is held in high estimation for its rich ness as a Dry Table Wine e-pedal ly suit ed for dinner uso. Speer's P. J. Sherry. Is a wine of Superior Character and partakes of tho rich qualities of thegrape from which it is mide. Speer's P, J. Brandy. 13 A PURE distillation from tho tr?pe, and stands unrivaled in this country for medicinal purposes. It has a peculiar flavor, similar to tbat of the grapes from which it is distilled. Sec that tho .signature of ALFRED SPEEK, Passaic, N.J., is over th? cork of each bottle. Sola by Druggists Everywhere. May 14, ISSI. ~l?~YOU WANT "ROUGH ON RATS," -Or SWINE CHOLERA, -Or HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS, -Or POULTRY POWDERS, -Or DOG SOAP, -Or CARBOLIC SOAP, -Or KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE, -Or HORSE LINIMENT, -Or HOO K OINTMENT, Call on D. K. DURISOE. Feb. 20-11] Advertiser Building. __T.q,w Firm. GRIFFIN & CALLISON. ?he undersized b?v? ?njtcrcdinta q. partueisu,-.-tw^^-tice oiLaw in ali the Courts of this State. S. B GRIFFIN, JAMES CALLISON. Sept. 19, 1883. Administrator's Mice. ALL persons indebted to the Estate of J. L. Shaw, dee'd., are requested to settlo the samo. Those holding claims against said Estate, will please present them logally attested. ll. A. SHAW, Ad'or. P. O.: Hamburg, S. C. Dec. 4, 1683.-tf Genuine Maccaboy Snuff; IN Five and Ton Cont Boxes, at DU RISOE'S, under Advertiser office. Feb. 20, 1884.-li ?T rr. S?, ils? c -i ^ ? r: t=: ? ? * A g * cc ca ., ? .- '? c 5. o PS -r ? cs r-j = Q3 ! ? 's 8 S?!? ?ai 0 r: xa : * -o e ^ s> 'c M rf W J2- : I sil ,-S" o ?3 * ga &! ri*. cj3 a .9 _ .? ? 3Q ?ns SEDGWICK STEEL WIRE FENCE. THE above cut represents a section and Gate of a strong, choap and dur able Steel Wire Fence which are now be ing used at the North end Northwost in preference to any other kind of fencing. Wherever it has been tried it bas given great satisfaction. It is a net work without barbs and will koop out small pigs or any other animals that may injure gardens or farm crops. It makes no shade and shelters no ene mies Cn crops or poultry. lt i3 just the fence for Gardens, Lots, Lawns, Pat ks and Cemeteries. .;BoiD:r dippediu Rust-proof paintit will last a life timo, and is better than board fence in every respect. It is easily and quickly put up. Specimens of Fence and Gates Can bo seen at the A PVERTISER building whore a stock is kept on hand, and where all information as to price, ?fcc., can bo obtained. H. G. M. DUNOtMNT, Agt, EDGEFTELD C. H., S. C. For the Season of 1884. W TADS HAMPTON, a thorough-bred . > Stallion, sired by "Blue Bull," dam " Lou Ann," bv "Sovereign, Jr ," 2nd dam "Zoe," by " Bell founder," \v ill stand tho season on Mondays, Tues days, Wednesdays and Thursdays, at Johnston, and tho balance of the week at Trenton. He is a thorough harness horse, kind disposition, and a perfect beauty. He has a good manv half sisters and broth.-. ers trotting from 2:30 down to 2:18. J. MUNROE WISE, .Tau. 23,-7] Trenton, S. C. NOTICE TO DEBTORS. ALL parties Indebted to the BONAN ZA SALOON, formerly kept by T. W. Condon, either by note or account for Winos. Whiskies, Champagnes, Lager Beer, Cigars, Tobaccos, &c . are hereby notified that said accounts can be found at PENN'S DRUG STORE. Parties so indebted will please come forward and cettle