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SA-AlT ? ' K' F.-.-' I-14 A III'f ouaii,Dev oted to Literature,liscelltmy, Newss, Agricultur,Mres \oL~~~~~~~~ tv. WE D-NESDAY 2iOPJGANA 2 89 oi THE HtAL IS PtIBLISH1ED EVERY WEDNESDAY MIZNING, At Newberry, S. C. BY THOS. F. GlE K q Editor anl I'oprietOr. Tarmsi~, s.o per aan un,ribly in Adva;ce. ,j paper is stori. J .t the exl a,iC. n o t;'e2 ur I..;ti it is -. ,m imark d tes cxp Sriptin COL UM-BIA, S. C. HEADQUAR~TERS AND Men, Youths and Boys. LARGEST AND THE CHEAPEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN THE STATE. CASH DOWN. ULIN UO EERBOY NEW STOCK! NEW PRcS HiRIIT & JJ' 0F Respectfully call attention to their splen did stock of FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. THE CHEAPEST AND MOST COMPLETE Ever Offered to the Public. BUSINESS ANU DRESS SUITS Which Defy Comnpetin. Hats, Shoes, Umbrellas, Trunks, Valises. SHIRTS, LOWER THAN EVER. And all other kinds of GENTLDIEN'S and YOUTHS' FU RNIHING GOODS. No. 4, Mollohon Row. CALL AND BE CONVINCED. R. H. WRICHT. J. W. COPPOCK. Sep. 2.5, h9-t f. THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR. The Most Popular Scientific Paper in the World, Only $3.20e Year, including Postage. Week ,dy. 52 Numbers a Year. 4,003 Book Pages. Tn SCIENTIFIC AMER~ICAN is a large first class wckliy newspap'r of sixteen pngeS, p rinted in ,te most beautiful style. Drotuse lyillustrte", with splidIi engravings, rel. - resenting thi newest inventionS and the most recent iadvances in the Arts and Sciences; inch' ling new and interestiing factsinA gtiiul ti .re, 11ortientuee,the. Ii ome, Health, Miedical irogrss, social Seience. Natural II istory, U olozy. A stronol0l:. The miost valuable pradtical papers, 1'7 eminent writers in all (ieparItmenCts of seiene,. will be found in the sC1I-4NTIFIC AME-vCAN. Terms, $3.20 peri year. $' .00 halft year, whiCh inludes postiLge. Dicount 10 ' Aents. Single copies, ten ei3nts. Sold byal News dealers. Remt by'potl orderi to .i_UNN & C)., Pabl shers 7 Park Row, Ne X rg PTTS.' the~ OXClO:TfICAEl CAN. 1eaSrs. 31umn & Co. are solicitors of American ad Foreign Pa.tents, have had :31 years expeCr inceitad niow have the largest ~establishmenCft in the world. Patents are obtained On the Best termis. A spcial no tice is made in the SCIENTIFIC AMEmRCAN of all invent ionsa patenlted through t his .\gency. with the namne and residence of the Pat ent ee. Br the iniime-ne circulatio n tinus giveni public'atten tin is (directed to the merits of thec new patent, andl sales or intro;duction ofteni easily etfect' d. Any person aa who un e a new discovery or invention, can ascertain, free of charge, whether a naLtent can probaly bv1e ohb amned, by writing~ to the indersigned- "he aiio send free ourl Iand ilook about the Patent Laws, Patent Caveits. Trade .Marks. ther costs, and howr prcured,. with mnifts or procuring advaneeiCs (on~l CI mvnionls Ad dress for th .1apersl*~, or (concernm1g 1ratenits. MUNN & CO., 37 Park Row, New York. B3ranich Olice. Cor. F & 7th Sts., W ash mnton, NOTICE. The 1 under igned re:2'fully inforem t,he ptuie' t'il he' uns n'. in charge anu tor saae ko BENEDICT CHARLESTON, 8. C. )FFER THEIR N'EW FALL STOOK WHOL] SALE AND RETAIL 1'han are palid b>:: estomers for inferior o: aIuc:iOnl goods. $250, 003 Worth of the finest and best selected stoc CARPET Lace Cur tails, Oil Cloths, -Window Shades Dress Gxoods SILKS, CLOAKS, Shwis, Blaakets. Fla'nels, Alpaea Ca:shmewre-s, F'irst and S'econd Nations, IIQSIry Rib dies' at:d Gen U. n di e r w ear, Linens, Table and Piano Covers. Towels. Table Damask, Napkius and Dotuestic Goods, and thousands f other goods too numerous to met tion a?'e now placed before our old custo:ners of the State of South Cura,lina, and we guarantee to the public and the moot of this State Cs. pecl-aliy. that th roug~h our IllIINSE FAILTE And long established repumltioni with buye: and ei!ers whe . C ILLIONS f dollars have been exchange Id throng >r1 :Iouse, thatL we will give better satista :ion as regards Quality and Prices In goods purchased from us than any otin house South. [ S.IPLEs SENT O AruCATIO. N. B.-Charges prepid on all goods or nd above S10 bent C 0. D. or for Post 0 le Order. [l Pneease name this paper ordering goods. Furh .tt, Be1eict & Co, 275 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Oct. 30, 1S7S. 44-~-L Where can I get th best and the most for the least money, in FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS AND) THE OF THE SEASON?' SOLVED SATSFACTORILY Ad,- especially so to my friends and p trons in Newbrry, Laurces, Edgeield a' Lexington. The 01to1NAL LEA)Elt 'F LOW PRI n tih CTY QF COLOIn A, answers t a r u-i n . . i stao I nicas pur:- thah a on t eA b -~M. L! AME and E LEG.AiNT sTOCK in e vaio li s of the i neSs boSte fro0aI irst :ouses. -* tu seece withi part wv ar re.rd t h. A the iversitiei wants o t IWILL BE SOLD IF VOL W NT SAlISFAu)lN J S?l JACKSON, O F COLUMBIA. &- ii Lam lsnt by3 man to n)1' irt ITON IIIl \R JI0LS IPassefers on loth the uip arnd do trais have the asul time for D)INNFR A iston, the junict:on of the G- & C. II and the S. U. & '2. RI. R. Fare well prep tred, and the charge r sonabl. MRS. M. A. ELKINS Oct. 9. 4--tf. C -al .W. .LNM An Excellent Medicine., S1'i :i. .. Feb. 2. i7. This is to certify thni I have used NEGI TItN. m:1natur'"d by 1L i. tt evI.s A-os ton. . Jor Ul.ju -t.alism and General Prostration of ite Ntrvouls sy.sit.1m,. with .1*)0a suc'.Ire l le d VEGETINE '.s an-excellv*nt mietiiine ior sulch complamnts. Yours verv tri. C. W. VANDEGIZIFT. 'N1r. vanti iIt. of" "'h iirmIll of, vanldegrift & liU.11, is a well-knowl business man il tlis place, havinlrg one of the largest stores in springlichi, Our Minister's Wife. Lot',' -:K17., Feb.lo, 1877. 311.I.R TEEs D)ear Sir-Three years ago I was sutTering terribly with Injh:mmatory Rheumatism. Our nin*ister's wife advised me to take Vy.GEs1-,. After taking one bottle, I was entiirelv relieved. This year, feeling a re turn o' the disease. I again comnnced takiig it, and am being benelitted greatly. It also greatly improves my (ligestion. iRtespectfully, Mus. A. IhALLARD. 1011 West JeOrersoni Street. Safe atd Sure. '!R. I1. i. 1"TEvENs. In 'j"72 voilr N(-_e-"tilnC was recol Ielded to Ie. and. yieling to the persulasiots of a riend, I conseited to try it, At the time I was su1cring from j g .ebility and ner vouls proStraUtion.- si>erimduced "oy oveCr work and irreg:lar iabit!s. its wonderfuil Striengtnlicitni t)g l aldl curative properties secll ed to aret dv ewbil;tAted s-:6teml I ( Irl the tirst <Oo:e; ial und1;'er its persiselt Use I ra pidly r'ecov'er,atiig more than usual Shea,ltlh 'a0o feein.c Sice then I have not lesit'tcd to give \ N -ectie miy wost un qualifiod indorscmwnt, as bitig a sale, sLlrC and poweri' a:gent in promotllg health an re.storinig the wz->td s.steil to new life anl energy. Vegetile is the only mLleadicime I u'se :m1n. as long as I iive i never expect to find a belter. Yours trly,v W. II. CLAlRh, 1-20 Monterey Street. Allegi:my, Penn. VEGETINE ;1The "ollowing- le,tter trom iRer. G. IV.M3anis field. formerly pas!.r of the Methodist Epis copal Clmuirch, IHyd, l'ark, and at present settled in .owell, must coniwe v(eryv oic who reads his letter of the wo:i'rfnl cura tive jualities of VEGaTINE as a thorough cleanser and puriticr of' the blood. IHYD>E PARK, MASS., Feb. 15. 1876. MR. H. I1. _%rEVEN. Dear ir-About ten years ago my health file(i throug-htile dt-pieting e-ffects o!, (y.s epsnia; nearly a year later I was atiackd v typ oi,d "cvvr !in its worst ior:. It set tfed'in mly back, at took tie forn of a large deep-scated, abscess, which was fifteci mionthin 1 atheing. I had two surgical operations by the best skill in tle State. but rvetived no p)ellanA'lt cure. I suffered great palin ait times, 'ndva- conlstanitly we''kenekd by a projulsk, discharg. I also lost smll piecs o . ble at tiifferiit times. 3M.tters ranL on tihus ab;ou)lt ee ye.t.lars. till May, !S74, whi a inc recollilicilded, Me to go 10 your- ollice, and talk with you of the virtu ot \E1irt!NE. I dit so. and by your kindnes; pfssed through your man facltory. noting the ingreatts, &c.. by vIichl your reie'idy is lrodced. ;v What I S-aw ani heard I gained soniC contidence inl EETINE I Comilllleevd taki!ig it soon after. but felt woret, fromi its ellvcs: -till i pers_-vered. and soon Il it was bvnuiitting me ill other I respects. Yet I did not see the results I 0de:ired till I d taken i i bliul for a lit le m.:ore than a y ia. when the ilhealty in the back wasii eutred;lilO and or11mne~ monthis I hiave en joy-ed ihe b'st ot healIt hI. I have 'in thiat tim.! galined' twventy-Iiv'e pounds of 1lesahi ing heavier thani ever be fore in miy 1lite, anid 1 waS neveri miore atble to peIormt labor than niow. During the past few weeks I had a scrofu Ious swvelling as large as my II't gather on anohe part of mty bod1y. Ii took V'EGETrINE faithflly, and it removed it level with the sualice in a month. I think I should hav'e been etiue 01 my minI trou ble soner if I taken larger' :ose's. alter havig become accout!$ometd to its elTeets. L et vo ur patr'ons troubiedI with serofula or kidner disease uniderstanid that it takes time1 to cuire. chronic disea,s; anid, if they will patiently take VEeETrINE, it will, in my jud'ge-ment, cure them. W ith great obligations I am Yours very truly, Ci. W. MANSFIELD, Pastor of the .Methodit Episcopal Church. HR, sTEVENs, Boston, Mass. VEBETINE IS SOLD BY ALL DRUBISTS. Bii 188! BLG IES!! We call the attenition of our friends arid the pulie gen~erlly, to our stock of SU PERIOR READY MADE WORK on hand DOUBLE AND SIN6LE SEAT BUBSIES of' the best selecd seasoned muateriid. MADE FOR iUME USE, and at such priceS as cannot fail to be satisfactory. Give us a e;:!!, all who want good work. Wre \VIII BUILD TO ORDE'R any of the latest stvies of PUOGGIES of IE TO W ith 'l the' latest imprbovemenIts, and if not built according to or'der parties will be under 110 ebligattionl to take the work wLen compldeted. IPRICES TO SUIT THlE TIMIES. Oid Carriages and Buggies RENOVA TED) anid made to look ats good as new at SEasonale)I 1tnces. Re'pairing' done with neatness anid de A share oh' tihe patrenige solicited. J. TAYLOR &CO. p)po.site .Jali, Newberry, S. G. Jan. 1 1-4t. BIBLES, BIBLES. TesamIents, Testaments. ofPhot ograph Albums. ~4 i:?'C Autograph Albums~ L: ae Quarto Fdmily Bibles fronm 9:. n Bie:aitiul lot of gi lt edge Testaments at; with Cca)S. ., land$omeI assortment of PThotogr'aph andC Autograph Album. HER ALD BOOK( STORE. A "WOR VON r - 1E: MU E 'H . Send The children to bed with a kiss and a smile; S-vcct childhood will t.rry at best but a whiie; And soon they will pass from the porLals of ionie, Liie wilderness ways of their life-work to roam. Yes, tuck them in bed with a genile "good night!" The mantle of sh.idows is vailing the light; And maybe-God knows-on this sweet lit tie face. May fall deeper shadows in life's weary race. Yes, say it: "God bless my dear children, I pray !" It may be the last you will say it for aye! The night may be long cre you see them again; The mothcrless children may call you in D.op sweet benediction on cach litt!c head, And fold them in prayer as they nestle in bed; A guard of bright angels around them in vite, The spirit may slip from the morning to night. -Living Epistle. MII G,IST ROBBER. -0 On a fine evening in the spring of 1830, a stranger, monunted on a nobie 1ooking horse, passed sloiN ly over the snow-white limestone road leading through the Black Forest. Just as the sun was going to rest for the day, when the gloomy shadows were beginning to staik. he drew rein. as he said "This must be near the spot. surely. Ili stop here, anyhow, fur a while, and see w'hat I can lie thereupon dismounted and entered the parlor of the inn, where he sat down beside a small table. "How can I serve you, mein heer ?"' said the landlord. 'See to my horse outside," re plied the g?uest carelessly, but at the san-e time eycing the land lord from head to foot ; "and let me have some wine-Rhine will The landlord was turning to withdraw from the stranger's presenlce, when he stopped and said: "Which way, moinheer, do you travel ?" "To Nanstadt," rephled the guelst. '"You will rest here to-night, I supplose," continued the landlord. "I will stay hero for two or three hours, but I must then be off, so as to reach my destination there in the morning. I am going to purcbase lumber for tho mar ket." "And you have considerable money with you, no doubt ?" asked the landlord innocently. "Yes, considerable," rep)lied the guest, sipping at his wineC disin teres ted ly. "Then, if you will take my ad vice," said the landlord, '-you'll stay here till morning." "Whly ?" rep)lied the stranger, loking up curiously. "Because !" w hispered the land lord, looking around as if he were disclosing a great secret, and was afraid of being heard by somebody else, "every man that passes over the road between this and Nan stadt at midnight for the last ten years, has beenm robbed or m;r dered under very singular cir cmstances?'" '"WXhat were the ci rcumnstan cs?' asked the stranger, puttiug down his glass empty, and preparinig tc Ifill it again. "WhV y, you see,"' the land lord went on, while he app)1roached his guest's table anud took a seat, "I have spokeni with several whoi have been robbed; all I could leart from them is that. they remem ber meeti ng, in the lotiesomne part 0: the wood, something~ that looked w hitie and ghastly, and f righ tenet their hcrses so that they eithei ran away or thr'e.v their riders they felt a ebiokiing sensation and a sort of smiotheri ng, an d finally died, as they thought, but awo.n in an hour or so to finid themselveT lying by the roadside, robbed o: I .Crethinie !" ger.' loolaIng abtra:.ely at tie ra;'ter in the -ei)in, o though he*I was more intenit onl co untingI,, thjem1 tha he was inltesteWd in1 the landlord'Is story. Thelor inni:epe loo'ked at him ini asto n Iishm, n rl -3i t. Such perfect ecol ness he. had not u itnessed for a "Youw'Ll rem then ?" -1g elted the landlord, after wiing Some tim for his gruest to speak. 'I ?" eiied the stranger, star ing from his fit of abstraction, as though he was 1ot sure that 1e was the person addressed. O 1, most certai n ly not ; I'm goi!1gI strai!ht ahead ghost or no ghost, to-night." Half anI hour later, the stranger VInd a guide, called Wilhelm. were out on the road, going at a pretty round pace toward Nanstadt. Dur.ing a flash of lighting, the stranger observed that his guide looked very uneasy about someu - thin.i and was slackeningo. his horse's pacc asttholigh hie intended to drop behind. I-Lead on," cried the stranger, "don't be afraid." "I'm afraid I can not," repied the person addressed, continuing to hold his horse in until he was now at least a length behind his companion. -31y horse is cow a ri iy, and unmanageable in a thunder-storm. If you will go on though, I think I can make him fbllow close enough to point out the road." The stranger pulled up instant . A strange licrht gleamed in his eyes, -vhilo his hand sought his breast-pocket from which lie drew something. The guide saw the movement and stopped also. "Guides should lead, not follow," said the stranger, quietly, but with a firmness which seemed to be exceedingly unpleasant to the )person addressed. "But," faltered the guide, "my horse won't go." "WXon't he ?" queried the stran ger, wittu mock simplicity in his tonje The guide heard a sharp cliek, and saw somethiniggleamn in his companion's right hand. lie seem Cd to undlerstand pecrfectly, for he immediately drove his spuris into his horses's flanks, and shot ahead of his companion without another word. Hie no sooner reached his old position, however, than the stran ger' saw him give a sharp turn to t.he right and then disappear, as though he had vanished through the foliage of the trees that skirted the road. Hie heard the clatter of his horse as he galloped off. Without wait ing another instant, he touched his horse lightly with the reins, gave him a prick with the rowels, and off' the noble animal started like the wind in the wake of the flying guide. The stranger's horse being much suerior to the other's, the race was a short or.e, and terminated by the guide being thrown nearly from his saddle by a heavy hand which was laid upon his bridle, stopping him. Ho turned in his seat, beheld the stranger's face, dark and frowning, and tremibled violently as he felt the smooth, cold barrel of a pistol pressed against his cheek. I"This cursed beast almost ra u away with me,'' ciried the gidec, comosingr himself' as well as he could un ider the eiryenminstances. 'Yes, I know."' said his comn panion dry y, "buti: mark~ myV wod,young man, if' your horse plays such tricks again, he'll be the means of seriously inj urimga his mraster'S health.'' '1hey bot h t.urneid and can tei.ed back to thre read. When they reached it again, and turned the heads of their animals in the right direction, the stranger said to his uide, in a tone w hicb must have convinced his hearer as to his earnestness: "KNowv, friend Wilhelm, I hope we understand each other for the rest of' the journey. You are to continue ahead of me in the right road, without swerving either to ~the iright or left. If 1 see you do . a.r thin sunai-ious, I will dirive a br:R.e of ~im l-ts throlu ym WLihOit a WOrId o' noti,c. Now pisl oil." The guide had started -is di reCeted, but it wVas evident flon his Imutterings that he was alarm ed .a someth ing besides the a:tioi of his follover. In the mieantimo the thunde1 h;:0 increased its violence, atic the flashes of lightning had be ome more frequent and mort For a while the two horsemer rodQe on in silence, the rid( keeping up- his directions to thi letter, while his fbllowerN watchet his every movement, as a ca would watch a mouse. Suddeniv the guide stopped and ooked behind him. Again h( icard the click of the strangert )istol and saw his ulifted arm. "Have mercy, meinhecer," h roaned, "I dare not go on." al give you three seconds to gC n," replied the stranger sternly 'One !" "I za eaven's n am e, spare," i p!ored the guide, akmost. over powered with fear, "look befor ne in the roatd and you will n11 laec me." The stranger looked. At firs be saw something white standing motionless in the center of th( oad, but presently a flash of'ight iing lit. up the scene, and he sawN hat the white figure was indeec hastly and frightful enough look -og( to chill the blood in the vein >f 'even the bravest man. If hi blood chilled for a moment, there :ore, it was tiot through any feai that he felt for his ghostly inter eptr, for the next instant he sel bis teeth hard, while he whisperec between them just loud enough t( be heard by his terror-stricke, guide "Be it man or devil !-ride it Aown-I'll follow. Two !" With a cry of despair upon hii ips the guide urged his horse for ward at the top of his speed luikly followed by the stranger who held his pistol ready in hu band. In another instant the gYuid( would have swep)t past the dread E'ul spot, but at that instant thI( Leport of a pistol rang througl the dark forest, and the strangel beard a horse gallop off througi the woods riderless. Finding himself alone, the stran ~er rise~d his pistol took dehb nate aim at the ghostly murderer atnd p)ressed his finger upon th< trigger. The a p p a ri Li o n approache( ?uickly, but in no hostile attitude. he stranger stayed his hand At leingth the ghost addressed him ill a voice that was any thing~ but sepulchral: "Hiere, Wilneim, ye move out o our~ peruh this imiute and givi me] a hlelpinig hand. 1've hit th< game while ou the wing, haven' The stranger was5 nonplusset for a mroment, but recovering him sel he grumbled something un intelligible and leaped to th< ground. One word to his hors' and the animal stood perfectla still. By the snow-white trap pigs on the would-be ghost hi was necxt enabled to grope hi way in the dark toward that in dividual, whom hie found bending over a black mass, about the siz of aman, on the road. As the tiger pounces upon hi prey, thle strangerKC leapedC upoi tle stoopinig figure before hium and bore it to the ground. --i arrest youd inl thle Klxingi' name,"' cried th.o stranger.grasp. in~ his prisoner by tihe throat anm h lding him tight. '"Stir hand (: foot until I have you properly se cured, and 1-il send your soul int eterity." Thi wl ~ as such1 an unexpete k turnl to atfai 1s that tihe would-b ghost could hardly believe his owl seses, and was bandeuffed am stiped of his dagger and pist before he found time to speak. "Are you not my Wilhelm ?" h1 gasped. "No, landlord," replied the in dividual addiessed, 'I am not But I .am an officer of tile King at your service, on special duty, t do what I have to-night accoin .diS. Your manCians son W he'i, who you thought was lead ings an inn)ocent sheep to the S1lugIlter, lies in the road, killed I hiS father's h,an1Id." T ye I'dars laer. at Bruchsale ris, i Baiden, he landr d of the sign of the Dee-r and the Gh (st RobbLer of t he Black Forest, Who was the !same identical )cr on, having been proven guilty of Nueo) )Ui en Jis I I U rde-s and artifly contrived robberies, coM mitted at dtiTferent Limes in the Black Forest, paid the penalty of his Cimes by ltting fall his head f-r the executioner's ax, since w hen, traveling through Schwarz wald has not been so perilous to life and purse nor has there been s0en any Ghostly Knirht of the Roat in that section of the world. ACTS PA.SED BY THE LAST LEISL AT U RE. AN ACT respecting the filling of vacan cies in County Offices. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by th- au thority of the same SECTION 1. That whenever at any time any vacancy shall occur in any Countv office by reason of death, re signation, refusal or neglect to qualify of the person elected or appointed 'hereto, expiration of the term of office, renoval from the County, or frum any other cause, the Governor shall appoint sonic fit and proper per son to fill the vacancy so caused, and that the person so appointed shall hold his office, in all cases in which the oficer is elected, until the next gene ral election for members of the Gene rol Assembly, and until his successor should qualify, and in cases of persons appointed until the adjournment of the General Assembly at the regular session in 1880. Provided, That the Governor may for cause remove any person appointed by l:imn under the provisions of this act. SEC. 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved December 20, 1878. AN ACT to amend a:d supply an omission in ar Act to Provide for the Custody of Official Bonds of County Officers and for the Exami nation of the samte from time to time, appr-oved June 9. 1877. Be it enacted by the Senate and IHouse of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the au thority of the samne: That the following shall be added as a third setion to said act, to wit: '"That it shall be the duty of the County Commissioners in each and every County in this State to make an an nual examination into the sufficiency of all the County officers's bonds withie their respective Counties, and within ten Uays thereafter report to the Comnptroller-General, to be laid be fore the State Board for its action, ac cording to law, any that maay in their judgment be insufficient: That the -first examination under this act shall Ibe made on the first day of January. I1879, or within ten days thereafter: -And provided further, That this act so far as the first examination is con cerned shall not apply to the County officers elected at the general election; in 1878. Approved December 19, 1878. AN AcTr to amenud the law in Relatio:n to the Fees of Masters. BZc it enacted by the Senate and House of R'nresentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by the au thority of the same: That hereafter the masters shall be entit to the following fees: For every day spent in the business of a reference, S8 ; but the parties may agree in writing on any other rate of compensatiou. For making and filing each report in a cause; 3;.swearing and taking testimony of each witness produced. 25 cents. Hie shall be allowed the same commissions for -moneys passing through his hands, by sales or otherwise, as are now allowed by law to sheriffs. For each appoint went of guardian ad litern, $2; for -making and certifying, upon proper ap 1- i;caiin to him, ny order which the~ ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements Inserted at the a?g ef s1.00 per square (ome inch) for first inserton, and 75 cents for each subsequent inserts '. Double column advert4emcnts ten per cei.l. on above. Notices of meetings, obituaries and tribu.t s of respect, same rates per square as ordinmy advertisements. Special Notices in Local column 15 cents per Iine. Advertisements not marked with the num I;er of insertions will be kept in till forbid, and charged :iccordig4y. S:'ozia:l c:racts madk with large adver. ' i li beral dednct!ons on above rates JO00 PRIAPTAYAI DONE WI~'H NEATNESS AND DISPATCH1. TERMS CASH. master is authorized to grant, 82 ; for taking. transcribing and filing any boud of guardian, receiver or trustee, or any other injunction or ne exeat bond. $8; for examining and auliting accounts of guardians, receivers or trustees, t1 ; forgrauting commissions to take testimony of witnesses or an swers of absent defendants, $1; for overy decd or mortgage prepared or executed by him, 8;3. A pproved Deceuiber 23, 1878. AN ACT to preveut the charge of "Ik'akage" in the weighing of Cotton. Be in enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State >f South Carolina, now wet and sitting in General Assembly, and by the au thority of the same : That from and after the passage of thi3 Act any person who shall put md make the charge known as "breag ige" upon the weighing of cotton shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and apon conviction thereof shall be fined not more that twenty-i;P dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, >r both in the discretion of the 1ourt. A pproved December 20, 1878. GOOD MANNERS. Thbe essence of good manners is kind thoughtfulness of others. TVbe man who goes to his room in .L hotel, stamping and talking through the corridors, slamming bis door and flinging his boots lown heavily upon the floor, is nmerely brutally selfish. He is not aware that he owes duties to other peole who will be affected by his conduct. lie does no*t think that he rudely awakens some one to whom s!eep is indispensible, and whom he has no right to dis turb. Haydon's picture of the man in the chop-hcuse, waiting for the Times, which his neighbor has held for an hour, and is evi dently bent upon holding it until he has read all the advertisements, is an illustration of this common selfishness. The talk and conduct in the cars are generally signs of vanity or a morbid self-conscious ness. A well bred man keeps his toothaches and headaches to him self, and does not assume that strangers arc interested in his di gestion. A well bred woman keeps her children quiet, and does not assume that all her fellow-trav elers must share her fondness for them. If Mrs. P., with her vivid sense of K1r. P's. peculiarities and of her fine house and equipage, could only once know how sai p)remnely unimportant any indivi dual is, how well the world fared before Mr. P. arrived, and how unsbocked the universe will be by his departure, she would be a modest and weil-mannered wo man. That knowledge, indeed, would be a general corrective of manners. A certain kind of per sonal conceit often accompanies undeniable superiority. There are men like Lord Chatham, who like to have their going and coming regarded as events, to move with, a pompous bustle, and to be con stantly recognized as great men. But it they could only know it, that very taste is constantly ac counted to themt for weakness, and their influeiree is just so far lessened. Four attempts have been made this year to take the lives of monalrcfls. To be dumb for the emainder of life is better than to speak falsely. Time's chariot wheels make their cariage road in the fairest face. Ordinary men readily give the good onizion away and hold the