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? I -1 'M FU L. -LUil '."SI -.1 ?. THE OLD ACCOUNT BOOK. UY M US. M. W. STUATTOJt. I Into did hold an account book old, And I scanned each crowded page, And could have wept o'er the record kept Of the follies of youth and age. The iteiNS there too well laid bate What else were never told; The reason why so tunny die Not leaving lauds or gold. And with each name to mcm'ry came tSomc face long passed away, That well 1 knew, and valued too, In childhood's trusting day ; lint as I look in that old book. Now thoughts chase old ones on ; Those pages tell it had been well If sonic had sooner gouc. Of tnnnv a face with sorrow's trace, Of many a troubled brow, And of hidden care, where all looked fair, I can road the story now : Why many a wife, whose path of life Seemed 'neath a cloudless sky, E'en when she smiled upon her child, Seemed choking down a sigh. ilow laughing men could clustcr'thcu Within a brilliant loom, And I'ght and gay and luippy tlicy, When all at home was gloom : And thcro I see the wine Howcd frco For thoso who could not pay An honest debt, though they could yet Throw twice as much away. No wonder, now, a lover's vow Was late or never kept; 'Tis written here how he did fear A fiend who never slept ; Ilow habit's chain he tried in vnin To hrcuk or throw aside, And then at last must from him cast A love worth all beside. These pages tell why many fell . .. I 1 I'full siii'iunn |iruii<> miu .i.ji,.., Nor left a name a son coul<l claim Wit It an uplifted eye ; How men could be so fair to see, Tlu-ir good heart's running o'er, Till some quick crash, some lightning Hash, .Showed ashes at the core. Oh, tunny a word in chidhood's lionr A meaning finds at last ; The records here too well can clear Some mysteries of the past! Away old hook ! I will not look I'pon thy pages more ; They will not leave the tight to grieve For one lost fricud of yore, Now ye who read I pray 3*011 heed The truthful words 1 sa3* ? The kind of men who flourished then Are plenty here to-day. Your son may look in some old book And see the season why lie need not weep that now 3*011 sleep, lint did not sooner die. Com miii.\, S- C., Feb. 10, 1S70. HECIPES. Caiunkt Pcihhxu.?An excellent, pudding qui tens good doubtless as the fari'aincd Knglish plum pudding. One cupful each of suet, molasses, and sweet uiilk, j three cups of flour, one teaspoouful of I soda; grease the pudding mould and boil fully three hours. I use a small tin bucket with a close fitting lid; when read}* to serve, if the bucket is iuvcrtcd, the pudding will easily slip out. fc'auce to be eaten with it can be made by mixing together half a cup of butter, one cup of sugar, and one large teaspoouful flour; when thoroughly mixed add one quart of boiling water ; allow it to coutc to a boil and simmer awhile ; then a?tu ilavoriug. Snow Cakk.?Well beaten whites of eight eggs, two tumblers of powdered sugar, one and a half tumblers of flour, two-thirds of a teaspoonfuI cream tartar, flavoring, bake in long pan and ice. This is a beautiful white cake ami easily made, the oven should be brisk, but not too hot. Tcr.\?.?Heat the whites of four eggs to a stiff froth ; then add to them half a pound of ground or powdered white sugar; beat well until it will stand li/ve foam; Flavor with vanilla, lemon or rose. This frost the tops of two ordinary sized cakes. Heap as much as you deeui sufficient in the centre of the cake, then dip a broad bladed knife into cold water, and spread the icing over the whole surface. Hick Oakks.?Take one cup of cold boiled rice ; one pint of flour ; one tcaspoonl'ul of salt; two cu'gs beaten light, and milk enough to make a tolerably thick hatter ; beat all together and hake on a hot griddle. Si ttAtt Candy.?Foil six cups of sugar, one cup of vinegar and one cup of water together without stirring ; boil one hour, or until it crisps in cold water; add a few minutes before taking Iroin the lire, a tablespoon fu! of butter and one teaspoonful saleratus dissolved in a little hot water. After cooling on buttered platters, proceed to pull white, same as in molasses taffy. Wimtk Mai ntain Cakk.?1 pound of flour, one of sugar, six eggs, half a pound of butter, otic teaspoonful of soda, two of cream of tartar, and one cup of milk. Indian Cakk.?Two cups of Indian meal, one of flour, one pint of milk, two v-nnonfills of ereain of tartar, one ol soda, and one taLlcspoouful of butter. Tfi 11f>a7k a lk?llf.i> IIam.? First brush a cold boiled bain, previously relieved of its skin, all over with beaten egg. Next spread over this evenly, to the depth of a quarter of an inch, a paste made as follows : To a cup of powdered crackers, add rich uiilk in sufficient quantity to make a thick paste : salt and work in a teaspoonful of melted butter. Having spread this evenly over the ham as already directed, set to brown in a moderately hot oven. (flNOKKItllKI).?One cupful of molasses a piece of lard the size of an Knglish walnut, and two even teaspooululs ol ginger, l'ut on the fire, and when the lard is melted. take it oft' to cool. Have two and onehalf eupfuls of sifted Hour in a mixing bowl; one egg, and a baltspoonful of . alt. When the molasses is coo! add it to the flour, with otic cupful of sour milk, in which y^u have dissolved a toaspoonful of saleratus.? Heat well the whole and hake in a moderate oven for d.') minutes. If well baked, this will be a light aud agreeable cake (j i no Kit Snaps.?One pint of molasses, one cupful of suet chopped One, two tablesnooufuls of ginger. Let it uielt on the fire. When melted, tako it off to cool and then add as much sifted flour as will make the dough hard enough tc roll; cut with cake cutter and bake iu a quick oven n lew minutes. They will snap wonderfully when cold. .*. Nbw Hlkial of Sir John Moouk.? Not a drum was heard, because the druui tner was not feeling very well ana usKOd to bo excused, uor a funeral note of any kind, as his corpse to the ramparts wo hurried ; not a single, solitary son of a gun of a soldier discharged his farewell shot o'er the grave whore the remains of the late Mr. Moore were deposited. The farewell shot business was omitted on account of the great scarcity of ammunition. We buried him darkly at dead of night, and did the best job we could for him under "the circumstances. We could not borrow, beg or steal a pick or shovel in the entire neighborhood, and were obliged to turn the sods with our bayonets, which, by the way, was the first thing that had been turned by said bayonets since wc bad been drafted. We did this all by the struggling moonbeam's misty ligbt, and the lantern dimly burning, with just about half cuough oil in it, and a strip of an old tlauucl undershirt for a wick. Few and short were the prayers we said, the Chaplain being houic on a furlough, and uo one within forty miles to take his place. We spoke not n word of sorrow, our time being somewhat limited, as the enemy was not far distant, and advancing with giant strides. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bod and smoothed down his lonely pillow with a canteen that the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head and we far away on the billow ; but not too far, however, as the enemy outnumbered us about seven to one. Lightly j they'll talk of the spirit that's ??mno, audi wonder where they can got another flask I tilled with the same, and o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, knowing, of course, that he is j hi no condition to defend himself ; but little | he'll reek if they let him sleep on in a grave j where a Briton has laid him, and not bother | him to get up and take out a burial permit ! or ask him to pay ground rent. We wish here tojcorrect the impression that slowlyaud sadly we laid hint down front the field of j his funic fresh aud gory. We did no such i thing. The corj so was washed and put in good shape, and wo defy any man to show j that there was a drop of gore about him.? It is true that we carved not a line and we j raised not a stone, because there was no stonemason handy who would do the job 1 at reasonable figures. About this time we heard by the distant and random gun that the foe was sullenly firing, so we adjourned the funeral, and left the deceased a! me in his glory, and made ourselves scarce in that vicinity.? Ciucimutli JJinjuinr. A MlltACI.E SlKiWINti TIIK I'.KI U'Ai y ! ok lMtAVKlt.?Wilmington. Del., l-'eb. S.? j Miss Minnie Bombard, nineteen years old, , residing at 710 Jefferson street, in this city, j who has been blind for two years, has rei covered her sight in a most remarkable j manner. She was alHictcd with typhoid j fever, which weakened the optic nerves to such an extent that, with the recoverv from the fever she gradually lost her sight and became totally blind. She was given the best medical attention, but without avail. The physicians could only give her a slight hope that she might some day regain her sight, hut were powerless to render any aid. She is a member of St. Paul's Methodist Kpiscopnl Church,and the church j has made her cause a special subject of i prayer. Oh Tuesday night last, previous | to retiring, Miss Lombard had been reading ; of Christ's restoring sight to the blind, and : the promise, Whatsoever ye shall ask in my | name, believing, ye shall receive," and with a full reliance in His power and wisdom, she prayed earnestly that, if it were His will, her own eyes might be reopened.? She awoke with a headache. Her mother bathed her head and she fell asleep again. When she awoke her sight was perfectly restored. .*Mie is a consistent Christian, and naturally attributes her sudden recovery to a special interposition of Divine Providence. Who and What tiik Afghans auk. ?The Afghans are tall, of large and well knit frames, muscular and hardy. Their strong, heavy features and dark skins give them a fierce expression of countenance; their black eyes?- their lids tinned with antimony to add force, beauty and da/./liiig brilliancy to them"?are full of lire, so that their swift, hold and flaming glance is very impressive. They wear their hair shaved from the forehead to the top of the head, the rest falling in black thick masses to the shoulders. The dress of the people is ol cotton, or of cloth called barck, made of camel's hair, and is worn iti two long and very full robes, the material used by the wealthy classes being of silk or cashmere; blue or white turbans and slippers complete the costume. The beauty of young Afghans is frequently spoken of by Kastern w riters, but it would seem from the very nature of things as though this glowing description ^nust be overdrawn ; just as the handsome, pensive young I neas of our wa ll beloved West Indian romancer, .lames I'otiiinore Cooper, can hardly be recognized in the modem Modoc. Still, abundant testimony claims a dark and hardy bjatity Ibr the Afghan in his prime.?Jhtrj'ir * Mn<jnztac j'ur March I l.ovr i* ilie strongi- l ami unci arbitrary moral power, Love forgive* but nev er cwuscs. DIPHTHERIA. A SIMPLE REMEDY THAT IS ALWAYS AYAI LA ISLE. Johu S. Wiles, a surgeon of Thorncotnbe, Dorset, writes to the Lou Jon Timet:? "After two out of nine or teu eases of malignant diphtheria had proved fatal, 1 saw an extract from an American paper concerning a practitioner who used sulphur to cure thu Lsease. I used milk of sulphur for infant8 and flour of sulphur for older children and adults, brought to a creamy cousistcuce with glyccriuo; doso, ateaspoouful or more, according to age, three or four times a day, slowly swallowed, and also applied to the uoitrila with a sponge ; and did not lose a case there or elsewhere, and saved lives when the disease had almost blocked the throat. That sulphur will do all that is here claimed for it 1 know ; and I wish every one who has, or may have, a case of this disease, to use it and be convinced.? Every one, living in Plymouth, years ago, whou tliisuisDa.su broke out in the family of,Mr. John Allen with such fatal results, need not be told of the panic that seized alike physician and people. It was the same at Dearborn, and iu every couiuiuuity whieh it entered. The l'hysicians know nothing of it, aud every two out ol three cases pftTved fatal. 1 kept froui uiy childrcn(who were small) all knowledge of the diseaso ami pauie, that imagination should not create the symptoms, and so doctored the first, knowing them real. We had four genuine casse of diphtheria that winter, not knowing them to be such till, years after, when L had plenty of chances to learn all the details of this disease. My mother had always cured sore throats with dry sulphur ; I had done the same in my family, aud now it was uiy first resort. Two of the cases yielded readily and were well in two or three days ; two lasted, one 111, the other 12 days ; with that low, iutcusc lever so dreaded in this disease; since then, 1. have treated many cases of it, knowing what it was, and always with the same result?a speedy cure. If the spores and adjoining parts of the throat were covered three or four times a-day with sulphur that when the sulphur did not reach thorn, they were not destroyed A teaspoon handle is best for applying it. 11' mixing with glycerine, water or molasses does not destroy its efficacy, it would be an easier method of application. 1 believe it to be just as good fur the scarlet fever sore throat?hut have had less experience with it for that. Iu eases of any kind of sore throat, a wet napkin, or a piece of dry flannel or cotton batting should be worn around the neck, according to the condition of the throat. 1 have been thus explicit lo calise the prevalence of those diseases is carrying agony to many hearts aud hearths, and 1 hope all who see this sulphur cure will try it, whether mother or physician, no matter to what school they belong. I have several tunes published this remedy, but it has been little more than a year since i' has found its way tithe press through physicians. 31 us. E. 1'. E. 1 Jit A UN Kit. For.nd at Jjast.?As a Mississippi liver steamboat came to a liver luudiing, a tall, ungainly, gawkish looking fellow leaning agaimt a woudpile attracted the attention of the passengers, one of whom, a talkative and conspicuous person, remarked to his friends that he w is going to have j some fun out of that fellow. So he jumped : ashore when the ho.it landed, and with a 1 great show of fierceness approached the [fellow. Drawing a savage-looking bowie ! knife he said : ' So, old fellow. I've found "you at last. You're the man that sto'o a dog of mine and J'vo sworn to get square with you.? I've been looking for you for a year." The gawky lazily opened his eyes in wondering amazement at first as th ?ugli he didn't understand it. Then catching sight of the laughing passengers looking on from the deck he took in the situation. J>y the time "Smarty" hail finished telling him how long he had been looking for him, lie bad taken out of his pocket a fist like a sledge hammer cu the end of the arm of a wiuduiill. lie swung it once and knocked the man who had been looking for him plump into the river. Then resuming his place against the woodpile he raised his eyes to the deck and with a very lazy drawl inquired : ' Is thero anybody else on that boat looking lbr me ?" How IIk (Jot His Liquor. Derrick , Dud tells the following good story : It was I a sad hiking tramp, with a pained oxprcs mum ut i.ieo, iu;a entered a .-Mittcr street bur-room the other day, holding in his hand a Miiall, battered red canister. "Look at tliis." he said, sorrowfully,' I went into a gun>hop and begged fur Something to eat, and the mean mail handed me this can of powder. He said I could go shooting?a starving man go shooting! dust think of it " ' Well, mizzle!" retorted the bar-keeper, \slio had just set up four fancy drinks for a row of customers. "I pledge you my word," said tlie vagrant. holding the can within an inch of the open stove, "l in so miserable I've almost a mind to blow myself up." ' J)ar? you to do it," said one of the bystanders, winking at the crowd. The wrecked party gave a sad, lingering look at the poured out Ihpinr, as that he might ne'er behold again, und tossed in the can. The yell that the whole crowd gave as they started for the other side of the street was heard on Telegraph 11 ill. \\ hell they filed in about ten minutes after the empty can did not explode, there were foii|- empty '.'lasses on the counter, the lunch ta ldo w.i an empty mockery, and the till In ked like a saving batik on the day alter a really IlllJJl: (10 posil. (II I'M it (S'U / cJt>(. Th y who .'iii' to jrovrrn t!. m?>clv? s fu\- stiways ?!* i? .ii^ <1* governing ftlais. When lovely women stoops to frolic, and foods on fruits that are not ripe, what charm can soothe the melon-colic, what art abato the fearful gripo 1 If youdisiic to restore caloric, and thus avert a sad disaster, give forty drops of paregoric, and then ?apply a mustard plaster.?[j.V. V. Herald. ? ?, Probably the most remarkable sense of humor ever known was that of a German soldier who laughed uproariously all the time he was being Hogged, and when the officer, at the cud, inquired the cause of his mirth, broke out into a fresh fit of laughter and cried, 'Why, I'm the wrong man !' . A subscriber in the country "takes his pen in hand to let us know" that the other evening he passed a young couple in a sleigh, the young tnan sitting on the girl's lap, and she singing "IJaby Mine." lie thinks the song was very appropriate under the circumstances.?Xorrisfmcn IlvrnlJ. New I Desirable Fall M filter Steel JUST RECEIVED BY J. T. HILL & CO. respectfully inform our patrons and tlie YV public generally that our large aiul well selected i?tock of FALL AND WINTEil GOODS is in Store, and was purchased at a time when good bargains were to be had, and with the view of pleasing the people of the County, both iu <11 A 1.1 T V A X 1) 1* i: G C E S . OUR STOCK CONSISTS IN IWHT OF DltV (UH>1)S. Ladies' Cloaks, I'ancy Articles, Notions, | BOOTS i- SHOES. i WE WOULD CAM, lWIITHTL.Ut ATTENTION TO OUR $2,000 STOCK ?OF? MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTH I JSTG, ; Which we were imluccl to >>113' becousc of ilie extremely low prices such goo<ls wei e selling at, | ami we propose to give our customers the benefit of our bargains. ?ALSO TO Ol* 11? Complete Assortment of MEN'S AND BOYS' HATS. 1 r/: HAVE A FILL LIS F OF GROCERIES, IlAIiDWAK 1L j TINWARE, CROCKERY, &C. I Wc simply ask mi examination of our (itMIDS i ami I'KltTIS to convince tlie public of the fact I that they can save more money by purchasing from us. J. T. HILL & CO. Oct 18 1J If j 15. 1". RAWX^, M'.AI.KIl IN j (/iKOCrUlllS, HAUDWAItK, llld'HS, \(. NO. 1, EAST UNION. J.I Hi II tutu, MMnn:n, con:n is, nnsixi:, FOR CGUOII AND CONSUMPTION Wi! ! Cherry ainl Tnr, Cod Liver oil?l'live, ('ml Liver oil with \\ihl Cherry and I.iniC? tastes good. Cod Liver Oil with Limp, I SIS ITS! I III ITN! onAxcrs, AM IS/.YS, (7 7.7M.V '/ .<, A/.MoX/>S. ('(fCOA.YI'TS, French Candies, a lull Assortnieiil. Don't forget to call ill No I, Last I'll ion. Dec Id ">'> If OILS, l?nsi:i:d. k r.nosr.Ni:, 11AIIN KSt'f MALI I INK, s\v but, CASTOI5, ANH Tl'lirKNTINK, Sold cheap by 15. l\ 1J UVLS. Nov. 1"> I'i tf PAINTS AND VARNISHES. l'aint ijimsii i:s, DIM (iS AND MKDD INKS, cic a iis, sni'ff, I'll PAN I N(J ANDSMOKINC ToltACCOS A I INI) l.oT UK < UOCKKItV, .11 ST IN. tinwaim:, woodi.nwaim:. iiaiidn aim:, .11 <;s, .iaiis xc. K.,r 5ftlc very low l.y H. |\ U \ \\ ?,S. <>l?l J *St ] X'i'M (V.r | ljV.uriiM: nt this .iiivc. S. W. Porter's , NEW STOCK! LOW PRICES, , * A ? I) QUI C K SALES. I OR CASH ONLY. THE CHEAPEST DRY GOODS. NOTIONS, GENT'S HATS, READY-MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, II _^V III > W A II Ja2 ?AND? GROCERRIES, Cnn be hud ntS. W. l'orler'a Cheap Store,?for CASH ONLY. I'leasc don't ask for credit,: as it is very unpleasant to refuse it ; hut 1 sell too cheap to allow a day's credit to my best friends. N. IV. roUTKIt. Sept '27 ti'j if UNION HOTEL c Reopened and Furnished Throughout with NEW FIJMISTTURE. :o: rilUE Subscriber has the pleasure of nnnouncJL ing to the public that he has leased the Union Hotel and fitted it up with new Furniture and every other convenience for the comfort of the traveling public. THE TABLE shall be provided with the best of everything and served in the best style, to suit the tastes of all. Attentive anil obliging Servants will bo found at all hours to respond to the calls of the patrons of the house. A First C lass 15a rr in the basement, where gentlemen can always find the choicest of all kinds of malt and spirituous liijuors, served in till styles. Having determined to make the Union Hotel Ci]ual to any Hotel in the Slate, in all respects, 1 hope to receive the patronage of the public. II. J. THOMPSON. Spartanburg Herald and Carolina Spartan copy three mouths. ')CC t) 'I1.' tf Fine Brands of Chewing Tobacco: lvcy /i/xrox. dkx pim:x, J'I(l tan, TWIST, riXH err, 77A tag xa IT, x/ca'ii7/, HAH A AX/) t/f'/U I'll (J Ql'O, For Sale by II. F. 11AWI.S, No. 1, Hast Union. Hoc 'JO ">1 tf Trusses, Trusses. VLAKGE assortment, for Sale Cheap. l>v 15. F. KAWI.S. Dec 'JO f>l tf Greenville and Columbia R. B.. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Errors Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays except'ed, connecting with Night Trains on South Carolina Itailroad up and down. On and after MONDAY, May 20th, the following will he the schedule : irp. Leave Columbia nt 7.4") a m Leave Alston 1 ..'!<I a in Leave Ncwlierry 10.-70 a m heave t'okesbury J. 17 put heave Delton 4.00 p in Arrive at Greenville ?>.? "? p m DOWN. heave Greenville at 8.0") a m heave Delton '.>.*>"> ti lit heave t'okesbury 11.":' it in Leave Newberry J. 10 p m Leave Alston 4.'JO p tr. Arrivo at Columbia 5.o<r? p in ANDLISSO.N llllANTIT AND liLl'E 1UDGK DIVISION. ^ nowv. it. Leave Wallialln. ...0.1 "? a in Arrive 7.1r> p in Leave IYrryviI)e...7.0O a in Arrive (1.10 p m Leave l'eniUeton...7.*>0 a m Arrive 0.00 p in Leave Anilersnn,..R.nii a in Arrive f?.00 p ni Arrive at Helton...0.10 a in Leave 4.00 p in THOMAS DOHA M LA D, (leneral Superintendent. .Lmii:/. Xoiitox, Jit., lleneral Ticket Agent. June 0, 1S7t?. 'JO tf I'ioiieer I'nper MininI'iK'liti'in^r Company.MANCFA<TU5LI!S of Hook, News ami . wrapping I'Al'Klt. John IV \icholsoii, Agent, Allien , Or-. For sample of News, see tliis slicct. Nov J'J 4'i tf l'MNIIiY (;KD( r.KlCS. HAMS AND M1 DDI.lNfiS. MACK LULL, HICK, FLO I'15, LAUD. i un.x .?i r..\ it a.M? .?li So!t! clinipor llinii over, hj <w IS. K. IS.WVI.S, lit No. 1, i:?M l'ition Nov 1"? *l'i if Miss Roid's School. rilll I' cmnists of Mi-i M. m-Ii. >1 1 wiil lie rcsitinc'l on .Monday Jan. Hili |N7'.', in tIn* I'tiil'li 11/ > < < ??| i? ! 1 -1 ycnv l>y Mnj. Tim i' m 1. si^ n School Iloiiso, ne\l <loor to <'?}>i. I', M. I'm r" com < I once. Tin' con i >i* of Hi inly will cmhi'iicp nil llio briuirlipi of a Ilioroiiyli I'njrli- Ii education. 111"1111 'ii 111 in I'. ili>liicnic given. Tci ins, i mi i ciil j-1 iv?. .1 m :: I If