Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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gnnuowus f cpadrnfttt. j THE A&KAN8AW TRAVELER. A lost and bewildered Arkansas traveler approaching the cabin of a squatter, about forty years m ago, discovered the proprietor seated on an old ne Whiskey barrel near tne aoor. partly sheltered by as the eaves, playing a fiddle, wnenthe following dia- he logue ensued?the squatter still continuing to play tb the same part over and over: bl Traveller?Halloo, stranger? pc Squatter?Hello yourself , T?Can I get to stay all night with'you ? le; . 8?You kin git to go to h?11 trs T?Have you any spirits here ? or ) S?Lots of'em. Sal saw one last night by that sa thar ole holler gum and it nearly skeeredherto is death. > < ^ > ap T?You mistake my meaning?have you any li- or quor? . If S?Had some yesterday, but Ole Bose he got in tb and lapped all uv it out'n the pot. tb T?You don't understand, I don't mean pot K- tb quor. I'm wet and cold, and want some whiskey. s* Have you got any? S?Oh, yes,?-I drank the last this morning. P - T?I'm hungry, havn't had a thing this morn- 1D ing. can't you give me something to eat? ra 8?Hain't a d?d thing in the house. Not a ^ nwwtfrfiil af moat, nr <?. dust of meal here. th T?Well, can't you give my horse something? S?Grot nothin' to feed him on. ^ Tr-How far is it to the next house? th S?Stranger, I don't know. I've never been 15 thar. T?'Well, do you know who lives here ? P? S?Ijdo. ? T?As I'm so bold then, what might your name an be? S?It might be Dick, and it might be Tom; but si< it lacks a d?d sight of it ^ T?Sir, will you tell me where this road goes to? -z S?It's never been anywhar since I've lived a here; it's always thar when I git up in the morning. T?Well, how far is it to where it forks? S?It don't fork at all, but it splits up like the m( d-L g T?As I'm not likely to get to any other house Jj* */v ~vn't TTftn ma ?wn in vnnrs. and I'll . W JiigUV) vau V J V** iV? ?MV ^ , ? ? tie my horse to a tree, and do without anything to ^ ? eat or drink ? ? S?My house leaks; thar's only one dry spot in n<? it, and Sal sleeps on it And that thar tree is the sa ole woman'8 persimmon you can't tie to it, 'case J11' she don't want am shuk off. She 'lows to make to beer out'n am. _ a T?Why don't you finish covering your house and stop the leaks ? S?It's been raining all day. T?Well, why don't you do it in dry weather? sa S?It don't leak then. ?>t T?As there seems to be nothing alive about cu your place butchildren, how do you do here any p how 7 m S?Putty well, I thank you, how do you do your- ev self? _ lal T?I mean what do you do for a living here ? S?Keep tavern and sell whisky. re< T?Well, I told you I wanted some whisky. mi S?Stranger, I bought a bar'l mor'n a week ago. ya You see me ana Sal went share. Arter we got it til here wo only had a drink betweenst us, ana Sal, ed she did'nt want to use hern fust, nor me mine.? cr< You see, I had a spiggin in one eend, and she in qu tother. So she takes a drink out'n my eend, and m< pays me the bit for it: then I'd take un out'n nern, and give the bit Well, we's gitting along fust sn rate, till Dick, d?d skulking skunk, he bourn a re* hole on the bottom to suck at and the next time I at went to buy a drink, they wurnt none thar. thi T?I'm sorry your whisky's all gone; but my Pr friend, why don't' you play the balance of that an tune? . S?It's got no balance to it _ . T?I mean you don't play the whole of it Pn S?Stranger, can you play the fidvlf a * T?Yes, a little sometimes. ^ S?You don't look like a fiddlur, but ef you jf" can play any more onto that thar chime, you kin 1)6 jist git down and try. aai (The traveler gets down and plays the whole of S?Stranger, take a half dozen cheers and sot r down. Sal,ikir yourself round like a six horse team in a mt'toole. Go round in the holler, where hal I killed that^jMk this morniu', cut off some of the ?\ best pieces, ^jL-fotch it anrl rank Jt for me and ^ this> directly?"-IBl!^eu6^15KnSM5TMIIH?'**' of the bed, and git the ole black jug a" and give us some whisky; I know th' tnSPssunneft yit. Til, drive ole Bose out'n the j? bread tray, then clime up in the loft, and git the "Q rag that's got the shugar tied in it Dick, cany tol ~ - ? ' ~ VIA OV*A^ mtro OH me gentleman a iiuss ruuuu uuuci iu& sucu, 51?v him some fodder and corn, much as he kin eat. m.J HI?Dad, they ain't knives enouff to sot the ta- ^ He. . . ig S?Whar's big butch, little butch, old case, cob- ? " handle, granny's knife and the one I handled yes- , terday? That's enuffto set any gentleman's ta- ./ ble without you've lost um. D?n me, stranger, / ef you can't stay as long as you please, and I'll ./ give you plenty to eat ana drink. Will you have coffee for supper? T?Yes, sir. ? S-j-I'll be hanged ef you do tho,' we don't have rrn nothin' that way here, but Grub Hyson, and I reckon it's mighty good with sweetnin.' Play away, stranger, you can sleep on the dry spot to night. J T? (After about two hour's fiddling.) My friend, can't you tell me about the road I'm to travel tomorrow? # ' S?To morrow! Stranger, you won't git out'n ?. these diggins for six weeks. But when it gits so you kin start, you see that big sloo over thar?? Well, you have to git cross that, then you take the road up the bank, and in about a mile you'll cometo a two acre and a half com patch; the corn's mite- * ly in the weeds, but you needn't mine that, jist ride Pe on. About a mile and a half, or two miles, from , thar you'll come to the d?-dest swamp you ever ed struck in all your travels, its boggy enough to mire ar' . a saddle blanket. Thar's a first rate road about 20 six feet under thar. tCi T?How am I to get at it? S?You can't git at it nary time, till the wether ^ stiffens down sum. Well, about a mile beyant, j" ' vou come to a place whar thur's two roads. You . * kin take the right hand ef you want to, you'll fol- ? ler it a mile or so, and you'll run out: you'll then J have to come back and try the left, wnen you git about two miles on that, you may know you are V wrong, fur they ain't any road thar. You'll then j think you are mighty lucky ef you kin find the way ^ back to my house, whar you kin come and play on J10 that chune as long as you please. Very Safe "Safes."?The agents of two Bos- ^ ton Safe manufactures were recently proclaiming 1 ' n . x? j.i r\ Z. P11 tne menis or ineir respective arucies. uuc ugeut was a Yankee, the other wasn't The one that ] wasn't first told his story. A game cock had been p;, shut up in one of hi^ safes; the safe was exposed for three days to the most intense heat When the door was opened, the bird stalked out and ec[ crowed, as if notnhig had happened. It was now pe the Yankee's turn to speak. An eagle had been sp shut up in one of his safes, along with a pound of ni1 butter; and the safe was submitted to the trial of f0| a tremendous heat for six days. The wheels and ^ the door knob of the safe were melted off, and the door itself was so fused as to require a chisel to get yo it open. When it was opened, the eagle was found frozen dead, and the butter so solid that a man who knocked off a piece of it .with a hammer had his i eye put out with a butter splinter.?Exchange. ^ * 50 Pretty Good.?Soon after the "surrender," a & North Carolina soldier, who had been for a long ^ time living at the expense of the Federal Govern- ab ment in a Northern prison, had reached, on his weary tramp homeward, the border of his State, f01 wearing the rags of his Confederate gray. He met an old acquaintance, and this conversation en- ^ sued: ala "Hello, old feller, whar ar you from ?" "Johnson's Island." 4 'Gittin home agin ?" "Tiyin to." *?| "Better not go over thar with them clothes on. ff.' They don't let anybodv wear gray any more; they iL * will take you up sure. ' jj! "Jerusalem! hain't they got over their scare S-V yet?" ? , fri< Hard on Brownlow.?A correspondent of the ??! Federal Union takes advantage of tne false report i_ of the death of Brownlow, and volunteers the foJtowing epitaph: < Old Bill is dead, the negroes' Pope, aD( " * HGm poise has ceased to throb; Grim death has snatched him from the rope, < And saved the hangman's job. i0}1 Stop gentle reader, lightly tread, sail For fear you make nim cuss, mu We've peace on earth now he is dead, Th< But hell is in a ftiss. the t&* A teacher said to a little girl at school, "if a I naughty girl should hurt you, like a good little girl, thii you would forgive her wouldn't you?" "Yes, No marm,'' she replied, "if I couldn't catch her T bet Igricultol gjepattrorot WHAT IS "ONE HORSE POWER V? The oae of the term "horse power'' is very con on-vyet few, except good mechanics and eng :ers. attach a definite meaning to it, but regard indicating, loosely, about the power which or >rse could exert. It is, however, when used i e sense under consideration, as definite as poss e, and means the power required to lift 33,(XJ >unds avordupois one foot high in one minute. A horse hitcned to the end of a rope over a pu y one foot in diameter, placed over a deep wel avelling at the rate of about 2J miles per houi 220 feet per minute, will draw up 150 lbs. tb me distance he travels. The force thus exerte called, in mechanics, "horse-power," it being a >proximation to the average amount of ooptini is power it is fair to demand of a strong bffljjg.' we multiply the weight raised (150 pounaSfh e number of feet it was moved per minute (22C e product will be the number of pounds whic e same power < would raise one foot high in th me length of time, (33,000 pounds.) The dynamometer is an instrument made fc easuring power, particularly that exerted in drav g. Those used for testing the draft of agriculti I implements are simply very strong spring ba ices, or spring steelyards, graduated to indicat e power required to raise any weight, withi asonable limit, at the rate of 2b miles pel horn hen we apply the dynamometer in ascertainin, e draught of machines, if the index indicate 0 pounds it is shown that the horse is require draw just as hard as he would do if raising 15 tunds out of a well with a rone over a pulley on ot in diameter at the rate or 2\ miles per horn id so for other weights. The velocity at which a team moves is to be cor lered, as well as the weight to be raised, or th id to be drawn. If the horse travels faster tha miles per hour, while raising 150 pounds out c well, he exerts more than one-horse power. ] 1 walks slower than this he does not exert a fore ual to one-horse power. In ascertaining the draught of a plough or Dwer and reaper, by drawing faster than 2} mile T hour, the dynamometer would indicate mor an the correct draught; and by driving slower e draught would appear to be less than it rcall In testing the draught of machines a tear ould always move at tne rate of 2J miles pe mr, or 220 feet per minute, which is the univei Dy accepted rate with reference to which dps jmeters are graduated, and an easy one to whicl approximate in driving with almost any kind c ;eam.?Portland Price Current. ? SCIENTIFIC FARMING. The prejudices of Southern planters agains entific or ''book-farming," may have been a] vable under our former condition, but the cii instances under which they are now placed de ind a totally different course. The price of labo future will render necessary the introduction c ery means for the improvement of the soil an )or-saving implements. Science and art must therefore be brought int piisition to effect these improvements. Planter list be taught the constitutent properties of th rious 6oils on their farms, what they need to fei ize them, when and how they should be employ in the production of the different species c >ps. Draining, ploughing, fencing, &c., all rc ire scientific information, and the use of th ist improved implements and plans. To insure success, as a general principle, th lall farm system, and the rotation of crops ani iting, must be adopted. Tim paucity of mean the command of Southern planters win requir s cheapest and most effective methods of im ovement, and hence the necessity for small farm d the four-shift plan. Our planters should therefore supply themselve th the most approved books on the science am ictice of farming, and every farmer should tak ;ood farmer's journal. Besides tins, agricultur a science should be taught in all schools of al ides. Agricultural societies and lectures shouli established in every county, and the strengtl I intellect of the State should devote itself U s great work.?Raleigh, Sentinel, A CHEAP BAROMETER. Take a tall vial. Get 2 drachms of camphor, i if drachm of pure saltpetre, and a half araclin The muriate of ammonia, pulverized and mixe< th about twuvjunces <>f proof spirits. The tub gfluaiiy suspended bureau- -tifLtm d the functions of its contents are as follows. 1 e atmosphere is drv, and the weather promise he settled, the solid parts of the camphor in th uid contained in the tube will remain at the hot n. and the liquid aoove will be quite clear, bu tne approach to a change for rain, the soli itter will gradually rise, and small crystaline star II float about in the liquid. On the approach c ;h winds, the solid parts of the camphor wi c in the form of leaves, and appear near the sui ? in a state resembling fermentation. These ir jations are sometimes manifested 24 hours befor e storm. After some experience in observin, e motious of the camphor matter in the tube e magnitude of a coming storm may be estimated w its duration, inasmuch as the particles lie clos jether on that side of the tube that is opposit that from which the coming storm will approach le cause of some of these indications is as ye known, but the leading principle is the solubili of camphor in alcohol and its insolubility i iter, combined with the fact that the drier th mosphcre the more aqueous vapor does it tak i, and vice versa. Here, then, is a storm glass s ean that the poorest can afford to have one, an nply as a matter of curiosity, to say nothing c uveuience, it is well worth keeping. Journal of Applied Chemistry. &- "Why does a razor cut better for being dip d in hot water?" The microscope reveals to us the fact that th ges of all tools, instead of being perfectly smooth e really toothed like a saw. 5>ow, when the ra r is dipped in hot water, it causes these littl 2th to expand, thus rendering the distance be een smaller, and conseaueutly giving the razor; toother edge. At first thought it might seen at the teeth would expand tne same distance ii ery direction, thereby leaving the edge in exact the same condition as it was before its "hot wa bath." But when we consider that the bas the tooth is thicker than the edge, the explana m is clear; for the former will expand a greate gree than the latter, thus making the distane tween the teeth small; or, in short, making ; er saw. We all know that the finer the worl be done, the finer must be the saw employed ncc, when we wish to saw our whiskers (how fc\ 2 conscious of*doing such an act!) we resort t e best means of sharpening the instrument?dip og it in hot water. Kicking Cows.?J. J. Watson writes to the Nei igland Farmer in this wise: I had a kickin, ifer?a perfect kangaroo. I tried moral suasioi no use; then retaliation?when she kicked, I kick ?she grew worse and I no better. _ I then "tie* ruD," but that didn't affect her hind legs?sh illeu her milk?she jammed the pail?she rappei f shins. I was then advised to take up one for it and slip a short strap over her knee, so as t mpcl her to stand on three legs, being "tied up,' course. This done, cut your nails, and milk a ur leisure. She can't hurt you, and will "comi her milk," and give up kicking. How to Purify Eancid Lard.?A correspon nt of the Cuiudry Gentleman says: I had sour lbs rancid laru, which was valueless as it was nowing the antfcseptic quality of the chloride o la, I procured 3 ounces, which was poured int< out a pailful of soft water, and when hot ad j a.. i.._.i A :* xi i.i.. x xi.. u luti iuiu. .aiici uuiuug it uiuiuugmy lugeiiiu an hour or two it was set aside to cool. T.'k d was taken off when nearly cold, and was con juently boiled up. The color was restored to ai faster white, and the lard was as sweet as a rose ? GrREASE the Wheels.?Oil and black lead i oposed to be the best substance, but we havi trays found lard and flour apparently as good the wheels are kept well lubricated, very littl* lerence will be found between the ease of run )g wooden and iron axles in ordinary farm work ie smaller the axle, the less will always be th< jtion. other things being equal; but because tin )kes nave a greater purchase, the friction bcini 5 resisting force, and being nearer the end of the er when the axle is small. save Your Oil.?Put the wick into the lamp, 1 fill the latter about half full with coarse salt, 1 then put in about 1 inch of oil, and it will be nd that a great saving will be the result The ; wastes gradually away during the burning, and st, therefore, be renewed from time to time. 3 light is purer and more brilliant than without salt, and the wick requires no snuffing. tOF" The editor of the Mobile (Ala.) Register nks the principal advantage possessed by the rthern farmers over those in the South is in the ter implements used by the former. . fteMiwg for the (fbildttu. JOHN RANDOLPH AMONG THE BOYS. i. The correspondent of the Central Presbyteriar i_ furnishes some reminiscences of his school days it more than fifty years ago. The celebrated Johr ie Randolph, then at the zenith of his power as s n leading member of Congress, had three wards j. (nephews) at the school (that of Rev. Drury Lacy, 0 Prince Edward county, Virginia,) at wnich ne used to be a frequent visitor. The writer says: 1- _ "It was Mr. Lacy's custom to hear his boys relj cite their Latin and Greek grammar lessons before p, breakfast, and I have known Mr. Randolph, more e than once, to come from Bizarre, two miles, and d enter the school house by sun up. At nine o'clock n the school was formally opened, when all the boyt i- read verses about, in the Bible, until the chaptei _ or portion was finished. Mr. Randolph seemed y always highly pleased with the exercise, read hie verse in turn, and, with Mr. Lacy, sometimes would h ask questions. On one occasion, while reading one e of the books of the Pentateuch, he stopped a lad with the question: ,r " 'Tom Miller, can you tell me who was Moses' r. father?' i- " Jethro, sir' was the prompt answer.^ 1- " 'W hy, you little dog, 0 etnro was nis iarner-ine law,' n "Then putting the question to four or five oth\ ere by name, not one of whom could answer, he ? berated them soundly for their carelessness and in;s attention in reading, saying: d " 'When you were reading last week, William 0 Cook read the verse containing the name of Moses' e father, and have you all forgotten it already ?' "Just then a young man caught the name, and, unable to repeat the verse of the Bible, repeated a t- part of a line from Milton?The potent rod of Ame ram's son,' &c. n "Ah,' said Mr. Kandolph, 'that is the way you if learn your Bible?get it out of other books?what f little you know of it and. with an exceedingly sole emn manner and tone, added; 'and so it is with us all, and a terrible proof of our deep depravity it is, a that we jelisli and remember anything better than s the Book.' _ # ' ' e "The very utterance.', simple as it was, filled every one with awe, and made him feel guilty, while at y the same time it imparted a reverence for the Bible u which was never felt before, and which, from one t mind atleast, will never be effaced. Mr Randolph - was so pleased, however, with the young man who l- quoted from his favorite author, that in a short h time?as soon, perhaps, as he could get it from if Richmond?he presented him with a beautiful copy of Milton'8 Paradise Lost, with a suitable inscription in his own elegant handwriting." HARRY'S SERMON. ! "Eddie," said Harry, "let's play at going to ~ church; and I'll be minister, and preach you a * sermon." "Well," said Eddie,' and I'll be the people." jf So they went up stairs together. Harry set an j old fire screen up in front of nim, by way of a pulpit, and thus began:? "My text is a very short and easy one? "Be kind. There are some little texts in the Bible on purpose for little children; and this is one of them. These are the heads of my sermon: ~ Firstly. Be kind to father, and don't make a ~f noise when he has a headache. I don't believe you know what a headache is, but I do. I had one ond T flirln'f urnnf tn fipftr Aiw one sneak. Secondly. Be kind to mother, and don t make her tell you to do a thing more than once. It is j very tiresome to say, "It is time for you to go to _ bed," half a dozen times over. "Thirdly. Be kind to baby." "You have left out, 'Be kind to Harry" broke " in Eddie, forgetting that he was "the people." "YesJ" said Harry, "I didn't mean to mention my own name in my sermon. I was saying?Be j kind to little Minnie; and let her have your red soldier to play with, when she wants it" g "Fourthly. Be kind to Jane, and don't scream j and kick when she washes and dresses you." _ I Here Eddie looked a little ashamed, and said,? "But she pulled my hair with the comb." "People musn't talk in church," said Harry. "Be-kind to Kitty, and do what will make her purr, and don't do what will make her scratch and squeak." . "Isn't the sermon nearly done ?" asked Eddie. "I want to sing;" and without waiting for Harry j to finish his discourse, or to give out a hymn, he J began to sing; and so Harry had to stop; but it was a very good serriion after a lk Don't yap .think ? "" 18 Should we Compel our Children to goB e Church ??I was once spending some weeks witH r Christian friend, who was a widow, with a lar^ ' family of children and servants. I observed that ^ she made the children attend church, and persua8 dcd the servants, likewise, to go. "Wbv do you [j endeavor to take your family all to church, I ask" ed, whether they desire ii or not ??you know many disapprove of this course." "When I was a little girl, ' she replied, my "mother, one Sunday rnorne mg," told me to prepare for going to church. 'I S don't want to go to church,'I said. My mother > sat down, and gently drew me near her, saying, '? 'My daughter, don't you think I know what is c best for you?' I made some petulant reply, ale though somewhat in doubt, as to the propriety of ' speaking thus to her, and went off to my room in 'x no very amiable mood, to get ready, knowing I was l" obliged to go. n "Many years have passed since this conversae tion; my friend. I believe the respect for the c Christian religion instilled into my heart, when my 9 mother compelled me to go constantly to church, * has saved me from being an infidel and made me a ? Christian; and I am endeavoring to teach the children growing up around me, to tread the same path in which my mother had led me." i- "What is Six?"?A little friend of mine generally says his lesson according to his own idea of c the subject. The following was one of his lessons: i, What is .sin ? "Humph, cursing and swearing, t- drinking liquor and telling lies."* e Who are to be saved ? ''Them what don't curse nor swear, drink liquor nor tell lies." a Who will be lost? "Them that docs curse and a swear, drink liquor and tell lies." n Look at those .answers, boys. Is that your idea ;- of sin ? I think it a very good idea. Do you sec i- the first part of the answer; beware, lest vou fall e into the habit of cursing, for calling each other names is a right good beginning. Don't touch the r wine cup either, for all drunkards commence by e taking a little. a And now notice the last, and don't think it is no k sin to tell little stories. There are no little sins. ; Now, I want you to find out for yourselves what v commandments you break if you sin in these ways. ?. The Minister and a Little Girl.?A minister once went to preach in a Western village where there was no house of God. He preached v in the school house. A few people came, who did g not seem to care much about God or His word.? q He preached a great many times; "and I had but _ one thing to encourage me," said the gentleman, j "What was it?" # e "It was the attention of one little girl, who kept j her eyes fixed 011 me. and seemed to try to underc sLmd every word 1 said,*' answered the gentleman. 0 "She was a great help to me." ' What! can a little child be a great held to a 1 minister? Yes, 0 yes. lfow? By paying attcne lion. Think of that, my little ones, and when you go to cnurcn, nx your e on mo minister, ana try to understand what he say.s; for he is speaking to you as well as to grown-up people. He is telling a" bout the I/ord Jesus, who loves the little ones, and L said, "Suffer them tocome unto me, and forbid i- them not; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." 3 He has no Mother.?Sitting one day in the " school-room, I overheard a conversation between a sister and a brother. The little boy complained of L' insults or wrongs received from another little boy. Ilis face was flushed with anger. The sister lis11 tencd awhile, and then turning away she answer ed, "I don't want to hear another word: Willie has no mother." s The brother's lips were silent, the rebuke came e home to him, and stealing away he muttered, "I never, thought of that.'' 8 He thought of his own mother, and the loneli ness of "Willie" compared with his own happy lot "He has no mother!" Do we think of it, when 5 want comes to the orphau and rude words assail 2 him ? Has the little wanderer no mother to listen ' to sorrows ? Speak gently to him then. i 1 ? I Example.?One watch set right will do to try many by; but on the other hand, one that goes wrong may be the means of misleading a whole , neighborhood; and the same may be said of the ! example we individually set to those around us. I Truth.?It is not enough that we swallow truth: we must feed upon it, as lasects do on the leaf, till the whole heart be colored by its qualities, and show its food in every fibre.?Coleridge Time.?Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby, that we must take time (as we say) by the forelock, for when it is once passed there is no recalling it?Swift. IpgwHatiMMis JMicleg. ~~7 * SPEAK NO ILL. t Nay, speak no ill?a kindly word i Can never leave a sting behind; i And, O, to breathe each tale we've heard, t Is far below a noble mind. . Fall oft a better seed is sown, . By choosing thus the kinder plan; 1 For if but little good is known, ! Still let us speak the best we can. Gi ve me the heart that fain would hide? , vVould fain.another's faults efface; How can it pleasure human pride, To prove humanity but base? ' No; let us reach a higher mood, A nobler estimate of man; i Be earnest in the search for good, And speak of all the best we can. Then speak no ill?but lenient be ! To others* fhilings, as your own; 1 If you're the first a fault to see, i Be not the'first to make it known. 1 For life is but a passing day, No lip can tell how brief its span; Then. 0, the little time we stay, Let's speak of all the best we can. OPINIONS OF MILITARY ?EN. There is much good sense in the following, from . the Atlanta TnislUnencer: i There is, in our humble opinion, something ol "assumacv"?aa old Bill Walker, in days that arc past, used to say?on the part of that portion ol i the press who see, in the opinions of Lee, Beauregard, Longstreet, and others of "that ilk," and ir their advice to tnoir Southern fellow-citizens on the political situation," the opinions and advice ol , merely mifitary men, which weighed in the balance with theirs, wo^jd fail to even counterpoise the scales. This is Sptuonsense. Such men as Lee, Beauregard and Lofigstreet, high' as their claims ; are recognized to be upon the affections of our people, on account of ther military services, have othi er claims which entitle their opinion and advice tc as much consideration, at least, as that of any memi ber of the editorial fraternity, or any political essayist. They are, in the first place, each and every one of them, men of Southern birth, of finished , education, of strong native intellect, and, in the second place, so deeply imbued with the spirit of patriotism and love to their native South, that it ' were folly not to recognize their opinions and advice upon the "political situation as important, and as worthy of consideration, and of being- followed as those of any other profession or class of men in the South. Washington was a military man, and yet he was a statesman ; Napoleon, the first was a military man, yet he, too, was a statesman ; Wellington was a military man, and he was a statesman. So may it be written of military men in ancient times?of Caesar, and of others, whose names are inscribed npon history's page as combining both the characteristics of warriors and statesman. We confess to being one of those who pay much respect to the counsel and advice of such mon as Lee and his valiant comneers. esneciallv in regard to the duty of the people in the present anomalous condition of the Southern States, and we regret to see efforts being made to resistor wcak' en their influence with our people. When battle was the order of the day, they headed the Confedfederate battalions and most nobly did their duty. If we do not now respect the opinions and seek the counsels of such men, in the name of God, whose opinions are we to respect?whose counsels shall we seek? The correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from New Orleans, says: General J. B. Hood is now at the head of a large commercial house in this city. He received me very cordiallv, and expressed his views in a very candid and clear manner. If I do not mistake the tenor of his conversation, he is in favor of a cheerful and ready complianoe on the part of the South ^ith the terms of the Sherman bill and the Act supplementary thereto. He emphatically declares that, from the Potomac to the Rio Grande, the people earnestly desire peace, prosperity' and unity, and that further resistance to the Government never enters their thoughts. ?At the same time, he feels that the South can never swallow the policy of the radicals, which is so diametrically at variance with the Constitution as interpreted by those who framed it He has never considered that the South should surrender any right under the Constitution excepting slaveiy, and that, having once more become good citizens under tne Union, they should be protected in their rights of property, and not be asked tpbeonajp parties tothedisfranchisement of men they had sUiwrteulo^teprtSfflQt them in th< forum or the field. |L While he is very glad that the South has not Jiuad anything to do with giving the negro the right suffrage, he is fn favor of gracefully yielding t< ; the demands of Congress, and giving the negro th( privilege of voting. General Buckner's views are somewhat peculiar, He has always argued, and still insists, that wher any people are oppressed, they should resist, and, i if nonnoMTO 11 co fnroo fur a vorlrocc nf trriov.mooq He considers that the rebellion was begun at Washington, when encroachments were made upon the Constitution and made to oppress the South. He declared that he entered the service to resist usurpation, and he still adheres to the idea that the re, bellicm was justifiable; yet he is for cheerfully accepting the results, and gracefully yielding to such demands as the conquerors make, provided the 1 manhood of the people is not jeopardized. The New York Baby Trade.?The New York Dispatch, gravely asserts that the sale of illegitimate babies in that eitv is a large and profitable business, and so publicly carried on as scarcely to be clandestine. It says that should the King of the Ashantees, or any other distinguished cannibal come to that city, and desire a fine, fat baby for a luxurious meal, he could be accommodated. These so-called nurseries are numerous, and may be found . in different parts of the citv, their whereabouts being, for the most part, advertised in the daily papers; the announcement being made in a manner that disguises, but does not conceal their real import. These places, the largest of which is situated in Greenwich street, answers a double purpose, that of relieving those of the responsibilities of maternity, who do not wish to be so burdened, and bestowing upon those who wish such blessings, the well-spring of pleasure, a babe in the house.? The seeker after infantile loveliness can, upon ap#plication, be accommodated to any desired extent*; babies from one day to one year old constantly on hand, or provided to order, of any type of beauty or shade of complexion, and at prices ranging from $25 to $200, warranted sofmd and in a good state of presen'ation at the time of delivery. A reporter who visited one of these baby bazaars was offered a 6ickly little English male infant, 17 days old with a red, flabby skin, covered with rash, for "the unreasonable price of $30. A robust female child, four months old. was exhibited, but the reporter did not inquire tne price. A baby boy, one month old, who was good and gave no trouble, was held at $75. A year and a half old French boy, with fair, round limbs, hazel eyes and curly black hair, was ticketed at $150. The matron iu charge volunteered the information that babies, just then, were rather dull. - The planieflm the Lower Districts.?The Charleston Xcics says: We are pleased to learn that the planters in the lower Districts have generally been successful in obtaining their labor for the coming year, and in making the necessary arrangements to work a crop. In Beaufort and Colleton Districts, they have been retarded by the difficulty in obtaining their lands from the Government, and when this was effected the neglect of four years had to be repaired. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, they have gone to I work bravely, and have succeeded in producing ! order out of confusion. The sea island cotton and rice plantations of these Districts are, perhaps, the richest in the State, and, before the war, were in a highly cultivated condition. Many of them escaped. the havoc of war, and the owners arc now enabled to sit under their own vine and their own fig tree; but these are rare cases; most of the dwelling houses were burnt, and many of the negro cabins snared the same fate, and the owners were compelled to rough it as best they could. Those who succeeded in making a crop last year have devoted a portion of the proceeds toward rebuilding these houses and improving their plantations.? More land has been reclaimed, and nopes are entertained that both the cotton and rice crops will greatly exceed those of last year. This section of country was considered the garden of the State, and from the energy now displayed by the proprietors, it will not be many years before it will be reclaimed from the wilderness, and be again made to blossom like the rose. The "Relief" for the South?An Explanation.?The joint resolution for the relief of the destitute in the Southern and South-western States does not contain a specific appropriation of $1,000,000, as originally proposed, hut was passed in the following form: That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby empowered and directed to issue supplies of food sufficient to prevent starvation and extreme want j to any, and all classes of destitute or helpless persons in the Southern and South-western States, where failure of the crops and other causes have occasioned wide-spread destitution; that the issues . be made through the Freedmen's Bureau under " such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to that end the Secretary of War is hereby authorised and directed, through the Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, to apply so much as he may deem necessary for the purpose aforesaid of unexpended moneys heretofore appropriated to supply freedmen and refugees with provisions, or rations, provided that the expenditure shall not extend beyond the present appropriation already made for the Freedmen's Bureau. 8&T Gov. Orr, of South Carolina, in a recent address to the Charleston Board 01 Trade, thus ventilated the hypocrisy of certain pseudo-freinds of the colored race, who have constituted themselves the peculiar missionaries for their political enlightenment: "Trust no emissary who wishes to hitch you on to any party?who says to you that you must vote so and so. Say to the emissary from Massachusetts, go home, and do not come here and tell me what to do. Under the law of South Carolina, as it now is, whoever made it, every colored man can vote;but in Massachusetts no man can vote who cannot read and write. Tell the missionarv from Ohio to enlighten the heathen at home. It is not , one month since New Jersey, Ohio and Michigan refusedj although they voted for this bill to establish universal suffrage throughout the South, bv their Legislatures in solemn conclave, to allow colored men to vote. Tell these emissaries, then, to 1 go back and remove the beam from the eyes of , their own people, before they come here to remove , the mote from the eyes of ours." s Important to Health. ?One of the best prepi arations for keeping the feet diy and comfortable is given in the last number of the N. T. Clipper, a i reliable1 sporting magazine, known all over the . world. The editor says: "It will contribute much . to the sportsman's comfort to have his boots dress, ed with the following mixture, as this precaution. ary situation will not only render them completely . water-tight, but at the same time perfectly supple: . One pint or boiled linseed oil; eight ounces of mut[ ton suet; six ouces of beeswax; four ounces of rosin; the whole to be melted over a slow fire, and to be well rubbed in with the hand while warm." i The above preparation should be kept on hand by all persons exposed to wet feet, that sure precursor of disease. Its cost is comparatively trifling, while the benefit derived from it may prove of untold ' vadue. t Crop Prospects.?Our reports from various parts of the country concerning the crops are very encouraging. The fall sowings haye apparently successfully weathered the severe Northern winter, i and no complaints from frost are heard. A few more such pleasant days as we are now experiencing will enable the husbandmen to definitely ascertain the condition of their fall crops. In Missouri and and adjoining States we are told that the wheat crop never looked more promising. During ; the winter the planters of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arknsas have secured large numbers of field hands, and are making preparations to cultivate a wide area of territory. The fact that the cotton crop of last year has proved to be much larger than was anticipated, affords general encouragement to the Southern growers. Washington Republican. THE CHARLESTON MERCURY. TIE CHARLESTON MERCURY is now, as it has ever been, a true Carolina paper, in the hands of Carolinians, and an exponent of the prevailing sentiments of the peoplo. , As an advertising medium it offers advantages , that cannot well be surpassed. Its circulation extends throughout the whole South as well as through the Northern and Northwestern States, and is rapidlv and steadily increasing. THE MEftCURY contains all the latest political, foreign, religious, and literary news, in a condensed ana attractive form, and will be found to be all that it claims?a live Southern newspaper. jz?f- Terms of Subscription for Daily, per annum, $8.00: for Tri-Weekly, per annum, $4.00. Conducted by R. B. RHETT & BRO. F. W. DAWSON, Assistant Editor. March 28 48 ' tf NO. 153 MEETING STREET, . (Formerly John A-sliliiirst ?fe Co.,) i GEO. C. GOODRICH, } PHILIP "VVINEMAN, >SOUTH CAROLINA. : JOHN ASHHUJRST, J DIRECT IMPORTERS OF DRUGS, MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS, CHARLESTON, S. C. November 15 80 6m E. B. STOKES, BOOK - BINDER, AND BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURER, Opposite J. C. Dial's Hardware Store, MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. BLANK-BOOKS Ruled to any Pattern, Paged and Bound in tho best Possibly Manner, with Printed Headings when required. The attention of Clerks, Sheriffs, Ordinaries, Commissioners in Equity, Railroad Officials, and all public officers is particularly invited. A largo stock of BLANK-BOOK PAPER, of the Best Quality, always on hand. Special attentionViven to tho binding of Music, -u T??1 1 m:i? J -11 U1U J)U?KS ?ilU rilCTj iUlU an Ubiici wva.iv m J^iaui or ornamental style. Orders sent to, and contracts made directly with me, will save money, as I am prepared to do work at a very small advance on New York Prices. My business motto is "Promptness, Economy and Substantial Work." E. R. STOKES, Columbia, S. C. November 29.18(36. .32 tf ~~THEBEST TONIC IN USE. MANUFACTURED BY Dr, O. F. Panknin, CHARLESTON, S. C. January 24 39 ly* IN EQUITY?YORK DISTRICT. Joseph J. Watson, vs. Caroline Ciilp and others. ?Bill for Foreclosure of Mortgage. THE creditors of W. J. CULP, late of York District, deceased, are hereby ordered to ren?? rtrtth owrl AotnVilioli tlinif nloima o/vwiwlirttr +r\ UUX U1I uaill auu couti/uou kiav^a vkuiu^ WV/VW? vtluk W law, before me in my office, on or before the first day of May next, or'bo debarred from taking any benefit under the decree of the Court in this cause. WALTER B. METTS, ($8 40) Commissioner in Equity. January 17 38 3m THE CHARLESTON COURIER. PUBLISHED by A. S. WILLINGTON & CO., City Printers, NO 111 East-Bay, Charleston, South Carolina. Terms.?Daily,'one year, $10; Dailv, 6 months, $5; Daily, three months, $2 50; Tri-\Veekly, one year, $8; Tri-Weekly, six months, $4. j The Proprietor of tho Enquirer is the Agent of tho "Courier" for Yorkville. He will take pleasure in forwarding subscriptions. January 3 36 ' $90 A MONTH! Agents wanted for six entirely new articles, just out. Address 0. t. GAREY, City Building, Biddeford, Maine. May 31 6 ly ?hr|JotMJe &nquim. TERMS?IN ADVANCE t SPECIE. CURRENCY. One Copy, one year, 9 2 50 9 3 50 One Copy, Six months, 1 25 2 00 One Copy, Three months,.. 75 1 00 Two Copies, one year. 4 50 6 00 Five Copies, " " 8 75 12 50 Ten Copies, " " 17 50 25 00 pB*To persons who make up clubs often or moro names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free or charge. ADVERTISEMENTS Will be inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents per square for the first, and Seventy-five Cents per square for each subsequent insertion?less than three months. A square consists of the space occupied by ten lines of this size type, or one inch. No advertisement considered less than a square. Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Advertisements, will be charged. Two Dollars per square for each insertion. Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts will be made on liboral terms?the contract, however, must in all cases be confined to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated as advertisements. Announcements of Marriages and Deaths, and notices of a religious character, Insertedgratis, and solicited. ' jjSI- Personal Communications, when admissable; Communications of limited or indivual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, profit or*trust, will be charged for as advertisements. COUNTING-HOUSE ALMANAC FOB 1867. iiliPl > fisPI I ? 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IMPOSED BY ACT OF CONGRESS, TO TAKE EFFECT, AUGUST 1, 1866. T3E folio wingis an Alphabetical list of the stamp duties imposed by the Act of Congress passed July 13, 1830, and to take effect August 1,1866: Agreement?Other than those mentioned in this schedule (or any appraisement) for every sheet or pioco of jjaver on which it is written, 5 cents; appraisements of value or damage, 5 cents. Bill of Exchange, Foreign.?Drawn in, but payable out of the United States, if drawn singly or otherwise than in a set of three or more?same as inland bills of exchange or promissory notes. Drawn in sets of three or more, for every bill of each set, where the sum made payable shall not exceed $100, or the equivalent thereof, in any foreign currency' in which such bills may be expressed, 2 cents; for every additional $100, or fractional part thereof in excess of $100. 2 cents. , ^ Bills of Exchange, Inland.?Draft or order for the payment of any sum of money, not exceeding$100, otherwise than at sight or on demand, or promissory notes, except bank notes and checks; or any memorandum, check, receipt, or other printed or written evidence of an amonnt of money to be paid on demand or at a time designated, for a sum not exceeding $100, 5 cents; for every additional $100, or fractional part in excess of $100,5 cents. Bill of Sale.?Bills of sale by which any ship, or vessel ortany part therco/^shail Js/i vgsted raanyoQIer person <5rr>e rs< > ns, when the consideration shall not exceed $500, stamp duty 50 cents; do., when the consideration exceeds $500 and does not exceed $1,000, $1. Exceeding $1,000. for evory additional amount of $500, or fractional part thereof, 50 cents. Personal property other than ships or vessels, 5 cents. Bill of Lading.?For goods and merchandise exported to foreign ports, other than charter party, each 10 cents. Bonds.?Of indemnity?where the money ultimately recoverable thereupon is $1,000, for every additional $1,000 or fractional part in excess of $1,000, 50 cents. For the due execution of the duties of any office, $1. Of any description other than such as may be required in legal proceedings, or us^ in connection with mortgage deeds, and not otherwise charged in this scheawe, 25 cents. Certificate?Other than those mentioned, 5 cents. Certificate of damage?And all other documents issued by any port-warden or marine surveyor, 25 cents. Certificate of Deposit?For a sum not exceeding $100, 2 cents; exceeding $100, 5 cents. Certificate of Profits?In any incorporate compa ny, tor an amount not less than $10, nor exceeding $50,10cents; from$00 to $1,000,25 cents; exceeding $1,000, for every additional $1,000, or fractional part thereof, 25 cents. Certificate of Stock?In incorporated company, 25 cents. Charter Party?On any letter or memorandum relating to the charter of any vessel, if the registered tonnage does not exceed 150 tons, $1; from 150 to 300 tons, $3; from 300 to 600 tons, $5; over 600 tons, $10. Checks, Drafts or Orders?For any amount on any bank, broker or trust company, at/sight or on demand, 2cents; for amount exceeding$10 on any person other than a bank, banker or trust company, at sight'or on demand, 2 cents. Cigar Lights.?blade in part of wood, wax, glass, paper or other materials, in parcels or packages, 1 cent; in packages of more than 25 and not more than 50 lights, 2 cents; for every additional 25 lights, or fractional part of that number, d cent. _ Contracts.?Contracts, broker's note, or memorandum of sale of any goods or merchandize, stocks, bonds, notes of hana, for each note or memorandum of sale, 10 cents. Conveyance orDeedof Grant.?Where the consideration of value does not exceed $500, 50 cents'; from $500 to $1,000, $1; and for every additional $500, or fractional part thereof, in excess of $1,000, 50 cents. Entry of Goods.?At custom house, not exceeding in value $100,25 cents; from $100 to $500,60 cts., exceeding $500, $1; for the withdrawal of goods from bonded warehouse, 60 cents. Friction Matches?Or lucifer matches made in part of wood, in packages of 100 or less, 1 cent; when in parcels or packages containing more than 100 and not more than 200, for each parcel or package, 2 cents, and lbr every additional or fractional part thereof, 1 cent; for wax tapers, double the rates herein imposed on friction matches, 1 cent. Lease?Where rent is $300 or less, 50 cents; where the rent exceeds $300, for each additional $100, or fraction in exceas of 300, 50 cents; assignment of a lease, same stamp as original, and additional stamp upon the value or consideration of transfer, according to the rates on deeds. (See Conveyance.) Manifest Entry, Clearance.?Of Cargo of vessels for foreign port, if tonnage does not exceed 300 tons, $1; from 300 to 600, $3; exceeding 600, $5. Meats, Fish, Fmits, Sauces, Jellies, <tc.?For ard upon every can, bottle or other single package, containg meats, fish, shell-fish, fruits, vegetables, nTTitiina TYiiudnvd /v. 2 xsll i 5UUUC.1, OViUpfl, ptJJiUUU IUU3WUU, JOIUO ur JUU1U9, contained therein, packed or sealed, made, prepared and sold, or offered for sale, or removed for consumption in the United States, on or after the 1st day of October, 1886, when such can, bottle or other single package with its contents, shall not exceed two pounds in weight, 1 cent; when such can, bottle or other single package with its contents, shall exceed two pounds in weight, fijr every additional pound or fractional part, 1 cent. Mortgage or Personal Bonds.?Given as security for the payment of any definite sum, from 8100 to 8500, 50 cents; exceeding 8500 and not exceeding 81,000. 81. For every odditional 8500, or fractional part thereof, in excess of 8500, 50 cents; provided that upon each and every assignment or transfer of a mortgage, policy of insurance, or the renewal or continuance of any agreement, contractor charter, by letter or otherwise, a stamp duty shall be required equal to that imposed on the original instrument. Passage Ticket.?Ho a foreign port, if of less price than 835, 50 cents; from 835 to 50, 81; and for every additional 850, or fractional part thereof, in excess of 850, 81. Pawnbroker's Certificate.?For any amount, 5 cents. Playing Cards.?For and upon every pack, not exceeding 52 cards in number, irrespective of price or value, 5 cents. Policy of Insurance.?On any life or lives, where the amount insured does not exccedfl.OOO, 25 cents; from 81,000 to85,000, 50 cents; exceeding $5,000. $1. Fire and Marine Risks.?Premium not exceeding $10,10 cents; premium not exceeding $50,25 cents; exceeding $50, SOcenta. Accidental insurance Companies are exempt. Power of Attorney.?To transfer stock, bonds or scrip, to collect dividends, interest or rent, 25 cents; to vote by proxy, except in charitable, religious literary, and cemetetry societies, 10 cents; to sell or lease real estate, and perform all other acts not specified, $1; for any other purposes, 50 cents. Probate of Will or Letters of Administration.? Where the estate does not exceedthe value of $2,000,91; for every additionalj6?000, or fractional part in excess or 92,000, 60 centowProtest of Note, Draft, marine proteat (fee., 26 cents. ' , Proprietary Medicines, Cosmetics, dc.?Not over 25 cents, 1 cent; not over 60 cents, 2 cents; not over 76 cento, 8 cento; not over 91, 4 cents. For every ( additional 60 cento or fraction thereof, 2 cento. Receipt.?Bcceipto for the payment of any sum of money, or for the payment of any debt due, exceeding $20, not being for satisfaction of any mortgage or judgment, or decreo of a court, or endorsement on any stamp obligation in acknowledgment of its fulfillment, for each receipt, 2 cento. Provided, that when more than one signature is affixed to the same paper, one or more stamps may be af- , fixed thereto representing the whom amount of j stamps required for such signatures. l Sales.?Or contracts for the sale ofstocks, bonds, j foreign exchange, gold and silver buUionand coin, I promissory notes or other securities, when made by broken, banks or bankers who pay a special tax, require stamps equal to 1 cent on every $100. If there is a fraction over $100, the same to be stamped at the full rate of $100. when made by a person, firm or contortion not paying special tax, for every $100 of value, 6 cento. A memorandum of sale or contract must be made by the seller to the buyer upon the sale or* contract being made, and thus stamps afflxstiJhereto. Writ.?WritMceute. Where the amount claimed in a writ, issuedhy a court not ctfrecord, is over $100,60cents. Upon every confession of j nagment, or cognovit, for $100 or over (except in those cases where the tax for the writ n/? ? ? .. va w wUHUVUWlUCIU VI suit has been paid,) 50 cents. Writs or other process on appeals from justices' courts or other courts of inferior jurisdiction to a court of record, 50 cents. Warrant of distress, when the amount of rent claimed does not exceed flOO, 25 cents; when exceeding 9100,50 cents. ' EXEMPTIONS. . . I No stamp duty shall ho required on powers of attorney or any other paper relating to application for bounties, arrearages of pay, or pensions, or to the receipt thereof from time to time: or upon tickets or contracts of insurance when, limited to injury to persons while traveling; nor on certificates of the measurement or weight of animals, wood, coal or other articles, nor on deposit notes to mutual insurance companies for the insurance upon which policies subject to stamp duties have been or are to be issued; nor on any warrant of at- 1 torney accompanying a bond or note, when such bon'd or note shall have affixed. theretQ the stamp or stamps denoting the duty required: and whenever any bond or note shall be secured by a mortgage, but one stamp duty shall be required to be jlaced on such papers; nor on any certificate of he record of a deed or other instrument In wrt- I ting, orof the acknowledgment or proof thereof by 1 attesting witnesses; nor to any indorsement of a 1 negotiable instrument. A Provided that the stamp duty placed thereon I shall be of the highest rate required Ibr said in- J struments, or either of thein. 1 Receipts by express companies for the delivery I of any property for transportation are exempt from stamp duty, PENALTIES. Penalty ibr making, signing or Issuing any instrument. docufi^ent or paper of any kind whatso- . , ever, or shall accept, negotiate'or pay,'or cause to be accepted, negotiated or paid, any bill of exchange, draft or order, or promisory note for the payment of money, without the same being duly stamped, or denoting the duty hereby imposed thereon, |50; and the instilment shall be deemed invalid and of no effect; of for the counterfeiting stamps or dies, $1,000, and imprison- . ment at card labor not exceeding five yean. For making, signing, issuing, accepting orpaying any bill of exchange, draft, order or note without , siamp, *zuu. f or selling proprietary cosmetics, I matches, meats, fish, firolts, sauces, jellies, dec., fl without proper stamps, |S0. OTHER PROVISIONS. fl Instruments are not to be recorded nnip<? prop- ' fl erly stamped. I No ihstrument is valid for the want of the par- fl ticular kinds of stamps designated, provided a le- fl gal stamp of equal amount (except proprietary fl stamps,) is duly affixed. fl All official instruments, documents and papers issued or used by officers of the United States Government,'or by the officers of any State, county or wH other municipal corporation are exempt "i fl In cases where an adhesive stamp snail be used V for denominating any doty Imposed by this act, fl the person using or affixing the same shall write fl , thereon' the initials of his name and date upon which the same shall be attached ori used, so that I the same may not be again used, under a penalty of fl 950 fl Instruments heretofore issued without stamps, not be void where stamps are subsequently affix- I ed. Postage stamps cannot be used as revenue fl stamps. I Any person may present to the commissioner of 'I Internal Revenue any instrument, said require fl his opinion whether the same is chargeable with fl any stamp duty; and if the said commissioner I shall be of opinion that it is not chargeable with any stamf> duty, he is required to impress on it a fl particular stamp, with wprdp to signify that-it is 'rim duty;; andeyeryinst?r^ fl ment on which said stamp is nnpreSsed shall be fl received in evidence in all courts, notwithstand- fl ing objections on the ground of such instrument fl being without the proper stamp. . fl The party to whom a document is issued from a fl foreign country, or by whom it is used, shall, be- fl fore using the same, affix thereon the stamp or fl stamps indicating the duty required. fl Proprietors of cosmetics, medicines, or proprie- fl tary articles, may furnish private dies, ana an si- fl lowed 5 per cent, on all purchases of 9600; over fl 9500,10 per cent | CONFEDERATE MONEY. ; J r IE following table shows the price of goldmi^, fl Confederate currency in Augusta, Ga., at va- ^fl rious times from the breaking ont to the close of ^^fl the war. The record was kept by a broker long ^^fl doing business in that city: 1881. Gold, Premium. For %l in Gold. fl January 1 5 December 15 9 21 00 fl Julyl ~ 10 1864. fl October 1 12 January 1 9 21 00 fl October 16 15 January 15 20 00 fl December 1 20 February 1 20 00 fl December 15 30 February 15 21 00 fl 1862. |M(mcu ! ?*? * ?? xo w m January 1 20 March 15. 20 00 January 15 - 20 April 1..., 19 00 B February 1 25 April 15.. 2100 ' February 15 40 May 1...:. 20 00 M March 1 50 May 15 :. 18 00 March 15 60 June 1 to July 15 .18 00 fl April 1 75 July 15 to Aug. 16 20 00 B April 15 85 August 15 22 00 B May 1 90 September 1 20 50 B May 15 ?. 95 j September 15 22 50 B June 1 95 October 1 27 00 B For |1 in Qold. October 15 25 00 B June 15 ..$ 2 00 November 1 26 00 B August lm 2 20 November 15..... 28 00 A September 1 2 50 December 1 32 00 B November 1 3 00 December 15 35 00 B 1863. December 31 50 00 B February 1 3 10 1865. March 1 3 25 January 1 60 00 B March 15 5 00 January 15 65 00. B May 15 6 00 February 1 60 00 B June 1 6 50 February 15 46 00 B June 15 - 7 50 March 1. 56 00 July 1 8 00 March 15 ?... 57 00 B July 15 10 00 April 1 70 00 B August 1 14 00 April 15 80 August 15 15 00 April 20 100 00 SB September 1 14 00 April 26 200 00 September 15 14 00 April 27 300 00 S October 1 13 00 April 28 500 00 S October 16 12 50 April 29 800 00 B November 1 ... 13 00 April 30 1,000 00 fW November 15 ... 15 50 May 1 1,200 00 S December 1 20 00 B ?Which was the last actual sales of Confederate B notes. ^ VALUE OF CONFEDERATE CUEEEHCY. I ANNEXED is a table showing the value of "Con* H federate currrency" in United States currency S for the last four years?deputed from the average ? monthly rates of the respective currencies, in gold, V at New York, Richmond and Augusta. B As the rate of stamp duty upon documents exe- B cutcd during tho late war is baaed upon the value of the consideration in United States currency, this B table will be found very convenient in fixing that B value. table showing the relative value of "confederate" andu. 8. currency fqrfouryears. Month. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1966. fl Value in Value in Value injValuein I \vcrairo for Con.cur- Con.cur- Con.cur-ConcurZflSrjS rencv ofrencv of rencv ofrencv of month of |linfys< |linU.S.!$lin U.S.$linU.S. cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. | cur'cy. January $2.00 $13.60 $26.90" $1 I February 2.19 13.79 25.20 H March 2.93, 14.OT 34.90 April 3.23 12.33 M May 3.87 10.65 ... June 4.85 8.12 fl July 6.89 7.79 B August > 10.53 .8.85 ^B September.. $2.19 9.71 10.56 B October 1.95 9.70 12.80 B November.. 2.29 9.90 12.55 B December... 2.28 12.60 18.26 B To ascertain the value of a given amount of Confederate currency, divide the number of dollars by ^B the figures in the column opposite the date sought ^P for, and the quotient will be the amount in United States currency. pB $1,500 PER YEAR ! 7 B W3 WANT AGENTS everywhere, to sell our improved $20 Sewing Machines. Three m new kinds, upper and lower feed. Sent on trial. |B Warranted five years. Above salary or large com- jM missions paid. The only machines sold in the U. States for less than $40, which ate fully licensed by ^P Howe, Wheeler & Wilson, Orover A Baker, Singer ( & Cb., and Baehelder. All other cheap machines are infringements, and the seller or user are liable to arrest, fine and imprisonment. Illustrated cii^ ^P culars sent free. Address, or call on SHAW <* CLARK, at Biddeford, Maine, or Chicago, IlL BB May 81 6 *7