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US gifpautttfttt LOTION vs. BALSAM~ There are probably many people now living who remember the celebrated Quack Doptor Reuben Nathans, who flourished some forty years since, and whoee medicines, "the Chinese Balsam of life," and the "celebrated Hair Invigorating Lotion," made so much poise at the time. When the 'Doctor's' medicines were first announced to the world, a simple-minded laboring man purchased one borne of Lotion and another of Balsam for his wife, who had a consumptive cough, of many yeart standing, and was besides threatened with the total loss of her hair. The woman used both remedies according to directions, and, as is usual with ignorant people in such cases, thought they .wore really aaing her a vast deal of good. The coueh seemed to her to be coiner awav rapidly, snev Inpathed freer/ while her hair appeared to be coming back again thicker than ^ver. As a natural consequence, she felt very great confidence in the medicines; and when her first lot of Balsam was all used she sent her husband to get the bottles filled again. The Doctor asked the man how. the medicines operated. "Ob, grandly," replied the' husband, "mv wife's pough e'en a'moet go#e, and her hair g all coming back again, as fiery as ever." "Ah/' said the Doctor, "thatVthe way my metticittefc always work. There's no mistake kbout them. They're just what I call them, the? greatest wonders of the age.' ,, I Vpose you have no objection to give me your -amdn.'-r-.' " ,, | *Oh, no,' replied the man ; 'that's just what my wife wants me to do.' ; The couple then repaired to the Mayor's Office? where an affidavit, was drawn up, sworn to, and witnessed. On returning to the Doctor's shop, the quack took up tne empty bottle for the purpose of refilling it. Uncorking it, he put it to his noee and smelled of it. 4Why, What can this fnednif" he exclaimed in some astonishment; and then, after looking at the label, smelled of it again. "Why, sir, this isn't balsam though the label says so, but the 'Hair Lotion.'" "Hair Lotion or not," replied the man, pointing tQ the bottle, "that's what cured my wife's dreadful cough, and the stuff in the bottle at home what made her hair grow again." iiOij .1 J> x. J .1. n..i nioirauge, strange, repeated me uovwt, with puzzled countenance; "I don't know what to make of it Will you be kind enough, sir, just to step back and get me the other bottle?the Hair Lotion I mean." The man did so, and soon returned with the Lotion bottle. The Doctor took it and applied his noee to the mouth. "And this" said he, "is just as sure the Balsam as the other is the Lotion. Don't you think there was some mistake on your part, lAre you sure that what was is this bottle made your wife's hair grow again ?" "Just as sartin as I'm alive, replied the manJ; 4fbr I always turned it out' while Betsey held the spoon." The Doctor sat down in a chair, and laying a finger on his nose, seemed buried in profound thought. "Ah, I see, he at length exclaimed, and jumping up he filled the empty bottle again. "There, sir," said he, giving it to the man, and hurrying him to the door; "all'3 right, sir; I was a little bothered, that's all. Call again when that's gone, and you shall have another for nothing. As soon as he nad shut the door on his customer, the Doctor called in his "confidential" man from the laboratory. "Sfoahes," said he, "we have made a great mistake in our guess work after all. I've beeijrvtndying.very hard lately, and have just discover? tint our Lotion is the stuff to cure the coughs and consamptionrf; atid the Balsam is the best to make the hair grow. We must change the labels." "That's unlucky," replied the man, "for we've got four thousand bottles, two thousand of each kind, all ready to send away to-morrow." "Vel, vel," said the Doctor, "you can change the labels if you have time: if not, send them off as they are. 'Tisn't mosh matter." Didn't Want a Substitute.?Mr.Pilkin son, a farmer in Pennsylvania, during the "late unpleasantness" was drafted for the service of his country. His wife, though she possesses but a small stock of general information, is one of the best conjugal partners, and she was much troubled at the thought of parting with her husband. As she was engaged in scrubbing oft' her door-step, a roughlooking stranger came up and thus addressed her: "I hear, madam, that your husband has been drafted." "Yes, sir, he has ;" answered Mrs. Pilkinson, "though dear knows, there's few couldn't better be spared from their families." "Well, madam, I have come to offer myself as a substitute for him." "A what ?" asked Mrs. Pilkinson, with some excitement. "I am willing to take his place," said the stranger.. "You take the place of my husband, von ' wretch. I'll teacl\ you to insult a distressed woman that way, you vagabond !" cried Mrs. Pilkinson, as she discharged the dirty soapsuds in the face of the discomfited and astonished substitute, who took to his heels \ just in time to escape having his head broken 1 by the bucket. Meeting .the husband soon after, however, the matter was duly explained and a bargain struck, instead of his head. Anecdote of Gen. Lonustreet.?On one occasion, during the period the battles were fought around Richmond, one of the Confederate batteries happened to pass an upet sutler's wagon. Two or three gunners, in rummaging through it, found a keg of lager beer, which they quickly hoisted up in front of the j limber of one of .the guns. The captain, riding J at the head of the battery, had not the heart * to order it to be taken off, it being such a ! luxury in that dreadful dry country; and so ] it proceeded safely along for a couple of miles, anxiously guarded by the thirsty captors, J .Suddenly the company was startled by a deep ! voice thundering out, "Captain G , halt [ thia KaHotv which wn? nrmc inefnnfpr for 1 General Longstreet and staff were along side. "What have you got on that piece, sir ?' demanded the general. "Lager beer, sir," answered the astonished and convicted captain. "What in thunder do you mean, sir?" roared out the general, "loading up your gun on the march, in the face of the enemy, with a ! keg of lager beer ??and" added he,.subsiding ] a little, and feeling for his tin cup, "and rcith- ^ out any spiggot in it!" A roar of laughter fol- 1 lowed the terrible wrath of the general. A ] gimlet was quickly produced; in a minute he ] had drank off a foaming pint to the health of the gallant company, and was off like a streak, amid the cheers of the men, his staff stringing after him like a comet's tail. Standing by a Friend.?In the flush tilue of Vicksburg, a "hard case," one Harvey Jenkins, by some strange accident, found himself at a revival row one evening. The sermon being over, the preacher requested all who were friendly to religion to rise and hold up their right hands. The whole audience apparently were on their feet. After they were seated the minister continued: "Now, if there is a single one here who desires to see Satan and his kingdom prosper, he will rise and hold up his right hand." Harvey, with some difficult}', got to an erect position, and said: "Had the vote been less unanimous, I [ 1 should have retained my seat; but I make it a point of honor never to abandon a friend under adverse circumstances." ! J?- A cynical chap insists that the fewer relations or friends we have the happier we t are. In your poverty they never help you; in j i your prosperity they always help themselves. I f ^ - JUjrifltltHtal Urjrartment. GOOD PLOWS AND DEEP PLOWING. . Editor Norfolk Journal: Nothing connected with the cultivation of the soil is, and always has been, more imperfectly understood than plowing, and nothing has been more strongly contested than deep plowing. The practical agriculturist, as well as the theoretical essayist, has expended his arguments against deep plowing, not only when the preparation of the soil and its manures were less utt/inrnt/wl than tiftw. hut at this Deriod the resistance is now as determined as ever. With Jour permission, it is suggested that a few ints on this subject be introduced. At first, and for mdny centuries, the plow was the rudest implement of the farm. By degrees it was improved from the crooked stick drawn by an ox ; a piece of iron attached to a piece of wood witn a tongue and handle was introduced, and thus step by step the improvement advanced uiltil the light, wellbalanced, graceful instrument of today was invented, and in the course of the last few years several hundral patents have been obtained in this countiyon improvements in this utensil." s - v The lhqst perfect plo\y must be of easy draft, steady and Tight turn a perfect ftxrrow, pulverize the soil, and afford all the advantages possible for after tillage. But few plows cornnine all these requirements. Borne plows are made to plow shallow, others deeply, some to plow a great deal, and others to run easy. The combination of all is the plow. Let us now look at what is required. All plants take up their food in the form of a solution. Every manure must be dissolved before it can be taken up or absorbed by the rootlets. Carbon, silix, sulphur, and every other element must be dissolved before it can be of any service to the plant. Let not this feet be/or. gotten, and it will acceWntin a great measure for the action of manures. Sulphate of lime or plaster, one of the most easily dissolved minerals, requires about four hundred times its weight of water to dissolve it The chief object of plowing should be to pulverize the soil, so as to allow the rootlets to penetrate every part of it, and the water to permeate it equally throughout If there are solid lumps in the soil the /ootlets cannot penetrate them; if cells or noles, the water will collect in a body there and drown the rootlets. No matter what kind, of soil is cultivated, it should be completely manipulated, if I may so call it, and if this pulverisation is complete, the deeper it is done the better; but if the plow merely "cuts and covers," or casts a dead, compact furrow, the less depth the better. We expect and hope the best plows only- will be introduced. We write only for such a machine, whether it be for one horse or six; for a single furrow, or for the sulky plow, with its half-dozen furrows. The deeper the pulverization, the more room the roots will occupy. Many plants will send their roots down as deep as vou plow?corn, beets, and clover particularly, are of this class; and pa drougtn comes on, it is interesting to find how rapidly the roots descend; but if the soil iB not pulverized, but lies in lumps and holes, when an abundance of rain penetrates the ground, the roots are often destroyed by the water. But deep plowing subserves another {mrpose, and an important one in our level anas?it allows the over supply of water to descend into the subsoil and not drown the roots of plants. The deeper the soil is thus plowed, the more universally the water will be disseminated, and the more complete will be the laboratory of nature for its chemical operations in reducing the manures and constituents of the soil into the food for plants. We have often witnessed the most sterile soils when excavated and put into railroad embankments covered on the slopes with a luxuriant vegetation. Pulverization and drainage was tie cause. We liave seen fields plowed badly, with a very worthless plow, mined by deep plowing; but the same kind of soils well plowed and subsoiled with good plows, were brought into high productivedess by green manuring alone. More anon. J. M. M. ? ? ? RED CLOVER Editors Southern Cultivator:?Experience is what our farmers want on this subject. In 1862, (February,) I sowed clover seed in a lot of 13 acres, and being more than a day's work, there was an interval of either from night until morning, or from Saturday night until Monday morning (no matter whicli.) The second day's sowing was all killed by a heavy freeze, and had to be re-sown The first was as good a stand as one could wish for. In 1862 I ploughed up a field of clover, planted it in com, and sowed it in wheat in the fall. In 1865 it was in corn, '66 in corn, '67, '68 and '69 in oats and wheat, and now there is a good stand of clover on it, and not a clover seed sown on it for ten years. A neighbor ploughed up a field of clover 7 or 8 years ago, and has cultivated it in corn, and sown it in wheat until this year, and he says there is now a good stand of clover on it. Panola's seed were in all probability good, buta coldspell about the time they were sprouting, would have killed them. Any one can have a clover lot in the South on red land, if they will take the same pains Panola has. I am always glad to hear of the success of our fanners with clover, but they will not always succeed, if they continue to sow on small grain. It will do well until the crop is taken off, and then the hot sun kills it whilst tender, whereas, if sown alone, it beconis hardened, and will bear almost any heat or drought. The best time to sow is in the spring, after the heavy freezes are over. Clover seed will remain in the ground for five or more years, and when worked to the surface, will sprout and grow. The above facts are given in substantiation of that proposition. A. E. Calhoun, Ga., Dec. 1869. WORK FOR THE MONTH. The system of deep plowing in fall and winter nnlt.uro in snrinp and summer, to gether with liberal applications of fertilizers, heretofore urged in our columns, has been severely tested during the past extraordinarily dry summer, and we hesitate not to say, has been completely vindicated. Our people have been more firmly convinced than ever that the judicious use of fertilizers will pay. We desire to call attention, now, at the very beginning of the year's work, to the fact that the degree in which they will pay is very directly proportioned to the thoroughness of preparation of the soil. In all cases, where the land has been broken up deep, and well pulverized, it has withstood the effects of drought decidedly better, retaining its moisture longer, and giving the fertilizers a longer time to assist in fhe development of the plant. We suppose a great many of our readers will purchase largely of fertilizers again for the next crop? we would not advise any one to do so who has not made up his mind to, and has all the appliances for, thorough preparation of his land. Lf this has not already been done, now is the time to begin?whenever the ground is dry not only at the surface, but as far down as the plow goes, open deep and wide the furrows, that the rains of heaven and fertilizing gases )f the air may enter and make all things ready for the ensuing crop. No thoughtful or observant mail can doubt the great superiority if the system which prepares a few acres thoroughly as compared with that which spreads itself over as many acres as possible, jiving them the most careless and slovenly preparation. With a given quantity of capital, abor, manure, &c., it is easier to make 10 bales of cotton from 10 acres, than from 40? this has been shown again by the experience )f the last two years, but we are so much the creatures of habit, have cultivated fifteen, twenty or thirty acres to the hand so long, and arge fields and abundant harvests seem so niturally associated together, that almost :very farmer is tempted to plant too many icres. We have no hesitation in saying that he proper rule to be governed by (except in he case of naturally fertile soils, like the aluvial lauds of the west) is to divide the manire heap, whether hom'e made or commercial ertilizers, by the quantity required to manure one acre toeUy and the quotient will give the correct number of acres to cultivate. Let it not be forgotten, moreover, that twenty acres plowed three inches deep furnish no more soil for the roots of plants to feed in than ten acres plowed Bix to eight inches deep. By all means give some of your poor, exhausted land rest, Suietly and silently it will gather stores from le atmostphere and lay them up for your future use. Another portion (and let it be a large one) sow down in oats in early spring? the South greatly lacks feed for stock just now. Another portion devote to the cultivated grasses and clovers?just think of northern hav, at present being sold all over the South!! February is the proper month for sowing these, and steps should be taken at an early <jay to obtain such seeds as may be desired. Abundance of hay makes abundance of stock, abundance of stock makes abundance of manure, and abundance of manure makes full cribs and gin houses. As long as stock is allowed to run at large, fences will have to be kept up?this matter -1 -U h " 4A iirttTr mli fliA rwwsMl r\ SIIOUIU UC atLCliutju i/U UUTT nucucY01 Wigiuunvi or weather is unfavorable for plowing. But we most earnestly urge upon our readers to plant hedges to take the place of the ordinary fence?splitting and hauling rails is heavy work, timber is becoming scarcer and scarcer every year?on the other hand, there are several hedge plants which grow easily and finely at the South, such as McCartney and Cherokee'rbses, Pyracanthus, Osage Orange, thorny Locust, Ac., Ac. All places: that require draining should also be looked after as soon as possible?if allowed to remain watersoaked until Bpring, they will not produce-as well ah if, being drained m advance, rain %ater andair have bad opportunities of sinking through them.?Southern Cultivator. ' k.' ' ' ' ? Our Corn Poijcy.?At this moment, when i ancPinVpaper which will be in the hands of ' all our planters we cannot omit a few words to impress our theory of a Corn policy fo? the South. It is an old error of our planters to suppose that when they make an immense crop of cotton they have made so much clear gain; to forget that when they are without grain they must rob cotton Peter to pay corn Paul. And yet this old foe puts on a new face this year, and we hear of immense preparations for cotton and very slim ones for corn. This will not do. Corn is independence!?It is life!?With heavier grain crops this present year we could have held back cotton, if needful?as it would not have been?and kept the price to any figure we pleased. With heavier grain crops next year we can do the same, thus making a smaller cotton crop equally valuable in money. If foreign buyers feel that planters can hold, they will not wait to buv and the demand will come. If, on the other hand, they know we must sell to buy food, foreign buyers will wait until necessity forces the cotton Upon the mar ket, Vaulting ambition to produce immense crops overleaps itself ; and prices are made to tumble by the very means the planter uses to enhance the money Value of his production. Hence do we say?Plant Corn !?Mobile Register. ' , Salt and Lime.?These two common articles will, when mixed and allowed to lay for a few months, make an excellent manure, which in its action will much excel an equal amount of either of its original parts. 1 Air-slaked lime should be thoroughly mixed with common coarse salt, in the proportion 1 of three of lime to two of salt by measure, and kept well sheltered from the weather. The mixture should be thoroughly shovelled over every two or threeweeks; the longer it is mixed before using the better it will be ?and three or fourtaontns is the least time that should elapse between mixing and using. IniEngiahd the vaJue of this compound is ! more generally understood, and H is thercased in large amounts for almost all crops e^ept flax, jto which it was found to be injurious, by injuring the fiber, though it will materially increase the yield of seed. Now is the time to mix it for the wheat crop of next fall, in order that it may have all possible time to produce the change which takes place in its constituents?the salt and lime being decomposed, and two new and valuable compounds are formed in their place?at least so our chemists tell us; anyhow, it is a first rate manure, and at the same time not very expensive, and is easily made on a small scale. ?Cor. Practical Farmer. . ? Calomel for Fruit Trees.?Editors Southern Cultivator:?lam not aware of my own knowledge, that medicine is good for the blight on fruit trees, but I do know that to bore a hole in the trunk, slanting downwards, and pouring in calomel orsulphur, and driving in a plug, will destroy all insects that may have attacked the tree; and will come as near making an old tree young, as perhaps any other remedv. Very likely "Mr. Jos. Gray's non-bearing Pear trees are of Northern production. If so, that will account for the milk in the cocoanut. It is perfectly astonishing how many Northern fruit trees are sold yearly in the bouth, and they are 90 in 100 worthless ; from two, if no more reasons: 1st. The generality are refuse trees: 2nd. If they were the best, the^ are not adapted to our soil and climate. Mulching and frequent cultivation, are the two best preventives against pear blight, that I know of. MORYS HAGGAR. Edgeicood, S. C., Dec. 6th 1869. + ? Use of Raw Hides.?A skin of an animal, whether cow, colt, or horse, that dies on a farm, is worth more at home than at the tanner's. Cut them into narrow strips, and shave off the hair with a sharp knife before the kitchen fire, or in your workshop, stormy days and evenings. You may make them soft by rubbing. A raw-hide halter strap, an inch wide, will hold a horse stronger, and last longer than an inch rope. It is stronger than hoop iron, and more durable, and may be used to hoop dry casks and boxes, and for hinges. Try it upon a broken thill, or any wood that is splintered. Put' it on' wet and nail it fast. The skins make the -best bags -in the world.?Exchange. j Distemper.?Editora Southern Caltivatkr: The following may be of interest to some one: A fine horse of mine took the distemper, from which his throat was swollen to an- extent that he was dying of suffocation. Finding that die he must and finding that I had nothing to risk if I failed, I determined to open the windpipe beyond the swelling and insert a reed to give him breath. This done, the horse was relieved in one minute. I confined the reed prmiy in position until the swelling abated (testing by stopping the outer end of the reed with my thumb to see if he could breath naturally) then removed it, sowed up the wound, and the horse was soon ready for service. J. Y. T. Mill Town, Aug., 1809. Horse Treatment.?There are a very few common sense rules which, if followed, will commend themselves to the horse, as well as j to the trainer, viz: 1st. Always feel kindly toward a horse no matter what he does to you, and consequently never show "temper." Remember the horse knows instinctively. 2d. Never go near a horse if you are afraid of him; the horse will know it and take advantage of it before you acknowledge it yourj self. 3d. Feed him well and rub him well. Good "Way to Cook Onions.?It is a good plan to boil onions in milk and water; it di1 minishes the strong taste of this vegetable. It | is an excellent way of serving up onions, to j chop them after they are boiled, and put them | in a stew-pan, with a little milk, butter, salt and pepper, and let them stew about fifteen minutes. This gives them a fine flavor, and they can be served up very hot. + j S?~ A very full stomach in a horse always crowds his lungs so that he cannot go fast or ! work hard without danger. Let this be al! ways kept in mind. fleaditjg Utthe JTrtM. CONDUCTED BY ! } REV. ROBERT LATHAN. PRIDE?VANITY?PRUDENCE. So strong is the general resemblance, of some things, that the indiscreet are often>deceiyed. The prudent man is sometimes called proud, and the proud man often regarded as vain. Every one ought to have a clear idea of the import'of the words pride, vanity and prudence. The two former are the off-spring of the fall; the latter is the product of God's regenerating spirit. Pride and vanity are hateful in God's sight, and are severely denounced in his Holy Word. Prudence being a grace of the Holy Spirit, is always commended in the Scriptures. Pride and vanity render us hateful injftie sight of every intelligent creatoye except sktan and his colleagues. Prudence allies us. to angels and God. Pride, in its general imjfort, differs from vanity in this: Pride denotes high and extravagant notions 01 our own excellency and contempt for othem. Vanity is a foolish desire to be lauded and extolled by others. The proud man cares nothing about the opinions of others?his happiness consists in praiging himself. To the vjmi maji the opinions of others are everyth^^kJ^B bliss consists in being praised. Prudence differs much as wisdom differs prudent man is neither promOoW^R His opinions of himself are very humble, and whilst he appreciates and respects the opinions of others, it is only when he believes their opinions are consistent with the nature of things. The prudent man shapes his adts with reference to the future?the proud man with respect to the past; and the vain main with' respect to the present. The prudent man is discreet, because the future is an unsolved problem. The proud man is haughty, because he ignores the future and the existence of a superior being to' himself The vain man is foolish because he never looks backward uito the past, nor forward into the future; but revels in the transitory bliss of the present moment. .., K... , . ,, , . . The proud man dishonors God by making a god of himself. The vam man dishonors his Maker by worshiping and adoring the kir. ^UIIAIIT mnn Hntk iViQ upuiiuua Ui 11L3 ICllUlU'lilCU, 1IUIU Ulv. j/iuuu man and the vain man are idolaters of the grossest character. There are many by which pride can be distinguished IVom vanity, and it is very important that the distinction be kept clearly in view. For although both pride and vanity are sins, they are not equally heinous. Pride indicates a rotten heart and benighted intellect; whilst vanity does not, necessarily, indicate anything but silliness. .Pride makes the rebel against God's law and the despiser of the works of his hands, whilst vanity usually makes the fop. A man may be proud of any thing. Some men are proud because they are rich; others are proud because they are poor. Some are proud because they esteem themselves wise ; others, and not a few, glory in their ignorance. Some persons are proud of their religion and boast of their devotional feelings, and are loud in their prayers of thanksgiving "that they are not like other men." Others are haughty because of their wicked acts. ' Men are usually vain on account of personal appearance or attire. Hence vanity is not often accompanied with malici*usnefa. - V-ani-, 'ty and pride, although they sli^htly^^Hilble each other in some particulars, do not seem to be the same -thing in different degrees of development, as might be supposed. A vain man may be proud, but the proud man regards vanity as beneath him. Hence there are many men who are too proud to be vain." These men praise themselves, and do not regard the hissing of the multitude. Put the hissing of the multitude always renders the vain man miserable. The proud man may be known by his haughty look, abrupt and dictatorial manner of conversation, and by his general contempt for others. The vain man is characterized by his tidy appearance, fashionable attire, and well-adjusted locks. It is seldom that the vain man ever is capable of anything very injurious or very useful either to Church or State. Julius Caesar, however, seems to have been an exception. His vanity quieted Cicero, who thought that a man who could bestow so much time in adjusting his hair with so much ovnntnpsR and who was so nm4rn>lar lest his locks became disordered, that he scratched his head with one finger, never could form so nefarious a design as to destroy the liberties of his country. The Roman orator was mistaken, and from this one case we are warranted in concluding that vain men are sometimes very dangerous men. Generally, however, vain men are merely imbeciles?weak-minded persons lijijL^think more of their clothes than of heaven or perdition. The proud man is always dangerous. His heart is black with hate. He loves nothing but himself. He desires the welfare of none of God's creatures any farther than their welfare promotes his own. God hates pride, and threatens, in direct terms, the utter destruction of the proud. Vanity generally works its OMm ruin, and its possessor becomes as hateful in the eyes of others as he desires to be esteemed. Prudence is one of the many marks of the work of grace in the heart. It characterizes its possessor by wisdom, hu}nijit^aHfe|^ and moderation in* all from trouble and anxiety perdition. The want of pruOT^^Mpcry great. Man, without it, is not mucWPperior to the beast of the field. ? THE POOR. Our Saviour says "The poor you always have with you." The history of the world attests the truthfulness of this declaration. There is no community but has some one who is absolutely poor. No doubt the wisdom of n<^#l io rvionJfncf in his niprcv disnlaved UVU 1C luwuiivww ?? ^ ; A and, in Christian lands, the piety of His professed people tested. It admits of little doubt but that God has conferred a great blessing upon many individuals by withholding from them the luxuries of this world. Their absolute dependence upon God for all the necessaries of life has been indelibly impressed upon their minds by poverty. God has Kept them humble by withholding from them the means for carrying out the designs of their proud and rebellious hearts. Poverty is no sin if it is not produced by dissipation. It is a sjg, however, to be poor when we have spent all our living in the gratification of our unholy lusts. The rags of the drunkard are the badges of his disgrace. These are the marks that God, in his providence, has set upon him to admonish others to beware of his course. But many of the best and most useful men that ever existed were born poor, lived poor, and died poor. Poverty to them was a blessing in disguise. But no doubt one of the designs God has in view in placing some poverty ridden Christian in every community, is to teach us that God does not fully reward us for our piety in this life, and also to give us an opportunity to exercise the grace of charity. Our piety is measured not by what we say, but by what we do. A cup of cold water given to a disciple of Jesus, turns the scale in our favor, and withholding a cup of cold water from a disciple of Jesus, turns the scale against us. EXPERIMENTAL RELIGION. Every man of any observation knows that the only kind of sense that is of any real use to any individual, is common sense. Knowledge, before it is available for any good, must be reduced to practice. Mere book knowledge is not worth much. It is like the spots on the wings of the butterfly?beautiful, but that is allThf> tjnmp ia true in religion. The most in attentive observer has discovered that there are two kinds of religion amongst Christiana. Or, to speak more accurately, the Christian religion is presented under two different aspects by those who make a profession of it. With one class of individuals, it is embraced only in theory, hence such individuals may, with strict propriety, be denominated theoretical Christians. To such individuals there is nothing tangible in religion. They acknowledge that they have made a profession of religion, but this stands for nothing. In every respect, religion is to them similar to a dream. It makes some impressions upon their minds, but dream-like, they soon fade away. Such individuals find nothing in or about; the religion of Jesus that cau be reduced to practice They are members of the church, but when I that is said the whole of their religion is sum "toed up. They never have prayer in their families, and many of them who are officers in some Christian congregation, never ask God's blessing upon the bounties of His providence. Religion has been adopted by them just as a fashion in dress is adopted. The other phase under which the religion of Jesus presents itself, is as an experimental thing. No man of common discernment can deny that some men reduce their religion to practice. By their action they manifest that a change has taken place. Their hearts have been renewed and their minds enlightened, and to put the precepts of the Bible into practice is as natural with them as it is natural with the unregenerated man to practise sin. Out of the abundance of the heart such men make a profession of religion. This is the only kind of religion that is worth any thing either for time or eternity. Mere profession avails nothing. It is only a sham and ' serves but to deceive. The infidel may scoff, but he cannot but confess that there is a moral beauty and grandeur about the man who is the object of God's love and the subject of God's sanctifying spirit Such a man has more dignity of character than Kings, and enjoys more real and substantial bliss than the rich who revel in the luxuries of this world. In the strong language of the scriptures it can be truthfully said of such a man, that he "tastes that God is good." ?- - SABBATH SCHOOLS. .. One of the means which is much resorted to in the present day for the dissemination of religious knowledge, is the Sabbath school. Every well organized congregation, at the present time, both in the country and town, has resorted to this instrumentality to teach and inculcate the great principles of the Christian religion. Much real good has been accomplished, and the Sabbath school evidently has received the approbation of the King and head of the cliurch. There are son^etliings, however, which should never be lost sight of. The Sabbath school should never be permitted, by parents, to take the place of family instruction. - ? 11 ?i i -i* ri j Barents are Douna, dy ine laws 01 vrou, uuu the instincts of their very being, to give their offspring a religious education. However profitable the Sabbath school may be, it is not so profitable as the training which the child receives from its parents around the fireside. No one has so much influence over children as the parent. The admonitions and counsels of a parent are, in a very important sense, different from admonitions and counsel administered by any one else. There is nothing selfish about them. If a parent is interested in the temporal and eternal welfare 6f any one, it is in that of his own children. Hence, no parent will, knowingly, give his children bad counsel. Neither will any parent teach his offspring principles which will be hurtful either to their souls or their bodies, for time or eternity. Hence the Sabbath school ought to be regarded as only auxiliary to family instruction. There is another thing that parents must not over look. It is this: The interest which children take in the Sabbath school and the benefits which 'they derive from it, are depen-, dent upon the faithfulness with which parents discharge their duty at home. The children of those parents who take no interest in learning, are always more difficult to manage at school, and learn less than the children of those who are deeply interested in the subject of education. The children of those parents, who instruct their children in the arts and sciences, in their every day associations with them, are always more docile than those who receive no such training from their parents. Every teacher has observed tin's. The same principle obtains in the Sabbath school that is manifest in the literary academy. Those children who are instructed in religious things at home, by their parents, are more interested in the Sabbath School, and learn more and retain what they learn longer than the children of those who devote no attention to the twining of their children., THe truth is, the fireside is the nursery fn which great and good men are reared. The Sabbath anV./?nl oc an mivilijirv to fumilv instruction. does much for the advancement of Christ's kingdom; but without proper family instruction it can never accomplish much. Never Alone.?There are some sins that have such an affinity for each other, that where the one is found, you may expect to find the rest. Gambling is almost always accompanied by profane swearing, low vulgarity, drinking, and general irregular conduct. So there are some virtues that never go alone. When a man is found who is possessed of the grace of faith ii* lively and vigorous exercise, he is also possessed of hope and charity?love to God and love to man. Whenever you find | a mail who loves Jesus, you will find a man ! who loves God's people. Whenever you find a man who hates sin, because God hates it, ! you will find a man who earnestly desires the j salvation of the sinner. _ , , ? Strange Things.?Some men sell their im- j mortal souls, and starve thier mortal bodies for j money; whilst others try to buy heaven and a j aoot. nt. (rod's ricrht hand with Delf. Some I ' "O A I men are exceedingly pious on tlie Sabbath | and at Church, but as snarlish as curs in their every-day associations with their fellow-men. There are a few men as meek as Moses when associating with their neighbors; but as irascible as Nero, and as cross as Henry VIH, to 1 their wives and children. There are a few men, scattered here and there over our world, who console themselves that they are right and every member of the human family is wrong. These men have the "bump" of self, strongly developed. ETIWAIV SOLIJULE I AN SULPHTJI MANUFACTURED TTNDER the Direction of Dr. N. A. PRATT, Chei U Company. SOLUBLE'PHOSPHORIC ACID, in the form < Phosphate, is the basis of all good Fertilizers, and tl ric Acid which is in them. The immense deposits of Phosphatic Guanos whi Dr. PRATT, consists mainly of Insoluble Pliosphat by being ground to powder, and reduced by Sulphi ble phosphate soluble in water, and thus made capal soluble Phbsphate found in any commercial Fertili inal Phosphate rock. The greater the proportion of tains, thelesathe quantity required per acre, and cc ing the highest per centage or Soluble Phosphate. Impressed with these truths, the SULPHURIC J have erected at Charleston, the first extensive Acid fer to planters the HIGHEST PER CENTAGE 0 in any market. Their Fertilizers are offered under two forms: 1. ETIWAN. NO. 1.?PURE SOLUBLE PHOf Dissolved Bone Phosphate of Lime, 800 per ton, 10 2. ETIWAN, NO. 2.?PERUVIAN SUPEK-P: Dissolved Bone Phosphate, andli to 3 per cent, of J Guano to adapt it to all Crops, $70 per ton, ten per c WE ALSO DISSOLVED BONE, of high grade, for planters < other compost, and we suggest that this is the best port the Sulphuric Acid contained in the mixture. WM C. BEE i NO. 14 ADGI December 30 TERMS?IN ADVANCE I One Copy, one year ... . f 3 00 One Copy, Six jnonths,....E 1 75 One Copy, Three months 1 00 Two Copies, one year, 5 50 Five Copies, " " 12 50 Ten Copies, " 44 ; 25 00 To persons who make up olubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of 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 insertfon-less than three months. A square consists of the space occupied by ten lines of this size type, or one inoh. No advertisement considered less than a square. Semi-Month! y, Monthly, or Quarterly Advertisements, will be charged Two Dollars per square for each insertion. Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts will be made on liberal terms?the contract, however, must in alTcases be confined to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated as advertisements. Announcements ofMarriaees and Deaths, and notices of a religious character, Inserted gratis, and solicited. Personal Communications, when admlssable; Communications of limited orindivual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, profltor trust, will be charged for as advertisements ... A PURELY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is now being ORGANIZED IN THIS STATE. ALL PROFITS TO POLICY HOLDERS. NO argument is needed to prove that in a purely MUTUAL COMPANY alone, can the policy holders derive all the benefits resulting from their investments. references: WM. C. BEE, Charleston, S. C. JAS. R. PRINGLE, Charleston, S. C. ROBT. MUIR, Charleston, S. C. JOHN R. DUKES, Charleston, S. C. L. D. MOWRY, Charleston, S. C. * WM. K. RYAN, Charleston, S. C. . t> F. J. PELZER, Charleston, S. C. HENRY COBIA, Chatleston, S. C. HENRY BISHOFF, Charleston, S. C. ANDREW 8IMONDS, Charleston, S. C. WM. G. WHILDEN, Charleston, S. C. A. S. JOHNSTON, Charleston, S. C. C. D. MELTON, Em., Columbia, S. C. Rev. JAS. WOODROW, Columbia, S. C. Hon. WM. M. SHANNON, Camden, S. C. Hon. JAS. HEMPHILL, Chester, S. C. GILES J. PATTERSON, Eaa., Chester, S. C. 3 Rev. JAS. P. BOYCE, fe. IX, Greenville, fl. C. C(fl. D. WYATT AIKEN, Abbeville, S. C. Hon. J. HARYEY WILSON, Charlotte, N. C. Persona wishing to become members can address 1 ' WM. McBURNEY, Charleston, S. C. E. P. ALEXANDER, Columbia, S. C. GEORGE E. BOGGS, Coltrmbia, S. C. September 2 *36 tf CITIZENS' SAVINGS BANK of SOUTH CAROLINAi YOjELKVILLE, 8. C. Currency Deposits Received of One Dollar and Upwards. Gold Deposits?payable In Gold?Received by agreement with the Asst. Cashier. J INTEREST: SEVEN PER CENT, allowed on Certificates of Deposit. , SIX PER CENT, on Open Accounts, compounded every six months. ' ' ADVANCES made on Cotton. EXCHANGE Bought. Sight CHECKS sold on Columbia, Charleston, and the Northern cities. BANKBILLS, GOLD and SILVER, bought and sold. COLLECTIONS attended to and REMITTANCES promptly made. This Banlc is a legal depository for all Court Funds. Depositors have the first and only lien on the assets of this Bank. Deposits, made by married women and minors, can only be drawn by them, and arenot subject to the control of husbands or guardians. OFFICERS. WAT)E HAMPTON, President. JOHN B. PALMER, Vice-President. THOMAS E. GREGG, Cashier. DIRECTORS. WADE HAMPTON, Columbia. WILLIAM MARTIN, Columbia. F. W. McMASTER, Columbia. A. C. HASKELL. Columbia. J. P. THOMAS, Columbia. E. H. HEINITSH, Columbia. JOHN B. PALMER, Columbia. THOMAS E. GREGG, Columbia. J. ELI GREGG, Marion. G. T. SCOTT, Newberry. W. G. MAYES, Nowberry. B. H. RUTLEDGE, Charleston. DANIEL RAVENEL, Jr., Charleston. SOLICITORS. WILSON & WITHERSPOON. , LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE. JOHN II. ADAMS, B. T. WHEELER, J. W. AVERY. W. B. METTSJ ] Assistant Casoier. ; Yorkville, S. C., Jan. fi, 187/D. 39-<$n ROCK HILL, & CV, TO THE PUBLIC. THE undersigned take this method of informing their friends and the public generally that they have formed a copartnership under tin. Style and Firm of . , ALLEN & BARBER, for the purpose of conducting a General Mercan tile business in ROOK HILL, S. O. . and are now'receiving and opening a large am well selected stock, consisting in part, of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, ? ? - - ,r 1 11 t 1 Hats, Keaay-iViaae Aborning, naniwure, jjtiuy j Shoes, Ac., and in fact, everything usually to p found in a General Store. Our Goods were BOUGHT FOR CASH, ! at very low figures, and we are determined to (! pose of them accordingly. All that we ask is tkt you call and EXAMINE OUR GOODS before purchasing. The highest market price pid for Cotton and Produce. J. R. ALLEN, 1 f F. II. BARBB, Formerly of Chester, S. C.J [ Rock Hill, SC. October21 42 3m REEDER & DAVIS, ~ COTTON FACTORS, i AND J GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ? ADOKR'S NORTH WHARF, I OHARIjESTOX, S. O ( psf Consignments Respectfully Solicited OSWELL REEDER. ZIMMERMAN D^IS. ] August 2(3 34 th j NOTICE. ALL persons who have established SealedSotes 1 against the Estate of Dr. ALEX. WlITE, < deceased, will receive a dividend on the mpie by calling on me at-my office. J. F. WALLACE, flerk. 1 December 30 52 5t MA.]VXJ^ES, D {' 1 tic ^CI3V ! AT CHARLESTON, ; mist for the Sulphuric Aid and Super-Phosphate )f Soluble Phosphate of J<ime, or Dissolved Done ' hese are valuable in theatio of Soluble Phospho- ' ch were discovered In iff in South Carolina, by ' a of Lime, which is map available as a Fertilizer | iric Acid to such a condjion as to make its insolu ble of being taken up borrowing plants. The Inzer is of no more valueP the plant than the orig- ] ' this Soluble PliosphaU^'hicli any Fertilizer con- 1 nsequently the clieupesFertilizer is that containICID AND SUPER-^OSPHATE COMPANY 1 Chambers South of B/timore, and are able to of'F SOLUBLE PHOSlIATE OF LIME known , 3PHATE, guaranteed to contain 24 per cent, of J Ber cent, discount foijash. !OSPHATE, guarawed to contain 20 percent, of J Ammonia, with a supent addition of Peruvian sent. discount for casi , OFFER: < jr manufacturers, wP may desire to mix into any and cheapest mcthi for manufacturers to transWill bo sold at a fi *1 rate for each per coritage. St CO., ^-grents, 3R'S WHARf 52 3m , R.I0E & CO., 3IAfFACTtrBER8 OF I Warranted Extr Cast Steel, Patent Ground Circular?111, Malay and Gang 'SAWS. CIRCULAR SAWS, WMtfovable or Insp-ted Teeth. WE Claimbr our Patent OironlarSaw the following Jrantages overfall others: The sbankaif the teeth are elastic, and exert a uniform disteelon in the sockets. . t rrru^ thn nlatn IbJii tia war nflfAniArl IUO OWI/IUV^VA MUV ?? uv .. wuvv,v^ by inserting ijw sets of teeth; Each tooth, ndependently,baay be adjusted to the cutting lii. i r ^ i. No rivets, lys, . or other objectionable appliances, are emloyed in connection with the teeth, which are astnpie in construction, and as easily used, as a nufor a bolt ' ,h / n I In short, d the difficulties heretofore experienced in thpse of movable teeth for saws, are fully met an^bviated by this invention. ' ">* ' ' - also, TITTLE PATEJfT "CHAMP8N" CROSS-COT SAWS. CJMSS-OUT; SAWS, ' i or ALL KINDS. Saw Handita, Gumming Machines, &c., See. i Send )r Catalogues and Price Lists." ' f . B.HOE&CO., ( Printing Pes, Machine and Saw Manufacturers, New rori Boston, Mass., and London, Eng. NovembtfU 46 6m i W. I. OLA WW, J. 8. R. THOMSON, T. W. CLAWSON. J t ' % \ CLAWS. THOMSON & CLAWS05, i Attorney? at Law f * AND SOLICITORS IN EQUITY, ERA<3CE in the Courts of Spartanburg, ^n-'' ipar/orit, Lancaster. Chafer and Winnshoro, and In 6 TJnitedSatftr^ourts 1for South Carolina. Partidar attention given to the oollectlon of Claims^ each of the above Counties, for foreign i Merchtfs and others. ? W. IDLAWSON, the Senior member of the j firm, tying served as Commissioner in Equity . for twee years, and being familiar with the set- i tlemed>f estates, will give special attention to ) this bitch of the Practice, by making out re- , turns J Guardians, Executors, and Admlnistra- ' tors, aj filing bills for the lettlomentof Estates i and reef from Confederate transactions, <kc. ^aErOfllce at Yorkvilie, S. C.*?^ Febjaryll 6 . ly ; J TRY MIK HEPATIC BITTERS, J THST CURE DYSPEPSIA, , axd au disusm or thk i STOMACH AMD LIVES. ! | . TH17 ABt RiCOMViNDED BT im i MEDIOAL FACULTY. HEGEMAN & CO., AGENTS, NEW YORK. Manufactnred by C. F.PANKNIN, CEDCST IKS AP0TSJCA2T, O0 ABLE8TO K, S. C. Surfer Ms by Druggists ' i!ceryu:her?."iSt . . ?ebroaryll 6 *_ 1?* Fever and Ague ANTIDOTE ' Alwayi Stops the Chills. .* This Medicine has been before the Public fifteen years, and is still ahead of all other known remedies. It does not purge, does not sicken the stomach, is perfectly safe in any dose and under all circumstances, and 1 is the only Medicine that will CURE IMMEDIATELY and Dermanentlv every form of Fever and Ague, because it is a perfect Antidote to Malaria. ' i I Bold by ell Druggirt*. i P. P. TOALE, CHAHLESTON, B. C., MANUFACTURE!. OF DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS. HAVING the Largest and Most COMPLETE FACTORY in the Southern States, and keep- r ng always on hand a large and most complete , itock of t>OORS, SASHES, BLINDS, Sash Doors, Jtore Doors, Shutters, Mouldings, <fcc., Ac., I am snabled to sell low and at Manufacturer's prices. N. B.?Strict attention paid to shipping in good >rder. April 15 15 ly ffllL POND AND CHANNEL 1)YSTEES^ S~~\ SUPPLIED in quantities to suit pur-1 3?\JLV clmsers. Orders from all parts or the vaQgr interior solicited. Address THOMAS , \IcCRADY, Agent, P. O. Box 339, Charleston, S. ! Carolina. References.?James Adger A Co., Hen. J. B. ; Campbell, Dr. St. J. 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In addition to the above premium, the Publish- ^B era will pay $1,500 in Cash Prises for lists ofsuj> 1 ^B scribera sent in by February 10, 1870. Persons who want to oompete for these prises, should senc^fl^H at once ior prospectus and K1?"ira for nasaesi. B Terms of Scientific American, ope year $8; months $1J$Q; four months, $1.00. To cltf& ^B^^B and upwards, terms $2.50 per annum. Speci^^^^^B copies sent free, address the Publishers ' MUNNdB 87 Park Row, New How to get Patents.?K pamphlet of PatentB B and instruction to Inventors pent free. '^^^^^BB _ I I SOUTH CAROLINA R. ROA^TW GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFF ICR, ) Charleston, 8. C.f September 16,1888. J fll ON and after Thursday, September i8th, the Passenger Trains of me Sooth Carolina Kailroad will ran as follows: - H Leave Charleston,.., .840 a. m. : V Arrive at Augasta7?.w{...fi.^...^.rMfw#46!n. ! fl Cennecting with trains for Moitfmia|mpJHaatephlS, Nashville and New Orleans, vja. Mbntgomery and Orand JuotttK fnilQ ^ ' TwwLVitBtE '< ^ Leave Charleston,. 8.80 a. m. . m V' 1 FOB CHABLK8TON. / Leave AuffUHta,... 8.00 a. m. / fl Arrive at Charleston, ? .4.00 p. m. M Leave Columbia,.,....... ?7.46 a. m. Arrive at Charleston,.,.... ...........4.00 p. m. ijM AUGUSTA NIGHT BXPRE8S?(8UNDATH EXCEPTED.) Leave Charleston, .............. 7.30 p. m. Arrive at Augusts....... 6.19 a. m. Wk Connecting with trains for Memphis, Nashville, W and New Orleans, viaOtsad Junction. Leave Augusta,. .1......4.10 p. m. M Arrive at Charleston,.. .4.60 a. m. Jfl COLUMBIA NIGHT EXPRESS? (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,) Leave Charleston............... ?..,6.06p, m. Arrive at Columbia,....,,. ~..4.45 a. m. Connecting (Sundays excepted) with OreenviUe and Columbia Railroad, ana on Mondays, Wed-^^^H nesdavs and Fridays with Charlotte and Sou^|^^^H Carolina Railroad. . H Leave Columbia, ..... Arriveat Charleston,.... .5.30 SUMMEBV1LLB TRAIN. . Leave Charleston, 2.50 Arrive at Summerville,. 4.10 p Leave Summerville, ?..-.y v.... 1.-740 a >Vcziv? at Charleston, OAMDEY BBANC#r.__ ; _" ^Camden aad^Columbla twoen Camden and Kingsville daily, (Sundays cepted) connects with up and down Day Fass^^^H^H tot at Kingsville. Leave Camden, .j645 a mi^pi Arrive at Columbia, IlLOO a Jm. 1 ucavu vuiumviu, m^( i \ Arrive at Camden,... 6.00 p. m. H. T. PEAKE, General Superintendent. December 2 48 if TO THE PEOPLfi'OF YORK AN? jU SURROUNDING COUNTIES. 1 THE undersigned having resupiad full charge fl of their business, are now prepared to. wait upon jfl OLD AND NEW COSTQMERS , 1 who may favor them with their patronage. H We will, in a few days, lay in Store a very large Stock of V CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and other Gooda too nnraerous to mention, which will be offered to tfce> . , public at prices , CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST* Weahallalso be prepared to execute orders for any goods, Ut or out of our Une of trade, WITH PROMPTNESS AND FIDELITY. Any Goods sold at our Store and not being what they are10 feflOMJlSf a WILL BE TAKEN BACK 1 and the money refunded. m Having communication with m COTTON AND PRODUCE DEALERS, 1 North, we will buy or exchange anything offerep H in this market and ( PAT THE HIGHEST PRICH^J for the same. We hereby tender onr sincere thanks to oar merous FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS^? for the kindnSssshown to as Since our sojourn Yorkville, and will do all in our power to merit continuance of the same in future. A A. A_ 1 atAAlr A/ in am we expect w uuy a tmi%v omu ui uwun m a few days, it will be necessary for us TO HAVE SOME MONEY. Those of our frienda who haye been favored by us |l with credit, will do us an act of kindness to pay ll us immediately, as we have to meet our Notes as 1 9 they become due in order vfl TO KEEP UP OUR CREDIT. ^1 Those paying us befbre the 1st of October, we will ' fl allow them a discount of 10 per cent; This is cer- J tainly a fair chance. ^ -I ^ J. A. LEDERER. J Sept,mbe?2 j*M, , , tf V KEW' GOODS? 1 FALL ANlTwDfTEB--18C9. ?J BRATTON, MAS0N & WITHERS B BESPECTFULLY announce to the citizens of fl York aud adjoining Counties that their Mr. fl SON has Just returned froHfe^he Northern fl Markets, where he has purchasedwfplendid stock fl of Goods suited to me ^ fl FALL Alto WINTER TRADB. fl A portion of the stock is already in 3tfre and is now being opened for inspection, and the remain- fl der is arriving by every train. The stock em- H braces every description of Goods anally re- fl quired in this markei, and among things worthy fl of special mention is a very line assortment of fl COLORED AND FANCY 81115$, 1 and a stock of Ladies' FURS, OA. PES and MUFFS. In addition to these specialties, the la- 1 dies can find every description of Dress Goods I Huited to their various tastes and wants. | FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR, J We have purchased an unusually fiae stock of | Cloths and Caagmerea, together with a carefully 1 selected assortment of serviceable ind cheaper ? Goods, suited to the wants of all. Their stock of I BOOTS AND SHOES 1 Is yery complete) with Hate and Cips in great 1^1 variety, and of the latest styles. * IN THE HARDWARE LINE, I may be mentioned Smith's Bellows, Anvils, Vises, Hammers, Horse-Shoes and Nails, together with 1 many other useful articles which wfll be men- 1 tioned in a future advertisement. I IN THE GROCERY LINE, \ We have Sngar and Coffee, Teas, Bagging, Roping and Ties, as also, all the odds and ends usually I required in this department. OUR GOODS WERE PURCHASED J to be sold again, and we cordially invito the pub- ^ lie to give us a call, feeling assured that we can of- ] fer as good articles and afford to sell as cheap as a any one else. A September 30 39 ( tf ,*] BANK BILLS WANTED. falHE highest market prices pUd for uncurrent j Bank Bills, at the Citizens Savings Bank. * W. B. METTS, Asistant Cashier. Decern l>or 1G 50 4t