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Ilumorowjs department. A DUMB DIALOGUE. It wrenches one badly to step on the wrong j stair, but few can help laughing at the awful d stride he makes. It is equally funny to see a S' man meet the wrong "customer," aud go to talking and gesticulating at him as if he were d somebody else. ' 1: Jones went out to the deaf and dumb nsy- v him the other day to inspect the institution, t Upou entering he encountered a mau, evi- ,o dently an inmate, and he at once endeavored I to explain to the man by making signs upou j s his fingers that he wanted to look through C the place. The man also made sigus which : ( Jones could not comprehend. Then Jones j made other and more elaborate motions, which n set the man at work with greater violence, i. and for the next ten minutes they stood in li the hall gesticulating and twisting their fin-; c gers without either beiug able to comprehend what the other meant, f inally Jones oecame r. angry, and in au outburst of wrath exclaimed : j h O,'get out, you idiot! I'm tired of bother-: c ing with you !" ! is Tliereupon the man said, "That's just what k I was going to say about you." "0, you can speak, can you ? Then why fi didn't you do so, and not keep me standing a motioning to you ? I thought you were deaf j c and dumb." tl "And I thought you were," said the mau. j v "I came here to inspect the asylum," said j Jones, "and I took you for a patient." tl "That's what I tame here for, aud I thought j u you were au attendant," said the man. Here Jones and the man shook hands and i b hunted up a genuine attendant, and went j b away happy. After this, Jones will always li use his tongue, no matter where he is. v i! "But They Have Done It."?A mau )j shut up in jail entertained a belief that he | \ was illegally confined, and so sent for a law- 0 yer, to consult about the matter. After lis- ? tening to the prisoner's story, the lawyer said, "Put you in jail for that!" t "Can't they, though ?" j ] "Certainly not; the thing is preposterous, j 0 They cannot put a man in jail for any such I actions." j j| "But they have, though," urged the priso- | ^ ner, who fully agreed with the lawyer that { 0 they couldn't do it; but was unable to get it | c] out of his head that he was in jail, neverthe-1 ^ less. 11 "I tell you, my dear fellow, it is impossible ; j p they cannot imprison you on a charge like j ^ lliot it ie Qiroincrf flin low ! l "But they have done it," cried the prisoner, j f stubbornly, and with rising anger, "and con- j, found 'em, here I am. I want to get out." ^ "But I say they can't do it. If you under- j ^ stood the first thing about law, you would see c they couldn't, yourself. Blackstone says?" i "Confound Blackstone! Ain't I here, and j, haven't I been here for the last six weeks ?" t "I tell you they can't put you in jail for j that," shouted the lawyer, springing out of his s; chair and growing excited himself, because s, his client refused to listen to the point of law fj in the case. t] "And I tell you!" yelled the prisoner, jumping to his feet and dancing around with c excitement and exasperation, "they have done ^ it, and I am here in jail, and what in the w thunder's the use of saying they can't do it?" s] j, A Damsel.?One midsummer day, when .Dolus slept and the theremoraeter stood in the nineties, a lady entered a store not a thousand miles off and inquired for parasols. The obliging proprietor spread out before her 11 samples of a large and varied stock. "Have NV you any of this shade of a size larger ?" said ft the lady. The size larger was produced. "I ft think on the whole I prefer the size smaller." ft The size smaller was presented. "Have you any of this size a lighter shade of blue ?" The a: required shade was brought out. "Haven't d vou anv of this kind with a crooked handle?" i u . w . The shade with the crooked handle appeared. "Have you any with the crooked handle not w quite so heavy ?" said the lady, and so con- ft tinued her inquires for every conceivable size, c< shade, and weight possible in the line of para- A sols. After nearly an hour had been thus g1 consumed the fair shopper gathered up her }' handkerchief and gloves, and moved for the C door. "Cau't I sell you a parasol?" inquired c! the exhausted proprietor. "0 dear, no," re- tl plied the lady, "I was merely inquiring the si prices. I am going into mourning and have one for sale."?New Bedford Mercury. ??** In one of the eastern towns of Massa- n chusetts, lived, some years ago, Uncle Bill a a hard-working stone-mason, a man of ready j u wit, but, unfortunately, too much addicted to a drink. Regularly, each morning, at an early J s] hour, he made a visit to the grocery store, to i n lay hi a stock of the ardent for the day's con- j b sumption. With the same regularity the i n Rev. Dr. C , a kiudlv-natured orthodox j d clergyman, in quest of his morning chop or I midday roa3t, sought the village butcher's j h shop. After meeting often in their morning j y walks, Dr. C at last felt it his duty to j ti mildly reprove Uncle Bill for his easily be- j ) setting sin. So, one morning, after their usual hearty salutations, the good dominie began: "You and I walk out early, Uncle Bill; but do von ever reflect how different are our er-1" .r,9? ?w?n i f. liiijiia. M v*ij lui uiiu iiiaiLci, oaiu uiilic | i< Bill, "if we bring the thing down to Scripture ! 01 test, my errand will come out ahead." "How tc so ?" asked Dr. C . "Why, you walk af- h tor the flesh, but I walk after the spirit." w - ^ v Light Wanted.?A pateut-mediciue ad- t( vertisement says: "This article will cure tj rheumatism of nineteen years' standing." j. As far as it goes, this is perfectly satisfactory; g but we want light upon another view of the t] matter. Suppose a man's rheumatism is only g of three years' standing, must he let it staud 01 sixteen years more before the medicine will st cure it? Or if it has stood twenty years, is n there no hope of a remedy? We want to S( know about this. It is going to be very un- u pleasant for a man to endure rheumatism for j seventeen or eighteen years before he can take ! t( medicine for it.?Max Adcler. j 0 Defying tiie Buzzards.?A fellow who ; was in the habit of getting drunk whenever j g( he went to town, in returning home one day ! fell from his horse and was quiet as though j. dead. A buzzard spied him,'flew round and ; round, and lighting near, hopped up and ' picked his nose, which aroused the fellow a ; little. The bird stepped up and struck him j( again ; this brought one eye open, and as he j g) realized that the bird thought he was dead, ! he wreathed his lips with drunken scorn, and i looking the bird square in the face, said : 1 V "You needn't be so darn smart; I'm not so ^ dead as you think I am." ? | ? b-iT' During the war, an Irishman, who could ^ not read writing, was placed on duty as sentinel, with orders to examine all "passes." j During the day a horseman came that way i ? and being ordered to halt handed his pass to ;: Moy, who leisurely scanned it, gave it back, j 'J and" permitted the man to pass. Moy's delib- ^ erations had been noticed by Lieutenant P., j ? who called out, "Was that a proper paper ?" "Vis, sur." "What was on it, John ?" "Divil i ' a bit do I know, sur, but with all the readiu' i ' and writiu' there was on that pass, it was j enough to pass a major-general to the divil." j, ; 11, fcuf We nogotiated with a new washerwoman the other day. She wanted two dollars ti for doing the work. We said to her: "There j was a woman the other day who said she 1. would do it for a dollar and a half." "And ' l: who was it ?" We told her. "Humph !" said she with marked disdain, "she kin afford to do it for a dollar an' a half. She lives in s an alley, but I live on a strate." We eugag- 1 ed her. Equivocal.?An old chap, whose wife is as 0 ugly as sin, was readiug an elopement case t which seemed to affect him. Said he, "I i ] should be tempted to shoot a man if he was to j run off with my wife." "Well," said a hear- j or, "a man ought to be shot if he didrun off with j I your wife." Verdict for hearer. ' f ( HiMven's Department. !: CAMELS. The Arabs call the camel "the ship of the lesert." No other animal could render such ; ervice to man in crossing the vast deserts of j Africa and Asia. IMost completely and won Icrfully is it fitted for this work. In the ear- ! iest history of mau the camel is spoken of as 5 aluahle to him on this account. Over four ' I housand years ago, Abram received presents t f camels from Pharaoh, (Gen. xii. 16,) and ; \ shmaelites with caravans of camels hearing j y pices, balm and myrrh, as now, went from ! Jilead to Egypt across the Arabian desert, , Gen. xxxvii.25.) 1 It is a remarkable fact that the camel is 1 ot found in a naturally wild state, and it is ? he only iustance of an entire race of animals, i iving and beiug continued so long under ti e j are of man. I The two well-known kiuds of camels, are the trabian or common camel, which has one j1 uge hump upon its back, and the Bactrim) i amel, having two humps. The dromedary ! 3 only a lighter, finer and more valuable j ind of the Arabian camel. } The young camel is never frisky and play-! jl, like other young animals, but always staid j nd sober in its ways. Neither young nor old araels have any beauty or attractiveness in lieir appearance, but are quite misshapen and ery ungainly and awkward in their gait. There are several interesting and curious hings to be noticed in the structure of this j seful animal. i The first one, is the curious hump upon its j ack. This is not formed by the backboue | ending upward, but is composed wholly of a j itty substance. It is plump, large and firm, I, ,-heii the camel is healthy and well fed. But ! f the animal is sickly or overworked and ! adlv fed, the hump becomes soft and fiabby. j Vhcn a man wants to buy a camel, this is one | f the most common ways of deciding how luch the animal is worth. Another curious thing about the camel is, t hat it can go for a long time without drinking, ts stomach is provided with a great number f little cells or cups, so that as the animal rinks, the water fills these little cells, where t is kept for use as needed. One camel may hus take in about twenty gallons of water at I nee, and this amount will last it for several i lays. Often parties of travelers in crossing i he desert get out of water, and discover to , heir dismay that the wells where they ex- < >eeted to find more are dry. The only way o save themselves from dying of thirst in the ( lot desert, is to kill one of their camels, and 1 rom its stomach get water enough to last 1 hem until they can reach some well, or foun- ( iiiu of water. It is said that the water ta- i en thus from the camel's stomach is uu- ; hanged except by a greenish hue, and that his will disappear in a few days and the waer become clear and fresh. And even when 1 he camel has been dead for ten days, and ( he body exposed to the hot sun and burning \ and of the desert, the water taken from its \ tomach has been found to be quite pure and f t to drink, so wonderfully is it preserved in hese curious cells! Still another interesting thing about the v amel is, that its upper lip is divided into 1 wo parts, and these it cau use, somewhat as 1 'e do our fingers, to examine the bushes and i lirubs on which it feeds, before it takes them j: :to its mouth. ^ Of the two kinds of camels, the largest is > O JJ THE HACTRIAN CAMEL. c This camel has two humps, and is common , l nearly all parts of eastern Asia. It was ell known and used by the ancient Assyrians, >r figures of this animal are now found very c equently upon the ruins of their ancient t tropics. ii When full grown this camel is about seven nd a half feet high. Its color is generally ark brown, with long hair upon its fore legs, nder its neck, and upon each hump. The Bactrian camel climbs rocky places o ith great ease, and is counted more sure- ^ >oted than even the mule. It endures the f aid well, and travels on ice as easily as the f] Lrabian camel does over smooth stone. It is . enerally used in pairs before carts. The ] oke is very simple, to which the pole of the s art is fastened. Perhaps it was one of these s *rts or chariots which Isaiah alluded to in ii le prophecy concerning Assyria : "And he e iw***a chariot of camels." Isa. xxi. 7. ., A pair of camels can draw upou such a jdecart on a fair road about twenty-five huured pounds. The wheels of these carts are 0 ot perfectly circular, the axels never greased, ri nd the constant gratiDg and creaking they a lake when in motion, is anything but pleas- v nt or agreeable. This camel travels much n ower than the Arabian camel and seldom lakes over two and a half miles an hour, ut it is able to draw heavy loads thirty a liles a day for twenty or thirty successive ays. It has au uncertain, jerking motion and t i not, therefore, useful for ploughing like the h orsc or the ox. The Jews probably knew j. cry little of this kind of camel until the , me of their Assyrian captivity.? Child's i ^ for Id. I * HOW TO ESCAPE THE TRAP. ! |; I saw a good story lately, that was headed a IIow to Escape the Trap." It is a sort of a r ible. The story says that a company of rats j ^ nee met in the cellar of a house, to consult j igether about their safety. A large steel trap | v ad been set in that cellar. It was baited j * ith a good big piece of cheese, which smelled i I ery nice, and which they wanted very much ij > .?nf of "Rtif fVtotr toil conn n niinihni* nf t H1VJ AilVV* UVVU MMIM VV*. V* y leir friends killed aud wounded by this trap, j j a this way they had learned that it was a I. angcrous thing to meddle with. And now j 1 ley had met together to see if they could not | nd out some way of getting that nice cheese j a at of the trap, without any injury to them- j o :lves. Many long speeches were made, and | n lany plans suggested, but none of them j n :emed to answer. At last one of them got j , p and said : "I move that a committee of j ivo of the strongest among us be appointed i c ) attend to this business. And I think if one ; 1 f the committee will put his paws upon the j r firing and keep it down, then the other can i}( ike away the cheese with safety." This a jemed to meet with great favor. They greed that this was the best plan that had een suggested, aud they uttered a loud squeal F 1 favor of it. c But just then they were startled by a faint! t oice, aud a poor lame rat, with only three g ;gs came limping into the meeting. lie i ,ood up to speak, and said : , "My friends, I have tried the plan that us inet 1 if?f?i nrrmnsed. and von sec the result. " "" "v*" I !*_ ? -J _ lost ray leg by it; that is what it cost me. o iO\v let me give you ray advice. If you g ant to escape the dangers of that trap, the j, est, way is to let it alone. Don't touch it. j g )ont (jo near it." I Aud this is oue of the ways in which Jesus, ; ur guiding star, keeps us out of danger. j 0 Ivory sin is like a trap. We cannot go near c ; without danger. And the advice which 1 esus gives us, when we are tempted to any ind of sin, is always the same, lie says : ! jet it alone. Flee from it. Have nothing c. o do with it. The best way to escape the t rap, is not to go near it.?lie v. Dr. Newton. 1 Keep the Words Out.?"I don't want to ^ ear naughty words," said little Charley, < o one of his school fellows. f "It does not signify," said the other boy, ? they go in at oue ear and out at the other." r "No." renlied Charlev. "the worst of it f 3, when naughty words get in, they stick ; so } mean to do my best to keep them out." t That is right. Keep them out; for it is t ometimes hard work to turn them out when { [iey once get in. ] Jfe#" Children, treat all persons with respect, * specially the poor. Be careful to injure no * no's feelings by unkind remarks. Never tell' ales, make faces, call nicknames, ridicule the ame, mimic the unfortunate, or be cruel to r usects, birds or animals. [ EaT Our work?a tree planted in time, whose 1 ruit ripens in eternity. 1 c ?catUug fcrv the JMbatlt. OONOUCTKI) BY It 10 V. KOI8KUT LATHAN. [Original.] TRUTH. What is truth ? Without an effort to give m absolutely unexceptional definition, it may oe answered, "Truth is that which conforms ;o reality." Theological truth is what God ?.io fiiiro'i 1 o/l ti> ns in his word and ill his vorks. By the power of the truth we :ire jonverted, and by it we are sanctified. The irst question that should be asked concerning my and every doctrine is, Is it true that it is is taught in God's word and works? If it is lot found in the Bible, it is a vain and foolsh coujecture, calculated to do much harm, loth for time and eternity. Human dogmas md human thrones may be very nice and rery congenial to degraded human nature; 3iit they are baseless fabrics. A theological heory, which is not plainly taught in the Bible, or easily inferred from the general scope of the Scriptures, may give indications if a vigorous intellect 011 the part of the iriginator; but it is most probable the whole hing is a lie, eminently calculated to cheat ts adherents out of the salvation of their ininortal souls. We are commanded to search for the truth, ,0 believe the truth, and to do the truth, rhis simply means search the Scriptures, beieve what they teach, and do what they enoin. How irrational is it for any one to dense a theory and then go to the Scriptures ,0 find proof that the theory is correct. In his way, theories, the most absurd and couradietory, arc put into circulation. Theories levised by reason are found, when tried by he Bible, to he the most irrational. [Ordinal.J FIGHTING SINS. In more than one place, the life of the Jhristian is compared to a military campaign. The experience of every good man ittests the correctness of the figure. Sinning md repenting constitutes the daily cmploynent of all those who have been born again. Wo are beset behind and before by the great memy of souls. Often when we think that ,ve have totally vanquished some monster /ice, and hope we are ready to sit down and mjoy a time of peace, we find that another nore desperate in character, has attacked us j n a more vital part. Again we have to gird m our weapons of offense and defense, and mter into the conflict in earnest. Soon, to >ur utter astonishment, we find the sin that ve once thought totally exterminated, rise vith determined energy, and instead of peace md quiet, it is war on all sides. In such an uneven conflict, the only hope ' * < it.. 1 ? vc Have oi nnai victory, is mat we nave a iivine leader. He wlio leads the veteran losts of the redeemed to this war against sin, s the maker and upholder of all things. He s the king of peace. In his own good time, he allied forces of Satan will be vanquished, .nd a glorious peace granted to each one who nlists under his banner. Then all who love lira and serve him, will be able to say, "I iavc fought a good fight, I have finished my ourse, I have kept the faith : henceforth here is laid up for me a crowu of righteousicss." [Original.] CONFESSION. When we sin, God requires us to confess ur sins. God does not, however, propose to >ardon sin because the sinner becomes sorry or his sins aud confesses them. The ground f forgiveness is (he atoning sacrifice made iy Jesus Christ. The reason God pardons inners, is Christ died for sinners. Notwithtanding all this, pardon and confession are, ** 11 ii the economy or grace, luseparaoiy cuuutxid. When there is no confession there is no mrdou. Our duties are of two kinds, and hence ur sius may be twofold in their nature. We uust worship and adore God supremely, and t the same time respect the rights and adance the interests of our fellow men. * We nay sin against God, or we may sin against ur fellew-meu. It is true that all sin is gainst God. It is a violation of his law. jtill some sins are more directly against God han others, and some sins are wholly against iim. It is possible for an individual to rcs?ect the rights of his fellow-men, and at the ame time neglect to worship and adore God. ^s all sin is either directly or indirectly against iod, confession for all sins must be made to | iim. In the matter of confession, however, s in everything else, we must be careful to i ender to God the things that are God's, and i o Ciesar the things that are Ctesar's. When ' jc sin in anv wav whatever against our fel- j f * ?ow-mcn, we must confess our faults to them. | f our neighbor has aught against us, that is, | f we have injured our neighbor in any way, j re are commanded, by our Saviour, to go to iim, make confession and be reconciled to j linn Public sins should be confessed publicly, nd private sins, privately. What affects nly a single individual, should never be i nade to involve a whole community. We j nay be guilty of sins against God of such a :ind and character, that we should not make ; onfessiou of them in the presence of any one. j tvery man is guilty of eritnes against God , hat he should keep concealed from his fel- j ow-men. They are crimes that do uot affect j nv one but the perpetrator. Confession is sometimes an evidence of I icnitence, and sometimes it is not. If we j onfess our sins before they are found out, anil I he way is fairly opened to our disgrace, it is ! ;ood evidence that we are truly sorry for our | ins ; but if we conceal our sins from the pub- j ic, and deny our guilt until it is ferreted out; nd proven upon us, there is a doubt thrown i ver the sincerity of our confession. There is j ;round to suspect that our sorrow for our sins j s not a irodlv sorrow. We confound the re-! ------- o V , ult with the cause. We may not be sorry j hat we sinned ; but only that we were found | ait. Xo doubt this is often the case. When-! ver we say that we are sorry that we sinned, j etus be sure that we are not mistaken. Tin-: Turn Way of Reformation.?I ! nice heard a minister say: "Suppose, some j old morning, you should go into a neighbor's ; iousc and find him busy at work on his win-! lows?scratching away, and should ask him i vliat he was up to, and he should reply,' 'Why, I am trying to remove the frost; but,! is fast as I get it off one square, it comes on mother;" would you you not say: "Why, nan, let your windows alone and kindle a ire, and the frost will soon come off?" And lave you not seen people who try to break off heir bad habits, one after another, without! ivail ? Well, they are like the man who ried to scratch the frost from his windows. Let the fire of love to God and man, kindled it the altar of prayer, burn in their hearts, ind the bad habits will soon melt away." (Steak Kindly.?Always speak kindly to 1 in angry pupil. "A soft answer turnefth I iway wrath, but grievous words stir anger." j !\ever be sarcastic. "There is that speaketh j ike the piercing of a sword, but the tongue j >f the wise is health." i j?outh (C.uoUn.t ? THE TAX LWV. ll.1 AX ACT to reduce all a<-ts and parts of acts pro- c'| riding for the assessment and taxation of prop- , ed erty into one act, and to amend lliosaiiie. pr j lie it enacted by the Senate and House of re< Representatives of the State of South Caroli- Cv : ua, now met and sitting in General Assembly ua I and by the authority of the same: : tie j See. GO. The auditor, at the time of making cit the assessments of other real estate for ta.va- lie ' tion, shall enter into a separate list pertinent va descriptions of the real estate exempt from tax-j ation by law, with the valuation thereof made of bv himself, determined by the rules prescrib- j 1 ed by law, and designating the owner of each zaj ; several parcel: Provided, It' the name ot the 0f owner of any tract or lot shall be unknown, . t|,( the word "unknown" shall be entered in the . CQ] 1 column of names opposite said tract or lot. i (,0 See. 61. The judges of the Circuit Court of, tio this State shall, on or before the first day of; fyi July next, and every fifth year thereafter, fVi > appoint three intelligent taxpaying citizens in j ca< , each of the counties of their respective circuits, in who, with the couuty auditor, and county be< treasurer, shall form a county board for the i tin I equalization of the property of their respec- ad live counties, with the exception of the real i his property in the city of Charleston, which shall ' va be equalized by a special board, as herein pro- j be< vided ; and such board shall organize by the J zal election of a chairman, and any two of them j an j shall constitute a quorum for the transaction j of business; and the county auditor shall be ! no the clerk thereof. Such hoard shall meet as ! ch; often as the chairman or a majority thereof jze I shall direct, at the auditor's office in the sev- | uls i oral counties ; and the county auditor shall ', gh i lay before them the returns of the real proper- j pe ; ty made by him, with the additions he shall j tin | have made thereto ; and having each taken ! eei ; an oath before some officer oualified to ad- i on | minister the same fairly and impartially to ch I equalize the value of the real estate of such to ! county, according to the provisions of this act, I shall immediately proceed to equalize, such tin ; valuation, so that each tract shull be enter- cn | cd on the tax list at its true value. They str ! shall hear all grievances, and any person jn) ! whose property has been assessed above its cj, true value, not only in assessments already tri | made, but in those hereafter to be made, who tio can secure relief from said board, shall have an i the right to appeal to the comptroller-general e(] j of the State, to whom shall be forwarded all ai , the testimony relative to such alleged griev- be , a 11 ccs, and the said board shall receive com- g|j. j pensation for their services out of the county nu | treasury as the circuit judge shall direct, not | exceeding three dollars (?3) per diem for the QU! ! time actually employed therein; and for the | purpose of performing the duties herein re- q| | quired, shall observe the following rules: a]j 1st. They shall raise the valuation of such . tracts and lots of real or personal property as, ^ in their opiuion, have been returned b^low their true value, to such price or sum as they ^ may believe to he the true value thereof, and jjn due notice shall be given to the owners or agents of such property. au 9 Tliov elinll twliioi* tlio unlii'itimi of slifli -* ,1VJ ? V'WVW f JQ tracts and lots or personal property as, in their opinion, have been returned above their QW true value, as compared with the average val- ? uation of the real property of such county, gor having due regard to the relative situation, ua quality of soil, improvement, natural and ar- ^ j tificial advantages possessed by each tract or ? lot of real property. ^ 3d. They shall not reduce the aggregate | value of the real and person property of the jjg( county below the aggregate value thereof, as returned by the county auditor, with the ad- ftU dition made thereto by the said auditor, as ^ j hereinbefore required. The county auditor , shall keep an accurate journal or record of ^ the proceedings and orders of said board. Sec. G2. There shall be a special board for the equalization of the real and personal prop- (]u erty, moneys and credits in the city of Charles- , ton, to be composed of the county auditor and ' six citizens of said city, to be appointed by J: the city council of said city, which board shall i meet annually at the auditor's office of said ' county on the first Monday in September, and ( shall have power to equalize the value of the real estate and personal property, moneys ^ and credits within said city, and shall be gov- j erned by the rules, provisions aud limitations . prescribed for the government of annual ' county boards for the equalization of real and ^ personal proj)erty, moneys and credits; but ^ said board shall not continue its sessions more ref] than two weeks in one year. The county au- . ditor shall add to or deduct from the value of t.bo i-t?M 1 Ksi.ate or nersoual nronertv such per centum in villages, towns, wards, blocks or other districts as may be ordered by the board of equalization of the city or county, as the case may be, on the duplicate, distributing ( the same pro rata to each owner, and shall add to or deduct from the valuation of the I)e' real or personal property of individuals, com- 1 panics or corporations such sum or sums as may be ordered by either of said boards. * Htc Sec. 63. Each county auditor shall, on or before the thirtieth of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and on the - same day in eaoh year thereafter, make out and transmit to the comptroller-general and j the county commissioners an abstract of the , real property of each district in his county, in ,1 which be shall set forth : ^ 1st. The number of acres, exclusive of town ( lots, returned by said auditor, with such ad- . 1 ditions as shall have been made thereto. '. 2d. The aggregate value of such real prop .1? . i,.?? coi eny, 0L116I* lliuu buvvii iutOj as iutumuu uj said auditor, inclusive of such additions as shall have been made thereto, under the pro- tre vision of this act. PftI 3d. The aggregate value of the real prop- m0 erty in each town, city and village in his ow county, as returned by said auditor as shall tro have been made thereto. ^ Sec. 64. The State board of equalization j shall consist of one member from each Congressional district of the State, all of whom < shall have the qualification of electors; and . ' the qualified electors of each Congressional tllL dristrict shall, at the general election in the stl1 year one thousand eight hundred and seven- .tax ty-four, and on the same day in every fourth j? year thereafter, elect persons to serve as mem- 1 hers of such board of equalization, in accord- j au( ance with the provisions of this section ; and .j.1? the returns of the poll books and certificates of election shtfll be governed by the law regu- tur luting the election of representatives to Con- P01 gross; and in case of vacancy in such office, ?e(l either by death, resignation or otherwise, the ee Governor of the State shall have the power | UP( to appoint a pcrsou, who shall be a resident j m elector of the district so vacated, to fill such m? vacancy, us soon us he shall be informed cu thereof. The Governor, secretary and comp- aut troller-general shall, by virtue of their office, be members of this board. The said board Pcr r.l?nl| mnnf of fVllimhi'l nn or hofore the fifth ! J ollcill lllV/V/bUb WIUIUMIIV v>* V ? ofOctober, one thousand eight hundred and j seventy-four, and on the same day in every ' sl,.u fourth year thereafter, and the members there-; ^ of shall each take an oath or affirmation that i he will, to the best of his knowledge and . ^e? ability, so far as the duty devolves on him, j ^'C1! equalize the valuation of real property among j ' the several counties, towns, cities and villages j ur in the State, according to the rules pre- j cor scribed by this act for valuing and equalizing | a r the value of real property, and, having re- i the ceivod from the comptroller-general the ab- i or' stracts of real property transmitted to him by , ua( the several county auditors, said board shall hec proceed to equalize the same among the sev- i ac' eral towns, cities, villages, and counties in the i the Slate, in the manner hereinafter prescribed, i to 1st. They shall add to the aggregate value ; ?13 of the real property of every county which ] %e} they shall believe to be valued below its true sai value in money such per centum, in each case, Pai as will raise the same to its true value in mou- he cy. <>] 2d. They shall deduct from the aggregate P111 valuation of the real property of every county j ^ e which they shall believe to be valued above ( its true value in money such per centum, in , ara each case, as will reduce the same to its true i tas valuo in money. I 3d. If they believe that right and justice quire the valuation of the real property of y town, city or village in any county, or of e real property of such county not in towns, ies or villages, to be raised or to be reduc, without raising or reducing the other real operty of such county, or without raising or Jucing it in the same ratio, they may, in cry such case, add to or take from the valtion of any one or more of such towns, cits or villages, or of property not in towns, .ies or villages, such per centum as they bevc will raise or reduce the stun to its true i..-. HIV. III IIIWII..J . , 4th. Saiil Board shall keep a full account their proceedings and orders. Sec. 65. When the State Board of Equalition shall have completed their equalization . real property among the several counties, 3 comptroller-general shall transmit to each , unty auditor a statement of the per centum be added to, or deducted from, the valuan of the real property of his county, speci- i tig the per centum added to, or deducted j mi, the valuation of the real property iu | ch of the several towns, villages or cities, 1 case an equal per centum shall not have; en added to, or deducted from, each; and . 3 county auditor shall forthwith proceed to i d to, or deduct from, each tract or lot in j 3 county, the required per centum on the luation thereof as it stands, after having en equalized by the county board of equali Lion, adding any fraction over fifty cents, ' d deducting any fraction less tliau fifty cents,; that the valuatiou of any tract or lot shall t contain any fraction of a dollar, and \ urge the same, with taxes, upon such -qual- j d value. The comptroller-gcueral shall,! io, on or before October fifteenth, annually, i ;e notice to each county auditor of the rales j ? ii - i ? * i - t r . i v. _ r centum autnorizeu oy <aw 10 ue iuyiuu ior , 3 various State purposes, which rates, or per itum, shall he levied by the county auditor \ the taxable property of the county, and arged on the duplicate with taxes required ! be levied and collected for other purposes, j Sec. 66. The comptroller-general shall, from 1 ae to time, prepare and transmit to the scvil county auditors all such forms and iuuctions as he may deem necessary to carry ,o effect the provisions of this act, and dele all questions which may arise as to the ic construction of the same, or in the relan to the duty of any officer under the same; d the forms thus transmitted shall be observand used by all couuty, towu aud municipofficers. The instructions thus given shall obeyed by, and the decisions thus made ill be binding upon, all county, town and inicipal officers. Sec. 67. Each county auditor shall make t, in a book to be prepared for that purpose, such manner as the comptroller-general ill prescribe, a complete list or schedule of taxable property in his county, and the lue thereof, as equalized, so arranged as it each separate parcel of real property in jh district, other than city, village and vu proporty, shall be contained in a line or es opposite the name ot the owners, arlged in numerical or alphabetical order, d so that each lot or parcel of real property cities, villages and towns shall he contained a Hue or lines opposite the names of the ners thereof, respectively, arranged in ulabetical order. And the value of all perlal property shall be set down opposite the mes of the owners thereof, respectively; and listed by any person other than the owner, and in the name of the owner, the name such person and the character in which he :ed shall also be stated in such list, which t or schedule, made out as aforesaid, shall retained in the county auditor's office, and other made for the county treasurer, and livered to him on or before the fifteenth y of November, anuually, as his warrant the collection of the taxes, assessments and unities charged thereon, each and both of ich lists shall be denominated the county plicate. 3ec. G8. Each county auditor, after receivj from the comptroller-general and such ler officers and authorities as shall be legalempowered to determine the rate or amount taxes to be levied for the various purposes ' 11 1 A-A A- 1 ] Lnorizeu uy law, statements 01 mt nura nuu ns to be levied for the current year, sliall thwith proceed to determine the sums to be ied upon each tract and lot of real properand upon the amount of personal propermoneys and credits listed in his county, in i name of each person, company or corporon, which shall be assessed equally on all :1 and personal property subject to such :es, and set down in one or more columns, such manner and form as the comptrollerleral shall prescribe, and in all cases where whole amount of taxes upon the personal iperty, moneys and credits of any person ill not amouut to ten cents, the auditor shall ; enter the same upon the duplicate, if such son has no other taxable property, oec. G9. The county auditors shall not be [uired to assess on the taxable property of sir counties, or of any town, city or incorpurd village, or school district therein, for any rpose, nor for all purposes added together, y rate of taxation containing or resulting any fraction other than a decimal fraction, r in any fraction less than one-half of a 11; but if the sum required to be raised for ir nr nil rwirnMaps results ill 1L fraction lcft8 J .... in one-half of a mill, such fraction shall be )ppeil. Sec. 70. The county auditor sha'l enter ! taxes on the duplicate to be retained in office, in such number of columns as the nptroller-general shall from time to time ect; but on the duplicate of the county asurer he shall enter the taxes against each reel of real and personal property, on one or ire lines, opposite the name of the owner or ! ncrs; and in all other respects the compiler-general may prescribe forms for counduplicates, as may seem to him most con- , cive to the interest and convenience of the blic, and county auditors shall conform ireto. >ec. 71. If the county auditor shall at any ' ic discover that any real estate or new jcture, duly returned aud appraised for :ation, has been omitted from the duplicate, j shall immediately charge the same on the I plicate, with the taxes of the current year, i the simple taxes of each proceeding year same may have escaped taxation. And he owner of any real estate or new struc- | e thereon, subject to taxation, has not re'ted the same for taxation, according to the i uireinents of this act, and the same has not i } m appraised for taxation, the auditor shall, j j m discovery thereof, appraise the same,: j 1 upon making return of such appraise- y ut, shall charge the same upon the dupli- t e, with the taxes of the then current year * 1 the taxes of each preceeding year it may s ;c escaped taxation, with twenty per cent, j laity upon such taxes of preceediug years, i d if any real estate shall have been omit- j in any return, the auditor of thfi county j ill appraise the same immediately for tax-! on, file such appraisement in his office, and irge the same with the taxes of the current ir nnH the simnlo taxes of the orecedint: a X j w | irs it may have escaped taxation, sec. 72. If the county auditor shall suspect j be informed that any person or persons,; poration or company, have evaded making | eturn, or made a false return, of his. her or j ir personal property for taxation, or have ; iiave not made a full return, or that the val-' .ion returned is less than it should have m, according to the rules prescribed by this j , it shall be his duty, at any time before 1 i settlement with the treasurer for the year, j notify such party to appear before him at office, at a time fixed in said notice, to- j her with such other person or persons as j d auditor may desire to examine, and the rty, together with any witness called, shall ! examined by said auditor, under oath,! iiich oath said auditor is authorized to ad- j aister,) touching the personal property, and i value thereof, of such party, and everyng which may tend to evince the true { ount such party should have returned for 1 ration. 1 [to be continued next week.] /T THiS ?AVUKHJi jtiumA iutm.it.Lf i. THIS unrivaled Medicine is warranted not to contain a single particle of Mkkcury, or any injurious mineral substance, but is PURELY VEGETABLE, containing those Southern Roots and Herbs, which an all-wise l'rovidcnce has placed in countries where Liver Diseases most prevail. It will, cure all J)i.icase.s and Derani/emetds of the Liver and Iiowcln. SIMMON'S LIVER REGULATOR, OR MEDICINE, Is eminently a Family Medicine; and by being kept ready for immediate resort will save many an hour of suffering and many a dollar in time and doctors' bills. After over Forty Years' trial it is still receiving the most unqualified testimonials to its virtues from persons of the highest character and responsibility. Kminent physicians commend it as the most * EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC For Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Armed with this antidote, all climates and changes of water and food may be faced without fear. Asa remedy in Malarious Fevers, Bowel Complaints, Restlessness, Jaundice, Nausea, IT HAS X O EQUAL. It is the Cheapest, Purest and Rest Family Medicine in the World! Manufactured only by J. II. ZKII.IN Jst CO. Macon, <Ja., and Philadelphia. Price, Si. Sold by all Druggists. "? r t <i.i * t .1 1 .viarcn xo iy MUSIC HATH CHARMS, &C._ WITH pleasure I inl'onn a!! who desire to give their children a chance for a musical education, hut whose means are very limited, that 1 have made arrangements with the celebrated "Mason & Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest factory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarterly payments, upon what is railed the lease principle. Thus any one by paying only a moderate sum for the use of the instrument, can, at any time,give it up or become purchaser; the amount already paid being applied to the purchase. Or a person having paid the rent for four years, becomes the owner of the Organ without further payment. Call and enquire for particulars and seethe new styles, at my Photo gallery, iti the Adiekes' building, where J may be found during all business hours, either to show you asampte or to wait upon you if you want anything in the Photographic line as heretofore. J. 11. SCHORR. 1*. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresentations and "gab" of .smnrt agents of the "King" companies, 1 still insist that I have the best and cheapest Sewing Machine (the American) to offer, and I am ready to prove my words to all who seek for the truth in the matter. J. R. S. THE BROWN COTTON GIN. rpHlO attention of planters and others is again I. called to the above old and reliable make of Cotton Gins. They are furnished this year greatly improved, and nothing which an experience of thirty years in their manufacture could suggest has been left undone to make them the most reliable and perfect Cotton (Jin in market. As the result of our efforts we need only refer to their established reputation and wide-spread popularity. For Perfection of Workmanship, Strength, Durability, Light Running, and quantity and quality of lint produced, we challenge competition. We are prepared to warrant to any reasonable extent perfect satisfaction to every planter or operator. The Gins are sold at the lowest possible prices for good machines, and on reasonable terms. We invito examination of the samples in the hands of our local agents who will give all desired information and furnish applicants with circulars and eopiesof commendatory letters from parties using the Gins in all sections of the cotton planting country. Circulars, Price Lists, and oilier information, may be obtained of our agents or by addressing THE BROWN COTTON GIN CO., Now London, Conn. * r t i.ixT r. t> k nni'u a -V lilJ J'J-> iV :\Kt-iun9 Rock Hill, S. C. May 14 20 271 '^4 I ^ 77^ 77/^ Zff rt/gr^ \ U VI bBrijhbXtmb J&lBdmlmlFire GomjA rj pM i Sktemi^iklmtLaiEoormWmji \ ff v 4 'JjJjjxjTj White Pine, WabmtBjuyLmrierj \ * m i CibiRetlMerjEteWhoth&.cs J w rr, I . AUWorhW&rranted. \\ bj ? J LOWEST PRICKS. \ H ! SendforPriceLUt, J ^ LH. HALL & CO. ! I }[inufutwrtrt&J)ulerh' J a * M. <7,8,10. Market Street, ,?s II 225j 225,Zi3tBwt' ^ (39 S CHARLESTON, S. C. g| [ His Cut entered accnriliiif: to Act of Congress, in tin-year 18.3, by I. H. Ham. &. Co., in tlieollice of tin:librarian ot Coii?ics*,at Washington. July 3 27 Iv _ 3HERAW AND DARLINGTON R. ROAD. JKrW <m ^ -qrtr Vv PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,) Cjikbaw it Daumnuton Railroad Co., > Society IIill,S. C., October 10,1873. J CHANGE OF* SCHEDUEE. ON and after MONDAY, 13th of October, the passenger train will run as follows: Down Train. Up Train. jcnrc Cliernw 8.0U, A. M. I.cavn I'loirnc:... .3.no. 1>. >j ..euve Dash's 8.20, A. M. Leave Palmetto,....3.20, P. M* ,eavc Society llill.M.45, A. M. Leave Darlington...3.40,P. M.eave Dove's 'J.15, A. M. Leave Dove's 4.15, P."Mjeave Darlington. .0.50, A. M. Leave Society Hill.4.45, P. M,eavo Palmetto...10.10, A. M. Leave Cash's 5.10, P.M. trrivc at Florence. 10 tilt. A. M. Arrive at Cheraw.,5.30, P. MTlte Freight Train will continue for the present o'run as heretofore, except to adapt its running tnd stoppages to the changed schedule of the passenger trains. # COUGIIS. SOKE w11. n Ciierkv, which does not dry up a eoucli and leave the cause behind, but loosens it. cleanses the lungs and allays irritation, thus removing the cause of the complaint. CONSUMPTION CAN HE CURED by a timely resort to this standard remedy, as is proved bv hundreds of testimonials it lias received. Tho ffennine is signed ' /. Butt*" on the wrapper, 8ET1I W. FOWL I', fi SON'S. Pboi-rietoks, 15o9* ton, Mass. Sold by dealers generally. October 2 40 ly June 4 23 tf "ANNUAL RETURNS. A DMINISTKATORS, Executors, Guardians /A and Trustees, are hereby notified to make heir ANNUAL RETURNS, without further deay. Unless returns are made promptly, I will ie under the necessity of issuing rules for default. JOSEPH A. MoLKAN, Judge of Probate. July 24 30 tf SPECIFIC MEDICINES. PREP A RED expressly lor and adapted to the Southern Climate, "COMPOUND EXTRACT CORY DA LIS" ! Is tint most powerful andctlicicnt alterative and ! hlood-purilier known. Prepared expressly for J Scrofula, Eruption* of (ho Shin and all d^eases which are produced by bad or unhealthy lood. "DK. GREEN E'S FIT CURE" Cures all kinds of Fit#, Spa*in* and Convulsion* which arise from irritation of the nerve centres. In Epilepsy, it often stops the fits from the first dav's use even when they have existed for years. "MEDICATED HONEY," The great remedy for Authma, llronchitix, Cough*, Cold*, Croup, Sore-Throat and till diseases of the air passages and Rings. It does not sicken the patient, is pleasant to take, prompt in its action and does not injure the appetite or impair digestion, as most Expectorants do. OUR "NEURALGIA SPECIFIC" Is a perfect specific for Neuralgia, Sciatica, Ilhcumatitsm and all muscular or nervous pains, wherever situated. These medicines are prepared with great care from perfectly reliable drugs, and forthe especial classes of diseases named on each bottle. No one of them is claimed as a "cure all." They are identically the same that we have used in our iirivnld r>i-!ii.|i<?c for VPiirs mid in thus nroapntinor tliein to tho public, we know whereof wo affirm. They are sale, reliable and efficient, acting nuickly and thoroughly. Try them, and vou will want no others. Ask your Druggist for them. For sale by J. C. KUYKENDAL, Yorkville, S C. Prepared onlv by Dns. GREENE, LINDLEY & BENTLEY, Charlotte, N. C. N. B.?Cancers, Tumors and Ulcers treated as heretofore by "Kline'x (/rent Cancer Antidotes," at Charlotte, Goldsboro and Asheyille, N. C'. December 18 33 ]y TIlECt>0K ING STOVES manufactured at our works in Greensboro, N. 0., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. The}' are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the | market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. The}' are of hand [ some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold in the United States, while it'is confidently claimed that they are the CHEAPEST. All tho usual pieces ol ware and cooking utensils are furnished with each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and sizes aro never changed. Should a piece got accidentally broken at any time, we can replace it at the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, buton account of its intrinsic merits as an article of household economv, do we ask the patronage of home purchasers, ilore than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves aro now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. II. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthricsville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is 110 small item, by buying of us, and at the same time get a STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prices, delivered at depot in Greensboro: No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 ?( 7 <1 u u ii a it 11 26 00 Address, SERGEANT & McCAULEY, Greensboro. N. C. T. C. DUNLAP, Agent, Yorkville, S. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. IN THE DISTRICT COURT Of the United States for the District of S. Carolina. In the Matter of ) T? J. G. MABRY, Bankrupt, j In Bankruptcy. At Yorkville, in said District, or the 11th day of June, 1874. NOTICE is hereby given that a Petition has been tiled in said Court, by J. G. MABRY, of Spartanburg county, in the said District, duly declared a Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy throughout the United States," Approved 2d March, 1867, for a discharge and certificate thereof, from all his debts and other claims provable under the said Act; and the 9th day of July, 1874, at 12 o'clock, M., is assigned for the hearing of the same, before Win. I. Clawson, one of the Registers in Bankruptcy of ?ni#l Cnnrt nt his nflh'P in "Vnrbvilln SJnnth Purn lina, when and where the creditors may attend, and shew cause if any they have, why the prayer of the said Petition should not e granted. R. M.^WALLACE, U. S. Marshal, as Messenger. "By T. W. Ci.AWsoN, Deputy Messenger. June 11 2.3 3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT Of the United States for the District ofS. Carolina. IN THE MATTER OF B. T. WOOD.?In Bankruptcy. At Yorkvillc, in the said District, on the 11th day oj June, 1874. NOTICE is hereby .given that a Petition has been tiled in the said Court, by B. T. WOOD, of Spartanburg county, in the said District, duly declared a Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy throughout the U. States," Approved 2nd March, 1867, for a discharge and certificate thereof, from all his debts and other claims provable under the said Act; and the 9th day of July, 1874, at 12 o'clock, M., is assigned for the hearing of the same, before W. I. Clawson, one of the Registers in Bankruptcy of said Court, at his ollice in Yorkvillc, Soutn Carolina, when and where the creditors may attend, and shew cause if any they have, why the prayer of the said Petition should not be granted. K. M. WALLACE, U.S. Marshal as Messenger. Bv T. W. Ci.awson, Deputy Messenger. June'11 24 * 3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT Ofthe United States for the District ofS. Carolina. In the Matter of ) T? T>ani._lin*M. A. E. SMITH, Bankrupt, j In Bankruptcy. .!< Yurkeille, in the said District, on the 11th day of May, 1874. NOTICE is hereby given that a petition has bedli tiled in the said Court, by A. E. SMITH, of Spartanburg county, in the said District, duly declared a Bankrupt, ur der the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniform System .?* .liA?a tlwi T T?? I */-?/! C'Litno ? tJI IJillllVl U^LL^y UlM'll^llWUl U1U Jllll'll Oiann, Approved 2nd March, 1807, for a discharge and certificate thereof, from nil his debts and other claims provable under the said Act; and the 9th day of July, 1874, at 12 o'clock, M., is assigned for a hearing of the same, before W. I. Clawson, Esq., one ofthe Registers in Bankruptcy of said Court, at his oilice in Yorkville, South Carolina, when and where the creditors may attend and shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said Petition should not be granted. R. M. WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger. By T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger. Juno 11 23 3t THE LEADING INSTITUTION IN THE U. S. THERE are no Vacations. Send for Catalogue and College Documents. For Splendid Specimensof Penmanship, enclose two P. O. Stamps. Address W. II. SADLER, President, Nos. Hit 8 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. January 1 1 tf ?he ^ovlu'iUe (SNquiw. TERMS?IN ADVANCE : Ono copy, one year, $ 3 (X) One copy, six months, 150 One copy, three months, 1 00 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of'charge. 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