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A Marvelous Ghost Story, ? correspondent of the Louisville Courier Journal, writing from Jessamine County, gives one of the best attested ghost stories on record, rivalling the fancifurcreatron of Irving's head? less horseman in Sleepy Hollow. The thing happened long ago, though the story is widely known to the present generation, and is whis pe^Sdfwith-bated' breath' on long winter even? ings by the inhabitants of that region : ' About tea miles from Lexington, and some., two-or three-to the left of the turnpike leading to Nicholasvillei. there is a lonely and seques? tered valley, through which runs a country xoady crossed at oneiqr two points by Marshall's branch. In this neighborhood, some fifty years.ago, lived a young man of irreproachable eb^rac^er'and standing named George Neet: Onli certain "Sunday: afternoon, having that day accompanied his sweetheart from the coiin try church after. $e services were over, he was leisurely riding home. ThV day waned as he approached the valley, and by the time he was fairly in it, twilight had faded into dusk. As is rode slowly on, oblivious to the loneliness of the place, the murmur of the stream over its pebbly bed, the sighing wind, the grating song ?^|^^^^icTO9imd& to winch the distant horned owl occasionally lent the deep diapason of its hoot, or any> other sounds that might have been there, were ail lost upon him, for he was thinking of his sweetheart and of her alone." Suddenly his horse became restive, and, Rooking up^ he perceived that a horseman was iriding alfeeast d?.him;. Wheuce he :carae.he eould not tell, but there he was, with his tall figure distinctly'outlined in the dusky light. The young mau was no coward, but he felt an unaccountable thrill pass through his nerves, and he attempted to draw to one side of the road. It .would not do. His companion kept at his side, do what he would. Then he put his horse to his speed,' but still his unwelcomed companion maintained his position by his side. Growing desperate, he struck at the figure with a stout stick he held in his hand, but it met no more', resistance than if it had descended throngh the impalpable air, until it struck his own steed, which, being a spirited animal and already much excited, ran away with .him. At last the place where' Marshall's' branch crosses. the road was reached, and then the 8trange/rjder vanished from his sight. : . Young Neet told the story of his adventure that night when be reached home, and was advisea by the old folks to avoid passing over that road after nightfall. The counsel seems to have met his approbation, for he was careful to giye.'the suspicious spot a wide 'berth except when the broad light or day illumined it, for. three months. But when was the victim of the tender passion consistently prudent ? At the end of that time, like Haidee, l "he forgot Just at the moment he ought not." He had on this occasion again accompanied his sweetheart from church, and in her society the hours flew by so swiftly that before he. was aware of it the shadows of evening were fall? ing. He mounted his horse and rode rapidly toward home, but not so rapidly that night did' not overtake him before he reached the dread? ed valley. Precisely st the turn of the road where he first became aware of the horseman's presence, he saw him again riding as before, just abreast of him. The time the young man had made- up his mind what to do. He had heard that disem? bodied spirits, when they take a fancy to re? visit "the pale glimpses of the moon," never speak until they are spoken to. He therefore turned to his unwelcome companion, and, in 1 as steady a voice as he could command, said: "In the name of God, what do you want of me?" The effect was instantaneous. The .''apparition found its tongue. It explained that in a wood near by there was a burial-ground in which its body lay, but that the tomb-stone erected over it had been sacrilegiously removed and placed over another grave. What it want? ed with young Neet was to return the tomb-? stone to?its,rigbtful^owner. Under the circum? stances he had no option but to consent. In obedience to a sign he dismounted and hitched his horse to the fence. His companion led the way on foott-gliding rather than walking be? fore him, through dense woods, uutil at length it stopped on a little hillock, and pointing to a grey;o|d-slab resting on another near at hand, motioned him to bring it there. With consid? erable .dilEcully, for the stone was heavy, he 'Accomplished his appointed task. As the ghost was now apparently satisfied, Neet at once moved off. He looked over his shou|dec and saw that the ghost was still stand? ing by its grave. His walk become a run, and ? he rushed at break-neck speed for the place where he had hitched bis horse. When he reached it be found his own horse, indeed, but there was no trace of the phantom steed that had been left, with him* Nothing more was ever, seen of the apparition. r .Such:is substantially the extraordinary story told us by Mr. George Neet, at the time, and many times subsequently, the truth of which ~$e; always solemnly asseverated. He was ip ia?3t respects a man of good, practical com .-'xann sebse,.and up to the time of his death, v which occurred a few years ago, at Indepen? dence, Mo., enjoyed the reputation of being an honest and reliable man. ? , ??'"Woetht op Note.?We know a lady in this city who, although her husband commands a good salary, does ber own cooking and house Bold wore?in fact, /all home work except washing and scouring. She does this of her own volition for the purpose of economy and ? with the desire to aid her husband in the strug? gle of life. She was once the daughter of one /7&f the well to do citizens of Columbus, and ! "inlike many others of this class she does not ?3it down to repine over the change in her con? dition, but works with cheerful courage for present ruin and future happiness. She is set? ting a noble example for her sisters of this ^down-trodden and impoverished land, and one - 'which all should strive to emulate. ..Wath such a spirit on the part of Southern 3jromen, prosperity will agaiu return to our waste places, and peace and happiuess to our : -homes. God bless our noble women, who, ac? cepting the situation, labor with head, heart and hand, to build up and restore our ancient prosperity and greatness. The men, seeing such a self-sacrificing spir? it op the part of their wives and daughters, will take fresh courage in the conflict with poverty, and soon the South will be herself again.?Columbus Enquirer. Southern Manufacturing Interests.? Whilst there is great prostration in the manu? facturing establishments of the North and West, it is learned that a large share of pros? perity is attending the manufacturing interests of some of the Southern States. The great Tredegar works at Richmond, Va., which were badly crippled by the panic, are again getting well under way, having recently received sev? eral large orders, one from Cuba being for a considerable number of railroad cars. As a consequence, the force of workmen at the Tre? degar is being considerable augmented. Co? lumbus, Ga., is now running 35,000 cotton and 2,500 woolen spindles, all the capital employed being Southern^ The mills in that city are being run on full time, and the orders are con? stantly in excess of the product. In addition, Columbus has large founderies and machine shops in successful operation. The Scofield rolling mills at Atlanta, Ga., have just received an order for one thousand tons of steel-capped jails for the Montgomery and Mobile railroad, with assurance of a similar order, provided satisfaction is given. These are only a few of the many evidences of the success attending manufacturing interests in the South. ? My Sunday evening's mail?is what the girl of the period calls him. A Nice Girl. Though that class is by no means extinct, still they are not so numerous as might bo wished. There is nothing half so sweet in life, half so beautiful or delightful, or so lovable as a nice girl. Not a pretty or a dashing girl, but a nice girl. One of those lovely, lively, good-natured, sweet-faced, amiable, neat, do? mestic creatures, met Within the sphere of "home/' diffusing around the influence of her goodness, like the essence of sweet flowers. A Jnice girl is not the languishing beauty, dawdling on a sofa, and discussing the last { novel or opera, or the giraffe-like creature, '.sweeping majestically through the drawing room. The nice girl may not even play or dance well" "and knows nothing about using her eyes, or coquetting with a fan. She never languishes; she is too active. She is not given to sensation-novels; she is too busy. In pub? lic she is not in front, showing her shoulders; she sits craiet ?and-unobtrusive, at the back of the crowd, ?most likely. In fact, it is not often we discover her. Home.is her place. . yi y^ho rises betimes and superintends the morning meal ? Who- makes the toast and tea, and buttons the boys' shirts, aud feeds the chickens, and brightens up the parlor and sit? ting-room? Is it the languishes or the giraffe, or the elegante t Not a bit of it; it's the nice girl. Her maiden toilet is made in the ?bortest possible time; yet bow charmingly it is done, and how elegant and neat her dress and collar. Not presenting her cheek or brow like a "fine I girl, but an audible smack, which says plain ! ly, "I love yon ever so much." If you covet anything, it's one of the nice girl's kisses. Breakfast over, down in the kitchen to see about dinnerrand jill day long she is op and down, always cheerful and light-hearted. She never ceases to be, active and useful until day is gone, when she will dance with the boys, or read, sing old songs and play old tunes tp her father and mother, for hours together; she is a perfect treasure?is the nice girl. When sickness comes it is she who attends witblinwearying patience in the sicjc chamber. There is no*, risk, no .fatigue, that she will not undergo; no sacrifice that she will bot make. She is all love, all devotion* I have often thought it would be happiness to be ill to be watched by such loving eyes, and tended by such a fair hand. One of the most strongly-marked character? istics of a "nice girl" is tidiness and simplicity of dress. She is invariably associated in my mind with a high frock, plain collar, and the neatest of nice ribbons, bound with the most modest little brooch in the world. I never knew a "nice girl" who displayed a profusion of rings and bracelets, or who wore low dresses or a splendid bonnet. I say again, there is nothing in the world half so beautiful, half so intrinsically good as a "nice girl." She is the sweetest flower in the (>ath of life. There are others far more state y, far more gorgeous, but these we merely ad? mire as we go by. It is where the daisy grows that we like to rest. A Fatal Duel. Ou the 23rd of December, Mr. A. H. Tardy, the agent of the Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company,, and Dr. Benjamin D. Lay, two well known citizens qf Mobilfe, met at Grand Bay, Miss., and rbught a duel which resulted fatally. The .difficulty originated in an anonymous communication alleged to have been Written by Mr. Tardy, and published in the Spectator, a Northern insurance journal: On Monday Dr. Lay met Mr. Tardy, and asked him if he was the author of the communication referred to. Mr. Tardy said he was, when Dr. Lay slapped his face. A few words passed, and ! then Mr. Tardy sent to Dr. Lay a written mes? sage, demanding satisfaction for the insult, and referring to Col. James Williams as authorized to make any necessary arrangements. The message was answered granting any satisfac? tion demanded, and referring to Capt. P. U. Murphy as authorized, on the part of Dr. Lay, to arrange matters. The result was the choice of duelling pi?tols, the meetiug to be out of the State, the distance ten paces, and the time Wednesday noon. Mr. Tardy and his friends left the city Tuesday night, and repaired to Grand Bay, and Dr. Lay and friends left on Wednesday morning for the same place. The parties met, as by agreement, and took car? riages until they were over the line and in Mississippi. As it was agreed for noon as the time, there was no choice as to position. The distance was measured, the antagonists placed, the dread question asked: Gentlemen, are you ready? Fire! One! Two! Three! At the word one a report was heard, Tardy's pistol fell from Iiis hand, he clasped convulsively his breast, and fell?a corpse. Dr. Lay returned to the city immediately, and was met on Gov? ernment street by a gentleman who, not know? ing the duel had taken place, jokingly asked the Doctor whom he was going to shoot.? Bursting into tears he exclaimed, "My God, don't ask me anything about it." The remains of Mr. Tardy were brought back to the city, and an inquest held, the jury rendering a ver? dict that the deceased came to his death "from a pistor shot wound fired by Berij. D. Lay," and recommended that Lay and his seconds be held for examination. .Bond has already beeo given to appear before the proper courts. A local paper, commenting upon the affair says: "It is weil known that Dr, Lay was a notorious duellist/and Mr. Tardy a nervous, excitable, 1 short sighted man. The distance was fifteen paces, and. the Weapons -duelling pistols. It is Jossible that "thfe mercurial temperament of Ir. Tardy was overstrained, as his bravery is unquestioned. Dr. Lay is said to be the best pistol shot in Mobile, and is celebrated in this section as authority in the code, and acknowl? edges it as the only means of concluding dif? ferences between gentlemen of equal social rauk. The ball from Dr. Lay's pistol reached the heart of Mr. Tardy before the explosion of the pistoLof the latter, and he fell in his tracks without a groan or a struggle." Anecdote of a Dog.?A narrow log lay as. a bridge over a deep ravine. From the oppo? site ends of the log, at the same moment, there started to cross it .a big Newfoundland dog and a little Italian greyhound ; of course they met in the middle; of course there was not room for them to pass, neither could they go hack. The height was a dangerous one for the grey? hound, and to the water at the bottom he was extremely averse. The Newfoundland could have taken the leap in safety, but evidently did not want to. There was a fix ! The little dog sat down on his haunches, stuck his nose straight up in the air, and howled. The New? foundland stood intent, his face solemn with inward workings. Presently he gave a nudge with his nose to the howling grey-hound?as if to say, "Be still, youngster, and lhiten." Then there was a silence aud seeming confabulation for a second or two. Immediately the big dog spread his legs wide apart like a Colossus, be? striding the log on its extreme outer edges, and balancing himself carefully. The little dog sprang through the opening likea flash. When they reached the opposite shores the greyhound broke into frantic garaboUof delight, and the Newfoundland, after his more sedate fashion, expressed great complacency iu his achieve? ment?as he surely had a right to do. ? As my wife at the window one beautiful day stood watching a man with a monkey, a cart came along with a broth of a boy, who was driving a stout little donkey. To my wife then I spoke, by way of a joke, "There's a re? lation of yours in that carriage." To which she replied, when the donkey she spied, "Ah yes I a relation by marriage." ? A business firm, to which a bill had been owing for some time, finally sent a sharp dun? ning note to the debtor, and received in reply a postal card containing the following, "Mat? thew, xviii." To this they responded, "Ro? mans, xiii. 8; Luke, xii. ?S." The result was, the prompt return of a check in payment of the amount. "Without Benefit of Clergy.3' The above phrase is often quoted by writers and speakers, and the idea intended to be con? veyed by them is that criminals should be de? prived of the spiritual consolations afforded by the ministrations of the clergy. But there is no other authority for this use of the phrase. Its origin is as follows : Centuries ago, in Eng? land, all offenses received severe punishment, and in most of them death was the penalty. But the persons of the clergy were in many instances exempt from criminal process in the secular courts, and as the clergy increased in wealth, from numbers and interest, they con? tinually eularged the number of crimes on ac? count of which exemption of their persons from punishment could be claimed, so that at length they became exempt in almost all cases. Originally no one could claim this exemption unless he wore the cleric*1 habit and tonsure; but in process of time a much wider and more comprehensive criterion was established, and every one that could read was accounted a clerk or clericus, and was allowed the benefit of j clerkship, so-called, though never initiated into holy order or wearing the tonsure. According? ly, when, after conviction or indictment for crime, the person was asked why sentence should not be pronounced upon him, he would claim the "benefit of the clergy," and if on investigation it was found that he could read, the plea was accepted. But when learning, by reason of the invention of printing and other causes, began to be more generally dissemina? ted, and reading was no longer competent proof of clerkship or being in holy orders, it was found that as many laymen as divines could claim the privilege, and therefore a dis? tinction was drawn by statute between scholars that were laymen and clerks that were in holy orders, and a layman that could read was sub? jected to a certain degree of punishment, and allowed to plead his "privilege" but once. The clergy could still plead it as often as an offense was committed. After a-time it was considered that education and learning were no extenuation of guilt, but quite the reverse, and that if the punishment of death for a slight of offence was too severe for those who had been liberally 'educated, by so much the more it was too severe for the ig? norant, and it was by statute allowed that all might claim this privilege, so that the plea became merely a mode of claiming that the severe punishment should not be inflicted. This operated injuriously from the fact that' lenity became nearly universal, and by succes? sive statutes the privilege was so greatly modi? fied, that the phrase "without benefit of clergy" amounts to but little more than to say that for certain offenses there shall be no mitigation of the death penalty. It does not have the remot? est connection with the idea that the offender is to be deprived of such spiritual consolation as can be afforded by the ministration of the clergy. All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? No man with a strong arm has any busi? ness to let a girl shiver coming home from singing school. ? If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, it is no less true that a thorn in the bush is worth two in the hand. ? There is nothing so highly prized as a soft, sweet voice in a woman, except her abili? ty to wash when hard times come. I* ? "Can you tell me how old the devil is?" asked an irreverent fellow of a clergyman. "My friend, you must keep your own family record," was the reply. ? An eminent physician, who devotes his whole attention to the throat and lungs, told the other day that about three-fourths of all throat diseases would get well by wearing very loose collars and no necktie at all. ? Theodore Hook was once asked for a con? tribution to the treasury of the Society for the Conversion of the Jews. He said he was quite unable to give any money, but if the society would send him a Jew he would do his best to convert him. ? "Your handwriting is very bad indeed," said a gentleman to a college friend, who was [more addicted to boating than to study; "you 'really ought to learn to write better." "Ay, ay," replied the young man, "it is all very well for you to tell me that; but if I were to write better, people would fiud out how I spell." , ? Some time since a celebrated minister was about to preach at a country church. A popu? lar hymn of Dr. Watts' was sung before the sermon, and when it ended the preacher slow? ly repeated the last line, "Demands my soul, my life, my all," adding, "Well, I am surprised to hear you sing that. Do you know that al? together you only put two dollars into the box this morning?" ? A man in Michigan procured a divorce from his wife, iutending to marry another wo? man. The latter, however, got tired waiting and married another man on the day the divorce was granted. Then the fellow hesitated whether or not to try to make it up with his wife again, and while he was hesitating his wife married another fellow. This is what would naturally be called getting left all round. ? By the laws of Massachusetts, one hog, among other articles, is exempted from seizure for debt; but a sharp creditor in Holyoke re? cently played a sharp game to get possession of the fat hog of a neighbor who was indebted to him in a small sum. The creditor bought a two-dollar pig, presented it to the debtor, and then lawfully attached the hog, realizing thir? teen dollars by his sharp practice. NEARLY all diseases originate from Indi? gestion and Torpidity of the Luvor, and relief is always anxiously sought after. If the Liver is Regulated in its action, health is almost in? variably socured. Want of action in the Liver causes Hoadaciho, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the Shoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, bad taste in the mouth, bilious at? tacks, palpitation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the blues, and a hundred othcrsvmp toms, for which SIMMONS' LIVER REGU? LATOR ia the best remedv that has ever boon discovered. It acts mildly, effectually, and being a simple vogetablo compound, can do no injury in any quantities that it may bo taken. It is harmless in ovory way; it has boon used for 40 years, and hundreds of the good and great from all parts of the country will vouch for its being the purest and best. Simmons' Liver Regulator, or Medicine, Is harmless, Is no drastic violent medicino, Is sure to cure if taken regularly, Is no intoxicating beverage, It is a faultless family medicino, Is the cheapest medicine in the world, Is given with safoty and the happiest results to the most delicate infant, Does not interfere with business, Does not disarrange tho system, Takes tho place of Quinine and Ritters of every kind, Contains tho simplest and best remedies. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. July R5, 1K74 34 ly Notice to Creditors. ALL persons having demands against the Estate of Matthew Cronsbaw, Sr., dee'd., are notified to present them to the undersigned, propeily proven, within the Mino proscribed by law ; and those indebted to make payment at once. ? MATTHEW CRENSIIAW, Adin'r. Doe 17, 187-1 21 y WHY DON'T PEOPLE PAY WHAT THEY OWE US FOR Merchandize and Guano. THE Merchant has to pay for his purchases of Goods promptly. He also has io pay the Farmer promptly for his Cotton and other produce. Will the people not, therefore, DO AS THEY ARE DONE BY?come forward and pay what they owe us. It is to the interest and duty of peoplo to pay their debts. May we not, therefore, expect EVERYBODY -to come forward by the First of January, 1875, and pay us up all thev owe; and when thev go TO DIE, let them DIE EASY and with a CLEAR CONSCIENCE. We NEED our MONEY. We have still a largo STOCK OF GOODS on hand for sale. We allow high prices for Cotton. We are agents for as good FERTILIZERS as ARE MADE. We sell PLOUGHS, COTTON GINS, and many other things. BLECKLEY, BROWN & OQ. S. BLECKLJEY. " Andorson, Dec. 10, 1874._ 22_ FARMERS, LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST. GREAT HOME-MADE FERTILIZER. SIMPSON, HILL <k CO. would in form the Farming community that they are prepared to furinsh CHEMICALS, properlyfproportioned, for one of the best FERTILIZERS known, at not exceeding one-fourth the cost of the Commercial Fertilizers. Within the last three years we have placed it in the hands of some of the most thoroughly practical Farmers of the County, who express themselves fully satisfied with results, regarding it as equal, if hot superior to any of the Commercial, some of them having tested them side by side. We refer you to a few of them, viz: Wm. Burriss, John* Brown, James A. Drakb, Hugh McCarley, Geo. Stevenson, Dr. Carpenter, John Dalrymple, Rev. Jacob Burriss. Many others might be mentioned. In no case havt unfavorable results been reported. Please call on us at our Drug Store and get your Chemicals, also formula and directions for use. SOXFSOINT, HILL & CO. OD, We would respectfully inform our customers that onr OLD ACCOUNTS from the year 1870 to 1873, inclusive, MUST BE PAID. We have waited long enough. We do not wish to be harsh?but the money MUST COME. SIMPSON, HILL & CO. Nov 19, 1874_/_.g.9_ FARMERS, MAKE MONEY BY MANURING YOUR WHEAT WITH MAPES' SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME. THIS SPLENDID FERTILIZER HAS GIVEN UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION THIS SEASON. PRICE?Sixty Dollars per Ton, Cash?or on time to 1st January, 1875, Sixty Dollars per Ton, with interest from day of sale at one per cent, per month. C. A. REED. Sept 10, 1874 _9 Hos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. First-Class Work OUR SPECIALTY, YET, BT VBTStO CHEATER GRADES OF STOCK, WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. fine FASHIDNhBLTsTATIONERY, Piries Paper and Envelopes. Redding and <?all invitations ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTEO IN THE LATEST STYLE. Sept 10, 1874 9 THE GREAT SOUTHERN DRY GOODS HOUSE. J jyiUIJJUVAA Vk V/Vlj 275 King Street, Charleston, S. C. The Cheapest Dry Goods, ' Notions, Oil Cloths, Carpets, Mattings, Rugs, etc-, This Side of New York. For Prices, seo special notice column. Sopt 3, 1874 8 6m M. GOLDSMITH. P. KIND. PHOENIX IRON WORKS, COLUMBIA, S. C. GOLDSMITH & KIND, founders & machinists, HAVE always on hand Stationary Steam Engines and Boilers for Saw Mills, etc., Saw and Grist Mills, Cotton Presses, Gearing, Shafting, Pullies, etc. Castings of every kind in Iron or Brass. We guarantee to furnish En? gines and Boilers of as good quality and power, and at as low rates as can bo had in the North. Wo manufacture, also, the Gaddy Improved Water Wheel, which wo recommend for pow? er, simplicity of construction, durability and cheapness. Wo warrant our work, and assure promptness and dispatch in filling orders. GOLDSMITH & KIND, Columbia, S.C. May 28,1874 46 ly WE C. BEE & CO., factors AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Adger's Wharf, - - Charleston, S.C. LIBERAL advances made upon consign? ments of Cotton or other Produce to them in Charleston, or through them to their corres? pondents in Liverpool, Now York and Balti? more. Particular attention to sale of Upland Cotton. Oct Iii?, 1874 16 4m* Notice of Final Settlement. NOTICE is hereby given that I will on the 20th of January next apply to W. W. Humphreys, Judgo of Probute, Ibra Final Set? tlement of the lOstato of .lohn Hopkins, Sr., deceased, and a final discharge as Executor of said Estate. WILSON ASHLEY, Ex'r. Dec 17, 1S74 23 5* New Advertisements. A large, ?igbt-page, independent, honest, ,and fear leas newspa? per, of 56-h road columns, especially designed.for the farm? er, the mechanic, the meTchantfand.the ftrofesaional man, and their wives and children. We aim to make the WEEKLY SUN the best fimily newspaper in the world. It is full of entertaining and instructive reading of every sort, but .prints nothing to offend the most scrupulous and delicate taste." "Price, $1:20" per?year, postage "prepaid. The cheapest paper published. Try it. Address THE S?K, New York City._? ? fWM HEME?EN & CO., WHOLESALE JEWELLERS & JOBBERS In American and Foreign WATCHES, TOOLS, MATERIALS, &C Also, WHOLESALE CLOCK DIPOT For all desirable styles of American Clocks. 220 W. Baltimore St., BALTIMORE, MD. (up stairs.) ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT ? THEN USE THE AMLL CHEMICAL PAINT. White and all the Fashionable Shades mix hd ready for use and sold by the oallox. Hundreds of Testimonials from owners of the finest res? idences in the country, with Sample' Card of Colors fur? nished free by dealers generally and by the Averill Chemical Paint Co., S3 Burling Slip, New York; or 132 East River Streot, Cleveland, Ohio. flpSYCIIOMANCY, OR SOUL CfiARMING.l'-How x either sex may fascinate and gain the love and affections of any person they ehoose, instantly. This sim? ple mental acquirement all can possess, free, by mail, for 25 cents; together with a Marriage Guide, Egyptian Ora? cle, Dreams, Hints to Ladies. A queer book. loo,ooo,ooo sold. Address T. WILLIAM & CO., Publishers, Phila? delphia. $K C ?OAperdarat home. Terms free. Address O H ?p-iVGEO. STINSON & CO., Portland, Maine (J) / / ticulars EEK guaranteed to Male and Female Agents, ir locality. Costs NOTHING to try it. Par Free. P. O. VICKERY & CO., Augusta, Me. Terms of Advertising are offered for Newspapers "??"'?? - ? in the State of Send for list of papers and schedule of rates. Address Geo. P. Kowell &"Co., Advertising Agents, HO. 41 PABK'ROW, KEW YORK. Refer to Editor ov this Paper. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. IIS COMMON PLEAS. Summons for Relief. A. B. Holland and Malinda Holland, Plaintiffs, against Baylis Kelly, Nanoy Dalton and hus? band, Booth Dalton, et al., Defendants. To Nancy Dalton and husband, Booth Dalton, Mary Bras well, Dudley Grimes, Elizabeth Grimes, Thomas Grimes, Robert Grimes, Rosalie Grimes, Mary Telford, James Bur riss and wife, Jano Burrissj Amanda Wilson, Harvey Kelly and Teucy Richardson, De? fendants in this action. YOU. are hereby summoned and required to answer the complant in this action, which is tiled in the office of the Probate Court for the said County, and to serve a copy of your auswer on tho subsoribor at his office, Ander? son Court House, S. C, withiu twenty days after the sorvice of this summons on you, ex? clusive of the day of service; and If you fail to auswer this complaint within the time afore? said, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the com? plaint. Dated November 26th, 1874. JOHN B. MOORE, Plaintiffs' Attorney. Tho Defendants above named will take no? tice that the complaint in this case is tiled for a Jtartition and division of tho Real Estate of ilisha Kelly, deceased, tor* the sale of-said land in caso partition cannot be had. Said tract of land is situated in Anderson County, S. C, containing about one hundred and ninety-eight acres, adjoining lands of tho Estato of Reuben Poore, Willis Johnson, John Mattison and oth? ers. JOHN B. MOORE, Plaintiffs' Attorney. Dec 3, 1374 21 6 . HENRY BISCnOFF & CO., Wholesale Grocers, AND DEALERS IN CAROLINA RICE, Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, ?See., -fee, ?See., 197 and 199 E?st Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Solo Agents for South Carolina for the Sale of OLD VALLEY WHISKEY. Aug 20,1874 6 6m Wonderful Medrciiie* THE FAMOUS GLOBE FLOWER SY3KJP! CURES, AS IF BY MAOiC, COLDS, COUGHS, BRONCHITIS, HOARSENESS, OBSTTNATH LUNG AFFECTIONS, ASTHHA, CROUP, BLEEDINGIOF THE LUNGS, PLEURISY, DIFFICULTY OF BBEATSIJtCr LOSS OF VOICE, and will.'cure C OlVSUiVlFTIOlY, Aa 50,000 grave-robbed witnesses testify. No oplata. Nothing poisonous. Delicious to take. -The earthly Sa? viour tor ?11 tffflicted with' affections of the Throat and Lungs. Bequeaths to posterity one of the greatest blosse ings, SOUND LUNGS and immunity from; CON?UH^ TION. ?5- Over one hundred thousand bottles hare been used, and not * single failure known. Thousands of testimo? nials of wonderful cures, such as the following, can be seen at the office of the Proprietors, No. 60 Broad StrotfV Atlanta, Ga., or wOI be sent on application, to any 1rb? I doubt. ; ? For sale by all Druggists. DR. J. 8. PEMBERTOJf ?a CO.. Pn>pri?tor?, Atlant?,Go. ?7 &JE&t>READl Consumption Cured I Otfice op O. Sackett, Drugs and Medicines, New Albaky, Iud., April 10,187i. Dr. J.S. Pemberton, Atlanta, Ga.?De ab Snt: I have re? ceived your circulars, and in consequence of tbe ;di?tribu tion, IJhare sold-about six dozen Globe FIowerByrup in the last two weeks. The Globe Flower Syrnp is gaining great celebrity-. I recommended it in two esse? of con? sumption. One case was bed-fast: had not laid on bat one side for two years; hemorrhages almost every day; much emaciated, and expected to die. He has taken six bottles of Globe Glower Syrup; his troubles are all ?one,;excopt prostration, which is rapidly improving. He wfll cortain ly get well. The other case is similar, with same good re? sults. I can send you many testimonials if .you want them. Yours truly, etc, O. SACKETT. . EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT; Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 26,1874. Dr. J. S. Pemberton?Dba& Sib : I have used your Glob* Flower Cough Syrup myself, and in my family, with ben? efits so marked as to leave unquestioned the merits of ? remedy,.which, in my experience, has proved one that ex? cels everything for colds, coughs and obstinate lung affec? tions. I shall always use it with perfect confidence, and recommend it to the public as a remedy which will afford that satisfaction experienced by me and min?. Very respectfully yours, JAMES M. SMITH, Governor State of Georgia. Nov26,1874 - 20 THE GREAT REMEDY FOB CUNSISMPTflOH which can be cured bjr a timely resort to this stand? ard preparation, as has been proved by the hundreds of testimonials received by the proprietors. It is acknowl? edged by many prominent physicians to be the most reliable preparation ever in? troduced for the relief and cure of all Lung complaints, and is offered to the public, sanctioned by the experience of over forty years. When resorted to in season it sel? dom fails to effect a speedy cure in the most severe cases of Coughs, Bronchitis, Croup, "Whooping Cough, Influenza, Asthma, Colds, Sore Throat, Pains or Sore? ness in the Chest and Side, Liver Complaint, Bleeding at the Lungs, &c. "Wistar's Balsam does not dry up a Cough, and leave the cause behind, as is the case with most preparations, but it loosens and cleanses the lungs, and allays irritation, thus removing the cause of the complaint. PREPARED BT BETH W. FOWLS & SOUS, Boston, Hug., . And sold by Druggists and Dealers generally. DR. SIMMONS affirms that this is the very best Liver Medicine to which bis name has ever been connected; and we know from the many testimonials that we receive, there is no medicine equal toit for Dyspepsia, Constipa? tion, Chills and Fever, Bilious Croup or Wind Colic, Bilious, Sick or Nervous Headaehe, and for all other diseases arising from a disordered state of the Liver. For sale by SIMPSON, HILL & CO., Anderson, S. C. W. P. CANNON ?fc CO., Wiiliamston, S. C. COX * GEER, Belton, S. C Sept 17,1S74_10 _ THE IMPROVED ~~ Home Shuttle Sewing Machine. THIS Machine does the same kind of work as any high-priced Machine, making the Lock-Stitoh, and using a straight needle. The price of the "Home Shuttle" places it within the reach of all persons who are need? ing Machines, and can't afford to pay for a high-?rieed Machine. Wo ate also agents for the "HOME" MA? CHINE, than which thero is no better high Sriced Machine in the country. Both of these ?lachines are warranted by the company who manufacture them for five years, and If any part fails from any imperfection during that time, said part will bo supplied free of cost Prices of "Home"?from ?60 to $125. PrifV? of Home Shuttle from ?25 to ?80. For samples of work and circulars, address A. & E. BACON, Agents for Greenville and adjoining Counties. Dr. W. G. BROWNE Local Agent, Anderson, a C. At Dental Office, over N. K. Sullivan ?fc Co. Agents wanted, to whom liberal commis? sions will be given. March 5,1S74 34 jy