Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^aderaos\ kmitymtt. egg--__^jjm4jinu. TUc jkOU.L8IG ?J?1L.V** jMiHiuirnlik' ai j ?.an Jtteu^^?^.tlr^^L^^^r ot monica- j tous political coiiiplteatiiin* which threat- j cued thc stabiiiiy tif tin? Republic -.ul ! teated the integrity autl.puiri<di.;n of tin* j people For I lie timi time in on- history* ne are threatened 'with a ccnilict bt-twecu the citizens of the country and the aer vant? they have ?iiiru.Ut? with, th.. ad ministration ol Un ir ?flairs ; aj?d Wy enter Upon tin ?.vitlury ol' thc Rt publie with this gravo iion?icl undecided. The year has been darkened by th? im {'leiiehiilent pi*' A Cabinet Blinister l?.r >ribery. by universal bnhino.s reverses, by au Admihi-trntioti ol''nw ai-.rei toll - and reckless partisanship, and hy i'mitd and trickerv in canvassing, tin- votes at our national election. At the same time the Centennial Exposition hs? exhibit.d the cxha?8tle?s: resources of our ualiomd dojnaln, and the industry, skill sud in ventiveness of the people. It was s splendid d?monstration of tho material ir row th of fi nafcinh I wfa-inK cost rafted. U? bare century of existence with the thou sand years of the people's w.ho competed with ii itt. the exhibition ot ibo products Of skill. Our neighboring republic or Mexico teaches ns tbs lesson, spd.sflbrds us tba warning that no government bistable sad no national prosperity safe, unless tko law ia kept supreme over individual am bition and partisan intrigues. Prrsidrut Lerdo, who WAS about to enter on his second terra of office, after due' election, hos been driven from his capital by the revolutionary chieftain Dist ; and Igle? siss, Lerdo's contestant for the place, now opposes the usurpation of tho soldier who hos proclaimed himself dictator over tbs ten millions of Mexicans. To the : north of us the Dominion of Canada prospers nnder a Democratic rep resentative government, in all essential respects, ind?pendant of the control of the British throne. Canada is. still, ia population, less than one-tenth the site of the United States, but it bears the evi dences of growth in material strength and moral power. .In South America the only really suc cessful and prosperous States are Brazil and Chili. Both have stable govern ments^^ Are? gf oniifg^rn?o#0latio?j, wealth and internal imprt^?jep$? . Dur, Pedro ll ls a monarch of slniila'r'disfn tercstednoss and zeal, and bis spirit sui mates the administration of the empire, wWoh oxt^d*ft|arga?huspitsJitv to for lsws, which givo freedom to all children born of slsvc parents} leeaib the difficulty of the slave's purchase qSP his own free dom, and ameliorate the condition of ex isting servitude, The contest js contin ued between the Emperor and the Korata Catholic clergy ss to whether the Papal decrees shall oe communicated to the people ^through ?ho,Sute of tba" Bishops; bdt it is not jnovocative of serious trou ble. Brazil isa well-ordered and healthy State, aud its eleven mi?ijpiH. nf wi-iabi tanti* corrstitule4- ?he baiikijune -><. o??j South American popuiiui ni.- L'niii UM maint.lined peace, an.J 'ts growing in riches ami resources. t-i'ur Argciittuu Replibliu is still sult'etiAg^froiu inc con sequence/* of-it-sudden and un undue iu crease of the currency. Eurone is-agitated by the tears ot i war between Russia nod Turkey. Eng land suffers commercially und financial!) by rtosnp ol'tho inoertit'nde of Continen tal politics, but, though vi eviron-?'ly as sailed by the opposition, tlie Goveruineni of Lora Beaconsfield maimnins it.--.-n The year hos witue&ied no very marke?; political changes in that kingdom. lb chief event, perhaps more significant ii its appeal to tho Imagination than it practical consequences, has been the as sumption by Queen Victoria of the ti th of. Empress, of India. To-day, at Del h and throughout India, she is to be pro claimed the imperial mistress of tin ancient people who already, enjoyed ? proud civilization, bad enriched thei country with enduring monuments o art, had a highly developed religion, ant hod letters and sciences when her anees tors were rude barbarians, incapable o an abstract thought The gorgeous cert) mon!M of this first of January at Dein will msko the day memorable, and ?U; Oriental': imagination of the Enjliot statesman, who conceived the idea ol adding to his sovereign's royal dignity the glamour of an imperial title, must bi satisfied. In Franco the year has seen the furtbei entrenchment of the republic in the con fidsQce of the nation, lt has become thc symbol of conservatism, and, with Gam bette listening to the counsels of modera tion and decrying extreme opinions and politics, it seems firmly seated. Th? elasticity of France in Sta recovery fron a disastrous and humiliating war hat been one of the most wonderful events ol modera history. It is dee te the energy, industry, thrift and ingenuity of the petv pie, and a masterly management of ike uiuu.cua v* intivuH uuauco. WO Rt* joice at the prosperity ot the French Re public eud the nat?os which he? bees th; teacher oftbe world in matters of human rights and social emancipation-tho fer tile and much-tried land whence ideas w?re obtained which nourished the pur pose of tba foun?era of thia republic Gernusy has not so wisely reaped the material finita of victory as France has need the lessons of adversity. The great indemnity abe wrong from uer conquered adversary baa proved rather a scarce of evil than a help to real prosperity, by stimulating reckless speculation, and di verting thought and enterprise from actual Industry. But Germany has con solidated herself as a political entity, and ho?u? a dominant pUcs among European . powers; ; - Kassia is in the turmoil of nrouaration for war, the people evidently desiring tbs conflict, and sanguine of ey?ccwi in con quering a; ornoo pt the ?afead, races. TfaougYIft&ht hasthe ojosV centralized and most Imperial of governments, jit Russian society ia active w?ih tho yeast of political and social radicalism, which will one day exhibit its. ferment more conspicuously- ??s?r J grows j more and more consolidated as a kingdom, the Liberal party maintaining its supremacy in the i Parliament: - Austria \ VstchM with" keen interest the movements of Russia ^^i^^S^MA^U^ ously resist %iy %gb*oh<ftBfWnta on her ital rcf??ms--? TespbuaibrV Govertsaefal ont ,sut?> ?measures remain? l?,4oabt, and R?sate still menace* the tateernyt ai .the empire'. Spain ia, fur the-ti me? qolst tl homo, eO'ik*i^a' co?wras ;reroloti??sry mov^memsT-' CariUm . ^^o?S?^? can d?monstrations have been crushed. The Cuban war . for independence ?Uli sorely taxes the kingdon, bat the nation* ?ont little is their year's history which calls fer cemmanti. In At?a the barriera to foreign In%: oonioenhave.been, further broken down dorine the year, Shina has again os?t ont diplomatie representatives to the -jonnaiioa o? ?nv account. The stave irnde dim slowly, but it ha* received further b:-'vs-i -Miring tho year. i?? Australia thc people are preparing ?ir s world's lair, ?nd are exhibiting the fruits ot grtut fhu-rtry sud enterprise. L > ikit.j! tit?* world over, fr hud il be gin* thc new year with better promise fur the welfare ul men than it bega?' thc last. NW have lc*w tbau a auurler ofTl?ls~n?r?e te? nth century lett. Slay those who live i Ui ?ee lb? twentieth century take part in ?1 ?lill b-.-t'.-r era for the bappitieas bf J mu. Wt have lfarul-d during tUi* <>nc tliiit the fonu of government ali ute doeo not nt'Ces-Mrily give freedom or take from ii, wml that'tu? gwitert] problcip? ol' ukin) order and tumuiipation remain to he<tolvcd. There is plenty ot work left tu h.; done by our dencendanU, and so it aili I? tutti] thc time wht*u some future tkheliuuun ?jijj* bp tile obscure relies of our bu ric d civtlratiob. - Arie iori Sim. iwcond marriages, and all were very de cile^ it prdaosnciufc* them wrong, and tin ti us tu love and respect to the mem ories of their deceased partners. One of these ladies, who bad not been married wioWthia m prm? or1 wc, if?cr csprcislng brr opposition in very strong terms, ap pealed to s singla gentleman who was present for bis opinion on the subject. He replied ? "tim not only opposed to tocona marriages, but to first marriages, also I" This was something more than tho young married lady asked for, and she .zpressed her astonishment at the single .jrittlemsn's social hetrodosy 1 A heresy which the young gentleman thought many married persons hod imbibed alter trying both states ! But they were too prudent to acknowledge it for fear of ex communication. The ides of a bereaved widow or wid ower, in the flower of lite, spending his or her life brooding over their in infor tunes and cherishing exclusively the Iiemory of their loved oue, will do for omanoe, but not for res) life. There tra*)' a gentleman, many years ago, who petitioned the Legislature of South Car olina to have double tax refunded him, On tine* grobud' Chat fte was so distrcaied ?t'ihs lass sf hie wlfe-thst he forgot to pay his taxes ! This appeal to the House produced quite a sebastion. A member who bad been twice married himself, moved that the prayer of the petitioner be granted, ss he thought it likely the poor fellow was think-' so much about ?ettii?g married again that he did really forget to pay bis taxe* ! It is remarkable bow many great men in the world bave married widows. Washington the greatest of all men, mar tied a widow with two childreu ; Napo leon Bonaparte, the most intellectual man that the world ever produced, like wine married s widow older than himself, frith two children ; Mahomet, the great prophet' and founder of the religion of lot- East, married HU oid widow. Ben jamin l;'raokiiii, the philosopher, putriol sud st atetillan', married u widow, or nu eine' mau'? wile, and be never knew Winch; Andrew Jackson married another jniiTiVwife twice, before and after alie v.ny divorced froui her husband. Jeder j.m married u widow ; Madison married ? young, dashing widow, whoo he ?a? i. d' Minced as a bachelor) the'present l'riuie Minister of England married a widew oidor thun himself'' Lord Coke, the great embodiment of the common law, married a widow, who was a great termagant; osai Johiisou, the leviathan pf English literature, married an old widow ; Aaron Burr, a man of the must &vitiating accomplishments, aud who uld have married any young lady, chose fur hts wife tba widow of an Eng lish officer. But tbis is enough. ; Milton, the prince of poets,- is an ex ception to great men marrying widows. He was married th rao times, and every tima he chusa a maiden lady. He said there wsa something ind?licate in the Idea'of marrying a widow. Bot why is it that widows have been so successful In capturing groat men ? It is because, having been married, they thcreforo un derstand the art of fascinating gentlemen better than inexperienced maiden ladies. Or, 9e it bl CB?? g?i?i sst. haye ?r?aw hear? aa wall at crest brains and are therefore more easily captured than or dinary men f Th* fact that a woman baa been once married showa that aho did bsve charma enough to fascinate some bo*. Thia la more than all single ladies can prove ' Adam Smith, in his Political Economy, or "Wcdth for Nations,'' says that a widow,, in America, with three or four chi^ren U sought after by the yoong farmer "ss a sort of fortune." Ho looks forward to tba work cf the children as a Brest help. If this was ever the case tn m United States, it is very certain that the young men of the present day are more enterprising than the contempora ries of Adam Smith were, for they prefer making their own fortunes. It may be said that the great men .nnmerated es marryicr -ido^a were governed by sordid motives more than love. Washington was too puro and rood a man to nave been influenced by my consideration bf wealth, although he married a lady possessed of five or aix hundred slaves and valuable Ianda. Na poleon married a Widow who had noth ing. Franklin. Madison and Andrew Jackson did the same. Dr. Johnson's ?rifo had nothing. Aaron Burr's wife iad nothing. Mahomet, old Coke and D'lsreall did marry fortunes. It was said by a distinguished gentle nan, yet living, that no oneevar tm ly nyeo but once. Thia ia certainly ont hs orthodox opiuios cf siegle gentleman ind ladies. They, very often, are in love islf S daum times heron' thtw are mar ked!5 - friere is more trhtl/iri the ex prca don of the fact, that a heart which once roly loves can never forget. It may ova again and again, and still remember r*jlr?* ,oyeoL?h^> nfW?v ?otjthat ino love should exhaust a heart, is not .he experience of the world, aa second nurrlflges conclusively shaw. / 'Young men may, sometimes, .Tinny bid widows, ss did Mahomet, Johnson, Burr, D'lsrea!:, and others, enumerated above, >ot old men always prefer marrying mung ladies. We once, heard an old jcntluui-o, who had married a young vife, say oid men* went'great foots for narrying yoU?g1 girls.1 We thought -ouug girl* who. serried old men were ouch greater fools, siid^ would be very IPfo*w ?4?*vOfCf i.tisir ?Vi./ i? aster iife, seilst waiting and nursing and taking ?ar? of their old husbands. 1 A young' Ody who first mirries an old mao, sel lo m does so again, in her second mar iage- ' This ls a mistake aho never ?omr**.?ia the etebnd time.-Oar. Oreen HUe Enterprise and Mountaineer. - It may rJ?^co?^S?d ?V ona of tbs ?u?ona things of lifo that people wbi teed presents most get1 the least, anet jjC?- -b~ need th?s?. !.**! the - 7 \ - A Maryland jury lately declared hat a mao come to Ma death "by in unknown wagon.'' About on * par ?Uh this ls the Wisconsin verdict re ?^M^l^rrt^jf feath in a mill, when the jury remarked, no blame can be attached to the ma Wnery- /.^ .,. - We loara Ire?, the Baltimore Ga st* thatSercacnt Botes is now ; living at ?asjaanwa?a^ ?rOTfUM?* HERHAT:??. TtM Bennett sud fflny Eu^sgtoacut - Cesses =f she tir?rssjr?sijt between thc l.ovv?t?? fyxelct Orrtttpondenc? of Ike, PhitadttyM* Timet. NEW YOJIK, January 5. The Bennett May fiasco hua lint yet p.i-<ed into the oblivion nf H nine-days' wonder. Tliat friendly veil nf forgetful' nen tor which the priest tn hin robes, the bell? In her velvet* and the beggar in his rags give equal thanks, lint not yet fallen upon it. The railway king, with his mil lion*; lie-* dead, yet oulnide of Wall street tue movements of tin: young mogul of the Herald excite fur more interest than tho Yuuderbilt funeral. Tin- one Ls temi dal and appeal? to the decpcnt interest of the public heart ; the other is death, ut which all men frown. Thc one effet*the (Stock Exchaugc; the ? '.her effects gav society. The one bri np-, mourning weeds into a family ; the other brings disquiet and scundul into un otherwise happy home. The unfortunate Bennett May affair is on every tongue. It forms thc chief to?ic of the club men; it permeates the sttifosphereof tbe Flfttf ?avenue re ceptions, and it is tossed from lip to lip amen g the bootblacks in thc Bowery. J: Tbcr? baa been a vast amount of uo ctcty gossip tooee the announcement was fi rut made that Mr. Kennett had become ;erigaard to Miss Carrie May, daughter ol Vt. William May, of thin city. Thin transpired over a year ago, and during the intervening time all sorts of contra dictory rumors have been afloat. Th? story that Mr. Bennett had ordered ? valuable set of diamonds, including neck lace and bracelets, from Tiffany's, for bb fiance, and that the marriage was to lum taken place last winter, waa followed bj the statement that it lind been postpone! on account of thc determination of Mr Bennett's only sister to citer a conven in the event of her brother's marriage This bore Mime truth upon its face, ai Miss Kennett in a rigid Catholic and en tlrely devoted to her brother, and wouh have been jealous regarding any new tic that he might have formed. CIoso upoi this rumor came one to the effect that til marriage was to have occurred last stun mor; sgain, it was stated that Dr. Ma had refused his sanction to the union, ol account of the young gentleman's habit and that he hud been put upon probatio for six months or u year. I'ailing t work out his probation, the lover fell int divers and many disagreements with th head of the May household. Un the occasion of one ol his visita t his lady love he slapped her on th cheek-probably in play, probably as a eccentric means of displaying Ilia uffci tion. At any rate, tue young lady father took umbrage at the action, an auletly put Mr. Kennett out of thc froi our. As soon a.s thc paternal hack wi turned Miss May went down stairs ar, let her lover in through thc bavcmci window. Little incidents of this and similar nature served to give spice to tl engagement und to lest the young lady determination to cling to lier eccentr suitor. This she hus done faith lui through all the wild escapades that hu' marked Mr. Kennett's career during h ?tr.-tochitioii with nilli, always taking ii part whenever ber own lamil y ttpnkc acted against him. It is stated on tl best authority that Miss May really lov Mr. Kennett, und is deeply grieved at tl phase that thu affair bas assumed, i though up to to-day she has beard not iug of the meeting between her broth and Mr. Bennett, she being quite ill fr? the excitement of the past tcu da; during which time the engagement 1 been broken off. A handsome trousseau had arriv from Europe, ihe nedding-duy had he fixed for the 27th of December, and ? Kennett had positively engaged pass ?J for himself and bride tu the Russin, ?viii lo ! the wedding-bubble burst, and I f;ayety of a bridal is likely to be chane, n to the tragedy of a mortal combat. 1 Christmas Eve Mr. Kennett went to 1 May's houso, in West Nineteenth strc while bo waa considerably under thc fluenco of liquor, and, like many otb of the same temperament, bc has no ci trot of himself when in that conditi His manner and language towards M May's mothar and membors of the fam was not particularly commendable, fact, it waa such os again to amuse 1 May's ire and to lead him to show guest to ?hc frost door. Mr. Kenn-: demonstrations in front of tho ho greatly incensed tho May brothers wt ft reached their ears, and they sw vengeance against him. In the me while Dr. May wrote a note to Mr. H nett positively refusing bis consent to marriage. It is asserted by society people, and is believed by the May family, that ] Bennett was very willing to have the gegemcnt annulled, having grown we of u, but that he did not wiso to brea! off himself, preferring that this mo vern should come from the May family, i that thia was tho explanation of much his annoying and singular condcct members of the May household. It h well .known that Mr. Bennett's life Ibsen a constant search for new pleesu that it would not seem incongruous , his character that such should have rei been the case. But undoubtedly in .hal instance he ?vas attracted to ?.. May and inspired by a feeling of d interest when be offered her the Bent hand and the Bennett fortune, which, a pecuniary sense, was such a glitter target for women of the world, m wb the millionaire editor moved. It d not follow that Bennett did not care the pretty girl who had attracted fancy, simply because he may have gre restless under fetters to which ho was accustomed. Young men of society quire novel pastimes. Miss Carrie Moy is a very attrucl woman, possessed of fascinating mani and sufficient beauty to have rende her a belle, both in New York, ant Wathington, of which city her fathe a native. The family are extensiv connected In Washington and in Bi more. Miss Corrio May is slightly ab i medium height, of rather d?lit I physique. She appeared much sma than she really was os she walked gn ulong Fifth Avenue, by the side of stalwart lover, or sat beside him a? drove his four-in-hand through tho Pi She Is very graceful in movement stylish, though usually attired with t nllcity on the street or the drivel. has been called rather cold and pelf-? tcred, and many supposed that she ct more for tho dusting fortune that love? possessed than she did for alone, but surmises and suspicions un '_-? A.- -?-~ ~f ?I-.- human heart iwhether Miss May care? for Mr. Ben or not, or whether Mr. Kennett ?ares the girl whom he wooed, and won or lt isa sad termination of what, m tho ginning was belioved to have been a ! affair. Mr. Bennett's attentions to 1 May were most marked after the engi ment waa entered into. They wero gethcr a great deal at Newport last s mer, end they have bees seen freque ot receptions quito recently. On the day when tho meeting occu between' Mr. May and Hr. Bcnncii ft^?toi the Union Club, another brol also armed with a cowhide, was awai m?ennett> advent at the Jferald o\ The; brothare had decided that who cattght htm first should ? administer flogging, the direct occasion of wi tfcff-t^?grV was tho language used j Mr. Bennett td Miss May's mother i particularly., Hero we have a ii troubles beginning with a prospci mother-in-law. _ Mon - Tho wisdom of General Gr coarse io keeping his mouth shut ft many years has never been so appi I aa since he beean to talk, j -If tho editor should bo out whee I enter jost drep into his chair ; he wi I excsje&nftr* alad to find tba plat worthilyfifiedoptm his return, r?ntale Influence. Man, v?ewet? an un intellectual and immortal being, him furnished the theme i for many beautiful and very interesting compositions. When he is the subject, and dincanted up<rli by any adequate eoiu|KJs?;r, we hear or read with thc most profound attention. Not less interesting and important if wot ian. She hos a separate and div ; ncc influence upon society. Her sphere of action is dilferent from thal of mau, still hers as well as his exhibits the woful effects ol <>ur first parent's disobedience io the garden of Kde it. Hence we find her influence sometime! injurious and sometimes beneficial. Poets, in thc flight* of their imagination, baw often represented woman UK a model <>t all ex cellence, yet il must be admitted that they have rather shown u-s what she ought to be, than what she really is, lor no woman hus ever yet attained to that superlative degree ol' excellence which poets have painted. Hut whether her character be good or evil, it docs not en feeble ber influence on society; for they over whom it is exerted arc capable, of ! being either the minister**of peace or of destruction. In all stages of human life, society has felt thc influence of the "gen tle sex," Mutt's earliest associations are derived from the Influence of hi? mother, who supplied his wants, *?.Mcviatcd his woes, cn ce red his hopes, and removed his fears; but whose worth too often is not sufficiently appreciated by him until sin- is forever removed from him. These rare sweets are not ephemeral in their effects; but make a deep and last ing impression on society, and influence most of their actions. "The Individual whose heart is capable of fine feeling can be placed in no situation in which woman may md bc a welcome companion. U he in prosperity '/ None can be so fit and acceptable a partaker with him as woman, ls he almost overwhelmed by thc waves of adversity ? None can con sole him and so effectually assuage his sorrows JM woman. Is he tossed on the stormy tide of ambition, and his ?soul al most swallowed up hy thc foaming waves of passions ? Then comes to his assist ance soothing woman, and under her in fluence the winds and waves noun cease their conflicts and all is calm. Hut time would fail were wc to enu merate all, er even u good part, of thc Situations in which woman proves o blessing to society. Happy would we bc if we could stop with tins view of the subject. Thus far have wc looktd at the fair side of this fair subject. Look now to thc blood-written catalogue of evils. And here, also, you will find woman a conspicuous actress. If you, ut one time, see an Egyptian princess drawing from the flag-covered ark thc smiling though devoted Moses, who was afterwards to oe the valiant leader ol Isreal, yet by exam ining a little farther down thc table of time you will (ind a Miriam equally zeal ous to bring thc destructive frown of j Heaven upon her own people. If you point to the praiseworthy queen of Sheba, on her tong and difficult journey to hear the wisdom ot Solomon, you must at the same lime examine the character and conduct ol' that most execrable of women, Jezebel. Ho you extol the .mildness and salutary influence of the genial Octavia over the bold, war-like Antho ny : you must at thc same tim? execrate the conduct of queen Cleopatra. Ho you with veneration mention the name of Elizabeth, queen of England, as the bul wark of l'rotes.ant faith, and free, insti tutions : yet, you must acknowledge that she had a queen bister, who was as foul us Elizabeth wu* fair. But time would fail to follow dr.wu thc contrast. Suffer a word ol'advice to bc given to iii'r fetn?!'' friends. Let us strive every succeeding day tu exhibit Home new ex cellence of character, either in thc per fection of our acquirements, thc amia ble ncss of our dispositions, thc elegance of our manners, or the ardor of our piety ; so that society may in all ages, with pro priety, acknowledge the happy influence of woman. THE BABY.-One of tho sweetest of Emerson's writings is the following : "Who knows not the beautiful group of babe and mother, sacred in nature, sacred also iii religious associations of half the glob? ? welcome to the parents is thc puny little struggler, strong in his weakness, his lillie arms moro irresisti ble than tho soldier's, his lips "ouched with persuasion which Chatham and Pericles in manhood had not. The small despot asks so little, that all nature and reason is on his side. His ignorance is more charming than all knowledge, und his little sins more bewitching than all virtue. All day, between his three or four sleeps, ha coos like n pigeon house, sputters and crows, and puta on faces or importance; and when he fasts, the little Pharisee fulls not tb sound his trumpet before him. Out of blocks, thread spools, cards, and checkers, he will build his pyramid with the gravity of a Pal ladio. With an acoustic apparatus of whistle and rattle he explores the laws of found. But chiefly, like bia senior countrymen, the young American studies new aud speedier modes of transportation. Mistrusting tho cunning of his small legs, be wishes to ride on the neck and should ers of al! flesh. Tho small enchanter nothing can withstand ; no seniority of age no gravity of character-uncles, aunts, cousins, grands! res, grandmas-all fall an easy prey. He conforms to no body, all conform to him, all caper and make mouths and babble and chirrup to him. On tho strongest shoulder he rides, and pulls tho hair of laurelled heads." A TEXAN AMONG THE HOOSIERS. A Tcxen visiting this point gathered around him somo of our citizens on Mon day, and entertained them with annie of j his experiences in tho Lone Star State. One incident told by him is worthy a place in our coi um tu, and is as follows: "You'd hardly believe now what I'm going lo teil. In lexus, we use raw-hide straps or thongs, for traces and iii wet weather they do stretch most amazingly. Why, in wet weather nt home I've hitched up ATO horses and drove down the hill from my house into the creek bottom for a sled load of wood. I have loaded the wood, and many times driven back home and unhitched the horses and the sled would not bo in night." "How did you get your; wood homo then ?" asked au inquisitive by-stnnder. "Oh, I just tied the ends cf the traces together and threw them over s post, went knocking about my ?vork and waited till thu sun shined outJ I Sui?etimea it mi|,iti VT ?vor to luau i>ni> iiupm before .'.mi isled load of wood would get home, but you'd seo her crawling up tli? hill at last, gradually approaching aa tho raw-hide traces ?hruiik up I fnttf UH?lH ?proper lengths. Yes, Texas is a great country you bet."-Grecncatlk (Ina.) Star. / . JOflU BlXMNGS' APHORISMS.-Tho grate fight ir. hut for bread, then butter on the broadband then sugar oh the but ter. Bo raersifull to all the dum animals ; no Man can git to Heaven on a sorc ha jked horse. ? ? 'S The grato mistako that most, pcoplo .nako iz, they think more nv their cun ning than they do ov their honesty. Thc grate nckret ov popularity iz to make every one satisfied with himself first, and afterwards .atlsfied with yu. Toe unhappiness of this lifo seems principally to konsist in gluing every thing we ann and wanting everything we hoi nt got. I hav* filially cum to the konklushlpo that the best epitaff any man kan hav| for nil praktiknl purposes, is a good bank' ackount. Paupers suffer leas than mixers do-tho man wno don't kno wluue he is going to git hi* next dinner, suffers lew then tho ; one who ix anxhyoa to kno how Jiuch lt | is a going to koVt him. A Bold and Decided Stand. ?'tie following, is HII ??tract from tho chards ?** J^?g? IS?ck-*y to- thd ?h<ou?r groud jury : A condition of affairs exist in tin? Oli&tC ni organizations clajut to he the lawful g?)"v> uiiHiviU, ' two b:?:!ie; claim to bf. th* ? , ? ! ., - - - - t ... - . - AiV i;C?;iM,nmc. IJ ci? L UI VC uut ultu er'nor, ono Hod* ! and une Senate a^uue and the nat/^tppe. A body of nicuon sctnblcd at the State House, guarded by the military (bree of the United State?! government, and claiming to be tho law ful legislature of thc State, although the Supreme Court of South Carolina had doylared thin body u mob, ?nd although the Supreme Court Of the United Stute? had declared that Hie judgment of the highest judicial tribunal ?d' a State wjlh respect lo question* of this kind is bind ing even upon tho Supremo Court of (lib United States: Thc; presiding Judge of thia couvi, therefore, decides that no act or pretend ed uc! of this so-called Legislature ahull be obeyed or have any force, in Chester County, or any where within thc limits of theSixth Circuit. No commission issued by I). H. Chamberlain, the pretended Governor of South Carolina, witt- .be recognized. Any person who may [at tempt to read any such pretended com mission in this court will be promptly arrested and committed to jail for con tempt of court. Ali officers holding over under the law, without regard to com mission, must await the decision of sonic competent tribunal. One of ib<*e gov ernments must be recognized. The dan ger to the citizens Hes not in-recognising thc one or the other, but in recognizing neither. Recognition of one or the other is essential to the maintenance of order. Prisoners committed to jail by the sell lence of this court cannot bc released under any pretended warrant of pardon issued by L). H. Chamberlain. The opinion of the presiding J?dge of this court is asked as to whether, if a cit izen pays the ten per cent, tax called'for by Governor Hampton, such payment will bc good as an offset when a tax bill has been panned. Ii: the judgment of this court it will. The constitutional House of Representatives has passed a resolution cal ling, upon thc tax payers for twonty-fivVp?r'e?ht. of the taxes paid I Inst year. Governoi Hampton a.-ks for the early payment of icu per cent, for the relief ol the charitable and penal institutions of the Stale. This is a vol untary tax; the cali for it repose-? upon tho patriotism of the citizens. No exe cution can be issued against property to compel the payment of this ten per cent. Thc citizen ia not confronted by penal ties. But H greater danger threatens the danger that civilization itself may be expunged and that the bold conspirators against the welfare of the State may be encouraged to carry out their plots. This court will not permit thc tax at tempted to be imposed by Chamberlain's so-called Legislature to be collected. Thc Supreme Court having decided upon the illegality of the so-called House of Representatives, the circuit courts ure relieved from nil the responsibility in thc premises, and have but to yield obe dience to the judgment of this the high est tribunal in the State. The Ashtabula Disaster. The accident on tho Lake Shore lent I - road near Ashtabula entails thc greatest loss of life of any railroad accident tbnt ever took place in this country, and per hups in the world. Of the 174 passen gers on thc tr-.in, at least 100 have been j killed and reduced to almost indistin guishable ash. she Angoia uccldeiuuu tim same road only sacrificed about 70 lives, and the Norwalk disaster in the carly days of railroading, which has al ways remained the unsurpassed New England standard of railroad horrors, only about 39. Ail these supremiiies of havoc have been associated with bridges, and it is a singular fact that it was re*erved for the era of iron bridges to suffer from thc ac tual collapse of the structure. The bridge at Ashtabula was of thu Howe truss pattern, one hundred and fifty feet iu span ; tho stream was small, with only two or three feet of water, but the ravine was apparency quite deep. When the great western express over the Boston and Albany, New York Cen tral and Lake Shore lines struck this bridge at a low rate of speed, near nine o'clock on Friday night, eleven cars and an engine went down, leaving one engine standing on the verge of the chasm. Those who could crawl out ut once were saved, but fire wrought a fearful doom on those who were pinioned or helplessly wounded. ' It ia almost vain to speculate about causes : and responsibilities', until the coroner's jury shall furnish some data. Amid such a wreck of matter it seems well-nigh impossible to find the original lesson to which the disaster was due. Inferiority of material will still show it self, if it exists, and faults of construe tion may have been so abundant a' ? palpable as to survive 'thc general ru tr, and appear now as evidence against tue builders. We fear, however, that BO clear a verdict will not bo possible. The effect of cold weather on iron sub ject t strains is not yet very satisfacto rily u derstood. The popular idea that cold renders the metals brittle 'ta? been scientifically disproved,.but our worst ac cidents frc m breakage continue td 'distin guish the winter months. . Thc effect of low temperature must be studied in two respects-to ascertain whether it weakens the molecular co hesion of' the metal, and Whether the contraction dislocates k'.nts and parla so as to weaken the mechanical structure. In the former case, tho molecular debili tation of the iron, if it takes place, would he accepted as a new and hitherto unestablished fact. In the latter case, the failure to provide for the well-known exigencies of. contraction and expansion would be a clear default nf mechanical skill. The great line of through travel which bas met with this terrible interruption cannot' afford- tq rest conten^ with any but the most searching investigation into its CUL: cs. ''Exp?rience is a hard school, and experience so terrible as this should bo questioned sharp that it.may carry commensurate instruction. ' ? "i _ <*:\ - A venerable divine, who had been dining nut the night bef went into a. barber's shop one morning to be shaved.' He saw that thc barber had been getting more drink than was good for him, for it made ina hand shake, very much, una, naturally a little.indignant, ho began to give him a little moral advice by saying, fiBad thing, drink." ?Yes," said the: barber, "It makes the skin1remarkably tender." . , :? ? ' m ' ?- o ?rf*"-'-;-! f-??I.J .1, .n--':: i - "Wbat'a In that satchel ?" said ? New York police justice to u blear-eyed prisoner brpught up before him thc other, day. "Tliat," said the victim, "contains' the returns from all Ute States, including rv--?, il--Cl-l-l-_I . U_ IV... ll 1/AUU v-mii... A ....... dozed' parishes of Louisiana, and they, show that I am President elect nf t?o United States." "Two month*," said' the justice, and thc prisoner was escorted, out. - This plan has been adopted in Sft-' lem, Oregon: "Whon any person.hc comes intemperately given to tho uso of Intoxicating: llqnor^a.certain number af citlzens^?yiietltiiHi tb'havd him de* clarcd* dru?tr*rtooThflipotittffiti J* di rected to the city recorder, who gives no tice by" publication in some daily pap/f that tho person named in the petition has been declared a 'common drunkard.' After such notico it ia unlawful for any. one 'to give or sell lo such person, or as sist him in getting any wine? spirituous' or malt liquor.? " Lt" The Cattle for the Funner. Every farmer mutt keep ionic cattle, and the cost of keeping good cattle is not greater than Borrj ones; yet thc profit of the former io greater than the latter. In cattle nrc three things that make them profitable to the farmer. First, 'heir milk and butter qualities ; secondly, "i/o for beef and work oxen ; thirdly, a hurdy, hcaithy stock, ?iuiied io the climate; !" 1 a country like ours where milk and but ter enter so largely into thc consumption of every family, it astonishing that so little attention i. given to milk cow?, and while farmers have milk and butler in bummer, they let their cows g<? dry and have neither milk or butler m ?sinter. From neglect they havo degenerated, until many of them are wort liles" fdr milk and butter; they do not pay for feeding and idiould not be kept. The sooner slaughtered the hi tler, but a good cow for milk . . d buller will not only pay for feedirj, but, will give a hand Mime profit in thc surplus butter and mill: for market or for use in the family. Tba fanner who raises corn, w heat and hay, as well as cotton, eau keep a good cow very cheap by feeding equal quanti? tics of corn-meal and wheat bran and cotton seed, and with a good supply ol hay or fodder, is all that is necessary ex cept tho spring and slimmer pasture. Many years ago a farmer, in speaking of good milk cows, remarked, "I tell you. air, if you want a good milk cow you must put food in her mouth/' and many years bas convinced me that good feeding makes good cows for milk and butter. Some cows uro worthless for milk, and every farmer should keep only such cowa as are good milkers in quantity and quality, as the.e is a great uilferenee iii quality as quantity. Two gallons of milk from a good butler cow will turn out at least one pound of rich, nice butter, when it will take three gallons nf ordinary milk lo make one pound. Therefore bo careful to keep only such ennis ns give good, rich milk and plenty of it. .Most farmers keep too many milk cows, when a smaller number well kept, will he much more profitable. Then thu farmer wants, size for beef and work oxen, for every farmer should keep at- least one good yoke for fnrm purposes. He also needs a hardy slock, easily kept, and suited to the cli mate. To gain tjiese desirable qualities take our best common (or grade) cows cross them with ihc Jersey or otl:*?r rich milk stock, and for size cross with best milk stock of thc Durham or Short horns. You must remember that there is not only u great difference between our comni'in or grade cows, but a great difference in the ndlk and butter qualities us well as size nuiong these Improved breeds. And you should look well to thc sires from which you breed, because many of them arc bred for salo without reference to these qualities. Unless the dams and sires from which they are bred are of the best stock, they will not be much belter than scrubs. It is said by experienced breeders, that our common or grade pro duce all the best qualities ol' the males to which they are bred. Therefore look al all-these tilings and you will soon have tho best farm cattle.-Southern Farmer. TOSOTE Purifies Ute Blood, Renovates and Invigorates tho Whole System. ITS MEDICINAL PItOPEHTIES AUE 11terative, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretic. Vvr;rrriNR ls mado exclusively from tho lees nf carefully eelerted barks, roots mut -i l's, AIIJ so strongly concentrated, that il will i.Tt-ciiiniiy eradicate t:om tho system every taint of ncrofula, Bcrofaloas II amor, Ta? mom, Cancer, Canc-erec* as u mor, "ry.(peina, Rillt t? licor". Syphilitic ?>i?rn?rr., Canker, Faintness at the siomnch, and all diseases Hutt arise from 1 nj - pure blood. Heirn ?cn, liiflantmntcrr sud . lirotiic nhentnatinni. rVrtirnlpia, ??ont aud *3pionl Compfninia, can cal? i>o t-tfoctually cured through ibo blood. I-'.T Ulcera and Brnpnrc Diseases of tho *-Mn, Paainlca, Pimple*, Blolcbea, ISei.l?, 'relier, Ncald-hend and Hing? v?o? in, VEOETINE bas never failed to effect a p?ruiaii?>iit cure. For "nine in the Bach, Kidney Cern? Plnii , Drop?-. Female Wostineii, .et .-rh?*, arising from Interns! ulcer*- j linn id merino diseases sud Rearral bc bill.. VEOKTINK nets directly upon the causes of theseeoiiiiilaluis. lt Invigorates and strengthens ihe r..mln ?uicni, acts upon tho se cretive organs, allaya iiiilnniniaiion, euros ulcer ation aud regulates ibo bowels. For Catarrh, Dyapepnia, llnbilanl t'o.tircuc.i, Pnlpiiniiau sf the SEcazI, llrndnelir, Pilra. ?Vorrenaneas aud Uenrral Proatraliei? of the rVervoao .jrafrnc, no :r-w?lc!oe linn p?rea ouch "cr fe? utufaclion as the VKOET?JIE. It purines I the blooil, clcanaeo all o* tho organs, and pos asses a controlling power over tho nervous sys tem. The remarkable cures effected by VEOETINE hare induced nia.iy physicians and n|iolhecnric9 wlium we know io prescribe mid uso it in their .?wu families. In fact, VEOETINE ls the best remedy yet discovered for tho above diseases, and is tho only reliable BLOSD PVUir/lEU yet nlaced before the publU. KlEPAHED DY H. Ri STEVENS, Boston, Mass. JV hat ia Vegetine ? It ls a compound extracted from barks, roots and herbs. It la Nature's Iteraody. lt is iier factly baralc?iromTny tod effect upon Uicsys icm. lt la nourishing Ind strengthening. Itacts directly upon tho bloot. It quiote the nervous system, lt gives you gVod, sweet sleep at night, lt ls a great panacea Ipr our aged fathers aud mothers, for lt gives them strength, quiets their nerves and gives then? Waturo'a s?vect Bleep, as ha? been proved by manyon aced person. It ls Hie groat Blood Purifier. UIB a coothing remedy for our children, lt bal relieved and eurea thousands. It ls very plcuant to toko ; every child likes lt. It reliever Sid cures all dlreascs originating from Impuro bltod. Try the V ?OE TI.NE. Ulvo lt a fair trial foiyour complaints ; thon you will say to your frl?jd, neighbor aud acquaintance, " 'Try ? ; it h&acurcd mo." VEOEIWE for me complaint? for which lt ls recommended, ts having a iargcrEale throughout the United Sutes than any otho- ?no medicine. Why? Vegetlae will Caro'.thcso Com plaints. V CHARLESTOWN, MASS., Marth io, 1863. Mr. H. IL STEVENS : I>o*r Slr-Tflfi ls to cer tify that I bare uted y out V Blood PrYparatlou " lu my family for eovcral years, and Think that, fur Scrofula or Cankerous Humors, ck Khcum atlc A lice tl ou?, lt cannot be excelled ; and, as a blood purltlorond spring medicine,lt Isthobest thing I have over used ; and 1 have use^almost everything. I can cheerfully rocomracnl it to any oue In need of such a medicine. \ Your* respectfully, \ MBS. A. A. DINSMOB? _>_ 19 Bur:oil SUeet. Oivea Health, Strength amt Appetite. \ My daughter has received groat beneflt f rorA the usa of tho VEUETI.SE. Her declining hcatUi . was a aonrce of great anxiety to all of her friend*. A few bottles of tho VEOETINE res tored her health, strength and nppctlto. N. II. TILDEN, Inturanco and Real Esteto Agent, No. 4D Sears Building, Boston, Mass. jtoputd by H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. VE&me 13 80LO BY ALL DRUGGISTS, Dissolution. rpHE firm of.J. N. Sutherland & Oo. is ? fUT-' J^ij 'Jl.i??.l~,.i _........I ....._... All indebted to the firm will ?iiakepavhiciit to J. N. Sutherland, who"Is authorized to settle up thc bushiest of the firm. J. N. SUTHEfr .'.AND, II. J. ARM8TROKO; W. F. SUTHERLAND. ?eitoiri g dMwmimti RE S The i>.,I.--*ignod, having purchased thu entire aiock of flcocral lucrchandize of J. N. Sutbciland . ?fc Co. have formed a co partnership, nud will continue to sell Goods low for cash at thc old stand, und?,* tlio firm name and stylo of Sutherland ?- Arm strong. .. ,: , r .T. N. SUTHERLAND, W. C. AItMKTUON?. . iiBelton, Nov. 20,187?. I g BUIST'S NEW CROP TURNIP SEED. ALSO, ' ?"??? ?? "ix ,.?'??? '.- lunn, 'u.j,^ New- Advertisements. <?Of?AAA Y';*I!- AGENTS WASTED ot? S)iu9w\< 1,1.r ;'' Combination. I'rotpce tua, rfprtifiuloi: I50 DISTINCT HOOKS, wanted i'Tt ry? tiTt ? Th? l(l?'i?.'M Thtnii Ever Tried. Kale? uanle from tlit? rnhvu ;.lt . in>il<.-|t .ok? fail Ai-? Agents wanted ou our MAISNIKK'ENT KAM I LY III BLE*. Superior to all oU>?n>. With invaluable Mu^Ualcd Aldi ami Superb Minding*. Tlf" ??ok* lifat tia World. Kuli jiarllculartfrcf. A'lJroii JOHN i.. l-urii.r. A. Xi>., I'uiilUitvrB, fun AURI rina. dl??O * vwk ;.i your ?mu town. Tvruu and ?V. ?J>00 -. it?t ft- -, lt. HALLETT A CO., I'ort land, M M i KV (hec z tenn 9 v>< k W A rut '. Kauij lei frei l??D H l?> / f P.O. Vii K i'J.'i. Au/,uita,Mau>i OC KXTKA KINE .MIXED l'A lt PS, With name, ?50 10 I la., |?o?l paid. I.. JpS'KS A CU., Sa*. tati, N. v. WANTED a mimili at?) Iravelllig?si?'?? aeaiMltl, IHM Mfg.C?, St. Louis, Mu. i io H d:?v .it bown. Ait. ut ? wanted. Outni ni) i V* - ternis fi-... TRUE & CO., Augusta,.Maine, ?3?.OOb"in Gold AND OTHER VALUABLE PREMIUMS, GIVEN TQ THOSE WHO WORK FOI? TIIIC TIMMS. THE CINCINNATI ^7EEKLY TIMES, pul> litiii-d for a-1 yvai>, hm a National character and Itilltp uce ? lill pal rona lu every Stale sud T? rltory in the Union, amt of :.tl ?hades of politics. Every patron of the Timos i? presented) fr. o of charge, nilli an Illustrated Vcar-boolt ol' valo?Me Inforniatibii, for IS77, al-Mi* worth thc price of tin-- paper. A Sure-Shot, Lony-rantje Revolver, *V:??t Mcv<iM ?'hi? m lu? rn. sp,.-i;.:i> .da,- &?^|?f$fc: teil for l lie pm k wi; . . t. loads with- \-t out removing th ey 11 II- ?Qr der, which revolves au- iW loiuatlcally ? hen th . huiinii-r lsraked. lt i< madoof tl? beal Eiujllsh leel, n lek H silver-pla ted, Mid liana long, aecu rat ?trange. Tin- retail price uf this Revolver i> S3? hut the publisher* of the IVKEKLV TIMES, by special ur raiigoim-nl with th.- manufacturers, are enabled t<> send it, post-paid hy mail, to all who subscribe for thu WEEKLY TIMK?, ci a trifle or.-r Hie wholesale prie -, namely, W.wnti'b will pay lor butti thu Ro volver ami TIMES. Or, any ono Who will make np a club of I-"' subscribers for tito Tunca at Sl.GOuacli, -hall receive a Revolver roir hU service?, A sample copy of I hu TIM KS, with our Illustrated I.i-it of I'rt'uiiiiuis, and other documents, will I?? neill fr.>u application to CINCINNATI TIMES CO., 02 West Third St., Cincinnati, Ohio. in C:Of i P r ''iiv 1,1 boina. Samples worth Si IW ??-U rreeSTiMH?' & CO.. l'ortland,Maliiy. THE GRANGERS' L.1 FE AND IIEALTli IX SUR A X C E COM PAX Y or Tin: United States of America. Authorized Capital, - $4,500,000. Of which $100.000 i.s tu be owned in each Department. PART NT OFFICE, MOBILE, ALA F. K. DAVIDSON. President. M. ?. HUDSON, Vice Prestdont. lt. \V. FORT, Secretary. South Carolina Department, Colom bia, S. C. Capital Htock. - - eiOO.OOO. Titos. H. JETER, President Tilos. A. McCur.KUY, Vice President. H. P. OUEEN, Secretary. MCVMASTEK & I.ECOXTK, Attorneys, Columbia,'8. 0. J. H. Evixs. Attorney, Mpurtuiiburi?, s. c. Da. IL \V. T?VLOB, Medical Director. Security 1 Economy I Liberality Arc the leading principles of this Compa ny. All approved forms of Life und Lil Jowment Policios issued. Also, Term Poli clea of one, three, five or swen years. Ail Life Policies non-forfeiting after an nual payments, when thc insured will be entitled to a Paid-up Policy, or cash surren der thereof. Dividends may be used to protect Policio i gainst lapsing in case of failure to pay pie iniums. This, with the non-forfeiting and .tush surrender features, arc .sufficient to make tliis Company popular anion;; iliink ing men. Unod Agent* wanted. B. F. MAULDIN, Jr., Agent, Anderson, S. C. April 13, i-'-T*; :;?; LAST NOTICE. The Notes and Accounts Due thc firm of SIMPSON, HILL. & CO., Will bo placed in thc hands of an OFFICER for collection by the First of November next. A year bas transpired since ils dissolu tion, and you have hail time toUiakoanoth er crop. No excuse can bo ?Ivon for not settling immediately. Thc old linn business IHU^T ho wound up. SIMPSON, DILi. ? CO. . Sept 14. 1870 !? MANSION HOUSE, .lluiu Street, COLUMBIA- S. C. finnis House is now open for the reeep A lion of visitor*, and every im-aus-will - be employed to mender gilesta comfortable. It is newly furnished throughout, and tho table is supplied with the best the market alfords. Thc Mansie? House is located in thc centre of the city convenient tc. bUsi ncaa rm'i ?ll principal points. Transient and permanent Ivartl nt reasonable rates. Car riage* in connection with thc- House. It. N. LOWRANCE, {Jct i,9,iift?<V ; ci M WM. ETTKX??n. ll. IV IcIiMi'AD. ETTENG-ER & EDMOND, 3?i<?In?ioii<t, Va., M IXUFACTUHEIta PORTABLE and STATIONARY ENGINES, rioilers, of a\i Kluis, v ? Circular Saw Mill*, ITHOV/ ?'rbt-Milli ' 1 . .,'! "\ Min K . ; 1 ; Hiiafrit^.-PriUtya,- ?fi;----" A ?QAw#rtv<Tri>lSli...ii- ?.I Ciuueron's Sp?Oi]48teqni Pinups, Send for Catalogue, NVv 2, 187? >. ,, lfjt ly SMITH & WESlpN'S Kew Tlodel. ^ 5$^?s>?&tfc? a? c ?libra \ Calr^gr , ?L J??S& fi'/?/. fr . . i Fm'r*?v?aiane^i POM r noid nr?"Ml'? iie?,',ii?i?n*gunl/o'. H: > ut a haili d??? ,'ot keep lhere, oraVf o'rtvt frftn the Keel*J, 70 CA?m>"->-? rit.. H?W YorV. m. W.' rtobiii?r?ti,0r*TAg(Cil. o.t 2o,_i^-o ; [_iKfflt i oso. w. tvltxTAMii.-' . ' rn Vine l:. TAVLOK WILLIAM OtlOrt? 'JOSltl'll lb IlbtlKUl noBinir a. rATiic.ABT..i. '.n.r.'t -i.J I,... , f. , GEO. W. OO'l'TOK MSMoMi ". " . j'.r...vo. ..ri ? /j -?-.ni... ?Jortior ifloyn? anti Church fifi. . Charleston, S. C. July^O, IS7C 1 du An Unrivaled Illustrated . ?Vii *?A X KZil y Win n SuilllsjfcK Uglied ll. tmwmll . lollda. Number ia j,^ ? fr??^ fc i . "lhere are olu?rtdMo tffS? .fii>y?e to conouer thew " con<Juer, ?t-j ttJ Thc prospectus for the new vo?um?.t. . leSOf more than fifty pap?,,, 'n^l^V^U ?jr writer, of the %h?t^e^^ "KOniCltiK.JHAVEV \N c have "A Winter on the Nil?? ? demi. ; and otho, SlMSgffiri^^ Three MIISI morie? are aunnun V*101*-' - ?rho? ? .tonr, of '-A-veuoaW- ?Sffi I M fa flofi M ihr rea?erii of th?T ?,hir V?h?ttu?l Vuolher M>ri?J. "Hi? I??!?*.!....'' .. Trift?? wm a ^?rasgBs o? A* Uasso Uwri^^by Mr.. Hodgon Hu&eu ? her ia tu he a s?rica of orieliiat ,h?n ly illus; ratod paper? of ..ftwl&fcit^?i0?^ llorrlck. each |-a|wr compre i.'S""" ?? Mn. J he. aro tu b,\ from vari.,.,, pent, ?,p?noa -IfoMh LIFE AND TRAVEL." Also, practical suggestion, a, to I... life.. 'illa;;., iiuproven.e?,."ct?. b, 'j?if?""^ -p. . ?ali,t.. ' ' . *?iH*w?i? A richly illustrated series mUl r? i A merican ?Sport? hy Flood and Held." h! "L 5 writer., and each on a different theme. 'TTIV?^ .HoiSKIlOLD una HOME DIXOR.AT10V. 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