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PHASES OF IIBEEIAN LIFE. POLITICAL ISSUES-TAXATION-THE CUKTiKNCY. Correspondence Neics and Courier. Monrovia, Liberia, June 17. The principal question that the politi? cal parties split on are hard to get at, as hardly anybody seems to understand them. As well as I can make out, how? ever, one party ('?Republicans" or "True .Liberians") favor the.borrowing of what money is to be borrowed by the govern? ment from Liberinns, and a generally con? servative course. The other side are more liberal, and wish to borrow from oufcide, and also to modify the laws in some respects?especially regarding the white man. The former party is now in power, their ticket having been elected, so jt is said, by 1,500 majority. Cam? paigns are warm, however, and detach? ments of the 3,500 voters manage occa? sionally to get up very decent riots among themselves, there being the full? est scope for a display of demagogry. The President tells me that the government income from duties is about $150,000, and from internal revenue about $15,000. Total, $165,000. The government tax is half per cent, on real estate and personal property, besides which there is usually a municipal tax (it must be recollected that the municipal officers, officeholders and expenses are not included in- the nbove estimate) 'of the same, the total' taxes being generally one per cent. There are complaints made that proper? ty is greatly overvalued, although as the above revenue returns show taxes paid only on less than $3,000,000 of real - and personal property in the country, (there being a poll tax of $1) that can hardly be possible. Some person or. persons, in England, was or were foolish enongb to make up a loan to the Liberi-' au Government of one hundred thous? and pounds sterling, for which bonds were issued. Somo of the Liborian of? ficials, who were sent to London, for the money, succeeded in "losing" a consid? erable portion, while much of the re? mainder was squandered by a ring com? posed of other Liberian officials and English contractors and agents. The public debt is now stated to oe ?30,000, '?i the remaining ?70,000 having either been paid, or "the bonds securing it having been lost by the holders." That's the tale t'jat somebody told me. Liberia has pinned much of her faith on "'Blest paper credit; hut and best supply That lends corruption lighter wings to n< She has a . paper currency fatten up in a style that reminded me forcibly of old Confederate dollars. They promise on their face -io pay the bearer in gold so much, no date, howev? er, being specified. As long as the gov? ernment had gold, matters progressed very well, but by and by a hitch occur , red in the arrangements. In 1876 an act was passed authorizing the signing and issuing of $100,000 additional currency. Then the paper went down, and down, until at length it became 50 per cent ? below par. The act authorizing the is? sue was repealed last year, and the cur? rency has been gradually getting back. Now it is only at a discount of from 12 to 15 per cent. Even this price, how? ever, is paid principally I expect, because the money is receivable for duties. There appears to be a lack of confidence in the government. In the matter of currency, by the by, Liberia is thoroughly cosmopolitan. Anything in the shape of money is received. One time in a band full of change for half a sovereign I found a Mexican dollar, a French five franc piece, two English sixpences, United States coin and notes, and Libe? rian currency. This is another point of difference between Monrovia and Sier? ra Leone. At the latter place anything but English money was rejected scorn? fully, and Uncle Sam's promises to pay were evidently little trusted. The con? trol of politics in Liberia is largely in the hands of a class, consisting of the older settlers and their descendants. Many of these personal re, as before hint? ed, par excellence, demagogues We can respect and sympathise with shabby gen? tility, (generally, in the South, on the principle that a fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind) and be dazzled by the displays of shoddyisin with its barbaric splendor, but SHABBY SHODDYISM is an altogether disgusting spectacle. That is the class in which the political men in Liberia most frequently may be found however. They will incur - trifling debt3 to Kroo boys rather than carry a parcel home through even the unobservant streets of Monrovia. They ? belong to that species that glories in lin . en bosom and coarse cotton body to their physical and moral shirts, scrupulously particular and vulgarly extravagant as to what is in sight, "caring nothing how many rents, and stains, and crooked brass pins there may be beneath the outward gloss either on mind or body, and de? lighting in cheap champagne and flash cigars. I formed this opinion from my j own observation. There are, doubtless, a few exceptions, but I saw only a very few. v I was not surprised to hear that such persons were anxious to devise means to keep back the intelligent and wealthy immigrants, whom they expected, and cf whom they were already jealous. It is only fair to say, however, regarding this last statement, that I have it only on hearsay evidence, and that the general ran of people seem to appreciate the im . portance of immigration, and to be anx? ious to encourage and disposed heartily to welcome it. I will dismiss the sub? ject of politics with the statement that there is said on good authority to be a deficiency of $12,000 and over in the budget this year, which is attributed to war debts. This government is fortun- j ate in having no paupers to look ont for. The President says there are only two of that class in the territory. This speaks well for the soil. One thing gives me hope of Liberia, and that is the ap? parently universal religious feeling. From the highest to the lowest all seem to have an unalterable faith in the Almighty, and believe in His active in? terference in human affairs. Solomon was a wise man, and knew more and bad seen more of real life than nine hundred and ninety-nine thousandths of us with all our steam and telegraph, and when he said "in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths," he must have meant it. Or looking at it from an entirely outside standpoint, there, is another proposition. Christian? ity, where it exists, must be progressive. For that we have the word of its great? est exemplars and teachers. The pro gressiveness of Christianity is certainly towards perfection, and the nearer a peo? ple approach perfection their creations most keep pace. This isn't a sermon, but a practical view of matters, which the veriest infidel can agree with. Churches are everywhere, and in almost every set? tlement in Liberia. The Methodists largely predominate' but there are quite a number of Baptists, with a fair sprink? ling of Presbyterians, and some Episco? palians. Of the latter church the Et. Rev. Dr. Penick, a Virginia clergyman, is the bishop. His residence is at Grand Cape Mount, and I bad no opportunity of seeing him, but on all sides he is most highly spoken of both as a minister and a man. From all accounts be is setting the Liberians a good example of the quaintly expressed principle, "Pray to God devoutly, And hammer away stoutly," as I was told of his having been engaged in the woods, cutting away with his own bands, preparing timber. The mission? ary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Chnrch has its agents always at work hero too, and is one of the props of Li? beria. Its drafts are printed, and circu- j late here at par, as currency. This soci? ety supports a number of primary and intermediate SCHOOLS, and with the government schools there is a well attended institution of learning in every settlement Besides the chil? dren of settlers, a number of those of the natives attend. There is, thanks to this American society, no lack of educa? tional facilities, although the government schools are said to be much injured by political wire-working obtruding on their management. It in very rare to meet a Liberiau who cannot read and write, and most of them ha- e progressed much further. Besides - tiiese, there is Liberia College, supported and controlled by the New York Colonization Society and another body; tho .A'exandria High School, supported by somebody else, and the Monrovia Sem nary, under the aus Sices of the A. M. 25. Church Missionary ociety, and of which Rev. Royall J. Kellogg is principal. The Liberians manifest the same inertness regarding their schools that t icy do about every? thing ehe. Politics, are allowed to mix in the public schools, and the appropriation for their support-is spoken of as "merely nominal." LIBERIA COLLEGE, albeit it has turned out "the best men in the country," has been allowed to lan? guish of late years, for, as I gather, lack of efficiency in the board of trustees and president. Dr. Pinuey has been re? cently tent out from America to take charge of it, and while he rushes ener? getically about devising improvements, oxc, tho Liberiaus, for whose benefit he is working, stand back and stare and ex-, press the opinion that he is crazy. I think that Mr. Kelhgg, who has recently come out, has adopted the best plan, lt is probable that much of the Liberian's constitutional dislike to doing anything for themselves, is due to their having learned to depend so much on tbeir. American backers. Mr. Kellogg is teaching that most valuable of all lessons ?independence. All who are able to pay for the instruction of their children are required to do so. The system in vogue in public schools in America has been adopted in this institution, which has been opened siuce I have been here. The scholars had already acquired the drill, marching, &c., when visited a week after the opening, and operations we're well under weigh. There were ninety scholars, (all pay,) divided up in? to appropriate classes and departments, and they seemed generally intelligent and well advanced for their respective ages. The instructors "skip about" in the les? sons, and the pupils' answers give evi? dence .that they understand what they say, and have not merely learned by rote. Generally, I think that THE COMING GENERATION OF LIBERIA Nfc promises to be a considerable im firovement on the present one. Mr. Kel ogg has introduced a number of novel? ties beyond those already stated, includ? ing the telephone in a miniature form. This gentleman cannot fail to make a good impression upon all who are brought into contact with him. It is en? couraging to see that he is already being much looked up to, as he may be able to exert a most beneficial influence. He seems just Yankee enough to set an ex? ample of shrewdness, energy and enter? prise, and true man enough to teach morality, honor and the arts and sciences along with them. Probably one of the chief causes of LIBEBIAN BACKWARDNESS is that in the arrogance of newly ac? quired social equality, they have refused to heed counsel, and shut out white men who, better educated and more ex? perienced, might have taught them something." I doubt if it would be ad? visable to change the laws regarding white men as yet. The Caucasian has a trick oLghoving weaker and less intel? ligent rjffl}e to the wall when brought in? to con tact with them, and were he allowed to overrun this country, with his superi? or advantages, it would not be long be? fore the colored brother would be either relegated to his former back seat, or forc? ed to move on. As before mentioned, the'few white men here have invariably gone far ahead and made thousands, while tie Liberians were slowly accu? mulating hundreds. In this state of af? fairs such men as Bisiuop Penick and Mr. Kellogg, who can act as the people's ex? emplars without being their rivals, must be of inestimable benefit. NO "BETJKEN AND DI80RDEBLY8." Monrovia, and in fact all of the towns through Liberia, seen:, to be very orderly and quiet. I have not seen a single drunken or disorderly person. A munici? pal police system is maintained, bow ever. In Monrovia there are fifteen policemen, who wear no uniforms or badge of authority. They stand on corners and expectorate, however, as gracefully and vigilantly as any other guardians of the peace, although the American officer does possess a great ad? vantage in having a club to swing on a red cord. There are jails in nearly every settlement, but they rarely confine anybody except petty criminals. I think the most the jailer has to do is to keep cows out of the building. It resembles the ordinary country jail in fhe South, but, from what I saw, I can't see why any man should stay in unless he wanted to. THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM I resembles that of South Carolina. There is first the magistrates'court, then come the monthly and probate courts for each county; from this appeal may be taken to a court of quarter sessions, and from it to the Supreme Court which sits in Monrovia, and is composed of a chief justice and two associates. The courts seem to have little to do, there being not much litigation. Although a number of petty larcenies are being constantly perpetrated, the "bush" is so handy that the depredators, who are generally natives, flee thereto, and escape, even should pursuit be made. Petty assaults are usually disposed of by the magis? trates. Petty thieving is a source of great innoyance to planters, natives and others picking small quantities of green ; coffee while passing along, which they i find plenty of storekeepers to purchase. Even in Liberia, therefore, the much maligned shot-gun is greatly relied on as an enforcer of the rights of property. "Anti-green coffee shop clubs" may be rathe near future. THE BAB does not seem to be one of great ability. I attended the quarterly court where a suit for damages was in progress. The proceedings were opened by the reading of tho journal of the previous clay; after which the judge put the question whether or no the minutes should be con? firmed, and kept on putting it until every one of the four lawyers present voted aye." Although there seemed to be a delightful absence of those formali? ties and accessories which make the ad? ministration of the law so terrible and grim elsewhere. There were no gowns, no cocked-hats, no swords, no tipstaves, only one bald-beaded man, and but about twenty constables. There was not even a man with a paper collar on to stand at the door and deafen everybody by yel? ling "sileuce!" and no piles of law books and green bags to fill the spectators with dark forebodings. The only book I saw was a copy of the Statutes of Li? beria. There wasn't even an almanac, for when the judge wanted to see what date a certain day would fall on he had to lean over the desk and look at tho tin calen? dar hung to the clerk's watch chain. When the jury brought in a verdict of $1,000 damages for plaintiff, the consta? bles hastily dispersed themselves to the four winds in a state of apparent but to me inexplicable excitement. Honorable counsel for plaintiff and ditto ditto for defendant (the latter in a very short jacket and having the general appearance of an insolvent hotel waiter) sprang ?im ultaneously to their feet, and each claimed the ear of the court, the former with a motion to record the verdict, and the latter proposing to have it Bet aside as being contrary to the law and evidence. Each seemed to think that it was a mat* ter of vital importance to have his say first, claiming the floor on the ground that he had first spokeu. The judge or? dered both to sit down several times, tc which they responded by easing very gradually to their seats, keeping one eye on each other, and suddenly straighten? ing out their legs and coming on their feet again. Finally the honorable coun? sel entered into verbal compact, each binding himself to sit down if the other would. From this scene I would judge that the legal talent of the country lies in the supple hinges of the knee, the ad? vocate who can come to his feet quickest being the successful one. When it is said, therefore, of a Libsrian attorney that he is a rapidly rising young man, it is high praise, and the man who waits is not the successful man. The judge, on this occasion, after cousulting the Statute book, and after several attempts on the part of honorable counsel for the defence to put the motion properly in writing, set a day for the hearing of argument on the motion to set aside. The judge, by the way, is another virginian, being from Richmond, and laid aside his dignity for a time to talk of old times and old people, and the "new market." Virginians seem to about run the ma? chine here. I expect that from them the Liberians inherit the delusion that they are constantly occupying a large share of the world's attention, that being a weak? ness of the Old Dominion. In fact many of our Southern foibles obtain here.? When I heard "our colleges have turned out world renowned scholars, our soil is the most fertile, and our climate the most salubrious, our men brave and our women handsome," I could have sat me down and wept, at hearing the familiar song of Zion in a strange land. Another peculiarity which the Liberians, despite their peace and good will platform, seem to have brought from the South with them is the passion for firearms. I don't think it a manifestation of a blood-thirsty spirit, but a Southern man, who does not delight in the owning and handling of a handsome ride, a fine shot? gun or an improved pistol is a rarity, and the same remark will hold good of the Liberians, there being hardly one, as far as my knowledge goes, who is not the possessor of several of those instruments. The favorite revolver appears to be the old-fashioned Colt, which Mr. Thomast Nast delights to delineate in the hands of the Southern white man who is not a Republican. I don't think the practice of carrying such toys is at all an uncom? mon otie. One or two cases I beard in? cidentally mentioned, where one individ? ual had either "drawn a pistol" or "lev? elled a shotgun," and administered a quietus to some other individual. At one or two places there was quite a col? lection of old-fashioned regulation duel? ling pistols, but the owners appearing to be profoundly ignorant of all the usages and requirements of "the Code," it is probable that they are intended more for show than use. The carrying of arms here, however, is not without excuse, as the natives occasionally seek to wreak private vengeance through the medium of a handful of slugs fired from a bush. In Monrovia there is a yard and garden tastefully arranged, enclosed in a neat iron fence, and adorned with carefully planted trees and flowers, in the midst of which are four stone walls?the beginning of a large house. This place was to have been the residence of a successful Liberian planter and mer? chant named Wilson. From its appear? ance, it would have been undoubtedly by far the handsomest residence in Mon? rovia, and an ornament to the tqwn. The owner, however, had incurred the bitter hatred of the natives in some way, and after several attempts to poison him, he was shot and killed one evening while walking in a path through the bu=h, for which deed one or two natives were sub? sequently tried and hanged. His new house was just well under way'there, and the widow either lacked the spirit or means to complete it. She keeps the garden and yard, however, in good order, and even now it preseuts a very attrac appearance, giving an idea of what a beautiful place Monrovia could be made by a little care and attention. I have seen few floral novelties, our common roses, coxcombs and while lilies being the general reliance. There is, however, a bright scarlet lily which grows wild, and is very beautiful; a "coral plant," the flower of which exactly resembles a branch of coral, a pretty variously col? ored "Jacob's coat," a horribly sugges? tive "leprosy plant," with partially white leaves, the hybisca, the sensitive plant, plant, an inferior violet, and a few others coming under the general term "pretty." A. B. Williams. Precocious Girls.?An old-fashioned notion that the simplest plan is to bring all the young people together, nnd let them amuse themselves, turns out to be a complete failure. This is not all what is expected, and even their parents are disappointed with the fiasco. That an elaborate toilet should end iu blind-man's buff is intolerable; and so a children's party only differs from a full-dress ball in the height of the dancers. The little lady stares for her night's dissipation when she ought to be in bed, and has the cares of maturity early on her mind, lest her card should not be filled up in the evening. She reproduces the talk of her mother's boudoir in the ball room, and can criticise the dress of her vis-a-vis after the best models of well-bred dis? paragement. She distinguishes between the dreamy pleasures of a waltz and the more athletic enjoyment of a galop. She shows the attractions of n "supper set," and can flirt with an air of ingenue sim? plicity which might suggest very valua? ble hints to her elder sister. She has a Coor opinion of square dauces, knows er dress may get torn in the lost figure of a lancers, and find3 one of "the bores of dancing a quadrille" is that the figures are always changing. With sedulous care she keeps her programme, and of malice prepense is able to lose her pocket handkerchief. She is quite up to the method by which an undesirable partner may be courteously avoided, and is care? ful to see how the geutleman dances be? fore she permits his autograph on her card. When the evening is over she knows she has utilized her time and has engaged herself three or four deep for the next children's ball at some neigh? bor's house. A dance in January is not forgotten in the ensuing month, and her correspondence on the 14th of February has reference to some remembered event in the night's entertainment. She has a fine contempt for her own brothers, aud, with characteristic precocity affects a terror of school boys generally, but finds herself quite equal to sustain prolonged conversation with her eldest sister's ad? mirer. That worshipper having at la?t withdrawn to the more appropriate shrine of hi3 devotion, she admits to a subse? quent partner that all the time she was bored. There can be, she says, no real pleasure in talking to an engaged mnu. ?London Mai(fnir. ? A skeptic, who was badgering a simple-minded old man about miracles and Balaam's ass, finally said: "How is it possible for an nss to talk like a man?" "Well," replied the honest old believer with meaning emphasis, "I don't seo why it ain't as easy for an ass to talk like a man as it is for a man to talk like an aw." ? A boy at school, on being asked to describe a kitten, said: "A kitten is re? markable for rushiug like mad at nothing whatever, and stopping before it gets there." History of the Plow. The history of the plow is remarkable ; the most ancient and simple of machines, yet it has been almost the last to undergo improvement. The first plow is supposed to nave been the rude branch of a tree, cut so as to have a cleft end, the point of which, dragged along the surface of the ground, Bcraped a furrow into which seed were thrown. It soon occurred to the husbandman that he might relieve his own labor by yoking an animal to the long arm of this primitive instrument; then arose the necessity for a handle, affixed to the back, so that the plow might be guided. The strength o( the animal soon wore away or broke the cleft of the branch, and this necessity gave rise to the invention of means for attach? ing movable shares, first of wood, and next of stone, copper or iron, worked to a shape adapted to the cutting of furrows, so as to avoid the excessive labor arising from the plowman's having to lean upon the plow with all his weight to press it into the earth. Just such an implement as these, conjectures indicate, was used by the Saxons. Some of the facts con? nected with the history of the plow are almost incredible. In Irelaud there once prevailed a custom of "plowing by horse's tail." The draught-pole was lashed to the tail of the horse, and, as no harness was employed, two men were necessary, one to guide and press upon the plow, the other to direct the horse, which he did by walking backwards before the miserable animal, and beating it on the head on either side, according to the di? rection required. This custom prevailed for a considerable time, in spite of a. law which was passed in the early part of the seventeenth century imposing severe penalties upon persons found guilty of "plowing by the horse's tail." A paper in the "Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland" speaks of "the awkward custom of yoking horses by the tail, and the driver of harrows walking backward, with his face directly turned to tho horse which he led." The Rev. C. Otway says: "In ancient times, all through the West of Ireland, it wan the practice to work both tho plow and the narrow with horses drawing from i:heir tails. I am assured that it is still (1840) a part of the Erris husbandry." In !.634, during the reign of Charles I, the Irish Parliament passed the following: ''Act against Ploughing by the Tayle, Pulling the Wool of Living Sheep;" "No per? son or persons whatsoever shall, after one yeare next ensuing the end of the pres? ent Parliament, plough, harrow, draw, or worke with any horse, gelding, rnarp, garren, or colt, by the taile, or shall cause, Erocure, or suffer any other carriages with is horses, mares, geldings, garrans, or colts, or any of them by the tail; and that no person or persons whatsoever shall, after the end of this present Parli? ament, pull the wool off any living 6lieep, or cause or procure to be pulled in ilead of shearing or clipping of them; and if any shall do contrarie to this act and the intention thereof, that the justices of assize at the general assizes to be holden before them, and tho justices of peace at their quarter-sessions, shall have power by this act to enquire of, beare and de? termine all and every offence and offences done contrary to the'present act, and to punish the offenders which shall do con? trary to the same, by fine and imprison? ment, as they in their discretion nhall think fit." A Nico Little Story. Apropos of an item of news which comes all the way from Italy, and is to the effect that Mrs. Johu Lorrimer Gra? ham, wife, now widow of our former consul to Florence, is about to marry her first husband's Italian secretary, there is a little story. Mrs. Lorriner was before her marriage Miss Josephine Garner, daughter of the million lire proprietor of numerous great coi.ton manufactories. Mr. Graham belonged to a good family, but had no fortune, and was occupying the position of confic en tial clerk in Mr. Garner's office, wher he married his daughter. At the time cf a business crisis about 1857, when no man felt iiafe, Mr. Garner, as a precautionary meanure, placed $100,000 in his son-in law'ii keeping, not as a gift, but in trust against possible contingencies. Those possibilities became realities. Mr. Garner failed, but relied on his reserve fund to begin life anew. He applied to his son-in-law for the money, but Mr. John Lorrimer Graham declined to re linguish it. He had it, and he was de? termined to keep it "Very well," remarked Mr. Garner, "I have as much energy, as much plu:k, as much preservance as ever I had. I shall go into business again; I shall make money ; but remember you Have got all you will ever get from me." He kept his word. He did go into business again ; he succeeded so as to leave when he died, a few years ago, a fortun?: of several millions behind him. One mil? lion of dollars of this money was lei", to his daughter Josephine after bor bus band's death. Before that event she could not touch it. Mr. aud Mrs. Graham lived abrcad, and entertained magnificently on the in? terest of the $100,000 and the insigi ifi cant salary of a United States con ml. One year ago Mr. Graham died, and his widow came in for her million, whicli is now to be shared by the handsome und gentleaianly secretary of her late bus band.?Baltimore American. Oatmeal.?In Great Britain children of all ranks are raised on oatmeal diet alone, because it causes them to grow strong and beautiful, and no better food can possibly be found for them. It is also quite as desirable for the student as for the laborer, and for the delicate h.dy and-her hard-working sister; indeed, all classes would be greatly benefitted by its use, and dyspepsia, with all its manifold annoyances, can be kept at a distance. Oatmeal is more substantial food, it is said, than veal, pork, or lamb, giving as much or more mental vigor, while its great desideratum, consists in one's not becoming weary of it, for it is as welcome for breakfast or at tea as is wheat or gra? ham tread. It can be eaten with syiup and butter as hasty pudding, or with cream aud sugar like rice. It is especi? ally good for young mothers, upon whose nervous forces too great a demand lias been made, and they lose the equilibrium of the system and become depressed and dispirited. Oatmeal requires to be cooked I slowly, and the water should bo boiling hot when it is stirred in. South Carolina Railroad. ?An effort is making to have a receiver sp pointed for the South Carolina Railroad Company on the ground, among others, that the men now in charge of it are un? skillful and inefficient. From the com? pany's reports, however, its misfortunes seem to be owing rather to uncontrollable circumstances than to bad management. With a sharp competition at numerous vital points, and a consequent decrease of gross earnings from $1,490,000 in 1873 to $1,020,000 in 1877, the per centage of operating expenses has been reduced from 62 per cent, of the earnings in 1873 to 58 per cent, in 1877; so that the net earnings in 1877 were $'127,000 against $576,000 in 1873. Thi3 showing, more? over, in better than that of the Georgia and Ce ntral Railroads, both of which are regarded as among the best managed roads in the neighborhood. It is difficult to see how a receiver could do any better with the property, and if one is appointed it will probably bo for other reasons than those of economy.?New York Sun. ? Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll is te ported to have stated that it was the duty of the government to furnish every man with a house of three or four room9 a wife aud three or four children. Tae Boston Herald suggests that "this ought to be left to private enterprise." ? Some of the lady money-counters in the Treasury are greatly excited because the money coming from the yellow fever districts is not disinfected before it is given to them to count, and they say there is no surer way of conveying infec? tious diseases than from bank bills.? When Gen. Spinner was Treasurer all money was disinfected before given to the counters. ? Once upon an evening dismal, I gave her a paroxismal kiss and called her name baptismal, precious name I loved of yore. Ah! she was a darling creature, pert of feature ; but egad, you couldn't teach her, for she had been there before, and only murmured, "Bins me more." ? The New Orleans Picayune says young men resemble tea leaves; they must get in hot water before their strength can be drawn nut. ? To American boys there is an aw? ful, a majestic difference in the weight between the butt end of a fishing-pole and a hoe-handle. ? We have all heard of "patience on a monument," but physicians usually find theirs under one. ? It is a little singular how quick the blue glass excitement died out when everybody knew it as azure thing. ? Nice thing for a hot day?a cool, thousand. ? A spirit-wrapper?The paper around a bottle of whiskey. Overtasking the Eiictj-Icm. It is not advisable for any of us to overta.sk our energies, corporal or mental, but in the eager pur? suit of wealth or fame or knowledge, bow many transgress this salutary rule. It must bo a nut? ter of great importance to all who do no to know how they can regain the vigor so recklessly expend? ed. The remedy is neither costly or difficult to obtain. Hosteller's Stomach Bitters Is procurable n every city, town and settlement in America, and it compensates for a drain of bodily or mental energy ruoro effectually than any invlgorant over prescribed or advertised. Laboring men, athletes, students, Journalists, lawyers, elorgymon, physicians, all bear testimony to its wonderously rcmovatlng powe s. It increases the capabilities for underging fatigue, and counteracts the In? jurious effects upon the system of exposure, sed? entary habits, unhealthy or wearying avocations, or an insalubrious climate, and is a prinuvaHera tive, diuretic and blood depurcnt. A-NEW AND INTERESTING FEATURE of the Mino ADVERTISER. South Carolina's Beloved Sons in Pho? tograph and Biography. ABOUT the first of July, the Adver? tiser will begin the publication of a series'of Biographical Sketches, giving in synopsis, the lives of many promi? nent and distinguished sons, dead and living, of South Carolina. In connec? tion with these, there will appear in our columns each week, a portrait of the in? dividual whose life is sketched, dono in the highest style of modern photograph? ic art. From tho great and good men of the ast, such selections bave been mado asr obn C. Calboun. George McDuf?e, Judge P. M. Butler, Colonel of the Pal-i metto Regiment, Senator Louis T. Wig fall, JudgeO'Neale.Gen. Waddy Thomp? son, Gen. James Jones, Edmund Bacon, Esq., alias "Ned Brace," of the "Georgia Scenes," Maj. Jack Jeter, Hon. Preston Brooks, Gov. S. D. Miller, and others, whose names we have not space to men? tion just now. Later wo will take up mich mon as the Hon. J. P. Carroll, Gov. M. L. Bon ham, Gen. Abner Perrin, Gen. M. W. Gary, Gen. R. G. M. Dunovant, Generals Ker shaw, Kennedy, Logan, Connor, Wal? lace, McGowan, Hagood and Bee, Col. Thomas G. Bacon, Col. Thomas G. La mar, Col. Joseph Abney, Col. W. C. Moragne, Speaker John C. Sheppard, Col. Arthur Simpkins, Gen. James Ches nut, Hon. W. D. Simpson, and others whoso names shall occur to us in tho fu? ture. Subscription price, $2.50 per an? num, in advance. Address, ADVERTISER, Edgefield, S. C. THE PAPER TO TAKE. LONG ESTABLISHED ! ! ENTERPRISING! RELIABLE! THE CHRONICLE & SENTINEL, (Established 1785.) THE CONSTITUTIONALIST, (Established 1799.) Two Papers Consolidated March 18, 1877. rpHE CHRONICLE ft CONSTITU X TIONALIST, (Daily, Tri-Weekly, Weekly)?tho only morning paper pub? lished in the city of Augusta, ana the only paper receiving the Telegraphic Dispatches of the New York Associated Press. The only morning paper publish? ed in Eastern Georgia and Western South Carolina. Offers greater advantages to advertisers than any paper in tho South. The Chroniclo <fc Constitutionalist is Democratic in politics, but perfectly in? dependent in its comments upon men and measures. Its opinions upon all important matters are fearlessly ex? pressed, and resolutely maintained. Du? ring tho coming Winter special corres? pondents in Washington, Atlanta and Columbia, will keep our readers fully informed of the proceedings of Congress and of the Legislature of Georgia and South Carolina. Its Commercial Re? ports are carefully compiled, and are full, ac. urate. Now is the time to subscribe. Daily, $10 per annum ; Tri-Wcekly, $5; WeeMy, (a mammoth sheet) $2, cash in advance. Address, WALSH &. WRIGHT, Managers, Augusta, Ga. University of Virginia. SESSION begins on the First of October, and continues nine months. This in? stitution is organized on the elective system, giving the student free choice of studies, with full courses in the Schools of the Academic Department and in the Schools of Law, Medicine, Engineering and Agri? culture. For catalogue apply to the Secre? tary of the Faculty. P. O. University of Virginia. JAMES P. HARRISON, M. D., Chairman oj the Faculty. August 1, 1878 3 2m WATER WHEELS. THE_MEQU/ULEDJAS, LEFFEl DOUBLE PORTABLE AND STATIONARY SAW, FIOPR AND GRIST MILLS, SSAFmG.riH^SA^IIANGEBg Address, POOLE & HUNTV Send;for Cirenlurs:; - BALTIMORE, MD. VIRGINIA HOUSE No. 41 Main St., Near State House, COL.U3IBIA,_- - S. C. A. J. DODAMEAD, Proprietor. Terais, $1.50 per day. Satinfaution guar? anteed. B. A. WILSON, Manager. Mav 2, 1R7S . 42 BURN HAM'S WARRANTED BEST& CHEAPEST. Also, MILLING MACHINERY. PKICES SEDUCED APB. 20,'78. Pamphlets free. Owior, You, P*. PRESCRIPTION FREE! For the speedy Uurn of Seminal Weakness. Lost Manhood and ull disorders brouRbt ou by indis? cretion or excess. Any Drugxlst has ihr lns-re dlccta. Address, nr. W. XAOCXT A CO., 180 treat Sixth Amt, Cincinnati, o. F. W. WAGENER & CO., CHARLESTON, S. C, COTTON FACTORS AND WHOLESALE GROCERS. Agents for the Celebrated Reversible Cotton Tie. Agents for the Oriental Gun Powder Company. Agents for the California Vinegar Company. Agents for the Georgia Grange Fertilizers. Agents for Old Crow Whiskey. In addition to our Cotton and Naval Store Department, we have established a Country Produce Department, for which we solicit shipments.. April 18. 1878 40 ly ONE HUNDRED TONS OF ZELLS AMMONIATED BONE PHOSPHATE, AND ACID PHOSPHATE, ON HAND AND TO ARRIVE TO BE SOLD ON A Cotton Option at 15 cents per pound for Middling Cotton. ?j3~ Call in and get our terms before buying clsewhore. WILSON & REED, No. 7 Granite Row. March 14, 1878 _29_ly j AGENT, THE PLACE TO FIND LOW PRICES FOR CASH. CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, SHOES and HATS, BUGGY MATERIAL and IRON. The .American Sewing Machine, With all the latest improvements and attachments now offered at greatly reduced prices. WAVERLY"HOUSE CORNER. April 25,187? 14 ly WILKINS, WILLIAMS & CO., Main Street, Greenville, S. C, Wholesale and Retail Dealers ix HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS, PISTOLS, &c. Fine Table and Pocket Cutlery a Specialty. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Bar Iron and Steel, Blacksmiths, Carpenters, and Mechanics Tools, Builders' Hardware, of every description, Wagon and Carriage Materials, &c. A full line of best quality Leather and Rubber Belting always in stock. AGENTS FOR Fairbank's Standard Scales, The Hall Safe and Lock Company, The Taylor Cotton Gin, Tucker s Patent Alarm Money Drawers, Also, for the Celebrated Shoenberger Horse and Mule Shoes. We are prepared to sell Swedes Iron at the lowest quotations from any market, and still propose to duplicate Invoices ft**** Northern Jobbing houses?adding only actual freights. WILKINS. WILLIAMS & CO.. Greenville. S. C. Sept 6, 1877 iow6m FURNITURE^ FURNITURE. CHEAPEE THAN EYEK. TOLLY the Leader of LOW PRICES. OOK at sonic of the figures at which you can buy Furniture at in Anderson :? i Good Hard Wood Cottage Bedsteads at $3.00; without Slats and Castors, $2.50. Towel End and Drawer Wasbstands, $1.35. Large Wardrobes, $11.00. Large Tin Safes, with two doors and drawer, $5.00. Good, strong Rocking Chairs, $1.40. Cane Bottom Chairs, per set, $5.00. Painted Chamber Sets, consisting of Dress Bureau, Bedstead, Washstand and Table, $15.00; with four Chairs and Rocking Chair, complete, $21.00. Walnut Chamber Suits, consisting of high head-board French Bedstead, Bureau, with Arch Standard and Glass, Washstand and Table, $23.75; with four fine Walnut Chairs and Oval Back Rocking Chair, $32.75. And everything else iu proportion. I have on hand a very large Stock, from a fifteen dollar Suit up to a two hundred dollar Suit. I claim to sell cheaper than Greenville, and will duplicate any bill that can be bought there. G. F. TOLLY, Depot Street. Oct4. 1877 12 Price of Carolina Fertilizer and Palmetto Acid Phos? phate Reduced for 1S78. CAROLINA FERTILIZER?A Ton for 475 pounds of Middling Cotton. PALMETTO ACID PHOSPHATE?A Ton for 350 pounds Middling Cotton. All expenses paid by us, and the Cotton to bo delivered by the first of November next. Wc are still the Agents also for the Celebrated Wando Fertilizer. We have a large Stock of GOODS, GROCERIES, ?tc, on hand, to sell Cheap for the Money, or on a credit to those who are good, and pay their debts promptly. Come on, pay us up, and buy Supplies and Fertilizers lrora us. We will do you right. BLECHLEY, BROWN & CO. Jan 17. 1878 27 CONCAREE IRONWORKS, COLUMBIA, S. C. John Alexander, Proprietor. Reduced Prices Vertical Cane Mill. LIST OF PRICES. 2 Rollers, 10 inches diametor.$35 00 2 " 12 " " . 45 00 2 " 14 " " . 55 00 3 " 10 " " . 60 00 3 " 12 " " . 70 00 3 " 14 " " . 80 00 Above prices complete with Frame. Without Frame, $10 less on each Mill. HORIZONTAL?3 Roll Mill, for Steam or Water Power. $150 00 Steam Engines, Boilers, Cotton Presses, Grist Mills, AND SAW MILL GEARING, Of all kinds to order. IRON and BRASS CASTINGS on short notice and most reasona able terms. ' REDUCED PRICES. Gin Gearing constantly on hand or the following sizes: 8 feet wheel and pinion.$21 00 9 " " . 23 00 10 " " . 25 00 11 " " . 30 00 12 " " . 35 00 14 " " . 40 00 With Bolts, $3.50 extra for each set. Anti-friction Plates and Balls for Cotton Press, $10 and $12 per set. Would respectfully call attention to ten new patterns of Patent Iron Railings; can be run any length without posts. Also ten new patterns of Bannisters, got up expressly by J. Alexander for the Fair. I have a great many different patterns at my shop of old stylo; will lie pleased to show any one around who may call. Terms Cash on delivery at Railroad Depot in Columbia. Work? foot of Lady Street, opposite Greenville Railroad Freight Depot. SULLIVAN & CO., Agents, Anderson, S. C. Oet 4,1877 _12_ ly MARR Mm Ko.f2N. Eighth St, St. Louis, Mo. Who dm htd greater experience In the treatment of the acxual troi/ulce of both mo!r nnd fvtnale than in. phriiclin In the Wr?t, ;n-< the rrtult. of hi. tune uid aucoewM practice in hii twe Lew work., jutt pubUahod, entitled The PHYSIOLOCY OF MARRIAGE The PRIVATE MEDICAL ADVISER Book, that are really n.tdr. aed P.IM n.tmrior. In all mat? ten pertaining to Bnnhoud and Wo>iankae<t. and fupply want lung HC They arebeamlftilly lllmlraied, and In plain lai.Ruaga, ra.ily undrntood. Tlie two hooka embrareSU pagea, and euutnin talualila Inform.Hod for both married and ilnele, with all the rrccntlmproremcnti In medical treatment Kcadwhatourh&menapcr? aay :"'fhc knowledge Imported m Dr. nutta* new wort) 11 In no way of questionable char aetur, but la aomclhing thai e.eryo.a abould knew. Tba Yootb.thc victim r.f early lndiacretioni the Ha?, otherwise prrfrttly healthy meThr.hiitwithTaolnirrlRpr Inthrprlme of life, and the .Vornan, In mlicr/f" from the many Uli hex tez la htu to.'1?St. Lonia Journal. ronm: PMCM ?0) cto. euch; both In ono volume, tl t In rlnth and tili.? eta. extra. Sent under aral, on receipt of price in money or atunpa. SINGLE LIFE U?an make money faster at work for us than at anything else. Capital not required ; we will start you. $12 per day at home made by the industrious. Men, women, boys and girls wan? ted everywhere to work for us. Now b the time. Costly <niil;t and terms free. Address TlliJE & Co., ?iugiuta, Maine._ f~9 Wntehr??3to?7. Revolver!. ..^aaaaC \fV\ ri&OOvf.T 100 latest Nov?Ues.'^B??iWlv fcT.ag AftawaniDd. Eo.BapclrOal'aibTUla.T?aa;J_1| ff LUMBER! LUMBER! ALARGE lot of good Lumber is kept constantly on hand at ray Lumber Yard at the Blue Ridge Depot in Anderson, and orders fur large or small lots of any kind deaired will be promptly filled at low prices. Mr. Rudolph Kaufman is my agent for the salt of Lumbar at Anden?n, and will furnish any information desired 10 person* wkbiag to make an order. JOHN KAUFMAN. April 11, 1878 39 Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line R.R Paksk.vokr Train? will run u follows od and af? ter Sunday, June 9th, 1S7B: GOING EAST. ArrlTs at .Seneca.7:18 p m Lea re Seacca.7:49 p m GOING WEST. Arrive at Seneea.l-M a m Lcare floneci.7:06 a m Close touuaclioD at Atlanta (or ill points West, and at Charlotte tor all puiuts East. U. J. KMUEACKE, Gen. Sup'l. e -Si tJJOO a week lu your owu town. $.1 outfit t-^ ai $QU No risk. Header, if yon waut a bu?in?3t-ck which persons or either sex can make great v the time they work, write for particular Hallxtt <x Co., Portland, Maine. / Hew Advertisements. Price, TEN Cents. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. 116TH EDITION, Containing a complete ll.it of all the towns In the United Slates, the Territories and the Dominion of Canada, having a population greater than 5,000 ac? cording to the last census, together with the names of the newspapers having the largest local circula? tion in each of the places named. Also, acata loifiio of newspapers which aro recommended to advertisers as giving greatest value in proportion to prices charged. Also, the Religious ana Agri? cultural Journals, very complete lists, and many tables of rates, showing the cost of advertising in various newspapers, and much other information which a beginner in advertising would do well to possess. Address GEO. P. KOWELL A CO., Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce St., N.Y. ALHKMARLE Female Institute, Char lottesvllle, Virginia. Twenty-second ses? sion (9 months), begins Oct. 1st. Board, including washing, fuel and lights and tuition in English, Latin, lireck and French, 8200 per session. Music, Drawing and Painting equally low. The Albc marlc is the best furnished lustitutc in the South. New Ten-pin Alleys, new Bath Booms, and the Strongest Chalybeate Mineral Water in Virginia for pupils free. Full Faculty. An escort furnish? ed three or more pupils from the same point frkr. For catalogues address U. H. RAWLINGS, M. A., President, Awarded highai prim at Centennial Exposition for fine chewing quatuint and exteBena fid laiting ehar aeUr of r?ettaiing and flavoring. The boat tobacco ever made. As oar bins strip trade-insrk Is closely Imitated on Inferior good", see that Jaciton'i liest is on every ping. Suld by all dealers. Sent for sample, free, to G. A. Jacksoh & Co., Mfra, Petersburg, Va. PT A K(i Beautiful So. Grand Pianos, price * AAllVT 31,000. only fgO, Magnificent Up? right Pianos, price $1,000, only $275. Elegant Up? right Plunos. price $800, only $175. Pianos. 7 oc? tave, 1125, V/i $1.15, New Styles. ORGANS, $35. Organs, 9 stops, $57.50. Church rtTJ P A "KT 1? stops, price $jJ90, only $115. ElcUlMjAJN gan $375 Mirror Top Organs only $105. Beautiful Par? lor Organ, price $340, only $95. "Fraud Exposed, $500 reward." Read "Traps for the Unwary" and Newspaper about cost of Pianos and Organs, sent Free. Please address DANIEL F. BEATTY, Washington, N.J. d?l?f A DAY to Ag<nti canvassing for tho FIRE G> # SIDE VISITOR. Terms and Outfit Free. Address_P. O. VICKERY, Augwta, Maine. IC Fancy Cards, Snowflake Damask. Assorted in *0 25 styles, with name, 10c. Nassau Card Co. Nassau, N Y. New York Weekly Herald ONE DOLLAR A 'THAR. THE circulation of this popular newspaper has more than trebled during the past y ^ar. It con? tains all the leading news contained In the Dally Herald, and is arranged in handy c.epartmenU. The FOREIGN NEWS embraces special dispatches from all quarters of the globe, together with unbiassed, faithful and graphic pictures of the great War in Europe. 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Papers publishing thU prospectus without bel?g authorized will not necessarily receive an ex? change. Address, NEW YORK HERALD, Broadway and Ann Street, New York. $2500 YEAR. $2500 ACTIVE AGENTS! YEAR. WANTED?W'toCMT,M Premium Family Bibles: ENGLISH and GERMAN, PROTESTANT and CATHOLIC. Comprising nearly "00 different Stvlc.i. with nu? merous elegantly Illustrated Explanatory Fea? tures. The most Complete, Perfect and Beautiful line of Bibles ever offered to the American public. ALSO ON OUB Grand Combination Prospectus 150 Distinct Publications. Representing Agricultural, Biographical, His? torical, Religious and Miscellaneous Works, and Family, Pulpit and Pockat Bibles and Testaments, wanted in every family. A Novei Feature in Canvassing. Sale* made from this Prospectus, when all single books fall. Also General and Local Agents Wanted on our GREAT WAR BOOK. The most Comprehensive, Reliable and Accurate History of tho late conflict between the RUSSIAN and the TURK, with its 300 elegant Engravings. Maps and Plans, the most showy, desirable ana useful book now published. For Circulars and Liberal terms, address, JOHN E. POTTER & CO., Publishers, PHILADELPHIA May 23,1878_9_ly South Carolina Railroad. Charleston. March 3,187?. Ot, and after Sunday, 3rd Passenger Trains will run as follows: for AUGUSTA. (Sunday morning excepted.) Leave Charleston at._.9:60 a m and 7.30 p m Arrive at Augusta.5:00 p m a id 6:55 a m for columbia. (Sunday morniug excepted.) Leave Charleston at.5:00 a ra and 8:30 p m Arrive at Columbia.1C:50 a m and 7:45 a m for charleston. (Sunday morning excepted.) Leave Augusta at.8:30 a m and 7:40 p ni Arrive at Charleston.?.4:20 p m aod'7:45 a in Leave Columbia at.6:00 n m aid 8:00 p m Arrive at Charleston.12:15 night and 6:45 a m Aliove Schedule makes close connection at Co? lumbia with Greenville and Columbia Railroad and Charlotte road, and at Augusta with Macoc and Atlanta trains, 8. S. SOLOMONS, Superintendent. S. B. Pickkns, General Ticket Agent. Greenville and Columbia Railroad CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Passenger Trains run daily, Sunday excepted, connecting with Fast Day Trains on South Caro? lina Railroad, up and down. On tnd after Wednesday, Voveruber 14, 1877, the following will be the scbcdi UP. Leave Columbia at..11 10 a m Leave Alstou. 1 10 p ra Leave Newbcrry. 2 23 p m Leave Hodges._ 5 15 p m Leave Belton. JWpu Arrive at Urecnvlllc._._ 8 35 p m DOWN. Leave < . eenvillc at. 7 20 a m Leave Belton.9 10 ft m Leave Hodges.-10 47 a m Leave Newbcrry. 1 42 p m Leave Alston. 3 20 p ra Arrive at Columbia. 5 GO p ni ANDERSON BRANCH?UP. Leave Helton. 7 05 p m Leave Anderson. 7 50 p in Leave Pendlet OB. 8 45 p m ?avc Perryvlllc. 9 20 p m ,rlveat Walhalla.10 00 p m DOWN. ?.? Walhalla.-. 5 50 ft m Pcrryville._. 6 3C a m 'cndleton. 7 20 a j> nderson.8 10 ft m Belton._..?....._.. 8 SO ft n THOMAS DODAMEAD, G?n. Sno't