The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 11, 1866, Image 4
MISCEXiLANY
H Ua will Care for Niggers Nowt
Parody on Who will Care for Mother Now*
List to me, plantation niggers,
While I in dis mad hole lie,
Though I feel starvation's vigors.
Lot me say a word and die.
Niggers, does dis look like frecdum,
I can't see it any how;
Black's am fools, and white fonts lead 'em,
But who cares for niggers now?
Look hero niggers; I am dying,
See the death-sweat on my brow;
Dis am freedum; no uso crying;
Who will care for niggers now?
Some say niggers good as white folks.
Gizzard foot, ana Ebo shin;
Don't beliebe it; tis a tight joke;
Handsome, but you can't come in;
Well, you libed on*old plantation,
Earning wid a sweating-brow,
Plenty clothes, and plenty rations,
But who cares for niggers now?
White folks say dey give freedum,
What dey gib us is aU my eve;
Free to suffer, free to languish.
Free to starve and free to die;
No potatoes, corn cake, bacon.
Wo must t ~) starvation bow,
If dis is freedum I's mistaken,
But who cai es for niggers now?
[From Oie New York Watchman.]
Belle Boyd, the Southern Heroine.
The first sight we ever had of
Belle Boyd was in the cars, in Janu?
ary, 1864. We entered at Chester,
South Carolina, en. route for Colum?
bia-that Columbia whose winding
sheet was of lurid flamea When we
entered the cars, every seat was'oc
cupied, and we stood a few seconds
for in a Southern car no lady ever
stands longer than that space of
time-looking about for a place to
sit. There reclined on a seat near
us a figure, but whether it was that
of a man or a woman, we were at a
loss to decide. On seeing ns, the
person arose, and in decidedly femi?
nine tones courteously offered us her
seat. Of course we declined, and
some Confederate soldiers on the
next seat politely vacated it for us.
When seated, we took a survey of
the lady in front of us-for lady she
turned out to be. She wore a gray
dress, the jacket of which was but?
toned up to the throat wiih gilt but
- tons; the sleeves were made like a
man's coat sleeve, and decorated with
the insignia of a captain in the Con?
federate army. That sleeve conveyed
the impression that a man wore th?
dress, but the rest of the costume
was ail womanly. A straw hat and
black lace veil surmounted the short
haiiv which was brushed in slight
ct?rls over the temples; a grey shaw!
thrown back, and a neatly fitting pail
B*^#f kid gloves completed the costume.
?jflLrho appearance of this lady, not
|VVithstanding ber somewhat mannisl
y"3ress, was exceedingly prepossessing
Bk She was very youthful in appearance
^?seemingly not more than twentj
?j^R'cnrs of age. Her hair was of a deej
linburn, her complexion brilliant
^^Ad her features somewhat aquiline
r She was tall and decidedly uistin
gnished in appearance. One of thos<
Tv remarkable instincts which are some
^4roies?*given us, told us at once tba
this ?ady was no other than Bell?
Boyd, that young and daring South
em girl, in whose exploits we bac
felt so much interest.
W? soon entered into conversation
and she said, with amusing nattie
"Perhaps you have heard of me; '
am Eelle Boyd."
"Heard of you! Yes; you are on
) of 6ur heroines."
"Thank you," she said quietly.
We did not tell her how, in ou
Northern home, where fate hat
placed us the' first two years of tb
i war, she had been to tis a peculia
\ object of sympathy and solicitude
How we daily scanned the papers fo
l^jMgPfec^^bl ber daring-how w
jpPWRcTmoused o vex her imprisonment
and thought v with horror of wha
might be jyp ultimate punishment
And now^frwT.' we were, in our owi
sunny South, quietly sitting, talkinj
, v%ith her, after her second captivit
of many long and tedious months
She had just been released from pri
son, and her mind seemed full of th
\ horrors she had endured.
She (old us that she was complete
ly shattered in mind and body; tb
typhoid fever, from which she ha
just recovered, had left her with
violent cougb, and in a miserabl
- State 'of health. She never mei
tioned the services that she had ret
dered her'cdimtryt uer mindi ?ni
reverted^ the fearfufhorrors of he
prison lile." "The most mortifyin
:X circumstances of her career was, thi
she was marched up txHButler's heat
quarters, at Fortress Monroe, throng
a file of negro soldiers. She appea:
ed to dread the idea of being take
captive in ber anticipated running <
sthe blockade at Wilmington, the po
sibihty of which we hinted at.
"I will throw myself into the sea
she said, "sooner than again fall in:
the hands of the Yankees. '?
She was attended by a major of tl
Confederate armyr wno remarked
? us aside, that she was the brave
person under fire ever seen ; and hi
done more to advance the cause
the South than some of her gen
rals-that she was the only r?gulai
commissioned female officer in t
Southern army, and weli descry
the compliment.
As the shade? of evening approae
ed, Belle Boydcommcnced a song,
which she was joined by the sola it
^ present; and i oon the sweet strai
fe ot "Home Again" floated out on t
|| silent air. It was a touching sig
H to see this young girl, who li
mi braved so much, suffered so mn
9fc for her, country, and these boys-:
BM they .wore scarcely more-clod
m their^ coarse grey, some with i
K mark? ot'deep wounds still np
them, sluging in unison the songs
which doubtless had cheered many
of the weary hours in camp. This
little musical scene would havo made
a beautiful picture. As Belle Boyd
sang, the soldiers gathered around
her, and told with looks not to be
mistaken how dear the regard they
felt for this brave child of the Con?
federacy.
"Miss Belle is a charming lady,"
said one, as he turned to leave the
cars.
"Most charming," was the enthu?
siastic answer of tho young soldier,
j When the war broke out. Belle
j Boyd's pleasant home was among the
j first devastated by the Northern
army. Enthusiastic aud daring by
nature, she threw herself heart and
soul into the contest, stimulated by
the wrongs and woes which had fallen
U;jon her beautiful home in Martins
burg. There was no office she dis?
dained for the Confederates; and
when the sick and wounded were
brought to Martinsburg, she devo?
ted herself to nursing them. When
the Confederates under Jackson re?
treated to "Winchester, Martinsbujjg
was entered by the Federal troops.
Here they committed many depreda?
tions, destroying property which they
1 did not want, stealing what they did,
and in the grossest language insult?
ing the women.
Determined to serve her country,
Belle Boyd made the acquaintance of
many of the officers of the Federal
army, from whom she obtained much
valuable information, which she com?
mitted to paper, and despatched to
some of the Confederate generals.
One of her missives falling into the
hands of the Federals, she was taken
to headquarters and severely repri?
manded. From this time she was
suspected, and the epithet "rebel
spy" fixed upon her. Nothing daunt?
ed by her castigation, she paid a visit
to Manassas, where her father was
stationed, and frequently acted in thc
capacity of a courier between Gene?
rals Jackson and Beauregard.
When the Confederate forces re?
treated down the Valley, Belle Boyd
was at Front Royal. Being desirous
of returning to Martinsburg, she
obtained a pass to do so; but was
seized while on her way there and
taken to Baltimore as a prisoner.
However, she v -vs soon released, and
sent home, where the strictest sur?
veillance was kept over her. After a
while permission Avas granted her tc
go to Front Royal, and it was there
that she performed those deeds which
have made her so justly dear to tin
Southern army.
General Shields held a council oi
war in what had formerly been UK
drawing-room of the aunt of Belle.
Ever on the alert to carry out hei
mission, the young girl stole up
stairs, and finding a hole in the closet
floor, she applied her ear to it. He?
she remained until ono o'clock, over
hearing the whole of thc delibe
rations, and took down in ciphei
every thing that she thought was o:
importance. To communicate th?
intelligence thus gained was the next
object. Being surrounded by th?
Federals, she had to proceed eau
tiously. Making her way to th?
stables, she saddled her b '-se, ant
galloped alone in the directioi if th?
mountains. Being several time?
brought to a halt by the sentries
she showell them her passport
which was a pass she had proeuret
for aConfetlerate soldier going South
and which had not been used for tba
purpose.
Suspecting nothing, they let lier gt
on her way, and thus she dashed or
for fifteen miles, through tho dark
ness of the night, and through fen:
and marshes, until she reached th?
honse of a friend. No woman no
possessing a brave spirit could hav<
taken such a ride as this alone, in tin
midst of enemies and on a dark night
But there was no sacrifice Belle Boy?
nas not willing to make for her be
loved South; and let those of he
sisters who stigmatize her as "fast,1
ask if they have done even this, tb
least of her deeds, for the sake o
their countiy.
After communicating ber informa
tion to Col. Ashby, sim remountei
her horse, and reached her bonn
safely, barely escaping a bullet whicl
a sleepy sentinel sent after her.
The Federals little imagined bow
young girl had put to flight all thei
wary plans for entrapping the Coi;
fetlerates. There was soon an ur
usual stir in Front Royal, for th
Confederates were approaching un??
pectedly upon the town; but tb
heroic girl was possessed of fnrtht
information which it was ilesirable t
convey to the approaching arm]
Generals Banks, White, Shield:
Geary and Fremont were to co-opi
rate against Gen. Jackson with the
separate divisions, was the inform:
tion she wished to convey to tin
General. How to reach him was tl
question ; but it did not take her lor
to decide. Putting on ber white sm
I bonnet, she proceeded through tl
streets, which were crowded wit
Federal officers, and soon gained tl
open fields. On, on she went, whi
tho bullets poured like thick ra
around her. Exposed to a cross-fi
from tho Fetlerai and Confedera
artillery, the shot anti shell whistle
over the head of tho dauntless gb
who was also exposed to a tire fro
the pickets of thc Federals, and fro
the windows, of the hospital. Tl
shot pierced her clotliing, but noto:
reached her body. A shell burst ii
mediately in her vicinity, and she h;
to lie down to escapo tho danger. B
all this terrible lieiy rain bad :
power to stop her ?inward career F<
women, fewer youhg girls, would
have braved such a terrible ihre as
this, and Belle Boyd even now won*
ders what power gave snell .fleetness
to her steps and such undaunted cou?
rage to her heart. Constitutionally
brave, her bravery was severely put
to the test; but love of country, love
of home, bore her triumphantly
through the fearful ordeal. She
neared the line, and waved her bon?
net to signify that the troops should
press forward. Seeing a female stand?
ing undauntedly on the battle-field,
amid such a fearful shower of shot,
tilled the Confederates with the wild?
est enthusiasm, and cheer after cheer
rang through the welkin. The troops
dashed upon the town, and the heroic
girl proceed?d on to deliver a note
with which she had been entrusted,
to one of the Confederate Generals.
Acting upon the information which
she hiul convoyed to the Confederates,
they gained a complete victory, and
it was a proud day for Belle Boyd
when the following note was placed in
her hands:
"May 23, 1862.
' ' Miss BELLE BOYD : I thank you,
for myself and for the army, for the
immense service that you have ren?
dered your country to-day.
" Hastily, I am your friend,
" T. J. JACKSON, C. S. A.
But dark days of imprisonment
and suffering were approaching foi
the intrepid "rebel spy," as thc
Northern press called her. Impru?
dently entrusting a letter to General
Jackson to thc care of a person whe
called himself a Southern soldier, bul
who, in reality, was a Federal spy.
I the document was forwarded to Wash?
ington, and an order for ber arres:
issued by Mr. Stanton. It did no'
take long to put the order into exe
cation, and Belle Boyd was soo:
safely ensconced within the walls o
the Old Capitol. The poor cagei
bird, who bad soared with so free i
wing through the fields of the sunn*
South, now beat its wing wearib
against the hard prison bars; bu
there was no escape. The young pri
soner could but think of thesunshim
without; of the sweet liberty of whicl
she had been deprived; of the darin (
deeds she would have done; of he
bleeding, suffering country she migh
have helped, and pine with a throb
bing heart for the days that were ni
more, for the loved home so faraway
and for the desolate hearts who wep
over the cruel captivity of this beroi
and daring child.
But no trouble scorns to have tame?
her spirit; she refuses to take tin
oath, hangs up Mr. Davis' portrai
over her mantel-piece, with the in
scription, "Three cheers for Jefl
Davis and the Southern Confedera
cy!" communicates with the prisoner
through holes in the wall and crevice
in the floor, and sings "rebel" song
in a clear, firm voice, and with a ver;
disloyal emphasis. Here, for severs
months, she was subjected t<> rigorou
treatment-the sentry even going s
far, on one occasion, as to break he
thumb with the butt-end of his muf
ket, for placing some sugar in th
hands of one of the officers of th
prison, to be passed over to som
Confederate soldiers, by permissio
of that very sentry himself.
But at length came the joyful new
-she was free; and, escorted b
Maj. Fitzhugh, of Stuart's staff, sh
entered au open carriage, and amid5
the cheers of the spectators, wu
driven to the wharf. The pertinac
ty of this young girl is remarkable
all her trials could not shake her a
legiance to the cause she thong!
just; and wc find her bearing of
concealed about her person, two gol
sabre-knots, one of which waa ii
tended for a present for Gen. Jacksoi
the other for Gen. Joseph Johnston
When Belle Boyd returned to tl
South, she received her com :u issi o
as captain and honorary aid-de-cam
to "Stonewall Jackson." When tl
troops were reviewed in the present
of Lord Hartingden and Col. Lesli
she attended on horseback, and wi
associated with tho staff officers i
the several commandera.
After a tour through the Southei
States, she returned to her homo :
Martinsburg, but she was not stifle
ed to remain there long. Martin
burg became again the possession
the Federal troops, who placed tl
"rebel spy" under the stricte
espionage, not even allowing lier
walk out into her balcony. At long
there came a summons from Was
ington for he?* irrest; and, accomp
nied by her father, Belle Boyd w
torn from her sick motlier and pi
ceeded with a hrrvy heart and tel
ful eyes to meet ber doom of imp:
sonment in tho Carroll Prison,
Washington. Once more the hes
iron bars of a prison shut out tl
young Southern girl from all tl
made life pleasant to lier; and agi
she commenced the weary round
a captive's life. But she found"sy
pathizing friends without as well
within the prison walls, who manag
to waft ber many a comforting m
sive. Confederate flags were a
sent to her, with which she decorat
her room.
Then came a scene of sufferi
with which thc past had nothiug
compare. A severe attack of typhi
fever laid her on a bed of Uhw
The mother's hand, winch had ahvi
been placed softly on her brow, A
faraway; no gent?o voice whispe:
comfort to ber heart; no kim
friend was permitted to visit li
She says, in . Uncling to tho distr
J she suffered :
. "Years may roll by, but my s
ferings** m that prison, both mei
and physical, can never be oblitera
from my memory; and to attempt to
describe them would be utterly im?
possible."
When abe recovered, it was to be
told that she had been sentenced to
hard labor during the war, in the
Fitzburg Jail. This information
caused a relapse, and again she was
thrown on a bed of illness. By the
exertions of lier father her sentence
was commuted to ' 'banishment to the
South, never to return North again
during the war." "When it is remem?
bered that her parents lived within
the Federal Unes, Martinsburg being
in possession of the North, this sen?
tence will not appear a light one.
On the first day of December, she
was released from prison and sent
South, without being permitted to
sec her father, who lay ill in Wash?
ington. At Fortress Monroe, her
trunks were examined; and any ono
who has undergone this ordeal knows
??recisely what it means. It means,
so at least our experience proves,)
a wholesale theft-a gigantic robbery;
a license to pillage and plunder; a
starting with a full trunk from North?
ern shores, and lauding on Dixie's
soil with a lamentably empty one.
The celebrated "fortj* thieves" were
moderate in their exactions compared
with these "(tag of truce" trunk ex?
aminers, and "snappers-up of other
people's unconsidered trifles."
The contents of this daring girl's
trunks not a little astonished the man
and two women who were ransacking
them. Out came two suits of gen?
tlemans clothes, a major-general's
uniform, a dozen linen shirts, several
pairs of army gauntlets, and other
"contraband" goods. How she had
managed to smuggle these things into
her prison remains a mystery, ex?
cepting to a favored few. Of conrse.
they were taken away from her, to
I gethcr with a pair of field-glasses
which had formerly belonged to dieu.
Jackson, and which Belle Boyd great'
iy prized, and also nearly all of hoi
clothing. Thus bereft, she had U
undergo a personal search, and was
then permitted to proceed on bei
way. When she reached Richmond,
she met with a most enthusiastic re
eeption. But her happiness was soor
destroyed by the news of her father';
death. The shock she then experi
sneed produced a severe illness; am
then it was she felt, as she says, al
the loneliness of her position. Ii
vain did she petition the authorities
at Washington to permit ber to re
turn to ber heart-stricken mother
but every appeal was sternly refused
and aa her health was considerably
undermined, she determined on ?
visit to Europe.
On the 8th of May. entrusted witl
despatches for the Confederate Go
vernment, Belle Boyd set sail fron
Wilmington, in the Greyhound. Bu
here her good angel deserted he
again, ?vs was the ?rase on severa
former occasions. A Federal cruise
bore down iqion them, and after i
pretty bot fire, during which it i
said that Belle Boyd, the indy hub
passenger, sat quietly on deck, fan
liing herself, and watching the eliec
of the shot and shell, the whole part;
were captured. This was a sever?
blow to the pleasant anticipations o
Belle Boyd, but what seemed to he
a sure road to another long anil wean
imprisonment, prove?! the way to ?
more agreeable ami happier destiny
If it be true that marriages are mad.
in heaven, then Providence took thi
way of bestowing a protector upoi
this desolate young girl, ami in he
gentlemanly captor she found a lovim
ami tender husband.
The second evening after the cap
ture. Belle Boyd and Lieutenan
Hardinge were seated ?>n din k. Tb
evening was lovely, and tinsse tw<
young hearts full of love. Love n
first sight is not impossible witl
some temperaments; and so it prove,
in this case. The gentleman told bi
love and the lady listened. But sh
was a little prudent, for she d?ferre
her answer until they should arrive ii
Boston. The result may be easil
anticipated-the answer was not
rebuff, ami Belle Boyd pledged h?
faith to one who was to her almost
stranger, but who seems to have wo
her regard by his kind and gentb
manly demeanor-so different to thi
which she bad experienced from ht
former captors.
In Boston, she wa3 under the sn
veillance of spies; and, after remaii
iug there weeks, a telegram arrive?
saying that she was to be escorte
beyond the lines, into Canada; am
if again caught in (he United States, <
ht/ the Uni lett States authorities, si
should be shot. She soon, howeve
left the American shores, and, after
prosperous voyage, landed in En
land. Mr. Hardinge followed he
and, in August, 1864, they were ma
ried, in London. Her felicity w
not of long duration. After th?
bad been married two months, M
Hardinge fourni it necessary to ri'tii!
to America, h aving his young wife
England. He was arrested, when ?
a visit to Virginia, and thrown in
prison by the United States Gover
mont. With feelings of agony, 1
wif?- heard of his futo; and, to add
her unhappiness, tho remittance
sent to ber failed in reaching tb?
destination. Kick and destitute, ab)
in the wide world of London, :
wonder this brave spirit, that h
stood the fierce fire of a thonsai
guns, and ?hired ber persecutors
her lonely prison, almost sank wi
dismay at the pressure <>f this m
burden j ?ut upon ber. Bntatjpug
her husband was released, and it \\
not lung before be found his so rr o
ing young wife in ber London lion
Such is a brief history of the vari
career of Belle Boyd, "the rebel
"spy"-the Southern heroine.
It seems somewhat remarkable,
that though the Southern women en?
tered with all the enthusiasm of their
natures into the late war, so few of
them distinguished themselves for
any daring deeds in behalf of their
suffering country. We can only ac?
count for it by tho fact that the
Southern women are naturally retir?
ing, and shrink instinctively from
notoriety. They were not found on the
battle-field, but they took their places
amid the wretched wards of the hos?
pital; and wherever a Southern sol?
dier was found, there was the South?
ern woman, too, his ministering
angel. We do not think that the
entire annals of womanhood present
a more complete picture of tinsel ash
devotion to a cause, and perfect sell
sacrifice, than that exhibited by the
.Southern women during the late un?
happy contest. Although there was
but one Belle Boyd among them,
there were many Florence Nightin?
gales, and thousands of other devoted
women, who were willing to suffer in
a cause which they believed to be
just, and for which their beloved ones
were periling limb, liberty and life, g
But it is all over; the lurid war
clouds have rolled away-the rainbow
of peaco arches tho sky. The North
has its triumphal cars, its wreaths of
victory and its countless spoils. The
South has its broken hearts, its ruined
homes, and its martyrs' tombs, and
the glorious history of its stand for
constitutional liberty.
.'Song winks into silence
The ?tory is told,"
but occasionally a narrative like
Belle Boyd's wakes up the sleeping
echoes, and the deeds of the past send
a thrill of music through the weary
heart of sonic poor suffering South?
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these envelopes, containing the certificate
or order for some article, will be delivered
at our office or sent by mail to any address,
without regard to choice, on receipt of 25
cents. On receiving the certificate, the
purchaser will seo what article it draws and
its value, and can then send ONE DOLLAR
and receive the article named, or can choose
any other one article on our hst of tbe same
value.
MW Purchasers of our SEALED ENVE?
LOPES may, in this manner, obtain au
article worl/i Jrom One to Fire Hundred
DoU.gr?,
For One Dollar,
Which they need not pay until it is known
what is drawn and its value. Entire satis
faetion guaranteed in all cases.
THE EUREKA GIFT ASSOCIATION
>> ould call attention to the fact of its bebig
thc original and largest Gift Association iu
the country. We are, therefore, enabled to
send^ncr good* and give better chances to
obtain the more voluitttle prizes than any
other establishment of the kind. The bu?
siness continues to bc conducted in a fair
and honorable maimer, and a large and
greatly increasing trade : 1 proof that our
patrons appreciate this me bod of obtain?
ing rich and elegant goods.
During the past year, this Association
has sent a very large number of valuable
prizes to all parts of the country. Those
who patronize us will receive the full value
of their money, as no article on our list is
worth less than One Dollar, retail, and
there are no blanks.
Parties dealing with ns mav depend on
having prompt returns, and the articlo
drawn will be immediately sent to any ad?
dress by return mail or express.
Tl ie following parties have recently
drawn valuable prizes from the Eureka As?
sociation, and have kindly allowed tho use
of their names; many other names might
bc published were we permitted:
Andrew Wilson, Custom House, Philadel?
phia, Penn., Oil Painting, value $100: Jas.
Hargraves, 821 Broadway, New York, Oil
Painting, value $100; E. F. .Tone?, Barrett,
Marshall Co., Kansas, Melodeou, value $200;
P. J. Byrnes, Waterburv, Ct., Cold Watch,
value $125; J. F. Shaw, 224East 24th street,
New York, Piano, value $350; Mrs. Chas. J.
Nevis, Elmira, N. Y.. Piano, value $300;
Miss Lucy Janeway, Elmira, N. Y., Cluster
Diamond Ring, value $200; Mrs. E. Pen
nover, Citv Hotel, Nashville, Tenn., Melo?
deou, value $125; ( It-car M. Allen, Cn. B.
142d Reg. Iud. Vols., Nashville, Tenn.,
Watch, value $85; Rowland 8. Patterson,
Co. D, loth Iowa Vet. Vols., Oil Painting,
value il Od; Mrs. Abbey J. Parsons, Spring?
field, Mass., Melodeou, value $150; Jae L.
Dexter, City Surveyor, Syracuse, N. Y., '
Gold Watch! Taine $150; Mrs. James Elv.
177 Wooster street, cor. Bleeker, N. YT, Oil
Painting, value $100; Mrs. J. C. Coles,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Silver Castor,
value $40; Dr. J. R. Sinclair, No. 4 Main
st., Utica, N. Y., Framed Engraving, value
$25; Hon. Lather Detmold, Washington,
D. CL, Oil Painting, value $100.
Letters from various parties throughout
the country, acknowledging the receipt of
very valuable gifts, may be seeu on file at
om" ffice.
To be Sold for One Dollar Each,
Witltout regard to rubie, and not to be paid
for urdu you lenore tctuii you iciU receive.
50 Eleg't Rosewood Pianos, EACH.
worth from.$250.00 to 500.00
50 Melodeons, Roa'd eases. 125.00 to 225.Ot)
LOO fine Oil Paintings. 25.00 to 100.00
100 gold H'g Case Watches 75.00 to 159.00
150 Diamond Rings. 50.00 to 200.60
250 Ladies' Gold Watches. CO.00 ?0 85.00
150 Silver Watches. 25.00 to 50.00
?00 fine Steel Eng's, fr'md. 12.00 to 25.00
LOO Music Boxes. 12.00 to 45.00
lOOSil'r Rev'gPat.Castors 15-00 to 40.00
100 " F't and C'ke B'kel*. 15.00 to 35.00
?00 sets Silver Tea and
Tablespoons. 15.00 to 30.00
1,500 Vest and Neck Chains 5.00 to 25.00
1,500 Ladies* Silver Porte
monaics. 8.00 to 15.00
{,000 Silver Butter Knives 3.08 to 7.00
?,000 pr Ear-rings,new st vie 1.50 to COO
{,000 Gold Pencils and
Toothpicks. 3.00 to 8.00
5,000 Onyx and Araethvst
Brooches."... 4.00 to 10.00
{,000 Lava and Florentine
Brooches. 4.00 to COO
i,000 Masonic Pin?. 4.(HI to 6.50
?,000 fine Gold Web Kev?. 3.50 t<? 6.50
?,000 Children's Armlets . 2.50 to &00
!,500 sets Bosom Studs. .. 1.50 to 5.00
?,500 En'd Sleeve Buttons. 2.50 to 10.00
0,000 Plain Gold and
Chased Rings. 1.00 to 5.00
?,000 Stone Set A S'l Rings 2.50 to 10.00
?,000 Lockets, all size?. . . 2.00 to 7.00
.0,000 sets Ladies* Jewelry 8.00 to 20.00
,,000 Watch Charms, each 3.00 to 5.50
>.0O0 Gold Pens, Silv Ex C's 4.00 to COO
?,000 Gent's Breast and
Scarf Pins . 3.00 to 20.00
!,000 I.a?lie?' New Style
Belt Buckles.*. . 4.00 to C.50
1,000 Chatelaine and Guard
Chains. 0 00 to 20.00
,000 Gold Thimbles. 7.00 to 14.00
!,000 set Ladies' Jct ft Gold 10.00 to 20.00
.0,000 tlold Crosses. 1.50 to 6.00
;,000 Oval Band Bracelets. COO to 20.00
,,000 Chased Bracelets.. . 5.00 to 16.00
1,000 Ball Ear-drops, all
colors. 3.00 to 5.00
?,000 fine Gold Pens.. .. 2.00 to 3.50
!.0<K) New Stvle Jet and
(?old Ear-drops. 3.00;-> 7.00
?,500 New Stvle Long Crys?
tal Ear-drops. 4.00 to 8.00
?,000 Gold Pens. 3.00 bi COO
MW A chance to obtain any of tho above
irticles for ONE DOLIAR by purchasing a
Sealed Envelope, for 25-cents.
MW Five Sealed Envelopes will bc sent
<>r fl.00; eleven for $2.00; thirty for *5.00;
lixty-five for $10.00; one hundred for $15.00.
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE.
Our patrons are desired to send United
states money when it is convenient. Ixmc
etters are unnecessary. Orders for Sealed
Snvelopes must in every case be -ccompa
lied by the cash, with the name of the
>erson sending, and Town, County ?id
Hate plainly written. Letters sho;"j?|fe
iddrcssed to the Managers as fohov^H
GOODWIN, HUNT
Feb 10 75? ROJL5.7?C K-'JdH