The Kershaw gazette. (Camden, Kershaw Co., S.C.) 1873-1887, November 01, 1877, Image 1
VOL. ?'). A/fl|/, I377J . ,? CAMiJEN, KERSHAW CO., THURSDAY, ^EMBER 1,1877. NO. .1
?Kershaw Gazette.
THK PEOPLE 8 PATER."
JL CAMUKN, H. C. NOV KM UK II, ?. 1M77.
FRANK P. BEARD,
KDITOE AND PUOrRIKTOII.
A -t- .--1- - I 11 I .
To Correspondent.
AJI communication* ftjr thl* pnner should
be accompanied by Uio nanuJot (in-author,
not neeManrily far publication, but an m>
Wcucs.ofKoral fh fth on the part of the
fevlUciiM of ton^ mfth on U*"? ...?
^ writer, write only on one ?hle of the paix r,
lie particularly careful In giving nuinn ami
^ datiw to have the Utter* pluln and dlntlnct
CAMDEN BUSINESS CARDS.
W. Mct'l'IIHY, Dewier In Dry (<<MNl?i
Clothlnu, Hli m.*, Iltrilwnrt', Cit*-kery,
niiw, <r.
JTatKI'lt) HAKKHV, bv M r*. I J. Uleli,
dealer In Family GrtxTne* and (icuprHl
erehantliac. Krc*h Urcad and Cake* al
way* on hand. Wedding*. partle* an.i ball*
?applied at rtiwt notice. Ornnmcntul
Work a wpedallty.
, J. 1>Jni?Ai' , l>iuggl?l. dealer In pure
/? an*l relltudc Drug* and M<*dlclnc*, Pa
il Med I el noa. Toilet Article*, I'l'rfumvri^,
ap?. *o. Prescription* carcfully com
ijed.^ ^HUjre open rogularly on Munduy*
|)ODLINUH* I'AOK," denier* In Dry 0?nH*,
IV Ctothtiig, Mhoc*, Urooerle*, riantatlon
Muppllc?, Ac. Agent* for t?cvorul standard
i^KANK F. UKAKD, Auctioneer. Hale* ol
r every kind promptly attended to. fun
algnmentM noHcltcd.
|0M. J. MACKAY.Kl UN'lTt ltKiDKAI.KIl,
? Kepulrlng neatly, promptly, uud cheaply
done. _ _
J A. YO0.NU, I took*. Jewelry, Fancy Oood*,
. Kill van, lluior*, McImmotn. Uuiih, Pistol*,
(.artrldrr*, Chlnn, H|>cctacle?i, lli'inlnirtou
Breach-loading Uuun, Itcmlngton Hewing
Machines.
Bit I OH, liny* uud nay* the highest price
. for Hides, Mklns, For*, Wax, Wool ami
Old Metal, Uutwecu Jones' and McCurrys
tlKOitOK AD I >KN. Cotton Factor and dealer
I InUeneral Merchandise, also a full assort -
inent ofParlnr, <Mltct*and Cooking Mt??vcs, _
A. AHMnrltdNd'rt Feed and Male* Htn
. talcs. DeKnlb street. Horse*and Mule*
nlwnyw on Inunl.
KENNkDI .* itu t KI S. dinl? i * hi Pry
Uttoiln, (irocerle*, Hardware, Mltoe*, Hat*
Highest market price paid fur cotton,
ti. Kl itK i.rJ i. Agent, Family and Fan -
. ey drocerle*. Fruit*, Nuts, Confection
i esleft, Cigars,Tobacco, Ac. Tropical Fruit In
0L*pra<<oii.
AN MOnKlAA, ltoot ami Hhoc Maker.
H.>pulrlm; i\l tended to prompt ly. Order*
J Kollclt'd, ii ml tilled with protn^jicM and at
5 lowest price* _
\ir I,. AHrill'lt. doiib-r In lli?ot* and
If, Hhocs, Dry (loot*, Hat?, t'lotlilng, Ac.
- Maud Ke\v?'ij ?.H>ts nod shoe* n specialty.
If KT7m iUUis,, Wli<x*l\vi'i<lit* and lllaek
Jjl Niiittli*. Repairing promptly and well
executed. florae sliolti^ a Hpeel,.|iy.
{ V M, DI.OH A .M?, Jeweler and ItcpulPT <<l
?l. Wntclie*, f.'HM*!;*, |Vc. The pat ruiinf of
the public I* rc*;Kftl'u;iy Kollclu-d. All work
wwrritnteil. |
It, K.N KDY, dealer In (???nernl M?r- |
chamllxe. Full line* of Family and ]
fancy firoeerle*, t;?inl'e<'llonerleH, Ae. Slioe* I
and Dry ???x*l*. _____ _ i
I II. (Too DA I.K, liianulu'-tiirei- and denier '
?J , In Tinware, Klieet Iron. Hoollng, tJutter- |
lug. A<i. Full i>lock of t'ooklng, otJlee and
Varlor Htovc* alwayH on hand nt lowe>t
^jjrlee*.
Ti-TtWlt^" DAIItY, by H. Mill, r \VII.
limn*. Fresh milk dellvercil In any j>art
the <*lty dully.
oOflKDiHT'H ( < illuN uTn FAcfoit V,
U. J. Met.'relglit >V K?m. Proprietor*,
anufaeturer* nnd Henulrer* of Cotton tilns.
ndert'i!;iiiu li?all_ II* nrumdien.
fh IIKIVVV' |( K Mf'TAUl";. I'. I.tn! Aiirgeon.
1, (iruduute llaltlinoi - C'>i|)'^c <>l Dental
ftugcry. Olllee, DeKnll. lion <'. KitllMllee
pn llroad utreet. )
|'\kKALB Um~tT. \\r . \ s i';-*'isrers.
'1/IliOgullir mill trailslelit b'lard ? n aeeom
modutlli< teriiiH. I .oral el Hi the ei-ntre of
tins city. Conveyance* at depot on arrival
of tmlnn.
H. I. H. AI.KXANIUvlt, Dentin l-.ur>:e
-
1)
J).
f III
Graduate 1'hlludelplila Colleacof Dental
rgery. Oftlce on lsrood *tr<>ei.
COLUMBIA BUSINESS CARDS
CUIVA If ADD. liy W. I'.'stnn icy . I inportei
of and dealer In China, OIiimx and FjiiDi
I ware, .silverware, Table Cutlery, 'i'luwuro
Hiid Houso Furnish!ng (Joodx. Muln htrcid,
| next to ('.u olln i Nullonnl Hunk.
GkDINO M Alt 1 UADDKHV, opj?>TTite
WMMMf Any stvIn of picture*,
fcUiTO to lifts hIbu. Old ))lcHirr?
[Tfrdooojl to any Mx?.
Huce?**or*
A Co., dealer* In Dry
Jitiurtiitec* III* Beer to be
reliable. He doc* not adulter
, bruit'* from the bout hurley, malt
>vK, wholv*alo unU rt-Niil < I cm of
... In Dry Good*, Notion** dre. New Htori
ftixl Fresh Htock. Htunple* frw by mull.
Kxurc** charge* tmld on order* of Jlo unit
BHMSfo. ?
* 1/lNABD \ WlDKV, denier* III Cloihliiir.
I\ Hlx Hhlrt*, with Dlncn Domoiii and Cult's
for $11. l'util* from 91.40 to >19. VcM* 81 to
99. Hult*SO, 8N, |1U und upward*. KtoeU of
hat* Iargent and clKHiooit in the Klntc. Um?
brelln*. Trunk* mid Traveling Hntehcl*.
f II. IIKIN1THII, Drngx, Medicine*, Cliem
Va. leal*, Heed*. Warden Mild Field Kortlllr.
lug Chemical* ehea|?er thnn euer, Money
Mved and land tsurlcUixL , H*ud order*.
,.T???<IolT*r* will buy eixm^li for a ton. 1 III*
In worth hnvlng. I.ook to It und adtlrc**K.
'H, HelnlMh, Columbia, H. C.
Wholesale dro
it cor* mill Coiiiml**lnn Merchant*.
RITSTT', 1*4 Mul n ettt-et, dealer In
PI Fancy OiwhI*, Notion*, lie. (Jnlek kitli'i
and aniull profit*. Apent Tor rtutterlek'*
Pattern*. Catalogue free on application.
Send order*.
MKKllA.N'H llenUiUliUil In I lie place
to get menu at nil hour*. Hnt<?oii refresh
nient* of th? bent brand* on hand. I.uneb
dally from II a. in. to 'I. p. M. _
R'THOMAH T. Muolti:, iit*11tint, ( Olinn
, bV.H. (J.
klKHCKs A I?.V v 1H, WmHich (~mck*. F.ne
Jowelry.811 verwaro, I'latcdwnrc, Cuttle
fy. Gum, PI*tol?, Fancy Good*, S|?r>neer
Diamond Hpectaele*. W'utclicK and Jewelry
repaired by rtr*t-cla** workmen. Order* by
wall on approval and cxprc** paid.
.Augusta,T5a, Business Cards.
t) liANHHKlt'iI'.U, Munul'ueturcr oi >. I gar*
I . and Denier In fohucco, l'l|>eH uml Kmo
kern' ArtlcIeK xenerully.
1^. THIJMl*, Knney <?ex?\lM, .lewelry, I?n
I, die*' KurnlwIiliiK <Jo<mI?, six-clnl lines
Cellnkdd.Corul. lot and I'luled Jewelry and
I,adle?' I'ndorwnre. t?rdern enretally tilled.
t)WKlt k KKN1 AN1, deafer In IIooIk mid
f Hlinm. Tlic on* prlee nynteiii und utrlelly
iulr dealing the rule or the limine.
/TOruAiriT'TT^^ii THwT Klreet. ity
V Mr*, W? M. Thoina*. Ontrnlly hK-aled
Slid convenient t?? btulnea*.
[a?. 0. JiAlI.IK A iiUtT:
Wl llroud Mtreet, Ausnpln, On..
K-tahlUheil lAVi.
Dealer* In nrn?*el?, Jl-l'ly and IiiKrnln
CariM'U and Floor Oil Cloth*,
Window Mbnde*. Wall 1'aperand Border*.
I.nee furl?In*, rornlee* and Itand*.
ItiiRN, Mat*, l>ruRKet* and Curtain Oood*.
3,mm yd*. Ingrain Carnal *'? to <Vk>. n yard.
? !,<**) yd*. Carpeting H to iiVi. a yard.
1,1)00yd*. Floor oil Cloth 10 to 7-ie. n yard,
(lood* Mold low for ea*h, and any New
York Invoice duplicated. He *d on order*.
\~l> T. ItlcTTAKt>" A H(>"N. ItookMClli'rx, W*'
If. Doner* and Trlnter*, 202 llroud direct.
Order* by moll promptly rtl'*-d.
f IT. ALKX AN DKIt M Wiioie*iilc and l(e
I. tall J)rug Ktore.au Mrou l *troel. Drug*,
Patent Me?llelne?, raliiM; D|lx, (Da**, rutty-,
llnrdan ami Field Reed*. Hpeelal wire given
?o ordernny mall. Corrc?|Mindence wdlcllod.
TFTafPT Kurniture Dealer and
lortuker, 117, 147^ and l-i? llroud
?iro<y.
ilnjilNkuV (KM)Drt.--For Fa*b|oiialde
|Tl llat*, llounola* etc., at low price*, *eiid
nnlera to N. Hrnm Clark. Angnnta, Oa.
MlV (lOi)Dfl.--Wo keap one of
th? larga*tand be*l^?**oru-?l m.m Uh Dry
MMln In tlio Houth, nail alway* at tha low
To |M?r*ou* living at a dUtnnce
ion application. *cnd*ainplc?i and
lout loading article*. We pay the
?try** on alt order* ol 910 or over
Vetwtomar'* neare?t oftlce. Olvn n* a trial.
Mild ft>r copy of otir IIIu*traled llannar. V.
Itlchard * Rro., l^roprlatora Fr?d?rtek*bnrg
WARkWAilKtlM iiarbie Woril;,
t * Brodd *tr?et. nenr Dower Market, Au
but*. work of every danoriptlon neatly
nd cheaply executed.
ll JWIIB, cRncral Agen. ibt onliett
, I/\te?t Improved Cotton Olnn. HIgolow'*
TOfH?ftl or horrtiontal, either
laftD'U ??d liolt*, ch<-i?|iei
ha Fowt Cltjr Foundry.
"XifoKiMliio W?^w?.-It I. th? duty oJ
every peraon who MM MM MMtniR't U*?
Er Hrnifp to l?t It* wonderful qnalltla* be
wn to their friend* In eurlmt Connnmp
MWWi. NO por*on eon uM It without homo
? relief. Tltfft* doaaa will rollvaany co*e,
we oonalder It the duty of nil drimiH?ta
i the (lormmi Kyrnp cannot be too
known. Auk your drugglat abont It.
i Bottle* to try ?old at l' cent?. Bet.?
noent*. For *al? by C. J. Dun lap.
ftort's ^orarr.
THE YISIOX.
[From the Journal of Commerce.]
On my couch one ere 1 laid me,
Sml as my grief an<l wo? had made mo,
And my sorrow soon wansilenced
In the soft embrace of rleep;
Sleep, for which my spirit panted,
For my life wns disenchanted,
And by nameless I error* haunted,
VVukii,g, I but livo to weep.
And -lint sleep, as if lo toflen
Core* thnt tortured me so oflen,
l r -ugl.t willi ii fi glowing vision,
Xucli ns 1 hud never viewed;
'Twas a vi&ion rare, and splendid ?
With such hertvenly sweetness blended,
Tliui I wept when it had ended?
Wept in silcut solitude!
Al) ! met hough I a maiden, beaming
Willi the liglil that, softly streaming
O'er her pbicid, ang> I failures,. ..
Threw n halo round her head?
In her boa.ity gated upon me?
Hinilcd, and to her bosom won me
When the world had seemed to shun me,
And my brightest hopes were dead !
"Who ftrt tliou ?" I murni'ired faintly,
?'?>ne so fair and one so saintly
Should not smilo so?on and sw.elly,
On a cursed wretch like uie !
I am wrak and erring eter,
]! lima ii lore can Mess me?never ;
Lady, i nm lost forever,
What have 1 to do with IhrtV
Tli^n she answered, smiling sadly,
".Mortal! I would holp thee gladly ;
I would soothe the pain all . nnguish
That thy heart is doomed io hear;
There's a world, where love is reigning
W here a iest is still remaining
For ihe sou!* i tint ihrob with paining
futile! and I will lead tliec there!
Oh ! her bright eyes beamed so sweetly,
Thai ih?y won my heart completely
Ami I t l'i-pi d her fairy fingers,
And i ki?sed her hand so fair,
'?t?li ! how happy you shall make me !
W'ten unto Hint world you take me;
t'oine ! tor //"(/ will not forsake me ;
ISeuutcous angel ! UaA w Ihrrc
Thus I "poke?and, having spoken,
Clasped her snowy hand in token
Of my willingness io follow
\Vheresoev- r she miglil guide? ,
firacious (Jo.I ! e'en w'lile 1 ptes.-ed her
To toy liosoui and rncs-ed her?
As i kissed her cheek, and bless*'1 lier
(Juick she vanished ircin my side .'
In tho miduiglil, sad and lonely,
Thus bereft of one who only
C?.i\ie to moek me in niy sorrow.
And to It live my soul in gloom :
Forth I rushed, and wildly shrieking,
(.Jr. inyelf dire vengeanee wreaking ?
Sell destruction, bent on seeking?
Un 1 hurried lo my doom !
Hut. 1 paused- and upward gazing,
Unto heaven my sad eyos vnising,
There ft golden glory floated,\
And I htnrd a '?*(<!!
? ? " ? V me!
?for? m?
"Como lo me, ob, lonely-hoar ted !
Earthly pleasures have departed?
Como. and rent upon my bosom?
Do not linger, do not wait,
Thus it. spoke, and I, behoving?
lu my li?-*ri iis tones receiving.
Would have then been saved forever ;
iJui auiirn fiend shrieked "too late!"
F. Ii. ShANTOX.
J'.rlctleil J'tovir.
DECLINED AND ACCEITEI)
The oil! 1 or hu?l lighted his cigar just ps
I lie level U3I1I glimmered through li ih by
no mean* immaculate"sanctum."
Kurl Kulwui was a t'vU, bright looking
man of thirty years, one of those individu
als whose very face ami features indicated
tlint they are born to conquer destiny.
lie hud been very successful through life,
but it was lucuuse lie had demanded suc
cess with a courageous persistency that
would not lie denied.
ISrown-haired, with enrelrvw, wavy locks,
drooping low u]>on his forehead, au<l dark
brown eyes, verging upon black, lie <vii?
not handsome, yet the eye rested with j
pleasure upon his face, and in liis ligS' 1
coat, sbinewhiit worn at tiie elbows, and j
shiny at the seams, he looked every inch i
die chivalrous and frnnk-henrtod man.
The door opened softly, and a young lady |
rustled in.
A young lady whoin he had met a ;>core
of limes in the gas-lighted drawing rooms
of "society," whose beauty he had worship
ed afar off, and whom lie unconsciously
associated in his mind with diamonds,
pearly silks and tulle draperies, looped up
with hothouse flower*.
He started up, coloring, and thrusting
his cigar behind a pile of "encyclopaedias."
Miss Ainslie."
Am 1 interrupting yon, Mr Kubcns?"
she said softly.
Interrupting tne ? Not the least in the
world ; in fact, 1 feel very much houorod by
?by?please take a chair."
And Karl tipped a heap of papers off the
nearest chair, nod drew it eagerly forward.
Hlancb Ainslie was very handsome, witn
n/ure eyes, and bright chestnut-brown hair,
while her complexion, although rather pule,
was clear as ivory, and her features were as
lelicnte as if she had been a (Jreek girl in
the dxya of old Praxiteles.
When Karl unconsciously noted t!??
things in his mind, he was marveling in
wardly whrtt luckly ohnnco had procurod
hint this visit.
Did she moan to Invite him to one of the
of her uncle, the rich old broker, or
was some surprise party on the tapis, too
exclusive for the ordinary medium of cards
or scented paper ?
for Mr. Hubens rather flattered himself
upon the enlrtr lie was bc|inning to gniu
within the enchanted portals of society.
Almost at tho same moment lllanclte
looked up.
'Von are wondering what brings me
hero?" ehe said half smiling.
"Whatever it was, 1 can but. thank the
apportunlty," Karl answerd, with prompt
gallantry, although he could feel the
telltale blood rising to hid cheek
"And I may as well tell you lite whole
truth at once," said Blanche, her voioe
faltoringsltghtly, and two red spots glow
ing upon her temples* "My uncle tailed
last week?and we are going to be very
poof."
?'Failed:" ecSood Karl. "Surely that
cannot be poeaible ?at least?that Is, I had
not heard of It."
"But It is true nevertheless," Miss
Ainslie Mid ; "and *11 the world will know
It hut loo soon. And, Mr. Kublns," she
Added in a alow and more heeltatlng voice,
"I ean do something for my own ?upport?
either teach, play companion to nn invalid
lady, or earn my llvina In tome way not
anhefUtingn gentlerann s daughter; and I
have decided to trjr and write Ibr the
magaainee."
"Indeed I" suid Karl, not knowing w but
else to say.
"Will you give me a chance in the
columns of Jour paper?" she ask d, with
n very evident etfort. "I believe 1 could
write ns good stories as sonic of those tliut
you publish and pay for."
.Mr. Rubens was sorely puixled what to
s?y.
Mow could he tell t!ii? pretty creature
sitting there before him, iu the halo of her
youth and benuty and high social position,
'that she could uo more hope to succeed ns
an authoress than a mini could expert To
build a house or construct a steam-engine
without nn hour's practice or experience!
Had she been a shabby, spectacled old
lady, or a middle-aged female, with cotton
glove* and high cheek bones, it would hnve
b?en ensy enough
As it was, her blua eyes shining wistfully
into his seemed to paralyse the very nerves
of his tongue.
"I have got a little story," went on
Blanche, producing u nea.ly-fo'.ded packct,
"which 1 have woiked very linrti upon. and
it you would kindly look nt it, and givciuc
your uiiprejudiced opinion?"
"Certainly," ?nitl~Karl, recovering his
self-possession, nnd bow itig as lie took the
packet.
"There nro some verses, too,'' said
Blanche. reddcuing. "nnd a little essuy or
two. 8hnll I ccdio to morrow to get your
opinion ?"
"By no means,'' said Mr. Huben?, polite
ly. "I will not trouble you to come down
to this unfashionable locality, lfyou will
a'low me to call and see you "
"I shall be so-much obliged," said Miss
A'tislie, eagerly, and Karl knew that she
meant it.
Hlnnchc Ainslie went away, leaving nn
int'ingib> little scent of ottnr of roses be- I
li ui her, and the Mill dipped down behind
ihe chimney (ops. and the sanctum became !
dm k no I gloomy nil lit once.
"Mow pretty she is," Ituhens thought;
??but j>sii*w ! the idea of her writing. J
l'oor club', how little idea she has of the j
life that lies before her. However. 1 ivill i
lake the ?Manuscript" to I'i, and ice what 1
she says about 'em.''
Miss Diana llitbcns wis a strong-minded j
young lady, of a certain a^e, who read 1
t "arlyle.'t ranslnted Hi brew. Kept house for j
Iter brother ami did a* much of the work as j
did the editor himself.
"Fiddlesticks! ' said Miss I linn a, s? her 1
brother, over hi* evening - cup of tea. toss- t
ed the manuscripts towards her, and I elated i
ins .story. ??Little Blanche Am-lic could
in) more write than my canary birds ! Dot ,
every woman Hunks she's born nn aut bores., ,
:iud noibiiig but personal experience "ill ;
grind the idea out of ihcm."
Tiifti > 1 i.-rt Diniiu read the neatly written (
I?" one ui ".
'?JScet'ted ; i ?? loses," said she SCoi'li'
fiiliy. ">iutt and iioi:s<usl. ;'?
??Well !" said Karl, looking up iroiu his
own writing. ns Miss liiuna ln;>i the packet ?
iltivn wi.h aloud "llein!" which si.tuiliod |
toe c ?lopletion of her task.
"Fiddlesticks!" was the brief yet sifctiiti- i
cant reply.
Karl ruhbej l.isjnose with the end of his i
pen. evidently n lS'tle disappointed.
/?You think they won't do?" said !i?.
"Of course they won't," said .Miss l>i. |
"I?ishwalcr and adjectives' what arc the
girls thinkmg of? An impossible love
story, with the hero ?m stilts, nod the '
heroine mero ir.ilk nnd water 1'sluiv !"
"l'oor child!" said Karl, compassion
ately, but he never once thought olnil ap
peal from his cUtcr's iCecisian. "And silo
was ho su
^ inhered,
an n palliating oircumnlnnce. that Miss
Uiifbn had never seen Blanche Vlnslio.
The editor did not sleep very soundly |
that night.
He could not help thinking of the beauti
ful girl so suddenly reduced from luxury
and wealth to poverty, and when nt last he
tell nsleep, it was to ilreain of blue eyes,
nnd chestnut hair braided with shifting
lights of gold.
Karl luul always admired llio broker's
pretty nioco from a respectful distance.
Now it seemed as it slio were fairer atid
more attractive thuo uvor,
in fact, although lie was not fully aware
of it himself, ho was hovering dangerously
near tho mnpc ground of love.
Ilo called at Miss AinMio's next evening
with the condemned manuscripts in his
pocket, and I <lo believe luul lie not stood
in righteous fear of his strong-minded sis
ter, lie would have told Miss Aiuslie that
her p'ti'l net ions were "accepted," and
secretly 'turned them on the sanlcum lire.
As it was, it was too late for any such
sly system of drilling.
lllauchc was at home silling unions; tlie
splendor that was to be hers so briel a
time now. and liei bright upward look, as
he entered, went to his very heart.
"I feci like (.lookback Itiehard," he
thought, '?going to murder the innocent
little prince in the Tower."'
And when lie told her. us gently as lie
??mild, ihat the sforics and poetry would not
pu?s muster, she hur?l into tears.
Mr. Itubcns could not endure tho^e
bright sparkling drops.
' 'blanche," ho fullered, "don't cry.
Dear itlfine.lic, ii is not worth it."
And before they patted Ihat evening.
Blanche AiitsHo had liaH j>rorni-fi| io con
sider the possibility of accepting the editors
love, since tho editor could not accept her
coutribul ions.
"Tho idea of supporting yourself is very
ridiculous," mud Karl. "It's a great deal
better to let lue support you "
And lllanche Air.slio became an editor's
w ife, and (lie happiest of little matrons, and
Karl keeps the little packet which was "re
spectfully declined," to this dny,
An Kntmipturino Lady?Sr.VKN
ClIILMtt.N IN I.KMSTUAN T\VO ?
It wus thought worthy of noto when,
nhoitt two year* ngo, tho wife of Mr
Thfflna.* 8. Snug*. formerly of this city,
hut now of (Jnnton County, gavo birth
to throe children at one time; but last
week slut went herself one bettor, giv.
mg bi' ih to f<>ur. None got away, and
tho whole quiU tie is living and doing
well. Further than this, the triplet*,
Mrs. Sugg's forinor aohievonient, are all
living, nnd horo wo huvo the ca*a of
soveu children fioin ono mother and
none more than (no years of age. it
i< the moRt remarkable case of ita kind
we over ho:?rd o', and Wo doubt ifiihas
over hod it? p:irsll<l in tho United
Statee.?- Clmrlottc A. C Obwrver.
Lightning atruok a hive of heos in
Kanaaa tho other day. Tho painful
story is toon told. Tho misguided
lightning came out of that hive quicker
thnn it want in and shot off into space
with its tail between ita legs. Moral?
Never piok a quarrel when you are not
acquainted with the foika.
It is only im perfection that complains
of what is imperfect. The Bore perfect
we am, tho moro gentle and qoiet we
booomo towards tbo dofocts of others.
The oheerful aro iho bnsy. When
troublo knocks at )0ur door, or ringa
the bell, he will gonerslly retire if you
send him word you aro ongsged.
[TAKING A SWOKDFISH
It was sometime bfforj w^ could dis
l tinguished thi^speck, rising ard falling
? with the sej, which had attracted ti e
j old whaleman's at'.eniion. S >on lie
I pronounced it a "fi<h," and after putting
j us on the o^icr track to run down partly
j to ice ward of it, went below to bring up
| ihc irons. When we had worked per
i hups a mile beforo it, wo lay to for our
; final instructions, the skipper took the
| wheel to '"keep her head on if $ou J&n,"
j and tho one who held the air tight bar
? rel wus told "wh?n y'ro sure I've struck
him, over with it."
Ho wns ns cool as a cucumber as ho
I took the harpoon and cutting spade
forward, coiling in cl? c line (otic end of
I which wan fastened to the harpoon, and
i tho o'hor to tho barrel) carefully on
dock with caution: "Ware when it flakes
| out, ' nnd taking ouly euough with him
to his roost on the bowsprit end to give
i him ample elbow mom. His station
roHchcd, lie fix. d the spade in the sup.
P(,rt r< ady to r.cetve it, laid tha iron
iii Iront ot hi in across tho cage, waved
his luiud, and wo filed uway, close
hauled. Never was a utile more s'owly
sailed by the little group in the pit of
the \\ hite Cloud. Never had our hearts
b'aU*n faster than as we tvared the
filie?*ti fret fish, rolling, asleep, in the
trough of the s- a. Now the pilot is aU
mo>t over hin j slowly lie ruis< s the iron,
braci s himself, and liuiM it with ull the
siron/th ill both sinewy arms. The iron
sinks deeply into tho sleeping fish; there
is a mighty surije, the line fl.iko* over,
hoard as quickly as thought, tho float
splashes as it disappears beneath the
water, then nil is still. Wo luff and
wait. l'r< sently up bobs the float Tito
fish finding the strain of the air tight
ban- 1 too severe is coming to the sur.
face. Now the water bubbles and boils
just under our lee, and the swordfish
breaches half his length out of his cle
ment, shakes himself savagely, and
swims at lightning speed for the barrel,
lie mikes it ngain and again with his
mvi iJ,^ but it rests so lightly on top uf
the water that he e-in 11 ot iujuro it.?
I ben iie stops, look?- at. us an instant,
and ?i.ir, i. v ;s:i i i.,..;. We* h:iv.?
III t llljie lo b: S JI !?>?: i,. . -I :i.;.i,.l
II lie >;r.i,iD it v<. : j.c -tntidsj-, ? Toe
pilot e 'lne.i tjiiii! y .> 1 <, biiu^iug hu
loughandied, tl>r?'e crnered sp.idc, ami,
if ? he fish e< nus in striding distamv,
"ihi-; uno swil't, unerring blow full at his
forehead. The terrible sword drops
harmless, the upper muscles at i's base
is severed, and lie pusses under lis, j ir
riug the but and splashing u* with
water as ho sounds.
^Again the fl >?t s-itu amlor un I is i.ul
of sijjht a longer time thairbvfore. Again
the fish throws himself out of Wator,
si owing his sword hanging down at t<
angle of forty five degrees. n~ ?*
once ijj t wjpi
Vfct S float, plough...? ..........
him. Wheu wo beat up ho is feebly
fighting it. lie sounds for h short time,
but comes up exhausted. Once or twico
be rolls over on his side, but recovers
himself nnJ swims on in tdiort tucks. We
pr?^s him too closely, and ho charges us
again, but wo make no effort to avoid
him, knowing that now ho is powerless
io injuro us, n'-r dous ho try lo strike,
apparently realizing that his wenpon is
useless, but goes under, coming up tho
oth'ir nide.
Audiw-he sounds nnd swims, fights!
and runs, until at last ho succo'iib* t? 1
! exhaustion und lies still. Wo work up
J alongside, ami as w<> luff the pilot puis
] a lanco into his very life. There is a
I shudder along his whole body, his Has
work convul-ively a moment, and then
I ho lies motionless and dead. We rig a
j tackle to i ur main mast, and after Con.,
siderablo labor ;:oi him aboard, when wo
can ??jiiii ine hirn at our leisure his
peculiar shape, and admire his graceful
"clipper build." Our Nmtuoketcr
estimates his weight at between 500
and GOO pounds. Ilis sword is ovt-r
threo feet in length, its broken point,
and nicked edges proving that its owner
was an old as well as a fighting fi-h.
Our fish is on board, and after re
serving a ft*w choice cuts, turned oyer to
our pilot, who asks that we run lo Mar
tha s Vineyard lhut ho may dispose of
in'.ii tu lore ho spoils. And so we sot
H?ll and jib topsails, haul oft before the
I wind, and lay our course northward.
I UK Nmvspai'KK?Wha n comfort
j is the newspaper, says a writer. How
small is thf miiin that is required to pat*
| pui'ze a paper, and how amply remuiicr
, ntod is its patron. I caro not how hum
j bio and unpretending tho gajictlo which
i he tjikes ; f'.^r it is n?xt. to impossible to
i fill a sheet with printed matter filly-two
! times a year, without inserting weekly
! some information that in itself is worth
tho suscription prioi. A newspaper is
I a history of current events as well n.t a
I copious nnd inti resting miscellany, and
! which youth will peruse with dolight
j when buy will raid nothing else.
Kixtino \ I'APKtl in Trxa*.?A
man who edi'ed a pa|?or in Toxns for
two years is one of iho curiosities now
traveling with Itanium's show, lie car
ries thirty-seven bullets in his body, one
hundred and sixteen bowie knifo scum,
has ouo oyo gouged out, ono oar bit oft',
hi* noao twiatod around on his left cheek,
all hta teeth knocked out anil his skull
trepanned. At the time of leaving Tsx
an he waa tho veteran editor of the Htate
press.
"If I oould only gat elected caahier
of * Chicago Savings Hank," soliloquizoJ
?n oxperirnoed thiof, a day ojr two ago,
' blame if I wouldn't reform, and be a
better man, and go to Kuropa in a month
or two with 850,000 in my pooket."
Hr that hath not aosn his lost condi
tion hath not seen a aafh condition; ho
that never did ar? himself in tho devil's
snares aid never see himself in Christ's
bosom.
Tho man who chests iho printer
Out of a single cent,
Will never reach that blessod placo
Whorogood Klijah went.
A gentle ttiarfl!' this cl'y, wj" has
been taking a loSsiaong tBe y aban
doned. minee qBhe Truckce uistrict
mado % criiuiftKxatnination of the
musical mouutaiAf which a good deal
t: ?s heard *o0iHban ago, when Uie
mines woro fittl^Kfcrod. Some of the
curly mines pitflftr their tents ut th?
foot of the tin JUtn and were not a
little surprised Mi pawled at Kcaring
during tlio qudtbours nf iho niglit,
tinkling soands fibfOcmed to pervade
the whole atmflKhere, coining from
th-y could nqj^^B where. The hounds
wt ro not oiilik^noeo of a mOsic box.
At tims thejKuppoeed the sounds
wero cuiKcd 9 the wind playing
nniong tho 1\tm| on I ho sido of the
mountain, but found * that this
solution would ? uhfcwer, as tho name
bushes wore f#d everywhere, while
I ho musical souov were heard nowhere
clso than on thoAdo of tho mountain at
the foot of wNjjth they were camped. )
They .spent nfuh time in scoutiug
uoout and listonpl? oi nights and quiet
h<<ur<^uring thoday, and at Inst track
ed thfftrange s$nuds to a great bed of
small pieces of'rock that covered lhe
slope of tho mghntaiu. Theso bits of
rock were found^ to be quite sonorous,
and the uiinefe concluded that the
sounds theyemlPed woro cau?ed by the
action of the wind among them. The
gent'cinan who I'roecntly visited the
mountain, says tte wont to it exposing
to tind it a good Weal of a humbug, but
n>uud it much nft>r4 of a curiosity than
hu had an'ioipatjCd ; the mingled tink
Imgs much resembling tho sounds of an
.eolin harp and SVoqucntly ntta'ning a
startling degree Bf loudness and distinct
ness. 'Iho sottilils socm to rise and full,
approach and fflrede, as though caused
or governed hj* the wind On a clese
examination it 'Ihy found that tho small
flakes of ruck wvoriug tho faco of tho
tnoQiiLiin coni Bn a largo per cent, of
iron. This iroS tx suppled to be mag
netic, and theA Appears to be eouRtant
motion atnon^rahu chips of if, which
appear to coveTHlo ground to the depths
o' several foet B in many plaeus. The
wJv-le drift ofjHtokcn rock seems to be
nu?v!r: * <i>\rn filar slop: of the
witli t'K- 3!'laKMaore;ini11ru-niou of s
rrlaeier. *i:?< 1 XV3 slipping irver each
o?her of the ffcgincii's composing the
in-.ss is though* w oausc tho tiok'ini;
s lunds. which Bar* go numerous as to
uiinglo aiid ryu into a single strong
luhsieal inurmv.
Virginia J'Jntcrprue,
>r't Work.
? . ?"
A'n pxekaii'mj hus tho followingsensi
ble rcmarm oJ I suhjeet of newspa
per uiakifi^^^r,'.* evidently written
' ited v with
?fully
?. * ,/lhoOgh most
people think^^^Etn. More excellent
qualities ' f and heart nro
quired f r un^Vr than any other cull
ing or profoasij^J iu tho world. JIo
talks to moro Jpeople than tho pnl^it
dois; and tijlkslto pooplo "fall grades of
lifo and shades ef belief. If conscientious
?and a man who is no\ has no business
in tho editorialjohair?ho fcols tho re
sponsibility us Jf a mouutain wore on his
soul. Ho knn>W8 that tho welfare, uiornl
grofclh und pcrtco of the community do
pond largely Upon bis d lily or wo?kly
ntternnof'S. Many times doos ho draw
hi* pun through the linos which express
his sentiments, but which ho foars may
bo misund'uvtood, and do harm to sotne
of those whom ho desires to make better,
and not woiso. It is no easy position;
it is scarcely a desirublo one, and yet
if ho happens to express a sentiment
which does not suit the reader, the lat
ter is uncharitable enough to lose no
time in censuring him. The editor does
not always think ns tho reader does. If
ho over cxpress<d sentiments cxeept
such as the reader chori-hed, what would
be the object in taking tho paper ? It i?
C'-rtainly foolish to pay for a journal
which contains simply a rehash <d' wlmt
wo long before thought ourselves. But,
render. when you arc inclined to find fuult
wi'h tho editor because he says some
thing that doesn't suit you, remember
that you oan't get a paper under the
fun, if it amonnts to anything, that will
not sometimes Fay things that you can't
agroo with.
Posset fulness.
Hard ns it may seem to overcome tho
habit of forgetfulnos, it is a thing which
may be ncoomplishod \ for tho momory,
liko all fJodgiven talents, may be culti
vated to a great extent. Those who do
not eod -svor to cultivate it are guilty of
culpable neglect, and should not be al
lowed to plead forgHfulness in palliation
of any omission or neglect. *Vo havo
the happiness of k now ing a gentleman
whose power of memory is r? trreot ?* to
sec in really wonderful, tho result a'most
entirely of cultivation. In fuel we have
heard him s<y that when ho wim y> nng
ho was so fo i got tut ns to bo constantly
under a cloud in comcqucnoe Ono day.
whon something mmo serious than us
ual had resulted from this failing, bo
ieterminod to overcome it, and fYoin
that moment resolved that his m"inory
'lid do for him its appointed w<>rk,
forcod it into notion, llo allowed
htmnelfto mako no #oro memorandums
or aids to memory, but demanded that,
the faculty should work for his assis
tanoo. ^The result is ho has but fuw
canals in th? country in this respect.
What one can do, surely another may
do) snd, unless in eases where the brain
is over taxed, it is man's own fault if he
is forgetful.
Tnr oflfiea of tho Kkiihiiaw Oazktti
is now located permanently in the com
modious and conricnt building two doors
aboro (Jorald's oorner, where wo will be
glad to have our friends and patrons
oall and aco us.
SunsrniBxM* to ?h? Oazf.ttt. wi!l
hereaflcr reetiivc their papers nt Liberty
Hill regularly on the day of pubti&tion.
AMERICAN NEWS.
Iu New York, n huthaud of 18 wan
sued by a 17 year old wife for divorcc
and ulitmny. As the husband and
prospective father got only 8^ a week,
the application wus dtnicd.
A Philadelphia dancing master is
about introducing a new dunce expressly
for fat pnoplo. All tfTe performer hue
lo do in to wit on the floor uod kick.'
The New York 'Graphic records tho
BoliJ South us "tho most imposing real
ity in thid country." It is a big thing,
sure enough.
S>/ far tho Jailed Savings Banks in
Now York city number 18, with 88,"
1)1)0,000 of deposits. About 84, 500," !
000 will bo loat. Tlie rapacity nnd dis
honesty of the receivers were quit* ou a
par with tho fraudulent management.
Members and Scnntors of both parties
arc iu a log respecting the length of the
extra pension. The admiuftrati"U and
the Hopubiicans generally arc scheming
for an early adjournim-tit.
A building has been crcctcd near
Btighnm Young's grave for tho shelter
of a pariy of men who keep a continual
guard over it day and night.
IIN ow York unlicensed grog shop', if
plutvd in a row, would fill one side of a
street twenty miles.
And it is retootily insinuated that
Pennsylvania will go Democratic, buck
tails and all.
, The ( joorgia State Fair, during last
week, was a complete success.
Kimpton thinks the manning of all
this '?hubbub" in ^outh Carolina is to
get Patterson out ol tho Senate; while
a largo number of people here think it
is to get Kimpton into the penitentiary.
The Augusta Chronicle figures up a
majority of 'J-4 for the Democrats iu tho
Senate alter March tho 4 '70.
President Hayes' messago to Congrep*
touched only on the subject of appro*
pr iatu>u*?nothing political.
The Falls of Niagara will soon turn
1 the wheels of a mill that c.m turn out
: l.H?0 Ij.-iiw?'.? ? i flour u day.
I d.'seph calls Howard 'the B.blc
! Chi f." 11'iward calls Joseph au ' err
I ing brother.'*
?
1 Virginia's dcht is nrarly $"*>(1,000,000,
and the unpaid interest amounts to over
$4,;joo,oou.
Captain Eh da opposes levees along
tho Mississippi, on the ground that they
aro unnecessary. llo assorts that by
outting through the bends utid shorten
ing the course of the river it will keep
wifcliin the natural batik, und drain vast
areas of uiniahy lands,
" ' > ??-?*???
.SJLMPLK CHUK POJ^DYSPKPSIA.
Milk n?d lijue water art) now frequent
ly prescribed by physicians in ensoi of
dyspepsia and weak now of tho stomach
and in sonic ci8cs nre said to provo ben
eficial. Many persons who think good
bread and milk a groat luxury, frequent
ly hesitate to eat it for the reasou that
milk will not digest readily; sourness of
thn stomach will often follow. But
experience proves that, lim* water nnd
milk are not only Pood and medicine at
an early period of lile, but also at a la
ter, when, as in tho oa*o of infants, the
functions of digestion and assimilation
huvo been ifcriou-dy impaired. A stotn
ach tuxod by glu'tony, irritatod by im
proper food, iniDmcd by alcohol, enfeo
blod by disease, or otherwise unfitted
for its dutius?hs \r shown by tho va_
rious symptoms attendant upon indiges
tion, diarrhun. dyspepsia, dysentery and
fov.;r?will nsuuiu its work, and do it
encrgetieully, on ?n exclusive diet of
brcu.l and milk and liuie-water. A gob
lot of or>w s milk may havo four tiibl'c
spoonfuls of limo^water added to it with
good effect. The way to make lime wa
ter is simply to procure a few lumps of
unshteked lime, put tho liino in a stone
jar, add wator until tho liino is slaoked
and of about tho consistent of thin
cream; the limo settles, leaving the pure
and (dear lime.water at tho top. Creat
enro should be taken not to g"t tho
lime.water too strong. Keep to tho dt
rec'ion as to flio consistency, nnd when
the wuter rise*, pour it off without any
of the limo The lime w iter is also verv
good to npply.to bums ami scalds. In
slaking tho lime, particular enro should
bo taken that none of the pirtioles fly
into tli? eyes.?A etc York Smith.
How People Oct Sick,
Eating too much and too fast; swal
lowing imporfrct msHticnted food; by
taking to much fluid at menl?; drinking
poisomus whiskey nnd other intoxic^intr
drinks; keeping late hours at Ajight, and
sleeping too lat- in the morning; wearing
olothiog tin) light, ho as to relax the cir
culation; woaring thin shoe*; noglooting
to take sufficient. exercise t-> keep tho
hand and foet Warm; neghvting to wash
the body lufficien'lv to keep the pon s
open; ?i (hanging the warm clothes worn
in a warm room during the day for cos
tumes and exposure *,? incident to cvo
ing parties; starring the stotoaoh to
gratify a vain and foolish passion for
drrs-; keeping up constant cxeitcmcnt;
fretting tho mind with borrowed trou
bles; swallowing quack nostrums for
every imaginary ill; taking uieals at ir.
rogularjtiues.
"I A?r ft missionary In my nursery/'
onee observed u Christian mother. ' Six
pair* of littlo ey< s are daily watching
mamma's looks, as well as listening to
her word-*; and I wish my ohildren nev
er to see me iu that which they may not.
imitate." ?
A M. Pavir commenced heo culture
tbree years ago with two hives in Shrcvo
port, I/fl. Ifo now has aoventy-flvo hives,
and his sales this year will not
him 81,000.
Oht our prices for anything in the
of stationery and job printing, iHjfore
pii'ing orders elsewhere. We guarantee
to duplicate Charleston priccB.
OVEK THE OCEAN.
The Turks under Muhktir Pasha
were recently b-tdly boa ten bforc Kara.
A largo number were captured.
In Franco the election resulted iu fa
vor of the Bepublic;uis aud a ribuko to
McMnhon.
Christian missionaries have made their
mark in Japan to su'-h ?*n cxU-nt that
bo Die ofihe Budhist of that country are
prcpaiing young men to go out as
young prtnehers to counteract the
teaching of the missionaries. A num
ber of these young men have been sent
to China and to India for thorough in.
struction in iho mysteries of Buddbisui.
The Rotnnn Catholic congregation at
Rome has pronounced against the can
ouization of Christorpher Columbus.
A Lyons hotiso has been fined lOOf.
for issuing handkerchief* boaring the
portraits of M. Thiers and M. GambetU.
Toads are getting a commercial raltie
in Europe, some 01:0, probably in- the
toad trade, having successfully prouiul.
gutfd the theory that if a toad has a
weakness it is fur Colorado beetles.
Four steel s'camers of lieht draught
have been ordered from England by the
Egyptian Government, for use on Lako
Albert, Fyanza, aud for opening the
navigation of ccutral African rivers.
Two G erman steamers have rcached
Siberia by sea this year, and a sailing
vcpsoI has inudj the pissa;;o from tho
mouth of the Jcnissci to Norway, laden
with Sibcriau products.
During the last t-n years nearly a
million of acres in Great Britain, form
erly under grain crops, have been con
verted into posture, meat hiving be
come so paying an article to raise; but
in tlio last Board of Trade report it is
remarked that this conversion of arable
land into pasture Ins received a cheek
?s a result of the large importation of
[ American meat.
Troubles.
Troubles aro often tho tool* by which
God fashions us for better things. Far
up tho mountain s d.\ lies a block of
granite, aud says to itself, "how happy
j am I in my security"?above the winds,
abuv.? tho trees, almost above tho flight
of bit ds : ''Here I rest, age after age, and
nothing disturbs 111*."
Yet what ii it ? it is only a bare block
of granite, jutting out of the cliff, and
its happiness is ?ho happiness of death.
By-and-by couies the miners, nnd
w:lh strong and repeated blows he drills
a hole in its tops, and the bloeV: "what
does this mean ? Tho black powder
ia poured in and with n bjist that mako<
tho mountain echo, tho block is blown
asunder and goon crashing down into
tho valley. "Ah I" it ?^claims as it falls,
"Why tho rending?" then comes saws
to cut and liibhioTn it, ariai?onihled now"
and willing to bo nothing, it is borne
nw.iy froui tho mountain and conveyed
to the city, now it is chi>el!ed nnd pol
ished, till at length, finished in beauty,
by block and tackle it is raised, with
mighty hoistings high in the air to bo
tho top stono on s on* monument of
tho country's glory. So G .d Almighty
casts a man down when ho tvmts to
cliiwd him und tho ohiselling is always
to uiako him something finer and bi tter
than ho was bofore.
Why Old People Remember Things.
Iho extraordinary persisfenoe of
early impressions, when the mind soems
almost to have ceasod to register new
Ones, is in remarkable accordance with
the law of nutrition. It is a physiolog
ical fact that decline essentially consists
in the diminution of the formative a<x.
tivity of the organism. Now it is when
the brain is growing that a definite di
rection can bo most strongly and per"
sistvntly g;vcn to its structure. Thus tho
habits of thought come to bo formed, and
those nerve tracks laid down which (as
the physiologist bolicvos) const tuto the
niceU tnisin of association, by tho time
tho brain has reached it* maturity ; and
tho nutrition of the org.in continues to
keep up tho same mechanism in accord
ancj with the demands of its activity so
long ns it is being oallcd into use.?
Further, during tho cntiro period of
vigorous manhood, the brain, liko mus
cles. may be taking on somo additional
growth, either as i> wholo or in special
parts, new tissue being dovelopcd and
kept up by iho nutritive process, iri nc
oordanco wifh tho modes of action to
which the organ is trained. And in this
manner a store of '?impfrssions" or
traces is accumulated which may be
brought within tho sphero of conscious,
ness whenever tho right suggesting
"Irings aro touched. But as tho nutri
tive activity diminishes, the "wasto" bo
conies more aeiive than tho renovation,
und it would seoui lh it while (to use a<
commercial analogy) the ' old established
horses" keop their ground thoso lator
firm wh? ti ? ba-<is is less securo aro the
first to crumhlo away?tho nutritivn
activity, which yot suffices to maintain
tho originul structure not h<> capable
of keeping the subsequent additions to
it in working order. This earlier do
generation ol later formed struoture is
a general fact perfectly fu mi liar to tho
pbysologist.
A Word to Gikia?-There is a thing
of whieh I want to speak, nnd that is of
tho bohnviot of girls toward young tnen
who aro not lovorj but simply friends,
Let mo tell you plainly that our sex were
not meant to bo wooors. Tho ouatom
prevalent among a ccrtain class of young
ladies of asking, directly or indirectly,
tho attentions of young men is not an
adinirablo custom. ? My son," said a
lady to me, not long sinoe, "is much
prejudiced against a young girl, whom
I admire, because sho is constantly send
ing him notes, inviting him to bo hercs
cort hero and there, nnd planning to have
him with her." A modest and dignified
reserve should distinguish your manner
to gentlemen. Too gr^at familiarity an I
loo evident pleasure iu tho society of
young men aro orrors into which no dol
icate and urc minded girl should full.
The Gazette Job Printing Office
I? nrrr*K prepared than nny other ortlr*
town, torAcruU'ln theinoat nttrwctlvr ?tyle?
?very Umrrlpilon i?f Job Printline, aucti u*
l*Hliiphlel?, I^trtcU, Hill llciuU. Lrtter ?ntl
Note He*dn, Ij?w ItrU-f*. l\??t??r?, l??>ilitvr*,
tiroulnrn, I In ntl RIIU, weditlnit, V lulling
urnl Aililre?? Cwrilw, CnriU, l<u'wsl?,
Ac.
Work ilone In Brrm?e, Hnl,niiip nml Rlnck,
Tin- public inu?t rrtiH'iulwr that the be?t I*
ulwiiy* tin* vl?et?j>v*t.
Wo ?lo work rt C"hf\rle*tnu Price*. nml
sunruitlcc entire mitUAicliou to our putroni.
We keep mitotan tly on hutul the largest
stork of IVjhth ami Curd* tu town.
WIT AND HUMOR.
A YorkvilU.* paper mentions tho dca'h
of Mr. Briety. So-B?ictjf isdead^she.
An Indiana editor says: "Coal oi),
rubbed on the nock and head, will euro
hoe cholera; we havo tried it." Who
can dispute testimony like that?
In olden times boys used to draw
pictures rf ships on the slate. Now
ihey draw schooners aud havo tbern put
ou the slate.
Some unconscionable idiot painted A
ret S| it ? dog in Bethlehem, Pa., with
:iltcrnnte earuiino and preen stripos.
The dop is out yet mad, but tho owner
is?very.
Tweed says it's too bad. HcrcCrant
is receiviue the freedom of nearly every
eity in the world, while ho can't even
pvt the freedom of such a mean city as
New York.
The Rev. floorgo Bull baptised forty
persons by immersion in twuncy-sovon
minutes in Savannah, and he is 80 years
old,.too. lie is a "star" bnptiier?in
fac*, a (ireat Hipper.
A stroko of lightning tho other day
tore a boy's boot all to pieccs and didn't
harm the boy. Tho rrason was that ho
had placed the boot undtr a tree and
gone in swimming.
A patent has been taken out upon
almost everything of value, but tbero is
a fortune waiting for the man who pat.
euts a bootjack that will kill two Thom
as cats at ouc time..
Russian to Turk, who receives a bay
onet thrust?"But, my poor Turk, you
don't appear to object?" Turk?'-it is
the first timo in eight days that any"
thing has gone into my stomach."
c You must cultivato decision of
character, and learn to say 'No," said a
father to his son. Soon afterword, when
the father t dd tho son to chop wood,
the boy said "No" with an emphasis
that shoRed u teiuctubranoo of the les*
son.
At the Paik Theatre, London.rcccnt.
ly. in a duel sccno in the IffM- act of
[ "The Hake's Proprc*R," tho pistols
missed firo twice, when one of th ) actors
came fir ward, and asking tho uudicnco
I to imagine that ha had beon shot, as
I sumed a recuuibcnt position, and tho
curtain (ell.
Th-* Sunday school at Tilfon, Ivy.,
passed a resolution last spring that any
scholar attending tho circus should pay
five cen's to tl e treasury, any teacher
twenty*five, and tho superintendent95.
A nice crisp V was put in the box last
Sunday, and the superintendent still
wears his summer hut.
Tho following is a htoral copy ot an
address upon h letter recently mailod in
Philadelphia: "For mistor patriok Davy
Crarston, rhodo. iland in the atato of
"uu1 juik-fcr-JMhaaioiHtiMtoMi
flah ty to be handed for her sister ann
mnndignn potitu':kt rhadd iland tou re*
main in tho post offis till called for
uionday week."
An ncrobatic frcncliraan claims great
croilit for being able to "walk on tho
coiling wiih his head down;" but if ho
wants to create a real sensation let him
walk on tho ociling with hia head up.
Ho mi^ht oaady perform tho latter feat
if ho lived in New York on tho first
day of May; for then, wc aro told, noar
ly all tho hoQsus aro "upsido down."
A gentleman prnvo a party in honor
of a d'Htinguishcd mission-try lafolv ro?
turnrd froin his field of work. The la"
-dies appeared with very decollcte drows,
and ms the host frarod tho stylo might
shock his rovorencc, ho apologiiod
to him for it, saying that fashion do
innnded it. "Oh, I don't mind it qb
all," rpliod tho missionary; "I havo
been ten years among tho savages."
Bnggago smashers received a terriblo
warning at l'oughkccpsio, N. Y., tho
othor day. They were knocking a trunk
around in tho usual mannor, when it ex
ploded.. It contained n package of pow
der, an 1 tho huodling of tho trunk igni
ted a match, and explosion resulted.
The baggage-'oom, which was well fill.
ed with employees, was deserted on tho
double quiok. No ono was hurt.
Tommy is fond of sugnr, and asks his
mothor for some to cat with hw broad
and butter. Sho refu?oa. Ho appears
resigned, hut adds, grnvHy : "You know,
mamma, what happonod round tho cor*
nor? Thero was a littlo boy,and bin
mother would not ^ivo him any sugar
on his broad and butter, and?and?and
tho next day ho fell in a well."
Tho corn husks are thin, indicating a
mild winter; tho woods are full of mast,
an unfailing si^n of a long, hard winter;
there aro myriads of spider', mild win
ter; acres of caterpillars, hard winter:
th'? squirrels aro idlo and listless, mild
winter; the squirrles uro noisy and busy,
hard winter;-tho goose bono is wbito
and grey, mild and hard winter; tho
woodehuok stays out, hard winter. It
is indood, only a quostion of tiino, when
tho system of weather prognostications
will bocomo ono of tho cxact sciences.
It is sometimes a work of several
we?ks to "namo tho baby;" but horo is
a cuxo where tho right word was gotten
without trying. A youug lady in Wood
stock had her Christian name suggestod
hy an exclamation of hor grandmother,
who, after adjusting her spc? taoles, to
viow for the first tinio tho features of
tho new born baby, cxclaimed, "I dc
claro 1" Tho child was ohristonod, "Jdtt
C ht*r"
A woman rosiiling up town slid down
a pair of stairs Tuesday oveninp with
one leg through a sixteen quart tin pail,
a lamp in ono hand and a tin pan filial
with jars of jolly a id empty aishes in
the other. No particular dnmn^o was
dono, but sho made no much noiso tho
people for a distance of half a block sup
posed tho strikers had oomo suro. Hho
said afterwards that "John Henry W^uld
catch it for leaving that tin pail on tho
steps."
RKMKMnr.it that the Gazkttk offico
is located t wo do >rs above Gerald's cor
ner.