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I \ WHICH SHALL IT BE i "Which shall it be ? which shall it be ? I looked at John?John looked at me. (Dear, patient John, who loves me yet, As well as though my locks were jet.) And when I found that I must speak, My oice seemed strangely low and weak; "Tell me again what Robert Baid And then I listening bent my head. "This is his letter:" "I will give A boose anil land while you shall lite, n W, in return, from out of your seven, Doe child to me for aye is given." I looked at John's old garments worn, I thought of all that John had borne Of poverty, and work and care, Whioh I, though willing, could not share; Of seven hungry mouths to feed. Of seven little children's need, And then of this. "Come, John," said I, "We'll choose among them as they lie Asleepso walking hand in hand. Dear John and I surveyed our hand. First to the cradle lightly stepped, Where Lillian, the baby, slept; Her damp curls lay like gold, alight, A glory 'gainst the pillow white: Softly her father stooped to lay Hia rough hand down in loving way, When dream or whisper made her stir, And huskily he said, "Not her." We stooped beside the trundle bed, And one long ray of lamp light sbed Athwart the boyish faces there, In sleeD bo nitiful and fair. I nv on Jamie's rough, red cheek A tear undried: ere John could speak, He's but a baby, too," said I, And kissed him as we hurried by. Pale, patient Robbie's angel face Still in his face bore suffering's trace; No, not for a thousand crowns, not him," He whispered, while our eyes grew dim. Poor Dick! Bad Dick! our wayward son, Tnrbulent, reckless, idle one? Could he be spared ! Nay, He who gave, Bids as befriend him to the grave; Only a mother's heart oan be Patient enough for such as he; "And so," said John, '-I would not dare Tft flAnrl Him frnm hnr Korl.aitln nravor " - ~ -v. r--j ? Then stole we softly up above, And knelt by Mary, child of love; "Perhaps for her 'twould better be," I said to John. Quite silently He liftedJup a curl that lay Across her cheek in willful way, And shook his head: "Nay, love, not thee," The while my heart beat audibly. Only one more, our eldest lad, Trusty and truthful, good and glad? So like bis father; "ho, John, no; I cannot, will not let him go." And so we wrote^injcourteous way, We could not give one child away And afterward toil lighter seemed, Thinking of that of which we dreamed; Happy, in truth, that not one face We missed from its accustomed place; Thankful to work for all the seven, Trusting them to One in Heaven. A Disheartened Insurance Agent A family named Kemper moved into a house in our row last week, writes Max Adler, and Benjamin P. Gunn, the life insurance agent, who lives in A! /? . 11 1 TT .1 .1 tne same row, nrst cauea. ne uroppeu in to see if he could not take out a policy .for Mr. Kemper. Mrs Keeper came down to the parlor to see him. "I suppose/' said Gunn, " that Mr. Kemper has no insurance on his life." "No," said Mrs Kemper. "Well, I'd like to get him to take * out a policy in our company. Its the safest in the world: the largest capital, smallest losses and biggest dividends." "Mr. Kemper don't take much interest in such things now," said Mrs. Kemper. " Well, madam, but he ought to, in common justice to you. . No man knows when he will die, and by paying a" ridiculously small sum now, Mr. K. can leave his family in affluence.? I'd like to hand you, for him, a few pamphlets containing statistics on the subject; may I ?" "Of course, if you wish to." "Don't you think he can be induced to insure?" asked Gunn. "I hardlv think mo." rnnlied Mrs. Kemper. "lie is in good health, I suppose? Hm he complained lately of' being sick?" "Not lately." "May I ask if he has any considerable wealth?" "Not a cent." "Then of course he must insure.? No poor man can afford to neglect such an opportunity. I suppose he travels sometimes: goes about in railroad cars and other dangerous places." "No, he keeps very quiet." "Man of steady habits, I s'posc ?" "Very steady." "He is just the very man I want," said Gunn; "1 know I can sell him a policy." "I don't think you can," replied Mrs. Kemner. "Why ? When will he be' home ? I'll call on him. I don't know any reason why I shouldn't insure him." "I know," replied Mrt Kemper. "Why r "He has been dead twenty-seven years !" said the widow. Then Gunn left all of a sudden. He will not insure any of the Kempers. "Doctor," said a thick headed youth to Agassiz, "You once said that fish is the proper food for men to eat who have brain work to perform. How much ought I to eat to tone me up properly?" "About two whale?," was the reply. Grange Secrets Revealed. How Initiations are Conducted. On being brought into the anteroom of the lodge, (Greengrocer Temple, No. 101,) I was told I had been balloted for and accepted. My infor mant, who was securely masked by what I afterwards learned was a large burdock leaf perforated with holes for the eyes, told me that if I valued my life it would be nececssary for me to strip. As I did consider that of considerable worth to me, and as he italicized his wishes by carelessly playing with a seven-shooter, I withdrew from mv cmrments with eagerness. My masked friend then furnished me "with the regalia of the first degree, called " The Festive Ploughboy," which consisted merely of one large cabbage leaf attached to a waist-band of potato vines. In an airy costume I was conducted to the door, where my companion gave three distinct raps. (I was securely blind-folded by binding a slice of ruta-bagas over each eye.) A sepulchral voice from within asked, "who comes ?" My guide answered: "A youthful agriculturist who desires to become a granger." ~ I Sepulchral Voice?Have you looked him carefully over'( Guide?I have, noble gate-geeper. S. V,?Do you find any agricultural marks about him ? Guide?I do. S- M.?What are they'( Guide?The candidate has carroty hatf, reddish whiskers and a turn-up nose. S. V.?'Tis well. Why do you desire to become a granger ? Guide (answering for candidate)? That I may be thereby the better enabled to harrow up the feelings of the rascally politicians. S. V.?You will bring in the candidate. My worthy stripling, as you can not see, I will cause you to feel that you are received at the door on the three points of a pitchfork, piercing the region of the stomach, which is to teach you the three^great virtues? faith, hope and charity. Faith in yourself hope for a cheaper farm and machinery, and charity for the lightningrod peddler. You will now be harnessed, and in representation of the horse Pegasus, will be tested as to enduranee and winit. The candidate is here attached to a small imitation plow by means of a hempen harness. A dried pumpkin vine, is put in his mouth for a bit and bridle; he is made to get down upon all-fours, the guide seizes the bridle, and urged on by a granger armed with a Canada thistle, tho candidate is galloped three times around the room. While making the circuit, the members arise and sing : Get up and dust, you bully boy, . Whft WAiil.lii't a itranaar " If the thistle's prick don't cause you joy, To feeling you must be estranged, eh! After thia violent exercise, he is rubbed with corn-cobs, bees-waxed where thistled, and brought standing up before the great chief?the Most Worshipful Pumkin-kead. M. W. P. II.?Why Jo you desire to become a granger ? Candidate; (answering for himself), That I may learn to extinguish sewingmachine agents. M. W: P. II.?Have your hands been hardened with toil. Candidate?Not extensively, but then I am not running for office. M. W. P. II.?Tis well, for our lodges contain several who are supposed to be ready to sacrifice themselves for the good of their constituents. M. W. P. II. (Savagely)?Givcmca chaw of tobacco! Candidate, searching himself, but as there i3 no place about him to strike a pocket, tries to explain, but the Most Worshipful Pumpkin-head interrupts him with? "Never mind, my young friend, I am well aware that in your present condition you can no more furnish your friends with the weed than Adam could be comfortable in a plughat and tight boots. It is merely to teach you the great lesson cf economy?doing to others as you'd like to have them do to you. You will now be conducted to the Most Eminent Squash-producer, who will teach you the grand hailing-sign of distress. The sign, my worthy brother, will insure you against mo3t of the ills of the agriculturist?amongst others, against droughts and being bit oy the terocious grass-hopper. The candidate is now conducted to the Most Eminent Squash-producer, who thus says; 4,My worthy brother, I will now invest you with the order of the Festive I'loughboy, which you have well won by your heroic achievement while jharaessed; may you ever wear it with nleasure to Yourself, and may it bo a means of terror to your enemies." (The M. E, C. P. then proceeds to invest the candidate with the regalia of the Festive Ploughboy, which consists of a long tomato necklace.) " The grand hailing-sign of distress is made by gently closing the left eye, laying the right fore-finger alongside the nose, an<t violently wagging the ears. It requires practice, but the advantages are intense. It also has a most impoi taut signification, which you will do well to heed. The closing of the eye signifies that in all your dealings with mankind, you are bound to have an eye to business. Laying the finger alongside the nose is emblematical of wisdom, and places you at once among the "knowing ones.' This is extremely handy in prognosticates m * new weather, and saves the wear and tear of almanacs. Wagging the ears signifies sublimity of purpose, and is thought to be emblematical of childhood's happy hours. It is also supposed by some profound scholars to have a distinct reference to apple dumplings, but this fact is somewhat obscured by the dust of ages. In token that you are one of us, you willl now be branded. When one granger desires to ascertain for sure, if there is another of the order in the room, he raises himKplf orfMitlv bv the slack of his un 0 ^ -1/ mentionables, scratches his off thigh with his nearer hoof, and remarks in a voice of thunder: "Are there any grangers about?" The answer is'Jeese- s wax.'" ' 8 I was here interrupted, Mr. Editor, by a volley fired into the open window, evidently intended for me. Fortunately I escaped without a scratch, and, j which is of more consequence, succeeded in fetching off my precious manuscript. This is about all there is in the ceremony of any importance. I < must leave the country at once?armed men are at my heels. They know that I am writing to expose them.? ( You may hear from me again, if I should deem it best to expose the other degrees. Until then, adieu. , From your sacred friend, B. Pole. Notice.?This ceremony of initiation ] is used during the absence of the lady members. Their initiatory ceremonies are entirely different, being much simplified, as they should be. < A tough old Couple?The toughest man in America lives two miles j below Matamoras, Pa., His name is 1 F. A. Rose. lie is over seventy-five years old. Within the past ten years he has had both legs broken, his skull smashed, a hip dislocated, a shoulder blade and three ribs fractured, and an arm broken, and his teeth knocked out, and all by runaway accidents.? lie always drives young and spirited horses before a wagon over 40 years 1 old. liis^harness is patched up and J tied together with ropes and strings. After every one of his incidents he has insisted on getting around before the bones were set. The consequence is that his limbs arc crooked and not to be relied on. He is obliged to attend to his work on crutches, but still drives fractious young horses to his old wagon. The horse that will not run and plunge in sight of the stars is too tame for him, and lie exchanges it for another. Mr. Rose has a wife as tough as himself. She is almost as old as lie is, and has been more or less crippled for years, but has attended to her households duties with the aid of a cane and crutches. She hadreecntly a tall and broke her arms, hut she did not think it worth mentioning, and raLoiif Lo>- wAvlr na ucntil. Old I Mr. Rose is one of the wealthiest men in n.tlnwarfl V-illair 'fr. Turret lua* will) his two sons and grandsons lie owns four miles of rich lint along the river, and as far back on the mountain. He says he thinks he will reach the hundred years if the next horse that runs away with him does not break his neck. Nothing short of that he thinks, will kill him. A Delpliia belle dropped her wire symmetry in crossing a muddy street, and a gallant Irishman handed it to her with the remark, "Ma'am here's your muzzle." The editor of the New York child's paper received a letter from a lady subscriber recently, in which was written. "Our Anna died last week after reading the last number of your valna- , hie paper." i A man was boasting that he hail been married twenty years and had novnr ffiven his wife a Cl'OSS word.? "v O" ? ? # Those who know him say he didn't dare to. In order to keep up with the progress of the age, Time is said to have abandoned the scythe and hour-glass, and purchased a mowing machine and a watch. t Western women are grumbling ter riblv because the managers of agricul- 1 tural fairs don't give notice when they offer prises for the finest babies. The State Fair officers will take notice. A Milwaukee dry goods clerk wears a shingle under his shirt front to keep the wrinkles in subjection. Mark Twain sympathises with the woman movement, when the "movement is around a wash tub.'' "Grandma, why don't you keep a servant any longer ?" "Well, you see, my child, I'm getting old now, and can't take tare of one, as 1 used to you The Akron Times says that "the wicked stand on slippery places."? The righteous arc in the same predicament these days. A Sioux City Justice of the Peace, about to marry a couple. "Hold up your right hands. Now what do you know about this case?" A Western preacher discoursed from the text, "How old art thou?" and the next day about one-third of the women of the congregation called to tell him that it Was none of his business. A rather good looking middle aged lady at a revival meeting in Alton was admonished by an cxhorter, to "put off the old man." She consider- T ed a moment, and then blushingly said she'd doit provided they'd find a younger one "well to do.'' FRESH "n>T?,TTr4-?=i AND MEDICINES. Our store and contents having been detroyed by the late fire, we have opened with in ENTIRELY NEW STOCK of Drags and Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, &c. &c. &c. 3ne Door above Mrs. Crosby's, Where we hope te see our old friends and :ustomeis. HODGSON ?& DFflXAP. January 19. . tf rh3 Wilmington Star. E?tabli?lic(l only Nix Years. DAILY STAR. Has the largest circulation of any Daily Newspaper in the State, and a circulation in Wilmington nearly twice as large as any Hlier paper. All the news of the day will be found in it. inuenscu wuen unimponaui, m icngm ?uvu i" moment, and always presented in a clear, ltelligent and interesting manner. SUBSCRIPTION (IN ADVANCE.) One Year, $7 00 Six Months, 3 50 Three months, 2 00 WEEKLY STAR. PRICE REDUCED. The Wkbkly Star is now combined with he North Carolina Farmkr, and is one of he ciienpest papers in the country, at the Allowing REDUCED RATES: One copy, one year, Sj 50 One copy, six months, 1 tK) Clubs of 5 to 10, oneyear, $1 25 pov copy. Clubs of 10 orinore, oneyear, only fl 00 Specimen copies sent on application. Address, WM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Proprietor, Wilmington, N. C. Cotton Food. Wo have just received a fresh supply if above GUANO from the MARYLAND FERTILIZING COMPANY, which is guaranteed to be fully up to it.; usual high standard. JAMIiS II. BRINGLK A CO., Agents, (I Adder's Wharf. .Charleston. 8. C. February -<!. lui* "fall trade, We are now receiving a large stock of why <;oowk, CLOTHING, for Men ami Boys, IIATS, of all styles, 100 eases BOOTS AND SHOES, HARDWARE AND CROCK KBY. SADDLERY AND HARNESS. 'i In fact, a great many articles too tedum-to mention?ail of which we will sell at oi/r usual low prices. BAUM BRO. September 19 tf Iron and Stool. 15,00(1 lbs IRON, of different sizes, 15,000 Ibi. PLOW STEEL, " For sale by BAUM BRO. January 2-. if' No ![ut01Tttpli<>H, The siibsjribersbog leave to announce that lie recent ire lias caused no interruption in heir bmiiess, nii'l that they arc prepared o wait up<n customers as usual. J. & T. I. JO.VKS, January I j. tf I : f 1 'y V.\ ] |s? lWA$? ': K f- : - :V' /'W i n^ufiaaSBm '< ;)/.;_: 'XK/'': M^ *| : |li?rajj^i l*r :;Ka?^ ,: TjItuCrsriJ/rrtfr-irfM/ ?, /'/.?* ;f> - r, ? 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Cancers to the Womb, and all weakening and painful discharges, Night Sweats, Loss of Sperm andml wastes of the lire principle, are within the curative range of this wonderolModern Chemistry, unda few (lays' use will prove losny person using It lor cither ofthcac tortus of diseise its potent power to cure them. If the patient, dally heconilrK reduced hy tho wastes and decomposition that la conuuually progressing, sueree ls In arresting these wastes, and repairs the nmo with new material made frmu healthy blood?and Una the sa USA pah I I.I.I an wtlland doCSaeci? a euro Isceriatn; for w hell mire this rcniedyA-onimencea Its workofpurillcutinn, and succeeds In Jurnlubihlug (be has or wastes, Its repairs will he rapid, and every day the patient will feel himself (rowing better and stronger, (he rood digesting letter, appetite Improving, audtlcali And weight Increasing. 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PI 11a, for the rorc of ?ll?*i?orUr*el the fUMnacb, l.lrer, Itow'cU, Kidney., Ill.itd.r, Nervair* Dlaea-tr*, Heartache. t'oB<ttpiatoh.C0.tlvrut<*, Indige-tlon, Dys- ' repela, Uillo.uuiix, Hllloiub'ever, Inflammation offhe | jlowela, Pile., And all ller.ngcmenta of the Internal , Vlacera. Warranted l<> rffrcl n po*lllre cure. Pnrthr ' Vegetable, coq la u lug no mercury, uiuerala or deleteIrt- , ouartrtua. A few do.es of It \ nw.v V'fl PTT.T.S will free the era- i lem from ail the above named disorder., l'rice, 2S cebta r per Hoi. 801.D HV DKL'titi ISTS. RF.AD "FALSS ANUTKl'K." F?n4 one letter b tamp p. RAIIWAI k CO.. No. 81 Warren M., New York, laformauoaworth taouaa&di will be aani row. SB' Dr. J. Walker's California Vinegar Bitters are a purely Vegetable preparation, made chiefly from the native herbs found on the lower ranges of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, the medicinal properties of which ara extracted therefrom without the use of Alcohol. The question is almost daily asked, " What is the cause of the unparalleled success of Vinegar BitTims f Our answer is. that they removo the cause of disease, and the patient recovers his health. They are the great blood pariiier and a life-giving principle, a perfect Renovator and Invigorator of. the system. Never before in the history of the world has a medicine been compounded possessing the remarkable qualities of vi?egar Bitters in healing the sick of every disease man is heir to. They are a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonio, relieving Congestion or Inflammation of the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious Diseases The properties of Dn. Walker's Vikkoar BiTTERsare Aperient. Diaphoretic, Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter-irritant, Sudorific, Alterative, and Anti-Bilious. Grateful Thousands proclaim Vinegar Bitters the most wonderful Invigorant that ever sustained the sinking system. No Person can take these Bitters according to directions, and remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and vital organs wasted beyond repair. Bilious, Remittent, and Intermittent Fevers, which are so prevalent in the valleys of our great rivers throughout the United States, especially those of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Cumberland, Arkansas, Red, Colorado, Brazos, Rio Grande, Pearl, Alabama, Mobile, Savannah, Roanoke, James, and many others, with their vast tributaries, throughout our entire country during the Summer and Autumn, and remarkably so during seasons of unusual beat and dryness, are invariably accompanied by extensive dcrange " 1. j j inenis 01 iue siomucu uuu u>ci, auu other abdominal viscera. In their treatment, a purgative, exerting a powerful induenco upon these various organs, is essentially necessary. There is no cathartic for the purpose equal to Dr. J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters, as they will speedily remove the dark-colored viscid matter with which the bowels are loaded, at the same time stimulating the secretions of the liver, and generally restoring the healthy functions'of the digestive organs. Fortify the body against disease by purifying all its fluids with i Vinegar Bitters. No epidemic can take hold of a system thus fore-artned. Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Headache, Patn in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations of flip Stomach- Bad Taste l.'i me iniiu'*??| ? vTi tion of the Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs. Pain in the region of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, < are the offsprings of Dyspepsia. Ouo hot-, tic will prove a better guurautee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. Scrofula, or King's Evil, White Swellings, Ulcers, Erysipelas, Swelled Keek, Goitre, Scrofulous Inflammations, Indolent Inflammations, Mercurial affections, Old Sores, Eruptions of the Skin, Sore Eyes, etc. In these, as in all other constitutional Diseases, Walker's Vinegar Bitters have shown their great curutivc powers in the most obstinate and intractable cases. For Inflammatory and Clironic D lieu mutism, Gout, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder, these Bitters have no canal. Such Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood. Mechanical Diseases.?Persons engaged in Faints and Minerrt-, ?-a. Fluinbcrs, Tvpo ooitciaf ^old-beaters and Miners, as they advance in life, arc subject to paralysis of the Bowels. To guard wminat this. t.'lkfl tt dose-of WALKER'S Vinegar Bitters occasionally. For Skill 'Diseases, Eruptions, Totter, Salt-Khcum, Blotches, Spots, Pimplos, Pustules, Boils, Carbuncles, Ringworms, Scald head, Soro Eyes, Erysipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of tho Skjn, Humors and Diseases of the Skiu of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of the system in a short tiino by the uso of these Bitters. Pin, Ttipo, and other Worms, lurking in the system of so many thousands, are effectually destroyed and removed. No system of medicine, no vermifuges, no anthelmintics will free tho system from worms like theso Bitters. For Female Complaints, in young or old, married or single, at tho dawn of womanhood, ortho turn of life, these Tonic Bitters display so decided an influence that improvement is soon perceptible. Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find its impurities bursting through tho skin in Pimples, Eruptions, or Sores; cleanse it when you find it obstructed and sluggish in tho veins; cleanse it when it is l'oul; your feelings will telt von when. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the system will follow. t R. II. .MrlM>\AL.O & CO., Drugtfixt* A (.Sou. A gts., San Krancisco, California, A cor. of Washington andCharltou Sts.,N.Y. Sola by all Druggists and Dealers. ARRIVED AT LAST. IIWHLD respectfully inform mv frie 3 and the people of Kershaw and adjoining bounties generally, that I have at last arrived in tho town of Camden with a large and elect stock of the very finest HOUSES AND d T I,US, just from Kentucky. Those I am prepareddispose of at prices mitable to the extreme stringency or ine imes. 1 must *rll, and therefore nil who faror me with a call, will obtain bargains. My stock enn be seen tit (he stables of Mr. I. ('. Salmoti'l, mi UeKnlb Street, where I 1 l ive est til dished myself on nccouut of the nanv conveniences of the grounds. The |ti|l?lic I- invited and solicited to give ne i cell. J. A. ARMSTRONG. January 1 "t. tf TO It EXT. I The mi lersigned desires to rent that voluble PLANTATION, lying on the waters of .ittle Fin Hock (Jreck, and known as the trakefotd bands. On the premises there is desirable llc-idencc, n good Store House, nd all necewsary Out Buildings, in good re- < mi/ Hurtles wishing to rent upon favora- 1 do terms, can do so by calling upon ( W.M. CLVBURN. January Id- if \ $ I a I a mm i ~ South-Carolina Rail Road. Charleston, S. C. Oct. 18, 1873. On and after Sunday the 19th inst., the Passenger Trains of this Road will run M follows? Leave Columbia at 8 40 a. m. Arrive at Charleston at 4.20 p. m. Leave Charleston at 9.00 a. m. Arrive at Columbia at 5. OOp. m. night express. (Sundays Excepted.) Leave Columbia at 7-16 p. a. Arrive at Charleston at 7.10 a. m. Leave Charlestonat 7.10 p. m. Arrive at Columbia at 6.80 a. m. Camden Accommodation Train. W'l run through toOolnmbia, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday as follows: Leave Camden at 6 60 a. ro. Arrive at Columbia at 11 60 a. m. Leave Columbia at 1 60 a. m. Arrive at Camden at 6 86 p m. Night Trains connect at Augusta with the Georgia Road, and the Maeon and Augusta Road. This is the quickest and most direct route and ns comfortable and aa chean m? WJ other route to Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, and all other points West and Northwest, fig?"Day Trains connect with theCharlotU Road. Through Tickets o? sale, via this route, to all points North. gj^Camden Train connects at Kingsrille , daily (except Sunday) with Day Passenger Train. S. s. solomons, Vice President. S. B. Pickens, O. T. A. Wilmi.igton, Columbia and Augusta Rail Road. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, Wilmin TON, Oct. Oct- 24.1873. After this dat*, the following schedule wi beruu by trains on this Road? DAY EXPRESS TRAIN, (Daily.) Leave Wilmington, (Union Depot) 4:60 a. m. Arriveat Florence 10:40a, m Arrive at Columbia 8:10 p. m. Leave Columbia 11:00 a m. Arrive at rlovence 4:40 p. M. Arriveat Wilmington 10:46p.m. NIGHT EXPRESS TRAIN. Leave Wilmington (Union Depot,) 6:10 p. m. . Arriveat Florence 11:87 p. m. Arrive at Columbia 4:00 a. m. Leave Columbia at 8:46 p. m. Arrive at Florence 10:00 a.m. Arrive nt Wilmington 7:16 a. h. JAMES ANDERSON, Oen'l. Superin't. Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail Road. GeneralSuperintendant's.Officb, Columbia, October 26, 1872. On and after this date the following schedule will be run over this road? going socth. Train No. 1. Train No. 2. Leave Charlotte, 7 00 a m 8 30 p. nt. Leave Columbia 2 48 p tn 3 40 a, m. Arrive nt Ayguata, 8 06 p m 846 a. m. going north. Train No. 1. Train No. 2. Leave Augusta, 1 60 a m 4 15 p. m. Leave Columbia, 11 68 a m 9 87 p. m. Arr. at Charlotte, 7 08 p m 6 16 a. m. Standard time, ten minutes slower than Washington city time; six minutes ahaad of Columbia.' Train S*o 1, daily; No 2, daily, Sundaya "fell 'frains make close counection to .r-H points North, South and West. Through tickets sold and baggage check* ^ ed to nil principal poiqts. JAMES ANDERSON, General Superintendant R.E. Dorset, Gen. F. & T. Agent. Greenrille and Columbia Railroad.^ Daily, Sundays excepted, connecting -'\ft Night Trains onthe South Carolina P up and down; also with trains'^ and South on Charlotte, Co' *flbia ?, JV, gusta Railroad, and Wi?-in8ton' Columbla and Augusta Railros* _ UT?. x.?Tccoluinbia af - 7.15 a m. Leave Alstou 906 a. m Leave Newberry 10.40 a m. Leave okesbury 2.00 p m. Leave Beltou 3.50 p m. Arrive at Greenville at 6.30 p m, DOWN. Leave Greenville at 7.80 a m. Leave Beltou 9.80 a m. Leave Cokesbury 11.15 a o. Leave Newberry 2.80. pm. Leave Alston 4.20 pm, Arrive at Columbia 6.00 p m. Anderson Branch and Blue Ridge Division LEAVE [ Walhalla 0 45 a m. Arrive 7 lflp a . Perryville 0 26 a u>. Leave 6 35 p m S Pendleton 7 10 a in. Leave 6 GO p ?f Anderson 8 10 am. Leave 4 60 p>r Ar. at Helton 0 00 a m. Leave 3 60 pJm IfcJ-Aecommodation Trains on Abbcvi? Branch Mondays,W edcnsdays and Fridayay*^ On Anderson Branch,between BeltoJBM Anderson, on Tuesdays, Tliui Jf^nftilmat TH08. DODAMEAD, u^ll. Supt. Jabcz Norton, Qenl. Tiafcrj 1ft. 'RICHMOND BANKING ANj) INSURANCE ^ COMPANY. Capital, - - #500000, PERSONS wishing to insure in atirst class Company at low rates, will please apply Lo W. CLYBURN, AgentALL, BIGHT^J( The undersigned informs his friends and sustomers that his store is open, and ha la prepared to serve them as usual. He wil be (lad to wait upon all whgsSV give him a oall 1 J. WT MsCOBRY, Agent, Jaauary 14. If