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f SIGNS OF RAIN. There will be rain! The suioke curls Upon the thatch all parched and brown': The swallows, soaring late so high, Now near the ground in circles fly. Last night a halo round the moon Foretold a change of weather soon; Pale, watery beams now earthward throws The sun, which late in glory rose. A rainbow spann'ed tbc sky at darn, Of rain the shepherd to forewarn. While closed the pimpernel's bright flow'r, In token of the coming shower. There will he rain ! The flowers exhale Yet sweeter perfumes on the gale. And through the lighter atmosphere The distant bells seem chiming near. The willows an.l aspen trees Toss their leases upward to tho brceie, And on the riser's glassy brenst More deep and clear the shadows rest. Low s*ighs the wind, the branches creak, The drowsy cattle shelter seek, ??:>- And Jieduy, granny in me i?bb. Brays forth his well-known -'sign of rain." J ?Soon Nature's face, which for a while Has thirsting drooped, rcfreshe 1 shall S' And joy fttid plenty o'er the land Be spread, 0 Lord, at thy command. K?? flashes. Which is the fastest way to raise Strawberries? With a spoon. ... Mr. Nettle ws3 recently married to a ??*'' Miss Thorn. That's what you might call 'a prickly pair.' ^ We hear of poor and honest families Eflggf who arc struggling to get through the , winter with only coo dog. A California poet has apostrophized castor oil in a se r,tirueutal poem. This \ is a new way to strike oil. Pi'."" Among the items in a plumber's bill are: to searching gas leakage fifty cents; * to having found it, one dollar. Tho managing editor of a Texas r'y newspaper is expee'ed to do very little ??r.?i n mmi drnl nf shooting. ff i ll|U^* UilM U ^|\?V ... ... ... t,. BjK: * mi,- .' A French balloonL-t has prioted an acoount of twenty-four aerial vojages. It i3 light reading of a high order. A Lewistown, Me.. Erenchman drove sixteen miles to have his haby christened, jpS&i ' * and when he got home had forgotten its ID ??? '. 'Change cars !' is what a bootblack [*?*said to a countryman the other day, when be had finished one of his bror Mrs. Nag won't believe in physiology. She maintains that, whatever the book may say, ber husband is a cold blooded 'I have neTcr known but two women who were really perfect,' said a lady to .*' anotlttr. 'Who was the other ?' asked ; - * her companion. pS ^ *An Irishman onee observed that mile-stones were kind enough to answer yoor questions wi'hout giviog you the H*trouble to ask them. Hgj: 'Is Ibis Alder creek f ioquired a tourist of an old man leaning over a jenee. *ias, uu? is ??> v.w. ? knows on !' was ihe reply. pK Ont in Califaanh, tho land of the glorious climate, the first six months gfeffo' of the year they pray for the rain, the remaining six months they ran away Almost every idea is already patented hot the man who shall invent u hoot, jack that will kill two cats at one throw will find a clear field, end inny realize ; jjjl;* from it his everlasting fortune. WORDS or WISDOM. Bard feelings arc the elements of Never take a crooked path when you i- can sec a straight one. Man was wonderfully created, more wonderfully redeemed. jfe'V.,. Beauty without honesty is lika polson kept in a box of gold. Fear not the threats of the great, tut rather the tears of the p<*or. Better be upright with poverty, Mian j|- be unprincipled with plenty. Rfct A man may have much of the world, and yet not be mnch of a man. A bad heart is like the jaundice, that sees its own dingy yellow in the purest H^L ^ Prejudices resemble the fogs thst tnrn the bright sun into c dull copper lie doth wroug that giveth cause of war, not ho that sceLetli the redress of The greatest lore in us, next unto God, ought to be lore towards our No life can be pure in its pnrposc * and strong in its strife and all life not be purer and strongdfe thereby. r-' I Some peoplo livo with purp^s.'s, and some pass through the world like i straw on a river?tnero passenger*. He always sure of doing good. This wili mako your life Portable, your ueatn nappy, ana yoar accuum giunuue. The treasures of the deep aro rot so precious as are tho concealed comforts of a man locked up in a woman's love. It was Thoreau who said that ' We who have not had & sued time of character, cannot expect a harvest of thought." Tho darkest day in any man's career is thot wherein he fancies there is some easier way of getting a dollar thau by squarely earning it. Every sin egainst God. the Supreme Sovereign, is a capital offence, nnd con> . arqnently the life of corny Fiuocr is forfeited to divine justice. Out of my 1,500 cmlloyecs, only about fifty uko liquor in any form, and *hey all know that just as soon as I can find equally capable nun tp take their, plac'8 they will have to gK?p. T. Bs'rouO). ' ' m wmm*mmm?a?mmmm?mmmmm?mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ashes. The statement ha? been made?* we have never seen it tested?that a bushel of unleached ashes weighs ubout forty-eight or fifty pound*. Assuming it to be forty-eight pounds, a lop-dressing of twenty-five bushels to the acre gives 1200 pounds of fertilizers. It is estimated that this quantity of ashes contains about one hundred pounds of potash, three hundred pounds of lime, fifty pounds of magnesia, twenty-five pounds of phosphoric acid, and perhaps ten pounds of sulphuric acid. It will be seen that ashes are about equal in value to the best commercial guanos, containing the very elements most needed by plants; while guano is valuable mainly for its nitrogen and phosphoric acid. The ashes supply the phosphoric acid, but con tains no nitrogen. This is ihe main [ difference. The salts of ashes also j are generally rendered insoluble byj j water by the action of the fire, but lean be made soluble by chcinical l processes. ! Ashes are a good fertilizer for ' anything that grows, from fruit ! trees down to potatoes and garden j vegetables of every kind. As long : as farmers can procure them at a | reasonable price it is one of the best i fertilizers they can use. They may be applied broao'cast, in the bill or drill, or in compost. But in composting care must be taken not to mix them with anything containing ammonia, as animal manures of any kind. From the permaneticv of their effects, and the number of essential elements that they supply, they form perhaps the most economical fertilizers to be bad, and if residing near a town the farmer ougbt to maxc arrangements wim i the inhabitants to purchase all they hare.?Ex. Tin Cow Pea. N Among tho crops that should receive more attention from Southern farmers is the Southern cow pea. It thrives on all soils and succeeds under greater neglect and less cul" tivation than any crop grown in the South. There are many varieties, and though some other arc considered better for table use. the black is the j most popular for a field crop, having the property of kocping sound and good on the ground all winter : m iv be sown broadcast and plowed in, or in drills two and a half feet apart,! admitting of cultivation after wheat and oats, to be plowed in again, when in bloom, for green manuring, or allowed to ripen a crop, which is usually gathered by handpicking. And, again, they inako most excellent food for horses and cows, if cut just as the first pods are formed, and fed green or cured. The roots will immediately send up another growth that can bo turned under for the benefit of the next crop. Probably, however, the most profitable U3o to i which they can bo turned is to be fed down to hogs, causing * them to lav on flesh rapidlv, though this will | not be so firm and .solid as corn-fed 1 pork, but a week or two on corn be; fore slaughtering remedies that do" O tect. Cow peas are also valuable as catclicron among corn, often; producing a fine return when j dropped in at tho time the corn is, laid by. In fact,'they are a vary important item on every southern farm, and should be planted wherever there is vacant land, even as late a3 August first, and utilized in 'some manner. If it i3 not desirable j to make use of them in any of the above ways, they are always In good | demand in market at fair prices. How <o Hud Itoscs. This is a simple process by which amateur cultivators often increase their stock. A sharp penknife can do duty for a budding knife, and the handle of a toothbrush, if ground down smooth, wiil answer for a spud to aid in lifting the bark. From the last of June to the last of Aur gnat is the best time lor this process, n^thc bark can then be more easily raised from the wood. Take a smooth stalk and make a horizontal cut across the bark through to the wood, but not into it. Prom the centre of this cross cut mako another cut straight down the stem, an inch or more in length. These two cuts should resemble a T. Slice off the hud you desire to propagate with one cut of the penknife, cutting it close to the main stalk. Now, witli the edge of the spud, turn back tho bark on each side of the straight cut and insert the bud on tho wood of the branch to be budded, fitting it tightly to the . AMAAOA/I Atlf W ith !L Kit. of soft viusawu vui* ?? < ?. ? ? yarn bind down the bark, leaving the point of the bud exposed. A handful of dampened moss must then be bound around the stem, taking care to leave the tiny point of the bud oxpoaed to the air. In six weeks tho wrappings can bo removed, but all other shoots must be kept from growing on tho budded branch. By this means a rosebush can he made to bear ball a dozen i different colored roses. Culture of CabbageI A prominent former of Now York ! ; State writes: Since the advent of tlie cabbage: | worm almost everyone has been at n ( ^ioss to knew wbat to do to raise a few onblmgqs. Sotno hnre tried!lone thing and some tri'e'd uiiotbVr,'! ' " "TJ' **4V2ttaVyrfM and mostly to no purpose. Lastl year 1 set about three hundred and | thirty five pla'ita and picked off the j worms by hand as they came, for j about two weeks, which took about two "hours cacli day. This seeming to be too much work, and a9 I have a well of soft water near by I took a five-pail kettle, set it near the well and put into it a pint of soft soap and tho-same of salt and then filled it up with water. I let this stand till the water wa? warmed by the sun, and then after stirring it up well, I took my water pot and applied it at the rate of about a gallon to forty heads, putting it in the center. I did this every day, and the result was I had the nicest and hardest cabbage that were raised. I had no trouble to get ten cents per heal, although cabbage was very cheap here. Some make a practice of buying theii j plants, but I would not give one J cent per hundred unless I knew | what 1 wag getting. 1 use uom-i stock & Co.'s Premium Flat Dutch. They arc the best late cabbages I can find. Swpfit Potato Plants. Many persons have a difficulty in raising sweet potato plants. An experienced farmer says; "As I have had uniform success in raising fine plants it may not be out of place to give my method of laying up the tubers : Dig out the old mold of your pit ahont two feet deep and rill up with fresh horse manure. Cover the manure about three inches deep with the mold that was thrown out, and on this lay thej tubers, covering them also with mold i about two inches deep. Don't use glass ; the plants don't come quite ! as Roon, but are muc s hardier. The bed should be sprinkled every morning with warm water ami covered at night with carpet 01 matting. Care; should be taken net to let cold rains fall on the plants. Keeping Apples in Siind. A writer in the London Garden says that he finds fruit to keep best in perfectly dry sand. lie keeps r...,5t Jn fhia w.iv nil tllA VPUT 1'OUnd. Ho h:i3 liad French crabs two years old. The Catiline pear has remained j sound twelve months. The fruit; must be sound when stored, and the sand must be quite dry. The chief advantages of packing in sand ore, the exclusion of air currents, the preservation from changes of temperature, and the absorption of niois- j ture, which favors decay. Much j will depend on the apartments in ; which the experiment is tricl;a' drv or cool one being best. FOXTTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDER8.1 or prmnl *o Hc*g? will die of Colto, Botts or Lox? F? Tee, If Foatrt Powdr ra ere used la time. Koc'zlPowrtera will coro en <1 pre wit lloo Csounu r'ootx"? powders will prerent Uai-rs IX Fowl, at teclilljr Tnrfcoya. Komi* Powdrra will tnere?M the qmDtttp of inltk ami n cam mnSjr per ccnu, biul make the batter first ad owcek Koub ? Powder* win care or prevent llmost mt Ot*2a*B tiir.t Horse* ami Cattle are belr to. Por-rz*a I'cvrtrx* vruj. am SanaVACTtos. I Sold every where. t HAVTD M. VODI2, Proprietor. SALTIXOBXlia j v,'. c. YOUNG. ISAAC YOUNG. Yniiwr. rrhis Harness, Boots, Shoes, &c. i Made or repaired at the shortest notice i and in l!ic most durable manner. The highest price paid for IIIDK3 of all description?. Give its a call, one Joor west of the Poitoflice, Cam.Ion. S. C, dcclltf Wugar. I I Barrels of different kinds of sugar !'J" for *?lehy BUM b BOS. Molasses. tjfwi BABHFLS New Crop New Orleans | Molasses. For sale Ion l>y | "iu.lif BVUM BP. 03. mmsm i p THE UNEQUALLED JAS. lEffEL DOUBLE . i ' vi *XvP:?rVTf?T7ii I PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ^ SAW, glOUR A WD GRIST MILLS. FKAFIIHP, rJLLETS AND HANflEBS Oiddrtss, POOLE & HPKT. ?. WOLFE, (/HEAP DIIY (aOODK STORE. ALSO, Buys and pays the highest market price for green and dry cow hides, shrep, fox, otter, mink, raccoon and rabbit skins. Also, rags, wool, tallow, beeswa*;, old irrtn, brass, copper, Ac. janltf REMOVAL. I beg to inform tiio public that I have re. moved my Carriage, Wagon and Blacksmith Shops To the building recently fitted up byline, on Broad street, one doer south of Leitncr & flitnlnp's law ofiico. Willi more room nnd increased facilities j for turning out first-class work, I feel jus- I tificd in guaranteeing satisfaction for nil, work turned out in any department of my ; business. J.in25Wfm M. A. METTS. X5aopn! ZSa-eoimZj rounds Bh'ccm for p;Jlp .by t 'ijUlMV BAUM BROS. I t We have received, and are now op BOOTH, SHOES, FOR SFRI1> Orders promptly filled, and all g oD. F. FLEM1 H'liolemile 1 BOOTS, SHOES No. 2 HAYNE STREI P. F. FLEMJNfl, J AS. M. WILSON, >1 II Mil ?iBMWur I* the rannt genial halnana ever u?eil by itffcrrri from pBlmoimrr (IUrai",?. It la conipo??Ml of herbal product*, which have a xpccWlc e.Tect on the throat atul lunra; detaches from the air ceils all Irritating matter: cattaea It to be expectorated, and atone* chock* the Inflammation which produce* the rough. A single dose relievo* the nio?t dUtrc*(.linr parorpm, soothes norvonnnops. and enable* the sufferer to on.lojr guiet rent at night. Being a pleasant oordial, it tone* the weak h to roach, and is specially recommended for children. What others say about TutVs Expectorant, j Had Asthma Thirty Years, Baltimore, r*bt?ary$, is;;. MI have hml Asthma thirty year*, and never found a medicine that had surh a hapnv t (Tcct." W. F. iiOGAN, C'urle. St. A Child's Idea of Merit, Nr.vr Ok lean*, NcttMbtr u, 1:76. "Tult's Expectorant is :ifanihar natncin my hmre. My wife thinks it the best medicine in the world, and the children ny it i* 'nicer than molasses cur Jy.'" NOAH WOODWARD, 101 H. Poydras 8t, "Six, and all Croupy." " I am the mother of sir children ; all of thrm here been croupy. Without Tutt'* Krpectortni, I d< n't think they could have survived aome of the attack*. It is a mother's blessing." MARY STEVENS, Frankfcri, Ky. A Doclor's Advice, " In my practice, I advise all families to keep Tutt *l Expectorant, in sudden emergencies, for coughs, croup, diphtheria, rtc." T. P. ELLIS, M.D., Newark, N. J. Sold by nil druggist*. Price $1.00. Otiice 38 Sturray Afreef, At-ic York. "THE TREE IS EHOWH ? ITS FRUIT." " Tutt's Pills are worth their weight In gold." k REV. I. R. SIMPSON, Louisville, Ky. " Tott'a Pills are a Tpe??l blp?*ing of the nineteenthcentury."?REVJF^R. OSGOOD, New York. "I have need Tutt'eTnTiTfor torpor of the liver. They are superior to any medicine (or biliary disorders ever made." I. P. CARR, Attorney el Law, Augusta, Ga. "I have need Tutl's Pill* five years in my family. They areun equaled forcoslWcneviand biliousness!" r. R. WILSON, Georgetown, Taut. "I have nsed Tott's TTedTTfne with great benefit." W. W. MANN. Editor Mobile Register. "We sell fifty boxeaTuTTs Pi'ls to five of all others."?SAYRE 6 CCL^Jartersville, Ga. "Tott'a Pilla have ^Jnly^tT be tried to establish their merits, Thejr work like magic." W. H. BARRON, 88 Summer St., Beaton. " There is no medicine so well adapted to the cure of bilious disorder* at Tntt's Pills." JOS. BRUMMEL, Richmond, Virginia. ' AND A THOUSAND MORI. Mt by *ruagists. 95 eatsfs a ies. Offlc* 85 Murray Btr?t, Xew York. Iviiwa ii a in vtur 9 lUlldllAlfl VTCI htdorbsd. >j HIGH TESTIMONY. j from thf. pacific jovrxal. 2 -A GREAT INVENTION B haa tiMn mace 1 ty L'R. rCTT. of New > orY, g which restore* j otiMiful lieauty to the hair. That eminent eheinlat hnt miffHcil In H producing * Hair Ilyo which Imitates M nature tn perfection, Old bachelors may Lh now rejoice." J M Price fl.00. Otoe* R.T Murray St., Ft ? New York, Sold by alt tlruyrjisl*. g : BBBBBBBHnBBEIsS i. Ri GOODALE. i Stoves, Stoves A IIEAVV STOCK OF Cook, Parlor and Office STOVES, OF AI.L STYLES, j JUST RECEIVED, AND OFFERED AT PRICES LOWER TIIAN CAN BE HAD Elsewhere ill Camden I i GUTTERING, ROOFING, &c., attended to at shortest notice and on accommodating ! torra*. I a r..li M - # /\ JUII I ill P 01 Tinware & House Furnishing Goods, l*cpt con??tr.n1ly on bund. ?^TAI1 work gunrnn'ccd. JOHN R. OOOHALEderitf Blagging and Tien. 12 000YardH BAGGLN0' GHO Bundles TIBS, For ?ale low by o<si2:itf 1JAUM DROP. Candy, Tandy. yt~ BbXt-5 us'sVrfcH * EI 1878. lening, a large and new stock of , and TBIIKK8 G TRADE. oods with our brand warranted. mu <& co? Dwlern ill AND TRUNKS. IT, Cor, CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. Water-Purifying Chain Pump Acknowledged to be superior to any other I XT 1 a ? A ...? pump Kiiuivu. iiu io get uuv ui ur der. Bucket ami chain*) made of galvanized nialeable iron. The foulest water made pnre by the use of this pump. 10 feet or less. $10; each additional foot, 60 cents. This pump may be examined at the Latham House. jnn8-tf LATHAM k PERKINS. AAA ? week In your own town. fC Outfit X. free, No risk. Header, If you want a Wyy business at which persons of cither sex can make great pay alt the time they work, write for particulars to II. HAt.t.rrrA Co., l'ortla'i'1, Maine. roarlS-ly GILBERT BROTHERS, (NEW ESTABLISHMENT,) CARRIAGE, WAGON AND BLACKSMITH'S SHOP AT THE Old Ktaud of itlctttft Bro's. We are prepared to do everything in oar tin* In the best style, at short notice, and at tha chesn"sr cish "rates. PL ANTATION WOttK a specialty. Tublic patronage respectfully solicited. GILBERT BRO'S. .Tan. 29-firn Riddle's Hotel, LANCASTER 0. H.. S. 0. TTavine purchased the Hotel formerly occupied hy Mr. Jones Crockett, situated on Main street, I am prepared to receive transient and permanent boarders. Good .accommodations at reasonable rates. Stables and Lou free to drovers. JanlMf J. M. RIDDLE, BACK AGAIN. I HAVE the pleasure of announcing to my friends and patrons that 1 have removed to MY OLD STAJTD, where with far greater facilities and conveniences than I had before the fire, I am prepared to conduct a FIRST CLASS BAKERY in every respect, and the patronage of the publie is cordially solicited. Orders For Cakes of any description promptly and satisfactorily filled by competent bakers. Fresh. Bread always on hand, oct 2dtf MR8. H. CROSBY. At or Hear Cost. Having 'on hand too large ft stock of LIQUORS of best quulities to carry through the dull season. I am determined to turn it inio money, and in order to do so rapidly. have concluded to soli at the following very low prices by the gallon : OM Crow Ky. Rye Whisky ?4.25 Rickey I've 2.50 Miller's live 2 50 I Pride of Ohio llye 1.75 North Carolina Core ' 2.50 !>u!tira<>rc C'?-rn 1.75 Apple Hrandy (the best) 3.75 OiiiTer Hrandy 2.50 Dlackbcrrv Hrandy 2.50 Cojjnac Hrandy 3.50 Gin (best) 2.50 Hum (pure) 2.50 "" Port Wiuo 2.50 Tobacco ami Cigars in variety, at low prices. Also, a fine assortment of Family Groceries of the best quality. Call and see ma, and price my goods be-: ore purchasing elsewhere. J. H, LOLLIS, nt"01d Brick Corner," Broad St? Camden, S. C. janl-tf FEED AND SALE STABLES. Every convenience on the spot. Always put up At ARMSTRONG'S COMMODIOMS STABLKS ?? Ti?T-..n. ?-oii ; premises. Animals well fed and properly cured foi by accomplished hostlers. PRICES VER F MODERATE- t Horses and mules always on hand and j for tale cheap. Don't forgot the place. J. A. ARMSTRONG. Farties indebted to me are requestto be prompt in making settlement. Collections must be made or I shall he compelled to adopt sctere measures. Spring Opening! MILLINERY AXD DREW* GOODS. I ain new receiving and oj cning my Soring and Summer Styles Of the above goods, in great varieties, to which 1 invito the attention of the ladies. My stock will include nil tho latest novelties in fashion. My DRESS - MAKING IDopartment in the hands of nn experienced MODISTE, whoso taito and execution will givo satisfaotiuu. Mrs. T. B. Walker. Mackerel. 'fnU Kits bT MYcVeVel foT pfle at IMU DAVM BROS. 1 NEW GOODS! Spring of 1878! j A CHOICE STOCK OF FANOY AND DOMESTIC SIT INN, IN NEW AND HANDSOME STYLES, BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, MANY OF THEM PURCHASED BELOW THE \''A COST OF MAIfrFACTCBE, M ' rWf, . . *?-! And will bo sold at prices wbich cannot fail to giye satisfaction. My CLOTHING, HAT and SHOE ; DEPARTMENTS Pjj are complete, and at the . /* VERY LOWEST FIQ-TJBBS CASH BUYERS Will find it to their interest to call and examine the STOCK before purchasing. Robert M. Kennedy. | AND STILL THEY FALL! ~ f ANOTHER DECLINE 1 : DRY GOODS. I A Beautiful assortment of PRINTS at 5c. CORDED PIQUES, 8 l?3c, 4-4 LONG CLOTH, 8 l-3c. JUST RECEIVED. J 50 dozen prs. KID GLOVES; among them 20 dozen of good quality and style, at 50c a pair. A Large Line of Ladies LINEN COLLARS, CUFFS and RUF- ' FLING. ^ Ladies SILK TIES at 12?c, full length and good colore, and a fuH and handsome assortment of other TIES in the NEWEST STYLES and SHADES, and at VERY LOW PllCES. COTTONADES at 12Jc and upwards. I __ '3 A good line of TWEEDS and CASSIMERES. S TRAW and EUR HATS in great variety. CLOTHING! CLOTHING? CLOTHING? In this Department my stock cannot be excelled. I also offer a very large stock of SHOES tv. Toil;as it;.... pum.j.ao a i:-- of i 1U1 1U lily AJVJOy UttUI^O) i'liooto ttUU VUIIU1CU. A 11MIII0VIUV IIUV VI SLIPPERS for Ladies. My entire stock is offered at PRICES AS LOW as the same quality of goods can be had in any market in this country. A Call from all is Bespectfully Solicited by H. BARUCH. $100,000 WORTH OF GOODS | TO BB SOLD 'A At Astonishing Low Prices; CONSISTING OF Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Hardware, Saddles, Harness Groceries, Bagging, Ties. ^ / mm?m? We Still Pay Above Market Price for Cottxftu BAUM BROS.