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% THE FARMER. Of all pursuits by man invented, The farmer is the best contented; His profits good, his calling high, And on his labors all rely. By him are all mechanics fed, Of him the merchant seeks his bread; His hand gives meat to everything, E'en from the beggar to the king: Milk and honey, corn and wheat, Are by his labors made complete; Our clothes from him must first arise, T* deck the fop and dress the wise. Then we by vote may justly state That farmers rank among the great; More independent they than all That dwell upon this earthly ball. All hail! ye farmers, young and oldPush on your plows with courage bold, Your wealth nrises from your sod. Your independence from your God. If then the plow supports the nation, And men of rank in every station, Let kingskto farmers make a bow, And every man procure a plow, FLASHES The see-side?Tho front of your head. Every cat has a fur ceat, and every dog pant*. When a man loses his balance, where does it go to ? The motto of lovers is "E plural buss yum yum !" The Indian famine is dying out?so are the people. The man who made a point?the proof-reader. The rabbit is timid, but no man can make it quail. A great many people prefer getting acclimated in the winter. Wild waves, what do you say ? Board at the seaside four dollars a day. Wanted to know?if moving a park necessarily constitutes a park-hay ? Virginia is the mother of Presidents, and Louisville the mother of witnesses. A splendid ear but a very poor voice, as the organ-grinder said of a donkey. Duriog the siege Paris subsisted on horseflesh. Now it lives on strangers. Thoan tVm timos that trv men's soles. Sole let us be careful of our shoe9. Is the Kahn of Tartary a milk kahn, containing as it were, the cream of tar* tar?eh f The kind of dentists this country wants are those who extract teeth without payin'. A long man trying to whisper to a short girl resembles the letter S walking with a period. "Money," says an exchange, "is the mias>'ng link between our subscribers and the editor. Two things go off in a harry?An arrow dismissed from a bow, and a beau dismissed by a bell. The difference between a hungry man and a glutton is that the hungry man longs to eat and the glutton eats too long. A man of seventy married a miss the same age at Brunswick, Me., recently, and gained a mother-in*law aged ninety-two. What is the difference between a tenant and the son of a widow ? The tenenthas pay to rents; tbe son of a widow has not two parents. "When T rnurfed her." said Spread water, "I took a lawyer's advice, and signed every letter to my love, 'Yours, without prejudice.''' It is a pleasant thing to see roses and lilies glowing upon a young lady's check but a bad sign to see a man's face break out in blossoms. Question for a debating society.? "If a man has a tiger by hia tail, which would be the best for his personal safely?to hold on or to let go ?" It was about this time of the year when tho little boy expressed the wish that he was built loke a hen-coop, out of laths, so that the breeze could blow right through him. "Thank Heaven," said a tormented passenger, "there are no newsboys in Heaven." "No," replied tho newsboys, "but what comfort do you find in that?" The man didn't say; and everybody else looked pleased, A Roman journalist summed up the work of the European congress in a few words, very sharp, but witty. "The treaty," he says, "was signed by four quills of the vulture, one of a pigeon, and two from the goose." There is a girl in Santa Eurbara with such a big mouth that the other day when she smiled at a fellow on the street a kind-hearted little boy exclaimed; with great earnestness : "Look out, miss, your lid's coming off .'" "What fine dark hair you have got. Miss M? ! My wife.^rho is much younger than you, has her hair quite gray." "Indeed," rejoined Miss M?, "if I had been your wife, my hair no doubt would would have been gray, too." Life is a stream which continually flows down and never returns. We die daily, for each day takes away some portion of our lives; the days which are past are gone forever; the present moment only is our own. There are certain novel experiences which come upon you suddenly like a sharp pain?as, for instance, when you sit down on a tack. If you can rise with a smile you may safely conclude that the latent evil in your nature has long since evaporated. The ITawkrye says it takes a drug clerk of broad judgment aud libera) views, and a calm, statesmanlike control of his features, to know how to give a citizen the right kind of syrup in his soda water when the citizen's wife says she will take the same as her husband. Hints to Youn? Farmers. When commencing your agricultural life, remember that industry, economy and integrity will ensure success and form the best capital that can bo employed. Plow deep. The wealth of the soil is not all within six inches of the surface. Cultivate thoroughly if you wish to reap abundantly. Do not waste your means, and fritter away your time by raising a crop of noxious i-ondo witli vnnr ranp up nntton or ..vvvw ? corn. Keep a watchful eye upon the farm and its surroundings. But it does not follow that you should imbibe " eyeopeners" at public houses, beer shops, or corner groceries. Shear your sheep at the season when you shed your coat for the season. Then be careful that some smart "traveling agent" does not pull the wool over your eyes and shear you. Dress your lands with fertilizers rather than yourself with broadcloth. The one reimburses the amount expended with interest?the other returns nothing, but conr tinually clamors for further disbursements. After your crop has been raised, it will be wisdom to raise any mortgage which may be resting upon the farm. This will raise a heavy load from your mind, and raise your courage and spirits beyond measure. Do not curry favors with the rich or treat. If voumust do something - - 0 #lf - w of the kind, just curry your cattle and horses. This will do them good, and benefit you also. When by reason of inclement weather, you cannot cultivate the soil, it will be wisdom on your part to clutivate the mind. A valuable harvest will reward all earnest and faithful culture. Never allow yourself to bo in" veigled into "running in debt." When you are tempted to do so, go into your field and plant an extra acre with somo edible crop. The sheriff is an undesirable acquaintance. Avoid him as you would a pestilence. This can easily be done by paying cash on the spot for everything you purchase. Remember that everything of value we honestly obtain is the result of diligence and intelligence. Do not, therefore, expect prosperity unless you are willing to work for it. Make the collection and compost" ing of fertilizing materials a constant employment The odor of your manure heap should be more attractive to you than the smell of the whisky shop. fOf course you will become the owner and raiser of stock. No farm is complete that ignores stock raising. Get. the best, which -is always the cheapest in the end. Give scrubs > a wide berth. Never purchase farm utensils because they are cheap. Cheap tools are an unmitigated nuisance. The best workman in the world cart" not make a good job with them. It is economy to buy the best, no matter what the price may be. Harrowing: Corn and Wheat. The Country Gentleman has the following sensible remarks on the important subject of harrowing corn and wheat: The operation here described refers to the use of the common harrow, which, when passed over the plants in spring, may do but little injury, if everything is favorable, and the soil of the right character. It is nearly always beneficial, for the same reason that the cultivation of corn increases thcgrowtb, by breaking the crust and giving a mellow surface. We have been for several years in the practice of harrowing in spring, and always with success mi results, by using tbe smoothing harrow, which has some decided advantages over the common implements. It never uproots thewheat; it destroys all small weeds; gives a mellow surface to the earth, and the operation may be repeated two or three times at any time when the ground is dry enough to bear the team, from the period when the wheat begins to grow till a foot or more in height. It has never failed to increase the crop several bushels per acre?not unfrequently its many as ten; and in rare cases the crop has been nearly doubled. We have sown clover seed at the last harrowing the oporation slightly covering it, and it has taken as well as when sown in early spring in the usal way. Chicken Cholera. For a few years my chickens died so badly that I abandoned all carc of them, thinking it labor lost. In 1872 I comm?nced feeding with airslaked lime; I lost a very few that summer. In tho summers of 1874 I lost none at all by that disease. I put half a pint in a vessel and fill it with water or milk and put for them to drink. As they drink off I fdl up again. Sometimes I mix llialf a pint with a pock of stirred up feed and give them. The limo helps to form the shell for laying hens. I give the lime two or three times per month, and always if I see any signs of the disease. I raised about twenty dozen last summer, and healthier, brighter looking chickens T never owned.? Western Ayricul" i turist. I How to Plow. In his address on ''Plowing" before the State Board of Agriculture of Connoeticut, Professor Stockbridge said: There are two kinds of soil on every man's farm?the agricultural soil and tho subsoil. The agricultural soil may be two inches deep, or it may be nine, but it is not twenty feet. It is not deeper than the air can penetrate. It the agricultural soil is too shallow, it may be gradually deepened . by lifting an inch of the subsoil at each plowing, bringing it up to tho #ir, and enriching it with manure. Our agricultural society committees, by their premiums for smooth, shiny, flat furrows, have done the com? rnunity great harm. Such plowing as oftcnest takes the premium, is the very poorest kind of plowing. The soil i3 best plowed when it is most thorougly crushed, twisted anu broken, and the sod well covered. On some kinds of land I would have the furrows lapped an inch, as the Canada farmers plow. Let the air and water have a chance to circulate underneath the surface. Light lands, however, should have a flat furrow ; we wish to make such land mo-e compact. Housekeeping. Word of grace to women ; word that makes her the earthly providence of her family, that wins gratitude and attachment from those al home, and a good report of those that are without. Success ir housekeeping adds credit to the woman of intellect, and lustre to a woman's accomplishments. It is a 1 11 -1 -I __ ,i Knowieage wnicu jt is us uiaumu* itable for any woman to be witboul as for a man not to know how tc make a living, or how to defend him< eelf when attacked. He may be evei so good an artist, ever so polished c gentleman, if deficient in thes< points of selfpreservation you set hin down for a weekling, and his roa weight in society goes foi very little So, no matter how talented a wo man may be or how useful to th< church or society, if she is ar. indifferent housekeeper it is fatal tc her influence, a foil to her brilian' cy and a blomish in her garments ?Home Cook Book. DR. BUTTS M No. 12 N. Eighth St, 8t. Louis, Mo. Who ha, had greater capeiience Id the treatment of lh< earual trouble* of both Dial* and female than any phyilciai In th* Weet, giree the rreulu of hi* lone and aucceMftil practice lo bia tv* aew worka, Juat publiahed, entitled The PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE I The PRIVATE MEDICAL ADVI8ER { Book* that are reallr CiI4m ..d mmmIwiHw in all mat, tor* pertaining to laakood and W?laak..*, and lupply want long felt. They are hreattfblly lllaairatad, and In plail language, eaaily understood. The two book, ambrare 341 page*. and contain .alaahl* lalbrattlea for both tnarrlrd and final.. with all the reoen t Improvement* In medical treatment Read what our home tnnm aey i "Th* knowledge 1 mparted in Br. Bella* new work* 1* in no way of quretionatl* chiractar, but I* aomathing that ??; m aheaM kaww Th, T*ata,the rirtim of early l.rdlarrrtion; th. *, otherwl*, parfrotly healthy mayhr, ou. with waning rigor In tlirnrlmi | of lllb, and th# Weaaa, in from toe many Ilia hu aex U arift W 111 U m to."?St. Loult Journal. _ Ptl It 111 & rorCLAK PEICH-S Ctl. etchilili^OJ both ic one toIiodc, |1; In cloth gilt, U eta axtra. Bant oadar aaal, ocH IK Jd| raoalpt ofprioa la oaooay or ataopa. V-^LXJHLZZi 4 BURN HAM'S iH. WARRANTED BERT t CHEAPEST Also, MILLING MACHINERY. PUCES SEDUCED APE. 20/73 Pamphlet? fine. Omcs, You, l'a Ready for Business o HEW STORE AN'D Entirely New Stock ' BRASINGTON AND NETTLES HAVE THE PLEASURE OF AN NO UN cing theoponing of their NEW STORE ai the old stand of 0APT. J. W. McCUKRY, where they have just opened An Entirely New Stock OF FAMILY & FANCY GllOCEIlIKS Consisting in part of Sugar, Coffees, Teas, Flour, Bacon Lard, Butter, Canned Goods all kinds, Jollies, Pickles, Ccmfoctionerics, Cigars, Tobacco, And all other goods usually found n a FIRST CLASS GROCERY STORE. Highest market prices pniil for all kinds ol Country Produce. Always ready to pay the CASH for Cotton BRASINGTON A NETTLES. j Sep. 20iu.1. ' | | | j j iyi u i ppwpyyw 9 THE UNEQUALLED JAS. IEFFEI DOUBLE.. I PORTABLE AWD 1TATIOHARY 3 SAW, FLOUR AMD PRIST MILLS. B^i^jnTi7r5BrTiTrnnT?rnBTrnwyff&^TT7f3B | "SB AITOf G, PULLEYS AND HAHQEBS POO^&HTOT. Can nod Corn Beef, Potted Ham, Salmon. Oysters, Picklo 8ardinos, &c., &c., hy KIRKLEY & SMITH. just opened: Fall and Winter Stock AT James Jones. I have the pleasure of announcing to my numerous patrons that I have Just Rturned from the Northern Markets orharn T rmrphnapd a heavv stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS* | which I propose to sell at pricescorrcsponding with the low price of cotton. My stock of HARDWARE cannot he excelled in this market, and as 1 made my purchases in this line, under the most favorable circumstances, I can afford to sell the same at the Very Lowest Prices. COTTON. I am always fn the market, and give the highest market prices in cash, i The patronage of the public is solicited. Polite and attentive clerks on hand to serve customers^ seplO?tf JAMES JONES. 1%? tt ik? itu j. Barham's Infallible , nip) PILE CURE. V i"iflBHP'' / Jt*mrfkaar*d by tk* V sN|f / li.HaPUiOw?Co.,Dul?a,ll.C, II *?r*r Ml. U an latrrMk ?r ?k?a ?v* I* iiMtkn. N<nfJL22J3tnJ-7 rriM Lnt ui nu u- ?-r?j ! W. CLYBURN, ! General Insurance Agent, b Represents: > Balvfiston Tnsnim Assnniatinn UU1IUUIUU UIUIUUUVU uuuvviuiiuui ' UnlnnfMarlne and Fire Insurance Co., Texas Banking and Insurance Co.. . Galveston Insurrance Co., Of Galveston, Texas. 1 Ca9h Capital $600,00() 00 1 Surplus 155,781 97 Total $755,781 97 3 CAPITAL & ASSETS, $755,781 97. : Georgia Home Insurance Company, Columbus, Ga. ORGANIZED IN 1859. e Capital Stock : , . . . $300,000 00 Total Assets . . . 524,420 22 ^ oct30tf AAA a week In your own town. V> Outtlt ' free. No risk. Header, If you want a ' wWW business at which persons of cither sex can make great pay all the time i they work, write for particulars to H. IIaixkttA | Co., Portland, Maine. marlS-ly : J. W. JXLCUUJ&J&X I ! IS-CJTERINU i I I Rare . Inducements TO PARTIES WAXTINO IDR/TT GOODS, l ' CLOTHING, - BOOTS, SHOES, HATS . I 7 . HARDWARE, CROCKERY, Groceries, &c.! tQr Always in the market, and will pa; the Highest Prices for Cotton. I Don't fail to give me a call. J. W. McClJRRY. declltf Cigar* and Tobacco. Always on hand, a select stock of Cigars, t Smnkiiu' ami Chewine Tobacco, Pipes, Ci? , garcttcs, Cigarette Papers, &c., for sale by febl2-tf KIRKLEY & SMITH. Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta R. R. General Passenger Department, Columbia, 8. C., March 7, 1878. ( The following schciliilc will be operated on and after this date : Day Exprtu Tram*?Daily Excrpt Sunday. oolga north, i Leave Columbia 10 .10 a m Leave Florence 2 55 p in t Arrive at Wilmington 7 30 p in GOING SOUTH. . Leave Wilmington 10 28 a in I Leave Florence 3 10 p m i Arrive at Columbia ti 50 p m This Train stops at all regular stations. Night E/prtts Train?Daily , GtllNG north. Leave Columbia 1100am Lenvc Florence -1 30 p m Arrive at Wilmington 8 45 ? m GOING SOUTH. Leave Wilmington 7 25 p m Leave Florence 11 35 p m [ /lrrive at Columbia 3 35 a m This Train is Fast Express, making through connections, nil rail. North nnd ! South, unci water line connection via 'Portsmouth. Stops at nil stations between | Columbia and Florence, and nt Marion, ! Fair IIluff, Whilrville, Flcmiugton, Nich* oV nnd ItrinkleyV Through Tickets sold, nnd bnggnge checked to all principal points, l'ullninn Sleepers on night trnins. j Thronyh Frriyht Train?Daily except Svnday 001NO NOUTH. Leave Columbia 0 16 a m I Leave Florence 1 30 n ni Arrive at Wilmington 1- 30 p in (101 NO SOUTH. Leave Wilmington 11 iHln m Leave Florence S do p m 1 Arrive at Columbia 4 00 a ni Local Freight Train leaves Columbia Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, at 0 UO a. lu. Arrives at Florence at 3 60 | p. ni. A POPK, ll. F, & T. A. J. F. Divine, Superintendent. Water-Purifying Chain Pump! Acknowledged to be superior to any other pump known. No valves to get out of or der. Bucket and chains made of galvanized nialeable iron. The foulest water made pnre by the use of this pump. 10 feet or less, $10; each additional foot, 50 cents. This pump may be examined at the Latham House. jan8-tf LATUM & PERKINS. GILBERT BROTHERS, (NEW ESTABLISHMENT,) CARRIAGE, WAGON AND BLACKSMITH'S SHOP AT TIIE Old Ntand of jfletttft Bro's. We are prepared to do everything In our line In the best style, at short notice, and at the cheapest cash rates. OT-PLANTATION WORK a specialty. Public patronage respectfully solicited. nrr opnm "Dorvo VjrU_II3.CJ.EVX JJUV KJ.Tan. 20-Sm ' SEABOARD INSUHAITCE Co. OF NORFOLK, VA I beg loato to OoD the attention of my friends to the fafltthat 1 represent several First Class Fire Insurance Companies, ana am prepareu to effect INSURANCE at Reasonable and Living RAffN. The Farmville and -Seaboard Companies, formerly reprepscnted by Messrs. Trantham & Hay. are now in my charge. Private Residences insured at reasonable rates. All losses or damage by fire will be promptly adjusted. The public will do well to give me a call before insuring elsewhere, and I respectfully solicit their patronage JOS. J. MACRAY. BACK AGAIN. I HAVE the pleasure of announcing tomy friends and patrons that 1 have removed to MY OLD STAND, where with far greater facilities and conveniences than I had before the fire, I am prepared to conduct a FIRST CLASS RAKERY ' in every respect, and the patronage of the public is cordially solicited Orders For Cakes of any description promptly and satisfactorily filled by competent bakers. Fresli Bread always on band, oct 2-Jtf MRS. H.CROSBY. At or Near Cost. Having on hand too large a stock of LIQUORS of best qualities to carry through the dull season, I am determined to turn it into money, and in order to do so rapidly, have concluded to sell at the following very low prices by the gallon: Old Crow Ky. Rye Whisky $4.25 Dickey Rye 2.50 Miller's Rye 2 50 l'ride of Ohio Rye 1.75 North Carolina Corn 2.50 Baltimore Corn 1.75 Apple Brandy (the best) 3.75 Ginger Brandy 2.50 Blackberry Brandy 2.50 Cognao Brandy 3.50 Gin (best) 2.50 Rutn (pure) 2.50 Port Wino 2.50 Tobacco and Cigars in variety, at low prices. Also, a fiue assortment of Family Groceries of the best quality. Call and see me, and price my goods beorc purchasing elsewhere. J. H. LOLLIS. at " Old Brick Corner," Broad St,, Camden, S. C. janl-tf LOOK! W. A. ANCRUM & CO. Offer the following INDUCEMENTS to purchasers : Choice Bacon Sides, tijc to 7$c per lb. Corn, 80 and 90 cents per bushel. Choice Canvassed Mams, 11c to 12Ac. Bolted Meal, fresh ground, 85c to $1.00 Flour, $0 to $8.f>0 per hbl. us to quantity. Sugar, 10c to 14c per lb. Coffee, 20c to UUc per lb. l'enrl Grits, 40c per peck. Salt, $1.25 per sack. Kerosene. 25c per gallon. Choice Hyson and Black Teas, 75c to $1.50 per lb. A full line of Canned Vegetables, Fruits and Meats, Assorted Candies, Soaps, Starch. Soda, Cream Tartar, Baking Powder, Sea Foam, Venal l'owders, Pure Ground Pepper. Ginger, Cinnamon, Cloves and Allspice, in fancy tin cans of all weights. Something* Now. Dessicated Goconnut-put up in }, A and lib packages, for Pies, Puddings, S'c. Fresh Soda, Butter and Milk Crackers. Also (linger Suapps and cakes received weekly. Full line of Choice Havannah Cigars, Gigarel.es and Chewing Tobacco ; and all articles usually kept in a well appointed Family and Fancy Grocery House, N. B.?We wish to call special attention to our laige stock of prepared tomatoes ami okra, rcadv for making soup. PRESCRIPTION FREE! Kor tlie iuiee?ly Cure o( heiutiml Weak lie**. 1>>?| Manhood and all dmonler* brought on by millserctton or evens. Any ImiikkisI tins the tin;r..1 . Ills. AdrinsH. I?r. W. JAtH'KS * *??., tao Writ Mltlli Mn-rt, ? liirliiimti, o. 10 lSurrcN K\tru Fiuc Hngar. Foj sale cheap. 20-2t BBASINGTON a NETTLES' ' NEW GOODS! Spring of 1878! N A CHOICE STOCK OF FANCY AND DOMESTIC IN NEW AND HANDSOME STYLES, BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, MANY OF THEM PURCHASED BELOW THE COST OF MANUFACTURE, And will bo sold at prices which cannot fail to giye satisfaction. Mj CLOTHING, HAT and SHOE DEPARTMENTS arc complete, and at the T7" u\ u.v T .rYTxrHcricyp Trirra-TT-o.-nnc! CASH BUYERS Will find it [to their interest to call and examine the STOCK before purchasing. Robert M. Kennedy. H. BARUCH 0 OPENED THIS HAY. In addition to my already extensive stock, I have this day received Beautiful Lot of FINE IiIXBN LAWN, Which I offer at the VERY LOW price of 10c per yard. A new lot of Corded and Printed Jaconets, Hamburg Edging and Insertion, t and a large lot of NEW CLOTHIUG. PRINTS 5c. CORDED PIQUE 8 l-3c. Very Fine LONG CLOTH 1.0c A large lot of Dress PIQUES have been marked down from their former low figure. I 0 KID GLOVES. 50 DOZEN PAIRS, Good at 50c per pair I Either of these qualities cannot be excelled Better at $1 > in quality and price anywhere in the United Best at $1.50 J States. ? My Stock of BOOTS AND SHOES Is known to be large, and new additions have also Jbeen made to this Department. o HATS, In STRAW, WOOL or FUR for Men, Youths, Boys and Children. Curtain Lace at 16 2-3c, 18c, 20c, 25c and 40c. Very cheap indeed, and every lady ought to see them. v Window Shades and Fixtures. Matting! Matting! - Matting! Carpets! Carpets! H. BARUCH. Great Bargains COTTON GINS. AT TIIE PRICE RE1HCED TO THE OLD BRICK STORE. F *3 ,,er For fast ginning and LOOD SAMPLE A T T\ ,'l0*e pi'ls cannot bo surpassed. We hare Ij J? fk I. ?1 made an improvement in our roll bo* which ^# ^ " 1 prevents choking. Now is the time to engage NEW GINS Ol'TKKS HIS and have repairing done. We have on hand a few second-hand gins * rj. at a bargain. Persons having gins to be lltllllCVlSC ^lOCKi repaired, will please send them in at once. so as to pet them in time. CONSISTING OF i Corn Sliellcm, Tlirc?liiiig _ ^ ^ ^ Machines, Wheat FanORY GOODS, new, Straw ut? tors, Flo., Notions Furnished at the shortest'uotice <* BOC E HIES " J" Ss& S?N' niayUtf Of every kind, and FINEST Quality, ' FEED AND SALE ST/BLES. llaraware, Every convenience on the spot. Always put up at n J Ci T?4.~ ARMSTRONG'S COMMODIOMS Garden Seeds, Etc., stables FOR THE on PcKalh Street. Good pump well on premises. Animals well fed and properly SUMMER MONTHS "ZlmSSS^ AT TIIE Horses and mules always on hand and for snle cheap. Don't forget the place. LOWEST CASH PRICES. M r' y 8IB0W ? Rpi^, Farttes indebted to me are request Til? IVovelty to be prompt in making settlement. CollecCH AMPAGNE CIGARS Cnil and see t'ons must be made or I shall be compelled them at g;KIRKLEY & SMITH'S to adopt severe measure?.