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-v ~ a Washington dealer iu that'lino fraukly^ the first place, no really cx^en- niauo is ever rented v the risk would be too great for one tiling. One could not afford to intrust to a atrangcr an instrument worth from |t800 to $1,600, which is &l>out the range for the finest makes. The pianos hired out are of a lower grade, worth from fMOto $600.” 4 “But wiiat is the charge?” /‘Usually about $8-a month.** ‘•That is nearly $100 a year. Pretty good interest, I should say, on a $300 piano. n “Decidedly so. That is just the point of my remark. I don t know any other investment that pays from 25 to 80 per cent per annum. Wo have twenty pianos let all the time, and you can perceive that they 'must bring about $2,000 a year.” • “ Vvlmt is the life of u piano ?” « “Fifteen years, with fair usage. At ho end of that time the instrument is apt. to be capable of further ser vice, out in the Iheautimo we have cleared $1,000 or $1,100 on it, so wo are satisfied.*’ - “Borne people, though, probably (five a piano very unfair usagef” “Often that occurs. It is a source TmuYcndably," lypt we bsTT afford tot ndure it. You see, persons wdiv r&ut nianoti are not hkefy U > be so careful of them as if they were their ©wu nroi>erty. They let their club jfren bang u}x>n them, and that is al- ways very injurious. The keys arc so carefully piv**tird that if they pro ftrudk-sldeways instead of pcfjKMulicu- Jar they am apt to lx* thrown out of gear. An active infant in this way »nd by-pounding can do u good deal of hurt to a piano iu a comparatively short time. And maybe the $8 a month won’t pay for it. Or tho-ae- tiou, which includes the keys and all those complicated inside works which make tlio communication between the . keys and hammers, may he loosened, and thep there is nothing to send the piano back to the factory and have a new ueliou put in. which costs from $40 to $50. People have other ways besides this of injuring an instru- ~ inent.” “Such as what, pray?” “Why, they will suhiect n piano to •vtretun of heat and eokl. That is al ways destructive. For example,, on a cold winter dav the servant will throw open tho windows of the ov»H’h<*ttted jiarlor and lot the frewdugair tioiuo in, and no member hf the family will probably know any better than to do ftuch a tiling. As a consequence, tiie Sounding Lxxird is warped and cracked, ttqd the w?f6s^are rusted and other damage done. It warn Id be a great deal Jess injurious if'tho domestic had poured several pailfuls of cold water lulo U»o instrument. There is a piano over iu that comer which was iu a house that caught lire, and ufterw'ui’d puin|x.sl toni teen gulhms of water out of it. Yet it has serv«xl very well ever since and has retained aremarku - bly good tone. Bomctimes the-ease of the instrument is marred and scratch ed, but that does not amount to so much.” “Do people over steal the pianos they rent from you and run away w ith 111001?” “It has never happened to us, lliough such tilings are sometimes done. Wo have been very lucky iu that way. The |>eoplo we have more trouble with than those to whom we rent pianos are the buyers on install- incuts. Profit is ordinarily found iu pelting pianos that way, because ueces- mniiy a greater price is elwirgeU in- such cases than.if cash wen; paid. Put (ffteu it happens thid pianos so pur- Mmsed come hack -on our hands After three or four months with u loosened action and other damage done that costs more to repair than we have received for the piano, the ustal* Siwlhod being to pay something like fc25* down and to give notes of baud lor $10 each, falling due monthly, for the balance. It goes without saying that installment customers often* dc. fault in their payments, and'then we simply grab the pianos. People who pure!wise in that way never seem to he Aware that in law an article so bought •remains the property of the seller un til the lu>t cent due has been paid. So, sfcrwder to have (but little fact thor- ougbly comprehomlcd. we tntrofhice ir - us a jiartof the contract which tho cus tomer Is obliged to sign before he gets tho instrument.—Washington Star. First - door * south of Itrown Mouse, Barnwell 0. If., rt. t’., nUers his services to the public. An experience of upwards of forty years .Is the Imst guarrtnli*e that h« knows Ids htisiness and will give satis fact,ion in the quality of. his. work and the moderation of his cimfgesi.' Reliable tiiue keejiers for sale. inchS ^ People s Bank I*eacon Insmliam uud thn Hoar. * A boav belonging Florence Dona- Jnie, a weal th y Iri mi man of Rix-khulil” attacked Deacon Hiram Ingraham in his barn;, whither he had strayed, jmsbod between his legs, upset him, carried him twenty-five feet to the edge of a high walk, where the deacon fell off and the boar, weighing 4U0 J ioumls, fell on top of him, breaking da thigh. The deacon was laid up a long time and piay bo lame for life, as be is 78 years old. No settlement having been effected, tlie deacon sued Donahue for $2,(XX) jdamfyes. The defense denied that jPiavme owned the boar, and said thUt he had sold him to his sou Frank, and showed Frank’s book to prove the Buie. Plaintiff's counsel contended that tlio entries were fraudulent and made subsequent to the deacon’s inju ries, in a different ink and after the other accounts had been footed up and transferred to the ledger. Thus the. «ase went to the jury, which, after having been out a short time, returned a verdict of $577.26 for the deacon.— Lewiston Journal. * fi^: ''Take Warning. lJIarti«-*8mith, a resident of Mon- d, had’James Fitts anvsted for »atening him with a,deadly w'eap- Fitts proved that it wns only a l potato, but the court held that it within tho meaning of the law*, had no£ been cooked through, FitU gets three monthsr in Hail. i careful now you threaten to kill it ith A hiked apple.—Detroit Press. is. B. Burckhaher. )RNE¥ AND COUNSELLOR, l JBAHNWKLL C. II , S. o' Uceg In all the Courts of this nitedBlatnr Courts. |investigation of claims will receive ip ob- —OF— . ‘ GRAHAjWS. S. D. M. (JFFSS; PuKHim \ r. C. L. HvitoTKN; Castttmt. j Deposits soucited, special attention given to Collections. Remittances made at lowest rates of exelianges.— Loans made to farmers on good collat erals. fjan!)-3m —HAVE NOW ON HAND-*, A ( OMPLKTE ASSoffl’MKNT OF COFFINSsf A'ND^CASKETS OF ALI.JSIZKS, STYXES am» (JCAUtIes Prices the lowest Iri the County. Persons needing them w ill call on ■WM. W. M00RE, At 6jcNab> Walker & Uo.’s Store, march U-fcf : Th*' (>[>€) t’nuj of Spring fimh me ready toeepre my friend* am} the yenendpublic, and resolved to presenc the prestige of scUhnj rug sgsr m® *8®sr sg^urffii. Goods in Barnwell at prices that challenge comparison in any Southern market Knnt nen nkw Waft stolid ©old VVAtrhi_ Woitkaiuo.oo. it«ir;Nt «»»ii H in th* w orld. Crrlrrt tliiirkri'pnr W»rr*iit*<l haa.jr, ^ sul.ii< KOI |i h,|nlin|r ca*r«. Uilii.* null p*ul i tisM, with work* •ml eft*** of v»lnr. Osr. FKH.sONln B. h h.iftliiv ran (i-rm* on* rr*>f, top-thi-r with mtr vatiifthlr linvofllotiftt-hold nildtMt. 1 hi ** **m|ilrt, a* virll a* Ihr walrn, ar* All lli* w .fh you * Tire! Eire I .Tire! T(> gHTmCagarnst loss iiy Fire, insure with Thu —- ‘ ' R. M. Mixson Agency, -^LrACK VILLE, S. C. •Fourteen years experience. T>his Agency writes for tin* strongest and m^t reliable CompiuTic* in tlie l.nited States—Nannly. Assets, irome, X. Y., - - ^ $ 8,^01,667.00 I ns. Co., North America, 8,Wki,!)5ti.OO I'lnenix of Hartford, Conn..— - - - - Hamburg Bremen, of Hamburg, nermany, - n*«<l do I* l« »li«w Wlwt tv* »rml you to tboatt who roll —your ftirmlt ami ii"iatibtir*uml ll|u*e anout you—tl<*taltvay*r-*u)l* in vnluiildr trndo for u*. w'Vtdi hold* foryoar* tvht n <>n*ii •lartei, • .id thu* tv* ar* ropnid. W* pay all expre**. frrlKlit, etc. A ft ft you ktiotv hII, if you would Ilk* to fo to tyvik for u*. you ran tarn troio l»’VflO per wrvlt *i)d Mpwardt. iddr<-**, Ntinaon «&: Co., Ho*. Ml )C. JPortluud, Maalnc. «i-.- 15 -• fV. J • - .5,001 /nr.bo 1,148.058.00 Hihei niii, uf N^.O. - - 5S7,55-i.(in Total awountrepresen- —- ted by this Agenuy T $ 21,155,«?nXXV Cheapest rates on Dwellings, Barns, Mercantile Buildings;Merea111tie Stoeks and all inaniietof personal pro|M»rty. (Jin houses and machinery a special ty. Prompt attention to bunlmma. "iFbr furtlier inlormation aildrcss K M. MI \SON’S AGENCY. I represent tiie liest and'elieapest ae- eitlentC ‘ompatiie* drdrig hnsrne^s SotiTh! Jit M. MIXSON, Manager, BlaekvtHe FJ.C. april 11-tf • - ' Smalley’s Sale Stables. Williston: S. C. fleetiiiitg Cur l*nut Lotto/ Best Blue Grass Horses ^.-r-AND— Best Kentucky Mules. That have been brought South since Hrrxvnr. . *?* People In need of airy kind of Good, First (’lass, Sound Stock will im well to cull and lake a look at mine, for liiey will lie suited in quality’ uud pleased w itli my low dowji prices. ‘ All Stm*k Warranted as represented. Before going further ami faring worse come to see Yours Truly, JNO. F. VMALLEY, Mr: J. M. Ashley w ill he jdeosyd to see his friends. ' ' - dee 2U-lf R. Tyrrirm, DENTIST, BAMBERG AND WIL LISTON, Wfll /ruclici at the f(Hiawing p lacei ta tuna mentioned. ' BAMHiKa-Degtnn'ng the flrit Mondiirnreaeli monui aad oontuiBiiig for uie fogowm* w«ek. Offlcte at fie Ilaneog UoteL ^ lonta. WitusTOH—The aeoond week In each, Ofllre ai reuideiK-M. Kemolntalf wwict rtAMBJMtk WUf gAgemenf id coiiatra. - BEST IN BLACKVILLE. _ J. I t BORQER'S REST A U K A-N T A ND FAMILY G R O C E KY. ’ Now r Store, New Stock._ Fresh Bread everyday. AH the PellciUhofj of the ScHHoiijChoiee Confectionaries, Best Cigars, Fruits, Are., and - an— old fashioned weleo.iie from lackine Works, Howard Bros. Propr’s, K.NIA i:i: It si and M Al tl I \l Vl>i BLACKV1LLE, S. C. To the users of Motive Power and (Jeneral Machinery: Of the latest and loveliest Hats, Fans, Laces, Gloves, Flowers, Feathers, Rib- boiis. Trimmings, Parasol* and Kmbioideries, all t|i« neW and nice Dress Goods and numberless Notions will be found at TItS MIL L IK MRS, JOHN S. SHUCK, - - - MANAGER. • v . . Who w 111 he pleased to see her friends as frequently as they can find time to visit the - Lawns firrm ftfK lIp^CTia 11 les Arfmi B 1 ! ets. up) G ingliams from <S cts. up. "Nainsook^ M iilla A^at sfenilarly sfeacVffngd4w-t>ric WffI be visible the last week in Alai'etr. All the ladies Arc eor'fially invited to w itness its oiK*ning glories. , = UVUx'S. IVLolaix 7 . -:- FACTS FM FAM III KS-:- AT THE ALLMtICE STORE. :XXX: At the old stand a complete stock of General Merchandise is olfered at Reform .1. H. BOKG EJRr Proprietor^ ; “If v-di do helieva it, cauiu* and luiv, ' ' ' If you don’t believe it, eoine.and try,” And we will prove that we say what we meilii and mean what we say. Having bought in large quantities from firstdiands we are able, and w illing ■ too,.t<» give great bargains Iri Maple and Fancy Groehrics, l>ry (BhuN, L»ress Goods. Domesties, fTothing, SIioca, Hardware, for House and Plantatton u>*v House Fiirnlshiug G<H»dsaud many other articles that make up a stock that “tills i many long felt wants.” •*- Will be glad to see you. After you have examined their goods and leafned thei prices you will be glad that you went to ^ . -FTTH .-A-X) Q.~Q~-AJRTER.S alid will go away, resolved to return and to tell all your neighbors, kindred and friends about the unexpected . J o • BETTER TIMES IN BARNWELL that MeX AR, WALK EU A CO. have introduced since tlie old town Waked up. McNAB, Have in stock the best Agricultural Implements made in the World; WALKER Everything needed to make the best crops that your lands.can pro- A CO. duce, and that \vith the least imssible expenditure of elbow ettoit, - PRICKS WII.I. NOT HURT YOU. McNAB. Keep full sfot Vfi t 1 *** U fr.vm ihn-EtiimlnrJ-JlWvv Pro* - W Al/k KK ct*rtes that the robustrapixdites^of those that getTTmir daily liread by A Up. the sweat-of their brows demaiid. to the choicest delicacies that please—__ the palatesTirttle well-to-dojtnd bring back health to the most deft* cate invalids. ' • / . —■ ^ - * v ■ ^ ; TRY THEIR KITOHEX PUYS4C. -McNAB, Offer to^the Ladies charming lines of all tlie new and fashionable A ( O. WALKER Spring Goods, besides tluTwel! established fabrics that are always use ful, ornamental and popular. £o taste so choice that it cannot be fUiHod. A pretty H(*tue,^dreet or eliureliTtrcss is a mighty factor in' family happiness. Such lielps'drawuiie young affections and keep* the heart of the husband from wandering away from its first alle giance. - U THING OF RKAl’TY IS A .JOY FOREVER. McNAB, Have reeetveiTaTnperti Stock of ( lotliing amiTnrnishing Goods for - AYA LK F,K their friends of tlio inrt*entino -t»efsuHsbw. good suilTTEf lotlies 's aV CP. a taking iutroduetion into the luisy world, and we can adorn the. young, make the old comforable and.introduce the candidate and tlie cit i/on, Ihm imiiiiglvr : frv:n tin* crown of the head to the sole of the foot. • a - ft- 4 ‘ W 1 I'll ALL CsQHD OttACE TO UK ACE A GKNTF*KM AX. McN A B, / re ready toeontrilmte to the health alid happiness oT the central —ALK ER—Tam nships by selling tlw best of all those blessed lalior «avers that | A CP. relieve tlie-ilr ltd gory of housekeeping, to every liiisiiand who loves hiif w ife and remembers his courtship pledges and marriage obligations. The man who lias bur makes in his household March 20th. U T*itkr, Stacks, ;■ .Tubes, Engines, 7n Y5 k S - K ,Su id 8 a p, *sjoj3a(u| iujpij put S3 c/t r. F. M. POOS EE* our South (’aro- lina represcidat ive^will he glad to call on persons in need of or intending to purchase machinery. ]aug’42 - We call your attention to the frfef that we are prepared, with latest improved Tools -and Maeliiiiery, to do work on any Machinery used in this country. Such a- r COTTON GINS, GiilsT MILLS, COTTON PRESSES, PULLEYS. HANGERS, MILL OEAKING. Shafting and eastings of Iron or Brass of any size.. Special attention given to GIN \\ OBK. Having a li ret class Gin Builder, w e can do all Windsor (Hit Work, new lirush wheels, new saws, boxes, Ac. Saws sharpened only hv hand. JnlyTT — THE! SCALES ; ! ;'1FREE One «r BUM' ’P earn|M'a l - _ _ the ax<»rl*l. <H»r l»i iliii- »ar*, um^iual-'d, an.I to iuKodu. * mu »U|«‘rior»rm''rt> wywtlt KfulT IT* tovNE rtKMis m a> alxjv* Ouly « h« « nt» v- In u* at t>Bf* < m make !>nr* of IV tit* chitStP AU r.Mi b*»r (,nl<i in irtnm-Hfl* >h"-H our *<•..,U to 1 ami tfc"*c around you 1 hr lir- ’ iMulitit of thi» a<l'*rft». mrut .... — »how« tlir *um1I rml of tho trl»- Kvip** Th® following C qt give* the ajuworuiio* of it roduord to \j.jr L * -I-— ^ ^ J1 tflJlIT 1 fstww* 'TlT WA>?3g Tf ihnut th- hftWh hart «f iUbulk_it i* a grtod. douMe H** «'>•- •ruu-,a*larges* i*ca«y tooarry We willal»o*how you hov» you C.u make from t »* 10 a -lay at l*a»t. from th- »e».t.with- out eipwritnew ID*Hit write *t once. >Y« n«y nil expreo# < hArf?** SkSSTll ilALLtTTMCO,; Hmwmi+IUi**. ' GOOD MEDICINES. West’s ELECrmc Crni*/ price $1.00 bottle. * Lawrence’s Liver Sum u l a to fc— prlt^o 5b cents per bottle. Charles Pechnianu is agent for these excellent remedies aad will lie pleased, to relieve the sick and suffering, srpiti-tf UST otice. Ofraud aftar thla date l will pay th^ highest casli pruX' Jor all Souiit), Dry Cotton Se«d delivered to me at ihe de pot at ibis place. \ ‘ Jv ALLFN TPBI-N. Fep5-tf r MONEY TO LEND. Of Justice. B J. HAMM^T, | t AJJLaliO A JJ .VV IdlSUK, HI* AC’IvVlIalaK. H.X3 4'i!y Nlock ini a 4’ouialy Oily. • The Best Grt>eeries for family use, Hams, Breakfast Strips Flour, Rice, < oilees,'Teas, Sugars, ( Ivrese, Ac. The best fruits that tin* markets afford, oranges, applesy-baiukiias, lemons, Ac. also potatoes, turnips, cabbage, Ac. The best..rignrx, etrewing and smok ing btbSccC) f lia! v ati be. found, so con- notsseii-re way. —- - w — . The*best dewing M;rchuici, all jittiu-h merits, oils,needles, Ac Ac., Pieiures otnl Frames, Glass for all pur|>o.ses, paintings and engravirgs frameiLin tlie 1 >euf. In-o11ter, ~^ G Also, a miscellaneous stock of useful goods too numerbos to mention I ml de serving the attention of buyers. - CrtKA P FDR GAS ^—- I am always glad to .-ce and serve my fiiemls and the public. ~ « —oct27 you want > FtNtf WATCIL^R CLOCK STERLING SILVERWARE, RICH JEWELRY, FINEST QUALITY TABLE CUT EERY, OR SPECTACLES, "Send your ordera to or call at At to 10 per cent. Interest. One to Hvc years time, secured by farm mort- tages. For fuiTlier particulars apply to J. D. PAT riCK.XiN, Real Etetakf and JiiwMliig Agent. - full li-tf Barnwell, 6 C. 2S5 KINO JTREET y » charleston, S. C. Dr.. John E. Molony, ' 1>KJNX>VL, KUH441CON, Office Mulony Hotel, HLAYKVILLE, - - - - SI C Will attend eull* i« thL and injaejpt win tie fa4ig22-ll N6WY6AR NEWS. 0000 NEWS TOO. BROWN'S OLD STAND. Having bought the Stand, Stock and Good Will of (’ol. M I K E BROW \ iu the Mercantile Business at Barnwell, I beg to inform the good |*eoph* of the I'ounty tliat I w ill emitinue to offer tiie same ayeoiumudatioiis tlnit have so long and wctl distinguishwl lliis - TRADE HEADQUARTERS. . I have re-enforced the heavy.stocks already ip atoro hv large purchases made in tin* leading nrarketsand at prices below all former eX|M'.riencc of Southern Mer chants. 1 can, therefore, claim with knowing coritidcnye that, in cytent nml i>x- ecllenee my stock is ahead of a?! u'puj^Uliriu fdLthc Siate. aml my prices wiii challenge eomp.tn*M.n w lib i h"-.* oi any stmthern market, nuriuotter how large or well praised my rivals may Tie. inseparable.” Without undertaking to give particulars of my stock I simply ask the public, in their own interest, to call and sec nie.before buying anything any where. • ... . gjtf“ Advances of Work Stock, Wagons, rni|4em*nt«, Fertilizers, Phtntation Goods ami all necessary supplies made upon the most favorable terms, i lu’ liest cash prices paid for Cotton and all Country Produce, Assuring the purchasing public that I am ready for business-a'inl resolved to deserve n genet oils sham of their patronage I remain Vcry Eespeetfully. o ISAAC MICHALSOP, Leader of Trade. BROWN’S OLD STAND, rBamwell G. January 50th, 1S80, Have qpened a first class stock of Hardware Tinware, Stoves. Pjjints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass,Yic., which they will sell at the lowest possiblu prices to the people of Barnwell, Aiken and. Orangeburg counties. . » c tJtF 8u>vet* repaired'in a first class manner. Rraetieal Tinners, Gun and Locksjniths, Roofingj GuttOling afid repairing ere spwialtles. We have all the latest improved machinery and tools, aiij guarantee satisfaction in workmanship and prices. Work done anywfieifTw HLIu twenty miles of BUckvill«. A Nov 2Mj) BALD WIN ^ OABVINi Lock Box 33. Blackvillc* S. C* M. NAB. WA1.KKK «k ( O., McNAB, WALKER CD. I>* ► KS NOT FEAR ft IS MOT H KR-I X-l..\ W. Reserving the best for theJasLinvrte ewrylMnly to onjoy tl>a4 rttm- fort w hich will aecumjiany each wrarer of timir shm-s in their rlally mumlsi—T4tt4r-f**ot*veauts grifipe prt*of ami a sotlnrc ofT perfect eofi- tent to all'who . “make foot-i kj.vts ox inf. * wns of ti vk.” . . ^ , #• Invite,you to rail for whrtt vmT want il you doiiT see it, for we liave it. know where it is and will b glad to >erve you. MWT" NO TKUUBI.KIO SHOW ^ McX ab, Walker & C«. Man'h 2b-tf A SHIP UNDER SAIL L- sonieihitig that few people in ami around Barnwell have looked u|»on, hut Everybody in the County ,t. T -can see sldp loads of good- ^— t.r t t t, wyrnm m .4* * 4 44 4 * + * 4 * X CrtARLES PECHMANN’S OLD STAND, North-West of the Court House. .4P Tiris SfoCk of (»eiM*rai ^McrehaudUe is by long odds the'most ejltnpletcTiT ,• Jiarnweil and UotiWcd at prt**e^ fi»werlimii-the lovresu, —— The Live and Let Live Store Has every thing that people need to pat, to Wear and to Work with at .prices that honest foIksT’iirrafford to pay. In addition to the essentials we have allreleganees of life. Cheappst Millinery Good* in tin: County just received. . A beautiful lot of Jewelry that we warrant; If you want anything that you cannot find »t the up-*wwn simps call on JESSE 1*1 \N. If you v\ant cheaper prices than you have been forced to pay in the hard past call on J ESSE D.UN X. Gh B. o^r: .a DEALER IN ' HALMA, THE LATEST S0CIETYM GAME, SI. FAReY * GOODS, Hobby Horses, Velocipedes, Toy^i Pols Stationery —AND— Books- Musical Instruments hfftect Music. Guitar Violin and Ban]© String*. THE GEM ROLLER ORGAN ONLY $6,00. \ " _ , •• — _ ..... - .. Agent for Piduos and Organs, tUftbcr Stamps aad Stencils. Mtwieai InstruF ccJiita Repaired. „ ' ^ . ' ■ . ;' ^ -Jr- a The largest and choafccst stock'ever brought t*5 this city. JSTO. 2Y.E.- E.. - Blackville, S. C. ce? c-td 1 ?: v &—/ r'