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ARMS Jlwtlbf* Tal« of 8hi|iivrrc-k mul Sufforlnj • . Ill till* CtlillU hlM. ’ Gkorpro J. '‘Merchant, mate and tlvo onfy tsnrvivor of Hnverew of six on the ill fated schooner Pearl, which was run down and *unk in the China sea by an ocean steamer, was interviewed by a reporter at his uncle's home, on Pelham •treet ^ ‘ 1 L “The Pearl,” ho wiid, “was a small trading sehiHUJcr of HO tons, and usual ly touched ports among the Philippine i lauds, but on his last voyage wo v;ero chartered at Paitray for Houg-Kong with a general cargo. “Nothing of any account happened until the night of "the disaster, when wo were within eight miles of our destina- J .. i* • tion. < “At R ©‘clock that evening the? barom eter went down rapidly and wo made r-> «<ly l>y r.^lm ing tuil to meet the tor- mulo. "Myself and a man named Mayo were on waK'h at 11 o'clock, and dt that tinio we were hove to uinler a two reefed foresail, the wind tiuviiig IncreUkt'd.Ui a gale. “Suddenly we saw two side lights u half mile away, and fearing a collision T'toTtP‘'M'Tyn'^ : -7rr^ bghterlv* C^PSE. A ST0Il y rR0M I » A - RL q i THE MODERN SIDESADDLE. AN INTERESTING ROMANCE OF A THOUGHTLESS PINTER. while 1 would arouse the crew. The Willow -Who funic to DUjiokpu'kii tho Ncgllgfiit Artl»t Sluhl to Acc«if»t Whr^ • l<tvc,"iiinl I.ntcr Ills llrtiiit uml lieurt. /V Little i!hll«l Led Them. p There is a friend of mine, a painter, who has all the talents and no talent of . " • > j his own. He would copy or imitate a (irettze or a Watteau to perfection. A Diaz by him only wants the signature, ; ‘which an nnscrvlpulons dealer doestiot tiesitab* to forgo. My friend, whom wo will call Durand,-w an excellent man, 1 industrious and clever, but too ne^tnjeut to take? tho initiative in anything, I'Ven in paititimiy Well, ho had given nutico to quit hi*‘apartment ist July, on tho- lifteeuth day of tl»e month, at noon, ac cording to tlio customs of the country. his painting that ho had forgotteieto re tain a wagon to takeaway his furniture, and when*ho-did at last concern lumself uihuuLliiujnatL:r...li^JgIily. t?uu:t:c;tk‘.il; ui secunjig one for the end ^tTlTe (Tflyi Hut nit noon proefi oty, just sf he WSTputting IWoro tl. U *Uain * conld 1» Ilffl.tHt tho t , to „ c ,,,, y „ f tho stcn.uor w» -«•.«.» tho j ( . reuK „- s taI11 „„ s Vaoho-O^ - t>,™ 1’earl on the |)ort side und cutting “ <jr cn tiRMin inqvri'-'i- 1 at dim Jnur It waa the new temait, oacorted by her Why It Tii That it Womnn In Safer on liomchiiek TIimii a Man I*. , About the year 1K:50, by an accidental circumstance, women's riding w;vs revo Intionized. An Englishman made a wager to ride a steeplechase on a side ku« 1 die. A* preliminary trial showed I imagine, the rashness of tht attempt. So to minimizo tho dangei by'enabling him to sit safely, Mr. Fitz h.mlinge OUlacre, 1 think, invented tho third pomiml. Looking haek.-.onc wonders how it nyis that wom<‘u had not long lief ore invented it for tliemselve.- wilder str»‘K.s of urgent need. But o'ftt getK.Tiitioii followed angler and no one seems to have tho?ylit of vented, however, it was adopted, and a thteo pomnieled fiiuldlo camd'into,general Use. This in vention at once r* instated, women's fid- ing as a fine art by pixslucing a new de- partnre nml«-r htqn^tvT-d conditiims. Fm the grip obtainable by its means gives tho greatest possible security in ex change'for the least possible expendit ure of force. . Saddles this kind were cumbrous and very llyavy, but Uurijig the follow- ing tiftv vyars tin; web-flit of i oust rue tnr duVii'^’it^h^rny■ fribiivd. nnnrTTM# SOI ND mind in abound hodv” is the greatest.eartlily blessing. hb , thaiman i> ma>»terq>f aUjtUluan efforts, and wohnin (pieen (»ver all Hir,- * nations, Health and leippino'S go hand in hand and witbuiH them there is no real rtiid lasting upward prog re* s and growing prospeiitv. it. Once in-' To sufe-guanl health is tip-first duty of patients, to tliem ? elve.s that they may iinmaliitelv ^bhlully support tin? ri^ponsihllities that life-has given them, and equally mm I.wi ei U sacred should be their care that the olive plants of their households should grow r p, . ‘ . into strong, reliant manhood and beantifuI and aecoiujdished woniauliood. Agaiimt; the thousand ills that llesh is heir to the study aqd researches of U\\ best minds of many centuries have discovered trointhe secret* ol nature remedies that streiiglheivhumaiuty against the altaeks of open and insidious disease and that artMVintinwallv huigtlu-.uiiig lhe shoxt span ot our lives, so hedged aboiit With cruel.foes. All the most approved - remedies that the jlastrliss given to thc present, “the heir of all thu ages,” can he found .in their best purity, at the new Opefa f^ouse Dfug Stope, Parjjn/eB, . G» almost in two. “Wo la gan to siuk.' I cut tho lash ings of tho turned her over, hut we could nut launch her, as Mayo’s arm had been broken by (lying timlier. “We got into tho boat and she floated off. 1 saw the steamer back astern then proceed <*) her course, notwithstanding that 1 yelled myself Hoarse for aid “In a few minutes the sehoonertsnn head foremost, and wo came very near being drawn down. “Wo were alone on the ocean, as not one of our shipmates could lio*eeii cling ing to tho wreckage of our vessel. Put, Worst of all. we hud neither oars, Water tor pro. isiona. "The heavy that was mni.ing at the time broke over tho lioat, and 1 tore up tho liottoHi Imards, fastemsl them to the rojio at the liow and threw them overlsuird. - These answerer! as a drug and kept her he:ul Up to the sen. “All that night we linddhvt togetljrr to keep warm, expecting uidh moment would Iw our last. •^Morning dawned, but it was a Rad dawning, an Mayo, overcome, by tho imiu of his titvken arm, lay i trotcheil out in the liottom of the lioat gasping for tho want of a drink of water. . “Throughout that day many nn anx- Iour glance ( cast over Uio waters. Them was no sail in sight, and the delirious criea of Mayo was souu thing awful. Then the storm atiated. Next morning 1 found myself chisjad in tho onus of tho ©or]» e of M ayo. "This was terrible, yet ho must l»o bnrit I. So 1 raised tb« l* sly or gently •? as possible and lauiu-hed it into the m-.l “1 watched the bsly sink, but what was my horror when it roso face u{>- ward. Having notldnjf for a sinker I took one of thcliourdsaud p iddh-1 away from the terrible sight. “1 think it must have ls*en aUintnoon that day when I became dehri**ns. for 1 n'mmaber quite plainly of yelling to a fl«*et of imaginary shijis as tin y pa.-Msl, but after that all w.i* a blank. “How or whin 1 was rescued! do not know, but when I cam* to in>4senM*.< 1 Was on Imard a large Cliim-se junk, and ■*‘ated beside mo was a good nature<l coolie with u f:iu.,vvhi> motioued me to keep quiet**-—Dost*»n CIIoIk*. furnituro. $Jio VvosTurious to find that Durand was “dawdling over his paint Urn; lies,” while all her furniture was out in tho street exposed to tin? gaze of indiscreet puKsersby. Sho even threat ened to send fi>r tho pdiet' in order to bring Durand toaacuseof his duties as n outgoing tcuaht. Durand, liko many painters, thought tho sen more charming than ever when agitatedJxy a storm, and concluded that his fair visitor was rendered mom tiful by her anger. Sho was al*»ut twenty-five years of ago. Sin? had dark hair and .blue eyei. ft flue, tnipplo figure, and her pretty nostrils were slightly dilated by hi r emotion. Sho was ac companied by a httlo girl of six years of age—a httlo golden haimd fairy’. “What!" continued tho irate lady, “yon are not going »way until 5 o’clocks It is absurdl What am 1 to do with my furniture? W here is the proprietor? 1 must m e the proprietor!** It was im- [Nissihle to gratify her last \wi.*h. The concierge ulotih was Available, dmt tho newcomer was m* lerrihlc, ro aggressive - and so threatening that (AtUtus was tamed and ruti away, leaving his broom behind him, ‘ inki i i n-.i: or v < ;in.i>. Durand ought, m eonling to Ids fv*- tem of imitation, to havo lN<coiiie wrath* ful, t-H*, but buiulv* r>.iry-wmi a pretty woman, so Is* sought an ally. Tho lit tle girl was phiying with a Hhophi-rdo-s m iHim-lain «le end of the chini it?” “Oh, Take if.** “J. “I fori.id you ton rt were only to Durand. “I eoufj tii'Ulsm, but tt t* i i h ill !i.»ve s*» imi itrin waH VVhirh invito*, with rite utmost cordiality,-Abe patrwH ige ot ail ln oiusl of medi- . i-in< * for the prevention of incipient or the .ndjef ot eontirnrfMl disea-***. None iuit the best goods, liought from tile best lioustJa la the best markets .ot the l n- ion will be kept on hand and our Prices Will Please The .People. withers and allows tho seat of the saddle to lie flat; while tlu? old fashioned seat slop-d up and tilted the rider’s kneo witli much tho sumo eflect a^ riding up fiill . • All traces of the outer pommel have disappeareil, leaving a frep sjkwo where ii-) re istance is necessary. Finally, tho left hand pommel is phwed high up the thigh, whem the grip is strongest, tlio pressure having formerly been placed just atsive tlio knee, so that a shorter stTriip was necrssHrty. Now, Ktfrh grentrr leverage le»l to an exaggeration of movement, whu h preveutcU alL rhy thm, for ob.i' ii ly the cl .v. r the rider can sit the niory (NMsibility them will l»e of In-big “one” with tho horse, of riding so as to bb-nd with his actiorf, of, so to s’H-ak, following tlio patteru of his nn ivemcnt. In the mo»lem RAihlle nil ino'liflcations tend to dimini-li efTort and by*gr» ater security to enable tin* rides, to sit very still. Strength of seat seems to me fa Is* tho.result, roughly slinking, of three grp . t att-ed by tie- i.pp.*ing presstim of the two I* .* n ;ainst tho {xituuicls. Of tln-H** grii»s. the hrst n-sults from t!n) dowuwanl pressure of tho win do length of tin* riirht lingli and the upward JCe^fc. ure of the I- ft. Xbe s»*eou«l is the grip, ju*t uIniVo the knee, of the right Ikigli in by little-every Trrmecessar-y cut away, till in course of time tho three potnniefcd saddle evolved info the long, liirltt imntin p saddle actually in use af pmsOnt. itMiifers in several ways from its pruttJtyiM. ih this modern saddle t the long narrow canflbRbmH aver a! -For.thrtSe .utin UaVafami Hi patent or proprietary mrdirines we will kee S'..rt of tiimiel. which takes in the hors.Ai '‘t'-ek all prepara! ion* that, have won their way to pnhliu approval. Our htork of F hucv (iuotls, 'I 1 n t uiurru*^, IlrTis and miscellHiieous suijilides is so eompleie and su]ieri«»r that it speaks lor itselt as “flUiug a long, fett" want In the County. Coniioi*eiirs ot good ('igars and Tobacco, ehowing and Rinoking. xxill'lind our stock of the very best qmrittvgrown in America and foreign liehls, /r^r Bn- seription* compounded at any liour of the day or night with tne most careful exactness. » - We will he glad to wait upon our old frictuN and uill rejoice to make legions of new patron*. All visitors to the County neat, for business or on pleasure bent, are sincerely invited to call at tin* r OlMUi \ HOUHK OPCCI STORE • The last mid lA*st eh:ipt«-r in Barnwell's boom. • e „ -:-THE PATHOS OP PEACE BETTER THAN Just after the lynching, in New Orleans a few InouHva ago, of eleven metnbera of the Malia hy a volnntet-r band of Amei\iran aveng»'i - .*, some of the dally papet i created a little tiueasiness by declaring limt King Mlumbeit's iron tnai.s e< lt d elu-il New n ork from anchoragelieyond iln^ range of tin-shore forts iind batlHi- Jes, and lay the business metropolis of site country in asfiesor under eoutribttiluii. IVitbout discussing l.uele Sam’s-aliiiitvjojuke careoi his possessions MICH ARSON l ake* pleasure in informing tlio public that on his recent Visit to the North ho captured New Yoik, New England and a big slice nl'Mhe N'o'fih-We.*r. He went -supplied n itlstlie aiinnunitioii of gold, silver, greenbacks anil icrtitied cheeks and inerelunifs, matmf;teturt?rs anti.importers *u'vendered upon the Jirst sum mons, threw open their .stocks and told Mielialsoii to lu-lp himself to aTTfie n ant ed arid to pay ihom w bai be pleased. They were demomizctl hy the ontflow of gold to Lurope and Welcomed Miehalsori and bi* motiey a* a bard pressed soldier cheers Urn comrades who come tu his help und turns the tide of the baltle, going agaliijljna flag. ^ Helped himself liberally. The proofs that lie did so are as plain a* they can be. The Charleston bound steamers, the Atlantic Coast I.ine and the Hictunond- A Danvillw*,*ystem are witnesses on his bvhalf. They are hurrying Southward a* fast as st%am can turn their wheels the goods that he nu'fdualiy bought, Lveu ’now the flr.st consignments are coming in and " . SOTA DR, R- C. KIRKLAND, Jr„ Proprietor. oct T. B. ELL/S, Jr., Surveyor and Civil Engineer. Charles Zissett, Mw'Mil of v\;t(»-r A iH.tf R. <. " « ctl.VX ■nttoT irt? -n to th»* ■ i un>l 'b .,i| to l!>( otatUliti oniputatiun at Jlartius, 'V First Practical Vhtchmakcr. Invites the people to come from' all tin* adjacent country and ueightroring town*, buy all the goods they \\ ant «m* cheaply tbai.they wiil forget all about th** b»w price* of cotton, go home rejoicing with fiesh courage toha'tlp wilh ti:«r»l tino-s. A* a partial list of the guud goinls. and gnat 'bargains that M ichalsoii ha* in *itore he asks attention twtii* following fjpw examples that show the eomparison pi Northern and Southern prices: A afll.iMHl worih of New York oit.thing—Miehat-on’s price. fd.lKlO. Worth of lbV*‘on Slows. Clipper*. i V e.—M ichal»on - * price, f t,7.")0. !‘.i,immi worth of l.adies" |>ress rinods—Michalson’* pjiee, ?.'>,( <ki. .*ln.onn worth of..Nj«itioii**—Mb-bai*'m's prict , f 'C.jh'u. f lu.uuo wort Ii «»f (•<a'it* Kurrd.*liing tiootl* — Mich.niton's price, So.oOO. f.’.iKHi worth of I- urnitiire—.Mieliaison's priec^|-,i tM. f 1 ,u*iO wiirth of *|-in aAd Wood ware~Michal»<>n*>» price, CMM. $10.1100 won h of B-icoii, llui!.*, >..gar. a--.-- i... - * •• » pi if. tfl.OOO. '“.'•O'' woiiii of (*aniit'«l «.•>.••!* at.*1 I i . 1 ccrles . -•■•. * i>. i< e, * l,*'" 0 fra.QtiO worth of A \ ' -, 11>, Farm Hardware—MiehaUoa's pi..' j. Lab ytyooo wofTti "f I'atdc Cut;cr\ and < ri MIchajMifi's price,$5 o. fl.000 worth of Buggies and Wagons—Michalson's price »7'»o. Thes** quotations arc offer*«I a* text* tor thought, presented a* sign boar*!* to show the peoph- tin* b*‘*t road U> lietter tiin* s. Mi«-h.-il*<>u ha* thousand* *f good*. He,lia**Tiargains that c\*r\ho»lv ne«**l* andean afford. If y«*u*|on't *e«* what you Mant a*k f«*r if. Michalsoti has it, tut (ha-* not proniis*-to keep It alvrayn. Come cream of Brow n , nflYr* hi* * II*»»i*e er» i«-e 1 r i^ONEY <ixo that adorned on# y piece. “SluHild you rea; it is so pn tty!” in .” Maid t■ uioth* r, * “If tlu "Maid t’n pt anyth* l’»‘i an ler Alt ♦*» ch l*si her.” replied au«l your pr*>- me*»y f*u*. uuj. *» laovc.*' WoiiMUi are r uly lau Tloelady tix**l h«-r eye* on tho wail in «*r*U-r to keep her comUcu-ttice. “\our name in Jimmie?'' Mil tho painter. ••Yea," an- ugani •: tlio |M>iumeI, iuvolvin ure of th** leg ju. t nlsivo tie* ankle on tho Muddle fl.qt I* l<*\v. This grip is couiitcriinhitircd by the left I**g's inward |T«- -uro at tho kn**c. And. thirdYtbo h*H*k Ui**k of the right 1 g i*ver th** i to the pres**uro of pl*i-Hl»- i. om* tho s l(t A 1 »».. I A. XV. Happy Hew Year^ iittin* .••thr mi 1 the swervd th * child. XVoinra TrnHirr*. Of tho teaching Issly in thoT^nitinl RtnteH at tho hist ci iisus to |s*r c«*at. were women. Tho total number l.s tkkl. Women are s.micnmes «-nipli»y»*d as teacher* exclusively for Ixtya, but more frequently for Niya an*l girl* to gether. In Chicago there are uoseparato Behools for boy*—tho R*'xes uro taught together. Women in Boston tench nil tlio braneh*‘R in nil tho public Kchoo] course to children of nil ages and all classes in life. In reply to the compurac tive suceeib} of male and foniale teaclicrs tho commissioner of education reports: “Women, I think, as a rule succeed let ter than'men in getting work out of pupils of all kinds. The ftitcllcctunl training which they give is therefore better up to a certain jioint than that given by men. They also maintain bet ter discipline than men and with lesa curjioral punishment.”—Exchange, Tor lh<* Cburcligoor. There aro many people who think they ought to help tho Loyd.to keep tho •preacher humble. * It is easier to run an engine without lire than it U to keep up a church with out a prayer m- King. Tho pastor who tries to carry his church to heaven on his shoulders will be sure to drop tho most of it. Men who stamp around among tho stars in the pulpit are not much account in helping jieople toward heaven. Closing the heart against the cry of the needy is only another way of shut ting the door of heaven against yourself. The protracted meeting in which tho members of the pastor’s family take no interest is not apt to develop into much of a revival.—Ram’s Horn. Tlnn turning aiMihprized fur his had cleared one r< In Ip her An 1 y. ir pips - where is lie?” “He d:< I two years ago.’ •And mamma L. a widow?" “Vc-q niuii- sieur." to tho !.tdy, Durand k|iis. tu! I her that In* x>iu a.id fliat lie won hi igo and help h**r get h< r funiiturn in. Soon tlio furuituro began to ti-id its pku*o—tho wardrolie, tho mirror, the bbokeas**. “Oh, madamo, without ktiow- ■ ing you. ns I look nt the-*** boi>ks I can rend your mind. Balzac, lingo, Laniar- tino”— “Ta, t.n. ta,” cried tiio irate lady, “you would have dona Indtcr to 1 clear out Ix-fon* noon than to l«o trying to study my character!” “1 aiq work- I ing all tho time, madame. I^Y’k! 1 hare put that console t!:*'re—li«*ro tin* statue of tho Virgin—thi* little mirror opp<«ite tho window.” “Oh, it is no \ use; you cannot make jieace with me!’’ wkatii ti unki) to u»vk. Tliero was ah interval of twenty min utes, during which the lady st<*od at the window. Durand had remained in his r*>om with tho child. “Aro they com ing today or tomorrow—your men?” she asked angrily as she cam** back into tho room; but sho stopped in tho middle. Jeanne, motionless and smiling, was seated on u chair and Durand was paint ing her portrait. “Mamma,” said tho little one suddenly, “1 am htfngry. You have some wine and a pate in tlio big basket." “Come, then, ami breakfast on Jho balcony,” murmured tlio mother, i Durand was left alone to finish his sketch. Tliero was a silence of ten min- : a tea. Then tlio child returned timidly. (“Mamma has something Jo ask you.” ! "Whai?” “Slio iloes not dare.” “Sho ! wants to tnrmmo out?" “No.” “What ' then?” "Mamma would like to know if you—if yon, would liko a piece of pate.” This happened on July 15, mid when it. tho in* l as <>p]MjtH.*d stirrup f»*T. * Moreover, by lev*-rago *>f IIm-hO creased, aii<l th«* co of tht» weight tuak* TIm? h'gs lu list be sa*ldle, but aIniVO •ways and gives uml from con-taut habit a good rider adjusts the balance aluio t by it:.- tiuct, ami carri'-s on the horv-’* movetii* uts in n multiplicity «*f tiny curve* which p.o*s •iiuiM-re* ptibly fr»>ui on** step to another without any jerk or abruptm- spf move- intut.—English Illustrated Magazine. CTIAUIX his in inv frt< ^ l!Ei uid* »i IIM W „|. v.Txb x\ i >! ly cl* /ar l4i* k t > gri;*s is i isisp.uuit ik tribnti. s tho Ituhiuco ri •' ftitiiiovaldo on I the waist tho l thr horse* m*ti**n. III itglilhoIlM** lights, grmhsl »*• sity. The lamp < i .tut|>* .tuu i«n*«-*. ther** are - mx orders of •cording t<» their tnUfi- >f th** l*)W«*st *>r sixth order, which eonsuin*** only half a gill of coal oil nn hour, give* about ;ts much light us ah ordinary i>arior reading hfmp (say 1“ camllo |K)wer), while tho largest or first order lamp, which bums *ixt*s*u gills an hour, gives 450 camllo 1 lower of light. But‘whilo tlio naked tr.mie of the lamp given t his Minch light, tho French Fn *m 1 lens in which tlio Lamp is set co«ii!< a-«** ami cone* ntvates this light, no that it is multiplied in pow* r many tiii'i v Thus tho little 12 camllo power flu mo of the sixth order lamp has in a len, a jxnwr of 75 caudles; and the great 450 camll***|w wer light of tho first order lamp, when placed in enormous lens, gives a jiower of some 12.000 cam 11* s. Sm-li a l*‘ns is 12 feet high mid has a diameter of 0 feet.— Harper's Young People. He will .1*. hi* part t*»w ard- making 1 hi* 1 uetvc muni h a hap| v one f**r all \\ h** will W i<M*l> turn 0 v* r th ,* lu ta | y ar new l*“lf. * I'lit |*4V 1 ng w a r ttm* tarilf • • *•» fur g .mmIm and ouue lu 111* p.*ptt hit >tan*l 1 CAM' of the . i Ollftt | 11**11** e, w lu re cl 1* hav< * made | their hca • Iquart*' r-. 'The v wll 1 find thin g lu G i:\EI! \l. MLR- f HA NDI SE, ex* •epilog 1. lt|U*»ra . IliV-J 111 r « 1 - piilttlft] that lir inch 0 f bud* ll*-**i. 1 h** |*e to in ••r* a»e 1m tra.L in th* Hi,* - **f g« <*d- me*! eil by ladle* an*l f * < «» in Ic folk*. M K ( Cv K, COME \ LI., Early i First <l«»or **oith ! it.irn'M 11 i'. II., >. t t*l till* putllic. 1 All experience of ni>wsr»ls *»f forty • ii * i* t ':.-- t>* *t guarajiu • that fi** know* his ttusllinR 1 * uml will give satis fAction in ri*e *|ualit v of t;is wo-k ami ! tic-m<"b*rat jons*f his charge*. JtP* B-'ii.»' in me ke« jier* for »;»1**. I mchs^ PARAGON ^ Machine Works, tU.AC’K YII.I.K, S C*. Slotive Power and and in a hurrv l***f«*r* enough t" make a thr* •• hour* talk, but In now and C'hrisriiia* than ail the poiitii-iar nient, if*h*iycr« ami *eli* as *h tl! fiitv * , «*m« |oMcr*aiMl Kitpatriek’n r/tr* , h light ir*>**pi tarilf ami taxes ami high pri* * * have mu Michalson 1* tlre*l «*f,ttiar. II** will gix* 1 * ***i»«>p*>«l. IB ■ w ill help the i* cull «lo lh.« •*. • t<* the pic nic i“h" i i* laid wa»r«* **i.r f «)*• the profile jfiH re )tii* fail’s w**rk to ttn hasitT time or tongmf countrv more hetwico * t Hi -Instead «♦>' graspingf«»r protit In 1 wittrryio. rryp h**ii tim* « get better ami th** fariimr* arc **ut (•! tiouiiii money, lint is v lii* platform for six d:*vs in the week, an cotne ami stc him «titn*litig~th«‘re, giving the b* *t | th*e* n he day **f jmfg- uiai.’s lamp f*d- ir country. TI i* year alter vear. giMxl of the |ic*i-' i *• -^rntiqiike ttirtvls. in* will try to. make ! * very hoiiy is a* k< ll to r cotton ami all conn< Tax pi odnee and sciluig all- kin*l*»4d g*auls to all sorts of iR’cplr at only one pi it*# ami that Im'Iow zero. * \ ILCicTia-lson, TEE LIVE MERCHANT, Parnv^eH, S. C j S pectacles in Steel, Nickle and Gold. All the Latest NoVelties. the fact that * *! improved work on Country. id U*l'*n amt all the lit < 11A 111. ES ll' iim \y\. Barn well, S. C * .fMl rr , M iilue UKSI IN IILArKVItlB. J-11 liOltOIGIiB R E b T A t' K A N T A N D FAMILY (i irOT K K Y. New Store, New Stopk. 1* re-l» Breatl *l:*v. All titr D. lieat ie* of the *** erv (. - oiil« * tionai u -. Season, t’bole* Cig ir*, Fmits, Ac., and an fashioned v. eleo.ae fr**m J II.'BOlBiF.R, i’r.'prietor Best old :o that tho men had at.last come ”^r ; re Durand’s furniture, ho found "'ith the flimsy paper ujam which it_ ; is ngontho balconv at tablo with Laid. The printing «»f two centuries ago Km<I Looking Autlior of a Merry Hook. One who once set typo in a great Eng lish establishment remembers tho time when that most fascinating of nonsense l*<>oks. “Alice .in Wonderland,” was put into metal from young Dodgesou’s mnnu- •cript. “As ypusaw the writer, a grave almost sad 1 ookiil^yonng man, going ui and out of Woreester gollege, or at tho office about the proofs.xyou scarcely tliink such melancholy looking autlior- •hip could produce so merry a book.”— Writer. Tlie Invi-iitioii of Sjiectaoh**. Spectacles wefe lirst used in tho latter part of the Thirteenth century. There is do certainty as to who was tho in ventor of them, but the distinction is -generally claimed for Alessandro di Spiiia, who i* said to have made some about 1265.—Note* and (Queries. anefonnee that the men had at.last come U) r**!!! him sittih,, tho piother ‘and dandling tho child on his knees. Misfortune, however, never come - alone. Tlio wagon was too small. It would hot hold all Durand’s things at once. “Leave your palette, your easel and your pictures,” said Jeanne; “1 wHl take care of them, and then you will bo obliged to come back again and finish my picture.” IIo left them. Ho only came into possession of them on Jan. !5, when ho brought all his fur niture Back into his own room. This time, howirv^r, tliero was no difficulty about the outgoing tenant, for sho had meanwhile become Durand's wife, and the two households were merged into one.—Fans Cor. Philadelphia Bulletin. 1’api‘r a IIiiii«lr**(l Venn* Hone**. ExjH'rts are predicting that the Ixxiks of today will fall to piece* Indore the middle of tho r.tJxt century. Tho paper in the books that have survived,two or Three centuries whs made by hand of honest rags and without the aid of strong chemicals, while the ink was made of nutgalls. Today much of the paper for books i* mtide, at least in part, of wood pulp treated with imwerful ucrIs, while the ink is a compound of various swkstanco* naturally at wair r.lll %\ I.' J After I.* - * t«» Yr»r in thrirow n Ur ah’, v*." L th« "»< \f> mOH«*V N f* l Hlf- Uri e%* nil* * • l nm^l. I 'I* vr.- 1'iit » worUrb ro. u *u jmrt -prnriarn ^ t » » a.. **» ii»ir **x cr n xi av* ’ ii..x *•*•<». ii.u.iko*. Muiuo. * * I ut. lM'nkf i - '■'•*' *•*• r> A 1 ^ ft!*?, (til *i., *• L! %Yt*;k rTriiily | h. - % «• « ♦b»l;Ai * . r »iier lit * I " HI nl*ri li \-m rn cam thst e»* «*«int i« m L* iv 1 a si 1 y i n*f rpiM-h I) r. • h *l,>ir< * • * ■ '•in.ty. 7, it» N l .W i:. e, a i Hko. W. <Ttorr, Aiken, S. J. B. Bi kckhai.tkh, Barnwell, S. C. Croft & Burckhulter, has improved with age; that of today, it is feared, will within fifty years have ,its w-ay ^through tlio pagoMilpon ^v‘i -r r< >k>7 r. vs BARN WELL C. .11., S A r r I. A. \ v C. which it is impressed.—Paper World. A Love I’arty. A new mode of entertainment designed for feting betrothed lovers is culled a “Love _Party.” The ladies all wear white gowns, tho gentlemen whim boutonnieres. White doves • are sus- ]><*aded from the chandeliers* and white flowers and favors reign on tlio snowy spread table. Hearts intertwined are the design of the souvenirs, and cupids of cream with sugar arrows,tlio ices. Will practice in all the Courts of this State and in t lie l ’ lifted State.** < otirts. Mr. Croft will attend the Courts of. Barnwell Coiiuty and all matters of im- l>ort a nee will-receive tho personal ut- tvution of each number of Hie firm, om - 2!Mf T»* the u*cr* of tJcimral Ms'diinery : We call y**ur attention t w«* are pr»-p:ired, w ith latest Took ;*ii*l Ma*’l»lnery, to d< any M»ehH*ery uw.d in ilu Sin'll a* t U’l l D\ C.l NS, liJU'T MH.r.S, t o TI'iiN"1 , llES<Ls, PI l.I.KN HAVERS, MI LL GEARING, Shifting and eariing* «*l rr**n or Bra-* of anv si/e. Speidal a Mention given to gin WORK. Having a flr<*t cla** fHn Bitihler, w« can tl«5All klhds«»f Rlu Work, hft# IkVIhdl wheels,* new «uw*, ho\e*, Jtc. Saw* *1rar|*»*ned only by hand. July 11 Patterson <6 Holman, Adi TM MSN KYM A T A W, > BARN WELI., S. Having a^socint*'*! onr** l^*** for tho pracfi**e of the law in ail the Court* of tin* State except the Probate <'otirt a*nl in the Lnited Stat* * C«*nrt<», wc ple»lg«? our l'*-»r servi<*es to all elient^ wh«) may trust Us with tludr **oiitid*-nee. Onrnniteil prompt attention will be given to all biisiiie** eontided tf* u*. ,1.0. Patikuson, W. A'. Holman. jan" ROBT. C.-MIXSON, SURVEYOR PNO ENGINEER. BLACK TLLE, S. C. Special attention given to [.and Sur- veyiitg. Prompt attention t" all busi- n»‘*ts2ajU4 u-t* d to mv imp**. .4 Eight Now Iv\ IC.iiY IKirsKKEKI’Ei: -NEEDS Tii: Itwoued Pan-Aircrican Washer " : k .. With.it* use “wash day" is no more a torment and a terror, ami vva-herwomen ' ure no longer imperial. / V tf £s r FAnev GOODS Hobbv Hcrsc. L / ’ a Velocipedea f Xov«* I >< »1! • PERFECTFO ’• '•i-' ' AKK! T.\ CRYSTAL LE:i3E: R A E. * ** % ll *«, Htiitionorv , 2_ .\ s | >— *-• . Eocks- a/J M A 5 C Ai;:»5, 1^ m -11 BKESSHNO U:\M L*. Sheet Music. Guitar KOLLfcK ORGAN KubU r 'ini Musical In«friiiii*Mi * THE (IKM Agent f*r Piauo* aud Orgau incuts Repaired. •Piano* and Organ* Tuned and Repaired. \ The largest and eheapest stork ever brought to thi Vie tin imd- Bntrit* string*. ONLY SC,eo. ILd Mti.cL*. * M U'ictti Inijtru. "N Cltv. Gr. X). C. Xj^lZ^TG-IE, INTO. 27. TI. tt. H C. . THE CAROLINA MIDLAND RAILWAY CO* TI MIG TAriTK IS O. t - I In Elicit- No\’cmbcr" 1 > t^ NOR I’ll Bol ND. o’clock A. ‘ sol i h AL -■ i*. 5 _ r. - 1 UHN ti i, ~ f. \ ■ * - •- r. -z r. A. M A. M. 4.45 8 2" l)IST.\.NCES RE- r W EL'NATA I'IoN . : I* ti 0 Lv. ..Allendale. .Ar X xi. ^ I. ^ /. /. Many Person* an* hnAen down from overwork or hotuehold earca. Brown’s Iron Bitters Rebuilds tho ayatem. aid* direpUDD. acm.miex<'e*aul Ule, aud core* augu.ru. oa tbc gcnuiD*. And Ktlri W'v Have DyNpepsia. Scientists assure ns that ujiward of 5,000,000 minute glands are constantly at work in our stomachs secreting g;ia- U ic j nice..—N e w York Jonrual. y" LADIKS Needing atonic, or childrvn-who wont build- Inc up, sId.iiIJ take BKOWN'ft IHOV llITTSCr*. It Is ptiwaaut to tnke, « , ur* A Malaria, Indl- fv.Uoa, iU.iaitUciA uuJ Liver.* uuipbuiiU. f €0fHLDO x venr i*» Iw ing nts^e by John R. <io*»«lwin,l f<>v,.\ >.,et \\o»k f«i u«. Leader, y<>u ntny Ha.! inrtko i»* imiclf; but wo ch\} f<a*h y **tt qui* \ly h w t*» ••urii from $5 to #10 ii ilnyyM the start, mid mote »* you fro on. *li‘*ili isexe*. ti i ligex. In mv part of |Atnt*i n 4. y in (an u<>minrii« e .*t liotUe. giv ing ali yuur tin.'*,or fpittc nioincntt .only t6 the work. All *» new intrixt pay >1 Nf. f r fvery wrffccr. We kt*rt y*!,'tumlshtn^ everything. I - A811 ^ . >PLI I'If.Y i*‘«iii»*.t. J’ALiH l LA l iU L. A* !r( is «t onre, k;a to., HtKTtAM\ yiA\\k.. td A 1’arrot That .Spell* It* Name. A briglit parrot is owned by the Misses Myers, daughters of Benjamin Myers, of Kingston. It says its letters froth A to 1, can king a few verses and si>ell3 its own name, pronouncing it by" syllables liko a sclrlolboy.—New York Telegram. , p»7 Tanks, Slacli, K Tubes,, Eng'ros, r i,; . GlftS, MJls. «■» infcsa ? «.»•(»* r i A =V «» a % 'Set. mutter how »h«* cannot l*c* her**‘if. u* ■ cn« ilrir k himself. The kind of love th«t will buy costly g f • w hen nton-y it et**y I* moie plen tiful than the at ‘Cling tort that u ill saw tc wood if nei eaaan-. I ^ . _ Children Crj for Pitcher’s Castoria.] ^f* n ^ for Pi,cfce ^^ K ' or!l - • - W h«*n « man i« • r< p Go] lo\ ••* to li it * ilh a tM***.- * I v ornau a mail i«r a c f *r When Baby waa sk-k. we fare her Castoria. When ahe wa* a Child. slie erk*«l for CaaXoria. When ahe heeame Mina, *tie clung to Ca*u*ria. When xhc had Children, Use jax*; them Caotona. *! K ' i V 2uqpj pu ‘fuujaa' *i - It Mxtpge that p'opl w$ol to com lull aiMde m\9? -«*• h in a Dbot^uii to ttd out « •ink a U loaded Childrtd far FltJitr’s Ctstorix “Are you pretty w. 11 a«**|iiainte.l with jrmr •*.«*!hei' toiigur, mv lyy ^ * a*‘kr»| the <tc »••»{.(* ach<*r of the-ti»w *m lioUr. Ye ,.k.?.’ s ‘ati**werrdthe lad. liUiidly; Ui a jxa • iui.a good de^l, air.' pfJOSER. our S*inth t aro- ot or Mery. It will save you time, tvmpgr.a/id mo ney. It doqMu work better than Uh* j rough wash board plsn ahd *loe*< not. ! x\ ear aipPtear but cloth*?* n* tin* ohl way ( did. L have *ol«l over four humlreil in Barnwell and atljoinin;; coiiotles and Jhev have given fierf*vH *a(Jsfaerion. For -further inforuiallwfi apply to . FRAMPTON LAWTON, Baniu.tt.S. C. 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