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I M-NEEKLY EILTION'.1 WI.NNS-O,.-. A .4 J A N U V4 NEW ADVERTIVSEHENTS A PIV 'ANO. O110AN 1W.1t. M-"Look. BEA T AtrMlIgI Seel Orgals, 121 jtiops,$55, pianos onlyArt3o, eo-d A450. Circutlars fre. )ANIEI, F. I.%liATry, Washigton, N. J. GNanl Itevolvo.ri. 1ll114trated 11r1ce GUNS L.s, free. Ureat Wetern un Works, Ilttsbiurg, P'a. 2 STVY1"Es OF CA 11DS, 10c., or 25 NOW Yenr )l Unrds. SMpIe4 Be. J. JIUSTIEAD & CO., Nassau, New York. FF 93JI AMDI COT I ouI III, t o everybodly '14-111-winlder Watel free wIth E IrISI ordier. 'Tell dollars at day Rgutaratilee. .M. CHtONE(Mli& CO., 1iladellAklhI, I '.., or Illwauikee, Wisconsin ;AI EWs F.Ir cills. brilt-ues Inl RE" 1) irpralivo. billtid and bleedting ]3J nplLI t, liletItill Il. frav-. I In r t ti 1s, fr i . -1 1i 1i dolent uler, dsliar'gIng , os 8 elleI sore leg, crysipeli s, nid valmose VeIni 1- SAN II FOi-)'4 EXTHA(' OF WITCH1 HIAMMti,. Ask for It, hevalise It Is hiv ter, sI roweger med ehewil per 1 han1 ally ot her. an ins wa rrai ei by W E I-:K & P1OTi"I', Wiolesale l)roggists, al0u Wash Ington St rect, Ilostonl, Mas AS'endfor Reduced.Plce Pri List of Mason n Hamlin CABINET ORGANS. 'New aul SplendI! Sl yles '; RICES 11 1U C'FE ) $10 tn -,)1, vah Mthimonthi, (Nov. ISM7. Address. MASON & HIAMILIN, OtOAN CO., loston, New York or Chicago. A ~ ~ ~ ~~maa nn D i 0} <asa i Uplo AUI.'N'1'8 Wani~te msAwarded FOlt I0T.3AN'S NI\ PICTORIAL, BIBLES, -01tistralions. AtIdress, for new e1reulari, .A. 4J. IILAIN & CO., 930 Arch tree1i,PhIla. fgents Wanted! 'oR PA1ATICUARS ADD>nESS WILON INMIW ul1 COMPANY, 829 Broadway, New York City; Chiengo, Ill., New Orleans, La.; or San Fraucisco, California. PI U M HAB.T CURED. A Ceif'd1 mill Si' Cure. Large redtclol to I prives. A I r-il b) t le free. ,NHs4. .1. A. DuoimI 'n, [.a 1(otte. It1ltana. llox 1038. (Forlierly ,i.r . b. It. Collils). R UP.TU E. Those wisi1111g relief atil ollre for bupture ihoIld conslIlt, Dr. J. J. H811EANIA N, 23S Broad Iway, Niw York. SInId 1'. forl his ne-41 hook. with phol ograplike14;lltes of bad lses lrefore J11141 ilfter vure. Hmiware of (01es.,1.3 who pretend to DunshIr. shermal.n'1s tr(satilkenlt. (ne of 1.1heso feIIlowS. .1 riOIImIl clerk, now Valling himself Dr. W. G. Crempieo, is Indicted I)n coml1pliil of )r. S. andI1 alkIt.jS trill for forgery and ciuiezzlenci,. W. G. RO,I-IL 31EMCHANT TAILOR, I AS removed to the stove i(xt, to the ox0st-Ofilce, whero he will be glad to re k1ive hiM frietilgalWd customers. A full lice of Samples will be kept. on hand. fron) which customlers mlay mak1te .electoins. H1 .. ow. has thr. f.nest. line of French anld Engljsh goods Over bryulght to this market. He is also p)ropared1 to cut or to nak up goods for those wihio diesire. * Garments of all kinds repaired and cleaned. SCleaning a specialty. Thankful to the public for past patron iigo, ho solicits a continuance of theo alamo, and guarantees satisfaction. sept 18 W. G. ROCHIE. Columbia Business Cards. J3EADQUARTERIS for elheapest Gro ories and Hairdwaro iln Columbia, to be found at tho old reliable houso of LOIRICK & LOWIANCE. ]IX'S, Portraits, Photographs, Store oseopes, &c. All old pictures copied. Art Glallery Building, 124} Main Street, Columbia, $. C. Visitors are cordially invited to call and oxamlin o. I I lARLES ELIAS, formeri,y of Camdeni ~.)has moved to Columbia, and pne ai large stock, of Dry Goods and( Notions, Boots, Shoes, T1ru13ks and Valison. Satis, faction guaranteed. ~EKLING'S GALLEI6Y--Dpposite Jtho WVheolor Hlouro. Portraits, P?hotographs, Ambrotypes and Ferroty pos lnishod in 'he latost style of the art, Old plctures 01opi(d and enlarged to an~y alrzp, WV. A. REOKLING, Proprietor, 'l TERCIKS & DAVIS, importers and LJdea lers In Watches, Clooks,Joewetry, Silver and Plated Ware, House8 Fetrnish ing Goo ds, &e. N. B3.-Watches and jow elry rep aired. Columbia, S. (J. oct 27--y B EST Dry Goods House in the South. All express freights; paid where the order is $10.00. Write a Postal for Sam ples and Price List. V. RICHARDS & BRO., .oct 27-u.u-A,a . THE ELEPHANT -HAS COME With a Fresh Stock of Fall ia WVinter Uoods, AT THE DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS AND Xillinery Bazaar. - 0 DIPORTANT ANNOUNCIIEMENT. E tito pleOasuro Wn announcing to our friends aid the public generally that we are now opening th0 lne 4 and Iost, o i p ot e 1 u 1e r t m ie n t o f FALL AND WINTER O0ODS, including Millinery and Fanny (o.l in II (le latt'st sty00.9 les ad ove.lties of thi BeaI-n, much InI2 '1re gPI Ieral ly i.umid in a first-class A1*"Ievy establisnli l't. Va I - cy and tapl)y s, a buvitiifil tock of newcst ntyles of jMons .,uu(l,, 13uttonis anld TRIMMINGS. A full assortmont of brown and blehl-d Mlslinls, floplinls, Calicoes, Gill-1ha1', (Gonts' Goods, Notions, Cor%s, love Himiery, 11 ist les, Ski rts. Shawlvs, clith", &c. lmi's and Boys Hats. Boots and Sh oes for Ionts and lloys, Shoes and Gaiters for Ladies, Misses and Childre0. A FULL STOCK OF Fresh Grocories, Confectioneries, Calics ind Crackeys, (euse, Mackerel, Flour, Meal, Grist, SolnIs, Starch, Candles.Kerosone, Croolery, Tin and Wooden Ware, urnitureianl Malttreuies*, LUMBERFOR SALE As low as the lowest. Call and examisio my stock and prices. J. 0. BO AG. Sewing-Xachine. - SE MARk PATQ, JULY 25. 184. WE. CAIM FOil THE IMPtOVBD WHITNEY SE1 WING IVIA HIW ES The following apocifle poi f s Sup.. riority: P.- re-eat %inplicilty inl Con. M ruct foin. 2--Durubj iIty. 3-Exceed4ngly Light uIn - naing. 41-till Rlmunnng. NoIMises. 5,--PerOms all VarietIes o1 Work. 6--elautly of Flinisin and~ '7-(iREATi I. EDUCTION IN PilCE. Sing~.lo Aachines sont on orders direci, from the Factory, written guarantee with each Machine. WHlY PAY OILD PRICES! ph-Sonid for circularn nedit particulars. Address, Tine ~WiItney M('g.. Co., feb J.'/ Untersoen, N J Notiee to Creditors. A Lpersona havinig claims against, the estate of Richard DoVe, Senior, deceased, are requnirod to establish their deomanda on the 8th (lay of Janu.ary next before the Probate Judg.o at Winnsboro South Carolian. 0. R. T HOMPSON, see 5-lawSy J.P. P. G. Best is Cha apo5et AUTOMATIC Silent Sewinq Machine. ILotest Invention, Producing Marvelous R esults. I ta surpassing merit places it beyond all com petJtion, and mnakes It the cheapest, notWith ataunding the large inducements offered by seller of noisy, hard?running. troulosome, two,. tijread, teseon machines. Only Machine in the World with~ Automxatic F'eatures, and with nso Tension to Manage. Write by' Postal Card for Price list, List, of Of%ees, &4i. WILLCOX & (4[IDS 8. I. 00 ((Cor. Bond St.) 663 Br'o*dway, N. Y S?? 1&-ly An Excelient Me"( diciline. - '- I (-Il- . J. 'ob. M,. - 'II t rt! It It I imv:fl 1 1Y \'tii'iT NE i n ti r i lf : at r e d i l l i vi , i t ll. " Y " 3 i -. , . jlwt, taVItt. WLleC f (11' tii-,- it frith.t in:-t I: aa' ti a I .'re t'rtlos t hY' ktrvo Nyst~ e la \ w ith .ipT1 i l -! e i 1 . la re ita tne 'l'atly. i as a .xd l ip-OVI 8 ;Ily II.v. l i.. A. A D. 101.1 Vest 4l1Terslt Sivotir "iifua , i t.ifwekn w : e r hi 1: t 0 1 NI ' I 1: VA , w e . u i n- .I n sy 1 -111Jt fa'.4i lI I l' .2 ' :,t. l it i : ha r vo:r-T hr N i .r ; a;T I .: I a! - f 'terl y la atta nu:ry lahe at i. (nt "I" It. v I UK. 120 Molntrea y to l1, I w-t' entialy l v. eal( ta , ha' aIin a are t i'I of a ih ( *a.h, Thl I oi melleert a ' :-klr *:' anroilg. t. r'a - flild et ,y. ro: ::. ttly I L iro ; a.y .-it %n.oi I-a l . -l I a-,:,! III'. 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Iu'ta;. tt 1, % In .1 :t fr 'n IatJal(!at Ilti )51 ii.i':.A iii. g oi t erol 1w oivo- tt, tak , I o'4:o Eitlv ia. 4wr vvg i ne. 1o 41it i't I!, b ou in j-s. &c."t '~Ei I)y l whit Y13m. 1.3ta 1)1"o-t't Tl whlf - a!! w an -irdom-I v F jc. so.l Coll fifldn. I nw Vv, t I)(...o a m ,. li piiCh'm - i :. i t ,i '. ii . da-a pi., ,a t r..om. ivt fra : ti-. it - ia e l- a I po':. ol-aitd. a.d \ tvet fli-1 If was un h.:. :wheG ra .1l er , <;o liet e 4 1111'.i 1113, Ibo (l.. it i (t ii' itt Hl.I.i. r3..m, V4S f ler i r-e o i . I y ll iny h lit f ried i alw wi i-i--: Im ''is of dyi.. mvp t : a.:ry vas I.v i.: A It Il r til -a .lolwr el o\Ni It- :-Il,i war. :4flrm . ag or ith I shnyi h:-,avdit.o vl hmr e, of a,, II::Irj ep sogal r ;L h ! ta I w io 1 1 IAver: iou g ofi-the gvwoiloWU ttMuln ljh, yost ill p,41,1 I'.*-t:1I. Ini r\vIId no r cali 1 te . .iiFtr f tre bel t :l ilin-, :al ahe s1YETINEtply, \t -ik l l y .oiti l iI -. care.t I unla, . Nv. tI. gi~n, whmbl i ntii r%Il ne te: e t Don'ts hey Ir o hopt. bgo odl, batcol iand1 you for heYorit o ,lne. t d ii,al by your kituchs tiee 2 . ht I r a n E ar r edm ecn --PdEVnM3 BYV~tiie I cnim nce 1-3, 1 m :fir b tfe , worW fro i is eTee.s stil ipar verrj.1-T souls(MT "k f'lasws.)nel ngn.i Ghrre-el I J ,> ING. CA R 11Oy-14AVE Bmighwmo 11a?ckeyew. It was inl the Codar Rapi(di sloop (-r. Outside it- was dark as th( ilsile of an inlk bottle. Inl thc slevii)ng car people slept, Or tried it, Some of them slept like Christ.itr m11eli and womie, peacfhilly and Swe1ly anld quietly. M t h (l-S spt like (leo0s9 11111i gnanItly, hi(eolsly, fiedl(ishlly, s Iionglh it was their mission to keep everybody (le8 awake. Of these, the imanl in the lower mun1111berl i breo wats the "loss. 'Wheni it came to it square snore with variations, you ' winted to collt "lower threo" in., With a full hand and at pocket full of rocis. We never heard anything snore like himii. It was the most sys tumnatic snoring that vaH ever d(one, even! Ol O Of thoso touranents of snoring, a sleeping-ear. ie tlid't begint a1s soon as the lain 1s were turned down and everyl4 jy WM im bd. Oh, no. Thore was m1)ore cold-blooded (liftbolisl in his sy:-tei than"Ll that. He wait(d 11ntil overybody laid had a little taito of sh(.ep, jiit to see how good an piu ait- t it was, and then he broke inl ('11 their Slilumbers like a winged, breat1,ahimg ldellion, 1111d tly nevor knew what peacc was again that night. Re started out again with a terrific "Gn--r-r-r-. t !" That oponed overy eye in the car. We all hoped it was an accident, however, and trusting that he wouldin't (1o it again, we all fi'rgavc him. Then lie blasted oqr h'ops :md murdled tlic, sweet serenity of our forgiveness by a long drawn "Gw-a-h - --lh-hah !" That sounded too much like business to b0 accidental. Then every b:d in that sleopless sloeper was held off the pillow for it minute, waitinlg in breathless susponse to hear the wors , ail the uleoper in "lower three" went on, in long drawn, repilar endences that in: (iettd good staying qualities I "dwa--ath ! Gwa-a-a-ah! a. wah ! lw-Nah! 0Ahnwa a-a-ahl' Evidently it was goillg to last aill night, and the weary heads dropped back on the sleepless pillows and the sweaing began. .6imumblpd along in low, nluttering tones, liko the distant echoes of it profanio thuinder storm. Pretty soon !lower three" ga've us a little yariation. He shot off in a spiteful "Gook !" Which somi(ld as thoilg his nose had got madi at him and was going to smr ika. The thoro w)jas ai panso, and we began to hop b e h i1d either awakenod from slep or strangledI to death ; nobody cared ver1y Particularly which. But lie disa.ppointed overybody with a gutteral: "Gurooch !" Then he pansed again for breath, and when lie had accumulated enough for his purlposo ho resunged businiess w'ith a stentorious: "lKowpA !" That nearly shot the roof off the car. Then he went on playing such1 fan tastic tricks with his 11oso, and breahiing things that would make thme immnortal gods wooep, if thmey did but hiear him.i It seemed a matter inlcredible, it se.omed an utt.or, 1)ro pos terous im possi bili ty that any human being could make the mon strouis, hiideous~ 1)oiso with its breathiing machine that th.o follow in "low':r threo" was making with his. Hto ran through all the ranges of the nasail gamut, he wont up and down a very chromatio aicalo of nores, he ran through intricate and fearful variations until .it seemed that his nose must be out of joint in a thousand p)laces. All the night and1( all night through he~ told his story. "Gawohi I gurrah gn-r-r-r ] K(owpf! Gawv awwvah I gawah---hahl gawvah-hah I gwock J gawva-rt) Just as the other pas.sengers had consulted togother how they ;might slay him, morning dawned and 'lower nmumber three' awoke. Everybiod y watched tihe curtain to see what manner of man it was that had madlo that beautiful sleeping. car a pandemonium. Presently the toilet was comp)leted, the (curtains parted, and "'lower number throg' stood rovoaled. Great hoavons I It was a fair young girl, witia golden hair, and timid, pleading eyes, like humnted fawvn's 1 Tihe Tr9 Autober who hangei himself in (icoe box has furnishei the cooles 6ase of suicide rn rec ord. Tho languago of tho suspuidor is supposiod to bo tBraco up I" .01ontinR OtIt tile number of lost ml tho prosent warllu siiia h1as still flomio 70,000,000 nmen The old maxim, "Bo chasto and y'YOl1 be happy," is contradicted point hami by a 11lack Hills man, who Wasli rPcntly chased ton rAiles by at party of rodskinis. T(he annual reprt of the board of rovision of taxetj ill Philadelphilk shows a total doprociation of $50, 000,000 in ta.\ahlo property as con4 pared with last ywar. The Brazilian parliament has voted a yearly subsidy of $100,000 during ten years for a line of steamers to tthe United States. This is one of the first fruits of Dom Podro's Con tennlial Viqit. The farmers in Scotland have suffered sever loss this yoar by bad weather, and their aggregate reve nuo will fall short of that received in good years by all pitimated amount of $40,000,000. A band of Portugilese amateurs have startod out from Lisbon to exploro Central Africa in Stanley's tracks, and to negotiate, if possible, treaties pf comnerce with the na tives along the route. A farmer residing near York, Pa., has kept a record of the number of tramps visiting his premises in quest of food. The number from April 1., 1877, to Novonbor 18, was 545, or an average of about sixteen per wepi. Says the Piocho (Nov.) Recordi: Tho latost curiosity or freak of na ture is apples without soods in them. They como from Utah, along with the regular seed apples, and cannot be told by the outside appearanceq from thelp, but p the jnsi4e they present no appoarance Qf ever having containod any spe<j. A man, praising portpr, said it was so peollont a beverage that, though tatko4 i4 lajiR q1jantities, it always madq hiiq fat: PI have seen the timo," said another, "Wyhon it mado you lean." "When, I should be glad to know I" inquired thq eulogist. "Why, no longer ago than last night-against a wall." Notwithstanding famino and ro, wards, noxious animals njultiply ill India froil the religious dialiko of H-indloos to killing apythipg. Cobras, lucky reptiles, arp held by them espcially sacred, and, with other snakes, njanaged in 1875 to kill 70,000 persons ; but 270,185 snakes were killod, The loss of cattle frop1 thp samp palse waj very heavy. What's in a nans ? A Chinaman in San Francisco found there were thirty days, He itolo a 'Frisco, mal)'s door plate and fastencd it on, his own doQr as an ornament. HO didn't 4now tlja& the name NpulIld betray him as he thought that wvas mprely carved on for the beauty of the thing. The Ohinamnan now lan. guishes in prison, anotlir victim to the mrystprios of 15nglis1h orthogra.. The Arizona J*ino,' tells a laugha., ble story of friends who were ree contly attacked by Indianis in that Stato.. They wore both on :nules and the arrowvs wyore whistling by them~ in clouds. TJho m'ulos wpre of unequal p)owers of speed, and the foremost man sang out, f'Joo, why don't you come along ?" Jop, whose armes and legs were flying in the air like a runaway windmill, roplied, as an arrow grazed his ear, f'P0 I lQgg like a man who is throwing off ?'" Pnarry WVEJ I THI4?q YOU. "Why, howdy dp, Mrs.. Crippins ; are all thp folks well 1" asked one woman of another, in market, tile other morning, f"Oh, yes, tolerably so, thank you. Father is laid up wyithi his side again, and mother's rheumatism has got so bad she hasn't been able to get down stairs for a week, and Martha Jane had another nit yesterday and JWilly cut his foot with a hatchot, and Tommy can't speak above a whisper for a sore throat, and Eliza ha's a gathering in hpr cars again, and the baby has had four spells of ceroup, and my husband can hardly work wvith his sore eyes,, and I . thought I'd die last night with a sick head, ache, but wAre all about as swell as common. How's your folks?" (iwnmati .Bre aat Table. The following awful warning is. going the rounds: "A few years-ago Mrs. Kate Chase Spramgue paid $2 peard for dress s.ateril.: To:. day her husband's paper sells fp'r 2j cents on a dollar.'