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TRI-WEEALY EDITION. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. TIi-Weekly One Year. - - - - $4.0 Six-months. 2.0 " "+ Throe months. - - - 1.0 RATES OF ADVERTISING. One square one insertion $1.00. For each subsequent insertion 504. Obitua prios and Tributes of Respect charged for as advertisements. Liberal discount made er contrast advertisements. ---o -- JOB WORK. Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Envelopes Posters, Cards, Juvitations, Tickets, &c. saily ezeented at this offioe,-CHEAP OR CASH. 2'I r TERRIrLE FAMINE IN CHINA. 1rom the Speca for. The dearth in China, which is perhaps the widest-spread and the most fearful scourge that has be fallen humanity for the last two hundred years, began first in the autumn of 1875. Its immediate cause was the long absence of rain, but the phenomenon to which it was and still is primarily due is tho gradual desiccation of the vast plains of Chihli and Shantung, a process which, commencing in the table-lands of Central Asia, has now reached the densely populated northern provinces of China. For the last two years I have been in constant communication withl the famino stricken districts, and the letters I have received from day to day can only be described as sick ening. Fancy a tract of country larger than thirteen Switzerlands a prey to want that it is well nigh impossible to relieve. The people's faces are black with hunger ; they are dying by thousands upon thousands. Women and girls and boys are openly offered for sale to any chance wayfarer ; when I left the country a respectable married wo man could easily be bought for six dollars, and a little girl for two dollars. In cases, however, where it was found impossible to dispose of their children, parents have been known to kill them sooner than witness their prolonged sufferings, in many instances throwing them selves afterwards down wells, or committing suicide by taking ar. sonic. Corpses lay rotting by the highway, and there was none to bury them. As for food, the population sub sisted for a long time on roots and grass ; then they found some nourishment in willow.buds, and finally ate the thatches off their cottages. The bark of trees served them for several months, and last July I received specimens of the stuff the unhappy creatures had been by that time reduced to. The most harmless kind was potato-. stalks, tough, stringy fibres, wvhich only the strongest teeth could reduce to pulp, and which entirely defied all my attempts at degluti~ tion. The other description of "food"-I have seen it miyself--was red slatestone. This substance, when rolled about in the mouth and chewed, will oventtually split into small splinters, which can be swal lowed after p)ractice. To such frightful extremities have the famine-stricken people in China been put. The chief assistance which has hitherto been p)roffered has come from foreigners in the open ports, the missionaries, both Protestant and Catholic, acting as their ahuo ners. Many wealthy Chinese have also given liberally ; but the misery increases, and more help is urgently required. The sight of so much self-sacrificing labor by the mis. sionaries throughout these trqubles has filled the Chinamen with astonishment. It has opened their eyes entirely. It is well that their friendship and gratitude should be cemented by further deeds of mnor, cy. FREDERIcK H. BALFOURi. According to the Washington Capi tal diplomatic dinners are things of the past, because no wvine is allowed. Milk and water are substituted. The gastronomic editor is. horror struck at this and makes a sugges. tion thus :"If milk is really sub stituted for wine fish ought to be banished, for milk en fish is provoc ative of more colic than any other indigestible combination known to BuffQring humanity ; unless indeed lime water is added, and the ser vants entrusted with the distribu tion of the milk ought to follow with a jar of lime water to neutralize the vitiated acid sure to come." William Marshall, a boy sixteen years old, picked up an old shell on the Atiitam battle field lately, and took it to .his home. The next adthrust it into the shell. There wasa.pomp exloson,and1 he has one and an oneeyeless than KILLFD BY A PUFF OF TOBACCO SMoKE.-On Sunday afternoon, while John Connolly, of 206 Van Buren street, Brooklyn, was playing with hid little son, aged fourteen months, who was in his lap, he play fully blow a puff of tobacco smoke into its face. The child coughed, gasped for breath, and foll back un, conscious. In a few minutes it died from suffocation. The phyaician who was summoned said that the child had probably sucked the smoke into its throat and been unable to discharge it. The father became almost wild with griof. Newo York S'un. Noting the fact that J. Madison Wells Proposes suing the Plhilacli phia Times for libel,the charge being a mule theft, the New York b'tar grimly retorts: As Mr-Wells has been accused from one end of tie Union to the other of being an election thief, forger and murderer, it is difficult to account for his sensitive ness to the comparatively trifling charge of feloniously appropriating mules. For our part, we do not believe that he stole the mul.s, if there was anything around at the time more valuable to steal." Ayer's Sarsaparilla For Scrofula, and all scrofulous diseases ,Ery sipelas, Iose or St. An thony's Fire, Eruptions and Eruptive diseases of the skin, Ulcerations of the Liver, Stomach, Iiidneys, Lutngs, Pim pies, Pustules, loils, Blot ches, ''umors, Tet ter, Salt Rheum, Scald Ilead, Ringworm, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pain in the Bones,Side and II ead,Fre male Weak ness, Sterility, Leucorrhna, arising from internal ulceration, and uterine disease, Syphilitic and Mercurial dis cases, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, lmnacia tion, General Debility, and for Puri fying the Blood. This Sarsaparilla is a combinat ion of vegetable alteratives--Stillingia,han drake,Y ellow Dock-with the Iodides of Potassium and Iron, and is the most eflicacious medicine yet known for the diseases it is intended to cure. Its ingredients are so skilfully combincd that the full alterative effect of each is assured, and while it is so mild as to be harmless even to children, it is still so effectual as to purge out from the system those impurities and corruptions which develop into loathsome disease. The reputation ith enjoys is derived from its cures, and the confidence which prominent physicians all over the country repose in It prves their experience of its usefulness. Certificates attesting its virtues have accunulated, and are con stantly being received, and as many of these cases are publicly known they furnish convincing evidence ot the superiority of this Saraparilla over every other alterative medicineC. So generailly is its superiority to any other medicine known that we need do no0 more than to assure the public that the best qualities it has ever possessed are strictly inaintained. PREPARED BJY Dr. i. C. AYER & CO., L.owelb1 Mass., Practical anei AnazlUtical Chaemista. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS .EERWliERE. TOTAL ABSTINENCE SAVING WINE TIH& IT lRIPENS. There is a curious story about some native wines which are extensively advertised nowa days, and have only recently been put upon the market. Dr. Underhill, the well-known grape-grower or Croton Point, died in 187!. borne of h is heirs entertained1 temperance views or such extreme kind, that they were unwilling to allow the stock of wines then on hand to be sold or any more to be made. The grapes have sometimes been sent to market, and sometimes left to decay upon the vines. It is only now that the other heirs have succeeded in arranging for a settlement of the estate and the sale of the wines on hand. Among these is a wine of the vintage of m864j, described as a " Swcct Union P'ort,' but suggesting the Imperial Toka y more than any other European wine, and being wholly unlike any other winec of American growth. Its purity, age and mellowness are remarkable, and both physicians and wine.. fanciers have a special interest in it as the oldest native wvine now accessible in any con siderable quantity. The whole stock is in the hands of the well-known wholesale grocery house of the Tfhurbers.-N. Y. Tribune, The above speaks for itself, but we would add that this is the pure juice of the grape, neither drugged, liquored nor watered; that it has been ripened and mellowed by age, and for medicinal or sacramental purposes It is unsurpassed. It can be obtained fromi most of the leading DruggIsts throughout the United States, and at wholesale from the undersIgned, who will forward descriptive pamphlet, free of charge, on applicatIon. Respectfully, etc., H. K.& F. B. THURBER & CO. 'West Tnwadsy, Reads and lludoa St:vet4 Nmw-Yoax. PENCILS. Alot of good soft Cedar Penella, for Asale at the Drug Store, at 26 cents per dozen or two for frve cents. -ALSO GANTZ'S Sea-Foam Yeast Powdlers,at 35 cents per box, or three boxes for $1.00. I have for sale, Yoist Powder of my own, at 610 cents per lb , or 5 cents per ounce by the single ounce, ,maroh 9 W. 3. AltEN. KLI1CE, WICEETEPG & CO, HAVE ALWAYS ON UAN.D A CAREFULLY SELECTED STOCK OF 3R.OCEr.3E3 -AND A CHOICE ASSORTMFNT OF TEAS, WINES A3]~) IQ~COiSS RDERS sent receive the same attention as when given in person; and special care is given to packing. end for Catalogue. jan TEICMS CASH. TO THE PUBLIC. M Y customers know that I have he retoforo -led the FURNITURE trade of the Son. h, in style, quality and prio es. The tii la-s otno wlhen those goo.ls can be Purclased as cheap from me as in thot North and West. I do not go backward-4, but continually raise the standard of my goods, and add new stylos. t h n O a1 rJl'Ls iou l in pri.;ts w heraver possible, andi spared no expense to place in your han-t. a p-ice ti-t th-tt will Ihel p yo't to p trchaso goeds. I t"eectfnlly invite you to call and examine my stock etnd prices beforo pur cha;inag elscwlrore. Orders by mail wi'i receive as mu'ich attention as if given in person. It would make the list too tar., t,, 1e4rib- an (.-,) y all the different prices of Parlor Suits, Dining Ro in. tttico. Stan.ling, P.trlor ad L 'dies' Desks, Secreta ries, )warfLibraries, and B3ook Case-, marn!tiacturetl hy tn. Thanking you for past favors, I remain, yours respectfully. G. V. DeGRA AF, 147, 147& and 149, BROAD STREET, jan 8--~1. AJNo charge for drayage or packing. FURNITURE, Arrived and to arrive, con sisting of Walnut Chambei Suites, Painted Cottage Suites Wardrobes, Sideboards, Safes, j Book Cases, Bureaus, Tables AXIS Chairs, Bedsteads, Cribs Desks, Towrel-racks, Wash -r. standa, Lounges, Sofas, Hall Stands, Hat Racks, Coat Hooks, Corner Stands-for "" _ _ kDesign and Workmanship Un ognaled. Jir Save high bills by purchasing AT HOME. A NEW SUPPLY OF RUSTIC WINDOW SUADES, Low in Price, Durable and Convenient. They will never get out of order, and will last longer than any other Shades MATTRESSES, Spring Beds, Picture Frames, Pictures, Brackets, Mirrors, Children's Carriages. LUMBER And Shingles at Prices to Suit the Times. REPAIRING Neatly done at modorate Prices. Furniture made to order. UNDERTAKER'S DEPARTMENT. I keep on hand a full supply of Metalic and Rosewood Burial Cases and Collins of the fincst finish. Also, a cheap stock of Coffins. ___________E. W . Phillips.__ C.&80N8' ISECURIIT 1 NEJ49 S THE BEST HOUiSEHOLD 0OI. IN USE. Warranted 150 Degrees Fire-Test. WVATERL WHITE~ IN COLOR, Fu'illy Dcodor1ized. WOLL NOT EXPLODE. HIGHEST AWARD Ihrb alteatnino yfin. Dentennial AExposition nthpblcgealyomyScko For Excellence of Manufactu,ro* e od eetyOlee tIlesat AND) HIGHE FIRE TEST. frel cuidb ao o,an EndIemGe by tho Insuranco Oompanies. ci it npr ftefloig 1Iead (YMs CtrlAcale--One of Many. IIhW-MD FTE~ INCVaANc5 Co. oF lA;Tr)ong, TPL R GOS P ....: e, b>e.. ;-I. M:-.-.- Messrs. ('.West <0e - (* :.: -n: Jl.a,z in- uwd the various oils stold li c. Cy f briamn .iapurpo. es, takepcs Prnss-gCoh,llaL n n Ias thef.~- o e ver used in our houso. acadTonsu.Fnanr av t--.za=c] A.'DR EW REESE, President., u in,'I(sev ad M2anufactusred bykrci. ntsad C. WEST A fSONS, Blaltimore.Clil' jl 1i Try it, andI you will se no other..Nels ..-a c hereby cn. attetio ofmfian ds an Moepbicner lto myIStcko New Go ist,cenlt pndctte.tn formorlyorccpied byaBacta&cCo.,ran EcoLSED16.HrdA RE nioa!tocl.M tc Gilmore, SmiLh & onasot hav past otfolowin of .hwg band omIobspun, igrs iaettes anps, Pad ttonadwes ais SOIIOA rT NTS.AN ATTORNEYn ATLaW.nJ Lard, BEAmY, Amerloan saMoFnseesn,PFtotr, Marchl, 629 FSt.,Washngto, D.c MUNTrIO, StITc.~ o Ineentrs a and noruflacPtetrs.T RN thgaoiucE o t, grd CGselbeore tSmiPth Oie ICfringe so the oleo stol k lie r ewdino mont Suis i thediffren Staes, and e stoitng Tobacco Ciars Caettof all ltigaion pperainig toPate ando $2i0perschastic loth fu ek 62venFos., Washigvon,D.. Caec before the Patent. Of ee,j parige.U.M N8D I, mets Sutsinth dferntStte,n N1ES Al HERALD WEEKLY EDITION, IS 2 UBLISHlED'EVERY WEDNESDAY AT WINNSBORO, S, C. 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