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LOCAL ITEMS, CHANGE of So11DUI,EL.-T11e follow ng is the schedule of the Oharlotto, Columbia and Augiusta lasilroadt: DAY i.\ssE QERt. Going South. Goin Nth. Uoave B41ac+tock, 3.15, P. t. I ,. 5 . at Winnsboro, 10., r. at. 11.20, A. at. ltidgeway, 4.38, r nt. 10.52, A. M. NIGHT PASSENOER. Going R outh. Going North. ieavo Blaokstook, 12.31, A. r. -.O3, A. Nr. Wi..nsboro, 1.1 I, A. N. 1.11, A. 1t Iijlgoway, 1.49, 4. U. 12.36, A. u. leoIue Notice:i. Associate Reformed Church 0 Rev, J. M. Todd, 11 A. ai., and 8 Methodist Ohurch-ljov. W. A. ogors, 11 A. Nr., and 8 P. at. Sun dy School at 10 o'clock. Prayer Meeting Thursday at 8 P. a. Episcopal Church- -Rtov..J. Obe tr, oervices every Sunday ox,!ept tho 2nd Sunday of the monthi at 1 o'clock A. Mr. Presbyterian Church-Rdev. H B. Pratt, 11 A. M., and 8 r. M. Sun - day School 4 r. nt. .Prayyr Mecting Wednesday. 8 P. N. Baptist Church-The Rev. T. W. Mellichamp will lecture this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, and preach to,mnorrow at 11 o'clock, A. M. New Advertieemgrl. Tax Notice-Jas. Q. Davis, Coun -ty Treasurer. Notice-B. Sugenheimor and J. Groeschd.. Club Meeting-D. R. Flenniken, Secrtary. Good. News .--Sugenheingor S Groeschel. When you se j a bri:;it baby pleased with) itself and overyholy else, be sure that Dr. Uinill's 3xbv Syrup has been used. Only 25 .cents a bottle. As will be seen from a notiee pub 'lishecl in another column, Messrs. B. Sngenheimer and J. Groeschel have purchased the stock of Sugen - heimer & Co., and will continue the business, at the old stand, under -the firm Aiame of Sugenhcimer R Oroeschel. The regular meeting of the Winlsboro Democratic Club will be .held on Monday evening, at which time important 'busirieas will to transacted. A number of members have been elected to the club, and they are requested to be pres ent on Monday ,evening, to take the pledge and -becorce reglilarly en. rolled members. If they Qo pot present thonaselves on tis occasion a new election will be necessar.y. It is hoped that there will- be a .fuU *attenidanen. Anougo TowN.-Dull, dull, dull:! Let-it.ere be a full attendance at the meeting the Dleinlocratic Chtb ou Monday nigh., And-now we are to be annoysedl by 4the blackberry p)eddler continually knocking .At .the door. The county f,r,esA:ergvill be ,pre ipared to receive taxes on and after June .2nd. Call and settle up. Experiments with .the telephone tre still going on. It was worked ~up to quite a success on T hursday. The Mrige acoss the ro:ta below -tdhe Pasbytte,rian church is said to ibe -in a bad pp;1.ition. tL it ba' -repaired at once. The equalling of a ,chicken was heard on lifain street yesterday, and *everybody was trying to see who ,could get there first. kclothing, apd .you.shall be .elevated," was the text of one of the occup)an te of flie jail who.was preaching tp .his ~ follow sinners the oth)er day. A HAPP.e OcoAstoN. - I dvas our , good fortune -to -be - proept op Zhnrsday:evening at the marriage ,of M!r. W. & Roche and Miss Mag e gp Garrison, daughter of Mr. :W. SGarrison, o-f this -town. No arswere issued, but a nuuwber of e :rnds were present sby itnvi.taipn. ceeompany having gesembled, the fe and groom elecL entered .the And Were received by the Bev. ~ ogern, who perforlped the t4Iful e(fthodi8t.'eerony sip an ainner. After taking 9 %~1 e.sW t ispal vows,,the ndm ceremony in which all could p,rtlko,, and all (lid full justico to the savory substantials ind sweotme:-ts dis playccl in profuSion. '1'lo collp ny dispersed at it ate hour, after sn ill, at very p(lo"lt ; i'-;. TO Mr. RZ.)Ch)e a:.1 his you-g bride oxtond hoarty congratul.V:ions, andl the sincero wish, "May they live long and prosper." "DO r$ 1111J.i RT O1'I?" An Inlerosting Correspond no bo tween Dr. r. V. Aikan, of 1V.n16 boro, and Dr. Tatnips.iod, Q: oilum bla. Tho following curresp.-ndonce will bo read with in terest by the inity persons w110o curiosity h1.us been awakened by the s e;uin ;l y wonderful daukey who recen tly visitcJ Winnsboro 1 Dit. Anmx':\s Li;lrEU. WIVNxsi1Qao, S. C., M ty 25, 1878. DY sf:t,S . Al r.1,'. B. Turini)Jevd, UJo.'umbia,' ~S. U ; )EAR Docron- -Tceant'v there lhas baxen presentedf to tim rte:-nit, of you' city the wn) l.:tfil n,.ro Ed:Mf.i: 1\i" us n rmw-t I lac(k use -t i.l) :A 1.ni a "V!.tm p;tEcnu1t: ;t ,;ld . i l .vt . of I;ig e tonad u vpiv t.eapum ii m.;i d a 1t l 1' h i i t Otl,. t I w i .s h t > h o i r i r . m) currep "ly of bitll than m v.:lcf. T .e e - fort', I .an iiincte., n-t o1i'y b; a proufessi.nl .1 estecitill) .1 p).er son il fbnd:ice--, but thr.>u.;I grt- .t econ - fi.lence in yOut jltd;g4iutnt nl-l a hngh app: ecirtti. n of yourl Op)llin)n, l) rc1tesl; a t iticr iion, you, giv.'ng to 1m10 you idea Or exi)Al +.tiu n of the clriou 3 iowets uf t.-1e negro in cluesti' -n. ii all thlac he .avys, mj :all thaf, is c]htiled f,)r h)i:u, be true, I w,t,i have in u1te ast.iiuinlnet, to i.: .t'tb l)t' i'1111n a time (uan (f "L,be iron1 COnS!titui1on," the Imloder n1 ..' Cles, )1e .kn;{ with ai.t('iity anl case a .soii.i l.tr of irlon over his nake .1 foro-arai. By a p3 -a::i u- u. dul.t.ing motion of hiii abdomtin.d mu111SCOls, t3ig his viscOri in a 'a- d knot, or forcing them ni will do,% n in to the pelvic cavity. I will hive to look upon him as a creatu:-e dovoitl of a pericardiunv, ax 1 minus a diaphragm, ot oi,ily iying in ro.bust health, but en- >led p trtial'y by a lack of these illportant ap pondages .to mov. ant iihift, who.:o. ever he chooros, his heart-- 1he yery fountain-he-rd of ife it tcf revei s'n , the natural laws of our being ; at 11 s will interfering nitlh its p1s;ations ; at his coinnul md chinging it. position , whito we have been t.;u ht and know that overy organ dues, intlI has to, per fo,rm its fllc'tion wit'1it daa re~.~ to thte heart's action and sitnaltion --that it is truly the grand1 "cen tre wheeloo" in the intricate ma.chine, ry of man. ' .Nowv it strikes ui9 tha.t if there is .an appendage to any organ in those frail I)odies of on: s, m->)st useoful, and absolutely necessar'y, that ap pendage is the pericardiumi. How beaut fully do somec of the authors mldje referev3ec .to the intim t to re l1.tionship ihat exists between the heart and the sac thatt contains it No peric. .rdium, no diaph a.pni (nai. turo's unhbeard--of fro.th), thlen the heairt hangs loosely in the thoracic cavity, susp)ended solely from the ''arel.i.o.f tLe aorta." If his maldformiation does consist only in the wvant of a peric-trdium and a dilphragnh then I will have to tima:gine3 an aorta in obediee to his comqmnd leaving the spinal column and .following the heart in reluetant but spee.ly visits to its lowvor neighbors. If, however, the m in i )ly of the aorti pre'ser'ves its proximiity to the spine, thon tho arch of the riimo msust be com po-e:l of elasiic fib.ei (egn dl to india rubber itself) aind by their extennion letting the heart drop whion Ever ;n. wh~orever' he p)e0tses, and :Ugent. n thio.desire of FEzeltie1, by . theh-~ .s bent cont.ractionl .re. bly in it." normual original 'position. I awat your theory of .the Cali cuttai darkey. You)rs truly, E)wAinn Wr,t,uxu AIKEN. Dii. Tuxumrst J;n's .Ilmr. -COIxUMIJa, S. C., May 27, 1878. .Dr. Lwd 'r<l Willi(,m? A iken ; My -DE-IR DocTO-Your kin.] and complimen.tary letter. of thec 24th inst. was reeivedi, aned,I a;p s.irry that .elinggements prevented ro from answering yoni at once. You ask- me for an opinion in re gar'd to thfe apparent .physiological monstrosity <mn ,the spersoo qt one Ezekiel Thomas, a 'native of -Calent,, ta, India. Well, I will answe.r yoa frankly that my opinion is fully made -up, and j bhline I. hiav. the mkey to .fho; :asn mmye. posieer'sed tho power of doing with his he irt and iuselcs of the ablonen wi it w:'.,:: in'mPOssiN''i with others. I is alt)gethir pssib1e thlat he iv. Lt. once p:t tnder tiiiig for t . 1)'rp"'Ll'of fi;ure exhibition. Thle 1istory i ei:n('S -train d c'iiiin,. -1s as wii as liose wh)o dmo ute tie:r" lives to .yn: ltil or the'at: I forma:;nce.. pr.,ves the wontderful elisticity developed in the liganents, illuscle:, blood-vossols, nerves, aid, in fact, all the tissues of tho boAy. The key to this negro's achievo lenits are: 1. He does possess the power of controlling for a few sceonds at the time the nuscu latr Irion of the blort. 2. By a gift of nature, ats well as constant prletico during his whoio lifv, ho j,o."ssss greater power over the Volmiunary 18"sIc.3 tilan. anly Iihum.t being I ever saw. Too solui tion to the sbemling transportation of his heart to the two points in the abdomen, as well as to the lilit side, is to"uintied fer by inc in tis way i"e, he it romerpbered, 1w.ays goes tllrougl with his mus cular ex.;CieS Ii rst, and as th.ro is natullyli anl ex~-tr.atol arleni .1 soun.,. evdVI whecn calm, all over the aldmuenl, it is enormously increas3;id by exe: :iul. h1i power to art est uLo no ifeml .r action of the heart pJrodii'-es dilit itionl througnout tho e.; io:1.t, systeml, andlt topi hav ing 1 n: practisedcl and persisted in so u,:ny yels t.s ittcie.sed the di u1e..ss,,ns of tilu arteries. Wthere thece is no inu.icul:r pi 'surO this outinls in tLe chest and abdomel, and h:uio the external iliacs are 1:.ny thues larger than in the aver ago adu.t. As he has the pI)owr of tlh'owiig the exter.i:,l and internal ob:iqie muscles in the shape of a ('Uolet, t:e exa,gerated sound of the in:d .y ul l:;t1n ilai cis concentrated a int !int, lie having by th.s pro - ce ,1.o ucJ.1 a perfee(, vacu tm. in L .C n.t aeneL tais ex. gr.t'Q ii so'ui. is puduce.I by the ius,h of 1,l..1 LtL.:i,g t :e arc1 of thh: a I .. as wtIll as bott tao subclavians, a1n.1 conceitratte. on tiheir rigat by a pcecuhrt" twist of i boldy, the hi...;, , y many years practice, clvng,ted the ligaments at outh ens of the ribl. Tao cJncentratioun of .soml at one point in the cavities of the body wv e there is a vacuii is illustrated in u' peculiar rippling o id pro'.duced by shaking a patient with hydrothorax; ulo xv'bei ouce heard, the never-to-be-forgotton, ietalic somnd produced whei mat ter, pus, i. dropping from the su p.e..iu.r t.o ,the mnf.erior part of a cavit.y in phthisis. These sounds are not prodnuced i. the open air. The evidences that this nogro has no power to move his heart ate mani .o.d. 1. WIile the muscuhlar con ti..etions of the heart ure arresto, ni .1 whuie you hear the sounds he s are t o J of hi3 heart., on either side of ite allb,lolwn or in the right side of the cicst, yn, .cu (istinctly he car thue ldood pass.ingq t 1rough thec hatinl its nal 2>iace. 2. YOU he.tr neither at tile points in tho a ibdomnen nor in the right side of the chest two distinct first and tec<md1 beatS of thuO heart. You jump.ng, renuinding 01ne of t;he con - ditis>n of a train of cars wyhen the brakes are not jui Liciouislyv applied. ~3. "If lhecouild inove thie heart to tihe ploinli- unde11r disensiSSon, he could neither have a diaphragm nor a per icardium, amnd furthuer, we would not only have to account for the uhear:d-of clasticity of the arch of the aorta, but of all the blgo(1 vessels given off above the heart, as well as the wondierful pressure the brain tirsue would sustain in con .pequence of such great tension of the aIrteries within the eranium. Tihis ce. tainly could not be comfpatible with tihe pre'sonlco of mind possssd *by this man. 4. [E( it iveraj possible to move the heart qd.libitum to dif ferent parts of the cavities of the body without a peri cardlium, he certainly wvould, from time to tiIpe, susSt:in sucn an amnount of in flamm atioii of this organ that long ere this it would have terliinated in deathb. .5. If ho had no( diiaphragi.n his breathing would be abnormal, wvhich~is not the case. The powver to bend or break a bar of iron over the left fore-arm can only h)e accunnted for by his having pracltised, just at this pi)ant, this feat for so many ye ars, having comn men01ced wii.h aniall sticks, until the bone and mIusek>s have become en lar ged and hardened, anId 'thie cel Illar tissue t.iokelenad. Tn'ie peculiplr motion of tihe stick gives a force or .impetus to the point fmrthest from imi, wvhich assists somnewh,at in thei process. fle cer talinly wvould not attempt this' on alny oth.er part of his btodly. I neglected to say that his ability 'to ar-rest the eii;oulation 'iu either ar;m is dcne by .miuscular compres ~e f h artery. .Also, .I Woald acquaimted with the fact that Ia arotsen iiidnals ha;ve t d i hoilo my views may enable you at at; lne' t better dovolop yours in - this sttrangely co stit<,< t.'t me hear from you and e your theory. Very truly yours, E. B. TUTl\'"';E.ED. Notic3. r 'IIE und'rsi!_ned hereby give noti"on Stliat they have urchascd the stock and good-will of the firm of Sugenuheimer & Co.. and will conduct the business at the ol1 stand, under the firm name of Sugenheimer & (Groeschel. It. 4UG1 NHI\IEIR. J. GROESCIHEL. CLUB MEETING. T FIR regular m,mnthly nioeting of the Winnsboro D) 'm( cratic Club will be hnld it t'o e etrt-hoiv' on Mon-lv e. ei}ing, Juno 3rd, at 8 o'clock. A full mee+tin- is d(esir-'"l as delegasi to the ('aunty Convention, and a miober of tho Couity Exceut.ive Conmmittee, and other .,oni it tees, will be electe,l. 'hie m'eiberphs ,-lected at the last ieet.in will come forwar 1 and sign the roll, or their clectien will be voi.l. By order of the Presi lent.: D. R. Rf1ENNIKEN, j una 1-tl Secy. and Treas. GOOD NEWS! SUGENHEIMER & GROESCHEL WILL SELL I)ry Goot, Clothing, Boots and AT REDUCED PRICES FOR CASH ONLY. COME TO SEE US i ,iune 1-tf TAX NOTICE. COUNTY TE.iSURE nR's OrFicr., l1NIVnolta, S. C. Iay ;iU, 1878. N OTIC, is hereby given that the tax book 1oi F.urtield County will be o pt ned on Monday, 3rd o Jun , for tie colleition 01 State and county taxes levied nccording to law. These taxes are as follows: For tate purposss, - - - 43 mills. For ordinary County purposes,' mills. Special tax to pay assessment f ,r 1876; - - - - - 1-5 mill. t'onstitutional School Tax, - 2 mills. Total, - - - .- . . ----10 milla. In additi9n to th' above stated taxes a Poll Tax esf one dollar i, regnire,l of all male per, ons between the ages of twen ty-ona' and sixty year:, ex.ept those in capable of earn ni a support, from being mnaiued or any other cause, and school trustees. These taxes are payable iu two equal installments, one-half during thie month of Jane, and one-half during the month of October. Persons tailing to pay the first installment % lien due, wi(1 be ie quired by l.aw to pay a penallty of five per cent. on thG ..amo. but it is optionil with the .t-ix-payer t, pay the who'o amount. in June. or one-half in October with the five pier cen-.t. addel. The 'reasurer is not authorized to take Schoo,a or ' ounty claims for taxes, goid and silver coin, United Statescurrency ai national bank notes alnr e being r ecivablec. JAMES Q. DAVIS, j's ! "2xl County Treasurer. NEW GOODS ! --- AE call the attention of -t1e ladies' to our new stock of IF4NCY NOTIONS. Lace andl Silk Ties in varians shades, Silk Bows in assorted styles, Colored Silk Handkerchiefs, Fans in great variety, Fum, Manidkorchiefs arid ,Dreras.Girdle, A splendid assortment of Parasols, Janilla Brazilian, Boijed Silk, and Scotdh Gingham. Calicoes, Camibrios, Musliixs, Lawns, Figured and Brown Linens. OUR STOCK OF DRY GOOPS, Of every lkipd .ls comuplete and can be bouglt CHEAP. Lots.of other goods, which we carngt mention here 'fgr want of room at prices T};IAT WI.LL SELL THEM. McMlaster & Brice. .F'INAXj DISCHAItQE. XTOTICE.Is hereby given that okn the ,twentieth day of June next, Rouben P Lnp,kln and Irn. T. Lumpkin, JUST ARRIEi FROM NEW YORK rr ' tnf.l"t of twrint; Prittts, (am . .L br;e":, Wh'!it i.iqem, Fig 'r'ed P1q?tes, ILusng Cicoth, t'ottomiu;ev, Ladies' ant G,"nts' Illtrie ry. 'tan11e'ebie"5, Trowols; Ac., and ire ofered at the lti ost casi prices- J. M. BEATY. The celebratod "Bay State" standar$ screwed dat wiro sowed Shoes,a specialty at J. M. BEATY'S. Try them, and you will be convinced of their durability. I am offering for sale "Grant's Yea t Powders." overy box gua'anteed to givq antiyaction, or money refunded. Please give it p trial. - J. A. BEMATY. Go to J. M. 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