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Friends ot Long Ago. "When 1 in the twilight gloaming) And the busy strecta grow still, 1 dream of the wide, green meadows, And the old house on the bill. I can see the rose.? blooming About the doorway low, Again my heart gives greeting To the fr'ends of long ago? Dear long ngo! I can ace my mother tutting, With life's srowUukcs iu her hair, Anil she smiles above her knitting, And her face is saintly fair. And 1 see my father reading From the Bible on bis knee, And again 1 hear him praying As be used to pray for me? So long ago ! I sec all the dear old faces Of the boys and girls at home. As 1 saw them in the dear old days Before we learned to roam. And 1 sing the old songs over With the friends 1 used to know, And my heart forgets its sorrows Jn its dream of long ago? Dear long ago! Jfow widely our feet have wandered From our old home's tender ties, ?Some are beyond the ocean, And some are beyond .he skies. ]\Iy heart grows sad will? thinking Of the friends 1 used to know ; Perhaps I shall meet, in heaven All the loved ones of long ago ? Dear long ago 1 Clippings. ?Walt Whitman proposes writing an ode to Col. Robert Inge roll. We always did think Bob would come to a bad end.' ?The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Sk'l I'ul pilots gam their reputation Jrom Storms and tempests. ?To fill the sphere which Provi dence appoints is true wisdom; to discharge trusts faithfully and live i exalted ideas, that is the mission of good pict). ?"What," says an inquisitive ypung lady, "is the most popular col or for a bride." We muy he a little particular iu such matters, but we should prefer a whilr; on p. ?When a G corgi pa man gets too weak to split a watermelon open with im ax, his relatives begin to look around and ccc what's the best they can do on a head stone. I ?"Bejter keep your eyeballs on uie, roan." said a colored delegate, Reaching dowu iulo Ins trousers and producing the basis of u barber shop. "I belongs to the cavalry, 1 duz." ?iL is drawing clpse to the season of the year when sou e heretofore un known and unheard-of college will become temporarily famous by shy ing an LLD, at some prominent man. ?Forty six members of the Ohio Legislature could net repeat over six of the ten commandments, but when it came down to stealing stationery from the slate they just made tbiii-s bum! ??A political orator in Michigan can get as much applause by yelling '.'cum g> nno sails," as by vociferating IK., 1 ju|im I" long as lt*B Lntin the natives nan t i-uiv"n,m. ineqns. ?The first veto ever polled by n phinaman was cast at the recent municipal election in Indiana. The Chinaman wm led to tho poll by a colored man, and voted the Republi can ticket. ?An old farmer was wondering "why in these days it seems impossi ble to have an honest horse race," when a neighbor interrupt*.d him with the remark that "It's because we haven't an honest human race." ?Some women are pinks of pro priety. They never question yon about your private affairs. Bet let ibem get your little ten-year-old in a corner, ami they will pump the poor child dry in ubouL live minutes. ?The best answer to '.he frequent question why there are so many mar nageable womau who never get mar-j ried, is made by the Noirislown i/< r-| q},d, which bays ii is owing to the fact! that there uro so many young men worth marrying. ?The Czar gels a salary of 825,000 a day. Abou' two days Czarlug would bo enough for us. That is | about as long as we could do without j eating. Wo would pocket the 850,000,, appoint a Czar od interim, and bid farewell to Russia. ?Attempts on tho lives of Presi dents of Republics have nil been suc Crssful. Thus Abraham Lineohl of the United States, Balls of Peru, Morales of Bolivia, Garcia Murcua of Ecuado, and Gill of Paraguay have all been murdered within the last tifieen years. ?A demure,' diminutive girl, aged }8, ia under airest in Philadelphia for bigamy. Sh.i has three living I husbands ad of whom she has marri ed within two years. When asked >vhy she had done this, she said: "They were all good fellows, and they coaxed ine so." ?Colonel Ingersoll says he doesn't ece "how it is possible for a man to die worth $5,000,000 or 010,000,000 in a city full of want." Nor do we. Editors should club together and resolve not ?oi c?io worth 85,000,000 6r $10,000,000. Wo would rather iiot die at nil than to leave this world tyorth that much money. ?It is true, George Washington never told a lie, but then he hadn't tho strongly organized opposition to Candidature for the Presidency th-1 troubles his successors. In those dc genornte and unuri^iiimons days the candidate lias to lie like a pirate to straighten up his record, and then he has to lie 1 Iko smoke to keep it straight. A. F. IL DUKES, IJRANCnVILLB, S. C, Offers n large and varied stock of ? GENERAL MEUCHANDISE at the Lowest Cns'u prices to make room for a lurgo SPRING STOCK. I have also on hand a lot of the best Fertilizers, At the |owcsf possible figures. Don't foil to eoine ami examine my stock before buying eise?, hero. k. F. H. DUKES, BRANCHVILLE, S. C. Feb. 0.1 SSO?7ir. BIJYCK&CU. DEALERS JN PLANTATION GOODS, DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, St. Matthews S. 0. Y\J e respect fully call the attention ol It t lie fanners to our general stock of GOODS and solicit a call whew.r they vj>it Si. Matthews, A full and! fresh stock constantly in s:orc. Oet Buy! Buy! Buy! AT THE CALIFORNIA STORE OF J. I. SOEENTRTJE, before all are sold at the prices named below: Best French Sardines lficts per box, Fine Bottled Pickles 115 cents, FreSh Totnatuis, 3 lb cans. 20 cents, Large Fat Mackerel 8 for 25 cents, liest quality Codfish 3 lbs for 95 cents, Leaf Lard 11 lbs for $1, Rio Coffee (best) r> lbs for 91, Mustard and Pepper 1-1 lb boxes 10c -o A full Hue of DRY OOOOS, SHOES, GROCERIES, and TOBACCOS, Always on band at the lowest prices. Good Plug Tobacco at ?10 cts per lb at J. I, SORENTRUE. VEGETABLE mm A PURELY VEGETABLE REMEDY For Internal and External Uao, Is ft SURE CURE for all tlio Diseases for which It Is recommended, and Is ALWAYS PERFECTLY SAFE In the hands of even tho most Inoxporlonced persons. It is & hui? anil ?ihIcU remedy for COUGHS, SORE TIIUOAT, CHILLS, and ulnillnr troubloa; affords imiant relief in thi moit malignant formt of PlPliTltJURIA, find In the bent Uuotrn remedy for RHEUMATISM and NEURALGIA. THE OLDEST, BEST, AND MOST WIDELY KNOWN FAMILY MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. It baa been lined with such wonderful success in all ran, of (he icorld for CRAMPS, CHOLERA, DIA lllllHEA, DYSENTERY, and nit BOWEL COMPLAINTS, that it U (omidcttii an unfailing cure for theie dileaiei. HA? STOOD THETesT?F40^EARS? CONSTANT USE IN ALL COUNTRIES AND CLIMATES. It is RECOMMENDED by Physicians, Mlnnlonarlen, Ministem, Malingers of PlnntatioiiH, Work-Sbonu, mid Factories, Nurses In Hospital*- in thoit, by Everybody everywhere who bos ever (riven it n trial. IT IS WITHOUTXrTv^AS~A LINIMENT. It Hliould always tm used for Pnln lu tbc Bnelt nnd Side, and bringe ?/""';/ pcrni.nienl relief in all c8s03 Of RruUc?, CtitK, Siirnlns, Severe. Rnrns, Scalds, etc. NO FAMILY CAN SAFELY RE WITHOUT IT. It will annually i-avo many times its cost in doctors' bills, and its prico briupj it within tbo roach of all. It is Hold at B5p. ?Oc. and $1.00 .n bottle, nutl win bo nlitatned from all drugrr?stn. ? PERRY DAVIS & SOW, Providence, R. i. Proprletorc. May M. 18S0-Cm EES TUMBLE! DRY GOODS HAVE DECLINED AT MRYEOH Tlie protracted inactivity of trade lifts induced manufacturers of Dry Goods to work off their immense ? locks on hand by a general reductiou ut prices. HEN II Y K O X-i 3ST Taking advantage of the opportunity now oilers fiOO PIECES CALICO O?0 PIECES CALICO AT SEVEN CENT'S. AT SEVEN CENTS. These Prints arc all new and choice. Standard makes and fast colors. All oilier goods have been marked down in proportion. SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS GOODS. AH kinds of Black aide Fancy Dress Goods from 6 14 cents per yard to the finesi goods imported, selling rapidly at our low popular prices. WHITE DRESS GOODS Including Figured and Dotted Swi?s Lnce striped and cheeked Capibr{c.?, Nain sooks, Piques, Marseilles, etc. HOSIERY and GLOVES. The best English. German and French makes in Gloves and stockings in plain and iancy colors. Lisle Thread, Balbrigjgan and Silk for Mi6ses, Ladies and Gen tlemen's wear. CLOTHING BOY'S and MEN'S CLOTHING CLOTHING CLOTHING. In this line I am the acknowledged leader as regards styles and low prices. Goods are better made, belter trimmed, and cut in belter Stylo than can be found In any other Clothing Houses. LADIES' SHOES, CHILDREN'S SHOES, GENTLEMEN'S SHOES. Our reputation in keeping ill the beet assortment nnd the very best qnalitiee for the least money is still maintained. Ask for the celebrated baud made stock, every pair warranted. Tbo King of all Sewlyg Machines Tlio "Wliito" Shuttle? Sowing Macbino, Late Improvements a>.ahi perfected?Terms and prices to suit. Also ZBxitterick's IPatterMis For Spring and Summer w ear?if you cannot come for a Fashion paper, send for Iree of charge. We particular invite our Friends and Patrons to call early to secure tbc Bargains, before they are all gone. Respectfully II E N R Y K O H N. P, G. C ANN ON, Grraii axicl Locksmith, and dealer in jGruns, iPi.stols and General Hardware, QRANGEBUKG, S. 6. KEEPS constantly on hand a full nnd complete stock of Guns and Pistols of every description, rocket Knives. '1 able Knives und Forks. Spoons. Scissors, and in fact almost anything in the Hardware line. I make a specialty of Carpen ters1 Tools. Farming Implements, Cooking Utensils, Fishing Tackle, Sportsjnens' Goods, such as Shot, Powder, Gun wads, etc,., etc.,' also THE LIGHT RUNNING REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE, The best and cheapest Machipe manufactured. The public are cordially invited to examine ffly stock belorc purchasing ns I am determined not to be undersold. Repairing of all kinds done with neatness and dipateh. P. G. CANNON. Orangeburg, S. C, Jan. '.iO, 18S0?ly FRESH ARRIVALS OF W&m and IJ^sI^atblQ Goods AT MY STOCK COMPRISES JJVW Goods and. Groceries IN CHEAT VARIETY". The Pry Conds embrace Ladies and Mens Dress Goods, White and Oolorpd Cotton Conds, Prints, Men's and Hoys' Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots axid Shoes, To suit all classes. Also full lines of GROCERIES AND TOBACCOS. Ami in met uveijiiiuig ,? nc louml in u first class store. Thanking the public for their gpnernu? patronage in the past, I respectfully solicit a continuance of the same. promising 10 sell everything at the lowset possi ble pripc. The higlie-t market price paid for Cotton, Corn, Pe^s, Rioe, &o. And all other Country Produce. A call solicited. No trouble lu tjiow goods. JOHN C. PIKE, Corner Church and Russell Streets. ICE CREAM ICE CREAM GOOD NEWS! Re-opening of Joseph Eroes' Ice Cream AND Stop and refresh yourself, haying done so, carry some home in a neat little patent lee Cream Hag [for which no charge] for your wives, sisters, cousins, aunts anil sweethearts. Orangeburg Ice House ! ?CS (or cu'ie in any quantity, send rope or bag to save expenses. 1 am also still keeping the tiucst assortment of COnSTFJUGTIOlSr ER Y, Oranges. Lemons, and Nuts of all descriptions, cheaper than any where. SOMETHING NEW AND DELICIOUS In housekeeping Shepp'a Dessicated Cocoa Nut, also fresii Raisins, Currants, Citron, Canned goods. FINE CIGARS, TOBACCOS, PIPES and smokers articles. Call once and you will call again. Orangeburg, S. C, Sept. 26-tf Orangeburg, S- C, Mar 2S-tf 111 III! IM! I!!! III! IUI I!!! III! IJ! jJ^DVERTISE a large and varied stock of floods., consisting in part of Sugar, Tea, Soap, Tinware, Lemons, Butter Nnts, Coffee, Spice, Sapojio. Stone ware, Oranges Cocoa Nuts, Bacon, Ginger, Washing Soda. Glassware, Apples, Pecans, Flour, Pepper, Lye, Crockery ware, Cabbages, Almonds, Lard, Nutmegs, Potash, Wooden ware, Confectionery, Currants, Hams, Copperas, Sturcb, Sifters, Candy, Pr?ueq. In fact the larges' and best variety of Fancy and Staple Groceries kept in Orange burg, at prices Teh to Twenty percent less than any house in town. I mean just what \ sa}',' I'll sell for les.3 than 11113' one, Or give my goods aw*iy. A. B. WALKER, Orangobiu^. Apill 4,1870. Loader of Low Prices. LICHTWINC SEWER THE NEW WILSON Oscillating Shuttle SEWINS MACHINE fa wonderful In Its conception, un precedented for doing a largo range of sowing In textile fabrics and leather. Its niotlsns are continuous, admitting of an extraordinary rnto of speed, either by steam or foot powor. Every motion of tho treadle makes six stitches, thus produce (npr about one-third more work In a day than other Sowing Machines. It has no stop motions, and tightens the stitch with the noedio out of the fabric. It uses tho well-known Wilson Compound Food on both sides of tho noodle. St has two-thirds less parts than any other first-class Sewing Machine. Its arm Is fully eight and one-half inches long and fjvo and one-half Inches high, and tho wSioio Machine Is very compactly and seien*? tlflcally constructed In proportions, elegance, design and appear** anco. It3 simple, powerful cad r-erfoct mechanism places It as fa* In Qdvanco of all other 8ewlng Machines as tho telephone is superior to the tin speaking tube. The WILSON MENDING ATTACHMENT, for repairing all kinds of textile fabrics WITHOUT PATCHING, fur pished FREE with nl! WILSON SSSW2KG MACHINES, togethor with) a Tucker, Ru?7ier, Cordar.Setof Kammerii. Sindor. etc Tliese Machines aro on exhibition and for sale by THEODORE KOIIN, AGENT FOR Orangeburg County. Ornngeburjr. s. c . Nm 7ih, 1S7!).?tf The Improved Water Elevator and Purifier. Q^?NGrElHuka. S- Q. IF you would enjoy good health you must use pure water. To the citizens of Omngeburg, Alken, Edgeflelri, Hampton, and Itarnwel counties: Having purchased 'be exclusive rigid of said counties for the Improved Water Elevator and I'uriller. we offer the snmc for sale. This Elevator I.as no superior. It is pimple, clietip and durable, having no wooden tubing to decay and pollute the water No iron tubing to rust or corrode. No flanges or valves to wear out or to get out of order. It quires no nitnclinieiit below the platform and will last Three Times as long ns nny pump. Will make bad water good, and . end \yater bi-tri-r. A thorough investigation is all that Is necessary to convince you of Its merits. MERQNEY & BAXTER. ?THE WHITE P Sewing Machine THE BEST OF AI,!,* Unrivaled in Appearance, Unparalleled in Simplicity. Unsurpassed in Construction, Unprecedented in Popularity, And Undisputed in the Broad Claim or DEINO THE VERY BEST OPERATING QUICKEST SELLING, ' HANDSOMEST, AKD Host Perfeot Sewing Maonina IN THE WORLD. Tho great popularity of the White Is Iho most cen tfnclng tribute to its cxccl'.cnca and superiority over other machines, nrtd In submitting it to tho trade we put It upon its m r ri !s, and in no Instance has it ever yet failed to satisfy any recommendation In Its favor. The demand for the While has Increased to such en extent that wo arc now compelled to turn out Ccrr-plcto Go-w-IL?eT S^a-cTMno Every pachlno is warranted for 3 years, and sold for c~sh at Hueral discounts, or upon easy payments, to suit the convenience of customers. ?5TA0EHT3 TTAUTED HI US0CSSPI2D XIBSITOET. WHITE SEWING MA CHINE CO., tti 358 Euciid Ave.. Cleveland. Ohio Fur Sale by Henry K?lln. CAL MtyKtt CALL! At the People's Bakery* ESTABLISHED IN 1871, BY THE PRESENT PROPRIETOR Who is still ready and willing to FILL ORDERS AND CAKES. of all descriptions. GUNGE RS hi' the barrel or bos. also. BR-EAP FOR CAMP-MEETINGS, OR Any other meetings at short notice. JUST RECEIVED FRESH CONFEC TION ARYS. FANCY GOODS AND NOTIONS, which will be sold as low ?<. any that can bo bought in Orangcburg. Thankful for tin* past patronage of my friends and the public I still solicit a con tinuance of their custom. T. W. ALBERGQTTI, RUSSELL STREET, Next door to Mr. J. P. Harley. Ornngobnrg. Sept 13,* ]y THE BEST REMEDY yob Diseases of the Throat and Lunga, _ Diseases of the ?YERiS pulmonary organs _2<x5w aro 80 Prova^ent aud ^jfiJ?Wj fatal, that a safo and ?^i['t\ V reliable remody for w \ them is invaluable V^^o to every community. ^^fa^AYEK^ CHERRY s iH Pectoral is such a ^y?fiff remedy, and no ^??t-tT-kvv??\P other bo eminently CHERRY^ merits the confl denco of the public. ^jfe^gjSP* ** ^_It iB aBcientinocom Ojjjjp, rffnHr&blnation of tho medl Jj3H?rc*na* principles and ' ^fifiw/ curative virtues of Jflsg thn finest drugs, PECTORAL, chemically united, a. uvivanti. to ln8uro tho great. cat possible efficiency and uniformity of re sults, which enables plivsicinns as \re\\ as invalids to use ic witii "confidence. It ist th? most reliable remedy for diseases of u the throat and lungs tbat science has pro? duced. It strikes at the foundation 01 all pulmonary diseases, affording prompt and certain relief, and is odajited to pa I tients of any age or cither sex. Being very palatablo, tho youngest children take it without difficulty; In the treat: I niont of ordinary Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Bronchitis* Influenza-Cler? gym mi's Soro Throat, Asthma, Croup, and Catarrh, the effects of Atek's Cherry Pectoral aro magical, and mult i tudes are annually preserved from serious illness by its timely aud faithful use. It should bo kept at hand in every house hold, for tho protection it affords in sud den attacks. In Whooping-cough and Consumption there is no other remedy so eflicacious, soothing, and helpful. Tho marvellous cures which Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has effected all over the world axe a sufficient guaranty that it -will continue to produce tho best results. An impartial trial will convince the most sceptical of its wonderful curative powers, as well as of its superiority over all other preparations for pulmonary complaints. Eminent physicians in all parts of tha country, knowing its composition, recom mend Ayer's Cherry Pectorai. to inva lids, and prcscribo.it in their practice. Tho test of half a century has proved its} absolute certainty to cure all pulmonary complaints not already beyond the roach of human aid. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Practical and Analytical ChomlatB, Lowell, Mass. bold by all sbcoqists EVZBYWnXBS. Octob 1 ?*. 1879?ly vTuGINIA "HOUSE, (Formerly McDowell House) HENDERSON VI LI.E, N. C. TT A VING purchased the McDowell JLJ_ House, the undersigned bey,a leave (o inform the traveling public th'af he has. lurnisbed it throughout in modern style, and will endeavor tp keep a first c^ass house. Tho proprietor will give his per sonal attention to the house, aud do all in bis power to make guests comfortable. The table will be supplied with the best the market affords. Polite and attentive ?crvants. Terms moderate. A. J. DODAMEAD, Proprietor. (Formerly of tho Virginia House, Colum bia, S. C. J. R. Tu Acic a?!. Clerk. (Lato of the Columbia Hotel. Colum bia. S. C. April 2d, 1880 TAJyE A CERTIFICATE la the Mutual Endowment Assess-, ment Association OF BALTIMORE. THJS scheme of Life Insurance is got ten up by the best business men of Baltimore as a mutual protection among its members. It Is based upon puroly business principles aw* is perfectly rella-. ble. affording tho safest ana cheapest plan on which life riskn can bo taken. Mr. J. S. Albiirgotti represents the company for this county nnd will issue ceriifieates. He invites examination and will be pleased to give all information needed. April 2nd. 1880.?era