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Beautiful Hands. Sin ti tu'initiiV'. beautiful h*hdsT They're neither white ntir small; And you. . know.-would scuiceiv think Tum l?cy were fair at.all. iim * Iii?1 a I've looked on liands whose form and hue A sculptor'.-, dream might-bo". Yet are these aged, wrinkled hands Most beautiful to me. Such beau if l> 'leant lid liands ! Tuuitgh heart were weary and sad, These pat lent hands kept toiling on, That ihe children might he glad. I almost weep, as looking hack To childhood's innocent day, I i Ii ill W how these "hands rested not. While mine were at their play. Stielt beautiful, beautiful bands! They're growing feeble now. For time ai|d pain .have left. I heir .mark On hands and heart ami blow. Alas! ami! the hearing time. And the sad, sad day to me, Wbeii'nonth the daisies, out "of sighl, These hands will folded lie. . Hut. oh! beyond this shadow-land, Wheie all is bright and lair. ? I know lull well these dear old bauds Will palms ol victory hear? Where crystal streams through endless years Flow ovi r golden sands. And Where ihe old are young again, I'll cliisp in}' mother's bauds. Clippings. ?The Chinese seem to be getting the bellet ol lite Russians in the war now going on. ?"The nearer the bone the sweet or the meat," said the thin gill to her county lover. ?The woman who makes sport of an honest man will live to be the sport of rogues. ?>t\ printer's girl fell exhausted into bis arms lit a ball. It was a feint to wm k in an em brace. ?Two church socials .at Topcka, Kansas, led In live divorces, one vio lent death and several lights. ?-Joaquin Miller i.s said io be very busy writing a war poem. Mr. Mil ler was very recently married. ?If the government wishes io keep colored cadets out of trouble, it.should have watermelons patches at West Point. ?Property to the value of 8353, 000.000 bus'been destroyed by lire in the United Stales (lining the past live years. ?The practiced hypoerije can imi tate virtue so faithfully that the genu ine article is frequently rejected for the counterfeit. ?An Itbica man lost his wife and n yellow dog by one stroke of light ning, and he tried for a half day to revive the dog. ?In the midst of life sotnc men do nil the evil they can, and when they die the papers tell lies about them al. the rale of fifty cents per line. ?The wife of "Rluc Jeans" "Wil liams, the Democratic Governor of Indiana, died a few days ngo from il o. elfects ol a recent fall from a wa gon. -?When you see a man sit down in a barber's chair, pin the newspaper round his neck, and begin to read the towel, yon may put him down us ab sen t-minded. ?"Well, Miss-takes will happen in the best regulated families," ns the old gentleman remarked upon hearing thai the tall and slender young man lind stolen his child away. . ?An old angler says a fish does not sutler much pain from being hook ed. Of course not. It's the thought of how his weight will be lied about that, causes him anguish. ?Dennis Kearney was one of the shining lights of the national green back convention at Chicago. Il Den nis don't kill the party it can easily survive a cholera epidemic. ?"Go out, young man ; she is not here," snid an uptown preacher last Sunday, in the midst of his sermon, to a 3'outh whom he saw standing hesitatingly in the doorway. ?A medical writer asks: "Docs position alfect sleep?" It does, par ticularly if the man is holding the po sition of night watchman. He is lia ble to be disturbed by the police. ?A couple of newspaper reporters spent the night in a cell with a man who was doomed to be hanged, in Connecticut, recently, and in the morning the prisoner was perfectly willing to die. ?The people of Memphis are com pelled to go outside the taxing dis trict limit? to indulge in Sunday nmuscmenta. To get shaved or take fi horn, they, get on one of the steam ers and indulge. ?Some people arc born to ill-luck. An old woman who has pasted near ly five thousand medical receipts in n 'nook during the past forty years has j?ever been ill a day in her life, and abe is becoming discouraged. ?Gen. Bnr?side lias been re elect ed United States Senator from 'Rhode Island. Rhode Island is n small Re publican State, and can afford to be represented by a small man with a >'big hen id"?burnsidesof course. ?There is a negro woman in Geor gin, known as Hannah Rountrcc, who was a grandmother at the age of 2G years. She gave birth to a girl when only J3 years old, and the (laughter, when about that age be came a tilot her herself. ?A. contemporary wants to know how, if Gen, Arthur was not good enough to be a collector of the port of New York to suit the fastidious potions of President Hayes and See? ictaiy Sherman, they will like to sup port him for vice-president. A Greenback club has been organ ized in Fail field County. One of our exchanges says it is composed of a number of women and children, seven white men who supported the Radical party in its most corrupt time and llncc ox-Radical office-holders, Wheeler & Wilson Sewing] Machines, No. S irMlTvOVHD. Easiest Id I learn, easiest, to ;maiihgc, The lightest running, the most durable. Awarded the ?>only Grand Prize at the Paris Kxposttion in 1878. Over eighty compel hot*. Terms easy. .. For s:de by James A, Hamilton, At the store of .John a. Hamilton. , Jacob Reed's Sons, Philadelphia, fa. The oldest and most reliable Clothing House in the United Slates. Military Goods a specially. A fresh line Spring Samples just received and orders taken by James A, Hamilton, At John A. Hamilton's, store. Feh 13, 1880. ' JAIVXTSS VAN TASSEL I is ngciiv ""or ihe saic of tli? celebrated 15AL? MOUNTAIN CORN WHISKEY, Hm purest brand in llio known worlil v r-^ 1 ,?: '?' i ?'-'?> '???:.?? ;?11 n i: sea r-~. I .,1 liJlitl lm?Vi ' it Hi I .'-I . ;>i?d )iii . si'. '! 'Jsiioil ???!) tnii CALL! CATL!! CALL!!! i ; ami sample for once in your lives a pure MOUNTAIN WHISKEY. IL has no equal.'Also on hand thceheap . Vit" !/?>:. '?' i; ?llJ ? 1 /!-"?' est brands of ??a?!?u I>uu w*i/rJwoi mil io oiiH: SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO in the market. ; 6J aioduiid'i **-i?t r.cd i>jlo/*w m : ^.? . . ? :? ... .* '!U Io <U. > la d*MM To e-toTunl '?iL' .h.jj iaJii 1 il'! .Imhsgiihi eiiwaato A lull line of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, Cheaper, than the Cheapest.* Give mo a oall und he convinced that this advertisement is no humbug-. JAMES VAN TASSEL, At Midler's Old Stand. I. Hid ? ; J\f ? _I . PERRY VEGETABLE PAIN KILLER A PURELY VEGETABLE REMEDY For Intornnl nncl Extornal Uae, Hill Is a SURE CURE for all tha Diseases for which it Is recommended, and is ALWAYS PERFECTLY SAFE in tho hands of even tho most Incxperlonced persons. It In a Biirc nn<f quick remedy for COuAlIS, SOIIF. TIIIIOAT, CHILLS, and e?u?ur troublea; affords (tttant relief in the matt malignant So"** DIPHTHERIA, ami 1? tbo bi-st liuown remedy for ItHKIKUATINIU ond NEUUALCJIA. THE OLDEST, BEST, AND MOST WIDELY KNOWN FAMILY MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. It linn born nsrii with kucIi wonderful *neoen? hi all ;x.r.M of Ihr trorM for CKAJ?II*8, C'llOLEHA, DIA It 11 IHK A, DYSKNTKUV, and r.M BOWEL CO.lIl'LAINT.H, that it u nmtMtrtA an unfailing curt for these diteates. HAS STOOD THE TEST OF 40 YEARS'CONSTANT USE IN ALL COUNTRIES AND CLIMATES. Tt in RECOMMENDED '>i' IMiyidcinns, ."HinxioimrloH, MlnlMoi-s, MannKcrft of Vlnntittlons, Worlt-ShapH, mid FnototifH, Nurflon in IIORpItalH? i" Phort, by Evcryb?dy cycryjvhero who hau cvor givon it a trial H IS WITHOUT A RIVAL AS A LINIMENT. 4 It Miould nlwnyn 1h> used for 1'aJn in tlio Jlnclt and Hide, nud bring, eyenlg antl permanent relief ill all cii-h-i of ItrultJCfl, C'utH, siirnlnH, Sovcro Itnnm, Sen 1.1 n, ola NO FAMILY CAN SAFELY Til? WITHOUT IT. It will annually ?wve ninny times tt? cant in doctor** bllln, und itfl prico briurt lt-wiltiin tlio rr:u h of oil. It 1b Bold nt 2.5c. fiOo.and Sl.O? n t>oUlo;and onti l>o olitaiiu-d from nit dniKKintH. ' PERRY DAVIS & SON, Providence, R. I. Proprietors. Mny 14, lsso-fim DOWN THEY TUMBLE ! ? 83ia330flQ30i?H0 v 1)ry goods have declined at |#. J- A .? 1 ?. I I ? 1 -I I I I . >?:-!',. I ;l/i.i/'- i I. ^?^t > iy.: ??<? \fi ,1 1 ' .j/ i i, if!.. '?4 I Ii IX ?5 TO ?1 Y K O S. The protracted,inactivity of trade has induced manufacturers of Dry Goods to work oil*their iunoonse? locks on hand hy a general reduction ol prices. II 111 1ST Ii, Y K O JET. 1ST Taking advantage of the opportunity now offers ?00 PIECES CALICO r>u? pieces CAlico f f AT SEVEN CENTS. AT SEVEN CENTS. These Prints :?>'c all new and choice, Standard makes and fast colors. All other goods have been marked down in proportion. spring and summer dress goods. All kinds of Mack ank Fancy Dress Goods from (> 1 I cents per yard to the finest goods imported, selling rapidly at our low popular prices. 0 H x) "white dress goods L/Oi. JuJL r -L*t - \j cheeked Cambrics, Nain , Including Figured and Dotted Swiss Lace striped and sooks, 'Piques, Marseilles, etc. hosiery 'im gloves. The best English, Geilnau and Kreuch makes in Gloves and Stockings in plain and fuliey colors. Lisle Thread, I'albriggiin and Silk for Misses, Ladies and Gen ' tlemeirs wear. CLOTHING BOY'S and MEN'S CLOTHING CLOTHING CLOTHING. In this line T am the acknowledged lender as regards styles and low prices. Goods arc better made, better trimmed, and out. in better style than can be found in any other Clothing Houses. LADIES'SHOES, CHILDREN'S SHOES, GENTLEMEN'S SHOES. Our reputation in keeping in the best assortment and the very best qualities for the least money is still maintained. Ask for the celebrated band made stock, every pair warranted. Tbc King of all Sowing Machines Tlio "Wliito"'?liutllo So-wiiisj Itlaeltino. . V4fljgspg . > .. Late improvement^, stallt perfected?Terms and prices to suit. FrTR ~' Also / " Also attains For Spring and Summer wear?if you cannot come for a Fashion paper, send for free of charge. We particular invite our Friends and Patrons to call early to secure the Bargains before they are all gone. Respectfully H E NRI K O H M. nnil .(lonlcr in Otitis, JPistoJs and C.ronoi'iil Jlovdwarot ORANGEBURG, S. C. KEEPS constantly on baud a full ant] complete stock of Guns aiul Pistols of every description, Pocket Knives, Tattle Knives und Forks. Spoon?, Scissors, ami in fact almost anything in the Hardware line. I make a specialty of Carpen lers' Tools, Farming iuiplctnents, Cooking Utensils, Fishing Tackle, Sportsmens' Goods, such as Shot, Powder, Gun wads, etc., etc., also THE LIGHT RUNNING REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE, *<?"''. ??' ' ? :M* '' ;" '. . . ? ?' ' id tfXHl The best and cheapest Machine manufactured. The jmblic are cordially invited to examine my stock before purchasing as I am determined not to bu undersold. Repairing of all kinds done-with neatness and dipatch. , P. G. CANNON. Orangeburg, S. C, Jan. .'10, 18S0?ly .?V* Is ir?f?ii h i . .it V F R E S II ARRIVALS OF and. iJesira?le Goods AT Iii, 6. i?'S ifi^i ijjj (I f ? ?? MY STOC K COMPRISES ? Dry Groocls nncl Grr*occries IX GREAT VARIETY. The Pry Goods embrace Ladies and Mens Dress GooiK While and Colored ' Cotton Goods, Prints, Men's and Roys' Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots and Slioes, To suit all elasses. Also full lines of GROCERIES AND TOBACCOS, And injact everything to he found in a first class store. Thanking the public for their generous patronage in the past, I respectfully solicit a continuance of the same, promising to sell everything at the lowset possi ble price. The hlghcVt market price paid for Cotton, Corn, Peas, Rice, &c. And all other Country Produce. A call solicited. Xo trouble to show goods. JOHN C. PIKE, Orangeburg, S. C. Mar SJS-tf Corner Church and Russell Streets. ICE CREAM ICE CREAM GOOD NEWS! Re-opening of Joseph Eroes' Ice Cream AND &ii!M%?WiHT? ft&yiM* I Stop and refresh yourself, having done so, cany some home in a neat little patent lee Cream Rag [for \rbicb no charge^ for your wives, sisters, cousins, aunts and , sweethearts. Orange! >iix*g Ice House ! Ice for sale In any quantity, send rope or bag to save expenses. I am also still keeping the finest assortment of CONFEOTIOXEEY, Oranges, Lemons, and Xuts of all descriptions, cheaper than any where. SOMETHING NEW AND DELICIOUS ? In housekeeping Sliepp's Dcssicatcd Cocoa Nut, also fresh Raisins, Currants, Citron, Canned goods. FINE CIGARS, TOBACCOS, PIPES <* and smokers articles. Call onco and you will call again. JOSEPH EROS, Orangeburg, S. C, Sept. 'JG-tf I I IHI 1!!! I!!! I!!! I?l IUI l?l i\] ^^DVKRTISE a large and varied stock of Goods, consisting in part of Sugar, Tea, Soap, Tinware. Lemons, Butter Nuts, Collce, Spice, Sapolio. Stoneware, 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, Starch, Sifters, Candy2, Prunes. In fact the largest and bestvaricty of Faney and Staple Groceries kept in Orange burg, at. prices Ten to Twenty percent less than any bouse In town. I mean just what I say, I'll sell for less than any one, Or give my goods away. A. B. WALKER, Orangeburg, Apiil 4,1871). Loader of Low Prices. LICHTNIN THE NEW WILSON SEWING MACHINE Co wonderful in Ito' conception, un* procedonted for doing a largo range of sowing In textile fabrics and leather, Its motions are continuous, admitting of an extraordinary rata of speed,' oithor by steam or foot power. Every motfon of the treadle makos six stitches, thus produc ing about one-third more work Ina day ; ' than other Sewing Machines. It has no stop motions, and tightens the it||:ch with) / thoneedio out of the fabric. It uses the, woll-known Wilson Compound Food on both sides of the needle." It has two-thirds less parts than any othor. first-class Sowing Machjn$? Its arm Is fully eight and one-half inches long and five and one-half Inches high, and tho whole Machine* Is very compactly and seien? tlflcally constructed in proportions, ologanco, design end appear? ance. Its simple, powerful and perfect mochanlsm places it as far In advance of all other Sowing Machines as the telephone Is superior to the tin spoakihg tube. The'WILSON "MENDING ATTACHMENT, for repairing all kinds of textile fabrics WITHOUT PATCHING, fur? ? nished FREE with all WILSON SEWING MACHINES, tpgothor wltrs -) aTuckor, RufTier, Cordor. Setof Hommora. BlndaK'it?"'"^ ' J*" hqaitf.f 8cii*p.i.i ?fM m es i? ?o 11 -i 01 i . M 74,j.fc.,u*r/ ?<> t-fgahqP anslO. These Machines are on exhibition and'for sale by '; b"fl ft io THEODORE KOHN, AGENT FOR Orangeburg County. Orangebtirg] S. C. Nov. 7th, 18707? tf Inte ptniJ J:u:?i;o;?i?. sttT?.?'??.?.i.'.TfeV! I The Improved Water Elevator and Purifier. ORANGERTJtRGh f3- O. IF yott \vonld enjoy good health 3*011 must use pure water. To the citizens of Ornngeburg, Aiken, Fdgelicld, Hampton, und Barnwel, counties: Having purchased the exclusive right, of said counties for the Improved Water Elevator and Furilicr. \vc offer tho same for sale. This Elevator lias no superior, ft is simple, clicap and durable. Inning no wooden tubing to decay and pollute the water. No iron tubing to rust or corrode. No flanges or valves, to wear outer to get, out of order. Requires no attachment below tho platform and will hist'Throo Times as long as any pump. Will make bad . water good, and good water better. A thorough investigation is all that is necessary to convince you of its merits. MERONEY & BAXTER. THE WHITE u sewing Machine THE BEST OP ALL, Unrivaled in Appearance, Unparalleled in Simplicity," Unsurpassed in Construction, Unprecedented in Popularity, And Undisputed in tha Broad Claim OF nriMa the ? \EHV BEST OPERATING . , QUICKEST SEEUNG, ' HANDSOMEST, AND Ho3t Perfeot Sewing Machine IN THE WORLD. <" , The great popularity o! the White Is the most con* XtncliiQ tribute to Its exccllonco and superiority over other machines, and in submitting it to tho trade we put It upon its merits, and In no Instanco has it ever yet (ailed to catls'y any recommendation In Its favor. . Tho demand for tho White has Increased to such fin extent that wo arc now compelled to turn out Cec-aploto Eo-crrl-acr ^?ae3aAa-Lo every tiirno xrai?-wtoa Isa. ? tJa.o <3.a.-y to supply th.0 dotmandl Every machine is warranted (or 3 years, and sold (or crsh at Hberal discounts, or upon easy payments, to suit tho convenience ot customers* ?rarAQSMTS WAE2ID I? DM006DTIID TI22IT03Y WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO., \ Ha 358 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Onto. For Sale by iieiary Kolm. CALL CALL At the People's Bakery* ESTABLISHED IN 1S71, BY THE PRESENT PROPRIETOR Who Is still ready and willing to FILL ORDERS BREAD, ROLLS, PIES AND '}<? P. 11 CAKES- ? - ' itn <. " siil: ??' rt ? ! of all descriptions. (x U N tr E R S by the barrel or bos. ALSO BREAD FOR CAMP-JSIKim^GS, J Any otber meetings at short notice. UST RECEIVED FI.ESH CONFEC TIONARYS. FANCY COOPS AND NOTIONS, which will bo fold as low as any that can be bought in Orangeburg. Thanklul for tho past patrontige of my friends and the,nublic I still solicit n coii tlnnance of their custom. T. W. ALBERGOTTI, RUSSELL STREET, ' i {.'?- ?ni'' \'' ?*'> *.? r ?''? ? \-f ? i v. Next door to Mr. J. P. Ilarley. Orangebnig. Sept 13, 1S78 ly Has been In constant uso by tin pub)lc for over twenty1 yearn, and lg tbo best preparation ever' In vented for RESTORING GRAY HAIR TO ITS TOVIHFUIi COXOK AND LIEE. < It supplies the natu ral food and color to tbo hair stands without staining tbe skin. It will Increase and thicken the growth of tho hair, pre vent its bluncblng and fulllUK oflS and thus AVERT BALDNESS It cures Itching:, Erup tions and Dandruff. Aa a HA I It DRESSING .it is very desirable, giving the '-air a silken softness wliU.ii all admire. It keeps tho head clean, sweet and hcaltby. The State' Ab Bayer and OhemiBt of Mass. and leading Pliysi ' cians endorse and' repomr, mend it as a great tnumph in medi cine. WHISKERS will cliango tho beard to a BROWN or BLACK at diocrctlon. Boing In one preparation it is easily applied, and produces a permanent color that will not wash off. PREPARED BY y :: ! R. P. HALL & CO., NASHUA, H.H. Sold by all Dealers In Medicine. October 3, 1S79?ly VIRGINIA HOUSE, ?' .. (Formerly McDowell Jlouse) .-. Ii? r ??> ny, f ii / a s HENDERSON VITALE, N. C. , HAVING purchased the. McDowelli House, tbo undersigned begs Joaye to inform thV traveling public tfiaeiie'has. furnished it throughout in modern style,' and will endeavor to keep afirstcjnss house. The proprietor will give his per sonal attention to tbe bouse, and do all in his power to make guests comfortable. The table will be supplied with the beat tbe market affords. Polite and attentive j scrvantp. Terms mniierate.. A\ J. DODAMEAP, tn^uvi; roprlbtor. r/atj , v. Fijian i. >.n w uml ,eu (F?rnaerTy of the Virginia lionise, Colum Wo, S. C. ' . J, R. Tiiackam, Clerk, (t/ate of tbe Columbia Hotel. Colum bia1,1'S. O,: :Tnrr TAKE A CE j-.m Jo ln;-.>?l in the April 2d,1S80 Mutual Endowment Assess 0 Mi M ment, Association OF BALTIMORE.' ' 7 . . ? bn-. ra rpiIIS scheme of Life Insurance is got J- ten-tip by tho best fiiislhess men of Ibdtimorous a raptual protection among: its member's. R Is based,..upon purely, business principles* 11111* is perfectly relia ble, affording the safest and cheabost plan on which life risks can be taken. Mr. J. S. Albargottl reprcsontd the cottfpnhy for this comity apt! wllLi fesuo certificates. Ho Invites examination and will bo pleased to give all Information heeded. April 2nd, 1880.?Gm