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"Ho Died Rich." People said this everywhere, when tlie j morning papers announced the death of I John ltussel, President of tlio Dank. They said it on W.sll street, where they j count wealth by hundreds of thousands, and i they said it in elegant parlors, and by luxu- | fious breakfast tables, all over the squares ! and avenues of the great city ; they said it, j too, in daik alleys, and in squalid homes j where all his thousands could not buy back j to the millionaire one hour of the life that i was to them a burden and a miser v. Kvcry i where it was the same storv. "lie died rich." ' His family and It is friends thought so, as ; they gathered around the bedside of the dying man ; and yon reader, would have thought it too, if you could have looked bround that chamber, into which death was entering with his dumb foot f:iils and i his ghastly presence. Oh, it was a princely . room! Hare pictures Hushed the walls, | that winter day, with the glorv of Arcadian Summers; the fairest blossoms of Southern May were piled thick upon the costly carpet; anil the daintily embroidered drapery fell 1 1 in soft, crinkled clouds from the massive j 1 beadstead. And the owner of all this mag- j ' nificcnt lay there dying; and through all 1 his life of more than three score years, he 11 had toiled and struggled for this?to die j' rich ! He had bought lands, and sold them; , 1 he had sent richly freighted ships to foreign ' poits; bo had owned shares in railroads> , ' ??.i n..~i 1 ' HUM 111 <111(1 IJOW ? I All! lliero was an angel who stood at j the bedside of John Russell in that dying (' hour, and tlio man had nothing out ol" all ' ... . ! his life to give him ; no generous, noble. , 1 self sacrificing deeds, which would have ,! been as gold, and all precious jewels in the I hand of the angel: so he wrote down at < the close of the last chapter of Jolm Russell's . 1 life, "IIr dud poor;' And John Uussell saw the words as his | : soul followed tlie angels on that journey 1 which sooner or later we must all take, and < he knew then for the first time that all the ! i labor, and toil, and strugglingof his life on I earth, had only brought him this verdict at ; 1 me oar ot me Kingdom oi Iloaven, "lie ' 1 died poor." "lie died poor.'' A very few persons said this of an old man who lay in a back t ' chamber of a small dilapidated buildinr, 1 whoso solitary window looked out on the j < back garden of John Russell's residence, ij j The floor was bare, and there was only a : ' few chair.*, a table and a low bed in the ' * room. By its side stood an old black wo- j a man, whom the dying man had occasionally ! J furnished with an armful of wood, or a loaf J of bread. She moistened his cold lips with j v water, or held llio tallow candle close to his t dim eyes, so that he might see once more 1 t tho light of this world, lie had not a dol ? t lar upon earth; his fortune had taken j wings and flown away; his wife and his i children had gone before him, his friends , I had deserted or lo?t sight of him, and now j < none remain to watch with the old man till j * death called him, but the grateful old black s woman whom he had saved from &tnrvn-; l" tion. t But tlie angel witli the book stood there, t too, and looking over that old man's life, he j v saw liow many good, aiul gentle, and g<-n- ! * crous deeds brightened every year ; how lie b had been kind (o the suffering, and forgiven ' e such wrongs as make men friends, and j n striven, through all the trials and tempta- f tions of his lonir, sad life, to be true to God ' and himself. So the angel wrote under the ' last chapter of this old man's life, and every j t letter shone like some rare setting of dia- ! li monds,11 He died rich." i And the old man knew it, too, when ho ' , i t stood at the silver of the Eternal city, and : j, they led him in the gale and showed him tho ! i inheritance to which he was heir. There was the house not made with | hands", with its columns of pearl, and its j ceilings of jasper, with its pleasant rooms, i and its lofty halls, and its mi??htv nr/r.-ma from which peal forever (.lie notes of praise ; fi to our God. ' u There, too was tlic pleasant lanscapc, j with its green avenues, its golden pavillions, ; its Irees waving in the joy of the eternal ' ^ leaves, and its silver meadow lands sloping j down to the river of eternal waters. He j was heir to all these things, and he took d the title deeds from the hands of God's an* ' ii gels, and entered into their possession, while I f< they were saying pityingly on earlli, "Jle j s died poor." ; Ah, reader! how unlike it is with the ! n things there. All tho wealth of this world I o cannot buy one acre of the soil "on tho ( other side the liver," nor one title d^ed to ' i< its pleasant homes on its fountains of 6weet! waters ; but only live so that when you sail . 8 out on the great sea of death, you shall ; s bear with you to the golden ports those j e blessed words of the angels, "lie died rich,'1 | v I J and you shall bo satisfied with your inheri- I v ttin.ce in the "kingdom of Heaven." | n * ** i \ .- Buckwheat as food. M. Isdoro Pierce j has recently been making some investiga- c tions on buckwheat, from which we con- ( dense the following interesting result.*:? t< Buckwheat cakes arc equal to pure white fcrend as regards the phosphates in bone rlerial and nitrogenous principle which * y contain, and are superior to bread in r' fktty matters. The general yield of buck- * prilfftt when cooked is about three times thn ! - Wfejaht of flour used, showing tbat such n fiftMr will retain forty-one per cent, of water. *' Between different patches of ground buck- j wheat, there is great dissimilarity of compo- tl ftkion ?one patch containing nearly seven b| times as much fatty matter as another. The 3 bran is the richest portion of the buckwheat but cannot bo digested by weak stomachs. Tho finest qualities of buckwheat flour, and & tfctwftite mill dust especially, ate very suit- a 4ut children and persons in delicate " health; while the coarser varieties require ^ a strong stomach and much exercise for 1 their, perfect digestion.?Scientific Amcri- ^ tori* ij b Truo Temperauco. Wo do not mean a temperance restricted in its application to spirituous drink, but on the comprehensive scale laid down in the Holy Scriptures' in the injunction to he "Temperate in all things.'' While it is quite certain that those who J begin in their teens to adhere to a rational ! temperance, may very safely calculate on | reaching threescore years ami ten, and even | fourscore tliero is the hope which example , ami uncontrovertible fact <jivo, that even if j health is lost at "forty-five," a wise temper- j ancc begun and continued from that age, j promises the living in comfort and hap- j piness, to double the number of years ! Lewis Cornaro, an Italian nobleman, gif- | ted and rich, yielded to tho depravities of! his nature, and at the early age of foity-five, | found him?elf a wreck in fortune, fame ami j health. The physicians whom lie consulted, ' being familiar with his excesses ami his reckless character, forfeited in their opinion, by this evident fearful inroads whieh disease had made on him considered an attempt at restoration so lmpeless, that they declined j bending their minds to the preparation of a j proper prescription, and to save themselves, ! is they supposed, a useless trouble, they informed him that ho was beyond remedial means, and that the best thing lie could do uould be to reconcile his mind to the inevitable event, and make for it a chmtuin preparation. lie at once determined that as ho had j >ut a short time to livo it should bo a merry J UK1, and was about casting himself into the i nea 1st rom of a drunken vicious life, but by i omo unexplained circumstances, a fieak i >ossessed him, that at one effort ho would , heat death and the doctors, by entering at j >u?e upon the life of the most heroic self- i lcuinl, and become in all respects a temper- j ite man. So precise was he, that he wei??li;d his food and measured his drink to the :nd of his lite, lie regained his health, re- j ;.iine<l his possessions, resumed his title and | lis social position, and became a happyleartcd Christaiu minded gentleman. His whole nature seemed to oveillow with kindtess to all his race, and on the twelfth of Warch, fifteen hundred and sixty-five, feel- ! ng that lie was approaching the termina- j ion of his life, and reclining on his cot, the j xcellenlold man exclaimed: ''Full with, oy and hope I resigu myself to thee, most j uerciful God." lie then disposed himself j villi serenity, and closing his eyes as if I ibout to slumber, gave a gentle sigh, and ex- j >ired at the age of "ninety-eight years." A Quakek Coknkhkd.?Old Jacob J., ras a shrewd Quaker merchant in Burlingon, N. J., and, iike all shrewd men, was of- I en a little too smart for himself. An old Quaker lady of Bristol, Pensylvania.just over ! he liver, bought, some goods at Jacob's store, | vlieu he was absent, and in crossing the rivr on her way home she met him aboard the >oat, and, as was usual with him upon such iceasions, he immediately pitched into her niiiilii" r.r on.I .? .?;?..i :? ? v. Mitu imiitu IV IU WLlcIL he had been buying. "Oh, now ," said lie, " how much a yard [ill you give fur that, an.I that, and that aking up the several pieces ot'goods. She ! old the price without, however, saying [ vhere she had got them. " I could have I old you those goods for so inurh a yard ," j nvntiouing a price a great deal lower than ! he had paid. " Vou know, [ can undersell j very body in the place-; and so he went in critic.sing and undervaluing the goods ' ill the boat reached Bristol, when he was j uvited to gi> to the old lady's store, and ; klic-n the goods were spread out on the 1 ounter, and Jacob was asked toexamine | lie goods again, and say the price which j ie would have sold at |>er yard, the old ; ?d)*, meanwhile taking n memorandum. | >he then went to the desk and made out a i 'ill cf the difference between what she had j aid and the price he told her ; then coning up to him said : "Now Jacob, thee is sure thee could ; lavo sold those goods at the price thee nentioned ?" 41 Oh, now, yes," says he. 44 Well then, the young man must have j nade a mistake; lor I bought the goods' roin thy store, and of course, under the j ircunistances, thee can have no objection ; a refund me the difference." Jacob being thus cornered, could of course j ot refuse?as there were several persons , ucficnt w ho had heard his assertions. A Complimentary I). D.?A learned j ivine when reproving a brgbtyouag youth | i the presence of his mother and sisters, j >r some slight indiscretion, Miss Jemima uddenlv interrupted tho conference by n irect appeal to the Doctor respecting the umber of years (even without any previous r more violent incident) that tho world ould possibly withstand its own wear and ear. "Ma'am," said tho Doctor, reluctantly nmmoned away, to look at a passage in ome prophetic periodical upon that intersting subject?"ma'am, it is very hard that ou should make one remember tho end of rorld, since, in conversing with you, one's atural temptation is to forget its existence?' Iiss Jemima blushed scarlet ; and in her redulous and loo confiding soul exclaimed, when the Doctor was gone,) "Ho is about > propose ! Did you ever I" Mariuage op a Rothschild.?Society is busy ritli the marriage of tho youngest son of Bonn James <lo Rothschild. M. Gustave de Roth- i shild is at>out to marry a becgar. I speak smparativelv; for the beggar bride has only dowry of $40,000?a mere trifle, which would I ot furnish a drawing room in the fashionable Lyle^ of the present day. He marries the ' nugniorof Joel Anspach, a Judgo of the Court < mperiale here. He was born nt Metz, and is lie only Few on the Paris bench. M'lle Anprfch ia a beautiful Jewess.?ParU Cor. Botton i raveller. ^ The Hon. Jttho E. Ward, of Georgia. oar ' [inister to China, sails this week from Boston t >r Europe. He is accompanied by his famjly rid Mis* Maria J. Molntonb, the author of ' Charms and Counter-Charms ." During Mr., i Tarda absence in China, Mrs! Ward and Mis* (cfntosh are to trarcl through Europe. They rill be absent nearly two yean, during which , me Miss Mcintosh intends to write another J ook. *" 1 Poor Richard'.* Maxims. ] The following from the pen ofllio prcat ; i American philosopher, Dr. Franklin,should j , l>e printed in letters of gold and hung up j i in every school room side bv sido with the j ! usual ab ab, dog Latin, and other nonsense : with which our childicn's minds arc cram- j j mod, and which seems to bu the rule in our I modern system of tuition. There will come a time when a Professorship of Political Economy will be consider- j ed an absolute necessity to every school.? j I?i?t that time is not yet. At present we have nothing but profusion and shameful ! waste, on the one hand, while abject power, j meanness of spirit, and total carelessness J are loo milch observed on the other. These ; are the two extremes which characterize i our false state of things iu a physical point j of view?all laid to the score of false training, from the highest to the lowest. Dut | hear what poor Richard says : i ]. Plough deep, while sluggards sleep, and you sliall have corn to sell and keep. 2. Pride its as loud a beggar as Want, and a great, deal more saucy. 3. Silks and satins, scarlets and velvets, pnt out the kitchcn tire. 1. Diligence is the mother of good Luck, j 5. Piidu breakfasted with I'lenty, dined1 with Poverty, and supped with Infamy. I 0. Kxtra valance and improvidence end at ! the prison door. 7. It is easier to build two chimneys than | to keep one in fuel. 8. If you would know the value of money, i go and try to borrow some. 9. The eye of a master will do more work I than both his bands. " 10. What maintains one vice would bring ' up two children. 11. lie that goes borrowing, returns sor- ; rowing. i 12. Watber go to bed suppericss than rise j in debt. 13. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than j labor wean. 14. A life of leisure and a life of laziness I arc two different things. 1 - 'CI. _ l ' i *t, jiin-u ii'iiiim1? are as o:mi as a lire, i 10. Creditors have better memories than i or?. i 17. The rolling stone gathers no moss. 18. I f y? *! would have your business done, ! go; if nut, send. 19. It is tboli>h lo lay out money in the j purcha-e of repentance. 20. liny what thou needest not, and it ; will oblige thee to sell thy necessaries. Patience and Work. Hundreds have attempted the definition 1 of genius. Wlien Sir l>aac Newton was asked for it, lift replied,'-patience and work." The answer was eminently characteristic, and \\hetlier correct or not, it is pregnant with meaning, and affords large food for i thought. Sir Isaac would spend whole ! months in the examination of a single nu- i merical relation, or the bearings of an an!?le of incidence, and if he was not then peifectly satisfied, other months were consumed in the same studies. Then, when he had grasped fact after fact in an iron hand, and on them built tip his sublime theory of the physical univcrse.it is no wonder that, with a humility of intellect wliic.h alike with his power of discovery, was the wonder of the age, lie attributed the massive laurels encircling his broad forehead, to "Patience.* ? ! 1 tainosthune*, whose thunderous eloqueticc I shook his native islands, and so long >t i I In; invader ill bay, when wishing lo make a great effort, would retire to some secret place, with his head shaved, so that decency, if his love of glory failed, should prevent his appearance in public, and there, in bald1.... 1 I ? . i - * * ... neaueu somiKiu, me oraior torged ins rhetorical thunderbolts, and with a new growth of locks, his beloved Athens relieved a new speech, which, to this day, is the delight of tlio scholar and the model of the greatest dcclaimers. The illustrious Fox poured over the mighty Greek for years; Brougham even yet, in the radiant pleiititudc of his fame, makes him a close study. A celebrated Knglish judge copied the text hooks of his profession no less than five tunes. Cuvier, the J'riuee of Naturalists, spent weeks in the examination of a single hone. What immense laborAgassizmust have gone through, What years of toil were those of Hersehell before, as he so simply and sublimely expressed i?, lie could look farther into space, with its tremendous systems of suns and planets, than any other moital before him! Now, granting that Sir Isaacs definition of genius is not the true one, but that genius is a power of itself entirely independent of pitien?*e nml woik.it would be ridiculous to suppose Unit the men whom we have mentioned could have accomplished their immortal triumphs without them. How valuable this fact to the aspiring young !? We know that bright-minded and enthusiastic youth are too apt to suppose that they can almost entirely depend on the mere inspirations of genius. Ah! you may have j ever so rich a quarry, but without the unwearying chisel and mallet, the glorious statutes will sleep there forever. The most beautiful operations of nature are the result of patience. The waters slowly deposit their rich alluvium; the fruits are months in their growth r.nd perfec.ture. "1'aiience and Work!" Ye are the grand, ... - . - ^ - inougu ouen pauitul powers id Hie hands ot man which discloses tho secrets of tlio universe, subdue (he wildness of the continent, adorn the world with the gems of civilization draws man from his native savagery, and give a paper, with its purifying and exalted mentality, its three huhdred and odd thousand circulation, and its million and a half of readers.?New York Ledger. Read an Hour a Day.?There was a i lad, who at fourteen, was apprenticed to a soap-boiler. One of his resolutions was to read one hour a day, or at least, at that rate, and he had an old silver watch, left him by bis uncle, which he timed his reading by. lie staid seven years with his master, and cut/I mtiAn U t* n a IntAnitr.AnA oj?iu " ii t ii iju f* no tt v?111 jr wuu iuav ill? xk uon as much as the young fquire did. Now let us see how much time ho had to read in, in seven years, at the rate of one hour a day. It would bo twenty-fiive hundred and fiftyfive hour?, which, at the rale of eight reading It^urs per day, would be equal to 310 day*, equal to 45 weeks, equal to 11 months; nearly a year's fading. That lime spent in treasuring up useful knowledge, would pile Dp a vorv large store. I am sura, its worth trying for. Try^vbat you can do. Begin ( now. In after years you will look back upon the task as the most pleasant and proftable you ever performed. i > ?r- i The monument to BMian Allen, at Bur- i ington, Vt iu completed. It is forty feet i a'flh. - ' ' - - 11 Rather Enthusiastic. The following story is acknowledged (o be a " good'un" but wo believe it lias not found its way into the papers to any great extent. A few years since, sonio roguish bovs in a town not a thousand miles from the capital of New Hampshire, persuaded Joseph I N , or as ho was generally called, " Joe," to attend Sunday School. Joe was an over-grown, half-witted profane lad ; and the boys anticipated considerable fun ; but the various questions propounded to him wero so readily and correctly answered that no one could for a moment suppose that he was not versed in theological lore. Juc was duly ushered in and placed on a settcb in front ot' one on which his J'rieuds were seated, nnd recitation commenced. The teachers first questioned the class on their regular lessons and afterwards turned ! to Joe. "My friend, who made the world wo inhabit !"* "Eh !" said Joe, turning up his eyes like an expiring calf. "Who made the world we inhabit?" Just as he was probably about lo give the answer, one of the boys seated behind him, inserted a pin in his (JoeV) pants, about | nine inches below the ornamental buttons ! on his coat. " trod Ahniyhty answered Joo in an ! elevated tone, at the same time rising to his I feet. " That is coricct," replied the teacher, ! " but it is not necessary that you should i rise in answciing; as'tlig posture is just as well ." Joe was seated and the catcchism pro ceedcd. j " Wlio died to save I lie world. The pi it was again inserted, ami Joe replied " ./isk.s ('/iris/ /" in a louder tone than before, again tisiug from his seat. "Thai is also correct; hut don't manifest so much feeling ; do he n little more reserved in your manner," said the teacher in an expostulating tone. After Joe had calmed down the examina- i tion went on. " What will bo the doom of all wicked men ?" was the subject now up for consideration, and, as the pin was again "stuck in," Joe thundered out with a still higher elevation of his body, "7/(7/ and Damnation!'* \ " My young friend," said the instructor, " yoU gave the true answers to all the questions hut while you are here we wish you to be more mild in your words. Do, if you can, restrain your enthusiasm, and give a less extended scope to your feelings." A good anecdote of Professor Agassis is told in a new volume in press at Boston. The 1'iofessoi had declined to deliver a lecture | before some Lyceum, or public society, on ac- I count of the inroads which previous lectures . criven hv him bail nvi.l.i nr..mi ! ./ - "I'" I and thought. TIio gentlemen who had | been deputed to invite liiin, continued to j press the invitation, assuring him that the society were ready to pay him liberally for his services. "That is no inducement to me," replied Agassiz, 4i I cannot atVurd to waste my time in making money." Goodm:ss Etkknal:?The pains we spend upon our mortal selves will perish with our slv?;s : but the care we give out of a good heart to others, the efforts of disinterested duly, the deeds and thoughts of pure affection, are never lost; they are liable to waste; and are like a force that propagates itself forever, changing itself, but nut losing its intensity. In short, there is a sense in which nothing human dies ; nothing, nt'lenst, which roceeds from the higher and characteristic nnrt nfmun't I I.: l-S -I. I 1 ..... v. v. , IIWIIIIII^ WHICH lie UUt'S as ft subject of God's moral law. Material structures are dissolved, their identity nnd functions arc gone, but (lie mind partakes of the eternity oftlie great parent spirit ; and thoughts, truths, emotions, once given to the world are never lost; they exist as truly, and preform their duty as actively, a thousand years after their origin as on their day of biith.' Land Measure.?Every farmer should have a rod inoasurc, a light stiff pole, just sixteen and a half feet long, for measuring land. Hy a little practice he can learn to | step just a rod at five steps, which j will answer very well for ordinary ; farm work. Ascertain the number of j rods in width and length of a lot you wish | to measure, and multiply one number by tlie oilier and dividn by one hundred and sixty, and you Iihvu the number of acres; as one hundred and sixty square rods make a square acre. If you wish to lay off one square acre, measure thirteen rods upon each side. This lacks one rod of full measure. The following dialogue passed, a short time since before a court in England, between a medical witness ami a lawyer: Lawyer?If a person, lying on wet straw, were deprived of nil the comforts and necessaries of life, would it not hasten death' ? Doctor?That would greatly depend on whether he had previously been accustomed to them. Lawyer?Do you mean to tell us that if a person lived in a horse-pond it would not be injurious to him ? Doctor?I think not, if bo bad lived for sixty or seventy years in it. Sale Day.?On no sale day for several years nTAD la 1 t ' nno ov 9 uumucr VI ptJIWIII pi'eNIK Ql tlie Court Hou?e on Mondaj*. Mnny onuses drew our District frien-ls to the village. Some came to buy, others to sell ; some to eolleot, others to pay out money/trt save conrt complications. The Sheriff iind Commissioner sold considerable property, but no sale, we suppose indicated great abundnno of money or demand for real estate. 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They arc here presented in a reliable and interest inir form mlim!,.,! t?. ?l>? eomprehension of minds unlearned in the highea (tranches of science and art. Term* of Subscription.?Two Dollars a Year, or ()ii?5 I>ollnr for Six .Mouths. Clnh /infix.?Five ('opies, for Six Months, At; Five Copies for Twelve Month#, ftS ; Ten Copies, for Six Mmi)lis, ; Ten Copies for Twelve Months, 15 ; Fifteen Copies, Twelve Mouths, $2 "2: Twenty Copies, Twelve Months, $28, in advance. ?5?" Speeimen copies snnt gratuitously for ins|>eetiou. Southern ami Western money, or l'ostage stamps, taken for subscriptions. Letters should In; uddressed to MUXH ?fc CO., 1*28 Fulton st, New York. Messrs. Ness <t Co, aro extensively engaged in procuring patents fur new inventions, ami will nil vise in venture, without charge, in regard to the novelty oflheir improvements. ABBEVILLE AND WASHINGTON STAGE LINE Abbeville to Wafching'toii. 'pilE PROPRIETOR of tliin well established JL Lino takes tliis method of informing the public that he lifts changed hid Schedule, for the convenience of p.issitngers. The Stage will be detained at Abbeville Court House, until half past- 9 o'clock, on MONDAY, WKDNtSDAV and FRIDAY mornings, a (fording an opportunity for passengers on tlie morning train from Greenville to go directly through to Washington, Ga., the same day, connecting with the train at Washington, for Augusta, Montgomery, Ala. The passengers are detained n few hours ill Washington, Ga. The Stage will leave Washington, (la., on TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY mornings. The Line has been refitted with a splendid FOUR-UORSE COACH. good Teams and an experienced driver. Pnssctnrers froin all points nbove Newberiy, going West, will find that they can reach any point west of Atlanta in exactly the oame time, and willi f5.00 less expense than by way of Brauchville. For further information apply at the Post Office. JOHN MelJRYDE, Ag't. Abbeville C. H., S. C. May 20, 1808 4 1 y THE STATES IS PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOOtT BY PRIOR A HEIgg. TERMS: Mailed to subscribers out of the city at Six Dollars per annum, for one copy ; Ten Dollars for two copies?invariably in advance for the time ordered. Semi-Weekly States, for one year. Three Dollars. THE CHEAPEST PAPER IN TnE SOUTH. The Weekly it published in a large Double Form, and is printed on wiperior paper, with handinma 1?ai/1 #?.ii.. ? ? /? ?. .... .7?'u> ?v ?? lUMUHiug reasonable rate* of abscriptiou : Per year. ONE copy, $2 00 THREE oopies 00 FIVE copie* to a club, . . . 8 00 TEN copies to a club, . . . 16 00 TWENTY copies, aent to one addreas, 20 00 Payment in all canes it .required r invariably in advance ; and no paper will be forwarded until the receipt of the money. AlHtusinees letters should be addressed to PRYOR A HEISS, Washington, D. O. Jan. 18, 1800 >9 if Nbtco to Subscribers r Upon consultation willi our friends of tlio Abbeville Banner we have come to the following understanding : That after tlie 1st of April, next-, we shall charge for all subscription?, not paid within six months an?l 00 if not paid within one year. The pressure of the Times has forced upon us the necessity of urg- i ing prompt payment upon our Patrons. The | amount due us for subscription, arc separately 1 small, but in the aggregate swell to a large 1 sum, mid if not promtly paid, subject us to | great inconveniences. Our payments arc cadi ; and we must rcipiirc our friends to enable us to meet them. Experience lias also impressed us with the propriety of charging for Obituary Notices which exceed a certain length ; wild we shall henceforth charge for the excess over one < square, at the usual advertising rates. STATE OF SOUfiTcAROLINA, ' A nilEVlLLtI DISTRICT Office Court of Common J'ftuxand (Jen I Sutiont. N. K. Hutler ) vs. v Allachment. W . 15. Lloyd, ) McOowan. Pl'ilf's Attornc}'. \\i 1IKIJ1CAS tin- Plaint iff tlid, on the uineteer.th day of Novelnlier, eighteen hundred and lift v-eiirht, file his deelaration against the I )efen datit, who, (it is sai I,) is absent from and with out the limits of this State and has neither wife I iu?r attorney known within tin; same, upon whom n C"pv of said (li'clnriitiini miirht. ln? Her[ ved: li is therefore ordered, that I lie vn i?l I)ct'i 11 111111 tin appear ami plead to tl?t> said tleeln* ration, on or before the I wentieth day of November, cijrlithundred ami lifty-nine, otherwise final ami absolute judgement will then he given ami awarded against him. MATTIIKW McIH?NAl.l>. C. C. P. Clerk's Oflicc, Nov. 20. 18-iS 30 ly i SYATE 0 F~ S O U T H~ C A RO LIN A, MU'.E VILLI-: lUSTliKrY. [ Ojficc Cvurt of (.'ohwioii I'hux and (jot I Sfttxionf. ! N. K Duller, Survivor ) vs. Attachment. Win, II. J.loyd, J M'-CIowan lM'ttV's Atty. \V 11 KIIKAS I he I'lnint ill' did. on the nineteenth , day of November, eighteen hundred and , fifty eight, tile his declaration against the Defendant, w ho. (it is said) i.-? absent, from and without, the limits of this State and hart neither wife nor allorney known within the same, upon whom 11 copy of said declaration miuht- he served: It is therefore ordered, that the said Defendant do appear and plead to the said declaration, on or before the twentieth <1113' of November, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, otherwise final and absolute judgement w.ll then heirivcii and awarded atrainsl him. MATTIIKW MiDONAI.I). (J. (J. J\ j Clerk's Olliee Nov. lit, 1858 80-ly New Goods! New Goods!! K would respectfully inform our friends T ? and customer*, lliat we liuve made large additions to unr Stock of Drug* and Medicines, and would I>o pleased to liavc them cull and examine our Slock lie fore purchasing elsewhere, us *ve can oHcr them strong iuiluccuiciits to buy. Our Stock consist.-* in part, of i>i: k r?; jiekies, Luhin'ts K.xi ract? lor the Ilrfiidkerchivf, Pomades, Cologne and Toilet Waters; Ilair, Natl and Tooth Brushes, Dressing Cotn'hs, Fine Tooth Powders, Soa|>s, Surgical and Dental Instru iiicnts, Fine Brandies and Wines, for Medicinal purposes, and all articles usually kept in a first-class Drug More. Give U3 a call. JORDAN <fc McT.AUCIIUX, Alibeville C. II. July 1, ISoS. 8 tf Light, 4?ias Light! WK Itcspeclfully inform our friends nn<l the Piihlic, that we have purchased the exclusive right to sell in this District, Danford & Baileys' Patent Self-Generating Gas Lamps, niiil cnii supply every family with the most beautiful ninl economical light now in use. It is no trouble to keep them in order, and their inipost<il>,lity of explosion render thein invalua-hie. One bnrner will give us much light ns seven candles, >it the trivial cost of about one cent, per hour, and can be fitted in any other lamp at. small expense. We will keep on hand a supply of splendid Parlor and other Lumps, at all prices. This Light is adapted to Churches, Hotels, Stores ami Dwellings. Call ami see for yourselves, at. A) It DAN ?fc McLAUCIl LIN'S, No. ft C nmit e Kange, Abbeville C. II., S. C. April 30, 185S. 52 tf MILLER & WARREN 1*"|"AVE received n large and well selected 1 1 L stock of lU-4, 11-4, and 12-4 BED liLA NKKTH. 1 ?AI-SO Negro BLA XKETS ; Wh't. nnd Gray do Travelling do Planters are respectfully invited to exam inc our'stoek before purchasing elsewhere. ( Oct. 2, 1857. 22 tf ,11 ore ISok* an?l Drugs! r|"MlE Subscribers have just received their i i Stock of Mcdicine*, Hooks and Fnncy articles, nnd are prepared to 6cll at short . profits. I We arc Agents for the sale of a series of STANDARD WOUKS, now in the course of publication, by the Appletons of New York.? Among these arc included The Debates in Congress from 1780 to I860. Benton's Thirty years' View. Morses Gcner?l Atlas of the World, from the ~ io^., Cyclopedia of American Eloquence, with Portrait*. j Tlio New American Cyclopedia. , The Cyclopedia of Wit and Humor, Edited i by Win. E. Burton. | Specimen Copies of tlio nbove works may be seen at our Store, together with mnny other new ami elegant Honks. We are also agents for the sale of Grover's ib Haker'rtSEWlNO MACHINE, acknowledged to be the beat now in use, and the least liable to get out of order. This Machine will be < warranted and sold here at New York prices. < Prices varying from 00 to *125. I BRANCH <fc ALLEN. Sept 17. 1857. 21 tf nro'X'SG E:* THE COPARTNERSHIP heretofore existing between II. A. Jones and J. W. Livingston, in the Practice of LAW, is this day dis- ] solved, by mutual consent. H. A. JONES, J. W. LIVINGSTON. 1 March 31.1857. 48-tf i Just Received 1 Affc OUNCES of SUL. QUININE, 1 I. V/ V/ 20 Ounces Sul. Morphene, 1 for sale by i JORDAN <fc McLAUCHLIN, DruggisU add Chemists, July 1, 1858. 8 tf, ? ,. -a < F. P. ROBERTSON. PUBLIC AUCTIONEER) ! \7"1TOUFjD respectfully offer his services te V V the citizens of this and the adjoining Districts. He is so generally known, that he deem* it unneoessarv to do more than refer tc his addres*, viz : Diamond Hill P. O., Abbe villo District; and all communications directed to him will receive prompt attention. Nov. 7. 1856. 47-tf Iftotice to Debtor*. T ALL persons indebted to me by Note <fr Ac- t count, op to the first of Jaonary. are requested to settle the somo, at the earnest con enience. M. T. OWENJan. 1, 1850. ?? Co Proprietor* Architect*, and Ituildcrs. JOHN CORBETT, Practical House Fainter, OULI) inform tlic inhabitant* of Abbe* T \ villc, nnd the public genornlly, that lit ins permanently lueiited nt Abbeviilc C. II., For the purpose of pursuing liis profession. From n loncf experience iu Europe, nnd many ot Lbe principnl Towns of America, combined with a steady attention to business, lie flatter* liiniseif tbnt lie will be able to give entire satis action to all who \vitsli to linvc good Housa Painting done, and will fnvop liiin with tbeir urders. He feels himself competent to finish all Graining, Marbling. Paper Hanging, &c. His experience mnl hkill in his profession will unable him to complete all work in his line at very moderate prices. Churches*. Hulls. Staircase Walls, Mantle Pie ees Ac., finished in imitation of Marble. Kooma Papered, Paneled with Oak Paper, and varnish* cd in the best style. He is prepared to point all old and neW work, and Tin Hoofs, outside. Also, inside otf outside of ltougli ensted Walls of private oi* public buildings in imitation of any color of stone, nt one third of the cost ustia ly charged/ by substituting a composition of his own which* has been fully tested, and will stand good fof years. Window Sash s of private and public buildings glazed lit moderate prices. lie will also keep on hand and for sale all kinds of Mixed Paints in quantities to suit purchasers. And also, a great variety of paper1 suitable for lied ltuoms, Dining, and Drawing Ilooins. He will paint signs on glass orfrood, at short notice. C3T Office in tlie Wooden Building adjoin-1 ing ilie Marshall House. May 12. 3 ly JOHJSf Ik. CLAEE, REPAIR E K 0 V CLOCKS, WATCHES AND .B -2 %W IC.Y9 \\7 OUI-1) respectfully inform the '-'iti-G^S YY /.ens of the District, that be baajJ^jJflL located him?<df at llodge's Depot, whet c he will ne prepared to execute, with proniptueup, all orilers in his lint! of Imsiii?-r?f?. lie is well prepared with nil the tools onil materftfft of his li t. nml feels confident in beini; able to git? satisfaction. All Work warranted. Terms Cash. April ! t. 185m.' 50 ly Banner copy. The Marshall House. rI"MlE subscriber hnvinir purchased that com JL modioli* nml well knorrn Mansion, THE MARSHALL HOUSE; lins made every arrangement for the accommodation of 1'eriiuiiieiit ami Transient Bonnders, nml hopes. by prvper attention, to mcritafull share of public pat rorrnge. After the first of October, the rates of regular Hoarding will b? $15 UU per month. EDMUND COBB: Kept. 30,1S 07. 22 tf FOR SALE. 4 riOUSK and LOT, in Abhevillii' village, /V eitunted on the Anderson roa'd about mile Mid a quarter from the Court House. Th? MOUSSE contains six fine rooms ; the LOT contains Fifty Acres, nnd has on it a Well of excellent watef, Iftd nil necessary out buildine*. recently erected.-? Possession will he given oil the 1st of January, 1859. For terms and further information, apply to W. W. BELCHER, Abbeville C. H July 30, 1858. 14-tf The Estate of William L. Calhoun, dec'd. rI"MIK S?li?cril>i-r, as Kxi>eiilor of the Inst Will X. it 11 <I Testament. of said Deceased, hereby 1,'ivi's notice to all j>nrt ies hav jutr claims ngaimt said Estate to make them known to lYriW,- m early as convenient, nnd also lie desires tliort who may l>e indebted to conic forward and sottie the same without delay. J. E. CALIIOUX, Sr., Err. Oct.. 10th I808. '11 '2in Ar. B.?Address. Calhoun's Mills, AbberUl* District, S. C. Just Received A SUPPLY of Frangipanni Extract, ma Eternal Perfcme for the Handkerchief, Frangipanui Toilet Water, " " Soap, " " Sachets. to which we invito the attention of the Ladiei, JORDAN A McLAUCHLIN, Druggists and Chemists. July I, 1S58 S tf DISSOLUTION. THE late Law Firm of McOOWEN & PERRIX is Dissolved by mutual consent.? All business commtuiced up to this date will be conducted and finished l>y us together under the name of the old Firm, as if 110 Dissolution bad taken place. S. McGOWEN. JAS. M. PERRIN. January I, 1857. 36.tf Di^olution. rHE Partnership heretofore existing tween ENUIUHT it STARR, in the nanufacture of Cotton Gin?, Wheat Thrash;r8, Fans, ?tc., has this day been dissolved by mutual agreement of pin tle?. The Books and Accounts of the Old Firm arc in tlie handji of lolm Fnright, who is alone authorized to settle the business of the same. JOHN ENRIGI1T, RICH'D C. STARR. November 1, 1857. 2 9 tf C. P. REMSEN IS prepared to offer his large and well selected stock of jVrio SlylcR HATS and CAPS Tor the Fall and Winter Trade ; they are made if fine material and will compare with the very best article that is manufactured, whieh ror bcautv ami finish cannot bo excelled. TERMS CASH. C. P. REMSEN, Columbia, Sb C. Oct. 5, 1857 28 tf Lime ! Lime \ | bhlg. Fresh Stone Lime, just received O'/U on consignment, and for sale very low for CASH in quantities to suit purchnsars by 11. S. KERR. ' August 21,1858. tf JOB PRINTING. We have just received a fine assortment of New Job Typo, from L. Johnson <fc Co.'s Foufriary, which addition to our office prepare* u? to execute, in the neatest manner, every description of Plain and Ornamental Job Printing, inch ns Hand Bills, Cards, Blanks of all kinds, Bill Heads, Circulars, Book Work, Visiting Cards, Our force in the offioe warrants us in saying, that we can despateh fob Work, with the shortest possible notice. We hope to have ample encouragement from jnr patrons in this line of busiuess. as we wilt luitthem id neatnese, despatch and, lastly, btft lot least, }d prices. Crown Double Exteniloa ' rxr?np ktriDiv iu.t HTai """ '' MOORE' A QUAIFETS. AbbeviJU C. H-, Aug. 19, 58 U4f Xr" The Clear Starohers Frieni WILL (five * fininhed and beautiful glowtfc Collars Shirt Bosonaa, And to *11 lltta, nusJin and cotton goods; it will MfeaSA M wiatant in ffhiteningiolothM, and ia wtnlM o contain nothing injurious. *. Forsaloby JORDA1T * MaLAUCHLlN, . Proggiifr aod CbiuiUM July 1, 1896 8 if