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BY W. A. LEE AXD HUGH WILSON. -ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY,.NOVEMBER 3, 1875. VOLUME IIIII.NO 30
State of South Carolina,' jCOUNTY OF ABBEVILLE,
IN THE PROBA1E COuATo John T. Baker, Lizzie Tagg^rt, Ml- ,
rah J. Harris. Elizabeth M<jClafae,Samuel Baker, Willie Baker and'Lu- -1
cy Baker, legal heirs and regresehta- (tives of Mrs. Jane T. Bake?, d£c'd,who died intestate.
Greeting: y' I ,J J
YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIKEDto appear at the Court jof Probate
to be bolden at Abbeville Court House,!for Abbeville County, on the!??th dav;of November, A. 1>. *1875, to show cause, fif any you can, why the estate! of Mrs.jJane T. Baker, decease,. described in _
the petition of Benjamin H. 4&ker and fAnn T. Whitlock, wife tit AV. H.Whltlock, filed in my otlicejjfoyjuld not #
be divided or sold, aIlotting~M$aid Ben- y.jamiu H. Baker, Ann T vKitlock, Dr.IJohn T. Baker, Lizzie Taggart, Sarah (]J. Harris, Elizabeth MejSfSne, LucyBaker, to each one-eigbth*piereof, andto Samuel Baker and WJffie Baker to «
each of them one-sixteentfifnereof. ^T. B. MUj^LFORD,
' S. P. A. C. 1Oct. 18, 1875 28-6t f
T1To the defendents John T. Baker,
Elizabeth McClane, wife of Robert L. ^McClane, Samuel Baker, Willie Baker,sons of William Baker, dee'd, and Lucy rBaker.Take notice that the summons in the!c|
aforesaid action of which this is a copy, ^together with the petition has been jjfiled ifi the office of the Judge of thejpCourt of Probate for Abbeville County,State of South Carolina, on the 16tli ^
day of October, A,*!). 1875.THOS. THOMSON,
* "'f"'* Pet. Att'y.
Sheriff's Sale. aC
Hf-c T. IViJcnn«u.iOi JL~ i anvio xj »» a iow»i j
vs. j FJohn Kelly and Harrison Brown. c<
Warrant Agricultural Lien. Lj
BY virtue of an Agricultural Lientome directed, I will sell at1^
Due West, on' the 11th November, tt1875, within the legal hours, lc
800 lbs. Cotton in Seed, ji>more or less, levied on as the proper-1^ty of John Kelly and Kev. Harrison }\Brown, at the suit of Mrs. F. L. Wil-j *
son.TERNS CASH.
L. P. GUFKIX,"* s. a. c. |
Sheriff's Office, Abbeville, )Oct. 26, 1875 27-31 j
Sheriff's Sale.C. P. Lesesne, Warrant
vs. v "Agricultural JSteven Dixon. ) Lien ti
iK
BY virtue of an Agricultural Lien itto me directed, I w iiI sell at
James M. Tcuitt's. near Bnhalr \Church, on Tuesday, the 16th day o; %November, 1875, within the le^nl,7 1
hours, the following property, to wit.!1,400 lbs. Seed Cotton, mere
less, j105 bundlss Tedder,10 bushels Corn, more or less,3 w
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levied on as the property of Steven so
Dixon at the buit of C. P. Leaesnc,!*ag»?ut. : |TERMS CASH. J
L. P GUFFIN, |p,S. A. C. ',n
Sheriff's Office, \2£Oct. 26, 1875, 29-3t j7^
Sheriff's Sale. B\
' 3Nix & Anderson ") io
vs. f- Warant Agr'l ScA M. ifalone.) Lion,
ti1)Y virtue of an Agricultural Lieu frIf to me directed, 1 will sell at
V* 7 T >
Hodges'Depot on Saturday the 13th x
f day of November within the le^al tl]hours, the following property, to wit:.600
lbs. Seed Cotton, 1450 bushels Corn, more or less, p
;6 bushels Oats, more or less, c
700 Bundles Fodder, more or ^less,
Levied on as the property of A. M.:Malone at the suit of Nix & Ander- 8
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" TERMS CASH.L. P. GUPFIN. jb;
S. A. C. jjj; Sheriff's Office, i'^Oct. 20, 1875 29 3t
Sheriff's Sale.* I r
J. L. McNeill, ^ Warrantvs. Agricultural V/ O *
m David Marshall. ) Lien. .
BY virtue of an Agricultural Lien!"to me directed, I will sell iK J. u
L. McNeill's, on Friday,* the 12th 0
November, A D 1875. within th« legalhours, the following property, to wit:!
* j- 455 lbs. Seed Cotton,more or lesst levied on as the proper-1ty of David Marshall at Uiu suit of.1. L. McNeill. B
THft'NfR 'CASIT. I":/L. P. GT7Fm\
s. A. C. 11Sheriff's Office,- j^jOct. 26. 1875. 2T-3t. ! s
~THE STAR SHIRT, It*
HAVING tried these Shirts, we cansafely recommend them for ai
good fitting and durable shirt.
Collars, Linen and Paper,'
,. LATEST STYLES.
WITH |Cravats and Scarfs to match, c
Qsarles & Ferris. *
Sept. 28,1875.
2UNNINGHAKAND
rEMP'LETOKJJAVE RECEIVED .VXD OPEN
ed their large stock of nil kindl' goods,
foreign and Bomsstii
BRT GOODS,ilothiEg, Eats, CapsScots, Shoes, HardwareJroekery, Saddler etcJail and see for yourse. e£Oct. 6, 1873 20-tf
few Advertisements'he Best Family PiLedicines
Tested by popular use for overA Quarter of a Century,
>r. Strong's Compound Sanative Pi I]jre Constipation, Biliousness, Howeomplaint, Malarial FevOrs, Rheumami, Erysipelas, and all diseases, c
liver, Stomach and Bowels.Dr. Strong's Pectoral Stomach Pillsjre Coughs, Colds, Cramp. Dyspepsiaick Headache, Female ComplaintsFt>>irt. Disease. siml sdl disorders o
liest and Stomach.end Postal Card for a specimen Copy o
The WashingtonWeekly ^tar.
Istablished 18*52..pages.5G columnsddress "The Evening Star Newspapeo.," Washington, I). C.PEESCRIPTION^REEr
or the speedy cure of special trouble>mmon to the young and middle-agedervous, mental and physical depreaon, loss of memory and energy, paini the back, self distrust, dizzinessimness of sight, confusion of ideas!iU otner disorders or tne nervous syamu consequent on various habits *tluivver the vitality of the system. Airrn^ririst has the ingredients. Add resr. E. II. HILTON, Cincinnati. O.
(.JiQ A 1>A at home. Agents want
^ l et t'd. Outfit and terms freeRL E & CO.. Augusta, Maine.
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[/ the Tradesmen Industrial Insti;te, Pittsburg, Pa., opens Oct. 7, close:ov, 6. Address A. J. Is ELLIS, PresI. I.
fo DAY GUARANTEED using ourS&& WELL AUGER & DRILCingoodIS i territory. Endorsed by Governorsr oflOWA,ARXANSAS& DAKOTA
Citalegea fwt, V.PILES, St.Lwk. Ms.
'cu Ca.i MakeIn £0 Days in A 1 Stocks,y system is safe, honorable and simple
Pamphlet Sent Free to All.\ H. WEEKS, Banker, 178 Broaday, New York. Stocks bought amiId at tbeN. Y. Stock Exchange.btt r wtTBigetils for the best'll & a'S S« ' Packagew rffl is l^c* wor'^* ^ con"
8 l 1 I 8'fMtains 15: sheets paper"t Envelopes, Golden
an, Pen Holder, Pencil, Patent Yarcensure, and a pifeceof Jewelry. Singhiekage, with elegant prize, post-paidi cents. Circular free. BRIDE & CO19 Broadway, New York.E A A A h' ROYAL HAVARAiD/iU5UUU. UJTTERY. DisUnited every fifteen days.prize,..-' $100,000.I prifee $50,0(Xprizes. $--5,MO each S.")0,U0i
i-1 prizes, amounting to $310,001Whole tickets, $20; quarters 5; tweueths, SI. Circulars of informatioiee. Prizes cashed.
A. DOJSiAU & CO., Bankers,. (). Box iiaSi). Park now, JN. \Royal Saxon an'.', iirunswick Governlent Lotteries constantly on hand.'nni W^EK guaranteed* to .\lul<}$ I and Femal« Agents, in thei]cality. Costs NOTHING to try itarticulars Free. P. O. YICKERY JO., Augusta. Me.' F? 3 (TOfll*'1' ^a.V home, Term:
sDuil free. Address, GEOriNS'ON & CO. Portland. Me^TftSYCHOMANCY, OR SOUIa CHARMING." How eilhe
*x may fascinate and gain the love an<[lections of any person they chooseisiantly. This art all can possess, frey mail, for 26 cents: together withLaraiage Guide, Egyptian Oracle'reams, Hints to ladies, els. 1,0W,00»ld. A queer book. Address T. WIL11A M #& CO., Pub's, Philadelphia.
^Meetingsr\ riur
lounty CommissionersrHE Hoard of County Commission
crs will meet from this date 01le third and fourth Saturdays of eaellonlh for the especial acconirnodatioif teachers, and on the second Saturda,f each mouth for the transaction ytlier business.
ROliERT JONES,Chairman.
June 2,1875, 8-tf ,
PAY FOE io'USmm & horses
PERSONS INDEBTED TO US FOIMules a»<l Horses, are requcstei
> make immediate payment, to Mr. A[. HILL, at Abbeville Court liousiuutli Carolina, who is authorized t>Ueet our notes.
FALLXHGFORD, ARM" STS01J3 & CO.Oct* (>, 1S75 2(J-tf
Y> /1iA*
x ii c; iixiui ciiiuc.
rliK LIVERPOOL, LONDON iGLOBE FJLKE INSUilANCl
UMPANY, insures against losses b;re at low rates, and pays all loxucromptly. Asset© $20,OOlt,000.00.
WM. H. PAKKEIi, Agent.Aug. 11, 1875, I8-3w
1 Great RedueticOF
fiDry Goods, Boots, f.is <fcc., &C.,
At the low prices of the good ol<
"l W 1?? A .Q 1?, 1WV £&» V fccf £*£ £
Granite Range, Abl11
DEALER
'i GENERAL MSB«
> IHsl AVING purchased my Stock of Goodso;JO. Philadelphia,, I am now prepaied to e:
surrounding country, a large and well selected. first-class Dry Goods house, such as
fiDRESS GOODS, WHITEHats, Boots and Shoes, ri
;!j CROCK*lj anda large S6
'fHaving an unsurpassed stock of goods in m
i(- I can sell iroods cheaper than ever. All I ask
! w.:I CHrterlS. 1875, 27-tf
!l gooijii.P0:ORDER TO CLOSE MY PRESENT
WELL - SELECTED AND VARIED
S| AT OOST FC~
,To secure good bargains call early. I have a
j FALL AND WIfJust coming info season, and CASH BUIRETURNED PROFIT by purchasing from r
To all who are indebted to me, or the late fI will say that immediate payment MUST B]
M '§ 2'D S1 (SSept. 14, 1875. 23-tf
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mTROWBR'IDG 3h,i| AGIST, B," | +"
; i always has a splendidASSORTMENT OF
iim.1 GROCERIES £»j Haii
jANDmo"
;l -PB07I8I0HB. OcOct. 20. 1S75 28-tf
; TROW BRIDGE, JAGENT,
iSELLS FOB OA ill I,and
AND CONSEQUENTLY our <
; Sste'lls; ILeOwS j*Of-t. 90 1R75 5>R.tf
s Barnwell & Co.rj SEL
Arf. daily receiving addi- stions to their Stock, consisting o'
0
Stapla Dry Goods,Eats & Clothing,i-1
!!i Boofcs & Shoes,n KEI
y They keep constantly on hand, also, a ,
>fj FULL LINE OF 0
'groceries,BACON and LARD,
. MEAL and FLOUR,' PEARL HOMINY. J >
coffee & sqeab. e; MOLASSES & SYETJP, 2I
BAGGING & TIES, ~~
.! HAKDWAKE, &c. ^"A FINE LOT OF
JSUGAE, CUBED HAMS,1©JUST RECEIVED. sur,'«
Oct. 6, 1875 20-tf
2! Hats and Bonnets. ®aiY! A FRESH lot in all the newest styles6 also Scarfs, Ru/lls, &e., just reiceived,at the
J EMPORIUM OF Fx\SHION. Oct
m in Prices
^hoes,Clothing,.&c,
;1 times before the war.
ffBERG,Deville C. H., v
IN
ICHANMSE. 1
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t the best houses in New York andchibit to the people of this place andI stock.embracing everything in a
G0C8S, CLOTHING,'trunks, Glassware,IRY,ock of J
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y line! feci satisfied in saying that r
is one fair trial.
Rosenberg*.': m.
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BUSINESS, I NOW OFFER MYSTOCK
m fiASH ilarge stock of
JTER GOODSfERS CAN SAVE THE USUALue.inn of MILLER & ROBERTSON,£ MADE.
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FEICE REDUCSDFttOM $1.00 TO <
C3EHTTS PES BOSthe demand for a safe and reliable
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I AND AGUE ANTIDOTEPrice Within the Reach of All.
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VegetableT Never Known to Fail.
is prescribe them. Never was mediineso deservedly popular.
WHITE MAM'S
OvBSR SHOP.:o:_ \\
0\V OPEN ON WASHINGTON [. Street, in Wilson & Cothrari's ^Sc. Single Shave, 1-5 cents; Two v.'es, 25 cell's; Ten Tickets for $1.00. t' Cutting and Shaving for one cth, $1.01^ in advance.
C. H. HARRIS. '1
t. I.-], 1875 27-tf \3EAKLGTTSVILLE~ \r00LEN MILLS iHE FABRICS OF THESE MILLS tconsisting: of Cassi meres, Chevi- u
Meltons, Kerseys, Satinets, Flan- r
&e., are made of good material, a
especially adapted to the wants of <jjustoraers. af\ TT 1 TIT T*C t>- TJT^-n m TTVT ttiU OC. i
:t. 18, 1875 28-tf J tTSOWBRIDGE, I
AGENT, '»,LS BEST NEW7 ORLEANS £YliUP at 61.10 per GALLON. l;
on iqt^ o.cuf
T&OWBBIDGE, \AGENT, t
|S2PS CONSTANTLY ON HAND [0 Best Flonr, Meal and Grits. c
et. 20, 1875 28 tf jjt
ANTOINE PQULLAIN, '
COTTON FACTOR, I?t
ugnsta, - - - Georgia. &
iVILIj continue the business at rny'rFireproof Warehouse, corner Jack-j iaikI KeynoIds Streets, where 1 will lamy personal attention to the sale of a
)ii consigned to nie. insi^nments respectfully solicited. 1;pt. 8, 1875, 22-3m * v
. JOHN S. THOMPSON,!;rDENTIST, j
iFFERS liis professional services to ^the citizens of Abbeville, and the|c
muding country. jb[fice over Citizens' Savings!J,ik, Abbeville, S. C. «
ED PEPPER PLASTER, CAS- J,tor Oil, in Capsules. f
PARKER & PERRIN. t(i. 5, 1873 2C-4t
A Cliit of Eighteen."A chit of eighteen !" Yes, I heard herThe wretched old thing, with hei
sneer;And I felt in the mood for a murder,As she lavish'd her lies on the ear
Of that cynic, Sir Anthony Vere.And I thought, though it capttal sport i;To laugh at young girls when flrsi
seen,And though forties may spit aquafortisThere's revenge for a chit of eighteen
For I gazed on my critic. EnamelHad made that complexion, I swear
And Nature imposed not a trammelOn the color she chose for her hair.That day, I remember, 'twas fair.
-5he stood, in her arrogant languor,Her calm twenty countesses' mien,
And thought to extinguish, in anger,This poor little chit of eighteen.
0 yes, I accepted her splendor,I saw the great heave of her breast;
To majesty homage I renderWhen in diamondsandlace it isdress'dAnd TTook on its doinirs with zest.
But may not I also bo merry,Despite this voluptuous queen,
Since somebody vows I am very,Very nice for a chit of eighteen ?
[ knew that she thinks me a babyScarce worth any notice at all;
By and by I shall trouble her, may be,And terrible things will befall,And the loser will swear or will squall.
[11 visions of midnight she whips me,A poor insignificant queen,
But can she at midnight eclipse meIn the waltz, though a chit of eighteen?
\t night, when I sing a gay carol,4Half tired, as I'm tripping up-stairs,
rhen I slipoffmy dainty apparel,a . » !ui.. .: 1 rAUU pOSSIimj glVU UlVhCll una.
But don't forget saying my prayers.rUid I think, though the countess is latter,Yet nooria would say I was lean,
$Lnd perchance here and there.but nomatter. ^ .
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I may do for a chit of eighteen..LonlonWorld.
SENATORS GORDON AND SC3URZON THE CURRENCY.
Senatoj Gordon in a late conversationvith an Atlanta reporter reviews atength the late speech of Senator Schurzmd corrects, its misrepresentations oflie real issue presented in the Ohio andPennsylvania platforms. He states,hat what is demanded in chose platorms,is not an increase definite or inleiinitbof the currencv. hut a n««a.n.f,inn>f th*contraction policy, and a changen the character of the present circula,ingmediUtn, and a modification ateast of the National Banking System.;hat the leading issue is the substitution>f United States Treasury notes 01jlreeubacks for National Bank notes.hatthe object is to save to the country;he millions of interest which is paid tcsustain the National currency when by'.he issue of-Greenbacks this interestsvould be said to the taxpayers.that thequestion is not a question of inflation 01jf the amount of paper but as to thekind-of paper dollars.tdu senator snows oieuriy, that attci
all, the credit of Che.;National Banknotes is sustained by the goveni.neulbonds upon which they^are issued, andwhich are deposited in the treasury forthe security of the hill-holder. As it isihe credit of the governraent whichiustains the National iiaiik notes, thereis no reason why the Treasury notesssued by the same government shouldnot bo equajly secure,;whilst they save;he accumulation of "interest, which a
aeavy taxed country is.'/iow forced tomy. Under the present system forty,\vomillions of citizens are heavilyaxed to enable two thousand bondlolders the privilege of issuing a curencynot a whit more secure and vastymore expensive. To use the words ollie Senator:"The fact is the advocates of greentacksdo not propose an irredeemable
:urreney. They propose an absoluteedemption, not a mere sham and falsetreteuse of redemption as is proposediy the Republican legislation of lastwinter, for, in order to get the specie,liftl 1«av nmvirlfts !ir»r spllinc hnnrl« in-
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reusing tlie debt and the taxes.in alord, it proposes to borrow gold oniouds to redeem greenbacks with,.'bis is the redemption for which Mr.ichurz voted, and .for opposing whichlie Ohio Democrats and others are
harged with "demented wickedness."11 other words, in order to get greenlackaout of competition with the Naionalbanks, tiie United States treasulepartmentis to retire treasury notesvitli gold; thisg(^d is to be obtainedinon bonds. To bav the interest noonhese bonds, the people are to be taxedipon additional millions of indebtedless;contraction is to go on; valuesre to shrink; enterprise and producluctionsare to decrease, while taxesre to increase; and yet opposition tohis insane rashness is not only "deaented"but "wicked" opposition. We>ropose to redeem every dollar of greeniaclisby a ;low rate bond, and makehis bond interchangeable with greenbacks,'at the pleasure of the holder ;,nd if a specie basis is to be reachednd maintained, we insist it shall belone, not by borrowing gold, and inreasingthe taxes, and contracting theirculation, and upholding a monopoly,tut by stimulating production and inreasingour exports."Again he remarks :"Jfow if all this .rampant denunciaionhau been against the policj' of the
ruel contraclionists, who under thealse ^reteuse of obtaining honest mony,will turn the screws tighter andighter, year by year, until propertyhail sell as it did jn England underhe same insane programme, for lessban half its real'value; until the land-d proprietor shall become the landlessankrupt until the debtor shall beDreed to pay double the amount conractedfor in value; until the owners ofhe country's concentrated currencyhall become also the owners of theountry's prostrated values; until everyudustry sliali be so paralyzed, and the>eople so poor as to lbrce them to conemplatethe dire alternative of publicepudiatiou and universal private bankuptcy,then there would be .some pointn their invective; then there would begenuine force in their warnings
gainst repudiation of the government'sndebtedncs#, and the calamity of dislonorodirovernment eretit."I tell you air, repudiation and dishonorare both at the end of the road that
eads to the wreck of privato fortunes,,nd this is the road upon which theontractionists would lead the people ofhis country. No sane man contemplatesrepudiation of the government'sndebtedncss.any portion of it. Cerainlythose who advocate a greenbackirculation, redeemable in low rateioihIs, and who are striving to rescuelie people from unnecessary and oppressivetaxation, to float another and10 better currency, cannot, with anyruth, he called repudiationists. No,Mas [ said above, if any policy willift'd to repudiation, it is that of con-)ruction. This is the towering fact notij be overlooked iu the controversy.
In conclusion, the Senator shows thatthe policy adopted by the Democratsof Ohio" and Pennsylvania is neither
r unconstitutional nor anti-Democratic, ,
but sustained by tne authority of Mr. hCalhoun and Mr. Jefferson, and other tllights of the party. n
h' MAN NOT- DEGENERATING. *t
cAn old Delusion Dispelled.An* r
cient and Modern Bigness. aThere never was a dnlnsinn with l^ea
evidence for it, except a permanent im-1pression among mnkind, which of- j81ten the result, not of accumulated expe-|o<rience, but of an ever renewingjdiscon- tltent with the actual slate offings, kThere is not the slightest evidence any-1where that man was ever bigger, strong- n
er, swifter or more enduring under the Psame condilion of food and climate than tlhe is now. ^As lo bigness, the evidence is positive. .
Modern Egyptians are as big as theftiummies who were conquerors in their 11
day, and modern Englishmen are big- tlger. There are not in existence a thou- cisand coats of armor which an English v\regiment could put on . Very few modernscan use ancient swords, because the fihilts are two small for their hands. End- "
less wealth and skill were expended t<nir.kini? ffladiatbrs. and then; ia 110 evi- i.idence that a man .among them was as t,]big or as strong* as Shaw. No skeleton, ft
no Statue, no picture, indicates that menin general were ever bigger. The Jews of a
lo-day are as large as they were in Egypt ^or larger. The people of the Bomagna cibave all the bearing and more than the asize of Roman soldiery. No feat is recordedas usual with Greek athleticswhich Euglish acrobats could not per- 81
form now. tlia rin tiolrftfl uot'or^ fn'V»n ttIiiaIi l»
jl uv.iv. io iiv iitirvcn nu » muv/ tr niuu U
rnaked Cornishinen or Yorkshiremeu «
could not strangle. No ruce exists of °
,! which a thousand men similarly armed .
would defeat ah .t.nglish, or German, or "
Russian regiment if equal numbers. t(Nothing is recorded of our forefathers c<here in England which Englishmen ^could not do, unless it be some feats of{archery, which were the result* of long .
training of the eye continued forgener- u!
lations. The most civilized and luxuri- ftous family that ever existed, the Euro- tlpean-royal caste, is physically as big, ^as healthy and as powerful as any peo-.pie of whom we have any account thafscience can accept. Thiers' Frenchman ai
is Ccesar's Gaul in all bodily conditions, Cand with an increased power of keeping
1 alive, which may be partly owing toimproved conditions of living, but isprobably owing still more to developedvitality. There is no evidence that eventhe feeble races are feeblerthan they be- incame after theirj|irst acclimatization. .vThe Eeugalee'waa what we know him .
twelve hundred years ago, and the Chi- p<nainati was represented on porcelain isjust as he is now before the birth ofChrist. No race ever multiplied like t|the Anglo-Saxon, which has had no ad- ^
vantage of climate, and till lately no ^particular advantage of food: Physical fclcondition depends on physical condi- b<tions.'aud why should a race better fed, b,beller clothed, and better housed thanit ever was before degenerate? Because
Fjit eats corn instead of berries? Com- tcivu-e the California and Diirirer Indian.
r Because it wears clothes? Tile wearingofjli.{clothes, if burdensome.which theexpejrie»ceof army doctor*in Indiaasto best
. j costumes for march i.og makes excessive- 'r|Jy doubtful, tbey declaring unanimous- tc
ly that br'eechless men sulfer from vari- ci
: jco.se veins, as men wearing trousers do a
;; not.ronst operate as? a permanent phys- n[j ical (raining. You carry weight liab
;itually. Because they keep indoors? .
;! Compare English professionals with Tasimanian savages, living in identically h. the same climate, but living out of pdoors. j[
11 The conditions of civilization not only «
j: do not prohibit Capt. Webb, who wouldJ have outwalked, out-swam or strangled Pany German that Tacitus ever romanced ai
about, but they enable him to live to r<
seventy instead of dying at forty-five as ai2,000 years ago he, then probably a slavebred for the arena, would have done.Thai tho human race, even under the 11
be«t conditions, advances very little in "]physical capacities is true, but then it is wtrue also that those conditions are fatal jjto the most powerful of the old improvedforces, the survival of the fittest. .
Btill an advance is perceptible in vitalpower, and we question whether a C(Greek swimmer would ever have cross- aied from Dover to Calais just asstrong;lv as we question whether the ancientworld ever nossessed a horse whichwould have achieved a place at Epsom,Why should man grow feeble in civili- rczatiou any more than horses ? p<
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Tiie State Fair..The State Fair Jof South Carolina will be held Novem-1 ^bcr the 9th. at Columbia. Agricul- ^tore in the South was never receiving ^las much thoughtful attention as at tv,
. 1X1;present. The intelligent farmers of jthe Cotton States aro arousing themiselvesand their neighbors to the necessityof more thought in the laborsof the farm. Improvement in imple- orments and machinery of every kind Iiare now eagerly' bought. We would I"1'
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jurge all the exhibitors of farm niachi-j^nery at this fair to enter their goods!for the South Carolina State Fair, jj,'We know of no other more promis- . .
ing;field. The Secretary of the StateSociety. Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, of ^Cokesbiuy, Abbeville County, SouthiCarolina, was on the ground on Mon-j '
day for a few hours, and gavo what!time ho could spare in pertonly invit-ling and urging manufactures to show;7in this State, The Husbandmen ex1pects to bo represented at the South!{Carolina "Fair by one of its editors. jFi| Wo are much interested in the spirit:an,of improvement which is manifesting er
| itself throughout the Southern States, mx»
.Elmira (iV. Y.) Jfuxbundtnan. j toA Nkw Tklegrapii Company..A1 -: di
A rinlif.n Vmnfisfro. ores- 111I'livu ' i
dent of the National Telegraph eom-lan!pa <y of California, was in New Yorkj.suon Thursday, and explained to a liiTimes reporter the new enterprise.' re
! which starts with §25,000,000 capital, fitand expects to build lines all over the I <
country. Tho work will bo com-ith'meiiced in tho spring, and iuaugurnte agian era of cheap telegraphy. The trihew company oit'ered to purcha.se thlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Com- allpan}', but the oiler was declined, al- th
j though it is still open for acceptance. thjTho rates have not been decided up-.thion, but a ten-word message across the no
Continent will not cost more than Ione dollar. i u''
Ex-Senator Trumbull has written a' ^
brief letter, in which he says to hiscorrespondent that he is quite out of(politics,adding: ' Of course, I favor a Susound curroncy, though I differ from inyou in opinion that the financial qucs-tyjtionis the leading one in our politics, ofI consider administrative reform and th<the limiting of the Federal Govern- en
mont to its constitutional powers as m:i'tho paramount iss""3 ofthe day." tr}
Protection of Stock In Winter.
"A righteous man fs merciful untois boas1," saith the Bible. One oftie greatest sins of the Southern farleris his' neglect of his cattle. Weardly know a farmer in all the South t'ho provides adequato shelter for his tattle during wipter and the chilling n
ains and cutting winds of Spring, oufter providing a stable lor his horse- t3 and mules, with perhaps a shed for bis milk cows, the remainder of tbe htook are allowed to shifo for' them- iilvcs by seeking such protection as nae lee side of a barn, crib, or out- bousc can afford them. A good far- tller and true patron should take aride in his stock of every kind, and a
aey can noithor look well nor do y-ell if exposed constantly to severeeather in any climate. Every ani- ctal should have its own shelter in alis Southern climate.sheeps,- hogs, si3ws, calves, oxen and out cattle, as Itroll as horses and mules. tlIt is often the case that enough nno animals are lost in a single spring ri:> pay twice over lor the erection of liight, good shelters, which would last 1hirty yeaas. m'his climate is quite as fatal to cattle jjs more Northerly climatcs. If cattlele are fed they become inured to the siold of tha .North, where the temper- nture is not so variable and changes yot so violent as in the South. The utidden Northers of Texas, slaughter rbousands of cattle every year, and tlerdsmen and'cattle-raisers are bo- pinning to learn the value of shelters, yCattle on the prairies, if they can t!ave their way, strive to get to shel- ti;rs of timber .before the norther yDraes on, as their instinct or per- e
aps their natural reason forewarns aiem: bat often times their less saga- 8ous human- masters prevent them iion1 seoking shelter and they die by iine wholesale. 'aro good warmer should allow another sinter to como ^on without having n
mple shelter for all his stock..The e
'o-opcrutive Newz, r
What Ruins Cotton Gins. 1t
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Thousands of cotton gins are neCti- c
issly injured, if not entirely ruined, ^y ono single cause, That cause is *
omitting mote or lint cotton [thai 8
, cotton that has been onoe ginned,] n
> bo mixed with eotton and passed 0
irough the saws a second time. w
uch lint cotton catches in the teeth. 1,1
nirs thn saws dulls t.hn andonds and breaks them. It also 8
snds or breaks the ribs, wears the" ?oxes. and strains the whole giu so a-: a
) make it produce a bad sample and, J"jeodily becomo almost, worthless. ^t likewise increases the draft so as toistress the mules propelling the gin, c
odcreules so much' friction as often »
> set tho gin house on fire. Thus tj
in be explained the burning of many "
gin,house by the supposed spoiltaeouscombustion of cotton. c
Hence every owner of a gin house ?lould bo very careful about where l<
is mole cotton is placed, also aboutermitling the "flyings" or ''hung- "
igs" to fall on his seed eotton "
bove all should he be particular in 11
reventing the ginner or his assist- n
nt, when returning from tho lint j*)om after "packing the cotton backj"i it is called, from having any lint "
n his clothing. The usual assistant "
t a gin to hand seed cotton and ^
pack back" lint is a playful urchin.ho delights first to, wallow in tho n
nt room and then, and without dietinghimself of the lint adhering to "
is clothes, next to roll on the seed p")tton. uttentimes every ooy, oiacKi*idwhite, on a large plantation, after .
general frolic in the lint room, will 11
amediateiy emerge therefrom and)ntinue their wrestling, rolling and 11
imping over the seed cotton, with n
jrhaps half a pound of lint sticking! weach one's ragged apparrel. Such T'ay is of course delightful to the c'
)ys bat it is dear sport to the owners 111
the gin,* In many gin houses, too. P1bile packing cotton for the market, Id(uch lint is mixed with seed cotton Is'thcr by carelessness or by tlic'iud.
... AA gin is a costly machine, but it is>t a delicate one or easily ^)ut out of 1,1
dor if previously ginned lint is keptit of the saws. In fact, a good gin,^htly managed, should.with butle sharpening and small repairs./ !.' flpM- IioIam nf lint, vear. and?t a planter of average lougevity 01
3 lifetime; whereas mot;t gins be- .
me useless, or nearly so, in perhaps;e years, from the single causo Itve indica ed. No child ever oughtbe allowed to enter a lint roomhere it can well be prevented..Au- 01
ata Constitutionalist. .
. «> 6hSomebody who wrote Mr. Charles tl:ancis Adams, urging him to bi-comeindependent candidate (or Gov- jm
nor oi' Massachusetts; in order to pialto himself a prominent candidatei hir President, got a. reply, saying:f I were to enter upon any course, jpjrector indirect, to operate uponjoiy fellow-citizens, in the matter of|g(election to the Presidency, the is je to me would b<i nothing but tuor-jbjicalion and repentance. If they e}ally want mo, they know wliero toltsaid me. If they do not, nothing that:could do would avail to changejotem. You saythat things arc m:.n-;ru;ed in such a way as to suppress ihcjfojo.sense of the people. I say that tbis can never bo when the people re-|y have an opinion. It is only when m
... 1. Ivy ui'c liiuiuuruiit ur mm;u uiviucuujat management comes in to tarn fede scale. 1 confess to you that I am orhand to play at this game; and if towere to attempt it mv friends!mid only bo sorry for my mis- si 1kc. bo
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Cotto.v Mills..The Haitimoro[in, treating of cotton manufacture .
the South, thinks that before twenfivoyears have passed away mostthe cotton mills will be found in r
} South, besides the cotton fields, imJ|oying virtually a monopoly of thej^Jinufacluro of cotton in this cotin-! t|a]
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A MINISTER'S FALLA PainM Scene and a TouchingConfession.We find in the Maroa (III.) News of
he 25th of Ijjcpterabdr an account ofhe resignation of Elder J. Y. Beckaanas pantor of the Christian churchf that village. For some time pasthe reverend gentleman's habits haveeen such as to causo great grief tois friends and bring reproach uponhe church. At the closc of the ser.lon,which was preached by a neighoringpastor, Elder Beekman madehe following address, which we giveB a warning to all men. both vonnir
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nd old, to avoid tbe sin and shame,'hich have come upon this man :"As a man I have the highest con-;
option as to what the life and charcterof a minister of/the gospelbould be. I know that he shouldsad a consistant and an upright life,bat can bo looked to by the commaityas an example Of purity andighteousness. JCnOwing .that myf'e has not been snch in all respects,desire to tender to tbis.church, forrhich'I have labored so long, my rear,^nation."You are aware that ffefer to my
in of intemperance. This may boly last opportunity of addressingon ftnrl T U7#nt. tn nalr rnn will" "> * -v. Jot charge this great shame to theoligion of Christ, it teaches betterbings. Charge it all to ray own de.ravityand sinful nature". To yourho ha^e not this habit, it is strangebat I should thus yield to temptaion.I well remember, the timerhen I thought it strange that oth>rs drank and ruined themsfelvea withIcahol- I am glad that thero are *
o many young men here this raornig,-thatI may lift my voice in warilyig I beg them to profit by my ex-'mple. You think noy that you are
trong, and in no danger. I well re.-lemherthe time when I believed the
ame.. Twelve years ago when Icached forth my inexperienced handnd took the intoxicating cup, I.. ought I was strong; but I dcvelopda habit that now holds me in %bains, and in the most awful giaveryhat humanity was ever subjected to.,t holds me in its embrace when Leck my bod for repose; it disturbsly dreams during the weary hours{' night, and seizes mc as its prey \,'hen I rise up ip the morning to onerupon the duties ef the day."Profit! oh, profit by my example
oe what it has done forme. Thererasa time wheu I stood as fair asriy minister of the church of Illinois;;herewas a time when I had as
right prospects and as chocringppes for the future qa any of mylasamates. But now* tbey are allcue because of intemperance. Oh, " rikbnf. I could briDg tVe^rhole world toear my warning vou&. Young la^ies, yOu can do much to remote this jurse from the world, by not counteancingits use among your compan-
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Brethren, I sever my connectionrith you as your pastor with a sadeart. It would bo sad under thelost favorable circumstances, butluch moro so as it is. But I shaH retainwith you in the church and la- /or in the community for a liveliood;Iwill come to yonr social'leetings and work with you in theiirirlov-aplinnl nnrl 1 will dn nil T nan""""J . »
:> atono for the great em I have comlitted."God knows I do not wish to injure
is cause., Pray for mo that I mayfit overcome this besetting sin. Irust I shall be able to conpute. Butbould I go down under ihe witheringjfluencc, I ask that you rememberle kindly. Whenever you meetnd under what circumstances, reTicmber there was a time when youers proud of mo. But treat me ascm mav, act towards me as vou
10080, I bog that you will rememberiy witb kiudJy, Do not give herlin snd sorrow because of my wrougring. Poor woman, she bas always .
iffered enough. I married her avcct and innocent girl. She has?en a patient and faithful wife,gain, I aek you will kindly rememr;r my wife and children."
Thoughts for Saturday Night.Self-trust is tho essenco of her:sm, .
Jealousy dislikes tho world to know *'
A foe to God was nover a true friendman.Wo read the book of experienceily backward, and find it punctuadas God willed.jjad we not faults of our own, welould take less pleasure in observingioso of others.Every man has in himself a conti-jnt of undiscovered character. Hap,*is he who acts the Columbus tos own soul.Everything that tends to emanciitous from extornal restraint withitaddiug to our own power of selfjvernmcnt is mischievous.Many persons are judged harshly; the world because they allow nore but God's to see into the inner.nctuaries of their hearts.The captivity of sorrow belongs tolr grandeur; and the loftiest of our,ce are those who have had the proundestgrief bocause they have hadie profundest sympathies.It is difficult to conceive anythingore beautiful than the reply givenr one in affliction when ho was oskIhow he bore it so well. "It lightisthe stroke." said he, to draw nearhim who handles the rod.The harp hoiJs in its wires the no$)iliticsol'noblest chords,, yet iftneynot struck, they must hang dulld useless. So the mind is vestedKindred powers, that, must besmit^by a heavy hand to provote themvesthe offspring of a divinity...
ruE rich man has a good chance to t
ike money at raising stock. Theyi live on the crops of his neighbors,e rich man is not responsible for thema«re which they may inflict on a:>r ueighbor.
