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WoSDERFUL IMPROVEMENT IN ARTIFICIAL
TEEru--GREAT DEslDERATUM FINALLY OB-
rAIyEp-A patent has been taken out by Dir.
Ephraim Mosrly, dentist, Of 81 Grosvenor street,
London. for the application of cheinically-puri-
fled white India-rubber in the construction of
artificial teeth, gums and palates A long ac-
knowlcdged desiieratum, by many eminent,
practical dentists ruillessly sought for, is now
at length happily found, and, by the patenlee's
process, most ingcniously adapted. The forti-
nate wearcr of teeth constructed on this prlncl-
pie is astnni,hed TO find adhesion perfect, "a
thing never yp, perrecIed,) fit the most accu-
rate secured, and the use of those troublesome
adinncts, spiral springs, entirely dispensed with.
This alone would be sufficient 10 stamp the
merit of the patent; !; but, further the superiority
of the substance employed over every other yet
discovered is seen in the perfection with which
it can be moulded to every inequality of the
gums and teeth. and in is supplying an artificial
prrnsteum As it were, 10 the teeth when they
become painful by the wasting away OF The
gum; added To this is the great comfort the pa
iirnl feels in being able to use any degree OF
force in masicalng or in striking the teeth
together, without that percussion or raltling
that attends the acton in general cases, the
permanent elasticity of the agent employed OBJ
vi.ling this and every other disagreeJle motion;
and in its rendering the teeth, in fine, part and
parcel of the mouth itself, it may be said thus
truly to attain the ne plus ultra Of art-ore est
cclare arfsD" s
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
/ Bargain to bo had.
Barbecue On Bacon's Eill.

OK Wednesday of last week, some hundred "hail
fellows we'll met" assembled the beautiful hill,
crowned By Major 3AcoN's snow.whire cottage, TO
par,ake of social barbecue. The dinner was super
intended ny Mr.. LEWIS CovAR and was an admirably
fine one We have seldom men eat longer or
with greater relish In fact there was no helping IT,
so we'll cooked and nicely seasoned was every dish
A speech or two was made, and some good jokes told
The occasion passed of pleasantly and all hands went
home sober That lamb light bread and "ingon
sass" LEWIS, were excellent, to say nothing Of your
pig and beef and Irish potatoes and tomatoes and
rrren ourn &c., &c.
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MAO C DnIyrnN.
FOR THE ADVERTISER

hin. EDITOR -Inyour last paper, al'us on is made
to the Plank Road. AS the remarks appear IN con-
necoa with the trip te Augusta, Is probable you
mean the Hamburg s. Edgcficll. If 3d. permit me
to allay Your apprehension by stating that the tolls
on the road have exceeded the cost Of collecting nc
same, each and erery 'eek, from the opening Of 'he
road to the present time.
The tribute" gate, as it is termed, had ''ssenrd
the tolls of the road tlc past six months, but ITS
removal, by Messrs. JOKES & KENNEDY, unrr or
der of Court, has given new impulse to travel and
the tlIs on the Plank Road have more than doubled
within the past ten days. ~
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Call for the Rat-catcher.

SOME of our citizens, hearing that there is man
over in Newberrv who clears cribs and smokehonses
at short notice, Of these pagnesome depredalors The
rats have desired to give him hint to hasten on
this way lie will find deal Of work here for his
ferrcts and terriers and remneratve fees than he
is now receiving. We understand le request to have
been made in earnest and hope some one will show
this Rakng our notice. If he does what they tell us
he does e is certainly Of the Public Bcnefactors
of this age,
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foa PIE ADVERTISER.
TRTBUTE OF RESPECT.


Ara meeting of the Edgrhcli Brass Band on
Saturday. the sth Of July, 1854, the following Pre-
amble and Resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS it las pleased our Heavenly Father It"
remove from us our lamcnted brother, FEANc's L,
PosEY, eldest son Of Maj. Samuel Poscy, who died
at his fathers residence in this District, on the 2d
instant, in the 18th year of his age after severe
illness of six weeks whose burial VIC attended IN
solemn tribute, and to whose memory we would
off. .r another tribute Of respect Therefore
Resolved, That We bow with resignation to the
will of our Heavenly Father in this dispcnsatisn and
while we sorrow, yet arc eomfor'ed because we
sorrow not as those who have no hope, loF he
has left us the soul-cheerng assurance that he has
gone to join happier and nObler Band, in singing
the praises of Him who never dies.
Rcsolucd, That we do conaolc with hs s"rrowlnS
relations, and hereby offer to them our synPa'hics'
Resolucd, That the Banl wear badge OF mourn
ing for thirty days and furlhsr tint our seerc,aly
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A SMART BoY-Dr. Wayland, Of Brown Uni.l
-vrrsiry, had boy ab"ut six years old, who was
anything but fool. The doctor placed him
under The care of one Of the students witlrt
charge that he should not go out, without per-
mission from his tutor.
May go out! :" at length inquired our hero.
"No," WAS the laconc reply.
A few Minutes, panse followed.
May ~ out !" again inquired the boy.
Nur; was again the response.
Tie miniature edition Of The doctor slowly
rose from his seat, took up his cap, and pushed
for the door.
Stop" said the tutor, /" do you know what
no means?'
"Ycs," said Charley,"i it is a particle of a
nrgalion and two of them coming together are
eunivalent To an affirmative"
His wit was his passport.
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ITO s. TuriuS,S

YouR letter, addressed TO :" Hon. P. S. BROOKS"
is respectfully declined The tone of supercilousness
which pervades it will be sure give offence and per-
hans bese, strife 1t is really hot now for anything
of The kind Besides of opinion that our repre-
sentative has acquitted himself handsomely in the
main and therefore object TO making our paper The
medium of any bitter attack upon him on account oil
,vb,t NAV have been mere indiscreton OF speech.
For these reasons take our present course VIII"
the hope that JuXIUs" HIMSELF upon second thought
,,,;lI
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ro-oa-,rce but Liuuor."

SOME one writes this signature Il very confused
piece. We cannot publish it as it is, unaccompamca
BY the authors name. We think our unknown cor
respondent is unnecessarily alarmed by the Maine Law
apitatcrs. Keep cool, my good lellOw-reservc your
"musket" for higher cause. That "war echo
which YOU say sounds in your ears may he portentous
of n more glorious conflict than this miserable one OF
whiskey and rum. Then yon may brighten your afmor
with credit 10 yourself, which would scarcely be the
case If il were only prepared 10 pop Judge NEALL
in the counlenance.'
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r;st.s Patent metallic coffns.

WE are requested to state that Mr.. WITT, OF tins
Village, has on hand supply Of these valuable burial
cases. They are extensively used elsewhere, and
ross.ss MANY advantages over all other Collins, for
transportation, depOsising in vaults, or TOR ordinary IN
tcrments When articles of this description are want
ed by our palrcns, we would respectfully refer them
to the Cabinet Establishment Of Mr. JOHN WITT
where their nrders will be promnily -ntisndsd ID
A Bargain to be had.
WE observe in the Augusta papers that Mr.. BENZ
BEARD, Proprietor of the .mburg Republican, is de-
srous Of selling that establishment To al enterpris-
ing gentleman this would be capital investment, as
we are confident that with proper care and manage
ment newspaper would do handsome business in
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SAVANNAH VALLEY RALRoAD.-from the al
mos, total silence which has reigned for several
months past we had almost ceased TO think OF
this railroad enterprise until one day last week
a report of the Chief Engineer, +. Z. Arms, Esq,
was handed us.
The Report is accompanied with well execu-
tcd map, exhibiting the project line OF Inc valley
Road from Hamburg to Anderson Z. H.
From this report we learn that the held ope-
ra,ions were commenced nj Hamburg in Junuary
last Should the depot be located upon the
bank of the river at Hamburg, seven thousand
fee, of low trcsic will be required, which Is The
only ;rcs,c estimated for the entire route.
The total lcuglr OF the line from Hamburg 10
Anderson is nincty.thrce miles, and the total
estimate of the cos: and outfit Of the road Is
SlSll.27. This estimate .contemplatcs the con-
s,ruc;ion of first class road. The planters
along the line, almost without an exception
have s;gniiicd their willingness to gre the right
of way. and mlny of them. have already made
,s,c regular legal conveyance. This indicates an
ardent spirit, and il everybody within the range
Of the accumulated road ate actn ta&v slfR
be built. and Hamburg will be Disseminated, and
South Carolina viii! have another trophy of the
victory Of her enterprise i'll which proudly to
cyuit.
In this view, then, without considering lis
bearing upon any other existing or contemplated
road, but looking upon it rs addin:, to the COM
mon convenience and welfare of 4 large portion
ur the neope Of this State, and as contributing
10 the improvements Of our beloved Carolina,
VIC say success to the Savannah River Railroad.
independent Press.
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6 yUo,3b of Ro;lro,dS to Towns

WE are glad TO see that some of our compeers of
the Press are responding 10 an article we wrote few
weeks since on this subject. Why not all speak out
An Anderson co,emporary promises statistical facts
We await them with anxiety.
Our s,op-slop' anii-railroad friend here says las
we earn) that he doesn't to know what editors
say about the matter but what practical men think OF
it, We thank our stars that know not an editor in
South Carolina more impractical than himself, as will
be proven doubtless by what they may indict upon
,his VERY subject
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WHAT RAILROADS Do.-The following is but
a part Of the down irrighis Of the Western and
Atlanta railroad in Georgia, for the month of
January, February and March last. Remember
that before there were railroads TO the SECTIONS
Of Georgia and Tennessee which furnish The
articles enumerated, owing 10 the great distance
from markets, (three to four hundred mIrs,)
there WIS scarcely any production, at greatly
reduced prices, and comparatively few sales:
Bales of cotton 26,54O. bushels Of corn 297,G5l;
bushels of wheat S9,O45 bushels of potatoes
2576 bushels Of lime S,955; pounds OF bacon
2,39S, i22; pounds of lard 203O45; pounds OF
butter 24,Sl6 pounds of tallow l5O: pounds
of feathers 2S,554; pounds Of marble 1890;
bar iron 29,9S5; pig iron l7s,2OO; pound cast.
ings 24,255; barrels flour 7l22; sacks Hour
25,7Ol; number of cattle 1856; number OF
hogs 9S78; pounds copper ore l,O7l,565; BUSH
els coal 4lSU.
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Cash Needed.

CASH is impera,ively needed to carry on. the Odd
Fellows and Masonic Building at this place. Mr.
RAMSAY (thc agenp will be at the Old Wells, loves
and Longmire's upon the next regmen:al days to COL
ect the 3rd insalment from subscribers 1t is hoped
that every one will be ready to pay. Those who have
given their notes for the lst and ID nstalments will
please take notice that MIR. RAMSAY Will also have
them along for collection. Unless greater pnnctnaty
is manifested, it will be most discouraglng affair to
all concerned, especially to the contractor.
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A FERN-LEAF-Fanny Fern is not in the
habit of mncing matters when she has anything
sancy to say. The following may be taken as
fair enough specimen of her peculiar style of
writing Somebody asking, "What kind of
time could woman have, were there only one
man in the world" Fanny answered up:
"Why, they'd resort TO arms, of course!
What kind Of u time would they have? What
is that to me? They might take their own
time," every" Miss Lucy" Of 'cm, for all should
care and so might the said man himself-tor.
with me- the limited supply, would not increase
the value Of the article"
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CHOLERA IN IoUIsISA.--i'he Cholera has pre-
vailed to some extent in the interior of Louisl-
ana. Baton Rouge has suffered somewhat from
it. Among other victims, we observe the name
of Mrs. Heron, wife Of the Secretary OF State
Hon. A. S. Heron, and daughter Of Ike late
Judge Saunders, Of East Frlicana. Mrs. Her
rem died at Grcenwcll Springs, on the Amlie'
but tic seeds of The disease had Leen conlrac-
ted 1T Baton Rouge.
The New Orleans Delta mentions it as re-
markable fact, that, instead OF citizens leaving
to spend the summer in the North. people from
the country are ilocking to the place in great
numbers, with The view Of escaping the cholera
which is committing frightfu ravagcs il The III
terror
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q Good GaPn.

Or all things after good fences and good truck inside
of them, farmer ought 10 have good gates-and by
good gates we mean strong, light, economical decent
looking gate, and more especially gates that uont
s,ay omen unless propped For the plan Of just such
gate, we refer our readers to wood-cut and de-
scrpton on another page. 1t is style OF gale long
used and tested by sagacons and eminenly prac-
lcal friend Capt. WARD Of the Ridge. Having seen
these gates and carefully examined them, we can as
surrdly say that we have never seen their superior
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n,srxro.,srs-When such journals as the

DISTINGUISHES such journals as the
New York Courier and Cincinnati Gazette,
make the Nebraska bill pretcxt for continued
war upon Southern institutions and rights, it
becomes the South to prepare itself for the
future. This section of The country has already
endured wrong enough to madden and drive
off any less nyal and patriotic people. The
cup of Southern wrongs is full to overAowing
If the North had been deprived by the South
of hundrrdlh part of the amount of property
which the North has stolen from the South:
and, if in addition to that, Southern journals
in the habit of cxu,ing over the sacrifices
of Northern. property, and threatening still
farther and greater depredations, how long
would the North remain in the Union! Not
n day; not an hour. As it. is, its Journals
,heatcn dissolution, If the South does not lie
still and permit itself to be robbed without
murmur. The South is not disposed to yield
to that COZ diipn nor to consent to any future
abolition spoli,lions. If the North can only
remain in the Union as a robber and aggressor
the South will heartily consent to its, leaving
the Union and it cannot leave too soon.-
Richmond, (Va) Despatch.
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SANTA ANNA, it is stated, availcd himself of
his recent march to Acapulco to test the accur'-
cy of the reports that the mountains OF Guerro
contain extensive coal mines The result OF his
investigation satisfied him that there are almost
inexhaustible supplies Of this valuable article,
which can be obtained in any quantity at Aca-
pulco, at cost considerable less than The freight
on that now carried there from Eng land and the
Atlantic States for the use of Of our steamers.
Santa Anna has also satisfied himself that the
updeveloped precious mineral wealth of Mexico
is immeasurably greater than has ever heretofore
been supposed and it is his desire and purpose
10 adopt measures to mako these treasures
available.
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THE FILI1EUsTER MovEMEHT.--A merchant
cf' Buslou recently from New Orleans, has han
dcd lire editor of the Boston Journal one Of the
rniiitci confidential circulars issued by the Fill
busters and contains the proceedings of the
meeting Of the lilibusters, which are held at the
l!ou$c Of 4 free woman Of color. A member Of
:: respectable hardware house presdes over the
meetings which are organized as 4 committee,
and Which are attended by many Of the leading
merchants and members Of other professions in
New Orleans There is no secret about the
matter in New Orleans. The various amounts
subscribed to the fund, and the names of sub
,crlbers, are freely mentioned. The committee
are signed by J. S. Tharshcr as Corresponding
SECRETARY, and one is furnished to each subscri:
Lcr The.number Of men organized and drilled
for service IS said to- be between five and six,
thousand. One of the resolutions adopted pro-
poses to issue bonds in the name Of the Repub-
ic Of free Cuba, and that when S500,000 are
raised over the sum The revolutionary parties
have now in hand, they have assurance of Gene
raj that he will accept the leadership OF
The cypcdiliUn--Dalt Amer.
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Absent.

Fon the next few weeks, expect to be absent on
rapid round of the up-country. 1t is our intention
~ corresnopd regularly with the Advertiser" during
the trip, dong down, from time to me' such ma''efs
of fact or fancy may occur u.s. After the present
issue, we have the promise of Mr. JOSEPH ADSEY
facile pen to supply the space we usually occupy by
The time what we have indl,ed for this week goes 10
press we reckon upon being in sight Of the far blue
mountains" Until We again assume our post, dear
;apt
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Greenwood, S
up.CouSrRy TELEcrApH.--.The Chester

uP-CoUNrRY TELEGEAPH--.The Chester
Standard says:
ave arc gratiied to learn from The agent,
Mr.. Kennedy, that sufficient amount of stock
has been taken to justify the project, and that
he is now giving out the contracts tor the con-
struc,on of the telegraph line from Columbia
to Charlotte. The cost Of The work is eslma-
ted ut twelve thousand dollars, of which two
thousand dollars have been sub. CT bed in Ches-
ter; four thousand in Charlotte; two thousand
in Columbia; fifteen hundred BY the Railroad
Company; and the remainder TO be taken in
Winnsboro, or il default to be advanced by the
agent and paid out of the first receipts OF the
company. Mr. Kennedy seems determined to
prosecute the work with all possible despatch,
and is confident that he will be able to put this
line into operation by The first of October next"
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WISE and Johnson, the unfortunate young
men under sentence of death for murder, have
been respitcd by the Governor until FRIDAY, the
9Th of October next. 1t is extreme y painful
for MS to be obliged 10 say anything in relation
to this melancholy aff,ir which MAY seem to be
harsh. Every man knows that such ID not our
nature; but we cannot say less than this, that
if this respite is designed for the spiritual ad-
vantage of these unhappy youths, every man
will rejoice at it; if it is designed to test public
opinion with reference to their being turned loose
again upon this community, it will be received
with no satisfaction by the public.-Darlington
Fhr
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REVIVAL IY THE BAPTIST CHURCH Is GREEN
vILLg.-We have the pleasure of reporting that
the revival in this Church still continues. On
Sunday morning last at nine O'Clock, "a persons
were Bap;iscd in Rcrdy River, three OF these
Young ladies', one colored woman, and twenty
young men and youths, is of the number Stu
dents of Furman University; these, with the
ten Bapii-ed on The Sunday previous make t'Hs
number of twentv-eight Students OF The Unlyer-
siv, who have united with the Church BY Bap-
tism, and twenty residents Of the place, besides
several by letter
1t was striking sight to behold 90 young
persons at once go down into the water to DC
Bap,scd in testimony of their faith in Jesus
the Son of God, who is the resurrection and
the liCr." To a believing heart it was tcslimo-
ny powerfully awakening hope and faith; They
appeared, each in Il white robe, and by their
snlrmn act vi,ibly, yet silently denoting :hose
mighty workings in the soul which connects
mortals with eternity. and the powers of the
world TO come" There is eloquencc in all
genuine and noble impulses Of the heart,
whether shown by words or acts, and there are
times when action far transccnds the eloquence
Of any human language.-Grecnrille Noun
tanrpr,
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LATER FROM TEXAS.

NEW ORLEANS, July TT, Ioof.
Advices from Galveston to the l4lh state that
great excitement prevails on account of the
Eruption of band of Indians from Mexico,
who were marching 10 the interior, there being
no sufficient force to oppose their purposes.
The people were loudly demanding the removal
of Gen Smith, and the appointment Of Gen.
Harney to the chef command.
The crops throughout Texas were very pro-
III
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WHILE the inhabitants of most Northern and
Western cities are suffering from the ravagcs OF
cholera and other pestilential diseases, those OF
the Southern cities appear never to have been
blessed with more universal health. Even IN
New Orleans, the great hot-bed Of sickness, the
rate of mortality will be found as low at the
present time, says the Picayune, rs in any city
of the Union, and certainly lower than in some Of
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Apv1cEs FROM MR. SoULE.-It is stated that
advrcs have been received from Alr. S"ulc up
to The 23d ult. At that time not The slightest
evidence had been shown by the Spanish gov
crnmcnt Of disposition to come to an arrange
meut on the Cuban difficulty. No orerlures
whatever have hcrn made which could be &c
ccpted by the United States government.
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LADY, FRANKLIN refuses to accept a widows
pension Sir John, she says, is not dead. Ac-
ling, hsweyer, with the contrary conviction ex-
pressed by the lords Of the Admiralty, The
Prarogatye Court of Canterbury has granted
probrte Of the will made before his embarka-
ton, by NLr. Thomas Bianky, master of the ship
Terror
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A CALIFORNIA TowN-The Placer (Cal) De-
mocrat tells Us that, at Iowa Hill, Placer county
two months ago, there were but two houses in
the place. Now there are over one hundred,
and some fifteen hundred inhabitants. Six men
washed ont in one day two hundred ounces, or
$4,000. No gambling is going on, but every body
is earning al honest living, and good one too.
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T,eseons in French.

ATTENTION isinvted o,he cardo Monsieur OSCAR
Louis THEODORE who will be here before long 10 Try
the experiment of French class in Edgefleld. MON
seur offers to teach any gratis who will make up
the class. litle French is becoming very lmpoT-
tar, Ingredient Of American education, and we advise
our Young tera,eurs TO grasp the the present oP'