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EXECUTOR,s NOTICE

\ Ii Persons interested in the Estate of
IA Mrs. Jane Hnirston, deceased are here
by notified that final settlement of the same
will be mndein the Ordnary's Office, AbbevjIle
District, on the I7th. day of May next Those
persons who are yet owing said Estate are re--
quested to pay mp on or before that day. ands
those having demands will;prescnt them imtne--
diately for payment .7E24
IS 4 80 DAVID KELLER, Exec'r.l
Feb. 14th 1855. II e am - W
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Administrator,s A Notice.

A LESPersons interested in the Estate. Or
~ Nancy Brooks. deceased. are hereby ro;-
tilted That final settlement ofthe same win
Se zen made ~ the Ordinarys Office at Abbeville-
!: IL STANMOKEIs. BROOKS; Admir-. : :
F1.JannaEy !, 1856. =. - 81 =. 3. 8n1 s.
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Gums, &c, &c.
" OUID call the attention of the citizens OF
w Abbevile to their stock of
Hardware, Paints, Oils, Window Glass, &c
CONSISTING, IN PART, As FOLLOWS, VIZ:
Flat, Round, Square, Oval, lInlfovnl, Band, Sheet
and Hoop IRON;
Brn'ls, Nails, Spikes, Tacks pot-ware, Fire Dogs
Fan Gearing, Mill Irons. Boiling Cloths,
Axes, Spades, Shovcls, Hoes, Tea Kettles,
Trace and Wagon Chains of all kinds. Scythcs
Locks, Hinges, LatchcS, Wire, Screen Wire.
Cotton and Wool Cards, Waffle Irons,
Gunpowdcr, Blasting Powder, Percussion Cans
Patent Safety Fuse, Shot. Lead,
Mill Saws. CroSs-cut Saws, Wagon BuA.s
Carpenters Tools in endless variety, Anvils.
Vices, Screw Plates, Stncks and Dies, Bellows
Cast, German and Blister Steel, Borax.
Carriage Springs. ANlrs Hubs Shafts Fcllocs.
Patent Leather, Enamellcd Cloth, Dash Frames
Bolts, Mailcablr Castings, Knobs
l.accS, BRASS and Silver Plated Bands,
And Carringr Materials generally.
Pure White Lead, Chrome Green,
Paris Green, and Paints of ~! kinds,
Window Glass, Putty NarniSlrs, Jaran.
Linscci Oil, Spirits l,rprn,in", dc.
Their stock comprises the largest and best MS
s"ri'ncnt in Columbia, is purchased on the very
best terms and will be sold Mt :: small advance
for cash.
Orders. accompanied with satisfactory refer.
"ncr, will receive prompt attention, and all
."o'ls will he delivered ut the Railroad pcpot
free Of charge for ,iravage
FISHER & AGNEW & co.
Columbia, Oct. %, 1858. % IF
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E. j. TAYLOR,

Undertaker.
\ have made complete arrangements for
"A the prosecution OF the UNDERTAKING.
BUSINESS, intend to make it a prominent
part of my business, and therefore hold myself
ready At all times (by day or night) to the ma
king OF coffins, either from black walnut, pine.
or poplar, ut the shortest possible notice.
E. j. TAYLOR.
Abbeville C. II Jan 90 1855 30tf
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-05-30

rum Us REPUTATION.-At q social
meeting few evenings since, the cause Of
intoxication, among other subjects, was the
theme Of conversation. A gentleman sta
ted that when a young man, he was in the
habit of enjoying himself with his friends
over a social bottle, until Father Taylor
cured him with clap of thunder! Walk
ing, or rather rolling through the street
one day, he continued, 4 hailed the old
salt, singing outflow DIDO, my old boy?'
Father Taylor stopped short, and seiEing
me by the coat collar with both hands,
looked me stcarnly in the face--I shall
never forget that loOk-aud then demand
ed in voice of thunder-'Young man, Is
rum of more value to you than your rcpu-
tation? Go home and get sober; the very
dogs in the street shun you with DISCUS! :!
[ went home overwhelmed with shame,
and though ten years have elapsed since
that time, nothiGg that conid intoxicate has
passed my lips, nor shall | ever forget that
my reputation is worth more than all the
um in the world.
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Culture of Water MELONS.

A correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun,
who dates at Warrenton, Va, gives the
following excellent directions for raisirg
water MELONS:
1t may be interesting to some Of the nu-
merous readers of the Sun, to know how
this delicious fruit may be raised in soils
which are not peculiarly adapted to their
growth. 1t is we'll known that MELONS
grow luxuriantly in portions of Mexico aud
South America, or on river bottoms in va
rious parts Of the United States. An OBJ
server will notice that the soil in these pla-
ces is rich sandy loan. which is peryiOus
for two or three feet aud thus readily al
lowing the roots of the vines to penetrate
to the desired depth without coming into
contact with the strata of clay, which would
speedily arrest the growth, and cause the
failure so often experienced by persons
planting in such places. If possible, mel.
Ions should be grown in sandy soil near
river or some other large water COURSE
in such places it is only necessary to plant
the seeds at proper time, without prepa-
tory work, save the breaking Of the ground.
But now come to speak Of geueralrule,
applicable to all soils and any location
Prepare the ground well by having it thor
oaghly plowed and narrowed; lay off the
hills ten feet apart; for each hill dig a
hole twelve inches in diameter and at least
eighteen or twenty-fOur inches in depth ;
fiji this hole with manure within an inch
Of the top--hog-pen manure is the best,
sobs and all--gently packing it down with
the foot; cover the manure with woods
earth, or any other kind which will not
bake to the depth Of an inch-the beaking
Of the earth around the root acts as liga-
ture, cutting off the circulation, and there
BY killing the vine or materially impeding
its growth this should be seduously avoid
ed plant your seeds between the thirtieth
Of ofApril and first Of May nearly or quite
in contact with the manure, which will force
the vine in its infant state out of the reach
of its enemy, the bug, when a large mound
Is raised for the hill, leave two wins in a
hill; keep them clear of bugs and other
insects by visiting your patch every morn
ing before sunrise and killing them, keep
down the weeds and grass; watcr your
vines regularly during drought and the
reward Of your labor and pains will be an
abundance Of fine MELONS; in any location
aud season. Experience has proved the
above o be true, and heartily recommend
it to all who may feel interested in the
growing Of water MELONS.
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MAGNIFICENT PRIZES f

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their Office on or before the lst Of May next.
Said stories may be in any style, may be loca.
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All tales handed in are to become the property
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Of gentlemen, whose high literary standing will
be guarantee OF the sincerity and fairness Of
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American. Chailncey O. Burr, Editor Of The
N. Y. National Democrat, and the Editor ofths
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writers who complete for newspaper prizes are
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Why THE ROMANS WENT TO BED EAR
LY.--In one of the late London papers we
find the following reasons why, by DR..
Qainscy; They went to bed early in those
ages simply because their worthy mother
earth could not afford them Candles. She,
good old lady, Tor good young lady, fer
geoigists know not whether she is in that
stage of her progress which corresponds to
gray hairs, or to infancy, or is "a certain
age, } she, good lady, would certainly have
shuddered to hear any of her nations inqui-
ring for candles. Candies, indeed! she
would have said, 'whe ever heard of such
q thing? and with so much excellent day
light running to waste as [ have provided
gratis! what will the wretches want next?'
The Romans; therefore, who saw no Joke
in sitting round table in the dark, went
of to bed as the darkness began. Every
body did so. Old Nulna Pompilius him
self was obliged to trundls off in the
dark. Tarquiuius may have been a very
superb follow, But l doubt whether he
ever saw farthing Fush-lishs, And though
it may be thought that plots and cOnspir-
acies would flourish in such city of dark
ness; it is to be considered that the con-
spirators themselves had no moro candles
than honest men; both parties were in the
dark
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9grltaltayal,
Frun lhs Hannibal (Mo.) Messenger
The Potato Rot

j
MEssas. EBSreRs.--I noticed an article
in your most excellent paper Il the 18th
of February, stating that the Legislature
Of Massachusetts had offered a reward Of
ten thousand dollars for the discovery Of
Ghu cause Of thcpotato disease, known as
the Potato Rk. / claim the reward, gen.
tleluep, ior can tell you the cause, and
show you tberemedy That, ifyou VIII please
TO follow my directions, I am very certain
will cure the rot, and enable you to raise
potatoes that will have no blight in them
In the first place, plant early. cultivate
them well until the plant commences to
blossom, at which time lay them by. In
the second place the rot is produced by q
bug gcalled the potato bug which is pro
duced from the vines Of potato,-Thcse
bugs never appear until the vines are she'd
ding their blows. This is d happy thing
for the farmer, for, if fthey come otherwise
there would be no preventive against their
rayages. But the potato by this time has
received its gcneratiye properties from the
flower nor the vine is no longer necessary to
the producing and enlargement of the roots;
shefore l recommend as remedy, to NOV
the vines off, being careful to leave some
three or four inches above the ground.
There should be no leaves left on the stubs,
and then keep the stubs clean and the
bugs will soon leave you. l have tried
this plan for the last two years with great
success. The first year cut my vines, it
was done more through ve1ation at the
bugs than anything else, but to my great
surprise; when the usual digging time ar.
rived, Ihad as fne potatoes as l had ever
raised. ... ..
Last year, while moving of the vines,
left two raxs unmowcd for the bugs, as ar
experiment. Those two rows produced a
few small potatoes, which we're full of rot,
while the others were perfectly sound. The
same bugs fell to eating my tomatoes ans
beets. The beets stopped growing, an(
we're Of no use, and the tomatoes had
similar rot to that of the potatoes. Thi
has lel me to believe that these bugs depos
ito . poison of blighting nature in every
vegetable they bite.
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PRoFANE SwEARING.-It is related of
DR.. Scudder, that on his return from his
mission in India, after long absence, he
was standing on the deck Of astcamcr with
his son a youth, when he heard gentle
man using loud and profane language.
See, friend, said the doctor, accosting
the swearer, this bOy-my son-waS born
and brought up in heather country, a
laud of pagan idolatry; but in all his life
he never heard a maD blaspheme his Ma
ker until now ~.
The man colored, blurted out a sort Of
an apology, and moved away, looking not
a little ashamed of himself. g.
If there is any custom more silly than
ducling it isthat OF using profaue language,
but it is as common as lying, and there is
hardly dirty nosed urchin in the town
that will not swear as brarely as any gen
tleman, that walks Alarke. Street. b.
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~
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nLet me slesp.n

"
Let nc sleep, said my companion, half
pcttishly, turning from my couch. Let me
sleep The words haunted my memory
for hours Afterwards. How often has the
wish boon brcathcd in this very world. o,
let me sleep
The man whose conscience lashes him
for ulisdeeds-erilsc scommitted and repented
of-cries; as he drops his head into his thor
ny pillow, Ietmc sleep The mOarner,
whu has seen some bright and beautiful enc
fade from his embrace like summer aow-
er nipp'd by too carly frost, bows his
head above the pallid face of the prostrate
form, and sighs, in the agony of his soul
Let me sleep! with the loved one whose
gentle smile will never welcome my footsteps
more"
q ct me sleep, says the Traveller, who,
foot sore and weary, has toiled long in the
world, and seen hopes perish, uufulfllcd
joys wither ere they are tasted, friendship,
which he thought enduring, changing hue
like chameleons and rainbow promises, ia,
ding and melting into colorlcss air-'O, lei
me sleep, for | am weary.
The osy-cheeked child, the bright-eyet
maiden, those for whom life puts on it
finest aspect, its most cndcaring smiles, al
have periods in which they long for sleep
for the oblivion of all care, in which sh'
waters Of Lethc may flow darkly and deep
ly over them. ,..
There cometh u sleep unto ALA sleep
deep, husbed and breathless. The roar o
the cannon, the deep-tcned thunder bolt
the shock Of an earthquake, or the rush 0
ten Thousand armies cannot break up it
still rcpOsc. With mute lips and foldc
arms, one after another the ephemcra @
earth sinks down into darkness and moth
ing. No intrudng footsteps shall ia
upon their rest, no disturbing touch sha
/ ring from them the exclamation m
sleep. ..-- ., .
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A HUNGRY Garnet Bag.

The Buffalo Express relates an amusing
incident which occurred at Erie few days
since. A gentleman left Cleveland for
New York at an early hour in the morning,
without his breakfast, and being very hun
CRY, upon the arrival Of the train at Erie,
entered the dining room, and placing bis
carpet bag upon ch,ir, sat down beside it,
and commenced a valorous attack upon the
yiauds placed before him. BY and by the
proprietor came around to collect the fares,
and upon reaching our friend, calculated,
'Dollar, siri" ga dollar!" responded the
eating man, "a dollar&thought you only
charged Fifty cents meal for one, eh?''
"That's true" said Meanness, "but count
your carpet bag one, since it occupies "a
seat" CThe table was far from being
crowded Our friend expostulated, but
the landlord insisted and the dollar was
reluctantly brought forth. The landlord
passed on. Our friend deliberately arose
and opening his carpet bag, full in its wide,
mouth discoursed unto it, saying, "Carpe
bag, it seems you're an individual-a hu
man individual, since you eat-at least I've
paid for you, and now you must eat" upor
which, he seized everything eatablc within
his reach, nuts, raisins, apples, cakes, pies
and amid the roars Of the bystanders, th'
delight Of his brother passengers and dis
comfturc of the landlord, phlcgmaticall.
went and took his scat in the cars. IL
said he had provisions enough to last hin
to New York, after bountiful supply ha'
been served out in the cars. There was a
least IS worth in the bsg-upon which tn
landlord realized nothing in the way
profit. So much for meauness.
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Notice.

TlNIIE partnership heretofore cx's ing b.
N tween A. F. Scott of WellsviijssrA Daniel
Nc Cardv of Richmond Jefferson county Ohio,
in The saddle and harness business was on the
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due the shop at Richmond, aud will pay all
debts contracted by or for said shop.
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Closing up and Selling Out,

Great BargainS CJofe going East.
II ALLEN announces to the Ladies and
- Gentlemen Of the city and vicinity, that he
has commenced selling of the balance Of a
large and beautiful stock Of Dry Goods, rem
nants, also 30 remnants carpets, Sale to con.
tinue for 9 weeks. All who are anxious to get
good bargains win call at the store Of J. Allen,
corner Sd street near market, Steubenville.
march 29, 1855.
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LIQUOR LAW.

Marvin Warren of BcIlcfontaine, O..
has prepared pamphlet, Forms and di.
rcetions designed to be complete guide
to Justices and others, under the Liquor
Law of 1854. lie has his second edi-
tion now on hand, which contains all the
late decisions of the Supreme Court upon
the subject, together with a copy of the
act .+.tl .. -.
The work is indoraed for correctness by
some twenty-five able Lawyers residing in
every part of the State. The followins
resolution was adopted bythe State Tcm-
perance Convention, held at Columbu
n the 22d ofFebruary 1855: Resolved
that the illegal Forms" prepared by NJ.
Warren, Esq, of Bellefontaine for proceed
ing under the Ohio Liquor Law, be rec.
commcndedto TO the temperance men through
out the State. .-.. 49,. ...
PRICE OF TIE WoRK.-.Singlc copy
33cts; Fopr copies $l,00 or 25 cts. per
copy; Forty copies $500 or 20 cents pei
copy;- Sixty copies $500 or IS cts pei
copy.--seat to any part Of the state at my
expense and risk, as soon as ordered Will
the money enclosed. Coin, bills, or post
age stamps, will be sentst my risk by mai
if properly enclosed All orders directed
soon to NJ. Warren, Attorney at law, Bel
lcfpntaiuc, Logan Co., 0. with money en-
closed, will receive prompt attention, smSl
orders as well as large ones. ,
April 9Th, 1855. NJ WARREN.
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"Do6s the razor 60 easy?' asked a bar
Der of victim who was writhing under a
clumsy Instrument, whose chief domonstra-
tion was strong handle.
. "Well," replied the poor fellow "that de.
pends upon what you term the operation
If you arc skinning me, it goes tolerably
easy; but if you are shaving me it goes
rather hard y 8.