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Valuable Land and
NE G R ES FOR SALE


NE GR0ES FOR SALE!
" ILL be sold, to the highest bidder, on
W Thursday the 9th December, at the
residence of the subcriber
$50 Acres Of Land,
Lying on the Anderson Road, II miles from
Abbcvlle Court House. about 100 Acres in
cultivation, the remainder good Wood Land,
we'll watercd, has good
Dwelling House
with large Rooms, and all necessary out
buildings. There are several very desirable
sites for buildings near the public road.
ALSO
Six or Seven Likely Negroes,
amongst them frst-rate Cook, Washer and
IrCner.
=, Two Mules, Cows, Hogs Corn and Fodder,
Plantation Tools, one Road Wagon, House
hold and Kitchen Furniture, and many other
articles too tedious to mention.
TEEMs.-A credit of one year, with approx
ed security if required. All sums of IS 90
and under, Cash. n. j. BOWIE.
Nov. l9, 1856. 90 st
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Estate Notice.

TNHEl Sale NOTES of the Estate of James
L II Tusten, deceased, are now due, and
will be put Insult if not paid sson
All debts due to him, in his lifetime whicl,
are not yet paid, will also be put in suit with
Persons Indsbtsd 5HLg rely on paying Costs,
If this notice Hnofastended to.
G%.a SAMUEL TUSTEN,
Adn;n'-~'.ter.
calhoun's Mills NSv:g0, 1856. '
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Ten Dollars Reward!

a the 2lst November. a Negro Man.
-~9 named CHARLES. N'''
a., ae y a6out 40 years old, feet or inches
G.gn, g. 1ark 1a complexion, heavy-set, and weighs
= about iso ponnds will give the above re-.
~aro 'or. any Information 90 that l can get him.
" Temn,e of u.,,., HENRY S COBB.
November raseYi,is; %, ,sss. s. c. 81 J,
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THE SETTLEMENT OF, THE ESTATE OF
DRURY WADE. DECiD.

Il BY given that asFinal Settlement Of The
Estate, will be made before thu Ordinary Of
Abbeviile District, on the Fifst Monday in
February next All persons Indebted. to the
Estate are requested to mako paymentsto the
Administrator, and those having Demands to
- i: I J. ROBERTS, Admir-.
Nov,1, 1856. 27 80 - sm. S5
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Extensive Sale of Land and
Negroes.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ABBEv1LLE p1srRIcT.-1N EGhux.
". ". BELcHrR, ct al,
W. W. DElcHra, Jr, ct al Dc.
W. P. BE1cHER, }
WV. BEtourR, E1'or. ct al Property. DO.
pURSUANT to the order Of Ceara in tho
Il above cases ! will sell, at public sutery.
at Abbeville G. H., On sale-day in January
next. 1885, and Tuesday following. Il neeesss.
ry, all the Real Estate Of R. E. Beleher, de-
ceased, In three tracts, as follows:
No. 1.-The Noble Place
containing Three Hundred Acres, mope. or less.
bounded by lands of John A. Calhoun. James
E. Calhoun and Others.
No. 2--The Homestead Place.
containing. Eight Hundred Acres, more or less.
bounded BY lands of Miss MeDufie. estate of
r. E. Belcher and others.
:. On eneh of these tracts are confortsbls Dwell.
ling Houses, Out-buildings, 9in-heusea DO.
No. 3--The Norwood Place.
containing Seven Hundred Acres, more or less.
bounded by lands of John A. Calhaun Nil
McDuf6e and others
The above tracts of land will be re-surveyed.
and plats thereof exhibited on the dsy of sale.
by which the sale will be made.
Also. prime and likely gang Of
One Hundred and Ten Negroes, :.
among whom are Q Blacksmith, and Wssea-
maker. 's'"s.z' y
TERMS.-A credit of twelve months, with
interest from day of sale, with leave To- pur.
ehasers TO pay their bids in cash or their bonds
before the same fall due, Purchasers 10 give
bond with at least two good sureties, and a
mortgage, if thought necessary, to secure tho
purchase money, pay the costs n cash and pny
for papers. ..%@5t 49, 80
WM. H. PARKER, c. E. A..D.
Commissioners Ofice,l
November IL, 1855. % - at
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GREENvIlLE AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD.
GEN'L SUPTS OFFICE.
q 4 r r Coup.~~

OH1RN q oOl y VTT1VEt I
G. c. R. r COMPANY.
THE following Resolution was adopted by
Il. the Direction of the Company at their
meeting at GreeRyile on the 22d instant:
Resolrsd That until the frst Of January
next any Planter shipping on the Railrohd one
or more bales of Cottqp. OF his own produce.
to Columbia or any station above, be allowed
a Return Ticket from the market ia which it is
consigned, free Of charge.
All pcrsons desiring to claim the benefits of
this provision will take the Receipt for the Cot
ton to the Agent at the station to which tho
Cotton is shipped, and upon the surrender Of
it, will get Return Ticket on the Road.
E. F. RAWORTH. Genl Sup't
October 23, 1855. &c tc
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10 Hire,

A. NEeGR0s WOMAN. good Cool Wo.h.,
.E1sand lroner. She has also Vort.I;ss. Y asus.
held: Three Children between S;ssIs.n ~
81! sIwslyA years Of age will 20 witksha. Wns 1no
& sfusthsf particulars appIy at this Office q
November %, 1855. q.
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THESE BITTERS arc purely VEGETA.
Il BILE COMPOUND, and are offered to
the public under the fullest conviction that
they will be found safe and sovereign REM
EDY for DYSPEPSIA.
They have been trumphantly tested, not
only by numerous families and Physicians il
the South who have furnished ample testimo.
ny as to their decided excellence, but also by
the proprietor, who, for ten years, suffered all
the gloom incident to that stubborn and dis.
trcssing disease
The COLLETON BITTERS are also Car.
minativc, most excellent for Cholera Morbus
Costivencss, Sea Sickness Nausea, proceeding
from whatever cause Shortncss of Breath,
Acidity, Heartburn, Cramps and Stitches in
the Breast
The above Medicine is highly recommended
to literary gentlemen, students, elderly people,
and others Of sedentary habits
Il do hereby certify that have known and
used your celebrated compound COLLETON
BlTTERS in my family for more than fifteen
years, and do verify believe it to be one of
the most valuable Family and Plantation Med
ieines i'll use, having witnessed their beneficial
effects in so many instances, that with truth it
may be affirmed. they we'll deserve the high
enconiums which they have received from the
afflicted who have partaken Of their invigora-
ting and health-restoring properties
Signed, CIIAS. G. CAPERS. Planter,
St. Helena, S. c."
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FOR SALE.

T OFFER for Sale my House and Lot, 1desA
Lin the Village Of Due West The {:
tmRsovemsnss ara good a';s . sboa. 1hir'
nected Herewith. y
A bargain may be had by early application.
I}would call the attention more especially Of
Physicians desiring q Location for Practice. TO
this Property IS 4. ROBT. A. ARCHER.
October so, 1855. - - g est
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II Office, ,

al HEREBY forewarn an persons from ira
ding for NOTE given "a Mrs. Mary
not intend pa5iDg it until the Con ditsons for
which it was given, have been com pIied with:
s. s. :. !. ~ u - sssEasS&& s. 9 SfH.sUARRACOTT
IS Oct 20 1855 aaas s.. sc 81.
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SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY!
LAND AND NEGROES!

nR. JOSEPH i. LEE having mnde a con-
~ veyance of his Property to his children,
they will sell, at Public Auction Mt his resi-.
dence in Abbcville District, near Calhoun's
Mills, on the
18th Of December Next,
The Tract known MS "Emw ood" lying on
waters of Little River, near the proposed
route of the Savannah Valley Railroad. The
Tract contains about
AAS IN % H& "%9
Of which more than 200 Acres is Woodland ;
the rest in high state of cultivation, and
we'll suited for Grain and Cotton. Upon the
place is very commodous DWELLING, and
all necessary buildings in good repair.
They will also sell
TWENTY-FIVE LIKELY NEGROES!
Comprising some very valuable Fellows.
ALSO
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs.
FORTY B1iLES OF CO77ON,
ONE THO USATD BUSHELS Or CORN;
Fodder and Oats: Household and Kitchen
Furniture; Plantation and Black smith Tools +;
l Carriage and Buggy; Road Wagon and
Cart, DC.
Terms made known on day of Sale.
J. JENKINS LEE ,
". A. LEE, Aseh'S'
Nov. 81, 1855. 81 tbs
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RECEIVED this Day,
AT CHAMBERS g. MARsHALps. /,
sPLACK SIX ind Velvet CLOAKS;
II Black Satin. =, do:
u Cold Moire, Antique = do;
: Biackian Cold Cloth handsomely trim.
med with Moire Antique; . .s
And 9 great variety OF Cloth CLO4KB,
arssaIl sold. ass. ~
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NEGRO GOODS.
tGCHLEY's GEORGIA PLAINS:
~ :. BROGANS, BLANKETS, Z DC,
The largest stock ever brought TO this place,
and will be sold for Cash at prices which will
compare with the Charleston, Columbia or Au.
susta markets. Call and see them at
Oct 3 - 80 : \ n, - -; g.
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kOTlCE sJil DEnT6aS.:

'TsHE an 81 Hs.sss. 3 seSSss ST. Z k; ssss dsyssis.
- e solysd by papxaA1 toc an 81 zors
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I tNOTICE

Ts hsrsby ven That applicable win bs nsds made
sssft ths next Sitting sof The at1rs 30
li'nsS a1l ths
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The undersigned. wholesale agents for the
above, take pleasure in stating that they are in.
timately acquainted with the manufacture of
the "CoLLEToS Bl1rEns," hence they do not hes
itate to commend the article as possessing rare
virtues, and well calculated to afford relief in
Dyspepsia and its Kindred
Diseases.
Retail Price go Cents a Bottle!
For which sum an incalculable amount of suf.
fering may be arrested. The trade will be
supplied on liberal terms.
Orders should be addressed to
HAVILAND, HARRAL q CO.,
Special Agents.. Charleston, S. c.,
Importers of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals,
Perfumery, Brushes, dc.
AZ For sale by WARDLAW & LYON,
Abbeville; F. G. PARKS, Greenwood; GARY
d. GARY, Cokesbury. [june1 '65 1y
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LARGE ESTATE SALE.
|nN the llth day of December next, will be
~ sold. ut the Plantation below Wellington
on Savannah River, all the Personal Property
there, except the Negroes belonging to the es
tate of the late John B. Bull, deceased, namely
Some
1000 Bushels of Corn,
Fodder and Shueks, Cotton Seed j., large quan
titles
Horses and Mules,
Wagons Plantation Tools. Hogs Cows, Sheep
Household Furniture. and all other property
usually found on n large plantation.
And OH the 18th. or day following, ut the
Little River Plantation, hbove Wilmington, will
be sold all the Personal Property, except Ne
groes, there situated, consisting mainly of the
same articles above enumerated
Terms made known on day of sale.
WM. L. NOBLE, Adm'or,
SARAH BULL, Adm'x.
November 12, 1855 % til.
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Nov G, 1865
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-03-27
MANNERS.

Never 90 up or down stairs. or about
the house like trotting horse; step light.
ly, quickly and orderly.
Never drag or slip .shod, with your
shoes united or down al the heel.
Never enter house or parlor with
your boots all slush and mud, or sit
with yonr hat or cap on, bar room fash.
ion.
But polite, modest and respectful to
avery one, especially to your superiors
"Charity vaunteth not itself unseeming.
ly. seeketh not her own" What more
unloveIy, and painfully disgusting than
10 see youth. me re stripping, assume
an air ofimportance and disrespect to-
wards his equals or superors.
Never jerk, twitch, or slam doors, Of
window shutters, or bring them TOO vi.
olenlly. Be cautious and gentl in al
your movements.
Never be clownish or monkeyish J.
Some rude, indecent boys seem to pride
themselves in bufonery or drollery, ir
low, vulgar tricks, antic gestures, fool
ish jcsting, and odd expressions. Thi'
may excite the laughter of fools; bu
every one Of good common sence mus
look upon such behavior with DISCUS
and adherence And every youth
thus acting the buffoon or mimic, lowers
himself in the estimation Of the wist
and the good,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-03-27
TRUST IN GOD.

how cheering and sustaining amidst
q the trials and changes OF life is the
thought our destinies are not left 10 the
sluggish current Of chance. or TO the
guidance OF our own short.siehted judg.
ments, but are in the hand OF our All.
wise Creator who shapes them to his
will.
And il is the highcs. step in our earth.
~ discipline 10 accept cheerfully his
providence, however trying or unlock ed
for. remembering that our future is open
to his oil seeing eye even unto the un. &.
ialhomed eternity which lies at the end
olIile's journey. And what sweet peace,
what enduring happiness flows out OF
this implicit trust.
disappointment may mar our best laid
plans, but into the great circle Of his
designs no change can enter. Friends
may fall away from US, the world may
grow cold and dark, as the sunshine oil
prosperity is withdrawn, but there is one
Friend who will never lorsake, the same
Yesterday, to-day and forever. No. the
'D"s'' w VI bui
can divorce US from his love who look e.
eth into the tried and tempted soul,
knowing us better than we know our.
selves. Death may sunder the nearest
ties. but in the hour OF trial when the
heart is overwhelmed with its load OF
afliction, and all the past starts up be-.
fore the wakefnl memory, comes the
soothing thought that the dear ones are
with him, where pain and sickness can
never come. in that world where an eter.
nifty Of happiness is laid up for them
and US.
How fully does our faith meet the
wants Of the soul, how all.suflicient is
il for the darkest hours which can en-.
ter into human experience! Surely
when we look abroad upon a world ly.
irg in sin and wretchedness, we should
be inspired TO love and labor for it yet
more earnestly, realizing what bless.
edness it must be to others.-Ch. Free.
man..
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-03-27
COLLEGE EDUCATION.

1t often grieves US to hear young mon
whining at not having received a "Col.
lcge Education"-mcn possessed gilmore
positively useful knowledge, and more
capacity to use what they know, than
ono Professor" in a thousand. The
only possible object we could have in
giving our son "College Education,' u
would be 10 let him have the satisfaction
Of seeing how little it amounts to. We
might be induced 10 give him this oppor.
tunity, If We wero sure that he would
have mind enough left, after being "grad.
uated," to see the necessity Of beginning
to educate Aimself, and strength Of body
and purpose sufficient TO do it. But We
should hardly like to risk it. The
chances are that he would be runed-
comparatively. Atany rate, ne void new
er make the man aferward, do what he
would that he would have made, had ht
never gone to college.
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IMpoRrAsr TO PosrmAsrERs AND TO

IMPORTANT TO PosrMAsrERs AND TO
THE PuBLlc.-We are requested to call
especial attention to the law just passed
by Congress, modifying the rates Of pos.
tage, etc., particularly to those provis-
ions requiring that all letters between
places in the United States shall be pre-.
paid from and after the 1st Of April.
1855, by stamps or otherwise, and that
from and after the 1st Of January next
postmas sters must place postage stamps
upon all prepaid letters upon which
such stamps may not have been placed
by the writer's, or which may not be in
closed in stamped envelopes.
From and after the LIST Of April. 1855,
the postage to be charged on each sin.
gle letter for any distance in the United
States, not exceeding 5000 miles. IS
three cents. and over 5000 miles 10
cents.
The law does not change existing
rates or regulations in regard to letters
TO and from Canada or other foreign
countries. nor does it affect the lrankiny
privilege.
The provisions in regard to the regis.
tration ofvaluable letters will be carried
into effect, and special instructions is.
sued to postmasters on the subject, as
soon as the necessary blanks can be
prepared and distributed Washington
Union.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-03-27

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is not only
the art OF addressing men in public-it
is the gift Of strong feeling, accurate
thought, extensive knowledge, splendor
OF ina gnation, force Of expression, and
the power Of commune ating, in written
or spoken language, TO other men, the
idea, feeling, the conviction Of truth.
the admiration for the beautiful, the dis.
position TO brightness, the enthusiasm
for virtue, the devotion to duty, the he.
roic love Of country, and the faith in
immortality, which make men honorable,
the feeling heart, the clear head, the
sound judgment, the popular knowl.
edge. the artistic imagination, the ardent
patriotism, the manly courage, the at.
iachment to liberty, the pious philos.
ophy; and lastly, the religion consonant
with the most exalted idea Of the Di.
vinity, which render the individual good,
the people great, and the human race
sacred. 1t supposes in us the possession
and exercise OF all the intellectual and
moral faculties that are involved in
speech-the power Of the human WORD.
Lamartine.
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THE SECRET OF HARD TIMES

Poor Richard, in his day reproachei
the croskers about heavy taxation, with
taxing themselves. Their habits, he said
were tax; idleness was tax; love Of
display was a tax; purchasing what was
not wanted, a tax. So it is in thes,
tinies cut off all extravagances and su.
pernuites. nobody would complain Of
taxation, and very soon nobody would
complain of hard times; and when we
say this, we do not apply the remarks to
the dwellers in cities, and the rich, and
the mere apes and imi,aters Of the rich.
the butterflies and ephemcrals that stream
gorgeously before us o:day and are snu(.
fed out tomorrow. Prominent as these
are, they arc mere fraction OF the pop
ulation. Great cities are great ceators
corruption, disease, misery and fraud,
which now and then thow over their vol.
canic lava to inundate the county
Great cities exist on the leves they make
on human industry. They are like tho
Straits of Cattegat, through which all
that pass must pay tribute. Perhaps,
in fact, whether Madame spends the ques.
tionably obtained wealth at Stewards
or Shylock locks it up in vaults. does
not make so much difference. Great as
may be the mischief causel by extrav.
agance among the mere votaries Of fash
ion, and in shallow osientation, yet in
time, stringency, the habits, conduct, and
thrift or unthrft Of the whole population
causes the distress.
Who ever heard Of a person suffering
who lived within his income II q
man earns dollar and spends ninety.
nine cents per day, he is always indie.
pendent. Ii man earns five thousand
dollars year and spends six thousand ,
he is poor devil, involving himself and
everybody about him in endless preplex.
tiles. The old saying Of Poor Richard
was: "a plowman on his legs is high
er than gentleman on his knees"
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MIS- MLLAMY.
MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY.

A few days since | was present at a
marriage which had some things about
i, so new ard romantic that am tempt.
ed to give short description. For a
day and night preceding the appoint.
ment, there had been an incessant fall
of rain, which added to the deep snow
in the mountains, caused rapid rise Of
the water. Parson B. Of Bath County,
had been invited 10 perform the ceremo.
ny. Anticipating ditficulty-and per.
haps, remembering defeat in days of
yore,he set out from home carly in the
morning, with the hope Of passing the
water courses before they were too full.
Vain hope. When he reached the
neighborhood, he was told that the river
was sweIled beyond any possibility ol
crossing with any safety. 1t is often hard
to start wedding, but when started. it
is great deal harder to stop it. The
parson having secured the company ol
friend in the neighborhood, determined
to make every effort 10 accomplish his
mission, and if there must be failure,
let it be after fair trial. BY q circuit.
Gus route he and his companions sue
ceeded in reaching the bank Of the riv.
er, opposite to and only few hundred
yards distant from the house. A loud
halloo soon brought the wedding party
to a parley on the bank Of the river
The whole difficulty was before them
the parsoh could not advance step fur
ther without swiining dangerous noun
tain torrent, covered with huge sheets Of
| floating ice. But "where there is will
"there is way, though there be nei'
ther bridge nor boat. 1t was proposed
that the parson should marry them across
the rolling flood. This proposition was
acceded to. Yet the parson declared
that it behooved them to act lawfully,
and insisted on his warrant being trans
lnitted to his hands. Happily for us in
this free country, the law does not pre-
scribe how this is to be accomplished
neither does it state at what distance thu
officiating officer shall stand. In thi'
case the license was bound close round {
stone Of suitable size, and the whole be
i ing wrapped with thread so as to max
light and compact, was thrown across tn
|, river. The feat OF throwing it was pei
, formed by the bridegroom while hi
!, young bride was standing by him. An
, it was a throw with hearty good viii
: That man knew he was throwing for 1
. wife, and the only question with bin
, was, wife or no wife. There stood th
anxious group-what suapense |! it migl
miscsrry,--ii might be turned by son
o overhanging limb. and find q wasel
y gravel With powerful swing Of u
d srm it started. and mounting high, toe
:, its onward and airy flight. had lear
Il cd long before, that "whstevsf goes
!. must como sAdowa, but | felt some mi
lr1 sivings % TO where the come. down mig
,sl % in this cess. The little missile. ftsigl
= ID with document soimportant, sp
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SHREWD REMARKS.

A FRIENDLY correspondent sends US
the following thoughts, CLEANED from a
favorite author. They are eminen,ly
worthy Of perusal:
"Every man hath both his superiors
and his Interiors; and it should humble
his pride to reAec: that his superiors form
the same judgment Of him tnat he forms
Of his interiors.
No man can be essentially injured
except by his own acts.
What wise man would expect to find
in COW the agility Of a horse, or in q
horse the milky fruitfulness Of the COW !?
And yet, in looking at mankind. we are
often as unreasonable in our expecta
tions, whilst, for want Of considering
the peculiar nature and character Of ca ch
individual, we seek to find in him quail
tiles which his nature and character dc
not admit, and which form his propel
and distinguishing excellence"