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Dead Violats.

They nrc fadcd now, they have lost their
bloom,
And have sunk assit were. in m early tomb
They are withered and dry, and their per-
fumes flown,
Which once OH the breezes was gently blown.
They were so sweet in their spring tide bloom,
AS their, odorous breath filled my room,
And my heart beat high with love so new,
As gazed OH their beautiful, lovely hue.
And I love them still in their sweet decay,
Not for worlds would throw those dead flow.
crs away,
For they tell me of SUMMER. sweetcr hours
Which passed with the spring and their sister
: flowers.
1 have treasured them up some costly gem,
More bright than n moparch's gay diadtm;
And I'll prize them still wtifss;tLci presence
= wake
My.loye so strong for their donors sake.
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LONDON, July 1.-Mr. Sumner is here, Mt
Maurigy's Hotel, in Regent street. have not
yet seen him, but some friends tell me lie is
looking very well. No American has ever been
been more popular in England than Mr.. Sum
ner, and he is at present floating OH the top
wave Of London society. heard the other
day good story of his arrival here. lie ell
tered his name upon the book rs simply "Slr
Sumner, Boston," and was accordingly set
down by the host and his funkeys as mn ordi-
nary traveller. Tile next morning one of the
latter came to Mr. Summers room in some ex-
citement, and said: "Lord Brougbam is down
stairs sir, asking for you" TO the walters
nmazement, Mr.. $. 1uietIysaid, without exhibit
ing the least surprse-"very well; show him
up" Not long afterwards the former came,
still more excited: 'Sir, the Lord Chief Justice
has called. and he asks for vou" ".Show him
up" was again the cool reply. After his lord
ship had departcd, the waiter came once more,
bewildered and little aggravated 'tSir, sir,
the Lord Chancellor Of England has called to
see you ~ ';Show him up" repeated Mr.. S.
These astonishing facts We're no doubt at once
communicated to the landlord. for the next
days Morning Post announced the arrival of
Ellis cc'lency, the Hon. Mr.. Sumner at
Maurigy's Hotel
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Fractions of Squares will be charged in pro-
portion to the above rates.
edy- Business Cards for the term of one
year, WILL be charged in proportion to the
space they occupy, at One Dollar per line
.hpace.
.aE4~ For all advertisements set in douIlc col
:. ,ana, Fifty per Cent extra will be added to the
.. 2 $'%.t DAVIS n CREWS,
- .. -. For Ba',cr;
- LEE &'MILsoN,
For Press
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

The PEoprietors of the Abbeville Banner and
lndepe,tdent Press; have established the follow
iingrates 81 advertising to be charged in both
= IsIfihPers'sa,.
Every advertisement inserted fora lees time
tban three months, viii be charged by the in
seftipn &c One Dollar per Square, 1T inch
space Of IL solid lines OF, less for the frst
i. fnsertion and Eiffy Gents for each subse-
9uentinsertion.
EH- Eie Commissioners, .Sherf's, Clerks
and Ordinary Advertisements viii bc inserted
In, ,botlf aPers, cqclr cliarging half price .
esg- Silerif's Levies, Ono Dollar each.
= t g Announcing Candidate Five Dol
Advertising IN ,Estray, Two Dollars,
to be paid by the Magistrate.43r =.
Advertisements inserted for Three months, OF
lnnper:.a ut the fol lowing rates.
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ExcLrsm MAxxEns.-I find and Englishman to
be him Of all men who stands frmcst in his
shoes. They have in themselves what they
value in their horses, mcttlc and bottom. On
the day ofmy arrival Mt Liverpool, n gentle
man in describing to mc the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, happened to say. "Lord Clarendon
has pluck like cock, and will fight till he dies -
and what heard first henrd last ; and the
one thing the English value is pluck: The
Times newspaper, they say, is the pluckiest
thing in England; and Sydney Smith had
made it ,proyerb, that little Lord John Rus
sell, the minister, would take command of the
channel fleet to morrow. n
1t requires, men sny, good constitution to
travel in Spain. ] say as much for England.
for other causes. simply account Of the vigor
and Drawn Of the people. Nothing but, the
most serious business could give any one a
counterweigAt to those Bnrcsharks, though
they were only tn order eggs aud muffin for
their breakfast. The Englisl,man speaks with
all his body. His clocution is stomachia; rs
the Americans is labal.
The Englishman is very petulant and precise
about his accommodation ut inns md on the
roads; quibblcr about his toast and his chop
and every species Of convenience and loud and
pugnant in his expressions of impaticnce nj my
neglect. Ills vivacity betrays, itself at all
points, in his manners in his respiration and
HOiSeS lie makes IN clearing MS
throat; all significant of burly strength.
The vigor appears in the incuriosty and
stony neglect, each Of the other. Each man
walks, cats, drinks, shavcs dresses, gesticulates,
and in every manner acts and suffers without
reference to the bystenders in his own fashion,
only careful not to Interfere with them or an
noy them; not that he ia trained to neglect the
eyes of his ncighbors; he is really occupied
with his own affairs and does not think Of them.
In short, every one Of these islanders ia an
island himself safe, tranquil, incon,nunicable.
In company of strangers you would think
him deaf; his eyes never wauder from his table
and newspaper. Introductions are sacramcnts.
He withholds his name. At the hotel he is
hardly willing to whisper it to the clerk Mt
the book-office. If he gives you his private
address on card, it is like an avowal Of friend.
ship. and his bearing on being introduced to
you is cold, even though lie is seeking your ac-
quaintance. and is studying how he shall serve
you.-Emcrson' English 1rdns
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MrsCELLANY.
"A visit to Alexander Won Humb old

"A Visit to Alexander Won Humb oldt.
gfA wclliknowu writer wLoSvisited some time
agQ.tile veteran of science, Alexander Won
SHnmboldt, thus describes tile appearance Of the
IemarkablG old gentleman:
L Humboldts figure is not large, hut is rather
stout; his feet and hands small, and of
he autiful form. His. siver-whitc hair sur
r6undsthe venerable head. lie wears on the
high, large forehead the mark of genius His
eyesare blue. and, Observation-Disclosures nd.
yaneed age,sdre full of expression And life.
His fne, formed lips reveal a particular suaiisse
half,sacastie, half.beneyolent, fullof particular
supremacy. ....
Willie speaking, lie sits bent forward, his
eyes cast to the ground; from time to time lie
lifts his head, friendly smiling, thus Rnimdted
tIte listener. - Conversing with him, you forget
eptirely-:hat The celebrated man has passed al
ready his cghty.seventh year. 80 juvenile, fresh
nnd exciting are his words, flowing in wonder
ful change, iminging humor will, instruction.
He ia, in the truest sense, and fullest meaning
Of the word, the hcsf narrator, the clearcst Or
ator,i tile world knows. An immense amount
ofkTowiedge is ,always at bis control, and,
Motlyithst tanding In great age. you cannot
Perceiy THE least failure in his memory lie
nress meyer escape Ills memory, and The remem.
bers often with the same EenaelCy the smallest
Affairs, as the greatest and most valuable
The principle feature ofhis whole being ism
Tate hnnranity for others, which almost reaches
aetfforge tfutdess 1t is ONLY known to his most
'fntimste friends that, Humboldt spends the
aaekfer, fsFx afshi, income for charity. and IN
aiding Oh esdpPoft of young aud aspiring sytu.
deuts. 1Ise private property isnot very con-
sideralles hht,he receives from the Hing Of
= Pr,issia a large salary for his position at the
.codtts and. besfdes this, q eerrespondiHEsum is
pnid.lim by Cote, the publisher Of his work:
Mi his yfIlSa
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Dir. CHARLES DfcKENs 'READISa."-.The
second entertainment sin remembrance" Of the
late Mr. Douglas Jerrold took place last night
at St Martins Hall, where Mr. Charles Dickens
read his own Christmas Carol for the first time
before Loifaon public.
The reports respecting Mr.. Dickens command
over an audience have not been in the least ex-
aggerated. 1t is no such easy matter to read
for upwards of two hours n>book with which the
listeners are acquainted. and to keep them all
the while in state of breathless interest but
this is actually done by Mr. Dickens. He does
not, indeed, impersonate the various characters
of his tale, except in the single case Of the iser
Scrooge, whose words he speaks in senile accent.
All that is spoken by the other characters he
delivers. like the narrative, in his own natural
voice. But, though he does not act the per-
sonages. lie completely enters into the spirit of
the situations, end the joyilality with which he
describes the scenes of Christmas sfestivity en-
dows his discourse with the vividness of living
picture. To transform himself into number
of successive individuals lie does not attempt,
but he throws himself into the atmosphere in
! which they all move, and compels his audience
to live in it likewise. With his pathetic scenes
he is more cantion&tlrAp with his mirth. Tie
would evidently dxSjd all imputation of maud
lin scntimentality 6hd when he wouidjShed the
tears of his audience lie trusts to manly, unaf.
fected tone, in the description OF sorrow. But
his command is equally potent over emotions of
every kind, and during the whole of last even
| ing lie held thsosynipnthies of. .Ahis hearers as
firmly as one might grasp a tangible object.
The very aspec. Of tbaterowds seonpSsed or the
most various Glasses; hanging on the utterance
of one man, was, in ITSELF an imposing spectacle
London 11,,es, July l.
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Mock Auction.

!Scene-A Store in Broadway, Ne,o
York, near Warren street-1 Flag lang
ing at the Door.-A greenhorn named
Mr.. Jones, from Hartford, is stopped while
careering down broadway by the sound Of
a stentorian voice from within crying ego
ing" lie hears the whack Of the auction1s
eer's mallet, aud sees six gentlemen stand
ing round table.
Things are selling mighty cheap in
there says lie, and goes in.
Peter Funk holds piece Of linen in his
hand, and is just on the point of knocking
it down at six cents 4 yard-"55 2 yards
going at six cents an awful sacrifice !"
Seven says Jones.
"Eight," says Stool Pigeon.
"Nine," says Jones. ...
Whack goes the mallet.
"Sold, says Peter. "Mrr Jones So l-2
yards Of linen, at 50 cents," touching
lightly on the so. eco.
The attentive clerk bcckons 10 Jones,
who steps back behind mysterious desk
with screen in front. Clerk begins to
make out the bill, while Jones lays down q
five dollar bank note to pay for the linen
the money goes into the drawer. Clerk
hands Jones the bill, Which reads thus
"Mr. Jones bought Of Peter Funk 55 l-2
yards Of Irish linen, at 50 cents per yard
S32,74."
Jones opens his eyes clerk points tc
the sum, and holds out his right hand, will
the remark:
ss Balance, .s27,74.'
Jones opens his mouth and essays tc
speak, but it is dumb-iounded lie has
heard of these pesky mock auctions, but
never dreamed that lie should ever blum
der into one in SO rcspectaJlca plnce as
Broadway. Mr.. Jones ruminatcs, and
pinclcs himself to SEQ if lie is dreaming ;
he is awake-hc is in Now rk-Broad.
way. But Mr.. Jones, though green, has
presence of mind !; lie forks over the bal,
ance demanded, takes his linen under his
arm, and gapes at the auctioncer unit
that functionary gets nervous and announ,
ces that the sale is adjourned for the day
MIR. Jones, accordingly, to prevent being
housed with the precious scamps, steps out
and travels towards the Tombs, where lie
finds a Metropolitan policeman, and tell:
his tale Of woe. In a few moments tlfe
swindling shop and the inmates, which,
meantime, have got under full hcadway
again, are taken all aback with an appari-
ton it is Mr.. Jones, with that linen un
der his arm and person with bras:
shield on the lapel Of his coat. The mar
with the brass shield takes clerk by tho
nape- of the neck and starts him toward
the Tombs. Clerk remonstrates--cx
plains exclaims-and so on, but keeps
moving up Broadway and through Cham
bers street, when Ill Of a sndden he con
cludes to disgorgo the s32,75--wltcl
Jones takes, thanks the officer, and van
isles.
Mr.. Jones related these interesting ad
ventures in person.
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PLAIN TIUrns-A. London newspaper in
noticing meetingheld to consider the subject
of popular education, and ut which Prince AL.
bert presided, says; -.
''The premature toll Of the children of the
poor is necessity which results from the enor-
nous amount of wealth, which the poor. are
compelled to produce for the sustentation of
the immense shoals of lazy sybarities with
which this country is infested. or those lux
urious and insatiable desourers, Prince Albert
and his fuuily are the centre. The family of
this idle foreigner alone costs the working clas-
ses of England upward of one million sterling
per annun. Now, five estimnte. the yearly
earnings of an English operative at f25-
which is above the ayerage-here we find that
much as 10000 families of working mon !
That is to say, 10000 families Of operatives
are erobbed-deyoured, in order that this one
foreign family Should live in idlencss luxury.
and eplcndor Aswe have said, Prince AL
bert's family is but the seentre of this system
of this extravngant and devouring idleness.
which the working classes have to support,
and which, to sustain, the working mans child
must toll in the noisonIe and ferid factories.
when he ought to be learning in school or gam
boiling in the fsld."
After a few. more gentle digsa theroyal ribs,
we read:
Ear less does our fat and princely lecturer
choose to state4hat the land. Of all the coun.
tries on the face of tile earth, is the one in
which the means Of human we'll being ba most
abound that all the ignorance aud crime, all
the indulgence and squalor which deform and
defile that richest Of lands, are the natural and
inevitable product Of that Internal system OF
government, which, like black arch Of HE'LL
spans an daEkeneahc nation, shutting ont
from the souls Of the people the light. Sae lose
and beneacence Of Deity who formed them fol
Albert and isfsmiiy ars the Keystone and .ht
| crown" .5,,.5,..s,..l;,; -@.ss -. Sis
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natfala g ! laas u .sl.ssys 8 @.iyy sslSs ssSgas
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E-.9Ilr-
: TIEo6oRR Hook AND raE TAX Insfx6foI
reTnelnt5es4 hearing Mr.. Crosse eay that hswa4
once ept Is party with MI Hook ysi,en, q @1fy
tayyaEtef Was anpoupeediA iA swclE Eknowu iDsRs9g
foF of tAxsy, Hook itpndcd r6ared out
isfa sathss Mr. q. iasp Of tsS
a :ssiss :;'sIss & assIss s!s iss sss,
nm q ls'sl' $40
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Sumner in London.

[Bayard Taylor's Correspondence n. Y. Tri-
buue.1
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--sS Ia ia 1AkSNkl
Newberry. s. G, July 10, 1927.
worroRn COLLEGE.

WOFFORD- COLLEGE.
Phe committee appointed by tile Bishop to
visit Woford College during its, recent annual
examination and commencement beg leave to
preSsnt tKhdugh tho Advocate the result oftlleir
observations
. The examination Of the classes. prntracted for
nearly ten days, was close and critical, and as
fur as the committee had the opportunity of
judging, thorough instruction was The aim and
end alike, Of pupil and professor. To say, that
cases, brought under .our. observation, is 'fhe
trnthethe Whole truth, and nothing butrhs
truth" ..Li
Tie exercises Of eoumeneeaseat day. when
the first regular clsss OF graduates received
their diplogias were very credfsable,-tk6 I'D
dresses 1.-THE young men bearing the stamp of
sound, solid training, and high. toned Hmoraiity.
South Carolina, ON the facS tbnE they iaye
now ip their very tpidst an JI learn
ing, unexoe3led by my in, the Hyut6etH States.
Tire coafseo studies We f8al 10 BE Gle same
m all sesseftial respects with ths} o1ier. first
class eoilsges;of the nation. andah reputation,
.seshe Fasnisy for aSiliey: industry and honesty.
= q sesainiJ an ample aaragtes thst po.part Of
the dutiss fofessediy belonging to kheisssver-
zal sfatinhs will ever remain perf0rmed.
/: Tbel lcanmittee, after careful ingnifN:among
scitt the town, iiiseonnsste ffoha The In.
Jstituti9n are haRpy to- report tlat foIdyisp,
and adsgbord dinatfon pYexai not thsycs: but on
ssee cont ~ skss lls sstsadS n 5epsrt,
ssss sssS ssi,ss S IS ysiss ss,S
subj 4ogGI q, wa hsssti.
ssomrlefid snSk4 70 NE citizens
|S fhaf State sally, And % ikfse eaIse-
Eplead SO sia ~ sE isiSitntsbni Z
tr9psss sa,. .s,
D ',''sis 3 &
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tde of tins fellow, and soon settle him with

side of tins fellow, and soon settle him with
alance." ...-
This was done, and rs we agaipl.arlsdup
on ihe still furious beast, the mate poised:
iiis'br'ght lance fol. a moment then sent; ;;its
deep into his heart. With a trene6d d6ns
roar, and a desperate final strdggis, )! of
scarcely minutes duration, eur prize
gave HP ,theghost, and ssfteF sinking fora.
moment, rose again to'aEessurface, Ei6g Mp,
on his side just as does the whale when
dead::- = p. !.
;" AS Ills companions had left US, and.we.now
giving cheers for our victory, towed the
carcass.to.tlle not f,rs distant shore. II
was luckily high tidss and we got tue
boat up to high water mark, where the. spec
.diiy ,receding waves left it. ashore. When
we here viewed the*giant, and thought Of
the singular agility ire hail displayed III the
water, we could not help acknowledging to
ono another to get among school OF lip
popotami would be rather desperate game
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TnE fouIAFUL ELECTIICIAN.-Cne day, while
learning Iny Virgil, continued to earryo on tire
as iii.lHl Anid Fave it, Seyer discovered my
twofold sfhpfoymeht aud Immediately took
away the mixture. in considerable wrath, Il
watched ~itFe be. put it; II ~ ION the Win
dow.sil .9ia room witch was 'Salways kept
lceked4 the window though not glazed; had
close iron bars through whicjs n6shing could
pass. The case was hopeless; Il could not re-
cover my rocket mixture, but ailappy thought,
strnek me Twas resolved that no one else
silepld eejet She spoil which ! regarded as so
valuable i had q; Surnipg glass 10 my pock.
Cd, aud I ,tllohght of Archiinedes aud the Ro-
mandees the sun was shisia& andf soon
drew: . foous on tie gnnpowde> wticl, jmne.
mediatsiy blew i up. sIt was web Z that tlfs
reckless ,of An. conssque fsmoriais III
AadrsDsl lyos& ~. - S's
lS.. s. s. K NJ Nc y
nssrn 81 I1snos passsels,
The Hon Ions Hant6t afniouGees Obi of HE
rBitk Gs tisdt sits IN the 10th year OF bis,
For JesrI BSenty years Bess Was .kh ae.
ta9s nFuJbsy ef tho professiOn 4te. Nes
sssagh g .Es5ns' y y sss sssis g
Is - B 4
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White Waterfalls.

a recent hurried visit to these beautiful
falls, which are surrounded with wild en;.
chanting scenery, has more than ever cols
vinced us that they are not properly appre-
ciated by the ure-seckingPubiic.=@ The
reason of this is probably to BE foi,p6xin Tie
fact. that their beauties, &ith the ;aslyant-
ages Of a delightful stramcr aclAnnte, are
comparatively unknown to those alta dis
tance. -
The lower falls are. situate in the western
portion of Piokens, district, twenty miles
above the Court. House, and may be reached,
! by one of the best roads in tho country.
The stream (White Water river) is a large
one, and falls several liupdred6aet, BY sue
cession Of cascades thasare beautiful beyond
description. They are surrounded, too;
with the most gorg sous mountain scenery.
The Whole, forming picture, that the best
artist or most skilful romanssr would fail to
faithfully delineato or portray. a.
The upper fqlls, on tho same stream, arg
few miles above, in North Carolina. They
are perpendicular, of great height, adiHare
truly grand and awe.inspiring. On the
way to these falls, splendid view. Of the
line Of the Blue Ridge Railroad, some
twenty-five miles distant, can be obtained
On approaching the falls from this dircc-
ton, the road winds up the Kcowee river
romantically through tho picturesque Val
ley of Jocassee, whose Legendary history has
been sketched by Mrs. Ellct, in romance
Of thrilling interest and beauty, and which
appeared in our columns several years ago:
In this Valley stands the residence ofthe
accommodating host, Ag, Hester, who is ev-
er ready to welcome visitors in the good
old Carolina STYLE His house has bcenfur-
fhished for tho purpose ofentertaining com
pany, and his table is; bountifully ssprcad
with the very best. Mr.. Hester is fertu:
, nate man, surrounded with the most splen-
. did scenery, any an abundance Of everything
to make life Aass AleasantIys and, ,%e can
say to those who may favor lin with a visass
it, that yolrca canuotl leave hip without enjoy
ing them to the fallest extant. -
| 80
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The Spartanburg Colleges.

The following Reports of the Spartanburg
Colleges wcpublish from the Southern Christian
ddcocatc of the 23d inst:
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h.s lie bu' mostly held 81 a. sa'aNe on Ai' pre s-d
2G1n 10. a, sc "a 20 ,'i, ear, ,,,., an R,o
HlDEs-Ft" Wsts' s'NJ -. sS ~. SOC ~
Bu'u's AFres si'rs ma N ~ p 1865 - As
Upfov,utrt, snoie N" sNir' ~ g. an
Hs7c lof fo 'fon s'oNi' a. +, 'i. -. N'' Dt.ats,
n stcun - -" ~ y r. P'Ii'o "n "~'- '' - @aS %
sou'h"rr - =! cash $50,
HOPS-New - Gru sses = ~ pa = I@il' on 1e1
f tccs ht crts a Ole further saes "er' Dsl' y " eev
O. private
HAY-A far dvusr q prus and Toe make steady
sales 4 20 balls A. 9pdeS 4 loo =.
lRON-Scotch rs steady the improvement, AID .
rsqus.t; ysrd a. t3 So sp.l
lots r. N. ,cIe nnsua more money
LEATHFR continues srm. ard Gocc demand prevails tie
r,ceirt. cont rue in proving
LiME-Rcck spi steady SECS OF 600 bis 81 = fr ccus
mon srd So 81 mr..
EOLASSEs-iNlt ne doing; prices steady; ,.ss of
8Chb. Cuba Nusc wade - sc.
NAVAL STORFS-Sqir.'s Trr~nioe {. steady acl ia
n,Ssr'e eau,s; ses = - bhl. p,.t shppns order
A. snS 80 hhs H. roi shpV- order ss eash.
Cruie quiet, hu' sym Common ~ inactive b., .uI
IN lib sit tu y held sale 50 bbis 81 a.
n delivered The 'dum 40 tu- Gades sht stcck
md cwg he bh prizes sskrd the trAnsactnus hersfors
ar restricted TN Is btNari hl have not learned Of NY
hlit.r sales. Pi'ch = gu-f b. fesdy.