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To the Girls.

Dow, in, has said great many good
things, and has uttered many a sound truth
in his quaint style, half comic, half serious,
but he never said anything better than the
following address:
Ladies'! you Gagged birds of beautiful plum.
age, but sickly look; you pale pets of the
pallor, vegetaling in unhealthy shades Of a
greenish complexion, like that of potato
in dark celiar--why don't you 90 out in
the open air and add lustre to your eyes,
and vigor to your frames Take early
morning exercise--let loose Your corset
strings and run up the hill for wager and
down again for fun. Liberty thus exercised
aud enjoyed, will render you healthy, bloom
ing and beautifu-as lovely as the graces
prolific as Devcrs. The buxom, bright-ey
ed, rosy checked, full.breasted, bouncing lass
who can darn stocking, mend trowsers
make her own f ocks, command a regiment
of pots and kettles, feed the pigs, milk the
cows, and he lady withal in company, is
just the sort of II girl for me or any other
young man to marry. But you, ye pining,
lolling, screwed up, wasp.waisted, ll.dress-
ed, putty-faced, consump,ion.mortga
music numbering, novel devouring daughters
of fashion and idleness-are no more fl,
for matrimony than pullet is to look after
II family Of fourteen chickens. The truth
is, my dear girls, you want, generally speak
ing, more leg exercise, and less sofa more
pudding and less piano more frankness and
less mock modesty more cornec beef steak
and less bishop. Loosen yourselves little
enjoy more liberty and less restraint Of fash
i"n-breathe the pure atmosphere Of free
dom !; become something nearly as lovely as
The God Of Nature designed.
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think if try hard, I'll make housekeeper

think, II try hard, I'll make a housekeeper
in timer"
This was so unexpected. that the husbands
mother was delighted. Ida had gore right
home to her matter. of-fact, every day heart.
"Why. yes. you precious little darling !"
she answered with an enthusiasm almost
foreign to her character. Il couldn't have
done better myself"
The shadow passed from the heart of Ida,
as her eyes rested on the pleased coun,e.
nance Of Ter husband. 1t was the first
shadow that had fallen since their happy
wedding day, and moved on quickly but
its memory was left behind. 1t was like
the drawing Of n veil, which partly concenls.
yet beauties countenance, revealing the
enchanted expression.
ldas husband was man, like the rest.
with mans coumon wants and weaknesses
and her married world one in which hands
must take hold of common duties. But
she soon learned that. in the real world.
were real delights, substantial and abiding
Bravely did she walk in the new patl,
that lay at her feet. She had her reward
Tea and toast but expressed her household
duties none of which were rightly perform.
ed during that delicious honeymoon. But
she failed in nothing afterward; and soon
learned that the ground in which true hap,
pness takes deepest root, and from which it
springs up with strongest branches, is the
ground Of common, homely duties.
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PEARLS FOUND IN SPARrANBuRo.-T
were shown to us, few days ago, by DR..
w. 9: kilgore, three beautiful pearls, which,
he informed us had been taken by one of
his nelghbo-s from some muscles found in
Ben's Creek. They were submitted to the
inspection of Mr.. Charles Bechtler, Of our
town, who has been engaged in the watch
and jewelry business for a number of years,
and is therefore very competent to judge Of
their character, and he pronounced them
genuine pearls. They were of bright, bril-.
liant color, almost transparent. We would
judge them to be Of considerable value.
.Spartanburg Elpress.
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81 5rIrrtrh 5turu.
THE FIRST SHADOW.
BY T. 8. ARTHUR.

Ida was bride. Onward through a
whole year Of patient waiting, had she NOV
ed towards this blessed estate, all her
thoughts golden over. all her fancies radi
ant with love and beauty. And now she
was a bride-a happy bride. He who had
won her, was worthy to wear her as a
crown. Kind, honorable and gifted-his
praise was on the lips Of all men.
Yes, Ida was happy bride. It was the
blooming, fragrant spring time. Singing
birds were in al the trees, musical waters,
gliding through the peaceful landscape and
II cloudIess sky bending over ALL The bless
e,,ness Of this new life WAS greater shan she
her maiden fancies.
moon had waxed and waned since the
lover became the husband; q moon, drop
ping the sweets Of Mount lybla. II was
evening, and Ida stood by the window,
< looking out through The dusky air, waiting
and wishing for the return of her husband,
who WAS later than usual from his home.
al last, her glad eyes caught glimpse Of
lis well known form, and starting back
from the window, she went with springing
step. to meet him at the door: opening it
ere his hand conld ring the bell.
..Dear EIward!" What gushing love
was III her voice! She raised her lips for n
kiss, and kiss was given. But somehow,
i.s warmth did not 60 down to her heart.
Are you not well. dear 7" she asked.
very tendsrsy, rs they entered their pleas
ant Ili.ie parlor; and she looked up into his
face and iricd to read its expression. But
tile twilight was too deep.
!. Quite rs well as usual, love-" The
voice Of her husband was low and gentle !;
.b.a itshad a new and changed sound for
the young wises ears--a sound that made
sher hears treinbie. And yet, his arm was
! around her, and he held one of her hands,
tightly ecmpsessing it within his own.
Il arew da,k in the room before the gas
wsA lighted When the strong rays fell
suddcuIy upon the face Of her husband, Ida
ssw change there also. II was cicu.ied.
Mo- heavily clouded but still in shadow.
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THE SNUFF. Box QuEsrIoN.,-Gen. Jack.
sons gold snuffbox is likely to lead to a
war among some of the military "heroes {"
Of New York. Majors Fairchild and Tay.
lor, and other officers of the New York req.
iment which served in Mexico, are out in a
card, in which they allege that Major Dyck-
man, the successful claimant. did no more
in Mexico than Others Of the same repi-
ment /; and that the facts assumed in the re-.
port in his favor does great injustice to eve.
ry other soldier in the regiment.
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THE difference between republic and
monarchy is thus pointed out by somebody
" Pile all the people into a pyramid with
the President for an apex, and you have tho
symbol Of II republic. You can shake tho
President, but you can't move the united
force Of the people. Invert that pyramid,
with King for its base, and you have the
symbol of a monarchy. Trip up that King
and the whole structure falls into confusion"
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ATTEMPTED WHOLESALE MURDER.-Two
boys belonging to Col. L. J. Roberts were
detected, on Wednesday, in an attempt to
throw the train off the Abbevile Branch
road. whether BY removing the rail or pIac.
ing distractions OH the track, we did not
learn. One Of the miscreants was arrested
and is now in Jail; the other made his es.
cape.--A6beviHc Press.
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An 1NDUsTRIous MAN.--The Postma master
General has nearly completed the arraLge-
ments by which to concentrate at Cincinna-
ii, by the most prompt and expeditions
means, the great northern and eastern mails,
thence TO DO distributed through tie western
States and territories generally. lie is also
endeavoring to improve the southern mail
service.
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OSE of the most important female quail.
ties is sweetness Of temper. Heaven did not
give woman insinuation and persuasion in
order to be snrly; it did not give her y
sweet voice to be employed in scolding.
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ioUR County PApER.-The following,
from Fowler & Wells Life Illustrated, is so
TO the point, tha. we recommend it TO our
friends without further comment:
We occasionally receive letters in which
the writer expresses tho determination 10
stop their county o. village paper. and take
our publications instead. We think man
ought to support his own paper first,
and then IT he can afford to take paper
from distance, let him do so, and we will
be happy to furnish him with Life Illus
trated. The country press is, in our opin-
ion, the most important in its effect ON the
enlightment Of the nation. 1t conveys, in
ten thousand rills, intelligence to every home
in the country. The country press ougb, to
receive cordial support. Every place
should try to have its paper of such a char
aeter that people could justly be proud of it.
10 this end, let them pay promptly, adver.
tise literally, recommend warmly, and in
every difficulty stand by the editor as they
can conscieneiously.
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5rlertea purtrg.
[From the National Intelligencerl
"A Hundred Years to Come"


"a Hundred Years to Come"
Where will he the birds that sing,
A hundred years to come
Z The flowers that now in beauty spring,
A hundred years to come;
The rosy lip,
The lofty brow,
The heart that beats .-.
So gaily now .. ....
O! where will be loves beaming eve,
Joys pleasant smiles and sorrows sigh,
A hundred years 10 comet
Who'll press for gold this crowded street
\ hun.red years TO comet
Who'll tread yon church with willing feet
A hundred years to come!
Pale trembling age
And fiery youth,
And childhood, with
It's brow Of truth,
The rich and poor, on land and sea,
Where will the mighty millions be
A hundred years to Gomez
We all within our graves shall sleep
A hundred years TO come
No living soul for us will weep
A hu ldred years to come!
But other men
Our lands will till,
And others then
Our streets will fill;
While other birds will sing as gay,
AS bright the sunshine rs today,
A hundred years to Gomez
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LOOK not mourntulIy into the past---it
cannot return /; wisely improve the present
lit is thine ; 60 forth to meet the shudowy
fear, and with manly heart.
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WORKING GIRLs.-Happy Girls !! who
cannot love them With cheeks like roses,
bright eyes, and elastic step, how cheerfuly
hey go to work. blessed indeed will those
men he who secure such prizes. Contrast
Hose who do nothing but sigh all dry, and
live to follow the fashions, who never earn
The bread they eat, or the shoes they wear !;
who are languid and lazy from one weeks
end to the other. Who, but a simpleton
and popinjay, would prefer the latter, if he
were looking for companions Give us
the working girls; they are worth their
weight in gold. You never SEQ them mine
ing along, or jump n dozen feet 10 steer
clear of ii spider or II fly; they have no af.
ectation, or silly airs about them. When
they m .et you, they speak without putting
on dozen silly airs, or trying to show off
to a better advantage, and you feel as if you
were talking to human being, and not to
IA painted automation or fallen angel.
If girls knew how sadly they missed il,
while they endeavor to shew off their deli
cate hands and uhsoiled skins, and put on q
thousand airs. they would give worlds for
tho situation Of the working ladies, who are
far abo, them in intelligence, in honor, in
everything, rs the Heavens are above the
earth.
BE wise, then; you have made fools of
yourselves through life. Turn over new
leaf, and begin, though late, to live and act
Ms human beings as companions to immor
tai man, and not TO playthings and dolls.
In no other way can you be happy and sub
serve the design Of your existence.
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He who is not handsome at twenty, noy
strong at thirty, nor rich at forty, nor wise
at fifty, will never be handsome, strong, rich
nor wise.
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$ of the onb ano be Diffusion of sefu hnoueoes anon


should do likewise, tor she was one Of the
noble spirits Of the times that tried mems
soulsn
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The GREATEsr NATURAL BRlpoE IN THE
WoRLD.-The Abingdon yirginian contra
diets the statement, recently published, that
the greatest natural bridge in the world Is
that over Cedar creek in Virginia. 1t ex-
tends across chasm so feet in width and
$50 feet deep. at the bottom of which q creek
flows The Virginiaa says (" The writer
is mistaken. not AZ TO the dimensions Of the
bridge. but as to the fact of its being the
greatest natural bridge in the world
There is a natural bridge within SO miles of
this place, in Scott county, VA, compared
With which. the bridge over Cedar creek is
a mere circumstance. The Scott bridge ex.
tends across chasm more than twice so
feet in width and is 42O feet deep, at the
bottom of which flows much larger and
more rapid stream than Cedar creek. The
arch of the Scott bridge is not SO perfectly
formed as that Of Cedar creek, but it is not
less bridge, with broad wagon road 10.
Gated upon it. The survey for the Cumber.
land Gap Railroad passed through the arch
of this bridge. It is, perhaps, the widest
and most stupendous natural curiosity in the
United States, and yet it is comparatively
unknown. no
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Nor What We eat, but what We digest
does us good. So with reading.
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Separating the Sexes IN School.

On this point, Mr. Stowe, celebrated
Glasgow teacher, uses the following Ian
guage: "The youth of both sexes Of our
Scotch peasantry have been educated to-
gelher; and, rs whole, the Scotch are the
most moral people on the earth. Education
in England is given separately, and we rev.
er have heard from practical men that any
benefit has arisen from this arrangement.
Some influential individuals there mourn
over the prejudice on this point. In Dub.
lin larger number OF girls turned out bad
lv. who had been educated alone until they
attained the age of maturity, than III use
vino were otherwise brought up-the sepa.
ration of the sexes has been found to be in.
furious. We may repeat that it is impossi.
ble to raise the girls rs high, intellectually,
without boys as with thern-and it is i'm.
possible 10 raise boys as high, morally, with.
ont girls. The girls morally elevate the
boys, and the boys intellectually elevate the
girls. But more than this-girls them
selves ale morally elevated 10y the presence
Of boys. and boys are intellectually elevated
by the presence of girls. Girls brought up
with boys are more positively moral, and
boys brought up in schools with girls ar,
more positively intellectual. by the soften
ing influence of the female character. lr
the Normal Seminary at Glasgow, the most
beneficial effects have resulted from the more
natural course. Boys and girls. from the
age of two or three years to that of fourteen
or fifteen, have been traired in the same
class room, galleries, and play grounds, with
out improperly; and they are never sepa-
rated, except ut needle work"
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TERMS.

Z ONE DOLLAR and Firrr CESrs in advance; Two
DOLLARS IL delayed.
CLUBS Of FIVE and upwards One DOLLAR,
the money in every instance to accompany the
order.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted conspicuously Mt
thc rates Of rs cents per square Of IS lines for
quent insertion.
Contracts for yearly advertising made reason
able.
AGENTS.
w. w. WALKER, Jr., Columbia, 8. c.
PRrRE SrRADLEY, Esq, Flat Rock, N. c.
A. ~. PsDES Fairview p. o., Greenville Dist
WtLLrAM @. BAILEY, Pleasant Grove, Greenville.
Carr. r. Q ANDERSON. Enoree, Spartanburg.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-12
1nat incl

The Kansas correspondents have enjoy
ed themselves very we'll in chronicling
the incidents of duel which they repre-
sented as one of their number had on the
tapis with the senior editor of the Herald
of Freedom. We will not detail the facts
in the case, but we take the liberty to
copy from the Philadelphia Daily Sun of
the 21st ult, a paragraph from letter
from our lamented friend, Mr.. Nixon,
whose death we chronicled last week, and
who occupied the position of our next
friend" in that affair. After seeing their
statements of the transaction, he wrote:-
"When will the correspondents of sew
eral of the leading New York and Boston
papers learn to write the truth? They
have allowed their personal quarrels to
interfere with their communications. /
have seen several articles of theirs con-
corning an affair of the editor of the
Herald Of Freedom and Z lctter-wri-
ter, and es'erg enc contains more or less
falseheeds. One of the letters pub
lished in an Eastern paper as tissue Of
.faLsehooas. | know of what | am now
speaking, and have authority for what
assert, which no one will care to contro-
vert. I am not surprised that the pro-
slavery press should take advantage of
these talsekoods, and brand all the ema-
nations of such men as false, no matter
what the subject may be, or of how great
importance
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-12
Free State Policr

For some six or eight months past there
has been q division among the Free State
men of Kansas, as to what policy should
lie pursued. in political. matters. It has
not only engpossed large share of the
attention of The people of this Territory,
but our Eastern friends have been in the
same attitude. both as regardswhat should
be cur true policy, and the mode of car
ryiBg it out. Some of our Eastern friends
have distrulsted the ability of the people
of Kansas to manage their own affairs to
successful end. There was goud reason
for such suspicion, arising out of the
fact of the division in our own ranks. the
enemies of freedom seeing the division,
Instantly seized upon the opportunity to
throw tares among the wheat. But thanks
to the patriotism of the People, they will
stick 10 pifncipts in spite OF all the difl.-
culties in the way. No tricks OF dema-
goguess or would be-great men can divert
us from pursuing policy which viii
make Kansas a Free State. The Grass
hopper Falls Convention is an exemplifi-
cation of that fact. The great, all-absorb-
ing question is-How shall we make
Kansas free. State. and set Rid OF. tho
tyranny Whicn now reigns over us? That
Convention decided to stand BY the polls
there we lost our rightS.ahd there * the
place to resain them. This is the true
policy. Petty despotism may reign over
a free people for while, but it cannot
long withstand their will. Rulers may
contrive to enSlave them, and connive at
wrong and mean, and barbarous acts, but
their own wiekedness will be the material
that will feed the flame which will surely
consume them.
So it will be with all the plotters of in
iquity who have had an active part in this
drama of bloody misruIe and infamy.-
Their day is short, and we are thankful
that there is an overrnlihg Providence,
which will turn the evil intentions of
wicked men, to Illustrate their devices and
bring down upon them just retribution.
We have full confidence and an abiding
faith, that no human arm has the power
to make Kansas slave State. And while
we are confident of this, weshall not ceass
to work to show up to tie world the
false pretensions of hypocritical pretend
erS for freedom OHupa,Ua Journal.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-12
TAe Aerald ofrI|rseJ..a, in gaus,..

The Hesaid ef Es,seaen, published a.
Lawrence, h T., by 9 rrow,, T. ~
sans 81 per al ham, in advance-is an
honest, iadieious, and independent paper
and as true to the cause of making Kan.
sas free State as is the needle to the
pole.
i The Herald has been much abused ard
misrepresented oy Republican papers,and
of late much quoted by locofoeo papers
1t was decidedly pleased with Walkers
fair promises-what decent Republican
was not?--and resolved to do all in its
ppwer to aid him in cafrsing them out
the best course it could possibly take.
whether it believed those promises or not,
1t has warmly defended Walker against
what it considered misrepresentation ard
efforts to hinder him in the fulfilment of
those promises. The Herald very natur-
ally and wisely wished for peace in the
Territory. It did not wish to see emf
grafton retarded, or settlers frightened
out bs senseless and ceaseless political
wrangle, which could only lead to vi0-
lence and bioodshed. The Rerald prob
ably thought that quiet reflection, the
emigration of more peaceful and thrifty
settlers, and less ferceness. in political
discussion, would do up the work Of free
dom much more effectually than longer
continuance of Kansas broils and outrages.
Therefore, when Walker promised peace
az all events and at all hazards, the Her
eM became his champion, for the sake of
peace. As far as we can judge, upon
locking over its files, it has not for mo-
mept swervsd frnin the cause of freedom
! in Kansas, nor has it favored the pro-slave-
ry Democracy, or the organization of an9
party that ooaid be suspected Of a design
to play into the hands of the pro- slavery
party, 1t disapproved and regretted
Walkers armed visit to Lawrence, and
thought it only calculated to make mat
tiers much worse. II has passed through
hail storms of Border Ruffian lies, and the
most trying scenes of Border Ruffian ti5-
lence. Its office has once been entirely de-
molished; and the editor long time held
prisoner. II has since passed through a
more calling hail storm of lies and suspi-
cions on the part of its old friends, but, as
we believe, with an eye constantly fixed
ton. the star of freedom,
In regard to Kansas affairs, we have
more faith in the Herald than we have in
the correspondence of the New York Til
bune, and we heartily join. with several
of our cotemporaries in recommending
those who wish to learn the true state Of
things in Kansas to take the HeraI Of
free on,.-Eaton Co. Republican, Charlotte,
iErh
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-12
Gen. Lann,s s,a,eman..

Gen. LANE states that on the subject of
the Lecompton Convention he has been
Incorrectly quoted. That he has always
felt and still feels that that Convention is
a humbug, neither to be respected or fear.
ed by the people of Kansas breathed
into existence by few hundred Missouri;
voters, whose names were fraudulentlv
enrolled upon a registry framed by the
representatives of Missouri, and engrossed
exclusively by them.
lnrdlculing the thing in his Big Springs
speech ne advised Gov. Walker, then pre.
sent' to surround that meeting by his U.
.. soldiers, for fear the Kansas boys might
touch them if found outside the ring In
his osawkee speech he said, in the same
strain, that before the October election the
Free State party would have a general
review at Big Springs, or in that neighbor-
hood, to afford an opportunity of looking
upon $4,000 organized live Free State
men. In the same speech he ridiculed
the idea of watching the pro-slavery par
ty OF Kansas, saying that, so insignificant
is that party in numbers, he would as
soon strike woman as them. He further
said in that speech, and still saws. that
that Convention was called under Mis-
sour authority; delegates elected by their
votes; the Constitution, if framed. will
be the child of Missouri; that it is cow
ardly to attempt to foist the production
upon the people of Kansas by an indis-
cretron; that if he were Missourian he |
would have that Convention meet and
frame the Constitution in Missouri; and |
inscribing it upon the banners would
march into Kansas, and by force rather
than fraud, compel the people to take it.
This would be much more consistent and
manly.
He has said, and still says, that if the
peace of Kansas is disturbed, (Which is
not at all likely.) it will be by that Le-
compton Convention. IF that body.
'alled into existence By fraud, should
rame Constitution and submit il to the
Missouri registry. or admission should be
lad without ratification by the bona t;de
'itizens, resistance to the bitter end would
inevitably be the result.