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Where the Heart is, there is Home.

All, YES, whereer the heart is, though
it he in the lowiy matched cottage CT the
splendid PALACE! Where loved ones dwell
no matter how rough the walls. how small
the rooms, or how scant the furniture, it
there be room for loving hearts. It's home,
sweet home!
The poor wanderer, far from his loved
home. will look back with fond remem-
bral,cc to the little vine.clad cot, where
he received fathers blessing and a
mothers warm kiss; where % sisters
smile was sunshine to his heart, and a
brothers companionship blessed and
cheered his boyhood. Oh, how ne longs
again 10 trace the ripping brook, and
Climb the rugged steep, where he spent
so msny hours What is fame. honor,
or fine equipage to him? His heart is
with those he loves, at home, and tears
chase each other down his cheek as men,
ocy, ever faithful, brings back the happy
faces of his family, sitting around the
dear old hearthstone? ln fancy ne hears
their parting words when he left them to
seek his fortune in strange land; again
he grasps the hands of parents, brothers,
and sisters, and hears that word which
thrills his very soul" Good bye!" All,
little did he know how much he loved
the scenes of his childhood, until the
great ocean had rolled between him and
all he loved OH earth His feet press
the strangers soil, but for him the sun
does not shine bright, the birds do not
sing sweetly, and he sighs with the Swift
ger:
"All that's dear, to me is wanting;
Lone and cheerless here l roam;
The strangers joys. howe'er enchanting,
To me can never bo like home?
'NGive methese, ask no other,
Those that bless the humble dome,
Where dwell my father and my mother
Give, oh, give me back my home"
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Too Late-A Word to Parents.

"He's getting 50 unruly don't know
what to do with him! must try to get
him with somebody who can manage
him. He's going to ruin !" .
All, widowed mother, fear tits already
too late. Your son learned long ago that
he could resist your authority with i'm
punity. Oh! why did you not cc"trol,
firmly and kindly, that powerful will,
while it was in your power-while it was
young and pliable9 | have seen you
laugh, in former years, at his comlcai
manner of resisting you; have seen
YOU wink at his disobedience, and even
appear to credit his lies, when | knew
YOU did not. rather than come in contact
with his violent and resolute temper DO
YOU recellect how | seriously offended
YOU. long ago, by pleading with you in
behalf of your noble boy ?-yes in his
behalf-thaugh it was my desire to see
him severely punished You called me
;crucln' and "unfeeling" when | told you
YOU could not begin too early to control
him. And so, for the first few years OF
his life you allowed him to play the tly-
rant over yourself and sll the household /;
aud now you actually fear him--fear to
provoke his violent passion-and he sees
it, he knows it we'll! People are plying
yon, poor mother. and speaking hard
things against your child; and you are
to be piiied-yes, deeply pilied; but you
are also to be blamed. Snch ~ son as
you might have had He had all the
material for man of the highest stamp
IA bright and powerful intellect-a
strong villa firm purpose-a suscepti'
BILE and loving heart-and all these en-,
shrined in q noble and beautiful casket-
head, face, and figure, almost perfect !
And now unloving and unloved-he seems
fast going to destruclion--it is sight to
make an angel weep!
Poor heart-stricken mother! perhaps
it is not too late to save your son? God
grant it may be so!
In certain book, there are some wise
sayings, which | will transcribe, though
they contain doctrines which have now,
unfortunately for mankind, become m'
fashionable; but here they are, ponder
them, oh ye parents!
"He that spareth his rod, hateth his
son; but he that loveth him chastencth
him betimes."
aChasten thy son while there is hope
and let not thy soul spare for his cry
ing
sFoolishness is bound in the heart of a
child, but the rod of correction shall drive
it far from him.
.The rod and reproof being wisdom,
but child left to himself bringeth his
mother to shame"
"There is way that seemeM right
unto a man but the end thereof are the
ways of DEATH
STANLEY.
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Put a Good Face Upon II.

If you wish to succeed in. life, if you
wish to find friends, if you wish your
relatives or associates to enjoy your
company, wear cheerful face; every
body dislikes and shuns sad one, if it is
habitually sad. Every body but God
grows weary of being reminded of sor-
row, and the heart that is always full of
bitter waters will be left alone. Pretend
to be happy if you can do no more. Coax
suabeams to your eyes, smiles to your
lips. Speak hopeful, yea, words as often
as you can get the name of being cheer
full, and it will be as incense to you.
Wherever the glad face goes it is vel
come; whatever the laughing lips ask is
apt to be granted. If you are starving
for want Of either food for body or spirit,
it is better to laugh than to cry as you
tell the tale. There was one once, who,
with face like tombstone, told and
told her wants, and met with repulse
after repulse from those whose faces fell
at sight of her; but at last, laughing in
strange mirth at her own misery, she
told it once again. Tears started into
the eyes of her hearers, and instant relief
was given. Men are impatient of tears
and women are weary of them. Don't
give way to them, no matter what the
case may be, get back the smiles as
quickly as You can. Let them be but
'hollow smiles," if that's the best you
can do. Keep at that. By and bye you
will be'tetter. Laugh to keep from cry
ing. Never give up to gloom; it is a
wrong to; those about you. Sad faces
add to the weight of trouble that life lays
upon every heart. Woto US if we can
not look about US and see bravely cheer
full faces to encourage our hearts Let
us be careful that each one of US has one
of these faces. A man who carries
glad face does an amount of good in the
world impossible to compute, even if he
is too poor to give one cent in n-charity
and man whose face. is generally sad,
does, every day of his life, more harm
than can be reckoned. This is hard
world, full of all manner of troubles; ;
but every one of them can, for much of
the time, be wrestled out of sight; and
every living man and woman, as soon as
the first distress is little past, can at the
very least, assume cheerfulness. This is
decent. More than this, It's duty. No.
body has any right to go about perpet-
ual dampener of enjoyment. And no
one has just reason for habitual sadness
till he has lost his soul.
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STANLEY.
Read, Pause and Reflect.

If you wish to become fool, be a
drunkard; and you will soon lose your
understanding.
If you wish to unfit yourself for ra;
tional intercourse, be a drunkard for
this will accomplish your purpose.
If you are resolved to kill yourself, be
drunkard; that being sure mode of
destruction.
If you wish to be robbed, be drunk
ard; which viii enable the thief to do it
with more safety.
If you wish to blunt your senses, be a
drunkard; and you will be more stupid
than an ass.
If you wish to be always thirsty, be q
drunkard; for the oftener and more you
drink, the oftener and more thirsty you
will be.
If you seek to prevent your friends
raising you in the world, be drunkard !;
for that will defeat all their efforts.
If you would effectually countcract
your own attempts to dc well, be drunk
ard, and you will most assuredly tri-
umph.
If you are determined to be poor, be a
drunkard; and you will soon be ragged
and pcnniless.
If you would be hated by your family
and friends be drunkard and you will
soon be more than disagreeable.
If you would be pest to society, be a
'drunkard; and you>will soon be avoided
as infectious.
If you do not wish to have your faults
reformed, continue to be a, drunkard;
and you will not care for good advice.
If you would smash windows, break
the peace, get. your bones broken, tumble
under carts and horses, and be locked up
in watch house, be drunkard; and
it will be strange if you do not sue
ceed.
If you wish all your prospects in life
to be clouded, be drunkard and they
will be dark enough.
If you wish to destroy your body, be
drunkard; as drunkenness is the mother
of disease.
If you intend to ruin your soul, be o
drunkard; that you may be excluded
from heaven.
If you wish to starve your family, be
a drunkard; for that will consume the
means of support.
If you would be imposed upon by
knaves, be drunkard; that will make
their task easy.
If you would expose both your folly
and secrets, be a drunkard; and they will
soon be made known.
If you are too strong, be drunkard; ;
you will soon be subdued by so great and
powerful an enemy.
: If you would be an nuisance, be
drunkard; for the approach of drunk
ard is like that of dunghill.
Finally, if you are determined to be
utterly destroyed, in estate, body and
soul, be a drunka,d, and you will soon
know that it is impossible to adopt q
more effectual means to accomplish it.
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slow the night rolls away" The trav-
elIer, who has for many long and tedi-
Gus day urged on his steps towards home,
as he lies down to rest few days jour
ney from his little cottage in the solitude
of midnight, and thinking of his dear
wife and prattling children, exclaims,
g How slow the night rolls away" The
Christian, who has baffled with the storm
of this life for many a long year until
his locks have become white n'hs mas
ter's service, in looking out upon the
future of happiness that awaits him, and
desiring to depart in peace to dwell with
his God, exolaims with enthusiasm, "How
slow the night rolls away!"
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were suspended by the brittle thread of
his arbitrary pleasure, had time to con;
verse with books. Caesar, when he had
curbed the spirit of the Roman people,
and was thronged with visitors from the
remotest kingdoms, found time for intel
lectual conversation. Every man has
time; if he is careful to improve it as
we'll as he might, he can reap threefold
reward. Let all make use Of the hours
at their disposal, if they want to obtain
a proper influence in society. They can,
if they please, hold in their hands the
destinies of our Republic. - 49,. : x. 4:
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INDUSTRY ITS OwN REwARD.-Any.
thing we make up our minds to do we
can do. There is nothing impossible to
be done by determined, persevering eff:
fort, and nothing of Importance can be &C.
complished without it. 1t was labor that
built the pyramids, by labor the arts and
sciences were brought to their present
state of perfection, and labor is necessary
for the health and happiness of all. In
dustry is the law of being, and we are so
constituted that when the law is fully
recognized, it brings its own reward.
Bodily labor is not the only kind that is
necessary-mind and body should be ex-
ercised. In this way cheerfuiness and
contentment are promoted, and we are
to fill with honor any station
assigned us by Providence. We often
regard the doom pronounced on man,
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MAKING OTHERS HAPPY.-A mother
who was in the habit of asking her chill.
dren, before they retired for the night,
what they had done that day to make
others happy, found her twin daugh-
tefs silent. The question was repeated.
81 can remember nothing good all
this day.. dear, mother, only that one of
my schoolmatcs was happy, because she
said she had gained the head of the class,
and smiled on her and ran to kiss her; /;
so she said was good. That is all, dear
mother"
The other spoke still more timidly.
"A little girl who sat with me on" the
bench at school lost little brother. |
saw that. while she studied her lesson,
she hid her face in her book and wept.
I felt sorry, and laid my face on the
same book and wept with her. She
then looked up and was comforted, and
put her arms around my neck but |
do not know why she said had done her
good" .
"Come to my arms, my darlings !"
said the mother, " to rejoice with those
that rejoice, and weep with those that
weep, is to obey our blessed Redeemer
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HAVE NO TINE to REAp.-The ide

j HAVE NO TINE to READ.-The idea
about the want of time is mere phan-
tom. Franklin found time in the midst
of all his labors to dive into the hidden
recesses Of philosophy, and to explore
the untrodden paths of science. The
great Frederick, with an empire at his
direction, in the midst of war, on the
eve of battles which were to decide the
fate of his kingdom, found time to revel
in the charms of philosophy and intel
lectual pleasures. Bonaparte, with all
Europe at his disposal, with kings in his
begging for vacant thrones,
With thousands Of 1nerl whose destinies
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State of South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,

IN ORDINARY. --..-''--.
DY W. F. DURIs0E, Esqr., Ordinary of Edge.
I'D field District.
Whereas, N, E. Brown; Berry Deason and
VIM. c. Ludwick havo. applied to mo for Lottcrs
Of Administration, on all and singular the goods
and chattels, rights and credits of John Brown,
late of the District aforesaid, dcccnsed.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonsh all
md singular, the kindred and creditors of tho
nox. ordinarys Codrtifar fhe safd District, to be
h6ldon ut Edgefeld G. H., on the Sd dny of
June next, to show cnuse,' If any, why tho
said administration should not bo granted.
8 Given under my hand and seal, this 10Th day of
May in tho year of our, Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-segen and in 5hehinety!l:st
year of American Independence. :,
s;sls;BtF. DuBlsQE, ORB /
May 2s 10 ; IT, 81 d
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For..Tax Collector.

For. Tax Collector.
The Many Friends of D. A. J. BELL, Esq.
respectfully nominate him as Candidate fol
Tax Collector at tho next election.
Oct Is to AZ
The many Friends OF Capt. JAMES MITCH.
ELL respectfully nominate him as Candidate
for TAX COLLECTOR at the next election.
SALUDA.
Dec 6 tes SO
We have been requested by many friends Of
Mr.. JOHN A. BARKER to announce him Can
didatc for Tax Collector Of Edgefcld District at
the ensuing election.
Oct. ., te*
NS- We have. been authorized by friends Of
.Cnpt. STUART HARRISON to announce him
Candidate for reelection to tho Office of Clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas for this District, at
the next election.
April 9<' - to =. : -. Is =
@-Wehave been authorized by tho many
friends of Capt. L. YANcEY DEAN to an
nounce him Candidate for Clerk of tho Court
of Common Pleas for Edgefcld District at the
next election.
Junc20 to " 27
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DENTISTRY.

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Having acquainted himself with the late cincs-
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good and satisfactory work to oil who may desire
his services.
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Power OF Coon MANS LIFE The
beauty of holy life, says Chalmers,
constitutes the most eloquent and effec.
tive persuasion to religion, which one hu.
man being can address to another. We
have many ways of doing good to our
fellow-creatures, but none so efficacious.
as leading virtuous, upright, and we'll
ordered life. There is an energy of
moral suasion in good mans life, pass.
ing the highest efforts of the orators
genius. The seen but silent beauty of
holiness speaks more eloqucntly of God
and duty than the tongues of men and
angels. Let parents remember this. The
best inheritance to leave child is a vir.
nous example, alegacy of hallowed re.
membranes and associations. The beau
ty of holiness beaming through the life
of a loved relative or friend, is more
effectual to strengthen such as do stand
in virtues ways, and raise up those that
are bowed down, than precept, command>
entreaty, or warning. Christianity itself,
| believe, owes by far the greater part of
its moral power, not to the precepts or
parallels of Christ, but to his own Char.
acter. The beauty of that holiness which
is enshrined in the four brief biographies
of the man of Nazareth, has done more,
and will do more to regenerate the world,
and bring in an everlasting righteousness,
than all the other agencies put together.
1t has done more to spread his religion
in the world, than all that has ever been
written on the evidences of Christianity.
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State of South Carolina,
'EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,
49, IN COMMON PLEAS.
g. W. Murphy & Slocum, 'f -

VS. Fog. Attach.
J. a. Bass, ~
yHyHE Plaintiffs in the above stated case having
Il this day fled their Declaration in my Office,
and the Defendant having neither wife nor Attor-
ney known to reside within the limits of this
State on; whom copies of said Declaration with
rules to plead can be served; On motion of W..
W. ADAMS, Esq, piaintifs Attorney, Ordered,
that said. Defendant. appear and plead to said
Declaration within year and a day from the date
hereof or final and absolute Judgement will be
given against him.
80 HARRISON, COED. !,
Sept. q, 1895. Iyq - II
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In the sweat Of thy face shalt;thou eat !
bread, va curse, but it isreally asbEessings:
for we find that all rational enjoyment
follows in the train Of Industrious labor,
whether physical. OF mental.-Cincinnati
Gazette,
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State Of: South Carolina,
- EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, =
elis IN COMMON PLEAS.
n atLr;d no Chnbtb n RI heorar.l

a.lil IN COMMON PLEAS.
Gdthridgc Cheathar, bearer;
us d; 80 sTor. AaacAm'at
CIV Strom.s Il. - ,'a-'-
YEyHE Plaintiff in the above statud case having
u this day filed his Declaration in my Office,
and the Defeidant having neither wife nor Attor-
ney known to reside within the limits Of this
State on whom copies of said Defamation with
ruou to plend can be served; On motion of W.
W. Adams, Plaintiffs 5 Attorney, orleredthat said
Defendant appear and plead to said Declaration
within year anu a dny from the GATE hereof or
final and absolute Jud gmen will be given against
him, S. HARRISON, COED. +
Mar I, 1867. ~ II
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Guard Against Vulgar Language.

There is as much connexion between
the words and the thoughts as there is
between the thoughts and the words {;
the latter are not only the expression OF
the former, but they have a power to
react upon the soul and leave the stains
of their corruption there. A young
man who allows himself to use one pro.
fame or vulgar word, has not only shown
that there is foul spot on his mind, but
by the utterance of that word he extends
that spot and inAames it, till by indul.
gence, it will soon pollute and ruin the
whole soul. Be careful Of your words,
as we'll as your thoughts. If you can
control the tongue, that no improper
words are pronounced by it, you will
soon be able to control the mind and
save that from corruption. You extin-
guish the fire by smo;hering it, or by
preventing bad thoughts bursting out
in language. Never utter word any
where, Which you would be ashamed
to speak in presence of the most reli-
gious man. Try this practice little,
and you will soon have command of
yourself
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Loving Words.

Many parents who truly love their
children, who labor diligently to acquire
the means to educate them and to give
them comfortable home, who practice
rigid selfdenial that they may accu.
mulate fortunes with which to endow
them, are yet soichary, of tender epithets
aud loving words5as to induce the belief
that their exertions TO acquire-mealth, or
to increase the comforts of home, are
the results of avarice or pride, and not
tn. promptings of paternal' affection.
Alasi for the happiness of that family
where the husband and father regards
tokens: of endearment as .unmannerly
or unnecessary. An individual relates
that one day, talking with lovely child,
six or seven years of age, he tried to
impress on her mind lesson of graft,
tude by reminding her that it was He
who gave her such a kind, loving father,
whom everybody respected for his Sir.
tues and piety. 81 was thunderstruck," "
he says, with her remarks. Raising
her soft blue eyes to my face, she SAID,
|" He doesn't love me; my father doesn't
love me-" sai1, in surprise, (" Why do
you think your father doesn't love you g
She replied, "Because he never speaks
fondly to me-" This father doubtless
loved his child, but on his return from
business, harassed by cares, or absorbed
m.plans for increasing =wealththat,would
be expended most literally on his family,
he had often thoughtlessly, perhaps rough
ly,= checked the fond attentions of hls
child, wounding her tender sensibilities,
and inducing the belief that she had no
place in his heart.
Fathers, mothers, speak kindly, low
ingly to your children. 1t is mistake
that ahectionate words and caresses spoil
child. 1t is harsh rebukes and unjust
accusations that ALLEVIATE the affections OF
the child and destroy his confidence in
your wisdom and love, and lead to q
course Of deception which ends in ruin.