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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-18
SC, 900 PIANOS,

In the construction Of which they have introduced every
known and valuable improvement. They have invara.
knowedaed great artists who hsve visited this country
professionally, both for private and public use.
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THE SUMT ER WIS,
DARR & OsTEEN, Proprietors.
DUBLIsHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT SUMTER. S. G.
Z Subscription s4.00 per annum. To Clubs OF tour
$500 per annum.
Advertisements lnser ed on llherll terms.
D nren ter
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confidence, and state their COM
plants In full as we treat all Female Complaints,
and prepare Medicines suitable for all diseases to
which they are subject Thirty two page pamphlet
In sealed envelope, Free =. : = - 2 -
The Cherokee Pills are sold by ell druggists at 81
per box, or six boxes for $5; or they are sent by
from observation, by addressing the sole proprietor,
Dr.. ". B. MERWN, 81 Walker st., n. z. ;
NB-Cherokee Pills No. 9 are prepared for
special cases, when milder medicines fail these
are sent BY mail free Of postage, on receipt OF s.
tho price Of each bou.. = 50 - ;.;s.f :.iyl5
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sIMILIA SIulILlBUs CURANTUR.
HUMPHREYS

ITAvE PROVED, FROM TIE MOST AMPLE ExPk.
III RIENCE, an entire SUCCESS: Gimple-P-omp-
client and Reliable They are the only medicines per
ecty adapted to popular ueoso simple that mistakes
tree from danger, and efficient to be always res
ble They have raised the highest commentator from
all md Will always render RAt3afaction.
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CARD.

Itis with feelings Of pride ss American manufacturers
TINT We publish the following testimontas which have
been received by ui recently:
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, LONDON, July 20, 1865.

Aesirs. Chickerina d Sons:
GENTS: have 1st been invited by Mesgrs. Ooard TO
try Grand Pianoforter manufactured by you, and
have no hesitation In endorsng the opinion OF my old
triond Mr.. O. D. Ooard, Viz That 1t is the finest IN
gtru1uent ever played on.
Believe ple, gentlemen, most faithfully yours,
], L. HATTON,
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CHEROKEE PILLS,
On. Female Regulator,

Cure, Suppressed, Escessire and
;PdinyW = Menstrudtton, Gredn
Sickness, Ne1votta and Spinal AZ
fections, .PGins IN tho Back, &ck-
Reddachs, Gtddtness, and all dis
eases that spring from. irregularity,
BY removing the Cause and all tho
effects that arise from It. They
are perfectly safe In all cases, er-
cept sohen forbidden 6y dtreo.
lions, and are easy to administer;
as they are nicely sugar coated.
They should be In the hands Of
every Maiden, Wife, and Mother
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LONDON, August % 1865.

Jap,e, r. Wehli, &sg.:
NV DEAF s1R: Asyou are going back to the United
etates must beg you to remember me kindly to the
Messrs Chiokeri1g Tell them was delighted with
their Grand Piano-forts-ds good an insrunaat ;nk
az suas epcr turned out, both IN touch andHr'.
Wiahing you, &C., remain ever Il Ly.
- N a. F. BROADWOOD,
Firm of 7. Broadwood 4 Sons, Ptanoforte Manutso
turers, London
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The inspections of Flour and Meal in the city Of Bali
more for the week ending February a. 1867 were as fol
lows: Howard street. 1925 bbls; City Mills. 1910 bbls;
Ohio 1916 bbls; and Family 1751 bblstoal Wheat Flour
12 SOL bbls Together with l31 bbs Rye Flour and &c
hhds and 800 bbls Corn Meal.
GRAN-Wheat-To-day 800 bush offered; no sales; no
prime choice Maryland received for some days Corn
-lO2 $50 bush white and 10000 bush yellow offered; in
clued In the sales were $500 bush white at ST. 7750 do
do at 98c 100 do at 98c at which the market closed tor
prime and 500 bush mixed at 92c $500 bush yellow at 95
a96c The want Of feght room has depressed the mar
ket fer Corn the past day two. Oats-1500 bush
ceved sales 1900 bush at &c., 150 do at SIC No sales
or receipts Of Rye. =. .a'-3:'
MorAssEs- Stock fair but demand; quotations
SPno7moss-The market active for Baoon with sales
of so Shoulders In lots at lie; 25 do rib Sides
12hal2c 30 do clear rib at 1885, 10 do clear at 13&c.
Stock Of Bacon out of smoke very light, especially
Shoulders. Bulk Meats the spot scarce and held
firm; offered to arrive, but no buyers we notice saes Of
10 hhds bulk shoulders at 9hc 10 do clear rib Sdesat
11c Mess Pork quiet saes quote at SCI 60a2l rs
per bbl Lard 2Hc IN bbls Baltimore refined in kegs
15hc pc: ID.
R1cE-We report sales Of $50 bags Rangoon at 81 C.
Carolina held at 1OT@l1 c. Per tb. -.
suaARWas quiet to-day; we report single sale Of III
hhds. English Island vacuum pan on private terms.
sAIE-Is steady at last quotations, viz: for Liverpool
Fine % Is, Ground Alum So 20@S2 rs per sack, and
Turks Island 60c per bushel for lots from store.
8. WHs1sKK7-We quote hold in bond at 25@30c.: no
sales either free or in bond that We are advised Of
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P. E, DRAKE t. CO., New York.
tnrif ~ ,nufivr
THE SUMTER WATCHMAN

rs PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AT SUM-
i TER, s. c., by GILBERT & FLOWERS, Proprietors.
at FOUR DOLLARS per Gnuum, invariably in advance
Advertisements inserted ut usual rates
Every style OF job Printing executed in the neatest
style and greatest dispatch, September ~
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THALBERGs OPlSION.
consider Chickering Il Sons Pianos, beyond com.
psrlBcn, the best have sean In Amerto..
X : - q. THALBERa,
Chairman Of Jury on Musical Instruments.
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SARATOGA
"EXeEbSloRr Spring; WATER.

TyHE WATER OF THIS SPRING Is BELIEVED TO
Il be unequaed by that Of any other in the far-famed
valley of Saratoga Its virtues such as have secured
the high encomiums of a Who have used it, possess
ing, does in an eminent degree, cahsrc diuretc
alternative and tonic qualities
From SAMUEL HENRY DICKSON, M. D., Prtfessor
Practice Of Phyar. Jefferson Medical College, Phila-
delphis, formerly OF Charleston, s. c.:
PHILADELPHIA, November Is, 1866.
have been fora year or more past in the habit OF
taking the water Of the Excelsior Spring Of Saratoga
Accustomed during the great portion Of my invalid lite
to the different waters Of the several ountaine which
boil up along that remarkable valley, dependent indeed
upon them for much of the comfort enjoy am sats
fed that the Excelsior Water Is well sdnpted as any
other among them, not more so to the purposes for
which they are generally employed. Il Is very agreeable
sparkling. can heartily and consctentously
recommend it to NIL who need gentle catharhc and
dinreHc. SAMUEL HENRY DICKSON, M. d.
The Water is put up IN Pint and Quart bottles and
packed in good order for shipping, Pnts IN boxes OF
four dozen eac and Quarts In boxes Ut two dozen eac
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Testimonials ror tie nsost disngutshed Artis in Erol
10 Nelrs Ohickering t Sons:
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EUROPEAN TESTIMONIALS,
Received d,uta the month Of; August, 1880

Received drria the month Of August, 1865.
LONDON, July 26, 1857.
MIssns. cMcKEaMa & Boas-Gents: I have much
pleasure In enclosing document signed by the first
composers muhchns and professors In Europe. held
your Pianos In such high estimation tuide my certiA
ctte that felt 1t my duty to take one of them with me
to Europe to ascertain the opinion Of my professional
brsthren The, enclosed certificate win prove how
unanimous they have been on the subject. I beg to
forward at the san1e tne letter received from my
FRIEND Mr. Collard, which am sure must be crafty
ing to you.
have the honor to bs, sentlemsn yours yeEy truly
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THs New GEcRETARY OF STA1R.-We learn that
Hon. Ellison Capers, the new Secretary of State of
South Carolina, will enter upon the discharge Of
his official duties on Monday next, the 18th inst.
AN communications intended for him should
henceforth be addressed to. him at Columbia.
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LONDON, JANUARY II, 1856
James H. Wshl, gsq:
MYDEAa s1a:;I havegres pleasure IN aaktne youto
convey to Me4srs. Chickering the EXPIRE sion OF my
highest approval Of thoir instrument It consider
not merely the best inatrument OF American manufac
tnrs tha have tried but of the uest Grand Piano
ortes that has ever come under my cbservation and
the Messrs. ChickerinR may we'll be proud of having
turned, ont from their mandatory an instrument
which, for touch, quality, power and workmanship,
would be very difficult to surpaae In any part Of the
vide world.
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Isiug as the bird that 'chaunts unhesrd, 8.
Nor heeds that none his note regardeth;
The song that flows from the heart, bestows
The only reward, that rewaraeth.
Yet dare aak-for palsy cold r=1-,.-
The dow nom heart to lip retardeth-s.
A beaker ofvintage old r. .rs..sf. ;.,r -.
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3 HAREAs CoRpUs.-John A. DeYane, who is
charged with the. homicide Of Charles e. Bennett
ION Tuesday last, was brought before his Honor
Judge Green yesterday, on o writ Of habeas corpus
After hearing several afidavits and the report oi
the Coroner, he was admitted to bail, with suf- su
cient surety, in the sum Of s50O0 for his appear
anceat the next term of the Court Of General Ses-
sons for this District. The prisoner was repre-
sented by Ed. Arthur, Esq, and Colonel Samuel
w. Melton and John T. Rhett, Esq, for the State.
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Cleared Saturday,

: .,--- CIeHTeU SNtuTdnys
Steamship Quaker City West, New York-Ravene & Co
schr Eliza Frances, Sawyer Baltimore-Rsley u Cregh
ton. - - .'t1 1.sFt s'a:
Scbr Daley, Wall, Baltimore-Street Bros l. Go.
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"a smile was on her Np-health was In her look
strength wss In hsr step, and In her hauds-PLAFTA'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19

Ice houses have become necessity, not
merely with the man Of wealth. but to every
farmer, as well rs business man who owns
the premises he occupies. The cost of con
struCtion, when built of wood and above
ground, or when built under the ground
where the situation is suitable, is compare,
lively triling There is scarcely neiGhbor-
hood where ice cannot be obtained, and in
most ueighborhoods can be had for the haul
ing. There are thousands Of farmers having
running water upon their premises, who
could dam the stream properly and make
their own ice This Can be done with little
expense. A pond one hundred feet in diane
ter would furnish ice for the largest house.
1t should not be over two feet in depth, but
kept free from all nuisanccs and protected
against disturbance by cattle. One freezing
over of five inches of ice, will give you five
and thirty twohorsc loads, which is aS much
as IS generally required.
! Some time aGO-perhaps Il couple ol years
we printed directions fog making q good
and cheap frame icc-Aousc above ground,
! furnished by q gentleman who had built one
! for himself after the plan, and found it TO
answer most satisfactorily. Wehave recent
| ly seen statements made by several writers
in the agricultural press, of their success
with frame houses. One of these states that
hC prefers wooden house above ground,
with twelve inches between timbers and the
spaces filled with pulvCrized charcoal or the
cndcrs from railroad engines. There Is no
particular mode in building these reposto-
rics. They can be made satisfactory in many
ways; still we think the aboyc-ground sys
tenn is the best all that is needed being
plenty of ventilation GeymaHt03cR Tee.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19

DLANCHING CELERY.-Wc copy the fol
lowing from the London GTlcne'S ChiOni-
clio, that our readers may give it a trial dur
ing the present autumn:
Having had some trouble in keeping late
celery from rotting in new kitchen gar
den, where the soil was very retentiye and
damp, and the plants carthcd upin the usual
manner, have since used saYdust for the
purpose, and find that 1t answers perfectly.
Last winter, all the late celery was carthcd
up with sawGust, and it kept quite sound
till April, and no s!ugs or insects attacked
it under ground, the heads being very solid,
clear and crisp, and well favored. had
some doubts that the sawdust from rcsinous
trees might give the celery disagreeable
flavor but on trial found this not to be the
case, and the sawdust is now taken indiscri-
minately from the saw-pits where different
kinds OF trees are sawn up. Before the severe
frost occurred in October last, the earthlnS
up of some late celery with sawdust had Just
been finished and it was found IN spring
wonderfully fresh-th0 frost not having
penetrated through the surface to the heart.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1867.

furniture, rc-varnish the chairs and tables i'll
'tho best room," and occasionally send q
peculiarly crazy and dearly cherished piece
of antique furniture to his shop to be made
as good as new"
In this way he accumulated enough to
buy his shop and the lot on which it stood,
and soon afterwards the house and grounds
he now occupies as dwelling. During
this close application to business he found
time to employ his inventive faculties, which
he did in devising piano on an entirely
new plan, for which he obtained patent
He also invented and patented n window
fastener, now in general use. Want of
means (Which, in his case, included time as
well as money! impcllcd him, reluctantly,
to partially abandon his idea of literary
life, and he turned his attention to horticul-
turo and arDorculture, as means OF rccre-
alton, (thus proving that the busiest men
have the most lcisure) and incidentally to
those pursuits, manufactured some elder
wine, which he stored for his own use.
Ambitious to enlarge his establishment,
he started out with his window fasteners,
intending to sell the patent right of the diff
lcrcnt States, and invest the proceeds in the
other invention, or in making and storing
wines. When in New Orleans, he found his
l)'pl SttCh, ull'N i!cG W
leave Louisiana without at least clearing his
expenses, he sent home for basket Of the
wine. This ne used as a sample, and took
large orders in New Orleans and Mobile
This unlocked FOR success led him to the
conclusion that anything that appealed to
the sense of taste, especially hibulous taste,
would prove more profitable than window
fasteners or new style pianos, and he at
once returned home, and directed his attcn-
tion TO fruit-winC making.
From this the transition to grape culture
has been easy. beginning with a few vines,
he studied the pcculiaritcs of the plant and
ascCrtaincd the best varieties for his purpo.
ses. What he began as an experiment has
proved the stepping stone to fortune, and
he now has the most extensive vineyards
! and winc-vaults in the eastern States, and Il
fine warehouse aud salcsroom at 2l3 Broad
way, in this city.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19
AGRICULTURAL, &C.
why il IA that Potatoes Weld Less
thau Formerly?

\ correspondent of late number OF your
paper, wishes to be told why the yield of
potatoes is less than formerly. The reason
is not difficult of discovery. 1t exists rs q
law Of nature, embracing animal as well as
vegetable organisms. These al! have exorc.
tory as well as sccrctory functions. All
throw Off clicte matter, and this ellete matter
is hateful to the secrctory vessels on which
vegetables depend for their development. If
many crops in succession, of the same yege-
tables are grown, the ellete matter increases
in proportion to the nutritive, and finally
oycrcomes all efforts at successful cultivation.
The food decreases and the poison increases
with every crop. If manure, general or spe-
cial, is added to the soil, il increases the
food, but not necessarily diminishes the
poisonous eilete matter. One hundred years
ago potatoes were but little cultivated, and
most grounds were left fresh for their pro
duction Then and long afterwards fouI
hundred bushels was not an extraordinary
yield. Now the increased tssto for its use
and the great augmentation OF our people, IN
number and ability to purchase, have madt
| it necessary that great breadths oil lanc
should be used for it's growth. In conse
| quence of this, much OF the land has become
weakened to degree that invites destruc
tive enemies to feed on its substance taxi
advantage of its weakened organization
Hence the rot, go called, and other ailmento
Mother earth is a good mother, hut like he
sex genAally, she has taste TOR yauct7 u
{ other adoInmeNis She WI. change ha
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19
salt and Gold water for swine.

We 10 not know the source of the follow
ing remarks upon the subject which heads
this piece, but we regard the information it
contains as valuable, both as it regards the
administering of salt to lattCning swine, and
the providing Of pure water for them, not
merely in hot weather, but at all seasons.
1t is not a common practice, we think, to
give salt to swine occasionally, while every
farmer would consider it a prime duty to
offer it TO his neat stock, horses and sheep,
as often AS once week. TO be sure the
swine get little compared with the amount
gwen to other animals. In proportion TO
their weight, why Go they not need as much
salt as the other stock on the farir We find
an article going the rounds of the papers
upon the use of Sdjt fer. .fattCRiBg S1riae. The
writer states that hC selected two pairs of
barrow hogs weighing 200 each. One pair
received, with their daily allowance of food,
two ounces of salt the other, similarly fed,
none. In the course of week it was easily
seen that the saltcd pair had much stronger
appetite than the others, and after fort
night it was increased to two ounces apiece.
| After four months the weight OF the saled
hogs was $50 pounds, while that of the un-
satcd, five weeks later, reached only 800
| almost precisely the same rcsults.n
If such should prove to be the general
result, most farmers have not gained all the
good advantages they might have done from
the food fed out. From the example cited
| there is no indication that the salt excited
morbid appetite, and produced unnatural
| flesh and fat. OF course Il sound Judgment
must he exercised in the use Of salt, as well
as OF grain or any other food Another
| neglect OF swinc-and sometimes it must DO
a cruel OnCis that Of not giving them a
! plcnttW SU1plyot' p1ye cod 3ratcr. Why it
! is supposed that the hog should not need
water as well as tho COW and sheep, is more
than we can tell. They do require it. When
water is not given them, although fed with
swiil they will drink heartily of the water
| collected in the yard or barn-cclar altcr
visiting their trough several times and find
ing it empty and dry. Nothing is more
! grateful to them in hot day than 4 bucket
of cold water, dranl, from clean, sweet
trough. We trust that farmers will give at
! tCntion to the matter, and ascertain for them
selves whether our suggestions are valuable
or not.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19
EElskIlPES. Sc.

CURE FOR EARACHE.-Takc a small pieco
of cotton batting or cotton wool, make n
depression in the centre with the finger,
and fill i: up with as much ground pepper
as will rest on a five cent piece; gather it
in to a ball and tic it up; dip the ball into
sweet oil, anG insert it in the ear, covering
the latter with cotton wool, and use u band
age or cap to retain it in its place. Almost
instant relief will be experienced, and the
application is so gentle that an infant will
not be injured by il, but experience relief az
well as adults.
To CLEAN CLOTH GARMENTS Rub some
soap upon the wristbands and collars, and
dip them in boiling hot water or ncw-made
suds, and scrub them well with brush
Then go over the dirty and greasy places in
the same way. Get fresh suds and wet and
brush the whole Carmen. the right way of
the cloth. Stretch the sleeves, pockets,
pocket holes, wristbands and collars into
| shape, the same as IT iTonod and pat 80 1rv
They viii look 5s "a Ell as new,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19

MONUMENT TO Mr.. LINCoLN.-A contract
was just closed with Mr.. Flannery, recently,
by which he agrees to erect monument to
be built of white warble, and to have a total
height of 30 feet, including statue Of Mr..
Lincoln eight feet high, made of Italian
marble, the monument to be enclosed by a
suitable niling; the monument complete,
according to design, to be ready for dedica-
tion on the 14th of April, 1865, for the sum
of $1,000 OF this sum, $4,000 is to be paid
on the signing of the contract; 1000 ON or
before the 1st day of January, and $500 on
the completion of the work, hc to give bonds
for the faithful execution OF the work. The
model for the statue is an admirable likeness
Of Mr. Lincoln the pose is dignifed yet
easy, and cmincntly characteristic OF the Ia
mentCl 0Cal.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19
IS, eyon the most durahle or her fahrics

dress, even the most durable Of her fabrics
her forests. These are ever varying in com
position, and finally thrown off altogether in
grasses. These, again, have their round of
varieties, and in their long course of years,
give place to other plants. Mother earth
will have her way, and those of us, her chill
dren, who best understand her requirements,
will partake most largely of her bounties.--
Cor. IN Couniiy Gentleman.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-19

A singular occurrence was witnessed near
Portland, last week. Two persons riding in
a severe thunder storm were seriously Affect
cd by the electricity, and recovering from a
very heavy bolt, found the horse, light
chestnut color before the shock, 10 have
changed to a diamond black,