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perform that feat. There were several branch,
ess dropping toward the house, but they. wore
not strong enough to bearfa man, and We now now
Ind 1t demonstrated that q man, of Gholat1,s
bulk, IN order'to reach Sthefwindow from the
tree, would have to- make q. clear leap of at;
least lively feet, tn short, the oyidenco " was al
plain, and substantial The, lungoor was tho
GcriWinal, @ n
b Gholah1 Ras happy mnn when is was. .ans;
Ellottipea p heowas free; and Hoosiai,s 81
widow vas articularly gretiaed, for shs pfias
led big khidmuts heR as the beat tseryant ofs stho.
sablisbnehtt he ont rscompenss which
sGbolafHs claimed In return for tho indianiity
|shcs sfiad Tered was the Of che
Ehfy wore readily giyed tto and fhe wears
|5them about Ing as % sraapy charms
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-17

skilful, devoted, he was unsurpassed iafhis
line of duty, and much of the information
which reached the Army of Northera Virgin;
ia, to Federal movements came through
him
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Beet Root Sugar.

In answer to some inquiries respecting the
culture of sugar bcets, We give tho ftsowing
rcmarking that, in country lika dur own,
| (South) where the Cane can be raised saoccs-
fully, there is no inducement to rsiae beets,
or other f" substitute" Let us emulate our
Western ncighbors, perscvcring industry,
and our favored region will soon ",ise from
her ashcs," and attain the highest degree of
prosperity. We extract from tho Chicago
Republican, of a recent date. ~,
n consignment of oyer twcnty.soyen thous.
and pounds of Illinois sugar is on its way to
this city from the beetsuear mandatory of
the Gcrmania Sugar Company at CKattsworth,
Livingston county, Ill. This is portion Of
the product of the past seasons business
Most of the sugar, aud perhaps all Of tue con-
signment, was made in March last, from bcets
which had been kept in pits during the win
ter. This fact is noteworthy as Indicating
the richncss in saccharinc of the,aIeets pro-
duced in this country and he,lcngth of the
manufacturing season as compafsJ yttll that
Of tho bcet'sugar countries Of Europe; for
there the beet detcrioratcs in yaluo after the
first to the middle of February as to o.scriously
affect the seasons profits
VI the ultimate success OF beetsugar man.
ufacture in this country, there is no reasona-
bic doubt The bects can be grown as we'll
and cheapIy as in Europe. Repeated analy-
sis show that they are as rich iu sugar as those
produced in Europe. The past yours expc-
ricncc has demonstrated that they aontain no
elements which render their reduction to su-
gar more difficult or costly than tho European
grown bccts. The obstacles Which prevented
the full realization of results anticipated from
the crop of 1866 were purely mechanical, and
will be removed before the first of September,
when the manufacturing season of 1867 opens.
Six hundred acres Of beets were planted this
spring, and are in splendid condition and
growing finely. When ready to harvest the
manufacture will commence. ThesSperence
of the past season has educated tag raw, in
experienced operatives the company were
compelled to employ, and the measure Of sue
cess which attended tho past seasons opera-
tions warrants the highest hopes of success
the coming year.
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Subscribed md sworn to before me, e.
-----, this ------- day Of -- -----
Carolina,

Nors.--Rcsistcrs will be required to take tho.
oath prescribed by the Act Of Congress approved
ID July. 1862. Blank forms nf this oath will
be furnished to Post Commanders, and whom.
duly subscribed and sworn, will be returned TO,
the Post Commander, who will forward them to
District Headquarters. And if any person shall
falsely tako and subscribe such oath or afirma-
ton, such person 40 offending nnd being duly
convicted thereof, shall be subject to tho pains,
provided for the punishment of the crimo Of
wilful and corrupt perjury.
(FoRM 2.
swear Tor nffrm), in tho presence Of Almighty
God that am citizcn Of tho State of ------.
-. that | have resided in snid Sthte,
for ---- months next preceding this day, md
now reside in the county Of ----, or
shc parish Of -----, in said State, (as
old; that have not been dis(ranchiscd for pnr-
,icipntion in any rebellion or civil war, against
the United Stntcs, nor for felony committe,E
against the laws Of any State or OF tho United
States: that have mover been member Of any
State Legislature, nor held any executive or
.ludicn Office in any State. and afterwards en-.
gagged III insurrcction or rebellion against the
United States, or given aid and comfort to tho
enemies thereof; that have never taken oath
ns member Of Congress of tho United States,
Or an officer Of the United States, or as n
member of any State Legislature: or as an ex-
ecntisc or judicial officer Of any State, to sup.
port the Constitution Of the United States anil
afterwards engaged in insurccotion or rebellion
agninst the United States or given mid or COM
fort to the cnomics thereof that will 'nithful.
~ support the Constitution. and obey t..e laws
OF tho United States. and will to the best If my
ability, encourage others SO to do. So help me
God.
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COST OF POUND OF TEA, is instruc.
tive and sometimes profitable, a, we'll as OH.
rious, to examine the way in which the cost
Of commodity is piled up between producer
and co''su'"o, b. fr;"abts, handing, duties,
exchange and commissions and profits Of mid.
.s,"sr a.ensn' , rea, for example, is sold BY the
Wifi fiftee, to thirty cents po poana'@ iDcs,
laid snv "uf, Of our BRAID iRgHid to cost when
average of af ssnts 81, in gold pssssaports an
per'or brands or ch,p-', Takisg this All Sssi. !.
starting point the additional, charges before +
reaches the table of the consuhAr are said to
accumulate as follows - Orgnaycost of tea A.
imported, 50 cents; discount 20, ourreuoy p to
pay for it, 20 cents; duty in god, 25 cents ::
discount on currency to make uy tl,e eold. Is
cents; contingencies, 10 cents profit Of i'm.
porter, ~ cents; profit of jobboA IS cents
prolt OF retailer, say 20 cents. Total s1.74
VI THIS fitty.fonr cents are complsed in three
profits, thirty;fye cents in exchange for cold
,ty-hve. cents in duties, and on cents in
contingencies; in all one dollar Ind twonty.,
f0Ilr "a J., = sAs.-A ~
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Our CoLoRED FELLOW CITIZENS --Lo,c
the are S,co,m M.-Meantime, however, the
work of registration is going on throughout
the whole State, and day had an opportu
nifty of seeing the process III practical opera
tion at the Atlanta Courthouse. The board
is composed of two white men apdone black,
and during my stay saw soyeraf scores of
both races made into voters. After several
white men had been sworn Individually, a
batch of seven blacks was called up, a,.l
Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus, word made cit
liens in the lump. It was curious spcota-
Gle, and one calculated to stir rmanyjreaections.
Standing in row, they listened yory atten-
lively to the reading Of the oathrsRspe bend
Ing forward and others With naHa q s--,
the better to oatc. each word. y SsHsi,H reader
threw in for their benefit running exegis Of
tho oath, causing them to gufawZ by droll
look when ho reoited that part Of it which
makes them swear that they had never held
executive or judicial Office in any State"
while, when he came to read tho prohibition
against registering by those who had bcon dis
franchsed for felony, and explained "felony"
by the gloss, "such as COW stealing" they
were sostruck by the drollery Of thaintcrpret,.
tion that their bodies bent and swSyed in un-
contrcllable merrimcnt. Throughput all the
recital their countcnances showed desperate
| mental effort to keep their g hoy" of the
meaning. And during the rcadingpf the main
body OF the oath the effort was hcasurably
successful but when the Registering officer
came to whore the formula speakspf an act
supplementary to an act" the ppor fellows
became perfectly habbcrgasted. bike Twem-
low, they found their intcllocts gsypg way un.
der the severe strain, and they5Spsed into
more outer darkness and collapse When
afterwards talked with thcm on the Court
house steps, could not find one who had the
faintest idea Of the meaning or purpose of the
thing, and the brightest of them al only knew
that it was something-he knew Hot what
that was dc best for dc county, From
Swinfon's IHant. Letter to heiNe,o York
Times.
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July 10, 1867
THE BEST TONIC NOWIN USE!
MANUFACTURED BY G. r. PANKMIN.
Charleston, 9. C.

Dec 8, 1866 IL a'Iv
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
& rIcKENs-IN THE COMMON PLEAS
D. D Ferguson, hdmr Foreign AAachment.
u,. vs. MCGOWAN 81 ADAMS,
",iliain W. y, ~, Douglase. Plf's Asxys.
WHEREAS, tho Plnintif did. on the 6tl day Of.
" February, 1867, file his declaration against
the Defendant, (who as tits said, is absent from
and without the limits of this State, and has neither
wife nor attorney known within the so,ny upon
whom copy Of the said declaration might be-,
served 1t Is therefore ordered, TINT the said de-
iendant do appear and pload thereto on or before
The 6ll day Of February. 1868 otherwise, final
and absolute ju 'gment will then bo given and
awarded against him. , E
j. f. HAGOOD, oc.P.
Clerks OfIico; Feb s, 1867 lY
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no ,CONSVJNx Ub,I,UyES.

,sa THE ADVERTISER, having been restored ,ts
-, health inn few weeks by very simple reme-
and after having suffered for several years with
awarded affection. and TINT drend disease Gonr
81 81 :. Nespsi2uy to make known to hh felk
b Clerks Ohlce, Fsba5, f8ssf es,"
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f. NJ. MORGAN
~ N3ln-AcnM
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swear Tor NIlrm), in tho prescncoo of Almighty
God, that am u citizen Of tho State of ------.
----, that | have resided in snid Sthto,
for --- months next procndinr this dnY md
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

umbia TO the United States, In exchange
Tor liberal reciprocity treaty, will be
supported by strong party In the Cana.
dian Parliament. II will be opposed by
one o good deal stronger.
Mr.. Eliot OF Massachusetts, has
drawn up 8 joint resolution to retain all
officers OF the Freedmens Bureau In the
volunteer service until July next, when
The bureau expires by law, unless kept
in operation by additional legislation.
This Is rendered necessary by Gen.
Grants order. which musters volunteer
officers out of the service on the first of
January.
A movement Is on foot to call ma
tioual convention Of soldiers and sailors
at Washington, to nominate candidates
Tor President and Vice. President, and a
conference of soldiers and sailors will be
held at that city, Monday, December Is,
to consider the matter, The movement
originates with the Washington Soldiers
and Sailors Union.
MIR. Woodward OF Pennsylvania, the
famous copperhead Judge, made a speech
in the House, Saturday afternoon, aud
there was considerable curiosity among
members to hear him. He said that ifim'
parchment had succeeded and Johnson
had been removed, the people would have
reelected him. Mr.. Eldridge, copper
head from Wisconsin, reminded the
Judge that after impeachment and re-
moval, Johnson would be constitution
ally incapable of holding any office.
The Presidents courage did not hold
out in the Stanton business. No longer
ago than one week, he informed some of
his intimate friends that he should re-
move Stanton, and not send In his rea'
sons for suspension. The failure of i'm
parchment In the House and the intima-
ton that the Senate would insist upon
obedience to the tenure Of office act led
him to change his mind. 1t is generally
believed that the Senate will refuse its
assent to Stauton's removal, with the
understanding that he will tender his
resignation Immediately. The reasons
adduced by the President are regarded
as insufficient by many Senators, who
still do not wish to force man upon
him whom he personally dislikes. Stan
ton tells Senators that he will not keep
the office for day, and there can be no
reasonable doubt bat that he will resign
II he has the opportunity.
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Washington Items.

John G. SAKE says that he is not an
applicant for the Austrian mission, and
will not be.
Only about oue.third OF the regis
ters of bankruptcy have reported and
the full official report will not be ready
before February.
A reduction OF one.third OF the
clerical force of the Treasury Depart
ment, between 500 and 600, will proba.
ably be made January /.
A special order, just issued by Gen.
Grant, musters ont l24 officers of the
veteran reserve corps, to take effect
January 18, their services being no
longer required.
Sherman failed to get up the cotton
tax bill In the slnate on Friday. He
will call it up to-day, and try to get it
through the Senate before the ADJOURN
ment
The roval9tions before the ordnance
committee are expected to be startling
among others that $4,000 worth of the
Armstrong pY,i c.ile were purchased
and never used.
--Theaker, Commissioner Of Patents,
resigned last Friday morning. Having
ascertatned that the President wished
to remove him?'~he would not stay.
His politics constitute his principal OF.
ftuse.
About lour inches of snow fell at
Washington Thursday, and the sleighing
Friday was better thaH since 1857,
Everything in the shape of sleigh was
out, and the stable keepers charged S.
an hour for their best single teams.
"A commissioner from St. Thomas is
en- route to Washington to effect the for
nal transfer of thst island to the United
States, aud the King Of Denmark has
issued an aztec tionate farewell address
to the islanders, which will be published
JanuaIy1.
1t is stated that Senator Ramsey's
bill proposing ssssion Of British Col
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Vermont Items

COMPANY d, OF the Attn Regiment of
Vermont Militia have called meeting
at Hydepark, for the purpose of giving
up their arms and receiving their dis.
charge.
The time for the redemption of the
bills Of the Bethel bank expired the 10th.
1t is no longer liable under the law for
its outstanding State bills.
Lieut.. C. P. Miller, 4th U. S. Art,
son OF Hon. Crosby Miller, aud who re-
Gently graduated from West Point, is
stationed at Fort McHenry, Maryland.
"A family Of Canadians came down
on the Rutland and Washington Rail.
road the other day, bound for North
Adams, and had so many children that
they let one come to Troy, and would
have left another in the depot had it not
been for conductor WEIGH,
Allen Wells OF Westminster had
some fifty sheep run over by the cars one
morning last week, more than half OF
whom We're killed instantly, and the
others so injured as to make it necessary
to slaughter them.
Dexter knight ofDover, and Warren
Higley Marlboro, recently freed and shot
large lynx, half a mile west of the mid
die town OF Dover, in s piece Of woods
of Martin Perry. This is the largest
one we have heard Of measuring feet
and inches from tip to tip, weighing
% pounds, and having q foot five inches
in width. This is not the fourth nor arth
lynx which has been caught in Dover
this fall, as has been stated, but the only
one that has been caught, or ever seen,
since 1865, and the second one in fifty
years, at least.
"A spondeut OF the Gazette says /:
In lone untrequented spot in the west
part OF the town Of Halifax, now over
grown with trees, is the burial place Of
the first settler Of that part of the town.
On rough stone coarsely marked, is
~. P, died 1891, aged S." which desig
mates the grave Of James Pratt, said to
be & grandson Of John Pratt, one of the
Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth in
1920. We fnd no such name as James
Pratt .mong those who landed at Ply
mouth in 1920. Young ia his Chronicles
Of tae Pilgrims does not mention such a
name.
Hon. L. B. Villas Of Madison, former
ly u Chelsea, IS the Vice-President rep
resenung Vermont OF the New England
soc,aie Of Wisconsin
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

BEAr-LEBoRo.-At the annual meeting
0. TIT W!ndham County Park Associa-
ton the following officers were chosen
for he ensuing year: President, David
Good9:; Clerk and Treasurer, George
A. Hunt Auditor, s. NJ. Waite; Direc.
tors, .. Goodell, L. Putnam, F. Goodhue,
G. c. Hall, F, W. Brooks, R. Bradley, C.
G. Lawrence.
A the annua! meetiHg of Columbian
LodgeNo IS, F. g. A. NJ, at Brattleboro,
held or Tuesday evening, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year R. W. Clarke, W. M. Ms. Howe,
S. W; H. c. Pettee, ]. W.; B. F. Bling.
ham, S. D.; l. K. Allen, J. D.; W. S.
Guild Treasurer J. W. Burnay, secre.
tary Rev. James Eastwood, Chaplain +;
H. E. Taylor, o. F. Newell, Stewards !;
L. H. Dearborn, Marshal; Albert Taylor,
Tyler.
-Ol Monday evening, December I'd,
the friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Moses 7.
Van dorm OF Brattleboro, to the num-
Der of over two hundred, assembled to
congratulate them on the occasion of
their linen wedding, to offer them their
kindlielt good wishes that their life In
the future may be as happy and prosper
Gus as n the past, and to leave substan.
tiaI TOXINS Of their hearty good will.
The OCCASION was one full of good cheer,
Of pleasant social enjoyment, and of
merrimtnt and joy. We add our good
wishes md congratulations to those of
the oth4 friends OF the worthy pair.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

THE NoRTHPTELD CATASTROPHE The
Mortified sufferers up to the latest &C.
counts were doing we'll. Eight Of them
were 80 far improved as to be sent to
their homes Friday. Thirty of the
men on the train, wonderful to relate
escaped with little or no injury, and
four ffths Of these are those who fell
sixty Ave feet in the passenger car. The
St. Adams Messenger Of Thursday has
the following account OF the disaster:
The rails of the track ran to within
few feet of the embaukment. As the
train was backing up to the edge Of the
embankment Mr.. Locklin saw the ina.
pending danger, and siguslled and
shouted to the engineer to reverse his
machine. HIS fireman, also, it is said,
warned him OF their near approach to
the bank, but for some inexplcable
reason he failed to comprehend the peril
until 1t was too late to avert it. Hastily
reversing the engine, he jumped off as
did Others on the outside of the train,
when they saw that the catas,
trophe was inevitable, Major Tenuey
aud Mr.. LockIin among the number.
The car passed on to it's fatal leap down
an embankment Of forty feet at an in.
cHnation of forty five degrees, aud crash
Ing down upon it and the struggling hu.
man beings within it, came the locomo.
tive tender, crushing limbs, heads and
bodies into shapeiess masses, and making
death welcome relief to the agonies of
many. Fortunately, the coupling of the
engine and tender broke-severed, prob.
soy, by tire shock of the car in its DIES.
Cent-aud upon the very brink OF the
BANK the engine acknow lodged it's rever-
sal and was saved rom descent which
would no doubt have added to the long
lsC Of casualties.
The Messenger further says in relation
TO engineer Abbott
he Is said to be crazed by the terrible
result of his inaction. His failure to
perceive the danger or prevent it before
Il existed, is unaccountable at this time.
The affair should have thorough in.
veetigstion, and further developments in
this sad aif4ir which has sent thrill Of
horror through the entire community,
will be awaited with interest.
1t ia most fortunate that he discovered
shat his engius was not going over, re-
covered his seuses, and was able to regain
his place. Otherwise 1t would have
started off without driver, and we
should have been obliged to chronicle
smother appalling disaster from its coils |
ion with the down express train,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

BREACH OF PROMISE TRlAL,--An inter
estlng breach of promise case is on trial
In the Windsor County Court at Wood,
stock, Julia F, Ashley VS., Charles Tup.
per, The parties reside in Barnard,
Gea Peter T. Washburn and Charles P.
Marsh, Esq, are counsel Tor the plain.
tiff. Hon. Julius Converse for the de.
fendant, In reference to such cases the
Woodstock Standard says: "Tha.breach
Of promise trial now in progress, like
all cases in which women are in any way
concerned, draws all the boys, old and
young, to the court room, where they
sit hour by hour, amusing themselves
by staring at the ladies and making
such remarks concerning them as the
various hents OF their minds or Circum.
stances suggest. The thing is NUS,
ancc and shame. A chaste and high.
minded woman who can go into our
courts and there endure the stare and
comments of hundreds of curious idlers
has courage amounting almost to sub.
limity."
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

ACCIDENT AT WEST RsRLAND.-A stag
ing on the new barn OF l.. B. Smith,
E,q, at West Rutland, gave way one
day last week, and precipitated work
man named Henry Stevens to the ground,
breaking couple of his teeth, and his
left leg, about the middle Of the thigh.
He was conveyed to his home 10 Castle
ton and attended by DR.. Goldsmith OF
this place, under whose care he IS pro-
crossing favorabIy.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

GIFTS TO CLBReYMES. - Rev. George
L. Gleason OF West Rutland, was agree
ably surprised one evening last week on
entering his study after an hours ab-
sence, to fiud q beautiful black walnut
desk, three by six feet in dimensions, and
containing convenient shelves and draw
ers. This Is only one Of the many
tokens OF favor which the people have
already shown their new pastor. The
cost Of this elegant piece of furniture
could not have been less than fifty dol
lars,
Such kindly renembrances OF pastor
on the part Of his people, tend to cement
the ties which shonld bind them to.
gether, and our West Rutland friends
have performed q noble act in making
cheerful and agreeable the labors of their
new pastor among them.
Rev. O. Cunningham Of the Baptist
Church, was the recipient OF an elegant
sofa cushion st the festival held at the
Town Hall, on Thursday evening, the
funds for it's purchase having been Sc
cured by the contributions OF the men,
bers Of his congregation. He desires us
to tender to the several donors his kind
acknowledgements for this token Of their
esteem and favor.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

TIE QHaI.srJy Of the Young Meu's Chris
ttan Association, published by the
Executive Committee, 1871 Fifth Ave
nue.. Motto, Entreat Young Men as
Christians,
We ae in receipt Of the November
number Of this interesting quarterly
publication, printed under the auspices
Of the Executive Committee Of the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
America 1t is devoted to the publica-
ton Of sticIes adapted to the mental,
moral aid religious Improvement of
young men, together with accounts of
the PROCESS of the work of associations
in this country and throughout the
world. The present number contains a
statement Of the plan OF conducting the
magazine for another year also articles
on "The Key for the Right Interpreta.
ton Of Scripture" Consider Him, En-
ployers and Young Men. This is val
liable article that ought to be extensive
~ read. Mental Culture a Christian
Duty, A Memorial Notice of Hon. 10.
seph A. Pond of Boston, A detailed
account Of the Young Mems Christian
Associations in the United States and
Europe, In which is included LIBERAL no.
tice of the State Convention OF Young
Mems Christian Associations held at
Darlington. 1t Is a valuable publication
which should be In the hands o. every
member af \ christian association 10 The