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Miscellaneous.
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Married ths Ur0HO Man.

In the following article. which Ne clip from M
exchange. there Is ample material FOR hrst.fsie
novel or a fVc.aCi pi,y
A rural loo ~ a, ind gentleman o. Si,a,.
ling, CayuHa cnan',. y Y r,ernti, called 1ion
one Of the jus ir.s iir Pace Hnd exlr..,.d q,
wished 10 be miri,.i TIA, lair were nad. ,,,,i.
and wife. TIE mex m' ,iug ihey frs D. ,f,n.
aud each 10 turn 4, -ird hat the pr., ,,.itns. (.
mish lie anuul'd. t'r lady WAS I,ri,iu'z.i
grgrGi. Size chsr.'i th,t .hr haG esa ~ y
P-'i lot" marry ins ln'n whO 30 i' 81
: ~ - iirrr ~ uulat ,istd defrpiiun
ncen corresponding With hrr cousin u. .
shOin Ehr had uT' ssen siure sAs Nas thila %.
duF.Gg 'hr co'r sloadrorr hri i-ian,, hri
"A mud Aun hrr n.friirn. u, vtu'rht unlts
was ruui'ug un here iu n.uu.l'rr o" rHi N.t
ha"d aud lHse hrr 10 bis h",a- .n M Mrst ua
NoHd. hast inr 80 an iI Nn.W size -. ia'ft.u
made his Hpi=1r,hr, clainiri t. D. lsf t".- q,
said ~ could net waii nnui brr.4hr a., Ou
thr srngih al ih"ss rrpfr-,Hlriiuts, sU. - t.-
incinnily consulted To ned She h,a sits,. hare.
ID that N. man whom sh' h3 Nti o. ~s. ~. b
4 lt' cousin. but awr,t,n Ma. ha. s..ut,d HUe
/ ey haze der-p ion. tht Wau htkh"ahd. - his
rui,H' 'lii' '.t p',ri w 'NrrH .iHt f.
F ii.a ..i.st t.if - Co.. ........
~ taai tnss. Lad tahut.tfa f.a uatas 10. n'c
I doue llis cohscivu,V sms,r him - er.suusl,
since The Accomplishment - h.l itetfhetA. that
he made a fell Soai|ssiun Ia the .ady he had
shameful, Wiuhp,d. ilr h,i i.li-d iett,ont
hc' ., ll, rapd Ig' y, ..a NO.
I iic wae nON wiilna ." n.aA, ~, tn tmsad.
hc kn'w ui, vis, haze the marriage ouoifarl ~.
nulltd. The magistrate ful g'si, i w. sai Lui hu
power ,u uninatTy tatu H. advised ,i.at. Hs
.Eaiifrsha pTogpss.A 'hgs fa,, 10 wuaii s isttt
ioT he lads Io make ihr g. ~ ,hv 'fts.ia. nnA
acccp, the situation Af,f as '.l ha.n i'ts..
ion ua the bart of tie rta.. i..ift tlir al ID
aA, a hed 10 accept itt 81, a. n the mr,
trti'', on the assurance itti th "a biiisgr.uWl
would make Il oil righi w,tt 'hr genninO ,ous.
In away oTT In Iowa Upon this aApp, s~l,lr.
menl the lady dried her eyes and tbs happy pais
departed.
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p OE v.
THE NATION'S DEdD.


Four hundred thousand nen-
The brave. the good. the true
In tangled uood. IN mountain glgn.
On hattie. plain. In prison pen,
LIE dead for me and you
Your hundred thousand ~ the brave
Have made our FAasomed soil thclT grave
Fov me and yoni
Good friends, fsT me aud you!
In many a fcversd swamp,
ny many black bayou.
In many cold and frozen camp.
The weasy sentinel ceased his uAHip.
And died Tor me- aud you'
from western plain 10 occan tide
Are stretched the graves II those Who died
for me and yoa
Coed friends. for me aud you
I'm many bloody plain
Their ready sword. thry drew,
And poarvd their llfc.l,iood, like tho rain.
home. heritage 10 gain
To gain for the and yeu'
Our brothers mustered hy our side,
They marched. and fought. aud biAvsiy died
For ne aud you
Good friends, fof me aud you
tp many fortress wall
They ehArgcd-thosc boy. IN Hue
MID suFrins smske and vaiiry'd hall.
The hrasest we're the first b. fall
To fall for me and yoll
These noble men-tha nations pride
Your hundred thousand men have died
for me aud you
''ood friends, Cor me and you'
In trrason's prison hold
Their martyr spirits ErrW
To stature like the saints of old.
While mid asonies untold
They starved f,sr me aud you
The good. the patient, aud the tried.
Fonf hundred thousand men have died
Dor me aud yoa.
Good friends. fsr me and yon'
debt ue n-'er can lay
To them u justly due.
And Ia the natien's latest day
tar chiidr,n's children still shall say
They died for me and you -"
iour hundred thousand ~ the brave
Male this. our ransomrd soli. thvir grave
For m- aud yaa
Good friends, for mr aud you
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To B BuilderS.

HANlNG made extensive preparations for
II early Spring trade. we are offering unusu-
al inducements to those who are handing in
their orders early. Desidcs always keeping on
hand a large stock Of excellent work. Of regular
sizes and styles. We have unsurpassed facilities
for manufacturing ordered work. Of any style
or size. from Seasoned Lumber of the best qual
ity. With experienced and skilful workmen q,
our command. we are confident Of being able n
give the utmost satisfaction to all in want OF
articles IA our line. Our stock comprises
Window Frames. sashes and Blinds.
Door Frames. Door lambs aud Doors.
Moulding, Castings aud Brackets.
Slate and Marble MAntcls aud Hcarths.
Newell Posts. Balustcrs aud Hand Rails.
Bracket shelves, sash Weights and Cord
Inside and Outside Pivot and Panel Shutters
supplied at low ratcs.
ALSO.
Dressed Flooring and Lumber. Shingles and
Laihs. Bricks, Lime and Hair. Hardware and
Window Glass. Sand Paper and Glue. Wooden
Msntels. Fence Palings and Wire Gratings,
supplied at market rates.
es-All orders from the Country promptly
attended to. and everything sent out packed and
loaded carefully.
GEORGE o. STEVENS A CO,
No. - West Pratt Street.
Aug. l5.-6m. near Spears Wharf
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Miscellaneous.
Good News % Baltimore 90.
People from
e. r. CLEAvELAND q CO.,
OvTafEvua A f0uarua Or
DRY G0OOS AND NOTIONS
1O3 N. Cav Street,
BALTIMORE.

nEOPLE OFTEN WONDER how We can
ii afford to acll our goods 80 cheap. as they
give such general satisfaction. Well, the rca-
son is, We Buy chap for casa. and sell only f"r
the same. We have now ia use three stories.
we'll filled with desirable g'-ris of every des
cription. Our buyer being constantly in the
market W. are always pasted on prices aud al.
ways have something new 4" show our custom.
ers. Our trad u steadily increasing W. have
been obliged Ia keep 10 our emplny eighteen
persons; we have fourteen young ladies in our
retail department. who have had long expert
cnce ia the trade. aud in whom reliance eau be
placed when buying. Our departments are III.
vided in the following order
FiRST-A large assortment of all wool De.
laines, Mcrinoes, CashmcTcs. Black Alpacas.
Colored Alpacas. Paul lie Chcvrcs. Plaid No.
hairs, and great variety too numerous u men
tion next--a hnc stock Of Linens aud white
Goods next the largest aud best selected
stock of SHAwLS in BallinOrr, from 50 cts. up
TO $40; next-A fin. line Of Hosiery. gents aud
ladies lIdkfs.. Gloves, un ershirts. Drawers
and Suspcnders. On the opposite aide. the
heaviest stock Of BLACK Docskins aud fine all
wool Cassineres in Baltimore; u nice linc oi
Heavy Cloths, Sattine,is aud Ky. Jeans In
great variety next "A varied assortment oi
Linseys. White, Rcd. Yellow. Bluc and shaker
Flannels; nrxt-lifpwn Muslins from the fine
pepral tn th. heavy Laurel - ncxt-Blcachrd
MusliHs from tho pretty Andfuseoggin tn the
durable Wamsuiia hcxt--i :. 80 aud ~ I
Shceting Quilts. Linen inmssks. Blue prnin.
Hickory. Canyass Drill. Gambfic-. Ctn'"n
Flnnnei-. brown ani white; AMI last "n "ur
Retail Stock are the talic1e.. from rts tn the
best makes of Mcrrimark. American aud
Spragurs. all of which w. viii .1ii cheaper
than any other h"n-" IN Baltimore city Now
you turn I" ynur left and gn up To- our third
story. where you will lind the best stock uf
WHITE ASD CoLoRED BLANKETS. color
Ell counterIAnes. Carpets aud linop Skirts.-
You nov turn AMI < ioour Wholesale Depart
ments which are stocked with the same kind
Of Ra-o,is enumerated in our Retail Department.
having three rcoins here all packed with goo 8
bought At factory prices and will be sold sx'
tremely low.
All NE ask is 3" give us fair trial and We
are sure to please you. Our clerks are polite
and arc willing "a show yon through our estab.
lishment. Call and see u when YOU visit the
city aud you will be sure IL be rcGarI"d for
visiting the establishment of
=. H. CLEAvELAND A co.
RETI VI + RS & JOB n ERS.
iO3 y. Gay 81. door FROM FrontSt..
Oct 10. III Baltimore. Nd.
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70 a wagglsh journalist, Who is Often Iner-
~ over bis personal pialnness, tells this story of
himself.
vent TO a chemist the other day for dose Of
morphine for sick friend. The assistant object
cd 10 give Il 10 me without prescription, ev.
dently frarlng ,hai Intended 10 commit suicide.
''lshaw T. sald |, ''do lock like = man who
would Hill hisnsslfi''
Casing steadily at me moment, he replied,
~ don't know. u Eeems Ia me II looked like
Jon, should hc greatly tempted 10 Nil myself -
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~ A Philadelphia policrnAn found fas,
youth Of twenly-ons pieadylag himself against .
lamp-posl The other evening, aud, on asking him
what he was doing, the happy man iFepllei I;
"Sir--i (hlcl I'm don't.you Enow, son nIg'-
Famns, I'm prac'l 'lslnn the nresian bend, am I"
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Jnfs- A little girl WON oai by n long sefnss.
observing the preacher gathering himself fcr thr
inirodnrlion Of smother point" exclaimed.
on, inaihsE ! he is not reins 10 ssil Al ~
Vie Is swelling up again"
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10. vi, mentioned The sior, II the Frsnch
Marquise, who, when hsr lap-dog bic out risre
Of the looiman's lsg, exclaimed 20, poor little
6saAl, hope Il wont make the dear creature
sick"
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SAMUEL ~. WHITTLw,
PLAGTERER,

Ws0xT0wS. ND.
A LII WORK given 70 him will be we'll en-.
"a scuted and With dispatch, aud on The most
reasonable terms. All kinAs Of onNAMRN.
tai WORK atisnded 70. PTompt attention
April 4, Isee-lv.
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60. Children are sinaularly inqulsl,lve. For
lnsiancs ~ is said that man should riears 10
bis wife. What does eissrs mean, par IL
means 10 unite together, 10 stick to- Does John
hr Hem Well. doh'i ask 60 many funllsh
questions. child,
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~ lls lhsth lraly lsii,s knows how TO
contradict with rrsleel, aud 70 please xilhout
adulaiion, and is equally remote from insipid
eompiasancs ard low Familiarity.
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PATENT
z STIC SP q N G. r.


ELASTIC SPONG G. r..
TTVHE ELASTIC SPONGE IL the Healthiest,
II sweetest, Cleancst, Most Elastic, Durable
aud Best Material In use for Beds, Cushions, Ac.
ELASTIC SPONGE does not pack or sAat like
hair, and is cheaper.
ELASTIC SPONGE 10 srepellant 10. aud proof
against Bugs and Insects.
ELASTIC SPONGE Is the very beat article
for Steamboat aud Rail Car Upholstery. aud
for Sofas, Lounges, Chairs, Ac., &c.
ELASTIC SPONGE Mattresses. Boisters aud
Piilows made BY us arc In private residences
In Baltimore city.
ELASTIC SPONGE Cushions are In FOUL.
CHURCHEe in baltimore city. Single Cush
ions sold at Wholesale price.
Railroads. teamboats, Hospitals, Acade'niea
and Hotels are rapidly adopting u In their new
work.
Proposals solicited for Cushioning Churches.
Halls, Ac., Ac.
Mattresses, Pillows, Cushions, Ac.. constant.
~ on hand, and for sale Wholesale and retail.
slso promptly made 10 order.
n. NoY y q,
Exclusive Agt. for Nd. a District of Columbia.
No. n0o west Fnyette street,
(Dstwssn Howard and Park sis.,l
July Ism. BALTIMORE, Mn.
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R.iTEs OF ADYERTLsING.

HA.No Adver,isen,nt inserted lor Ices than ONE
COLLAR.
HArhc UaioH has the largest circulation u any pa.
IN the coaniy-a fact worthy the attention % Id
Vrrtiscrs Address,
LOSGSEcKERs 4 CONNER. Prulismsns,
TowsOutown, BattiuoTe Co, Nd.
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IL FINE ssivRR WARE.
PLATED WARE. FANCY ARTIcLEs.
&C. &C. &C.
just opened at the old established stand Of
Il. A. WARNER,
No. 80 North Gay Sc. Baltimore,
Consisting Of q choice assortment Of Pearl,
Diamond, Amathyst, Coral, Malachite, Garnet
aud Etruscan Gold Jewelry. Ladies' Leontine
Chains, Lockets. Bracelets, Gold Tkimbles,
Handkerchief lIoldeFs, Ae. 0snts' vsstchAins.
signet Rings, Scarf Pins aud Rings. Sleeve But.
tnns. Studs, Ac., with variety Of 6ne standard
Silver Ware, Plated Ware, Fancy Articles, Ia
BILE cutlery, Silver Plated Alhata Forks, Spoons,
liberal terms. tJsn. n, leee.-iy.
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Prepared by CiIAs. A wM. cAsPARI.
APOTHECARlES AND CHEMISTS,
Tor. B.ddis S. & PSnRsyiraaia Areape.
- Price toe and 75c per package six
packages for ~ 90.
For Sale at WILLIS DRUG STORE.
Feb. IS, Isss.-Iy. TOwsontoWn, Nd.
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Prepared and Sold by the Proprietor.
HENRY =. kERNER.
Cor. Baltimore and High sts., Baltimore. Md.
E6-Price Fifty Cents per Bottle. None gen
uine without the Proprictors signature.
For Sale by r. WILLIS, Towsontown.
June u. Isas.-iy
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Attorneys Cards.
GEORGE b. MILLIGAN.
Ut

TTORNE FLAW
~ ,L ESTATE COMMISSION AGENCY, IN ALI
% IT'S BRANCHES, AT
70 - WEST FLrETTE ST., BALTIMORE
"i'fs 90 hny To sell Houses. GsounA Rents, Yarns
Hi trnutry seats At public aud private sale solicited
hoans. lnvsstmsnt of Trust Funds, aud general man
rn ut of Rental Property IN the city and country a.
.'ni'i To-
aS- Mpn,y in,c.teiin Groand Rents or Mortgage
fstr II chargs
residence rou sontowu uiiiinsure prompt attea
ftrs searches. ftlc fapers, and Clame ofsvsfy
isscrtptian ~ th, Conuty Court Dee IS, lee7.-ly.
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HssidsHes eRPoshs tAs tate Dr.. T,diags' eInes.
Onicc haur. from A. M., 10 o'eiock A. n. Yroa
",clock = 20 o'clock =. ~, and so'eioek r. n.
Ian 1 -IN
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-02-26

Times THAT LAsT.-Let us now look
at some of those things that will never
wear out"
have often heard q poor blind girl
sweetly sing, "Kind words will never
die" All! we believe that these are
among the things that "wilI never wear
out" And we are told in Gods own
book to be "kind to one another, tender
heerted, forgiving one another"
The word of the Lord will never wear
out. Though the grass shall wither, and
the flowers fall away, the word of the
Lord endureth for ever. IL Peter j. "a,
25.
The life of the righteous will never
wear out. They will live in the world
to come as long as God shall live; but
the death of the wicked will last for ever.
The joys of the Kingdom of Heaven
will never wear out The pleasures of
this world soon die; but the enjoyments
of that world will never have an end.
The crown Of glory will never wear
out. The crown of the winner in the
Olympic games soon faded the crowns
of kings will all wear out; but the crown
Of glory will never fade away.
The "new song" will never wear out.
We hear sometimes that some Of our
tunes are worn threadbare; but that will
never be said of the hew song.
Which will you choose? The lasting,
or that which wastes away? the things
of time, or of eternity? Will you choose
wealth, honor, fame, or the joys of Heav-
en-. eternal life, the crown of glory, and
the "new song?" May God enable US
to make wise choice; and, with Joshua,
may we choose to serve the Lord
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4 Human Being With Nothing to DO.

Most miserable, worthy of profound
pity, is such being. The most mac
niGcent in nature, becomes o source, of
envy: the birds warble on every spray
in ecstacy; the tiny flower, hidden from
all eyes, sends forth its fragrance of hap
piness the mountain streams dash along
with q sparkling murmur of delight. THE
object of their creation is accomplished,
and their life gushes forth in harmonic
work. Oh, plaut oh, stream! worthy
of admiration, or worship, to the wretched
idlerl Here are powers yenever dream.
ed difficulties divine, eternal ;; head
to think, but nothing to concentrate the
thoughts; heart to love, but no object
to bathe' with the wide tide of affection /;
head to work, but no work to be done !;
talents .unexercised and capacities unde-
veloped; human life thrown away
wasted as water poured forth in the desert.
Birds and flowers, ye are gods to such q
mockery of life Who can describe the
fearful void of such an existence, the
yearning for an object, the selfreproach
for wasted powers, the WEAKNESS of daily
life, the loathing of pleasure, Of frivolity,
and the fearful consciousness of deadening
lifc-of spiritual paralysis which hin
ders all response to human interests-when
enthusiasm ceases to arouse, and noble
deeds no longer call for the tear of Joy,
when the world becomes blank. humani.
ty far off sound, and no life is left but
the heavy, the benumbing weight of per.
sonal hopelessness and desolation. Hap.
pier far is the toiling drudge who coins
body and soul in the few poor shIlings
that can only keep his family from star
vation; he had a hope increasingly to
light him, duty to perform, spark Of
love within that cannot die; and wretched,
weary, inhumau as his life may be, it is
Of royal worth-it is separated by the
immeasurable distance Of life and death
from the poor, perhaps pampered, wretch,
who is cursed with having no work to do.
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AHorrible CannibaI Story.

! A horrible tragedy heretofore briefly
mentioned) is reported from the Island
of Fejee, South Seas. The Rev. Thomas
Baker, with an assistant missionary and
six native teachers, went to visit some
island tribes, and he and his party were
brutally murdered by one of the tribes,
who are described as the most confirmed
cannibals. The writer says:
I'm this town Longtown) there lives
notorious cannibal, with whom | had a
little conversation. He pointed me 10 q
pile of human bones in the fork of nm
orange tree under which we were sitting,
and assured me that he had eaten the men
of which each bone there was repre-.
sentative, and that he had kept these
bones as memento of his cannibalism
Many other things did this nhuman wretch
make known to me, and his countenance
and more than ordinarily worn teeth only
helped to convince me that he had liter.
ally been q bone. e.crusher. To have lis
tened to this mans statements, and told.
too, in the presence of those who could
have contradicted them if false, would
have removed forever from the minds of
some the idea hat Fejeeans are not Low
ers of human flesh. This vile cannibal
declared that, as for eating, nothing was
comparable to human flesh, not even fowls
or pork"
The main fact in the above statement
is confirmed by the letter of gentleman
formerly of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, to
brother in Cincinnati, dated Leonka, Ova-
Ian, Fejee, September 2nd, 1867. We
make the following extract:
Our native population, too, have been
indulging themselves in cannibal feast,
almost unprecedented in the annals Of
cannibal Fejee. There is q district in the
largest ISLAND Of the group of which little
is yet known. White men have crossed
over or through it, but it was never con.
sidered safe. About two months ago one
of the Wesleyan missionaries, with some
what of bravado spirit, determined to
penetrate into the stronghold of heathen-
ism, by their leave or no. He took with
him ten of the Christian natives Of coast
tribes, and marched boldly on, from town
to town, through heathendom, though he
was warned BY the people, time and
again, that he would be killed if he went
further on. Still he went on; and when
in the midst of the district they set upon
him and his followers and killed all but
one of the natives, who escaped by more
of chapte. of accidents in his favor than
otherwise, to tell the horrible tale. The
dead bodies were al, piled up, pow-wow
was held over them by the heathens, and
then they were distributed for cooking,
the ruling chief keeping Mr.. Baker and
one native for his own private palate.
The coast is in furore. The old king
is making preparations to kill, hang and
quarter the interior tribes, and sell ont
the district to white settlers for cotton
growing. Hundreds, or thousands, per.
haps, will be sacrificed to avenge the mis-
sionary's death.
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From the Sumter Watchman.
The Nuisance of Rad Servants,

Mr.. EDITOR I'm all parts of the civ.
ilized world, it has been the custom, from
time immemorial, to require of servants
seeking employment, o certificate OF
character from their last employers, tes-
tifying to their good behaviour and their
competency for the discharge of such du.
ties as they offer to perform. Among
US, servants have been heretofore, and
still are, hired upon tkeir own representa-.
ton Of themselves; and in consequence
of this, their employers are doomed to
perpetual disappointment, and in the
course of short time. discover that they
are wholly unskilled in the service they
contract to render, and equally destitute
of those moral perfections, which SO
Numbered in the index" Many are
found to be thievish, Or addicted to vices,
which render their departure blessed
riddance. Besides the great annoyance
caused to Masters and Mistresses, by
omitting to demand certificate in every
case of hiring, the omission operates
greatly to the prejudice of good servants,
who are excluded from service, by the
ease with which bad servants are enabled,
Upon their own self commentator, to
obtain places. Let certificate of good
character and competency be required
by the employer,.in every case of hiring,
and we venture to predict no little i'm
provement in their domestic comfort. A
word to the wise, &c. ClVIS.