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low-born courtlers, at length became her
willing slaves. The countless legions of
bishops and monks, whom she had offended
and treated with ignominy when they had
ceased to be useful to her, hid themselves,
overawed and helpless, in their cells. Her
splendid victories and conquests won for
her popularity among her subjects such
as none Of her predecessors but Peter the
Great had possessed, Abroad, the mon
archs of Europe were soon overmastered by
her imperious will. Frederick the Great
courted her favor. Joseph II. of Austria
became willing instrument in accomplish
ing her most unscrupulous designs. George
III. of England sank into her ally. And
dissolute Louis XIV. vainly strove by feeble
diplomacy to check the stately progress Of
the Semiramis. Catherine became the
master intellect of Europe.
Of all her vast designs, that upon which
her chief energies were expended was to
make Russia acknowledged as one of the
civilized nations of the time. As Phillip
of Macedon had labored with fierce, untir-
ing zeal to make his native kingdom Greek,
so Catharine lived to make Russia Europe
an. She was resolved to be received as a
peer into that assemblage of crowned heads,
whose naughty caste was still inclined to
look down upon the barbarous empire which
the great Peter had brought into notice
and she prepared to take an equal place
among the Hapsburgs, the Bourbons, and
the Guelphs. .. =. "a. -. {
If she had not been an empress, Cathe.
rine might perhaps have won higher glory
as an author. Her love for. letters was in
tense and lasting. She sought the cores.
pondence and friendship Of almost every
eminent literary man of the day; she wrote
to Voltaire in terms of sincere admiration,
and strove in vain to allure him to st. Pc.
tersburg g. With Diderot she was more
successful, and the philosopher condescend.
ed to give a portion Of his time to visit to
the faithful empress. Their conversations
were long and philosophical and Diderot
seems to have found . far more agreeable
friend in Catherine than the sarcastic Vol,
taire in his admirer and prosecutor Frede,
rick. Catherine was always profuse in her
liberality to Literary men. She purchased
Diderot's library for considerable sum,
in order to provide dowry for his daugh-
ter, allowed him to retain the use of it for
life, and settled upon him pension as her
librarian. She wished to induce the his.
torian Robertson, by muni6cent offers, to
write on account of her reign. Her, court
was filled with men of intelligence and
learning, of science and art. Every form
of mental excellence found in her a, friend
she established academies or societies Of
learning and science, and lavished her rev.
enues in seeking to awaken the intellectsoi
her people. Poets, musicians, philosophers,
actors and artists sprang up under her
careful patronage; and she succeeded in
making St. Petersburg illustrious as one Of
the intellectual centres of Europe.
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AN OMISSION g., whom every
body in Pike knows, tells good thing OF
Judge w., whom everybody else in Pike
knows, 1t runs thus:
Judge w. had his law Office close to {
certain Doctor-in fact, they were separa
ted only by plank partition with door
in it. The Judge was at his table, busy
with briefs and bills in chsncery. The Doc
tor was writing a letter, and, pausing for {
moment, called out
"Judge, isn't s-q-a-s-, the way to spell
equinomical?''
eyes, I think it is" said the Judge
''but here's Webster's dictionary-I car
soon tell you"
He opens the book and turns over the
leaves, repeating aloud, "e-qui-nomical--
e-qui-nomical." Finding the proper place,
he runs his eye and finger up and dowr
the column two or three times, until he i:
thoroughly satisfied that the word in ques
ton is not there. Closing the book with s
slam, the Judge lays his specs on the table
and rising slowly, breaks forth
"Well, sir, I've always been Dance
We6ster man, and voted for him for Presi
dent; but any man that will write as big &
dictionary as this, and not put as common
a word as e-qui-nomical in it, can't get my
vote for anything hereafter!'
The Judge denies the story, and says
that John G. is an outrageous prevaricator
Here we end the tale, without expressing
an opinion.-Momtgomery Hail.
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for the' Naatt Gittk.
WHAT NOBLE WILLY DID.

"Pa, have signed the pledge" said a
little boy to his father, on coming home
one evening; will you help me: to keep
lt?" "Certainly," said the father.
"Well, I have brought a copy Of the
pledge; will you sign it, papa
a'Nonssnse, nonsense, my child E What
could I do when my brother officers call.
THE father had been in the army-"if
I was q teetotsler p > g.. ..
'But do try, papa"
'"Tut, tut; why, you are quite little
radical" ...
"Well, you won't ask me to pass the bot
tie, Rspsl" .,,: Ia, b..
I promise not to ask you to touch it,
Some weeks after that, two officers called
to spend the evening. 49,
"What have you to drink !" said they,
"Have you any more Of that prime Scotch
ale 7" : - , %>-~-'. 81: - = -. 49,
"No," he said, 81 have not, but shall
get some.", - ~E:s. za..,..
"Here, Willy, run to the store and tell
them to send some bottles up" The boy
stood before his father respectfully, but die
not 60.
"Come, Willy; why what's the matter
Come, run along" He went, but came back
presently without any bottles. -
"Where's the ale, Willy?"
ssI asked them for it at the store, and
they putt upon the counter, but / coulo
not touch.it. Opa! pa! don't be angry
I told them to send it up, but could not
touch it myself!'
The father was deeply moved, and turn
ing to his brother-o officers, he said: "Gen
tlemen, you hear that? You can do as yor
please. When the ale comes, you may
drinkit, but not another drop after that shall
be drank in my house, and not another DROP
shall pass my lips. Willy, have you your
temperance pledge?"
30 pa, I have"
"Bring it, them"
And the boy was back with it in mo-
ment. The father signed it, and the little
fellow clung around his fathers neck with
delight. The ale came, but no one drank
and the bottle stood on the table ,untouch
ed.
Children sign the pledge, and ask you,
parents to help you keep it. Don't touch
the bottle, and try to keep others from
touching it.-Youth's Temperance Banner
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vTyHE office of this Company Is now opened a.
i No. 10 Broad Street (South Western Railroad
Bank for the receipt of Deposits, Discount Of Pa
per, Purchase and Sale Of Exchange and tht
transaction of General Banking Business.
Interest allowed on Deposits upon terms estab
hshed by the Board of Directors. 40, ..
The Company is also a legal depository for mon
eys paid into Court will receive Registry ant
Transfer Books, act as agent to pay Coupons ant
Dividends, and as Trustee in Railroad Mortgages
DIRECTORS -., ..
w. G. Bee, of VIM. C. Bee & Co.; A. 8 John
ston, of Johnston, Crews Il Co.; Robt. Mure, o
Robert Mure & Co.. w. B. Williams, of w. B
Williams & Son; E. H. Frost, Of Frost q; Adger
J. E. Adger of ]. E. Adger & Co.; Henry Gour
din, of Gourdin, Matthiessen Co.; George L
Bust of Buist e. Buist C. G. Memminger, o
Memminger, Jervey & Pinckney; T. J. Kerr, o
T. J. Kerr & Co.; J. D. Aiken, of J. D. Aiken
Co.. John Csmpsen, of Campsen q Co.; A. P
Caldwell, of r. & A. P. Caldwell; w. z. Ryan
j. T. Welsnnan, B. O'Neill, j. J. Gregg, Granite
vile, 8. c. - ... +.
For further information address -. -:
GEO. 8. CAMERON, President.
THOS. r. WARiNa, Cashier.
Charleston March 25 1869 L. :,Sm :;
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Nutnpruns Department.
THE pUTcHMAN,s INSURANCE.

A good story is told of German by the
name Of Schmidt, who had taken the pre-
caution to insure the life ofhis wife for $5, 600
and his stable for 5000, believing the form.
er might die and the latter be burnt, and
be could not get along without some com.
pensation for the loss. Both policies had
been taken from the same agent.
In few months after the stable had been
insured it caught fire and was destroyed
Schmidt quietly notified the agent, and
limited to him that he would expect the nine
hundred dollars at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The agent at once sent builder
to ascertain the cost of erecting new sta
bic, ofthe same dimensions, having learn
ed that the property had been insured fol
more than it was worth. The builder re-
ported that he could replace the stable with
new material for $500, but unfortunately
there was an ordinance preventing the
erection of frame buildings-the old stable
having been Of wood. He was asked to es
innate the cost of brick stable, and report.
ed the amount $50. The agent then no
tilted Schmidt that he would build him &
new brick stable in place of the old frame
one; but Schmidt became very indignant
at the proposition, saying:
81 do not understand dis insurance busi
ness. pay you for nine hundred tollar
and when my shtable burn down you make
me new one. I no want a new shtable
wont nina hundred tollar"
The agent reasoned with Schmidt but al
to no purpose. When the stable was about
finished, Schmidt went to consult lawyer
thinking he might still get the amount o.
the policy, besides having the new stable
The lawyer, however, informed him thai
the company had right to make good thu
loss by builing new stable, and expressed
surprise that he should talk of bringing
suit against them.
"But," said Schmidt, Il insure for nint
hundred tollar, and this feller put up den
shtable for seven hundred and ffty-I d.
not understand his insurance business
Finding that he could not compel the
payment by law, Schmidt determined tt
get out of the business altogether. Calling
upon the agent, Schmidt said:
'sMr. Agent, I want you to shtop den
insurance on mine frow. not pay any
more monish dat way. not understand
dis insurance business
Agent surprised-"Why, MIR. Schmidt
You are doing very foolish thing. You
have paid considerable on this policy al
ready, and if your wife should die you will
get $4,000" =.
sYaw, dat ish vat you tell me now" said
Schmidt. even pays you on my shtable
you say I get nine hundred tollar if it burn
down. So it was burnt, and you not give
nae mine monish. You say, % dat wash an
old frame shtable; it not wort anything;
make you brick shtable, and you not
pay me mine nine hundred tollars. Ven
mine frow dies, den you says to me: % she
was an old Dutch woman she was not wort
anything, get you new Anglish wife,
and so I lose mine FIVE thousand tollars.
You not fool Schmidt again. do not un-
derstand dis insurance business. Il Era1
Schmidt.)
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D@ Twenty or thirty years ago, when
missionary enterprise was in its infancy
among the Islands of the South Seas, Cap
tain Summers anchored his sloop of war
off one Of the Marquesas. The next morn
ing he saw an American flag floating from
the beach, union down. This excited him
fearfully, and he sent off boat at once to
inquire into the matter. Presently the
boat returned, and brought grave looking
missionary. The captains anxiety ran
high:
''What's the trouble out there?' he ask
ed; "quick!''
"Well, I am grieved to say, sir, replied
the missionary, "that the natives have been
interrupting our sacerdotal exercises"
"What what was that you said theyd
been doing?"
'sIt pains me, sir, to say that they have
been interrupting our sacerdotal exercises.
"Man them starboard guns! Stand by
now, to give 'em the whole battery ex
claimed the captain.
Phe astonished missionary hastened tt
protest against such rigorous measures anc
finally succeeded in making the old tar un
derstand that the natives had only beer
breaking up prayer meeting.
"Oh !is that all ?" said he; II though
you meant that they'd stopped your grog'
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PREVENTIVE AGAINST THE ARMY WORM.

PREVENTIVE AGAINST THE ARMY WORM
We Gull the following from an article in
the New Iberia (La.) Journal:
A planter on the coast, having, for several
years past, been in the habit of sowing in
his cotton land the ordinary COW peas, and
finding, to his amazement, that those of his
neighbors' crops where no peas had been
sown, were literally destroyed by the worms
his crop remaining untouched, was induced
to test,the efficacy of the vines as preser.
vative against their destruction. With this
view, he tried the following experiment
to wit: That of cultivating one portion oi
his field in cotton alone, and surrounding
the other with belt of peas. This done
the period of the army worm to appear hav'
ing arrived, that portion of his field where
in no peas had been sown was entirely de-
voured, while that in which peas had beer
sown remained untouched-a result which,
of course, leads him very nationally to sup
pose that the vine alone, growing around
the cotton, has proved its protection against
the aggression of the insect.
After all, from the account given by the
oldest inhabitants Of our parish, we are in
clined to think that it is, as reported, an
infallible preservative against the ravages
of the cotton worm, and for this reason
From the authority quoted above, We are
told that up to twenty or twenty-five years
ago, such thing as the army or cotton
worm was unknown among them, and before
that period it was the universal practice o.
all planters to yearly SOW their fields
whether of cotton or corn, in peas. Why
should they have given up this wholesome
practice. we are unable to say, but certain
it is that since, few have been the crop:
raised in this section without having beer
more or less injured by these insects.
We could not too strongly urge upon oul
cotton planters the Importance of testing
the efficacy of this simple expedient, it be
ing both easy and profitable.
CHEAP WASH FOR BUILDINGs.-Take {
clean, water-tight cask and put into it hal
bus shel of lime. Slack it by pouring wat
er over it boiling hot, and in sufficient quan
tity to cover it five inches deep, and stir i
briskly till thoroughly slackened. Whel
the lime has been slackened, dissolve it ii
water, and add two pounds of sulphate 0
zinc, and one of common salt. These vii
cause the wash to harden and prevent it
cracking, which gives an unseemly appear
ance to the work. A beautiful cream colo
may be given to the wash by adding thre'
pounds of yellow ochre; or good pearl o.
lead color by the addition of a lump o
iron black. For fawn color add fou
pounds of umber, one pound of Indian red
and one pound common lampblack. Whe1
applied to the outside Of houses, and t.
fences, it is rendered more durabl" by add
ing about pint of sweet milk to a gallo'
of wash.
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OUR NEW;
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE,

VIyHE superior merits Of the "Singer" Machines
i over all others; for Familyuk or Manufactu-
ring purposes are so well established and so gem
orally admitted, that an enumeration Of their rela-
tive excelencies is no longer considered necessary.
Our new Family Machine, which has been
brought to perfection regardless Of time, labor or
expense, is now confidently presented to the pub
lie as ineomparably the best Sewing Machine in
The Machine in question is simple, compact, du-
rable and beautiful. It is quiet, light running,
and capable Of performing range and variety Of
work never before attempted upon single Ma
chine-using either SILK, TWIST, LINEN, OR
COTTON THREAD, and sewing With equa fa.
cility the very finest and coarsest materials, and
anything Between the two extremes; In the most
beautiful and substantial manner. Its attach
ments for hemIning, braiding, cording, tueking,
quilting, fellng trimming, binding, DC, are novel
and practical and have been invented and adjust
ed especially for this machine. -"
New designs Of the UNIQUE, useful, and popular
Chimes manufactured by this Company; have been
prepared for enclosing the new Machine.
A faint idea, however, can at best be conveyed
through the medium Of necessarily limited ad-
|vertisement; and we therefore urge every person
in quest Of a Sewing Machine by al means to e.
anime and test n they can possibly do 80, af the
leading rfvA nacl1nes before making d purchase.
Branches or agencies for sppplying the Singer
Machines will BE found fl nearly every city and
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chimes win Be cheerfdlly xhiffted, ,atdany fnfof
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~ NJ. JONES, IN The =" A Adiekes Bundihg' is
the agent for York County. 'D'i 80 ....'"
January8 '-' --7.7-f = .t1+S II
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WILLIE's TRIUMPH.

One day, as little Willie H. was passing
q cross street, on his way home, he wasme1
by rude boy, who, finding that he was
afraid of him, pushed him down, kicked him,
and hurt him badly. He would, perhaps,
have injured him much more, but two girls
came along on their way from school, and
he-coward as he was-ran away. Willie
got up as soon as he could, and went home
to his mamma, who felt very sorry to see
her little boy suffering so much.
After telling his mamma all about it, he
said, while his cheeks crimsoned with in
dignation, "Mamma, I did feel like getting
up and kicking him, but remembered that
you said I must not strike back"
"You did right my son" said his mann
ma, s'for although the boy ought to be and
will be punished, I am glad God reminded
you of my words, and kept you from doing
wrong. Itwould have done no good to strike
back, as he is older and stronger than you.
The only way to do, is to tell his parents,
and let them punish him, if they will; but
if they will not, the law will protect the in
nocent and punish the guilty" His mamma
told him that God alone could take away
the boys bad heart, and make him good.
Willie seemed to be thinking much dur
ing the day, of what his mamma told him,
and, althoug Oh bruised and sore, in his even
ing prayer, did not fail to ask God to bless
the naughty boy, and give him new heart.
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aa- A drunken Indian, on visiting the
city, having strayed from his hotel, found
himself lost on trying to return to it. After
looking about in strange lodge here and
there, the Indian exclaimed in dismay,
"Injun lost!'; But, recovering himself,
and unwilling to acknowledge such short
sightedness, continued, drawing himselfup
"No, Injun not lost-wigwam lost-and,
striking his breast)-Injun here!''
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R@ At Methodist meeting singer who
led the psalm tune, finding that his conclud-
ing word, which was Jacob, had not sylla-
bles enough to fill up the music adequate
ly, ended thus: "J-a-a-a-fol- de -riddle-cob." 4"