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THE SNOW STORM.

A snowflake through the wintry air,
A delicate snow flake, light and fair;
And it seemed that q thing so soft and small
Was able to do-just nothing at all.
The northeast wind blew stout and strong,
And great white clouds came charging along.
And out of these clouds there suddenly burst
Millions of snow-fakes just like the first
The tempest carried them everywhere;
They covered the ground and filled the air,
Till all around, above, below,
Nothing was seen but drifted snow.
The traveller closely buttoned his coat,
And pulled the collar about his throat.
'tIfs a terrible Storm" the people said,
As they put out their lights and went to bed.
All over the country, far and wide,
The storm kept raging till morning tide.
All night long the wild wind blew,
And the host Of snow flakes gathered and grew
They covered the fields with robe of white,
They buried the fences out of sight,
They banked the houses behind and before,
They filed the gateway and blocked the door.
They drifted across the travelled street,
Till horsemen and footmen had to retreat; .
And they piled themselves on the railroad track
Till they turned the struggling engine back.
And when the people at break of day,
Looked out of the windows, none dare say
That the little snow flakes, soft and small,
Were able to do-just nothing at all.
Boys and girls in the Sabbath school,
If you want to do good make this your rule
In sunshine and in stormy weather
Work all at once and all together.
The very mightiest drift, you know,
Is made of separate flakes of snow;
And the heaviest burden is very light
When many helping hands unite
Then Join together with one accord
To praise and worship and serve the Lord;
Let each one heartily give his share,
Where there is work to do or burdens to bear.
Then our love to God will grow more bright,
Our church will shine with holier light.
And perhaps on some far off heathen shore
Hearts will rejoice that were sad before.
r. F. MACLAREN.
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HOME.

Home enjoyments, home affections, home
courtesies can not be too carefully or stea.
dily cultivated. They form the sunshine Of
the heart. They bless and sanctify oul
private circle. They become source Of
calm delight to the man of business after Q
day of toll; they teach the merchant, the
trader, the working-man, that there is some
thing purer, more precious even, than the
gains Of Industry. They twine themselves
round the heart, call forth its best and pur
est emotions and resources, enable US to bt
more virtuous, more uprigh more Christ
ian, in all our relations of life. We see ir
the little beings around US, the elements o.
gentleness, of truth, and the beauty of fid
elity and religion. A day of toll is robbed
of many of its cares by the thought that ir
the evening we may return home, aud min
gle with the family household. There, al
least, our experience teaches us, we may
find confding and loving bosoms, those who
look up to and lean upon us, and those also
to whom we may look for counsel and en-
couragement. We say to our friends, one
and all, cultivate the home virtues, the
household beauties of existence. Endeavol
to make the little circle of domestic life 6
cheerful, on intelligent, kindly and happy
one. Whatever may 60 wrong in the worlc
of trade, however arduous may be the strug
gle for fortune or fame, let nothing mar the
purity of reciprocal love, or throw into it;
harmonious existence the apple of discord
The winter evenings afford many hours fol
reading, for conversation, the communion
of heart and of spirit, and such hours should
be devoted as much as possible, not only tc
mental and moral Improvement, but to the
cultivation of what may emphatically be
termed the home virtues Penn. Eng.
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N THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE q. 8.
For the District OF South Carolina.

IN THE MATTER OF
SAMPLE ALEXANDRIA, Bankruptcy.
At YorkriUe in the said District, on the 9th da,
of May, 1859.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Petition has beer
~ filed in said Court, by SAMPLE ALEX
AMBER, of Chester County, in the said District
duly declared Bankrupt, under the Act Of Con
gress, entitled" An Act to Establisha Uniform Sys
tenn Of Bankruptcy throughout the United States, >
Approved Ind March, 1887, for discharge and
certificate thereof from all his debts and othe,
claims provable under the said Act and the Isl
day of June, 1862 at IL o'clock NJ is assigned fol
the hearing of the same, before w. l. Clawson, one
of the Registers In Bankruptcy Of said Court, al
his Office in Yorkville, South Carolina, when and
where the Creditors may attend, and shew cause
if any they have, why the prayer of said Petition
should not be granted.
J. P. M. EPPING, U. s. Marshal as Messenger.
By T. W. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
May6 . Is st
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Agtifnltaral Repartmeat.
A SETTLED POLICY ON THE FARM.

The whole secret of the successful farmer
often lies in his having fixed plan of oper-
atoms. Multitudes have no plan but to
meet their immediate necessities and make
money by the easiest and seemingly short
est methods. If wool brings high prices,
they will gradually give up dairying and
work into sheep, with the expectation Of
making their fortunes. If wool and NUT
ton raising for time does not pay, they
sell their hocks at great sacrifice. If
hops are sixty cents a pound, they invest
in hop poles and kilns for drying and ex-
pect sudden wealth. If, when their yards
come into full bearing, the prices fall off
one-half or more, they are disgusted, and
ready to plow up their yards, concluding
the business will not pay. There are men
who are always taking up good thing q
little too late to make money by it. The
farmer cannot afford this continual change.
His business is less speculative than any
other, and after providing for the wants Of
his family and stock, he should give his at
tention steadily to the production of few
animals, crops, or other products, on which
he can rely to raise money. Any branch
of farm industry, steadily followed, will be
found profitable. Dairying in year Of
short grass, might not pay very we'll. But
the years of droughts are exceptions, and
the man who makes frst-rate butter or cheese
will find them a reliable source of income.
Where speciality is made of some one crop,
it is particularly important that he should
follow it steadily. The raising of hops or
tobacco requires fixtures that are useless in
any other branch of farming, and the change
of crops involves considerable loss of cap.
ital. Besides, we are always learning in a
business to which we give habitual atten-
ton, and this knowledge is as much part
of our capital as the money invested in
tools and buildings. If man should make
potatoes his leading crop, he would study
to lessen the cost of production, and would
resort to devices in the preparation of the
seed and the. soil, in the use of manures.
and in cultivation, quite unknown to the
farmer who pursues careless style of hus
bandry. He could raise potatoes cheaper
than his neighbors, by means Of his i'm
proved methods, and if he sold Of the same
price, make more money. Whatever branch
of farming you follow, stick to it, if it is
moderately profitable. Lay your plans far
ahead, and be prepared for the exceptional
years, when large profits come from high
prices, or losses from unfavorable seasons.
A mixed husbandry is always the safest,
and is not at all inconsistent with the cul-
tivation of commercial crops, as tobacco,
hops, fax, onion seed or vegetable seed Of
any kind, garden vegetables for market,
fruits, etc. The introduction of these re.
quires close calculation, definite plans, and
thorough business management, if success
be attained. american A gricultarist.
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IHE ART OF MAKING IOAST.-DlQ The
reader ever ask for toast at.an hotel? II
so, he probably was served with piece Of
fresh bread, burned before the fire, the
charcoal mostly scraped off, and served un'
der the name of toast. Now there is a lit.
tie science involved in making toast. II
should always be made of stale bread. The
heat drives off whatever acids may have
formed in the loaf, but more than that, the
starch of the -four is more or less converted
by the heat into more digestible substance,
dextrine. By nicely toasting slice Of
bread we save the digestive organs GER
tain amount of labor; hence toast is usual,
ly acceptable to invalids and those of i'm.
paired digestion. So much for the philo-
sophy of the thing. Now for the practice.
Make the toast from a stale homemade
loaf. Bakers bread will make an imita,
ton of toast, but not the thing itself. Slice
moderately thin, and place on the toasting
fork, or in some of the wire toasters, and
hold it near the fire until it is well warmed
through. Then-here comes the rub
bring it near the fire where it it will quick
ly become of light brown, or rather of a
deep golden yellow, turn and treat the 9th
er side the same, and serve. If buttered
toast is desired, apply butter in moderate
quantity while hot. Toast should not be
piled upon plate, as in that case the crisp
ness is lost. If there is no toast rack, lay
the slices tapping over one another, shingle
fashion, so that the moisture of the lower
slice may escape and not be absorbed by
the others.
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A GOOD WORD FOR THE CAT-BIRD.

One rainy day, the past summer, as we
sat by window looking out upon the flower
bed, our attention was attracted to a Cat.
bird apparently buried head and shoulders
in the soil and trying to extricate himself.
Our first impulse was to run to his rescue,
supposing him to be in danger from some
hidden enemy; but we soon discovered our
mistake when we, saw him gradually em.
erge, dragging out with him, not without
some difficulty, very large grub of the
May-beetle, which he had detected in the
very act of eating the roots Of our favorite
geranium. The offender was forthwith
pounded to jelly, and in this condition
borne off to the birds nest hard by, where
it no doubt gladdened the heart Of one Of
his nestlings.
Our good opinion of the Cat-bird is con.
frmed by the recent experience of Presi-
dent Hill, of Cambridge. A favorite elm,
near his house, was attacked last summer
by a large swarm of the vanessa caterpillar.
They rapidly devoured it's foliage, and
threatened soon to despoil the tree Of its
beauty. One day, when be was about to
bring ladders and attempt their removal,
and was considering whether this were prac-
ticable, he observed a Cat-bird fly to the
tree and begin to destroy the caterpillars:
Seeing this unexpected relief, he deferred
any interference and awaited the result.
Nor was he disappointed. In few days
the Cat-bird entirely cleared the tree. The
writer was an eye witness to similar re-
suit, but in this case the tree attacked by
the vanessa worm was q poplar, and the
birds which cleared them out were the Bal
timore oles.-Atlantic Monthly.
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progress in another decade will Tcarfy the
centre of wheat production beyond the Mis-
sissippi, and were it possible for the Pacific
coast again to quadruple its yield, that dis-
tant wheat field will give larger product
than the aggregate production of the Uni
ted States in 1850. -:
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A HANDSOME SOUL,

One day last winter, a little boy from
the South, who was on visit to the city,
was taking his first lesson in the art Of
"sliding down the hill, when he found his
feet in rather too close contact with lady's
silk dress. Surprised, mortified and con
fused, be sprang from his sled, and cap in
hand, commenced an apology.
81 beg your pardon, ma'am; I am very
sorry"
"Never mind that" exclaimed the lady:
"there is no great harm done, and you fee
worse about it than I do.
"But, dear madam, said the boy, "youl
dress is ruined. I thought that you would
be very angry with me for being so care
less"
"Oh, no." replied the lady, "better tc
have soiled dress than ruf1ed temper. y
"Oh, isn't she a beauty?" exclaimed the
lad, as the lady passed on.
"Who, that lady?" returned his com
rade, eff you call her beauty, you shan't
choose for me. Why, she is more than
thirty years old, and her face is wrinkled.' D
81 don't care if her face is wrinkled, .
replied the hero, "her soul Is handsome any.
hon."
A shout Of laughter followed, from which
the little fellow was glad to escape. Re-
lating the incident to his mother, he re-
marked: Co., mother, that lady did me
good. shall never forget it; and when
am tempted to indulge in my angry pas
sions, I will think of what she said, Better
to have soiled dress than a rufled tenn
per-"
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B@F The Japanese have pretty fable
respecting the Night Moth, very beauti-
full insect, so beautiful say they that all
other nightaies fall in love with it; and to
get rid Of their opportunities, it maliciously
bids them as trial of their devotion and
constancy, to 60 and fetch it fire. The
blind lovers, obedient to command, fly to
the nearest lamp or candle, and never fail
to get burnt to death.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE o.
For the District OF South Carolina.

In the Matter Of !, p.,,,.rrt,, !.
DANIEL X. PRICE. Ia oP''''
at HorkrtNe, in the said District, on the 6M da,
.-.-.... .. of May, 1861 .-..~--.-...--~-.-.
TTNHIS Is to give notice that Petition has been
OF Lancaster County, in said District, duly de.
clared a Bankrupt, under the Act Of Congress en-.
titled "Aa Act to- Establish a Uniform Systens cj
Bankruptcy throughout the United States" Approx.
hle under the said Act; and the LIST day Of June
1869, at IL o'clock, NJ, is assigned for the hear
ing of the same, before VIM. I. CLAWsON,
one of the Registers in Bankruptcy Of said
Court, at his Office in Yorkville, Sonth Carolina
when and where the Creditors who have proved
their claims and other parties In interest," may at
tend, and shew cause, If any they have, why the
prayer of the said Petition should not be granted
). p. NJ. EPPING, U. g. Marshafas Messenger.
BY T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
Nav 6 16 .--., st :
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The WEST AND WHEAT RAIsING.-lt
appears from the latest report of the Az
ricultural Bureau that the territory between
the Mississippi river and the Pacific Ocean,
which in 1850 yielded about 25,OOO,OO of
bushels, last year harvested about 5,0Oo,-
900; while the country east of the Missis-
sippi, with its accession of population and
wide distribution of agricultural implements
has made no increase, as whole, few Of
the Western States barely making up the
deficiency suffered in Virginia and Ken.
lucky. It is remarkable fact that region
which nine years ago produced only one.
seventh of the wheat in the country, now
supplies nearly one-third of it. A similar
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KINGS MOUNTAIN H. ROAD.
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v1lHE trains over the KINGS MOUNTAIN
RAILROAD, on and after this date-on Mon
days, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays-wil
run us follows, making close connections on tn.
mentioned days, with trains on the Charlotte anl
South Carolina Railroad:
Leave Yorkville, promptly, at S o'clock, A. NJ
Arrive at Chester at 7.20 o'clock, A. M.
Leave Chester Immediately afterthe arrival ofthe
mail train from Columbia.
Arrive at Yorkville at o'clock, P. NJ.
All Freights must be delivered at the Depot BY
clock, p. m., on the evenings previous to the
departure of the train: 49,.
January IA 2 tt
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J. & 8. G. AND COLUMBIA & AUGUSTA

sUPERINTENDENTSO OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, 3. c., April 10, 1859.
IN and after Sunday next, Passenger Trains
u will run as follows:
GOING NORTH.
Leave Graniteville, at...""."""""""""9.45 a. m.
Columbia, 8. c., at....."."......2.OO p. m.
Arrive at Charlotte, N. c. ......"..."-..S.l5p p. m.
COMING SOUTH.
Leave Charlotte, N. c., at....""".."..-5.45 a. IN.
Columbia, S. c., at.................1210 :"
Arrive at Graniteville, s. C.,.."... T. 10 p. m.
Through Tickets on sale for all principal points
North and South. Baggage checked through.
Close and continuous connections made North and
South. Passengers reach Augusta at AS p. m.
CALEB BOUKNJGHT, Superintendent.
April % II 2t
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III THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE q. s
For the District Of g. Carolina.
T,rk Tof$op pof


In the Matter Of lIrp.,v,r,r
JAMES G.. LITES. AN A'
at Korkuile, in the said Distict ON the 9Th do,
of Hay, 1869.
THIS isto give notice that Petition has beenh-
led in said Court, by JAMES C. LITES, d
Abbeville County, in said District, duly declared
Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress, entitled
an Act to Establish a Uniform System of Bank
End March, 1867, for discharge and Certificate
thereof, from all his debts and other claims prova
BILE under the said Act; and the 1st day Of June,
1869, at IL o'clock, NJ, is assigned for the hear
ing ofthe same, before w. I. CLAWSON, one OF
the Registers in Bankruptcy Of said Court at his
office in Yorkville, South Carolina, when and
where the Creditors may attend, and shew cause,
if any they have, why the prayer Of the said
Petition should not be granted.
J. P. M. EPPING, U. s. Marshalas Messenger.
By T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
Mav'6 1S st
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~To persons who make up clubs Of ten or
more names; an extra copy Of the paper will be
furnished one year, free Of charge. -. ;
ADVERTISEMENTS
Will be inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents
per square for the first and Seventy-fve Cents
per square for each Observation-Disclosures than
three months. A square consists Of the space oc-
cupied by ton lines Of this size type, or one inch
No advertisement considered less than square.
Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Adver.
isements, will be charged Two Dollars per square
for each insertion, = . :; 49,
Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contract.
will be made on liberal terms-the contract, how.
ever, must in all cases be confined to the immedi
ate business of the firm or individual contracting
Obituary Notices and Tributes Of Respect, rated
as advertisements. Announcements Of Marriages
and Deaths and notices OF religious character in.
serted gratis, and solicited.
NJ Personal Communications, when admissa.
BILE; Communications of limited or indivual inter.
est, or recommendations Of Candidates for offices
Of honor, profit or trust will be charged for ad
vertisements
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE q. s.
For the District of South Carolina.

IN THE NATTER OF
GRAHAM & &ATKINSON.-I Bankruptcy.
At Norkuaue, tn the said District, on the 9Th day
Of May, 1869.
NOTICE is hereby given that Petition has
~ been filed in the said Court, by EDWARD 7.
ATKINSON, of the firm Of GRAHAM & AT
kiNSON, Of Chester County, in said District,
duly declared Bankrupt, under the Act Of Con-
gress, entitled "An Act to Establish q Uniform
Approved, I'd March, 1867, for discharge and GER
titicate thereof from all his debts and other claims
provable under the said Act; and the LIST day OF
June, 1869, at l2 o'clock, NJ, is assigned for the
the Registers in Bankruptcy of said Court at his
office in Yorkville, South Carolina, when and
where the Creditors may attend, and shew cause,
any they have, why the prayer Of the said Petition
should not be granted.
j. P. NJ. EPPfNG, u. S. Marshal as Messenger.
By T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger:
Mayo 18 st
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pag- With regard to manner, be careful
to speak in a soft, tender, kind and loving
way. Even when you have occasion to re-
buke, be careful to do it with manifest
kindness. The effect will be intellectually
better.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Of the United States for the District Of 3, C

Or the United States for the District offs, c.
f E. tfs r. ha5ss5 HUFF or In BANKRUPTCY.
At Yorkrile, in the said District, ON the 9Th day of
May, 1869.
NOTICE is hereby given that q Petition has been
~ filed in the said Court, by E. r. HUFF,
of Union County in said District, duly declared
Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress, entitled
IAN Act to Establish Uniform System Of Bank
ruptcy throughout the United States," Approved,
I'd March, 1857 fora discharge and certificate there
of, from all his debts and other claims provable
under the said Act; and the lst day Of June,
1859, at II O'clock NJ, is assigned for the hearing
of the same, beforeW. l. Clawson, one of the Reg
listers in Bankruptcy OF said Court at his office in
Yorkville South Carolina, when and where the
Creditors may attend, and shew cause, ifany they
have why the prayer Of the said Petition should
not be granted.
J. P. NJ EPPING, u. g. Marshal as Messenger
By T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
Mayo l8 St
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B6r Beautiful was the reply of a venera-
Bile man to the question whether he was
still in the land Of the living: "No, but l
am almost there"
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ALLISON & BRATTON.


TN addition to the articles usually kept I'm well
selected Stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, &C., have now ON hand the follow
ing i t..g;,...
New Preparations,
to which the attention of the public generally,
and Physicians specially, Is called, viz:
FoUdERA'S ooMP6 6UND IoDINIzED COD
LIVER OIL. This beautiful
FRENCH PREPARATION
|COD-LIvER OIL but also the Tonic, Stimulant,
and Alterant virtues of Iodine Bromine and Phos-
phorus, which renders 1t stronger than pure Cod
Liver on saving, therefore, time, money, suffer-
f FfoUGERA's gu 1oDe-FERRo-pHospHATED
ELIXIR OF HORSE RADISH.
This Elixir acting as Diuretic, Tonic, stimuhnt,
En1nenagogue aTda powerful Regenefatof of1he
stitutonal disorders due to the impurity and pov-
erty Of the blood.
the MOST PERFECT IRON T0llle.
HubbelPs Ferrated Elixir Of Bark, or Elixir Of
CALISAYA BARK, IRON AND BISMUTH.-
The Ferrsted Elixirof Bark, is pleasant Cordial,
and contains eight grains Of PyrophOsphate Of
Iron, in each fluid ounce, and in all cases where
mild and ef1cacious IRON TONIC is desired,
will be found most
VALUABLE PREPARATION.
HUBBELDS ELIXIR OF VALERINATE
OF AMMONIA.-Anodyne calmative and ton
ic. Used in Hysteria, Spasnns, Nervousness and
Debility. Full Directions accompany each Bottle
Of the above Preparations.
WILSON'S PREPARATION OF HYPO-
PHOsPHITE AND BLeODGETM.-For the
CURE OF CONSUMPTION,
Asthma, Bronchitis, dc. Revised Directions for
preparation and Use.
A Substitute for Mothers Milk-COMSTOCKS
RATIONAL FOOD, for Invalids, Infants and
Dyspeptics.
nbben'sELIXIRO OFYELLOWP PERUVIAN
febrifuee, az sapproYed by the Profession.
Nav % - = 22s& : .7' If
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NOVEL MARRIAGE CEREMONIAL newly
elected Dutch Justice in Northern State,
was called upon a few days ago to join a
loving couple in the "holy bands of hem.
lock, which ceremony he performed in the
following words, as taken down on the oc'
casion:
Justice-We might shust as veil 90 on
NIT dis ting. STAINS up a leetle here. Put
your two right hands togeder. Mr.. Cros.
by, do you like dis young vomans veil
enough to be your wife?
Answer-Yes.
Justice-Vill you sherish and moorish
her in sickness and in healdth, and if dis
young vomans should have anytings to do
nit anoder man will you sherish her and
share NIT her?
Answer-Yes.
Justice-Mees Miller, do you like dis
young mans veil enough to be your hus-
band?
Answer-Yes.
Justice-Vill you sherish and Moorish
him in sickness and in healdth, and if dis
young mans should have anytings to dc
NIT anoder young vomans will you sherish
and share NIT him?
Answer-Yes.
Justice-Vell sticks to it. I pronounce
you mans and vifes, so help me Gott, NIT
der United States of America.