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PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

We regret 10 aunUunce that an acci-
dent occurred on one Of our streets, on
Monday last, which resulted in severe
bodily injuries to Miss Ka.e Jones and
Ar. Ii. Z. Moses. The parties named
we're enjoying pleasure ride, when, in
an unguardcd moment, the horse ran
aud dashed the buggy against a tree,
throwing Mr. Noses out, the buggy pass
Ing over his body aud bruising him
severely in several places. The auimal
continuing to run, Miss Jones was soon
thrown out, suffering the fracture Of a
leg, and some painful bruises upon other
parts OF her person. The buggy was
much broken, and the escape even thus
seems almost miraculous. Medical and
Surgical assistance was Immediately
sought, and VIC have been pleased to
learn that the suffering parties are
measurably relieved.
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APPRECIATED FAvOns.

President Tmos. B. ETEn aud Sccrc.
tary COUNTS have our best acknowledge
ments for the complimentary tickes
over tile Spartanburg and Union Ra.
Road, sent us for the year 1870, aud tol
the very kind aud courteous manner il
which they have been pleased. ia
accompanying note, to invite Us, spc-
cially, to make use Of it..
Mr. 5. ). SOLOMONS. the vnr. -ifi"
and gentlcmanly Superintenlrn o.. j..
North Eastern Rail Road will ALL.
please accept our thanks for compi-
menta,y tickets over his road.
PiesIdcn' McIvER and the officers ii
Cheray and Darlington Rail Road ha, {
also placed US under obligations Tor
IKE favors on their road, which are in
IKE manner appreciated.
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rA The "-Amcrican Law Review )"
published in Boston, has the following
reference 10 the last volumes Of Rich
'rdsons Law and Equity Reports Of his
STATE: "These volumes conclude III.
labOrs ofonc who has filled the place of
official reporter Of decisions in South
Carolina, for nearly aquarter of cen
tury, with all ability never cxcelled and
rarely equal.ed."
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A SWEET VOICE.

We agree with that old poet who said
'ha' low, soft voice was an excellent
'n'ng 10 woman. Indeed, We feel in
c'ned to 90 further than he on the
SUBJECT, and call it ono Of her browning
onarms' How often the spoil Of beauty
radely broken by coarse, loud talking
''o" often you arc irresistibly drawn to
sp'a'o' unassuming woman, whose soft,
''''ery tones render her positively at
"act'Ve! ln the social circle how
pleasant it is to hear a woman talk in
."' low key which always charactcrizes
,ne true lady. 10 the sanctuary Of
nome how such voico soothes tho
1s'iu' child, and cheers tho weary hus.
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GEN. sIORGAN,S ESCAPE FROM TEI Il
OHIO OPENIrENrIAxY.

on our first page to day, will be found
avery interesting account OF the cele-
GRATED feat OF Gen. JoHN II. MoRgAH,
10 making his escape from the Ohio
fen'tcntiary. Previous accounts have
oeen published, but We hive seen not..
'oS so iu'l and interesting az this which
Is made up from the notes Of Col. AL
SroN' one Of the editors Of the fl,,nta-
a. "0n' the new agricultural paper pub
llshed at Atlcnta, Ga.
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'rENi PliRANCE NOTICE

meeting Ofthe TRENDS of total Ah-
.tincucc, will be held on next "Wednesday
evening at the Court llouse ut half past
7o'clock. The object being the reor-
ganization Of the Total Abstinence So
cIety Of Sumter. a full Attendance ia
earnestly requested. The lodies espc.
cially are invited.
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WOFFORD COLLEGE,
sPARTANBUuG G. H., H,
so. CA.
r A CHI TV {.

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REV. Il. NJ. SIlIPP. b. D.. President, Sn
Professor Mental and Mural Sci nce &
DAVID DUNCAN, A. NJ. Professor Amcict,t
Languages and l.iterntura.
REV. WlIITEFOOKD SMITH, d. D Proces3Jr
English Literature. ..,I5tr
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JAS. II: CARLISLE. A. NJ, pross.."r MnlAs.
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and Biblical Literature. =
Tho Preparatory Sch h,ol. under The immnGifto
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Divinity Srhool-Rcv. a. ". Sh:.n. Ds'p.
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For Sale.

A LOT OF ALABAMA COTTON SEED, Of
IA the greatly improved variety. knnwn as
"THE POOR MANS RELIEF" Orders will
be recci' ed until March 18Th. by a Wbiio 4 Co..
sumter. 5. C.. aud by Mnyes & Cooper. Mnyes.
vile, Sc" where samples Of growth md testi
in"Dials cnn be seen.
Feb2--3t T. H. DICK
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PHENlX GUANO-Four unguanocd rows
yielded forty pounds, aud fur guanned rows
le!-bslieyos IL the best Fertilizer used In his
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MUSIC LESSONS.
Vocal and Instrumental

Tho undersigned having taken his residence at
Sumter. will give Lessons In Singing aud on the
PIANO and VIOLIN. He will likowise give In
struciipns In FRENCH, u ERIN AN and ARITH.
METIC.
TUNING OF PIANOS ATTENDED TO.
For further particulars, apply to him at his
residence 10 Harvin Street.
II. O. NJ. KOPFF.
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Merriwc'her Co., Ga. Dec. 4, 1869.

Merriwelher Co, Ga. Dec. 4, 1869.
Me,srs. Wilcox, Gihbs l. Co.:
I used one ton Of Phoenix Guano with the fol
towing rcsuit': lett fur rows hy the side OF
Tint which was guanned, aud from these ur
ungnanoed COWS I gathered forty pounds cotton,
and from four "f tho guanocd rows on snmn soil
ana cultivated Mike. 1 gathered "ne hundred nn,i
ono pounds. | believe the Phoenix is the hest
Fertilizer that has heen used in ih,s xec,inn this
year; il St"od the irouth bet or than any saw
The land I usr,i I, IN hus been cleared thirty
y"ars-it is light sray s"il I used 200 lbs. pr,
arre. Where used the Gunu" the crop stood
the 'r"nt' hotter than where there wns nnnn.
Rep, cfuly, !. u rTLOErp"H
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-23
A People on Stills.

THE pictures of Rosa Bonheur have
made US well acquainted with the singular
habits which the shepherds of the lands
south OF Bordeaux have adopted of pass.
ing the greater part of their lives on
stilts. The first tine that a group Of
these persons are seen, there is a curious
emotion in The mind as of strange prod
ICY. Dressed In sheep-skins, worn by
time, knitting stockings or spinning &
thread, they grs7ely pass over the reeds
and furze; the spectator buried, as it were,
In the bushes they lifted nearer the sky
on the verge of the horizon. The long
stick, which they handle with SO much
address, serving as a balancing pole or q
support for the arm, contributes still more
10 the strangeness of their appearance /;
they look like gigantic crickets preparing
to spring. In the landes OF Medoc, not
only the shepherds, but every one uses
this style Of loComotion; the children
have no fear, and the women who are in
varlably dressed in black, resemble large
ravens perched on dead branches The
origin Of stilts is unknown, hut it is prob
able that they were not in use before the
Middle Ages, as ancient authors make no
mention OF them. In the patOis of the
country they are called chdn9He, which
would seem to fix their origin in the peri
cd of the rule of the English, deriving it
from our word shank; probably some in-
ventiVe British mind gave them this serv-
iceable mode of progression. Perched on
these borrowed legs the shepherd watches
over his charge, concealed in the brush
wood, crosses uniDjured the marshes aud
quicksands, fears not to be tornlby thorns
or dry twigs, and can at any time double
the cDpnd of which hn ordiparilEy xuGibc
Whether it has any effect ON the character
cannot be decided but certain it is that
these people are distinguished by their
wild savage nature. They have horror
of strangers, and when they perceive a
traveller coming toward them, they hasten
to flee into concealment.-CadH6ers Jour
mn II ---------. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-23
Cutting Corn Fodder.

A great objection on the part of many
farmers to saving corn fodder is the
amount of hard work required in cutting
and feeding 1t out. This is valid objec.
ton, as every one who has tried will
admit, for when green the stalks are
heavy. with moisture, and when dry, are
hard to handle on account of their bulk
and weight. But this year the prevailing
scarcity will render it advisable for farm
ers to disregard their own personal con-
venienoe tO aome extent, in order TO secure
the necessary amount of fodder for their
stock. No matter how great the labor,
each farmer should provide for the neces.
stiles of his stock, and if he has sufficient
for his own use, his pecuniary interests
and his duty to the public should lead
him to provide as lar as possible for the
deficiency Of others. ias .-IL .t.
When 1t becomes necessary rather than
optional, ,--the iTksomeness of the labor
will be much relieved and when we once
get accustomed TO the work and know the
best manner of doing it, much Of the diff
Guilty and Inconvenience will disappear.
Notwithstanding the character OF the
labor required, we think it is true that in
no way can we secure better food for
stock at less cost, or with less labor.
When properly secured, that 1t makes the
best kind of food, all will admit, After
harvesting the corn, which Is tho main
crop sought, we have larger amount of
food to the acre than we Can raise ia any
other way excepting in roots. At the
time Tor cutting the corn, the hurry OF the
seasons work is over, and help is usually
cheaper and it consequently costs less to
harvest the crop 1t Poi
Various methods of cutting and putting
up corn fodder are adopted by different
persons; that is the besti that will give
the best protection to the stalks, with the
least handling. The one we have tried
and found as economical as any, we will
give'fOr the information of those who
have had no experience in the matter.
When the corn Is we'll glazed over the
cutting should be done as soon as possible,
to AVOID injury by frost. When the corn
is heavy and quite green, take from I'VE to
seven rows for one row of stocks If the
corn is light, or is cut late in the season. q
larger number of rows can be taken, but
1t is not usually best TO carry far Set the
stalks arounda a hill on the centre row,
bracing equally from all sides, 30 that the
stock may stand firm, Bind the top Of
the stock with a band made of hay, grass,
straw or stalks, as most convenient On
husking the corn, bind the stalks in
small bundles. If they are to be
hauled TO the staok. k.yard, or barn,
they should be secured as soon as possible /;
but we have found IL much more eonven-
lent TO feed them out near the field thus
saving tiIno and handling. For this pur,
pose stack the stalks in small piles in the
field. 10 do this, place three or four bun
dies horizontally on the dryest part of the
ground, making pile in height TO CORES
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-23
Vegetable Flowers.

BOYS and girls who live in the country
will find the making of vegetable flowers
pleasant pastlme. TO make bouquet of
these flowers, take come white and yellow
turnips, beats, carrots, and pumpkins, also
some parts of cabbsges. Gather from the
woods moss, laurel leaves, aud other ever
green's. Then, by the exercise of taste,
ingenuity, and skillful use of the pen
knife, really beautiful flowers can be COM
piled of these. Take white turnip, neat
ty peeled, nolched, or cut down in leaf
shape all around. Fasten it on stick
whitfield into the proper shape for stem.
Surround 1t with green leaves, and be-
hold, according to your design, an ex-
qulsite white csmelia or a rose. Red
roses, camelias, or dahlias, can be made
in the same manner from beets, yellow
flowers from carrots aid pumpkins, moss
rose buds from turnips and beets, by cus
ting them into the proper shape, and
placing real moss around them. White
or red flowers can be made from red or
white cabbages. A friend of ours, one
cold day in winter, had lovely basket of
flowers sent to her for tea party There
were two white japonicas the chill they
received turned them brown. and they
fell to pieces. She was in despair. A
cousin staying with her (unknown to herr
cut two white jsponicas out of white
turnips, and placed them on the real
japonica leaves. Her friend did not notice
the basket until near tea time; then she
was delighted, and exclaimed at their
beauty, and wondered how the cousin
got them. No one knew until the next
day thas they were only turnips-Oltse
Ogtic's Magazine. -.- --...
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-23

THE popular make of Doeskins manufac-
tured by Benz. Bullock's Sons, at their mills at
Conshohocken, Pa, are still being sold ahead
of production. There is no better evidence OF
the excellence of any make of goods, than the
continued confidence of consumers in buying
them from season to season. The "Bullock
doeskins " are now almost household word
with clothing houses throughout the country,
and they are considered the standard by which
other makes are graded. This firm also manu-
facture splendid coating in all the fancy and
fashionable eolors. These goods are being
used by the first-class merchant tailors, and
successfully compete with foreign goods.
They have also started a new mill exclusively
on cotton-warp cloth and beavers, and they
are now putting these goods into the market
their superior finish recommending them to
the trade in preference to many of the old and
favorite brands. In fact, the almost inde-
structible finish which has always character
lied the goods manufactured by this firm is
one of their principal recommendations
From The Anleriedn Manufacturers Circular,
Jug. 3lSt, 1870
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-23
Weaning Colts.

AT four months old, colts are general
ly weaned, and this is among the most
important periods in their lives.
Ordinarily while nursing, II the food Of
both the mare and the colt has been good,
the latter is fat. The point isto take from
the colt no uncomfortable part of its
nourishment, and still have Il retain its
hesh, and, what is better, its health. To
accomplish this, some preparatory steps
must have been taken. Colts love com
pany. They get accustomed to that of
their mother, and If suddenly deprived
OF 1t will pine more or less. To obviate
this difficulty, we have known breeders
for four weeks before weaving to turn the
colt into an enclosure with spring calf
or even a cosset sheep, and not unfre-
quently a lone buck, whose isolation
from the flock will dispose him to respond
to the .overtures of the colt at once.
This company will pacify him in the
occasional absence of the mother, and
prepare for final and complete separation.
When that time comes, it is always best
to take the mother away from home, or
entirely out of sight and hearing. If she
IL within reach OF eyes or ears, the aug-
gestion of loss will be oftener made than
If only the appetite calls it up; and this
latter can be in some sense satisfied by an
extra allowance of what the colt has
learned TO love best
The best place to keep the colt for the
first three days is on an ample barn. toor
well covered with old hay, and so pro
iected that there will be no chance for the
colt to getits feet into creVices or other
wise receive injury.
He should be fed with the very best
food that the season will admit of-grass
with little meal intermixed; a handful
of oats for q change; water always handy,
| into which he can dip his nose fifty times
a day; and what is Of equal importance
he n.Gat have his new-made companion
the calf or the ram, TO smell of, play with
and, n his colt way, talk to.
From four to seven days will be ample
to partially Wean him. he can then bt
turned into an enclosure with his com
pany, which shall afford him larger space
both for exercise and in which TO obtair
food. The field where he is placed should
be surrounded with most substantial
fence at least enc 30 high that the
thought of scaling it wll never enter the
mind of the colt.
Besides, he should be visited by the
owner, or some one to whom he has be
! come accustomed, dozen times day, an6
should be always giveu some little dainty
at each visit, besides words full Of soothing
and caresses, which he will mot keenly
appreciate. In two weeks the crisis viii
have passed. He will remember the
mother, but not pine for her, and there
sitter, with abundant food, well. choser
company, and careful confinement, h6
| will be ready 10 enter upon his first win
ter with every hope of passing through il
without harm, and beginning his second
summer in healthy and hopeful condi
tion.-ReGTth and Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-23
How 1t Feels to be Under Rire.

The Philadelphia Lelger says: The
phrase baptism of fire." although much
ridiculed, ii is alleged is term by no
means either inapt or excessive. To be
Tor the first time actually under fire, to
hear the sound of the different missiles,
the ping of the rifle balls, the shrek of
the great shells, and the hum and whirr
of the grape shot, is an experience 80 far
out of the common as to deserve o strong
and significant phrase. This experience
Goethe, it is known, resolved to undergo,
ard therefore on one, occasion placed him.
self under fire during battle in the early
part OF Napoleons campaigns. In his
vivid and Interesting description of his
feelings, Goethe dwelis most strongly on
the effect produced upon his visual organs.
He was man Of great courage and of
powerful frame, and although his presence
OF mind never deserted him, yet all exter-
nal objects appeared to him Of q bright
red color, just as if real fire had been
casting strong blaze upon the sur
rounding country. Again, "presence of
mind" III time OF danger is quality de-
pendent not only upon moral, but also
upon physical strength, and the physical
requirements upon a sudden strain have
been known to fail the very braVest men. -.
Thus, at the siege of Burthorpe, in India,
in 1927, the English troops were anxious
" waiting the order to advance and
storm; at last, after tedious delays, the
order came suddenly, when the attention
of the soldiers had been entirely alb.
soIbsd in tbs movements of the other di-
visions. Aysergeant of well known per.
sonal bravery was seen to sway backward
and forward, and then fall to the ground
in dead faint. Although naturally brave,
the circulation of his blood was irregu.
lar, and the sudden excitement checked
the action of the heart. a short time
atterward asuTgeon passing by bled the
sergeant, consclousnessan and power quickly
returned, and with bandsged arm the
sergeant dashed after his regiment, soon
rejoined 1t, and bore full share in the
storming of the Notifications.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-23
Cucambers.

THE Medical Press London) thus gives
directions about eating this esculent and
its reasons therefor; u,,s,-N 49, .r
y "The cucumber is the fGvorite luxury
Of the working class--consumed with
great gusto,- regardless Of consequence,
and chiefly ,eaten OF tea orsupper BY them.
generally obtained from plants forced in a
warm dry Atmosphere, When Cthe hest
of the day is greatest,l the plants, are
frame Id closed and the action of solar
light prevented by covering, The panes
with blind. A kind OF steam is thus
generated in the interior of the bed, and
the fruit forced to grow with great rapidi-
ty. This is generally the variety known
as the black spined long prickly, con-
trast ID the sandy cucumber grown in the
open fields of Bedtordshire. Our object
here is to remind lovers of this vegetable
that, in addition to the saCcharine and nu-
tritious elements entering into the compo-
stion Of the cucumber, We have also acrid
and purgativo principles, found not un-
frequently in state Of concentration,
hence accounting for the great suffering
and alarming train Of symptoms induced
after surfeit of this truit. We have
known last season many cases, at one time
dangerous, which we had no hesitation in
pronouncing dependent upon cucumber
poisoning, and entirely owing to utter
carelessness and incaution in dressing and
eating this vegetable, We consider, be-
fore using the cucumber, ii should in
every instance be sliced and purged Of
the preponderance of its acrid and pur.
gatiYe elements by treating with a little
Salt, and then saturated with vinegar for
s)me hours preyiously-never eaten with
out, in fact-otherwise it is very apt to
produce an active and severe form OF pur-
CATION, accompanied by intense pain, and
constituting the SO called .choleric diar-
rhea"