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Poetry.
Suppose.

Suppose my little lady ss-
Your doll should break her head!
Could youmake il whole by crying
Till your eyes and nose are redo
And wouldn't it be pleasanter
To treat it as a joke;
And say you're glad twas Dolly's,
And not your head that broke!
Suppose you're dressed for walking,
And the rain comes pouring down,
Will it clear off any sooner
Because YOU scold and frown?
And wouldn't it be nicer
For you TO smile than pout,
And SO make sunshine in the house
When there is none without?
suppose your task my little man,
Is very hard to get,
Will it make it any easier
For you to sit and fretl
And wouldn't it be wiser,
Than waiting ike Ounce,
To 60 to work in earnest
And learn the thing at once!
Suppose that some boys have 4 horse
And some 4 coach and pair.
Will it tire you less while walking
To say sit isn't fairP
And wouldn't it be nobler
To keep your temper sweet,
And in your heart be thankful
You can walk upon your feet?
Suppose the world don't please sou,
Nor the way some people do,
Do you think the whole creation
Will be altered just for your
And isn't it my boy or girl,
The wisest, bravest plan,
Whatever comes, or doesn't come,
To do the best you can?
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DOBERT LAWSON & CO.,
III, MANUFACTURERS OF
SADDLES, HARNESS, COLLARS,
TRUNKS, &C,
AND DEALERS IN
SADDLERY HARDWA ARE AND MATERIALS,
NO. 277 ". BALTIMORE STREET.
BALTIMORE, Nd.
Constantly on hand, Large Assortme of
Saddles :-McClellan, Morgan, Spanish, Ten
nessee, Decatur, Shaftoe, Texas, California, Eng
fish, Somerset, Side, Boys.
Harness :---Buggy, Carriage, Coact, Ex-
press, Stage, Sulkey, Trotting, Wagon and 9TH
er kinds.
SaiRdaEesy :---Collars, Fly Nets, Covers,
Robes.
Trqni1s:---S srttoya, French, Sole Leath-
Iron Frame. iron Bound, Packing, Dress,
onnet, Valises, Sues, Satches, Carpet Bags, &C.
m- We pledge ourselves to duplicateany reg
ular Bill of the above goods made in any of the
Northern or Eastern Cities.
ROBERT LAWSON & CO.,
277 Vest Baltimore Street,
apr16'6a-ty BALTIMORE.
W7oMAN's WORK IS NEVER DoNE,-isa
w
or at least that portion Of it most dreaded and
continual-her sewing-is now speedily and
beautifully done by the aid of the Grover & Baker
Sewing Machine, which, while it lessons the Ia:
Dor, adds to the excellence of the sewing by Ii.
trength, elasticity and durability gifts work.
A CHILD CAN OPERATE
GROVER & BAKER SEWING MACHINE.
1t sews from two common spools makes q
stitch stronger than that made by hand, and Its
simplicity is marvellous in comparison to is
capacity.
HEALTH, TINE AND MONEY
ARE ECONOMIZED
by the useof a Grover h Baker Sewing Machine
They are unlimited in their capacity, and uBeE
celled in their excellence, The merit of embrold
ering-which these machines alone possess and
which style of trimming is now so popular =.
renders them par excellence, the most desirable OF
any in
SALESROOMS
1S1 BALTIMORE STREET.,
BALTIMORE,
oct 2 '6s-ly.
CREAT PRovEMENTs IN SEWING
Ut MACHINES.
SI.4.NKS' RE-LMPROTED
EMPIRE NOISELESS.
Is warranted Superior to any in use. They
HEM.
FELL,
.nr. TUCK.
EGATHER,
BRAID.
BIND. &C..
Without basting.
n B.--All kind of machines for sale Or ex-
change.
have the largest and best repair shop in the
United States. Send for circular tc
Y. SHANKS,
Practical Machinist,
s. n. Cor. Lombard & Sharp Streets,
BALTIMORE
Foot Lathes for sale
feb12-lyr.
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S q 9 < - q u q q q z
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Family Sewing Machine.

NssaRaEKy sesvalsg WacEsEpRe.
OVER 800. 600 SOLD.
Areadapted to all kinds of Family Sewing
Army Clothing, and to the use OF Seamstresses
Dress-Makers, Taiors, Manufacturers Of Shirts,
Collars, Skirts, Cloals, Mantilas, Clothing, Hats,
Caps, Corsets, Ladies' Boots and Shoes. Linen
and Cotton goods, with silk, cotton, or linen
thread. They will seam, quilt, gather, hem, fell,
cord, braid, bind and perform every species ofsew
ing, making a beautiful and perfect stitch, alike
on both sides of thearticles sewad.
Mga- Office 2l4 " Baltimore Street.
PETERSON & CARPENTER, Agents,
aprlO 69-1yr. BALTIMORE.
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Baltimore Advertisements.

j. G.. RIDENoUR,
Formerly OF Hough, Ridenour &c Langdon.
GEO. W. JANNEY, L. JORDAN
OF Virginia. OF Fred'k. Co. Md.
DIDENOUR, JANNEY & co.
II GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
FOR THE SALE OF
GRAIN, FLOUR, SEEDS, PORK, BACON.
LARD, COTTON, RICE, TOBACCO,
LEATHER, WOOL, FEATHERS,
ROSIN, TAR, TUPPENTINE,
GINSENG, BUTTER, EGGS, &c. &c.
No. Al SOUTH HOWARD STREET
BALTIMORE.
~ Orders for all kinds of Merchandise,
Salt, Fish, Plaster, Guano, and the various Fer
tilizers and Farming mplementspromptly filled
REFERENCES :-Daniel Miller & Co., Bal timore.
Howard Cole & Co., Bait. Carroll Adams II
Neer, Bait Stoneburner & Richards, Baltimore.
Hoffman, Staley & Co., Bait. Drs. Claggett
& Walls, Bait. John Janney Esq, Leesburg.
Va. Lewis Mckenzie Esq, Prest. A. L. & II,
R. R. Chas W. Button Esq, Lynchhurg, Va.
Col. L. 7. Moore, Winchester, Va. John K.
London Esq, Rockhill, S. Jno. H. Williams
Esq, Prest. Fred'k Co. Bank. Samuel B.
Preston Washington Co. Md.
sep24-6m
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HOT AIR FURNA CES &c.
s. B. SECTIONS CELEBRATED PATENT
BALTIMORE PARLoR HEATERS
and GAS BURNERS,
for anthracite or Bituminous Coal have been
successful operation tor the last en- years, an
have proved to be the best Fireplace Heaters man
ufactured and put in operation. They are gel
ting to be generally used often in the place o
furnaces, for heating the lower and upper rooms
in dwellings and Offices. Two or three stoves
heating the largest Dwellings, and besides quite
ornamental and iilur mating, having all the beau
ty and cheerfulness of an open CRATE fire, but are
more economical, cleaner, and rGdidting large
amount of he1t. We can refer to thousands of fam
lilies who have them in use.
We manufacture our own COOKING STOVES
and we guarantee them to be equal to any other
sold for baking and cooking We have Stoves to
take in long rood and with large ouens, and re
superior &ovesJfor baking. We are getting out
some new patterns of Cooking Stoves, that will
burn Cumberland Coal hard coal or ,cood They
will have beautiful finish and will stand among
theNo. Cook Stoves. Our Cooking Stoves are
Baltimore madeand weguarantee the plates. Our
Cooking Ranges are pronounced the best and
cheapest in the market. Baking of all kinds can
be done in Qua Ranges as quickly and equally as
as in brick oven. We will manufacture s. B
Sexton's new patent Hot Air Furnaces warranted
to burn from 80 to 70 hours with once filing
Thankful to urfrends and the public for their
past favors we solicita continuance of their pat
ronage.
S. B. SEXTON & CO.,
Ill ". Lombard 81, near Light st.
apr 2 '6e-ly BALTIMORE, Md.
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POOLE & HUNT,
BALTIMORE, MD.
MANUFACTURERS OF
PORTABLE AND STATIONARY
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILEh
STEAM FIRE ENGINES,
LEFFEL,s PATENT
1-''sl , =
WATER WHEEL,
MORRELL'S FIRE ENGINE,
DEEP. WELL AND FORCE PUN
SAW MILLS, MINING MA CHLNERY z,
PORTABLE ~GRIST MILLS,
ROBERTS, BURR REGULATOR
FIGURING MILL MACHINERY,
SHAFTING, PULLEYs AND HANGERS.
SEND FOR CIRCULARS.
sep24-ly
NOTICE OF REMOVAL---We have the pleas
~ ure of informing you of our removal from
No. 10 Light Street, to No. 1875 Baltimore
street. second Hou Sc East OF MeSsrS. Hamll-
ton Easter & Sons, where we have opened
NEW STOCK OF FIRST CLASS GOODS,
consisting in part of
DIAMONDS, STERLING SILVER WARE
FINE WATCHES, TRIPLE PLATED WARE
RICH JEWELRY, CLOCKS, BRONZES, &C
GOLD and SILVER HEAD CANES, OPERA
GLASSES, TABLE CUTLERY, THEIR
MOMETERS, &c. SPECTACLES and EYE
CLASSES
Particular attention paid to the repairing of
fine watches and the manufacture of Hair Jewel
ry.
We have erected on our premises one of the
best Transit Instruments in this country, where
observations are taken daily, and correct time
guaranteed.
Having none but First Glass Workmen in our
employ, we feel confident of giving entire salts
faction to all who may favor US with their pat
ronage.
Respectfully,
LARMOUR & co.
1913 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore
apr9 '69-ly.
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DIANOS PIANOS /!

JOEL ETTINGER, STANTON VA,
AGENT.
Seven Gold Medals were awarded at late Fairs
held in the South in October and November 500.
to Charles NJ. Steff. for the best Pianos now
made, over Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York Pianos.
Office and NeD Warerooms No. 8 ". Liberty St.,
4 doors above Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Stieff' Pianos have all the latestimprovements,
including the Aggraffe treble, Ivory fronts and
the improved French action. All of our instru-
ments are warranted for FIVE years.
Secondhand Pianos and Parlor Organs always
on hand, from SIS tc $500
REFERENCES.
The following persons have our Pianos In use :
General Robert Ransom, Wilmington North Car
DINA General D. H. Hill, Charlotte. North Car
olina Governor John Letcher, General R. f.
Lee, j. w. Abby, Isaac Witt, J R. Grove, A. NJ.
Bruce, r. Summers H., Phillip kilian, W. H.
Tams, NJ. G. Hartman, DR.. Brown, Professor A.
J. Turner, DR.. John McChesney, DR.. William
McChesney, William Chapman, Professor Joel
Ettinger.
Send for circular containing 700 names of
persons in the South who have bought the Stietf
Pianos since the war closrd. Terms, Liberal.
A call is solicited.
TITO OUR FRIENDS.
The Dollar Store.
No 84& ". Baltimore st. near Gay,
is THE BEST PLACE IN BALI IMORE,
to buy the latest stvle of
LADIES' JEWELRY,
SILVER PLATED
SPOONS AND FORKS,
FIVE BOTTLED CASTORS,
FOR ONE DOLLAR,
WRITING DESKS AND ALBUMS, sATCHELs
AND POCKET BOOKS,
SLEEVE BUTTONS AND CARDS,
and a large stock of Fancy Goods, too numerous
to mention.
P.S. Storekeepers would do well by calling
to see Us before purchasing elsewhere, as we al
low liberal discount to the trade.
JOHN E. PRIGG h CO.,
s44 W. Baltimore ST., near Gay.
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MONUMENTAL COOK STOVE!

SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER COOK STOVE
SOLD.
[MPR O VEMFNT ON ALL OTHERS.
CASTINGS HEA VY--O VENLARGE,
FUEL 81 WEE!
Observation-Disclosures toveto givethe most
entiresatisfaction Thelargest stove Sold The
heaviest Stove sold and the cheapest Stove sold
For sale only by
JOHN E. A. CUNNINGHAM,
Successor to Cunningham & Co.
53and SIS S .Calvertstreet, and Cheapside, 5th
House below LombardStreet. Baltimore
March Is, '69-ly
BALTIMORE STOVE HOUSE.
HEAD QUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS OF
COOKING AND
PARLOR STO YES.
Patentees and sole manufacturers Of those
HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES, the beautiful
ILLUMINATED,
FIRE PLACE HEATERS,
THE GEN AND
THE DIAMOND,
also agents for the celebrated
ORIENTAL BASE BURNING FURNACES,
for dwellings and public buildings, they only re-
quire attention once in twenty-four hours. and
never mind how much coal is put in; by their
peculiar construction they consume only a GER
tain quantity. Call and see them at the Base
Burning Depot,
BIBB & CO.,
SO 4 al Light Street,
BALTIMORE, Nd.
Liberal concessions made to Ministers,
Churches and Schools. sep18 60 l y
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Baltimore Advertisements.


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Read the testimony of Physicians
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send for our Rosadalis Guide to Health
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TIME NEW FURNITURE
WAREROOM.
Corner Baltimore and Euta1U Streets,
Opposite EpTAW HOUSE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
We are prepared to offer PARLoR AND CHAMBER
FURNITURE, also CANE AND WooD SEAT CHAIBs
OFFICE CHAIRS AND CHAIR CUSHIONS, at very low
prices, as we intend to sell with small profits
aud having all the facilities for Manufacturing
we can sell as low as any housein the City, and
would respectfully solici- 1t call before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
Mg- Constantly on hand large assortmento
CARPET1NG
Agents for 0. G. Phillips HAIR, HUsK, AEr
STRAW MATTRESSES.
Also for EVERETT S PATENT SPRING BED
L. 0. MERCER, & CO
janII to sept, II 1863
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Baltimore Advertisements.

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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-08

and shot and shell into the streets and
houses daily, and the effort is quite
impossible with the existing armament of
the besieging forces. The task of bringing
siege guns from a distance of more than
three hundred miles through an enemy's coun-
try and supplying them with powder and pro-
ectes sufficient to keep up constant bonn
bardment. on such grand scale, is simply
gigantic; and the conclusion is that, even if
attempted, it will not be carried out. The
garrison of Paris, too, is of quite different
material from those troops which, at the be-
ginning of the war, set out to march direct
into Berlin, with song and jest. The steady,
sober and brawny peasants from the provinces,
who shoulder their chassepots as If they were
pitch(orks, and fight with the stubborn dog
gedtuess with which they would do husbandry
work, are the present defenders of the city,
and it is not improbable King William and
Moltke may learn to regret the first gun fired
against the French capital.
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The 1rrepressible wh1ttemore.

B. F. Whittemore, the seller Of cadetsblps
who resigned his seat in Congress to avoid
expulsion, and was refused admittance when
reelected, is the candidate Of the Republican
party for State Senator from Darlington. AS
Whittemore was the chairman Of the COM
mittee on credentials Of the Scott Conven.
ton, and wrote the platform OF 'the party, y
it is only natural that he should be given q
chance of sharing the spoils of the coming
legislative session. The Scott Ring are con-
sistent, but what can honest Republicans
think of CLIQUE which claims to be pure and
honest, and nominates for the responsible
Office OF State Senator man who has been
publicly disgraced by Radical Congress,
and whom Horace Greeley is truly anxious
to send to the penitentiary.
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TERMS OF THE NEWS.

TIE DAILY NEWS, by mail one year So; six
rcontns S.; three months 50; one month rs cents
Served in the city at FnTizN CENTS q week.
payable to the carriers, orss year, paid In ad'
vance at the office.
THE TR1.wERkLY NEWS, published on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays, one year 81 T; BIZ
months S2 90.
TIE WEEKLY NEWS, one year 50. Six copies
10. Ten copies, to one address, SIS.
SUBSCRIPTIONS in oil cases payable In ADVANCE,
nd no paper continued after the e1plra'ion VI
the time paid for. n,,+,roo
RrrurAScEs should be made oy fos'ohiee
Money order or by express. II THIS CANNOT oe
done, protection against losses oy man may oe
aecnred, py forwarding a draft on Charleston pay
ohIe to the order Of the proprietors OF THB NEWS,
or by sending the money in registered letter.
Address RIORDAN. DAWSON & CO.,
No. 14s East Bay, Charleston, S. G.
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The State of the Canvass.

The rapidity with which the Reform move
ment has spread over the State, together
with its cordial reception by all classes OF the
people, might well surprise even those who
labored earliest and hardest to organize the
defeat OF corrupt and tyrannical admins
tration. Beginning with one newspaper as
its exponent and champion; without pres
tige or recognized name; regarded by many
with indifference, and by more with dislike;
the Reform party has in three short months
become power in the land, commanding, as
we believe, The sufirages OF majority OF the
people Outside of three or four declared
Radical sheets, all the newspapers in the
State, save one are Jealous workers for Re-
form. The young men and the old, the
statesman and the soldier, the poor and the
rich, march under the broad banner of Hon
esty and Equal Rights. Only one reason
can be given for this wondrous revolution.
The people saw that change of rulers was
indispensable to their prosperity and peace;
and that change for the better could only
be had by discarding, for the nonce, party
politics, and uniting both races in the en-
deavor to secure capable and upright men as
the conductors OF public affairs.
The elections will take place in little more
than week, and we look forward to the re-
suit with quiet confidence. We have done
so much that we can do much more. And if
the people, during these last few days, move
forward with a rapidity equalling their ad-
vance in the past month, our victory may be
counted on as certain. When the Reform
mass meeting was held in Charleston, prior
to the assembling of the Reform Convention,
who was 80 sanguine as to declare that all
our sister counties would echo the battle-cry
and be ready for action in October? When
Judge Carpenter, our candidate for Cover
nor, addressed the citizens of Charleston on
that blusterous night in July, who believed
that he and the chvalrous Butler would 80
quickly rally to their standards the manhood
and worth of the State? Now, the work
goes on in every district. In some sections
the Reformers are silently sapping the citadel
of the enemy, and make no public sign what
ever. There the tale will not be told until
the vote is counted. In other counties the
people are all aglow, fighting with zeal and
system worthy of unstinted praise. There
the Radical works will be carried by storm
on the nineteenth day Of October. Each
district has so maneuvred as to strike the
weakest point in the Radical line. The gen.
eral plan being agreed upon, the county
committees have arranged their forces in
such way as to produce most effect upon
the enemy. This tactical freedom will be
found to have produced the most lattering
results.
We repeat, then, that organized and in
cessant work for twelve days more will en-
sure the success Of the Reform party-pro-
vided always that Charleston does her duty !!
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they do themselves injustice We want the
help OF every honest man in Charleston, not
only as voter, but as worker, as an Or
ganizer, as missionary Of Reform. There
are different kinds OF assistance, but every
man, woman and child can do something
Those who can should give time and money.
Those who have no time may commute their
labors and give money alone. And one
long, steady pull for ten or twelve days elects
the candidates OF Reform!
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Plain Talk.

1t is not pleasant to be compelled to warn
any set of respectable men that they are not
doing their duty to themselves or to the pub
lic But it is OF no use to lament and grun-
BILE when the election is over and lost. We
had rather talk out plainly while there is still
time to avert the danger which threatens
Charleston and the State.
Up to this moment the Charlestonians
most heavily interested in the success OF the
Reform movement have given it precious
little assistance. They have not attended
the Reform meetings; they have spent nei-
ther money nor time The poor, so far, have
borne the brunt of the battle, and of this one
sided amusement even the patriotic must
tire. Moreover, the whole State is looking
to Charleston to make gallant fight for
Reform. The country districts, so active
and earnest themselves. will hold us to strict
account if the vote OF Charleston County
turn the scale in favor OF Ransier and Scott
And it is evident that such sentiment, pre-
vailing in middle and upper South Carolina,
would not be likely to increase our trade and
encourage the people OF the interior to do all
their business with Charleston, instead OF
with our active and formidable rivals.
This, at least, is certain. The factors,
merchants and shopkeepers, who are not ac-
lively working for Reform, hold in their
bands the fate of this city, and, probably, of
the State. A reserve force Of men and
means, brought into action at this turning
point in the combat, will daunt the enemy
and inspirit our own people. But if the Do
Nothings are still too poor, and too busy, to
give of their money and time for their good
and that OF the public, the Ring will carry
Charleston beyond doubt.
We can win the elections; and il we do
not, the blame must rest upon the shoulders
OF those who decline to discharge the duties
which their means and influence impose
upon them.