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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-18
NE"  Spring Goods
NEW

F. D. MCNEIL 6 CO.,, 1st door east of court house. )(5) T(I Are now receiving their second supply O
 Spring Goods, selected in New York with great care, consist
 ing of a great
 variety of Ladies Dress Goods, new styles, Alpacas, Mohairs, r# # White Goods, ! e-2 Prints, Ginghams,
 Cassimeres, Broadcloths, Trimmings, Bleached and Unbleached Cotton,
 Table Cloths,
 Denims' Flannels,
 Toweling, Ticks, &c., &c.
 The above goods having been purchased during the past week at the advan-
 tage of all the
 decline, we would
 therefore, without nam ing prices, say that they, to- together with full assortment of Groceries. CrOckery & Glassware, will be offered as low, if not lower than they can be bought at any other establishment. Litchfeld. May 7th. 1870.
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The Worlds Wonders

This world of ours is filled with wonders.
The microscope reveals them not less than
the telescope each at the other extreme of
creation. In the insect creation, particu-
ly there is so much to know that has never
been dreamed of-wheels within wheels
without computation Of number Let US
take a rapid glance at the proofs Of this
statement The Polypus, it is said, like the
.abled hydra, receives new life from the
knife which is lifted to destroy it, The
spiC fly lays al egg as big as itself There
are 4,04l muscles in the caterpillar. Hooks
discovered $4,000 mirrors in the eye Of a
drone and to effect the respiration of q
carp, $4,000 arteries. vessels. veins. bores,
&c, are necessary. The body Of every
spider contains four little masses pierced
with a multitude Of impercePtible holes,
each hole permitting the passage Of single
thread all the threads to the amount Of a
1000 to each mass, join together when they
come out, and make the single thread when
the spider spins its web; % taat what we
call spiders thread consists Of more than
1000 united. Loeuwhenock, by means OF
microscopes, observed spiders no bigger
than the grain Of sand, and that it took -
900 of them to equal in magnitude single
hair.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-12-31
Iron Steamboats, for Rivers

The Cincinnati Gazette says: "The TO-
cent launch of an iron river steamer is a
notable event as one step OF progress in
what we believe will be a revolution in the
water craft Of the western rivers, which will
greatly reduce the Perils and the cost H
transportation. Here is an iron boat. los
feet long, AZ feet wide in the bull, 81 feet
deep, with an iron she'll varying from three
eightbs to five. e.eighths in thickness, accord
ing to the need, much stronger both in the
she'll and in the frame thea a wooden hull,
divided into eight water-tight compart-
ments, with forty feet of the deck Of iron
which draws, ar launched, but fourteen in
ches. Such boat is almost proof against
sinking. One, and even two. of hes sec
tons may be pierced, and she will still
float Her compartments will greatly re-
duce the risk Of the cargo by fire. There
is no reason why she may not last forty
years. and by the use Of homogeneous steel
in the place Of iron, by an increase Of about
ffty per cent 10 the cost Of the plates a
boat NAV be made of double the strength in
the same weight. Iron steamboats, and iron
barges will carry the trade Of these rivers.
A new boat will he a thing to Outlive the
builder, instead Of going out in seven or
eight years This city has taken the lead
in this revolution, and will hold it. Give
us a free river and the upper town will be-
fore long ring With the clatter of the ham
mers riveting the sides Of iron boats for this
and the Mississippi rivers. And in such ex-
tensions Of he uses Of iron, instead Of in
monopoly prices which dwarf its uses, will
be found the sure foundation Of the iron
production.
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A Puzzled Dutchman.

A Wisconsin secular paper contains the
following good story:
One who does not believe in immersion
for baptism was holding pretracted meet
ing, aud one night preached on the subject
Of baptism. In the course of bis remarks be
said some believed it necessary to 60 down
into the water, and come up Out OF it to be
baptized. But this he claimed TO bes fallacy,
for the proposition "into" Of the Scriptures
should be rendered differently, ss it does
not mean into at all times. Moses" he
said, we are told, went up into the moan
tain, and the Saviour was taken into bigh
high mountain, etc. Now we do not sup
pose that either went into the mountain,
but upon il. So With going down into the
water, il means simply down close by or
near to the way. and being baptized in the
ordinary way, BY sprinkling.
He carried this idea fully out, and in
due season and style closed bis discourse,
when an invitation was given V any one
who felt so disposed, to rise and express
their thoughts Quite a number Of the
brethern arose and said that they were
glad they had been present on this occasion,
that they were well pleased with the sound
sermon they had heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finallya corpulent gen
tlemon Of Tsntonic extraction, a stranger
10 all, arose and broke q silence, that was
painful, az follows:
mister Breaeher. / ish so glad vas
here tonight, for had had expla;nde to
my mint some things that | never pellet
psfore. Oh, ish so glad dst into does
not mean into at all, put shust Gloss by Or
near 10, for now can pelieve mansb things
vot | could not pelisve peforc We reat,
Mister Breacher, that Taniel vas cast into
the ten Of lions, and come out alife 4? Now
l neber could pslieve that. for de wilt peasts
would shust eat him up right off; put now
it is ferry clear to my mint He wash shust
close py or near to, and lid not get into de
ten at all. o, ish 90 glat l vas here to-
night.
Again We reat dat de Hebrew children
vas cast into de irish furnics, and dat all
alwish look d like pseg story too, for they
would have peen purnt up putt 10 al
plain TO my mint sow, for they were shas
cast close py or near 10 de irish furnice.
O,I was % glat wash here tonight
And den Mistsr BrsAcher, il ish said dai
Jonah vac cast into de whalesh pelly
Now | meyer sOui pslisve dat Il Away
seemed to ne 70 !, . Pssg fsssh story. Pu
II ish NIL plain TO my mint row. he wash mo-
taken into De wba'esh pelly at all, put shus
shumped onto his pssk and rode ashore
And nov, Mister Brsscber, you vii
shust explain two more psshages Of Scrip
lures, / shall pc, o, 50 happy dat | va
here tonight One of them is verc il saisl
de wicked shall pc cast into lake da
purns With fire and primshone always. o
Mister Broacher, shall pc cast into tha
lake il | am wicket or shust close ~ o
near to--near enough to be comfortable
20. hopes no. Tell me shall be cas-
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-12-31

SLURs on WoMEN-At q dinner, at
which no ladies were present, a man, in re-
spending to the toast, Woman" dwelt al
most solely on the frailty Of the sex, claim
ing that the best among them were little
better than the worst the chiet difference
being in their surroundings.
At the conclusion Of the speech, a gen.
teman present rose to his feet and said
81 trust the gentleman, in the application
Of his remarks, refers to bis own mother
and sisters, not to ours"
The effect Of this most Just and timely
rebuke was overwhelming with confusion
and shame.
This incident serves as an excellent
purpose in prefacing a few words on this
subject
OF all the evils prevalent among men W.
know Of none more bEghting in It's nora
effects than the tendency to speak slightly
Of the virtue Of woman. Nor ;s there any
thing in which young men are 20 thorough
/ Iy mistaken as in the low estimate they form
of the integrity Of womcn--DOt Of their Orn
mothers and sisters, thank God, but O.
others. who, they forget, are somebody else !
mothers and SIS {.
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(From the New York Independent J
THE SONG OF THE SHIRT.

There is the great army Of sewing wo-
men, whe beyond question, are wretchedly
paid. Equally beyond question is the
wretchedness Of their sewing. A goOd
seamstress is as scarce as good cook, and
as sure of good woges. How many Of
these women who make shirts at six cents
avieee know how to fashion under gar
meats tastefully, to cut them economical
", TO sew them neatly and strongly. What
thew do is the coarsest and most mechanical
kind of sewing. When it comes to what
is called family sewing they are utterly de-
6cient. There are plc Ity Of mothers who
would be eager to engage their services, If
their services we're worth engaging. Wo-
men at the heads Of households are put 10
great inconvenience and annoyance for want
Of competent help at the needle; and the
help which they get is often 50 clumsy,
shabby and ineffective that il is question
whether il ought not to be called hind
rance. Let all women who design or who
are forced to earn their living by their nee
die become skilled ncedle-women. Let
them learn how to cut and fit and make all
manner Of clothing, outer and inner, coarse
and fine and then let us see whether they
will be obliged to work at six CENTS a
shirt.
But It is said they have no opportunity
to learn this. They are poor, and have
neither time nor teschers for anything but
the plainest work. Undoubtedly this may
be true but il has nothing whatever to do
with the question. The world does not
ask how It's servants came to be ignorant !;
but, are they wiser 4 wants ability, not
reasons for inability. Il may net be wo-
man 3 fault that her work is poor; but she
must not expect to get the same price for il
"a il il were coed. This law is inexorable.
Man did not make it, and man cannot un-
make it.
Here, also, comes in the necessity Of do
ing the work which society wants done.
There Is just 50 much serving to be done
SO much fauily-sewing, that needs trained
hands; 50 much slop-work sewing, that un-
trained hands can make shift to do. The
trained hands are few, and they command
the market. They are called fashionable
milfners or dress makers. They open
shops they get up clothing establishments;
they ask great, perhaps exsrbitant prices
and they make fortunes. The unframed
hands are many. anu are at the mercy ol
the market They must take what they car
get. Because they are many. there is com
petion and starvation wages follow. Their
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A PuzzLk-We take the following from
the Vicksburg, Miss. Herald;

A PuzzLk-We take the following from
the Vicksburg, Miss. Herald;
The following is decidedly the neatest lit
tie mathematical puzzle that has come tcour
notice. II occupied the attention Of one Of
the clubs, the other evening until late
hour and some Of the members are said to
be puzzled over it yet: A man has so aP
pies, be sells 80 for IS cents, which is a
half cent apiece. or two apples for cent. He
sells the remaining 80 for ten cents, which
is third Of cent piece, or three apples
for one cent. Thus we see that for ap-
pies be gets two cents; now, how many cents
does be get for SO apples
The problem seems plain enough, aud
the rule cf three gives the immediate result
OF "a. But on tia other hand. il he sets
Is cents for 30 Of his apples and 10 cents
Tor the remaining 80, il ~eoms evident that
be gets 25 for g.. Il is said to be a poo
rule that wont work both ways, but thi
one seems utterly TO refuse It.
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lwritien for the Wo5kln4man's Advocate
a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

A happy new year to al frsnis and sI foes
happy rev year 20 the world
We are al on The way these niaiAed sAsrB
That .pres4 TOR the yOung and the old
That spread for the tinid sLd bed
That spread for he grave and the gay:
Then let US sndsavo7 through heat and uhroash cold
To smoother each hers pa'hWAgf
happ, new year to the heart that you'd make
The happy year Of another,
And should We enc unter the e'url that would eaR
The happy new year Of brother
Let's LeIp him his notions to another
With oouforts ths hest shat v hAvs,
For vs are all the sprouts Of father and mother,
And are all fellow t'aupa the grave.
happy new year TO all trsdesmsn 'rJanas
May that happiness cHly eonsla.
ofdsa;ihEs With happiness, sweet and Psr'gms. +,
To all upon niSsry'Slst.
May they leave noe 70 staFVs In tie nist
OF poverty, strife, and pain,
Bat may thsy look dO~a aud shake hands silh tha
bssss. ssrss -~s1Arss.
= And Feweubsr they oniy ere men.
happy neu year to the temperance band.
Thsy have earn ed it BY happiness q e..
70 thousands, Who no On tie moun'sin can stand
And look With a bold face % beavea.
VINO we're long BY wild passions driven,
Like helmless bsrkS on life. sea,
May she sweet blessings extend % all living
Then, o, what world this Vld bs
AhAppy year 20 ny fellow, in toll,
though lAst, they not lea :, Avo~,
Ere q totters With age may they wAlk With smile
on the abs Of the good 1, I'd the true.
May dignity br ghten their hroW,
And nanlneis render them brsvs,
Nay they ~ith one voice t.e true union vow,
Ard shiver ihe Chain. Of the slave
happy neR year, may it come With smile,
Ana the a. lons o. men unto " a,
Be ne uith the same, and nay nlee rdiy guile
BE psd Win a niggardy gain
Nay the g. ide-s Of harmony reign,
And u7en r esrth with 20 4 cheer
May 4 trusheRrted people unite ana w. t-igi,
Tuw leone Lapp, yea.
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shuss BY rood way of, and I viii be 20
glst 7 vss hear tonight! /! The other
bashake L that which saish, pleased are
thoes Who do thees commandments, that
they ~ have right to the tree Of life and
sntsr i through the gates into the city.
Oi tell ne shall gsts into the city and
met shust close py or near 10 shust near
enough b sse vet have lost, and shall
be 90 alat / vas.here tonight
He sat down with the impression made,
On many minds present, that il would do TO
take the Bible for only what il clearly says.
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OFFICERS :

OFFICERS
GEORGE SCHNEIDER, President
O. D0RHs viee-Presidsnt.
". ID. KIDDnR, Cashier.
o. D, BICKFoRD, Assistant o oashier.
0Fcs hours from "a A. ". 70 p. 81 Also from u
p. NJ Saturdays.
This insttuuon receives deposits Of any amoant from
FIVE CENTS upwards snd allows interest At the rat.
nf sir prr cent I ~ annum an amounts from TWo
Dollars q tive Hundred Dollars, Five per cent pei
Interest " Daysble semanuually the hrst MOI
lays EaEuary and July Interest NOT Withdraw is
added to<he principal Of The dePosltor and enlisted
nteraat The - tho original deposit Interest
n sums commerce on thc nrs " the month oliowinE
40 dep0ats a.
Married Eomsa may deposit o. 'Rey In their own
lAulz, sl ~ w deposited foT accumulation Tor the
.aene6t r children.
rg- Exchange IN Europe soldon favorable terms.
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THE
. II A IT Z
SAVINGS INSTITUTION
80 4 80 La Sale St
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DIRECTORS
sFsD, SCHNEIDER,
JOHN @. HAxNE
JOHN c. DORH.
L. q. sIDwAY,
N. d. KIpDnR
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GTeeNGbaRm'S Bank Building,
"a Il sc La Sale Street,

"a Il sc La Sale Street,
is fully organized and ready to
receive deposits, upon which six
Uer cent interest will be paid, sub
iect to the rules Of the institution,
HENRY qREENE5AUM, Presid't
THOS, H0YNE, First ViCe-Pres't.,
CHS, WIRTH, Second Vice-Pres't.,
A. WISE, Cashier
DIRECTORS:
HHNRu GREHEEFAUM, THoNAs HoYHs,
CHAE wu.rH PHTsR BoHrTTLER,
FRaD. LETE, OHAALns kHnG,
HmRNAH kAsTHRs Jos. bIsbEEsfnfns
A. A. MUNGEH, sIMoH fLoRsHEIHs
81 al CAuLTTELD FaAHE AEHoLD,
JAOOB REHM.
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VALUA UABL.E||!'i !! !
lands I0R &IDD,

a sF-as p L
fEETE WILL sell at Abbeville
wv Court House, on SALE DAY
lin November next, the Real Estate
of DR.. J. F. Livingston, decd, viz:
LIST. The Plantation, five miles
west of Abbeville, lying on both sides
Of Ca1houn's Creek, containing zoe
Acres, more or less. On this tract
there arc one hundred acres of good
bottom land, two hundred. acres OF
/ fine cotton and grain land, and some
three hundred acres original forest.
Upon this place there is comforta;
bic dwelling house, and all necessary
outbouldings. a n. t4b
3D.. The Jack Place, within
half mile Of the corporate limits OF
the town of Abbeville, between the
Anderson and Greenville roads, con-
tanning 200 Acres, more or less,
About -onehalf OF this tract is in orig
inal forest. / - .-.ll
- Sd. We will also offer on the same
day several BUILDING. LOTS, in
the town of Abbevillc, on the Ander.
son road, adjoining lots Of Mrs. Per
rim and J. W. Trowbridge. - "
: Any of. the above property may be
treated for privately until day OF
sale. - ess.'' gi.4i'. :.
Terms made known at the sale. "
.'' ''- J. F. LIVINGSTON, 80
; e.; q J. w. LIVINGSTON,
Oct. il, 1870, At Executors.
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Peace Movements.

Almost every day brings us some
new movements for peace between
the two contending nations of Eu-
rope, and we hope and believe the
consummation is not far off. All the
nations of the world, including the
,beligerents themselves, are. anxious
for It, and there really does not az!
pear to be any serious difficulty in its
attainmcnt, so far, as the terms are
concerned. If Prussia 'and France
could be brought face to face, we
think there would be no serious diff.
Guilty in agreeing on a settlement.
But just there is the rub. Who is
Franee-or rather her Government
and legitimate representatives. Mel
ther Prussia nor anybody else seems
to regard the parties who have forci-
bly, taken temporary possession OF the
Government, as competent to bind
she French people. But matters cans
not 60 on thus much longer and we
thall not be surprised to find there is
some truth in the report that Bis
marck was negotiating with Bazaine,
as the strongest power in the nation,
on the basis of the Prince lmperials
enforcement, and the support of his
authority by the army, The force
under Bazaine, united with that cap=
tured at Sedan, is amply competent to
the work. We are having our full
share of suffering at the South from
the war, and peace that would put
cotton up to twenty cents would be-
very acceptable to us on any terms.
Besides, we believe, all things consid-
cred, it would be the best for the
French people. Every body in France
has confidence in Bazaine's ability
and integrity, and were he to march
his army to Paris, after making al
peace honorable to the nation, he
would doubtless be sustained by the
people.-Phenir. ~, ,t.,s7, $. =,
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Desirable House and md Lot
Euor Sale, =.
IN ABBEVuLE.

an Washington Street, adjoining
|U lots of Mrs. Hughey, Mrs. AL
ston, Z. Roche, and others, containing
one acre, more or less, a comfortable
TWO STORY DWELLING HOUSE
with six rooms and a basement, and
all necessary outbuildings.
The owner of this property will
sell at half the original cost. Terms
one half cash, the balauco on credit
Of twelve months.
For further information apply at
the Press and Banner" Office. or to
P s. RUTLEDGE.
Oct. II, 1870, rs, 3t
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Excursion Tickets.
G! 4 C. r. R. COMPANY, &
GENERAL TIcKar DEPARTMENT,

g.. & C. r.. R. COMPANY,
GENERAL Ticker DEPARTMENT,
Columbia, =. G.. October IL. 1910. :.
TOR the accommodation of Visitors and
Delegates to the Fairs to be held ut
Charleston, Columbia and Anderson. and to
the Grand Ledge a.. F.. NJ. at Charleston,
during the month Of November; this Gompany
TioN ~ 'P.ssenrers from all STATIONS on
this Rood, for COLUMBIA, from October ssth ST.
to Novsmber 2lst inclusive, nud for AMBER
SON, from November lst to 9th inslusiye ;,
The privilege 70 return lree WA. M NOV We a, ~
lowed to Passengers who take the trains at
Stations where tickets are sold, unless they
purchase Tickets from the Agents -.
conduetors will take up all Tickets when
frst presented. and issue Return ,,lmSs Cneeks Ia
General Superintendent.
IL T. BARTLETT.e sYsS SE
General Ticket Agent
Oct. 21,ls70,a6 If ~ -
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Thu, packing trade of Baltimore is
enormous. The canning Of oysters
fruit and vegetables gives annual EN-
ployment ii, about 10000 hands; 40,
| 100000 cans IRE packed, and the
amount realized annually is put down
at s10,0O00O0.
A municipal notice has been issued
announcing the opeaing of eleven
fresh depots for the sale OF horse flesh
Iin Paris. The daily consumption OF
horses, which at the beginning OF the
siege was only. twenty CT thirty, Is
now from one hundred and ttty to
two hundred and fifty.S2z
The Atlanta Georgian says: "a
smart chap is going around the caty
buying up all the empty goods boxes }:
he can find, with view to renting
them cut as lodging places during the
State Fair. He expects to provide
twelve hundred beds in this way, ana
realize a snug fortune out Of this ven
ture. Nothing like enterprise"
The Sister who is nursing Marshal
Nc cMahon, ,says that he never uttered
q complaint during the dressing Of his
wounds. No matter how they cut
and hacked in the ;frightful wound,
which completely traversed his thigh,
and in which boy ten years old
might turn his fist around, not a groan
was heard. Whatever is given him,
whatever is done for him, his reply is
always, @Very well, my good sister"
ALoye sought is good, but given un-
sought is better" A good tonic like
Sumter Bitters does not require TO be
sought, for its virtues are known and
appreciated by hundred s. zE5l;lt
Z A Texan will walk three miles to
catch q horse to ride a mile. Some
people never home will do the same
thing.
A correspondent points ont that
,Strasbourg was taken by the French
on the 2sth Of September, 1861, and
retaken by Germany on the 2Sth OF
September, 1870. ~ =.
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Order of Court to Sheriff.

Order Of Court to Sheriff.
Ely virtue of the Order Of the Court in
ID this case, I will sell to The highest bid
der at Abbeville c., II. cnr the first Mon
day in November next, within the legal
hours of sale. TWO HUNDRED AND
NINE ACRES OF LAND, more or less,
situated in, the County Of Abbeyille. and
bounded by lands Of Thos. Morgan, Ben
jamin Kay, George Burditt and Others,
levied upon as the property OF ROBERT
SIMPSON. deed.
Terms Cash.
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c. Fhe Proprietorof the emporium Of Fashion takes
pleasure in procamng to the public that he is prepared 9
show handsome stock Of Dry Goods and as grand display OF
Millinery be found in the State q Ia
In he prepared to insure satisfaction to the
most fastidous. sr@rryP 4TTe #r5stez safstEsg
The Ladies in charge of the Millinery and Dress De-
complete understanding of the Fall styles in their
patmen am not going to charge high prices neither am
going 10 charge such low prices viii failure in eiter
branch No business worth following unless suchprce are
realized will insure success Bridal outfits goenup at very
short notice Goods suitable for kind Of Dress always on
hand Trimmings to match Dresses cut and basted at short
notice His aim to please in every Department y
Very respectfully I.e41gi - JAMES w FOWLER
Oct H. 1870 25, If II t5ott 10 - SltFi"o "e @t. :
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N oN IL
TO the Needy.

Fza
nUR CUSTOMERS. and FRIENDS
~ will remember that we sold
our GOODS SOLELY upon the ex-
pectation Of receiving payment ior
them on or before the 1st October.
sTime about is fair play" we
need money to carry on our business
We have assisted you-now help US ana
save that heavy interest. :.
Our accounts for 1869 must be
closed friendly if we eau, forcibly if
We must. .s
WALLER & BROTHER.
Sept %, 1870, 2s-tf