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VALUABLE RECIPES.

To HARDEN A POKEK.-The iiie
poker, by constant use, becomes soft.
and is generally more or less bent.
This arises from its being left in the
fire and becoming red hot, then being
put Oh the fender where it slowly
coOls-an operation which softens the
best steel. When a poker has thus
become soft and bent, it may be again
hardened, by making it hot two or
three times, and plunging it every
time that it is hot into pail of cold
water. The rapidly cooling of steel
makes it again hard.
INK ON BooKs.-To remove ink
stains from Il book, first wash the
paper with warm water, using a
came's hair pencil for the purpose.
BY this means the surface ink is cot
rid of: the paper must now be wetted
with solution of oxalatc of potash.
or, better still, oXalic acid, in the pl o.
portion of one ounce to half Il pint of
water. The ink stains will immcdi-
ately disappear. Finally, again wash
the stained place with clean water,
and dry it with white blottiDg paper.
SORE THRoAT.-Everybody has a
cure for this trouble, but simple rcme-
dies appear to be most eflectual. Salt
and water is used by many as gar
gle, but little alum and honey dis
solved in sage tea, is better. Others
use a few drops of camphor on loaf
sugar, which often affords immediate
relief An application of cloths wrung
out of hot wafer and applied to the
neck, changed as often as it begins 10
cool, has the most potency for remov-
ing Inflammation of anything.
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eDs]f%<t&
Worms In Horses.

A correspondent of the Country Gen
tlcmai recommended the following rem
etlies for worms ii horses. For the long
white worm. tsmJricie.: give every
morning, for a week or more, one fluid
ounce Of extract OF worm-wOod upon an
empty stomach; then follow with a good
physic ball, made thus: eight ounces
Cape aloes, two drains good ground gin
ger, mix with syrup or honey into two
balls, and give ut one dose; follow the
same treatment should they re-appear.
The dose is for a full-grown horse; one
half for a two year old would be proper
tional; one-third for yearling. Change
the diet; let it be good, generous one.
For Ascarides, in addition to this mix
well four ounces aloes with one quart
ofwhale or any common oil; get an or
binary syringe, and inject every morn
ing for five or six mornings. If a wooden
tube of any kind could he procured, it
would be much better, as then the OLE
ginous mass could be sent straight to the
seat ofmischief. The tube should be a
foot long, more or less. By following
this you can soon clear out your horses
of all the worms.
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A Female Mlser Starvcs Herself to
Death.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser
Coroner Young is engaged to-day in
Investigating the circumstances attend
ing the death of Mary Hurley, who
died yesterday of absolute starvation
and cold in the tenement house No.
81 Mulberry street. She was a great
miser, and although she hal plenty of
money, denied herself the neccessaries
fife. Her dead body was found on a
pile of rags in room OH the top floor
of the house. 1t presented fearfully
emaciated appearance, and the only
clothing the old creature had on was
thin and tattered calico dress. The
apartment in which she lived is six
feet 10y ten in size. An old stove in
one corner, supplied with bits of wood
picked up i'm the streets, furnished the
only warmth for the room. The cor
oner, upon reaching the wretched
house of the deceased, found $40 in bills
and stamps of various denominations,
and bank books showing that she had
$1,000 deposited to her credit in the
Bowery and Chambers Street Savings
Banks. How the deformed and sick
ly creature, who was nearly seventy
wears of age, could have accumulated
so much, remains mystery. Its now
in the hands of Mr.. Morgan, and will
be handed over, for the benefit of re-
latives, to the Public Administrators.
1t was rumored that she had a son in
Ireland, who will doubtless rejoice
over his good fortune. though coupled
with the announcement of the death of
his mother. The deceased eked out
miserable existence by begging, and
the gleanings of an ash barrel on the
streets. She was known to the resi-
dents of the vicinity as "Molly," and
her hunch-backed form and sorry
plight were constant source ofamuse-
ment to the CANINE, who delighted in
teasing her. Her history and charac-
ter would furnish a theme for the nov
elist, and illustrate one of the strangest
phases of human nature.
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HUMORS OF THE DAY.
War-fare--Famine.

War-fare-Famine.
Creature Comforts"-Good W ives
A Clerical crror-Too Icing SER
mon.
The only limit TO love-A ring
fence. ftF
The bitter cnd'-Thc last half-incb
of a penny cigar.
Young ladies had bctte.' be fast
asleep than "fast" awake.
When you get something on a
watch, the watch really changes
hands.
A Needless Inquiry.-When you
take stitch in time" do you hem
brace an opportunity. We think sew.
1t is at the approach of dinner fine
that we feel most sensibly ''the empti-
ness of things below"
Teeth extracted with great palms."
is the advertisement of Washington
dentist.
II a woman were 10 change her sex,
of what religion would she be "A
hc-then.
Why is milk like the treadmili ?
Because it strengthens the calves.
An Irish paper says that, ain the
absence of both editors, the publish
crs have succeeded in securing the
services of a gentleman TO edit the pa
per this week
A Western paper, describing the
deGut of a young orator, says that che
broke the ice fclicitously with his
opening, and was almost Immediately
drowned with applause
Tie remark of an exchange, that
MANY of our successful lawyers COM
mepced life as preachers" is graceful
ly corrected by one of the legal gen
tlemcn referred to, who begs leave to
state that he began life as an infant"
Irritating the feeliugs-After roll
ing all night in your berth at sea, 10
have a steward ask you i'll the morn
ing if you will have fresh roll ior
breakfast.
A Dutchman the other day, reading
an acc punt of a meeting, came to the
words: "The meeting then dissolved"
He could not define the meaning of the
latter word, so he referred to his die
tionary, and felt satisfied. In a few
moments a friend came in, when Houty
said, .cDey must have very hot wedder
dere in New York; read an ACCOUNT o!
meeting were all de beeples meltec
away"
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calico.

sGalilco invented telescope is a
short sentence that nearly every.
schoolboy i'm the land has memorized,
and yet how few realize the grand re-.
suits Of that Invention aud how much
science is indebtedsfo the. sOld Flor
eiitine Philosopher for the advance
ment il has made since that discovery.
Calico discovered the laws of falling
bodies and Of the pendulum, two very
important discoveries i'm Natural PHI
losophy ; yet, had lie not given to the
world the telescope, few except men
of science would know, at this day,
wLo Calico was. III -
Ptolmy, a Greciau Astronomer.
taught that the earth stood still and.
the sun and all the heavenly bodies.
revolved around it. Calico believed
this theory, because he had never
heard of any other. He was teach
ing i'm the University at Pisa, when he
first heard the ''Copernican" theory is
the cue that every schoolgirl knows
now, to be true, viz: That the sun is
the center. around which the earth
and other planets revolve. Soon after
Calico had embraced the Copcrnician
theory. he heard that q matchmaker.
by the name of Junsen, had invented
an instrument which would make dis
tant objects appear close by. lie inn
mediately went tc work to construct
telescope, with piece of lead pipe
and two glasses. He soon had an in
strument which would magnify 30
times. What his emotions were when
he turned his glass 10 the moon and
beheld its mountains and valleys, can
we scarcely imagine. On the Sth of
January, l6l0, he discovered the
moons OF Jupiter. AS soon as he was
sure of their motion around that body,
he announced his discovery. The cry
of .'heresy" was raised. The Church
of Rome declared it to be contrary to
the teachings of Holy Writ. Calico
was charged with dealing with the
devil, aud he could get but few TO
look through his telescope, and those
who did look, declared it the work of
magic. Finally the opposition became
so strong he was ordered to Rome, to
appear before the inquisition and alb
jnrc his dangerous and heretical doc
trine." He was now seventy years
old, but he was compelled to endure
the Journey to Rome, and in 1858 he
knelt before the Cardinals, and with
his hand ON the Bible abjurcd the doc
trine that the earth moved. But as
he passed from the presence of these
Cardinals he was heard to say, "I ct
it movesw But he was compelled to
desist from his teaching the theories,
or even proclaiming his discoveries.
But the die was cast. The grand
truth had been announced, and science
can take no backward steps. All the
Cardinals and Popes OF the world
could not destroy the effects of that
discovery. And with that rude, inn
perfect instrument, and i'm spite of all
Galileo revolutionized the
whole science of astronomy, and
placed it on the solid foundation of
truth which it now occupies.
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Planters who Use it, estimate one of
MURFEE's SUB-SOIL PLows worth
more than TON of commercial fertil-
iZers

To CURE CoNSUNPTIoN.-The Icmeiy
should be used when the disease IS in the
incipient stages, and when it first appears
in the system. such as hacking Cough
Pain in the Chest, Difficulty of Breathing,
Cold Night Sweats. Before the system is
too much disorganized, Aliens Balsaln Will
be found TO give immediate relief. This Bal
sam has acquired a reputation that no one
Suffering with a Cough can for moment
hesitate to give it a trial, 1t is different from
most Lung OF Cough Remedies as 1t contains
no Opium or Laudanum, it acts on the Liver
and Kidnies-making it almost a Sovering
Remedy to keep constantly in your house.
1t is sold by all Druggists, and Medicine
Dealers.
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CLEANLINESS A clean, hesh-aired
sweet, cheerful, well arranged house.
eXerts a moral as well as physical influ-
cree over its inmates, and makes the
members Ofthe family pcaceable, and
considerable of each others FEELINGS and
happiness. The connection is obvious
between the state of mind thus produced,
and habits of respect for those higher du.
ties and Obligations which no laws can
enforce. On the COT trary, It filthy,
squablin nOXiouS dwelling, in which
none of the decencics of life can be OBJ
served, contributes to make its inhab;-
tants selfish, SEXUAL, and regardless OF
the feclin,S of others. And the constant
indulgence of such passions render them
reckless and brutal; and tie transition
is natural to propensities and habits in
Ompatible with respect for the prop
erty of others, or for the laws.
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10 ne La,licS ~ .Ha@'y md I.iiojaj"g
C0uHticS:
WE ASH THE PRIVILEGE OF SOLE
w itiDg your attention to our new quality
of Clothes Line Wire, manufactured in such o
manner, Of white metallic substance, that it is
prevented from ever eOrrodp. or changing
from its beautiful white color during any num-
Der OF years. We guarantee IT TO be perpetual
~ ufallible against rust, and after You have
used it we confident that you will concur
with the statements of thousands Of families
loud in its praise who have it in use.
The following are the adj antages gained by
using these Patent White Wire Clothes Lines:
LIST. They are truly ornament wherever
placed, always retaining that shining whiteness,
are forever clean and never have To be taken in,
no matter what the weather may be, water or
frost cannot effect them.
I'd. The durability Of this Wire Line is one of
the greatest considerations, as il will last from
thirty 40 fifty years, and during that time YOU
will wear out great many ecmmon lines, be-
sides being Obliged TO put up with an immense
amount OF trouble with them.
I'd. After it is put up and wiped of il is al
ways clean, while a rope line is more or less
exposed to dust and dirt and must be washed
before it is used or it will soil the clothes.
4th. BY actual experience il is found to be BY
far tie cheapest clothes line, besides its great
convenience. This will last a lifetime.
9Th. You can meyer hang it too heavily with
clothes,
9th. Another Of the chief advantages Of this
line the rope line is, that clothes OF any kind
will not freeze to it in cold weather, and the
finest fabrics can be removed at any time with
out injury. A rope line will always absorb
more or less moisture from the clothes, aud N
cold weather will freeze through and through,
and thin articles cannot be removed without a
liability of tearing them. While the WIFE beng
of pure metallic substance does not absorb
the slightest moisture, consequently there cam
not be frost enough formed to cause an adhesion,
and even the finest gauze eau DC removed from
the hne without iuiuriDg il in the least.
9TH. The alkalIcs now being used IN the pat
en-. sasDs ha We nst lie least effect ON the White
Wire Lines. They dry quick and escape.
Sth. II will save you its pr.ce in saving YOU
time and trouble every six menths you oyni..
9th. It never will break and drop clothes in
a. The mud. The old rope line is frequently the
cause of 4 whole dav extra washing. This one
thing alone Is enough to condemn the old style
OF lines fareyer, ard call into requisitioa an ar
,icle that Is free from all such provoking annoy
auces, something strong. clean aud durable.
Get the Patert Everlasting White Wire Line,
then you have it right.
Price 5 cents per foot.
G. W. KING & CO., Manufacturers, Phila. ,
For sale in Columbia by s. JORDAN,
Febl7-H AT MARTIN x PICKARD'S.
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III. L. HELMBOliD'S EXTR AT BUCHU
CURES DISEASES ARISING PROM I'M
PRUDENCES, HABITS.OF DISsI-
PATTON, ETC.,
In all their stages, at little expense. little or
no change In diet, no Inconvenience, and no
exposure. IL causes "a frequent DESIRE and
gives strength to Urinate, thereby removing
Instructions, Preventing and Curing STRIFE
lures of the Urethra, Allaying Pain and In
ELIMINATION, so frequent In this class OF dis
eases, and expelling all Poisonous matter
Thousands who nave been the victims of
incompetent persons, and who have paid
heavy fees 10 be cured in q short time, have
found they have been deceived. and that the
Poison has, by the use of powerful astrin-
gents, been dried up i'm the ~ stem, to break
out in more aggravated form, and perhaps
after Marriage.
Use HELMBOLDS EXTRACT BUCHI'
for all Affections and Diseases of the Urinary
organs, whether existing IN Male or Female
from whatever cause originating, and no
matter of how long rtandIng. PRICE, OSE
DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS PER Bottle.
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HENRY 4. HELMROLD'S I'M
PROVED ROSE WASH

Cannot be surpassed as u FACE WASH, and
will Dc found the only specific remedy in
every species OF CCTANEOCs AFFECTION. II
speedily eradIcates PIMPLEs. SPoTS, SCRoF-
CLIC DRYNESs. fluctuations of the CUTA-
NEOCS MEMBRANE, etc, dispels REDSEss
and INCtPIENT INFLAMMATION, HIVES,
RASH, MOTH PATCHES, DRY NESS or SCALP
OR SKIN, FROST BITES, and all purposes for
which SALNES or OINTMESTS are used, re-
stores the skin 10 q state of purity and soft
ness, and insures continued healthy action
10 the tissue OF its vessels, on which depends
the agreeable clearneSs and ytvactty OF COM
p.exicn 50 much sought and admired. But
however valuable a. a remedy tor existing
defects of the skin, III. i. Hellnbold's Rose
Wash has long sustained It's principal claim
to unbounded patronage, by Possessing quail
iiies which render il u TOILET APPEND-
AGE of the most superlattye and congenial
character combining in an elegant formula
those prominent requisites, SAFETY and EF-
FIcAcY-the invariable accomplishments of
its I,Se-sts a Pre-ervative and Refresher OF
The Complexion. IL is an excellent Lotion
for diseases ola Syphilitie Nature and as an
Injection for diseases OF the Urinary Oryaus
arising from habits Of dissipation, used i'm
connection with the EXTRACTS BUcHU.
MD CArAwBA GRAPE
PILLS, In such diseases as recommeueIe,.
cannot be surpassed. PRICE, ONE DOLLAR
PER EOTTLE. 49,
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.1b

HELNBUBD'S EXTRACT BJCIIU Is pI-
CRETIC AND BLOOD-PURIFYINti, AND
CURES ALL DISEASES ARISING; PROM
HABITS OF DISSIPATION, AND EXCt.5S-
rs AND IMPRUDENCES IN LIFE M
PCRITlEsS OF THE BLOOD, Etc, SUPER
SEEDING COPBIBA IN AFFECTIONS fOI;
WHICH 1T Is USED. AND SYPHILITIJ'
AFFECTIONS IN THESE DISEASES
USED IN CONNECTION WITH HEM
BOLD'S ROSE WASH.
LADIES.
IN MANY AFFECTIONS PECULIAR To-
LADIES, TIE EXTRACT BuClIU Is UNI
QUALLED By ANY UrliER kEMEDi-A>
IN CliLukOSlS OR RETENTION, IKREiiU :
LARiT1, PAlNFULNESS OR SUPPRESSION
Of CUSTOMARY VALUATIONS, ULCEKA-
led OK SCHIKRUS STATE or THE UTE
Rus, LEuCOkKhtEA OR " WHITES, S.rERII.-
lTl, AND fUR ALL COMPLAINTS Incl
DENI 10 The sBA, WHETHER ARISING
FROM lNDiSCRETlON OR HABITS OF Dis
SIPAIlUN. III Is PRESCRIBiD ExTkN-
slEELi BY ThE MUST EMIN ENT PHYSIC-
lANS AND MIDWIVES FOR ENFEEBLED
AND Delicate CONSTITUTIONS, OF
BOTH SEAES AND ALL AUS ATTENDED
WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE DISEASES OK
81 MPTOMS5
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RI. REV. C. t. QUINTARD, d. D., L. L.
Visitor.
Rev. George Beckett, Rector.
Mrs. M. N. Martin, Prlncipal.

1t is the design of this Institution to afford
the very highest advantages for the educa-
ton of yOung ladies, both solid and orIia-
mental. The regular course of study laid
down in our schedule is full and comprehen.
sive, but not more extended than the pre-
sent times demand of all who would enjoy
the benefits ard distinctions of a finished ed
ucation. twill be our aim to train the mind
to habits of patient and independent thought
ard to excite in the pupil that spirit of self
reliance which will be her best security for
future use fulness and Independence. Super
ficialness in study will be utterly discards d !;
and ever reminding the pupil that there is
"no royal road to learning watchwJrd
of the Institute will be "hard WORK, by
which we feel assured the highest results OF
education can only be attained. More than
ordinary attention is paid to the Fine Arts.
Mons. A. Esteve, who has won for himself
an enviable distinction in the Musical World,
is the Director of that important department,
and Madame Esteve has charge of the Vocal
classes. The Modern Languages are taught
by NATIVE teachers of acknowledged ability
and experience.
The Institution is amply supplied with the
most improved Chemical, Philosophical and
Astronomical Apparatus, and alSOsyitb ex-
cellent Geological, Mineral and Fossil Cabi
nets.
N. B.-For Circulars containing terms and
urther particulars, apply to
REf. GEORGE BECKETT.
Columbia, Tennessee.
June "a Pm
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Henry L. HeimboiTs Gcnul1e
Preparations.

Delivered to any address. Secure from d
servation. 80
ESTABLISHED UPWARD or INVENTIVE ~
Sold by Druggists everywhere. Address 3rf-
tiers for information, in confidence. 10 HEN
R} I. HELMBOLD, Druggist and Chemist
Only Depots: ii. r. HELMBOI, If.S flrnr
and Chemical Warehouse, No. 59f broadway
New YORK, or To III. =. HEI.NBOLD'S Me<ii.
cal Depot, l0i South Tenth street, Phiiadel-
phia. Pa.
BEwAEE or CoUSTERFErrs. Ask for
HENRY T. HELNBoLD's! TAKE No Oruxa
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The following characteristic letter
from DIR. Dio Lewis will explain itself:
"My Dear Sri have read your long
descriptions of your rhuematisnl with
deep interest. The case is a perfectly
plain one. Go without supper, ana
eat only plain meat, bread, ana VeSe-
tables, i'm moderate quantity, Tor break
fast and dinner, and ON going to bed at
night drink a tumbler of lemonade
without sugar. In a month you will
lie out as lively as cricket. Not one
case of rheumatism in twenty will
hold out against this simple treat
ment."
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Ordering CLOTHING BY LETTER,

towhich they call Your Special Attention.
They if requested will send your their improved
and accurate kuIOS for Self NJ easureinen t
and full line of samples from their I'm.
rnensc stock of Cloths, Cassimeres, COatings,
&C., &c., thus enabling parties in any part of
the country to order their clothing direct from
them. with the certainty of receiving garments
of tSe very Latest Style and most Perfect
Fit attainlble.
Goods ordered will DO sent BY express. to be
paid for on delivcrp. browning that if they DO
not lit, tdey can be returned at Their Ex.
pensc.
As is well known throughout the South and
West they have for Fourteen years Excelled
in all departments of their business, which is a
guarantee as to the character of the Goods they
would send out.
Rules for SelEMcasurement,S Samples
of Goods, Illustrated Circular and Price List
sent free on application.
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There is deal of courage sometimes
in small boys. A lad in bridgeport had
three fingers of his right hand taken Oft
q few days since by a drop-press i'm a
brass shop. Looking upon his bleeding
hand, the brave little fellow exclaimed,
"I'II bet mother will cry when she sees
fhatU
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Pruning Fruit and Ornamental Trees.


We read great deal about the proper
time of pruning trees, and especially
the apple tree. Some prefer fall, some
mid winter, some spring; bnt scarcely
one recommends the very best time in
our humble opiniOn-mid summer.
Doubtless some old fogies will open their
eyes and hold up their hands at such an
invocation, and denounce it as an absur-
dity; but we will be sustained by ma
ority of the live" men of the day.
five desire to improve the form of a
fruit tree and get rid Of some of the su
perfiuous wood, We should prune in
winter but, il we desire fruit and perfec
fly healed stump, We should prune from
the 18th of June to the 10Th of July. We
have done this with the happiest results.
The fruit binds fern after this, and the
operation suddenly cutting off its
growth, produces buds, while the winter,
or early spring pruning, will produce
only wood.
In pruning ornamental trees in mid
summer, the bark, instead of recediny
from the stump, grows over it, and i'm
few years will completely cover it and
make perfect amputation.
We have noticed this upon our own
premises as well as upon those Of others
many times. This pruning is done when
the tree is taking its midsummer sleets,
and then wake up, refreshing for
another start, and the bark gradually
seals over the stump as ifashamcd of
the shabby looking exposure.
When the tree is i'm full leaf, and pre-
scnts its full form to us, we can see eX-
actly where the pruning shonld be done,
in order that while the Overgrowth may
be removed the symmetry or the tree
may be preferred. Especially is mid sum-
mer pruning to be preserved, first TO
produce buds on fruit-bearing trees ;.s
before stated and second, when large
limbs are to be removed GerHldi,tOUpt
Telegraph.
ERROR IN The TREATMENT OF IIoR>Es.
"A POPULAR error, which bears hare On
the horse, is the custom of making the
aXles of conveyance of all sorts of one
uniform width. This custom is of an
cient date. and it has caused great detri-
ment to our country. 1t is not perhaps,
saying too much to it has cost her high
way department. for the last fifty years,
hundred of thousands of dollars. Had
there been latitude or play of from ten
to twelve or fourteen inches in the tread
VI diC NHcclS CSpCCliiiy III CdftS ttiu VII
CONS, it would have been Impossible to
have cut our pavements into the ruts we
now see, and which renders hauling so
difficult along our highways. Like the
Connestoga wagons of last generation,
with their broad tires, a difference i'm
the width of our axles would have im-
proved rather than damaged our high
ways, and we should not see them cut
into alternate ridges and ruts. as SO many
of them are now