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A rich old gentlcmae had only one
dsushter. possessed Of the highest at
fractions, moral, pcr.oual sni pccuni-
sry. She was engaged and devo,sd-
ly attached to n young mao in every
respect worthy OF her choice. All
shs marriage Prcliminaries were ar.
ranged, aud the wedding was fixed TO
take place on certain Thur sday. On
the Monday preceding the wedding
day the bride and groom elect (who
was to have received $50 900 down
on bis wedding day, aod . further
sum ot 100000 on his fAther.in.
laws death. 40 event which would
probable soon occur) had . little jeal-
Gus squsbblo with his intended at an
evening party. The "tiE' arose 10
consequence Of his paying more atteu.
tioo than she thought justidsble to a
lady with sharkling eyes and ioimita-
ble ringlets.
The gentleman rctorted, and spoke
tauuting Of 4 certain cousin whose
waist-coat was tho admiration of the
company, and hinted that it had
been embroidered by the fair hciress
herself. lie added that it would
DO soon enough for him to bo schoolcd
after they were married and that
che adopted the "brecches" . little to
soon. After the supper thoy became
reconoilsd apparently, and tho bride.
groom elect in taking loave, was kind
aud affectionate. On tho next moro-
log the swain regretted the angry
feeling he had exhibited, aud the cut
ting sarcasm with which hs had ri.
ven it vent and, Q, q part of the
aDiende honorable, packed up q mag.
nifceot saiiu dress which he had pre-.
vieusly bespoke for his beloved
(Which had poem sent home 10 tho iu-
tnvaD, and sent it TO tho lady with
the following note:
dearest Jane (; I haviog been una.
BILE to close my Dyes oil night, 10
thioking Of our Misunderstanding last
evening. Pray pardon me and, 10
token Of your forgiveness, deigu to
accept the accompanying dross, and
wear it for tho sake OF your moi
affcct:onate Henry"
Having written tho notc, he gave
II to his servant to deliver with the
parcel.-But, as q pair Of pantaloons
happened to need repairing, he avail
ed himself of tho opportunity (,he
servant having to pass the tailor's
shop to seud them in another pack
age to tho tailor. The man made the
fatal blundsr 4! left tho So. in dress
with Snip, and took the note and the
damaged trowscrs to tho lady. So
exasperatsd was she at what she on.
siderod determined and deliberate
affront, that when her admirer call
ed she ordered tho door to DO closed
in bis face, refused to listen to any
explanation, aud resolutcly broke od
che match.
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KEYSTONE HOTEL.
Selinsgrouc, Snyder County, 4

THE undersigned begs leave to inform
the public that he has purchased and viii
keep, In good style, the above well-knowI
and popular house. ~ Y i Jt4s.f.ft
n0 Having large, airy and we'll furnish
ed rooms, good servants, with the uniirine
efforts Of the proprietor or TO please his guests
be hopes to meet with large share Of pub.
lie patronage. J. T. WALTER.
selinsgrove, Sept. J, 1870
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The Discovery Of Cenee

Toward the middle Of the fifteenth
century a poor Arab was travelling iu
Abyssinis, and fiudias himself we Ok
aud weary from fatigue, he stopped
near q grove. Then, being in want
OF fuel to cook his rice, ho cut down q
tree which happened to bs covered
with dead berries. His meal being
cooked and eaten, the traveller disco.
vcred that tho half burnt berries were
very frsgant. He collected o uum-
Dor of these, and, on crushing them
wi b q stone, he fouud tLat their aro.
ma increased to . great extcnt While
wondering at this, he accidentally let
fall substance 10 can which contain.
ei his scao'y supply Of water. Lo,
what miracle ! The almost putrid
liquor was instantly purified. He
brought it to bis lips II was fresh,
agreeable and 10 q moment after the
traveller had 80 far recovered bis
strength and energy as to be able to
resume his journey. The lucky Arab
gathered as many berries as he could,
and, having arrived at Arden, in Ara
bia, hs Informed tho mufti Of his
discovery. Thrt worthy divine was
au invetsrato opium smoker, who had
been suffering for years from the 10.
huenee Of that poisonou, drug. lie
tried an infusion ofths roasted Der.
rios, and was 50 delighted at the re.
eovery Of bis own vigor, the
in gratitude to the trso he called It Ga.
huab, which in Arabic sisoif,. force.
And that Is the way that coffee was
discovered.
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And in fact everything usually Kept In a
hrsi class country store. All Of which we
offer at greatly reduced prices, for Cash or
Country Procuce.
Having had large experience in the
business, we hatter ourselves that we can
please and satisfy all our customers!
Hoping by strict attention to business
and desire to please all, to merit libera
shase OF public patronage. Our motto Is
Quick Sales aud Small Proffs."
We ask at least that the public examine
our stock and prices before purchasing
elsewhere, as we always show our goods
with pleasure.
HELFRIcH & BOWER.
Bannerville Jane IA. 1870. II
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\ DxINIsTRATORs' NOTICE..

Le'isrs Of Administ alton, on The estate Of
NJ. 7. Hviniselmsn, late Of Union twp.,
Snyder Co.. deceased, having been grasi.
ed 10 che uederviened, all persons knowisv
themselves iadeotez to ssid estate are 70.
ques'ed 10 msks Immediate payment, while
those having claims will present them duly
authenticated for settlement IN
JOHN 8. WOLF,
Union twp, Apr. Z, raj Administrator.
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lnssin1h vlveGsa - nssalssd 81 IL ~
narke:ll ouse9 ~ "a y y - ~ "a
bsns011el - eAl11FA ~ ~ - ssarokiSf
= - e0bsesally puEIs ont Ii grsae ~
'supsIos6 = e ~, such = she tsoAisss
and sypA1l1b cpAtalhlnsalcu. 1npui1E1
o. diseases tkal heve lurked h a. sys1cS
fbr PEARS soon Yield 70 this powerful anSI-
dote, and disappear. Hence hs wonderful
curss maay of which are pablicly Known.
q Smoflila, and ail scrofhloui dissases'
UlCers, EruptiOns, and eruptivs a..
orders of thc skin, TumOrs, Bloochee.
BOllA Pinnp1es, PustuleG, 0opoa. ~
Anth00y'S FlrouR Roe o. Erys(po1
las, Tetter, Salt Rhoum, 6csld
Head R1nkvs0rm, and Internal U1s
cefatlO11S Of the Uterus, Stomach.
and Liver. Il also cures other com.
plaints to which h would not seem espcci.
ally adapted, such ~ Dropsy, Dyspep-
niA, Fifs, Neuralgia, Heart DisooSo.
Female Wea1Eneeib Debility, and
I.eucorrhBa, when tAcy are maniissts-
lions of the scrofhlous polscns.
Il is an excellent restusef of hesllh and
otrength In the Spring. by renewing ths
appetite and vigor Of tho digestive orYaus
e dlssipates the depcssioa and listless Ian.
guur the season. Even where % disorder
appears, people feel bstt1f, and live loncc,
Or cleansing the blood. The system move
On With renewed vigor and new lsass d,
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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

All Transient Advertisements will be charged
ONE DOLLAR per Square for the first and SEvEs
TY-r1vE CENTS per Square for each subsequent
insertion.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-02
Approved February Is, 1872.

AN ACT to incorporate the Cheraw Fire En-
gine Company as a part of the fire depart
plent of the Town of Cheraw.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen.
eral Assembly and by authority of the same:
That Theodore F. Malloy, Thos. W. Bouch-
ier, James A. McCreight and W. l.. Reid,
and their successors in office, be, and they
are hereby, constituted body corporate and
polite, under the name and style of the
"Cheraw Fire Engine Company" with cap
ital stock not exceeding the sum of 6vethous-
and dollars, with the right to sue and be
sued, to plead and be implcaded, in any
court of competent jurisdiction to have and
to use common seal, and the same to alter
at will and pleasure, and with all other rights,
privileges and imnunities that are now Sc
cured by law to like corporate bodies .
SEC. 2. This act shall be deemed public,
act, aud shall remain in force for the term OF
fourteen years,
Approved February Is, 1872.
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BoY's CoMPosIT1oN.-The following
"Boy's composition" is the latest. The boy

BoY's CoMPos1T1oN.-The following
"Boys composition" is the latest, The boy
who manufactured" it is bound to make
his mark in the literary world who knows
that some day he may become an editor.
"a goats stronger than pig, and gives
milk. He looks at YOU So does the doc
tor, but the goat has four legs. My goat
butted Mr.. Tillinghast in bad place, and q
little calf would not do 80. A boy withouta
father is an orphan, and if he hasn't got a
mother, he is two orphans. The goat don't
give so much milk as COW, but more than
an OK. We saw one at fair one day with a
card tied to his left ear; he gent in on a
family ticket. Mother picks geese in the
summer, and the goat eats and jumps on a
box. seme don't like goats, but as for me,
give me mule with paint-brush tail
The goat ig useful animal, but don't smell
aa nice as bears oil for the hair. If had too
much hair I would wear wig as Captain
Peters does. I will sell my goat for three
dollars and go the circus and see the ele-
phant, which is bigger as five goats. Father
is coming home tomorrow, and the baby has
got the Group"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-02

An Act to Renew tHe OIarVcr VI 1He
Pendieton Male Academy.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and house of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by authority of the same:
That the charter Of the Penleton Male
Academy be, and the same is hereby, extend
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-02
How a Town was Scared.
4 MASSACHUSETTS GHOST STORY EXPLAINED
From the Springfield Republican, April 15.l

MASSACHUSETTS GHOST STORY EXPLAINED
Fromth Springfield Republican, April 15.]
A correspondent at Monson, who is skep.
tical as to supernatural appearances, has
boen quietly investigating the circumstances
attending the ghost excitement at that place
few months ago, and has solved the mystic
ry to his full satisfaction. The story, as he
tells it, is that a very young man became en-
amored last summer of a fascinating young
lady residing about mile from the village,
and was accustomed to call upon her several
times week.
An oder brother finding that the youth
full Romeo was causing some gossip by his
frequent attentions, resolved to stop them,
and hit upon the plan Of frightening him in
the guise of ghost. knowing that the
lad was courageous, however, he appeared
first to another member of the family, By
strapping broom to his back, with the BUSH
part above his head, he succ essfully dis
guised his hight, and by means of big black
dress presented in the night the appearance
of woman about six feet and eight inches
in hight. Thus attired, he secreted himself
in the new church, and when his victim
came along, pounced upon him and chased
him home, where he arrived breathless with
fear. ..
This incident produced much excitement
in the community, but the intrepid Romeo,
undsmayed by ghosts, steadfastly continued
his visits to the object of his affections. The
laven of fear was working, however, and
about week after the "ghost" accosted and
chased man on his way to his work at the
quarry about daybreak; after which the
5000 inhabitants of Monson were so wrought
up that even men were afraid to venture out
at night except in bands. But love still con-
quered fear. The youngster continued his
tri-weekly trips until one night while return
ing home, the frightfal ghost, of which he
had heard so much, confronted him at lono-
ly spot in the road. The first impulse was
to run, but the ghost ran too. He walked,
but the ghost assumed a measured tread and
continued uncomfortably near. He slackan-
ed his pace and the dreaded being stalked
past him and remained before or behind un-
til he reached home, frightened nearly to
death. The ghost personator, having accom-
plished his purpose, thereafter kept his own
counsel, and retired from the business, but
the terrified people of the town saw ghost
in every bush, and the spectre was reported
in half dozen places after he had finally
disappeared from view. The new church
was watched for many night; the woods
were searche by bands Of men, who took
care to keep together; one man was SO ner,,
vous as to shoot himself whilo in search of
the ghost, and deadly fear, for a time, held
the whole community.
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The LcAigh Valley Gazette says: GA
wealthy Williamsport gentleman became SO
much attached to clergyman of that city
that he asked him to preach his funeral ser
mon no matter where heshould be. The pas
tor promised that no matter what the dis
tance that separated them or the difficulties
placed between, he would, when informed OF
the death of his old friend, drop everything
else, and hasten to the spot that was to be
the resting-place of his mortal remains, The
pastor afterwards removed to that locality,
and a short time ago received the sad intel,
lgence of his friends death. Instead of
keeping his promise, hereplied that he could
not be present, as he would be unable to
close his church, etc. The funeral took
place in due season, but the pastor was not
there to perform the last sad rites over tho
body of his departed friend. The ceremo-
nies, however, were performed by another,
and afterwards, when the will was opened, it
appeared that the old man had been faithful
in death, as he was in life, and bequeathed a
thousand dollars to his old friend, prouided
he preached his funeral sermon. His feel
ings can better be imagined than described,
We suppose"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-02

AN ACT to authorize Clerks of the Court Of
Common Pleas to take testimony in GER
tain cases. ...
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Sonata
and House of Representatives of the State.
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by authority of the
same {: q
That the Clerks of the Court of Common
Pleas in this State, in all civil causes or pro.
ceedings hereafter to be instituted, or now
pending, or at issue in the court of common
pleas for their respective counties, shall, up
on the application of either party to said
cause or proceeding, after ten days notice to
the adverse party, take in writing, the depo-
(Continusdon fourth poge)
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-02

There was an illustration on the Milwau-
kee and St. Paul Railroad the other day of
the way in which accidents are sometimes
caused. A conductor received telegram
to hold his train until freight train should
come up. He pocketed the dispatch and
drove on. The two engineers succeed in
stopping their trains just as the COW catch
ers met. That conductor is seeking for a
position now.
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AN INDIGNANT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
When We first became acquainted with Skin
ner, he was the leader Of the orchestrL at
one of the theatres While he was acting in
that capacity they got up some kind of a fai-
ry spectacle, for which Skinner provided
choice music. He vas particularly proud
of an overture arranged by himself. 1t was
copied by hand, and it happened most unfor-
tunatcly that the copies were not finished
in time for rehersal, and so Skinner had to
take the chances of the musicians getting it
right on the first attempt in the presence OF
the audience.
A couple of hours before the theatre
opened, Skinner went around and placed the
music upon the stands of the orchestra. Ten
minutes afterward, when Skinner had gone
away, friend of his, named Brown. came in
and saw the music, and for the sake of play
ing little joke upon Skinner, he gathered
up all that music, and replaced it with an old
lot of sheets, containing fragmentary music
of about twenty different kinds which he
found in closet in the orchestra room. At
ter while the audience assembled. Skinner
brought in his musicians, took his place, and
whispered to the players to exercise exceed
ing care Then Skinner gave couple of
taps with his baton, and the orchestra went
into action in furious earnest. ltwas awful.
There was a most terrific discord, with six or
seven different kinds of time, twenty varie-
ties oftunes, and such jingling and footing
and scraping, that all the women in the audi
ence jumped to their feet and screamed
The first violinist exertcd himself to saw out
passage of ''Martha," the man with the
flute strained himself until he was red in the
face over an air from "Stabat Mater" the
double bass man, engaged in a futile effort
to interpret ''The Last Rose of Summer"
the clarionet shrieked out the "Little Brown
Jug" while the drummer finding that he
could not play the "Faust March," hammer
ed away at random. Skinner was wild with
amazement and rage. He looked cross-eyed
for moment at the trombone man, who was
attacking "See, the Conqueripg hero Comes, "
with intense earnestness, and then, throwing
down his baton, he gave one furious yell and
leaped upon the trombone man, with murder
in his eve. They had it out, right there in
orchestra, and it lasted just five minutes,
amid the cheers of the audience, until Skin
ner having jammcd one leg through the
drum, and torn away quarter of mile OF
fiddle strings with his fists, landed the from:
bone man in the body Of the bass viol, and
smashed that sweet instrument into klndling
wood. They had no overture that evening,
and another man had to lead what was left
of the band, for Skinner went home. He is
still hunting for the man who changed the
music. When he finds Mr.. Brown there
will be still more terrific combat.-PatsburJ
| Leader.
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Among the Romans, all men Of full age
we're obliged to marry, and it is even mod
ern law Of England which inficts fine up
on all bachelors in the kingdom of twenty
FIVE years and over.
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Let him who regrets the loss Of time
make the proper of use Of that which is to
come.
"Utah may have its plural wives" OBJ
serves Mr., Quilp, "but other parts of the
country have very singular ones"
Good chance for promotion in the Mexi-
can army: about thirty generals are used up
monthly.
An Indiana man has caused the arrest Of
his grand mother, who attacked him in
covardly and outrageous manner.
In only thirteen States do the receipts Of
the postal service exceed the expenditures.
Two of these are in the West-Illinois and
Iowa. 81 : ....
A man seven feet two and halfinches high
and about two inches through was sight in
Terre Haute short time ago.
An Indiana man found drunk gave as an
excuse that he was celebrating his mothers
eighty-seventh birth day, who was an inmate
of the poor-house.
A bit of undigested cheese in Sedalia
girls stomach, had for some time been pass
ing for lizard. A powerful emstic disclos-
ed the fraud.
There is point in this remark of the
Boston Post: "Prinoipal business of the
Radicals-announcing the death of the DEM
rocratic party; their hardest work-to bury
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--..'s'l
Nutmeg trees are abundant in Sacramento
City, California, but serve only as shade
trees, bearing no available fruit. They arc
transplanted from the mountains of Calive-
ras county, and will grow from fifty to sew
cnty-fve feet high.
The widow of British Vice-Consul now
lies bed-ridden and dcsolate at Athens
This may not seem very remarkable Cir
cumstance but the old lady was formerly
Theresa Black, and to her Byron sang,
"Maid of Athens, ere we part"
An Arkansas landlord thus profanely ad-
vertises his hotel in the local papers: "And
Joseph wept aloud, and he said unto his
brethren, Il am Joseph; doth my father yet
live?' And his brethren answered him. y ou
bet; the old man is doing bully, for he
boards at the Cosmopolitan"
A college president met on the cars stu
dent whose character for sobrlety was not
good, ard whose then appearance evidenced
a recent debauch, approached him, and SOL
emnly and regretfully said: been on a
drunk 2" $50 have l." was the immediate
reply.
A new style of entertainment has been
given lately by many fashionable ladies in
New York, the rule being that all invited
guests shall converse in French during the
entire evening, every one who fails in this re-
spect being fined to the amount of dollar
and upwards, tho money so raised being
given for the benefit of the French sufferers
in the late war.
The local editor Of the Jacksonville Jour-
nal wrote an item the other day to the effect
that "winter was lingering in the lap of
spring." but the managing editor "cut it
oat." Ee said the idea was good enough,
and original, and all that sort of thing, but
it would not do to publish, because the high
moral tonc-of the paper had to be maintain
ed in town full of seminary girls
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
NOVEMBER.

1t is the connecting month between
life and death. We watch its approach
as we do that Of old age, with serious
thoughts and earnest hopes. 1t is with
the approach Of November that sorrows
darken our brows, and the cares of life
cluster around US. We know that the
season Of death is near--that soon all
vegetation will cease-that the forest
trees will be stripped of their verdure,
that the earth will be clasped in an
iron baad--that the frosts and SHOWS of
winter will soon prevail, and that all
the darkening shadows of life will cus.
ter around the household. All these
we know and feel, and they imprint
another wrinkle upon the brow.
Yet there is hope in the soul, and
love in the human heart. And what is
life without hope? What is life with
out Love? 1t would be dark night
eternal night without morning. Hope
points to a future resurrection-to a
bright spriug-time in the hereafter, and
Love warns the inward temple with al
most sacred fire. We draw around us
the curtain of repose, and sit down in
silence to our fate, but we never de.
spair. The coolest blasts of mid winter
can never chill the heart which is
warmed by love, or mar the happiness
of the soul that is cheered by hope
November is come-November is gone,
but Faith and Hope together point to
a bright Spring in the future.
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have, seen and felt One such is worth
a cart load of nusty ideas dug out OF
still muster books.
Change the subject when the sermon
goes hard, and never tire yourself out.
Avoid ah-ing and oh-ing, especially in
your prayers. This is fearful yea,
terrific. J hat is, never finish each SEN
tence.ah with yawn-ah, or horrible
gasp-ah, or the Lord save us.ah, from
an endless death-ah, or any other ''ah .
unless it be genuine surprise ali
which is never found in pray err .ah.
In short, take a good breath. A
threshing machine does better work uu-
der full head. driven with ten horse
power, than with strained effort, and
six horse power. 1t thrashes cleaner,
separates the wheat from the ehalf and
straw better, suits the crew better, and
the Master better. Never live at this
"poor dying rate" but live aud preach
at living rate. Aim at a mark-a
high mark, and hit it. Remember
each sermon may be your last Keep
Christ in view. Please Him and you
will please christians. Let others praise
you. Live for Christ--presch his word
initiate His example, and be faithful
to the end.