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Homan,a Triumph.

. This is Rev. Edward Hales story: A
man had sold himself to the devil, who
was to possess him at certain time
unless he could PROFOUND question to
his satanic majesty which he could not
answer, he being allowed to put three
queries to him. The first question the
man asked was concerning theology, to
which it caused the devil no trouble to
reply, The second he also answered
without hesitation. The mans fate de-
pended on the third What should it be
He hesitated and turned pale, and the
devil triumphsntly sneered At this
juncture the mans wife appeared in the
room with bonnet on her head.
Alarmed at her hunband condition, she
demanded to know the cause. When
Informed, she laughed and said can
PROFOUND question which the devil him
self cannot answer. Ask him which is
the front Of this bonnet2" The devil
gave it up and retired in disgust, and the
man was free. t1l
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Alady correspondent of the st. Louis
Republican writes: Stokes rests his
curled hair on lace-bordered pillows.
The odor of his cell permeates the en-
tire Tombs. He orders in perfumes by
the box, and every time the soup and
hash for the common criminals is toted
past his door he breaks bottle of musk.
In a crimson-faced dressing-gown, en-
broidered slippers and silk socks he
smokes the time away, altogether the
gayest bit of criminal that ever lodged
in Murderers' row. ] don't think the
man extraordinarily intelligent. How
that unfortunate wife of his must feel at
Sandy Hook on her return home. When
the pilot goes aboard all the late papers
are eagerly sought, and, among strangers,
her heart probably filed with dark un-
certainties, the poor woman will first
learn that the father of her child is in
the cell of a murderer, But Lord
Stokes cares little for that.
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N MEMPHIS, TENN: MONDAY EVENING JANUARY 49, 1872

The New York Evening Post remarks
that around the career Of Plus the TX
there cluster more important associa-
tions than around any ponti6cate since
that of L-o X-we bad almost said Of
Hildeprand. Both in its temporal and
il its spiritual aspects 1t Is most notable.
It's term includes the revolution Of lS4S,
with the PontifF at the head Of a liberal
movement, the rise and fall of the sec.
ond French empire, the development Of
Prussia, the revival of the German en-
pire, the civil war in America, the loss
to the Pope of the temporalities, and the
consolidation Of the kingdom Of united
Italy. In its religious aspect 1t com
prises the definition of the dogma of the
immaculate conception, the assembling
of the Vatican Council, and the procla-
nation of papal infallibility.
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A.nrominent LAWYER was hailed Vii

Appointment lawyer was hailed while
passing jewelry store by the proprietor,
with: General, come in here a moment,
we have something for you to solve. II
a man brings his watch to be fixed and
it cost me ten cents to Dc it, aud keep
it week, and charge him six dollars,
what per cent. do ] make2 We have
been figuring, and make it 300 per cent.
and have only got up to one dollar. How
much do you say it would be at six dol
lars2S eIWell,9 replied the general, |
do not wonder at your perplexity, for it
is we'll known aud the celebrated Bah
bage calculating machine has demon
strated, that at certain points IN pro
gressige numbers the law governing them
changes. In this case the law would
change, and long before it would reach
the six dollars it would run out of per
cent. and into what is known as lar
ceny." f.tql- -.g i-t.. lLL.u
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Mr.. Greeley, on his farm, keeps run
ming account with hens, double entry.
When hen lays an egg she runs around
the bases, and when she strikes the home
base, where the book-keeper is located,
she sings out, tally one" or tally
two" as the case may be, because some
of them are repeaters, and the book
keeper gives her credit, and charges her
for her meals. In this way Horace can
tell what hens are shirking, and what he
makes on each hen. He says that his
experience Is that roosters are glaring
fraud, putting on style all around, and
never laying an egg once in two weeks.
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Tnoae preadraI nalIet GIrIs.

From the New York Citizen.I
Does not it seem as IL the Black Crook
ballet girls would never stop coming and
going and twirling around2 The tired
Youth In the audiencerush out every five
minutes for drink; but there Is no rest
for the weary leks on the stage. Men
may come and men may 60, but the bal
lei girls 70 on forever. There is great
deal of cutting up among the dancers
but there is some pretty harsh cutting
up among the critics as well. Is there
not inst a little too much, gentlemen Of
the press? Do not these poor, painted
unloyelY girls earn in q weary way their
scanty wages1 Is not their work hard
and their pay small7 And who knows
how many mouths are fed BY that weari-
somely earned money! How hard IL is
10 live. too, with food and fuel up % such
frightful rates. You wouldn't Ike TO
stand all night With nothingbuta q riibbop
ted round your waist foI dress, and bal
apee yourself on one leg, o. prauee
round the stage swinging q red silk tag
over your head Ike mad permap' ioF
the sake Of earning money enough 70
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buy yourself and your children break
fast, would you2 Oh, no; that's differ
ent, you know But then, pity them a
little, and do not ,sneer at them. AL
ways Of life are weary enough, and pity
is like the gentle rain from heaven, ana
very sweet to tired soul.
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A Chicago lover went to visit his girl
one evening recently, bat for some rea-
son, possibly that the FIRE had materially
changed his condition in life, she received
and treated him coolly He remained
standing in the parlor a few moments,
but finally made movement toward the
door, remarking that he guessed he'd
GO. gii"Ohl" said she, starting from q
beautiful condition Of semi-unconscious-
ness, won't you take chairT Well,
/ don't care If do, was his reply, and
he took the chair, thanking her kindly,
and carried ithomc. he says il IS good
chair, made Of walnut with stuhing and
green coyer-just what he wanted. But
he Is down on that girl snd declares he
wouldn't marry her-not If her father
owned brewery.
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General Trochu is awaiting the period
when he will have a right to retire as a
general, which viii be three months
hence, before rendering his resignation
as deputy and retiring completely into
nriyate life. .lf r.t...e
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The Emperor of Germany, accompa-
MED by the Prince Imperial of Ger
many, has lately been boar hunting in
the Hanoverian forest Of Gochroc. Out
of l6O boars started, l36 have been kill.
ed, his Majesty having killed 81.
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Billy said fond mother to her
son, You are into the jam again
No replied the pet, you are wrong,
ma; the jam is into me.
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GEED, WHEN.

II. WARD. pil.,.u, pyntius ~ AiSn ~ niia-
ments. etc, 225 Second strcet,
OTTO SCHWIIL & CO.-kgricu 'tural iinpie7 ie7
ments, bone dust, land plaster, e'c'' Az
Main street.
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Rrpxprris XALLIsToE neutralizes the
no;sonons 6OnNnsI b;,ss of mosquitoes and other
Insects. and is q sur,e preventive
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w VIZ ,VH1rE. TEYcH SoHLEY,
w ". w Clerk, OF Baltim ore.
woKSHl.N HoUsET1Wbite 4 sehiey, " pro pro-
grietors corner sG nnr Nam aH ana 'AuanS '' ''''
MEfGGS 1ol 1SE-Dr. X. IL. Boatman. pro-
prietor; Ho, 'efeld, Ark.
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SEWING MACHINES.
$15- SAVED $15
II HI Z N Il w
SEWING MACHINES
PRICE, FIFTY DOLLARS.


UHE IMPROVEMENTS MADE ON THE
"Wilson" during the year 1871 have
placed 1t at the head of all competition. and
to-day II is without rival. II Is rs durable
as steel and iron can make it, Every Ma
chine of the late cAsE-HARDEHED FINISH is
warranted five years, and warrantee
furnished with each Machine. .au.sasaa1
The above cut represents the late Improved
Machine, which rests fat with the table and
rNns light and rapidly. and makes the shuttle
or lock stitch, uses straight needle. and the
celebrated UHDER-FEED improved in shape so
as TO have portion Of the feed on both sides
of the needle. Nwn1
Remember the Fact, fIab
that high prices ION sewing machines) do not
indicate superiority. The combination, the
ring, and the monopoly, all agree on high
prices, which they, sooner or later, will be
forced TO reduce on account of the unprece-
dented rapid and increasing sales Of the
NEW WILSON SEWING MACHINE.
Please call and examine even II you do not
wish to purchase.
A full stock of Machine Twist Spool, Cot;
ton, Oil, Needles, etc.. always ON hand and
for sale low.
BEACH e. SUTHERLAND,s ~
asa Main street, south of Union.
64-e3- xiv
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HOUSE, SIGN. AND FREsCO
PAINTERS.

DEAN Il CO.. successors to Dean. Baxter x
% 39l and 1893 Main street.
WIS, 2Sl Second street-Particular
attenta on given to calcimining walls In
any colo '.
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WALL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GRIESHABER K SANDER-Curtains, and
all kinds of Upholstering goods. 292 Sec
ond street.
L.. DEAN Il CO., successors to Dean, Bax-
ter A Co.-pictnres. picture frames, ec-9s,
tassels, and artists supplies, S9l and s9S
Main street. #NH "a
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GFWING nACHINER.

WILCOX 4 &GIBBS-Improved Noiseless Sew
ing machines, 373 Main street. vi
HARMON x MORTON Agents Florence
Sewing machines, 2l3 Main street.
GROVER x BAKER Sewing Machine Com
many. 3ls Main st. Q 0. Vallentine, AT.
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pOAROUNc "a LE. LIVERY AMI
HG:pn TABLES.

h"AH"ifT FEED sVABLEs.
M. G. CoSTILLo-City Sale Stables. 81 SS Mon, 2,
roe street. Over 60OO l'ead OF stock sold at
this stable in the past 5, fason:
W, G. BRTDGES 4 CO.. roprietors D. D D.
Dismukes. sole agent AID manager-Is
81, So and S5 Monroe street. stock bought
w NJ N uRSnoKSoStoeI S9iI yard and sale stables
AS Main street. Ali classes OF stocR fed
]. r, MoCULLERS - 4s South side, Court
Square and "A Madison street. Livery
sELIGMAN L HALL-DesotO Stables 55
Union street. -,
horses, etc, SSl and 1888 Second street.
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PHOT OGRAPM,IERass:: a..
BINGHAM & Ck AN Ehrz4l, Inr-, %4o anu ~''
Mnin street.. corr. or Jefferson.
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PIANOS AND MUSICAL
CHANDISE. l.
LEOPOLD GoEPEL-s75 Main street. Piano
tuned, and all kinds musical instruments
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LIFE INsURANCE.
N-M. RUFFIN-General Agent Missouri Val
ley Life Insurance Co., West Court 81.
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PLUMBING, GAS AND STEAM FIT
TING.
NJ. LUNN-Removed to 2SS Second street,
IaHarsou hlock.
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PAINTS, OILS, BRUSHES, ETC.
COLE 4 CO.-RemOYed ts 332 Second street.
Window glass, white lead, and all kinds
of painters material.
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FURNITURE, CARPETS, ETC.
IL. T. SINN0TT. 2s2 Second street. Al
kinds of secondhand furniture bought.
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FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, ETC.
VICTOR D. FUCHS-Depot Al jefferson st.
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ROO Is AND SHOES.
L. ROEsCHER ER-Manufacturer Of and dealer
in custom n iade and Eastern boots ana
shoes sl6 Ma in street. Hll
-.
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BetrOthals. .

In the searching inquiry that has of late been
progressing as to the relations of the two sexes
towards each other, there is one phase of social
existence which has escaped the attention that
it merits, and which, we respectfully suggest to
the heads of the feminine department, needs
speedy and thorough reform. We refer to the
period between proposal and performance
known as the betrothal, or, more after the GUS
toms of Americans, the engagement. Our at
tention has been especially drawn to this sub
iect of late, from proximity to persons thus sit
uated, and our suggestion of reform, or rather
of abolishment, springs from benevolent In
terest in the amelioration OF human suffering.
1t would be perhaps unkind to cite the simile of
that period which one condemned for a capital
crime passes between sentence and sutfocatlon,
but we certainly shall not go too far if we sug-
gest the peculiar sensations of jumping Sam.
Patch in the interval between leaving the plat
form and striking the water There is that un-
pleasant feeling that you've put your foot in it,
and must 20 through whatever comes OF it
and that something will come of it seems q
demonstrable fact. You can't rush up and
take the bull by the horns, but must await his
slow coming, with an irresistible desire to tiy,
combined with lack of power to do it, 1t is
always the hours before battle that are the
hardest; once in action it is comparatively
easy We remember the pale cheeks and chat
tering teeth of Henry of Navarro before Cahors,
and the white plume floating in the crimson
fight within the walls.
The women get along with the trouble much
better than the men. Is it not the great end
of their existence, and one for which they have
been schooed from childhood up. Moreover,
they have their trousscam to prepare, and there
is much braiding of white flannel, and hand
ling of paper muslin, and sewing on of lace,
whose value seems to increase in proportion to
it's dirtiness. And then, this is the season of
all others when it is permissible for them to
glsh, and the pettiness with which they do it
is wonderful to see. With much solemnity and
secrecy they inform every one in their imme-
Jlate ncighborhood that they have taken new
chute, and will now pass onward in the path of
true womanhood, striving to be true help
mate to Charles Augustus in his path of fame;
they know they arc weak, they wish they were
better, but the solemnity of the occasion will
move them to greater deeds. And oh how they
ripple and gus6 over neighbor's baby how
they dande and carees it, fondling its "dary itty
paddles" and its ''teeny tootsie-tootsies We
don't know what it all neans-we don't want
to know-but it is very sweet to look upon.
These things arc endurable But the man
the engaged mans the most pitiable creature
on the face of this terrestrial sphere. a bach
clor and a married man have each Il pronounced
existence, determined position but this hy-
brid, this connecting link, is an anomalous
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turing village, can furnish all this to rural

turing village, can 1urnlsn all lhls 10 rural
population?
The constant, active movement of machine
ry seems to exert sympathetic influence upon
the human organization, prompting to more
energetic, methodical, indefatigable and cheer
full labor; careful and thoughtful application
of force, an intelligent use of the appliances
of the peculiar art or employment, inducing
habits of activity, order, punctuality and in
dustry.
The moral and social advantages manifest
themselves in the enlarged educational facili-
ties, the literary and religious influences, the
stimulants to higher culture and greater excel
lence. We would urge, then, the organization
of manufacturing companies, erect mills, and
spin your cotton wherever there is water-power
enough to turn wheel; there is ample de-
mand for yarns now, at good profit, add the
rest by degrees, gather your forces and labor
together for the benefit of all then will the
moral twilight of those picturesque haunts of
nature give place to the genial glow of that
royal dispenser of light, King Cotton, when
with loom and spindle, he bids the valleys to
laugh and sing, and the primeyal hills to clap
their hands with joy.
If we are persuaded that we are not utterly
ruined, that there is still some hope of re-
lief from robbery and misrule, something for
us to do, to secure the prosperity of our coun-
try and the happiness of our people, and fur
cher still. resolve to do it, then will the strug-
Cling sunbeams break through the dark Clouds
which have so long hung over us, and the
blessed light of peace and peoples happiness
and prosperity cover the land as the waters
cover the sea. RUSTlCUS.
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Printers need but little here below, but
they need that little sure.
"A man may have enough of the world to
sink him, but can never have enough to satisfy
him.
- Mankind are very odd creatures. One
half censure what they practice, and the other
half practice what they ccnsure.
"A man died suddenly from intcmperance,
and Western jury found that deceased came
to his death by drinking between drinks"
= 1t has been said that the only office-hold-
ers who leave Washington permanently are
those who are sent to the pcnitentiary. None
resign or decline voluntarily.
1t is a true saying that those against
whom our hearts harden most are not those
who have wronged us, but those whom we have
wronged.
: Quilp being asked at the end of a very
stupid speech, why he applauded, replied, be
cause hu is DONE"
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what-is-it, fit only for Barnum's museum and
Darwin's analysis. Either he is in love, or he
isn't. In the one case he is idiotic; in the
other he is crazy. He is unfit for business, and
debarred from sport-a thing to laugh at and
commiserate. Isolated from his own sex, not
daring to approach the other, he awaits the al
tar and opens not his mouth.
We submit that these things should not be.
Rather the days when man captured his wife,
by war or vile, in the morning, and married
painful, delay is alike foolish. If the former,
the chance of "slip 'twixt cup and lip" in
creases with time, if the latter the medicine
grows all the more bitter for long waiting
Cincinnati Times
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TRAVEL BY RAIL, WHEEL AND SADDLE.
LIVERY and SALE STABLES
AT WALHALLA and ANDERSON,
BY
81 STEELE.

FT,HE undersigned have formed partnership
Il in the above business at the points named,
and have supplied themselves literally with the
best Vehicles, Horses, Drivers and Ostlers {;
Grain, Forage, &C., for the accommodation Of
the travelling public.
Hacks, Carriages, Buggies or Saddle Horses,
can be had at all times, by the day or week, at
reasonable rates and we are prepared at a mo-
ment's notice to convey passengers from An
derson or Walhalla to the terminus Of the Air
Line Railroad, or to any other point desired.
The Stables at Anderson will be under the
immediate charge of T. j. Steele, and those at
Walhalla under the direction of A. w. Thomp-
son, each of whom will give his personal su-
pervision TO the business, and spare no pains to
give general satisfaction.
&S- The patronage of the travelling public
respectfully solicited.
A. w. THOMPSON, T. j. STEELE,
Walhalla, S. C.. Anderson, S. c.
Nov 80, 1871 %
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YOU MAY STILL LOOK OUT FOR THE
WAGON i!

WAGON
I have employed my brother, E. L. CLARK,
who will go through the country with the
wagon, visit your homes, and show this world
renowned Machine, whether you purchase or
not; and if you purchase, will give full and
perfect instructions how to use the Machine
and all of its superior attachments.
John II. Clarke can always be found at the
store of J. B. Clarke & Son, where he is giving
the Singer Sewing Machine business his whole
attention. Call and see me.
''''''-'' JOHN H. CLARKE.
Feb /, 1871 80
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SINGER :
STILL TRIUMPHANT !!

0OLD and Silver Medals and Diploma awar-
VI ded to Singer Sewing Machine at Savan-
nah Fair, November, 1871.
First Premium at Atlanta Fair, October, 1871,
for best family machine.
Premium at the Macon Fair, October, 1871,
for family family machine, with best and most
useful attachments.
First Premium at Townsville, November,
1871, for best family machine.
Gold Medal and three Silver Medals awarded
the Singer at the Augusta Fair, November, 1871.
Diploma awarded Singer Machine at Ander-
son, 8. c., Fair, November, ,1S71.
Examine this Machine.
JOHN H. CLARKE,
Agent, Anderson, S. G..
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POLITICAL.

The Florida Senate has decided to sit as
High Court Of Impeachment for the trial of
Governor Reed.
The Newark IN. j. journal notifies Horace
Greeley that he will find it much easier to cut
slices of green cheese from the moon than to
get the votes of Jersey Democrats.
Theodore Tilton was anxious to have
Greeley nominated at Cincinnati, because sit
would impart an element of fun and frolic to
the canvass"
One Of the prominent managers in "that
crowd" at Cincinnati, was Gen. John Coch.
rane, who belted from the Republican party
in 1864 and accepted nomination as Vice
President on the ticket with Fremont at Cleve-
land.
correspondent Of one of the papers said
before the nomination was made of Crate
Brown for Vice President, that the chief OBJ
lection urged against him was on the score of
his habits.
The Connecticut legislature met in New
Haven Wednesday, and Governor Jewell was
inaugurated with great ceremony. His mes
sage was mostly taken up with business mat
tiers. The debt has been reduced 1881 900.
He recommends stricter banking laws, ex-
emption of savings bank deposits leaned on
real estate from taxation, aud raising the in
terest on the school fund. He deprecates
taxing premium notes of mutual life compa-
MES, and advises care in the creation of town
debts. In appropriations he advises the closest
examination and prudence and no gratuities.