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= On 8 Cup Cl5ll 81 Coffee.

Ithas been said. says Scribncr, that
even innthese enlightened days, and
in the lands most blessed BY the inau-
enco of, eiyilizatIon. there are thou-
sands upon thousands of, persons born
into the world who slige long lives,
and then 60 down intoe their graves
without even having tasted a good
cup Of coffee. And yet there have
bee.lth6usands oPsreceipts and direc-
tions published, which teach us bow
to make good coffee by boiling it; by
not boiling it; by cohfning the e.
sence and aroma BY making it. in
an open .vessol; by sleeping IL; b.
not Sleeping it; by grinding it fine !;
by grinding it coarse end hhy !RRaan,y
other methods opposed to each other
and to all'these. Now We do not
Intend to try tell;anyboidy how to
make good coffee, but we just wish TO
Say word about the treatment Of
the coffee after it is made. And on
this treatment depends it's excellence,
brew it as'yod may. The rule is SIM
ple-neverdccant it. Whatever else
you do about 1t, bring it to the table
in tho vessel in which it is made. A
handsome sarn1 or gorgeous coffee pot
is the grave of good coffee. .ofcourse,
if it is considered moro desirable to
have TIE, lock we'll than to have
the coffee taste well, we have nothing
more to say; But when hot coffee is
empdea Hpm one vessel into another,
tho Kitchen ceiling generally gets the
cssefts laden vapor which should
have found its way into the cups on
tie breakfast table, And lone word
aboutTtheso cups When the coffee
cutters them, it should find the milk
or cream already there: BY observ-
jig these rules, ordinary coffee, made
III almost " any ay,lis often very pala-
liable, lndecd. q. ri r-a; 81 .i.sr1
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" The NEW sEa4ErR FROM GEORGIA.
OF General John B. Gordon, Sena-
tor elect from Georgia, the corsespon.
dent of the Cincinnati; Commercial
says: :3,g.-.;- z;:QIC rE5..-
"He has nothing of the Stephens
in his composition. He is as different
Us white is frcm black. He is syoung,
ardent, stout, eloquent; full of nerve:
energy vim, and push; q brilliant
orator, dashiny military officer, and
a man who never knew fear. In the
Southern army he won tho title OF
the byayest of the brave. He is forty
years Old, well built, about medium
height, and rather slender, and would
be handsome if piece OF bomb shell
had not made. an ugly cash in his
cheek" He was in all the, battles he
could, BY any possibility, getinto, and
bears scars all over his body. This
gives him strength among the colonels,
captains, and lieutenants, who make
up good portion Of the Georgia
Legislature They remember their
"comrade in.arms.". Campfire and
hard-tack ties are Ret severed in seven
years." '. =. .-., .a
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Excellent Interest Rules

For finding the interest on any
principal for any number of days.
The answer in each case being in
cents. separate the two. rlght'hand
figures of answer to express in dollars
and cents; -
Four per cent-Multiply the prin-
cipal by the number. Of days to run
separate right-hand figure from pro.
duct, and divide by 9. So 20. -, ,' i:
Five per cent Multiply BY mum
bet of days, and divide by 72.
Six per cent.-Multip'y by number
of days, and divide by 6. sr
Eight per cent Multiply by num-
ber Of days, and divide by As:
Nine per cent Multiply by mum
bcr of days, separate right,hand 6g
ure, and divide by 4. =: ., =
Ten per cent.-Multiply by nUn.bc,
of days and divide BY &c.
/ Twclyo per cent. Multiply BY
number of days, separate right-hano
figure, and divide by 3 i.'.
Fifteen per cent Multiply by mum
ber of days, and divide by "a.
Eighteen per cent.-Multiply by
number of days, sepaTAte; 'right<hand
figure, and divide by 2.
Twenty per cent.-Muitiply BY
number Of days, and divide by Is.
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HDMOR.

An I; ftr||ggh writer gFys: s tnppWg of
not become medical men,"
The most basbful girl We eyer
heard OF was the young lady who
blushed when she was asked if she
had not been courting sleep.
A story is told of two Western
tucn who had Travelled together three
days in stage coach without eyer Q
word passing RttTcen them. On the
fourth day one of them at length yen:
tured to remark that it was 2 fine
morning. s;And who said it wasntT'
was the reply.
The jury have declared inneoee!ent
jennie Droz, the GlcavelaDd girl who
shot Mayor Fisk two years ago. She
has oil along pleaded guilty, but what
is a young girl supposed to know
ABOUT such an important matter com.
pared with the Ht~elve good men and
true ?" A. ...-. ..-. .
In o San francisco court the other
day q little dialogue ran thus: Coun-
sol to witness-"You say you were at
his house every nighty" "Yss, sir "
"Were you his partnere': $40, s!r:"
"Any relative Of his 2" No" What
were you doing ut his house every
night ?" Il was sparkling his wife's
sister,"
A farmer who wished to invest the
accumulation of his industry in Uni,
ted States securities, went into a
brokers Office to obtain some Give
twen,ies." The clerk inquired. What
denomination will yea have them
sir?" Having never heard tnat
word nscd excepting to distinguish
scots, tho farmer, after little dellber-
alton. replied: "Well, you may give
me part in Old School Presbyterian.
to please the old lady !. but give me
the heft ont in FREQ Will Baptist"
The "hcathen Chinee"" has his own
way of conducting business, and the
|following advertisement from the
Virginia City Montoaion illustrates
his method of collecting debts
lsWang Geu owes DR.. Yea Cheugb
$3.50, He can not pay it. So, accord
|ing to Chinese law, he left his woman,
Sing Gim, DR. Yee Cheugh's posses.
|siion as collateral until the mony sh'.il
be paid. All right. By and by oil
The same yesterday: Sing Gin stole
1910 from DR.. Yec Cheugh, and run
away: NowJthen, all Ghinamen talk"
notice that if you keep Sing Gin you
must pay me s920, al same Wang
Geu. BIZ, YxE CHEUeH
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pNTEWjEss.G 5

Variety ~ N FAsH1oN.-A : few.
wears AGO there, could not he two
fashions; one style of Ching was
worm and mo other If Aounces were
the mode, esery one who had the
least6 t6fpretensiou 70 elegance must
wesi. ho1nces; if coat sleeves were
TToTnJ dresses were only made with
sleeves of that shape, and any other
pattern would have been tabooed as
o,dtlandish and odd. 1T was the same
With trimmings, bonnets, and every
thing else It is only lately that
fashion has enlarged 'its orbit, and
and allowed many styles and modes
to be in equal favor at onstime. Al
the present moment We have loose
Jackets, tight polonnaiscs, and sew.
.ral different shaped mantled; for
trimmings, velvet, ribbon, chenille.
Jet, gimp, and embroidery; bodices
with waist-bands, with basques, and
with sashes 'chopeauz in velvet, silk
and felt, Why should we not have
long falling robes like those of Norma
as Well as The shoS{' sSansY Skirts ,oi
Queen Charlie te's sime, 10 set of the
dainty looped-up petticoats of q Dol
ly Warden? 1 do not see why we
should not have as many: styles af
dress.maker like to invent aid wo
men to wear The picturesque ar
pearance of our drawn g-rooms and
proinenades could only be enhanced
thereby: All fear Of E. mop9topy
wodti be thus eludcd,; a green dress
made in one style is not tho same as
green dress Il made in. another. A
Tgman would also have free scope
Wherein to choose the mode most
Ifkely TO suit Her face aand figure, and
titus we should arrive at the end and
aim of good dressing, which is, oi
course, to- enhance the charm Of the
N';eeatsr, ana III as ast Tie same time to sci
Of The costume to the best advan
taSe.o z..e@a1as1-->7.','J '.... 80
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Faster Over the Sparkling Snow,

Faster! faster! Dobbin, my boy!
Faster over the sparkling snowE
What with my love and the frosty air.
] and my heart are all aglow,- t. :,
Haste! for pair OF dear, dark eyes
Are watching for me Tonight, know;
A moments pause for US both, old boy,
Then over the roads again Well SO.
Three of US then, you know, of course
Two in the sleigh, end you, my boy.
But mark, Old pony, you mustn't hear
The words say in my hearts wild
Toss your name as you bear rs on,
And ring your bells on tie ff6sty DIR!
What should staid old horse like you
Fog lovers and all their nonsense carer
What if our hands by chance, you know.
Under the buffalo-robe- should meetY
I wonder Who BGufd the wiser be, ~.
As We went dashing along the street?
So faster aud faster, Dobbin, my boy,
Faster, over the sparkling snow!
What with love and the frosty air.,
and my heart are'all agfoM. 20.
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1 DIR. Willet, lecturing in Boston the
other night, told a droH story of him
self: He said that at one time, whep
he was Q eonnoisscur in bird,stufRng
be used to eriticise other peoples
Substituting severely. Walking with
2 gentleman one day, hc stopped at q
window where gigantic owl was
exhibited tjYou see said, the DOC
toE to his hE3fe9Id, DIS nd, '4hat there is1a ma g:
BIRD Utterly Miped'ey unskill:
full stufing, Notice the mounting
ExeeFabIe, :isR't itp No living owl
ever rSosted il that position. And
the eyes are t3k 9 third larger: thap
my owl ever'% %possessed."!" At this
the stuffed bird raised one
foot and solemnly blinkcd at its critic,
who said very little more about
stuffed birds that afternoon,
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OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE

OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE
PnErESqEs;@1The biIf ato punish per.
22ons for Obtaining 6 n oney, cshattels and
valuable securities, by false prstenes,"
is one Of great public Importance, as
it reaches > class of offenders who, in
the absence of such o law, generally
escape punishment Imprisonment
for debtis abolisbed'i in this State, and
the Homasgsteaa masg lay and Bankrupt
law inereassyth the immunities of debtofs
With al ihidia-rrlubbctrri ctonnscience.. The
bili now introduced in the Senate is
an exact copy Of the English law on
the subject, and it's passage tbs sess :es
sion will be feather ip' the Legislative
cap and a boon to the unprotected
public Charleston Yegs, " '5@%"', w "
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The Bar-R00m.

out friend, Mr: Wm. r. Blake,
hands us the ffolllowSing / Y for puublica:
ton: 80. :
Young man has .nQt your eye
been "freabcntly attracted TO a sign
having the following ominous" word
on it:
"BARW
Avoid the place; it is no misnomer.
The experience of thousands has
proved it 10 be IT.
A bar to respectability,
& A bar to honor,
/ bar ta h!aappinses,
4 bar to heaven.
Every day proves it to be
The road to degradation,
The road to vice,
The road to the gamblers hell,
, The road to the brutal,
The road to poverty,
The roud to wrctchedncss,
Tho road to robbery,
The road to murder,
The r0ad to poison,
The road to the drunkard's grave,
The road to hell.
Some, it is true, do not pass through
all these stages; but intemperance
persisted jp always ends in the drunk.
ards grave, and we have 100 much
reason to fear, hell. The bar-room is
truly D.. ." ..'. ..'. '.'....
The curse of the drunkard's wife,
The curse Of the drunkard's child,
The curse of the drunkard's home,
Those only who have known the
bitterness Of a druhkard's wife or
child, can know the misery and hor,
ror Of o drunkard's home.
Young mani before you enter the
bar.room, stopl Ponder the paths
of your feet ere it be forever too
late! --.-... 80
Man of fanilyi fee from the bar
room as you would in honor fluff II the
pledge of love made to her who is
the companion of your joys and sue,
CESS. - p Grr"ils.
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Fashionable and Other ]'!l' Notes.

The hair on dry goods clerks' fore
heads will be pasted down lower than
usual this mouth. : "
Oiled coat-collars are plenty yet
among those who wear their ambro-
sial locks low on the neck, on the
Buffalo Bill plan. ~.-.. 80 ,
Young men who can not afford the
luxury df ! boiled shirt, supply the
deficiency by wearing the hig ghjnecked
vest or bosom n!ecktie, I!4,
Nosezbags, with perfumes and dis
infsctunts, are worn by young gentle
men whose personal beauty leads them
to fear the smallpox: nrn ~
. Very handsome diamond clusters
or solitaires can be purchased Of
prices Tarring from fifteen cents for
a single stopS, to a dollar and half
a quart. .'-1; .,ta.toH H,a"'.',, H." .-r
The elegantly. starched aprons Of
the &y bActendew aEs mhcR'admlred
as; an article of street wear, but the
secret of their. fine finish is known
only to the fraternity. ,.'' " ...
White skirts are worn upon the
|streets for few moments after leav-
ing the house, but after a short prom
Eenade The bottom Of the garment il
usually marked BY q shade of drab.
A new and ingenious ingenious
invention is much used now by un,
married men who have no time to
sew on buttons. It consists of ten.
penny nail which, fastcns the trowsers
TO the suspenders. ! .l9,..'''. -
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DEATH OF COMMODORE MAuRy.-

y DEATH OF COMMODORE MAURY.-
RICHMOND, VA., February 1.-Com'
modore Matthew Fontain Maury,
American photography and naval
died at Lexington, Va, at
one o'clock to-day. He was the
althSE Of tLetters on the Amazon
and Atlantic slopes of South Amer.
lea" t:!!Relation between Magne.
tism and the Circulation of the
"Astronomical Oh
servations," t'Physical Geography
of the Sea-" &c, During the late
war he was an officer in the Con-
federate Navy, and at the time Of
his death was Professor of Physical
Science at the Virginia Military In
stittptes.: H. was aged 81 years.
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Aim to do some permanent good,
that your existence may be crowned
with usefulness. ' - =.
Guard we'll your friepdships, They
are worth more to you than any con.
ceivablc fame, --E,,.,, .. :
A new kind" of suspender is adver-
tised, which the patentee asserts will
'impart tranquility to the mind"
The Nation calls DR.. Howe's commu,
nication on San Domingo "lyrical
letters" This is altogether the latest
leuphuism for calling a man q Tyre. r.
An Ohio man sleeps with Q pistol
under his pillow. He awoke'- The
other night from q dream of. burglars
and found the pistol in his hand. and
bullet in his ley. o- 81
1t occurred to 2 Danbury scholar
while writing a composition, Last
week, to make the remarkab1 1e state.
mept qhat san OK does not taste as
good as an oyster, but it can run
faster"
A young man WING was caught
straipipg jMs sweetheart. to bic bosom
the other Hight, justities himself On
tie ground that, he has 3 right e
strain his own honey 2o&
"A rural gentleman standing over a
register in 4 Danbury store, attracted
geReraI attention to himself by OBJ
Serving to his wife, "Mariar, 1'gness
I'm going to have fever, l feel such
botI Slyeeks' q rppn:!nslin'up my legs"
A gentleman at Lancaster, Penn.
FsYlvapia, has. q horse that taxes his
Children TO school in the morning,
returning home driverlcss, and at
night returns for; them in the way,
rubbing his nose against the windoW;
pane to ipIddieate I!d bis presence.
- A pensfve man, with y lssketful Of
new hats, says the tDanbury Ne''s,
was passing the Wooster House, on
Friday, when. a, quarter OF ton OF
beautiful snow slid from the rouf into
his basket Not being profane man,
his suffering was intense. H" .. :
A clear case of conscience comes
from Providence, where a woman,
who lost her purse, some months ago,
recently found it hanging to the door
bell with five dollars, and a note from
the thief, asking that II may be for
given, as it is my first real sin, and I
will promise to make amends in tho
future,n
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The TWEED .CAsE.- New York,
January 3l.-The Tweed jury having
disagreed, they were ordered to be,
locked up, and the Court adjourned to
ten this morning. .s -. a..g ..,n.,.
The Tweed jury reported at mid
night seven for conviction ard five for
acquittal. The foreman announced it
as impossible for the jury to agree,
" whereupon they were discharged.
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THE PORT ROYAL RAIL Road
The track has been laid on the Port
Royal Raj road to Upper Three Runs,
South Carolina, twelve miles this side
of. Steel Creek, and only sixteen miles
from the Savannah River. The bridge
will be entirely completed in eight
days. The laying ofethe track will
be pushed forward rapidly, and the
whole road will be finished and in
working order by the lst Of March,
beyond iperadvepture. Il $.E.Ft#
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NAPLES, January 2s.-There have
been slight erlptio6s from Mount
vesuvius the past few days. No
damage has been done, but tho resi-
dents of villages at the foot OF the
volcano, who suffered so severely from
the last eruption, are grearly alarmed
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STILL lANor#ER GIN HousR RpRSEn.

STILL lANoFHER GIN HogsR RpRNFNl.
On iFridsy last, the gin house on
Dr. %. 10. Tompkinss Cross Roads
place il now, " occupied by Mr, David
Pardns,, was destroyed BY fire. Some some
EIGHT, bales Of cotton and about 1000
Bushels of cotton seed, belonging to
H. Pardue, were consumed with the
fause Mr.. Pardue's loss is estimated
Il III sidoQ-and DR.. Fmpkins's at
slOOo.i' The FIRE, it is supposed, was
caused BY the careless use Of matches IIs9
amoHr the "cotton.-4Eagefel9 Aaper-
49, saS = la :
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INTEscHAHeE OF CIRCUITS. ~ On a
bill to.d dh'ooastide dphroside for the interchange Of
Eireuits BY tHee .cigepi!t Judge, which i! ;!
came, ,np, ID. the Senate on Friday, gajts
an Interesting discussion arose, lin
which Messfs. Hope, Donaldson,
Nhitfsmore, JeryeY, yeterand other
Senators participated The biz was
finally postponed to the heSt session.
Tho vote showed that the Senate vas
nearly equally divided. ~ :. IL =
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DR.. TUFTS Hair Dye act instantane-
...a,,. Ously. :. ss.E E. e.

TALK At THE, TOILET Every
ladys @aid knayss that the bewitch--
ing beings who pave their trium-
.phant way with conquered hearts, re-
gard a splendid head of hair the most
effective of all woman1y fascinations.
They believe, and they are right, that
they can tasso rs many beaux with
the luxuriating riuglets and glossy
braids as they can "kill at sight" with
their beaming eyes. Hence in their
toilet talk" among themselves and
with their attendants, the merits of
preparations for tho hair are freely
canvassed, and the latest result of
this discussion seems to. be the al
most universal adoption of Lions
Kathairon as an article better adap.
ted to promote the growth and beau.
ty Of THE "Chief Glory of Woman"
than any otherat present before the
world, They say that without irri.
tating the skin of the head it eradi.
Gates dandruff, and that it penetrates
below the surface to the roots of the
hair, endowing them with new life
and vigor., ...-
=. sozopoNT.- This word, which hos
been staring everybody in the face
for the past few years, and is now
getting into nearly everybodys
mouth. is preparation for cleansing,
beautifying and preserving the teeth,
sweetening the breath, and arresting
the progress e Of decay. =" '.. -
sPa9!l!d:|iin!g'e Glue, up to the sticking
= point. '...' q. .
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CURE FOR Ivy Po1soN Make an
ointment Of: about equal parts Of lard
and -four of sulphur. Thoroughly
anoint' the parts affected, and cure
will be tile result in short time.
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Accommodation Train between Bel
ton and Anderson on Tuesdays, Thurs.
days and Saturdays. Leave Belton at
g.8A. NJ, or pn arrival of Down Train
k9rh. 'Gfeenvitle. Leave Anderson at
el,; 2:oo P; :j NJ, col seG;nnectiRg With Up Train
- THOS. DODAMEAD, q.
...,. Gen'l Superintendent.
1AREz NORTON, Gen'l TICKET Agent:
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feetua, remedy: than any other, 3ThossEhp hAJ1 !,
t1isd n fnSW nat if cured fhefnS tioss hsv
Sy that ss sas 4 sdss SSse aos
WAYS "a thatit never fails through any hmlt tcfne6
siess sSampSs Ssiions WEB. thossaela agpe4:
housands OF CERTIFICATES Of their irteunafkahl6suto4
p Incwn sy never IN essrs neighSorhocd, md npp
nnbiish them. idaptedto an ages nd ccnditi06
In aliciimates Aiming neither ssao1,el noysnoi,
hy snvhoiy. TRair sua1i hnE pfesSfves aed
ever y aesii, and makes Iem pleassatt D taks Nh4i
1ens pattsS ts.S ~ nj ScsislIfT1
alsr a11 oo M ttef novarfl ffusncA an a.
intsrSM yiscera % purify tie blood and gfAaias
a. intS hsaltSr, scvS fSe obe&f u4tia02
l.o %nsyei. isver ssd otbey 1rSsns "a
thshoSv sno restosno tSeir SEsal
and 'SS corrscnngrW WSeraysS tAeyJ Jextyt llcA le!r
q rangements & "a lie 1rst Origin bf dlsssS&
Minute dlssctIdS! ere sissaa t9g 9, .ssg s 40
IA Hs Ion 1spdv pS5 VIC eugs ,U's :M 's',a
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I'm addition to the ordinary and. usual
business of Banking, the Carolina
National Bank of Columbia S. C., is
sues Interest-bearing Certificates forany
amount; payable on demand, and bear
iig sevea per cent. interest from date.
interest collectable every six months, If
the Certificate has not been previously
presented. Deposits in gold received on
same terms, and interest paid in kind.
Depositors have alt the advantage OF
A SAVINGS BANK,
and the safety of their deposits is guar
anteed by a paid-up capital Of Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars. Persons
having funds which they wish to invest
temporarily, will find this safe means
of Investment, returnable upon demand
and always ready for use should a more
profitable investment offer. ..
Remittances may be made by Express
and Certificates will be returned by mail
without delay. -,
Columbia, S. G., Nov. q, 1872, 3s-sm