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DIE PRINTING INKS,

Mr.. Ticlborne, F. G. g., has thought It
worth while to examine the printinginks
of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
with a view to discover the kind best
suited for printing books or works OF art
which ere to be long preserved. The ink
at present IN use, he says, consists OF car
bon in a fine state Of division, ground up
with a mixture Of oils, soaps, and q sub
stance called printers varnish, which 10
all good printng-in ki Is nsoed-oilspecislly
prepared. Liz by means OF this oil,whsn
properly prepared thatths ink or pigment
adheres firmly 10 the paper Nj. Itch
borne has examined specimens printed in
different parts Of Europe. and finds "that
the older ~printing-inks are more easily
saponifed and washed Of by alkares,than
those Of the last century. In their general
character" he remarks, "they agree; al
carbon seems 10 have been the basis Of
printing-ink from. the time Of Johann
Faust and for this reason printed matter
will bear the action Of acid oxidissrs, or
bleachers with IMMUNITY; but many, II not
all, the printing.inks of tho fifteenth aud
sixteenth centuries are more or less seus;.
tive to the action Of alkalies.. Some ass
80 extremely sensitive. that On introduce
ing them to q weak solution Of ammonia,
the characters instantly aoat of the sur.
face Of tho paper, although they may have
previously withstood the action Of q pow.
erful acid bleaching bath. The only ex-
PLANTATION 1 can offer is, that the oils used
% vehicles were not formerly submitted
to the boiling process which, in tho
modern inks, has thoroughly sssiniaed
hem"-Chamber's Journal
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FINDS IN THE RAG-BAa

The Aands" In the rag-bas and ths rub
bish-heap are sometimes not q little curl
GUS. A mistress allows Betty. the maid,
to keep arag-bag, and occasionally Betty
yields to the temptation Of putting into
that bag articles which pre esstai1ir not
rags. But apart from IS 5dabicion Of
dishonesty, valuabies find themselves h
very odd places, through inadvsrtency o.
forgetfulness.
We need not say much about such small
creatures as insects, spiders, or lizards,
that are found by the paper-maksrs IN
bundles Of esrarto, they arc unwslcons
intrusions rather than finds.
A patent.lock was once found among
The contents Of q family rag-bag, and as
it was wer,h Eve sbillings, the buyer was
we'll content. An old Latin prsysr.book,
bought as waste paper, had . bundle OF
nails, curiously linked together, packed
inside It. Haf-~overeigns and other coins
are found in dast-of pockets, IN the heels
Of old stockings, and inside tho Innings Of
dresses. An old coat, purchased BY .
London dealer,revealed tho fact-a joyful
fact to the buyer-that the buttons con-
sisted Of sovereigns covered with cloth
Three pounds sterling, In German paper
money, found their way into . bundle Of
German rags that reached q paper-maker.
Fhe London Rag Brigade boys once found
a bank check.book. and on another occa-
sion six pairs Of new elk stockings, In
waste paper and rags which they had
bought; these unexpected articles were, "a
tie honor Of the Brigade. at once returned.
4 rare find once occurred in the Hounds
ditch region. 4 dealer-of the gentle sez.
ws are told-gavs sixpsnce and . pint Of
beer for q pair Of old brseches' while the
bargain was being ratified At . public
house, the buyer began to rip up the Ess.
ment, when out rolled eleven golden gum.
cas- wrapped up in q thirty pound bank
note. We rather think, that Ia strictness
Of Law, the guineas Of this tressure-tsovs
belonged to the crown, but most likely
the elated buyer and the mortified seller
made merry over the windfail. Many
people, in the days when banking was little
understood, had . habit Of eonesalins
their spare money about their personss
thus, an old wsistcoat bought fer q tribe,
was for. ID lined with bank hottest But Of
all the finds, what shall We think Of .
babyS Apaper manufacturer assures US
that in a bag Of rags brought from Leg
horn. and opened at an Edinbnrg paper.
mill, q tiny baby was found. pressed s-
most fiat. Poor bantlingi Was It aees-
dentally squeezed to death In . turn-sp
bedstead, or was some darker tragedy
associated with its baas historyt-Caau.
ba;s Journal.
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Wonderful Success.

It is reported that Boschee's Ger
mar Syrup has since its introduction
in the United States, reached the i'm
mense sale of 4 {, 1000 dozen per year.
Over 5000 Druggist have ordered this
medicine direct from the Factory, al
Woodbury., n. j., and not one has re-
ported a single failure, but every letter
speaks of its astonishing success III
curing severe Coughs, Colds settled on
the Breast, Consumption, or any dis
Ease of the Throat and Lungs. We
advise any person that has any predis'
position to weak Lungs, to 60 to their
Druggists, w. II. Penney, and get this
Medicine, or inquire about it. Regu-
lar size, IS cents; Sample Bottle IL
cents. Two doses will relieve any
case. Don't neglect your cough. If
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RINGING OUT THE OLD, AND
RINGING IN THE NEw.-The old
year was rung out and the new year
was rung in on Sunday night last. 1t
was the first time the custom has been
observed in Abbevillc. The tolline
OF the church bells at twelve O'Clock
in the night was quite impressive.
The following beautiful lines are from
Tennyson. They are worth memoriz-
ing:
Ning out wild bells to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year Is dying in the night;
Ring out wild bells aad let him dlc.
Ring out tho old. ring in the new.
Ring. happy bells, across the SNOW:
The year is going. let him 20:
Ring out the false, ring In the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here We see no more;
Ring out the fcud Of rich and poor,
Ring Ia redress to oil mankind.
Ring out n slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms OF party strife;
Ring in the noblcr modes OF life,
With swcetcr manners, purcr laws.
Rims out the want. the care, the sin.
The f~aitliless coldness OF the times;
Ring ont. ring out my mOurnful rhymes
but ring the fullcr minstrel in.
Rims out false pride in place and blood,
The civic Islander and the spite;
Rim In the love OF truth and right,
Ring in the common love OF good.
Ring out old shapes OF foul disease:
Ring out tho narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars Of Old,
Ring in tn" thousand years OF peace.
Ring in tho valicnt men and free.
The larger heart, the klndiicr hand;
Ring out the darkness OF the land,
Rim in the Christ that is TO be.
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The Family Story Paper.

This excellent illustrated weekly pa
per presents every subscriber with
tShakspeare's work in weekly install
ments, which is printed III royal oc-
tavo form. finely illustrated, and on
good thick paper, with new, clear
type. Every person who purchases
the present and succeeding issues of
Tho Family Story Paper will be emit
lied to a part Of Shakespeare free,
weekly, until the work is completed.
This il the most liberal gift ever pre-
sented to the patrons Of any paper
published in the world. Terms $500
u year. Address Norman l.. Monroe
g. Co., "a Beckman st. New York.
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THE Salem Post, of Massachusetts,,
copies an extract from one of Il edl.
torials and places it under the general
head of 'Emmifent Political Opin-
ions" When we consider the ability
with which the Post is edited we take
it as quite a compliment, to have our
articles associated in the same column
with remarks coming from Rufus
Choate, Kingsley, Geo. VIM. Curtis,
the Boston Herald, the NeW York
Herald, the Sun and other equally dis
tinguished men aud newspapers.
Miss Haiti Dufort, the young lady
who was accidentally shot in Charles
ton ON Christmas day, died or Satur-
day. 3
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A LITTLE mig" at the Aston House
went out in the back yard to have a
little fun all TO herself during the
Christmas holidays. She had a toy
cannon which she loaded and dred for
her own amusement until she let the
coal of fire fall into the box which
contained the supply Of powder. She
has quit firing the cannon tor the
present. AS soon as she gets some
eye.laghes and a fresh supply of skin
for her face, she may again engage. i'll
the Dyrotecnic amusement.
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BIG SEow.-The snow which fell
last Saturday night and Sun day was
ore of the deepest eve known in this
section of the country. In open fields
in the country 1t measured between
fourteen and sixteen inches. 1t is
said that in 1857 SNOW fell to the depth
of twenty-four inches. This, then, is
probably the largest since that time.
1t was no heavier in the mountains
than here.-Charlotte Observer.
Tho London Daily Telegraph, of
the 9th ultimo, says: Intelligence
was received last evening that Captain
Boyton had accomplished the feat of
swimming down the river from Turin
of Ferrara, q distance Of 800 miles.
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officers of. Means Chapel Grange,

J. H. WALKER, Master.
J. F. G. DUPRE, Oversccr.
ID. X. PENNEY. Lecturer.
J. A. REID, Stewart.
J. J. LIDDELL, Asst. Stewart.
J.. g. WILSON, Chaplain.
A. r. LEsLY, Treasurer.
S. w. COCHRAN, Secretary.
j. B. SHARPE, Gate Keeper.
Miss ANNA WILSON. Ceres.
Miss LUIJE COCHRAN, Pomono.
MISS LIZZIE WINN, Flora.
Miss SUE 4. Wilson, L. A. Stewart.
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The Springfield Republican.

This paper is edited with more abili-
ty and fairness than any Republican
paper that we have seen. 1t has an
mir Of respectability that is truly re-
freshing when we compare it with tho
''nigger" papers Of the South, whose
very existence it would depend
OH their catering to the race prejudices
of the negro.
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NOTICE.
OFFICE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,

OFFICE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, |
hBBEvtLI.E G.. H., s. 9.
IAN ESSRS. w. G. BENNETT
AND Z. G. Ora MSpON
with myself will constitute the
Board of Examiners. Teachers can
apply after LIST January, 1877. The law
REQUIRES all Teachers..of Public Schools
to be examined annually.
l will appoint the Trustees for the
School Districts next week.
The schools will not open before the
John A. WEIR,
School Commissioner.
Dec. q, 1876. At.
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1.-THE mountains look on Marathon,
And Marathon looks on the zen;
And musing here an hour alone
Idreamcd that Greece might still DO ire
For standinr on the Persian's grave
I could not dream myself o slave.
unjust we but weep DER days more biest
Earth. render back from out thy breast
A remnant OF our Spartan dend!
or the three hundred grant but throo;
To mako now T~hermOpylH."
"R%reathesthere n man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath sald,
This Is my own, my native land.'
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Isaac Kennedy.

WEAS opened a shoe shop on WASH
ington street, and will he pleas
ed to serve the public in his line of
business at the lowest rates. His
work Is all first class.
Jan, 3, 1877.
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Notice.

A LII persons interested in estate OF
~ J. q. CARTER, deceased, are
hereby notified to appear on the 18th
of January, 1877, at Abbevllle Court
House in tho office. of PROBATE Judge
for a final settlement.
J. G. CARTER,
Executor.
Dec, 81, 1876.
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Sleish-RIdins.

T1NKLIxG bells. dashing horses and
skipping sleighs were something new
in Abbeville this week. Many OF
our gallant young men called for their
favorite ladies to take with them in
sieighs,
"a ride at case. .
In the frosty breeze;
And oh! their sport, it WAS divine;
But soon, and soon this sport must fall:
Then let them glide the snowy ground,
While the merry, merry bells ring round"
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The Press and Banner.
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1877.
Sudden Death of DIR. J. J. Lec-Cor-
Oncr,S Innuest.

Our community was panied on Sat
. urday morning by the announcement
of the sudden death Of DR.. J. J. Lee,
q we'll known citizen of Abheville.
He had been an invalid for a number
Of years, and owing to this fact led a
very secluded life, seeing but little
company during the day, and passing
the night entirely alone, except where
he seemed to require attention. For
some days before his death he appear
cd weaker than usual, but his friends
left him on Friday night, with no rea-
sou to think that his end was 80 near.
On the next morning he was found by
his servant a lifeless corpse, having
died during the night from what ply
sicians pronounced on attack of apo
plexy, induced by congestion of the
brain and stomach. The fact that he
died so suddenly, and all alone, made
an inquest advisable, and at the re-
quest of his friends Coroner Cochran
summoned a jury of our citizens, with
MI. Hugh Wilson as foreman, who af-
ter hearing the testimony Of several
witnesses and the opinion Of DR.. Mar
shall, the physician, rendered a YER
tlCS tllI IhS uSCSloCu CQitlc w Ills
death by the visitation Of Provi-
dence."
The deceased was in the 5Sth year of
his age; was 4 native of the lower
country, but had passed the greater
part OF his life in Abbeville. He was
gifted with more than ordinary nat
ural cndowments and pracliced medi-
cine with much success. OF high
moral worth and kind temper. He in
spired the confidence, and secured the
regard Of all with whom he came in
contact. A more conscientious mai
we suppose never lived, and lie died
leaving no enemy behind. TO his old
friends Of the Calhoun's Mills neigh
borhood especially the announcement
of his sudden sad death, will bring a
profound sense of personal bereave-
ment.
The funeral services were held in
Trinity ehuch OF Sunday afternoon
last hy the Rector the Rev. John kcr-
shaw, in the presence of a large COLI
gregation, after which the interment
took place in the cemetary.
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THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,

IL 20 w hStha - ' AHAhS
ducc into his household u newspaper that Is
instructive, one that fosters a taste for inves-
t~igation, and promotes thought and encoura-
ges discussion among the members.
THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,
which has been published weekly for the last
thirty-one years, does this, to extent beyond
thai of any other publication ; IN fact IT isthe
States, devoted 10 manufactures. Mechanics,
Inventions and New Discoveries In the Arts
and Sciences.
Every number Is profusely illustrated and
contents embrace the latest and most inter-
esting information pertaining. 10 the Indus.
trial, Mechanical and Scientific Progress OF
the World descriptions, with. Beautiful
Engravings Of New inventions, New imhie.
tries OF all kinds; Useful Notes, Receipts.
Suggestion and Advice by Practical writer's
for Workmen and Employers, in all the vari-
New Inventions and Discoveries; contain
ing a weekly record. not only OF the progress
Of The Industrial Arts in our own country,
but also Of all New Discoveries and lnyen-
tons in every branch Of Engineering, Me-
chanics and Science abroad.
THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN has been
the ioremostiof all industrial publication for
the past thirty-One years. 1t Is the Oldest
largest, cheapest and the best weekly Illus
trated paper devoted to Engineering. Mechan.
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Merchants, Farmers, Mechanics, Engin-
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slons will find the Scientific American useful
to them. 1t should have q place In every
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Room. In every Reading Room !; College and
School. Anew volume commences January
!, 1877. g,
A years numbers contain s32 pages and
Several Hundred Ikngravings. Thousands OF
volumes are preserved for binding and refer
ence. Terms, $50 q year by mail, including
lars. giving Club rates. sent free. single cop
les mailed On receipt OF 10 conts. May be
had OF all News Dealers.
PATENTS.
In connection with the Scientific Ameri-
can, Mcssrs. MUM & co. are Solicitors OF
American and Foreign Patents and have the
largest. establishment IN the world. More
than fifty thousand applications have been
made for patents through their agency.
Patents are obtained on the best terms,
Models of New Inventions and Sketches ex-
made In the Scientific American Of all In
v~entions Patented through this Agency,
with the name and rcsldenae of tho Patentce.
Patents are often sold in part or whole, to
persons attracted to the invention or such
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| Scientific American Reference Book. n vol
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To the Citizens of Abbevilie County.

To the Citizens OF Abbeville County.
In the present exigency Of public
affairs, it has been deemed eXpedient,
to call together the people Of the State
in primary assemblies.
In some of the Counties, meetings
have already been leld-in others the
Sth day of January inst, has been in
dicated as a proper day for such as
sembling-the day marks q signal re-
suit in the history Of the whole coun-
try-the anniversary of the battle Of
New Orleans-and upon the day in
dictated, the people of this county,
who are in favor of honest aud consti-
tutional government, are earnestly re-
: quested to assemble at the Court
House and declare their unalterable
adhesion to the government of Wade
Hampton in South Carolina.
TIe has been fairly elected ; and you
are jus:ly entitled to the fruits of that
splendid victory recently achieved,
which was earned by your faith, zeal,
patienea and courage aud it is neith-
er ~expedient. wise, safe nor patriotic,
on your part, to acknowledge and sup
port any other.
J. S. COTHRAN,
County Chairman.
Jan. /. 1877.
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Removal.
Mrs. M. NJ. White

Mrs. M. NJ. White
AS removed her millinery goods
H to the stand formerly occupied
by QUARLES & PERRIN, and will
sell the remainder Of her stock at cost.
Come quick or you may lose a bar
gain.
Jan. 8, 1877.
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EXPRESS.-R Jones, Geo Perrin, 8 A
Breazeale, J L Brownlee, II D Wilso n. J II
Sanders. Leon Ferry, J II Knox, H NJ
Stccfcr. Emma Moore, l. NJ Siaught or, G I
Haskell, ] IL Penney, JE Wright, Esther
Pcnnell.
FREIGHT.-J d Chalmers, White Bros.
w ] Smith, Warblaw & Edwards, K A
Mars.
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ASTON
1877. =.

The Misses Cater.
NXPRESS thanks for past patron
ML age and solicit q continuance Of
the same for the present year.
Both Regular and Transient Board
ers will be accommodated.
Jan. 3, 1877.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

ASTON IIOUSE.-R r Hemphill, r f
Hill. w A Templeton, Louis Doliglise, Geo.
Murbach, W u Mars, Calhoun's Mil; NJ
Long, Charleston J F McCracken. l. C
Lyon, Savannah: ] d Brownlee, II ] Power
Antreville Rev Mr. Kershaw.
REGULAR BOARDERS.-R w Barnwell,
] r Cunningham, T & Enright. r Meg Hill,
r f Parker, Mrs f F Parker, Katie C Par
kcr, E A Mars, Hugh Wilson, Jr F I. Will
son, d c Webb, ] Y Jones, II o Tribble.
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What Pays?

Mechanic, Inventor, Farmer, Tor Profess
sional Man, to'kecp informed on oil the I'M
provements and discoveries of the age.
1T PAYS the head Of every family TO intro
duce into his household u newspaper that Is
instructive, one that fosters a taste for inves-
t~igation, and promotes thought and encoura-
ges discussion among the members.
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Our Daily EXCHANGES.

We receive some excellent papers at
our office, among the rest the follow
ing daily papers are mentioned:
Charleston, S. c.
News and Courier,
Journal of Commerce.
Charleston Republican.
Columbia, S. C.
Columbia Register.
The Phoenix.
Union-Herald.
augusta, Ga.
Chronicle and Sentinel.
The Constitutionalist.
atlanta, Ga.
The Constitution.
Charlotte, ". G..
Charlotte Observer.
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NeW York.
New York Herald.

The Sun.
In addition to the above list wo re-
ceive scores of the very best weeklies.
So if the readers Of the Press and
Banner are not fully informed ~ to the
current topics of the day it is clearly
the fault of him who runs tho ma
chine.
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The A6beviNe Press and Banner Is
always plentifully supplied with the
cream of local news. A good paper
il the p. and B.-Chornicle and Senti-
net. Much obliged, gentlemen. Any
approving nod from a leading
daily is always highly appreciated by
an unpretending weekly journal.
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SALE DAY.-Last Monday was Sale
Day, but owing to the bad weather and
the slim attendance, no sales were made
except that of the Richmond House,
which was sold by the Sheriff to Mr..
A. l.. McCaslan for 81, 25O-Mckinny
hid.
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If Christmas was to do over again
some Of the boys would notcourt quite
so extensively at Due West, as they
did at the soiree Monday night. Some
of them are already regretting that
they ever mentioned the subject of
- lISo,,r - mo ~
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The Eighth of January appears to
have been fixed upon by spontaneous
agreement throughout the country as
the day for holding public meetings to
protest against changing the result Of
the Presidential election by force aud
fraud and making a man President
against whom the majority Of the
DeOpie and of the States have voted!
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Dec. 81, 1876.