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Or. c. EscLANE'S
LIVER PILLS.
these Pills are not recommended as
Il remedy for all the Ills that flesh is
heir TO, but in affections of the Liver,
andin all Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia
and Sick Headache, or diseases of that
character, they -t1nd without rival.
AGUE AND FEVER.
No better c-thartic can be used pre-
pantory TO, q after taking Quinine.
As q simple purgative they are I'M
aqualed.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has n red wax seal on the
i'll, with the impression DR.. McLANE's
LIVER Pills.
Each wrapper bears the signatures of
c. NSLANE and FLEMING Bros.
SOLD by all respectable druggists and
7oHotry storekeepers generally.
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toni bill.

All who voted for the proposed bill in
1900 empowering a committee to examine
all electoral votes
Those in the Senate voted to give the
committee decisive powers.
Yeas-Messrs, Bingham, Chapman, Dayton, Dex.
ter, Foster. Goodhue, Greene, Hillhouse, LatimeT.
Lloyd Paine, Read, Ross, SChureman, Tracy and
Wells.
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THE TWO HOUSES INSPECT RETURNS EACH
BY THEIR CHOSEN TELLERs.

SENATOR THURMAN. Now what are the
duties of these tellers? The President of
the Senate takes up return, opens the
envelope, docs not read it himself, but
hands 1t to the telers. For what purpose
is it handed to the tellers? First, that
they may lead it, and having read
1t, then, ii no objection Is made,
the vote Of that State is put down
in the blanks which have been previously
prepared. But il is the duty of the tell
ers, when they read such returns, to an.
nounce to the joint assembly any defects
that they may find We find an example
at the last count where the telers report
ed that the returns were all in due form
except that one Of the seals did not ap-
pear to be the great seal OF the State.
That was thing which could not appear
by mere reading; it could only appear by
inspection, and every member of the Sen.
ate and House so assembled to the nun
Der OF between three hundred and four
hundred could not make that personal
inspection at the moment. The conse.
quence was that that was duty which de
volved upon the tellers. Now, ii you have
four y.u arc more likely to have careful
inspection OF the returns than if you have
a less plumber. Then, in the
second place, the return having been &C
cepted or not rejected, and the votes beins
put down, it will be necessary to be careful
to see that they are put down in the RICH
column. and when footed up that the foot
Ing Is correct, and it is mere likely to b,
correct where four perform the duty thar
where less number. Still do not sal
that three might not perform it or tina
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Hotels
AMERICAN HOTEL

Chestr ut Street, opposite Independence Hall,
PHILADELPHIA. PA
SIN. HEUINGs, Proprietor.
Daily ARGUS kept on file.
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SENATOR HENRY L. DAWES, OF MAssA-
CHUsETTs.-I agree with the Senator that
every disputed question which can possibly
arise upon the papers themselves them
selves had better be decided by the two
houses, as houses, than to be decided by
the President of the Senate. -March 81
1876
VINO uAy-E worm TIL At TIL, ryvo IOr-S1,c
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Thinking.


Thinking is not dreaming. The
world is full Of dreamers. A few men
do most Of its thinking. Thinking is
manufacturing. It is taking mental
tools and hammering and fling and
moulding and shaping, until ideas have
grown into fully developed realities d
the brain, with dimensions and clearly
marked outlines. Thereason there are
not more thinkers is because thinking
is work; it wears away tissue and mus
Gle. It is tiresome. 1t requires time
and purpose. Men can dream while
they sleep; to work they must be
awake Dreaming is tearing away the
iood-gate and allowing the food to
pour through: if anything remains it
is only drift-wood that may chance to
hang on the way. Minds fill with
drift-wood because they are not think
ing. Thinking is measuring chances,
weighing principles, watching the op-
Grafton Of law It is a process Of creep
ing upon things and taking them by
surprise before they have time to get
away. A thinker is a hunter. He
must live alone He must be satisfied
with small daily fare, and often see his
game fly before he has time to shoot.
He must have courage to face chasms
and dark places, and climb steep noun
tains. He must love solitude on an
outpost hidden in the rocks.
And here is the reason this age is
not prolific of good thinkers. 1t is an
age of company, of travel, of theater-
going, of corporations andspeculations.
Men live in crowds. It is a day Of
double houses. Too much man and
not enough of God. Communion with
nature is shut out. There are no sparks
because the flint and steel are not in
contact. Men are following the col
lege drones ponying through life. Ev-
erybody wants to ride. Going to the
spring for water is out of fashion. The
spring must come up the hill. We
want to turn the faucet and have things
run out to our hand, the faucet must
be on castors that it may be conve-
nient.
For these reasons most people are
only sponges they live wholly by abb
sorption and are like the thing they
touched last. They wait for things to
turn up, but the only thing they ever
find turning up, especially for them, is
a little sod in a lone corner of the
graveyard, and they are at last laid
away, while the great multitude, hav-
ing never missed them, ask in wonder,
'fWhen did he dieg"
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Thus Is LIFE.-If we die to-day, the
sun will shine as brightly and the birds
will sing as sweetly tomorrow. Busi-
ness will not be suspended moment,
and the great mass will not bestow a
thought upon our memories. @Is he
dead?" will be the solemn inquiry of
a few, as they pass to their work. But
no one will miss us except our imme-
diate connections, and in short time
they will forget and laugh as when we
sat beside them. Thus shall we all,
now active in life, pass away. Our
children crowd close behind US, and
they will soon be gone. In few
years, not a living being can say, "I
remember him." We lived in another
age, and did business with those who
slumber in the tomb. Thus is life!
How rapidly it passes
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In the morning, Mary had but a
faint recollection of the events Of the
night; but she remembered enough
about the poacher's cave to point out
the way to it, and enable the Squire to
apprehend those rogues
Mary married Frank in due season,
and was never known to walk in her
sleep again. But she was ever after
wards called the "Dream-Girl of the
Devil-Holl, and her exploit was chron-
icled in one of the ballads of the day.
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coas.sk WARRIOR.

Near Ibraila is a large force of Cos
sack horse. As the train passed they
were playing in the water like frogs Of
ducks, many of them swimming theil
horses, the riders being in some cases
stark naked. A little further on, only
hundred yards or 50, were perhaps
fifty or sixty of them standing or sit
ting in the water up to their waists,
fishing with all their clothes on. BY
this time it was drawing towards sun
set, and the moisture drawn up during
the day by the heat was beginning to
condense. Over the whole expanse Of
flooded fields, as far as the eye could
reach, muddy stream sat brooding,
suggestive Of fever. Even in the rail-
way carriages, though raised on an en-
bankment, the damp, warm, evil-smel-
ling air was oppressive. Yet those
COssack warriors took no more heed Of
the apparent danger than the frogs
which leaped and ehirped in happy
fellowship with them. Occasionally
one of the Cossacks had left the water
and was ensconeed dripping and steam
ing on the ball of a pollard willow, Just
as the frogs sometimes leave the water
for the land. Not a man of them all
seemed to care whether he was naked
or clad, in the water or on the land.
Yet those only who were on horseback
seemed complete. The Cossacks are
like Centaurs-horse and men seem to
make but one eminal. United they
are complete. Disunited they seem
but like the two parts of a divided
worm. Perhaps it was for this reason
that the fishermen seemed to prefer re-
manning in the water up to their waists,
even when the bank was perfectly avail
able. Nearly every day some of them
swim the Danube and ride through the
flooded fats towards the Turkish posi-
ons, probably to ascertain the state
Of the river. One thing is certain.
The Danube may be an obstacle to an
army; it is absolutely no barrier
against the COssacks, who, when the
word is given, can cover the country
on the opposite side with wild bands
ofhorsemen. How far civilization may
have venesred them remains to be seen.
Evidently the mistake of trying to turn
them into regular troops has been
avoided in time. There are few
picked regiments here and there, which
being used as Guards, and taking their
turn at St. Petersburg, become in some
sort regular cavalry, or look like it.
But in the organization Of the Russian
army as well as in fact they are still
counted as irregulars.
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@riainaI Aoetrn.
Written for the Middletown Transcript.
A SICK ROOM TDYL.
TO DR.. /. H. B. MoORE.

We are but poor, frail mortals,
As the doctors know full well
Our sides are aching, and our heads,
Feel like tongueless bell.
We soak our feet and on our heads
We bind a napkin cold;
We moan, and groan, from morn till night,
Like lost sheep from the fold.
Our aches get worse, and we get scared,
And for the doctor send
To put us right, as they know how
And all our miseries end.
he feels our pulse, and thumps our chest
And open tears our eyes;
Then makes US loll our tongues at him,
Expresses much surprise
That we could live, in such state,
With thiekly coated tongue;
A jammed up liver, heart disease,
And only half lung.
He quickly whips from out his coat,
A book and pencil neat
After looking gravely in your face,
he writes out his receipt.
He orders quinine for the bile,
The liver needs stirring;
And digitates for our heart
Which we take without demurring
Some ipeeac to make US sick,
We need little vomit
Some calomel be orders next
And were lively as a comet.
Some haxseed on boil we bind
He'd like to lance it for us,
But we object-in time it bursts
He thinks us very 'morus'' '-(silly)
Cod liver oil renews our lungs,
Like some fabled east magician;
We're well again and take fresh hold,
And bless the kind physician.
EEuAsoR.
North Penn VILLAGE.
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An Englishman, stopping at a coun-
try inn in one of the eastern States,
was continually bOasting of the supe-
riority of everything in England and
depreciating the productions of Amer
lea. The landlord, as may be sur
missed, did not relish this, and there
fore thought of plan to aget square,
with the English blower. Procuring a
bushel of fine healthy crabs, he poured
them in the Englishman's bed then
telling his guest that the room was
ready, he lighted candle and escorted
him up stairs. Upon reaching the
door the man managed to put out the
light. Of course it did not make much
difference to the Englishman, so he un-
dressed himself and jumped into bed.
Immediately he gave a terrific yell:
Landlord landlord come here
what are these in my bed ?" The land
land, who was outside the door, came
in, looked in the bed, and coolly said:
"Them's bed-bugs; can you beat them
in England p The EngIishman left.
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THE DRBAM-GIRL.
! LEGEND OF THE DEvIL-HOLL

Mary Glastonbury was theonly chilC
of well-to-do farmer, who, many year
ago, dwelt upon the banks Of that por
ton Of Lincolnshire river where tht
dam and sluice gates keeping back th'
water spread it into a kind Of lake
The river foamed over the sluice-gatt
into the rocky channel below, turbu
lent stream, lined by craggy ana pre-
cipitous banks, and forming what wa:
popularity known in that region as the
Devils Holle." The action Of the
water, in ages past, had wrought cav
erns in these precipitous cliffs, which
were known to be the resort of poach-
ers and other Iawless characters. But
their entrances were difficult of access,
and very little known. The timid vii
layers had little desire to penetrate
their mysteries. But Squire Merton,
who had lost many fat buck, had
offered a large reward to any one who
would discover the haunt of these
poachers, 50 that he could ferret them
out and bring them to justice.
Mary was betrothed to a young lieu
tenant named Franz Chockley, who
was serving abroad but there were
rumors that peace had been declared,
and 50 the young soldier might soon
be expected home.
Mary was very happy in that reaec-
ton, as, one bright summers after
noon, she assisted her old nurse Mar
gerry (for she was motherless) to pre-
pare the supper against her fathers
return. Presently he came in, and her
keen eyes detected something unusual
in his appearance, but she placed his
easy-chair for him at the table, and
saw him comfortably seated before she
began to question him.
"What is the matter p she asked !;
"why this unusual paleness-you surely
are not well?' Why will you fatigue
yourself SO much 2"
'My poor grip exclaimed the farm
er, with deep-drawn sigh.
Tell me what has happened ?" she
cried, apprehensively.
MARY, when did you hear last from
Frank Chockley?'
"This day five weeks" answered
Mary, the roses in her cheeks growing
pale.
"The week after the last battle,"
said Mr.. Glastonbury. where's the
letter?1
Mary blushed, hesitated, and drew
it forth from her bosom.
"It-oh hl-here it is, father" she
stammered, handing it to him.
"This is not Franks writingp he
exclaimed, as he examined it.
NO" she responded, really; "yOu
see, he says, BE not alarmed. dear
Mary slight accident, caused by the
explosion of musket, to my right
hand prevents my holding a pen at
present. A comrade, therefore, writes
for me-
@It was a well-meant delusion," ex-
claimed Glastonbury, sorrowfully.
"This letter a delusion 2'' cried Mary,
in the deepest surprise. Consider,
father, the lips Of Frank never uttered
a falsehood."
"The newspaper, then, heaven grant
it, may be in error" said Glastonbury.
" What newspaper p exclaimed
Mary, in alarm. "To what do you al
lude? Does it affect Frank? Is he
dead? Let me know it | would rather
know the worst.
Mr.. Glastonbury reluctantly took a
newspaper from his pocket.
ut is an old paper, published imme-
diateIy after the battle he said
"Others have not confirmed this asser-
ton. His name is among the list of
killed. But it cannot be
true-no, nor
Mary took the paper mechanically.
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Another wonder has been discovered
in California. The water of the Deep
Spring Valley Lake is charged with
borax, and ducks, which at certain
seasons visit the lake in great numbers,
become so loaded down with crystali-
cations as to be unable to fly, and fall
an easy prey to the Indians, who pick
them from the water by the hand.
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Selett Storp.

N0rth Penn Village.
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The table of life is abundantly sup
piled. five don't eat so fast, it will
taste the better; if we don't eat too
much, we shall be better nourished /; if
we don't snatch, there will be enough
for all.
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9arduarp, Storts, DIN, 81.
EINDLEY & KEMP,
-DRALHRs M
HARDWARE.
STOVES, TINWARE,
Agricultural Implements,
Agricultural Implements,
MIDDLETOWN STOVE HOUSE
MiddletOWn, Delaware.
hardware Department.

IRON and Steel, Horse and Mule Shoes, Horss
Nails, Blacksmith Supplies, Chain Traces,
Hames, Trowels, Nails, Spikes, Locks, Hinges,
Bolts, Files, ohissls, Levels, Planes, Bevels,
wrenches, Picks, MattOcks, Hubs, Rims,
spokes, Shafts, Long and short.Arms, Clips,
Springs, Enameled Cloth, Gum Canvass, SC
A complete stock Of TOOLS and Supplies
for Carpenters, Builders, Masons, sadIersi
shoemakers and others, with many House
urnishing ariiclss. We invite the public to
call and examine our prices.
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HydrophObia is naturally suPerin-
duced by dog days.
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Sherif'S Sale.


VS.
+. G.. Hamilton, and others.
JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE
AND ORDER OF COURT TO SELL.
BY virtue of an order of Court to me
directed in the above stated case, l
will sell ct Abbeville Court House on
Salesday in November next within the
legal hours of:Sale' the following Real
Estate to wit:
Two Tracts of Land situated lying and
being near Abbeville Court House, on
Norris Creek, known as the
JOHN HAMILTON HOMESTEAD =
bounded by lands now or former
ly owned by W. T. Mcmillan, John
A. Wier and others, containing
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY QSO)
ACRES more or less.
Also another tract bounded by lands
owned or formerly owned by j. II. Will
son, J. A.. Wier and VIM. Z. Mcmillan,
Thomas Thomson and Mrs. Jane Ken
eGyt e0 HUNbRED AND TWO uo2)
more or less.
Each of the above tracts to be divided
and sold in two or more tracts, bounda-
ries, descriptions and plots to be exhibit
ted on day of sale. Terms of sale. One
half of the purchase money to be paid In
cash the balance on a credit of twelve
months with interest from day Of sale at
the rate OF ten per cent. per annum
credit portion to be secured by bond and
mortgage Of the premises:
Sheriff's Office. s. a. G.
Oct. 10, 1877, If.
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Due West Items 8.
From the A. X. Presbyterian.

From the A. r. Presbyterian.
THE NEW PRoFEssoR.-Rev. 4: l.. Patton,
Professor elect Of Greek in Erskinc College,
and also in the Theological Seminary, arrived
with his family Monday morning. He Will
enter upon his duties at once. This makes
the Faculty In both the above Institutions
complete again. The ~wcll-known ability of
Professor Patton and his large experience
make his accession to these schools u very
complete Faculty but one OF decided ability.
Let her have the patronage she deserves.
Mrs. Jennie Prcssly, OF Alabama, (wldow
of the late DIR. Joseph II. Prcssly,) who gradu-
ated In the due West Female College in lS62,
returns to her Alma Muter with an only
daughter, that she may nave her educated In
the samcI institution, and will remain with
her.
Mrs. Col. Donnald, of Donnaldsvillc, has
rented the brennan place In Due West, and
will remove to it ut an carly day. She comes
to Due West to educate her children. a good
place.
A SERENADE.-The Due West Cornet Band
gave Professor Patton a cordial welcome last
was u fitting thing done in Il fitting way. We
have no doubt the Professor appreciated the
compliment.
THE OPENING.-The Colleges in Due West
both opened cncOuragingly last week. Err
skinC had about the same number of students
us last year, the Female College more than
last year. This Is u good beginning for the
first week. There Is still plenty of room In
both Institutions. There are already pupils
in the Female College from eight States.
Miss True's class in Drawing and Painting
in the Due West Female College, Is larger at
the opening than 1t Was any time last year.
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of South Carolina,
Abbeville County.
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Martin L. Bullock and John $. Reynolds,
Executors,
rs.
Agnes w. Reynolds, Daniel Bowie, CT dt'
BY virtue of an order Of the Court OF
Common Pleas i'll this case, L VIII
sell at Abbevillc Court House on Sales
Iav 9Th of November next, within the lc-
pai hours of Sale, the following property
of tho estate OF Larkin Reynolds, deceas-
ed-to wit.
1st. A tract of land containing IlllK-
TI-FOUR ACRES, more or less, Dound-
ed by lands of w. G. Kennedy, Til9lnas
A. Watson and others-Surveycd ny Jsli.
Chiles, July 18th 1877.
Cd. A tract of land containing THlR-
TY-FOUR ACRES, more or less, bound,
ed by lands of J.. III. White, the estate Of
Norwood and others, also surveyed oy
j. II. Chiles.
Sd. A tract of land known as the PAI-
TERSON LAND" surveyed by ). II.
Chiles, December LIST am
FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY AChlLs p
more or less, and bounded by lands OF
J. T. McKellcr, James l.. MORROW, tne
estate of Richard Watson ana otncrs.
This tract Will be sold i'll one or more
narcels as the referee may determine.
Plots to be exhibited on day of sale.
TERMS half cash, and the other half
at tho expiration Of twelve months, with
interest from the day Of sale. The credit
portion to be secured by bond and good
Security. Titles not to be delivered un-
til the whole purchase money Is paid.
Purchaser to pay for pupcrs and taxes i'll
arrcar.
October 4tll 1877.
JOSHUA Y. JONES,
Shcrin~s Office. S. A. c..
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Sherifs Sale.
Robert Hutchinson,

Robert Hutchinson,
against
Samuel J. Hester, VIM. H. Parker, Com
missioner in Equity and Edwin Bates q
Company.
Judgment of Foreclosure and Order o
Court to sell lands, &c.
BY virtue of an order to me directed
in the above stated case I will sell on
Salesday in November next at Abbeville
Court House within the legal hours ct
sale the following Real Estate to wit:
One House and Lot Of Land
situated in Magnolia township known as
the Hester Homestead containing two
hundred and ten acres moro or less,
bounded by lands Of James A. Norwood,
John A. Calhoun and others, also, II
tract of land known as the quarter place
containing five hundred acres more or
less bounded by lands of James A. Nor
wood, John A. Calhoun and James Ed
ward Calhoun and others.
J. Y. JONES,
Sheriff's Office. s. A. C.
Oct. 10, 1877, IT, ...'
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SHERIFF'S SALES.

Estate of Samue Jordan, deceased Order from
Probate Court to sell land.
u virtue OF On order to me directed from
- Probate Court in the above stated case, I
Will sell at Abbevilie court house, on saleday
III November next, within the legal hours OF
sac. the following tracts OF land. 10 wit: One
tract containing fourteen hundred acres, more
or less. bounded by lands Of 4. F. Conner, John
patterson, the Laurens lands and others; also,
one tract OF hnd containing five hundred acres
more or less. bounded by lands of Dr. r.. ]. Hes
ter, Robert N. Boyd and others: also, all the
mineral interest OF said Samuel Jordan, decd,
to be described on day OF sate.
The above described lands to he sold in sever
al distinct tracts OF which pfats Will be exhibit
ed upon day ofSale. Terms Of sale-One third
OF the purchase MONEY to be paid In cash and
balance on a credit Of one and two years, To be
secured by bond and mortgage OF the premises
with interest at the rate Of ten per cent per an
mum. The mineral interests 10 be paid in cash,
Terms of sale TO he compiled with 10 the Judge
Of Probate. j.. Y, JONES /, {. c.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
J. c: w~osmansky, Is. B. W. and R. L. Williams
-EYaorfiope

J. c. Wosmansky, Is. B. W. and r. L. Williams
Executions.
BY virtue OF the above and sundry other exc
cutions to me directed against the above de-
PENDANTS, I will sell at Abbeville court house
hours Of sale, the following real estate and
tracts Of land to wit Home tract Of r. L. Will
liams. bounded by lands Of ". T. Clinkscales
acres more or less. The Frasier place OF r. l..
Williams, bounded by lands OF estate OF ].
Chmpbell Martin, Mrs. Miller and others, con-
tanning four hundred acres more or less. The
two hundred and fifteen acres more or less and
bounded by lands Of Al: Clinkscales,. W. L.
Prince and others. The Ruth tract Of b. w.
Williams, containing three hundred acres moro
or less and bounded by lands OF ]. w. Power,
J. e. Brownlee aud others. The McNair tract
OF B. w. Williams, containing three hundred
acres more or less and bounded by lands of J.
E. Brownlee, w. G. Latimer and others.
Terms-cash. J, Y. JONES, 6. q, c.
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October 10, 1877.