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Don't Scare Him.


One day this week a young lady
''went back on the young man who
had been bestowing his attention on her.
1t made him desperate, and he wrote in
reply q bitter note. She did not deign
to answer him, but tore the missive up
in the presence of the errand boy. He
sent another and another, which she
served in a similar manner. Finally he
wrote to the young lady's mother, but
she said, figuratively speaking, 'dry
up" He wrote again and still another
time. Then the mother l0dS mad. She
sat down with look of fire in her ewes
to pen the young man reply that would
silence him. The small boy who was
coming money by carrying the messages,
saw her angry look, and coming timidlv
to her side, laid his hand on her arm,
and, looking imploringly in her eyes.
pleaded in the young mans behalf.
Said he:
"H You please, mum, don't write any
thing that viii scare him out soft he
doesn't send any more notes, cause I'm
making FIVE cents every trip. "-T0ledo
Blade
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The London Times's Opinion.


1t really seems too bad, after all the gOr-
geOus rhetoric displayed by the yirtuously
wise journals of the East to show what faith
less seamps and shameless regulators the
advocates of reconciliation really are, that
the London Times should SO far forget both
the poor suffering bondholders of its own
country and the opinions of the very wise
editors, to whom is given a special dispense
ton of financial wisdom, so as to deliber-
ately say:
1t could not be called in any sense reDu-
diatiOn, if silver were made the sole standard
OF the United States tomorrow"
The Times has evidently read the pledge
of the United States, on the face of it, bonds,
to pay the same sin conn.," and having old
fashioned notions, probably received from
the old English law regarding the binding
nature of contracts, really suppoSes that il
would be Just for the Government TO keeT
its word and give what il promised. We are
sorry for the Times, because there is great
danger now that it viii lose caste with the
Nation, and be hereafter classed by thai
journal with the ''brainless" masses Of this
country who, it admits, are, by a large ma
jority, in favor of this great demonstration
1swindle." 1t may be too late, but we en-
treat the Nation TO deal gently with the Of
fender.
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HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

Mock Apple PIE crackers, l tea
cup sugar, teacup water, TEASPOON
lemon, / teaspoon tartaric acid, butter
the size of walnut.
ButtermiIk Biscuit.-2 cups of good
buttermilk, of sour cream, l heaping
teaspoon of soda, pinch of salt; mix
soft and roll as you like.
M0EasSes Candy.-To pint of the best
strip add ] pint of white sugar; boil to-
gether until done; then drop in pinch
of pulverized soda. This will make it
white and nice.
Crunl6 Pie.-Take cup of sugar,
cup of flour, and mix well; line pie
pan with nice paste and put the mix
ture in; then take / cup of rich sour
cream, dissolve in the cream piece of
soda the size of a large pea, and pour
over the whole.
lfolGsSeS CO0k+eS.-3 cups of molasses,
; tablespoons of soda (even fulD, tea
spoon of powdered alum dissolved in u
tablespoons of hot water, Is tablespoons
of butter Tor fried meat dripping if you
have it, but never use lard), l table
spoon of ginger; mix soft and bake in y
hot oven.
GiRgerbreGd.-1cu cup of sugar, cup
of molasSes, cup of buttermilk, l cup
ofsour cream, butter the size of an egg,
l tablespoonful of ginger, teaspoonful
of soda, and teaspoonful of any kind
of spice flour enough to roll out. This
recipe will make three loaves, to be
baked on long tins.
MolGSseS Drop Cake. Il cup molasses,
J cup hot water, butter the size of a wal
nut, teaspoon soda, 1 of ginger, p
cups of flour; put the butter, soda and
ginger in the hot water to melt, stir to-
gether and drop on buttered tins. New
Orleans molasses is the best for any
kind of mOlasses cakes.
Lemon Cake cup of sugar, piece of
butter the size of an egg, 2 eggs well
beaten in a cup, then fill the cup with
sweet milk, cups of flour, 2 teaspoons
of baking-powder Bake in 4 layers.
Jelly for the cake-1 grated lemon,
egg, cup of sugar. Steam this over
boiling water until thick, stir while
steaming, then spread the layers.
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Gold Not Mentioned in the Resumption
Act.


The act Of Congress providing for the re-
sumption of specie payments passed Jan. II,
1873, or about 10 years after the passage Of
the act suspending the coinage Of silver dol
lars. The Resumption act authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to redeem the
greenbacks not in gold but in coin. Gold is
not mentioned in the Resumption act. To
make this point clear we quote from that
act: Sand on and after the LIST day Of jan
uary, Ammo Domini 1879, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall redeem, in coin, the Unit
ed States legal-tender notes then Outstand-
ing, on their presentation for re-
demption at the office of the Assistant
Treasurer of the United States in the
City of New York" BY a legal con-
struction of the act providing for the
resumption of specie payments, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury is authorized after the
LIST day of January, 1873, to pay interest to
the public creditor in silver or gold. Ii this
was not the intention of the Resumption act,
why was the word " coin " substituted for
"gOld % Thurlow Weed points out this
mission to call for gold in the Resumption
at, and holds that the word "cOin" was
Used for the express purpose Of reserving to
Congress the right to order silver coin at
any time the same would promote the inter-
ests of the Government. There is only one
other explanation we can think Of; that
Congress had not yet found out the fraudu-
lent trick whereby silver had been demonet-
zed
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VEGETINE
WILL CURE RHEU MATISM.
URnANA. ou1o. Feb. 18Th. 1877

URBANA, ONO, Feb. 18th, 1877
Mr. II. r. STEVENS Boston, Mass
Dear SRI feel greatly indebted 70 your excellent
medicine Negene for what il has done FOR me. have
been subjected 70 RHEUMATISM all my life. Was at
tackled with Il three years ago and suffering terrible
pains In my chest back and limbs for six light months
at which time c0mmenced using Yegetine0 the advice
oa friend who had been entirely cured by it, had scarce
1y used half bottle until the pain bad left and my
general health began 10 improve rapidly under Influence
OF this great blood purfier. had also suffered dread
fully from NASAL CATARRH for eight years.
After taking the first bottle Of Negetine noticed great
change for the better The constant pain and heayness
that had my eyes for years disappeared and the
discharge OF mucuS from the head ceased My appetite
got better and strength seemed 70 with every dose
Of medicine Too much cannot De said in its favor and
always take pleasure in recommending II to my friends
who may be suffering from any disease of the blood for
feel satisfied II they try il they Of cure.
am very respectfully, yours
j. II. RHODES
Manager Western Union Telegraph Ohice Urbana o.
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Some people don't know that they are being
svTindled every time they buy an inferior.
short-weighJ baking powder. Il would be fan
better 70 buy aud use the Old reliable DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER. Every package Of the Dnoley
Powder is warranted absolutely pure and strict
ly full weight. Sold by groccrs generally.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-14
Inflammation Oufcklv Cured.

"Durangs Rheumatic Remedy" the great In
te71adt Medicine, will positively cure any case of
rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price 81 a
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Send for circular
70 Helphenstine i Bentley, Washington, d. q.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-14

An infant child of John Church,
who lives hear Greensboro, Ky, was tied
in a chair in front of the fire by its
mother, who left the house to get wood.
On her return in short time the poor
little creature was literally burned up.
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mothers, nothers. rTotber,,

Don't fail 10 procure Mrs. WNsLow's SooTH-
ING SYRUP for all diseases of teething in chill
dren. 1t relieves the child from pain, cures wind
collie, regulates the bowels and, by giving relief
and health TO the child gives rest to the mother.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-14

lie was SIttln' III &c dug out
On de watah oh de BOuse,
An he called to Uncle Jawge to
Come an row him to de house;
An, dey say, he sot dab smilin'
Bookin' crost, like he could see
Little Eustace at de window
An'young hfistes Eulalie.
All at once dab came a sudden
Scum, hike thundeh in de aih,
An de watah sweep de leyee
Like twas straw dat had been dehr.
In the bayou rushed de riveh,
In a minute bofe was gone;
Fob de bayou was de riveh
An dey bofe was mixed in one.
Fob de watah from the riveh
Caught de watah from de BouSe,
Till il seemed like a great ocean
Rollin' down upon the house.
By de time dey heahd dat thundeh
All de house was sweep away;
'Twa'n't no time TO give no ohdchs,
Not q minute faw to pray.
Dab dey two web driftin', driftin'
On de riVeh big an wide.
Nothin' neah but floatin' pieces,
Snags aroun' on every side.
Uncle Jawge says Mahstah sOt dab
White an still, like be was dead,
Gain wild his eyes wide open
On de watah straight ahead.
wild de swift ness of de whole,
An it seemed as if de watahs
Was a-rOllin' Och his soul.
1t grew dahll aroun', an stillhe
Didn't seem to draw no breff,
Ant felt like fiOatin' down de
Valley OF de Shade of Def.
Dab he sot again, gain
Straight ahead wild StaTin' eyes,
Till he seed sOmethin' near 'em
on de watah fall am rise.
1t was Mahstah Eustace's cradle,
Dat had got ont from de house,
An washed up, and now was flOatin'
Bottom up ards down de Bouse.
Uncle Jawge says when he seed it
Dat he les thrOwed back his head
An slipped down ards in de dug-out,
SO he guy him mp 70 dead.
An it KEEP a-grOwin' dahkeh,
Afteh while ne seed a stab,
But it looked so white an awful
An it seemed so still an fab
He was glad de clouds come driftin' ~
Up de sky and hid de light;
But, he says, dab was an awtu'
Feelin' roun' him all dat night.
Faw de watah seemed to whisper
OR TO sob like children's cries,
He could see big, shinin' eyes
On de watah All aroun' him,
An de watah fash an smile,
And den whispeh, whispeh, whispeh,
Like little laughin' chile.
Den he seed de day a-dawnin',
Eyenin' come an let him dab
AL alone upon de haunted
Watah den he knowed no NAV,
Dey was picked up by steamboat
DatneX' week; but no one knows
What it was dat killed de Mahstah,
DoctOh said de shock, he s'pose.
Uncle Jawge says when de watah
settled back into its place
Dat IL ief' dc ole-tirnc channel
Faw de new one fuhdeh ives.
An dey called de ole False Riveh;
But he lef' ole PointG Coupee;
COuldn't beah to think of Mahstah
AM young Mistcs Eulalie.
An he says faw long months aftah
Dat he couldn't shet his eyes
But he'd see Mahs' Eustaces cradle
On de watah fail an rise.
An he'd heah de watah whispeh,
Whispeh, whisper, like chile,
An he'd see it flash an quiveh,
An he see il dance an smile.
So he fought he'dleave de country.
Eli, sab? What was dat you say?
What became of all de niggahs?
Oh sab, dey was sweep away.
The Independent
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". A. WADE, Publisher.
THE HIGH WATER.
BY MISS Wary 7. REuEY.

By MISS MARY 7. RELEY-
Dah's a place in Pointe Coupee, sab,
Whah dc riyeh used 10 flow.
j suppose twas ten or twenty,
Maybe eighty, yeahs ago.
Uncle Jawge says when he come heah
De ole watah -cawse was full,
An de new one wasn't dab yet;
But den Uncle Jawge is ole.
Why, when he come 10 dis country,
All desc piney woods You sees
Was one wavin' fiel' Of camel brakes,
Wild few pehsimmOn trees
Scattered in and out among 'em,
Not a gum tree in de state.
Might scanty 'coons and 'pOssums,
sab, l reckon, at dat rate.
Uncle Jawge tole me de story
Oh de big high -watah yeah
When de rivah's cawse got turned so.
Tell your IF you wants to heah.
It was attah cotton picbin',
Almost sugah- plan'jn' time.
Uncle Jawge lived neah de rivah,
An he says, about dattime,
You could see de watah risin',
Risin', Tisin', high an strong
An de hans was kept a-wOrh1n'
At dc levce all night long.
Night an day dey worked an worked dab
Day an night dc watah spread;
In de darkness dey could heah il
Lappin' roun' de ievee-hcad.
Bayou Rouge was oYerfiOwin'
Oveh ON de othah side;
An de Chaialayah River
Was a-sprcadin fab an wide.
On de wes' bank of de riveh
Was de AIahstah's big white house,
Wild de niggah quahteh neah it;
But between was Bayou BOuse.
Ii was nOthin' I'm de summah,
An dried up one-nalf de year;
But just den you couldn't cross it
'DhOut you had dug out neah.
SO de Mahstah stayed across it
In de Ovebscah's place,
An dey say he got so changed dab
You'd hardly knowed his face.
But he stayed out on dc lcvce,
An de niggahs worked deh bes',
But de watah KEEP arisin'
An deb want no time TO res;
An de rivah was jes' filled wild
Snags, dat come a-rushin' down,
An got druv into de levee
AM went whirlin' roun' an roun'.
An de watah got so swif' dab
seemed as If, mos any day,
Ttwouid sweep De whole embankmen'
OF de levee clean away.
But de boys KEEP wOhkin' WOhkin',
Day an night an all night long,
An de watah KEEP a-risin',
CROWN nigh an CROWN strong.
All de wes' was full of watah,
Every little branch was high;
All de cas- was OYerfiOwin'
From de Rouge am Chafalay.
One day, when de Mahstah come dab
Dey seed de levee cOuldn' las;
But he tole dem up the riveh
Dab had broke a big creVaSse,
An a heap o. men was drownded.
So,' he said, "dah's dis ting shore,
Dat VIII take de weight o. watah,
AN you needn't wOhk no mOhr
Like You have been" De boys watched
him
As he walked off TO de branch.
Dey had all guy up Deb wOhl<in,
Waitin' fo' de boat to launch.
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Invalid Pensions Increased.

Write Col. L. BINGHAM d Co. ATTORNEYS for
Claims, Patents, Land Titles. Washington, d. C.
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The blood, in this disease is found 10 contain eY
cess Of Hbfn. NElETINE acts by converting the blood
from its diseased condition 10 healthy circulation. one
bottle Of NEGErINE VIII give relief; but "a effect per
manent cure II must be taken regularly, and may take
several bottles, especially in Of long standing Ty
It. ana your verdict Will be the That Of thousands
before you who say, never found much relief As
from the use Of NEGETINE' which is composed eX-
cluSiyely Of bdTks rOO,s and herbs.
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VEGETINE
Will Cure Rheumatism.

COLUMBUS O., Feb. IA. 1877.
Mr.. II. r. STEVENS:
Dear Str wish 10 inform YOU what Vegetine has
Gone for my family Eighteen months ago my daughter
had severe attack Of RHEUMATISM. and friend who
had used the Negetne advised her to Try it, and she did
50 with perfect success for after using few bottles Of 1t
she became entirely Gu ed. myself at the present
time, using the Negptine for Rheumatism, with good
My other daughter has also used the Vegetine
for CATARRH and NERVOUS DEBILITY, and has been
greatly benefited by its use. have also recommended
II 90 many others with good SUCCESS and honestly be-
neve that the Negetne Is the best dCnefOr the above
named diseases that there is and always wish TO keep
II in my house as family medicine X A. KISrLER,
No IA West Fulton street. Columbus, o.
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A CULTIVATED ear-An ear of corn.
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DC was sittin, in de dng- QUO

BE was sittin' in de dug out
On de watah oh de Bouse,
An he called to Uncle Jawge to
Come an row him to de house;
An, dey say, he sOt dab smilin'
Lool1in' crost like he could see
Little Eustace at de window
An'young Mistes Eulalie.
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rheumatism il 4 Disease oI tha Blood,

Mr. Arnet Is large realeState owner wealthy man
an old resident and well known in Cincinnati.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-06
A Bloody Penal Code,

The State must regret to see that the
of Representatives have passed a
bill which is to elevate arson, rape, and
burglary to tho rank of capital crimes.
We hope the Senate will prevent it's final
enactment. Such Il law would he utterly
imperative. Inordinate severity of pun
ishment always defeats its own purpose ;
and such a law as the one contemplated ,
the offspring as it is of temporary alarm
caused by the prevalence Of crime, will
inaugurato n golden age of crime, in
which Judges, jurors, prosecutors, wit
nesses, solicitors, and public opinion will
unite i'll a contederacy to prevent the ex-
ecution Of so bloody a code. We are
sure that the permanent opinion Of the
people of South Carolina is opposed to
this needless severity. and temporary eX-
pediency is a poor pretext for RELOCATING
our statute-bOok back and down to Il
code fit only for the STAR chamber. The
bill though passed was stoutly OPP
posed in the House, and it remains for
the Senate to spare the State the disgrace
that would most surely follow the enact
ment of the barbarous law. The amelio-
ration of the criminal code is matter of
history and 4 proof of progress and civ
ilization. 10 make arson, rape, and bur-
glary punishable by death might he ad-
vocated by shortsightcd men as Il tenn
porary expedient for a special purpose;
but it would bring disgrace on our gen.
Grafton, and tend to the augmentation Of
crime
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-06
The Press and the University.

We publish his morning several lead
,ers extracted from II State press on the
university questions, both pro and con.
The Kcomee Cour1ey'S article is an able
argument in favor of opening the Univer-
sitv in the near future when our State
will have become moro prosperous. In
the associate Reformed Presbyterian we
find an article which was intended to be
against the University but which went
ON proving until it proved too much, and
furnished an excellent argument for the
University wit, that The majority of
the professors who fill the chairs III the
dcnominntiopal colleges are men of
.S..Eniversity' training. Of tho five Frs
kline professors, three are University
bred men. and of the other two who are
graduates of Erskine the writer says
they "are equal in every respect to their
professors, and in saying 50 be evil
IDENTIFY thinks the force of compliment
can no further 80. 1t lily I'VE borrow
the word from OUR contemporary it lily
becomes the friends of the colleges to
try to 6lisestablish the University where
some Of their professors were trained
On the contrary it would welLy I'VE make
this 6 word after the manner Of the
'otber.) it would ueLy become them to
support the University if only for the
trunjng of professors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-06

The O%rangeburg Tax-Payers and a few
other country journals apparently are
greatly exercised lest South Carolina
again fall into the hands Of the Radicals.
The Idr-Paycr says:
Fellow citizens! you have much to cause you
alarm. Whether you know 1t or not, we tell
you that South Carolina Is by no means safely
Democratic.
Gu: W opinion is that any man who
really entertains such fears knows very
little Of the temper and spirit of our pco-
pie, and such declarations Of doubt on
our part only embolden the enemy to
make a bolder fight, in which we intend
TO win at whatever cost.