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PARAGRAPHS OF TIIE PERIOD.
Economy is the new year fashion and u
Tory good fashion too.
As daylight can he seen through very
small holes, so little things illustrate a per
son’s character.
A South Carolina paper offers to take
goats as payment for subscriptions. The
editor is certainly after butter.
Soliloquy by a tippler —The public al
ways notices you when you have been
drinking, and never when you are thirsty.
Boh Toombs to Gov. Colquitt: “ Well,
Governor, we gave you 682 majority in
Wilkes. Would have given you more, but
the niggers gave out!”
An Atlanta belle hung up her stockings
Christmas, ami when they were found they
contained the feet and legs of the colored
girl who stole them that night.
The latest instance of “married in haste”
was that of a couple united in matrimony
on an express train while it was humming
along at the rate of forty miles an hour.
“Bright * of my xislOce ! give me an m
!” said a printK 2 his sweetheart. She
made a— nt him, and planted her , 'THB B
tween his ils, which made him C *♦++*+*.
Professor Tyndal, takes columns of print
ed space to prove that heat generates mo
tion. Any Fool who ever tried to sit on a
ro<l hot stove could have told him that
much.
The plan of endowing the conductors
and brakemon of railroads with police [tow
ers, so that they may arrest and hold evil
doers, is rapidly gaining favor throughout
the country.
A Chicago man dreamed his child would
be scalded to death, lie took every pre
caution against such a catastrophe, hut pre
cisely live weeks and two days after the
dream his little boy was run over by a cart
and escaped uninjured.
She— “ Now, Charles, dear, do he sincere
and tell the truth for once in your life.
Don't von love luihy just a little bit!'”
Ho —“ Well, Mary. I can’t say exactly that
1 love the little beggar, but I’ve a sneaking
respect for him for his father’s sake.”
While the Patrons of Husbandry, have
not, of late taken any part in politics, they
have bv no means lost their organization.
The statistics of the National Grange show
that there are in the United States. 13,693
Granges, with a membership of 532,4(50.
Last year mere wore 590 new Granges es
tablished.
They lmd been engaged a long time, and
one evening were reading the paper to
gether. “ Look, love 1” he exclaimed, “only
fifteen dollars for a suit of clothes !” “Is
it a wedding suit?” she asked, looking
naively at her lover. “Oh! no,’” he re
plied, “it’s a business suit.” “Well, I
meant business,” she answered.
The other night when the snow was on
the ground and the young man was in his
glory, she wiped away the frost from his
moustache and ho said : “ I’ve found a red
ear.” Then he kissed her. But when she
leaned o*fer on his manly breast and discov
ered his car, she drew herself away and ex
claimed : “ I’ve found a circus tent!”
“ I’ve got another conundrum, my dear,”
said Mr. Dorkins, as he hurried into the
house. “If you were on the top of Trinity
Church steeple on the back of a goose, how
would you get down?” Mrs. Dorkins
thought she’d jump down, slide down the
lightning-rod, tly down on the goose, fall
down, and then gave it up. “ Why, if you
wanted to get down, you could pick it oil'
the goose,” said Mr. Dorkins, exultantly.”
When he invited her to marry him, she
gazed into his face and tenderly inquired
if he knew what a costly thing he asked foil
—a woman’s life, a woman’s wondrous love.
Four months after the wedding he climbed
through the scuttle on the roof, and when
a neighbor came with a ladder to take him
down he put it to him as a fellow creature,
whether it wasn't a man’s duty to run
when a woman rose up with a hot tea ket
tle in her hand.
An old man walked through Virginia
City, on his way to “some place where
folks wouldn’t crowd.” He said that fifty
years ago he went to live on the Missouri
river, in the woods, where game was abun
dant, and solitude suited him. Civilization
in its westward progress drove him out
finally, and he migrated to Oregon, where
he supposed that he would never he both
ered m that way. To his surprise, a few
years ago, he noticed that civilization was
crowding him again—this time advancing
from the Pacific. Now he is on his way to
the Rocky Mountains.
Roul cannibals have been discovered by
missionaries on the islands of New Britian
and New Ireland, off the northeast coast
of New Guinea. These natives are nude
savages of the Oriental negro type, who
live more like beasts than human beings.
The Rev. George Brown, a Wesleyan mis
sionary, reports that he saw women roast
ing the leg and thigh of a man who had
been killed in a tight. In another hut
smoke-dried human flesh was hanging. In
another he counted thirtv-tive jaw bones of
men and women. Cannibalism seemed to
be common throughout the islands, not as
a religious rite, but as an ordinary means
of subsistence. The natives assured the
missionary that the accounts heretofore
published of a race of tailed human beings
were true, and were certain that these
strange creatures were not monkeys.
Household Hints.
If your flat-irons are rough, rub them
with tine salt.
If you are buying a carpet for durability,
chuosc, small figures.
!•; hot shovel held over varnished furni
tn*f,;tpll take out white spots.
Rldm-milk and water, in which a small
piece of glue has been dissolved, will re
store old crape.
Ribbons should be washed in cold suds,
and not rinsed.
Use tine salt in your butter and just suf
fleent to suit the taste. Salt does not pre
serve butter.
How Many Children LRk from Croup,
Diphtheria, &c. This new principle, Dr. J.
11. McLean’s Cough and Lung Healing
Globules, will cure Croup and Throat dis
eases. < Consumption, Coughing. Hoarseness.
Trial Boxes 25cts.. by mail. Dr. J. H. Mc-
Lean's office, 31 I Chestnut St., St. Louis.
Hurl County Directory.
COUNTY OFncitH*.
Ordinary —FrwL C. Bti-plii ninn. f
Clerk Superior Court—C, A. Webfl.
Sheriff —W. A. Holland.
Tax Ttecciver — J. M. Tlmnitnn.
JVix Collector —S. T Fil ming.
Treasurer —,l. O. Holm.
Surveyor — Hugh MrLailO.
Cormier —K. Phillips.
Schorl Commissioner —< Timt. W, Srhlt-l.
TOWN OFFICKitB.
Mayor — John 11. Skelton.
Secretary ami Treasurer —\V. Y. Holland.
Councilmen —J. It. lh-naon, John Peek, Janica TV.
WilllmuH, .1. II Scott.
Hurt Comity Itellgloiis Directory.
METHODIST.
Rev. W. T. No liman, Paator.
llethcsila —lt Suhhuth in i-im-Ii Month.
Hartwell —2ii<l “ and Saturday before.
Mt. /ion —uihl “ at 4 p. in.
Medicine —3rd “
Macedonia —3rd “ nt 4 p. in.
Providence — 4tli “
10-v. ('. K. Mirrmci.i, Paator.
Cokettbury —3rd Sahhath in each month.
Krv. John ()\ ii.i.an, Paator.
Fellowship —3rd Sabhnth in tai li month.
BAPTIBT.
Bev. IT. M. Barton. I’nator.
Sardis —lat Sahhath and Saturday la-fore, monthly.
Hartnell —4th “
lfi-v. J. T. W. Vkiinon, Paator.
Milltouni —lM Sabbath and Saturday la-fore, monthly,
J!ev. 1,. W. KTKIMIRNH. Paator.
Hendry's —yd Sahlmth and Saturday la-fore, monthly.
llcv. JamkS H. Mc.Mi i.u:n. Paator.
Lina —3rd Sahhath and Satm-day before, monthly.
/,-..,/ < Veat Ith “
Krv. I. 11. floss, Paator.
Cross Hoads —4th Sahlmth and Saturday la-fore.
Kev. JotlN J>. AhaMH. Paator.
Cannon's — &<l Sahlmth and Saturday la-foro, monthly.
lte\. J. R. Eaih.k. Paator.
Sardis —2d Sahhath iu eae.li month.
Kev. Thomas <iiymkh.
Shoal Creek —2d Sabbath and Saturday before, mo'ly.
I’RESItYTER IAN.
Kev. John 15. Morton. Paator.
Pleasant Hill —3rd Sahhath in each month.
All white miniaters in the County, of every
denomination, are requested to send in t Ill'll-appoint -
meiits for puhlleution. A’o charge whatever.
DO NOT GO
To Greenville, Athens or elsewhere to buy
STOVES
AND
TINWARE,
When these articles can be bought nearer
home at as low prices.
We have a fine and large lot of stoves
that we will sell as cheap as anybody in a
hundred miles of Hartwell.
f- GILREATII & PEOPLES,
12 Anderson, S. C.
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BRING ON YOU COTTON:
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED the Urgent Stock of
1)I!Y GOODS, HOOTS, SHOES i HATS,
Ever brought to this market, which we are determined to Mll'cryi heap lor cash and to proin^lrty.
ing eastoiuera only. Those who Jail tujiay us promptly every yea 1 - U , • u .,
Wc have furnished you in pn.vi.ious, Ae„ tor this year and expect to do so again us long as you square up.
We are selling
Good Homemade Brogans at $1,25 per Pair.
Good Jeans -25 c per Yard,
Ladies’ Wool Shawls - - - $lOfU
And Other Goods in Proportion for CASH.
You need not haul your cotton to Toecoa, when you can get better price iu Uartwell and paj .' our
debts at the same time.
REMEMBER THAT A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN
THAN GREAT RICHES.
Truly yours, L. & T. J. LINDER.
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SHAWLS and UNDERWEAR ever offered in this market.
Every department is replete with the Cheapest and Most Desirable Goods, and
we invite the people of South Carolina —whether they want to buy or not —to
call and examine them, and pronounce their own judgment.
It has never been our custom to endeavor to impose on our Country Friends by
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value for their money, and when quotations are made on standard or useful arti
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Samples by mail free of charge.
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W. Y. HOLLAND. K. P. BRADLEY. L. 0. WILLIFORD.
W. Y. HOLLAND & CO.’S
CELEBRATED STEAM SAW MILL,
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patch. We defy competition as regards lumber and prices.
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GREENVILLE and COLUMBIA
RAILROAD.
On mul after MONDAY. MAY 29th. 187(5, the
Passenger Trains over the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad will he run daily, Sundays excepted, by the
following schedule:
MAIN STEM.
UP TRAIN' NO. I—COLUMBIA TO GREENVILLE.
Leave Columbia at 7:45 a. m
Leave Alston 9-50
Leave Newberry 10:50
Leave Hodges 2:17 p. m
Leave Belton 4:00
l-yiVe G*S**>\ ' Ejm* . 5-35 .
DOWN TRAIN NO. 4—TOKENVII.f.K TO COLUMBIA.
Leave Greenville at 8:05 a. in
Leave Belton 9:55
Leave Hodges 11:33
Leave Newberry 2:43 p in
Leave Alston 4:20
Arrive at Columbia 5:55
ANDERSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE R. li.
DOWN TRAIN
Leave Wallialla at 6:15 a. m
Leave Seneca City M 0
Leave Perrwille 7:00
Leave Pendleton 7:50
Leave Anderson g ; SO
Arrive at Belton at 9:40
UP TRAIN.
Leave Belton at 4 : oo p. a
Leave Anderson 5:00
Leave Pendleton.., 6 : oo
Leave Perryville 6 : 35
Leave Seneca City 6,45
Arrive at Walliaila at 7:15
Notice.— No Train will pass or leave a station
named before the time specified, hut the company do
not guarantee their trains to leave or arrive at'the
time stated. Passengers must understand that they
will be subject to suck delays as may unavoidably
occur.
THOMAS DODAMEAD.
General Superintendent.
.Tahez Norton, .Til, General Ticket Agent.
gOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
Charleston, S. C„ December 19.1875.
Change of schedule to go into elfect on and after
Sunday, December 20th:
PAY PASSENGER TIMIN’.
(Sundays Excepted.)
Leave Charleston at fl : 00 a. m
Arrive at Columbia at 5:00 p. m
Leave Columbia at 8:40 a. m
Arrive at Charleston at 4:20 p. m
NIGHT EXPRESS—ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
(Daily.)
Leave Columbia at 7:15 p. m
Arrive at Charleston at. 6:45 a. m
Leave Charleston at 7:10 p. m
Ai-rivo at Columbia at 6:30 a. m
Camden Trains connects- at Kingsville daily (ex
cept Sundays) with Up and Down Day Passenger
Trains.
Day and Night Trains connect at Augusta with
Georgia Railroad, Macon and Augusta Railroad and
Central Railroad.
Columbia Night Trains ennneet closely with the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad.
„ „ S. B. PICKENS, Gen’l Ticket Agt,
S. S. Solomons, Superintendent.
A TLANTA and RICHMOND AIR
-Cv LINE railroad.
Atlanta. Ga., June 4, 1876.
GOING EAST.
Passenger Train, No. 1. Arrive. Leave
Atianta 3 00p'm
Seneca . 754 p m 754 p m
Greenville n4l pm 944 pm
Spartanburg 11 05 p m 11 08 p m
GOING WEST.
Passenger Tram, No. 2. Arrive. Leave.
N. C. R. R. Junction 2 10 a in
Charlotte 2 16 a m
Spartanburg 5 11 a in 5 14 a m
Greenville 6 37 a m fi 40 a
8 31am 8 31am
1 30 p m
JOHN B. PECK, Snp’t.
Q.EORGIA RAILROAD^
(PASSENGER TRAINS SC'IIEDVLE.
[■ TP TRAINS. NIGHT.
* Leave Augusta 8:20 pm
“ Arrive at Athens 6:50 a m
•i “ “Atlanta 5:25 am
DOWN TRAINS.
11 Leave Atlanta 10:30 p in
9:00 a m Leave Athens 9:30 p m
4:00 p m Arrive at Augusta 7:35 a m
S. K. JOHNSON.
Superintendent, Augusta, Ga.