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II ATENT COFFEE CLEARER,--1hIs article
i will be found on trial to be equal If not superior
TO any thing heretofore used for the purpose OF clear
ing or settling coffee clear as amber; and It's cheap
ness adds another nducement to its use, as box
contains sufficient to settle" % gallons There is
nothing in the composition that in any way be in
furious TO health. For sale by
= LANlBRIGHT s. CRANDEL,
Pennsylvania Avenue, near the depot
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CHARLES GILMAN.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, QUINCY, ILLINOIS,
Will promptly and faithfully attend to any profess
sona business entrusted to him IN Western lllines,
and the river counties of Missouri and Iowa. above
Hannibal
grParticular attention given to the collection OF
DEBTS.
Refer to Hon George Evans, U. S. Senate; Hon
Elisha ii Allen, House Representatives. julyl-
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WILLIAM l.. AUSTIN,
A T L ORN K Y A L L A W.
PITTsBuRGH, p

Card-WM z. AUSTIN, Esq, will give his atten-
ton to my unfinished business; and | recommend
him to the patronage OF my friends.
WALTER FORWARD.
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nR T. q. EVANS TONIC EYE WATER.
~ The Causes of Inflammation in The Eyes are
nilneyous-external injuries, as blows, particles OF
sand lime or dust, getting into them; exposure to
cold; and strong light and ntenperance, and from
Whatever cause the Inflammation proceeds ii should
bc subdued speedily and no method ottrealm en can
subsety e better this important end than the that
muarls strength 60 The numerous vessels Of the eye,
1he Tonic Eur Water is distinctly of this class
few arr Iicatlons of TO the eye all that is
~ for proper cure
For sale by w YOU NJ,
Socagents torthe District two doors east ofGadsby 5
app
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BRISTOL BOARDS.
w FISCHER, importer, has just received, direct
w from England large assortment of superior
BRISTOL BOARDS
or every size and thickness that is made which will
be sold to the trade or Seminaries the most
sonable terms at Stationers' Hall.
April 27--tf
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| DR. T. G. EVANS AMERICAN VEGETA-
! RIE VIRMIFIjGE

DR.. T. G. EVANS AMERICAN VEGETA-
BILE VIRMlFUGE.
/ is fair to conclude that every will speak in
Il high terms of his own productions; but with re-
gard to Tins prompt and powerful destroyer, the
proprietor has only to say giue IL trial. and the
suit will show you how much it is entitled TO its dis
tlnguished name II worms be the cause of com.
plant fair trial of this medicine will soon decide
the fact
1t is compounded of pure vegetable ingredients,
and may bedepended being both safe and certain.
For sale Ivy
w. YOUNG,
Sole agents for the District two doors cast oGadsbys
Apll6-3t
INRENCH FANCY ARTICLES. Els
i CHER has just received from the importer on
consignment, two cases of beautiful fancy articles
which he will sell at the invoice prices. Ladies and
gentlemen are invited to an examination of them at
Stationers Hail. where large collection of useful ar.
ticIes are constantly kept for sale. feb
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NOTICE TO PREVENTION CLAIMANTS

NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of prescription to
land in any Of the townships designated IN tins Pro-
clamation in virtue of the provisions of the act of
Odd Jnne 1898 as extended and modified by the act
of lst June, s40 or of the provisions of the latter
ac4 or that of the 4th September, lo4, each grant
ing certain privileges to another and different class Of
settlers requested to prove the same to the salts
faction of the Register and Receiver OF the proper
land Office, and make payment therefor as as
practicable after seeing this notice and before the day
appointed for the commencement Of the public sale
Of the land as above designaed otherwise such
claims will be forfeited.
L. NJ. HUNTINGTON.
co,,n;ss;aner of The General Land Office
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NAVY CoMMIssloNER's OFFICE,
l4th April, 1912.

may 26-lawt3lstAug
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GENERAL POST OFFICE AND PATENT OF
FICE AGENCY.

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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-15

mixed with sand and earth, auu conlluuuu
10 DO so Tor snmc lime. /, is perfectly
sweet, however, aud had no odor OF dis
agreeable kind. or any other dcterioraring
qualities: II is Of such temperature,
that there is an obvious smoke arising
from ii when il reaches the surfacc. This
is feature moi likely TO continue, and in.
deed easily removable before use. The
whole cost Of this great work Of art TO he
city Of Paris il said TO have been 100000
francs; The perseverance in this labor
Ter such period of deferred success. is IN
he asrrhcd 10 The confidence res,i!tiT:
from modern geological discoveries; nnd
The value OF these is most spIcndidIy shown
by the success attained BY Nh ingenious
coniriyancc; VI. Niulo, has hccn nLlc 10
raise large Quantities Of sand from The hot.
tom of the well; thus clearing the water
more rapidly; and also adding very consid.
ably TO its force and volume. This reno
ynI Of the sand has hcen attended with rn-
rious consequences in more respects thar
one. Aftc- ccasus. in srca, measure,
to throw up sand. The we'll has began 10
throw up shells aud pc,riactions Of va.i.
ou, kinds. the debris ola former world
The success OF the operations al Grenobic
has also induced roSinccrs TO make sim
lar attempts in other quarters. One is BE-
gun ou large scale al Ficuna.
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VOLUME VIZ.
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W. F. DURIs oE. PROPRIETOR.
TIER II S

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No subscription received for less than
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all arrcarages are paid, except At tie oP-
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All subscriptions will be continued un-
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Any person procuring fre Subscribers
and becoming responsible Cor the same
shall receive the sixth copy gratis.
Advertisements conspicuoussy inserted at
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for the FIRST insertion, aud 432 cts. Tor each
continuance. Those published moathiy.
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for each Insertion. Advertisements moi
having the number Of insertions marked
on them, will be continued until ordered
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all communications addressed to the
Editor, pos, paid, will be promptly and
strictly attended TO.
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From he sou,h.Ires.ern Farmer.
FEEDING OK corroS SEED.
-'-.~ts'S wv W W
Near Clinton, dtrii 2Sth, 1912


Near Clinton. ArTii 2Sth, 1877.
In your valuable number Of the Sih ins,.,
read some suggestions from corrcspon-
dent aud from yourselves. in srlaiion 10
feeding on cotton seed; and rs neither Of
gon have mentioned the plan, upou which
Think they can be most GscIuliy prcpar-
cd, ! will give the result Of my cxperierco
and my plan Ia the public.
iinve a large kettle. which holds from
8 10 6 bushels. set upon brick furnace.
(Which is less ,han one days work for
mason TO n'ahe.) Gil my kettle with
waler, and boil something less than half
an hour. Then empty the seed into
throughs. and let my cattle and hogs TO
them. The milk and butter has none o!
that coIion-sced taste, which The green or
uncooked seed give. Both cattle and hogs
viii keep in good order, winter and sum-
mer, on seed thus prepareed; and when
YOU are ready 10 faten pork, you have
only TO add IN equal quantity Of cotton
seed aud corn, and bull rs above. Expert
ence has proved 10 me that it will fatien
sooner. and he equally good as when
fat,ened son corn alone. Your cows vii !
siye an abundance OF milk all winter,
when fed in this mnnner, with but one
bushel OF corn 10 four of corGnn Seed
Every ono is aware Of the advantage o!
boiling iurnips. 'urnip green's and cabbage
for the human stomach. Tie boiling of
cotton seed is mol less advantageous as food
forstock. Besides, there is great econo-
myIn feeding seed thus prepared. By
tho usual method in feeding. there is more
Than double the quantity of seed wasted
,t;Ft are consumed by the stock.
sefar US | have heard, every person
who has ever tried this plan, has been well
pleased with it. Very respectfully.
d. o. WILLIAMS.
NJ MI. e I,rk:n,
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guali;ies-diich-hauks in The cattle yard
10 mix with the manure. other Immediate
ly out TO The land; nave hauled sand to
clay, and ely TO sand; in fact The business
of nanurins in some way (alI ways arc
good. bur some better than oIiicrs) has been
my only successful means Of restoring old
worn-oui land TO state offertiliIy. Upun
the whole, would say. 10 save labor haul
oul all rich earth, ashes, every vegetable
litter that is rotten. al nnce 10 the land: bui
all such things as corn-stalks. unrotrcd
leaves. straws and weeds, into the stables.
cattle yards, aud hog pens. For every
load nf this weak litter almos, useless Of
ITSELF {exccpt for covering 10 retain
,noi,,ure,) you will carry out n load at
least Il good strong mannrc-prnvIded. nj.
ways you kecp suilicicncy of well-ied
stock; and is this not an equivalent. at leas;
for The additional labor | agree with. }.
r. G. as also several. nay. mos, farmers,
as to the property of surfuce application: /:
but prefer slight admixrurc with the
suriace. mure especially. iflhc manure is
fne. For time. carried out spread and
followed in. This did TO avoid The teams
and carts upon The land after planning
Blu, have m doubt by this mode ] lost
half. now haul out as soon as think
the manure has required sufficient strength.
no matter whether rotten or not; deposite
in piles; plough. when the time comes; ;
then spread the mnnure before the harrow
or cultiva,or |, is impossible to adopt u
plan against which no objection can be
seen but we must do some way, aud on
ly select that course least Objectionable.
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The tree beneath whose friendly shade,
Thy trembling feet had wandered forth
The very prints those feet had made
When las, they feebly srod the earthi
And thoaght, while countless ages fed,
Thy vacant seat would stand
Unworn Thy hat--tiIy look unread
Efaced Thy footsteps from the sand.
And widowed in this cheeriess world,
The heart that gave is love 10 thee
Torn. like vine whose tcndrlls curied
More closely round lsIe falling tree!
Oh, Father! then fof ier and thee.
Gushed nadiy lur,i, the scoiching tears,
And Oft. and long, and bitterly
Those tears have gusied IN later years.
For Us lie world grows cold around,
Aud things take Oh ,helr real hue,
'Ti- sad TO learn that love Is found
Alone abose the s,ai, wish you.
aardnEah. Ga. 1872.
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.rau. They nigh, with as much proprie.
" say thai they had no lime 10 eat or
sleep, for ;iiere is no one who does not have
hours of leisure that might he piofaoly
employed ulhc acquisition ofuselul know
ledge. Que is ready, however, 10 excuse
himself nn The ground Of no, having re-
ceived liberal education j his youth !;
but this we consider poor apology for re-
mining in ignorance, when II Is complete.
iy in the power of almost every one 10 i'm
prove their minds TO some extent; and
this becomes the imperative duty OF all,
| from the fact thai both moral aud iutellec-
tuaI culture are conducive 10 earthly pros
prriry aud happiness.--Man. rs reflect
Ing aud rational being, ought to exercise
his mind as well as his feet aud hands.
We have long been OF opinion that Asri-
culture should be taught in our Schools.
theoretically If not practically. When the
King nf Sparta was asked what things
he Trough, most proper for boys TO learn y
answered Those things which they eX-
pect IN do when they are men," Sparta
had wise King, and well had he sIudird
the education ol her youth. The whole
range OF education lac embraced in one
senieucc. The advice was full of wisdom
and good common sense. But the young
farmer. in America, has not taken this ad-
vice. While receiving Ills education. he
has learned noyhins of hi profession! No!
Where is iterc a School that teaches Acri-
culture! II any. they are like Angels vi
sits. "few aud far between" WhaI pro-
fcssion so difficult rs that which works
with breathing, changing na'urc!-How
we'll should tho farmer understand every
plant, aud shrub, and grass, und grain, and
flower, that blooms cr ripens in his Geld
N sture is struggling whh all her cncr-
gies TO feed aud bless tho human race;
and 10 aid her is The work OF the fnrmer.
But he will be Il poor help If hc does not
understand her mode Of operation" We
trust that Ihr prejudice against book learn
ing with some farmers wiIl shortly he dis
carded, and our whole rural population
will rise rapidly TO better method aud 10
more comfortable stale o! life. while apro.
per study Of their own profession would
greatly improve their faculties, aud make
them more and more capable ni all other
know ledge. II is noI because the iurncr
has to labor physically that he is less res
pcc,cd and less influential in many in'tan-
ces Than other Glasses, hut it is because nc
is TOO often less intelligent. and consequent
~ uor so useful. Then let the rudimenis o'
Agriculture be taught in our Schools; let
,tass who desire to elevate The mental
condition Of farmers generally. unite their
efforts now; let i, no longer be SAID 'hn' the
Seho0ls OF our country do not teach the
e!smen.s OF Agriculture, which IS The no
blesi employment al man.
Lodi, d6beriiie District.
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eWSSceil6ffae0lsSs
From he Grrenril!e MOuntainesr.
THE FARMER.

Why is i, ,ha, Agricultural papers do
uot prosper generally in The Southern as
,hey do in the Northern States! Is ii be-
cause they are conducted by gentlemen OF
less ability or OF less moral worth, or is II
bee use the farmers OF the South are too
poor to support the press! Not one OF
those objections can he ureedIn IN ruth, aud
vet many useful papers devoted 10 ASri-
culture have been Discontinued in The South
for want OF patronage. Such stale Of
things is any thing else but credItabe 10
ouT country. and VIC :rust the blot viii
shortly he cxpuused. In former COM
municat;uu we gave il as our opinion that
the farmes should be reading man, and
the mere minglely we examine this poia'
The more thoroughly are wc convinced of
It's correctness. The farmer should nol
only read Agricultural, bM political pa
pers; for surely no one Is more interested
il, the perpe,ui'y Of our free institutions
THAI he is. We do not think, however,
that he should permit his mind to become
so absorbed in politics as 10 cause him 10
abandon, or even neglect, his daily avoca-
lions. While j, is true thai u very large
number Of farmers support the press with
liberal hap
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Ernu HE Mining Journal.
THE ARrEsiAN WELL OF oRESoBLE

THE ARTgsiAN WELL OF GRESoBLE.
AZ Grenoble, in The vicinity oil the
French capital, j, was considered hdvisa-
BILE some years ago 10 endearor To procure
good water by means Of an Arleslan well.
NJ Mulo, d'Epinay wns tie engineer 10
whom The task was entrusted. On The
3lst OF Deccmbet. 1886, lbc bore had been
carried. after immense labor, 10 the depth
Of 3S3 metres. "a metre is 3 feet and 2-lO:hs
Englis!i.) The soil was clay. very hard
and compact In the month OF June, lS:39,
The bore had reached The depth Of 466 me-
tres, and the soil was still bed Of clay.
though variety of strata had been prevl.
ouslv passed. NJ. aIulot kept regular
Journal Of observations relative 10 the soils
and ,irara penetrated. aud the temperature
ii, different depths. This rccurd will be
valuable when published. a., length. al.
ter task Of seven years one month and
twculy-six days duration, VI. Muot was
rewarded by degree Of success proper.
iioned TO the time and trouble expended.
Water was not only found. but found un.
der such circumstances, aud in such guam
t!IIeS, Us " III tdNSC hGii w bS VIC VI
the mos, useful works as well rs Que oiihe
greatest marvels of arlislical ingenuity in
Franco. The fluid burst oul in perfect
torrent, rising tn the surface Of the bore TO
the amour; ofucarly three cubic metres IN
a minute, or $50 metres in an hour, and
1920 metres in The Iweniy-fnur hours
Snch is he turcc with which il flows up
the shaft, thai il u:cLnls more than thirty
two English feet nhovc the surface Of the
ground. Mr.. llemcry, direcim Of roads
aud bridges. has calculated Iha, the force
of ascension Of The wafer, atihe b"lIdm Of
the shaft, exceeds, by City times, the force
with which water rises ia vacuaied tube
Of thirty three feet. The oriiice OF The
well is fhylivc crutime,res (about one
foot eight inehes) in diameter, aud n, the
bottom i, is eighteen cenime,resin diane
ter. The shaft is III all 5J7 mctrcs (nr
1880 French feei) in depth, and the sides
are strongly plated with iron 10 a depth of
$50 metres, The dome Of The lnvalids.
which has an elevation of 300 feet above
the ground. is thus only about 9th of the
perpendicular measurement OF the Arte-
n
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-15

I dfN W tAis
another moGr.-Spread branches Of the
elder over ynur graiu heap. and the insect
will retire 10 the walls, from whence il will
he easy to sweep THEM up and burn them.
To make The odor more effective, the leaves
and branches may be bruised.
.4nofher.-Aitcr the grain has been re-
moved from the Sranary, spread large
quantity of the branches Of the box over
lhc floor, and let them remain I'LL the grain
is pur in; when they should be put along
the walls, partitions, joisrs, &c., as we'll Us
on AMI around the grain.
Anoikcr. Let your barn he cmp,ied and
swept. after which let n flock of sheep lie
in it for six weeks. The odpr Of these
animals will kill The weevils. Should
they make heir appearance again, the 70!
lowing mc,hod should be adopted:
Aao,her-PIace in the middle Of your
barn. or granary, large iron pan ofburn-
ing charcoal. closing the doors aud win
duws tightly. Cut three or four old shoes
into small! hits ani throw them upon the
tirc, To hch may he added the hosts OF
hnrscs, &c. The fire. should be kept up
for three Or four hours. The strong odor
of his smoke will nfillibly kill the wee
vii. &c. This process should be repeated
every year before housing your grain. 1t
also drives away rats aud mice.
think this process would be pretty
sure 10 kill men!
Another.-Sprinalc the floors and walls
of vnur sranary with dccoction ofearlic.
well stepped in suificen, quantity of salt
water The odor of this is no sooner dil-
fused Than The wcevil dies or goes away.
Wormwnod. rue savory, lavender, green
coriander. aud all plants Of a strong odor
have The same effect.
Anoihcr.-hlelt Burgundy pitch. and by
means of bit OF Tow mako Sigh, coai-
ing of i, upon the shovels used for stirring
the grain heaps, and then rub tliem over
with the oil of petroleum. After turning
The grain with them two or three times,
the weevls will disappear. twill he ne
cc>sary to renew the oil aud pitch whcnev-
er they become detached frnm the shoves
The above are some OF the first ESQ.
cre,s cun,rc les insects and les animaux
nuisibIes." and nre fair specimen of the
whnlc. Some Of the processes should
judge 10 be inert. Yon can perhaps deter
mine whether any of them are valuable.
Very respectfully and truly yours,
NJ. A. CURTIS.
Tho foregoing recipes all apply, il is
presumed. to the black ,cseuii, small in
sec, OF the beetlo tribe. which has wings,
hui is not known 10 Gy,wh;ch lives through
the winter, and intesis mills aud granarics
which have grain always in them, so as to
furnish a regular supply Of food to the in
sects. The moth or flying wcevil, which
Is so much greater depredator on The
crops Of negligent farmers in lower Virgin
in. is moi common in France, evon il GER
tainly existing there. Cleanliness in barns
and misunderstanding out all The old
grain, aud oil the grain some part Of every
gear, ia the best preventive against the
black wecvii. Aud tho flying wecvil.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-15
TiluND DEE.

Thunder clans are The effect lightning,
which causes vacuum in the atmosphere
through which i, passes; the air rushing on
10 restore the equilibrium, may cause much
of the noise that is heard iu The clap. An
easy experiment on The air pump illustrates
this. Take glass receiver open at bath
ends, over one end tic sleeps bladder,
wet, and let il stand until thoroughly dry.
Then place the open end on the plate Of
the air pump, aud exhaustive air slowly
from under it. The bladder soon becomes
concavc, owing to the pressure Of a,mos-
phcric air upon il the supporting air in the
receiver hcins partly thrown OUT. Garry
On The exhaustion, md the cir presses at
the rate offidecn pounds to the square inch.
The fbrcs Of tho bladder being 10 longer
capable OF bearing the pressure Of the at
mospheric column upon the receiver. are
torn 10 pieces with noise equal TO ihc re-
port of muske,, which is occasioned by
the air rushing in TO restore the equilibrium.
Imagine rapid succession Of such ex peri
meris, on large scale, aud you have the
peal OF thunder, the rupture Of the first
bladder being the clap. Blu, the explosion
Of the gases, oxygen. and hydrogen, of
which water is composed, will also ac-
count for tho noise.
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From tie Farmers Register.

THE FRUIT CUKCULio. FRENCH RECEIPTS
TO GUARD AGAINST TIE BLACK wEEyIL.
HiitsCorurgh. ". c., ApHt Sth, iS42.
seud You the following fact, III contir-
nation OF The view you have taken of The
application Of mari or shells To the soil
! around frui, trees. | see that Mr.. Down
Ing, Of Newhurg. takes similar view OF
the matter, and recommends clay.
The fact 10 which alludc is this. A few
years since, while nj the house OF a very in
ielligcnt farmer. Of Lincoln county in this
state. was forcibIy struck with The lively
and e!eGn appearance Of his plum trees,
which were ihcn loaded with fruit. On
inTuiring of his mode ui treatment, he re-
marked ilia, The nnly secret in The case was,
TO set them out by the road side. las his
wcre) or along some path, where the
ground would be rodden down as hard rs
possible.
II would appear therefore. thar the ra-
IionaIc Of the thing is not TO be sought in
The shell mari or in the clay, bu, in having
suc!, hard pan of earth around and under
The trees. that The insects which infest
them cannut gel lodging place in the
soil.
This subject reminds me of numerous
receipts. against various insects which are
so troublesome TO agricultural and do,nes-
tic economy. that are found in n French
work entitled Secrets conccrnant les
Arts ct Me,iors, published in 1890, in four
volumes. In reading ii over lately, il oc-
Cured to me, that possibly some Of the
secrets for destroying insects mishtb be val
uable; and ii so, that would he doing
good service TO furnish them for your pa
per. have no means Of knowing wilc,h.
er they arc useful. and will therefore send
you specimen, and les you judge for your.
self. If you think them worth Publishing.
lie, me know. and plenty more of The Sc
crcis shaR be forthcoming.