Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-05-02
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ter may he packed and kept for any me-
cessnry length Of time, in ouy climate and
under any circumstances. ia q statel per.
fectIy sweet, without salt or auy other
chemical agent. Butter prepared ia Ibis
way has been kept for two years, anna.
renlly as fresh aud sweet as when taken
from The chum. Means have Besh taken
10 secure patent for the machine. Il il
simple in its construction and opefa,oo,
and is The application of principal hi,h.
erto anknowht TO Buiter-makers.
Spunkey.-Lssr Sunday morning Mi.
chael Storm. in pursuance Of threat made
to his wife, between whom and himself
thefe seems TO. have been some disagree
ment. left his house in this town, and 20.
ing directly to the Merrii,ac river, whittier
he was followed by bis wife, as she said.
to see it "her old man had The Courage 10
do it," threw himself into the water and
was drowned. Search was made for him
Immediately, but he was not found I'LL 10.
wards night. Rum %as the cause. The
deceased LEAVES SEVERAL children, an in.
heri'ance TO the republic. Concord m.
II. Freeman.
The reception of Mr.. Polk; q, his home
stead in Columbia, {Tenn.) is said to have
been Of the most enthusiastic character,
there being did immense assemblase Of tho
people from various counties 10 the vicinity.
Gen. Pillow delivered The welcoming ad-
dress, briefly but eloquently, and ihe res.
ponse touching aud appropriate. Mr.. Polk
afterwards received the Congratulations of
numbers of his fellow Giiizens at tho resi-
dence Of his mother, whom he had not
seen for fur years. He had almost re-
covered from his recent illness:
4 Digerence.-Napoleon, Presideu, Of
France; who has never been in the army,
always appears in The uniform of the Ma
ional Guard. Gen. Taylor, the American
President, who has always been in the
army, never appears in military uniform.
Napoleon, it issaid. has one hundred sol
diers, besides one hundred servants, in his
house. The American President has about
him no soldery or guards. Republican
ism in France is in the bud. la America
il is in full bloom.
The Turkish Government is interesting
itself in having men thoroughly educated
in every braueh OF agriculture for the pur-
pose Introducing among the subjects of that
government the hest practical information
in farming. In all The Turkish houses you
will see one side on which the blinds are
always closed. These are the apartmenlss
Of The women; who live entirely seperales
from the male portions of the famiI sss
the age of twelve, the boys are srem0Ysts
from The society oftheir mothers md ssis*s
ters.
4 Strange Ca'..- "A young man paases
William Thomas. residing 1ss
Chester county, Pa. attef1p IS
suicide on the Both uffa
hfRf' plPs Was affssi sHi sBiiisy q ;sS Si aass
thirds off, he is still alive,
pulse beats as regular as that Of any ifii fs
vidual in health. What food he takes has
10 be introduced through his .poslrils in a;
liquid state. .sss.s sss;S
Iron Road.-A writer in the Nationai
1n'elligeuccr recommends that Pennsylya. :.
mia avenue in Washington, should be laid
with iron cinder. This article, he SAYS;
surpasscs all other materials for the con-:
slructioh Of roads, The PARTICLES being s,oo
heavy TO be moved by the wind; and after
rain they rust and cemen, together, and
by use bccohc perfectly smooth and solid.
and will endure for a length Of time.
An Expensive Spree.-Druken men
should have good memories. A gentleman
in Alabama finding The fit coming on, and
opprehensive Of The consequences. gave
his wallet, c6pla ming $500 to some gem
ileman 10 keep for him; but when sober
the hard-drinker forgot 10 whom he gave
the wallet, and the recipient has forgotten
10 return il. Bad memories ali around.
Shading Rdilroads:-The superiatcn-
dent Of the Nashua and Lowell Railroad
has advertised for 1000 young and thrifty
elm trees, for the purpose. 1t is understood,
Of planting them along !he road. The idea
is good one, and we, hope eventually to
see ii extensively inflated.
Kentucky has sent, this year, TO The sim
gle market of CINCINNATI, over 10000
hogs, which realised TO The owners, over
SSOO.0OO.
Cowles says in his excellent History Of
Plants, on-rhe virtues If hemp, :hus Ia
conicaIly: "By this corduge ships are gui-
ded, bells are rung-,heds are corded, and
fogues kept in ave."
A loafer, by the name OF Cain, Being
asked by the magistrate, The other day If
he was the man that slew his brother,
made answer. mo yer oner; is The chap
DOT got sit1oed!r'
Morals in Tercs:-A Galveston paper,
deprecating the humber of divorces grant
ed a, The recent session Of the Legislature
ofTexas. says, in that Stale the marriage
contractis not as binding as a horse trade.
Ifyou will secure contended spirit, YOU
must measure you. condition, not your for
tunes. by your desires-thatis. be governed
by your needs, Rol your fancies.
All apprebensions Of food at New
Orleans lave subsided-tbe waters iD the
different tributaries Of ihe Mississippi were
falling rapidly.
We were Iookinp f,y TIM to,eot rono~.