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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08
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VOL. xYTI.---NO. az!
DIVERSITY OF !, PURSUITS. 'sJl,

| b One of the greatest 5simpedimepts in tho
way Of Southern progress is want ofsufi.
eient diversity of5pursuits among her people.
It is true that the South is yet'in her infarll::
cy, that her resources are as yet undeYelop.
ed and her capabilities unknown but when
we consider the many advantages which,
she possesses over any other section of the;
country, it is certainly astonishing that she
doesnot now hold the ascendency in this i'm
portant respect. %sssts !.
In cotton manufactures especially-ans
important item of wealth and power-she;;
ought to bewithout a competitor, much less
rival. Here, we have the raw material
upon the spot; the manufactory can be-
placed at the side of the cotton field-tfe
cost Transportation being reduced to abb
solutely nothing. Labor to be employed; In
the mills, can be obtained at the, South on
more favorable terms than in other sections,
and equally as efficient Fuel is not SO ex.5
.pensye, and all needful supplies Of food can
produced and furnished to the operative for.
less. Waterpower is abundant. In those,
sections, also, whereit does not existssteain
t'o"ois M MS>a" oPPtyEiS pldce VIII no dnCrefs0
Of expense. Here:are: all the great elements
OF successful enterprise, awaiting the will
and pleasure Of our people.
There is no reason why the South should
not be the manufacturing portion Of the copn. :
Try, as Well as the producing portion. She
has the great lever of commerce in her cot.s.
ton-let her also control manufactures in
all the products of industry, and especially
cotton: goods. She has the materials, am.
pleSand never failing, to make her indepen.
dent of the products and skillso foreign 8
sections. Her manifest destiny leads her /,
to the. adoption of measures leading to the p
ceonplishment Of this great object. She:
cannot tail IN time, to acc complislf it. ssssl
The only way to- remedy the evils, which ].
n nowSexist 1.-THE South, issto diversity; olr.
pursuits and then for Sonthe men to5 en-
courage the various branches sof industry
thus diversified This IS The true policy Of
the South. Let Southern capitalists build
up manufac actosies, workshops found ma.
Them engage ID every species b
'fsproduct Give. industr yand the great end s
s accomplished. s. S..
There never sRassa cOnntrs.Es.- 500
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~""'uelH Pcopo
from attaining the highest prosperity in
every department of enterprise and indus.
try.-Gcorgia Home Gazette.
ARRIVAL ExTRAoRDINARY.-We have
noticed some time ago, in several Of our ex.
changes, the very remarkable circumstance
of the arrival at some place, of the man who
never took a wspaper--consequentl he
was much surprised to hear that Millard
Fillmore was President of the United States
he was firmly under the impression that An
drew Jackson was-several other matters
he learned which were really news to him.
We had an arrival few days ago into
our little town Of Lancaster, almost as ex-
traordinary as this was. We allude to Mrs.
Powers, a lady, who lives some four or five
miles from town, who brought with her, her
seven children, the rery prolific yield of four
gears. This is fact. Mrs. Powers has given
birth to seven living children in four years,
having had twins three successive times, and
the fourth year the odd one. The State should
certainly make some provision for this FAM
lily, as we believe all seven are girls, thcre1
fore not capable of working their way
through life like boys.-Lancaster Ledger
25th inst
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Select 4)octra},
DON'T RUN m DEbT.


DoS'r run in debt ,--neycr mind, never mind,
II the old clothes faded and torn;
Kit them up, make them do. it is better by far,
Than 10 have the heart weary AID worm -
Who'll love You more for the Set Of the 1Sef,
Or Your ruff: t:-c.ss-tne cs-asne:iie~cf iiee~ your fho%
IhssSSsc Tbs Of your vest, or your Jo6ts or cravat,
If they know you're in debt for tLc new
Don't run in debit caisry's the 90,
Wear blue if you have not the cash.
Or-,,o matter what-so YOU L., the world know
You won't run in debt for DASH
There's no comfort tell you in walking the street
In fine clothes, if you kn"w you're in debt,
And feel that perhaps you sullc traicscn ;,y meet
Who will siccr-" they're not paid for YETI
Good friends, let me beg you do ro run in debt,
Ii the chairs and the sofas are old
They will hi your back better than any new set
Unlrss they are paid for in gold:
If the house s too small draw it closer together.
Keep i, WARM witt! hearty good will;
\ big one unpaid !or. in all kinds oi weather,
Will send to your warm heart chill
Don't run in dcbt-now. dear girls. take Il lt;ut:
(f the fashions have changed since last season.
Old nature is out in the very tint,
And Old nature think, has some reason.
Jus, say your friends you cannot afford
To spcrd time to keep up with the fashion;
Thst your purse is too light and your honor too
bright,
TO be rsrnshed with sucl. silly passion.
Gents, don't run in dcbt-lrt Your friends if they
Have fine houses, feathers and flowers, eau
Blu, unless they are paid for, be nlurc Of u man,
Than envy their sunsl'iny hours.
If You have money to spare. have nothing TO say;
Spend your dimes and Your dollars ar You please.
But mind YOU the that has lis note to pay
Is the man that is never at ease.
Kind husbands, don't run in debt any moro;
Twill fill your wifc's cup full Of sorrow,
To know that nriglbur may c;ll ut your door,
With bill you can, settle tomorrow.
Oh! take my advicc-it is good, ii is true,
(Sut least you may some Of you doubt IT'D
I'll whisper secret now seeing lis YOU
have tried il an know all about it,
The chain Of debtor is heavy aud cold
l,s links all corrosioa and rust,
Gid i,.a.issu las Ss,l wi -.
Then spurn il asidc wi,hall disgust.
The man who's ia debt is too often slave,
Though his heart may Le honest and ,ruo;
Can he hold up his head aud lo"k saucy and brave,
When note he can't pay becomes due
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

REMARKAnLE CASE OF LONGEVITY
Died in this District, on the l7th inst, Mrs
Rebecca Gent, aged one hundred and ten
years, a native of Lancaster District. She
enjoyed good health until about two years
past, and supported herself by her industry
up to that tinc Four months after hel
marriage, her husband enlisted and jonee
the Indian war, and served five years; he
then returned to his wife and lived with he
tho remainder of his days, and reared ;
large family, Of whom three of their children
arc alive at this time, the oldest persons
known in this District perhaps.-Lancastc
Ledger, 25th ult
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

QUEER MARRIAGE RELATIoNsHIr.-Wc Q
have been informed, says the Washington
News by nm intelligent resident Of Western
Virginia, that there resides near him man
about thirty years of age, whose matrimonial
history is as follows: When he WAS child
his father died. His mother soon married a
very young man, and died. His stepfathcr
but thirteen years older than himself, mar
ried young wife, and died, when our hero
married. his steplnctlier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

WHERE Is KossUrM.-At last accourI
Kossuth was in London, living in great p|
vacy, and without attracting observatid
The Journal Of Commerce mentions 4
port, that Kossuth regards the Derby d
ministration with distrust, and fancies thai
would, if possible, betray him to the Al
trian government. kossuth probably Il
about as much cause for his alarm on 4
occasion as he had at the Irving House
New York, when he employed two or tn |
stout fellows, armed 10 the teeth, to k{
guard at the door of his apartment night /
dov
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

INDIAN MURDER AND RETRIBrTIoS-
The Clinton Ua.) Floridian Of the l4th ult.
says that in the neighborhood Of Mr.. VIM.
Jourdan's residence, near that place, the
week previous, an Indian deliberately shot
another, his half brother, through the heart.
The chief of the tribe came, examined the
matter, seized the murderer, placed his back
against tree, made his wife hold ono hand
and lis son the other, and in that situation
shot him through the heart.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

COL MAxcY GREcG.-This distinguished
citizen and Patriotic statesman, has declined
being brought forward as candidate for
United States Senator. He says that he
could not accept "if so improbable an
event should occur rs his election to that
Office" The position would be well and
worthily filled by such a man as Maxcy
Gregg. lie is possessed Of a sound head
and clear Judgment, while every pulsation o'
his manly heart, beats in unison with the
best interests of his beloved State. He is
one of the men whom Carolina should de-
LIGHT to honor.--Black River Watchman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

THE Richland, KY, Messenger of August
18th says: "Somc 5000 hogs were sold in
this county during the past aud present week
to Tennessceans, at $3.50 gross. They
drive them to Tennessee to ialtcn, and
thence take them to the Southern market
The prospect for corn in this region is rather
gloomy. We have had no rain for several
weeks, until Monday last, when we had a
gentle shower Unless we get more, crop:
will be cut short probably not more thar
half the ordinary yield"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

FROST IN AUGUSTA gentleman
passed through Asttield, Massachuset
few days ago, informs the Jouraa, of q
merce that frost was visible for some
lance along the valley in the vicinit]
Spruce Cornets Fences, bridge pl4
&C., were white, covered with it,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

OaEprAH thinks the "trce Of knowle
was the birch tree, the twigs Of which
done moro to make men acquainted
arithmetic than all the other members 4
vegetable kingdom combined.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

"Do unto others as you would that
others should do unto You" said a young
buck, soliciting young lady to kiss him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08
A correspondent of the Macon Telegraph

A correspondent OF the Macon Telegraph
writing from Drayton, Geo, says:
A few days ago while the hands on til,
plantation Of ]. b. Lamar, Esq, in Sumtc
county, were clearing piece Of land, the]
came across large rattlesnake, which ol
being pursued, made its way into hollo1
log, near BY. This log was in,mediatel
opened, out of which came twenty. .on|
rattlesnakes, all of which were killed
These snakes were from three to six fed
long, having from five to fourteen rattles, \
| have been assured by Mr. Brantly, Cd
Lamar's Overscer, who was present ar
counted them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

THE slaves of the South, when the wish
to be severe on each other, say, Go long,
half.price nigger; you wouldn't fetch fifty
dollars, and pse wof thousand"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

FEMALE pedestrians are allowed to pass
the Augusta toll bridge free of charge, by n
recent vote Of tho proprictors OF the bridge
The down casters don't believe in tolling
the bellies.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

LovERs.-Pcople that are in love with
each other wonder that third persons should
discover their sentiments. They fancy
themselves in kind Of Calyso's Island, and
are astonished when strange sail is seen
approaching the coast. There is, in point
Of fact, no paradise that has such low
and thin fence as this; every passerby can
see through it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

A MAN down south advertiscs few choice
ratt lesnakcs for sale, and appends hint 10
such as do not wish to purchase, that they
must not handle the goods
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

A BACHELOR lately deceased has left the
large sum of $4,000 for the invention of n
shirt without buttons!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

NATURAL REL1GloS.-l. Look out tor
number one.
,. Use others all you can, aud let them
use you as little as possible.
i, Get money; honestly if you can
get money.
3. Every one for himself and the ID
take the hindmost.
Here You have the thing in a nutshell
There is no need of linking whole reams o
paper with an explanation Of the subject
for here you have the exact doctrines ir
which the world believes and which arc
practiced by vast majority Of the people
in every nation of the globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

THE SACRIFICE OF LlrE.-There III
been during the present year twenty
steamboat accidents, involving loss of
The number Of persons killed and drow|
is seven hundred and twenty-cight, and
iured one hundred.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08
THR 4 oRpER or rHE LOVE srAR

The main spring of the present Cubar
conspiracy is a well organized and wide
spread secret political association known a.
the .Order Of the Lone STAR" Numerou.
divisions of this Order are established al
over the country. In New York city an6
neighborhood there are some seven or eight
divisions, embracing several thousands oil
members, who have all bound themselves to
march at a moments warning to Cuba.
Eminent soldiers, merchants, physicians,
lawyers, editors, and even divines are active
and influential members Of this order, and
its Golfers are rapidly filling with gold.
A principal man in the New, York branch
es of the order furnishes the Courier and
Enquirer with very fourishing description
Of its nature. We extract fiom his commu-
nication the following:
A constitution was adopted, having for
its general basis the extension of the area
Of Liberty;' and the first division of the.
Order of the Lone Star was instituted in
New Orleans. Soon others and Others were
instituted, until now there exist over fifty
divisions, in eight or ten States of The MON,
among them the Cuban division ia Union,'
in tho city of New York. The members
number more than fifteen thousand, every
one of them sworn to help and contribute
to.whateyer enterprise prder2may under.
take, obliged 10 assist III their own persons,
or to fill their place with another, when the
moment of action arrives. Until nowswe
have only sought to incorporate those men
most useful on account of their knowledge
and virtues, aud many distinguished men
belong to this Order, some military and some
civil. 6
THE CUBAN N.ISyAs1oN.--The Nashville
Gazette has received asletter from franklin,
Tenp.Sstating that recruits for sanotlierin
sYasion have been raised in Hickman coun.
~ in that State.
Mr.. WEBSTER Boston letter says
!" A gentleman, Just returned from Wash.
iGgton, says that he had a long conversation
with Mr.. Webster on politics, il, the course.
of which the Secretary expressed ilis appro:
bation:of tho conduct fsthose of his friends
who are moving here il, his behalf, and, his
anxious desire that the electoral vote Of
Massachusetts should not be given for Gem
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lpon the ground. SIhe man was an IRE

upon the ground. Ihe man was an IRE.
claimadfc drunkards
Yes, Heaven .was kind! for Evelyn did
not live through long gyears Of watching and
weeping, Of trembling hope and unutterable
dispair. God gave'ahe broken lily a kinder
doom. ~
Let woman, lovely, devoted, confding
woman, avoid ~ thesappearance Of evil.
Let her beware Msihe glass of "wine occa.
sionally," at the reyel and the feast! Let
her remember thas1in uniting her destiny
with an occasional drinker" even she is
drawing upon hersqF a fearful doom, aud is
iacurring one of tlis heaviest of curses! 1t
is like linking t1z with perfdy,-the dove
with the vultup is the wedlock OF purity
and pollution -De.:uty and the beast. Let
woman beware of the temperate as well as
the confirmed drunkard.
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These two lines we have no. doubt,
Will exactly fill this column out.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

DESTRUCTIVE FRESlIET IN MoBILE-
SEVERAL LIVES Losr.-Columbus, August
3l.-We have accounts from Mobile to-day
which represent the storm at that place as
the scvcrest that had ever been experienced
there.
The river rose to such height as to
overflow Front, Commerce, Dauphn and
Government. streets up to Watcr-sirect. and
St. Francis-strcet above st. Louis.strcct was
a complete lake, reaching from the wharf
westward near Y to Royal street, and ex.
tending beyond the railroad depot.
The damage done to property in the city
is estimated at million Of dollars.
One house WAS blown down, and the
family occupying it, consisting of five per-
sons, were killed.
All the boats in port were more or less
damaged, except the Jenny Bell. Some
boats were blown into the woods. Two
schooners and one steamboat were lost. A
boat was washed on the wharf, and now
lies on dry lard.
The telegraph posts are scattered in every
direction.
The Mobile Light House was carried
away with several men, women and children
The wharves in the city are nearly all
destroyed, and the surrounding country is
nearly entirely inundatcd.-savannah News
| lst inst.
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last week in the woods back Of Columbia,
few miles above this city. She was first
observed climbing trees with a rapidity only
equalled by a monkey. Capt. Mccullough
with large party, went out to capture this
singular being, and after great trouble sue.
ceeded in doing SO, when they learned from
the incoherent expressions, that she had
been luna,ic in the Asylum, at Columbus,
whence she escaped some months since,
and had lived in the woods subsisting upon
nuts and roots. This is a singular story,
but All. vouches for its truth as one Of his
lady clerks was present at the time Of the
captule. Cincinnati Com.
The Mindcn Lay Herald is published on
a half sheet The editor says if he thought
an apology was needed he would give it, but
he does not, and therefore makes none. He
says tho paper accords with the patronage
bestowed on it. 1t is poor pay and poor
paper, and he is not going to break himself
down soul and mind for mere appearance
sake, regardless of the pap. That's true
independence.
BLooDY RETRIBrrIoH.-Mark Sullivan
who murdered MIR. Jordan in Washington
county, Alabama, few years ago, for which
he was sentenced to the penitentiary, re-
turned home Il short time since, and was
shot, one day last week, by a son of Jordan
lad twelve or fifteen years of age. Sulli
uan died the next day; before he was buried
one of his SONS WAS thrown from his horse
and instantly killed. We understand thai
Sullivan attempted to shoot young Jordan
first, but his gun missed fire, and before he
could make the second attempt, Jordan sho
him
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The CUBAN; $ISyAs1oN.--The Nashville
Gazette. has received asletter from Franklin,
Tenp.Sstating that recruits for sanothersin.
;ysasion have been raised in Hickman coun.
ty in that State. ;.s: .1s
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and ali the goods uamageu.
McRory's store entirely gone, with all the
goods loss about $4,000 The bridge is
gone, and the road, as far as we can hear
ou the east side of the river, is greatly dam.
aged-all the treslle work gone. Mr..
Brown, tho chief engineer. left Aston yes.
tcrday, in Il canoe. for Columbia, in com.
pany with Mr.. McColum.' '-Carolinian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-08

A MAN without money is a body without
a soul-a walking death-a spectre that
frightens every one. His countenance is
sorrowful, and his conversation languishlng
and tedious. If he calls upon an acquain
tance he never finds him at home, and If nc
opens his mouth to speak, he is interrupted
every moment, so that he may not have a
chance to finish his discourse, which it is
feared may end with his asking for money.
He is avoided like a person infected with
disease, and is regarded as an incumbrance
to the earth. Want wakes him up in the
morning, and misery accompanies him 10
bed at night, the ladies discover that he is
an akward booby-landords believe that he
lives upon air, and If he wants anything
from tradesrnan, he is asked for cash be-
fore delivery.
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~" wau,'."S ; anu as Tor her maldenly IN.
noccncc," observed Mr.. NlilIet, very rueful.
ly. IL found she had two children boarded
oat in .rsey, one of which children is a
t'ingy curly he ded little fellow that looks
prodigiously Ike he had African blood in
in him. "Still," said Mr.. Mllct, pursuing
the subject, the thought Of the rice plan
tation out South, and the ninety negroes,
afforded me some comfort but it vast long
before discovered that this plantation was
50 confounedly far out South" that there
wasno coming at it; as for her niggers, /
guess she has none, except that little frizzly
headed chap that calls her" NANNY" |
pity your case Mr. Millet," said the mayor,
C. but we can do nothing for you. Your own
imprudence brought you into this prcdca.
ment Yon were in such 4 hurry to secure
your fortune that you have got bit" Yes"
answered Abraham, 4" bit indeed, and that
by woman that hasn'ta tooth in her head
that she can call her own for the dentist she
bought them from never was paid for them.
" Settling that bill is privilege that will
belong to you," said his honor, as Abraham,
with many convulsive sob, left the Hall oi
Justice.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-03
Coffee.

This plant is native Of Arabia. The
time of It's introduction in Europe is un-
known il is mentioned in n work, published
1873 by n German physician. The first
coffee house opened in London was in 1862.
Coffee was in public use before that lime in
Frnnce.
When coffee was first introduced into Bri-
tain, il met with the most furious opposi-
tion from old and young, grave aud gay, men
and women ihir. IN 1874 the women nf Eng
land petilioned Parliament against allowing
the use uf coffee, in which petition il was
stated, stint men, by its use, hrcane like the
desert of Arabia, aud tliuI if lis use were
persisted in, The offspring of mighty An-
Clio Saxon ancestors would dwindle INTO n
succession OF npes aud pgmies; aud sent
with domestic inessage, II husband would
stop on the wny to drink couple Of cups OF
cOffte.r
Coffee, however, had and still has it's adj.
vncFtcs; il has been stated hy them, that
wherever il has been Introduced, drunken
ness has become less frequent and tIle people
more sober.