Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-06
vol. xyII.-.-NO..1s
The United states Amy.

efficiency OF the Army, which, the INTEL
ligencer states, proposes to abolish all
allowances of double rations, except to
the general officer commanding separate
armies actually in the field; all allowances
to officers holding brevet commissioners,
except majors and captains by brevetin
the Adjutant Generals department. and
the Judge Advocate of the Army, and all
bounties to non. commissioned officers and
soldiers: -.
cater the 1st of August, 1852, colo
nels are to receive 800, lieutenant colonels
s75, majors $50, captains $50, frstslieu-
tenants $40, and second lieutenants $50
per month, and all other grades as snow
provided by existing laws, with a proyiso
that the $40 additional per month to offii-
GERS in active command of companies is
hereafter discontinued.
"Each non-commissioned officer, arti-
ficcr, musician, or private who re-enlists
one month after the expiration ofseach
term shall be allowed SO per month addi.
tional during the period Of his second
enlistment, and 81 further during the pc.
Rod of histhird enlistment, and 81 further
subsequent to the period of his third en-.
listment, and repeal all laws that authorize
any portion of the pay of the soldiersto
be retained. Authorizes the Presidentiof
the United States to appoint from such
non.commissioned officers Of artillery as
shall be recommended by their officers
two cadets of the United States Military
Academy. and from the same of cavalry
and infantry in like manner recommended
one cadet, provided thatnos non.commis-
stoned officer shall be eligibleovertwenty2
three years of age. Reports to o;be made
from time to time@ta ~ - ftment Of
sach non-con,lissionea y aay be; con;
II sortIl OF ;stapts,s' IN account
;csi:e, atnei.s;gs, s.5iracter,aor
+. IS, aad authorizes :l,e esesidentto
attach said non:commiss:assa officers to
srY ccrps ofreginent 81 shs army as: :bre!
.s<, W s.,,. ,4i,< u
so' brevet officers oi -. s:lade shall be
i4.;ii ii.e;2al - -, ~safs .! lie service,
te..y..'n,,s ,..;e whole gnis erxshalls sat
;I'e allowed by
axisnng la. 3i.t;:, !act making
! provision ,"r al ada .naE number of
+ ;;envraii- ufiiieers To 5s, SO construed as to
authorize the President of the United
States to confer or; such non:c commission
ed officer as,he is therein authorized to
promote ,bybreyet either the rank d. bre:
vet or certificate of merit. al llnon:com-
missioned officers and privates holding
certificates Of merit who have or may
re-enlist within six months after the pas.
sage of this act shall be allowed the Same
pay to which they would have been enti.
tied if they had remained continually in
service"
TELLING FAuLrs.--Did any body eyer
hear the story oftwo old bachelor broth
ers down in Tennessee, who, had lived a
cat.and-dog sort oflife, to their own and
the neighborhood's discomfort, for good
many years, but who having been at a
camp meeting, were slightly convicted"
and concluded to reform.
Brother Tom" says one,y when they
had arrived at their home, "let US sit
down now, and III tell you what we'll
do. You tell me of4all my faults, andI
tell you of yourn, and SO we'll know how
to 90 about mendin' en-"
"Goodw says brother Tom. g
"Well, you begin"
"No, you begin, brotherJoe."
Well, in the first place, you know,
brother Tom, you will lie" - -.
Crack! goes brother Toms ".paw@
between brother Joe's "blinkers," and
considerable of scrimmage ensues,
until, in the course Of ten minutes, neither
are able to "come up to time" and the
reformation is postponed sine die.---N. 7.
Spirit Of the Times.
TINE TO Srop.-Speaking of court.
ing reminds us of little, incident that
occurred in our good city ,"once upon a
time" A close.fsted old codger had q
likely daughter" whose opening charms
attracted the attention of certain nice
young man. After some little hanover.
ing, he ventured to open, courtship.
On the first night of his appearance in
the parlor, the old man. after doing in
his chair until 9 o'clock, arose and put
ting a log Of wood on the fire, said, az
he left the room, There, Nancy, ,che,t
that log burns out its time TO stop :" ..,I,,y
An elderly lady, telling her age, re;
marked that she was born on the I'd Of
April Her husband whoswas present,
observed, al always thought you were
born ON the first of April $" People
might we'll Judge so" responded the mat:
ron, ain the choice l made of q husband.
A modern paper thus criticises some
church going people: =
.Attend your church," theparson cries,
To hurcheach fair one goes,
The old go there to close their eyes.
The young to eye. their clothes.
We mustnot always speak allt that We
know, that were mere folly;s but what
man says should be what he thinks, 9th.
er,yise II is knayery.