Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-01-17

Tie place of execution. 100 conducted 10
the appointed room, where every preparation
was made beforehand; his eyes were bandaged !;
he was strapped to i table, and, at 4 preconcert-
ed signal, four Of his veins were gently pricked
with the point Of pen. At each corner of the
table WAS small fountain Of water so contriyed
as to flow gently into basins placed to receive it
The patient believing that it vas blood he heard
flowing, gradually became weak and the CONVEX
sations of the doctors in m undertone, confirm
ed him in this opinion.
"WIlal fine blood" said one Is What pity
this man should be condemned to die. he would
have lived 4 long time"
"Hush!' said the other, then approaching the
first, he asked him in y low voice, but so rs VI
be heard by the criminal, how many pounds ef
blood are there in the human body?' V
"Twenty-iour You see already about ten
pounds extracted that man is now in i hope
less state"
The physicians then recedcd by degrees and
continued to lower their voices. The stiffness
which rcigned in the apartment, broken only by
the dripping fountains, the sound of which was
also gradually lesscned so affected the brain of
the poor patient, that. although man OF very
strur constitution, he tainted, and died without
having lost i drop of blood-N. y. Tribune.
WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO on FLORIDA Soil
We have often heard it remarked that Florida il
the "best poor mans country in the world, and
facts would seen TO support The proposition.
Mr.. Daroln Masters, Jr, of this county, re-
siding near Moceasin Branch, : miles from this
city, has given Us statement OF his crop, made
the past season without assistance, and solely
:, .,,l
value as follows:
45O gallons syrup, at so cents per gallon, 1925
i barrels sugar, 800 los. al 6 cents, 4S
1900 canes 1t 2 cents, 90
1898
This the produce of one acre of cane. In
addition to this, he raised $50 bushels Of corn,
and 200 bushels Of sweet potatoes, the value Of
which we put down at $3.50 more; making in
round number, the sum Of Eight Hundred Dol
lars rs the rcslt of his seasons labor, TO say
nothinr of the eumberess comforts arising out
of poultry, milk, &C., which are unconsidered
tritles
The land upm which this crop was raised is
hirh pine lanl, "cow penned" and the mill
with which the cane was ground, is a common
wooden one Il rude manufacture. With such
facts before them, let no one complain of the
hardness of tines. A little industry, energy
an perseverance, will make everv man rich if
he chooses to be.-St. Augustine Ancient City.
WHEAT CloP-SALEs OF PRoPERTy.-Thc
sale day of January passed of as usual, attend
ed by Il large crowd, a heavy consumption of
the lempler, few marked cases Of drunken
ness, but no ,pen or DECIDED breach of public
order.
We saw anumber of our planters. Some
were complaining of the bad stand of their
wheat, while others hattered themselves, the
slight raina hid very perceptibIy improved their
prospects. The remarkable dry weather has
undoubtedly leen innuspcious TO the grain crop.
We hope, lOwever, that the rather favorable
Weather we hye had, will more than overbal-
ance whatevr injury it may have sustained.
There wer ten negroes sold by the Commis-
sioner in Equity, (two small children and ono
wonap ahot 3S or 4O) They were disposed
of on crcdt of five years, and averaged 1886
head.
Land sole passably well, but not at as high
rates as WA expected. One tract Of the Cook
land brought Sl6,75, tho latter located near
Alston.
All of tn Hutchinson Land was sold, aver
aging $40 yer acre.
The Thonas Land was sod for Sll per acre,
and other lands for about tho same price.
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