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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07
NEW FABLES.
THE UMBRELLA, MUFF, AND FAN.


An umbrella, lying on the table with a
muf and fan, thus addressed them: How
strange it is that you do not accommodate
yourselves to circumstances, instead of be-.
Ing fit for certain times and certain places
only. You, Miss Fan, are merely used for
few bright, warm, summer days, and are
then thrown by. You, Ma'm'selle Muf, are
hid In corner until the cold and stormy
winter comes; and when the cheerful sun
shows his face, you are considered as an
encumbrance. But am used at all sea.
sons of the year; protect man from the rain
aud snow of winter, and am equally sought
for amid the uncertainties of summer
weather."
"True," replied the muf, who was spokes.
woman for its companion, the FAM" but if
our reign is short, at least we have the salts.
faction Of knowing that we add to the orna-
ments of those who use US; while | have
never heard the umbrella spoken of save
with regret, as sort Of necessary evil"
The APPLIcAT1oN.-If we would only
be content to I'LL respectfully the position for
which we are individually best fitted, with
out indulging in invidious criticisms of the
doings of others, we should escape many of
those unpleasant rubs-bitter truths, hurled
at us in return--which follow as an inevi.
table result
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07
THE two MASKS.

In the vestbule of an ancient Greek tenn
pie reposed two masks, the one comic, the
other tragic, whose whole time seemed to
be taken up in controversy as to which of
them was most pleasing to Jupiter. A torch
that, unfortunately for itself, had been thrown
down near them, and heard the whole dis.
cussion, at length broke in with this remark
For my part" said he, Il fancy that Ju.
piter is but little moved by the comedy Of
the one, or the tragedy of the other, since,
after all, it is clear enough that both of you
are only masks"
The ApPL1CArIoN.-A little sincerity is
worth a great !eal of learning, Finely.
turned phrases, and sentences that roll with
the grandeur and force of thunder, are as
dust in the balance, when compared with
truth in its least.adorned shape. 1t is Ger.
tain that one.half of the controversies that
have distracted the world would never have
arisen, had the number of hypocrites been
reduced in the same ratio; the face should
be the index of the mind but it will not dc
to be all face.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07
THE LITTLE FLOWER.
LEGEND OF HOLLAND,


A little child died, and the guardian angel
was bearing its soul to heaven. Already
they had passed the busy city, the fields Of
ripe corn, the forest where resounded the
woodman's axe, the canals where gided the
laden vessels, and the angel had not looked
upon them but when they came TO poor
village, he hovered over it, and looked into
a dark alley, running through cluster Of
decayed huts. There was grass growing
through the stones; there was broken pot
terry, aud damp straw, and piles of cinders
and ashes thrown out. The angel looked
long at the deserted spot, when espying sud-
denl y pale flower in the ruins, which had
opened in the shade, he gave cry of joy,
stopped from the air, aud plucked it.
The soul of the child asked him why he
had stopped for simple ield.aower, without
beauty or fragrance.
"Thou seest at the bottom of this alley a
cabin, with the roof broken by the SHOWS,
and its walls scanned by the rain. There
lived once child of thy age, afflicted from
his birth. When he Quilted his little straw
bed, leaning ON his willow crutches, be went
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07
YlP0RGRAPHIC GLASSES,

An ingenious person may afford no end
Of amusement to himself and friends by the
aid Of few dozen vaporgraphic glasses, on
which are invisibly delineated a variety of
questions and answers of an appropriate
character, SUCH as love questions; conpn.
drums, &c. Real dssolsihg views may also
be depicted on these glasses, possessing an
interest according to their artistic value.
Glass valentines may also be made in the
same way, which may have invisibly i'm
pressed upon them any written theme, Foe.
try, or initials.
B, Breath on !his Il glass, aad yoH'lll divine
These topographic glasses are very easily
made, aud at cost not worth mentioning.
When finished, they have nothing peculiar
in their appearance to indicate their latent
graphic powers; hence, to stranger to the
mystery, they only appear like ordinary
glass. The secret is this: Procure few
pieces of window glass, about the size OF an
ordinary playing card then write or draw
on them whatever may be thought proper
with quill pen that has been dipped in by.
drohuoric acid, using this watery liquid just
as you would ink. After the design has
thus been depicted upon the glass for about
two minutes, the glasses are to be washed
in clean water, and polished with silk
handkerchief, or dry soft cloth. The
drawing or writing will now be perfectly
invisible, but if breathed upon the pictures
or letters, become as clear as MONDAY"
The same effect is observed if the glasses
be held over the steam of hot water; hence
their name, Uapor, or steanii graphic, rela-
ting to writing Hydrohuoric acid, as it
eats into glass, is sold in leaden bottles by
the lsboratorian chemists. Septimus Piesse.
Scientific American.
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FACETIE.

(Plucked from aee.knou-uhere and several
other places.)
A wounded captain being obliged to have
his leg amputated, saw bis servant weeping
for his masters misfortune. "What are you
crying for, simpleton," said he, don't you
see you will have one boot less to polish in
future" This philosophic consolation quite
dried the poor fellows tears.
The ScHooLMAsrER.-A pedagogue had
two pupils; to one he was very partial, and
and to the other be was very severe. One
morning it happened that those two were
late, and were called out to account for it.
"You must have heard the bell, boys
why did you not comet"
"Please, sir" said his favorite, "l was
dreamn' that was going to Califoruy, and
| thought The school bell was the bell of the
steam boat that was going in"
"Very well, sir (glad of any pretext to
excuse his favourite); and now, sir turning
to the other), what have you to say2"
"Please, SIR" said the puzzled boy, "I-l
was waiting to see Tom off,"
A JUDGE OF PoRK.-"No man." says
Mrs. Psrtington, "was better calculated to
Judge Of pork than my poor husband was
he knew what good hogs were, for he had
been brought up with 'em from bis child
hood"
The THIRTY Observation-Disclosures, on
female beauty, gives the Spanish version ol
the thirty "ifs." If-now, ladies. lend an
ear-lf Three things are white-skin, teeth,
and hands;
Three things black--eyes, eyebrows, and
eyelashes;
Three things red-lips, cheeks, and nails
Three things long--waist, hair, and hands
Three things short-teeth, ears, and feet
Three things wide. breast, front, and brow
Three things narrow-mouth, waist, and
ankle;
Three things large-arm, hip, and calf
Three things tine-lips, hair, and fingers
Three things small-:-nose, head, and bo'
som;
Then there are thirty beauties in all.
AN INToLERABLE PuNsrER-Theodors
Hook, once walking with friend, passed s
pastrycooks shop, in tue window Of which
was the usual inscription" Water Ices
and ice creams" Dear me-" said Theodore
"what an admirable description of the eff
fects of hydrophobia. ~" How can that be9'
said his friend; "What have water ices ant
ice creams to do with hydrophobia Z" "Oh,'
replied Hook, "you do not read it right;
read it thus--water sees, and ! sereams.'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07

PANuRGUS PEBBLES.

A LITTLES OF EVERYTHING Is NOTHING OF
ANYTHING.-A STORY THAT HAS MANY COUN.
TERPARTs.
Young men! Read It and Heed It,!
A Jack. of.all.trades and master Of none
was Panurgus Pebbles: from the birchen
tingle of boyhood to the mental pains of
mars estate his shallow versatility was his
bane: from the first kick and crow in long
clothes to the silent rigidty in the shroud,
his life, patchwork harlequin, was ever
slapping and Tapping him. His mind was
like Jacques motely fool, or rather like a
kaleidoscope-yet wanted refection,-the
smoked glasses in that instrument, that by
doubling the confused mass of glass splin-
ters, &C., changes disorder into "pattern
of neatness.'
When Pebbles picked up his scraps of
knowledge, iieaven only knows! Pekilus
Pigment, my artist friend, has ever beside
his easel spare canvass whereon he be.
slows at random the dabs of colour that re.
main in his brush, while he is working up
his great picture for the Academy. On this
. canvass, upon the foundation thus laid, he
afterwards depicts such a subject as the pre-
Aling tints may suggest Can it be that
Nature, when supplying the crania Of num-
ber OF mortals with brains of different ten.
denotes, cast into the head of Pebbles the
superabundant cerebral scraps.
Panurgus was the son of an old Squire,
whose spouse was fashionable lad y.
The father took him out for ride;
The mother sent him to school;
The paternal care taught him to sing,
."Tally hop
The maternal drilled him in the "Busy
Bee;"
The Squire declared that his son should
be ga man, not milksopr'
The lady said hers should be ga gentle
man, not stable-boy."
Between the two influences, Panurgus
got off esily. If be did not 60 to school his
father would screen him from his merited
punishment; if he refused to ride spirited
horse his mother shielded him from his faith,
er's wrath; if be failed in the melody oi
'"Tally hor' the lady would express her
pleasure that he did not take a liking to " q
song that was not fitted for polite society,"
To which the squire retorted by observing
"that as to the matter of that he did not
think Dr.. Watts was much better. How
about that verse
'ns Abroad in the meadows to see the young lambs
Go sporting about by the side of their,
proper word truly to be put in the mouths
of childrenw
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two or three times up and down the alley
it was ALL He had never seen the sun but
from his window. When the summer
brought back its brig ght rays, the little afflc::
ted creature came and sat in their light; he
looked at the blood circulating feebly in his
thin hands, and said, /! am BETTER Never
had be seen the green of the meadows or
the forest. only the little children sometimes
brought him branches Of the popular, which
he laid around him on his bed. Then he
would dream that be was lying in the shade
Of the woods, that the sunshine was dancing
through the leaves, and the birds singing
around. One day his eldest sister brought
him little field flower, with its root. He
planted it in an old earthen pot, and God
prospered the plant tended BY the weak hand.
1t was the sick child's garden the lite flow.
or was to him the meadows, the woods, the.
waters, the creation. As long as he lived he
nursed it. He gave it all the air and the
sunshine that bis little window suffered to
enter he watered it each evening, and told
it good bye till next morning, as if it were a
friend. But when God called away the lit
tie matyr, his family Quilted the village, the
alley was abandoned, and the simple flower
surrounded with ruins. Then the providence
of God preserved it where | have just gath.
cred it."
"Who told you all thatl" demanded the
soul of the child.
"I was myself" said the angel. "the it,
tie sick child who walked on his willow
crutches. God has taken me up to paradise,
but have not'forgotten the few humble joys
| had on earth, and would not give that
simple flower for the most beautiful star in
the sky now inhabit."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07
Gboiite 4oetrg,
HOPE.

HOPE
FROM SCHILLER.
Man ever fondly talks and dreams
Of happier days in store,
And ever intent on such golden aims,
He strives and struggles the more.
The world grows old and again grows young,
Yet amendment is ever upon his tongue.
Hope cradles the child in the dawnins Of life,
She dazzles the boysh eye,
Her promises animate manhood's strife,
To the aged she doth not die.
For though in the grave his course must end,
Still even from the grave can his hopes ascend,
1t is not Hattering illusion, bred
In the void of foolish brain;
A voice in the inmost heart hath said,
"Life was not bestow'd in vain."
And the promise that nmost voice hath spoken,
To the trusting soul shall ne'er be broken.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07
PANuKGUs PEBBLES.

WHALEs.-The Georgetown IS. C.)7imes
of the Odd ult. says "several black whales
were seen distinctly from the pilot boat W.
W. Shackelford on Sunday, and also on
Monday last, neat the, bar of Georgetown,
something quite unusual for this latitude.
Capt. l.. D. Benton and Isaac Lynch can
vouch for the fact Of this statement, having
been sufficiently near them to observe them
closely, and distinctly heard them spouting,"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

When God frs. framed this world of ours.
For beauty and for love,
Each attribute would try its powers,
Its varied skill would prove.
All, all, but Mercy had share,
And she stood silent by,
Gazing upon the work SO fair,
With earnest, longing eye.
The Father saw her darling face,
And read her wishes too,
And said, " 1t is a sinless place,
What is there you can do?"
She quickly sent her searching eye
Throughout earth's fresh green bowers,
Then murmured with gentle sigh,
s.There's neither fruit nor flowers"
A smile the wished commission gave
Then swift as light she few,
Her wings Of violet to lave
In Eden's morning dew.
Up rose the sun, but what sight
Met his admiring view
The bursting buds speak their delight,
Through tints of richest hue.
The flowers on every side look up
With wonder to the sky;
While nestled in each tiny cup,
Fruit germs lay lovingly.
New songs were borne upor the breeze,
New Joy earth's dwellers feel;
For even the birds and humming bees,
Their bliss cannot conceal.
But when this happiness to spoil,
The monster sin appeared,
This,les and thorns from out the soil,
Their heads as quickly reared.
Then Mercy wept, for well she knew
She had no power to stay
The curse that man upon him drew,
BY leaving wisdom's way.
But still her work she might pursue,
And soften his sad hours
Choice Fruit upon the rough thorns grew,
Upon the thistles, Flowers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-07

LITTLEs OF EVERYTHING IS NOTHING OF
ANYTHING.-A STORY THAT HAS MANY COUN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-12-11
& co.

OFFER FOR SALE AT THE EST
~ market rates, a well selected assortment of NEW GOODS
ut received per late arrivals consisting in part as follows:
Dry Goods.
Cases black figured and plain alpaca, denims,
Sheeting, carpets, druggets, mating, flannel,
All linen sheeting, book and Swiss muslin, Victoria lawn,
Scotch diaper, toweling, crash cass. table covers,
Irish linen, black silk, ladies' silk hose, silk,
Gloves and mitts, sup cotton hose,
White, brown mixed and fancy half do,
Black silk and colored half do, black Grape,
Silk pocket handkerchief, plain and bordered do,
Lace wells. white cotton lace, etc., etc.
Clothing.
Fine black doeskin and cashmere pants,
Fancy cass do, satinet do, tcottonware and linen do,
Black lasting do, fine black frock coats, cashmere do,
White linen do, Marseilles do, brown linen do,
Sup all fine linen shirts, extra large size do, boys do,
Fine York Mill shirts, L. B, and French cuffs,
Red and blue flannel shirts,
Merino under shirts and drawers, silk do do,
White cotton lace do, all linen do,
Black satin vests, white and buff MarseileS do,
Fancy cass do, denim pants and jumpers etc., etc.
Hats
Cases black wool hats, do pearl do, French do,
Grey and white cashmere do, Hungarian do,
Fine Panama do, Leghorne do ETC., etc.
Boots and Shoes.
Jersey ties. calfskin brogans, enamelled brogans,
Patent leather ties, Oxford do, fancy Congress CATERS,
Patent leather do.
Sumdries
Ladies' elastic belts, s~uspenders, needles,
Razor and razor strOps, pocket and sailors knives,
Shoe laces, spool cotton, black and colored sewing silk,
Tooth and hair brushes, black, blue and red ink,
Port Monaies, etc, etc.
ALSO GENUINE HAVANA CIGARS. eff.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-12-11

CLERKS AND SALARIES IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
In a recent number of the London Fee. Mail, we
observe the ensuing paragraph. There is sound philo-
sophy in the plan adopted by the Bank of England
in thus allowing clerks to work their way up to o
good position, and a living salary A clerk in the
Bank of England enters at the age of seventeen, on a
salary of $3.50 a year, with an additional hundred if
he is p%unctual every morning. His salary is increased
$50 every year, till his income reaches $400. 1t is
then raised 1926 a year, till it reaches an annual sala-
ry of $780,. From that time the salary is increased
at the rate of $40 a year, till the gentleman has
worked his way up to the comfortable income of ST.
800. But this is not all. Every employee of the
bank is entitled to a retiring pension of an amount
proportional to the number of years he has served.
After forty years. service, we believe, a clerk is enti-
tied to retire upon a pension equal to the amount of
the salary which he enjoyed at the time of his retire
ment. When a clerk is absent on leave, he forfeits
80 cents per day-an arrangement which has the
double advantage of securing the bank from imposi-
ton, and of giving a modest man the courage to ask
for leave of absence when it is necessary. Indeed,
the system generally seems to us the only one by
which faithful service can be nationally expected.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-12-11

BUTTER.-It has long been to us a cause of sur
prise, that so much butter of inferior quality obtains
sale in our market, and can account for it only on
the principle of Hobson's choice" Good butter is
healthful, while poor, rancid, {" solidifed'' cream, is
positively injurious to the system. We had quite as
soon feed on pork diseased with measles, as to use
much of the stuff sold for butter. A sweet, thoroughly
made article always commands the highest price in
our market, while the inferior qualities sell at COM
paratively low rates. It takes but little more time
to make butter that will sell for ~forty-fve and fifty
cents per pound, than it does the quality that will not
bring more than twenty-five or thirty. Let dairy
women remember this, and save to themselves the
difference, while they supply US dependents with
something that is not proscorbutic. For the benefit
of those who are willing to blend humanity and pecu-
mary gain, we copy the following receipt for making
good butter from the .Neto England Farmer
1. Milk should never be set for butter in a dark,
damp cellar-as is the case with butter makers in
this section-as the cream is thereby moulded before
it has had time to rise, which gives the butter amoul-
dy taste.
2. The Milk is allowed to set too long before being
skinned, which gives it a cheesy taste.
3. The cream is kept too long, before it is churned,
after it is skinned, which gives it the taste of the
other two and also n sour taste.
4. The butter should never be washed in water,
because it takes away that beautiful aroma so essen
tial to good butter.
5. 1t should never be taken in a persons warm
hands, as the heat melts a certain portion Of the
globules, which gives it an oily taste, and makes it
become rancid very soon.
6. The Milk should be set in good clean tin or
earthen pans, in a dry, open. airy and shady place,
above ground, if possible, although a cellar may be
so built, and ventilated, as to answer the purpose.
1t should never set over twenty-four hours, in warm
weather and for a dairy of three cows or over, the
cream should be churned every morning, and never
be kept over forty-eight hours, in warm weather in
cold weather, it may be kept longer. 1t should al
ways be about the same heat that the milk is when
drawn from the cow, and churned steadily, and I
have never known it to fail of coming readily 1--WE
use n cylinder churn) it is then taken from the churn
with n wooden butter ladle, into a wooden tray,
which has been well scalded and cooled in pure cold
water the salt is then worked in, to SHIT the taste,
with the ladle, which is easily done, with q little
then set away III a cool place for about twenty-four
hours, when it is well worked over again, as long as
milk or pickle can be worked out. Butter made in
this way, and put down in stone pots, and kept from
the air, will keep good for a long time.-Proridence
Journal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-12-11

THE CINCINNATI WILD WoMAN-The Superintendent
of the Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, has written an
interesting letter to the Cincinnati Gazette concern
ing the alleged "wild woman whose case has re-
Gently excited much interest. She has been discharg-
ed from the Asylum. cured. When placed In the
institution, her insanity did not amount to mania,
but was depression of mind more than alteration,
the result of abuse and neglect. Early deceived
and duped by some miscreant, she has been compeli-
careful treatment of the hospital, she recovered her
speech and health, and the deep, melancholy gloom.
almost amounting to dependency, which manifested
itself occasionally, disappeared, and she expressed
great thankfulness for having been placed in the
asylum. The woman is twenty-three years of ago, a
native of Missouri her father, when she was quite
young, removed to Texas-she. is the mother Of
two children-has been raised in good life, and is
respectfully connected"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-12-11
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
NARGO OF BARQUE "AVERY," $50
tons per register, one year old, sailed from Liverpool May
GOODS, selected expressly for this market in London, Manches
ter, Glasgow and Paris.
An assortment of English GROCERIES of the best quality.
EARTHENWARE, AND SADDLERY.
A large assortment of HARDWARE of superior quality,
amongst which are
Superior garden spades, garden rollers, sheet lead,
Warranted anvls, sledge hammers, steeled crowbars,
Hose nails, cut nails, cut tacks, cooper's rivets,
Brass headed nails, tin plates, best Chilington hoop iron,
Iron wire, composition ~sheathing nails,
Copper tacks, boot nails,
Large and small iron gates with iron pillars,
Tools of all kinds, wheel barrows, coffee mills,
Table knives and forks, carvers, stees, spoons,
Also a long list, but few of each, of small articles and KNICK
KNACkS often enquired for, but too numerous to partcularise
Assorted packages of them will be sold at a small advance.
Paints, Oils and Varnishes.
Anchors and Chains.
Liquors.
Alsops India Ale, Warranted A -
Byass' do do
Meakim's do do e.
Pnus do do
Barclay & Perkins, stout
Geneva, Old Tom gin, Scotch whiskey, port wine,
Sherry wine, best brandy, medium brandy,
Sherry in quarter casks, champagne, Bucenas.
HoPs, FIRE BRICKS, STEAM CoAI,
BLACKSnITH's Coal, STATES
All of which will be sold to arrive, in large parcels at the very
lowest advance ON home prices. (9-tO ROBERT G. JANIoN.