Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-24


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FROM DUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.
PrcKsss,. June, 1867. 2.
MR. EDITOR It has always seemed to methat the
present was one Of the leyeliestmonths inthewhole
cycle Of the year. Nothing In all nature could
be more elysian than the first two or threeweeks.
Of " blue-eyed june" It stands midway between
jocund Spring and the glowing Summer, uniting
in itself the soest and sweetest features of those
two seasons. The sky-that ever.present dome Of
dimensions unsearchable-so gemmed with starry
splendor at night, and so softened with its azure
huen by day, induces contemplation Of the sub I
lime and the beautiful, leading the mind upward
and still upward to the gates of Heavenl The
forests with their vestments Of living greer, WOO
the pensive soul to their shaded aisles, where the
birds have I" carol sweeter than the .pusicpf
Eden," and where the wild flowers gently Hsxsto
the dancing zephyrs: The fields Of golden grain,
the rustling corn, and the cotton plant sodarkly
green, satisfy the eye with prospect Of plenty
and fill the hear. with gratitude to him, who doet
all things we'll: p .se23i,s..,51s..t 23. - +
Such are the general characteristics Of the pres.
ent month. And now at this good day, the skies
are as softly blue, and mother Earth Is as com,
pletey clad in verdure. as In former times. Nor
Is the SONG Of birds less melodous, nor do the flow
ers, both native and exotic, appear to be less ex-
quisitely painted and perfumed than In the days.
Of yore. But this has been no common season.:
At the date of this writing, thetsscorn Is not big
enough to nestle, and but small portion Of the
cotton, judging from present Indications viii ever
/" know maturity" But half q crop would COM
mand double prices. The statistics Of the country
show that light crop Of cotton brings as much
money as heavy ono. Wheat in this District Is.
excellent; although harvest is two or three weeks
later than usual yet there is not speck of
to be seen. Indeed, such q crop Of wheat as is
now ready for the scythe, has never been seen In
this section Of country; such Is the assertion Of
the most experienced tanners. Fine times for the
Contractors on the Railroad s5.a ~.
I must be allowed, just here, to relate q couple
Of anecdotes. I will take no denial. So here
goes without any further cifcumlocution. It not
unfrequently happens that a Duchman's bull Is
nowise inferior to that Of the Irishman Pats
literary 6lunders are generally very amusing, but
the lovers of sour crout sometimes perpetrate
verbal Contradictions equally trying 10 Che sides
and to vest buttons. Ionce heard a pretty good
thing Of this sort fall from the lips Of aliitle
Dutchman named Conrad Zinc. Encountering his
smiling phiz the other day at Battalion Muster,
the incident was brought vividly to mind. It
seems that on the occasion referred to, Zinc was
expecting to get a horse from Capt. Harris for
the purpose Of riding out into the country. (con-
rad Zinc was perfectly in Town. them But
Smith, the ubiquitous Smith, got in before our
friend Conrad and borrowed the horse. As the
enyied Rider passed the piazza, In which half a
dozen or more of us were seated Zinc sang out
to him in words like tho following: I" schmidt;l
oh, Schmidt, dosh wish dat horsh would tro you
fat on de ground fore you come q mile off from
dish plaee"-Whilst at Pickens, last Spring,:I
met with an esteemed friend whose colloquial
powers are unsurpassed, and who by-the-by is a
native Of Edgefeld Village. Among other good
ones, he related the following anecdote, which I
venture to retail on account of its association with
old Edgefeld: There was once acandidate for tho
Legislature In your District, who advocated Agra
rianism At q certain gathering of the Demscra-
cy, ashrewed old farmer took him up short off"
and expostulated with him upon the absurdity Of
his principles. Don't you know, Sir" said the
farmer /" that it would be in vain to make an
equal distribution Of property amongst all the
citizens After the lapse Of few years, people
would occupy relatively, about the same position,
in which we now find them; and I would like to
know what you would recommend then?" To
this, quoth the candidate, who was never elected.
D-nd, if did mt hare another diuide!'
Fearful of making my last communication too
lengthy, I omitted several items which may very
properly be introduced into this letter. On my
second visit to the great Tunnel was very polite
ly shown through the Powder Mil by the gentle
manly Superintendent The grave and stern as
pect attributed by some to the employees in estab-
lishments Of this kind, is perhaps not altogether
imaginary. There is potent cause for this serious
ness on the part of those who are engaged in man
ufacturing gun powder. A wreck at sea, when
the storm-king, in voice of thunder, shouts to
the "barking waves Is awful and terrific in the
extreme; but, than this ween, the explosion Of
powder magazine would be still more horrible
and appalling. Knowing that my shoes had iron
tacks in them, I felt rather apprehensive, as
walked across the floor all begrimed with killsecd.
And although was extremely glad Of an oppor-
tunity to inspect the interior of Powder Mill,
yet didn't feel the least inclined either to hop,
to skip, or to dance. There is mystery connect
ed with the process of making powder, and the
secret is well guarded by those who are interested
Such parts of the process, however, as are patent
to the view, proceed to give in as succincta man-
ner as possible First, the sulphur, charcoal and
nitre (saltpetre) are pulverzed in mortars by pes
Ties shod with brass to prevent ignition. Next,
the pouder materials pass though coarse selves,
and are then ready for granulation. This part Of
the operation is pretty spt to excite a smile.
About bushel of the rillaiasus compound Is
put into sack, and dragged, by machinery,
" around and around" on circular box made un-
even by great number Of Stats nailed at reguar
intervals upon the top of it. After being formed
into grains, the substance in question is thrown