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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-18
TILE YANKEE PEDLER.

The Importance of importing your own stock
if YOU are going into the wool business, is very
emphantically enforced in the following capital
story, that comes to us from very agreeable
correspondent.
"Some years ago was travelling on the East
ern shore of Maryland, and stopped for the
night at the house Of gentleman by the name
Of Jones. lie was not ut home, but his wife
received me very politely; was in the capacity
Of travelling merchant, peripatctic vender of
notions, vulgarly called peder. She made a
few purchases of articles Useful in the family,
and might have bought more had not Mr.. Jones
returned unexpectedly and ut once commenced
abusing me most roundly, and said he didn't
want any pcdlars about his house. gave him
back the change in bis own coin till lie cooled
down, when asked him what made him mad
at all gentlemen in my line of business 2" lie
told me:
"a few months ago Yankee pcdlar was
about here selling Ills ware, and taking pay in
anything lie could get. My ncghbor farmer,
Mr.. Brown, had q very Troublesome ram one
time lie jumped the fence and got into the
wheat, and another day into the corn, and was
always where he had no business to be. One
day, just Us the farmer had got him out and
tied lin up, this pedlar carlr along and wanted
to sell his tinwarc.
"Alr Brown <ail he would sell him tue old
ram and take his pay in lii. The pc'ller took
him up Offering him two dollars worth Of his
truck for the ugly old sheep; the farmer agreed,
picked ont his tin things the pcdlcr lloistcd the
ram with legs tied, into his confounded old cart,
and drove right along here to my house, and
had tue inpIdcncc, yes the scound~l had =
to tell me the ram had been imported from
England by order Of one of the rich farmers,
JciltrS, down the country, and lie had agreed
to take it to him; it had Cost $500 IN landing,
and he was to have $3.50 i;bl. it whcN he dclir
cred il to Mr., Jcllers, but he WAS 50 tired Of
having the plagllcy thing i'll Lis wagon that he
would take SlUO for it the first chance he could
get. | was quite anxious to improve my stuck,
and thought this 5, line m opportunity To buy
nj imported fullblood, as the rascal warranted
it to be, that paid the fellow SlO0; and he
cut the stringS anl let the ram RIM. Sure
enough he did run, full split, right over the
fence: AMI after him, and my niggrrs coming
on. In fifteen minutes my ram, nsgserS, and
fetched up i'll Browns yard, when lnuad that
had been sold as well us that l.lscal!y old
sheep. Before got back, the pclrr had sold
ten dollars worth Of wooden nntmcgS and non
sence TO my wife, and had gone oil tomrts un-
known. lie never came tlis way again; and
if you arc one Of that sort, yon had better put
up your traps and be moving
Finally prevailed on him to let me stop Till
morning, and to accept few Yankee notions
without fee or reward. But lie will never fvr
get that $500 and his nc ghbor's ram"
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A wIFEs BLAST AGAINST TOBACCO.

pY "IIooPs"
He sits in the Garner from morning 10 night,
'Ts smoke, chew, smoke,
He rises at dawn his pipe to light,
Goes putting and chewing With all his might
Till the hour of sleep. 'Tis his delight
To smoke, cllcw, smoke.
The quid goes in vixen tic pipe goes cut,
IT'S chew, chew, chew;
Now, clousl of smoke goes up from his throat
Then, his mouth sends constant stream aioat
IT'S chew, Chew, chew.
He sits all day in smoke or fog,
'Tis puff, puff, puff:
He erowls at his wife, the cat and dog,
He covers with filth the carpet and rug,
And his only answer, when 1 give him jog,
Is spun, puff, puff,
Tic house all o'cr, from end to end,
Is smoke, smoke, smoke;
In whatever room my way Nend,
If take his clothes TO patch or mend,
Ungrat"ful perfumes will ever ascend,
Of smoke, smoke smoke.
At homo or abroad, afar or near,
'Tis smoke, chew, smoke;
His mouth is stuffed from car to car,
Or putting the stump of pipe so dear,
And his days will end, verify fear,
In smoke, smoke, smoke.
Young ladies, beware, live single indeed,
Ere YOU marry a man who uses "the weed );
Better that husbands you should ever lack, 0,
Than marry a man that uses Tobacco
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stl&tt 4oetrlg.
KITTY TIRRELL.

You're looking as fresh as the morn, X tty,
Marourecn, as bright rs the day;
But while on your charms I'm dilating,
You're stealing my fond heart away;
But keep it in welcome, dear Kitty,
Its loss I'm not going to mourn;
Yet one hearts enough for one body,
So pray give me yours in return.
I've built me neat little cot, Kitty,
I've pigs and potatoes in store;
Two twenty good pounds with the banker,
And may be pound or two more.
It's all very well to have riches;
But I'm sr:h covctous eli,
can't help still signing for something,
And, darling, that something's yourself.
You're smiling and that's a good sign, Kitty,
Say YES, and you'll never repent;
Or if you would rather Ic silent,
Your silence I'll take for consent.
That soot,-naurcd dimpic's tell-talc,
Now all that have is your OWL
This week you may he Kitty Tyrrcil,
Next week you'll he Mistress Malone.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-18

In A QUANDRARY.-The last annual report OF
tue Massachusetts, Colonization Society says
some some Of t6es 'colofed fGgftiVes IN Canada arc
making applications for assistance to reach Ii
IBERIA; but as they do not reside in the United
States, the Society cannot cxpend its funds i'll
colonizing them. The report adds:
OF the colored people in Canada, we have
but little reliable information. In 1917, when
it was currently reported that there were more
than 10000 fusityes from American slavery in
Upper Canada, the census showed that the
whole culorcd population Of the province was
less than six thousand. 1t is we'll known that
many of tic passengers by the underground
Railroad" are free persons, who pretend to be
lugtives for the sake Of travelling at other peo-
pe's expense. Yet it is certain that colored
immigrants from the United States, for the last
eight OF ten years, have been more numerous
than the people of Canada desired; and that
though they are under no legal disqnalitications
there, they lind the hearts Of their white neigh
Jors as cold as the climate, and both too cold
for comfortable home.
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COTTON SPINNING.

The little check which the consumption of
cotton has encountered through the panic Of
the present year, is passing away, in face Of ele-
ments which may mpart more rapid consump-
tion, and give still higher relative value to
cotton, since the demand for human clothing, Of
which that article is the chief material is likely
to be more important than ever. This influence
seems likely to prevent the growth Of manufac-
lures in tho cotton States. For many years
succeeding the tariff of 1923, cotton was very
low, so low as to make planting Improbable,
and to impcl the migration from the Atlantic
States to the valley Of the Mississippi, where
the cost of cotton raising was less. At the
same time it induced the erection of numerous
mills in the vicinity Of the cotton plantations
the profits of manufacturing being superior to
those of planting. Or late years the consump-
ton Of cotton has outrun the production, and
the price Of cotton has risen naturally upon that
fact. Cotton is now more profitable to plant
than to spin. With tho price of cotton hands
have risen also, and the capital which might
have gone into factories is now more profitably
directed to planting. The expenses of the Es;-
tern mills for goods Of the style of heavy sheet
=, G. 1
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ib-2.S0 Yards. 1860. 2O.S


A yard of Shcctnss, therefore, now costs &c
against 4Slc. in lS44 of which the material is
G5 per cent. When that material could be
brought For &c. a few years since, it is obvious
that saving the freight, commissions &c, on the
cotton going North and the gools coming South,
gave larger profit than growing the cotton at
that price. When, however, l3j0c. per lb. can
be gut for the cotton, with the prospect Of Il
continued rise, through insufficient production,
the increased profit IN b. Of cotton is Ic., or
equal to 2lc per yard of the cloth, without the
employment Of any capital in that troublesome
branch Of business, AMI in the absence Of skilled
labor. But the North has to pay so much more for
thecotton that lis profits on cloth are greatly cur
tailed, unless il can put i'll more cheap labor and
less cotton or, in other words, make finer goods.
That the South will, however, contend for the
manufacture, while planting is so profitable, is
hardly to be- supposed, anl the history of the
trade shows that the United States have gradu-
ally succeeded to the control not only of the
cotton crop, but also the market manufactured
goods. In 1890 the consumption OF raw cotton
in the United States was 10 per cent. Of that of
Great Britain--it is now 81 per cent, and the
extension of the trade in Europe is such that
the Bank of England can no longer govern the
price of cotton-Unted States Economist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-18

"Dal," said young hopeful the other day,
aHhow many fowls arc there on this table :"
"Why," said the old gentleman, as he looked
complacently on pair of nicely roasted chick
ems that were smoking OH the table, "there arc
two" "Two" replied the smart boy; "there
are three, sir, and I'll prove it." "Threem re-
sd rs sa gsnsspan Xae so plan mat
Easily done, sir, easily done. Amt that one 2"
said the smart boy, laying his knife on the first,
"and amt that twom pointing to the second,
sand don't one and two make three 2" "Real-
ly," said the father, turning 20 the old lady,
who was stupefed at the immense learning Of
tue son; really wife, this boy is genious, and
deserves to be encouraged. Here, old lady, do
you take one fowl, and l'll take the second, and
John may have the third fof his learning"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-18

France is determined not to be behind Eng
land in great enterprises. She attempts achieve.
mcnts upon the land rs remarkable as those of
England upon the water Whilst the latter is
making an experiment with the monster steam.
ship and the Atlantic Telegraph, France is about
to undertake the gigantic project Of tunneIling
the Alps by the force Of compressed air,
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"Is FATHER HERE PA young man came
into a city station house Yesterday afternoon,
and inquired q Is father here ?'-"I do not
know-wlat is his name?" said the Lieutenant
on duty. The name was given, and The record
exhibited, with drunk and disorderly" attached
rs the charge.
"Can see him moment-hc is my fathcr?"
"Ycs" was the response, and the young man was
conducted to the iron cage where the father had
been confined since morning, now sobcrcd in his
right mind @Father," said the young visitor,
June is dead m-Andthe young man choked at
the sentancc, while the strong nervcd father ven.
ted his grief in tears aud loud expressions of sor'
: row.
While the sister and daughter lay upon her
dying bed, the father had indulgcd in liquid po-
ta,ons that dctlironed reason, and has been
arrested and confined in the station house. The
son asked for his relshsc, and the kind.heartcd
officer opened his prison door, and with word
oil comfort and warning set him free. Such are
some of the daily scenes "local" meets with,
! in his daily rounds.-Cincinnati Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-18

VoLrAlEE.-Nearly hundred years ago,
Voltaire resided at Geneva. One day he said
to s"me friends, in boastful, sneering tone:
BEFORE the beginning Of the nineteenth centu-
ry, Christianity will have disappeared from the
earthp' Well! in that same room where these
impious words were spoken, what think you
there is to-day? A large deposit Of Bibles!
The sacred books fill the house from the floor
to the ceiling! So much for Voltaire's pre-
dictiop
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Eror the Chronicle s. Seminal.
C1DER.YEAST,

Mr.. EnIroR Perhaps it may not be gener-
ally known that cider is good yeast for bread,
and it may he of some service to tic public to
publish it in your valuable paper.
Take few ripe, sound apples, and wash
them and press out the cider; Immediately put
in jug or bottle, and as soon as it gets i'll a
full state of fermentation, wet up q parcel OF
corn meal (the meal should be of white corn,
and rather coarse,) beat it into still batter,
pour it on n clean white pine board i'll small
cakes and dry it in the sun. Use bit about
the size of silver dollar to q quart Of flour, a
lump of lirll the size Of 4 walnut, and n morScl
Of salt let the dough be well lincc'lcd, make
your biscuits out with the hand, and you will
have very sweet, healthy bread.
JOHN DURDIN
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VOL. xxIII..-NO ID.
From the Lcg'ngton Flag.
AbL RIGHT! LICENSE DEFEATED =!

Mr. EDITOR LET it be known far and near,
that the Commissioners of Roads for Lexington
District, sid at their meeting on Monday last,
"RErUsE' to grant either Tavern" or "Quart'
License, to as many as three applicants; and in
addition, passed resolution that they would
not hereafter grant license of any kind to sell
grog, during their term of office. Let it be
known too, that the applicants above alluded to,
were surprisingly accN recommended and en-.
dorsed yet, they could not "comc it" over
more than hid of that body.
Doubtless the Commissioners remembered
that not long since, man, a stranger in our
midst, of noble talents and cndearing disposi.
ton, was providentially" murdered by the very
business they had licensed "good moral charac.
ters' to conduct and therefore, very wisely con-
cluded 10 let those "good moral characters"
kill on tier 0tcA responsibility.
Gentlemen you have done good work; and
although some will cchsure your noble net it
will Notwithstanding, live long in tho hearts of
the sober and intelligent lovers of order in this
community-and your names will not be forgot
ten. You have done more for the prosperity
and moral advancement Of Lexington Village,
by the discharge of YOUR duty ut this particular
iuncture, than you could have done by any
IuOFC Ill any O'Ci you
have jurisdiction. Only cling to your noble
,esolvc-take no step backward, and all will be
well. OBSERVER.
Lexington, Aug Sd 1858.
An ORGANIC DIrrIcULTY.-A parish in the
west Of England, after much effort, lately pur-
chased a scl:actng organ, warranted to play
twenty tunes, and II larger congregation than
usual met to inauguratc it. The first psalm had
been successfully brought to an end, when, after
u short pause, the organ chose to commence
psalm tune number two. In vain the otiiciating
l,arson endeavored 10 stop it; in vain the church
warlcns left their own pews to stitle the noise
still the organ as though uncontrollaby pleased
with its own execution, kept on with the new air.
What WAS to be done? The service WAS sus.
pended. in the hope that the musical stranger
might he content when the second tune was
plrc;l out. Vain expectation 1t commenced
number threa and nothing remained but to
carry the instrument into the churchyard, and
there to cover it with the vestry corpet to choke
its voice for on and on it went till the number
of twenty had been played out, much to the edi
6cation of the less attentive part Of the congre.
CATION, who could hear only halesmothered
melodies.-London Times.
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In this Misunderstanding Age, it is rare
to find y man pl1e his Usefulness to the public.
before lis interest. Dufing laIe visit to the
City of Spindlea'' we were presented by Il pro-.
G.s&ional friend, to the celebrated Chemist, DR..
j. G. Aver, whose namei is now perhaps, more
familiar than any other, at the bedside Of sick
Hess, in this country. Knowing The unprcce.
denied popularity of his medicines, and the i'm,
meuse sale Of tlicm, welhad expected to find
him n millionaire, and rolling in wealth. But
no, We found him in isglaboratory, busy with
his lahorrs, among his Gucbles, alembics and
reIorts-givins his hestJ personal care To the
compounds, on the virtues Of which, thousands
hang for health. We learned, that notwiih-
standing his vast business, and its prompt re-
turns in cash; the Doctoris not rich. The rca.
son assigned is, that the smaterial is costly, and
he persists in making Interpretations 50 expem
sively, that the nett profits smalE-Amcricau
Farmer, Phil
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EDGEFIELD, S. c., AUGUST 49, 1863

kANsAs.-The Kansas correspondent OF the
n Y. Herald states, that the only business
which is at all brisk ID Kansas at this time is
horse stealing. 1t appears that the Free State
men in the neighborhood of Lawrence arc be-
coming as much enamored of free horses as free
nigsers. 4 reverend political parson, resident
OF Douglas county, who commands company
of horse thieves, preacles on Sundays and steals
horses on week days, has been arrested for steal.
ing number of horses from pro-slavcry man.
If his reverence can secure free soil iurN lie
need not concern himself about the result, for
it will be easy to show that Southern man has
no moro right of property in horse than in a
negro, and that fines horse is peculiarly
Southern institution, and therefore entitled to
the benefit of the underground railroad.
RETURNED lIoME.-:Sbout thirty engineers,
says the New York Herald, who annually mi.
CRATE to Cuba for the purpose of following their
profession during the sugar season, have return
ed home and speak inS glowing terms of the
country and the mannerin which they have been
treated by the hidalgos. These engineers travel
from plantation to plantation, and contract with
their owners to run steam-engines during the
grinding season. Many q the estates own steam
engines Of great power and high cost, some of
them valued as high as:$2OOO6. The engineer
is not required to perlSrm much labor, as
number of slaves are detailed to obey his orders
and clean the machinery when required. a
good engineer receives Seven ounces or Sll9
per month, and board aid washing. The pay
is good, the work is light, the fare excellent,
and there is no occasion TOR wonlcr when many
of those who have returned home express an
intention Of again visiting Cuba as soon as the
Sugaring season c0mmcnccs.
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GAN not a little pale?" inquired lady,
who was short and Compliant, to crusty old
bachelor. "You look more like big tub %
was the blunt reply,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-18

GREAT FLowEE.-.l letter from Philadelphia
SAYS: Our cilizens will shortly have an oppor.
thnty OF seeing, in full bloom, the wonderful
American Aloe or Century Plant, a spectacle
which is bchcld at very rare intervals. One OF
the nobest specimens Of this wonderful plant
ever seen in this country is HOW in the pos
session of SIR George II. Stewart, Of this city.
The total weight of this Agave is about two
thousand nine hundred aud sixty pounds. 1t
is about to bloom, and has thrown IN Il stem
which has already reached the height of twenty.
five feet.
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MEnlcAL COLLEGE, oF$GgonGIA.-We would
call attention to the advertisement, in this days
paper, OF this popular Institution. 1t is ono Of
the oldest Colleges in thciSouth, has one of the
best museums in lhe. cs+SS:y. Ito which yearly
additions arc made; its professors are men
well known throughout the country to the pro-
ttssion, and most of them have had long expe
pericnce ii. the discharge Of their arluous du
ties. Young men who intend adopting the
Medical Profession, cannot find better instruc-
tors than the Faculty of this Institution, and for
all practical purposes, there is no deficiency for
subjects in illustrating Anatomy Or Surgery.
This College has turned out some Of The most
eminent physicians in the country. 1t will be
seen that the. annual course of Lectures will
commence on the first Monday in November
next, and we would advise students to be pune.
tual in their attcndauce.-Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-18

A VoLJyTARY SLAvE-Instanccs Of this kind
are becoming more and more numerous every
day. We clip from the Frontier (Tcxas) News
of the ID ult.
"Whic in attendance on the District Court,
in Tarrant county, one day of the previous week,
witnessed the ceremonies on the occasion OF a
free negro voluntarily going into slavery. lie
came into court chcerfuy, and there stated in
answer to questions propounded by the court,
that he knew the consequence Of the act-that
he had selected as his master w. NJ. Robinson,
but of his own free will and accord. Two gem
tlcmcn came i'll and stated under oath that they
had signed his petition at his request, and that
the gentleman lie had selected as lis master
was a good citizen and honorable man,-&c Jer.
ry is fine looking negro, some forty years OF
age, and appeares to be smart
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Az old friend, a distinguished judge and ex-
war minister resident Of Pennsylvania, tells a
good story Of Dutch neighbor of his who had
the gout, and was greatly puzzled to know how
he came by it. .,
"What is the matter with you, my friend +
inquired the Judge, who had called to see his
sick neighbor.
"vcll, don't know, chudgc-day say it Isl.
dc cout! But why should | have the cout? ]
lives bain don't eats do much nor drinks do
much; Wy should have the cout!
" Perhaps" suggested the Judge, i" is hered
itary?"
"'yclr" replied the invalid, with look of q
man who has been suddenly enlightened on q
difficult subject, "Vell, guess it ish heredta
ry-I remember my wiies uncle had de cout !
The judgets of opinion that Il good many o o
The hereditary gouts Of the present day vii
have to be traced in the Dutchman's mode G
lineage, in order to make the descent.