Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-18
To Onr SoiGierS.


swine have sucalc,l their last Squeal accordingly.
The wheat ;aat was growing o.. hravely has been
checked in ts luxuriant ca:esr. and :he oats that
was coming W has been--i!'s bard to sny WHAT
we trust not killed, although the point admits Of
some doubt. What are you farmers III the army
going to order as to TIE character Of your next
crop? Allow usto hint. that the remark is now
gen ally current in this rcsion, that earn must
md will ~ no considerably before the next SUM
,ner rolls around! And We ndd by way Of suSges-
ton, would it not Lc we'll for yen to send word
home to have a good deal Of go"a land put down
in OATS. Coming in about June or July next. 1t
will enable YOU to use your corn, between this
and that more freely than you would otherwise
do, in pushing your stock h"gs, is'tening bect
cattle &c; fcr be asrurcd VIC will have 10 do this
sort of thing largely to keep the country going.
Don, Target to instruct your people ais", to nave
lots prepared in due time Tor sorghum sncrc, forage
corn, millrt, or any thing else that you can 'hinN
of 10 eka nut the ycars's provisions for man ana
beast Above all things, tell your managers IN
every letter to save, sdrc, SAVE, MS much rs pos
siblc, in tho articles of prime necessity. Make
all we can and rave all we can, there will not be
more than enough to supply the pressing amt in
creasing wants Of these trying days.
You will be glad to hear tha, the people at homo
keep up their spirits despite the tight papers
that stare us in the face. We have realized sew
cral things already that 10 could have con-
yincod us of some months ago,-as for instance,
thu; corn beef will cook garden green's we'll enough
for all purposes of diet, that plain hot-water tea
is about rs comfortable us the best Hyson or Juva,
and that lightwood and tallow can be made to
supply tho place of sperm cTectually if not ele
gantly BY . recipe published in this paper some
weeks back, your humble servant made lot OF
ta!low candies which should be mentioned. The
tullow was not prepared carefully, having been
originally iatendcd FOR soap, and the sapetro was
very dirty. The old mrulds were icaky too and
the whole affair proceeded under difficulties The
result Was. any quantity Of slim, chocolate-c"lored
burners of most forbidng aspect and some
thing too brittle for rough handing But fix one
of them up, in the position of soldier, by wrap
of old newspaper to make it fit the candIestick,
excite tho latent cnoric of it's upper tcnd by the
application Of a blazing splintor,-and then sce
Well, you wouldn't see much it is true-iur it
barns with nm interesting twilight dinness as if
too modest to express Itself fully; hut its great
merit consists in what you would not Sec and
that is its evident etIurt at sclirrcSerruton. We
have tried them fairly by the watch, aud with all
its sluncss and briiilnue$s tic derOurng ele-
mcnl rould not reduce its existence more than
two inches an loar. We mcutiun this as Il tri
umph Of southern art. The durability OF the
thing is beyond question sit is lcf; 10 others to
Illustrate It's more brilliant attributes. AS the
matt r stands at present, rnc TO every cubic mile
o. space would not perhaps ford any such g cx-
cess Of light" as to blast" tue vision o! the
prcsumptuvus mortal who might dare to encoun-
ter it.
But, in truth aud fvrsUoth, what want we with
brillancics nocturnally in this huur and genera
tim Steep of nights and make the NEST Of every
minute OF daytime, is good advice, now if ever.
1t saves u mans eyes, whether it makes him
HEALTHY and ralthy and-wiSc or not. l, re-
cuprru,c> his physical resources generally, and
that il What the people need now, Individually
and collectively Or if he is on the watch, as some
needs must be, let it be done by The blessed light
OE the stars.
You are appriscd TINT a new regiment is form
ing for service on the coast having Tor its nucleus
IL, f,rty
EGgefcld lattcry. Gen. AloRACSE is the only
candidate for the CGlunc!cy We have heard named.
Several gentlemen arc in the field for the other
Offices but the result IS OF course III uncertainty
us five ur six companies, from We kn"w not where,
are ye, to be annexed to those now in Columbia.
The company from this place will not go forward,
MS the Captain informs us until its number is full
which will probably DC during this week or the
next ut farthcst This will drain our corporate
beat below fifteen men Of military age. With
men over IS and youths from 10 to Is, We shall
still have Sumo thirty liable to ordinary miiitia
duty and patrol service. 1t is not expected that
the drar, will take effect in Edgcicltl, there are
now Lurey two companies more needed 10 bring
CD ncT alu laSsS "''i ~
volunteered. Abbcvillc will of course be drawn
upon heavily, rs she has only seat thus far some
10 or IL companies, whereas her effective strength
(according to the last returns to the Brigadier) is
not 800 men less than EdscGeld's. 1t is right
that the drain should bc cqualizc'l, and VIC have
no doubt the gallant AbbeviI!c-ians will come up
10 the mark in handsome style.
TLLNAX WATSON, jr., Of tho Lamar Artillery,
is up from Charleston, slowly convalrscrnt from L
recent severe bilious attack he Informs W that
II. c. CuLEnEATn has joined that command. He
gives it us his opncn that :: there will before loag
be some desperate fighting at and about Charles
ton" and expresses an earnest h"pc that compa-
nrs frnn the ur-eouniry will move rapidly 10 The
rescue.
We had the pleasure o. seeing Private EInsoN,
of the U,tsaorS, few days ugn. His foot is mend
ing fast, and he seems to lie otherwise in iino
hcalh.
The Confederate tax-colcctor FOR South Carolina
has appointed old Mr.. EnMrNn Penn, of this Vii
lase II suh.collcctrr fur E,igefrld DistTict,-nn
excellent appointment, you will agree with us,
and bestowed upon Il worthy recipient. We un-
dcrstan that MIR. B. e. BRYAN, brother mcr-
,h,,t D., ro,o;,., iho ffC Curn m