Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-11
Brerities and LeYities.

Debt is horse that is always throw
ing it's rider. Fools ride him bareback
ed, and without bride.
old Money bags says that girl with
an income of three thousand dollars
year or more, is always an object OF in
terest, because she has so much princi-
pal.
"A Macon paper says: :" David Dick
son thinks cotton planting will be much
more remunerative this year than either
last year or the year before. If it isn't,
a teetotal smash will not describe the sit
uation."
Says the Reading Times: Let the
young remember that to be successful
there must be truthfulncss upon all
points, sobriety at all times, and, ney-
er tagging industry. These, with strict
honesty, will insure success without the
probability Of failure; for i'll this widely
extended country OF ours no man need
be without the means of obtainin gwealtll
if that be his desire; distinction, if such
be his thoughts; or, what is far better
than all, happy home.
Three or four months ago an Italian
fisherman climbed, Yesuvius and threw
himself into the burning crater. Since
then five or six Neapollitans have COM
mitted suicide in the same way, and the
plan threatens to become fashionable.
"A mixture made up as follows and
taken in quantities equal to an ordinary
dram and as often as the desire for strong
drink returns, will cure the worst case OF
drunkenness ;-Sulphate OF iron five
grains peppermint water, II drachms,
and spirits Of nutmeg, one dracnm.
The cleancst city in the world is
Brock, in Holland, where no horse or
carriage has ever been permitted to on
ter, and where everything is kept with
most scrupulous neatness. Before enter
ing many of the houses you are required
to remove your shoes. 1t is said that
even the Emperor of Russia was com
PEELED to comply with this custom on his
recent visit to that place.
Pure affection is u sentiment free
from t;lint of any kind, and as rare as
pure charity.
Ducks have decided opinions of
their own; they always come out fiat
footed
"A new mode of suicide has been in
vented in Illinois. a man filled his
mouth with gun-powder, and, putting
caps between his teeth, chewed them un-
til an explosion took place.
The Chicago Times very pertinently
saws that if the brothers in lazy Of Grant
had been us numerous and active in the
service of the government, during the
war, Us they have been since, the last
draft would have been unnecessary.
DO daily and hourly your duty; do
it patiently and thoroughly. Do it as it
presents itself; do it at the momopt. ana
let it be it's own reward. Never mind
whether it is known or acknowledged, or
not. but do not fil to do it.
"A Ouaker's adyice to his son on his
wedding day: When thee went a court
ing I told thee. to keep thy eyes wide
open; now that thou is married tell
thee to keep them half shut
Mrs. Stanton said, in her recent Ice
ture at Pittsburg, that the Democratic
marty was woman's best friend, and that
the Radical leaders care more for the ne
gro than than the white woman, And
Mrs. s. for once in her life was entirely
correct.
The age of miracles evidently has
not ceased. A man went into revival
meeting in Lyonville, H., short time
since. and was making fun of the peni-
tents. when he fell to to the floor, and
was carried out in an insensible condl-
tion. A few days after he attempted to
renew his sport in the same place.. when
he was stricken with paralysis, and at
last accounts, he had no use OF tongue or
limbs.
A Connecticut lawyer who wished to
cross the river on the ice, was told thatlt
would be entirely safe to make the at
tempt if he crawled over OH his hands
and knees. Anxious to so, he hum bled
himself accordingly, and had laborious-
ly got halfway across when ne was
oyertaken by man driving along lei
siurelytir q. buggy. The rapidity' with
which he assumed an upright position