davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31
COTTOasSIATES
Life Insurance Company
pri1,e5naI Office Macon, Ga.
PRINCIPAL Office, Macon, Ga.

II
HE business this STRICTLY and HOME coMPA
Nv is confined by law to legitimate Life Insurance alone
Policies issued all the approved Mutual Pns issues lo %
under the muuaI rate oo hoS
to insure pn that plan beng very expensive IN
the long ,e., , ,, -;1 orroco obor+
Il is Known that good Mutual Company Will
az cent especially at South and West where Investments bring
on @ t Of n6t on the business divided annually amongst
1all The Mutual Policy Holders without exception i,
Onebrd Loan when desired Interest," cnageo
Wbsrsa Gab p& that is pay
and haEsO per added their faces whlch more
&han the original sum insured - ,... ~ - d + -
E4he contract. rs,1 ,o1ro
W. offer the people the financial security Northern
of the insured and addition
thereto Capital commencing with $500,OoO!
Millions dollars annually hitherto lost cnV lrcua
I f Tho Sont payment premiums Northern Companies In
derived made these Companies IN
then sustain our own Enterprise and thus keep our money and the
profits at home. N1s.-s&
OHfcers at Macon, Ga:
VIM B. JOHNSTON, President.
VIM. s. HOLT, Vice-P President
GEO. SAOBEAR Secretary.
JOHN W@BBRKE, General Agent
Gli Msafs saSeFsnteadnt Of Agencies
a JAS MERCER GREEN, Medical Examiner
Cotton States Company is Georgia South Carolina enter
GOOD Company and fully identified with the interests OF
people ably represented in the general management o
South Carolina Directors Y.u.11 o. .pNrv
UoDAW Z. General Agents for North and South Carolina
y1Wx J. LAVAL, ESQ, Office, Columbia, S. c.,
M w ABNEY, NJ. d. Edgefeld, S. c. o,
June III "a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31
Breyities and,Levities.

/ ~ fti.'
s9-, When q man with a mother IN
law kills himself in Arkansas, the coro-
4 ners jury brings in verdict Of iustifable
homicide n
!, i s@r Letyour expenses be- such as to
!. leave balance in your pocket: Ready
money is friend in need. F
s9- Brigham Youngs SEVENTEEN birth
day arrived lately, and, his wives and
i,children gave him a surprise party, all as
sembled in a hall and invited him to din
ner. The family together looked like a
town meeting where universal suffrage was
in vogue.
ng- 1t is great waste Of raw mate
rial to put ten dollars worth Of beaverton
ten cents worth of brains
sW The young men at the watering
places have discarded white vests The
young ladies use SO much oil on their hair
that vest is only good for one evening on
the piazza
D- What slang ohrase might Noah
have used when the dove returned to the
ark? Didyou see anything green (the
olive branch p
@ A Western paper accuses con-
temporary of dirty meanaess," and re-
marks: We want him to understand
that two can play at that game" A ia
ther frank avowal -.
R9~ a strict Temperance man:;in Con-
necticut would not let his horse drink ont
ola public trough which had the word
"bitters" painted upon it by some peri
apatetic advertising agent.
G Gravity is no more evidence of
wisdom than paper collar Of a shirt. ~ Z
E@ A schoolmaster recently informed
his pupils that the feminine gender should
be applied to all ships and vessels aaoat.
except mail steamers and men of-war.
pD-A Cincinnati newspaper contains
an account of production of new play,
and says the audience sat speu-bond
One was deaf, and the other three asleep"
H@ A man in Wisconsin has applied
for divorce on the ground that his wife
is unable to work on the farm as she used
to do" ~ :.
bg- A stylish bonnetin California costs
more than mule. go
E 1t is vain to hope to please all
alike. Let man stand in what direction
he will, he must necessarily turn his back
on one half of the world.
B9- The married women of Browns
town, Ind, have held meeting in which
they resolved" against worthless, viii
ming, lazy husbands, resembling SO many
indolent Egyptian mummies"
Ba A lady in Missouri, who hal been
suffering from TYPHOID fever, became part
ly deranged, and imagined that if she
swallowed some needles she would recov-
er. She took paper, wrapper and all,
under this hallucination. Perhaps it is
needless to say that she is dead.
- There would be no evil speakers if
there were no evil hearers 1t is in scam
dal as in robbery--the receiver is as Lad
as the thief
What is the difference between ed
itorial and matrimonial experience? In
the former the devil cries for copy"
in the latter the" copy cries like the devil.
= A Wisconsin paper mentions a
case where burglars broke into a store,
but the goods we're marked so high that
they would not take any away.
- An exchange says old age is to be
respected That depends whether it sap
piled to the human race or tc poultry
i- Indiana husbands always pur-
chase the "non-explosive" kind of bum
ing fluid. They find 1t so much cheaper
than divorce suits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31
nag The following speech is attribute,

We IHo Io1F0"II'6 oPeeOH 10 dVtIIUuteO
to q member, Of the Legislature of Penn.
sylvania ~ know wimen, Mr.. Speaker
I say it in no disrespect;; ] know 'em;
have had heap to Go with 'enl. They're
useful class, and-yet with the best o.
'em you may have trouble"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31
NEBLETT g. GOODRICH,
SALUDA HOUSE.

Mrs. R. B. BoULwARE respectful
ly announces to the Edgefeld public that
she has opened the SALUDA HOUSE,
and will use every exertion to please all
who may favor her with their patronage.
She solicits the encouragement of her
friends. lf
G9- Board by the Day, Week or Month
at as low figures as can possibly be at:
| forded.
I Edgefeld, May 30 If %
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31

"No, 1 THANK You AT a re-
cent spiritual.sitting in this city, there
was present a woman who mourned
the loss of her consort, and, as the
manifestations began to appear, the
spirit of the departed Benedict ap-
peared upon the scene, Of course,
the widow was now anxious to en-
gage in conversation with the absent
one, and the following dialogue en-
sued:
Widow: "Are you in the spirit
world"
The Lamented II am"
Widow: How long haveyou been
there?
The Lamented,; 90, some time p
Widow Don't you want to come
back and be with your lonely wife p
The Lamented: "Not if know
myself It's hot enough here
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31
Gin Repairing.

T1HE Subscriber, with the benefit of a
Il practical experience for the last
twenty-five years, offers his services to
Planters of Edgefield wishing their GINS
REPAIRED, SAWSSHARPENED, &c,
&C., and will attend promptly and faith
fully to all orders. Terms reasonable.
Letters addressed to him at Edgefield,
8. c., care of Mr.. d. r. Durisoe, will re-
ceive early attention. -
w. B. MAYS.
July5 I'm %
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31

Executors Sale.

Wy Order of D. L.: Turner, Probate
ID. Judge, we will proceedto sen al, the
iote residence of NANCY HARDY, de-
ceased. on Fsiday, the Sth September
next, the PERSONAL-PR OF
the Estate of WIN. HARDY, dec d., con-
sisting of i Z SI9> i3ffNa
CATTLE, .riaa ;. .l5.'ttas.., .,.ei-.'l
HOGS,
KITCHEN UTENSILS,
And various other articles unnecessary
to mention. -. I. IS. -.
Terms Cash. -.,lSi -, !, }.r..
H1RiERY +: Fl MHsIi HARDY Ex'rs
Aug % 81 30
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31
A CARD.

hAvING given considerable attention
to the business of REPAIRING and
TUNING PIANOS, now offer ,ay SER
vices to the people of Edgefeld, promis-
ing prompt and good work to all who
may favor me with their patronage.
WILLIE CHEATHAM.
Aup2 If ;. 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31

@~ A celebrated writer says that :" to-
bacco has killed kissing"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31

@ A man named Tease has married
a Miss Gross; he leased her until she
agreed not to be Cross any more.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31

Violin and Guitar Strings.
IF you wish fine VIOLIN and Gull
j TAR STRINGS, go to
G. L. PENNS Drug Store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31

So they have shirked and sighted me,
and shifted me about
So they have well-nigh soured me, an
wore my old heart out;
But still I've bore up pretty well, and
: wasn't much put down,
Till Charley went to the poor-master, IAN
put me on the town.
Over the hill to the poor-house- chill
dren dear, goodbye!
Many night I've watched you when
only God was nigh;
And God IL judge between us; but will
always pray,
That you shall never suffer the half 90
tO-day
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04
The French War.

Military operations progressed active.
y around Paris during Saturday aud
Sunday, aud were uniformly favorable
to- the Government. The Versailist
troops stormed the environs of Fort
D'lssy successfully, driving out the in.
surgents, capturing number Of prison.
srs aud guns, and advancing " within
two hundred yards Of the for.. Early
OF Sunday morning the garrison became
panic-stricken aud retreated into Paris
The severity Of the attack is shown BY
the report that the fort was battered
into wreck by >McMahon's artillery.
IL is admitted from Paris that the other
Southern forts, now held by the Com.
munists, are untenable on account of the
bombardInent Of them aud must very
soon be surrendered. A delegation OF
Paris Masons visited Versailles on Sat.
urday to ascertain the prospects Of re
Cancellation, but Thiers reiterated his
purpose TO make no terms with tho
Commune. A loug procession Of Ma.
sons advanced to the ramparts the same
day and planted their BARRIERS under a
heavy fire. Cluseret sent out fresh
troops from Paris Sunday, and fierce
fight was in progress all day 10 the
vicinity Of D1ssy. The Communists
threaten TO seize the Northern Railway
unless the running Of transportation Of
mr. 4. T.. ,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04

How SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN
PILLAGED.-The following may be
taken as sample of the robbery-for
really no milder term can be applied to
ito which the inhabitants Of South
Carolina have been subjected, and which
is part Of the abuse which has led to
the calling of the tax payers convention
next month. The Assembly chamber
was TO be fitted up, and it was done in
the following manner: A clock at the
entrance worth 500 is charged at s4S5;
another inside, worth s75, is charged at
s475 for each of the twenty committee
rooms, mirror cheapy mounted was
purchased, charged at 1855, not worth
half the money Gov. Scott has refused
to allow them to be unpacked. An ex-
ceedngly plain chandelier Of 100 bur:
ners, which would be dear at 81 900,
is charged at $4,000. The speaker
sits in front Of curtain charged at
sl,365, draped form cornice charged
at 1865. Ten dozen spittoons are 10.
voiced at s96 per dozen they were SO
thick on the floor that forty were broken
during the session. Each committee
room had TN elegant china enamelled
toilet set, ut s65 each. But the total
is most astounding-s92, 500, Of which
it is safe to say that more than oue. half
is fraud, while it is equally certain that
s9,25O would have furnished the As.
sembly room Of Frustrated State nc.
ceptably
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04

The post Office department, under the
Congress Of the old thirteen confeder.
ated colonies in l775, consisted Of a
Postmaster General aud a Deputy, who
had the superintendent of fifty post.
Offices, and few hundred miles of post
routes. The U. s. Post.ofiice Depart.
meut now embraces nine distinct
bureaus, employs three hundred clerks
and directs the workings of more than
$4,000 mail routes, extending over 224,-
900 miles. ln addition, an Auditor Of
the Treasury with nine chiefs of divi.
sion and one hundred aud fifty clerks
inspect and settle the accounts of Z 300
small contractors and $4,000 postmas.
tiers.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04

The manufacture Of garters and sus-
penders is business Of greater magui.
tude than is generally supposed. Two
factories-one at Waterbury, Conn,
and the other at E,st Hampton, Mass,
have each capital of s 300 900, aud
produce about s2,000,0O0 each per an.
mum. Their suspeuder production alone
is five hundred dozens per day each,
There are about one hundred similar
manufacturers Of suspenders, whose
average daily make is from twenty to
enc hundred dozens. The ranging sale
of suspenders is sixty cents per pair, and
carriers eighty-five cents. The highest
cost suspenders are fifteen dollars per
pair high cost garters begin at fifteen
dollars. The latest novelty in the line
Of ladies' carriers are broad velvet bands,
heavily fringed aud guilt mounted.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04

A tornado passed over the lower por.
tion Of St. Mary's county, on the goth of
April. Several dwellings, barns and
fences were blown over. The outbuild-
ings of Mr.. j. j. Langley were COM
pletely demolished, aud the contents
were carried into the Bay, leaving him
without meat, corn or fodder.
On the 22nd ultimo, a difficulty oc.
Cured between Mr.. Joseph d. Richards,
Of Cambridge, and William Grason, Of
Wallach's Landing, Dorchester county.
Some words passed between them, aud
resulted in Mr.. Richards shooting MIR.
Grayson, the ball striking the latter
in the centre of the head just
above the ear and glancing upwards,
passing between the scalp aud bone and
out at the top Of the head. Immediate.
ly upon firing Richards retreated into
Mr.. Todd's store, followed by Grason
with drawn pistol in his hnnd, who,
remarking that "he could kill him, but
did not wish to-" beat the former over
the face and head with the butl.end OF
his pistol in fearful manner. Mr.. VIII.
liam L. Hicks, Constable, summoned
citizens TO his assistance and fortunately
succeeded in parting the combatants
before any mortal injury was Inflicted
and physicians report the wounds OIL
both as doing well, They are each well
connected, and the affair has caused 0
good deal Of feeling in the community
Mr.. Richards has been held to bail ia
81 900 to answer TO an indictment for as
sault with intent to kill at the hands oil
the Grand Jury
In the Circuit Court Of Anne Arun
del county on Friday, Mr.. George W
Nutwell and others were found guilty
by the Court Judge Hay den) of riotine
at Democratic primary meeting in the
Eighth District of Anne Arundel couu
ty in 1869. Mr.. Nutwell is very
active politician of the Democratic party
lie was sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment in the county Jail, and to
pay a fine of $500. A number of other
parties who participated in the disturb
anco were also found guilty, aud were
sentenced to pay fine Of $3.50 each
aud undergo one months imprisonment
The FIRE KING. The Denton Union
in its issue Of last week, says:
"After the adjournment of the Court
on Thursday, j Judges Wickes aud Stump
accompanied by Sheriff Richardson
proceeded to Mr.. WIN. p. Richardson's S,
in the Neck, with whom Nathan Coker
the fire king, lives, to witness some OF
his remarkable performances with the
element which ordinary men dare not
touch. The object of the visit being
made known to Cocker, he forthwith
heated on iron and began the perlor-
nance
ave merely mention this to convince
the doubling Thomases that We have
such an individual in our midst, and to
record the evidence of such honorable
gentlemen as were the visitors to Cocker
on Thursday"
The Easton Star says that the far.
mers expect to commence wheat harvest
by the first Of June.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04
CHANGE OF TINE.
WESTERN MD. RAILRoAn
Ia -

TNO take effect April 9,ls7I, Calvert
Station, Corner Franklin and Calvert
Streets, Trains leave $50 A. NJ, and Q. 30
and 80 p. NJ, for OWING Mills, Refs.
tersiown, Finksburg, Westminster, New
Windsor, Union Bridge. Middleburg, Dou.
bic Pipe Creek and Mechanicstown.
RETURNING,
Leave Union Bridge at 500 and LISA.
NJ. and 8.24 P. NJ.
Mechanicstown at G.S5 A. NJ. and 80
p. NJ.
Westminster at 5.45 and 1853 (. N. and
400 p. NJ.
Stages connect at Glen Morris Station for
Hampstead and Manchester ON arrival Of
$50 A. III. tain from Baltimore; Mt Mid.
dleburg Station for Taneytown and at Dou.
BILE Pipe Creek Station for Emmittsburg on
arrival same train.
An Express Car leaves Calvert Station,
Baltimore, daily, Except Sunday at $3.50
L. M. Light freight and parcels can come
by this car il delivered before 800 p. NJ.
PASSENGERS Station. The Depot Of N.
G. IL. W. Freight Station Corner Centre
and North Streets.
Office Of General Freight and Passenge,
Agent, No. 1893 North Street.
Ofiice Of President and Superintendent,
No. "a North Street, Baltimore.
N. B.-A Ticket Office has been opened
at No. 0 North Calvert street, opposite
Barnum's Hotel. Tickets can be procured
at any time during the day at all points on
line Of Road; Baggage called for. checked
and delivered upon application at this Office.
JOHN I. RIGNEY,
maya Master of Transportation.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04

1t may be very gratifying to our rea-
dors to know that scientific men predict
for us a summer of unexampled severe.
ity, when disease and death will be
plenty, and the chances of general car.
rying of the population quite cheering
to undertakers. But it will be more
gratifying to our readers to know, that
our scientific men" are quite as ieno.
rant as the rest Of us on this subject.
The jury have found verdict Of
''murder in the first degree" against
Mrs. Fair, for killing A. p. Crittenden
of San Francisco, in November last.
Pennsylvania has the largest assessed
valuation Of real and personal estate of
any State in the Union-s1, 1884, 2l9,-
936.
The London and South Eastern Rail.
way, leading to Dover, last year, car.
ried 100000 passengers without q
single accident.
The American Toutine Life Ipsu.
rance Company, New York, goes into
voluntary liquidation, by a vote Of the
directors.
A French paper asserts that I per
cent. Of lunatics are made SO by the
employment Of hair dyes,
There ure 5000, 900 real estate own.
ers 10 the United States, two.thirds Of
them being farmers. :
The constitutionality Of the Income
Tax is to be tested in the New York
Courts.
Seventy.eight women are now regular.
y ordained preachers in tho United
States.
One thousand tons Of sheet steel
we're used in England last year for the
manufacture Of steel pens.
In New York city the aggregate
contributions to the German Relief
Fund were 5000, $50.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04
Death of the Hon. James NJ. Mason.


Hon, James NJ. Mason, whose death
had been for some days expected, died
on Friday evening last at Cla-ens, three
miles west Of Alexandria, Va, where he
had been living for u year or two past,
and whittier he had removed from Win
chester. Mr.. Mason's position among
the distinguished men Of the times is
an eminently historical one, full of
events and honors, and enriched with
brilliant family prestige. For several
years be was a member of the Virginia
Legislature, aad 10 1887 was elected to
the United States House Of Representa-.
tives. Subsequently he was leading
member of the United States Senate,
aud for several years was chairman of
the foreign relations committee. At
the breaking out Of the late war he left
that body, along with the other South.
ern Senators, aud in November, 1861.
he embarked with MIR. Slidell, ut Hava.
ma, on board the British royal mail
steamer Trent, for Southampton, &C.
credited respectively as ENJOYS from
the Confederate States of the South to
the courts of Great Britain and France
A few hours afterward the Trent was
overhauled by the United States stea-
mcr San Jacinto, Commodore Wilkes,
and the surrender Of Messrs. Mason aud
Slidell demanded by him. They were
surrendered, and imprisoned for some
weeks at Fort Warren, in Boston har.
Dor, whence they were liberated on the
peremptory demand of the British gov
eminent, and sailed for England in
January, 1862. Wilkes, who was greatly
lauded at first for the act, both by Con-
gress and the Cabinet, was soon after
ward summoned before a court-martial
composed of naval officers, and by them
adjudged guilty Of gross offenses and
sentenced to suspension for three years
Mr.. Mason remained abroad for some
years after the termination of hostilities,
and on his return to Virginia took up
his residence, as already stated, near
Alexandria For some time past his
health had been failing, and within the
last month he had lost his eyesight.
He died Of general debility, his nervous
system being generally deranged. He
had been unconscious for day or two,
and died very peacefully. Mr.. Mason
leaves an estate Of about 100000.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04

At New Brunswick, N. j., on Satur
day Theodore Willitts, proprietor of the
Brooklyn Opera House, and Mrs Anna
NJ. Yates, "a lady of wealth, beauty and
social standing" were arraigued for con
spiracy to murder Samuel Whitehead.
Whitehead is a wealthy citizen of
Washa, N. j., father Of Mrs. Yates aud
father-in law of Willitts. James Bax.
ter, formerly employed by Whitehead,
made affidavit that on July IA, 1870,
Willitts, Mrs. Willitts and Mrs. Yates,
offered him $4,000 and house for the
remainder Of his life" il he would kill
Whitehead, and they suggested that he
should burn the house, with the old
man in it. He made the attempt about
a month after but Whitehead escaped.
They twice afterwards tried to induce
Baxter to kill Whitehead, but his cour.
age failed. The accused, who deny the
charge, were held in $4,000 bail to ans.
wer at the next term ofcourt.