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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25
ultimate death,

LOVE, FORTUNE, OR PoslT1oN.--
Who marries for love, takes wife (;
who marries for fortune, talk $ a mis-
tress; who rnarries for position, takes
lady. You are loved by your wife,
regarded by. your mistress, tolerated
BY your lady. You have wife for
yourself, mistress for your house
and friends, lady for the world and
society. Your wife will agree with
you. your mistress will rule you,
yoar lady will manage you Your
wife will take care Of your household
your mistress of your house, your
lady of your appearances. If you
are sick, your wife will nurse you
your mistress will visit you, youl
lady .willuiiquire after your health
You take a walk with your wife, a
rid with our mistress, md go to a
party with your it.ss lady asfl y pr : wife VIE
will share your grief, your mistress
your money, .andiyour lady your
debts. If you die your wife will
weep, y your ii; mistress lament, and your
lady will wear mourning. Which
will you have? ,aa atp L
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A BROTHERS. REVENGE.

A correspondent Of the Philadel-
phis. Press writes the history Of a
tragedy on the plains in the far west :
Riding out above Julesberg, rock
was pointed out to me, at the foot of
which had been enacted a tragedy,
the mere recital of which made my
blood run cold. The place was in a
deep canon, surrounded by high bluffs,
anil there was a loneliness and silence
in the frowning rocks that oppressed
every visitor, and made them glad to
hasten their departure from the
gloomy dell. Many years ago two
young men came from the east and,
ascending the Missouri, engaged in
the fur business. They were bosom
friends, and prospered in all their
undertakings; money flowed into
their Golfers and they. became veal
thy still they stayed in the west
that had been so generous to them,
and finally determined to make it
their permanent home. One of the
young men had a fair sister, who
lived at st, Louis, where the parties
went annually TO sell their furs and
divide the profits Of their business
The girl, infatuated by the tales ol
adventure, told her by her brother
longed to visit the great west, and
begged so hard that her brother fual.
ly consented. For a whole year she
lived at the hunters rancho on the
head waters of the Missouri, and
when the time came for the partners
to go down the river to sell their furs
the brother was sick and could not
go. The girl was 10th to leave hel
brother, but he urged her to go home
and see their mother, saying he would
soon be we'll and follow after her
Intrusting his darling to his frienf
and partner, the two set out in {
Mackinaw boat, we'll manned ane
provided with every, comfort: Th,
brother grew worse and the summe
wore away before he was able t.
travel.
In the meantime the partner re
turned, bringing him news from hom
and a division Of the annual profits
which were larger than ever before
The brother, pleased with the name
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25

WHAT BRIGHAM SA1D.-The Nor
mons tell good story of Brigham
Young. Among the applicants ut for
the special privilege of taking second
wife, there came, one day, a brother
of unusually doubtful character a
drunkard and a rascal ]. generally,
when something like the following
dialogue ensued: $50. you want
another wife, do your" " Yes, if you
please, Brother Brigham. Wei,
the short of the matter is, that you
can't have one.' why can I'll have
one as we'll as the other saints2'. $50
vou want to know the whole story,
do you" +" Yes; |, q should. 10 like to
know why I.ean't have more thanione
wife, as WELLS the rest of . 'em.H
I" W en;Tyoushall know, them in short
order: want your race. 10 die out
es.itin liz ,S!9lfil..J3 y AZ ~ = .-II
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25
DIR. RADWAY'S
Perfect Purgative Pills,

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Stomach. Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, BLADDER, Nervous
diseases, Headache, Constipation, Costiveness, 1ndi-
gestion Dyspepsia Biliousness' Blious Fever In; D.
tbe int rnn, yisccra Warranted to effect positive
cure Purely Vegetable, containing no mercury,
minerals, or delcterioas drugs
y Observe the following symptoms resulting
from Disorders of the Digestive Organs:
Constipation. inward Piles, Fullncss Of the Blood
In the Heao Acdity Of the Stomach, Nausea, Heart
burn, DISCUS, Of Food, Fullnc:s or weight IN the
Stomach. Sour Eructatons, Sinking or Fluterng ai
the Pin of the Stomach, Swimming OF the Head,
Hurried and Difficult Breathing.
A few doses OF RADwAYS PILLS Will fee .he
system from aIl the above named disorders. Price,
Ok cents per Bog. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS.
READ aFALSE AND TRUE" Send one lette'
stamp TO RADWAY & CO., No. 81 Maiden Lane
New York. Information worth thousands Will "
sent you.
J7ly B ~
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No HoME1.-There are

ANo AoAAC. /! oSA1-o,. - s'rs@ o7<1
who know nothing of the blessed all-s
Auences of a comfortable home; mere
ly for the want of thrift Or from dis
sipated habits. Youth was spent in
frivolous ,amusemenls and demoral-
izing associations; leaving them at
middle age, when the intellectual and
physical man should be in its great
est vigor, enervated and without one
laudable ambition. Friends. long,
since lost, confidence gone and moth !
ing to look to in old age but mere
liberation in the community where
they should be ornaments. ysNoEhones.
to fy,to when wearied.wlth'th strug-a
giles incident to life; no wife to cheer
them in their despondency no .chil-r1
dren to amuse them, and novirtuous
household to give zest 20 tie Joys of
life. All is blank, and there is no
hope of succor except',ilat w,hiehSis
given cut by the hands 81 pubic 81 : !
private charities. WhsH: II Iss family
of an Industrious and sober ,citizepv
gather around a:cheerful fire of a
wintry day, the hoAeless man is
seeking a shelter, in the station house,
or begging nights rest in mt: the. out,
building of one who started in-life at.
the same time, with, no greatek ad.
vantages; but honesty and industry ,
built up that house, while dissipation
detroyed the other.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25
What il is 10 be q Widow.

II think it must be a jolly thing to
be young widowl" I. heard this
remark the other day, in group of
laughing girls. l think I remember
saying such thing myself in my
girish times. Do you know, girls,
what it is to be widow? 1t is to be
ten times more open to comment and
criticism than any demciselle could
possibly be. 1t is to have men to
gaze as you pass, first at your black
dress and. then at your widows cap,
until your sensitive nerves quiver un
der the infiction. 1t is.to have one
ill-natured person say, Il wonder
how long she will wait before she
marries again p and another answer,
!" Until she gets good chance, sup
pose." 1t is now and then to meet
the glance of real sympathy, gener-
ally from the poorest and humblest
woman that you can meet, and feel
your eyes fill at the token, so ra e, it
is, alasl unlocked for. 1t is TO have
your dear fashionable friends console
you, after the following fashion: "Oh
well it is dreadful loss. We knew
you'd feel it, dear" and in the next
breath, "You will be sure to marry
again, and your widows CAP. is very
becoming to you" But it is more
than this to be widow. 1t is to
miss the strong arms you have leaned
upon, the true faith you knew could
never fail you, though all the world
might forsake you. 1t is to miss the
dear voice that uttered your name
with tenderness that none other
could give it. 1t is to hear no more
the we'll known footsteps that you
few so gladly once to meet. To see
no more the face That to your ador-
ing eyes seemed as the face of the
angels, of God. To feel no more the
twining arms that folded you SO low
ingly; the dear eyes that, looking in
to your own, said plainly, whatever
it might seem to others, yours was
the fairest face earth held for him.
It Is to fight with mighty sorrow as
a man fights with the waves that over
whelm him., and to hold1it at arms I!
length for while, only to- haye--in.
the hours of Loneliness and weakness
the torrent roll over you, while
poor storm riven doye-you' see no
haven. .i.s,i II,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25

In religious eSalteRens I'll ia as . soaas aa...s
try town a person. meeasaeigghber.e
who took him bys the hand and sadasss
oI have become d christiiad.:' sa~asa "
It an glaa, 81 t9f i ..x&hs .ss h thereby e. i
e for Suppose 2sa lshsq lssq 5aG {S:. hsve
:, settlement Of that little aeeoant aa..s:,i
tween isscPay.ms what ,thoue6wastI,i~
r. uNo.msaaeh Aewsbern christian; >;
furnint onshishe;esf,d lteHgiol is rsla
u sSa busihSasasss ihaa is basshsss ssss sdi h
e s3ssT:s bGa dyEs ,sEs1 Ia Vsf1 q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25

Be good to your mother. II any
one must wait for a favor, or for neces-
sary comforts, do not let it be her. lor
she will not be with you many years.
When she is dead and gone, it will
be an increasing sorrow if-you have
neglected to give her these little
loving attentions which would have
smoothed her pathway and eheered
her last days.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25
SELLING A STATE FOR sTAxEs.-
The Little Rock (Arkansas) Gazette

SELLING A STATE FOR TAXES
The Little Rock (Arkansas) Gazette
says:
Outrageous taxes imposed upon the
people of Arkansas, 1t u time. when
they had not recovered from thesim-
poverishing effects of the war, worked :
the forfeiture of the enormous guam. = :
tity of about three million acressof (
land, or one-seventh part of the whoies;
State, through the ,non-payment of z.
taxes. During the past few weeks, !:
the State Auditor has been engaged :
in selling these lands. Only about
one-thi, d of them could nd'purcha- 4
sers, and that on an average, at the
small price of the amount of taxes
imposed. The In,lssollsd sls lands are m j now 9, {.
being re-ofered for sale, with .theu5
prospect that. the amountdlsposed ofat
added to that solda, the original sale,
will not exceed one-6alf. Of the whole =
three Sailliss asFs;:. 'si;; I'll a.lhiqs f5s tass
ilkhave gotten, after adpgtag ausnH4'
of the people into bsnkanpecy,beeau
they could, noe meet .lfs6peffsas taxes &
levied BY dneonscfy0 81 0aabls iawmHss1 !g Hs1 ):
about ope5hlaF M h the taxes il Asmsnded. asl
Thea Auditors oGce:.7is howeheingts
aoodedywithnpetit etitiene treingaIL gnan:ae
ilsTof tie aonatIl0 q
s6 FHl aasalI s 3. 5ls: sas Rassf 81
the, law as it stands, ry r!op man, ,s wosa Pa,
man, and childis entitlsdS upon CROP.
er application, rtoa16o iaeres Of land < (
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25
The New Church Organ.
BY WILLIAM N. CARLETON.

They've got bran new organ, sue'
For all their fuss and search;
They've done just as they said they'd do
And fetched it into church.
They're bound the critter shall be seen
And on the preachers right
They've hoisted their new machine
In everybody's sight.
They've got chorister and choir,
Agin MY voice and vote; - !,
For it'was never my desire
To praise the Lord by note
I've been.a sister good an true
For five and thirty years; :.
I've done what seemed my part to do,
An prayed my duty clear;
I've sung the hymns both slow and quick
Just as the preacher read,
And twice, when Deacon Tubbs. was sick
took the fork an led!
And now their bold, new-fangled ways
Is cumin' all about;
And I, right in my latter days,
Am 1a1rly crOWueu ouV.
To-day the sspreacher, good old dear,
With tears all in his eyes,
Read-'I can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies
T al'ays liked that blessed hymn
Is'pose I al'ays will;
1t somehow gratifes MY whim,
In good old Ortonville;
But:when that choir got up to sing, y
Icouldn't catch q word;
They sung the most dog-gondest thing
A body ever heard!
Some worldly chaps was standin' near,
An when I seed them grin,
I bid farewell to every fear,
And boldly waded in.
thought I'd chase their tune along, :"
) AM tried with all my might; '"
But though my voice is good am strong
I-couldn't steer it right; - ',y|'7-i''..
When they was high, then I was low,
An also contrawise; 9si.. iiHa''' ~
And L too fast, or they too slow,
To mansions in the skies.' 4; :
An after every verse, You Know,
They played little tune;
I didn't understand. an 80 i-.. =
Istarted In too soon..1' !. ~. D.
1 pitched itprctty raiddlin' high,
fetched a lusty tone, ,..-.sz.. - .',...
But oh, ,alas!;I found that T 80 i
Was singing thoro alone! .. j :.
Th ey laughed little, ] am told,
But had done my best; 7il l....l
And not wave Of trouble rolled
Across my peaceful breast.
And sister Brown-T could but look
She sits right front of me;
She never was no singin' book, ~
An never.meant to be;
But then she al'ays tried to do
The best she could, she said,
She understood the time, right through,
An KEEP it, with her head
But when she tried this mornin', oh,
had to laugh, or cough!
1t KEEP her head a bobbin' so,
It cen Almost came Off!
Ah! Deacon Tubbs-he all broke down
AS one might well suppose; --.---.-,.
Hc took one look at sister Brown,
And meckly scratched his nose.
He looked his hymn book thro' an thro'
And laid it on the seat,
And then u pcnsivc sigh he drew,
And looked completely beat.
An when they took another bout,
He didn't even rise;
But drawed his red bandanner out,
An wiped his. weepin eyes.
ryc been q sister, good an true,
For five an thirty year;
I've done what seemed-my part to do,
An prayed my duty clear;
But death will stop my voice, I know,
For he is OIL my track;
And some day to church will go,
And never more come back.
And when the. folks get up TO sing
Whene'cr that time shall be-
[ do not want no patent thing
A squealin' over me.
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Living Together.

.urably is greatly promoted by the
habitual exchange Of the little courte-
sizes Of life; they are never unim-
portant, never unacceptable, are al
ways grateful to the feelings in every
household. Shall brothers and sis
tiers be less careful of the feelings of
one another, than those of stranger ?
and as between husband and wife,
should there be less effort at gentle
ness of department, Of suavity of
manner, and courtesy Of expression
than is extended to outsiders, who
have no special claims, and may never
be seen again. Shame upon any
member of any family who neglects
those affectionate attentions, and
those suavities of department toward
the members of the household, and
even to the lowest servant, which can
not fail to elevate the giver and draw
from the receiver those willing, and
spontaneous reeiprocities which make
of family associations a little heaven
below.
Fault-fnding is an apple of discord
in multitudes of families. There are
some persons who, from ngliness of
temper arising from bodily infrmity
or an inherent blight of nature, are
forever finding fault, either with
something said or done, or omitted to
be said or DONE; if not in the family,
then out of it. Somewhere or some
thing is always going wrong with
them; in every remark they make
there is vinegar and bitterness; their
whole nature seems to be in condi-
tion of chronic snarl; their adjectives
are of "a most sweeping character;
every person is "iar" or swind-
ler" or scoundre]," even if their
shortcomings are of the slightest
character. Such persons are demor-
alters Of the community in which
they live, and Of those with whom
they reside, they are a perpetual
storm, tornado and curse. This
complaing, faultfnding trait does not
assume these gigantic proportions OF
enormity at once, but always comes
by slow degrees and long practice:
Let the reader fear falling into this
great condemnation let him be afraid
of it, and resolve never to find fault
with anybody or anything, or charac.:
terize any ones conduct for omission
or commission, until he has slept on
it, thus giving the clearer Judgment
Of renovated brain an opportunity
of more dispassionate exercise.
Let every person of refinement, in
telligence end culture, bear5in aa. 7 mind "a
that Giving together with others
pleasantly, happily, it is of essential
to practice the virtues of
uniform gentleness, Difference and
courtesy, remembering that one .of
the most cardinal points in the promo
tion of domestic enjoyment and OF
family happiness is to cultivate self
sacrifice ; for it is this which cher
ishes love in the heart Of the giver,
and kind es it in those for whom the
self-sacrifce is made; or, to frame
the principle into phrase which all
can comprehend, remember and ap-
ply, that is the noblest heart in any
household which gives to the others
the first choice, and leaves to others
the best place and the best things
Halls ..'o,enaz of Health.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25

3 =K7H0NDRE6 AEsTo EWISss
man ever appears 70 thinkshe# so0n
he must sink into oblivioo-that we
are one generati IN of>milllons. Ye'
such is the fact. Time and progress
have through countless ages come
marching hand finland, the one des-
troying, the other building up. They
seem to create little Or no commotion,
and the work of destruction is easily
accomplished as child tearing to
pieces rose. Yet such isthe fact.
A hundred years hence, and much
that we now see around us will have
passed away. 1t is but repetition
of life story; we are born, we die
and hence we will grieve over these
venerable piles, finding the common
level Of their prototypes, in nature,
ultimate death. .,,..
We all within our graves shall sleep, !.
A hundred years to come;
No living soul for US shall weep, ~ .
A hundred years to come; -. -
But other men our land will till -.
And ,ther men our streets WI fill,
And other birds shall sing as gay,
As bright the sunshine as to-day.
E A hundred wears to come.
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J. .Cosr OF LEe1sIATIvE SESSIONS; s;3::5 -
Mr.. Potter, Of MHss.chassestssi :hass i.
gathered some interesting. factslsela-s,
tive to the average and cest of !lesis'oa
'lative sessions in twehtysfouf leading
States Of the Union ,'Ii5a Ths Tev HSnP +,
shire House of R RIl.aplrY'enll9tiyes " has :,
the largest. humber oi men.f~ls-SS38'A'
willie the Dslswa{e {e.H Il nj. 1rissb!t 2iiss *
New. Hampshire, howevf - has the - =
smallest number Of 'ssnators-112 ,esSi-sn
.cept Delaware, which ,h4s nine per-.
sons in the Upper, House California
pays her Legislators $40 apsrSaie d, :,
while those of Rhode Island receiyea
but 81 per day. The Kentucky ly!y1 Leg
.islature meets but once in,tWo. years;
and the average length Of. the session {,
is sixty days, while The Legis1at!ur:e'of
Massachusetts, holds annual sessions :,t4a ,
Of about one, hundred and seventy
days. The Massachusetts,, Legisla-,4
ture. is also ahead ia the matter Of.
expense. Law in the Bay State is
enacted at the high 1'ost Of S25e,Qoo
per annum, while ii. Delaware the
1.egislature. costs bs bbuss ss19 ocot bisq1EEa q1Eas
ally; in iRhode Island, IS 5000. shnu-ri
ally; in New-Jerseys Sid, eco par =
wear: and in New YORK; 4spee' ee'ahspe
nnsaIl;ys-.. taai % '21' 'S3" I'''s SS NJ ~.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25

A Yankee who thinks that ceremo-
NOUS funerals are a waste of time
has invented new. kind of coffin
which will, he thinks, be useful. 1t
is like the ordinary casket, but runs
upon casters placed on one end of it.
He prope $ that, while the clergy
mm is reading the service, the coffin
shall be wheeled about the room,
stopping before each mourner' andthus
avoiding the long procession of friends
and acquaintances desirous of seeing
;he features Of the dead which closes
4 funeral now. He estimates that by
the use of this Fugacious casket,"
as he has christened it, a clever 'un-
dertaker may attend fifty per cent.
more funerals than under the present
system. ~ I, -.
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;anev & EIadaer Complaints,

Urinary. aud Womb diseases, Gravel, Diabetes
Dropsy, stoppage of waier. Incontinence Of Urine
Brighs Diseaso, Albumnuria, md In all eases where
cloudy, mixed with substances like the white Of an
egg Hrlhreads like white silk, or there 10 morbid,
JaTS, bilious appearance, and white bone-dust de-
v lion when passing water and pain in the Small Of
,ha R,ct and along the IOns.
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EVERYDAY AN INCREASE IN FLESH
!. AND WEIGHT IS. SEEN AND FELF.
THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER!

Ecerx drop Gf,the SA2SPARILLIAN RESQL-
VENT eomnsuaic0tes through a.e Blood, iSacedt,
Urfae anil 0tier fuids dad 3uaces Of the system ne
rioor of lite tor Il repairs The ,cdStes Of the body
,ciM ne1o and 5or;,d naseridi. Sc,Ciild, Syphftts
Consumption, Glandular diseases, C1cer8 in the
Tarodt, Mouth, Tlmors, Nodes fl tho Glands and
Other parts Of tie system, Sore. Eyes, SrtaorouS
dixclarges from tue Ears, d,ld Ns aeOrst JoinscJ
.Nin diseases, E,Mptions, Ferer SoreS, ScdM Head,
Pia9 Worm, Sat Rheuna, E,ySipelds, Acne, Black
Spois, Wo,rns in TIE Flesh, TNaOrx, Cancers In The
Womb, and al aee0Ienin0 and pdinttR discharges,
Night S,cettts, Loss Of Sperm and all aedstcs Of he
hre principle, ,1rc tciiin tie curatire rdn0e Of Mis
,conder nj lotter7l Cheaia,y,anu q Jr'o days use
,cM J.ore to any person using ID for eiattr Of these
orms Of diseOse it, potent po'ce'' to cure ITEM
1.-THE patient, dailybecomins reduced blythe wsstes
and decomposition that is continually progressing,
succeeds IN ariesling these wastes, aud repairs the
same with new material made from healthy blood
and this the SARSpARiLLIAN will add does secure
"a cure is certain; for w.sn once this remedy COM
menccs lis work Of puriaca,inn and succeeds in di
rnnshinc the loss Of VASES, lis rrpuirs will be rapid,
aud every day the patient Will feel himself growing
better and stronger the food 3igesting better nppe-
lite improving, and flesh and weight increasing.
MOI only docs the SAEsAPAETLLiAN REsoLvENr OK
eel all known remedial ngenls in the cire OF Chronic,
Sorofilous Constitutional. and Skin diseases; but II
is the only positive cure iur
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An Evening Game.

The following game of questions
and answers, which. when played up
on by the uninitiated into the my te-
ries, is we'll calculated to afford END
less laughter A lady may be sup.
posed to request gentleman to write
down this list
|. Set down lady's name.
Q. Set down some time past.
s. Write the name of place.
A. Write either yes or no.
S. Yes OF no again,
6. A ladys name.
7. Solne time to come. :.
s. Yes or no:
8. Yes or no again. -e
10. Name Of city. =
IL. Some color.
l2. Any number not exceeding six;
l3. Name Of a color.
/ IA Yes or no..
Is. A lady's name. :. ~
l6. A gentleman's name. 80
II. Name of a clergyman.
is. A sum Of money. ;
l9. Name Of place.
2c. Any number at all.
When these conditions have been
complied with, the gentleman is then
requested to read off the list, thus
prepared. as answers to the following
series of questions:
2..To whom did you make your
first offer2
g.. When ?
8. In what place
4. Does she love youf :.
5. Did you love her2 u.
6. When will you marry? =
7. How soon?
8. Does she love you?
8. Do you love her? +
10. Where does she reside2 .
II. What is the color Of her hair ?
l2 What is her height? !, o ar.,
l3. What is the color Of her eyes ?
IA. Is she pretty p :. 80. !,
Is. VINO is to, be the bridesmaid
Is. Who is to be the groomssm9aanll TOOL 81 q Z
= ...Ia