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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18

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case were drawn in conformity 10 law
Onnia prdesttm lu,t,t a.ii cssc actlt-and
hence, that F.. T. WIDER, then; ies4aptN
treasurer, had duly made his monthly re-
ports, showing funds TO the credit OF the
county, that the orders were drawn, upon
these funds, and that the treasurer WIS
duly notified of the same. 1t is, not AZ IL
legged that demand for payment was ever
made on Treasurer Wider and, for auglhtt
appears he now holds the sums appr6pria-
ted for payment Of tho orders, aid would
pay the SINE upon presentation ssf. in
deed it appeared that he had Transferred
the money to his successor, this respond
cnt, or even that he had paid over to the
latter gross. fund upon final settlement
mandamu5 might lie to compel the. re- :
sIjondent 10 pay the orders. But the re-
turn states expressly that the respondent
has not received any county funds what
ever from his said predecessor s. ~
This view of thecase would be fatal to
the motion. But am prepared to. hold
that if those orders were drawn when
there W.; 10 funds in the treasury TO pay
them, they were drawn illegally, and were
consequently, imperative, and OF no el-
feet as enforceable demands upon the, treas.
ury. The claims against the. county for
which the orders were given remain. IN !:
tact, but the respondent is authorized to
pay only su Ii orders as follow hismonthly
reports If upon application of Che re.
lator TO the county commissioners tor
fresh orders, the state of the funds, With
reference To the estimated charges and
debts Of the fiscal year, should in their
Judgment warrant it, they have authority
to draw such orders, and the treasurer
would be bound to pay The same.
not within his province TO determine
whether any O. the money in his hands is
not otherwise appropriated, or, in other
words, whether there is, or will be 4 sur
plus after meeting the charges and deets
ior which the funds were raised. GcIil.s
st. Gh. NIX, Sec. "a, p. 49,. Nor Is he.
under any general OBLIGATION to pay crsd- 9:
itors of the county. Rdyne Us. Hood I
Rich. et es'24 He makes his monthly
reports, and holds as specifically appropri-
ated tho sums required to meet orders
which heis notified, havebeen s|lrawr9on
him, upon the faith of the funds sss4e-
ported. 80 ~ -
In my Judgment the respondent would
have incurred personal responsibility if he
had paid these orders and in refusing TO-
pay them he conformed as well to the spirit
as to the letter of the law. g
Il is ordered that the motion for q !,
peremptory mandamus be denied, and
that the rule be discharged. 4 - /, - =.
~ 2 JOHN ]. MAHER &
Beaufort, S. c., Feb. 81, 1878. IS
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From the Augusta Constitutionalist.
Theproper location for The Green.
wood and Augusta Railroad.

Etlaoa. of the Co7aStitmtio,salist:
SIR: Several articles have recently
appeared in the Augusta papers, rela-
tive to railroad from your city to
Greenwood, in Abbeville county, S.
c., all of which favor a line in the
extreme western portion of Edge
field county, after crossing the Savan-
nah river. I.
Now, Mr.. Editor, any one, who is
at all acquainted with the country
along this line, and will look on a
map of South Carolina, will immedi-
ately see the disadvantages Of this
route. After crossing the river the
road will run, for at least thirty
miles through country which is
very inaccessible to u large number
of people on both sides for the mo-.
ment it crosses the river, it will be
hemmed in on one side by the river,
and on the other by Stephens Creek,
which will of necessity limit its local
business to the section bounded by
these two streams, from the fact that
they are both nearly always absolute
barriers to wagons and vehicles Of all
kinds. Thence the business will be
confined to a scope of about four or
five miles, the distance between Sa-
vannah river and Stephens Greek,
for thirty miles above its mouth
Furthermore, the river furnishes
much cheaper transportation than
any railroad could possibly do, and
Of course will continue to be patron
lied by all in reach of it, as few
hours lost IN time would be very
little item, to a farmer in getting his
produce to market, where money CAN
be saved by it. And, sir, barring all
the disadvantages Of building the
road in this section, does it NOT seem
strange that an intelligent people
will expend their fortunes, already
greatly impoverished by the late
struggle for liberty, to build rail
road where nature has long ago
placed ample means for transporting
millions more than the country can
ever produce. There might be lit
tie saved in grading on this route,
but, sir, I think it would be far over
balanced in distance and location by
selecting another. In building rail
roads, air lines are always preferable,
if practicable. By referring to
map of South Carolina, you will.see
that an air line railroad can be built
from Augusta to Greenwood, which
would not only cut off eight or ten
miles in distance, but would run CEN
trally through one of the richest por-
tions of South Carolina. 1t would
be entirely unencumbered by any
barrier to an immense local business.
The route which I would suggest
would cross the Savannah river some
where near tie mouth of Fox Creek,
then coming up in the vicinity Of
Sweetwater Church, strike off about
parallel with the five. (5) notch road,
up to Duntonvillc, from there to
White Hall, passing about midway |
between Longmires and kirksey's \
ii..o.....~ s ahont Mt. Vernon camp
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Brevities and Eeyities.

+. @-A New Orleans iuryman was ask
ed by the Judge if he ever. read the pa
pers. Hereplied: Yes, your honor, bu
if you'll let me 60 this time, rll never
do so any more"
Gg- A lady, in rapid pursuit of health
at Saratoga, boasted to her physician
whom she met as she was leaving the
spring, 81 have just drank five glasses
of Congress" "Then don't let me de.
tain you," was the quiet reply.
@s- A woman fell overheard in Boston
harbor the other day, and the very Last
thing she did before she went under the
first time, was to raise her arms wildly
above the flood, and-adjust her back
'hair. - -
g- Little three-year. Mary was
playing very roughly with the kitten,
was carrying it by the tail. Her mother
told. her that she would hurt pussy.
"Why no I WON'T" said she, I'm car.
'rying it by the handle."
@- It is curious fact that though the
rain keeps thousands away from church
on Sunday, it does not deter single man
from attending to his business Oh week
days.
Gas" An old lady from the country,
with six unmarried daughters, went into
Augusta, Ga, the other day, hunting for
the Patrons of Husbandry. She meant
business.
1r" "Why don't you wash the bottom
of your feet, joe" asked agrandmother
of a boy when he was performing theop-
Grafton of washing his feet. before retir-
ing for the night; to which he gravely
replied: "Why, granny, you don't think
Pm going to stand up in.bed, do you.'
ls- Madam. why were you not here
before?' II could.Anot come, SIR"
"Wcre you not ;subp9naed, madam p
eyes, sir; but was sick" "Whatwas
the matter, MADAME" II had an awful
boil, slr.:" "Uponyourhonor, maoanl!'
:" No. sir, upon my arm.'
G- Why is the man who does not BET
as bad us the man who does? because
he's no better.
G1r A BoRE.-The man who persists
in talking about himself when you want
to talk about yourself
ASi,- a mans death was recently caused
in illinois by spider. Itwas one Of the
iron specles-in the hands of his wife.
10 Daniel Wnbster is not the only
bright boy born i'll New hampshire The
Boston Globe has heard Of another--a
youth residing in Dover, who refused to
take Il pill. His crafty plother thereupon
secretly placed the pill in u preserved
>, M ..st3, rave it e hi;;l Presently she
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18

KEEP TO THE RIGHT.

Keep to the right,n rs the law directs,
!. For such is thR law of the road;
Keep to the right, whoever expects
Securely to carry life's load.
Keep 10 the right with God and the world,
Nor wander, though folly allurcs,; -
Keep to the right, nor ever be hurled =
From what, by the statute, is yours.
Keep to the right, within, without
With stranger and kindred and friend;
Keep to the. right, nor harbor doubt
That all will be we'll in the end.
Keep to the right, whatever you do,
Nor claim but your own on the way;
Keep to the right, and stick to the true,
From morn till the close of The day.
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: A Neat Trick on a Couple of
Dead Beats.

Rolf, who keeps the news stand in
the postofice building, turns many
an honest penny with root beer
fountain. The fountain has two es-
capes, and at each of these he keeps
a glass standing to catch the drip
pings. He noticed, recently, that a
couple of elderly men, who lounged
in the postofice in the evening, drain
ed these glasses as soon as they were
partly filled. Great and mighty re
suits frequently. grow out Of, slight
causes. When Rolf detected them
an idea struck him. Before setting
the glasses next time, he dropped a
teaspoonful of catarrh snuff in each
one. 1t was new kind Of snuff, and
Rolf was glad Of the opportunity to
test. it,. He wasn't confident these
men had the catarrh, but that was
really no business Of his, Cit wasn't
anything he could help) and, besides,
science must be attended to, entered
upon the experiment with all the
hopefulness and expectation of a
young and ardent nature. About
eight o'clock the old buffers came
round, and having listlessly examin-
ed the periodicals, watched the op-
portunity which Rolf was quivering
to give them, and raised the glasses
hurriedly to their lips, and as hurri-
edly absorbed the contents. They
then lounged about as listlessly as
before tor about two minutes. At
the expiration of that time, one of
the twain commenced to look sur
prised. The other man also looked
as if ne had received unexpected in
-sellgsnce. Then their faces stimuli
taneousIy appeared griped, and the
first man remarked: %! or and
-. iIe r.it-s;ulH t.:e
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A lady writes as follows, and as
she probably belongs to one of the
classes of women she last mentioned
she probably knows whereof she
speaks; "a. /" 1t appears in this age that
an exquisiJely neat taste is acquired.
Girls under twenty are rarely tidy.
They may desire to look neat, but
they do not attain to exquisite fresh
ness. Old maids, and women happi-
ly married are the ones who learn
the refinement and quintessence Of
neatness The former naturally incline
that way, and the latter have the
incentive to excite and retain the
husbands admiration"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18

A+return to- the aold plan ,.of aP-.
,prenticing boys to trades, is being, ad-
vocated. d. s,rs ;,a,al e5ftnz, {. y iJeet'
The host of.young men in every
large city who apply for en- employment RI Y !at
t6ey cannot truthfully, affirm that they
are. educated or specially ftte'd.for .'
any particular business constitutes i M q
potent argument il fay9r oof reform,
Under the apprentice system we
should have, ,feger Ignorant mechanics
and incompetent business men. ,.,.,-,:.
/, A trade is half a mans fortune.
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A MIsrAKE.-That the editors are
delighted to get anything to :" fill up"
the paper.
That they have plenty Of time to
correct bad manuscript.
That they should puff" everybody
for nothing.
Thai they must have no opinion Of
they own
That they should know everything,
whether informed of it or not.
That they have have plenty Of
money.
That they should "notice" every
scalawag show that travels.
That they should have news,
whether there is any or not.
That they should print every man
who attends dog fight or horse
race.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18

A rural couple came to town last
week to see the wonders of Wood s
Museum, and stopping square in front
of the structure, they gazed lntently
at its dazzling frontage. AT last the
young man, overcome by feelings,
tightened his arms around his COM
panion's waist. and said
Ill bet I know what you are
thinking Of, Salina.' rg
I'll bet you don't" said Salina, .
"You was thinking that you wished
me and you was married and living
in such house as that-come now,
wasn't you, salina2'
"No, you fool, 1 was thinking
whether l fed. them hogs their swl!l
this morning before we started-torsl II
1 didn't, father'll skin me alive when
1 get home" .,t:l 90 2aiosf b.ti -.
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ter with root beer and catarrh snuff
and pieces Of liver, and such things
as were handy at the time. He hasn t
seen them since. He regrets this,
as he wants 10 get their certificate
to put in circular.-Danbury News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18

BABIES AND BALLOTS Poor crit
tersl exclaimed Mrs, Partington
with a sigh. What poor creatures
are you pitying now, mother p asked
tn. inquisitive Ike. Them unfor-
tunate wimmin in England as are
-clambering after tho SUFFRAGE" re-
piled the good old lady. From what
I hear they are all either unmarried
wimmin or married winlmin without
children, and would much rather
have babies than ballots if they could
get EN-. Now, .sence it appears they
can't, I think the least the men ought
to do would be to let EN- vote, if it's
emmy comfort TO. the poor things. Suf-
felage is woman'S lot, ennyhow.'"
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oaths are vulgar, senseless, .ofsn-
.sive, impious: like obscene words,
they leave a noisome trail upon the.
lip, land a stamp of odium. upon thee
soul. They are inexcusable, They
crafty no sense, while they outrage
taste and dignity. .sw.s e. sa'i'
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aar They call Mrs. Wray, of Georgia,
unfeeling because she chewed gum while
her husband was being laid away in the
D silent tomb. ia.se 9t!ls1 tty9i;sij :siiI e;ti
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At school exhibition which came
off short time since, one of the lit
tie boys, who had grudge against
his petlagogue, on account of a recent
fogging, is said to have delivered
this pointed oration:
ooh, Lord Of love
Look from above
On us poor little scholars;
We've had fool
To teach our school,
And paid him fifty dollars"
1t struck the distinguished instruck-
tor who had struck the youthful
poet-orator, like forty-ton chunk of
thunder from cloudless sky; and
just more n brought down the house.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18

A CHEAP WASH FOR BUILDINGS
Take a clean water-hght cask and
put into it Il half bnshel Of 'unslaked
lime. Cover it with boiling hot wa.
ter six inches deep, stir brlskly, and
wait for the lime TO slalSe. To the
lime aud water add two pounds Of a
cheap salt called sulphate Of z'nc
.(white vitriol) and one pound OF COM
mos salt. These ingredients cau@e
the whitewash to harden, and moi
crack and fall off. TO form beauti-
ful cream color, add three pounds Of
yellow ochre. y lump of ivory
black will give pearl or lead color.
Lampblack may be used to produce
a darker color if desired. Applied
TO palings, plank fences, and alllout,
buildings, they last much longer and
look betLer.--Exchange.
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DrS. Greene, Lindley l. BenlIey's
~ 3i5GREAT 7
.P A N ILY MEDICINES !!

Their success ai,ests their merits. The afflicted
who have tried them say that DR.. GREENES FIT
CURE will stop ut once all kinds Of Fits, Spasnis
and Couvulsicns. Epilepsy, .Chorea and Nervous
Wukefulnrss are completely under lis control: That
Comp. Ext. CorydaiiS is the creates! ALTERA-
TIVE and BLOOD PURIFIER known That MEDI-
GATED HONEY has no equal Us L remedy in Brnnchi-
;Gs, Asthma and Coughs That NEUIAlGIA SPECIFIC
ih JUS, wia, its name implies. They are for sale by
All Druggists. Prepared only by Drs. GREENE,
LINDLhT .; BENTLEY, Charlotte, N.
G..
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-p--------
Who WOULD NOT BE FARMER.
The Louisville Courier pays the fol
lowing tribute to the occupation OF
the farmer: s tsssIi
"If young man wants to ensure
him a middle life of the greatest
amou t of leisuye.time, there is moth
ing better than farming. If he has
an independent turn of mind, let
him be = farmer. y he wants to en-
gage in ii healthy occupation, let him
rill the soil. In short if he would be
independent let him get a spot Of
earth, keep within means, shun the
lawyer, be temperate to avoid the
Doctor he honest, that he'may have
a clear conscience improve the soil,
so as to leave thc world better than
he found it; and then if he cannot
live happily and die content, there is
M home for him,
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THE THIRD TERN.
BE COUNTED in.

But our Republic is too young to pass
into an Empire, and time will purge
the government OF its present corrupt
officials and iDaugurate constitutional
reform. There is toosmuch honesty,
patriotism and independence in the
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4 AGENTS WANTED FOR THE NEW BOOK,
Epidemic a. Contagious Diseases

with the newes, and best treaimeltfor.all cases Yhe
only thorough work OF the.kilid in the world. En-
and all analogous diseases. No Family Snfe
Without 1t, and all buy in Has2a chroml!ic
illustrations. The bgges, chance of the season ior
agents Address II. S. G0UDSPEED CO., 81
Park Row. New York.
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Kenmore University High School

Amherst C. H., Va.
Preparatory to the University of Va. II. A. Strobe
(Math Mcduiht U. Va.,) Prncipn! and instructor in
Mathematics HSC. Brock, B. Ill y. Va: lrscently
Asst Prof Lan U. Ya) Instructor in Greek, Latin,
French, German and Botany. This Is one of me
leading high schools of Vir-nia and presents many
advantages incompars bic with those Of others. Stu
dents also ireceiyed forthe Summer. New session
begins Sept 15h, lS78 For Catalogue, address the
PrincpaI.1 II i tl; XIV
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enjoyment OF these parolcswhen Pres
idenr Johnson wanted te disregard
them. | think at that time lie was
initiating the example Of.
CAESAR IN HIS CLEMENCY
towards the conquered; and if he had
continued that line of policy, SO well
begun, and had adhered to his demo-
cratic record, the South would have
unanimously supported him. for the
Presidency, and he could as easily
have been elected by them as by the
republican party. l think he was
driven into the radical party by the
odium of Andy Johnson, who wished
to run for the Presidency; and l
think Johnson the worst enemy the
South ever had. He is'a low and ig-
norant demagogue and politician.
Correspondents Then your opposi-
tion to General Grant isonly political.
General Gary-Yes. my opposition
to MIN is simply political; ]. but I lost
my respect for him as a military man
since he became the tool Of unprinci-
pied politicians.
Correspondent--Wha5 particular
political act of his first turned you
against him and in what does your
opposition consist?
General Gary-General Grant was
nominated by the radical party for
the Presidency, but he did not bind
himself to the platform o. the party
when he accepted the nomination, If
my memory serves me Alright. Itwas
when, by his acts, he abandoned the
democratic party my opposition be-
gan, and that consists in opposition
to the tenets Of the radical party. I
also think that the numerous charges
preferred against General Grant in
the speech Of Senator Sumner were
sufficient to turn every honest radical
from him, for they have never been
disproved.
GRANTS LOST FAME.
Correspondent-It is your opinion,
then, that General Grant has obliter-
ated his greatness and fame as mill
tary man by lending himself to poll
,tiicians and financial spectators.
General Gary-Itis. General Grant
is not the equal Of tee Duke Of Marl-
borough in military ability; but he
certainly surpasses him in his love of
money and in the prostitution Of his
position and fame to secure the al.
mighty dollar.
THE THIRD TERN.
Correspondent-What do you think
of third term for General Grant?
General Cary am opposed to a
third term for General Grant or any
other man, but particularly opposed
to Grant. I believe, though, from
the thorough organization Of, the radi--
cal party, and the election laws that
they have passed in regard to ma
tional and State offices, if he runs he
will be elected, or if no. elected he
will g,a ...,n ,ief ,r.s4, .ss
BE COUNTED IN.
But our Republic is too young to pass
into an Empire, and time will purge
II x,ont of ito r,roeo,t oi,rr,,nf
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y - -t.-.J vIVtcuieu aueM III Tue
enjoyment OF these parolcswhen Pres
idenr Johnson wanted te disregard
them. think at that time he was
Initiating the example oil
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-22
LOUISVILLE. KY.

ArGU.T 5.-Cdttie.-There is no Improvement
IN rst Inc a msrS Stse Ttefs p eao sas g rsGes' are vs more 1sT pI s19y
and have been sold at buyers igures. The offer
lngs during the week were liberal, very few remain
Ing ln nsa h,,c we r au eredes 1 at a. Iss S sssL rs !: o @ed snip.
S3G$i; COMMON aud thin cows, heiters, anu steers,
Sl.5U(9$2 rs fa 100 lbs, gross: Mich cows are In fair
demand, prices ranging from go to 40, as 10
Hogs.-Market fairly active with q good prospect
for the coming Teek x;os we o. qu ms,i, gGoa and lat s noss ~
at ID. 2sdy$L5o per 100 pounds. gross.
SbssD have been very. hght and very
little demand, unless for r, rough St. nu usa san ssse Y: , ME-
dunn, s3@t4 per 100 lbs. common anu rough ioH'
TJucco-Wa Us firm and active.
WooL-Isa triie tlriner. u,,
moderate inquiry. ,r,or,
Corr and oats are depressed sew wi mo If s aptnus
dimensions. We reduce quotations. Wheat Is
saleable nc full prices az quoted and mas an anvahc.
ing tendency. Rye is trm. FLOUR Is que' Dul
The inward movement of coffee continues In the
East, with which this market sympathizes In tone,
with no further advance as yet. Refined sugars aao
Ginseng is saleable mt better prices.
Baeging HIS 3 more confident tone but Is qhotaDi!
There Is a fair consumption for potatoes, onions
apples, &C.. and prices are well supported.
Dairy stores have no new features.
Among the sales we note 50, tlsrces sugar.curet
hamsiat l5c.,- on time; SO derees sugaf.cured ham.
at I4kc., cash; 2iG casks clear RIB bacon sides at fibc.
81 half. casks bacon shoulders at e8c.; 8 half-caskl
bacon shoulders at 0sc.; 60 half casks clear ri
bacon sides Ut 105c.; 10 half-casks clear RIB bacon
sides at Ilfc. /; Is tierces LARD ut &c. 50 tierces lard al
&C., on time |; 500 pounds country butter at ls@2oc.
500 dozen eggs at s@loc.; so dozen chickens at sl.st
6S2 rs; 200 barrels -four at Sig$s.so; % barrels re-
hned sugar at 9seJlIc. 20 bags kio coffee al 25s9
2Sc.; 10 rolls 2 and 2t-pound bagging Ut l358litc.
Iogs barrels Louisville ement ut xl.7G@$2.
fading lAateriaI-There Is a good demand, and
a trmer tone il springiDg up. Int prices are mol
auotably higher. Some dealers hold above ou
stEIst-pound bagxing at Ita iitc, !; iron eotton-ie,
al 9tEaIc.: twine vi I3c. ; and batling rope az 5G8sc
BreokIlst Bdcon--We quote at li@l2c. PEI
ponnu-Courfer. Ia G5s ist