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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16

"Why not tonight" she asked
Perhaps he is in hurry for them
Truly I do not feel in the leas
sleepy
Neither did | so at it we went.
And is this man your brother? 2
she inquired, holding up a bill, and
giving me look I shall never forge
to my dying day" JOHN BITTIN
GER ?"
That's his name" l answered
frightened half out of my wits. but
why do you ask?"
"The name is very familiar she
explained, in quiet voice. and then
bent over her task determined upon
guarding her secret with her life j
necessary.
Such pale, set, earnest wretched
face never looked upon before OF
since. took no notice, for, you see
a glimmering Of the truth had dawn
ed upon me. and, although eager to
know, could afford to wait.
Fifteen minutes, think, passed in
perfect silence, our hands busy all
the time unfolding and sorting anew.
What in the world is this, do
you suppose? Here is a letter, a love
letter-it can't he that John Blttin-
ger ever wrotea love-l letter-directed
10 Miss Maude Tanning Isn't this
funny? Here is the way it begins ::
My own darling" Oh, isn't this
fun"
Stop, Mrs. Sinclair !" said my
companion, taking the letter from nv
hands and holding it close to her
heart. That is my letter, and l
claim the right to read it alone. "
And without waiting for another
word, she turned away and walked
like aqueen into her own apartment.
sat like one spell-bound until she
returned to my room.
"Where is your brother p she
said.
Down stairs in the library" I an
swered.
"Take me to him." was the next
sentence she uttered.
John lay just where l had left him
on the lounge. With sigh, which
was almost groan, she walked to
his side, and said, John I have just
received your letter"
If you could have seen him, then,
you would have thought just as I did
that the fellow was going mad. He
cleared that sofa with one bound
and the next thing l knew my dress
maker was in John Bittinger's arms
What did it all mean2 you ask.
Only this, that my brother was
formerly in partnership with a MIR
Andrews. This Mr.. Andrews was
desperately in love with the lady
John was engaged to. He succeeded
in parting the lovers, this very lettel
figuring conspicuously in the separa
ton. This John (who, it seems, ul
to the time must have placed entlr'
confidence in him) placed with other
to mail upon his desk. Andrew
must have withdrawn it-not belnI
able just then to destroy-and mi1e'
with other papers. This letter ex
planned the whole situation, whlcl
Andrews had been for some tim
shrouding in mystery. At any rate
he made trouble enough; and m
dress maker married the wrong maj
and the wrong man drank up all III
money and died.
She is Johns wife now, and I al
} happy, for they both love me.
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A Horrible Story.

One of the many recalled stories.
which are borne upon the very wind,
the following was told a might or TWO
ago: Some years ago there waa$a
wel-known engineer, whose name ela is
not given for good and sufficient rea. q.
sons, ran. passenger train on7one o.
the most popular and most travelled
roads that run out of Indianapolis.
At certain place on the road, every
night for about week, as the pas
senger trainran by this engineer came
laundering along, it was certain to
be thrown from the track by obstrpe--
tions placed there. Several of these;
mishaps to the train caused loss 'of
life, and the company was becoming
considerably alarmed, and the ability
of the engineer was being seriously
questioned. One night as the unfor-
tunate train was nearing the fatal
spot, the engineer, who had beensit-.
ting grum and silent at the throttle:
turned to his fireman and saidc:.ff
this train jumps the track at that
place tonight, you follow me; don't
stop for anything, but keep close at
ter me- Somebody has been throw
ing this train off the track, and lin
going to catch him When the train
arrived at the usual place it strucka
misplaced rail and was banked The
engineer, closely followed by the fire.
man, jumped from the engine and :
ran into corn-Geld, and started up
a man that lay concealed there. Upon
bringing the culprit back to the wreck
the enraged passengers wanted to
Lynch him, but the engineer, q, stern;
cold, determined man, preyeptefl
them, saying that he would take
charge Of him, and through the in-
tercesaion of the conductor the trem-f
bling wretch was left in charge OF the
engineer, The train was rightsd, and
was soon speeding on its way. The
prisoner, who had confessed his fend-;
ishness, had been seated on the en-
CINE, and the fireman placed beside
him as guard. When the train
was on smooth piece Of track, bowl
ing along at a: speed Of twenty-five
miles an hour, the engineer beckoned d
the fireman to stand out of the way.
The fireman stepped aside, and the
engineer -picked.up round stick OF
wood and struck the criminal such a
blow upon the head that it stunned
him. BE then caught the quiverlng
form of the poor wretch, and, open
ing the furnace doors. threw his body
into the hot, seething hell of : flame.
The doors were shut, the train rat
tied along, and never, until upon ms
death-bed the engineer confessed the
act, was it ascertained what had been
the fate of the fend. who had been
in the habit Of throwing the train Oft
the track.--1ndianapolis Sentinel.
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THE OLD COAT OF GRAY.
BY BLoND1NE.

| By BLONDINE.
It lies there alone; 1t is rusted and faded,
Wit, patch on the elbow, q hole in the
side;
But we think of the brave boy who wore
1t, and ever
Look on it with pleasure and touch ii
with pride.
A history clings to it.; over and over,
We see proud youth hurried OF to the
fray,
With his form like the oak, and his eye
How gallant he rode in the ranks Of "the
Grayp
It is rough, it is worn, it is tattered in
But I love it the more for the story it
A story of courage in struggle with sor-
rows,
And heart that bore bravely its burden
of cares.
1t is ragged and rusty, but ahl it was
shining
In theesilkiest sheen when he wore it
away,
And his smile was as bright as the glad
summer morning
Whenlhe sprang to his place In the ranks
of "the Gray"
There's rip in the sleeve, and the col
lar is tarnished,
The buttons all gone with their glitter
IT'S thing of the past, and we rever-
emily lay it
Away with the treasures and relics of old,
AS the gifts of love, solemn, sweet and
Are cherished as leaves from long van
ished day,
We will keep the old jacket for the sake
of the loved one
Who rode in the van in the ranks Of "the
Gray"
Shot through with bullet--right here
in the shoulder,
And down there the pocket Is splintered
and soiled,
Ah! more-see the lining is stained and
discolored!
Yes-blood-drops the texture have stiff
ened and spoiled.
1t came when he rode at the head Of the
column,
Charging down in the battle one deadli-
est day,
Wnen SquadfOnS OF lOemen were DrOkeu
asunder
And victory rode with the ranks of "the
Gray"
Its memory is sweetness and sorrow
commingled,
To me it is precious-more precious than
gold;
In the rent and the shot-holes volume
is written,
In the stains on the lining is agony told.
That was ten years ago, when in life's
sunny morning,
He rode with his comrades down in the
fray,
And the old coat he wore aud the good
sword he welded
Were all that came back from the ranks
of "the Gray"
And it lies there alone; will reverence
it ever,
The patch on the elbow, the hole in the
side,
For gallanter heart never breathed than
the loved o.
Who wore it in h, ;s-. a;i.:..- ,,..'s,s ..ri.l
Let me brush of .; - 60
ters and Ia
Let me fold itup
1t is all that is IL
lost one
Who fought for
of "the G
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16

Everybody has heard of "the Ar
kansas Traveller" his private name
being Sandy Faulkner. He still
lives, and is clerk at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel, Little Rock. Somebody
recently asked him the question
What kind of a State Government
have you got now?" Well" re-
sponded the Arkansas Traveller, |
reckon we are cussed with the wust
passel of thieves and trash ever sent
out from oblivion to Arkansas. They
just govern here with high hand
and if our lives are our own oul
money aint." There is good deal
Of truth in this. The carpet-baggers
so long as they are backed up by the
administration, can easily plundel
without killing.-M 7. Tribune.
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Suicide of Prominent Citizen Of Ha-
gerstown, nd.

Suicide of a Prominent Citizen Of Ha-
gerstown, nd.
A special dispatch to the Baltimore
American from Hagerstown says {:
Our quiet town was thrown into a
state Of great excitement on Saturday
morning by the announcement that
one Of our most respected and veal
thy citizens, Judge Charles G. Lane,
had committed suicide. He was
found in the garret of his house in
kneeling posture with a rope around
his neck, which was attached to a
beam overhead. Although he had
gone up stairs only a few minutes be-
fore member of the family went to
look for him, life was extinct when
the body was found. Mental aberra-
ton was no doubt the cause Of the
unhappy taking off. Some three or
four years ago Judge Lane lost his
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16
When Is the Best Time to Insure
NV Life}

Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause the cost of the insurance is
lower to-day than it will bel hereafter.
Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause, for certain sum, you can now
secure larger amount Of insurance
on your life than you can in the fu-
ture.
Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause your health is good. If you
wait until some accident or impru-
dence has impaired your health, you
will he too late. Life insurance is
intended for healthy lives only. No
responsible company can insure an
invalid.
Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause this act, which provides for the
comfort of your family in case of
your early death, will free your mind
from all anxiety about them, and
leave you to pursue your daily busi-
ness with greater energy and success.
Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause it is the only time when you
can call your life certainty.
All these reasons for efecting an
insurance on your life to-day, are ap-
picable alike to the man Of family,
and to the mali who is.living alone
in. the world. For there is rarely
any person to be found upon whose
health and life, some one, near or re-
mote, is not dependent. The mar
lied man must insure for the benefit
of his family; and the bachelor must
insure-if for no one else-for the
benefit Of himself, endowing his age
with a policy to be paid when he at
tains the age of fifty, ffty-6ve, or
sixty years.
Under every circumstance of life,
there is reason to be insured NOW.
In no other matter of Importance is
Indifference or procrastination so haz-
ardcus as in this.
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---r------.,e>-, ...v uoi0iiudnL dSreeu
to pay the plaintiff large sum of
money (some $3,000) 1t is under
stood that the final negotiations were
concluded a few days since and the
money paid. Judge Lane was about
sixty-five years Of age. He was
presiding Judge Of the Orphans
Court for Washington county for two
cor three terms, and at the time Of his
death was President of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Hagerstown, he hav-
ing been Director in this bank ever
since its organization, and one of the
largest stockholders. He leaves a
large estate, which will be inherited
by his two surviving children.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16

the house, madam, anu -~----
that 1 had rolled into quiet, clean
street, and had stopped before plain
two-story frame house, bearing the
number was in search Of. A whole
some, motherly-looking woman open
ed the door, and in answer to my
call for Mrs. Andrews directed me
up stairs to the "second story, front, :"
and there 1 found her. wish I
could give you even a slight idea of
the figure that greeted my eye. as |
entered the room. She was about
medium height, with slender, grace
ful-wondrous!y graceful-fgure. 1
thought then, and l say now, that
she was the most beautiful woman l
ever beheld. Such exceeding SYM
metry of face and form is hardly
met with more than once in life
time. 1t is no use to attempt a..descrip-
ton. Her eyes were dark blue, veil
ed by long, sweeping lashes. adding
to the look of patient sadness ex-
pressed in every feature. She looked
about twenty, though / found after
war that she was something older
than this.
Mrs. Andrews ?" said interro-
gatively, as she opened the door to
my knock.
Mrs. Andrews" she answered
with smile-a smile so sweet and
rare that could have caught her in
my arms and kissed her without fur
ther parley.
"The dress-maker ?" l asked
again, coloring to the roots of my
hair without the least reason in the
world.
"Mrs. Andrews, the dress maker, "
she replied, with dignity, the smile
fading from her face. Can l do
anything for you 2"
In FIVE minutes more had explain
ed my business, and waited to see.
what she would say.
Il have engagements for all this
week." she said, in low, sweet tones,
glancing at her memorandum book.
And then, again, Mrs. Sinclair, 1
never go out Ny work is all brought
to me here, and when it is finished,
my customers here she turned her
head, and looked out Of the window
for second" my customers this
time more decidedly" send for it. I"
You do not mean to say that you
never go out Of doors ?" l inquired,
with shudder. Some way the idea
of this lovely woman forever shut up
with her work in this lonely street
was more than could bear.
"Oh no" she answered, smiling
again, very much to my delight, i
only mean that / never go out to
work.
Have you any especial reasons
for this ?" wasmy next query. "Do
you not find it equally remunera-
tive?"
"oh, it is not that" she replied
quickly; but have little baby
girl, not quite two years old, whom ]
find it impossible to leave"
"But that will make no difference
to me-" l interrupted, warmly. "l
think I should quite enjoy having
your little one with US. She will be
company for my baby; and, my deal
little woman, I really believe th'
change would be good for you both
, I think !! can safely promise not t.
overwork you"
Delicate, sweet, lady-like as sh
was, kind words were evidently stran
| gers to her ears; for, after a mo
J ment's silence, she said, with a chok
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NJ & s..

IL S no u.s..
other day." remarked mvl, - =,
self than my great lazy brother, who
lay stretched out on the library
lounge, just after breakfast reading
the newspaper.
Cant put what off, he inquired,
tossing the carefully perused sheet on
to the foor-his usual habit.
Cant put off having my dresses
made" replied, a little petulantly,
1 am afraid, for I knew my answer
would disappoint him. Men gener-
ally have very little sympathy with
housekeeping and dress making trials
at least my brother had none.
Women spend altogether too much
time over these things" had heard
him say time and time again, and
naturally was vexed at myself for
giving utterance to this thought be-
fore him.
"Oh, dresses p he replied, in his
usual tormenting tone when a subject
didn't please him. 81 thought from
your manner that it was something
Of Importance.
Every probably, Mr.. John Bit
finger" I answered, wrathfully, II
you hadn't decent coatto your back,
you would think
THAT it was matter to be at
tended to immediately" he inter-
rupted. And I should go at once
to my tailor's; but then | should
never wait to get in such fix.
"Oh, the tantalizing manner with
which this was spoken If you had
heard it you would have longed to
box his ears Just as l did.
"If you had a baby to take care
of, and house to attend to, and all
your own marketing to attend to.
l began, my burning checks fully
testifying to my vexation. But he
again stopped me with. j.
"If l had baby to take care OF,
and nurse to do it, and house to
attend to, with an experienced house
keeper at the head Of the establish
ment, l don't think | should have
any excuse for not having q decent
dress to my back, or for being serv-
ed more than once with rump-steak,
especially when I paid for porter
| house.
This was a sore spot, and John
knew it; and l thought it was real
hateful of him to revert to the mat
ter again, especially as SO much fun
had been made of me in the past
but one can never be angry with
John for more than aminute-at least
| never could. He saw my red face
and concluded be had gone about tal
enough, for, jumping up. quickly
he pulled me down on his knee (the
great, rough, shaggy fellow, anl
said, while both arms held me tight
The little woman cant take
joke any better now than before shf
was a matron, I discover. / was on
ly in fun Kate. Pull my whiskers
box my ears, do anything you choos'
only do something. There =
as I couldn't help laughing to SCI
how much in earnest he was growing
Now it's all right isn't it? Sh'
shall bother about dress making, ant
buy tough steak, and be Just as rldl
culous as she chooses-only she mus
never on any account be angry witt
her brother for more than a secon'
at time. And now what kind Q
d:esses is she going to buy, and hoy
is she going to have them made
Pompadour and pelerine and aounce'
and all that sort Of thing, I SUP
: pose ?"
"I know exactly how I want ther
made" I replied, laughing for. thl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16
Never Be Cast Down by Troubles

If a spider breaks his web twenty
times, twenty times will he mend 1t
again. Make up your mind to do a
thing, and you will do 1t. Fear not
if trouble comes upon you; keep up
your spirits.
Troubles never stop for ever;
The darkest day will pass away.
If the sun is going down, looA up
at the stars; if the earth is dark,
keep your eyes on heaven. With
Gods presence and Gods promises, q
man or child may be cheerful.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16
Notice.

IL persons indebted to the Firm of
n Griffin q Cobb on accounts con-
tracted during the past Fall, will please
come forward and settle withort further
notice, as no longer indulgence VIII be
given. 1hir AN :" o0
Ian Il
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MILLER, BISELL & BURUM
WHOLESALE eROcERs
Merch'tS
l75 and Ii Broad Street.
Augusta, Gsa.
w z ~ no in receipt of our Fall Stock GsROCERIEk consist
and is daily receiving,

VIZ are nov, in receipt of our Fall Stock GROCERIES,, consist
ing in part Of
Bacon SIDES Bacon SHOULDERS Dry Salt SIDES
SUGARS of all grades.
SYRUPs-New Orleans and New York DriI&
MOIASSES Rio Iaguyra and Jn"a COFFEE,
TOBACCO. SALT, PEPPER, SPICE,
Crackers Pickles. Cove Oysters,
CaNNEn GOODS consisting of Peaches Backbees Tomatoes
MACKEREL in Barrels, half and quarter bbs and Kits
Seed WHEAT, Seed RYE Seed OATS, Seed BARLEY,
Case LIQUORS of BRANDY, WHISkEY, GIN
are offering the most complete and largest stock of BAkkh s
LIQUORS House the City, and selling at ess that VIII n'u
10 the Planters Edgeed would take this
to their liberal patronage and respectfully re-
Quest continuance of the
our Goods for CASH prepared sell low and oft
times lower tn 5naa any 0'hsf h0'Se III 'ne o' If AZ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16

es- In the q. 8. Senate, on the 10th,
Ames introduced bill to open all
branches of the army to colored men,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16
Neuril! Neuril!

nm immediate relief and cure for Neu-
ralgia. Call and get Bottle, at
G. L. PENN IL SONS
Drug Store.
Nov. 13 If II
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Advances On Cotton !!

r will make ADVANCES ON COT
i TON, and send to Augusta to be sold.
:. B. C. BRYAN, Agent.
DIG, H. At 52
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Stock Complete IN Every Department!
A.3A. CLISBY,,

lin addition to his unusually Stock DRUGS CHEMICALS PAT
ENT MEDICINES every kind PAINTS OILS &C., has in Store
and is daily receiving
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-16

vw,n Daoies, S3OU: twins, both boys,
$4o0; triplets, $500; triplets, all
boys, 81 900.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-14
DAILY RECORD
FRIDAY. NovEMBKR "a. issa.
D,vo.cr-Rey. c. G. Ames, in a Re-.

DIvoRcE.-Rey. C. G. Ames, in a re-
cent lecture on marriage, speaks thus OF
divorce: Not for light reasons-not II
haste, even for heavy reasons-should
law, public opinion or private practice
consent to the destruction Of household
once formed. The talk of divorce when
ever there is difficulty. is like sending
for the gravedigger whenever there is
sickness We do not give up, even when
the doctor says ''No hope;" We send for
other doctors; We fan the last spark; and
when all is over We place a hand on the
still heart and ask il its warmth must
forever depart Nor do We then hasten
to bury till the dead threatens pestilence
to the living. In this spirit We must
treat the disorders to which the married
is always liable; grudging no pains by
which harmony might be restored; well
coming every symptom of eonvalescence
saying or doing nothing to aggrivate or
irritate; hoping against hope at the last;
never so much as slluding to q fatal ter
mination until the last throb OF mutual
interest has ceased, and the moral
health OF household and community COM
mand to bury the dead marriage ont OF
sight.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-14

And in accordance with law and an order Of
the Board Of Directors. made on the nth
day Of September. 1873, 80 many shares Of
each parcel of such stock as may be necessary,
will be sold at public auction, ut the office Of
the Company, No. 43S California street, San
Francisco, California, on Tuesday, the 18th
day Of November, 1873, at the hour OF IL
O'Clock m. Of said day, to pay said delinquent
assessment thereon. together with costs OF ad-
vertisinC and expenses Of the sale.
d. J. GRAY. Secretary.
Office: No. ass California street, San Fran.
cisco, California. o2f.td
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Sheri6's Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out Of the District Court in and for the
county Of Lincoln, stste Of Nevada, and to me
directed and delivered. for - Judgment rendered
in said Court on the 21d day Of October,
A. d. 1873. in favor Of Miles Quillan and John
L. Donahue and against Edward Kelly and John
Donahue. for the sum of Fourteen Hundred and
Thirty-two $500 dollan damages, together
with 500 26-lO0 dollaEs. TAX costs, and al ac-
cruipg costs, have levied IN the follow.
ing property, to wit: 2 cooking stoves, and
all kitchen furniture, 10 tables, table cloths and
crockery ware, 80 chairs. lamps, clock, box
stove and pipe, dozen syrup pitchers, look.
ing glass, water cooler writing desk, 10 cas-
tors. and all the fixtures In and to that certain
Restaurant on Meadow Valley street, Phoebe,
heretofore owned BY the defendants. Notice 10
hereby given that on
Monday, the l5th day 81 November,
A. D. 1873, at q O'Clock p. M, will sell all the
right, title and interest Of said defendants in
and to the shove described property, ct the
premises, ON Meadow Valley street, Phoebe, at
Public Auction for cash In hand, to the highest
and best bidder, to satisfy said execution and
all costs. fU'.1hrs.t-
". 8. TRAVIS, Sheriff.
By B. H. HEREroRp, Deputy.
November 4, 1873. n5.td
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Notice to Absent Claimholders,

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO H,DEF.
IN FENBACHER, one of the owners in the
quartz lode known IA the ST. GEORGE LODE.
situate in Ely Mining District. Lincoln county,
and State of Nevada. that if he, the said II Def
enbacher, does not appear and pay his proportion
the said st. George Ledge within NINEfY DAYS
from this date his interest in said lode will be
sold to pay the same. according to the law in
such cases made and provided
JOHN WILSON TT AIS.
Phoebe, August II, 1872 ,ui7.tf