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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-05-29
Past aud Present.

)! The last number: Of the Sootherh
Quarterly Review, il. an admirable
article entitled 1.-The Model Credit
Mobiier Republic, has the following
about South Carolina: y.
Suppose we look for moment at
be moral eoadi jOa ST.. the South
since it has been under the Christian
care of .As repabIican masters, In
South Carolina. /. short time ag,,, one
Patterson. WAS elected to, the Unlsed
States Senate. The day after his
election two members OF the Legisia-
ture, who had voted for him, swere
that th"yhaa been. bsibed, .a#d be
was aTsstsdsJ They then swene that
they had cemnaitted perjery, and he
was discharged It is known that
they'were 4rst 'paid-fer their votes
nv Patterson, and then; '4ot exposing
the bribery, Aty the cppositioncanA-
date-a negro called Rtiiottt-anda a
third time BY Patrerson's friends for
swearing that they We're peTT OF
such material is the South Carolina
Legislature under Republican rule.
Such is the result. Of reconstruction,
The abolition Of slavery, the disfran-
chisement Of the whites and the en-
franehisement Of the blacks.
John c. Calhoun resigned the Vice
Presidency in. 1882 to FIJI the station
te which this carpet -hagger lis nov
ELECTED. The State was at that lime
witheripg under the ,demoraliyipg.
blightipg and, degrading influence Of
slavery. -. D..
In the Legislature by which Mr..
Calhoun was elected we're James L.
Petigru and Hugh 8. Legare, Of
whom we need sly nothing; there
were also Preston and Butler, and
Barnwell and Elmore, and Rhett and
.HGgsr, and Evans, all ofthem after
wards senators; and Pickens, and FL
lott. afterward Bishop of Georgia;
and the Ward1aws, both aftergard
Judges; and Duncan. and Caldwell,
and Withers and Frost. afterward also
promoted to the. bench, and Aston
and Seabrook. and Hampton and Burt.
and Men,minger. and others Of Like
character. :, a.. i.. ..,..r !. j.
Imagine Stephen Elliott. or James
L.. Peagru, or Hugh S. Lsgare,. or.
Andrew Piekens Butler, or Daniel
Elliott .Huger, or William G. Preston,
.or"Made- Hampton, ~or any one of
their associates, swearing shathe had
received for his vote five hundred
dollars from Mr.. Vice-Pfssident Cali
houn. @ -A-ei o.
Imagine the senator elect marched
off to jail in charge Of e constable, IS
and Robert Y. Hayne,, or George Nc
Dufiea or James Hamilton, pegotia.
ting with the embryo bishop. or one
Of. his honorable associates. to see
what was the least possible sum for.
,rh:-l.. LII. Z cosld he dcrA-that IS, Cox
4 L
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,s-~ Harry sn,der, of Noble, Indian

rY Henry snider, of Noble, Indiana,
is the last lunatic who expended the very
last chest full of wind he possessed in
ascce,rtai1ning whether his gun was loaded
or not. The owl that snider would have
pepperet; had he lived a few moments
longer, winkea at the noise, and then
few away II ponder Oh the uncertainty
Of the human, toe as 4 means OF holding
back gun trigger:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-05-29

AaaEsrEp.-Yssterday morning
Chief of. Police Ghristaia receive -
dispatch from Mr.. 2. w. Nc Milan,
OF Ninety SIX, 8. c., stating thar a
fine mule had been stolen from him.,
and giving .. full dsscsiRtiop, Of; ;the,
animal and the thief. a white map-
The officers at enee set te, mork. cad
.axressed on suspicion man, WHO
,tated tAat he was j. B. Jones, from
Henderson, n. G., as answering 10 she.
description Of the party BY whom,
Mr.. McMilIan's mule was stolen. It
was,ascertaiped before. the arrest yas
.made.that Jones'. if saeh Sbs his real
name, SOLIDS mule similar to that
!'stelens from, Mr.. Mcmillan to Mr..
BarnettS a stock dealer in this city,
Wednesday afternoon, and that the;
animal waR shipped by Burnett yes
terday. morning to "a man named
Murtishaw, in Columbia S. G. Jones
.was placed in safe quarters, and in
tellieence Of his arrest sent sent to.
Mr. McMillan.-Augusta Constitute
onalist. 23d. e;"i!
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THE PEOPLES CLOTHING. STORE.
TYE,LARessT, T,HousEtNtT HEST ATE
3~'4 ;sa6S Broad St, Augusta, Ga !
VIZ. -. ram aSey, Agent

this season the LARGEST LINE OF FINE, MEDIUM AND
COMMON READY MADE SPRING and SUMNER CLoTAlNS toG
MEN and BOYS in the We have Of the MOST ELGANl
GOODS that can found and every article of make snd e9us
to custom ysers stosetber with the FIN EST LINE or
GOODS III The city: HITS CAPS TRUNKS .VAldoilo' &C. view
Goods constantly arriving 80, ,p,. fso,, o,
to csbe lea Nhe should purchase Clothing before
aiming this immense s'0'A' W. A. RAMSEY, Agent.
Aa,,as.; ase:a,l ,.aasT Pm II;
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EaiE Notioe:t !:

A Ii. persons indebted to me ior Goods
6AjMfel,aseti daring tine year 1877, are
URGENEIY7 REQUESTED q.. CAhi'
4aND. SETTLE AT ONCE. Nneteen
per cent per anEnui will be addea- 70 AZ
siicf accutints af er lst January. Hence
forth my Terms wilt be 1S,per cent. per
annum, with tcati 10Y days Of grace alter
maturity. I, II. CHEATHAM
MAY. Z, u II ~
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49, - =
The Saul OF. The State.

/ That which distinguishes man and
places. him highest inthe scale Of ere
ated objects is the.gitt OF the soul
that immaterial essence which makes
him irresponsible being-which thinks
resolves, loves or. hates-whicb lifts
him from this dim spot which men
call earth and carries him to and be-
yend the stars-whfcf efevates, puri-
hes ard ennpbles him, or debases, cor
rupts and degrades him. The body
may be weak or diseased. It may, be
outraged or maltfeated. Yet If the
man preserves his soul in its integrity
preserves the truth and manhood
Of his nature, be survives the wreck
Of the body and maintains that which
is. better than health or forttae-bet-
ter than the gold of 0rrAus OF of
Ind''-his hong, lis. Integrity. his
ssH-rsspect and an approving COM
science p ...- .r.. -
So much for the individual. Ths
same proposition holds good for the
State.
That which we admire in Com
monwealth, i. the character and tone
Of its citizenship, which embraces.the
soul Of the .Stase. The. wealth of a
comnunity-its developed resources
its utilized industries--its 6sances
Its farms-.-its workshops-its shsp-
ping-its mines-its fa.fories-its ca
mails and railroads all these are as-
sential. They make up the body os
the State-its material part--its boaes,
flesh and sinews, Veins and. arteries.
We propose not to minify these con-
stituens elements Of the State It,is
important that they be duly magni-
fed and placed in a. condition Of
health and Wig j.
Just as the. highly endowed man
can utilize to little advantage. his
wealth of high thoughts, neble senAi.
ments and true aspirations without
ootiip hNAO sHb<tiiCftf Sa CHSIHi co %
cotnmeaMeahh, however intelhgent,
moral and spirited, its citizens may
BIZ cannot sustain itself until to Its
pride Vi intellect and character it
adds the strength which comes from
its physical. resources. Yet, after all,
the seal of the State Its meoraie-is
that which should be subject of
ever-present, earnest concern. This
above all things should be kept un-
sullied, intact. Hence the point We
desire to make:
In our efforts to be loyal to truth
and justice, we take no merely par
tisan view of the subject. 1t will
not be denied-it cannot be truth
fully disputed-that since the Radi-
cal reconstruction Of South Carolina,
stream of corruption has flowed in
to the State, and invaded nearly eye
ry department of the government,
and reached more or less every COM.
munity.a The reins Of rule have fall
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ty THIS may be a trife personal, but
IT'S fke way they puG thiags out West,
A St. Louis editor. in speaking 9f 9a.aa 2
brother ink-slinger, says: "He is yeuag
yet, bat he can Sc at his desk and brush
fAs so6Wsbs a ela ia s la .sss!i ceiling Wia Als
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-05-29

several small perforations about Il the
cheeks and eyes and forehead. The
gun and the meal and the pet were
all there, one was as instinct with
mortality as the other. ara s.,,s
Locks are no longer necessary at
that mill.-Albany (Ga) News.
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White Linen Duck Suits,

A r only sll,oo per snit.-a splendid
EA-article and very cheap.
j RI. ChEtTHAM.
May II II q
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NOTICE
TO THE ECITlZENs EDGEFIELD D

receiving SPRING and SUMMER GOODS consisting Of all
the Novelties of the Season. sf
Our Stock is larger usual annever complete Close
buyers will money by giving it an inspection
g Also full line Of FURNISHING GOODS on hand
WHITMAN & BENSON,
929 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga, Opposite Misonc ~"
Augusta, Ga. April2 5m- -
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A TRAp,GuN DslE;oTis ;i tn THE THEE; IIi !;

|: A TRAp,GUN DsTEoTs THE THIEF.
"A gentleman who owns a mill in
Baker county, not far from Leary's,
has been subjected to irregular Mon
day mornings annoyance Of calcula-
ting the amount Of meal distracted,
toSaturday nights, 60: he concluded to
set q little powder and a few blue
whistlers down in the bottom of, g.
barrell with cook cap and aspiring
to Il, in order 70 frIgaten Tho ret o.s'
rhe aot. II mould attempt 70 get
ae,uat .ae aan0vanoe On Saturday
81. ;ie w.n,iow q he mil! WAS eRans!,
III as i ss,-5- le aori ..7y'sI,.s
e"r .IS'~ -.-9 eos: es,aat.sss!s,
s,eht l9s GID, asH5
sa! -e.. the SO. ,s ,oo tsG!nasf--
s-,f. 10. i,,i.g a that
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!. .; w. J. -vEREEN, -.
or SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH.
Anderson, Starr Il Go
Manufacturers aud Wholesale /.
Dealers in Clutiiirln
". J. -VEREEN

For THE SOUTHERN TRADS.OHLYl
Orders shall be filled carefully and
promptly at the lowest.market pricea
Nov IS 80 m 6m !. ~. ~ u
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Apaal hsssi Iaakie7l ,.aasT
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-24
Cleaning Guns with Petroleum.

GREAsING a weapon with fats and oils
does not entirely protect it from rust; the
so-called drying oils get gummy and
resinous, while the non-drying oils be-
come rancid; and by exposure to the
action Of the atmosphere, acids are
formed, and they attack the iron These
are some Of the reasons why petroleum is
to be preferred for this purpose Petro-
leum is as great an enemy TO water as are
the fatty oils; and hence when a gun bar
rel is covered with a thin film of petro-
leum 1t keeps the water away from the
metal which forms the barrel; the water
which rests upon the film of petroleum
evaporates, but the oil does not, and hence
no rust can be formed 1t is very essen
tlal, however, that the petroleum or kero-
sene employed be perfectly pure for i'm
pure oil, such as is often met with in
also be taken not to allow it to come in
contact with the polished stock, as it is
able to dissolve the varnish.
The gun is cleaned as follows: Each
rlffcman carries flask of pure kerosene
and round brush, of stiff hogs bristles,
which fits the barrel of the gun The
brush is screwed to the ramrod The
gunner also carries some dry hemp or
tow. When about to clean gun, some
tow is wrapped about the rod and enough
petroleum poured upon it to thoroughly
molsten it; it is then pushed in rotary
manner through the barrel and back a
dozen times, and the hemp taken out and
unrolled, and the upper and lower ends of
the barrel rubbed with the clean part,
after which it is thrown away. This re
moves the cOarser portion of the dirt.
L he brush IS then mOiStened thoroughly
with petroleum and twisted into the bar
rel, running it back and forth at least a
dozen times, thus loosening the dirt that
is more firmly attached to it. The first
operation is now repeated, except that the
hemp Or tow on the rod is left dry, and
the rubbing with this must be continued
in all directions as long as it comes out
soiled. The use of Wire brushes is OBJ
jectionable for cleaning guns, as the
numerous little steel points cut into the
tube. Only soft tow, hemp, wooden rags,
Or the like, should be used, as the petro-
leum dissolves off the dirt sufficiently
Scientific Ame3ican
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-24
The Way to Paint an Old Wagon.

THE first operation will be to wash
every part of the vehicle thoroughly
clean, as paint will not adhere satisfac-
torily to any surface that is covered with
only thin coat of foreign matter that
water will dissolve. If there are any
large or even small cracks in the hubs, or
in any other part Of the woodwork, let
all the half-decayed wood and mud be re-
moved, and let the soft places be scraped
thoroughly until a hard surface is laid
bare. Let the vehicle then be taken into
some clean building where no dust will
settle in the paint. If one has no better
place than the open air, take the wagon
to clean lawn and let it stand on two
planks a few inches from the ground
But when painting is done in the open
air. exposed to the full heat of the sun,
the paint wilr frequently be filled with
numerous blisters, which seldom occurs
in the shade
For filling the small cracks, prepare a
sort of "mud-flling' by putting, say half
gill of good boiled oil into dish, with
about the same quantity Of lacquer, into
which stir white or red lead until the
mass has become Of the consistence of
thin putty. Let all the cracks and open
joints be filled with this material, which
will become very tough and hard in a
few days. In most instances one can
work this filling into cracks with his
fingers with more facility than with some
instrument. Such cracks are frequently
filled with melted resin, or resin mingled
with linseed oil; but the grand objection
to such material is want of proper solid
lty Resin will answer as filing where
little or no strength is required; but for
the purpose alluded to, resin and oil will
be worthless, except for filling the cracks
of carriage Of some proprietor who
would not know the difference between
a bad job and another we'll done.
As soon as the surface is scraped and
sand.papered, coat OF paint may be
applied. In order to perform such a job
in thorough manner, paint of superior
quality must be prepared. Spirits of
turpentine and benzole, which may be
used for making certain kinds of paint,
should not be employed when one desires
to prepare strong and durable paint for
use equal parts of good boiled oil and
lacquer rendered of the proper consis-
tence by adding some heavy pigment,
such as white lead, red lead, or certain
other pigments known commercially as
Iron paints" The paint which is
employed to cover a wagon, or any other
implement, should have heavy body
Covering wood work with a paint that
has only light body, will be of but lit
tie advantage and benefit to the parts
painted. After a wagon is painted, it
should not be used for more than a month
after the paint is dry. Paint on all We
hicles should be allowed to solidify for
several weeks after the surface is dry to
the touch. Boiled oil and lacquer with a
heavy pigment will make a firm and
durable paint; whereas, paint prepared
with a small quantity of'oil, little lac
quer and much spirits of turpentine or
benzole, will make a paint that will not
prove at all NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Builder
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-24
The Education of Boys.

BOYS will be boys, if they are not hin
dered. A real boy not too much re-
pressed, spilling over with fun and ting
ling with life, is one of the most
interesting objects in animated nature.
An incidental but essential part of his
education consists in his being allowed to
be boy, and, better still,s sympathized
with in the normal development of the
boy nature. To be sure it will be in ire
pressible conflict with his Aunt Terminals
views of propriety, his mother will some
times get discouraged between mending
his behavior and his pantaloons, and his
father will occasionally be provoked to
disobey the golden text, Fathers, provoke
not your children to wrath, lest they be
discouraged Not to argue against fam
lily government, too much scolding isn't
good for boy. Too long tasks, whether
of work or study, unrelieved by recrea-
ton, are not conducive TO sweetness of
temper nor the surest habits of industry.
We sympathize in every fiber with the
boy who had been riding horse to pillow,
and in the late sultry calm of the cloudy
afternoon, the vision of the cleaning
brook dancing through his weary brain,
how the fish will bite.n Never mind
lt1 SuI DltS 1HtS WOu DltC YOU. -
And worse still, the reply of that stern
parent who quoted Scripture so grimly, if
not sacrilegiously, at the little fellow who
was painting and sweating to keep up his
row, when he asked to 60 to the spring
for water. Not till we get through work
my son, for it says, Hoe, every one that
thirsteth." The old proverb is wise,
All work and no play makes
Jack dull boy" We pitv the
STILL shy boy who is so unnaiuraIlv
good as to be always in the house, apart
from other boys, porting over books. The
Boys Own Book" bulky with sports and
pastimes, is the study he needs to draw
out another set of faculties. No boyhood
was ever rounded out without The educa-
ton OF the merry outdoor world. There
is an indoor education also better than
that OF any schOOlhouse 1t is that of the
CHEEKY home into which the sun shines,
though the carpets fade, where there is no
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-24

furniture in modern drawing rooms;
have stood in more spacious and charac-
teristic colonial dwellings. 1t is far un-
like the Cambridge headquarters in which
Longfellow is set as a precious jewel-but
in its scant decoration, in its faded and
economic gentility, in its quiet, stern, un-
compromising asceticism, it is full of a
past, a past entirely its own, the Spartan
period Of the Revolution. The genius of
the place descends upon you as you stand
there. Even in this gracious June sun
light you shiver and turn cold. Gaunt
faces peer at you through the windows
there is the echo of uneasy, discontinued
footsteps in this hall, and yet through all
a pathetic patience flowing from one lone
ly self-cOntained figure subdues and sad
dens every complaining beam and rafter
in the ancient house.
1t was at this window that the great
commander stood and saw the mutinous
Connecticut troops file past and clamor
for the wages long due that he had not to
bestow. 1t was in this room that he,
proud man, appealed to the already i'm
poverlshed Jersey farmers for few more
ratIons for his starving men. It was at
this table that he wrote that pathetic let
ter to Congress. 1t was here that he was
"closeted closely" with Lafayette There
was scant cheer in this little dining-room
that winter. Yet here sat that young
West Indian, scarce turned of twenty,
Alexander Hamilton, whom Washington
in moments of rare tenderness called my
boy" and made recipient of his conf
dence. What pleasant staff appoint
ment for gay young fellow ! Smallpox
IN the distant village and famine in quar-
tiers. Here, too, sat the "Old Secretary
as they called him-as methodical as
Washington and conscious of his ways
and here the turbulent Sullivan, and Howe
in New York feasting and junketing and
only a river, dangerously filled with ice sat
times, between!
And all this to be sold on the 25th of
June to the highest bidder. You can, as
you stand here in fancy, already hear the
auctioneer's hammer. The setting sun
from without looks into the western win
dows, lingering fondly as we'll it may,
over the old house it knows so well-and
on whose like it shall never look again.
1t steals little higher toward the peaked
gable. Going, going. There is glory
on It's roof for moment, and it is gone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-24
How Girl Helps to Clean House.

SHE is perfectly willing to help. She
tells her mother she would lust as lief
stay home a week as not, and informs
her teacher, with a semitriumphant air,
that she has to stay home next week to
help clean house
The carpets are to be taken up first and
that girl, delicately reared though she be,
bravely sits down in the middle of the
floor and reads paper while her mother
and hired girl take out the tacks and make
frantic efforts to use the same form of
common prayer that the head of the house
uses when his boots don't come on easily
in the morning.
The carpet is rolled up and taken out
into the back yard and hung on the clothes
line to be busted. Now the girl comes
out strong and shows the latent energy
that is in her She SEXES an old broom
and starts toward the swinging carpet with
an air of determination On her way she
spies her friend Kate passing and goes off
to the side fence to talk about an hour and
half abOut-well, about whatever girls
do talk about under the same circum-
stances. Then she goes into the house
and eats her dinner and complains Of be-
ing tired.
In the afternoon she begins busting and
arranging tHe DOCKS IN the bookcase.
She finds, pretty soon, one of Ouida's
novels, and sits down on the floor to read,
while the ink, from a bottle she knocks
over when she throws her buster on the
table, 1uns all over the parlor curtains
stuffed under the chair near by. Her
mother finds her there, and sends her into
the parlor to gather up her music ready
for to-morrow's campaign. She gets
along well enough with her finger exer-
cises and marches, but presently she
comes across Don't be angry with me,
Darling" that Robert gave hel last week.
and begins to hum it. She opens the
piano to find the keynote, to be certain
she can take the high note nicely, and be-
gins to sing. 1t don't sound well without
the accompaniment that Robert thought
was so sweet, so she sits down and begins
to play. While she is practising Robert
comes along. He hears her. He stops
He enters. She stops. He wants to hear
that sweet song. Came in only for that.
She is too hoarse. She couldn't think of
singing with her hair tied up in towel,
but she does.
Robert signs as the song ends and she
proposes a game of croquet: They go
out and play croquet till teatime-1erre
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