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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-12-11

WJILL be sold to the highest bidder,
w at the late residence of NATHAN
BODIE, deceased, on TUESDAY, the
10th day of next December, ut IL O. clock,
ALL THE REAL ESTATE of said de-
ceased, not disposed Of by will, consist
ing of three or four Tracts, to wit:
Tract No. l, Containing One Hundred
and Forty Acres, more or less. known as
the Hazel Tract, lying OH the waters of
Mine Creek, adjoining lands of VIM. j.
Ready, Esq, BENZ. Rushton and others.
On said premises Is q, Dwelling house,
and all necessary out buildings, with q
good we'll of water III the yard. About
One-lialf is in original forest. The bal
ance IN thigh state Of cuitivation,-suita-
BILE for grain and cotton.
Tract No. 2, Containing One Hundred
Acres, more or less, known as the Hemp
Place, adjoining lands of the above Tract
and Tract No 8. There is about forty or
fifty acres cleared on this tract,-the re-
mainder in woods. There is some very
good bottom land OH this Tract.
Tract No 3, Containing Two Hundred
and Nineteen Acres, more or less, it be-
ing part of Homestead Tract, adjoining
lands Of Tract No., and also lands Of
DR.. Daniel. a portion In cultivation, a
large proportion in woods. The last Tract
perhap ps viii be divided to suitpurchasers.
Plats Of the different Tracts will be OK
hibited OH the day of sale. Said lands
are valuable, not being great distance
from Johnston's Depot, and very suita-
BILE for Fertilizers. Any one desiring to
see said lands, they viii be shown by
my Brother at the old Homestead, or by
Jas. Hazel near by, with pleasure.
TERMS.-One-Fifth Cash; the balance
on credit Of twelve months. at per
cent. interest from day Of sale. Pur.
chasers to give sufficient bond and mort
gage of premises to secure the purchase
money. If terms Of sale are not COM
piled with immediately, the Land will be
| re-s0ld ut the risk of former purchaser
Titles to be paid for extra.
tIa,..,. "a .l.- J. P. BODIE, Executor.
Nov. Dc. 81 40
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The darkest side of hard times was dis
closed in Philadelphia courtroom last
week when man was arraigned on a
charge Of theft. He pleaded the necessi-
ties Of his family and his want of employ
ment. Two officers who went to his house
found his wife and five children in the
most abject destitution. There was not q
morsel Of food in the house, and the! wife
and her little ones were weak from abso-
Lutte starvation. The wife states that her
husband was good mechanic, man o.
orderly habits, and that, if he had com:
mitted CRIME, it was to save his family.
They had been married seven years, and
during that time .hsr husband lad been
uniformly kind, and had never done any
thing to throw a shade Of suspicion upon
his integrity. He was held to bail, '''s
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A Delightful Ivy Book.

The MASTER 5oF eEYIANDs; Mrs.
Henry Woods New Mel, is nowpnb-
lished complete in one b hdsomeyolume,
by her American tPukherss T.iB. Pc
terson & Brothers, 4HIadelphia, Pa,
from the authors, mmscript ,and ad-
vance proof sheets, puhasedA by them
from Mrs. Wood at aarge price, and
published here long advance of its
: appearance in LondonI Itis'a real good
novel. from the diama-pointed pen OF
Mrs. Henry Wood, fapus among nov
elists the world overis the author OF
"East Lynne." This ,w story, whicl,
has been received witlktraordinary far
vor IN England in q 8 al form, affords
amplest evidence to'Hlmost desultory
reader, that tho greatYnancer has lost
not one whit Of her ndrous powers.
II is issued in q large Gayo volume, and
sold .by all BookselleHt the low price
Of sfi5 in cloth, orSDin paper cover ;
or copies will be sentY mai, to, any
place, post paid, by +; Publishers, on
receipt of the price. !, Of Mrs. Henry
Woods best books, Glprising "With-
In THE Maze" aDend0lloW,h, tt Ressy
Rane." HGeorge Caarbnry's Wtll,' g
"Roland Yorke,n t(aster of Grey
lands" "The Channis," &cs &c., c;ln
be had of all BookselR, or Of the Pub
fishers, T. B. Peterson Rrothers, Phila-
deIphie, Pa. .41lo -,s,, ;t...t,
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To appeal TO the Wonen OF the country
to come to the relief iitae present finan7
cial troubles may at LIST seem absurd |;
but there is a reason for it that more
specious calls have MT 1t is not asked
of, them to be more eonomical 10 save
money, and contribustitt, to the poor; or
to change their expenditure whit; but
to turn their nonetay brooklets into q
different channel-ir short, to buy do
mestic irstead Of inported goods. No
great perspicacity ishseded to compre-
hend that while the Republic is paying
millions and millioA more Of gold for
imports than it gets Sos exports, Iit!can
hardly return to sRcie payment; and
just SO long as that is6sfsrrod, we must
have panics and alls9rts Of monetary
derangementsl Ffs NJ t.e.aj11.
So, If the buying damported goods be
the source of so muSlrouble, wouldi it
not be well to refrain lbin buying them,
and keep the gold Ineedt instead of
sending it abroad 2 Here IS no need OF
leagues and clubs andmuch, ipalaver to
make this practica1movement. ALL
the wisest and most esnsst woman can
do is simply to ask fob domestic brand
when she is makingia|urchaso. Its to
women that the appeals made, because
tits for their benefit fht the majority Of
costly imports are bright. It is they
who demand and use hem and there
fore it is for them toi# against the ty-
rannv nf mnila 'l,3nlliii! !: - : = .ii.s..=
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The Model Negro Farmer.

There is freedman living in South
western Georgia, upon Il plantation be-
longing to gentleman Of this city, who
has run it for two years with the usual
results, and in consequence has become
not only grievouslv delnorallzcd, but I'M
mensely diseusted In January last he
rented the place TO the aforesaid freedman
for q certain Number of bales OF cotton at
the same time selling him all the mules,
corn and fodder on the place, to be paid
for in cotton by the first day Of December
at larthcst. He also agreed to furnish the
meat necessary to run the place lor the
year, which was to. be paid for before or
bv the above date. The renter also agreed
to keep up the fences, etc, and return the
farm to the owner at the emd OF the year
in as good condition as when put in his
hands.
By the 25th Of September the rent had
been paid and by the 9th Of October
the debt for the mules, corn, meat, etc,
had also been paid every dollar, and the
renter has now only a small indebtedness
for labor orders to hands, etc, to pay of
with his surplus cotton. He has made
enough to do him next year, and will COM
mence operations the owner OF eight mules,
all the necessary farming utensils, with u
plentiful supply of labor, and with moth
inc to buv but his meat He has made
the best crop with the least expense and
with fewer hands that has been produced
ON the place in three years, and IN all his
operations has shownha Judgment, lntelli-
gencc and economy that entities him to
public mention and consideration. Al
though person of much weight with his
race, and able TO control: u considerable
number of them in political matters, he
takes but little, interest in such things,
and contents himself with voting il it IS
perfectly convenient for him to leave his
business to do so-if not not. We SUP
pose he is Radical but as he considers
nolitics entirely subordinate to the'great
business of improving his material condl-
ton, and laying the foundation OF sub
stantial prosperity for his children,i we
conclude tllat he ils nota very ardent pol
itioianA t1'l4
In addition he is .g'man of his word in
oil pecuniary ind Other matters, and en-
ioys the hig CHEST character in his neighbor-
hood. both with white and black, for hon.
esty, industry, economy and kindly, dispo-
sition. There is no one more respected
for the possession of these qualities than
he. He is, one in ten thousand, it is true;
the exception to an almost universal rule,
and as such we have thought that not on
ly for his own sake, but in order that the
brightness of his example may cast at least
one ray Of light upon the dark picture
that surrounds him, this statement is
worthy of record,-Macon Telegraph.,as,i
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State Of South Carolina
EDGEFIELD COUN
Vi. Tobias, .et ux ct al, =;

W.. FIODlaS, et u4 et III, -
L. a. Picbens, Ex'ix., ct al. } as. =
TN accordance with the decree of Hon.
i RIB, Carpenter, Jndgeof the 9TH Cir
cult, will be sold at Edgefield Q: h, on
MONDAY, December Is, 1873, at II
o'clock, NJ, the following real estate OF
the late F. w. PICKENS, viz:
l.THESAVxNNAH RIV Err TRACT
continuing 200 A cres, more or less, sad-
joining the Savannah River, lands OF
Thomas B, Reese, Jonathan Taylor, Jo-
seph Grafton, Archy Morgan and Estate
of Anderson. -1.r ra f,, .,s.,..
9. THE GROVE TRACT, containing
1900 Acres, more or less, adjoining lands
OF Mrs. Bates, Estate Of ID. Il. ,Strother,
John H. Hollingsworth, the HEdgewood
Tract, and others. ,.,
8. Also, all the right of the. said +. w
Pickens, decd, and OF the parties 70 shls
suit, to the EDGEWOOD TRACT, con
tanning 3606 Acres, more or less: ad)oin-
ing lands OF Estate. of Daniel Holiand
Mark Etheredge. John Hulet. ". r. Pn Du
mey., u. w. Carwile, F. L. Smith, the
Grove Tract, and others. ~ -si4 r.
ALSO SEVEN MULES: s
And Immediately. alter said saie, u
Edgewood. near Edsetield Court House
the following:
THE LIBRARY.
FURNITUREO OF ALL KINDS, ~
PICTURES, t..l.
STATUARY.
HEIR-LoOMS, .,..-...
SIIyER-PLATE, &e., &c..-and al
other personally attached TO t6e Edge
whether named in the will, or the deed:
of F. w. Pickens, referred to in the
TERMS-Realty One-third Cash. Bal
ance on a credit of one and two years
with interest, secured by Rond and Mort
gage of the premises. Personally Cash
lucy HoLC0MBE PiCKENS.k
Executrix.
Nov. "a, Ate ~
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beta pronounce. 49, e...D.~...---, -
was the brightest and bravest creature l
ever saw.
The priest who gave me communion on
board this morning put double scapular
about my neck, and medal which he
intends to wear himself a young Span
ish officer brought me bright new silk
badge with the Blessed Virgin stamped
upon it to wear to my execution for HIM,
and handsome cross in some fair ladys
handiwork. These are to be kept as relics
of me. He embraced me affectlonately in
my room with tears in his eyes. =
Dear sweetheart, you will be able to
bear it for my sake for will be with
you if God permits it. Although know
my hours are short and few, am not sad.
l feel shall always be with you right
soon. dear Dita, and you will not be
afraid Of me. n
Pray for me, and l will pray with you,
There is to be a fearful sac
rifce of life from the Virginius, and, as |
think, needless one, as the poor people
are unconscious of crime, and even Of their
late up 10 now. 1 uopc Oou VIII loiSlfe
me if l am to blame for it.
If you write to President Grant, he will
probably order my pay due when I re-
signed paid to you after my death.
People will be kinder to you now, dear
Dita, at least hope 80. Do not dread
death when it comes to you; it will be
as Gods angel of rest-remember this.
Il
hope my children will forget their
fathers harshness and remember his love
and anxiety for them. May they practice
regularly their religion, and pray for him
always. Tell that the last
act OF my life will be public profession
Of my faith and hope in Him of whom we
need not be ashamed, and 1t is not honest
to withhold that public acknowledgment
from any false modesty or timidity. May
God bless and save US all. \ \
Sweet, dear, dear Dlta, we will soor
meet again. Till then, adieu, for the last
time. Your devoted husband, =
JOSEPH FnY.
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erty of the State was then mortgaged in
the State debt. From this point began
to add up my guano bills, and then fol-
lowed in quick succession defeat in the
canvass and defeat in the guano business.
Now perhaps ought to tell you what
that Missourian was saying last evening;
and passing over particulars Of man 1
wot of, who with boy, costing only his
board and thirty five dollars, raised four.
teen hundred barrels-70O0 bushels-of
corn in one season, (none but him and
the boy to work;) and other cases, just
at hand, which to you would seem at
least remarkable, come at once to try
to tell you what that Missourian was
saying last evening about his crop. The
man is an ex-confederate, and cripple
who lost half of one of his feet in bat
tie down in Mississippi somewhere, and
he, with one man of whole bones, did all
the work in raising, harvesting and SELL
| ing the crop Of which he speaks. They
had Is acres in wheat from which they
thrashed s65 bushels, which they sold ut
$l.l5 per bushel. rs acres in corn, yield
ed 5000 bushels, at 30 cts per bushel. 20
acres in oats, yielded 1000 bushels, at 25
cts. per bushel. acres meadow yielded
7 tons hay, at $500 per ton. The money
item stands thus: Wheat, 1894, Corn,
$500, Oats, $3.50, Hay, $50. Total, s2SoO.
The men furnished themselves and four
mules, and paid 5000 rent for the place.
This crop was raised in the present
year, within few miles of where / now
write, and has been sold ut the prices
named, except what was reserved to feed
and fatten stock, and which will add a
considerable item to the profits in the
above figures.
Let me say that I do not persuade
farmers to quit your State for this eli
mate. Isuppose they should remain in
the cotton-belt. believe j did once al
most persuade minister to come, but
his wife hearing me, said: "We must
remain in South Carolina" andthere the
matter ended.
suppose farmers of your State who
may be thinking of rich land, may learn
something to their advantage by consult
ing Capt. r. Ward. man well known
among us, on whose Judgment and ve-
racity we rely, who can tell them all they
wish to know about Collin and Dallas
and other counties In Texas. which are
supposed to be as rich as Saline County,
Missouri.
Mind now, am not writing for popu-
larity. and you, and Gen. Butler and
Judge Carpenter know we'll how popu-
larity pays. Especially is it true that l
am not mow writing for popularity with
our mutual and much esteemed friend
"Home Improvement" who seems to
think that home applies only to South
Carolina domicil, or at most can embrace
no more than Georgia. Ex-confederates
ought certainly not now to consider the
home of their hearts devotions more
circumscribed than it was in the days OF
the memorable blockade.
Now let me say that and Lula and
Matte are well, and happy,-and I have
done for the present. tor
J Very truly, yours,
a E. W. HORNE.
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ar, ..v rssf1Sare ol'' riailils agalnsC v..-
government. many of them growing out
of the rebellion, and not a few of them
fabricated and supported by false testimo-
ny. He recommends that persons having
claims be required to present them at an
early period, and that the personal atten-
dance of witnesses be required by the
Court of Claims.
In conclusion, he renews his recomMen-
dation for general amnesty, and says there
are number Of persons yet laboring un-
der difficulties very small, but enough to
keep up constant irritation. There can
be no possible danger to the government
in restoring them to the eligibility to hold
office, and be suggests the enactment Of Il
law better to secure The civil rights which
freedom should secure, but has not effect
ually secured to the enfrarchised slave.
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synopsis of the Presidents Message.

The Presidents message was read be-
fore both Houses Of Congress; on Tuesday, a;da2y
the Sd, tits. q long document long
for our spacewwapd We must content our,
selves with the following brief synopsis. M
The message opens lwitha reference to
the financial crisis, the Grangers' move,
ment, and the Virginius matter, which, it
says, is in course of negotiation, and is
likely to be amicably and honorably ar
ranged. " 80 -
1t recommends commission for the
purpose of considering and determining
the amount to be paid for losses caused by.
the Confederate privatecrs, and refers to
the mixed commission for determining
claims Between British subjects and Amer
ican citizens, and asksfor an appropriation
to pay the amount of decisions against
the United States. - 1t also recommends a.
law creating a special court Of three Judges
to hear and determine all claims Of aliens
against the United States arising out of.
acts committed against their persons and
property during The insurrection. ,'9 'i'''''.
It refers to the establishment Of Re
public inlSpain; and to the efforts of the
new government to abolish slavery in all
her dominions, which efforts are opposed
by the reactionary shareholders OF Cuba;,
who are vainly striving to stop the march,
Of. civilization. This baneful influence
had thus succeeded in defeating the efforts
of all liberal-minded men in Spain to
abolish slavery in Cuba and in preventing
the proposed reform in that island. <-!'''
In reference to the capture of the VirH
ginius and to the inhuman and illegal mur-
der of ffty-three of her passengers and.
crew, he says that theSpanish government
had recognized the justice Of his demand,
and had arranged for the immediate deliv-
cry Of the vessel, and for the surrender of
the survivors Of the passengers and crew,
and for a salute to the flag, and for pro-
ceedings looking to the punishment of
those who may be proved to have been
guilty of illegal acts of violence towards
citizens of the United States, and also to-
wards indemnifying those who may be
shown to be entitled to indemnity. q
The President expresses his conviction
that the existence Of the African slavery
in Cuba is principal cause of the lament
able condition of the island, and does not
doubt that Congress shares his hopes that
it will soon be made to disappear, and that
peace and prosperity will follow its aboli-
ton. The message goes very. fully into
the financial question, and declares that
the country never can have permanent
untilspecie payments Be reached.
In regard to the problem of cheap trans
portation he refers to the Erie and Illinois
Canals, and suggests whetherit would not
be wise craftsmanship to pledge to the
States that own those canals that if they
will enlarge them the General Government
will look after and keep in navigable con-
dition the great public highways with
which those canals connect, to wit The
Hudson River, the ST. Clair flats and the
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4 BreYities ami hevities.

ifi au!iHtff ~. l,!iiilj< ttif!. 49, 9 j! l!f /;
Some new obituary verses have been
discovered by tthe, Hamilton ioat,l Spec,
tator,. as follows; Nc, more more his 'pa,will
candy bring unto his. darling boy. He
loud aloft will praises singnexpressivc Of
his joy. With little angels he will stay,
his rattle spring with pride, and bless
the day when far away he laid them
down and died. Conc to meet his grand
mother. ,...,,. ;.,,t.... -.
@s- A fellow called to sec !. man in
town the other day who was engaged in
taking lis first bath since the financial
panic set in. The mans wife told the
fellow he couldn't see. him, as he was en-
gagged in making a transfer of.real estate.
igS- A good mother was trying to ex-
plain to a young hopeful in town the
other day aboutfighting against the devil.i
After telling the little fellow who the
devil was, and how hard it. was to sue.
cessfully resist, he turned around and
said Mamma, I'd be scared of the old
devil, but if I was to come across one of
his little devils I'd knock the stuffing
out of him." mr. A1a" I!h,alss4 -,
Gs- At apublic gathering in Lawrence
lately, one of the gentlemen present was
called upon for a speech, and this is how
he responded: :" Gentlemen and women.
] isn'r no speecher moren twenty years
back L came hero poor idiot boy, and
now what arc T." '7''h7s' .i'''1 !'''5 ~
- a Romely old tid X Kentucky widow
dig Up $1,000 in gold the other day, and
now twenty;one young men sit on her
doorstep at slndown and compare her
phhysiognofmy to the beautiful face of an an
angel. -. - -
,&s> An out-spoken writer from one
of the summer resorts says, AS rulo
at public parties, the usliest women wear
the most diamonds"
Gy- When they told, Jim, Oxford, of
Virginia, that he was dying, he replied,
"Wall, don't forget to put them shingles
on the mule pen, atore it rains again."
,SsSrAn Arkansas obituarynotice; 81.
P, of Helena, on. Monday, Sd inst,
aged fourteen years. His last words
were: Ididn't know it was loaded.'n
ar Since, the new-fangled buckles
came in vogue, it is extraordinary how
door-plates in the rural districts have
axis ja.3 .i@'ftirie: III
fT37tt!s- -',Siri:Isf -, ~ Ir:." - !);;rG ~
F.: agso- Aska ST. Louis man about Chica-.
go, ard he will admit there is such a
place in Illinois, but will add, Ut It is all
mortgaged to Boston," -
i!1ss-" "iMynheer, do, you know for what
We call oir:boyi Hans. ~ d"Do not, really
Swell, i tell you. Der reason dat we
.callou boy. Hans, datl his name" 9
GaS~ Jenkins, reporting a Newport BALI;
..s5. - Enthusiastically in plain
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Radical Tnieyery I'm Iowa.

Defalcations and embezzlements are
becoming so numerous among the Radi'
cal officials in Iowa that they are nc
longer telegraphed. A. Des Moines' Ia,
paper has the following list Of defaultert
In one issue: va s'1t i'gts ~
flames D. Eads, State snpseritna!tendieen' ps 2! tlltie
Schools, sl5O, 900. !. az. i.,<si.f sg,5
James A. Bryan, Treasurer of Jack.
son County, $4,000. 's;salA
..The treasurer Of Dubuque County
ss5, 900. ..,..a5 s...}Ss ...a.,.j :. lalioI
....The Treasurer Of DECATUR County,
$4,000 ..iJo
not Begua one day too soon. q g..au
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Sherif's Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
- EDGEFIELD COUNTY. sgfs
S sS IN PROBATE. COURT.

- EDGEFIELD COUNTY. ,E,s
s { IN PROBATE COURT.
Alice Huiet,
VS.. ~
T. Scurry Coleman and Sal Petition
lie Coleman, minors, who for
appear by S. M. Sample, Partition.
their guardian, sd Item.
DY virtue of an Order in the above
ID stated case, from Hon. d. L. Turner,
Judge of the Probate Court, in and fol-
said County, will proceed to sell fol
partition, on Wednesday, the 18th day Of
December next, at the late residence o.
THOMAS F. COLEMAN, deceased, the
following REAL ESTATE Of the said
deceased, to wit:
Tract No. 1, Called the "Piney Woods
Tract" containing 80 Acres, more or less
Tract No. 9, Adjoining the Home
stead assigned Us Dover to the widow o.
said deceased, and containing 27la acres
Tract No. g., Adjoining lands Of the
Estate of the late DR.. j. P. Abney. anc
containing 27l4 acres.
All of said lands lying on Big Greek
near Coleman's x Roads.
Terms of Sale.-One-t third Cash, anC
the balance of purchase moneyon cred
it Of twelve months, with interest from
day of sale. The purchasers TO give bond
with good security, and mortgage o
the premises for the payment Of the pur
chase money.
Plats of said Tracts will be exhibited
Oil day of Sale.
H. WALL, S. E. c.
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Land Sale.

n1HE Undersigned, as Agents and At
torleys in fact for the Heirs nc Law
of j. +. ADAMS. deceased, VIII sen at
Edgefield c.. H., on Monday the l5th
December, s l.,.g...s.t
5i1THE PYNEY WOODS TRACTS, No.
+ aiid: No. 3. or said Estate, containing In
the aggregate Six Hundred and Twenty
Eiphf Acres. more or less, situate IN
EiEefielii County, al1joining Lands OF
Dabney Jones', B. T. Minis and others,
now in the sosseasion spf As a. Glover; ,' ~
SGIa for the balance OF the ,purciniasstc
atpsJ Nd, 8 Il ts 81 ~ i. E;.,i4li
sa36 .z u s! WI NICHOLSON. r
Az = and Attor'ys for Hoirs at Law;