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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

lne lltLiv .-.-- a. .ia
there were some among INC su..-
strong chaps as could ha' telled Il OK as
shook like leaves in the wind. As for me.
| bethought myself o my little curly hair
cd lad at home, and how it I'd be ii any
one Was to 50 for 10 man,; him.; and III the
very thought ont tingcd all ever, and
uly fingers clinchcd themselves as II they
was a. grippin somebody' threat. clutch
cd hold o Il handspllc, and held it behind
my back, all ready.
"Tom," /" whispers lte chcf-engineer to
Ee, dye think he ycaiiy means to doit%
Il don't know" says through my
teeth hut ii he Goes, de shall go first,
if swings for il"
GIVE been in many an ugly scrapc in
my time; but | never ielt 'arf as bad as |
did then. Every Minute seemed as long
as q dozen; and the tick O the mates
watch reglar pricked my ears like pin.
The men were very quiet, but there was
precious ugly look on some O their faces;
and ! noticed that three or four on EN-
KEEP edgin tor'ard TO where the mate was
standin', in u way that meant mischief.
As for ME, I'd maize up my mind that if
he did 60 for TO hang the poor little chap,
I'D kill him on the spot, and take my
chance.
|. Eight minutes !" says the mate, his
great deep voice breakin' in upon the 81.
lence like the toll o'.a funeral bell. II
you've got anything to confess, my lad,
you'd best out with II, for yer times near
ly up"
"l've told you the truthi' answers the
boy, very pala, butas firm as ever. May
l say my prayers, please?s:
"irhe mate nodded and down goes the
poor little chap on his knees (wlth that
internal rope,about bis neck ali the. .time),
and puts up his poor little 6alias 70 glny!
| couldn't make out what he said (lact.
my head was in stitch whirl that Id
hardly ha' knowed my own name), but I'll
be bound God heard it. every word. Then
he ups on bis feet again, and puts his
hands behind him, and says ro'the mate,
quite quietly: I'm ready!'
"And then, sir, the mates hard grim
face broke up all TO oIce. like, I've seed the
ice in the Baltic. He snatehsd Up thsboy
in MS arlas, and kissed hin, Is,ana bust, out
a-cryin like child and z think there
warn't one OF us as didn't do the same. l
KNOW I did, for one
"God bless you, my boyl" says he,
smoothin' the chid's hair with his great,
hard hand You're a true EngGshmah
every inch of you: you wouldn't tell lie
to save your life! Well, if SO be as yer
fathers cast ye of, Ill he yer father from
this day forth; and if ! ever forget you,
then may God forget mep i! u y
"Aad he KEEP lis word too. When we
got to Halifax he found out the little uns
aunt, and Civ her "a lump o money to
make him comfortable; and now'he goes
to see the youngster every voyage, asreg :
lar as can be; and to see the pair on 'em
together-the little chap SO fond o him,
and not bearin' him bit O grudge-it's "a
bout as pretty sight asever lseed. And
now, sir, akin yer parting. it's time for
ME to be goin' below; SO I'll just wish yer
goodnight"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

ed Of ordinary common sense, will
not indulge their evil passions to the
detriment Of their purses; but our
rulers really sceln.ro be disposed to
work their own evil will upon their
PROSTATE loe, even at the expense Of
the whole people of the whole coun-
try.-Pittsburgh Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Brevities and Lesiiies'

-
! nsr Alta school examination, where
words were "given out" for subjects in
composition, q "mute, inglorions Mil
tom produced at sight this sentence on
the word "panegyric" "a few drops
of panegyric, on large. lump OF sugar,
is often best for an infant with the stom-
!ach-ache.''
| E It is refreshing to come across
such gem as the following:
".The first bird of spring attempted to
L But ere he had sounded q note,
He fell from the linb-a dead bird was
The m usic had friz in his throat.
-Nr A bog who was told he should al
ways try to cheer the aged, tried ",three
times three and tiger on his grand
mother, thapther morning, and the old
lady was so startled that she spilled a
box full of snuff on him. He looks upon
the beauties OF nature with his lett eye
now. ~. ..,, ...,. o7.F
@s- Luther Lamb, of Winslow, Me-,
lately celebrated his golden wedding
with his third wife. He has raised
flock of fifteen lambs.
ag. An Akrcn, Ohio, cat, relying upon
its nine lives to save him, allowed his
tail to swell, his spine to curve. and with
the "banner cry Of hell" emanating
from. his jaws, waded into a buzz saw in
rapid motion. The cat was never seen
again, but the boss sawyer, who always
stood with his mouth open while at work,
remarked to his assistant that he could
F" taste fiddle strings AID sausage meat
in the air that morning."
iEs Tausy placed in the nests. of set.
ting hens will Danish lice therefrpm in
double quick time. It is a,little late now
to give the information, but, as the good
old Christian lady said whowas not mar
ried until she was eighty, better late
than never"
g.st- The New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser says: "Intcrest rumors are
in circulation touching the charming
MademoiselIe Nillson- Rous-
zand All, indeed! And DO they think
it will be a boy or a girl?
gS>" Floating down the sea of matri-
mOny, by the light of the honey moon,"
is the way city editor touchingly al
ludes to the marriage OF his son.
EgSA late Massachusetts, paper says:
g There is an old man named Colt living
some,nine miles from this place who is
years Of age, was never
and has lived alone for more
than HALF a century. He is known as
the Old Hermit" Out this way, says
the Conrier-JonrnaS, such a Colt as that
would. be known as the Old Hoss.
GS- a darkcy returning from church,
was asked to give an account Of the SER i
mon. tWell, sall, Gle sermon was upon1
le miracle oh de loabes and fishes. The
minister sedhow dere was seven thou
sand loabes and five thousand fishes Z
livided between de twelve 'posties."
We'll, what miracles was ttheres about
hat p "Why, sah, de lnirael lewas dat
ley didn't bust. Oats my perception OBJ
le circumstance"
g3- One G. H. Bassett, of Laskville,
Mass, has been condemned TO two and
/ half years imprisonment in the House
If Correction for falling in IN attempt
o kill his mother in-law. Served him a
light. Any man who would fail in such
IN atten,n. c'-.-,f' Y'-~;"had l.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

crop IN nearly e.. g;
producing countries, hevy stocks in
Europe, (Lut not, howser, quite as
large as last ye;tl at thiSime,) a very
unsatisfactory trade IN Manchester,
and the fact hat The exfnse per loom
in building new Iactoris IN England
is largely III excess OF whit it was five
Years ago, (since whid time there
have beer very few ne works put
up)-all facts seem to idicate plenty
Of raw material and IL sYrcity OF looms
to spin it. 1t is true tire have been
some few factories TT up in the
South but they can My supply a
home demand, and are Ut as a bloom
in a 1000 ac;e field neir effect on
the great cotton tradaan hardly be
felt beyond their ownleighborhood.
Whether the "bul'' or !" bears
will prevail remains tt be seen but
it doss seem that The horts" (bears)
have much in their For; They, OF
course, laye agree, tdeliver what
they have not; and j the "bulls"
can control all the copn, rthey can
make their strength It ut the emf
of each month; but cl they, with
the large crops, hold nough to. do, /,
this? Have they theruisite money
ed strength? If tg have, they
will certainly temporaly put up the
price; but If not, is 1t the natural
tendency from these fuses towards
lower prices?. Time i'll tell. .'i /; /
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

- =. "''Ue'uiau'nip. Oii tiir uvu
trarg it rather appears as il we wer'
placed III the hands OF rulers, iljter,y
deficient in all capacity for hand IN.
great questions in which are inv16ir
cd the material interests, 10 only O.
the Southern States but of ali the
Slates, North us well lis Soutl-tilasc
On the Atlantic coast as well az lhos,
upon the far off Pacitic For this
great community + commonwe;ltL>
Is in Itself u world in miniature, oc-
cupied by au active, energetic, and
industrious people, having n custom
houses upon their Interstate frontiers,
but proving by example the beneti-
cial results OF commerce when gov
srned by the rules Of Providence
a living exelnpliGcation of the doc
trines OF AlaM Smith, in the con-
crete. ...
For eight long years Congress. in
Stead " letting The conquer Ell rebels
alone, and re,tlng upon the policy so
well set forth in the terms OF their
surrender Tolerant and Sherman nn-
der the lead OF the miserable pos!i-
Clans who have unfortunately been
substituted in its two Halls Tor the
who used to sit there. has
devoted all its energies t" build up
the Republican, party instead Of Civ
ing that srctr"n an opportunity OF re-
covering from the Waste OF the Wal
and thus adding to the wealth and
OF all the States. and oil
all the peop'e Of every State. No
effort has been made to know any:
thing Of the South. Her white meli
have been rudely thrust aside almoSt
entirely from any participation in
the councils of Congress, and the
places whica should have welcomed
them have be,u occupied by northern
vagabopds who had gone South sim
ply to gather up the spolls Of our ;,r-
miles, along with these have come
negroes, fresh from the barber shop
or the plantation, who like their white
only know how to draw
heir pay anu vote with the majority
1t has not been the effort of the
government to permit the develop
nent of the immense wealth which
les dormant ip every Southern field.
Even under all their difficulties and
lisuouragements, it is the great agri-
cultural wealth of that section which
las saved us from utter commercial
'uin. Cotton is now as i, has been
or half a century, our great export, /
md is the basis of all o1: trade with
oreign nations, and affords employ
nept to tens OF thousands OF hands in
he Northern States. In the year
'nding on the lst day of September
.672, there were. nearly two millions [
# bales of cotton. exported from this
comparison with this IN
,oiat of commercial value, the pro-
luct of the precious metals sinks
nto nsigni6cance
An eastern paper, dilating upon
his subject, calls attention to Frame
nd her wonderful recovery frSm the
esults Of her invasion by il f'r-ign
rmy. The same resul would have
'een shows here, had our Devastated
'tates-hkd Frances devastated pro
incga-seep left unmole<ted hy- the
;oyernmeept, and been suffered to work
Inhindered in the task Of building
p their down trodden prosperity. 1t
eally looks like the very madness Of
vlndictive >pirit-this continuous
fort to keep the Southern States be-
ieath The constantly falling hammer
+ Congressional unfriendly legisla
ion. The very worst men if pOssass.,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

THE APATHY OF THE PEoPLE.-An ac-
count OF conversation with the Hon
Charles Sumner has the following " And
what do you think, Mr. Sumner, of our
oountry-are we going to desiruction%
mo, no." cried Mr. Sumner, emphatcal-
ly: II believe in the republic" "But
think of all the lawlessness, the anarchy
and corruption everywhere prevailing.
We are treuding in the footsteps Of France.
What can save US from falling as she has
done" 1t is true" he answered, sadly,
:" these terrible disclosures in New York,
in Washington, in Kansas, in Louisiana,
q enough to make us tremblc. The worst
feature Of it is the apathy Of the people.
When corruption is. discovered, the iudg-.
ment of the people should strike like the
thunderbolt." After pause his face again
frightened, and he concluded But it
does not matter Our people have i'm
mense recuperative power. l believe In
t cir recuperative energy; believe in the
republic"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
New Crop Florida Syrup!

DUST received Four Barrels NEW,
Crop FLORIDA SYRUP, which will
be sold Cheap for Cash, either by the /
Barrel or Gallon. go =
W. F. DURIsoE, Jri4.
Osoe q .@sti5aE
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
.:,-11tftfool,'

jas> The FaFMor$F IIMia0h!anIes' AZ AS
ISOLATION s. Of ApdeffsoFtesk k.9l IN the 10Th
instant. scyenty;;tw whlatrss hare, Of stock
were represented. 1election of Off.
GERS was held with thSllowing result
B. F. Crayton, Esq, sident. Direc-
.toss-E.,.G. Roberts, ". Humphreys,
j. fIhgon, ]. w!rris and B F.
Whitney. Jas. A. ~ secretary and
treasurer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Governor Moses and e Appointing
Power.

We have already referi to the appoint
ment of Gen. j, B. Dennas Superintpnd-
ent of the Penitentiary}ice Gen. Stol-
brand, removed As to e causes which
led to this change, we mot informed.
We regard it, however, lper to say that
we do not conceive that e Governor has
in this matter at all corlted the public
interests we are not rare that Gen.
Dennis, since his arrival. this State, has
exhibited any of Inequalities which
qualify him for the rensible post to
which he has been elevai; That he has
been an active and usel instrument of
Governor Moses, we hareason to think,
is very obvious. As tots enterprising
nature, however, this wold. has been
illustrated more in the rnishing of the
State House than in anther public GER
vice. Why q "great u,lsterer' should
be safe and efficient PtentiarS Super
intendent. does not app.
Upon this, however young Gov
ernor may be congratuld; he ia grateful
anu rewards his lTleUUS!iu NC las re-
gard for the fitness Of tBS. since he has,
at least in one sense of word, pat Gen.
Dennis in the Penitenti.
Shakespeare has suggd that in "this
worlds corrupted. CURE" where justice
is SO often "shoved by, sometimes hap
pens that
1.-THE jury passing OF, prisoners life,
!Hape q thief, or t'ro liter tAan fipl
the5 t'y." : .
! Under present auspi we are having
reform with a vengean' Instead of the
Pcnitentiary opening ioors for the men
who have plundered Estate and laid
her financial rcditine dust-instead
of the sworn officers oe law and JUS
ticc taking measures ia Ee tnose par
ties disslg;Oi;rage, they par r'in.gotten
riches in the faces Of tlteople, andwheh
we expect The PenitenY to take them,
they take tie Penitenf Such as Cove
ernor Moses and Suptendent Dennis
command the situatl-SouM Carroll
ninn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Livery Stable

AT JoHNSToN'S DEPOT, S. c.
rpyHE Subscriber is prepared to- furnish
parties visiting Johuston's 'Depoi
with good Vehicles md gentle Horses,
at reasonable rates
Will also rive careful attention TO Hor-
ses left in his care.
}. NJ. TURNER.
Feb. 10 2m
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
FLORENCE

OoLD at corresponding prices with
other First Glass Machines. and is cheap
or than any0tIier because mnre complete.
w. II. SHAFFElt, Agt.
Edgefield, Oct2 ly Al.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Does this Interest You !?

800 Iii! 4!Nal Nl.a.I .a.Iqt4 e.i'y.
Solos, for $3.50 o. RI
$50 Pairs Children's Peb Goat 81
100 Pairs Ladies Congress Shoes q - s. worth $3.50 fol $500
call particular above lot Shoes of the
extremely low price They cheap because they good Will give
another pair in place Of the worthless ,o,,.r
Sign of the Red Boot. 256 Broad Street, Augusta Ga.
Mar omo
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Home Sautg!e Sewing Machine.
ONLY S2J.OG.

4 HIS is 4 SHUTTLE MACHINE. has
no UNDER FEED, and MAKES the LOCK
STITCH" alike on both sides.
II is n standard First Glass Machine,
ma the only low priced "L.ock Stitch
f:Ghino iii the United States.
This Machine received the Diploma at
;ho Fair OF the two Garolinas, in the city
If Charlotte, y c., III 1871. The @5occ
Mtchine Is aodrranted Jor' rec gears
A MACHINE FOR NOTHING.
Any person making up Club for five
Machines. will be presented tho Sixth
one as commission.
agents sfan.cd.--Superior induce
mnnts offered. Liberal deductions made
20 Ministers of the Gospel.
Send Stamp for Circular, and samples
u Sewing Address Rev. c. II. BERN
Il Elm. General Agent, Concord, n. c.
Dec ~ so
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

and passions OH account ol wn4,.. ~
many never see middle age. Parents
shrink from wal1liny their children about
1t; 1t was too delicate Il subject iUr The
church To say anything about, O III yet
ihc clenleEts were there which stood
connected with quesyyNs vi lille and
death yet young men iilu liii,CrIs were
lett 10 cake their ciialcc, AMI thuuSal.us
and tens uI thousands STUN BILE and per-
Ism Ill their lSnUrance. LIE would Speak
on the present OCCASION on the subject Vi
lying; he thought tile great ba tie III our
age was on the side % trutn-tclling, lidcl-
lty, and honesty, the side OH which the
whole building rests, and without which
there could he no permanent superstruc-
ture. Truth, simple, transparent truth
was the prime element OF Christian char
acter There were some men Lliat were
true, but they were the exception AMI
not the rule. He had been afflicted OIL
being told by good men on the corners
OF the street III business circles that they
did not think as we'll Of men who were
church members Us they did OF those
VINO were not; that they found that they
were more likely to be decsived by mcni-
bers OF the churches than by tAese who
werenot. The. Twas, men Werepreach-
ed to so much about faith in Chrst that
they had got 10 su sstitnte faith ln' Christ |
for simple truth and ilpnestW III was
tdlkiny," continucd Mf. Betchcr,," with
n railroad conductor to-day. said, How
about these new tickets they are using
on tiic ROADS TO prevent conductors from
cheating; he SAID, 1t don't preventany
thing; Il ilan that wants to cheat, he can
cheat; there is only one way, Mr.. BeoYl,
er, 20 prevent cheating; you lave gott0
supply honest men orconductors Very
WE'LL SAID l., but ii you supply all the
railroads. with honest eondlSt9rs; where
will you, find honest !n}pn enough; to so
10 Congress /" fGrcat 1aughtdr.5 fliere
are not enough honest men i'll the coun- !
Try; not enough to be trusted in any
walk Of lifeI not enough for officers Of
banks; not enough iorlhopubiic offices;
lor enough for the judicial bench. The
want of trust worthiness has become one
u the alarming signs Of the times"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Condensed Milk.

ENOR sale at n.
T. e. L. PENN .S SONS.
Drug Store.
/ Mar. H.. tt II
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

Gs- One G. H. Bassett of Laskville,
Mass, sheen condemned 70 two and
a half years imprisonment in the House
of Correction for falling in IN attempt
to kill his mother in-law. Served him
right. Any man who would fail in such
an atten,nt c'-.-'f' ,J'--;ehad.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
VOLUME XXxyIIh-Ns. Is.
GRIFFIN & BUTLER.

4 HE Undersigned have. formed a
Co. Partnership i'll the Practice of LaR
in Edgeield County.
S. b. GRIFFIN,
NJ. Z. BUTLER.
Feb 10 tr @ 8
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

E@ Tansy placed in the nests. of set
ting hens will Danish lice therefrom in
double quick time. It is alittle late now
to give the einformation, but, as the good
old Christian lady said whowas not mar
ried until she was eighty, better late
than ueyer.n
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

| g:s- The. New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser says: INTEREST rumors are
/ in circulation touching the charming
|Isongstress, 'MademoiselIe Nillson-Rous-
.zand - -Ah, indeed! And DO they think
lit will be boy or a girl?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Assets spveY Two Millions Dollars.

Persons who Life Insurance Company pre-
senng peculiar advantages do SO by applying to ~
,W o pitt EP
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

|, tRfA late Massachusetts paper says:
:" There is an old man named Colt living
some,nine miles from this place who is
,ninety-three, years Of age, was never
married, and has lived alone for more
than HALF century. He is known as
i' the Old Hermit" Out this way, says
the Conrier-JonrnaS, such Colt as that
would be known as the Old Hoss.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

lS- {" Floating down the sea of matri-
mOny, by the light of the honey .moon,"
is the way city editor touchingly al
ludes to the marriage OF his son.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25
Don't Sit 4round U,atttng5or Lick.

Ho We who listless and moping
Sit dismally twirling your thumbs;
ana gloomIIy waiting and watching
For something that thus never comes
1ou might just as well, foolish mortals,
Expect you'll by lightning be struck
One VIII happen as soon as the other
Don't stand around waiting for luck
There's saying-a good one and true
-(Take courage, you poor one who delves
With stout heart so bravely) that Heaven
Will help those who first hel q themselves
And you'll find, if you wish for good fortune,
a pretty good way is to tuck
Up your shlrt-sleeves and start out and find
Don't sit around waiting for luck
You may pine and NOPE on forever
Find fault and deplore your hard fate
But you d better remember the proVerb
And act on il ere it's too late
You may pOut and grumble forever
just so long you will find you are stuck
In the mire of sloth and abaSement-
Don't sit around waiting for luck
There is wealth to be had--go and seek it!
And with it get honor and fame
BY the sweat of your brow you can gain
them,
And carve for yourself proud name
But to do this takes tact and ambition
Perslstency, hOpe-aud some pluck
Are you ready then lose not a moment!
Don't sit around waiting for luck
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25
NUMBER 26:
Mn ADELER,s D0G.

We bought a hew dOg this spring
but the speculation was not thorough
ly successful. The man who brought
him around turned him loose in the
yard, and then left. When we went
out to get acquainted with him he was
engaged in exploring the slop bucket
with his nose, and, as we approached,
lie merely glanced around and growl-
ed We attempted to pat him on the
head, and then he suddenly dropped
a mOuthful Of meat and took three OF
four very earnest snaps at our hand
and leg We were afraid somebody
would steal him, so we enticed him
that evening into the kitchen with q
bone and locked him in. He scratch
ed the door, and howled all hight. and
breakfast was late in the morning Be
cause he wouldn't let the hired Girl
come into the kitchen Wheh we got
him into the yard we found that he
had upset the bread that was rising:
and had Knocked eight plates off the
dresser, during his nocturnal skiTmi--
ishes. The next evening we felt as if
we would prefer that somebody tcoitld
steal him, and we locked him out. He
amused himself that night Scratching
at the door to get in. and hOwling. He
can howl more effectuaIly than any
other dog we ever met. You would
have thought we had a menagerie iii
the yard, if you could have heard him.
That day he killed the pet cat, belong
ing to Smith, next door, and removed
a couple of mouthsful from the leg of
Chuhb'S hoy who came over into orfy
yard after his ball. Then he tore one
of the sheets from the clothes line, and
gamboled with it until it was reduced
/ to rags. When the ash-man came in
the afternoon, he had dog, and our
dog, after a few SOciable shifts, organ
lied combat with the ash-man's dog;
and they rolled over and over among
our tulips and hyacinths for half an
hour taking nipS out of each other
and scattering hair about bv the hand
ful. On toward evening he had a fit
on pillow case which was bleaching
on the grass patch and just as we
were setting down to tea n policeman
arrived with a warrant sworn out by
/ Chubb, for our arrest for keeping g
/ ferOciOus animal upon our premises.
We went round and paid the fine and
that night onr house was robbed and
the dog kept perfectly still till morn
ing, although we bought him for the
very purpose Of soaring off burglars.
Any body who wants to buy a dog may
have ours cheap. We will sell him at
a sacrifice. We yearn to realize on
that dog