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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
The Bill to Investigate Edgefeld's LA
bilities.
remembrance

The Bill to Investigate Edgefield's LA
bilities.
What has became of Senator Gains
bill to investigate the outstanding iabili
ties of Edgehsld. County? Our readers
will remember that we published the
text of the bill some weeks ago. We
had hoped this good measure would be
carried into operation, but we no longer
hear of it. And the session is-or ought
to beat it's close. The last We read OF
it, it had been so amended by Mr.. Whit
temore as to include several Counties,
Push it through Mr.. Senator, if you
possibly can. Our County is in bad
condition; and the future, if we are to
believe even 1.-THE of all we hear, does
not promise better things. Let US have
the investigation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
Religious Notice.

The first meeting for she present xear
of the Quarterly Conference for the Edge.
field Circuit, we are requested to state,
will be held at Harmony embracing the
4th Sunday in February. The meeting
of the Stewards will be held on Satur-
day at 10 A. M. A full attendance is re
questada,1 81
Preaching on Saturday and Sunday by
Presiding Elder, Rev. Henry NJ. Mood.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
! Nothing Superior To ftsIn This Coun-

e - :; try."
9 So say .Messrs j. j.. Rearce, Butler 4
Co., of Augusta, concerning Watson d
,Qa,Ss S.sperphosphate, which they ad
vertise in another column If you have
not yet bought your fertilizers, ponder
well the claims of Watson d: Clark's ST.
perphoSphQte
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

Five Hundred Cases Of Boots, Shoes
and Hats!
These FIVE hundred cases-belonging
to the Wholesale Department-are to be
found at Gallaher & Mulherin's, in Au-
gusta. See the new advertisement OF
this great firm. Their Retail Department
equals any in the South for beauty, ele-
gance and completeness.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
Now is the Time to Secure Hand

some Dress for Mere song
At J. H. Cheatham's will be found a
few Splendid Stripe Silk Poplins, which
he is offering at only 55 cts. per yard,
cash, ,-25 cts. less than their real value.
Buy soon, or you will miss bargain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
Local Items.

The two or three fine days we have
had lately, have set most people to gar
dening. And the chat III social circles
just now is almost entirely about garden
seeds. Wise and patient people. how
ever, say the first Of March is quite
early enough to begin. We know per-
sons who have set out to beat DR.. San
ders, the champion gardener of this vi
cinity. If they succeed We'll tell it. If
they donot, we'll draw the veil Of silence
over their shame.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

Mary ,ef.oer people ,are talking of go-
ing to the dedication OF the new Metho-
dist Church st Batesville Oh Sunday
next. Bishop Wishtman is to preach
the sermon The occasion is Ia be IN
Interesting d@Nl / 4 & IN
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
THE ADVERTISER.
Terms, $500 per Annum.
Our Agents in Charleston. !.

The ADVERTISING Agency of Messrs.
Walker, 'EvansTS Cogawell, represented
by Roswell I. Logan, Esq, is the only
authorized Agency for this paper in
Charleston.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

Notice.--Two Silver Medals and four
Diplomas were awarded to Alfred c
Force, 25S BRoad ST., Augusta, by the
Cotton States Fair Association, for the
largest, finest and best assortment OF
Boots and Seoes. 6m 6.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

"W's' method of exterminating
mites, and "sich like varmints," will
appear next week. I
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
FOR SALE.


VXTISHING to make change in our
wv business, we offer for sale our
Houses and Lot at Pine House.
The Houses are all new and we'll built,
consisting OF Dwelling, 3S X 40, four
rooms, Store House ~ X 60, Kitchen,
Stables, Blacksmith Shop, DC. The Lot
contains'one and one half acres.
In order to make quick sale Of the
above property, we offer it for S400. The
buildings on the Lot can not be put up
for less than $500.
We will also, sell, If desired by the
purchaser Of the above, OUR STOCK i'UF
GOODS, which is all new and fresh, and
amounting to about $1,000,
Parties indebted to US will please come
forward and settle, as we cannot wait
any longer. After sale day in February
ali of our A Accounts will be placed in the
hands of an Attorney for collection.
SWEARINGEN q WOODWARD.
Pine House Depot, Jan 20 tf6
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

The cotton mania is already raging
with great fury. Every man now, no
matter what his calling, must have a
cotton field. And everybody must tam
per with guaaoss and phosphates.. A
young man who is going to plant near
our home, is cutting, and trimming, and
clearing, to sucha degree, that we are
acknowledgement to walk out-for 1ear iie
will cut Us off at the Knees, saying: Why
cumber you the the ground! Make way
for KING Cotton!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

The next regular Sabre Club Meeting
will take place Oh the 22d inst Further
notice next week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

Tho Episcopal 1isaiss here have had
their cpsan tuns.i,ls lste1y by, Mr.. Il. H.
Hooper,.a. gchtltman from New York
now travelling in the South, who proved
himself very skillfrl, experienced, re-
liable workman: We conscientiously
reconimend him wherever he may go.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

Thereis some probability OF Bishop
Persico visiting Edgeheld, and preaching
here, before he returns to Europe. Hc
is now Bishop OF. Savannah, but on ac-
count Of feeble health. will give up his
diocese and .eturn 70 Italy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

We arc dolIgited to threuiclc tha. an
Episcopal Church is to be built at Ridge
,sprinstsogas Tho, principal povers in
this unasrsakngs sHear are Mrs
James Ner,bss M yJansss .Batwright,
Mrs. Dayid Dnyoses esandalss John Du-
Bose. ~ TI q !
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
FRESH ARRIVALS.
AT
D. #. CHEATMAM'S
Grocery Store,

(In rear of his dry goods department.
Consisting of
FLOUR, MEAL, BACON,
HAMS, LARD, BUTTER,
CHEESE, SODA, CANDIES,
COFFEE, SUGAR, MoLASSES,
CRACKERS, MACKEREL,
CORN, OATS,
BROOMS, TUBS, &C.,
All Of which will be sold low for cash.
Feb. If 7
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

a very hardened xreteh-"a trans
&ressor from the. woinB"-told us the
ther day, that being disappointed in
tomen, he had taken to foxes! And that
&e had caught two during the current
keek-a gray and red. He ought TO
be made to marry Emily Faithful!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

The Methodist ladies are mooting q
Hot Supper. By all means have it. Ii
the wolnen.do not keep up the Churches
the men certainly will not. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

Col: Bacon's Frank Hampton" won
la brilliant race in Savannah the other
day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

Mrs. f. H. Youngblood has sent us
4 the most magnificent Lemon ON record
mine inches in cireudnference-grown
boy hcr aunt, Mrs. Ridon Mays, OF F1ori-
tla- Mrs. Mays, formerly oIr towns
woman, is now'70 years old, but still
attends to her orange grove in person.
1t Yielded her las. year an income OF
El0Oo.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

Stanmore b Griffin Esq and Gcnl. NJ.
|C. Butler have entered into a law-co
partnership. They announce it i'll anoth-
sr column.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

A Trial Justice for the Dark Corner.
Mr.. Frank P, Wells has been appoint
I'D by Gov. Moses, and Confirmed by the
senate, Trial Justice for Edgefield
Iounty.1i
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-04-17
NOI JfME XII

washing, aud ibfuainE hes head Hle the
kitchen. .a5J. ia suhlued iane
NIy aud. amt 300 giuin' an aNni
ones
You're mighty rtght, sasa the mother
soiemuy
Along lowsrl che last Nj. Coulter tp-
tood 81 every stoke The switch actually
screamed through The air as Il ielt Billy
danced,
Now 20. sir cried The nau, tossing to-
fduled stump OF the gad ont OF The win
dow 60 now, aud lhe next time you
water tbem pigs.
Aud while the duch poured out a catar.
act OF melody ir1n the locust, be went,
Poor boy' that was a terrible thrashing,
aud, to make 1t verse, IL had been prom.
lsed 10 him the evening before, SO that be
had been dreadlpg Il aud shlyering oser
Il all night Now, as he walked Into the
brcakast.foom, his sister looked at him
ia commiserating WAY, but, on passing
through the Kitchen, he could not catch
The eye Of his mother. Finally he stood
IN the trce, open air. la front Of ihe
saddle closets Il was just thea a speekled
rooster on the barn-yard fence tapped his
wings and crowed yurifpfously. 4 turkey
cock was sitting upon The grass by the
old cherry tree. Billy opened the doog
OF the closets. "A boys will Is the winds
will aud tho lhoughts.ot youth are lougs
long thoughts" Billy peepcd into tbs
closet, aud then cast glance about him
as if TO see II anything was near. A
length, during pleasant lull IN the morn
ing wind. and while me low, tenderly
mellow how OF the river was distinctly
audible, and the song Of the Gneh in-
creased la volume, aud the bleatiuR OF
new lambs ia the meadow died 10 huttel-
ing echoes under the barn, and while lle
fragrance Of apple blooms grew fainter
aud while The sun, now ilaming Just
above the eastern tree-tope, launched
shower over him from head TO foot, he
took from under his jacket behind q
double sheep skin, which with AN neil-
able smile he tossed into the closet Then
as the yellow flicker rose rapidly from the
grass, Billy walked off, whistIing the ala
Of that once popular ballad;
"oh give me back my fifteen cents"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-04-17

euea and broke down, str Eu it's hard
on us both 90 leave thc old aum. There's
q difference. .jr. beiwiyt a farm that
seems to stand i1r tbc spotted calf aod
the oossat sheep. aad the yellow hens
egg
Uncle Liphalet broke in;
ll's rocky. and dou't lock like much, /
know, but 'pcsJs 60 me men are some IKE
trees; is them as has their roots twisted
around pnd under the rocks that its hard
est to tear mp, never expected TO die in
the poor bousc, SIR None o. my Kin ever
went there, What would Rube ssyf
Why, what w0uiR Rube say, Dolly
I've tried hard to realize e., said Aunt
Dolly, lin the night time, too, sir
what it'll be TO be sitting by somebody's
else fire admitting, him a-bringing in
their wood, and out here another than
me canning the plums, and drying the
sage, aud spattiu' up the butter on tie
back porch
Aud driviu' the cows 10 pasiur-O
Lordy' broke in the old man.
But the hardest thing to leave Rcu-
ben, oar son--he was turned eighteen,
sir--is buried on the farm. lfyou'd step
TO this wiuder, sir, I'm show YOU his
grave. There, down under that maple.
There's where be it for college, aud
when he came TO die, il seemed, sir, as
.if in that place where he'd dreamed over
his Latin aud his Grcel, Of a great iutur',
there he wanted to be LETT. iIe asked II
that morning in q whisper hope
whoeyergets the farm, sr--they9l, they'll
keep mp the fence around the grave,
The creditor choked back something IN
his throat and made o nervous gesture,
Keep II Yourself madam, keep it M
yourself Trade takes its own risks and
must bear its own losses. IN not come
back on security of which was ignor-
ant when accepted the obligation, on
property that has become security
through the dishonesty OF the man who
deceived me as well as you, My human
ity would shame me.
The old couple stared at the man in a
dazed sort Of way What did he mean
this iron man, stecl-tipped aud brass
bound-thls Cuisines man?"
believe TN be able to catch the noon.
train, said he, snapping together his
watch-case.
Aunt Dolly followed him to the door.
IL don't know as understood You,
sir.
Keep your farm, ma'am. I've 10 NOR
al claim, I'll have no legal claim to IT,.
Go on drying your sage, and spattin' up
your butter, and pray for Swinton, for
lie needs it if ever a man did
Aunt Dolly laid her worn hand sole
mnly on the mans sleeve. Twice she
tried to speak and twice she failed,
The Lord bless you, sir--in your bask-
ct and your store, at your frcside, aud
among men; and o, sir, when you grow
an old man and feeble, may He hold you
in the hollow of his right hand.
Aunt Dolly's thin, quayering voice
swelIed TO full tone aud inclined his
head reyerentiaIly.
The man broke off a spray of the
brown-green lilac buds and crushed
them, fragrant as the old woman's pray.
er, between his palms.
How wonderful it is that, right after
those who would destroy our faith in
humanity, so often come those who re-
establish it in iour-fold frmness!
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-04-17
STRIIIINGLY BEAUTIFUL.


Spreading rapidly through the western
papers, under credit to the Literary Jour.
nal, is a domestic story in the very latest
style Of American humor, as the append
ed extract shows;
A NEW CAsABIANCA.
The man looked at his boy proudly,
stornly, sorrowfully. The lad looked in
to his fathers face sadly, exauItngly, he
roically. It was living tableau no ar
list could reproduce. Billy, said the
father gravely, took your mother and
sister to church Yesterday.
Yes. sir,
Aud left YOU TO see to the things
Yes, sir, replied the boy, gazing out
through the window at the flicker a. il
hitched down the gate post, aud, aud f.
nally dropped into the grass with a slufn
chrp.
Aud YOU didn't water the pigss
O.o-o! Oa, sirl Geeroody! Oh, me !
Lawsey, lawsey mel
The slender scion of an apple tree rose
and fell in the baad Of Mr.. Coulter aud
up from the jacket Of the lad like incense
from an altar, rose a cIoud Of dust, min.
gIcd with the nap Of Jeans. Downin The
Young clover Of the meadow the lark and
sparrows sang chcertully, the anats and
flies danced mp and down IN the sunshine
the fresh soft leaves Of the vines rustled,
and all was merry indeed. Blly's eyes
turned up towards the face Of bis father
in appealing agony, bat still with a sharp
hiss the switch cut the air Falling along
tie green banks Of the river the Willows
shook their shiny fingers st the lining fog
aud the children going 70 school smote
lhc sweet MAY wind
Oh pap, fH NOT forget the pig. 30
more,
~peci sou wont neithcf.
The wind by . sudden pnB. Hnea iuio
toe room q shower n white bloom petals
from a sweet apple tree, letting them fail
graneinlig op0n toe patchwork carpet,
bile a plowmm wlfisaed piaiutjyely Ia
q distant Geld
outoh' emakee Oh. pap--
.hut scr mouth, or l-lI split ecF 60 tle
backbone.
lloe manY delightful places iu the
woods. how macy cool scats beside ibe
murmurlng river. would have been Ear
more pleasant 10 Billy Than tbe place be
then occupied
On. me, On. me. yelled the laa.
-Un fbe dast rose aHd danced FL The
slaaanz lats 81 sunlight tlat fell across
fhs room. and the hens al ihe barn crack.
led an3 ANY ior jos over new eggs laid
III choice piaees A one time during iLe
falling q the rod he girl quit hei
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-04-17

Spreading rapidly through the western
papers, under credit to the Literary Jour.
nal, is a domestic story in the very latest
style Of American humor, as The append
ed OK tract shows;
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-16
Causes OF Death.

The last publication of the British
death-rate and its causes, is curious read
ing One man died from the bite of cat /;
and two more from the bites respectively
of ferret and an adder. Another was
stung to death by bees. A man and boy
died of falling from velocipedes, and an
old lady was killed by injuries inflicted
by that agreeable machine. The swallow
ing of a shell, screw and a cherry stone
put period to the lives of three infants,
while two died of putting one stone the
other bead into the ear. Swallowing
bones sent three people out of the world,
swallowing coins finished two, and swal-
lowing pin quickly pricked on grim
Death for one A scratch from a thorn
killed woman of middle age; improper
medicine poisoned eight people and i'm
proper food five. -Four hundred and
forty-four young children were smothered
by bed-clothes, and $50 persons during the
year lost their lives by railway accidents.
The proportion of suicides to every million
of the population is about seventy-the
deaths by hanging, the knife and drown.
ing being the most. Heart disease the
years record shows to be increasing-a
state of things which is said by eminent
physicians to be caused by the greater
wear and tear of business, and the increas-
ed mental activity of the age,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-16
SWindling Extraordinary.

For a month or six weeks past series
Corporations have been carried on through
out Kankakee County Of such magnitude
and brassiness as to entitle them to the
front rank among the innumerable swim
dies of the day. There are six operators
at present, and their Vaccinations extend
throughout the State by successive coun-
ties. Their peculiar manner Of doing
business is offering cloths and dress mate
rials in packages of $3.50 EACH They pick
their customers, only selecting such as are
abundantly able to liquidate all Outstand-
ing obligations. Their notes are taken
and sold at one of the city banks, leaving
them nothing but actual cash on hand
The contents Of the packages consist OF
shawl or two-one Paisley (?)-silk, pop
lin, calico, alpaca, dress patterns, cassi-
meres, overcoats, and other articles for
wear After the departure Of the sharp
and voluble salesman, it invariably turns
out that the goods lose great portion of
their lustre, the cassimeres look woefully
like shoddy, and the duped purchaser
finds that he has very long-horned ele-
phant on his hands. But his note is out
and cannot we'll be recalled, and he is
therefore obliged to swallow the pill with
the best possible grace.
None but farmers are approached.
The sales are simply enormous. In
Will County, their last field of operations
before entering Kankakee, the sales were
$4,000. One man frequently sells 81 800
worth in a week.
If our farmers consult their interests
they will utterly refuse TO have anything
to do with these alluring fellows. In
variably there is fraud in any transac-
ton that offers six times the value of the
equivalent asked. Don't touch them.-
K0nlkQkee lIWl G0gette
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-16
SOthern and his Deg.

LAST summer, in the dog days, Sothern
played a joke on his Scotch terrier, Jack,
to cure him of making acquaintance with
other dogs when out for q walk. When
he saw another dog, Jack would rush up
and rub his nose against that of the stran-
ger, and indicate in doggish ways that he
would like to be his friend. When the
season for muzzling came, Sothern put
muzzle upon Jack and took him out for
walk. Somewhere near Union Square he
met Florence, and as the twain stood in con-
versation Florence noticed that whenever
Jack applied his nose to that of another
dog the latter went bowling down the
street, leaving the terrier very much as
tOnished Florence could not understand
it, and finally asked:
"Ned, what's the matter with Jack, that
all the dogs run away from him SOP"
ooh, nothing" said Sothern, "except
that before / started out / fixed couple
of cambria needles in his muzzle so that
they stick out about an inch beyond the
end of his nose."
Well, the result was that in day or
two Jack was afraid to 60 near any other
brute of his kind, and all those who had
been interviewed with those needles were
careful to keep away from him. Sothern
saws he will take out patent for his in
vention, provided Bergh does not have
him arrested for cruelty to animals.-Cafo-
cf1lndti Gazette.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-16
Miscellaneous Heading.
THE CAPTALN OF THE NORTH
FLEET.

By GERALD MASSEY
So OFTEN is the proud deed done
BY men like this at Duty's CALI
So many are the hOnOrs won
By them we cannot wear them all!
They make the heroic commonplace,
And dying thus the natural way;
Yet is our worldwide English race
Ennobled by that death to-day!
To anchor fast where pillows roll;
1t stirs us with a sense of wings
That strive to lift the earthiest soul.
Love was new. and life SO sweet
But at the call he left the wine
And sprang full-statured to his feet,
Responsive to the touch divine.
6 Nay DEAR I cannot see a0u die
For me, Ibdge ma aUOrk to do
Up here. Dorm to the boat GOOd-6y
God bless y0u. ZShaW see it through"
We read until the vision dims
And browns; but, ere the pang be past
A tide Of triumph overbrims
And breaks with light from heaven at last.
Thro' all the blacllness.of that night
A glory streams from out the gloom;
His steadfast spirit holds the light
That shines till night is overcome
The sea will do it's worst and life
Be sobbed out in bubbling breath;
But firmly in the coward stride
There stands man who hath vanquishd Death |!
A soul that conquers wind and wave,
And towers above sinking deck;
A bridge across the gaping grave;
A rainbow rising DER the wreck
He saved others; saved the name
Unsullied that he gave his wife,
And dying with so pure an aim,
He had no need to save his life.
Lord! how they shame the life we liv
These sailors of our sea girt isle,
Who checrily take what thou mayst give
And go down with heavenward smile
The men who SOW thelrl Ives to yield
A glorious crop in lives 10 be;
Who turn to Englands harvest field
The fruitful burrows of the sea.
With such breed Of men so b ave,
The old land has not had her day;
But long her strength, with crested wave,
Shall ride the seas, the proud old way
CasSeh'S Magazine.