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A NEW AND INTERESTING FEATURE
OF THE
EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER.

A BOUT the first of July, the Advertiser will
"A begin the publication Of series Of Biograph-
ical Sketches, giving, In synopsis the lives of
many prominent and distinguished sons, dead
and living, of South Carolina. In connection
with these, there will appear in our columns each
week, portrait of the Individual whose life is
sketched, done in the highest style of modern
photographic art. From the great and good men
Of the past, such selections have been made as
John C. Calhoun, George McDuffie, Judge A. P.
Butler, Chancellor F. II. Wardlaw, Governors
Pickens, father and son Gov. P. M. Butler, Colo
mel of the Palmetto Regiment; Senator Louis T.
Wigfall, Judge O'Neal, Gen. Waddy Thompson,
Gen. James Jones, Edmund Bacon, Esq., alias
"Ned Brace" of the Georgia Scenes,' Major
Jack Jeter. Hon. Preston Brooks, Gov. 8. D. Mil
ler, and others, whose names we have not space
to mention just now.
Later we will take up such men as Hon. J. P.
Carroll, Gov. M. l.. Bonham, Gen. Abner Perrin,
Gen. M. w. Gary, Gen. r. g. M. Dunovant, Gem
erals Kershaw, Kennedy, Logan, Connor, Wal
lace, MCGOWAN, Hagood and Bee; Col. Thos. G..
Bacon, Col. Thos. G.. Lamar, Col. Joseph Abney,
Col. w. c. Moragne, Speaker John C. Sheppard,
COL Arthur Simkins, Gen. James Chestnut, Hon.
w. D. Simpson and others, whose names shall
occur to us in the future.
Subscription Price, $3.50. per annum, in ad-
vance. Address: '>' ADVERTISER,
~ Us Edgeheld, sc.
June q % If
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SOUTH CAROLINA-YORK COUNTY.
COURT OF PROBATE.

J. Edward Massey and James F. Hart, Plaintiffs,
against Dorcas A. White, Admix. and the
heir, and Hugh E. White, Margaret E. White,
anGl Anna A. White, minor children and heirs
of Leonidas 8. White, deceased, Defendants.
-" Orier. '.. - .i',a 80
VNHE Defendants in the above cause having filed
their answer, in which they demand that
Homestead be laid off to them, and Dover be al
lotted to the Defendant Dorcas A. White, widow
of Leonidas s. White, deceased, it is ORDERED:
That any and all persons interested in the es-
tate of Leonidas 8. White, deceased, as well as
the creditors of said deceased, do shew cause, If
any they have, at Court of Probate for York
county, on the tenth Q0th) day Of September next,
why writ should not issue to Commissioners
commanding and requiring them to set off
Homestead to the said Defendants, as well as
Dover to the Defendant Dorcas A. White, widow.
It is further ordered:
That this order be published in the "Yorkville
Enquirer" for the next five (5 succeeding weeks.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Court,
II. 81 at York Court House, August 5th, 1873.
..., j. A. MCLEAN, Probate Judge.
August 80 st
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HOUSE PAINTING.

VTNHE undersigned would respectfully. inform
the public that he has resumed the business
Of HOUSE PAINTING in all its departments
a trade to which he has served regular appren-
ticeship under first-class painter, and In which
he has had several years experience Work done
in the most durable manner, and at the lowest
prices at which it can be afforded. MARBLING.
GRAINING in imitation of different woods and
all kinds Of FINE INTERIOR PAINTING
done in ~ good style as be done by any paint
er in this section Of the country. can be seen
or addressed at Yorkville and will cheerfully
make estimates on work in any part of York, or
the adjoining counties.
REFERENoEs.-Ast to my skill as workman,
respectfully refer to the following gentlemen:
L. M. Grist, W. A. Moore, Hon. I. D. Wither-
spoon, A. W. Ingold, J. F. Wallace, Lawson Jen-
kins, Col. w. H. McCorkle, DR.. II. G. Jackson,
Dr.. j. F. Lindsay. James L. Clark, James E.
Smith, Hon. A. s. Wallace, Yorkville; j: 8. r.
Thomson, Spartanburg; R. M. Wilson, CASTOR
J. A. Brice, Fairfield; ]. Harvey Smith. Chester.
NELSON DAVIES.
July IL % ly
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G.. I'll. O'LEARY.
REMOVAL.

r WOULD respectfully inform the public that I
have temporarily removed my HARNESS,
SADDLERY AND FURNITURE STORE to the
"Bratton building" on the corner, opposite the
Court House, where will be pleased to serve my
customers, and all others wanting Goods in my
line, at the lowest prices.
GEORGE II. OLEARY.
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The Murkrille Guanirer
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more names, an extra copy of the paper will be
furnished one year. free Of charge.
@- Advertisements inserted at One Dollar per
square, for the first insertion, and fifty cents per
square, for each subsequent insertion. A square
consists of the space occupied by eight lines of
this size type. Contracts can be made for three,
six or twelve months, and reduction obtained
from the regular transient rates.
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SADDLES.

4 FULL supply of my own manufacture O
n Saddles, consisting Of Gentlemen's, Ladies'
Boys and Wagon Saddles, all of which will bt
sold very cheap, forthe cash.
G. II. O'LEARY.
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AWAY FROM HEADQUARTERS story is
told of soldier in the late war, who went to
the suffers tent on Sunday morning to get
some whisky to drink, and me: there gen.
tleman, chaplain in western regiment,
who had come on the same errand.
"Who are you ?" asked the gentleman.
"a soldier of the twenty. ninth Illinois, /"
the man replied, and then inquired of the
stranger:
"Are you a soldier? What regiment do
you belong tor
"Oh," said the gentleman, 81 belong to the
army of the Lord"
"Well," said the soldier, eff you belong to
the army of the Lord, and come down here
on Sunday for whisky, don't you think you
have strayed long way from your head.
quarters ?"
aS- "Pa, are you in favor of the Bible in
public schoolsi': asked youngster at the
breakfast table, the other morning. "Why of
course am" responded the father, pleased
that such an important subject should en-
gage the attention of his youthful offspring.
"What makes you ask such question ?"
"Oh nothing" rejoined the young hopeful ;
"only I thought maybe you wasn't, as you
never had one at home" The urchin dodg-
ed, but wasn't quick enough.
sg- George" she said, to the perspiring
young man, II love you just the same, but
as our city relatives are coming next week,
mother thinks you'd better stay away, be-
cause your long hair and freckled face might
make them think our acquaintances weren't
very high-toned." The young man is staying.
Bar The Iowa Poulterers' Association sends
,us circular with the request that we hand
it to some enthusiastic chicken fancier. !"
The most enthusiastic "chicken-fancier" in
Burlington has been in Jail ever since the
last dark of the moon, but we'll hand in the
circular to the sheriff for him. He'll get it.
say~ A woman was sitting at the breakfast
table, the other morning, when an almost
breatbless neighbor came in and informed
her that her husband was dead. She calmly
remarked: "Wait until I'm through break
fast, and then you'll hear howling."
s9~ At bed time little Willie was saying
the usual prayer at his mothers knee, and
having got as far as "If should die before |
wake" hestated. Well, what's next?" ask
his mother. "Well, s'pose the next thing
would be the funeral"
HT Here is an extract from little boys
first composition: Ovens cats is swearn'
and blasfemin' and tryin' the cages of
their steam b'lers in the back yard at mite, it
makes a feller offle Trade, if he isn't sleep
in with his big brother"
p| An old citizen in a country village be-
ing asked for subscription toward repairing
a fence of the graveyard declined, saying ::
81 subscribed toward improvin' that burying
ground nigh onto forty years ago, and my
family haint had no benefit from it yet"
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TABLES. &C. f.

TIMING, Teapoy and Office Tables, Tin Toilet
IL Sets, Towel Racks, Hat Racks, Suspension
Spring Beds, etc. etc., at
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COOKING STOVES,

CEVERAL different brands Of Cooking Stoves
y of the best grades, which will warrant and
sell at low figures. Also, cheaper grades of
Stoves for sale at G. H. OLEARY'S.
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STTNnRTES.

ID DRIDLES, Halters Girths, Saddle Bags, Sad
I'D die Blankets, Hames, Trace Chains, Back
bands, Stirrups, Bride Bits, Buckles, ETC., etc.,
for sale at 6. 81. O'LEARY'S.
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II. .. JEFFERYS.

AGENT
NOR Standard Fertilizers, Machinery Of almost
E every variety adapted to this country such
as Steam Engines. French Burs, Boiling Cloths,
Portable Wheat and Corn Mills, Turbine Water
Wheels, Shutters, Shafting, and Mill Machinery
of any kind desired.
The Celebrated Winship Gins, Halls Self-F
ing Gins, Needle Gins, Gin Feeders and Gin
Condensers, Gin Saws and Brush Ribs, &C., DC.
COTTON PRESSES Centennial, Boss
and Smith Hand and Power Presses.
PRAIRIE CORN sHELLERs, only IS SO;
STRAW CUTTERS, $1,000.
keep on hand a good supply of SASH,
BLINDS and DOORS, and will furnish Builders,
by the quantity, at exceedingly low prices.
In short time, will have the latest and best
improved Machine for SHARPENING GIN
SAWS, which will make the saw as perfect as
when the Gin was received from the Factory;
giving each tooth the desired briar hook shape.
The work Is done without removing the saw shaft
from the Gin., An expert in GIN REPAIRING
will be sent to the Gin Houses. to operate the
Machine at reasonable charges. Persons desiring
to have their Gins sharpened in the best STYLE
will do well to leave their orders with me- early.
small lot of NAVASSA GUANO on hand.
Nav 8 ,W,. i.a= 19 .s.t IF -
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A WIFE WANrED.-A San Francisco paper
has received letter from a soldier in Idaho,
stating that he wishes to secure wife. "My
time" says this Benedict, "is nearly out, and l
intend to settle in the country. intend to
start chicken ranch want wife to take
care of young chickens. have got money.
Nv wife will not have much to do-only milk
nine COWS, feed 600 young chickens, chop her
6rewood, cook three meals every day, and the
rest of the time she can 60 out among her
neighbors.'
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nag- The way of the wicked is an abomlna-
ton unto the Lord; but he loveth him that
foloweth after righteousness.
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WHIPS AND UMBRELLAS.
IA Whips and Buggy Umbrellas, for sale by
G., n. OLEARY.
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HARNESS.

4 COMPLETE stock of Harness on hand, and
N any kind made to order at very low figures,
At G.. b. OLEARY'S.
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RARBER SHOP.

bA nDEN SIIOIs
VNHOSE in want Of an EASY SHAVE, a fash.
ionabe and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant
and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that
THOS. BALLARD, Professor OF the Art Tonso-
to the ENQUIRER building, where it will afford
him great pleasure to wait upon all who may de-
sire his services. Razors honed and sharpened,
and any other work of that kind promptly done.
THOMAS BALLARD.
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January 8

FRENCH WALNUT SUITS, TRIMMED,
especially.
Just received another lot of METALIC BU-
RIAL CASES, among them some fine CASKETS:
Also, WOOD COFF1NS AND CASKEIS. All
of which will be sold as cheap as can be afforded
HAvEA HANDSOME NEW HEARSE,
which can be had at funerals free of charge, in
town and in the country at moderate CHARGE
according to distance.
You can find ME at MORRISON'S OLD STAND
on Depot street, one door west of Aiken's Cotton
Gin Shop. J. M. PARISH.
May 19 ON
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BEDSTEADS.

4 NICE lot of Walnut Bedsteads just received.
IA Also, Maple and Poplar and Cottage Bed
steads for sale by G. II. OLEARY.
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Aumuraus department.

A NEW KIND OF HELL.-Here ls the Ia
test on the He'll question: About twenty
years ago an old colored preacher in Georgis
was exhorting number Of Africans to "gi
on board the gospel train and be saved from
the torments of freezing hell" The ole
colored brother drew a shivering picture o.
how cold place hell was, and how sinners
were never permitted to get within million
miles of the faintest glimmer of spark o.
fire. At the conclusion of the services, 6
white brother who was present, attempted te
correct the old darkey in regard to the eli
mate of the place where the wicked are SAID
to take up permanent abode after death. The
white man went on to give the colored preach
or an orthodox description of red hot hell
burning birthstone, bursting of mountains o1
seething lava, scorching lime, rivers of coal
etc. When the white man finished, the old
preacher took him by the hand, and whisper
ed in his ear:
EUR de lub of de lamb, masss, don you
nebber tell de coons about here oh such bot
hell eff sum OBJ de old rheumatic niggers
wus to find dat out, deyd want to 60 to hell
detust FROST sure"
WHY He D1DN'T.-"Why," said friend
to Jones the other day, didn't you continue
at the head of your military company 1t
is a good one and is doing first rate"
"Oh I was member Of the Peace Society,
and the president didn't think the two would
harmonic"
"Is that all I thought there we're other
considerations"
"Well, there was one other"
"What was it?"
"Why, you see, the first time the company
had grand drill, I went out in all my uni
formed glory with bran new sword and
bright buttons, and stood up before the rank
and file, also in their good clothes, and after
the sergeant had called the roll, and got
things ready, I gave the command-and what
do you reckon | said2'
fright forward fours right! of course" !"
"Not much, didn't; my good clothes
made me forget where was, and sang out,
First four tor'ard and back p and every SOL
dier of 'em just snorted right out in my face,
and I gave my uniform to another fellow if
he would take command"
-FaE-rrIE ferurrr PhHets.-Afser
all, these Virginia City miners have big gener.
Gus hearts The other evening one of them, who
finishing up a weeks spree in Frisco, stepped
out of the Palace after his dinner, and almost
ran against haggard-looking, shabby gen.
teel woman, who was weeping upon corner.
"What is the matter, marm?" said the mi
ner, respectfully. She told him sad story
poverty, sickness, large family of children,
nothing to do, nothing to wear. us that the
best frock you've got y" said the miner,
gently. She said it was. He felt in his
pocket. 1t contained just one twenty, which
he had intended to devote to wine and wick
edness that evening. "Stop here moment,
marm," he said, and he lodged into dry
goods store In few minutes he returned,
and pressing small bundle into the poor
woman's hand disappeared with the air of a
man who had done kind action gracefully.
The starving female eagerly undid the pack
age. 1t contained a pair of embroidered silk
stockings-San Francisco Neus. Letter.
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THE VALLEY, ,
CHESTER, $. G.

THE su bscriber Is bet
ter prepared, than ever
before, for doing all
kinds Of JOB WORK,
such as Turning, Scroll
Saving, Repairing, &c.
Also, FURNITURE
MADE TO ORDER,
from common to the
finest. Fine Black
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paP Save all the bones for homemade fer
tilizers Take a tight barrel, box or hogs
head, cover the bottom with four or five inch
es of unleached ashes, upon this place layer
of bones as close as they can be packed to-
gether, covering completely with unleached
ashes then another layer of bones, and thus
alternate layers of ashes and bones until the
box or barrel is filled. Pour in couple of
pailfuls of water, or place the vessel in the
yard, where it will get sufficient moisture from
occasional showers. In few months it will
be found that the bones are dissolved.
CURE FOR CoRNs.-The many sufferers
from this very annoying direction, will find
a permanent relief by strictly observing the
following: Take lemon and roll it until
soft cut thick slice and bind it on the corn
on retiring at night. In the morning, if
the corn is white and disintegrated, pull it
out with your finger nail: never cut a corn.
Sometimes several applications of the lemon
Juice will be necessary, but the corns are
bound to succumb after while. After you
remove the corns, wear shoes that tit, and
are not 80 stiff in the soles.
pav Easy "rules for the nuts of wagon
axles" are given by the Connecticut Courant /:
For turning off, set the wrench handle upper
most and turn backward. or to the rear for
turning on, set the wrench handle uppermost
and turn forward or toward the shafts or
pole. The two sides are made thus opposed
to each other in order that the friction of the
hubs while going ahead in ordinary travel
may tend to screw the nuts fast rather than
turn them off.
pa% The roots of clover have natural ten
dency to decompose after having produced
the plant in perfection, and it is the effect of
this decomposition that renders crop of
clover 80 good preparation for the growth
of wheat. Decay ever furnishes regenerative
food, while the roots pierce and divide the
soil, loosening the ground.
a9- It is mistake to suppose that one can
work off sickness. If you fall i'll, favor your
body and take the required rest which nature
demands. Don't eat without appetite. Your
stomach will indicate when it is time to take
food. and then it will be prepared to digest it.
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IMPORTANCE OF A CLEAN SK1N.-Most Of
our invaids are such, and millions Of more
healthy people will become invalids, for the
want of paying the most ordinary attention
to the requirements of the skin. That nem-
brane is too often regarded as covering on
ly, instead of a complicated piece of machn-
cry, scarcely second in its texture and sensi-
tiveness to the ear or the eye. Many treat it
with as little reference to its proper functions
as if it were nothing better than a bag for their
bones. 1t is this consideration for the skin
that is the cause of a very large proportion of
the diseases in the world. If, as claimed by
some scientists, four.6fths in bulk Of all we
eat and drink must either pass off through
the skin or be turned back upon the system
as poison, and that life depends as much
upon these exhalatons through the skin rs
upon nhaling pure air through the lungs, it
must be of the most vital Importance to keep
that channel free.-Hartford Times.
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CHRIST THE BREAD OF LIFE.-Bread is
the staff of life. 1t is the plain, simple, cheap
food, partaken of at almost every meal, full
of nourishment, and yet never wearying to
the taste. Such, to the soul, is the one simple,
all. fruitful, all.suffcent truth of the love of
God in Christ, by his infinite STOPPING to die
the death of the Cross to win our souls ever
Iastingly to Himself, and to testify evermore
His infinite and irreconcieable hatred to sin,
simultaneously with his boundless willingness
to forgive, to the utmost, the repentant sinner.
This fundamental truth never wearies the be-
lieving soul. 1t is as bread to it. 1t brings
God, in Christ, before US. as the loveliest,
graudest, tenderest manifestation Of Deity,
more grand even than all His outward glories
of the material universe, in Heaven and earth.
This love of God in Christ sustains the soul
in life and in death, in childhood, manhood,
and old age, in prosperity and adversely, al
ways, and everywhere-it is the bread, the
staff of the spiritual life. And, like outward
bread, it must be sought for Christ Himself
exhorteth to Labor for that meat which en-
dureth unto everlasting life For the Bread
of God is He which cometh down from Heav-
en-, ana glVSCn llle uIlIo tilo "oiiu' oiu tIat
Bread of life." AS the outward bread must
lie labored for, though obtainable everywhere,
80 Christ, also everywhere accessible, must
yet be soug ght by prayer, meditation, the study
of the Scriptures, and by the use of regular
means of grace For He is bread, life and
happiness to the soul.
For THE LAST T1ME.-There is touch of
pathos about doing even the simplest thing
for the last time" 1t is not alone kissing the
dead that gives you strange pain. You feel
it when you have looked your last time upon
some scene you have loved--when you stand
in some quiet city street where you know you
will never stand again. We put away our
boyish toys with an odd headache. We were
too old to walk any longer on our stilts--too
tall to play marbles on the sidewalk. Yet
there was a pang when we thought we had
played with our merry thoughts for the last
time, and life serious, grown-up work was
waiting for US. Now we do not want the lost
TOYS back. Life has other and larger play
things for US. May it not be that these, too,
shall seem to the light of some far off day as
the boysh games seem to our manhood, and
we shall learn that death is but the opening
of the gate of the new land of promise !?
.- I'LL ,- ,f tho uickod ia an ahomina.
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s0- George" she said, to the perspiring
young man, II love you just the same, but
as our city relatives are coming next week,
mother thinks you'd better stay away, be-
cause your long hair and freckled face might
make them think our acquaintances weren't
very high-toned." The young man is staying.
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Bd@ The Iowa Poulterers' Association sends
-us circular with the request that we hand
it to some enthusiastic chicken fancier."
The most enthusiastic "chicken-fancier" in
Burlington has been in Jail ever since the
last dark of the moon, but we'll hand in the
circular to the sheriff for him. He'll get it.
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pg An old citizen in country village be-
ing asked for subscription toward repairing
a fence of the graveyard declined, saying ::
II subscribed toward improvin' that burying
ground nigh onto forty years ago, and my
family haint had no benefit from it yet"
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sa~ A woman was sitting at the breakfast
table, the other morning, when an almost
breatbess neighbor came in and informed
her that her husband was dead. She calmly
remarked: "Wait until I'm through break
fast and then You'll hear howlng."
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sg Here is an extract from little boys
first composition "W'ens cats is swearin'
and blasfemin and tryin' the cages of
their steam b'lers in the back yard at mite, it
makes feller ofie Trade, if he isn't sleep
in with his big brother"