Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1879-01-23
livery man is made better by-the
possession o. good picture, if it is
only a landscape on the~brols-of a

livery man is made better by the
possession o. good picture, if it is
only a landscape on the-~brols-of a
hundred-dollar nose:-----7-- --7---.7---,s.zs s
Always pay as you go, said an
old m IN to his nephew. Bat. uncle,
suppose l haven t. thing to pay
WITH" "Then don't CO.
There is no great difference between
man and nan. Superiority depends
on the manner in which we profit by
the lessons of necessity.
There are III potteries in the
United States, paying annually
s. 247,73l wage, and turning out
pro ucts to the value Of S6.G45.5
Little joys refresh US constantly,
like house bread, and never bring dis.
gust; and great ones. like sugar
bread, briefly, and then safety.
By the side of the Vale theatre,
in Rome, Italy. church, builtoy the
American Baptists at cost Of $780,
900, has just been opened.
In less than thirty years, $4,000
miles of railroad have been con-
structed in the United States. The
valne of property in this country has
in the same period incre tsed from
SS,OOo,OO0,C00 to $30,00O.000,000.
A patent-meAicine man posted
hand bills in every available spot in
neighboring village the other morn.
ing, and before night fifteen goats had
enough medicine information in them
to run an eclectic college
Said a mother to her little son:
"Therel Your toes are out of your
stockings again. Seems to me they
wear out in a hurry" Giving com
ical leer, he said: "Do you know why
stockings wear out first at the toes?''
mo" because toes wiggles, and
heels don't
Western swindlers happen into 81.
looms, make bets on future evsnts and
SHa HHad ha6 9as5 afA sR ts9Rs TBS stsf Rsppsn
back, and agreeing to draw the bet,
obtain sv0zi -4f.....-- thA salnan:
keeper, their base counterfeits having
meanwhile been mixed up with his
cash.
A Portland (Me. man has mock
ing bird and parrot which are on very
good terms with each other. Occa-
siona.,ly their cages are placed to-
gether that trey may enjoy little
social intercourse. The parrot will
then thrust its poll through the bars
and say, Scratch my head" where
upon the mocking bird will peck the
parrots head with its bill with an air
of great gravity.
When Prof. Watson, or some other
professor, discovers new star, it is
telegraphsd all over the country.
But when an unscienti6e gent steps
on the slippery side of pool of fro
zen water, caresses thepavemsnt with
the back of his head, and sees mil,
lions of new meteors travelling at the
rate of two million miles second,
and whole armament Of new stars
shooting hither aud thither, he keeps
the wonderful discovery secret
He doesn't banker for newspaper no,
toriety. .-Noaristo,0n Herald.
II have opened and read your fra
grant epistle, dated the fourteenth
day Of the third month of the year
1878, according to your honored reck-
oning," writes Kusumoto Masataka,
prefect of Yeddo, to his excellency
Charles s. Grundy, project of tie city
of Manchester, acknowledging the
receipt of some desired infor!: -
as to municipal management in -
Britain. The communication =
closed in beautiful japanese c.s,
adorned with gold and silver for
and other objects in relle..
II