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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08

"You must find it monsIroma
bore, said" vi+i'or his hostess
the goddess OF Il renowned saloon, 10
have to entertain so many peorIe
How do you manage to get rld OF
tiresome folk ?" Easily enough
When | want to get ri'i Of anybody
l tall, to him abont myself. II wish
any one to stay, all | have to do is to
talk to him about himself.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08
NEAR THE RAILROAD.

nOA ACRES OF LAND -l5O OF
40 Il which is cultivated, and Is
GOOD cotton and grain land, with branch
BOTTOMS. This tract is situated three
miles from Dorn's Gold Mine, one quar-
- of a mile from the Greenwood and
7TnTnsta Railroad, and TWO miles from
probable depot on said road. Dwelling
pnuse and two cabins. For terms, &c,
nn'liv no to X. &. NJ. DONOVANT,
Tpaj' Raaj Estate Agent, Edgeiield, G. H., ;. {.
o,.t o. lt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08

S5uTH CAROLINA HAY.-Some Of
our exchanges note that large quaint.
ties OF home made hay are being
brought into this market, this fall
The same is true Of our county; and
we are sid to notice it. Our far
mers have gone maufulIy to work to
save food Tor horses and cattle, and
in every way 10 provide Tor the great
deficiencies of the crops. Oar GRASSES
make very line hay; and it is a mark
CT deplorable thrll'tlessness that We
should buy Northern and Western
hay. when We can make such all eS
rrllent article al home without cost
Our advice to our farming friend,
is this: utilize everything, plant iarge
crops of Oats, &c IT the coat according
to the cloth, i'll keep ont OF debt
Aiken Journal and Review.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08

Col. T. s. Arthur, of Lexington,
was married to Miss Meta II. Kins-
Ter, Of Richland, at Cedar Creek
Church, in that county, on Sunday,
the 9th of November.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08

Go ont in the damp air, or sit un-
protected in a draught, and yonr
throat will irrI sore and vnnr head
uncomfortable. Yon have taken a
cold, which you eau remove asprompt-
ly as you received it by nsin2 Ayers
Cherry Pectoral.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08

CoNrEDERATE BONDS The Charles
ton News spd Courier, Of November
3Oth, says Confederate bonds were
not in demand pm Monday and the
transactions were very light, and AZ
low fgurtAa. 1t is stated that New
York operator, whose name has been
prominently identified with the Con'
federate bond boom, had failed to
meet his engagements, and that his
Inability or unwillingpess to honor
some large drafts to pay ior bonds
bought Tor his account has occasioned
heavy losses TO parties who had been
acting for him in that city and in
Augusta. One thing seams pretty
certain: That those who have de-
layed selling out their Confederate
bonds in hopes Of higher prices have
lost their chance. There are some
who anticipate a revival oil the boom,
bit they are now few and far between
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08

Ralney, colored rx,Congressman of
South Carolina, and Mcpherson, are
the leading candidates for the Clerk
shin of the House. 1t will be seen
that Rainey's white friends will de
sert him now that they can 10 some
thing for him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08

Agents now can grasp fortune; Out
t6t worth $40 sent free. For full par
ticufars, address f. G: Rideout Co., 10
Bafclay street, New York. novI-ly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08

From tha earnings -! thp State
Penitrhiiary and the unexr@nded
balance oi the appropriation d 1850
there remained on hand at !ire close
ii the last fiscal year 81 ,ll3.4@.
Unie. lrSisl.liv" eaa"rinrlt IT," m
s.ltution was to retain an.i Use this
and in addition to what they i:Ai "-
ilAlp, lhe State appropriated S;223 COG
ron" Of which has !'eeua touched, al.''
this iast amount h.s been returned
to the State. In addition TO tbs !h'
Rm.d have made about $:?O.u'0
worth Of improvements in The PERI
,rnliary buildings, and have a larg''
quantity OF brirk on hand, !! e
earnings of the institution ale snili
cl-ut to lun it ior the next ii'cl
year. and no appropriation wall t"
n.ke,l.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08
- 49,
SUMNER BEYEHsa d ES.

FIR a ALnSH'C45S15iS.
=zzu~~--FTEMON SUGAR,
LEMON SYRUPS,
LIGHT WINES,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08
GkaNTs SEW ~.
The Riches of the ID Reautifying
the New Yo'a an a'ansion.

The Riches of the ID Beautifying
the New Yo' ..Ani siansion.
There is qnl;e a auter in scclety,
owing to the announcement That Gen
eral and Mrs. Grant are to give on
elegant reception s>soon as their
new honSe;a in perfect order, an'i ev
cry day ..orkmen md artists arc
bringing nearer the desired end. |
understand not snslc article has
been bought or ordered for the first
floor, the eighty Cases Of magnificent
presents pre- enied TO the General OIL
his foreign tour furnishing them
throughOlsE as well te* supplying the
rest of the house witil objects Of art
of every >onceivablf sort. No two
pieces OF Ilrniture in the parlors and
reception loom will he alike. Cnli-
ously carved chairs, velvet and gold
embroidered divans and ebony and
ivory fauteaisl, upholstered with Cob
elm tapestry and nd-"ronght bro
cades, will take sttf( place oil the
modern set.
Tie Oriental hapgings AMI P'rslan
carpets wese t2s-<he AIPresl-
dent as gifts, and MIS- Grant will in
cur the everlasting envy Of women
by using the finest and most exquis
itely woven India csshmeres ior the
drapery Of her owg boudor. The
tables and stands a. of bnhl aud
moaaic work; the mirrors hang in Gu
riously carved frames cut by the
jack -kni,ds Of he sklillu Swedish
carvers. !. Pictures of every variety,
aud all clausrit in Seilelent degrees,
have frames in themselves wolks o.
arsewhis( stata4ry and articles o
vertu Ornament the rooms lavishly.
In General Grant's private dress
ing oom stands miniature house Of
five stories.and neaeiy three ie.t in
height. 1t is Of solid silver, curious
!y beaten:and raised in queer ll1wers
and odd tpda. onepening the va.
rous doors gand windows that lead
out on comical little balconies can be
discovered cases o. ii etted silver
containing bottlesssau'' aaska oi "aIv-
ID ivory Glled with different an'I de
licious perfumes Tins was 'resente.i
to the oyer il Chip. 4 pIv4~"'''
remind'r1f India .ial i l'air Of *nne'i'
elephant, tusks ne'sly sx ie'' Ii
length, IL polished, ivory s. of l.:
elaborate gold monnllnga.
The wall on ole SIDE Of the family
sitting r9sga A<nearg covered by "a
remirE95le JapanH5s'plcinIe-a hHliE'
ing scehr. The ground is nf creamy
satin, and the subject is worked ont
in vsri<;I silk embroidery, the iig"s's
and ioliuge sl'nilnH ont as III red
life ana the colora exquisite anal IA.
ural. y.
How excrption,l It memory Con.
Grant has il shown in the fact thar
he knows at glance where each Of
these thonseuls Of gifts cane from,
he name Of the city, tie donor and
the circumstances ol the presentation.
lie dose INST exhibit: the least com
placcncy in their exhibition, hut Mrs
Grant shows a womans g natural graf
itication in them.
CoNFEDERATE BONDS The Charles
ton News spd Courier, Of November
Both, says Confederate bonds were
not in demand on Monday and The
transactions we're very light, and AZ
low figures. 1t is stated that New
York operator, whose maine has been
prominently identified with the Con-
federate bond boom, had failed to
meet his engagements, and that his
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08
SOUTH Carolina University.

We are gi.,d H. see thai oil eIiJrt l.
being made in Tie Legislature &c
place The South Carolina University
upon ii solid baeis It is proposed 10
IL SC the nett earnings OF the State
Peni5entiary ior the support Oh the
Ualvers:ty and, i'll addition TO this, 10
eidow that institute with S2U,O'W, i"
d. invested in Government securtl-',
the interest cn which ia to be used l''
assist III paying tie professors.
W. ivel II deep interest III TIA.
tune honorrd institution q! l"alni'2
and hope the u'easnre proposed ma:
be carried through successfully.
'inw-yer. If ia Chairs are to be file!
10. ;os@ie. a. ~oril l"thrr see the
,jo,.r. u lit. jinV~'-''y It'd. Sew
m~n, win i.yy AID progressive -
-sz='r7'===7--ssk="-''esh4 t'77=:'r,'4 -
thonght, sho'i,I he elected 30 iIr pro-
f-ssnrsilips. --iiershs# ddz~t.e.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08
AUGUSTA BUILDING LOTS
TO EYCHAN NGE FOR
CO T ON L AN Ds!

& HAVE l6 Building Lots in Augusta,
2 l. in the upper part of the city, I" ex-
chang foS Cotton Lands, or Plantation.
Lands must be convenient t. Railroad.
apply. TO, or address.
G.. M. DUNOVANT,
Real Estate Agent,
Eigefeld C. H., S. G.
Dec: %, 1880. tf3
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
a Canine En,bezZIeF.

But if You are looking for downright
NEGLECT call On the pointer dog. 1t Is
safe to assert that the pointer has mind
enough for anything. He is far more
human than the monkey, and, we
cheerfully acknowledge, fsr worthier
of the relationship. Why, look at
Jeff--everybody knows Jeff-Dr.
Mattaner's liver-colored pointer. The
dog carries notes, goes for the horse
and buggy, goes for beef and fetches
ice regularly. Besides all this, jeff
has many accomplishments that make
him finished dog. Would anybody
deny Jeff's intellect! Hardly. Why,
last week Jeff was sent for ice, and
what did he do? He started with q
towel, in one cornerof which the nickel
was tied up. jeff saw that nickel put
in, and Immediately temptation assail-
ed him. He could buy ice on credit,
and beef was always cash. Now watch
the dog. He reasoned. He labored
under the temptation until he reached
Huff's corner, near the clubhouse, and
then he yielded. Down in the dirt he
crouched, and after tussel got the
knot united What next 1t would
never do to carry that nickel, INTO
Corput's. He reasoned again. He
buried the nickel, carried the towel in,
received the ice and came out not for
the nickel. Oh, no +; he had studied that
out too. The doctor must be left
under the impression that the nickel
had gone for ice, and he was. The ice
was carried to the office, and jeff came
back like a flash, secured his cash,
galloped onward to the beef stand, and
in a few moments was observed home
ward bound with his dinner. He was
not afraid to carry it home. He
reasoned that the doctor would suppose
some one had given it to him. This is
vouched for by three Witnesses Ma
con(G0.0 Tskegraph.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
The Monroe Doctrine.

Bidwell L. Stevens writes from
North Vernon, Indiana, "What is the
Monroe doctrine?" The Monroe doct-
rine, Bidwell, simply and explicitly
declares that no foreign nation shall
come over here and slide down our
cellar door; that England and France
shall not hang on orr front gate to do
their counting; that they can't bring
over their own syrup pots and elder
spouts and make sugar in our own
maple grove; that Germany and Aus
tria can't spot no be tree in our words;
that Italy can't cut her firewood out
of our hedgerows; that Russia can't
spank her neighbours children with
our butter paddle. The monroe doc
trine means that we are the bull Of the
woods between the two oceans, and
that the man who joins farms with us
on either side had better not move the
boundary fence until he talks to us
about it, and that he can't sub-let a
patch of his farm to anybody until we
are satisfied that the new tenant will
make good neighbor for us. That s
about all there is of it.-Burlingto1s
HdUkeW.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Jackson and Benton.

On the breaking out Of the War Of
1912 Gen. Jackson was one of the very
first to tender his services to the Gov
eminent, and collected a force of $500
men which met at NatcheZ, where IL re-
manned idle some two months when it
was ordered disbanded. Jackson, en-
ragged, declined to disband the troops
there, but took them back home, giving
drafts on the Government for the ex-
penses thus incurred. These drafts the
Government refused to pay, which
placed Jackson in q very unpleasant
predicament. At this juncture Col.
Benton volunteered to go to Washing
ton in Jackson's interest," and, if pos
sible, induce the Government to pay
the drafts, and save Jackson's honor
and property. By his polite and adroit
management he succeeded. AS Col.
Benton was about returning to Nash
vile he received word from his broth
er, Jesse Benton, that Gen. Jackson
had acted as a second in duel to that
brothers. antogonist-a most ungra-
cious act, as itappeared, at moment
when the claims of gratitude should
have been uppermost in Jackson's
heart. In this duel Jesse Benton was
wounded. An angry letter was writ
ten by Thomas H. Benton to Jackson,
and the latter swore s'by the Eternal
he would horsewhip Tom Benton. On
Sept. 4, 1918, the two Bentons weresat
the doorway of the City Hotel, in
Nashville, when Jackson and Col. Cof-
fee approached. Jackson brandished
his whip, Col. Benton fumbled for his
pistol, Jackson drew his own, and at
the same time received in his arm and
shoulder a slug and bullet from the
pistol of Jesse Benton, who stood be-
hind him, Jackson was thus dropped
by q terrible wound. Coffee then at
tackled Col. Benton, who fell down a
fight of stairs. This disgraceful affair
laid Jackson up for several months
and drove Benton to Missouri.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Heating Cars by Chemicals.

The new plan devised by a French
engineer for heating railway cars ap-
pears to give satisfactory results so far.
1t consists simply in the use for the
foot-warmers of acetate of soda, q
substance which has considerable
latent heat, and, dissolving at a certain
temperature, Obsorbs a large quantity
of heat, which becomes sensible dur
ing crystalliZation in cooling. All
that is required is to fill the ordina ny
cases with a sufficient amount of the
acetate, close them, and place them
in q stove at about 100 degrees. The
cooling Of a case thus charged and
heated takes from twelve to fifteen
hours. Two warmers are thereafter TAX
en- from the compartments and placed
in stove, where the. crystals of soda
acetate are re-dissolved, and they are
then ready for fresh use. The adj
vantages claimed for this system are:
No necessity of changing warmers
every two or three hours, or of main
tanning numerous employees to attend
to them, also economy in cost of heat
inc etc
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Snuff.

eff hit yer" said one small boy to
another, ''yer'll be usin' yerself fer
snuff tomorrow.
'sDoes your mother know your
rOutes" asked the tease of Tom
when Charley and his bride started
on their wedding tour.
''The darky's hour is just before the
dawn" remarked Sambo when he
started out before daybreak to steafa
young chicken for breakfast.
AnOil City Irisman having signed
the pledge, was charged soon after
wards with having drank. ''Twas me
observation-disclosures" said Pat, ''an' a
habit have of talkin' wild myself.
I said to myself, sez l, Pat. COON in
an have dhrink. No, zer,' seq /,
I've sworn Of Thin I'll drink alone,
seq to myself AN I'll wait for yes
outside seq l. An whin meself cum
out, faith an he was dhrunk."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
"AJOY FOREVER. ]"

We passed from ont the dazzling light,
We left the rustling throng of dancers;
Miss Smith had said to me: "We might,
| almost think, sit ont the Lancers."
And, wandering on, we lost our way
A country house is most perplexing
Miss Smith was filled with sweet dismay,
And closer clung-'twas very veXing.
We rested at window seat
My hand detained hand half willing,
We murmurred of the flood, the heat,
And other things as wildly thrilling,
Some mistletoe, o'erhead entwiHed,
Gave rise to arch but tempting banter,
/ kissed her-lost my peace of mind
And got piece of hers instanter.
She stamped her foot, her bosom rose
And fell with maidenly veXation;
She ald,-but what she said, Lord know'sl
For was lost in admiration.
But there she stood, deer at bay,
Apicture for masters sketching;
/ soothed her, as q mortal may,
And thought she never looked so fetching.
Ny deeds were rash, my words insane
At length we could no longer tarry-
And when we Joined the dance again
Miss Smith was Kate and was Harry
Ten years. possession has not tired
My love, bat Pm in this position;
The tantrums which l ouce admired
Have palled from frequent repetition.
From Nym Crinkle's Feuilletor
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
rs ITWORTH WHILE ?
JOAQUIN MILLER.

Is it worth while that we jostle brother,
Bearing his load on the rough road of life?
Is it worth while that we jeer at each other,
In blackness of heart that we war to the
knifee
God pity us all in our pitiful strife.
God pity us all we oste each other
God pardon us all for the triumphs we feel
When fellow goes down meath his load on
the heather,
Pierced to the heart, Words are keener than
Steel,
And mighter far for woe than for veal.
Were it not well i'll this brief little journey
On over the isthmus, down into the tide,
we give him fish instead of ferpent,
Ere folding the hands to be and abide
Forever and aye in dust a. his side?
Look at the roses suluting each other;
Look at the herds all at peace on the plain
Man, and man only, makes war on his brother,
And laughs in his heart at his peril and pain;
Shamed by the beasts that go down on the
plain.
Is it worth while that we battle to humble
Some poor fellow down into the dust?
God pity us all! Time oft soon win tumble
Ali OF us together, like leaves in q gust
Humbled, indeed, down iaso the dust
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
A Street Crowd.

The other morning two gentlemen
were looking out of the window OF
house on Market street, when they
observed cabbage roll off a market
wagon that was passing Instantly
over dozen well-dressed and apparent
ly sane persons began yelling after the
wagon as though the vegetable had
been gold watch or thousand dollar
| bill. The driver stopped about half a
square off, looked back at the cabbage,
yawned, and drove on.
"What an absurd fuss people in the
street make over trivial occurrences,
said one of the gentlemen. " Now, I'll
bet silk hat that could get a crowd
of FIVE hundred persons around that
cabbage inside of thirty minutes, and
yet not leave this room"
81 take the bet, - said his friend,
pulling out watch. s'Are you ready ?"
eyes; give the word
cit is now 1880. Go !"
The proposer of the wager led his
| friend to the window, threw up the
sash, and taking a cane pointed earnest
ly at the mudcOvered cabbage with a
terrified expression. Presently hack
driver noticed the action and began to
stare at the vegetable from the curb
stone; then bootblack stopped; then
| q bill poster, messenger boy and a
merchant.
whats the matter?" inquired d
German approaching the innocent base
of his national dish.
Don't tOutch it! Look out there!
Stand back!'' shouted the gentleman
| at the window. At his horror Strick-
en- tones the crowd fell back precipl-
lately and formed dense circle around
the innocent cabbage. Hundreds
came running up and the excitement
increased rapidly.
''Look out therer' frantically
screamed the letter, waving his cane.
''Take that dog away, quick!''
| Several stones were thrown at a cur
that was shifting around the cabbage.
s'Take carer' said a car driver to a
policeman. who was shouldering his
way through the mass.
Its an internal machine, nitro-gly-
cerine-or something"
Meanwhile the sidewalk was block
ed, the street became impa;Sable, wom-
en- screamed and rushed into shops,
and astorekeeper underneath began to
tie bucket On the end OF a long pole
with which to pour water on the devil
ish invention. The crowd by this
time numbering over thousand the
two gentlemen moved away from the
window and sat down. In q few min
utes there was q hurried tap at the
door, and there appeared q man who
had been sent as a delegate from the
mass meeting outside.
Il should like to know, gentlemen, "
he said, what the facts aree"
"What facts?'
"Why, what there is peculiar about
that cabbage out there?'
Nothing in the world" was the
soft reply, except that it seems to be
surrounded by about a THOUSAND Of the
biggest fools in town. Do anything
else for you2'' d.
The man reflected moment, said he
guessed not" and retired. Before he
handed in his report, however, Capt.
Shorts watch had dispersed the mob,
and dubbed two hundred and eleven
separate persons for creating disturb
ance.-San Francisco Pest.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
A Condensed Dime Novel.

The following extract is about as
clear as the plots Of the majority OF
the sensation novels:
Zone cold winters night in the
month of July. a poor man clad in
the habiliments of the rich was foot
ing it along on horseback in an open
boat over 8 long and dreary desert.
Not a tree or green spot cheered him
on his tedious course up mountains,
which lay spread out before him in
fertile heaps as far us the eye could
reach. Huge precipices lay scattered in
his pathway, and ever and anon would
his footsteps mingle with the black
waters OF the yellow sky, whose am
bient green were firmly buckled to a
large bottle of old London Dock Gin,
whose inspiring efferveScence greatly
assisted him in his passage over the
grassy verdure of the cold, white Sc
pulchre before him. At length, while
thus he stalked along in the midnight
grandeur. he met an aged youth,
whose gray beard of blushing brown
hung in amber curls from his eyebrows
upward. His feet were encased in a
large wooden bag thrown over his
sholders in rich profusion. He was
dressed in yellow frock coat of fiery
red and carrying his sword, which was
slightly turned up at the end, under
his left arm, he presented an appear
ance with his skeleton arm stretched
out in the pale moonlight of the young
moon. altogether striking and lumin-
GUS
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

be happy husbands and hap
py husbands, is the happiest of
men. A well-matched couple car
ry a joyful life between them, as the
two spies carry the cluster of Eschol.
They are brace Of of Birds of Para
disc. They multiply their joys by
sharing them, and lessen their trObles
by dividing them this is fine arithme-
tic. The wagon of care rolls lightly
along as they pull together, and when
it drags little heavily, or there's a
hitch anywhere, they love each other
all the more and so tighten the labor.
John PtoAg gilman.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Made BOARD and Lodging of II.

An English paper relates that in a
farmhouse at Kirkcaldy tempting
ham hung from one of the rafters, and
a rat with rare instinct gnaweda hole in
the woodwork directly over it, and, de-
scending, ate it's way into the interior
of the sweet morsel. One day the
housewife started to take the ham down,
when out bolted the depredator and into
the hole. The ham was perfect shell,
skin and bone only remaining to show
its form, while the rat had begun to
build q nest IN it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Husbands and Wives.

Good husband makes a good wife,
Some men can neither do without
wives nor with them; they are wretch
ed alone in what is called single-bless-
edness, and they make their homes
miserable when they get married !;
they are like Tompkins' dog, which
could not bear to be loose, and howled
when it was tied UP.
Happy bachelors are likely to
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

Not everybody will be able to see
the Nautch girls, but every body can
geta pretty good idea of their dance by
putting two hornets down the house
maids back Boston Post.]
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

a contented mind is a continual
feast.
a careless watch invites the vigil
liant foe.