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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
Spring Announcement.

rTAVNG lust opened my SPRING and STOCK or GOODS
IA can show positively Largest and Most Select Stock that have
The following OF the many bargains am Offering;
Prints s. 81 6c give of the best brands Quite
large variety of beautiful patterns
Bleaching per by Piece for the best full | WIDE
Splendid Poue at &c. Victoria Lawns at lOc and up .
Coed Musns Pque 10c and NICE Dress Uo LUG
Parasos from 5c to very handsome silk at 81 So
Full line Domescs Tckg g Gnghams Linens Cottonades Cas
mere Black Cashmere Black Alpaca Black and Coored Silks
Splendid Stock Table Danask, Dole Towels Oll Cloths &C
India Linens Cambria Thread Cambria Irish Linens Nansook
NnI Mnsn Dotted and Striped Musnsand in fact thing
in the White Goods line at close prices
Fans, 8 for DC, and beautiful Silk ones :, ,ur
Tremendously large lot OF Dress Goods Lace Bunngs Black A"ooi
Bunting at 25c. immense stock OF Gore u. o. o.
untried Flowers, Feathers Ornaments
Lace Fchu Lace Ties Silk Handkerchief Ruchng Cuffs
and Collars Velings, Ki6 doves, Lace Mits etc. etc
HOSIERYOnly Of Goods this department can
olive anv idea of the and beautiful line OF these goods
RBBONS-I special large and choice stock OF RIB
bons Full line all the newest shades any ohe'
IACES-Having devoted good this department.
can show very Of V Torchon anuedo Breton
many other Laces patterns entirely new All
Of which are being prices which hem within the reach every
one Hamburg Edgngs Insertions Irish Trimmings Cash. Flngs
Shoes for Children Ladies and Gents stock and such as we
can recommend Very full Ladies and Misses Slippers
Gents Shirts Collars and Cuffs. Gents Clothing.
Gents and Bows Hats lOc the nobb styles StraW Fes
Stationery Saddery Copery Hnware Hardware Fancy cees
Cockerv-compete each department. prices that Will give
satisfaction -. p,. :,
NV stock positively unqualed except large cities Purchasers will
find it to their interest by giving q CALL
Alvin Hart.
Edgefeld S. c., April Is, lSSl2ml9
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
The New United States Commits
SiOner Of Agriculture.

"Dr. George B. Lorins OF Massa
chusetts who succeeds lie Due as
COMMISSIONER OF Agriculture, has
long been the standard cattle show
orator in that State, and on MIN has
usually devolved the duty OF acting
as temporary Chairman Of Republi-
can State Conventions. This fact Re
finally came to speak OF as this ar
nual honor when he stood up to eS.
press his thanks to the assembled del.
egates. In Massachusetts, cattle
show is display OF pumpkins, man
gel wurzels, bedquilts, patent churns,
embroidery, apple-paring machines,
wagon Jacks, and other articles use
ful to farmers and their families, with
an occasional quadruped by way Of
justification of the name. In every
hamlet that has within the last twen-
ty years or 80 held a cattle show the
name OF DR.. Loring is household
word. Dr.. Loring is considered a
handsome man by the farmers wives.
He wears a Prince Albert coat, bnt-
toned closely, and his rich voice
seems to proceed from the region of
the middle button. He has the far.
ulty OF becoming eloquent on topics
little calculated to inspire men 10 el'
oquence, and he can speak to any
length aud breadth on any subject
without forethought. When lie rises
in the tent OF cattle show and wakes
eloquent upon the soil of the snr-
rounding hills, even the squashes
seem to crook their necks to get a
better view ol him, the conscious
pumpkins turn deeper red, aud the
lunches of seed corn prick up their
ears. Dr. Loring is also equal to an
oration at short notice on centennial
OCCASIONS and that sort OF thing, and
he has never been known to refrain
from being eloquent. DR.. Loring is
not a practical tiller OF the soil. He
is a docto. oil medicue-whether
practical or not. wo are not informed
and his nome is in historic Salem.
He may not prove himself equal to
LeDuc in originating -st'ch proie as
acquiring Tor his native land mo.
norly in the matter Of ten and leav'
ing China and Japan ont in the cold;
but it ia not to be feared that the
country will derive less benefit from
the Bureau Of Agriculture under his
control than under the guidance Of
LoDuc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

a RELIC oF THE RoLLIcE1NG
REG1ME.-One day last week, as a
gang of iaborers were cleaning the
recesses OF one of the old files rooms
in the Treasury Department, a two
gallon Jug of antique pattern was
brought to hight, to the handle oi
which was attached a mouldy card
bearing the following inscription
The Hon. Howell Cobb, Secretary
of the Treasury, with the compli,
ments Of Lewis Wigfal!." Upon re-
moving the dirt-encrusted cork, il
was found that there still fingered
within drop or two of "Old Her.
mitage Bourbon whose fragrant
bouquet, like the long,bu- led Faller'
nian exhumed in Pompeian excava'
tiona, perfumed the air and bewilder'
ed the senses Of the finders Of the
precious relic. What aAood Of mem
cries this ancient amphora recalled
of the days when "Old Buck occu
pied the White House, and the warn
Southern blood gave tropical i'm
petus to the society Of the capital
WashinGto,a Repubhcon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
Denunciation of the Changes in
the Text Of the Revised Bible.

F! LONDON. May lS.-Fhe 'Sa,n2ara
this morning has an editorial on the
/; revised version of the New Testa-
ment, The following are the main
points: The writer of the article as
serts tnat, "whatever scholars may
think Of the labors Of the reviaers,
the impression produced upon the
public miro is one of disappointment
and dissatisfaction. ltls obvious that
a. great many ofthe alterations adopt
ed have been approved for reasons Of
mere literary criticism, which makes
us rather skeptical as to Inc infalli.
bility or even good taste of the revis-
ers.
Where no material change i'll sense
or substance OF the authorized YER
sion has been shown to be required
by the revisers, for the proper con-
struction OF the original, they have
nevertheless thought themselves aus.
titled in mending the English al
improving the grammar OF passages
which have struck deep root in the
hearts and memories Of the English
people. One word has been substltu-
ted for another at the .whim Of the
New Testament company; moods and
lenses have been shifted about to aat-
isfy some pedantic scheme Of syntac-
tical symmetery.
"The system upon which the revi-
sers appear to have acted is altosether
erroneous and deplorable. Even The
Lords Prayer, which every English
speaking child learns to lisp at its
mothers knee, has not been spared.
The revisers have handled it as bold
commentator might handle notorl-
Gus corrupt chorus in the 'Eumenides
or the 'Vacchfa. st. Paul's praise Of
charity, unequalled in its own kiad
for ringing ard rhythricai eloquence
in the old version, is 1ang'ed and
made recognizable by the senseless
substitution OF the word love for
charity.
Had they pursed the sacred text
OF the errors which had crept into it.
and placed, where it was necessary,
the earios7ln1 readings in the margin,
they would have performed useful
and acceptable work. But in the Ell
fort to attain dry and merely Inechan
ical accuracy OF expression, they have
SO revised the nohiest hook in the
English language Ms TO deprive it OF
much o. its beauty, and they have
destroyed mary ot its historical asso-
Citations In conclusion the Sta"l
aiw writer saws that it remains noA
for the revisers TO revise the text they
have produced. Ii this new version
is ever to be generally uaed and u
surpersede the authorized versi IN
many Of the alterations that il4ve
been made must be discarded.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

The results Of the recent town elec-
tions in Virginia make up a melan-
coly spectacle for the contemplation
of Malone. His party seems to have
gone to pieces in several of its former
stroneholds, and TO be weak beyond
expectation in the State at large.
What of November Is there any
reason 10 believe that the Repu9iat-
ors will do better than they have been
able to do in May? AS the Admin
istration declines to recommend the
local Republican leaders to coalesce
with Malone, and present combil a
ton State ticket, in opposition to the
one nominated by the regular Dem
ocracy, there will be triangular cor
test. And the conservatives will sin,
of course. The signs of the times
are all with them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

The Relative Patriotism of Roscoe
Conkling and James G. Blaine is:'ln-
der discussion by some Of the Repnb-
lican organs in. New York State.
Neither oi these men did any fight
ing in the war and the great point to
be settled is. whether conkling had
patriotism enough TO send "a substitute.
It is we'll known that Blaine did meet
ali tile requirements OF patriotism in
this respect, and perhaps Conkiing
dii, but it has not been ascertained
SO far, and until it is the real merits
OF the controversy between Conkling
and the administra,ion.cannot be de-
ned.-Pbil1.lcipAiu Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
4 Double Murder in Alabama.

CHATTANOOGA, May S0.-A special
gives an account of a double murder
at Bridgeport, Ala, yesterday, twen-
ty miles from Chat anoo5a. An Irish
tramp named Meban while battling
on Saturday morning with some young
men became angeled because they
spattered him with mud. Hs rushed
for his knife and cut William Gone.
land in the neck, causing instant
death. The tramp was seized and
bound hand and foot, and while in
prison Sam Reese, couuin of Cope.
land, shot Mehan through the head,
causing death Immediately. Reese
escaped. The two cousins are con.
nected with the wealthiest and most
substantial families in that neighbor.
hood./
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

The Columbia Register says: Ben.
lamin and Richard James murdere ed
David Merriwether Harold in Ma
rion County in August last and were
sentenced to be hung on the first
Friday in June, but the three prin'
cipal witnesses against Richard hav-
ing been proven to be guilty OF Of
fenses which rendered their testimo
ny null and void will be granted 6
new trial, but Benjamin will snfe1
the penalty Of his crime,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

We print this morning a special
dispatch from Washington which gives
the opinions Of many Of Mr.. Conk-
ling's friends, both in and ont of the
Republican party, Of that gentleman's
real motive for resigning. According
to these gentlemen, Mr., Conkling has
grown uncomfortable in the Repuhl:-
can party and is seeking, in some-
what indefinite way, new alliance
or restol alton OF his old supremacy.
If he cannot again become the leader
that be was, he would prefer to see
the party with which he has served
so long go to pieces, in the hope that
he can secure a benefit from the chaos
that will ensue. He seems ,to have
put out a feeler for the votes Of those
who are opposed to monopolies, or the
overgrown power Of corporations. 1t
is very probable that Mr.. Conkling is
striking out for new party. That
the story We publish to day comes
from some Of the Senator'S closest
friends makes it entitled to great re-
spect. If Mr.. Copkling really in
tends to strike out from his old asso-
Citations, it is political event Of the
very first Importance. Philadelphia
Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

srEycHNINE AS \ MEp!clNE.-Dr.
1ewis Hall sayre, of New York, WAS
aued by certain Mira. Annie Nor
aan for $4,000, her claim being based
on q the alleged injury which she suf,
fsrpd from the unskilful treatment OF
D. Dr.. sayre. The substantial ollega-
t;on was that DR.. Sayre had preScrlb'
ed eds strychnia for her in such ?aanti.
ties as to undermine her constitution co
and destroy her health The trial re-
sulted in verdict for the defendant 70
Dir. sayre was able to show by e5i the
testimony of eminent members OF MS
profession, and by The standard a! med ne !
!; ;cal works, that the medicines which
he prescribed for his patient were pre-.
cisely those that ought to have nave oeen peel
given given for the disease Of which she
complained,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
Sleep, General, in peace; your bright
cleaning blade

The ATLANTA EXPOSITION The
construction of the cotton exposition
building in Atlanta has begun and
will be actively pushed forward to
completion. TIE main building will
be 72O and tbs short will be 400 feet
in length. The building, when com
pleted, will contain more than mill
ION three hundred thousand. feet Of
lumber. Special premium crops have
been planted on the exposition grounds
under the charge of the Hen. Mark
A. Hardin, Superintendent of the de-
partment, and number Of valuable
premiums have been offered to the
successful competitors, aggregatlng
more than $4,000 in value.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
\ curious story comes from a town


y curious story comes from town
N Columbia County, n. y. Some
years ago loving couple became es-
tranced. Each married, and in the
lapse Of time the companions q both
died. A year or so later the couple
met. and not long alter they were
married. a few months ago they
both lied within lew hours Of each
other. They were buried on the
SAME day: the wife by the side of her
first husband. the husband beside his
first wife.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

After clergyman haa taken & free
bottle Of tonic, felt better, and writ.
ten out his certificate Of the curative
qualities Of the medicine for publica-
tion, it makes him unhappy to have a
doctor come along and pronounce the
atuff gin bitters, and Tad at that.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
sheep Husbandry...A Chance foR
Capital.

rcls county, VINO AaS gwen Siea'
dea!of attention to the subject, writes
that lit is really surprising to see
how, little encouragement sheep hus-
bandry gets from the Press of the
State. No branch OF the farming in
terest pays as we'll, and it ought to
be encouraged in every possible way >
Mr.. Watts is right. We do not
appreciate our great opportunities,
and the resources of the State are not
hali way developed in any branch Of
industrial enterprise. With little
Of the care that is given to the culti-
walton OF the cotton crop bestowed
upon improved breeds of shsep, South
Carolina might easily become one
the largest and most successful wool
producing States in the South. There
is S;ery :nducement to invest capital
in sheep raising. The mild climate,
the natural growths Of both field and
swamp, the abundant supply of wa
ter and the large extent Of wood and
pasture land are all very favorable to
sheep hasbandry, and should attract
the attention of those who are hunt
ing for al easy, pleasant and reliable
investment for their money.
The State contains a total area OF
thirty four thousand square miles and
has population of less than one MIL
li5n. Immense bodies Of land are
lying idle in all aections of the State,
or cultivated in an inferior and in
many cases wholly Improbable man
ner. Cotton is the chief product, and
it is raised 20 the neglect Of other
valuable crops and to the exclusion
almost Of any other practical indus.
try. There 10 not a stock farm Of
considerable size or a sheep ranch in
the State, notwithstanding the fact
that (by the census of 1870 there are
about l ,2S0,O00 acres Of swamp land
GAS 85l acres Of wood land and
$3.50. 800 acres OF other unimproved
lands in the State which return but
little revenue to the owners and help
to drive away thrifty class Of immi.
grarta. These neglected acres fur
n,sh unparalleled advantages for sheep
and cattle ranges, and although this
is tue they have continued to lie idle
sor years and are yet unproductive of
any good to their owners or the State.
BY the census OF 1870 there were
only l24 594 sheep in the Stale, many
of them OF an inferior breed and good
neither for wool nor mutton. There
.wass Twelve wool carding and cloth.
dressing establishments, employing
only forty hands, and with total
capital Of $1,000 and total producte
amounting t. S2l,25 The number
Of factories making woollen goods
were then employing thirteen hands
and representing capital OF IS, ZOO!
Tbe total value OF their products
amounted to Sl3,200. These figures
are sufficient to show that the manu-
fscture Of woollen' goods in this State
can be made almost as largely remu-
nerative as the manufacture Of cotton
goods. With more careful attention
to sheep raising, the larger invest
nent Of capital in improved breeds
and the eatablishmentof asleep ranch
Dn every farm, the wool product and
manufactures of this State are sure
to be not by any means the least prof.
Stable Of our industrial interests.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

"Dar amt no use o tryin to hide
yer sins under fine clo'a, 70 de I.awd
can see slick froo broadcloth," said
the Rev. James Delavan, at a Kansas
camp meeting. Dan. Kirby, we'll
dressed gambler. construed the words
as personal insult, and whipped the
preacher after the services,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
LINES ON MART GARY
Rr JAMES u. TRADE WELL, JR.

HI JAMES y. TRADE " I'LL, IN.
The proud Eagle of Edgefeid is cold in
his grave;
His free pinions are fettered at last,
And the brave neart that nothing on
| earth could appall
! Has yielded to deaths icy blast.
The hearts of his soldiers are stricken
with grief ~
And filled with the deepest regret,
For full well they kmo'p what friend
they have lost
What bright constellation has set.
All silent and still is his eloquent voice ;
Cold in death is the warriors hand
The Eagle forever has taken his flight,
God grant, to far, better land;
And we, who so often have followed his
plume
AS it waved in the front Of the fight,
Car true witness bear to g. splendid CO.
reer
OF this brilliant and chivalric knight.
AS leader of men he had scarcely a
peer,
In State-craft, on forum or field;
And he died as he lived-a true knight
without fear,
With no sinister bar on his shield.
Wherever in battle we saw his proud
plume.
There we knew was the deadliest fight;
And he ne'er sent his men, but himself
led the way
An heroic and well approved knight.
May he peacefully rest, his warfare is Der;
The eye of the Eagle is dim;
His clarion voice we shall never hear
more;
Carolina will long mourn for him.
And we'll may she mourn, for her war
rior son;
And his name and his fame shall not
die
As long as our flag bears palmetto tree,
Or the Southern cross CLEANS in the
sky.
He sleeps his last sleep; the soldiers at
rest;
The long roll can awake hini no more; :;
And in Mart Gary's breast throhbed MS
knightly heart
AS Richard of England eer bore.
His soldiers his mem'ry will ever keep
bright,
Guard his fame with affection and pride,
And recount to their sons the brave deeds
of the man
How he fearlessly lived, fought and
died.
Sleep, General, in peace; your bright,
cleaning blade
Shone DER many red battle-plain;
The charge of yonr squadrons, the cheers
of your men,
Cannot call you to glory again.
No. never again shall the prond Eagle
soar;
He forever mas folded his wings;
His eyrie is vacant, his veal or his woe
Rests alone with the great King OF
kings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

ACRoSTIC.
Toll the bell slowly; reverenily
Heed we it's solemn tone.
Ger the land how speedily
Must the sad news have flown.
A man whom the people honored.
So genial, kind and true;
A friend of the poor and needy,
Such men are rare and few.
Called from the midst Of his labors,
Der all hearts a gloom is spread;
There's bereavement in the message:
"Thomas A. Scott is dead"
VI, IN PhilG. Tines.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

The by is never positive. He al.
ways speca so.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09

French savants have discovered
that man is venomous animal. Rab-
bits inoculated with the saliva taken
from any child or from an enraged
man will die. The deduction is that
parasites exist in the stomach which
infect the saliva of young children,
and also that of grown person when
the latter becomes angry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
Brevities and: Levities.

Men who reck!essly run in debt are
frequently inclined TO. can de Y.
a. veil is protection against the
sun OF heaven and the sons-of earth.
Why is the earth like a blackboard.
Because the children Of men multiply
ON the tace OF it.
a lady friend says that bachelors
are like "a batch OF biscnits-sood
enough after they are mixed.
Trsnslatipg from the German--es-
csrting your. girl home from the fash
ionable dancing party.
Som OF a man with rope around
his neck and a mob at the other end:
Z" m saddest when swing
Every business man likes to be pat
roni@ed, provided his patton does not
patronize himi in a patronlzingmanrer.
Never despiSe small things. A aea
will get over more ground, in pro-
portion to his size, in one. second than
an elephant will enver in an hours
travelling.
a professor asked his class, What
is the anrorag a student, :hesitat-
ing, replied :" Professor; | did know,
but have forgotten; en- TfThat is sad,
very sad" .reioined the professor.
F" The only man. in the world that
ever knew mas forgotten 1t.
Men owe their resolution, and most
of their success, to the opposition
they meet with
The divinity of charity consists in
relieving mans needs before they
are forced upon us.
A strong man is one whose passions
stimulate his reason and whose rea.
son controls his passions. ~
I Unfortunately, the only. pedigree
worth having is one that can be nei-
ther transmitted or inherited.
One Of the kindest things heaven
has done for man is denying him tie
power of looking into the future.
Even machinery is open TO persua-
sion. Tie firemen OF an English
steamer cokes the steamer to make it
go.
Talk is thinner than milk. If you
don't believe it set pan Of each side
by SIDE, and see which affords the
most cream.
There is girl with a iinr 6gTrc,''
said Leonardo Toppleto his friend
Frederick Won Weiseei ,.ht, as TIE
ungainly Miss Dromedarins stalked
by" do you call hers fine fig
ufe?" was the astonished query. II
90; she has Sl0,0O0in her own name
-Rochnsiel Democyut.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-09
BIhi | MIGHT er had IL all nv.

yours. Bah, / might er had it all my
SELF"
but didn't you know it was there'
Didn't The witch-wfllow tell you SOP"
said Billy.
"Vitch.villow. Oh. you yank, watts
a vitch-villow bat to fool such tunce as
you?"
Then you were only fooling us.
were you?" said Billy.
The tailor began to cool down some
what at that, and entered on a long ex.
PLANTATION, in which he got very much
involved.
"All very WE'LL" said Billy; "buttell
US now, up and down, fair and square,
did you know anything about the o
ey being there"
The little tailor looked at him doubt
fully for n while.
We'll" said he, hesitatingly, moo.
/ didn't, and OATS de trut'.'
Both boys burst into 4 laugh.
well" said Billy. ..share and share
alike anyhow; that's fair"
However. they deducted the quarter
dollar from Tailor Vertz's share. Billy's
share was six dollars and twenty-three
cents, Ned's six dollars and twenty-five
cents. and Tailor Vertz's five dollars
and ninety-seven cents, with which he
expressed himself perfectly satisfied.
Forever after this adventure Dutch
Dolly's husband was more careful about
telling the boys of the mysteries of his
art; and when he would get on the SUBJ
ject, Billy was apt to slyly remind him
of the magic wand. -Mrard Pyle. in
HGrper'S Young People.