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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24
Raising Hair by The Crop.

Thousands of girls in Switzerland,
Germany and Norway denote them
selves to the cultivation Of their hair
as resolutely as a farmer does his
crops. Oace a year the merchant,
very often an old woman, arrives in
the village, and brisk trade ia car
r,d on. The Swiss girls make The
most, as nature has bestowed on them
an abundant crop Of the b'onde c..J:,
which is hardest of all to obtain, and
the climate is evidently propit'ous to
its growth. The price obtained de-
pends upon the length Of the redun'
daut tresses. Hair eight inches long
is worth twenty-five cents an ounce
while that thirty-six inches in length
will bring the fortunate possessor Ss
ali ounce, and in cases of exceptional
beauty and thickness even S35 an
ounce may be realized.--Paris Fash
ION Letter.
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The EiieCtiGHS--VirSi

Looking over the field, in the light
of yesterdays returns, it is evident
that, where public opinion was free 10
express Itself effectively at the polls
The Democrats have gained and tie
Republicans have lost ground.
New York is a conspicuous exam.
pie Of this. The Democrats have car
ried the State handsomely, and, al
the same time, the growing strength
Of the Independent vote is expressed
in the rebuke to Tammany, andin the
defeat Of the golden call, young AS
tor. The pot-house practices OF MIR
Astor made the electioneeringo Gen
Grant and ex Senator Conkling futile
1t was a bad day in. New York to'
"bosses," and tie Republicans have
nothing to brag abont in Pennsylva
MIA.
The Democrats, of course, carry
Mississippi, and score heavy fgme
ia Connecticut and in the West
There is, indeed, only one dark srot
and that ia Virginia. Even there i
still room for hope.-News and Cou
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24
EXORBlTAsr FREaGRT CHARGES

If any further argument were re-
quired 10 convince the people Of
Elgefeld sni Charleston that dire ct
railroad communication between the
two places is desirable, aye absolutely
necessary, it will he found in the fol
lowing freight charges on single ton
of Ash Element Fertilizer, from Char
lesion to Trenton.
The ton cost in Charleston $2O.G0'
freight charges to Columbia by S. c.
R. R $500; from Columbia to Tren.
ton, $5.40; from Trenton to Edgefeld
at 20 cents hundred, $500; making
$ll.4O, more than half what the
Gaano costs. This is simply into!er-
able; and Mc people, the consumers,
have to pay the piper.
Distance from Charleston to Colum-
kia, l3O miles. $500 freight; from
Columbia to Trenton, bout 60 miles,
freight charges, S. 40, one-fourth the
value of the article; from Trenton to
Edgefeld, 6 miles, one-fith more
Read and ponder w,r'e ont the SUN
and see what would be saved 10 the
people, in freight on gnano alone, il
we had direct rair Dad communication
with Charleston.
In this case we have seen the freight
bill with our own eyes and we make
no mistake.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

road is only question Of :irne. 1t
runs through valley, which, for Ter
tility, will equal the valleys Of Louis
lana, and Tor health is equal to the
summit of the Blue Ridge itself. The
line of this road is particularly ,ich
in water powers. There are in Alb
bevilIe end Anderson Counties rot
less than forty valuable water powers
one half of which would turn tie
spindles of the United States. While
these facts are susceptible of proof it
is also true that the line Of this road,
for greater part Of the distance, is
thirty miles or NOR. from The line OF
any other road. If the people aloi. 6
the line will do little work them
selves capital will not be slcw 10
come to their aid. Much of..the road
in Anderson has already been graded
and we presume the work will be
pushed in this county also. Able
vile has contributed literally ard
will yet give much more. Railroads
are so valuable to the people in con-
tributing to the public treasury that
we are in favor of taxation for grad
ing roads. As a..money investment,
it pays the county, and for this rea-
son we should be willing to tax TIE
wlolo property of the county to build
road in any part Of our boundary
The Columbia and Greenville Rail-
road in this county is assessed at half
a million dollars or one. tenth Of all
the property in the county. If forty
miles oil railroad paystaXes onso large
an amount, what would we get with
the Savannah Valley and the Green
wood and Augusta Railroads finished ?
Ours would certainly be county
rich in Railroads.-Abbeville Press
and Banner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24
sTnpEeaSantiy Suggestive,

Jennie June, in her fashion Litter
from New York, writes as foil pws {:
There is something uDrleasantly Isug-
Ges i've in the passion for fiery red
and yellow which has broken out
within the past eighteen months and
which finds such diversified an h in
geGious forms of manifestation. The
subtleties Of color have never ia aund
such expression us in the dress to day.
Bu! the employment of bold, blight
colcrs, such as red and yellow, is now
limited to suggestion, to garnitnl e, to
blending with other colors in ord er to
heghten Tie effects or add an illu-
minaiing touch. High reds and full
light yellows are now used in b road
masses. The red bonnet trim med
with shaded red feathers is the bon
net par excellence OF the season. The
red velvet Jacket is Indispensable to
the tone and chic of a young Ia a.dy s
wardrobe, and q terra-cotta red dress
is rarely absent from the evenin as.
semblage or the box at the theat}e OIL
opera.
TO soften and tone down these Igory
toilets there are always the fnis1 Thing
lines OF white lace around the u broat
or about the front. Rut this 81 1nply
brings the high colors into strd ngel
relief and makes the wearer a still
more conspicuous object.
There are pale, dainty, ne1 trail
tinted little woman who are bright
aned and not vulgarized by these
pronounced styles, butto the maj prity
they are more than trying. They
are. as was remarked in the b egin
ming OF the paragraph, unpleaai ibntly
suggestive.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24
Atlantic and French Bread Valley
Railroad.

We are reliably informed that di-
rect proposition has recently been
omitted to this Company By cnri'
talists North, to build and equip the
road, under certain conditions. within
eighteen months. The conditions i'm
poeed are such, we are informed, as
the Company can comply with, but
other corporations are also negoti't-
Jag with the Company andi it is not
yet determined VII ch of h m shall
be awarded the prize. This, we cup
pose. depends upon the terms offered
By each OF them. Senator Butler has
recently visited. New York in the in
terest Of the road, and through him
certain propositions have been sub
mitted.
We also received last. Sunday, a
telegram from prominent railroad
man, with whom We had persona
conference in Cincinnati last Febru
ary, and with whom We have since
had correspondence, sta ing that he
was now ready 10 submit propositions
to the Company, and was ready to
visit our section for that purpose.
We presume he will be in our midst
10 the course of - ae
syndicate this geu 3Ents
nronoses to bnil,l nd
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a(STA, Ga.

THE property Gl Wig! 'F55fIls' wife CT Dr
SJ. Marion Sims, Of New York. Mrs.
Sims is the granddaughter of Mrs.
Dunlap, and the great grand daugh.
ter of Robert Crawford, the uncle Of
Gen. Jackson. When Jackson started
out in life his guardian gave him his
patrimony, which at that day was no
mean sum. In conclusion | may say
that my mother named youRafnlorm.
ant for her cousin, Andrew Jackson.
When President, Gen. Jackson often
sent him presents and after he retired
to the "HerInitage" he sent him an
invitation to make him visit, as he
wished to see q descendant of his lav-
orite cousin, Sarah Crawford. The
death of Gen. Jackson prevented the
intended visit.-Andrew Jackson W.,
to the New Orleans Times.
The foregoing Jacksonian commu-
nicaticn was clipped from the New
Orleans Times few days ago. 1t
was written by my kinsman, the Rev
Andrew Jackson Witherspoon, who is
Pastor of the Seaman's Bethel in
New Orleans. I send it to you be-
cause the smallest items pertaining to
the great men. of the past are always
interesting to us. Mr.. Witherspoon' S
statement in regard TO the snuff box
induces me to say word about it.
When the secession ordinance was
passed by South Carolina ESQ years
ago) Jackson was President, and he
wrote an autograph letter to Mrs
Dunlap (nee Mary Crawford, the
laymate and sweetheart of his boy
hood) reminding her of his alice
tionate regards for her and his kins
people in South Carolina he de.
nounced in strong terms The hersey
OF his native State, and said as Pres
illent lie would be obliged to send a
military force into South Carolina tc
execute the laws of the Government
if the ordinance of notification
should be put to the test. lie then
warned Mrs. Dunlap if her sons
should be found in the ranks Of the
country's enemies he would be ccm
PEELED to deal with them without re
gard to personal feelings. And he
sent her, at the same time the snnil'
box as souvenir Of his kindly re-
membrance The snuf-box is a sea
shell, (tortoise,) oval, 5 inches Ions
by 81 inches diameter. On The out
side Of the lid is the American eagle
lust over its head, Jan. S, 1915,
and above this ~. S. +. Brandywine
1925" On the inside OF the lid Is
inscribed. "To A. Jackson, from D
NJ. Stokes. For the last seven OIL
Ell Int years 1 have been trying to ge
hold OF the letter written by Presl
dent Jackson 10 Mrs. Dunlap. AS il
is not in the possession of any of his
immediate descendants, | presume
that her two sons, who were violent
Nu!lifers, must have torn it to piece!
as soon as they read it. Previous t
the days Of notification Gen. Jack
s)n had svme correspondence viii
Col. Wlthersroon and others, OF Ian
c .ster, on the subject OF his revisitinl
h native State. But after that tim'
the bitterness o! party spirit wa
such that no one dared to renew tn
ynhpct. j. MARION SIMS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

FEEBLE LAD1Es.-Those languid
tiresome sensations, causing you to
feel scarcely able to be on your feet
that constant drain that is taking from
your system all its elasticity; driving
the bloom from your cheeks; that
continual strain upon your vital forces,
rendering you irri BILE and fretful'
can easily be removed Ay the use Of
that marvellous remedy, Hop Bltters'
Irregularities and distractions ofyour
system are relieved at once, while the
special cause of periodical pain is per.
manently removed. Will you heed
this?-Cincinnati Saturday Night.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24
C0TToN TRtDE OF THE WORLD.
Startling Facts for our English Cou-
siu.' t0ns.deiati0a

The Department of State las issned
an exhaustive statement oi the cotton
zoo Is trade OF the world, giving the
report Ut forty SIX consuia, tn.i other
Interesting information. The raw
cotton product Of the several coun
tries Is estimated ut about 8 3.501,000,-
O00pounls, viz: United States, 2,77O,
100000; Est Iudies, 4O7,00O,0OO'
Egypt, Smyrna, &c., 2G9,000,000;
Brazil, $4,000, 600, and West Indies,
100000. These figures show that
the United States produces nearly
fout ffths of the cotton crop of the
wo-ld, aud that it is beyond the pro-
ductlve power OF any other country
Lu colnprte with The United Gi;tira in
this direction.
The value OF the cotton m:.nu1i,c-
lures o! The world are 81 .34S,3l0.0UO
according to Il recent English lnbIl-
cation ;,s follows: United kingdom
ofGrenl Britain, $56l. 10000; France
S97, 100000; Germany. Sl0G. 100000;
Rnssia, Sl02 0G0.000; Belgium a"d
Holland. $G3, 10000; Austria Hun.
gary, $G5, 100000; Italy, $24. 500. .ooo;
Spain ami Switzerland, $63 900; the
United States, i22333 ,2250,o0o, and In
dia, $34 .G20,t00. This estimate does
not include the goods manufactured
by the o;'ler nahuas on The primitive
hand lootn4, which i'll China alone
amounts to 7,3UO,O0O,000 yards an
nnally. The number OF operatives IN
European cotton wlls is estimated at
l 250000, with 59,I00,000 spin.
dies; in the United Sl.les, Isl GOO
with 100000 spindles. But the
United States, with about one fourth
the numi.er Oh srindiea running in the
Unit,.d Kiugdom, and with Isl 900
operatives against 100000 British
operatives, is credited with Il produc
ton, The value ol which is more than
one. hail tLst Of the United Kingdonl'
although III piece goods the American
output was ouly as one yard to about
t o and Lall yards oil British. In
confirmation Of thia startling exhibit,
it app,as from our census returns
that the annual cousumpti"a cl raw
cotton by the mills Of .ue United
States am .urta t. II 500, 900 pounds
or more than one hall The aonsump
tion OF The British mills in 1880
From tGese returns it is s-en that
every American spindle consumes
s:xty-six pounds of raw cotton, while
each British spindle CONSUMES only
thluy-lwu pounds, or less than one
half the Anericau consumption er
spin lie.
The value OF the imports OF cotton
goo Is into the United States is given
as $29. $4,000, as against SIS. .9Sl 900
of exports. Tie excess Of imports,
howe ler, consists OF fancy goods, the
domestic manufacture OF which has
not reached the perfection toward
which it is tending.
England is he leader Of the cottpn |
goods ItrALe-ef tLex World her exnnlls
s<->.---
SUMMER BEVERAGES.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

-aystem lhas been adopteS s
have invariably we'd 1
in every kiln, reducing fdl fd
Of salmon bricks to"less than ps2
centum. It is not doubted by those
already using it, that when its apple
cation is fully understood, that all
the bricks to the topmost course in
the kiln, at the same time still further
reducing the consumption Of wood or
fuel, reducing the time and labor re,
quired in burning. The kiln recently
burned under this process may now
be seen at yards Of the enterprising
firm of Bondurant, Jopling & Goa
firm deserving of all success great
measure of which they are reaping,
and who, from the excellency of the
material they are turning out, have
well nigh reduced brick manufacture
to one of the fine arts.
We understand that the owners Of
this patent are represented by Majos
George 7. Barnes, of this city. who
will furnish any information desired.
Augusta Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

- oe iel'e"'o'' iho i'Huoi queS-
ton will come up, in connection with
the rural prohibitory law adopted at
the last session, and will be dis, :;;sed,
no doubt. with y most earnest desire
to do what is best for the State, without
attempting impossibilities. The hir-
ing ont of convicts, the concealed
weapon law and many other subjects
will also engage the time and care OF
the Legislature.
It is evident that the legislature
has before 1t more work than can be
done in session Of the usual length
and ,:there is,<a probability, therefore,
that the body will take recess ust
before Christmas and ,reassemble in
February or March to dispose Of the
unfinished business. If this course
be determined on, it will be wise to
limit the deliberations Of the Legisla,
tnre after the recess to such measures
as are introduced before the first ad
journment. This will enable th,
Legislature to survey The whole field,
and rrcvents:thess body,ifrom being
harassed in February and March with
projects of law which could have
been put in shape just as we'll before
holidays.-News and Courier. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24
EXECUTORS SALE OF REAL


ON Salesday in December next, I will
" proceed TO sell at public outcry at
Edge6eld c. H.. by consent of all parties
interested, tract Of land containing
three hundred and ffty-two 1882 acres,
more or less. belonging to the estate OF
john Hollingsworth, deceased. situated
within four miles Of Edgetield Village
and adjoining lands Of BENZ. Bottis, Jr.,
w. II. Folk, Margaret Eichelberger and
Emily d. Ialbert. One-half this land Is
heavily timbered. tie balance old fields.
Terms nf Sale One half cash, the bal
a',ce on a credit Of twelve months with
interest from day of sale, Purchaser will
h; required to give bond and mortgage
to secure the purchase money.
JOHN Ii. HOLLINGSWORTH,
Hov 9-3C Executor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24
State Of South Carolina
EDGEFYELD COUNTY.
Colrt o( Common Pleas.

EZr;. IT, DcTlSNll, flaluLlli, against AlCE-
ander Sharpton and Mary Il. Holson,
and Sarah Ann S!iarptoli, Defendants
NOTICE is hereby given that by vr-
IN tue Of the decretai order OF the Hon.
judge J. :. Cochran, dated Octnbur L.,
first Monday il: December neXl, tho fol-
lowing tract of land, viz:
s05Rin,BH- Il t. excess O.;
Jour corn area. I'VE find: Georgia 5
cotton area in 1879 given in this De
,partment Statement at !, $4,000. and
in 1878 at l,4S3, 800; corn area at
2,2lS,0OO.in 1879 and 2,2lS.000 in
1878 North Cardinals cotton area is
given at 625, 900 in 1879 and at 59O.-
500 i'll 1878: corn area at 1900
in 1879 and at 100000 in 1878.
The whoIe thing from beginning to
end looks to us like. Department bosh.
If Georgia was planting 100000 more
acres IN corn than in cotton in 1879,
what wa the ground of complaint
about diminished corn area?
We are convinced that the state
nent of cotton area is absurdly under
what it was for South Carolina as well
as Georgia.
Now, as to yield per acre, We find
this Department Report puts North
Carolina for 1879 at l5G pounds lint
per acre; South Carolina at l45
pounds, and Georgia at l56. So for
1878 we have North Carolina at lG9
pounds, South Carolina at lG3 pounds
ard Georgia at lGl pounds.
We thus have South Carolina put
in 1879 at an average Of five pounds
iess than the worst average Of twelve
years in the cotton belt, which was in
1871 y.
The absnrlity Of the Department
statement is shown in the fact that
the accepted crop for South Carolina
in 1870 is $4,000 bales, whilst the
Agricultural Department igure' are
l35.077,S00 pounds, or 337 7,G9l bales
Of 400 pounds each--some 100000
bales short.
In view Of the whole matter We are
not prepared to dispute, bnt rather
TO sustain, Latham & AlexanGer's
area figures ior South Carolina in
1851 50, given at l,G5G, 900 acres
We are prepared to accept at the
least l, 100000 acres as South Caro-
lna's cotton area in1S79. This, with
an increase of 90 per cent on area o
1879 for 1850, would give South C'.r'
olina a cotton area of l 100000 acres
in 1880, and with an increase OF per
cent on area of 1880 for 1881 would
give the State l .G53 900 acres cotton
area for 1880 81.
We find The increase Of area iol
cotton belt, as given by Cotton
Movpnant was for 1880 over q pei
cent on 1879, and for lSSl-S2 some
I. rer cent on 1880. We think, 'hen
we may fairly take the area assigned
South Carolina NY the great New
York barking house rs moi far frold
The truth.
With ,G5G,00O as om cotton area
then, what Of the crop? Taking th'
lowest average yield in twelve year,
OF cotton belt. viz: l49 pounds pei
acre, we would have as South Carroll
mas crop COG, 900 bales Of 100 pound:
each. Seventy.Gve ner cent Of thu
would give us crop OF l3l ,CG4 bale'
Of 100 pounds each. Now, if Soutl
Carolina's area is correctly given by
"Cotton Movement" it is Impossible
for the crop of the State to fall helo7
these figures. We shall see. e.--.}eg's
Ter,
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Ma ter's Sale.
State Of South Carolina
ED-iI:FIELn COUNTY.


D. =. Dcri~oe, Plaintiff. against Il. r..
Harris, Defendant.
FORECLOSURE.
NJ oTnE is hereby given that l,y vir-
~ tue oi' t!Gcretai orIier OF The Hon.
Judge j. =. Cothran herein. lated Oct:
II. 1881, ! will scll at EdSelirld G.. H., on
tho first Monday in December mex. tho
following described mortgaged prem
iscs, viz:
All tina. tract or parcel of land situate.
lying and being in the county and State
aforesaid, containing one hundred and
twcnty-six ucrns, more or less, and
bounded by lands Of J w. Harris. Gao
Bland, ana other lands of said y. Z.
DurisOe
Terms of s:tle.--One-half the purchase
money and the cost to paid i'll cash, and
the balance on = credit 0f one year, with
interest trern date Of salr. The credit
portion 60 lee secured by the l,ond and
mortgage nf the purchaser. Titles and
mort -,age extra
s. H. .OMrKINS, Master E. C.
November II, 1881.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

Virginia has been bartered to Ma
hone, reputation and lasting dishon
or, by tie power Of mv.ey ID pat
ronage. The country need not be
surprised but it may be greatly
alarmed if a formidable National Re
pudiation party should crow out o.
this entering wedge of Mehoneiam.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

INDIAN DEPARTMENT. W W'ashington.
D. Clam anxious to introduce DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup among. my Indi.
ans, having used it myself for several
months, and think it one of the finest
remedies I ever found. I assure you
it is the only thing that ever relieved
me Of a protracted cough, brought on
BY exposure while on the Sioux Com
mission last year. A. G. BOONE.
Agent for Poncas and q. s. Comm'r.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

A compositor "sets up" the toast,
"Woman-without her man would be
savage" put the stops in the wrong
place, and it read, Woman withoat
man, would be savage"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

1t would be supposed from its pop.
ularity that only one substance is now
known to the world for the relief Of
rheumatism, and that is St. Jacobs
O;l.-St. Lonis (Mo.) Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

"Poor Lily" moaned the girl; fdid
che stop the glorious avalanche
"No, mum; not quite. Duffy fetch.
ed up against his shack all standing,
and began to howl like a blizzard,
cause he thought he'd lost his mine
But when they tipped the land + ;dc
On one end there was the mine unler-
meath, Just as he left it; so he Gould
work 1t light under his winder. That
was pooty considerable, too, eh and
the Deadwood man never winked.
How sublime How crystalline =
But was going to say We had a
sunset since.
"So star-like," murnured the girl.
"Yes, mostly ,atar-ike. You see
the landslide stands there to this day
on end, and they don't dare turn it
over lor fear of filling III the town, so
We don't get any sun after all in the
morning"
"a perennial twilight So fearfully
terribly-awfully utter.
"Yea," murmured the DeadYood
man. cts Just about as utter as
you get en-
And she sat and gazed upon jlim
wrapped in admiration, while hd fell
:nto reverie and wondered at
Brooklyn hospitality in not provil ling
''sand-boxes" for strangers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

Raw oysters are the only fruit which
eaten at night won't get up in the sma;a
hours and kick the plastering all Of The q.
side of fellows stomach.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24

The best preparation known in
market for restoring gray hair to ita
original color is Halls Vegetable 81.
Gillian Hair Renewer. Try it!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-24
The E,!geeaaeld[ Chroni

THE publication of the EDGE
j CHRONICLE will be resun(
few weeks Just as soon az n ned
can be fitted mp ,nr that n
Some change will he made in tbi
cial and business control of,a1H
bmi the editorial mannrnment,e I
same as heretofore. w. D 0lill3
the p,"pri. tor and T s. Dahl !;
the Editor. THE CURONICili(
enlarged anil improved; andlnH
pired advertising contracts antsa /
tions heretofore commenced W. q
tinued and fulfilled. The INF
the people Of Edgelinld County
spectIully solicited by Tho undefl
Respectfully.
w. D. QUIZ
j. S. DALE
Nov. %, 1SSl.-2i-3t.