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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31
Prof. W. H, NEAVE,

Can be employed, ocrss1Cna' J, = 'eech az IL.
He s the only thorOui Ia EI-i-t5B- laHH 20. ch-
er in y and has. iu tilt-- ~ ht
equals and no peroI- H. tn H. t#ts '...-. s4ct
well kuo the iir-t t.rpt---iu.f -frc.-s ~ all
the large citles. DufiIps tie "a. ND p aud
master in the Whole -onfh ~hJ rafuuif-- As
uch, alsa sI"upted IRON ptl.sla l Ia, -
A. Seer Ia Y Cf War ai't --sly brcauEe Of his pre-
eminent Al il,'is- Hra Cuele-'H ne II th@m amOug
the many arny b.. d. Hr Ai-o, only srd dOes
give first class concerts 10 aid baud- paying for
his services.
He writes Nnsic TO order. TO mt, for band, IT
chAstra, pianos, voice, etc Pills deIua d. trst
class music at great festivals with band coinpos@d
of artistic Amateurs. selected from many towns in
J the State, after the Of his State band tor
Yorktown. Hts permanent address n Salisbury.
r. o.
fE you WANT goos honest table
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31
Knowest thou not how it happens

Knowest thou not how it happens
That the dear ones die
God walks daily in his garden
While the sun shines high.
In that garden there ale roses,
Beautiful and bright,
And he gazes, round, delighted
With the lovely sight
If He marks one gay'y blooming,
Than the rest more fair,
He W Il pause to look upon it
Full Of tender care.
And the beauteous bud once gathered
In Hi, bosom lies.
But on earth are tears and sorrow,
For de- ar one dies.
-Alsutian Legend
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31

Bound TO BE MARRIED IN WHITE -
John bier, an Ohioan, and JuIa Nj.
Learnard, of Franklin county, Vermont
appeared yesterday bet' re Justice Wood
man to be married A. the justice was
bout 10 commence, the fair Julia. who
/, about twenty II e. and Was dres ed ell
tirely In bla, K exclaimed: Hold on,
Judge, please. 10 ge! marrled IN bla, k
would be bad omen. walt a nLlute.
The Justice waited aud WIS astoni.hed To
see Julia commence to cl>rotIe herself.
Of went h,r black hat, next black
basque. then two black skirts. At this
stage of the proceeding Justice Wood
man, not knowing how far the disrobing
process would 90, yelled out Hold on,
madam, please.
Its ali right, uow. Judge she smil-
ingiy said, and there she stood, the
the blush on her cheek constrasting
strongly with the white petticoat, which
reached to her boot-tops. The ceremony
was socn over. and the happy bride, with
the strong hand of her Hoosier husband
instead of an evil omen, around her
calmly put on her black outfit and proud
/, ly walked away-Ch,c1go Herald.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31
Prepare to 90 there
w here? Weldon Fair :

-frepare-to go there
w here? Wedon Fair
The yeomanry will swarm like bees :
To hear II all Sycamore" y orhees!
And the Farm and Stock Show i,
certain to be
AS good as the coolest this year. SO,
And the handsome "HoRNERs' will
daily drill
And the fashionable Fairies will
firt at will,
And the blooded nags will trot like
streak,
And the programme promises a live.
y week.
For everybody is coming to town
And every body will be done up
BROWN,
And the long and the short of it
L. Mac LoNGl-
-Certifies this, : don't dis remember
Weldon will be better done - 5tl
November.
HAn articles for exhibition should he sent .c
the K. L. r. Agricultural Society Weldon, n
q. They viii be placed on the grounds and prou
erIy cared for free oi expense. Freight ch arPe:
VIII be refunded by Railroads on presentation o
proper certificates.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31
the Strange Story Of a Stroke Of
lightning.

Some time ago the Bpffalo, n. Y
Courier published the following strange
story:
10 1853, the story is, Miss Mary Place,
now Mrs Nesmith, of Charleston, s. c..
was member of Lockport n. Y.
church choir. One SUNDAY an electric
bolt entered the church, and proceeding
dir. city to the choir annihilated one OF
the singers, Mr.. Croker, stunned several
others, and Knocked Miss Place senseless.
When she recovered she was unable to
exn'ain the Disappearance of a gold
chan. three feet long, which she had
worn 10 church that morning. A physl-
ci IN VINO has been examining long and
marrow proturberance VI on her lett arm,
now declares that it is nothing more nol
less than the chain which the electricity
must have driven into her person Ii
vas remal kabIy clever performance, for
me skin was not broken and he chain is
n good as new.
No information could be ob,ained in
Char lesron about the persons named in
the na.rativc. but at the request of the
Ne.cs and Courier the husband of tie
lniu ed lady, who now lives at Indian
lUWu, w lllldui >Dul COuu'y Hdo Scut I.it
following account of the matter. He
says:
THE piece in the Buffalo paper is an
exag. Grafton of the facts. In May, 1853
the church at Lockport, N. Y, was
struck by lightning. Mr.. Croker a
member of the choir, was killed outright.
Mrs Nesmth was the only other person
sci iously injured by the stroke. She
wore locket and chain, but the chain
was not driven into her arm without
breaking her skim as stated. for she was
severely burned and considerable time
elapsed before all the burns healed. The
largest burn Was made at the point OF
her body where the locket was worn.
! Roth the locket and 'hain disappeared al
the time of the stroke and only few
/ links of the latter could be found
enough to make a ring. Mrs. Nesmitf
suffered so much with her side. into
which the melted locket had been driven
that in the winter of 1859 TO it was
burned out with caustic by DR. n B Chase
Several years after a hard, irregular
lump worked up near the surface of the
skin on the outer side OF her elbow
which. il was concluded, was piece o
the melted chain, and later three more
pieces made their appearance on the IN
side of the arm near together among o.
over the large veins. Cue of thes,
pieces is quite prominent, nearly as mucf
50 as would be a common wart. Mrs Ne
smith expects 10 have some of these
pieces cut out of her arm IN few days
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31
e aides Department.

AS-lf you wish to employ a Lady Teacher, GOV
erIIess, House keeper, or other woman-Help write
to this paper. al give particulars TO age, duties
pay, and nearest depot We have numerous names
OF Lsdirs desiring situations. AZ the paper gives
it's services tree of charge, you should enelo ss
stamp for reply
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31

-. .Newbern .Journni Postmaster
Manix has received letter from a Vir-
ginia firm, inquiring for saw mill man.
They want to contract 3, 900, 600 feet of
Juniper lumber.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31

80. .Brewton, Ala, is suffering from a
plague to such an extent that there is not
sufficient help to bury the dead.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31

Farmers and others desiring Renteel, Lucrative
agency business, by which - to eD day can bt
WILKIHsos Il Co., lS5 and ls7 Fulton Street New
York. a. - 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
The Forgiveness; Of Injuries.

Fl f a man commits an o6snseagainst
ue, misrepreaents gus, insults ius, in
ilres us in any way. What are We
to do 7 Brood over it2 That is what
sore christian people nearly always
do. 1t is wonderful what care they
take.los get all the PAIN and suffering
out ofsan ofense they can. They
might have brushed it away at once
and haya,d done with it; but-no, the
hasty, 6itter word, the selfish act,
fhey ilaySnpon ~their- memory; and
they will not forget it whatever else
they may forget g q If a man
irjures you, do not brood over it.
Nor must you talk. about it TO- every
body you: meet. slWhat2issyour mo
tive for speaking aboutsstbe injury !
Do you want your friends TO take
sides with you against the offender.
You ought to want to make the Of.
fender himself take; sides with you
against the offense. The more people
know Of the wrong and the stronger
the feeling you can create against the
wrong.doer, the harder you make it
for him to acknowledge his fault
r. IT. Dale.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
Point on Jerseys.

Those who like to see their dairy
cows nicely Uttered down with clean
white straw and have fondly imagined
that in thus contributing to the clean
Illness and comfort OF their animals
they were increasing or at least keep
ing up the flow Of milk, will be some,
what startled to hear that they are
efF-cting quite an opposite result
This, however, is the opinion of Mr.
George Simpson, of Wray Park, whose
large experience in the management
of dairy stock, gives weight to his as
strhons. In a discussion on the feed
ms of COWS, and the means for; In
creasing the ef1w ofmiik, at council
meeting of the British Dairy Farmers
Association, on a: recent date, Mr..
Simpson stated that, like othelss he
used to take pride in seeing his Jer-
aeys we'll bedded 9Th good whea,
straw. an expel,s,v- item, but. be
has discovered tl>t IN eating their
bedding the COWS e. .Ctualiy dried up
their milk. eTGis had reved by
substituting some material, such as
ferns, which the ANIMALS did not eat,
the result being iilat in a shed ol
twenty-four COWS he obtained an in.
crease of two qnerts on an average
per COW. This is an important dis
covery, and is another recommends
tion for using ptat noss as litter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
What a Jaby tan Do.

A baby can w"ar out a dollar pair
of cid shoes in ts;raty-four hours. 1t
can keep its father busy advertising
in the newspaper Tor nurse. 1t can
occupy both sides of the largest size
bed manufactured. simultaneously. 1t
can make the author of its beings
wash till foot up to S. a week and
not be feeling al oil well. 1t can
crowd TO suffoca.ion the smoking car
oCa ailroad train with indignant
passengers between two stations. It
can cause it's father to be insulted by.
evers.6rst class boarding house Keeper
in the city who never take children.
It'can make an old bachelor in the
room ado ming use language that, if
uttered on. the street, would get him
intefhe penitentiAry for two years.
II can, in ten minutes, drive man
frantically from mis- home and cause
him to seek the companionship of
locomotive blowing eff steam.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

A pretty story is told in late is
sue Of the New York Tribune. A
feeble old lady. poorly clad, got into
street car and let nickel drop, she
had Just received from the conductor
in change. The piece fell in between
the gratings on the floor, and after q
short search was given up as lost
the old lady too feeble to- make the
extra exertion necessary ito recover
it. As she settled hack in her seat
with sigh of regret, a gentleman
opposite stopped down and affecting
to pick up the missing coin, reached
over and placed something in her
lap. he then pulled the bell and
got out. As the old lady discovered
tie presence a { a gold coin left by Il Q
stranger, a gentleman sitting near
whispered to her the name Of the do
nor. He is one of the best noted
philanthropists in New York, and
he member of family known far
and wide for it's countless good deede.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
State of South Caroline
EDGEFTELD jCOUN,TE.

Court of Common Pleas. 81
NoTICE is hereby given that by vir-
IN tue, OF the decf fetal 6rterof.th6 u on
JudgeSAsP. Aldrich in the fcause enli-
tiedsJ. g. Tonipklrs, ct al. against s s.
Tompkins and. J.aW. Tom pkins, Exec.
utors of Jamess1ompkins; dec,d:,. ct al.
and dated 4 October Is, iss3. I will sell al
Parksville,, or the A; IL X. Railroad, on
Thursday, the 9Th dayof December next,
l.for one third cash and for the;remainder
q credit of one and two years. in equal
installments, with interest from day of
sale, payable annually; the credit por-
ton to be secured by bond aud mort
gage:
All the lands belonging to the estate
of said James Tompkins. decd. excep,-
ing the Homestead tract, consisting of
two tracts,
First. The tract known as "The Plant
ation," containing about sixteen hun
dred acres, running to within hall mile
or less of the depot a. ParkSviile.
This tract will be sub divided and sold
in several tracts, to suit purchasers, or
all together, upon the assurance Of a rea-
sonable bid.
xSeond. The Wilson Tract" contain
ing about four hundred and twenty five
acres, lying on stevens Creel and about
one mile from the Plum Branch depot
on said A. & X. Railroad. :
These lands are all fine agricultural
lands, lay we'll and the health on thom
has always been the very best.
~ j. w. TOMPKINS,
Oct. 16, 1883. Edgetield, S. c.
@r The Augusta Chronicle d consti-
tutionalist will publish in i,s sunday is
sues. and The Abbeville Medium in it's
weekly issues, till 3rd December, and
forward bills TO this office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
WEnavs been making Boors and

WE have been making BOOTS and
SHOES Of ali descriptions-Fine French
Calf Hand-stitched, Machine Sewed and
Bras Nailed-in tho Penitentiary, for
oyer two years. We have succeeded In
getting reputation tor GOOD WEAR
ING SHOES. We have established Re-
tail Stores in Columbia. Charleston. and
Augusta, Ga. for the sale of OUR work
and NO OTHER. We fully warrant
everything We make to give entire satis-
faction. Nearly every mail brings us
orders f ON different parts of the State
We sell tn merchants everywhere IL
has been brought to our attention that
some dealers. on the strength of our good
reputation. ara claiming to sell our work
when they have never had q pair of our
Shoes on their counters. They have even
gone so far as tn get Northern factories
to stamp on the bottom Penilen'iary
made" We want to caution yu. ard
say that OUR goods are all stamped "A
G. Dibert, columbia, s. c." and unless
you find this stamp on the tom. we
do not make them. II vour merchants
don't keep our goods write to lis and we
will ins' ruct you how To get them. DON'T
buy any other. Get our SHOES tor your
entire family for one season-yOu will
never afterwards-buySany other. When
you oomsto Columbia, don't fail to drop
down to the Factory. >
south Carolina Penitentiary Boot and
shoe Factory, Columbia, G.
Oct q: 1888 g-7r 'ssS;;:::i-s''; ss,'-s
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
BUCKIN CHAM
WHISKEY!
A Really Pure Stimulant.

This Whiskcy is controlled
entirely by VENABLE & HEY
MAN, N. Y. 1t is distilled in.
Maryland, in the slate water
regions Of that State, from the
small grain grown there. The
distillation is superintended by
a gentleman who understands
his business thoroughly. Moth
ing deleterious is permitted to
enter into its composition and
none Of it is allowed to be sold
until fully years old, in order
to be entirely free, by evapo-
ration, from fusel oil. VENA-
BILE & HEYMAN offer these goods
as perfectly pure, to fill a long
felt want, for medical purposes.
1t is their own brand, and they
stake their reputation on the
truth of this assertion.
For Sale by
TOM CONDON,.
at the Bonanza Saloon
Aug. %, 1SS3.-m63S
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
The Parent Tree.


The first Shockly apple ever grown
wss produced near Peudergrass, Ga
The FIRST tree came from seeding and
Was planted over seventy years ago.
The old parent tree still stands, and
there>are thousands of young trees all
over the South, annually producing
millions Of bushels of the best apples
grown. The seed from which this
tree grew was planted by Mr.. @. N.
shcckly, seventy years ago. The old
man is atill living, and this year
raised seven watermelons from one
seed, weighing from fifteen to forty
pounds each.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

Concerning tea drinking, writer
in the New York SCI, says: "Wheu
in China, in l048, we went to see the
tea factories. There we were shown
the corpse Ike workmen who made
green tea by rubbing the black tea
leaves in hot copper pots. The poor
devils were in manner protected
from the copper fumes by wearing a
damp cloth over the nose and tied
behind the ears to protect their
mouths and nostrils. We were told
that these workmen rarely survived
their second year at this employ
ment. Wuen I wrote home about
this my mother registered a VOW
that never again would she drink
green tea, AMI now she is eighty
three.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
&paehiIe,ln ], s 8 orrtissr.
JAN e. jR.

Jane, Jr., has hair like wheat
Golden in its coior.
Only Of the two the wheat
Is by far the etduller. sE
Eyes as brown as nuts that fall
In the late October;
Full of fun IN jestlpg times,
: Tenderin the sober.
LIPS that sometimes makesy you feel
Ali the time IKE tasting;
So much sweetness seems u sin
To be idly wasting:
Hands-such handy little hands,
{ Dimpled deep and ruddy-&2
n E-sJnst the kind ofshap dss yo,eknow,
rss ~ , : For lifeuuiestudy.
When the cows come up the lane,
When the SUI is setting, ;'.;i
When the dew is falling soft,
Grass and daisies wetting-
Jane, Jr., stands beside the bars,
And stand beside her, & = !
Feeling that I'd like 10 share
All that may betide her.
Share the bad and bitter things,
Share the sweetsand honey,
Share her ups and share her downs,
Share the old mans money.
Little Jumps, fast in,my throat,
Please 10 skip ard lst me
Tell nv love of all my love
That has long b4set me-. -
Dye gods! to loves young dream
What brisk death .rattle!3;
"Stop that spooning Nancy Jane,
And hurry up the cattleP
A dutiful sixteen-year,
While I seek some quiet spot,
Cussing Jane. the Senior.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

1t is reported that the Pensicn n
Office will require $82 100000 to meet
the demands upon it for this year and
he1t. If only deserving soldiers get
it the taxpayers won't grumble, but
it would be big sum to throw away
on dishonest pension agents, and that's
the way heap Of it goes.-Reqis.er
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

The EFFECT OF PREJUDICE The
other day q grocer sold an old farme,
a gallon of tar through mistake fol
molasses. After discovering the mis-.
take he awaited to hear some com.
plant, but hearing none, wrote The
old fellow, who replied as follows
" Much obliged Tor the c'reccks hun,
but it come too late, as all of the stuff
is done sopped up. Wife she lowed
that thar was sutbin outell fix with
'laases: but ] lowed she must 9
pregedist "-A,kansaa0 Traveller.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
Extremes Meet.

Henry Ward Beecher said in Au-
gusta: "The whole continent OF
Africa might sink in the sea, and the
world would not lose an invention, an
institution, poem, q history or a
hero, aud the bub les coming up
would be worth as much as the men
who made them going down." Beecher
states the above idea from thea best
speech ever made on the African in
this country. General Robert Toombs
made it in fremont Temple, Boston,
before the war.-Atlanta Journal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

The removal Of George D. Robinson
from Congress is a Dsmocrtic gain of
no mean proportions. The Republi.
cans, to beat Butler, have shorn them
selves of their! ablest Congressman,
and the only one ftto be a cons1m
mate leader ofhis party in tie House
of Representatives. 70 8 - 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22
The Original Seal.
CuriOus History al the First Seal of
? the Confederate States.

A Representative of the Times.
Democrat met yesterday Colonel 81
D. Capers of South Carolina, who is
passing through the city on a visit
to Mr.. J-f=rson Davis, for consulta.
stion with him about some publications
{ ofsisminiscences Of the intimate his
.zstsssSs st tbs late war. Colonel II. D.
1.-The Confederate Treasury, and the
SfTst sub official on duty in that de.
partment of the service.
Said that gentleman to the It'd.
man:
Your paper contained this morn
ing very interesting and correct, ,ac-
count Of the sell OF the Confederate
States, but l will tell you the story
Of the riginal Seal.
"Tne FIRST seal ever used in the
service o. the Confederate States was
that attached to the ships register OF
the Sumter, and ordered delivered to
the then Captain, Raphael Semmes,
by Mr.. Memminger, Secretary OF
the Treasurer. This seal was pre-
pared and used under remarkable
circumstances. Capt Semmes had
been taken from his position as Chief
of the Confederate Lighthouse Bu-
reau and sent to New Orleans to pur-
chase the merchant atesm vessel,
which, under his command, made
such an immortal record. He advised
Mr.. Capers Of the progress made in
fitting out bis uiser, and asked that
a register be prepared at once.
Having no one at Montgomey
who could eugrave on wood or make
a proper seal in time to meet the ur-
gent demand OF Captain Semmes, Mr..
Capers obtained boxwook di-play
tyre from the Office Of the Montgomery
Adreriser, and aided by Captain
Semmes, the first seal was improvised
It was rude cut Of course, intended
to represent a palmetto tree, with a
rattlesnake coiled at it's base, the
motto being" Noii me tangere." As
soon as the rudely cut figures were
complete the ser! was p, onounced
sufficient by Mr.. iemmipser, and
was attached to ships register Of
by M. Calers, and by
him delivered. to Captain Semmes.
This register is. ow in the possession
of the Admilais i-mily, and is in the ,
handwriting of Mr.. Capers. with the !
~ SSnown signature of Mr.. Mem I.
mlnger attached to it. Subsequently !
when We could ger some one to en- !
grave more eltg ntly finished seal, .
his design became he permanent seal
If the IConfeders'- Treasury; Depalt.
6ente'ANs1o Orleans Times Demo c
rat Of Mond"y. 8,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

Every theatre critic has his own
peculiar Style. The editor Of min
has this to say of popular song
stress: As singer she can just wal.
-lop the hose off sny that ever wag-
ged a jaw on the boards. From her
clear, bird-like upper notes she would
canter way down to the bass racket,
and then cushion back to sort Of
spiritual treble that made every man
in the audience imagine every hair
on his head was the golden string OF
a celestial harp, over which angelic
fingers were sweeping.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

It is an i'll wind that blows no one
good. The deiaa1 of Ben Butler in
Massachusetts lays him on the ehelf
as possible candidate before the
Democratic National convention. The
Massachusetts, Republicans have plac
ed US under obligations for this much.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

It's very easy to start false reports
Just because a woman while buving
broom, wanted one with heavy
and strong handle, it was reported
around that she was in the haoit of
beating her husband.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

George D Robinson is the foremost
man in Massachusetts He approaches
genuine greatness and is full of talent
and very eloquent. he will be Sena.
tor some day and help revive in the,
upper ;Honee of Congress the dimmed
glory of Massachusetts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

"A couple Of lawyers engaged in a
case were recently discussing the is.
sue. AT all events said the
younger and more enthusiastic, 1--WE
have justice on our side" To which
the elder and wiser replied: "Qu'te
true; but what we want is the Chief
Justice on cur side.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-22

Texas has increased her taxable
property $150,000,00O, organic d
sixty-eight new counties, and proposes
to settleup and reconstruct for civil
purposes a reserve slice as big as
Georgia. Great State Texas