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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
Keepsakes More Precious than
Gold.

"About ten years ago" sad an
officer of a safe deposit company, we
had in one of our safes small box
that contained ,aild's primer, two
or three picture books and fish hook
and line. This box was left with us
BY an elderly lady, and its contents
once belonged to child thai died
many years ago. Two or three tunes
a year the lady came to our place :,
and examined the contente to see II
they were all right. She was the
mother of the child and she seemed
to take a sad sort of pleasure in gaz
ing upon the articles that lad amused
her darling in the long, long ago
Finally she ceased coming, and when
the time for which che had leased thf
space in our vault had expired w
made inquiry as to the reason 1t wa
not renewed. We then learned to-"
she was dead.
Who was the LADY,"
II must decline to state her name
} but I will say that her husband wa
for a quarter of century ono OF +, tn j,
, leading business men of New forl
: He took the little box containing n
I dead vife's treasures away WIZ
/. b;m."-Nesv York Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
The Latest Partisan Novelty.

A Cincinnati milliner, who hsslust
returned from Paris, was asked what
was the strangest fashionable novelty
that she had seen. "a dog with a
natura! handle" she replied. "Ihe
Partisan ladies are wild On dogs tor
pets. The brute is led by a string,
and grabbed up at each crossing TO
be carried over the pavement. When
shabby dogs were in vogue the habit
was to pick them up by the hair
and they were trained not to yelp.
Pugs as smooth as new born pigs are
now the favorites, and of course they
have no hair to be lifted By. But
a clever surgeon cut the end from
little dogs tail, made an inclslor
in the middle Of his back, stuck IL
the tail tip, let it heal fast' anf
there was as handy a handle as coul'
be wished for."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
- SCrIDt,. pLItLpI1v
A Ghost Story ffoWueoFsias@

ATLANTA, GA, March 2.--For the
past ten day Montgomery County,
near the line ofthe Macon and Bruins.
wick Railroad, has been the scene OF
great mystery, and people axe al
moat wild with excitement owing to
the manifestations Of alleged ghosts
Tbe house of Mr.. Adams is the scene
Of the disturbance. Ab,-s ten days
ago he vas alarmed by loud rappinge
against the side Of his house as II
some one was beating against it with
sticks. When he would open the
door to go out and investigate the
matter. the rapping would begin OF
the inside of the house. No trace o
the cause could be found. The dis
trsbance has greatly increased within II
a few days, and the rapping tinall!
became 3, violent that MIR. Adam
tore down the ceiling and walls {
the house in endeavoring to find
reason or explanation for the slngula
proceedings. The entire matter Is II
vol yea in the greatest mystery. Pe'
!, pie are greatly alarmed, and are t''c'
, ing by hundreds to MIR. Adams 3 hou'
, to try to solve the mystery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
The MaSher.

The London Tl1tth has very high
appreciation of that animal which, IN
American slang, is called the mash
er," and portrays the insect in the
following lively colora: "He is fun'
gus-not an honest mushroom' OF
even a respectable toadstool, but 8
wet, eporgy and uuwholesome eman'
alton from rotten and poisonous
soil. R;diculously overdressed, starch.
ed up to the very eye lids, smothered
like a girl in jewelry, decked on'
with flowers like footman, idiosic II
count nance, and sparse in converse
tion, with knobbed stick to suck
he has become an observe- form o
social cold veal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
The Whole Truth.

.Norman's Neutralizing Cordial 10
an excellent medicine" G. W. Moore,
Seneca s. G. "We highly recommend
it." Profs. ]. R Riley and h. Strong.
Adeer College. "The best remedy |
have ever used for a disordered stom'
ach Chesley Fisher, Tugaloo Val
lev. 8. C. 81 endorse it" J. W. Hol'
leman, Tres. Ocopee Co., 8. Q.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

There are in our State lO6,e34
males above the age Of twenty-one,
who cannot write-white, 1924, col
ored, 93,0lO; the number Of persons
ten years of age and more, who csn'
not reat. is 32l, l,780, and the total
population, ten years and over, who
6 cannot write is 369,s4S, Total white
population ten years of age and over
who cannot write, 59.777; total col
ored, SlO,O7l. The percentage o.
blacks who cannot write is 81 80
There is work for the school teacher
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
NeW Postal Regulations

The poetofIice department has
amended section 37a OF the postal
laws and regulations go that free
county newspapers may be forwarded
to any other Office in the county
where printed and published, with
OUT additional charge, but in order to
forward such papers outside OF the
county it should be accompanied with
postage sufficient to pay the transient
rates thereon. When regular sub
scriber to a newspaper removes from
the delivery of a postofice the post
master should advise him that it is
his duty to notify the publisher Of his
change of residence. Postmasters
should, in the absence Of instructions,
except in case Of free county news
papers forwarded to an office within
the county, notify the publisher that
the paper is not called for. Post
masters are to understand by these
amendments that hereafter no matter
can be forwarded in the mails after
it reaches its original address with
out new prepayment Of postage,
except letters which have one full
rate paid thereon, namely, three
cents, and newspapers and other Pc
riodicals which are to be forwarded
to subscribers from one postoaice to
another which is in the same county
where the paper to be forwarded is
published and II whole Or in part
Jstl.>-l-----; - asr--f've--e--
required, it's to be rated up with
only the amount due. there being no
double postage charged in such casea.
When a request is~sent to postmas'
Ter to have letters forwarded to a
new address, drop letters fully pre-
paid, bearing the card of the wrlt'r'
should be Immediately, returned to
the writer, giving also information o.
the changed address. The above rules lie
are obligatory upon postmasters' Ne
newspaper or postal card is to be tor !!
warded after it has reached us orig
nal address, but goea direct to tn
dead letter cfhce.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Beyond the Mississippi River there
are i, 100000 square miles not settled
by white men, and Of this area 240,.
600 square miles embracing much OF
she bes. land, are included within
Indian reservations, while much OF
shs remainder consiats Of mountainous
tracts, lands inaccessible or sterlle
.-and arid regions which cannot be irri'
gated.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Boston Corbett, the man who killed
John Wilkes Booth, is said to be nv
ipr in Kansas, engaged in rearing
and herding cattle. Reportsaye that
m he has become q religious enthusiast.
Mr., Corbett in q letter to a friend
SAYS that he has been directed oy
Cod to lnaict daily punishment upon
himself as a penapcs for bayins ia
ten hnman life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
Inzeniian af sleep.

After eating hearty supper, II
YOU would not moan and groan and
toss about in bed all through ths
weariisome night and dream abou'
snakes and FIRE, tpke dose Of Nor
norman's Neutralizlrg Cordial, the'
bslmy sleep, Natures sweet restoret
will come unbidden.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Dudley NJ. DnBose. e1'membeI OF
Congress from Georgia, died from
nsralvsis at Washington, Ga. Fri
dav. General DuBoss married the
only daughter of Robert To0m0s' r
hut sbs died several years ago. be
leaves four grown ohildren-tw0 sons
and two daughters.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Last year l45, ,664 pupils attended
the public schools Of South Carolina, !
and nearly S5OO,000 was expended
for their supports lai ger proportion
to, to our population and wealth, e ;, than
was expended by any Southern STATE
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Senator Tabor, OF Colorado, has
made himself famous, although his
term as Senator only began on the lat
of February and ends on the 4th OF
March. His maiden speech is reported
to have been the statement that on
the que. tio2 under discussion he was
paired with the gentleman from
Hampton, W. South Carolina. But
be has won his greatest glory from
his prlncely night ahirta They are
a,;d to be worth $3.50 each. There
have been actresses who have wol
distinction on account Of their ward
robes, but Senator Tabor will hye il
history as bonanza king who serve'
thirty days in the Senate, and ha'
siz night shirts that cost $3.50 each
Ne1r York SIN.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

J. Flowers II PARIs.-The daily
sale of natural flowers in Paris is ea-
timatsa to realize 100000 francs. The
gardsuia ;a at present most in vogue;
the lily of the valley, roses, Spanish
carnations and violets are also prims
rsyorites. The camelia is out oi
fauhinr
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

L
There IS a rumor afoat that the
vho;ssale houses Of Atlanta will soon
ho,d q conelave and resolve to do
auay with the festive drummers. Inc
aronmenl is that he costs more than
he comes to; or in other words tna'
he makes as many bad Gales as ne
makes good onss. II lieu OF the It,
tourist, it is suggested that they sci,
for cash or good bankable paper. and
that customers be invited through
circulars and the medium Of the news
papers.
We have no opinion to express uPoI
the matter, other than to suggest tina
we know Of no surer or better plan 0
reaching good, prompt paying buyer
than advertising attractions and oar
gains in widely circulated paTefs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

:, A Georgia exchange acknowledges
that "a paper cannot crush a rival oy
making an ass Of itself." This cor-
feasion, we trust, is an earnest Of gen.
uins reform.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

I The Empress of Germany has g!V'
Ian ! 900 MARKS to the fund for the
ATelief of tbs suferers by foods in
A America
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

A little water il butter will pre-
went it from burning when used tor
lsryins.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

We Give two extracts which ap'
pesred in the Richmord Hsretd, the
leading Baptist paper in the South
It gives information relative to the
religious progress of the negroes IN
two states-Alabama and Virginia
We have already given what was
said by a prominent Northern 5ap'
tist preacher and educator at the
South Carolina Baptist Convention.
Here are the extracts. They speak
for themselves:
"In the National Baptist, Rev, h
Wcodsmall draws picture OF tne
-eQlered Baptists of Alabama alnOs'
as dark sss1hat Professor Becker drew
of the South Carolina negroes. r.
tells of Baptist Church Conference
where hundred members event AM
cot drink of whisky before goin!
to church" After telling of the ap
palling condition of ac0loIed onu1cl a 'a
which was fearfully besotted, Broth
ar Woodsmall adds: bad as the sl'
uation in the Church and communit
I have described. i: is no worse tina
in hundreds of others
"Deacon James Loving, Of fiuSaI
ma county. Va, says: Profess
Becker's statements as to the c, o0'of'
people of South Carolina will d,' no
GOOD ofsjl this part CT Virginia. In'
are steadily going back, as any or u,
will ascertain who vii! thSs t
srouhle TO do 50.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

P.S.-You will find all kinds or Ea'a-
bios and Drinkables at Durishe q 70 y.
Drug St5re. And don't you forget II.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

apIf you want pure article Of New
Orleans syrup, 20 -
PENIS Drug Sore.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
A QUESTION ANSWERED
What the Cotton Seed Oil Mill Will
Give Farmers

Give Farmers,
In . recent issue OF the Moun!a'netr'
appeared an article by E" e, E, on
the value of cotton seed, in winch 'hs
following occurred:
IF the cotton planter. in dlspos'hg
Of his seed to the mills, does 30 for
the purpose of having it converted
into fertilizer Of equal value and Of
cYoatly enhanced ralus as food 10Y
stock, he certainly will be much mors
a gamer than a loser by the operation
1t is, therefore, very simple aues-
ton that his interesta call upon him
10 solve. Will he receive back from
lie mills tie guia W'o qAo ior hls cot
ton sedan equivalent with q mod
ayate profit added to cover cost OF
transport alton In view OF the great
simportanoe of this question to The
cotton planter, is it not in order for
|. the Cotton Seed Oil Mill Company to
furnish him with such information on
| the subject as the case demands?
I A reporter for the Ne'cs showed
~
this TO Prof. J. M. Harris, OF the
Greenville Cotton Seed Oil Mill, and
pthat gentleman gave this answer :,
] "The question presented is. as n
."Jsays a simple one. Ii we can
believe the statements OF chemists
,Iand farmers who have experinented
! with cotton seed meal as fert!il2'r
). and stock food, there is no doubt that
r. the proper form in which to use cot
|. ton seed,i is meal.
,r~'- Ill agree that the oil ss not ief
4 tilizer and not good as stock food
Il Why not then extract the oil AM !,
i save what has been heretofore wastsd
Iif by 80 doing the farmer can get NOR
u in value than ne gives and the mill
tcan make something and ada to tn
j gross products of our county
/, ut is pretty we'll established tha
is three pounds Of cotton seed will yie'
one pound OF meal-thia is in a bette
,e form for feeding or fertiliziug tina
70 the crude eeed az it is ground dne g
10 well as cooked, and is worth reall
}. {nors than tie seed from which 1t
Is kade. But suppose one Of meal
sth only as much as three of seed
10 are willing to give MOI
IS for three, to compensa
al 9ng. The Grsenvil
To S3ss; e sfss 70 Tue y q'inii "a
q in. ytber ~erds the farm
x brings two or two and +
!; 9ouads OF raw cotton seed vii! recs
se back one pound Of meal, ~ith all
W injurious and wasted portion sztrac
es Mhstter than the seed for feed and
m Nlzer, ready for his use, econon
ae hing his time and giving him ex@'
y, Hwhat he wants, which he could :
er "A obtain himself without expsn'
l., machinery, and which he mas +
les heretofore buying in vari0hs tertil
od at $50 ton.
ON ~ is impossible to state te
on absolutely definitely, because OF
\: alyariations in quotations, but the al
ne statement contains the limits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

\. B.-Pleese remember tbrt at Duri-
soe & Co's. Drug Store yom Will find all
kinds OF Patont Medicines and every
variety Of Garden Seed, w
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
Harrows and Other Agricultii
implements. 5
[By r. c., Edgefeld Coa.nty, s.

[By r. c., Eagefeld County, 8. q
EDeEFIELD, February 81
pleased to note the article of Colt
Aiken on harrows copied from !
paper in the Edgeield -Aducrtlasr
As Col. Aiken's views have i
practiced by myself for some yel
and are still being added to and pl
ticed as means and opportunity Of
a word to you might be Of assists:
to some one. Il
Narrowing land tritura es the y
and manures applied then act
as the mills craeh and crush the gN
for bread, thereby enabling the pB
to get at tie food more easily. y
proceza is, (though l depart fromsAii
at timss) to fertilize well with cote
seed which do not rot and give p
manure until the warm weather.
spring comes just when needed :
plant food. Break dG1r--s--,..So'
three horse plough, SOW, harrow al
roll with iron roller which causes th
seed to come about ten days soon
and l have never lost q stand on roll
land, ae the freezes do not spew
the land 80 much. The rolling is q
for a stand. Col. Alike
omitted to mention very valuab!
harrow that use, the Thomas smooth
i lg harrow. This harrow slopes back
ward enabling it to clear itself, an
cute ten feet with two mules, runnin
over stones without injury. Harrow
ing is generally done in the latte
part of the isll when labor is plent
full, and grading in Juue when labc
is scarce. A very excellent cradle
said he could cut almost twice {
much on land narrowed and rolle'
He was mistaken to eome extent.
suppose, but i. certainly added muc
to his advance. A friend sail
ploughed in his oats with q shove
which caused his reaper to pull hare
but he harrows this year that b
reaper may no. pail hard.
Basing my opinion on experisne
in farming I think the Legislatul
would do well to establish farm
try all machines, fertilizers, seeds, &c
and to answer any and all question
for the people. Pay a good salar
and the farm would make enough
pay experimental expenses. We hay
plenty o! labor to work more Ian
than we do work and should utili;
thia labor all we can. My neg
tenants uss improved ,nplems nts gu
u.slr ,u.lasi f. a.a :.lllsssir ta E
g. Alstssea Conrasy ssamlfvon' onle
dopble shovels, one and two hori
plonphg, and very substantial harro
for rough lands, from Brinly' Mil
g. Mardy, Louisville, Kentucky Co
and pea planter, by taking out ii
brush from Hoosier Drill compan
Richmond, Indiana ; manure spread
from Kemp s Burfee, Syracuse, n,
Brcokwalter engine. from Jau
Lsif.l s Co, Springfield, O. w0
SAW and grain ian anc ifoh toii'
bronnan & Co., Louisville, Ny F; foI!
gin, Van Winkle & Co.. Atlant'' :: -
Farmers small th1eshing "a u
with vibrator, fron Heebner Z S0l
Lonsdale, Mont County, PenfA
vanla; Thomas smoothing harr
made by Thomas Harrow Compa
Geneva, n Y.
[ have invented and applied
} chine for dropping, not sowing col
e.ed, which I estimate will save IL
| dollars on every twenty-five acre
r cotton planted. Will send clrcu
to any one wishing them, but |
only few machines to sell this
son.-Morleston Meaps and Cour1t
q ---------~v-~-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

What relation is the door-mat
10 the seraper?-A siepfsther (tar'
ther).
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

es- Call on N. w. Murphey q Son.
.nensta. Ga, for Shoes. They are Of
Sering superior ENDORSEMENTS Ia that hns'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Cattle trains should not be run
without cow catchers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Pennyroyal distributed in places
irequented by reaches will drive
them away.
Children are not often useiul, but
thev sometimes come into PLAY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

II you want the best, 90 to PESss
Drug Store. All varieties on hama.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

An unspeakable blessing-A dunn!
wife.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

What city is drawn more frequent
" than any other Cork.
When does COW become real es'
tate when she is turned into a
said
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Seed Potatoess seed Potatoes:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15

Caught on the ay-A pair Of wings
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02
The Secret Of Making Mumm les

Two Pennslyvanians have APP
piled at the Patent Office for a
patent on a recently discovered
process Of preserving the dead,
supposed to be the long-lost
Egyptianart. 1t is claimed that,
partly by accident and finally by
experiment, they have discov-
cred a certain combination of an
tiseptic elements which, if diff
fused through dead body, even
when it is in an advanced stage
of decomposition, will destroy
all corruptible matter and con-
vert the flesh into a cartilag gin
Gus state, the denser parts, such
as the gristly part Of the ear, be-
ing converted into hard, horny
substance, but natural in appear
ance. In one of their expert
ments the inventors by the aid
of electricity applied the COM
pound to the body of a dead in
FAINT. Ten weeks after the body
had been removed from all con-
tact with the compound the flesh
had become like rubber F.; the
cheeks were full and plant
to the touch, and the ears had
become like polished horn.
There was not the slightest odor,
and the corpse seemed to have
no more properties of decompo-
sition than q rubber doll.
Whether the body will remain
in the plant state or whether
it will become hard like the
horn as the denser parts now
are will probably take more than
one life time to determine.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02
The Tree Planting Law
The Reno Gazette says !:

Inc ken0 GaZette says:
The law passed at the ninth
session of the Legislature, pro-
viding for paying a bounty to
any person planting trees, should
be repealed at the coming SEES
sion. The law in its intent is
all right enough, for it was cal
culated to encourage land-hold-
ers to improve and beautify the
deserts. It provides for the
payment os $40 per acre to any
person planting trees five rods
apart on the land, and SO for
every half mile Of trees planted
on any public highway for a
period of twenty years. B. F.
Leete has recovered judgment
against Washoe county for Sl60
and cost of suit for a little poPu-
lar grove he set out on his land
just below town, and which is
of no earthly benefit to the
county or town. The law is
dangerous and should be taken
from our statutes at once.
The law is not as bad as the
Gazette would have it. 1t is a
good law and has worked well
in other States. All it needs is
a little modification
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02

The Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad is pushing for
the Pacific Coast. Gould has
compromised with Stanford &
Co., and are getting ready to
fight the G. B. & @. Uutil Ne
vada has a competing road she
will remain as now on the verge
of bankruptcy, for our Legisla-
ture are determined not to give
us any relief. It is in the power
Of the Legislature to pass a bill
which will compel the c. P. to
step its Infamous robberies, bnt
Steve Gage will talk the COW
county members out of it and if
his mouth twaddle fails the
sack will be circulated.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02
Combination Letter sheet.

The style Of letter in the near
future will be very differen.
from that used at present. The
Postmaster General has con-
Guided contract with Leo
Erich, OF st. Louis, for his in
genious invention of a combina-
nation letter sheet and envelope.
BY the middle of January next,
this invention will be On sale at
the principal postofiices in the
shape of a lettersheet, envelope
and postage stamp combined,
all for three cents, and circular
letter and stamp for one cent,
adding the cost of the paper.
The single letter sheets are
manufactured with gum flaps,
which, when the sheet is folded,
lap over two open edges and Sc
cure the missive. The Govern
nent stamp will be embossed
on one Of the flaps, which comes
over the letter like the flap of
an envelope, and it is sealed and
stamped with the same motion.
The stamp will be where the
old waters and seals used to be,
instead of the upper right hand
corner as at present. Postmas-
tiers will not have to cancel the
stamp, as the letter cannot be
opened nor the embossed stamp
removed without destroying the
stamp.