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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18
,Wofk on South Carolina Rivers.
The annual report of the engineer
Tin charge of South Carolina river
Improvements has been submitted to
the ohiefsofs engineers from which
the following of interest is taken
EDIsTo RIVER.

~
: :. By the River and .Harbor Ac
: passed August, 2. 1882, the sum o
$4,000 was appropriated forimprov.
s. ing Ediato River, South Carolina.
This, ,was the first appropriation made
BY Congress forthis work. the
Act of July 5. 1884, 8 second appro:.
3 |priation was made, amounting to
I $4,000, e.
I. The Ediatc is one of the principal
4 rivers Of South Carolina. 1t is formed
j Jby the Junction Of the North and
4 South Forks, which unite in the
southern part Of orangeburg County;
! ! The South Fork, commonly known
Eas the South Edisto, is the mainriyer.
Itempties .into the ocean near ST..
Helena Sound It is-con templated
to.improyesthe river from Guignard's
j sLanai ing,sin Aiken County tosa total
tlength- Of 260 miles, so as to estab,.
Eish1a IIs safe navigation at al seasons of:
Eths year for light draught steamboats,
from the sea to the junction Of the
North and South Forks, near the
crossing .ofathe South Carolina Rail.
a
road, 1873 milesfrom theildouth and
Ithence To Guignard's iIandingi for2
lrafts ndiaatboatssg Itis2not deemed
advisable TO attempt ans improvement
Of the r!eaches q higher up, which are
excessively encnnbered with logs,
'snags, oyer hanging trees and piles,
and also with shoals composed gen.
orally Of sand, butin some places of
hard clay e..s'...sses,-a''s'
The project Of Improvement COM
prisea thefollowing details of work:
!. Enllarging and clearing Of all
the channebtnoW in process of forma-
tion.
2: Forming new channels across
necks Of bends where needed. ,ys8l
,yS 9. Shutting. u off 1llaNteral}arm IS which
owiweaken the stream. mase.
I'D Removalof logs, snags and pile
obstruc ions. rF /
S. Removal Of shoals of sand and
'sayi; an 7one. case by building de
ascting jstty.
The total cost of the. project was
estimated AZ $3S, 1856.
The river has already been sensibly
improved. at several points by the /;
work thus far d3ne, andit seems to
- esiraas to continue operations. !:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18

IS ofs his death was low continued
fever of some three weeks duration,
but the real cause Of his death is be-
: leved'to Be tRs chronic trouble with
=, his..throat. People who, heard his
= great sermon on the second Sunday
IS, in August at the camp,meeting near
SO hishome are amazed when they are
:, - :. told that at that time his emaciation
was so great that he only weighed
,a@ los, pounds He preached
HIS LAST SERMON
at Thomaon,. Georgia, sitting in a
chair during part Of the sermon. He
Il had ssns appolntment to preach at
/ Walter q Church, an Greene County,
Ga, only three days before his death.
Here helpreached his 6rst sermon, in
1880, but on that day he was sick
alto edeath. = a;r aSS
1t is matter of profound graft
8& tnde toAfbe Bishops friends that he
4 was free from aente suffering of any
sort during his last eickness. His
death. was as painless as death can
be. No man was more loved by his
neeighbors, and Hancock County not
asi only mo1ras the departure of its
chief citizen, but Of every mans
friend. The Bishop retained his con-
sciousness perfectly to the last. His
90 mind never lost its poise or clearness'
and his words 10 Els last consecutive
lstersnce were well chosen after his
I,,d manner Of speech. .Ie
$50 he did, not at first think that he
YVES going TO die. but when it became
10, eYiden. to; him bespoke Of it Just ash
he had been speaking Of his projected
visit to the Indian Mission Conference
d, : He did not.until two days before his
death entirely relirquiah bis plan Of
going to the territory and holding
arsI9 Conference. His>mind was much
sssj oaithi@tNssl& Hcif
agS ge MIsstoN Woak,oF ELS oHUacH
and thisiyear it had d special hole
npon him Tor the reason that q niece
se - and granddaughter are in few weeks
,xgoiSgl out to engage in the works o
the mission schools. On the Monday
before his death be requested hi
81 sffiisna friend, Dr., A. G. HaygOOd. who wa
ala aiss:himthe last three days, to WRIT
to Bishop McTyeire, Of Nashville
a.a Tspp,s requesting him sto hold hi
's' Conference and to arrange for tn
work Of his present episcopal year
e...saHssdesired also that Bishop Wilson
9;o Of Baltimore, be einformed Of his con
Ia isionaudlof his inability to preacl
!. the opening sermon at the centennia
.9ss"f cso;mrmemoration q Of the Methods
sssaaE Episcopal Churches in America. d
Is .st., st.,conld not talk much on account Q
's The weakness Of his throat, but b
9 gave full andiolear directions as t
IEln all matters that needed his attention
..aT aThsdayqbefrehs diedhe dictate
e ! letter Is Bishop McTyeire concern
ingske5interssts Of the Indian Mi
,.y., sion, Conference, giving minute an
-. We business directions for carrying OF
:; = ~. what be. had in. hand. is know
~ 'e thste many Of Bishop Pierce's friene
have almost csnsured him for ta1iu
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18

Wilbur F. Storey, proprietor Of
the Chicago Times, has been declared
an imbecile and sent to a lunatic
asylum.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18

The lowest vote secured by
candidate in primary elections
this State was for a candidate
Barnwell county who received
votes,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18

The Portland, Me-, argus saysA
Blaine is a very slok man and
his real condition is concealed byg
party managers. 4
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18

himself so heavily. His view of this
matter will be Of interest. In reply
to a friend vino, on last Monday in:
timated that he had overworke6 him.
self, he said ~ have not overdone
it. I only went on in the regular
dsift OF duty. 1 did not make occa.
sions. Many l visited. I went as
far as I could go and stopped"
The thousands who knew the loved
and honored Bishop expected him to
die as he had lived, but they will be
| glad to hear from
HIS CLOSING EXPERIENCES.
On Monday he said to a friend: II
think if I could talk we would have
glorious love.feast here, but I am
too far spent. You must take it for
granted. I know that my Heavenly
Father is not angry with me about
anything at all. He knows that it
has always been my highest pleasure
to serve Him and would be again.
My heart is full, all is serene and
bright" All his surviving children
and many Of his grandchildren were
with him when he passed from the
sight Of men, also his two brothers,
the Rev. DR.. ]. L. Pierce and the
Rev. T. F. Pierce, of the North
Georgia Conference. The pastor of
the circuit in which his home was,
the Rev. Mr.. England, the Rev. DR..
Haygood, Col. Paul AID Mrs.
Walker, of Savannah, and others
were present.
THE FUNERAL.
Bishop Pierce will be buried in the
Sparta cemetery on Friday, Septem-
Der 5. There will be delegations of
ministers and church officials from
adjacent towns and cities'and also
from Nashville, Tenn. By request
of Bishop Pierce's family, the Rev.
DR.. Haygood, his long time friend,
will preach the funeral sermon.
A Short Story of the Bishops Life.
The tidingsof Bishop George Foster
Pierce's death will be heard with
sincere sorroW throughout the South,
and particularly in the Southern
Methodist Church will his departure
be sadly deplored. He was one of
the greatest preachers in the. land,
and his name was familiar word in
every Methodist household. He was
born in 1911, near Greensboro, Geor-
gia, and was the son Of the great
Lovick Pierce, who died in 1879. In
his childhood Bishop Pierce attended
The schools in Greensboro, where he
Was fitted for college. At the age Of
fifteen he was sent to Athens Univer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18

The Car smokes four pack ;,
of cigarettes day, and seem Q
grow fat on them. The EihilistR ;,
in deapair.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18

Henry NJ. Stanley, the African ex-
plorer, has gone to- Egypt as mem.
ber of Sir Garnet Wolaeley's staff.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18
! EAAsuNDER.
..TgHssM kngaH coswAY.

.TsHf9M HUaH CONWAY.
s. 80, Once when the sun. in slowly dying
.ss,.sS splspdor, = :.as
Sank, sending crimson smiles across
the sea:
-e.ssW When IN the twilight, eyes looked true
80 and dtender- Sn
a'ss Trelfme.p you said, show great your
s.es a,ss,.;;i love for me"
4 Darker and darker grew the sea before u.s.
Turning, saw shadow at your side;
Mist filed the skv and hid the pale stars
Ger us
As those Who speak in dreams my lips
replied:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18

The. Newberry County Fair will
be held on the 28th, 29th and 3lst OF
October, y -, "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18
= go, 1884, the.tntal expendSlure!

80, 1884, theatntal expenditures
Sgre$6.l39 80. During the present
slear operations will Sbe continued by
insane cf the appr priation of $4,000
made by Act Of Congress- of July 5,
1884.
To complete the work ofimproving
Edisto River in conformity to the
approved project additional applo
pr.ations are required to the aggre
gate amount of $29. 1886.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18
ITHR TALLBY MUTUAL 7HFR57 ASS0gIATION
OF GINA.
Home Office staunton Va; Branch office, Columbia c.
OFFICERS-.
AnIAges the Same.
ANNUAL puEG.!

For the first three
500; for 00O, $400; - s'NO'
dIss psASg HUNDRED IND FIFTY
i}Oi,iA
Its POLICIES ,panent
annual dnes Of dollars @
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

hot | had to stand upon piece OF
wood placed for thepurpose. As these
were not the principals upon which
the Turkish bath / was unaccuStomed
to use We're conducted, ! had sever
al jars Of water which | had noticed
ON the roof brought in, and refresh.
ing tub. Unfortunately / had no
towel with me. 7 had conided my
only garment toa black slave outside.
and although he appeared on my
shouting for him, could by no pos
sibility make him understand what
wanted. II / rubbed myself toexplain
my meaning, he began to subject my
dripping person to friction with his
very dirty hands and when | pointed
IN the direction | had come from, he
at once went out and returned with
the binoculars with which / had been
scanning the horizon was soafraid
he would end by calling the sheriff
that | fled down the evil-smellng pas
sage, and calling for Hamido, explain
ed my wants.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
A Study of Husbands.
BY D Mnman ~ Women.

8sf u w oman TOT women
We hear much about the art of win
ming a husband Let us take a step
further and make a study of keeping
a husband If he is worth winning
he is worth keeping. This is a wicked
world, and man is dreadfultv mortal.
Let ms take him just as he is, not as
he ought to be. In the first place, he
is very weak. The wife must spend
the first two years IN discovering these
t4sea+tfesses t-tyttfftt- tff-errr ON 1er fir
gers and learn them by heart The
fingers Of both hands will not be too
many. Then let her study up these
weaknesses, with a mesh for every
one, and the secret is hers. Is he
fond of a good dinner Let her tight
en- the mesh around him with good
coffee, light bread and good things
generally, and reach his heart through
his stomach. Is he fond of hattery
about his loOksl Let her study the
dictionary for sweet words if her sup
ply gives out. Does he like to hear
her talk about his brilliant intellect3
Let her pore over the encyclopedia
to give variety to the depth of her adj
mlratiOn. FlatteFy IS a good thing TO
study up at all hazards, in all ITS deli
cate shades, but it must be skillfully
done. The happy who may try to
coax him away viii not do it absurd
ly. Is he fond Of beauty Here's the
rub let her be bright and tidy; that
is half of the victory. Next. let her
bang her hair metaphorically and
reep up with the times. 4 husband
who sees his wife look like other PEG
pie, is not going to consider her bro
ken down. Though it IS a common
sleer that a woman has admitted
that her sex consider more, in marry
aMg, the tastes Of her friends than her
'6wn, vet it must be considered ludi-
crous that a man looks at his wife
with the same eyes that other people
do Is he fond Of literary matters
Listen to him with wide open eyes
when be talks Of them. a. man
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

doesn't so much care for literary
wife if only she viii be literary en-
ough 20 appreciate him If she have
literary iuclinationS, let her keep
them TO herself.
Men love to be big ana great to
their wives That's the reason why a
helpless little woman can marri three
times to a sensible, self reliant wo-
mans none. Cultivate helplessRess.
is he curious Oh, then you have a
treasure; you can always keep him If
you have 8 secret and keep it care
fully. Is he jealous Then, woman,
this is not for you; cease torturing
that fretted heart which wants you
for its own, aud teach him conf
dence Is he ugly in temper and
fault-fndng Give him a dose of his
own medicine, skillfully done. Is he
deceitful? Pity him for his weak
ness treat him as one who is born
with physical defect, but put your
wits TO wOrk 1t is a bad case. 1t is
well not to be too tame. Men do not
waste their powder and shot OF hens
and barnyard fowl; they like the
pleasure of pursuing wild game
quail and grouse and deer. 4 quail
is a good model for a wife-neat and
trim, with a pretty, swift way about,
and just a little capriclous. Never
let yourself become an OLD story; be
lust a little uncertain Another fact
is, don't be too good it hurts his feel
iugs and becomes monotonous Cul-
tlvate a pleasant voice, SO that this
very mortal man may have his con
science prick him when he is in leo
pardy; It's pleasant ring will haunt
aim much more than would q shrlli
one 1t is haid TO do all this, besides
taking care of the babies, and looking
after yeXatious household cares, and
smiling when he comes home; but it
seems necessary. To be born a wo-
man is to be born "a martyr, says a
husband who for ten years has
watched i'm amazement his wife tread
ing the winepress of her existence.
IL Is a pitiful sight TO some men. But
ii the wife does not make a study Of
these things, the harpy will to steal
away the honor from his silver hairs
when he is full OF years and the ia
ther Of sons and daughters. At the
same time, guide wife, keep from try
ing any of these things on any mortal
man but yopr own. These rules are
only evolved to keep a husband. -
The poor weak creature would rather
be good than bad, and it IS woman S
duty to hold him by every means in
her power
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
Chrisimas Story.

The Eimira N. y Free Press Of
December nth, relates the following
Christmas story Il would seem that
the DAYS OF romance are not done if
we are TO believe the fauciful story
that comes from Coaltou, Pa 1t is as
romantic as a tale for Christmas, and
turns out as pleasantly as ever bid a
tale ia the chivalric days of old I'm
1868 Mary Barker, miss of is years,
apd William Craig q youth of 20, eX-
pected to be married ON Christmas Day
al that year. But on the evening of
the 9TH of December of that year the
two attended q party together Miss
Barker, as young girls VIII, indlscrcet-
ly danced twice with a handsome
young stranger who happened to be
in attendance. Her lover took eXcep-
ton TO the proceedings, and requested
her not to do so again.
But Miss Barker as young girlssone-
times will, said she would dance with
whoever she chose and as often as she
chose The young man, however,
said if she insisted on dancing with the
Objectionable party again she would
not see him for twenty years. Miss
Barker as young girls are, was pre-
verse and did what she was requested
not to do, thinking as she SAID, that
her young man could not stay away
from her twenty minutes.
But the young man did disappear,
and after a year ors was mOnrned Is
one lost. Miss Barker, Us young girls
will, now and then, remained closely
at home aud refused TO be gay. On
the eth Of this month knock was heard
at the door of the Barker residence,
audit was notlong until the now calm
and sobered Miss Barker lay falnting
in the arms Of her long lost lover He
had gone to Philadelphia, enlisted in
the army, as the heroes of all such
stories do, served with honor in the
war aud aiterward went West and
settled on tr ct Of land where he i'm
proved his time until the twenty years
Of his self-imposed Punishment should
expire lie returned, as all such he
rees do, with an ample fortune, and
the wedding that was postponed will
take place on Christmas Day Of this
year. II is an excellent story, and all
the better because it is told for the
truth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
Bismarck MS a Diner.
London Society

Bismarck always takes great inter
est i'm his food According to Busch,
he mentioned the case of young
diplomat.st at Vienna, who had
carefully collected all tae menus of
his chief, and preserved them in two
finely bound volumes, in which some
most interesting combinations were TO
be found. 1t is mentioned of Bis
marcll that he was very fond of fish,
that he preferred lamprey to trout
This is another confederation of
Agassiz's idea that fish is great feed
err of brain He would, probably,
also indorse the opinion of Niemayer,
the great German physician, that a
doctor ought to be rather agourmand;
that he'would give as much attention
to diet and cooking MS to physic.
There is "a certain statesmanlike ut
terauce, that all our thoughts may
be concentrated ON our plate, and our
undivided attention botowed ON what
we are eating" There is also a diplo-
matte caution that wise man should
never seat himself near any large
Joint, "unless YOU choose to incur the
risk of beng forced TO waist your
most precious moments in carving for
others. instead of for yourself"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
Who Planted this Old Apple Tree.

On the land of Delos Hotchkiss OF
Cheshire, Conn, is an apple tree that
is said TO be the last ofan orchard set
out by the first settlers in that neigh
borhood. and which is reel1nned to be
1S6 years old. Mr.. HotcAkiss, who is
in his sgd year, has known and owned
it for nearly half a century and
when he was boy he told the writer
that he heard his grandmother say
that while in her early girlhood she
used to play under its then broad and
sheltering branches. The body Of the
tree is four feet ia diameter up to a
point where the limbs branch, Of
which there are five main branches,
each of which is nearly two feet in
diameter. Its height is so feet, and
from its outermost branches, apples
falling pc aendicularly lie upon the
ground six a. apart Mr. Hotch-
kiss informed me that he had picked
up and measured 125 bushels of good
sound apples for one years produce
of this tree, and he estimates that it
has borne from 10000 to 1900 bush
els up TO this date.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
Free Lunches.

Where do these begears dispose
of the surplus food thevcollect" ask
ed the reporter
They sell it TO saloons Of the lower
class for free lunches Am sure Of
it2 ] have had the admission from
beggars themselves. In short there
can be no doubt Of it, The bcggars
sell enough to enable them to bay
whiskcy and tobacco, and Then eat
tho remainder. One day there was
am old woman up in court with an
enormous basket Of food collected
from charitable doors. She was com
mitted and took her basket with her.
There was enough in that basket to
make her indepedent of prison fare
for many a day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
An Affecting Incident

washington SlaI.
On Sunday last quite am ettccting
little scene occurred i'm st. Johns
Church Old blind Jou. for years
past a regular communicate of this
church, has had his accustomed scat
near the chaucel rail removed since
the recent alterations, TO one in the
gallery The change has been some
what confusing to the poor old man,
inasmuch as he is no longer able to
find his way unaided to The commun-
ION table He has therefor. to be
taken in charge by some member of
Che congregation who chances 20 be
near at the time.
Last Sunday ii SO happened that
no one remembered Jou, who stood
all through the service waiting for
some friendly hand TO lead him
where me had so often lnelt The
last com muuicants had risen from
their knees, the organ sounded for
Gloria, and then began The chanting
of the rccessial hymn Suddenly,
out into the silence, came the CULVER
ing voice of the blind man, as with
raised. imploring hands he cXclaim-
ed: rs there no one to lead me!
WIN no one take me to The Holy
Comm unionl' Immediately some
one stepped forward trying 10 quiet
his agitation, at the same time guild
ing his footsteps down the gallery
steps, where at the foot he was met
by one of the yestrymen, whe, at a
sign from the rector, took old Jou to
the feast of the Sacrament, for which,
in his blind helplessness. he had
impulsively forgetting time and
place uttered his touching appeal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
A shower Of Silver in Theatcr.
baltimore sun

Just as the curtain fell on the we'd
ding scene In the Ranks, at the Hol-
liday Street Theater matinee yesterday,
a rafting noise, like the falling OF the
pendants of a crystal chandelier, caus-
ed the people in the orchestra chairs
to look upwards with ore accord while
a gentleman with "A bald and unpro-
tected head attracted attention by his
rucful coUntenanee He was RUBBING
his head and gazing with the others
at the ceiling. At his feet lay q dozen
silver dollars, which an amateur 'Sil-
yer King IN the upper gallery had
unwlttingly showered from his over
coat pocket upon the place beneath,
and which he had probably brought
as a dowry for the bride in the play.