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TH0s. j.. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR r.

posed on every one that ever ap-
preached him. His nervous
strength enabled him to undergo
any toll, any strain. s
And Cesar was always lucky:
He knew the fact and seemed to
rely,on it. He often did things
glaringly careless. He invaded
Italy with oneslegion, when Pom
pey had ten; he sailed to Greece
with less than 10000 men to at
tack Pompey, who had 10000; he
landed in Egypt with 1000 and
was soon surroundedzby an army
of 10000; he went into Africa
again with 5000, where the Pom
peians had an army of 10000.
But, perhaps Caesar did not
rely on his luck. One Of his
traits was hiB determinations to.
in any affair of fight which
hehad undertaken with insufficient
It was encountering over
whelming odds that he most fully
his splendid vigor, his
n
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

and sometimes it is wrong; there.
fore it will not do to take it
as a weathercock. The State does
not try to be right, SO is not open
to criticism. The News and
Courier gets on both sides of every
question and'is wrong on both.
1t is a sound rule to lay down
one that I have long since adopted
Ito favor everything that Journal
opposes; that man is q good
man that is attacked BY it, etc.
The Columbia Register-well! |!
Larry is a daisy; I have but one
objection to him.,
Once I saw two men about to
get in fight; one had a shotgun
and by way Of unnerving his.
antagonist remarked that the gun
was loaded with four ouncessof
powder and forty buckshot.
Arnold man, who was laboring
to<quiet them and who, by the way,
was standing at the butt end of,
the gun, yelled that there was as
much danger behind as in front of
the gun. Just so with Larry;1he
is dangerous. at both ends. There
is no telling at which end he is
going to .sbust," therefore lam
afraid to fool with the. cnssed thing
1t is risky. I hope they will all
live in peace and happiness and
die of a green old age-for they
don't do any political harm. ]
am 3 friend of the press-ha,e a
always been,. except q press of
hard times and a press for money.
Rpsectfuiiy,
WM. C. Wolfe.
Wolfe's Plantation, March II.
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A MODERN xAN,lTIPPE.

A MODERN xANTIPPE.
Jim Akers, small, tovheaded,
knock-kneed man, with irregular
teeth which made his mouth look
like steel trap twisted all out Of
plumb, says the Southern Bivouac.
His wife was a large, raw boned
woman, fully ahead taller and fifty
pounds heavier than Jim. She, had
the temper Of a half famished wild
cat, and no darkey just s'gittin'
religion was ever half as much
afraid of tho devil as Jim was of
her; he had reason to be-, When
she was fairly on. the warpath she
breathed chain lightning and flung
cyclones from the tip Of her tongue.
Nor did she content herself with
words only, however bitter and
furious. She very often brushed
the poor little wretch with hickory
until he felt as if he had borrowed
his back of saint fresh from the
gridiron.
One bright, golden, delicious
afternoon In the latter part of May,
Jim left the patch where he had
been hard at work all day and
'snuck een' to his cabin by the
back way. He proceeded hastily
to dof his every day clothes and
don his Sunday garments, casting
furtive glances all the while at the
black browed, terrible dame sitting
in the doorway knitting. With
trembling haste he completed his
preparations and was shambling
out again, when his wife, pre-
viously apparently obliyous Of
his presence, shot a fierce glance
at him, which made him jump
almost out O, his shoes and brought
the perspiration out from every
pore.
'Whar you boun' fur7 she asked,
4 slowed I wuz gwine down to
the, fish fry a hour or two. Them
boys is a hevin'-'
Well, you Flowed wrong. You
jest histe off them clothes, and go
back inter that patch and finish
hoein' them pertaters. Don't you
distress yourself about no fish
fries. 81 Il s ..i
But Ed Sykes and Hank Evans
5fdssrUasdB Il, as il 7. :. .:far saa DO
disappoint 'em.' ...
well, I'd ruther you would.
shet up now, and do ez you're
told
Jim gasped and quaked with
fes.r; but for the first time in
many y years. he thoroughly realized
the tyrany under which he was
crushed. His heart was set on
going to a fish fry, and in that
feeble Auttering little organ a
faint shadow, q dim eidolon Of
spirit became suddenly aroused.
He hesitated a moment, ventured
even to return the gaze of those
glowing, wrathful eyee and then
started saying. .,-........
Well, I'm a-gwine.'
Great Jehosaphati HouP-lal
She swooped on him like an owl
on a mouse, The air was filed
and darkened with dust and sandy
hair and agonizing shrieks.
Ed Sykes and Hank Evans, at
the crossroads became convinccd d
that Jim's cabin had caught fire,
and that he was perishing in II the
flames. They rushed in all haste !sf
to his assistance, but as they
neared the spot the clatter subsided
and they. heard q stern feminine
voice which caused them to halt
and keep. out of sight, say:
NOW Ireckon you'll do ez yer
tole.'
Then they recognized Jim's pi-
ping voice, protesting between con-
| vulsive sob: /
I'D sorter Civ out gwine befo
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

Pepper was known to the an
clients. In the middle ages it was
one of the most costly of spices, a
pound of it being a royal preaent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

OF all DIS tistritp9ti eiiVt lVi
duration.
why I Support Tillinan.
|. Grsenyille News.
7 am a supporter of Ben Till
man; once npon time Twas not.
I opposed him from impulse,
which means I did not understand
the situation at that time; now l
support him frem principle.
/ did not change my viows
because ] thought "office in sight, >
for I have never held office and
will never, of my own choosing.
Governor Tillman also, as far as
Iknow, has a cordial dislike for
me because I said, "Ben, the Texan
cowboy, lassoed Ben, the farmer,
at .very turn" on the sub-treasury
bill at spartanburg; the truth is
iIcould not help saying it, for it
&c d. 10; moi 11'El care ) roW |of pms
whether Tillman or anybody else
likes or dislikes me; / can, and
always do. dig for myself. Nor
would I support or oppose a man
for Office for either of these rea-
sons.
Iwant to knowsif he stands on
principle, and if his principles are
right.
But to the point. In referring
to my letter in The Cotton Plant
YOU state that SI mix things and
give no plausible reason for
supporting Tillman." I am proud
to come under the critticisrR ofso
brilliant a writer as yourself; but
Imust say that from your staLd-
point "things doubtless look
Mixed" and will continued to look
mixed SO long as you persist in
mixing them.
:YousstateS that national issues
have no place in State politics,
upon which 1 will agree with you
when yon have explained that
Boies end Campbell did not run
on the tariff issuein their re-
spective States, or that tariff is moi
national issue. I think that
there should and can be but one
issue in State politics: a pure
honest, popular and economical
government, or contra. Such {
governmentiin State means such
a one IN nation.
Do you really want to know
why I support sTAlhan? I vii
tell you whether you do or not
/. Because he is the leader ant
champion of a pure, economical
and popular government:
2. Because, without experience
he has horse sense enough to clea
the path of every obstruction tha
such devils as yourself put in th'
way Of a popular government.
8. Because he has done the bes
he could do under the adverse cir
fcumstances that the opposition
lhas caused to surround his ever,
act.
4. Because I have every reasol
to believe that he is sincere am
honest.
5. Because be insists upon run
lining the government instead o
leaving it to corporations a
formerly.
4. 6. Because he has the grit t
stick to rightif he gifts licked
That's the kind Of man I am.
Z. And because,to tell the truth
1 just naturally like him, becaus
Hike the principles he represents
If these are not reasons enoug
send down and | will give yo
some more.
j, A word about our dali
newspapers--they are "amoosi
i cusses.n
Sometimes the News is righ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

The number of lighthouses in
the world has quadrupled during
the last fifty years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

SAYS Edward Atkison: There are
two things needed in these days
first, for rich men to find out how
poor men live; and second, fol
poor men to know how rich men
work.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

The cost of railroads in the
United States has been nine bill
lion dollars.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31
::.THEs. BRAyEs;;T oE BATTLEs.

ThebraVest battle that ever was fought,
Shall tell yen where, and whenss .
: On the maps Of the world you'll find IT
not; is
twas fought BY the mothers of men.
Nay, not with cannon or battle shot,
With sword or nobler pen;
Nay, not with eloquent word or
thought 8
from mouth of wonderful men.
But deep in . walled-up woman's
heart =
OF woman that would not yield,
But BRAY ely, silently bore her part
LoiS there is the battlefield.
No marsllaling troop, no biyouac scng,
No banner to CLEAN and wave!
But eh, these battles they last 80
long q; s.
From baby yhood tothe grave!
JOAQUIN MILLER.
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Wolfe's Plantation, March 4
Mechanism Of the Heart.

In the human subject the
average rapidity of the cardiac
pulsation of an adult male is about
seventy beats pei, minute. These
heats are more frequent as q rule
in young children and in women,
and there are variations within
certain limits in peculiar persons
owing to peculiarities Of organiza-
ton. It would not necessarily be
an abnormal sign to find in some
particular individuals the habitual
frequency Of the hearts action
! :1s1=l Iana
seventy five to eight per minute.
AS a rule, the hearts action is
slower and more powerful in fully
developed and muscular organiza-
tions, and more rapid and feebler
in those of slighter form. In
animals, the range is from twenty
five to forty-Gve in the cold b1ooded
and fifty upward in the warm
blooded animals, except in the case
of a horse, which has q very slow
heart beat. only forty strokes q
minute. The pulsations Of men
and all animals differ with the sea
level also. The work of a healthy
human heart has been shown to
equal the feat of raising five tons
four hundred weight one foot per
hour, or 125 tons in twenty-four
hours. The excess Of this work
uuder alcohol iniivafying quantities
is often very great. A curious
calculation has been made by DR..
Richardson, giving the work Of the
heart in mileage. Presuming that
the blood was thrown out of the
heart at each pulsation in the
proportion of 6s:strokes per minutf
and at the assumed force of 2 feet
the mileage Of the blood through
the body might be taken at 2Oi
yards per minute, Z miles pei
hour, 1853 miles per day, 81, 800
miles per year, or 5,15O,SS0 miles
in a lifetime of "a years. The
number of the heart in the same
long life would reach the grand
total of 2,s6s,776,00O.--Medica
World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

The number Of paupers in Lon
don, England, is estimated at from
1000 to 100000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

|Hssehsry TO Tilden ii 1879 may
|bealspsated in South Carolina, in in
4e az AZ
|M thai. YET. desperate men resort
to desperate measures, and in the 2;
desperation of weakness men will
dare to go very fer, to treach-
cry and suicide" ].
"It is we'll known, Mr.. Benet,
that you did not support Governor
Tillman in the last election until
after hs received the nomination
of the Democratic party. What
do you think Of Tillman as q Gov
ernorr?"
aYes, 1 opposed the nomination
Of Capt. Tillman in 1890. I de-
sired the nomination of some mod
crate and conservative leader Of
the farmers Movement. ! was we'll
aware Of his great ability. knew,
too, sfh that he, more than any. other
man, had eontribult.s'dt .' to 9th the |,lg organ
1;ratiocinl and success of the farmers
BY his persistent agitation and ad- I'd
miIable stump speaking: But
these very qualities, I feared, did
not 1T him for the Office Of Gov.
ernor. I foresaw he would be ag-
| gressiive, ia;i,1 impatient and imprudentE
and that he would discover great
facility I for ,t M making enemies.
aWell,s his record ree; ,,,d' Is il before ths
world. I hold no brief for Coy G 3,
|.elrnnoar TillmanI.., And, / believe
that more concilistory methods
! 1thahna he has pursued 81 d would have
been.better for the State and fol
himself. He hss made mad mistakes
as all Governors viii do;: but hi
grestest mistake was al ii in trying t
] do too much, fault, certainly
1.-THE ssg1a reverse ,au; Of that Of some of hi
predecessors in Office. But But. i; j.
what be actually has done as Gov
e,rrn,or, i fail to see he has fallel
below the standard of forme
Democratic Governors. In th'
Coosaw litigation, the Cantwel
case, the Agricultural Hall cas-
and the proper taxation of bank
and railroads, his administration
has been working in the right di
rection, and its work will ulti
mately rebound to the good OF tn
State. In spite of his animad
versions on Judge Wallace, in hi
: official message, L do not believ
he desires to dominate the judici
!. ary. The election of Judge. Nc
Iver to the Office of Chief Justic
proves that. Judge Norton an
Judge Frafor, too, were re-electe
during his administration, an
they are not regarded as arder
supporters or ubservient follower
{ Of Tillman. Then, there is tn
establishment OF the Industris
College for girls, o thing to /
proud of; and l may add the Of
Establishment of Clemson Colleg
t for without Tillman it would neyt
' have been established. His &C
{ ministration has been marked b
) great:activity in all its depar
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

Dame Fashion has never pre-.
sented us with costume more dis
tasteful to the eye than the Rus
sian costume. There is nothing
either pretty or stylish about it,
and I imagine only those who go
to the extreme in fashion will
adopt it. The skirt is the regular
bell skirt with a band of trim
ming around the bottom, but the
blouse is what ia 80 ugly; has the
appearance of along, loose sacque,
with a yoke, and belted in at the
waist. 1t will only suit a very
slender, graceful figure.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

Long ribbon sashes that reach to
the bottom of the dress are very
much worn, not only on evening
dresses, but street dresses. Ribbon
and lace will be used very much
for trimming this summer. Also
belts with wash dresses and round
waists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

g. ocratlc 81 party "
no you think there is any dan
gar Of 9 split, BY, reason Of this
|san fora convention Of the Has.
keIlites and anti TiHmanites?s
did not .thinksin 1890 there
!aaas danger of q apliti and not
until the Haskellite convention
Imst and nominated an indspend-
lent ticket did I believe 9 bolt pos
Esible But onr eyes we're opened
then to- look for strange possi-
lbilities. What happened then may
happen again. / believe there is
great danger Of q bolt this year"
10 you think 2 split can suc-
||csed in the November, election9n
Il will not succeed if the farm
|srs and their friends will keep,their
[eyes open and see and remember
that this movement, which ia os.
(tensibly against Tiliman, 10 really
E|as much against then as against
him: OF course we are daily told
that this movement is against Till.
man only. Indeed the address Of
THE Thirteen comedies there is
iRssat 4 good in the Farmers Move
|nent and reaolntions fayoring the
Warmers Movement have been
nimously adopted at meetings
|of March convention men--a
rather terdy concession-a conver.
sion. if conversion at all, at the
eleventh hour. But who ever
heard before of q State convention
bsing solemnly summoned to as
aemble to defeat one man? The
farmers may be sure Of this that
the defeat Of Tillman by the meth
dds TO be indicated by the March
convention would mean the defeat
|M the Farmers Movement. This
Being = Presid Dental election year
|fhe danger Of successful bolt is
much greater than in 1890. Then
the dependents had little OF,
pothinS to offer the Republicans
for their support. This year there
isst the pting prize Of the Presi.
|dentiaI ctors.n
Has IT occurred to yot that the
trsse cherry % Tilden ii 1879 may
|bsssspsated in South Carolina. ~
.sssJI5zJ0tEE-S-Sk zs9<-y..x,g0EstAsy tAsy
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This was grand surprise. but
it is a great mistake to suppose i
was only a campaign incident. II
was a revolution. 1t changed com;
pletely the title to political power
| it took it from the hands of a few
and placed it in the hands Of tn
people. And there it will stay il
the people are true to themselves
"Political power new flows in g
new channels channel so deeI
and with a current 90, strong thai
their March Convention will strive
in vain to change or stem itf
course, unless their action brings
about a bolt from the party and 3
bid, as in 1890, for the Republi'
can yote."
"What effect will this new move
ment have on the Democracy O
South Carolina?
aIt will, | fear, greatly disor
ganize the party, unless the lead
ers in the movement by prscep
and example prevent their follow
Il
ers from boiling. This calling O
q March Convention, after tho cal
issued by the Executive Commit
tee of the regular Democracy o.
the State, is a vote of want Of oon
fidence in that committee; and j
will dispose of the minds of man.
to disregard the authority of tha
committee and of the regular Dem
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-12

semi.iendish delight often seems to possess
people Of. strong nerves in snecrlug Mt those With
weak oucs The irritability Of the nervous hypo-
chondriac is rldiculed as natural i'll temper. The
very genuine and distressing symptoms from
which he suffers are made light Of "lIc" or
"she Is crani;!'' is the cheerful sort OF sympa-
thy with which the nervous invalid meets from
the uniecling and the thoughtless. At tho same
none has more easily explainabc origin when It
Is chronic. Imperfect digestion and assImin.
ton are Glwaysaceompanicd by nervous debility
aud anxiety Build up the powers of assimla-
Bttcrs, and nervous symptoms. sick head aches
and generally feeble condition OF the system
nrc remrdied. Remember that fearful rGvages
are produced BY Ia grippe among weakly ner.
,yous people. liostcitcr s Stomach Dlttcrs cures
1t, and prevents malaria, rheumatism and Kid.
upv cOinplnint r'H.. =
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a Good Reason for Living,
'She lives to love and loves to live,
She loves TO live because she lIyns IN lnv

"She lives to love and loveS to live, .-gS
She loves 10 live because she lives to love"
Many think it is sin to DO sick; be-
ing so, one cannot bestow their atlec-
tions on others rs the Creator intended;
being SO, it certainly is d duty to cure
yourself. Most women, these days,
need ar invigorating tonic. WORKOUT
teachers, "shop.girls." dressmakers,
mllliners, and those subject to tiresome
labor. have found boon in DR.. Pierce 8
Favorite Prescription. 1t is soothing
and strengthening nervine, inducing re-
freshing sleep relieves dependency and
restores to full use all the appctites and
affections OF ones nature. 1t is sold, by
druggists, under guarantee from its max
ers that it will, in every case, give salts
faction, or price (Sl.0O) will be prompt
ly refunded.
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HE OWNED UP.


Tho Proof Was Clear That ne Was Drum Il
clcnr Through.
Cincinnati Commercial Gcatte. 845,a
"Absalom Carrulhcrs," said his wife,
with the accent on each syllable for
measure, "you were intoxicated last
night"
well, I failed to notice it."
Everybody else noticed II; they
couldn't help it. You were irretriov.
ably drunk"
"Not by a iugiul."
No, but by several jugfuls." 81.
You're away of, uepsy."
Not as greatly oil as you were. You
tried to open the gate with your latch.
key, aud you fell over it into the grass"
nonsense"
you came up tho front steps on
your hands and knees, opened the door
and inquired il Carruthers lived here.
Do you know that?n
"Bosh Pr
"And you stumbled OIL dark flower
in the carpet and nearly went down."
Not word OF truth in it."
Tried to hang your hat on fly on
the wall and then asked where that nail
went to-" '
"Iou are totally hallucinatcd."
"Why, you talked out OF your ears,
and when the baby cried on tho bed
you went 10 srocking its crib rs hard us
you could, singing BY, oh by, oh baby.
Recollcct that"
Pr H1nnnllnpt n otb;p,, -
II expect not; and you got on your
knees and pattcd and rubbed the bacl;
OF the hound worked in worsted OH tho
rug in front OF the crate and said:
'Doggie, doggicy"
II tell you don't believe it."
And You gave mo q tcn.dollar bill
and said could get n new bonnet with
1t, and here is that BILL"
Something strange. That bill looks
kind O. natural and familiar. But
wasn't drunk"
sol course it does looks familiar, and
you said to my poor, dear mn, Mother,
you've got to stay with US till spring
freezes over"
lady.
"Aha,,ycs-I see; I-was-vcry-very
drunk" -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-12

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; Ii is pleasant
End refreshing to the tagto, aud acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, clcanses tho sys-
ten cHac.ually, lispels colds, head
aches and foVers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs 10 tho
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to tho taste and &C.
ccptabIo to tho stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from tho most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
10 oil and have made it tho most
popular remedy known. .a
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gista Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any ono vho
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAW FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, kE NEW YORK. az
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For the Children.

"In buying a cough medicine for
children" says H. A. Walker, prom
inent druggist OF Ogden, Utah, 'ncver
be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There is no danger from it
and relief is always sure 10 follow" %
and so cent bottles for sale by c.. K.
Goethe, W. W. Irwin, John Kari, c.
schnepf, c. Menkemiller, W. S. Nc
Cullough, NJ. w. Heinrich, W. E. Will
Jams, S. /. Bricc, John Coleman, W. H.
Williams and w. c. Armbrccht. Wheel
ing, W. Va. !; Bowie & Co., Bridgeport,
Ohio; B. F. Peabody, Benwood, W. Va.
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remedy during tho cpidemics OF the
past two years hus failed to discover a
single case that has not recovered or
that has resulted in pneumonia. %
cent, 90 cent and 81 bottles for sale BY
9. R. Goetze, WV. irwin, John Klari,
9. Schnepf, G. Menkemillcr, W. s. Nc.
Cullough, NJ. w. Heinrich, W. L. Will.
iamg, s. L. Brice, John Coleman, w. II.
Williams and ". C. Armbrccht, Wheel.
ing, W. Va; Bowie &. Co., Bridgeport,
Onto; B. /. Peabody, Bcnwood, W. Va.