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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-13

scription is sent to the Pail Mall
Budget by correspondent, who saw
them in Poona. They are to appear
in London previous to fulfilling their
engagement at the worlds fair,
Chicago. The names of the children
are Radica and Dodica. The two
little girls are 81 years old, and are
really pretty children. The peculi-
arity OF their connection is that there
is flexible bony attachment from
breast to breast. and below this there
is visceral connection. There is only
one navel. The children were born in
a caul. If food is given to one the
other is satisfied, and if medicine
is administered to one the other
is effected but not to the same
extent as to the one to which it was
given. The most curious circumstance
is that when sentence is begun by
one child the other frequently finishes
it. When sleeping one child lies on
her back and the other On her side,
which gives an idea of the fexibility
of the connection. The children are
very good friends and seldom quarrel.
For their age the children are particu-
larly intelligent. They have been
tau ht English for the last three
months, and although they do not
speak more than a few simple words,
they seem to understand it fairly we'll
already. The twins have excited a,
good deal of interest among the med
ical profession in India, and there is
little doubt that their appearance in
London and in America will be well
coined by scientists no less than by
the unscientific sightseer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-13

The highest place in the world reg
ularly inhabited is the Buddhist of
Haine, in Thibet, which is 16, 900 feet
above sea level. The highest inhapit-
ed place in the Americas is at Galera,
Peru, Is, 635 feet above the level OF
the sea.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-13
"Siamese" Twins From Ind "a.

The new Siamese twins do not come
from Siam. They are natives of
Orissa, in India, and the following de-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-13
lBE TO CONTINUED.

''1ou IKE corn, MISS rlypp," SAID
young Hunker, as she munched a
roasting ear"
Eyes; I like this kind of corn
pretty we'll but I prefer popcorn"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-13
FOR YOUTHFUL READERS.
INTERESTING INFORMATION ON
A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.
About Hornbooks -" Siamese -
Twins From India--For Curious
Boys--Slnking Far Out at
.Sea--A Young Mans
Chances.
About Hornbooks.

Occasionally in reading OF old
times in England mention is made OF
the Hornbook, but so little is
said about it that it's appearance
and use seem to be left entirely to the
imagination. AS this is busy fac
ulty, it goes to work at wondering:
"Were these books really made Of
horn? And did they have leaves?
And what was printed in them?' In
an old poem by Shenstone, called
"The Schoolmistress," it is said Of the
children:
Their books Of stature small they take in
hand,
Which with pellucid horn secured are.
10 save from fingers wet the letters
TO say that books are "of stature
small' has O. very comical sound, as it
seems much easier to call them little
books; yet it is quaint old-time ex-
preston that harmonizes with the
"pellucid horn" 1t is easy to under
stand from the poem that the horn
book was a primer although it is Of
ten supposed to be kind ofalmanac;
and the "pellucid horn" very thin
and transparent, covered and pro-
tected the single leaf which was all
that the book contained. "On this
leaf, headed by cross, was the al
phabet in old English and Roman
letters, making it very hard to learn,
followed by a small batch OF two-let-
tered words like alb; then came an as
cription OF praise to the Holy Trinity;
and the Lords Prayer finished the
literary part OF the book.
This precious leaf was often pasted
on solid oak, with frame and short
handle of the same, and in shape it re-
sembed hand mirror. Sometimes
it was pasted on horn, without any
protection from "the fingers wet" that
were expected to make havoc with the
lettering; and such "book" could be
bought for he moderate sum of two
English pennies. From the cross and
the alphabet on it, the hornbook was
commonly called the ''Christ- Cross
Row." and this degenerated into
"Criss-cross Row." which name has
been given to q very old book at Ok
ford.
Hornbooks were used as primers
until rather more than q century ago;
and in their time school-children had
no use for satchels, as the book usual
ly had hole at the end OF the handle
for a string to pass through, by which
it was fastened to the waist or girdle.
Some old pictures of children show
the ancient primer thus attached.
These books are now very rare, but
there is copy in the British Museum
that was found some years ago in
the walls OF an old farmhouse by O
laborer who was pulling them down.
1t is one OF the best specimens, in a
frame of black oak, with thehor COW
err in front, and the back has por-
trait OF King Charles I, on horseback.
-Harper's Young People.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-13
For Curious Boys.

Gunpowder, as is we'll known, is
composed Of potassic nitrate, salt
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
electing delegates to the respec

l. oAAN
tive connty conventions.
These conventions will meet or the
first Monday (the I'd day in May
next to reorganize the party in
each county, to elect delegates, a
new county executive committee
to elect delegate to the State
Convention which meets in Co.
lumbia on the third Wenesday in
May next and to transact such
BUSINESS as may be proper un der
the constitution.
The representatives of each subor
dinate club in said county con
ventions shall be one delegate for
every twenty-five members and
one delegate for each majority
fraction thereof. Only such Demo-
cratic clubs as were in existence
on the 18th of August, 1890, shall
be recognized provided, however,
that two clubs in each ward in the
cities of Charleston, Columbia,
Greenville and Spartanburg may
be formed.
No club that was formed or organ
lied after the 18th of Aug, A. D.
1890, by the division of an old club
or otherwise, shall be recognized.
JOHN L. M. IRBY.
Chair. State Dem. Elk. Com.
G.. DUNCAN BELLINGER, Sec'ty.
January IA, 1892.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
COURT rPRocEED1NGs.

Our March Court is in session.
Judge Izlar presiding. This is
the Judges first appearance at
Edge6eld and he has made a line
impression on both the bar and the
spectators, and without making
INV extra effort he carries the
business of the Court along
smoothly and rapidly.
Solicitor Nelson and Steno-
grapher McFeat are at their posts
as usual.
Up to this writing the following
cases on the criminal docket have
been heard and disposed of:
In the case of the State agalnrl
Willis Griffin, charged with horse
stealing, the prisoner PLEADED
guilty and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for seven months. :
Ed. Davis, indicted for carrylni
concealed weapons was defended
by Jno. B. Lanier, Esq, and &C
quilted. SIT, g.
murder and defended by Sheppard
Bros. and acquitted.
VIM. Ramey, assault and batter.
with intent to kill was foun!
guilty and sentenced to the penl
tentiary for IS months. =,
Davis Carpenter, charged wit
abduction, was found guilty.
In the case of the State agalnss
Maroney, indicted for murder, e 4
S. Tompkins, Esq. secured bail TO
the prisoner in the the sum 9
$500.
- Davis indicted for rape wa
defended by Jno. B. Lanier, Esq
and acquitted.
Cd. White indicted for trespas
defended by Sheppard Bros, we
acquitted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
A NEW COTTON GIN.

Mr.. J. D. McAnulty, of Cabarras
county, N. c., has invented cotton
gin which is likely to revolutlonlze
cotton ginning, and be as far ahead OF
the present gins as the old Whitney
gin was ahead of the cotton hand pick
ing process. =,
The new gin Is double gin, and Will
do twice or three times the work OF the
most improved modern gin. The saws
are crecent shaped and clean them
selves with each revolution they make
Tbe method of seeding is entirely dill
ferent from the present way. III
stead of putting the seed cotton IN
from the top it reaches the saws from
the bottom, and all foreign materlai
sand. nails, or matches, is excluded
and drops with the seed instead Of go,
ing over the saws. -,
A Liverpool firm has examined the
cotton ginned and pronounced it the
finest ever seen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
POINTS ON POLITICS.
SOME OBsE RvATIONs FROM
THE STANDPOINT
Of THE NATIONAL cAPITAL-HoW
SENATOR HILL is VIE WE'D IN HIS
POSITION AS A MEMBER OF
THE UPPER HOUSE.
sneeial to The ADVERTISER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March s.
In Washington, where everything
is sensitive to the mutations of
politics, there was the most fever
ish interest in the recent New York
Democratic Convention. Although
the result was substantially told
before the convention met there
was so much of the future apparent
ly dependent on the work of the
delegates that there was no rest tor
the mind until the votes were
actually taken and the resolutions
adopted. The victory for Senator
David B. Hill was SO signal thai
his friends and admirers among
congressman and other public mer
in Washington took a short cut tt
the conclusion that he would be the
nominee of the Democracy TO:
president in June. They argued
that the man who could draw t'
him with such unanimlty an'
enthusiasm the whole seventy
two votes of the Empire State II i
the National Convention coul'
not be resisted by, the Democrat
of other States, who were LOOKING
for the man TO yip,
There can be no doubt that tn
| Democrats of New York hay
at least made u most interest
ing figure of Hill, an
some account of the impression h
had made in Washington Will mes
a public ycarning for information
Senator Hill has not spent muc
time at the Capital for the reaso
that's up to this week he has bee
able to be much more useful
his party-and hence useful t
the people and the countr1y-el4s;l; .;
whore. He d id not come come mere u
after the expiration OF his Term I a
Governor of New York; and tn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
THAT L1TFLECRowD.

Pursuant to proclamation in the
EdgefieId Chronicle and the Edgefield
Monitor, the opponents in Edgefield
!. county of Governor Tillman and the
administration met in our court house
at 12 O'clock sharp on Saturday last to
elect delegates to the March Conven-
tion of the "antis" and to devise ways
and means to compass the defeat of
Governor Tillman for denomination.
Capt. James Callison, the Duke of
Shatterneld. was made chairman.
Governor Sheppard, who was pres
ent, was invited to address the meet
ing.
The Governor didn't say much, but
what he did sag was to the point; he
said: ssFellow citizens, have seen a
bigger crowd than this, larger gath
ering, more numerous assemblage."
This was not all the Governor said,
but we've got the cream, for the state
ment that he chad seen bigger crowd
than this" was an admission that the
convention and the anti-Tillman move
ment in Edgefield county was in the
nine hole most emphatically. There
were enough present, however, to get
delegation to the March Convention,
eminently respectable and patriotic
but misguided gentlemen who have
gone into the soup head over heels.
Their names are as follows: =
s,,x.iap g.. Shepparu-Br..i Jos, Lief
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10

Cream colored horses are uellcls5As
of staying power, sfpeeiaty the
best horses VIII gk hoofs :, are
stronger and tougher than others.
There are some points which are
valuable in horses of every de-
scription. The head should be pro-
portionately large and we'll set
on, the lower jawbones should
be sufficiently far apart to en-
able the head to form an angle
with the neck, which gives it free
motion and a graceful carriage and
prevents it bearing too heavily
on the hand, the eye should be large;
little prominent, and the eyelld
fine and thin. The ear should be
small and erect and quick IN
motion. The lop ear indicates
dullness and stubborness; wher
too far back there is q disposl'
ton to mischief.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
ALL ABOUT COUNTY COM.
MISSIONERS.

In 1890 the people of South Carolina
voted an amendment to the State Con-
stitution which abolished the office of
county commissioner, but the statute
law in reference to that office remains
unrepealed, and the best lawyers of the
State are in a dilemma as to whether
there can be Il legal election for county
commissioners this year. or whether
the present boards will hold over un-
der that omnibus clause of the Constl-
tuition or statutes or something else,
which provides that sail officers shall
hold over until their successors are
qualiiled.'
To run over, or to hold over, that is
the question.
1t is safer, all things considered, to
run over, beloved, for if you run over
and are elected you'll be there, even
though it should transpire that you
would have held over if you hand'nt
run over. But if you don't run over
and don't hold over, where Will you be:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
A. VALUABLE RESENT
A Years Subsoriptn to Pop
ular AgricultuI Paper
Given Free Our
Reader

By special arranment. with
the publishers we an prepared to
furnish free to each our readers
a years subscriptions the popu-
lar monthly agriculral journal,
the AMERICAN FARM, published
at Springfield and eSeland, 0.
This offer is madp any of our
subscribers who wilhy up arrear-
ages on subscriptionnd one year
in advance, and 10 ay new sub
scribers who will pI one year in
advance, The AMlTAS FARMER
enjoys a large natloll circulation,
and ranks among tHeading. agri-
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nent it cost you no Ing to receive
the AMERICAN. FAER for one
year, 1t will be to y r advantage
to call promptly. mple copies
can be seen at our 1e.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10

OCQ6r OCCdSloue, oAu -
and delighted when a Democrat
made a tremendous fight for Demo-
cratic right. sThe Republicans 1ere
correspondingly depressed md
angered, and they heaped the West
onpprobriums q on Hill The Gov
ernor r however, was as irm q, a
rock, and when the New York
Court of Appeals one q the most
eminent courts in the country, not
excepting the Supreme Cour OF
the United States-susained his
performance to the lette, and ave
| the legislature to the Democrats,
the vindication of thf Governor
was complete.
Senator Hill is not tie bad nan
the New York Tribun(and oher
papers represented hin to be. AS
| Governor of New Yck he oyer-
threw jobs and conduted an ad-
ministration that wasas thorough
for integrity and refem as hat
of any other man. lis personal
character is far abd de represch:.
He is not prude or :egulater of
the habits and appetisss of. people,
but from choice he drks nothing
intoxicating, except pssibly q few
sips of wine at a anquet for
politeness' sake. He; as temper
ate as Hayes was. 'e does not
use tobacco in any fm. No scan
dals are attached to ls name. He
is not a card-player oh frequenter
of race-tracks. He ejoys a visit
to the theatre occasn ally, or a
good dinner with soe friends
but he does not appea to have. the
time to spare to indge much in
these mild dissipation.
Mr.. Hill is baelor, forty
, eight years old. He yes and has
his Office at the Arlgton Hotel
, and his correspondele gives his
: clerks plenty to do.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For CONGRESS.

The friends of Col. w. J. TALBRRT,
recognizing his ability and fitness, his
Christian virtue, and the deep interest
manifested by him in the welfare of
the whole peopleAhis known opposi-
tion to monopolies-his advocacy Of
better system for circulating the cur
rency of this great country-his IN
terest in the general welfare of the
people and especially of the farmers,
hereby announce him as candidate
for election, under the Democratic
rule. to the House of Representatives
of the United States from the Second
Congressional District of South Caro-
lima. MANY CITIZENS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
A CONVERSATION.

3 Bill:-"NYhat do you reckon
Governor Sheppard meant in the
anti-convention last Saturday, by
telling 'em he had seed a bigger
crowd?"
Jim 1.-THE Governors a truth
full man and he simply meant to
tell the truth and to say just what
Eshedld say. that he 'had seen a
'b!ggel sawa.
Bili;-But Shai WAS q eal as
wa, 10 t.iis. w Vi; kl.aw The
Governor vert % Ase s.l!@@. -
position and sss IL. ~.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10

: = : = ~ = = i - " 4
It's clear to any man disposed to
look with unprejudiced eyes upon the
situation tilat the Democrats of South
Carolina are in great danger of dis
ruption and disintegration than at
any time in the history of the party
since it wrested control of the govern
ment from the powers of misrule and
corruption.--Greenville Enterprise and
With such lugubrious forebodings
narrowing his soul it's wonder that
our contemporary doesn't say some
thing, or do something to prevent the
dire calamities he predicts, follow the
advice for instance, of his fellow
townsman, Gen. j. 81. Earle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
Death of Gen. j. @. Anderson.

Gen. John G. Anderson died sud
denly Yesterday afternoon at his
home at Moore, in Spartanburg
county. He had been sick tor two
or three weeks from an attack OF
grip, but his condition was not
Considered c. n serious and his sudden
taking off was a terrible shock to
his family and friends.
Gen. Anderson was a son OF MI
David and Mrs. Harriet Anderson,
of spartanburg county, and was
about so years of age. He was
educated at the Citadel Academy
at Charleston, and, entering the
Confederate army at an early age,
served with great gallantry through
the late war as Adjutant of the
18th South Carolina Regiment, be-
ing severely wounded at the vii,
derness. He was with Gen. Lee at
the surrender at Appomattox.
He was married in 1855 to MISE
Emma, daughter of the late Ia
.|mented Rev. DR.. E. T. Buist, Q: Q,
this city, as sister of Mrs. s.. s. z
CLYDE and Hon. Hugh B. Buis
also of this city. He leaves z
widow and seven children-tw'
sons and five daughters to mourn
his death.
Gen. Anderson was appointed
brigadier general of South Caro-
). lima Volunteers by ex-Governo
Hampton.
He was elected to the Leglsla
ture from spartanburg county i
1878 and served with great dis
tinction, being one of the mos
active and useful members of tina
5 body. He was appointed post
!, master at spartanburg by Pres
e dent Cleveland, and was mode
f official in every respect.-Greer
Y vile Democrat.
(Gen Anderson was the tathe
of Mrs. w. L. Dunoyant OF OF
! town.-ED. ADVERTISER.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
EDGEF1ELD NEEDS
Better streets,
Better lights,

Better streets,
Better lights,
And
Protection against fire.
Let this be the supreme effort of oul
town authorities for 1892.
To build much of a town-and that
is the kind we want-we must get out
side help-people and capital from
abroad.
To capture the eye and convince the
Judgment of outsiders we must show
faith in ourselves and the future OF
our town by some practical, substan'
tial, permanent improvements.
Let us get together on water works
for instance.
We may have to go slow and rest
between whiles, but we mustn't stop.
If we do, we'll slip back.
Other towns get there, why not
Edgefield?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
Tie Walls of His Wrath.

"Se how the mighty are
fallen" Tell it not in Gath, pub.
lish it not in the streets of
Askelon," that these Hlskells
and their minions will no more
dominate the grand old Palmetto
State: "The places that knew
them once will know them no
more forever" They died hard,
but yet they died. The check of
that arch free-pass distributor
on the floor of the House is
monumental, indeed. Although he
and his horde were buried deep,
with their faces downward, he
again bobs up like ajack-in-the-
box, and pours out the walls of
his wrath in an Interview in
Independent Haskell's Man Fri
days newspaper, and he bellows
and paws the dust in disgusting
profusion. He uses language
something like this:
In their opinion of Tillman
and Irby and that gang, | lin
fully 1 think they are disgrace
to the State.
Now come, John, come! Did
not Governor Tillman beat yolr
brother Independent-Haskell for
Governor? and did not SEN
ator Irby beat your father-in-
law, clever old Wade Hampton
for the Unived State Senate.
Now John, are you not appre-
hensive that the good people will
suspect that your vaporings are due
to this cause? So come, Johnnie, do
not injure your digestion and
become prematurely old by fret
ting and fuming because your
"gang" have been "downed.. .
Bear in mind that she that
rontrolleth III vn -feirit fes-
pecially after j:g ha- been .asls3
doGa) is greater than he thae
taketis q si;",
/,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
Orders to County Chairmen.

Pursuant to the order of the
State Democratic executive com-
mittee the respective county execu-
tive committees through their chair
men. will issue acall for the reor-
ganization of the Democratlc party
il in their respective counties by
calling the subordinate clubs to
meet at their usual places OF meet
ing on the second Saturday (the
9day of April next for the purpose
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-10
pbe was telling 'em something they

he was telling 'em something they
know'd already.
Jim:-"Well, Bill. to tell you
the fact, the Governor meant that
he had never seen a littler crowd
but he is a very polite gentleman
and didn't want to hurt the little
crowds feelings, SO he expressed
himself in what the French would
call double ente'adre."
Bill:-"Well, I'll-be-durnedl /
didn't know the Governor was
such polite and feeling man."