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Brirht old Men in Esse. County.

ESSEX county, Mass, has been noted
not only for its legal lights like Rufuf
Choate, Caleb Cushing, Judge Story
and others. but also for Its deputy
sherifs, some of whom have served
many years.
OF one Of these men, Daniel Potter
many amusing stories have been told
At one time he entered o newspaper
Office IN Salem, and addressing the only
scribe who was In sight said:
II thought I would tell you that to.
morrow I shall go where never, went
before and can never go again"
The scribe, knowing his caller
promptly "gave 1t up and then Mr.
Potter said:
''It is into my eightieth Year,
Some years ago these old deputies had
gathering at the home Of certain one
Of their number In Gloucester. While
they were roaming about the house tht
host called the attention of his guests tc
an old clock, q great favorite Of his.
he told his friends of his great attach
ment to this ancient timepiece and grew
quite pathetic at certain points In hit
remarks, which he brought to close
by saying in 8 voice full Of emotion:
"Gentlemen, I have wound up that
clock every night for more than forty
years"
He had evidently made an impression
on his visitors, when one old deputy
who had been carefully examining the
clock, turned the tide of feeling evoked
by the story by saying dryly:
"Well, / always did think you were
something Of an IDIOT That's an eight
day clockr-Xoutbf Companion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
THos. j. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.

party will soon follow in the
linglorious wake OF its predecessors
In all respects it is one of the most
pernicious of the crazes that has
afflicted the South. But it will
not remain long to cumber and
aflict the people with ,its baneful
presence.
The editor of The Century says
that in every instance public opin-
ion was the sovereign under whose
commands the 'craze" was
abandoned by the politicians.
When they discover that the peo-
pie are not ready for what is taken
for popular movemeatssthey are
the FIRST to abandon it. is i'm
possible to say whether aRsnot the
people had ever been Ssqs strongly
in favor of one of these erazea. .as
the politieiaans npposad.s More
were in favor of themsa their
birth thanatth the moment of their
abandonment, for in the inter-
vening period the work of ednca-
tion had been in progress, and the
American people are quick to dis
cover an error and equally quick
in correcting it."
The demagogues and Office seek
ing politicians, in the words of
Porf. Bryce, had mistaken
eddies and cross currents for the
main stream of opinion" The
statesman who has the courage
to tell people that they are wrong
will be all the more respected
Augusta Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
Sad Death of Four Children.

ATHENS, Ca, August ga
story has reached here from
Madison county. telling of the sad
death of the four children of q
family named Wilson in the short
space of forty minutes, three of
them from the bite ofa rattlesnake
and the other by drowning.
The sad affair occurred a few
days ago. Mrs. Wilson went to a
spring near the house for water,
taking the baby with, her. She
had left tho house but a short
time when screams attracted her
attention, and Fastening there,
found two of her childfen dead and
the third one sick. The little
fellow, however, was able to talk,
and said that they had poked
their fingers through a crack in
the floor and a hen under the
house.had bitten them.
Mrs. Wilson hurried back to
the spring, and there found that
her little baby had crawled into
the spring and been drowned.
When the mother returned to the
house she found the little boy also
dead.
Some time later, the father
returned. Search was made, and
a huge rattlesnake was found un--
der the house and killed.
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Russian Discipline.

During the review of the army recruits
In Wilma the general in command, turn
Ing to one Of the new soldiers, asked
him, "What is military discipline"
at Is that soldier has got to do just
what he's told by his superior officer,
only nothing against the czar," was the
answer. 2.1G
'"Al right, then; You take your cap,
bid your comrades good by and go and
drown yourself IN that lake there. Look
Shsrpr
Tears glistened in the soldiers eyes;
he gazed earnestly and prayerfully at his
commander, turned suddenly about aud
rushed off to the Lake. He was on the
very brink before he was overtaken and
stopped by the sergeant sent to prevent
the involuntary suicide.-Exchange.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
sould 60 with this party, but the

ould 60 WITH thls party, but the
opposition to Gov. Tillman is very
bitter and many conservative or
anti -Tillman people in the State
8ill go into the Republican party
i tits started this year in South
Carolina on a respectable plane.
Some anti i-Tillman people will
join the Third Party. I heard a
number of Conservatives declare
OBJ the streets of Columbia that
they would not vote for Governor
Tillman. In addition to the
Third Party and the Republican
party which will soon shake them
selves aud their shaggy names on
the noble soil of ;south Carolina,
there is q very large element of
the Conservative faction who are
infayor of running an Independent
ticket, as was done two years ago.
One of the leading and wisest
and best Conservatives in the
State gave me an earnest talk. He
said:there were men all over South
Carolina who loved and honored
Judge Haskell who ran as in
dependent two years ago, and they
conaidered him as sound Demo
crasas there was anywhere. They
believed in Democracy from
prinsiple-thatis they believe in
the principles of Democracy. They
considered that the party which
was Vailed the Democratic party
in sbnth Carolina was not Demo
cratis, that the principles of Demo-
crac4 were discarded from it.
ThoskG Conservatives were in favor
of starting new party in South
CaroFna-any kind of a partyl as
far asname was concerned, which
could Eoppose Gouernor Tillman
and tie present nominally Demo-
eratic party. These gentlemen
want to hold the Democratic ban
ner aathey see it stainless, and
claim That it needs raising now.
Zone Mmy nearst relatives. said
my Informant intertains these
views though I oppose them"
Froh this material may be
derived interesting speculation.
May ndtthe Republicans come in
and carry the State for Harrison
under ~ 4haaa conditions with
tina ffEi;E "a > II iisg iieid agayost
CIaroiel& sue Fhe STATE govern
:9iant IA 'o &:ih8Taaca
tsaf fAr- 80. n.;t ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

the field, "ef you an my tads will
put de feed in de stables by de
time we gifts de con laid by, it'll
GIN me mo- time fer ter stir, roun'
after dinner an git up de poles an
lines, SOS we kin git a early
STAR ter de crick. Me an you, wild
Kit an Bill an Cass, will 60 to-
gether, an let de other bucks 60
by 'emse'fs somewhar's else. !
knows whar dey is a fine place,
wild de trouts dess a honin' ter be
drug out'n de holes!"
1t is hardly necessary. to state
that we had the corn and hay
in the stalls long before. noon
After this was done, we took our
seats under large beech growing
by the fence enclosing the corn
field where we could watch the
laborers at their work, and anxi.
ously count the rows which must
be plowed before the evenings
/ pleasure was earned.
The sun was shining hotly
down, but generous breeze was
stirring the green blades of the
corn.
Aunt Violet, Joe's wife, he,
glistening face surmounted by g
red handkerchief tied SO as te
resemble a turban, was on the
hill opposite our residence gather
ing berries for a pie-for tht
blackberries were not yet all gone
stopping occasionally to twi'
the plowmen as they followed d thei1
plows through the seemingly end
less rows of corn.
Below the meadow two Or three
crows, with noisy clangor, were
making war on gaunt hawk which
had ventured about their haunts
and, far above, a vulturc sailed
"stately and still Ike ship
at sea-" After awhile the great
dinner horn sounded-sounded as
the negroes were finishing theil
allotted tasks. Hardly taking time
to partake of the splendid dinner
of beans, pease, beets, onions
cucumbers, eggs, fried chicken
butter and Aunt Violet's black
berry pie, we made our way to the
place where Joe declared the trouts
to be "des a-honin' ter be drug
out'n de holes"
Our success was better tn an
the most sanguine had hoped for
We remained on the banks of the
stream until three o'clock, having
by that time a nice string of trout
when Joe discovered a black loud
in the West which he said por.
tended heavy shower.
We gathered up our tackle and
fish and started to return.
"Let's cut across dis pastur',"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
When peath Is Welcome.

"There was great pathos," says I: mis-
sionary In Honolulu. Gin story / heard
from q friend who had just returned
from visit to Moloksi. He suddenly
heard the joyous strains Of band strike
up In the leper settlement. What is it
for be asked. The answer was, Two
lepers have just died In the hospital. ~
New York Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

direction of the sapling.
Appearing conscious that his
victim was about to elude him, the
bull redoubled his energies in the
endeavor to overtake the negro,
and he succeeded!
"Huyeel" exclaimed Joe, as he
got within ten feet of the tree, not
daring to look back for fear OF
losing ground.
"Huyee!"! he whooped. again, but
had hardly uttered. the word be:
fore the hornless front of the
animal struck him abont the mid
die Of the back, and threw him in a
little upward and "a. right: smart
for'ard;" Is as he afterwards
expressed it. t
The bull could not cheek him
self for some time, he had made
such a terrible plunge; and while
he was turning from, another
attack Joe succeeded iu getting out
of reach. among the branches OF
the tree. When out of danger be
glared savagely at his bovine foe,
and Missed through his clenched
teeth:
You Internal critter.; thought
you had me did your But Ise
dess a little too sharp fer you. ]
never had a half a showin' wild
you, but eff I had, you wouldn't
be dar now a wallin' oh yer eyes
at me. Huyee, dar!"
For few minutes the bull seemed
to be waiting for Joe to come
down from his perch, and directly
turned off and went to grazing
Taking advantage of the armistice.
the negro cautiously descended
but was again obliged to seek
safety aloft.
"B-o-ys-l" called he at last ina
loud, slow tone. "You better &c
hvme after help, I guess. Bring
ole Nero here an, I'll make him
nail de animal. An if you see q
cannin layin' 'roun' Anywhere
bring it wild you, fer I'd ruthe'
blow dat insects head off dan tel
eat old. Mistesses' poun' cake"
Ere we could bring yelpine
Nero back to the rescue, a delugine
rain had put Joe in worse humol
than ever. However, we succeeded
in getting him safely out of the
pasture after a severe combat be.
tween bull and dog, in which the
dog was victorious.
Joe told his boys that if they
ever told of his fight with the
bull, he would down them, while
he bought my silence with the
finest melon he had in his patch
But the story leaked out at last
somehow, and itwas many months
before Joe head the last of it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

The newest style for trimming
hats is to roll ribbon or velvet
twice round the crown and finish
with alarge bow at one side. Often
two colors are used.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Tourist" My little man, can
you tell what o'clock it is?" Little
Rustic-aTwelve o'clock. "Tou-ist
80 Not later than that7" Little
Rustic" 1t never gets any later
than twelve in this little one hoss
town. As soon as it is twelve it
goes right back to one again."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
Don't growl

About your neighbol
For in your neighbor's view,
His neighbor is not faultless.
That neighbor being you.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Mustard plasters made with the
white of All egg will not blister.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

..4o explains my position.
You are a South Carolina, Mr..
Bowden?"
Yes, raised in Anderson county
Mr.. Bowden said that Talbert
was the choice or preference of
the Third Party people in the
second district for Congress.
swell, Mr.. Bowden." I asked,
"if you are Third Party and sup
port Talbert, how about his being
Third Party2"
/. SWELL. to be perfectly frank
with you" ."Mr.:. Bowden said.
"Talbert in his principles i is with
US, he stands with us on the eOmaha
platform"
Mr.. Bowden is a handsome
gentleman with a,strong honest
face. He was reading a Century
Magazine when I found him. and
I left him to it to catch the train.
GLOW are, you all on Tom
Watson9p 1 asked.
Oh, we are all Tom Watson men"
The leading men in Columbia
of both factioaa of the Democratic
Party toldme that Bowden was
the chief Third Party man in the
State.
r
Judge Melton is reported to
have said within the last few: days
that he would be the next Gov
ernor of South Carolina. Judge
Melton is the biggest Republican
in South Carolina.
7 Will the Republicans put. out q
State ticket then?
In answer to this it may be said
that it, has come pretty straight
from a number of Republican
sources that they will, and that
leading Democrats are appre.
hensive about the matter.
Judge A. c. Haskell said to me
while the election returns were
coming in, but.before a resueit was
indicated, "if Tillman is nomina.
ted the Republicans will put out
a State ticket, but if Sheppard is
nominated they will not"
"There is a serious trouble in
the camp. If a republican State
ticket is put out (and there is but
little doubt that one will be)
there is too good an opportunity
for one to be discarded. I say
npon my own authority, upon
good information, that it will be
the most respectable Republican
party ever held in South Carolina
for hundreds-if not several thous.
and-white man Of the best
families of the State will 60 to
the Republican party. This is not
to say the leaders of the Conserva.
tive or anti-Tillman element
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
JOE AND THE BULL.
BY WILL. T. HALE.

Born and reared en- farm,
naturally some of the sweetest
hours recall werepast there.
The pure, peaceful life with the
negro lads and neighbor boys,
prosy as it may appear to some,
was not without it's little incidents
of pleasure or sorrow.
Among the pleasing incidents
which come before my minds eye,
is one which occurred about the
beginning of the Civil war; and
even now I find myself laughing
over the episode in which old Joe
black, contrary, but kind-hearted
Joe-fgured as the hero.
One morning in August, Joe,
his three boys, Kit, Bill and Cass,
and I, were out at the barn where
Joe was feeding the horses. He
had just finished, and was standing
by the door slowly grinding into
powder the tobacco leaves in his
left palm with the fingers of his
right, preparatory to taking a
smoke.
"Joe," said my father, coming
out of the house, eff you and the
other boys will lay by that piece
of late roasting ears by noon, you
can have the afternoon in which
to fish. This is Saturday, you
know"
This served as a stimulus, OF
course, and the proposition was
readily accepted by the hands:
ag.; 81, .arliar than &st.si, re five
grown sltves belonging T. rs were
g.aa m4kiGa t),eiy ,gn>. 70 r!ao latch
---.--. --.~-...e e.,"..' %, ..a.. fat:...r-.-
.vad IS oo.y !" o.d slaves
NIL -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Many coffee planters ia Mexico
make profit of $50 pet cent on
the amount of money invested.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

The kind of salvation that tells
is the kind that can be seen in us.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
DON'T GRowL.
By Z. B.
Don't growl

DON'T growl
About the weather
For easier tits you'll find,
To make your mind to weather
Than weather to your mind,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
Don't growl

About athe Sermon"
And show your lack of wit,
For, like boot, sermon hurts
The closer it doth fit.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Take wife's first advice, but
not her second thought.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

are satisfied with the State govern
ment. / am as strong Ben Till
man man as there is in the State. I
am Democrat, andso are all our.
people when it comes to State
politics. And that is the way !
want our party to stay But in
regard to national affairsswe must
divide. There are thousands of
our white people in South Carolina
who will not support Cleveland,
They are determined to support
Weaver. Therefore we are obliged
to start the party and put out 9
ticket We do this to keep these
people from breaking: away from
the Democratic party altogether.
We will contriye to support
Governor Tillma4."
.Will not the Governor oppose
the Therd Party?"
ooh, I suppose so.
"You will get your Third Party
support for the electoral ticket
largely from the Tillman sup
ports?"
eyes, but they will come from
both Sides"
evil you put out Congressmen?''
"No."
Mr.. Bowden was not very firm
in this declaration. He continued
to talk about the feeling the Third
Party had and would exert toward
national affairs. l reminded
him that the Office of Congressman
was a national Office, but he did
not answer further in regard to
running Congressman but said the
Peoples Party in South Carolina
would for the present intereat
itself only in national affairs. So
am in doubt as to what Mr..
Bownen thinks positively in regard
to Congress
GLOW many Third Party men
have you in the Stete?"
~ believe about S0,000,',
"Who will be the leaders of the
party over here?"
"I cannot say yet. Indeed we
haven't any leader yet, as we are
not yet organized, but will be
within few weeks"
i'. re' ,Ica 40 vau t9id
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

suggested Joe, "fer it's heap de
neares.' I tell you we amt got
much time ter waste, fer de rain
isgwine ter be right on us d'reckly."
We did as he suggested. When.
we had passed over about half Of
the path running through the
pasture, the negro lads who had
run ahead came rushing back. Be-
fore reaching US they turned, drop
ped the fish and scaled the fence.
"What's de matter wild youW DEM,
anded Joe, pausing.
ode bull is after us! Dess as he
sees us he STARTS" explained Cass.
"He's a muley, but he looks desput
dangus."
"You a set oh cowards;" said
Joe, angrily, while /, ignomin-
iously, sought the fence also.
"Cowards, all OBJ you;" continued
Joe. He aln't nothin' but a little,
ole yearlin.' Des wait an I'll
show you what grit is. He amt
gwine ter tack me.--dat he amt.
Let me git dis stick. You little
chilluns what is afeard oh calves
dess go on to de big house an tell
de ole folks dat you is gwine to
make mighty fine sogcrs,-if
nothin' es big as a muley caff ever
'tacks yer"
By this time the bull had come
well in sight, and, seeing Joe,
directed his attention to that cham
pion. Joe saw that the animal was
a three-years-old; but having a
good stout club and not daring to
retreat after 30 much brag and
bluster, he concluded to stand a
"bout" with the brute.
"Run, Joel" I called; but
Joe was not now in an attitude to
retreat, the battle was on. He
kept his eyes on those of his snort
ing antagonist and prepared to put
in every blow to advantage. 1t was
laughable to note the old negro's
attempts at agility as he lodged
when the bull would make a
lunge.
Presently Joe's face began to
grow ashen, and his eyes had a
wild and desnarata elere II thera.
Is eba trate g@faeve5 hinseli Sor
g more de,eEnil,ed plunge, ice
ss,:.g5 y ora H'2'sTs
sn3a,l fcse 5,salifg Per!,ssl.s z4'sz22
:.--,,s .:m:.s i.s.1.'..ass Y.-.-'' .,4;';1oe
slpn pas indeed The better part If
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Eighty millions of dollars is the
annual amonnt paid to school
teachers in the United States.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Paris eats 1000 horses weekly.
New York has 100000 Hebrews.
Ironing is now done by eloc-
tricitY.
Bees have an antipathy for dark
colors.
The ashes of burnt corks make
fine black paint.
Thera are 12,4oo saloons in New
York and Brooklyn.
No Chinese has been naturalized
for thirteen years.
The American people spend $42,-
OOO,OO0a year for letter postage.
Twenty words per minute is the
average at which longhand is
written.
Chinese control almost the entire
shoemaking business in California.
Six Millions of dollars are in
vested in the manufacture of
dynamite in the United States.
Envelopes we're first used in
France in the time of Louis XIV.
A busy doctor. gives away at
least a quarter of his services.
The number of dwelling in the
United States in 1891 was 1885,
t912.
The average daily; amount l.ot
sunshine is little more than three
Ehours.
One man out of every twenty.
five occupies his own house il
England.
Mr.. Astor's income equals 9
regular flow of s7.2S a minute.
In the United States there are
about sixteen million cows-one
for every four persons.
Eighty millions of dollars is the
annual amonnt paid to school
teachers in the United States.
Many coffee planters la Mexico
make profit of $50 pet cent on
the amount of money invested.
Tourist" My little man, CAL
you tell what o'clock it is?" Little
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Envelopes were first used in
France in the time of Louis XIV.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

In the United States there are
about sixteen million cows-one
for every four persons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

A busy doctor. gives away at
least q quarter of his services.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Six Millions of dollars are in
vested in the manufacture of
dynamite in the United States.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

The American people spend $42,.
600, 900 a year for letter postage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Twenty words per minute is the
average at which longhand is
written.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

The average daily; amount l.of
sunshine is little more than three
hours.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

am tired tc-aight, and something
The wind, maybe, or the rain.
Or the cry of the bird in the copse
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

!. ''FE:I' no NHU IHIu
with H.,
None. suppose ny leing III
oo!ur5b,o gives aGa s:sa;@:::5=;:
prominence. auu ietjets =" Han!
in m 5-'e.y IL lroDl =. %
24 from Iuird Parry people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

One man out of every twenty
five occupies his own house in
England.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Mr.. Astor's income equals 9
regular flow of s7.2S a minute.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

The number of dwelling in the
United States in 1891 was 1885,
912.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Chinese control almost the entire
shoemaking business in California.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

No Chinese has been naturalized
for thirteen years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

Bees have an antipathy for dark
colors.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08

&s.l 81, .arliar Fhan ;st.at, re i've
grown slltyes belonging T. Us were
..an nlakiGa t),ei5 wn,. 70 Tie 3.atch
--.c-...","-' ~ "a. fas:.nr---