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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-06
his vaisbun an his shut, an reacl

his waisbun an his shut, an reach
down. .'roun' mitily with it-then
he spred his legs an give his back
a good shakin' aort owe g rub
again the pulpit, sorter: like q hog
scratches agill'a stump; leanin'
tu his work powerful, AN squirmin'
ginerally, zif he'd jist cum outen.
q dog bed, ur he'd slep on q ant
trial. About this time wun owe my
Lizards (scared an hurt, / s'pose,
by. all this rubbin' an scratchin,,
an slappin') poked his he'd out
atween the passon's shut collar an
his OILS brown neck, tuck a peep
at the circumstances, an doge
back ag;n. Ole Bullin's speech
now cum tu him. Hisey stickin'
out like two buckeyes flung agin.
a mud wall an his voice trimblin'
says he, Brethren, take keer oye
your SETS. the He'll sarpints 9heyi
got mel" Sum owe the wimmini
fotch q painter yell, an a ramrod1;
legged doctor what sot near me
allowed it wur clar case Owe
delicious fremenjns. an'e 1 thot
he wur rite, fur it wur tremenjns
afore it wur dun with. Off went the
clawhammer coat, an he flung hit
ahind him like he wur gwine
inter fite Che he'd no jacket on
Next he fotch his shut over his
he'd faster nur I got outen my:
pasted wun, an he flung hit up in
the air like he didn't care a durn
if hit kept on up forever, but hit
lodged onto a black jack. I seed
wuL owe my Lizards a aracin.
about over the big old dirty-lookin'
shut,skared like the devil. Then he
gin sorter shake an twist, an
he cum outen his britiches, an he
tuck 'em by the bottom owe the
legs an swung 'em round his he'd
few times an then fotch 'em
down cherwallup over the front
owe the pulpit. You could Nv
hearn the smash q quarter owe a
milel Nigh onto abont'seteen short
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-06

II ; 80 8
Nashville Union and American.
This cash will be paide in
korn or projunce tn be COLLECTED at
ur aboute mex kampmetin by enc
wun what ketchis him, for the
cacus owe wun sutty Lovengood
ded ur aliy an safely gin over tu
the car owe passon John .Bullin at
Squire mack Junkins for a rasin
owe the devil, permiscuously,
discumfurtin the wimen powerful
an a skarin of folks gineraly at
the ratilsnaix spings. signed by
me John Bulin the Passon. attested
tn by Jehu Wethorne.
I found written copies of the
above highly ineligible and
yindictiye proclamation stuck up
on every blacksmith shop and
store door in the Frog Mountain
range. It's bloodthirstY, vindictive
spirit, its style, and, above all, its
chirography, interested me to the
extent of stealing one from a tree
for preservation:
In a few days I found Sut in a
crowd in front of Capehar's small,
doggery, and, as he proved to be
about in "tune." I read it to him.
eyes George, that ar dockymint
am in yearhest, sartin. They duz
want mo powerful bad, but I spect
cit dullers won't fetch me. I'll go
mysef fur fifty, planked down, eff
you'll go long all see me hey
iestice. Lite, little ole feller, all
let that roam owe yourn blow a
little, all I'll splain this cussed
afar what hes rnined my karacter
as plus pusson in the sciety about
here. You see, I went tu last
years big meetin' at Ratail Snaix
Springs, and wer sittin' in a nice
shady place conversin' with a
frien' in the buckilberry thicket,
when the fust thing I knnw'A 7
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britches. Wun owe the smartest owe
my blue Lizards lit he'd fust inter
the bussom owe a fat 'oman, as big
as skin'd hoss, an nigh on to
as ugly, who sot thirty yards off q
fannin' hersef with a turky tail,
an smart tu the last, M COM
menced runnin' down. So she wuf
bound to faint, an did it fust-rate
-jist fung her lucky tail up in
the air, rolled down the hill, tan
glsd her legs an garters in the top
owe a huckliberry bush, an wur
thar all safe, fair an quiet when
/ left.
"Now old Bullin had nuthin'
left or. him but par owe heavy
low-quartered- shoes, seort woolin
socks, an eel skin garters tn keep
off The cramp, an his skare wur a
growin' >on him fast. He wur
plum crazy, fur he jist spit in his
hands an leaped over the front
the pulpit rite inter the middle
owe the Plus part owe the kon-
gregation, kerkiffl an sox in tu
gettin'. away. He run, or rather
went in a lumberin' gallop, heavy,
like an ole wagg:n hoss skared at
a locomotive. When he jumped a
bench he shook the yeath an his
self tu. The bonnets an fans
cleared the way, an he had a
purfectly far track tn de woods.
He weighed nigh onto three
hundred, he'd a black stripe down
hi back like onto an ole bridil
rein, an his belly looked about
the size and cutler owe a big beef
paunch, an hit shakin' from side
tos ide. He leaned back frum itlike
a little feller a totin' owe big
drum at muster, an 1 hearn it
slosh plum tn wher l wur. Thar
wur cramp nots on his legs as big
az warnuts, an all over he minded
me of a crazy ole. elephant what
wer possessed by the devil, with
hits years, snout an tushes sawed
off, an rared up an gwine Oh hits
hind legs away frum emediate
troubble an trlbulation. He did
the loudest an scariest an fussiest
runnin' 1 ever seed since Dad
raced with the hornets, tu be no
faster then it wur, Well, he disay-
peared in the ihicket, an owe all
the nises ye ever hearn it wer thar
in q cirkle owe two hundred feet or
thereahouts-srm wimenscramin
they wus the skery wunss
sum larfn'-they wus the
wicked wuns, snm oryin'-they
WINS the fool wuns, (sorter of the
Lovengood stripe); sum tryin' tn
git away ur hide thar facea-they
wus the modest wuns; sum lookin'
arter ole Bulin-they wus
the curious wuns; sum on thar
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-06

an'I wasglad Owe it, fur thot he
ment tu kill me with his club of
he failed tu preach me tn death, an
I didu't wont her tu see me die"
"Who was the friend yeu speak
of, sut?"
"Nun owe your bisnes, durn yonr
little ankshus picterl But I'll tell
you one thing, George, that mite a
neibor gall got an orful confounded
stroppin' from her mann with the
stirrup leather owe saddil, an
ole Passon Bullin had ct supper
thar that mite; an what's wus nur
all, she cooked it fur him an beg
ged him tremblin' and cryin' not
tu tell on her; the burned infurne],
hiperkritikcl, pot-bellied, whiskey
wastin' ole ground-hog! But 1
paid 'im fur it all; eff I haln't I
will. Imean tu keep prayin' owe
h,m all the time. Well, at mex
big meetin' at Rattil Snaix wur
on him, as solemn as hat-kerrier
at collection time, fur l had
promised the ole hog tu cum an
be convarted jist tn keep him
from KILN me. / tuck seat on
the steps owe the pulpit to prove 1
wur in yearnest. Thel wus a
monstrous crowd in that grove,
an ole Bullin wur preachin' tu
'em at an orful rate, how the He'll
Sarpints wud serve 'em eff they
didn't repent, how they'd crawal
over 'em, rap their tolls round
thar necks, poke thar tongues into
thar eyes an blow inter thar years |;
an if it war an 'omman, how
they'd guile in her busum, an try
tn crawl down under her frock-
string. An he he'd 'em hot, hollerin'
an scared. The fact is, the thing
was a workin, powerful. Now I'd
kotch five big grey pot-bellied
Lizards, an held 'em in little
narrer bag, what I made a purpose
thar tails all at the bottom, an
packed as tighF as a bundil owe
silks. So while he wur a rarin
onto his tip-toes, unbenowens tu
anybody, I ontied my poke an
put the mouth up under his britc-
hes leg an gin ther tails a squeeze
an a shake, when they tuck up his
bar leg, maxim owe Mise sorter
like squirrils climbin' a shell
bark hickory. he stopped PFeaehln
an looked fur a lpoment like he
wpF lis'pin fur snmthip,' sorter
like an ole SOW dus when she
hears you whistle fur the dogs. !
give a big gFoan, am hilt my he'd
atween my knees, Then he com.
menced aslappin' owe his self
whar we cut the steak outen beef,
an then he'd fetch a ruff rub whar
a hoss's tail sprouts, then he'd
stomp, then rub his ham atwcen
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-06

MI. President and Gentlemen of
the Executive Committee of the
State Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Society of South Carolina:
/ beg leave to submit the follow
ing statement under Section 18 of
the Rules of the Society:
In orderto make the report of
the yield of corn on one acre more
intelligent i submit the cost of
producing 342 bushels on eight
and three-fourths acres of upland.
The land was in cotton
last year (1s91), three acres of
which was fairly good clay land,
five and three-fourths acres sandy
clay subsoil.
Before the war the candy land
was considered too poor TO pay for
cultivation with slave labor.
The clay land was broken with
what we call side grab three inches
wide, breaking five to six inches
deep. The sandy land was broken
with a two-horse double foot plow.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-06

My custom has been to scatter tbs
manure in the drill, causing the
rootlets to seek some distance for
it. If concentrated at the hill the
rootlets concentrate ut that point,
hence less substance 10 the roots
than if properly distributed.
Never plow land wet. Run rows
on a level so as to retain the rain
fall. Never put much dirt to corn
early in the spring, and when once
you begin to plow, do so regularly.
In conclusion l beg to say that
the result of the experiment made
by me and. that of Mr.. Drake de-
monstrates the fact that South
Carolina soil is capable of making
more corn per acre and cheaper
corn per bushel than any other
State in America.
As the result of the experiment
the following statement is made
from eight and three-fourths acres
Of land: -
Breaking land, man and horse
8 days, $500
Seed corn, $40
Planting, 8 men and 2 horses
1 day, ESQ
Hauling and scatter'g manure, 400
Cultivating, / man and horse
n days, 7.4O
Thinning. man 2 days, LOO
Total cost of production, $2S.7O
Average number Of bushels on
81 acres 394.
Average cost of production per
bushel s 2-5 cents.
Largest yield on one acre 56s
bushels, 6 cents per bushel.
Two thousand bundles of fodder
were gathered from the St acres of
land, worth as much or more than
the manure used.
R1cHBuRa, S. c., Nov. 9, '92.
We the undersigned (disinter-
ested) parties certify that at the
request Of Capt. o. A. Wylie we
measured and staked the acre of
land on his farm on which was
grown the. 56s bushels ofcorn, and
that it was no more nor less than
one acre.
(Sisned)
GEo. G. GILL,
JOE B. WYLIE,
w. C. KEY.
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GA GOd-send to Me in This Time
of My Dire Necessity"
.cuRRygoN, s, c. March 20, 'sa,

Mr.. p, r, Durisoe, Agent Georgia
Home Insurance Company.
DEAR SIR; Allow me to thank you,
and through you Mr. r. P. Spencer,
the Special Agent and Adjuster OF
your Company, for the prompt pay
ment Of my loss in the recent destruc-
tion of my residence by fire. The sum
paid, Fifteen Hundred Dollars, in full
of amount of policy, will be God
send to me in this time of my dire
necessity, and will euable me soon to
give my wife and little ones home
again. Remaining your friend. and q
well-wisher of the old reliable Georgia
Home, I am, Yours truly,
E. j. BARKER.
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g q. Ind i find It .
iasnlement and sassuccess.

~ = III +.
implement and dsassuccess.
About the first of April the field
was run off in rows on level four
feet wide with shovel plow nine
by ten inches, which made a wide,
open furrow five or SIX inches
deep. Into this furrow fresh sta
BILE manure was distributed all
along as light as 1t could be evenly
put in. The stable manure was
used on about five acres. On the
remainder of the field used 200
pounds of chemical fertilizer when
corn was planted and 200 pounds
on side of corn at second blowing.
The stable manure was left uncov-
cred for a day or two.
About April 8 planted Mosby
corn and covered with light double
foot plow, using two very small
grabs, which covered the grains
about one inch deep. Before the
corn came up, run a furrow in
middle of rows with the same
large shovel, which made splendid
water furrow. The corn came up
well. When about live inches high,
run around with a three-footed
cultivator, front foot of cultivator
run inside of opening furrow,
throwing just enough dirt to corn
to cover young crop@ grass. The
rear or third foot of cultivator run
near enough to water furrow to
cover grass in same. The work
was SO Yell done That hoeing was
not needed. I have not hoed corn
for some years past, finding it use
less expense. = Trimmed corn on
wet days by hand, leaving one
stalk, from eighteen inches to two
feet apart. For fear of 1nislead-
ing others, l would say that ! know
or no other variety of corn that
will bear such crowding in drill
as Mosby's. I have been planting
this variety OF corn since 1886,
and to renew my seed I bought of
Mosby one bushel at cost of So.
The expressage was s2.70.
About two weeks after first plow-
ing, the second plowing with same
cultiyator, with all three feet of
cultivator set to throw dirt to corn.
This plowing filled the drill fur
row to level and nearly filed wa
ter furrow. About this time an
excess of rain fell. For fear of
washing, and in order to retain as
much of the rain as possible, ]
run one furrow in r. middle ~ Idle Of row
with game ploW I laid off with,
The third and last blowing was
done with q one-horae double foot
plow, using two worn eight inch
shoyels.
Until corn commenced to tassel
had had too much rain, from
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10 GROW CORN CHEAPLY
Byo. A. ;Wylie, Richburg, Ches-
ter County, 1892.

PoMAR1A, S. c., March is, '93. q
Mr. ]. w. Bowden, Editor Of The
Cotton Plant:
DEAR SIR: Mr.. o. a. Wylie,
Rich burg, Chester county, 9. sue
scessful farmer, furnishes this Office
with an experiment in taising corn
and / have concluded to send you
his statement for publication, in
your paper with the view that our
farmers throughout the State may
be benefited thereby.
see no reason why frst-class
agricultural paper may not be
made success in our State if de-
voted strictly TO agriculture and
kindred interests by inviting the
assistance of farmers of the State
10 contribute to it-liberally.
Yours very truly,
THos w. HoLLowAY,
Sec. A. C M. Society.
. -
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Ladies' Hats ait Cobb's.

Ladies have you seen JAS. M.
Cobb's beautiful assortment of
Ladies and Misses Trimmed Hats.
Don't fail to see his millinery
goods. You can save money and
get the latest styles.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-06
GEO. C. GILL,
JOE B. WYLIE,
w. C. KEY.

! hereby certify, at his request,
I sgperiptepded the gathering and!
measuring of the acre of corn
above specified ON the farm of o:
A, Wylie in October last and that
the product from this acre was 56s
bushels
(signed) GEo. c. GILL.
Richburg, Nov. 9, 1892.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-29
BREAKFAsr BUDGET,

Mr. sundstrom, Of Mlchigamme,
Mich, while In tho woods d few days
ago, came across a"deor yard, ~ in which
there woro twelve deor. They had
tramped yard in tho snow, kho banks
Of which we're 80 high thoy could not
scale them, and II they did could make
but little Roadway In tho deep snow on
the outside Mr. sundstrom won't back
again n few days aftorward aud found
that all tho deer had beon killed, Some
ono had been there on snowshoOs and
had killed the deer with Ratchet.
Eight hundred pilgrims for tho Holy
Land loft Paris together the other day.
No Walter tho Pcnniless led them as Of
old, for they wont In special train,
luSurlously appointed
A Washington policeman claims to
have shot at ghost ono morning ru-
Gently. Tho firing, no Hays, caused tho
instant Disappearance Of tho "ghost.'
According 10 experts who have re-.
Gently been examining H. the Lion Of st.
Marks At Venice dates back 10 the
twelfth century. NJ. Casali, tho we'll
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-29

When Carl schurz was dovoting his
talents to tho work OF trying to turn
the German.American vote to Mr.. Cleve-
land, and was abusing from the stump
tho Republican party Of which he was
once IN honored member. the columns
OF Democratic papers teemed with
praise Of him. Nothing was too good
20 say Of him then, and our Democratic
friends went cut OF their way to tickle
his German.American admirers with
iulsome Culogies OF the great schurz
The election is over and Mr. Cleve.
land occupies the seat which schurz
helped him to secure, but Democratic
newspapers arc not fawniug on Mr..
schurS as they were. They havo thrown
Oh the mask Of hypocrisy and Nro giving
their real opinion Of him, Even the
Wheeling Register has tho following,
Hon, Carl Putlty.in.Polltics schurz has at last
boon provided inf. He has been elected ptCsl.
dent Of tho civil service toioru league This
ought to realize tho tOhin0st height OF Mr.,
schurA's political ambition,
Mr. schurA's Gsrnan.Amorican ad-
nirOts who followed him out Of tho
Republican party no doubt thoroughly
appreciate these filings. 1t Is evidence
Of tho little appreciation tho Domocta.
tic party has for the men who helped
II out Of hole
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-29

I'm addition to the bowel trouble had such
severe headaches and pains In my eyes thai, !
was almost crazy with pain The doctors told
mo would never get any better with my head
aud bowels, rs the trouble had become chronic
aud was inCuTable, Ny stomach became so bad
could not cot anything without causing pain,
distress and bloating. with Fitting palpltaton
otthe heart, smotherIug sensations and dizziness,
! would often have 70 sit down to keep from
falling
"Finally, reading so many wonderful cures oil
chronic Diseases Or. Copeland and his associates
were publishing each week. decided to consult
them aud make one last effort TO rid myself OF
INC distressing trouble The doctors gave me q
careful examination and said they could aud
would restore mo 10 perfect health II would
put myself under treatment aud have, patience
sufficient to take a thorough, systematic course,
and not expect 70 get well In one week Of
trouble OF years duration, as some patients do
"They explained that my trouble was due 70
q general catarrhal condition OF the entire
system, and required systematic and persistent
treatment; that the headache aud pains through
the eyes were due 10 nasal Catarrh. which hnu
also extended to the stomach and bowels, eaas-
ing tho indigestion, or dyspepsia and dlarrhma
~ went under treatment " once, ana am now
finishing up my fourth month, and eau truth
fully say that they have made perfect cure In
my case, had no trouble with my bowels
after the arst month aud felt so we'll ] wanted 70
quit two months ago but MI. Davis wouldn't
let me. Ho Is greatly pleased ut my improve
ment. feel like now woman, have done my
own work all winter and have grown SO desby
that my clothes arc too tight"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-29
PONDER OVER THEM.

Don't waste life in doubts and fears /;
spend yourself on the work before you,
well assured that the right performance
Of the hours duties will be the best
preparation for the hours or ages that
follow it. IT'S the measure OF man
his apprehension OF today Emerson.
The wonders of lie are not in deeds.
but in characters. Let me look into the
martyrs soul and sec the perfect conse-
Grafton which is burning there aud
then there is no wonder in my spirit
when ! sec him walking next day to
the stake rs to q festival Phillips
Brooks.
The good things Of life are not to be
had singly, butcom to US with mix
ture, like a schoolboy's holiday, with q
task affixed to the tail Of it'll Charles
Lamb.
There are two freedoms-the false,
where one is free to do what he likes,
and the true, where he is free to do
what he ought Kingsley.
You can neither wish nor dream
yourself into character-you must
hammer and forge one for yourself
Froude.
No man ever became great or good
except through many and great mis-.
takes.-[Gladstone.
Zeal without knowledge is like expe.
dition to o man in the dark.-[John
Newton.
To be young is surely the best, If the
most precarious, gift Of liie.-LLowell.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-29
PERSONAL POINTS.

The prince OF Wales, who is very fond
OF oil dogs, has q special affection for o
little Dandie Dinmont, Venus by name,
once belonging to the duke Of Clarence,
which enjoys the very best OF good
times, and Ia rarely away from the
princes side. Venus has lately sat for
her portrait TO Miss Lucy Waller, q
clever and rising artist likely to do
great things by and by.
Tho Inianta Isabella (aunt of the
king Of Spain), who is TO take part in
the opening ceremonies at the Worlds
Fair, Ia as active and animated as girl
OF twenty, though more than twice that
old, She is said to BIO an indetatigable
sportswoman,
Alfred Mace, son Of the once famous
English prize-aghter, Jem Mace, has
just closed series OF eyangelistic meet
ings in indianapolis. For twenty years
he has been preaching. He came to
America about four years ago.
The queen OF Corea keeps in her ser.
vice woman physician who is required
to visit her msiesty daily and stay
within call, for salary OF Sl6,500-a
pretty comfortable sort OF foreign mis-
sion.
Pennsylvania has sockless states
man. Senator Brown, OF York, whose
footwear Consists solely land heelY) OF
boots. He says he feels more comforta-
BILE without hosiery.
Members OF parliament, while ad-
dressing tho house, must wear their
hats, and many OF the speeches seem to
como through the crowns thereof.
Lord Shannon, who before his sue
cession to the title served on ranch in
Manitoba, Is now known among his
friends as the Cowboy Peer"
Hans Richter, who is to take Nikisch's
place with the Boston Orchestra, is one
Of the most distinguished conductors in
the world.
Four Chicago men have played 10000
games OF euchre together during the
past sixteen years.