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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
People Who Fall Safely.

A fall, as rule, Injuries drunk
en- man much less than u sober one,
because, tho controlling power OF
the mind being rendered nil
through intoxication, the body
falls as all Inert mass, and thus
the chances of injury are lessened,
for, strange though it may appear,
it is no less fact that the most
numerous cases of injury arising
from fall are caused by the effort,
voluntary or otherwise, to avert the
consequences, thus stralning the
muscles and tendons. Very rarely
are injurious effects from fall
known in lunatic asylum, for
the same simple reason-the mind
has no influence over the action of
the body. And it's remarkable
and we'll known fact to those who
have to deal with such cases, adds
the Boston Herald, that whatever
injuries are so caused heal much
more rapidly than in the case Of
sane people, the mind having more
to do with retarding or assisting
natures efforts than is generally
known or realized.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
English Politics.

1t appears that between the
principal men of the English p0llt- t.,
cal parties there must be- as 1t
were a secret or tacit understands
ing and unwritten compact that hi,
the people shall be humored with
the shadow of legislation, but de-
prived of the substance of it; that
a puppet show, decorous if possi-
BILE, but amusing at all hazards
shall be provided for their enter
tainment, with the object of dis
tracing their attention from sup
posititious or real but immedica-
BILE ills. 1 notice that each party,
while in opposition, exerts itself
strenuously to prevent the party in
Office from legislating with effect
irrespective1y of the goodness OF
badness of any particular pro-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

covers all sins, condones all crim1e-
and protects the rich scoundrels
from investigation and church
expulsion-in the Methodist
church of the present time. If it
has become the mission of the
Methodist Church to get money
no matter whe,e from or how made,
and to send everybody..,to hell who
does not buy a ticket to glory
through some of these enterprlslng
doctors of divinity? Then the time
has also come to divinity? Then
the TINS has also come to advise
these wise men to clean up these
prevailing. abuses before they
presch another funeral like Jay
Gould's-when their words cannot
help or harm the dead man, but
will be faithfully reported to his
innocent children only to wound
them. A different course NIGH
produce different results.
But the question of Jay Gould's
whereabouts brings up the point
wish to emphasize, namely: Gar
rich men that get their money by
defrauding other people make
peace with heaven by donating
part of it; by such gifts swelling
the profits and funds of colleges
1t so, let them go at it or thv.
will be consigned to "Hades" be
tore the clods are rafting OF
their cofins.
Respectfully, Mrs. w. H. FELTON,
January 7, 1893.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
Aunt scinda's Four Hundred.

Gan old negro woman has estab-
liahed new theocracy at Grenada.
Miss" said ]. H. B. Miller. OF.
Coffayville, to a St. Louis Re-
public writer. "Her name is Scinda
and her follows are called 'Scinda
Band, They number about -four
hundred. Scinda is their queeni
and rules her flock with an iron
rod. They use no Bible att their
meetings, for each member is sup
posed to know il. by heart. IF
Scinda askes them biblical ques-
ton they are supposed to have an
answer at once, They have their
meetings every Sunday evening,
aid they are interesting to
observe. The congregation, men
and women, are decked out in
costly ribbons and beads.-Their
chants are as weird as the sobs
and sighs of graveyard trees. They
dance to the music of the banjo
and tamborine until they are nearly
exhausted, and then they go home
-Scinda is democrat and com.
pels each male member to vote
that ticket. She insists that they
shall be clsanly i'll person and
pay their debts. No merchant
in Grenada county will refuse
credit to a member of her band
for if they were to fail to pay
Scinda would dance their souls in
to hell as she calls it, Mel J
Cheatham, the only white maj
ever executed in Mississippi, wa
hanged for numbering one o
Scinda's members about thre
years ago.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
Our Newberry Letter.

MIR. EDITOR: The holidays have
been spent, and the boys are all
back in college, and with them
came number of new students.
The second term has opened with
most Aattering prospects. The stu
dents are all in good health, with
cheerful spirits and determined
resolution to carry out the work
set before them. The professors
seem as hopeful as any of the boys.
Drs. Mayer and Houssal are CIV
ing us on every Thursday a lecture
on ply ysology and hygiene, one in
one week and one the next.
Although, these are very dry sub
jects, the doctors are making them
very practical, and at the same
time very instructive by perform
ing many useful experiments be-
fore our eyes. Thus another very
useful branch of instruction has
been attached to the college.
Our boarding-hall is still on
boom. Board at six dollars per
month, think of it? We have been
forced to- set a second table 10 &C
commodate those who wished to
board with. US. Our R. A. M. is
still the caterer, he makes a good
one.
Tbs military company is still
moving on, we hope to have it in
full trim soon. We aim to make
a success of our company if we
can-and We can. We will drill
three hours per week. So you see
we can't help but succeed.
/ spent a very pleasant Christ
mas indeed, the most pleasant of
my life. 1 visited my school-chil-
dren near Clintonward, and of
course, we had. a very pleasant
meeting. Those people in these
old pjne-woods are still moving
along in their usual quiet way,
attending TO their own business.
was telling one OF my Mine
Greek friends. of our<expenses at
Newberry College and he remarked,
Give Dutchman a chance and
,e will, if possible, have things
lone up brown and nt.ayery little
,ost.' B.
Newberry, s. G.
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Newberry,, s. c.

apiece than are at plve~-
Mr.. Allen takes the position that
counting silver at IS cents per
ounce, the intrinsic value OF a.
silver dollar is only e5-71 cents.
He would put in each dollar 4oo
grams of pure silver, whereas the
present dollar ouly contains 97l4
grains, and he would number and
letter each coin, so that the govern
ment would not be compelled to
redeem duplicates, a safeguard now
neglected. Mr.. Allen says he
would reap a profit in coming
while the price of silver was any
where under 1929. The letter
adds:
"While it has always been posi-
BILE to recognize counterfeit paper
money the present silver coin can
be produced at a profit of SO per
cent, and coin that cannot be
detected. This is true of silver
money, whether foreign or Ameri,
can. Now, my proposition if
either to withdraw the present
silver money before the excess be,
comes so large that it will bankrupt
the government to redeem it, OF
combine with foreign powers who
are equally in danger and make
the old standard of value
$1.2929, which will make a coil
which cannot be counterfeitee
without the use of base metal alloy
which is easily detected, and TO
which the government will neve
have to pay face value"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
Counterfeit Eggs.

There has been quite sensation
in Washington recently on the
subject of artificial eggs. A per-
son who claims to have invented q
process for making them-patert
newly applied for-has been ex-
hibiting samples and giving them
away about town. Some dozens
have been served in the clubs,
boiled, fried, poached, and scram-
bled, and the general verdict is
that it would BIZ impossible for
anybody to distinguish them from
real ones. Externally they look
exactly like the sort laid by hens.
Break the shell of a raw specimen
and the contents flop into a glass
in as natural a manner as possible,
the yolk and white unnningled. 1t
has been claimed that no imitation
could ever be made to "beat up"
for cake, but these do perfectly.
The inventor says that his eggs are,
mechanically speaking, a precise
reproduction of nature. Corn.meal
80 !. Tx ~
is the basis St'ff their material. The
white is a pure albumen, of course,
while the yolk is a more compli-
Gated mixture of albumen and
several other elements. Inside the
she'll is a lining of what looks
somewhat like the delicate, flmy
membrane formed by the hen,
while the shell itself is stated to
be made in two halves, stuck to-
gether so artfully that no one can
discover the joining. The very
germ of the chicken, with unnec-
essary faithfulness of imitation,
as one might think, is counter
feited. The eggs are made of va
rious shapes and tints. One will
be able to buy, as soon as they are
placed on the market, counterfeit
pullets' eggs or eggs laid by elderly
hens; likewise select white eggs
or dark-colored eggs, according to
choice. Most surprising of all,
they will be sold for only ten
cents a dozen, and they never get
rotten. To confectioners and
others wlo use large quantities of
eggs the yolks and whites will be
sold separately, put up in jars and
dramatically sealed. In this shape
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

The season OF the year is now
approaching for sowing barley.
We would advise our planters who
have not heretofore had experience
in growing the giain to plant 3
few acres as an experimental
crop. The ground should be we'll
prepared, we'll tertilized and
plowed deeply and then the grain
sowed very thickly and narrowed
in, leaving the land SO that q
scythe or moving machine can
easily run oyer it.-M. V. NJ, in
Houston Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
$1,000 to Memphis in time of
pestilence. 1t has also leaked out
It - or 100 - ILL.,

IP1oOO w hOAAP Pl1s IL! el1uO VI
pestilence. 1t has also leaked out
that he gave $4,000 to help q
worthy cause in a nearer Southern
city, asking that the bequest be
kept profound secret. These
things are significant. They are
suggestive. They indicate desire
to help the suffering, as well as to
keep the right hand from betray
ing what the left hand doeth.
If he had sent check TO Oxford
to endow a chair of theology, it is
possible there might have been
some readable lectures upon
charity, instead of anathemas,
that smack of the time Of, Luther
and the Pope! What difference
it makes as to our point of view.
Take a case ilipoint. Old Com
modore Vanderbilt, in his old age,
gave to his young wife a. lot of
money to carry out the cherished
wish of her heart. No body supposes
he would have given one dollar to
Nashville without her influence.
He made his money very much as
Jay Gould and Mr.. Rockefeller
heve made theirs. Yet nobody
have the check to declare he died
"infamously," nor would, he have
been located in hades after he gave
this money to his. wife. And oh
how he is praisedl
The papers of yesterday tell Of
Miss: Helen Gould's charitiea-a
story that is not new by anymeans
and perhaps her father -made
her hand the dispenser Of many a
good and welcome gift. Whether
the father is roasting in Rev. Mr..
Candle-'s hell or cooling his heels
in Dr.. Hawthorne's Shades," one
thing islpretty snre, that he knew
how to raise a good, worthy, modest
charitable daughter, whose young
life should not be thus poisoned
by ecclesiastical bombast and
aseumacy- motto mention bigotry
down here in Georgia.
I read an article in this weeks
Wesleyan Advocate written by<a
pracher, signed t'Be Quiet" that
I would commend toall those who
copy: closely after Or. Gambler in I
denuciating rich men who do not
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
Barley.

Barley as a regular grain crop is
but little known in the. South. II
is, however, one of the standards in
various parts Of tho world, in2the
old world especially. All OVER the
Pacific coast of North Amerlcathe
grain is extensively grown, taking
the place of our Indian corn asfan
element of food for horses and
other live stock on the farm or
ranch. The California crop of
barley is immense, there being, as
"a rale, no corn cultivated in that
State except on small scale lin q
few localities, and then heproduct
ls confined almost exclusively. to
the roasting ear patch. Not one,
horse in thousand in California|
knows what corn is.
1t is little remarkable that outE
Southern people have 80 long,
neglected this valuable grain. 1t Fsl
more valuable as horse food thah
corn, and it is far more easily
cultivated. There is also more
economy in growing barley. With
the majority of our southernss
farmers corn is one of the most
troublesome and expensive Of alE
tbs grains tocultivate. To grow u
successfully requires long and
close attention, the season Of itsl
culture and harvesting stretching
from February to November. u
With the same expense of cul4S
tiyation and labor generally put
into barley crop, the barley wiz
be worth largely more, to the
Southern farmer than the corE
crop gives on our average landsl
while the period of cultivation and
harvesting embraces only q feW|| 4
days each in the fall and summers
One of the great adyantagss|
barley has over corn is that ifs1 2
enables the farmers to dispose OF
the employment and feeding ofI
hoe hands through the long monthsl
of summer. Another advantage slies|
in the fact that one of the most
valuable features of the barley crop
comes in the rich pasture, or ling
which the plant affords in the
winter time when green food Sis
scarce and important; B1peris
nnants made by so1nasnfsr,..'-- --.=-sl.-. -s.:. :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

I.Uou. LILO snooI--s |
remark to the effect that "after
the presidential good bye is read
we had better adjourn in memory
of the departing" and the allusion
to the message as plea for q new
trial which had already been
overruled, were subjects of general
gossip in corridors and committee
rooms. But Reed, if the leader OF
this feeling in his party, is by no
means alone therein. The number
IN the party who have long since
learned to fesl that the White
House had 10 longer any social
attractions for them, and who
have never crossed its portals un-
less backed by some strong party
excuse, had become surprisingly
large. This fact more than any
other illustrates how fatal it was
to the party to allow a lot of Office
holders. led by q railway msgnate,
lin no sense in touch with the
party's desires, to crowd a really
unpopular man on the party. The
sec1et of this 80 general feeling
was never better explained than
Mr. Harrison himself in this re-
cent message, where he saws
aPerhaps no emotion cools sooner
!; than that of gratitude" A man
who can bring hsmeslf to believe
that what really is, I am convinced,
one of the most virile and lasting OF
emotions can be said to be one
Of The most evanescent, doubtless
has that in his own character
], which units him in an eminent
, degree for succeeding himself IL
the presidential office.-Towr
} Topics.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

Why, among all our charitable
people, is there not some kind lady
to perpetrate society called say,
"The Society for the Propagation
of Pate dc Foie Gras Among Grim
inals"? There are many less
worthy objects daily gathering
wealth from unburdened million
aires. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
Is Religion Dead.
Learn to understand the signs

Learn to understand the signs
Eof the times. Fl you see the leaves
]turn yellow and red and shine in
Eall colors, know that autumn is at
Inland. The leaves will fall to the
aground and snow will soon cover
hhe trees and woodlands and
meadows. But when you see buds
ion the branches, alth ough they
9may be few and the weather may
tbo old, still, know that spring is
lat the door, and will enter soon,
filling our hemes with flowers,
with joyous life, and with love.
THE leaves of dogmatic opinion
|ate efalling thickly to the ground.
How dreary looks the landscape,
how bleak the sky! How cold
and frosty, how forlorn are the
folds of the chuches! There is the
end Of religious life. you think;
the future will be empty irreligios-
'4sy-without faith in the higher
purposes of life, without ideals to
warm and fill our hearts without
hope. or anything except the
material enjoyments of the present
life. And yet, my friends, observe
the signs Of the timel There are
buds on the dry branches Of re-
ligious life which show that the
sap is stirring i'll the roots of the
free of humanity. There are signs
that the death-knell of the old
|creeds forebodes the rise of new
religion. Every QUE who knows
that nature is immortal can see
and feel it.
!. A new religion is growing in the
hearts of men. The new religion
will either develop from the old
creeds which now stand leafess
and without fruit, which seem USE
less, as if dead, or it will rise from
the very opposition against the
old creeds, from that opposition.
which is made not in the name of
frivolous cynicism, but in the
name of honesty and truth. The
beautiful will not be destroyed TO-
gether with the fantastic, nor the
higher aspirations in life with su-
errors. Though all the
creeds may crumble away, the Nv
ing faith in ideals will last forever.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
Live Fence Posts.

"A willow stake set right end up
in the spring, and with few buds
at its top, is almost certain to grow. "
In Two or three years more lts
trunk will be large enough to nail
a board on, and it can thus be used
as fencepost. Some who do this
let the tree grow as large as 1t will
but it will bear shortening by
cutting off it's top and becoming
an indestructible fencepost, taking
little more room thon one that has
no roots-American Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
ia puIo a,Iu oio-

= --->~A ~1N oAS ~
waiting. 1t will be realistic, for it
loves truth. 1t will promote right
eousness, for it demands justice.
It will ennoble human life, for it
represents fharmony and beauty.
The new religion that will replace
the old crseds will be an ethical
religion. And truly all the vital
questions Of the day are at bottom
religious, all are ethical. They
cannot be- solved unless We dig
down to their roots, which are
buried in the deepest depths of our
hearts-in the realm Of religious
aspirations.
Life would not be worth living
if it were bare of all higher AZ.
pirations, if We could not fill oul
soul with q divine enthusiasm Iol
objects that are greater than oul
individual existence. We must be
able to look beyoLd the narrownes'
of our personal affairs. Our hopes
and interests must be broader thar
life short span; they must no
be kept within the bounds o
egotism, or we shall never feel tn
thrill higher life. For wha
is religion but the growth into tn
realm of higher life? And wha
would the physical life be withou
relioion Paul Carue.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

The fippant, merry style OF
is always delightful.
We admire the humorifc reporter
ON tbs New York World who, in
writing up murder tragedy, says
of the victim: "Tae old lady
sometimes said she couldn't afford
to move. She moved out yester-
day in a black casket." That light
some touch will surely make the
writer great editor some day
Indeed, 1 think it will be recog-
nized at once by Mr.. Pulitzer and
rewarded without delay.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

posal. The party in power, on the
other hand, while affecting. impa-
tience of the opposition, appears
to be secretly relieved at being
prevented from committing itself.
to anything drastic or definite
Current Literature.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
What the Evans Bill Means.

We have yet to hear of a single
farmer or God fearing man, Who is
not in favor of the Evans dispen-
sary law after having thoroughly
read it. The only kickers we have
met as yet, are the barroom keep
ers and those sanity descons who
have been accustomed to drinking
on the sly and publicly preaching
prohibition.-Aiken Times
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

To preserve youthful appearance
as possible, it is indispensable that
the hair should retain its natural
color and fulness. There is no
preparation 80 effective az Ayers
Hair Vigor, 1t prevent badness,
and keeps the scalp clean, cool,
and healthy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

Thin or gray hair and bald heads
so displeasing to many people as
marks of age, may be ayerted tor
a long time by using Halls Hair
Renewer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

The worldwide reputation of
Ayers Hair Vigor is due to its
healthy action on the hair and
scal,.. This incompatible prepara-
ton restores the original color to
gray and faded hair, and imparts
the gloss and freshness so much
desired by all classes of people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19

Mr.. Blirks-Hear thet? The
water pipes have burst again.
Mrs. Blinks-No, dear; that js
Polly kissing George in the parlor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS

TIE senate was not in session on the
sth.......In the house the morning hour
was consumed in filibusteriug against
"A motion to consider in committee of
the whole the bill for the admission Of
Utah. Dilatory motions continued t.
be made throughout tho session, the
only business transacted being the
striking out Of the renlcting clause OF
TIE bankruptcy bill. The house then
adjourned over until the 18th.
The schooner Transit. from Homo
lulu, arrived at San Francisco on the
sth. Up to the time she sailed Minis
ister Willis had taken no steps toward
the restoration of the queens govern
ment. and was reported as saving he
would do nothing but preserve order
tby the use of force. IL necessary un-
til he received further instructions
from Washington.
A SCHEME is on foot 10 establish tor
pcdo companies in the French army
similar TO those in the Russian army.
In the event of war such companies
would be required to guard the APP
proachcs to inland waters. and also To
carry on submarine operations along
the coast.
TnR manufacturing jewellers of Plain
Vile. North Attleboro Falls and Attic
boro. Mass. ninety-six in number. and
those of Providence. X. L.. have suf-
fered by reason Of failures in the past
year losses aggregating $500. 900.
THE joint resolution providing for
the payment of salaries and expenses
| II additional collectors Of internal rev
enue TO carry out the provisions Of the
Chinese exclusion act has been signed
by the president.
VI. PAvIE French minister to Siam.
has been instructed To proceed from
bangkok 10 the upper Mekong river to
carry out the dclimitation Of the boun-
larics Of the territory coded TO France
by Siam.
The grand jury at Kitanning. Pa.
returned true bills. on the sth. against
twenty potters. formerly employed i'm
the Wickc Bros pottery. for rioting
during the strike last September.
| THE failures for the week ended on
the 18th numbered 3sG in the United
States, against Ell for the correspond
ing week last year; and 4. in Canada.
against ~ last year.
lr having been decided 10 dissolve
the Portuguese cortes elections for
new members have been fixed for Jan
nary ~ The new house will meet on
March s.
| Hon. EoBERr PRESTON Bruce. n
brother Of the earl of Elgin. the newly
appointed viceroy OF India. died az
! Edinburgh, on the sth, of inAu ensa