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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-12-07
Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
Court Common Pleas.
JOHN E. HARTER, ct al,
against
d Re fRttRRPicM fdRstt RRPic KID Is ENsfHtSEE

10 Of TIE lGast WIN and lestament lAtasHtt
of S. P. Street, ct al.
PURSUANT to the decree in this
L cause, will offer for sale at public
outcry before the courthouse, town of
Edgeiield and State of South Carolina,
on the first Monday in January, 1894,
being the lSt day of said monthly, be-
tween the legal hours of sale, the fol-
lowing described realty, to wit:
Tract GA" All that tract of land ly-
ing, situate, and being in Edgeteld
county and State of South Carolina,
containing thirty-siX and three-quar-
ter (3624) acres, more or less, and
bounded by lands of E. B. l.. Graddicll,
j. w. o. Bledsoe, Eliza Chairman.
Tract 3D." All that tract of land
lying, situate, and being in Edgetield
county and State of South Carolina,
containing eight (Sl acres, more or
less, bounded on the north and east by
lands of Oscar Bledsoe, and on the
south by Tract "a"
Terms of sale: Cash.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
w. F. ROATH,
Master E. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-12-07
Notice.

ONE or morA County Commissioners
" will be ut, Stones Mill on Big
stevens Greek, on Thursday, the l4th
day of December, 1893, ut 10 o'clock a.
M, for the purlNse of re-leiting the
contract to build bridge at that place.
j. \. WHITE, Chair.
}. w. W.BANKS,
ID. W.PADG EFT,
&. G.. +. Z.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-12-07
Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EDGEF1ELD COUNTY.
Court Common Pleas.

Court Common Pleas.
BOSWELL ALSOP and JUNIUS
MOSBY, partners in trade un-
der the firm name and style of
Alison, MosBT & Co., Plaintiffs,
against
B. S. JONES, ct ul., Defendant.
PURSUANT to the Judgment OF
foreclosure in this cause, 1 will
offer for sale at public outcry before
the courthouse, town of Edgefield and
State of South Carolina, on salesday in
January, 1894, (being the 1st day Of
said monthly between the legal hours
of sale the following described prop
erty, to wit:
All that certain piece or parcel Of
land situate, lying, and being in Edge
field county and State of South Caro-
lima, containing one hundred and
forty-seven Q47) acres, more or less,
and bounded by land Of y. p. Street,
PaytOn IIcrrin, Y. B. Cr0Okcr. E. Gar
rett, Mrs. z. Ables, and X. p. Jones.
Terms of Sale: One-half cash, and
the balance on a credit of one year,
with interest on the credit portion
from the day of sale. Purchaser to
give bond and a mortgage OF the prem
ises to secure The credit portion or all
cash at the purchasers option.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
w. F. ROATH,
Master 70. C..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-12-07

Call on w. w. Adams and get
barrel of Postell's Flour, the finest
made for $4.75; second Patents,
$4.00; good at $3.50.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-12-07

Black Pepper, Zoe, pound. All
Spice, 10c. pound. Round wood
Matches, 10c. dozen.
w. w. ADAMS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-12-07
Three 2-Horse Farms.

'7!fRfMi 2-'iorsr farms near Johnston
| for rent, apply To-
W. q. Il ERE AFGHAN, or
W. =. CASSE LIS,
uhnstOn, 5. G..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

Eyes" meditatively said the bachelor
to the other man, 81 would have been n
prosy old married man like you by this
time if it had not been for the NEEDLE
some intervention of soup bone. Some
months ago l was very much impressed
with little typewriter girl in our Of
fee. She was bright, pretty. had
dainty figure and wore such neat toilets
that half the men in the place WERE more
or less daft about her. was too BASH
full to ask her if might call ON her, and
one night over my late cigar l evolved a
business method of settling my fate. l
would go early to the Office next morn
ing-she was usually the first clerk
DOWN. would send the porter ont upon
an errand and then dictate letter to
her asking her TO marry me. Wasn't
that n brilliant scheme; But she was
not there and did not come in until 8
o'clock
Later i'll the day overheard her tell
another girl what had detained her. The
cook at her boarding house had gone ont
to buy meat for breakfast. She entered
the butcher shop Just rs the butcher in
anger threw soup bone ut his assist
ant. The cook intercepted the soup
bone, was fclled inScrsiblc. and being
unknown to the butcher WAS carried off
to the hospital. The boardcrs waited
Tor their breakfast, and my romantic in
tentions were chilled beyond rcsuscita-
ton. So here l am. dismal bachelor,
the victim of contemplate. mean, little
5-cent soup bone. indianapolis Jour
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

obesity TO an extent that rendered her
well nigh helpless. Charles OStwald was
a Snowman in hard luck and had accept
ed situation as n waiter. The easy
grace with which he attended to the
wants of the corpulent widow attracted
her to him, and he was soon baSking in
the sunshine of her favor. Tired with
rustling for Il bare living, he could not
resist the opportunity of marrying
woman of wealth, even though she was
old and fat. And so they We're married.
Amid the country residences of the
wealthy that cluster about Millbrae,
Mrs. OSWALD owned charming place.
She was unable to walk, and her young
husband used to push her about the
grounds in wheeled chair She was
sensitive, and he built a high wall about
their domain to screen her from the
gaze of lnquisitive strangers. She liked
angling. and he made an artificial fish
pond that she might enjoy her favorite
pastime. He bcautified and improved
the grounds for her enjoyment and was
altogether so assiduous and devoted that
IS years of blissful happiness We're added
TO the earthly career of tho crstwhile
Widow Lally, and when she died her
young husband was her only legatee.
Charles spent little time in useless and
Improbable mourning. Within two
months of his wife's demise he married
Louise Niehaus, young woman who
had assisted him in his devoted attend
ance ON his wealthy but helpless spouse.
Great was the scandal created thereby,
and some of the neighbors went so far as
to give public expression TO their detes
tation of Ostwald's course by hanging
him in effigy from telegraph pole.
Nothing disconnected, however, Charles
bravely and boldly declared that his
second marriage was in accordance with
his late wife's wishes, and now that he
and Louise are i'll possession of the prop
erty it is probable they will be left to
pursue in peace the even tenor of their
way, though there are some hints of
further trouble with outraged and ont
rageouS relatives
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04
MONEY.

1lcrodOtus says that CrrsuS was the first
sovereign to make coins Of gold
In 1908 the first English shilling was
mintcd. II bore the kings image.
The United States mint WAS established
in 1872 and at once began operations
The first ENGLISH laws against counter
feiIiuS were i~~t,vl in lbs by Henry l.
IL the early Years Of this century there
were % tons of silver To OF gold in circu-
latiuu.
Paper money was first issued by the no
toriouS john Law. Ills issues exceeded
9l2U, 10000.
Vermont and Connecticut coined coppers
in 1875. New Jersey and Massachusetts, did
the same in 1856.
In 1920 the first large copper coins We're
minted in England, putting an end to pri-
vate leadcn tokens.
Judas sold his master for - pieces of sill
ver-that is, 30 Roman pcuuies-about
$4.l2le. One Roman penny WAS good
days wages for an agricultural Iaborer.
In 1854 Charles II minted tin and tried to
make il pass current. Afterhis abdication
james ii minted gun metal and pewter and
endeavored to make purchases with the
coins.
The Norman English coined silver pence
with 4 cross cut deeply into the coin, in or
der that 1t might be easily broken into half
pence and fart Kings when small change as
needed
France, Belgium, Greece, Italy and Swift
Zerland constitute the Latin Union. -
Their coins are alike in weight and fine
mess, differing only in name. The same
system has been partly adopted 10y Spain,
Scrvia, bulgaria, Russia and Ruumaua.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04
PEN AND PENCIL.

y London magazine has paid Rudyard
kipling $500 apiece for several new ballads.
Mrs. Margaret F. Deland has just given
the finishing touches to her novel Phillip
and His Wife" which is soon to be given
to the public.
Francis Parkman left his books and
maps to Harvard college and his manu-
scripts to the Massachusetts Historical so
clcty. His collections were large and of
great value.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams has written
a book entitled Massachusetts, Its Histo-
rians and Its History" He convicts the
state of long practice of religious intol-
GRANGE and some historians of ignoring the
discreditable fact.
Mr.. IIamlin Garland, whose 'barbaric
yawp'' in praise of the great western lit
erature lately sounded over the roofs of the
world, is reminded by an English critic
that Ito strive and cry after originality is
not to be original"
NJ. Alphonse Daudet places De Foe at the
head of all the standard English writers of
fiction, pronouncing him England's ma
tional author. Even Shakespeare he
says, does not give so perfect AN idea of the
English character as DE Foe"
One who knows Ibsen well says that he
has no intimate friends; that the only per
son who has any authority over him is his
wife. He has high opinion of women and
a very poor one Of men. He doesn't care to
engage in a crusade of social changes. II
am II spectator, and no more" he says.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04
Would Sec Her Later.

Coming over from the cast side tho
other day a University car was filled
with all sorts and conditions of pas
sengers, conspicuous among them being
some jolly university students. Oppo-
site the boys sat hard featured female,
evidently on her way from n meeting.
Next to her sat bright faced woman
talking with n friend. Naturally the
talk drifted upon the subject of the re-
vival meetings, and the friend asked:
Il suppose you have been to some Of
them?"
mo, have not, " the other replied.
- haven't had time, and as she spoke
she signaled tho conductor to let her
off the car.
At her words the hard featured fe-
male sitting next to her quickly turned,
and leaning forward said in solemn
tones:
Haven't had timel Will You have
time to go to hell?"
The car had stopped and as tho lady
reached the door she hurriedly re-
torted:
IF have, III sec you later"
Then she stepped into the street per-
fectly conscious of having been able to
squelch a woman who didn't know
enough to mind her own business
Minneapolis Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

Professor DoudCrs of Utrecht has made
some interesting experiments i'll regard
TO the rari,iity Of thought. by means
of two instruments. which he calls the
acknowledgement" and the ''norrEa-
tachomct"r." he obtained Some iIupor-
tant results. His experiments show that
it takes the brain .O65 of second To-
elaborate single idea. Writing in re-
gard IL this Professor DoudcrS says;
DOUBTLESS the time required for the
brain to act Is not TIE same III all iudi-
viduals. believe. however. that my
Instruments may he perfected until We
will hr able To- determine the mental
calib,r of our friends without our friends
knowing that we ar' testing their apt
hess" The professor lucthrr says; For
the eye to receive al Impression requires
.011 of \ sIcuE.i. ..r.,i for t!ir car tu dWrC-
ciatc a sound .ttJ ot a second Is nee. -
sary. Thc>, curious experiments have
established unc fact NJ least-viz. that
the eye acts with nearly double the
rapidity vt thr,s,r." Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04
A NEGLECTED SHRINE
A MEMORIAL TO MARK THE BIRTH
PLACE OF WASHINGTON.

The Government Purchases the Old Wake
field Plantation on PoPe's Creek A
Wharf and IA Monument Among the I'M
PrOvements Provided For.
George Washington was born in West
moreland county, Va, on the plantation
now known rs Wakefield, where his great
grandfather, John Washington, had set
tied ON his arrival in Virginia soon after
the middle of the seventeenth century.
The plantation borders on the Potomac
river for about half mile and runs back
for some distance between two creeks
Pope's creek and Bridge creek-contain-
ing probably about 200 acres. Wakefield
was formerly referred to Us Bridge Creek,
though the original house, the one in
which George Washington was born,
stood nearer Pope's creek, being in fact
only II few hundred feet from its bank
and considerable distance up from the
Potomac river.
The father of his country was not
Graded in the lap of luxury. According
to most of the accepted authorities, the
house in which he was born was four
roOmed wooden structure, with Chin
ney at each end, utterly unpretentious
and perfectly plain outside and in. The
only approach to ornament is said to
have been Il chimney piece in the "best
room" decorated with Dutch tiles, COW
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

Men may be good soldiers without be-
ing scholars, and it is also true that men
may be amusing when they are weighted
down by the g-avest responsibilities.
On the evening before solar eclipse
not long ago the colonel of a regiment of
German infantry sent for all his ser
geants and said To them:
There will be an eclipse of the sun
tomorrow. The regiment will meet ON
the parade ground in undresS. l will
come and explain the eclipse before the
drill. If the day is cloudy. the men will
meet in the drillshcd rs usual"
The sergeants thereupon drew up the
following order of the day:
Tomorrow morning by order Of the
colonel, there will be an eclipse Of the
sun. The regiment will assemble on the
parade ground. where the colonel will
come and supcriuteud the eclipse in per
son. If the day is cloudy. the eclipse
will take place in the drillshtd. =
Youths Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

As the nagpic i notorious for stealing
glitterinG objects. $40 We find TIN parallel
among savaGcs ',hu have been known to
help themselves on shipboari L. all the
movablys, b,iu,; fascinated ly mirrors.
cutlery and jvwrlry. Sometimes bees,
in order to save trouble. attack in
crowds well furnished hives and carry
off the provisions; they gradually ac-
quire n taste Tor this and form Cumpa
mics and colonies Of briSHuds. II bees
are given mixture of honey and brandy,
they can acquire taste for it and h,~
come irritabl" under its influence. drink
and cease 10 work, and like mon fall
from ono vice into auuthcr.-Currcut
Literature
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

Diseases of ulalnutritlOn, such rs govt,
scrofula, cancer and tuberculosis, re-
quire several generations for their full
evolution, and this evolution may be re-
tardcd or even wholly arrested 10y inter
marriage with healthy persons Of an
other nonrelated family. Acquired con-
stitutional taintS and abnormal habits,
as alcoholism, kleptomaniI, when once
firmly rooted in an individual organism
tend TO propagate themselves like fam
lily features and become hereditary for
several generations, even when the Origi-
nal factors have ceased TO act. Thus
the acquired habit of the father may he
come natural feature i'll his son or
daughter, just as the puppies of n we'll
trained pointer or setter require but very
little training to point" or set"
Deformitics, SuperfluUuS diEits or toes
and malforrnations in general may be
caused by accident TO the mother. by
powerful mental impressions arrCstius
or altering the Development of the un-
born child. and the child born with any
of these defects may become the parent
or grandparcut of an infant having an
exactly similar ahuorluality.-Hum
pathic Review.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

Jimmy Connolly of the Adams House
has just returned from a three weeks
visit at the big Chicago fair. OF course
he met with number of amusing in
cidents, as any one will who has the
power of dividing the attention between
hearing and seeing. The one, however,
that struck him as being particularly
funny, and at the same time giving him
the briefest and most expressive sum
ming up of the beauties and grandeur of
the noble exposition at night that he
ever heard, came to his attention under
the following circumstances:
He was standing in the grand court of
honor one evening, listening to concert
by the consolidated bands. when his at
tention was arrested by the conversation
of two typical Hoosiers, one Of whom
had just arrived upon the grounds.
"Ain't yer glad yer come, Biil:"
Its the derndest thing liver drempt
on"
''Ain't she great Show"
"Wa-a-a-l, wa-a-a-l, wa-a-a-l, who
would have thought it! The old woman
kicked like fury when she found that
was goin, cause it would cost so much,
but kinder quoted her down by prom
Using her that l would bring her new
kaliker dress from one of the big dry
| goods stores i'll ChickcrGCr."
Suddenly there flashed upon the vision
of the newcomer 10000 binding lights.
The great basin was bordcred with a
fringe of living fire; the noble buildings
were aflame; the majestic dome of the
Administration palace was outlined
against the black drapery of night in
gracefully sweeping columns Of golden
| glory; from the four corners Of the Man
ufactures building shot the rays of the
binding searchliShts, cutting out path
ways of shimmering silver far over the
lake; then, to cap the climax, the electric
| fountains began sending high in air their
Respondent columns of rainbow tints
that broke into luminous spray and fell
in spangled splendor upon the FURNISHED
bosom of the basin.
What do you think of il? What do
| you think Of it, Bill
Bill did not hear word. He was in
paradise. His senses were ravished with
ecstasy.
Bill! Bill! what 10 You think of it,
But his eyes like two stars started
from their spheres" Finally he came
back to earth long enough 10 ejaculate.
IN be darned if l believe it"-BoSton
| Herald
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

vt tn" N,'yv lrr.> hospital they relate
a curious occurrence bearing ON the hi
bcrnatiou Of fishes. In the conservatory
in the upper part of the building they
had several glass jars in which We're
goldfish, which Is species of carp. One
morning the carvtakvr found . jar broker.
and the water frozen through and
through, the fish Of course being rs rigij
as ice. The lump was taken away anj
thrown into an old rubbish barrel. where
il remained several weeks.
Ono March day Tie sun WAS unusually
strong, and II split the cylinder Of ice.
but what was the Hstunishmeut uf the
carctukcr L. see III" tail Of fish wrig-
CLING ont of part of the broken block
The actual freezing had not killed the
fish. which WAS removed To another tank
where it swimS about rs if nothing had
bcfallrn it.-Our Animal Friends.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04
Churches rs Places of Refuge In Wa


Our ancestors transacted Il good deal
of business Of one kind or another in and
about their churches. To begin with,
the churches of old England in turbulent
times were regarded as places of safe
custody for public and private property.
In the border land of England and Scot
land the idea was carried out still more
completely, and churches, or at least
their towers, became regular fortresses
and not infrequently were objects of of
lenses and defense. We may note in
rural England that in the cases of an
Gent churches the towers are often not
merely disproportionate in size to the
rest of the church, but arc carefully and
strongly built, evidently with an object.
Even i'll peaceful Surrey and Sussex
the belfries are veritable strong rooms
with barred windows and massive doors
and often contain n massive treasure
chest. Hither, at the first alarm, money
and valuables were hurried, for beyond
the security of thick walls and bars and
bolts there was an agis of sauctity
which in a superstitious age protected
the building from the most ruthless of
foes. The fortresslikc construction of
many of the border land churches is an
interesting study to antiquarians.-Lon-
don Standard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04
POWDER AND BALL.

Some one has figured that for every man
wounded in the late war 500 shots were
fired.
The oldest natural weapon is the club.
The oldest manufactured weapon is the
sword.
The officers of the German army are to
have n new cloak, the novelty of which lies
in the fact that by an ingenious device the
cloak may be made thick or thin. 1t is
adapted for winter or summer use.
OF the recruits in the British army last
year 3, 094 Were born in England, 1867 in
Scotland and 1850 in Ireland. One thou
sand three hundred and five of these young
soldiers were under II years of age.
The fastest mechanism, artificial or natu-
raj, made to penetrate water for any con-
siderable distance is, according to Jere-
miah Head, Thornycroft's torpedo boat
Ariete. which on trial made .l6 miles per
hour.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

J. SCOIT HARRISON. office he ever held
and the first political position he ever ap-
piled for.
Mr.. Harrison has been n resident OF
Kansas City since 1871. He has been
prominently identified with the real es-
tate business from the time of his ar
rival up to the present and has dealt ex-
tensively in land in Kansas City and
elsewhere in Missouri. He is we'll known
and popular in the business circles of
the city and has an excellent reputation
as n business man, though he was trained
for the law.
y native of Ohio, Mr.. Harrison was
born and reared in Hamilton county
near Cincinnati and educated ut Indian
apolis. When n young man, no read law
for three years in the Office of Stanley
Matthews, who was afterward one of
tho associate justices of the supreme
court of the United States. Though he
was duly admitted 10 the bar in Cincin-
natl, Mr.. Harrison gave up the practice
of his profession when he located in
Kansas City and has since devoted him
self to his real estate business.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

The boy came into wholesale storc on
Larned street and looked around a minute.
What is its inquired the proprietor.
Il want n job said the hoy promptly.
What can You dos
"Oh, l don't know. At the last place l
was l done SO many things the boss
bounced me the first week, and the boy
stood with his hands in his pockets wait
ing.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04
A CALIFORNIA ROMANCE.
How Waiter Welded n Fair. Fat m
Wealthy Widow.

How Waiter Welded n Fair. Fat and
Wealthy Widow.
One Of the most peculiar will cases
ever decided by the courts of California
was recently decided at Redwood City
by the admission to probate of the will
of the late Mrs. Charles Ostwald of
Millbrae, formerly known as the widow
Rose Lally, who died last July, leaving
a fortune estimated at $780, 900 to hus-
band who was many years her junior.
Mrs. Ostwald's relatives apd friends OBJ
jected to this disposition Of her property
and contested the will, but the husband
was victorious, and not only succeeded
in having the will properly prohated,
but was appointed sole administrator Of
the estate.
There is farcical romance behind the
case that is we'll worth telling The
widow Rose Lally was afflicted with
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

Il don't think papa has any serious OBJ
1ections to you, Harold" said the young
woman encouragingly, but he will prob
ably ask You for some information as to
your income"
And any information l can give him
about my income" replied the young man,
disconsolately, will probably be followed
by my immediate outgo.''-Chicago Trib-
pna
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-04

Praying by machinery is usual among
the inhabitants of central Asia. \ large
hollow, cylinderlike drum is erected,
and within it are inclosed the prayers
that any one may wish to offer, written
out neatly. The cylinder is then made
to revolve by wind or waterpower, and
every time it goes round the devotee inn
AGNES it to he equivalent to II verbal
repetition of all the prayers it contains.