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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

risking no new assertion, but SIM
ply what is already the conviction
of the greatest in our age, when we
say that, cheerfully recognizing,
gratefully appropriating, whatever
Voltaire has proved, or any other
man has proved or shall prove, the
Christian Religion once here can
not pass away; tnatin one form or
other it will endure through all
time. Were the memory of this
faith never 80 obscured, as indeed
in every age the coarse passions
and perceptions Of the world do
all but obliterate it in the hearts
of most, yet in every pure soul, in
every wise man, it will find a new
missionary, a new martyr, till the
great volume of universal history
is finally closed and mans desti-
MES are fulfilled on this earth. It
is the height to which the human
species were fated and enabled to
attain, from which, having once
attained it, they can never retro
GRADE -
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CORRESPONDENCE
For the ADVERTISER.
Dots from Mine Creek.

Not having seen anything in
your paper from this section in
some time, we take the pleasure to
send you a few dots.
The farmers are about through
picking their 5 cent cotton, and
have gone to sowing grain. Surely
the farmers will get convinced
about raising cotton this time.
Those that are in debt will cer-
tainly have to adopt some other
plan besides raising cotton to pay
their debts with.
Sugar cane has been getting the
juice mashed out of it this fall
around here. Those that planted
it this time say they will make
enough syrup to do them.
Mr.. c. L. Temples says amidst
these hard times the women keep
on endeavoring to get him to fall a
victim to their destinations, and
insinuating at him to take stock
in matrimony, just at period of
his life when he is most unpre-
pared, like Prussia was when
Napoleon landed his grand army
on her soil to drive her into war.
Mr.. J. r. Rodgers has been visit
ing the fair sex in the Big Creek
section. We think he means busi-
ness of a peculiar kind.
Last Tuesday we all went to Mt.
Willing to vote, the famous old
place where the soldiers used to
meet and drill before the late war.
The Hon James Suddath was pres
entfon the occasion. He is in favor
of having a Constitutional Con-
vention, but be says we ought not
to send a man to the Legislature
more than one term.
We have not had any visitors
around here of late, but the fever
hasl slvisited a good many of our
49, L~oL ahn11t
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in tar and then dried. This will
prevent it's shrinking.

in tar and then dried. This will
prevent its shrinking.
Last yeal a neighbor of the
writer had a heavy sod plowed by
contract at $3.50 per acre. Three
persons stepped it off. One said it
was four acres; another made it q
little over Eve, and the third said
it was three and a half acres. The
contractor sent over and got this
rope, and all five men measured 1t,
and it was found to be just three
and half acres. He had paid to
have the grass cut off it for three
years at 81 per acre, or SIS each sea-
son, counting it to be five acres in
extent, thus losing $3.50 through
ignorance.
Get measuring line, and when
not in use, put it away, so that the
hands cannot get at it, or they will
be very apt to cut piece off it to
tie up harness; thus making it
worthless for measuring purposes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14
To Measure an Acre of Land.

Few farmers know the size of
their fields or how many acres they
contain. It is desirable-in fact,
indispensabl ble-for good work that
a farmer know this, otherwise he
cannot apportion seed or manure
for it; nor can be tell how much
time it should take to plow, har-
row, or cultivate it. A good cotton
cord, the size of a plow line, should
be kept for this purpose. To make
one, buy 81 feet of cotton rope,
one inch round; fasten a ring at
the end, and make these rings pre-
cisely go feet part. This is four
rods. Tie piece of red rag in
the centre. One acre of ground
will be piece four of these cords
long, and two and one-half wide
equal to 16 by 10 rods, making 16O
rods to an acre.
The advantage of the rings is
that one person can measure alone
by driving a stake in the ground
to hold the rope while he stretches
it out. Tho rope should be soaked
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14
Planting Too Deeply.

There is never any necessity for
deeply covering seed of any kind
Whether it is done either by hand
or machinery, the seed is pretty
sure to be planted too deeply. A
slight covering, well packed down
over the seed is better than de-
pending on the amount of soil
above to pack it. In the spring
time especially, planting should be
shallow because now the melting
SHOWS and the freezing of the sur
face soil in winter have left it so
moist that 8. very little covering of
the earth is sufficient. With very
small seeds, sowing on the surface
is all that is required. The rains
will wash all the soil over them
that is needed.
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The Fear of Death.

DR.. ]. w. Roosevelt, in Scribner's Magazine.
Familiarity with death is apt to
alter ones earlier conceptions of
it. Two ideas are very generally
accepted which experience shows
to be false. One is that the dying
usually fear death; and the other,
that the act of dying is accom-
panied by pain. 1t is well known
to all physicians that when death
is near It's terrors do rot seem to
be felt by the patient. Unless the
imagination is stimulated by the
frightful portrayal of the supposed
"pangs of DEATH" or of the suffer-
ings which some believe the soul
must endure after dissolution, it
is rare indeed that the last days or
hours of life are passed in dread.
Oliver Wendell Holmes has re-
corded his protest against the GUS
tom of telling person who does
not actually ask to know, that he
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THE WHANGDOODhE.
KILLED LAST SATURDAY
NEAR CAVINS,
After q Chase of Sixteen Miles.
1t Looks Like a Large New
fOundland Dog.

Piedmont Headlight.
The strange animal that has
been terrorizing our county for
several weeks past, and that has
appeared at different points above
the Airline. has at last been
killed.
On Saturday morning the crea-
ture was seen to Cross the Bun
combe road, near Cavins, which is
in the lower section of our county,
and not far from Woodruff. It
was never before seen in that part
of the country, but the people had
heard of it through The Headlight,
and were on their guard. 1t came
by Cavins post Office, where a party
of hunters was. organized and
started in pursuit. At the fork Of
Tiger it passed Mr.. Simeon Thom-
as, where that gentleman's son Or
ganized another party and started
in pursuit. They followed the
animal for eight miles, via Walnut
Grove, and up by Miller Bros saw
mill, where it cut across field
through the Means place and into
the public road at Moore's bridge.
There the party lost the trail,
When Mrs. Walker saw the beast
run past her house, into the road
when she blew a horn that brought
the hunters to her. She told them
what direction they must take,
when the party soon came up with
the animal that wac CO wc-r7 Il1-.-1,
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will be only about 3O7, as COM
pared to Gil during the year pre-
vious. The average daily popula-
tion will be a little higher. Last
year it was 765, while this year it
was 77S. The reports will show
that the total number of patients
under treatment during the year
was 1,10S, as against 1,115 last
year. DR.. Babcock says that these
figures show that there has been
no real increase of insanity in the
State during the year, in proper
tion to the population of South
Carolina. He says also that they
show that it is the duty of the
State to provide quarters for at
least 800 patients, as during the
year this number has been in the
asylum at one time on several oc-
cassions.
DR.. Babcock says that the cost of
running the institution per capita
will be about So less than it was
last year. Last year the per capita
cost was $132.35. This reduction
is due, he thinks, to the close
economy practiced to the general
reduction in the cost of all food
stuffs, save meat, and the increased
yield from the asylum farm. Again
the board has managed to make
many internal hygienic and other
improvements.
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Almost a New York Daily.

That Democratic wonder, The
New York Weekly World, has just
changed it's weekly into a twice-a
week paper, and you can now get
the two papers week for the same
old price-$1.00 a year.
Think of it! The news from
New York right at your door fresh
every three days-104 papers a
year.
We have made arrangements by
which we can furnish this paper
and the twice-a-week New York
World all for only 1925 year.
Here is the opportunity to get your
own local paper and The New York
Word twice every week at extra
ordinarily low rates.
THE ADVERTISER,
Edgefeld, S. G.
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Chinese Swine.

The American swine of to-day
are very different from their Eng
lish ancestors, who few centuries
ago constituted one of the chief
sources of British wealth. The
Improvement in the race is largely
owing to the introduction OF the
Chinese and Neapolitan breeds.
The crossing of the former upon
the English hog has resulted in
the production of the Berkshire,
Essex, Poland China, Small York
shire, and Suffolk breeds.
The Chinese hog is remarkably
prepotent, as is shown by the ten
dency of the modern breeds to re-
vert to the original type. This is
doubtless owing to the many CEN
turies of in breeding which have
80 firmly fixed it's characteristics.
One o. the most important Of these
is it's propensity to fatten under
the most adverse circumstances.
This superabundance of fat pre-
vents the flesh of this breed being
highly esteemed in this country, but
it has had a most valuable effect in
modifying the lean, gaunt hogs of
England, while the Neapolitan has
added delicacy of flavor.
The original Chinese hog is of a
very peculiar shape. 1t has long
body, with short legs, very heavy
jowls, small prick ears, short head,
neck, and snout, and the eyes wide
apart. In color it is white or black,
or mixture of both, with the
white predominating.
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spleen gathered during the past
two years in Democratic constitu-
tions that could not digest the pills
given by the party doctors. The
spleen is off now, the impeded cir
culation will be restored to it's nor
NAL conditions, and the work of
the Democratic party will be ap
preciated for what it is worth.
People who want federal pap be-
long naturally in the ranks of the
Republican party, but the majority
of people are not after pap. AS
rule the reverse of the vote of an
off year occurs in the Presidential
year. Time and again the Demo-
Gratis have won just such contests
as the Republicans won on Tues
day only to see the landslide the
other side in the next two years.
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When naLuIv ,

death appears to be as little feared
as sleep. Most sick persons are
very, very tired; sleep-long quiet
sleeps what they want. I have
seen many people die. Ihave never
seen one who seemed to fear death,
except when it was, or seemed to
be, rather far away. Even those
who are constantly haunted, while
strong and well, with a dread of
the end of life, forget their fear
when that end is at hand. AS for
the act of dying-the final passage
from life to death-it is absolutely
without evidence that the oft~re-
peated assertions of it's painful
ness are made. Most people are
UNCONSCIOUS TOR some h0ure De1Ore
they die; and in the rare cases
where consciousness is retained un-
impaired until few minutes be-
fore the end, the last sensation
must be of perfect calm and rest.
It is worst than cruel to add to the
natural dread of death which op-
presses the majority of US while
in good health, the dread of dying.
There is surely fear enough in this
suffering world; letus not increase
it by adding imaginary to real
ca11se1.
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Mine Creek, S. C.
sTHE GREATEST IS LOVE-

The following quotations are
made by the Rev. Alfred Momerie,
L. L. D., in an article in the Octo-
Der Humanitarian. They are the
words of geniuses:
Napoleon has said:
alexander, Caesar, { Il, ,rlemagne,
and myself founded great EMP .:es;
but the creations of our genius
rested upon force. Jesus alone
founded his empire upon love, and
to his day millions would die for
Him."
Richter has said:
"Christ was the holiest among
the mighty and the mightiest
among the holy. He lifted with
his pierced hands empires off their
hinges. He turned the stream Of
history and still governs the ages. !"
Rousseau has said:
''If the life and death of Socrates
were those of a sage, the life and
death of Jesus were those of a
God"
Matthew Arnold has said:
GAS the course of this world is
forever establishing the pre-emi-
nence of righteousness, 80 too the
course of this world is forever es-
tablishing what righteousness
really is-i. e., true Christianity"
John Stuart Mill has said:
''The new commandment; the
recognition that the greatest are
those that serve, not those who are
served; the reverence for the weak
and humble, which is the founda-
ton of chivalry, the idea that they,
and not the strong, have the first
place in Gods regard and the first
claim on their fellow men; the
parable of the good Samaritan;
the injunction, He that is without
sin let him cast the first stone;'
the precept of doing as we would
be done by, and such other noble
moralities as are to be found in
the authentic sayings of Jesus of
Nazareth, these surely are in suffi-
cient harmony with the intellect
and feelings of every man and wo-
man as to be in no danger of being
let 20, after havi.g been once ac-
knowledged as the creed of the
best and foremost of our species.
There will be shortcomings enough
for a long time in acting OIL them;
but that they should be forgotten
or cease to be operative upon the
human conscience, while human
beings remain cultivated or civil
lied, is once for all impossible"
Carlyle has said:
"We understand ourselves to be
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14
AGRICULTURAL.
Cultivation of Orchards.

On no other part of the farm is
30 little attention bestowed as on
the orchard. This is the more
singular as so much is required OF
i. The farmer knows / 1ust fer
tilize and cultivate his fields if ne
wants a crop to harvest, but with
the orchard he expects to gather
where he has not fed or titled. Ii
be would only stop to consider be
would realize that trees, like men,
can die of starvation and If only
imperfectly nourished only inferior
fruit can be produced.
To be profitable orchards must
receive as good care as other crops
To call attention to their require
ments the Cornell Station has is'
sued a bulletin on the cultivation
of orchards. Some of the points
insisted on are the necessity for
good drainage, natural or artificial,
the value Of good tillage in in.
creasing the available food supply
and conserving moisture and the
general superiority of level cul-
ture.
Sod is sometimes allowable in
apple and standard pear orchards,
but never in other fruit planta-
tions, says the bulletin. Even then
it should be pastured closely with
sheep or hogs. If the stock is fed
at the same time the land will fare
better. Watch sod orchard. 1t
will begin to fail before you know
it. The remedy for these apple
failures is to cut down many OF
the orchards. For the remainder,
the treatment is cultivation, fer
tilizing, spraying-the trinity OF
orthodox apple growing.
Potash ia the chief fertilizer to
be applied to fruit frees, particu-
larly after they come into bearing.
An annual application of from 5oo
to 700 pounds of muriate of potash
may be used to the acre in mature
orchards. Cultivation should be-
gin early and be continued often
It may be stopped late in the sea-
aon and crop can then be sown
upon the land to serve both as pro-
lection to the soil and as a green
manure. Crimson clover would
seem to be the best for this pur.
pose.
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A ADispensary Raid.

ANDERSON, S. c., Nov. 7.-Sheriff
Garnes and Chief Constable FAINT
raided the place of business of
Mr., John o'Donnell to-day, and
captured between seven hundred
and a thousand gallons of whiskey.
The whiskey was in barrels, and
buried about a foot under the
ground in the cellar. The loss to
MIR. O'Donnell will amount to
nearly two thousand dollars. This
is the biggest whiskey haul ever
made in the State.
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The animal kept in the middle
of the public road, and only left
it twice to cut through bushes.
The race lead by farm-houses, but
the people were warned in time by
the cry of "Mad-dogl" Two farm
ers were met in the road, when
they were told to look out for the
whangdoodle. Just at this time
the beast had taken refuge in a
clump of bushes, and the travell-
ers did not see it until it emerged
again in view, close to them, when
they started off at pace that
would have done credit to Maud S..
In fact, you might have played a
game of seven-up on their coat
tails as they dashed down the road,
the animal at their heels. For
some distance the creature passed
through a thick settlement, and
was seen by the farmers and their
families. They would rush into
their houses and close doors. To-
ward the end of the race, the ami
NAL became very much tagged out,
and could only trot slowly along.
1t made no attempt to attack it's
pursuers, but seemed anxious to
get away.
When Mr.. Bearden killed the
animal, a number of persons went
to see it. The general verdict was
that it is a mammoth Newfound-
land dog. but it is the largest of
the species ever seen. It's feet
were enormous, and twice the size
of any dogs. 1t had main as
long as man s hand, but its hair
was shorter. If it is dog, it has
been crossed with some other ami
NAL.
There were about 25 men en-
gagged in the chase, but on Sunday
the whole settlement turned out to
view the body. There were three
old bullet wounds in the animal,
around which the hair had shed.
But the question is, whether or
not this is the original whangdoo-
die that has been depredating in
the upper part of our county? Par
ties in the city saleday tell US that
the strange varmint was seen both
last Saturday and Sunday around
Fingerville, and If this be true,
there must be two of the creatures
among US. We hope that the anil
NAL will not be killed until it thins
out few more dogs; besides it is
doing a great work in guarding
corn-felds and chicken-roosts. If
it will linger with US until water
melons get ripe, it will guard
many patches at night from the
depredations of ebony-hued suf-
frage-slingers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

A survey has been made for a
new railroad, which is to be built
from Hendersonville to Brevard,
N. c. 1t is said that the construc-
tion of the new road is to begin
right at once, and it's projectors
claim that they will have it oper-
ating within two or three months.
Sixty-pound rails, oak ties, and
iron bridges are to be used. Tran
sylvania county, through which
the road is to run, has voted SUBJ
scription of 100000 to it. When
completed the road will be about
twenty-five miles long.
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The Game Law.

Columbia Journal, 26th ult.
The attention of the Governor
was called to the game laws of the
State yesterday by the inquiry Of a
man who wished to hunt on his
own land. The Governor showed
him the Acts of the Legislature
relating to the subject. They are
in effect that no partridge, wood
cock, deer, quail, or wild turkey
can be- killed in the State before
the LIST of November, and after
that time for five years from De-
December, 1898, ii is unlawful for
any one to kill any of these named
animals unless they are on that
PERSONS land. Friends may be in
vited to hunt on another's land
and in that case the law does not
apply.
Persons outside of the State
coming here to hunt are required
to pay license fee of $25 before
they are allowed to hunt at all.
For violation of this law the
penalty is $40 fine or ten days i'm
prisonment.
One is not allowed to expose for
sale any of the named animals ex-
cept such as are killed on his land.
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To all Whom it May Con-
Germ !

A PETITION will be presented to
Il the next Legislature of South
Carolina, convening next November,
A. D. 1894, to lay off new county out
of the northern or Saluda portion
Edgefield county, S: c. AS more fully
shown by s certified survey of James
NJ. Forrest, giving the boundary lines
as follows: Commencing at Saluda
river and running the Lexington lire
to the Aiken line, and from thence to
Lybrand's mill, from thence to Lofts,
from thence to the Abbeville line, from
the Abbeville line to the Saluda river,
and thence down Saluda river TO the
Lexington line.
S. T.. EDWARDS, I'D. WILLS,
ZED CROUCH, A. J. COLEMAN,
JOE ATTAwAY, BAILEY MATTHEWS
MIKE KEMpsoN, S. NJ. SMITH,
DR.. KENNERDY, B. T. SAMPLE,
DR.. BUSTER, JOHN RAUCH,
DIR. K1RKsEY, LUTHER DEAN,
JAMES BLACK, and others.
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Blasts from the RAMS Horn.

No Grape is worn in Heaven.
Get God for beginning and you
are on your way to wealth.
AS long as sin can hide it's head
it feels safe.
God reigns in the heart that will
not harbor hate.
Az opportunity to do good is a
chance to please God.
One man living in godly life
will make many others want it.
Not a stone was thrown at
Stephen until his sface began to
shine.
God loves everybody, but it is
hard to get a sinner to believe il.
A Doubtful Prophecy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

Do not be fooled by anybody
who offers you something for moth
ing. J. w. Marsh & Co., of john
ston, will give you the best goods
for the least money.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

Ex-senator Ingalls, dropped this
epigram in a arecent Kansas speech {:
"It would be better for the country
if women entered politics, but not
so good for the women"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

We carry larger stock of Bug
gies than all the houses in Edge
field county combined, conse-
quently we are in a position to save
you money. Ramsey & Bland.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14
ESQ Acres in Nurseries.
9th Year. Acre Under Glass.
Fruit Trees & Plants.

Specially adapted to the South
ern States and suo-tropical coun-
tries. Rare Conifere and Broad
Leaved Evergreens; 10000 Came
lias; 5000 Azaleas; $4,000 Palms;
25 acres in Roses; Geeen house
and Bedding plants and everything
suited to needs of Southern Horti-
culturalists. No agents. Send or
ders direct to us. Catalogue free.
Address
P. BERCKMANs,
Fruitland Nurseries, AUGUSTA, GA
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

Don't be fooled by anyone, buy
goods at the cheapest place, a dol
lar saved is a dollar made, buy
from Ramsey & Bland.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

100 Rugs, all the latest patterns,
worth 75e, no duplicate, at Ram
sey & Bland's.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

Our $4.OO Bureaus are the talk
of the town, no duplicates, at
Ramsey & Bland's.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

Window Shades from 25c up.
Rugs from 25e up, at Ramsey &
BANDS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-11-14

Go to J. w. Marsh & Co., John
ston, for best quality of goods.
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The Lunatic Asylum.

The Board of Regents of the
State Lunatic Asylum held their
annual meeti; = IT.