Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20


from the present one. They say that
the bluebirds were building their
nests in January. Nearly every one
lost their meat: But on the 10Th of
April, there came tremendous snow,
followed by three heavy sleets. Veg
citation had put out, and, of course,
was killed, leaving the forest with the
appearance of having sustained big
fire.
So terrible was the weather on last
Saturday that very few of the mem
bers of the County Board of Commits
sioners were able to get to Edgefeld.
Consequently the meeting appointed
for that day by Supervisor Whittle
was declared off and a new day nam
ed for such meeting, to wit next Sat
urday, the 23rd February. See notice
elsewhere. BY all means be present
on that day as,otherwise things, county
things. are likely 70 get into tangie
and a snarl.
MIR. James Hart had the following
experience of the cold snap. He says
that gentleman of his acquaintance
built a fire on Friday morning IN MS
house and that the flame as it went up
the chimney froze stiff. He broke OF
piece of the fame put it in his pock-
ct. and went over to town. Before
reaching it, however, he found that the
flame had thawed out and burnt hole
in his pocket. confirmation of this
Mr.. Hart says he looked in the gentle
mans pocket and saw the hole!
A Louisville, Ky, man, who says he
never drinks, tells of farmer who
has produced breed of fur-bearlng
chickens, which sport in ice water and
cackle briskly in the midst of almost
eternal snow. This was accomplished
by skin-grafting selected cock and
hen with rabbit skin, half an inch at a
time. The process was painful, but
succeeded admirably. Eggs OF the
new breed sell rapidly atsl.75 dozen
and are hatched out by ordinary hens,
who invariably die Of fright upon per-
ceiving the strange appearance of
their offspring.
A number of people in our town are
trying the Alabama plan of feeding
their horses and mules, in part, on cot
ton seed hulls. Mules seem to take
more kindly to this diet than horses.
These last generally require little
coaxing, but they come to like hulls
very much after while. The BEST
plan 10 adopt to get horse to stake
holt'' is to buy gallon Of molasses
from Epps Norris for ten cents anu
mix a pint of it with a peck of hulls.
Of course it would not be prudent to
restrict your horses or mules to this di-
ct as it is really an experiment, but we
are satisfied there is more nutriment
in such food than in shucks, fodder, or
hay.
A Bargain. -~-,
LIZ f6Fee-gaIion cow, CN Jersey and
Jersey heifer (15-l6 Jersey SIX weeks
old, for sale. Apply at this office.
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Here is Comfort.
1f February gives much snow
A fine summer it doth foreshow.
Some of the other wise saws regard
ing February are: "Of all the months
of the year curse fair February"
The Wish Gratified.
You have often wished for some
thing to take the place of pills. Now
try 25-cent package of Simmons Liv-
er Regulator, powder. Take it dry,
on the tongue, or make into tea. 1t
is pleasant to take, and gives quick re-
lief-two good recommendations.
The Jennings Estate.
Our old friend, DR.. w. D. Jennings,
Sr., has just received from the attor-
neys of the Jennings heirs letter,
postmarked London Eng, advising
him of the termination of all suits
brought by them in the kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland, and with
verdicts in their favor. The doctor
says that the money will soon be. for
warded, and, with his usual generosi-
ty, he has intimat"d to us what he will
do with his share. First, he proposes
to give $4,000 outright to the Edge
field cotton factory, and will supple
ment this by taking $4,000 in stock,
making $4,000 in all. We congratu-
late the doctor on his good fortune,
and hope his last days will be his hap
piest.
Who Has MOnOzite?
Monozite is coarse, heavy, yellow
sand found in the run of streams and
on bottom lands. You have to wash it
out as you do gold. Where the deposit
is rich you can get about spoonful OF
monozite from shovelful of soil. One
hand can wash out from fifty to q
hundred pounds per day. The people
in and around Gaffney City, Spartan
uurg county, have gone wild over this
matter. An agency has been estab-
lished in Gaffney which pays from Ga
to Z cents pound. Some of the land
owners in that vicinity are receiving
5000 to $500 per acre in the way Of roy
atty alone. Last week two gentlemen
put, respectively, seventy-tive and one
hundred hands to work getting out the
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