Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20

| hold their next meeClnS at Dr. u. w
Hill's on Monday afternoon at q
o'clock. All the Christian women in
town are cordially invited 10 attend.
a man who falls into the habit OF
swearing can always find so easy an
emphasis, that he gives his wit nc
chance to exercise itself.
Persons who are suffering with the
grip in this community will see the
point of the following:
His chest was mighty deep,
And likewise mighty broad,
And it sounded like saw-mill
For every bretf he drawed..
Charles Roath, colored, says that
the thermometer is two degrees below
Nero everywhere in the world except
here at Edgetield, and that it never
gets below par here, but sometimes
gets away with mar. We got the
above item from Capt. Tom Lanham'
|
"Our readers will find Simmons
Liver Regulator advertised in these
columns. We advertise it, and we
commend i: as safe and excellent
medicine. We became acquainted with
it in Georgia where it is a standard
family medicine. We do not deny the
merits of other preparations, butsimp-
" state that this one commands con-
tidence." From the "Journal, Lanes
boro, MINI.
The examination of white appli-
cants to teach in the public schools of
this county Will be held at Edgefield
ON Friday, the 10Th of April. Colored
applicants will be examined on Satur-
day, the 2Oth of the same month. The
examination of the State board will
take place in Columbia on Friday, the
9Th day of April in the office OF Sn-
perintendent of Education NJ. .yfield.
Now that we've thawed out, let us
rejoice that we are still here, although
somewhat nipped. Let US also observe,
as one Of The consequences of tie late
period of phenomenal cold, that
prices at Ramsey & Bland's have not
shared in the general rise, but as here
tofore, remain below zero.
Very Important Decision.
In arecent case tried in trial JUS
tice's court in this county for killing
a dog, the trial justice delivered him
selfas follows upon, as he said, "the
pints of the case" 1.-The plaintiff in
this case has sued the defendant for a
dollars worth of dorg, but In the first
place | find that the dorg amt worth
a dollar. | find in the second place
that the durg was a bobtailed dorg,
and bobtailed dorg amt whole
dorg, and no action will lie in this
court for killing a piece Of a dorS.
Counsel for the plaintiff and his dead
dog tellus that geometry says That
the greater includes the less and that
as dogs body is greater than his tail
it includes his tail, and that there
fore, if we catch on to the argument, a
dorg withouta tail is dog with i
a tail. The counsel also say that the
Supreme court of this State has decl-
ded that the difference between bob
tailed dog and dog with tail don't
amount to shucks. Well, maybe SO,
maybe so. But we have simply to say
that so long as we preside over this
court we propose to boss it, Supreme
Courts, geometries, bob-tailed dogs
and their attorneys to the contrary
Notwithstanding. If the Supreme
court aud the geometry have decided
that dog without a tail is a dog
with tail tnen we pronounce them
both (and we do it s.ith the Utmost
respect and Difference. 'niernal fools
and liars.
.Let the case be dismissed. A bob
tailed dog has no standing room IN
this court"
Edna r. Brown.
There are few young ladies in our
town, community or county who have
not received a letter from the chain,
commenced by Miss Edna Brown OF
Kaneville illinois, requesting can
celled stamps which she expected to
sell, the money to be used for the re-
lief of her sister-in-law who is Grip
ple. Kaueville is the name of the
post office where Miss Brown lives,
and is situated nine miles from the
railroad. Heretofore only a small
package of mail had been received at
that place daily, but up to a recent
date, when the post office department
prohibited any more letters to be for
warded to her, MISS Euha bro"n' ie
ceiveG daily from ten to fifteen thou
sands letters enclosing cancelled
stamps.
Miss Brown was as much relieved at
having the letters stopped as was the
postmaster at Kaneville, for there is
no demand for cancelled stamps any
more than there is for old spoOls or old
tin cans. 1t is myth that million
stamps collected will bring any re-
ward. There are dealers in New
York who buy cancelled stamps at
seven cents thousand to sell in
France and Germany, where they are
sometimes used to decorate furniture
and paper rooms, but this demand