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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-17
sCnUBERT's cad LIFE.
"I Shall Have to Sneak From Door to
Door to Beg My Bread"

DOOr 20 Deg MY Dreau'
One CT the bitterest disappointments
in Schubert's life was Goet'e's indiffer-
ence. In 1918 he sent selection of his
compositions to the poets songs to Wei
mar. What precious pearls Of music
were among the collection-the songs
of "Mignon" and "The Harpist, those
from 'Faust, +" the sad melodies "Long-
ing," "Nightsong," "The Wanderers
Nightsong, - ''The Earl King" Hal
deroslein," "The Fisherman" "The
Bard, Z" "The King of Thule" and the
music to "Claudine of Villa Bella.
Goethe, who had all ear only for the
stiff compositions Of Zumsteeg and Rein
hart, then in fashion in Weimar, took
no notice of Schubert's music and left
his letter unanswered. Not until 1890
after Schubert's death--did Goethe learn
to appreciate the extraordinary value Of
the compositions that lay neglected in
his drawer. twas then that Wilhelmine
Schroeder Devrient sang "The Earl
King" to lin.
1t was Schubert's greatest delight to
make some little excursion with his
friends to the picturesquely situated vii
lagos in the Wilnerwald or on the Kah-
lenberg, and it was in the arbors Of the
small inns, with glass of pure country
wine before him, that inspiration came
most easily. But even these modest de-
lights were imbittered by the malice
that pictured him as drunkard who
com pcsed his songs Vhen he was full of
wine. 1t is an absolute fact that he did
not lose the faculty of artistic work even
under the saddest circumstances. He
composed the greater part Of the "Mil-
Ter Songs" while he was lying i'll in
hospital in 1928. He was quite right
when he wrote to his friend Kuppel-
wieser in March, 1924, "Those Of my
compositions which have been inspired
by pain seem to please people best. "
And in letter to Bauernfeld he COM
planned: "What will become of poor me?
Like Goethe's harp player, shall have
to sneak from door to door and beg my
bread.'' The only ray of light that fell
into his dark life was when, through
the kindness of Count Johann Ester
hazy's manager, Unger, the father of
the famous prima donna, Unger-Saba-
tier, he was appointed music master in
the counts household in Zelecs, where
he spent some happy summers, the hap
piest of his life. 1t was in Castle zelecs
that he is supposed to have fallen in
love with Caroline, his patrons beauti-
full daughter, who was his pupil, and
who probably never learned the secret
Of the musicians heart, though it is
strange that one so gifted and SO beauti-
full should not have married before she
was we'll into the thirties. Bitter dis
appointment followed this short spell of
life free of care.-London Telegraph.
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Great Good Fortune.

Good luck is of all kinds, some of il
queer. The San Francisco Post, for iii
stance, tells how a alaboring man in thai
city found himself fortunate in way
most unexpected.
When the noon whistle blew the other
day, he sat down on box in the shade,
thrust his hand into his overcoat pocket,
looked surprised and then remarked:
GIVE lost my lunch" )"
He pondered over his predicament q
moment and then added:
well, I've got something to drink
anyway" And he pulled bottle OF
coffee out of his other pocket.
He slowly drained the bottle, threw
it aside and sat lost in thought for a
moment. Suddenly he sprang up, slap
ped his thigh and exclaimed:
"1t's good job lost my lunch!"
"Why soF" inquired another work
man.
"Why, I left my teeth at b"'ne."
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my other thumb over the other hole.

my other thumb over the other hole. "
"Then what did he do?''
"Then he began to treat the crowd tc
everything in sight All could do was
to reason with them about their conduct.
1 didn't dare take either of my thumbs
off, for the result would have been q
geyser that would have ruined the new
wall paper. When they had helped
themselves to all they wanted they went
away and left me. 1t was two hours be,
fore the proprietor came and plugged ur
the holes and released me. j"
''Does the owner hold you resporsi,
ble?"
81 don't know whether he does O,
not. I haven't been back, and the next
time go to work it will be in dry
goods store or a grocery. All want tc
ask you is this: Was that a good joke,
or was it a case Of false pretenses!
Which ought to do-laugh and be
merry or have some people arrested?'-
Washington Star.
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WAN PUN.
What 1t Is and How the Indians Ied TO
MIKE It


When Columbus discovered America,
he found the Indians carrying ontrade
from tribe to tribe with wampum. Any
thing that has value may be uad as
money. In ancient Syracuse and Britain
tin was used as money, anC we findthat
iron was so used at one time in Sprta,
pieces of silk in China, cattle in bme
and Germany leslther among thepar-
thaginians, nails in Scotland, lea in
Burma, platinum in Russia, cube cf
pressed tea in Tarrary, slaves amonethe
Anglo-Saxons, salt in Abyssinia, et.
Wampum is from an Algonquin Iord
meaning white The Indians ave
ever been fond Of ornaments, par leu
larly of beads. They used to make lads
of seashells in the following wal: A
fragment of stone was with muchcare
"worked down" to the size Of snail
nail, having one end quite pointed,and
it was then fastened to piece of Iane
or reed. With this simple tool tn In
dian workman Clipped off bit oithe
inside of conch shell or a part ofthe
shell of hard clam and rubbed it Own
to the size desired. This bit of shel he
held in his hand, placed the sharpsnd
of the stone against it and then tuned
the stone around and around unit a
hole was drilled entirely through ihe
shell.
The shell beads thus tediously mau-
factured were called wampum. Thse
beads were either white or Of puole
color, the last being valued much hi9er
than the first. 1t was the very laborus
way of making wampum that gay it
value. The warnpum was artisticily
strung upon hempen threads and ned
as necklaces, bracelets and rings. Ohn
it was woven into belts about 8 inc5s
| in width and feet in length.
The wampum belt served many Pr
poses. 1t was sent from tribe to t9e
with solemn promises and messagesit
was used in making peace, in asking ,r
aid in time Of war, for personal ado1-
ment and also as circulating met
um." The coast tribe Indians were t.
wampum makers. The interior Indias
spent their time hunting and exchange
game of all kinds for the wampum mac
by the coast tribes.
For long time after white peop
had settled in the new world sma
coins were scarce and wampum WI
used as change" Finally the "palt
faces" set up lathes by treadles for tt
purpose of making wampum quickly
and soon the Indian wampum maker
were, as we say nowadays. "out Of
job. "-Philadelphia Times.
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The County boaru VI AaY~..4tDa-
tion at it's last meeting passed a
resolution that the Township
Boards of Assessors be instructed
to assess all frst-class work mules
and horses at not less than fifty
dollars per head, all milk COWS at
not Ices than ten dollars per head,
yearlings and other cattle at five
dollars or more each, sheep at one
dollar each, goats at fifty cents
each, and hogs at one dollar or
more each, and that all merchan-
disc, mills and machinery, and all
other property be assessed at its
true value, and that this notice be
published i'll ali the county papers
and that it be a sufficient notice
to all who have failed to return all
their property for taxation, and
such as the foregoing with the
values named.
H. @. TALBERT, Sup.
j. HALT1wANGER, Aud'r.
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ea> s Jon pio,927 ,54.
To continue the work of this
Board with still greater efficiency,
and close the Conventional year
May 1st 1S97-free os debt, the
Secretary asks for special con-
tribution from every Baptist
church in the South before the
close of this week-an offering
which shall come from some
special self-denial, not to take
the place of our regular monthly
contributions, not in the least to
diminish these, but an offering
in addition 10 all previous gifts
or existing pledges.
1t is possible for every Baptist
to practice some self-denial this
week and make this offering.
Some maY be able to give only
one nickel or dime. Give that.
Send it with prayer and faith as
loves offering. Some may be able
to give dollars, 1.-TWO, five, ten. twenty,
fifty. How sweet the privilege of
doing this, as the result of real
self-denial, doing it for the good
of mankind, for the salvation Of
souls, for the honor of Christ, for
the sake of Him who gave Him
self for us. Let every
Baptist respond to the call of
the Domestic Mission Board. Mem
bers of our church and congrega-
ton can hand their contribu-
tions to our Treasurer, Orlando
Sheppard, or to Julian Minis.
All will be forwarded as our
special "self, denial" gift, There
is Joy in such self-denial. 1t is
Christ-like. His self-sacrifcing
love led Him to Gethsemane and
to the Cross. He became the
"Man of Sorrows" the self-denying
sufferer for us. With tears of
grateful joy, as stewards of His
manifold grace, we will help to
advance His kingdom we will
help now, for our Country's sake,
for the Worlds sake, for Christ's
sake. Otis more blessed to give
than to receive" not because of
the recompense, but bee ause it is
more Christ-like yet the re-
compense will surely come, Gods
approval, Gods blessing.
Your brother In Christ,
l. R. GWALTNEY.
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DR.. Tichenor, our general Secre-
tary. calls upon us, and all Baptists
of the South, to give him special
aid just now in the work of the
Domestic Mission Board.
This board has in it's employ
four hundred and eleven mis-
sionaries, in the Indian Territory
and in Oklahoma; among the
German population of Baltimore,
Washington, louisville, st. Louis
Kansas City. and the interior
towns of Missouri and Texas
among the French of Louisiana,
and amoug the Mexicans of New
Mexice-all these our countrymep
helping to shape the destiny OF
our country, and therefore need
ing the gospel that they may help
and not hinder our christian civili-
zation.
These men are also at work III
Gu and among the Cubans who
have settledin large numbers in
Key West and Tampa, Florida
Their work among the native white
population is in the mountain re-
gions of Georgia. Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Virginia, and West Vir-
ginia, also in parts of Alabama,
Florida, Louisiana, AID Mis-
sissippi..
The Domestic Mission Board is
also doing effective work among
the negroes of Maryland, Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, and Alabama. The labors
of its All missionaries has been
blessed. During the current Con-
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WAS 1T FUNNY?
A Practical Joke of Whose Humor I'll
Victim Was Doubtful.

A Practical Joke of Whose Humor TIN
Victim Was Doubtful.
"Would you mind telling me some
thing?" he asked, with some hesitancy
Certainly not" the reporter an
swered.
"You see great many newspapers?'
81 have to read considerably. :"
"And you ought to be able to tel
whether thing is funny or not :"
Cant you tell for yourself?"
Ordinarily. But I have case herr
that needs an expert opinion. Some tim
ago 1 was employed by man to lool
after his stock in trade, which consisted
mainly Of beer. Some people came in
and in order to ente~' - - ! Il, -
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LincoIn's Grave.

About 1 u miles north of Springfield,
Ills, Abraham Lincoln lies buried under
a towering pile Of marble, granite and
bronze The height of his monument is
1870 feet The cost was $3.50, 900, the
money being collected through popular
contributions. Several attempts have
been made to steal the body. Not until
the leaden coffin was sunk deep in the
crypt and covered with six feet of con-
crete did the robbers desist. New York
Press.
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Anis piece assayed separately. 1t ran
;everal ounces in gold, and the rest OF
lbe samples ran about 81 in gold. II
as one of the cheapest cases of an at
L,mpt to salt that I ever experienced.
bn another occasion the same man
worked number of Denver people i'll q
cheme having for its base an alleged
lin deposit. He simply soaked q piece OF
re in chloride of tin. He didn't even
now how to salt the ore in such a
1anner that it could not be detected by
ne first assayer who saw it, for every
ne who was at all familiar with ore
aw at a glance that itwas not tin Gre. y
I-Denver Republican.
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"Salting" Mines.

"Prospectors ought to be taught" !"
said Professor B. Sadtler, "that in OPEN
ing up a new camp absolute honesty in
regard to values is essential. A well de-
fined lead may not have values at the
surface and yet be a good property,
while all the lying and other dishonest
actions possible will not make mine
,ut of a barren lead, and such things
5eing sure to be detected often have the
fleet of setting back district which is
eally possessed Of merit. A short time
fnce went nm the Platte -
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SPRING-TIME.

oh the very air is tuneful
1t is like fairy dream
And prescience of the spoonful
Of the berries and the cream
Which in spring-time fondly dimpllng
All my visions, makes me soar
Where the pancakes cease from pim-
ping
And the sausage barks no more.
N. j.
There was service In only one of our
villsge churches on last Sunday, the
Baptist.
Col. Geo. w. Croft OF Aiken is the
only visiting attorney of this session
of our court.
Of:course the fruit IS never all killed
in March because it is never all In
bloom by that time.
Fourteen thousand homioides were
committed in the United States du.
ring the year 1896.
The Farmers Bank, at its annual
meeting last week, declared dividend
of per cent payable on demand.
The privilege on fertilizers for the
first two months VI .his year amount
to $4,000. All this goes to Clemson.
Solicitor Thurmond certainly won
his spurs at our recent court, having
secused IL convictions out of 15 trials.
Underskirts made to order any size
and style, prices to suit the times.
| Come to Mrs. Woo2son's rooms, 27
| Addison building and see samples.
The inspection of the Edgefeld mill
tary companies will take place in our
town on the 2Ist day of April, prox.
which comes on Wednesday.
Miss Amanda Harrison has re-
turned home after spending sever
al weeks very pleasantly with
friends and relatives at Trenton
and Leesville.
When complete Fox's new drug Store
will be thing of beauty. Mr.. Fox has
an exquisite taste. and in the matter.of
gliding refined gold or painting the
lily is the man Shakespeare would
have taken off his hat to.
Mrs. Agatha Woodson is agenC for
ladies' guaranteed underskirts, skirt
supporters. hose supporters, and belts.
See her samples before buying else
where.
A Mr.. Harris of Pendleton received
the $50 prize offered by the News and
Courier for the heaviest hog raised du-
ring the year 1896. Mr.. Harri'ss pig
weighed 10 lbs. on March 1st, 1896 and
515 lbs. on December oath, having gain
ed 500 pounds in 800 days.
Our Board of County Commissioners
will, during the year 1897, hold It's reg
ular quarterly meetings on Tuesdays,
Immediately following The first Mon
day in April, July, and October. Two
extra meetings, but no more, may be
= Z during the year.
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The Siberian railway will mes sure
exactly 4,741 1-3 mills from Tche!ia-
binsk, OF tho eastern SIDE of the Ura!s,
and at the gate of Siberia, to NlaGiyo-
stok, the Russian port on the sea OF
Japan. The total cost is estimated at
S175, 900, 600.
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.,:xlllIlng' i: ane
Ginning
Machinery.
aTlO

The undersigned, dealer in all
kinds of Ginning and Milling Ma
chinery, Watat Wheels, Steam
Engines, FIGURING d Corn Mills,
will furnish estin ates for who e
plants and put the n IN operation.
90 Represents the largest Ma
chinery Works.
s@ Repairs furnished and put
in.
R@ Especial attention to over
hauling and changing from old to
new systems.
All correspondence promptly an
swered.
Address,
G.. D. MINIS,
Apr. 21-96. Edgefcld, s. c
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Lots OF It.

"Yes," said Lungly as the clock
hands neared the midnight hour, II
think 1 shall accept the presidency OF
that gas company"
81 should think you would be fitted
for the position, she replied. .-Phila-
delphia North American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-17

The parish church Of Grove, on the
borders of Bedfordshire and Bnclling-
hamshire, but situated in the latter coun-
ty, is said to be the smallest and most
curious church in England. The parish
contains under 20 inhabitants, and the
church Will comfortably seat few more
than that number
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-17

| grip and was given up Tor ueau. 49,
friends sadly prepared him for burial,
After several hours the supposed
corpse began to talk. He was hastily
undressed and put to bed again and il
is now thought he will get well.
Spring Goods at the Racket Store.
New varieties coming In every day at
the Racket Store. You can see what
ever you want in the way of spring
novelties at the Racket Store. Beauti-
full lines of dimities, lawns, light wool
and percale materials, every color and
design. Beautiful lace curtains, at all
prices. Mr.. Peak has never brought a
handsomer or more attractive line of
goods to Edgefeld. You will be disap-
pointed if you do not examine these,
before buying elsewhere.
The General Assembly at its recent
session passed an act providing for
new County Pension Boards, and also
for Township Boards. Meetings are
to be held in each township to elect
Township Boards, at time and place
to be fixed by the County Boards But
inasmuch as the County Boards are to
be elected by the Township Boards we
fall to see how County Board, un-
created, not in esse, can fix the date
of an election for any thing. However,
we will bet they will do 1t for we old
'confeds" want our money and must
have it or we will shoulder our crutch-
es and do our battles over again.
A Wise Law.
Under g. law, engineered by Sen
ator Gaines in reference to licens-
ing distillers, the State Board of
Control is not allowed to issue IL
cense to distill or renew such IL
censes Except on petition signed
in person by a majority Of the
resident free holders of the city,
town, or township in which it is
proposed to locate the distillery"
Hussars.
The Edgefeld Hussars will have
a meeting. Saturday 9th, at Geo.
Evans Gary place to complete the
organization, all members, and
all who wish to enlist are request
ed to attend. Will have barbe-
cue for the company.
L. R. BRUNsoN, Capt.
Transfer Insurance Agency.
Mr.. D. f. Durisoe has transferred
his Fire Insurance Agency en-
bracing "The Pennsylvania" and
"The Manchester" Fire Insurance
Ccmpanies-to Messrs. Griffin &
Padgett. These two companies are
old and reliable and justly very
popular, and we congratulate
Messrs. Griffin & Padgett oa this
excellent accession to their al
ready strong line of Fire Insurance
Companies. They are now we'll
prepared to give the very best fire
insurance protection, and We be-
speak for them a liberal patronage.
"A Remarkable Peach.
P. j. Berckmans, Fruitland
Nurseries, Augusta, Ga, has an
everbearing peach. In his cata-
louge, 1897, he speaks of itas fol-
lows: "This is one of the most re-
markable peaches. The original
] tree, now nine years old, has pro-
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The Farmers Bank,
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
RESOURCES.
$l36.033,91

/. A. E. PADGErr, Cashier of The
Farmers Bank of Edsefeld, S. c., do
solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true and correct to the best of
my knowledge and belief,
a. i. PADGETT, Cashier.
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The first submarine telegraph wire
was laid In 1850 from England 10
France. Two years later Scotland and
Iceland were connected.
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Auditors Appoint
ments.
SALUDA COUNTY.

I will be at the following places
on th" days and dates named for
the purpose of receiving tax re-
turns for The year 1897:
Saluda G. H., Saturday, Jan. 2,
1897.
A P Coleman's, Tuesday, Jan 5.
W w Owdom's Wednesday, Jan 6.
5 NJ Pitts, Thursday. Jan 7.
A S Welts, Friday, jan 8.
Celestia, Saturday, Jan. 8.
Fruit Hill, Monday, Jan. II.
P B Watson's. Tuesday, Jan y.
v ards, Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Ridge Spring, Thursday, Jan IA.
HoIston's X Roads, Friday, Jan 15
Mt. Willing, Saturday. Jan 16.
Denny's X Roads, Monday, Jan Is.
Perry's X Roads, Tuesday. Jan Is.
Kinard's Store, Wednesday, ia 20.
Dan Holly's, Thursday Jan-21
Caughman's, Friday, Jan. %.
= .r1rdaY, Jal %.
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Guano, Acid Phosphate, Kainit
and Cotton Seed Meal.

1 am now ready for orders, can
fill promptly. My goods are the
best, so says the State chemist aid
thousands of others.
w. w. ADAMS.
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Goanty Paper Wanted.

To the Baptists of Edgefield-
Chiefly to the Members of the
Village Baptist Church but
also to all Baptists of Edgefield
County.
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duced fruit during six consecutive
years. The first ripening begins
the first of July, and successive
crops are produced until the be-
ginning of September. Fruit of
first ripening averages 314 inches
loug by 8 broad. The size OF the
second and following crops dimin-
i,hes gradually until that of tie
last ripening is about 2 inches i'll
diameter. Skin creamy white, mot
tied and striped with light purple
flesh white, with red veins near
the skin, very juicy, vinous and of
excellent flavor; quality very good
to best; of the indian blood type |;
freestone."
Goanty Paper Wanted.
1 will pay the prevailing price
for any and all county claims.
w. II. HARLING,
Apply at Clerks Office.
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The French Press.

The French press is probably the high
tt in literary excellence and the lowest
j morality and commercial honor of
sy of the great civilized nations of the
Iorld. In this respect it reflects the
oaracter of the people-artistic, but
licking in depth, caring more for the
frm than for the substance. Naturally
clor printing has been carried to
higher degree Of perfection in Paris than
ay other city. the reproductions of her
fmous paintings and the colored en-
eavings in the art supplements of lead
ig newspapers, such as LIE Figaro, be-
ig unrivaled. .-Chautauquan.
See Mrs. woodson's samples of black
ald colored underskirts, made ef best
qality goods and guaranteed to wear
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CITATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
! COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
/ COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.
Fy J. d. Allen, Esq, Probate Judge.
MHEREAS, w. II. BRIGGS hath
" made suit to me, to grant him
letters of Administration of the es-
ate and effects of jefferson Briggs.
THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and
almonish all and singular the kindred
AID creditors of the said Jefferson
Miggs, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of Pro-
bite, to be held at Edgelield G. H.,
s c., on the oath March after publica
ton thereof, at II O'Clock in the fore
npon, to show cause, if any they have
why the said Administration should
npt be granted.
Given under my hand, this the 4th
day of March Ammo
= Domini 1897. Published on
i:''' the 10th day of March in
the Edgefield ADVERTISER.
j. D. ALLEN,
Probate Judge.
Now is the time to sub"
cfibe for tn e Advertiser.
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At the present rate of production over
$500, 900, 600 worth of fresh gold will
come from the mines before another
presidential election is held