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THOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR. EDGEFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY MARCH 17, 1892. VOL. LVn. NO. IO. The Gallant Courier-A "Revolu tionary Story Sounded on . Fact. B7 THOMAS S. AUTHUR. K Fort Motte, Fort Granby, Fort .-./ Watson, the fort at. Orangeburg, ' and every other post in South Caro - lina except Charleston and Ninety Six had yielded, successively, to v the American arms, u?d?r . the Bpbmmand of Groeno, Sumter, Mar ambn. and Lee ; and now General Greene turned all his energies to . the reduction of Ninety-Six, giving orders, at tho same time, for Gen. Sumter, to remain in the country Sooth and West of the Congaree, so as to cut off all communication 'between Lord Rawdon, who was at Charleston awaiting reinforce ments * from England, and Col. ; Cruger, who was - in command at Ninet}'-Six. Day af ter day the seige of Ninety Six went on, the Americans slowly ? approaching the fort by a series oj works constructed under the super inlehdence of Kosciusco, and Cru ger still holding out in expectat'.ou of reinforcements'frhm Charleston, although not a single word of in telligence from Lord Rawdon had reached him since the investment of the post which he held with so much bravery and j-erseyerance. On the 3d of June, the long*ex ' pected reinforcement from Eng . land reached Lord Rawdon, and on the 7 li he started for the relief of Col. Cruger with a portion of three Iriuh regiments, and was joined soon after- by South Caro lina royalists, swelling his force to two thousand men. But all his efforts to transmit intelligence of ' his approach to the beleagured garrison at Ninety-Six proved un availing. His messengers were in tercepted^by Sumter and Marion^ who held, possession o^.; the infer 1 mediate region. :'?.>. "received l?rrt?lligence- from Gen; Sumterof the approach of Rawdon. Directing Sumter to keep in front of the enemy, he reinforced him with all Iiis cavalry under Lieuten ant-Colonel Washington, and urged him to use every. means in his power to delay the advancing British army, until, he should be able to complete the investment of the fort at Ninety-Six, and compe it to surrender. Then with renew ed diligence he pressed the seigfld hoping to obtain a capitulation be fore Col. Cruger should receive news of the approaching succor, and thus break up, with the ex ception of Charleston, the last rally ing point of the enemy in South Carolina. But tho commander of ; the fort was ever jan the alert to make good his defences and to an noy and retard the beseigers in . every possible way: and, though ignorant of the near approach of aid, he would listen to no overtures for A capitulation. One evening, while affairs re . tained this aspect, a countryman rode along the American lines, conversing familiarly with the offi cers and boldiers on duty. No par ticular notice was taken of this, as, from the beginning of the seige, the, friends of our cause were per in >tted to en tar the camp and go wherever their, curiosity happened to lead them. The md; vidual here mentioned moved along, seeming ly much interested with all ho uaw and heard, until he arrived at the great nad leading directly to the town, in which quarter were only ' some batteries thrown up for the protection" of the guards. Pausing here for a few moments, he glanced cautiously around him, and then suddenly putting spurs to his horse, he dashed at full speed into the town. Seeing this, the guard and sentinels opened their fire upon him. He escaped unhurt, holding 'up a .letter as soon as he was out of danger. The garrison, which had observed this movement, un derstood its meaning, and the gates were instantly thrown open to re ceive the messenger, who proved to be from Lord Rawdon, and brought the welcome intelligence of his near, approach. Hoping still to reduce the fort before the arrival of Lord Rawdon, Gen. Greone urged on the work of inyesture, and. by. ?very, means in his power songht to-weaken the garrison, so as to'make victory cer tain when all was ready for the final assault. But bofore he had accomplished his task, a messen ger from Somier arrived with tho unwelcome intelligence that Raw don had succeded in passing him pu slings on rapidly for Ninety-Six, The crisis had nc com*?. Greene must either hazai an assault upon the fort ere h works were in complete readines risk a battle with Rawdon,; orr tire over the Saluda arid thuB gn confidence and strength to tl tories and royalist army. His fin determination was to meet the ri lieving army under Rawdon, bi every thing depending oh his n< giving the enemy, at this particuli crisis of affairs in the South, victory, and seeing that his fore was much inferior to that of th British, he resol ved'to make : a attack upon the fort, and if nc successful in'reducing it, to retir with his army towards North Caix lina before Rawdon came up. The 18th of June 1781, was th day chosen for this assault. Bu made, as it was, with the besiegers works, incomplete, though the mei fought with desperate courage, 'th fort was successfully'defended, an? Gen. .Greene ordered his troops t< retir*?, after they had suffered thi loss of one hundred and eighty-fivi killed and wounded. Nothing was now left but retr?at For some twenty-six days the fee seiging army had been at work bo fore th? fort, and in three dayl more, all their arrangements woulc hare been completed and the pos fallen into Jheir hands. It wai therefore deeply mortifying auc dispiriting to be forced to retire just as success was about crowning their efforts. ' But far-seeing, pru dent, and looking more to future results than present triumphs, Greene on the 19th commenced re treating towards the Saluda, which riyer he passed in safety, and moved forward with all possible dispatch for the Enoree. Beforo his rear guard had left the south of this river, the van of Lord Raw don's army appeared in pursuit. But the British commander besita ted to make an attack upon.Green's cavalry, which waj under the com" and was'a brave, "well-di?eipliriecT and superior troop, and so permit ted them to pass the Enoree un molested. While Lord Rawdon paused at this point, undetermined which course to pursue, Gen. Greene moved on towards the Broad River, where he halted and made his encampment. Such was the aspect of affairs at the time our story begins-a story of woman's self-devotion and hero asm. Near the place where Gen. Greene had halted with his weary and disheartened troops, stood the unpretending r?sidence? of a counr try farmer, in moderate circum stances. His name was Geiger. ! He was a true friend of the Ameri can cause, and but for ill-"health, that rendered him unable to endure the fatigues of th$ camp would have been under arms in defence of his country. Th? deop interest felt in the cause of liberty by Gei ger, made him ever on the alert I for information touching the pro gress of affair" in his State, and th? freedom with which he express ed his opinions created him hosts of enemies among the ?vil-minded tories with whom he was surround ed. Geiger haoV an only daughter, eighteen yeareTof age, who was im bued with her'father's spirit. "If I were only a man 1" she would.often say, when intelligence came of Britisn or tory outrages, or when news was brought of some reverse to the American arms. "If ? were only a man, that I could fight for my country." . On the third day of Gen. Green's encampment near the residence of ?eiger, a neighbor dropped in. "What news ?" asked the farmer. "Lord Rawdon has determined to abandon the fort at Ninety-Six.'' "Are you certain ?" "Yes, Gen. Greene received the information this morning. Raw don has dispatched intelligence to Col. Stuart to advance with his regiment from Charleston to Fri day's Ferry on the Congaree, where he will join him immediately. He leaves Cruger at Niue fy-Six who is to move, as soon as possible, with hisTbloody tory recruits and their property, and to take ar JU to tliat will put theEdisto between him and our forces. Moving down the southern bank of this river to Orangeburg, he will thence make a junction with Rawdon at Friday's Ferry." "Then they will divide their force ?"' said Geiger, eagerly. . "Yes." "And give Greene an -advantage by which he will not be slow io profit. Ciuger will not be a day on the march before our General will make his acquaintance:" "No," replied the neighbor. "If I beard aright, it is Gen, Green?'? intention to pursue Rawdon, and strike a more decisive blow." . "Why did he not encounter him af ihe Saluda, when the opportuni ty offered?" "Gon.'Sumter was not with him." "Nor is he now." "Arid, I fear, will not join him as he so much desires." "For what reason ?" inquired Geiger. . "He finds no one willing to be come bearer of despatches. The country between this and Sumter's station on the Wate ree, is full of the enemies of our cause. Blood thirsty tories, elated byJhe defeat of our arms at Ninety-Six, who will to a certainty murder any man who undertakes the journey. I would not go on the mission for my weight in gold." "And can no man be found to risk his fife for his country even on so perilous a service ?" said. the farmer in a tone of surprise, not anmingled with mortification. "None. The effort to reach Sum ter would be fruitless. The bravest man will hesitate to throw his life away,* "God protects those who devote themselves to the good of their country," said Geiger. "If I could pear'the fatigue of the journey, I would not shrink from the service an instjnt."' "You would commit an act of folly." '.No-of true devotion to my iountry," replied the farmer, warm ly. "But," he added, in a sadden id voice, "what boots it that I am willing for the task. These fneble imbs refuse to bear me on the ouruey." Emily- Geig?r, the daughter, leard all this with feelings of in en se interest ; and as she had often laid before, so she said how, in -he silence of her spirit: "Oh, hat I were a mani" But she was limply a young oud tender girl, ier hands were noPaole to stf??k* * i blow for her country. . "If I were only a mani" mur nered the young girl again arid igain, as she rriused on on what ihe had heard, long after the neigh bor had departed. In the meantime. Gen Greene, who had heard through messengers from Col. Lee of the proposes abandonment of Ninety Six, and the division of the British and tory forces; was making prepara tions to retrace his steps, and strike, if possible, a decisive blow against Lord Rawdon. In order to make certain of victory, it was neces sary to inform Sumter of his de signs, and effect a junction with him before attacking the enemy. But, thus far, no one offered to perform the dangerous service. On the morning of the day upon which the army was to commence retracing its steps, Gen. Greene, sat in his tent lost in deep thought. Since , taking command of the Southern army, he had been strug gling at every disadvantage with a powerful eriemv, whose disciplined troops were daily strengthened by citizens of the country, lost to every feeling of true patriotism ; and now, having-weakened that enemy, he felt eager to strike a blow that would destroy him. But, with the force that he could com mand, it was yet a doubtful ques tion whether an engagement would' result in victory to the American arms. If he could effect a june tion with Sumter before Lord Raw don reached Friday's Ferry on the Congaree, he had great hopes of success. But the great difficulty was to get a messenger to Sumter, who was distant between one and two hundred miles. While the General was pondering these things an officer entered and said "A young country girl is before the tout, and wishes to speak with you." "Tell her to come in," replied the General. (TO BE CONTINUED.) When suffering from throat or lung troubles, take only such medicine as has been proved worthy of confidence. Such a remedy is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral a specfic for sudden colds, and invaluable in all forms of pulmonary complaints. Sold by druggists. Price $1. tiJ?t* Bring your school checks to the ADVERTISER office, if you want 95 per cent, of their face v?duo. 'g?0 95 cents on the dollar will be paid for school checks at the ADVERTISER office, provided you are a subscriber to the paper, or become a subscriber when you bring in the check. LIQUOR DEALERS V IZE. To Fight the Dispensar; - the Courts. CHARLESTON, Jan. 24-A hundred persons attende' vention of liquor dealert met here to-day. On a [counties the following c were found present : Richland-J .H Mancl Meehan, J F L Habenich Sumter-Frank O'Dohi Maheim, J H Wineb?rg. Abbeville-G P O'Niell. Barnwell-Mike Bro.wr Coleman. Berkeley-J G Linst? Frank, C Mappus. ? &vj Coller?n-W B Sanders Sanders, J D Elliott, G W and H Feentuck. Darlington-J R James, ( ander, L?L?wehthali Florencej-rC Morgan, j B HY: Kershaw-W Garsenheim. Lancaster-J W McWhor' .>.? Orangeburg-S H Link. .. - Harley, A H Linstedt, J B Jo H Fenchel, J L Hunting. About fifty delegates from ? . lesion were present. - ' Telegrams and letters were ? . from dealerein Greenville and fi other counties, pledging co-o? o. tion. In calline? the meeting to ord' Chairman Mantoue said that i h one purpose of the convention to fight legislation that wa, : direct opposition to personal h" . lies. No politics would enter . convention, it was simply to y^V tect private rights. . Af ter. the temporary organisa-: tion, a permanent organization w?8: affected with the following officers : President, B Madtoue ; secroiarierjsf E E Welman and J H Wellbrook treasurer, Sime 1 ?rt; The following -t-" by Mike Brown. irae:: "Resolved,-T; ::i & xwit?i committee- ;hej %>iy^^i^:..;. [ .."<r> that the'chaim'. . of this convex': . members of thar of which memb -r-- ?r-r.; y.. a quorum, with *iLc ?ut:.;,v j. i?> retain counsel and obtain opinions' as to the validity of the E ?-ans dis pensary bill, to advise as to .the course to be pursued ; the commit tee to have full power to take such action as they deem proper." The chairman said that he would appoint the committee at his leisure. Some names were suggest ed to him by out-of-town delega tions. A report of the treasurer was read, and showed that $1,500 was in the treasury and $2,000 could be secured. For the information of the con vention, it was stated thal the legal fight that they proposed to make |might cost $10,000 to $12,000. : A gentleman from Columbia asked just how the war was lo be carried.on, and was informed that the committee would employ-the best counsel and'see thai there.Wai a good case ; then fight the law in the courts. . . The convention then adjouilfod. The executive committee tb. appointed herea?ter will conduct the fight, which will be to a finish, Vulgarity And Affectation; : William Hazlitt. Few subjects are more Jrieariv allied than these two-rvulgaritj and affectation. It may be said of them truly that "thin partitionE do their bounds divide." There cannot be a surer proof of ? low j origin or of an innate meancssoi disposition, than to be alway* talking of being genteel. We mus! have a strong t?ndency to that which we are always . trying tc avoid; whenever we pretend,on all occasions, a mighty con tempi for anything, it is a pretty clea] sign that we feel ourselves verj nearly on a level with it. Of the two classes of people, I hardly know which is to be regarded wit! most distaste, the vulgar aping th< genteel, or the genteel constant^ sneering at, and endeavoring t< distinguish themselves from th< vulgar. These two sets of persohi are always thinking of oneanothe: the lower of the higher with envy the more fortunate of their lesi happy neighbors with contempt They are habitually placed in dp position to each other; jostle-ii their pretensions at every turn and the same objects and trail of thought (only reserved by' :.th relative situation of either paijtyj accupy their whole time and atteri tion. The one are straining eyer ' . i igirig common sense entcel; the others object br idea in vj \ not te b? thought but poor spite; a e of ambition. To 'that which one . ',18 a very humble >rity; to despise ) 3 s, is still worse. . rit - ly a more select 'h ':$W nd of vulgarity. . out by a sort of .".r? ? tion. It plumes '. *vp sis ih the homely 9 mass of raan .- ? bf the worth of bj name, fashion, ince, from the r . v. of real qualities, . . .* .' ration in itself, it ' ' ions and fantas . v?> ie wretchedness >>? others. Violent J.: vays suspicious, .:. |t affinity. The gi S ha u" the "Great . w-.l :?: lall" is mostly u'-'.vu:-.i 'instances. The ?>i&jj i ri : the dress of the ;.*?-.??;?o ? t cavils .at'tho . |r*i* t;ivir the illiterate. '....*-> "a- .tho fewest ' . 1T?B, n?turaLll j their eelf-'ibve it ignorant peo .h at in strang satire prevail .es; and a pro very the si ight , deviation from ipprove, ceafces k ._l.common sense ?a.decenc}'. True worth docs not ult in the faults and deficiency. $ others ; as true refinement ?rns away from grossness and de jrmity, instead of being tempted ^indulge in.an unmanly triumph j ?r it. Ranhael would not faint! > ~" oi H sign- j ' ?vi** . r-y roi. .? . - 7 . ' . . c. ??OJS*'..>.-*.- In.--' . . ' homely- Ti ...r- .jf.= - ... t .*./ 4 ?tj?a?iy freo from spleen a nc ! aij.??ttbtiuii. xiliv ?i;J ?pixiv ol gentility is the mere essence of spleen and affectation '---of affec ted delight in its own would-be qualifications, and of ineffable disd?in poured out upon the involuntary blunders or accidental disadvantage of those whom it chooses to treat as it inferiors. Sowing Spring Oats. ; .We do not appr ove the practice of retying on oats sown in the spring;1 Those who do so urge that fall sown oats are so often killed by freezes that they have aban doned the idea, but we suspect that most of the oats that are sown in the spring, that is, after Christmas, are sown on the fields of those farmers who cannot find time for anything but cotton pick ing in the fall. However, we wilj not discuss the comparative merits of fall oats' and winter b?f?jat tbiB'tim?,'-for it is too late to mind tJ?evm?tiei; th?s season It is . well I ter say that' th? later' the: so'Wing-of oats tte richer the. soil should te, or the more highly ? manured. ?11 quick, growing crops, and those planted so late that they must' de part from! their natural habits in order to mature in time, must be supplied with abundance of avail able or soluble plant food so that roots will not have to forage through every inch of,soil for the scant food' that is ready for absorution. If an engineer is re quired to run bis locomotive and train of-cars 500 . miles in 500 minutes, he does not want wet soggy wood, or green gum logs with which to charge the furnace, but clean, dry, quick-burning coal -and plenty of it. Oats sown in February will be ready to harvest in June, earlier OJ later, according to variety. There 'are only one hundred and twenty or one hundred and thirty days in which all the processess of germinating, tillering, booting, jointing, and Leadening and ripening. It stands to reason that if the food supply is scarce and hard to gather, the crop will be to that extent a poor one. Therefore, if you intend to sow oats between now and March lst,.\ seclect good land, or use plenty of fertilizers, plow the iand as carefully and thoroughly as if for a good crop of corn and UBS plenty.of the best seed. If we "had to reey on a crup of oats yet to be sown, we would 1 1. Select the best seed. For. this purpose, spring sowing*, , the Buit oat is perhaps the earliest and best and it is rust proof. (We don't know who has seed, so don't ask us.) Next a good strain of Texas rust-proof, or Go?rgia rust proof, or Appier. 2. Select naturally rich, or artificially fertile land. If not convenient to do this, use not less than 500 pounds, and on up to 1,500 pounds of cotton seed meal per acre, mixed with about one third acid phosphate, Say: Acid phosphate (with potash 2501b Cotton Seed Meal......5001b 7501b The acid phosphate should have 2 or 3 per cent of potash in its composition. 3. Having the ground well plowed, sow not less than three bushel* of seed per acre, Land so poor or so poorly fertilized, that it will not bear three bushels of seed oats to the acre, sown in February, were better planted in something else. Medium land, may be sown in the fall but.it requires good.land or a well fertilized soil to make spring oats. 4 Sow. about one month before the usual tim? for planting the main crop of Indian corn. We do not give dates because The Constitution goes over so wide a territory, north and south that a general rule-referring to some local custom-is better and more easily applied. 5. When the oats get.well]started in growing, say in a month or six weeks after sowing, they- will be greatly benefitted by a top dress ing of fifty to one hundred pounds of nitrate of soda, per acre, sown just before or just after a rain. Thirty bushels per acre should be the minimum yield provided for and ?x-b?< ?fed ft M ; i a p^?hffi&e?Gp Oh? >. .; . " fir* ' ';;2c*t'. ?nd iHls'ti,-._ . Net profit,.- $30.20 MEETING STREET, S, C., Oct. 22,1892. JOHN H. HUIET, Esq., Pres't Globe Phos. Co., Columbia., S.C.: Dear Sir :~According to promise I send you herewith result of my experiment with your fertilizer on one acre of corn : In winter I broadeasted 100 bushels of cotton seed and turned it under ; first of May bedded out land and put ih: water-furrow compost of 400 pounds of your Acid Phosphate, 30 bushels cot ton seed,, with some rough lot manure^ ridging" on this/ On 21st of May split this ridge and drop ped the corn six to ten inches, and put in the drill 200 pounds1 of your Alkaline Guano. When corn was about hand high I ran around the corn; the rain set in and continued' about 8 weeks. Between showers I went in with' plow and put in two more furrows, adding in drill 200 poundff more ?of Alkaline "Guano ; at last, of th?,, wet season I put two more furrows'in the middle with heel-swsep rnnbing shallow. After this 8 weeks of wet weather, we had a protracted dry spell for 8 weeks, with no rain except one light shower, The corn fired up where it had been holding too much water in the wet season. I do not know how much fodder I got-it was a good deal. I gathered thc corn and measured every ear of it. I measured 84 bushels. When I set out in the spring I wanted xb make 100 bushels on one acre, and with the manure used and good work and seasons, I could have made my hundred bushels. The way the season was the last manuring did no good. Eight weeks, of wet and 8 weeks of dry weather, with only 6 furrows, and they put in too wet, I made 84 bushels. The cost of manure, gusno, cot ton seed and labor all was $32.80. I had fourteen acres of corn planted besides, and not manured as well. I gathered 565 bushels. My cotton crop was poor; will not quite average a bale, to the acre. . Yours truly. W. T. WALTON. 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PADGETT, ? - Co. Commissioner. ' . . . Final Settlement and Dis charge. NOTICE is hereby given that there will be a final settlement of the guardianship estate of M. L. Timmer man in the Probate Office at Edgefield on the 18th day of February, prox and at the same time application will be made for a discharge as guardian of said esl ?te. . W. H. TIMMEKMAN. Notice to Debtors and Cred itors. ALL persons holding claims against the estate of Miss Annie May, dec'd, will present them to me as ad ministrator, properly attested, on or before the 15th day of February, 1893, and all persons owing the estate will please pay the same at once. A. A. WERTS, Adm'r estate Miss Annie May. Peterkins Cluster. 9Oil BUSHELS Cottonseed, "Peterkin'sCluster," for exchange, at the rates of one bushel for four of other seed. F. P. HOLLINGSWORTH, 2m Edgefield, S. Q. WM. SCHWEIGERT Tlie Je%*rellei% Corner Broad 'and McIntosh Streets. 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