Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, March 25, 1868, Image 4
Dead in the Street,
A CIT" I.Vi 1DKNT.
Udder the lamp light.*, dead iu the street,
Delicate, fair, und emly twenty,
There she lies,
Face to tho skies,
Starved to death ia a city of plenty,
Spurned ly all that is pure ?ind sw.-ct,
Passed tr busy and careless ieet
llundrods bent upon folly and pleasure;
Hundreds with plenty, and time, and leisure
Leisure to .?iced Christ's mission below,
To tench tho erring and raise tho lowly
l'lei.ty, in charity's name, to show
That ?iie has sotaeth ng divine and holy.
Do!.-ted charms-classical brow,
De'?cato features-look at thom sow ;
Look at her lips-euee they could smile ;
Eyes-we!!, never mon: shall they beguile ;
Never m >re, never more word of hers
A blu.?h shall bring :o the j.tiu liest face.
Sbe has found) let us hope and trust,
Peace in a higher ai;d better place;
AnJ yet, despite of all still, I ween,
Joy of some bc;.rt sho mus*, have ben.
Some P?nd mother, proud of thc task,
H.is stomped tc finger each dainty curl;
Soui': vain lather has bowed to ask
A blessing for her, Lis darling ^r?ri.
Hard to think as wc leek at her there,
Of ult the tenderness, leve, ace care,
Lonely watching and s-.re b< r'-ache,
Ali tho agony, 'jurniug tears,
Joys and sorrows, hopes and fears,
Breathed and sutTurid fur her sweet sake.
Fancy will picture a home afar,
Out where thc daisies and buttercups aro,
Out where life-giving bn.cr.es blow,
Far from these sodden streets, foul and low
Fa?cy will picture a lonely hearth,
And nu aged couple dead to mirth
An aged couple, broken and gray,
Knecliog beside a bed to pray ;
Or lying awake o' nights to hark
For a thing that may como in tho rain and
the dark,
A hollow-eyed woman, with weary feet.
Better they never know
She whom they cherished so
Lies this night, lone and low,
Dead in thc street.
KOW HE EARNED A WIFE.
-o
"And so v?'it want to marry my daugh
ter, \ oung man," said larmer Blifkius.
removing the pipe from his month, and
looking at tito young fellow snarply from
head to toe.
Despite his radier indolent, efiemiiiate
air, which was mainly the result of his
education, Luke Jordan was a fine look
i*.: fellow, and ii.it easily moved from
lili s?f-possession ; Ina lie colored and
.?row contused beneath that sharp, scruti
.i
Uizitlg l<>ok.
.. Ve--, sir, 1 spoke to Miss Mary ia--1
evening, and .she-she refelled me to
Volt."
Tho <>!.*! matt's face softened.
"M"!!v i> a good girl, a very good
girl," he said, stroking his chin with a
thoughtful air, "and shi deserves u good
husband. What can you do?"
.. i: you refer to my ability support
a wife, I can assure you
- 1 know that you are a rich man.
Luke Jordan, but I tako it for granted
that you ask my girl to marry yo?, not
*<>;!... property. What guarantee can
you give, me, in ease it should be swept
away,-as it is in thousands of instance-,
-that you could provide for her a com
fortable home? You have hands and
brains-do you know how to use thom :'
Again 1 ask, what can you tf?/7
This was a sty ie Of cat?chisai for which
Lake was quite unprepared; and he stared
blankly at the questioner without speak
ing.
.'I behove vou managed to iiet through
college-have you any profession^?
"No, sir; I thought-"
;- Have you any trade ?"
'?? No, sir ; my latin ? though! that, with
the wealth i should inherit, 1 should not
uocd any."
" Your father thought like a fool, then.
He'd much better have given you some
honest occupation and cut you off with a
shilling-it might have been thc making
of you. As it is, what are you lit for .'
Hero you are a strong, able-bodied man,
twenty-lour years old, and never earned
a dollar in your lite! You ought to be
ashamed of yourself/
"And you want to marry my daughter,"
resumed tho old man, after a few vigor
uus pall's at his pipe. " Now Tve given
Molly r.s gnud advantages for learnrng as
any girl in town, and she hasn't thrown
'cm away ; but if she didn't, know how
to work, she'd be no daughter of mine.
If i chose, I could koop more than one
.servant : but I don't, no more than 1
choose that my daughter should bea pale,
spiritless creature, full of dyspepsia and
ail manner of fine-lady ailments, instead
of the smiling, bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked
lass she is. ? did say that shu should
marry no lad that had been cur.-ed with
a .rich father ; but she!s taken a foolish j
liking to ye, and I'll tell ye what I'll do :
?io t<< work, and prove yourself to he
H man ; perfect yourself in some occu
pation- I don't can? what, soil bc honest:
then come to me, and, if the girl is wil
ling, she is yours.''
As tho old man said this, he deliberate
ly knocked thc ashes oui of his pipe
against one of thc pillars of the porch
where lie was sitting, tucked it into his
vest pocket, and went into the house.
Pretty Mary Blil'kins was waiting to
sec her lover down at the garden gate,
their usual trysting place. The smiling
light faded from her eyes as she noticed
his sober, discomfited look.
?; Father means well," she said, as Luke
told her thc result of his application.
"And I'm not sure but what he is
about right,"' she resit ned, after a thought
ful pause, "for it seems to mc that every
man, bc he rich or poor, ought to have
some occupation."
Then, as she noticed her lover's grave
look, she added, softly :
,: Xever mind ; I'll wait for you, Luke."
Luke Jordan suddenly di sap; ?eared
fr. his accustomed haunt*, much to tin
surprise of his gay associates. But, wher
ever he went, he carried with him in his
exile these words, and which were like a
tower of strength to his soui, I'll wait
for you, Luke."
Hue pleasant, sunshiny morning, late
i* October, as farmer Bl if kins was prop
ping up the grape-vine in his front yard,
that, threatened to break down with the
./.eight of ?ls luxurious burden, a neat
looking curt drove up, from which Luke
Jordan alighted with a quick, elastic ;
spring, quite in contrast to his former
easy, leisurely movements.
" Good morning, Mr. Blifkins. Inn- !
derstood that you wanted to buy some {
butter tubs and cid?>r burrels, think I s
have some here that w ilt just suit you." j
.. Whose Make are they V inquired the
tdd man. as, opening the gate, he paused 1
by the wagon. , J
' .. Mine," replied Lake, with an air of ?1
pardonable priJe ; "and I challenge, an
coopee in t!ic Stak; to beat them."
Mr. lilif kins examined them critical!
one by one.
"They'll do," ho. said, coolly, as he s<
down the last of the lot. " What wi
yon take, fur them ?"
'. What 1 asked you for six monti
ago to-day-your daughter, sir."
The roguish twinkle in the old man
eyes broadened into a smile.
" You've got tho right metal in yo
after all, ho cried. " Come in, lad-cum
in ; 1 shouldn't wonder if wc made
trade, after all."
Nothing loth. Luke, obeyed.
" Molly !" bawled Mr. Blif kins, thrus
mg his head into the kitchen door.
Molly tripped out into the entry. Th
round white anns were bared above th
elbows, anil bore traces of tho flour sli
bad been sifting. Her dress was a net
gingham, over which was tied a bl ti
checked apron; but she looked winnin
and lovely as she always did where vc
she was found.
She blushed and smiled as she s.v
Luke, and i heu, turning her eyes upo
her father, waited dutifully to hear wh?
he had to say.
Thc old man regarded tho daughtc
quizzically.
"Molly, this young man-may ha
you've seen him before- has brought m
a lot <?f tubs and barrels, all of his ow
make-a right good article, too. ll
asks a pretty steep price for 'em,-but
you are willing to give it, well and good
and hark ye, mi girl, whatever bargai
you make yo?.;r old father will ratify."
A< Mr. Blif kins said this, he consi(
erately stepped out of the room, and w
will follow his example. But the kin
of bargnh) thc young people made ea
readily be imagined by ihe speedy wee
ding which followed.
Luke Jordan turned his attention t
the study of medicine, of which profei
sion he became a useful and influent:;
member; but every year, on thc ann
versary of his marriage, he delighted hi
father-in-law by some specimen of th
handicraft by which he won what he dc
clares to be " the best and dearest wii
in thc world."'
.1 Southerner's Impressions of Bra
zil aud tuc Brazilians!
The Monroe (La.) Journal publikes
?oller from Mr. C. G. Matthews, writtei
at San Paulo. Brazil, from 'which wi
make the following extracts:
You wish to know if I am satisfied herc
1 will say this, that I can make an alum
dance to eat with less labor, than anywhere
(.lse I have bein, but I do not like tin
associations. 1 don't like the barcfoote<
ind nakecl from-lhe-waistrt:p women, ant
men with their shirts outside bf theil
[?ants. 1 dou't like the bicho rind bayou;
and thc one hundred fleas now racing ur.
and down my leg?, andi though lane
mino enjoy tho very best bea lt'', in a eli
malo favorable lo longevity, 1 can't s.v.
that ! nm satisfied, or willing to spend thc
remnant of my days here; in time, how.
.vcr. 1 may be reconciled and then I car,
write t<> you and give you ibo reasons
for the chango. Thera is a class in our
country who would do well here, and
would, I think, bc pleased with ihe coun
try, I mean those who can hardly carn a
support by haiti labor, air- who care very
little for society : here they can live "fat"
by working one-fifth of their time, and ii
industrious, could make a little compe
tency bciidcS. If you wish to como to
Brazil you can very easily marry a eoflbc
plantation and got a very nico woman to
boot, (the better classes arc well educated,
and some of them very pretty;) other
wise it will not suit yon, as you don't
like to work. Seme of thc Americans
express themselves delighted with the
country, and probably good many of my
Monteville friends would like it better
'han 1 do. To the lover of hunting.
I would say that game is scarce and hard
to get at. aud a man would starve to death
t">r sport and support who depended upi n
hunting. Fish are plentiful ?-n the const,
but very scarce here. 1 could sec more
fish in crossing half a dozen streams in
Florida than I could catch here in a life
time.
"Cussed His Crop Out.''
The following good one is told of .lohn
M., a most inveterate w;ig. ?md one of
the cleverest men in old Talbot. Ile was
in tho Burean office at Butler last ?hil.
looking over some old tax books, when a
negro of this county whahad had some
difficulty with his employer, entered and
inquired of M. if he waa M de buro."
" Yes," said h^ ; " I'm the man."
" Well, boss, I kum to sec you 'bout a
fuss 1 had wid de mau I works wid-Mr.
B. You see, boss. 1 axed him two weeks
ago how much money and tings 1 go( in
dc store, he tole me a hundred and thirty
dollars. Well, las' week I goes to town
and buys three or four dollars wuf uv
ting?, and den he say I owe him two hun?
? Ired and fifty dollars; and wen I teli him
dat can't be so, ho cist-"
" What ! did he cuss you ?" said M..
excitedly, turning over thc leaves of the
tax book.
"Yes 'noss, he cussed ?ne twice."
" We!!," said M., hurriedly snatching
up a pen and making some marks on tin
book ; '. I line him nine dollars for that."
" Look a herc, boss," said thc negro,
eagerly, "ib.es dey have to pay for cus
sin' us ?"
" Yes ; four dollars and a half for eve
ry time they e-u.-s you."
"Den,"' said the colored individual,
rising solemnly and putting his hat care
fully on the table; u'fore God, boss, Ac
done cuss his xv ho le c ron out. and l's swine
xi?
home to collect my money."
Thc negro made shell road time back
lo his employer's, told thc negroes of
their good fortune, and thc result, was
that every one of them went to Butler
next day to know about his "cuss mon
ey." B. had some trouble in convincing
the newly-made enlightened voters that
"cussing" Wiis not taxable.-'J alboll?n
Gazette.
LOVE SICK.-"Amelia, fur thee-yes.
at thy command, I'd 'ear this eternal fir
mament into a thousand fragments-l d
gather thc stars one by ?nie as they tum
bled from the regions <>f elhcrial space
and put them in my trowsCrs' pockets j
I'd pluck tho sun. that oriental god of day,
that traverses the blue arch of Heaven
in such majestic splendor-IM tear him
from the sky and quench his bright efful
gence iu thu fountain of my eternal love (
for thee !"
Amelia-1 Don't, Henry, it would be (
so dark."
- ,
A gentleman once asKed a little girl, .
m only child, how, many si.stci" she had, .
md wa^ told three or four." Her mother ?
isked Mary, when they were alone, what 1
lad induced her to tell such an untruth. s
'Why, mamma," cried Mary, "didn't j,
vant, bim to think you were so poor that j
rou hadn't but one child. Wouldn't he j c
bought we were drefful poor ?" j ?i
From tho Mompbis Avalanche.
A Shocking (ase.
Wc were shown yesterday, by Dr. L.
N. Bruce, of this city, a worm of thw
species known as the centiped, or " thou
sand legs," which was, on Tuesday last,
placed in his hands for examination by
Mrs. M. A. H., a most estimable lady,
of Raleigh. This worm, as it would seem,
and we cannot doubt the statement of
Mrs. IL, was ejected from her stomach
the day before it was handed the doctor,
and yet more singular, some three weeks
previous she disgorged some eight or
nine 41 bat" or t; earth worms," which were
also preserved and submitted to thc medi
cal attend mt of the family. When shown
us, thc centiped was still partially alive
that is to say, one part of it was alive,
thoilgh dying, by degrees, a peculiarity
of that species of the worm family, and
a fact which must remove all doubts as
to its being one of any class of worms
existing in the human system. We would
also add that the worm was submitted by
Dr. Bruce to a number of fellow mem
bers of the faculty in this place, and that
no one of the number dissented from the
general opinion that it was none other
than a centiped. But how it came in the
stomach of the lady, is the question which
must puzzle those who are cognizant of
the fact that this variety ot the worm
species is seldom, if ever, seen in this
part of the country, while the lady, by
whom it was disgorged, has not been ont
of the State for many years. Dr. B.
expresses the opinion that it must have
been swallowed in thc larva state, and
developed in the stomach, but then how
it survived the action and the gastric
juice of that organ must still remain a
mystery. We are pleased to learn that
Mrs. H. is in good health, though labor
ing under thc revolting impression that
her stomach is still infected with these
venomous worms-an assurance to the
contrary of which the medical profession
must be but slow to give her under the.
circumstances we have related. What
ever may exist in her body, this thought
lingering in her mind cannot fail to ren
der life one of constant dread and wretch
edness, until absolute conviction shall
supplant the awful apprehension. With
this simple statement of the. facts, as they
came to us through a channel of undoubted
reliability, we respectfully turn the case
over to the doctors.
A TALE OY' Honiton FRO-V CANADA.
The Guelph Advertiser sa\s:
We have received accounts from the
neighboring township of Caledon, which
purport to bc the particulars of a deed
lhat surf ?asses in cold-blooded atrocity
and fiendish malignity everything we re
member in the annals of Canada. Ashort
time ago, a middle-aged man by thc name
of William Wright, a shoe-maker, was
in a lavern at thc village of Altor., along
with six women-including a mother and
her daughter and other misses-and four
voung men. The names of all these
persons arc known to us. A kind ot
party was got up, and they arrived at the
?nil i;i a budy. The unfortunate Wright
had been about thc place two or three
days, under the influence of liquor, lt
does not appear whether any previous
enmity existid between thom, or that it
was a tipsy frolic ; but soon after their
finding him the ladies took bold, and un
dressed him. He was naturally a strong
man, but whiskey bad su.-h a power over
him that they accomplished their purpose
with tolerable ease. They stripped him
stark naked, atid then amused themselves
liekiing, pinching, scratching and other,
wise ill-li'catiiig him. We (nive not heard
what part the four men took in the affair,
or who first proposed lbj use of fire.
. The girls, however, soon armed them
selves with hot iron-, burning sticks,
coals, ceo., and began to scar and roast
him in the most frightful and diabolical
manner. The poor wretch struggled and
groaned piteously for his release, but they
would not desist until they had tortured
him to thc utmost, and literally covered
his lindy with wounds. He lingered for
several days in unutterable, anguish, till
death stepped in to his relief. Deceased
was unmarried. We have not yet heard
thc result of the coroner's inquest, i m t
surely the jury can find nothing in the
case to excuse such ruthless barbarity.
lou: DAUGHTERS.-It is a most painful
spectacle in families, where, the mother
is thc drudge, to sec the daughters ele
gantly dressed, reclining at th? ir.ease,
willi their drawing, their music, their
fancy work, and their reading, beguiling
themselves of the lapse of hours, days
and weeks, ?md never dreaming of their
respousil ?lilies, but as a necessary conse
quence of neglect of duty, growing weary
of their useless lives, laying hold of eve
ry newly invented stimulant to amuse
their drooping energies, and blaming their
fate when they dare not blame their God
for having placed them where they are.
These individuals will often tell you with
an air of affected compassion, for who can
believe it real ?-that poor, dear mamma
is working herself to death, Yet no sooner
do yon propose lhat they should assist
her, than they declare that she is quite in
her element-in short, that she would
never be happy if she h;id only half as
much to do
While A. P. Hill's division was tearing
np the 13. and O. R. R., in the fall of
1802, Lane's brigade, of that division was
ordered further north than the other
brigades, where a live reb was a curiosity.
At this time the. quartermasters had not
procured new clothing to take the place
of worn, tattered and ragged relics of the
campaign into "My Maryland," and we
ragamuffins-that's a fact. Tearing up
railroads is not very pleasant business,
and we had enjoyed ourselves for about
twenty-four hours, when Capt. K., of tho
7th N. C., went lo a house to get some
thing cooked, and got into quite an inter
esting conversation willi thc good lady
of the house. :
Old Lady. You is au officer, isn't
Capt. K. Yes, madam, I am a captain
in the 7th N. C. Infantry.
Old lady. Thar, now, Betsy Ann, I
told you he was an offici r. I kin tell tm
officer whenever 1 lays my two eyes on
em.
The officers they has the seats of their
breeches patched and the com mon sold ?era,
they doesn't ?-[Land We Love.
-* .*>
A Cooi. Toi'Eit.-A good anecdote is
Loki of a man named Bentley, a confirm
.?I drinker, who would never drink with
i friend or in public, and always bitterly
lenied when a little overe?me, ever tast
ily liquor. One day some bad witnesses
concealed themselves in his room, and
vhen the liquor was running down his
hroat, seized him with his arm crooked
md his mouth open, and holding him f(lst
isked willi an air of triumph: ,;Ah
'culley, we have caught yon atlast?
t'ou never drink, ch?" No tine would
uppose but that Bentley would have ao
m?wledgcd tho fact. Not. he. With tho i
uosl grave ?md inexpressive ince, he j
almly, and in a dignified manner, said:!
Gentlemen, nay name is not Bentley." 1
Try Agnin.
How oft has disappointment marred
Soie cherished plan of mine,
And hidden winier clouds appear
Where summer's sun should shine;
Yet often, as they darker grow,
I'vo soon some wondrous pen
Upon the very blackest writo
The sentenco, " Try again."
How often in tho stilly hour
Of night, ihe hoavy sigh,
lu sympathy, bus strovo to meet
The tcur-drop in my oye ;
And then, like angels whispering
Their messages to men,
I've heard a quiet breathing of
Tbe seuleuce, " Try again."
How often, ns I've walked amidst
Life's evor busy tide,
And jjstled with its favored ones,
On each and every side;
When m y misfortunes seemed to be
O'erwhelming, even then
Hus jomo good spirits breathed to me
The sentence, Try again."
My guardian ang?l it must bo,
Or else tho weight of caro
Had 6unk mo in the very depths
Of sorrow and despair ;
Bot, ob ! my heart much lighter seems^
And hope shines brighter, when
I hear thut t pirit softly breathe
Tho jentcuce, "Try again."
How Mit. GOLHEP BKOKE ms POKY.
"Shun, )ou reckermemper dat lettie
pluck boney 1 played mit de bedler next
veek ?"
''Yah, vot of him ?"
" Notings, onlv I gels sheated burdy
pad."
" So ?"
" Yah. You sec in de vurst blace he
ish plint mit bot legs, and werry lame in
von eye. Den ven you gets on him to
rite he rears up pehint and keeks ub be
fore so vorser as a shack mule. I dinks
I dake him a little rite yesterday, und so
sooner as 1 gits sthraddlc his pack he
gommence dat vay, shoostso like a valkin
pearn on a shteampoat; und ven he gits
done, I vas so mixed up mit everydinks,
I finis mineself zitting arount packvards
mit his dail in mine hants vor de pridle."
" Veil, vot you going todo mit him ?"
kt Oh, I vixed him petter as sham up.
I hitch him to de cart mit his dail vere
his heat out to be-den I give him about
io a lozen cuts mit a gow hite ; he shtarte
to go, put so soon he ser? dc cart pefore
iiiiii he make backwards. Hurty soon he
shtumps pehint, und sits down on his
haunches, and looUs like he vcel burty
shamed mit himself. Den I dakos him
out und hitch him dc right vay, und he
goes righi oil" shoost so good as anybody's
bony.
A DiSAiT?iNTMr.N'T.-Somebody teels
lha following j-.ke on that irrepressible
ge:i:ti>, George 'Froncis Train : As an
illustra'i'ni of Mr. Train's intense patriot
ism, we may relate that he, on one occi
si?n, sent his wife on a ninety days voy
aj?c from Australia to New York, that
their coming child might be born on
American soil, as it would become a por
siijlc President ot' thc United States. The
journey was a most troublous one, and
the lady came very near being ^shipwreck
cd ; but at last reached this country in
safety. The child was boru, and it was a
AN OPES HEART.-I would have an
open soul where thc warm beams of Di
vine mercy, which also manifest them
selves in affliction, may find a fruitful sr ii 1 ;
no closed, icy berni, over which the tem
pest may pass and leave it untouched.
1 would have childlike obedience, not ob
stinate endurance. 1 would have life, not
death. The Lord shall sec thy tears, and
hear thy sighs, that thy humility may be
made manifest, and thy wounds from his
chastening. Thy prayers and entreaties
shall rise to heaven for strength and en
ergy. Thou shalt not be silent before
him a* if thou already hast what thou
needesr. Thou shalt learn from the Au
thor and Finisher of our faith, to whom
it would have been a small thing to as
sume that cold, hard indifference which
thou seekest to bear and suffer, thou shalt
learn from him who wept and -??rayed,
"Father, if it he possible let this cup
pass from mc."
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climate.
Catalogues mailed free. Address
P. J. BERCKMANS,
Augusta, Qa.
Anr/nste, Jan 20 ,1m 4
Final Settlement.
ALL persons indebted to the E?tate of MAR
SHALL STEIDIIAM, ileo'd., nro notified to
pay tho same forthwith. Those having claims
against tim said Estalo will present them, duly
attested, hy thc 22d August next, as on that day
a Final Rcitlumnnt on said Estalo will be in the
Ordinary's Office.
JAMES GREEN, Adm'or.
Mar. 3 pm* io \
I. SIMON & BRO.,
Offer Their Entire and Splendid Stock of
READY MADE CLOTHING*
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
AND VARIOUS OTHER ARTICLES IN THEIR LINE
-AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
IN ORDER MAKE ROOM FOR THE
SPRING TRADE.
A GOOD SELECTION OF
Cloths, Cassimeres, Doeskins,
OFFERED IN RETAIL BELOW WHOLESALE PRICES.
i. SIMON & BRO.,
224 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
Jan 27 tf 5
AUGUSTA SEED STORE,
No? 15 Washington Stree!-One Door South of Broad,
ATTO-TTST.A., GA.
TlIE SUBSCRIBER has just received a SPLENDID STOCK of FRENCH,
ENGLISH and AMERICAN
GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS,
Which cannot be surpassed for quality and variety in the Southern Market.
ALSO-ONION SETS, Red and White CLOVER, LAWN GRASSES,
KENTUCKY BLUE, ORCHARD and HEARD GRASSES and LUCERNE.
ALSO-The Celebrated Early Goodrich and Harrison IRISH POTATOES,
Pennsylvania Gourd Seed and other early CORN, EGYPTIAN MILLET, &c.
OCrCountry Merchants and Farmers supplied as low as elsewhere. Small pack
ages, from (?ne ounce to a pound, sent by mail free of postage.
C. PEJ1BLE.
Augusta, Jan o' 3m 2
Establis h ed 1845.
-o
IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE
-DEALER IN
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS,
DYE-STUFFS, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS,
AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES.
261 Broad Street, Augusta, Gae,
MAS NOW IN STORE one of the most complete Stocks in thc South, to which
he respectfully invites thc attention of Merchant?, Physicians and Planters.
The Stock embraces everything to bc found inn FIRST CLS3S WHOLESALE
DRUG HOUSE, both of American and Foreign production, which is ofl'ered at
prices that cannot fail to please.
Having had an experience of twenty-two years, in thc Drug Trade in Augusta,
he Matters himself that he fully understands the wants of the people.
Merchants are assured that thev can purchase their supplies from us at NEW
YO PK PRICES, freight and expenses added.
All that we ask is an examination of our Stock and Prices.
Oct 23 3m 43
JL HE Subscriber has received nn UNUSUAL
LY LARGE AND FULL SUPPLY of
Buist's Genuine Garden Seeds,
AU of which are of the FIRST QUALITY .turi
WARRANTED AS REPRESENTED Also,
in Store, a largo supply Choice ONION SETTS
and BUTTONS.
|3r" Prices very low.
G. L. PENN.
Jan 7 tf 2
HAVE just received a COMPLETE AS
SORTAIENT OF GARDEN SEEDS, ONION
SETTS, and Adams Extra Early CORN-whi- h
will bc sold at thc very lowest prices for Cash.
TIIOS. W. CARWILE,
At Sign of Golden Mortar.
Jan 13 tf
BOOT ANO SHOE HOUSE!
J. AV. APEL,
209 Broad St., Under Planters Hotel,
AUGUSTA, QA.,
HAS just received from New York 150 Cos CS
BOOTS AND SHOES, embracing
Every Style and Quality.
And all of which he has marked down to the
VERY LOWEST FIGURES. This Stock was
bought direct from the most reliable Manufactu
rers, and is warranted to bo as represented.
My old Edgofields friends and customers aro
urgently rcqucstod to give mo a call, and look
through my largo and varied Stock. No better
Bargains in the Shoe Trade are to be had in thc
eily than aro offered at my Store.
J. W. APEL.
Augusta, Nov ll tf 46
GROCERIES !
WE ARE RECEIVING FRESH SUP
PLIES of
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES
EVERY WEEK,
To which wo would call the nttention of all in
rant of GOOD GROCERIES.
?&-All Orden faithfully executed.
??fAU Ooodi Catii on delirery.
.JAMES G. BAILIE & BRO.,
205 Broad Stree1;
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Fob II tr 7
I ESTABLISHED IN 1850
i
THE Suhscribcr would respectfully inform tho
ihn citizens of Edgefield and tho surrouud
iug country, that he keeps ? SPECIAL ESTAB
LISHMENT for tho REPAIR of WATCHES
and JEWELRY. AU werk entrusted to his care
will he executed promptly, neatly, and warranted
lb] -..ne y ..ir.
At his Store will bc found ono of the largest
Stock" of
ilol? and Silver Watches,
O'" ?'.ic bw! European and American manufacture
in thc Southern States, with a select a. sairt
u:cnt of
RICH ANO NEW STYLUS ETRUS
CAN GOLD JEWELRY,
Jct with Dktuondj, Po.:rls, Rubie?, Oriental Gar
nets, Coral, tc Alto,
Solid Silver Ware,
Consisting of
FULL TEA SETS, WAITERS, ICE
AND WATER PITCHERS, CAS
TORS, GOBLETS, CUPS,
P'lRKS, SPOONS,
And everything in the Silver Ware lino.
FIXE SINGLE AND DOUBLE BARRELED
? I- Rf ?.
C lt's, Sn i'.h ? Weston's, Cooper's. Remming
lobV, Sharp's, Detriuger'a
PISTOL S.
A-il many "'hers of the latest invention.
**IN'L ' 1 rr.KRY, SPECTACLES, WALKING
CANES, PEr.EU.MERY, PORTMONAIES,
AND FANCY GOODS
. . ;. . io bo 'oun.l in a first data Jew
elry Establishment.
Ai FROXTAUT,
One Door below Augusta Hotel,
1G3 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
Oe' I Cm 40
Notice
TO OWNERS OF WATER POWER, MILL
SEATS, 4c.
THE Subscriber would respectfully announce
th.it he is now prepnrod to SURVEY, LO
CATE ?nd PUT IN OPERATION ANY KIND
OF MILLS or MACHINERY, propelled by
u iib or Water or Steam.
Added to a lifetime's experience (IC yenrs o.
which bl rcordrd in this and adjoining Districts,)
he b is.since thc. war been to thc North inspecting
and .-f.: :y:y; thc lntost improvements in his line;
and has made his selection in Steam Engines,
Water Wheels, Model Flouring, Grist and Saw
Milln.
He r ow possess*1* all the latest Improvements
worth having, at Maker's prices,-which lin
provciuonU ho will guarantee to gtvo satisfaction
?rhen put in operation by himself, or under his
superintendence.
Resider.ee. Six mile* below Pine House on the
Aiken Road. Post Office, Ornniteville, S. C.
SAM'L. BAKER,
Mechanical Enginoer and Millwright.
Oct 22_tf_43
To the Public.
THE Subscriber is ongnged in the BLACK
SMITH BUSINESS, in all its branches, at
thc Brick Blacksmith Shop in rear of Park Row.
Having secured the services of a good WAGON
BUILDER, I am prepared to REPAIR ALL
WAGONS and BUGGIES sent to my Shop. All
work entrusted to my care will bo warrantod to
give satisfaction.
Prices reduced to tho lowest rates, but terms
STRICTLY CASn.
Mr. A. A. Paul, Gunsmith, may be found at ]
my Shop, ready to work on Gun?, Pistols, Ac.
JOHN MOLOY. ,
Jan 13 _tf 3 ^
Kerosene Oil. ,
JHST received One Barrel No. 1 Kerosene
Oil. G. L. FENN.
fob? tf J
ZZailS
Te Old Customers !
I
TAKE THIS METHOD of announcing to
you that I am still at my old stand, whore I am
conducting the same old line of business, which
comprises the usual assortment of
SHELF AND HEAVY
HARDWARE & CUTLERY.
ALSO,
Tin Ware,
Which I manufacturo in all ita Styles and Pat
terns.
WOOD WARE,
A laure assortment, such aa Buckets, Tubs and
Pails. .
C O OKING AND HEATING
Among which are the justly famous Cook Stoves
"DIXIE," "SUMTER," " GOOD SAMARI
TAN," "SOUTHERN STATES" and "FIRE
SIDE." These Stoves aro adapted to Southern
Housekeepers, and there should be one in every
family in order to facilitate and muke Cooking
easy.
Call and make a close inspection of the Goods
and Prices before you go further.
I am not paying $2000 a year for rent of
Store as many others are. Bear this in mind, a.
these expenses are not to be added to prices paid
by you.
wm. HILL,
HAMBURG, S. C.
pete_tf_4i_
\ WULMS k IO,
DEALERS IN
STOVES, GRATES,
Tin and Sheet Iron Mare,
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, PUMPS,
A.c., Ac, Acc.,
265 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
E nvitc thc attention of thc public to our
well selected Stock, ombracing several patterns
of FIRST CLASS COOKING STOVES, among
which will be found
The Olive Brauch,
The Henry Clay,
The loinforter,
The Hearthstone,
Thc Housekeeper.
TUE AUGUSTA COOK, a new and beautiful
Stove, manufactured expressly for us to suppl}
thc wants of our people. It being lower in price
than other?, brings r. within thc rcuch of man\
who are un aide to get moro expensive ones.
In addition to < ur large Stock of Cooking
Stoves, we have all sir.es i-f HEATING STOVES.
GRATES fur coal or wood. PORTABLE RA
DIATING GRATE;-, FURNACES, ic, ie.
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, of even
variety, mny always- be found in our Stock.
Oar facilities f..r ROOFING and GUTTER
ING, or MANUFACTURING TIN and SHEET
IRON WARE are unsurpassed. This depart
tuent in under the personal supervision of on<
Senior Partner, who i.j u practical Tinner of 3?
yeara' cxperit. *e iii this City.
SCOFIELD, WILLIAMS & CO.,
Wi Uroad Street, Augusta, Ga.'
Oct 22 3m 43
DENNIS' SARSAPARILLA, i
THE PUREST AND THE BEST !
FOR DISEASES OF THE LIVER. FEMALE
COMPLAINTS, OR PURIFYING
TUE BLOOD !
?^Tox sale by the Druggi.-ts.
Aug 2S tf 35
Tl GOOD SAMARITAN
Wi
AND
I
E n.WE A FULL STOCK of the abort
nauoel STOVES which we propose offering nt a>
low prices as any FIRST CLASS STOVES ii
the market.
The?e Stoves have the r< notation of being the
BEST STOVES
Used, and nrc especially adapted to this section
of country. Wo feel conlident in recommending
them, when out of tcarly FIVE HURDRE1?
SOLD DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF ONE THAT DID
NOT GIVE ENTIRE SATISFACTION.
WE WARRAST ALL STOVES SOLD
BY US,
And alwoys furnish a COMPLETE SET OF
UTENSILS, with PRINTED DIRECTIONS for
using them, so that one can change from the old
way of Cooking in a Fire Place to the usc of tho
Stove with little or no inconvenience.
Wo ulways keep on band ALL the different
Styles of COOKING STOVES, BANGES,
?kc, prepared to please the tu.-tcs of any one
who may examine our Stock.
We hare a large Stock of HEATING
STOVES suitable for Churches-, School Rooms
Steres, Puriors, Ac.
Wo manufacture largely of TIN WARE,
which we oder at low prices.
Our Stock of PLATED GOODS, PLANISHED
and BRITTANIA WARE, WOOD and WILLOW
WARE is very full and complete.
We would bo pleased to see our friends from
Edgefield and surrounding country.
JONES, SMYTH & CO.,
192 Eroud Street,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Oct 15 3m 42
isCEW SHOP*
AND
NewTools.
GEORGIA FOUNDRY
AND
Machine Works,
KELLOCK STREET,
Augrusta, Georgia,
EVERY KIND OF PLANTATION and Mi
ning Machinery, Portable and Stationery
Stoam Engines, Saw Millt>, Grist Mills, Sugar
Mills, Horse Power, Agricultural Implements,
Shafting, Pullics, Hangers, Couplings, and all
kinds of Iron and Wood Working Machicery
built to order on short notice. AU kinds of
Machinery
Promptly repaired, and all kinda of BRASS and
IRON CASTINGS furnished.
/ST GIVE US A TRIAL.
H?SE & NEAL i
Augusta, Dec 17 Sm 51
Fisk's Metallic
Burial Cases.
JUST received a lot of FISK'S CELEBRA
TED METALLIC BURIAL CASES-of the
:atest styles.
Also, on hand, of my own manufacture and
inish, a benutiful assortment of MAHOGANY
IVALNUT, POPLAR and PINE COFFINS.
All of which I am selling nt LOW FIGURES
ind STRICTLY FOR CASH.
M. A. MAIIKERT, I J
Next door to Advertiser Office, j fl
Jaalfi tf 3 J
EDW'D J. EVANS & CO.,
NURSERYMEN
AND ;
SEEDSMEN;
York, 3?enni3ylvania.
-o
FRUIT, SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL
TREES,
GRAPES, SMALL FRUIT8,
ROSES, ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS,
HEDGE PLANTS, icc.
Warranted Garden Seeds
In full assortment, at wholesale and retail. Deal
ers, buying in quantity, furnished with their own
address on bags, if desired.
Our Seeds s re all carefully tested before send
ing out and WARRANTED TO GROW, if
property planted and care for.
SEEDS AND PLANTS BY MAH.
We make a speciality of sending GRAPE
VINES, STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, and
other plants, by mail, putting them up securely,
and forward to any Poet Office ia the United
SUtes.
The following Catalogues are issued and malled
to any address, on receipt of stamp :
1. Amateur's Price List of Fruit and Ornamen
tal Trees, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, ?c.
2. Descriptive Strawberry Catalogne, (with
Supplement.)
3. Wholesale Catalogue of Fruit and Orna
mental Trues, Ac.
4. Descriptive Seed Catalogue.
5. Descriptive Circular of New and Rare Seeds
6. Descriptive Catalogue of Bedding Plants,
Roses, Ac.
Feb 20_. 4teow 9
DEMOREST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
UNIVERSALLY acknowledged the MODEL
PARLOR MAGAZINE OF AMERICA; devo
ted to Original Storios, Poems, Sketches, Archi
tecture and Model Cottages, Household Matters,
Gems of Thought, Personal and Literary Gossip
(including special departments on Fashions,) In*
structions on Health, Music, Amusements, etc.,
by the best authors, and profusely illustrated
with costly Engravings (full size) useful and reli
able Patterns, Embroideries, and a constant suc
cession of artistic novelties, with other useful and
entertaining literature.
No person of refinement, economical housewife,
or lady of taste eau afford to do without the
Model Monthly.
Single copies, 30 cents; back numbers, as spe
cimens, 10 cents; either mailed free. Yearly, $3,
with a valuable premium ; two copies, $5,50 ;
three copies, ? 7,50 ; fire copies, $12, and splen
did premiums for clubs at $3 each, with the first
premiums to each Subscriber. I5^A new Wheel
er k Wilson Sewing MachiEo^for 20 subscribers
at $3 each. Address
W. JENNINGS DEMOREST,
No. 473 Broadway, New York.
Jemorest's Monthly and Young America to
gether $4, with the premiums for each.
tS^'Wo will furnish Honorent'? Monthly and
thc Adccrtiacr one year for $5,25. Apply at this
Office.
Dec 18 tf 51
DEMO REST'S Y0CNG AMERICA,
Ti
HE BEST JUVENILE MAGAZINE. Every
Boy and Girl that sccs it says so ; ail the Press
say so ; and Parents and Teachers confirm it.
Do noe fail to secure a copy. A .good Microscope,
with a Glass Cylinder to confine living objects,
or a good two bladed, pearl Pocket-Knife, and a
large number of other desirable articles, given
as premiums to each subscriber. Yearly, $1,50.
The November Number commenccsa new volume.
Try it, Boys and Girls. Specimen copies, five
cents, mailed free.
Published by
W. JENNINGS DEMOREST,
473 Broadway, New York.
Dec IS_3t_51
NOTICE
TO
SUNDAY SCHOOL
s.
> UND AY SCHOOLS can bo supplied with the
following Books, AT COST, by applying at the
Store of B. C. BRYAN, Edgefield C. H.
S. S. Celebration Hymn?,
New Sunday-School Primer,
Infant Class Question Book,
Little Lessons for Little People,-Part I.
Little Lessons for Little People,-Part ll.
Brief Catechism ol Bible Doctrine.
Child's Question Book on the Four Gospels.
P:t rt I.
Child's Question Bouk on the Four Gospels.
Part II.
Questions on thc Four Gospels,-with Harmo
ny,--fer Bible Classes.
The Psalmist.
The Psalmody.
Notes on the Gosrels.
Malcom's Bible Dictionary.
Child's Scripture Question Book.
Bibles and Testaments.
" Kind Words,"-S. S. Paper, monthly, at $1
for 10 Copies.
Any Books needed by Teachers, or religious
Dooks desired by any persons, will bo procured
at short notice, and supplied at Cost by the un
dersigned.
Testaments and Catechisms given to those who
arc not able to buy, when application is made
through any S. S. Teacher known to B. C.Bryan,
Agent of the Depository.
For any iuformation, address
L. R. GWALTNEY, Chair.
Ex. Board of Edgefield Association.
Nov 20 tf 47
State of South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,
/.V THE CO Ult T OF ORDINARY.
WHEREAS, Patrick M. Stevens and his wife
Martha L. Stevens, lave filed their Peti
tion in thc Ordinary's Office for the District and
State aforesaid, praying that a paper purporting
to be tho last Will and Testament of Iverson
L. Brooks, dee'd., late of said District, may bo
proven in " Due Form of Late." And it appear
ing to my satisfaction that S. Virginia, wife of
W. F. Ayer, and M. Josephine, wile of Ashley
C. Hood, reside from and beyond the limits of
this State : It is therefore ordered and decreed
that the said parties, together with all and singu
lar the heirs and distributes of the said Iverson
L. Brooks, deceased, bo and appear at the Court
of Ordinary to bc held at Edgefield Court House,
for Edgefield District, on Monday, the 30th day
)f March, 1SGS, to show carnie, if any they can,
rhy said paper should not be proven in " Due
Form of Law."
Given under mv hand and seal, this 30th day
)f December, A. D., 1SB7.
W. F. DURISOE, [L. S.]
O. E. D.
Jan 1 3m_1
Executor's Notice.
A Final Settlement will bo made on the Estate
CjL of STANMORE JOHNSON, dte'd., in the
)rninary's Offico, on Wcdneiday, thc 22d April,
SOS. Those having claims against said Estate
viii present them by that time, duly attested.
.11 iodobtcd to said Estate, arc expected to pay
ip by the 10th February nest.
M. M. PADGET, Ex'or.
Jan 22 3m 4
Administrator's Notice.
A LL Persone having demands ajrainst tho Es
tV tate of SAMUEL BROOKS, dee'd., will
irescnt them, properly attired, to tho Under
ived : anH those who are in anywise indebted
o?the Estate of the said Samuel Brooks, dee'd.,
f i.l please como forward anti rettie.
r T. H. CLARK, Ad'or.
Dec 31_ _1_
^Administrator's Notice.
A LL morsons having any demands against tho
\ Estate ot WM. R. SALTER, dee'd., will
.resent the rame, properly attested, by or before
Vednesday, the 22d April next, as on that day a
?nal settlement will bc made in the Ordinary's
)ffice, on said Estate. Those indebted to said
?state will pay up forthwith, or the Administra
ou will be forced to place all such claims -
nit. M. M. PADGET, Ad'or.
Jan. 22 .'irr. 4
Law Blanks.
POR ?ale at this Office, LAW BLANKS OF
ALL KINDS at the meat reasonable prices,
or Catii.
Kay ll* tf 18.