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EDGEFIELD, S. Cf JTOE 22,
BY D, E.D?R1S0E.
VOLUME XXXT.-Pfo. 26.
Life Insurance Company,
Principal Office, Macon, Ga.
THE business of this STRICTLY SOUTHERN and HOME COMPA
NY is confined: by law to legitimate Life Insurance alone.'.
Policies issued on all the approved Mutual plans. It also issues Policies
at Stock rates, 25 per cent, under the mutual rate. * But- it does. not advise
its patrons to insure on the Stock plan, that plan being very expensive in
the long run. . .?'
It is known that dividepds in a good Mutual Company will average about
65 per cent., especially at the South and West, where investments bring
good returm. . ' '
90 per eent. of profits on the Mutual business divided annually amongst
all the*Mutual:Poncy Holders without'exception.
One-third Loan on Premiums given when desired. . Interest charged only
upon first loan . ' W ti ." *A
Where all Cash is paid; Policies will become self-sustaining ; that is, pay
out, and have 50 per cent, added to their faces, which is one-third more
than the original sum insured.
Ample'provision" against forfeiture of Policies in the . expressed terms of
the contract.
The Company will always purchase its Policies at their Cash value.
We offer tho people of the State the same fin?ncial security as Northern
Companies, th 3 accumulating premiums pf* the insured, and in addition
thereto a Capital commencing with $500,000 !
Millions of dollars have annually hitherto been lost to the active circula
tion of the South, in payment of . premiums in Northern Companies.,. In
benefits derived from the investments made by these ..Companies in Northern
real estate and securities, our people can never share on equal terms..'(j Let
then sustain our own Life Enterprise, and thus ' keep ? our money and the
profits too at home. ' ?
Officers at. Macon, Ga :
WM. B. JOHNSTON, President.
WM. S. HOLT, vice-President.
GEO. S. OBEAR, Secretary.
JOHN W. BURKE, General Agent.
C. F. McCAY, Actuary.
W. J. MAGILL, Superintendent of Agencies.
JAS. MERCER GREEN, Medical Examiner.
l?F-The Cotton States Company is a Georgia" and South Carolina enter
prise, is a good Companyj and is now fully identified with the interests of
o1 ir. people. This 3tafce'is ably represented in the general-management by
South Carolina Directors.
.LAYALL & ABNEY,
General Agents for North and South Carolina. t
WM. J. LAVALL, Esq,, Offic%,' Columbia, S. C., \ 1
M. W. ABNEY. M. D., Edgefield, S: C. J I
June 7 . tf 24 <
New Spring Bry Goods 1
James W. Turley,
BBOAD STREET, AUGUSTA, OA.,
DEALER IN FIRST-CLASS DRY GOODS
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flAS JUST RETURNED FROM NEW YORK, and is now fully pre
pared to offer to the public a completely assorted Stock of SEASONA
BLE FIRST-CLASS DRY GOODS.
Great care has been taken to supply each Department with .E VEE Y
TMING NEW AND FASHIONABLE, as well as the more staple
articles of the Trade.
The Cash System rtill be Strictly Adhered to, and.
it is much cheaper to pay 25 per cent, for money, and buy your Dry Goods
for Cash, than to buy them on time.
The best judges of Dry Goods, and the closest buyers, are particularly
requested to examine my present schedule of prices. . *
JAMES W. TURLEY.
Mar 29 . tf 14 .
mm ARE HI ilGS!
' But such is a fact ! And if you want fine LIQUOR, either by the Gallon
or Bottle, go to SANDERS' DRUG STORE, and you will get a PURE
ARTICLE at .low figures. All LIQUORS warranted. Examine for your
selves, which is highest proof.
June 7 . tf 24
SPRING. ANO SUMMER SUPPLIE.
M. O'DOWJ),
Wholesale Grocer
.. -v-'AND-: - ,
Commission: Merclx'nt
283 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga,;,
HAS NOW ON HAND a Full and Complete Stock bf CHOICE'FAMILV
GROCERIES and PLANTERS SUPPLIES, among which may be found'
the following :
100 Hhds. BACON, '. f 10 Bbls. COGNAC'BRANDY,
50 Bbls. LARD, 30 Bbls. CORN WHISKEY,
50O " FLOUR, all grades, ' 100 '" RYE WHISKEY,
50 Hhds. SUGAR, 10 " APPLEBRANDY,.
300 Sks. COFFEE, 20 ? GIN and RUM,
300 Boxes SOAP, 20 " . SHERRY ? PORT WINE"
200 " CANDLES, 200 M. SEGARS, various grades, *'
100 " STARCH, 150 Boxes TOBACCO,
100 " SODA, 200 Doz. BUCKETS,
5000 Bushels CORN, 50 Doz. BROOMS, .
3000 " OATS, 50 Nests TUBS,
500 Sacks SALT, . 50 Hhds. MOLASSES, .
100 Ca^es LYE and POTASH, -100 Bbls. SYRUP.
AJI Goods bc sold Very I^Ow. Give inc a Call.
May 2 tf " 19
I^resli Arrivals
OF
SPRIG AID SOMBER MILLINERY GOODS
WOULD Remectfullv inform the Lam^B of EdgeSe?d that she has just? received a
SECOND LARGE LOT ' OF SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY GOODS,
consisting in part of- '
Rich apd Elegant PATTERN BONNETS, .
. Rich and Elegant PATTERN HATS,
And another Lot of those HANDSOME LEGHORN HATS which , are so much
called; for, and could only be found, when the Season opened, at this Establishment.
. ?ASH RIBBONS o? everv kind, and at verv tow prices. .
GILT and JET* JEWELRY! Lace COLLARS, -
And.a.few of those stvlish GILT FANS, so very -fashionable at present.
Call ?ind'examine, the Goods to be found in tliis the Largest Store of *the-]-.ind South
of ?tl tim ore. ' .
MRS. LUCKIE,
. 171 BriOAl) STREET,
: , :. UNDER TUE AUGUSTA HOTEL,
'.7 'v .*. : ' AUGUSTA, OA.' :
Apr 26 ' -/ '
. When.
BY REV. A. J. RYAN.
Some day in spring?
When earth is bright and glad,
When wild birds sing,
And fewest hetcrtd are sad?
Shall I die then?
Ah, mel no matter when !
I know it will be sweet
* To leave the home of men,
To r?st.beneath the sod- ? .
To kneel and kiss Thy feet,
In Thy home-oh !. my God I
Some summer morn ?
When all the winds sing songs,.
When roses hide each thorn
And smiles the spirit's wrongs ?
Shall I die then?
Ah, me ! no matter when !
I know I will rejoice .
To leave the homes of men
. To rest beneath the sod
To hear Thy tender voice
In Thy home-oh ! ray God !.
Some autumn eve?
When shadows dim "the sky
When all things grieve
And fairest things all die ?.
Shall I die'then?
' Ah, me ! no matter when !
I know I will be glad
To leave tho homes of men
' . To sleep beneath the sod
No heart can e'er be sad . .
In Thy home-oh, my God !
Some wintry day?.
When'ttll the sky is gloom,
And beauteous May '
Sleeps in December's tomb?
Shall-1 die then ?
Ah, me ! no matter when ! '
My heart shall throb with joy
To leave the homes of men
To rest beneath the sod
Ah, jov has no alloy
. In Thy.home-oh ! my God !
Ah, me ! I tell
. The P.Dsary of my years ;
An;d it is well
The beads are strung with tears !
Haste, death, and come
I pine-I pray for home !
T know it will bo sweet
To rest beneath the sod
To kneel ?nd kiss Thy feet
' In Thy home-oh-l my God !
Forgetting Business.
The art of forgetting business is
m accomplishment that all men do
lot possess, but that every man ought
0 endeavor to acquire. It is no easy
Mng to do, however; the claims of
msiness are admitted to be so pre
uninent, and it is considered so for
unate a thins to have business to
hink about, that it is the fewest num
>er of ^persons who try to throw- the
:ares of it off the mind. But we
hink too much about business. It is
?ur souls in season and out, by night
ts well as by day, in our hours of
Measure, and in . our hours of labor,
it home or abroad. It obtrudes itself
it our feasts, in our sick rooms, in
?ur triumphs, in our suffering, in our
.ecreatiohs, in our prayers', and in
.ur worship. There are many men
vho lay awake at night, studying
.bout their business,-and some of this
lass declare tfiat they lay-the~foun
latiori of their success in life to these
nxious nocturual cogitations. It is in
his constant, painful wrestle with the
?roblem of how to make money, that
?rings premature lines into the face
f our people, deprives them of a
arge share of enjoyment, and turns
he homes that ought to be abodes of
oy, mirth and comfort into scenes .of
Ireary silence and care. As a gene
al thing, business ought to be confin
d to business hours and business
?laces. It has no right to intrude in
daces where gentler powers hold
way. We need not he incessantly
hinting and talking of wheat, corn,
ness pork, boots and shoes, calico,
he price of stocks, gold and silver;
o do so destroys half the pleasure of
ife, and robs us ol' the capacity to .j
njoy wealth, even after we have ac
[uired it. It is not proper to neglect
msiness ; but it may be taught to sit
ightly on our shoulders, so that, it
nay be thrown off when we leave it
^itimate domain. It is a mistake
;o suppose that those that think most
ibout business are the best business
nen. The. mind that is under a
:oDtinual strain of care,, soon Icses ?
ts elasticity and vigor ; but he .who a
;hrows anxiety aside, at the proper t
?me, and gives himself up to the joys i
)f home, friendship, society, ?nd \
religion, will go to his office refreshed c
md quickened,- and prepared every j
lay anew for the conflicts of busi- $
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THE DIGNITY OF STUPIDITY.-It is
i very respectble thing to be-stupid
3heek goes a longway with some peo
ple, but, wheh-the question is one of
permanent success, give us that lux
urious efflorescence, of social conver
sation-dignified stupidity !
Yes, there can be no doubt of it,
^temn stupidity is eminently respec
ab?eV There is a solidity about it
vhich commands respect because it is.
;o ponde?-'0118- We -haye seen scores of
teachers, lawyers, statesmen, j udges
md'doctors," managed to work
hemselves into* portions of honor and
orofitsolely by ^eans of their im
penetrable stuDidi'^; . We are not
sneaking 'of the! stupi/l,tv of a
?ve meaji th'e stupidity ?. educated,
respectable men. The sub/ec^1S verv
suggestive, and is a dangero''.18 one
:o handle. But it is useless to - d'8"
"uss it. The resp.ect?bility of digi?1"
ied stupidity is firmly and perma
nently established.-Era. .
Artemus Ward had an adventure
n Boston once, which resulted as iol
ows :
I returned in the hoss cart part
ivay. Apootygirlin spectacles sot
lear me, tellin' a young man how
much he reminded, her of a young
man she knew in Waltham. Pooty
soon the young man got put ; and
smiling in .a seductive manner,-1 said
;o the girl in specs*.
" Don't I remind you of some ono
pou used to know?"
" Yes," she-said, "you do remind
ene of one man ; -but he \ was sent to
the penitentiary .for stealing a barrel
of mackeral ; he died there, so I con
clood you aint him."
- I.didn't pursue the conversation.
?-1 ?? '?I ? -'
JSf Dr. Green informs the world that
when a lady says no and means yes, she
has tho amesic aphasia, arising from em
bolus -thombu3. Marriage is the only
cure for the disease. ' When a woman
says no after marriage sh o means it.
??r- .?. Wben Sally's arms her dog im
prison, I always wish my neck was hia*n;
how often would I stop and turn to get
a pat from a hand like her'n; and when
she kisses Towser's nose, ob, den'tl wish
that I were those?"
The Narrow Gauge Railroad.
HISTORY OF THE INITIAL HARROW
GAUGE ROAD IN WALES.
[English Cor. Philadelphia Press.}
FESTINIOG, North Wales, May ll
NO. 2-RAILWAYS OR NO RAILWAYS.
The experiment at Festiniog ha8
made it evident that by adopting
a narrow gauge the benefits of a
railway may be secured in a district
where otherwise it would be impossi
ble to provide !for them. To quote
the words of a committee .of the Mas-;
sachusetts House of Representatives, <
" It is a wonder of mechanical science,
and a lamp of hope to the railway
forsaken everywhere.". The Duke of
Sutherland, who accompanied the
Russian Commission on their visit to
Festiniog last year, exactly hit the
mark when he said that the question
Df gauge was, in many districts, the
question of railways- or no railways.
Engineers-have, in too many in
stances, overlooked this most impor
tant point. Wedded to old ideas, de
termined not to see a fact which was
in contradiction to their theories,'they ;
bave opposed a reduction of gauge,
?ither al together ignorant or altogeth
er careless that their advice, if car
ried out, must inevitably debar sparse
ly-populated or undeveloped districts
from ever obtaining the facilities of
railway communication, and I am not
?xaggerating when 1 say that, through
their absurdly extreme conservatism
md their wilful blindness, many dis
tricts have been practically shut out
rom the world which might now
lave been teeming with population
ind rich in wealth of every kind.
. How comes it . that existing rail
vays in England are not much more
irofitable than they are? It is.npt
hat they have failed to develop !
raffic. The most sanguine- hopes of .
heir promoters in this respect have j
)?en more than verified ; facilities
br, cheap and rapid communication .
lave ever}'where been appreciated by
he public. Yet, with all this sue- ]
ess, numbers of railways continue to .
iold a poor return to shareholders,
n account of their great cost of con- j
truction and their great cost in work- j
ng expenses, owing to the broad ,
;auge which has been so generally
dopted. Many a line is now a finan
ial failure which ought to have been ?
, remunerative speculation. Many a
apitalist now receives no dividend
rho ought to have a first rate return j
pon his investment, just because the
ails have been laid too far apart.
Hence railway extension is dis- r
ouraged. Railways cannot be built, j
rithcut capital, and capitalists are j
ot. easily induced to invest their
loney m specuTatibns which, atTFesTT
re only likely to yield them a very '
?oderate return, and that after some' ^
onsiderable time occupiad in the
onstruction of the line and develop- *
len toi' the traffic.
Once let it be generally and cle?rly '
pprehended that narrow gauge rail
rays-capable of accommodating all
he traffic which is likely to come
pon them-can be constructed at t
bout half the cost and in nearly half E
he time which are necessary for rail- j
rays on the old.gauge, and the whole t
tate of things will be altered, money t
rill be freely forthcoming, railways' t
rill be pushed forward in all direc- e
ions, and the benefits of cheap and \
[nick communication will be carried <
uto districts which are now hopeless- j
y off the road.
The revolution has commenced, and 1
lothing probably will now stop it. 8
Uready the little Festiniog Urie can 1
low count up a numerous family of 1
lescendants, and the tide of opinion 1
s turning strongly in favor of the '
tarrow gauge lines.
In India, 5,000 miles of narrow j
jauge railway are to be constructed
it once, and a considerable portion of
he 'broad gauge lines already in ex
stence in that country are to be con
certed into narrow gauge lines. Three
if the four engineers appointed to re- !
lort on the subject ? recommended a !
jauge of 2 feet 9 inches, and the ]
ourth recommended the adoption of
13-feet-6-incb.es gauge. The gauge 1
iecided upon is 3.feet 3 inches, the j
lld gauge being 5 feet 6 inches. In
reference to this important decision, 1
me of our leading engineering pub- 1
ications says : " The inauguration 1
jf the new railway system is ? grand
>ra in the history of India, and it
kviil be interesting io note how much
more rapidly her resources develop,
ber local miseries decrease, and her
military positions strengthen, as the
new and. cheaper lines rapidly run
over the districts now standing so
much in need of them."
In Norway, Sweden, Russia, and
France; in Canada, South America
and Queensland, narrow gauge lines
have been adopted for 6ome time, and
are working successfully.
Nor have American engineers failed
to see the advantages of the system.
I am informed that in the mining dis
tricts of Pennsylvania, roads have re
cently been constructed of two-feet
;i>-inch gauge. Only a week ago a
report (to which I have already re- .
"erred,) strongly recommending the
adoption rf tt three-feet gauge, was
presented to Jhe Massachusetts House
)f Repr?sentatives, and -will doubt- .
tess lead to immea.^te action. And I
im glad to learn that out in the Far
West you have an important line,
sight hundred and fifty miles in
length, projected on -the same gauge,
anet that a portion "of. if is in rapid
progress.
The choice is a most wise one, and
will, without doubt, rapidiy basten
the development of the rich tract of
territory through which the line is to
pass. Even were there nothing to be
saved in the construction of the main
line, it is of prime importance that it
should be of narrow gauge. Every''
main railway should ne an artery into
which numerous vein? or branches
should run, thus causing the life-blood
of commerce to ciroulate through the
whole of the territorial system. Es
pecially must this be the case in a
mining district, where all the pro
duce has to be gathered up and sent
to distant' markets, and where sup
plies o? the necessaries. of life must
be carried! in day by day. These
branch lines, if constructed, by pri?
vate individuals or miniug. or manu
facturing companies, .tom. most cer
tainly be of narrow ga?ge, for those
who construct railway^ as' part of
their "plant," and not.as separate
speculations, are wise JnpUgh to see
that broad' gauge lines jpe much toe
expensive to be indulge^ in. Hence
the necessity that the injtjril?ne Should
be a narrow gauge T&i\mjk ; the traffic
of the branch dines muig pass to and
from it without trahfier, without
break pf gauge, ortinSwill be lpst
and expense inpurrcd, y&?k will mili
tate considerably against the utility
of the railwav. ,?,. > ,m
This question of bra?ch lines is a
highly important one, and I am anx
ious that it should not w overlooked.
If a railway company-jjpll take care
to lay down such a mwn road that
branches may be run iago it at com
paratively small expente, they may
safely calculate that .finders will be
constructed all along it pu te. Every
little watershed of ir iustry, so to
speak, will send down i priyulet, and
a full flow of traffic ni ill roll, along
the main stream. Ifj on the.other
hand, the gauge of ff main line be
such that connections with it can only
be made at a large cosftihe sources.of
traffic will necessarily *e confined to
the narrow strips wiiph lie along
either side of the roadvvd the regio is
beyond will neither we benefitted
themselves nor-contribfee to the divi
dends of the shareholders.
As'tb the main line^itseif, I need
scarcely point out tha^ 'if a narrow
gauge railway can bejconstructed at
about half the cost of ia broad gauge
line, the same capitalwiH command
fcbe traffic of double , the lehgth of
country. A thousand^iles of road
can be built when otherwise only five
hundred could be builff ; and the case
will be exactly parallel; with that of
a, man. who can keep two ehops going
instead of one ; if such'a ?n?ri can't
make his fortune the ?aster he has no
Dne to blame but himself.
In a territory only partially devel
Dped the narrow gauge^systern offers
an easy solution of - a difficulty which
must otherwise; .be. <. Over the
water you are enabljiLl by a sort of
prophetic gift to ternk?ven your vil
lages " cities." You are well assured j
that before many yearsinre over they
will be cities in reality as well in i
?lame. Meanwhile, d?S??ng the period
)f growth, however iriet .: hat may
De, are tlfey to be-without railways,
Jestitute of the very;, chief cause of
Drogress? Or is a^heavy capital
?o be idle for-some yaais 'whilst the
.ailway waits lor the marease' of pop
ilation and the grow?? of industy ?
The narrow gauge sys^m, I say, af
oras the answer: a thousand miles,
)f such territory may-Support a rail
way jwhpn fivn hnn4^^uhj_nqt.
In my next letter I propose, with
rouv permission, to show how it is"
hat one thousand miles of narrow
jauge can be constructed at the same
lost as five hundred miles bf broad
:au"e.
Cumulative Voting.
The subject of minority represen
tation by means of the cumulative
ystem of voting has, since the ad
ournmentof the tax-payers' conven
,i?n, been thoroughly discussed by
be journals of the State, and, with
he exception of one or two, they have
indorsed the principle and declared
.hat in its incorporation into our
institution lies the panacea for our
political condition. So far as the
srinciple is involved, we concurin all
hat has been said in favor of the
?ystem. It is nothing more than the
minority in a republican government
las anight to demand-nothing more.
;ban the majority should be willing
;o concede. In our present'condi
tion, though, in this State, we are en
tirely unable to see any advantage
that could accrue to the minority
from its adoption. It could not be
brought into play in the, election of
aovernor, Secretary of State, Comp
troller-General and uther executive
officers. Its result, therefore, would
be to leave ihe executive depar;ment
tn the bands of the parties who" now
bold it. It would not avail us any
thing in the organization of the Sen
ite, for, as there is only one Senator to
be elected in each county, his election
must be a straight oat contest be
tween the two parties. So far, in
deed, from helping us in the constitu
tion of the Senate, we believe that it
would operate'injuriously to the in
terests of the taxpaying portion of
the community, in the organization
of that body, by the direct and pow
erful influence it would have in draw
ing more sharply the line between
the two races in the State. The
adoption of the system would be
looked upon as a sort of bargain be
tween the races that each was enti
tled to and was to- take all it could
get in the practical working of the
scheme. As a result, the Senate
would be almost entirely colored. In
the House,, Charleston, Georgetown,
Beaufort, Richland, Edgefield and
other counties would gain some mem
bers that would be representatives
of the property-holding element. On
the other nandf Spaftanburg, Pick
ens, Anderson, . Lancaster and Other
counties, would have to concede mem
bers to tbe party who represent num
bers instead of property. So that,
even in the election for the HouBe of
Representatives, the loss would be. al
most as great as the gain, tn the
county elections, the system could
only be applied to the ejection of
County Commissioners. The most
that could be effected by this would
be to give' one Commissioner to the
minority in each county. While he
would be a watch upon -the majority
of the Board, and would be able io
prevent dishonest practices by making
exposure of them, he would- still be a
minority of the Board, and would be
powerless to stop extravagant ex
penditures within the limits of its
lawful authority. We can then see
.no practical benefit that is to result
from the adoption of this system.
To us, it looks like a very^ email tub
thrown to a very-large whale.. Il
this is all we ara to get for ignoring
the record of the spotless Chamber
lain, who takes no ignorance noi
rapacity in his Republicanism, and
for burying in oblivion the Winches
ter rifles arti bait cartridges of Scott
we thmk we had betteVm?k? up o?j
minds not to accept the bargain. and
to fight out the issue on the saine tack
that we have been operating oh
heretofore.-Chestet Reporter.
From the Sumter News. .
Ex-President Davis and Ids Tra
ducers.
We read in that rich treasury of
.wisdom, ^Ssop's Fables, that - when
the Lion was old and sick unto death.
[ among the beasts that - came to offer
their condolence and sympathy, the.
Ass, who had always been one of the
most fole?me flatterers and warmest,
.professed admirers of the Lion, made
nb appearance ; -.d seeing that the
noble king of beasts-was now. utterly
helpless, turned about and flung his
cowardly heels into' the face of the
dying monarch.
W e have been forcibly reminded of
this fable of JEsop, seeing the manner
in which certain editors have-taken,
it upon themselves to disparage and
condemn ?x-President Davis for the
expression' cf his honest and.patriotic I
sentiments" in vis late speech at At
lanta. That he language and char
acter of the nopowerless hero should
be misrepresented and villified by the
uncharitable, narrow-minded and big
oted editors of seotional partisan
papers, whether published in New
York, Chicago or Charleston, was to
be expected'. But that an old and
leading South Carolina paper, which
was' once among the warmest apd
loudest admirers* and supporters of j
Jefferson Davis,' should become so
demoralized and recreant, as to join
in the hue and cry against him, is sad
and humiliating to tue lovers of fair
ness, consistency and truth, totheyet
remaining brave and faithful sons of
the South. Such, however, is but the
natural consequence of " new depart
ures" from principle and duty for the
sake of expediency. Trimmers, time
servers and political tricksters may
approve such recreancy," but those
who neither "accept the' situation"
voluntarily and cheerfully, nor solicit ]
appointments from Radical sources,
will look upon it with sorrow and
cont?mpt.
As to the avowed mongrels, and
the pretended Democrats like the
New-York World, who unite in
flinging personal abuse at the honor
ed and-venerable Ex.President of|
the Confederacy, we pity and despise
them. The one are plainly ?ctaated
by malice and petty spite, the other
by a mean and cowardly policy, a
policy which we are sure will avail
them nothing. It will not conciliate
bigoted Republicans ; but it will dis
gust candid and honorable men both
North and South.
The truth is this. The " accept
the situation"-ists feel conscience
smitten and reproved .by' the JSx
President's language and sentiments;
while the Mongrels fear lest his.in
fluence should tend to check the
Democratic masses from following
their unwise leaders in the " new
departure," which we verily be?ieve,.
if persisted in, is destined to cause\
thc defeat'of the party in 1872.
Tlic Constitulio-n must be restored.
RICH WITHOUT MONEY.-Many a
mart is rich without money. Thou
sands of men with nothing-in their
pockets are rich. A man born with
a good, sound constitution, a good
stomach, a good heart and good limbs,
and a pretty good head-piece is rich.
Good bonee are better than- gold;
tough muscles than silv?r ; and nerves
that flash fire and carry energy to
every function,, are better than houses
and' lands.
It is better than a landed estate to
have had the right) kind of a father
and mother. Good breeds and bad
breeds exist among men as really as
among herds, horses and other ani
mals. Education may do much to
check evil, tendencies, or to develop
good ones ;" but it is a great thing to
inherit the right proportion of facul
ties to start with. ..
The man is rich who has a good
disposition-who' is naturally kind,
has a flavor of fun and" wit in his
composition. The hardest thing to
get along with in this life is a man's
own self. A cross, selfish fellow, a
desponding and complaining % fellow
a timid care burdened man-these
are all born deformed on the inside.
Their feet may not limp, but thoughts
do.
PROPERTY QUALIFICATION TO VOTE
FOR COUNTY STATE SENATOR.-If I
the press and leading men of this
State would advocate this measure,
in. our opinion it would be made a
part o'f the Constitution. Its jostice
and fairness and necessity, to pro:
, tect the property and tax-payers, of |
the State, is so obvious that we be
lieve it would not be strenously on
posed by the influential men of t?e
political majority in South. Carolina.
It would wrong no one, and leave
every citizen with the full rights of ]
suffrage for every other representa
tive and officer of the State and the
United States* tha.t he now posseses. It j
would only secure the great princi-1
pie of taxation and representation
united, the principle upon which the
republic of the United State was
originally founded. Now is a .Favo
rable tfme to agitate this measure
.before the people. It will test the'
sincerity of those who profess a
willingness to protect all classes, and
who pronounce, themselves opposed
to corruption. 'The late tax-payers
convention ignored th^ proposition.
Cumulative voting seemed to be their
only plan, but that will fail to accom
plish the end desired, although good
may come of it,-Greenville Enter
prise.
They use guano down in Alabama
to coax the crops along, and the man
who sells the best guano ge ta the
most'trade. There is one kind that
is awful soon. A farmer put a sam-,
pie of it in his pocket and started for j
home. There was a carpet tack in
Iiis pocket when he put tne guano in
there, and whep he ?ot home, there
was a bar of railroad iron sticking
out of his pocket which almost weighed
his horse down. He said he thought'
he felt something heavy in Jiia pocket
the last half of the journey, if some
Eap.ers told thia storyy no one would
elieve it.
A Tribune Ren?fter Interviews
lion. P -ert Toombs.
In a few ir antes Gen. Toombs came
in, and soca commenced to talk poli
tics. ?I told him that he was under
stood to represent the most ultra wing
of the Democratic pfisirty in Georgia,
and that I was desirous of learning
his views .upon-'political questions.
" Yes," he said, " I am one of the
red-hot kind." * What do. you think
of the new departure of the northern
Democracy, as expounded by Vallan
digha'm and the - Pennsylvania' Con
vention ? Shall you support it ?"
" NV.er. I woulcL sooner vote for
l'Horace Greely than for any Democrat
upon such a platform. Greeley ?nd
the Republicans first-gol it up ; it's
their patient, and I have more respect
for them than for such scoundrels as
Vallandigham, who wants to steal
their ideas." Mr. Toombs-spoke at
.some length in this style, declaring,
.fiqally, that, the people of the South
could never be brought to accept the
constitutional amendments as, finali
ties, and-that if ?the Democratic par
ty. took that ground they would have
nothing todo with that party. " What
do. y ou look forward t?in the future?"
I asked ; " how can you escape the
results of the . war ?"- "We will
hight you again just' as soon as we can
get ready/' he answered; "and I be
lieve we can get ready 'much sooner
than most people think." '.' You can
not seriously believe that the South
'will attempt another war ?" "I cer
tainly do, and I believe that I shall
live,to see Southern Independence.
Many of our people are losing the
hope that they will see 'Shilon in
their day, but they are training their
.children up to- take., up 'the work."
<jen. Toombs talked in the most bit
ter way against the Republican par
ty, which he denounced as composed
of thieves, robbers and prison con
victs. " There is not an honest man
in the Radical party in Georgia," he
said. He accused the Northern Re
Eublicans of sending down the worst
ind of rascals to pl udder and oppress
the So.uth. He maintained that this
class of men were purposely selected
to abuse and impoverish the South
ern people. He would not admit
that the Republican- party asa na
tional organization had any honesty
or patriotism, and the hard names he
called it, and the sins with which he
charged it, would fill a column. I i
asked if he thought any considerable ]
number of men in Georgia agreed
with him in desiring a renewal of the
war, and in still htfping for Southern
Independence. "Two-thirds of all
the white m?n in this State and in all
the South are of this way. of think
ing," he replied ; " and if you will go
into th-3 country among tue planters, 11
you will.find.what I say is true. In [j
the large towns tile editors and busi
ness men talk differently, but they
know nothing of the sentiments of ]
the people."
I asked if he thought immigration <
desirable for the South ? " No," he t
replied ; " we don't want northern (
men to come here ; let them 8tay at *
home where they belong. This is our ]
country, and we want to keep it for <
ourselves and our children. If peo- .'
pie Who call themselves our conquer- t
ers insist on coming here against our c
wishes, they need expect no welcome
from us. We will"have nothing to do
with them."
As regards negro suffrage, that he
thought an. unmixed evil. A great <
.lump cf ignocane and vice had been i
made ra rt of the governing claRS. He i
said vice because the negroes were all ?
thieves. They were like animals, <
and would steal anything they saw i
that they-wanted as naturally as a (
hog would break into a potato-field
or a deg would seize a piece of meat.
He did not think an intelligent qual
ification for suffrage would remedy
the ev?l. Reading and writing did
not fit a man for voting. The Paris
mob were .intelligent, but they were j i
the mest dangerous class in the world
to be trusted with any of the powers
of government.. A. property qualifi
cation was what was necessary for a
stable government. Only those who
owned the country should govern it,
and men 'who. had no property had
no right to make laws for property
holders.
He is a man of striking personal
appearance. He is six feet in height,
with a powerful frame, a head some
what resembling that of Daniel Web
ster, in its unusual size and in the
great height and breadth of the fore
head. He is a rapid and billiant
talker, and has a memory "that seems
to lose nothing that he has ever seen,
heard br read.1 His knowledge, .of
history is especially thorough, partic
ularly of all the effor.ts and struggles
for liberty that the world has' ever
known-the mosL glorious of all these
struggles being, in his opinion, the
Southern rebellion. He is a man that
it is easy to see would be a leader
wherever he might be placed, and his
influence in Georgia is admitted to b?
great.
The Danbury (Conn.) Nevus sup
pl?ments that story about the girl in
South Norwalk who caught a husband
by writing her.name and address on
the lining of a hat she was trimming,
with the . following :
" This is an oia trick, played by
several of our girls/ one of whom in
particular had an eventful experience.
'She stitched her name inside the li
ming of a hat beneath the statement :
[' I am thine ; wilt thou be mine ?' and
'sent it adrift. After various'vicissi
tudes it was purchased by a gentle
man, and took a position On his head.
:One day the lining became loose, and
in endeavoring to fasten it his eye
repted upon the sentiment and name,
and h? itivoluntarily exclaimed, ' D-n
fool.' wTien Martha returned to her
h?tn? that day, Bhe "was taken to a re
tired part of the cottage and warmed
up with a strap.. The gentleman who
got the hat was her father."
-II? I 1^1 tn \ * -
A good story is. .told of a' busin???
meet ing arnon g certain Quakers about
a proposed canal, Whfin. one of the.
most influential men preset opposed
tjhe project on the ground of its spec*
ulation. This w?sr, of course, nnafii*
swerable; but among tho other objec
tion's, he wento>"t??rV :.44 When. God
creaiad/the wt?ld, 4f. he'hadV wished
ct&b he;w?ati'. hav? made t^/i?i.''
i TTpon'thiaa " weighty friend" (one of I
their terms) rose up and said slowly 1
in the intoning voice in which they al
ways speak in meeting^ "Ano: Ja
cob digged a well," and sat down.'
The'mn?ential. man immediately re
tired into-private life, but he bought
some shares in the canal for all that.
Sherm au,
We see the name1 of Gen. W. T.
Sherman suggested, by some of the
papers, as suitable-to put in nomina
tion as a candidate for the Presidency
in 1872. It has even been hinted by
some few demented individuals,-to
run him as the Democratic candi*
date! Put him on the Vallant-lig
ham platform and. run him as a
Democratic candidate and let the
Southern Democracy.accept him and
the platform and the situation, and
we mil have a farce that will make
the world.laugh..
We suppose his speech at New
Orleans, in which it is said he gave
utterance to sentiments in opposition
to the E-u-Klux bill, is the ground
upon which these few individuals
wish him nominated. Of coarse, no
sach thing will ever happen, but we
merely mention the fact of such a P
thing-having been in the thoughts 6f 1
anybody as a matter of great surprise 5
to us.
The fact is, we . do not see what
?laims this man has upon either party ;
or what claims he has to - distinction.
His name deserves as mucji infamy.?
as that of any man living, BeastBut
ler not excepted.
He isa general without a victory, |f
A hero without-a fight. He may have
talents, he may. be a military genius
For aught we know ; we neither admit
Dr deny the fact ; but we do sayt hf
bas done nothing to display military (
genius. ]
His great march to the - sea, about
which the Yankee nation made such
i noise, and upon which all his fame
rests, was uo great achievement. | ]
Any school boy could have led an1
trmy through the most abundant
..ountry in the South, without an en- j.
smy to oppose him. It was about as c
lifficul? to do as to take the trainan_.
lay at present, at Atlanta, go to
Macon, and from thence to Savan
nah ; the only difference being in the
;ime it would take.
But if infamy can make a man C
Treat, then this, man Sherman is great, C
br upon this great march to the sea,
ie certainly loaded, himself with
?uough of it to last through all time.
His wanton, cruel, cold-blooded, f<
useless destruction of life and-prop- a
?rty is unprecedented in the annals
)f history. Starting at Atlanta, he
jegun his career. After utterly de
lroy ing that city, he marched to | S
Savannah, leaving behind him a.track
from"forty to sixty miles-widefthrough
me most prosperous and productive
portion of our State, perfectly devas
tate^ and desolate. His march back | li
dirough South Carolina, and the de
struction of the .beautiful city of c
Jolumbia, with all the accompanying a
ind heart rending brutalities upon its E
Door, defenceless women and cbil- ii
Iren, ueeds no word of comment
rora us. They will not be forgotten by
;he present generation of Southern
?rs, .:nd he is but a miserable style
if man, who does not teach his chil-1 ?
Iren to abhor the very name of .the | \
nan.
There might have been some shad
)w ?of excuse for this cruelty, this
lestruction of property, if it had ad
vanced his cause in the least, but he'[ ai
:ould have accomplished the same
inds just as" easily ,'and' just as soon,
vithout destroying one dollar's worth
)f private property more than suffi- j ?
uent'to subsist his troops, without the
loath of a single private citizen.
.Let ns then never cease to execrate t|
ris name, and the name of any man, ?
Dr any newspaper, North pr South, ^
?hat eyer mentions the mau in con
lection with any office to which honor
night to be attached.-Washington*
[Ga.) Gazette. '
OJ
Brevities and Levities.
jZ?f- " Joys that wo hav? tasted may
sometimes return,"- sang an intoxicated
wit on thc street the other night while
me potations taken in the early part ol
tho day were coming unhidden to .the
mrface. . -,
??r- A sarcastic young lady' says she
never was so much in love wit!, a man
;hat two rainy days together in a country
louse would not effectually cure uer.
jjST What's tho difference between a
milly man and a warm- dog? One wears
i great coat and tho other pants.
sar Some one wroto in. a boto: visitor's
jook bis initiais-, " A. S." ? wag wroto
inderneaih, "Two-thirds of the truth.
SOT An afflicted husband was retuni
ng from tao i'unen? o?- his wife, when a
rienrt asked him how he'wax. 1 "Well,'
laid ho pathetically, " J think I feel the
jetter-for thatlittlo walk!"
A man asked another to come and
Hue off boiled beef and potatoes', with
lim. "That. I will," says the other
'and it's rather odd it should be exactly
ho same dinner I had at home for my
-elf, barring the beet" . .
?ST- About the year 1685 the Legisla
;ureof Pennsylvania passed a resolution
hat " no member thereof should come
o the House barefoot, or eat his- bread
ind cheese on the steps."
zSf A gentleman saw an advertise
ment that a recipe for the. cure of dys
pepsia might be had by sending, a pos
age-stamp to the advertiser. He sent
lis stamp, and tho answer waa " Dig in
four gardao'and let Whiskey -alone."
??* The Lynchburg Virginian has un
burled the spotless banner of the Whijo
man's party," and proclaims that such
m organization is a necessity of the'
ames. Not-any new departure for it.
j?T^Qxi Lombardstreet, Philadelphia,
near Seventh, the following-appears on a
sign hanging in a cellanvay of a saloon:
"Bolloney - ?prseg, Pig's feat, Oyster
supe, Sheep's tangs.'.' The letters are
painted In red and blue, on a white back-:
ground, and whfto ' stars interspersed
between them.
M* A Frenchman, but recently ar
rived in America, bought a cow and calf
from a neighboring ?irm or, and as they
were1 not sent at the time promised, he
wrote thus: "Monster, suppose you
send mo my she beef and his baby."
:?ST: The ladies say 'that all 'tho bustle
that is made about tho Grecian bend ia
newspaper stuft; . That?? so. '
A MEDICAL JOKE.-An exchange
says: The worst joke that was ever
perpetrated oil scientific men took
place recently at Louisiana, Mo.' A
man was sica with rheumatism, or
something, and a fellow went around
to the doctors and professors and
things, and told,them that it was the
queerest case on record. He said the
man had no feeling. You'could stick
pinjin his body all over, and he paid
no attention to them at all. He was
perfectly numb. So the doctors got
together and called on the ?ck man
to experiment. All arrived with pins
and needles and bodkins. The man
was asleep,-and they got around him,
and each one stuck his" pin in the pa
tient. The sick man rolled over .and
looked at the crowd, and thought they
had come to dissect him, so he took a
chair in one hand and a bed post in
the other, and drove, the crowd
thence. Tb.ay' are around with. their
heads tied] up, looking for the man
who said that sick man had no feel
ing.
SALUDA HOI SE.
Mm R, B. BOUEWARE respectful
ly announces to the Edgefield public that
mo has opened the SALUDA HOUSE,
md will use every exertion to please all
ivho may favor her with their patronage.
She Solicits- the encouragement of her
'riends.
iS^Board by the Day, Week br Month
it as low figures as can possibly beaf
brded. . ' '
'.Edgefield, May 80 . tf 23
Head! Read !
The place to find something PURE
md ' GENUINE in . the' way of
CHAMPAGNE WINES and
3RANDIES, is at the Drug'Store of
MARKERT & CLISBY.
If you wish PURE COGNAC
BRANDY for Medical purposes, go to
MARKERT & CLISBYU
If you want a PURE ARTICLE of
SHERRY or - MADEIRA WINE, go
*. MAPwKERT & CLISBY'S.
If you desire a good article of
>LD JAMAICA RUMor HOLLAND
JIN call at the Drug Storo of
MARKERT & CLISBY.
We will also state that' we have a
JW gallons oftbot GOOD OLD RYE
nd CORN still on hand.
. MARKERT ? CLISBY.
If you wish .a superior article of
HERR Y for Cooking purposes, very
heap, call at the Drug Store of
To gentleman who indulge in the
ixury of Chewing and' Smoking, we
especCfully ' announce, (and do so
oncientiously.) that we have, and
re determined to keep, on hand, the
IEST brands of Chewing and Smok
?g TOBACCO- and SEGARS.
MARKERT & CLISBY.
Mar 15 tf ' 1*2
. M. NEHLETT. I W. H. GOQDEICH
Cotton Grill
MANI i Ai TORY.
rHE Undersigned respectfully an
nounce to' the people of Edgefield
nd adjoining Counties, that they nro still
a gaged in tho manufacture of ?
Cotton Gins,
f the well-known and highly approved
GLESBY PATTERN.
MR. NEBLETT, who has fourteen
cars' practical experience in making
vese GINS, will give his personal atten
on to the business, and we feel confi
ent of giving entire satisfaction to those
i vori ng us-with their orders.
EVERY GIN WARRANTED. "
Old Gins RENOVATED.or REPAIR
ED in the best manner.
NEB LETT & GOODRICH,
At Good nell's Machine Work s.
5^-Capt. LEWIS JONES, .of Edge
eld, is'our authorized Agent, and all-or
crs .received by him will meet with
rompt attention. ,
May 2 Sm 19 .
[. PARKER. B. H. TEAGKK.
PARKER & TEAGUE,
DENTISTS,
EDGEFIELD,*S. C.
OFFICE n>xt to Mrtsouic Hall on West tide.
Mar 15 6?i 12
BOOTS AIVD SHOES!
JADE TO ORDER O X REPAIRED.
All work well dono at reasonable pri
es, out of tho best Leather, and by com
ptent workmen. .
Give me a trial, and I will give you a
;oo? fit.
Ternis Cash. S. H. MANGET.
June 7 . tf 24
oar om
[) BARRELS KEROSENE OIL, very
uperior in quality, and for sale cheap,
ty MARKERT & CLISBY.
June 7 _tf ' 24
Peas ! Peas !
100
BUSHELS PEAS-Speckled,
)lino and Red Ripper-now in Store, ?njd
br'salo at 9lt40 per bushel.
It. 0. SAMS.
May 31 . _tf_j_23_
WANTED,
A A YOUNG MAN as a Salesman in'
CX a First Class Clothing and Furnish -
ng Goods House. Must come well re
omniended, and able to influence a good
rad?. Goou*Salary given.. Address
" MEECHAN'T,"
, An&usta, Ga.
23 1m 22
Patent Medicines.
TUST Received ? large and fresh as
J sortment of PATENT-MEDICINES
if ali kinds.
. G. L. PENN, Dreggist.
May 24 _ tf ?2
Cleansing Fluid. .
FIE Best Preparation in use for toking
out all kinds'of Grease Spots,
. G. L. PENN'S DRUGSTORE.
Apr 26 . . . tf ir;
Notice.
A LL Persons exe 'hereby cautioned
?X against employing ono Charles'Mon
lay (colored) of letting him stay vu their
3remisos, as I have & writtefa??atract
ivith bim, and th? said diaries baa* left
ny place, without provocation.
w&. M. WILLIAMS.
June 14 2t