Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, June 16, 1892, Image 4

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m i A Good Country Road. William A. Sweet, President of the Association "for the improve ment qf the Highways of the State of New York, recently delivered i; an address upon road building before the Supervisors of Onon daga corni ty and others at the rooms o$ the Syracuse Business j Men's Association. In the course \ of his address Mr. Sweet said : "I will now give you my reasons why it is all wrong to round up a road of any width anywhere ex cept a paved street, for if I could have my way upon a macadam road I would have it all inclined one way. Upon a paved street in a city, perhaps, I would not. If I you build a road and round it up like this, and you leave the dirt all soft, just as soft as,a plow or drag will leave it, the first man who drives over it will drive straight on top of it, just as near as he can. It ie soft, his wheels go in, he I makes a rut. His neighbors fol- j low him, and by the time the fourth wagon has gone over that j road the ruts are sufficiently deep j to hold water, practically, the i whole length of the road if there comes a shower. Immediately j your road is softer there~than in any other part, because it is hold ing the water. The next man that drives along can scarcely , drive anywhere else except there, and there commence your ruts. When you go on driving, goiug deeper, yon split them up, getting a series | of nits. If you do not drive in the rut your wagon is tipped from three to five times as much as I would make the road inclino to commsnce with. "I would make the road incline only one foot in sixteen feet, which j is sufficient to take off the water,. provided that you have no ruts. If j you make your road incline all one . way the first man that drives over j it cannot drhe upon the top. He I can drive anywhere upon it. It j makes no difference where he drives ; it is all just alike. I have heard men say, 'It would wear your linch-pin all out on one side,' but I tell you, you cannot find one place a quarter of a mile in ten miles ?lriving that your wagon is not inclined as much-stop any where you have a mind to-as it 'would be. on this road, either to the right or to the left, besides the J jolting and the rattle and spring | banging going in and out the ruts that you have on your roab that is j rounded up. "Now I aim enming to the point of how to keep, from having ruts upon this road." It is simply, that only one Wagon - should be made j with/ the. tireB at least one-third, wider than they are now, and that j the hind wheels of every four wheeled vehicle should be made ?he width of the tires that are on the wheels ?nd one inch besides wider than, the forward, axles, so that the hind wheels shall not track in the width of their own tries and an inch space between the tracking of the wheels, provid . i ng the man. was driving perfectly j straight. I would let the carraige maker j make his fore wheels of the wag ons any with he chose to, but the hind wheels should always be-the .width-of the tires, and one inch wider than the fore wheels on each side. I would also, if I could, make a law stating how wide those ? tires should be, so that every wheel that passed over that road should become a roller down instead of a cutter up, as your wheels are to day. 'Rie wheel produces the j narrow ruts and becomes a cutter | np, a disintegrator and destroyer, in fact, as much as you can possibly make it unless you make your wheels narrower, a destroyer of your roads, a destroyer of your own money as completely as you can possibly construct it, "Now, you may take what isl known as the ordinary three quarter buggy, and put on it, as they dc now, a three-quarter tire. I would; make that tire, by law, an j inch wide at least, if not 1| inches, and so on through all the wagons. I would increase the tire according to the size of the vehicle, ard the load it was naturally capable of carrying, until I reached the big trucks which are to carry six or eight tons, and I would have the tires on those wheels 5 to 8 inches . wide. Commencing at 4 feet on the front wheels, I would make the | hind axle 18 inches wider than the fore axle, and the consequence would be, that with, a series of wagons to go over this road from . the buggy up to a large teaming truck, instead of being a track, and each one following the other not to exceed four inches wide, as the wagons are of the present, day, they would cover cover a trackage of 18 to 22 inches wide ?on each side of where the horses were trav el ling, ?.nd every wheel would roll down the road and make it smooth er and better as they passed over it. "Now, if the fanners viii have the hind axles of their wagons widened as I' have suggested, and in place of a two inch tire, will have a three inch tire put on, and then widen the hind axle eight inches, or four inches on each side, when that wagon passes along over that road instead of making a track two inches wide, it will make a track on each side of six inches. It will never rat the road, and you will have a nice smooth road from spring to fall, so that when the snow comes you can immediately have nice sleighing.'' Pasture all the Tear. Southern Cultivator. About five years ago, I sowed red and "white clover on a fresh piece of land' (about two acres) that had previously well manured-, around my stable. The land was well broken up, and the seed sown and brushed in March. It was hard to resist the temptation to sow oats with the clover, but after looking over the files of the Cultivator for over ten yearo I found that experience and observation was largely in favor, of sowing alone. Well, the clover was so fine in six months from sowing that I begun pasturing it, and have continued to do so, winter and summer ever since, and the "stand" is better now than it was at first. Two years ago I sowed one half of the same land with Burr clover, without plowing or an}' prepration whatever and as I write now it is perfectly green. As soon as it goes to seed and dies by the last of May, the white clover springs up^afresh and remrans so till the Burr clover again springe, up in November. Small patches of rye and barley sown in August or .September for a change- on very ?rich; land, would supply the farmer with winter and summer grazing the year round. P. S. S. Jefferson, Ga. The Late Crop of Irish Potatoes. There is an increase of interest in various parts of the country in the matter of Southern grown Irish potatoes for seed. These are the potatoes grown in autumn from the seed of the early crop. Parties at the North speak highly of these for planting them. The prospect is that a new and valuable product will soon be open to Southern growers in supplying these late grown, unsprouted potatoes for planting northward. ? leading Ricomond seedsman offers Southern grown seed this spring, and speakf an of increas ing demand for them. These po tatoes are raised, here from the cuttings of the early ^rop planted about the middle of August. The early crop to furnish seed for ' this late one should come from the North, but the late grown potatoes are best for planting for the mar ket crop.--W. F. Massey, Hor ticulturist, N. C. Experiment Station. . . An Antediluvian Joke. A hardware drummer is responsible for the story that a clerk in one of our hardware houses, was informed that the last tailor's goose was sold and to ro der a dozen moro. After puzzling over the matter for some time he wrote on a piece of paper as fol lows: 12 tailor geese. 12 tailor's geese. 12 tailor gooses. 12 tailor goose. 12 tail Then he got rattled, scratched hii head, looked in the dictionary and finally formulated the fol lowing : Gents please send at once one tailor's goose and eleven others." -Burlington Hawkeye. DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN. Appointments for Speeches by thc Candidates for State Honors. Below is given the rearranged programme of the appointments made by the Democratic Executive Committee for ?j the campaign of 1892. Cut it out and pasto it up for future reference : Berkeley, June 15. "Williamsburg, June 16. Georgetown, June 17. Horry, June 27. Marion, June 29. . Florence, June 30. Darlington, July 1. Richland, July 4. Orangeburg, July 5. Aiken, July 6. Edgefield, *uly 7. Lexington, Jul} 8. Holly's Ferry, Edgefield County, July 12. Clarendon, July 19. Sumter, July 20. Chesterfield, July 23. . Marlboro, July 25. Kershaw, July 26. Lancaster, July 28. York, July 29. Chester, July 30. Fairfield, August 2. Union, August 4. Spartanburg, August 6. . Greenville, August 9. Pickeus, August 10. Oconee August ll. Anderson, August 13. Abbeville, August 16. Newberry, August 18. Laurens, August 20. A HINDOO TEMPLE. RITES AND CEREMONIES BY WHICH THE IDOL IS HONORED. . A Complex Institution Over Which thc High Costo l? r:ili ma us Exercise Su preme Authority as Receivers, Trus tees and Ministrants-Their Methods. The Hindoo temple of any eizo or pr? tentions is a complex institution. It is a group of buildings inclosed within one or more walls. It possesses certain priv ileges, granted by native rulers in days gone by and still respected by the pres ent government;. It enjoys what may almost be termed a royal revenue from houses, lands a^ad offerings, and it pos sesses hoards of treasure in jewels, gold and silver vessels and coins. The prop erty is in the hands of trustees, who are elected or who claim an hereditary right to the office. These have power over an enormous wealth. Under unscrupulous trustees valuable jewels have disappeared or been replaced with glass. Pots of silver and gold coin have been refilled with copper. Rich lands have been let at a nominal rent to their relatives, and offerings in tended for the temple have been appro priated personally. Occasionally a trus tee is prosecuted for his dishonest prac tices, but it is not often that he is pun ished. The erection of the Hindoo temple is the work of a slow system of evolution. Some holy man perhaps dies on the spot, or he has an ecstatic vision of the god in one of the incarnations. The space is in vested with sanctity and an image set up to the deity. The landowner s traight way builds a small shelter'over it to propitiate the god in his favor. The ground around the edifice is nest in slosed with a fence. By and by the shed is removed and something more pretentious and lasting erected. The dewan, or prime minister of the province, makes a pilgrimage to the shrine and leaves a rich offering in the hands of the Brahmans, who have instituted themselves as receivers, trus tees and ministrants. More pilgrims come; offerings in kind as well as in iewels and money pour in, and new buildings .are erected. Courts, halls, galleries,/a tank, pillared platforms, walls, gateways and towers slowly grow around the shrine-the ceuter point of the edifice. Other shrines of affiliated deities majr group themselves near tho original, but the inulasttuinum is al ways the same. lt holds the image of - the deity to whom the temple is dedicated, and it is the scene of daily ceremonies. At all risks it must be jealously guarded against the intrusion of any but tho twice bora. When Clive took the temple of Sriennghain-the largest in southern india, and. a powerful' stronghold in those days-2,000 fierce Rajputs stood before the door of the Mulasthanum, de claring that the Europeans should only pass in over their dead bodies. Their superstitions were respected, and Clive left the fanatics in possession. In preserving the integrity of the sa cred shrine tho Hindoo has something moro to consider than his religious scru ples. The restitution of the divine or mantric essence is a very expensive and intricate process, requiring large sums of money for its different rites. At Vel lore there is a handsome temple which was desecr",Led years ago by the Mo hammedans. They killed a cow in the Mulasthanum. Tho building now stands empty and unoccupied and the Euro pean may go into outer and inner court as he pleases. The Mulasthanum is a small hall, richly decorated with carv ings. It contains nothing but a stone dais, on th? face of which is a tortoise in outline. The image rested formerly on the tor toise. There is a small gutter around tho platform; which conducted the sa cred water-used for the ablutions of the idol-into a reservoir outside. Pilgrims drank of this water eagerly in he?ief of its nairaculous powers of healing and purification. The temple would proba bly be used again by Hindoo worship ers if money were forthcoming suffi cient to restore the divino essence. The idol is not usually made of wood or stone. It is molded in an amalgam of five metals-gold, silver, brass, cop per and lead. In size it is smaller than tho human figure. It ?3 not called a "Swami" until the mantric essonco has been infused into it by the proper cere monies. These are performed by the Brahmans, who claim the power of placing the essonco in any object, ani mate or inanimate that they choose. Sometimes the object is a man, the chief trustee or "Moktesoor." He is then said to be divine, and is called "Swami," and moreover, is worshiped as a god. The daily ritual which con cerns only the idol, takes place inside the shrine at intervals during the day. No worshipers are present except those who are taking part in the func tion. The image is tended in every mi nute particular as though it were a liv ing human being. Nothing is omitted. It is washed with water from the sacred tank. It is dressed and fed. It is supposed to take pleasure in the com pany of tho dancing girls; it sleeps and wakes, and finally is put to bed. Dur ing its toilet hymns of praise are sung, lamps aro lighted, camphor and incense burned, and the tomtom is frequently introduced. Part of the revenue of the temple pays for all of this, and a great many Brahmins find their occupation and their living in it. The ritual of the festival is much moro imposing. The image is covered with plates of gold and loaded with jew els. It is carried in procession upon a huge car, surmounted with a tlirone of silver. It may now appear before the eyes of all, and it makes a slow and magnificent journey around the outer courts of the temple-which are open to all casts-and through the town. Offer ings in kind and in money and jewels are received. The dancing girls are to be seen, their charms enhanced by rich silk and gold; they are the daughters and wives of the god, and tho children of tho devil. The value of their charms goes to swell the offertory considerably. -Chambers' Journal. Do You Appreciate The advantage of buying always from a clean, fresh stock of goods? If you do, you can have that advantage by buying siloes, slippers and hats from Mulherin, Rice & Co., Augusta. Prices are lower than the lowest. Gentlemen, we have the handsomes. line ol' fine dress .Shoes in this market. Prices low. Give us a call and we will please you. More new dress goods to arrive Ibis week. J. M. Conn. Tuc Spring is Upon Us, And we are receiving this week a nice line of Spring Calicoes, (Ung hams, etc. Call and examine tnoin. Very truly, W. II'TUUXKK ifc Co. ?Ll wa vs ask for "J. M. Cobb's" $3.00 Gent's Shoes and $2.00 Ladies' Shoes. We ?ii y these goods in such quantities as to lie able to sell von ?or $1.00 per pair less than you can lind (hem any where' Our "Crown1* brand for $1.25 and $1^50cannot be duplicated either in quality or price outside of our store. When you want a good calf lined shoe or genuine Standard Screw brogan call for M rivy Bros. goods, sold only by .1. M. Conn, v Sole A gt. EASIER THAN WORKING. A Clever Scamp in College Italien Money In au Ingenious Way. Let me tell you'a very strange true story. Three years ago a young man in the middle of his sophomore )-ear found himself in debt to his landlady, to his tailor, to the college andin fact to every one of whom he could borrow,or buy. j He had no parents on whom hecouleV call, and his future wasn't very roseate, to say the least. But he was a genius. He had come to college to graduate and .didn't intend to drop out just because he lacked money. There was plenty of unemployed capital, in the country, he was sure, and he was_ equally sure he could get hold of some of it, so this is what he did: In some way-he learned the names of ten women in one?f the small western towns and wrote them tho following letter: MY DBAU MKS.-1 am a student In ? college and am absolutely without a cent. Unless I recei ve aid I shall be compelled to abandon the ambition of my life-to enter tho C&ristian ministry. I am an orphan and am Bolely dependent on myself. Will you kindly send mo ten conts and mail a copy of this letter to itu friends, numbering each copy 2? Picoso request thom to do tho same, numbering their copies 3, and so on. stopping at number 10.' Ten cents is very little, but ten dimes make a dollar, and a hundred dollars would be truly a godsend to mo. Very truly yours. GEORGE W.- MARTIN. He fig1- id that about three or four in tho first ten would respond, and that the same ratio would be kept up. Some would be ignored, some would-miscarry and in some cases several copies would be sent to the same person. It is easy to count that if every letter and copy brought in ten cents he would receive millions. If four in the first ten re sponded he would still be a millionaire. The plot . succeeded. He didn't re ceive a million of course, but he' did get I very large sum.of money. Not one person in a hundred would stop and fig ure up the actual amount which the thing would bring to the letter writer. In some cases ministers read .the letter in the pulpit and recommended tho scheme to their congregation. The let ters which he received were studies. Some contained stamps, some dimes wrapped in paper, some motherly old souls wrote long letters with volumes of good advice, and some more philan thropic people, sent fifty cents, a dollar, and a few even five.-E. J; Barnes in New York Press. I,uni Lytton'* Method of Speech. Lytton had a curious draging man ner of speech, his words being inter spersed with frequent "erras",to help him out when he was waiting for tho proper word. Then, again, he would emphasize a sentence or a single word by loudly raising his voice, a peculiarity which gave his talk a certain dramatic character. 1 remember once, "when 1 was dining with him en petit comit?, the conversation turned upon the uni versality of belief in a divine Creator, and even now I fancy I hear him say ing: "When-erra-1 had the -honor erra-of becoming her majesty's secre tary of state for the colonies, I mado.it my first business-erra.-to instruct my agents all over the inhabitable glohe eira-to report to me if they knew of any nation, tribe or community-erra;'" thus far he had spoken-in a low, melo dious voice, when suddenly he changed his register, shot out" tha_following words as from a catapult, "who-did not believe in God." He added that he bad only found one savage community with such a want of belief.-Cornh?T Maga zine. _ Why He Hurried. Out in Iowa some years ago ajaumber of men were engaged in the harvest . field. When a mari is working for wages on a farm there is nothing\more delightful to him than ? little fall of rain. It gives him a chance tof stop work and seek shelter.. These harvest ers broke for the barn. When the great body of them arrived- there-t?i?y found' that one of their number had got there ahead of them. He had fallen prostrate upon the barn floor, entirely out of breath. The foreman asked him, why he had run himself to death. ' "Good Lord," he replied/ "I was afraid the rain would stop before I got in."-Washington Letter. The Curious Bezoar Stone. There is now no sale for bezoar stones. The time was when this concretion was deemed very valuable, and many living men will remember having seen perfect ly formed specimens sell for five or ten dollars, to be carried in the pocket as lucky stones. The bezoar stone is formed in tho stomachs of cattle. It is cal careous and as hard as a bit of limestone, but the core is generally a mass of hair licked from the hide of the animal and carried into the stomach with the saliva. These concretions are as plentiful now as they ever were.-St. Louis Glohe Democrat._ - Chinese Girls Like Round Eye*. In China small, round eyes are liked, and the girls aro continually plucking their eyebrows that they may be thin and long. But the great beauty of a Chinese lady is in her feet, which in childhood are so compressed by hand ages as effectually to prevent any fur ther increase in size. The four smaller toes are bent under the foot, to the sole of which they firmly adhere, and the poor ghi not only endures much pain, but becomes a cripple for life. Another mark of "beauty consists in having finger nails so long that casings of bamboo are necessary to preserve them from injury. -Yankee Blade. A Club or Story Tellers. )' The Liars' club still exists in. London and flourishes in an inn situated in ono of the dingy courts of Fleet street. Tho initiation fee is five shillings, half of which is remitted should the new mem ber be able to outlie any member pres ent. The tallest stories are told in this tavern at every weekly meeting, and the best exaggerator carries off. the hon ors of the evening. But if a man is known to he outside the precincts of the clubrooms he is liable to expulsion' Roston Home Journal. GEORGE B. LAKE, - AGENT I'OK - The MUTURAL LIFE INSUR ANCE CO., of Now York. The largest and best Life Company in tho world. -a Agent also for the following Fire Companies: . HOME, of Now York. GREENWICH, of New York. HAMBURG-BREMEN, of Ham burg, Germany. LANCASHIRE, of Manchester, England. ST. PAUL-GERMAN, of St. Paul, Minn. MECHANICS and TRADERS, of New Orleans. TRAVELERS ACCIDENT INS. CO., of Hartford, Conn. J. H, PAUL, AGENT, JSTO. 2 Park Row, -IMPORTERS OF FINE Wines, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars, Stone MoBfll? Com WMsiey a Specialty. Will move to our new quarters in about thirty days in the HUFFMAN NTEW BUILDING. WM. SCHWEIGERT, 'The Je^%rellei% 73S I?road (Under Central Hotel,) Street, Augusta, - - Ora. E. R. Schneider, IMPORTERS OF FINK Wines, Liquors and Cigars, AND .DEALERS IN. Bourbon Rve and Corn Whiskey. do i anti So2 Broad Street, , AXTG-XTSirPA., Q-A, URING March, April, and May [ will sell EGOS to persons in Edgelield county at $1.50 per sitting of 13. Send for illustrated circular, showing SHOW record. Fanners can dono better than to PLANT a Tew chickens this year. H?N?EiY7 F?. COOK, GRANITE VILLE, S. C. ' McHugh Bro?., Bdgefleld, S. C., We have: now removed to our now quarters on the corner next to the Farmers' Loan and Savings Dank, where we shall, be pleased to see and entertain our friends and the balance of mankind, right royally. That we are prepared to do this, a bare inspection of our inner adorninjjsnvill establish. Our Liquor?T:W433^, Cigars, Etc., Etc., are of the latest, best, and mostltp^TTv*4JL?iaj?ds. Give us one call and you will need no further invitation. ^" Respectfully, . McHugh Bros>| B. B. EVANS, .' .. . '/ Life and Fire Insurance flg'i, EDGEFIELD, S. C. -REPRESENTS The UNION MUTUAL LIFE, of Portland Maine. Its polices | aro tho most liberal now offered to the public. -ALSO The PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, of | Philadelphia. It will be to the interest of parties contemplating insurance to ex amine tbeir contracts before insuring elsewhere. "\A7"E are receiving SPRING GOODS every day and will be glad tc have the public come and see them. We do not require yoi to buy but only wish to satisfy you that we have a nicer selection thai, you can get elsewhere in the town. Also that We Guarantee Prices. Everything has come in except Dress Goods, Gloves, Hosiery and Embroidery; these goods we are looking for every day. We will have a LARGER and MUCH NICER line of DRESS GOODS this season than ever. Mantau HMCalsLingr. We have added Mantua Making to our business. Miss Amoss, a celebrated dress maker from Baltimore, will preside over this depart-1 ment. Remember we guarantee every dress to fit. Our terms are | STRICTLY CASH. SHOES! SHOES!! We will also carry a large line of Ladies' and Gents' Shoes, the best, svithout any exception, that has evor been brought to this place; having bought close and discounted every bill we care nothing for completion. Try us and see ! Zepliyrs GLXICL SilKs. "We have added Zephyrs and Embroidery Silks to our stock ; come and see them before they are picked over as they are selling very fast. OT K PRICES. We will not quote prices or mention, at this time, the different kinds of goods we carry in stock, as we keep everything that is wanted in a first-class dry goods store. You will save money by trying us -all we ask is a trial and Ave will convince you. PEARCE & ALLEN. High Prices for Cotton IS MADE POSSIBLE BY INVESTING WHERE YOU CAN OBTAIN BEST VALUES EOR LEAST CASH. ? LOWEST PRICES, A GOOD TEAM \ ( BEST GOODS. Weare headquarters for BLANKETS, CLOAKS. DRESS GOODS UNDERWEAR, and everything in Dry Goods. Come and see us when you come to the city. MULLARKY. & H ARTY, 810 Broad St., Augusta, Gra, IF YOU ARB LOOKING FOR POPULAR PRICED, STLISH, WELL MADE CLOTHING We with all sincerity recommend you to call when in Augusta, and see the immense stock of I. C. LEVY & CO., Tailor Fit Clothiers. A.UGTJSTA, - -, Gr A.. GEO. R. LOMBARD & COMP'Y MACHINE, BOILER ?nt ? WORKS HILL, EHaiNE wi m SUPPLY HOUSE. AUGUSTA, - - - - GA Is the place to get Machinery and Supplies and Repairs at Bottom Prices. 50 New Gins and 62 New Engines in stock. If you want a First-class COTTON GIN at Bottom Prices write for a New Catalogue and Reduced Prices of IMPROVED "AUGUSTA COTTON GIN. See the extra fine recommendations of last year's work. Mention THE ADVERTISRR when you write. jly301y OUR MOTTO, "QUICK SALES AP SMALL PROFITS." & AUGUSTA, GA., AGENTS FOR THE "FAMOUS OLD HICKORY AID TE1ESSFE WAGONS." BEST IN THE MARKET. CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, ROAD CARTS, HARNESS, SADDLES, TRUNKS, VALISES, BUGGY PAINTS VARNISHES, LEATHER, SHOE FINDINGS ( 949 Broad St., ( REPOSITORY, \ FACTORY, \ 914 Jones St. ( 946 Jones St. ( THE BEST, CHEAPEST, AND MOST RELIABLE HOUSE o m P ? w o PH .li -P <D T % cg ^ ?V, ? O bi CQ r <D ? 08-9 5 O 2 c? Ml r-H ? Ci O co CG ? fe ? O o PH *H i-H I-( 0" c? ? O L. JOHNSON, PRESIDENT. W. H. WILLIMS, SUPERINTENDENT CHS. F. DEO EN, General Manager and Secretary and Treasurer. TIE AUCUSTA L MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Laths and Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Blinds, Sash, ALL KINDS OF Dressed Lumber and General Building Material, Office, Factory and Yard, ' . Adams, Campbell, P'Antlgnac and Jackson Streets,