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FADED PICTURES. Only two patient eyes to stare ' Oat of tho canvas; all the rest. Tho warm green gown, the small hands pressed Light in the lap, the heapy hair, ' That mast have made the sweet, low brow So earnest, centuries ago, When some one saw it change and glow All faded. Jost the eyes horn now. r daresay people pass and pass Before the blistered little frame, / And dingy work, withOat a name. Shut in behind Its hit of glass: But I-well,-1 left Raphael Just to coma-drinlr these eyes of hera. To think >i way the stains and blurs, And make all wholo again and wolL Only for tears the head will bow. Be canso there on my heart's last wall, Not one tint left to tell lt all, A picture keeps its eyes somehow. -William Vaughan Moody in Scribner's. Fire in Australia. In wet weather it is usual for the Australian aborigine to caxrgr in the hand, beneath the kangaroo "skin, a piece of smoldering wood, which com pensates the bearer in some sort for the want of a flannel waistcoat, and en ables bim to light a fire at a moment's notice. One of our men had also a plan on cold nights of lying down, rolled up in his furs, upon the ashes of a raked out fire. He explained to my husband that the advantage of thus going to bed was twofold, being no less good for warmth than for concealment, especially when passing the night in a strange place, where the keeping up of a fire after dark might attract the notice of unfriendly natives. , N Each tribe possesses a territory of its OTTO, and each family of the tribe has its own especial tract of land within that territory. Here a man can light his; fire and build his hut without fear of molestation. It is in fact his pater nal estate, so that the, word "fire" con veys to an Australian the same mean ing of fatherland or birthplace as the word "hearth" conveys to a European, and is used by the aborigines in the same sense.-Mrs. Millett. Property Among Ants and Bees. The collective system of property must have lasted among ants and bees for many thousands of years, for, apart from cases of demoralization such as may, for example, be produced' among bees by giving them a taste for drunk enness, these intelligent insects show the most absoluto deference and devo tion t? social property. Their primi tive selfishness has broadened out into a collective or patriotic egoism. But these very "social species, with their moro than Christian charity, have not reached this high degree of civilization at one bound. In the ant and bee worlds, as in our own, there are sav ages. _Tb?.re are still at tho present -timo certain species of ants ignorant of the division oT labor carried so far am eng their civilized congeners. "Property: Its Origin and Develop ment." Sportive Lambs. .A flock of ewes and lambs were once observed in adjoining fields, separated by a fence with several gaps in it. "Fol low my leader" was thc game most in favor with this flock, the biggest lamb leading around the field and then jump ing the gap, with all the others follow ing :n single file. Any lamb that took the leap uiusually well would give two or tlireo more enthusiastic jumps out of sheer exuberant happiness when it reached the otherside. Fawns played a sort of cross touch from one side to tho other, the "touch" in each case be ing by the nose.-London Tit-Bits. Tho Colors of Amber. Amber has a wonderful variety of colors. Some .of it is as clear as crystal, some as yellow as honey, some light blue and again a transparent grt^n. Then it is found as white as snow, the color of cream, and often many of tiese tints are blended in one piece. There is a poj; ular notion to the effect that am ber has curative qualities for such ail ments as croup aiid sore throat, and many thousand necklaces of it ara sold annually for that purpose.-Interview in Washington Star. How to Conciliate an Editor. "You look awful blue. What is the matter with you?" "That editor has sent back my last batch of poems. I wish I knew how to get bis good will." "That's easy enough done." "How am I to do it to put him in good humor?' "Don't send him any more of your poetry."-Texas Siftings. In Elentucky the public school teach ers are not paid a fixed salary, but re ceive 60 much for each pupil. This plan has one good effect, that of stimulating teachers to secure scholars and thus ex tend the benefits of education, but some have been found making false returns. All intelligent persons are familiar with the fact that the body is in a per petual state of assimilation and elimina tion- nutrition and waste. The two processes balance each other in a healthy and normal physical condition. It is an interesting fact that ont of sixteen cities of over 200,000 population in the United States, fourteen, or over 87 per cent., are using the electrical rail way system or equipping roads with the system. _. ? Serpents together constitute one order of- the class of reptiles, the other still existing members of that class consti tuting three other plainly distinct or ders, namely, crocodiles, lizards, tor toises._ The yellow day lily is not as com?on as it deserves to be. The flowers are of a clear canary yellow and the foliage is very luxuriant. Air guns were first made by Guhr, in Germany, in 1656, and the invention is also accredited to Shaw, of America, in 1815.. Why do you pay big profits on Tobacco, when you can buy as cheap from J. M. Cobb as you can from any wholesale dealer. Will sell Plow Hoes at 3?c lb by hundred. E. J. NORRIS? J. M. Cobb is the Manufacturers' Agent for Tobacco. 1,000 lbs. jnst received. You can buy one box from meas cheap asean be bought at the factory. Try our 35 cts, 40 cts. and 50 cts. Tobacco. Don't fail to buy your bill- of Shoes from J. M. Cobb while at tending Court. Edgefield's Head quarters for Good Shoes. Coffees, Teas, Kice, Grits, Fancy Cream Cheese, at E. J. NORRIS'S. 2 carn Flour, 1 car Tennessee Meal, at E. J. NORRIS'S. 50 boxes wrapped and unwrap ed Soap. . E. J. NORRIS. Want 1,000 . bushel s ?eed Oats 45c in trade at. J.-NOREIS Does Lightning Soap th? Milkt It ls a well known fact -that milk ia especially apt to sour during the preva lence of a thunderstorm, and from this it has been surmised that the electric discharge held some mysterious sway over the lacteal fluid. An Italian ex perimenter, one Professor- G. Tolomei, has been making trials of. various sorts, the object being to throw some light on electric influence over milk molecules. In his first experience he passed aol elec tric discharge from a Holtz machine be tween two balls of platinum hanging two inches apart , in a bottle containing a quart of fresh, milk; secondly, by send ing a current between two strips of platinum at the bottom of a V tube filled with the same fluid; thirdly, by subjecting milk in a test tube to the ac tion of a strong battery current through a silk covered copper wire wound spi rally around the tube. ' 1 In each one of these experiments, which were as thorough as any lover of i science could wish, it was proved that a adulation of the milk was delayed in stead of hastened, as had been expected. Three equal portions of milk from the same millring thus treated began te. grow acid on tho seventh, the ninth and the sixth days, respectively, while other portions of it which had not been treated with electricity was rankly add on the evening of the third day. . Having thus ; disproved the popular theory of lightning being the direct cause of the acidifica tion of milk, Professor Tolomei tried ozone and found therein the mystic agent of milk aouring. Innis second trial of ozono he brought the surface of a quantity of milk close to the two balls of the machine used, and tba fluid al most instantly became acid in cone ^ j quenoe. Here at last a mystery that has pus- j ?led professors and peasants alike has been made plain.-St. Louis Republic Shoe? for th? Dead. Among Chicago's industries ls ?fac tory where the manufacture of shoes for corpses is carried on exclusively. Out of five neat black boxes a repre sentative of the firm yesterday ' took as' many different sizes. These were adult** and children's shoes. The material cor responds with the purpose of their usa The shoes are certainly nice to took at. The soles axe cut out . of pasteboard and are covered with grained, paper, j The uppers aro a combination of quilted j satin and crochet work. A.ribbon, In serted at the top and tied, in a noat bow knot, holds the shoe "to the foot "Men's shoes are always black," it j was said. "Occasionally we' turn ont a lot of brown ones. We have had special orders for men's white shoes, But i only in a few instances. Shoes for women and children are always white. They are not expensive; five to fifteen dol?an will purchase a dozen pairs." The burial shoe is a patented article. It was designed by a Jobet (Ills.) woman milliner, who now enjoys the profits of her idea. The Chicago company has been in existence for nearly a decade, and is catering to an ever increasing de mand. The firm employs a traveling man, who coven all the territory be tween Maine and California. It takes ten girls and- several machines to keep up with his orden. The average month ly output is 15,000 pain during the dull season. It is increased to 25,000 during a busy period.-Chicago Tribune., - The Gold Cure Ii Very Old. The precious metal has been employed both externally sind internally, in the metallic state, in solution and by sym j pathy, for a great variety of the ills that flesh is heir to, for over 2,000 years. The tram of thought which led the ancients to employ this highly prized material can be well told ir. the quaint language of the distinguished Dutch physician and chemist, Hermann Boerhaave; writing about 1725, he says: "The alchemists will have this metal contain I know not what radical balm of life capable of re storing health and continuing it to the longest period. "What led the early physicians to imagine such wonderful virtue in gold was that they perceived certain qualities therein which they fancied must be conveyed thereby into the body; gold, for instance, is not capable bf being de stroyed; hence they concluded it must be-very proper to preserve animal sub stances and save them from putrefac tion, which is a iaethod of.reasoning very much like - tb.it of -orne1 fanciful physicians who sought for an, assuaging remedy in the blood of an ass* eat by reason the ass is a very calm beast 1^ Professor H. Carrington Bolton in Pop ular Science Monthly. A Laugh ah lo Superstition. "A curious illustration of tho value of superstitions," said Mr. Kunz, the1 dia mond expert for Tiffany & Co., -"waa afforded the other day. by a lady who j brought a set of opals here for the pur pose of selling them. She felt obliged to part with them on account of a series of misfortunes in her family wbioh abe feared were attributable to the gema, so notoriously unlucky. On examining them I found that they were merely im itations. A few weeks ago. I had in my possession three, seashells which ; had. been transformed into opah Their orig inal limy material had, been dissolved, ont of the rock by which rt hey w?rtf in closed, and the precious W^pi?ce was deposited by water hi place of the pee, retaining the form'of the-shells. A graduate of Harvard, college txrogbt Hts jj curiosity and presen ?d it to that Insti tution. "-Ne w York Sun. An Absentminded f-Aanmliat, Jim Faberpushor ii> oma of tb a < most industrious journalists in New York. I He thinks of nothing but his profeastons! duties. One day his wife (to whom he was re- : cently married) said to Mm: "You don't speak to me any more. Have you ceased to love me?" "Oh, no, but I j mt can't find time.. Tm pressed for time/' "Yes, but I don't get pressed at. i all," responded the neglected wife. . This well merited'-tebuke reminded the journalist of his obligations to his better half. Texas Sfftings. . Notice of Final Discharge and Settlement NOTICE is hereby, given that the un dersigned will make a final settle ment in the Probate Office for Edge field county on the estate of Robert Jennings, deceased, on the 4th and 5th days of January, A. D. 1893, and will, on said day, apply for a final discharge from said estate. W. D. JENNINGS, Sr., and J. H. JENNINGS, Executors of Robt Jennings, dec'd. Splendid Farm For Sale. OAOl ACRES of fine land, about LvJL\f? two miles from' Trenton, 100 acres just cleared, and made ready for the plow, balance in woods. Borders the railroad % mile. On it are 2 dwell ings,! barn, 1 crib, 4 stables, buggy house, wagon shelter, horse lot planked in, and a good well, all complete and .brand new. The land lies well and is beautifully elevated. A fine oppor tunity for watermelon-raising, as there is a railroad switch on the place. New is the time to get the cream of a newly settled place. Will sell! cheap and on easy terms. If desired: will sell also, on the place 3 fine - young mules ages 4, 5 and 6, and wagon. For particulars apply to D. K. DURISOE, Real Estate Ag^t, Ldgefleld, S. C. < It Costs Toa Nothing. We are pleased to announce thal we; have made arrangements by which 'we are prepared to supply free to each of our subscribers a year's subscription to that well, known monthly home and farm Journal, the.- American Farmer published at Springfield and Cleveland; Ohio. We make this offer to each of our subscribers who will pay up all arrearges on subscription and one year in ad vance, and to all new subscribers paying; one year in. advance. The American Farmer is strictly Na tional in its character. It is a high-class illustrated journal filled with entertaining and instructive reading matter* containing each month much information that is invaluable to. agriculturists and of special interest to each member of every home. It is suited to all localities, being National in its make and character, thus meeting with favor in all localities. It is strictly non-political and non sectarian. B It has a trained corps of contributors'.-sud is carefully edited. The. various departments of Farm, Horticulture, Sheep and Swine, The Home, The Horse and the Dairy, are filled with bright and useful matter. The readers of the American Farmer are uni versal in its praise and look for its monthly visi ts with keen anticipa tion. The regular subscription price to the American Farmer is $1.00 a year, but by this arrange ment it costs you nothing to receive that-, great . publication for one year. Do not delay in taking ad vantage of this offer, but call at once or send in your subscription, Sample c^py of the American Farmer can be seen at the ADVER TISER office, or will he supplied direct by the publishers. Crockery, Glassware, Wooden ware, Grass Blades, at E. J. Nouma's. JAMES I. Sole Agent for the Celebrated "Elk" Band Hats," M'f'd by?C.|H. Gardner & Co., Philadelphia. We c?n-give you the latest styles and best .quality in these goods realizing the importance of selling a Good Hat we ?will hereafter devote especial attention to this department. Call on us. J. M. COBB. Riclunond & Dasvflle Rairoad Co. SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION. Condensed Schedule. ia effect January 17,189s. Traim ran by 75th Meridian Tims. SOUTHBOUND. No. 9. Daily. No. ii. Daily. iVen.Liml No. 37. Lv'Kew:York. i,430PM 12.15nt 430PM " PhUwlelphia 6.67 ." 3.50AM 6.57 " * Baltimore... 9.45 " 6.60 " . 9?6 " ? Washington.12.00 " 11.10" 11.20 " ?. Richmond... 3.20AM 3.00PM 3.00AM ? Greensboro.. 7.09 " 10.25 " 1050 " * Salishury... S.2S ? 1258AM 12.05PM &M j .?*. g??:ar ".Rock Hill.... 8.03" 2.43, .? Chester.. 3<44" 358# " Winnsboro. 4.40 " * 450 " Lv Co,ombia j 656w 6.06 ? ?Johnston. 8.12" 7.63" * Trenton.... 858" 838 "' "Graniteville. 8.66" 836" Ar Augusta. 930 " 9J6 " " Charleston.. -1150 " 10.05 " "Savannah... 630" 630 " NORTHBOUND. No. ts. -Daily. No. io. Daily. Ves.Lim. No. 38. Daily. [LvSavann. 1.. 8.00AM 6.40PM . " Charleston. 6.0G " 6.00" . " Augusta.. . 1.00PM 7.00 ". ? Graniteville 132 " 7.66 " . S Trenton..... 230 " 838 " . " Johnston.... .2.13 " &62 " ...... ?*.O0 " 30.40 " . .-^Columbia.. |4J0 " 10 W a. . ".Winn-boro. .537 " 1256AM ...... *? Chester.... 630 ? 153 " . " Bock Hill .. 8.07 " < 2.03 " . ^ Charlotte;.' j |jg I I 950PM *i Salisbury.... iii." 836 "1034 ? ? Greensboro: 1138AM- 10.30 "12.00 " [ Ar Bichmond.. 7.40 " 630PM . *? Washington 10.25 M 9.46 8^8AM ? Baltimore.. 1236PM 11.36 " 1038 " ".Philadelphia 250AM 3.00 ? 12.35PM " New York.. 4.60 " 650 " 350 iC THE DICKS HOUSE Private & Transient Board. 603 Ellis , Street* Corner Washington. AUGUSTA, - - GA Charges Reasonable. Always ask for ?"J. M. Cobb's" $3.00 Gent's Shoes and $2.00. Ladies' Shoes, We buy these goods in such quantities as to be able to sell vou for $1.00 per pair less than you can And them, any where. Our "Crown" brand for $1.2!$ and $1.50 cannot be duplicated either in quality or price outside of. our store. When you want a good1 cali lined shoe or genuine Standard Screw brogan call for Marcy Bros. gooda sold only by J. M. COBB, Sole Agent. I will pay within ^c of the Au ! gusta market for cotton. E. J. NORRIS. Jae. M. Cobb keeps Charlee Hesier and the Rockland Co's, fine Gents' Shoes. Don't buy any other and you will not regret it. The best.unlaumired shirt in town foi I50ets. Ladies, don't be imposed Ol) I with- shoddy shoes. Buy Jas. M, Cobb's celebrated ,$L50 ,and $2.0C Kid Boots and you will never UM any other. OUTDOOR PHOTOGt?Y. I will give close attention to all 'orders for Family Groupsj Schools, I Buildings, Animals, Machinery, etc. Send in your, orders] Prices | [reasonable. GEO. F. HIMS. 3 OHE Electric Saloon I - AND - I All Night Restaurant - IS LOCATED AT-? i'm Broad St., - AUGUSTA, GA* We specially call the attention of our Edgefield friends to the purity of our brands-all best Whiskeys con stantly on band. North Carolina Whiskey at$1.60 per gallon-rood. Give us a call. j J. W. SMITH, Piop'r. DO YOU WANT TO ADOPT AT3ABY? Maybe you think this is a new bustaeet, Bonding- out babies on application ;-it baa been done before, however, but never have those furniebod been so near the o ri gi rmi ample as thia one. Everyone will exci aim,. ".Well 1 that's the sweetest baby I ever saw !" . Thia 'little black-and-white engraving can give you buta f ni nt Idea of the exquisite original. " I'M A DAISY." which we propose to send to y cm, transpor tation pslJ. The MttJo darling1 rests against a pillow, and lj in tho net of drawing off ttl pink soe lc, the mate of which has been pulled off and thin* aside with a triumphant ooo. The ?osh Unbare perfect, qi*? the eyea follow you.no amttor where v?u stand. 'Xi?e?rxqui stte ret trod uetlon^of tUU greatest painting of Ida Waugh ?<.'<>i mo-t celebrated of modern peloton ?>f tinny lire-? aro to bc Riven to those who subscribe to Demorest's Family Maga zine for 139X The reproductions cannot be told from the original, which cost {400, and are tho same chea ilTr?J inches). The baby is Ute size, and nlwo'mti ly lifelike. We have also in preparation, to present to our sub scribers during 1881, other great pictures by such artists as Percy Moran, Maud Humphrey, Louis Dcschamps, and others of world-wide renown. Take onlv two examples of what we did dnrlnir th-3 past year, " A Tard of Pan sies," and "A Wlitto 1 reuse Orchid" by the wife of President Harrison, and you will eee what our promises mean. Thoserwho s:ibscrfl>e for Demoreat's Fatally Magazine f or 1693 will possess a gallery of ex quisite works of art ot great value, besides a Magazine that cannot be equaled by any in tba world for its beautiful illustrations and subject matter, that will koepeveryone post ed on all the topics of tho day, and all the fads and differont Items of interest about the bousebo'd, besides furnishing interesting readinp .atter, both grave and gay, for the whole family; and while Dcmorest'B ls not a fashion Magazine, ita fashion pages are per fect, and wo give you. free of cost, all the pat terns you wish to use during tho year, and in anv size you ohoose. Send in your sub scription at once, only $2, and you will really get over $25 in value. Address the publisher, W. Jennings DomoresviS East 14th St. New York. If you are unacquainted with tba Magarine, tend 10 cents fora specimen copy. The ADVERTISER and this famous Family Magazine all for $3.00 a year. GEO. B, LAKE, RE/IL ESTATE -AND-. INSURANCE A?rT, Ota oYeriBan? fr?gtM, H. C. PERKINS, T. A. HAUSER, President Manager. Saw Mill Machinery, Engines, Boilers, Wm M II Sillies .7 Founders & Machinists. AUGUSTA, GA. Correspondence Solicited. Save Money by purchasing your trees and plants from us. 250 Acres in Fruit Nursery. 1 Acre under Glass. EVERYTHING for the Orchard and Garden. Largest stock in thej South. We make a specialty of growing \trees, plants, etc., especially adapted to the South ern States. Catalogue mailed free. I Address, P. J. BERCKMANS, Fmitland Nurseries, Established in 1856. ATJG-TT?TA, - G-A. ? o o n What we will Do. We will eave you money if you will give us your Note Heads, Bill Heads. Envelopes, Letter Heads, Cards, all kinds. BOOK WORK of Ever?: Kind Doat at this Office. Give us a trial THE GREAT CHILL and FEVER Ie River Swamp IS A CERTAIN CURE FOR Pnce 50 cents.ana $1.00 Per Bottle. Dumb Chills, Chills and Feyer, Chronic Chills, Alto a PREVENTIVE of all the troubles. The remedy is simple and harmless contains no arsenic or poison ous drug. ID all cases of debility and loss of appetite from malarial poison ing the use of this wonderful remedy works wonders. Ask for the River Swamp Chill and Fever Cure and take no other. Sold by all country stores. Ll GAEDELLE, igst' Proprietor & Manuf 'r, W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE CENTLEMEN. A?d other specialties for Gentlemen, Ladle?, Boya and Misses are the Best in the World. Seo descriptivo advertise ment which wIU appear ia thia paper. Take no Substitute, bat Insist on haring W. L. DOUGLAS' SHOES, with name and price stamped on bottom. Sold by COBB, EDGEFIELD, S. C.. Beauty Tells ! Just arrived, one car load of j f Roll Top, Cylinder -AND standing; Desks, In "Walnut and Oak. Will sell CHEAP and make Easy Terms. Also, an elegant assortment of Secretaries, Book Cases, Cabinets. China Closets And Cabinets. Good Goods . -AND Low Prices. A full line of Summer Goods, in cluding Kefrigerators, Water Coolers, Ice Cream Freezers Hammocks, Mosquito Nets And Canopies, 300 Lawn Settees at $l each. PADGETT, -THE HOUSEFURNISHER, 805 BROAD ST. 13o ^ixre - TO GO TO - Miss SARAH ZINN'S - FOK ALI. KINDS OF - TOYS - AND - Christmas ?oods Candies, and all things Attractive. Stamping and Pinking done at short notice. 539 Broad Street, - AUGUSTA, GA WM. SCHWEIGERT, The Je^\rellei% Corner Broad and McIntosh ?ts., Oa, E Schneider. IMPORTEES OF FIXB Wines, Liquors and Cigars, AND DEALEUS IN Bourbon Rv? and Corn Whiskey. 601 and. 8o2 Broad street, N SHIP YOUR COTTON TO DAVISON & FA&dP, AUGUSTA, --^ GA. QUICKEST SALES. HIGHEST PRICES. $DST WEIGHTS. SHIP OR HAUL YOUR COTTON 1 -TO- 1 CRANSTON & STOVALL, 1 Fireproof Warehousemen. 739 SIR^E "5TS2ST OIL: ID. S S:T .R, lE.IE T , AUGUSTA, 'GEORGIA. They have had long experience, are liberal, progressive, active, and'guarantee quick sales and prompt returns. We will make full cash advances on all consignments. Cranston & S to vail, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. tal wood work. Will ibis bit tbe n?dri? We are head quarters for everything in the line of Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blindsand\, , variety in Ornamen- / /our product is limited only by the wants of our customers. We aim for your orders. Let us send you prices. Augusta Lunger Co., AUGUSTA, QA. General ? Repair ? Shops, EDGEFIELD, S. C, G. B, COURTNEY, PR'P'R "-"- ?l I have opened General Repair Shops at Edgefield, S. C., whe I will be pleased to receive the patronage of the public in the^li" General Repairs and Overhauling, such as : Wagons, Carriages, Buggies, Road Vehicles, of all Kinds. Steam Engines, Mowers, Reapers, Gins, - MANUFACTURER OF - Wapis, Mure ii House In fact anything and all things in the way of Machinery that may need repairs will receive the most careful and conscientious attention at my hands. All work guaranteed and done at short, notice. Give me a trial. Prices Low and Stricty Cash. Gr. B. COURTNEY . UNTeen*. Depot, EDGEFIELD C. H., ; - S.-C-;