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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
Queer Russian Religious seets

Philadelphia Press.
M. Tsaknia a Russinn writer has
published an interesting work
entitled "Quee1 Religious Seets of
Russia" from which itappears that
there are not less than 100000
followers of insane and cranky
notions in the Empire of the Gar.
THESE communities of devout and
deluded beings are constantly
being enlarged in spite of all
efforts made to the contr1ry by
Government.
One af these sects is known as
the "Runaways." AS soon as they
embrace..the new faith.they fly from
their villages and towns, destroy
their identity os much as possible.
and henceforth live as savages.
"The Christs" are another curious
sect. They worship each other !
The chief ceremonies are a crazy
species of dancing, yelling as
loudly as possible, and pounding
stones with sticks.
The "Skoptsy" believe in self
mutilation, but will not submit to
amputation, even though it would
save life. Like the "Christs" they
dance and yell for hours without
intermission.
Still another of these deluded
sects is the dumb Boys" Why
they are called Dumb Boys no one
seems to know, but it is curious
fact that the sect is composed of
both sexes, old men being in the
majority. tits claimed that some
of these aged partriarchs have
not spoken in fifty years, although
perfectly able to do so did they
so desire.
"The Suicides" are a sect led by
NJ. Souckeliff, who breaches self
destruction as an absolute enecessity
to salvation. He is very eloquent,
and it is said that he often leaves
q church with a dozen suicide
remains strewn about the floor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
WAS GREAT ON WILDCATS,
He Never Used a Weapon, but
Killed Them Every Time.

SCRANTON, April %, "Bill Gregory
used to slay more wildcats than
any ten men in Sullivan county, y
said a woodsman." and he never
carried a weapon, neither. Bill
was quicker than awildcat, and he
just loved to get wildcats to spring
at him. No wildcat was ever too
spry for Bill. He used to carry a
lot of little darts with him to throw
at wildcats, but they were not
weapon for they only pricked a
wildcat just enough to make it so
angry that it would spring at him
in self-defence. Bill had a hand
like boxing glove, and whenever
a wildcat sprung at him he gave it
blow on the head and broke it's
neck every time.
"one day Bill saw a wildcat
worrying the life out of a porcupine
in the woods. He threw darts at
att till it turned on him, and Bill
braced himself and gave it swat
that laid it out so stiff that it.
didn't have time to be surprised.
Bill once saw the hind end of
that he took to be woodchuck
sticking out of the brush. He gave
it a kick, and the next
instant he found that he
had stirred up wounded wildcat,
The wildcat bit through Bilrs
cowhide boot and big toe nail, and
when Bill yanked his leg the wild
cat sprang at his chest and clawed
so hard he had no chance to swat
it, SO be bit it on the nose. Tie
wildcat let loose and came again,
and Bill got in his deadly cuff.
"Bill's game was to swat the
wildcat when it was in the air.
Ono time after he had killed
several hundred wildcats in that
way he saw catamount crouching
for rabbit. He flung a dart at
it, and the catamount snapped at
the pricked spot, and crouched
again. Bill tickled it with another
dart, and the catamount spied
him, gave scream and sprapg for
his throat, Bill sent the catamount
spinning around with one of his
failed to break its neck: necRans-eut
for him again and Bill slapped his
hands together, caught the cat
amounts head between them, and
mashed ii as flat as a pancake.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

The following story is told by a
Georgia marshal who encountered
a crowd of disorderly negroes:
"Marshal-"What is all this row
about?"
Negro with pistol, knife, and
club and war paint)-"Dat ar mig
ger dar said 1 was a consequences,
an no black niger can call me a
consequence, widout de penalty OF
ramifying, and dat to de mos su-
perfying amphibiousness."
"Good Lawd!" said one of the
cclored sisters sitting near the
scene of war, "dat am er eddicated
niger fer show, bless God!"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
On last Sunday, a little four

On last Sunday, little four
year old had difficulty in spending
the day properly. Not being al
lowed her playthipgs, she was
restless and fretful, until finally
she found her little toy-iron, and
proceeded to amuse herself ironing
her handkerchief. "Don't you
know that it is wrong to iron on
sunday?7 reprovingly asked her
mother, when she discovered the
child. 'Well," promptly rejoined
the little girl, ''don't you s'pose
God knows this IRONS cold?"-New
York Herald,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
BITTEN BY A CENTIPEDE.
Mrs. Lastenhow Displays Several
characteristics of the Insect.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
BRENNAN, Texas, April 90
Mrs. Julia R. Lastenhow, the wife
of R. M. Lastenhow, well-to-do
farmer of this county, was bitten
few days ago by a centipede: and
is SO singularly affected by the
bite as to puzzle all physicians
who have seen her. The insect
was introduced into the house in a
log of wood, which, being placed
on the fire, became too warm a
hiding place, and it ran from the
hearth under an article of furni-
ture. Mrs. Lastenhow tried to find
it, and after several days search
concluded that it had escaped and
gave herself no further uneasiness
regarding it.
But on retiring few nights
after, the lady, altering the posi-
tion of the pillows, discovered a
small object beneath one, and, not
detecting what it was, put out her
hand to remove it, when the GEN.
tipede bit her on the palm and
wrist. 1t was with difficulty that
she succeeded in detaching the
insect from its hold on her flesh
and was just able to kill it when
she tainted from the agony of the
wound.
When first inflicted the sting re-
sembled the red appearance of q
place scared by a hot iron, but in
a few hours it began 10 swell until
tie entire arm was of a size equal
to the rest of the lady's body, and
TO turn a livid purple with spots
of nearly white with a quantity of
corruption beneath them. Mrs.
Lastenhow now lost consciousness
and began to foam at the mouth,
uttering cries of intense pain, un-
til opiates were administered.
After day or two the swelling
disappeared from the arm, but all
over the sufferers body the i'm
preston of the insects sting
broke out in angry marks, as if
burnt in, and remain exceedingly
painful and raw. Mrs. Lastenhow
is still insensible, and has to be
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as she manifests a disposition to
indulge in a crawling movement
which is said to bear hideous re-
semblance to the sliding action of
the insect, aid will snap at and at
tempt to bite any one.
Her senses seem affected, par
ticularly her sight, which appears
to ce nearly gone. Physicians can
only explain her symptoms by the
supposition that the poison of the
insects bite has affected her brain
through the blood, which has re-
produced the marks of the sting
all over the body. A day or two
ago, during one of her paroxysms,
she seized DR.. Steinbock's hand
between her teeth and gave it a
severe bite, which soon began to
burn and swell, and it was only
by promptly cauterizing The wound
that the member was saved. 1t is
thought that it is only a question
of a very short time before death
will bring relief to the unfor-
tunate lady.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

recognize the sacraments and pay
attention to fasting. But there
are marked distinctions. The
Greek Church denies the primacy
and spiritual supremacy of the
Popes. 1t recognizes no human
infallibility except on the part of
the Ecumenical Council. 1t main
tains that the Holy Spirit proceeds
from the Father, not from the Son !;
rejects the doctrine of purgatory,
though it recognizes the interces-
sion of the Saints.
"The Church has what is termed
a white clergy and black clergy.
The latter are monks. They are
celibates. But the white clergy
are required to marry. The white
clergy preponderate. 1t is from
the, black clergy that all the high
prelates are chosen. The white
clergy are not allowed to exercise
any choice as to their wives. The
selection is made by Bishop, who
chooses the widow or daughter of
another priest. All the priests
sons must become priests, and the
only possible method of escape is
by entering the army.
"The Greek Church does not
have images, but rather represen-
tations of the Savior, the Madonna,
and the saints upon surfaces.
These representations are called
ikons, and those in the edifces are
beautiful and very valuable, being
studded often with precious stones.
In every house and every shop is
an ikon, and when one enters the
door he must take off his hat in
respect for the ikon.
GAS to the character of the wor-
ship; one never hears a sermon. !
never heard but one Russian heir
arch deliver discourse, and that
was on an anniversary. The ser
vices consist of mass and music,
Sometimes the music is very
monotonous, but then it will be-
come most entertaining and raw
ishing, the grandest melodies and
the sweetest voices that I ever
heard. Women do not take part
All the singingis by men and boys
The boys who have the sweetest
voices are selected for the priest
hood and their voices are trained
during their whole life. There is
no instrumental music"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

We hope to hold our next Con-
vention in Charleston, and, only to
think, not single open bar room
in the city. If. Governor Tillman
never does anything else than to
close the bar rooms of South Caro-
lima he will have the grateful
thanks Of thousands of women and
children, who, from their ruined
homes, are looking to him for
deliverance, and will we'll deserve
the title I gave him, "Our brave
Governor" The bar rooms have
been the greatest obstacle in the
way to prohibition. Once they are
out of the way the rest will be easy,
and God forbid 1 should strike
away the hands that are closing
prohibition at all, unless It comes
according to their notion, I would
say: Goods ways are not as our
ways, nor His thoughts as our
thoughts" and if they refuse to
see Gods hand in this wonderful
deliverance now offered they may
lave to say, after the opportunity
has failed for lack of their support:
"And while 1 was going hither
and thither the man was gone"
S. F. CHBHIN.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
Nicotine.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
No smoker realizes how much
nicotine he has taken into his
mouth in the consumption of a
cigar until he has tried this ex-
pertinent: Fill the mouth with
smoke when the cigar is burning
freely, and breathe it out slowly
through a handkerchief, COM
pressing the lips until only a
small aperture remains, as in
whistling. After the smoke has
been exhaled, distinct brown
stain will be seen on the linen,
and it emits strong odor, like
that of an old pipe. This is nico-
tine, the poisonous principle of
tobacco, and more or less of it is
absorbed through the mucous
membrane every time that a cigar,
cigarette, Or pipe is smoked or
tobacco is chewed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

Happy and content is home with "The Ro
chester;" lamp with the light of the morning
For Catalogue, write Rochester Lamp Co., New
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
Population of the World.

The population of the five con-
tinents of the earth, as estimated
by M. Mmile Levasseur, is as fol-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
RUss1A,s STATE CHURCH
The Greek Denomination of the
Christian Church.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
The Hon. Charles Emory Smith,
ex-Minister to Russia, delivered an
address yesterday afternoon at the
Grace Baptist Temple, Broad and
Berks streets, on the estate Church
of Russia" Mr.. Smith first gave
brief sketch of the history of
the Greek Church and its separa-
tion from the Roman Catholic
Church.
"I come not to discuss or analyze
the Russian Greek Church," said
he, "but to say something about
the results of my personal obser
walton of some features. The
Greek Church is that part of the
great Christian body which recog-
nizes only the authority of the
first seven Ecumenical Councils.
Originally it was united with the
Roman Church. Differences began
to spring up as early as the fifth
century, but the schism was not
fully completed till the eleventh
century. The Greek Church is
practically a federation of churches
without any centre of authority.
There is no Pope in the Greek
Church. but there are Patriarchs
of Constantinople. Antioch, Alex
andria, and Jerusalem, the chief
prelate being known as the Metro
politan.
sThe Russian Greek Church en-
braces nearly 100000 adberents,
more than tho entire population of
the United States. The Emperor
of Russia is the head of the
Church, but he has no more to do
with it's doctrines than the King of
Italy OF the Emperor of austria
has with the doctrines Of the Ro-
man Church. The Emperor is
described as the defender of the
faith. AS far as the appointive
power goes, heis the complete head
of the hierarchy, and the Holy
Synod is made up of his ap-
pointees.
"The Greek Church agrees with
the Roman Church in various dog
mas. They have the same yenera-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

A Louisiana man has made his
coffin and keeps it in his bedroom.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

failed to break its neck: necRns-gut R:R9-
for him again and Bill slapped his
hands together, caught the cat
amounts head between them, and
mashed ii as flat as a pancake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-18

SATURDAY. a ,Jol gSAL reporter had short
conversation with one of the leading ice
DEALER, on the Kennebee. What is the
prospec, for the ice business, asked the
reporter.
well, it will be very difficult to give
sny information on this matter, as the sea
.on ha, not vet opened. One thing seems
.u,e and that is. the cost of procuriag
loo ,hi, season will be expensive owing TO
the amount of plsnlug and scraping when
mus, be done. As yet the ice mas nor
frozen to amount to anything
How about the quality of ice this sea-
SOM"
..rhs, eanno, be determined yet, but
hardly think it will be equal to last year
crop"
DO you think the prices will compare
fsyorsbly with past years.
.If the outside crop is poor one the pf'e
will probably be very fair. ou kno
,bsre are thousands of tons carried owe
from las, year. crop in this State Iho''
xho are starting in this season for the mrs
time will, in all probability, find times qu''
h.,a. The season does no. seem to indica''
an over promising outlook. Should "
b.v. /. heavy rein and wash out the ice nov
in the river and freeze it, the quality ~0'f
no greatly improved and the cost OF proeu'
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-18

A whole box full of White
Clover Cream.
There ! Now there is
something you don't know
about, and we shall have to
tell you in the store. We
know it is as good as any
thing there is made, and we
shall sell it at Csc. a bottle.
Usual price 35c
No wonder the poor old
COW got tired of this load and
tipped it over. But we shall
distribute the presents to the
best of our ability.
We've got some Garments
and Furs too that will go
right in the same lot, only VIC
shall make you a Christmas
Present of the profit and on
some of them more. They
must 60 before January 1T.
We have been with you
now nearly four months, we
have kept all our old friends
and have made many new
ones. We propose to make
many during the next season.
1t is with great pleasure
that we wish all our patrons
the Merriest kind of a Mer-
ry Christmas.
Remember the place,
| LEHMAN e. SPAULDING
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-18
NAIL SERVICE FOR HOLIDAYS.


Editors heHHsbee Journal
GEsrLExES As this IL the week before
the holidays when most Of the presents viii,
be sent through the mails | would ike
space enough in your paper to call the at
ten'ion of the public to one or two points in
relation 10 the mailing of holiday packages
| would say that the mail routes At this
time Of the year are very much crowded
and sometimes It is impossible to GET all the
packages through in time. For this reason
II is always best to mail the packages a lit
tie Early rather than little late
Every package should be wrapped in
strong paper and tied with stout strings.
DO not pin or sew a package and be very
careful that the knots are square and will
not slip or unite.
Write the address plainly and fully. IL
IL better to write the name of the State ia
full and not to abbreviate.
Before sending any package write in one
corner from" your address, so that if
there be any mistake it will be returned to
you and not to the dead letter Office.
Be sure that your package is fully pre-
paid, and before deposi,ing il in the
mail carefully examine the address again
to make sure that there is no mis-
take. Do not write g letter to put
i7siie of any packsg-. Send it under an
other cover. The law allows you to write
on presents from whom and to whom, with
ordinary greetings. but no more. Anything
like special message or letter subjects
the whole package to letter postage. 1t you
send fragile articles through the mail place
. back board over them.
A special delivery stamp. which costs ten
cents, will insure the immediate delivery of
the package at its destination. Valuable
articles should be sent by registered mail
and deposited early, as the registered mail
is not always as rapid as the common mail.
This office will be open every evening
during the coming week until O'Clock fer
the convenience of its patrons. The en-
ployees of this office viii be pleased t" give
any information or assistance possible for
the proper and satisfactory transaction of
the msil service. and | trust that the
patrons of this Office will feel
at perfect liberty TO avail them
selves Of our help which will be readily
given. Sunday. the 24th, the office will be
open from < 80 to 10 80 A. NJ, instead of
the usual hour. The registry office will be
kept open every evening this week until
clock for the accommodation of those de-
string TO send registered letters or parcels.
Anybody desiring any specific informa-
ton relative TO the mail can obtain the same
by application, either TO myself. or the
proper offices in this building.
Very respectfully yours,
WALTER d. SrISsos. Postmaster.