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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
1896
Harper's Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED.

HARPER's WEEKLY is acknowledged
as standing first among illustrated
weekly periodicals in America. 1t oc-
cupies a place between that of the
hurried daily paper and that Of the
less timely monthly magazine. 1t in
cludes both literature and news, and
presents with equal force and felicity
the real events Of current history and
the imaginative themes of fiction. On
account of its very complete series of
illustrations of the Worlds Fair, it
Will be not only the best guide to the
great Exposition, but also its best
souvenir. Every public event of gen.
eral interest will be fully illustrated
in It's pages. Its contributions being
from the best writers and artists in
this country, it will continue to excel
in literature, news, and illustrations,
all other publications of its class
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

In all cases, where a mild but
effective aperient is needed Ayers
Pills are the best. They improve
the appetite, restore healthy action
promote digestion, and regulate
every function. No pill is greater
demand, Or more highly recon-
mended by the procession.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
BITTEN BY A CENTIPEDE.
Mrs. Lastenhow 'splays Several
Characterize. the Insect.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
BRENNAN, Texas, April 20
Mrs. Julia R. Lastenhow, the wife
of r. M. Lastenhow. well-to-dc
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
hano to remove it, when the CEN
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
the 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 quantity of
corruption beneath them. Mrs.
Lastenhow low lost consciousness
and began to foam at the mouth,
uttering cries of intense pain, un-
til opiates were administered.
After a 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
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 question
of very short time before death
will bring relief to the unfor-
tunate lady.
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, u
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
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
a blow on the head and broke it's
neck every time.
Gone day Bill saw 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 a 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 a 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 Bills
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 a scream and sprang for
his throat, Bill sent the catamount
spinning around with one of his
failed to break its neckhnns neck: no6 but
for him again and Bill slapped his
hands together, caught the cat
amounts head between them, and
mashed ii as fiat as a pancake.
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-
1ove.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
Nicotine.

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 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 a 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

We hope to hold our next Con-
vention in Charleston, and, only to
think, not a 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, "OHr 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
j
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
Eave to say, after the opportunity
has failed for lack of their support
sand 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

Happy and content is home with "The Ro
chcster;n 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
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
PER YEAR i

Postage free to all subscribers in the
United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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 it appears 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 contrsry by
Government.
One af these sects is known as
the "Runaways." AS soon as they
embrace..th new faith..they fly from
their villages and towns, destroy
their entity as 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 a curious
fact that the sect is composed Of
both sexes, old men being in the
majority. Itis 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 preacl'o self.
destruction as an absolute -.ecessitJ
to salvation. He is very eloquent
and it is said that he often leaves
church with a dozen suicide
remains strewn about the floor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

Ayers Pills are invaluable for
the cure of Headache, Constipation,
Stomach and Liver troubles, and
all arrangements of the digestive
and assimilative organs. These
Pills are sugarcoated, safe and
pleasant to take, always reliable,
and retain their virtues in any
climate.
A Louisiana man has made his
coffin and keeps it in his bedroom.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25

On last Sunday, a little four
year old had difficulty in spending
the day properly. Not being al
lowed her playthings, 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?' 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.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
An Object Lesson,

This year Mr.. G. Q. Foster has realized
after paying for the expense of packages
and selling commission, SLIT net from
twenty-five peach trees not yet fully
grown, or say 81 per tree.
An acre should contain eighty-six peach
trees, set out at 21x24 feet and at this rate
an acre would have netted 1902.
No orange grove or any other orchard
in any part of the world can beat this
record, which is perfectly authentic, a
most careful account having been kept
Las Cruces Republican.
At this rate 5-acro peach orchard
would pay net income of over $4,000
per year, OF $3.50 per month, and in the
Santa Fe valley even larger profit may
be realized because here We are $50 miles
nearer the market centers than our south
ern neighbors, and can not only place our
fruits on consumers tables in much less
time than they but fresher and at just
half the cost of transportation. Now that
the new water system is 80 well under
way and the rains have come to forever
do away with another water famine, in
vestors can begin figuring on such SUBJ
jects as these with confidence. The rock
bottom of hard times has been struck for
the Santa Fe valley, and henceforth the
realty and fruit interests will steadily
maintain an upward trend. Now is a
good time to be looking ont for bargains
in realty and fruit lands in and about
Santa Fo,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
PERSONAL.

VIM. Harris of Cripple Greek, Colo, is
at the Exchange.
Hon. A. L. Kendall, chairman of the
board of county commissioners, is here
from Cerrillos.
D. L. Miller and son, M. NJ. Salazar,
Las Vegas; E. V. Chavez, Socorro; Simon
Daum, Chicago, are at the Palace.
Hon. W. B. Childers, of Albuquerque,
who has the strongest Recommendation
for u. S. attorney for New Mexico, is here
on legal business
Judge G. W. Belt returned from Ger
rillos to-day aud is again the guest of
Col. j. B. Brady and wife. He will re-
main here some weeks.
Prof. Creager, superintendent of the
U. s. Indian school at Albuquerque, is in
the city to get information relative to the
Savings bank failure. He was a depositor
therein.
recent war department order trans,
fers Capt. John IL. BULLS, 1fth ln1antry
from company G. to company I, of that
regiment, and Capt. Lewis johnson from
I company to G company.
Chas. Cadmus, of the Rio Ruidoso, Lin
coin county, is still in the city, awaiting
information from Dakota partners rela
tive to his mining interests. He reports
the 0. P. G. company all right, despite thu
kickers.
Capt. J. A. Buchanan, 18th infantry, ii
transferred to the 18th infantry vic'
Capt. Leon A. Matilde to the 18th in
fantry; Capt. Buchanan's station will hi
Whipple Barracks, Prescott. He was
stationed in this city as acting signal Of
| ficer for six months in 1879.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
New Mexico Coal Mines.

Hon. j. c. Spears, U. S. mine inspector,
is in the city en- route to Amargo and
Monero. He has just inspected the coal
mines at Blossburg and finds everything
in very fine shape there. There are over
300 men employed there, and the daily
shipments amount to about 1,400 tons,
In about four months the management
will increase the output to over 1900
tons daily. The new tail rope system,
which is to bring about this increase, will
be completed about the middle of Aug
ust. The U. S. statutes governing the
operations of coal mines are being
compiled with under Supt. Mathew Will
son.
At Gallup three out of seven coal mines
are at work; during the last two weeks
the mines under operations have been
running but two days out of seven, and
the prospect is not very encouraging for
a greater amount of work for the next
six weeks.
The Santa Fe Railroads coal mines at
Carthage will, in all probability, be closed
down for good. The force there is being
reduced steadily, and as soon as houses
are vacated or machinery becomes idle,
such are taken up and shipped to the
Cerrillos coal fields.
Mr.. Spears is now preparing his an
nual report to date, June 80, 1898. He
has done mighty good work in his Office,
and this is being appreciated by the coal
miners and operators in New Mexico.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
Low Rate Of Interest.

The Manhattan (2-per-cent) Loan COM
pany, wealthy Chicago corporation with
a million dollars capital and plenty other
money resources, having recently included
New Mexico in their field of operations
and established general western agency
at Springer, N. NJ, are ready for business.
They loan money on absolutely good real
estate security for five or ten years at 2
or per cent per annuin. The interest for
the entire term is deducted in advance,
and the loan repaid in five or ten years by
equal installments. No stock is required
to get loans. The company wants relia-
BILE agents in all good location. Hugo
Seaberg, at Springer, N. NJ, is general
agent and attorney for New Mexico and
will furnish full particulars, appoint
agents, pass upon loans, etc. The New
MEXICAN is pleased to note that foreign
capital again seems to gain confidence in
New Mexico. New Mexico is all right.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
US. LAND COURT.
Intricate Features of Law and Prac'
lice the Subject Of Discussion
this Morning.

In the q. S. court of private land claims
to-day Gen. Earle presented verbal mo-
ton to have the following cases peremp-
torily set for trial, in none of which the
United States has to date pleaded: No.
81, Ranches de Albuquerque grant; No,
80, Petaca grant; No. $50, San Jose y
Santo Toribio grant; No. 40, Juan Jose
Lobato grant; No. al, Vallecito de San
Antonio grant; No. 142, Vallecito de Lo-
bato grant. Gen. Earle based his motion
on the last sub division of section 6, of
the act establishing the land court, and
quoted therefrom, showing that the court
was required" by the act to exercise
jurisdiction, hear and determine all cases
ION the petition and proofs, in case no
answer or answers be filed after due
notice * OF answers of any per-
son or persons interested in preventing
any claim from being established, and the
answer of the attorney for the us. where
he may have filed an answer =
and it shall be the duty of the attorney
lOE Uu0 W do dlbO lOl any oNVOAo0 Poo
SCISSOR or claimant after service of petit
ton and citation as herein before pro-
vided, within thirty days, unless further
time = be granted by the court,
X Il to plead answer or demur to said
petition; and in default of
said thirty days or within the further time
which may have been granted as afore-
said, the court shall proceed to hear the
cause ON the petition and proofs" etc.
U. s. Attorney Reynolds in reply said
that all the above cases had beer filed
subsequent to Feb. II, 1898, and there
fore plaintiffs had occupied from July l,
1891, to that date to prepare their cases
while the court was asked now to compel
the Y. S., on comparatively short notice,
to come in and plead. This he considered
hardl$ fair, and said it was physical i'm
possibility for the U. s. attorney, with
the limited force at his command, to have
Investigated and prepared the necessary
answers IN these cases by this time. He
also argued that the court was absolutely
without power to act judiciousiy in the
premises wi hout the aid of the United
States. The question was taken under
In the NATTER of the Polvadera grant,
the order overruhpg the U. s. attorneys
motion to strike OUT certain parts of the
Perew petition was yet aside to-day and
permissiong given to amend. Argument on
the both the demurrer and motion will
come up tomorrow. The<P ainttSS .;2"oived
are far-reaching and several members of
the bar will participate in the argu-
ment.
Case No. So, the Lorenzo Marquee
grant, originally set down for hearing in
August, was advanced on the docket and
will be argued on Friday next.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
OFFICIAL BUDGET.

The New Mexico supreme court meets
here on Monday next,
The New Mexico agricultural college
will open its next regular term on Aug
ust 30.
Major NJ. Salazar, of Las Vegas; Hon.
E. V. Chavez, of Socorro, and Prof. j. @.
Carrera, of Las Cruces, are in the city to-
day to attend meeting Of the territorial
Worlds fair board.
Having entered upon his duties as sur
veyor general, Chas. F. Easley yesterday
rendered his resignation as member of
the territorial board of equalization, a
position to which he had been appointed
under the new law by Gov. Prince.
A slight error crept into the New Mex
loans article of yesterday in speaking of
Collector Shannon's bond. This instru-
ment was approved by the chief Justice
of Arizona and not by Chief Justice
O'Brien, of this territory.
A Las Cruces letter announces that at
full meeting of the board of regents of
the territorial agricultural college, Aztec
was selected as the site for the San Juan
branch experimental station. Plans for
the buildings were ordered drawn, and as
soon as they are approved work will be
commenced.
A correspondent in the San Juan Times
calls attention to the fact that bands of
Indians from the Navajo reservation are
making quite extensive excursions into
that county, when their permits from
Lieut.. Plummer are simply to visit the
river stores for the purpose of trade.
uhe correspondent also says they get liq-
or on their trips.
There is no better statistical indication
of the growth and business prosperity of
place than the postofice receipts. The
Eddy Office began business February l,
1889. The receipts the FIRST month
amounted to only 1888. In March the
receipts we're $3.50, in April $21,83, in
May $17.92, in June $17.42. The postal
year then began, ending June 30, 1890.
The receipts by years were, according to
the books:
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
COMING WEATHER.
What Experience Promises the Month
Of August to Bring in Sun
shine and Rain.
U. s. Dept. OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,

u s. Dept. OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, July 25, 1898. }
The chief of the weather bureau directs
the publication of the following data,
compiled from the record of observations
for the month of August, taken at this
station for period of nineteen years.
It is believed that the facts thus set
forth will prove of interest to the public,
as well as the special student, showing as
they do the average and extreme condi-
tions of the more important meteorolog-
ical elements and the range within which
such variations may be expected to keep
during any corresponding month.
Temperature. or normal tenn
perature, 66 deg; the warmest August was
that of 1889, with an average of II deg;
the coolest August was that of 1879 and
1876, with an average of GA deg; the
highest temperature during any August
was 81 deg. on August 8, 1878; the lowest
temperature during any August was 40
deg. on August rs, 1888. m
Precipitation, Rain and Melted Snow
Average for the month, 2.46 inches; aver
age number of days with .O1 of an inch
or more, II; the greatest monthly preci-
pitation was 6.28 inches in 1881; the
least monthly precipitation was O.81
inches in 1892; the greatest amount of
precipitation recorded in any "a con-
secutive hours was 1876 inches on August
2, 1881. Ss
Clouds and Weather. Average number
Of cloudless days, 8; average number of
partly cloudy days, Is; average number of
cloudy days, 4.
Wind.-The prevailing winds have been
from the east; the highest velocity of the
wind during any August was 40 miles on
August 2, 1875.
H. B. HERsEY,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
Reduced Rates to Chicago.

You can 60 to Chicago and return via
the A. T. & s. F. R. r. for one fare for the
round trip on the following dates, viz
Tickets on sale July II, good to return
July 81, or 90. On sale July "a, good to
return July %, or August 4. On sale July
81, good to return August 4, or IL. On
sale August Z, good to return August IL
or 16. Also, on July II, "a, 81 and Aug. Z,
reduction of $1.25 will be made ON one.
way tickets to Chicago.
W. M. SMITH, Agent.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

PAID your poll taxi
Several street culverts on the south side
need repairing.
Twenty teams and forty men are at
work on the big reservoir.
All high patent Kansas flours so cents
per hundred cheaper at s. s. Beatty's.