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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01

ON Gne yesterday. These cham bers, moro
over, were inyrusted with every sort of
filth. In front of the temples stood the al
tar whereon tho fire burned eternally, and
before it was hog backed block of black
marble of the size Of an inn drinking ia
BILE, and great carven stone shaped like
wheel, measuring some 10 feet across,
with copper ring in its center.
All these things remembered after
ward, though at the time scarcely seemed
to see them, for hardly were we arrived at
the platform when was seized and drag
ged to the wheel shaped stone. Here O
hide girdle was put round my waist and
secured to the ring by rope long enough
to enable me to run to the edge of the
stone and no farther. Then flint pointed
spear was given to me and spears were
given also to tho two captives who accom-
panied me, and it was made clear to me
by signs that 7 must fight with them, 1t
being their part to leap upon the stone and
mine to defend it. Now thought that If
could kill these two poor creatures per-
haps myself should be allowed to 90 free,
and so to save my life I prepared to take
theirs if could. Presently the head
priest gave signal commanding the two
men to attack me- but they were SO lost in
fear that they did not even stir. Then the
priests began to fog them with leather
girdles till atlength, crying out with pain,
they ran at me- One reached the stone and
leapcd upon 1t little before the other,
and I stuck the spear through his arm.
Instantly he dropped his weaponfand fled,
and the other man fled also, for there was
no fight in them, nor would any fogging
bring them to face me again.
Seeing that they could not make them
brave, the priests determined to have done
with them. Amid great noise Of music
and chanting, he whom had smitten was
seized and dragged to the hog backed block
of marble, which in truth was stone Of
sacrifice. On this he was cast down, breast
upward, and held 80 by five priests, two
gripping his hands, two his legs and one
his head. Then, having donned a scarlet
cloak, the head priest, the same who had
felt my heart, uttered some kind Of prayer,
and raising curved knife Of the fintlike
glass or itztli struck open the poor wretch's 8
breast at q single blow and made the an
cient Offering to the sun.
AS no did this all the multitude In the
place below, in full view Of whom this
bloody game was played, prostrated them
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01
Ja1nIy DO wrour ana wreak vengeance on
YOU and tho priests.

Ja1nIy DO wrour ana wreak vengeance on
you and tho priests.
Now, when the cazique heard this he
saw that Marina spoke truth, and hurry.
ing up the teocalli he caught the Knife as
it was in the act Of falling upon me. At
first the head priest was angered and call
ed out that this was sacrilege, and when
the cazique had told him his mind he un-
derstood that he would do wisely not to
run risk of the wrath Of Montezuma.
So was loosed and led into the sanctua-
ry, and when / came out the psba an.
nounced to the people that the god had de-
clared me to be one of his children, and 1t
was for this reason that then and there
after they treated me with reverence.
BE CONTINUED.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01

--a..@s. NoCaarc!""-.!!.. .!!..-. .!!..-...'' % 1Nc =
though Squire Bozard took comfort from
the thought that whether lived or died
tho money was still his daughters. Only
Lily spoke up for me, saying: Thomas
has sworn an oath, and he does well to
keep it, for his honor is ut stake Now L
60 to wait until he comes to me-in this
world or the next
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01

Don't forget that Ramsey d
Bland deal in hard ware and farm
implements. They defy competi
ton. Their store is calculated to
please all tastes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01
POSITIONS GUARANTEED

catalogue will explain why We can afford It
Dfaughon'S Practical Business College,
NASHVILLE, TENN. { Write for catalogue.
Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Penmlnshlp and 1ele.
graphy. Wa spend more money In the Interest OF
Our EmploymentD department. than half the Busi1es,
Colleges take in as tuition. weeks by our method
teaching bookkeeping Is equal to ~ weeks by the
old plan. II teachers, 500 students past year, no
vacation; enter any time. CHEAP BOARD. We have
recently prepared books especially adapted to
HOME STUDY.
Sent on go days trial. Write rs and explain
Hyour wants" N. B.-We pay So. cash for all va
cancies as book-keepers, stenograPhers, feacners'
clerks, etc., reported to us provided we fill sano
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BE Continued
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food was given me- Scarcely had I finish
ed my meal when my captor, the cazique,
entered accompanied by two men whose
appearance struck terror to my heart. In
countenanoe they were fierce and horrible
They wore black robes embroidered with
mystic characters In red, and their long
and tangled hair was matted together with
some strange substance. These men, whom
all present, including the chief, or cazique,
seemed to look on with the utmost rever-
ence, glared at me with fierce glee that
mode my blood run cold. One of them in
deed tore open my white robe and placed
his filthy hand upon my heart, which beat
quickly enough, counting It's throbs aloud
while tho other nodded at his words. Aft
erward I learned that he was saying that
I was very strong.
CHANGING round to find the interpreta-
tion of this act upon tho faces Of those
about me, my eyes caught those of the
girl Marina and there was that in them
which left me in little doubt. Horror and
pity werc written there and knew that
some dreadful death overshadowed me- Be-
fore could do anything, before 1 could
even think, was seized by the priests, or
pnbas as the Indians name them, and
dragged from the room, all the household
following us except Marina and the CO.
zique. Nov I found myself in great
square or market place bordercd by many
flnc houses Of stone and lime, and soIno OF
mud, which was filling rapidly with vast
number of people, mon, women and chill
dren, who all stared Mt me rs went to-
ward the pyramid on the top Of which the
fire burned At tho foot of this pyramid
was led into little chamber followed out
in it's thickness, and here my dress was
torn from mo by more priests, leaving me
naked except for cloth about my loins
and chaplet of bright flowers which was
set upon my head. In this chamber were
three other men-Indians-who from the
horror on their faces, judged to be also
doomed to death.
Presently drum hogan to bent high
above us, and VIC were taken from the
chamber and placed in procession of
many priests, being the first among the
victims. Then the priests set up IL chant,
and we began tho ascent OF apyramid, fol-
lowing road that wound round and
round it's bulk till it ended on platform
ut it's summit, which may have measured
40 PAGES in tho square. Hence the view
of the surrounding country was very fine,
but in that hour scarcely noticed it, hav-
ing no caro- for prospects, however pleas
ing On the farther sidc Of the platform
were two wooden towers 80 feet or so in
height. These wcro the temples Of the
gods-Huitzcl, god Of war, and Quetzal,
Ii flx,to
carved in stone, grinned at us through the
open doorEays In the chambers Of these
temples stood small altars, and on the al
tars were large dishes Of gold, containing
the hearts of those who hrd been sacrificed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21

were In waiting to welcome him, and
as the sound Of sleigh bells was heard,
they gathered in the wide hall.
I'm jolly glad to see you all, Harry
said, in his old, boyish fashion, as he
shook hands with one and another.
"Father, mother and Anna, you
never looked so good to me-" and a
glance at Ellen Rainsford, who stood
beside Anna, sent the rosy blood to her
cheek and brow.
welcome home, Harry" said the
father.
1--WE do miss you So" said the
mother.
eyes, but you've been learning so
much" said Anna, looking proudly up
into the hands me young face.
Eyes, I have learned something"
said Harry, with decision. i've
learned that there is no royal road to
fortune, that everything worth having
costs hard work, and that there is no
place where I a hope to find solid
comfort and happiness more than on
the old farm"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
ALLEGED FUN.

Truth plays about the same part in a
horse trade that ham does in a Coney
Island sandWich.-PUck
Wife Cat breakfast) -"Henry, will
you ask a blessing9" Henry (examin-
ing hash)-"We've blessed everything
here before, dear."-LJe.
Pipkin-"What are you going to do
with your son when he gets out of col
legei" Potts-"I think some of send
ing him to school. "-PWck.
On the Verge.-Her Mother-"Did
young Mr.. Faynthart propose last
night, Dorothea4" She-"No, but he
acted awfully scared throughout the
evening. - Chicago Record.
"There is more pleasure in giving
than receiving, was the proverb that a
mother was trying to instill into a
youthful mind. That's true about
castor oil, mother" was the answer she
got.-TTt Bits.
W1lis-"When my wife makes me
a presert it is sure to be something
that will last" Wallace My wife is
Just like her. Five years ago she made
me a present of one hundred cigars,
and I have ninety-nine of them yet. "
Life
In Sore S5raits-Dickey greatly
puzzled by the twins-to one of them)
Are you yourself or sister," One
of the Twins-"T'm my sister," Dickey
-'Gracious! Well, where can I find
youG I've got this dance with you."-
Truth.
Applicant You r advertising for
a retoucher, I see." Photographer
care you good at retouching3" Ap
plicant-'Good at it! Why, sir, I can
retouch a woman's picture so artistic
ally that her own husband will fall in
love with her. "-NeIC York Weekly.
Little Johnny Tommy Dodd's
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
iii SUGGESTIONS.

Nothing will give such a polish to
glass, even the finest, as slightly moist
newspaper to wash it and dry news
paper to give the finishing touches.
Blankets and counterpanes should
not be included in the general washing.
To give these articles the care they re-
quire a special day should be set aside
for them.
A raw egg swallowed Immediately
will generally carry a fish bone down
that cannot be removed from the throat
by the utmost exertion and has got out
of reach of the fingers.
There ought not to be a dark room
in any human habitation. To have too
much sunlight for health is not posi-
BILE. It's intensity under exceptional
circumstance can always be moderated
as occasion may require.
In escalloped tomatoes put a layer
of tomatoes in an earthen dish; then
one of bread crumbs, with a little
sugar, butter, pepper and salt; another
of tomatoes, another of bread, until
the dish is full. Bake three quarters
of an hour.
The gorgeous lamp shades of scarlet,
pink, blue and yellow, an eye specialist
is credited with saying. should be con-
fined to oom where no reading or
sewing is done. The lamp for night
work should be shaded by porcelain
globes, preferably of white.
To cleanse glass bottles that have
held oil, place ashes in each bottle and
immense in cold water, then heat the
water gradually until it boils; after
boiling an hour, let them remain till
cold. Then wash the bottle in soap
suds and rinse in clear water.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

When Edmund Yates was in this
country he wrote an account of q
presidential inauguration for the New
York Herald. Seated at a table, hewas
asked what he wanted. He answered:
"a bottle of brandy and a few facts"
That was the old way. The story
illustrates very fairly journalists meth
DDS of twenty-five years ago. ALI is
changed now. Time was when a man
was deemed disqualified for journalism
by temperance and morality. To be
regarded az an ideal reporter or a
meritorious editor one had to get drunk
regularly and owe his grocer and his
tailor. That was the halcyon time
when the foreman of the composing
room had practical charge of the
paper.
The drunkard nowadays has no more
chance in a newspaper-ofice than a
cat without claws would have in the
hottest corner of the hot place
Eugene Field, in Chicago Record.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
HER QUEER IRIS A

Governor Hogg, of Texas, in his tour
of the eastern States, was accompanied
by his daughter. The young Iady's
name attracts attention wherever she
is introduced. It is certainly a queer
combination, and those who hear it
for the first time usually refuse to
believe that it is her real name.
1t is true, however, that Ina Hogg
is the only name the lady has or ever
had.
Her mother found the name Ina in
a novel that she was reading when
Miss Hogg was a baby. She admired
the name and so did her husband, and
it was given in baptism to the infant
before the parents realized that the
Christian and surname made a rather
queer combination.
''She is satisfied with it now," says
her father, dryly, "but she may pos
sibly change it some day."-Enchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
THE RIGHT KIND.

The merchant had arrived at his
Office as early as seven o'clock, and five
minutes after he got down to his desk
a foxy-looking, bright faced boy came
in. The merchant was reading, and
the boy, with his hat off, stood there
expectantly, but saying nothing. At
the end of two minutes he coughed
slightly and spoke.
Excuse me, sir, he said, ''but I'm
in a hurry"
The merchant looked up.
"What do you want9" he asked.
Il want a job if you've got one
for me-"
ooh, do youl" snorted the merchant,
"Well. what are you in such a hurry
about3"
Give got to be, that's Why" was the
sharp response. Il left school yester-
day evening to go to work and haven't
got a place yet, and if you can't do
anything for me, say so and I'LL skip.
The only place where 1 can stop long
is the place where they pay me for it,"
The merchant looked at the clock.
"When can you Gomez" he asked.
81 don't have to come" replied the
youngster. I'm here now, and I'd
been at work before this if you'd
said So"
Half an hour later he was at it, and
he's likely to have a job as long as he
wants it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21

father wants to send him to college,
but it won't be any use. He's near
sighted" Aunty-'He might wear
eye glasses" Little Johnny-"Huhl
The idea of any one tryin' to play foot
ball with eye glasses on. GOOD Ne1Us.
care you going to employ the rain
makers in this neighborhood9" asked
the visitor from the East. mo" said
the western Kansas farmer. every
body round here is too blamed stingy
to subscribe to anything. guess wen
have to call a meetin' and pray for
rain. - Chicago Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
ANECDoTE OF EMMY LIND.

The following story offers additional
evidence of the loneliness of Jenny
Lind's character. She was once visit
ing at the home of the Reverend Chris
TOPPER Smyth, rector of Little Hough-
ton, England, and being out for a walk
one day, it began to rain. The song
stress sought shelter in a cottage, the
mistress of which, though not know
ing who her guest was, babe her enter
and be seated in the best chair. Pres
entity observing a canary, Miss Lind,
or Mrs. Goldschmidt, as she then was,
arose and began pettipg the bird.
"What is it's name3" she asked of
the mistress of the house.
Jenny Lind" was the answer.
"Why do you call it that9" inquired
Mrs. Goldschmidt, much amused.
Because it's the finest singer in the
world" was the complimentary re-
Spouse.
"Have you ever heard Jenny Lind9'
"Oh, no, madame; such pleasures
are only LOr Gne rlcn.
"Well, should you like to hear her9"
Indeed, madame, I've heard about
her so often that if I could hear her
sing just once I'd die happy"
eff that is the way you feel" said
the noble hearted c~antatrice, you
shall certainly hear her. I am Jenny
Lind, and you have just paid me a
beautiful compliment, so 1 am going
to sing for you. Now invite some of
your best friends to come in and we
will have a concert in your own house.
If it is not SO good as one in the theaser
il will not be because the Swedish
Nightingale doesn't sing as well as
she can"
Scarcely able to believe her good
fortune the hostess, although a very
aged woman, hustled about and soon
collected a few of her choicest old
friends to share in the great treat.
These Mrs. Goldschmidt arranged like
an audience at one side of the room,
and then, going herself to the other,
she began singing "Auld Lang Syne."
and other sweet, and plaintive airs.
While thus engaged Mr.. Smyth en-
tered, but the singer paid no more at
tention to him than if che had stood
upon the stage of a theater and he had
been a late conner in the audience. At
the close of the concert the situation
was explained. The audience never
forgot that afternoon, nor did their less
fortunate neighbors ever cease to envy
them their rare experience.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
Poetry.
~5=533eo for The PBoaREssIvH FARMER.
I"F SCHOOL TIME.

time again at Bethany,
ScnOSGidst the shady grove,
Ars all is lively. n loYeIy
Vine n0d many footsteps move
nrlgbt faces Of smiling girls
I1TS sToifna's f~airest,,
rSgtb their beautirql goIuen CursI
Wti5Tmire Bethany BEST
tr;or faces Of boys, too,
ESNSa nobIest of the land,
Ihe lilies and greetings are here too,
VIZ compIete the merry band.
IAN +het time will come to part,
bqt SSons no more to meet;
PeIT naiin is sent to heart,
VI Far we MAJ neUsr meet
our hearts bear to say goodbye
Csn Ooch of our dear friends?
10 e Sssnred, that all on high
fsTs'o1id meet their earthly friends.
onr hearts bear to say goodbye
Co4Ll onT5 we know we'd never meet
land of sweet bye and bye,
II The land of angels sWeetr
r,ow hat we have a work to do,
W. that is p~raiseWOrthy,
DUn n God commands so to do
when we leave Bethany.
IA wberesoe'er our ship may roam,
AIITbare wrecks or rainbOWs be,
w We look along the foam
l Pptn9i lend a hand to Thee.
Anu S. ". SWOred, Eli, N. C.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
THE SECRETS OF THE GREEN
GOODS GAME.

George Apo, the notorious New
York criminal, tells the L9xow COM
mittee how it is done. New York is
the only city that protects these swind-
lers.
''The green goods game" is the selling
of money claimed to be printed from
plates stolen from the government, and
':just as good as any money" The
first step is to send out circulars an
nouncing that notes printed from these
stolen plates can be sold cheap to par
ties calling at designated places. These
dupes r sent home with a box of
green paper Or are openly robbed. The
first of the crooks in this game is the
hacker" who is known as 1.-The bank
roll man." and who supplies the good
money used in the business Second
is the writer" who sends out the mail.
Third the ~''steerer" who goes after the
victims who have been located in
neighboring cities. Fourth the ''singer"
who is behind a partition in the ''turn-
ing-joint, and who substitutes worth
less paper for the good money the dupe
thinks he is getting. Fifth is the
turner" who does the trick, and sixth
1.-THE old gentleman, who is introduced
as the turner's" father. And last the
''tailer," who takes the victim away
after the deal is completed, buys his
ticket, puts him on the train, and sees
that he does not pass the goods" in
the city. The turning-joint is the place
where the victim is taken to buy his
goods, and is usually an empty store
with only a desk in it. The ''writer"
gets from Bradstreet's, or some direc
tory, a list Of names and mails his cir
culars explaining the business, inclos-
ing a bogus newspaper cutting contain
ing a pretended account of government
detectives having discovered the theft
of plates and paper from the govern
ment. He also ~incloses sample of the
goods, which is really a genuine 81 or
50 bill. Those who reply by telegraph,
as intended, are notified where to meet
the dealers agent, and are also fur
nished with passwords. When a guy"
reaches the city a ''steerer" is assigned
to bring him in. He is taken to the
turning joint" and introduced to the
turner's "father" whose duty seems to
be to inspire confidence in the mind of
the guy. He is then shown a package
of SIS, 900 or $4,000, and asked how
much business he wants to do. If he
has $500 he is allowed to count out
s., 900 of the goods, and is given $3.50
more for expenses. This is put in a
box in the presence of the guy, and
this box is placed upon a shelf above
the desk while he is asked to sign a
paper. The lid of the desk is raised to
get at this paper to be signed, and for
an instant hides the box of money. In
this brief time the turner" exchanges
it for a box of worthless shavings, and
as the guy is warned not to open it
until he reaches home on account of
detectives being on the watch, he
usually learns that he is sold instead of
the goods long after his friend the
taller" who put him on the train, has
left him. AS a rule, those who are
taken in say nothing about it. Occa-
sionally one goes to New York and
hunts up the people he traded with,
but when this is done, they convince
him that he is just as much a criminal
as they are.
ALLEGED FUN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
DOWN EAST
Darius Messer's Bargain,

Darius Messer is an old farmer who
still lives among New Hampshire's
hills, wrestling a living from them by
persistent hard work.
mo faculty for managing, but a
good worker" his neighbors say of
him, when some fresh disclosure is
made of Darius many abortive at
tempts to be shrewd in some business
transaction. One Summer, being short
of pasturage, he engaged a neighbor to
pas are for him a yearling colt. When
housing time came the colt giving
promise of becoming valuable, Darius
neighbor bartered for her, offering $50,
cash down.
Darius thoughtfulIy chewed a pine
splinter, sagely shaking his head otter
long and cautious elaboration. "ITo,
that colt is worth more than half O
hundred, for it will cost a pile to winter
her out. You winter her for me until
January and then you may have her
for the fifty dollars"
And to this day Darius does not
understand why his neighbor laughed
so heartily and agreed so quickly to
the trade.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-02-26
FLYING Machines.

Benjamin Franklin used to compare
the balloon Of his day to child who
would presently come to mans estate,
bryo, and in due time would do marvel
Gus things. But his aspirations, one
may now say, were too sanguine.
Our aerial achievements are still liter
ally ''in the air. the flights of our best
aeronauts are involuntary They are
"blown about with every wind It is
true that the parachute has been brought
to considerable perfection. but that is not
flying, but falling. It is something to be
able to fall softly from a great height,
butt it is not much. Ithardly seems worth
while to go up SO far in order to come
down again.
This reflection applies 10 the very latest
improvements in the science The wing
ed man of SUeglitz has, we are told, GAG
complished a journey Of $50 yards but
this merely means that, starting from a
tower he has built for the purpose with
a spring board, or from a steep hill, he
has flown down that distance.
AS for the aerial machines Of various
kinds that are to s'reyolutionize warfare
by dropping dynamite over cities and ar
mics, they may be marvels of mechanical
science, but they have never yet risen to
the OCCASION, OF even risen at all Even
the Maxim invention has, I under
stand. ''never left the rails which, al
though q great virtue in q locomotive, is
very little credit to flying machine
London News.