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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
BOARDING. HOUSES FOR
PLANTS.
Flowers cared for While Owners Are
Out of Town.

Flowers Cared TOR Whiie SWhers HrS
Out of Town.
Boarding-houses for plants are
novel institution, designed for the
housing OF plants for families who
close up their city houses for several
months during the summer. Every
woman who loves flowers is at her
wits end to devise means Of hav.
ing her plants cared for when she
goes away. In the case OF large
and valuable collection this becomes
serious matter.
1t is up on Columbus avenue that
the plant boarding-houses abound.
Often in the spring and summer any
one passing q florists may see in his
window a strip OF painted glass, or
some other sign bearing the words:
Boarding House for Plants, 5U
cents apiece" A few Of the estab-
lishments offer accommodations for
25 cents. This price covers months
poard and lodging for q single potted
plant.
None OF these boarding houses seek
winter patronage, as the florist would
hardly be paid for his trouble in car
ing for other peoples plants, since
at that tims they would occupy hot
house space which could be turned
BY the proprietor to greater ;s.dyant-
age in raising flowers Of hiIs own:
of the foTisS to put in stock of hos
house plants for sale, that being the
time when most flower fanciers think
of increasing their collections, and
naturally the profits on sales ia larger
than could be expected from these
frail boarders that require unusual
watchfulness on chilly days. In
summer, however, the rate OF board
is an ample return for the small out
Law of time and attention, when
plants need only such triiing atten.
tion as being supplied with water.
Sometimes it happens, the men in
the business say. that the caretaker
finds that the soil in which one OF
his boarders stands rooted has be-
come impoverished. In such case
he Immediately sets to work to repot
the plant. All such bits OF necessary
care are undertaken without extra
charge, being covered by the regular
board bill. There is also boy, whose
duties consist in walking up and
down among the boaders and seeing
that they are not molested by bugs.
"I'd much prefer to keep flower
sanitarium," says caretaker. than
to perpetually have to follow up that
| boy and see that he isn't mapping. 1t
would'n MT be half the trouble. And
those boys are all alike. But it's a
class of work that only 8 boy would
consent to do. However, on the
whole, l must confess that the
plant boarding house business is
rather too good to give up ON account
of 80 insignificant a drawback as
lazy boy, especially when it furnishes
occupation and income in what
would otherwise be dull season for
the florist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
cbarcteristically feminine affa;

A Enthusiastically feminine affair
was witnessed at German picnic in
New York the other day, relates the
New Orleans Picayunc. 1t was during
the performance of the japanese aero
bats. One of the performers. FIVE
year old boy, was on the top of thir.
ty-five foot ladder, balanced by man
below. The man lost control of
the ladder and the boy began to fall.
All thought that the boy would meet
q horrible death, but an old woman
ran forward and caught the youngster,
saving him from being killed. When
the audience was relieved of the ten
sion murmur of applause went up
and the plucky woman tainted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
One Way to Pay Old Debts.

One of Skowhegan's brightest
Young attorneys received few days
SINCE lot of bills for collection.
Among them was one for % cents,
the debtor living in distant town,
and IL was sent out with the others.
A few days later the attorney re-
ceiyed a large shoe box by express.
Charges upon it had not been pre-
paid, but the lawyer had no sus-
piciop, and paid about % cents in
all to have the box delivered at his
Office. There an investigation OF the
contents was undertaken, arid in the
course Of the day, after an endless
unwinding of twine and removing
of paper wrappers, the kernel was
reached-2s cents in the copper OF
the realm.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

of the continent. AS the slaughter
house is located just outside the city
limits of Chicago the city authorities
can do nothing, even were they so in
clined, while there is no State law on
the matter that can be invoked in pre-
vention OF the business. Only the
Government of the United States can
interfere.
This Chicago packing establishment
is located on the open prairie and con-
sists of two large, unpainted build
ings and several sheds. One of the
large buildings is used as stable and
the other is the abattoir proper. The
stable is not used for the care and
comfort of the animals that are to be
slaughtered. They simply lie or
stand around until death claims them.
There is no danger of their getting
away. Many of them cannot stand.
and running would be an exercise far
beyond their powers. Death is a wei.
come relief to most if not all of them,
and never a whimper or whifny is
heard. One hundred horses Fer week
are slaughtered here, and they are
bought for 81, so or SO each, the ma
jority of the purchases being made at
auction. Huddled together in cor
raj these miserable creatures await the
sharp blade of the axe that puts an
end to their sufferings forever. The
meat is packed in barrels and then
sert beyond the sea.
A moro uninterestipg place than
this slaughter house cannot be i'm
agined. It is simply long, low, one;
story sbsnty nesrly One hundred feet
in length ana about forty feet in
width, divided into two rooms by 3
light wooden partition, In one Of
these rooms, the one to the west, the
horses are killed, skinned, dismem-
ttrttl ind hupe uh 10 is not hn inv
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
A Land OF WindmilIS.

Western Kansas is entirely unlike
Holland because OF the scarcity, al.
most absence, of water, but is becom-
ing very like the Dutch lowlands in
the great abundance OF windmllls
which are becoming so numerous as to
fill up the landscape. In the town OF
Wilson traveller counted seventy-two
windmills in view from the hotel YER
anda. There is an excellent water
supply o few feet below the surface In
that region, and every man has an in
dividual supply, raised by the wind
mills.-Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

rhinestone buckles and single perky
up,fare of flowers. In many cases
the. trimming is yer! simple, but in
THAT nf this material that the artist
presents here the trimming is abun-
dant. First, there is in front large
Louis XIV. bow, made of rose pink rib
bon oyerlaid with black guipure whose
fancy edges extend beyond the rib-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

Australia has population of less
than FIVE million, but economists de-
clare it could support q hundred
million with ease. As means OF show
ing how far the world is from being
overpopulatei they assert that the en-
tire population of the United States
could live comfortably in the single
State of Texas.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

bulk of it going to Europe, and, as a
consequence, the Consuls represent
ing Germany. Belgium and France
have made complaint to the State De-
partment.
The SLAUGHTER house in Chicago is a
den of horrors, foul and ill-smelling.
The very atmosphere can breed noth-
ing but disease, and even though the
meat were sweet after killing it could
not remain so amid such surround
ipgs any length of time. There is
practically no attempt at cleanliness.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

Trade between the Puget Sound re-
gion and Central and South America
has developed very largely in the last
year OF so. and several new lines of
steamships have been put on between
the two. Another new line to run be-
tween Tacoma, Wash, Panama, anil
South American ports, has just been
established. and will commence sail
ing this month.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

crackers and bag of flour in her
arms. They considered Mrs. Green
good citizen, and said that she paid
her taxes with commendable prompt
ness, but she would not submit to the
slightest extortion. She had the water
cut off from her house at the cost OF
great personal inconvenience because
she thought she was charged too much
for IT,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
CHIC HATS FOR AUTUMN.

The fall hat differs from the sum-
mer one in particular very strongly.
Whereas the summer hat had to be
or lose all claim to dis
tinction, autumn headgear has to be
merely chic. Broad brims, crowns OF
many indentations and the like are
tabooed, and the trim little shapes
which are most capable of developing
into the "chic" beneath skilful
milliner's touches have taken their
places.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
THE PACKING HOUSE.

compared with the various cooling
processes at the stock yards packing
houses, but the proprietor is authority
for the statement that none of the
meat leaving his establishment is bad.
After it is sufficiently cooled it is
packed in barrels and shipped across
the ocean and otherwise disposed of.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
TRAININGS.

Passsmenterie waist trimmings are
imported, and are very handsome and
EXPENSIVE. There is a standing collar
of points, the entire sections for
covering the shoulders and tops of the
sleeves, with long point for the front
and sides shaped like an Eton jacket,
With complete back OF the garniture.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

and the odors that arise from The
place are beyond the powers of de6ni-
tion. The victims are invariably
ringboned, spawned, decrepid in
every way, weak from hunger or dis
ease. From this inferno are sent out
barrels of meat for the people of Bel
GUM, Antwerp, Paris and other cities
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
WoRLD,s CuE>s CHAMPION.

Career of the Young American Who
Beat the Worlds Best Players.
Henry Nelson Pillsbury, OF Brook.
ITp, N. Y, who won the international
chess masters tournament ut Hast
ings, England, has up to the present
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
Richest American Woman.

An interesting sight for The people
of Bellows Falls, Vt, the past summer
was to watch Hetty Green, the woman
whose fortune is way up in millions
returning from a shopping tour with
q small package OF tea, pound Oh
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

Andrew Fields, q Kentucky day
laborer, who can remember Jacksont
victory in New Orleans and who
worked for Henry Clay, and Uncle
Charley Basco of Pond Greek, W. Va,
claim the age Of l05 and 1O3 reapec.
tiyelv.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
HORSES FOR FOOD.
AN EQUINE SLAUGHTER HOUSE
IN CHICAGO.
Sorry Looking Victims Turned Into
Meat for Human Consump-
tion-A FlourishinG
Western Industry.
CHICAGO letter to the New

Y CHICAGO letter to the New Ne
IN York Herald says: The
isasstfsiag ssga5 feaG is Of 6dv nessss ssede for
nized Western industry, and the au-
thorities have shown no disposition to
interfere with il. In fact, the City
Health Department of Chicago says
horse meat, from sanitary point of
view, is superior TO that of beef for
The reason that horses do not have
tuberculosis. There is horse slaugh-
ter house at Hammond, Ind, and sew
eral in that vicinity, and there is also
one here, the most extensive of the
lot. The main cause Of complaint
against the Chicago abattoir is that
the horses slaughtered there are
broken down and emaciated animals,
and many of them are said to be
afflicted with disease. Comparatively
little of this meat is sold here, the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

Andrew Carnegie has got Great
Britain down on him by comparing
the equipment of their railroads nn~
favorsbly with that of the American
roads.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
FALL WRAPS.

1t seems such a pity to be obliged to
cover the pretty bodices OF this season
with wrap of any sort, and were it
not that the wraps are SO very enticing
the fashionable girl would be apt to
shiver along the avenues with no pro-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

Charles Dudley Warner says that
The newspapers are in dancer of losing
their influence, through the prevalence
of fake news, worked up by unscrupu-
lous news gatherers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

trimmed with long, spikey wings of
bronzed greens and reddish browns.
This toilette is made complete when
worn with frock of cream-colored
broad-clotb, as is shown in the sketch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
Cold Water a Valuable Stimulant.

DR.. Lauder Brinton declares that
cold water is valuable stimulant to
almost everybody, and will often send
the pulse from seventy-slx to hum
dred when slpped, wineglassful at a
time
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

A railroad trestle 1900 feet long.
with double tracks and a steel draw.
bridge, has just been completed oTes
Golgats Creeny Alag lands
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

bon. The bow has double loops on
each side that droop over black rib
bon arranged in puffs on the brim. In
front few malmaJson roses with buds
and foliage show.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

Won Hartman proposes to graduate
taxes. especially income taxes, SO that
bachelor shall have five times as much
10 pay as the father of five children.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

Place box Of ashes and one o!
charcoal in the pig pen. Experiments
show that pigs are more thrifty when
they have these substances than when
tteygiYel ut them
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23

II proportion TO population Ger
many raises nearly ten times as many
potatoes as the United States and finds
them profitable crop.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
Insurance of crops against FIRE, food
and tornado is a popular new wrinkle
in the breeze belt of Kansas.

The word mugwump has been adop-
ted in England. London Truth hal
q doggerel entitled "Moan of tho
Mugwump."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
FASHION FANCIES.
THREATENED RESURRECrIOl
OF THE HOOPSKlRT.
A Tendency to Individual Ideas as
What to Wear-Fall Wraps
and Capes-Black Horse 2
hair Hats.
o longer doubt it, writes
Paris correspondent; woma

declaration of independence
A revolution is Of hand. The slaves
the tyrant fashion are toiling, and th
dressmaking dynasties tremble in the
shoes. They are to rule no longei
1t is the strictly personal style whic
is to be the fashion.
The movement began in England
where women have always been a
lowed free choice concerning th
style of their dress. Some fair youni
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
WOVEN HoRsEHA1R FOR HATS.

WOVEN HoRsEHAIR FOR HATS.
Woven horsehair remains rage for
hats, and figures largely in the millin-
cry notions for fall. Black horsehair
chapeaus are trimmed elegantly with
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-23
q q EGULATORi 4

Are you taking SIMMONS Liver REG
1JLAroR. the "KING OF LIVER MEDI-
c1NEs?'' That is what our readers
want, and nothing but that. II is the
same old friend to which the old folks
pinned their faith and were never dis
appointed. But another good recon-
mendation for it is, that it is BETTER
THAN PILLS, never gripes, never weak
ems, but works in such an easy and
natural way, just like nature itself, that
relief comes quick and sure, and one
feels new all over. 1t never fails.
Everybody needs take liver remedy,
and everyone should take only Sim
mons Liver Regulator.
Be sure you get it. The Red u
is on the wrapper. j. H. Zeilin &
Co., Philadelphia.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
NEEDED POLICE STATION.
To Be Located on Oak Street,
One Block From the Park
Entrance.
The Supervisors Are Willing and
All Depends on Chief
Crowley.

1t is almost an assured fact that a new
police station and branch receiving hos
pital are soon to be established in the
abandoned power-house of the Oak street
line at the corner of Broderick and Oak
streets.
For years past police station has been
wanted somewhere in or near the Pan
handle and Richmond districts.
When the Market-street Railway Com
pany virtually abandoned the power-house
of the Oak-street road the residents and
property-owners of the district saw their
opportunity and petitioned the Super
visors and Police Commissioners.
Both these bodies acknowledged that a
st alton was needed in that part OF the
City, and allowed it to be inferred that, if
the railway company would lease the
power-house TO the City for police pur-
poses, they would establish station at
that point.
Foremost among the leading spirits in
The movement is DR.. F. f. Lord. He was
one. of the first to bring the need of a
police station near the park to the atten-
tion of The Supervisors and Commission
ers, and SINCE the favorable order passed
by the former body he has been assiduous
in his efforts to secure the cooperation of
the Commissioners aEd Chief Crowley.
Chief Crowley promised yesfeId2y 4 that hat
he would have talk with the railway
people regarding the lease OF the power
house for police station. He has placed
himself on record as being in favor of es-
tablishing new station at that point, and
as soon as he says the word the thing will
be done.
Said DR.. Lord yesterday: "Chief Crow
ley is the one on whom we solely rely now.
The Supervisors have passed their order,
and, if the Chief approves, we will have a
station. There is not a part of the City
where a section of the Police Department
is more needed. There is a station on
Seventeenth street. between Howard and
Mission, one on Folsom street, one on
Jackson, near Polk, one on the water
front and one In South San Francisco, but
none in the Richmond ana Panhandle
districts. But that is not all If the City
locates a station in the Oak-street power
house we will have branch Receiving
Hospital. There is no place in the whole
City where hospital is so badly needed.
Accidents at the rate of twenty or thirty
week occur in the park and on the drives
leading thereto, and the nearest station
from which ampulances can be sent is the
City Hall.
"I lam told the CITY cannot afford to
build or buy a station building, and it was
at once obvious to the Supervisors that the
lease of the power-house was move In the
interests Of economy. AS soon as Chief
Crowley consults the Southern Pacific and
completes negotiations for the building we
will complete our arrangements for the
branch Receiving Hospital"
DR.. Lord and three or four other physi-
clans living in the neighborhood have sig
nified their willingness to give their emer-
gency services gratis for the sake of having
the station and branch Receiving Hospital
established there.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
EIGHTY THOUSAND Cash.
Naphtaly, Freidenreich & Acker-
mans Fee From the
Blythe Estate.
The Supreme Court Has Affirmed the
Allowance-Judge Temples
Opinion.

The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision of Judge Coffey allowing Naphtaly,
Freidenreich & Alderman $4,000 counsel
fees for services as attorneys to James
Pennie, administrator OF the Blythe estate.
Pennie was administrator of the Blythe
estate, by virtue of his Office as Public
Administrator, from 1889 to 1893. The
firm named acted as counsel for him, and
VIII en- it came to settling up at the end
of his term there was trouble. Naphtaly,
Freidenreich & Alderman asked to have
fees allowed them, and Judge Coffey
finally settled on $4,000 as the proper
figure. This was only reached, however,
after much testimony had been taken. the
burden of which was that the sum should
be $4,000, or even 800, 900. In the end,
however, Florence Blythe Hinckley agreed
to the figure, but Freese was obdurate and
refused to pay 1t until the Supreme Court
had passed upon the question, and so he
,sncealed. The Supreme Court has just
Judge Coffey's allowance.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
COLTS At OPEN AUCTION.
Crack Youngsters From Rancho
Del Paso Bring Good
Prices.
Walter S. Hobart Adds Another Son of
Salvador to His String of
Racers.

GOOD prices ruled at the sale of the blue.
blooded colts from j. B. Haggin's Rancho
del Paso last night. There were thirty
eight put under the hammer and $13, 495
was realized, an average of $3.50 head.
The sale was conducted by Killip g. Co. at
their yards on Market street, near Van
Ness avenue.
When the first horse was trotted out at
80 the big tent in which the sale was
held was crowded with horse-fanciers. Most
of the men VINO have horses at the track
were present or were represented. The
animals were all of fine stock and had
notable brothers and sisters, some Of
whom had done wonders or the track.
This made 1t possible that some of the
Youngsters on sale would be among the
record breakers OF the next few years.
Prominent among those who took an
active interest in the bidding were: F. H.
Burke, Green B. Norris. A. B. Stemler, M.
A. Gunst, Matt Burns, Dan HONG, N. F.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
Have Strong Objections to the
Interference of the
Police.
THREE MORE ARRESTS MADE.
Sergeant John Martin and Officer
Harter Ably Illustrate How to
Handle a Mob.

The police and the pool men are having
fight. Chief Crowley, realizing that the
''Belfry'' harpies have been violating the
law, has sent his officers down upon them
and six of the tribes have been arrested.
The first three roomkeepers-John Stay
sen, alias Stensil, John D. Bowman and
William Jackman-were gathered in Mon
day and, through Sam Regensburger, their
attorney, they have obtained continuance
of their case until Friday next. The other
three-George D. Givens, W. Lawrence
and Frank Ward-were gathered in yester.
day afternoon and their cases are to come
up this morning. There are sixteen more
arrests to be made, but there seems to be a
disposition on the part of the police to
work the thing gradually, especially as the
arrested parties intend to fight for what
they claim are their rights.
"Billy" Stensil, who was the first pugil-
lstic manager James ]. Corbett had, is
the only one so far who seems to be willing
to knuckle down and pay his fine for hav-
ing violated the Ellert ordinance prohibit
ing the sale of pools on races outside of
the inclosure wherein the races occur. He
is in exactly the same position his fellow
booksellers of the "Belfry" are, but he is
frank enough to acknowledge the corn,
saying: "I'Il pay my fine like man; L m
no kicker" and as mental reservation he
says to himself, 'I'li open up again until
I'm stopped"
The men who have been arrested have
suffered no more hardship than is caused
by their having to put up $100 bail money
They feel confident that the worst they
will get for violating the law is fine Of
$25, and they are willing to pay this
tribute to the municipality for the privi-
lege of running their games fora few days.
William Kennedy, who owns one of the
poolrooms in the "Belfry," stands out
prominent among his confreres. He feels
strong, as he is probably the only one in
the entire lot who would pay bet in the
three figures. He has got money, and,
while he is not included in the solid eight
of booksellers who get their odds from the
track, he declares that he is just as good
as they are and will not close up under
pressure unless they do.
II am not satisfied" he stated yester-
day, with the way things are being COLI
Quoted in the 'Belfry.' These fellows put
up their odds before they are put up at
the track. | do not | wait until the
odds are penciled at the 'Morgue' or the
Receiving Vault and | copy them"
There is whole story in kennedy's
quaint way of putting things. He calls
Hallinan and Cor5ett's houses the,
"Morgue" and Receiving VaaA~