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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
How Do They Tell?

We have heard of the language OF
monkeys, and of the language of hens,
and of the language Of crows, and
even of ants; but it will be new idea
to most people, probably, that fishes
have o language of their own. An
English fisherman, Basil Field, has
been making some Investigations
which lead him to suppose chat fishes
have some way of communicating
notion of their experiences to other
fishes.
Mr.. Field carried on his expert
Yments, which he hos described in an
article in the Fortnightly Review, in
the fish ponds of Mr.. Andrew, OF
YGuildford, England. These ponds are
full of trout, which, at the time when
Mr.. Field first visited them, were 20
little accustomed to being troubled
that when he threw baited hook into
the water all the trout in sight-a
great number-rushed eagerly upon
it..
He caught one, and removing it
from the hook, threw it back into the
pond. Then he put in freshly baited
hook. Two or three trout only came
after it.
One, OF these he caught, and threw
it back into the water. Again he re.
sumed his fishing with q newly-baited
hook, and this time, although the
pond was swarming with fish, it was
| only after o long time That he lured
another trout to his bait. And after
little further time it was entirely
impossible to catch o trout in this
pond.
However, by experimenting in
another pond equally we'll stocked,
and not throwing back any fish, Mr..
Field found that he could catch trout
as long as he chose. The fish did not
seem to understand that the removal
of one of their number by this strange
means meant danger to them, but
came continually to the bait.
If, Mr.. Field reasons, it is only when
the captured fish, released, goes back
and mingles with his fellows that the
danger is learned, and then is learned
instantly, it must follow that the re-
leased fish has some means Of making
the others understand the perils Of
\ the hook. This, whatever it is, may
be called Language.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
WHAT 1T WAS.

The lair girl sat in her boudoir at
her ebony escretoire writing letter.
She showed every 5ign of suppressed
emotion, and her pen raced over the
paper as if it would win by dozen
lengths. She muttered to herself at
times as if her anger was too much for
silence, and her face was flushed as if
she were burning with fever. At last
the letter was finished, and when she
had sealed it she slapped it down on
the desk with such force that tho mag
nifcent inkstand of bronze and silver
fell to the floor with crash, shivered
into hundred fragments.
The girls mother in the room below
heard the noise and ran frightened
into tho hall.
"Oh, Imogene, she cried in breath
less eagerness; "what was that?"
Nothing, mamma, replied the
girl, going to the door.
"But I heard terrific crash, the
mother insisted. ''Didn't You break
something!"
eyes, mamma. It was only my
engagement with Mr.. Iackenberry,"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
Weighing O Pencil Mark.

Scales ore now made of such nice adj
iustment that they will weigh anything
to the smallest hair pl1cked from the
eyebrow. They are triumphs of
mechanism and are inclosed in glass
cases, as the slightest breath Of air
would impair their records. The glass
cases have sliding door, and as soon
as the weight is placed in the balances
the door slides down. The balances
are cleared again and made ready for
further use by the pressing Of o but
ton, which slightly raises the beams.
Two pieces of paper of equal weight
can be placed on the scales, and On
autograph written in pencil on either
piece will cause the other side to
ascend, and the needle, which indi.
Gates the divisions of weight, even to
the ten millionth part of pound and
less, will move from its perpendicular.
A signature containing nine letters
has been weighed and proved to be
exactly two milligrammes, or the ff-
Observation-Disclosures part of
an ounce troy.-Current Literature.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
Bringing UP Children.

From earliest infancy, inculcate in.
slant obedience. Unite frmness with
gentlenesB. Let your children under.
stand always that you mean what you
say. Never promise them anything
unless you are quite sure you can give
what you say. If you tell child to
do something, show him how to do it,
and gee that is done. Always punish
your children for willfully disobeyiug
you; but never punish them in anger.
Never let them know that they vex You
or make'you lose your self-command.
If they give way to petulanee or i'll
temper, wait till they are calm, then
reason with them on the foolishness Of
their conduct. Never give your child
rem anything because they cry for it.
Teach them that the sure and easy way
to appear good is to be good.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
THE HEART OF THE TREE.

What does he plant who plants treeS
He plants friend OF sun and sky;
He plants the flag OF breezes free;
The shaft of beauty towering high;
He plants home to heaven anigh,
For song and mother crown Of bird.
In hushed and happy twilight heard
The treble of heavens harmony
These things he plants who plants tree.
What does he plant who plants tree?
He plants the forests heritage;
And seed and bud Of days to be,
And years that fade and flush again;
He plants the glory of the plain;
He plants the forests heritage;
The harvest OF coming age;
The Joy that unborn eyes shall Soc
These things he plants who plants tree.
What does he plant who plants tree?
He plauts in sap and leaf and wood,
In love of home and loyalty
AND fur cast thought of civicgood.
His blessing on the neighborhood,
Who in the hollow OF his hand
Holds all the growth of all our land.
A nations growth from sen to sea
Stirs in his heart who plants tree.
H. C. Bunner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
CHICAGO.

'It seems very swampy alope
here" observed the New Yorker! look
ing languidly out of the car window.
elbow much further is it to Chichgo|
'fYou've been in Chicago half an
hour" said the conductor, majesti'
cally.
"Good gracious! I don't sec my
residences. s."
"You must be nearsighted, sir.
can see the dwelling of one of the
oldest families in Chicago not half O
milo away"
ell can't see it all. What's their
name?"
"Muskrat.
'Bless my soul !"-Chioago, Tri'
bune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
Cruelty to Gold Fish.

Sir Herbert Maxwell has written a
n letter to the London Times protest
ing against the cruelty of Illuminating
bowls of gold fish with electric lamps.
Fish, he explains, are so sensitive to
light that some of them trout, for in.
stanoe) can alter their coloring, &C.
cording to the ground on which they
swim. But the popularity that rem
ders exposure to strong light intoler-
able to fish, is that they have no eye
lids, SO that to confne them in the
neighborhood of brilliant lamp is to
inhict upon them indescribablo tor.
tuye. Chicago Times'HeTald. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
PTIH AND POINT.

Some mortals are overloaded with
motives. Galveston News.
Professor-"This, gentlemen, is an
approximately correct draft of an
ancient battering-ram. Student len.
thusiastically)-"That beats rush
line. GOOD News.
Buggins-"Why all this talk about
the new woman?" Muggins-I sup
pose because it isn't safe to refer to
any woman as 'the old woman. -
Philadelphia Record.
esDid you tell Mr.. Snobberly that
was not in?" Bridget-"I did, ma'am;
but he looked so doubtful I don't
think he'd'a'believed it if you'd'a' told
him wid your own lips. Inter
Ocean.
Heardso- "They say every hearty
laugh adds day to one's life." Saidso
-"That depends. I had at least a
week kicked out OF me for laughing at
O man who fell in the mud. Pear
sons Weekly.
Circumstantial Evidence: Jane
'sMy dear, there's Grape on the Dobbs's
door. Some one must have died. "
Maude-"Impossible. I'm sure the
doctor hasn't been there for weeks. "
Harlem Life.
Tommy-'Pop, what's the differ.
ence between bon mot and o joker"
Tommy's Pop ga bon mot is some
thing you tell friend, and q joke is
something friend tells you. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
"What do you know about French
dishes9" asked Mrs. Upperten to the
applicant for employment as cook. 81
know enough about thin to make
thin, but niyer to ate thim," was the
reply. She was engaged.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Weary Walker" "SsY, mister, gim'
me o dime" DigniAed Wayfarer-
"Give you O dime! think you are
more in need OF manners than money"
Weary Walker-"Well, I struck yer
fer what I fought ye he'd most w.
Harper's Bazaar.
A young housekeeper who lives in a
small Kentucky town had occasion to
reprimand her cook for neglecting her
duties. "WelI, Miss Laura, rs been
worried" was the reply. "I's studyin'
most 'portant question. Tell de
trute, I don't which to get, winter
cloak or divorce. "-Harper's
Drawer.
'.My boy Hiram writes me from col
lege," said Farmer Crayoraft, laying
the letter on the table q moment in or
der to wipe his gisssss;T that her
been studyin' up this subject of good
roads an I'm all wrong about It. I'll
bet thousand dollars" continued
Farmer Craycraft, "he's been buyin'
himself @ bisickle !"-Chicago Tri'
bune.
After-Dinner Speech: Master of the
House ION his fftieth birthday to his
guests) -"Ladies and gentlemen, this
day fifty years ago, when I first saw
the light of this world-um, UNI
did not for a moment anticipate-er
anticipate that should see so
numerous and-um-so distinguished
a company gathered around me-"
Deutsche Warte.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
AS FAR AS HE HAD GOT.

ssDo you think that marriage is a
failure, Mr.. Askin?" said Miss Elder,
to q young man whom she knew to be
engaged.
II haven't got that far yet, was
the frank reply, ''but I'm pretty we'll
convinced that courtship is bank
ruptcy. Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
She Had Eaten It,

"John," said the mistress, IT should
like you to find out, if YOU can, .wheth.
er there Is EHy 81 FIFE Her
left without letting the new cook know,
as she may have eaten 1t, and 1 should
not like to make her feel upeomforta-
ble."
eff you please, ma'am," said the
butler, "the new cook has eaten the
timed salmon, and she feels very I'M
comfortable indeed"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
A MIGHTY DIFFERENCE.

"Where are the best horses found?"
asked the young man in the new mus
tache.
"The best horses" coldly returned
the man in the wrinkled ulster, with
that rigid adherence to truth which
once made George Washington cele-
brated, ''are not found; they are
bought. "-.Rockland (Me.) Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
The Mississippi the King.

The Mississippi River, in spite Of
all competition, remains the longest
in the world. It's length is forty
three hundred miles, and it drains one
million seven hundred and twenty-six
thousand square miles. The Amazon
is only four thousand miles long. The
Yukon River, in Alaska, is only two
thousand miles long. Frank Leslie's
Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
A RARE COMPLIMENT.

Violinist--"Alice, you look very
sweet this evening. What makes your
hair so curly?"
Little Alice-"1 guess because you
have been playing" ~
Violinist -"Dear child! But what
can that have to do with it?"
Little Alice-"I heard mamma say
that your playing was enough to make
anybody curl. "-Harper's Young
People.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
FER ERROR

HER ERROR.
ssTell me alIl, "the pastor urged,
kindly.
--+tt,est -,test @ button in the contribution
box," she faltered.
He smiled.
"And did your conscience srouble
you?" he asked. IA
The woman raised her eyes earn
estly.
stNo," she answered. sI put in the
wrong button and broke set, and
would like to exchange it, if you
please. Detroit Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
Like n Machine.

Which kept in order runs smoothly and regu-
larly, so the bowels keep up their action If
measures are taken to keep them in COOL
working order. This infers, of course, that
they are out of order. The surest recourse
then is to Hostetter's Stomach Ritters, n laSa-
tive mild but effective, which is also remedy
for dyspepsia, ma aria, rheumatism, nervous
ness and kidney trouble.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
A Mistake.
The pastor bade her proceed.

The pastor babe her proceed.
"Tell me ALL" he urged, kindly.
''I put button in the contribution
box," she faltered.
He smiled.
"And did your conscience trouble
you?" he asked.
The woman raised her eyes earn-
estly.
s'No," she answered, ''I put in the
wrong button and broke set and l
would like to exchange it, if you
please. "-Detroit Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
A NEW SCHEME.

CT have learned the whole of the
10th Psalm by heart" said Benny
Bloobumper to his fathers visitor.
"What is that for, Bennyp So that
people will give you quarter to hear
you recite it?'
"No. So that people will give me
fifty cents not to. Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
Unw,. Thist

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol
any cuse OF Catarrh that caniiot be Cured b.
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Che
ney for the Inst 10 years. and believe him per.
fectly honorable in all business trilnsact ons
an financially able to carry out any obligr-
iion made hy their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio.
WALDING, KINyAS Sc MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, To odo Ohio.
Halls Cntarrh Cure Is taken internal y, act
faces of the system. Price, 1jc. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
THE JUs1p1NG.oTF PLACE.

Rich Father-"Wcll, you want to
marry my daughter! It's q serious
undertaking-have you considered it
carefully?"
Poor Wooer-"Yes, very carefully.
There's nothing else left for me to do. "
New York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
A PART TO FIT HEB.

IhNI 10 Ef& 0R1A1'
''Now tell me-" said Miss Flatnote,
in a compliment-encouraging tone,
edo you think my singing voice is ct
all adapted for the stage9"
"Certainly, Mademoiselle." replied
the professor; admirably adspted,
and for very difficult class Of stage
work. F."
"Oh, you mean to aatter mel y
''Not at all. I refer to pantomime. u
Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08

DR.. Kilmer's SWAMP ROOT cures
oil Kidney and Bladder troubles
Pamphlet and Consultation free,
Laboratory Binghamton, y. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
ALL OVER THE TOWN.

"Mrs. Talkcr is very obedient wo-
man."
Gail ever noticed about her is that
she is IN awful gossip"
"That's why. What you tell her
roes. New York Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
LIFE WITHOUT LOVE,

Life without love Is Hko
Day without sunshine,
Roses bereft of
Sweet natures perfume;
Love Is the guide mark
To those who are weary
or waiting and watching
In darkness and gloom.
Love to the heart Is like
Dow-drops to vlolets
Left on the dust-ridden
Roadside to die,
Love leads the way
To our highest endeavor5,
Lightens and lessons
The pain of each sigh.
Life without love
Is like spring without flowers,
Brook streams that move not
Or star-bereft sky.
Love creates efforts
Most worthy and noble,
Prompts us to live
And resigns us to die,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
HE NEEDED IT.

"scaggs is getting fat" said Will
oughby, ".He's developed double
chin.
"Well, he needed it," says Parsons.
ellis original chin was overworked. ~
-Harper's Bazaar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08

One should never allow too much depression
from adversely.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
To Enjoy Iifo

Reproaches from some sources come more
like compliments.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
A PRACTICAL JOKE.
DY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

ISS AURICULA
Pendham was
neither young
nor beautiful.
In the worlds
eyes she was
long past the
oge of romance.
Blu t in t b g
heart of O true
woman there is
always q soft
spot W h er e
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08

We have not been without Piso's Cure for
Consumption for 20 years.-LIzzlE FERREL,
Camp ST.. Harrisburg, Pa, May 4, "a.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08

the physical machine must be in good running
order A little carc-ths use of RipanS Tab
ules-will give you every morning the feeling
that You are glad to be alive"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor children
teething, softens the gums, reduces intamma-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

The End JustifYing the h1eans-All
Over the Town-He Needed
1t - The Jumping-Of
Place, Etc, Etc.
Her brow twas like the snowdrift.
Her throat twas like the SWIM;
But it took mint of money
For the powder she put on.
Chicago 1nter-Occan.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08

and the fair Imogene returned to her
escretoire and stuck stamp on the
fatal letter. Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-08

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispeIs colds, head;
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duceL, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 5o
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist; who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, M
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12
ONE THING TO DO.

It may he politically expedient for some
20 say that the new tariff law has worked
satisfactorily and is no longer an issue.
hut Z. has not worked satisfactorily and
IS sam a very important issue. The ques-
tion OF failing revenues must be met and
one way 20 meet it Is by restoring some
custom duties. outside OF any protective
features involved. The government must
have more money and the best way 20
raise money. according 70 Republican
doctrine. is by indirect taxation through
custom houses. The only consistent course
for the next house Of representatives 20
pursue. then. IS - put some duties hack
where they were when our receipts
eQualed our expenditures.
There will probably be al attempt made
- Increase the excuses on the ground that
the president viii not approve any med
ding with the present tariff law. In View
% she very decided expression or public
opinion last fan. when over hundred
low tarin Democrats IN the house were
relegatei % the rear. there is no partEcsI-
lar reason Why coming revenue legislation
should ia directed in accordance With the
views az the present occupant Of the
white House. lie IS largely responsible
Tor the mess IN which We now ind our
finances. and II Re Is extriested from the
hole re occupies IL should be by sgeh
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12
THE MOON AS A HEADLIGHT.
Why a Conductor Switched His Train
to Another Track.
New York Tribune.


The railway men employed on the Long
Island railway are getting great deal of
amusement out of the peculiar mistake
of the conductor of Long Island train
on Monday night, who mistook the moon
for the headlight of an approaching en-
CINE.
1t is said that the conductor. happening
to glance back along the track, saw a
bright light. and instantly he jumped to
the conclusion that IL could be none other
than the headlight of an engine that was
rapidly bearing down upon him. With
commendable celebrity he had the train
switched to another track. Then with a
sigh of relief he waited for the supposed
train to go by. For more than ten min
utes he waited, but, strangely enough. the
other train came not, neither did the light
recede. Then the conductor investigated
and found he had been held up by the
moon.
The officials of the road have not yet
complimented the conductor for his zeal
Gus precaution, but he has been asked to
furnish~his views on the subject in a
special report. Throughout yesterday the
conductor was testing block for the en-
ployes of the road, and many of them
suggested that his special report would
be of exceeding interest If II reported YER
batim the eloquent remarks he made when
he discovered his mistake.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12

will ~ a. dffscuit 20 suppress II as " IS
10 DO away ~ith craps. stud poker, faro
ard roulette
Usually the bucket shop Is opened VIII
the deliberate purpose Of fleeing the Gus
toners and IL IL foJrsshes IL Is pretty GER
tain the fleeing has been successful
Most people who frequent the shop 40
50 with the same motives that they pa
frouize gambling room. knowing that
the percentage is against them But these
are not the people whom the law seeks
especially to protect Those who need
warning are the people residing at dis
lance from the great exchanges who
fancy they are dealing with firms con-
nected with boards Of trade. but are in
reality doing business with lot of out
sfcers Of little or no reliability and with
out standing or responsibility.
1t is 10 be hoped that the bucket shop
can be driven out. because many of those
who deal with 1t are people OF small
means and the average investor invari-
ably finds himself on the wrong side of
the market. So long as the passion for
speculation exists. however, 1t will prob
ably be as difficult to do away with this
form OF gambling as II has been with
ofhe~u
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12
A Lacrosse Retriever.


Two young lads, Price and Hilbert, have
struck bonanza these hard times The
former has dog which he has trained to
hunt and bring the Lacrosse balls that
are sent into the bush from the Gale
DOMAIN grounds. A few days hunting has
netted the Juvenile firm and their "active
partner $50 for twenty-five balls, the
dog having succeeded in recovering near
ly every lacrosse ball lost by the club
this season. The lacrosse club wants to
purchase the dog, but the enterprising
firm say no.