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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Definition OF Home.

A prize was offered recently by Lon
don lid Bits for the best answer to
the question "NNhat is Home? Hero
are u few of tho answers which wore
received:
Tho golden setting, in which tho
brightest jewel is "mother."
4 world of strife shut out, world
of love shut in.
Homo is the blossom Of which hcav-
en- is tho fruit.
Tho only spot on earth whero the
fuults nud failings OF alien humanity
nre hidden under the mantle Of char
ity.
The place where the great nrc
sometimes small and tho small often
great.
The fathers kingdom, the childrcn's
paradise. the mothers world.
Tho jewel casket, containing tho
most precious of NIL jowels-loneStio
happiness.
Where you are treated best and you
grumble most.
Homo is the central telegraph Office
of human love, into which run innu-
merable wires of affection, many of
which, though extending thousand
of miles, are never disconnected from
the one great terminus.
The center OF our affections, around
which our hearts best wishes twine.
A little hollow scooped out of tIe
windy hill of the world, where we Can
be shielded from it's cares and an-
noynnnns
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
A PuZzler.

In Maine number of years ago
lived couple; the wife good woman,
but not very brilliant in intellect. The
husband had been very intemperate,
but had reformed, although at times
his appearance suggested that the re-
formation was not complete one.
One day the worthy woman called
upon o neighbor, and during the con-
versation anxiously asked her eff she
could tell her how long the odor of
whiskey remained after man left Oft
drinking, for her husband signed the
pledged two years before and his
breath still smellcd of liquor !"-LJc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Not Mothers.

A New Yorker tells of m incident
which occurred the other day. Two
pretty young women wore talking
very earnestly in street car, not ap-
pearing to realize that the other pas
sengers could hear. II have very
littlo trouble with my boys" said
one, "and have seven" As she did
not look more than twenty-five years
old, it seemed rather u large family,
but the listeners fairly gusped when
Che other observed: "Well, I have
Aad eighteen girls, and I like them
best" 1t transpired that they were
talking of their Sunday-school classes.
New Orleans Picayune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
OPPORTUNITY.

Eive me the hour for doing this or that
One hour among oil hours that fate might
choose
And will 10 it; we may gain or lose,
Rise nobly or beat blindly like the bat,
Sink in the miro or climb an Ararat.
Live with strong hearts, or let our courage
ooze
As coward soldiers do, and thus refuse
To grasp the goal which wo are aiming at.
Mon and his opportunity ore one
Failure or triumph lies deep sown in this
And he that stoops to crawl when he might
Robs his own soul OF perennial bliss,
And, faltering in some pathway to the sun,
Weep for tho hope that he has CHANGED to
miss.
&C. Z. Montgomery, in New York Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
THE SECOND LIFE.
PURGATORY AND PARADISE COM.
PARED BIZ a MAN WHO
HAS SEEN BOTH.

A Miracle Worked in tho Rural Rocesses
OF Borodlno Creates Sensation.
(Fron the EosntnJ NeUs, Syracuse NJ ~
Albert Applebee was very slck man. Hs
had bsen ailing for months and had been
compelled to remain homs, unable to assend
to his business. His friends stood or sat
about tho few small stores In the village OF
Borodino and discussed his sad condition.
Applebee was q carpenter, and good one
too, but since his strange maladv overlook
him he had not shown any dlspotion to do
any work Life had lost its charms for him,
he became a misanthropc and lost In every
thing His friends advised him AMI ths To-
cal doctors tried their skill on him but twas
OF no avail. Although they 10 doubt dlns-
nosed his case correctly, he grew worse
despite their efforts
But he recovered and 1t has made such o
stir In the small town that NeDs reporter
was sent out to Borodino to investigate. Hs
drove over and found Mr.. Appio5os hard at
work on the roof Of a house he was building.
"Well, it was just this way" began the
carpenter, who Is good-lookins man OF
about fifty summers. "In tho fall OF 1880
had q siegc Of grip. It was pretty rough
time for me rs I was worry sick and never
expected togo out again except feet first In
coffin. But I recovered after long sickness
but was loft with IN ailmcnt which was quite
as dangerous and infinitely more painful
had serofula In my head for two years and
half or over and there was a sickening dis
charge from my right ear. took about
every medicine known to the medical frater-
nifty but could get no benefit.
III was also troubled with severe pain In
the stomach and indigestion, which pa1e me
feel that life was not worth living. Last iaN
I began taking medicine known as DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, which
were recommended by friend whose wife
had read of them in some OF the country
papers. But gave It trial and was sur
priscd to find that it benefited me- tried
moro and persevcrod and at last, thank God,
I was cured. My ear hos discontinued dis
charging and for the past threo months
have been perfectly well. mako these state,
ments merely because think the word
should be acquainted with this remarkable
remedy"
Several Of Mr.. Applobce's neighbors were
seen by tho reporter and they In turn e1.
pressed their confidence in DR.. Williams'
Pink Pills after seeing the wonderful change
they had wrought on him. Ono said the cure
wassimply wonderful US the man was total
wreck.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contains all the
clements necessary to give new lie and
richness to the Elood and restore shattered
nerves. Thoy arc for sale by all druggists,
or may be had by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y, for
50c. per box, or six boxes for $3.50.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Chivalry in New Zealand.

A recent letter from New Zealand
says: IT have travelled in many coun-
tries, but in no other lund have seen
the courtesy and unobtrusive chivalry
habitually shown women, whether
young or old, by New Zealand young
men OF every condition and rank. The
status of New Zealand woman il con-
siderably higher than that of her sister
in Australia or England, and she is
not likely to forget that she gained the
political franchise not by inadvertence
or by party scheming, but as o delib-
crate act of justice no less than chival-
ry on the part of her countrymen. -
JVO,napbind.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
And she sat down, trembling and

And she sat down, trembling and
breathlesss.
II beg your pardon, madam" said
Mr.. Blender, with perfect composure.
tBut did you not assure me that it
was no likeness, and that your best
friends would not recognize it as
such"
Miss Stratton was silent. What re-
ply, indeed, could she make to this?
II shall insist upon the picture be-
ing destroyed /" she said at length.
'sBy no meansl I have bestowed
much labor and pains upon it, and
have succeeded in converting it into
quite an original and striking design
-one which will be sure to please the
public taste"
"I-I will give the hundred dol
lars" said Miss Stratton, desperately.
Mr.. Blender smiled superior
smile.
Gas the picture now is, I shall
charge ten times that sum for it. )"
"a thousand dollars!" gasped Miss
Stratton.
ga thousand dollars" ho replied
calmly.
Her face flushed, apd tears started
to her eyes.
81 could never afford to give that
sum; F.; and yet to have my likeness ex-
posed in this way TO tho ieers and
ridicule of the public. Oh. MIR. Blen-
der, have you no consideration for
the feelings of lady?"
The artist took meditative turn up
and down the floor, then seated him
self opposite his distressed visitor.
"Perhaps," he said, mildly-'per.
haps we con come to terms"
:'What terms?" she inquired eng
erly.
''l will destroy the picture, madam,
upon one condition-that you will
have some consideration for the feel
ings of one who should be very dear
to you-your niece, Miss Delphino,
and by consenting to her marriage
With my esteemed young friend and
relative, Doctor Irving, make two do
serving young people very happy"
"They-- they ole too poor" said
Miss Stratton, taken very much by
surprise.
"Your mothers legacy will enable
them to make fair beginning, and I
know of IN opening for young ply.
sician which will do the rest.
Miss Stratton hesituted nervously
and wrung her hands.
"Give mo day or two to-to think
it over" she said.
At the end Of the day or two, she
called Delphino to her, and told her
that she had been considering tho
matter of her marriage with Doctor
Irving, and concluded to let her haVo
her own way, and that should she in
the future suffer for it, not to lay tho
blame upon her shoulders.
And that same day Mr.. Blender pre-
sented her with the picture of "Tell-
ing Past Fortune, which she with her
own hands cut to pieces and burned in
the privacy of her own room.
And as to Delphine and her hus-
band, they have never allowed Miss
Stratton to suspect that they knew by
what means her gracious consent to
their marriage was brought about
Saturday Night.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
PITII AND POINT.

Deaf mutes would never answer in
n telephone oflice.-Hartfori Journal.
|" There is o new pretty woman in
town for the women to hate. ~-Atchi-
son Globe.
A mans experience teaches him to
fear nothing on earth bat his friends.
--Atchison Globe.
Many of the men who are constant
ly coming up are tho 'aeods Of the
garden of progress. ss.-Pucl:.
Love needs no definition. Men and
women loved long before there were
dictionaries. Detroit Free Press.
The first thing girl does after q
young man caller leaves IS to look at
herself in the glass. --Atclison Globe.
It's mighty lucky for the photog-
raphers that the Women don't know
when they're plf'-L. New York Re-
corder.
There is ono thing TO bo said in
favor of the AnHricGl woman who
marr1es q count-ste ;sz'5 mcrcenary.
Puck.
Sign in frons OF clothing store in
Texas town: "Owing - tho low price
of cotton, all WOOL suits marked down
to ."--Liis.
A pair OF wan cring Willie; sought
All lnbor ha.:; 10 Shun---
Two souls wit: but 4 single thought,
Two tramrs thai beat ~ one.
Atlanta Journal.
'sIou don't seem to hold q very high
opinion of tLe lntter.day woman. "
81 don't. She has ceased to he ladY
and has not yet succeeded in becom.
ing gentleman. Life.
Friend" IRE you doing now?"
Scribbler.-. "Tirst rate. The Rev. Mr..
s5aintlic and I have gone into partner.
ship. Making money hand over fist.
"Eh? How do you manase|' 81 write
books, and he dcnounccs them. New
York Weekly.
eyes," explained tho party with
the extended locks, 81 make a spe-
cialty Of accompaniments at functions.
I suppose I have played accompanl-
ments for somo OF tho most brilliant
conversationalists of the social set.
Detroit Tribune.
Wife -"Why do the friends of San
chez say that he is such o jolly fcllow?"
Husband "Becauso he is always
pleasant and goud-tempercd; he is
very oblising, spends his money free
ly and neglects his family to q shame
full extent. "--Mons Calpe.
~ have noticed" said the corn-fel
philosopher, "that the man who
spends most of his time in getting at
the bottom fact OF things often has q
wife wLo has to spend her time in
scrapiIg out the bottom OF the flour
barrel. indianapolis Journal.
Tommy's Mother-"Did you hear
about poor Mrs. Jones? She ran O
needle into her hand. The doctors
had to open every finger trying to find
it," Tommy-" What made 'em do
that, mamma9 Why don't they get
the lady another needle' '"-Life's Cal
endar.
.:I,m sogry. Nj. Timpany.n. said the
leader Of the brass band to the bass
drummer, "but we shall have to dis.
pense with your services. why?
''Why? You ask me why? A man
who hos got SO fat that he can no lon
ger hit the middle of tho drum asks
me why !"-New York Journal.
Mother-s'Thc very hairs OF our
heads are numbered" Smart Kid (pull.
ing one out of his head )-"What mum.
Der is this?" Mother (suatchins part
of q handful out of his head 1.-THE ono
you gave me was number one. You
can 60 out in the woodshed aud count
these others. ."-Philadelphis Inquirer
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Highest of all Leavenng Power-Latest Govt Report
EE}&!J!Al 9! Rfsktai;S fskasSl!
ABSOLUTELY pUFE
ARSG1LVlFEEsY pSJEEl
.nidn,t Want Real Food.

Theater Manager-You say you OBJ
ject to having real food on the table in
the banquet scene, Mr.. Greesepaynt?
Why the rest of the company are de-
lighted with it
Mr.. Greescpaynt-Yes, but my part
REQUIRES me to rise from tho table, Of
ter couple of mouthfuls, and say:
"I cannot eat tonight strange dread
comes over me; I will seek the quiet
of yonder apartment for a time.
Exchange.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
The Baker Got Mad.

Mother-Take this money to the ba-
ker's. It's to pay for last months
bread, and don't forget you are to ask
him for receipt.
Little Son-Yes; mum; I'll remem-
ber.
Mother (half an hour later)-Well? =?
Little Son-He got angry.
Mother-What?
Little Son-I gave him the money,
and when I told him you wanted to
know how he made his bread, he said
that was his business.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

vAsEn1SE is highly recommended
for use on shoes, instead of any kind
of polish. Pnt it on at night, rubbing
it in well; after wearing the shoes
short time in the morning, you will be
surprised at the polish they take on.
A little lampblack mixed with the vas
cline adds somewhat to the polish
JTOD,ankind.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Sahara Is Hot.

The great Sahara desert of Africa is
regarded as the hottest region in the
world. The vast plain which extends
1000 miles from east to west, and
1000 north to south has temperature
of $50 degrees Fahrenheit in the hot
test days of summer. This is about
the temperature of the hot room in
the Turkish bath.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

From personal knowledge, having used 1t
thu.iastic commendation Of humorous Gus
toner, l have no hesit,ncy IN pronouncirg
Tetterine to be unmeasurably superior to any
remcdy known to me for skin dtscnses, and l
this. the only testimonial have cvor given TO
a remedy, because am deeply impressed with
the extraordinary merits OF Teiterine. q. II;
Mcconnell. Mngr. Economical Drug Co., l2G
Clark St. Sent by mail for Doc. in stamps. j.
T. Shuptrin. Savannah. Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Most Remarkable Book in the World.

The most remarkable book in the
world, so far as mechanical appear
ance goes, is neither written nor
printed. 1t is in tue Imperial Library
in Paris, and the letters ere cut out Of
tissue paper with pair of scissors.
A sheet of blue tissue, in which tho
letters were cut, is placed between
two pages of white, and So the matter
lis read.-Courier.Jo Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
SONG.

lily heart is the shore when tho lido is gonc,
And tho argent feet Of n lovely dawn
Walk far and near o'cr the rocks and sand,
With loveless space 'twixt tho sea and land,
Tor thou art gone!
My heart is the shore when the tido has como
With yearning lips and songs, and sornc
Have walked song in tho shores lush grass
Where the wild rose blooms and tho curlews
pass,
For thou art comci
Eugene Field, in Chicago Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
The Dinner Bell

Sounds but mockery to the dyspcptic. lie
hears it, of course, but his stomach does not
resuond to the call. He "goes through the
motions" and suffers afterwards for he small
amount of victuals he partakes of. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters alters his condition into one
of ability to eat plentifuily, digest heartily
and assimilate thoroughly. Malaria, rheu-
matism. constipation and biliousness are COLI
Quered by this world -famei medicine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

Pennsylvania is sending walnut
trees to England for veneering pur-
poses. From one felled in Pine Creek
Township recently log was cut which
yas thirteen feet long md fortysfonr
inches in diameter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

Whether on pleasure bent, or business, take on
every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts
most pleasantly and effectively on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches
and other forms Of sickness. For sale in 90
cents and 81 bottles by all lcaling druggists
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Miss Stratton's Portrait.
BY SUSAN ARCHER WEISS.

T'5 of nc u 8 e.
Delphine, F" sal d
Miss Stratton, turn
ing round from the
glass before which
she had been crimp.
ing her dyed frizzes
mo use what
ever! I'll never
give my consent to
y o u r throwing
yourself away upon
Il man who can't
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

Halls Catarrh Cure is liquid and is taken
internally. and acts directly upon the blood
and mut Gus surfaces Of the system. Send for
'es'i1I''i'tr, r,,rxvv r,vv a. 20 brnnS Tn,odn q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
A Rripht Eye

is the sign of good health and an alert mind:
Strange hat it should almost always depend
on the state of the dig stion. but it does. A
Ripans Tabue taken n ter meals gives tn"
little artificial help most grown pcop'e need.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

lean recommend Pi.o's Cure for Consump
ion to su irerers from Asthma.-E. ID. TOWN
SEND, Ft Howard. Wis, Nav q, ~.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
NofICC.

WANT every man and woman in the United
States ntpre ted in the Opium and Whi-ky
habits TO have my book on these diseas IS.
Address B. NJ. Woolcy, Atlanta, Ga, Box 3S1,
and one will be sent you free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor children
feethinc, softens the gums, reduces iniiam ma
ion. allays pain cures wind collie. D.. q bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

Bolata, the product of tree in Sumatra, is
becoming n rival of India rubber.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

IF afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp'
sons Eye.water Druggists soil at 2sC per bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

A F1AxsEED poultice is not to be
compared with o good ad for drawing
qualities.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Chicano, Ill.

Carriages propelled by electricity derived
from storage battery are common in Berlin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
Those Pencil Notes.

Gent-Whatis is the reason you charge
twice as much for cuffs as you did for
mcrly?
Washerwoman-Because you have
begun making pencil notes on them.
Gent-What difference does that
makeP
Washerwoman-The girls waste 80
much time in trying to make them out.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

Dr. Kilmer's SWAMP ROOT cures
ali Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton. y. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
When Travelling

The value Of good mother can never be
pst tirnatal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
PatRnt Force Slrilkler aud Novelty FHnl

Most Perfect and EfTer tive Hand Apparatus
ever invented for Throwing Water.
IT HAS NO EQUAL. 1t Throws strong
Sftcnfii sixty Feet or More.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15
The Greatest r1edical Discovery
of the Age.
: KENMEDY'S
Medical Discovery,
DONALD KENNEDY, OF RoxBURy, MASS,

hos discovered in ono OF our common
pasture weeds remedy that cures every
kind OF Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to common pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except IN two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now in
his possession over two hundred cerdfi.--
catssf It's 7alas, al within twenty miles
of Boston. Send postal card for book
A benefit is always experienced from the
first bottle, and a perfect cure Is warranted
when tho right quantity is taken.
When the lungs Ire affected 1t causes
shooting pains. Ike needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears In
week after taking it. Read the label.
If the stomach is foul or bilious 1t will
cause squeamish feelings at first
No change of diet ever necessary. Eas
the best you can get, and enough OF IT,
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed
time. Sold by oil Druggists
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-15

Hoods Pills H. Maod's sassaiS%iil sarsap%rila &c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
A RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION.

Which obngcs the New czarina to Dress
for Fer Wedding Before Historic Table.
Russians are noted for their super
stitions and for the numerous legends
they have handed down from father to
son. A curious legend is related in an
English paper concerning the Russian
custom which prescribes that the new
czarina must dress on her wedding
morn before the historical wedding
table which belonged to Czarina Maria
Ivanowna. This precious piece Of furni-
ture was the gift from her imperial
fance. and the legend relates it is the
most wonderful nuptial gift known.
The young Princess Maria was very
pleased and proud of it; she was also
very beautiful, loved and was adOred
by her future husband On her we'd
ding day, while her ladies were dress
ing her before this table, all at once
the precious mirror did not reflect the
superb beauty of Maria Ivanowna nor
her magnificent dress nor her magnif-
cent gems. Instead of that a rapid
vision passed over its clear surface,
scenes Of blcodshed, struggles. mis-
fortunes, in which appeared the figures
of her husband and of sons and grand
children destined to wear the heavy
crown of the Muscovite succession.
The poor girl was terribly frightened
and tainted at the sight of these dread
ful scenes, and to which future events
gave tragic confirmation. Maria
Ivanowna, to whom this revelation was
one of advice and instruction, expressed
IL L Il I Ao11 Ia III
should be used by each successive
czarina on the day of her bridal, with
the intention, perhaps, that if the
vision should again reveal the mys-
teries of the future to another bride it
would serve as aSAadmonition that
earthly happiness isE5t to be attained
here below, even on the steps of a
throne.