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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Origin OF Coal.

The formation OF coal, according to
DR.. Homer Greene's cosmical theory,
was due to the solar orb bringing
forth, millions of years ago, when it
was larger and hotter than to-day, q
wonderfully luxuriant vegetation, in
Guiding plants of strange kinds, moses
as large as forest trees and ferns
thirty feet in height, growing up rich
ly from the clayey soil and forming
dense jungles in the vast marshes, the
latter covering great areas of the
earth's surface, these ferns, moses
and the leaves, branches and trunks of
trees falling and decayiug where they
grew, only to render the sell moro fer
tile and the next growth more luxuri-
ant-year after year, century after
century-this process of growth and
decay going on until the beds OF vege-
table matter thus deposited became of
great thickness; the earth's boly,
however, still continued to shrink, in
consequence of which her crust at
times contracted and fell in, the land
then sinking throughout vast areas,
the beds of vegetable matter going
down and the water sweeping again
over the great marshes, sand and mud
and gravel were laid down anew over
the deposits and the clayeY soil from
which the next rich growth would
spring was spread out on the surface,
this process being repeated egain and
again, as often, indeed, as seams OF
coal in any coal bed. In this way,
according to DR.. Greene, the condi-
tions for the formation of coal were
made complete, atmospheric air being
entirely excluded. while the vegetable
beds underwent the process of decom-
position, SO that in some beds of coal
whole trees have been found, with
roots, branches, leaves and seeds COM
plete, and all converted into the same
kind of coal as that by which they
were surrounded.-San Francisco
Chrnnic1e
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
A school.,,irl Vile.

Arrayed in her sun bonnet and
checked apron, with school satchel and
lunch basket, the young wife OF
General Cassius NJ. Clay, the octo-
genarian sage OF White Hall, may bs
seen every week day morning with
the other children on her way to
school to the little unpretentious one
room school house near her palatial
home at Waco, Ky.
When the General married her, last
spring, she was only fifteen years old,
and her parents having been of the
humblest class she had no opportunity
to acquire an education. In domes-
tic economy, however, she was an ex-
pert, knowing how to milk. make
butter, cook and attend to the house.
Since their. marriage, however. the
old General, who owns one of the most
magnificent places in Kentucky, and
lives in scholarly ease with his books,
pictures and papers, has been trying
to wean her from her former plebelan
ways and make her congenial COM
panion. With this end IN view ne has
had several governessas at White Hall
the past summer. but suspecting the
last one, it is said, of trying to preiu-
dice his wife against him by telling
her that she was too young and hand
some for her gray-bearded partner, he
dismissed her, starting his wife to the
common school near by, presided
over by Miss Tudor, very accom-
plished teacher.
The General, it is said, is as foolish
over his young wife now as when they
SessA married, and has one Of his
armed retainers to accompany her TO
and from school. She is said to be
very bright, and obeys her aged hus-
band with filial submission, never
going away from the house without
asking his leave. Her name is Dora,
but in speaking OF her to his friends
he invariably calls her his "peasant
wife. st. Louis Star-Sayings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
ODDS AND ENDS.

The newest market novelty is the
tomato sausage. 1t is made in do
mestic way at Portland; it is q delicate
pinkish white and tastes Of sage and
ripe tomatoes. 1t has made quite a
hit in that city and surrounding towns.
Despite the strike in the Ishpeming
and Negaunee iron mines, it is be-
lieved the shipment of Lax 9 Superior
ore this season will reach 10, 1000, 600
tons, 1000, 900 tons in excess of the
best previous record.
A farmer of Albany, Ore, is exhibi-
ting bunch of forty-two stalks OF
wheat, with 924 meshes and about
$500 grains, which grew from sin
gle kernel. Another farmer, in Cedar
Rapids, lowe, has cucumber five feet
long and still growing.
San Jose, CAL, has shipped more
fruit during the third week of last
September than in any other week on
record. The total was 4,639, 300
pounds. OF this amount lab, 49t
pounds WAS of canned fruit, and l, $50,
900 pounds was of dried prunes.
An odd cribbage board is made o.
aluminium and fashioned in the shape
of o heart. The pegs have flower heads
and the whole is scattered over with
small hand-painted forget-me-nots. Ii
the center of the heart are painted
three cards-an ace of hearts, foul
OF spades and jack of diamonds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Daring Shoplittine.

New York merchants are complain.
ing to the police of an organized gang
of shoplifters, composed of little girls
under twelve years of age. They are
hard to catch. Their faces tell moth.
ing. They usually travel around with
heavily-veiled women who go from
counter to counter, handing the
goods, but buying nothing. At o
glove counter, for instance, which is q
favorite place for their operations,
.4sbeHm mWil stpn and examine extensive
gloves, and then, as if by accident, tip
them over on the floor. Perhaps ten
pairs of gloves have fallen off the
counter. The child goes to pick them
up, returns seven or eight pairs to the
counter, slides two or three pairs into
the bag of the shoplifter, which hangs
low down ID the folds of her skirt. BY
the way, one of the most daring pieces
of shoplifting that has been done this
year was by woman detective. She
had been employed by large firm
for number of years, and was one of
the most successful women in her pro-
fession. Last year she captured on
an average seven shoplifters day,
and was the highest paid detective in
any of the Sixth avenue stores. She
had robbed her employers for years,
and was eventually discovered by
little cash girl-who saw her take
lace handkerchief from counter aud
slide it into her dress front. The
honest little cash girl told the floor
walker that q shoplifter had been
along, and pointed out the detective.
The floor walker for some reason no
more difficult to fathom than Tilted
affection, insisted on the detective be-
ing searched, and when this was done
the handkerchief was found, as the
cash girl had said, and also sons other
articles which had been picked up
and concealed while the detective was
supposed to be watching the pecula-
tions of others. ''Set thief to catch
a thief" It is said that she was the
best detective on the a7enue.-New
York Avertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
WORDS OF WISDOM

I, A cool head and warm heart should
go together.
Courage not controlled by prudence
is foolishness.
The light we do not walk in will
soon leave us.
There are no tollgates on the high
way of holiness.
Unless we first look up, we will not
do much lifting up.
The man who chases bubbles never
has any time to rest.
Acry is what the heart says when
the lips cannot speak.
The most respectable sinners are the
most dangerous ones.
The man who is ruled by his feelings
cannot walk straight.
1t costs moro to be proud than it
does to be generous.
he is the greatest man who does
most for his fellowmen.
A better thing than being giant is
not to be afraid of one.
Try to give pleasure, and you will
receive more than you give.
1t is folly to seek happiness while
We are unwilling to be good.
A lie is about the meanest thing
that ever crawled out of tn, pit.
How it must puzzle the angels to
SEQ preacher looking for an easy
place.
The millennium would be here now if
all lived up to what we demand from
others.
If some people would do more
thinking, their tongues would get
more rest.
The man who undertakes to get q
living by his wits would have q more
regular supply of bread if he would
depend more on his muscle. Rams
Horn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Don't Carry Coin in Thunderstorm.

An incident has occurred in Eng
land which goes to show that people
whose pockets are loaded with coin
should not be caught in 9, thunder
storm. A cabman was passing along a
footpsth shaded by trees when hight
ming flash struck him and killed him
instantly. His body was only slightly
marked, but some parts of his clothes
were ripped into large vertical rib
bons, while other parts we're torn to
shreds. Halt the inner uppers of each
shoe was gone, the metal eyelids OF the
outer being burned out, ard the right
shoe was blown completely off the
foot.
But the most remarkable point
about the lightning dash was the way
in which It's direction was Influenced.
In the mans right trousers pocket
were fourteen shillings in silver, and
in his left inside breast pocket were
thirty.seven sovereigns ard twenty
eight half-soverelgns in common,
leather jaw opening purse, with
metal rim. In the waistcoat pocket
on the right was a silver match box,
also silver watch. The gold COINS
were found in different states of fu-
sion, some being welded together and
Others only partly fused on one side,
as though they had been splashed with
molten metal. Many of both the gold
and silver coins showed fusion of the
milling of the edges only. The
watch, which was covered with splashes
of metal, had hole of a quarter of an
inch in diameter burned through its
outer case. The finding of the in
quest was that the gold attracted the
lightning.
The pa,h of the current was through
the head to the gold in the inner
breast pocket, thence to the right
trousers pocket, containing the silver,
touching the watch on its way. One
of the jurymen expressed the opinion
that had the deceased not been imme.
diately under the tree his head would
probably not have been struck tirst,
but the gold would have received the
charge direct. New York Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Canned Foods.

In bnying canned goods an eminent
physicians instructions are to "reject
every article that does not show the
line of rosin around the edge Of the
solder of the cap, the same as is seen
on the seam on the side of the can.
Reject every can that does not have
the name of the manufacturer or firm
upon it, as well ss the name of the
company or town where manufactured.
Standards have all this. When the
wholesale dealer is ashamed to have
his name on the goods, fight shy of
Him. Press up the bottom of the can.
II decomposition is beginning, the tin
will rattle the same as the bottom of
the oiler of your sewing machine will
do. II the goods are sound, it will be
solid, und there will be no rattle in
the tin. Reject every tin that shows
any sign of rust around the cap on the
inside of the head of the can. If
housekeepers are educated on these
points, then the muriate of zinc ANAL
gam will become thing of the past. {"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
New Uses for Irish Peat.

German chemists have been expert
menting with Irish peat, and have Sc
cured such remarkable results that o
syndicate has been formed for the
manufacture, on a commercial scale,
of the various products that may be
obtained from Ireland's bog lands.
One of these products is an antiseptic
"wool" for dressing wounds. Itpos-
sesses absorbent qualities SO great that
it will soak up nine times its weight
of moisture. The medical department
of the French army has adopted this
substitute for lint, and $4,000 kilo-
grams of it were sent with the expedi-
tiona2y force to Madagascar. .--Phila'
delphia Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Fall Blooming Pear Tree.

Charles W. Klein, of Flatbush, il
the owner of dwa1f pear tree which
has attracted considerable attention
from travellers on the Lenox road.
By some freak of nature the tree
has mistaken the season, and, although
it has borne one crop of pears this
year, has bloomed again.
The rain of last Sunday swelled Its
buds, and the sunshine completed the
work of covering the bare limbs of the
tree with blossoms. The fact that the
tree is sheltered from northerly winds
is thought by Mr.. Klein partly to ac'
count for the phenomenon. New
York Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Molhs oil High Degree.

A private view of the great Neu-
moegen butterfly and moth collection,
which it is hoped to purchase for the
new Brooklyn Museum, was given in
the Art Building. Assembled were
the leading entomologists of the city,
friends of the museum and the Brook
lyn Institute, and 30 ne women. Mr..
Neumoegen's $4,000 specimens were
arranged in glass cases on the walls oi
the art gallery, beginning at the left
hand corner and extending clear way
round.
The rarest insect in the entire exhl
bltion was ,modestly dressed little
fellow in case 10. To either side were
dozens of butterflies more brilliantly
winged and gay colored, but entomol.
ogists who hung about case 19 gazed
affectionately at this one and said
it was worth $1,000, for all its every
day, commonplace air. This was the
papilio Neumoegeni, named after its
owner, and caught the lucky chance
in the Island of Spmbawa, southeast
of Java. No duplicate OF this species
has ever been found.
Some interesting figures relative to
the cost of o large collection like Mr..
Neumoegen's we're given by one OF
the entomologists last evening. There
are from 35, 600 to so, 600 insects. Be-
tween 500 and 900 Of these are type
specimens; that is, first captured rep
resentatives of new species. A type
is worth $5 anywhere. With the ex,
traordinary vail IS OF some of the rari.
ties from $4,000 to $4,000 are invest.
ed in types alone. The mechanical
element must not be forgotten. The
insects are stored in 400 cases, which.
at $5 per case, would mean $4,000.
The cost of mounting each specimen
is approximately 5 cents. This ii
another big item.-Brooklyn Eagle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11


30 favorable and I was in no pain; could
cat heartily, rest well and was doing
finely in every way, that it was safer to
let nature take its course, and left me
with instructions that they be advised
promptly of any unfavorable symptoms.
/ had, without the knowledge Of any one
except my.husband, been for some weeks
using "Mother's Friend" with great
relief and could see no reason why l
should not continue its use, and did SO.
Now came long time OF suspense and
waiting for developments. To the sur
prise OF all continued to do well, and
rot along better than ever did before
when enciente, although every one, in
cluding the physicians, feared the ter
mination would be fatal.
Eight weeks and two days from the
time fell, natural labor came on and
the child was taken away in the usual
manner, and to the surprise OF all, l was
found in better condition than ever
before Mt any previous confinement.
I had continued to use Mothers
Friend up to the last hour, and exper-
fenced so little trouble that when the
time came was unaware OF it, and the
nurse had to make me undress quick
and get in bed. said tomyself, 'this il
the work of Mothers Friend and l
am having an easy time" as on previous
occasions suffered tortures for hours
before. -
Everything was SO easy and rapid
that the physicians had only time to get
in the house. Always before had trou-
BILE with my breasts, but this time ] had
none, as I used Mothers Friend on
them as directed. Ihad them drawn and
dried without any inconvenience. You
must not forget that it was eight weeks
and two days from the death OF the child
before confinement, and suffered less
and was stronger than ever before on
such an occasion. My physicians and
friends, maryeled at my escape.
know that Mothers Friend" saved
my life, and hope every expectant
mother will use it. 1t robs the final
hour of terrible suffering and leaves her
stronger and makes recovery more rapid
/ have learned of marvellous results
uhere only one bottle had been used, but
he soo6ysss M Others Friend is begun
.nd the longer 0sssd, the better for the
mother when the hours srrives.
The Bradfield Regulator go, OF At
anta, Ca, will mail free to any eSSpect-
ant mother their little book containing
valuable information and voluntary tes-
timonials from ladies who have used
ssMothers, Frieud" with happy results.
It can be obtained et any prominent ]
IN the United States.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Buried Under 100 Dozen Broken Eggs

Edward N. Harrison, living at
Hunters Mill. Fairfax County, Va,
was coming into the city yesterday
with load of chickens, eggs and but
ter, says tho Washington Post. In at
tempting to cross the cable tracks at
Twenty-ninth and NJ streets the rear
portion of his wagon was struck by
cable train No. 232, west bound,
which completely upset the vehicle.
He was covered with broken eggs. He
had with him 100 dozen eggs, and
every one was broken.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
METEOROLOGICAL.

Peddler-"Want fine barometer,
that will tell you all abou; the wealth
err? Cheap"
Would-be Customer-"Naw. Got
no use for it. Whenever the ianitor
turns the steam on full head, know
it is going to be fair and warmer, and
vice versa. What do want of bar
er?"-lndianapolis Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
HELPLESS.

LIN reply to the request for assist
ance, the professor said: "If I could
help you, I couldn't help helping you.
It is because l cannot help you that j
cannot help refusing to help you. !"
The mendicant darted around the
corner, with terror in his eyes and
cries of "Help!" in his mouth. -Bos-
ton Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
A Fa

Mr.. Arthur Roberts once had lad
in his service not overladen with apt
itude. One day his master said to the
page:
"Did you tell that awful bore who
called that I had gone to Calcutta9"
"Yes, sir" replied the boy; 81 said
you started this morning."
"Good boy. What did he say9"
The boys reply was charming.
"He wished to know when you'd re-
turn, and told him 1 didn't think
you'd be back till after lunch sir. -
Tit-Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Buzzard Attacks q Train.

4 railroad man from Pensacola told
Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald re-
porter that q few nights since q buz-
zard few against the headlight of an
engine drawing the mail train on the
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, be.
tween Bombay and Caryville. The
large bird struck the glass with such
force as to smash it IN, and the burner
was knocked off the lamp. The oil
caught fire and the buzzard was near
ly roasted before it was released, which
had to be done with crowbar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
A SUBLIME APPETITE.

They were seated at the restaurant
table, he looking over the menu, when
she said, gushingly:
''Do you know, dear, have always
longed for the society of congenial
soul. one who loved the good, the
true"
"Pig's feet, baked beans, cold tripe,
griddle cakes, which will you have?''
interrupted "dear" at this point.
'1'll take them ALL" was the soulful
answer.-Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11

she-''That's just like man. I
know you'll be the first to quarrel"
He-"Now, don't be unreasonable,
dear. You"
She-s'You never used TO think me
unreasonable. Why didn't you find
that out before you married me?"
Etc, etc., etc. Tears and door slam.
Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
ECONOMY.

Mrs. shopleigh-"Yes, it is simply
outrageous the way they keep us wait,
ing for change. 1 have been sitting
here for half hour waiting for two
cents! I won't leave withoutit, either.
Take care OF the pennies, and the
dollars will take care of themselves,
you know"
Meanwhile hired carriage is wait
ing for her, at the rate of one dollar
an hour.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
A CLOSE GUESS.

"What is the reason that the top
drawer of boarding house bureau
will never either open or shut?" asked
the newly.arriYed guest.
Possibly" answered her friend,
sit is due to the quality of the board. "
>-Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
A SAGE CONCLUSION.


sJohn," said the explorers wife,
"don't you think you had better be
making preparations to find the North
Pole'"
.No," he replied. "I'm willing to
do my duty, but I'm not going to,
overdo it. 1 didn't lose the North
Pole, in the first place.
"But the public expects you to go
on in your efforts"
"No it doesn't. If anybody'll come
and convince me that he needs the
North Pole in his business or that the
North Pole would in any way con-
tribute to his domestic happiness, I'll
% out and find it for him. And that's
as fair as any man could say Wash
ington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Wonderful ESC2De
Mrs. M. A. Owens Falls Down Long
Flight Of Stairs and Kills
Her Child.

Ladies meet with many accidents in
descending stairs-the result being
often broken limb or worse, but we
have never heard OF where mother
falls down a fight Of stairs-kills her
child and escape death, until our atten-
ton was called to an accident TO Mrs.
NJ. A. Owens, of 2115 K ST., Washing
ton, D. e. We use her language:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
HOE Rnisi ug Extraordinary.

Two acres mulberries fatten 50 hogs. Thes
hogs were turned in the orchard in May and
muIberries and were perfectly fat when taken
out, They were fed little corn to harden
the meat and then killed. Two acres Of
mulberry trees o 8 IT. high cost $50. .00-what
berries write for new catalogue which is sent
free. address w. d. Beatie, Atlanta, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
PRECISION.

Cayuse Pete-"Red-eyed Dick is
dead-gave up the ghostabout an hour
ago."
Blizzard Bill-ssGave it up? Don't
you think gave it down would be
nearer the truth ?"- Truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
Vic1rinus

Doctor-Countess, should be glad
if you would let me hear you cough.
Countess-I don't feel disposed to do
SO just now. To her maid) Ellie,
please cough as I did this morning.
Motto ner Ridere.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
TURN ABOUT.

'You don't raise much on your
farm, do you?" said the clerk in the
store to Farmer Corntossel.
"No," was the reply, II don't dc
much raisin' now. I jes' let the city
folks ten to that"
"What do you mean?"
81 ies' let 'em alone durin' the win
ter months while they hustle 'roun'
an raise the price of some more coun-
try board. Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
THEIR FIRST QUARREL.

She Strange how married people
can quarrel, isn't it, dear? Here we've
been married two whole weeks, and
not an unkind word has passed between
us"
He-"We shall never quarrel, darl-
ing, until you begin it. ] never
SHALL"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11

To returning peace by day and tranquility al
night is extended by the rheumatic patient
who owes these blessings to Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. Don't delay the use of this fine
apad spq ,fafS main and nurjfer Of the blood an
instant beyond the point when the disease
manifests itself Kidney trouble, 'dyspepsir,
liver complaint Ia grippe aud irregu!ari y OF
The bowels are relieved and cured by the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-11
FOR THE LOOKS SAKE.

Lady lin a bookstore)~-'1 would
like one OF the classics.
Clerk--"Gertainly; which may I
give you?"
Lady. zone with a red binding! |"
: Fliegende Blaetter.