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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

parrots vivid plumage will be used in
moderation. Wings large and small
will be worn by women Of all ages.
Every wing, even if it be Of farmyard
extraction, will be fashionable this
season, but those most in vogue will
be in the opalescent effects. There
will be wings that shade from light
fawn to deep brown, and quantity OF
two-toned wings beautifully blended.
Pure white wings and feather wings
spangled with jewels will be in fash
ion. There will be wings of steel, jet
and gold. When fur or velvet is used
it will be in the shape of a wing. The
general character of the hats will be
low, broad effect. The turban will be
the smartest hat for street wear, and
it will be embellished with wings. or
breasts running entirely around the
hat. The crowns will be of velvet,
felt or rows of fine, narrow braid.
Spangled velvets will also be used for
crowns, combined with either fur or
breasts. A new turban has a crown
formed of very small wings of parrot
green. The broad band which forms
the rim is of black velvet. At the
front of the turban rim is jet pin,
Snapped like two widespread pinions
Turbans made of large birds will be
considered very swell. Many OF the
sooues and large hats will be OF
braided chenille, combined with fur
or velvet, and ornamented with wings.
Pinions will be used with little fur an,
imals. and chous OF lace will be held
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

Lady Henry Somerset predicts shin.
Ing destinies for women in the TWEEN.
tieth century, and the forecast is an
uplifting one, the New York Tribune
admits, whether it awaits fulfilment OF
not. She thinks they will win their
highest laurels in the sphere of gov
eminent, and that many OF the great
statesmen and diplomstists of the fu.
ture will be women. BY their exclu-
sion from these functions hitherto it
is her opinion that the world has lost
8 great deal, and that public affairs
would have gone on much better il
she had taken hand in them. '1i
may be true, asserts the Tribune.
':A good many statesmen are sad dolts,
no doubt, and have always been so.
They need, and always Will, re.
inforcement Of wisdom, and perhaps
they are to receive it from women. as
Adam received it from Eve, accom-
paning well-known and momentous
apple. But nothing can certainly be
know of the future, even when it is
Illuminated with the beam OF SYPHILIS
viaion like that which Lady Henry
casts upon IT,.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
A Fiyin- Dormouse.

Among the animals in the last col
lection sent from Cameroons by the
explorer George Zenker was a mann
NAL of On entirely new species; flying
dormouse, to which the name Idiurus
Zenkeri has been given. We publish
herewith On engraving of this little
animal, for which we are indebted to
the Illustrirte zeitung, and which
shows plainly the membrane that ex.
tends around its body and enables it
to fly or jump from branch to branch.
Such membranes are well known
among animals of certain species, but
it is distinguished by the peculiarities
of its very long tail from all other
mammals. In the cut the tail is shown
slightly curved, SO that the under side
can be seen. At the root of the tail
there is the fold of skin, behind which
are fifteen obique rows of little horny
scales, three or four in each row, short
bristles protruding from amcng the
scales. On the under side Of the tail.
along the middle and the sides, are
comb. like hairs, and from the short,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
CROCHET WORK THE RAGE.

1t the present moment crochet work
is simply the rage; no matter what
one makes, whether dress trimmings,
q finish for underwear, or edgings for
fancy work, the crochet needle is one
of the favorite emploYments OF the In
dustrious young woman. Crochet
shawls are again coming into fashion,
not exactly on the old fashioned lines,
where the shawls dragged into great
holes, and were in o short time
stringy and unattractive looking, but
with snug, close stitches SO arranged
that there is durability to them as well
as beauty.
There is nothing prettier for q
shoulder wrap than handsome shawl,
crocheted of some not too fine ma
terial. Little shoulder capes, with
ribbon run through, are also much
liked; and there are little scarf
shaped articles to throw over the
head. These are particularly con.
7enient and agreeable for evening
wear when one desires to take stroll
either on the porch or in the street.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
Many Uses for the Castor OIL Plant.

The castor oil plant, from the
brown seeds Of which this useful oil
is extracted, is among the tropical
plants that grow readily here during
the summer, and it's deep, metallic
green, muchly pinated leaves, make
it an ornamental plant.
The writer, in walking by the Ar.
senal in Central Park with friend
who has spent several years in India,
was surprised to hear what really
useful plant it is.
1.-THE plant" said the friend, "and
many of its virtues have been known
in India for centuries, but it is fact,
nevertheless, that the first Of this oil
was exported to Europe from the
West Indies near the end of the
eighteenth century. In India the
oil is much used as an illuminant.
II the oil has been cold drawn and
has been carefully and properly sep
arated, there is none better. Another
thing in its favor is that, owing to
it's slow combustion, asavlng OF one
quarter to one-half is made by using
it, as compared with other oils. 1t
makes an excellent lubricant, and is
much used in the dressing OF tanned
hides and skins. The natives use 1t
largely for preserving their water
buckets, and without it the
'beeste wallah,' or water carrier,
would have to renew his leather bag
or bucket, in which he carries the
water around, much oftener than he
does now.
The .sycs.s or groom, uses it to
keep the .sahib's' harness in good
order, and valuable attribute OF
the oils, especially in such climate
as India, that it repels rats and YER
min. In Assam the eplant is widely
cultivated as food for the silk worm.
The stalks, which give an excellent
pulp, are used for thatching pur-
poses. The oilcake is largely con-
sumed as fuel, and is also used as
manure. In Jeypore, the palace,
public offices and streets are lighted
with gas made from cheap variety
of castor oil. grown for the purpose.
The natives use the leaves as fodder
for their cattle, declaring that it
increases the yield of milk. One
thing they have not succeeded yetin
doing in India, and that is to produce
q marketable, medicinal oil. This is
chiefly made in France, Belgium and
England, from the imported seeds,
Bombay doinga large export trade
in this industry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

three little tips we'll curled as finish
to each end. Moreover, they have
other new fancies, notably that of
adding little collet below the boa, a
simple transparent frill of chiffon
accordion pleated, and finished all
along it's edges with bits of ostrich
tips. These are extremely pretty for
the evening when white throughout,
or else when entirely black. They are
also made with black boa and white
chiffon pleating, the white edge fin
ished with white feathers.
An extremely elegant little affair for
slight protection on cool days is a
short collet or cape of black ostrich
feathers, fifteen lengthwise in row
below boa, the long feathers spread
ing out slightly over the back and
sleeves in full cape fashion. This re-
quires an immense boa as far as the
neck is concerned, but it should reach
only to the waist, and be completed
by small tips very much curled.
The Medicis collar of ostrich feath-
ers is commended to those who like
the neck we'll protected and becom-
ingly dressed. Some that are import
ed are formed Of very tiny and perfect
tips that fare above and below, and are
tied in front with long satin ribbons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

! The recent increase in transporta.
tion facilities in American cities is
really phenomenal. According to re.
liable statistics there ore now in the
United States 1858 miles OF street
railroad tracks. The classification as
to motive power is exceedingly sug-
gestive. OF the above number OF miles
of street railways in operation, 1O,365
have electrical power, or about seven
ty-six per cent. of the whole, 1914
have horse power, 632 have cable
power, and 679 have miscellaneous
means of locomotlou. There are A.
a75 cars regularly run. The capital
stock and funded indebtedness amount
TO 81, 300, ,000.0 900. making an average
Of $95, 900 per mile of track. It is
evident that the American public pre-
fers riding to walking, and requires
the most rapid means of transporta.
ton available. This is an electrical
ooo
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

! An idea of the extraordinary ex-
pansior in telegraph and telephone
traffic is suggested in some figures on
the single item of poles. During the
last five years one Connecticut dealer
alone has shipped 10000 poles to
the various lines he has constructed.
One leading telephone company has
taken from him over 100 carloads for
ordinary lines, as well as 1000 "sticks"
for long-distance lines. For telegraph
lines the demand is also continuous.
One telegraph company has made
contract for this year for a minimum
supply of 10000 poles. The poles
range in length from thirty to eighty
feet. averaging from forty to sixty
feet. A gang of fifty men will build
one mile of line in aday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
IOWA,S OLDEST RESIDENT.
Mrs. Lucy Alexander Said to Have
Seen 124 Years of Active Life.

In Soap Creek Hollow, near Keo-
kuk, lives Mrs. Lucy Alexander, 124
years of age, and, according to the
census returns, the oldest person in
Iowa. On Concert street resides Mrs.
Mahala Robbins, who, tradition says,
is over 100. Both the old women are
colored.
Mrs. Alexander makes her home
with Mrs. Lizzie Thomas, and here
she sits in the sunshine and tells
stories of past age. Notwithstand-
ing her advanced age she is quite we'll
preserved and has full possession OF
all her faculties. She can thread o
needle without glasses-never uses
glasses, indeed, for any purpose.
Her hearing is good, mind bright and
active and health unimpaired. With
in the past year she walked across the
river to Oakwood, distance of nearly
five miles. At times her memory is
better than others, and she then
speaks freely of oid-time events, re-
counting the names of prominent gen.
erals of the Revolutionary War and
the early Presidents.
Away back before the Revolution
Mrs. Alexander was born, slave, IN
Winchester. Va. Her maiden name
was Page, and her masters name Mil
ler Alexander. Her master served in
the Revolution, and when he returned
home at it's close she met him at the
gate and carried his knapsack and ac-
coutrements into the house.
Her earliest recollection goes back
to the home of her master in Prince
Edwards County, Virginia. While
living there General Washington
stopped at her masters house, but
whether it was during or after the
Revolutionary War she cannot re-
member. Later the family moved to
Richmond. That was then quite a
small place. In 1888 her master re-
moved to Kentucky, taking his slaves
with him. After some years he died
there, and the interest of the other
heirs in the estate was purchased by
Miller Alexander. Jr., who brought the
slaves-ten in number-to Hamilton,
ILL.,, and set them all free. This was
about five years before the commence
ment of the Civil War. Miller Alex
ander remained in Hamilton till the
close of the war and then removed to
st. Louis, where he now resides. He
was model master, as was his father,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
A New Product.

It is now stated That by subjecting
pure cellulose to the action OF caustic
soda and afterward treating the same
with carbon bisulphide, which has
been practiced in England, peoduct
possessing remarkable industrial valuo
is the result. Dissolved in water an
insoluble coagulum is produced, which
when washed and removed from the
water, becomes hard and compact, in
which condition it is found available
for tool handles, buttons and other ar.
ticles; OF, if tho material while still in
solution has alcohol added to it, there
is obtained mass which may be
stamped into variety of objects, may
be used as medium for pigments in
printing cotton goods, applied to
cloth as o facing, or used as substi-
tute for leather. 1t is also stated that
cloth having o coating of this solution
is flexible in washing, but sti(fens
when ironed, so that shirt bosoms,
collars, cuffs and table linen may be
made from it advantageously.
delphia Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
PrOprietOrship.

Once upon time, relates Dean
Hole, there was q dean so fond and
proud of his cathedral that he came
by degrees to think and speak of 1T as
though he were the sole proprietor.
One evening, just before the close of
q lecture on "Thought-reading," at
which he presided, he came upon the
platform with much dignity of de.
meanor, with his arms crossed upon
his breast. and said: "Ladies and
gentlemen, I have much pleasure in
informing you that Mr.. Cumberland
has intimated to me his most kind in.
tention to devote any profits which
may accrue from his lecture to the re-
storation Of my west front. New
York Post. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

Professor Wiley says that zone OF
grandest discoveries of modern sci
ence" is the agency of microbes in en-
abb ng plants to absorb from the air
the nitrogen which is the chief factor
in their growth. The theory was first
suggested by Pasteur, and it is thought
to be fully confirmed by the researches
.ofindeaandsht Investigators, Lit does
NOT deceive expectation it will COM
pletely revolutionize agriculture. To
increase the growth of plants it viii
only be necessary to feed their roots
with water containing the proper mi
crohes
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
WINGS ARE WORN.
BIRDS GROWN FEMININE HEAD
GEAR THIS FALL.
Fashions Fiat is for Feathers In
Woman's Attire-Latest News
of the Modiste and
MiIIiner.
VNTHEN the ancient poet
M wrote the lines:

HEN the ancient poet
M wrote the lines:
Y Y Birds, the free tenants of
land, air and ocean.
Their forms oil symmetry, their motion
grace;
In plumage delicate and beautiful;
Thick without burden, close as fishes
scales,
Or loose as full-blown peoples to the breeze;
He little thought the use that they
would be put to. Birds are not the
free tenants of either land or air, for
they are being mercilessly entrapped
and shot, in order that their heavenly
tinted breasts and wings may adorl the
hats of fair women. TIE fiat has gone
forth that these masterpieces OF
creation are to crown dainty heads
this autumn. Even the exquisite
ruby. throated humming bird, with
stomacher of emerald brilliancy and
wings tinged with ultramarine blue. is
to be shorn of its plumage feather by
feather, to enable some modiste to
spangle lace with the tiny scales. En-
tire crowns of hats will be composed
of the Amherst pheasant. Even the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
- -
Fighting Flies.

Housekeepers are always glad oi
any information which will help
them to conquer those enemies OF
their summers ace-fiies. Here
are two items which experience has
proved of use in the battle:
We all know how flies settle upon
a screen door in rainy weather, OF
upon those of the kitchen in any
weather, waiting for an opportunity
to slip in as soon as it is opened: II
cloth dipped in kerosene is rubbed
over the outer side OF the wire and
frame Of the screen, the flies will not
settle upon it. They do not like
kerosene. One application will
usually prove effectual for several
days.
The other agent-oil of lavender
is for the purpose Of disposing oi
such of the enemy as have already
gained an entrance to the house.
Darken all the windows but one.
The flies will soon congregate upon
that, for flies enjoy sunshine
as thoroughly as moths detest
it. Now, with an atomizer,
spray the window casing with the oil
OF lavender, and either leave the
open bottle upon the sill or saturate
a small cloth with some OF 1t. The
flies will soon become stupefed, and
can then be brushed down and dis
posed of. II an atomizer is not ut
hand, rub the casing with q satura-
ted cloth. 1t is also good plan to
rub the oil over any place that the
flies particularly like to light upon.
A hanging lamp has often a great
attraction for them, but If the shade
and chains are rubbed over with the
oil they will not light upon it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

soldiers grave should be on the field
where he gave his life to duty, and
the boy was buried where he fell and
o monument placed over it by his
friends.
No more fitting tribute than this
silent battalion of white slabs ar
ranged in line of battle could be paid
to the gallant troopers of the Seventh
Cavalry who died on Clusters Hill,
where they showed such heroic sacri-
fee; no thought of self, but duty. and
that was to bring in the hostile In
dams who were with Sitting Bull.
This battlefield has made the name OF
Custer and his cavalry immortal; the
slabs have stamped it on the face OF
time. New York Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
A REVIVAL.

One of the revivals is the long coat
of cloth with silk lining. This is to
be q specially for the coming season,
and its universal use is predicted.
Some of these cloaks have capes, 9TH
ers are made without, and have either
standing collars or those that flare
back from the throat. The sleeves are
very comfortable, having enormous
arm-holes; indeed, this is ono Of the
distinguishing characteristics of the
new long cloaks, arm.holes allowing
the garment to be put on over an or.
dinary dress with the ballooned and
be.puffed sleeves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
Quick Railroad Work.

a somewhat remarkable piece of
We. is reported rs having been done
40 the Lorain plant of the johnson
company, of Cleveland, Ohio: The
Consolidated Street railway Of Cleve-
land decided suddenly to extend it's
tracks mile in timo to accommodate
Fourth of July traffic. An order was
accordingly given to the johnson
company for $50 tons of rails, the pig
iron for which lay in the yards of the
company on the morning of Monday,
the 1st instant, and the rails were
rushed through and were almost in
place in the track by midnight of
Tuesday, the 2d.-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

When the new motor carriagesc come
into use the horse will receive another
setback. It looks very much as if
science were on the point of inventing
our long useful equine servant COM
pletely out of sight. "If ever ami
NAL would be justified in kicking, it
is the horse" exclaims the Columbus
Enquirer-Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
! MANS FACE IN WOOD.
Wonderful Formation Discovered in
Poplar Board.

Can nature, unaided by artificial
means, photograph the human face in
wood? A wonderful curiosity, the
property of Streit & Schmit, cabinet
makers, of this city, would indicate
this
On October 10, 1894. a boy working
in their factory found poplar board
among q large number of others that
appeared at first to have the face of q
man painted on it. Closer examina-
tioni however, proved that not only
were the lineaments those of man.
but5 every feature Of the face was
clearly defined in a knot or gnarled
portion of the board, which was lit
tie cover one-sixteenth of on inch
thick, The foreman in the shop at
tempted to plane down one side of the
board and bring out the face. He
CUT too deep and spoiled it. The
other side of the board, also repro
duaing the countenance, was pre-
served.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

Charles F. Streit, one OF the firm.
who bought the board in lot of other
lumber from Clint Crane, the we'll
known lumberman on Eastern avenue,
says it is yellow poplar board, and,
he thinks, from tree about 100 years
old, cut in the region of the head
waters of the Kanawaha River. There
has been a great deal of speculation
as to what type of man the face is that
was caught by the mysterious forces
of nature and printed on the woody
fiber.
The original block of wood, which
is now in the possession of Mr.. Streit,
was sent to the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, Washington, and after it was
put through q chemical test there it
was pronounced the genuine likeness
of mans face.-San Francisco Ex-
a ~ ipar
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

Three years ago, ut Brussels, Bel
gium, servant girl fell from the Sec
ond story while engaged in cleaning
the windows. She sued her employer
for $4,000 damages, claiming that he
failed to provide her with means to do
the work safely, and that by the acci-
dent, or whatever you may call it, she
is permanently disabled. The c,s,
fingered in court since 1898, but at
last verdict has been rendered in
her favor, awarding her $1,000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

The English Government in India
collects about So. 10000 a year from
the sale of opium. This is an inter-
esting fact in connection with the
psychology of recent arguments by
English statesmen that the moderate
consumption of opium is good for the
health and morals.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
Relics of an Indian Massacre


In 1856 band of Sioux Indians
raided little colony of settlers who
had built cabins on the shores OF
Lake Okoboii, in Iowa. They mas
sacred all the unfortunates except
three young girls, one OF whom, Miss
Abbie Gardner, is still alive, the only
survivor of the tragedy. She now has
a museum OF Indian relics in the
Identical cabin that was her home at
the time OF the massacre. Miss
Gardner has secured from the Iowa
Legislature an. appropriation OF
S7 900 for n monument to mark the
spot aud it is to be dedicated with
ceremony.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

soft fur on the upper side-from the
root of the tsil to the brush-like tip
projecting long upright hairs. No one
knows for what purpose this singularly
shaped apparatus is intended, for as
yet nothing is known of the life of the
little creature. Nor is anything known
of its origin; it has been called ely
ing dormouse," because it resembles
this sluggard in the shape Of its body,
its skull and its teeth; but its men,
brane and the horny scales are, similar
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
Figures Don't Lie.

Heard at heap of dry goods labeled
SLIGO. Irish woman with a baby in
her arms.
"Phwat is the price of them9"
"One dollar and sixty.nine," po-
litely answered the proprietor.
(Which are the one dollar and
which are the sixty-nine clint wans?"
"There are none OF those prices.
ma'am."
"Shure, thin, amt thin your own
figures ?"-Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09
The InyinclbIe Yankee ship Builder.

For many years the British have
been trying to beat the American
centre-boa yacht with keel boat,
and have failed. However, the Ameri-
cans have done it themselves when the
English had begun to think the centre
board invincible, and now the Eng.
lishmen are wondering what it all
,neans. Rochester Uuion and Ad.
vertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-09

The Melbourne tAustralia) Argus
says that the total amount OF the pub
lie and private debts owing to Great
Britain by the seven Australian col
oniea is $3.50, 600, 900, and that the
amount of interest paid last year was
$63, $50. 900.