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special Notice.
 Friday Half Holidays begin this week, therefore our store closes at noon Friday. Time Flies.
 he0eStO,y dyasOs aeay, aa9 tOns ef g0odS ysf nnsolH zHats Ms eaase ef aN his 1,Tcs saeyj,feing. CAPE CARNIVAL.
 A grand clean up of our entire stock of Capes. If the manufacturer had foreseen such prices as these; the capes would never have been made. [ $1.50 EACH.
 All Capes that were $3.9S to s4.es $3.5O. ! Cloth, Silk and Velvet Capes that were S4.9S to S7.9S. so.5o. ' For all the rich, handsome capes that were $7.9S to $Ia.so. $s.sO. ] Comprises all the $12.5o to $23.5o i goods. Let us add that such prices as these have never, in our experi- ence been duplicated. It's picnic for Saturday purchasers. SHIRT WAISTS. ! The kind that look stylish, wear well, and best of all, fit perfectly. 1 For Saturday, we offer line of Fine Shirt Waists, full sleeves, ! pointed yokes, laundered collars and cuffs. Complete line of sizes, only one day (Saturday), 1 39c. each. PARASOLS.
 Our prices positively the lowest, and our assortment the best. $500 Fancy Parasols in abund- ance, at
 $l.98 each. l o7c. for White India Silk Para sols, SIPS kind.
 SIPS for the White India Silk Parasols, with Dresden Knobs.
 S1. 50 for the White India Silk Parasols,with Dresden Knobss. Also l ruffles. ! All Fancy Sunshades going to this tune ! $l.oS-were S2.5o to S4.as. 1 $2.oS-were $4.oo to $500. 1 $3.oS-were $s.75 to S7.9S.
 If you want Parasol, here is the place to get it-that is, if you want to save money. \ LAcEs.
 Customers say they have never bought faces so low as here now. They're about right too. ! Our entire stock at ridiculous low prices.
 SPECIAL SALE.
 Ecru Laces, 3 to I2 inches wide. Saturday at 9c. the yard.
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Mems russet pigslSin, latest styles $2.50.
 jy$ St D. w. COsGROvE & co.
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For the Fourth buy the boy pair of our S1.25 russet bals
 jy3S D. w. COSGROVE & co.
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For the Fourth buy pair of our la- dies $2 Vici kid Oxfords.
 jy3 St D. w. COSGROVE & co.
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Ladies. for the Fourth wear pair of our $1.50 razor toe Oxfords.
 jy3 St D. w. COSGROVE 6 co.
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Local Weather Report,
 FOR JuIY 3. 1895.

Mean temperature. 68. Max. temperature. 80. Min temperature. 56. Precipitation inches. Max, velocity of wind. R-N. Accumulated deficiency Of daily mean tenn perature since January l. degrees: or an Average daily deficiency or degrees. Total deficiency in precipitaron since Janu- ary 1. S.4l inches.
 U. G. MYERS. Observer.
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Ladies. we save you money on low shoes.
 jy3 St D. w. COSGROVE & co.
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$1 for misses russet polish, good one. jy3 St D. w. COSGROvE & co.
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SUMMER PRICES. For the next 5v days Low Prices will pre- vail at
 Beers Photo Parlors,
 T60 Chapel Street. All Photos at One half the prices charg- ed elsewhere, either by Daylight or our Patent Electric Light up to g o'clock every evening. Gallery es- tablished 40 years.
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Thursday, July 4, 1895.
WEATHER RECORD.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT,
 OFyICE OF THE GRIEF
 OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. WASHINGTON. D. O., July 3, 1895, D. m. Forecast for Thursday-For Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut: Fair, light westerly to southwesterly winds.
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Our one object in the business world is to convince the resi- dents of New Haven of the sin- cerity of our efforts to conduct flrst-class business upon sound and established business principles.
 To offer the best,-as, for in- stance. in Trunks.-at prices that are bound, in themselves, to interest and attract the ex- perienced buyer.
 BROOKS & CO.,,
 Chapel and State streets.
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Friday Half Holidays begin this week, therefore our store closes at noon Friday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-04
woLETs cuRE sNAkEsIrE.
ane Fathers oil Declared Reme-
DIV for Deafness.

dy for Deafness.
Everybody in the upper part Of
New Jersey has heard of Richard
Cook. the snakecharmsr. He hes
studied the habits, peculiarities and
characteristics eff snakes until they
are as familiar to him asthe multiple
cation table. His.home is at the foot
Of a mountain range about two and
half miles southwest of Glenwood
and is, contiguous to a number OF
snake dens in which are pilots and
blacksnakes, and rattlesnakes gre
freduenily seen sDfiing tIfemssiFes
upon the rocky slope.
Sometimes, when Dir. Cook has
leisure, no climbs up to the dens
above mentioned and by some hocus-
pocus (he declines to tell how he en-
lices the reptiles from their dens and
captures them alive, and the next day
he puts big boxful OF the writhing
creatures on exhibition in some
nearby town. Many dollar has he
picked up by this means. Last year
was an unusually good season, and he
captured $50 pilots and Is or 50 huge
blacksnakes, one of which measured
ii feet.
1t looks more like boa constructor
from South America than common
Jersey blacksnake. and was as vicious
and cunning as he was big. He would
sometimes viciously encircle the
body of the exhibitor until you could
almost hear the bones crack. This
season Mr.. Cook is not devoting
much time to pilots or blacksnakes,
but has succeeded in capturing four
large rattlers, from which he ex-,
tracted several ounces of oil, which
found g. ready sale at $3.50 an ounce.
He says that there is a growing de-
mand for rattlesnake oil. 1t is said
to be a swift and sure cure for deaf
ness. and, as balm or lubricator
for sore muscles or stiffened joints, is
far ahead OF chloroform liniment or
any other remedy known to materia
medica.
In regard to the poison injected by
the bite of rattlesnake, Mr.. Cook
said it was far more deadly in its
effects than that OF pilot and re-
quired prompt attention. He had
painful but not serious experience
with each, as his SCARED hands testi..
". When bitten he never thinks OF
consulting a doctor or drinking
whiskey, but gathers handful OF
blue violet leaves and stems and,
crushing them, makes poultice
which he applies not on the woupd
but on the swelling around it. Upon
the bitten part he applies equal parts
of salt and indigo. This application
is renewed every half hour. Three
applications are generally sufficient
to effect cure.
Mr.. Cook says he has observed that
all snakes lie dormant until blue
violets appear in the spring and
that they all disappear after the
leaves OF white ash trees begin to
fall in autumn; and so great is their
antipathy to ash bark or leaves that
they will recoil from them as from
fire.
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"oHAyo"-THE WORD OF WELCOME IN JAPAN.

single after they are twenty or TWEEN.
ty-one. As consequence there are
very few old bachelors or old maids in
the empire.
Bnt the young man usually has an
opportunity to inspect the girl that is
selected by his parents or his nakodos
before an engagement is decided upon,
and if either is dissatisfied with the
appearance of the other the arrange
ment may be declared off. This meet
ing is called "mi-yal," which means
literally mutual seeing"
According to etiquette the interview
may take place at the residence of the
nakodos or at the house of the young
lady's father; but among the lower
classes picnic or theatre party, a
boat ride or an excursion of some sort
serves the purpose. If the visit takes
place at the house of the young lady's
father. the young man and his nakodo
are received by the host and salute
each other with great politeness. A
servant brings pot of tea and ma
terials for smoking, over which the
three gentlemen discuss palsias, bust
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NEW DRESS FABRICS.

The new dress materials shown in
the Paris shops, and fast being i'm.
ported to America, are bewildering in
their variety of designs and coloring.
Every one may carry out her own in
dividual taste and yet ne in fashion.
Smooth Venetian cloths in all con-
ceivable colors are the vogue, as we'll
as rough boucle mixtures. The chew
lots, tweeds and crepons show many
new shades. Green is the color key
note in almost all the new materials.
A few of the favorite color combins-
tions are green and bronze, brown
and violet, green and dark blue, scar
let and black and deep claret and bot
tie green.
Velveteen gowns are a feature of
this seasons fashions in Paris. They
are really very charming frocks, and
are warm and useful. though quite
sufficient unto themselves, yet they
are trimmed lavishly. Chiffon is used
to make them more beautiful, as are
also Jet, leweled guipure lace and fur.
No gown will be regarded as strictly
fashionable this year unless it is
trimmed with fur. 1t outlines the
corsage, defines the waistban1, forms
deep sleeves, and trims the new skirts
in q variety OF ways. Chinchills is
the fur most in favor, but Persian
lamb, sealskin, sable and fox are all in
demand.
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near her fathers house, and by some
mysterious power was able to come
close and take hold of him, which she
did apparently without the slightest
fear. Every month or SO she would
find new snaFe in the woods near
the house, and now she has as many
as two dozen. none of which can be
induced to leave her. The photo
graph shows her pets writhing on
some Stats nailed to two boards, while
Martha stands behind them, her hand
on one OF the reptiles. which is moving
from side to side. Some OF these
snakes are four feet long.
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Swallowed a Rock.

A cloud of sorrow hovers over the
ostrich farm on the Atlanta EXPOSE
ion Midway, One of the>finest birds
fingers between life and death
and his existence may end any
minute.
Yesterday afternoon great crowd
gathered around the farm and col
ored youth tossed large rock at one
of the birds. 1t hardly touched the
ground before one of them swallowed
It. The rock lodged in the birds
slender neck and to keep it from
choaking to death it was necessary
to perform surgical operation.
DIR. Cook was called and he cut the
neck open and pulled the rock out.
The wound was sewed up. The os-
trich is in precarious condition.
The attendants do not believe that it
can recover.
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MARR1AaH cEREMoNY M JAPAN.

third cup to the bridesmaid all clap
their hands, which is salute of ap-
probation announcing that the cere-
mony is over.
Their is no kissing or embracing,
but great many congratulations are
offered to the young couple and
guests of literary attainments are ex-
pected to hand them poems of their
own composition, which are afterward
bound in little book rs o niemento
of the occasiou. The couple then re-.
tire to put off the wedding robes and
resume their ordinary garments, and
afterward join the guests at feast,
which is served with great ceremony:
The congratulations are then renewed
and include the parents and relatives
of the couple, and everybody drinks
to the health of the bride and groom.
Sometimes the feasting continues very
late and often ends il carousal, but
before tho guests retire they repeat
tlleit congratulations, as is customary
III other countries.
Among the common people The mar
riage ceremony is considerablysmodi-
fed. Bridesmaids are omitted and
the nakodos, the gentleman sitting at
the right of the groom and his wife
at the left of the bride, fill and pass
the cups of sake !. but there is always
q supper of some kind and plenty 10
drink. If thafuod is only rice sssid
snlted fish ind the liquids only tea.
On the third day after the wedding
the bride returns to her fathers house
to stay three or seven days; as the case
may be, during which time her father
invites the friends Of both families
usually those who have been guests at
the wedding-to big feast. If the
first three days OF married life are not
satisfactory to the bride she notifies
the nakodos of that fact and does not
return to her husbands home, which
is equivalent to divorce. If the hus-
band is dissatisfied he notifies the mako.
dos, and they are expected to com.
munieate with the brides parents: II
divorce is insisted upon by either
party it must be accepted by the other,
but such d proceeding is seldom re-
sorted to except where misrepresenta-
tions have been made as to the temper
and physical condition of either party.
If the bride or groom proves to be de-
formed or diseased IN any manner a
divorce is considered honorable and
legitimate, and it is only necessary to
register the fact at police headquar-
tiers.
After the ceremonies are concluded
the bride separates herself entirely
from her own family and becomes as
much identified with the family of her
husband as if she were born into it. She
is not expected to inherit any OF her
fathers property, although he may
leave her legacy il he desires to do SO.
Nor is it necessary for father to give
his daughter dot upon her marriage,
although tits often done. 1t is usually
a part of the original arrangement,
and the amount is settled between her
parents and the nakodos.
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Maine is well in liue, notes the New
I York Sun. Her corn crop this year
will be one Of the largest eFer known,
It is also great year for beechnuts
in Maine, lis been o big year for
Holsters; Toe, 6Fer a.eoOsDD0 HOLSTERS
having been taken along the Maine
coast this season, according to the es-.
timate OF the Fish Commissioner.
This is q greater quantity than was
taken on all the rest OF the Atlantic
coast from New Hampshire to Florida.
The fishermen got an average price of
eight cents apiece for the fish.
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ness matters, the condition OF the rice
market, the news from China, or any
other Indifferent subject for awhile.
Then the host will clap his hands
and the young lady il inter-
est herself appears, dressed in
her prettiest kimino and obi and
bearing tray containing three cups
and pot of tea. These she places
upon the mat in front Of the guests
and proceeds to serve the beverage
and swe,etmeats which her mother or
ascrvant brings after her. Girls are
trasued 10 perform this duty with the
greatest degree of grace, for tea pour
ing IS regarded as the highest accom-
pllshrlent Japanese woman can ac-
quire, and this occasion is naturally
of the greatest importance. She is
not TO speak unless spoken to, and the
responsibility of beginning CONVEX
sation rests upon the nakodo. If he
is gentleman of tact he introduces
some subject or asks some question
that is calculated to bring out what
ever conversational powers the young
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are sent to her husbands home, and
they are usually exhibited to the
friends of the fl nily beforehand. The
wedding gown is always pure white,
and the bridegroom is dressed in q
s'kamishimo"--a peculiar dress made
of various kinds of silk in colors
according to his rank.
The wedding ceremony takes places
at The house OF the bridegroom's par
ents and friends of both families are
invited to be present. The bride is
escorted there at nlghtfall by her par
ents and other members of her family
and the nakodos, followed by servants
bearing gifts to the family of the
bridegroom. 1t was formerly the
custom to light bonfire in front of
the gate Of her parental home and lift
her over it. This ceremony meant
puriication. The house of the bride
groom is usually decorated with
lanterns and other evidences of
festivity, which draw all the people in
that part of town to witness the
brides arrival. She is met outside
the entrance by the members - the
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over, and il he decides that the cahdi.
date is acceptable his parents send
her handsome box Of gifts. Some
times it contains silks and other fab
RIGS, ornaments or jewelry, decora-
tive works Of art, and, among the
common people, fish, seaweed and
other forms Of food. Then the brides
parents send presents in return, which
is equivalent to an engagement, and
an early day is selected for the we'd
ding. If the young lady should hap
pen to object, which is not often the
case, as she IS guided entirely by the
wishes of her parents in this and all
other matters, the nakodo is notified
before an opportunity to sena pres
ents is given.
When the day for the wedding is
selected the trousseau ofthe bride and
several articles of household furniture
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a lumber desler in New Hampshire
of advanced age, and who retired
from active operationsm many years ago,
expresses great surprise at the rapid
change in the distribution of wood
and lumber since his active business
period. he referred to many piles of
Southern pine timber along thetracks
Of repair shops and railroad yards,
throughout New Hampshire and YER
mont. ready for use in bridges, plat
forms, car construction and general
repairs. He also referred with disap-
pointment to the almost total cessation
in the use of hard wood for fuel by
the railroad corporations. These COM
panies in years gone by made large
contracts st almost every station along
the road for hundreds or thousands OF
cords Of firewood for the engines and
boilers, also for the stoves in the rail
way cars. Now the amount of wood
consumed by the railroad corporations
is qnite insignificant and only for
kindling purposes. Thus large in.
come Is withdrawn from the towns
and villages along the lines of New
England railways, aud the price of
cord wood has sunk to an unremuner-
ative rate, diminishing the present
value of hardwood lands, but allowing
the same to grow up and finally to be
used as timber for rany and varied
indrstries which are sure to be intro
,dnced in The future economy of New
,EpG!spd
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The mamn1as favor black velvet
especially with q fat brim added, re-
nembcr knd they like Dresden silks
aud Persian cloths, toe. These hats
are further trimmed, for mamms,
with ostrich tips, usually half dozen.
And, Usually also, of black.
They are not very becoming to
those who wear their hair arrnged on
the top of the head: To get the most
artistic effect the hair should be done
low, and, more or less, draped over
the ears. A charming Tam, which is
almost turoan, and which is an inof-
tensive, not to say an attractive the
atre bonnet, has soft crown of pale
yellow velvet, spaugled with silver.
Just over the lace is stiff band OF
let, which ends in two punches of
white violets. The aigrettes are
black. Mademoiselle's hair is q
charming yellow; SO this little hat is
particularly becoming:
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Batavia, N. Y, formerly paid ST.
200for seyenty-two arc lights, or $1O0
. light. BY the issue of bonds new
municipal plant costing $4,000 was
completed one year>ago. The number
of lights was increased fourteen, max
ing eighty-six in all. The actual cost
of running the eighty-six lights was
s357O.Os. or $41.62 per light per
year-less than eleven and one-half
cents per night. Adding extraordi-
nary expenses, Batavia paid for eighty
six lights under village ownership So
055.57, or at the rate Of sixteen cents
. night per light.
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offending anybody 8 taste. One should
-alHaEs e5tisst for those who@
they love best, and hofns gowns should
be the finest in the wardrobe. In
figure No. l is shown simple but
feat Jacket in pink and white striped
WOOL, garnitured with black velvet.
The stripes are matched beautifully;
and the material itself is almost like
an exquisite piece of embroidery. The
small cape about the neck is unique
hut charming arrangement, and the
turn-down collar is both comfortable
and elegant. The sleeves are full and
easy, but very becoming to either the
plump or slender arm. With dark
skirt this jacket always looks dainty
and attractive. The coi6ure seen in
this illustration is very fetching for
the home. The hair in front is parted
on one side in d most fascinating way.
1t is then curled in large rings and
hattened out until it lies abont the
temples in soft and wavy fashion.
In the back the hair is arranged IN
loose, graceful puff.
The tull length dressing gown in fig
ure No. Q is OF soft and dainty wool.
The style is Princess, the model being
made especially long in front and I'm
sished in demi-train If the back; The
lines are very graceful, AMI tend to
make the wearer tall and slender.
Just above tie bust, on O line with
the shoulders, is wide ruffle OF the
wool, finished in a fine feather trim
ming. The sleeves are very full, and
the long, wide cuff is finished in q
rufle-to match the larger one of the
SHINE style. About the waist is
ii worn an Oriental girdle of Turkish
silk.
The third illustration shows the lat
est idea in petticoats. The greatest
change has been made in the trim
ming. Where last season there were
many small rufaes, this season otne
large one will be used.
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groom's family. But he is seated on
cushion in front of the tokonoma, q
shallow recess or alcove that is found
in all Japanese houses and is used for
the display of ornaments. When she
enters the room she is escorted to q
seat beside him. The nakodos sit at
his right and at her left are usually
two married ladies or two little girls
dressed in white, who serve as brides
maids. 4
When the party is all placed q chors
us of voices in the adjoining room sinss.
Japanese song called "Utai." a
low table of white wood, that has
never been used, is then brought. in,
and tray is placed upon 1t contain
ing three cups, which one of the
bridesmaids fills with sake. The lat
ter hands the smallest cup to the
bride, who takes three dainty sips Of
wine and then passes it to the groom,
who follows her example. The Sec
ond and third cups are filled in q SINH
lar manner and the ceremony lie res
peated. As the groom feturns the