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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
ONYX and Petriiled Wood.

Probably every visitor to the Co.
lumbian Exhibition spent some time
in admiring the beautiful specimens
of onyx and petritied wood shown on
that never-to-be-forgotten occasion.
Of late thore have been some exceed
ingly fine slabs of this material worked
out and used in wainscotings in hand
some dwellings,. 1t is said by m ex-
pert that in Utah are the finest onyx
fields in the known world, and that
the largest slabs ever cut out have
been taken from quarries in that
State. Petriied wood is being used
in manufactures of various sorts
table,tops, panels, sections for man
tells, brackets and similar pieces Are
brought out and used with excellent
effect, New York Ledger,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
One More InSntiate.

Science is On exacting taskmaster,
and he who serves must be ever ready
to give up time, talents, hope, ambi-
ton, even life itself at the beck and
call of the tyrant. The search for the
North Pole has cost many lives and
more treasure, and yet there is nc lack
OF enthusiasts who are ready to take
up the work where the last victims
had laid it down. The latest idea is
to explore this region by means of a
balloon, which seems quite the most
visionary and hopeless of all of the
muuy fruitless efforts that have been
made in that direction. The effect of
intense cold on the gas in the balloon,
the possibility OF binding storms, the
impossibility OF getting out Of trouble
in case of accident, and the certainty
that no rescuing hand could reach the
party, as no one would know where to
find them, should all be considered.
It may be among the possibilities Of
science to store gas under pressure
and at such low temperature that IN
amount could be provided sufficient to
bridge over any emergency that might
arise ;but in tasks of this kind there is
so much to be looked out for and
guarded against that only temperG-
lnent Of the most elastic and daring
description would think of going into
it, The history of explorations is
punctuated with horrors and tragedies
and fringed with the bones of martyrs
to science. This, however, is no bar
to future Investigations, and there is
not the slightest difficulty in filling up
the ranks when the order comes to go
forward. New York Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
A Hungry Allisator's Quick Luncheon.

Ever since last winter the Zoo hos
been closed and locked up, and during
all that time the big ffteen-foot gator,
which makes his home in one of the
miniature lakes, has had to shift for
himself for something to eat. During
the last few weeks hunger must have
worried the old fellow, and in the
dead hours of the night he told the
neighbors of it and startled them, as
well, by his loud believing, which
sounds like cross between the
trumpeting of m elephant and the
roaring of lion. During the last few
nights there has been no believing.
The explanation of his silence is that
he has been fed. He has feasted on
the daintiest morsel that ever tickled
gators palate. For some time there
has hung around the electric light and
water works plant q NANCY dog. The
employees wished for the dog catcher
to come around, but as he WAS busy
elsewhere they concluded to dispose
of the dog humanely and make the
gator happy. So they collared the
dog and threw him to the gator, which
was taking nap in the middle of tho
pond.
The dog gave a frightened "Yep!
yep!" ns he spied the saurian, and
swan toward shore with speed that
fairly cut the water. The gator
blinked his eyes in astonishment and
seemed to ask himself if he had been
dreaming. Two dips of bis tail and
be had moved with the speed of q rae
ing shell up to the dog, the immense
jaws opened, the lower jaw slid under
the dog like a scoop-net, down came
the upper jaw, suppressed yelp from
the dog and smile of inelfsble hap
piness from the gator and oil was
over, so far as the oog was concerned.
The old fellow, however, did not
seem to be satisfied, for he swan all
around the pond looking for moro
dogs. Finding none, he returned to
his siesta with an eye blinking open
every now and then and glance up
ward to see if the same thing were 60
ing to be repeated. Jacksonville
lila. Times-Union.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
A Silver Skull.

Tho police OF Quincy, ILL.,, have ar.
rested George Burns aud detained
him on account of his peculiar actions.
1t was discovered that there was n
cause for his eccentricity. He had
papers which showed that ho was the
head engineer on the steamer City Of
Savannah, which was wrecked OF the
coast of Massachusetts on January Is,
1884, while en- route from Boston to
Florida. He was reversing the lever
when the steamer struck the rocks,
and he was thrown into the machinery,
receiving injuries which crippled him
for life.
There were 11S lives lost in the nc
cident, and Burns is one of the thirty.
seven survivors. For long while he
lay on cot in the death Tow Of Belle
vue Hospital, New York. DR.. Hayes
Agnew attended his case and removed
five ribs from his left side and tire.
pinned his skull, using six ounces OF
silver sheeting for this purpose. He
wos compelled to wear plaster Of
paris jacket for four years aftor the
accident.
A portion of the lower enl OF his
spine aud both elbow joints arc gono.
One knee cap is on the back of the
leg, and his heart is on the extreme
right side of the body. He is now
sixty-four years of age, and walks
very we'll aud has cheerful DISPOSE
tion. He is o member Of the G. A. r.,
and served during the war on the
ironclad gunboat Essex, which was
stationed at Cairo during the early
days OF tho Rebellion. st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
ElllntY! !!

She was getting on backwards, and
the cable car started too suddenly, SO
she fell off into the dusty street, soil
ing her raiment, humping her head
and rulfliug her temper terribly.
AS she was stout, red-faced, elderly,
and claimed to be cousin Of an Of
fcer of the road, the conductor was,
or professed to be, much in terror OF
her, and as he really had rung the bell
q trihe too soon lie bore her abuse
calmly. He was manifestly glad when
she ceased talking at him and fell to
brushing off her dress with her pocket
handkerchief, and his face, rs lie went
back to the rear platform, wore dis
tinct look Of relief. But presently
the stout woman discovered rent in
her skirt, and this fact added to her
wrath. The conductor had gone for
ward to tho grip car and she felt
great desire to rail Mt somebody, 80
she turned to the man who sat beside
her.
The man made no answer and only
moved little further along the seat.
It was q summer car and oil the other
seats were filled, go he was obliged to
stay where he was or so to the plat
form, and presently some newcomers
forced him to sit near her once more.
After n moment or so of frowning 81
lelee spent in examining that awful
tear siE.t.~saaia turned to him and in
quired why he Gaa|aat had the man
ners and sense to catch -hnr as sh'
fell.
"It was impossible, madame" he
answered quietly. although his face
flushed under her visible contempt and
the inquiring glances cazt OF him by
the other passengers who had wit.
messed ths catastrophe, and she rudely
queried: "Why, I'd like to know"
For answer no looked down at the
arm which had been nearest the ont.
side of the car, and the woman was si-
lent and tho other passengers SYM
pathetic as their eyes followed his for
the sleeve was empty from the shoul'
der.-New York Recorder.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
Lost 4 Le2.

A dispatch from Rochester. n. Y,
relates that Edwin B. Chaplin and
Samuel Bradley, the latter cripple
with wooden Leg, wero riding i'll
Genesee Valley Park, the other day,
when passing bicycle frightened tho
horse and itrau away. The buggy WIS
tipped over, both occupants were
thrown out, and Mr.. BralIoy's wooden
leg was caught between the spokos and
wrenched off, When Mr.. Chaplin re.
covered consciousness he found him
self with his head in the lup Of lady
who had witnessed tho accident and
had rushed to his assistance. Another
sympathetic lady had the wooden leg
OF Bradley, who was lying some dis.
tance from Chaplin, anil the two were
trying to adjust the artificial member
to Chapin's person. In the meantime
some one Ind discovered Bradley and
sent for the ambulance, stating that
man had had his leg cut off in run
away acciden New Orleans Plea
yuDe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
Loaded Him With Change.

4 street car conductor told good
story about man who tried to fool
him. This passenger was aware that
the conductor had but few dollars in
change in his pocket on the first trip
every morning. So two mornings in
succession this passenger rendered n
s. bill. The conductor let him ride
gratis. Next morning the conductor
was loaded ior him, but the man with
tho big bill didn't appear. But the
next morning he was on hand with his
bill and the conductor accepted it.
He handed the man 50 in coppers, 81
in nickels, and the rest in dimes. But
he is sorry he did it, for the passenger
has the coppers piled up at home and
takes ten of them with him. The con-
ductor gets them. Lowell MASS. J
Citizen
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
RIGHT IN HIS LINE.

The street car was crowded, md rs
it turned a corner sharply man who
was standing in the aisle made q
grab at strap, but missed it and in
voluntarily embraced sharp-faced
young woman standing near him.
"Oh, 1 beg your pardon!" he said.
"Sir !" she exclaimed "you are q
boor %
''No, madame" reioined the peni-
tent offender, II nm not. 1 am a
newspaper man."
"You are, hey?" was the coutemp-
tuous rejoinder. "What do you know
about a newspaper Office, Id like to
know?"
81 am the pressman.
The sharp-faced young woman
turned little redder, but she didn't
say anything more. Chicago Tri-
bune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
Worlds Production of Money Metals.

The New York World says: "The
worlds production of gold and silver
for 1894 hns been compiled by Rich
ard p. Rothwell, cdidor of the En-.
gjneering and Mining Journal. 1hs
result shows that little over eight
cen times more silver than gold was
mined-5, 2O5, ,065 kilos as against
2SO, LAG. The increase in the produc-
ton OF gold (s27, ,219, 1881 was not as
great as was expected, the output OF
the Transvaal reuching only 6O,707
kilos (S4n, ,346, ,000;l but the produc-
tion for 1895 will be much greater.
The decrease in the production Of sil-
yer (l34, 6Sl kilos) was caused by the
fall in the average price of silver from
IS cents per ounce in 1893 to 62 cents
in 1894. The decrease in the CONNER
cial value of the years production was
S28,8l2, ,087, in total of orly $l05,-
429,034. There were several serious
errors in the different mint reports Of
last month, which Mr.. Rothwell has
corrected, and his revision from off,
cial and original sources may be con-
sidered final"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
Sun Flowers.

The cultivation of sun flowers for
their seeds, which are fed to the pcu!-
try, is said to he on the increase in
Pennsylvania, the country of fine farms
and economical, prosperous farmers.
As long ago as 1926 the following
notice of the value of the sun flower
appeared in a Charleston publica-
tion:
Native Oil-Finer, sweeter oil, no
country can supply than what we can,
with littlo trouble and expense, pre-
pare for ourselves. The tall annual
sun flower will prove this, its seeds
bruised and pressed yield an oil as sweet
and as fine as TINT we import from
Florence. From bushcl of this seed
gallon of oil may be drawn and with
this advantage. that it can be obtained
at any time, quite soft, bland and
fresh. The seed also and mass that
remain, after the expression of the oil,
are of excellent use to feed and fodder
hogs, poultry, etc. But besides oil
these uses, the growing plant Is OF
eminent service, it having been proved
that near twenty times as much pure
depclogisticatcd air is cxhalcd from
one plaut in twenty-four hours, in
light and clear weather, as o man res
pires in vitiated and impure state in
that space of time. Hence the inhabi-
tants OF close, ill-aired and unwhole-
some places should be diligent in its
cultivation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
But She Was Wrong.

When the crowd was filing out from
the theater young Mr.. Youngly
stepped on the pretty girls dress.
ooh, shoe" the pretty girl e1-
claimed, Gs she was thus suddenly hove
to.
Young Mr.. Youngly saw his oppor-
tunity.
ssDon't shoe me-" he smartly said.
"I'm no cow"
"No," the pretty girl made answer,
as she swept demurely past, "but you
will be when you grow up"
And it was seven or eight minutes
before young Mr.. Youngly could light
his cigarette. Rockland Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
lie Ate the piS!O'.

Tho boys arc telling rather good
story on q Fargo citizen and police
officer, which runs something in this
wise: The citizen had purchased q
candy revolver for his little boy
which closely resembed genuine
weapon. Last night he was in the
ladies waiting room at the Northern
Pacific awaiting the arrival of No. 2,
smoking cigarette. It's against the
rules to smoke in this room, and when
the officer stepped in he detected the
smell Of smoke, and after sizing up
the crowd finally located the citizen
calmly smoking away.
"Here," said the officer, elf you
want to smoke you'll have to go out
side"
"Don't talk to me that way" re-
piled the cigarette smoker, cor I'll
blow you full of holes" As he said
this he drew the candy weapon from
his pocket and lcveled it at the officsk,
The candy was wrapped in tin foiT
aud looked like n sure enough reyol-
yer. The crowd, at least, took no
chances. Convinced that there was
going to be a shooting and that o
cooper" or somebody was going to
be killed, there was unanimous de-
sire among the bystandcrs not to wit.
ness the slaughter OF the devoted
guardian of the peace. Everyone
made an attempt at the same time to
reach the door. Several might have
been injured if the prompt action of
the police officer hal not prevented
the panic that seemed imminent. He:
seized the citizens right arm and
pushed it up and back 30 that if the
candy revolver was discharged it
would be in the dir. Then he shouted:
"You ore under arrest!" and led him
out into the hallway, which was soon
crowded. The citizen still held the
candy revolver, which looked formid-
able enough in the dim light. He
seemed to have lost his bold trout and
was trembling with fear. In faltering
tones he said: "Don't put me under
arrest. would rather eat this revol-
yer than be locked mp in poli9
CELL"
"WelI," said tho officer, half in
jest, "you eat that revolver, end I'll
let you CO."
Gall right" he returned, and to the
amazement of every one, including the
officer, he put the barrel into his
mouth ard bit off a large section. Be-
fore the crowd recovered from it's sur
prise the trigger had disappeared from
view and by the time the officer dis
covered that he had been the victim OF
q Joke the revolver had been eaten.-
Fargo North Dakota) Forum.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14

By the simple Wine of Cardui Treatment OF
Female Diseases. thousands Of afflicted women
are restored to health ererr year. 1t corrects
the menstrual irregularities from which
nearly all women suffer, and is being univer-
sally used for that purpose now. Ask your
druggist for McElrees Wine of Caraui.
Speaking of this class Of women diseases,
Miss Laura P. Brown, OF Dalton, Ga, says: Il
have been suffering from excessive menses for
two years. constantly getting worse, and feel
that McElree's Wine of Cardul has saved my
life l looked forward to each month and
thought could not endure such misery an
other time. I can't express my gratitude for
the wonderful relief"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
Too Late.

The house had been aroused by o
burglar. Mr.. Jones saw man with o
mask going through the pockets OF his
pantaloons, and as quick as thought he
shot at him, the intruder making good
his escape.
"Why," said Mrs. Jones, thoroughly
awake, "what did you scare mo for?"
"I saw man robbing my pockets,
and fired ut him"
"Wcll, he didn't get anything" said
she, complacently.
"How do on know?"
"Ob, I tried 'em myself before we
went to bed. ."-Adanas Freeman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
Love begins too we'll to end well.
What q husband forbids wife de

Love is the poetry of the senses.
Love begins too we'll to end well.
What husband forbids wife de
sires.
All bow to virtue and then walk
away.
The morals Of the world are only
casuistry.
The worst of oil misalliances is that
of the heart.
Love is the beginning, middle and
end of everything.
Whoever has learned to love has
learned to be silent.
There is no game of chance more
hazardous than marriage.
The world ceases to be a pleasure
when it ceases to be speculation.
It is hard to convince a pessimist
that there are any chestnuts that do
not have worms in them.
You never know how much you have
always loved man until you see him
achieve great triumph.
There ought to be more people who
know by experience that it is more
blessed to give than to receive.
Men are lost not so much from doing
the notoriously wrong, ms from neg
lecting to do the obviously right.
Some men love girl for herself,
some love her for her wealth. some
love her because they can't help il.
He that gathereth in summer is q
wise son; but he that sleepeth in the
harvest is son that causeth shame.
The man who sits himself down on
the road to success and waits for o.
ride will never reach his destination.
Areal thoroughbred boys definition
of sissy boy is one who will go
through gate when there is fence
to climb.
There are men who tlinh they wind
up the universe with their watch key
every night. forgetting that this is o
stem-winding age.
The ants are people not strong,
yet they prepare their meat in the
summer; tine comics are but q feeble
folk, yet they make their houses in
the rocks; the locusts have no king,
yet go forth all of them by bands.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
Twenty-one Children in Twenty Years.

Worcester has many families of
from eight to fifteen children, but SO
far as heard from, Francis Feryais, o
carpenter, holds the palm. Gervais
has the distin ction of being the fnther
of twenty-four children, twenty-one
little blessings having come to him
and his wife, Louise, in twenty years
of married life. Only nine OF these
survive, the others having died in in
fancy. The nine ore rugged-looking
children, and they make the little
home on Oak Hill resound with their
hearty sports. Their names and ages
are rs follows: Frank, aged eighteen; !;
Arthur, seventeen; Roch, fourteen; /;
Henry, ten; Louise, nine; Eugene,
five; Edward, four; Eva, three years,
and Albert, nineteen months. -Wor'
cester (Mass. Telegram,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
AL1rrLE BROTHER OF THE AIR"

There is bird know so we'll,
It seems as if he must have sung
Beside my crib when was young;
Before knew the way to spell
The name of even the smallest bird,
bis gentle, joyful song heard.
Now see if you can tell, my dear,
What bird it Is that, every year,
Sings "Sweet-sweet -sweet-v9y merry
cheer"
He comes in March, when winds are strong,
And snow returns to hide the earth;
But still he warns his heart with mlrth,
And waits for May. He fingers long
While flowers fade; and overy day
Repeats his small. contented lay;
AS If to say, We need not fear
The seasons change, if love is hero
With "Sweet-sweet t. sweet - worry merry
cheer"
He does not wear Josephs coat
Ofmany colors, smart and gay;
His suit Is Quaker brown and gray,
With three dark patches ut his throat.
And yet Of all the well-dressed throng
Not one can sing so brave song.
It makes the pride Of looks appear
A vain and foolish thing. to hear
His "Sweet sweet IS -sweet-rery merry
cheer"
A lofty place he does not love,
But sits by choice, and well at ease,
In hedges, and in little trees
That stretch thcir slender arms above
The meadow brook; and there he sings
Till all the field with pleasure rings;
And so he tells IN every ear,
The lowlicst home to heaven is neaz
In "Swect ct-sweet sweet very merry
cheer"
like the tune, like the words;
They seem so true, SO free from art,
SO friendly. and so full OF heart,
That if but one OF all the birds
Could be my comrade everywhere,
Ny little brother OF the mir,
I'd choose the song-sparrow, my ucar,
Because he'd bless me, every yea-.
With "Sweet - sweet sweet very merry
cheer.
Henry van Dyke, in the Century.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
Gold Mining in Maine.

Not few people in Maine make at
least living by gold mining. Gold
is found in many parts of the State,
but in small quantities or under such
circumstances rs to make systematic
mining Improbable. A "minerf liv-
ing near Byron brought into Lewiston
few days ago nugget of gold weigh
ing over m ounce. He makes two to
three dollars day gold mining. New
York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
POWERFUL PLEA.

The Judge-"Have you any reason
10 offer why sentence should not be
pronounced upon you?"
The Prisoner-'I amt got much to
say, but It's right to the pint. When
I shot the feller, was only doin' it
fer fun; an here you fellers are
wantin' to hang in cold-blooded malice,
80 you are. indianapolis Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
They CnIl 1t OycryyorIs

Bus ness requires clear head; yet how few
brsinc>s inen-with all their scnsc-rcallze
wha; i the troub with their heals. They
cali il ovcr-work, worry, anything hut what 1t
1cn ly is--ISDIGESTIoN. This Stcalthe.t of
nj ircn $ ,i-ua " comes dis sguised rs something
else. Woul Int you be convinced if a box Of
r pans rabuleS cleared your head and bright
ened up the business outlook?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
WESTERN JEALOUSY.

''I thought you had sailed for
Europe on important business" said
The New Yorker to the Chicagoan.
"Nawn % replied the latter, in tone
of disgust; "when I got to the dock l
found that the name of the steamer
was the St. Louis and postponed my
trip for week. brooklyn Eagle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
FOR LACK OF GOLD,

Lover lin whisper, meath window
care you ready to lower yourself
down, darling?"
Isabel E. Loper-"Quite ready"
Lover-"Have you got every
thing?"
Isabel E. L.-"Yes; everything but
papa's pocketbook; I couldn't find it
anywhere"
Lover (dejectedly)-"Alas For OBJ
vlous reasons we shall be obliged to
postpone our departure. Boston
Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
A Curious Custom.

A Soudan slave has the right to So
lect master more to his liking. To
be safe from recapturo the bondsman
has only to escape by night and snip
q bit Of cartilage from the ear OF the
new proprietor. Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-08-14
ro.acco-3yeakened RESOLUTIONS.

Nerves irritated by tobacco, always crav-
;ne for stimuiants. explains whyit is SO hard
10 swear oil. No-To-Bac is the only guaran-
.eed tobacco habit cure because It acts di-
lectiy on affected nervo centers, destroys ir-
ri,niiop. lso,notes digestion and healthy, re-
trcshinc sleep Many gain 10 pounds In 10
dnys. You run no risk. Eo-To-Bacis sold
and guaranteed by Druggists everywhere.
Book free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co., Now
Ycrl: City cr Chicago.