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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
Two Farmers and a wildcat.

Nate" Bowen and w. O. Curtis,
farmers, living just over the State
line in Pennsylvania, eight miles
from Deposit, N. Y, had an exciting
adventure with o wildcat. Bowen is
q good shot and in the winter does
good deal of hunting. Two wildcats
we're seen by him one day recently,
and he succeeded in killing the fe-
male, the male getting away, the
dogs running it into it's den, cave
in ledge of rocks. Bowen set fox
trap and found it smashed the next
morning with plenty of yellow hair
and blood on it. showing that the
beast had had struggle to get free.
With Curtis he next set q bear trap,
the Jaws OF which were strong
enough to cut the cats legs of al
most. Going to the place the next
morning early they missed the trap,
and investigation showed that the
cat had dragged it far back into the
darkest corner of it's cave.
Neither of Bowen's hounds could
bo coaxed to go down into the hole:
Curtis armed with shotgun, said
.'he'd be blowed" if he was going to
give up the fight like that, and he let
himself down into the cave. All he
could see were two big cleaning eyes
in the darkness. With as good an
aim rs possible he fired at the eyes:
He was greeted by savage snarl
and a rattling of the trap as the ami
mai retreated further back into the
den. He climbed out in hurry.
Bowen then said he would tackle
the varmint," and he went down in
to the cave armed with self-acting
revolver. He was creeping toward
the back part of the cave when he
heard the screech of the cat and the
iincling of the trap as tho wounded
beast flew at him. He fired, and lucki-
ly the shot took effect, the cat falling
dead at his feet. The animal weighed
nearly fifty pounds, and was one OF
the largest that had been seen IN
Northern Pennsylvania for years:
There is bounty of - on wild
cats, and tho skin is worth q
few dollars. This is the season OF
the year when they are most hun
rry and savage, and Bowen ran
great risk in killing the cat as no
did.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19

In deciding the case OF the Rlsdon
Iron and Locomotive Works against
Philip Medort, appealed from tho CIR.
cuit Court of the Northern District of
California, Justice Brown. in the
United States Supreme Court, com.
mented at considerable length upon
what constitutes a patentable article.
s'There is," he said, somewhat etthe
same obscuritY in the line OF demarAa'
ton as in that between mechanical
skill and invention, or in that between
o new article OF manufacture, which IS
universally held to be patentaole, aud
the function OF q machine, which 1t Is
equally clear is not. 1t may DE sa'a
in general that processes OF manufac-
ture which involve chemical or other
similar elemental action are patenta'
ble, though mechanism may be neces-
sary in the application or carrying out
of such process, while those which
consist solely in the operation OF +"
machine, are not. Most processes
which have been held to be patentable
require the ald of mechanism iu their
practical application, but where such
mechanism is subsidiary to the chem
ical action, the fact that the patentee
may be entitled to apatent upon his
mechanism does not impair his rlgn'
to patent for the process, since -
would lose the benefit OF his real '''
covery, which might be applied III "
dozen different ways if he wee NV
entitled to such patent. But II 'no
operetion OF his device be purely me
chapical no such considerations appiy'
since the function of the machine i
entirely independent of any chem'ca
or other similar action. "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
Can Pains be Remembered.

II an ordinary person who has at
some time in his career experienced
the miseries of toothache were asked
if he remembers the pain in question,
there is very little doubt as to what
his response would be. Unquestion-
ably he would say he remembered it.
But this incautious admission might
lead Mt once to controversial difficult
ties, for itappears that psychologists
are in doubt us to whether any one
cans under any circumstances re-
member o toothache or any other
pain.
1t seems desirable to follow this
statement at once with the assurance
that it is not joke, Psychologists,
as rule, are not humorists, and they
have no thought OF being funny when
they assert that pains and other
sensations cannot be remembered.
Those of them who hold this view
are strictly in earnest and mean ex-
actly what the words imply in their
soberest sense. They are perfectly
aware that we commonly speak OF
remembering pains, and suppose that
We do remember them. But they
contend that in such a case we re-
member not the pain itself, but the
ideas that were associated with the
pain. We remember, for example,
that we were unable to work because
we had toothache; that we applied
remedies to it unsuccessfully; that
finally we went to o dentist and had
the; tooth extracted, and at once
tsssained relief. All this we remember
miads1sha sffsfsysS sEeFE one
itself as q memory; or of sthe sensa- !.
ton OF relief that :camef when thes
pain ceased. :: q ;3. e
To the person not accustomed 70
looking sharply into the, darker
corners of his own mind this will no
doubt seem q very unnecessary.
splitting of hairs. But the psychol-
oeists do not so regard it. They are
discussing the matter pro and con
with a good deal of vigor, this being
indeed, one of the controversies that
20 to make up the current history Of
that world apart in which the phil
osophers live.
Another moot-point of perennial
interest to the philosophers is the
question as to what pain and pleasure
really are, psychologically speaking.
There is opportunity for whole die
tionaries full OF controversy on that
nunctiOn ,r -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19

A new fashion that is just beginning
TO grow in vogueis that of writing let.
ters in pencil rather than with pen
and ink, and when once it is fairly es-
tablished, it is doubtful, states the At.
lanta Constitution, whether anything
but legal documents and business
papers that must be preserved will
ever be prepared in the old style. Let
ters are generally shorter nowadays
than they formerly were, are more
hastily.written, more frequent and sell
dom worth keeping for any length of
lAimas They are not the elaborate -ef..
forts Of by-gone days, that wers oleeA; Z
cherished for their intrinsic worth.
The pencil, which is far more convent
ent than the pen, is, therefore, taking
its place in the great mass OF casual
correspondence. The greatest and
busiest writers in the world ere news
paper reporters. They write with pen
c,ls, and they are in the swim with the
fashionables.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
A BIG CHURCH.
UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE NEW
BROOKLYN BAPTIST TEMPLE.
A Greater Seating Capacity Than
Any Other Church in the Metro
politan District-Will Be
Open Day and Night.

$;,5 E: E E: =, Fl e. :, sHS:5 s;s $;:5
avenue and Schermerhorn
street, Brooklyn, is being pushed
rapidly, and it is thought, declares
the New York World, that the struc-
ture will be completed even sooner
than the builder anticipated. 1t will
be known as the Brooklyn Baptist
Temple, and the Rev. Cortlandt
Myers will be retained as pastor.
The temple will have larger scat
ing capacity than that of any other
church in Brooklyn or even New York.
In fact there are only about half a
dozen other churches in the United
States that can seat Us many people as
the new building will accommodate.
The main feature OF this church is
economy. It will have cost when en-
tirely completed less than $4,000.
This sum has already been raised by
the congregation, and there will be no
debt on the building when it is COM
pleted.
G.. W. Kramer and 3. H. Simonson,
are the architects. They planned q
structure in the Norman Gothic style.
It is being constructed of rain-washed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
COMBINATIONS N CAPEs.

Some of the new capes are made in
very narrow sections that continue up
to the neck to form the collar, the
entire length of the garment, collar
and all, being in one piece. This isa
pretty and becoming style if one can
be satisfied to leave the cordings and
pipings out of it. A cape of ruby vel
vet recently made to fill an order had
heavy cordings OF lemon-yellow be-
tween each section. Yellow is the CO.
price of the moment, and every wo-
man who can wear it thinks herself
quite the mode for the time being.
Yellow is a beautiful color properly
used, but, like oil fashionable fancies,
is liable to The greatest misuses, and
women who are simply hideous in
yellow cover themselves with it from
head to feet. In NIL shades it prevails,
from orange to cream. A special view
of elegant costumes recently import
ed showed yellow in some OF its varia-
tions in nine-tenths of the garments,
and IN millinery it appears in almost
every bit of headgear on exhibition.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
when compeEed seating capacity than any otaer Gnu

hewn beams having twice the length
of life that sawed timber has, the OK
leaving o glaze on the surface of the
wood, closing tho pores. Iron played
little part in the older buildings,
structural iron work being q late ap-
plication, but wherever metal was
used at all it was of the best. Plumb
ing and gas fixtures were honestly cast
and finished and fitted by hand and
not stamped out by machinery There
were wide halls, easy stairs, generous
ireplaces and solid, substantial wood
work.
These we're undoubted advantages
in the old style and many of them
might we'll have been retained; still
there is no justice in continually de-
crying modern building. 1t is true
that the man of the present now builds
his house for himself, taking little
thought as to whether it will serve his
children or his children's children.
The conditions of modern life prevent
the excl else of great foresight for
ones descendants in this regard. Tho
diverse interests OF business make
society largely migratory, and owing
to the rapid growth of our cities there
is constant shifting of population.
So it would be worse than useless to
build house in any city with the ex-
pcctation that it would be occupied
by three or four generations of the
builder; and it is the general and wide
recognition of this fact that prevents
the erection of such solid and endur-
ing structures as our forefathers put
up. We can afford to sacrifice some
thing to sightliness in detail, in cost
and construction.
The essential matter of all receives
far more attention now than ever be-
fore-that is, sanitary Icondition.
Solidity of masonry and ioinery can
not take the place of sealed drains,
perfect ventilation, good lighting and
heating. In the old days every builder
was left to his own devices with con-
science as his sole mentor; now the
most rigid laws prescribe the things
that are essential for health and safety
and leave the builder perfect freedom
only to crafty his aesthetic tastes.
Holding our tenures as we do, with
no privilege of entail to posterity, the
Americans attachment to locality is
not conspicuous trait, for there is
not a people on earth boasting high
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19

stone to grade and br ick above grade;
first story clapboards; second story
and roof, shingles gables, panels and
shingles; floors of balconies covered
with heavy canvas.
Interior finish: Three.coat plas-
ter; hard white finish; soft wood
flooring and trim; main staircase ash; |;
picture molding in principal rooms
and hall, first story; kitchen and
bathroom wainscoted; all interior
woodwork grain filled and finished
with hard oil varnish.
Colors All clapboards and spindle
work of balconies, fawn; trim, in
cluding water table, corner boards.
castings, cornices, bands, veranda
posts, rail, etc., Tuscan yellow; out.
side doors, blinds, sashes. stiles and
rails of panels, dark green; brick
work painted dark red; shingling on
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
Sheer grass linen is, no doubt, the
material for the ultra fashionable shirt

Sn6eT grass llueu 10, ~ OouUV, bu0
material for the ultra fashionable shirt
waist. so..a-eIi,a-en-i{-a1h a1ha1s q centra box
l,,is;t ~, all edged with marrow VAL
2eac15nnes, which may be either in
white or the fashionable suede tint,
and then the lingerie collars and cuffs
will be of white linen lawn hemstitched.
These are never starched, but allowed
to fall soft and limp.
The shirt waist and Eton jacket
ever seem to go hand in hand, as one
appears to be so dependent upon the
other, until the heated term comes to
separate them. The Etou may match
the skirt or not, as the wearer's taste
may dictate, and in it's present form it
is made without centre seam ut the
back, very broad lapels and dropping
sleeves. Frequently it is sleeveless. as
the sketches in the double column illus
tration show, and elaborately decora.
ted with braid or brsiding. Large or
namental buttons, either in cut steel,
enamel or paste diamonds, ore added
to the fronts, generally two ut each
side. These sleeveless Etons are be-
comingly worn over the pretty new
waists of dimity. They are in the
very daintiest of colorings and pat
terms.
The dimity waists are delightfully."-
cool and pretty. They show mostly
old fashioned patterns, such as tiny
posies scattered about, and again have
hair lines of color, with tiny sprigs
between. These waists are made gen.
orally with plaits in front and yoke
at the back. and when the coloring
will admit, the waist is belted with
bright scarlet, closing with q silver
buckle in Indian hand work.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
SUMMER CREPONS.

The cotton goods likely to DO in
most demand for costumes and dresses
are zephyr crepons, generally some
sort of striped patterns; plaid and
checkered zephyrs, batiste, printed
and woven, in trou trou; plumetls
with plaid and other figured grounds
and colored and figured pique reps.
Among the last, stripes of two colors
and little brocaded dottings on pale
tinted grounds will be the favorites.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
SHIRT WAISTS.
"a THING OF BEAUTY AND A
JOY FOREVER"
New sand Pretty Forms Of the Shirt
Waist-Sleeveless Eton Jackets
Are ElaDorately Decorated
rs New Form OF Bonnet.

H1RT WAISTS, like Banquo's
> ghost, will not "down;" they
ea are too much of Joy forever,
and may be easily made a
thingsof beauty. In its newest ond
prettiest form, says the New York Re-
corder, it is made Of swiveled silk,
which is well known to be combine
tiongof silk and cotton, which goes
through the laundry in most salts
factory manner. There is one partic-
ular shade which is very attractive,
and may be described as raspberry,
with tiny seed figures all over its sur.
faceiin white. This is made up into o
short waist with a box-plaited front
and yoke back, full sleeves gathered
into stiffened cuffs, and is belted be-
meath the skirt.
The colors, of the shirt waists as
theyEare displayed. on the counter }
suggest an old-fashioned garden, with
their marigold and primrose yellows,
carnation pinks, pea-pod greens, lilac
ana cOrnnoWer plue. linen lnere is
another shade, which. our grandmoth-
ers Fnew as "buff." And what q
trescherous color, too; for drop Of
tea or perspiration invariably results
in ablack spot, or discoloration, which
nothing can remove.
Cotton cheviot in uneven checks is
again largely used for shirt waists, but
is not as cool for midsummer as per-
Gale or linen. 4 very cool and pretty
waist is made of q Madras gingham in
the true Creole plaid. combining red
and;yellow. It is fastened up the front
with bright gold buttons half the size
ofapenny, and has gold studs in the
cuffs. A certain Gotham belle has q
set of buttons made of out-of-date
gold dollars.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
side walls and gables stained sienna;
roof shingles stained dark brown.

side walls and gables stained sienna;
roof shingles stained dark brown.
The principal rooms, their sizes,
closets, etc., are shown by floor plans.
Cellar under whole house, with inside
and outside entrances and concrete
floor. Attic foored for storage pur.
poses; open freplaces in parlor and
dining-room; brick set range in
kitchen; folding and sliding doors be-
tween dining-room and library and
parlor and dining-room. Bathroom
with complete plumbing; ample YER
anda and closet room. Stationary
washtubs could be introduced in
kitchen or separate laundry planned
in cellar. Double doors may be intro
duced connecting parlor and hall.
Servants room may be finished in
attic. Open fireplace could be planned
in library. The veranda space may
be increased or diminished without Of
fecting the artistic appearance OF the
design.
This house may be built as de-
scrlbed for S27OO, not including man
te:s, range and heater, the estimate
being based on New York prices for
materials and labor, though in many
sections of the country the cost should
be much less.
This is thoroughly modern house
in all that the term stands for ss to
bealthfulness, perfect sanitary con-
dition, and that it is not calculated to
last for hundred or two years Is no
drawback to those who admire the
plan, as the econo omy in arrangement
of rooms and general idea brings it
within limit of cost that Is BOT
alarming to even the most conse27-
ative builder.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
POINTS OF A PERFECT CAT.
since the short-haired cat is imposing

since the short-haired cat is imposing.
DR.. Huidekoper, an American ex-
pert on the subject, made q little
sketch and explained even further
what are the good points OF a cat, re-
gardless of its class.
"The head should show breadth be-
tween the eyes and be strong boned.
The eyes should be round and open.
The nose should bo short and taper
ing. The teeth should be good and
the claws fiat. The upper leg should
lie at closed angles, the lower leg
should be straight. The foot should
be small and round. A good cat
should be deep chested, but light
framed. The neck should be slim and
graceful, but firm; the ears medium
in size. with rounded points. The
Group should be square and high, the
tail long and tapering. New York
Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19

The New York Sun remarks: There
is no doubt that the population of the
earth is far greater at the end of our
century than it was in any other CEN
tury since the creation of man. 1t is
probably more than twenty times
greater than it was at the beginning
of the Christian era, though it has
been kept down since then, in some
measure, by war, famine, plague, and
bad government. There are French
men and Germans who like to take
pullin the dark at this question. There
con be no harm in guessing how many
people may be in the world when it is
1895 years older. There may possibly
be; between 1000, 900, 900 and 5000,
900, 600. with plenty of room for more.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19

The Illinois Legislature has passed
law providing that any citizen may
20 before a court and make affidavit
against public officer for neglect Of
duty. On the first complaint the Off
Ger is warned, and the second brings
the case before judge. who may, if
he finds cause, impanel jury and try
the case. The penalty of guilt may
be n fine varying from S25 to $4,000,
or imprisonment from ten days to
eleven months, or both.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
How to Judge Cats.

ga cat is judged by practically the
game points as dog. Cats are of two
classes-long-haired and short-laired.
A long-haired cat I always look at
first for hair or coat, ..then the eye,
tail, body and ears. A short-haired
cat is judged first for color, then for
eyes, head, symmetry and ears. The
coat in long-haired cat includes the
name, chain and frill, as well as the
ear tufts, which last show plainest of
all, perhaps, any admixtures of short
haired blood. This mixture of short
haired blood is often purposely made,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
A Mammoth Potato.

Mr.. e. William Randall, OF North
Easton, Mass, has received photo
graph of his brother-in-law, MIR.
Howard Talbot, with mammoth po-
tato said to weigh eighty-six pounds
on his shoulders. Mr.. Talbot was o
former resident Of North Easton, and
is known as O man of veracity. The
Loveland (Col.) Reporter says OF this
potato:
cat last J. B. Swan hos succeeded
in having his immense potato of the
Maggie Murphy variety photographed.
This mammoth potato was twenty
eight inches in length, not circum-
ference, and fourteen inches across it,
and is claimed to weigh eighty-six
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
Myrrll.

Ten drops of tincture of myrrh in q
olass of water will sweeten and refresh
the mouth; a teaspoonful of spirits OF
camphor or peppermint in tho same
parele is among the very best antisep-
Tics, and q few drops OF myrrh and
camphor in the water ore recon-
mended in case of cold, throat trouble,
or any slight indisposition which may
affect the breath. Hartford (Ccnn.)
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
TlIOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR

church is to be kept open from early
in the morning until late at night.
The reading and other rooms Of the
church are to be in constant use,
forming practically home in the
church for all those who desire to
come together for prayer, Christian
intercourse or mutual improvement.
Although Mr.. Myers has been pastor
of the First Baptist Church for only
about two years, he has made it one Of
the most popular and strongest
churches in Brooklyn. Unlike the
Baptist Temple in Boston, the Brook
lyn edi6ce will be used for none other
than church purposes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
by handsome diamond ornament, up
rears OF either side.
CRINKLED MATERIALS.

The number and variety of crinkled,
waved and puckered-surfaced fabrics
increase, reports the New York Led
gtr, like the flowers of spring. When
they are not woven, they are machine
crimped in such a bewildering, be-
witching way that they capture tho
fancy ut once, regardless of the fact
that they are not worth a rap for dura.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
TuE LATEST IN Wells.

Another vagary of fashions deserves
mention. Some Of the new lace and
embroidered net wells are SO thickly
covered they have the effect OF mask,
and render the features beneath nm
recognizable. Fortunately for the
eyes of the wearers, the pattern bo-
comes much lighter or ceases alto
gether a few inches from the top,
Which, however, adds to the mask
like appearance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-19
An Amusing Tragedy.

Weiss, the opera singer. was q veL :.
handsome man, but SO thin tnaS s, L
wore what on the stage Is callea
"shape," complete suit OF paddi, !
from neck to ankles, worn next
skin. One night he was playing 1In es
opera in which he wore AowinS In
and was able to dispense with it; -. -
the course of the performance a"p aara
Railing shrek astounded the PIES, praon
and a coryphee rushed into tn 4 the
room with the information bnJ on5
bssso had hanged himself. nnd I
peeped into his dressing,,r(Go r(oor anu
seen the "shape" behind thNo
Neu, Orleans Picayune.