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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
A Standing Army of Peace.

The aggregate, number of employees
of all the roads in the United States is
as large as the standing army of Ger
many. This means that the 1880
railroads in this country employ 90O,-
900 persons. and that one person in
every ninety of Our population de-
pends for q livelihood upon railroad.
From the general railroad statistics
for last year, it will be learned that
our 1890 railroads carried about 500,-
100000 passengers, which means that
if every passenger had been differ
ent person, our railroads would have
carried about half the entire popula-
tion Of the globe. In addition to
this, about eight hundred million tons
of freight were carried. To transport
these hosts of passengers and move
these mountains OF freight required
81, 900 locomotives, $4,000 passenger
cars and over 100000 freight CATS.
Counting in all second tracks, sidiugs
and yard tracks, there are something
over 230, 1000 miles of railway tracks
in this country. The actual distance
covered, however, is 176, 461 miles.
Every hundred miles of railroad gives
employment to 515 men.-Erchange.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
wood-Puip a1osaies.

The process pursued in Germany by
manufacturers of 7aricolored wood
pulp mosaics is said to give the most
perfect testlts in that beautiful art.
Among the most important processes
is that of placing the moist pulp into
heated mosaic molds of the desired
size and shape and in these forms
placing it under the press. As q result
of the heat the shellac in the mixture
aoftens; regains its adhesive power and
the curd cement hardens rapidly; so
that both substances unite under the
pressure SO entirely with the wool
particles that the resulting mass may
be taken ott of the mold in q few min
utes without the loss of form. After
the cooling process, these wood-pulp
mosaics are less susceptible to moist
ure or change Of temperature than any
natural wood and are claimed to be
more durable.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
what a Blind Farmer il Doiis.

Fl. s. Humiston, the blind farmer
and head of the Chicago colony at
Hammond, La, is in the city.
'sThe first time I was in Chicago, !"
said Mr.. Humiston, 'sI had my sight.
1t was lo2g before the war, and the
city was being raised so that it could
have drainage system. With many
of the boys, I enlisted when the war
came on, and with General Sherman
I marched through sections OF all but
two of the Southern States. I told the
boys I would come back to live. I
did not know then that the war would
cost me my eyesigtt, but it did, SC, I
determined to take to farming. /
bought ten acres on the line of the
Illinois Central in Louisiana, and be.
came the first OF the Northern colo
nists.
"The place I now have is but ten
acres, and I know every tree and
shrub. Ny blindness did not prevent
me from helping to cut down the
dense forest and make the ground
ready for seed. wanted to show what
a Northern man could do. My only
companions and help are my wife and
sisters, yet ship enough fruit back
to Chicago to net me $4,000 year. /
call my little farm Mentor, because it
has been my teacher. I knew nothing
about horticulture wh5n l started it;
now I have learned much and am sur
rounded by colony of old comrades.
By getting lew more Chicagoans
down our way, with the assistance of
those we leave behind, we will soon
make this city the center of Southern
trade, instead of New York, and that
is one thing our colony is trying to
do"
Mr.. Huminston has been invited to
deliver an address on the "New
South" before members of the Grand
Army of the Republic and tHs Confed-
crate Veterans Camp in Chicago. -
Chicago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
A Growing Industry.

The other day the Postoffice author
tiles OF Washington had their atten:
tion called to the circular sent through
the mails to students in schools and
colleges Offering to furnish than with
essays and speeches for 80 much per
hundred words.
Many heads of schools aud colleges
urged the department to rule these
circulars out of the mails, but after
due consideration the authorities de-;
cided that they could not exclude
them.
In one shape or another this busi-
ness has been going on for many
years. It is dishonest for pupil to
buy an essay or speech and palm it
off as his own, but there will always
be youngsters who will do it at any
risk. The temptation is hard I'd re.
sist in some cases. Take, for instance,
bright boy who is gifted with mathe-
matical talent. His teachers take it
for granted that he can write passably
we'll AMI they demand good compost
tions and speeches. But this is. the
one ching in which the pupil is deli
cient. He has head for figures, but
he has no command of language.
When such boy il pushed to the wall
he is tempted to borrow or buy the
productions of others. He does it to
maintain his standing ut school. With
him it is case of necessity.
There is one good thing about this
ready-made speech industry. 1t en-
ables some very clever men and wo-
men to earn many extra dollars which
they could not make in any other way.
1t helps one class though it may in.
inre another. The ruling of the Post.
Office Department is on the right line,
but the business is bad one AMI there
should be some way to pat stop to
it.-Atlanta Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
LOVE SONG.

was as poor as the poorest, dear,
And the world-it passed me by:
But not that day
When you walked Loves WY:
For heaven Itself drew nigh,
Sweetheart!
For heaven itself drew nigh.
I was as lone as the lopeliest, lovf
With never a drearl6f bliss.
But not that day
When you walked Loves way
And leaned to my arms-my kiss,
Sweetheart!
Ind leaned to my arns-ny kiss!
: And dear to MY life is your loye-you- love
{ And my soul has ceased 10 sigh.
For sorrow seems
Like IN eeho OF dreams,
Ind the stars are In HES sky,
r Sweetheart!
The stars are In llfes sky!
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

home with me, and Tony shall own thu
dog, while the white kitten that will
drink nothing but cream shall belong
to the baby sister.
s.Mother 70 said voice at her side
"a voice in which there were both Joy
and tears, and ina moment pair of
strong arms had her in their embrace
"Lucy," said another voice, which
sounded like Ephraim's muf1ed with a
feather bolster, 'I'll never forgive
myselffo losing you-nevsr. !"
"Why, john" said Mrs. Pettih
"and Ephraim, tool I'm glad you've
come. There is SO much trouble in
world, and here I've been sitting to
home shutting my ears to it. Ephra-
i'm, I know you won't care. You've
never opposed me in anything in my
life. I'm going to take these children
home with me and keep them. There's
nobody in the wide world to look Of
ter or do for them"
"But, mother, such charge at
your age" began her son.
"John, said Mrs. Petit, with the
solemnity OF conviction, cts the
Lords call. They're sweet, handsome
little things, and such, a lie as they've
led? Ephraim, you don't object? We
will call the baby Eleanor, in memory
of our own"
For answer Mr.. Petit stopped aud
lifted the baby girl in his arms.
81 guess we've got money enough to
hire nurse if they are charge" he
said, triumphantly. ''John, you're q
lawyer; you can fix up the papers as
soon as you like"
And SO the losing of Mrs. Petit.
like the wandering of clear brook
over parched meadows, leaving fresh
and grateful all behind, carried also
on its bosom to harbor of safety two
tender human souls. New York 1ndes
pendent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
rne Illusions of Distance.

The three bright stars which consti-
tGte the girdle or band of Orion never
change their form; they preserve the
saIne relative position to each other,
and to the rest of the constellation
from year to year and age to age. And
yet in the profound rest of these stars
there is ceaseless motion; in their ap-
parent stability and everlasting eudur.
ance there is constant change. In vast
courses, with inconceivable velocities
they are whirling around invisible
centers, and ever shifting their posi-
tlons in space. They appear to us
motionless and changeless because of
our own great distance from them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
The Cause of Thunder.

The lightning spark heats the air in
its path, causing sudden expansion
and compression all around, FOLLOWED
by as sudden a rush of air into the
partial vacuum thus produced. If the
spark be straight and short the clap
will be short and sharp; if its path be
q long and crooked one, succession
of sounds, one after the other, with a
characteristic rattle, will be heard,
followed by the echoes from other
clouds. The echoes have rolling AMI
rumbling sound.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
]. STONE RECOVERING.
Owes His Health to DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Palo People.
From The Sun, Gainesville, Fla.


From The Sun, Gainesville, Fla.
The many friends of J. Stone, OF Palmer,
Fla, will be pleased to know that that estt-
tnable old gentleman. who las for years been
a great sufferer from. 1heumatisni,is recover
ing. At one time 1t was impossible for hr.
Stone to use his right arm. The gentleman
IN question was in the city yesterday, AMI
when asked by Sun man to give some rea-
son for his recovery, he said:
"Well, sir, you will not believe me per-
haps, but my recovery Is due to DR.. Wiil-
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People. think
them IN excellent REMEDY AMI must accept
this opportunity; II you will permit me, 70
a,ivise all who suffer as have done to try
thsm. I'll guarantee relief. Two years ago
was suffering from rheumatism; you know
what condition I was In. read an article
In Il Christian paper Of DR.. Williams Pink
pills for Pale People and took seven boxes
Of them. The result was more than any
human being could have expected. grow
better fast.
"Someone then advised other medicine,
saving that had taken enough OF the pills.
needed the advice and the result was I
grew worse again and lost the use OF my
right arm. could not move II particle.
Eight weeks ago c0mn6nc6u U tdho tuo
pills agaln and now can use my arm with.
out any pain whatever. They ore wonder
full pill and drove several miles to-day to
purchase another box Of them.
~ wish you would publish the following
hdldaylt swore to. ask this OF you as u
means of displaying my gratitude as well rs
to endeayor to sayo some other poor sut-
ferer."
The Sun man consented and the following
Is the affidavit which the happy man swore
to Yesterday before J. o. B. Koonce:
The above was sworn to and subscribe
! before me this 21st day of May, A. d. 1895.
j. @. B. KooNcE,
IsEAt.1 Notary Public.
DR.. williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements necessary
| to give new life aud richness TO the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are au
unfailing specific for such diseases rs loc1,
motor ataxia; partial paralysis, st. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, ner-
vous headache, the after effect OF la grppe,
palpitation Of the heart, pale and sallow
compilations; all forms OF weakness either In
male or female. Pink Pills ars sold by all
i dealers; or will be sent post paid on receipt
Of price; 90 cents d box, or six boxes for
s2.50-they ore never sold In bulk or by the
1O0) by addressing DR.. Williams Medicine
J Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
Travelling Canning Factory.

A steamship has recently been fitted
with all the appliances for canning
and preserving tropical productions on
board. She is designed to cruise
about the West Indian islands and the
''keys" Of Florida, to pick up fruits,
turtles, guava and otaer dainties and
preserve them on the spot, then de-
liver them at southern ports for trans
port by rail to all parts of the country.
This oailing cannery will doubtless
prove u great convenience to onr
southern coast neighbers, where fruits
abound without present market, and
should bo very profitable 10 the owners
of the enterprise.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
The word. of a Fameu. Mission workc,

The Words of a Famous Mission worker
Perhaps no man In At anita Is better and
moro favorably known than Mr.. John F. Bar
clay. He for o long time has been q sufferer
from indigestion and dyspepsia. This is wnat
he says:
Atlanta, Ca, January %. 1so5.-Dr. C. o.
Tyner: Having used Tyner's Dyspepsia Rem
edy for several years In my family gladly
add my testimony 10 what has already been
said in Its PRAISE. Without any exception /
think IL Is the finest remedy on the market
and nothing would induce me 10 do with
out 1t. "Jyo. f. BARCLAY"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
BRILLIANT PROSPECTS.
Fifty.ThIrd Session of Cox College,
Manchester, Ga.

Fifty.ThIrd Session of Cox College
Manchester, Ga.
Never in the history of the Southern
Female (Cox) College has the CORE
spondence with patrons been SO exten
sive as it has been this summer. More
students than is usual have registered,
The largest number of old ones viii
return. Applications are continually
coming in. Old friends and alumna=
are earnestly working for the college.
and every indication points to mos
prosperous session. With faculty o.
thirty from Europe and America, witt
magnificent buildings, with all moderi
equipments and appliances, with ad'
vantages of the Exposition, this ia
nous old institution offers eminent at.
fractions and facilities in the way OF
education for young ladies.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
WORTH KNOWING.

Lamp wicks soaked in vinegar will
burn with q more brilliant light and
will not smoke.
Slices of oranges are rather unman-
ageable. A better way to prepare this
fruit for the table is, after peeling, to
take fork and a sharp knife and cut
into small pieces. This makes juicy,
agreeable dessert
Water and vinegar bottles which
have become discolored can be cleaned
with coarse shot or with small pieces
of raw potato. Put little cold water
in the bottle with the shot or potato
and shake until the stains are removed.
DR.. Duncan, writing for Demorest's,
Gays that pure cinnamon makes I'm In
valuable drink if one is where there is
any danger of typhoid fever from poor
drainage or impure water. Steep ano
drink freely, as it has power to destroy
infectious microbes.
Equal quantities of lemon Juice and
glycerine make fine emolliept for
the skin. Use at night and wesr pair
of well perforated kid gloves. In the
morning wash the hands thoroughly in
warm water, rub well with a few drops
of lemon Juice, and, after few appli-
cations, the skin will be soft and
smooth. It is equally good for the
face and neck.
A use has been found for old um
brella frames. They make excellent
frames for branching and vining house
plants. With file, pair of pinch.
ers and SOME fine wire or stout thread
nny additions can easily be woven IL
to make the frame closer, according te
the need of the plant. We can imag
inc that snch canopy covered by
ftischia, or nastuftium vine in ftl
bloom would be d thing of beauty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

Beware OF Ointmcnfs for Cntnrrh Thn,
Contain DIercury,
ss mercury will surely destroy the scrse OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering 1t througi the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never he led ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable physl-
clans, as the damage they VIII do is ten fold to
Hail'N Cstarrh Cure manufactured by +. j.
Cheney d Co., Toledo, O.. contains no NOR
cnry. and Is taken internally, acting direct y
upon the blood and mucous surfaces GO the
system. In buying Hall'S Calarrh Gu. be
ture TO get the genuine. 1t is taken internally,
ond is mrde In 10 edo, Ohio, BY z. j. Cheney
q Go. Testimonials free.
az Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
Tobncco-Twistea Nerxes.

Millions Of men keep asking for stimulaans
because the nervous system Is constantly irri-
lated by nicotine poison. Chewing or smoking
destroys manhood nnd nerve power. It's
not habit, bat disease, and you will find
Q auarnnteed care In No-To-Bac, sold by
Druggists everywhere. Book free. The SteI-
ling Remedy Co.. New York City on Chicago.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

OF the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup of Fig, has pc: .,Ia-
nently beaeacial effect on the human system
whils tbs cheap veGesSbie. extracts aud mln-
esal ,oiut3ons, usually sold as medicines are
permanently injurious. Being we'll irforired'
you Will use the true remedy only. Manufac-
tured By the California Fig Syrup Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
Consumption Of Stamps.

The people of the United States use,
on an average, 100000 postage
stamps of all kinds each and every day
of the year, or total of about $780,.
900, 600 per annutn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
How Blantels We're Named.

Blankets took their name fiom one
Theodore Banquet, who established
the first mandatory at Bristol about
the year l340,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
Notice

/ WANT every man and woman in the United
States intere ,ted in the Opium and Whisky
babits to have my book on these diseas 3
Address B. M. Woolley, Atlanta, Ca, Box 3s |,
and one will be sent you free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduce infiamma-
tion. aIlays pain, cures wind collie. 200. bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
Keeps You Poor.

Indigo tion keeps men poor. 1t muldles the
ci Arrest bra II. You think it is something fl,e.
lmt-nine times IL trn--the .r ublr is In the
digestive tract. One Ripans rabule gives re-
lic', ,nn,t their ocras'onalu keeps you right.
Ask yrur druggi-t for them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

NENTE RRsroRER 40 isnfter first daI'> Iye
Ainrve ouS cures. Treatise and 60 90 trial bot
lie free DR. Kline 031 Arch ST.. Phila. Fn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
The Losing Of Mrs. Petit.
py EpEH xErrrY sroKE1y

AZURE, in design.
ing old Mr.. Pettit's
face, had not en-
dowed it with a sin.
gle artful furrow or
wrinkle wherein o
secret might hide
1t was q beautiful
old face, too, with
a fringe of white
whiskers all around
rn5o, }ba obip
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

DR.. K1,msr's SWAMP -RooT cure,
ell Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet aud Consultation free.
Laboratory BlnghaInton, \. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

Neither great poverty nor great riches will
hear reason.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

nIothers Who Use Pnrker's Ginger Tonic
insist that It benefits more than other medi-
cines for every form Of di tress.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

w. have not hcen without Piso's Cure FOR
Consnmpiio ION for 20 years.--LIzzIE FERRELI,
G mp ST., harrisburg, Pa, May 4. '9i
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
Beware of oin.nen,s for catarrh That

Slight small injuries aud they win become
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

Hiudcrcorn- is Simple Remedy. But
il sals.s out corns, and what consolation Il
Il! Makes walking q p casrre. 10. at druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18

IfafI.irted With sore eyes use DR.. Isaac ThomII
son' Eve-water. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
The True Laxative principle

The greatest braggarts ara generally the
rnerest cOWartls
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
DONALD KENNEDY, OF RoxBuRY, MASS.

Hos discovered In one Of our common
pasture weeds remedy that cures every
kind Of Humor, from the worst scrofula
down to o common pimple.
He has tried 1t In over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). he has now In
his possession over two hundred certif-
Gates OF Its value, all within twenty miles
otBoston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit is always experienced from the
nrst bottle, and perfect cure is warranted
when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected 1t causes
shooting pains. like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears In .
week after taking It Read the label.
II the stomach is foul or bilious 1t WIN
cause squeamish feelings at first
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough OF It.
Dose, one tablespoonful In water at bed
time. Sold by all Druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-19
The View shipbuIlder Cr.mp Takes.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3D. - Charles H.
Cramp, of the shipbuilding firm, says:
Tho presidents message is just So strong
as 1t represents the national strength on
the sea. Without a single battleship 1t
would be weak and beneath notice; with
one such vessel it would demand some at
tention, and SO on as the number in.
creases until, il backed up by twenty, it
would be unanswerable." He then emu.
merates twelve vessels we have that can
be denominaAd battleships and says the
strength Of hSNmessage can be estimated
from them. "