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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
The Domestic Cat.

The cat was a solitary roamer,
whose companions we're the trees OF
it, native forests. 1t found home in
the hollow trunks and safety among
the branches. How do we know that
the cats ancestors were dwellers IN
the forest? Because every kitten
takes to o tree as readily as duck to
water. Also, because nearly all forest
dwellers are MOI ed in color, SO that
they may not be conspicuous among
the lights and shadows beneath the
trees. While I was considering what
was the probable view held by cats
about human beings, it was suggested
by one ingenious friend that probably
they regard man as kind of loco
motive tree, pleasant to rub against,
the lower limbs of which afford COM
Portable seat, and from whose upper
branches occasionally drop tid-bits Of
mutton and other luscious fruits. We
may laugh at the theory, but it has
quite respectable string of facts be-
hind it to back it up. If the Kanakas
argued from the pig to the horse, why
should The cat not pass from the
familiar tree to the unfamiliar organ
ism called man?
The cat, in spite of the domestic
character it has &C. iuired, is in reality
the least tame of our animal servants.
as far as its duties are CONCERNED,
man has taught it practically nothing.
Its methods of pursuing rats, mice
and birds are oil entirely its own. 1t
is indeed rather o wild animal which
has taken up ita. residence in our
houses for it's own purposes than a
servant or o slave.-North American
Review.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
200 Grandchildren.

Levi Bradshaw, who lives in the
Sparks district, Killingly, Conn, has
such large family that he can not
count his grandchildren. Bradshaw
emigrated from Canada and has lived
in Killingly thirteen years. He is now
in his seventieth year.
He has been married three times
and is the father OF iorty.one children,
forty OF whom ore now living. By his
firstwife he had six children, including
q pair of twins. His second wife bore
him twenty-four children, half OF
whom were twins. His present wife
presented him with eleven children.
Bradshaw was not fourteen years
old when he married the first time.
The eldest son is now forty-four and
has several children and grandchil-
dren. Twenty-Five of the old mans
sons and daughters are married and
all have children. The grandfather
does not know just how large this
family of grandchildren and great
grandchildren has become. He can
enumerate up to $50, but is in the dark
as to the remainder. He estimates
that they may run up to 200 or 80.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
Roads aud Road-MakIng.

The Irish milo is 2240 yards.
Portugal has 1000 miles OF road.
Sweden has SO, 200 miles of highway.
france has 800, ,OOOmiles of highway.
The modern Roman mile is 1928
yards.
Holland has 1000 miles of public
roads.
In Germany there are 265, 900 miles
OF road.
Norway has but IA, 300 miles of pub
lie highway.
The Austrian Empire has $1,000
miles of road.
Canada has 5000 miles Of roads and
highways.
The English statute mile is l76O
standard yards.
Austria is building roads at the rate
of 100, 1000 miles per year.
The comparatively small kingdom OF
Italy has 1000 miles of highway.
In mary parts of Europe river and
canal routes are legally regarded aa
highways.
Little Denmark is admirably pro-
vided with roads, having 1000 miles OF
public highway.
According to Mulhall, there are in
the United States 26O, 100 miles OF
public highway.
Until the beginning of the nine.
teenth century all travelling in ireland
was done en- horseback.
The Roman roads, according to their
Importance, were from eight to thirty
feet in width.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
A Heretic.

A crowd hid gathered in the cabin
in North Carolina where I stayed all
night. telling ghost stories, all of which
were sufficiently vivid and seemingly
we'll authenticated. At last my host
had the courage to speak his convic-
tions.
81 don't b'levs il ha'nts nohow, he
said.
..Don't b'l'eve in 'em?" was echoed
by several.
ssWaal, of course I've seed few, but
they didn't never clio no hurt. Thar
hain't half as many as folks let on.
s'I'd like to know of yo' own dad
didn' cum back ?" Indignantly replied
5 o neighbor.
Las, but he jess kep' q comin till
I foas iShst SSe wanted. Ye' see,
We buried in Jess behind the peach
orchard. The de man knowed I want
ed q we'll worse lin aud he KEEP comm
every night tillt opened tn grave ter
see what war wong. Thar I foun' it
full O water. III old man knowed ]
wanted th' water,sn' he want confer.
BILE in it, SO he Gun back. dug we'll
thar an moved his esfin, an he hain's
never 'peared no NC. That couldn'
be cailed'a ha'nt."-zRashington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
Rseent plscoverles in BabyIonia.

Among the recent finds of the French
expedition in Pabylonia, which has
been and is still working at felo, are
q number of dated cuneiform tablets
Of Saroon I. end his sor Naram,Sih.
These have now reGcbed Constantine
pie, and within the last s"o months
have been submitted to the examlna.
tion of Monsieur Heuzey, director Oh
the Museum of the Louvre, anG oi
Professor Hilprecht, who has been re-
tanned by the Turkish government to
decipher and classify the objects found
by both expeditions. By this in por-
tant find all questions as to the myth',
cal character Of Sargon are put an end
to, and he is shown to have been @
real person. The contents of the
so.called Oman tablets are definitely
decided to be historical and not
mythical. One of the new tablets speaks
of the "year when Saigon marched
against Palistins" (Martu). This was
$3.50 B. G. Even were no other finds
to be made, the inscriptions gathered
by the two expeditions will add largely
to the knowledge possessed OF the his
tory and civilization of Babyionia.
The truth is, however, that there IS
every reason to suppose that there ex-
lists an untold store of archaeloglcaE
riches buried along the shores of the
Euphrates and Tigris. Books on the
subject which were up to date three
years ago already require revision
and there is reason to believe that the
efforts which the Americans and the
French are making in q field tirst
opened by Iayard will be amply re-
warded. London Daily NeHG
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
Importance of the Forests.

George Washington, farmer, liy.
ing near s.. Paul, Mimi, is on o trip
East in the interest OF American for.
estry. '.The people" said he, "are
just beginning to awaken to o realiz-
ing sense Of the Importance OF the
forests of this country and the neces-
sity for action for their preservation.
When the country was discovered. 30
large O proportion OF the land was
covered with trees that the cutting of
them was the principal work to be
done in advancing the line OF settle
ment from the seaboard.
"This process became so much q
matter of habit that forests after for
ests have been destroyedin all sections
of the country, and now if no action
is taken our woodland bids fair to dis
appear entirely. OF late years, how
ever, the inhabitants of several States
have begun to perceive the folly of this
wholesale destruction policy, and have
decided to amend the matter through
legislation. Recklessness has almost
invariably been shown in cutting
down oil the tress from great stretch
of land, instead of so treating the for
est that another crop OF trees might
be harvested in the future. Forest
fires have been another industrious
instrument of destruction, for as
rule they have been allowed to destroy,
undisturbed, forest upon forest. The
result is that commonwealth which
have heretofore considered their
woodland inexhaustible are brought
to see that protection for their forests
is necessary.
"aiinnesota has been the first State
to propose organized action. 1t has
been one of the chief numbering dis
tricts, but the sight of immense tracts
OF land once covered with trees has
brought to the citizens the knowledge
that the State is in danger of losing
that distinction. So the Minnesota
State Forestry Association was formed
for the arrest of this indiscriminate
destruction. 1t at once went to work
and formulated plan which will en-
able the State to acquire and protect
forest lands at triding expense. Town,
county and State forestry boards are
to be constituted by the Legislature,
these boards to have charge OF lands
which have been cut over and of other
lands not likely to be used for .agri-
cultural purposes, with a view to
planting them with trees and carrying
on numbering in future under proper
restrictions. The plan hes been
hailed with applause by all our farm
srs, and no doubt will be followed by
other States. Washington Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
The First CYclometer.

An odometer is a little machine
which is attached to the axle Of d
wagon or carriage to give the number
of miles travelled by the vehicle. a
pedometer is an odometer carried in
the pocket by which the distance o
man has travelled may be ascsrtained,
and cyclometer is On odometer at.
tached to q bicycle.
Every hoy and girl has seen CYCLIC
meter, which generally is fastened to
one of the front forks of bicycle.
Every time the front wheel makes q
revolution little cog wheel in the
cyclometer is pushed around GER
tain distance; every time this little
wheel makes revolution it moves an.
other wheel, and this another, and
the train OF wheels is 80 arranged that
it registers the number of miles tray
elei by the wheelman.
Many people probably believe that
the cyclometer is modern invention.
The name is but few years old, but
the machine itself was known and
used in the reign of the Emperor Ru-
dolphus IL, and hs reigned from
1876 to 1912. He had two curious
odometers, which not only registered
distance but marked it on paper.
But it was On artist in Saxony
named Hohlfeld who invented the odo-
meter which is used by surveyors to.
day, and which is the father Of the
cyclometer. He made one in It'll.
He also made several kind of air guns
which shot dead bullets, and later on
he made pedometer. 1t seems that
he was wonderfully ingenious man,
for he made q machine for noting
down any piece of music played on
harpsichord he invented threshing
machine, a straw chopper, loom for
weaving figured stuff and many other
valuable machines. Chicago Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
One Road Still Left.

An American politician recently il
lustrated his political position by the
dilemma of the old negro preacher al
the camp meeting. "Bredren," he
he said, "they's but two roads for you
to foller. One leads to hell and the
other leads to damnation."
"Thep," said an old darky, "this
niger takes to the woods. ."-Ex'
change.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
A Swallows Swift Flight,

An untamed swallow, which had its
nest on farm near Chetwynd, in
Shropshire, was caught and taken in a
cage to London, where it was released.
1t returned to it's nest in eighty min
utes, having accomplished distance
of 145 miles at the rate of nearly two
miles minute.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
Value of q Good Cow.

An exchange computes the differ.
ere, between COW that will produce
eco pounds of butter per year at 70
cents per pound, and the one that will
produce 800 pounds, to be S25. Du-
ring ten years of the cows life there
is a difference in favor of the 300
pound COW OF $3.50. With twenty
such COWS there would be credit in
favor of the superior cows OF S5,OUu,
and with forty, $40, 900.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
His Sweetheart Knew Him.

A Maryland man got into trouble
with his employers and fled. When IN
a safe place he grew q beard and al.
tered his personal appearance in other
particulars. Then he returned to his
employers and said he was 8 brother
of the defaulter and wanted to settle
the case for him. They were about to
comply, when his old sweetheart, who
was employed in the place, came in
and recognized him. His arrest fol-
lowed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
Tricks Of Bruln.

Every telegraph pole in the remote
districts of Norway has to be con-
tinually watched on account of the
bears, which have mania for climb
ing the poles and sitting on the Cross
beams, swaying backward and forward
until the pole finally falls.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
The league of Wheelmen.

+ The League of American Wheelmen
was organized in 1880, and year
later, at the time OF its first annual
meet, it had membership of 1854.
Its membership is now more than 65,-
600, and is said to be increasing at the
rate Of 1000 o week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
RASH.

"What is that Japanese idol over
there worth?" inquired purchaser in
bric.a.brac shop, who saw quaint
head and shoulders back of counter.
The salesman replied in subdued
tone: s'Worth about half q million
madam; it's the proprietor. Pear.
sons Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

Mother er.in.Law-"DidM Mary tell you
that always sent you kiss when
ever she wrote to you?" Son-in-Law
-"Oh, yes; and it was o great COM
fort to melville l was away. -
Judge.
Mr.. Popleigh-'.What would you
think if I were to tell you that I had
been dying by inches for you for
years?" Miss Wanterwed-"I ahould
think tit was very sudden. y
Brooklyn Life.
"What's the matter, Cotherstone?
You look blue" "Things have gone
wrong. Iseem to be losing my indi-
viduality." "Cheer up, old boy
best thing that could have happened
to you. Chicago Record.
! Mr.. Freshly-"Did you hear Of the
terrible accident that occurred during
the storm yesterday afternoon?" Miss
Newcoiner-"No, how distressing !;
what was it?" "The wind blew up
the lake. "-Chautauqua Herald.
!! The Little Critic: 81 think that
must be splendid book, Aunt Jen-
ME-" "Why do you think SO, dear?
"Because, when you read the authors
description of that midnight scene, /
got just as sleepy as I could be-iust
as if it really was midnight. "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Benson-sI'm almost crazy. I sent
O letter to my broker, asking him
whether he thought was fool, AMI
another one to Miss Willets, asking
her to drive, and I don't know which
of them this telegram IS from. "
Roberts-"W Does it say?" Ben
SON" Simply Yes. .''-Boston Globe.
81 wish you would tell me, said the
agents, who had long been on Mr..
Snagg's trail, "what is your insuper-
able objection to insuring your life?"
81 don't mind telling you," replied
Snaggs. "The idea of being more
valuable after I am dead than while
am alive is distasteful to me. -
Chronicle-T Telegraph.
The artist knit his brow. 81 wish
to picture the heroine with q number
twelve waist" he remarked. "But
where, in that event, is her liver to
be?p ooh, I can make room for that, /"
rejoined the author. "I will just say
that she has no heart" Thus it is to
be seen how tho muses. advance hand
in hand, generously disposed to
mutual concession. Detroit Tribune.
The guide had been telling Bobbie
the most thrilling stories of his ex-
periences in the woods, ending with a
graphic account of how he had once
been lost upon Bald Mountain. "Myl
It must have been awful" said Bob
bic. "And did you get back all right
again?" "No, Bobbie," returned the
old fellow solemnly. "Never. Fact
is, my boy, Pm out thar yit."-
Harper's Bazaar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
VENGEANCE.

First Clubman-"What did you
blaokball Goodman for? You don't
even known him."
Second Clubman-"No, I never
spoke to him in my life, but I hate
him and his whole family. They,live
in the fat below us, and they have
corn beef and cabbage three days
week. New York Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
GRATEFUL.

She arose, smiling, from the dentists
chair.
"How much do I owe your" she
"Three dollars and half" was the
reply.
''Are you sure that's right?" she in.
quired, suspiciously.
"Quite sure"
"Well, it seems good deal. The
time I was here before you only
charged me two dollars, and YOU hurt
me ever so much more than you did
this time. Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

providence, r. !.
"Please forward six boxes OF TETTRRINR.C g:
O. d. ] think it strange that it Is not sold
here in New England, as 1t is the best cure for
eczema, ringworm and all eruptions OF the
skin ever saw. got box from CINCINNATI
drummer, and gave part of IL TO n young lady
who had tried almost everything TO remove
pimples and an eruption iron her face. Two
appl cations of TETTERISE comp etely cured
her. know also q gentleman whose body han
been covered with eczema. TAO boxes OF J Er-
TERINE cured him completely, and now his
skin is as smooth as baby's."
'''t'' p. o. HAELoN,
With Silver Springs Bleaching Co.
/ box for 50c. In Stamps.
]. Il, SHUPTRINE, Savannah, Ga. !
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
UNLUCKY.

Angry Wife (after q quarrel)-
"Seems to me, we've been married
about o hundred years. can't even
remember when or whore we first
met"
Husband (emphatically)-'I can. It
was at dinner party and there were
thirteen at table. ."-Tid-Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
sc1ENcE A1MAYs READY.

Caller doctor, Mr.. Divine. tn
muscle reader, fellinto sort of trance
little while ago, and We cannot
arouse him. Is catalepsy or death"
Doctor "a great scientist) Bring
me his head, and I'll soon tell You."-
New York Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
ooNE1pENcEs.

Elsie-"Why does your husband
speak of you as his right hand?"
Mrs. Ray-"Give it up, unless be.
cause he never let's his right hand
know what his left hand doeth. -
Truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
LOVES KINGDOM.

You see no pomp OF circaGstence,
No encourage Of pride,
My lowly seeming to enhance
AS I walk byyour side.
All day, at others beck and call,
My work obscure is done,
But off my shabby garments foil
When comes the set of sun:
You!may not know 1t, friend, but then
I, walking by your side,
Am crowned and sceptred, king OF men;
Let none my state deride;
For when turn my own latch-kcy
i Ny wife Is at the stair,
The baby claps her hands with glee,
And am royal there.
-Harper's Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
The Ladies.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety With
which ladies may use Syrup Of Figs, under all
conditions, makes It their fayorite remedy.
To get the true and genuine article, look for
the name of the California Fig Syrup Come
pany. printed near the bottom Of the package.
For salo by all responsible druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
THE OLD. OLD QUESTION.

Mabel-"Miss Featherwort, should
say" said the young man, sis your
father at homer want to ask him
something"
"Y-yes." said the young woman,
tremulously.
'I wish to ask HIM" he continued,
81 wish to ask him the question that
nearly every man has found necessary
to ask. In short, wish to ask him"
The young woman Uttered and the
young man switched"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
AN 1,rpERTrNENcE.

'.I think" she said earnestly, "that
a woman who truly loves man always
has his best interests at heart"
"Perhaps," he answered; "but"-
"What were you going to say?"
eff that's the case, what makes her
marry him ?"-puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
IN A oUANDAnY.

Assistaut-"The Circassian lady has
tainted on the STAGE"
Museum Manager-"Well, carry her
off on stretcher."
Assistant-I can't. The India rub
ber man is not around just now
Truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
WORTH THE TROUBLE.

"Popkins is clever fellow"
"What has he done now?"
"He's put sprung gun in his back
yard, q burglar alarm at every window,
an electric mat of each door and o
bulldog IN the kitchen. 1t costs
money, but he accomplished the pur-
pose he aimed at."
"What was that?"
"Hs's got the hired girl SO scared
that she's afraid to stay out late OF
night. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
PERSIFLAGE.

PERSIFLAGE.
Curious Tourist--"What are you
fishing for?"
Farmers Boy-Fish."
Curious Tourist "What do you
useP"
Farmers Boy-"Bait.
Curious Tourist-"How do they
bite?"
mouths. Atlanta Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
ALL THE SAME.

"Is it true that young Wilson has
gone on polar expeditionP"
"Yes; he has gone to Boston to see
his girl. Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
SHUT OUT.

Miss simperly-"You'ro just like
the rest of the men. You all want to
make fools OF us women"
Mr.. Gruffer-"Butt there's no chance,
you know. Nature got the start OF
us. Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
a1on Reward. 400.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls Cdtarrk
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh beinga consti,,
tutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative power3 that they offer One hun-
dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails TO cure.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
II Nurvry e, On Toledo. O,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
AN uNFEM1NINE TRAIT.

"Isabel, I can't understand why you
say Margaret is 80 masculine.
"Can't2 Why, her watch always
tells the correct time. "-Chicago1Rec.
ord.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
Els BUSINESS,

The New Pastor-"T beg pardon,
but in what walk of life are you en-,
gaged?"
sprinter. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
OUT OF TIE QUESTION.

Hoiack-'I hear that you are build
ing a new houseP"
Tomdik-"Yes. couldn't very
veil build an old one, you know. -
Judge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
DIFFICULT THEN.

Mr.. BIoomfeld-'Isn't Mr.. Point
Breeze On easy going chap?"
Miss Bloomfeld-"When he calls
on me he seems to find it very difficult
to go."-Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele.
graph.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
A SLIGHT CORRECTION.

Fourthbell-"Your cook has been
with you long time, has she not?"
Brownstone-"W have been with
her for five years. Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

Dobbins Fioating-BoraI Soap being 100 per
cent. pure, is, therefore, absolutely all soap and
has nothing in It to turn yellow. Dcbbins' Soap
Mfg Co., Phila., guarantee its purity. Every
one knows the value OF Borax. Try it once, please
Many OF the engineers and fremen laid off
by the Vanderbilt railroads are color blind.