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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
UNDER A PAN OF MILK.


Every housewife knows tho sad state
in which the shelf is placed where the
daily supply OF milk is set. The over
flowing or spilled drops soon make 81
unsightlY, greasy stain upon the wood
that there is no erasing without TAX
ing tho grain along with it. 1t is the
simplest thing in the world to avoid
eli that. A strip of oilcloth under
meath the pans Is enough. This, of
course, can be. washed daily like china
ware, and as thoroughly cleaned. Oil
cloth is invaluable for many such
places in kitchen and storeroom, and
saves much of the vulgar and hard
"elbow greese" otherwise called for in
keeping ones rooms in first-class con-
ilition.-New York Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
ground. Not long ago be rode from
Ravenswood to Lincoln Park and back,
o distance of ten miles, in less than
half day. He learned to ride very
easily, and is not ct all afraid.
A FANCY R1pEn's srARTb1Na rn1oE.

Il is matter OF frequent comment
that the safety does not present the
opportunity for fancy trick riding that
the ordinary did. With oil that, come
very remarkable ''stunts" have been
thought out by the professional enter.
tainers, one OF the most startling of
which, as performed by. young Lee
RICHARDSON, Is herewith illustrated.
The rider turns himself around and
suddenly lies down on the handle bar,
his feet out ahehd. In this uncomfor-
taille. position bet rides, twisting tlfe
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
PER1LoUs RIDING.

The attention of the foolkiller is
directed to the young men who race
with railroad trains, cross railroad
bridges on the ties, ride down steep
lights of stairs or pedal along the
Drinks of precipices, after the manner
Of Maltby, who recently shocked the
staid people of Aberdeen, Scotland,
by his perilous ride on the narrow top
of the wall of the ocean pier. That
Maltby can do such trick is not so
remarkable as that he is willing to do
it at all for little notoriety.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
A White Coon,

A white coon that hasn't dark
hair on its body is owned at Weiser,
Idaho, aud is kind of town pet. Ii
has distinguished itself by whipping
oil the dogs in the neighborhood, and
ia sure death to cats that stray into its
vicinity. 1t spends most OF its time
chained to the sidewalk outside i!s
owners store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

re front is invisible under band OF
insertion. The gown is shaped in
tho fayorite princess style, fitting
smoothly below tho waist where each
seam is gradually wIdenod to produce
The fashionable futed effect in the
skirt. The bishop sleeves are gathered
top; and bottom; cuff hands finishing
the wrists. A frill of embroidery and
a.bnhd OF ribbon with bow forms the
dainty decoration. The gown can be
mado up with or without lining, the
stYlo being equally we'll adapted to
4. 5ol, silk, cotton or linen fabrics,
cashMere, batiste, grass linen, cam.
brio; or China SILK, and are fayorite
at6riais with lace, embroidery, rib
bon gimp 81 BIS bands for decora.
tom 4 .sz zss
mo 1s1n,. tv sf Ilis sterial 4 inches
sfof q lady having 3s-inch bust meas
nre ia6s yards
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

learned to ride in three lessons, SO his
press agent says. Like oil beginners,
he is very enthusiastic, and shows o
bad temper when forced to dismount
from his bicycle, which is of special
construction with twentY-inch wheel.
"Joe" has o brother. who is resident
of Spokane Falls, where he is giving
exhibitions. The brother Is booked
for a metropolitan appearance during
the next theatrical season.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
BICYCLE DISEASES.

The doctors are still busy discover
ing new bicycle diseases. There is the
bicycle throat, the bicycle eyer and
the nose, spine, arm, foot, lungs,
liver, heart and possibly the cyclists
yerfhIform apIendix As q matter Of
fact, however, the thing that is worry.
Tag the doctors is the general Sprey-
alence OF bicycle health.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
COMBINATION GARMENT

A remarkable combination garment
for men only comes from Germany,
where they mako gasoline motorcycles
that weigh $50 pounds. Herr Bruck.
ner is the father of this interesting
pair of "pants," which may, by pull.
ing string, be converted from knick-
erbockers into trousers, suitable for
any occasion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
OUTING GOWNS.

Heavy linene, Russia crash and
p,ioues are the fayorite materials 1or
outing gowns. Following the craze
for embroidery on everything, thero
is o coarse gray linen which has an
allover scroll pattern worked upon 1t
in chain stitch, with-#Aite,, broWn'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
STORY OF TIE SEEDS,

>. some love;" pretty faco
Bending DER the CRATE;
1.-TWO love-" o soft, sweet voice,
= Measures out her fate.
"Three love, I say" and still
Other seeds galore.
:, -four love with all my heart,'
Is. What need Is there Of more?
'Five I cast away
All, no! Fortune thus wero wrong,
Should the count thus ended be;
+ Loves ties arc too strong.
j. ''slx he loves" q dimpled smile;
sS,, "Seven she loves" blush;
;i&' Eight both loves" sweet look stea's
Der the fair face flush. w.
mime he comes ho tarrIcs ten,"
r. "Eleyen he courts" wait!
: Anxious search has failed to find
= The seed whore rests her fate.
Carefully she looks them DER,
Then, as brow grows light,
"Twelye lie marrles. Mercy!
Nearly died from fright"
-Puc
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
Statistics kept by Chicago news
papers show that during 1895 there
were 272 persons killed by mob viol'
ence of different kinds in this country.

The vassar graduates of this yeal
voted to abolish the commencement
essay and to substitute for it an I'D.
dress by some noted specialist on his
specially. They have set q good ez'
ample, believes the Atlanta Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
DEVICES.
THE IATEsr DEVELOPMENTS
IN FEMININE FASHIONS
udsome1y Trimmed Wrappers
With Bishop Sleeves-Naval
Jackets With Vest-Oth-
or Dainty Designs. =

TE the first large illustration white
dimity is handsomely trimmed
With delft blue and white EN-.
g hfoidery and insertion to match,
blue satin ribbon forming the stock
collar cuff bows and tied semi.girdle
at the waist line. The closing in cen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

An admircr of Wagner has offered
to the city OF Berlin $3.50, providing
the municipal authorities will name
one of the new bridges after the com.
poser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

pedals with his land. Then he turns
over, SO to speak, and takes the almost
indescribable position show in the il
lustration, looking as though he wcs
pulling his wheel along after him by
main force.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

Panama hats trimmed with morning
glories, daisies, clover, hawthorn bios
SONS, and lilacs are very pretty with
thin gowns.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

SHIRT WAIST OF GRASS LINEN.
Grass linen, with figured design in
white embroidery, is here stylishly
worn with white linen collar and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

The bicycle habit may not be at
tractiye, but there's something i'll IT,
Adams freeman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

Bennington Center, VT, with
population never exceeding 800, has
furnished four Governors to the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
CYCLING ODDITIES.
SOME CURIoSITIEs IN THE
WORLD OF WHEELS.
A Three-Year- Old Rider Who Makes
Ten-aIile Trips-A Fancy
Riders Startling Trick
-Perilous Ride.

VXeToULD you like an intro.
NM duction to the youngest
Y V bicycle rider in Chicago,
if not in the world,
asks tho Chicago Times.Herald.
This is his pictare. The young
man is just three years old and
he lives at 2760 Commercial street,
Ravenswood. His name is Allison
Friedberg. Ho rides an odd little
baby bicycle, the wheels Of which arc
only sixteen inches in diameter and
the seat twenty-five inches f,om the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

MADAGASCAR is now French col
ony. This must make England's
mouth water.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

Our portraits chow us how We would
look if we were handsome.-Puck,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

The New York Life Insurance Com
pany is suing the st. Louis Globe,
Democrat for S10G, 900 libel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
THE SPECTRAL LEMUH.
The Monkeys 0ueerest Relative and
His Luminous Nocturnal Ego.

The spectral lemur, who lives in the
Malay Archipelago. has about the
oldest appearance Of any known AMI
nal. In this newspaper, says the New
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

wide required to make this jacket Tor
q lady having 3G-inch bust measure
is 81 yards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

and nine times when it triples its
velocity.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
pANA,1A HATS ARE PRETTY.

for lady having a So inch bust
measure is 81 yards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05

siof q lady having q 3s.inch bust meas
hre ia6s yards.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02

Just as the town clock struck nine
Sid Eenner, seated in piano-box
buggy behind a quick-stepping horse,
went spinning ont of Stillville along
the road leading eastward. "Fifteen
miles to Princeton" he unused, with
grim smile. "a drive of 80 miles be-
fore l sleep. But / happen to know
Squire Wymple has a lot of Easter lilies
OH his place, and [ must have them at
all hazards. Wonder if Bruce Mac
gregor will dare to follow me. saw
him watching me as l drove out of the
stable"
Sid. it need scarcely be said, was
over head and ears in love with Helen
Lloyd. His suit had seemed to pro-
gress favorably enough until Bruce
Macgregor appeared on the scene.
Then there was change. Macgregor
was the city cousin of Alice Hartley,
and Alice was the particular friend of
Helen Lloyd; SO it was but natural
that the young man and Helen should
be thrown much together. In fact, he
all but monopolized that young lady's
society. During the entire period of
Lent-a most propitious season for
coy tete-a-tetes-he had been Alice's
guest and Helen's devoted slave. Sid
had sternly held himself under control
as he watched his own chance of hap
piness slip away from him. He was
stunned, crushed, Inundated, and in
the bitterness of the disappointment
could not understand that he was real
ly to blame for the coldness that grad
Ually came between him and the girl.
lie had no doubt that Macgregor and
Helen were infatuated with each other.
1t was a surprise to him when she
spoke to him in the old familiar way
tonight. 1t made his blood tiDgle. One
thought was uppermost in his mind
now. He must get the Easter lilies.
He must show Helen that obstacles
were not to be considered by him where
her wishes were concerned. Squire
Wymple, the justice of the peace at
Princeton, was his closest friend, and
he had often been the squire's guest
at his pleasant home just outside OF
town. 1t was nearing midnight as
Sid approached the Wymple home
stead. The house was dark and appar-
entity deserted.
"All in bed, suppose" he muscd,
as he refined up at the roadside and
jumped to the ground. Carriage gate
locked. I'll just hitch here and walk
10 the. house."
He took lighted lantern from the
buggy, passed through a small gate
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02
MEANING OF EASTER EGGS

Eggs have always been symbolical
of Easter. BY the Egyptians they
were held as sacred emblem of the
renovation of mankind after the del
uge. To the Jews they were emblem
attic in many ways. They adapted
them to suit the circumstances of their
history, and were considered typical
of their departure from the land of
Egypt. Eggs were also used in the
feast of the Passover.
Easter day is celebrated in the ori-
ent by various sports and festivities.
One of these sports among the Chris
tians of Mesopotamia commences on
Easter day and continues for 40 days.
1t is the original Easter sport found
in rural America. 1t consists in fight
ing" with one another. The egg that
first breaks is won by the owner of the
one that struck it. Another egg is at
once pitted against the winning egg,
and the game continues until there
is but one unbrolten egg, that one win
ming all the others which have been
cracked.
An emblematical print Is employed as
an Easter gift in Germany. One of the
most unique prints of this character
is preserved in the British museum. It
represents three hens upholding a bas-
ket in which are deposited three eggs
ornamented with designs illustrative
of the resurrection. Over the center
egg is the "Agnus Del" with a chalice
representing faith; the other eggs bear
cmblems of charity and hope.
In Russia the men call at their neigh
bors' houses early Easter morning, and
after exchanging the salutations of the
day, exchange gifts of eggs, The priest
of the parish is presented with a red
egg by each of his parishioners, The
peasants on Easter day, and for three
or four days after, carry one of these
Eggs in their hands as token of the
resurrection
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02
GLADNESS AFTER SADNESS.

After the winter, the spring; after
the snow, the sun aud flowers; after
the sadness the gladness; after the
burial the resurrection; after the visit
to the tomb, that the Marys might
anoint their Lord, their return to an
nounce Him: "IIe is not here; He is
arisen. Behold the place where the
Lord lay!"
The earth is growing green. The
gardens are yellow and purple and
white with the crocuses and hyacinths
and snowdrops. The woods are sweet
with arbutus, the meadows are starred
with cowsips, the rocks are white with
bloodroot and saxifrage, the copses are
purple with anemones and liverworts,
and the spring beauties hide in the
swamps. The aspen willow buds are
dusty with golden meal. The naples
are all a-bristling with their crimson
bloom. The magnolia and the for
sythia and the Judas tree, with their
wde-awalle flowers bedecking the
brown stems, shame the sluggard foli-
age. The earth is growing fair, the
robins and bluebirds have come home
uSdlli, anu tHe swallows anu olloies are
on their way. 1t is sweet to live, for it
is the season of the resurrection and the
life.
"The resurrection and the life"
| Those are the words of nature and its
| Lord. The Lenten sorrow is over The
wintry torpor ends. Let us awake,
let us arise, let us be glad, let us be
| strong that we may work! Christ
sleepeth no longer Resurrection and
life are His words of activity, and words
of joy in activity. What a work is
there all waiting for the Christian and
| the man!--N. Y. independent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02

which he opened without difficulty. lie
found several pots of beautiful Easter
lilies in bloom. On leaf torn from his
Handbook he wrote a few words Of ex-
PLANTATION to Squire Wymple, leaving
the note on the shelf from which lie
took the flowers. A few minutes later
he was hurrying toward his buggy,
carrying four pots of Easter lilies. AS
he approached the road he was aston
ished to see two vehicles instead of one.
in the second one sat man, who called
out to Sid:
''ls this Mr.. Venner?"
"It is. All, Mr.. Macgregor, is that
your Beautiful night for drive, eh 2"
Sid coolly placed his property in the
rear of the buggy-box.
"What have you there?" asked Mac
gregor, with an attempt to appear un-
concerned.
"The Easter lilies promised to get
for Miss Lloyd" replied Sid, as he
stepped into his buggy and took up the
reins.
'Will you sell them to me?"
"nardly."
'I suppose can get some where you
got those?"
"You'll have to ask the dog. The peo
pie who live here are not at home, but
the dog and 1 are old friends. Good
night, Mr.. Macgregor."
He wheeled his horse round in the
road and sent him dashing away at his
best speed toward Stillville.
Long before church time the next
morning Sid called with a carriage for
Helen Lloyd. He had the lilies, and he
took her to the church to dispose of
them as she saw fit. 81 had to com
init burglary to get them," he told her,
"but could do even that for you, Miss
Lloyd"
After that it was easy to reach an un'
derstanding. They were entirely alone
in the church, and the nodding palms
and graceful Easter lilies were dis
creetly silent about the little scene
that was enacted in their shadows.
"And to think you were jealous OF
Mr.. Macgregor!" pouted Helen, after
it was all settled. "Foolish mani"
And when the Easter anthem was
sung by the choir that morning Miss
Lloyd's friends remarked the unusual
| power and feeling with which she rem
dered those passages expressive OF
great joy and exultation.
A few days later Sid Venner received
n letter from Squire Wymple, in the
course of which the squire wrote: "I on
are welcome to the flowers, of course,
but who Is Mr.. Bruce Macgregor? A
gentleman of that name hunted me up
Sunday morning and wanted me to is
sue a warrant for the arrest of Sidney
Nenner for robbing a greenhouse
Think of thatl 1 had to tell him that
was the victim, and you a privileged
character"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02

and walked toward the house. A Zig
watchdog came bounding toward him,
barking yioiously.
"Down, Tiger; down! Don't you know
me, old fellow? Come, Tiger"
In an instant the animal began to
express his joyful recognition of a val
ued friend by wagging his tail, whining
and jumping up and down round the
newcomer. Sid went to the door and
rang the bell. There was no response.
After trying for Is minutes to rouse
somebody he was forced to the conclu-
sion that the family was away from
home.
"Iere's a gol" growled Venner.
But after minutes reflection his face
frightened and he made his way to
the large greenhouse at the rear of the
dwelling. He examined the door by the
light of the lantern and found it Sc
curely locked. Fortunately, however,
be discovered sliding panel of glass
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02
AN EASTER GREETING.
BY ELISA ARMSTRONG.

1t was Easter day and Ethel had just
dropped in to ask her dearest Fannie
TO go for walk; she was now watching
her make an elaborate toilet and oc-
casionally casting dissatisfied glances
at her own apparel.
"Dear me, don't you think it loolls
very much like rain ?" she asked, glanc-
ing out of the window.
Not at all; those are only wind
clouds. Isn't my hat a beauty? l do"'t
believe anybody has as pretty a cne.'
"Ah-er charming. By the way, I
suppose shall be thought quite II So
ciety girl; you know the SWEETEST peo-
pie always wear old clothes on Easter
Indeed? It's very nice to wear old
clothes to-day if you have the courage.
l haven't myself-Pd hate to know that
people were saying that it was because
| could not afford new ones"
Il never thought of it in that light.
Besides, Harold Closefystte says he does
hate to see q girl think of nothing but
dress; it shows such lack of intel
lect."
Him; 1 suppose he prefers she
should think of nothing but him. As
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02
EARLY CHRISTIAN EASTER,

Easter day, as commemorating the
central fact of our religion, is the chief
festival of the Christian year, and has
been from the earliest times observed
with state and ceremony. The manner
of celebration must, of course, differ
from that of the early Christians, but
the spiritual meaning is ever the same.
We find no trace of the observance of
Easter, as a Christian festival, in the
New Testament. The earliest Chris
tians were so absorbed in events that
the sanctity of special times or places
was not thought of by them. Says St.
Chrysostom: "The whole OF time is a
festival with Christians because of the
eXcellency of the good things which
have been given" and the ecclesiastical
historian Socrates writes that "the
apostles had no thought of appointing
festival days, but of promoting a life
of blamelessness and piety."
The human instinct, however, which
Graves the commemoration of marked
epochs in personal, social, ecolesias-
teal or national life, soon made itself
manifest, and found satisfaction in the
public celebration of an event which
was the foundation of the Christian
faith.
AS we accept the time appointed, and
hail with gladness the beautiful Easter
tide. let us spare Il grateful thought to
those who labored so earnestly, not
only to preserve for us this sacred
festival, but also to bring about
uniformity in the time of its celebra-
tion-N. V Advertiser,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02

and Easter Sunday at that. Oh, how
shall enjoy the envy of the Smithers
girls as | sail up the aisle!"
"IIumph! / didn't enjoy that coffee,
l suppose the cooks mind was on the
envy of the cook across the way, and
She"
ut was all the fault of that dining
room clock. 1t is half an hour slow
and you always forget to regulate it
I'll do it myself tomorrow"
y guess I'll go downstairs now
and"
well, don't hurry back, for not one
step will | go to church until those
Smithers girls have passed. Our pew
is SO far in front that they can only see
as go up the aisle and"
'Look here, Melinda Uptodate, I'm q
deacon in the church. can't be late, il
sets bad eXample!"
Cant help the example. If VIC
don't go together, folks will say we
have quarreled-and I'm going late
Henry-ah, he's gone"
An hour later, Mrs. Uptodate entered
the dining=room.
"Come, Henry" she said, glancing
at the clock, u haven't seen the Smith.
CTS girls pass, but they must have
while was looking In the glass"
"Why, how few people are on the
street," she cried, as they started, 1--WE
must be delightfully."- late"
DELIGHTFULLY."- early, dear; I"
the ning-room clock, and it is slow!'
"Not now, my dear; forgot to tel
you that just set it three-quarters o.
an hour ahead"
They walked on in silence.