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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
RECIPES.

Duchess Potatoes-Two cupfuls OF
grated or mashed cold boiled potatoes;
add one tablespoonful of flour, one
quarter cup OF milk, and two we'll
beaten eggs; salt to taste; drop by
small spoonfuls into hot lard and cook
until they are a delicate brown.
Fruit Sauce-Cream together one
half cupful of sugar and one table,
spoonful of butter; add one beaten
egg, one cuptul of mashed berries and
one cupful Of boiling milk. Wet one
teaspoonful of corn starch in enough
milk to dissolve it, and stir slowly.
Let all boil together three minutes
and serve.
Potato Dumpling-Boil one pound
of potatoes pass througha sieve; chop
one-half pound Of suet finely and mix
with the potatoes; add salt, ono tea
spoonful OF baking powder aud one
half pound of flour. Work oil TO-
gether and tie in q pudding clcth;
boil for three hours. When done cut
in slices, put on hot dish, and poar
some of the beef gravy over it. To be
eaten with roast or boiled beef.
PeanutCookjes- sufficient pea
nuts to give one pint of the meats.
Rub off oil the inner skin and chop
very fine, or put through meas cut
ter. Cream together two tablespoon
fuls of butter and one cup of sugar;
add three eggs, two tablespoonfuls OF
milk, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt,
the chopped peanuts, and flour enough
to make a soft dough. Roll ont, cut
in circles aud bake in moderate
oven.
Tomato Jelly Salad-Take eight
good-sized tomates, remove skins and
stew gently for ten minutes, with a
slice of;onion, six cloves, sprlnkllng
of pepper and a quarter of teaspoon
full of salt. Pass this through sieve to
remove seeds, etc. Stand it on back
of stove and stir into it one-haif box
of celntinc dissolved N small half
cuplul of boiling water. Strain
through n cloth into glasses wet In
cold water, and set away to hnrden.
There should be pint and half IN
all Serve in slices on lettuce leaves,
with mayonnalse dressing, This may
be prepared with canned tomato also.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25

barred with yellow and deep violet,
brown velvet being used for the
sleeves and yoke, with ribbon velvet
trimmings to match. The jauuty little
has OF cinnamon. brown felt, with
bands of violot taifeta and large bow
of ribbon IN changeable taffeta and
ostrich tips forming charming ad-
dition.
The waist is arranged over fitted
lining, which closes in the centre back
with small buttons and buttonholes.
The front has marrow pointed yoke
of velvet, TO the lower edge Of which
tho snll pastiap il joined, forming o
broad double hpx plat, which drneps
perpepttlSy nj tbR waist line, wi!h
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
GOSSIP.

The Woman's Exchange in Philadel.
phia had receipts of nearly $35, 900 in
tho year ending February 1, 1896, and
is free from debt.
Mrs. Julia Bradley. of Peoria, H.,
has left by will over 81, ,OOO,O 900 for
polytechnic institute to be associated
with the Chicago University.
Mayor Doran, of St. Paul, Mimi,
has appointed Mrs. S. V. Root, promi-
nent in society, special police officer,
possessing full power to make arrests.
N1uncie (Ind.) young women have
cold feet club whose newest and most
popular amusement is "corn roast,
1T which tho chilly members are
warmed around fire.
Miss May Abraham, the new English
superintendent of factory inspectors,
is beautiful woman OF the Semitic
type. She began her career rs Lady
Dilke's private secretary.
At the last meeting OF the convoca.
ton OF the Law Society of Upper
Canada, held in Toronto, the legal
committee were directed to frame rules
providing for the calling of women to
the bar.
Even in India the new woman is be-
ginning to appear. Miss Cornelia So
rabiee, B. A., barrister.aS law, of Puma,
has formed business partnership
with K. P. GaJgill, barrister-at.law, of
the same place.
Miss Eliza Talcott, who has been o
missionary in japan for twenty-five
years, and acted Us nurse in the
japanese army during the war with
China, is visiting her old homo in
Rockville, Conn.
Mrs. Beck Meyer, scandinavian
lady who represented three Scandina.
viau countries ct the international
Woman's Congress at the Worlds Frir.
is at present special lecturer ut Stan.
ford University, California.
The death is announced from Paris
OF the Countess de Barck, who, under
the Second Empire, occupied brill
liant position at the court. Owing to
n succession OF financial misfortunes,
she had been reduced almost to poy-
erty. -se7'ess s'ssz-
1t is not generally known thai the
late Lady Tennyson was herself quite
O poet. She set to music many of her
husbands songs and it was she who
wrote the music of the words which
were sung at Tenuyson's funeral and
which he dictated on his death bed.
In remembrance of the heroic deeds
of Miss Edith Ledingham, memorial
is to be raised in West Ham Cemetery,
England, where she is buried. She
was second stewardess on board the
stermshlp Iona, which caught fire in
September last off ClGcton.on'sea.
Miss Ledingham tried to save the life
of child which was in the cabin, but
lost her own in doing so.
Mrs. HeEdsh, who is known in tho
West as the Queen of the Chuckawalla,
has made 81, 900, 900 solely by her own
efforts. Her mines yield her thousands
of dollars a month. She is her own
geologist, prospector and superinten.
dent, and attends TO oil the details OF
her business herself. She has o beau
tiful homo at Riverside, CAL, and is
said to be woman OF charm and cu!'
ture.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
TIE SHORT GIRL.

The short girl has everything on her
side SO fur as the men are concerned;
q mau feels Immediately at case with
n short girl, and to most men that is
half the battle. The tall girl may be
more imposing, but she cannot coax
and pout, and hounce into pretty pas
sions with the same execution as the
short girl. No man likes to feel him.
self dwarled by comparison with the
girl he is fond of. and here again the
small woman has decided advantage.
The short woman neels protecting
arm in q crowd, and she does not take
uo so much room in the street cars.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
HYGIENE OF THE NURSERY.

Regular baths, proper food, and
long hours OF sleep are necessary con-
ditions to healthy infant. The three
prime essentials in the nursery are
fresh .ir, good food and pure water.
Never put bottle nipple into your
mouth and then into the baby's
mouth; this will often prove danger
Gus.
Always hold q baby in your arms
when feeding it, in about the same
position as if nursing it.
Feeding at night, after the third
month. is both inconvenient and un-
necessary; sleep at night is better
than food.
Do not feed the baby because it
cries; this may be due to pain, and it
is hurtful to fill On infants stomach at
such time..
Have o rule for feeding the baby,
and do not vary from it; without
regularity the mother becomes slave.
More infants lives are taken by
overfeeding than by starvation; never
liken an infants dlgestlon OF alet te
your own. :,
An infants thirst is not quenched
by milk; it needs clean water to drink
with regularity.
Plain, boiled water, given between
feelings, will often aid the digestion,
and satisfy the child when restless.
Vomiting and diarrhea arc indica-
tions that the child is either sick or
approaching sickness, and probably
needs physician.
Light and loose clothing, frequent
bathing, or cool spongIng are neccssi-
ties for the infant in hot weather.
Cleanliness, as applied to the body,
the mouth, the food, the vessels. the
clothing, the furniture, the floor, the
carpets, the beds and the atmosphere
should be strictly obseryed.-NeW
York Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
WEDDING IN THE WOODS.

A beautiful and unique wedding oc-
Cured recently in the mountain towa
of Rockland, Sullivan County, N. y,
the details OF which have just reached
the outer world. Tho ceremony was
performed in the woods Mt Clenr Lake
Cottage, near Besyerkill, by the Rev.
Thomas K. Beecher, OF Elmira, N. s.,
q brother Of the late Henry Ward
Beecher, and the Rev. A. - p. Eastman,
also of Elmira. The bride was Miss
Theresa G. Hall, who has spent the
most of her summers at this spot, and
the bridegroom, Lyman V. w. Brown,
Californian, who is q great lover OF
nature and Outdoor life.
The spot chosen for the wedding WIS
on tho wooded shores of The lake,
where cncircling trees and vines
formed natural audience chamber,
around which rose sloping banks OF
ferns and shrubs. A company OF about
twenty friends and relatives embarked
in small boats about ) o'clock in the
afternoon and were roTed to this
beautiful place.
The two ministers stood on tho
messy carpet 10 tho centre of the spot,
with the friends grouped around them.
The bride and groom came down a
path through the woods and took their
positions before the ministers, and the
nuptial VOWS were taken.
Congratulations and good wishes
were showered upon the nowly mar
ried pair as they stepped down to the
shore. The bride took her seat in the
bow OF the boat, while the husband
piled the oars. and they were coon out
of sight.
1t was a scene never to be forgotten.
1t presented picture OF an ideal mar.
riage, celebrated in an ideal way, and
in keeping with tho simple tastes and
high idefls Of the bride and groom
New York Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
HOUSEHOLD Affairs.
TUE TABLE,

Napkins should be folded at the
right of plates, with small piece Of
bread or roll half concealed by the
last fold. Beside each plate should be
placed as many knives, forks and
spoons as will be needed in all the
courses, and q glass to be filed with
water. Flowers and fruits tastefully
arranged add to the appearance of the
table at all seasons. When the soup
tureen and soup plates are placed be-
fore the seat of the hostess, dinner
may be quietly announced by the
waitress striking the table hell.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25

blouse effect over tbe narrow belt of
velvet. Graduated revers that form
pointed epsulettes over the full short
puGs of the stylish sleeves are decor.
aieG with buttons. Tie neck is com.
pleted by standing band of velvet,
with tiny points of the contrasting ma.
terial above. The tull straight skirt
is gathered at the top and sewed to
the lower edge of the waist.
The mode is appropriate for growing
girls, and may be developed in o com.
bination of silk and wool, or velvet
and wooden goods, with decoration of
braid, gimp or ribbon velvet.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
5"ulh Africa. The illustration shows

Euulh Africa. The illustration shows
the exact size OF the lump of earth.
On the surface of this lump of earth,
which is called blue mass, are forty
five diamonds of good size, while
many other smaller ones can be seen
gIinting through thin encrustation.
Blue mass is the regular diamond
mairix, the earth OF NIL the Kimberley
IN mes of South Africa. 1t dissolves
like lime under 2i0 pounds pressure
in water. On an average this earth
yields about Sl2 woSth of diamonds to
the ton. If it were all as rich in dia.
monds as this lump supposedly is,
reckoning from what appears on the
surface of it, the yield would be some.
think like six million dollars ton.
Mr.. Levy says that until be finds IN
Xeray ihat.Miil.show up the interior
of the specimen he can't tell the COM
mercial value OF his prize. As Curl
osity he considers. it worth about
s50,00I.
OF The diamonds on the surface of
the piece of earth the largest is reck-
oned 10 weigh about sixteen or seven
teen carats. This one is nearly round,
md almost completely encrusted with
the blue mass. 1t is not of very good
quality. The best of the stones ap-
pears to be of about four carats
weight. Several OF the diam onds are
almost perfect octohedrons, while 9th
crs show almost equal geometrical
regularity, but less comple1ity. The
owner thinks that the surface value is
about $1,000. Undoubtedly there are
other diamouds inside the mass, and
what the entire value of the diamond
Weld would be can only be guessed at.
Mr.. Levy refuses to say what he paid
for the specimen, but he states that,
in addition to the money. 1t cost him
a great deal of worry and anxiety TO
get il out of Africa, as only gems
brought through the regular channels
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
THE yEwEsr THING ~ LUNCHES.

The latest "fad" is to issue invita-
tions for meal called "brunch. J"
This means O repast at IL o'clock o.
m., which is supposed to be the mid
day time between breakfast and lunch.
Fashion may bo|foolish, but it is quite
safe to state that if the free lunch had
not been knocked out by the Raines
law such au epicurean idea would
never have been thought of.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25

The women who need work will give
their names and addresses to the guild,
and the officer whose duty it will be
to arrange the work and the price to
be paid for it will select the woman
she considers most adapted to par.
ticular job.
The scale of prices must necessarily
be moderate, but still high enough to
reimburse tho worker fairly. New
York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
cu1np's EMPIRE JACKET.

Ladies' cloth in light tan color was
chosen for this stylish little top gar-
ment soadmirably adapted for autumn
wear. The upper part Of the jacket
is o deep, square yoke fitted by
shoulder seams. The back is laid in
wide box-plait on either side of tho
centre. The loose fronts are laid in
similar plaits ut each side, and close in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
DRESS DESIGNS.
NEW AND DAINTY DEVICES IN
FEMININE FASHIONS.
4, Stylish jacket With Double
Breasted Vest, and iat to
NIatc2.-Smart Frock for
Il Young Girl.

TAWN-COLORED b-oadclotb,
II embelished with nut.brown
V velvet, is represented in one
of the most popular of the
seasons novelties, as shown in the
first large picture. The stylish top
garment is lined throughout with t;a'-
toned silk, showing Nile green and
scarlet tints. The stylish hat is taste
fully trimmed with shaded ribbon,
handsome ostrich tips and paradise
aigrettc. The coat, of fashionable
length, is provided with double
breasted vest shaped with single darts
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
NOTES AND CONTENT.

Queen Victoria now rules S67, ,9oo,.
coo people. greater number than
has ever before acknowledged the SOW
ereignity OF either King, Queen or
Emperor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
A YOUNG GIRLS FRocK.

Two of the newest colors are ex-
ouisitely blended in the smart littlo
frock depicted in the second big en-.
CRAVING. This frcck shows handsome
~laid in cinnamon-brown, cross
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
yrcroR1A's DAINTY HAND.

A delicate bit of sculpture is
model of Queen Victoria's hand,
which is still very handsome one,
and is said to have signed more i'm.
portant State papers and been kissed
by more important men than the hand
of any other Queen thnt ever lived.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25

pletes the neck. The bishop sleeves,
fashionably full, are gathered at the
top and finished at the wrists with
deep cuffs. The model will develop
servicenbly in all seasonsble coatlngs
for dressy occasions or general wear,
care being taken, however, to select
the delicate colors so becoming tc
children, such ne dove color or the
richer shades of olive, heliotrope.
dahlia or foliage green. To make thi'
Jacket for child four years OF ege,
one and one-quarter yards of materIa
forty four inches wide is required,
It IA Tathps suagsstlss that bsh,
s;rls slaDlG talk s00HaF thar baFsl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25

Gomez is Cuba's first great loader.
With him at the helm the ten years
war would probably have had n differ
ent result, suggests tho Chicago
Times. Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25
A $4,000 LUMP.
FlyEPOUNDS OF BLUE CLAY ALL
STUDDED WITH DIAMONDS.
It Was Smugsled Out OF the Kimber
ley Diamond Mines by q Kafilr,
and Brought to This
Country

TAKE o good.sized lump OF
blush putty. knead it into q
rough truncated pyramid,
stick small bits OF white and
yellow and pale blue glass into the
surface at random and leave the putty
to harden, and when it is hardened
the result will be very fair imitation
of the most extraordinary specimen OF
diamondiferous earth ever brought to
this country. This specimen is now
in the possession of Benjamin W.
Levy, diamond dealer of this city,
who bought it in and brought it from
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25

RpsAsa bands on the isaaOa OF bi.
cycle wheels make RHsio end Msny
sIaefa hre nos riding ia tho siFa,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25

or,c vIftns ia 4 coed tegt for the
pseaelsf a'waS', hui be.sfF Iblag iar
Every citizen TO guard In his daily Fs''
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-25

sailor collar forming three points both
back and front outlined on its free
edges with deep ecru lace. A pretty
rolling collar with Aarlng ends com.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-11-14

A good coffin story is related in Sir
Daniel Lyson's "Reminescences." Tho
hero was private soldier and the
scene the West Indies, and the story
neatly illustrates the rigidity Of the
red tape which binds the administra-
tive departments of the army. zone
poor fellow who was given over by the
doctors and supposed to be dead, was
measured for his coffin, and the coffin
was made. In these hot climates there
is no time to be lost. The man, how
ever, disappointed the doctor and re-
covered. Then came the question, who
was to pay for the coffin? 1t was
charged to the man, but he refused to
sign his accounts with this charge
against him, saying he had not ordered
| the coffin and did not want 1t. At last
a compromise was arrived at. The
man agreed to pay, provided he was
to have the coffin; SO IL was given him
and he stuck it up on end by his bet
in his barrack room. fitted 1t up witt
shelves and kept his things in 1t all thu
time we were at Grenada. House
hold Words.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-11-14
CROSS.RReEDINo.
A Prolific and Interesting Subject of Dis
custom.

Prolific and Interesting Subject of Dis
cussion.
There IL much discussion going on \
in the papers just now on the subject
of cross-breeding. that is coupling ami
mails of the different thoroughbred
breeds together. This is an idea that 1
takes hold of every tyro who makes a
start in the breeding business. He
finds that one breed has a speciality for s
making beef. while a third is famous
for the large quantity of butter it pro-
duces. Why not then cross all these
together, and thereby concentrate all
these virtues in one animal? He is
simply asking too much of COW nature.
BY these crosses he may, and some
times does, produce few exceptional
animals that seem to constitute the
type he is looking for. but as to their
being thoroughbreds and capable of
reproducing themselves as the original
breeds could, that is quite another
question.
BY mixing the breeds up those pre-
potent powers that have taken years
and years to fix in the breeds have be-
come scattered and antagonized until
these cross breeds are no better than
native scrubs, SO far as prepotency is
concerned. We find that in order to
fix popularity in a breed, we must
| breed, feed, select and train the off
spring for a long number of years with
a sole purpose to TINT one end before
we can fix a prepotency to reproduce
that characteristic. and this same line
of action must continue if I'VE wish to
keep it. Every out cross we produce,
either with another thoroughbred or
q scrub, is very likely to break up the
whole shooting match" and reduce
our new breeds of veritable scrubs. -
/ This rule runs through every branch
> of nature, and is just asmarked in pro
: ducing vegetables and fruits, wher,
, crossing can be done, as with animals
! To be sure, some breeders of long ex
periencc, finding some peculiar veal,
ness in their stock, have with grea
: Judgment introduced an out-cross witt
I animals strongly imbued with opposit
y qualities and then bred strictly bacl
! to their own breed, and thereby i'm
!, proved the original breed, butdo nc
$ flattter yourself that You can do thi
A without long and extensive experience
s. Better leave good enough alone unit
/. experience proves the truth of it,
Il Home and Farm.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-11-14
Tomatoes for Cabbage worms.

The cabbage worm seems to be
ayerse to the strong oder of the toma-
to plant Natural insects, we may
reasonably believe, are guided by
scent in their search for food plants.
The odor of tomato plant is very
much stronger than that of cabbage,
and it has been discovered that when
cabbages and tomatoes are grown in
alternate rows the butterfly does not
alight on the cabbages SO grown, but
passes them by. If this should be the
result in all plantations, it will be a
very simple solution of the present
difficulty under which the patient
cabbage grower has labored SO long
| Farmers Home Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-11-14
HERE AND THERE.

While ducks or geese do not SEEM
subject to roup or cholera, vet they
will become lame ard droopy often il
too closely confined in damp quarters.
Look after the small econonomies in
poultry keeping.
Jacks and jennets are scavingers
of the best kind. No obnoxious weed
can be found that they do not eat and
seem to relish. Dog fennel appears to
be greatly to their taste, and Canada
thistle is sweet E.orsel to them
Cholera is destroying thousands Of
hogs now in the west, where corn is
abundant and cheap; but they seem to
be enjoying the best of health and
| ravenous appetites in Texas where
corn is rather scarce, and compare
lively dear.
The rice crop of southern Louisi-
ara has been cut short by the same
drought that has affected cotton and
corn SO badly in Texas. In the Prov
idence region not one. farmer in 20
will make as much as the seed he
planted. st ~
An unsophistlcated person might
suppose it would be easy to buy pure
linseed oil for painting; but let him go
try it aud he win fnd that the purest
he can get is largely petroleum or cot
ton-seed oil, and that paint mixed with
it will dry up to powder and blow Off
the boards.
The farm hen is an important ami
| nal so likewise is the farm cook. The
one laws the eggs for breakfast and the
other ..breaks day. for the cook, that
! she NAV prepare them in time for the
workers. But there are altogether toe
many noisy, conceited cocks kept on
almost every farm.
The farmers east of the Mississippi
are offering battle to the band Of plum
derers known as the Cotton Tic trust
!, This trust now controls practically al
! the cotton tie factories. and has ad
vauced the price to double that it wa
: before. This new,attempt to fleece tn
farmers of tho south justifies any dc
; gree of resistance within the sanction
of the law.
"a supply of dry earth. stored unde
shelter for winter use. will be foun
! very -aiSGblS in the hen house durin
!. the winter, when the ground is frozen
u and it will.serve many purposes AS
y cost nothing butthe labor OF storing
= away 1t should be attended to befor
. the wet season begins-l
1t Bees must, in, order to collect
r, pound of clover honey, deprive g.. Qt
Y. clover blossoms OF their nectar. To d
T. this the g., oo0 flowers must be visite
D. by an aggreg gate of s.7so.Goo bees. O
y. in other words. to collect its pound
a honey one bee mast make $1,000
4 trims from sud to the hive