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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
SUDDEN DEATH or NAHUM KENT.

New Brunswick. March (Specao.-Nahum Kent.
Of the firm of vananglen 4 Kent. grocers, feii
dead from rheumatism OF the heart In the once
OF his store at 6:S5 o'clock this morning. Kent
served during the In company X. 18th New
Jersey Volunteers. He became prominently iden-
titled with the business interests OF New,Bruns-
wick being secretary OF the Homestead Loan
Association, director OF the New Brunswick Saw
lngs Institution. the New-Brunswick Mutual Fire
Association and the Wells Memorial Hospital.
He was q charter member and senior deacon OF
Livingston Avenue Baptist Church He was ffty-
three yearD old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
MRS. EDISON SUED.

Suit has been instituted In the Second District
Court, Newark. against Mrs. Nina Edison. wife OF
Thomas A. Edison. The plaintiff Is John Richie.
who claims $50 for a months salary head gar
dener at the Edison mansion In Llewellyn Park.
West Orange Richie Gays that he accepted po-
siton with Mrs. Edison the above terms and
after he had worked few days he received better
offer from another party He notified Mrs Edison.
month, and she appeared satisfied. A few hours
later he alleges. she sent him word that he
discharged AS he hired by the month he
Claims a months salary. The suit Will be tried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
SUMMIT.

dance was he'd In Music Hail. Hotel Beechwood.
last evening.
On Wednesday evening the New-Providence Choral
Society presented the cantata, Queen Esther"
under the direction OF Mrs Joshua Youngs OF Sum-
NIT.
George V. Muchmore entertained the Fire Wardens
at reception given at his home In Springfield -ave.
Thur.day evening.
At meeting OF L. s. Grant Post. G. A. r.,
held Monday evening. II decided to give
entertainment early In April
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
HOBOkEN.

A sale will be held at the home OF Mrs. Richard
Stevens. Castle Point. on March % and 25. for the
benefit OF st. Katherlnes Home and home for
consumptives on the Hudson. The articles for sale
will include artistic sofa cushions. and the latest
millinery. donated for the purpose by New-York
firms.
The Hoboken Turn Verc.n Will open its fair next
month Many novel features will be introduced
and the fair is expected to be OF the leading
social affairs of the
The Arcadia Dramatic Society gave It's nrst an
nual ball ct ODD Fellows Hall on Tuesday night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
704 Broad ST., Newark. n. j.

will occur in the club rooms on Tuesday evening
After tie meeting banquet VIII De heid at ths
Mansion House. , -. r,u,.,.
The clerks and employees in the New-Brunswick
postofice this week presented Postmaster Rooert
Carson with a group picture handsomely framsa'
with MI Carson's photograph in the centre. M.
Carson's term has expired and ruror connects MS
name with the position OF State Prison keeper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
CORRECT SPRING Styles.

People In the upper part of Nsv,Jcrsey are eaee
learning that II ia not necessary to leave their own
State In order to provide themselves Win clothing
Of OK the s. RSpp s@a % and 'ys o. the .w
Tergrow nsroduS3 the nSX spIng stylsS. an 9
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
DELEGATES FROM THE vTH DISTRICT.

Hackensack, March 7.-As the With Congress Dis
trict consists Of only two counties. Passaic and
Bergen. each will have delegate to the St. Louis
Convention. Joseph H. Quackenbush. Of Paterson.
can 50 from Passaic II he desires In Bergen
County the rule viii continue heretofore Of send
&c the retiring member of the State COMMITTEES.
and c. r. Breckenridge Of haywood. will be ths
choice Of the county.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
ITS OCCUPANT. A SICK WOMAN. is RESCUED. AND
THE BUILDING IS BURNED.

CRAWFORD March Tin the storm this morn
ing the house Of Mrs. Rosa Barsos was struck by
lightning and set on fire. Mrs. Bargos was III In
bed at the time, and her cries for assistance were
heard BY her neighbors. She was carried from the
house to a pace Of safety. Her home, which was
valued at g. SO was totally destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
ACCUSED OF LIBELLING THE MAYOR.
DR. REINER OF ELIZABETH. IN JAIL on TWENTY
SIX CHARGES

Elizabeth, March DIR. John Max Relner. Editor
and publisher of THE New-Jersey Herald" has
been arrested charges preferred by Mayor Ran
kin OF Elizabeth. and is in the Jail here awaiting
trial upon twenty-six charges of criminal libel Mr.
Reiner was taken TO the Police Court this morning
and pleaded not guilty TO all of the charges, ana
was told that he must furnish 800 ball Tor each
complaint He was not able to procure the neces-
sary bondsmen He Is confident that he can furnish
the necessary amount of ball. and Will probably b
released soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
NWjBS!A KFN\
" ~sseo ~

Governor Griggs may dispose OF all his appoint
ments this week. and thus relieve the suspense
Of numerous ardent and expectant patrlots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08

The most important Offices In the gift OF tho
Governor are these:
Chancery Clerk, to succeed Allan l. McDer-
mott
State Superintendent Of Public instruction. 70
succeed Addison Is. Poland.
Lay Judge of the Court Of Errors and Appeals
TO succeed the late Clifford Stanley Sims.
Factory Inspector. to succeed Lawrence T. Fell
State Prison Keeper. to succeed John h. Fat
terson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Underneath q Lake.

An Englishnan, who hos lake upon
his estate. recently caused it to be
drained, and in the deepest part he
had q house built, which contains
smoking dining and servants rooms.
The frame work OF the house is iron.
The. floor is of stone, resting upon a
foundation OF concrete. The sides and
roof are composed of thick plate glass.
There Is q passage under the water
from the boathouse to the glass house,
aud air is obtained through large
clumps of artificial water lilies, which
rest upon the surface of the lake.
1t is indescribaLly pleasant to sit in
one of the rooms upon warm day.
The air is cool; there is no sound to
be heard, and it is interesting to watch
the fish swimming around, attracted
by the glare Of the electric lights.
The house cost comparatively little
to build. Tie owner contemplates q
more ambitious scheme. He has two
square miles of forest, which he in.
tends to inclose by wide, deep trench,
strong iron railing and high stone
wall. He will then turn loose into the
inclosure every sort of wild animal
that he can procure-lions. tigers, ele-
phants, etc., in order to ascertain il
they can live at large in this climate
and without unduly interfering with
eooh other. There is to be O network
of underground passages leading tc
numerous stone towers in different
places in this forest, and from these
he intends to watch the animals and
study their habits when in compare
lively wild state.- London Truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Africa's Ruined Temples.

Ruined temples arestated by Robert
II. W. Swain, an English anthropolo-
gist. to be so numerous in Mashona-
land that one might safely undertake
to find a hundred within ten miles of
Salisbury, while the number in the
entire country between the zambesi
and Mimpopo rivers must be enor-
rnous. These remains of the people
who built Zimbabwe take the form of
eros, if not complete circles. Cne of
the temples visited-about 300 yards
east of the Lundi river-is 169 feet 61
inches in circumferences, and the
foundation diverges only few inches
from a true circle. 1t is of small,
rectangular, natural-shaped blocks of
granite, laid in very regular level
courses in a finely built double wall.
The two doorways are 60 feet 81 inches
apart. One of them forms, with the
center of the temple, north and
south line, SO that it is supposed that
the wall between the two doors was
intended to face the sun at the sum-
lner solstice. 1t is suggested that
these remarkable structures were not
semples in the ordinary sense, but
simply religious symbols.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Utilizing tho Horse Cars.

When the car horses throughout
Connecticut cities were retired few
years ago with the coming of the
trolley, people wondered what would
become of the 600 cars that they have
dragged SO long. No one would have
guessed then that brisk demaud for
these old cars would spring up in one
season, and would almost completely
exhaust the supply. Yet such has been
the case this summer. The cars have
been sold for summer shelters in rural
districts for hunters camps, for lodges
by solitary lakes, for cabins on house
boats, and, most of all, for the homes
of campers on the coast of Long Island
Sound and its islands. A Norwich
party at Scotchcap, on the Thames
River, have arranged four horse cars
in the form of hollow square. A
canvas awning covers the courtyard
made by the cars, and tall flagstaff
rising from the centre completes the
pleasing establishment. One of the
cars is used az a kitchen and workshop.
and the others are lounging, sleeping
and reception rooms.-Detroit Free
Press,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Oceans of Soup.

There is enough canned soup sold
each year to float half hundred war
ships. At least, that is what man in
the business OF preparing the stuff
says. He has been fifteen years can
ming goods of all kinds, and he says
that no branch OF the trade has made
such strides as the soup industry. Last
year was the most successful in his
experience, he adds, and the chefs and
workmen in his factory worked on an
average Of eight hours day only.
This season promises to be record
breaker, and for the last five months
the full force has been engaged on an
average Of eleven hours day turning
out soup.
"Last year, he remarked, in giving
details of the great industry, 1--WE
canned 2,35O,000 gallons of it. 1t
would be possible to food the entire
Erie Canal with this quantity of soup
turned ont annually here and else
where. This year, judging by the way
we have started off, our output will be
over 5000, 900 gallons. Canned soup
has become popular for various rea.
sons. In the first place, it can be pur-
chased cheaper than it is possible for
the housewife to make it. Then, again,
there is no bother attached to its con-
sumption. 1t needs no seasoning, and
does not have to be cooked. All that
is required is to heat it. The cans ere
prepared with the greatest of care, and
will stand any sort OF climate, whether
it be the torrid zone or the clustering
Arctic.
nrhere are, of course, more than
one hundred kinds of soups prepared
at our cannery. The most popular,
however, number about fourteen.
They are the oxtail, beef, chicken,
mock turtle. pea, tomato, green turtle,
terrapin, copsomme, mulligetawney,
maccaroni, vermicelli, iullenne and
okra or gumbo.
"The best materials are used in the
construction of the soups, and we have
some OF the best Partisan chefs obtain
able, who prepare the stuff. Wa e1-
ercise Ms much care and regard for
cleanliness at our factory as is OBJ
served in any kitchen, private or pub
lie. All our soups are put up in quart
cans, which is sufficient to supply
seven or eight persons. The soups
vary in. price The average for the
ordinary cans is about thirty cents
each. The moro delicate soups sell
for seventy cents quart. New York
Mail and Express.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
origin Of Popular Expressions.

! sTell that to the marines" indicates
the contempt which, even to the pres
ent day, professional sailors feel and
express for the soldiers who form q
portion of the complement on board q
inan-of-war, says an exchange,
'sDo OF Rome as Romans do" is
credited to no less an authority than
st. Augustine, who advised convert,
doubtful about the propriety of some
custom observed at Rome, to do as
other people did.
The term "blue stocking" is as old
as the year 1400,, at which date in
Venice society of literary ladies and
gentlemen was organized, the members
of which as distinguishing badge
wore blue stockings.
'sAs tight as Dicks husband" origi-
mated in the days Of Richard Crom-
we'll, son of the great Oliver, who, in
the humorous parlance of the time.
found the crown so tight thst he could
not put it on his head.
"By the holy poker" is popular
aboreviation of an oath which became
common during the orusades. ''By
the holy sepulcher" was in the mouth
of all England during the two centur.
les that the crusados went on.
H'To haul over the Goals" recalls the
former legal custom of trial by fire,
the accused walking barefoot over a
bed of glowing Goals and his innocence
or guilt being deduced from the
condition of his feet after certain
number of days had elapsed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
A Glass Box for perishable Articles.

There seems to be no limit to the
ingenuity bestowed upon the devising
of means for accomplishing the trans
port of the perishable produce of dis
tant climes to the English market. A
new method is that of packing butter
in box made of six sheets OF ordin-
ary glass, all the edges being covered
with gummed paper. The glass box
is enveloped in u layer of plaster OF
paris, one-folrth of an inch thick, and
this is covered with specially prepared
paper. The plaster being bad con-
dnotor of heat, the temperature inside
the hermeticnlly-sealed receptacle
remains constant, being unaffected by
external changes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Terrible Spiders.

As rule, spiders are quite harmless
to man, but one or two foreign species
are capable of doing mischief. The
great, hairy spider of the South Ameri
can pampas, for instance, has long,
black, sickleshaped jaws, which inaict
severe wounds, and the effects OF the
poison are sometimes felt for many
years after the bite is given.
But an even more Objectionable
spider is found on the same pampas.
It is very large, very active, and OF
extraordinarily bad temper. 1t not
only resents any intrusion upon its
domain, but objects even to any one
looking over the hedge.
Men on horseback who ventured to
approach WITHIN ten feet of it have
been pursued for thirty yards, the
spider keeping up with a trotting
horses. This irritable individual is
called "the king of spiders.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Consunntion Under X Rays

DR.. Levy has just made a communi-
cation to the Berlin physiological So
ciety regarding the latest application
of the Roentgen rays. 1t has now be-
come possible. he declared, to obtain
o complete picture OF the internal of-
gans, as regurds their situation, Size
and mechanism. This is accomplished
by means of the Fluorescenz screen.
The whole tody is lighted up SO that
the shadow of the various parts and
organs is thrown on the screen. DR..
Du Bois.Reymond and Professor
Grummach, who had aided DR.. Levy
in his Investigations, further reported
that they had succeeded in seeing the
organs OF the throat. the larynx, the
tongue and the stomach. Professor
Grummsch has further succeeded in
making pathological studies of the
human body. He examined man
who had formerly suffered from con-
sumption and hemorrhage OF the
lungs. he noticed that in the part Of
the body where the lungs lie the
lungs are too transparent to be visible
by mems OF the Reentgen rays) there
were q number of opaque spots. These
we're places where ossiication OF the
tuberculous parts of the lungs had set
In. In another case he saw small black
lines in the heart of patient just
where the main arteries lie. These
showed that the ossiacation of this
part of the heart had set in, although
It could not be diagnosed by any OF
the usual means. The correctness OF
these observations was confirmed by
the fact that the pulse in the wrist was
hard to the touch, and signs of ossifi-
cation could be observed near the el-
bow and in the forear1n.-New York
Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
pITH AND POINT.

He ION small salary)-I love to
listen to the singing of the birds, to
the orchestra of nature" She
"Yes, it is SO inexpensive. Pick
Me-Up.
Editor Ito humorist) )-"Do you ex-
pect pay for this ioke?" Humorist-
"Certainly. You didn't think wcs
in the funny business for fun, did
uY-Standard.
Charley Hardupp-"So your father
thinks am q brick, does he?' Ethel
Gotroks-"Yes, Cholly-and that isn't
the best of it, either-he thinks you're
gold one. Duck.
"Par, what is your busy day"
"Well, happy urchin, it is when l stay
at home to rest, and your mother gets
me to do few little odd jobs about
the house. "-Tid-Bits.
Mrs. Jimsmith-"George, what does
carte, blanche mean?" Jimsmith--
SIT refers to the way o man feels
when he has $25 in his pocket and his
wife has gone away for a week. -
Buffalo Express.
Sure Not to Fit: 81 have been read
ing about the coming styles in
sleeves, remarked Mrs. Frankstown.
care they to be too tight or too
loose?" asked Mrs. Point Breeze
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Mrs. Mackey-"An' so you have
no mother now?" Jimmy-"No,
num-" Mrs. Mackey-"Well. my
boy, whenever ye feel the want OF a
good lickin' come to me and I'll be O
mother to yer. London Tit-Bits.
A gentleman's linen cuff directed to
the owner, and stamped with q penny
stamp, recently went through the
postoAice. 1t bore this message:
''Please call and pay your washing
bill. Your Laundress. "-Tid-Blts.
Miss Gotrox-"Do you know that
Count Sandwich actually addressed me
in public as his treasure" Miss
camper de ueuuI LID An'ooouSA'
He's always getting the English Ian.
guage mixed, you know. detroit
Free Press.
Dealer-"Here's cyclometerI can
recommend. II is positively accu-
rate; not ct all like some cyclometers,
which register two miles, perhaps.
where you have ridden only one."
Young Lady-"You haven't any Of
that Find, have you2"-Boston Tran
script.
The Point of View: Jackie-"What
does it mean by seeing 'the humorous
side of things2'" Father-"Well, my
SOD, take banana peel, for example.
How many sides has it?" Jackie
"Why, two, of course. iFather-
"Exactly; and when some other man
steps on that banana peel, he sees the
serious side of it, and you see the hu-
morous side. Truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
1t Was Too Bad.

A Dublin journalist tells the follow
ing anecdote:
One night, as messenger from the
Office of an evening paper was passing
along the quays on the banks of the
Lifey, he heard the sound of some one
struggling in the water.
care You drowning?" he shouted.
"I am" replied the feeble voice
from the water.
"What pityp said the lad, consol-
ingly. ''You are just too late for the
last edition tonight; but, cheer up,
you'll have nice little paragraph all
TO yourself in the morningr'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
MUSICAL.

"Now, professor, said the hostess,
II want You to have numerous plan.
issimo passages in your selections for
the musicale"
"You are fond of the sentimental,
then?"
"Not especially. But my guests
will want TO hear themselves talk once
in while. Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
1NpRpENpENcE OF oHARAorER.

Mudye--"If there is one thing I do
pride myself on it is my independence
of character.
Wick wire-"Well, man who lives
in the way you do doesn't have to de-
mand on his character. Indianapolis
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
An 1mnortant plrersnce.

To make 1t apparent to Thousands who think
themselvesill, that they are not AFFLICTED With
any disease; but that the system simply needs
cleansing is to bring comfort homo to their
hearts. as a costive condition Is easily curst
by using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by tbs
California Fig Syrup Company only, and sold
by ell druggista
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
ASTRONOMICAL.

She-"Hello, there's new moon
Wonder if it's wet or dry moon?"
He-"A dry moon, of course"
She-"How con you tell?"
He-"Oh, 1 know that it is dry
moon from the fact that it will be get
ting full in q little while. ."-Boston
Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
to almost any length. "--Indiauspoln
A SUBSTITUTE.

"Benson. you know, went to Africa.
and there met his death.
"Poor fellow! But his body was
brought home and given a decent
burial, wasn't itp"
"Well, they hanged the cannibal.
and then brought home his body and
buried it. "--Philadelphia North Amer
icon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
STRETCHES THEM.

"What is the complainant's reputa.
lion for truth and veracity2" asked
the lawyer.
"It is generally good, 1 think, an
swered the witness, Though in telling
about tho size of the snakes he has
killed, he seems to be inclined to 60
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Strictly Business.

Hustling Commercial Traveler-Miss
Carrie, I've been around good deal,
and I'm a good Judge of girls. I'm
ready to marry and settle down, and
I've picked you out for wife. Does
it go?
Handsome Young Milliner-It doesn't
go, Mr.. Swimmalick.
Commercial Tfaveler-All right,
Miss Carrie. What can show you
in ribbons today? I've got the gol-
whoppinest lot you ever w."-Chi.
cago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Politeness is Cheap.

"Politeness is the cheapest thing
there is for its intrinsic value"
eyes. That is the reason it is used.
That is why people put L am your
obedient servant at the end of let
ter, where it costs nothing, and don't
put it at the end of telegram. In
dianapolis Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Oddest Monument in the World,

Perhaps one of the very oldest
monuments is the tablet in Berkshire
church in memory of soldier who
had his left leg taken off "by the
above ball." the actual canon ball be-
ing inserted at the top.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Len Destitute.

Not of worldly goods, but of all earthly CON-
fort, IS the poor wretch tormented By malaria.
The fell scourge is. however, shorp Of It's thong
in advance by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, its
sia, biliousness, constipation, rheumatism,
nervousness and kidney complaints are also
emong the bodily affiictions which this oe-
nedcent medicine overcomes with certainty.
Use it systematically.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
Laid Out.

Razwit--I hear Mutely got so excis
ted in a silver argument last night
that he lost the power of articulation.
Bilduz-Why, I thought he was
deaf and dumb.
Razwit-Yes; he dislooated both
thumbs. New York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-02
ON THE HEIGHT,

dreamed last night, my darling,
That you stood on height,
Arrayed in shimmerlng garments,
And glorious to the sight;
And all the roads Of all the earth
Led up to where you stood,
The very apotheosis
OF gentle maidenhood;
And people came from near and far,
The lowly and the great,
To gaze In wonderment upon
You in your regal state;
But, ah! my love. In all that throng,
That hal been drawn to thee,
One person only hold thy gaze
And ], oh, joy, was he!
AMI in your dream, pray tell me,
As stood upon that height,
Arrayed in shimmering garments,
Aud glorious to the sight
There on that lofty pinnacle,
As I In splenlor stood,
The very apotheosis
OF gentle maidenhood-
Aud, us the people pressed around,
The lowly and the great,
To g,lzo with wondernent upon
Me In my regal state
Oh, tell me-, tell me truly,
Aud relieve my troubled mind
As stool up there in glory,
Did my skirts hang straight behind?
Cleveland Leader.