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

Tho action OF the German Govern
ment in passing Law by which the
Government is to exercise control
over oil stock exchanges will doubt.
less result in similar attempt in the
United States, predicts the New York
Commercial Advertiser. 1t is the
purpose Of the German Government
to exercise severe control over the
stock exchange transactions and the
issue Of stocks and bonds by new com
panies. with view to lessening spec
ulation and protecting the public
from fraudulent or uncertain financial
ard commercial enterprises. A COM
prehensive law to this end hss just
been adopted by tho Reichstag by an
overwhelming majority. It is likely
to cause revolution in the present
stock exchange methods. In the first
place, it Is intended to discourage
stock sreculating by forbidding GER
tain borsen-termin-hande (ex,hange
time contracts) for grain, as we'll as
stocks and bonds. The Government
will assume o certain control over the
stock exchange business, with special
reference to listing on the stock ex-
change of new issues of stocks and
bonds or paper of new companies. It
will endeayor to maintain less Auctu.
ating and, as the agrariaus hope,
higher prices for grain and mill pro-
ducts by forbidding all time delivery
contracts being made on change for
such grain ard products,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
Blockaaed by pumlcc.

a floating barrier OF punlice stone,
nineteen miles long, over 1000 yards
wide and fifteen feet deep, closing
q seaport to all vessels ms efeotually
as boom could do, Is not the sort OF
thing one is likely to forget. And yet
that WIS one of the resulta OF the
Krakatoa eruption, the port being
Telok Reboung, in Sunda Straits.
Formed in few hours, ii would al.
most seem to be the supreme effort OF
nature in the pumioe making line,
wero it not that such immense guam
titles are found Mt the bottom oil the
sea. A queer place for pumice stone,
but pumice when produced is really
heavy 1t is only the air cavities in IL
tint makes it light, aud as it floats 10 Il!
becomes water logged, AMI down 1t
GOES.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

world at large by her wonderful e1'
ploits upon the wheel. Mrs. Rhine'
hart is the wife of one OF Denver's lead.
ing photographers. She is native OF
California, having lived in Colorado
but five years. On September 20,
1895, Mrs. Rhinehart took her first
ride, and, finding that she enjoyed it,
she invested in q wheel. December
IA she made her first century, and
when April arrived she had ridden
three centuries, and, in company with
her husband, had toured old Mexico
upon her wheel. Up to the present.
date Mrs. Rhinehart has ridden forty
four centuries in oil, and during July
gained worldwide fame by riding
ten centuries in ten consecutive days.
She followed that July % with double
century, which she accomplished in
twenty hours and twenty minutes,
riding the last forty miles in darkness,
mud and rain. Feeling confident that
she could lower her record for 200
miles, Mrs. Rhinehart started out OF
the morning of August Z OF 1926 and
in seven hours and fifty minutes GOV.
cred distance OF 102 miles. After
resting. thirty minutes she started
once more, and accomplished the
second 1O2 miles in nine hours and
forty-fve minutes, making the entire
2O4 miles in seventeen hours aud
thirty.fve minutes. Mrs. Rhinehart'a
record is one that is not equaled by
many male bicyclists, and probably
by no lady rider N the country. She
rides purely for pleasure. She has
never cared to break any record arld
has refused to enter contests. She is
an easy, graceful rider, averaging g
thirteen miles IN hour, coming OH
fresh and untired at the end OF trip:
that few could endure. Her fastest
sidinR is always done neax The anis2.
When she began riding Mrs. Rhine
hart was on invalid. She is now the
picture of health, and laughs most
heartily over the dismal prediction
that she is killing herself riding. She
is q slight young woman, with large
brown Dyes, golden hair, and is per
feet gypsy in color. Her riding cos
tune is o short divided skirt, sweater,
golf hose and low shoes. Daring hel
long rides che is particular that hel
clothing shall be very loose, so that
every muscle may have full play.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
NEW STYLES IN PETHcoATs.

The petticoat of lawn, cambria or
batiste, which for while has been
rather under cloud, has come back to
fashionable favor, and that this should
be carefully chosen to harmonize with
all else that Is worn is proof Of the
growing thought and taste OF modern
dress. Some very we'll dressed women,
however, never wear anything but a
white petticoat OF very fine fabric,
fearing the effect that the greater
thickness of satin or glace taffetns
might have upon the close fit below
the waist OF the present fashionable
skirt. The petticoet OF white OF
colored cotton is best suited to wear
under light dresses, with frills OF
founces around the bottom.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

| In San Francisco che telephone com
pany is putting in what it calls kitchen
telephones at fifty cents q month. Fo,
this sum the subscriber may call up
and talk to one other subscriber as
often as he chooses. But he has no
bell by which the other subscriber
may call him up. The kitchen tele.
phone is connected usually with the
grocery. For fifty cents more the sub,
scriber may have telephone connee.
tion with his doctor, or any other per-
son. he may call up any subscriber
to the general service of the city for
FIVE cents. The company does not say
that this service can be given with
profit at the rate named; it expects to
recoup by getting the people into the
habit of using telephones, knowing
that the telephone habit is hard one
to break.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

burial in another part of the camp.
Mining has never been done 60 care.
fully as to-day, and science has never
done 30 much to make the production
of gold and silveF cheap. Take the
Creeds camp, which has made SO many
men rich. Creede was poor pros
pector when he discovered the "Holy
Noses" whiob, in 1892, netted more
than one and one.half million dollars.
Creede sold 1t for $4,000. BE made
other strikes, and he has now on in.
como of d thousand dollars day.
Still he tramped the mountains for
twenty years before he made his big
strike, and he was fifty before he be.
came millionaire. He made the bulk
Of his fortune out of the Amethyst
and other mines, and the great re.
ceipts of the Holy Moses went to
Dave Moffat and his partners. A man
named Renniger was riding through
the mountains about Creede on one
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

and filed in with flowers or ribbon
bows. OF the hats in quiet tones,
black and white is extremely fashion.
able, the shape either in white rice
straw, or chip, hound with black vel
vet, stretched quite tight in the old
fashioned style, or dead white fancy
crinoline with irregular scalloped edge.
There is o new shape, with round
brim and high "iam rot" crown, which
is livery striking when sparingly
trimmed, and this is q favorite In
white chip, with broad band of black
velvet, and o big buckle in front, the
edge with narrow velvet binding, and
one large cluster of toll black plumes
at the side. More becoming is the
broad white crinoline hat shown here.
with; this with an edge of fancy black
and white crinoline. The brim may
becuryed or bent, to suit the wearer,
but hats are worn quite straight and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

who wanted to give him good send.
of into the other world; hired d man
to dig his grave for $40; 1t was id
the midst of the winter. There were
ten feet Of snow on the ground, and
the grave had to go six feet below
that. In order to keep the deceased
in proper condition until the grave
was dug he was laid away in the snow
for the time. Nothing was heard OF
the grave digger for three days, and
then the boys, wishing to carry out
the remainder OF the funeral, went out
to see him. They found him digging
away with all his might, but they
found also that he had put up the
stakes and gone through the ceremon.
les which gave him miners claim to
all the land about the grave. In go.
ing down into the earth he had struck
pay Ore, snd the rock which he got out
Vas worth about $50 ton: The
mourners at once staked out claims
adjoining his, and the deceased was
forgotten. He remained in the snow
bank Until the spring sun thawea him
out, when he was awarded an ordinary
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

in fashion when braiding is revived,
and, as has been already stated, braid
ing is very largely to be used. Even
on velvet and camels-hair serges,
there are rows Of braiding, while the
smooth cloths are fairly covered with
it. From 81 80 upwards ladies' cloth
can be bought, which is vide, and 1t
we'll sponged, is most satisfactory
material: but IN buying ang OF these
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

The accident insurance business in
the United States has been Of rapid
growth. It is hardly more than twen-
sslz Il sAs n6dsFlESea
by i single company as an expert
ment. but there are now ten large
stock companies and mary moro mu-
tual or assessment companies in the
field. Last year they received nearly
$1,000, 600 in premiums, and paid ont
ialbout So, 400, ,00o in losses. In 1895
lien of the leading mutual companies
carried 1901, $50, 75O Of risks, received
ss933,397 in premiums, and paid out
ss4A1, 172 in losses; the loss ratio was
47.2 per cent. In the same time the
ten stock companies carried 81 ,261,-
274, GIT in risks, collected SIS, 752. .623
in premiums, and paid $2,5l5, $50 in
losses; their loss ratio was 43.7 per
cent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

smooth cloths it is we'll not to choose
too heavy weight, particularly if the
skirt is to be braided; weight does
not mean warmth in cloth or wooden
materials. and. that we have only
learned; many Of Us, through hard ex!
perience. In 6oats and tight-ftting
waists the smooth cloths are more be:
coming than the rough ones, for they
seem to fill the figure better, probably
ON account of being more closely
woven. But this year it is not safe to
say arbitrarily that either one is the
only possible material. All the differ
ent shades of blue, brown, green and
gray, besides black, are fashionable,
but black leads all in the smooth
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
AN ELDORADO.
LEADvILLE THE CENTER OF
THE MINING INDUSTRY.
Millions Have Been Produced
Strange Tales OF the Finding Of
Unexpected 4 ortunes Dy lmpe-
cunious .Prespect6rs.

EADVlLLE, writes Frank 1t.
r Carpenter in the Washing
ton Star, is one OF the great
treasure vaults Of the United
States, Within the past seventeen
years Uncle Sam has drawn upon it to
the extent of more than $500, 600, 600,
but it has to-day more than one hun
dred producing mines and its unde.
yeloped riches are in6alculable. 1t
contains some OF the richest gold and
some Of the most wonderful silver
mines of the world. The territory
surrounding it is being reprospected,
new mines are being opened and some
of the old mines are 30 wonderful in
their production that sheir owners do
not want them mentioned in the news.
papers. Such a one is the "Little
johnny" which now has an output OF
$4,000 worth OF gold a day, and
which, I am told, could be made tc
produce, if the owners wished it, $780,.
600 in gold daily for years to come.
In one of the banks there there is about
peck Of specimens of the pure. gold
which has been taken from il. The
gold in the vein is in the shnpe OF or.
dinary gold ore, but in places there
are flakes and scales OF pure metal.
and every now and then rich pocket
is struck in which it lies in Jumps. The
daily output of the '.Little Johnny
is now about 200 tons, and the aver.
age value OF the ore is nearly $50.
There are now six shafts on the prop.
erty, the two deepest of which are 75O
feet. Gold is struck about 800 feet
below the ground, and it is said that
the whole area OF more than 100 acres
is mineralized.
Leadyille is one OF the greatest sill.
yer camps Of the United States. Mill
ions upon millions have been taken
out Of the earth back of the city and
scattered broadcast over the world.
The city itself is unierlaid with pre-.
cious minerals. About o year ago
Major A. v. Bohn struck a silver mine
on the edge of the town, TIE ore OF
which averaged 100 ounces of silver,
with now and then jump to as nigh
ns from 800 to 1000 ounces. 1t has
been found that this vein extends right
under LeadyiIle, and it is question
now as to whether Leadeille CAR hold
its silver or whether it is to go to
others. II Leadville gets it it will be
the richest city in the world, and sim
gle pockets of ore under the streets
will probably pay more than thu city
debt and leave q big surplus in the
treasury. Leadyille claims that the
streets were dedicated to the munich
pality, and that all that is under them
belongs to the city. The original own
ers OF the land are now claiming that
they gave the ground only as 6 right
of way, and SO the question hangs ii
the couxts.
Arany, of tile silTe7 mined d, Lead
vile are SO rich tliat they can be
worked ut profit, Notwithstanding the
low price OF silver. In the Moffa. aud
Smith mines there are $50 men on the
pay roll as miners. and it takes about
three men to handle and care for the
ore to each miner. There are 5000
men at work in the Leadville mining
dis. let, and laborers get from from 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
LEADvILLE's ORE TEAMS

upon by his neighbors MS utterly
worthless and good for nothing. One
day he went into the pines back OF his
cabin and dug hole. He struck ore
almost at the grass roofs, and opened
up q mine which yielded moro than q
million dollars.
Another famous mine was known MS
"Dead Mans Claim" and the man
who acted as grave digger ona certain
occasion became its owner. A we'll
known miner had died, and his friends,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

cloths. In the mixed cloths there is
pepper. and salt combination which is
immensely fashionable, but not be-
coming to everybody, as it really has
q gray shade which needs d pink end
white complexion to bear well. This
last material for hard wear is simply
unsurpassable; and is being used by a
great many women for both bicycling
and shopping, made in one jacket;
waist with two skirts, one short and
one long-rsally two gowns out OF one.
-Harper's Bazar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

A London servant appeared in hat
which was an exact imitation of her
mistress, and was ut once dismissed.
She brought suit for q weeks wages
instead of notice and won the suit.
Judge Washington held that a mistress
had right to object to servants ap-
parel if she chose, tut she was not
justified in dismissing her without
notice merely because two hats were
very much alike.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

to the shat. Stepping ON the eleva-
to- / was dropped hundreds OF feet,
past tunnel after tunnel running oil
inlo the vein, until l was OF last more
than thousand feet below the surface.
Running off from the shafts are these
great pipes or tunnels, ont of which
have been cut tho silver and lead.
They are lighted by electricity. They
are driven this way and that, go thut
they form alabyrinth like the avenues
in the Catacombs OF Rome. You could
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

A German. physician says that Stan.
ley owes the fact that he alone of
those who made up his party has SC
long survived the most dangerous Of
his African trips to his having sub.
mitted five times to q TRANSMISSION Of
African blood into his veins, which ia
believed in Africa to be great aid to
acclinatization.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

A thoroughly Dutch scheme for the
defense of Acheen in Sumatra is pro-
posed by an honest citizen Of Delft.
It is to surround the district, which
comprises $1,000 square acres, with
dikes that can be opened in case Of
attack, flooding the country around.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

It is not generally known, except
by certain persons whose Office it is to
learn of such matters, that the i'm.
mense Gum of $4,000, 900 is annually
expended in charity inthe city of New
York. That, at least, is the approzi-
mate amount, estimated as closely as
circumstances admit OF on the part OF
experts. There are about 5000 FAM
lilies who are listed d"giyers" to char
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

looped up, or wherever there see ms to
be an excuse for raassing in material,
there are ruf1es and puts and pompa-
dours gathered together. Of course,
it depends much on the artist whether
OF not these things are beautiful or
otherwise. 1t requires great SKILL to
create really elegant things, even
though one may have fine materials to
work With
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
game

An optimistic livery stable-keeper
says that the use of the bicycle will
die out. Hope, springing eternal in
the human breast, apd, in the estims-
ton of the San Francisco Examiner,
has seldom 6 wen more sprightiy e1-
hibition than this.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
Horses in Straw Hats.

A couple of horses wearing straw
hats were seen attached to hand
some landau in London the other day.
Il is said that horses suffer from the
heat when their heads are exposed to
the sun. - -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
MODES OF THE DAY.
LATE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
WORLD UF FASHION.
Fashionable Shapes and Colors in
Millinery-Broad Hat Of White
Crinoline-Broadclot and
Braiding-A New Veil.

n ARGE hats are very general,
:e and the generality OF these
L are wider from side to side,
and rather shallow in front,
nd the back is invariably turned up
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

EuN1oE SMITH of Lake View, N. r.,
undoubtedly holds the clover record OF
New England with IL four leaf and Il
five leaf and one seven leaf.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
very forward, and the back turned up
and filed in to meet the small coil OF

very forward, and the back turned up
and filed in to meet the small coil OF
hair.
The hat shown in the accompanying
illustration can be kept to black and
white, with pink roses at the back; or
a white hat is charming with dahiia or
helIotrope ribbon, black plume,
paste buckle, and band of black velvet
round the crown. A black hat with q
white edge is also effective, with shot
rose and crimson ribbon, black plume,
and pink roses; and the style OF tho
trimming can be copied in any ofthese
combinations.
The band round the crown is cut on
the bios, and in forming the ribbon
loops each end is pleated up separate
ly and tied round with stout cotton or
fine wire. The plume is sewn to the
back and the crown, and should be
high and stiff. Home Queen.
DRoApc1orH OR LADIES. .oLorI.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

IN the Nuremberg Chess Tourna-
ment, the young German, Dr.. Laskar.
fairly earned the honor of being the
greatest living player OF the royal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
s,tatisticians estimate that the
worlds stock OF silver coin amounts TO
81, 900, o0o, 900.

The Vermont State prison is o self.
sustaining institution. ''Every State
prison should be, " maintains the New.
port R. I.) Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

Over 50, 100000 worth of counter.
felt Italian notes were recently un'
eartked by tue police Of Naples,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
A MANIA FOR "puNca1yEss."

Fashion designers seem to be aflict.
ed with q mania for 10 g, loops, lap
pats, bows, bouquets and buuchiness.
Wherever fabric cau be puffel up or
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21

A snuff box sold at recent London
auction for $4,000. 1t was OF the Louis
XVI period.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
A CYCLING PHENOMENON.

The Remarkable Performance of a
Lady Of Denver.
Among the women OF pluck and en-
ergy in Denver is o dainty little lady,
Mrs. Rhinehart, who is surprising the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
TENT AND CAPE COMBINED.
4 Novelty for the Use OF the United
States Army.

Army officers are greatly interested
in q new utilization OF the shelter
tent, which is carried by the soldier
The morning times., 1896-02-20
SAILORS PUT UNDER ARREST
TNvent y-one British Tars Who Refus-
ed TO Work Their Vessel

New York. Feb. lJ.-Unitcd States Mar
shal Mccarthy, with sixteen deputies, left
pier 8 North River, shortly after 9 O'Clock
ibis morning TO arrest the twenl N-one sail
ors of the British steamer Elysia. now lying
off sedloe's Island, for refusing TO work
that vessel.
The Elysa sailed saturday for Mediter-
ranean ports but before the steamer had
reached SANDY Book The crew refused 10
work, and she was obliged TO put back
The reason the crew gave for refusing 10
work the vessel was that the vessel had
listed tcstarboard and was consequently un-
safe. The matter was reported To the
BRITISH consul. who ordered survey of the
vessel The surveyors reported that the
steamer was safe and worthy, and lay
upon an even keel.
The consul then told the sailors they
could do one OF Two ihings-go ashore or
STAY aboard and perform their duties.
II they went ashore They would forfeit
their pay and be classed a E deSerters,
and j z they stuck 10y the ship they would
have 10 pay the cost of her dete''tion out
OF their wages. They decided On gong
ashore. and a neHy crew was engaged.
Then one of The sailors. Charlie Roberts,
SAID To the sailors If you go ashore vol
unfairly you viii be clasSed as deserters
ana nave no show for your pay. but if they
Ftii Won ashore forCibly, why, then you
a chance.'
The men thereup0n refused to go ashore.
The United States district attorney was
apliealed TO yesterday afternoon ana war
rants Were issued for their arrest. The
detention OF the ship has already cost The
line over 81 200. The seamen on the
STEAMER quietly submitted 10 arrest and
were taken ashore.