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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
A New Bell.

Many sensitive persons are startled
by the abrupt incisive sound given out
by the ordinary electric bell. NJ.
G1erre, Paris electrician, who has
been working on the idea that this
Characteristic OF the electric bell was
not irremediable, has produced bell
which gives continuous musical
sound. The note is very soft, and
sweet, although penetrating, and is
said to be On exaggeration of that OBJ
tnined by rubbing the edge of glass
with tie finger. Instead of bell with
hammer and spring interrupter, o
steel bell is used, which is its own in.
terrupter. When the circnit is closed
by the pressure of the button at the
other end OF the line, it is released
from the electro-magnet forced for
ward and released again for q number
of times with great rapidity. The
vibration set up produces the pleasing
humming instead of The familiar sound
so irritating to nervous people. The
pitch of the note can at any time be
changed. For instance, should there
be sickness in o house and it Is desired
to reduce the carrying quality of tre
note, it can be lowered until it is audi.
BILE only to servants, or others whom
it is intended to summon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
1t is Hot in Queensland

No rain had fallen for eight months,
and the bot air was thick with q sitting
haze of dust. The mighty Flinders,
avast river ofsand, with water beneath,
Knocked the parcbed township, the
dusty downs, and tho burning limbs
of the population.
"Ffequently oil the doors and win
dows of the wretched tin and wood
houses had to be hurriedly closed to
keep out the hateful sirocco. ~,
almost bare downs rolled away into
the distance, with pillars of hot dust
Thousand feet high, travelling along
IN the scorching whirlwinds, ut few
miles distance from each other, like
giants stalking through the land, rear
ing their dim heads into the brass col.
ored sky. These dust gpouts are only
few feet in diameter for hundreds OF
feet up. They come eddying along,
sometimes lifting even oil tins and
pieces of corrugated iron; and woe
betide the houses they take in their
track, for they fill them with dirt anc
rubbish, making clatter on the roof.
Even if people are on the alert to close
all the apertures as they see column
approaching, they are filled with fine
dust, and the very bookcovers curl up
with the heat. The people are as hap
Ply US anybody else. They live and
toll, make lots OF money, marry, an6
are given in marriage. They hav.
their excitements-the shenring sea
son, dancing, and race meetings. AL
The vices and a few of the virtues be.
longing to the rest of the world are tc
be met with in that dreary, scorchins
wilderness. From "Parts of the
Pacic."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
A Lighthouse Without d Light,

The most extraordinary OF oil light
houses is to be founl ! on Arnish Rock,
Stornoway Bay-a rock which is sepa
rated from the Island Of Lewis by
channel over 500 feet wide. It is in
the Hebrides, Scotland. On this rock
q conical beacon is erected and on its
summit a lantern is fixed, from which,
night after hight, shines light which
is seen by the fishermen far and wide.
Yet there is no burning lamp in the
lantern and no attendant ever goes to
it, for the simple reason that there is
no lamp to attend to, no wick to train,
and no oil well to replenish.
The way in which thispeculiar light
house is illuminated is this: "On the
Island of Lewis, 500 feet or so away,
is lighthouse, and from window in
the tower stream of light is projected
on mirror in the lantern on the sum-
nit of Arnish Rock. These rays are
reflected to en- arrangement Of prisms,
and by their action are converged to
focus outside the lantern, from where
they diverge in the necessary direc'
tion."
The consequence is that to ailintents
and purposes Lighthouse exists which
has neither lamp nor lighthouse
keeper, and yet which gives as ser.
yiceable light-taking into account
the requirements of this locality-as
if an elaborate and costly lighthouse,
with lamps, service room, bedroom,
living room, storeroom, oilroom,
watertanks and all other accessories
were erected on the summit of the
rock. k.-Tit-Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
A Mechanical Doctor.

II has been reserved for a Dutch.
man to carry the penny.in.the-slo
machine to its extreme limits. He has
invented an automatic physician. In
appearance the machine is dignided
metal man, the front of whose waist.
coat is pierced with number of open
ings, over each of which is inscribed
the name of one of tho commoper ail-
ments to which humanity is subject
Yop put o penny in the slot set apart
( i your particular illness, and ont
pops small packet of medicine. This
automatic doctor may be consulted by
the sound as we'll as by the sick, for
one of the slots delivers q "refresher
and tonic" distilled from wholesome
herbs. This idea is certainly ingeni
ous.-Tit-Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Monroe Doctrine in New l.ight.

Judge Thomas n. Welcb, of Caro-.
lima County, Virginia. recalls a new
phase of the Monroe doctrine, the de-.
tails of which he had from the lips of
James W. Saunders, who aboit fifty
years ago was a leading lawyer and
politician of Charlottesville, Va.
Mr.. Saunders said that when he was
O. young lawyer, Mr.. Monroe, who had
already been President. lived on his
farm in Albemarle County, about seven
miles from Charlottesville. A person
in New York sent Mr.. Saunders for
collection a bond of $500, due from
Mr.. Monroe. After consulting with
some of his friends he started to call
on tho ex-President to present the
claim. Accordingly, he rode to the
residence of Mr.. Monroe and found
him at home. He was received in the
most courteous manner, conducted to
the parlor, and o mint iulep was
brought in.
Mr.. Monroe's conversation was
bright and instructive. Presently Mr..
Saunders was invited to partake of an
excellent breakfast, after which he
went with Mr.. Monroe to his Office,
where good cigar was enjoyed.
Finally, he informed Mr.. Monroe Of
the object of his visit. This he did as
politely as possible. adding the cred
itor desired immediate payment.
Mr.. Monroe listen attentively, then
arose suddenly from his chair, went to
a desk, took out two duelling pistols,
and said:
"Here aro two duelling pistols,
which purchased in Franco (his voice
trembling with anger, and now, sir,
you can take your choice, and down
there in that grove We can each settle
this matter"
The invitation was declined, and Mr..
Saunders left without an invitation
from Mr.. Monroe TO repeat the visit.
New York Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
School in Griaualnn1.

Tho scene is laid in Griqualand East,
d depedency OF the Cape of Good Hope.
The place, country schoolhouse, sit.
tate in wide. open plain, with "bush"
did "dongas," or gullies, in the dis.
tance: The master feceives d Govern.
ment grant; the parents dlso pay him
small fee monthly. Number Of pd-
pills; eighteen; farms being three and
six thousand acres each, nnd only very
partially fence1. The boys. and girls
oil come to school on ponies; these
gfass about until the joyful signal is
given and the school is out. Saddles
for both sexes Consist generally OF
sbeepskins; aid bride reins ore prob
able made of "reims"-that is, un-
tanned strips Of hide.
Time, Q p: nj. There are always
natives about who assist in catching
lind "sadding up" the ponies. Ten or
twelve Of the youngsters have to travel
id the same direction. Hurrah! now
for hurdle race: There are two water
jumps on the homeward-bound
"course." 1t Is q grand heller r:
The ponies enter into the fun. ANY
youngster who quits his or her sheep
skin must catch the pony and scramble
up as best he or she can: The winner
is generally girl who has taught her
brothers to ride. These children would
feel the restraints of English life ter
ribly. The mothers in the old country
lift their hands in horror, and exclaim: !:
"Surely these children will break their
necks !"And what does this heathenish
writer mean by "water iumps?" Bless
your anxious heartbs, the children are
not hurt; they tumble on the turfquite
comfortably; and those ponies that
don't jump the brook go through it.
AS to wetting, that matters but little
with o Griqualand temperature, and
perhaps thunderstorm gives them
wetting M. 2. But these clever ponies
can generally make the shelter before
the storm overtakes them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Some English as SHE Is Wrote.

An Oklahoma editor expresses his
thanks for basket OF oranges thus:
"We have received q basket OF oranges
from our friend Gus Bradley, for which
he will please accept our compliments,
some of which are nearly six inches in
diameter.
On tombstone in Indiana is the
following inscription: "This monu-
ment was erected to the memory of
John Jenkins, accidentally shot as q
mark of affection by his brother"
A coroner's jury in Maine reported
that deceased came TO his death by
excessing drinking producing appo-
plexy in the minds Of the jury"
A michigan editor received soma
verses not long ago with the following
note of explanation: "These lines
were written fifty years ago by one
who has for long time slept IN his
grave merely for pastime. Wash
ington Evening Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
A free Of Iron.

e
At the meeting of the Academy of
Natural Science of Philadelphia, Prof.
Oscar G. s. Carter of the Boys Central
High achool, vas the principal speak
er. Inhis address he referred to o So
called iron tree, which was discovered
about one mile from Three TINS,
Montgomery county, Pa, imbedded in
sandstone quarry, about ten feet be-
low the surface. The tree is about IS
feet long, and the trunk is about s
inches in diameter. It has been COM
pletely turned to iron, and is com
posed mostly of brown hematite, an
iron ore. A portion of the tree is Of
imperfect Ignite, which greatly re-
sembles charcoal. No doubt exists
among scientists that the article re-
ferred to was real tree, because knots
were found, many of which had also
turned to iren.-Industrial World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Boston,s Confu.lins stres.s.

Tho yarn that the downtown streets
in Boston were formerly cow-paths,
and that unless one be careful in keep
ing bearings he is liable to walk in cir
cles, although apparently Walking
straight ahead, must be true, because
it has been verified. It is to othe effect
that stranger, having asked police
man to direct him to q csrtsin place
several blocks distant, followed the
directions until he became bewildered.
Seeing policeman, he asked again
to be directed on his way. Confused
again by not finding the place, he ap-
pealed again to a policeman. "Look
here" the policeman remarked, en-
phatically: ''If you ask me that ques-
tion again I'll run you in-seef" A
stranger, who inserted that story into
o description of his experiences in the
town recently, was confused when a
reputable gentleman Of IS years inter-
rupted by saying that his experience
in 1885 was similar, except that the
person he asked was not policeman.
Any yarn that holds good for half
century ought to be believed. New
York Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Where sbiln.s are Made,

Down below the Santa Fe round.
house, near the railroad tracks, is a
factory unlike any other nthe United
States, or, for thht matter; anywhere
else. It makes splihts for the use of
surgeons i'll bahdaging broken limbs;
from peculiar fbrous material that
possesses especial adaptabillty fof the
PURPOSE. This material is The wood
of Tho yucca palm, which grows
plentifully,, on tho Moiaye Desert.
The trees arc cut down and trimmed
into logs about ten or twelve feet long;
and from ten inches upward in dame
ter, and shipped to the factory, where
they are stripped of bark and Gaze
fully inspected. About nalf or more
of the logs contain what might be
called flaws, or kidney colored masses,
SC hard that the machinery used can.
not 6dt them. Nobody seems nble to
explain how these formations are
caused, but they make tho men OF the
factory great deal of trouble and
spoil much timber. The logs aresawed
up into suitable lengths, length put
into latho and O long knife is pressed
against it, taking of shaving about
one.eighth of IN inch thick, more or
less, according to tho use to he made
of it. This long shaving OF board is
then cut into smaller piec6s and put
away id racks to dfH, for the trees are
cut up when green; it being impossible
to soften them after they are dried.
Although thoy grow in the desert and
look patched to, the eye, they are full
of water and weigh 80 much when
green that they sink in water. The
poorer quality OF the yucca is cut up
into narrow strips, which are fastened
around young fruit trees to protect
them from sunburn and tho attack of
rabbits, for whish purpose they are
found to answer admirably; and II
great many of them are used, But
the use OF this material upon which
the greatest hope of ultimate profit is
based is for splints, for which 1t is
much better adapted than any other
material used, as well as being
cheaper.-Los Angeles Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Notv, ,yhat Can a Man Do?

Patient Man-Suppose q woman
makes il SO hot for her husband that
he can't live with her, what can she
do?
Lawyer-Sue him for support.
Patient Man-Suppose she has run
him 60 heavily into debt that lie can't
support her, because his creditors grab
every dollar as quick as he gets hold
of it, besides running his business with
their suits?
Lawyer-If for any reason whatever
he fails to pay her the amount ordered
he will be sent to jail for contempt OF
court.
Patient Man-Suppose she drives
him ott OF the house with fat-iroD,
and he's afraid to go back?
Lawyer-She can arrest him for de-
sertiop.
Patient Maxwell, I can't see any
thing for me to do but go hang myself.
Lawyer-It'S against the law to com :
NIT suicide, and if you get caught at
tempting it you'll be fined and impris-
cned. Ten dollars, please. Good day.
New York Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Did No. De.ire to orltlolss.
Mr.. Meskton's wife was cycling him
- u. a. lSa 1,-aa1eno

Mr.. Meekton's wife was cycling him
euspiciously as he ate his breakfast.
aYou don't seem to like the biscuits" !"
she said. aWhat Is the matter with
themg'
cob, nothin' much.
; '.Then why don't you eat themi"
sT don't feel rauch like eatin' bis
cults this morning"
'Then there must be something the
matter with them or with YOU"
"Well, to tell you the truth, they're
q little more burnt than I ordinarily
like 'em. And I hope you won't think
Pm fault finding and not willing to
make allowances. I know that human
natures human nature, and it isn't
with any idea of blame that remark
that lately when ye amt scorchin' on
the bicycle ye're scorching on the cook
stove. I 'spose the two just naturally
go together, Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01

dow sill. She was unusually qulet.
She had been watching Alice, who,
with book in hand, was promenading
on the lawn below, under tho shady
trees.
"She is very beautifully" said vane,
looking towards the graceful fignre.
"1 wonder if she would marry me?"
"Vane Winton, haven't you asked
her yet?"
"Not yet. Perhaps shall to-day.
Do you think I had better do so?"
"Most certainly" And she ran of,
singing merrily.
In short time she was tearing
down tho road on Floss at breakneck
speed.
After she had gone, vano went out
to Alice.
"What ails Lottiea" tho lady in
quired.
sLottio? I do not Ilerstand.
'.As she passed me just few mo-
ments ago to mount her pony, 1 spoke
to her, 'Let me go, Alice Mayp she
snapped, md noticed tears in her
eyes. And then she rode off 80 reck-
lessly that / am fearful she will put
Floss in bad temper"
Alice spoke lightly, but Vane's faco
paled as he walked back to the house,
and waited anxiously fer Lottie's re-
turn.
Presently he caught sight of Floss
being led slowly by d strange man.
Then followed d carriage with two
men, one of whom held o girlish fig
ure in his arms.
est took place down on the river
road," explained one OF the men to
Vane. "lhe girl was riding like the
wind when all at once the pony made
plunge, and the girl landed among
the rocks"
Mr.. and Mrs. Winton came hurry
ing out and the greatest excitement
prevailed. They took Lottie into the
house, where it was ancertained that
one arm was broken, and several ugly
cuts and bruises had been received.
When Lottie opened her eyes, Vane
was ut her side.
$50 away!" she cried.
"NeYer, darling. for I love you"
"How can you love me and marry
Alice?" she pouted.
81 am not going to marty Alice"
"Why, Lottie, can 1t be that you
are jealouss" said Alice, taking her
hand, ''Vano and / dc not want each
other"
81 was very jealous" confessed Lot.
tie, "but please don't go away" And
he did not. "When you spoke of mar
rying Alice, l did not care what hap
pened to me"
''But you refused me-"
81 know it, but only to tease you.
Just Us soon ns Iottie recovered
there was quiet wedding, and Alice
was bridesmaid.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
rOpULlR SCIENCE.
A bicycle cab is on view in London.

A bicycle cab Is Oh view in London.
Blottihg paper handles for bicycles
are recent invention.
An attachment. has been invented
by which an ordinary bicycle can be
converted into o tandem.
An American dentist in Paris has
been trying the < rays onaching jaws,
and aifirms that it is asure cure for
the toothache.
a London doctor says that bathing
with solution OF hyposulphite of
soda will Immediately and permanently
cure ivy poisoning.
DR.. higgins, the we'll known as-
tronomer, says fhe stars nfe red, white
md blue, according to their ages.
The white stars are The youngest.
A recent experiment at passing the
Roentgen ray through mans head
resulted in killing the hair and lea7-
ing him with perfectly bald spot.
The artificial propagation and cul-
ture of sponges has been SO success.
fully practiced on the Mediterranean
coasts that the people Of Southern
Florida and the West Indies are at
tempting similar methods.
A Swede has invented variable
speed ehainless safety bicycle. The
machine is said to hays fve fates Of
speed, the change being made pnet.
matically by means OF tubing and two
India rubber bdlks fitted TO tho handle
bar,
An Australian has just executed
what is considered one OF the most fe.
markable mathematical feats of
modern times. It consists in thp de-
vising of a diagram for finding tine
true bearing of celestial bodies Sc as
to correct the compass.
1t has been noticed in Germany that
lightning often passes harmlessly
through the ere and molten iron OF
blast furnaces to the earth, Instead Of
being attracted to the lightning con:
duetora. The suggested explanation
il that the aqueous vapot and carbon
III the smoke column offer better
conductor to arll through tRe furnace
charge than is afforded by the rod
outside.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Extraordinary Growth OF Sick Girl.

Recently o fourteen-year-old girl
died in New Brighton. It is said that
when she became ill she measured five
feet two inches. She was sick three
weeks, and when she died and was
laid out for interment she measured
five feet nine inches, having grown
seven inches in three weeks. 1t is
said that the change in her appearance
was so great that neighbors viewing
the remains could. scarcely recognize
in them the features of their little
friend of three weeks before. Doc
tors say it is the most remarkable
case they have any knowledge Of,
Philadelphia Times
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
WORDS OF wlsDoH.

Don't watch the cook too closely.
All politcness is owing to liberty.
An occasional drubbing does a man
good.
It is easy to pick out work for the
fool killer.
No woman wants the latest wrinkles
in her face.
People usually pick out their own
temptations.
The increase of knowledge increases
the need of il.
Our richest relatives arc often the
most distant ones.
A fighting chance often means
chance to be whipped.
The man is not poor who has the
Use Of things necessary.
Pretty women who are stupid are
foses without fragrance.
A woman's idea of q good thing al
ways makes man smile.
After all, On aching heart does not
hurt like on aching tooth.
The road to happiness is the pleas
ahtest part Of the journey.
A woman's interest in anybody usu-
ally begins with curiosity.
No man ever marries but some wo.
man thinks he is ''captured."
Cupid shoots his strongest arrows
nowadays at the pocketbook.
If you want to make friend praise
d dog in its owner'spresence
Caprice buyeth o folly, then ex.
shangeth it for greater folly.
There is no opposing brutal force to
The stratagems of human reason.
It is no sign that mon is fool be.
cause I'D differs with us in opinion
The Southwest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Wealth Of the World.

The United States is the richest na-
tion in the world, though adding the
wealth of Great Britain to that of her
colonies, the British Empire would be
the richest. The people of Australia
have more wealth per capita than those
of any other country. Tho British come
next. The United States come fifth
in per capita of wealth, the French and
Dutch, as we'll as the Australians and
British, being wealthier.
The following table gives Professor
Mulhall's estimate of the wealth OF ff.
teen nations, with . calculation which
shows the per capita of wealth OF each:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01

From the above it will be seen that
of the nations mentioned Russia, Aus
tria and Italy, 10 the order named, are
the three poorest, so far as the per
capita of wealth is concerned.
The list, however, is far from COM
plete. China, India, japan, Turkey,
M 1ico, Brazil and Portugal are richer
in aggegate wealth than some OF the
nations mentioned, though China, In
dia and Turkey are doubtless poorer
in per capita of wealth than any. II
China had per capita of wealth of as
much as one hundred dollars she would
be richer than any nation except the
United States, Great Britain and
France.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Early Rising insanity.

Brinks-say. professor, do you be-
lieve in the theory that early rising
tends to insanity?
Professor Smart Yes, I think there
is considerable truth in it.
Blinks-But man to be insane
must have o delusion of some sort.
Now, what particular delusion havs
you ever known an early riser TO be
rfi cted with?
Professor Smart-The delusion that
he liked early rising.-New York
World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Had Respect For It.

Mr.. Dismal Dawson's removal OF the
trash from the lawn Was SO languid
that Mrs. Watts wns moved to say: "l
fear goa are not fond OF work"
'sOh, yes, I am, num-" said Mr.
Dawson. 'sI think go much OF work
that I wouldn't be violent with it fer
nothin. Indianapolis Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
An Electric Theatre.

There is q project on foot to build,
in Boston, On electric theatre in which
all the wings, drops, etc., are to be
operated by electric motors, aud in
which it is expected to produce re-
markable twilight, moonlight, sunset
and tempest effects by electrical
means
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Old Linen Paper.

The oldest piece of linen paper in
existence, SO far as known, is q manu-
script containing treaty between the
Kings of Aragon and CASTLE. 1t is
dated 1l77, and is still in u fair state
of representation, retaining tho ink well,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
Big ConstantinonIo Fires.

In 1929 over $4,000 houses were
burned in Constantinople and 1000
lives were lost in the fire. In 1745 q
fire again ragged in the Turkish capital,
during five days, and q series OF terri.
bic confagrations also occurred there
in the year 1850.