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by this country is situated in Korea,
the East Indias, Siam and Japan. In the
Orient it imperative to own the lega-
tion, as our Ministers on going there
find it impossible to live four years in
the houses provided by the natives.
One of the prettiest houses in the
Orient is the American Legation of
China, where Minister DENLY and his
family live. Il is typical Chinese
house, set we'll back from the street,
and surrounded by trees and foliage.
A high wall shuts out the street sights
of Pekin and keeps away the obiec-
tionsble side OF Chinese life.
Mr.. DENLY speaks highly of China
and his legation home. He has held
his position through several Admins
trations, and in the legation, which
is on one of the prettiest streets Of
Pekin, all American affairs are trans
acted. Here lives the Charge a Affairs,
tie Consul and fks secfes1ri6s and ar
connected with the legation. In time
of war the Minister to China suffers.
The Chinese think he should bring
troops to their aid, and SO closely was
Minister DENLY watched that practi-
cal quarantine was maintained around
his house.
The United States pays rental OF
$500 o year for Minister Denby's
home, which is a large sum to pay for
rent in China. But the United States
does nothing small. It is willing to
spend the money for legation, but
it is o matter partly of policy and
partly Of patriotic sentiment not to
own land outside America.
The home of Bartlett Tripp in Aus
tris is upon the Schwipdgasse, in q
long row Of legation houses. The
house has been occupied many years
by successive Ministers from America,
and it is pointed out to American
tourists as 'shome" in a strange land.
In this house Minister Trip lives with
his wife and stepdsughter, Miss Ethel
Washburn, one of the prettiest girls
OF the West and the belle OF Vienna.
The house is a modest one, renting
low, and the $4,000 year allowed
the Minister to Austria would be suffi-
cient if little entertaining were done.
As il is, Mr.. Minister Tripp spends
twice that sum. So did Colonel Fred
Grant, who was there before him.
The late Theodore Runyon, Ambas-
sador to Germany, protested several
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A MOTHERS SONG.

She's the sweetest OF the girls,
An I'm kissing Of her curls,
For they're fallin' Ike shower DER my
bosom;
An I've never seen the skies
That were bluer than her eyes,
Nor blossom that is sweeter than my blos-
som!
Rock away, rock away,
Where the sleepy people stay,
An the birds an all the fairies are a.
singin';
Rock away, rock away,
Till the breakin' O. the day,
Rock away while the dream-bells are O.
ringinn
She's the sweetest OF the girls,
An I'm kissin' Of her curls,
For they're lyin' like the moonlight on my
bosom;
But there ne'er was moon as bright
AS my darlin's curls O. light,
Nor sweet rose that Is sweeter than my
+ blossom!
Rock away. rock away,
Where the sleepy people stay,
Rock away where the poppy-blossoms are
swingin';
Rock away, rock away,
Till fne hraekfn' n, fhe dov
Rock away while the dream-bells are a.
ringin'!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

Great expenditures by the various
Naval Powers in recent years have
brought them tangible results in ships,
guns, ammunition and armor, notes
the New York Tribune. A reference
to the tables of the various navies,
especially of Great Britain, will prove
that there has been an enormous ad-
vance in the last ten years, especially
in battle ships, upon which the fight
ing strength of feet mainly depends.
a study Of the figures of expenditure
OF Great Britain for her navy shows
how she has built it up. For ingtanoe,
in 1885 Great Britain's appropriations
for the navy amounted to $66, $50, 900,
while for 1895 the amount was $685.
$685. For the same year the ap-
propristions for the United States
Navy were $22, ,1O4,G64. The improve
ments in the fighting qualities Of the
warship is shown in the fact that
the English battle ship Majestic can
throw 3s,4oO pounds of metal from
her heavy guns at the broadside in
zen minutes, and that the heaviest
shot can pierce thickness of armor-
plate equal to 3ss inches. No. have
torpedo craft been neglected. The
torpedo gunboat, o new type OF war.
ship, has appeared since 1885; and
although some Of tie foreign ones
have not proven wholly successful, it
has been demonstrated that they are
seaworthy and useful vessels. In the
matter of armor, Harveyized steel,
averaging about fourteen inches in
thickness on the largest vessels, has
supplanted iron armor, and is fer less
vulnerable. Cordite is one OF the
recent inventions in ammunition, and
seems to be trustworthy and useful
smokeless powder. This consists of a
combination Of gun-cotton and
nitro.glycerine, with which is also in
corporated certain amount of vase.
line, and recent tests have proven its
stebility and effectiveness.
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the centre, as illustrated, or with the
usual scanned back and closed in either
preferred way. The neck is finished
with close-ftting collar, over which
o stock of ribbon is tied in large
spreading bow, with ends at the back.
Comfortable sleeve Innings are faced in
pointed outline, with red satin covered
with jet embroidery. In vermicilli pat
tern. full gathered Iuffs of velvet be-
ing arranged styliahly at the top.
Waists in this style ire chosen by Ia
dies of good figure to display rich fab
RIGS and handsome garniture OF lace OF
passementerie, the style being often
changed by the addition OF dainty
waist accessories now fashionable.
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AN uNDEaeaouNp SEA.
Myth About an Alleged Westsrn
Phenomenon.

Phenomenon.
"Stories about a great subterranean
lake or sea beneath Nebraska, KAN
sas and a part Of Indian Territory are
going the rounds Of the press" said
Robert T. Hill, Of the United States
geological survey. "They are accom-.
panied by details relating to the bot.
tcmless ponds occupying areas where
patches of land have sunk and dlsap-
Deared. Other reported phenomena
supposed to be In the same connec.
tion are roaring wells In which water
GIBBS and flows.
"Sucl tales become current period.
ically. So far as the wells are concern
cd, they are based on fact. I myself
have seen number Of wells In which
the water rose and fell at intervals.
This Is not an uncommon phenomenon
in parts of the West. 1t has g relation
to changes of the barometer. When
the barometer is high, the pressure OF
the atmospher, being greater, the wat.
er in such wells and springs stand at o
low level On the other hand. when the
mercury in the glass is low, the dim
inished pressure permits the water to
rise. The surface level varies from
day to night, for the same reason.
There aie many phenomena con-
nected with Western wells and springs
which are calculated to excite the at
tention of the observer from the east.
They are puzzling sometimes even to o
scientific student I have never seen
q well that roared, but know Of no
reason why such thing may not hap
pen. There are wells from which ctir-
rents Of air come up. Stories are told
OF magnetic wells, in the neighborhood
of which the needle Of the compass
Is affected. never saw one, and no
facts appear to support this peculiar
yarn. Water the most common sub
stance In the World, and there is moth
Ing about which so much humbug ex-
lists.
'sThe most remarkable well I hsve
ever seen was bn the old battlefeld cf
Stone River IN Tennessee A nan
= Ida5esg gins 1sas 1Sais- "! ter truck al gnder-
ground stream. He made the hole big
enough to hold o water wheel. The
stream ran thu, wheel and pumped
water up to the owners house. Un-
derground streams, Of course, are
common enough. They are frequent
in the limestone region Of Texas, 10 the
gypsum region of New Mexico. In the
Appalachian region, and in the lime
stone region Of Iowa and Missouri.
The very fact that these streams are
flowing shows that they are seeking @
base level, and hence 1t is useless to
try to tap them by artesian wells, be-
cause the water will not rise,
"There is no such thing in the world
as an underground lake or sea. New
ertheless, such lakes have been ere
ated frequently by the imagination OF
hopeless settlers in the West. The
truth In this matter was established
years ago by the government engin-
eers, who, under the direction OF Col
onel Nettleten, journeyed across the
great plains of Kansas and Nebraska.
They sounded every well they could
find, studying the underground water.
OF the fact that there was no under
ground sheet Of water they made GER
tain. The wells were like any other
wells, the water coming from satur-
ated rocks below the level Of surface
evaporation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
'BASQUEAND BLOUSE.
TYhISHGARaIENTs FOR LADIES
AND MISSES.
Descripffon OF a Handsome Double.
Breasted Basque-A Blouse Of
Brown Serge-Tho Latest
In Ladies' Waists.

IR REENIsH gray vigoroux that
4 matched the skirt made the
y stylish basque depicted in
The illustration, the seams of
sleeves being piped with dark green
satin, which also faces the tapping
sides and rippled lower edges. Small
greenish shaded pearl buttons in
groups of four are used to decorate
The fronts and sleeves, the neck being
finished with smooth, standing collar
of green velvet. The basque is glove
fitting With double bust darts and the
usual back seams to the waist line, be-
low which the seams are sprung to
give the modish ripple effect all
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

The Beers of the Transva,l, who
have often been accused OF cruelty by
their enemies, exhibited a noble spirit
of generosity Immediately afser the
battle of Krugersdorp, every Boer
helping the prisoners out of the scanty
store in his hayersack when the fight
ing was over. This act, states the
New York Observer, was in pursuance
of an old custom of the Beers, which
they have followed in all their wars
against whites or blacks.
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New Use for an Artesian Well.

Artesian wells are in use in some
carts of the West to give power for
running electric light and power
plants. At Chamberlain, South d.
kota, last week new, big, artesisn
well. sunk to supply power fos the
electric lighting Of town, was put
into service, and the results are high
i satisfactory. The water is forced
through tbree.inch nozzle onto q
Pelton water wheel, which runs fae
dynamo, giving power for 275 80
candfe-power incandescent lights.
There is power sufficient for twice
this number.
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SEPARATE Waists.

Fancy waists ore again to be fashion.
able for spring and summer wear, and
although they are no longer the very
latest fad, their usefulness and COM
fort have been 30 thoroughly estab-
lished that every complete spring outfit
includes three or four of them. The
sil.s. .thas are fashionable this season
are pec,D iarly well adapted for fancy
waists, and there are numberless pat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

= ~,;l,ye
you said there was an 6xtensfvs sPSw
from you hotelP" Disappointing
Landlord--"Well, you can see the
moon, can't you?"-Someryille jour-
nal.
Ardent Loyer-ssIf you could see
my heart, Belinda, you would know
how fondIy-" Up.to.date Girl (pro.
ducing camera)-"I intend to see it,
Hiram. Sit still, please. "-Chicago
Tribune.
She-"He whistled as he went for
want of thought. OF conrse it was a
boy. You wouldn't find girl whist
ling for want of thought" I" He-"No;
she wouldn't whistle; she'd talk. ~
Indianapolis Journal.
He-"Oh, dear ] wish could get
hold of some good biscuits like mother
used to make for mel" She-"And l
wish I could get some good clothes
like father used to buy for me. In
dianapolis Journal.
81 hardly know whether to marry
her or not" said the count; "her
father is in the clothing trade. "
'rrhere is money in Clothes" said the
duke. "There isn't any in mine, said
the count.-Indianapolis Journal.
First New Woman (at the club)-
"What makes you SO blue?" Second
Difficulty father.in-law has come to
stay with us, and John and he sit at
their knitting ell day, and cry about
my treatment of John. "-Philadelphia
Record.
'Laurs," said the fond mother.
"what are the intentions of that young
man you are permitting to call on you
so oftenP" "Never mind that, mother.
answered the maiden; 81 know what
my intentions are. "-Cincinnati En-.
quirer.
Teacher - "George. what excuse
have you for being later" George
"Oniy far-fetched one." Teacher
"What do you mean9" George-."The
conductor eff the car carried me several
blocks past the school. "-Harper't
Round Table.
"Waiter," said the guest, 'I'm a
little afraid of this milk. Haven't you
any boiled water9" "We can boil
you some, eah," replied the waiter,
"but the milk is all right. We use
nothing but arteslan well water here,
sab. ."-Chicsgo Tribune.
He-"But of course you will forget
me-" She-"Nonsense; I shall think
of you when you are gone" He
'sOh, shall youp" She-"Yes; there
fore, the longer you are gone, the
longer I shall ink of you. Won't
that be ,oston Transcript.
"Paps, can keep the wolf from the
door with my singing?" He wal
without hope, although he smiled,
"My child" he sighed, ''your singing
would keep almost anything from the
door, but the wolf is pretty nervy,
you know" Detroit News.Tribune
"Gentlemen of the jury" said al
eloquent young Dallas lawyer, stake
into consideration the children OF my
unfortunate client" 'tl3ut he has NJ
children" interrupted the District
Attorney. 'Then, gentlemen OF the
jury. will yon consign to a ivinl
tomb man who has no children ant
who is the sole support OF his wife?'
Texas Sitter.
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cold Nudgsts In Ducks, Crews.

There is great excitement at Ray
noldsburg, Ohio, over the discovery IN
the craws Of ducks brought to market
from q neighboring farm Of fine gold
nuggeta 1t is supposed that the ducks
scooped them up from the bottom OF
small stream near by. The people are
doing placer mining there now In Q
small way, but so far without success.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
LADIES WAIST.

Fancy Persian velvet and red satin
Is here decorated with jet Embroidery.
The waist is fitted in front with single
bust darts, and can be made with a
seamless back, and closed at the left
shoulder and undersrm seam; or with
French back and closed invIsibly in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
FLOWERS .srREwN GRENADINES.

One of the most beautiful of the
new materials for evening gowns is
printed silk grenadine. 1t sells for
$1.25 yard. The grensdine comes
in all the delicate evening shades, and
the printed floral design has the ap-
pearance of being hand painted. Roses
are scattered over filmy cream back
ground and stray violets are exquisite
against o groundwork of faint green.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
THE NEW SLEEVE m CLOTH.

When made in cloth the new sleeve
fits the arm, and the puff forming the
epaulet is added. But in silk 1t can
be cut all in one, with two puffs, the
extra fullness down the arm being got
rid of by narrow trcks going down.
ward towards the back and opening
out into frill over the hand.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

diameter is about thirteen feet, and
average thickness about twenty inches;
a circular iron staircase leads to plat
form about eighteen feet above; 1t has
been rooted over and shingled with
round butt shingles painted reds; four
dormer windows light the interior.
The engraving was made from a pho
tograph taken specially for the Scien'
tifo American.
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him to wait his turn. No! The Min
ister's wants must be attended to be-
fore all others, he insisted, and de-
manded thai Mr.. Baker take the chair
which the other man had submissively
vacated with half-shaven face.
The woes of the Minister abroad do
not affect Alexander McDonald, OF
Virginia, Minister to Persia. Upon n
salary OF only $1,000 n year, he lives
like prince and is bosom friend of
the Shah. He is the only foreign
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

The Washington Post says that q
Congressman suggests that the pro-
posed new Government Printing Office
at Washington shall be "a temple of
the art preservati7e, with sculptured
entablatures in marble of all the great
printers, from Guttenburg and Frank
lin down to Amos Cummings"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

terms to choose from. There are the
silks in light color, so suitable for thea
tire and evening wear, while in the dark
er every conceivable shade is shown.
Even the handsomest gowns have an
extra waist of some fancy silk or bro
cade with which to ma ie y change II SO
desire'. The great difference in this
seasons fancy waists is in the ruftle or
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
LEGATION HOMES.
OUR REPRESENTATIVES, HAVE
CozY QUARTERS ABROAD.
In the Orient Uncle Sam Owns the
Homes Occupied by the Ministers
Some Dwellings in Which
Our Diplomats Reside.

TN each country where there is wal
or rumor OF war the position oi
the representative of the Uni.
ted States is rendered doubly diff
ficuls by State troubles.
Few of these representatives have
residences provided for them, and none
find they have salary adequate fol
the entertaining OF Powers whose
wounded feelings must be placated by
lavish hospitality. Their position
would be an unenvied one were it moi
for the lifelong honor attending a suc'
cessfnl performance OF diplomatic
duties.
Other countries make q point oi
owning their own legation homes. In
Washington England owns one of the
finest squares in the city. But it is
the policy of the United States not to
do so. The only foreign land owned
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
A Blind Bicyclist.

J. o. Perry, of San Francisco, who
lie stone blind, rides bicycle, and is
said to be an expert. Over unaccus-
toned roads he has to have anothe.
wheelman with bell before him as q
guide, but in his regular routes he
rides alone and unattended, and has
bat few accidents,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
Refused His Parole.

James johnson. y lifetime convict
in the Indiana State Prison at Jsffer-
sonville, has refused parole from the
Governor, saying he is not guilty OF
murder, the crime charged, and will
secept nothing less than an uncondi-
tional pardon. He was sentenced in
1893 for killing Leslie Rell, but claims
it was done in self-defense. 1t in the
only case on record where parole
was refused by sly prisoner, as it is
practically the same as pardon. =
Kansas City Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

Minister who talks over affairs with
ruler as he would with brother.
Minister McDonald's house is beanti-
full Persian mansion, furnished inside
with all the exquisite bric-a-brac OF
the East. The servants in the house
number 100. Minister Mcdonald isn
bachelor in frail health.-New York
Recorder.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

times during the last year against the
lack of permanent legation in Ger
many. His main plea was that with
a legation belonging to the United
States the question of house furnish
ing would be settled. Carpets, furni-
ture and decorations would remain
year after year through all Admins
trations, and the newcomer would not
have to spend half years salary upon
the fitting up of his legation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
NEW HONOR FOR WOMEN.

Mrs. Lille r. Pardee Chosen Secre-
tary OF the Utah Senate.
The Senate of the new State of
Utah has elected woman to the Office
of its Secretary, namely, Mrs. Lille
r. Pardee. Mrs. Pardee is native
of Ohio, where she was born in 1864,
and q graduate of Buohtel College,
where she received the highest honors
ever given to graduate of that COL
lege. Until her marriage four years
ago she was professor Of Greek and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

None of the four Ambassadors-Eus-
tis in France, Bayard in England, Uhl
in Germany or Wayne McVeagh in
Italy-have permanent legations. Mr..
Maeyeagh for some time lived in o
hotel, and it was in the corridor of
the largest hotel in Rome where he
FIRST lived that he stood in dress suit
waiting when the carriage drove up to
escort him to King Humbert's pres
ence. There were four carriages with
fronts of glass, each as large as Vic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

The Rev. DR.. Alice K. Wright. who
is the pastor of Universal Church In
Brooklyn, has fixed up new mar
risge service, in which the contracting
parties VOW to live faithfully together
ssuntil the death of love do us part. "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

Only a few years ago 1t was taugns
In England Ehlt British Guiana con-
talned 10000 square miles. Since then
gold miles have been discovered, and
the colony has expanded IN British texs
books to 100000 square miles. ?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

An advocate for the eating of horse
Hesh claims that it is the heathiesi
flesh in the world, as the horse is not
subject to tuberculosis, like cattle and
trichinosis, like hogs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

Mexico is said to prodpce anything
that can be raised in any other couu-
try. SO varied is the climate that in
the same State can be raised any
product of the tropics and OF the polar
region.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

The quantity of 44-inch-wide mate.
rial required to make this waist for
lady having 32-inch bust measure is
21 yards; for 36-inch size, 2s yards;
for 40-inch size, q yards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

Maine paid last year $1G6a in boun.
ties for seals caught in the waters of
the coast OF the State. The bounty is
for the benefit of the fishermen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

Next yee Portugal proposesto hold
q grand celebration Of the fonr hun
dredth anniversary of Yasco do Gama's
tart to sail around the Cape of Good
Hope.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

take MIR. Macveagh were of scarlet,
while sixteen servants waited uron
him, perched upon their respective
carriages, Thus the procession moved
toward the palace, with Ambassador
Macveagh in the middle carriage.
This is enough to give hint of the
extent OF magnifcence in which an
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22
TlIos. j. ADAMS. PROPRIETOR
4 Kentucky legislator proposes to
make it a crime to swap horses within
Eve miles OF any religious meeting.

People who object to the cost of
good roads are asked to figure out
what the bad ones cost the people who
have to use them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

1t is proposed to rs,se $4,000, 600 to
restore the old palace OF the popes at
Avignon, now used as French bar.
racks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

No fewer than 100000 Of men.
women, and children die yearly In
India from starvation
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

toria's royal landau. Four white
horses drew each carriage. The har"
ness was in scarlet and black, and the
cushions of the carriage that was to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-22

S The quantity Of material A inches
wide required to make this basque for
a.iady having q 36-inoh bust measure
is 81 yards.