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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16

anu miners pretend to tell from the
character Of the gold of the placer ss
to the nearness OF the gold-bearing
rock from which it comes. IF the gold
dust is very fine it is supposed to have
come long distance. If coarse it is
thought the lead is not far of. Some
of the first mining of California was OF
gold scales which measured less than
1-16th of an inch in length and one
millimeter in diameter.
Placer miners usually find their
biggest nuggets in streams where the
powders are large. Where the
streams are fine gravel the gold is
generally fine aud scaly. The biggest
nugget ever discovered in this coun-
try was taken out of mine at Carson
Hill, in Calaveras County, California.
1t weighed 1876 pounds and was worth
more than $4,000. A number of
other large nuggets were found in this
same region, ranging in value from
$1,000 upward. In 1855 nugget of
gold was discovered in Sierra County,
CAL, worth $40, ,000,and in 1850 amass
of quartz and gold was picked up in
Tuolumne County which was worth
$50, 900. Outside of California some
of the largest Jumps of gold in the
United States have come from the
South. North Carolina has produced
three nuggets ranging in size from
thirteen and half pounds to thirty
seven pounds, and in Georgia num-
ber of big nuggets have been discov-
cred, the largest of which weighed
737 pennyweights.
Through the mining engineers
whom have met here in the West and
information which has recently come
to the director of the mint at Wash
ington, 1 am able to give some facts
as to the mines of Africa, which are
making such change in the gold
product of the world. These gold
mines are surprise to fyeologists.
One famous man said he would have
rather expected to find gold IN the fens
of Scotland than in the Rand District
of South Africa. William Weston. q
leading mining engineer Of Cripple
Creek and a graduate of the Royal
School of Mines of London, tells me
that he believes that the South Afri-
can gold deposits originally consisted
of the bed of great lake, which,
having been dried up and solidifed,
was by the action OF the elements so
heaved up that it stood half on end.
The upper half of this great gold de-
posit is now. being mined, but as the
region is further developed the miners
will have TO go deeper and deeper into
the earth and the cost will be much
greater. As it is the prospects of an
enormous quantity of gold from South
Africa are excellent.
I. Hamilton Smith, who is perhaps |
one of the best mining engineers of
the werld, and who was here not long
ago as the agent for the Roth,childs
70 '~-h - th~ir Amcr;osn s1v5;att Avert ! !
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
Biggest Medical Fee on Record.

One of the greatest prizes that ever
fell to the lot of q medical man Was
that awarded to DR.. Dimsdale, for
many years o Hertford (England)
physician. That gentleman went to
Russia in the year of l76s, and 1nocu-
lated the Empress Catherine and her
son. For this service ho received q
fee of 100000, and was also awarded
pension for life of S2500 per annun
and the rank of Baron of the Empire.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
ONLY FEW WOMEN VOTED.

Miss Mary E. Ives was defeated at
the October election in New Haven,
Conn.,, as q candidate for member of
the Board of Education. Her vote
was 1887, and that of the lowest sue
cessful male candidate was 3718. The
women were victorious in six wards,
but only 665 of Miss Ives's votes were
cast by women. Some women voted
against her.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16

neld, anu even the exact znumuer .,
the vaults is not known. This treasure
is now in the hands of the maharajah's
descendants.
There is undoubtedly vast amount
of gold in China. There are mines IN
different parts of the empire, and
great deal of gold is brought down
every year from Siberia. 1t comes to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
A LIKING THAT LED TO GOOD.

an American woman who had an alb.
sorbing liking for trees began to study
forestry. As knowledge increased
practical landscape gardening appealed
to her, and that too, was studied, as
we'll as the draining sand clearing OF
land. At present this woman has two
large estates under her direction,
where large forces of men are engaged
in carrying out her plans for beauti-
flying and improving. New Orleans
Picayune.
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only possible Dy means e t.se - - -i"7
process. There is plent. - gold e
salt water. Scientists say that gol5
is generally diffused in the waters OF
the ocean, and one eminent chemist
states that the sea water of the British
coast contains one grain of gold to
every ton OF water. The proportion
is much larger in the Great Salt Lake,
and the man who can invent cheap
process of getting out such gold will
have fortune.
Few people have any idea of the
queer forms in which gold is found.
Dame Nature is the most wonderful Of
jewellers, and she has decorated the
bosom of old Mother Earth with gold
in thousand different shapes. 1 saw
a box of gold nuggets and crystals
taken from the Little Johnnie mine
near Leadville. Many Of them would
have made beautiful brooches without
redecoratiop. Some appeared frosted,
and others had been torn from the
rock in the form of sheets and plates.
A great deal of gold is found IN crys-
tails. Not long ago there was brought
to the Philadelphia Mint $4,000 worth
of Australian gold. 1t was made up
of little gold crystals, ranging in size
from that of marrowfat pea to that
OF the head of pin. Gold is also
found in cubes and eight-sided crys,
tails are common. Some OF the gold
nuggets from the California mines are
shaped like moss. The Little Johnnie
has produced great deal of wire gold.
have seen bits of rock from Cripple
Creek upon which, when subjected te
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
Dredging for Pearls.

A look at the map of the Bay OF
Panama will show, some forty miles
from Colombia, the Pearl Islands, on
the east side OF the bay. On the west
side of the bay pearls are found all
the way to Chiriqui and veragus. The
latter beds may be dredged, and they
ore poorly dredged; but no dredging
is allowed at the Pearl Islands, where
pearls now are only secured by divers.
.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
FANc1Es ON THE WHEEL.

Theprinciples of stern severity which
have heretofore distinguished the cor
rect wheeling attire seem to be giving
way to the growing tendency to apply
trimming to everything. The jackets
and even sklrts-of the newest
cycling suits are garnitured with vel
vet, braid, corduroy, etc:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
HOW TO BE A BEAUTY AFTER FIFTY.

A bright woman, when applauded
recently for her goodness, begged her
friend to let the matter drop. "For, ="
she said, whimsically, "though 40
try to be good from some really
high motives, yet I have one reason
for trying which am afraid is a low
one. "lYhat do you mean?" inquired
her laughing friend. 81 mean that l
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
A Famous Maidstone.

W. t. Treadwell, of Tilton, Ga, pos
sesses curiosity in the shape of a
maidstone, given him by an old sec
captain ten years ago. 1t hes been
tried in numbers CT cases on snake
end mad dog bites, and in no instance
failed to draw the virus.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16

minesare the property of the king,
but.those who work them undoubtedly
steal q greater part of the product. A
number of foreigners are now trying
to ger possession of the mines, and
within few years they will probably
by owned by English, Americans and
Russians.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
GOSSIP.

Major McKinley's wife is very much
an invalid.
In Denmark an "old maids" insur-
ance company pays regular weekly
benefits.
A woman mail-carrier makes daily
trips between Costlelow and Anderson
vile, Ky.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
makes larger income thsu any other
woman writer in the world.
Me- Crt!.-. 5r T1lEtt--. Mcr-.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16

The Brazilian Legislature Las voted
to the members of the next Congress
freepasses on all Government railways,
in addition to pay and mileage. 1t is
somewhat hard to reconcile the free
pass and mileage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
NOTES AND COMMENT.
Many paupers have lived to be
hundred years old, but there is no
record of a millionaire having attained
that age.

Those who believe that the ocessisa
always produces the man must be
looking now for the early coming of
q really great statesman on the scene
OF European politics. There is surely
need for one.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16

RUBBER bands on the frames OF oi'
cvo|e wheels make music and many
riders ere now riding in the airs,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16
MOSS GOLD FROM OREGON.
(Actual size).
saw many gold rings set with precious
stones worth $1,000 and Upward, and

saw many gold rings set with precious
stones worth $1,000 and Upward, and /
found gold chains for sale everywhere.
Sir David Barbour estimated the
amount of the gold boarded in India
during the half century previous to
1885 at $3.50, 100000. This was the
accumulation of only fifty years. He
estimated that $500, 900, 900 woarth of
silver was boarded in this time, and
states that nearly all of the gold and
silver which came into India in return
for its exports was thus kept. The
Hindoo buys little from other
countries. He lives on rice or coarse
grains. A cotton rag in most cases
forms his clothing. All the money he
gets he keeps, and if this boarding is
10 continue it is certain that a great
part of the gold Sill eventually be
absorbed by the East Indians. The
English have realized this for a long
time. They have attempted to remedy
it, but in vain. About ten years ago
they tried to get the boarded gold and
silver into circulation by offering high
rates OF interest for money, but the
natives would not respond. There are
about 800, 900 native bankers in India,
WHO lend to the peasant, but the most
of their business is done in kind, the
money lender advancing SO much
grain with the understanding that he
shall receive SO much back when the
crop is harvested.
Another gold hoard was discovered
not long ago upon the death of the
of Burdwan. This was
opened up on the death OF the mahara-
;ch, ;ch,. II consisted cf seven rooms filed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16

DooroEs of divinity very often need
divine doctrine themselves
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16

the rock in the form of gas. Ages
ago, say they, there was an eruption
in the bowels OF the earth, at which
time this gas, mixed with gold, rushed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-16

toDgs or wire spoon aud lay Upon o
hot wire strainer on the stove, then
place it upon toast in the serving dish
with appropriate sauces; appropriate,
for many sauces are not at all allied
10 the asparagus. Asparagus should
have no dressing of distinct flavor
except it be sauce Hollandaise or sauce
coauette; because the result desired ia
10 preserve the delicious flavor OF the
vegetable over and above oil, and tie
sauce or dressing must he -
ground to it, as vi
if any of the hig
one see quoted as
psragus were ser
orest's Magazine.
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BUTcHERINa

BUTcHERINa
Many housewiv
heart, etc., as
parts can be mac
dishes, and in fa
more than the n
Roast Tongue
two hours in 81
boil slowly for t
skin, roast in tn
ing often with b'
Stewed Liver.
cut into two-incl
pieces in a gr
enough water to
burning; covert
an hour and a b
| if necessary and
tablespoonful
pepper to taste.
tie cold water
flour; add this
liver, and wher
on hot platte
| Sweetbreads
Boil pair of s
ters Of an hour,
Remove all Skin
sweetbreads int
Put them in +
olive oil or butt
over them three 6gs. MIX the egg
81 41,o eueathreads SelSon
with salt and pepper. Pour tho mix;
ture over a'fev slices of toast arranged
on hot platter.
Stewed Heart-Wash aud cut the
heart into slices. cutting rcross the
grain of the heart; put three table
spoonfuls OF butter i'll stewing Kettle
and when hot add the meat, stir-co
SANITY until the meat is we'll Drowned
then add enough hot water to nearl!
cover the meat, two slices OF lemo'
and salt and pepper to taste. Cove
the kettle and cook gently for ON
Lour, stirring occasionally and addini
rnore water Il needed; then remov
the meat from the gravyto o hot plat
ter and thicken the gravy With table
spoonful of -four, pour over the mea
and serve.
Kidneys AMI Tomatoes-Slice thEe
or four nice tomatoes into q pan 10
! their equivalent CT canned ton atoe'
and LEFT them cook ten minutes with
slice of tat bacon. Soak a veal kidne
over night, in salted water. In tt
y morning wash and clean it thorough.
eut it in slices, dip in bread an eg
: crumbs and fry light brown IN b
fat. Arrange the slices in hot dis
> and pour the tomatoes inthe center.
i, American Agriculturist.
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10 cs.HlIi e miu' e-.t
.Dn0 feaF HI cXpCcts tic F.
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up through the vertical
great force and soaked
the porous rock in whi'
now being found. 1t
means that the little bits
dropped throughout q
precicus part lcl6s being
s.s Id miners hsdo
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ing the welfare of the people were
np for action in that body.
Ihs Bayou Pl4q ,emius aporopria-
ton, which WAS for the purpose of re-
llsvlog the people Of South Lou
lslana from the grinding exactions of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Com.
Pany, WAS, after fierce op-
position, placed back in the
river aud harbor bill by the
sole exertion Of Senator Gallery,
Nr, Blanchard being absent. Mr.
Blanchard drew the salary of senator
for every day Of the session, and gave
only half service in return. BY this
meddling i'll affairs that did not
concern him and neglectlng the
duties of his Office, | feel he has for.
feited the esteem in which he had
formly been held, and stopped be-
meath the dignity of 4 Senator of the
Uhited States. A VOTER
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ms, s. 7. Coleman, W. W. Wynne;
}. M. Hale, clerk.
Precinct No. 3. Swann's store: j.
L. Gardner, G, H. McClelland, Will
liam Porter; r. E. Adger:: clerk.
WARD TWO.
Precinct No. |, Myrtis: }. NJ. Wind
ham, G. 9. Carroll, B. Festervant; j..
I Tanner, clerk.
Precinct No. 2, Vivian: d. G.. Moor
4, 7 McDuH, George Hurdell; }. e
Brown, clerk.
Precinct No.3, Mount Gilead: Jack
Emmons, Berry Walker, Johu H.
Bruce; }. b, Newly, clerk.
Precinct No, 4. Games Bayou: John
Ansell, j. W. Hill. W. Nj. Goodsal;
r D. Pitts. clerl.
WARD1THREE.
Precinct No. l, Moorinsport: +. G
Christian, r W. George, L. A. Teat;
}. II. Mccain, clerk.
Precinct No. 2. Blanchard: George
Smith, DR.. f. J. Heron, Melville
Barnes; }. Attaway, clerk.
WARD FIVE
Precinct No. l, Green wood: l.. j,
Phillip, W h Shepherd, J. G. Jones
W. r. Bradfort, clerk.
WARD SIX.
Precinct No. |. Spring Ridge:
James G. Williams, Lafayette Rob
inson, Frank Gill; } f. Hudson,
clerk,
WARD SEVEN.
Precinct No. l, Summer Grove: /,
p. Koith, }. A. Martin, }. Y. Miller
T. W. Pickens, clerk.
WARD EIGHT.
Precinct No. |, Sand Beac b: A, 3
Crowder, Clarence AMID, Charles
Wimbish; VIM. Crowder clerk
Precinct No. 2, Magnolia,-Muti-,
gan, VIM. B, Jones, John Gayle; " :.
j, Hutchinson, clerk.
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How Much Does United States Sen,
ator Blanchard Owe the
Dear People?

ator Blanchard Owe the
Dear People?
& notice in public print that very
much has been said on the subject of
the Caddo delegation and the Blanch-
ard resolution.
A few of the United States Sana-
tors criticise the unlucky ID sfor
their apparent disregard of MIR.
Nsnchard's Individual interest and
!. Mlitieal am bition,.
Ihave not the slig htest doubt but
that every member of the Caddo
delegation have in the past supported
j Mr.. Blanchard 10 every election
& when he came before the people,
but that does not appear to satisfy
either Mr.. Blanchard or his friends.
They want the people to vote for
him and elect him and then keep
voting and whooping for him after
be is elected Mr.. Blanchard thinks
the dear people owe him great deal.
In bis mad race aud scramble for Of
foe, wonder il Mr.. Blanchard has
ever paused to ask himself no " much
be owes the dear people9
I do not believe that MIR. Blanch-
ard has eyer propounded to himself
that very serious and most important
question.
Mr.. Blanchard should lot forget
that the Caddo delegation are silver
men from constable to President,
while the (Mr. BIanchard) is a silver
man only from governor to president.
BY actual calculation it is found to
be much further from constable to
governor than from governoy to pres
ident. hence it must follow that Mr.
Blanchard ,s far less than half sill
YER man. We have goldbug COVE
nor to-day, and that fact is due to
Mr.. Blanchard's efforts perhaps more
than to tho Efforts Of any other man
In the State. BY trickery, chicahery
and manipulation Senator Hill sue
ceeded in nominating goidbug can
didate for governor in New York,
What WAS the RESULT The silver
Democrats invited Mr., Goldbug to
come down from the high perch to
which silver men had exalted him,
aud MIR. Hill was promptly aud severe.
" rebuked aud deprived OF leader
ship. Mr. Hill to-day is regarded
with contempt by the silver men not
only OF his own State bat by silver
men OF the whole Uoited States.
/ do not think the silver men OF
Louisiana are less jealous Of their
rights than those Of New York.
Again the Caddo delegates knew
certs,rSiscts which were not kaowu
to the other delegates. The peopl.
oil Caddo we'll know that Mr.. Blanch
ard, instead Of occupying his seat ii
the Senate at its opening sessio,
abont December l, he remained a
home manipulating Caddo parish
p litics and advised. aided aud abet
ted in primary in which votes 0
hobbs were openly bought and til,
will Of Me actusl voters d the parish
thwarted He left his ssnt III III
Senate unoccupisd mora than hal
seam IA Ikipg after Sc neruonnl inter
The Progress., 1896-10-31
GENERAL MARKET.

4. L. DURINuE, Clerk,
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WARD SIX.

WARD SIX.
Precinct No. |, Spring Ri jge,
WARD SEVEN.
Precinct No. /, Sunni Grove.
WARD EIGHT.
Pr. cinct No |, Sand Beach, for all
voters above Tones Bayou.
Precinct No. 2, Magnolia, 70" all
voters living below Tones Bayou.
Be it further ordained, that this or
diuanee hall ta &c effect from and after
it passage, and all ardinanc.s IN conflict
there with, are hereby repeated.
L. YOUREG, President.
7. nnJpIyuE fprk.
The Progress., 1896-10-31
THE POLLING PRECINCTS


Let all voters stud well and carefully
the matter of polling precincts. There
have been some di tinct chang $, and
all who care to exerci G the right or
suffrage should be Car full to know
where their voting precinct is so as
not to lose it.
Following is the Police Jury ordi-
nance on the subject.
AN ORDINANCE. .l
BE it ordained by the Police Jury OF
Caddo parish, in legal assembly cons
yened, that the polling places in Caddo
parish be and are hereby established
as 70 lows.
WARD ONE. ,,,
Precinct No. !, r dessa, Tor all
voters north and south line of township
%, ave in the Red river valley
Precinct No 2, Hale. for all voters
south Of SO tn line of said township %,
save Ia the Red river valley
Precinct No. 3, Swann's store. for all
voters in Red river valley portion Of
said ward.
WARD TWO.
Precinct No; l, Myrtis, for all voters
north of the center line of township %.
Precinct No. 2, Vivian, for all voters
living south OF the center line of wn
ship %, and north of center line u
township q, and west of the range line
dividing range Is and Is,
Precinct No. 8, Mount Gilead, for all
voters living east of vhe range line be.
tween rango sand is, and north of the
line dividing:townships 20 AID q.
Precinct No 4, James Bayou. FIJI
voters living south # II c inter- line Of
township q, and north OF Ferry Lake,
and all OF township 90 range Is, that
lies within said Ward Two.
WARD THREE.
Precinct No. !, Mo ringsport, for all
voters living north of the Albany
T. aG..
Pri cinct N }. 2, Blanchard, for voter.
Twin sou Of said Albany road.
WARD FOUR.
Precinct No. !, Engine House, TO,
all elector, IN Ward Ooe of the ci y
Precinct No. 2, Courthouse. for al
elect RS living In Ward Two OF tbs
city. ~
Precinct No. 3, Caddo No. 2, Engine
House, for all vo ers in Ward Three o.
the city.
Precinct No. 4, Kinn-y's Marble
Yard, for electors in Ward Four Of thu
city
| lrecinct No. S, Bryson's Stable, fo1
of voters in Ward Five # thi. city.
Precinct No. Q; City Railway Depot
for all voters in Ward Six Of the, city
and allvoters outside Of the city con
tanned within the following bounds
Commencing at the township corner
of the c rporatiop, line thence east tc
Bayou Pierre, thence down the wcs
bank # Bayou Perre to the south boun
darv Of Ward Four, parish; thence due
west along said parish ward line to tht
southwest corner OF section "A, thence
u nth to the southwest corner OF sect
| ion 3, tn nee west to the Ire OF Cross
Lake, tn nee northwardly along tn
m and rim of the lake to the ives
oundry Of the city, hence south alon,
said city line to the northwest corne
Of Ward Six Of the city.
Precinct No. Z, Jcwells, v.ters 9
Ward Four, parish, nut therefore =
II
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PLEA ?

Editor The Prosr',o:
Will you kindly publish the article
beaded "a Serious Question" and
signed by "A Voter" which apperad
10 the Caucasian some time ago?
Your Ma lam Rumor intimated
that you would, aud u number of our
Deopte have heard 30 much about it
that they would be glad to read it
We understand it is good reading
Yours truly.
tx RAYS"
The Progress., 1896-10-31

Well yes, it did kinder wake the
boys up and made some Of them
wish they hadn't said 80 much So
here she am. tEditor.)
A SERIOUS QUESTION.