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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-15
Pickups I'm Town and Comfy

| NeAC sunday Will be Easter.
Greenbrier Circuit Court will con
vene next Tuesday, the Goth inst.
Sheep sold at $500 per head, at tho
Yen nenlck sale OF personal property last
Green Il Bready S new delivery wagon
mas arrived, and it's daisy. They will
deliver anything they sell in any part of
the town.
Tomorrow will be Good Friday
An Old woman once said that she nj.
ways planted her potatoes on Good Fri.
day provided it didn t come on Sunday.
Mr.. &. Floyd Eggleston, of Romeo,
verte, and Miss Minnie f. McMillion,
daughter of Washington McMillion Of
Williamsburg district, were married
on the l4th instant.
county Court was in session three
days this week-John G.. Patterson. ].
ID. Arbuckle and Henry y. Wallace.
Commissioners, being present. We Will
give the proceedings next week.
MIR. and Mrs. Wallace Robinson will
celebrate their Golden Wedding on next
Thursday, the 22nd inst, at their home
near Frankford, this county. On that
day fifty years ago Mr.. Robin
son led Miss Sarah A. Bunger to the
hymeneal altar.
MIR. James F. Hughart and Miss Iva
Dotson, of Lewisburg, were quietly
married at Hinton, on the Sth instant,
Rev. James II. Holt officiating. Mr..
Hughart and bride returned to Green
brier last week, and are now at the
groom S home in Williamsburg district.
Mrs. Mary Ann Seldomridge, wife of
John NJ. Seldomrdge, Esq, died at her
home two miles south of Frankford, on
Friday, the 9th instant, aged 60 years
and months. She died of blood poi
soning caused by rheumatism and cry.
sipelas. The deceased leaves Il hus.
band, four daughters and one son to
mourn her death.
The District Stewards of Lewisburg
District, Nj. E. Church. South. met
at the District Parsonage here yester-
day. The attendance was unusually
large-the number being greater than
for years. The meeting WAS pleasant
and harmonious. The Presiding FL.
der's salary was fixed at 81 ,400-the
same as last year. The following Stew
ards were present: NJ. l.. Woodzell,
Gillets; Thos. j. Flint, of Dawson ::
l.. Il. Dean, of Alyon j. J. Hobbs, of
Covington X. ID. Knuckles, of Clifton
Forge A. E. Huddlcstun, of White
Sulphur ; David Tuckwiller, of Frank.
ford &. ID. Hanger, of Blue Sulphur ;
ID. III. Hardy, of Hinton; G. r. Curry, of
Hillsboro; S. e. Beard, of Lewisburg.
These gentlemen expressed themselves
as highly pleased with the new District
Parsonage building.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-15
Programme.

Following is the programme for Uorv
eek at st. Catharinc's of Sienna =
catholic Church at Ronccverte
Monday, Tuesday and WeJposdo,
18th. 18th and 18th. Low Mass ~ : %
d. M Devotions and Benedictiop at .
p. m Holy Thursday. High Mass NJ
$50 a M. followed by private deyotioms
ID, uay' Public services at p. m.
GOOD Friday. Mass of the proooro
titled at 80 Il. m. followed nv nrI~nto
ueYoUons until $p. m, when the Wav
OF the Cross Will be recited.
Holy Saturday. Blessing of the Now
+ Ire, Easter Holy Water, Easter Can.
uie, Baptismal water. etc. at 7,3oo m
followed by High Mass at about a m
Easter sunday. Low Mass and Com.
munion at 40 a. M. High Mass and
'e'nioh 1T 10 a. M, and Solemn YES
perS, Devotion and Bencdiction at an.
The st. CTcilia's II. G. choir will
iuriiiSil music at all the services during
TIE week and on Easter Sunday. Stran.
gers and nOn-Catholics are cord,oII,.
anu respectfully invited to attend
CShers In attendance at all the services
seats during the week and on castor
sunday will be free to all.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-15
office.

The partnership of ArgabrIte 81
Strealy has this day been dissolved by
mutual consent. All person haying &C
counts with us will come forward at
once and settle.
III. II. ARGABRITE,
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-15

w HEN you clean house this spring
w do not forget that +. =. STALEY
\ CO., East Main street, Clifton Forge
Va, keep the LATEST and BEST i'm
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-15

a TOURNAMENT will take place at
the Lipps School-hOuse on Saturday af-
ternOOn, the oath. A fine saddle will
be the prize to the successful Knight.
L
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
Making Commercial Diamonds.

Chemists have recently and in pub.
lie made actual diamonds, comparable
in every respect, save one, that of size,
with natures most valued product.
But the crystals so manufactured have,
while true diamonds, been SO micro
scopic in proportions as to be OF
no commercial value. Now, however,
United States Consul German at Zu-
rich reports to the State Department
that Mr.. E. Moyatt claims to have
discovered q process by which dla-
monds of larger dimensions may be
produced. In principle his process is
similar to the one already used-that
is,to crystalline carbon out of iron and
steel by means of high pressure
and high temperature, Yet there is
an Improvement in the technical oper-
alton. Pulverized coal, iron chips and
liquid carbonic acid are enclosed in o
strong steel tube, Theoretically sealed
and subject to an electric current be-
tween two terminals in the ends of the
tube. The iron lique6es, is saturated
by part of the pulverized coal, and at
the same time the liquid carbonic acid
evaporates, thereby creating enormous
pressure ON the liquid iron and coal.
This process considerably increases
the dissolution OF the coal in the liquid
iron. While the mixture is cooling
the carbon crystsllizes partly in the
form of real diamonds and partly in
the form of similar stones. These
crystals are released from the ingot by
dissolYirg the iron in diluted muriatic
acid. The mixture by this method re-
mains under high pressure during the
ope1 alton of the electric current
New Orleans Picayune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
POPULAR SCIENCE.

As comets noar the sun their velocity
always increases.
Glowworms are much moro brilliant
when storm is coming than ut other
seasons.
To aid in filing saw teeth straight q
new fileholder has frame with two
parallel guides, between which the file
is fastened to make it run true.
Under forced draught the new Brit
ish first-class battleship Jupiter made
an average of 1874 knots in her four
hour trial, nearly knot more than
the contract speed.
Microscopical investigation is said to
prove that the pores of wood invite the
passage of moisture in the direction
of the timber's growth, but repel it in
the opposite direction.
Newton calculated the velocity Of
the comet of 1860 to be $50, 900 miles
On hour. Brydonne rated the speed
of the comet he saw in Ito at two
and half millions Of miles an hour.
A thermometer was left near stove
in sleeping room at Dusseldorf re-
Gently and the fumes from the mer-
curry poisoned two children SO that
their lives were saved with difficulty.
So Gays the British Medical Journal.
Gold or bismuth is extracted from
various mineral mixtures by melted
lead in the process of two Swedish
metallurgists, Ohm and Loftrand, and
tn method is claimed to be SO effec-
tive that even very poor ores are made
to yield profit.
Perciyal Lowell in an interesting
paper on "Venus in the Light OF Re-
cent Discoveries" show how his OBJ.
aervations at Flagstaff, Arizona, have
led to the conclusion that the planet
Venus always presents the same side
to the sun, and is, therefore, lifeless.
Some iron tonics OF the pharma-
copeia are useless, others are harmful.
1t has been suggested that the iron
should be obtained in an assimilable
form from vegetables, and the idea
has now been extended by French
chemist, NJ. Gabriel Viaud, who pro-
poses to feed the vegetables with iron
toprepare them specially for vegetables
having any required proportion OF
iron.
The red clover, when introduced in
to Australia, grew most luxuriantly,
and fowered, but produced no seed.
The reason for this was the absence OF
humble bees-the bumble bee being
the one that does the fertilizing, al
most exclusively, in the red clover.
Bees were introduced, and the clover
seeded in profusion consequently.
Exactly the same was the case with the
apple.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19

To the Unknown: Except to drink vodka,
attend Greek church and gamble there re-
mains nothing for Christian (Oto do in
this "heel OF the world" but write. Two
days since, when paying for some furs which
had bought from Tunguse Indians, one Of
Happening to examine 1t later discovered
engraved In suall letters near the head,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
Mechanism of the Human Body

The human body is an epitome in
nature of nil mechanics, all hydraulics,
all architecture, all machinery OF
every kind. There are more than three
hundred and ten mechanical move
ments known to mechanics to-day, and
oil of these arc but notifications o!
those found in tho human body. Here
are found all the bars, levers, joints,
pulleys, pumps, pipes, wheels and
axles, ball and socket movements,
beams, girders, trusses, buffers. arches,
columns, cables and supports known
to science. At every point mans best
mechanical work can be shown to be
but adaptations of processes of the
human body, revelation of first prln'
ciples used in nature. Home
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
p1AM YOUR TREES IN AUTUMN.

All fruit trees, except the peach and
all the smsll fruits except the black
cap raspberry are best planted in the
autumn, and the earlier after the
leaves fall the better. The adyan.
tages of ia planting may be summed
up as follows:
l. Nurse rymen have fuller and bet
ter stocks of trees in the autumn
when the sales begin. The best are
sold first, ind Inter orders are filled
with the material which remains on
hand. Sometimes it is impossible to
have an order for certain varieties
filed in tho spring, oil OF that stock
being sold. There is frequently OBJ
served mI1rked superiority in stock
received in the fall.
2. If tret s arc properly planted in
the early autumn almost every one is
sure to live and thrive the next sea-
SOD, while of those planted in the
spring considerable per cent. will
die the first year. The explanation is
that during the warm days of autumn
the trees be come established in their
new locatio Is. Having no leaves they
do not need moisture as they do in the
spring. TIE earth becomes COM
pacted abort the roots, which form
cailusses Over the cut and torn ends,
and even be gin to emit small rootlets
before the winter sets in, so that on
the earliest warm days of spring the
young orchlrd is ready to start of to
make full growth.
5. Another reason for fall planting
Is that the lrserymen then have more
time to dig and pack the trees, and
there is less liability of errors, which
are very pl oyoking when discovered
after the ltpso of eight or ten years
when the tree begins to fruit. The
planter, too, has more time to properly
do the WORK of planting, so that all
orchards pla ated in the autumn have
o better chalce of succeeding.
Strictly frst-class trees and VICES
should always be purchased. Other
qualities ma, live, but they will gener-
ally come t, bearing so far behind
first-class stock that more will be lost
than is gai1 ed. To illustrate this:
Some years ago the writer purchased
a thousand tllird-class currant bushes.
They nearly all grew, but failed to
fruit the sect nd and third years with
any degree # profit, so that the loss
was consider able. So with pear and
apple trees Of the second-class more
will die and the remainder will be
longer in coming into bearing.
Nurserymea often advocate the
planting of very young trees. This
will do if the trees are to have garden
culture, but where trees are to be
planted in On orchard and will receive
only ordinary care the larger tree,
three or fou. years old, will stand
much the better chance of living and
early fruiting Always order straight,
thrifty, clean and healthy stock from
the nursery, and insist that it be
guaranteed fee from all insect and
fungus diseas ss.
After the IL ees are planted pull the
earth up arornd each one to support
il against the winter winds. In ex-
ceptionally windy places it may be
advisa - to stake each tree, but
orchards should not be planted in such
locations. for the fruit will stand but
little chance Of remaining upon the
trees to mat .rity. New York Trib.
un6,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
R0od's Pills sss sssy RiiSnR in ssst sssRs sHa
FLASHES OF FUN.

sGive her airi Give her ARP
tsWhat's the matter? Has a woman
fainted?" 'sNo; her bicycle tire has
flattened. % Philadelphia North Amer
ican.
ST saw man today who had no
hands play the piano. !" ..-l, hofh-
ing! We've get gifl down in our
fat who has no voice and who singsl"
Yonkers Statesman.
Bobby cried dreadfuliy when we
cot out into the country "What
was the matter with him?" He said the
wild flowers weren't as thick as they
were in the pictures. Chicago Rec
ord.
..Has Mr, Hustleton done anything
to distinguish himself since he re-
ceived his appointment" Certainly
not. 1t may take him six months or a
wear to get thoroughly rested after his
exertions to get the place. Wash
ington Star.
Watts-Don't you think that the
man who knows when to stop talking
is about as wise as they get? Potts
About, but not quite. The greatest
brain is in the possession of the man
who knows when not to begin.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
He-He that courts and runs away
will live to court another day. She
But he that courts and does not wed
NAV find himself in court instead.
Comic Cuts.
sMy DEAR" said Mrs. Brightgirl,
s'you ought to be thankful for one
thing" "What's that?" asked the
husband. s'That the theater season
is Just about over as Easter comes in.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Miss Wiggins-Do you really think
that woman is superstitious about Fri
day? Mr.. Higgins-Certainly. Ii Rob
inson Crusoe had been a woman that
black valet would have been called
Thnrsday.-Judge.
Tramp-Have you anything, madam,
to spare for poor wayfarer this
morning? Madam-Yes. You can go
right out to the woodshed and indulge
in the cold chops and cuts to your
hearts content.-Boston Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
A Baby Saved by o Puppy.

A story OF the remarkable cure
effected in the case of ,.n infant child
of William NcGinty has caused much
comment at Long Branch, N. J. Nc
Ginty is prominent member OF The
American Volunteers. The McGinty
baby became seriously ILL.,, and as the
usual remedies failed to do any good
and the little one lost flesh and
strength rapidly, physicians were sum.
monel. They said the child's heart
was weak and that there was no hope
of its recovery.
The father was in despair and was
willing to grasp at any suggestion
which promised the slightest hope OF
success. Finally neighbor urged
McGinty to place puppy IN the
baby's crib at night.
"And what then?" asked the mys.
titled father.
"Just leave the puppy there" said
the adviser. "That's ALL" The baby
will gain in strength The puppy will
lose."
The experiment was made at once.
After two days the baby was perceptl-
bly, stronger. On the third day the
Improvement was marked, and the dog
neutrality-suspicious. of restlessness and
weakness. 1t lost flesh; the baby
gained in weight.
As the days passed q little color
crept into the child's cheeks and they
began to regain the roundness they
had lost. The dog continued to grow
thinner and weaker. At the end OF
ten days the child had apparently re.
gained its natural health and
strength, and the puppy was removed
from the crib.
The father feared that q relapse
might follow; but there was no sign
of it, and to day his child is seeming
ly in the best of health. The puppy,
instead of regaining its strength after
being separated from the baby for
whose health it had been sacrificed,
grew gradually weaker, and. last Fri
night, in spite of unremitSing care, it
died.-St. Louis Republic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
I1AS AS A. SOIL ExHAusrER.

The common belief that fax is
wondeIiu exhauster of soil has been
abando ned to certain extent at some
of the experiment stations. 1t is
worthy of note, however. that in for
eign CO lntries where fax Is grown ex-
tensiyeIy, intervals of five to nine
years are allowed to elapse between
two Gro ps, and in some cases fifteen to
eighteen years before flax is again
grown t,n the same soil. In the system
of rota ion, clover is regarded as a
very es. .ential crop, some flax growers
claimini, it should precede the flax,
with nc intervening crop. A recent
Oregon experiment station bulletin
presents the following rotation as one
OF the best: One, wheat; 2, oats and
barley; 3, clover and grasses; 4, clo-
yer and grasses;5, corn and potatoes;
6, flax: The object OF the cultivated
crops is to clean the ground of weeds.
New I ngland Homestead.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
EyrRA FEEpINe TWIN LANES.


Not loag ago farmer remarked that
he did MT see much advantage in hav-
ing ewes that bred twins. The extra
lamb. b, remarked, took part of the
food nee led for one after the second
week, aid caused both to be second
class, and perhaps not worth more
than ona in prime condition. No
doubt this estimate was correct so far
as his experience went, but it simply
showed that the farmer was not alive
to the OF portunities which twin lambs
gave him. All lambs should be fed
something besides their mothers milk
after the7 are two weeks old. In the
case OF win lambs this is especially
necessary. At first the feed should be
of the simplest character and not of
kind to rempt the appetite. A small
wisp of over hay, all the better if of
second.gl owth clover, is enough to
begin with. When this is eaten greed
lily, as it probably will be, and after
few days gill of whole oats per day,
given haf at morning and half at
night. To this may be added after
awhile teaspoonful and ultimately q
tablespoo lful of oil meal per day.
When thi' is eaten without injury add
to the clever hay ration all the lamb
will eat cl can. In this way, with the
addition OF its mothers milk, two
lambs fro eve can be grown with
better res Its than one lamb can which
depends only on its mothers milk and
what hay It can pick up while running
with its cam. What is more, twin
lambs this reared will make thrifty
sheep, and will be good feeders all
their lives because at no time has their
digestion been injured by being
starved or stinted in their food.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
PRETORIA, TRAHsyAAL, s. A.,
June 14th. 1882.

1 have in my possession guinea, attached
to piece OF gold chain, which I think was
watch chain. 1t is marked Write P. o.
Box 1o0l, London, and so do. have had
the coin some three months and received 1t
from Nanaqua native with whom I was
trading for ivory on the Molopo River. He
was a chief and wore tho thing around his
neck. We we're together several days. and
when 1 saw the gold piece was guinea
was curious enough to ask him where he got
il. He said one Of his men took it in war
from an Angra, or West Coast man. pre-
sumo that fellow got 1t from some wreck or
even from some dead or dying sailor on the
shore. II the piece is Of any particular value
rs keepsake will send 1t to London upon
request. Write me here.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
Information About Greece.
1t has population of 2,187, ,20s.
It is called "Hellasp by its people

1t has population of 2,1S7, ,20S.
1t is called "Hellas' by its people.
The mean temperature of Greece is
GA degrees Fahrenheit.
No part of Greece is forty miles
from the sea nor ten miles from the
hills.
About one-half of the population are
agriculturists and shepherds.
1t has an area of 24,977 square miles.
1t is the only country in the world
whose armies are provided with the
Gras guns and paper-covered cart
ridges.
The Greek flag is white cross on a
blue ground-the Bavarian colors and
the Greek cross.
Greece is more thickly populated
than any other country in Europe.
with the exception of Sweden and
Prussia.
It has few rivers and many hills.
None of the former are navigable, and
many of the latter are fortified.
Only about 10000 of the inhabi-
tants speak any language other than
Greek, and only about 10000 profess
any religion other than the orthodox.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
FED FOR BONE AND MUSCLE.

In fielding all young animals thrifty
growth is much more important than
to fatten them. Many people suppose
that The only way to lessen fat is to
restrict diet until near. starvation
point. But they find by trial That if
the fo,,d given contains the fat.form-
ing nu triton, restricting its amount
raakes what is given go much better
digesttd that the fattenlng process
goes cn US before. A far surer and
better way to accomplish what is
wished is to give food plentifully, but
not of The kind that builds up fat, and
especis lily to gives what makes bone
and mi sole. 1t is for this roason that
wheat ,ran and wheat mlddlings are
SO vallable for feeding. They will
not fat en- if fed m moderately with hay,
straw and roous, and they will keep
young took thriftily growing.-Amer-
ican Clltivator.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
LADIES ANl GENILEMeN y WANrEn M; 2,

famous German Skin Cure. Removes Freckles,
Pimples and Tan of the face aud cures all Skin
Diseases. Exclusive territory and outfit DIR.
L. BLOCK, A Walton St., Atlanta, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
c1A1RvoYANoE UP TO DATE.

care you the celebrated Nine. Rou.
lette2" he asked, after he had climbed
four flights of stairs, and was admitted
into the mysterious interior.
"Yes," replied the bizarre-looking
parsonage who had received him.
"The great clairvoyant?"
"Yes."
".And you foretell the future9"
'r.[t is so.
"And read the mind?"
"Verlly."
"And unfold the past?"
'T do"
'"Ehen, +" said thevisitor, eagerly, as
he took large wad out of his pocket,
"please tell me what~it was my wife
asked me to bring her home to night"
Lille.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
Getting Rid OF Weight.

First Bicycle Crank-No, I never
carry an extra ounce of weight on my
wheel, not even tool-bag.
Second Ditto-But suppose you
break down on the road and have no
tools?
First B. Cob, that's easily ar
ranged. I carry my tools in my
pocket. York Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
Grateful For Benefits.

''You might put there, said the ru-
raj citizen to the editor who was writ
ing an obituary on the death of the
citizens wife, "that we'll never hear
her voice no more"
Gail right. Anything else?"
"Noth;n', 'ceptin' that we thanks
the Lord for His blessings. FIX
change.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
on1rE A DIFFERENCE.

Wheeler ;'How long viii it take
me to reach New York on this road,
sir?"
Farpner-"Wall, Jules Verne says
it's been done in eighty days, but if
you turn around and go the other way
you kin do it in about two hours
New York Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19

ssGive her airl Give her ARP
teWhat's the matter? Has woman
fainted?" "No; her bicycle tire has
flattened."- Philadelphia North Amer
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
As GOOD As A BOARDING HOUSE.

Colonel Peppers-''You were lost
on the desert for three weeks once,
Professor?"
Professor.-"Yes."
Colonel Peppers-"How did you
manage for food9"
Professor-"Splendidly There were
lots of wind currents. you know, and
these, mixed with the sand, made me
imagine was eating prunes. New
York Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
COULD BUY HIN CHEAP.

Daughter-"Father, I wish to marry
the Count"
Father-sBut: from the reports 1
hear, the fellow isn't worth much.
Daughter-''Then, father, if he isn't
worth much, you certainly could
afford to buy him for me! Puck.