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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
A Pair Of Shoes Can Be Made i'll Twenty
Minutes.

One OF the big Lynn shoe shops
made pair of ladies' boots tor the
Paris Exhibition of 1889 in twenty
four minutes. A notary public fol-
lowed the operation, watch in hand:
For this feat the pair of shoes went
through the usual routine of the shop'
but at exceptional speed; ffty-seyen
different operators and tortystwo ma
chimes were concerned in the Work,
which required twenty'siz pieces ESQ o.
leather, fourteen pieces OF clotn'
twenty.four buttons, twenty'four ons
ton-holes, eighty tacks, twenty nails!
two box.toes, two steel shanks a, ane i.
twenty yards of thread. Since tina
time the division OF labor upon a pan
of shoes has become still greater, ane
there is larger number Of machines
employed, with the result that a pan
of ladies boots can now he made con-
plete in this factory inside OF tWent!
minutes, s,-Scribner.
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The Rest Data He Could GiYe.

I have q friend who Is connected
with one of the largest shoe stores OF
the city. A day or two ago he was
called to attend to the wants OF a Gus.
toner, and his first question brought
out the fact that the man wanted a
pair of shoes. Of course my friend
next inquired the size, and thereby
hangs the tale. The customer looked
iumfounded for minute, but he was
not to be faxed by such simple ques'
ton, and finally he blurted out:
"Wa'al, I don't know egzactly, but
7 wear fifteen and half collar"
he did his best, but my friend was
not sufficiently posted in the relative
proportions of ones neck and SO had
to make o guess at the size required,
and try different pairs until he had
found the proper fit.-Springheld
tMass.) Union.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07

=
State of Alabama, anu Cno sc.t oi uu,
ernment was there from 1919 until
1926.
The history OF Alabama's capitals is
interesting, and may be briefly related.
In 1917 Congress established Alabama
Territory, with st. Stevens, on the
Tombigbee River, an attractive town
OF considerable proportions, as its
capital. The two sessions of the Ter
ritorial Legislature were held there,
and the Second Assembly decided up
on the removal of the seat OF Govern
ment to the proposed city OF Cahaba, at
the mouth of the river of that name.
In 1919 Congress admitted Alabama
into the Union of States. and as the
capitol at Cahaba had not been COM
pleted, the first constitutional eonven-
lion and the first session OF the Gen
eral Assembly were held in Huntsville.
Tho Legislature met at Cahaos IN
1920, and that place continued to be
the seat Of Government until 1926,
when the capitol was removed TO
Tuskaloosa. It remained their until
1s4s, when it was removed to Mont
eomery, which still remains the seat
of the Government. The first capitol
built in Montgomery was destroyed
by fire in 1849, involving the loss OF
valuable public documents. The pres
ent capitol-made notably historic by
the birth Of the Confederate Govern
ment there-dates its completion from
1851.
It is o matter Of sentimental interest
that both of Alabame's first capitols
have disappeared from the face OF the
earth. Only some crumbling walls IN
forest are left to tell where st.
Stevens stood. and Cahaba, once q
handsome city of many thousands OF
people, the property of which was as
sessed at good many million OF dol
lars, is now an unproductive cotton
field, the property Of 9 poor farmer
who lives in one of the $40, 600 houses
that has contrived to escape complete
decav,-Atlanta Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
BROOM BRIp1E.

The thrifty housewife long ago dis.
covered that to sew piece of cloth on
the upper part of a broom did much
to increase its allotted time of useful
ness, but it renamed for a man to
devise Il wire attachment ttttlhast would
serve the same purpose, and might be
transferred from broom to broom.
This patented device, while simplicity
itself, ehectually prevents the broom
from losing its shape. 1t consists of
wire arms encirclins the broom and
fastened around the handle, where
they are clauped in position by
sliding ring. The broom-encircling
arms are also provided within slid
ing ring, which admits of adjustment
from time to time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
RECIPES.

One Egg Fruit Cake -one-half cup
sugar, cup butter, ! cup molassess,
mix together, then add one egg well
beaten, one cup raisins stoned and
chopped, and one cup sour milk IN
which one teaspoon soda has been
stirred. Add sufficient -four to make
rather stiff batter and one teaspoon
cloves and two teaspoons cassia. Bake
in one loaf. Put in stone jar and 1t
will keep nice for month.
Cocoanut Cake-One cup sugar, one
tablespoon melted butter, +! cup sweet
milk, one cup -four, one egg, one tea
spoon baking powder and q little pinch
Of salt. Turn into sheet tin, then
sprinkle large tablespoon OF coarse
white sugar and one OF shredded
cocoanut over it and bake in moder-
ate oven. Look at it after it has been
in the oven ten or fifteen minutes, as
the top scorches easily; put brown
paper on top if the heat is too great.
Sponge Cake-Two eggs, beat the
volks with J cup sugar, then the
whites. and add to yolks with another
! cup sugar. Add II cups -four in
which one teaspoon baking powder
has been thoroughly sifted, and last J
cup warm water. Flavor with tea
spoon lemon and of vanilla, Bake
twenty-five minutes in moderate oven.
Blanc Mange-Wash small hand.
full of unground Irish moss, letting 1t
soak five minutes first, to swell, and
free from she'll and seaweed. Put into
o saucepan with II quarts of milk, let
it boil slowly for twenty minutes, be-
ing careful it does not scorch upon
the bottom. Strain through -four
sieve and turn into cups or fancy
molds.
Apple Sage Puddlug-Fillan an earthen
pudding dish with quartered ana
peeled apples, choosing a tart Bald
win. Upon two tablespoons OF sago
pour one pint of boiling water, cook
until soft, then odd 8 cup sugar, q ils-
tie salt, butter size of walnut and one
teaspoon vanilla; lastly one more cup
of boiling water and pour over apples.
Bake two hours in moderate oven, Gov
ering with plate after half an hour.
Serve with milk and sugar.
Steamed Date Pudding-Make .
plain batter as for stenmed apple pud
ding. substituting stoned dates for the
apples. Steam two hours and serv'
With liquid sauce; this is delicious
New England Homestead.
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A Queer Character.

The Paris (Ky.) News tells of o queer
character, who for o number of years
has been m inmate of the Bourbon
County Infrmsry: "She is seventy.
five years old, is now living with her
seventh husband, and has changed her
religion five times. AS the widow OF
her sixth husband she was entitled to
a pension, and application for the
bounty was quickly followed by re-.
quest for permit to take unto herself
husband No. 7, who is blind. Being
advised that the marriage would in.
validate her pension claim, she was
told to choose between q pension and
husband. She meditated o moment
and replied: II don't know the value
of pension, but l do know hus,
band's value. Gimme the husband. y
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07

Accommodations: The principa
rooms and their sizes, closets; &c, SIC.
are shown by the plans. Cellar, with
concrete floor and inside and outside
entrance, under whole house. Three
bedrooms finished in attic. Laundry
under kitchen. Sliding doors connect
principal rooms of first story. -Four
open freplaces and set range. Bal.
conies in second and attic story.
Cost: $4865, not including mantels,
range or heater. The estimate is
based on New York prices for ma
terials and labor. In many sections
of the country the cost should be less.
Copyright, 1872
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
lis Tendency to English Ideas-A Res
idence With an OfIlce or ''Den.n

There is one feature common to
many English private houses that if
seldom fourd in American residences,
at least under the same name. This
is the "ofice." One frequently finds
mention of this in descriptions Of Eng.
lish residences, even in the stately
country houses, and the term often
confounds the uninitiated. TIL word
"ofice" has large latitude in Ameri-
ca, and is generally applied indiscrimi-
nately to any place where business is
transacted, doing duty equally for the
English "chamber" and "shop." But
the one use it never has In this coun-
try is that corresponding to its use in
the English residence. There the "of-
flee" is the private room of the master
or the mistress of the house, where
business letters are written and filed,
where servants are engaged or in
structed, where tenants are received,
or where the hundred and one odds of
business, appertaining to every house
hold, are transacted. There are COM
paratiyely few men of leisure in this.
country, and many details that the
English Gentleman is compelled to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
The wanton destruction of human

The wanton destruction OF human
life is one OF the pleasures of this
monster monarch. His most common
form of amusement is to assign NUN
Der OF slaves to dig deep hole. When
it is SO deep that ladders have to be
employed for the men to get out Of
the pit. the ladders are drawn up and
the unfortunates left to die.
King Obbah, through his dealings
with Asiatic slaves, has contracted
some luxurious Oriental customs. One
of his most important attendants is o
functionary whose sole duty is to
tickle the soles of the royal feet. This
service Is always performed for the
king while he is ttending to affairs of
state, seated on his throne OF ivory
and coral.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
to you as we stood upon the steps"
said Nettie, suspiciously.

to you as we stood upon the steps,"
said Nettie, suspiciously.
"oh, Mr.. Bartram," cried Nettis,
suddenly, sthave some Of the finest
cake; mother made it yesterday. You
must taste it. i" and she essayed to open
the door of the china closet.
"Why, it is lockedl Where can the
key be?" she cried, wonderingly.
A rattling of dishes sounded within
the closet, followed by o crush and q
wild cry, and then voice exclaimed:
"oh, oh! Help! Murder I'm
killed Let me out"
Miss Arsminta uttered a piercing
scream and tainted.
The door was burst open, and out
hobbled the doctor, and most pitt
able spectacle did he present.
His hands, face and clothes were
beiaubed with Mrs. Dsnforth's best
preserves, and he limped painfully,
emitting deep groan ut every step,
for one of his feet was held firmly in o
large trap which had been set to catch
the mice that infested the closet.
On hearing Nettie's attempt to open
the closet door, he had, in blind at.
tempt at concealment, essayed to
climb upon the topmost shelf, but un-
sslss ssls to sustain his weight, the shelf
gave way, and precipitsted hriEaa5- hrniaa aa-HS- TO-.
gether with quantity of china, to
the floor.
Despite the poor mans distress, his
appearance was so ridiculous that it
caused an irresistible burst of laugh
ter.
He was soon released from his un-
pleasant predicament, and was then
much, more inclined to treat the affair
as g joke.
Ned began to quiz him unmerciful.
ly. but DR.. Allen was equal to the
occasion, and taking the hand of the
blashing Araminta, who had recovered
from her swoon, he said bravely:
eyes, Ned I have, after all, con-
cluded to marry, and the sooner you
follow my example, you young dog,
the better; and the day that sees
pretty Miss Nettie here your bride
sees you the possessor OF ten thousand
dollars"
"Nettie has promised to marry me,
uncle" said Ned, taking the hand of
his betrothed.
''And you know, auntie," said Net.
lie, laughing and blushing at the same
time, 81 promised to follow your ex-
ample"
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receipt cannot be found without half
hours rummaging. On the other
hand, the room must not be bare, OF
it will have too much suggestion OF
the business Office. The central figure
must, of course, be the desk. Prefer
ably this article Of utility should be q
large and roomy one, and not little
wall pocket with folding lid that has
by courtesy title of desk. A cabins
with plenty of drawers, q set OF book
shelves and small table round out the
list of essentials. Here should be q
closet, if possible, for man more than
q woman needs a 'tuok-hole," where
some of his belongings can be hurried,
" thrust out of sight. The light
should never be high chandelier, but
a shaded drop-light. or a lamp that
can be conveniently screened. The
pictures should be good engraviDgs OF
prints, of q character of their own, not
mere pretty studies.
The design illustrating this article
clearly defines the English idea OF the
Office room. The den is shown con
Meeting with library, the "evening'
room of the house, with outside en-
trance from rear porch.
A brief description of this desiyI
ne give as follows:
General dimensions: Extren'
width, including veranda, 36 feet
inches: depth, including veranda, a
feet.
Heights of stories: Cellar, Z feet
Grst story, 9 feet 6 inches; secon'
story, 9 feet; attic, s feet.
Exterior Materials: Foundation
stone; first story, ciapboards; secon'
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Long.Winded Ceremonials.

Some idea may be formed of what
the Russian Emperor has to so through
by the fact that the ceremonies con-
nected with his coronation eight
months ago have not yet come to an
end, A few days ago His Majesty held
another reception at the Winter Pal.
ace to receive the congratulations OF
more representatives of his faithful
subjects. Several hundred persons
were presented, comprising 165 diff
ferent deputations, each one with
bread and salt on costly gold and sill
yer plates or other works OF art. Long,
tables in the palace were again loaded
with these gifts to the Gear, as al
Moscow in May last, and the ceremony
observed was exactly the same.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
A Testimonial.

A manufacturer presented o cyclist
with box of meat tablets. "Drop
ne a line as to how you like them, he
wrote. A few days after the race, the
"testimonial" arrived. 1t ran: "4ou
asked me to let you know my expert
ences with your patent meat tablet,
and have much pleasure in comply
ing with your request. Feeling in
need of food, 1, in the sixty-fourth
mile, began to suck one of your tablets.
The effect was almost instantaneous.
Passing the sixty-fifth milestone, ]
chucked the blooming lot into field. "
..GlasgoW Times.
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Best Educated Dog.

Lisbon street, Lewiston, Me-, should
90 on record as being the home of
perhaps the best educated dog outside
of Switzerland. A woman shopping
the other dny missed her purse while
in the street., and after hurriedly feel.
ing in all places about her clothes
where it might be and not finding it,
she turned around and saw big dog
coming toward her with the pocket.
book in his mouth.-New York SSn.
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would eiyo me the most intense hap
piness, )" and he placed has hand upon
bis heart and bowed deeply.
fWhy, doctor, how you talkl" and
Miss Elmer simpered, and attempted
to blush behind her fan. "You men
are such odd creatures.
"Odd, dearest madam, odd? Well,
I admit it; we certainly are odd when
Cupid pierces us with his downy
shafts. But then, madam, it is the
ladies who are to blame, for who can
withstand their bright glances and
sunny facesP"
And he gave her most affectionate
glance.
Miss Elmer really did color, this
time from excitement, Tor she felt that
the decisive moment was very near at
hand, and she mur.nured:
Dear me, doctor, what fattere,
you are.
"I assure you, dear lady, I do moi
aatter. All, Araminta!" and dowr
pumped the little doctor upon his
knees. 81 assure you that I'm in the
most solemn earnest. l have lost my
heart to your bewildering charms
sweet one, and will not rise from
here until you promise to be m.
BRIDE"
Much as she had longed and waited
for this moment, during her Ion!
years of spinsterhood, Aramints FL
mer was dumb with delight, and lit
tie real embarrassment.
But, mistaking her silence for aver
sion, the doctor cried:
eff you won't nave me, Araminta
I'll-1'll-take poison |"
"O-h!" screamed Miss Elmer.
Twill," he averred solemnly, fol
getting his late declaration, and risin
to his feet.
"Oh, then, Jonathan, 7 will promis
anything you please" cried Miss e
mer, blushiug. "fake me, dearest,
am yours p
And she flung herself into his arms
But her weight was almost too muc
, for the enamored doctor, who staggere
back, and would undoubtedly ha1
, fallen, had not a knock just the
, sounded on the front door, and Mi!
, Elmer withdrew herself from his arm
gasping:
8 ooh, my! they have returned
What shall we do? would not hay
them find you here for anything
/ They-they would tease me 30 abo'
0 you, Jonathan, dear."
I And she simpered.
t "Good gracious, Aramintap erie
n the doctor, mopping his hot face Wi
!. his handkerchief. "Pm sure
r wouldn't have that rascallY nephew
mine find me here for thousand dc
I" lars. Cannot you hide me?"
The knocking was repeated, th
|, time much louder.
'Yes, this way" cried Araminta
# desperation, and she pushed him in
r the china closet. ''They won't fl
you here, and as soon as they leave t
}. room, I'll let you out"
d "one moment, my dear" 6
IS claimed the doctor, popping out
head as she was closing the doc
/ "you promise to be miner"
e eyes, yes, an5thing-only get in
3 she cried, in panic, and satisfied, t
i doctor drew in his head, and his
# trothed closed and locked the door a
!" pocketed the key with sigh of
e lief.
IS "Ah, is it you? declare, You ga
mo quite start. was dozing," ibb
g MISS Araminta, blandly, as she adm
!, ted Settie and Mr.. Bartram.
q ,T Mought | heard some one talkl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
COMMON JOYS.

Our common ioys, o what are they
Tho brightest and the best;
They glad Us in our busy walks,
Are with us when we rest;
An angel band, they hover round,
In walking and In dream,
And DER our hearts In saddesi hours
They shed golden beam.
Our common joys, o what are they?
But blessings fe.t within,
For smallest deeis OF goodness doaa
Amid world of sin?
The mite W gi"e thu child OF want,
The slightest word OF cheer
Tint lifts heart with sorrow bowed,
Or dries falling tcar.
Our common Joys, o what are they?
The prlceie pearls and gold
Which memory sifts upon the heart
When life is growing old;
The though. that wo have treasured up
Where nausht can steal away
The consciousness of doing good
With every passing day.
&C. D. Stuart.
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FURNISHING A GUEST ROOM.

woman's idea of hospitality may
be gathered sooner from glance at
her guest room than from attending
twenty teas and half as many dinners
at her house. And not infrequently
this came guest room proclaims mis-
tress very poor hostess.
A guest room should not suggest to
it's occupant that she is expected tc
leave as soon as may be. Half emp
tied bureau drawers and closets with
three or four pegs in use are equiva.
lent to command that the guest cut
her visit short.
The room should have habitable
air and should not suggest the mauso-
leu1n
ii possible, haze o lounge, or at
Least. low, lelous arl1Gheir, fur
.rbit - -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07

cycle, shos straight ahead, and very
soon passed him and forced him to
turn, and when he did turn there was
o ring OF skaters all around him, and
for an hour he played with US very
much as four legged seal might.
We got him runningin in circle, but
we we're unable to catch him, for every
time any one tried it, that venture
some individual either failed to get
hold on him, or, succeeding, was
hurled as from a catapult along the
ice, to the great delight of all the rest.
1t was the merriest skating party ever
witnessed, although the deer might
not have seen much matter for merri-
ment in it.
But he was perfectly safe, unless his
wind played out before ours did, OF
which the event proved there was small
danger. One wing of the circular
trocha we had formed in tho line got
out of breath and slowed up, q gap
was formed in the line, and the deer
went through it like flash, and the
last we saw of him was "hull down,
and going as merrlly as if freshly
started.-Minneapolis Journal;
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Superstition and tho Plague

A Parsee sacred fire which had
burned uninterrupted for twelve cen cen
turies in the temple at Leigule, Per
sis, went out recently. Its worshlperss
interrreted the event as an omen OF
the plague which is destroying &c
many Of their coreligionists in Bonn
hav
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-07
A ROYAL MONSTER,
KING oBBAR OF BENIN AFRICA'S
WORST SOVEREIGN,
A Distinguished and Brutal Can
nibal-ln His Possession Are
Stores OF Ivory Worth
Many Millions.
7 F England makes good its inten.

| 7 F England makes good its inten.
| tion to punish King Obbah oi
/ Benin for the recent massacre OF
an unarmed expedition, the most
attrocicus of the African monarchs
will get taste of the misery he has Sc
generously bestowed upon tens OF
thousands of others. And that England
will do this there is little doubt, for
in addition to avenging the deeths OF
her subjects, the conquest of Benin
will open up a country of immeasur.
able richness. Not only this, but it
will abolish one of the central points
of the slave traffic in Africa, and 80 q
long way towards crushing cannibalism
and human sacrifice.
The domain of King Obbah forms
the central section of the notorious
slave coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
Slavery is formidable part of the
social fabric Of this African kingdom.
H supplies currency system; it does
away WITH the need of iails or peni.
tentiaries; it is an eIcHsngeable COM
modify for the riches Of the slave cftties
in northern Africa, and forms scheme
for the disposition of captives made
in the petty wars which are constantly
being waged,
Very few white men have ever Wis.
itea the city OF Benin, located some
two hundred miles inland from the
coast. Even the missionaries have
given the city wide berth, although
they have penetrated to all parts of
the neighboring kingdom of Ashantee,
Dahomey and Brass. Captain H. L.
Galway, the British Vice Consul of
that district, visited the place and
concluded treaty with King AdoIa,
the predecessor OF Obbah.
Adola was reckoned to be much
moro humane monarch than Obtah,
but some of the things witnessed by
Captain Galway seem to have reached
the pinnacle of outrageous barbarism.
he reached the city OF night, and the
king cordially placed a house of red
clay with thatched roof at his dis
posal. In the morning the first thing
ne saw was the body of a crucifed wo-
man who had been sacrificed some two
weeks before, according to fetch rites,
that the rain might stop. Nearer his
house were two bodies frightfully
mut;lated, and further away were the
bodies of two other women who had
been crucifed.
Wher hc "-a1c:1e' Ri ava hoRse he
found ;bot me walls w5te a'c-
WITH uapy human sku.i- rt
and there wefa u..
yhe val, -e
rG s"t Eo ---. sGI re /
esr- 'a-V no ~ 2, Jr'o wjti
nor ".s y5 ifzJ 90 q v .s-s. n.l
ls itr cEiJ ~ "1@iec.'lei. -. ."e u'7-
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Ruined by Earthquakes.

The Saxon village of Eisleben,
famous as the birthplace OF Luther. is
falling into decay as the result OF con-
tinued earthquake shocks, which be-
gan in 1892.