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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Good Roads In Prussia.

There is in Prussia and in the other
States q corps of educated, highly
trained State employees who have made
roads their profession, and they know
their business. Constant repair is one
main reason for the condition of the
German roads. Comprehensive and
minute regulations arc strictly en-
forced. In some provinces the village
mayor is held strictly responsible for
the good condition of all the roads in
his district except the State roads.
The work of repair is constant and the
labor is constantly supervised.
Another main reason why the build
ing of roads is carried out honestly is
the virtual absence OF temptation to dc
otherwise. The laws are very stricG
and violations are severely punished
by fine and Imprisonment.
There are three kinds OF highways
the provincial, the Kries and the Ge-
mein de Wege. The former two are
those whose building and maintenance
rests Oh the shoulders OF ,he provincial
OF distric, representative bodies. All
the rest are communal OF private roads,
and the same strict regulations apply
to them as to the provincial roads.
In Prussia alone $11, 100000 per
annum is paid out of the public funds
for the maintenance of roads, and this
does not include the moneys cxpend-
ed by individual communes and by
private companies and individuals.
On the highest grade of public roads
it is forbidden to use them for vehi.
cles with protruding wheel nails,
screws, spokes or otherwise objection
able gear. The horseshoes n.nst be of
particular kind. Heavy loads may
not pass over the roads without spe-
cial permission.
The tolls e1acted on the German
roads, though at one time generally
imposed, are now small and infre-
quent. AS the maintenance of the
roads is fixed by specific laws and
regulations, so too are the conditions
of constructing new roads.-New York
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
IYhnt Wrestlers Should Eat.

The japanese wrestlers are race
of giants; they often weigh from four
teen to twenty-four stone. At the
Imperial Hotel, in Toxic, once they
brought their champion wrestler to
my room. He was prodigious i'll size
and as fat and fair as baby. He was
a Hercules in strength, but looked like
an overgrown cherub of Corregio.
"What DO you eat?" I asked.
"Rice, nothing but rice"
"Why not eat meat?'
"Meat is weakening. Beef IS sew
enty per cent. water. Rice is eighty
per cent. food. I ate lean beefsteal1
once and my strength left me. The
other man ate rice and threw me
down.
My courier said: "This wrestler is
the champion of Japan. No one can
throw him, New York World,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
PUMPKIN TIME.

From grassblades tiny trumpeters arc
shrilling forth their glee,
And overhead the sky Is blue, and corn
shocks oil around
Would seem to be grim sentinels, as far as
eye can see,
TO guard the golden pumpkins that arc
scattered DER the ground.
And Hanking in the outer fields are fortress
ses of hay,
Swift couriers Of honking geese are speed.
ing overhead,
In dress parade the birches woulG QUITO
the naples gay,
And show the world that yellow is the
ranking hue Of red.
~:
Across the fields are signalings tween
wary, piping quail,
The bobolinks are 1ocking and deploying
to the south,
And vigllant as skirmishers, on tree and
zigzag rail,
The crows, suspicious, scrutinize for hid
den Weapons mouth.
Frank II. Sweet, in American Agrlculturist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Gold Field Justice.

Just before we arrived young fell
low from Seattle, of wealthy family,
was drowned at this narrow bridge
while attempting to cross before the
structure was complete. He lost his
footing and help came too late. The
teamster who had the boys goods re-
turned to town with the body and de-
manded SO from the dead boys part
ner. When it was refused the team
ster took it from the pocket of the
corpse. When the men at camp heard
of it they at once held n meeting and
there was talk of lynching, but at last
they gave the teamster five hours to
sell his team and leave. He tried to
board ship, but the captain refused
to have him, and at last he took to the
woods until he could get boat to
Juneau. This is sample OF frontier
justice. Any man caught stealing is
shot on the spot; you can leave your
clothes and provisions by the road
with your name attached and be sure
of finding them when you return
Dyea Letter to Chicago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Novelty in Cotton Pressing.

Probably more people go to see the
round-bale cotton press than any other
single object on the grounds of the
Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Its
fame has spread all over the country,
and the people are anxious to see the
wonderful machine in operation. The
round bale system is far ahead of the
old way of COMPRISING cotton. The
bales are small, compact, neat and
easily handled. During tho process
of baling the fibre of the cotton re-
mains in it's original shape and when
the bales reach the mills they are in
splendid condition. They are not
ragged nor torn; the cotton is not
dirty. It is the wonder OF all cotton
men, and they declare it to be tht
cotton press Of the future.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Don't B1nme tho Weather.

Don't blame the wet season for the
condition Of many of your roads. See
that your candidates for local offices
favor good roads, and then supply
them with the information that will
enable them to know how to get and
keep them. Most people are all at sea
on these subjects. The heavy rains
of the summer have given startling OBJ
ject-lessons toroad-builders and Super
intendents in some sections of the
country. Roads that were nearly fiat
md which lacked proper drainage were
swept over by the water. In some
spots the surface was torn away; in
others it was covered with stones and
earth. This did not happen where
roads were suitably crowned and
drained. Il. A. ". Bulletin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
MARKET GARDENERS BARROW.

wheel extending inside. A cap was
fitted over this, inside the body, and I
found that wheeling was then much
easier. The new barrow weighed
forty-nine pounds. With 239 pounds
of sand there is weight of ffty-six
pounds on the handles, while with the
ordinary barrow the weight is ninety
nine pounds. The handles are feet
long, 14x14 inches at front aud smaller
toward the back. The wheel is %
inches diameter with pinch tire.
The barrow frame is 19 inches at front,
2 feet at back; the body is 8 feet by 13
inches, while the legs are 2 feet 10
inches from the front.-R. Bingham,
of New Jersey, in American Agricul-
turist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Artesian Water In Sahara,

One Of the most important results
of the Egyptian expedition up the
Nile has been the discovery that by
sinking deep wells water may be
found in the desert in many places
where its presence had not been sus-
pectcd. Not only will this give Sc
cure basis for military operations, but
it is possible that water may be found
in sufficient quantities to serve for IL
rigation, in which case the Sahara may
be turned into flower garden. Its
aridity comes from no material steril-
ity of the soil, but simply from the
lack of moisture.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Demand for Safe Horses.

Tho hue and cry that on account of
the electric car and the bicycle and
horseless carriage, the noble horse was
doomed to go out of use in the cities,
has about died away, and still the
horse is in demand.
The liverymen and hackmen may
have felt the effect of the change in
the new method of individual trans
portation in the cities; yet the horse
is still in demand for the saddle and
for family carriages and buggies, and
this demand will increase just in pro-
portion to the common usc of the cleo
trio car and the wheel.
Already ladies who do not like the
wheel have taken to the saddle to get
the exercise and the airing that the
wheelist has found so beneficial from
her spin in the country. This habit
will soon increase until there will soon
be demand for safe saddle horses for
ladies.
The hustle and careless movement of
cars and wheels on the streets require
for the safety of those in carriages
that their horses should be accustomed
to these things rs well as to the sudden
noises which they are apt to hear in
the city. The horse to be used in the
city for family safety, either under the
saddle or in the carriage, must be
trained for city life. The horses, there
fore, which will be in special demand
in the cities must be trained for the
purpose. This will require selection
in the breeding, and especial care in
handling from their first years until
they are prepared for use.
The number of accidents which have
happenedin the last few years through
the frightened horse and the accom-
panylng runaway has become alarming,
and calls for remedy.
This must be found in the proper
training of the horses to be used. The
horse breeders who wish to secure
good prices for the horses they would
sell in the home market, will do well
to take note Of the kind OF horse in
demand. Buyers for this kind of a
horse are always plenty, and they do
not hesitate to give high prices, when
they can be assured that the horse they
purchase has the sense and the train
ing he needs to be perfectly safe in the
cities.
Good saddle horses and stylish anu
safe carriage horses will always bring
high prices and eau be rs easily raised
rs Others. The little extra care they
need in training will he we'll paid for
when. they are sold, Farm News,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Steel Traclways on Wagon Roads.

The Washington Star says: GIN
accordance with the desire of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture to promote more
extended experiments in the use of
steel trackways on wagon roads,, the
Office of road inquiry has made ar'
rangements with the Cambria Iron
Works, of Johnstown, Penn, for roll
ing special rails for this purpose, these
arrangements to go into effect rs soon
as definite orders from responsible
parties amounting to one mile Of track
are received. The first order for track
has been given by the New York State
Agricultural Experiment Station"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Who Arc Benefited3

Transportation over the common
roads is the only method of moving
persons and commodities that has not
advanced with the times. Steam rail-
way service has been vastly improved
by better road-beds, rolling stock and
management; electricity has super
seded horsepower in the Streets;
vehicles of all kinds have become
lighter and better, but the common
roads, which really feed all the others
and are the basis Of oil transportation,
have been overlooked and neglected.
Since we have begun to emulate our
cousins across the pond in their in
terest in out-of-door sports, during
the last few years, attention has been
called to the condition of our high
ways, and measures for their improve
ment have been inaugurated in many
sections. Until nowfe persons have
realized how deeply the condition of
the highways affected the whole COM
munity; but the farmer sees thet good
roads reduce the cost of producing and
marketing his crops; the merchant re-
ceives the produce more regularly,
more quickly, and in better condition;
the truckman can haul twice as big n
load with less wear and tear and pro-
family; the commercial man saves time
aud money in his across-country trips;
the railroads receive more stuff to
carry when it is easy and cheap to
bring it to them; the consumer gets
his goods at reduced cost, which
means lessened living expenses; the
tourist, whether pedestrian, horseman,
driver or cyclist, has his field broad
ened and the possibilities for pleasur-
able recreation indefinitely increased,
and the value of all property on them
is materially advanced.-L. A. W.
Bulletin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
AFTER THE, SURRENDER,
General Grant Would Permit No celebra.
tion at kppomottax.

ZION az HppomoIIaS
General Horace Porter, in his Cam
paigning with Grant," in the Century.
describes the surrender at Appomat.
tox. General Porter says:
:. Before parting Lee asked Grant to
notify Meade Of the surrender, fearing
that fighting might break out on that
front, and lives be uselessly lost. This
request was complied with, and two
Union officers were sent through the
enemy's lines as the shortest route TO
Meade, some of Lees officers accom-
panying them to prevent their being
interfered with. A little before four
o'clock General Lee shook hands with
General Grant, bowed to the other Of
acers, and with Colonel Marshall left
the room. One after another we fol-
lowed, and passed out to the porch.
Lee signaled to his orderly to bring up
his horse, and while the animal was
being bridled the general stood on the
lowest step, and gazed sadly in the di-
rection Of the valley beyond. where
his army lay-now an army of pri-
soners. He thrice smote the palm Of
his left hand slowly with his right
fist in an absent sort of way, seemed
not to see the group of Union officers
in the yard, who rose respectfully at
his approach. and appeared unaware
Of everything about him. Ali appre-
ciated the sadness that overwhelmed
him, and he had the personal SYM
pathy Of every one who beheld him
at this supreme moment of trial. The
approach of his horse seemed to re-
cal him from his reyerie, and he at
once mounted. General Grant now
stepped down from the porch, moving
toward him, and saluled him by rails
ing his hat. He was followed in this
act of courtesy by all our officers pres
ent. Lee raised his hat respectfully,
and rode off at slow trot TO break
the sad news to the brave fellows whom
he had SO long commanded.
General Grant and his staff then
started for the headquarters camp,
which, in the meantime, had been
pitched near by. The news Of the sur
render had reached the Union lines,
and the firing of salutes began at sew
eral points, but the general sent an
order at once to have them stopped,
using these words: "The war is over;
the rebels are our countrymel again;
and the best sign of rejoicing after
the victory viii be to abstain from all
demonstrations in the field" This
was in keeping with his order issued
after the surrender of Vicksburg:
"The paroled prisoners will be sent
out of here tomorrow. In
struct the commanders to be orderly
and quiet as these prisoners pass, and
to make no offensive remarks"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
wanted-A Good Road Law.

We can have and ought to have one
general, comprehensive road law, elas-
tic enough to be capable of application
everywhere and yet rigid enough to
do away with the abuses of the pres
ent system" y The brains of mem
bers of the General Assembly can be
put to no better use between now and
next January than in framing road
laws. The man who con devise the
best one and get it adopted will make
political ten-strike for himself, if we
aro any Judge of the state of public
thought.-Columbia Is. C.) State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
!iiy pills are the best.
A C-oco poep,

EE-M. Medicated Smoking Tobacco
And Cigarettes
Are absolute remedies for Catarrh,
Hay Fever, Asthma and Colds;
Besides delightful smoke.
Ladies as well rs men, use these goods.
No opium or other harmful drug
Used in their manufacture.
EE-M. is used and recommended
By some of the best citizens
OF this country.
If your dealer does not keep EE-M.
Send 13c. for package of tobacco
And &c. for package Of cigarettes,
Direct to the EE-M. Company,
Atlanta, Ga.
And you will receive goods by mail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
LAUcHTER.PRovoKING STORIES FOR
LOVERS oFFUN.

plains-That Must Be the One-"Out
of Sight, Out Of Mind"-Much in a
Name-Engagements of tho Hour, Etc.
He twists and turns, he chokes and gasps,
His shoulder-blades he tries to clutch;
His face grows purple as he grasps
At something he can never touch.
His writhing body backward bends,
His hands behind grope in the air;
And yet he cannot reach the ends
Ofthose suspenders hanging there.
Tom Chrystal, In Judge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Convicts on Roads.

The withdrawal from private con-
troll of q large number of convic'
opens the way to the Commissioners
of many Georgia counties to begin the
much needed and long neglected work
of improving the public roads. EN-
ployed judiciously and Systematically
in this way, the convicts can be made
to pay far greater revenue in the
long run than has been derived from
them by the old leases and the bene-
fits to the State in general will be in
calculable, Atlanta Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Tortured by a Ring.

Mrs. Fred Giottonlni, of Salinas,
CAL, met with n most peculiar acci-
dent the other day. She stepped on q
trunk to hang up a bird cage. The
trunk was rounded, and her feet
slipped. Dropping the bird cage, she
reached for support. Her hand slid
down the wall till protruding nail
caught her wedding ring, and the un-
fortunate woman hung suspended. For
n half-hour of frightful torture the wo-
man hung, when neighbors hearing her
cries came to her rescue.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Easily Satisfied.

She-"Will you write to me after
you go up to college?"
Undergraduate &C = you
know I can't write"
She-"Oh, I don't expect you to
write brilliantly or amusingly; just
write as you talk!"- -Tit-Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
White CRYSTALS in Exhumed skulI,,

In two cotiins dated 1880, recently
dug up in the foundations of IN old
monastery in tho Rue de Bearn, in
Paris, the skulls were found to be
filed with white crystals of bicalcinate
of phosphorus, an extremely rare sub.
stance. It was found once before un-
der silnilar circumstances when a
coffin was opened IN 1907,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
A Youthful Solomon.

Teacher-"What is the meaning Of
one twenty-ffth?"
Little -"I-I don't remember" )"
Teacher-'Tf you had twenty-five
children visiting you, and only one
apple for them, what would you do?"
Little Boy-"Id wait till they WENT
an then eat it myself. Spare Mo.
ments.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Wake I'm.

Yes, wake up to the danger which threatens
you if your kidneys and bladder are inactive
or weak. Don't you know that if you fail to
impel them to action, Bright's disease or
diabetes awaits you? Use Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters without delay. 1t has a most
beneficial effect upon the Kidneys when slug
gish, and upon the bowels, liver, stomach aud
nervous system.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
PITH AND POINT.

Be sure you are eright, then go ahead
and see if you are.-Llfe.
Allthat is necessary in writing love
letter is to say IT love you" in as many
different ways as possible.-Life.
(which would you rather be, Har-
greayes, rich Oh handsome?" "Td
like to be rich also. ."-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The woman who marries q man for
the purpose Of reforming him never
wants for occupation afterward. Som
erville Journal.
A man may have enough self-control
to laugh at joke on himself, but he
can't keep an odd look out of his eyes.
-Atchison Globe.
Miss Passe-''I assure you I have
lived only eighteen short years" Old
Grumpy-"Where were you the rest
of the time?"-Tid Bits.
Longgreen--'I II want to fix my money
so it won't be fought over" Lawyer
"That's all right. You just leave it
to me. Detroit Free Press.
A man without wife
Is n man down at the heel;
But the saddest thing in life
Is tho man without wheel.
q Boston Courier.
Generally when man and o woman
have been made one, the honeymoon
is the time spent in endeayoring to
find out which is that one.-London
Tit-Dits.
Sapsmith-"Scientists say that n
mans mind is q blank when he is
asleep" Grimshaw--"T "Then, how do
you know when you ore awake, Sappy?"
Judge.
Bashful Lover-"I leave here to-
morrow. How long shall you remain,
Miss Ethel?" Up-to-date Girl-"Re-
main sMiss Ethel? I leave that to
you" Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. Cumso-"Your husband dresses
very quietly" Mrs. Cawker-"Does
he? You ought to hear him when he
can't find his collars, ..or his cuffbut-
tons become mislaid. -Harper's
Bazer.
Bing-''Yes; that's old spriggins.
Half dozen doctors have given him
up at various times during his life."
Wing-"What was the trouble with
him?" Bing-"He wouldn't pay his
bills. Puck.
The Earnest Youth-"I thank you,
sir, for your kind permission to call
on your daughter. I" Remember that
I turn out the gas at ten o'clock" "
"All right, sir; I'll not come before
that time. Harlem Life.
Chow still they arer' remarked
Mrs. Frobb, apropos of the young
couple in the next room. eyes," re-
piled Mr.. F., ''it reminds me of my
army days. 1t was always wonder.
fully quiet just previous to an engage
ment. Boston Transcript.
Mrs. ''Whois that fright
fully fat woman over there, with the
wig on, and the spotty face9" Mr..
Tomlins--" why, that's Mrs. Annie
Faker, the celebrated inventor of
Faker's Fat-Killer, Faker's Tonic for
Strengthening the Hair, and Faker's
Perfect Complexion Producer, -
Standard.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
A Practical Wheelbarrow,

In market gardening there is much
work that can be done with q wheel
barrow. While resting my aching
arms one day I concluded that the
wheel of the ordinary barrow was not
bearing its share of the 'buIden, so I
made one in which the axle was placed
up nearer the body of the barrow, the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
A Sul,rle Thrust.

She-'I went to afortune teller's to-
day, just for lark, and she told me q
lot of things.
He-"Yes, some of them hit pretty
closely, but 1 hope you don't think
there is anything supernatural about
their powers. They use shrewd judg-
ment, that is all. F."
"That may be true, dear. She
told me that was married to q man
who fell far short of what I deserved. I"
TIT Rits
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Dangerous Advice.

The Wears Wife-"Don'tyou think,
my dear, you might cultivate little
more vehemence in your sermons?"
The Vicar-"No; 1 should be very
unpopular if I woke up tho congrega-
zion. Sketch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not qpack medicine. 1twas
prescribed by one of the best physicians in
this country for years, and is regular pre-
scription. It is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood puri-
fiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two ingre-
dents is what produces such wonderful re-
suits in curing catarrh. Send for testimonials.
free. T. j. CHENEY q Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Iyo1l, ,-sLN L. J., hast
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Hn Wanted to Know,

A Falstaffian compositor on one Of
the Boston daily papers was standing
in the gallery of the composing room
the other night, when telegraph mes
senger boy came in. Looking up won
deringly at the rotund compositor, the
boy inquired:
"What time does that balloon &c
up?"-Boston Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Sunday ut Sea.

smith--"Did many of the passengers
go to hear DR.. Fourthly preach in the
main cabin this morning?"
Brownies, but most Of them left
when he announced his text.
"What was it?"
"'Cast thy bread upon the waters. ,"
I.ifa