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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
rARx AND GARDEN NOTES.

The asparagus fern is one of the bes,
plants for decorative uses, being ex'
tremely graceful and very lasting.
The sheep should have good dip
ping before winter sets in; it will save
trouble, suffering and death during
that season.
One of the best fertilizers for the
window garden is the coffee lett ovel
from breakfast. 1t should be applied
cold. Coffee grounds are often recon-
mended, but 1 have found that they
have tendency to mold.
The peluuia is u very satisfactory
plant for window box. 1t is well tc
fill window with them, as they re-
auire cooler room than some window
plants and plenty of sun. Then, too.
the massed effect OF them is good.
The best palms for home growth ARE
the sturdy India rubber tree, the par
lor palm or Aspidistra lurida, and the
zebra palm Eulalia. These ere hardy
and are easily kept clean, and vii
stand the heat of the living room.
Nasturtlums can be readily grown
in water, the same rs the hyacinth OF
Chinese lily. The jar should be hall
filed with charcoal before the water IL
poured in. The plant is started from
slips and soon presents beautiful ap'
peurance.
The following is recommended wher
the sheer 8 feet seem tencer: One par
yasaline or lard to Que part acetate o
copper. well ground and mixed with it
This will counteract whatever poison
that may affect the feet through th'
effects OF impure matter in ground.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
cu1SEAs AS GAME.

We have tramped the praries Of Illi.
nois many day back in the SOS in
search of prairie chickens, writes Ii.
B. Geer. We have shot them from the
few trees in the scattering groves that
bordered the creeks about Delaven
Prairie in Logan County. That was
when the whole country was up IN
arms and the tramp of the soldiers was
heard in the land, and shot and shell
abounded everywhere.
Then again, when in Missouri. rig 1t
after prices raid," in the southeast.
ern part of the State, We hunted
phaasants in the heavy woods of the
bottom lands OF Perry and st. Gen.
evieye Counties.
Those were stirring times, lively
times. and good times for the woods.
man and hunter.
But all that is past now, and the
country that then abounded in prairie
chickens, pheasants, etc., is now given
over to fields and lanes. Partridges
still abound, and are protected by law,
and afford good sport and full game
bag in the fall OF the. year. They
seem to thrive under the conditions of
ci, ilization, and there is another spe-
cies of fowl. or bird, that prospers
AMI multiplies while surrounded by
fields, pastures and orchards. We
reler to the guinea fowl, bird that
came to US originally from Africa.
Plainly it is of the same family as the
grouse, pheasant and prairie chicken,
and 1t is superior to them inasmuch
as it takes kindly to domesticstion.
,in meas might be raised by the
dozen or even by the hundred, where
only few are raised to-day. They
take naturally to range, will forage
5oit q living. make their nests out in
The brush, and hatch and raise their
young without any care TO speak of on
the part OF their owners.
IT would take but little effort on the
part of the farmers of:any community
to stock their outlaying premises with
guineas, species of bird fully as
good for the table as tho prairie chick
ems that they hunted so vigorously IN
the earlier days Of the country.
The flesh of the guinea is dark it is
true, but SO IS the flesh of any other
wild bird dark, and the guinea ls just
as well suited to the table as the wild
chicken of the prairie.
1t occurs to US that the cultivation
of the guinea as game to some extent
would be profitable and satisfactory.
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
Old Pear Trees

Indiana and Illinois claim that they
have the oldest pear trees in the West
in their respective States. There is
one near Springfield, ILL.,, known 10.
cally as the great Sudduth pear tree,
which is fifty feet in height and ten feet
in circumference. It ls said to be fifty
years old. This does not begin to
compare with some of the old pear
trees planted by the early Germans
and Swedish settlers in the vicinity OF
Philadelphia, but it is remarkable for
o country settled go comparatively re-
Gently as what was but lew years ego
known as the "Far West. "-Meehans'
Monthly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
Rlushing May Be Hereditary.

1t is said in medical books that o
predisposition to blushing is frequent
iy hereditary, and in cases where pc.
culiar kinds of blushing are observed
a family history of the same habit may
be obtained. :, /,
All voluntary actions are controlled
by the brain. If man drinks one
glass too much. or smokes one cigar
700 much, the brain is responsible,
but blushing is involuntary. 1t is
not even Affected by the spinal cord.
IL is part of the work of the sympa,.
thetic nervous system whose centers
ure huge masses of nerve cells in front
OF the spine. These centers control
the blood pressure and size of the
vessels.
Ii the stomach, for example. is out
of order, the nearest sympathetic"
center is affected, and this will fire.
queutly transfer influences. to the
nerve centers, which control the blood
vessels IN tae face, resulting In q red
nose, or even sore throat. Atlanta
Constitution,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
New Bed for a River.

There is immediate danger OF .
repetition OF the heartrending Mans
field Mine disaster, in which twenty
seven men lost their lives at the Hem
lock mine. The mine extends under
the Hemlock River with shaft on
either side. Water from the river is
working through the sandstone into
the mine, and the dancer wlll have to
be remedied AZ once or the valuable
properly abandoned. It IS now pro-
posed not to attempt to divert the
channe. Of the river Gs was done at
Mansfield mine recently, but to lift
the Hemlock River from its native bed
and let it run through an immense
wooden sluiceway. This sluice will
extend over the ground under which
the mine tunnel runs, and will thus
relieve the river bed of its water and
the mine of any danger from the river.
A dam will be built some distance up
the river, and this will enable the work
to go on this winter and also chain the
water SO that it can be run into its
artificial channel next spring.
The sluiceway will be 1900 feet long
and will rest on two immense arches,
whose foundations will bs in the bed
of the river. The arches will be wide
apart st the base, and will not thu eat
en- the mine tunuel in the least. After
the sluice is built the dam will be
opened, aud the water will be run into
The new elevated bed. Work in the
mine tunnel under the river will con
tinue, and it is expected that the
miners will gradually pick their way
toward the old river bed, and in time
the bed will cave in and rich find OF
ore is then expected.-Detroit Free
Dracc
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
An Odd Experiment.

A scientific investigator recently
placed several dogs in separate kennelI
and chose for each animal separate
occupation, such as walking on th'
hind legs, barking at command, etc.
The dogs spent most of their waking
time at "lessons. Then they wer'
killed, when it was found that in the
dog which had been trained to bark,
that portion of the brain which con
trolls the organs of speech had enlarged
more than the rest; in the dog trained
to run, the portion controlling thu
muscles of the legs predominated; il
every case that portion of the brazil
was found 10 be most develope'
through the agency OF which the spe
cial act required of the dog had beeI
uerlormed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
WORDS OF WISDOM.

There is no good in arguing with
the inevitable. The only argument
available with an east wind is to put
on your overcoat.
It is the character of consummate
merit to be able to live in retreat
with honor, after one has lived in pub
lie with splendcr.
A smooth sea never made a skilful
mariner, neither do uninterrupted
property and success qualify for use.
fulness and happiness.
There is great difference between
one who can feel ashamed before his
own soul and one who is only ashamed
before his fellow men.
We ought deliberately to school
ourselves not to add by look or word
TO the unhappiness of those who have
already enough to bear.
AS safeguard, don't put yourself
in environments where you can even
think of doing things which are an.
tagonlstic to your highest ideals.
Let young men make themselves
ready for positions of trust, and they
will be called to the positions at the
right time. Gods clock is never too
slow.
Ruskin once said: "Do not think
OF Others faults; in every person who
comes near You look for what is good
and. strong; honor that, rejoice ri it,
and, as you can, try to initiate it..
The fault of others is easily per.
.ceiYed, but that of ones self is difficult
to perceive. z man winnows his
neighb6rs faults like cha6, but his
own faults he hides, as the cheat hides
the false die from the gambler.
To act rightly, in spite of all irscli.
nations to the contrary, to do this re-
peatedly, continuously, habitually,
will certainly weaken the lower de-
sires and strengthen the higher, thus
elevating and enobling the entire char
onter
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
HOW No FIyD OUT.

Flu q bottle or common water glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four hours; 6
sedinent OF settling indicates q diseased con-
lition of the kidneys. When urine stains
linen it Is positiveeyidenceo OF kidney trouble.
Too frequent desire to urinate or pain In the
back Is also convincing proof that the kid
reys and bladder are out Of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledgeso so often
expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
tbs great kidney remedy. fulfills every wish
in relieving pain In the back, kidneys, liver,
bladder and every part Of the urinary pas
sages. It corrects inability to hold urine
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects
following use Of liquor, wine or beer, and
o'iercomes that unpleasant neces sity Of being
compelled to get up many times during the
night to llrinate. The mild and the e1traor-
dinary effect Of Swamp Root is SOON realized.
II stands the highest for its wonderful cures
osths most distressing eases. Sold by drug
glsts, price fifty cents and one dollar. For
sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free
by nail, mention this paper and send your
fun postofice address to DR.. Kilmer q Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietors OF this
paper guarantee the genuineness OF this offer
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
BEGIN WITH THE BEST STOCK.

Its very difficult for farmer who
is just beginning in this business, and
who finds all sorts of expenses accumu-
lating, to make up his mind to
secure only the best 81 *, no matter
what it cost. Yet if he really under.
stands his business this is what be will
do if his purchase has to be restricted
to single animal. Breeding from
this he con soon stock up to the extent
that his farm requires, and his profits
on his 1--we stock increase will be gen.
orally greater than from the growing
and sale OF crops. 1t is the advantage
of the live stock on the farm that il
managed as it should be that i will
make the farm pay while 1t is being
all the time made richer, and that
thus 1t will make the growing of crops
ultimately profitable. Boston Guilt
yator.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
Biscuits and Biscuits.

Ingredients, one quart of -four, one
teaspoonfull of soda, two teaspoonfuls
of cream of tarter, one even teaspoon
full of salt, lard or butter the size Of a
small egg, and milk. Put the soda,
cream of tarter and salt on the table;
mash them smoothly with knife, and
mix we'll together; mix them as evenly
in the -four as possible; then pass it
all through the sieve two or three
times. The success Of the biscuits de-
pends upon the equal distribution OF
these ingredients. Mix in the lard or
butter (melted), as evenly as possible,
taking time to rub it between the open
hands, to break any little Jumps. Now,
pour in enough milk to make the
dough consistent enough to roll out,
mixing it lightly with the ends of the
fingers. The quicker it is rolled out,
Gu nd baked, the better will be the
biscuits. The biscuits are cheaper
made with cream of tarter and soda
than with baking powder, yet many
make the biscuits with baking powder.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
Tho Leek.

Those who have charge OF the res,
taurants report growing request for
stewed onions. If this taste is really
growing, the leek ought to come into
more genera. demand, The flavor is
much more delicate than that of the
onion-and some contend that, when
eyery part of the gree foliage is re-
moved, a good dish of stewed leeks Is
preferable to the b,st asparagus
Meehans' Monthly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
A PROPOSAL IN FOUR QUESTIONS.


"can you?" he asks with pleading voice,
"Can you. and make my heart reioice!"
Coolly and calmly waves her fan;
Calmly and coolly 1t comes: ~ can"
"Do you2n he asks in trembling tone,
"Do you, and love but me alone!"
Looking at him with eyes so blue;
Slowly but truly it comes: ~ do"
"Will you?" he asks with bated brea.h.
Silence reigns, it is still rs death,
"Will you?" he queries lower ,tlll,
Softly and sweetly it comes: 81 will.
"llay II" with joyful voice is said.
Quickly the pretty face grows red;
.sMay Il" again he needs must say.
Trembling and blushing sho says: "You
may"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
pITH AND POINT.
The love that endureth all things
Self love. Puck.
Harlem Life.

The love that endureth nil things
Self.love.-Puck.
To artists who express despair
Oftouching Fortunes hem,
We beg to say, things aren's so bad
as they have painted them.
Force OF Habit: Actor (who has just
shot rabbit in the field, surprised
"Why is there no applause2"-Flie.
gende Blaetter.
He (noodly)-"T Thousands of men
have killed themseles for love-" She
(blandlyJ-"Pardon me--for the want
OF it.".New York journal.
All Re Could Do: With the first
pull the bell.rope parted. The sexton
was in despair. Then happy thong bit
struck him, and he wrung his hands.
Indianapolis Journal.
Emma -".And, Charlie dear, would
you have really shot yourself If I had
refused you?" Indeed / would /! ] had
already sent to four houses for price
lists OF reyolyers. "-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
A small boy, who noticed for the
first time the gold filling in his aunt's
teeth, exclaimed, to the dismay OF all
at the table, ooh, Aunt Mary, I wish
I had copper toed teeth like yours! !"
Harper's Bazaar.
Oldboy-"Say, plumber, you are o
very improvident man, leaving those
pieces of lead, nuts aud screws lying
about. They'll surely be lost. Leadly
-"Oh, no, sir. You'll find 'em all in
the bill i"-Harlem Life.
81 may be in humble circumstances,
but my connections are certainly OF
the highest" Throwing his rope deftly
about q chimney top, the laborer re.
sumed his task of tearing down an old
home. New York Journal.
ooh, children, you are SO noisy to-
day. Cant you be little quieter and
bettcr2" "Now, grandma, you must
be little considerate, and not scold
us. You see, if it wasn't for US you
wouldn't be grandma at all. Tit.
Bits.
In the Omnibus: Conductor-"Beg
pardon, madame, but these coppers are
counterfeit. Lady-"Ob, excuse me.
Keep those as fee. Here are some
good ones" Conductor with deep
bow)-"Mary thanks, madame. lie
Figaro.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS or INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
poN'r WORK BEFORE BREAKFAST.

DON'T WORK BEFORE BREAKFAST.
A bad custom is prevalent in many
families, especially among our farmers,
writes j. L. Hersey. 1t is the habit
of working an hour or two before
breakfast, doing the chores, hoeing,
cutting wood, etc. This1 convenient
in many cases, but is not conducive to
health. The common notion that the
morning air is the purest and most
healthful is wrong, for at no hour is
the air more filed with dampness and
fog than about sunrise. The heat OF
the sun gradually dissipates these as
the day advances. An early meal
braces up the system against these e1.
ternal influences. - New England
Homestead.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
A Fish Story FROM AIaska.

The depths of the Takou have agair
given forth q strange and peculiar ami
NAL, fish or whatever it may be called
1t was caught with halibut hook, ant
the fisherman who took 1t says it is
sea rattlesnake, though it is thu frs
one he ever saw. In length it wa
about four feet, with round body
three inches in diameter at its larges
part and tapering to fine point. Th'
body resembles gelatinous substance
and fell to pieces in a few hours after
being taksn from the water, only th'
skeleton remaining. Alaska News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
Cnlendars and COUPONS.

SO many beautiful calendars and entertain.
ing novelties have been issued by the pro-
prietors OF Hoods SarsaparIlla, that We are
hardly surprised to receive this season NOT
only one Of the very prettiest designs in cal
endars, but with 1t coupons which entitle the
recipient 20 attractive novelties. Every one
who gets Hoods Sarsaparilla calendar for
1887 secures something that will prove inter-
esting and valuable rs we'll as beautiful
specimen of the lithographer's art. The cal
enderis accompanied this season by an anus
ing little book on s.The Weather. y Ask your
druggist for Hoods Coupon Calendar. or
Hood q Co., Lowell, Mass.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
II HING Changes Trjbufe.

The Chungwen gate of Pekin is the
gate at which the octroi Of the capital
are collected, and the North China
Daily News says that every time LII
Hung Chang goes through he is
obliged to pay the gateman about
$50, 900 in order to be allowed to pass
his baggage and costly presents to the
court without examination.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
Bullet. Proof Animals.

The ekin of the whale is from two
inches to two feet thick, and the skin
OF a large specimen weighs thirty
tons. The rhinoceros is the thickest.
skinned quadruped, with hide so
tough as to resist the claws of the
lion or tiger, the sword, or the balls
of the old fashioned musket.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
A. Novel Luxury.

The extreme of luxury has perhaps
been reached by the Sultun of Moroc.
CO. lie has narrow gauge railway
running through ali the rooms of his
palace, and travels about on sort of
sleigh propelled by little motor.
The ''line" ends at his bedroom.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

ssPut me down as warm friend Of TITTER-
ISg. I have child three years old who has
been afiicted from Its birth with the woret case
of eczema ever saw, It being one mass Of sores
from its feet to fits crown. 1t has been treated
by nine of the most eminent physicians in this
and adjoining States without the slightest bene-
fit. Several months ago we commenced the use
of TETTERINE on the child, and to-day, thank
God and the manufacturers Of TETTERINE, the
child is cured. My wife and / will ever feel
grateful to you for sending US this blessing.
Yours truly,
Dallas, n. G.
box by meil for SOC. in stamps.
+ j. It. SHUPTRINE, Savannah, Ca
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

"That is a curious looking cane, col
onel. Is i q memento of the war;"
"Yes. It was made from the hollow
log I occupied during the battle OF
Lookout Mountain"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

When an article has been sold for q years, in
spite Of competition and cheap limitations, isnust
have superior quality. Dobbins' Electric Soap has
been constantly made and sold since 1855. Ass
aio,ir grocer FOR it. Best Of all.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

STATE OF ESGas ESa1s' s6Tsrq' e5Es OF TOLEDO
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he fs the
senior partner of the firm Of T. j. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City Of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm viii pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case Of CATARRR that cannot be cured by
the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
49,, presence, this 9th day Of December, A.
3sRAL D. 1885. A. ". GLEASON,
tO0 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
WHEN bilious or costive, eat Cascsres
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 1Oc., 25c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

a oHEAF cigar resembles hash, IN
that you cannot tell what it is made
Of.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

The phylloxera is working havoc 10
the vineyards In the Sacramento and
Espa valleys in CaNfornia
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
I,;,ht ot MANY Moons.

If the whole sky were filled with full
moons the light would be nc brighter
than that of ordinary daylight. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
No-To-Bac Tor FiSty Cents.

Over 100000 cured. Why not let No-To.Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobaccof
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed. 30 cents and Sl.00, at all
druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

FITS stopped free and permanent! !teured. No
MS after first days use OF DIR. KLffE's GREA-
NERVE RzsroRER. Free So trial bottle and treatl
lse. Send 70 DR.. Klino. 931 Arch st.. Phfla., Pa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

Cupid is the original sneak thief. He slyly
steals hearts away.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

Piso's euro for Consumption has saved me
many Doctors bills 4. HARDY, Hopkins
Place Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 2, "a.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup for children.
festhfng. softens the gums, reduces fndamma-
non, allays pain, cures wind colic 2Sc. bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
Doncer Environs us

II we live in region whore malaria is preYa
lent. 1t is useless to hope to escape 1t If unpro
vided with medicinal safeguard. Wherever
the endemic is most prevalent and nalignant-
in South and Central America, the est indies
and certain portions OF Mexico and the lsthmus
of Panama, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters mas
proved remedy for and preventive of the dis
ease in every form. Not less effective ts It IN
curing rheumatism liver and kidney COM
plants, dyspepsia, biliousness and nervousness.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, >.

JUST try a 1Cc. box Of Cascarets, candy cathar-
dc, finest liver and bowel regulator made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03

: CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe; lOc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-03
The Point Of View

Helen looking over fashion maga-
zine Now, who do you suppose would
be seen in such q horrid immodest bl-
cycle suit as this?
Edith-That? Why, that's bathing