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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28

lures, and plenty of small ones should
be interspersed IN order to give diver
sity and informality. The mantels
should be we'll filled with objects OF
art, and none of them should be triv'
ial. Above all there should be plenty
of books in the book case not ponder
GUS gift books, blazing with gilt and
stamped leather, but books to read ID
aud books that are talked about. 1t
should be remembered that there are
no better aids to furnishing any living
room, than q supply of prettily bound
books.
The accompanying plan provides a
parlor of attractive shape and size
that lends itself to the treatment lndl-
Gated above.
The wood work is painted deep
cream and the walls, coral; the floor
is stained deep red brown, or Gov.
cred with sold rose" or "dark copper
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28
NEW PORTRAIT. OF THE GERMAN EMPRESS.

the modest and comely Augusta Vic
toria. 1t took him short time to
make up his mind that she would make
an ideal wife. He returned for SEQ
ond visit, and was suitor for b
hand. They were married at Berlin
amid pomp and display. She has now
been married about SIXTEEN years.
Some of the more brilliant women OF
the royal German family, such as the
Emperor's sister, Charlotte of Sake
Meiningen, and his mothei, the EN-
press Frederick, regard Augusta VIC
toria as dull and stupid. But her
ambition is only to be devoted vile
on6 mother
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28
Highest Hotel IN the World.

The highest hotel in the world is IL
the Himalavas OF Western Thibet. 1t
is what is known as the Sevai at lin'
oral located in the Chang-la, pass In
f,adak or Western Thibet. The build.
inc is over 16, ,OOo feet above the level
Of the sea. The extreme height OF the
pass in which it is located is 1865
feet. Villages are situated at either
end of the pass. Culinary on the one
side is 12, 400 feet above the sea level,
while Durgu on the other side is IA, 5oo
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28
THE MODERN PARLUE.
Wherein 1t Differs From That of the
Past-Its Proper Furnishings.

The improvement in public taste in
this country during the past few years
is show in few ways more strikingly
than in furnishing of the parlor. In
the olden times, when t.ouses were
heated with difficulty by open fire.
places or little wood stoves, it became
the custom in winter time to shut off
the portions of the house that were
not needed for living purposes for
economy of fuel. The parlor was not
a necessary place for family use, as the
household generally gathered for com.
fort in the kitchen or dining-room.
Therefore the parlor was the
first room to be closed on the
approach of winter, and the last
to be opened on the advent of
summer. It is scarcely generation
ago, and we'll within tho memory of
persons of moderate age, that the par.
lor was darkened day and night, hold.
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feet. The building is square block
with a central courtyard. The walls
are of great thickness and built OF
massive rough-hewn and irregular
blocks of stone quarried in the vicinity.
Like most Oriental dwellings the roof
is fat. Its surroundings are neces-
sarily cheerless, for it stands thou
sands of feet above the timber line in
zone of perpetual cold and barren
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28

stone; first story, clapboards; second
story, gables and roofs, shingles.
Interior finish: Two coats plaster,
hard white Enish; maple wood floor
ing; trimming, North Carolina pine;
staircase, ash. All interior woodwork
grain filled and finished in hard oil
yarnisb.
A careful selection OF colors for
painting have been selected by the
architects, the plan and accommoda.
tion being one of unusual merit.
The cost to build is $4,000, sot in.
Guiding mantels, range and heating
apparatus.
Copyright 1897.
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A Costly Suit of Clothes.

One hundred thousand dollars for q
suit of clothes is tho latest yarn from
Idaho. Five years ago Morris Yenzel,
tailor in Moscow, in that State, made
suit of clothes for miner, taking IN
payment 5000 shares of Leroi stock,
then quoted OF q cent share. An
English syndicate now wants to buy
the Leori niue, but refused to do SO
unless it could get all the stock is.
sued. The 5000 shares were advertised
for, and suddenly it dawned on the
tailor that he had them. He has de-
manded $40 share for his holding.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28
PETERS Strange Vehicle.

Peter O'Shaughnessy, prospector
of Anaconda, Montana, while at work
in Sheep Gulch last Monday, started
a landslide at an elevation OF 1000
feet. With rare presence of mind
O'Shaughnessy sat astride of his shovel
and, with the exception of few
bruises, rode safely to the bottom,-- -
Salt Lake Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28
Cost of Garbage Burning.

The city of Lowell, Mass, with a
population OF about $4,000 inhabi-
tauts. burns its garbage for about
eighty cents ton. The cost OF
operating its plant for one week,
during which 100 tons OF garbage was
burned, Was sSl.75. Burning at the
rate OF 100 tons per week, the cost OF
operating such furnace is about
$4,000 per year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28
THos. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.

Admirable as was her acting, / knew
that she had not dared to retire; and
while regretting that I had not sus.
pected her intentions, it now seemed
wisest to remain where I was unless
she should need ny assistance, as she
probably would very soon, I reasoned.
Cooking my pistol and otherwise pre-.
pairing my self for the emergency, / sat
down on the floor, where I could watch
the couple without myself being seen.
"1t's turrible cold out for fall
night, aii7t lt?"
"Yes, it is" said the man.
"Wall, jest set here by the stove
while / set the teapot for'ard and git
You somethin' kinder warmin'. Mebbe
you're hungry, too," she added.
"Mebbe I be-"
"Wali then, I'll set onto the table
somethin' to eat," she said, moving
about the room with pleasant, bust
ling movement which must have filled
the burglar with wonder. as it did me.
'There now" she remarked at length,
''set right up and make yourself to
home. Mebbe you'd like to wash,
though. I'll git you some warm water
outer the teGkittle."
"'Twould seem good. I hain't
washed for week" he replied.
81 wanter knowI Ben trav'lin' and
hain't hsd no chance, most like.
Here's the soft soap, and there's cake
O. hard I keep for comp'ny."
'tl'll use the comp'ny SOAP" said
the man with sardonic laugh.
And then he sat down to the table.
He must have eaten ravenouslY, for
where i sat I could see his elbows
working rapidly, while his hostess
remarked Voluntarily
''Poor cretur! How hungry you
bel"
"It's the first square meal I've had
for six weeks" he said with his mouth
full.
"l wantet know!" And rising, his
hostess brought from the pantry q
plate of cold meat and set it before
him.
But at last the meal was ended, and
the couple sat down by the stove on
opposite sides, she with her knitting,
and he lingering uneasily his old hat.
"Sayl" he broke forth at last in the
midst of some friendly inquiry re.
yarding the state OF the roads. "Quit
your foolin'. You know what I've
come for. It's that money you've got
lid in your bed"
"How do you know I've got any
here?' she asked, without quaSer in
Ter voice.
81 see you pack it away just before
7our husband left. Then l crept into
he cellar when you went to see him
If, and here 1 be come for it. I've ben
lid there six hours. Come, hustle
ouad, old lady, and fetch it out, or /
hall have to git it myself"
ftI l---- L-tA--
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felt, which helps to Tighten or soften
the effect of the decoration, and can be
overlaid with rugs.
The general Dimensions of this de-
sign are:
Wiitb, through library and kitchen
thirty three ieet ten inches; depth,
forty.slx feet six inches, including
yerunda. Beishts o. stories; Cellar
seven feet; first floor, nine feet SIX
inches; second floor, nina feet.
Exterior materials; Foundation,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28

soston has a society of direct de
scedants of passengers Oh the memor'
abe trip of tue May flower to Plymouth
1t las already l1S members and nearly
1Oi other persons have been author
izd to file their proofs Of eligibility
tonembership.
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i uOu @.i-s y ~ =
paid for?"
s.No, and we've ben twenty years q
scrapin' together two hundred and
thirty three dollars and one cent.
You see Josiah's lame and can't earn
much, and 1 amt SO smart as | was
once, and we haf to live. The times
got hard Jest the wrong time for US.
We used to have enough. and 80 we
used to take child from the poor
house every five years and fetch him
up. Four of 'em we got started, and
all smart children, every one, and
dreadful good to me and Josiah.
"Wby don't they help you"
sThey're Jest beginnin' to do for
themselves, and we don't want 'em to.
james is in Chiny, Eben's workin' his
way through college, Philaster's
clerkin' down to the Corner, and
Horace's jest married and come IN
debt for a little place OF his own.
Can't you get no work?"
"No, can't. I've tried for weeks,
and tramped miles; but nobody wants
tramp when there's them they know
ready to work.
"fhat's SO. ! SEQ how tits. wish
could do for you, but 1 don't see how
can. s'pose I might lend you our
sick money"
".:ick money!
eyes. We've always kept laid away
fifty dollars to bury us with, which
ever goes first, Josiah OF me; but we
don't like to speak it right out, and SO
we call it sick money could lend
you that"
The man did not reply at first, but
after awhile said in strangely altered
tone:
"Do you really mean that you
would lend me that money with the ex
pectation of getting it back?"
"Yes, I would. think if you car
get work you will pay it back sure"
"Maybe you'd like not for it.
"Of course! most forgot that
Here's the ink bottle and Josiah's pei
and half sheet of paper that's source
" got mark ont. Set right here.
And the old lady pushed the dishe:
back into the middle of the table tc
give him a better chance to write.
"You know, don't you, that could
take the whole OF that money you've
got hid between the straw bed ant
feather bed if l wanted?"
"Yes. but you went, because yol
are too much of man 10 steal from tw'
poor old creturs when you can borr.
it."
"That's SO, be. You shall bav
that money back if live, old lady
and int'rest too, promise ye. l fec
like man ag'in, and it's you tha
made me-.
"Oh, %! You was man afore, bu
kinder unfortunate, that's all"
[ "Well, hore's your note. I've wrot
il to pay in years time, il that Wi
do"
1T will, less one OF us should die
and then 'twouldn't be as if we hadn'
got that note to show"
The man laughed O laugh of amuse
, ment and relicf. watched him as b
went to the door, and this time hi
!, head was up and his shoulders wer
| square. In listening to the colloquy
l had entirely forgotten or overlooke
, the fact that had constituted mysel
= the guardian of the old lady's slende
fortune. What to do did not know
g The man seemed anxious to pay th
b borrowed money, and she was read
9 to trust him. Perhaps l would bette
9 let the matter rest as it was, and j
!. case he did not return to pay it in
!. year pay it myself as fine for m
' negligence, which would then hay
been proved culpable.
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habit of using it,. A witness to the
conflict tells how the Lapp deals with

conflict tells how the Iapp deals WlVu
the dogs:
"rhe Iapp was driving pair OF
deer. A dozen great Eskimo dogs
thought the time had come for fresh
meat and gave chase. Before the
Lapp knew what was coming, sled and
reindeer were surrounded and the
dogs were leaping and barking before
the frightened creatures. The Lapp,
gave q series of shouts that frightened
1ho dogs for moment. Then IN The
,noment ci respite he leaped from the
sled, ran 10 the heads OF the deer and
.brew them with their backs on the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28

few largo pictures hung sesei"- -
above the line of vision ls the usual
treatment-and the result is depress-
sing to degree. The wall should be
covered as fully rs possible with pic
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28

EOPLE are decry-
ing the sophisti-
Gated state of the
country, and by
people Imean writ.
ers in particular.
They say that there
is littl g pictur-
esqueness except in
the backwoo6s and
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ALASKA'S REINDEER.
THEIR IMPORTATION HAS BEEN
A GREAT SUCCESS.
How Lapp Protects the Animals
From Eskimo Dogs-Reindeer
Solved Alaska's Transpor-
tation Problem.
Goyernment bougbt Them

THERE are reindeer in Alaska.
So much has been known for
three or four years. for the
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:; e,eai. -rSn Inc gnow WIS i
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-15
THE MAYOR ACTS
Continued from Page ~

the formality even of calling a special
meeting of the Board.
The member from the Sixth ward is
also Of the opinion that If the police force
Is not large enough to protect the citizens
they should he allowed To carry weapons
and protect themselves.
The residential section known as Wash
ington Park is practically without protec-
tion in the opinion of Alderman Freeman,
and he wants "A larger squad of officers
down there A patrolman's beat in that
section extends from Oxford street way
TO the city line, and then down to Fields
Point, and while he is going the rounds
half dozen houses could be robbed in
broad daylight.
Last Friday man armed with club
went To the front door OF. Alderman Free
mans house and demanded money Then
he made n house to house canvass of
Washington Park, making the same de-
mand at each place, and his total collec-
tion made it "A profitable one. From the
park he went out Broad street just beyond
the city line, where he met two more
crooks who had been covering other sec
tions, and they shared the total receipts
of the forenoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-15
INSTRUCTIONS ASKED FOR.
The Commercial Insurance Co. sAfair,
Again In Court.

James Z: Collins, Jr, receiver of the
Commercial Mutual Insurance Comnanv
today asked the Appellate Court for in !.
structlons in regard to an assessment on
Ine stockhoiders. He stated that he had
carefully examined the claims against tbe
company and among them was one for
s2oo0 Tor fire In Chicago. All the other
companies having risks on the nronertv
burned nad contested the claims made on
them. The claims allowed by him
aihountod TO about $500, and i'm relation
70 the Chlcago claim Mr.. Collins stated
that no policy had been issued h,,t -
binder had been sent out n few days he
lore the proceedings against the CONNER
clal Mutual We're begun. Another claim
on the company was that of $3.50 for taxes
imposed on the supposed assets of the
company when 1t was hopelessly insol-
ecnu. Inc receiver also stated that the
assessment would have 20 cover certain
losses owing TO stockholders being insol.
vent s ''''oi
r. ~ Bassett, who represented the Cal
lender McAuslan a. 1roup Comnanv
stockholdcrs in the defunct concern asked
Mr.. Collins If the company had ever done
any business under the provision of its
charter giving il the right To insure rents
The reply was in the affirmative. but tho
statement was also made that no losses
were incurred on that account. Mr. Bos
sett also raised the point as TO whether ar
not the stockholders who We're solvent
could be held liable as guarantors of the
their indebtedness. -'-
According to the receivers statements.
ABOUT % per cent. of the stockholders are
not In position To pay their assessments
so the other half will have to pay double
Mr. collins maintained that the autbori-
ties. in Maine, MASSACHUSETTS, and Noyv
York sustained the double assessmcnt in
such cases AZ
Mr., Bassett did not think that the
stockholders who were solvent guaranteed
would be paid. The court said il yyonid
seem that company would pay all poll
cies In order To carry on business. and
though this might be accomplished by
dllIerent assessments, it would amount to
assessment.
Inc instructions asked for were taken
under consideration by the court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-15
NEW TRIAL WANTED.
Mr. Hall and His Wife Claim The Verdict
Against Them Is Excessive.

Judges Stfness and Tillinghast in the
Appellate Court this morning heard argu-
hlents on the defendants petition for n
hcW trial in the case of Melinda Paradise
VS. Il rank II. Hall, and wife The defend
ants claim that verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $500 at the trial of the case i'm
the common pleas division was against the
evidence and the weight thereof They al
so allegc the discovery of new and import
ant evidence.
Mrs. Paradise bought the furniture of
the Elm House in Johnston from the de-
PENDANTS in January 1895, and bill of
sale was given An amendment TO the bill
of sale was drawn up by which the furni-
ture in two rooms was reserved to Mrs.
Hail. Mrs. Paradise claims that the day
after she bought the place while she was
down town, three moving teams were
driven up To the place and lot of furni-
ture that she had bought taken away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall on the other hand
claim that they only took from the house
the goods they had reserved and stuff
that was in the barn, which had never
been sold. Part of the new evidence con-
sisted of the afiidavits of Attorney Il. +.
Cosgrove and Frank Nc kenna. The for
mer drew up the bill of sale and he and
Mr.. McKenna visited the home of Mrs.
Paradise the day after the goods were
taken away by Mrs Hall, and the former
seemed well satisfied with her bargain.
Page and Owen for plaintiff and &. NJ
Lee and George Il. Brown for defendants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-15
STILL IN THE DARK.
Detectives Have No Clues to the
C0dding Store Robbers.
Equally at S.a Regarding the Burglars
Who Visited The East Side.

The police are actively at work trying
TO catch the bold robbers who entered
George III. Coddings grocery store on the
corner OF Potter's avenue and Ocean
street at s 80 o'clock Saturday evening,
and at the point of four revolvers com
PEELED seven men TO hold up their hands,
while they took 800 from the till and $6U
from MIR. Codding's pocket. The mystery
surrounding the robbery of Councilman
Howard Sturges' and Roger q. Young 5
residences, has had no illumination and
the detective force is as much in the dark
as ever regarding all the robberies of
late.
The robbery of the grocery store Satur-
day evening was particularly bold as the
masked men entered the store while seven
active men were in the place, and with
comparative ease took what they wanted
John ID. Shubart, Fred Low and Frank
T.. Hussey, employees of the store were
with Mr.. Codding, and two customers
named Charles Ashe, and Henry Good
win, were making purchases when the
two robbers entered. All hands went up
at the command and the inmates and
premises were searched for valuabes.
Mr.. Codding was the only loser, but the
Others had to submit to the indignity of
being searched. Then the robbers quit
and have not been heard of since From
the description given, it is thought the
robbers are the same who made the dar-
ing holdup in Possners' saloon few
weeks ago. One is described as a tall man,
evidently Swede as he spoke broken
English, and the other is short of stature.
As soon as the robbery was reported the
police relief of the Fifth station was
ordered out and diligent search instituted
but IL was unavailing The men had
escaped as effectually as though the earth
had swallowed them up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-15
THE LOCAL STOCK MARKET.

Local stocks, as reported by Albert p. Mil.
Ter, Jr., have shown more active tendency
during the past week and there has been some
little trading. Prices rule about the same, al
though in some instances tte bids have ad-
vanced
G. Franklin Nugent a. Co announce today
that they have completed arrangements that
have been under way for some time, and that
their correspondence department is now at
the service OF their clients. The firm has
succeeded in obtaining an excellent line of
correspondents, extending to every state in
the Union, and If there are any local investors
who are holders of stocks or bonds in any
part of the country and who would like to be
posted in regard TO the market quotations or
the general condition of the property in which
they are interested g. Franklin Nugent a. Co.
will obtain the information for them free of
charge. This is a matter of great Importance
to local investors and the convenience will
undoubtedly be appreciated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-15
FINANCIALNEWS

The stock market opened strong and frac
tionally higher, but sold off subsequently, on
realizations, rallying again later. The
changes in the railroad list wero small and
exceptional strength was shown by New York
Central. In the Industrial group Sugar was
heavy and there were further sharp declines
in Rubber on talk Of personal conflict i'm
both the trade and the stock market between
the Banigan and the Evans Interests Jersey
Central also developed weakness after the first
fifteen minutes
The market during the remainder OF the
day was extremely irregular. At noon Rub
ber had recovered portion of its loss and
Northwestern was strong, having attained no.
In London today the market for Americans
was dull but strong, ana prices were fully up
to New York parity. There was good buy.
ing Of the Vanderbilt issues and the outlook
seems TO promise materially higher prices. ..,fhe
New York foreign houses were almost with
out orders today aud did practically nothing.
l.. j. Knight q Co. quote Dick Bros. g. Co.
today: while it is stated that reaction Is
due. IL would be well 10 remember that there
is practically no floating stock, and IL ad-
vices are correct as TO the intention of the
President to ratify the arbitration treaty and
put through the new tariff bill, which, il is
claimed, will bring into the treasury $4,000, 90
more annually than the present Wilson law.
then, nothing short Of boom can be looked
for before the end Of the week"
The feature of the later trading was the
decline in Missouri Pacific. which dropped
around IL for no known cause, unless IL was
due to the accident ON the road today.
II was authoritatively stated today that Mr..
Banigan had no knowledge of the cause Of the
break in rubber stock
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-15
EAsuyAcrrRIsa coxfasrr.
Hearing Before Judge Brown.

There was hearing before judge
Brown I'm the United states District
Court this morning on the. bill of items
demanded by the Master i'm the case of
the Empire state Nail Company ". Tho
American Solid Leather Button Company
Of this city The ease was settled some
time ago and stephen q. Edwards was
appointed Master. II involved an ALLEGED
infringement Of patent by tho Leather
Button Company. Tho hearing this
morning was Ia Cvadc the furnishing OF
the items To show how many nail, had
been made sold and used and the prices
obtained. The defendants objected be-
cause 10 would require about two or