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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
The OuarreIsome Robin.

The robin, that "pious" bird, is
very .quarrelsome, and it exasperates
one to watch him wasting the precious
hours of food in hunting another hun
CRY robin up and down, and round and
round, till the sparrows have cleared
the board. The blackbirds, too, are
very annoying in the way that they
snatch up lump of bread and fly off
with it, only to be chased about for the
rest of the morning by other black
birds, while sparrow makes a square
meal off tho morsel fallen meanwhile
under shrub. But relentless as they
are in pursuit, the curious fact is that
they seldom fight. If the pursued
turns, the pursuer stops, perks up his
tail, and being promptly charged by
the other, becomes in his turn the pEr-
sued. But woe to both when the mis-
sci thrush comes. He is pitiless in
pursuit, and I have seen them pass my
window time after time in the course
of morning, the storm cock hard on
the "heels" of the blackbird. And
when they overtake them what hap
pens? For myself, as I have often
said before, I believe the missel thrush
is cannibal. At any rate, attribute
some OF the dead blackbirds and
thrushes that one finds about the
grounds to his cruel beak. He watches
for birds for hours at time, like bird
of prey, and attacks them like one. I
have often stopped chase which I
knew could only end one way.-Con-
Temporary Review.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
Mothers of Great Men.

In recent sermon, the Rev. DIR.
Bristol, of Chicago, said: One of the
chief giories of the Bible is its recogni-
ton of the dignity, rights and useful
ness of woman. Where in any other
body of literature will you find SO pure
respect and love for wife, 80 devoted
and self-sacrifcing an affection for sis
ter and daughter, SO noble reverence
for mother? The world generally in
its laws, literatures and customs does
not treat woman in any Of her relations
with the sweet, divine justice which
the good book inculcates. Travel
where You may, you find very few
monuments reared to celebrate the
genius, virtues and self-sacrifces of
womanhood. No holidays are legalized
in honor of great women. Even the
queens birthday is not so much day
in honor of Victoria as of the queen.
On that day the English people cele-
brate the dignity of an Office, not the
virtues and greatness of woman,
though she be the most queenly woman
and the most womanly queen in the
history Of sovereignty. Too many
women care more about an illustrious
ancestry than q useful progeny. A
great pedigree has in it not half the
honor that belongs to great posterity.
It is nobler, more praiseworthy to be
the mother of great man than to be
simply the daughter of great man.
From theldays of Moses, whose mother
made possible his education, in all the
learning efshe Egyptians, nearly every
great man has been honest to say: sI
owe my success chiefly to my mother" +"
If liberal education is antagonistic to
motherhood SO much the worse for that
miserable pernicious type of educa-
tion. Il society and its demands are
autagonistic to motherhood SO much
the worse for that type of society.
What is o book or picture or song good
for except for what it can do for mems
minds, hearts and lives? For that does
the faithful mother give to the world
her children, that they may minister
good to the world. The religion that
honors mother will save the world.
good mothers give nations great men,
and great men make great nations.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
She Was Prepared.

A certain minister always felt it to
be his duty to give each young couple
little serious advice before he per-
formed the marriage ceremony, and for
this purpose he usually took them
aside, one at time, and talked very
soberly to each of them regarding the
great importance Of the step they were
to take, and the new responsibilities
they were to assume. One day he
talked in his most earnest manner for
several minutes to young woman who
had come to be married to bright
looking young man.
"And now," he said, III closing. 81
hope you will fully realize the extreme
importance of the step you are taking,
and that you are prepared for it.
Prepared" she said innocently.
"Well, if I amt prepared, I don't
know who is. I've got four common
quilts and two nice ones, and four
bran-new feather beds, ten sheets and
twelve pairs of pillow slips, four all,
linen table cloths, a dozen spoons and
a good six-quarts teakettle. If 1 amt
prepared no girl in this country ever
was. Dundee Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
A Magnetic Island.

"The stories of magnetic mountains
that exert an attraction that cannot be
withstood on all vessels that come into
their vicinity have some foundation in
reality" says Der Stein der Weisen
vienna, March 23), 'and that, too, in
the neighborhood of Germany. The
well-known island of Bornholm, stu
ated in the Baltic and belonging to
Denmark, may be regarded as huge
magnet. Although the power of this
magnet is not so great that it can draw
the nails out of ships. as was told of
the legendary magnetic hills, the
magnetism of the rocks on the island
of Bornholm can cause a good deal of
trouble to ships in quite another way.
For the island of Bornholm exerts such
an influence on the magnetic needle
that it can cause vessel to turn per-
ceptibly aside from its course. This is
quite possible, as the effect of this
magnetic island is perceptible at dis
tance of fifteen kilometers (9t miles,.
A rocky reef near Bornholm is also
made of the same magnetic substance. "
Translation in the Literary Digest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
Story About Lyman Gage.

The Waterbury American tells this
new story about Lyman J. Gage: In
1893 customer of Mr.. Cages bank
asked for loan of 100000. Mr..
Gage asked him for what he wanted
the money. The customer replied
that certain street-railway stocks were
greatly depressed and could be bought
cheap, with q chance for big profit.
In answer Mr.. Gage said, substan-
TALLY: GAIL the money that this bank
has is needed for customers who need
the money. I will advance to any
solvent customer all that he requires
to tide him over this crisis. l will
not loan to any customer money to be
used in speculation, however sure the
profit"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
fashion Notes,

Tinsel gauze is the very latest thing
for millinery.
Pearls, real and artificial, are the
fashionable rage.
Geranium pink and purple are the
two popular summer tones.
Pearls and opals ore one of the new
est mixtures in jewelry, and two gold
chains are worn at once, each having
different obiect-charm chain, watch,
chain.
A stylish wrap is made with yoke
into which are plated breadths of cloth
or velvet. The effect suggests the
Mother Hubbard and is becoming to
but few figures.
A handsome costume for evening has
the upper half of the skirt of almost
solid embroidery. The lower half is of
silk muslin in fine side plaitings. A
wreath of violets heads this plating.
A dress of accordion-plaited India
silk has sleeves and waist front of
heavy lace. Wide, long epaulettes of
velvet extend far out over the sleeve
tops. The collar and belt are of velvet.
An attractive dress is made of black
satin and velvet. The skirt is of satin
and plain except an eight-inch ruffle at
the hem. This ruffle is gathered into
narrow puff at the top and is quite
full. The waist has bolero fronts and
ample sleeve rufles of velvet.
A millinery novelty is bonnet frame
or foundation of beads and lace ready
for the trimming. 1t is tower-shaped
as to crown and has sides that look like
old-fashioned saddle bags. The trim
ming is to be Of loops, ends and fow-
ers made of fine lace, with velvet roses.
Among the new straw hats are to be
found not only those in the usual col
ors, but tints, tones and shades of the
most delicate sorts. One may match
almost any shade of silk or cloth and
by this means secure either contrasts
or harmonfes, according to their special
fancy.
Many Princesse dresses are among
the best stocks in the best houses, and
they are growing more popular every
season. They would doubtless be more
generally worn but for the difficulty in
fitting them. Only an artist can Gu.
and fit and finish princesse dress in
the most approved fashion.
A handsome hat trimming is made
with couple of very large bows as q
foundation. From these twist is car
ried upright and sustained by wires.
This twist supports large bunch Of
gold and purple pansies, and above the
flowers are perky bows that stand up
saucily far above the hat crown.
An ideal hat is of rough straw. The
general effect is sailor shape. The
brim is q trife wider in front than at
the hack, which rolls up against the
crown. Large loops of fancy straw
braid and gauze ribbon alternating
form band around the crown, and up
right bows and loops complete the
trimming,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
A Story of a Manuscript.

A story is told of certain southern
author who had manuscript accepted
by a northern periodical that only pays
on publication, but he has never had
the pleasure of seeing his production
in print. Finally, he went north, and,
getting hard up, called on the editor,
who would neither return his manu-
script nor guarantee him day Of pub
lication. He repaired to his hotel and
wrote the editor threatening letter,
in which he mentioned pistols and
coffee, etc. Shortly after he was ar
rested and taken to the station house,
where he remained all night. The
next morning he sent the following
message to the editor:
''I don't know the rules up here.
For heavens sake, come down and pay
my fine and take the manuscript as Sc
curity."
The editor was unmoved by his ap-
peal and replied briefly:
eve cannot violate the rules Of our
Office. We will pay your fine when
we publish your story. We wish you
well. Atlanta Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
A chamnion Lirhtwei -ht.

Remarkable in many ways, the
''tule gnat" of the far West is the most
curious for its almost total lack of
weight. The little insect has nearly
microscopic body, but a relatively huge
spread of wings, which gives it the ap-
parent size Of mosquito.
In some parts of California "tule
gnats" swarm SO densely about burn
ing lamps that several times during an
evening the dead must be cleared away
to give the light chance. In bright
ly-illumined stores the gnats are
veritable pests, and it was in Lake
County (Cal. drug store that curious
experiment was recently made. AS
many gnats were collected as could be
heaped upon pan of the apothecary's
scales; the smallest weight in use to
measure the most delicate drugs was
then put, the opposite pan and
was found to overbalance the mountain
of gnats. Orleans Times-Demo-
crot
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
The Democracy of Greece.

"Our country is certainly more dem.
ocratic than the United States" the
Crown Prince of Greece one said to me,
in the midst of conversation about
the political institutions of his coun-
try. He was surely right, if the re-
mark be applied to the social and poll
tical instincts of the Greek PEOPLE. No
more naturally and unaffectedly dem
ocratic people exists under the sun
than the Greek. Not only are there no
aristocratic titles, but there is no ap-
parent consciousness, in the ordinary
life and manners, of the existence OF
social barriers. The village demarch
sits placidly and comfortably with the
other villagers and the peasants in the
cafe or bakali; the cabman who served
you yesterday does not omit to give
you from his box graceful salute as
he passes you on the street; no hum
bleness OF occupation or of presumed
station in life deters one man from
greeting another whom he meets on the
road or in the square, OF from begin
ming the frankest and freest converse
ton. The reserve and cautious, if not
bashful, self-respect of the Anglo
Saxon commonly interprets this Greek
freedom at the first as bald efrontery.
In the judgment of the newcomer the
Greek commonly gains the credit OF
being what the American collegian
would call decidedly fresh In
reality, it is part and parcel of the Ma
tional courtesy, tinctured and con-
ditioned, to be sure, by the equally
National curiosity. Democracy is no
affectation. The bashfulness which
springs from suspicion of barriers is un-
known.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
r,,,...,,o !. Million Postage Stamps.

Collecting Miluon roStdeo S.eah'PS. =,
There is probably not large omcs
IN the business part of New York city
where there is not at least one coli
lector Of used postage stamps, says the
Tribune. The men who clip them
from envelopes and put them ava!
in boxes and other receptacles are not
postage-stamp collectors IN the gen
era,ly accepted sense Of the term, ana
inquiry would disclose the TACT tnat
every collection is for another man,
for ga little girl in the country, for
aonr elevator man" or some equally
vague figure; and If by chance any
one of the persons for whom the
stamps are being collected could De
found and forced to tell what use ne
or she hoped to make of the stamps,
the answer would probably surprise
the investigator. Not only business
men are asked to save their stamps
but large societies and church or
ganizations frequently become the col
lecting agencies for children, oed-rid-
den women or enterprisine persons
who hope to accomplish extraordinary
things with a million stamps.
Some Of the collectors want the
stamps for what they call artistic pur-
poses" by which they mean that the
little squares will be used to form mo-
sale pictures of impossible landscapes
and caricature-like portraits; others
want to paper rooms with the stamps;
some beg their friends to collect
stamps with which they decorate
chairs and tables and other pieces OF
furniture; but most Of the collectors
want to accumulate a million stamps
for the purpose of founding q bed In
a hospital. The ambition TO help
charity in that way has been popu-
lar topic OF conversation in many cir
ces, and while thousands OF parsons
have helped the ambitious philanthro-
pists, it Is difficult to find any person
who has seen any tangible evidence OF
the scheme. Possibly only a few OF
the people who began to collect stamps
when the hospital, wherever IL may
be, made the offer have continued the
good work, and If it were generally
known how long 1t would take TO col
lect million stamps 1t is probable
that not many people would attempt
the task, whatever the prize might be.
Those who have begun it and whose
friends had only average facilities for
collecting stamps for them say that
100 stamps a day is good average.
II this average could be maintai ed
for 365 days a year, 1t would take 81
years and 145 days to collect the COW
eted number; but as there are only
about 800 mail delivery days in the
year, 1t would require more than 33
years at 100 stamps a day to secure
enough to buy the hospital bed.
That the feat of collecting million
stamps has been accomplished may be
demonstrated to any person who is in
terested at the Office of The j. w. Scott
Co.
A million 2-cent stamps may be seen
there, securely tied and formed into
column which stands 8 feet inches
high, and measures 12x14 inches. The
mass weight 21s pounds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
NEARING THE MILLENNIUM
Wonderful Things the Future Has in
Store for Our Descendants.


Store for Our Descendants.
The Philadelphia Press foreshadows
the coming of the millennium as fol-
lows:
Flying is solved. The principle is
known. A mechanical expedient is all
that is now needed to make it success
full. Practical flight is to-day not more.
than five or ten years off.
Al glow worm makes light with about
one three-hundredth part of the force
used in ordinary artificial light. When
men know how to make light as cheap,
streets and homes will be as light as
day for mere fraction of what light
now costs. This is near. Vacuum il
Illumination without incandescence is
already in full operation, and in year
or two should cut down the price of
light to sixth of its current cost, and
in five or ten years light may be, like
water, turned on in every house at
will.
Compressed air has long been
known to be the best way, theoretic-
ally, to store force for use in transpor-
tation. There is no waste and no de-
terioration. The need is cheap and
efficient motor to apply compressed
air to city transportation. If this can
be done, first the trolley poles and
wires will come down, next the horse
less, compressed air motor carriage
will do oil the work of city delivery.
When these come the only use for
gas will be for cooking-if this is not
by electricity. Factories, also, before
many years, will be run by trans
mitted electric power. This has be-
gun to be done and in five or ten years
will be completed, and the factory fire
and boiler will be thing of the past.
The city of the future, and no very
distant future, will have no trolley
poles or wire and no horses. All
movements will be on rail by silent air
motors or by horseless carriages equal
ly silent. All pavements will be as
phalt. Unlimited light will be as
cheap as unlimited water is to-day.
No coal will be delivered at private
houses and no ashes taken from them.
With nc horses, no coal and no ashes,
street dust and dirt will be reduced to
a minimum. With no factory fires and
no kitchen or furnace fires, the air will
be as pure in the city as in the coun-
try. Trees will have chance; houses
be warmed and lighted as easily and
cheaply as they are now supplied with
water.
A city will be q pretty nice place to
live in when the first twenty years of
the twentieth century are passed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

Mr.. NJ, Boston gentleman, has q
telephone in his new house, and he in
structed q newly engaged Irish maid
servant how to reply in case there
should come a call over the wire dur
ing the absence of Mr.. NJ. and his
wife. One day there came such a call,
and Nora went to the telephone.
'sWell. sor?" said Nora, with her
mouth to the speaking tube.
"Who's that?" came over the wire in
o masculine voice.
"It's me, sor."
"And who is me?"
Chow the divil should I know who
yeez are?" retorted Nora.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
PIrH AND POINT.

The Cynic-s'Men don't paint their
faces" The Fair Obseryer-"And
women don't paint the town. Puck.
"Don't you think, Grumpy, that Miss
Harshly is beautiful singer?" very.
But she can't sing. Detroit Free
Press. ~
He-"You girls seem to be awfully
fond of sweets" She-"And you seem
to be awfully fond of sours. Cornell
Widow.
She looming up suddenly)-''Where
did that wave go?" He coughing and
struggling)-'I swallowed it."-Dub-
lin World.
Tramp lat dentists door)-'I'd like
my teeth filed" Dentist-"What
with-gold or silver9" Tramp-(eag.
erly)-"Oh, just plain bread will do"
-Pick-Me-Up.
'eWhen Fratters played Hamlet
down at San Frustino did the audience
egg him on when he reached his
heroics?" ''Not exactly. They egged
him of. ff."-Judge.
:. =: Becker-'I see by the posters that
Footlights, the tragedian, travels un-
der his wife's management" Decker
$50 do most men, only they don't ad.
vertise it. London Tit-Bits.
Briggs-"I'm thinking Of moving
over to your boarding house Griggs
-"What for?" Briggs-"My doctor
told me not to eat anything with my
meals. Detroit Free Press.
They had been talking about the
Sandwich Islands. care you in favor
of annexation?" the young man asked,
and the maiden replied coyly: ooh,
George, this is so sudden!"--Twin-
kles
"You don't even dress me decently, "
she cried. "I'm going home to papa. :"
Gail right" replied Doolits; 'you
might say to him also that I need o
new suit myself" u Philadelphia
North American.
Shippers seems all broken
up. I wonder what's the trouble?"
Polk-"His wife has engaged in
double dealing; she presented him
with twins this morning. ."-Philadel-
phia North American.
Every father should buy savings
bank for his children. It's possession
is sure to encourage habits of economy
in them; and, besides, it is handy
place to go when he wants small
change. -Somerville Journal.
Author-"You have no idea how
many stamps I use posting my manu-
scripts to, various editors" Critic
every likely. I think there ought to
be excursion tickets for manuscripts at
reduced rates. London Tit-Bits.
He-"Do you remember when first
we met? The dew was on, the grass,
the air was full of summer scents,
and" She-"Yes; and now there's
no summer, no dew, no grass and no
sense. By the way, have you heard of
my engagement?"- Free Press.
''I hurl my defiance into your very
teeth!" she exclaimed with heaying
bosom. "Ha! hal" sneered her perse-
cutor. For hers was a crude age, and
women were not as yet received at
those seats Of learning where they play
basketball and things and become
adept at throwing. Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

The invention OIL Alabastine marked new
era In wall coatlnRs, and from tho stand.
point OF the building owner was most i'm.
portant discovery. 1t has from small be-
ginning branched out into every country Of
the civilized world. The name "kalsomine"
has become 80 offensive 10 property owners
that manufacturers OF cheap kalsomlno
preparations are now calling. them by some
other name, and attempting to sell on the
Alabastine company's reputation.
Through extensive advertising and per-
sonal use, the merits Of the durable Alabas-
tine are so thoroughly known that the peo-
pie insist on getting these goods and will
take no chance of spelling their walls for q
possible saving OF ut the most but few
cents. Thus 1t Is again demonstrated that
merit wins, and that manufacturers OF first
class articles will Unsupported by the people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Each square inch Of the human skin
contains no less than $500 perspiration
pores.
The Bureau of Ethnology in Wash
ington has at present about $500 vol
umes on anthropology.
An actress in Stockholm, who lost
her power of speech and memory, was
hypnotised, and went through her part
accurately and naturally.
Nicola Tesla disputes the Roentgen
theory of the cause of the effect of the
x rays and ascribes it to Longitude
nal disturbance of material nature.
The sound of thunder may be heard
for twenty or twenty five miles; with
the ear to the ground much farther.
Lightning is reflected for $50 to 200
miles.
When gold is vaporized it is depos-
tied in the condensing tube in the
shape of powder of brilliant purplish
hue. The French chemist who found
this out is not likely to be troubled
with imitators.
DR.. Aoki, of the japanese navy, says
that it has been found that the disease,
known as beri-beri, is caused by an ex-
Sclusive rice diet, and has been over
come in Japanese vessels by the intro
duction of mixed diet.
A writer in the London Lancet says
that since the reintroduction into In,
din of ipecacuanha in large doses as a
remedy for acute dysentery, the death
rate from acute attacks has been re-
duced from II per cent. to less than 5
per cent.
According to observations made at
the Royal Botanic gardens, London,
it seems that the rainfall in England
during the first three months of this
year exceeded that of any of the totals
recorded since 1887 by more than two
inches. The fall was double that of
1895 and 1895.
DR.. P. Penta has studied the fingers
and toes of 1900 criminals, and finds a
deficiency in the size or number of toes
quite frequent among them, although
very rare among ordinary men. He
has also observed that prehensile toes,
marked by a wide space between the
great toe and the second toe, is con-
dition quite common among criminals,
also webbed condition of the toes, an
approximation to the toeless feet OF
some sayges. Go