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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-12-08

Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. J. Ransom Tim
norman and Miss Matte Lark
Zimmerman, on Tuesday, Dec. 2S.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-12-08

Mrs. w. H. Hendrix, accoml
panied by Master Harry, of Char
lesion, is on a visit to her daughter
Mrs. R. II. Covar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-12-08

Mr.. J. Hampden Brooks, the
youngest son of Capt. James G.
Brooks, died at the home of his
father on Wednesday last, after a
short illness. His remains were
inferred in the Brooks square of
our Baptist cemetery on Thursday
following. Ham, as he was famil-
iarly' called, had many friends. By
nature he was affectionate and
lovable, and there was naught to
he said against him. The aged
father, three sisters, Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. Mo-ley and Mrs. Morgan, and
ore brother, Coz. U. R. Brooks, OF
Columbia, are left to mourn his
loss, a loss that is for his eternal
gain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-12-08

There has been slight fall OF
snow in some of the upper coun-
ties.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-12-08

Dec. s, '97.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-12-08

Big assortment OF Children's
Hats, pretty and cheap, at the
Misses Aycock.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
Measuring Starlight.

An English astronomer named Min
chin has invented an instrument which
accurately measures the quantity Of
light given out by star. Stars are
designated as being Of the first, down
to the twentieth magnitude, according
to the degree Of light emitted. This
has heretofore been judged by the eye,
which precluded anything like ex.
actitude. By the new invention the
rough designation is presented by
numbers, which gives the exact ratio
of one star to another in the light-giy-
ing powers. The star Arcturus, for ex-
ample, is estimated by the new process
to give seventy-f1ve and three-quarters
times the light Of Regulus. The in.
strument will be of great use not only
in astronomy. but in meterology also.
The amount of light which reaches the
earth from stars varies according to
the state of the atmosphere; and the
inventor claims that forecasts of wealth.
er can be obtained In this way which
will be far more accurate than those
obtained at present.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
She Reads Hieroglyphfcs.

Mrs. James Robottom, Of Jersey City,
Is an indefatigable student of every
thing Egyptian, having made such
progress In her work that the great
Psychologists Of France and Germany
have written to urge her to complete
her Investigations by an extended stay
in the land of the Pyramids. Ten
years ago somebody loaned Mrs. Ro-
bottom Zone Thousand Miles Up the
Nile" She read it while convalescing
from an illness, and became SO en-
amored with the subject that she has
pursued it vigilantly from that day ia
this. She has lectured in Jersey City
and Brooklyn several times, and has
been invited to speak at Cornell. One
of her talks IS about Queen Hatasee,
q legend of whom adorns one side OF
the obelisk In Central Park. This
Queen WAS the daughter of one of the
warrior kings of Egypt. Mrs. Robottom
reads these legends easily, having long
since familiarized herself with hero.
glyphics.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
Acidity of Land.

The acidity of upland soils is prob
ably due to the removal of crops and
the use of certain fertilizers that ex-
haust the lime and other basic ingred-
tents of the soil, leaving more of the
acid than would be the case were
nature allowed to take her course.
Some plants thrive best under such
condition, but clover, timothy and
beets are injured on such soils. There
is no easy way of telling to what ex-
tent soils are acid, but strongly
marked reddening of blue litmus pa
per indicates acidity. A dangerous
degree of acidity, or at least fatal
lack of carbonate of lime, appears to
exist in upland and naturally we'll
drained soils and is not confined to
muck and peat swamps and very wet
lands, as most American and many
other writer's seem to assume. Such
assumption is because the partial fail
ure of certain crops upon these lands
has been attributed to other reasons.
These are the conclusions arrived at by
the Rhode Island experiment station
after several years work. The rem
edy seems to be generous application
of air-slaked lime. The amount ap-
piled varies from 500 to 1000 pounds
per acre, to be broadcasted and har-
rowed in.-American Agriculturist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
; AFierce Fight With Sharks. xzr

Sharks are unusually plentiful and
daring among the reefs and keys of
Florida this season. The spongers and
wreckers have great trouble in conse-
lquence, for their business compels
them to do more or less work beneath
the surface.
Two wreckers were out in a small
boat sounding for Spanish schooner
that had foundered on the reefs of
coral atoll near Key West, and while
resting in their work they saw a pilot
fish approaching them followed by two
sharks. The water was calm and still
and the big blue fins could plainly be
seen cutting the water. Almost in a
moment the foremost shark discovered
them, and, coming with rush, struck
the boat with such force as nearly to
capsize it. The other fellow shot for
ward in similar manner; but, glanc-
ing to one side, caught in its huge
mouth the blade of one of the weighted
oars, and ground off large piece as if
the tough wood had been so much
cork. This it swallowed almost in
stantly; then describing long, grace
full curve in the water it turned about,
and once more came charging down
upon the boat. The men stood ready
to receive the second shock, and the
brute rushing with the velocity of an
arrow sprang clear above the surface,
projecting its jaws over the end Of the
boat, (which was drawn down and
swamped.
Having neither load nor ballast, the
light craft did not sink, but easily sup
ported the weight of the two men, who
nevertheless fully realized the peril
GUS position in which they were
placed. One of the wreckers, throw
ing his left arm around the mast to
steady himself, struck outward and
downward with the boats ak with all
his force. The blow fell fair upon the
snout of the shark that had caused the
boat to swamp and penetrated the flesh
to the depth of several inches and laid
it open to the bone. Meanwhile the
other wrecker had all he could do to
stand off the other shark. Striking out
with a heavy handspike, he thrust the
end of the implement between the Jaws
of the monster just as it rushed at him
with wide-open mouth. The shark
promptly seized the handspike in its
powerful grip, tore it from the mans
hands, and, rushing off through the
water, ground the timber into frag-
ments and swallowed them.
Shark No. was now rolling about
on the surface short distance away,
apparently in great distress; and its
mate, passing in that direction and
seeming the blood, immediately
pounced upon the wounded creature
and tried to make short job of it.
But the wounded fish was not a dead
shark by any means There was an
exciting scrap from the start. The
sharks fought sll over the waves, LASH
ing end oharnlns the wassr into .Osg.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
She Rode a Wild Steer.

Miss Edgewood, of LIE Raysyille,
Penn, is an intrepid horsewoman, and
likes nothing better than riding fiery
mustang over the hills and down the
ravines. The other day, however, she
became tired of this wild sport of
wrestling with bucking broncho and
rode wild steer by way of variety.
{. In company with number of cattle
men she had been chasing steer that
was particularly wild and fleet-footed.
The young lady laughed at the men,
who seemed afraid of the animal, and
smilingiy challenged them to throw a
rope over the animals head and ride
him. They declined with thanks. She
then lassoed the animal herself, and,
running up to it, deity tied rope
around its head and neck, and then
told the men to let him loose.
This they did reluctantly, and the
enraged steer was quickly on his feet,
bat equally as quick the girl was on
his back. Then began ride that
beat old Paul Revere's by some Sec
onds. For half an hour it was con-
tinued-over hill and dale, through
brush and gorges-the girl always
hanging on like burr. Finally the
steer completely gave out, and the girl
led him to her home in triumph.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
uan's l5:rrerest Enemy.

.''Sin is always mans bitterest en-.
envy" writes Dwight l.. Moody, in
''Mr. Moody's Bible Glass;" In the
Ladies' Home Journal. ut separates
him from his Maker. 1t separates him
from his fellow-beings. No position ID
to ohigh for sin to debase; no place 80
hallowed but it seeks to corrupt; no
home so sacred but it seeks to destroy.
Sin, like holiness. is mighty leveler,'
says distinguished divine. And what
may be the cause Of the thousands of
suicides which have. occurred during
the past year II it Is not loathing of
self? 1t Is sin then which makes q
man loathe himself. 1t is sin which
makes mans life become burden from
which he go often seeks to free himself
by his own hand"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07

recognized from year TO year. Sclent
lists have estimated 1t at four feet q
year.
Gradually the wall-like ends of the lea
cap are forced into the sea, and these
are called glaciers. Year after year the
enormous pressure inland sends the Ice
further into the water, but the whole
mass Is so solid that no force seems
great enough to wrest piece from the
main body. But the all-powerful sea
performs the seeming miracle. 1t Is ths
upward pressure of the water on the
floating end Of the glacier that finally
wears down It's strength and causes it to
burst from the Ice cap with the roar Of
thousand cannon. This is the birth OF
the iceberg.
Slowly the released mammoth moves
first one way and then the other. Great
pieces drop off into the sea, but finally
1t finds its equilibrium. Then 1t begins
It's long journey to the south, moved by
the strong Arctic current running deep
and strong hundreds of fatboms below
the waters surface, and grasping the
submerged ends of the berg In a relent-
less grip. Further south, where the
berg meets the northward current Of
the gulf stream, the underlying Arctic
the mass along, but the opposite pres
sure from above and beneath wears
great holes in the solid body and the
mass which centuries labored to Greats
dies In a few short months.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
WISE WORDS.

: Only in a world of sincere men is
unity possible, and there, in the long
run, it is as good as certain.
Man is like plant, which requires
favorable soil for the full expansion
of it's natural or innate powers.
What men want is not talent, it is
purpose; in other words, not the pow
er to achieve, but the will to labor.
Drudgery is as necessary to call out
the treasures of the mind as harrow
ing and planting those OF the earth.
If we would be happy, we should
open our ears when among the good
and shut them when among the bad.
Generosity, to deserve. the name,
comprises the desire and the effort to
benefit others, without reference to
self.
Men are so constituted that every
body undertakes what he sees another
successful in, whether he has aptitude
for it or not.
If you have built castles in the dir,
your work need not be lost: that is
where they should be. Now put foun-
dations under them.
: There can be no social beauty, where
disorder prevails, no national beauty
where law is set at naught, no beauty
of life where the true ends Of life are
disregarded.
Character is measured by the dis
lance travelled from the starting point,
and everything depends upon whether
the progress has been-.p stream OF
down.
Bethink thee of something that thou
oughtest to do, and go aud do it, if it
be but the sweeping of room or the
preparing Of meal or visit to a
friend. Heed not thy feelings: do thy
work.
Politeness is kind of anasthetic
which envelopes the ssperities of our
character so that other people be not
wounded by them. We should never
be without it, even when we contend
with the rude.
Some say that the age of chivalry is
rast. The age of chivalry is never
East so long as there is wrong left
saredressed on earth, OF a man or a
-oman left t6say, IT viii redress that
srong, or spend my lie in the at
Tempt"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
Dissolving Bone with sulphuric Acid.

Dfssolvfng Bone with Sulphur1c Ac1d.
1t is practically impossible for farm
ers who have raw bones to dissolve
them economically so as to get them In
such finely divided state that they can
easily be applied to crops as the COM
mercial phosphates are. These are
made from burned bone, which can
then be finely ground, and the sui
phuric acid will dissolve it and reduce
to fine powder. We doubt whether
this can be done with green fresh bone,
which has animal matter in it nearly Or
quite as important as the bone phos-
phate. If we had big pile Of bones
that we wanted to apply to land, we
should cut or break them in as fine
pieces as possible, and spread them
over. an orchard or vineyard, then
blowing them five or six inches be-
meath the surface, taking care not to
put them below the vegetable mould.
In contact with this, enough carbonio
acid gas would be developed by the de-
composition of vegetable matter to dis
solve the outer portions of the broken
pieces of bone. These would be very
quickly covered with fine feeding roots
from trees or vines. Wherever roots
are feeding, more carbonic acid gas is
developed. The result is that after
two or three years the bone would be
honeycombed and filed with roots.
Even large bones can be disposed Of
this way without loss. Placed any
where in the soil of au orchard the
roots will be sure to find them.
ton Cultivator. -.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07

A race which the older citizens Of q
town in West Jersey love to tell about
occurred a good many years ago. the
contestants being q bull and a horse.
Seely Simpkins, an enterprising youth.
who made a pet Of everything on his
fathers farm, trained a young bull to
the saddle and rode him to mill. Horses
were comparatively rare In those days,
and the swift steeds Of the present
race-tracks were unknown.
seeley and "Jock" were the butt OF
good many jokes, but Seeley took them
with good humor. and contentedly rode
the bull to mill. Then, while his grist
was being ground, he would ride his
singular steed about the settlement,
whistling merrily, and showing OF the
bulls best PAGES.
In fact, the boy was exceedingly
jealous of Jocks reputation as @ road
ster, and one day at the mill, goaded
by the bantering words of q n.ish5or,
he declared that he wasn't afraid to
race the bull against any horse that
could be found Whereabouts.
He was taken at his word, and within
week a race was arranged between
the bull and Tom Irvine's horse. Judges
were appointed, stakes put up, and 8
race-track improvised for the occasion
At the hour appointed crowd OF In
terested spectators assembled.
AS the horse and bull appeared, each
fitted out in gay-colored trappings and
ridden by Its owner, yociferous and
prolonged applause burst forth. The
horse was frightened by the noise and
baked. If the bull was frightened he
did not show 1t, but urged on by twist
Of it's tail and the voice Of its owner,
galloped along in fine style, md Of
course easily reached the winning POST
ahead.
Tom and his friends were disappo'nt-
ed, and declared that the start was I'M
fair. Seeley, elated with success, was
quite willing to try 1t over again. the
horse behaved better at the second
trial, and it was a neck and neck race;
but Jock was on his mettle. Both riders
were wild with excitement and urg ID
their steeds to the utmost, and in this
they were aided by the shouts and
yells Of the bystanders; and again The
bull came IN ahead, though by scarcely
| more than q hands breadth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
Rescued From a Panther.

John J. Finn, of New York, while
fishing near Fort Pierce, Fla, with a
party, had terrible experience with a
panther. Being interested in the
sport, they threw the fish on the banks
as they went along and got separated.
Mr.. Finn, ON going through picket,
came face to face with huge panther
feasting on some of the fish that had
been left.
Mr.. Finn picked up light wood
knot and threw it at the beast, shout
ing with all his might. He also drew
his hunting knife. The panther, en-
ragged at being disturbed, suddenly
jumped at Mr.. Finn. The latter
turned and attempted to escape. The
panther's claws caught him on the
shoulder, ripping his coast and shirt
down and decorating his back badly.
Mr.. Finn made thrust at the panther
with his hunting knife, but the beast
knocked it out of his hand with blow
of his paw. Selling a cudgel Mr.. Finn
managed to deal the beast heavy
blow, which temporarily stunned him.
Hardly had Mr.. Finn gotten ten
feet away before he heard the panther
after him again. With tremendous
leaps he came on and dashed up to
him, crouching low for the fatal spring.
Just then report was heard at the
side of the path, the strength of the
beast was gone, and with snarl OF
rage and pain he fell dead. Mr.. Finn
looked up and saw Billy Bowlegs, a
Seminole. He had been on the trail
of the beast all the afternoon, and had
gotten there just in time to save Mr..
Firms life.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
warlllse Names of West Pointers.

The Government list of West Point
graduates furnishes some warlike
names, such as Drum, Swords, Shields,
Bledsoe and Slaughter The vastly
less warlike directory of the City OF
Brotheriy Love affords names quite as
sanguinas yin families of Arrow, Dart,
Dagger, Musket, Blade and Conquest.
1t is only fair to say that while Pesce
is seldom used as family name in
New England, Peace is standby in
Philadelphia, along with families OF
Bangor, Wallop, Clubbs, Pound, Row,
Striker, Fite, aud Butchers, without
number.-New York Post
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
Bio BERG SEASON.
Drifting Monsters from the Arctics
Alarm Sea Captains.

DY9fsing Monsters from the Arctics
Alarm Sea Captains.
If the sharps of the sea are to be be-
lieved, 1897 will go down in history a.
one Of the greatest years for icebergs
In modern times. Many dangerous
bergs have been reported.
The winter of 1S9 was famous sea-
son for bergs, as one vessel passed nfty
within radius Of 200 miles. The bergs
Of that year, however, were not dan
gerous, being soft and badly cut up
by the action Of the sea. The year OF
1856 was the most famous of them all
for the floating mountains, and scores
of vessels were sent to the bottom by
running into them during the heavy
fogs which make navigation off the
Banks 80 dangerous at all times.
Few shippers, who have seen scores
and scores Of bergs, know that these
monsters are hundreds, and, perhaps,
thousands Of years old. The Inception,
birth and growth Of an iceberg Is one
Of the most curious freaks Of nature,
and much about them Is still an unex-
planned science.
Greenland is the home Of nearly all
the lcebergs which terrorize the officers
Of transatlantic vessels, as those FORM
ed further north rarely break loose from
their Icy mornings. Nearly the whole
island of Greenland is covered with an
immense sea of Ice many thousands OF
feet thick, commonly called an ice cap.
The SHOWS Of each year, falling on this
great field of ice, are slowly absorbed,
adding to the thickness and solidity of
the Ice cap and exerting tremendous
pressure on the solid mass. Wherever
the country slopes toward the coast
there is an imperceptible movement OF
,he mass, so slow that 1t can hardly be
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Concentrating the Manure.

There is no farm that makes all the
manure that its owner could proftably
use in cultivating it; hence we must
either purchase commercial fertilizers
or restrict his production to the area he
can fertilize. 1t does not pay to spread
an insufficient quantity of manure over
the whole farm in order to cultivate
the whole. That involves waste Of
labor on land that had much better be
left in grass, though where there is a
near market for garden products buy
ing commercial fertilizers will always
pay. In proportion to their effective
ness, these concentrated manures pay
better than staple manure made on the
farm.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
Saved at Sea by a Dos

The ships company of the little
French fishing brigantine Marie
arrived at Hoboken, N. J., one night
recently on the North German Lloyd
steamship Muenchen. The Marie
sailed from Granville for the Banks
on March "a, with twenty-three fisher
men under Captain Berri, the owner,
or patron, of the little craft, Jean
Dupau, and big Newfoundland dog
called ''Noir," which in plain Yankee
means "black." The dog is pure
blooded and was born almost within
sight of the Banks.
The Marie ran into a good deal OF
rough weather when about in mid
ocean, and sprung aleak. A heavy
gale swooped down on her on April
Is and whipped out her foremost
close to the top of the forward house.
There were ten dories on the dock
house, and four of these were carried
away by the seas that swept athwart
her.
y The brigantine then fell into the
trough of the sea. Her nimble sea-
men chopped away the wreckage and
got her head to the seas by using the
main boom as a jury foremost and
bending on to it a storm trysail. The
storm subsidized, but left long swell,
which after three days started the
vessels seams so that her pumps were
unable to keep her free.
The Newfoundland was the only
creature aboard that did not take any
rest. He ran about the decks day and
night, and barked with almost as
much energy as the whistle of steam
ship in distress.
The brigantine's decks were flush
with the seas, when, on April 81, the
Muenchen hove in night. The day
before British steamship passed far
to the southwest of the brigantine,
but> did not notice her. The dog
howled as loud as he could, but the
Briton was too far away to hear.
The moment the Captain of the
Muenchen saw the flare light on the
brigantine's decks he ordered two
boats manned and swung from the
davits to rescue the hapless fishermen.
They were not needed, as the French
men had already left their vessel in
their dories. One careless sailor fell
overheard while getting into dory.
He might have drowned had it not
been FOR the big Newfoundland, which
leaped into the sea and grabbed the
fisherman by the blouse, holding him
up until his shipmates came alongside
him and hauled him aboard. -
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
Japan,s Naval Architects.

Japan is going to spend so, 600 in
putting twelve young Japanese stu
dents through three years course of
study of naval architecture and marine
engineering in England They viii
work a. gentleman apprentices With
the great shipbuildilg agu,s, ..-....
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07

Mudge-Oh, yes, we had a real lively
time, Simmons and I. 1t cost us near
" $50. Wickwire-Yes. l saw Sim
mons this morning. and he told me no
spent $45-Indlanapolis Journal