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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
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machinery can be put in, however,
the bottom of the lakes, including. the
deeper parts, will be thoroughly
dredged, and it is expected that more
satisfactory results will be obtained.
It is the theory of the Memphis men
who are backing the enterprise that
mussels occasionally shed their pearls,
and that others that have died still
contain the gems, and will DE found
buried deep down in the mud at5the
bottom of the lakes.
1t is possible, too, that the menu
facture of mother of pearl will be
started to utilize the shells, as is done
in Lower California, from whence most
of the pearl used for buttons forsour
waist-coats and dresses now come tgom.
Mother of pearl, it may be explained,
is simply the smooth inside lining OF
the shell, which is cut out and used
for buttons and ornaments.
Instances of rich finds are reported
every few days from Bald Knob or the
adjoining country. A few days ago o
colored man, who gaves his name as
! Harris, walked into O Memphis jewelry
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Treatment Tor the Hair.

Sulphur soap is recommended for
use in washing the hair. Many au-
thorities say that gray hair is caused
by the loss of the pigment that gives
color to the flaments. Since sulphur
enters largely into this pigment COM
position, it is claimed that washing
the hair with sulphur soap will restore
the original color. Sulphur cream is
frequently rubbed into the scalp with
excellent effect. But the indiscrimin.
ate use of sulphur preparations should
be avoided, and physician or hair
specialist should be consulted before
going in for sulphur treatment.
Brushing the hair too much is said
to be injurious and will cause it to fall
out. The hair is supposed to fall out
in the spring Of the year, as birds shed
their feathers, and Nature general y
seems to undergo moultins and she'd
ding process, preparatory to the en-
eryating season of summer. AS the
fully matured hair drops awaythe new
hair is already beginning to appear,
and too vigorous brushing will fire.
quently destroy it.-New York Tri-
bune,
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Fashion Notes.

Gray is the color of the moment, and
this fall will be signalized by the reign
Of the silver gray.
Tea gowns are made Of soft, cling
ing, wooden fabrics, richly trimmed
with lace and ribbon.
Scotch plaids are initiated with rib
bons of different colors aud widths
sewed, according to the pattern of
the plaid, directly on tho dress or
jacket.
Very chic imported costumes of
cashmere, which is to be one of tie
most fashionable fabrics Of the season,
are lined with light taffeta and
trimmed with narrow ruffiings of the
SAME.
Every indication points to the
iaouette blouse as the bodice OF the
season. This is a dartless waist that
pouches slightly at the waist over a
belt or girdle both Ill the front and
back. 1t has short round skirt added
at the bottom popularly called the
creneau, which is cut i'll squares or in
many fancy ways, and is always quite
elaborately trimmed.
While all women concede that to be
at all smart the skirt of their costume
must be trimmed, unless it is the Sc
veroly plain tailor-made gowns, yet
they are 10th to give up the becoming
and comfortable simplicity of lines
which has so long characterized it, so
the fall skirt, while it will be much
garniturcd, will have only fiat trim
ming. Contrasting bands of cloth will
be much in vogue as we'll as rows Of
braid OF ribbon and pipings of white
satin.
The girl who wears a thick veil all
the time under the impression that she
is preserving her complexion is max
ing grave mistake. The dust and
dirt settles on her face under the veil,
and she lets it remain there, often till
morning. By that time it has filled
the pores of the skin, and soon she
has annoying black heads. Let the
sun get at your face. 1t is better than
a bath for tough, yellow, leathery
skin, and if you would use soft linen
towel to rub off the perspiration half n
dozen times day, and give your face
good massage i'll that manner, it
would help also.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Johnson's Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of Fever in
n Hours.
THE COOLEST COUNTRY.

In Werchojansk, Siberia. the Mercury
Drops to Ninety Degrees Below Zero
Symon's Meteorological Magazine
gives an interesting account of Life
In the Coolest Country in the World"
which has been taken from the bulie-
tin of the Royal Geographical Society
of Irutsk. The name Of the place is
Werchojansk, in Siberia, longitude l33
degrees 81 minutes east, latitude W
degrees "a minutes north, where the
lowest temperature of m aus 30 de-
grees Fahrenheit has been observed
and the mean of January is minus As
degrees Fahrenheit. 1t is inhabited by
about 10000 persons Of the Jakut and
Lamat races.
In large part of this region, accord
ing to Professor Kovalik, the air is so
dry and the winds are so rare that the
intensity of the cold cannot be fully
realized. In the most distant part OF
the East there are sometimes terrible
storms, which are most fatal to life
in their consequences. During the SUM
mer time the temperature OCCASIONALLY
rises to SO degrees Fahrenheit in the
shade, while it freezes at night
The latter part of the season is often
marked by copious rains and extensive
inundations, which invariably lay
waste vast acreage of land and prove
to be a serious obstacle to the cuitf
vation of the Soil. Vegetation Is very
scarce. There are practically no trees
only wide, open meadows. The peo'
nile hunt fur-bearing animals, fish and
raise cattle and reindeer. Ie requires
about eight COWS to support o family,
four being MIXED in the summer and
.wo in the winter. The cattle are very
small in size, and are fed hay in the
winter. Occasionally they are allowed
to 20 out when there is the slightest
break in the weather, but their teats
are always carefully covered up. Milk
IS the principal food. This is some-
times supplemented with hares, which
are quite abundant, but not very rel
ishable.
The houses are constructed OF wood.
covered with clay, and as a rule, con-
sist Of only one room, in which the
people and animals live together. The.
upper and wealthier classes are better
provided with lodgings and food. AS
race they are excessively punctilious
concerning points Of honor, such as
the place at the table and the proper
place at festivals.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Tuauty S1ecp.


The wise woman who wants to rise
from sleep rested aud with her face
cast in the lines of beauty should sleep
on q narrow bed, SO there will be no
room for her to distort her limbs by
throwing them into grotcsque posi-
tions. On this bed there should be q
good mattress and one small rather
hard pillow. The bed clothing should
be of light weight, but warm, and the
room we'll ventilated and comfortably
cool. On this couch the would-be
beauty should lie fiat on her back,
arms and legs straight. To make
change from the back she should learn
to sleep first on one side and then on
the other.
Perhaps you are young, but hints OF
wrinkles suddenly appear, apparently
without any cause. Find out if you
do not squeeze your, eyes tightly
together when going to sleep, rs Q
child does when it makes believe tc
sleep. Many women draw the corners
Of their mouths down, and so produce
burrows from the nose to the corner OF
the mouth and down the side Of the
chin.
To get beauty sleep, 60 to bed think,
ing of the pleasautest things that vii
befall you. The eyelids should rest
lightly over the eyes, as if iiuttcrina
breeze sweeping across the face would
blow them wide open. The lips should
meet easily, the mouth should never
be open.-The Housewife.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
York City, has organized society
known as Daughters of 1781-1S15.

York City, has organized society
known as Daughters of 17S1-1S15.
Miss Clara Moldan has founded q
scholarship at Oxford, to be held by
lady students of the school, known as
ST. Hugh's hall.
Harriet Prescott Spofford is slowly
recovering from an illness of four
months OF her home on. Deer Isle,
near Newburyport, Mass.
When Queen Victoria goes abroad
she always has couple of fire extin-
guishers sent in advance and fitted up
in the house in which she is to reside.
Miss Donnette Smith, grandniece
of Joseph Smith, and Miss Dunford,
granddaughter Of Brigham Young,
are two Of the most literary women in
Utah.
Art for women in England is taking
practical form. The late Lord de
Tabley's niece has been painting signs
for two Northwich taverns, The Smoker
and The Windmill.
In Chile and the Argentine Repub-
lie, in addition to the women who
have for some time been car conduc-
tors, many more of the fair sex have
entered upon that calling.
It is annoucced that Mrs. Elizabeth
Phoebe Key Howard, the only surviv-
ing daughter of Francis Scott Key,
ruthor Of the "Star Spangled Banner, "
is seriously i'll at Oakland, Cal.
Of thu sixteen young women who
recently received the degree of NJ. d.
at the Woman's Medical College ofNew
York, three have been appointed on
the medical staff of the Intirmary for
Women and Children.
The latest Paris device for filling
out slender figures consists OF rufties,
about three inches wide, made OF rib
bon, muslin OF lcce to match TIE gown,
scwed inside the body across the bust.
They give soft fulness, and are much
more healthy than cotton or the heavy
pads formerly used.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland fat.
ly refused to marry Prince Bernhard
OF Sake Weimer, whom her mother, the
Queen Regent Emma, has selected as
the young Queens husband. The lit
tie Queen declares she will remain
single until 1899 (she was born IN
August, 1sS0), and will then select her
own husband.
Women in England have the local
government franchise in counties and
boroughs cr the same conditions as
men, and recent return shows how
relatively unimportant their vote IS
In the counties and boroughs OF Ling
land aud Wales they are altogether
1926, s7S local government electors ;of
these only 729,75S are women-that
is to say, women form less than one
seventh Of the electorate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Why take Johnson's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
OfFever i'm ONEDAY.

-Four years a:,> the President OF the
Illinois Central railroad recommended
that an opportunity be given its en-
ployes to subscribe to its stock, one
share at a time, payment to be made
in installments. The directors ap-
proved of the Presidents plan, believ-
ing it to he sound policy to have its
employees interested in it's business.
The recent annual report Of the Presi-
dent shows that at the end of the last
fiscal year 800 officers and employees,
exclusive of the, directors, had become
owners of about 1000 shares of stock
representing a par value Of 100000.
Of the number of shares, 1924 are par
TALLY paid for, according to the plan
outlined by the company. The
amount paid on these shares is $54,194.
an average of 1924 per share. The
officials of the road say that this policy
has already resulted much good to
all concerned and gives promise OF
greater benefit in the future.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17

arc named Joe and jerry. Their age
is eight years Ind tLey measure ten
feet in girth. They stand seventeen
hands high, and their measurement
from Tip to tip is fifteen feet eleven
inches. There is not q difference Of
ten pounds in weight between them,
aud the two together tip the scales at
1900 pounds. They hold tie werld's
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17

For size, quality, mating, and beauty
combined their equal does not exist
in the world. 1t may be of interest to
know that their food consists of eight to
twelve quarts of corn and oats ground
together, two quarts of flax meal, and
from six to eight quarts of bran each
day, with an occasional change to
suit their appetites.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Tho First and Inst Battleaelds.

1t is fact not generally known that
the first and the last stand of the Con-
federates were made on land owned by
the same man. A part of Bull Run
battlefield was owned by Mr.. Mclean.
After this famous battle he decided to
; move to locality where there would
lie less fear from the ravages Of war.
81 a strange coincidence he took mp
hs abode at Appomattox, which sub
sequently proved to be the final battle
4 id Of the Civil War.--Detroit Free
Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
A Great Painters Lame Hand.

The right hand of Verestchagin, the
Russian painter, is, in spite of the
wonders he has accomplished, lame
one. His thumb was so badly bitten
by leopard some years ago that it
had to be amputated. On the field of
battle the middle finger of his right
hand was made useless by shot. BY
a fall on the Steppes, later, the centre
bones of the same hand were shat
tered. Nevertheless, Verestchagin is
one of the foremost painters in Rus
sin, aud makes as dexterous use of his
hand, lame as it is, rs any man i'll Eu.
rppn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
A EIultipllcity of Tucks.

A blouse or shirt of white for women
to wear with skirt of white cotton or
wool is prettily made of the fine white
tuclsing which can always be bought
by the yard. A multiplicity of tucls
being the mode, this material is pref
tily available. 1t should be used with
the tucks running around, and the
sleeves may or may not be of plain
material, according to taste.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17

Smuggling is extensively carried on
oi. The frontier of France and Belgium
through the medium of bicycles. the
hollow tubing being filled with the
eontraband material.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Ouini7e and other fe.
yer medicines take from 5
to 10 days to cure fever:
Johnson's Chill and dFeVer
Tonic cures i'm ONE DAY.

An English expert declares that ne
knows of at least GOO counterfeits OF
the old masters which are now hang:
ing in private galleries OF the unitea
States, and all Of which were orig
inally purchased in Europe at very
h,nh prioes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
Gossip.

Lady Haberton presided at the con
gress of women in behalf OF rational
dress at Oxford. England
Mrs. William Gerry slade, Of New
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17

The greatest yoke of cattle ever
seen in this country is owned by J.
D. Avery, Of Buckland, Mass. They
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17

to rest on his laurels at home. But
in o. few weeks lie returns to his duty.
London Mail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-17
WORLDS LARGEST OXEN.

Weigh 1900 Pounds-iotes Seven Feet
Lonc-Havc Hauled, II ,0G1 Pounds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-02
NEARLY persisted.
Four Natives Adrift in a Boat for
Four DAYS.

Four Days.
Yesterday afternoon the schooner
Rob Roy came into port, after having
been out for about week. In connec-
ton with her last trip, there came very
near being a sad tale to tell.
During the early part of the week the
Rob Roy left for Hawaii. She had very
bad weather, and, when arriving off
Lahaina, it was found that the water
supply was very short. In consequence
of this, four of the crew put off in a
boat to Lahaina for water, procuring
which, they again set out for the
schooner. Much was their surprise
when they were unable to find her.
Row about as they might, nothing
could be seen of her. The two men left
on the Rob Roy had, somehow, missed
their bearings, and had gone off in a
different direction from what it was
expected.
The men in the boat were far from
Their power to battle against the
waves was gone and they drifted about
for four days. When off Diamond
Head they sighted the Rob Roy, bound
for Honolulu. They were picked up,
but in such a condition as to be hardly
able to stand up. They were given food
and made comfortable.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-02
PASSENGERS.
Arrivals.

From Kauai, per stmr. Mikahala,
July BE. Omsted and four on deck.
From Maui ports, per stmr. Claudine,
August 1.-5,9S5 bags sugar 267 bags
potatoes, IL bags corn, 70 hogs, 49 bdls
hides, 80 pkgs sundries.
From Kauai ports, per stmr. w. G..
Hall, August IA. Dreier, w. L. Har-
dy, J. S. McCandless, J. Anderson, H.
q. Austin, G. Burgoyne, Rev. J. B. Ha-
make and wife, Mrs. J. w. Girvin, Miss
Helen Girvin, Miss Ivy Girvin, Miss A.
Jaouen, Miss L. Woodward, Miss M.
Akau, Miss J. Gray and "a on deck.
From Maui ports, per stmr. Claudine,
August Mrs. w. A. Mckay, Father
James, Father Libert, Helen Butler,
Sister Bonaventura, Miss D. Smith,
Miss E. Holt, Brother Clarence, Broth
er Raymond, Brother Francis, Father
Maximin, George Hons, G. De La
Vergne. J. K. Farley, Awana, Dr. Oga-
wa, G. Sterling and wife, W. Berlowitz,
NJ. d. Monsarrat, J. Campbell, w W.
Davis, Mr.. Hoffman and wife r. Cues
sefeldt, Father Pamphile and So on
deck.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-02
THE SHIPS BELL.

Lieut.. John M. Ellicot, U. S. N,
writes an article for June st. Nicholas
on what Is Told by the Bell" in
which he says:
Nothing in a ship becomes so close
ly identified with her whole career as
the ships bell. Officers and crew come
and go; mastS, decks, engines and boil
erS become old, and are replaced by
new ones; but from the day that she
first glides into the water the same
ships bell remains always a part of
her, marking her progress all over the
world, and finally going down with her
to lonely grave at the bottom of the
sea, or surviving her as a cherished
souvenir Of her existence and achieve
mentS. On man-Of-war the bell is US
ually inscribed with her name and the
date of her launching; and, as it is
probable that it may some day become
a memento of a glorious history, the
bell is often the subject of special care
in casting or selection. Sometimes the
hundreds of workmen who have built
the great ship contribute each a silver
coin to be melted and nodded into a
bell which shall be the token of their
love for the object of their creation and
Iuc1I lulSIeSI III 1cI luIuIS L.
Often the people of the city or State
after which a man-of-war is named
may present to her a magnificent bell
appropriately ornamented and inscrib-
ed with words Of goodwill and good
wishes. Such a bell is usually present
ed with ceremony after the ship goes
into commission.
Ships bells in general are made of
bronze, like other bells. The addition
of silver in their composition gives
them peculiarly clear and musical
tone. They are placed in such a posi-
ton on the upper deck that they may
be heard from one end of the ship to
the other; and are usually near the
mainmast or at the break Of the fore
castle. One popularity exists in a
ships bell, which is necessary on &C
count of her motion at sea. The tongue
is hung so that it can swing in only
one direction. If it were not so the
bell would be continually ringing as
the ship rolled and pitched. The direc-
ton in which the tongue can swing is
another important point. If it were
athwartships the bell would ring at
every roll of the ship; and if it were
fore and after the bell would ring at
every deep pitch; so the direction is
nearly halfway around between these
two.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-02
INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACES.
The Chances for Another Americas
Cup Contest Not Bright.

LONDON, July 22.-The Yachting
World, commenting on the recent news,
paper discussion here and in the United
States with regard to another interna>
tional contest for the Americas cup,
says:
"It is undoubtedly true that a much
more cordial feeling exists in relation
to sport generally than existed some
time ago, but this fact scarcely justifies
the hope of another yacht race in the
near future. Every impartial critic must
admit that both parties to the subse,
quent unsavory dispute resulting from
the last series of matches went further
than was compatible with sportsman
like behavior.
founded, was made against the honor
of those connected with the Defender,
while their retaliation was shielded by
the New York Yacht Club and the any,
thing but magnanimous American press,
very prone to condemn the whole British
community on the strength of the GER
tainly premature charges brought by the
owners of the Valkyrie.
Considerable time will have to elapse
before another challenge is issued, and
for the purposes of satisfactory compe-
tition the present deed of gift must be
thoroughly overhauled."
The Yachting World advocates a meet
ing of rival yachts in neutral waters, say
at Madeira.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-02
RARE MANUSCRIPT SOLD.

Sir Walter Scott's manuscript of
"The Lady of the Lake has just been
sold in London for S6,450; thirty years
ago it brought s1,3s5. The manuscript
of "Old Mortality sold for $4,000.
Lord Nelson's autograph memoir Of his
own life, with some autograph letters,
was sold for $4,000; twenty-three other
letters of his to Trowbridge fetched
S1,40O. Robert Burns private journal
begun in 1887 'The Edinburgh Com
monplace Book" brought s1,S15. Eight
manuscripts of A. G. Swinburne, poems
published in his first volume, sold for
s198
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-02

The Fresno is discharging at the
Fort street wharf.
The Doric is due from San Francis
co tomorrow She may come in to-
night
A body of officers, marines and blue
Jackets from the Penguin attended di-
vine service in st. Andrews Sunday
morning.
The big ship Roanoke, Hamilton
master, sailed for San Francisco Sat
urday afternoon with nearly $4,000
bags of sugar.
Following is the report OF the w
G.. Hall: Sugar left on Kauai Satur-
day, July 31st, 1882 sacks; fine wealth
er all along the coast.
The American barkentine Jane L.
Stanford, James A. Johnson master,
arrived in port at $50 p. N. Sunday,
after making the record trip of 46 days
from Newcastle with 1880 tons Of coal
for w. G. Irwin & Co. The Stanford
sailed from Newcastle on June 18th.
Very rough weather was experienced.
Captain Johnson is accompanied by his
wife and son.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-02
4674-1w
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE OF FILING
ACCOUNTS, ETC.

The undersigned, the assignee in
bankruptcy of the estate of H. F.
Poor, gives notice that he has filed in
the Circuit Court, First Circuit, his
accounts as such assignee, and has
asked for a settlement of the same
and a discharge, and an order to pay
the first and final dividend in the es-
tate, and that hearing on the same has
been set for Monday, August 9, 1897,
at 10 a. M of that day.
Dated Honolulu, July 81, 1897.
JOHN F. COLBURN,
Assignee of the Estate of H. F. Poor,
Bankrupt. 4657-7t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-02
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
United States Branch photographic
Office, Merchants Exchange.

United States Branch photographic
Office, Merchants Exchange.
San Francisco, Cal.
Captains of vessels touching at any
of the ports of the Hawaiian Islands,
by communicating with the Branch
photographic Office in San Francisco,
will be furnished with the Monthly
Pilot Charts of the North Pacific, and
with the latest information regarding
the dangers of navigation in the reg
hons which they frequent.
Nautical inquiries will be investigat
ed and answered.
Mariners are requested to report to
the office dangers discovered, or any
other information which can be uti
lied for correcting charts or sailing di-
rections, or in the publications of the
Pilot Charts of the North Pacific.
w. S. HUGHES,
Lieutenant. u. S. Navy. In Charge.