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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
WISE WORDS.

Malice drinks half OF Its own poiSon'
o.
Good will, like good name, is got
by many actions and lost by one
Jeffrey.
He that calls o man ungratetu' sums ,1
up all the evil that man can De eui'''
of.-Swift.
Friendship improves happiness and NJ, :
abates misery by doubling our Joy anu
dividing our grief.-Addison'
Ga;etv is not proof that the heart
ia at ease, for often in the mlase o.
laughter the heart is sad.-De Genl'S'
Men Of the noblest dispositions
think themselves happiest when o.nef'
share their happiness with them
Taylor. ,..o,+;o
Good qualities are Che substantia
riches of the mind; but 1t IS goo
breeding that sets them oil TO a''Au
tage. Locke. ,oo,,
; Ha who cannot forgive others'break
t the bridge over which he must pas !,
: hin himself: for every man has need to D
$ forgiven.-Herhert.
a a Energy will do anything that ,t.ssa can !. I
e done in this world, and no talents, :
d circumstances, c no opportunities ", y
= make two-legged animal man VIII
u out it.-Goethe.
> It is impossible to make people ie u !.
>, derstand their ignorance; fot II I
~ . ouires knowledge to perceive III q an u
a. ., therefore, auar he that can perceive 1t ma
y. ~ Il not,-Bishop Taylor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
we're indescribably thrilling and de-

were iudescribably thrilling ana de-
lightful. s., on emi-
nence, the numerous sand hills near
Dime Park offering all the opportunl-
ties desired for starting. Another re.
nnisite is that the operator must star'
facing the wind, although with pro,
fcienov good results may be obtained
With the machine travelirg at an angle
with the wind. Those Who have seen \
a. buzzard or most any other large plru
begin a flight FROM the surface OF !ns ,:,s
e eoTtb will have noticed that the bird
invariably faces the wind and runs a
@ few steps before rising. For the same
reasons the operator of the Chanu1e
avinr machine must face the wina'
holding the machine over his heau' i
them rnn a few steps down the side o
The hill on which be stands and finally
, rive q lump outward into space o.
!, though he never expected to com
down. He will be doing nothing more
! in effect, than he did when he 1umpe'
\ from the top of fence in boyhoo
dovs with an umbrella over his heaa.
'"1 The wind rushing against the lowe
= sides of tie two surfaces OF yarnlshe
y :, silk holds the operator suspenae,o
! While the angle at which he holas u !
:, n surfaces either impels it forward G
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
TO 10 days to cure feVe'
.Iohnson's Chill andFeVef-
Tonic cures in ONE DAY.
Che Killed a Copperhead.

MIRO 6, Cummings, who lives III d.
,;atoric mansion in the Milford roau'
Sour miles south of Port Jervis' n. L.;
had an encounter with copperneaa
naa,e naa few nights ago, in her bed
room, and was the victor wnen .saG sa5
vent to her room she was surpi.seu a
=" find the snake coiled ready to give
' She struck it as it was about & 10
enr;ng There was short and hVeiy
Sgbt and the snake was killed Dy
blow on its head. - 400
Mrs. Cummings, three years aeU' =.
seized a rattlesnake by the tail as !.
was crawling into stone Wail anu m
was severely bitten.-New YORK he'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
,,rded For Finding Feather.

The Gazette of Moscow says tnaS
while the King of Siam was pcs,lns
through the streets of that city Nv whtIe he1.
feather fell from the plume OF MS hei.
met, and was picked up by the e-1;os peasant as
Toukianow, who is in the seryiee %
store the feather to the chief OF police. ! .e.
iie'v He was v a greatly surprised several Z days y,
later upon receiving from TINS ,G.;antn onerAl, -
in the name of His Siamese Majesty, a
castet M containing q portrait OF TIE
T;no and O massive gold chain deco,
roted rated with q token of the same meta'
bearing the arms of Siam a IN eaane,, sron,
Toukianow has not yet recovered lrOn u
this unexpected piece of good fortune
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27

lf6 JQIGC IuOnVhO NA~'
d aat half their living on the range.
b Some writers have said that the
heavy breeds, such as the Bronze, are
not not desirable for the general market, ma
bei being too heavy to sell we'll This 5a.is is
wholly incorrect. 1t should be borne
in mind that turkeys are soia wnlie
lu vet young. The Bronze will vslsn ehs .,
f from two to five pounds more than :
any other breed at the he same ,nnaoaf age +oms am
with equal care. The largest !oins
should he sent off at Thanksgiving
md Christmas, when large birds arc
in demand, and the hens held ioi
other markets, when medium slHee %
o.m't O.il the best. Get all the turkeys OF
before I or during the holidays, as tn'
market is always best then. It's pes
to to- raise large, quick growing turkeys s:n'
as they require no more time OF ie0'
tban smaller ones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
T fsSrz7 1Tefcr1 =
sts.ta VI aud tsl

~ + sE 'ail iSss aud
INN Immediately, Sweating is not neces.
sarv, When not shipped to home OF
foreign markets, the fruit is put into
bn shell boxes and drawn to storage
room where the boxes are piled up
and there held until ready to be solo;
This cellar or storeroom is kept cool
bv opening doors and windows AT at
n;oht md closing them as much as
POSSIBLE nls during the day, thus shutting
in the cool air. These boxes snoula .,a q
be made tight, so that when piled tue
frnit is we'll confined from the ar
same rs in barrel. When ready 10
sall the fruit is assorted into No.
and No. 2 grades, throwing out any
wormy or scabby apples. Ii the lrui. run
ia to be held for some time, the alr cal
be- brought down to thirty-four ae
oress ~ when freezing weather beg gln'
by by shutting in the cold air of freezing
nights. .,.,.e,u bo,d;n,
apples on the farm and they are put II
cold storage in the city, they shoul'
% be assorted and packed in the orchar
and shipped OF once, to save eApens
in handling. There should be sortel
enough to keep up with the 1 pa'AH, ~,
/ where fruit is shipped 1roni " W
orchard, so that every days plIAiu
may be secured from the mir and ~: pace ,Iac,
!. in barrels. When picking in tile 'Dox'
for homo storage, no sorting is nece
a sary until the apples are sola, la. exec exec
q that all apples showing any rot snou
he thrown out. If apples have to
i held in barrels for time, do not he'
y too tight, but before shipping o,p
:, head or rather the bottom, OF the b'
). rel, put in another layer to MAKE max ~ ,f' =
thoroughly tight, and then snip 'ne
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
.Jol,nson's Chill and fe-
yer Tonic is a ONE-OAY
Cure. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of Fever III
- Hours.
o,,I Industry in Australia.


r,o white Cliffs opal-fields in Ne"
South Wales has made very ~ sat, tweIve
tory tory progress during the past sa,S 1S1,ss hs,
months. moi The stability of the he,a aa in' in'
iso heen fully proved by the steady an- an-
crease in the population since hts ugs in
ing. M horc now agents on the field
s"ftbe for the purchase of opal, which is .
eul sro.t tAc convenience to the miners, Al
she sne@o present time there are 400 miners
on tm' the field, and all the claims are oe. e.
/ ing fully worked. Some nn,ete olmSate' re. e.
experienced in obtaining compie,e ,1tor. ~
turns from the men, but from my, W,
ma nation obtained from the buyers yer $ wa, sa,
value of the output for the sea' W."
estimated at f25,000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
atards its motion. Sometimes a

Atards its motion. Sometimes a
,lrong gust of wind comes along when
sast expected and suddenly raises the
Aachine higher than the starting point.
But for the automatic rudder this
Aight prove disastrous to the operator.
Re would, in all likelihood, turn a
Sack somersault with the machine and
Get badly hurt. Again, blast OF air
rom above might strike on the top OF
She machine and cause it to shoot DOWN
&ard at terrific rate of speed. This
Is what happened to Lilienthal last
year, and was the cause of the accident
Shich resulted il Sis death.
G Tile line Of fight Of the machine in
he hands Of such skillful operator as
Aff. Herring may be controlled very
largely. He has demonstrated time
.dnd again his ability to steer the ma
'Ghine in broad curves by simply shift
etng the weight of his body from one
eside to another. Last Monday he sue.
needed in describing a compound
osurve during a flight OF about 3Oo teet'
land landed with his back almost com
ypletely turned to the wind. 1t has
lhlso been demonstrated that the ma
Ie5hine can be made to travel almost o.
s-right angles with the wind at high
drate of speed.
a Flights have been made in all sort!
s-pf winds, the speed of which varied
efrom ten to twenty-one miles an hour
5The latter wind is higher in its speet
dthan any gliding machine was eve
ntried in before and tested the steah
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
PROGRESS WITH THE
FLYING MACHINE.
Working Out the Man-Flight Problem Along Scien-
tihe Lines Near Chicago.


the machine; and it was rebuilt on
different principle. The twelve vim
were discarded; and in their stet
were substituted three superimpost
concavs surfaces, each sixteen fe
long and four feet three inches wild
with an aggregate surface of ninetee
square feet. Attached to the rear
this machine was combined horizon
tai and vertical rudder, designed /
Mr.. Herring as result of his frequel
trials of the machine. In the cour'
of the experiments it was found nece
sary to remove the lower surface, ar
this left the present machine.
The several changes therefore r
duced the sustaining surface OF tt
machine from lit square feet to Il
square feet. The weight was lowere
at the same time from thirty-seve
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
Odd Use for a Flower POT.

frequently ice is hard to ,,.aieE Keep srs ~
hand with campers and picknickeI.s
md the food suffers for the want OF II. 1t.
tor ~ cool md firm. Place the pot over 7
tba tIa nIote T Of butter and wrap around
It @ n cloth wet in cold water, spr'nklline
,va watsr s "v.r the outside Of the cloth as
It becomes dry. Milk will remaaL
cool md sweet il treated in the same
| manner
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27

ness of the machine most thoroughly.
The speed at which the machine travels
rests very largely with the operator
and depends upon the angle of descent
from the starting point; When ne
finds that lie is approaching the ground
TOD swiftly 1t is only necessary for him
to tilt the front Of the machine Upward;
when its speed will be Immediately
checked, and alanding can be made in
safety. The range of flight Is also
livery largely within the control OF the
operator, one who is skillful being
Eeble to alight within ten feet OF any
sspot sot indicated while the wind main
ftains an even rate Of speed. The
| longest fight recorded lis the one made
|lEis year by Mr.. Herring, which was was
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27

effort is being put forth this season to
keep these objectionable features out Oh
the grounds, and the attitude OF man,
ayers is eneouraging.-Farm, Field
and Fireside.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27

Prehistoric Mexican Doll,
The sketch illustrates pre9istolttU ~
Mar;con doll unearthed by q Frencn
antbropologist, DR.. Chipault. Inc IN
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
~ nr.v SWORD AND CANNON.

TT BEAT SWORD AND o"SN0
She-So you ore a war 'ofie'p
ent.
He-Yes. ,,.t o,ouqbter
YOU ever saw? ,,,nbtar 7 ever
hemtAu toot nlace the night I turned N!
saw s~. storv stor in to the city editor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
Why take Johnson's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
ofFever i'm ONEDAY.
Herr bndree's Floats.

An English paper says that Herr An.
dree took with him some meeal
"ooats" Empty metal boxes which
had been tested and found capable OF
Standing a pressure of 20 atmospheres
So that they cannot be injured oy pach
ice They are painted blue and yellow
and are surmounted by small fiags.
and wil, be used for the dispatch OF
| letters from the balloon expeaitloh'
Shins have asked to look out for them
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27

side is hollow and contains q tas1.e, a,,
which proves that prehistoric children M
were not unlike the little ones Q1 TO-
day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-27
. -I;,;rr IN the range.

SIVEn e = Z, = sl
ID tasy i = q a'e ~. &; 8; 1sIs s,;;s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
TROUBLE IN TEXAS UNIVER-
SITY. !

There seems to be trouble between
Texas State University and the state
Legislature. It is charged that the
professors occupying chairs in the Uni
versity are teaching Republican prln-
ciples and ridicullng the ''Lost Cause.
President Winston is also criticised
tor the following utterances in an adj
dress before an alumni banquet:
.'The Constitution of our State seems
to be made up mainly of prohibitions
It is series of dont's. 1t is sort OF
combination of the Democratic idea OF
everybody doing what he pleases with
out interference from anybody, and the
old carpet-bagger idea that the State
should be protected from plumber by
it's public servants. And the result is
that we have Constitution, and We
have a machinery of government pl7
Texas which is the most remarkable
obstruction to progress that probably
exists anywhere"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
A SICK WOMAN.
Should Consult the Best Physician
Possible.

If all the sick mothers, invalid
daughters and diseased sisters in this
broad land would write to DIR. Hartman
when failing to find relief elsewhere
no pen could describe the benefit that
would follow. There are so many wom-
en-, especially married women, who drag
themselves YEARLY around from year to
year without any particular disease, and
yet miserable beyond description.
They ache and tremble and throb,
growing more nervous, tired and debil-
ltated every day. For this class of suf.
ferers Pe-ru-na is the most perfect rem
edy in existence. 1t relieves, it soothes
it quiets, it strengthens and no tired
overworked woman" in the land should
be without Pe-ru-na In the house for 8
single day.
Those wishing a complete descrip
ton OF female diseases, their causes and
cures, should send their address to Tht
Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Compa
ny, Columbus, Ohio, for free copy o
"Facts and Faces" a book showing
what DIR. Hartmans free treatment ha
done TOR multitude of invalid women
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17

And again the mob that lynched the
"nigger" Is not "way down South
It was in Maryland a few days ago.
A colored boy who was said to hail
from North Carolina made criminal
assault upon Mrs. Kelly. His name was
Andrews. He confessed the crime be-
fore the judge presiding and was SEN
fenced to be hanged. A mob met
the sheriff at the court house door
and set upon the condemned man, beat
him into insensibility, and then put a
rope around his neck, swung him to a
limb and riddled him with bullets
This was all very wrong, but as it had
to occur we are glad it was no further
South. It was all done in the open
and. under no cover or disguises
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
STAT PRESS CONVENTIONS.

The North Carolina Press Convention
met in Morehead City last week. the
guests of DIR. Blacknall, proprietor OF
the Atlantic Hotel. He gave them
hearty reception, fed them high and
made it pleasant for them generally.
The people of Beaufort gave the jolly
quill drivers clam bake and other
good things, and made them glad that
they had gone to the seashore to hold
their convention.
The editor of THE COMMONWEALTH
was greatly disappointed in being de-
prived of the pleasure of meeting with
"the boys" and gathering new thoughts
and fresh inspiration from associating
with them but duties at that particular
time kept us at desk and Office work
which could not wait for us to 60 to
Morehead and return.
There were several interesting papers
read before the Association which were
instructive in the departments to which
they related.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
| President-J. B. Whitaker, Jr., Win.
ston Sentinel.
LIST vice Prest.-J. T. Britt, Oxford
Ledger.
End Vice Prest.-W. A. Curtis, Fran.
kiln Press.
3rd Vice Prest.-W. S. Herbert
Kinston Press.
Secretary and Treasurer. B. Sher
rill, Concord Times.
Orator-Carey Dowd, Charlotte News
Historian-R. A. Deal, Wilkesborc
Chronicle.
Poet-Josephus Daniels, Raleigh
News and Observer.
| Executive Committee A. Thorn.
as, Louisburg Times; HI. A. London
Chatham Record; w. Bailey, Bib.
l;cal Recorder 7. R. Manning, Hender.
son Gold Leaf; J. A. Robinson, Dur
ham Sun.
The next annual meeting will be
held at Waynesville.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
WILLIAMSON WAvELETS.

Correspondence to The CoMMoNwEALTH.J
WILLIAMSON, N. c., June 10, W.
Miss Ethel Barnes, of Wilmington, Is
visiting her sister Mrs. G. l.. Flnch.
DIR. Griffin of Berthe county Is IN
town doing dental work. He has been
here before and has made many frlenos.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. >.
w. Watts died last week. The tuner
al services we're conducted by Rev. u
L. Finch. With the bereaved parents
is the sympathy OF many friends.
Mr.. K. F. Sutton of LaGrange was
in town on Tuesday last.
There was quite an enjoyable picnic
at Leggett's bridge on last Tuesday. II
was arranged by the young men Of
the town in honor of the young ladies
who are visiting in Williamson.
Rev. B. H. Melton began meeting
in the Disciples church last Sunday
He is a preacher of ability and his ser
mons are much enjoyed by the people
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
STAYLN NORTH CAROLINA.
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger.
The many summer school commence
ments-lt ought to be written end1ngs
have been held. They were we'll at
tended, were greatly enjoyed, many
young men and young women acquitted
themselves not only handsomely but
with much distinction. They are the
future rulers of our land. The schools
OF the state flourish unwontedly, and
the best reports come from them. Never
before perhaps was there so many adj
dresses and sermons delivered on such
occasions never before in the history
of the state we're there so many really
successful efforts made-some rising
into dignified and commanding orat'
DRY. Some of the addresses were un
usually bright and engaging. The adj
dress that has been most read, most
talked about, most overhauled is Mr.
Walter III. Pages, who seems to have
been Germanized as to the Bible and
Yankeeized as to North Carolina and
the south. He is evidently disciple
of Trent. Altogether the literary en-
tertainments Of the season, we infel
from high-wrought reports and fam
boyant descriptions, have been OF unus
ual zest, variety and cleverness. May
the orators improve, and the graduates
find good places" in which to work ou1
their destinies, and without fleeing
from North Carolina. Stand by the
dear old mother.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
LAST SUNDA MESSENGER

Last Sundays Wilmington Messen.
ger was credit indeed to North jour.
nalism. 1t contained twelve pages oil
good reading matter, large proportion
of 1t prepared especially for that issue
Among the interesting original arti
cIes was one three columns long on
PIRATES of Carolina" by Mr. w. C. AL
len of Wilson, formerly principal o.
Vine Hill Male Academy of Scotland
Neck. Also an interesting page in the
Messenger were some gleanings from
"Vance's Letter Book" by a Raleigh
correspondent. We congratulate ou1
Wilmington contemporary on the
fine service it is giving the
State. It we'll deserves a good pat
ronage, and it's enterprise OF late j.
good evidence that it is receiving al
least liberal patronage, if not all it de
serves.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
SOUTHERNBL IN TOM SKIN
NER OF HALIFAX.
Elizabeth City Economist.

Elizabeth City Economist.
We couldn't help feeling proud at
seeing an account of an incident in a
late number of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, OF man named Tom Skin
ner, who was born and raised in Halifax
county, North Carolina, who had the
pride of place and section in his blood
and conduct, on the National Memorial
Day in st. Louis. The city was gay
with National flags and floral decora-
ton. From every window Federal
flags foated and the people were JOY
GUS in their holiday jubilation. Tom
Skinner had large Confederate flag,
given him by his father, who was a
Confederate soldier, which he priced
beyond gold and precious stones. He
took it from his trunk where it was
preserved, flung it to the breeze from
an upper window of the house in which
he lived, and was happy. Pretty soon
squad of angry men rushed into his
room and ordered him to take down
that flag, which order he refused to
obey. They attempted to enforce their
order by violence. He struck out from
the shoulder right and left. He dou-
bled up and piled halt dozen of them
one on top of the other. But alas
while he was busily engaged in this
heroic work, another squad, who were
not in the fight, took the Confederate
flag, dragged it in the street and tore
1t into lnfinitessimal strips. Whose
was the victory?
This incident in st. Louis puts us to
moralizing. "The blood of the martyrs
is the seed of the church," sayeth the
proverb. That torn Confederate flag
was the seed OF venom and gall and
NORWOOD. Is not this holiday rejoic-
ing and monument building to COM
memorate one of the saddest pages in
human history all wrong7 If COM
memorated at all, would it not be more
fit to commemorate it in mourning,
fasting and prayer that God would avert
from us in the untold future all such
dread conflicts with our people? We
be brethren. "Let us have peace"
said the great Federal chieftain. "Go to
your homes and find IN human virtue
the equal OF human calmity," said the
great Southern Christian Hero. The
record of our dread strife should, if pos
slble, be forgotten. Monuments per-
petuate the memory OF its CORY history.
The North in its opulence has set the
example tor the South to follow in its
penury. National holidays of rejoicing
over the defeat OF brethren breed bad
blood, heart burning and strife. Let us
have peace and forgetfulness.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17

Mr.. Isaac, Horner, proprietor of the
Burton House, Burton, w. Va, and
QUE of the most widely known men in
the state was cured of Rheumatism af-
ter three years of suffering, He says
II have not sufficient command of Ian
guage to convey any Idea OF what I
suffered, my physicians told me that
nothing could be done for me; and
my were fully convinced that nothing
but death would relieve me of my suf-
fering. In June, 1894, Mr.. Evans,
then salesman for the Wheeling Drug
Co, recommended Chamberlaln's Pain
Balm. At this time my foot and limb
were swollen to more than double their
normal size and it seemed to me my
leg would burst, but soon alter began
using the Pain Balm. the swelling be-
gan to decrease, the pain to leave, and
now consider that am entirely cur
ed. For sale by E. T. Whitehead &
Co., Scotland Neck, n. G.