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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03

rooks, reefs ana intricate channels that
would naturally appear to be replete
with dangers, are provided with nu-
merous harbors and places of shelter
in which, upon short notice, vessels
can take refuge. The portion of the
Massachusetts coast included, al
though less favored with safe resorts,
enjoys the excellent guardianship OF
the Massachusetts Humane Society
a venerable institution, operating un-
der the volunteer system. On account
of this protection, tho general govern
ment has deemed il proper to place its
stations within this territory only at
points where wrecks are unusually fire.
quent; at least, until other dangerous
parts of the coast shall have been pro-
Yided for.
The life-saving stations upon the
ocean beaches are generally situated
among the low sand-hills common to
such localities, sufficiently back Of
high-water mark to bo safe from the
reach of storm tides. They are plain
structures, designed to serve as bar
racks for the crews and to afford con-
venient storage for the boats and ap-
oaratus. Most OF those upon the Long
island and New Jersey coasts have
been enlarged from the boat houses
put up to shelter the boats and equip
ments provided for the use of volun-
teers before regular crews were en-
ployed. Those built later are more
comely in appearance, while few,
located conspicuously at popular sea-
side resorts, make some pret, .sions to
architectural taste. They are oil desig-
mated by names indicating their locali-
ties.
In the majority of stations the first
floor is divided into four rooms--a
boat room, q mess room (also serving
for q sitting room for the mem, q
keepers room and store room. Wide,
double-leafed doors and a sloping plat
form extending from the sills to the
ground -,ermit the running out Of the
heavier equipments from the building.
The second-story contains two rooms;
one is the sleeping room of the men,
the other has spare cots fo, rescued
people, and is also used for storage.
The more commodious stations have
two additional rooms--a square room
and kitchen. In localities where
good water cannot be otherwise OBJ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
Insects That War With the Mosquito.

lnSeCtb lhae " "oA ->- ~
There are two natural enemies OF
the mosquito, the dragon fly and the
spider. The latter, aswe know, wages
constant warfare upon all insect life,
and where mosquitoes are plentiful
they form the chief diet of their hairy
foe. The dragon fly is a destroyer of
mosquitoes in at least two stages OF
life. The larva dragon fly feeds upon
the larva mosquito, and when fully de-
veloped the latter dimes constantly
upon the matured MOSQUITO. The
dragon fly as solution of the mosquito
pest question is not sati:iactory, for
while there is no serious difficulty to
be encountered in the cultivation of
dragon flies in large numbers, yet 1t
is manifestly impossible t" keep them
in the dark woods where mosquitoes
abound, the hunting ground OF the
"darning needle" being among the
flowers and dry gardens where the
sunshine prevails. For 'his very I'M
portant reason the scheme of hunting
one kind of insect with II nother must
be abandoned as mriacticable.-
Washington Star,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
a Eripht RetOrt.

Sergeant Garrow once had an archl-
tect in the witness-box and thus in
terogatcd him: :.
"You are builder, I believer"
'sNo, sir, am not builder; 1 am
an architect.
!"Ah, well, builder or architect;
architect or builder; they are pretty
much the same, I suppose. ="
''No, totally different.
ooh, indeed Perhaps you will
state wherein this great difference
consists?"
architect, sir, conceiyes the de-
sio,, 1,1asfiares fl., ~ ;! Z
sth shhs 'ssb5escSitfffcafiols-in short, supplies
the mind. The builder is merely the
machine; the architect the power that
puts tho machine together and sets 1t
going"
ooh, very we'll, Mr.. Architect, that
will do. A very ingenious distinction
without difference. Do you happen
to know who was the architect OF the
Tower of Babel?"
"Thcre was no architect, sir; hence
the confusion there"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03

tanned cisterns are provided for water
caught from the roof. There sur
mounts every station a lookout or OBJ
servatory, in which a day watch IS
kept. The roofs upon the stations on
those portions of the coast exposed to
view from the sea are usually painted
dark red, which makes them dis
tinguishablc a long distance off shore.
They are also marked by Flagstaff
sixty feet high, used in signaling pass
ing vessels by the international code.
The stations (other than the house
of refugee are generally equipped with
two surf boats Supplied with oars,
life boat compass and 6ther outlltsl, q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
SMALLEST HORSE COMPARED WITH DOG.
cano q celebrated nobleman horse

cano, q celebrated nobleman horse
fancier, whose four-in-hand of small
Shetland ponies have taken first prizes
at every horse fair in Europe for four
or five years.
The Marchese Carcano told the Rome
correspondent of the New York World
that he is about to make tour Of the
world with his team of Shetland ponies,
and will also take with him his smallest
horse, Leo, which has won the gold
medal at the Milan.
Leo, the smallest horse, is q full
grown animal which has been reared
on the stock farms of the Marchese,
and is the surprising result of num-
Der of interesting experiments. The
smallest Shetland ponies are never un-
der eight hands high, which is equal
to thirty-two inches, and is eleven
inches taller than Leo. The latter is
no less remarkable for his perfect
symmetry than for his minute proper
tions. He is o beautiful chestnut,
with shaggy tail, which reaches almost
to the ground. His neck measures ten
inches, and his head from his face is
lust about six inches. From his fore
legs to the hindlegs Leo measures just
as much as his height, and his chunky
legs are exactly ten inches long.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
A Musical nIousetrap.

Acting upon the idea that mice are
very sensitive to music Belgian manu-
facturer has substituted musical
mousetrap for the common trap. In
stead of batting the apparatus with O
bit of cheese or lard the inventor has is
hidden in q double bottom q small
music box, which plays automatically
various popular airs of the country
The mice, he insists, are drawn IRE
sistibly toward the music box, and IN
order to hear better they step into the
trap and find themselves prisoners!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
Mammoth Glover.

There is no better hay for general
farm use than the old clover and timothy
mixture, provided it is cut at the right
time and properly cured and secured,
writes George T. Pellit. But with the
common clover there is o difficulty in
the way of securing such mixture OF
the very best quality, in that the clover
reaches maturity so much earlier than
the timothy. The mammoth variety
of red clover possesses some advantage
in this respect, as itreacbes the proper
stage for cutting at about the same
time timothy does. We do not like
mammoth clover alone, for in favor
able season it does not long retain an
upright position; but when grown with
timothy the latter supports it, and the
hay is also much easier cured than pure
clover.
At the proper time for cutting man.
moth clover the weather and ground
are usually hotter and dryer than when
common clover is at it's best, and dlt-
fculty is sometimes met with in get
ting the hay properly cured without
having it meadow burned and losing
large per cent. of its value. In such
cases it is best cured in cock. While
the mammoth does not produce as
much aftermath as the common, yet
we have found that by keeping all
stock off in the fall, the second crop
I,os rosaadad the land and kept the
stand up for five years, there being
more clover present this year than in
any crop since the first, and when
taking up the hay We found on most
portions of the field a fine stand OF
young plants from last falls seeding.
The field before cutting presented o
somewhat ragged appearance because
of the clover climbing upon the timothy
and leaning it this way and that. Had
it been all clover, the crop would have
been fiat and badly damaged.
In moving the field this year the
timothy came to the horses sides and
specimens of clover stretched to four
feet. Yield of hay, twenty-nlne good
loads from eleven acres; quality, hne;
horses extremely fond of it.
There is more waste in the stems OF
the mammoth variety, but we do not
consider this loss, as larger crops
are produced and the stems, used as
an absorbent, make the best OF manure
TO return to the land.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
When Disease Comes.

The chicken business is all very nice
until disease comes along, and then
comes the rub. At the season-Aug-
ust and September-when the weather
is hot and cool by spells, that specter
of the poultry yard, chicken cholera,
is very likely to stalk abroad. Now,
we are free to say that we have never
vet, in all the years that we have
raised chickens, been able to define
cholera-to corner it, so to speak, and
to tell just exactly what it is. Per-
haps the old-time chicken cholera OF
our grandmothers has played out.
We have dysentery among our
chickens at times, particularly among
the very smallest ones when in brood
ers, and then it often proves disas-
trous. But when grown fowls take
the dysentery it does not spread, only
one or two at time being affected.
There is, however, another disease
that comes in the autumn that carries
off the chickens, young and old, and
Will keep it up sometimes till all are
gone. It is what we call limberneck
in the South, and we suspect very
strongly that it was the cholera OF the
olden times.
It is nothing more nor less than the
natural result of carelessness and I'M
purity combined. It comes OF the
chickens eating the maggots contained
in dead animal matter lying about on
the surface of the ground IN some
fence corner or other out-of-the-way
place, and it will kill the chickens just
as long as new one comes along and
is contaminated by it, Why chickens
should peck, scratch about and eat the
maggots in such stuff we do not know;
but we do know that they will do 1t,
and that it will kill them, too.
So, if disease comes along nov, and
the chickens begin to die suddenly.
search for the cause of the disease and
bury it. Bury all the chickens that
die, too. Suffer nothing dead to lie
unburied on the premises.-The Eplto-
mist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03

they can be run out of the boat room,
with the lines upon them, for use else
where. The station is usually moored
above the dam at q place which will
afford the readiest access to boats
meeting with accident, but it can be
towed from place to place when neees-
sity requires, as was the case IN the
great floods Of 1SS3-'S4, when it was
of incalculable service in resculng
people from the upper stories and
roofs of their inundated dwellings,
and in distributing food to the famish-
ing. On these two calamitous occa-
sions the crew of this station rescued
and took to places of safety over 900
imperiled persons-men, women and
children-among them many sick and
infrm-and supplied food and other
necessities to more than 10000.
The number of men composing the
crew of station is determined by the
number of oars required to pull the
largest boat belonging to it. There
are some fve-oared boats in the At
lantic stations, but ut all OF them there
is ut least one of six oars. Six men,
therefore, make up the regular crews
of these stations, but seventh man
is added on the first of December, so
that during the most rigorous portion
of the season a man may be left ashore
to assist. in the launching and beach
ing of the boat and to see that the sta
ton is properly prepared for the COM
Portable reception of his comrades and
the rescued people they bring with
them on their return from wreck;
also to MD in doing the extra work
that severe weather necessltates.
Where the self-right,ng and self-ball-
ing boat, which pulls eight oars, Is
used, mostly at the lake stations, q
corresponding number of men is en-
ployed.
The crews are selected by the keep
ers from able-bodied and experienced
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
surfmen residing in the vicinity Of the

p0A&AOA 4OoAo1Ao - sAS '-S
respective stations.
Each station has q keeper who has
direct control of all its affairs. The
position held by this officer will be
recognized at once as one of the most
important in the service. He is,
therefore, selected with the greatest
care. The indispensable qualitica.
tions for appointment are that he shall
be of good character and habits, not
less than twenty-one nor more than
forty-fYe years of age; have sufficient
education to be able to transact the sta
tion business; be able-bodied, physl-
cally sound, and master of boat-craft
and surfing.
Upon original entry into the service
% surfman must not be over forty-hVe
years Of age, and sound in body, being
subjected to rigid physical examina-
ton as to expertness in the manage.
ment of boats and matters of that
character by the inspector of the dis
trict.'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
Why take Johns0n's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
of Fever i'm ONEDAH.

Nine out of every ten Of the iiits
will have double-breasted Eto1 JACK
ci with sleeve epaulets cut N one
rlece with the body portions. and WITH
a full jaquette blouse OF faa;y SILK
underneath. Many will have the
sleeves of silk to match the blouse,
while others will have sleeves OF the
10th like the jacket
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
Cutting Corn Fodder With Reapcrs.

Some farmers who have reapers
which rake off the bundles at the side
use them for cutting corn fodder. This
machine works quite well on sowed
corn, but there is little of that now
among farmers who know their bust
ness. Drilled corn left far enough
apart to cultivate between con be cut
with the reaper, but it is rough work
for the machine. The stalks are heavy
and full of juice. Only one row can be
cut at time, and this is not left in so
good shape for binding as if cut by
hand. Working on rough, soft ground
is likely to iniure if not break the
raaner
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03

There is q little corner in kersey
cloth this year, one New York house
having bought up about the whole
available supply.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Surface Water in Wells.

Wells are often dug in depressions,
the idea being that in such places
springs of water are most apt to be
found. But if so dug the well should
be stoned and cemented for twelve or
more feet from the surface, SO that
shallow springs cannot find entrance.
The deeper springs will generally be
free from surface impurities. Then if
the well is filled around about so as to
turn surface water from it, there wi
be little danger that it will be con-
taminated in any way.-Boston Guilt
yator.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03

According to recent Government
tests by Lieutenant vladimirof, OF the
Russian Navy, pure caoutchouc should
stretch seven times in length without
breaking.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03

Lizzie Hagar, aged nine, is now the
pride of Hill City, near Chattanooga,
Tenn. She swan the Tennessee River
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03

Five and a half ounces of grapes are
required to make one glass OF good
wine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03

Only Nine Years Old and Swan the Ten
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-03
TlNlEsT HORSE IN THE WORLD.
A Shetland Pony That is no Bigger Than
St. Bernard Dog.

The tiniest horse in the world is
only twerty-one inches in height, and
is the property of the Marchese Car
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-08-16

between lots 2 and 8, IA #, thence
south 50 degrees 13 IT 4 In to Rail-
road street, thence north on Railroad
street # 91a inches to place of begin
ming, being part of lot 3, blk z,
plat of ne Of NV SO, 40, 10 east Asa
Commencing at point on the north
west side of River street, opposite
the an, Mest corner ns5 of lot blk ], Of
thence northeasterly along northwest
side Of River street 120 TT to a point
opposite east corner lot 8, blk l.
thence northwesterly to low-water
mark on Eagle river, thence south
westerly along the line Of said low
water mark opposite the point of be-
ginning, thence SoutheaSteriy to
place of beginning, except sW 10 IT
of said real estate 1874
All that part of Gov. lot 4, sec. IS, 43, 10,
described as follows:
Commencing at a. point $50 TT west
from center line of main track Of G.
& NV. r. r. (railroad) as at pres
ent constructed, from point 315 It
south of point where said center
line of said main track crosses the
state line, between the states of Wis
consin and Michigan, running thence
west at right angle with said main
track of said railroad for 500 tt,
thence south 100 It, thence east
parallel with said mentioned line 500
beginning assessed assess at to R. oBrie ea sss
Carys add. to Village of Eagle River.
f ass blk : a 7'ss
Mcintyre & Browns add. to Eagle River.
des. amt.
lot 8 blk 5 1879
To determine starting point run south
on section line from ne corner OF Sec
tion SO, town 40, range 10, Is chains
IS links thence west parallel with
highway 15 rods to a certain point
to be known as northeast corner OF
the land to be described, thence west
Ii rods, south 26 rods, thence east
13 rods, thence north 26 rods to place
of beginning, assessed to Herman
Mavis 1919
To determine the starting point run
south on section line from northeast
corner of section 81, town 40, range
10, 10 chains Sc links, thence west
parallel with highway Sl2 rods,
thence 10 rods for starting point,
thence west 51a rods, thence south
Is rods, thence east 81 rods, thence
assessed to Thomas Hallman TAO
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-08-16
Everybody Saws So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won.
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, nabitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try boz
of G.. G. C. to-day; 10, %, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-08-16
TAX DEED NOTICE.
Notice of the Expiration Of the
Time for the Redemption Of
Lands Sold for Taxes for the
Year of 1894.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK,
Villas County, Wisconsin.
NO FyyTInAF Trr NJ Az

HAS county, w IScOuSlH
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the following
lots or tracts Of land sold May Fl, in the
year of 1895, for the taxes due and I'M
paid for the year of 1894, remain unre
deemed in the Office of the county clerk
of Villas county, Wisconsin; that opposite
the description Of each tract or lot or part
thereof, in the following list, is the name
of the person, if any, to whom assessed
and the amount of taxes, interest and
charges calculated to the last day OF re-
demption, due on each.
Now, therefore, unless the taxes, interest
and charges set opposite the tracts herein
described shall be paid on or before the
21st day of May, $685. the said tracts Of
land shall be forfeited and will be con-
veyed to the purchaser or purchasers in
pursuance of the statute in such case made
and provided.
Dated at Eagle River, Wis, July i
A. ID. 1897.
JOHN RADCLIFFE,
Deputy County Clerk Villas County, Wis.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-05
GOING TO EUROPE.
cotton Mill Employees Refuse to Ac.
cent Il KcNuCtiOu.

Petersburg, Va, June 4.-(Special)-
Councilman James NJ. Quickc and MIR.
Charles Leonard, Of this city, both Eng
lishmen, will sail from New York on
the steamship Servia for Liverpool on
the 9Th of July next. These two gentle
men will be gone about two months anu
Will make an extended tour through lIu-
rope. This is Mr.. Quicke's third trip to
the old country since his residence in
Petersburg. MI Quiclle's last trip was
in 1889, when he went to the Paris Expo
stion. This Will be Mr.. Lconards first
trip to England since ne took up his resi-
dencc in Petersburg sixty years ago
The employees of the N1atoaca cotton
factory in Chesterfield county have
positively refused to accept the rcduc-
ton of ten per cent in their wages, and
unless the reduction is accccdcd to the
mills Will shut down tomorrow These
mills give employment to about 400 opcr-
ativeS.
y the next meeting OF the Common
Council an ordinance will be offered re-
curing the CHIEF or Police TO report
TO the Mayor and Commissioners OF the
Revenue the names OF all persons doing
business In Petersburg. The object of
this ordinance is 10 ascertain who are
doing business without Il license. 4
similar ordinance is In force IN Norfolk,
The number OF dogs in Petersburg is
estimated at about fourteen hundred
The number of dog medals purchased
is only about 100.
Next Monday being Whitsuntlde and
4 holiday, there will be no sales Of to-
bacco at the Tobacco Exchange unit,
next Wednesday.
The three thousand bags Of peanuts
purchased here by parties in Smithfield
a few days ago are being shipped to-
day.
a large colorcd excursion will leave
here on next Monday morning for Nor
folk.
The Circuit Court Of Petersburg
Judge Il. y. Hancock prcsiding-w!ll
convene on next Monday Among the
cases 10 be heard a; this term is the suit
OF Donahuc VS.. ROscnstcil for alleged
personal wrong. The suit is for S25 coo
damages
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-05
Leon tho nrutscr Dtscl,nrre,,.

New York. June 4.-Casper, Leon the
prize fighter, who knocked ont Edward
Vaughan, OF Newark, N. j., ut the bouts,
OF the National Sporting club, his sec
onds and bottle holders were nrraigncd
III the Harlem Police Court to-day, ana
were discharged. III the knock out
Vaughan was removed to the Harlem
hospital suffering with conclusion OF the
brain. To-day DR. Robson, OF the Har-
lem hospital. states that Vaughan was
still In the hospital. but would probably
recover. Police Captain Devery told
Magistrate Hodges that as the exhibit
ZION was conducted in compliance with
the law he did not think Leon and the
others should be held
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-05
SYKES AGAIN.
This limo IIc TX ClihrEou Win S1cnI.
ting DIR. IInttO.,,a I,iexcla .I-.L.-

On May Stll bicycle was stolen from
Or. Hatton In Portsmouth,, and there is
now q prisoner in jail In that CITY
charged with the theft Thinking nor.
maps, 1t might lead to something. Chief
Dornin. OF the Norfolk police, sent the
picture Of Nat. Sykes. now here i'm iaiI
on a number OF charges among them Tho
theft OF n wheel to the man at Roanoke
RAPIDS. who bought DR.. Hatton's
wheel. and the latter wired back yes
terday that Sykes was the man who sold
him the bicycle. Thus another crime Is
apparently added to the long list of Nat.
Sykes, and the man In Jail i'll Ports
mouth will probably go free on this
cha rye
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-05
Free OF Charge.

If your eyes are troubling you have
them examined free Of charge, and if
needed. have them ntelligently fitted by
GreenwOOdis eye specialist, who has ar
fordcd relief in many compiled ted cases.
If you have q fine watch that requires
attention consult Grcenwood's watch cX-
PERI. If you want q medal or piece OF
jewelry made or engraving neatly done
Grcenwood's expert IS the man. For
best goods at lowest prices consult
Greenwood