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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
STALKING TIE OSTRICH.
How the Patient Bulhman Gets Within
Arrow Shot OF Him.

How the Patient BuLhman Gets Within
Arrow Shot o: Him.
The Bushman divests himself of all
his incumbrances; water vessels, food,
cloak, assegai, d sandals are ell left
behind. Armed only with his bow,
arrows, and knife, he sets forth. The
nearest ostrich is feeding more than a
mile away, and there is no covert but
the long, sun-dried, yellow grass, but
that is enough for the Bushman,
W. rig himself over the ground with
the --latest caution, he crawls toward
the bird. No serpent could traverse
the grass with less disturbance. In
the space of an hour and half he has
approached within 100 yards Ct the
tall bird. Nearer he dare not creep
on the bare plain, and at more than
twenty-five PAGES lie cannot trust his
reed arrows. He lies patiently hidden
in the grass, his bow and arrow ready
in front of him, trusting that the ostrich
may draw nearer.
It is o long wait under the blazing
sun, ClOSe Ou tWO uOulS, UuVuie lhoVlhSV
serves him, and at last, as the sun
shifts little, the great ostrich feeds
that way. It is q magnificent male
bird, jet black as to his body plumage,
and adorned with magnificent white
feathers upon wings and tail. Kwaneet'
eyes glisten, but he moves not mus
Gle. Closer and closer the ostrich ap-
proaches. Thirty PAGES, twenty-five,
twenty. There is lightmusical twang
upon the hot air, and tiny yellowish
arrow sticks well into the breast of the
gigantic bird. The ostrich feels
sharp pang and turns at once. In that
same instant second arrow is lodged
in its side just under the wing feathers.
Now the stricken bird raises its wings
from the body and speeds forth into
the plain. But Kwaneet is quite con-
tent. The poison of those two arrows
will do the work effectually. He gets
up, follows the ostrich, tracking it,
after it has disappeared from sight, by
its spoor, and in two hours the game
lies there before him amid the grass,
dead as stone.--Longman's Maga-
zine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
Detecting a Thief by Smell.

Alb. mia, the oldest monarchy IN
the world, had much the same govern
ment, laws and customs three thou
sand years ago that it has now. One
of the most curious of these is that Of
"thief-smelling."
When a robbery has been committed
and is reported to the Lebashi, who
answers to the Chief of Detectives in
New York, he compels one of his sub
ordinates to drink decoctioh made
from plant which throws him into 8
state of something like that produced
by hashish or opium-smoking before
the stupor. While thus intoxicated
the detective is supposed to have a
supernatural power of smelling
thieves. The method of utilizing this
power, described by the Abyssinian
traveller, DR.. Knapp, consists of tying!
q stout rope around the detectives
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
Johnson's Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic is a OME-DAY
Cure. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of Fever in
n Hours.
The Cost of Straws.

"The straws through which we inn
bibe supposedly cooling decoctions in
summer cost the saloon men about as
much as do their free lunches" said q
red-faced man who sat at table in the
st. Nicholas cafe. 'I just found this
cut the other day, and I have felt
sorry for the saloon men ever since,
because every fellow who uses straw
feels tkat it is duty to destroy it with
his drink. The saloon men get their
supply of straws from the big glass
houses, and most of these establish
ments keep regular force of hands
employed all through the summer
season cutting and preparing the straw.
for use. Usually somebody has to be
sent to the country to select the straw
from the farmer, and then it has to be
handled with great care in getting it
to the city. This, of course, is an
item of expense which must be made
out of the saloon men. The straws
have to be of the uniform length of
about ten inches, and if there are
flaws in them they are of no use what
ever, 80 that the work of preparing
is very particular. st. Louis, Repub-
1ic
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
BY Balloon to Klondike.

Professor Rufus G.. Wells, physi-
clan AID scientist has decided to go to
Alaska by balloon. The professor is
an enthusiastic aeronaut and admirer
of Professor Andree. He believes that
Andree will solve the north pole prob
lem, and he thinks that it will be just
as easy to reach the famous Klondike
region by balloon.
'st is the best and quickest way to
reach the gold fields of Alaska" said
Professor Wells, ''and I propose to
construct balloon that can be pro-
PEELED at great rate of speed and
can be utilized to live in after the gold
fields have been reached. The bal
loon will cost, fully equipped, from
SIS, 1000 to $40, The s;art will be
made from st. Louis if the winds are
favorable, but if not the balloon can
be transported to Seattle or even Jun
eau, Sitka or ST. MichaePs.
Professor Wells is the St. Louisian
who offered to carry war supplies to
the Cubans by balloon. He has had
varied expert ce in ballooning, and
sa- ihr LAS made many ascensioDs
more dangerous than would be trip
to the gold fields of Alaska. He ex-
poets to be ready to start on the 5000
mile Journey in time for next seasons
mining.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
Queer Mail Matter.

The efficiency of the employees OF
the Jacksonville Postoflice was put to
ssSsSs test 4Ae dis
graph with postage stamp attached,
and the only direction on it asfollows,
says the Florida Times-Union:
"Deliver to -, Jacksonville,
Fla"
Several of the employees were shown
the picture, which was taken with a
small camera, and which did not show
the face of the person photographed
very distinctly. One of the carriers
named Walter G. Coleman, the gener-
al travelling agent of the F., G. and P.
Railway, as the person. Several OF
the clerks and carriers did not think
that it was intended for Mr.. Coleman,
while others sided with the Bay street
carrier. Finally wager of 81 was
made, and the carrier started out to
deliver it.
When he reached Mr.. Coleman's Of
fee that gentleman al once claimed
the photograph as one of himself. A
week ago or MORE. while walking
along Bay street, he met young lady
with kodak, who took a ''snap shot
at him in front of the Gardner build
ing. She said that if the picture was
O good one she would send it to him.
1t also appears that the young lady
won wager made with her father on
the delivery of the photograph to Nj.
Coleman with only the directions
obova
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
Johnson's Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of Fever in
n Hours.

A Liverpool medic i man was called
in to attend a patient seized with
cholera cramps as the result of excess
sive drinking, and found together
about dozen persons, mostly young
women, in room with full glasses be-
fore them, three-gallon jar of strong
ale on the table, and several bottles of
whiskey, which from time to time were
replenished. This remarkable session
was kept up for five days. It was in
celebration of wedding, and all had
saved up for weeks in anticipation of
the event. The father pawned his
watch, and most of his furniture; one
young fellow pawned his coat, hat and
watch. The whole party, tive nty or
thirty in number, slept together on the
floors, or anywhere, the house being
small three-roomed cottage in one of
the streets of Tox Teth Park. When
the FIVE days. revel was ended they all
proceeded to the house of Father
Nugent and signed the pledge"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

AS one walks in Yokohama and To
kio through multitude of narrow
streets lined with tiny buildings,
writes o correspondent of the San
Francisco Chronicle, the foreign and
characteristic air rlent to the scenes
presented comes from the fact that:in
each separate little open shop some
single workman, like bee in his cell,
in a way so different from our Western
method, is busily plying his trade.
When l had dissembled my wonder
at seeing the dressmaker holding one
end of his seam with his toes; had re-
turned the polite bow of a young
cooper who was skillfully utilizing the
same members in his binding of tubs
with vegetable withes instead of
metallic hoops, and had watched with
admiration the wondrous way inwhich
a basket-maker was helped out by his
ingenious combination of ambi and
pedal dexterity, I suddenly felt new
wish. I wanted to see these quiet
and clever working people at home IN
their houses as they actually live. "a
Then it was explained that all the
little shells of open shops lining the
narrow streets and roadways were
likewise the veritable habitations OF
the humanity about me-. 1 soon saw
that this was true, and was eyer
thereafter fascinated by the. endless
glimpses of interiors and studies of the
home life of the common people.
There may be one room or two IN
the small domicile; commonly o second
room exists behind the first. A very
small separate kitchen may or may
not be a part of the establishment
The culinary operations are SO simple
in character and the utensils so
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
Why. take Johnson's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
of Fever i'm OMEDAH.

AS knowledge of the Klondike re-
gion increases, says the New York
Times, it will probably be discovered
that to live from the resources of the
country is not impossible or even es-
pecially difficult. From time immem-
orial men have managed to subsist in
places fully as cold and much more
sterile. Most of the Yukon Valley is
heavily wooded, and wherever trees
grow there are animals and the posi-
bility of raising at least g few.rapidly
maturing crops. This, of course, will
be of no immediate advantage to the
multitudes now hurrying northward
through the passes to camp on an open
plain just as winter begins, but it will
have much to do with the future de-
velopment of the new gold fields.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

on the gravel path, and, looking up,
she fell back fainting, for she thought
she had seen John Harding's ghost.
But it was no ghost, but living
flesh and blood reality which bent so
tenderly over her and waited till the
blood came back to the wasted cheek,
and saw the glad light of recognition
leap into the open eyes.
Then Marjorie knew that God was
good, and, with great cry of thanks
giving that her wicked prayer for
death had gone unpunished, she clung
to his breast, and, clasping her close
to his beating heart, John Harding
felt the past was wiped out, and that
at last, after long years, he held his
wife.-The Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
limited that but few feet of space at

limited that but few feet of space at
best are needed to contain them.
The partitions being in the form Of
sliding panels, all may be thrown into
the shop during the day OF otherwise,
as elected. So in this country tie
worker is still at home to great e1-
tent while he plies his trade, ard
factory, stock Of goods and shop, as
we'll as dwelling place, are all under
one roof and appertain to one man.
Down at the hatoba, or dock, in Yo-
kohama gangs Of japanese coolies lold
and unload the steamers in leisurel,
semi-desultory, casual and happy mm-
ner all their own. Not a bag or bae
could they lift without their accom-
panying song of:
Yoi-toe cor-ah sai-ys,
Yoi-toe cor-ah sai-ya.
For just when the heavy emphais
comes two men sling the weight ONO
the shoulders of third, who trots IF
with it, and the next two wait for tie
chorus to co1ae around again to lie
right syllable before they proceed $
before. 1t is jolly, musical and quait
in the extreme. = If the back of tls
overseer is turned for moment all tie
industrious laborers will sink on the
heels and light their pipes, which lok
like penholder with an infnitesiull
thimble bowl at the end.
At the other side of town ere tie
great tea-fring go-downs, -edoler,
blocks away, of the subtitle herb, l.
side, in rows, are the big firing cad
drons, with charcoal fires beneeth, aid
filling the place all up and down ae
thelines of women with towels wrapped
about their heads, swsying, bending,
sometimes rhythmically, pmetimes
spasmodically, stirring vigorously with
hands and arms among tie hot tea
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
Perfume of Elowers.

A new process for extracting the
perfume of flowers has been devised
by NJ. J. Passy. He sleeps the flowers
in water, which is drawn off when
charged with perfume and fresh water
substituted. This keeps the flowers
fresh for long time, and their life is
further prolonged by the use of q
saline solution such as the tissues of
the plants call for. The charged water
is then evaporated by the use of ether.
The process has proved successful with
many flowers which previously refused
to yield up their perfume, notably the
lily of the valley.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

leaves. Scattered IRE and there among
them is a man boy. Presently a
song starts up, all fitfully pulsatine
throughout the gAt buildingit echoes
in sort of primike or elemental wlla
harmony from aIthe jerking hgufes'
tightening and fslitating labor.
All workers, whatever trade are re
given in the mile Of forenoon, anu
afternoon, as atioon, an interval ior
resting and eabr. and many babies
on the backs oflnall brothers and Sis
ters wait abou the tea-fring places
that at the regar hour, they, too, may
partake of ref1hment. :,
This interval of rest is so elastic ~
its applioationhat there seems haroly
IN hour of thday when one group OF
another of 'rssha men by the roau,
side, Of boatnn h in the canal, OF COOLIES
in the go-doVeompounds or of crafts
men..in thebops may not be seen
gathered, sesd on their heels, aoou.
the little arcoal fireboxes, plying
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
Dislnfecting Streets.

The streets of Brussels are now
sprinkled with diluted disinfectant,
and it is believed in Belgium that its
use has thus far prevented an out
break in that community of disease
now epidemic among the cattle of Hol-
land. The lisinfectant is contained in
a little cylindrical reservoir, which is
attached to the ordinary watering ap-
psratus.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
all are slowly and steadily increasi

all are slowly and steadily increasing,
and the explanation is that the wants
of life are on the increase, meat is be-
ginning to be eaten, wool is coming to
be liked for clothing, some simple lux
uries are now understood and desired,
and 80 the time is to come when the
workingman of Japan is to have rather
more of the conveniences and neces-
saries of life to buy, and considerably
more money with which to purchase
them. At least that is considered the
trend of affairs at present.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

their chopsticks in small lacquered
Flbowls and square wooden boxes of
cooked rice, and drinking tea from cups
Hike good-sized thimbles. Besides the
ldressmaker and tailor, the cooper and
1.-The basket-maker are other artisans
Epursuing their avocations in quite as
queer ways. The carpenter hacks at
Ehis boards with q sort of rough adze or
stands on them and saws them with
what looks like notched butchers s
Eknife set in long handle. or planes
them carefully toward him. The man
in the rice mill ignores belts and
wheels and machinery generally, and
Jumps all day on the end Of
. plank, cog or weight in the other
END of which pounds away at the
grains. The lantern-maker and the
umbrella maker sit patiently tying and
pasting their frail wares, the stock in
trade slowly piling up, day by day, be-
shind them. Lonely men, each in his
little booth, make the thick straw mats
or sections of flooring for the native
houses. Boys work deftly, tossing
shuttles back and forth that weave or
tie the bamboo window blinds.
5 watched an actual boy with warts
on his hands, at work alone in an
open doorway, on great square OF
pale blue silk on which he was en-
broidering without model OF copy the
most exquisitely shaded pink roses.
Little girls sitting on the floor hem
stitched silk handkerchiefs and made
the fragilely beautiful drawn and en-
:broidered grass-linen work. A couple
of blue men, with hawk noses and
severe countenances, like American
red men gone wrong color, bobbing
about among their indigo yats, will be
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

waist and allowing him to crawl up
and down the village street, the free
end of the rope beingheld in the hand
of the Lebashi.
Whenever the thief-smeller enters q
house it's master is at once convicted
of the theft without further evidence.
The person who has been robbed is
sent for and made to swear to the
value of the stolen property, and this
value must be paid at once by the
owner of the house to which the scent
has led the able detective.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
'"Iae Railway anu Englnee,

line Railway anu Engineering tte-
view" raises the question whether
the present tendency toward heavier
track, more powerful locomotives and
larger cars has not reached its practi-
cal limit, if, indeed, it has not already
exceeded it. The fact that railroad
is primarily designed and operated for
the purpose of making money is too
often lost sight of, and some officials
in charge of the various departments
are apparently impressed with the
idea that its chief use is for the ex-
ploitation of their various hobbies"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
THOs. j. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.
THE WEAVER.
Beside tha loom of LIE 7 stand

Beside the loom Of life 7 stand
Aud watch the busy shuttle go;
The threads hold within my hand
Make up the filling; strand on strand
They slip my fingers through, and so
This web Of mine fills out apace,
While stand ever in my place.
One time the wool is smooth and fine
And colored with sunny dye;
Again the threads so roughly twine
And weave so darkly line on line
Ny heart misgiyes me. Then would
Fain lose this web-begin anew
But that, alas! cannot do.
Some day the web will all be done,
The shuttle quiet in It's place,
From out my hold the threads be run;
And friends at setting of the sun
VIII come to look upon my face,
And say: mistakes are made not few,
Yet wove perchance as best she knew"
Carpet and Upholstery Trade Review.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
NOT THE RIGHT SHADE.

Miss De style-"What! Going to cut.
the DE Goode sirls?"
Mrs. | e Slyle-"Why yes, ma-Ihaye
10 ut this season of the year. They lave
skins that never tan, and guests will
think we associate with people who stay
in town all summer"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
Hundred Dollars Apiece For Walnut Tree

Hundred Dollars Apiece For Walnut Trees
James A. Anderson made the largest
purchase of walnut timber last Wednes-
day ever made in this section Of the
State. He bought of J. G. Hamilton,
on Flat Greek, 100 choice trees out Of
about It's trees on his farp, Tor S1100.
This timber will be exported to Eu-
rope.-Owingsville Ky Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

various aycsations. don't see how
one of these men can have any secrets
from his wife or escape her socisty on
the plea that business will detain him
at the store. IF business did, he would
probably find her there before him, as
much at home as in the kitchen or
nursery, which apartments, in truth,
seem to be pretty we'll done away with Z;
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

"Do you think you can accustom
yourself to Klondike cooking?"
'fWhy not? My wife took the first
prize at Vassar for her paper-weight
biscuits. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

When the Grown Princess Helene visited the English during
Jubilee festivities London accorded the peerless beauty
all the handsome the blood
the daughter the Prince Montenegro and her fathers
pncat which she her exquisite
regal Her husband the Grown Prince Italy her opposite
being weak small and and has
that only fathers led her
Italy Her ouofdoor life has her bn truly bent whose red
and white Natures and cunning hand laid hee Charms
combined with her shy modest and nt when
brought before the people, have made her vastly popular Italy
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
MARJORIE'S
LETTER.
J have los |
BY JENNY WREN.


Y ur senses,
Marjorie! None
but one utterly
daft would reck-
| e s S ly throw
away such IN
o If e r. What
matters it if
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-24
NIGHT SCHOOL SUSPENDED.
The Appropriation for Its Mainte-
nance Exhausted.

Owing TO the fact that the appropriation
for carrying on the free night school at
the Industrial Training School has been
exhausted, instruction has ceased for this
year. The last class meetings were on
Friday night of last week. Considerable
regret is expressed by a number OF the
pupils that it was necessary to discontinue
the school,. In some of the departments
there was earnest and successful work. al
though reports OF truancy lave come to the
teachers from some parents, who supposed
their children We're attending the classes.
but who did not do so.
Mr.. NOyeS, who was the instructor of the
free-hand drawing class, said that he
thought there was really more earnestness
about the work done i'm a night school than
any other, as for the most part the students
are young men and women who study at
night at some sacrifice and who under
ward self-improvement. At the beginning
or the term there were about SiXty-fiVe
pupils in this class. Some came but seldom.
but there We're about twenty-five who came
faithfully and Strove hard. Mr.. Noyes
said that about the same condition of af-
fairs existed in other departments. Taken
all through. the experiment is regarded as
having been eminently successful. At the
beginning every class was full to overflow
ing, and this made the employment of
three assistants necessary. This accounts
for the fact that the money was exhausted
before the time originally intended. Next
year a larger sum will be set aside for this
purpose and precautions will be taken TO
admit only those pupils who may be de-
pended on to attend the entire course
who are really anxious TO reap the advan-
tageS OF night schools.