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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
A. FIax.Seed POuItIce.

There is q good deal of virtue in
the old.fashioned remedies of our
grandmothera, the herb teas and
poultices they relied upon when the
country was new and there was a
dearth of doctors. The doctor of those
days was holy terror, anyway, with
his lancet; his calomel and blue pills,
and it is hardly 10 be wondered at
that the milder measures Of these
kind old danes were often more ef1ica-
cious than the severe methods OF the
accredited disciples Of Esculapius.
One Of the most helpful agents in
the alleviation of pain and the cure of
pneumonia, inaammatory disease and
all kinds of gastro.lntestinal disease is
o fax.seed poultice. Every house
ought to have its package of fax-seed
meal in readiness for sudden illness,
and every woman ought to know how
to make poultlce in the best manner.
Make ready, in the first place, q
couple of strips of cloth large enough
when doubled to cover tue chest or
bowels. Also have a large piece of
flannel, or plenty of cotton batting
batting is best because it is lightest-
on hand. Take a pint OF the meal
and stir in warm water enough to sat-
urate it; let it heat up on the stove
till it is as hot as your finger tells can
be borne. Remember that your. finger
will stand more heat than other parts
of the body. Spread this evenly on
half of one of the. strips OF cloth,
about a quarter of an inch thick, fold
the other half over it; with a large
needle and coarse thread catch both
parts together round the edges, and it
is ready to apply. AS soon as it is in
place, cover with the warm cotton or
flannel, which should be large enough
to extend considerably beyond the
poultice, to keep in the warmth.
Such q poultice should be good for
two and half or three hours.
Don't make poultice SO wet that
the moisture drips; that is extremely
uncomfortable to the patient. a we'll
made fax. x.seed poultice is most ex-
cellens remedial agent and always to
lie relied upon.-Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Record. Breaking Icicle.

So far as we have been eble to dis.
cover, tie celebrated Broxburn icicle
fully deserves the name of the "b;g-
eest." 1t was formed during the Sc
we're frost of February, 1895, at the
-Almond aqueduct, over which the
Union canal runs, near Clifton hal,
Broxbarn, England. The overflow Of
the canal drops from the aqueduct, a
distance of 125 feet, into the Almond
water. During the heavy cold the
dropping liquid. freezing at the spot
where it fell, soon became gradually
lengtheLing icicle, until the connec.
tioa between the river aud bridge was
established. When the sun shone upon
the giant mass. the iridescence was
beautiful, and people came from miles
around to look ut it. The icicie was
formed in three nights.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Americas First Loeomo.iye.

The first locomotive which ever
turned wheel upon an American
track did not run to and from any of
the great cities, but was used in the
backwoods of Pennsylvania. The
story of this primitive engine is told
by Alfred Mathews in the Engineering
Magazine. The wilderness of North
eastern Pennsylvania was penetrated
by two Philadelphia Quakers,.oJohn
and Maurice r-urts, about ten years
prior to 1929. They heroically began
and pushed for@ard'. the great work
which later was assumed and carried
to completion by the Delaware and
Hudson Canal CompanY-that OF get
ting coal frcm the. .Lackawanna Valley
into New York. From the Laokawanna
lat Carbondale) the company had built
railroad over the Moosic Mountains
to the forks OF the DJoeFry. (the site
of Honesdale),. and from. that point
they had canal to. Roadout, on the
Hudson. II had been! their original
purpose. to Use horse: power on the
railroad, with stationary engines, at
the planes, as at present, bat the sue.
cessful experiments witt the railroad
locomotive in England led them to try
that new form ard application Of
power. ,a3
The Stourbridge Lion, as this pion.
eer locomotive was called, was one of
three ordered by the compauy's civil
engineer, Horatio Allen, in England.
The "Lion" was built by Foster, Ras.
r,ok & Co., at Stourbridge, and the
ab two were built by Stevenson,
- <tended many courtesies to tee
fr.o-: 'an engineer. Thus it happened
sayi, in 1923 the first order
pa,d - England for locomotives, of.
{ tie successful working Of those on
tie Stockton and Darlington ROAD,
was from fs--away America.
The Stourb.idge Lion reached this
country and Was given trial in New
York CITY on June II, 1929, which
proved highly successful. The loco.
motive was fired with anthracite coal
from the Delaware and Hudson Com.
pany's Lackawanna mines.
1t was to put this coal on the mar.
ket that the company's operations
were carried On, and this coal mining
caused the advent OF the locomotive il
America as well Us in England.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
To Build A Presidential Car.

The Railroad Car Journal, of New
York city has originated project to
build private car for the use of the
president of the United States from
material and appliances contributed
by the car-building and affiliated in
dustries. The designs and specifca-
tions are being prepared under the
supervision of committee of twenty.
five master car builders and superin.
tendents of motive power, ''The pro-
jected car" it is said, twill be u COM
plete exposition of the art of car build
ing, demonstrating to the world
the surprising excellence of this
industry in the United States, and it
is to presented to the nation as trib'
ute from the car building fraternity for
the personal and official use of'the sue.
cessive presidents of the United
States. New Orleans Tiraes-Demo-
crat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
TIE aoor.cloth dropped from Alb.

ner's hand.
eyes," continued Mrs. Brown. "Pve
been widow for fifteen years, and I
begin to feel I'd like somebody to fend
for me. I'll keep you tidy as wax,-
you need it bad enough, the Lord
knows, and I'm a master cook. I've
got five hundred dollars in the bank.
Susie's got her pas money, and aint de-
pendent on, me. My rents up next
week, SO we might as we'll get married
then. There amt anything, for us to
wait for. We're old enough to know
our own minds!"
But Abner, standing helpless in the
middle of the floor, felt he should
never know his again!
About six weeks later Abner was
coming up from his dory with basket
of fish, when Beachville acquaintance
accosted him. 'Hello, Abner! How
do you like being married?"
SIT might be worse" said Abner,
slowly, as he climbed the lane.
eyes," he continued to himself, as
he looked into his neat kitchen and
saw the figure of his wife stepping
brisklY about, preparing sayory sup.
per and singing cheerily as she worked.
eyes, it might be deal sight worse. "
Youths COMPANION.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Peculiar European situation.

There is not reigning sovereign in
Europe whose family is of the nation
over which he rules. The house of
Austria is in reality the house of Lor-
raine, the Hapsburgs being Of Swiss
origin. The king of the Belgians is
of Saxe-Coburg. The king of Den
mark is a Holsteiner. The young
king.of Spain is an Austro-Bourbon.
The king of Italy is Savoyard. The
founder of the Bernadotte dynasty in
Sweden was country attorney at Pau
lSss than century ald quarter ago,
and the king of the Helenes is Hol-
steiner. The British royal family is,
as every one knows, Hanoverian.
The Hohenzollerns were originally
Suabians, aud are therefore partly
Bavarians and partly Swiss.-New York
Telegram.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
New Wave Motor.

A new wave motor, invented by Mr..
Morley Fletcher, civil engineer OF
London, has recently been expert.
mented with in Dover harbor, it is
SAID, with encouraging results. A
floating buoy us it rises and falls with
the waves operates the plungers OF
two pumps placed beneath it. the
stroke varying with the size of the
waves from one i1oh to four feet. The
water thus pumped unier high pres.
sure is conveyed ashore by. pipes and
can then be a.i,ized in running q water
wheel or hydraulic motor. A buoy
four feet in diameter is said to deve.
loped 3.7 horsepower under favorable
circumstances, but the effect is only
trlfing vixen there is calm.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
EHriching Others.

The south has made marked pro-
gress in some industrial lines, as
much, perhaps, as could have been
expected under the circumstances,
perhaps more, but not as much as
could have been made with more CO.
operative effort. The progress made
has been chiefly in the manufacture OF
cotton, in which we have incompara-
BILE advantages over the section which
for so many years denominated that
industry, but in the other fields we
have made but little progress, and
still continue to supply other sections
with the crude materials at low price
and buy from them the manufactured
articles at a price many times as great
as that received for the crude mate
rials. We are still dependent upon
the east for nearly everything, from a
locomotive to a match.-Washington
Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The sin that looks the safest is the
surest to kill.
1t is more important to bear good
fruit than much fruit.
If the gossip would think more, her
tongue would get more rest.
There is no such thing as commit
ting one sin and stopping there.
The poorest man may give as much
as the richest, if he will give all he
can.
A wooden bread plate will be re-
membered longer than souvenir tea
spoon.
If you would know what it means
to be rich, find out that it is blessed
to give.
The shiftless man is always away
from home when a good. opportunity
knocks.
The man most in need of mercy, is
the one who will have no mercy on
himself. -.
Too many people are singing, "Scat-
ter sunshine" aud waiting for some
body else to do it,. :
A blind nau's opinion OF the sun is
based on what he has learned from the
earth with his cane.
To things which you bear with i'm
patience. You should accustom your
self, and by habit. you will bear them
well.
The reason why SO few marriages
ere happy, is because young ladies
spend their time in making nets, not
in making cages
Character is measured by the dis.
tance travelled from the starting point,
and everything depends upon whether
the progress has been up stream or
down.
: A generous friendship" no cold
medium knows, burns with one love,
with one resentment glows, one should
Our interests and our passions be, my
friend must hate the man that Injuries
me.
Suffering is On accident. 1t does
not matter whether you and I suffer.
"Not enjoyment and not sorrow" lis
our life, not sorrow any more than en-
joyrnent, but obediences and duty.
If duty brings sorrow let it bring sor-
row.
Let us ever remember that he who
lives for self and self alone is as, ire,
whilst he who renders honest loving
service to his fellows, though he be
poor and an outcast, unhonored and
unsung, is to all eternity noble suc'
cess.
Some people scorn to be taught.
others are ashamed of it, as they would
be of going to school when they are
old; bat it is never too late to learn
what it is always necessary to know.
And it is no shame to learn so long as
| ore ignorant-that is to soy, 80 long
MS we live.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

+, THE HEKAvA-KAvA SHRUB anu Piouapiy WOO
(Piper Aslhysticun,) used for centuries
by the natives before its extraordinary
properties became known to civilization
through Christian missionaries In
this respect it rese mbles the discovery
of ouinine from the peruvian bark,
made known by the Indians to the early
Jesuit missionaries IN South America,
and by them brought to civilized man.
It is wonderful discovery, with a rec
ord of 1900 hospital cures in 80 days: It
acts directly upon the blood and kid
neys, and is a true specific, just as qui-
nine is in malaria. We have the strong
est testimony of many ministers OF the
gospel, we'll known doctors and business
men cured by A1kavis, when all ether
remedies had failed.
In the New York Weekly World of Sept 10th,
the testimony OF Rev. w. B. Moore, d: D., OF
Washington, D. c. was given, describing ms
years Of suffering from Kidney disease ana
Rheumatism. aud his rapid cure by Alkavis:
Rev. Thomas Smith, the Methodist minister at
Ccbder, Illinois, passed nearly one hundred
gravel stones after Two weeks use OF Aixavis.
Rev. John II. Watson. ofSnpset, Texas, minister
ofthe gospel of thirty years seryies, was struck
down Mt his post of duty by Kidney disease.
After hoverinE between life and death for two
months and oil his doctors having failed. he
TOOK Alkav1S, ana Was ASSSotSo "
eaIth and siren gth and is fulfilling his duties as
minister of the gospel. Mr.. r. c. Wood, prom.
, inent attorney Of Lowell, Indiana, was cured OF
Rheumatism Kidney and Bladder disease Of ten
wears standing, by Alkavis. M-.Wood describes
himself as being in constant misery, often COM
pelled to rise len times during the night on
account of weakness of the bladder. he was
treated by all his home physicians without the
least benefit and finally completely cured in
few weeks by Alkavis. The testimony Is un-
doubted and really wonderful Mrs James
Young of Kent Ohio. writes that she had tried
sir doctors in vain, that she was about to give
ND in despair, wicn she found AlEavis and was
promptly cured of kidney disease and restored
to health. Many other ladies also testify to the
wonderful curative powers OF Alkavis IN the
various disorders peculiar to womanhood.
So far the Church Kidney Cure Com
pany, No. 424 Fourth. Avenue, New
York, are the only importers of this
new remedy, and they are SO anxious to
prove its value that for the sake of intro
duction they will send free treatment
of Alkayis prepaid by mail to every
reader of this paper who is Sufferer
from any form of Kidney or Bladder
disorder, Bright's Disease, Rheuma-
tism, Dropsy, Gravel, Pain in Back,
Female Complaints, or other aff1iction
due to improper action Of the Kidneys
or Urinary Organs. We advise all Suf-
erers, to send their names and address
to the .compsry. and receive the Aikayis
free. It 10 sent to you entirely free. to
prove its wonderful curative pewerS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
The Young Heather.

The fve-year-old heather had been
taken to the big folks church. The
ceremony of communion was being
performed. He was much interested
in it, especially when the minister
arose and began solemnly: 80 Lord,
it is very meet and right" etc.
This is the account of it which he
gave to his devout little sister when he
got home;
"Then the minister got up and took
a drink Of wine, nnd then he groaned
and said!
"'o Lord, it is very weak. ''"-Buf-
falo Express.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Didn't Know His Gifts.

"why do you call me Birdie dear?"
He asked with longing eye;
s'I have no wings, as doth appear,
And therefore cannot fly"
But art fugacious Birdie had
Much better than he knew,
For later comes her stalwart dad
And straightway Birdie" flew.
Boston Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Hoods Pills SEs %sh III Good Sdy gg1!s ts tfEs
Watching the Jury.

Rufus Choate once, while address,
ing a jury, several times repeated o
certain part of his plea--repeating in
the same words and accent. Certain
that the great advocate had some rea-
son for SO strange a proceedings
reason not obvious to others-the
late E. P. WhippIe took an op-
portunity to ask an explanation. Mr..
Choate's answer in substance was:
ssThere was num5skull on the jury
who was paying no attention to what 1
was saying. I would have kept the
repetition until he listened if it had
taken the entire San Francisco
Argonaut.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Modern and Ancient Greek.

Modern Greek, as now taught in the
schools OF Athens, is SO much like the
old language Of 1000 years ago that
anyone who can understand the
Alexandrine Greek OF the Gospels can
read the new Greek Gospels AZ they
are read in the churches and can
understand greas deal Of the modasp
Greek EeYgpGpera.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Business and Honor.

Said Judge Peterby to Rev. Whang-
doodle Baxter:
"Just think of the deception prac-
ticed every day. Why, it is dreadful.
Now, if you could make $3.50 by lie,
your sense of honor wouldn't allow You
to do it, would it, Mr.. Baxter?"
"Dunno bout dat ar" replied
Whangdoodle: "Seems ter me dat am
matter of bisness wharin honah hahn t
got muffin ter say. Say, iedge, who is
de man with de $15O2"-T Texas Sitter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
.catarrb Cannot be Cured

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is blood or
constitutional disease, and in order TO cure tt
you must take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly
ON the blood and mucous surface. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not quack medicine 1t was
prescribed by one of the best physicians IN this
country for years, and is a regular prescription
II is composed of the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers. acting al.
rectly on the mucous surfaces Tho perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY g. Co., Props, Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
WHEN bilious or costlve. eat Cascaret,
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; lOc., &c
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Fortune seeking E,nigrants.

Many poor family that seeks the western
wilds in the hope of winning fortune, is pre-
served from that insidious foe of the emigrani
and frontiersman-chills and fever-by Hostel
tors Stomach Bitters. So efectually does tnel
incompatible medicinal defense fornty tne
system against the combined influence OF q
Inalarious atmosphere and miasma-tatnted wa
ter, that protected by 1t the pioneer, the miner
or the tourist provided with 1t, may safely en-
counter the danger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Lbcnnt,Ninted.

Professor latter having been absorb
edfor hours in pile of rare manui-
scripts: "Let me see, was going to
do something-what the duce was l go
ing to do, anyway after thinking
an hour: "Oh. yes, now [ remember.
wanted to go to bed. "-Fliegende
Rlaetter
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

eases caused by Unc
acid in the blood, or
by ydisorderedaction
Of the Kidneys or
urinary organs. The
Kava-Kava Shrub,
or as botanists call
it. Piper Methys-
hcan,, grows on the
banks Of the Ganges
river, East India,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

The Treasury Departmentan announces
that in the counterfeit $40 silver Ger.
tiaoates the nose of Daniel Manning
Is sharp and pointed, whereas in the
genuine bill 1t ia round and broad.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Tie Wonderful Kava-Kava Shrub.

A New Botanical Discovery.-Of
Spscial Interest to Sufferers from
Diseases Of the Kidneys or Blad-
der rheumatism, etc.-.A Blessing
to Humanity.
A Free Gift of Great Value to You.
our readers will be glad to know that
the new botanical discovery, Alkaviss,
from the wonderful Kava-Kava shrub
has proved an assured cure for all dis
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
No Use to Cry.

No use TO fret ard worry and ttcn and scratch
That won't euro you Tetterine will. Any sor
OF skin disease, letter. Eczema, Salt Rheum
Ringworm or mere abrasion of the skin. A
drug stores, or by mail for Soc. in stamps from j
7. Shuptline, Savannah, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces tniamIna.
tIon allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

Over 100000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tooacco2
Saves money, makes health and manhood,
Cure guaranteed. so cents and S1.00, at all
druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

Tits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer $2trial bottle and treatise tree.
DIR r. II. KLINE, Ltd 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
ABNER's WIFE.
BY MARY E. MITCHELL.

ELL" said Abner
Mullens, surveying
the interior OF his
kitchen with evident
disfayor, ''s wifi e
would come in kind
O. convenient just
now!"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

Piso's Cure is a wonderful Cough medicine
Mrs. w. PICKERT, Van Stclen and Blake AYES,
BROOKLYN n. Y, Oct 20, 'H.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels Never sicken, weaken or grtpc; 1oc. :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
No.To-Bao for Fifty Gents.

in Norway people who are not vaccinated are
not allowed TO vote ut an election.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

JUST try 1Oc. box of Cascarets, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye-water Druggists sell ct 25c. per bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

The average cost of criminal prosecutions in
England at present is $165 each.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

-.s'i .th.- DayDOTG on
f. ,ou," continued his
!, Mrs. Brown. You've
/ ling my Susie?"
ere was q note OF interrogation in
vnis last sentence which seemed to de-
mand of Abner some response. ae
slowly gathered himself up, and once
on his feet, ventured to look at Mrs.
Brown. She was q comely, wholesome
woman, with bright black eyes before
which Abner's wavered and fell.
"I-I asked her to marry mel" he
managed to utter.
"Well, now, that's ali nonsense?"
continued Mrs. Brown, stepping in
and looking about. "Mercy sakes |!
What hole You see. ..Susie's only
nineteen, and you must be full onto
forsy-fve. Besides, she is going up to
Lewiston to work in factory, she's
only been at home while l was visiting
my sister,-and there's young fellow
there who's paying her attentions. I
don't wonder you want to get married,
though, living in this mess !"
Mrs. Brown picked n rag up from
the floor, wiped a chair off and sat
down. Abner stood awkwardly before
her, conscious only of desire for her
departure.
"Now look here, Abner Mullens I"
went on Mrs. Brown. "I'ye heard a
good deal about you, and know
you',e an honest man and no drinker
-ezoeps from Susle's dipper," she
sdded with a chuekle. 'lll tell you
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