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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

The work OF rescue was going on.
The young doctor had not lain down.
they said, for two days and two nights.
He was everywhere, directing, COM.
manding, executing. Some sixty rods
below where the bridge had been was.
wooded knoll, for which the branch
in its peaceful days had turned tram
gully aside. A mass of drift was
piled there now, sand and soil!
trees, cattle and the wrecks
of homes; stone buttress; brace
and girder end stanchion of steel
and human flesh and blood-wisps of
straw tipped aside by the torrent, the
discarded playthings of moment.
Gangs of men were sorting it over.
A bit of blue cambria caught Ralph's
eye. He krew it, for his mother had
worn it on>c. ,
Careful -,Sere, c.reful, "he warned1
pressing in among the laborers, ''taks
away that piece of roofing. Not your
axe, man! For heavens sake don't
use that! There's young girl lying
just beneath! Help me lift it, half d
dozen of you-so-that will do"
He scooped away some debris with
his hands and wiped the soil from the
dead face.
t'Thank God, there's no mutilation.
That iron beam there twisted like
thread-it confines the arm. Set your
lever just here. Steady-steady; that
will do.
"Now, some one help me carry her.
Not You, Van Courtlandt; some one
with an awful sorrow tugging at his
heart. You'll do, Mccall.
Gently, my man, tenderly as you'll
lift that little girl of yours when you
find her. Lay her here, Mccall.
"One moment more, my friend.
Here's pillow, soft and white and
frilled, a dainty thing-Marguerite
sent it. Put it into place while I lift
the head. Now the spread-thank you,
Mccall"
Weaser Tan lay IN her coffin; her
face as plain in death as in life, but
more serene. Ralph stood and looked
at her wonderingly and sadly. His
old dog came and, whining, laid his
muzzle in his hand.
eyes, Don, you've lost friend.
She loved YOU"
Marguerite came softly in.
Here's something else she loved,'
she said. '"They say she would moi
sleep without it under her pillow"
He opened the little box she gave
him, gazed into it for moment,
touched its contents tenderly, then
tucked them under some roses, that lay
upon her breast.
They were pair of gray yarn NIT
tens and blue-iay's wing,-Short
Stories.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
OF Course.

every. well, madame. Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
THE CHEF THING

IYaflfcted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp.
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle
The indicator., 1897-04-17
SILVER COMMISSION.
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT,
wolcott Heads the List Charles j. Paine
of boston, and EN-Nice President stew
enson Associated with Hint" o."
Abroad After May LIST to Sound the For
eign Governments,

Washington. April 13-The presl-
dent last night announced the appoint
mcnt of Senator Edward q. Wolcott oil
Colorado, Hon. Charles j. PANE ol
Boston, Massachusetts, and eN-Nlce
President Adlai T.. Stevenson as COM
missioncrs to an International lh'ile-
tary conference These appointments
are made under til" act approved
March 3rd last, for the promotion ol
an international agreement Tor blhlet
allism." and by its provisions 10 nor
require confirmation 10y the Senate IL
has been generally conceded that sen
aior WolCoit would he made II member
of the commission. lie has been an
active leader In the movement for
monetary agreement and widely
known as an advocate of III" silver
cause His trip to Europe last win
ter was generally conceded 10 he at
least semi-oticial, as the representa-
tive of the new administration. HIS
tour extended over several months ana
embraced the leading European capl-
tails He had audiences with the more
noted inanciers and ministers and, II is
believed. then laid the foundations for
the international conference which the
commission appointed tonight Will en-
EN-Nicc President stevenson. the
Democratic member of the commits
sion. is quite generally known as n
staunch supporter of Mr.. Bryan and
the Chicago platform. He and Senator
Wolcott, however, are said to be i'll ac-
cord on the financial question.
General Charles j. Paine. who may
be termed the minority member, is n
Republican and WAS n Mckinley man.
lie is one Of the most prominent bust
ness men Of Massachusetts. and is said
to he u deep student of the financial
question While lie is clnssed as n
supporter of himetIllism based on in
ternHrional agreement he is regarded
as allied with the sound money fac
tion. lie is n graduate of Harvard, be
ing n member of the class Of -.
General Paine is largely identified
with the railroads and other corpora
tous, being n director of the Chicago.
burlington X Quincy railroad. and 9th
cr large concerns, and director of the
Boston Institute of Technology; WAS
an intimate friend and associate
of Professor Walker. the financial au-
thor and authority. lie is man of
large wealth and probably better
known To the public at large rs one of
the syndicate who built the cupde-
Tending yachts Puritan, Mayilower and
Volunteer
1t is II fact not generally known that
General Paine accompanied senator
Wolcoit on his European tiip last win.
ter and assisted him in that work. 1t
is believed that h" went abroad with
senator Wolcott with the understand
ing that he was TO be made membar
of the commission.
1t is not yet known when the cont
missioncrs will meet and organize
When an organization is effected how.
ever, it is believed that senator VOL
cotI will be made president. II is au
thoritatively stated that the commits
sioners will not 90 abroad before May
LIST. by which time the new ambassa
dors will he at their posts and render
the special envoys the assistance nee
cssary in the cOnsummation of theil
mission
The indicator., 1897-04-17
MISSOURI ON A RAMPAGE.
Portion of Omaha Flooded and Danger oi
Greater Damage.

Omaha. Ncb.. April 12-rhs Nilsson
ri river has risen almost two feet at
this point in twcnty-four hours. and is
row higher than at any time since
1881.
At noon the government gauge
showed 1I.S feet above mean low WA
ter. and the gauge nj the pumping sta
tion, seven miles north, whence the
channel is confined, showed 1i.S feet.
on the Iowa bottoms, north of Council
Bluffs. the water is four feet deep. but
is held back from the city by dikcs.
on the Omaha side, the factories
along the river have taken precautions
against overflow. \ portion OF the
Burlington track was washed out this
afternoon. and tonight II force is ut
work trying to prevent washouts.
The big Omaha and Grant smelter and
the Willow Springs distillcry are only
II few feet above the stream tonight.
The threatened cutoff nt Blair has
been averied for the time al least. The
Northwestern officials say the bridge
there is safe.
This evening the river broke over
into its old channel above Omaha,
tloWmg into Florence lake, which WIS
formed when the river changed its
course nearly twenty years ago. To
night the water is pouring down
through the lake and has flooded the
bottoms in the vicinity. All of the
houses in North Omaha. two or three
hundred in number. are surrounded,
and the inhabitants have been moving
to higher ground. The Missouri Ia
ciiic aud Elkhorn tracks are under wa
ter. the round-housc of the lattcr road
being surrounded.
The river is still rising rapidly. the
engineer nj til" pumping station ut
Florence reporting that ii has risen Il
foot between noon and 10 p. m The
water from the break into Florence
lake is finding an outlet into Cutoff
lake. and If the rise is much greater,
there is great danger that the river
will rc-establish its abandoned course
of twenty years ago. In this event
the property loss will be enormous. as
there are extensive railroad plants
factories. etc. in the lire of The
threatened cutoff. 1t is still raining
here at midnight, and there Is no
way of telling what damage is being
Done in the darkness by the unruly
waters.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
Hoods Pills sss sssy pIs1E: IN sses sGlsn, sens sa
GENERAL GRANTS TOMB.
rbe Grand Memorial Dedicated to his
Memorial Durable Monument,

rbe Grand Memorial Dedicated to his
Memory-A Durable Monument,
The April issue of the Century" Ia
"Grant Memorial Number" signaliz-
ng the dedication of General Grnhts
| 'omb in Riverside Park. There are
number of articles and Illustrations re-
ating TO General Grants career, and
General Horace Porter. who was pres
dent of the association for completing
he tomb. contributes an article de-
,cribing the character and progress of
he work. and the collection of the
'und for its erection. General Porter
says:
| The work is now entirely completed.
The lower portion of the tomb Is
square structure of the Grccian Doric
,r1er measuring ninety feet on sidc.
The entrance is on the south side, and
protected by portico formed or
louble lines of columns, ana ap-
preached by steps seventy feet VIDE.
The square portion is finished with
'ornlcc and n parapet, at height from
| grade of sevcnty-two feet and above
his is a circular supola seventy feet in
| liamcter. of the Ionic order, which is
,urmounted with n pyramidal top ter
ninating at height of 100 feet above
grade, or $50 feet above mean high
water of the Hudson river. The Inter
or Is crliciform in plan, seventy-six
| 'eet ut the greatest dimension. the four
sorners being piers of masonry con-
lected at the top by coffered arches.
| he crowns of which are fifty feet
rom the iloorlcvcl On these arches
-esis an open circular gallery of forty
ieet inner diameter, eliminating In n
paneled dome 10j feet above the level
| If ha
planes of the faces of the arches and
he circular dome form pendentives
which are decorated in high-rellef
sculpture. the work of j. Massey
lthind. and emblematic of the birth.
military and civic life, and death of
| General Grant.
The sarcophagi will be placed in
crypt directly beneath the center of
he dome. The approach to the crypt
S by stairways which give access to
passage encircling the space dedicated
10 the sarcOphagi which space is sur
rounded by square columns supporting
panelcd marble ceilings and entabla-
lure. A circular opening in the main
door gives an unobstructed view OF the
sarcophagi from the floor and from the
gallery.
The time from the laying of the cor
ncr-stone TO the completion of the tomb
has been five years, a shorter period
than has been consumed in the build
ing of any conspicuous memorial in
history. The Bunker Hill Monument,
which cost $4,000, was not complet-
ed until seventeen years after the cor
ner-stone was laid In the case OF the
Washington monument. which cost ST.
1910. the time consumed was thirty
seven years.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Planning to Continue Their Organization

Washington. April i3.-rhe first
meeting of the new executive commit
tee of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs took place here yes
trrday at the Ehbitt House.
The members of the committee say
the meeting was more fully attended
and the interest displayed was greater
than at any previous gathering of the
committee after defeat in n previous
campaign. Tile reports Of the officers
showed n very satisfactory condition
Of the affairs of the association.
During the campaign there were in
existence 5000 Democratic campaign
clubs. 5000 of which had been formed
during the campaign. and which lasted
after the election. There are approx
mately 5000 clubs still in existence.
The report of the treasurer showed II
small Indebtedness. which was prompt
ly provided for, and Il new fund for
carving on the work in hand was
created. There was Il very general dis
cussion of the work that had been done
during the last campaign and the
methods and measures to be adopted
for the future.
A committee. consisting of Messrs.
Black. McMillin and Mcguire. was ap-
pointed to prepare an address to the
Democratic voters of the country.
which the committee unanimously
adopted.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
GREEKS WITHDRAW.
\ LuIi in the War Il iInors From tn.
Iust,

East.
Trikaala. April 1910 p. m.-'rhe in
surgcnt bands have returned TO Greek
territory. With the exception of one or
two. which are composed of only n
small number
London, April 13.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Dahl chronicle says
that compromise is Gnidently in The
air Turkey is showing lcrself cXccp
rionally friendly to Greece, and it is
believed in diplomatic circles that the
two parties, IT left alone. would settle
HE affair in as many days.
AdviccS from Epirua represent the
situation there us II reign of terror. The
Turks are laying the country waste
with fire and sword. The vail Of Jaui-
nn has ordered every hIistian to give
the Turkish army ten .hccp and n bul-
lnrk.
The Athens curGcsl und"nt of the
Times says that the commanding oili'
Gers of the Greek troops in Thcssaly
and Epirus have been ordered to tcic-
graph 10 the ministry of war next
Thursday detailed reports as 10 the cf-
iicicncy Of ths troops .:d 10 point out
any deficiencies
He adds thai AsSim Bcy' called yes
| tcrday lMundayb ON y. Skouzcs. the
minister Of foreign an; irs. and repeat
ed his former assertion tf.rt Greek reg
ulars participated in III" recent inva.
sion, declaring hat y colonel of the
Greek army had been idcltiiied among
| them. VI. Skouzos strcnunlisly denied
| both allegations and no further com
| muuicatious have passed between the
| TWO governments.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
WEALTH A SACRED TRUST.
Ensland's Most Generous Man of Genius
John RuHkin,

Through his father Mr.. Ruskin fell heir to
nearly s1.OOO.OOO to which must be added
the Income of his writings. But this man
counted his treasures MS trust fund. held
IN the interests of suffering merit or youths
promising talent. That he was on the Lon
don committee for the vctualing of Paris
In 1871 proves that his benevolence was as
well known as Pcabody's or Lady Burdett-
tontts. Taxing himself first n tenth then
half, he finally give his entire income. says
the Home Journal.
II he needed botanical and art works for
MS studies, he crippled himself rather than
refuse his last spare twenty gnineas to the
widow of dead artist. II for hcalths sake
and art's sake he wanted TO take n trip to
switzerland, he would forego 1t that he
might contribute 200 to the Cruikshu
memorial. II others would not encourage
the study of nrt in schools. he would buy
ten wnter-color drawings of william Hunt,
paying for each S31J, and give them to the
public schools Of London. In one of his let
ters to the worklngmcn Of Great Britain he
told them what he Ind done and was doing
with his money In carrying on his St
Georges guild and his plans for rent re-
form
Up to 1877 he had given away all his for.
tune save S2J0.Oo0 But. In view OF the
needs of his worklngmens clubs. this
amount seemed much too large for his per
sonal wants. He therefore determined to
distribute all save fi2.Oo0 worth Of consols.
the Interest OF which wonld bring him some
t3oU. Upon this interest he now lives. the
Income of his books being distributed among
his servants, his old pensioners and his va.
rious plans for social reform.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
MORE EVIDENCE OF RooDLrNo
Some Members Of the Kansas Legislature
Wcra Ayowehly on the Mnrkct.

Topeka. Kan. April Il. Much addl-
tiona evidence of bOodlinG was dcvcl-
npcd at to-day's session of the lcgisla-
tive bribery investigating committee.
4 law giving the committee power to
imprison Witnesses who refused to an
swcr questions was unearihed and
used with effect.
VI. W. Moad. Of Paola. said that G..
Il. Walters, Of I.abet.r county. told
him that he had rcces ed 500 for op-
posing n certain bill. nd thai he was
to receive 500 more. Al the close of
the session Walters said To witness
that it WIS easy for II man of ordinary
Intelligence to make money.
"Who gave Walters this money
"Well, he said the 500 had come
from Il man who was representing the
American Book Company. He said
that he had posted s. Il. Boyd how to
make some money ana gave ne TO IN
derstand that Boyd was WORKING wish
him. Boyd was gone for two or three
days once, and upon his rrttlrn hS said
he had made n deal with the s-rcx
yards company. His ii ify was to find
ont what members c..ild h. bought:
somebody else was to 10 the buying 9
Representative Paul russel said S
il. Boyd has offered hiN S1.:!D If lie
would influence Senator Cr,ss1n to
vote for the Hanna substitute to the
stock yards bill.
Other slmilnr testimehJ a.. sIye:.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
4 Vast New Caxe.

Castnlia. Ohio. April 12.-Thc dis.
covery of vast subterranean pas.
sageway here has caused many vjsj.
tors 10 inspect Il new cave the post
few days. The cave Is situated at the
source of Casialia creek. and extends
underneath this town. The entrance
is as yet made with difficulty. but the
splend0r of the interior In marvellous
when shown by the illumination of
torches. The state geologist will In.
spcct II this week, after which the
opening will he enlarged. II is believed
that this cave is connected with Per.
RVS cave at Put-Tn-Bny. and also with
Flat Rock cave. which would make II
extend over an area greater than that
of Mammoth cave.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
Big Irrigation Elana.

Grand Junction Colo. April Is -Thc
Grand Valley Irrigation Company hns
decided TO furnish water from their
canal system 10 what is known as the
kcifcr extension. starting AT Il point
near Fruta and running westward.
covering with wafer u lnrgc body of
valuable but arid land NJ present. The
owners Of stock desiring water must
pay to the company however. for vnter
for the use Of these lands S3.12k per
share. to he used to enlarge the carry
ing capacity of the canal.
The canals Of the Grand Valley Irri-
cation Company are the original canals
built in the valley by the Travellers In
rurance Company. This order of the
company. which furnishes water to the
keifer extension is being received with
much qualification by the people.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
BEET SUGAR MANUFACTURE
Important Information Furnished by til,
Agricultural Department.

Washington, April 12.-Therc Is mucl
Information for those Identified witt
sugar interests in n report Just issued
by the agricultural department on til,
sugar beet. In reference to the cost
of manufacture, it says that in III. fac
tories reporting in Germany. the meal
net profit for each factory was S:,22I,
for the past year. The price reported
paid FOR heets is usually fictitious. the
beet growers owning the factory anG
prcferring to share in the general prof
it's rather than 10 charge a high price
for the bcets First-clnss beets rarcl,
sell for less than 81 Il ton. The West
crn Beet Sugar Company, of Watson
Vile. California. stated tAnt In the sen.
Spn of lSSS-SD the cost Of manufacrur
ing sugar from the hcets amounted /,
SSOSo per ton of sugar. The depart.
ment holds now that with the best ma
clinery and most economical processes
beet sugar can he made in this countr,
nj II cost of from three to -four cents q
pound when the price of rich bcpts
does not exceed 81 Il ton. From relia.
BILE data it Is stated that in Europe the
cost of erecting II factory with tho
most modern machinery of n capacity
OF at least 300 tons of beets per day i,
fF-'''F'''s y.
to increased cost of transportation auJ
the higher price of labor. the cost proc
ably would he S2J0.OuO. The rcporl
discountenanccs cheap manufacturiu,
processes and holds out no rcasonubi,
hope to farmers of establishing Il hpiJ,
beet sugar factory. but predicts thai
tine cooperative factory met11ods prl,
Iiced in Europe in which beet CROWN,
farmers hold part or n majority of the
stock, will eventually come into use
here. OF ll.G72,SlG metric tons of
bcets sent 10 the German factories in
1896 there were 2,GS9.0OO grown by
shareholders.
Seven beet sugar factories are now
shown 10 he in operation in this cnuu
try and four others are building OF
contemplated.
The rate of increase in sugar con.
sumption for twenty-ihrce years has
been iwcnty-scvrn per cent. i'm tho
United STATES. III in France. 1Jg in
Germany, l0I in Austria and ninety In
England.
The indicator., 1897-04-17

Gladstone and Bismarck. sach with
their more than foursccre years. pre-
sent a contrast Of which tho whole
world takes note Recent utteranceE
attributed to Bismarck make him de
clare that his existence is no longer
nj any Use; that he has lost interest
in forestry and agriculture; and most
remarkable Of all that little hy little
politics tire him In short he says his
illness Is want Of the Joys Of life" No
more Of that splendid force and mighty
ease in doing great things. Restless
nees and lamentlug and aerid criticism
too. are conspicuous features of these
last years of his wonderful life Glad
stone. on the other hand Is stlll strong
to labor. high in courage. benignaut In
spirit. A noble example Of broad sym
pathy and surprising activity shines
far and clear from the serene heighte
Of lifetime given conscienuousIy tc
Cod and TO duty.
The indicator., 1897-04-17

gia. was married to-day 10 Miss Ada
Byrd. the slxtecn-yenr-old daughter of
c. l.. Byrd. OF Atlanta, Georgia, the
Rev. Henry Mcdonald, pastor of the
Second Baptist Church, officiating.
There Were present TO witness the GER
emouy Governor Atkinson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Byrd, the father aud mother.
Judge Spencer Atkinson, of the Geor-
eia supreme Court. and Charles l..
Northe, assistant clerk OF the Georgia
Senate.
The youthful couple left on the after
noon train for Nashville where they
will spend their honeymoon.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
A Whole Hill Moving.

East Liverpool. Ohio, April 10.-A
landslide has started near this place
An entire hill is moving. aud mt Three
Points. near here. the street railway
system Is blocked
Two big dwellings at Wcllsville arc
doomed, and the Pennsylvania tracks
we're moved by the pressure from the
hill. The undermining of the hill for
tI,e WeIlsviIle road has left no protec-
zion, and the entire face of the hill is
The indicator., 1897-04-17
Psychological Pastry.

The custom OF the boar feast Is observed In
part to this day. Formerly. according to the
old sagas the whole animal was served ON
him. the sin offering, says the Eddn, the
people laid their hands and made their vows
By this means they thought to propitiate
the sun god, who In his anger against the
world caused gloomy winter by withdrawing
from the earth In ntonemcnt the bonr. the
animal sacred to him. was sacrificed to him /:
thht Is, was eaten in his honor. To eat
roast pork on Christmas eve Is n custom oh
served even Mt the present day in German
families of Bavaria. ana In the markets OF
l'randenbnrg, Prussia. the pigs head is II
frequent sight on holidays. But the cakes
have remained the most truly symbolic of
the boar sacriiice.-'fhc Chautnuquan.
The indicator., 1897-04-17

The so-caIIed "smart-set' in the elst
have evolved a now form OF amuso-
ment in the Poverty Party" This Is
uproariously funny It makes you
laugh just to think OF it. All the
guests must appear disguised az
tramps. ANY costume which would
denote a possible visible means OF
support Is barred together with the
wearer. Dusty Rhoades,' Weary
Willie" oyster Nike" and "Handor-
gan Sally" are the characters most at-
fected. To make merry over the mis-
fortunes Of the poor is the very essence
Of wit. 1t is especially funny when tho
rich are so. and the poor otherwise, be-
cause OF unjust social conditions made
pcs ibIe by class legislation secured by
bribery. betrayal Of trust, or any other
old way Then it becomes side split
ting.
The indicator., 1897-04-17
Buried in an Avalanche.

Salt Lake. Utah. April ia special
10 the Tribune from HALEY. Idaho.
Fays:
a snowslidc at the Baltimore mine.
near ketcham. resulted in the death Of
man named White. Fred Tuford and
his siX-year-old step-son. They were
caught in the slide while on their way
10 their cabin and covered IN TO n
depth of fifty or sixty feet 'rhc body
OF White has not yet been recovered.
The indicator., 1897-04-17

Visitors to Chicago are in peril from
bullets fired by the police at bur
glars. An Ohio man has Just been
shot dead there. If a man lives in
Chicago he is robbed; if he visits Chi
cago he is shot. very dangerous
place is the Windy City particularly
in hard times.