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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
What n Woman Did.

A plucky American woman, who be-.
gan to support herself at eighteen, has
shown how o poor school teacher can
see Europe to the best advantage in
twelve years. Earning small salary
in a public school, she has been able
to go to Europe every other year for a
two months holiday.
Her first journey was made to Eng
land and Scotland, and was enjoyed
so keenly that she planned another
one and saved money for it during the
next two years. The second tour was
through France, Belgium and Hol-
land, and in order co travel comfort
ably she learned French during her
leisure hours.
Returning to her school work she
began to study German, and at the
end of two years was ready for Jour
ney up the Rhine md to Vienna, and
thence through Dresden and Berlin to
Bremen. With renewed ardor she
plunged into the study of italian, and
at the end of two years she started for
Rome. She made the round Of the
italian cities, and spent fortnight in
Switzerland. Two years afterward she
was in Spain, and was able to speak
the language.
During the last year she has made
her sixth journey to Europe, travelling
through Denmark, Norway and Sweden
to Russia, and spending fortnight in
Moscow. She carried with her fair
knowledge of Swedish and not only
knew the Russian alphabet so rs 70
read the street signs, but could make
her own bargains with drosky drivers
and 90 about without guide.
In the course of twelve years she
has made six journeys to Europe and
learned to speak six modern languages,
end she has supported herself entirely
by her earnings as O school teacher,
and has paid every penny of her
travelling expenses. Starting with q
painstaking study of the language of
the country which she was to visit,
and also preparing herself by course
of reading, she has made the best
possible use of her time abroad.
The reward for MI this energy and
perseverance has come in her thirtieth
year. Her knowlege of foreign Ian
guages has fitted her for broader work as
q teacher, and she has left the public
schools to take position as instruc-
tor in French, German and Italian in
O high school for young women.
There may be higher aims than
those ordinarily involved i'll foreign
travel, but the persistency of this
American girl in carrying out her
plans is worthy of praise. 1t is q
great gain in any human life, if it is
governed by q definite purpose and
keeps that purpose steadily in mind.
Philadelphia Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
FACTS OF INTEREST.

Baltimore cans 1900, 900 bushels Of
oysters annually.
The kangaroo readily leaps from 60
to 10 feet.
Main, factories sold s25o,OO worth
of wooden shoe pegs in 1897.
Locusts are regularly shipped from
Algeria to London, where they are
worked up by manufacturers of guano.
The Chinese dress in white at funer-
ais and IL black at weddings and old
women always serve as bridesmaids.
According to d statistician the area
of the herring nets used in Scotland
one year was no less than 164, 900, 600
square yards.
St. Peters, Rome, is one of the most
colossal buildings in the world. Forty
three popes reigned while it was being
built.
Sumatra kerosene is competing with
the Russian oil in the markets Of the
far east. The supply seems to be in
exhaustible.
Kaiser Wilhelm took q rest between
the Christmas and new years featiyi-
ties by having bieraband at the pal
ace with his personal staff.
Curupay is Paraguayan wood of
reddish color and extremely hard. 1t
lasts for years underground or in water
and is chiefly used for railway sleep
ers.
The Good Habit Society now has
1900 members. 1t was started by
Harvey Prentice, n Chicago school
boy. It's chief pledge is to treat ev-
erybody with kindness.
A sensation has been created i'll
Madagascar by the appearance of o
carriage in the streets of Antananarivo.
It is the first one that has ever been
seen in the country, and belongs to
the mayor of the city, Captain Des-
lions
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
A Montana Hord of Buf,alo.

A. B. Hammond, of the Astoria
Railroad, has presented the Oregon
inn with photograph of q band of
buffalo. which are the property of
couple of half-breed Indians on the
Flathead reservation, near Missoula,
Montana. The original herd eleven
years ago consisted of couple of
buffalo calves. It now consists of
125 head, and is about NIL that are
left of the vast numbers which, few
years ago, swarmed over the Western
plains. These men have gone into
the buffalo raising business as source
of profit, and are making money
Portland Oregonian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
PITH AND POINT.

''There is only one thing T ever do
for policy's sake" "What's that?"
"Pay my premium. Truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Applv Manure Direct From Barn.


1t is my practice, says T. NJ. Gro
yer, of Ontario, to get manure onto
the land to be fertilized rs soon after
it is made as possible and at the least
expense. Nothing is added to the
heap by decay or handling. 1 try to
clean up the premises every week or
two, except during February, when
the snow is very deep, as I do not
believe in keeping barnyard manure
corded up to heat and become other
wise damaged. I do not use ma
nure shed. Ordinary rain storms will
not do any injury. A covered pile,
unless looked after very carefully,
will heat and deteriorate. The rains
will promote decay. which Is bene-
fit. Most of the barnyard manure
will be spread on sod land intended
for corn. If my plan of hauling out
each week is followed the best results
the following year will be noted where
the first load was applied. Spread at
once and do not place in heaps.
On an ordinary farm I do not believe
there Is any need Of q compost heap for
the sole object of causing weed seeds
to sprout. Manure from homegrown
feeds does not ordinarily contain many
weed seeds. do believe, however,
in compost heap for material other
than the manure from the barnyard.
To this add all refuse from the kitchen
which the farm animals will not eat,
ashes, tops of vegetables, weeds and
the lie. Cover the pile occasionally
with dry earth, which will prevent
offensive odors. Many cart load of
'humus will result from this heap.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Fashion Notes.

Plaid stockings are shown in great
variety. and will be very popular for
housewear.
A novelty in yelling is black-spotted
net lined with white net, slightly tint
ed with pink, which makes it very be-
coming.
Tailor-made dresses are again rs
high in favor as they always have been.
Some handsome ones are shown heav-
lily trimmed in braid.
Black satin finely tucked makes
cry pretty belts to wear with separately
waists. Fasten them with fancy
buckle or knot of satin.
A new work basket is big and sensi-
BILE enough to be of some use, but
made attractive by quilted satin and
gilt and silver accessories.
Camel's hair material is in fashion
again, and it comes in all the new
shades. Gowns for morning and
travelling ore made of this fabric,
trimmed with fur or scalloped bands
of the same, finished on the edge with
o silk cord.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Not His Experience.

Troubled with sleeplessness, arc
you?" said the passenger with the
skull-cap. TRY celery Anybody who
makes free use of celery will sleep
like top"
"That isn't my experience" replied
the passenger with the patch over his
eye. 'I raised celery one season, and
1 had to get up every morning at four
o'clock to take it to market.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

Plaid stockings are shown in great
variety. and will be very popular for
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

"I am afraid" she gently sighed,
"I're left my money home, oh, dear!"
"I'm sure" thu Irearied clerk replied,
"You've left mono Of your money here.
-CleYeland Plain D ealer,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Can't Make Both Ends Meet.

-"Shiftless as ever, Thomas" said
the wealthy uncle. "Still making a
failure of life, as you always have
done?"
ssI don't know that l am such a
terrible failure, sulkily answered the
poor relation.
"Why, you have nobody but yourself
to support. and you can't make both
ends meet"
''Well, the rainbow has only itself
to support, and it doesn't make both
ends meet, either. Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
His work we'll done.
His race we'll run,
His crown we'll won,
Hero let him rest,

which was placed over the coffin OF
President Garfield and over that of the
late Duke of Clarence. Mr.. Mills, it
seems, wrote the lines in 1878 as nm
epitaph for his brother, and, never
having published them, was much as
tonished to find them mentioned in
the accounts of Garfeld's funeral. On
inquiry it was found that the Ameri-.
can copy, which differed very slightly
from Mr.. Mills poem, had been trans
lated from Latin version, which was
in it's turn translation from an Eng
lish original 1t is not impossible, Of
course, that tue minds of an English
man and an American may have
Jumped together" and produced two
identical little poems of this kind
quite Independently. But the Ameri-
cen author Is not forthcoming.-Lon.
don Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

''I don't think you should marry
against tho wishes OF your parents. "
"Why not? They didn't marry to
please me- standard.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
A Cure For NIonotony.

A perpetual round Of duties has a
depressing effect upon the senses and
the mind, and the best relief from
this weariness is change of scene and
Dir.
Brisk walking, with deep inspira-
lions, with the mouth closed, helps to
sweep. away the products of waste.
and also, by expanding the chest, is
pn antidote to possible pneumonia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Aha! I have found the meanesl
man at Iastr' "What did he do2'
Hes deaf and has never told his
barber. New York Journal.
Wanted to Know: Pastor-"Come
out to church tomorrow. I feel sure
your will enjoy the sermon" Friend
-"Who is going to preach" ?"-Harlem
Life.
''There is nothing" said the
philosopher, "that will so stimulate q
mans sense of justice as to have some
one owe him money."-Indianapolia
Journal.
Practical Piety: "What is a devo.
tional attitude, grandpa?" Getting
down into your trousers pockets for n
dollar to send to the heather. -
Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-"If you soy
you never made a mistake in your life,
you state what is not fact" Mr..
Crimsonbeak-"Well, you needn't
throw my marrying you in my face SO
much"
He-"Nearly all the misers re-.
ported in the papers, I notice, are
single men," She-"Oh, yes, of
course. Married misers are too com.
mon to be worth mentioning Pick.
Me-Up.
:: -'That was fine charger I
saw you riding in the park this morn
ing" Jack-"Yes; but as n charger
the liveryman I hired him from can
lose him in any part of the track. -
Chicago News.
Declined With Thanks: He-"1
would follow You to the end of the
earth. She-''Thank you, Mr.. Hot
ter; but I am not in need of any more
caddies at present. - Philadelphia
North American.
A Fatal Drawback: PufF-''What o
literary-looking chap that fellow
Blevins is, to be sure. You could tell
he knew how to write at glance" !"
Critic-"Yes,. if you hadn't read his
books. ."-Brooklyn Life.
"Does the baby look like you or
your wife?" "Well, it depends some
what on how he feels; when he's good
natured he resembles me, but at other
times I can see great deal of his
mother in him. Judge.
Ethel, what do you mean,
by shouting in that disgraceful
fashion, See how quiet Willie s."
Ethel-"Of course he's quiet; that's.
our game. He's papa coming -ssope
late, and I'm you. "-Tit-Bits.
''No man can know everything"
said the high-n1inded youth. "Be-
tween you and me-" replied Senator
Sorghum, "that's fact. But there's
no excuse for q man making the mis-
take of owning up to it. t."-Washing-
ton Star.
"I believe I didn't give you anytip
yesterday when I had my wife with
me-" said the regular patron. "Oh,
don't mention it, replied the waiter.
CT notice that gents is always more
economical when they has their wives
along indianapolis Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Tho Undaunted West.

''In view OF the alarmingly large
population of Greater New York, s" OBJ
served the Chicago man, eve must
take radical step"
''I know that; but ST. Louis and
Denver arc rather too far away"
That's not it. We must begin in
cluding in our statistics all non-resi-
dent cousins of bona-fide citizens. -
Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

EE-M. Medicated Smoking Tobacco
And Cigarettes
Are absolute remedies for Catarrh,
Hay Fever, Asthma and Colds;
Besides delightful smoke.
Ladies as well as men, use these goods.
No opium or other harmful drug
Used in their manufacture.
EE-M. is used and recommended
By some of the best citizens
Of this country.
If your dealer does not keep EE-M.
Send 13c. for package of tobacco
And &c. for package of cigarettes,
Direct to the EE-M. Company,
Atlanta, Ca,
And you will receive goods by mail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Lost.

"Have you followed my argument
so far?" inquired the verbose gentle
man.
eyes, " replied his impatient friend.
"But 1 tell you candidly, I'd quit its
company right here if I thought I
could find my way back. Washing
ton Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
VOICES OF THE NIGHT,

Not from airy heights descending
When tho lengthening shadows falls
Hot with mournful accents blending
With the owlet's lonely call,
But within my lowly dwelling
When I quench the glimmering light,
Clearly through the silence yelling
Rise the Voices of the Night.
Alb! Istill my hearts quick beating,
And some prayer I mutter o'er,
TainIy for response entreating,
Vainly; for they come once more;
"Henry, someone's in here, surely.
There's smell of smoke, think,
Did you bolt that door securely2"-
"Papal Papa! Wanta drink2"
-Punk
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

In her condition. She continued taking
the pills until seven or eight boxes had
been consumed and she considered herself
entirely cured. She can Low cat all kinds
OF food, which is something she has not
been able to do for years. She Is not trou-
blcd in the least with nervousness as she was
during tho time OF her stomach troubles.
She is now we'll and all because OF DR..
Williams PIuk Pills for Pale People COM
plete cure has been made.
If any one would like to hear moro OF
the details OF her su ferlng and relief gained
by tho use OF DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People they may be obtained prob
ably, by writing the lady direct. She is
one OF our well known residents, Mrs. Ellen
A. Oderkirk, Paw Paw, Ill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
For Washing EARN Vehicles

The device shown in the cut will
save much time and labor in washing
wagons. A narrow, water-tight box
of the shape shown in the illustration
is slipped under the wheel when it has
been lacked" up. A pail of water is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
A Man of Poor Judgment.

Gordon--"So you think that Bently
is man of poor judgment. How did
you happen to come to that conclu-
sion?"
Titcomb-''I asked him to lend me
$40 the other day"
Gordon-"And because he refused
you question his judgment?"
Titcomb-"Oh, no; he let me have
it."-Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Easily Identified.

Mr.. Sububb-"Where on earth is
our hired man? I can't find him any
where"
Mrs. Sububb-"T -"There is somebody
over in Farmer Hayseed's meadow,
but I can't tell whether it's our man
or not"
'Is he standing up or sitting DOWN."
:"Standing"
'Isn't our man. New York Week
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
A Foolish Animal.

Ichabod-"No wonder a wolf is al-
ways bowling hungry"
Bildad-"Why?"
Ichabod- always comes to the
door when there's not thing to eat
in the house, New York Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

now poured in and the wheel revolved.
The dirt can thus be removed quickly
and much more easily than when O
pail is used to hold the water. Once
used, the benefits of this device will
be very apparent.-American Agri-
culturist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Marlborough a Fireman.

The Duke of Marlborough is one Of
the most enthusiastic amateur fire.
men, and takes keen interest in the
Fire Brigadeu Union. He occasionally
dons fremRn's Uniform,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

Thus says E. Walters OF Raysrille, Pa,
who grew (sworn to) 252 bushels Salzer's
corn per acre. That means q, 200 bushels
on 100 acres at 30c q bushel equals S7,560.
Salzcr pays :4OO in gold for best name for
his 17-inch corn and oat prodigy. You can
win Seed potatoes 81 so Dbl.
SEND TINS NOTICE AND 10C IN STAMPS 10
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis,
and get free their seed catalogue, and IL
farm seed samples, including above corn
and oats, surely worth $40, to get start.
ACT
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

Hearing that the little son of one OF
her tradesmen was suffering from a
needle imbeddeA in one Of his arms,
Queen Victoria sent her sympG-
thy and o book Of animals.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Thoughtless.

Alkali Ike--"Bronco Pete is mighty
thoughtless."
Lariat Luke-"In what way?"
Alkali Ike-"He killed q feller yes
terday who belonged to his own mu-
tual benefit lodge and was assessed
four dollars"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
misunderstood.

"What do you consider the greatest
achievements of the century," in
quired the philosopher.
And, after some thought, the man
who wears bicycle medals, replied: ;.
''The last ten or twelve miles. -
Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Scientific Information.

Teddie Thoughtless-"I say, doc.
tah, this leg doesn't appear to be
wight
DR.. Pillbox-"Quito correct; that is
your left leg"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
A Spur to Pride.

"It does man good to be rejected
by girl.
"Why?"
''It makes him pitch in and marry a
more attractive girl. Chicago Rec
ord.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
OUR BUDGET OF HUM0R.
LAUGHTERSRovoKING STORIES FOR
eQvERS OF FUN.

Flattery on Ioe-when It Is Expensivezs
Two Views-Commission vs. Omission
"A Spur to PrIde-Proof-A Good Arti-
cle-Seems to Cover It, ETC., Etc.
He told her she was stunning,
Her smile was very sweet;
Just then, somehow, in turning,
They slipped and lost their feetl
He fell, and she fell on him,
Aud as In pain he lay,
"Ah, yes, indeed you're stunning"
Was all that he could say.
Chicago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
A Good Article.

''Is your milk pure?" asked the
new customer.
'Itis, ma'am," replied the dealer.
"I use nothing but imported chalk
and distilled water. ".-Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Tho Greatest Butter Enters.

English people, it seems, eat moro
butter than any other people on the
face of the earth. tits partly through
this that. the British complexion is tie
purest in the world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Swearing Won't Help 1t.

Swearing may make q fire burn. or it may
make n dock hand hustle, but twort help
Tetter, or Ringworm. II you use TetCcrine, it
will make you comfortable and save swear
words. 50 cents at drug stores. or by mail for
80 cents in stamps from J. T. Shuptrine, Sa-
Yannah, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Can Afford to Admit 1t Now.

Chicagoan-''Yes, sir; thirty years
ago Chicago was q small place.
Friend-,"Yes; but I suppose it
wouldn't have been safe to say so
then. Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Seems to Cover 1t.

Hojack-'Give me paraphrase OF
All is fair in love ssand war. 2"
Tomdik--"The tactics permissible
in courtship are equally allowable af-
ter marriage. Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
They Don't Count.

elbow many children have you?"
asked constituent Of his Congress
man.
cone"
"My wife told me that you had
three"
"Oh, yes There's the twins; but
they're paired, you know. detroit
Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Proof.

"You won't go in that dark room
alone by yourself, Tommy?"
cob! won't I? You just come with
me, and see me do it!"-Punch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
CommIssion ys. Omission,

Jessie-''Is there anything more
embarrassing than blushiug when you
shouldn't?"
eyes; not blushing when you
should. Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
bem.na for More Battleshins.

The Secretary of the Navy has demanded
more 6ateshipS p and there can be no do5ot
tions. Protection is what our sea ports re-
quire, and Notifications will not adequately
supply this. Defense against all disorders of
n nialarial type is, however, adequately
sfforded by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, an
efficient remedy, also. for constipation, bill
iousness, dyspepsia, rheumatism and ner-
yn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

The dust of charcoal is gathered up and
mixed with the chaff from wheat. barley and
other grains, and with chopped straw, in
Japan. 1t is then moistened into q paste.
rolled into balls Us big as billiard ball, and
makes excellent fuel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
When If Ia Expensive.

When It Is Expensive.
"Talk is cheap"
''I guess you have never been fined
for contempt of court.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Who Wrote Garf,eld's Epitaph7

The publication of o little post.
humous volume of poems, entitled
"Voy Humana," by the late Mr.. John
Mills, ought to set at rest the ques.
tion of the authorship-or, at least,
of one of the authors-of the simple
epitaph:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Declaring Himself,

"Do you like the hat?" as she turned
it slowly on the pink tips of her
fingers.
"More than I can tell; but love its
darling little owner"
GLOW sweet! Itbelong to sister.
I'll call her. Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
A Irnsa Poem.

1t would keep hall a dozen harvesting ma
chimes busy gathering in the crop OF wild
oats sown by some young men.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

Any fool can lay plans, but it takes wise
man to IN lch them out.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
No ISlonflilSe for Mel

A cheap watch is usually in sympathy with
the ei hour movement
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Brcmo Quinine Tablets AL
Druggists refund mcuey ifit fails to cure. CSC