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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-10-12
y,nderbilt,s Gift to His Bride.

George W. Vanderbilts gift to MS
bride, formerly Miss Edith Stuyves-
SAINT Dresser, cost the master OF Bilt-
more S5OO,0O0. 1t is a necklace OF ru-
bies. the largest of which is worth
$500, and the smallest $4,000. The
prince Of these gorgeous gems is as
large, cut through its widest dimen-
sions, as the thumb nail Of q man.
These rubies, which will adorn the
beautifully modelled neck of Mrs. Van
derbilt, are finer possession-in the
estimation of persons who are fond OF
bedecking themselves with rare jew
els-than is any single ornament in
the Jewel cases of Europe's royalty.
OF course the queens great Koh-i-noor
stands alone, but it is of an order diff
ferent from the Vanderbilt rubies. The
queen never wears the Koh-i-noor. 1t
belongs to the crown of England-the
people of England, really-but the new
Mrs. Vanderbilt is the personal pro-
prietor Of her glorious necklace. The
car of Russia could give his bride no
more costly or rare token of his afrec-
ton than did the transformations and
quiet George Vanderbilt present to his
chosen partner. The first time Mrs.
Vanderbilt wears her necklace will
mark an epoch in the history of fash
ion. The story Of the necklace Is in.
tcresting. Some time ago the greatest
iewelry firm in existence conceived the
idea of astounding the world with the
exhibit at the Paris exposition of 1900
Of the most gorgeous necklace that was
ever seen. This ornament was to be
Of pigeon blood red rubies, and the &C
tivities of many dealers In precious
stones were put to work. The rubies
were secured in the mines Of KyatP Pen
and carried on the backs of elephants
by armed natives to Mandalay, thepce
| to Europe. Then the jewelers. set to
work and when they had finished their
| task the gems were worked, with ropes
of diamonds, into the superb necklace.
Mr.. Vanderbilt saw it and bought 1t.
This necklace is only one of the
pieces of jewelry possessed by Mrs.
Vanderbilt, who q few days ago was
a penniless girl. The gifts Of gems
she received on her swedding day are
valued at $1,000, ,000.-Chicago Times
| Herald.
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s,,ydust mn tho Farm.

In many sections sawdust can be
purchased at price that makes it
valuable in fdrm operations. 1t should
not be used on light or sandy soils,
but on clay land or on land inclined
to be wet it will loosen up the soil as
well as enrich it. In the stock barn,
and especially with COWS, sawdust is
valuable for bedding, readily absorb
ing the liquid manure and retaining
it, SO that the effect is plainly visible
when the sawdust is applied to the
soil as q fertilizer. As simmer
mulch for strawberry plants sawdnst
is equal to anything used for that
purpose. It is too heavy for winter
mulch except between the rows, but
it may be used in connection with
some coarser material like leaves or
straw, and will be valuable. 1t must
be remembered that the value Of saw
dust as fertilizer is but nominal aud
it's chief vnlue, in its application to the
soil, is after it has been used in the
stable as all absorbent for the liquid
manures SO often lost through care
lessness.
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Queen yictoria,s Music Lessons.

Upon first attempting to learn the
piano, it is said that queen Victoria
grew very tired of the drudgery of the
daily practice of scales and exercises,
and one day while at her practising
she became SO disguised that she
jumped up, closed the piano with a
bang, and declared that\ she would
never touch it again.
She was afterward, however, per-
suaded to resume her lessons, 50 that
when twelve years old she was able
to accompany her mother in duets.
In time the Queen became familiar
with the works of the masters, espe-
cially Mendelssohn, who paid her o
visit once at Buckingham Palace. His
"Hymn of Praise" was her favorite of
all his works. 1t is only of recent
years that Her Majesty has given up
her music and singing.
There are sixty pianos in her
vaGious palaces, the finest being q
magnificent Georgiaua, made in Am
boyna wood and kept in the crimson
drawing room at Windsor Castle. 1t
has wonderfully sweet tone.
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Fashion Hints.

Military braid is used extensively
FOR the trimming of cloth gowns:
One hat pin has the American flag
mounted under crystal on the head.
Suits made of face cloth are hold
ing prominent place N the fashion
list. They are heavily braided in
many cases.
Simple and pretty are the blue
dresses with just enough red and
white in the braid to carry out the
patriotic suggestion.
Cream tinted and ivory-white woods
are extremely popular, and the fabrics
are made up into gowns appropriate
for both day and evening wear.
Cravats of soft, heavy corded silk,
in black, pink and blue stripes are
very smart and pretty to wear with
the tucked and plated pique shirt
waist.
The fancy for colored underwear
that has existed for some time seems
to be dying out completely, and pure
white is the only strictly fashionable
color now used.
The taffeta shirt waists are lately
made with fchu effect. Two ac-
Gordon plated rufies are on the lower
edge, forming a tiny basque. The
sleeves and yoke are Of guipure lace.
For children's wear organdie dresses
are fashionable this season, and all
dresses of sheer fabrics are extremely
popular. Linen suits sell well, and
there is an unabated demand for ging-
ham and percale.
The plain white linen collar is still
fitted to many of the pretty shirt
waists, although the majority of the
dressy models have the neck trimmed
with folds of the material and Paquin
points edged with lace.
One of the most durable materials
for school-dresses to be worn in cold
weather is mohair, which comes in an
unlimited variety of colors, and washes
in soap-bark to look quite new, If
ironed on the wrong side.
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terview he said:
"I had been sufferer OF rheumatism
for number of years and the pain at times
was very intense. tried all the proprlo,
tury medicines could think or hear OF, but
received no relief.
"I finally placed my case with several
physicians and doctored with them Tor
some time, but they failed to do me any
good. Finally, with my hopes OF roller
nearly exhausted read m article regnrd-
ing DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
'rle, which induced me to try then. l was
anxious to got rid OF the terrible disease
aud bought two boxes OF the pills. began
using them about March, 1897. After had
taken two boxes was completely cured,
and the pain has never returned. think
tits the best medicine I have ever takcn,
and um willing OF any time to sign my
namo to any testimony setting forth Its
good merits"
(SigneO ADAM vANoUNDY;
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
Goth day OF September, A. D. 1897.
FRANKLIN @. FUNK, Notary Pubac..
Mr.. vangundys statement ought to be
regarded as the criterion OF the good merits
of these pills. What better proof could
person want than the above facts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-10-12
The Value of the italian Army.

The army cost about $45, 600, 600
wear. The rank and file under arms
i. e., the actual standing army-is
about 140, 900 to $50, 900 men, aud is
never large enough, without calling
out.the reserves, to maintain order in
case of such troubles as the recent. or
Those of 1898. The army is the best
school in Italy, and has done more to
develop and unity the various and
once hostile populations than all other
agencies. Those who have seen much
OF the italian soldiers will be. ready
to testify that in all that concerns the
making of men the army is worth all
the universities in the peninsula, for
it teaches discipline, which is taught
in no other school, nor in the family.
It is the one institution in Italy
which is not demoralized. london
SpectatOr,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-10-12

furnishes vegetable matter to decay
in the soil and has O beneficial bac-
terial effect, neither of which you get
from commercial fertilizers.
Now, here is the substance of the
whole matter, and every honorable
horticultural paper or institute worker
or fertilizer man will agree with it
heartily. We want you to save oil
your manure, and not let part of it go
to waste and then buy back the same
ingredients you lost. We want you
to grow clover, cow-peas, etc., and
get nitrogen practically free, instead
Of buying it. We want you to buy
feed and get fertility for your land.
Lastly, if you haven't enough, as
you find by actual experiment, then
purchase what you need.
When you buy fertilizers again let
it be after you have learned how to
figure them. If figures on the bag
say 2 to 8 per cent. of nitrogen
it means 2 per cent. only. That is
all the law requires. The ''3" is
put on to deceive you, so an agent
can call it . 1-2 per cent.
on at, average. Two per cent. means,
Of course, two pounds in 100 or 40 in
a ton. Figure this at IA cents. Then
figure the phosphoric acid that is
available, soluble and reverted, at
5 1-2 cents. Next the potash at b
cents; then add 20 per cent. for mix
ing and you will have q fair idea of
what the fertilizer is worth, or rather,
what you should pay for it. Do not
let any interested party fool you into
thinking that ton of wheat straw
will not3be worth more to you in the
end, properly used on your farm, than
So worth of any fertilizers you can
buy. Where quick action is wanted,
of course, you can get n fertilizer that
will do better than the straw, but in
the long run you will lose by selling
straw ut 50 and buying fertilizers with
the money L would not sell it at 81
q ton. The vegetable matter that the
straw adds to the soil is too valuable.
IT. B. Terry in Practical Farmer.
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"Angel Earton.n

In the Antietam campaign of Sep
tember, 1862, brigadier-general hur.
ried back from the front with force
to rescue wagon train of hospital
supplies. To his surprise he found
the teamsters mending their harness,
rearranging their broken teams and
getting ready to ,novc on. The train
had been attacked, but had not stam-
pedod, as usual under such circum-
stances. The brigadier surveyed the
scene of order and discipline with
amazement He turned to the pre-
siding genius and asked;
"How in tho world did you keep
these mon from running away2"
"They stayed because I did," Miss
Barton replied, simply.
She wore boots, and her skirts were
tucked up in wet-weather fashion.
She had been out in the storms and
mud for ten days in tho Maryland
mountains. What sight she was! This
was the first time q nurse corps had gone
into the field with q Union army,
ready to work among the wounded as
the fighting began. The idea was
Miss Barton's. She had been in the
Peninsular campaign and had seen
the need.
When the army started to head off
Lee on his Maryland raid Miss Bar
ton got detail of wagons from As
sistant Quartermaster-G General Rue.
kcr, :illed them with supplies which
she hal collected, but not from tho
government, and started after the
army. She travelled SO vigorously and
kept so close to the fighting end of
the army that the prudent mule driv-
ers became alarmed for their precious
skins. One night they revolted
against petticoat generalship. Under
the leadership of stalwdrt teamster
they resolved as they sat around the
campfire that they would refuse to
drive forward in the morning. News
of the crisis reached Miss Barton
when the hour came to start. She
climbed down out of the wagon, where
she had slept, and went to the camp
fire, around which the mutineers were
clustered. She laid her hand on the
arm of the big conspirator and asked
him if he was not going to hitch up
and start forward.
'I don't know about that" he.
growled, with scowl on his face and
shake of his head.
eyes, you do know" she said.
You will obey, because I give the,
osders.'' n
Ten minutes later every man was
hitching up his mules, and in half an
hour the nurse corps train was on its
way to the front. Until this time the
sanitary commission had limited IS
relief work to camps and hospitals.
Clara Barton at Antietam carried the
work upon the battlefield. To the
poor, shattered soldier on his cot she
showed the tender heart of woman.
She was CANCEL Barton" to him and
to all the rest of the wounded men.
The mutinous mule drivers who set
her wishes at defiance discovered that
those boots and tucked oup skirts went
with mind born to command.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
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Shirt Waists for Misses.

Shirt waists are now part of every
little girls wardrobe, and certainly
they look much better on children
than they do on older women, who
have the shirt-waist habit to an alarm
ing extent. It is a mistake, says
Harper's Bazaar, to have too elaborate
shirt waists for children. The pref
tiest are really very simple and look
best worn with ribbon around the
throat instead of collar. A
collar is stiff and old. The prettiest
model has little fullness on the
shoulders drawn down into the belt,
a yoke at the back, and medium-sized
sleeves finished with narrow cuff to
be fastened with little pearl buttons,
not studs. erhese shirts are worn
with linen, pique or serge skirts, and
the best belt to buy for child is q
ribbon of some dark color to go twice
around the waist and tie in front with
n how
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-10-12
forcing Tomatoes in Winter.

Seed for the crop was sown Sep
tember fifteen in 1-2 inch flats filled
with loan and sand in proportion of
four to one. Professors Mason and
Hall, Bulletin 10, Kansas experiment
station.] In three weeks plants were
taken from the fats and set in 2 l-2
inch pots. These were twice repotted
and finally on December 10 were set
in benches. All the vines were trained
on trellis and after the branches
were established pruning consisted III
cutting out weak foliage and occa-
sionally thinning the more vigorous
plants. When the plants were small
the watering was done by means of a
sprinkler, but after they were set in
the bench the ground was watered
twice asweek with q heavy spray from
the hose. Later the soil was soaked
heayily5every eighth day by flooding.
After each wetting, when the soil be-
came dry it was cultivated lightly and
leveled of. Toward the end of the
season3no cultivation was given.
The vines made vigorous growth
from the time they were set in the
bench and considerable quantity OF
the foliage had to be removed to pre-
vent shutting out the light. The fruit
season was ended about June l2. This
need not be done, for as the tomato is
O continuous bloomer, it could be
kept bearing so long as the vines can
be cared for and the fruit disposed
of. The fruit was smaller than that
grown out of doors, but still quite
fair-sized, many of the tomatoes being
three inches in diameter. They were
uniformly smooth and in good condi-
tion. BY 4 Februnry d oil varieties,
but one gave from one to three ripe
fruit, The yield from therows placed
nearest the glass was the least, giving
1O3 against lO6 pounds from the front
row or that further from the glass.
The tine from the planting of the
seed until the ripening of the first
fruit is % weeks. About half this
time the plants grew in fats and took
up little room. The crop was allowed
to. bear 8 1-2 months. Winter toma-
toes were o novelty to most people,
and at first they were bought slowly,
but as the people became more famil-
lar with them they sold readily.
In tests made at the Geneva IN. Y.
station in forcing tomatoes it was
found that plants trained to single
stems are more profitable than three
stem plants for winter tomatoes, the
fruits on the single stems are heavier
and greater in number, so that the
total yield per square foot of bench is
decidedly larger. It>was also found
that the amount of fruit ripening dur
ing the first six weeks of fruiting is
much greater for the single plants.
!eryl little difference was found il, the
yield of plants grown in pots from
from those grown in benches in the
single-stem tomatoes, but with the
three-stem system using the pots
seemed to be decided Advantage
American Agriculturist.
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NO WOMAN is EXEMPT.

Regularity is a matter of Importance
in every woman's life. Much pain Is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
in truth it is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle, the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation of woman's healthis
a perfectly normal and regular per-
formance of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER
TRUDE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa, is echoed
in every city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
sDEAR Mrs. PNKuAM:-I feel like a
new person since following your ad-
vice, and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done me. My troubles were pain
full menstruation and leucorrhea. l
was nervous and had spells of being
confused. Before using your remedies
never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. Inow wish to say that I never
had anything do me SO much good for
painful menstruation as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me of leucorrhea. I hope these few
words may help suffering women"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
OF the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand siling
women during a single year.
All suffering women. are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. for advice about their health.
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True Courtesy,

General Robert E. Lee was in the
cars going to Richmond one day, and
was seated at the end farthest from
the door. The other seats were filled
with officers and soldiers. An old
woman, poorly dressed, entered at
one of the stations, and finding no
seat, and having none offered to her,
approached the end where the general
was seated. He Immediately arose
and gave her his seat.
Instantly there was q general rising,
each one Offering his seat to the gen.
eral. But he calmly said:
'sNo, gentlemen, if there was no
sent for the infrm old woman, there
Gun be none for me-"
The effect was remarked. One
after another got out of the car. The
seals seemed to be too hot for them,
and the general and the old lady soon
had the car to themselves. Rams
Horn.
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A Sailor Landsman.

Plllsy has a smattering Of naval
knowledge and loses no opportunity to
air it during this period of interna-
tional unpleasantness. "HeaVe to!' ls
the order delivered when he meets a
man on the street with whom ne
wishes to talk. "Just give me my
clearance papers, is the way In which
he asks Ior q receipt, for money paid,
and it is probably due to. the pleasure
thus afforded him that he is sethins
a good many bills which the holders
had begun to regard as dead ducks.
Sailing under sealed orders Is the re-
mark with which he meets any re-.
ouest for information which he does
not desire to give, and "face as long
as a yardarm" Is his comment upon
any one who is not in q hilarious
frame of mind. He "hauls close to"
when he is confidential and Is always
on a ''stern chase" when looking Tor
n friend. He anchors" himself when
he sits down and "clears for action"
when he enters his business office.
"Where's your mother, Will| asked
Pillsey the other evening as soon as
he reached home.
"scrrubbing the upper deck" an
swered Will, who is a chip OF the old
block, and knows thing or two about
nautical affairs himself.
"Hey, what's that?" shouted the old
man. Don't get cantankerous with
me or I'll give you ataste of the ropes
end. What do you know about lufhnS
too. main and mizzen rigging, stern
dayits, spanker booms, bowsprits or
hard aport? Don't try to put on any
frills with a salty old sea dog Like me-
Where's your mother!
"Cleaning house up stairs. just
finishing the last ROOM"
"That's better. Now pipe all hands
to grub, for have special cruise to
make this eyening."-Detrodt Free
pracc 's,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-10-12
For n Perfect Neck.

A perfect neck is not often seen.
The shoulders may be we'll rounded
ana the skin white and fine, and yet
ugly hollows and distinct shadows of
collar bones completely spoil the
contour.
This can all be remedied, and that
easily.
Let any girl who has such neck
try the effects of gymnastics fifteen
minutes every night aud morning for
s month.
The result will surprise her.
Stand with the toes turned out well,
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Pruning Fruit Trees.

Summer pruning tends to form fruit
buds while trimming in the spring
produces wood growth. Trim each
year, but only enough to cut out cross
branches and water sprouts. A tree
can sometimes be induced to bear
yearly by removing half Of the fruit
buds and permitting It to bear half
crop only each season. 1t is, how
ever, usually more practicable to allow
nature to take its course and let the
trees bear each alternate year. Let
each tree assume its individual shape
and do not try to have all look alike.
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Manure md Fertilizers

A ton of manure with ten pounds
of nitrogen, twelve pounds of potash
and six pounds of phosphoric acid in
It, is worth more to you in the end for
farm crops, as rule, although, per-
haps, not so Immediately available,
than the same number of pounds of
these Ingredients in any fertilizer on
earth. This is because the manure
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-10-12
HOODS pills cure all Liver Ills, s5 cents.
A Man Under Bonds as Common scold.

The unusual spectacle of man ar
raigned as q common scold was en-
joyed in the rollroom Of the police
station at Front and Master streets
recently. Magistrate O'Brien c@c1pied
the judicial bench, and the prisoner
before him was John Hartmann Of
937 Marshall street. The audience
was principally composed of Hart
mann's neighbors, and the principal
witness against him was Charles Pick
EFT, who resides next door to him.
Pickett testified that Hartmann had
been naggiDg at the people ef the
neighborhood for some time. Hart
mann objected to his neighbors sitting
upon their doorsteps at night and in
sisted that they should stay inside and
so to bed early. On one occasion he
deliberately turned the hose upon
Pickett and his wife because they re-
fused ITO go in The house by 10
o'clock Several women in the court
room cnimed in with q concert of an
ecdotes, but were suppressed by the
Judge. Hartmann, who was pro-
nouncet.2 Hohenzollern accent to match
his alleged Kaiser Wilhelm proclivities
for managing other peoples affairs,
shouted:
"Vy don'd dey mofe DER houses und
go? am q nuisance not"
When the Magistrate held Hartmann
on the charge of being common scold
and demanded bail, the defendants
lawyer cried: "You cannot hold my
client on that charge. Who ever heard
of man being a common scold?"
~ did, just now, and unless your
client enters bail for S4O0 he will take
a ride in the wagon waiting outside" I"
replied the Court Hartmann's broth
er-in-law went on his bonds.-Phila-
delDhia Record.
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Easily Done.

There is curious process for per-
forating bars or plates Of wrought
iron. A stick of sulphur is moulded
to the form desired for the hole; this
is easy, for the sulphur is readily
softened, and can be made to assume
any shape. The iron is heated to
white heat. The stick of sulphur is
pressed on the spot where the hole is
needed, and enters, so to speak, rs in
butter. The hole has precisely the
form of the stick.