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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Fashion Hints.

One OF the fads of the moment is
the wearing of flowers in the hair.
Small checks in silk are popular,
and those with many colors are the
most acceptable.
Pretty picturesque hats are those
of white Panama, trimmed with large
punches of wild flowers.
The sailor hat really needs veil
this year, so small and Insignificant is
it without any adornment.
The wear-defying vicunas will ap-
pear in handsome colorings and new
guises for the making of handsome
tailor gowns.
There are belts and collars of rib
bon in plaids of prominent clans, while
the silver clasp bears the crest and
motto of the tribe OF family.
Flannel petticoats-indeed, all pet
ticoats-must be made with a fitted
yoke, buttoned, not tied with strings,
for the strings make bad rent at the
back.
Walking dresses made half of silk
and half of serge, or some other woolen
stuff, are being worn in London. This
fashion affords good opportunity for
making over old gowns.
The newest aud oldest of servietta
rings is Of twisted silver, made in the
form Of O snake, the head and tail
beautifully chased, the body forming
the double circle for the folded SER
yiette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Factory Tests for Cheese.

In order to protect himself as we'll
as his conscientious patrons, the mod
ern cheesemaker must be able to Judge
with accuracy the quality of milk
brought to his factory. Smelling and
tasting are the most common m methods,
but it is readily seen that neither one
nor both of these methods can be used
satisfactorily. For the purpose of es-
timating rapidly the acidity of milk,
the Wisconsin station has devised q
method called the alkaline tablet test
which may be readily used as the
milk is delivered at the factory.
The apparatus consists of a white
t i. cup, four, six or eight ounce
bottle and small measure with q
capacity of about one-half ounce. A
solution of the tablets is made by
placing as many in the bottle as is in
dicated by its capacity in ounces. As
the milk is delivered at the factory the
measure is filled from the weigh can,
and poured into the white cup. The
same or another measure is filled
twice with the tablet solution and
emptied into the cup of milk. The
liquids are mixed by giving the cup a
quick rotary motion. If the milk re-
mains white it contains more than
two-tenths of one per cent. of acid.
If it is colored, even faint shade of
pink, after being thoroughly mixed, it
contains less amount of acid and is
therefore SO far as acidity goes suit
able for the manufacture of cheese.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Care of Finger Nails.

To keep the nails in good condition
it is by no means necessary that you
devote much of your time or money
to q professional manicure. A few
minutes given every day, once the
nails are properly treated, will keep
them firm and exquisite in color.
After the hands are washed each
morning use tho nail brush thorough.
ly, and then, when they are quite
dry push back, very gently, the skin
that.is inclined te grew up around the
edges of the nails. Under no circum-
stance use o steel point to push this
skin back, and do not cut it away as
professional manicures are apt to do.
While the nail is still moist use the
point of the file to remove any dust
or specks that the brush has neg.
lected, and th.en,. with nail scissors,
sharp, curved, and kept for this pur-
pose only, cut the nails in shape
that suits your: finger tips. The
ridiculously long nail which looks
like a claw. is entirely out of fashion.
Use the file to make smooth the rough
edges left by the scissors, and then
take the least little bit of red nail paste
and smear the tiniest morsel on each
one of the nails. Don't let it got
into the edges or roots, for it is only
intended MS sort of oil to keep the
nails soft and to prevent their grow
ing horny; then sprinkle pinch Of
powder on the polisher and rub each
nail with quick, even stroke that
will esult in giving it brightness
that is refined looking, but not bril-
liaucy that suggests that you only
shine at your finger tips. After this
give your hands another bath, using
hot water and a delicate soap, then
close your hands and rub one set Of
nails against the other, achieving in
this way proper fnish,-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Autumn TefIings.

New veilings are exhibited in some
of the shops. Smaller dots set closer
together than they were last winter
are shown. Gray, white and blue
silk mesh with black or white small
dots is effective. White with black
dots and black with white dots are
seen again. A decidedly new yelling
is fine black silk met with small
motifs of cream OF white lace scattered
over it. The effect is different from
that of the ordinary lace veil and the
edge is finished by very narrow
border OF cream OF white embroidery.
Another odd veil has small black
chenille dots set close together in
groups of five, the groups set about
their own width apart. The edge is
finished by q triple row of chenille
dots, set close together in straight
lines. Red and blue yelling, with
fine criss-cross bars AMI squares of
tulle between the spaces, resembling
some of the grenadine dress materials,
are more curious than pretty, and will
probably attain no great popularity.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Making md Filling Silos.

Before the advent of the modern
corn harvester the cost of putting up
ensilage was considerable, but now,
with good management, the work chm
be done at moderate cost. Corn en-
silage in tho silo will generally cost 81
to 81. so per ton. This includes cost
of seed, preparation of land, INTEREST
on same, cultivation Of corn, catting5
filing, etc. This will vary according
to local conditions, yield; price Of
land and labor facilities for work, etc:
Glover ensilage will usually cost less
than corn on account of the smaller
expense Of growing the crop: The
crop may be estimated at about 81 per
ton. At present no great number Of
mensare needed to fill 4 silo, as mod
ern mach merry greatly reduces the
labor. Ole man on corn harvester
will cut as fast rs the ordinary cutter
can take care of it, and three or four
men can do the loading, unloading
and feeding and see to the filling.
Corn and clover can be put in the
silo either whole OF cut, rs seems best
Under the circumstances; but this is
largely matter of preference: Great,
eare must be taken iii putting tho
materials in whole to see that close
packing is Secured about tie sides,
and especially In tile corners, if the
silo is rectangular. Cut material
packs itself to d certain extent, but it
should also be well tramped down in
the course of filling: :.
To get the best silage and the least
loss it is important that the silo is at
least "a feet deep and 80 feet is still
better. Next to the proper depth of
silage the lining and doors are tho
most important. Some method should
be employed to make the doors air
tight, rs the ensilage spoils very rap
Fc.ffd'ywhen brought in contact with the
air. To make silo absolutely tight
is nextto an impossibility, but there
are several ways to make it nearly so.
The inside may DO lined with galvan.
ized iron, but this does not seem to
withstand the action of the acids.
When paper is used between two or
more layers OF board it should be of
some waterproof quality. Shingles
are sometimes used, but are not, as
rule, very satisfactory. Brick Innings
when plastered with cement are very
satisfactory. Grout or concrete lin
ings are also good:
The atwood roiind silo is perhaps
the most common type, and also is
abotit as durable as any for the amount
of money it takes to build it. Such a
silo can be lined with four-inch matched
flooring and made fairly tight, if the
boards are driven together with a very
thick paint or thick coal tar between
them. The numerous ways in which
silos can be built give every man
chance to select the kind he thinks
best suited to his needs. No matter
what the type, all should be covered
with something to keep out the air, If
the silage is to stand for any length of
time. Some method of ventilation
should also be provided i'll order to
keep the lining from rottihg. If these
few simple points are observed there
is no reason why every farmer should
not have silo and be able to keep
ensilage in o satisfactory manner.-
American Agriculturist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Eoyal Geography.

The youthful Queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland some years ago had misbe-
haved to heS governess, an English
lady. The governess, rs penance,
babe her unruly pupil draw sketch
map of Europe with the principal
cities and features indicated. In
course of an hour the young culprit
presented herself and her map to the
taskmaster. Holland was drawn with
vastly disproportioned territory and
careful detail. England was rep
resented as an island too small in size
for anything but its name; ireland
was made rather more significant; and
across the margin of the work was
written: ''The actual English territory
is too limited to allow details. w"
The sentiments Of the governess are
not on record. d.-Harper's Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
nrnnedN Not Dressed.

Seldom it is that French woman
is visible before l o'clock, and then,
if she leaves her room, it is to be hud-
died in pretty soft crepe or thin white
goods that give her the look of a
fairy, too light and airy for earth.
Bernhardt and Amelia Rives, the two
women who have stood in their re-
spective countries for the esthetic in
dress, adopted the style of draping
the figure in loose, light material
which was very becoming. Instead
of cutting out a morning robe from
the regulation pattern and sewing it
in seams, they took the goods and
gathered it around the neck and pro-
vided armholes for it. They draped
them long and loose aud caught them
here and there with fancy ornaments.
Bernhardt's dresses were generally in
blue, while Amelia Rives chose the
more picturesque white.-Chicago
Times Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02

such varieties as are best adapted to
amateur culture, and to endure the
vicissitudes that characterize the
average living-room. Ambitious anna
tgurs have not been slow to avail
themselves of the, tempting possibill;;
titles in Btore for them, and have il
their turn practically verified the
statements of florists that the palm
will stand d great deal of neglect and
wrong treatment before showing any
bad results. trust this recital of
the fact will not encourage any one III
careless asage Of SO noble a plant, but
rather ,smbolden the, fearful to. try
their ",prentice hand"o upon.at least
one 0r two fine specimens. The firm,
heavy texture Of their foliage enablM
them to endure better than almost any
other decorative plant the varying and
high degrees of tenn terature to which
they are often subjected, and it is graf
flying to know that the species that
thrive best under these disadvantages
are GQe uOSG DSuuIllui VI uao "S
palm family.
Palms are especially adapted to
places with limited sunshine, proving
boon to many city d*ellsrs; and will
do we'll in strong light without sun;
shine. They are often greatly in
iured by being kept constantly in
darkened halls and in apartments that
preclude the treatment essential to
their health A daily sponging Of
their foliage with tepid water may be
given By careful hands without dnm,-
age to surroundings, and if they nre
carried to another apartment for ah
hour of morning sunshine, and thor;
oughly showered once or twice 3
week, they will remain in d healthy
condition; With iudicious watering 4s
demanded: Remember always that
while limited and early morning sun.
shine brightehs and invigorates the
palm, strong sunshine destroys the
rich green color.-Vick's Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
HOW nses yent,late rheit Ho,nes,

The buzzing sound that bees mako
in their hives, and which can be often
heard by those standing outside, is
not produced for the sake Of the music.
1t is to expcl the bad air; and row or
file of them may often be found hear
the entrance, engaged in that health
giving operation:
Meanwhile, there is another little
company standing just outside "aut-
tering" the fresh air in. All this time
the little messengers between hive
and flower 60, come and go, and brush
past the veutilating corps, with their
little loads of honey.
As high as twenty bees may be en-:
gagged at once in this praiseW9rthy
process of giving fresh mir to theft
homes. When they get tired their
place is taken by others, and the good
work OF aeration still goes on.-Eyery-
where.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
YOUNG AT SIXTY.

Serene comfort and happiness in ad-
vanced years are realized by compare
lively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to Sc
rious troubles on account of their pecu-
liar organism and their profound igno-
rance concerning themselves, all COM
bine to shorten the period of usefulness
and fill their later years with suffering.
Mrs. Pinkham has done much to mako
women strong. She has given advice
to many that has shown them how to
guard against disease and retain vigor-
GUS health in old age. From every cor
ner of the earth there is constantly COM
ing the most convincing statements
from women, showing the efficacy OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here
is letter from Mrs. j. c. Orms, of 22o
Horner ST., Johnstown, Pa, which is
earnest and straight to the point:
"DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM:-I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that I
think your remedies are wonderful. [
had trouble with my head, dizzy spells
and hot flashes. Feet and hands were
cold, was very nervous, could not sleep
well. had kidney trouble, pain in
o7aries and congestion of the womb.
Since taking your remedies I am better
every way My head trouble is all
gone, have no pain in ovaries, and am
cured of womb trouble. 1 can eat and
sleep well and am gaining in flesh. L
consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
lelled, 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 o hundred thousand niling
Womep during q single year,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
A Memorial on a Mountain Top.

There was touch Of romance as
well as originality in the way in which
the Tyrolcse marked the occasion of
the death of Primo, Bismarck. The
news made Il deep Impression on the
sturdy morntaineers, in whose veins
flows German blood. At Lienz the in
habitants conveyed the sad message
to the rest of their kin from the sum-
NIT Of the nearest and highest noun
tain, the Spitzkofel. At night time
band of the villagers made the ascent
OF tie Spitzkofel, bearing a large
black flag. In seven hours they reach
ed the mountain peak, 2,740 metres
above the sea, and they there planted
the flag so that it was visible to all
the Wills. IS dotting the valley below.
London Morning Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Ground Bono for Poultry,

It is not pretended that grotind
bone is OF any great value to fowls
that have the benefit OF ah extensive
grass range, bnt It is of undoubted
value when they are confined either
wholly or partially, and is one of the
essentials to success III winter feed
ing. 1t supplies to the growing hen
bone-1naking material, and counter
acts any tendency to- diarrhea in
poultry at any age. It also tends to
postpone the brooding instinctso great
detriment when eggs are desired.
Burned bone is sometimes used, but
is net to be compared in value to.
ground bone. The latter should be:
fine, usually the size Of coarse oat-,
meal, and mixed with MI the soft food;
given, usually with the morning mash.
One ounce to every pint of dry meal
before moistening, is about the right
proportion to feed. Ground bone
should not be confounded with crushed
raw bone, which is fed to laying hens
with great advantage occasionally, but
which is too concentrated to form any
considerable part of the daily ration,
as is advised with ground bone.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Hoods Pills cure indigestion. s5 cen
Our Second Satellite.

If we are to credit the observations
made by DR.. Georg Waltemath Of
Hamburg. Germany, our earth is ac-
companied in her wanderings, not by
one satellite only, as we have hitherto
been content to believe, but by two.
Although it seems utterly incredible
that we should have to wait till the
end of the nineteenth century for the
recognition of the existence of this
second moon, yet we must remember
that numerous observations, mostly, it
Is true, utterly unscientifc and vague,
have from time to time been made
recording the passage of an unknown
dark body across the suns disc.
These observations were some short
time back collated by DR.. Waltemath,
and from the facts thus brought TO-
gether he has evolved the theory Of
the existence of 4 small moon hitherto
unredognized, having diameter Of
some 440 miles, with q volume 1913
times smaller than that Of the moon.
and mass eighty times less.
In announcing his theory DR.. Waite.
math predicted a transit Of this body
across the suns disc for q date early
In February last, and curiously enough
he has since had his prediction con-
firmed from more than one quarter.
He has received letters from China,
where three German officers in the
Chinese service observed the phenom.
enon; from Weisbaden and other
towns in Germany. These corlirma
tory observations may, Of course, be
mere condolences; but wilder theories
than that Of DR.. Waltemath have by
the advancement of science been prov
ed to be sober facts.-London Chroni-
Gle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Large Barns Not Bcst.

Owing to the easily combustible
character of barr contents such build.
ings are much more likely to be burned
than are others much more common
in the country. At this season of the
year, when such barns are filled with
damp hay or grain the moisture rising
from them makes the best Sort Of
lightning conductor, and this always
when 1t hits such d barn sets it on
fire, with the result that it and neigh
boring buildings are burned. For
this reason it were better if barns
were built smaller and less expensive:
ly, and were scattered III different
places on the farm, instead Of being
hudled together, rs is usually the case:
1T is always best I'd. insure tie barn
whether the house is Insured or not.
In the house fire most often results
from carelessness. In the barn it
may occur from causes which no fore
thought could have prevented.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
. Santiacan Products.

The corner of Cuba in which San
tiago swoons is alarmingly fertile. It
is prolific in sticky fruits, in malarie,
in festas, in pretty girls and in the
suffocation of purple skies. Not much
good ever came from there. 1t is
worth noting, however, that years
ago the Philarmonica, the local con-
cert hall, was filled one night with
the trills of child. Then presently
the world learned that new diva had
appeared. The child was Adelina
Patti. It was there she effected her
debut. But though Santiago has not
much to boast of, in the circumjacent
territory an agricultural Arcadia has
been set. The neighboring upland of
Guantanamo is the richest sugar dis
trict not already in trust, near by is
coffee, next door is gold-everywhere
Nature in her most prodigal mood,
everywhere that opulence which con-
soled Spain for the loss of Mexico and
Pegp,-Collier's Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Miss Letters paper Crown.


That is very interesting story which
relates how Mrs. Curzon, when little
Miss Letter, was seen strutting up
and down q room wearing paper
crown while she remarked, "I will be
q queen some day." The lady who
tells the story, says the Chicago Post,
adds significantly that ''many truth
Is spoken in Jest" All of which is
undeniably true, but at the same time
We have no special reason to believe
that the prediction has been verified
or is likely to be verified, or that little
Miss Mary prophetically gave utter
ance to sparkling truth. We sup
pose there has never been little girl
in this delightful city of Chicago who
has notat one time or another adorned
herself with paper crown and an
nounced that she was going to be n
queen. Little girls have weakness
for this sort of thing, and yet we have
no recollection that any young woman
of our town has ever assembled a
throne, save for temporary OF unim-
portant purposes. Somebody has said
that all American women are queens.
OF course, not even the women them
selves believe such wild hyperbole,
but it is gallant remark, and if it
makes them feel good for the time be-
ing there is no objection to the phrase.
Let the little girls play with their
paper crowns and utter their mock
solemn predictions, for we are making
history nowadays, and Cuba or Hawaii
or the Philippines may yet ask for q
queen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
A Model Fruit Seller.

A thrifty italian fruit seller on one
of the most populous thoroughfarcs
down town, who talks 1uently with
his diverse patrons, is an interesting
character. His personal appearance
gives. no outward suggestion of his
profound book lore and his versatility
lii tile modern languages. tnderiieari
his commonplace counter he always
has a box Of books Oh poesy; history
and biography; and whatever time the
exigencies of business allow, this as
siduous italian spends with the clas::
sizes and the old matters. he reads and
speaks fluently, italian; French and
English; and can converse intelligently
With his German. customers. At .sey:
enteen; when he landed In New York,
he knew no language but italian. 4
Columbia College professor became
interested in the lad, who then Served
him with his morning news, and
taught him to read. Now this fruit
seller savant has q rare collection of
old Italian and French chronicles and
we'll selected library of history and
iCtion.-Philadelph Recod.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Poultry Notes

Lay in supply of grain and vegeta:
bles for the long winter months.
Prepare now for winter and make
the house and yard comfortable:
Never mind threshing the oats for
the fowls, they prefer to do it them
selves.
Never give fowls medicine in me,
tallic vessels. Chemical combinations
might be injurious.
See that the new poultry house, il
you are going to build one, is finished
before cold weather.
A poultry house should be high
enough for person to stand in, and
that is high enough.
The earlier the hens shed their old
coats the sooner they will begin to
make winter egg record.
A writer declares that while old
fowls can stand cornmeal and bran,
they never should be fed to chicks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-11-02
Wit In the Siyty.Ninth.

One, Of the boys of the SiXty-ninth
New York was arrested not long ago
and taken to the guard house for be-
ing absent without leave. Upon be-
ing asked where he was by his cap,
tain he gave the following reply:
"Oi was over to the holf mint rlSi-
ment, sor."
The captain, being q son of Erin,
also replied:
"If youse'll tell me WHARF the holt
mint regiment is Oi'll relase yees."
The witty pisoner replied: cover to
the Thorty-sicond regiment. sor"-Fer-
nandina letter in Cleveland Plain
Dealer.