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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Very Bright Kid Gloves.

Gloves are no longer unobtrusive.
The hands ere well out in the fore.
ground of color, and all the subdued
colored gloves are putout in stacks on
the commonplace counters, where
people to whom glove is glove, so
it will be well fitting, may make their
choice contentedly. The exclusive,
the high-priced, and the most sought
after gloves are of unmistalable tints
and stitchings, showing out in down
right blues and greens and canary
colors, which might be termed glaring
but for the fine tone and finish of the
skin. Gloves in glossy kid of q
bright, unhesitating blue, cross be-
tween the sky blue and indigo blue,
have ornate stitchings of cream silk to
distinguish them and bindings of the
same tint about the tops. Cadet blue
gloves are stitched and finished with
salmon pink. A pair of metallic green
gloves have black furnishings, and q
purplish plum colored pair are elab-
grated with just hint of green.
Light pearl gray gloves and those
of dark sr tone of gray as we'll, have
embroidery stitching on the back and
wrist bindings of brickdust red. Vivid
canary colored gloves have staring
black stitchings, and so on all through
the calendar of contrasts and colors.
However much popular opinion may
have discountenanced bright kid
gloves in the past, and notwithstand-
ing the disfavor that the first advance
guard of these brilliant hand cover
iags met with in the winter when they
were first foisted on the public, they
have edged themselves in now to
stay. In store that has to do with
setting the styles for great majority
of discriminating shoppers, the dis
play # colors, when the high-priced
walking gloves are opened out on the
counter, can only be duplicated in the
tulip beds and parterres of gay spring
blossoms in a fourishing garden. De-
veloped in ordinary common kid, these
heyday hues would be unhearable, but
they come only in the best selected
skins, as the saleswomen will tell you,
skins Of which two-clasp glove sells
for 50. 10, and the soft lustre recon
Giles You 10 the brilliant hue. New
York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Disadvantage of Wealth.

The possession of greatwealth has
been demoralizing to the Usage In
dians," said Mr.. o. NJ. Bass of Okla
homa. .'.,,, 20! g
"Every year they are getting more,
worthless and more unwilling to. ex-
eft themselves in any useful way,
There are only 1000 of them, but they
own over 1000, 1000 acres Of fertile
land, have $4,000 900 in trust with
the government, 'yhich allows, them
five per cent. interest, and have lands
leased to cattlemen and farmers that
bring them in a handsome revenue.
Each family OF the tribe owns over
5000 acres and about $4,000 in
money The Indian isn't by nature
much OF worker, and when he has
such sol snap as these Osages
have, it is 10 wonder that he degen.
crates int 0 chronic leaterlH
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Perils of the Lace Veil.

The New York Worlds illustrations
of the "deadly lace veil'' might be cut
out and pasted,in every woman's hat,
to her eyesight's advantage. But
will foolish women ever abandon their
spotted, meshed lace veils for so tri-
aing cause as the preservation OF
vision? What is blindness to one Ia
mode? The oculist bugaboo has failed
to frighten fashion, and so every
woman says her eyes are not affected
by veil. Some other woman's may
be, but hers are strong, and, besides,
how she looks without this coquettish
screen, which also serves to keep in
place the big, fower-laden hat. One
of these days prickipg in the eyes
annoys her There is pain and dis
comfort when trying to read print. aud
lots of other signs that the optic
nerve is kicking at the treatment it
receives several hours in the day.
Oculist and optician profit by these
"becoming" lace wells, but though
their bills are large the hardest pay
ment is made TO vanity when eye,
glasses, aud even spaasacles beoenss
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Curious Treatment of Gunshot Wounds

Curious Treatment of Gunshot Wounds.
A correspondent of the Bombay I'm
dial Gazette, writing from Marnani of
recent British operations against the
Afrilis, says:
cone poor Yorkshireman who fell
into the enemy's hands was brought
back to us after two days It appears
that he was shot through the chest
near the heart and was we'll cared for
by the Afridis, who spoke highly of
his pluck. Their mode of treatment
of wounds is curious, and this soldier
came to hospital with half breast of
a chicken on each wound. AS soon
Us possible they. kill a fowl, and while
the flesh is hot apply it to the wound,
and from what our wounded Tommy
told me it is grateful and comforting.
Zone of the Drabis who was cap
tured on Dec. 13, and who was kept
by the Afridis to help to dig graves,
tells me all their wounded after the
fight on the 18th were treated with
raw flesh freshly killed., some with
chickens, others with goat or bullock.
flesh. This same Drabis says he alone
dug sixty graves, and that the Afridis
lost heavily on the 18th, and had q
very large number of wounded as well
as killed. After all the dead were
buried the Drabis was thanked for his
trouble by sound thrashing and told.
to leg it, which he gladly did"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Victim of Thirteen.

The late Woolf Joel, the many times
millionaire, who was murdered re-
Gently at johannesburg, was noted for
his abstinence from anything in the
shape of ''blue rerbiage' in his speech.
He rather prided himself, says a Lon
don correspondent of the New York
Mail and Express, on never using an
oath except in serious temper, and he
was very seldom, if ever, out of
humor. A curious fact has transpired
concerning him, which will interest
the Thirteen club. He arranged for
IL party offourteen by way OF fare
well dinner just before he sailed from
England. One of his guests was un-
able to attend. Mr.. Joel remarked on
the common superstition, and added
that as it was generally supposed that
he who rose first from the table would
be the first to die he would take the
risk upon himself and take precedence
in moving from his seat. He did, and
you know the rest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
BREAD op NATIONS.
How the Staff Of Life Is Made Among the
Various PEOPLES.


Il Is a curious and interesting study
TO compare the various materials witch
serve the different nations Of the world
as the basis Of their bread. In this
country, where good bread, made from
spring and fall wheat -four, Is within
reach of all, rarely thought is given
to the fact that after all, the inhabi-
tants of only a small portion OF the
earth's surface enjoy such food. In
the remoter part Of Sweden the poor
make and bake their rye bread twice
a year, and store the loaves away, so
that eventually they are as hard as
bricks. Further north still bread is
made from barley and oats. In Lap
land oats, with the inner bark OF the
pine, are used. The two together, well
ground and mixed, are made into large
fiat cakes, cooked in a pan over fire.
In dreary Kamchatka pine or birch
bark by itself, well macerated, pound
ed and baked, frequently constitutes
the whole of the native bread food. The
Icelander scrapes the iceland moss"
off the rocks and grinds 1t into fine
flour, which serves both for bread and
puddings. IN some parts OF Siberia,
China and other eastern countries q
fairly palatable bread is made from
buckwheat. In parts Of Italy chest
nuts are cooked, ground into meal end
used for making bread. Durra, yarie-
ty of the millet, is much used IN the
countries of India, Egypt, Arabia and
Asia Minor for making bread. Rice
bread is the staple food Of the Chinese,
Japanese and large portion Of the
inhabitant. Of India. In Persia the
bread is made from rice flour and milk;
it Is calldd "lawash." The Persian
oven is built in the ground, about the
Size of b barrel. The sides are smooth
mason work. The fire is built at the
bottom and kept burning until the
walls or sides Of the oven are thor
oughly heated. Enough dough to form
b sheet about one foot wide and about
two feet long is thrown on the bench
and rolled until about as thin as sole
leather then 1t Is taken up and tossed
and rolled from one arm to the other
and flung on the board and slapped on
the side OF the oven. It takes only a
few moments to bake, and when baked
1t is spread out to cool. This bread Is
cheap lone cent sheet; it is sweet
and nourishing. A specimen OF the
"hunger bread" from Armenia Is made
Of cloverseed, flax or linseed meal
mixed with edible grass. In the Mo-
iucca islands the starchy pith Of the
sago palm furnishes white, aoury
meal. This is made up into fiat, OBJ
long loaves, which are baked in curl
ous little ovens, each being divided
Into oblong cells to receive the loaves
Bread Is also made OF roots in some
parts Of Africa and South America i
is made from manico tubers. These
roots are q deadly poison II eaten II
the raw state, bit make good foot
If properly prepared. To prepare Il
for bread the roots ore soaked for sew
eral days in water, thus washing ou
the poison; the flbers are picked out
dried and ground into flour. This II
mixed with milk, If obtainable; If not
water is iised. The dough Is formed
into little round loaves and baked II
hot ashes or dried in the sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Women Jurors Try a Woman.

A case in which woman was tried
by woman jury was heard in Weiser,
Idaho, few days ago. Mrs. George
L. Smith had done some sewing for
Mrs. Abshire and was to receive some
jars in payment. When she went for
them she was told they had been
given away, whereupon she helped
herself to some other property in lieu.
Mrs. Abshire protested and was
slapped by Mrs. Smith, for which she
had the latter arrested. 1t was de-
termined that woman jury should
try the case, and the town became
greatly excited over the matter. Six
of the foremost ladies were impan-
elled. After being out three hours,
they returned with p verdict OF ac-
quittal at 10 o'clock at night. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Testing chiIdren's Eyes.

An examination Of some twenty-five
elementary schools in London was
made recently by the authorities, S,125
children being subjected to certain
simple tests OF vision. and OF these it
turned out that just under 40 per cent.
were possessed of normal vision in
both eyes, and between two thousand
and three thousand OF those of defec-
tive vision were most carefully exam
ined. The basis governing such ex-
animation was the combination pre-
sented to the eye Of refracting agen-
cies, the lens, cornea, ETC., which focus
the visible rays Of light upon the re-
tina-a nervous, sensitive screen at the
back of the eye, corresponding to the
sensitive plate upon which the photo
grapher obtains his negative. In nor
NAL vision, rays coming from distant
object are focused exactly upon the
retina, while for near objects the eye
exerts its power of accommodation, by
which the refractiYe strength Of the
lens is increased. The common opti-
cal defects, all Of which result in i'm
paired vision in lesser or greater de-
gree, are of three kinds. Thus, in caseo
of myopia, or short sight, either the
eyeball is too long or the refractory
combination is too strong, with the re-
suit that the image falls, not on the
retina, but some little distance in front
of it; second, in cases of hypermetro-
pia, the eyeball is too short, or the re-
fractive combination too weak, with
the result that the image is formed be-
hind the retina; and in cases Of astig-
matism the surface Of Inc cornea Is not
truly spherical, the curve of two axes
at right angles to each other being diff
fetent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Traits OF Character.

There is a great prevalence of left
handedness in Chicago. This is par
ticularly- noticeable in the way the citi-
zens Of that metropolis enter build
ing. If man approaches building
where the entrance consists of two
swinging doors, he will invariably
reach out with his left hand, pull open
the left hand door and make wild
dash to get inside, running the risk of
collision with anybody who remem-
bers that to go to the right is the first
law of navigation on land.
The laziestand dirtiest people in the
world have recently been discovered
in the Caucasus. They are the Swan
.tians, who live in al inaccessible
mountain range between the Black
sea and the Caspian sea, and as they
were $500 years ago, SO they are to-
day. It is their invariable rule to
make four days q week holidays, with
saints days as extras.
The Petit Journal of Paris, says that
nothing is so curious and instructive
as to observe the Englishmau when
travelling as compared with the
Frenchman. The former is calm,
punctua, precise and with only the
necessary quantity Of baggage. He
will journey through China with mere
Iva valise. He loves travel; it is to
him an inclination and felt want.
On the other hand, the Frenchman
when iourneying is restless, nervous,
impatient, bored; the entire time ne
spends looking furtively at his watch,
or consulting the railway timetable.
He is always crowded up with parcels
in addition to his portmanteaux. He
is. as rulo, encumbered with many
useless articles. In fact, he dislikes
travel, which he finds an ennui and q
fatigue.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Love-Letter Torture.

There is a very amiable lady who
uses her love-letters to score off her
husband when opportunity occurs.
It is her custom when her husband
says anything disparaging to her to
fetch out one of these relics of court
ship days and reel off the glowing
tribute to her virtues which is therein
contained. These letters originally
numbered somewhere about 200, but
owing 10 sundry successful raids which
the poor, prosecuted husband has
made upon them, the number has been
considerably reduced. When he
penned the tender missives, little did
he imagine what instruments of tor
ture they would in later years become
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
The New Co1ors.

There are ten new colors this sea-
son, each of which is produced in a
variety of materials.
Sevres is q new blue which is much
lighter than navy blue and not so in
tense Us delft. 1t is creamy blue
with touch of gray in it.
Another new color is old blue,
'svieux blue" as it is styled on the
placards. This blue has less gray IN
it and is almost as deep as purple in
shaded lights.
A very pretty sea green is volga,
which also partakes of gray. Arti-
choke green is a brighter, happier
green of spring that will be very popu-
lar.
Argent is, rs the name implies, a
rich gold.
Sultan comes in two colors-sultan
yellow and sultan red-both snowy
shades.
A popular color for either house or
street is parme, which is violet, bor-
dering on the blue. Iodine is red
between cardinal and crimson, and is
used great deal sor trimmings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
idaho Is Gallant.

It would seem to be unnecessary
for, women to go to the Klondike to
find husbands when women are so
much in demand in Idaho. 1t is said
to be hard to keep q school teacher
single ont there. An instance of this
fact is found in the three Misses
Busch, who went, one at n time, to
Givensville to teach, and when q Sec
ond term expired all three were mar
ried. New York Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
How to Press Embroidery Properly.


In all cases of embroidery on linen
the work should be carefully pressed
when finished, and it is important for
every embroiderer to know how this
may be done in the simplest and SAT-
est manner. The proper way to press
the finished work is to lay the en-
broidery face down on q clean cloth
spread over an ironing blanket or two
or three thicknesses of flannel. Place
thin, dampened cloth on the back
of the article to be pressed and then
use hot iron deftly on the wet sur
face until it is perfectly dry. A steam
ing process is thus engendered where
by the embroidered linen is rendered
smooth, and the effectiveness OF the
work much enhanced.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Native Shrewdness,

= x In the recent Abyssinian campaign
an italian captain who wore a glass
eve was accustomed to remove the
counterfeit optic every evening and
put in his purse before retiring for
the night. Seeing this the natives de-
clared that he took out one Of his
ewes and left it to look after his money
and prevent anybody from stealing it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Velocity OF Light.

Light travels with uniform motion
In any homogeneous medium SO long
as its density and temperature remain
constant, but its velocity differs for
different media. Nicholson found that
the velocity of light in the atmosphere
is 10000 miles per second, which
corresponds to a. velocity of 1S6,373
miles per second in the ethereal me-
dunn. The velocity of light in crown
glass is 1854 miles, and in flint
glass about 113, 600 miles per second.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
War Into Africa.

seYonr wife is somewhat strong
minded, isn't she, Littlejohn?"
'tStrong- minded? A furniture polish
peddler came here yesterday and in
five minutes talk she sold him some
polish she had made herself, Detroit
Free Press,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Daurhter ofa Japanese Noble.

One of the students of the College
of Music in Cincinnati, known as
Katherine Agnes Gulick, is said to be
in reality Suma Matsu HOMO, the
daughter of japanese noble, who
married an American, Miss Emma "
ler, relative of the president of that
name.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Sacrifice which Paid.

$50 that absconding cashier got
away by sacrificing his beard, did he?"
asked the reporter.
eyes, y said the detective, 'T missed
him by q close, shave, ''-IudianapoliiaA
.JourDslI
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

The New York Ledger is now successfully
sold by bright boys and girls, who thus
earn many valuable premiums. Two cents
profit on each copy sold. No money re-
duired in advance. Send name and ad-
dress for complete outfit, including Prem
ium List, to Robert Bonners Sons, Ledger
Building, 160 William St., N. Y. City.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Encouraged.

"Has my daughter been profting
by your instructions in art?" inquired
Mr.. Blykins.
.fYes, answered the teacher. aIwas
d little discouraged at first, but 1 can
now assure you that she is getting
on. ~
''What progress has she male?"
,aShe has finally become convinced
thht she doesn't know more about it
than thu old masters. Washington
Stat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
A Klondike Swell.

Klondike Kid d-say, what sort OF
cuf-buttons is them?
Dawson Dave-The real thing, my
boy. They are carved from genuine
corned beef.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
couse for ORense.

"HaYe you given him no reason TO
be offended with you?"
"Well, suppose 1t was virtually q
gift, although he was particular at the
time to call it loan.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

the only saviours of the sight. On
the whole it seems worse to be spec
tacled than to go without the becom-
ing veil. But where is the girl who
can believe what her elders tell her2
Experience is the penalty she pays
for ignorance, and if it is unpleasant
experience it is the dearest thing in
her possession. Boston Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Handsome Women Nurses Not Wanted

Handsome Women Nurses Not Wanted.
The st. Louis Republic says that
all handsome women who wish to
serve their country in the present
crisis will have to do it as spies, as
commanding officers invariably prefer
plain and middle-aged women as
nurses. In circular distributed by
the superintendent of nurses in 1861
women under 80 were informed that
they need not apply.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
sIDO MY OWN WORK" /"
So Saws Mrs. Mary Rochiette of
Linden, New Jersey, in this
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham.

"I was bothered with flow which
would be quite annoying at times, and
at others would almost stop.
"I used prescriptions given me by my
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

sTvITUS' DANCE, SPASMS and all nerv-
Gus diseases permanently cured by the use of
DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for
R. H. Kline; Lt;l.. 93l Arch Street, Phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

PRoPR1EToR-No, can't give you a
lob. find it hard work to keep what
clerks I've got busy. Boy-I won't
bother you that way; can keep busy
a long time doing very little.-Truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

Pisos Cure cured me of Throat and Lung
trouble of three years standing.-E. CADY,
Huntington. Ind, Nov. u, 1894.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

Can Our Coast be Efectually Blockaded?
If confidence can be felt in the opinion of
military and naval officers in high places at
the seat of governments. such is thevasu extent
of our sea coast to blockade it effectually,
even If our navy and sea coast defenses could
offer no adequate resistance, seems to be i'm
possible. When \ blockade Of the bowels
exists, relieve constipation with Hostettcr's
stomach Bitters. which conquers dyspepsia,
malaria, rheumatism and kidney trouble.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
rrx AIIe,.,a Eoot-Easc,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
yous and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have smarting feet or tight. shoes, try
Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots;
Relieves corns and bunions OF all pain and
gives rest and comfort. II, 900 Testimonials;
Try 1t today. Sold by all druggists ana I3s
shoe stores for Csc. Trial package FKEE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, lie hoy, n. I.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cente.

The wings that riches have are nearly
always used in going instead of coming.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Isfs Isn,t worth Living

TO one who suffers the maddening agony OF
Eczema, letter and such irritating; ltching
skin diseases. Every roughness Of the SKID
from simple chap to Tetter ana EngWSSIFIW GgS'ScII1
and surely cured by Tetterine. Is comforS
worth so cents to you? That's the price OF
Tetterine at drug stores, or by mail Tor price
in stamps from j. T. Shuptrine. Savannah, 1a.
The most successful farmers seem to be
octiny. as editors of AGRICULTURAL papers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

Frankfort pawnbrokers found it necessary
to enlarge their premises for bicycle storage
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

Don't Tobaeso Spit and Smoke Ycur iAie AHay'
To Quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
retic, full! OF life, nerve and ylgor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder. worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or el. Cure guaran-
lecd. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or Now YORK.
Kind words never die; if they did probably
tb ~ would ha more aDDreciated. rfs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06
Beauty I. Blood Deep.

At it's present rate of combustion It is
thought the sun will last from .UJo, ,OJO 10
l50O1 900 years before burning itself out.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-06

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softens the gums. reduces lntiamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle