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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09
spcctacles and Tea.

Edith-"She lost Freddy through
her own stupidity. A girl should never
permit herself to appear more intelli-
gent than the man who is talking to
her. That is the rule I always fol-
low"
Bertha-"But then it is so eesv for
you, you know. You ought not to be
too harsh upon poor Hettie. Boston
TrGnscript.
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OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR,
l-AUcHTER.PRovoKING STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

The Lazy Mans nt-willing-A Fellow
Feeling-Her Eeply-By Infercnce-An
Assurance-Easily Answered-Just In
Time-AIean-Tho Cheerful Idiot, Etc.
To-day will dawn, ah, never more,
Yet 'tis not this which makes US Sorrow
Well fight its same old battle DER,
In getting out OF bed tomorrow.
Chicago Record.
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Easily Answcrefl.

''J suppose you have devoted much
time to studying your country's
needs?"
'I have" assented Senator Sorg-
hum.
"What, in your opinion, is the
principal one?"
And without moments hesitation
the Senator replied:
"Me. Washington Star.
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A Eclloyy Feeling.

"Why do you persist in looking ct
the moon and sighing?" she asked
while gently steering their course to-
ward the candy emporium.
''Pure sympathy" in on absent
minded way. ''It's on its last quar-
ter. Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09
Questioned Ancestry.

Visitor-s'Pat says he's descinded
from some Of the greatest houses in
Ireland
Mike-"Musha! So he did, many
toime-on ladder. ."-Tit-Bits.
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Willing.

ct never censure lazy people.
'Why not?' :.
ssThe LATEST man on earth isn't half
as lazy as I would be if could afford
it. New York World.
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Swiss Farm Products.

Switzerland's agricultural products
are valued at about $104, 000,0 a
year. This constitutes about seventy
per cent. of what is consumed in the
country.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09
An Assurance.

s'I hope" said the girls father,
"that you expect to surround my
daughter with all the lu1uries to which
she has been accustomed"
"Oh, yes," was the prompt and
cheerful response. "We have talked
it over, and we agreed that we would
just as lief come right here to live aa
not" Washington Star.
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No IIaa to Cry.

No use to fret and worry and itch and
scratch. That won't cure you. Tetterine will.
Any sort of skin disease, letter, Eczema, Salt
Rheum, Ringworm or mere abrasion Of the
skin. At drug stores, or by mail for 5Oc. in
stamps from j. II. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
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Just in Time.

'tI didn't want to keep you waiting,
Mr.. Westend. so l came down just rs
I was," said Miss Darlington, swcetly,
C., she entered the parlor.
ooh, what a whopper!" exclaimed
her small brother. "You know you
only had on"
And then Tommy was violently
hustled out of the eroom.-Harlem Life.
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Committee Report of the Interstate Cottor
Growers Association on the Jackson
African Limbless Cotton, That Met

Committee Report OF tne Interstato SottOn
Growers Association on the jackson
African Limbless Cotton, That Met
In Atlanta, Ga, Dec. II, 1897.
We, the undersigned Committee, appointed
by the Interstate Cotton Growers Association,
held in Atlanta, Ca, December 14th, 1897, to
investigate and report on the Jackson Ltmbless
Cotton, beg leave to submit thefollowing report:
After thorough and careful examination and
investigation made of the cotton in the Held,
which we visited1n person. and carefully looking
into the matter, we unhesitatingly pronounce 1t
the best variety. of cotton ever grown in the
South From what the Committee learned from a
conversation with Mr.. jackson, it seems that
the cotton, with careful cultivation. will yield
three bales per acre easily, and the evidence
OF such fact has presented itself 10 US after said
investigation. The cotton itself is absolutely
without limbs, the bolls maturing on little
prongs two or three inches long, known as fruit
spur" with no other limbs; there being from two
tofive bolls on each spur The STALKS in the field,
examined by u.s. are from four TO ten feet tall,
according to the fertility Of the SOIL as fruited
from the ground up. We found on great many
stalks, bolls which contain i've and six pods,
which we consider very unusual, the size OF the
bolls being very fine average; the lint and staple
being Gne and silky, an average OF one TO one
and half inches 1t is the opinion Of your Com
Intttee that no cotton Of this variety has ever
been grown in the South before, and Is OF supe-
rior quality to anything we have ever seen
grown. The land upon which the cotton examin.
cd was grown, is ordinary red gravelly upland,
we'll mcnured. WMP. CALHOUN; Chairman, Ga.
RICHARD CHEATHAM, Committee, Miss.
When your Committee visited the jackson
farm, the following gentlemen, members OF
The Atlanta Convention from the States desig-
mated under their names, accompanied your
Committee, all being practical farmers, and
endorse the above report, as evidenced by their
signatures. NJ. T. LEACH. North Carolina.
JOHN E. BRADLEY, w. j. BRADLEY, S. e.
The aeed from this wonderful cotton are put
up 200 select seed to each package Tor S!oO; six
packages 81. 90: one pound ST.O' For sale by
i C. MAYEIELD. MAEAGET., Atlanta, Go.
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The Cheerful Idiot.

"H'm!" said the Cheerful Idiot.
"Here is q clothing firm advertising
their best boys suits at $3.50.
"Well, what of it?" asked the Ir-
ritable Boarder.,
"Oh, not much; but I doubt if any
body's best girl ever wore q suit that
cheap. indianapolis Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09

The highest mountain in Great
Britain is Ben Nevis, 4400 feet. On
it's summit is a weather observatory
opened in 1888.
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catarrb Cannot Be Cured

Toxic, the capital of Japan, has doubled its
population in twenty years. 1t had 1OO,0OO in
1858 and today it has lJ0O, 900.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09

The iron grip of poverty Is apt to make {
mans clothes look rusty.
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Advica For Thin Folk.


in cream. Drink not tea and coffee,
but cocoa, chocolate and milk. Spurn
toast, especially if it be made of
graham or gluted bread. Eat freshly
made wheat bread, with butter and
honey.
Eat fruit for your breakfast, but not
the tart grape and the tarter grape
fruit. Eat baked apples, with plenty
Of sugar and cream, and all sorts Of
stewed fruits which require sweeten-
ing.
Eat meats With fat on them. Eat
fish with white sauces. Eat potatoes,
cornstarch, simple pudding and ice
creams.
Drink milk and cream whenever
you happen to want them. If you
don't care for these nourishing drinks,
cultivate o taste for them. Drink
beer, but avoid lemonade, lime juice
and the like.
Wear warm, luxurious clothing, but
be careful not to have it SO warm as to
induce perspiration, for that will
prove thinning. Do not let it be too
heavy, either.
Do not take more exercise than is
absolutely essential to health. Take
the air--yes. But let it be in car
riage whenever you can or on sunny
bench in the park. Violent exercise
is the worst possible thing for the wo-
man who would fain grow plump.
Don't worry. Don't lie awake at
night to think about your shortcom-
ings and other peoples sins.
Don't care violently for any one.
Hearts and consciences are opposed to
rounded contours and shapely necks.
Rubber Soles.
Mothers, have you seen the rubber
soling that comes already to cement to
the taps of shoes? asks Mrs. j. W.
Wheeler. Rubbers draw the feet, yet
they must be worn on many pleasant
days to keep the chill of the ground from
striking through to the sensitive nerves
of the sole. But now this new soling
does away with rubbers except when
they are absolutely necessary.
1t is not expensive, but comes in
strips sufficient for pair Of soles, for:
eighteen cents. A bottle OF rubber
cement costs fifteen cents more, but
is sufficient to resole several pairs of
boots and mend the children's rubbers
and rubber boots in addition. The
bottoms of the boots are roughened q
little, the cement applied, more ap-
piled to the soling, then both are al
lowed to dry for q few minutes, after
which the soling is hammered on,
dried little longer, then the edges
trimmed off. A very simple process
that any woman can successfully un-
dertake.
Rubber heels (very thicl) also come
for the same purpose, and are excel
lent for slippery weather, also for very
heavy people who feel jar from
walking over frozen ground or hard
pavements; the rubber deadens any
jarring.
Women appreciate these soles when,
after q forenoon's walking over the
house, the "drawing" rubbers would
otherwise have to be put on for the
walk to store OF neighbor; the bottoms
are rough, making it impossible for
one to slip. Both heels and soling
may be had from any rubber store and
from some shoe stores. New England
Homestead.
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Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. kllnes Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatisefree
DIR. II. II. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch St., Phila., Pa.
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Love levels all things-with the possible
exception of the head.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09

According to the New England Historic
Genealogical society of Boston, only twen-
ty-nine Italians that came to New England
from Great Britain were entitled to bring ar
mortal bearings with them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09

Salzer's seeds never fail. They sprout,
GROW and produce every time We wish to
get 200, 900 new customers this year, hence.
this trial offer of
1 pkg. Earliest Red Beet. ............. 10c
1 pkg. Early Spring Turnip. 1Oc
1 pkg. 13-Day Radish. 10c
/ pkg. Bismarck Cucumber. ...15c
/ pkg. Queen Victoria Lettuce.
! pkg. Mondyke Melon. 15c
/ pkg. Jumbo Onion .............10 .10c
pkgs. brilliant flower seeds. 15c
Now, JOHN a. SALzER SEED Co., LACROSSE,
WIS, will mail you free all OF above 10
splendid novelties and their great plant
and seed catalogue, upon receipt OF this
notice and II cents postage. A. @. z
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie. &c bottle.
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The Cuban Scare,

Although the diplomatic entanglement
with Spain over Cuba is to some extent in
fuencing the stock market, Wall street ex-
poets no serious complications. Nevertheless
serious complication with other malsdies
may be expected to follow an attack Of bill
iousness which is not checked at the outset.
The most effectual means to this end is Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, an admirable rem
edy, moreover, for dyspepsia, malaria, kidney
trouble, constipation and nervousness.
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BISHOPS DON'T LIE.
AIenecv from Two Bishops.

"A Legacy from lWO bISuNpS.
Two of the brightest lights tho Southern Methodist
Church has ever had wers the late Bishops DoggeAt
and KavanauGh. who, before thoy went 70 tneir fe-
ward, left Dr.. ii. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
legacy which has rot only been Of value TO US, but
has proven C boon to suffering humanity.
Below give their own words in which they mads
tho bcquest:
MicHMoxD, VA, July 2erd, 1880.
"Your Liver Medicine has been OF great service 70
myself and family. We find no substitute for u;
Theparcel which you generously sent u3 O few years
ago is nearly exhausted We can't do without y.
Iw;sh you to send US another supply. 1T Is M
VALUABLE" Very respectfully; 9 nooar,r
From Bishop Eauana,tgh:
Tho following is from Rev. Bishop q. b; Aaya.
nau h, D. D. to Dr.. NJ. A. Simmons, Aerch, lS6i:
advertisements in regard medicines but feel ny;
ii IIvER-MEDIcINE, that iesI sense q gratis
quires tha should waiye this objection, and allow
you to publish whatever I may havo writton In
regard to tho character and value OF your meci;
SasS ;sm Nay many IL paI
" T PresbytcSiai,s Relieve In IT..
Reu. DR.. Crismaa cured Of Dyspspsis and Rheis-
:, Bdgcaeld Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
81 e. y. Crsman, DID,, Pastor,
Nashville, Tenn, Oct. u, 1sSsS
Invaluable 10 rae. ! began its use ogh. years ago
and il cured mo of both dyspepsia end rheumatism
and keops me In perfect health. prefer TO order IL
from YOU direct for know then that get the gen
uno aud get l. .-esh. nm 10 start on the 22d inst.
TO O meeting Of tho Synod OF Tennessee nt CieSe.
land. II I can serve you In any way on the TIP
will be glad 10 do so. Respectfully,
An Eminent Baptist Hes spoken.
Rev. j. Il. Graves, editor ard proprietor OF "The
Baptst,n MompEis, Tenn, says: ITO M. A. Sim.
mons, 01. D.. luka, Miss: received q package Gt
your Liver Medicine and have used half OF It. 10
works like charm. want no better Liver Regu.
lnior and certainly no moro OF Feline mixture. .
J. 4. GRAVES. Memphis, Tenn, Nov. II, 1Sd6.
Catholics Endorse 1t.
ST. Johns Hospital, Cor. 2sd and Morgan Sts.$
St. Louis, Mo. )
Hs,pccsed Sirs ave have found your Liver
Medicine very beneficial as N Aperient and Liver
Regulator. Il does ell that IL IL recommended 70
do.'' Respectfully, SISTERS OF MERCY.
On tho trial Of our caso against Zeilin Co.
tteir counsel said: "When Simmons ancestors
were cracking hickory nuts with their teeth IN the
forcsts of Germany Zeilin ancestors wore Princes
IN the House OF Israeli While We make no claim
to jewish origin, much loss 70 being Princes IN the
House OF Israel" wo prefer an ancestry OF honest
Americans to tho highest seat in the synagogue Of
unrighteous Jews.
Beware. Of any article called "Simmons Liver
q Co.. or "A. W. Simmons 6 Co.. or IT; Z.
Check G Co; ~ and especially beware OF any article
represented as "the same,' or Just as good - a.
theoriginal DR.. NJ. A. Sim mons Liver Medicine.
Be sure you get tho original which has the name,
picture anI autograph OF Rr. a. :. Simmons on the
wrapper, countersigned by @. &. Simmons Aedicins
Co., st. Louis,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
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nIRLE plniuRE OF cONsUMPTlYES

BRead Ezekiel sfI.l4 cured by breath. NO drugs.
sad So cents for NASAL INSPIRATOR, or stamp
for a.nph!es to G. =. FARIEE PERTH oht' oanAes'
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For Whooping Cough. Piso's Cure is a sue
cessful remedy.-M. p. DIETER, 81 Throop
Ave, Brooklyn, n. Y, Nov. II. 1884,
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OgE ENJOYS

aBfNE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds. head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SO
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will ero-
cure it promptly for any one wlo
wishes to try it. Donot acceptany
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fye syrup co.
SAW FRANCISCO. c6l.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK, RE
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money tfit fails 70 cure. zoo
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-09

Eespce.ed Sirs ave have found your Liver
Medicine very beneficial as N Aperient and Liver
Regulator. II does ell that II IL recommended 70
do.'' Respectfully, SISTERS OF MERCY.
The herald., 1898-03-14
Tunneling Forbestown Hill

A Forbestown correspondent of the Oro-
vile Mercury writing on the subject of
tunneling Forbestown Hill, says: Follow
ing upon the completion of the Gold Bank
tunnel we are credibly informed that the
Syndicate Gold Mine and Mill company are
preparing for the construction of 5000 feet
of tunnel and shaft. In the Rico Aspen
case decision given by the supreme court
of the United States defines tunnel rights,
and gives tunnel company all lodes that
may be discovered along the line, or right
of way-whether cut by the tunnel or not
that are not otherwise appropriated. This
decision, rendered by the highest court in
the land, makes good tunnel located su-
perior to an investment in railroad bonds
From what is known of Forbestown Hill
and the vast number of veins and lodes
that penetrate it in every direction it is not
unreasonable to suppose the syndicate tun-
bearing lodes. conservative estimate
places the number at not less than thirty,
and some as high as fifty; in either case 1t
means resumption Of work in the near
future that BODIES we'll for our camp and
it's vicinity. Long prior to the operating
of quartz mines this camp has turned out
upward of s2,OOO000 in gold gathered from
on Forbestown Hill, and the general i'm
preston prevails that the parent body still
remains to be opened by some energetic
company which possesses the requisite
amount of capital.
The herald., 1898-03-14
HER BROTHER THE THIEF
Perfume on a Handkerchief Gave the
Clue

There was one time in my housekeeping
career" said the lady who had had the ex-
perience, when 1 thought there was no
break through anything.
I'VE were sitting at dinner one night.
when l heard a noise that sounded as if
some one was walking around in my room
1 went up Immediately to see. No one
was there. but every drawer in the room
was open, and all my jewelry and valuables
of every description that l kept in my room
were gone. 1t took five or six keys to gel
at them ALL as I had been very particular
about keeping them locked up. had not
been out of the room more than fifteen
minutes, and how any one not familiar
with every inch of the house could have
accomplished such a piece of work was a
mystery. There was one thing l noticed
upon entering the room, and that was a
peculiar odor. 1t was like a mixture of
cheap perfume. had never smelled any
thing like it before
I'VE notified the police, and they worked
on the case for weeks. but could make
nothing out of It,
"One day. when 1 passed through the
laundry l noticed that same strange odor.
Mary, what's that you're ironing? ?
said l. for it seemed as if the odor came
from the ironing board.
It's some of my brothers handker-
chiefs said she.
I'VE investigated, and of course, found
that the brother was the thief.''-Detroit
Free Press.
The herald., 1898-03-14
t+++++* *4++4++++++++a +
MINES AND MINERS
f++++++ + ++++++++4++4+++s

The mining industry in the United
States, speakin generally, is In very pros
porous condition. The prospects are for a
continued growth Of the mining industry
in the United States on all the important
lines of production. Our resources are
as yet only partially developed, and we are
able to compete with other countries be-
cause we have abundant supplies of ores
and fuel; and especially because the ad-
mirable work done by our mining en-
gineers and metallurgists has enabled us to
reduce the costs of production in almost
every case to a very low point. The use
of machinery and improved methods more
than counterbalances the higher wages
usually paid here. Foreigners are begin
ming to recognize this fact, and we find
that at the present time the most important
mines in South Africa, though owned en-
tirely by European capital, are managed
by Americans. A very large part of the
base bullion, the copper and nickel matter
of the Mexican and Canadian mines, comes
to this country to be refined, because 1t is
treated here better and more cheaply than
anywhere else.
There Is every reason to look for steady
increase in production and larger return
the value of our mineral production, which
reached the great sum of $762, 900 in
1897, has not attained anything approach
ing the possible maximum.-New York
Times.
The herald., 1898-03-14
HER FAMILY OBJECTED
Marriage of Adrian Iselin's Daughter
to Jack BereSford

New York.-Miss Emillie Iselin, the
daughter of Adrian Iselin, the millionaire
banker, was privately married to John
George Beresford Monday morning by
Archbishop Corrigan. 1t is said that the
wedding has caused a serious disruption
in the Iselin family. The engagement of
the young couple was announced on jan
uary 26th last, and it caused much surprise,
because of the fact that Mrs. Iselin's death
occurred only month before. The family
was, of course, in deep mourning, and it
was generally thought that the wedding
would not occur until Easter.
1t is said that Banker Iselin did not favor
the marriage and refused to allow it to
take place at his home. The other men,
bers of the family opposed the marriage, it
Is said, and their absence from the city
would seem to indicate that they did not
care to be present a. the wedding. The
bride is charming young woman and pop
ular in society, and when young Lorillard
committed suicide twelve years ago 1t was
said he did so because Miss Iselin refused
to marry him. Mr.. Beresford is a Protest
ant and Miss Iselin is a Roman Catholic,
and it was necessary for him to sign papers
consenting to allow their children to be
brought up in her faith before any priest
could marry them.
Miss 1selin feasted the orphan children
at st. Gabriel's academy in New Rochelle
Monday in honor of her marriage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beresford sailed for Europe Tuesday.
The herald., 1898-03-14
Hoodooed by a Black Hen

"There goes my JONAH" said Capt. Card
well, the L. and N. conductor, one day as
the o. and N. passenger train was entering
the yards at Central City. When asked
what he referred to, the popular old rail-
roader said:
II mean that old black hen you saw fly
across the track in front Of the engine
back in the edge of town. She is bird of
ill omen if ever there was one, and every
time she flies across this track in front of
my train haze bad luck before finish my
trip.
81 first noticed the hen about three years
ago on the trip from Russellville to Ovens
boro, and we stuck in snowdrift before
we got back, and were held out nearly all
night The next time the evil portent
worked its bad effect on me was when the
large tunnel at Twin Tunnels caved in,
compelling us to transfer passengers and
baggage, and stay out all night. Again
she appeared, and I fell from the train
later on, spraining my ankle. So it was on
every occasion when old blackey,' as ]
used to call her, appeared upon the scene.
She belongs to an old negro woman, and
after trying in vain to kill her tried to
buy her, but the hens owner said, Nav
sub; dut's pet an she wuldn't hahn no.
buddy But 1 always felt strange fear
seize me when my train approached Cen
tral, after I found what bad luck bringer
old blackey' was."-Louisville Eevenine
Post.