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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Fashions Eancies.

Fmeralds are the most fashionable
Jewels OF the moment.
Accordion plating in graduated
widths around the bottom of the
skirt is the newest trimming. The
plating should vary from eight to ten
inches in width.
White and yellow are one of the fa'
yorite combinations for the seasons
costumes 1t is the pale yellow and
golden yellow rather than orange yel'
low shades that prevail.
Ornaments for the hair made Of
tiny feathers which have the appear
auce of skeletouized leaves are among
the latest Partisan novelties. They
come in both back and white and are
spangIed delicately with silver or gold,
while in shape they are like rounded
wings or leaves.
Long strings of coral beads in the
old-fashioned irregular shapes are
worn by the French women, but any
sort of trinket made of polished iron
seems to find favor. Long chains Of
iron, fine, OF course, with balls rs
large as pea set III pearls, are one
of the modes of using this homely
metal
Several old-fashionei materials are
coming back into style, such as chal-
lis, nuns yelling and Irish poplln.
The designs in challis this year are
most artistic. A tunic of white challis
over which is scattered forget-me-nots,
with rufies Of blue satin edged With
shirrings of blue chiffon, would be a
creation worthy OF any garden party.
Little turnover collars of fine linen
lawn, hemstitched in small battlement
squares, each finished at the end with
design in heavy cream applique lace,
are one of the many novelties recently
imported. Entire collar bands are
also made of the linen, fin ished on the
lower edge with the narrow, heavy
lace, which edges the turn over part
as we'll.
Golhng shoes are high or low cut,
as you please, and the hands som est are
made of very dark brown leather with
uppers of cloth. The shape of mans
cricketing shoe, having big rubber
plugs or genuine hobDails in the pro-
digious sole, is almost irresistible to
the sporting woman. Those who have
al eye to their looks wear brown ties
with the tops of brown cloth picked
out in small black figures.
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A Sui mer of Scarlet.

Bright red seems to be the color OF
the season in the country: Girls on
bicycles spin along the. howery ways
in scarlet shirtwaists, showing tints of
bright red hosiery, as their low shod
feet sppear beneath the well-hung
skirt. Smart little jackets Of hunting
ftpink" make glowing specks of color
against tde green of the golf links or
the tennis courts. Horseback riders
twist scarfs of red around their sailor
hats to match the smart little vest of
bright red beloved. of the woman who
rides to hounds; boating frocks of
white duck with collars, reyers, cuffs
and belt of scarlet are more popular
even than blue, and sun-umb brellas of
scarlet silk glow like poppies in field
of snowy wheat or the gleamy white
ness of the sandy beach. Even the
wheels of the cart driven BY the wom-
an who meets her guests. at the sta
tion are Of. brilliant red this season.
Last ysei they were yellow.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
,5@odI Soh4aboasM
J rhe INDIAN Ia Still In 1t.
Eaz azasl ;ll1llEgs1


"The Indian is by no means an ex-
hnct portion Of civilizations" explain
ed an Indian bureau official, ..as the
coming census will very clearly DEM
onstrate. Indeed, instead OF, running
out, the last ten years will show, that
-he .has-got- almost rs good q hold on
life as the most favored of our people:
The poems regretting his passing away
will have 'torbe stored for some years:
The indian Of late years has been gen:
orally engaged in mlnding his own
business. He is not mucf improved
morally from what he was, but he has
not fallen behind to any noticeable ex-
.stent.J JIt'is case Of the survival of
the fittest, and, while eventually the
InoianswiHshave, to: so, he is not gath
ering up Shiss traps and getting ready
to start rs Yet t:%1Those who regard the
Indian Us scattered race, existing
in small camps in the far West, will
Eibe' considerably Informed when / can
.tellLthem that there is today record
of 100000 Indians in. the 'Westerl;
States. There are many kinds there.
The Choctaws number over 10000;
the Greeks even more; the Seminolrs
about $500; Cherolees about 10000;
.ChickasaMs.. about. $780,. There are
over 10000 Indians in the Six Nations
of, New, York State alone. The Indian
|sisastillin it, and will be in it for many
years yet, and I"would not be sur
prised If the coming census will show
that there are over 100000 of them. y
l.-Washfngton Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Pain Conquered /, Health Re-.
stored by Lydia E. PINK.
hams Vegetable Compound.
1Lur4ra i TO VAS sIsrn1x $50. .s,h49l


j"d feelit my duty towrite and thank
you for what your Vegetable Conn
pound has done for me. It is the only
medicine l have found that has done
jneiany, good. Before taking your medt-
cine, | was all run down, tired all the
time, no appetite, pains in my back and
bearing down pains and great suf-f
ferer during menstruation. After TAX
ing two bottles Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound / felt like new
woman. lam now on my fourth bottle
and all my pains have left me. feel
better than L have felt. for three years
and would recommend yonr Compound
to every suffering woman. Ihope this
letter. will help. others to find cure
for their troubles" Mrs. DELLA
REMcKEa, RENSSELAER,, IND.
- bt.,, ni,,T ..E
=. The serious ills Of women develop
from neglect OF early symptoms. Every
pain and ache has cause, and the
warning they give should not be disre'
gar5ad.
Mrs. ptnkham understands these
troubles better than any local. ply
sician and will give every woman free
advice who is puzzled about her
heefth, Mrs. Pinkham's address Is
Lynn, Mass. Don't put off writing until
health is completely broken down.
Write at the first ciud;eation OF trouble.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
they are today. Girls Of the present

they are today. Girls Of. the present
day are good at the oar, they are great
at cycling, they are not easily beaten
or he tennis court or golf links, and
.hey excel at basket ball and hockey.
Their grautlmothers would be shocked
at the liberty enjoyed by the young
folk of this generation.
Boys are not developing in ratio
with the girls Tie height has not in
creased il late years, and the meas
prements of the average man of to-
day are not different from those of the
average man of so years ago
Women now live longer than men.
The late Professor Buchner compiled
statistics showing that in Germany
only 413 out of 1000 males reach the
age of so, while more than 500 out OF
1000 females reach that sge. In the
United States there are 1858 female
to 1898 male centenarians. In France,
often centsnarians seven were women.
New Yo,k Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Women and Money.

A good deal of newspaper discussion
has been aroused by an article in the
Popular'scienee, Monthly in regard to
the alleged ignorance of women in
money matters. The author of the
article in question asserts that the
business education of the daughters
ofAmerica has been grievously neg
lected, and he urges the Importance
of s thorough course of instruction,
with respect to the functions of checks
and drafts, and the proper use of
money in general.
No doubt the feminine mind, as q
rule, is little versed in even the SIM
pier principles of banking, and no
doubt there are numbers of women
just as there are many men, who are
foolishly extravagant. But it is mis-
take to assume, as some of our con-
temporaries have done, that these
sweeping accusations of womanly ex-
travagance are founded on fact.
An. impartial observation of the
conditions of modern society will show
llut tuey are luE from True. luG dESI :
age American woman appreciates the
worth of dollar more keenly and cal
'>chlates its purchasing power more
closely than the typical man. 1t is not
for men, but for women, that the
Especial sales" and "bargain counter
offerings are displayed. Whs.o a
man, if he wants shirt, hat OF a
pair Of. shoes, goes to the most con
venient place and gets the. article
without expenditure Of time or
thought, most women are resolute to
make their purchases where their dol
lars go farthest, even though they
have to spend much time and undergo
considerable inconvenience in order
to reach them.
It might be we'll if women were
more generally acquainted with busi-
ness methods and the handling of
property. But, as sex, they assur-
edly need no tuition from masculinity
in the art of getting full value for their
money.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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DOG 6nderstood the Conversation.

DOG Understood the Conversation.
4 collie; Roger, WHO belonged. to q
kentucky gentleman, has given re-
markable proof of understanding eori;
Yersation. His master aid his guests
were sitting on the veranda after the
midday dinner and Roger lay stretched
out upon the lawn nearby. One Of the
visitors commented upon the dogs
good points, his fine markings and
other evidences Of breeding.
, "And he is as clever as he Is hand
some" said his master. Every even
Ing he goes to the pasture and brings
I'M the COWS. He never needs any one
to remind him of his duty and he new
err neglects It."
During this eulosy Roger lay ap.
parently sound asleep. No one paid
any further attention to him end the
conversation turned upon other sub:
jects. Suddenly commotion was
heard, the jingling of q bell, a, joyous
barking, and there; before the gate,
stood tile whole herd Of Alderneysj
reused from thelr noon siesta and drit:
en- home at that utiWonted hour by the
over-zealous Roger. thirsting for still
greater praise. But alas for tie vanity
Of canine expectations! ai3af =.
"What, do you mean? 2" his master
shouted, knowing that the dog must be
troundly rebuked. You rascal! Take
those cows back to the pasture in.
stantls. What do you mean by bring
ing them up at this TIME of the dayf'
iThe light died out of Rogers dana=
ing eyes; tail and ears dropped in mora
ttficatlon. tDazed and as much aston:
lshed as the COWS could be, he round
Ell up the herd, they faced about and
went solemnly down the lane again
and back to the pasture; the too-offli
clous Roger timing his feet to the
ding dong, cling-clang Of the leaders
bell.-New York Sun:
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/. Mrs. McKlnley's Allowance.

:'oNIrs. Mckinley has $4,000 which she
does not know how to spend, Con-
gress approprates. sum Of money for
the White House expenses every year.
Mrs. Cleveland, like Mrs. Washing
tton;icbose 9. s.carriageway. Mrs. Har-
rison invested the money in dishes
>and' finen, and, in, consequence, the
White House is so complete there isn't
really anything needed.
i, Mrs. Mckinley has had suggestions
O galore, for her friends are anxious to
have their fingers in White House
pie. One suggested drinking feun-
tain for, the benefit Of sightseers. A
young girl friend, OF Mrs. Mckinley
made q plea for on ideal tennis court.
New York Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
to those of the sleight-of-hand men CD


the stage:
'sThat band rstirss; and toward
morning, Just before dawn; when tho
great fire has burned down and be-
come q heap of embers; they OF 8
similar band return; bearing in their
arms bundles Of SHREDDED cedar bark.
After soBgs and ceremonies the leader,
of the dance lights his in the fire, and
with that he lights those Of the other
performers When thesegreat punches
Of dry cedar are ablaze, Jand it would,
appear that the faces and hands of
the performers would be burned, they
begin wild race around the fire..
The object is to whip the manip front,
with fire. Each man runs over the
embers with his bare feet. When they
catch up with the man in front they
flagelette him with the burhing Winds:
Sometimes they wrap them arouId dhis
body, They continue tottear round
the fire until the, torches ARE zehtirely
buried: Then. they .thr6B, down. the,
stump that, remains; iii their hands,:
rush out of the corral and disappear
III The darknessN !, ~
"These men io0k like matblsl
statues, and as they rush about in the
weird light of the dying fire, with;
blazing torches in their hands: from
which the fire streams six ,or eight
feet; it is a grand spectacle, The,
question is whether the cedar bark
irnites' s'at low temperature and does
not emit burning heat, Of whether;
the white clay with which theIndianss
coat their bodies is an excellent nom
conductor. The latter;E thinks isithe
secret. These tricks are performed
during the ceremony Of the Mountain
Chant. All the night is given over to-
them." 7 -
s.Have you ever known a, ,.Naxaio;to
go on the platform and perform his
tricks?" I asked. g :.
''I have never known Of such a
thing. I do not -know-.that.anyone.
has ever tried to induce them. They
might be inducedyyS but whethersthey-
would give a,satisfaetory performance
is a question. Out of their native
country, with their primitive surround
ings, the great, starry sky overhead,
the fires burning in the. 4corrais5 and,
with their unique situation, it is very
impressive. ' I do not know what
would dbstthe effect il the tricks were
tried OIL stage. Chicago Record. Z
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
BE LOST ALL.
tnsiuiing thai, WHiHsofns sfsature'
the lovely Birdy jones:

bofSsy &NS
It was the first perfect day 81 the
glad sHrthgtlme: The warm sun bright;
sned the country landscape; and the
odor Of opening apple blossoms came
upon. the. laden atmosphere. The lazy
clouds floated dreamily in the sky
overhead, chiefly because they could
not go afoot nor on the trolley cars;
The rural roads were smooth under
the hammer Of innumerable wheels,
and Clarence Wheeler had stolen Birdy
Jones from her naughty Soho home
for n ran1ble on his '97 tandem among
the highways of the township.
Stopping from their run, they rested
beneath a big oak tree which over
hung d wayside spring: eowbeIls TN
kled III the wSod lot below the mead
ow, and little ldnbS With W6bbfy. legs
tEfge sizes too big for them gamboled
on the short green grass. On q broad;
fat stone that looked down upon the
crystal water Birdy spread the lunch
they carried in the tandem box, ana
Clarence brought water. in romantic
can that had been found hard BY. :.
The soft winds toyed with the girfs!
bleached tresses, which streamed over
her face like photograrure picture OF
the west wind to illustrate Longfell;,
lows poems. Her cheeks flushed with
the yigor of exercise and robust health,
and when the young man approached
her from the spring his whole thought
was centered upon the winsome beauty
of the divine creature. '.I,ist.
He sat down by her side. His soul
drank in the charm of the picture.
She looked up from the can of pot
ted beef that she was opening, with a
smile of confident approval oh her
young face. Suddenly her eye kindled
and the rosy flush Of young woman:
hood gave way to q ghastly pallors Her
lip curled in scorn. Her classic head
was lifted in anger. .f -
"AIerciful heaven" shrieked the
young man. "Tell me, dearest GIRL
what is the matter?"
But she stepped back, and, striking
the attitude that she. had learned al
the Soho amateur dramatic club, she
tointed her finger at him and said In
tones that Would %ifher d load of hay
"all is lost, Clarence Wheeler; ,yot
are sitting in the pie!"--Pittsbuts
Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
elbow fast do flies multipl,

"How fast do flies multiply iats
can ordinary house fly will layi12D
eggs during it's existence, and 90:pers
cent. Of them will be Matched out.
During the ordinary summer 12 or ID
generations of flies will be produced,
so YOU can make the calculation Your
self. Every female fly is thelprogenir.
tor of millions of flies during n single
summer. ,"oS, -
There are four or FIVE, Kinds of;
house flies. The most common known
to entomolo2ists is the 'musch domes-
tica, a medium sized grayish fly with
its mouth spread ont for sucking up
liquid substances. 1t cannot bite.
There is another fly called the.
'stomoxys calcitrans, which re-'
sembIes it closely, but differs in hav-a
ing an important appendage that is
built to pierce the skin. 1t is second
in abundance. Both of these flies are
chiefly bred in manure. In our ex-
perience and those of other entomo-
logists it has been discovered that
they will seldom lay their'eggs in any
thing else. ,,h..u :, =
"rhere are several other kinds Of
flies, but these two are the most conn
mon and to them we owe the nuisance,
that housewives suffer. The eggsEare
Matched into Larvae within. twenty7four
hours after they are laid. They .rea
main in the larval state from fives to
seven days and in the pupal state
similar time. The average life of
fly is from 10 to II days. >" a. ,iG !,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
SSeeesooeeeeeeeeooeeoeeee
5 FOR FOMANS BENEFIT.
lNNNuAaeauueAeeueeoaae
A Novel Accomplishments.

= Miss Willetta Parker of Boston has
an accomplishment out of the ordin.
sry9 She has fnll repartory of folk
songs, of many countries-songs which
she studied on their native heaths-
and with them she has been delight
ing parlor parties and afternoon teas
for several months, both IN Boston and
In other places. Generally she sings
'tgroups" of songs IN the afternoon,
leaving time between for tea and q
talk. For evening functions she fEes
quently gives little lecture, illustrat-
ing, if peed be, with voice and piano.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Another Tragic Episode.

"Miss Giggins,'' said the young
man with. .Hthe ohtrpsive hatband,
"were you ever engaged"%wV-
"Mr. Scadson!'''' she exclaimed, as
she blushed red rose and sighed,
"you, haye, no right to ask such aques-
tion unless-unless""EE-I!h
"f merely desired to, know" he
wehs on in cruel, monotonous voice,
..sn yeu were eyer, engaged in conver'
sation with. Prof. Fossil. He's q
wonderfully .brainy manT7you ought
to talk to him. "-WashiDgton Star
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
An Excellent, Combination. @

y S1S1 ;43hSSA1SAAo~>| oAAA S&A&SSe
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of The well known remedy,
SYRUP OF TICS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening laXa.
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispellingi colds, headaches and feVefs
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitnnl constipation per-
maneutly., Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and its acting on the, kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxatiqe.sGp7 ;" i''s -.
In the process of manufa cturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other. aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
CO. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to- avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front Of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
2. LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N. z.
For sale by all DFuggists.-Price SOC. per bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
HORSES BRING FLIES.
The Automobile May. Help to Banish
the Pest: y

The Automobile May. Help to Danish
.the-Pest y
"House hies," said Mr. L. o. How
ard, the famous entemologist of the
AGRICULTURAL Department.; Washington;
during d recent talk with We. Curtis;
"come mostly from the stables and
the dirt left in the streets by horses.
If we could do away with horses we
would not have so. many flies. A single
stable in which q horse is. kept will
fill an extended neighborhood with
flies. People living in agricultural
communities will propably never get
rid of the pest, but in cities, with bet.
ter modes of disposing Of garbage and
with the lessening of the number of
horses in stables consequent upon the
increased use of electric street rail
ways, the time may come when window
screens may be discariled.nst < ..,. b.
''Is there any wayto do away with
fies?" . -
'sWe have tried everything we can
think of A careful screening Of win.
dows and doors, with the supplement-
airy use of sticky fly papers, is the.
best preventive measure we. know OF,
but there is no hope of relief except.
by doing away with the breeding
places, and those are chiefly the3man.
ure piles in stables. We have tried
slack lime, kerosene and all sorts of
things, and, while they will kill the.
larvae by contact, the expense and the.
labor make their use impracticable.
The most practical preventive We have
found in our experiments I'M the agrit
cultural department. is the adoption'of
a sealed closet for manure When it
was pitched out into the ;barnyard it
was a breeding place for millions of
flies, which swarmed through the
orices Ct the department and among
the neighboring houses. Last year
closet 6 by feet. in size was built in
the corner of the stable and the win
dow was covered with a fine wire
screen. Frequent careful examina-
tions showedno evidence OF ,larva, and
q snOyellul or cnlorlQe Ol lllne--scat-
tered in the closet every day made
breeding impossible. The effect
was immediately Noticed: by.
the clerks of the department and resi-
dents of the neighborhood, who re-
ported to rs that after a.few weeks the
flies almost entirely disappeared.ln .ln,i.a
"By adopting similar measures, by
building tight closets for. manure!
livery-stable keepers, farmers, and
others who have horses can reduce
the fly pest in a great measure. I
know of no other way. III which, can
be done, for while flies (hreedsip oan
kinds of offal the most prolifc, source.
is the ordinary stable. " ,4 !o!G :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Beauty Is Blood Deeb.

Cle,n blood means n clean skin. No
beauty without 1t. Casoarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep 1t clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities' from the body. Begin to-day to
.banis pimples, boils. blotches, blnckheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cnscnrets, s,--beauty for ten cents. All drug
Ctsts. satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, SOC.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Her DISADVANTAGE.

r,Maud-That's all bosh! If you had
wanted to keep Mr.. Walsinghsm from
kissing you you could have done it.
I'd like to see,him kiss me!
Gertrude-I suppose you would, but
he Never will. He told me your face
had in il. the dignity Of antiquity AS
SUPPOSE I might have been able to do
SO if it hadn't, been necessary for
me to take both hands to get my veil
mn, Chicago Times Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Rr,,nsyorl. and Exercise.

It. has been declared that three hours OF
brain work will destroy moro brain tissue
than whole ady, OF physIsal exc exercise ;kSo
earn their living by their, Draits; Hostetters
Stomach Bitters makestt tie mind active ana
vigorous. . This medicine is q tonic, an ap.
petizer and sure cure for dyspepsia, Il hasa
nifty years record OF cures. See that private
Revenue Stamp covers the neck of the bottle. 3
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
"A noctor,s hdvice Free,

About Tetterino, DR.. NJ. L. Fielder Of EGlec.
tic P. 81 Elmore Co., Ala, says, y kn o% 1t TO
DO radical cure for tetter, salt rheum, eczema
and all kindred diseGs 8 of the skin and scalp.
Il never prescribe anything else in all skin
troubles, Send J0c IN stamps for box OF 1t,
postratt. to rho manufacturer. j. T. Shuptrine,
Savannah, Ca, II your druggist doesn't keepft
The italian government has Imposed a tax
of ten lire on bicycles. '''