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The record-union., 1899-02-23
"our Husbands but, as I said before,

"Our Husbands" but as l said before,
1 am a woman's woman, and could
not give up the pleasure of speaking
of the wives. The hand that rocks
the cradle rules the world.
"Will not the men in public office in
this State confess that but for the
gracious support and sympathy of their
lovely wives they could not serve their
State so worthi1y?
LET US drink to these ladies of the
Legislature May they come to US
again and again, Frightening with their
ready wit and charming affability'
every social occasion.
Following this Miss Gleason recited
and acted 'The Minuet'' in a manner
that charmed all the guests and won
her great applause.
To "Our Hostesses" Mrs. R. N. Bulla
said:
Madam Tcastmstress and Ladies:
'It is with pleasure that I respond to
this toast. We are here met for the
last time to enjoy the generous hospi-
tality of the Club of 80. 1t is then a
fitting occasion for US to express our
appreciation of your kindness, and I
am glad the pleasant duty is mine.
uuence. 1 am sure you will believe that
want is more than supplied by their
sincerity.
Hospitality is always pleasant, but
among acuuaintances is often Invested
of it's graciousness and becomes almost
commercial transaction, requiring
adequate payment, else the unlucky
debtor speedily finds the direful words
no credit entered against her name IN
the social account book.
How different the hospitality accord
ed to the stranger that bears no burden
of selfishness; it involves no odious cal
culations of debit and credit 1t rises
to the dignity of a virtue and warns
the heart of the recipient with its kind
ly glow.
Ladies of the Club of 90. we owe
YOU thanks-not alone for the privilege
of meeting with you on these various
occasions We realize that the short
time spent in entertaining US is but a
small part of your hospitality. You
have given freely and generously OF
your thought, time and labor to min
lister to our pleasure. You have over
come difficulties, sustained dsappoint-
ments, harmonized homogeneous ele-
ments You have carried to successful
conclusions affairs that required wise
cooperation, endless detail and infinite
tact and we heartily congratulate you
upon the brilliance of your achieve
ments.
1--WE came among you strangers. We
have met like the ships upon the sea,
who hold an hours converse so short.
so sweet. One little hour, and then
away they speed. On lonely paths.
through foam and cloud and mist. to
meet no more. 1t is not likely that we
shall all meet together again, but we
shall not all be Like ships that pass
in the night, and speak each other in
passing. Only a signal shown, and a
distant voice in the darkness So on
the ocean of life we pass, aSd speak
one another. Only a look, anC voice
then darkness again and silence
mo. more than all else we owe you
thanks that from these pleasant asso-
Citations have grown friendships that
shall endure. And it may be in days
CONTINUED on Seventh Page.)
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EV7ew Carpets
Spring Patterns.

Rolls and rolls of new carpets
have been coming in lately, and
we are in a position to offer the
strongest inducements to buyers.
Look at this brief list of new
things:
~ new designs in Tapestry
Brussels Carpet, sewed and laid,l
at Coo yard.
IL new designs in the zoe quail
ity.
new patterns in full ten wire
Tapestry Brussels Carpet, 85c,
sewed and laid.
20 new patterns in Alex Smith
& Sons Velvet Carpets, all wool,
sewed and laid, 81 yard. Closely
woven, soft, rich colors, and really
there is nothing better for the
money than one of these velvet,
carpets.
Exceptional value in new In
grain Carpets, cotton warp and
wool filling, soc yard. All cotton,
$50 yard.
A yard wide reversible carpet
hemp warp and wool filling, 75c
yard. This is very strong car
pet, and, besides, when one side is
worn out the other may be used.
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TURCLU HOTEL,

CONDUCTED ON THE EUROPEAN
plan; strictly f1rst-class; hot and cold
baths free to guests; electric cars "a s.
the door. FRANK MEYER, Prop.
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STATE HOUSE HOTEL.
Corner Tenth and Sts., Sacramento

BOARD AND ROOM, 81 Is TO 81 PER
day. Meals, 25c.
Accommodations first-class. Free bins
to and from hotel. w. j. ELDER Mgr
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BAY RESTAURANT

Private rooms for families: open day
and night Orders served outside Ovs-
ters in every style. MATT and JOHN
RADONIGH. Projectors
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THE METROPOLITAN
THE SADDLE ROCK
AND OYSTER HOUSE

FIRST-CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
spect. Ladies dining-room separate
Open day and night. HICKMAN & CAR
RAGHER, Proprietors. No. 1913 Second
street. between J and K. Sacramento
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
To Clean Gloves.

Here are two methods of cleaning
gloves: The first is to rub them with
cream of tartar till NIL signs of dirt
have disappeared. Tie second is as
follows: Put the soiled glove on the
hand and lightly rub it with piece
of flannel which has previously been
damped with milk and rubbed on a
cake of white soap. To ensure sue
cess do not make the flannel too wet,
and be careful to use fresh piece for
rubbing the glove directly the part in
use becomes sciled.
Clean copper vessels by rubbing
them with half lomon dipped in salt.
They should then be washed with
pure water and dried and polished
with soft cloth.
A good sponge is an expensive lux
ury, but the difficulty is to preserve 1t
good" for good sponaes SO the same
way as cheap sponges. They acquire
that nauseating sliminnss which turns
a thing of utility into u bathroom hor-
ror. Add two tablespoonfuls of sui
phuric acid to a pint of water and
steep the Shiny object in this mixture
for couple of hours. Then knead it
thoroughly, still keeping it in the
liquid, after which wash it we'll in
clean water. You will then have
fresh, elastic and bright sponge, which
will be pleasure instead Of pain. -
Philadelphia Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
Honor Among Berears.

Even the beggar life in Spain has its
bright side. III the following story,
which was told only three years ago,
the feeling shown WIS just as noble as
could have marked the conduct of a
prince.
A traveller, stopping at Madrid, had
been in the habit Of giving few CEN
timos daily to little girl on the street
One morning, as he passed the corner
where she stood, he gave her, as he
supposed, the usual sum. Presently
he heard some one calling him and
looking around saw her running after
him. On overtaking him she held up
two-peseta piece and said:
'Your honor has always given me
centimos, bat today, by mistake, this
was among them"
Similar episodes help to ill the
notebook of the traveller who fingers
a few months in Spain. If he pursues
his researches beyond the lines drawn
by couriers, tourist bureaus and hotel
attendants, he will meet everywhere,
both among the educated and the
poorer classes Of modern Spain, the
hidalgo spirit of the days Of Calderon.
Youths Companion,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
Greyhouutls and Maltese,

AS a pleasant variety of the dog
which seems to have been his best
days, the Italian greyhound may be
grouped with the Maltese. There are
few people now who appear to pay any
attention to the fragile, lightly boned
little greyhounds which history tell
us first came from the country whose
name they bear, says writer in Lon.
don Queen. The leading kennels in
England Of this variety are owned by
women, Miss Mackenzie of New Cross
being their most ardent supporter,
though more recently Mrs. Cottrel
Dormer has given them special atten.
tion. The elegance of their shape and
the beauty OF their color constitute
their most remarkable and attractive
features, and so far they deserve adj
miration, but they are terribly deli.
cate and difficult to rear, and 50 re.
quire great deal of attention. Per-
haps this is the one variety Of the dog
which requires to be sheeted OF
clothed in cold weather.
Especial mention has been made oI
the decline in the popularity of the
Italian greyhound and of the Maltese
dog, and in proof of what has been
written to this effect, it may be stated
that at the dog show held at Laycock's
dairy, Islingtoa, in 1869, there were
seven entries of the former in one
class and thirteen of the other, while
at the last exhibition of the Kennel
club in October, 1898, neither italian
greyhound nor Maltese was benched,
as the classes were SO badly supported
that they were cancelled.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
A Dainty Decoration.

very woman who entertains sbnt>
have among her table belongings sets
of ribbon colors for table decoration.
They can be used hgain and again,
need not be of supordne quality, and
therefore cannot'be called expensive,
especially when it is considered how
enormously they count in effectiveness.
The best width for these ribbons is
four .inches, the quantity required
depending upon the length, size or
shape of the table. A simple and
pretty arrangement is to draw the rib!
bon in fiat band diagonally across
the table to within few inches of the
line of covers, terminating it in hand
some tied bows. These bows are
prettier if the loops IRE stood TIP on
their sides, to avoid fatness. Extra
loops may be added, and little of
some perfect fruit of softly contrast
ing shades held within the folds. The
ribbon band will, of course, run over
the lace centrepiece. -Woman's Home
Companion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
A Picturesque Conflict.

The conflict in the Philippines has
had a picturesque side that was not
found in the prior engagements of the
Wdr. It was found out in tropic
Jungle, under conditions and in sur
toundihgs that were totally hew and
unfamiliar to our officers and men:
The character of the country, and the
climate presented difficulties to our
commanders, and raised obstacles that
they had not been trained to meet and
surmount. That they have, neverthe-
less, surmounted these obstacles and
brushed aside these difficulties is a
splendid demonstration of the virility
and strength and Of the varied re-
sources of American manhood. The
fight has been waged largely by volun-
teers, men who had had little actual
training in the practice of arms, yet
they have shown themselves as ready
as the most seasoned veteran to meet
any danger, and they have learned
quickly how the work should be done.
New York Mail and Express.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
WEA1rH1rsr SUGAR PLANTER.
Annssed a Fortune of $4,000. 900
and Never Learned to Rend.

AInnssed d Fortune of 1O,o00, 900
!! and Never Learned to Rend.
4 most remarkable man who has
developed. in Louisiana in the last half
century died In New Orleans recently.
He was Leon Godchaux, who came to
Louisiana a young Jewish peddler
from Bavaria, without the yestige of
an education and who by phenome-
nal business instinct amassed for
tune of nearly S10,000,000, and won
the admiration of the entire commun-
ity. Only In recent years was God.
chau1 able to sigh his own name; and
lie never learned to read:
At the time of his death Godchau1
was beyond doubt the richest sugar
planter lii America; and he it was ITho
developed the sugar business Id it's
Present centralized SYSTEM and caused
The abandonment Of the. .old-titie indi-
Tidual plantation sugar houses; which
added much to the picturesquehess Of
tile sugar business; but were d great
loss to the State output.
when Godchaux first came to louis
lana it was With q pack on Ills Shout
ders; which lie carried from planta-
tion to plantation along the Mississippi
HiEer, and lie was driven or as d vag-
raHt ftom Some Of the plantat tions
which lie afterward icquifed: 1t is
said in fact that the young man shook
his fist at one arrogant planter and
aY8wed he would own the planters
home. This he did. Godchaux first
entered in the clothing business in
New Orleans, and his establishment
is still the largest in the city. Later
lie embarked in the sugar business and
exhibited a shrewdness In his opera
tions that easily ranked him as the
most expert sugar man in the state.
His business rapidly widened, until,
although not owning MS many actual
sugar lands as the recently deceased
General Porcher Miles, his properties
were far inore valuable. In ten days
Louisiana lost it's two foremost men
III, sugar cultivation.
Mr.. Godchaux was born In Herbvil.
Tiers; France i'll 1874;
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
The sensrate Sewing Room,

The convenience of a Sc. arate sew.
ing room is so great that it pays in
families where there is large guam
tity of sewing to be done to heat a
room specially for the purpose. In
many families the sewing is looked
upon as an incidental of work, hot as
an essential pnrt of the household
duties. In only few families is
there a room set apart for sewing,
though the duty of preparing the
clothing of the household ought to be
second only to the duty of preparing
the food. 1t is true that large
amoaut,of the clothing of the mascu-
line portion of the household is now
purchased ready made. This only re-:
lieves the household partially from
sewing. Ready made clothing for
women and children is more .expen=
sive and not as durable as that made
at home. This includes the greater
pnrt Of the clothing, and sewing should
therefore be recognized ms certainly d
part of the housework as cooking. In
order to do the sewing of the House:
hold in the best manner there should
be room set apart where the sewing
machine, the cutting table and all the
tools for superior work nre kept. In
d bureau in this room new material to
make up and old materials to make
over should be left. In one drawer
or in bag there should be patches
md scraps Of various materials left
from gowns and other garments. A
stand, with drawers containing spools
Of silk and of cotton, should be placed
somewhere in the room, and there
should be large workbasket contain
ing. the various necessities of the
seainstress. A wire skirt form, on
which skirts can be hung, is great
convenience, though the waist forms
have proved of no special value. The
systematic arrangement of the work
in such room is in itself an incentive
to accomplishment. 1t is not too
much to say that woman with al or
derly sewing room will do twice 5
much work as one whose tools are
scattered over the area of three or
four closets. New York Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES
Novel picture Fran ss,

Picture dealers have betaken theni-
selves to architectural effects in their
search for novelties in framing. Very
quaint'and attractive little frames they
are, too, with their Doric, Ionic OF
Corinthlan columns surmounted b.
the appropriate architecture, looking
like miniature Fireplace and mantel:
piece. The dealers ii Boston; true
to the spirit Of erudition which pre-
walls there, have adapted the Egyp.
tian arch to their uses, and the small
columns are covered with cuneiform
hieroglyphics. These make very
charming frames in dark wood for the
Photographic reproductions of the
decorations. in the Boston library,
which are SO popular now. A series
OF these pictures framed i'll series oi
arches makes pretty panel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
Eoroner's inquest over a mummy:


British Crowners law has asserted
its rights by holding formal inquest
over d mummy that was being trans
ported over the North Western Rail.
road to be shipped to Belgium. The
technical evidence and the verdict
rendered were as follows: "Dr. Oliver;
divisional surgeon, stated that 1t was
not possible to say the probable period
OF death beyond that it must have
occurred many years ago. FROM his
examination of the body and from in;
quiries he had made, lie had formed
the opinion that the mummy was that
of d body from Peru or some other
part OF South America. The system
of burial among certain tribes there
consists of placing the body after
death in n squatting position, aid of
fixing it in that position to q stake OF
tree and allowing it to be exposed to
the sun for a certain time. BY these
means the body becomes dried Oh
mummified, after which it is conveyed
to n sand or other cave and there de
posted. The jury returned the fol
lowing verdict: That the woman was
found dead at the railway goods sta;
ton, Sun street. On April j., and did
die on some date unknown in some
foreign country, probably South Amer
lea, from some cause unknown. Nc
proofs of a violent death are found
and the body has been dried and
buried In some foreign manner, prob
ably sun dried and cave buried, and
the Jurors are satisfied that this body
does not show any recent crime in this
country, and that the deceased was
unknown and about % years Of age
New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
Recipes.

Rhubarb Marmalade To seven
pounds of rhubarb, pared and slice1,
allow FIVE pounds of sugar. Put the
rhubarb and sugar into q porcelain
kettle, add the pulp of four oranges
aud the Juice of four lemons aud boil
for two hours.
Poached Eggs la Hussarde-Hash
some cooked bacon with mushrooms.
Mix with little melted meat Jelly.
Cut four tomatoes in half and remove
the interior. Warm them in the oven.
Then insert the hash and place a
poached egg on each tomato. Brown
and serve on hot plates.
Goldfish Cakes-soak pint bowl OF
Goldfish over night. Next morning
drain and add one and one-half pints
OF raw sliced Irish potatoes. Cover
with cold water and when it reaches
boiling poiut throw it off and add fresh
boiling water and cook Until potatoes
are tender. Drain and mash we'll and
add bit of butter and pepper and
moisten with beaten egg and enough
cream to form into round cakes one
and one-half inches thick. Roll each
one in -four and fry in hot lard until
they are delicate brown. The lard
must be boiling and the cakes fried
gently.
Bread Sticks = When you make
bread, either white or whole wheat,
take-at the time when you mold your
bread and put into pans-a table.
spoonful of the dough and roll it un-
der your hand in long sound roll the
size of your little finger, and as long
as your pan. Let rise half an hour,
brush over with water, and bake
fifteen minutes in quick oven. Place
the rolls far enough apart in the pan
so they will not touch when baked.
The idea is to secure rs much crust as
possible. Those who are troubled
with dyspepsia or indigestion can eat
bread sticks when other forms Of
bread would prove detrimental.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
A Blazing Marine Bomb.

Illuminating shells for lighting up
large areas Of ocean in life-saving work
or to obtain the range Of the vessels
of an enemy are proposed by the
American Illuminating Shell Company,
of Baltimore, Md. The shell used is a
hollow cylinder made Of steel tubing
and charged with calcium carbide
which, coming in contact with wateii
generates dcetylene gas. Tie end OF
the shell remains above water, and at
this eild are burners lighted by an
electrical device contained in the shell
1t is claimed that the light produced is
1000 candle power and cannot be ex,
tinguished by water. The shell is to
be shot from gun to q distance OF
two miles, and floats with one-quartcr
of its length above water.-Engineerina
News
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
WILL EAT UP SMOKE.
New Invention Which Will Bring Re.
lief to Soot-Laden Cities.

New Invention Which Will Bring Re.
lief to soot-Laden Cities.
A patented smoke consumer
was tested recently in Washington.
The tests were rigid ones and were
satisfactory to the witnesses. By al
ingenious mechanical device the smoke
from the boiler CRATE which usually
finds access to the outer air by way Of
thesmok estack is supplied with oxy-
gen sufficient to cause combustion
and result in the complete burning OF
the smoke, the flames from the latter
adding to the heat receised by the
boiler. In the tests the CRATE was
first filed with soft coal refuse and
hot fire reached. No smoke was OBJ
servable issuing from the smokestack
connected with the boiler CRATE until
the inventor cut off the oxygen. Then
it poured forth in heavy volume from
the stack. In an instant after the
burner was again put in operation
there was no smoke perceptible. The
CRATE was then filled with a mass OF
rags and dirt and the same expert
ment as described above again sue
cessfully carried out. The fire was
drawn from the CRATE and the steam
pressure in the boiler allowed to re-
duce to nothing. A newfre OF wood
en- barrels was started, and in. fifteen
minutes q steam gauge OF the boiler
registereda q pressure of 65 pounds.
By means of an aperture in the
brick wall of the combustion chamber
in which the boiler was located it was
possible to witness the burning of the
smoke and see its flames wreathing
the boiler on nil sides. An examina-
tion of the deposit left from the smoke
after combustion showed it to be q
light, almost white, impalpable pow
der, with none of the characteristics
of SCOT whatever. 1t is claimed by
the inventor that boilers and other
power-p producing appliances requiring
great heat can be operated at half the
cost now. incurred for them by use Of
the burner, because the cheapest
grades of coal which produces the
greatest amount of smoke ordinarily
can be used without loss of any heat
giving properties.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
TWO WARTIME ESCORTS.
A Girl who Went Out with Union
Omcer Md Returned with
Confederate.

4 woman now living in Washington
can boast of q personal incident in
her career so strange as to challenge
the probability Of its ever having been
paralleled. On the Sunday morning
previous to the battle Of Antietam q
young Lieutenant Of the Union army
who with others had been making his
Headquarters at her fathers house,
much against the will Of that old
time Southerner, escorted the girl to
the village church in Rockville, Md.
The church was in the centre Of the
little town, while the young woman's
residence was on the outskirts.
The day was hot and the village
streets tery dusty. Scarcely any one
was III the. streets, but as the young
couple turned d corner d single horse
man sprang from the saddle, and,
placing his hand upon the arm Of the
Lieutenant, said; "You are MY pris-
oner, sir" Instantly the roadway SEEM
ed full Of Confederate cavalry:
The Union Lieutenant was placed in
charge Of others by his captor, who
was d captain, and d gallant one at
that, for; turning to the astofished
young girl he said: ''rm very sorry
indeed to interrupt your churchgoing,
and particularly to deprive you Of the
company of your young friend"
"Not a friend at all-hardly an ac:
quaintance, she replied, too confused
to know Just what she was saying, but
quite certain she didn't want to boast
of any great degree of intimacy with
Federal officer.
Permit me-" continued the Captain,
"to see you safe home," and he turn
ed and walked back with her to her
fathers door. 81 really very much re-
gret to ahhoy y0u in any way" he
continued; "but you know these are
war times ando our duty often imposes
on us many disagreeable tasks. At
least; you have had as an escort on the
same day to and from the church q
Union and d Confederate officer. You
will pardon me for saying that your
youth and beauty deserves the recog-
milton it has received. YOU left home
with d Second Lieutenant and return
ed iii the same hour with Captain,
who sincerely regrets that while he
wishes you long life and happiness,
he must how bid you good-by."
The captaii proved very brave and
famous one, as the girl discovered,
and now when he is on the retired list
enjoying the social side of Washington,
she frequently meets him. He had al
most forgotten the Sunday morning
episode, but she will never do So
New York Sun.