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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
Hou to open a Now Eook.

scHold the book with its back on
smooth or covered table; let the front
board down, then the other, holding
the leaves in one hand while you open
q few leaves at the back, then a few
at the front, and SO go on, alternately
opening back and front, gently press
ing open the sections till you reach
the centre of the volume. Do this
two or three times and you will obtain
the beahgresults. Open the volume
viole} Jor carelessly in any one
place You will likely break the back
and cause start in the leaves. Never
force the back; if it does not yield to
gentle opening, rely upon it the back
is too tightly or strongly bound.
ga connoisseur many years ago, an
excellent customer of mine, who
thought he knew perfectly how to
handle books, came into my office
when I had an expensive binding
just brought from the bindery ready
to be sent home; he, before my eyes,
took hold of the volume and tightly
holding.the leaves in each hand. in
stead of allowing them free play,
violently opened it in the centre and
exclaimed: How beautifully your
bindings open!' I almost tainted. He
had broken the back of the volume,
and it had to be rebound. Modem
Bookbinding practically Considered, "
by William Matthews.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
Household Hints.

In ironing tablecloths, the creases
should be varied from time to time, 80
as to avoid wear. -,
Horseradish is said to be sure
cure. for cough, and should be eaten
at and between meals.
In making plum or fruit cakes, add
little chocolate, if the batter does
not seem quite dark enough.
Dandelions for some are said to be
sure cure for insomnia. Two or
three leaves day should be eaten.
To seed raisins pour boiling water
over them, and then drain and pinch
the seeds out while the raisins are
moist.
If you wish to have the clothes look
more glossy, use soapy water in max
ing starch. This also renders the iron
less likely to stick.
If sal soda and water are poured
down the kitchen sink ut least once a
week, the plumbers visit may be in
definitely postponed.
Cabbage salad made, from raw,
fresh and crisp head of cabbage and
served with French dressing is much
improved if garlic is rubbed in the
bowl from which it is served.
Lamp wicks will become clogged
with the settings from the kerosene
unless cleaned occasionally: it will be
we'll to boil, dry and trim them if they
give poor light; and renew often
there is no economy in using short OF
dirty lamp wicks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18

towel. linen seseo:- - !de 7.l.s ii'.At
q, tablespoonful salt. Fill the crop and
body with forcemeat. Sew up, twist the
wings over its back, run q skewer
through the thighs into the body,
Pass a string across the back of the
bird, crossing it below the breast, then
catch it over the point of the skewer,
cross the string again and tie it on the
back.
Rub one tablespoonful salt all over
tie turkey and lay in roasting pan.
Spread two ounces butter over the
breast, then place the pan in medium
hot oven to roast. Turn often and
baste freely with its own gravy till the
bird is light brown on all sides. Add
one .cupful boiling water; continue to
roast, basting frequently till done,
which will take about two and half
hours. Or you may allow fifteen min
utes to pound.
Place the giblets in saucepan over
the fire; cover with cold water, add
half teaspoonful of salt. When it
boils add one onion and cook till done.
Shortly before serving lay the turkey
on warm dish, remove threads,
skewers, also the fat from the gravy.
Mix one tablespoonful cornstarch
with one gill of cold water, add it to
the gravy, stir this over the fire and
cook two minutes. Add sufficient
giblet broth to make creamy sauce;
stir and boil five minutes; then strain;
chop the giblets fine, add them to the
sauce and serve.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
A Li,lipu.ian watch.

A Berlin show window has the dis
tinction of displaying what is said to
be the smallest watch in the world.
The diminutive timepiece, which is
less than half au inch in diameter,
was made in Geneva, Switzerland, a
place famous for it's watches. The
works of the midget machine COM
prise ninety-fve separate pieces, and
the whole structure weighs less than
gram. The exact dimensions of the
watch are: Diameter, .4137 inch;
thickness, 1882, inch; length of the
minute hand, .69156 inch; length of
the hour hand, .O5122 inch; weight of
the handspring, 1902 grain. The
watch will run for twenty eight hours
after being wound up, the balance
wheel making Is, 152 revolutions in an
hour and travelling over forty-four
and one-half miles in twenty-four
hours. The watch was made by spe.
oially manufactured tools, and ito
price ls $780,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
An EnrlIsh Deep Dish Apple Pie.

Peel, core and cut in quarters OF
eighths enough apples to fill medium
sized eartben baking dish, heaping
them little; pour in just a little wa
ter, and if the apples are not very tart
squeeze over them the juice OF o lem
on; sprinkle enough sugar on the top
to sweeten them; put o few fecks OF
butter over the top, then CRATE nutmeg
over all. Cover with acrust shortened
with half lard and half butter, MAX
ing two or three incisions in the crust;
stand the pie in a moderate oven and
when the crust is done light brown,
covert it with piece of brown paper;
leave the oven door open and let the
pie bake slowly for twenty minutes
longer. Serve it cold with cream.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
Ribbon Fig Cake.

White part-Two cups of sugar,
two-thirds of cup of butter, two
thirds of cup of milk, three cups of
flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, eight eggs, whites; bake in lay
Gold part : one-half cup Of butter,
one cup OF sugar beaten to a cream,
one whole egg and seven yolks, half q
cup of milk, one and one-half cups OF
-four, one teaspoonful of baking pow
der.
Season strongly with cinnamon and
allspice. Pnt half the gold cake into
q pam and lay on it u thick layer OF
halved figs; dust with little -four
and then put ou the rest of the cake
and bake. Put the gold cake between
the white cakes, using frosting be-
tween them, and cover with frosting.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
Growing Forage Crops.

The use of the cow pea and velvet
bean in the south and crimson clover
in the north for the purpose of adding
nitrogen to the soil has given rise to
the impression that these rank grow
ing leguminous plants will grow in
any soil, no matter how poor. This is
wrong, for no plant is, strictly speak
ing, an air plant, all of them requir-
ing some of the mineral elements to
make growth. If the thought is in
mind that the legumes can be grown
without the use of fertilizers it should
be gotten rid of at once. If the soil
does not contain potash and phosphoric
acid in fair quantities, the nitrogen
gathering plants Cannot exist, or at
best cannot thrive but slowly -Ex-
change.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
The Empire of Barotse.

There now remains only one people
and one little valley south Of the equa-
tor whose sovereignty has not been
claimed by some European power. 1t
Is the Valley of Barotse, fifty OF sixty
miles wide, north Of Lialui, In South
Africa. And the only reason why the
Morotse, who inhabit 1t, have pre-
served their independence is that Eng.
land and Portugal both claim it, and
therefore the work of civilization" is
at standstill.
It may not be so easy to conquer the
Marotse when the time comes, for
thew are a tall, well-set-up race, very
black in skin. In manners they are
courteous and In bearing dignifed.
Every fullblooded Marotse is by birth
right a chief, and takes his place in
the aristocracy of the empire. The
bare fact that he is Marotse insures
the respect Of the subservient tribes,
and rs he grows to manhood. a sense
of superiority usually implants in the
native the dignity of self-respect.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
,Mets,
s anvil
.nJoy getting


gether and then e-rrsrng- ruez oiu Elnan,
just so the other boys will laugh. This
time however, THE old man was mad.
and did not propose to allow his way
ward boy to have his own way. Just
as 1 was passing he motioned me to
stop, and then, pulling his hand from
behind him, brought to light what
shone out in grand style as a newly
purchased rawhide. Then 1 knew
there was going to be some fun, and
walked inside the yard. Well, sir, he
grabbed that boy, nearly as large as
he was, jerked him into half upright
position and then began laying on the
leather. The boy began to swear and
use language that would shock any
neighhorhood. but of course the father
did not hear q word Of it.
tSThe father quit second, and then
coming over to where was standing,
took out his pencil and paper and ask
ed me in q line or two to tell him
what the son said. wrote out the
brutal swear words just as 1 heard
them. He read the words as I wrote
them down, and then, fairly shaking
with rage, returned to the boy and be.
gan anew the work. 1t was fully ten
minutes before thar boy was conquer.
ed. but when he did give in he was
the most penitent fellow you even
saw. Before the old man had finished
half of the neighborhood was present
and congratulated him on taking tho
boy in hand. Here is what he wrote
on d slip of paper when they suggested
thanks to him:
81 know he is a bad boy, but thu
Lord. has made me without hearing
SO I cannot know these things likt
you can. / got letter from a. neigh
Dor woman this morning saying tha
he said bad words about his mother
That is what i punished him for
Please tell me when you hear him sal
bad words and help me to make maj
Of him. Denver Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
rHR RtMlE INDUSTRY.
Utilization Of New Fibre Material an. Interests
jng Problem.

One Of the most interesting prob.
lens Of the day in the utilization of
the new fibre material, and one that
is attracting the attention of all civ
ilized countries, is the industrial pro-
duction OF that wonderful substance
known in tie Orient as China grass,
in India as rhea, and in Europe and
America as ramie. The money spent
by governments and by private enter
prise throughout the world, in expert
ments and inventions, in the effort to
establish the ramie industry, would
make up the total Of princely fort
une. Obstacle after obstacle has been
overcome in the years Of persistent eff
fort, and now we stand before the
last barrier, baffled FOR the time, but
still hopeful, and with efforts unre-'
laxed. The difficulty may be stated
In a few words: Ramie culture will
only become paying industry when
an economically successful machine
for stripping the fibre has been placed
on the market. Hundreds Of thous-
ands of dollars have been spent in eff.
forts to perfect machine, but no gov
ernment fibre expert in the world rec
ognizes that we have made such a
machine at the present time, though
great progress has been made in ma
chine construction.
The worlds interest in this fibre
began in 1859, when reward of five
thousand pounds was offered by the
government Of India for the best ma
chine with. which to Gecorticate the
green stalks. The first exhibition and
trial Of machines took place in 1872.
resulting in utter failure. The reward
was again offered, and in 1879 a Sec
ond official trial was held, at which
ten machines competed, though none
filed the requirements, and subse-
quently the offer was Withdrawn
From the Possible Fibre Industries Of
the United States, by G. R. Dodge, in
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
Freaks of a Jury Wheel.

Pittsburg people are Illuminating
over q jury wheel mystery. In the
drawing Of The petit jury for the No
y,e,mber term of the United States Cir
cult Court there was taken from the
wheel the name of Coroner Heber
Mcdowell, placed in the wheel six
teen years ago, while Mr.. Mcdowell
was a constable in Pittsburg. Also
the name of John G. Reading, Jr., that
was put in the wheel over fourteen
years ago, while he was law student
Mt Wilhamsport. Mr.. Reading Is now
a leading Pittsburg lawyer. In con-
tradistinction to the names that have
been in the wheel so long and undis-
turbed, twenty-six Of the forty-eight
at the recent drawing were among
those put in the last time the wheel
was illed. The wheel always con,
tains 800 names. When o jury Is
drawn as many names are substituted
MS are taken out-Philadelphia Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
Apelicio us Corn Soup.

Use for every one,half canful Of
corn one and one-half pints of milk,
one and one-half tablespoonfuls OF
butter, one tablespoonful of flour, one
level teaspoonful of pepper and one
tablespoonful of minced onion. Mash
tie corn as fine as possible, and then
put it into the double boiler. Put the
milk-except one gill, ewsichssEons sMip
reserve for blending the four-w.th
the corn, and cook for fifteen minu,es.
Cook the onion in the butter for ab9ut
ten minutes, stirring frequently Ind
taking care that it does not burn, and
add it to the corn and milk. Mix the
cold milk which you reserved with the
-four, and when it is we'll blended and
perfectly smooth stir into the hot mix
trra Add the salt, and pepper, and
.---tee LONGER. then
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
Hungarian kings scattered Bones.

The lot Of the Kings of Hungary
was doubtless happier during their
eheckered lifetime than after their de-
mise. It was only year ago that the
bones OF a score of them We're found
lying about a lumber-room in Stuhl-
weIsenburg. They had been removed,
nobody knows when and why, from
their original resting place, and the
story goes that n student with less
reverence and patriotism than medical
zeal hribed the keeper 70 commit sew
eral of the unique skeletons to his pro-
fessional care. Where they are now
is a point which still remains unde-
cided. Some time ago these relics
were duly numbered, labelled and cat
nlogued, and there Is no doubt that in
time they will be accorded q fitting re.
burial.
In the mean time the remains Of
King :sela III have been claimed for
the Church Of st. Matthias on the
heights Of Buda. A shrine is to be
erected in the church to receive his
bones, and also those of his first wife,
Anna, Duchess of Antioch. For the
present the remains have been given
temporary burial in a glass coffin
amid the rites Of the Roman Catholic
Church. The ceremony. which has
Just been conducted by Cardinal Vas
zary, was attended by court digni-
taries and several Of the Ministers.
The Hungarians hold Bella III in al
most equal esteem with the great st.
Stefan. He reigped in the twelfth
century, was brought up in Greece,
and accustomed the people to dwelling
in houses instead of tents.-Vienna
correspondence Of The London Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
The Passing Of the Trapper.

With the passing Of the old-fashion,
ed trapper we lose one of the most
picturesque figures that. ever trod the
stage Of worldly action or ,graced the
page Of fiction. Even the aEmored
knight, with all his atmosphere Of ro.
nance, his dashing courage, his brav.
cry of gay trappings and tossing
plumes, will not outliye the wonderful
weather-beaten figure Of the iron man
in deerskin, who so often has held
the center of the stage during the most
thrilling dramas Of our earlier his
tory.
Who does not love and cherish the
memories Of the Leatherstockings-
the taciturn, sinewy men, almost child
ish in their simplicity, almost woman
ish in their faithful devotion, almost
God-like in their fearless. power, pa
tence, charltableness and inexhdustible
resource?> And we Of America should
never forget these men, for to their
daring courage and steadfast purpose
we owe much Of our present pros
perity.
In the circle of the council, in the
tumult of the skirmish, in the glare
of burning cabins, on the trail Of the
despoiler, at the head Of the army, in
the mists Of the rapids, in the shadows
of the forests, in the sunshine of the
prairies, on the SUBMITS Of the noun
tains, the buckskin-clad figure was al
ways to be found, advising, aiding
rra LEADING for the good Of men to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
THEY WANT TO TELL
These Grateful Women Who Have
Been Helped by Mrs. Pinkham.

Women who have suffered severely
and been relieved of their ills by Mrs.
Pinkham's advice and medicine are
constantly urging publication of their
statements for the benefit OF other wo-
men. Here are two such letters:
Mrs. LIZZIE BEVERLY, 25S Merrimac
ST., Lowell, Mass, writes:
aIt affords me great pleasure to tell
all suferingwomen of the benefit have
received from taking Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. lean hard
lyfndwords toexpressmy gratitude for
what she has done for me. My trouble
was liberation of the womb. Twas un-
der the doctors care. Upon examina-
ton he foun l fifteen very large ulcers,
but he failed to dame good. took sew
eral bottles of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, also used the Sanative
Wash, and am cured. Mrs. Pinkham's
medicine saved my life, and I would
recommend it to all suffering women" !"
Mrs. Amos TRoMBLEAY, Ellenburgh
Ctr, N. Y. writes:
aI took cold at the time my baby
was born, causing me to have milk
1ers. and was sick in bed for eight
weeks. Doctors did me no good. I
surely thought I would die. I was al
so troubled with falling of the womb.
/ could not eat, had faint spells as
often as ten times day. One day a
lady came to see me and told me of the
benefit she had derived from taking
lydia e. Pinlsham's medicine, and ad-
vised me to try it. I did SO, and had
taken only.haH a bottle before | was
able to sit in chair. After taking
three bottles could do my own work.
I am now in perfect health"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
Good Worker. II Blind.

BENJAMIN McAllister, blind car
penter, who is nearly 70 years old,
and who lives in Lynn, Mass, recently
performed the remarkable feat Of
climbing unassisted the roof of his
two and one-half story house and re-
moving an old scuttle and replacing it
with new one. This dauntless old.
blind man has accomplished much
carpenter work since he lost his sight
six years ago. He is also shoemaker
and makes his own footgear. In adj
dition to his other employments, he
manages q large vegetable gatden as
we'll as i be bad q geea pasIv qs eyes
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18
THE BRAVE COYOTE.
Western Farmers Get Lots OF Excitement
Ont of e Prairie Wolf Drive.

Western Farmers Get Lots OF Excitement
Ont of e Prairie Wolf Drive.
The coyote, or prairie wolf, after
having acquired bad reputation for
cowardice and other unworthy quail
tier, is being rehabilitated as a fight
ing animal in the far northwest, where
of late the extreme abundance of this
wolf, and his warfare on sheep, have
led to the institution of 'scoyote
drives" Rabbit drives have long been
common in the west; hundreds of men
and boys turn out and drive jack-rab-
bits into sort of corral, where they
are killed il great numbers. The sue
cess of the rabbit drives led many pee
pie to suppose that the coyote could
be rounded up" in the same way.
The experiment was first tried at o
place in southern Idaho. Hundreds
of men and boys worked all day in
driving in the coyotes, which swarm
all through the region, and when
they, the men and boys, had all On
verged at the corral, they found just
one coyote in it, and he got away
But it is not in the American char
acter to give up a thing with one at
tempt. When tina next great coyote
drive took place, better precautions
were taken to prevent the animals
from leaking through the lines,
This drive was in the Powder River
valley, in eastern Oregon. About two
hundred and fifty farmers, all thirst
ing, as it were, for the blood of the
coyotes who had stolen their sheep,
were mounted on horseback, and they
took with them fifty dogs. They secured
the country and kept we'll together,
and after good and well-managed
ride sixty coyotes were rounded up.
in a field. -
There was great excitement now,
and some of the younger and moro
inexperienced men thought they had
only to put these sixty "cowardly"
creatures to death in heap. They
soon found that they were mistaken.
The coyotes made grand, concerted
rush for the compact line of men,
horses aud dogs that hemmed them
in, and when this rush was over, the
hunters found that they had but nipe
wolves, dead and alive, within their
enclosure. All the rest were once
more roaming the plains of eastern
Oregon Mt their own sweet, wolfish
wills.
The hunters now turned their at
tention to those that were left, and
chiefly by the help of the dogs, sue
ceeded in putting them to death. Only
one doy out Of the fifty, however,
proved adequate to the task of actually
killing a coyote, and he killed several
of the nine.
One of the coyotes was the most
valiant fighter that the hunters had
ever seen. No gray wolf, no grizzly
could have fought more determinedly,
more skilfully, or with better effect.
At one time twenty-five dogs were EN-
gagged in an attack upon this coyote.
and such were the extraordinary swift
ness of his movements and the sharp
ness of his teeth that he kept them
at bay.
All the farmers declared that they
got more excitement out of this raid
on the coyotes than they had ever OBJ
tanned from any other hunt. Acting
on the experience gained in it, they
at once organized another drive, and
hoped to do better next time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-18

Inustache and a silk beat
them at their own gan lie stud
ents are not saying mLsn about the
affair this morning. The occurrence
happened in the smoking car. AS the
passengers tried to get out OF the
car the studlnts assisted. "Pass him
alongn, was the cry, and the unfor-
tunate passenger was lifted bodily
ever the heads Of the students, tossed
In the air, and finally thrown out upon
the. platform. The guards told the
unruly students to cease their rough
behaTior or leave the train, but the
admonitions fell on unfruitful grounl
The fun grew more and more hilari-
Gus until Adams street was reached.
at this point the old man with the
white mustache got up to leave. He
was in the extreme end Of the car,
AWAY from the door. "Pass him
alongr' shouted the students. Help
the old gentleman out" They helped
him out. They tossed him up to the
ceiling, they dropped him to the floor,
they wedged him here and there, they
played horse with him. And after
they had tossed him out at last they
felt so hilarious that they smashed
each others hats with their canes.
At s o'clock p. N. young man who
said his name was F. Drake Whit
ford. student, came meekly into the
Central Police Station and reported
that an old man with a white mus
tache and silk hat had picked the
pockets Of four of the students on the
train, securing four beautiful gold
watches and pocketbook or two. 1T
viii be a great favor" he said, III
this little affair can be kept out OF the