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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
The Secret Of the Dreyfus Case.

The fact that Dreyfus is Jew fur
nishes key to the mysteries of the
cause celebre which is connected with
his name. It is impossible to under
stand how the French nation-an i'm
pulsive, generous people, who, although
blind in their anger, are temperament
ally incapable of remaining deaf to the
appeal of justice after the initial fury
of their wrath has srent itself can
persist in withholding from the con-
demned officer an opportunity to JUS
tify himself before the courts of his
country. The paradox may be under
stood when it is remembered that,
after the memory of Sedan, the great
est passion of the French is deep
and enduring hatred of the jews as
race. The cry, ga bas les juifs!' is
almost as potent in France today as
was that other cry at the close of the
last century-the cry that gave utter
ance to the hot resentment OF more
than hundred years and drove the
disdainful Marie Antoinette to the
euillotine-'sA bas lie roi!"-S. Ivan
Tonjoroff, in The Arena.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
THE sToREKeePERs OF GUAM.
An Interesting Report from the Surgeon
of the Bennington.

of the Bennington.
Tile navy department has received
an interesting report made by Surgeon
Ward of the cruiser Bennington. at
Port San Luis dApra, Island of Guam,
in the Ladrones, just before that yes
sci left there to join Admiral Dewey
the last of January.
Surgeon Ward had been ashore in
vestigating the commercial products
and mercantile establishments during
the stay of the Bennington in the har-
Dor, with view to determining what
dependence could be placed on the
local markets for maintaining the force
to be kept there hereafter by the
United States. He says he found
eight so-called stores in Agana, the
chief town. besides number OF small
huts, where the native aguardiente,
made of fermented cocoanut milk, IS
sold, but he did not ascertain whether
or not these bars were licensed. He
classed the stores under five heads,
according to the nationality of the
men owning them. In the Manila
stores, conducted by men from Manila,
three in number, it was poss. Jle to
buy cotton clothes Of various hues and
dyes, embroideries, few ready-made
articles of apparel, buttons, shoes.
paper, pens, ink, matches, and small
assortment of canned goods OF. poor
quality and expensive, as wellas soap,
candles and aguarliente. In one of
the Manila stores cigars made of ma
tive tobacco, which was Of poor quail
ity, were purchasable. The Japan
ese store is the largest and best in the
town. 1t contained all the goods to
be had in the Manila stores, and In
addition sugar, japanese beer and imi-
tations of imported wines. 1t also
sold eggs and bread, the latter baked
every other day, OF exceedingly poor
quality. The Chinese store was poor
one, and was patroniz@d only by Chin
ese. In the chamorro (nativel store
DR.. Ward found native coffee of fair
quality, excellent chocolate and a
few cheap cotton dyed stuffs, pipes,
matches, etc.
The single American store, though
more pretentious establishment than
any of the others, was inferior in
many respects to the japanese. A
greater variety of goods was kept, in
Guiding a large assortment OF canned
vegetables, meats, kerosene, oil, rice,
accordions, hats, stockings, lamps,
lamp shades, crockery, trunks, paints
and nails. Dr.. Ward says that shoes
of fair pattern could be made to order
by native shoemakers, and the natives
could also make comfortable furniture.
Flour, which was difficult to find, and
butter and lard, which naturally did
not keep we'll in such warm climate,
we're expensive. Milk could be pur-
chased in small quantities, chickens
and eggs were plentiful, but the beef
was poor, and there were no sheep In
the island.
Pigs are abundant. Vans and sweet
potatoes grow freely, as well as corn,
the latter being used by the natives
to make bread. Bananas, cocoanuts
and bread fruit are the chief sources
of native food. Fishing is but little
attempted. A good clam is found,
and q small oyster Of sweet taste.
Deer and goats abound, and wild tur-
key, plover, ducks and other edible
birds are plentiful.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

with vapor arising from it. If passed
through the liquid rapidly the hand
experienced no intensity OF cold, but
if allowed to remain there few seconds
an icy chill would be experienced, and
more extended contact would freeze
the flesh and bones, until they could
be broken up with hammer, as q
brittle stone would be crushed.
The experiment of making ice over
fire was perhaps the most strikingly
illustrative of the power of liquid air.
Mr.. Tripler took kettle, filled itwith
the liquid, and it began to boil. He
placed it on a gas stove SO that the
flame could play upon the bottom of
the vessel. The heat but intensified
the cold, as it accelerated the liquid
in turning into gas. ewater poured
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

.sGood news! the best of news" said
Bessie. "You shall have the warmest
shawl next winter to be found in Top
ham, Peggy, and the softest bed. -
And here May entered with Mr.:
O'Byrne; and the whole STORY had to
be told again:
"It is the will, sure enough" said
the lawyer. "And so Mr.. Oldfeld
wanted you to burn the bed and bed.
ding! HIM! 7 shouldn't wonder II
he was afraid OF this very discovery
and was too great coward to risk
hunting forit himself: 1t is my opin-
ion that he will burn the whole house
down yet if he keeps possession long:
Topham never heard such riotins:"
The will was given to Mr.. O'Byrne's
keeping and in due time proved and
executed. Tie heir-at.ldw made q
great bluster, but knowing his rage
was useless left the house once more.
considerably the worse for his brief
sojourn in it. The fact that even the
temporary enjoyment Of his unele's
money was an altogether unexpected
event probably aided his acquiescenee
in the legality of the will:
The house was cleaned and purified
and ouce more given over to Aunt
MattiA's quiet rule and the happy oc-
cupancy of the twin sisters, who gladly
gave UP sewing and teaching to join
in the social pleasures of Topham.
The hospital fourisbes, and old Peggy
never tires of relating how she found
the fortunes of the Joyce ladies in tho
hair mattresses William Oldtield or
dered to be burned on the day when
fear made him too cautious.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
The Joke OH Papa.

1t is told of learned professor of
languages in an English university
that on one first of April he was asked
to bring home several things from the
druggists. He carefully made mem
orandum of the articles so that he
might not forget, and was putting his
list in his pocket when his saucy young
daughter said, quite coolly, "Papa,
will you bring me penny worth OF
evaporated pigeons milk?" Ger
tainly, my DEAR" was his reply, as ne
carefully noted it down, and doubtless
he would have asked the druggist for
it had not one of the children laughed.
That caused him to look at the entry,
and he, too, laughed. "You caught
me that time, my deur," he said, pat
ting his daughters curly head.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
THE PASSING OF KAsKAsKIk.

Fhe First Capital of Illinois washed
Away by the Mississippi River.
The last vestige of what was once
the city of Kaskaskia, the first capital
of the state of Illinois and the metrop'
oils of the west, will have disap'
peared III the Mississippi within few
days. There are now only few
hundred feet of the old corporate
limits of the town left, and the land
ia fast caving into the Mississippi.
Ever since the Mississippi river cut
through the peninsula above the old
town in 1882 and formed aiunction with
the Kaskaskia or Okaw river, eight
miles above theplace where it originally
empted into the Mississippi, the waters
have been washing away the land
upon which the town stood, until now
the last trace of the historic old place
has almost disappeared.
The residence of Governor Bond,
the first governor of the state OF
Illinois, was washed into the river
about three years ago, and all the old
buildings, with their quaint, old
fashioned French colonial architec-
ture, have one by one followed tue
Bond residence, till now few ruins
overhanging the brink of the river
are all that remain of what was once
city of $4,000 people, the capital
first of territory and later Of state.
The church of Kaskaskia was torn
down and removed several years ago,
and last fall the ground upon which 1t
once stood was washed away. The
old grnveyards, Of which there were
three, are gone. They originally con-
tanned thousands of kaskaskia's dead,
most of whom were disinterred and
removed to new cemetery Oh the
bluffs opposite the old town. Through
the efforts of ex-senator Rickert, who
who introduced bill for that purpose
in the Illinois Legislature they now
rest where the waters cannot reach
them, but many were left behind and
washed out by the river.
The passing of Kaskaskia closes an
epoch in the history OF the west, Tor
with it's disappearance the most lm-
por ant landmarks Of French colonial
ton in the middle west will have dis
appeared.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Among the Egyptians embalmine
ceased about 700 A. ID.

ceased about 700 A. d.
The year ~ B. c. was the longest
year on record, as it had, by order OF
Julius Caesar, 445 days.
Stockings first came into use in the
eleventh century. Before them cloth
bandages were wound round the feet.
The first equestrian statue erected
in Great Britain was that of Charles
I, ut Charing Cross. London, facing
Parliament street.
According to high authorities, the
nerves, with their branches and min
ute ramifications connecting with the
brain, exceed ten million in number.
The use of coats of arms as badge
for different families did not como into
practice till the twelfth century. The
Germans are said to have originated
it, while the French developed. the
science.
Every day the Thames scoops out of
it's banks $50 tons of matter, or half q
million tons year. All the rivers OF
the world are doing similar WORK, tne
Mississippi at the rate OF three hun
dred million tons year.
At a philatelic exhibition, opened at
Birmingham, England, there are OH
view the two most valuable stamps
in the world-a penny and two:
penny Mauritius. The market value
of the two on exhibition at Birming-
ham is $4,000.
The laborers who built the pyramids
did not work under such disadvantages
as have long been attributed to them.
Recent research shows that they had
solid and tubular drills and lathe tools.
The drills were set with jewels, and
cut into the rocks with keenness end
accuracy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

it In the flame was covering Of frost.
1t was no ordinary ice, either. for,
later, on being allowed to rest on the
table and passed around, the intens-
ity of its freezing kept it firm long
time, In spite of the heat of the room.
The concluding test was in some re-
spects q most wonderful one. MIR.
Tripler placed liquid air in deep tin
cup, lowered 1t in q jar Of water and
soon had thick coating Of ice on it.
The liquid air turned into gas. He
putice water in the cup to relieve the
hold of the ice OH the tin cup, and
when removed he had cup OF Ice.
This ice cup in turn he filled with
liquid air, and then lowered piece
of carbon in it. A bright lig bit was
the result, showing through the ice
glass as an arc light through a globe.
The carbon was burning with heat
of 5000 degrees above zero, and it was
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

drinking trough early one noin.Ae
be c'ore the others had arrived and
watched it in ambush. Presently the
monkey colony came, reconnoitered
and observing the truant-as they
evidently considered him he'd con-
sultation. After much chattering two
of the largest apes approached the re-
turned wanderer, who appeared petri-
fed with fear, seized him by his arms.
and, apparently stransling him, threw
him over the precipice beneath the
signal station, evidently in revenge as
a deserter. Chicago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
MONKEYS ut Gibraltar.

Gibraltar is noted for the monkey:
which live there. Visitors watch for
them by the hour and they may moi
appear, yet occasionally in full day
light they will cross the walls and root
surrounding the old cemetery from the
Alameda gardens, where they go tc
drink at the fountain. A dozen years
ago these monkeys, or Barbary APES.
were quite numerous, but there are
less than fifty now.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
! THE PEACE CONFERENCE
! At The HAGUE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The building in The Hague which
Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, has
placed at the disposal of the Cars
Peace Conference is her palace known
rs the "Huis ten Bosch" ("House in
the Woody. i
The Orange Room has been selected
for the sittings of the members Of the
conference. 1t is a greatroom, lighted
by a glass cupola fifty feet above the
floor. i4
There will be three sections to the
conference, each with task OF its
own. The general subject will be di-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
! TRIPLBR'S TESTS
! !. With LIQUID AIR.

The bounlless possibilities of the
twentieth century through oil unlim-
tied and cheap supply ofpower to do the
work of the world were suggested when
Professor Charles E. Tripler, of New
York, gave m exhibition of his expert
ments with liquid air before the Ma
tional Geographic Society at the Arl-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
supply of Timber in Russia.

The lack of timber supply for the
world is not likely to cause much un-
pleasantness for some years yet. 1t
is stated that in the Province of
Archangel, Russia, there are forests
belonging to the government which
cover So, ,979, 400 acres in which the
ring of the woodsman's ak has as yet
scarcely been heard.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

into this kettle still further increased
the process, for it was comparatively
hot water. The kettle boiled and
sent a stream OF steam aloft to u dis
tnnce of six or eight feet. No house.
keeper has ever seen her kettle boil
SO. All this time the water was being
frozen within the kettle and beneath
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
lMPATIENcE.

To drowsy lessons hardly learned
And easily forgot,
A schoolboy all unwilling turned
And walled his bitter lot.
A fly upon the window pane
Buzzed for his freedom lost,
And begged to have it back again,
Fen mid the killing frost.
Each dancing sunbeam mocked anew
The schoolboy's weary plight;
The sky shone TRANQUILITY and blue,
All seemed serene and right
For everybody, save the few
Who feel the iron rule
Which gives poor youngsters tasks to do
And keeps them shut in school.
And now. n man, he sees once more
In day dreams as they pass
The schoolroom where he watched OF yore
The fly upon the glass.
And now he, knows no thought OF play,
But turns with gathering doubt
To sterner lessons. day by day,
And school is never out.
Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
Very Much Mixed.

At auction sales things are very much
mixed. In q recent catalogue there
was a"Court waistcoat, worn by King
Charles II, embroidered and worked in
silk" aud "a Jockeys cap and sleeve
worn by the late FRED Archer when he
rode for Lord Rosebery,"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

bassador to England, who is to pre-
side over the international disarna-
ment conference at The Hague. will be
assisted by Professor F. de Martens,
the Russian privy councillor. Pro.
lessor de Martens is the permanent
member of the foreign affairs mi inistry
and one Of the arbiters in the Yenszu-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
uIi.. ILnolInu INV

/ OoOL TUIi. II UUIItU dHu
as water from the fire, yet it was cola
and not heat that was creating the
commotion. Spilled to the floor, it
landed with heavy sound, like the
striking Of mercury, and yet in mo-
ment it had turned to air, and was be-
ing breathed by the people who had
Just seen it fall in solid state. Cup
fuls of the liquid were passed around.
Fingers passed through the substance
gave O sensation similar to passing
through heavy vapor, yet there was
the heavy liquid, as clear as water,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
IS. Punk, I can understand

.uwu. What do yor mean?" "A"y-
body can live in city, but it takes
people who have mental resources to
enjoy life in small town."
She-I don't know what to do with
my son. My husband wants him to
be merchant. I would like him to
study, but he has made up his mind
to be an actor and nothing will change
him. He-How old is he? She
He will be six on his next birthday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
ICE on KETTLE OF LIQUID AIR OVER A
GAS STOVE,

burning cmersed in liquid with
temperature of $40 degrees below
zero, and yet the experimenter held
the cup in one hand and the end OF
the carbon in the other, the intense
cold preventing danger from heat so
great as to be beyond the power of the
mind to comprehend it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

ela boundary dispute. The United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
is represented by Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, the British Ambassador to the
United States,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
The Biggest Insect known.

The elephant beetle of Venezuela is
the biggest of its species. An average
snecimen of this insect when full
grown weighs half pound.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

The per capita cost of maintaining
convicts at the Michigan prison is 5Sf
cents q day, and the average daily
earnings are 35} cents.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
THOs. J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR.
THE STREAMS sollLoevY.

Where glide along at evening softly e
they cattle low and qoench their
eartofsto
hatfu
s
liza then have
stoLh he
DN' rnnt wherethe Inc
I And
could
restless fellow
o fmyso
treasures the ethronc
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24
HUMOROUS.

Bills that parrot of yours up to
date? Jill should say so! He uses
megaphone.
81 can't see any Music in that Sc,
lection" 'I can't, either, but if
there is any he's going to bring it out
or break the piano"
Husband-Why are you so angry at
the doctor? Wife-When 1 told him
I had terrible tired feeling, lie told
me to show him my tongue.
Jackson-Easyton is very courteous
to his wife, isn't he? Mrs. J.-0h,
yes; he treats her almost as politely
rs if she was total stranger.
Bacon-I can't understand why
your wife calls that Wagneriaa stuff
heavenly music. Egbert-Because
it sounds like thunder, l suppose.
Son-Papa, what do you call your
office? Edltor-The sauctum sarcto-
rum. Son-Then 1 suppose mammals
is spankum spanktorum, isn't it?
'Isn't there something the matter
with the feet of this poem?" asked the
editor. Sir" replied the naughty
man; 81 am a poet, not chiropo'
dist.
Love is indeed paradox.
Lovers? AS to these,
Some think they are pair Of ducks,
And some pair OF geese.
Diggs-Did you employ typewriter
to copy your manuscript? Biggs-I
thought I did, but on looking over the
work discovered that had employed
type-wronger.
Hamm-Therc was q time in my
life when the height of my ambition
was to own diamond to wear III the
bosom of my shirt. Fatt-And now
you are sa isied to own shirt.
Giles-I suppose you got paid for
.. t,.ose magazine jokes? Smiles
III didn't imagine I wrote
IN, did you? Giles-Oh,
could tell that by reading
ID Featherbush is pretty
slnoo.., Ing man, isn't he? Irene
- dr,ta now. He has the roughest
Say, do tell me what
g to wear to the party this
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

.,i:c,r W yea. t.o ea-a, ohic@ sEaoo.' =
=, II de,t'.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-24

ID Featherbush is a pretty
ing man, isn't he? Irene
now. He has the roughest
= Say, do tell me what
g to wear to the party this
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10
NOTES FROM M7SHICOTT.

Rob, Moore of Kewaunee spent Sunday
with friends here.
MIR. j. II. Magoon is at present the
guest of Louis Arnold
Miss Julia Sohrweide of Manitowoc is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs A. Drews
Miss Laura Mueller is visiting with
friends and relatives at Manitowoc
Miss Ella Mueller is visiting with
friends and relatives in Sturgeon Bay
Miss Lizzie Mertens of Kellnersville is
spending her vacation with her parents
here.
JOS. Skwor and Louis Levenhagen left
for Chicago this morning with two car
loads of live stock
While ont wheeling las Friday Miss
Meta Prachtheuser lost her watch and
chain somewhere ON the Green Bay road
Finder please return to Hotel Drews
The telephone men are again in our
village. At present they are taking
down the old line ana putting old wire
on the new poles. At Sheboygan they
will turn about and replace the old wire
with a new double metallic circuit.
Mr. and Mrs A. J. Volhath of She
boygan came up Saturday to spend a
short time with Ira Boyer, returning
again Sunday.
The unmarried folks picnic atBeyer's
woods ON Sunday was a success in every
they are going to beat it by a z, OF score
in the near future,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10
NOTES FROM KELLNERsyILLE.

John Cenefelt was "A welcome visitor
in our village on Monday.
B. Just of Chicago is the guest OF his
brother Reverend Francis Just.
Mrs Matt Krt is suffering with very
painful attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. George Gresl and wife of Green
Bay visited with Mr.. and Mrs. M. Kell-
ner the early part of this week.
Mrs. Louis Musil and two children of
Racine are making "A proIacted visit
with Mr. and Mrs Jos. Kellner
Lizzie Martens one OF NJ. Kellner q
Sons clerks is spending a vacation at the
home of her parents in Mishicott
Mr.. and Mrs Erunkhorst of Chicago
are visiting relatives in Kellnersville and
vicinity. Mrs Brunkhorst is a daughter
of Alois Muench
The harvest will soon be all in and the
whistle of the threshing outfit can al
ready be heard The outlook fora heavy
yield is promising.
i'he light fantG site toe will be tripped
at Jos. Kellner Hall on Aug 18th The
same thing will be IN orderat Chss.
Stokes Hal the same evening
Even though the seq lon is far advanc-
ed Matt Keehan and Frank Vanish pur
chased new binders OF Kellner & Sons.
seventy five Mccormick machines this
season.
kellnersville can now boast of double
telephone communication with Mantle
voc, u private line owned by NJ Kellner
and the branch line operated by the Wis
Telephone Co The public office is at
JOS Kellner's
A new Port Huron Rusher threshing
outfit passed through our village yester-
day ON the way to Menchallville The
outfit is owned by Messrs Tim Dorsey
of Morrison and Geo Stradal aud w.
Lauer of Franklin
Charles Cheney of Chicago is home
visiting his parents. He has been en-
gagged for the last year in foundry at
Chicago. Quite few of our young boys
and girls are acquiring the experience
which viii III latter years make success
full mechanics of them.