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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
A Meddllng PhonOgraph.

The board Of health is the recipient
Of many queer complaints, but the
one it received the other day from a
disgusted and nervously prostrated
jeweller of Eighth street is entitled to
prominence in a class by itself.
1t seems that the jewelry store is To-.
Gated next door to photograph es-
tablishment that has for the purpose
of attracting passers-by phonograph
going all day long. All kinds of tunes
and alleged witty sayings are squeak
ed forth from early in the morning
until late at night in peculiarly pene-
trating and Notwithstanding tones. AT
first the machine efforts at wit amused
the jeweler. and he used to laugh
heartily at the comicalities, but these
were repeated with such deadly per-
sistency that they began to pail. and
from being amused the tradesman
grew into a negative desperate.
cne day the climax was reached
when customer who looked like
"ready money" came in to buy Il dia-
mond ring. For some reason the ma
chine next door was quiet for while,
and the jewellcr was just on the point
of closing q highly profitable sale
when the shrill voice Of the nhono,
graph began to sing, "Get Your
Moneys Worth" The amazed Gus,
toner hesitated, and finally told the
ieweller he would call another day
This incident was the last straw, and
the board Of health will now look into
tbe matter .-Philadelnhia Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Hoods Pills cure Sick Headache. 25c.
Queer Belief About Seven.

SO numerous are the queer beliefs
concerning the number seven that
narration of them all would fill vol
uie, but We may mention q few Of
them. From the very earliest ages
the seven great planets were known
and ruled this world and the dwellers
in it, and their number entered into
every conceivable matter that con-
cerned man. There are seven days in
the week, "seven holes in the head for
the master stars are seven" seven
ages both for man and the world in
which he lives. There were seven
material heavens, and in the under
world described by Dante the great
pagan dead who were not good enough
for heaven or bad enough for hell re-
posed in seven-walled and seven
gated city. There are seven colors in
the spectrum and seven notes in the
diatonic octave. and the leading" note
of the scale is the seventh Be it
noted that the seventh son Is not al
ways gifted with benefcent powers.
In Portugal he is believed to be sub
iect to the powers Of darkness and to
be compelled every Saturday evening
to assume the likeness Of an ass.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Oil Meal for Fattenins Hogs.

Ore of the best variations of the
all-corn diet for fattening hogs is some
old process linseed meal, or if this
cannot be procured, use cottonseed
meal with some oatmeal not bolted.
All the linseed and cottonseed meals
contain some oil, and to this extent
are laxative. But all the cottonseed
meal made nov has the oil 50 squeezed
out of it that it is unsafe to feed it to
young pigs, and it can only be led to
old.hogs in very small quantities, and
then not very safely. 1t will need
some roots to 60 with it. But these
should be given any way when corn is
fed to hogs, as the starch of corn is
hard to digest. Besides the oil the
oil meal contains some nitrogenous
nutrition which makes the feed Bet
ter balanced ration.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Peculiar Advertisements.

The subtle though important part
that arrangement of words and COM
mas plays in q sentence, no matter
how short, is often demonstrated in
signs and ads. Following are some
such distortions:
"Wanted, room by two gentlemen
thirty feet long and twenty feet
wide"
Wanted, young man to take care
of horses of religious turn of mind. "
"Wanted, q woman to wash, iron
and milk one or two COWS"
In certain hotel on the continent
the visitor is mystifed, not to say dis
heartened, by this announcement: "In
this hotel the wines leave the traveller
nothing to hope for. 3"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Water Horses Frequently.

1t is not natural for the horse to go
long without drink of water. His
stomach is small and cannot hold a
water supply for q long time. Water
ing morning, noon and night when at
work in summer time is none too often.
If the work is very heavy two table
spoonfuls of oat meal stirred in the
pail will make the horse NIX better,
and will also prevent SO much cold
water from iniuring his stomach. 1t
is a mistake to suppose that horse OF
any other domestic animal prefers to
drink water only few degrees above
the freezing temperature. If it is
lukewarm the horse will drink more
freely and the water will be less apt
to iNiure him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
THE SURGEONS DISCOVERY.
Found That IrIshlncn Had Calloused
Spots on Their shoulders.

Found That IrIslincn Had Calloused
Spots on Their Shoulders.
A young physician, some years ago
appointed as inferno at one of the
hospitals in Cincinnati at one time
made discovery that nearly made
him famous. While in attendance Mt
this hospital n scaifolding erected fof
convenience of workmen at building
in course CT erection in Cincinnati
broke down injuring seven Irishmen.
The young disciple of Esculnpius
was in tie receiving room when the
patrol wagons brought in the men.
In examining one OF the men for in
juries he discovered calloused spot
on the right shoulder. He thought
nothing of this, until looking over the
second man, on whom lie discovered
the same spot. He then went over
the entire batch of injured men, and
found the same mark on each shoul-
der.
Concealing his discovery from his
superiors, the young man went about
all day with visions of fame floating
through his brain. In every conceiv-
able way he managed to obtain q
glance during the day at each !nan's
shoulder, to be sure the callouscd
marks wore still there.
That night he locked himself Sc
curelyin his bedchamber and prepared
paper, in which at great length he
dilated upon the discovery he had
made. He wrote pages upon the pc
culiar structural formation of the
Irishmen's bodies, aud stated that, al
though in descending generations pos
sibly the spot would be nearly oblit-
Grated so as to become almost unno-
ticeable, yet he had no doubt that if
each and every Irishman in the world
was examined. traces of this calloused
spot could be .ound on the shoulder.
In the morning, bursting with his
newly acquired information, he took
one of the physicians of the institu-
ton into his confidence. The physi-
clan listened to the Young man with
an air of interest, and then asked:
son what shoulder does this cal
loused spot occur %
"'The right one-the right" ex-
claimed the young man. "And am
sure it can be found on all Irishmen's
shoulders. -
$50 am T, answered the older man.
Gall Irishmen that are hod- carriers !'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Advantages of Fn1l plow,ng.

Nearly every farmer who has been
caring fov the farm for q series of
years will have seen the benefits of
fall plowing in many ways while run
ming the farm. There may be some
soils where the benefits are not seen
so plainly as upon others, but nearly
all sorts are in some way improved by
being worked in the fall. If the soil
is stiff and clayey, nothing seems to
improve 1t so much as fall plowing.
Let fall plowing be practised each
season for series of years, and q
finer and more mellow soil will surely
follow. If good dressing of light,
strawy manure, such as horse stable
dressing, can be applied, spread broad
cast upon the soil aud,plowed under,
so much the better. But if the farmer
has not the dressing, plowing alone
will help to improve the soil surely.
By turning up the soil late in the
fall the action of the frost will serve
to render it finer in texture.
Freezing and thawing are among
the great agencies in preparing the
soil for better production. Stiff clay
soil is poor soil for plants to do good
work in, even if it be made rich with
dressing; the roots cannot penetrate a
hard soil and poor crops are the re-
sC,t. Every farmer who has had a
practical knowledge by treating such
soils cannot fail to see this, and they
must work with this point in view if
they hope to succeed, that gradual
deepening of such soil b. ditching and
fall plowing are the verS' best methods
to apply. No soil can produce even
fair crops while i is in a cold and hazd
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Fishes Need Air to Live.

1t is familiar fact that fishes can
not live without air, of which all sweet
water contains more OF less, and IN
cold climates fishes sometimes die for
WI of air in ponds that are frozen
over in winter; they exhaust the air
contained in the water and not enough
more can get in TO sustain life.
The frozen over waters in which fish
don't get air enough to support life
are likely to be smaller ponds with
gravel border all around, where the
ice can form unbroken clear to the
edge, making complete covering
over the water and practically sealing
it up. If there is vegetation around
the pond at the edge of it, shrubbery
or trees or plants dipping in the water,
such vegetation is likely to supply
some air, for as the ice settles it cracks
and breaks about the stalks of this
vegetation and thus leaves places
where air can get in.
Sometimes in small sluggish bodies
of water such as park ponds, holes are
cut in the ice to give the fishes be-
meath air.-New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08

For the Indian IS not. as the popular
Idea figures him, stolid. taciturn, or
even sullen in his everyday life, says
George Bird Grlnncll in the Atlantic
He may be shy and silent In the pres
ence of strangers, but in his home life
he is talkative,-eager to give and re.
ceiye the news. and to gossip about
It. He is of merry, langhter-loving
people, and likes to make good.natur.
ed fun of another's pcculiaritics. Thus,
one of her companions may jeeringiy
call very slender woman the shadow
Of a moccasin string. Once, on the
prarie, in the bright hot sunlight. I
heard an Indian say to another who
was very stout. "My friend. stand still
for n little while. I want to sit down
In the shade and cool off,
Some years ago I was on the rescr-
vatlon of tribe known rs the Big
Bellies-Gros Yentres-nt Fort Belk-
nap, Montana; and while I was there
n new agent came to them. He was
n fat man, and one Of the Indians. who
met the agent for the first time in my
presence, said. rs he shook hands with
him, "Ah. you are one Of Our own
people. You, too, are n Big Belly"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Two Yiscaya Buttons.

A war correspondent returning
from the front broughtas n souvenir to
one of his friends button found i'll
the captains cabin of the wrecked
Viscaya. It was black and ruined
thing, the royal arms of Spain hardly
distinguishablc through the crust of
corrosion which fame and food had
spread upon its once shining surface.
Impressive as n relic Of Pompeii, it
spoke of ruin as fearful. The recip-
lent bore it abont with him wherever
he went, proud to display it, this elo-
quent trophy of our splendid victory
and Spain's crushing defeat-the
battle of July g..
Calling one evening on Spanish
girl of his acquaintance he produced
it. The senorita looked at it for q
moment, then rose and left the room.
Returning shortly, she too displayed
a souvenir, a bright and shining but
ton, with he royal arms of Spain.
Captain Eulate gave it me-, she
said, "when the Viscaya was here for
the Grant monument celebration. -
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
A FIN DE sIEcLE. EQUINE.
"Kit.ie" Was Victim of Fashion, ant
Now Wears False Hair.

"Kit.ie" Was Victim OF Fashion, and
Now Wears False Hair.
It is not given alone to woman, who
would make herself more beautiful
with abundant tresses, to rest while
her back hair hangs on the door knob.
On the contrary there is petted sorrel
mare in San Francisco which is bedded
down carefully every night by Morris
P. Sweet, dairyman, while her
switch, or rather her tail, hangs up
with the harness. Her present owner
has had her for several years, and so
deftlv has he dressed "Kittie's" back
hair that he has driven her over all
the streets of San Francisco without
attracting attention until she fell un-
der the lynx eyes of Matthew Nc
Currie, assistant secretary of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals.
With his attention turned all ways
at all times, McCurrie noticed what
he supposed to be harness sewed to
the hide of the poor brute. Upon in
vcstigation he was sorry that there
was not special reward of merit for
the man who had, at infinite pains,
provided good, bushy switch that
this poor brute might be adequately
armed against the common. enemy.
After Sweet bought the horse with
the sad-looking stump, where tail
should have been, he made several
trips to the Ioneyard before he man
aged to gets sorrel tail of just the
proper hue. To it he had enough
hide attached to reach the crnpper
straps. When it was new there, was
hide enough to lace we'll aroundt the
stump, but it has since been tanned
and shrunken by the wind and wealth
er until now bit of scrutiny shows
some of the lacing at the sides. From
unitarian standpoint the tail is quite
rs useful as if every hair Of it was
rooted to the stump.
"Kittie" holds her head proudly
and her limbs are as slender as those
e ~. .>-~i ~ o~nr, cl,lrn1 Sha was
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
Lichens have been found growing
on the himalayas at an elevation of
1900 feet.

Lichens have been found growing
on the himalayas at an elevation OF
$1,000 feet.
The highest waterfall in the world
is Cholock Cascade, at Yosemite, CAL,
which is 1854 feet high, or half a mile.
The result of typhoid epidemic at
Maidstone, England, in 1897 was
1918 cases in a population OF $4,000
and $50 deaths.
Drs. Schiff and Freund have found
by experiment that short and frequent
exposures to X-ray influence will re-
move hair from the human skin.
The notion that once prevailed at
Constautinople that persons who had
smallpox were plague immunes has
been shown in Bombay to be incor-
rect.
Wherever profound cavity exists
in the bed of the ocean near the land
earthquakes are frequent, being caused
by great pieces of the land sliding OF
into the depths of the sea.
An elephants skin is exceedingly
sensitive, Notwithstanding its great
thickness. Flies, gnats, mosquitoes,
etc., cause it considerable annoyance,
especially when it is confined to a
house and cannot procure dust to
sprinkle over its body as a protection
against their attacks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
HEAT FROM ELECTRIC LIGHT.
lncandescent Lamp Can Set Inflamabie Fab
RIGS Abaze Quickly.

Perhaps 1t is not general known
that the incandescent electric lamp Is
essentially q device which transforms
electricity into light, but mostly into
heat, says the New York Press. As Is
we'll known, the carbon filament Of the
lamp is a substance offering great re-
sistance to the passage of the current,
and the product Of this resistance Is
LIGHT and heat. 1t is an instance OF
the translation Of one form of energy
into another. The light thus produced
is. after all, only small percentage OF
the energy manifested-some OF .
per cent at the most.
The fact Is important, bearing IN
mind common notion that the elec-
trio incandescent lamp is free from the
heat rays. 1t is true that the lamp,
when working, is not comparable with
flame of naked light, hut at the same
time the. heat evolved is such rs may
lead to ignition. This point is deserV-
ing of emphasis, because the incandes-
cent electric lamp is used for pur-
poses of illumination in shops with
out regard to the possibility-even
probability-of fancy goods which hap
pen to be contiguous being fired.
Indeed, so firm is the idea that the
incandescent electric lamp is free from
heat that 1t is frequently to be found
buried in mass Of easily ignited and
highly inflammable material. This IS
mistake, and care should be eXer-
cised with the electric lamp in Its ap-
plicatlon in this connection. But, Of
course, the risk is not SO great as
where naked lights are employed. 1t
has been found by experiment that. on
immersing slxteen-candle-power
lamp 100 volts pressure) in a half pint
of water, the water boils within an
hour, and i'll proportionately less time
when a Observation-Disclosures lamp
is substituted.
Fl, again, the lamp Is buried in cot
ton wool, the wool soon begins to
scorch, and ultimately bursts into
fame. In one experiment which was
t-'nd This bursting into flame was ac-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
AbYssinia.

The resources Of Abyssinia are well
known and probably overrated, but
it seems admitted that. nearly every
Abyssinian has rifle and can dis
pense with commisSariat. Menelek,
it is certain, does not want to fight
any Europeans; he is perfectly aware
that they do not count his alliance
for his advantage; and he is set upon
welding together that loose-jointed
fcudal State into q solid monarchy.
If he lives twenty years and can edu-
cate 4 successor, Abyssinia may be-
come power that can exist next to
civilized neighbors. But as things
are, his northern province, Tigre, is
out of hand, and the pagan Gailas OF
the south, among the fierccst and
bravcst of African tribes, are very lit
tie under control.
Menelck may be n useful ally to
England one day; but he is too power
ful to be allowed to become thorn
in our side, and the next few years
may see, thought we devoutly hope
they may not, another Abyssinian
campaign.-Spcctator
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08

state. Then let us devote our atten-
tion to making an improvement. We
must work to render the soil fine, and
to take the surplus water from it by
ditchihg and plowing. Let freezing
and thawing come in. to help rs.
Nothing can be cheaper than this in
the farm economy.
We have treated soils such as have
been mentioned above many times,
and these methods have proved salts
factory in every case. We hope that
all farmers who may have. such soils
to work will try this mode of treat
ment and report results. "A. d.
Taught in American Cultivator.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
.AAAA.A A.AAAAA.M.MAAA AA
! FOR FARM and GARDEN.
Early Maturing Hogs.

Young pork is always best as we'll
asithe most cheaply produced. Un-
less the animal is wanted rs q breeder
it is.not usually kept until year old.
The breeds that mature early will
make more pork at less cost at six to
eight months old than those that keep
on growing two or three years and at
tain very heavy weights, But it is
still better to keep a breeding SOW of
some of the coarse, large-boned hogs
and then grow litters of pigs from her
when mated with some of the smasl
breeds that mature earliest. The half
breeds will make more pork than will
the thoroughbreds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Rirds OF Ercedam NiisheIlaYe.

There were many bald eagles around
the locality of st. Michaers. Ind, a
few weeks ago. Many fine hocls Of
winter poultry were attacked by these
predatory birds, and turkeys suffered
to a. great extent. Ar eagle attempt
cd to carry Off limb. but the lamb
proved too much Of burden for the
eagle.-Ba,timOre Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08

at one part OF salt and three ol usnoo,
and cover it over to keep the rain out.
You will be surprised at the amount
they will eat. 1t keeps them in healthy
condition.
If the weather is hot, some kind OF
place should be fixed to shelter the
hogs from the sun. Cheap affairs OF
some kind that will suggest themselves
to the farmer can easily be arranged.
Il. n. Cowdrey in Farm, Field and
Fireside.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
A Living Illustration.

Women are now admitted to lee
lures at Edinburgh university, where
they sit on the front seats. Recently
eight women were attending Professor
Tait's lecture on the geometric form
of crystals. can octahedron, gentle
men," said the professor, lis body
wit, eight plane. faces. For exam
PIE
''Look at the front BENCH" broke
in q man from the safe ground of the
back seats. Wave.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08

With local applications, rs they cannot reach
constitutional disease. and in order to euro
it you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts d
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. ltwas
this country for years. and is n regular pre-
scription. Tt is composed Of the hest tonic:
known combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the twoirgredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur
ing catarrh Send for testimonials. free.
FL. CHENEY & Co.. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. price T5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
PeeuIior Stream In Africa.

One of the strangest streams in the
world is in East Africa. It flows in
the direction of the sea, but never
reaches it. Just north of the equator,
and when only o few miles from the
Indian ocean, it flows into a desert,
when it suddenly and completely dis
appears.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08

assist one in avoiding Inc worJnless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA F1G SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions Of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. 1t is
fan in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
;he Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl.
1UIsVIIIE Ry NEW YORK. NJ Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Wild Beasts of India.

Official statistics for British India
alone show that about 81, 900 people
and 60, 600 domestic animals are killed
there every year by wild beasts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Printed in Chinese.

Los Angeles is to have Chinese
newspaper printed from type. 1t will
be secular paper with telegraphic
news of interest to Chinese.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08

The United States has about % persons to
the square mile. England $40 and Belgium
$50. If our country were rs denscly poputated
number nearly . 2000 000, Coo
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
moss after first days use of DR.. Klinc's Great
Ncrvo Restorcr. 81 trial bottle and treatise FREQ
Dir. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Don't tobacco Spit and Smoke four Life Away.

quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
nettc, full of life, nerve and yigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder.worker, that makes weak lr en-
strong. All druggists, 50c or ST. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-08
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving nll, i'm
nurities from tho body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimplcs. boils, blotches blackheads.
and that sckly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc. 995c. SOC.