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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28

in Washington, Mr.. Schrader gives
q brief account of his trip in helatest
number of the National Geographic
Magazine, and has also addressed the
National Geological Society on the
same subject. The reports brought
back by him and other explorers, like
Lieutenant Jarvis OF. the revenue cut
ter Bear, Indicate that this newly
opened district, over the national
ownership of which there is no dis
pute, fer: exceeds the Klondike in i'm
porhnce as a.ssource of the worlds
gold supply. This is partly on &C:
count of the; distribution: of the gold
iii area and richness, and partly. be-
cause of the better means Of getting
people srd supplies in and the pro-
duct out. ----,---.-'----1-''-
The Cape Nome district is situated
on the northwest coast of Alaska, the
southern promontory of peninsula
extending westward toward Siberia,
between Kotzebue and Norton Sounds,
and largely separating Bering Sea
from the Arctic Ocean. From Cape
Nome westward for thirty miles or
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28
FACTS AeoUT AGUlNALDo.
His Origin, Training and characteristic
Oriental Methods.

Aguiualdo was born at Cavite Viejc
thirty years ago. His father, Don
Carlos, was q truck farmer of the na.
tive class, but rose to some importance
among his fellows, and was thrice
elected Mayor of Cavite. Aguinaldo's
education was of the most limited
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28
NATURAL.

Natural.
"Heard about the. discovery made
in Boston?" asked ScienliGcus of o
friend yesterday.
"No, what was it?"
s'Fellow down there giving lecture
on liquid air."
Eyes"
"He passed lot around to the
people-you know it's about million
times colder'n ice, and still q liquid" !"
eyes"
"Well, strangest thing in the world
happened"
"What?"
"Fellow spilled o dipperful on q
Boston girl"
"Yes-what then?"
''It froze solid" Detroit Free
Press,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28
duced by the steam is sufficient to
prevent burning, even though the
usual stirring is neglected. o.
nr,Il roun yylthout a Mayor.

"A remarkable example of the new
mill towns which have recently sprung
up about the Southern cotton mills is
the town of Pelzer, S. O., which now
has about seven IL thousand inhabitants,
of whom about three thousand are
employed in four cotton mills situated
there, The corporation owing the
mile OWNS the town also and will sell
no part Of the land, leasing it to pre-
ferred persons for limited periods.
Captain John Smith is the head of
the corporation and consequently the
genius in the town. The
town has no Mayor, no Council, no
police, no courts and no lawyers. The
sale of Intoxicating liquors is pro-
hibited. There is no newspaper in
the place. No one is permitted to
live in the town who cannot show
clean past record.-The Manufac-
turer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28

in the sectional drawing, is double,
and consists of On inner receptacle,
to contain the oatmeal to be cooked,
and an outer, or water, jacket, with a
spout opening. This jacket is first
filled with water, and the cap on the
spout then screwed on. Leading from
this water jacket is tube extending
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28

r The finest red coral is obtained
from the Mediterranean; the large
pieces of pale color are said to be
often worth twenty times their weight
in gold, -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28

Paris now requires that ice shall be
divided into what is fit for food and
what is not.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28

Laysm forces under General
beeger completely surrounded the position The town lies e
depression every side but there hills
very placing artillery and from these
enemy shed the city from time time The Beers
facing oil Sides the other facing
attacks from Oh outside The plans sh
greatest French
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28

CLIENT,
the cashier OF the
tinmilis at Scrap.
end, had 9 dense
way with females.
The tin workers
wiye5,or such Of,
them that had any
knowledge.eishis
affairs. saida wo-
man was no;fnore
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AWAKENING

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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
Useful Household Hints.


Fresh raw meat is the best bait for
mice traps.
Lemon and salt will remove stains
from the hands
Hot water and soda will remove
most grease stains
For nose bleeding, snuff powdered
alum through the nostrils.
To make your light brilliant, rub the
lamp chimneys, after washing, with
dry salt.
Overheated rooms are more injuri-
Gus than a temperature lower than is
usually advised for them.
Use warm water instead of cold for
watering the tropical plants, such as
palms, rubber plants. orange trees, etc.
Yellow oil stains left by the sewing
machine will easily be removed in the
wash If they are first rubbed over with
a little liquid ammonia.
To raise the nap in cloth soak it in
cold water for half an hour, then put
on a board and rub the threadbare
parts with prickly thistle or emery.
Creamy Hair Wash. -One ounce OF
oil sweet almonds, one ounce strong
liquid ammonia, two ounces rosewater.
four ounces spirits of rosemary. Mix
well. To be well rubbed in the hair.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
Hot water Remedies.

Buffalo Evening News; Hot water is
so simple remedy, and SO easily OBJ
tanned that it's value is not half APP
preciated. 1t is one of the best re-
storers of nervous energy, it rests the
weary, and 1t relieves pain, not only as
an outward application, but as rem
edy to be taken internally. A sudden
and wearing attack of coughing often
needs immediate attention, especially
In consumptives, and those chemically
Ill. In an emergency, that ever useful
remedy will often prove effective. 1t
is much better than the ordinary cough
mixtures, which disorder the digestion
and spoil the appetite. Water, almost
boiling, should be slipped when the
paroxysms come on. A cough, result
ing from irritation, is relieved by hot
water through the promotion of secre-
ton, which moistens the irritated sur
faces. For the trying dry cough, hot
water Is also excellent, as it promotes
expectoration, and brings relief. When
one has sudden attack of indigestion
1t Is good plan to take cup of hot
water as nearly boiling as it can be
borne. Persons suffering from dyspep-
sia will find relief by drinking a cup
of hot water on rising in the morning.
When one comes home at night
after fatiguing day, nothing is
more restful than bathing the
head and back of the neck with towel
wrung out of water as hot as can be
borne. 1t soothes the nerves and rests
body and brain. The same treatment
relieves nervous headache as nothing
else does When one is overheated and
there is a rush of blood to the head, a
hot towel applied to the face and head
is great relief. In the heat of sum-
mer this same hot towel refreshes and
cools the skin, and gives it a feeling
of lightness and comfort that cold wa
ter never gives.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
Eoonomr ANA old rurnlture.

There are certain economies which
are not economics. Our clothes and
our houses should be reflections of
ourselves. do not want you to carry
this to the extreme. There is no rea-
son why you should dress in silk and
satin and velvet, and wear powdered
hair, and dance miuuet because you
have Louis XVI. or colonial house.
l have known people to admire the
Orient so much that they have had
complete Oriental rooms without
chair in them, or even a divan. Hand
some rugs, were placed on the floor,
and everyone sat there, and shoes
were removed before entering the
apartment. l know OF others who had
become so enamored of life in the Pa
cif1c Islands as to occasionally give a
feast in an apartment arranged in the
simple fashion of those remote coun-
tries. They did not go into cannibal-
ism, but they had their dishes served
very much in the same manner, and
almost INDUCED in a war and sun
dance. Perhaps the taste of this
might be questioned. but then it was
honest without the least sham. If l
am able to pick up genuine furniture
for my Louis rooms l shall be de-
lighted, but / should rather have a
piece made to correspond with the Pc
riod and / should not hesitate to tell
anyone the truth about it. | could
even have a room of the era arranged
without a single equivocal or doubtful
old piece. There is one thing upon
which i shall insist. My chairs are
to be made to sit upon and there shall
be plenty Of room for people to get
around.-Vogue.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
Tho ways of Maldens Fair.

They look the new moon in the face,
Now, make a WISH" said she.
Il will IL you will make one, too"
He answered pensively.
They gazed up at the crescent that
Hung In the western sky,
And wished and turned away, and each
Broke off little sigh.
They sat alone upon the steps,
He and the maiden fair;
She looked around TO be assured
No one was lurking there.
What was your wish?' she sweetly
asked
All, something good, I know;
Confess, and l will tell you mine,
Perhaps, before you 60"
He looked into her upturned eyes,
Her little hand sought his
My wish tonight" he said, was what
My fond wish always is:
l wish that l. somehow, might find
The road that leads to fame
That, dying, l may leave behind
great, an honored name"
She pulled her little hand away,
She sighed another sigh.
What fools they are who wish" she
said;
Good evening and good-bye!'
And, going home, he wondered at
The sudden change Of air
Some people know so little of
The ways of maidens fair.
IS. e. Kiser
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
Gorgeous Swords.

OF gorgeous swords which are not SO
much weapons as settings for precious
stones, the most valuable in England
is said to be the one presented by the
Egyptians to Lord Wolseley and val
ued at $4,000; but this sum is com
paratively little for bejeweled sword
II the value of the sword brought over
to Europe by the late Shah of Persia
on his first visit-namely, e1O.0 600
can be taken as standard of what a
diamond-hilted weapon ought to cost.
Those who can recall that wonderful
sabre will be somewhat skeptical about
tne existence of the Gaikwer of Bar
ooas gorgeous blade, which is suppos-
cd 10 be worth more than twenty
swords of equal beauty and value to
the Shahs; but it is popularity suppos-
60 that the diamonds, rubies and en-
eralds with which it is thickly incrust-
ca brings up its value to about e22O-
wv which at per cent represents an
income Of almost $4,000 wear and
renders the possession of such a sword
something more than mere uxurv-
Chambers Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
A woman,s clevsrness.

There are many who consider clever
ness lies merely in being able to do
one or two things specially well. This
is not so. A clever woman is one who
looks well after the ways of her own
household; clever woman is one
who undertakes nothing that she does
not understand; clever woman is
one who is mistress of tact, and knows
how to make the social wheels run
smoothly; a clever woman is one who
acts like hot water on tea, she brings
the sweetness and strength out of
everybody else.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

Within the last few years great
change has come over the shipping OF
the great lakes. New steamers OF large
tonnage and vast carrying capacity
have been gradually substituted for the
feet OF small vessels that have en-.
gagged In lake commerce since 1918,
when the first steamboat sailed from
Buffalo to Detroit. But the coming
years are to witness even greater
changes. Saturday a new steamer. the
John w. Gates, the largest ever con-
structed on the lakes, was launched at
Lorain. Ohio. This vessel has been
built for the American Steamship com
pany. which already owns some of the
largest vessels that ply between Buf.
falo. Chicago and Duluth. 1t Is 500 feet
long and is the first that has been com.
pleted of four of equal length and
tonnage. These large vessels are ex.
pected greatly to eeonomize time and
expense in transporting the heavy linei
of freight.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
PREsENTIMENT
OF a Physician Told HIM Ero.,,, NJ,
Was Wanted.

of a Phy'ician Told HIM Exactly VIA,
Was Wanted.
Like everybody else said ~.
sington physician, 81 have nrs,sDH
ments; but my pressntiments NOM.
true oftener than other peoples. Hsn
Is a startling case in point that han
pened last week: A woman in h.
middle of the night, sent for me IA,
husband, a dangerously sick man va,
hiccoughing. The hiccoughs were VIC.
lent, and the patient was weakeuin,
visibly under them. Well, went there
and | worked hard over him but a,
what | would, | couldn't stop bis blr.
coughs. At daybreak he died Then
I came home. That evening the woman
sent for me again. Now for the ORE.
sentiment. On my way to make this
second call | felt absolutely sure that
on my arrival the woman would say
she doubted if her husband was quite
dead, and wished me to set her doubts
at rest by an examination of the body
l grieve to say also that hoped the
man was quite dead, because, Il be
shouldn't be, the error would damage
my reputation. got to the house,
and the woman's first words were
Doctor, won't you so upstairs and see
if John is positively dead?' That re-
quest, which | had so surely expected
together with my wicked dread Of The
mans being alive, upset me SO that
burst into an idiotic laugh and stood
there guffawing in the womans face
Heaven knows what she thought linen
l went upstairs and came down ire,
mendously relieved, because Jonn
grieve and at the same time rejoice %
say, was quite dead after all"-Phlla-
delphia Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
FRENCH IN AFRICA.
BLOOD OF THE cAUL RUNS IN
THE NATIVES.
why So Many French Names Arc to
n. round Among the Natives - The
roers Inherit Their Superiority from
the Sons of France.

We are accustomed to look upon the
Roers as being entirely Of Dutch ex-
traction, but in reality there is leaVen
of French blood among them, and, IN
deed. there are French names among
them still. such as Joubert, De Viii
Tiers. Duplessis, Dutoit, Roux and many
others, says the New York Herald.
Probably there are few Afrikanders
without mixture Of French blood in
their veins. How did this French blood
mix with that of Holland? Through
colony of French Huguenots who set
tied in South Africa long ago. The
actual colonization of South Africa did
not begin until 1862, when small
colony settled on Table bay and at
Cape Town. This colony was founded
by an officer of the Dutch East India
company. The population OF the young
colony increased but slowly, and was
probably not more than 400 in 1855, the
year in which Louis XIV. issued de-
cree revoking the ,edict of Nantes, un-
der which the Huguenots had enjoyed
freedom and federation. cruel ana
vigorous persecution followed, and
many of the Huguenots escaped to Hol-
land. A proposal was made to send
some of these to South Africa, but the
Dutch East India company feared 1t
might be dangerous to their interests
to harbor a large number Of French
subjects in their South African colony,
SO only a select few of the Huguenots,
and such as were skilled in such
branches Of agriculture and other in
dustries as the Dutch settlers were ig-
norant of, were sent over, in all about
300 souls. Before leaving Holland the
heads of the Huguenot families were
required to take an oath of fidelity to
the Dutch East India company and to
promise to conform to all regulations
which might subsequently be made for
the South African settlement. These
Huguenots were undoubtedly the best
settlers the colony had received, and in
point of numbers they were nearly
equal to the original Dutch settlers.
They were superior to the latter in
industrial attachments and the ameni-
ties of life and soon made their influ-
ence felt in the colony. The rule of the
Dutch East India company was tyran-
nical and corrupt and the result was
that difficulties soon rose between the
governor and the French settlers, who
on several occasions made bold and
more or less successful stand for their
rights. Whenever in the subsequent
history of the colony principles had to
be asserted the descendants of the
Huguenots have been we'll to the front
In the late '30s it was a man with
a French name, Peter Retief, who
raised his voice in protest against the
action of the British authorities in
connection with the emancipation of
the South African slaves and the ma
tive question in general. This protest
was followed by the migration CT about
5000 colonists into the desert and this
migration led to the founding of the
Transvaal and the Orange Free State
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

characteristic. This is a pattern ma
terial, and only comes in enough guam
tity to trim one dress and it costs SO
a yard. This pattern is of silk net.
with an applique of French mousseline
de sole, the net of white and the NOUS
seine of pale green. 1t is in bow
knot design and there is Tom Thumb
fringe of cream silk which is restooned
from one bow-knot to another Little
wavelike threads of gold run from the
bow-knots to the fringe. The corsage
has drapery of the green velvet. like
the skirt, running across the upper
part of the sleeve. Over the shoulder
is an ornament of green velvet flow
ers. On the left shoulder is a group
of saucy velvet bows fastened with
Jewels, and at the left side Of the belt
hangs a sash of velvet. The hair or
nament is of light-green tulle with the
aigrette, and it is studded with emer-
aids set on tiny gilt Washing
ton Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
HOW A CLAIM pA,r
One Way of Getting Mo-.
Tanning II IN, "''ses

One Way of es,tl0n
mrA RAINING 1t Out. "'''
There are more wavs
money mo 20. on a claim than D,Da main
out, said an Alaska mine. banning m
some luck with his plcr who hs
For instance, l knew Of |ua shove
means In the Dawson dIstrls, man .ns
at eiaim ! which had failed to b. ' :. h'
h ,,s, ass. as expected and he dIdns y !, pro
Just what to do with !, , ), RaoS
money back until he had d t sst b
considerable thought to il 0 s
was simple enough when h. and
lieu he quietly went to the golS S" '0r. aoV|
sioner and announced tbst ~ :. '0ln'
70 pay his ten per cent royalt i, SsA'1
product OF his claim for Voc, "a III
was 100000. The commiss, H., waltl
eepted the $4,000 royalty and ' oa &C
the usual receipt, stating On St y any
what 1t was for, with the a Us laCd
the claim, location, etc NJ g'' q
waited patiently about, lita a A4
llttle lamb and one day in thu ~ .on,.
OF human events, an Englishm. N. 'OuI'1
along looking for a good ,h' ean
some people who had monov ' =. l''
He asked Mr.. Blank, amons !" o Sp'la
what ne had to sell, and tbs . O,l'l'
gent told him he didn't know s 'noo'l
but he would show him hi, 'I naa,
Ihey looked over several CLAIM, '' .'
were practically unworked and ~. ~
a casual way, Mr.. Blank sbov ,r'u y y
Englishman his receipt for rov. y = :
claim SO and 80. And you know ' u !,
said with wink, that man man, ,.l \
paying royalty on any more th,n ,'l !
can possibly help The Epelish S
was right on to that little game -'I =
course, and he sized up the SOoe ~
eelpt, looked over the claim in ,,s
eral way and ended by buying 4 ~ 4
$4,000. - Washington Star. "
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

nourishment, that to re-enter the hui
man system without any admixture of
purer atmosphere would prove in
stantly fatal. Hence the necessity Of
providing adequate means for the es-
cape of the corrupted air, and for the
introduction of fresh supplies of pure
air through open windows, doors, and
fire-places A vessel containing cold
water hidden away out of sight will
further materially assist in purifying
the air Of room.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
HOUSEKEEPING ON THE STAGE.
animals Run on What My BE Called
TreadmiIIs


Treadmills.
In racing scenes the horses do run at
full speed; they run, however. not on
the fixed stage, but on what may be
called treadmills, which keep the
horses in front of the house for longer
or shorter periods, according as they
are moved quickly or slowly, says Cas-
sells Magazine. A picket fence, placed
between the audience and the course.
not only makes the scene more realis-
tic; it also hides the mechanism of the
treadmills. This fence has contributed
in another way to add to the effect by
being moved in opposition to the di-
rection of the horses, and so lending
to their apparent speed, AS to the
sounds made by the footballs Of horses
to be heard as though passing outside
an interior scene they are reproduced
by the dried hoofs of dead horses. or
wooden limitations mounted on han
dies and hammered against surfaces
OF stone, gravel, sod or whatever the
occasion may demand. They are also
more deliberately manufactured by re-
yolying a cylinder with pins protrud-
ing from the surface. These pins are
arranged like the spurs on the hand
organ roller, to initiate trotting, gall
looping or walking when struck against
other substances. II the sound of a
carriage is to be added to the tram
ping OF horses, wheels are run on sand.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

A French writer who grossly insulted
Queen Victoria In scurrilous pam
phlet has been sent to Jail by French
judge. Small sympathy will be vast
ed upon the imprisoned scribe, and
England as well as other countries will
give France due credit for prompt and
proper action in the matter. England
has not many sympathlzers in her
present effort at robbery in the Trans
vaal, but the queen is above any kind
of reproach. She has nothing to do
with the crime.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
Gas-Lit Rooms.

Sufficient heed is not taken to prop
erly ventilate rooms lighted by Cd
A single gas burner is deadly instru-
ment in the production of carbonic
acid to deteriorate the atmosphere Of
a room, and consumes enormous ouan-
titles of oxygen in the process. Each
person sitting in the room assists IN
this deadly process of corruption. for
every breath expelled from the lungs
Is so Impure. so perfectly devoid OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

Miss Sewell. the English lady who
wrote that charming autobiography OF
a horse entitled BLACK Beauty" sold
the manuscript to publisher for TWEEN
ty pounds. Chiefly through the efforts
OF the American Humane Society. more
than two millions OF copies have been
put in circulation Mr. Angel, editor
of Our Dumb Animals, who has pro-
cured the printing of two hundred and
twenty thousand copies. is now direct
ing its translation into various Ian
guages. II the horses could but know
their benefactorl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
law. Against misOsgenatiOn'


Marriages between persons, - - and
descent and whites are proniuis,N cal.
punishable in Alabama, Arkans rnorlaa
ifornia, Colorado, Delaware, nantncky,
Georgia, Idaho. Indiana, nj Ne.
Maryland, Mississippi, Misso carolina
braska. Nevada, North o' Ten.
Oregon, South Caroli ~ and west
negsee. Texas, Utah, Virginia aI indians
Virginia. Marriages Oe.w ,sons Nsva'
and whites are void in AIl0O md South
da, North Carolina, oregon ,l.S sr and Chr
Carolina. and between whites nl,sS and and orr
nese in Arizona, Nevada
gon,