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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23
AN ANCIENT EMPLOYMENT.
Our Consul Tells a Curious Story About
German Lapidaries.

800
German Lapidaries.
From Consul Walter Shuman, in
MainZ, Germany, comes curious
story of the lives of the lapidaries who
live in the principality of Birkenfeld.
Although an improved factory sys-
tenn is gradually superseding the labo-
rious methods of former times, there
are nevertheless plenty of the old pol.
ishing and cutting works, which bear
evidence to the lives sacrificed to this
industry. In the early days of the
trade, agate quarries existed in the
nearby hills, and this half-precious
stone was cut and polished by very
laborious method, which is still prac
ticed, although the agate quarries have
long been exhausted and the raw ma
terial-as well as amethyst, jasper,
opal, topaz, ETC., has been imported
tsince about 1884, chiefly from Brazil,
whence it is shipped to this out-Of-the-
way place to be cut, shaped and pol
ished for the jewelry trade.
The usual method employed in cut
ting and polishing these stones is the
following: In rude hut by a stream,
which furnishes the power, four large
grindstones about four feet in diameter
are so fixed that their axes are only
about one foot above the floor, into
which slit is cut, so that part Of the
grindstOne is below it's level. This
lower portion passes through the
water, thus keeping the stones con-
stantly wet. The operator has a
bench or block of wood about eighteen
inches high, followed out to receive his
chest and body. On this bench he lies
at full length, and with his fingers
holds the small piece of opal, amethyst
or other stone which is to be cut,
against the grindstone, slightly above
the level of the floor In this position
the men lie from morning to night, day
after day Consumption usually car
ries them off at an early age, but other
men are found to follow this vocation,
as the earnings are comparatively
high. The operator usually owns his
grindstone, or at least half of one.
This represents an investment of about
$500, and a skillful lapidary can earn
from $15 to $50 per week. He does not
usually cut and polish stones on his
own account, but generally contracts
with manufacturing jewelers., who fur
nish him the stones in the rough, to
cut and polish at certain price per
gram. AS the stones, even in the
rough, represent quite an outlay of
money. the honesty Of the workman
must be greatly relied upon, for no
body can say in advance how many
grams of finished stones a certain
piece of opal, amethyst or the like may
yield.
Besides these half-precious stones,
precious stones such as diamonds, etc.,
are also cut and polished there; but
this is an entirely different branch of
the industry and is chiefly carried on
in factories with modern machinery.
Another branch Of the industry in
these parts is the cutting of canoes.
Pearls are also polished, drilled and
cut and shipped in large quantities to
all countries, including the United
States, invoices covering single ship,
ments of the value of $4,000 having
been certified to at the Mainz CONSUL
ate.-Atlanta Constitution.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23

Woman's Labor-Saving Apparatus
The clothes boiler pictured here is tho
invention Of Ella e. Hunter, Of Rock
port, Mo-, and her intention is the pro-
ductiOn of durable boiler provided
with an openwork clothes receptacle,
which can be raised and lowered by q
simple mechanism carried from the ex-
terror Of the boiler, and calculated to
facilitate the draining and removal OF
the clothes. When the clothes have
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23
Value of Garden.

The market garden business is very
good business usually when one makes
1t his entire business. Yet there are al
ways failures and disappointments in
it. Some crops fail to grow well, and
others yield abundantly and cannot be
sold at a satisfactory price. But the
family garden, little larger than need
ed for the home supply, well MANFRED
and well cared for, is never disap-
pointmen If some crop is a partial fail
ure it may not have any surplus over
the home demand, but there will be
something else to substitute for it. If
another is over abundant and low
priced it can be used freely, and will
taste just as good as if the price were
twice as high. II there is market for
the surplus and 1t is sold, it seems al
most like finding money, and if it can
not be sold there are some who find
much pleasure in supplying the wants
Of poorer neighbors who cannot afford
to pay the price asked by retail deal
ers. Plan each year to have a good
garden, and trust to luck only for the
market-American Cultivator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23

Mexico has certainly the most luxuri-
Gus. if not the most comfortable, rail-
ways in the world. The rails of the
Mexican Gulf Railway are laid on
sleepers of mahogany, and the bridges
are built of white marble. On the
west coast of Mexico there is another
line which has sleepers Of ebony and
ballast OF silver ore drawn from old
mines beside the track. The reason
for this apparent extravaganza is that
the engineers had no other material
ON the route, and found it cheaper to
eee these than to import the ordinary
plant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23
IMPROVED M1LK-cAN WASHER.

turn the brushes opposite each other,
after they have reached the interior.
The brush frames interlock and grip
the shaft, which is rapidly revolved by
the gearing to force the brushes to
scrub the interior, the can being filed
with water previous to the operation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23
Cucumber and Tomato Salad.

Peel the cucumbers and cut in thin.
slices, let stand in sailed water five
minutes. Take the same amount of ripe
tomatoes, peel and slice thin. In a.
glass dish place layer of the cucum-
bers and then a layer Of the tomatoes,
alternating until the dish is full. Make
a dressing of vinegar, olive oil or me It.
ed butter, one teaspoon to one cup vim
egar, season with salt and pepper, and
turn over the cucumber and tomato,
enough to nearly cover. Let stand i've
minutes and serve.-A. r. Annable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23
Rag Holder.

The Farm Journal shows bag hold
err that is adjustable to all sizes Of
bags, and is easily made. A piece Of
steel rod has one end fattened and
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IIsefnl to Know.


A sprinkling Of coarse salt on the,
sidewalks and driveways will destroy
grass and weeds.
The best remedy against ants is cay
enne pepper. Spread it ON the shelves
of the store closet under the paper thaf
covers them.
If brass or copper, after cleaning, is
rubbed with old soft newspapers it VILE
look much brighter and keep clean
much longer.
Add a little turpenhine to the water
with which the floor is scrubbed. IL
win take away the close smell and
make the room delightfully."- fresh.
Marks that have been made on paint
with matches can be removed by rub
bling first with slice of lemon, then
with whiting, and washing with soap.
and water.
Lemons may be kept for long time.
even months, under glass. Ii you are
not going to use them Immediately, lay
them on a fat surface and inyert a.
goblet over each one.
If any substance has remained at
tached to a utensil, do not attempt to
sceur It on, but pour some water into
the vessel, and place It over the fire,
when 1t will soon be possible to remove
all the adhesive matter without
scratching Or injrfing the pan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23
work Of Agricultural Colleges.

Work Of Agricultural Colleges.
The work Of the agricultural college
does not consist altogether in sending
Its students back to the farm In condi-
ton to become better tillers of the soil
or better breeders Of stock than their
fathers were, says the American Culti-
vator. This Is but small part of what
We should expect Of them. They should
send out many who are qualified to In
strnct others BY becoming teachers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23

punched with half dozen or more
holes. The tip of the other end is turned
over and drawn out to fit these holes.
The rod is then bent into a circle, the
ends tapping and bent support weld
ed to it. By the side OF each grain,
apple or potato bin a hole can be bored
in which to insert this support Any
blacksmith can make 1t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23

The natical young man sometimes
comes to naugha.
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seefi0n q Section 1896 of the Wisconsin
statutes az 1888 lii hereby amended ia al
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fae same evidence, the same shah BE ad-
mitted II any court as prifna facie evidence
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section i There II hereby appropriated.
ont ar money Iii the state frfa ss1rv NOT
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on,itfed IRON such ordinance any parf or
narts az said chanter GOA. no new aaSess
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district Is constifufed 4 ward, until re-
moved Ok HEIR Successors are appointed
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Poultry in the South.

A large poultry farm is being devel-
oped near Hamilton, Va. Throughout
nearly all sections of the South poul-
try Is receiving more attention than
heretofore. This is particularly true
Of the nearby southern sections, which
are sending poultry in carload Lots to
this and other markets In larger uuan.
titles than ever before. The quality of
the poultry is much improved over
what it was in previous years and
shows that the standard is steadily be-
ing raised in all the leading producing
sections. Southern Field
Trolley Roads Helping Farmers.
Many Of the farmers of the neighbor-
hood surrounding the city OF Toledo
have had special wagons built for send
ing the produce to market. The wheels
Of these wagons are fitted to run on
electric lines. The farmers load the
wagons and drive them up to the near
est trolley line, when motor car picks
them up, one after another, and hauls
them to the city. The City Council Of
Toledo has granted the right to run
these rail wagons over the city street
railway tracks. As the hauling Is done
mostly in the night time, it interferes
very little with city traffic Exchange.
At the imperial court OF Austria the
chef Of Emperor Francis Joseph esti-
mates that of $29D. 600 expended on the
tables every year, the unused" repre-
seDts about 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23
Furniture Polish.

Raw linseed oil and spirits Of turpen--
tine, in the proportions of two-thirds
oil and one of turpentine, make the
model furniture reviver. The wood
work should be first carefully wiped or
with dry, soft cloth and the dust thor
oughly removed from corners ana cary
incs. The best article to accomplish
this is a large paint brush, usually
called painters buster. The oil may
then be applied with smaller brush,
wiping off with a soft cloth and rub
bing thoroughly dry.
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ssfrsant- alarms e. q each house shall ap-
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-31
ACongress Of Negroes.

Huntsville, Ala, October 25.-
Eight hundred negroes from al
parts of Alabama and Tennessee
are holding their eighth annual
Congress at the Agricultural and
Mechanical College for negroes.
Not only as the negro himself
brought before the Congress, but
his work is as we'll and exhibits
of farm products are a feature.
President w. II. Councill called
the Congress to order this morning
and delivered his annual address,
in which he said:
"As our footsteps dive-ge from
political walks they approach
industrial success and true citizen.
ship. The negro will grow strong
and will grow into usefulness in
proportion to his contribution to
industrial development and not
political strife. The neg 20 is seen
at his best in the South. Here
his labors are rewarded as nowhere
else. Here his industrial efforts
are cherished and helped. These
happy conditions will be
enlarged as long as the
white and black man will each
develop in his own sphere. ANY
attempt to unraee ourselves will
prove fatal. Soin the future let
us as negroes not go around crying
race prejudice, but take advantage
of such opportunities as present
themselves and make friends with
the white people,"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-31
Snee eezed to D Death.

Galway Neb. October 49,:
While churning for her mother
the nine year.old daughter of MI
and Mrs a. Ross, residing about
ten miles west of this place, was
seized with q fit of sneezing. Her
parents paid but little attention to
it until it became so serious that
she could hardly get her breath
between the attacks, when they be-
came alarmed and summoned a
doctor. It was in vain that he
tried to check it, until just before
she expired, when she became
unconscious and passed away, just
thirteen hours after she was seized
with it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-31
Commits Suicide.

Washington, Oct.-The Chinese
minister has received dispatches
stating that Kang vi, member of
the cabinet and one of the in
tensest antiforeign leaders, whose
punishment was demanded by the
powers, died of illness on the 18th
inst. al o, that Yu Hien, late
governor of Shen Sci, said to be
responsible for the death of many
missionaries, has committed
suicide by swallowing gold leaf.
Minister WI regards this as the re-
snlt of disfayor which high
officials have received from the
throne.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-31
man elected is empowered

man elected is empowered to
administer oaths
The managers have the power to
fill vacancy, and if none of the
man ayers attend. the citizens can
appoint from among the qualified
votes the managers, who, after be-
ing sworn. can conduct the cleo
tion. ~
At the close of the election the
managers and clerk must. proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes
and count the ballots therein, and
continue without adjournment
until the same is completed, and
make statement of the result for
each Office aad sign the same.
Within three days thereafter,
the Chairman of the Board, or some
one designated by the Board, must
deliver to the Commissioners of
Election the poll lists the boxes
containing the bollots and written
statements of the result of the
election.
The first man on the list Of man,
ayers of each precinct must come
for boxes on 9th November.
J. M. MAYS,
L. w. REESE,
j. II. BOUKNIGHT,
Commissioners of State Elections.
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Fined $4,000, Also Sentenced to
40 Months for Selling Liquor.

st. John, Kan.-Charles Stein
brink, who was convicted on forty
nine accounts of selling whiskey
in violation of the prohibitory law,
was fined $500 and sentenced to
forty.nine months in Jail. As he
cannot pay his fine he will, under
the law, have to serve it out in jail
at the rate of fifty cents a day,
making hia total sentence practi-
cally thirty years and nine months.
Tbs probability is, however, that
after a year or 80 the county will
tire of feeding him, and the county
commissioners will release him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-31
Betting Stage Reached In Muni-
clpal C Campaign.

Augucta, Ca, Oct. 25.-1hs
municipal campaign has reached
the betting stage, and numerous
bets are being made, most of them
being even. One offer, however,
was extensively advertised yester.
day at $40 to 500 that Hayne
would not carry asingle ward in
the city.
Registration is proceeding brisk
" and charges are made that the
lists are being padded. However,
no arrests for illegal registration
have yet been made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-31
1, lgeffield Advertiser
srros. 1. ADAMS, EDITOR
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 81.
REFORMATION.

Subscription Price-Sent to any
address for one year for LOU; Tor SIX
months. 75c; for three months, QUO.
Payable In advance:
Rates for Advertising-One inch,
first insertion, $1.00; each subsequent
insertion, Soc. Want Notices, one cent
,,er word, each insertion. Other local
.iotices, ten cents per line for first IN
sertion; five cents per line for eacn
subsequent insertion. Obituaries ana
Tributes of Respect, Notices of Thanks,
and all personal notices OF political
nature. are charged for as regular ad-
yertlsements. Liberal contracts MADE
for three, six, and twelve months
5S for terms.
Edgefeld, s. G.
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This Brutal Husband May be
4, Lynched.

Fort Worth, Tex. Oct. 90
John Harris, a wealthy negro,
murdered his wife near s::ecla,
beating her brains out with neck
yoke. Then he attempted to kill
his daughter, crushing her skull.
The dead woman and girl were
discovered in the public highway.
Harris was jailed. Threats of
lynching are made.
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fAally eAcePS ouuulty. tf Gfsslt'.
Sleeping Car Service. ,
Excellent daily passenger service between
Florida and New York.
Nos. s8 and 84-New York and FLORIDA Ex-
press. Drnwing-room sleeping cars bstween
Augusta and New York.
Pullman drawing-room sleeping cars be-
tween Port Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah,
Washington and New York.
Pullman sleeping cars between Charlotte and
Richmond. Dining cars between Charlotte
Nos. Is and Ss-U. S. Fast Mail. Through
Pullman drawing-room buffet sleeping cars be-
tween Jacksonville ard New York and Pull.
naan sleeping cars between Augusta and Char
lotte Dining cars serve all meals enrouts.
Pullman sleeping cars between JackIsonyille -
s1d Coiamn,a; enrSu.9 ;a aaS aSey1,e SGIseen An
YgANK S. CANNON, j. N. GULF,
FSsrd V.P. & Gen. Mar., Trafflc Mgr,
Wsahlngton, D. G. Washington, d. 10
VA. TURK, g. S.H:HARDWlCk,,.
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a statement has lately been
widely circulated that more Amer
lean girls are studying in separate
colleges for women than in co-edu-
cational colleges, and the conclu-
sion is drawn that the majority of
American young women, or of
their parents, prefer separate edu.
cation for girls.
Hon William T. Harris, national
commissioner of education, in an
swer to q letter of inquiry. fur
nishes statistics showing that a
large majority of the young men
and young women now taking the
higher education in the United
States are taking it in common.
DR. Harris writes:
"In 1889 the undergraduate
college students are reported as
follows: In the 161 institutions
for men alone, 26,680 men were
studying; in the 36e co-educa-
tional institutions 36,93S men and
19,0S6 women; in the 13 colleges
for women, 4,34S women. and in
the 1873 female colleges and semi
naries 10,697 women. The co-edu.
cational institutions enroll more
than 10000 more men than the IN
stitutions exclusively for men,
and also enroll 1000 and upwards
more women than the 13 colleges
for women of the same rank ae
the colleges for men, added to the
1872 female colleges and seminariea
which do not have 8 course of
study equal to the average college
course for men. The number OF
women in co-educational institu.
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NetiCe Of Election.
Presidential H]eGt0rs and
Representative ilae57tl
Congress Of the
United States.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.

Ulalu VI NuUlA Uhlluullia
COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.
Notice is hereby given that al
election will be held at the severa
precincts established by law il
Edgefeld County, on Tuesday
November 6. 1900, for min
Presidential Electors, and for
Representative in the Fifty
Seventh Congress of the Unitet
States, Second Congressional Dir
trict.
Poll 1T each voting precinc
will be opened at 7 o'clock A. NJ
and close at 4 o'clock Pm.
The following named person
have been appointed Managers o
Election for Presidential Elector!
and Congressman.
Elmwood-Ed Turner, W "
Norris. S A QUITS, A G QUITS
clerk.
Gregg-Will 7 Garner, C N
Horne, J W Stalnaker, clerk, G W
Walker.
Pickens-J W Reece, J P Bates
clerk, J A Zimmerman, OIL Dob
SOD.
Wise-D D Brunson, John Ken.
nerly, clerk, Jesse W Dorm, h Z
Morgan.
Cheatham's store-H L Hill, G
M Thomas, j j Grifis, LR Brun-
son, clerk. E
Johnston c Lewis. P c Ste.
vens, NJ Toney,J P Bean, clerk.
Landrum's Store-James Car
penter, ST Garner, Geo T Swear.
ingen, ] W Harris, clerk.
Liberty Hill-C C Fuller, E S
Reynolds, Bart Quarles, w E
Sheppard, clerk.
Mathis-DT Mathis, J B Adams
John Wbatley, Travis Dorm, clerk
Meriwether Hall F Adkins
Luther Reese, John Floyd, ] F
DeLaughter. clerk.
Modoc-John Brunson, w Nc.
Daniel. Jas Garrett, P R Wates
clerk.
Edgefeld-D D Brunson, J W
Reece, John Kennerly, ] P Bates
clerk.
Pleasant Lane R Thinner.
man, w Harling, J P Hagood, J B
Minick, clerk.
Plum Branch P Harling, +
P Freeland, J J Garnett, F F
Wells, clerk,
Meeting Street-H B. Cogb1rn
Cyrus Buzzard, w S Logue, John
K Allen, clerk.
Red Hip H Bussey, J w R
DeLaughter, John Reynolds, John
Haryiey, clerk.
Rehoboth-R A Cochran, D ]
Morgan, Tandy Culbreath, Robert
Quarles, clerk.
Longbranch-1saac Bush, i Y
Claxton, Cliff Williams, Samuel
W Scott, clerk.
Trenton-B J Day, J M Wise,
Sim r Warren. B c Etheredge
clerk.
The ballot boxes in the precincts
must be 30 located as to he in view
of persons outside the polling
place during the time of the
election.
A space or enclosure separate
and distinct from that used by the
Managers of the State Election
must be rallied off or otherwise
provided. at each precinct, under
direction Of the undersigned.
But one voter must be allowed tc
enter any voting place at a time
and no one except the Managers
must be allowed to speak to the
voter while in the voting place
casting his vote.
For further instruction see notice
of Commissioners of State Elec-
tion.
The chairman of the above
named managers of each box will
call upon the Board of Commis-
sioners at Edgefeld G. H., Nov.
5th, 1900, to receive ballot boxes,
poll list, and instructions, and to
be otherwise qualified.
JOHN R. BLOCKER,
L. F. DORM,
w. H. HARLING,
Eoloso1 T11ot,1,,
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BY buying your Buggies. surries
and Wagons from a. Rosenshal you1l
never regret it. We will save you
moneyin every respect. "a. Roseuthsl,
Augusta, Ga, =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-31
convincing proof that the kidneys and blad
der are out Of order.

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what 20 DO.
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