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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09


NIT any of the tools" to assist rlm.
When Belize backed out into day
light, it added the last straw to Fro
fessor Meilins's undoing. He merely
glanced at the tnsightly animal, then
skunk quickly down the hill. Dr.. End
liniand his comrades could appreciate
the ludicrous side of things, and
smiled, laughed, then fairly roared,
assthey beheld the cause OF the sub.
terranean rumblings, plainly audible.
Tins riding animal welcomed Bel
zie with prolonged bray. Belzle'
bruised, famished, and with huge
patches of hair actually steamed from
his hide, responded in a woe-begone
groan. The warm-hearted Tim lav-
ished endearing terms upon his I'M
lucky Belize; he procured a can OF
axle-a-ccse and literally plastered
this "oin,neut" over the succored
mules burns. Every now and again
he would pause in these proceedings
and let forth such vol!ay OF strong
language, "forninst the lo.h1s OF yez
idiots" as almost guaranteed al i'm
mediate growth of new hair on Bel
zie's scalded limbs.
On the day following, several prom
inent Western newspapers contained
sensational and luridly ironical >ac-
counts Of Professor Mellins's brilliant
phenomenon at Steamboat Springs.
Professor Mellins's pride forbade him
appearing in public for months after
ward, and the bray of mule is to
him the most agonizing sound on
earth.-San Francisco Argonaut.
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-.B' 'jakers, an yez are sthrictly in it
sWid yer little Wan-horse tunnel, amt
syez, Hank?"
: And Hank nodded a ready acquies-
;cence.
Tim had guided his mule directly In
front of the tunnel; he halted there
and gazed in open-eyed astonishment:
sThe mule appeared unduly interested,
too, ipricked up his long ears and
ssniffed the air suspiciously. A spurt
sof steam was elected from the crevice;
1T was forerunner Of several denser
columns. Professors and all others
drew near, epecting to hear.the result
sant rumble. 1t came; not SO distinctly
las formerly, but loud enough to startle
them. A hush fell upon the throng.
MANS significance seems infnitesimal
when Natures stupendous force as
.serts itself In manner that indicates
only 1.-THE of what she might do:
The hush was rudely broken-not by
a commenting human voice, not by
another internal clamor, but by a stri-
sdent, grating cry issuing from the
throat of Tins mule. The bray of an
ass is akin to the filing of many saws
at once, and never an agreeable sound.
This particular bray created all of this
effect and more in addition. Although
mot eactly a repetition of the subter-
ranean cannonading, there was much
similarity between the two.
"Mither Of Moses! Yez gaping
sgawks! An it's a foine thrick>. yer
2afther playin'! Underground thunder
1T isis it? Him that shtuck me good
mule Beelzebub inter that sweatin,
zshteamin' hole fer the iddification Of
:blitherin' scientics will place to shtep
Sout an Oil paste his ugly mug!"
Professor Mellins fell back against
convenient bank in dazed condition.
The noted DR.. End1ins countenance
reflected a sardonic sneer. Several
tderisive boots passed the lips of the
3hereinbefore mentioned incredulous
ones.
4 "Shtand back, ye domned fools. an
2let me rescue me poor darlint Bel
'zie!"
Tim Murdoch had leaped from his
mules back; he tore wildly into the
now comparatively clear atmosphere
of the tunnel and disappeared from
view.
Different emotions filed the breasts
of the different individuals. DR.. End
Inns face was study; he glanced at
the hopelessly dispirited Professor
Mellins, and seemed to pity him, yet
he maintained a dignified and unap-
proachable aspect that best becomes
a man of letters. The mapority of the
spectators chuckled, looked wise, and
a number OF II told you SOS" were
overheard.
b Two or three brave souls ventured
a few feet within the tunnel; after 10
minutes or SO had elapsed, commo-
tion was heard in the darkened
DEPTHS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09

you need have no trouble In hndlns
one, if you see fit to make journey
to the Indian ocean. In the waters be-
tween Madagascar and India you can
fnd more than $4,000 Of them. where
there is not human being, and where
you can, If you will, be monarch OF
all you survey.
An English traveller has recently
been among the. small islands that dot
the western end of the Indian ocean,
to make an inventory of them and re-
ports that he counted 16,100, and found
only about 600 of them inhabited. No"
there is a good chance for any one
who may want an island.
These particular islands are not
large, as islanls go, but very many OF
them are sufficient for the purpose OF
a Robinson Crusoe or any other novel
hero, or for even small colony OF
shipwrecked mariilefs or other per-
sons who might be cast on one OF them
or seek for the purpose OF making a
home pretty much out of the busy
world:
Some Of them are only an acre or
two, well elevated above the tide, while
others are a quarter of a mile in di-
ameter and running from that up to a
mile or two in length, and quarter
or less of the length in breadth. Many
of them are granitic structures that
rise steeply, from 20 to 100 feet, we'll
covered with rich soil, through which
small fresh water streams hurry to
the sea, which they reach after flow
ing over beaches Of glistening calcar-
eus sand that are beglrt by coral reefs,
which form walls about the islands,
New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
Gem SprinlrIed Iaces.

The very latest Idea Is that iace's
slbtle grace should be Still further
enriched, and artificial jewels are set
firmly on its surface so that the gleam
of diamond, sapphire or ruoy will
emphasize the design Of the lace with
out detracting any fexibility.
Imagine an old Alenccn lappet
studded with tiny sspphires. a dia-
mond here and there to mark bios
som 4; jour Knot this round a shape
sly throat or clasp it there with q gem
set Fastening. r. Next use the lappet
us. a shoulder strap for an evening
gown, with roses for-tebe other should
ser Then nature and lart win have
2done Jnsn isea s1Iccess 1oe the
hock, aud she will be hard to please
who Is not delighted with. the eff
feet, says the Pittsburs Press.
a butterfly OF finest black Chan
tiIly set with small imitation dia-
monds, larger gems above. forming
the antennae, is the smartest hair
ornament of the ceasor. 1t Is worn
we'll to the front. The same butter.
fly rs q shoulder or corsage orna-
ment gives an up to date appearance
hardly achieved In any other way.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09

in crowded stores are likely to find
their occupation gone in the near fu-
ture since q cunning device has just
been invented which will render it i'm
possible for them to snatch the coveted
portemonnaieS.
This device, which can be attached
to any purse, consists Of q small band,
at one end of which is ring and at
the other end q clasp. The ring Is in
tended to be worn loosely on the lady's
finger and by means OF the clasp she
can fastcn the purse to her arm so
that it cannot be removed without her
knowledge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
Fashion's ranc,es,


An attractive coral pin Is carved in
the design of a. mans head.
Nothing is quite SO ugly or unbe-
coming as an attempt at the corselet
skirt in line.
Pretty pongee waists, embroidered
with dots in different colors, and also
plain tucked pongee waists are re-
duced to SIS.
Great care is needed In the choice
Of the skirt of linen frock, and those
who have picked up a good pattern
ready-made are fortunate.
Many Of the more expensive shirt
waists Of the season are finished with
the cross pieces set into the shoulders
and formed of the trimming Of the
waist or tucked band of the ma
terial.
Fancy buttons are again coming In
to use through the Introduction Of va
rious new styles. Large ones are nee
essary on the Louis XIV. and long
loose coats, and the inside vest gives
opportunity for many small dainty
ones.
Scarlet drill, with big collar Of
embroidered linen or coarse lace. made
with a pouched blouse or bolero bo-
dice and strapped skirt, is q per-
fectly charming country frock, worn
with one Of those big muslin hats
which are SO light and becoming.
The most attractive of baby shoes
are made in the form Of moccasins,
the TOP set il the faggoting. They.
are finished with frills of ribbon
above, and strap Of ribbon passes
around the upper part of the shoe.
which is high, and ties in the front.
Straps on either side Of the fronts
of bodices or skirts, set on from the
inside, but where they finish with q
point and button, are good, giving,
as they do, the effect of holding back
the sides of skirt. They finish many
stylish frocks, frequently being grad
uated in length.
In tho way Of strapping, a good eff
feet is given on gown finished
around the skirt with three gradu-
ated ruff1es. These become narrow
er at the front, where they do not
quite meet, but are finished with two
straps on each ruffle. fastening on?
either side With o button.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
A BUTTONHOLE CASE.
Brought to Decide the Precedence of the
Opening.

Opening.
Once upon time a case was brought
before learned judge, in which the
question at issue was as to whether
the button was made for the button
hole or the buttonhole for the button
Counsel for the button held that it
was so plain as to render argument
superfluous that the buttonhole was
made for the use and behoof of the
button; still, for forms sake, he would
give few reasons why his contention
was the correct one. 1t was apparent,
he said, that without the buttonhole
the button would be unable to per-
form its function, and hence 1t was
plain that the button preceded the but
tonhole, and that the latter was in
vented in order that the button might
be of service to mankind. 1t should
be clear to everybody that had it not
been for the button the buttonhole
never would have been thought of. Its
existence necessarily presupposed the
existence of the button:
The lawyer fer the other side was
equally positive in the stand he had
been employed to take. He averred
that the buttonhole preceded the but
ton; that, in fact, the button was mere
ly an afterthought. He said that, as
every one knew, the buttonhole cal
be employed without the button, as
witness Farmer Jones, who invariably
uses nail or silver of wood instead Of
the conventional button, whereas 1t
was impossible to make an effective
use Of the button without the aid and
assistance of the Luttonhole. Hence
1t was shown beyond peradventure
that the buttonh0le Was Of greater I'M
portance than the button, and it was
natural to infer that the buttonhoie
was first invented and that the button
came later simply as an ornament or,
at best, as al Improvement upon the
nail, silver or other instrumentality
wherewith the buttonhole was made to
perform It's duty. To show the rela-
tive value of the huttonho!e and the
button, he said. take this simple exam
pie: When a button comes of the but
tonhole can still be made serviceaDle,
but If the buttonhole is slit open the
button is of no use whatever. With
this the learned counsel closed his
case. although he claimed that he had
not exhausted the subject.
When the court came in after recess
the learned judge promptly decided
the case in favor Ct the buttonhoie-
clearly a just decision, although it was
whispered about the court room that
the decision might have been different
but for the fact that while changing
his linen between adjournment and re-
assembling of the court his honor had
dropped his collar button and hunted
for it without success for half an hour,
and perhaps might nnHnr how" :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
N.w York,s Foolish Women.

It is one of the singularities Of the
New York woman's fashion that she
will appear In midwinter with her
head uncovered and pass from the
theatre to her carriage without any
uuaims. But as soon as the warm
weather sets in upon us her hat is as
essential to her piece of mind as is
one Of those wonderful creations with
which the East End 'Arriets of London
require for bank holiday wear. To go
about with ones head uncovered is
the sign of the provincial. And no
matter how lovely or sensible a fash
ion is, so long as it is not acceptable
here, it is to be cast into the outer
darkness-which is the provinces
New York Press
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wake.
The fssure still zigzagged into the
tunnel; hot, vapory clouds hung over
the crevice; but the activity of the
steam-iets could not be compared with
those Of the preceding day: Professor
Mellins looked slightly crestfallen. The
two brospectors, not having a reputa-
tion at stake, took cheerier view Of
things. Besides, they were not ex-
cruciatingly eager to have their bo-
nanza tunnel forever filled with steam
aad uncanny noises echoing through
it. Therefore, after a few minutes
spent in silently and fruitlessly' en-
deayoring to catch subterranean
crash, one of the prospectors inter-
ceded with: We'll, Doc, this here phe-
nomenon kinder goes by fits and starts,
and it 'pars to be: restin' betwit fit
and start right now; but just you
wait SPELL"
And they awaited a spell-nearly
half an hour; long, enough to disgust
the simply curious, and several re-
traced their steps toward the hotel,
letting fall rather uncomplimentary re-
marks about pack of FOOLS" Even
the patient DR.. Endlin strobe back and
forth somewhat perturbed in thinking
about his fatiguing trip and the pre-
cious time wasted.
But the long-expected really hap
pened. A fierce column of steam
sethed up from the fissure, quickly
succeeded by two lesser upheavals;
then a rasping groan, drawn out in
jerky notes, each more weird and
penetrating than the foregoing 1t Gre
ated big sensation - everybody
lolscd at everybody else; the incredu-
lous ones tronbled, and the prospector
who uttered the suggestion wait a
spell, shouted out, "What'd l tell
you!"
When the last vibrations Of the SUR
prising din died away, Professor Mel
Inns fairly hugged himself for Joy. Dr..
Endlin said nothing when pressed for
an opinion. The lesser lights volun-
teered their private theories; those
who had deserted in disgust appeared
upon the scene once more.
An interval of quietude prevailed
and scarcely sign of steam could be
observed at the jagged rent in Mother
Earth. Nevertheless, dozen men had
heard the unearthly racket; these
were busily engaged in telling the
others just how 1t sounded, and bid
ding them to remain and convince
themselves in spite of their In
credulity..
1t was this aggregation of humanity
that caught the eye of Tim Murdoch,
who had been scanning the country all
the way down from Virginia City for a
sign or sight of the vagrant Beelzebub.
Tim was not man who let slip an
opportunity of finding out bit OF
news, and he reined his mule up the
trail leading to the group of people at
the tunnels mouth.
"Phwat's the disturbance, Hank"
"It's you, is it, Tim? Disturbance,
you say? Well, 1 wonder! If you
never heard underground thunder.
now's your chance"
Faith, an did yez have an airth.
quake here, Hank?"
"Sure, Tim. It's paralyzed our bo.
nanza tunnel, and locked UP roarin'
fury inside of it, to boot"
who's the gintlcmen with the
specks and KNOWN jibs?"
Scientists, Tim, and they hail Eom
some big institution of big learning"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
Gossip,

Gossip,
The deep mourning period for the
late Queen Victoria is over and half
mourning will continue for six
months.
A few weeks ago an apothecary shop
managed entirely by women-the first
Of its kind-was opened at St Peters
burg, Russia.
Queen Margherita of Italy Is about
to found in Rome an asylum for the
care of children who have been or
pfanea by the murder of q parent
The will of the late Mrs. Charlotte
Bullock, Of Louisville, divides the
bulk of her large estate among sew
eral charitable institutions of that
city.
Charlotte Cipriani, a graduate Of
the University Of Chicago, is the first
woman to receive the degree Of doc
tor of letters from the University of
Paris.
Mrs. John S. Newbury, Of Detroit,
has given $4,000 for an organ in Yale
Memorial Hall Her son was grad.
uate Of the Sheffield Scientific School
in the class of 1885.
The death of Mrs. Cert Marias at,
Pretoria is thought to remove the last
link of the great Dutch trek from
to-eSatai-in.1ss5,in I'm which
she drove flock Of her fathers sheep.
Miss Jessie n. Fry. of Idaho, Is
one Of the few women "ranchers"
known In the West, and she Is also
called the champion rifle shot of her
locality. Her ranch is Well Stocked
with horses.
The Ihfanta Isabella Is an enthu-
siast in all field sports, and she is
now horrifying the stricter sort Of
persons in Madrid by teaming about
the streets in q motor car which she
drives herself.
Mrs. Lucinda Powers, who died re-
Gently in Georgetown, Ohio. was said
W NC Tic S"ScluSoAI Va NShS1 II
Grants boyhood, and when Grant be-
came President he made her post
mistress Of Georgetown.
A memorial of Lucy Stone Is being
planned by Mrs. Mary e. Whiting
and her daughters, Anna NJ. and Su-
san "A. Whiting. 1t is to take the
form of q reading room in the girls
dormttory at Lincoln Memorial Uni
yersity, Cumberland Gap. Tenn.
a visit to England Of two Moorish
women, who have accompanied the
ambassador to King Edward, have
aroused much interest in their Sc
cluded lives. The new woman" Is
as yet unknown in Morocco, and the
birth Of q girl continues to be Al
occasion for mourning.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
Big Window, No Harmony.

The" Builders Trade Journal says
that plate glass. the creation of COM
paratively recent times, is responsible
for many of the enormities which rem
der the street architecture of today SO
devoid of grace and harmony. Those.
however, who contend that house
window glazed with small panes-even
those so popular at the beginning of
the 18th century, about 12X15 inches
Is much more pleasing In appearance
thar one glazed with one great sheet
are. we think, quite in the right.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
Which Ono is Missing ?.

Over in Junk Shop Row." the fol-
lowing sign has been hanging in a Win
dow for several days. 1t has attracted
quite little attention and given pas
sengers passing on the Fourth avenue
cars n chance TO show their wit or
lack OF wit. 1t reads: "For Sale-SiX
Pressing Vices" Are these the Seven
Deadly Sins? And, IL so, where is the
missing one?-New York Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
Suitably Attired.

Mrs. Chatterton-Henry, for good
ness sake, don't.wear such short trou-
gers! Give them to the ragmal!
Chatterton-Not much! You women
haven't got any patent on the rainy
day costume idea. These are my rainy.
day trousers.-Broolliyn Eagle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09

that they pronounce badly. infect stiE
worse, and, in short, faii to get any
meaning out of the article given them.
They probably get AT the gist Of 1t
for themselves, but they totally fall
to convey 1t to another.
"It behoores women to set about
effectlng a combination Of the graces
OF a pleasant, expressive voice. cor
rect pronunciation. and quick percep-
tion Of the meaning of phrase. If
they will accomplish this task, they
will find agreeable work to do
New York Sun
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09

The Forth Bridge is contantly being
repainted. SO vast is the structure
t,.at it takes fifty tons Of paint to give
1t one coat and the area dealt with is
something like 120 acres.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
Tho Readine Cure.

sThere is one accomplishment that
self-supporting women would do well
to acquire" remarked a tried doctor,
"and that is reading aloud. For peo-
pie who are convalescing or suffer-
ing from slow, tedious ailment, I
know Of no attention more beneficial
than occasional entertainment of this
kind. I recommend it for all my pa
t!ents, but I often have trouble in
filing my own prescription for the
simple reason that 1t is hard to find
a person whose voice is soothing to
representative nerves or an invalid.
In the homes Of the well-to-do one
would naturally expect to find the
women Of the family possessed Of
voices so well modulated that their
reading would be pleasure to the
ear, but In reality such Is seldom the
case. Invariably, when prescribe
course Of light reading as an anti
dote to pain and WEAKNESS the pa
tient replies with the question. But
who Is going to do the reading?'
The usual upsbot Of the matter is
that I volunteer to send somebody in
to read for an hour or so each day,
and then 1t is up to me to provide the
reader. This is not easy to do, for
while very few native-born Ameri-
cans are illiterate, there are still few
er who are fitted to dispel the ted
ium OF. a sick room by turning them
selves Into professional readers. Not
infrequently find voices whose tones
nre agreeable, but when ] put the
owners to the Test Of reading find
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09

to another buried in the SON eepeius
upon the amount OF moisture pressS.
between the carbon plates or cleo
trodes. This resistance is measured.
The illustration shows the inStru-
mcnt rs used in the field, with the car
bon electrodes and temperature cells
in nlocn Tho nn"1>"" "1oct-7A-= 1itG
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
A Human Failing,

'It is an error to allow automobiles
to whirr along even faster than the
bicycles
"still to whirr is human. .'-Phila-
:delphia Tines.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09

tied in the year 900 B. G. Julius
Caesar lived there while he was in
and the Roman emperor Yes
asian made IL his capital. Five b1aa'
drpd years afSer the hebst4 b.st4ffo Of Christ
the city was capsSred by Cerdic, who
made it the capital Of the Saxon dyn-
-s.v ri - COZ in the cathedral. Eg-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
lllF .INTFRT Sr
1Yhita Tics,

Attractive white ties are finished
:son the ends with sprigs Of embroid-
aery Of single flowers, daisies. or for
) sset-me-nots, or roses. The ties are
ot fine. lawn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
Her,Tresses Sparkle with Gems.

Her, Trcsses SparkIe With Gems.
! The newest ornament for the hair
IS a fillet Of black velvet, upon which
diamond flowers, leaves and insects
are lightly laid. and which, US the
stones are set on separate wires,
sparkle with every movement of the
tYearer. =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09

New Zealand has in its edelweiss a
plant differing but slightly from the ia
nous Swiss variety.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09
This Invention Boon For Shoppers.

Plclpockets who have been in the
habi Z making living by stealing
pu, $ from women on the streets or
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-10-09

The unsuccessful man -ealizes that
there is plenty of room at the bottom.