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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
Hungry women in Hospitals.

1t is curious thing that hoSpltal
nurses should be ill fed, but they often
are, and in many institutions. This is
not intended for an accusation, but
merely an inquiry into a state OF
things which many people who know
about the workings of hospitals. most
especially nurses in training, will
echo, asking. Why? Possibly the
reason that insufficient and unhy-
gienic food is too often the rule may
be looked for in the fact that formerly
sisters looking for hardships were the
only ones who gave themselves over
to these tasks Of mercy.
Fasting was part of the business of
women who nursed the sick in the old
days, and possibly the notion uncon-
sciously that fasting is good thing
for women who bend over beds of
pain. Whittier expressed this notion
in the poem oe the angels of Buena
VISTA" the noble Mexican women"
went about on the field of battle after
the fight, worn and faint and lacking
food"
1t is poetic, romantic. in the old
fashioned way, but it is not a bit mod
ern, sustaining or comfortable. A
hungry woman as an angel of mercy is
not considered q scientific. or even a
practicable, adjunct of a modern bat
tlefield. When the Cuban war began
the surgeon-general Of, the army
warned the unframed horde Of women!
moved by sentiment or emotion. who
wanted to go to Cuba as nurses to
stay away. Only Clara Barton's mod
ern sort of angels of mercy who knew
enough to keep themselves nourished
on short but wholesome rations with
out making fuss about it were al
lowed service. and these were in the
disciplinary service of the Red Cross.
System is the very open secret of the
success of that organizations; hospit-
ais in times of peace aud in cities are
of course run on system also. but it is
a system that lacks organization on
the food question.
1t is really queer that nurses in
training, of all people, should not be
fully and properly nourished. if for
10 other reason than to give them OBJ
ject lessons in hygienics. To be hun
gary all of the time that she finds
herself obliged to recruit her forces
by pieces of food left upon the pa
tients' trays of extra-ncurishing viands
is not good discipline. physical or men
tai, for the girls of today who arc
studying in hospitals are of the most
useful of the modern professions for
women.-New York Mail and Express.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
rlattsrx from tine srirror.

Does your mirror do you Justice?
You may think not. Or perhaps you
would like it to fatter you Just a lit
>tle. II so. you can arrange it SO the.
glass viii reflect in a more compliment
tary manner than usual. If you do,
you only have to know the milliner's
oIdsst secret. and the thing is done.
Did you ever notice the softest dra-
perry of pure white hung about mir
ror? That is the trick. After your
mirror of faultless glass is thoroughly
polished, frame IL, in pure white gauze,
with the material gathered in the CEN
tire at the top and falling wavelike on
either side. Then notice the effect.
The true tints Of he complexion will
be there-a little emphasized. The ex-
preston of the countenance. the light
Of the eye, the color of the hair will be
accurately reflected. all softened and
made more harmonious than your mir
Tor showed them before the gauze was
used. You may believe that that sub
tie bit of white material makes the
glass tell nearer the truth than it did
without it.-New York Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Who made the land?' was ggestion
that came naturally from him, amt as
his inquiries are answered he is grad
ually shaping a creed for himself. Mr..
Anagnos says that as far as the
achievement of results is concerned,
Tommy's record surpasses that OF all
other persons in his condition.. That
is, he is not second to Laura Bridg-
man, Helen Kellar or Willie Robin.
Instead of helpless idiot, a. deformed
Caliban, as he might have been, he is
a bright, intelligent boy, with a face
full of expression. With his bent
toward science and his zeal for in
vestigating, he may some time make
his mark in the world.
Tommy's education is naturally ex-
pensive, since the time of one per-
son must be given entirely to him.
The $500 of the past year was con-.
tributed by so individuals and organ
izations in different parts of the coun-
try. Kindergartens in various day and
Sabbath schools have been among the
contributors, and many little children
are regularly saving their spare pen-
nies to send to Tommy Stringer. A
movement has begun to establish
permanent fund for Tommy, similar
to that which was raised for Helen
Kellar, for If he continues to develop
as rapidly as in the past, hewill GER
tainly be able to return to the world
a greater part of all that has been
showered on him. He is interested in
electricity, and asks extremely intelli-
gent questions about its practical ap-
plication. His first ride in an. automo-
bile was an event in his life, and the
gift of a companion bicyclesby lib
cral friend led him to devise a kind
of wooden bicycle which he called a
foot car"
But above all Tommy's cleverness Is
his affectionate disposition, which
makes him fully appreciate all that
has been done to bring him out of
darkness.-H. L. r., in Chicago Times
Herald. ~.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
Mrs. Gould Likes Antiques.

Mrs. Edwin Gould is as fond Of
bric-a-brac and antiques as her world
famed relative, the Count de Castel-
lane. She indicated her tastes in this
regard on the occasion of recent
visit to New Orleans during the mardi
gr:s festivities.
New Orleans is the mecca for rich
southerners who are on the outlook
for old-time furniture. The French
people have many valuable articles
dating back to the pre-Napoleon Pc
riod, and with proper patience some
rare pieces can be got in the old creole
town.
1t did not take long for Mrs. Gould
to appreciate this opportunity, and she
spent much of her time shopping.
These articles we're ordered to be
shipped to Jekyl island. on the coast
Of Georgia, where Mrs. Edwin Gould
has cottage. The furnishings will
suit the Jekyl island atmosphere
which hovers over the crumbling man.
sions of the Georgia colonial aristoc-
sracv
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
Cat. rondnes, for a RnbbIt.. ,It.

The tiniest of rabbits wandered into
the yard of a Denver woman the other
day, and when. the family cat. not
able fighter. bore down upon the lit
tie bunch of fur the onlookers expect
ed to see it torn to pieces. No SO,
however; Thomas looked it over,
smelled it over. licked it over and
then led it to a snug retreat behind
the kitchen stove. According to- the
cats mistress. he taught the little
creature to drink milk and even eat
meat, and the two became INSOFAR
able. But bunnie was evidently
killed by kindness. for he sickened
and died. since which time Thomas
has been respondent and has shown
little interest in his food.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
The Rufle, of Spring.

? 1t would seem that the ruff1e is not
to be banished from our regard, for
many new models are being devised
OF chiffon and flowers, while the ruff1e
of ostrich feathers, tied round the
neck with scarf of old lace and fas-
tened with black velvet chou, is also
a candidate for public favor. Ruffies
seem now indispensable adjuncts to
the mousseline or foulard gown, but
are comparatively unnecessary with
the tailor-made dresses, especially If
these bear the Napoleon collar, when,
indeed, they are an intrusion.
Some attractive ruffles are made Of
glace bordered with gold, and then
again there are ruffles made of huge
frills of black lace with an inner ruff
fling of tulle. and the lace wanders
down to the hem of the skirt, sewn on
to a band of black velvet ribbon.
There are ruffies Of white lace and
rutfes of black lace; and lace con-
tinues to be the supreme idol of the
moment-New York Commercial Ad-
yertiser
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Most of the linen frocks have gored
skirts with shaped flounces.
There is a chemisette of tucked
white batiste.
Equestrienne and automobile gloves
come with deep. stiff gauntlets.
The newest foulards are those with
borders, and they are very charming.
There is yellow linen frock which
is trimmed with narrow white silk
bands.
Some of the early models for linen
gowns show that there will be pro-
fusion Of small pearl buttons used in
trimming.
A pretty effect in foulard gowns is
given in an attractive silk with
black lace trimmings. The result is
excellent. There is bit of blue at
the neck to give light touch to the
gown.
A beautiful tea gown of pink crepe
de chine is a mass of plaits from the
yoke or guimpe over which falls
deep collar of embroidered silk to the
foot of the gown, where there is
ruff1e of graduated width in the silk
also embroidered.
In some Of the pique gowns one
sees shaped aounce pointed up wide
on the side. so that it has something
of the effect Of two deep scallops;
then, again, the founce rounds up in
deep scallop at each side, giving quite
a different appearance.
Turquoise blue and green make a
more charming combination than would
be imagined. A shirred tulle hat Of
the mushroom variety is raised off the
face by soft choux of white flambeau
silk, while the edge of the hat is out
lined with a wreath Of dainty green
leaves.
A most stylish tea gown is of dotted
black silk muslin. the dots half the
size of penny and set at wide inter-
walls. There Is a bolero Of black lace
with stock and a guimpe effect of
stripes made with insertions of laoe.
The sleeves to this very stylish gown
reach to the wrist. The whole thing
is made over white silk.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
Flammarion on the inhabitants of Mars

FIammarion on the inhabitants of Mars.
'As for me" says NJ. Flammarion,
speaking of the inhabitants Of Mars in
The National MagaSinc, Il rather envy
them. A world where it is always bcau-
tiful, where there are neither tcmpests
nor cyclones, where the years are twice
as long as OURS, where the kilogram is
of 376 grams, and where, therefore, men
and women who here weigh 10 kilos
there weigh only 26, and where, in a
word, everything is lighter, more deli
cate and moro refined" And in another
place he goes further, pointing out that
il the Martians wished to communicate
with us they would doubtless have made
the effort many times in the past and
probably long ago abandoned it, dccid-
ing il a hopeless business to attempt
communication with planet so stupid.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
Up.to.Date Illustrating.

"If." says floating paragraph, there
is battle in Europe, Asia or Africa a
hundred years hence kodak pictures of
it will appear in American papers the
same day, the outline being sent by
ocean cable" But what is there re-
markabe in that7 We already have
papers which give us pictures of battles
on the other side of the world the same
day they are fought, and sometimes
when they are not fought at all.-Loais-
villc Conrier-Jonrnal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
A GREAT READER.

Bindid-That man Numskull isn't
right is he3
Bindad-Why not?
Bindid-He kept bothering me for
books and gave him the first volume
of my encyclopedia.
Bindad-Well?
Bindid-Well, he brought it back and
said he liked the story tip-top because it
was continued, and wanted the other
twenty-ninc volumes.-Chio State Joar-
tdl.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
CHEERED BY IT.

"You are sure you can support my
daughter in the style to which she has
been accustomcd?" asked the Heavy
Father.
"Sure, Mike" answered Our Hero,
with the assuranc of youth.
"Well, I'm glad to hear it. It's more
than l can afford any longer. r."-lndIan-
apol:s Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
wor,, amour Mountoln Wh,te.

Miss Goodrich. teacher in south
ern mountain school. is encouraging
the women in her vicinity to cultivate
madden and indigo. and to use the
color from them for their weavings
in place of manufactured dye. Some
of the coverlets woven there and sent
to e!ew York City recently were dyed
from those products, and others were
colored with the bark and leaves of
trees.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
HIS ESTATE.

The count only laughed.
II still have left" he gaily exclaimed,
enough of my patrimonial estates with
which to do neat song and danceP'
Saying which, he drew paper of
Westmoreland sand from his bosom and
scattered it over the stage.
"Oh, Bevis !" faltered the deceived girl,
taking heart.-Detroit Journal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
children shoala BE Taught to BE Thrifty.

Children shouId BE Taught to BE Thrifty.
A savings bank account is great
incentive to thrift in children. If one
is begun for the baby, even with very
small sum, and added to through child
hood and youth with certain proper
ton of the money that otherwise
would be spent carelessly and
thoughtlessly by the child, there Will
be a very respectable amount On the
credit side, of the ledger when the de-
positor is 1S years old. The
habit of self-denial is not the least of
the substantial benefits that follow
wise economy of money.-Ladics'
Hcme Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
TALKS 3.
- a Bog r-
SvaMANklND
The Only Lady Admiral.
|ss1lI sn1llIn .s- g. =. =:

The Queen of Greece holds unique
position for on account of her great
love for the sea the late Emperor Al
exander Ill. of Russia made her an ad-
miral of the Russian fleet instead Of
giving her the customary regiment.
Her MAJ esty is the only lady admiral
in the world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Ask rour Dealer for Aliens Foot-E,s,.
powder to shake into Your shoes; rests ta'
feet. Cures Corns, Dnniona, Swollen, Soro,
Hot, Callous, Aching. Sweating Feet and In
growing Nails Aliens Foot-Easo make' new
or tight shoes easy. At NIL druggists anil
shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
ACCEPTED.

"I am sclf-madc man" said the pomp
GUS individual with his chest expanded.
. The other looked at him critically.
Your excuse is satisfactory" he said.
brooklyn Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
FOREVER TOO LATE.

GLOW much did your baby weigh"
"Oh dear! Do you know, I'm so pro-
vokcd They forgot all about weighing
the dear little thing until it was nearly
two hours old, so we'll never know. =
Chicago Record-Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

The suns diameter decreases at the rate
of five miles in century. Its present dia-
meter is 100000 miles.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
One Hundred YcnrS

Is n long timo but Crab Orchard Water has
been in use for that length Of time, ard each
year adds to jtl reputation. 1t is no artificial
compound. it is prepared i'll Natures labor
atory as a certain remedy for Dyspepsia and
Const;pation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Cinnamon plow with crooked stick
with a steel point fastened to it. The
motive power is a water buffalo.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Eastern oysters do not reproduce
we'll in The colder waters of Oregon
and Washington. An attempt is to tbe
made, therefore. to accllmate there
the fine large oysters of northSs
Japan. ID
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
MILLIONS For Baseball.

A million Of dollars are spent every year up.
on the game Of baseball, but la-ge as this sum
Is, 1t cannot begin to equal the amount spent
by p,oplo in sesr,h OF health. There is q sure
method Of obtaining strength, and it is not
costly ono. We urge those who have spent
much and lost ope to try Hostester's Stomach
Bitters. 1t strengthens the stomach, makes
digestion easy and natural, and cures dyspep-
sla, cons ioation, bill ou 5ness and weak kidneys.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

FITS permanently cured. Motifs or nervous.
ness after frat days ,iso OF DR.. Kllne's Great
Nerve Restorer 81 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. n. 1I. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Halls Catarrh Cur, Is liquid and is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of tho system. Write for tcs-
timonials, free. Manufactured by
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Is The largest enclosure for deer is SAID to
be: the Royal Park in Copenhagen, Den.
mark-4200 acres.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

drugs may enlarge the pupils for
time without causing perceptible harm
they do irreparable injury nevethe-
less, and not unfrequently impaired
vision and blindness have been traced
to such source.-American Queen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften tho gums, reduces infamma-
tion allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc q bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

The purest Chinese is spoken at Nankiin,
and is called "the language OF the manda.
rins "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

"A wren lives three years, goldhnch
fifteen and q sparrow as much as forty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

y Thirty minutes is all tho timo required to
dive With PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Soiu ny
fnfl druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26
Friends by the Thousand.

Thousands q. women owe their hollth 10
I'Ickey's Femn Tonic. 1t cures painful and
difficult mrnstrultIon, weak back, liberation
OF womb, and all female diseases.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

! s>Ho,land has nine miles of canal for every
100 square miles of surface. 27OO miles In
NIL
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

New Workers will invest in 81 100000
winter resort in the Island of Bermuda.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

= LIDO not believe Piso's euro for Consump-
tion has nm equal for coughs and colds.-JouN
4 BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

A mans conscience often depends upon
the condition of his liver.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Gold was first discovered in California
i'm slS4s.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-06-26

Sevcn-year-old tea plants yield four
ounces of leaves apiece, or 100 pounds Of
tea to the acre.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-08-03
Pointed Paragraphs.
Chicago News.

Chicago News.
A light is the best board of health.
Ambition never has time to day off.
The woman who hesitates at an auction
saves money.
Go it alone. Don't your best friend
for a crutch.
There is nothing like being ready when
opportunity knocks.
The less use man has for himself the
more the devil has for him.
No woman ever really cares for the kind
of love the hero IN a novel makes.
Why an employment bureau is called an
intelligence Office is unsolved mystery.
Sometimes man lets a widow marry
him because he is too lazy 10 do the counting
The city boarder who spends his vacation
in the country gets plenty of exercise kicking
about the accommodations.
woman may not marry the first man
who proposes to her. but she will respect
his good judgment as long as she lives.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-08-03

The constitution has been having
a tough time of i: to be sure, but if
it survives this last blow, the fellow
who said the United States has the
constitution of a mule was not far
from the mark.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-08-03
L UCk PA Us ITS PART

! James E. Eckels rushing into the news
papers with advice to young men about the
| methods of dollar-makng success. He re-
| CARDS honesty and industry as everything,
and doesn't think that opportunity counts
for much. Yet there are irreverent folks
| who connect his own success with the op-
pOrtunlty which came to him through the
accident which made him one of Mr. Cleye-
| lands chums. Indeed, some of his old &C
quaintances do not hesitate to say that
Cleveland's powers miracle worker are
proved by his having made financier of
Jim Eckels.'' Far be 1t from US to argue
that honesty and industry are not factors of
success. In a normal state of society they
are the only factors. But how absurd it is
to name them as the prime factors of bust
ness success to- day. II is gratutous in
suit to the millions upon millions of honest
and industrious people who are not success
full, and bare-fac self-fattery on the part
of the few benefciaries of privilege who are
rich. The Public.
The fellow who unconsciously
drifts into fat job through the
financial or political pull of his
family or of his friends often as
sumes an air of superiority and
boasts of his exceptional fitness for
the position. He refers to his sue
cess in life as the reward of merit,
and bemoans the fate Of his less
fortunate brothers who, he con-
siders, have failed to take advantage
of their opportunities. 1t is very
true that many young men fail to
attain the coveted goal through
their incapacity or improvidence,
but 1t were bootless to deny that an
element of luck not infrequently
plays an important part in human
affairs. 1t may perhaps be irrever-
ent to call it luck, but call it by any
other name and it still is that same
potent influence which comes to
your rescue a; the poker table in
the attractive garb of four aces or
causes your undoing through the
fundamentally of a lonely pair of
deuces. Man is conceited animal,
and because he has succeeded he is
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-08-03

disposed to look upon success as
the stamp Of merit and to point out
the defects of his unsuccessful
neighbor in order that his own
resplenden. greatness may shine
with unbalanced lustre. There is
many a poor plodder who has gone
to his grave "to fame and to for
tune unknown" not because he was
deficient in the qualities of mind
and heart, but rather because of the
inequalities of life's ftful struggle.
1t is the refinement Of egotism for
Mr.. Eckels and the other men who
have been lifted to the dizzy heights
of success by the waves of industrial
evolution to attribute their achieve
ments solely to honesty and indus
try. Surely honesty and industry
had much to do with it, but not all.
In summing up the causes of their
promotion opportunity should not
be ignored.