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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
HOW tine Carp Were ExtermInated.

There was a great slaughter Of carp
on the Morgan place in Sauvie's ISL
and and now all the lakes at Morgan's
and Gillihan's are cleared of these
pests and they will no longer eat up
the wheat put out for the ducks. The
very low water in the lakes gave Frank
Thorne, who has the shooting at Nor
gan's place this year, a chance to kill
all the carp in the last of his lakes.
The water was only few inches in
depth. Still very few carp could be
seen, but when plank were laid over
the soft mud down to the water and q
barrel of lime dumped in the water be-
gan to boil and hundreds of carp from
g to IS or 20 pounds put in an appear
ance and made the water and mud fly.
There were tons Of the big ones and
millions Of the little ones in the lake
but in a short time after the lime was
put into the lake they were all dead,
and when the hunters left the pigs,
crows and cranes were having a pic
nic.-Portland Oregonian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
WHAT RETAILERS ARE SHOW

New bedsteads of wood with pyro-
etched designs at the head and foot.
Metaal bedsteads in combination Of
colors, including green, white and the
natural brass.
Oilcloths in full line Of new floral
designs.
Brocaded silks in large patterns and
light color combinations suitable for
evening wear.
Gibson corners-a cozy corner adorned
with pictures by the popular illustrator
and hung with other effects suggesting
his work.
Velvet gowns for afternoon wear
beautifully trimmed with fur and lace.
s Mems red and green muflers in Per-
sian designs.
Ermine opera cloaks edged and trim
med with heavy lace and white pulled
.mouseline.
Flags of all the principal colleges to
be carried at the football games.
Light-colored cloth gowns beautifully
trimmed with ermine
Fur driving gloves of the regulation
order.
Waists of corduroy in several light
shades made very plain and unrelieved
except by separate piece of neckwear
Mousseline boas with floral designs
printed on the material.
? Wood lace for trimming purposes.
Women's silk undervests in light blue
and pink.
Black and white striped petticoats, the
stripes being rather broad.
Stock collars with little bows in front
made of fine corded silk.
Corsets with hose-supporter attach
ments.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
AGRICULTURE ON THE YUKON.
Good Ground for ycgetables-Barley and
Rye Ripen.

Good Ground for ycgetables-Barley and
Rye Ripen.
The outlook for gardening ami some
agriculture in the cold region alorg the
Yukon is made quite encouraging by
official reports recently received at the
United Stares Departmental of agriculture
at Washington. Prof. c. c. George
son, who is in charge of the Alas
ka experiment stations, has spent the
summer in the interior and along the
Yukon valley, visiting the experiment
station established by the department
of agriculture last year at Rampant,
just outside the Arctic circle, and other
points where experiments were ar
ranged for.
Good gardens were found all along
the route, especially al Eagle City and
Holy Cross mission. Although the sea-
son was unusually late this year, new
potatoes, cabbage, caulifiower, beets
and other vegetables were ready far
the table before the middle of August,
and lettuce, radishes and turnips,
grown in the open, had been in use
for some weeks. Flower gardens con-
tanning large variety of ANIMALS
grown from seed furnished last year
were in full bloom. At the station
at Rampant, rye, seeded the previous
fall, wintered perfectly and was ripe
in July. Spring seeded barley had
ripened about the middle Of August
and there was quite prospect for oats
and wheat to mature.
Extensive areas Of excellent land
were found in the lower Yukon upon
which there was an abundant and Of
ten luxuriant growth of grass over six
feet high. The abundant moisture and
long days during the summer months
account for the surprising luxuriance
of vegetation in that far north region.
One of Prof. Georgeson's assistants
will make a trip overland from the
Yukon valley to Prince Williams s
sound, taking the trail from Eagle
City. This will afford opportunity for
observing that region, which is report.
ed to contain large tracts Of land well
suited to agriculture.-New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
Care Of the Horses, Shoulders.

First see that the collars fit the
shoulders perfectly and then begin in
the spring before work is rushing to
work the horses little eacn day to
tougher their shoulders and work OF
the superfluous flesh. Battle their
shoulders with cold water Immediately
after work, and if pads are used take
the collars off at noon and put them
in the sun to dry which find a great
benefit over putting on wet pads. Keep
the pads clean by washing, if woolen
ones; if not scrape off clean before
putting on the horses. When at work
raise the collars occasionally to cool
the shoulders and see that the pads
are clean; if not, rub off with the hand
being very careful not to heat the
horses shoulders in hot weather.
Burton Shingleton, in The Epitomist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
There are innurnerable s.

There are innunnerable smS
trades built up in recent yearsS 4
the result of improvements in maHa-
featuring paper. Thus in the electric
light business compressed paper
chemically prepared, is Of great value,
and it is employed for insulating pur-.
poses on a large scale. Paper is In
increasing demand for packing perish
able goods. Butter, cheese and similar
products packed in waterproof oiled
paper will keep twice as long as
when wrapped in any other substance,
This packing paper Is rendered abso-,
lutely air-tight Druggists use large
quantities of it for wrapping around
the corks of their bottles, and even in
sealing up boxes Of medicine which
need to be kept from the air as much
as possible. In this way results are.
obtained which cannot be approached
by any other cheap material. Filter
papers are also articles of consider.
able commercial value. Thousands Of
tons of fine iltering paper are used
every year in the drug trade.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
Reclaimin. Waste Land.

We have been working for several
years to bring a piece of land which
might almost be called waste, back
to a state of productiveness. Many
years ago q heavy wind swept over
this tract of land, telling the native
forest trees and making it necessary
to clear it all up. For year or two
the ieid was cropped. Then it was al
lowed to lapse into uselessness. Small
trees grew up on it, blackberry bushes
ran rampant and altogether the lot
was almost worthless Cattle found
shelter in the shade OF the trees from
the sun and flies, but aside from that
it was of little value to the owner.
This was it's condition when we came
into possession of the farm. 1t is dis
couraging to think how many dollars
the former owner must have paid in
taxes on this valueless piece of land,
for it is a fact that very rarely does
the assessor set foot upon the farms
he is called upon to appraise. AS soon
as possible we planned a campaign
against the saplings and the brush and
the logheaps on this field After the
work of haying was over we went to
it and cleared up strip. We cut the
small trees down close to the ground,
thus ensuring their death. We trimmed
up the limbs and piled them neatly.
The bodies Of such as were large
enough for fuel we laid out to. one
side to be drawn to the woodpile lat
er. With good strong scythe we
moved the briers and other small
brush. All the refuse was piled and
when dry burned.
It is not possible for me to describe
the difference in appearance after our
work was done. Where it had been
almost impossible to get through on
account of logs, trees and brush we
now had a fine open field. But that
was not the best of it. We did not
sow any seed on that field. 1t was not
necessary. Immediately after the sun
began to warm the earth beautiful
growth of fine white clover mixed
with timothy began to spring up.
ha6 not looked for this, but supposed
of course that it would be necessary
to scatter seed over the land and drag
it in. A few sprouts grew up at the
stump of the trees we had cut of,
but blow with the ak disposed of
these for all time. So that now this
is one of the finest fields in our pas
ture Today we might plow the lot
and get good crop where a little
while ago we had nothing but waste.
We think it paid great returns for our
labor. And there are thousands Of
acres in every state just as valuable
as that described which might be re-
claimed in the same way.-E. L. Vim
cent, in Agricultural Epitomist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
MRS e @. SMITH.

"Having found by personal expert
ence that Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is a medi-
Icine of rare virtue, and having seen
dozens of cures where my suffering
sisters have been dragged back to life
and usefulness from on untimely grave
(simply by the use of few bottles OF
that Compound, I must proclaim Its
virtues, or I should not be doing my
duty to suffering mothers and dragged
out housekeepcrs.
"Dear Sister, is your health poor,
do you feel worn out and used up,
especially do you have any OF the
troubles which beset our sex, take my
a1yice let the doctors alone, try
Egdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound; it is better than any
and all doctors, for it cures and they
do not. ."-MRs. E. C. SMITH, 1919 Oak
St., Treasurer ". C. T. u, Kansas
City, Mo.-s5ooo forfeit If ab0Us Testimonial is
not genuine.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
The Earth Rigid.

Prof. John Milne, of Japan, who has
for long time made scientific observa-
ton of earthquakes, with the end in
view of determining the character of the
earth's interior, has recently made
known some remarkable facts which
he thinks he has established.
Probably his most startling discovery
is that the eartl, is at least twice 'as
rigid as steel. This is determined by
the rapidty with which seismic waves
are transmitted.
Second, contrary to popular belief,
the interor of the earth is much more
rigid than the crust. This interior is
so hot that it would become liquid If
the pressure upon it were removed. AS
it is, it is not only solid, but extremely
dense. This density is probably due to
the fact that in the planets earliest per-
iod of formation the heaviest elements
settled toward the centre.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
DeRrneu. cannon BE cured

hy local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infamed
you have rumbling sound or rimperfecthear-
ing, and when tits entirely closed Deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it's normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever.
Nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh.
which is nothing but an inhamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Circulars
sent free. F.J. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
The Late Queens Autographs.

Great annoyance has been caused at
court by recent sales of Queen Victo-
ria's private letters and autographs,
of which an immense number have
been produced in the open market dur
ing the last few months. 1t is impos-
sible to understand how such strictly
confidential communications as the
queens private letters to foreign SOW
ereigns and to the Duchess of Glouces-
ter and other members of the royal
family can have come to be publicly
offered for sale, unless they have some
now passed into the possession of the
servants of the recipients.-London
World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
Instrument for Dehorning Cattle.

Dehorning cattle has brought new
instrument into the equipment of a
range. 1t is a steel apparatus with
handles about three feet long, and al
together weighing Is pounds. 1t has
two sharp knives, one stationary and
one movable, and resembles tree
pruning fork. When the handles are
apart the knives are open and will
encircle the largest cattle horns. When
the handles are pinched together the
knives close and in twinkling the
horns are severed clean smooth. A
gang of five men will dehorn $50 cattle
a day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
TWO ENTHUSIASTS AT A
CONCERT.

ri saw you at the Thomas concert the
other night. Who was that lady that
sat beside you? You and she seemed to
be almost carried away with the en-
tl1usiasm."
"Oh, we werel That was Sue Dal-
lington. Haven't you ever met Sue!
She was telling me of such a splendid
dressmaker she has just found." CHI
cago Record-Herdld.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
chnnrinc the Garden Plot.

The garden plot may be changed
every two or three years in order to
prevent diseases Of plants. The plot
for the garden should be selected at
this season of the year, plowed and a
liberal application of manure made,
which should be narrowed in. Sow
rye to cover the ground and plow it
under early in spring, using small
quantity of lime, or apply wood ashes
Have the plot so arranged as to culti-
Yate in ,long rows, in order to save
labor. The fall is the time to mae
the garden plot fertile.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
Cures BLOOD Poison, Cancer, Ulcers,
Eczema, Etc.-Medfctne Sent FREQ.

If you have offensive pimples or eruptlons,
ulcers on any part of the body, aching boneg
or joints, falling hair, mucous patches swol-
leh glands, SKIN itches and burns, sore lips or
gums, eating, fostering sores, sharp, gnawing
pains, then. you suffer from serious blood
poison or tho beginnings Of deadly cancer.
You may be permanently curod by taking
cially to cure the worst blood and skin dis
cases. 1t heals every sore or ulcer, stops oil
aches and pains and reduces oil swe1Engs.
Botanic Blood Balm cures oil malignant blood
troubles, such as eczema, scabs and scales,
pimples, running eozes, carbuncles, scrofula,
etc. Especially advised for all obstinate cases
that have reached the second CT third stage.
Druggists, 81. To prove 1t cures, sample Of
DR.. Gillian, 12 Mitchell Street, Atlanta Ga.
Describe trouble and free medical advice
riyen
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

The total annual production Of tim
ber and firewood of the German forests
is estimated at 3S,OOO,OOO tons, and this
is supplemented by an import of A.
100000 tons. The material progress OF
the country would not be possible had
it not the large home production to
fall back upon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
INSTRUMENTATION.

"King Lear is great character" re-
marked a friend.
EYES," answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes; ~ suppose you remember my
performance last season"
"No, must confess I have never seen
you in the part"
"Indeedw was the rejoinder in tone
of gentle surprise. "Then how on earth
did you know it was great character3"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
Ea.v 70 Pick Out Your Own.

Tenderfoot Ton Texas ranch)-l
should think it would be a lot of
trouble for man to pick out his own
ccttle from among so many.
Cowboy-Oh, that's an easy matter.
The trouble begins when he picks out
some other mans cattle. See?-Chi-
cago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
A French Chestnut Factory.

A large chestnut factory at Lyons,
France, employs $50 women and girls.
The chestnuts are peeled and boiled
and placed for three days il vanilla
syrup; then they are drained, coated
nicely with vanilla and prepared for
shipment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
A wonderful Clock.

A clock was recently made, which in addi-
tion 10 striking the hours. halves and quar-
sers, shows tho phases Of the moon and tells
tho timo in any other city, but 10 the clock is
too expensive to purchase, the best way to
obtain this information is from Hostetter's
Almanac for 1902. 1t also contains many
omusing anecdotes, statistics and much gen.
eral information TINT will interest you. It
can bo obtained from any druggist free Of
cbaros
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
rn. Use. and value o, Green Bon

The Uses and Value OF Green Bone.
III early December about six years
ago, first noticed in the columns of
my agricultural journal an advertise
ment of a green bone cutter" stat
Ing that said cutter could be easily
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
AT sHAKEsPEARE,s HOME.
Observation-Disclosures" I"

"I am finishing tour Of Europe; the best
thing I've had over here is box Of Tetterine
I brought from home. &C. q. Mcconnell,
Mgr. Economical Drug Co., OF Chicago: IL.
Tetterine cures itching skin troubles. SOC.
box by mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah,
Ga, il your druggist don't keep II.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
THE IMPORTANT QUESTION.

Mrs Dashleigl1-Do you believe it is
possible, as MRS. Roosevelt says, for
woman to dress on $500 year?
Mrs. KaAippe-It may be possible,
but what's the use?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
I,nprovinS Land by Drainage.

Improving Land by Drainage.
When land has been heavily man
ured and does not give satisfactory
crops the cause may be that the land
requires tile drainage, being too wet,
owing to the fact that the lower water
cannot flow away. Drainage in such
cases will effect wonderful improve
ment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
lfEsks kRn 81 ass sczpDEN.:;,,
Lessenins the Profits.

Many farmers ship produce to mar
ket at certain seasons and buy articles
that could be dispensed with by using
those grown on the farm. In such
cases they pay transportation two
ways, which lessons the profits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
A M lDERN DEFINITION.

"Pa, what's the difference between wit
and humor?"
"You don't have to use dialect to
make wit funny"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

According to London Invention the
o., Norman city of Rouen is about to
put into practice an entirely new sys-
tenn of fire fighting. The place is so
far modernized -..at it is travcrsed
everywhere with electric trolley wires,
and it is proposed that pumps driven
by dynamos be supplied, to take the
current by means of a trolley hooked
to the overhead wires at the nearest
point to the fire.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

1t has been found in worlds fairs
lasting six months that nearly three.
fourths of the attendance comes In
the last three months.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

Palms never live more than 250 years.
Ivy has been known to live $50, chestnut,
S6O; oak, 1900, and yew, $3.50 years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
Feed the Plants.

Z Plants must have food and water,
the same as animals. The fine white
roots are the feeding mouths, while
the leaves take carbon from the at
mosphere Plants make their most
rapid growth when we'll supplied with
q variety of food, and, as they con-
vert food into salable product, they
should be well fed or they will fail
to give satisfactory results.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The idea of driving piles with wa
ter jet was borrowed by engineers
from the clam, which burrows u to
il inches into hard sand or mud by
this process.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

The most striking characteristic by
which fishes of different ages can be
distinguished is their size. But the
size affords us only the means to es-
innate the age of younger fishes; as
to the older, it cannot serve us as an
indication of their age, since their
growth may vary according to the diff
ferent conditions Of nutriment, so that
often the younger fish will excel in
size the much older fish. There is,
however, at least as regards the fishes
of the northern seas, sure indication
that betrays their age. 1t is the oto-
lites, or ear stones. These ear stones
grow as long as the fish itself contin-
ues to grow, and forms annual rings
in the manner of trees. The more an
nual rings shown by fishes ear stones
the greater its age. In this way the
age Of fish can be exactly determined.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

The people who claim that marriage is
a failure arc usually the people who never
tried it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

PurEAS's FApELEss DYE produces the fast
est and brightest colors Of any known dye
stuff. Sold BY al druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
The British teach singing to the Boer
children in the concentration camps.

Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 29-Gar6eld Headache
Powders are sold hero in large quantities; this
shows that people realize the value OF @ remedy
at once harmless and effective. The Powders
are Of undoubted vaiuo in curing headaches Of
oil kinds and in building up the nervous sys-
tenn. Investigate every grade Of remedies Of
fered for the cure Of Headaches and the Gar
field Headache Powders will be found to hold
fret place. Write Garfield Tea Co. for samples.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

New Orleans, La, city Of nearly 3oo,-
600 popu,at tion, consumes less than Is, 5,000,-
600 gallons C. water daily.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

FITS Spermanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kine's Great
Nerve Restorer. 80 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r. q. KLINE. Ltd, 9S1 Arch ST., Phila. Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

Strange as it may seem, bore is man
who never comes to the point.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

Mrs. Winslow' 8 Soothing Syrup for children
teething. soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allsys pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

Iamsure Piso s Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. TnoHAs Rob-
BINS, Maple st., Norwich, NY, Feb. II, 1900.
Love of man for himself never grows
less,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

The average savings bank Dloo deposits sit i. in
ropean countries it is about Sl6O.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25
Fest Tor tho Bowels.

Baltimore pays about $500 q year for
its display of flags on the municipal build
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-12-25

ro matter what ais you, headache to a
cancer, you will neger get wcll until your
bowels arc put right. CAsoAnETs help nature,
euro you without gripo or pain. producs
easy natural movements, cost you just II
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
oAnETs Candy Cathartie. the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, evory tablet has G. G. c.
stamped OH it. beware Of limitations.