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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
PITH AND POINT.

Foax-"Braghart says his famiIy's
wealth is fabulous" JoaS-Inats
right-it's a myth"
Ice Man-"Good-by, old man; I'm
glad you had such a severe winter.
Coal Man-"So long; / wish you a slz-
zling summer."-Ohio State Journal.
"I care not for his spendthrift ways"
The maiden cried in glee;
"Hes simply lovely, for, you know,
He spends it all on me-"
Mistress-"Another breakage, Jane:
And a wedding present, too! How
ever did you do it?' Jane (sobbing))-
"They always break. when I-drop
Punch.
Mrs. Sleepyize-"Henr the alarm.
clock just went off," Mr.. Sieepyize
(half asleep)- "Thank goodness! l
hope th'thing'll never come back
Ohio State Journal.
"Why did you hit the complainant
with a fence-picket?" the judge asked.
Because, sorr, OF didn't have time to
pull up a post" answered the ac-
cused-Indianapolis Press.
Under the sun there's naught
That's strange, tits trus;,
But-mark me-every month
The moon is new.
Ohio State Journal.
'Do you like dialect" asked the
literary young woman. Yes" an
swered Senator Sorghum; III l hao
nv way I'd have +: used altogether.
1t would save us busy men a. heap OF
looking in the dictionary."-Washing-
ton Star.
Mrs. Styles-"Are you going out on
your wheel to-day, Bridget?" Bridget
! ''Indade, I'm not, mum; I'd not bIlfss';-. e !.
the Sabbath day. mum mis-. Styles
Pm glad tAsse's Something you're
S>5s RsasSi1g to break. Bridget."-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
"Nvhat do you think of the dessert,
dear?" said the young wife. :" made
it out of Mrs Shouter's cook book"
"Oh, that accounts for it. / suppose
it's the leather binding that makes
it so tough" replied the great brute
Philadelphia Press. l.-,-::-.:s- :-t-sssi- -
II suppose you think you have the
greatest climate in the country, said
the tourist. NO." answered the man
who was suffering from cold. I'VE
don't claim the greatest In that line.
But we do claim the largest variety"
Star.
Little Freddie-"Please, Mr.. Drug
gist, papa wants a bottle of liniment,
and mamma wants bottle Of china
cement, right away" Druggist-"All
right; what's wrong?" Freddie
Mamma hit papa with the sugar
BOWL American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
1xanlerfnl Milking Record.

The milking record for New Zea'
land has been pu. up by Plains
settler and his wife, who, without any
help except what could be given by d
twenty-months-o infant, milked sew
enty-nine COWS twice daily. 1t is a
fact, and can be vouched for, that lie
delivered on an average Of 1000 pounds
of milk a day Mt the factory, and not
n. penny was spent in wages laSt
year.-New Zealand Dairyman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
THE FAMILY SILVER.

"Fer the lands sake!' said the woman
in the blue Mother Hubbard" as sh
fastened the clothes line 20 the division
fence, what do you think of them 10
neses tellin' around that tbs Sd. h's7st ;s4s got
IN int!lSslfJsse t!lsllhfoJSsse an stole the family silver?
Family silver Huh p
cts SO. though said the woman in
the next lot. They had dollar an
quarter piled on the mantelpiece for the
grocery bill, an it was all in silver"
Indianapolis Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
Tho steam Locomotiyc Doomed,

It is claimed that within few years the
electric motor win completely supplant the
steam locomotive, and trains will then rush
along at speed OF 100 miles an hour. To
travellers this will prove great blessing, but
regain their health quickly. The Bitters cure
dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness, malaria,
fever and ague, also improves the appetite
and purifes the blood.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
HER PIECE DE RESISTANCE

HEX PIECE DE NEoIo NNOE.
Mr.. Fraidovcr-I don't dare bring any
of the fellows home Unexpectedly, be-
cause l never know what ny wife may
have for dinner.
Mr.. Bravitout--Oh, l always know
what my wife will have, because in case
of that sort she invariably has the same
thing.
Mr.. Fraidover (interestedly)-And
what is that?
Mr.. Bravitout-A ft.-Leslie's Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kines Great
Nerve Restorer. s2 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd, 991 Arch st., phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
.,r yonr Dealer for Aliens Foot.E.se,

Ask Your UehIor TOT HIIeh'b Foot-EEso,
A powder to shake into your shoes: rests the
feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating Feet and In
growing Nails Aliens Foot-Ease makes new
or tight shoes easy. At all druggists and
shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

M. L. Thompson & Co., Druggists, Couders-
port, Pa, say Halls Catarrh Cure Is tho best
and only sure cure for catarrh they ever sold.
Druggists sell it, 75c
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
HADN'T EATEN TIE WAITER

A big fellow, on paying his bill in a
London restaurant, was told that the
sum put down didn't include the
waiter.
WELL" he roared, 81 didn't eat any
waiter, did I?' He looked as If he
could, though, and there was no furth-
er discussion.-Tit-Bits
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

On a recent scientific test worker in
metals succeeded in drawing penny out
into 800 feet of wire.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Doctors, Lawyers, Merchants,
And people in all conditions of life, who have
used Crab Orchard Water, continue to use it
and recommend it. No testimonial has the
same effect as personal experience.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for children
.eething, soften the gums, reduces inaamma.
tion. allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c abottls
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Skeletons 1000 years old have been found
near the village of Flomborn, in Germany.
The bodies were of enormous size.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

In state of nature tea trees grow to a
height of forty feet; in cultivation they are
dwarfed by pruning to not more than
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Recent estimates place the number of
electric mining locomotives in operation
in Penn svlyania at $50.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Lake Nicaragua is the largest fresh
water lake between Lake Michigan ano
Lake Titicaca in Peru
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

1t requires no experience to dye with PuT-
NAM FApELEss DYES. Simply boiling your
goods in the dye is all that is necessary. Sold
by ali druggists,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
A Months Test Free.

II you have Dyspepsia, write DR.. shoop,
Racine, Wis, Box 14s, for six bottles OF Dr..
Shoop's Restorative. Exp. paid. Send no
money Pay $3.50 II cured
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

All the machinery for grinding and pol
ishing glass of new Toledo plate glass
plant is run by electric motors.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Uollanders find it cheaper to import
hay from La Plata than to raise it on their
own meadows.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Indigestion is bad companion. Get rid o
it by chewing bar OF Adams Pepsin Iu''
Frutti after each meal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

The tender b:nanas grow and do fairly
well in sheltered portions of Southern Cal.
ifornia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Money talks, but little scare causes it
to shut up tight.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Virginia had the largest population Of
any of the States Mt the first census in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

In twenty years, at small lighthouse
in the Orkneys, IA, 900 hours OF storm have
been recorded.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Iamsure Piso's Cure for Consumption sayod
my life three years ago.-Mns. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Maple St., Norwich, NY, Fob. II, 1900.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Before the discovery of sugar, drinks
were sweetened with honey.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

The difference between curves and an
giles is the difference between the baseball
pitcher and fisherman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

: sskkSsS>ssSS<ySt0neS,, ana many Walls diouS
roadsides are of little use at the pres
ent. time except where they inciose
pastures. If the roads are narrow the
winter winds often fill them to the top
of the fences with snow, making the
highway utterly impossible. If the
roads run across the country in an
easterly and westerly direction snow
fall Of only few inches may fill the
roads full under northerly blow.
Clearing such roads is exceedingly
costly and unsatisfactory, as it is labor
that leaves no permanent improvement
to show for the cost. Now, IL the
stones of these fences were laid in the
middle of the roadway and covered
with suitable depth Of gravel they
would make way that could never
be much muddy nor ever need much
labor in breaking roads in winter.
am believer in State roads, but
we cannot all have them at once.
Still, we can make better ones than
we do by following judicious methods
of repairing those we now have. Road
making and road repairing ought to
be looked upon as a trade that re-
quires some sort Of training for or ap-
premiership to in order to use funds
economically, instead of being a busi-
ness that any fool can work at. Towns
should keep their best road builders
in office for terms y years. and should
be looking out for the training of young
men to take the places as they become
vacant. AS much skill Is required to
build good road as to build house
chimney. We would not expect one
to do the latter without some training.
l am in favor Of stone crushers and
steam rollers, but l am sure that some
towns have purchased them without
realizing their limitations. Crushers
cannot make stones, nor can a good
road be made with rotten ledge. A
road scraper is good thing in its
place, but have seen much labor
wasted in its use. Good judgment will
be at n premium for some time to
come.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

1t is folly to draw bill OH blind
man payable at sight.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
ybere tho Fault Is.

These complaints of bad cooks; have
you observed that they all come from
elderly people? Children are given the
scraps around home, say nothing, and
get fat. The world Is all right; the
cooks are all right; It's your stomach
that is out Of order.-Atchison Globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

Use Material at Hand.
II GOOD road adds greatly to
~ the wealth of a State or ma
NJ tion. 1t is n kind of wealth.
too, that is pretty we'll dis
tributed among the people. 1t helps
the public at large and is appreciated
by every one who travels. writes A.
W. Cheever. of Dedham, Mass, in the
New York Tribune.
Water in the soil is the great oh.
struction to contend with in the max
ing and maintaining Of good roads.
In sandy sections natural drainage Is a
great help, but where loan and clay
predominant and where surface or
spring water is.abundaht some method
must be adopted to keep it from soak
ing and softening the material Of the
roadbed. In many places roads can be
greatly improved by comparatively
small outlay if the labor be rightly d.
rected. I have in mind stretches Of
country road leading along the side
of gently sloping hills where the mois-
ture in the soil naturally inclines to
pass across the highway, either on the
surface or underneath, at varying
depths. In such cases the ditch on the
upper side will be full Of water at GER
tain t IS of the year, drainage water
soaking down from the higher land.
With such ditch full Of water on the
upper side, even if there is not enough
| to overflow the road, the road Itself
will necessarily be soft, and If there Is
much travel it will lie cut UP in
short time into deep ruts which will
be more OF less full of water. If the
land is undulating the water will flow
in the ditch till a low place is reached,
where it will cross to the lower side,
making particularly bad mudhole to
drive through. No New England man
but has seen many such mudholes in
the highways.
Where the flow is more abundant
there is usually culvert built for the
( water to pass through, but culVerts
are costly, and have to be occasionally
rebuilt on account of getting clogged
Or destroyed by frost undermining the
walls. 1 have found that a good and
cheap way to avoid such mudholes Is
to dig q sufficiently wide ditch across
such road and fill with small stones.
| letting the stones extend to the outer
lines of the road Then after covering
the stones with coating of straw.
bog hay OF shavings, haul the soil
back, making the surface Of the road
somewhat higher than before. In a
woods road the stones ut the sides OF
the road will soon be so covered with
leaves that the soil will not clog up to
prevent the flow Of water. 1 have
made such drains four to six feet wide,
but if stones were plenty and the
amount of water called for it they
might be much wider. 1t should al
ways be remembered that the poorest
place in Il road measures the amount
of lead a team can draw. A single
mudhole or sharp rise over 4 knoll
may measure the weight of load for
i many miles in either direction. Ten
dollars in a single drain may save
hundreds to the community in q few
years.
In many OF our New England SteMy-
where stones are absnjlsa4s sreat
many wallssselae seeSsen built to "get rid
Y iss!ecsSssSse8ssones,;' and many walls along
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

DROPSY as'sy sET :.s 1HsGogszx 10y sa:s, .s;; T1:
cases Book Of testimonials and 10 days. treatme
Eree. Or. Il. q. GREEN SONS. Boz B. Atlanta. va
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
That Pale Woman

You meet everywhere IN nine cases out ten is
ent tied to rosy cheeks and n strong constitu
tion Her troubles are cas- ly durable. Tn
light remedy is Dick-y's Female Ionic and
Regulator. It tuvigorates all the delicate or.
ganfsm of woman, and banishes every form o
female weakness.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29

It's easier to run into debt than 1t is
to crawl out -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
e:
God Roads R51ss

Use Material at Hand.
GOOD road adds greatly to
the wealth of a State or ma
tion. 1t is n kind of wealth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-07-12

necessary. but this assurance is, in
Itself, confession Of loss of faith that
was so evident at the 90 -loot level.
One OF the richest jokes OF the sea-
son rests out the pleasure-seekers
who went down on the moonlight"
excursion last night. The steamer
returned to Percival's dock at pre-
clsely fifteen minutes past midnight,
but the crescent moon did not peep
over the eastern hills till I2:53 A. NJ.
This morning. Say, Jemima and
Augustus, how did you enjoy the moon.
light?
}. w. Robinson has filed protest
against the vacation of Washington
street in accordance with the promise
OF the city made to the State to Sc
cure Immediate action in providing a
State capitol. He claims that the
interests OF property owners he repre-
SCENTS will be damaged by the proposed
vacation. He will, however, find it
quite difficult to establish a claim of
technical damages in the presence of
so much apparent and generally ac-
knowledged benefit.
Edith Lowell Lang died in this city
Wednesday night. She was the daugh-
ter OF Alexander Lang and was ii
years of age. Her lungs have been
afflicted over year by an attack of
measles, which neither medical skill
or careful nursing could remove. She
was taken to Fox Island twice, in the
hope that outdoor life might add
strength and vigor to the injured sys-
tenn, but in vain. Deceased was a
pnpil in Lincoln school and bright
scholar. The funeral was held this
afternoon from the family home on
Main street.
The State Land Office has taken in
during the past five and a half months,
on the tide-land fund, $72 ,29409; cur
rent school fund, $46,l7l.l1; perma-
nent school fund, $69,423; university
fund, $l24.72; harbor area fund, 3d.
7H.77; charitable, educational. pena |
and reformatory fund, $2l229; scien-
tific school fund, $393.75; capitol
fund &.273.65; agricultural college
fund, $l,535; escheated land fund
$362.5O general fund, fees OF office.
$532.1O. In the special fund there is
a balance of IS, 2O6.64, making total
Of 4,72l.7O.
It would be an act Of pure human
ity and a deserved object-lesson to
whomsoever has charge OF Capitol
Park, if somebody would explode big
lump OF dynamite in the fish-pond to
at once kill the sickly and dying trout
that barely survive that neglected
sink of nastlness. A green scum OF
the typical frog pond now covers a
great part of the surface OF the water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-07-12

The charred body of a man was
found In the ruins of Carpenters
saloon at Wilbur, Sunday. The body
cannot be identified, and no Wilbur
man is missing. 1t is supposed the
victim was drunk and asleep.
Four-year-old Edward Eskildson has
been awarded verdict of ST. 600 from
the city OF Seattle by jury in Judge
Emory's court, Monday. The child
had his leg crushed under the wheels
OF a train on the water front few
months ago, and the suit was brought
against the city for allowing the COM
pany TO maintain its tracks in the
condition OF which it is alleged caused
the accident.
Neil J. Beaton committed suicide
at New Whatcom, Sunday, by taking
carbolic acid. Beaton had been there
less than month, and on the street
two weeks ago he met young lady
for whom he conceived violent affec.
ton on sight. She discouraged his
desire to call, and refused to answer
his letters telling OF his love. After
writing her letter concluding with
1--WE will meet in the sweet by-aud.
bye" he drank a large quantity of
carbolic acid, death resulting quickly.
Rendered desperate by the wretched
life she had led for the past six years,
Ruby Vernon, of the demi monde class,
shot herself through the left breast,
and died two hours later, while ON the
operating table at St. Mary's hospital,
at Walla Walla, Wednesday. The
woman left the following note beside
the bed on which those who ran to
see the cause OF the shot found her
am tired of living. Do not blame
any one but me for this shooting.
have dyed my hair twice and feel
cannot stand it. l am nearly crazy"
Dan Wilson, aged Is, was arrested at
New Whatcom at a late hour Tuesday
night by Detective Dehaven for at.
tempting to extort money from rich
property owners under threats of
burning their property in case of their
failure to comply with with his de-
mands. Wilson sent two letters to c..
II. Atkins, demanding that $500 be
left at lonely place just outside the
city limits, signing communications as
+" The Hard Gang" Emblems such
as the skull and crossbones, etc., we're
placed at the bottom of the letters.
The time fixed for delivery of money
was 10 o'clock Tuesday night. Atkins
had turned the letters over to the
police, and when Wilson appeared to
get the money which had been left in
the place which he designated, he ran
into their arms. At the Jail he ad.
mitted he had been reading dime
novels and the story OF the Cudahy
kiddaping.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-07-12

The charred body of a man was
found in the ruins of Carpenters
saloon at Wilbur, Sunday. The body
cannot be identified, and no Wilbur
man Is missing. 1t is supposed the
victim was drunk and asleep.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-07-12
CROP REPORT.

The following bulletin has been is.
sued from the weather bureau, Wash.
ington section. for the week ending
July Sth:
The fore part of the week was
cloudy and cool, with light showers in
the western section, and copious
showers in localities of the eastern
section.
The latter part part of the week, be-
ginning with the 4th, was sunny and
moderately warm. The day tempera-
lures were 10 and - deg. in the west
ern section, and about ten degrees
higher in the eastern section. The
warm weather was favorable for
growth, and nearly all crops made fine
progress.
Cutting the first crop of alfalfa is
about finished east of the mountains,
and timothy is now in condition to
cut. Some hay in Stevens county was
caught down by the heavy rain on the
Sd, but it turned warm and dry SO
soon after that not much will be lost.
The fore part of the week was not ia.
vorable for having in the western sec
ton, but the latter part was fine hay
ing weather and was generally i'm
proved. Clover is heavy, and has fall
len down in some places.
Oats are reported az very heavy and
rank in the Skagit country, but are
said to be heading short in the south
ern counties.
The copious rain on the night OF the
I'd and morning of the Sd in the east
was Of vast benefit to spring wheat,
oats and barley, and has done much
to insure a large spring wheat crop.
Winter wheat is ripening rapidly, and
in the earlier localities will be ready
to cut in ten days. The grain is
plump and heavy.
In the neighborhood of Cotton,
Whitman county, high wind and rain
f1sttencd considerable winter wheat
and barley.
Hops are beginning to bloom in the
Yakima country, and west of the
mountains are arming out. In King
county they appear slender and sickly.
Potatoes are doing only fairly well.
Cucumbers are growing finely in Spo-
kane county.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-07-12

You are hereby notified that L. f. Moore ia the
owner of Certificate Of delinquency numbered
49, issued on the 3lst day of December 1900 by
the County Of Thurston, State of Washington
for the amount Of Sixteen and 94-l00 dollars the
| same being the amount then due and delinquent
for taxes for the years 1893, 1894 and 1895, to-
gether with penalty, interest and costs thereon,
| upon real property assessed to Chas. A. Burr
| and OF W hich you are the owner, or In which
you have or claim to have some interest. which
Ssaid real property Is situated In the County of
Thurston, State of Washington, and more par
wit:
Lot of Block Of Patterson's Capital addition
to the City of Olympia, Thurston County, Wash
ington, as the same appears by the Recorded
Plat thereof; and upon which plaintiff has paid
taxes assessed against said land subsequent to
the date Of said certificate of delinquency in the
sum Of $9.2S. AMI which bear interest at the rate
| OF 10 per cent per annum from the date of nay :
ment; YOU are further notified that the plaintiff
will apply to he Superior Court of the Stste Of
Washington for Thurston County for q judg
ment foreclosing his lien against said property
hereinbefore described.
| You are hereby notified and summoned to ap-
pear within sixty days from the first publication
| of this summons, to-wit: Within sixty days
from the 2Sth day OF June, 1901, exclusive of said
| said, or pay the amount due; and In of your
| failure so to do judgment will be rendered FORE
| closing said lien for said certificate Of delin-
quency. taxes, penalty, interest and costs
against the lands and premises herein before de-
srribed and the same will be ordered sold to sat
isfy said judgment.
Any pleading or process may be served upon
the undersigned at the postotfce address below
given. L. Z. MOORE
| Plaintiff
Postoflice Address, Olympia, Washington
Date OF first publication, June %, 1901. CIV
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