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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
wu.s Ideas of American Women.

The Chinese minister. WI Ting
Fang, has this to say of the Ameri-
can women Of today:
'.No foreigner in America fails to be
impressed with the Importance Of the
role women play in this country. Their
activity in the social and business
world gives certain subtle qualities to
American life not found where the in
fluence of women is less generally and
definitely exerted.
at seemed to me once that there was
danger of woman usurping mans place
in the world. have come to think it
does not much matter if she does. I
believe in the survival Of the fittest.
Success, surely, is the only test Of fit
ness. Let the women go on, then; let
them go as far as they can.
"Those who are unfit for the race
will fall by the wayside and only the
truly fit can win"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Boys Learning Laundry Work.

The Church Army in England. which
has more than 100 homes for men,
women and children whom tits try
ing to save from lives of crime, has
settled the problem of employment for
ssme of the boys by establishing a
laundry IN one of the boys hoRes and
teaching the inmates to wash s. iron.
The boys we're at first incline to re-
sent the idea Of doing girls wd k, hut
they have gradually become interested
and find it more to their liking than
wood saving and chopping. AS yet
they have done no fine or women's.
work, but are doing the coarser pieces
better than the average laundress.
Two or three of the boys have risen
from the ranks and become assistant
superintendent, and they have as
pired to fine work and even LACE clr-
tains. 3 54t
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
is noticeable in many details. There is

is noticeable in many details. There Is
a larger use Of stripes, dots, figures
and geometrical patterns in the dress
goods. Lace stripes and insertions,
embroidery in silk floss, tucks and
pleats, straps and other ornaments are
finding a much more generous employ
ment. While this, in the main, makes
the spring shirtwaist more expensive
than formerly, it is more attractive
and satisfactory to the wearer. Thus
far there has been no great change in
the cut and general effect of the waist.
In many the yoke has been given up;
in others there has been adopted a
slight swell or bouffante toward the
belt, suggesting modified Russian
blouse effect so popular few Year,
apO
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Knew When Washday Came,

TO teach a child one particular
thing often proves to be most vexa-
tious Job. The child is as rule ready
to say anything but the particular
thing desired.
A young couple sought to impress
on their little daughters mind the
names of the days Of the week few
days ago. To facilitate their work
they repeated over and over again the
rhyme beginning Solomon Grundy
was born on Sunday"
The little tot was finally able to re-
peat 1t fairly we'll. The more difficult
part of the lesson then came.
"Now," said her father. what day
was yesterday"
Sunday" came the quick response.
"What dayis to-day?"
monday, dess," came the more un-
certain reply.
"Well, what day is Tomorrow"
There. was no hesitancy here. "It's
washday," triumphantly replied the
little girl.-Cleveland Leader.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Artistic Portiercs

A knitted silk portiere lately exhib-
tied in an artistic studio is one Of the
most effective of hangings. It's knit
ted of finely cut silk rags, and Ia an
original fashion. 1t was made in three
sections, so that it could be more
easily handled and jointed together
afterward. The lower border is ofred,
then there are several black rows, and
the centre is introduced with a light
brown strip. Then there is another
red one, and after that black again,
with the introduction of blue line.
The top border of pale silks is knitted
in points. which run into a black
stripe, making a pretty effect.ANew
York Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
why Some women Become Nurses.

Why Soino Women Become Nursos.
S TheSwork Of learning to be a nurse
is not easy; as those novices find who
enter the training school from comfort
able and even luxurious homes. Many
motives impel the choice Of this pro-
fession, apart from the woman's nat
ural learning to kind deeds and the
need of earning living. Sometimes a
woman takes upon herself the long
training service because she feels that
hers is rather useless life and ought
to be made at least capable of useful
ness, whether OF not she goes on with
nursing as profession in after years.
1t is said that this class of students
learn the hardest and most disagree
: able duties with a sort Of radiant
brightness in their daily rounds that
does not shine upon the faces Of those
who put less Imagination and more
practical necessity into the work. The
presence of an ideal illumines almost
any occupation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Paris's Helen Keller.

A woman we have been extremely
interested in lately, or young girl
rather, is Marie Heurtin, a French
Helen Keller, but even more wonderful
than Helen Kellar, since the latterlost
the senses of sight, speech and hearing
at the age of Is months, so thatthe two.
senses left may be aided by unconscious
cerebration, based upon early impress
sions or unconscious memory of i'm
pressions gained before these senses
disappeared. Marie Heurtin, however,
unlike Laura Bridgman, Helen Kealar or
Martha Obrech. was born deaf, dumb
and blind. UP to the time when she was
ten years old she was apparently not
only completely idiotic, but also a
most impossible little person who lay
down on the ground and rolled at the
slightest thing which displeased her,
shrieked for hours together, only
slapped people if they tried to show
her any tenderness, and was altogether
so violent that she was sent away from
two institutions for deaf mutes, and
passed on to the nuns at Larnay as a
perfect little savage for whom it was
quite useless to try to do anything. l
know of no more fascinating story
than that of the means by which these
devoted sisters first tanned the little
shrew, then taught her. Sister st. Mar
guerite it was who gave her her first
idea. Marie Heurtin had brought
away with her little knife, which she
seemed to love. Sister St. Marguerite,
who had got the child's confidence in a
way, took away the knife, max
ing meanwhile in the hand Of
the little girl the sign which in the
deaf and dumb language means knife.
Then the knife was put back into her
hand with the same sign. After time
Marie Heurtin began to comprehend
that there was a connection between
the sign and the object. From the
knife Sister ST. Marguerite went on to
repeat the same experience with the
fruits the little girl liked best.-Har-
per'S Bazar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Q. AZ WINNER.
There was a man in our town,
81 And he was wonderous smart.
He never tried to get there till
He had flrst-class start.
Detroit Free Press.
DO YOU FEEL like TITS?
Pen Picture for Women.

"I am so nervous, there is not a
well inch in my whole body. l am so
weak at my stomach and have indi-
gestion horribly, and palpitation- of
The heart, and am losing flesh. This
headache and backache nearly kills
me, and yesterday nearly had hyster-
les; there is weight in the lower part
of my bowels bearing down all the
time, and pains in my groins and
thighs; ! cannot sleep, walk, or sit,
and / believe | am diseased all over ;
no one ever suffered as I do"
This is description of thousands Of
cases which come to Mrs. Pinkham's
attention daily. An inhamed and ul-
cerated condition of the neck Of the
womb can produce all of these symp-
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For dressy occasions ivory cloth is
made up with cluny lace and touches
Of gold.
French camelshair serge is one of
the popular materials for the spring
tailor-made gown.
Silk and linen mixtures in dainty
colorings and strips are among the
new fabrics for shirtwaists.
For wear with gown of light, then
material, the petticoat should be made
with deep yoke, as the gathers of the
ocher kind show through.
Drap de kar is a new material for
shjrtwaists. is a soft Xools1 some.
thing like a very fine cashmere and
comes in various lovely shades.
Evening gloves with embroidered
eyelets and facing at the top are one
of the new fads, and it seems to be a
useful one for keeping the gloves up
at the top.
Long ostrich plumes are now split,
then rolled over ropes or swathing of
tulle, which lie on top of the hat brim.
This genre for evening wear has a
crown of gold embroidered tulle, and
is made upon a net frame.
Swiss musfins in great variety are
displayed in the shops, some with
very realistic designs in large flowers,
others embroidered with white, black
or the same color as the garment, and
without limit as to patterns.
Some of the pretty new muslins are
printed in all-over designs with me-
dallion effects, while other cotton fab
RIGS show both cashmere designs and
colors. AS for the new batistes, they
are prettier than ever, especially the
embroidered varieties.
Large Leghorn hats. dropping in
front and back, are said to be feature
of the coming millinery for summer.
They have high crowns encircled by
roses arranged in stiff manner, and
a soft ribbon caught on the edge of the
brim in front is carried to the edge Of
the brim in the back. where it is tied
in bow.
A moved plan for protecting
dainty silk or lawn shirtwaist is sug-
gested in an underwaist OF very thin
fine lawn, made with bishop sleeves
gathered into dainty cuffs of lace or
embroidery, small, round yoke also
of lace or embroidery and transpar-
ent choker. This can be laundered,
and the outside waist is made more
dressy by cutting it out to meet the
chemisette yoke of the underwaist-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Try Flat Pipes.

-
If water pipes are slightly fattened
they will never burst in frosty wealth
CT. When the water freezes it expands
and so the pipes are pressed out to
their original shape, but do not split.
Only few minutes is required to
fiatten the pipes with hammer just
where they are most exposed and it
saves much expense and trouble:
To prevent pipes from freezing, wrap
them with straw then put on aSlayer
of unslaked lime and cover again with
straw. The gradual shaking of the lime
by the moisture of the atmosphere
gives sufficient heat to prevent water
pipes freezing during the whole winter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

toms, and no woman should allow
herself to reach such a perfection OF
misery when there is absolutely no
need of it.. The subject Of our por-
trait in this sketch, Mrs. Williams OF
Englishtown, Nj, has been entirely
cured of such illness and misery by
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and the guiding advice OF Mrs.
Pinkham of Lynn, Mass.
No other medicine has such record
for absolute cures, and no other medi-
cine is "just as good" Women who
want cure should insist upon getting
Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound when they ask for it ut store
Anyway, write a letter to Mrs; Pink,
ham at Lynn, Mass, and tell her all
your troubles. Her advice is free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Too Much Food.

Much of the sinking, tired and empty
feeling from which business men who
work their brains alone so often suffer
is due to the accumulation of toxins
in the system which want working
off," Two meals a day and active ex-
ercise are the preventive. anG there is
no exercise which can be got at any
time and by anybody to the. extent that
walking can. But to do good it must
not be sauntering. Really smart"
walking is what is wanted.-The Hos
pital.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
A Cheese as Letter Box.

An English tradesman commenced
correspondence with Canadian dairy
farmer by finding tin box containing
the name and address Of the farmer in
a cheese he purchased.
The note also asked the finder to
communicate with the writer and ex-
press an opinion upon the cheese. Tho
request was acted upon.
In his latest letter the Canadian
gave glowing account Of the dairy
ing industry in his country.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

A clean sweep of about q quarter of q
million has been made by several English
insurance companies. 4 gentleman who
possessed the above amount did not agree
with his relatives. Accordingly he .:pur.
chased several annuities, but made a bad
investment, for only week elapsed be-
tween the purchase Of the last annuity
and the death of the gentleman. Thus the
whole of the money goes into the insur-
ance companies Golfers. Ills relatives get
nothing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Professional g Trunk Packers.

In almost every large city there are
women who earn money by their skill
In trunk packing. Last summer sever
al fashionable summer hotels, en-
ployed woman permanently to render
this service to their guests. The sue
cess of the experiment will probably
induce other hotels to provide the same
convenience.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
A CLEAR GAIN,

did many people turn out to hear
you read from your works?" she asked
the eminent author.
Eyes," he replied, there was a
large audience; but nearly everybody
left before I got fairly started"
Dear me! And did you have to re.
turn the money that was taken in ct
the box office?"
"No. A fire engine went past the
hall just as 1 was starting on my part
Of the programme. Chicago Times
Herald,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
. A REMINDER.

"a baby reminds me Of poetry" said
the sentimentalist.
eyes," answered the man of family.
"It reminds me Of poetry, too; especi-
ally when it Is inclined to be bad and
you have to walk the floor comr5sing
t."-Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
sw,,,o,yed 1u;, rn,so Teeth.

A man recently swallowed Ills false teeth
and It drove him mad. stomachs will stand
a great deal, but not everything. If yours is
weak try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t cures
indigestion, constipation, kidney and liver
troubles, ns we'll as malaria and fever and
ague. It is particularly effootiVe In all nerv,
oI,s affections, and Is strongly recommended
at this season Of the year when the system i5
rundown and most susceptible to disease.
All druggists keep 1t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
spr;nr Cleaning Made Easy.

Much of tho terror of spring cleaning may
be avoided by proper preparation. Settled
weather should be selected for the work, cld
a supply of all needed articles in readiness.
Ivory Soap will be found best for washing
windows, paints and floors it is harmless, and
very effective in making the house clean and
fresh Eliza R. Parker.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
MAKING A MONKEY OF HIM.

He-Of course something must be
allowed for exaggeration. AS q mat
ter of fact, women aren't such fools
as they appear to be.
She-How gallant! wish I could
say the same about the men.-Bo Boston
Transcript y Is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

If you want "good digestion to wait upon
your appetite" you should always chew bar
;5of Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

Piso's Cure ia the best medicine we ever used
for oil affections Of throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLET, Yanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1909.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

Send no money, but write DR.. shoop, Racine,
Wis, Box 14S, for six bottles Of Dr.. Shoop's
Restorative; express paid. If cured, pay $3.50;
II not, II Is free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

! Mrs. Winslov' Soothing Syrup for children
: teething, soften tho guma, roduoes inAamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

Each package of PUTNAM FADEIEss DYE
colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly
ut one boiling. Sold BY ell druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

According to recently published stats.
tics Berlin possesses now more t.,n 5O,3OO
telephones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

Rhode Island is one of the thirteen orig
1 inal States and smallest in the Union.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
Tho Am eric IN People

The man who lives on the top Of q
mountain shouldn't object to climate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

The Public Library OF Chicago has 260,-.
600 volumes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known T. J..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe HI
perfectly honorable III ell business ..,sac-
tions and financially able to carr out any
obligation made by their firm.
V st & TRuAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
,-ALDlNo, K1NNAH & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Pricc. 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
IfYou Raave Dyspepsin

The worker wasps, like the worker bees
are smaller than the queens or males.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

Are the greatest sufferers from Constipation.
Many cases have been cured effectualy with
small doses Of Grab Orchard Water.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

The ambidextrons chap can make his
left hand his write hand
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
HogYsEHoL b INNS
Li,nejuice Cleans Brass

To clean brass, rub with cotton wool
dipped in limejuice and polish with
whiting. This cleans the blacklist,
brass or copper with scarcely any la
hnr ltatss-.lt
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
EIOly.a Thial

Heredity is q comforting thing on which
to blame our faults.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08

In South Australia there are only eighty
FIVE women for every 100 men.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-01-25
Pex6cution, s'est amass6e autour

q Pex6cution, s'est amass6e autour
Idu bncher. Les fammes bais-
salient, ct quand le feu fut sufisam-
ment 6teint, les curieux Sc sont je-
t6s avec sauvagerie sur les restes
du Butcher pour y ramasser un SOU
venir: les uns p%renaient un NOR
ceau de chair carbonis6e, les au-
tres I'm os, d'autres un bout de
chafne GU un moroccan de bois BRIT
Is. Ce fut une scene de savage
RE incroyable.
LIE gouverneur de l'Etat a etc,
toute la journ6e, en- communica-
ton par telephone ayec le garden
du p6n1tencier de Lansing; il ne
voulait pas que Ienegre Alexander
ffn1t remis au sh6rifde Leavenworth
w T6tat d'agitation de la foule. Il
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-01-25
VICTORIA

La refine Victoria est morte dc
vieillesse lie % courant a $50 P. NJ
dams son chateau d'Osborne a File
de Wright. Ellie a rendu lie dernier
soupir apres avoir reconnu Q en-
fants qui different devant son lit
Ellie 6tait ag6e de 50 ans ct await
monte sur lie trone en- 1887, de dou-
loureuse m6moire pour les Cana.
d1ens-francais. C'est en- effet P6po-
que Oh nos %ancetres SO souleverent
pour obtenir le gouvernement res
ponsable don't lie Canada jouit 8
present.
LIE regne de Victoria est lie plus
long ct lie plus glor]eux de Fan
gleterre, 81 ION en- excepte celui
d'Elizabeth, lequel fournit une lis
te %sup6rieure d'hommes de lettres.
La refine 6tait aimee de ses su-
lets ct ellie await m6rit6 leur amour
par une vie pure, une grande afec-
ton pour ses sujets ct un travail
opiniatre pour %promouvoir les in
t6rets de l'Empire Britannique.
Sa plus belle oraison funebre
consiste dams le concert unanime
d'6loges pour IA noble vie ct de re-
grets sinceres a l'occasion de sa
mort que lie monde enter lui de-
cerne.
LIE prince de GALES lui succede.
Sill prend le titre d'Edouard il Sc
"a lie septieme de ce nom qul aura
r6gn6 en- Angleterre.
LIE Parliament anglais ne sera
pas dissout, mails il faudra quill
s'assemble ct que ses membres
pretent leur serment d'ofice au
nouveau souverain.
La meme chose aura lieu pour
lie Canada.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-01-25

. 6. ~ -eN.@f N<~@.
voulait envoyer un d6tachemen1
de milice pour maintenir l'ordre
mails le sheriff de Leavenworth lui
a aGrm6 que cette mesure ne fe-
raft qu'aggraver la situation. Lors-
que le gouverneur a appris. Pen
vol du n6gre Alexander a Leaven-
worth, il etait trop tard; les vlg1:
lants avaient d6ja applique la loi
de Lynch.
LIE conseil d'hyg16ne de Buffa-
10, signale 10000 cas- de grippe
dams cette vile, ct l6pidemle va
en- s'accroissant.
Hartford, Connie senateur
.Bree, de New-Haven, q presents
un bill autorisant pEtat d Deepen
ser 100000 pour etab'ir TN I0pi-
tai pour les consomptifs.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-01-25
NOS DEUX SENATOR'S

LIE sort en- est jet6 ct c'est enco-
re st Paul qui l'emporte, car Mo-
ses Clapp est lie successeur du de-
funt S6nateur Davis. Quant a
.Knute Nelson, il 6tait pr6vu ct re-
gle lu'il SO succ6derait.
M. Clapp fera un excellent Sc
nsteur, mails St Paul n'avait pas
le droit d'avoir le S6nateur cette
fois-ci. II ne faut pas dependant
lui en- garden rancune car, 81 nous
avons perdu la bataille, la faute en-
est q nous. A Ia onzi4me heure,
ct dams un moment n6faste pour
lui ct notre vile, M. Thomas Low
ry Sc porta candidat, ce qui en- fai-
salt deux pour Minneapolis. Or
tout le monde salt que toute mai
son divis6e contre elle-meme peri
ra.
Cette division ainsi d6clar6e
avertissait les membres de la cam.
payne que nous ne lemons pas
mordicus Fun q l'autre. La cons6.
quence est qu'eux memes ny tin
rent pas au moment psycologique
Oh la d6sint6gration des votes
commencent ct les occurs fables
cherchent lie candidat fort.
Minneapolis ma Gu de Senator's
residents que six ans depuis que
rEtat existe. st Paul, le foyer DEF
politicians, men a jamais manqu6
En- attendant DIES jours NEIL.
leurs tachons d'avoir lesprit de
corps %n6cessaire pour r6ussir dams
nos enterprises, car il est evident
que les voisins prennent avanta.
&c de nos faiblesses.