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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-06
Ub.re Punils "Run" 2 school.


Said a critical visitor in an upper
west side schoolhouse the other DAY:
81 have seen as many different forms
of school government as there are
schools in this city, but the one liked
best was that which forcibly remiha-
ed me of the fact that am an amer.
lean and unuuestionably capable OF
government.
"In this school, he continued the
bovs are made to feel that they nave
a direct interest in all the property.
am told it has taken several years to
bring about this feeling among the
boys, but nok that it is i'll the air there
is woe unto the rascal who dares even
as much as make lead pencil marx
unon ,he wall. And what is most 10
the point is that the woe is not meteu
ont by the teacher or principal, but
bv the fellow-pupils of the offender.
"This school, by the way, is pointed
ont as a marvel in that it has STOOD
thc test of four years use, while to the
visitor it gives the impression OF haV-
ing been just opened. From the
ianitor to the principal all the officials
there disclaim any credit for tnese
splendid conditions. In the words OF
one of the teachers, the system echoes
the sentiment of Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech, Government of the people by
the people, for the people shall not
perish from the earth.'- =,
"Self-government can surely DC
,,ode . success in schools as well as
in nations. New York Times.
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T 1TH the achievements Of
the nineteenth century yet
fresh III mind, only tie cx-


sStbe apt to declare that anything is i'm
Slpossible in the prospective achieve
dments of the twentieth. 1t is not alone
stthat the logically impra cticable has
sfbeeh proved the actually feasible in
3lnsfahce aftei' instance within our rec
collection, but tlidt the process pf ellb-
1orating and perfcctng an Invention is,
lin these days, so rapid that public in
Hterest is given no time to flag. from
1.-THE moment when the theory is first
promulgated until the thing itself Is an
established fact An illustration of
tIhis rapidity of development is fur
Ynished by the wireless telegraphic Sys-
item of Signor Atarconi, the progress OF
[whose experiments has been SO steady
and so speedy that, from first to last,
Ehe has been almost continually in the
spubllc eye. At no stage Of his proceed
tings have the scoffers been able to
get fairly into print with their rjdicule
and hostility before his announcement
spf another proof Of his tneory's prac-
Y t1lcaDlllty, an auQluonal experiment, or
Il further success.
a In quite another field of modern
Science, however--thnt of auto-locomo-
3tion-it must have appeared to casual |
observers that, in this country at least, |
The inventors have recently come to
practical standstill, with their task but
done at best. There is, it
nay frankly he said, not.a motor car
1iase in existence to-day which is not
far from being complete solution of
the problem. Hor has there been, dur
ing, say, the last two years, that ad-
vance in development which the posi-
bilities of the time, as illustrated. in
other directions, by the performances
ef Monsieur Santos-Dumort or Sigror
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Spotted Horse led lis to his teDee
and gave lis seats with him ON th,
raised part; which was covered will
robes and blankets. l told him ou
trouble, and the cause of it. So he
promised to bring lis the deer and &
good blanket the next day. We
thanked him, shook hands; and started
back to camp:
Throughout the Indian village all
was dark and quiet, not an Indian in
sight: We hurried on silently for a
mile; then, feeling more secure; we
began to talk over OUT narrow escape:
At our camp we found everything as
we had left it. But we diu not sleep
much that night. Early the next
morning we heard Spotted Horse call.
We looked out and saw only an In
dian pony some forty yards away.
When We answered, the chief appeared
from behind the pony. He unloaded
the meat, cooked and uncooked, the
dcer's hide, and d very poor blanket.
Then he jumped on his horse, yelled
goodbye, and started back.
We laughingly cried after him,
Spot, ON, Spot! We said good
blanket!"
He laughed, waived his hand, and
galloped away. He knew we were glad
enough to get off with even a poor
blanket.
That day the Indians moved on up
the river. We stayed several days
longer and enjoyed our hunt without
moleslstlon.-Outing Magazine.
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HUMOROUS,

"This parting gives me pain" mur-
INJURED the man in the chair, as the
dentist separated him from one of his
teeth.
The Lawyer-Do you know him
well? The Doctor-l've never known
him any other way. He was never
sick in his life.
Ida-Did he say you were worth
your weight in gold? Belle-Even
more, dear. He said l was worth my
weight in beefsteak.
Wigg-Bjones says he is fual!y con-
vinced that there is such thing as
perpetual motion. Wagg-Worse
than that! He is even addicted to the
endless chain habit
do you think he died happy?" II
guess so. Nearly everybody in town
breathed easier when the clods began
to rattle down on him."
"She's clever girl. She can read a
man like a book" "That may be, but
I'll bet she'd say this is so sudden if
one were to propose to her."
Lady-You say you were. doctor
and lost your practice owing to the
automobile. What kind OF a doctor
were you? Tramp-A horse doctor,
ma'am.
Muggins-I understand that friend
of yours is millionaire. Is he one of
the openhanded, eXtravagant kind?
Buggins-Yes, indeed. Why, he even .
pays his taxes.
"I'd have you know that I've turned
away thousands" stormed the heavy
tragedian. Naturally" sneercd the
comedian; your acting would turn
away anybody"
Blobbs-With all his faults, Close
fist is true friend. Slobbs-He never
helps fellow out when he's in hole.
Blobbs-No; nor does he orerburden
you with advice.
Teacher-Yes, revive" means to
"come to-" Now make seni"rrc con
taininp +h-+ word
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If the French cock can drown the
scream of the American eagle, but, so
ar as auto-locomotion 'is concerned.
We have been fairly and squarely beat
N. and may as we'll admit it grace
.ully, and turn our attention to what
he French are doing, with an idea OF
)rofiting thereby, rather than to lie
living off at tangents without rhyme
,r reason, oftentimes merely to repeat
It the cost of time, capital and labor.
experiments which such men IS De
Dion, Panhard, Girardot, Fournler OF
yharron have proved impracticable.
The subject of the French automo-
bile in its commoncr forms has Deen
100 exhaustively treated in the Amerl-
IAN reviews to make it advisable 10 go
nto the question here. What Is OF
more interest at the moment is Drlef
comment upon the directions in when
he fantastic, though far from unprac'
ical. imagination of French inventors
turning, now that the perfection OF
+ he automobile, as a racing or roao
carriage, is, to all intents and pur
poses, merely a question OF time.
While Paris-and, for that matter
practically all Francois on terms O
but casual acquaintance with ice ant
snow, the present close relation o
French and Russians has naturall!
turned the minds of Partisan inventor
toward the question of auto-slcds ant
auto-sleighs. In Il rudimentary form
the auto.sled has been for some Tim
an actuality. 1t was a feature Ills
winter on the Neva at st. Petersburg
out. it must be confessed, as poor a
affair, when compared with the slel5
which has been built by French IL
Tentor for one of the Russian CRANE
dukes, as would have been Futon
first steamboat contrasted with
stea1n-yacht of to-day. The Gran'
dukes auto-sleigh is al actuality q
well, though not till now made publ
1t is q thing of beauty, too, deslgne
and executed in the style OF Louis ~
But the auto-sleigh is by no mear
designed to be simply the toy OF
grand-duke. If the House OF Save
is not destined to be crowned with Il
glory of the discovery of the nor'
pole, it will not be the fault OF one
I its younger princes. That royalty
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mouth: We are mere; speak straign
out"
He turned to Arnold and again said
"He-Say-he--"
L was angry. hit him on the side
OF the jaw just hard enough to show
him | meant business. The other In
dlans had been talking and eating. AT
this sudden hush ran around the
lodge. 1t should have warned me.
Again l said to the doctor, "Speals
straight but from your mouth: We
are here. Speak OUT
The old rascal kept quiet d. mo:
ment; then, Gaming Arnold brother,
said, You come-last-year-my-camp-
Florence. He-say-he-shoot-
Hardly had his mouth closed when
hit him again. The blow twisted his
head around sharply. Again the sud-
den hush ran round the lodge.
Then the doctor drew himself back,
showed his hand Under his. blanket,
and said; "Kit-te-ko Te.sho=dish."
answered; "Yes; very mad"
He said, Perhaps you are looking
for fight"
Yes, looking for a fight" said as
l put my hand inside my breast, pre-
tending to reach for pistol.
So we stood glaring at each other.
All was sill; no one moved. At last
three bucks rose. One passed out;
the others sat down. Again there was
Silencej every one anxiously expect.
ant
Ere long outside a squaw began d
sing-song cry. Now her tones were
low and mournful, low and mournful
came the wall. Now it grew faster,
faster and fiercer. ever more terrible.
Revenge, defiance were her theme.
Onward, Upward hurried the wailing.
The bucks moved ttneasily. 1 asked
them why she cried. / received no
answer: All were silent. Then to a
boy l shouted, "Why does she cry?"
Because you hit her man." answered
he, jumping up.
AT this all the Indians sprang to
their feet. More Indians crowded in
10 the tepee. They talked and ges-
-ured fiercely. The excitement was
growing: Arnold and stood back to
back waiting:
Some of the Indians began TO move
n and out still talking, still gesticulat-
ng. Soon deer's hindquarters were
brought in and flung at my feet, then
he hide. then the forequarters, then
''"-" - -" Az i'.f- ~,,a1l oe hlooI
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a Swinging Fridge.

new briGe ferry is to be built at
Nantes, Frsce, to transport freight
cors over IL. River Loire. The bridge
will consis.of two steel towers 4S7 feet
an,rt corrected by a horizontal track
100 foot cove the water. An inverted
.tooI tr,k will run on this track and
INV cabl-suspenders carry ferry-plat-
form 4feet square and having maxi
,,,,,n, apacityof GO tons. The estimat-
o,. cct of the bridge is s199,OOO and 1t
wi, DC completed in 1903. The ferry
wiralso carry foot passengers, carts,
otc for which toll will be charged.
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him. and as the parrot passes o'e4
him, he suddenly changes to bright
scarlet, and as quickly resumes MS
former faint color. Had the parrot
boen' looking for his dinner, anu
fhought the hind would make a soo1
first course this sudden change OIL col
or might have scared him Off Just
rs the sudden bristling of cat makes
a dog change his mind. When the
hind is disturbed at night, he gives
out flashes of light to startle the IN
truder, and send him away IN a
fripht.-Prof. C. l.. Bristol, in st. Mich
NlaS
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FIRE, SMOKE AND LAVA.
A Few Timely Notes About Volcanic
Eruptiofis.

Eruptions.
Immediately before or at the com
raencement OF eruptions the water II
heighboring wells falls and the ses
recedes, followed by a returning
wave.
Though great volcanic activity mag
be noted at particular periods, yet'syni:
Tathy between the eruptive energy al
any two we'll separated vents has not
been found With certainty to exist. q
Antecedent to etuptious, earth
quakes, earthquake Shocks or earth
tremoFs occur, especially aid more
violently previous to the opening of
new vents. as at Jorullo and Monte
NuoVo, and after long dormancy, as
before the first historic eruption OF
VcsuviGs
Enormous flows Of lava have oc-i
Cured wothout explosive effects, and.
there are vast beds of lava rock that
have not been when fluid associated
With any volcanic cones, as in Antrim, 4
Abyssinia and Idaho.
Steam is most abundant and sea-y
salt prominent product of explosive
eTuptions, and all the elements of sea:
water are contained in the ejectmenta
or explosive volcanoes. ~
Active volcanoes, with few excepss
tons, are either in the sea Gnsulara
or submarine) or are on coasts eithera
contiguous to or at but little distances
from tht sea. ia
Inland extinct volcanoes were near
the sea or sea-like lakes at the period
Of their activity, as in Auvergne and
and Hungary.
The extinction of volcanic activity1
has followed the removal Of the coast
line to very moderate distance, as.
in the Roman Campagna.
Volcanic action has gone on forSt
long periods of time in many areasj
without causing any surface derange-5t
ment, except the building up of cones
or the rupture of very small areas.
The outputs of volcanic eruptions
relatively to the bulk Of the globe
are individually infnitesimal, and +
their aggregate forms only a small
part of even the visible surface of the
earth.
Astronomical calculations, ocean
Lides and the general stability of land L
and sea during long periods demon-js
'trate great rigidity of the solid ex-IE
erior of the globe, and consequently l.
| greet thickness OF solid rocky subj
structure IL
All scientific investigation seems to
that active volcanoes are
lue to the sea. which, by giving Its
caters in sufficient volumes when lava Is
5 ascending, produces that explosive IS
nd rending force that opens a new III
ent at the surface and adds a vol Y,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-06

swift and powerful machine, France
herself proposes to make the interior
of Africa as accessible as her own
inland towns, by means Of huge tour
inG-carriagcs, built # aluminium,
shaped like submarine boat. water
tight, and able 10 navigate rivers as
readily as to run OH land The calcu-
lations by which our French inventor
arrives ut the potential practicabilily
of such Il machine, for use, say. in the
Sahara, are rs ingenious rs they are
intricate, being based primarily on the
weight of Il camel and his burden COM
bincd, per pound TO the sGuaro ne"t'
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tastic affair, and. in all probability.
"for exhibition purposes only" Yet
now it is known that the King of the
Belgians already has such an auto-car,
only on a scale even more elaborate
car with state-room, saloon, kitch-
en- and office. 1t is likely to be the
only one of its kind, for an appreciable
time Mt least. AS the builder SAID, his
Majesty is not desirous. in the first
year of possession, to meet others on
the road. no doubt filled with Ameri
cans. Therefore, up to this time, the
plans, even the appearance &C = +"
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Prepares Solid Foundations.

It is not entirely new to render loose
soil, such rs sand and gravel, stable
enough for building purposes by ln-
pregnating it with thin fluid cement
which binds with the sand and forms
sufficiently hard concrete mass 10
serve as q foundation; but this process
is always dependent upon certain con.
ditions. Thus, for instance, the SOL
must contain no water, because the
water fills out the interstices of the
sand and renders the penetration OF
the cement very difficult, and, in addi
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YOU can 90 anything for herr" well
we might try vaccination" replied the
Young doctor. You know that keeps
people from taking things.
She-He's very insulting. heard
him remark that my tongue goes ike
q race horse. Her husband-O!
that's just his ignorance. II he Ene"
ANYTHING about race horses he'd rea-
lie that there never was one thdt coutu
keep going all day.
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- mo, no, ne ...~in .,,s''.
do that. There are too many Let
me fix it."
The Indians had quieted down some,
watching us, awaiting our next move.
Arnold turned to the doctor, took the
rascars hand and said, I'VE are
brothers. take the deer, it is wicked to
fight
The indian smiled. and his beady
eyes cleaned treacherously'
Outside the war-sons had begun
again. More meat, cooked and un-
cooked, was hurried in and thrown at
nv feet. The excitement was swiftly
growing. The Indians moved around
MS in a circle, all muttering. all sway
ing their arms and their legs. Soon
the circle began to move. One Indian
inside took up the war-sonG. Ot1ers
ioined in the wailing chant; the grue-
some war-dance was on.
We folded our arms and looked
about. AS yet they were afraid to at
| tack us.
Roru. and round went the dance,
faster ever faster. Fiercer and fiercer
grew the song. Sweat began to
stream down our faces. The air was
hazy with smoke and dust, and stencn.
1t was hell.
Then ! thought swiftly and remem-
bered that I knew Spotted Horse, one
of the chiefs of this camp. Eagerly
looked for the young chief. He was
not to be seen. despaired.
At last young Indian came in. lie
seemed to have just arrived at camp.
I looked fixedly at him, until he seemed
70 be conscious of myself alone
Then in Pawree l said, Go tell Spot
ted Horse to come here. His white
brother wishes to speak TO him. Co.
The Indian Immediately raised the
fan of the tepee and disappeared.
c7me of the dancers noticed this
The dancing quieted down. The lead
, ers started after him.
Then again Arnold said goodbye Il
the doctor and we started to go.
crowd Immediately stepped in front o
us. They pointed to the meat ant
gestured fercely.
> We. took our old positions, actin
brave, though feeling detected. 500
t fhe leaders returned, and again tn
circle was formed. Wilder and fas
o or the dancing grew. Round an
e round went the circle. More Indian
r crowded in. A squaw stirred the mr.
{, It roared and cracked, and lon
q pointed red flames leaped into tn
Z dark air, lighting up the cruel faces.
It Cne Indian drew his knife, then a
It other, and another One left the sur
d ing circle and danced toward us, sin
1 ing wildly, and s1ashing the air excl
IT. edly.
,. This is terrible" muttered Arnol
"a We've got to grab those irons,
n said. care you ready?"
% Yes
"Its our only chance"
in Lets risk it.
III Ready" Our muscles were ten
for action. But just then | saw Sp'
70 ted Horses head thrust into the tept
o. "Wait." l cried.
Spotted Horse gazed about seco
N until his eye fell ON us. Then he n
id ried in, finging dancers right and le
clbowing his way straight to us.
IS. We each grasled one of his han
He slyly smiled at our sighs OF reli
IN and said, "You-heap-bad-scare?'
be Yes" / laughed nevously, "he
OIL bad"
The Indians Quietcd down quic
and ore by one sneakcd out OF
ur tent
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Twentieth Century Automobiles.

waste on chimerl, to be expended in
experiments and in the construction
of III auto-sleigl to be used in a dash
for the pole.
But willie Italy is preparing to skim
over the icc-pack n miraculously
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AS FATHER MADE 1T.

She was rich mans daughter,
He was poor mans son;
he wasn't n "catch," but Lovc made tho
match,
And they married, as others have dono.
And now when he eats her pastry
He can only sit and sigh;
He has nothing to say Of the grand old
way
In which "mother made pie.''
For this is her answer always:
Like your mother will bake 1t,
II you will so and make the dough
As my father used to make 1t.
New York Press.
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wnirht TO he carried.

weight to be carried.
This desert machine, as it Will appear
when completed for the use OF trench
explorers and engineers, will be huge
affair of tremendous power, capable
of three separate and distinct methods
of auto-locomotion. In addition to the
ordinary action Of the motor upon the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-06

One of the most surprising perform
ancss during the recent Long lsiaiiu
endurance test was that of five-horse-
mower American gasoline Vehlcle'
which carried two passengers over the
1OO-milc course, without stop, IN .
hours and 20 minutes, consuming DuI
3 gallons and 10 gills of gasoline.
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Buried I'm Beams.

While a Mr.. Cundall was standing
N a heap of beans in warehouse at
Ipswich a trapdoor was opened, re'
Iates the London Globe, and he was
down and completely buried
beneath an avalanche Of beans weigh
ing several tons. 1t took gang Of
men an hour and half to extricate
him. He was unconscious but unhurt.
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less time than a camel requires for

single days journey. Indeed, the cam
els and the borders of civilization alike
will soon be things of the past. if NJ
this be possible. And We are told moi
only that IL is possible, but that it ii
imminent, and these are NJ days ir
which to doubt assertions of the kind
So long ago as the French Automo
bile Show Of 1900 there was exhibited
in the Grand Palais des Champs Ely,
sees, an enormous touring-car, with 9
dinner table completely set for eigh-
persons. at the time it seemed q fan
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Milan has curiosity in CLOCK
which is made entirely of bread. Inc
maker is a native Of India, and has de-
voted three years of his life to tho
construction of this curiosity. Ine
clock is of a good size and goes we'll
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>AagI;;s; : SaEs5aa
E,..22SI =
AUTO SLEIGH BUILT FOR RUSSIAN
GRAND-DUKE.

of the automobile. The French IN
yentor and manufacturer with whom
we have been speaking is confessediy
tho final authority among his compa-
triots, but, nevertheless. man VINO
believes that the motor vehicles OF to-
day are little more than baby-carrl-
ages, and that the immediate future
will see some developments III auto
locomotion beside which even auto
sleighs and desert-cars will be as mega
lively interesting as the ordinary au'
tomobiles now seen in our streets and
parks. For the time being" he adas'
I'VE in France shall set the example
and the rest of the world will follow.
But in the end you in America Will
outstrip us all."-Harper's Weekly.