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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-28

Another star has been struck out. The
author OF casey at the Bat is dead
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-28

Probably McLaurin thinks President
Roosevelt has something better up his
sleeve
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-28
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Memphis Commercial Appeal,

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NJ fhe DreSeut time there is the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-23

~. ..ouL vu q -tuUIC ceuumGLel vi wa-
Ter would be only one ten-thousandth
part of the weight of the body, or. in
other words, the pull CT iolar gravity
npon it.. But let this small body be-
come smaller, then the difference be-
tween the two forces-thc push Of
light and the pull of gravity-becomes
less, for the well-known geometrical
reason that it's volume, and. conse-
qrently, it's weight, will diminish more
rapidly than it's superficial area.
Arrhenius finds that when this tiny
body has become an invisible mote,
about one-thousanith of a millmeter
in diameter, the rcpulsion of it by
light will just balance the pull OF
gravity. If the particle becomes still
smaller, then the light will have the
advantage, and the particle will be
driven away from the sun. He sup
poses that the matter elected from the
nucleus of the comet is in an eXces-
sivcly comminuted form. and thus is
explained the fact that it is driven
from the direction of tie sun by the
rcpelling force of light. instead Of be-
ing drawn toward the sun by the force
OF solar gravity.
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The admirable May Manton model,
shown in the large drawing, includes
an upper portion so shaped and grad
uated circular flounce scanned to the
lower edge and is shaped to fit with
perfect snugness at the upper portion,
while it flares at the lower, and the
founce falls in graceful folds and rip
pies. The original is made of sage
green yelling, with trimming Of bias
folds headed with black and white
fancy silk braid that are arranged at
the foot in the centre and over the
scanning Of the founce and skirt; but
all dress materials are suitable, and
tailor stitching, with corticelli silk, can
be substituted for the bands when pre-
ferred. Both front and side cores are
narrow in conformity with the latest
style, and the fitting is accomplished
without ,nit darts. The fulness at the
back is laid in inverted pleats that are
pressed quite fat. The founce Is
curved to give the fashionable fulness,
and is scanned to the lower edge.
To cut this skirt in the medium size
nine and three-fourth yards Of material
twenty one inches wide, eight and one
eiehth yards twenty-seven inches wide,
seven and one-hali yards thirty-two
inches wide, foul and one-fourth yards
forty-four inches wide, or four and
onc.fourth yards fifty inches wide will
be required.
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from nal do NOR of himself his mules

from NAL de mer of himself, his mules
and the work were something fright
full. All the natives tried to dissuade
him from the task, and predicted
frightful disasters if he succeeded. Il
feat which all regarded rs impossible.
Arequipa is city of white stone
called sillar, Of the appearance OF mar
BILE, contrasting pleasantly with tie
surrounding green fields. 1t is vol
canic deposit, found in vast proper
tions. soft and readily worked. 1t is
cut with an. adze, as if it were ice.
Owing to an entire absence of native
lumber, sillar forms cheap substitute.
One-story houses arc the rule. The in
bab,tants have a wholesome respect
for earthquakes. Ruined walls and
debris are eloquent testimonials OF the
great shake of 1865. The earthquake
of that year destroyed all two-story
buildings.
Mollendo is a railway terminus OF
500 population. 1t lies above the sea
on barren sand and rock. Its sole
water supply is 100 miles distant in
the River Chile. The water is con-
veyed to it in pipes along the railway.
1t Is fed by rail and boat. Land Ill
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-23
HUMOROUS.

'You know money talks" "That so?
Well, it don't seem as if I could en-
gage in conversation.
Her Father-You must never see my
daughter again. Gawley-Well, I'd
just as lief do my courting in the dark.
Tom-Don't you consider Miss
Kayne rather dull? Dick-Well, after
the way she cut me 1 can't say that
I do.
your train goes at ESQ.," said the
ticket seller Make it 2.4S, and I'll
take it" murmured Mrs. Bargainsales,
abstractedly.
Patience-What lovely hats she
wears! Patrice-Yes; you know her
husband is landscape gardener, and
he designs them.
Flirting" said the mother severely,
lis dangerous. in that case" re-
piled the daughter. Il should think
you would be proud Of my courage"
Rusty-Where'd ye git de quarter?
Dusty-I struck up an acquaintance
wild a trained dog wot was goin' to the
bakery fer two bits worth OF bread.
Some say that marriage is 'one
grand sweet song" Eyes, and man
has to furnish the notes" We'll, there
is no difficulty in getting woman to
furnish the words.
Judge-Haven't l seen you before!
Defendant-Yer face, sir, is very ia
miliar, but l really can't recklect de
circumstances under which We previ.
ously met, don't yer know.
"Dickie, when you divided those five
caramels with your little sister did you
give her three?" mo, ma. thought
they wouldn't come out even-so l ate
one fore l began to divide.
Blobbs-He's rather amiable, isn't
he? Slobbs.-Amiable is no word for
il. The photographer doesn't even
have to tell him to look pleasant when
he is having his picture taken.
at inst heard about an ndi+"- -"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-23
The RESULT oE ERRORS.
Fancy Prices Realized for the Imperfec
Stamps-The Collectors Harvest.

Fancy Prices Realized for the Imperfect
Stamps-The Collectors Harvest.
During the past winter a sheet OF
the common 1-cent stamps, with the
word Guam" printed across the face,
for use of the island, slipped through
the bureau with the word Guam up
side down. Just how many OF these
stamps are in the hands Of collectors
cannot be ascertained, but they are
held at fancy prices and few offer at
any price.
In 1873, when each department OF
thhe government service used its own
distinctive set of stamps, instead OF
the penalty envelope, an error was
m.de ~ the bank note company then
having tie government contract for
hostage stamps The regular color OF
the navy department stamps was blue
and in some way sheet of the z
cent denomination was printed in
green. These errors of color are held
at $40 each, while the same stamp In
correct color sells for about 40 cents.
A bank note company, in printing
the Columbian series of stamps, made
! a similar error, sheet of the 4-cent
value, which was in ultra-marine
shade of blue, having been printed in
the steel blue shade Of the l-cent val
ne. The entire sheet was captured
by a stamp collector Single copies
now sell at about $50 at auction.
Thus it will appear that, should no
further errors be made in the Pan
American series, and the. lapse OF
time discloses thata the six inverted
train stamps referred to are the only
ones in existence, they will be the
rarest of all United States errors, and
tremendous prices may ultimately be
paid for them.
There is little doubt that many deal
ers would cneerfully pay $4,000 for
a sheet of inverted picture stamps.
There being six denominations, this
would figure up $4,000 for the series.
Then an equal amount would be paid
for the series with the colors of me
border in various colors, making 80
additional combinations, or 100000
a total of $4,000 for few sheets of
stamps costing the government less
than S5.-Washington Star.
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Thence it mounts the hills to the deser
namnl of ISlaY.

Thence it mounts the hills to the desert
pampa Of Islay.
Suddenly the mountains begin in
earnest, and the train passes around
their sides above the steep, mar
row valley Of the Chile River
Soon the mountainous aspects cease,
the river valley sprawls out fiat, and
.Arequipa bursts into view in the midst
of a great arabic plain. Orchards and
grain fields replace forbidding areas.
and tie traveller finds himself in the
most picturesQuely beautiful city and
environs in Peru To the east, a little
way. rises with the regularity Of CO.
lossal coal heap Ell AIisti, to height
Of 19200 feet, capped with very nearly
perpetual SHOWS, volcano, Quiescent
now, but some day to speak and de-
stroy.
Peru is n wonderful country. 1t has
longer and greater aqueducts than any
other nation, so old that on one knows
their builders. Its ruins tell Of civili-
cations thousands Of years prior to the
Noahic flood. 1t is n country unique
because it is a mountain range rising
out of the sea to dizzy heights, its
western face forming the refuge Of q
nation. All the worlds climates and
seasons exist there all the year round
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-23
woman,s Three.Plece Skirt.

Skirts with Gounces, that prudnce
annie flare-ut- the -reet, and thai III
with snugness about the hips are IN
the height of style and appear to gain
in favor month by month. This grace
full model is adapted to all soft ma
tcrials, whether wool, silk OF cotton,
but as shown is made OF fcu!ard, in
pastel tan color with figures in white,
and is singularly effective and stylish.
The 1ounces curve in a way to give
the best results and run up just suf-
ficiently at the back to give 4 smart
effect, their edges being finished with
stitching in self colored corticelli silk.
The skirt is cut in three pieces, fitted
at the waist with short hip darts, and
the fulness at the back may be gath
cred or laid in inverted pleats, that are
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-23
THE COMETS TAIL.

An Interesting Theory in Explanation Of
Its Presence.
A Swedish chemist, Professor S.
Arrhenius, has applied the electro
magnetic theory of light in a very
ingenious and very plausible way to
the explanation of comets tails. OBJ
servation with the telescope long ago
led astronomers to conclude that the
tail of a comet consists of matter
which, having first been thrown off
IRON the nucleus, or head. Of the
comet, probably in a gaseous form,
is then repelled by force evidently
residing in the sun, since the tail al
ways points from the sun. According
10 Arrhenius, this repelling force is
light itself. 1t follows from the new
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-23

--..uI .,ueIIcan girls who
keep 'mommem' and 'popper' in the
background and just stram around
having sccd time regardless? There
are few specimens left, but not
nearly so many as your novelists
would lead You to suppose"
81 won't tell you what think" he
declared, "but shouldn't mind tell
ing Uncle George"
The long hours flew by in discus
sions of books and people-for they
found some acquaintances in common
and the exchange of what Beatrix
called views Of life Together they
laughed over the queer dishes of their
makeshift dinner, and when Sir Hugh
returned from a smoke at the next
stop, he found BeatriX pensively
watching the rising moon.
please, when you next discuss
Americans" said she-"you do dis
cuss us now, you know; the time has
gone by when you confounded us with
the outer barbarians-do not say that
the American girl on her travels is in
the habit of talking a dozen hours on
a stretch with the companions Heav.
en- sends ner. They are not all so
spoiled as 1 am; confess am apt
to do what like"
81 don't think I shall Judge the
American girl by you," said Sir Hugh.
Then, after watching her moment.
Since you are speaking of yourself.
don't you think you are rather a per-
verse little person? Even your dim
pie is in place where no one else
has dimples."
"Is it?" said Beatrix. "Do tell me
more about that delightful Political
Reform club; l am so interested in
it,"
1t was amazing how much they
found to talk about; one stout old
lady got out and another got in, but
rs no tourists appeared to interrupt
tEeir tete-a-tete, and as the night fell
and the train climbed the heights If
the Scmmering Pass they were left
alone. The full moon was flooding
the deep blue spaces Of the sky AMI
Iilling the valleys with a mystery of
silvery light and deathlike shadow.
Sir Hugh drew the green silk curtain
over the impertinence of the glimmer-
ing lamp and lighted only by the soft
radiance they gazei into the shalowy
lepths that unrolled below them.
At one station they seemed to pause
high up in air.. and from the platform
beneath bouquets of wild flowers were
lifted on poles to the level of the car
riage windows, accompanied by a
shrill announcement of the price. The
biggest and sweetest of these, great
mass of white and purple rhododen-
drons, was selected by Sir Hugh, AMI
together he and Beatrix detached the
flowers from the spectral pole and
followed the tinkling sound of the
silver coin as it went dropping into
space until it struck the rocks below.
1T seems like a dream" said Bea-
trix, with sigh, rousing herself from
the charmed silence in which they had
hung over the beauty of the sleeping
land, "and l shall feel like an opera
singer en- voyage when arrive in
Vienna with this" And she buried
her face in the great disk of dewy
petals, framed in stiff rim of pierced
and scallopei paper.
Vienna? OF course; we shall soon
be there, and your people will be
meeting you and taking you away
and this journey will be forgotten
episode-you Americans run about sc
much" he added, as if to strike a less
| personal nste.
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site, who w.
a large book quite
This gave h,

This gave r.
Beatrix was nineteen-and distinctly
mice" looking, she decided. His
gray tweed clothes looked English;
the scarlet fez he wore by way of
cap suggested the East. His luggage?
Yes, there was the bag of golf sticks
and the folding bath-tub-ne must be
English.
Beatrix had just reached this con-
clusion when the book was dropped
and the stranger said in very agree
able voice.
81 beg your pardon, it is-er-very
warm here, don't you think? Per-
haps you would like to have your win
dow raised"
Beatrix assented with thanks, think
ing she would like to ask him how
ne knew that English was her native
tongue She stole glance at his
face; it was q delightful face, with
grave kind smile that showed very
white teeth, and nose that might
have been supercilious but for lit
tie irregular ripple in the middle of
it. But what pity that one Of his
eyes was injured! 1t was closed and
the eyelid dropped. She wondered if
he were in the army and had lost an
eye-perhaps under "Bobs."
Presently she began to collect her
belongings, scattered by her violent
entrance; and again her vis-a-vis
came to her aid so naturally and SIM
ply that it would have been impossi-
BILE for the greatest stickler for the
proprieties to take offense. Before
her various parcels were recaptured
and reduced to order, they had
laughed heartily over her misaiven-
ture.
Here's your umbrella" he said,
fishing it up from the floor, where it
had fallen. "It's not bad weapon
for charge"
did 1 charge? said she. "I'm so
sorry!"
ooh, well, you Americans are so
impetuous, don't you know? One ex-
poets little things like that"
"'You Americans How did you
know that am an American?
thought 1 spoke beautiful English"
"Why, SO you do, assure you, but
there is something-I can't exactly
tell what, but you have quick little
way with you, and you look different
from most English girls 1 know-and
-and-you must be tired of hearing
about your boots and your gowns"
81 don't know that we are ever ex-
actly tired" admitted Beatrix, slow
ly.. 81 know what you mean; We have
q great many faults-oh, 1 know it!
she sighed. "But we do not let our
skirts hitch up in front or on the
sides, and we always make connec-
tions in the back How frivolous that
sounds!" she thought. HE will think
l am one of those dreadful free and
easy Americans he has heard of who
have no manners and will take up
with any one."
She buried herself in book, re-
solved to be very dignified in the fu-
ture.
shower had arisen; the rain was
beating in and it was necessary to
close the window; he seemed glad
of the interruption, and seized upon
it to make some remarks upon the
country they were passing through.
AS she lay down her book and gave
him her attention, she noticed that
| his right eye was no longer closed;
il vas almost as wide open as the
ether, although it still! dropped lit
tie, as if it mad been hurt. 1t sudden
ly flashed upon her that she must
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-23
TO A TORTOISE.

PGludal, glum with misdirected legs,
You hide your history as you do your eggs,
And offer US an osseous nut to crack
Much harder than the shell upon your back.
No evolutionist has ever guessed
Why your cold shoulder is within your
chest
Why you are discontented with plan
The vertebrates accept, from fish to man.
For what environments did you provide
By pushing your internal frame outsider
How came your ribs in that abnormal place?
Inside your rubberneck you hide your face
And answer not. To science you're
Sphinx
A structural epitome of missing Links:
And when decapitated, still you swell
And kick and claw and scramble just rs we'll
But III not plague thee. Even here l find
A touch Of fellowship that makes NE kind.
Sometimes poet who has lost his head
Will Keep on scratching when he should be
dead.
-Chauncey Hickox, in Lippincott's.
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Lilliputlan Parishes.

Mother England is in possession OF
one sort of oddity at least which
America cannot boast of, and that is
insignifcantly small parishes in her
state church, the equals of which do
not exist in the branch of that church
in this country, even in the least set
tied sections of our widest regions.
Think of an ecclesiastical territory
with less than a dozen inhabitants!
England has seven Of them, according
to the census taken this year, and
they are veritable, legal, existing par
ishes, even though some of them have
no churches, some only ruins of
churches, and some patched up ruins
md little chapels in which services
are sometimes held.
The smallest of these lilliputian par
ishes is Southam, IL miles from Grims.
bury. Northamptonshire. The GEMS
taker Of last April found on
inhabitant in the parish and
his death has been annouR
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This was the second stop the train
had made since leaving Trieste and
no one had got into the carriage; Bea-
trix congratulated herself that Uncle
Georges fee to the guard had worked
so we'll, and opened another roll OF
,shawls and rugs in pursuit of a miss
ing novel.
Suddenly an uproar of tongues
arose on the platform; the door was
jerkcd open and a stout woman STUN
b!ed through it, followed by another
Juggling a big basket; behind came
drove CT children, all screaming, push
ing, and smeared, as to mouth and
fingers, with some sticky black COM
pound which they were devouring
greedily.
Beatrix gave one glance Of horror
and began to gather up her scattered
belongings.
"You must find me a place" She
said 10 the guard. You were paid fpr
this carriage"
Il cannot help it" he muttered; ut
is carriage for ladies alone; benol1.
these are ladies alone-the train is
going, there is no time"
For answer Beatrix cast her rugs
AMI bags upon him, and snatching up
her umbrella, books anu dressing case.
made her. way through the scramb-
ling children, who were fighting for
places at the windows, and dashed out
upon the platform. The whistle was
sounding; evidently there was no time
to lose; the guard opened the near
est door, threw in the bags, and gave
Beatrix an impulse that propelled ner
the entire length of the carriage. An
other jolt and the train was off.
Beatrix was aware that she WAS be-
ing steadied upon her feet by strong
arm, the arm Of the man whom she
had caught a glimpse Of sitting at
the furt'nr window, and upon whom
she and ner traps had descended af-
ter the manner g = whirlwini. Stam-
mering Mile pardon:, monsieur! "
she sank upon the opposite 60 and
endeavored to regain her cOIlrosura,
her natural color and the dignity
which beftted young lady travel
ling alone.
persons
lco'-'
sh.
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All-Oyers rs Trimmings.

Dressmakers have discovered that
the lace all-overs are possessed of even
greater possibilities than the narrow
appliques. Hence we see them used
for everything from whole dresses to
the tiniest appliQues-some one figure,
a leaf or a flower, being chosen for the
latter. Then, too, these cut UP into
biz bands, some of them q dozen inches
in width. These are usually edged
with the narrowest sort of a scroll ap-
plique in the same lace. a band set On
the skirt in apron orerskirt effect
serves admirably to head fared or a
pleated Eounce For these dresses silky
voile and crepe de chine are ideal fab
RIGS, and white is first choice.
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fat for a few inches below the Oelt.
then form soft folds and fall in rip
Piles to the floor. The founces are
circular, curved to give the fulness
desired by fashion, and are arranged
over the foundation. One, two OF three
can be used as may be preferred.
To cut this skirt in the medium size,
fifteen and one-eighth yards of mate
rial twenty-one inches wide, ten and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-23

to admit of 4 great variety OF rich
embroidery ard other effects across
the front. White satin, taHeta aad
novelty silks and light shades OF pink,
blue or gray are among the materials
used for waists to be worn with black
taffeta silk or velvet skirts. The chiffon
separate waist has also come to stay.
despite the efforts Of fashionable dress
makers to discountenance it. A Paris
importation in this line was made with
the groundwork Of pink satin, veiled
first with blue and then heliotrope
chiffon, and trimmed with ecru lace
and touches of silver.
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ized, aud the instruments removed
from Mount Harvard, and later placed
in the new servatory, which is visi-
BILE for miles. The conquest of El
Misti, the great volcano, was also the
remarkable achievement Of Professor
Bailey. Hundreds had tried to reach
the lofty peak, Many of them had
died of exhaustion and sickness, many
were killed BY falling over precipices,
and few had ever succeeded in reach
ing the top. He persisted, finally con-