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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
NIapIehill.

The farmers report good crop of
hay in this vicinity.
Miss Belle McGinnis went to Bur1ing-
ton on the excursion Monday.
Mrs. G. o. Jewett and Mrs. H. F.
Hurlburt called on friends in Eden re-
Gently.
PC. Jones and wife spent Saturday
and Sunday with their father, H. F.
Hurlburt.
Miss Beulah Whitcomb closed very
successful term Of school in Greenfield
last Friday.
In the matter of coal production
Pennsylvania is easily the first state
in the Union, Illinois is second and
West Virginia a close rival of the
latter. Last years production in
Pennsylvania was nearly one hun
dred and fifty million short tons,
Illinois twenty-seven millions and
West Virgina tTenoy-iour millions.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing In this
s because 50 decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
1t - heart disease,
pneumonia, heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the result
of kidney disease. IL
kidney trouble is al
lowed TO advance the
kidne y o is 0 n e d
blood will attack the
vital @.<a H.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
A Lnpland Clock.

Perhaps it Is not realized by many
persons that in the higher latitudcs
clocks become more and more a con-
vcnience if they are not a prime neces-
sity to the housekecper. When the
sun is above the horizon for weeks to-
sether there Is little difference to lie
noted between day and night An Eng
lish traveller describes clock he met
with in Lapland:
"An ordinary solid clock does not
take the Laplander's eye. lie likes
something flimsy. and if possible, some
thing novel.
AT one place, hung OH q peg driven
into the logs of the wall, VIC were con-
delnned to gaze hourly upon the eX-
asperating device OF dcntifrce adj
vcrtisement connected with Il clock. In
this smiling young person drew 4
toothbrush brisllly across 4 beautiful
set of cardboard teeth between every
tick.
II was much wishful for sleep and
forsetfulness. but neither would come.
Hour after hour was condemned to
ic awake anu stare ut the toothbrush
clock, and to read the legend, printed
in my native tongue, that it was made
in Germany and that the dentifricc
was put up in neat packets, priced six
pence, or one shilling, and that it could
be had Of any chemist with the least
presumption to call himself respecta-
bic.
Il argued ut the time that the clock
had drifted far from the land to which
the ingenious advertiser had destined
it, seeing that the lcttcr-press was
English, and that the Laplanders do
not use tooth-powder, even if they
could have read about it."-Youth's
Companion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19

the skies again and again. It has
thus come to be known tnat these
stars cross the meridian of any place
at certain times every night. The
medidian Of any place is the line the
sun crosses there at noon-an imagin-
ary line from pole to pole, directly
overhead, dividing east AMI west. The
times when the stars so cross the
meridian are predicted by the astron-
omer years in auTance, and tables
are made which are exact to small
fraction of a second After the as
tronomers, through long series of
years of testing, found this out, 1t
occurred to somebody that here was
q perfect test for timepieces. Perhaps
we owe it mainly to the great rail.
road companies that the time of the
country finally became regulated
throughout the length and breadth OF
the land. Railroad companies must
have regularity in their schedules;
they cannot run their trains accord
ing to clocks and watches that do
not agree; priceless human life and
property beyond valuation would pay
the penalty of such policy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
Eufuel by Himself.

The father Of Thomas Jefferson died
in 1857, and the sons situation was
touchingly described by him years af-
terward in letter written to his eldest
grandson when he was sent from home
to school for the first time. 1t is given
In THE True Thomas Jefferson" by
William L. Curtis. The letter was rs
follows:
When I recollect that ut fourteen
years Of age the whole care and direc-
tion of myself was thrown OH myself
entirely, without relative or friend
qualified to advise or guide me. aud
recollect the various sorts Of bad com.
pany with which 1 associated from
time to time, l am astonishcd that |
did not turn Off with some of them,
and become as worthless to society as
they were.
~ had the good fortune to become
acquainted very early in life with some
characters of very high standing, and
tU feel the incessant wish that l could
become as they We're"
His father left instructions for his
education, and especially cnjoined up
Oh the widow not to permit him to
neglect ':the exercise requisite for his
bodye's development" This strong
man knew the value of strength, and
used to say that person OF Weak
body could not have an Independent
mind.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
A Forgotten ell!


One of the charms of life in the
country is its moderation and free
dom from hurry and excitement. 1t is
possible, however, to have too much
of good thing, as an incident which
happened recently in New England
farming district indicates.
Farmer Allen had gone UP into his
attic to get spinning wheel for the
tableauX which the summer boardor5
were to produce in the town hall.
Like most country attics. it was
packed with the relics of several gen.
erations, but the thing which at once
attracted the attention of the city
girl who accompanied the farmer was
a gravestone, tucked away under the
caves.
why, there's a gravcstone," she
said.
"Yes." The farmer dragged it out
and turned its face to the light. The
inscription on it read:
Sacred to the memory of
Henry F. Allen
Born
1880
Died
1856
"Yes; that's Hcnry's stone-he was
my youngest boy"
But why" began the young wom-
an.
"Why amt l ever set it up?' There
was slight pause. Farmer Allen was
returning the stone to its place under
the caves. well, I've always meant
to- he continued, mildly, but l amt
never got round to it,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
L,unacy In London.

That lunacy is Oh the increase in Lon
don is unhappily only TOO true, says
the Lady's Pictorial. This is discon-
certing in itself, but the causes that
contribute thereto are even mcre so,
seeing that they are set down Us being
largely due to OvercrowdiIg, poN criy,
intemperance, and those things which
do not make for quiet life. Now,
Us overcrowding is an ever increasing
evil Of this ever growing, ever popu.
lated city. and rs year by yeag life
becomes more Of scramble anu
struggle, the prospect is certainly not
very cheering one. Nor is it very
comfortable to learn that thlrty-six
per cent. Of the lunatics In the L. C.
c. asylums are turned out "cured."
There are far too many "cures" at
large, and the results are tragically
evidenced every day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
Assisting the Mem ..,.

Grandma Hollis pushed her specta-
cles far down on her nose and looked
over their tops with mild reproof.
"Now Robert she said, convincing
ly, to her grandson, II don't like to
hear you say you can't remember
dates, because it's an easy thing to
10 if only you set about it the right
way. Now when anybody asks me
about the date of anything just use
my simple method, and it never fails;
and I'm sure nobody could have a
worse memory than have, dear
child"
whats your method, grandma"
asked the boy, ready for any sug-
gestion which might help him in his
weakest spot
"Why, it's like this" said Grandma
Hollis, cheerfully. There's the Dec
laration Of Independence. l should
never be sure of the year that oc-
CURED if it weren't for my method;
but l think of your mothers marriage
that was in 1SS9 remember that
because the date is On the little ring
your father gave me. and look at it
two or three times day.
''Then know she was 2l when she
was married, because it was the same
age that | was when l was married,
so that carries her back to-21 from
SO leaves 6S. And she was eight years
old at the time of the Centennial in
Philadelphia. know that because
got her twisted wire figure eight pin
at the eXposition-and she lost it.
"Then you see eight added TO SS
makes 70. That's 1875. Of course
centennial means subtract hun
dred, and there you have 1776, with no
trouble at all, Robert"
Grandma Hollis beamed with the
Joy Of one who imparts rare wis dom,
but Robert, although respectful,
seemed oppressed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19

by local applications as they cannot reach tho
diseased portion Of the ear. There Is only ono
way to euro deafness, and that Is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by IN
inflamed condition OF the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is in
famed you have rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing. and when 1t is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten
nrc caused by catarrh, which is nothing but IN
inflamcd condition of the mucous surface.
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Cir
culars sent free. FL. CHENEY i Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
A TelepIione MIetor,

A patent for an invention by which
the actual length Of the time that a
telephone Is used on any occasion can
be measure, so that the company may
charge the subscriber only for the &C.
tual service be has had, has been re-
Gently obtained by Thomas Baret Of
Sydney, New South Wales. A SUBJ
scriber who, in the course of day,
should use the telephone for an hour
would pay for that length of time and
not the same amount as another sub
scriber would pay who would perhaps
u:c his telephone several hours each
day. The telephone meter" consists
of a clockwork mechanism which is
quiet when the telephone is not in use
but which begins to move the moment
the receiver is lifted from the hook
and so registers the length of time the
instrument is employed. The appara-
tus is so arranged that the up-and-
down movement of the lever switch
winds up the clockwork. A dial plate
indicates how long the telephone has
been in use.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
WHAT WIRELESS TELEcRAPHY is
Modern Physicist's Views Regarding Elcc-
trIcal Phenomena.


trical Phenomena.
In order to follow intelligently the
advance of wireless telegraphy from
the beginning, some rough idea must
be had of the modern physicists views
regarding the nature Of electrical phe-
nomena. To this end all space must
be regarded as permeated by some
thing termed the luminiferous ether.
Not only does this ether permeate the
spaces between the heavenly bodies
and our atmosphere (Which concep-
ton offers little difficulty to the lay
mln0, but it also permeates all solids.
Further, It's nature is such that the
movement even of solids is not in the
least restrained by such permeation,
the closest analogy being that of
sieve, representing the solid. being
moved about in water representing the
ether.
The ether Is the seat not only Of all
electrical phenomena. but also of all
the phenomena Of light and heat. All
of these, apparently so distinct, are
but the result of vibrations or waves
on the ether, the apparent differences
being due only to differences il the
length of the waves and the rapidity
with which theJ occur, just as one mu-
sical note differs from another in the
same particulars, only that the sound
waves are air waves and not ether
waves.
Now with the usual tclesraphic
methods the current, as it is termed,
Is sent or directed through space by
means of metallic conductor. Actu.
ally nothing passes through the wire,
rs Is implied by the use OF the word
current" What actually takes place
is the transmission Of energy along the
path Of the wire by means Of ribra-
tions in the ncighboring ether. That
is, the metal. Of the wire acts merely
rs guide for the ether waves to tho
destination desired.
In wireless telegraphy, ether vibra-
tions are also set UP at the transmit.
ting station, but these, having no con-
ducting guide, radatc in all directions
through space, and small percentage
Of them arrives at the receiving sta.
ton, and by means OF suitable appara.
tus are made apprcciablc by the senses
OF recordcd.-Thc Great Round World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19

snapper in the command used" him
for valet and bos-ed him round like
q nired man. At Balignag it was sup
posed that the Thirty-second Battalion
would be REINFORCED by Major Cap
per's two companies Of artillery-they
called them batteries" but in reality
they were infantry with two mountain
guns-but when the battalion arrived
in Balignag It was found that Capper
was twenty miles to the northwest on
@ little excursion Of his own devising.
The only telegram operator in the
command was a "ham" native, and
when Major Helery tried to reach
headquarters he found that his "o2er-
ator" couldn't transpose an English
message and the receiver" couldn't
translate oRe in Spanish. Major Hell
cry had only 120 men in his battalion,
but his orders were plain.
"Push on to Calignac," they read;
make a Junction with Capper at Ba-
ngnag, taking the Hotcbkisses, and re-
port back to headquarters inside tof
sixty-two hours"
1t was all plain enough, but when
Helery and his command reached Ba-
lignag and the telegrapher proved n
failure. and Capper was missing and
half the battalion was sick with its
twenty-four hours in the morasses
things began to 'look bad" for the IA
nous Thirty-second. Major Helery
was worried, but he couldn't reach
headquarters. The jungle, full Of "am-
igos,' and sea Of yellow mud, lay be-
fore him.
"I'm goin' to lay down." said Scully.
"Don't do 1t, Tim," said "Hhig" Tay-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
Chinese Children,s Gnmcs.
OI I5HL DI
Motherhood.

1t is interesting, while American
boys and girls are playing their games
and enjoying their sports. to read of
the enjoyment the children of other
countries have. Chinese boys and
girls, for instance, have their games
that they play with just as much en-
thusiasm as do their western cousins.
One of these is "the hawk catching
young chickens" The children stand
one behind the other, having the larg-
est boy to protect them from the
hawk. The hawk, the child who, as we
say in most games, is "he," comes to
catch the chickens; but the line
swings back and forth and the pro-
tector keeps between the brood and
the hawk.
Another game is pointing at the
moon or stars" The children form
themselves into a ring, with one Of
their number blindfolGed in the CEN
tire. The ring moves around, the
players singing. The ring stops, and
the boy in the centre points. The per-
son toward whom he points must take
his place blindfolded in the centre.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19


Dr. complexion. Take "Chig" Taylor,
for instance. He was the smallest,
red-headedest, ugliest, "orrieriest" SOL
lier in the Thirty-second Regiment.
From the time the command left the
Preside till after the surprise and
massacre of Calignac lie never did
have any standing with lieuterants,
captain or colonel. In fact, he spent
half his time in the guardhouse, and
was known in the brigade rs trou-
ble-maker and insubordinate.
When Colonel Gary, Of the Thirty
second, got orders to send n battalion
around by the Cocooan River to Gagni,
and to make connection with the
Seventh Artillery en- route, "Chig'
Taylor was 4 happy man and q good
soldier. What he needed was action,
and here was the first chance he had
since he landed in Manila. First he
got away from the bad influence OF
the cheap groggeries of the archipel-
ago, and, second, he had sick COM
rade on his hands. Tim Scully was his
''bunky," and "Chig" knew all about
his record" in the States. Tim had
"done time back In the States, but in
spite Of that lie had been 4 good SOL
dier, and had split rations with the
hungry "Chig." That's good deal.
If you're soldier you know what q
half-portion Of beans and salt horse
means.
So "Chig," in his rude, humble. law
breaking way, loved Tim Scully and,
because Tim was sick and had blis-
ter on his foot as big as paper dollar,
carried his pack to Taglac and beyond.
Perhaps you have never seen the rainy
season in the Philippines. The town
streets are stagnant rivers of yellow
slush, knee-deep. putrescent and bad
for the. strenuous walker. The rice
fields are lagoons Of Shiny soapsuds.
1t is not good for the pleurisy, 1t is bad
for sore feet, 1t is terror for the weary.
And Tim Scully was stuffed with pleu.
risy and he was tired. Therefore
"Chig" Taylor, the reglmental black
sheep, carried his pack, split break
fasts with him and drew his rations.
Everybody hated "Cbig." he was
the smallest man in the regiment.
Red-headed, freckled, quarrelsome,
lazy and arrogant, he had all the be.
setting sins of the despised rookie
and none Of his virtues, for he was
economical, voracious rs to his food
jealous OF his honor and moral in the
fine sense.
"Chig" was q sergeant and so thor
oughly despised that when there was
sink digging or garbage moving to be
done he was the elect, the chosen one.
He was in the habit Of roasting" his
colonel, cursing his captain and belit.
tling his lieutenants to that degree
that the men with shoulder straps be-
gan to suspect stinging hurts from the
rear. Nothing was "put past" "Chig''
Taylor.
"That fellow will land in a post pri-
son." said Lieutenant Campfeld. the
West Pointer. "He has bad heart
and a mean. yellow eye"
And so when X Company and the
rest of the battalion was sent round
by the Cocooan River, Taylor, the
"freckled sergeant" got all the dirty
work. Every commissioned whipper-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
Set Your Watch by n Star.

Hitch your wagon to star" said
Emerson. Set your watch by star,
says w. S. Harwood in the St. Nichol-
as.
You must set your watch by a star
if you wish to be UP with the times.
these days Out of the vast number
OF stars in the heavens, and visible to
the eye at night and out OF the much
greater multitude that celestial pho
Biography is bringing forth on it's nega-
tives, there are some GOO that may
be depended upon. stars that have so
long been watched by the astronomers
that they are known to be practically
inyariable. Any one of these you may
set your watch by but it would be
rather a difficult thing for you to pick
out the star you wanted yourself, ami
even if you should select the right
one, you would not be likely to know
lust how to go to work t. regulate
yur time-piece..
For about two centuries most Of
these 500 stars have been under the
critical eyes of the astronomers, who
have measured their exact places in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-03-19
A MOST WONDERFUL COUNTRY.
Said to be the Greatest Farming Land
on Earth-A Beautiful Townslte
Is One Selected for Fitz.
gerald, Oklahoma.
Fitzgerald, o. T, Jan. 27. 1902.

Fitzgerald, o. T., Jan. 81, 1902.
Messrs. Perry G. Dowden, Oklahoma
City, o. T.
Gentlemen: We take pleasure in
stating that we took stock in the lands
and city lots opened up in the Old
Fort Supply Reservation in Woodward
County by the Fitzgerald Land Co., at
Oklahoma City on Jan. %, and were
present and witnessed the drawing that
took place at that time. We found the
drawing was conducted absolutely on
the square. After the drawing we Wis.,
tied the new town of Fitzgerald and
also inspected the lands that were
drawn. We found the town on the
most beautiful rise of ground, over
looking the two rivers, with perfect
drainage. The country tributary is
we'll adapted to the various crops
wheat, oats, kaffr corn, corn, broom
corn, castor beans, and the bottom
lands and valleys will produce good
Indian corn and the finest alfalfa.
Wheat and fruit Of every kind will
grow to perfection. There is wide
range Of country from which to draw
support for the town. We found many
people arranging to engage in business
in Fitzgerald. We found that the pur.
est and most abundant soft water that
will prove Of wonderful benefit to all
and especially those who may suffer
from kidney or bladder troubles. We
feel confident that the town is des-
tined to be one of the finest health re-
sorts in the United States.
We found our lands all satisfactory,
and also all the land that was put in
the drawing. Taking everything into
consideration, we found the situation
even better than we had expected, and
believe that those who have dealings
with the Fitzgerald Land Company
will receive fair and honest treatment
throughout. There is not man in our
party who would take back his money
for what he drew, in either lots or
lands. Respectfully,
B. M. Dawson, Marshall, Ill.
C. l.. Burnside, Dolson, Ill.
Samuel Mooney, Clemens, Iowa.
Ernest Howell Marshall, III.
D. G. Day Marshall, Ill.
C. w. Mcconnell, Greensburg, Ind.
W. T. Jones, Eaton, Ohio.
J. E. Nay, Marshall, III.
j. z. Mcconnell, Forney, Texas.
Fred Nixon, Belvidere, III.
John Oberhaler. Belvidere, III.
N N. Smith, Peoria, III.
Jno. Laabs, Oshkosh, Wis.
w. F. Cleveland, Oklahoma City.
Chas. Abendroth, Oklahoma City.
]. Kanngiesser, Eason, o. T.
]. P. Candy, Fort Supply, o. T.
D. ]. Davidson, Marshall, III.
j. w. Yates, Beardstown, Ill.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal.
Full information as to price of land,
etc. may be obtained from w. T.
Saunders, corner Pryor and Decatur
streets, Atlanta, Ga.