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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-01-01
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The low style of wearing the hair
grows in favor every day.
Gallons and all-overs in black
Chantilly nets are smart black trim
mings.
In a handsome brocaded wrap of a
brilliant yellow little pale blue is in
troduced at the neck.
Black fox, showing few silver
white hairs, is one Of the seasons
favorite furs for boas and perelines.
The very latest walking skirts are
made to show the feet to the top oil
the instep, and are of equal length all
around.
A new cut of skirt for evening wear
has two deep founces, the upper one
set at the back into two fiuted pleats,
which resemble sash ends.
Shaggy camels hair felts and silky
beavers are among the highly favored
fabrics used for autumn toques, tur'
bans, and short-back sailor hats
a really sweet little collar is one
made Of dotted silk net of the style OF
point d'esprit edged with tiny ruchingS
Of black silk ribbon. This is more OF
boa and is very simple, and to sc
around the throat only.
Combinat tons of colors this year
are vely beautiful, aud Il charming
effect is obtained in gray cloth Goa
which has applied upon it pink flow
ers il, a warm pink; the flowers are ii
the up-and-down design, with Ion;
stems, giving long lines which are ar
tistic, .-.-.---.
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J not connect him in any way with hi
I, mistake Of the dancing shoes. 81 an
SO late" said Meredith, "I am afratc
there is no hope for me on your card
am not: going to dance myself, bu1
hoped f%might find some one kint
friend whps would take pity on me
and sit oft. one occasionally" Once
nothinssShaa ever been further from
MeredithsSthoughts than the absurd
Sitting QUE of dance with a girl;
but now-well, circumstances alter
cases, that's all.
oh" She answered, "I was late, too.
l have only the cotillion left. l will
give you one later on"
Charlie, who had been an amused
spectator, could restrain himself no
longer, in spite Of an imploring look
from his friend.
Why were you late, Bee? You told
me you expected to be here early, on
account of your friend"
Such a funny thing happened" she
laughed. Come here, Sue, and help
me tell about it,"
Glancing at the young doctor, one
look at his conscious face was enough.
Oh" she cried; why, you-you are
the man."
Then the tension gave way and the
quartet laughed long and merrily.
What's the joke?" was asked
all sides; but taking Sue hurriedIy
by the hand, Beatrice made her way
to a retired corner, motioning to Gra-
ham to bring his friend
I'VE. must exchange condolences"
she said.
"And Shoes" murmured Graham,
sotto voce. So, with much laughter
and clatter of tongues, the whole af-
fair was made clear, to the mystifica-
tion of all their friends and acquaint-
ances.
, The following year DR.. and Mrs.
Meredith (nee Harloe) set up house
keeping in cozy fiat on Geary street.
where there is mystery still unsolved
In the doctors study. Hanging beside
his desk, within convenient reach Of
MS right arm, is the we'll known fig
IRE, of Miss Bonita" gracefully swing
ng her toes as of old. But upon those
.oes are now fitted dainty slippers of
white suede, held in place by huge
)ows of white satin ribbon.
To all inquiries, Bee merrily an
;wers: "Well, if 1 did throw myself
It his head first, he returned the COM
,liment promptly by throwing him
'elf at my feet. San Francisco Argo.
laut.
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Princess Waldemar Of Denmark
has added real estate dealing to her
other commercial pursuits.
One thousand and seveaty-nine wo'
men studied medicine last year in the
119 medical schools of this country.
The National Society Daughters OF
the Revolution has petitioned Congress
to set apart Valley Forge rs National
military park.
Miss Portia Washington, daughter
Of Booker T. Washington. is at pres
ent student at Wellesley College.
She is much liked.
Three women are at present engaged
at Swiss high schools as instructors
At Bern DR.. Anna Tumarkin. of Rus
sia, lectures on history Of philosophy
and aesthetics. At Geneva lectures on
botany are delivered by DR.. \. Rod
risue, while German literature and
language are the subjects Of Nine
Zbowski at the Neurenburger Acad'
emy.
English peeresses are busy looking
through their store Of laces to select
those suitable for their coronation
| robes. The Irish, Devon and BUCK
ingham lacemakers are reaping the
benefit of Queen AleNandra's intima
ton that she hoped that home indus
tries would be patronized as nearly ex
cIusively as possible. The lacemaker'
throughout the British Isles, therefore
are working energetically to fill tn
orders that crowd upon them, 1t
said. The Tudor rose, the shamrocl
and the thistle designs are the mos
poDular.
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A Girl of Pluck.

To give her name would not be rlsnt'
but to tell of her pluck as "a inspiia-
tion to other girls is fair and justitia-
bic. She had enjoyed every comfort
in home Of wealth. In society she
was popular, for she is well bred and
clever. Her rare beauty, inherited
from several generations OF lovely
women, was known to those whom to
Know is to be somebody in the social
sense. Her father lost almost every
thi.. he had when Northern Pacific
made its remarkable jump to 1000.
She gave up all but her most inti-
mate friends, and then planned not to
be burden to her father in his hard
fight to regain his fortune. She went
to a dancing teacher, very efficient but
not well-knowr to New Workers. She
knew Of him from Western cousin
who had written that he had started
il New York City, and as he was splen-
did it might be we'll to send the
younger children to him. The girl
looked this man UP.
She offered to furnish him pupils at
so much a head. She gave him ad'
dresses of value, where she could not
properly go herself, and then started
on her own scheme. Just after school,
hours and when the children are play
ing on the street she would go to some
quiet neignborhood. 1t is not difficult
for a pretty gill with a sweet voice
to engage children in conversation ant
lead them to tell where they live and i
they go to dancing school. With th'
help Of the city directory, their lnfor
nation aud little nerve, she visited
their mothers, and the way she gath
cred in pupils for the dancing instucto
was astonishing. She has made goot
deal of money.
"Jack," a young man who thinks q
much Of her rs when she was tn
daughter of rich man, has been
trouble. He persists in trying to max
her give up business" and to ente
into a marriage contract with hin
that shall end all thought of her earn
ing her own living. He may be sue
cessful in the end, for he is backe
by he. father, who is not as poor as d
was some months ago.-New 1or
Times.
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Her husband was an ardent bunier,
but she was such an enthusiast that
his shootin preserves GId not satisfy
her and she would rent a Scottish
moor or deer forest for her own use.
She was called by her friends the
female Nimrod, and her house was
full of trophies Of her skill Now she
has taken up her pen to decry her old
weapon, the gun.
Lady Florence Dixie is this reformed
Nimrod. She has killed lions in Africa,
gazelles in Arabia, bears in the Rock
les. With her brother, Lord James
Douglas, she took journey through
Patagonia.
a good many years ago another
brother, Lord Francis Douglas, lost
his life il the Alps. This intrepid wo-
man later climbed the very peak in
whose ascent he was killed. She says
that few men have done 50 tithe of
the hunting have done both at home
and in foreign lands;;" so that her re-
runciation Of the sport seems to mean
that here, at any rate, women are not
eoing to contest with men for privi-
leges. She says:
Many a keen sportsman will ac-
knowledge that feeling Of self-re-
proach has at times come over him as
he stood by the dying victim of his
skill. I know that it has confronted
ME many and many time. I hars
bent over my fallen game and seen th.
beautiful eye of the deer grow dim.
l have ended with the sharp, yet mer-
ciful knife, the dying sufferings of
creatures that never harmed me- I,
too, have witnessed the angry, defiant
glare Of the wild beasts fading sight
as death deprived him Of the power
to wreak his vengeance on +hc i,-,'co1:
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men, says q writer in the New iorh
Herald, lie down facing each otner.
Then rope is passed over their heaos'
as shown in the illustration. Two
chalk lines are drawn between the
contestants. The object is to draw the
onnonent so far that his finger ups
shall be beyond the second line. Ihis
rough pastimc means sore necks and
Needing ears. but it is greatly enjoyed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-01-01

A PAIR OF SUEDES.
BY HARRIET HOLMES HAsLETT

For few minutes they stood before
the Kearny street shoe store window
discussing the relative merits of white
satin and suede patent leather. Sue
"ho was of practical turn of mind,
advised the latter
Gracious me, you little hayseed.
couldn't wear black slippers with
my white gown. They must be white
either satin or suede. Come, let us
60 in; can only tell by trying them
on"
] Turning hurriedly, they preci2 2itated
themselves forcibly against man
who had been gazing dejectedly into
the neighboring window at the rows
Of manly boots and shoes. More es-
pecially were his eyes directed toward
the dancing pumps-not that he ad
mired them, nor even wished to buy
them; but, nevertheless, fired by a
noble resolve, be turned to enter, just
as the two girls finished their little
dialogue, which he partially overheard.
Two pairs of eyes flashed Indignantly
into his. Bees brown ones were mild
er than the blue ones of the little
hayseed."
Great, clumsy thing! Couldn't he
look where he was going?"
"Why, Sue; it was as much our fault
as his"
Now the man was neither great nor
clumsy, however much he hoped to
be the former in the future and had
overcome the latter in his past. Fur
thermore, the glimpse he had had Of
the brown eyes save impetus to his
resolve of purchasing q pair of patent
feathers for the cotillion to which he
was going, simply to please his friend,
Charlie Graham. Hence he ordered
and tried on the much despised arti
cles of attire; in the meantime, cast
ing furtive glances at the purchaser
of the dainty pair of white suedes.
Then the two, without a backward |
look, hurried away to Beatrice Har-
Ices home on the Heights, leaving the
clerk politely assuring them that the
parcel would be sent without delay
that he would attend to it himself. No
sooner had they left the store than
the faithless creature turned them over
to the clerk who was waiting on the
purchaser of the patent feathers, and
le, too, hurried away, for little dim
ler at the restaurant with his best
girl was mot to be disturbed for any
White suedes in the world.
Half-past eight was sounding by the
iarloe's big hall clock, and upstairs !
he 49, ~ 80 e..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-01-01
ERA OF THE TROLLEY.
Still Electric Traction Has Not Reached
Its PcrihelioS


That the wonderful development OF
the trolley system OF traction, which
has marked the past decade, has not
yet reached Its limit is evidenced by
the projected eight track trolley line
between Jersey City and Philadelphia,
distance of 80 miles
1t is announced that this line will
be equipped with trolley cars capable
of attaining speed of 60 miles an
hour and that passengers will be
hauled the entire distance for 5-cent
fare
Of course this road is only on parer
as yet, but its practicability from a
financial and an engineering stand
point will not be challenged in the
light of the many long-distance ir-
terurban trolley lines that are now in
successful operation all over the coun-
try. The "mile-a-minute" announce
ment and the scent fare for 80 miles
are propositions that may never get
beyond the limitations of engineering
optimism, but leaving these claims out
Of consideration trolley line from
the Quaker city to Jersey City, pay ng
good dividend on the investment. isa
possibility that may be easily realized.
In all trolley traction projects cf rl.is;
character due allowance is always
made for the radiant optimism of the
promoter.
That trolley traction has not yet
reached its perihelion is plainly mani
fest from the many and extensive -
terurban lines that are being pre-
jected all over the Union. 1t will soon
be possible to ride from one end of
the state of Ohio to the other on troll
ley cars. Plans are already on foot
for constructing continuous route be-
tween Cleveland and Columbus. When
the Columbus, London and Springfield
line is completed it will be possible 10
ride from Columbus to Cincinnati
From Columbus north a line is now
being built with terminus at Mt.
Vernon. The proposed consolidation
of Sandusky and Cleveland hna,, It
is believed, is the forerunner of chain
of electric railroads extending FROM.
Buffalo to Detroit. In Indiana tie
movement is also toward consolidation
of interurban plants, which means ar
network of lines covering
southern Michigan, northeastern In
LLAMA and northwestern Ohio. Mlss.,-
:husetts is completely covered with a
'ast interurban trolley system con-
lecting nearly every city and town
With the hub" of the Bay state
A singular and interesting feature If
his remarkable trolley development is
is apparentlv irn -.
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convenient range, where at any tim
her thumb could be called into use
Meredith declared that his pipe neve
smoked as we'll as when Bonita packet
it for him.
Touching his repeater, the faithful
little chime rang out-nine and TWEEN
ty. Great Scott" he exclaimed, spring
ing to his feet. "Why didn't 20,
give me hint it was so late? Wha
use are you, anyway, hanging there
twirling your toes, when l should be
twirling mine?"
Just then there came a knock al
the door, and without waiting for an
answer, his friend Graham entered
with rush. HELLO, not ready yet?
What have you been about, you old
fogy? You'll get no dances if you
don't hurry"
Don't want any. Haven't danced
tor four years, as 1 told you," an
sWered John, in the drawing, indiffer-
ent tone he always assumed when
Dlatters social were discussed.
well, you promised me you'd go
TO this. How do you expect to be a
success in your profession if you drop
SO completely out of social life? Don't
You know that two or three conquests
tonight mean as many calls in the
course of the week."
Great heavens! You don't mean it?"
(sarcastically).
Yes. and III wager you haven't
even thought of the dancing shoes
you promised me so faithfully to buy"
There you are wrong, dear boy, as
usual. Thought of them just in the
nick of time. Open the box there and
lend me a hand, will you?" (giving
himself shake). He disappeared
into the other end of the long room,
which was divided by portieres, and
was dignifed by the title of sleeping
apartment, in this, his home, up five
flights of stairs-the climbing of
which was all the exercise he needed,
he declared.
An astonished silence followed the
cracking of the paper, then a burst
of hearty laughter.
What in thunder have you been
about, old saw-bones? Some ones been
playing trick on you"
AS Charlie finished speaking, Mere |
llth appeared at the portieres, and to /
MS astonished gaze was held up a pair !!
'f white suedes, dainty, high heeled, /
1T for fairy CONSERVATION dire over j
them both. then ~c-a'iZTTI:':
came +c Ne, ~
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,nem on awhile ana ease .iio...
before l go" said Bee.
So Marie opened the box, and they
beheld pair of manly patent lseath-
ers. slim and graceful, it is true, but
rever intended for Beatrice'stiny feet'
The two girls surveyed each other in
blank dismay, then solemnly and Tor
chilly there came from Sue the single
syllable, "Gee!"
"What shall I do?" cried Beatrice,
dlstractedly. That wretched CLERK
after all his promises, to make suca
a mistake. l can't go, that's all; l
haven't another decent pair"
mot go!" exclaimed Sue, latter all
nv hopes for weeks on this party. Fly.
Marie-ly and bring up some bread
crumbs-stale ones. Where are all
your old slippers, Bee? Well choose
the best looking ones and have them
cleaned in the shake of avery quick
ly. I mean" primly, for Susan was he
roically striving to drop all the slang
phrases which her life on a western
ranch had cultivated.
Out of various boxes an assortment
of foot-gear was produced and sur
| veyed by its detected owner. She I'M
mediately pounced upon a pair OF
white suedes, not SO bad, after ALL
and vigorously set herself to work
with the bread crumbs, with such good
results that fairly presentable pair
| of slippers was produced.
"You extravagant girl" she laughed.
eff YOU had been used, as l have, to
making one pair do till it is done, you
would use up plenty of stale bread
Your dress is so long they'll never
show; besides, who would suspect Miss
Harloe, who has new pair for every
party, if she likes, to be wearing ole
ones. They'll never think of looking.
ooh, you dear little Hay laughed
Beatrice, you are such comfort. We
must hurry, it would not do to be late
when | have to introduce all your
partners"
"Hayseeds have their little mission
in the world, after ALL eh, Honey
Bee?" quoth Sue
az never would have gotten off tt
this cotillion if it hadn't been for you
that's certain" she answered, as tn
two went gayly down stairs, leaving
the patent feathers, the ignominiou
cause of all the trouble, lying forgot
ten on the floor.
Scratch, scratch, went the pen, AM
sheet after sheet of manuscript flut
tered to the floor. The medical stu
dents who were to be regaled on tn
,, morrow with Dr. John Meredith's ad
dress on anatomy we're not to be en-
We'd, if length were not offset b
brilliancy.
: Finally the toes are reached. Surel
he must be nearing the end. If not tn
end, the mention of his extremitie
started a train of thought utterly fol
, eign to the subject in hand, however
l With a sigh he dropped his pen an
!. turned in his chair. Drawing the arl
Of skeleton hanging near him affet
tionately over his shoulder, with tn
: thumb-bone he thoughtfully, prodde
the tobacco in his pipe. "Well, Bon
: ia, old girl, I suppose it's about tim
= stopped"
The person addressed was accu
toned to his conndences, and, not b.
ing expected 10 he communicative, pr
s served a discreet silence. Snc W:
t always introduced to his friends
: Miss Bonita. the beautiful India
n maiden" and her sole duty in life W;
g to hang suspended there in midair,
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Child Training in Germany,

In the German cities it is most rc-
freshinS to find scattered through each
park many gccd sized beds of clean
sand. These beds ere confined by
q wooden border to prevent the sand
being scattered or washed away by
rains. No o-matter how small the park,
or In what quarter of the city it is
, SltGatec, one is sure to Gnd 1T least
fo1r or five OF these small spcts of
delight for the children; and from
early morn until sometimes far into
the twilight you Will never find one
OF -the:e little enclosures entirely de-
serted. 1t is here the little toddlers'
legs carry them as soon as they reach
Ehe park, and the younger ones, who
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-01-01
niscnrpred Guucottoi

In = notice Of recently published
biography of the eminent chemist
Schoenbein. q writer in Science says:
No one of the discoveries made DS
Schoenbein made him more populaflI
known than that Of suncotton, ues-
lined to play so important role IN
International, as we'll as industrial en-
,crprises. This dates from 1916. us
value as Il substitute for gun poWoer
was at once perceived, and expert
ments with firearms were instituted
rs early as May OF the same year. II
is /, sad commentary on the unprohta'
bleness of pure science from the mon
ey point OF view thar this prime as
.. covery brought to Schoenbein only
eighteen to twenty thousand dollars,
while .llired Nobel gained through II
more than ten mi!lian dollars.
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crets, | assure you. .-- o
me. Kindly show me the right box"
"Oh, hang it all, dry up. What are
you talking about?" almost shouted
Meredith, shaken out of his usual
calm. Don't you see what has hap
pened? The clerk has mixed them
up, that's ALL" Then he related the
whole story to his unsympathetic
friend, who rolled over on the divan
in paroxysms of delight, to the detri-
ment of his Immaculate evening dress.
That's the best l ever heard" he
gasped Imagine the scene in the
boudoir of the brown eyed one, when
your dainty canoes arrived. Don't
stand there petri1ed. Hurry up, get
out your old ones and come along
"But I haven't any old ones. Gave
them all to my small brother long
ago. What use have l for dancing
shoes?" dejectedly. Now that all pos
sibility of dance was at an end, he
longed most unreasonably for the un-
attainable. Forlornly, he arrayed him
self.
you'll have to sit out most of your
dances-if you get any, said his
friend, consolingly; mine are all en-
gagged. never take any before half
past ten.
Nobody will want to dance with me
in these thick things" sighed the
other, surveying his shoes ruefully.
However, they made a start finally,
Charlie gayly arranging future pro-
ceedings as they went.
"Now, ii the brown eyes are there,
what luck! I'm sure to know her; l
know everybody. l can see it all-in-
PRODUCTION, start Of recognition, hope
less confusion, gallant friend to the
rescue-all satisfactorily explained IN
moment"
"Never!" calculated Meredith
clutching his arm. Suppose she's a
girl who chaffs fellow numerically. y
"Why, she can't. She's in as much
of box as you are"
ooh, no, she isn't. She forgot all
about me and my patent feathers as
soon as she entered the store.
well, hope for the best, my at,
ficted friend" said Charlie.
Presently they reached the brilliant
ly lighted hall where the first cotillior
of the season was under way. GaylJ
the couples were marching back anc
forth through the mazes of the figures
and there-surely his eyes did not mis-
lead him-was the brown eyed one, de
murely leading all that lovely train o
followers. Meredith leaned against tn
door-facing, and Graham noticed tn
look of CONSERVATION, almost OF Tear
. upon his face
"She's here, is she?" he asked.
Eyes, there, leading" he answered
: family.
THAT! Beatrice Harloe! Well, yo'
| are lucky dog! She's the jolliest an
/ sweetest girl on the hill
Later on Meredith was introduced
E and one glance of the brown eyes wa
enough. Totally unprepared for tn
: meeting no sooner did their eyes NEE
e than the remembrance swept over he
of the "great clumsy thing" in from
: &C the shoe store. Laughing, she pu
: out her hand ooh, DR.. Meredith an
= have met before, if rather uncere
s moniously. You must excuse on
$ haste of this afternoon-we were
7 such hurry"
$ at was all ny fault, assure you
n he answered eagerly. So far, she di