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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16

The fellow who depends upon luck never
gets there
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16
THE USUAL THING.

"Wasn't that an odd thing for the
minister to say just as we were leav-
ing?" asked the Chicago bridegroom
of his bride.
II don't think I noticed what he
said" replied the bride. What was
it,"
"He invited us to come again"
"Oh, that was just ordinary polite
ness. He always does my marrying"
Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16
r. Seaman A. Knapp has returned

E. Seaman A. Knapp has returned
a nine months' trip as agricul-
I explorer for the department of
asI ulture. He visited Japan, China,
the Philippines and India, returning
by way of Hawaii, where he spent a
few days. The main object of hia trip
was the study of rice, although cousid-
erable attention was also givcu TO
other subjects bearing upon certain
phases Of the developfent of aSrlcul-
ture in the southern states.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16
Summer Tours By Land and sea-Ex-

When belle marries she expects the
man to ring her.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16

A square meal is one that will go round.
The drawbacks of literature - return
hostage
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16
Tho Little orphan Home.

The chronic borrower, like death, loves
q shining mark.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16
Use Aliens Eoot-Ense.

Fresh paint, unlike fresh people, should
not be sat upon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16

The present law in Germany limits wom-
ems labor to eleven hours, with midday
rest of all hour and half.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16

Gratuitous advice often acts like boom
eranc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A single instance may illustrate
the practical results of scientific
experimental work. 1t was found by
Pierce and others that curled leaf of
the peach could be prevented by fun,
gicidal sprays. The saving from curl
N one year on one variety in one
peach orchard in California was 12,-
700, and the estimated saving to the
hole state was 100000. z."'~,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-16

But they are around next spring
hunting. up the old trials and tribu-
-iatlens Il. iRclg din g toe lower 5erths. as
OF they had never gone through them
before JOHN 3. Foster, in Golfers
Weekly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

Recently there has been completed in
South Germany test Of the powers OF
observation in boys and girls.
The school authorities had work
man of ordinary looks placed in room
10y himself.
Glasses of girls of different age were
sent through The ro0u. All that the
teachers told them was that they were
to so into the room through one door
and out through another, When they
returned to their classroomS they were
asked to describe the man in the room.
Nearly so per cent of the girls confined
their attention 10 the mans clothes: the
others described both clothes and fea-
lures. The same experiment when tried
with boys revealed that fact tina, near
~ 20 per cent of them confined their at
tenton 10 the mems features, the re
mainder to both features aud clothes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03
Remedy for Scalv Lee,

The disease, scaly leg. is well known
to all who keep poultry, and while 1t
Is considered that the presence of this
trouble does not affect the health of
the fowl, it is an Objectionable trouble
and ought to he removed. There Is
good reason to believe that the COM
fort if not the health of the fowl is
affected, for the scaly leg is due to Il
parasite and the working Of the mite
must be more OF less annoying to the
birds
The illustration shows how the scaly
leg looks, and ii will be seen that it
differs from the other leg trouble
known as tuberculosis leg. The pene
trating Of the mites beneath the scales
causes them to protrude so that to
reach the mites and remove the cause
Of the trouble the scales must he re-
moved, Soak the legs in warm. soapy
water until the scales are softened
somewhat. then remove them with u
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03
Overlooking of Fowl.

Irregular feeding usually means over
feeding. The fowl. like other animals
that are not fed at proper intervals. is
liable to eat too much at one time, and
suffer from indigestion. But such suf-
fering means ceRsing of egg produc-
ton for the fowl as surely as it does
of milk production in the cow. There
Is but one way to prevent this, and that
Is the feeding at regular hours, and II
any cause, as an enforced absence from
home, delays the feeding hour give
less rather than more to the flock and
see that the larger and more greedy
ones do not obtain more than heir
proper share. Even missing one feed
ing entirely Is not as bad for them aR
getting too much at one time, and IL
any time is an excuse for a hearty
feeding 1t Is just before they 20 to,
Ioost mt night Then they can digest
1t before morning. Whether TOO much
at that time ever gives them the night.
mare or not we cannot say, but we new
er saw or heard any indications OF it,
American Cultivator.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

A hog that does not care for Its corn
Is an object OF suspicion. 1t should
at once be separated from the herd
Both the sick pig and the herd, which
are as yet apparently we'll should be
thoroughly disinfected themselves
and their yards, nests and feeding
troughs-and put on a Laxative. cool
Ing diet. On n failure OF the off-its-
feed pig to recover at once. or the ap-
pearance of further disorders in the
herd, resort Immediately to stringent
measures to cure hog cholera-for the
chances are that your herd has this
fatal disease.
We are convinced that every farm
on which swine are kept should be-
provided with dipping tank for
swine, in order to keep the stock free
from lice and skin disease by an occa-
sional dipping, and especially to dis
Infect the hogs in case OF threatened
outbreak of cholera. The dipping tank
Is n comparatively cheap appliance
Nebraska Farmer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03
NO PLACES FOR A WIDOW.

OD HERE is rude awakening IN
store for the woman of no cspc-
cial qualifications who starts out
to make her own living nowadays
Never was the task harder. Specialize
ton In the lines of women's endcavor Is
just as great as in the lines followed by
mon. Thirty years ago the gcntlcwomar
lert dependent on her own resources
could take Il few music pupils in Il ollie
tante sort of way, and get enough mon
ey to supply her immediate needs. Or
Sho could go out as II nurse in her own
select circle. Half dozen other ways
were open to her. Times have changed
however. only II few days ago woman
In city up the State of middle age
was left widow, and when the affairs
of her husbands estate were wound up
she found that she would have TO find
Ii way to support herself, She had old
friends and 10 them she came. fhcy did
what they could to find her employ.
ment and this was the result
/. Took II place rs working mousse
Keeper" but the family wanted some
one who could do part of the washing
and she was not strong enough, Had to
give 1t up.
2. An opportunity was offered to tanc
care of an invalid. hut she could not
qualify. A trained nurse was needed.
3. A small child needed pGrsonal su-
pervisiOn. The child must, however, be
cared for In the scientific way" She
lacked the latter-day training, although
she had raised" children in the coun
try. Couldn't qualify.
4. Care Of older children; some one
who could teach French aud German
Could not qualify.
And so it went down through the list.
She could not do housemuld's work
she was too old Youth and strength
We're needed in the mental places What
was such a woman to do? Commit sui
cide2 Or what?-New York Evening
Sun.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

The very same objection which for
many centuries denied women property
or right of wages, which offered
neither opportunity nor encouragement
to the education OF women, which per
secuted the first women physicians aud
opposed the opening Of each Industry
to the woman wage Garner is still OBJ
Jecting TO giving women the ballot.
And what is this objection? An in
stinctiVc fear that individual liberty
for women will diSarrangc that time
honOrcd scheme once thought divine
and defined by Blackstone:
The husband and wife are one and
that one Is the husband
TO maintain this oneness Of husband
and wife he once administered her
property, collected her wages and spent
her money for her. Time has destroyed
the old-tlme oneness, and now the wife
manages her own affairs and does her
own thinking: but, as II last relic Of
ancient custom, the husband votes for
her.
He does not do this because he or
any one else suppoSes for a moment
that he really represents her He votes
his own opinions. while hers go unre
corded. Man is usually quick and will
| Ing To admit that this condition is
neither logical nor Just. hut the aver
age man who still opposes giving the
suffrage 10 women stands frightened
/ before this act Of simple Justice He
| Is like n distinguished Congressman
! who admitted the other day that he
was convinced the arguments for wom-
an suffrage could not he answered. yet
! confessed that he quaked in his shoes
! in dread of the necessity OF rearrang-
! ing his ideals when once it should
! come.
1t is man, liberty loving, progressive.
! fearless. who advocates woman sulr-
rage 1t is man, creed and tradition
bound, tinid. frightened. who opposes
! it.-Carrie Chapman Gait,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03


4 salt footbath at night wonderfully
rests and invigorates the whole sys.
tenn
\ pleasant sOftness and fragrance is
given to bathing water by throwing
into it some fresh orange peel.
Wells should either be washed or
thrown away when soiled, for the dust
which collects in them is bad for the
complexion.
For stiffness of the muscles caused
by OvereXertiOn very good remedy is
10 rub the affected muscles thoroughly
with alcohol undiluted.
All acids are more or less injurious
to the teeth Medicine in which there
is acid should be taken through glass
tube and the mouth rinsed with little
boraX and water.
For vltrio burns cover the parts
burned with a soft, thick paste of cal
cined magnesia and water This re
lieves the pain very quickly, and there
is seldom scar left after this treat
ment.
The wrinkles called crows feet
should he prevented by daily strokiuG
of the folds or where they would come.
Keeping the blood in free circulation
under the skin is the sure wrinkle pre-
ventive.
To make a first-rate hair wash shred
an ounce OF white soap, pour over II a
quart OF boiling water and stir till dis
solved. When cool, add the whiSkcd
yolk of two eggs and tablespoonful
of spirits of rosemary. Cork tightly
and shake well before use.
Bran water is excellent for the com
plcxion. Pit a teacupful Of bran into
a cheese cloth bag and pour ON il boil.
ing water. when sufficiently cool Il
will he found creamy and soft to wash
in and very cleansing. The bran bag
is used by many people daily for wash
1 ing both face and hands.
TO whiten the hands use only soft
/ water for washing and n good toilet
soap. Before drying rub on a few
drops of pure glycerine, work il into
, the skin thoroughly and then dry care
fully. Keep the pulp OF lemon on
your washstand and with II rub the
hands once or twice a day after wash
ing. .,. -r... .....--.. -
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

When the warm weather comes. for
many people feet troubles begin. The
feet get tired, hot. and swell and feel
tender. The best .emedy for tender or
swollen feet Is old water Plunge
the feet into cold water for few sec.
onds every day, and follow this with n
vigorous rubbing with rough towel
When the feet ache and burn tepid
saltwater foot-bath is most refresh.
ing. a few drops OF olive oil rubbed
upon dry feet will prevent blisters but
feet that perspire too freely should he
rubbed with alcohol after the cold
plunge and then busted with fullers-
earth.
If the feet are tender II will afford
relief If the insides of the stockings are
powdered with boracic-powder A 10
ton made from one ounce of boricic-
powder dissolved in half a pint of boil
Ing water is extremely good to use as
fermentation for enlarged and tender
e-joints and bunions. A piece Of lint
saturated with it when cold and laid
on the joint on going to bed. with a
piece of oiled silk on it and bandage
over all to keep it in place, will give
great relief If the application is per
severed in for some nights.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

According to telegram from Helena
Mont, the cattlemen OF the Northwest
are buying land rapidly and settling
down with their herds. They have be.
gun to realize that the public rang.
Will soon be thing Of the past, and
that the man who would continue I'm
the business OF raising cattle must
have land OF his own upon which to
Craze them. This is an encouraging
feature Of the live stock industry, for
II means more cattle on the same mum.
Der of acres and better cattle than
have been produced by the ranges. AT
the same time II makes the cattlemap
independent and no longer at the mercy
OF the seasons, compelled TO move
hther and thither with his herds in
order to find sustenance for them.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

A retired maker of railway rails told
n company OF locomotive engineers the
sther dny that their sons would be run
IRing trains at the rate of one hundred
miles nm hour. and that before 1850
tracks would he laid In straight line
Tile elimination Of curves Is going on
nj an accelerating rate. for 1t has been
ssccrtained that the cost of making the
change is more than made good by the
greater speed Of trains, aud 10y the de
creased distance. II seems to have
taken the practical railway builders =
long time to appreciate the fact that
the car stumbled upon n great princi-
Pile when ne used IA ruler to mark the
route for the railway between Moscow
Rud St. Petersburg.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03
A NepIipec Gown.

Every woman wants negligee
gown. There are many pretty ones in
the shops. but here is home made
one: Use lowered muslin over silk
pink or blue. Lay a deep yoke in mod
crate widt. tucks. set close together
running straight across the back, but
diagonally in front. From the edge of
the yoke let the muslin fall in accor-
dian plaits. Finish the neck according
to fancy.
4 pretty yoke and stock for light
silk gown is of rutiied tulle, the rutlles
being so tiny as to look almost like
simple shirring. Over both are set
small pearl beads, as close together as
desired. A fold or twist of satin may
be used ut the top of the stock and at
the lower edge of the yoke.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03
nnn,t I1ae Mill, Prcscrvntivee.

Don't Use MILK Personalities.
Several so-called milk preserYauVeS
are being offered this year that were
not on the market "A year ago, and ths
claim Is made for at least one OF them
that 1t will not In any way lnjure tha
milk. 1t would seem almost unneces"
sary to advise farmers to avoid lness
preservatives, for the use of them will
mean trouble. The local board ~
health in nearly every town In the
country sufficiently large TO have such
u body OF men, backed by the law, VIII
make more trouble this year than ever
before. Formaln and other chemicals
used for the preservation of milk are
very injurious to health, and laws
against the use of them are vigorously
enforced. Unfortunately. the farmer
cannot control the milk after il leaves
his hands but as many farmers lie
liver the product of their dairics direct
to the consumer this warning is meant
for them. The writer has personals
knowledge that the utmost precautions
are being taken in many states, and
there Is no way of fooling these au.
thorities. In some sections the law
has been changed so that a term OF
Imprisonment has been ADDED to the
heavy fine that was imposed year
ago. In other sections fine and i'm
prisonment takes the place Of fine %
imprisonment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

What the modern individuals chance
for longevity are is II subject that is
ably considered by Roger 5. Tracy, for
mGr Registrar Of Records OF the DE
partment of Health Of New Yorl, City
In the Century Magazine. There are
pros and cOns to the question, declares
the writer, and among the pros he in
cludes the development Of modern
sanitary methods, the recognition OF
the Importance OF both personal and
municipal cleanliness, and the great al.
vance in medicine and surgery As to
the subject OF surgery. he says the
modern SugreOn presume5 to venture
into "the citadel of life and to close the
wounds of the heart Itself" There IL
now not u single portion Of the body
that is looked upon with awe as Il
place where the scalpcl Is barred The
triumphs Of medicine he believes to he
mostly In the line of prevention. "Ncver
again will the black death destroy It's
millions of victims I'm the civilized pOr.
lions Of HE world; never again will
men fold their hnnds while hundreds
Of thousands are dying around thcm
call II visitation of God, ana await
their own fate IN helpless terror. The
mask Of what men thought was the
angel Of death has been torn away,
and in the phantom face behind II wa
recognize the projection of our own
L. a.. i0aa
But, OH the other hand. says Mr.. Tracy,
there is no doubt that the great nd.
vances in medicine and surgery have
shortened some lives while lcngthcning
others Moreover, he asserts that the
causes of disease and death which have
hitherto been brought under sanitary
| control do not affect in any impOrtan;
degree the health Of those who have
reached middle life and most of the
diseases In which surgery has been
most successful are 80 uncommon ms
not to have much effect upon the death
rate Among these pros and cons III
| finds that the only sure footing Is to b.
| obtained from statistics, and these
|
rate hut dlminutiou of mortality in
early life, Few people, says the writer
| have enough self-cOnlrOi to become
| centenarians "Thc game for them is
not worth the candle" md the muscu.
lar. full-blooded person who laughs nj
doctors and thinks his appettes great
gifts OF nature. to be satiated rather
than satisfied. does not always outlivC
the ynletudinarian who counts hi,
grapes and stops at one glass Of wine.
But the saving of lives ut the earlier
ages brings large number of people t,
n point where they can look out fOi
themselves. aud, says the writer il
! cheering conclusion, however deplor
able the general neglect to do this ma,
! he, II Is certain that the average maj
has a better chance of living long thar
he ever did before In the history OF tn,
world"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

II Inns long been common reproach
Hh0ther Just or not-thar women
haVc no genius for friendship. They
have been accused of Inconsistency aud
diSlOyalty; and If there has been n
friendship between women which was
moi short lived the cynlcs have put a
label or eccentricity upon the friends
4 better day IL here. Education and a
rie:rersense Of proportion have brought
women to set higher value on gcnu-
inc friendship. One OF the best of recent
novels. Airs Humphrey Wards Flea,
nor" depicts friendship between its
two heroincs which stood fast against
a -,UckinE strain; and no one finds the
picture false To life Friendship has its
duties as wen Ms Its joys. There is one
altering which we are bound always TO
LAP upon the altar of friendship thar
Il = loyal silence. We may outgrOw a
frirud: we may disapprove friend; or
the pity of tive may even quarrel
with friend; hut for hOnOr's sake. let
~ NOT speak unkindly OF friend. 1t
has c0ma to pass recently that man
whnin Robert Louis Stevenson loved
kaa counted among his seven friends
naS published in an English magazine
g review OF Steyeuson's biography. In
SL,s r,.Ftew he sets forth in his IN, isiye
sgt .sruy OC SLeyeusou's faults aud
ESarr u LIS Weaknesses. lie h as cool
~ rsltttNl ~ the man ~ II StevensoN
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

French express trains and their rate
Of speed have been somewhat promi.
nently before the public for some time,
and there were good many cOmpuri-
SONS with England in this connection.
Little was said at the time of the sud
express which runs daily between
Paris and the Spanish frontier. and
which sccOmplishcS very mcrItorious
performance. This train is one more
example of the progress that has been
made in France of recent years with
regard to rapid railway travelling Its
inclusive rate Of speed Of fifty miles
an hour equals that of the fastest
Scotch expresses, while its iutcrmedi-
AIRY speeds show higher average
than those presented by any British
loug-distancc express, or even by
Americas "Empirc State" express. pro
Paris Messenger
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

4 girl of IL ought to be the living
picture and reality of health 1t Is n
duty, this matter of good health FIX
crcisc in the open air, temperance in
eating and occupation these are the
secrets of good health. The girl who
lies in bed late never walks Il mile and
eats candy morning, noon aud night,
can never feel well. ana has no right
to feel We'll. An occasional treat Of
pure candy is good, but nothing could
Ne worse than the continuous eating of
sweet stuff which goes on among girls
almost universally in this country.
Beauty OF complexion. good nature and
hcalthfui enjoyment OF life all vanish
when the train ~ Ills brought on by
ovcrindulgence in sweets begins to sub
merge the vitality
There is much to be learned 10y girls
aud women on this subject Of diet.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

iloliiIu ny u CDTu AZ,
Then another cord,
two yards long. is
placed over the cords
binding the wrists,
connecting the two
prisoners OBJ. Tha
task Is to llberata
the prisoners with
outopening the knots
or re IN o Ing the
cords around / h t
wrists. This is not 80
ditlicult-lf you know
how. The prisoner,
who wants TO liber.
ate hiuSelf, shoveS
the cord that con
meets him with thu
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03
The Stable Floor.

Undoubtedly the most convenient
floor Of a stable is OF cement TIE
ideal floor is made OF cement, with
movable plank floors for the stalls. In
localities where the soil is Of clayey
nature the natural soil will make a
very satisfactory floor II the stalls are
tioored with plank and plank cutters
are provided for the manure. Such a
floor makes an excellent temporary ar
rangement and cement can be mr.
chased aud laid As time and funds wilt
permit
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03
InfertilitN of ItEKs.

One OF the best plans OF avoiding in.
fertility of eggs, if it be really due to
the forcing of eggs during the winter,
Is to have a number of selected fowls
that are kept solely for the purpose OF
supplying the eggs that are to be hatch.
ed. While this plan would entail con
siderable labor and a separate pen, It
would also enable poultry-ra sers TO
utilize the valuable two and three year
old hens that are not equal to the task
of heavy winter laying.
II is advocated by some authorities
that more heavy grain and less in the
way Of mashes be fed to laying hens,
the claim being that the vitality of the
bird can be kept up longer by this
method.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-03

The president Of widely known
evaporation says that small economies
are NJ necessary to-day as they ever
nOmics. ''The days of saving wrap
ping Irvine are gone; the time Is here
for seeing that not pennyweight
more iron than is necessary should go
out In Stag"