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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-26
TWO FOR PRICE OF ONE.

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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23

the countess, and she changed the
whole world for him. They were mar
ried in 1862, and she began her life Of
constant self sacrifice by going out to
a little hut on the Polyana estate, all
that was left of the big house.
There she lived for seventeen years
in a lonely, deserted place, miles away
from town. Tolstoi was then going up
and down the Russian empire studying
social conditions and absent from home
for months at time The countess at
tended to her housework-they were
too poor to have MANY servants. She
nursed each one of her thirteen chill
dren. She dispensed with governesses
and taught them herself German,
French and English, gave them music
lessons. made their clothes and her
own. Then, us soon as her husband be,
gan book, she began revising IT..
translating ii from Russian into French
or German, copying 1t in her clear
handwriting, so that the printer could
read it-she Is about the only person
who can make head or tail of the
counts writing-and attending to the
publication of the book when 1t was
finished.
Count Tolstoi pays no attention at all
to the royalties on his books, and he
even went so far years ago as to de-
clare to his wife that they had no right
10 receive money for his work. But rs
the family property had to be sold
piece by piece to get the money to buy
bread for the children Countess .Tol-
stol rebelled and threatened to leave
him unless he let her collect the money
which was due him. So now all the
business Is transacted through her.
She has paid off all the debts on the
estate and a few years ago she bought
q pretty little house in Moscow, which
gives her chance to see something of
life and people and know what Is going
on in the world.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
The Secret of Good Dressing.

In the gospel Of sticking to whatever
becomes YOU is contained the secret of
being we'll dressed. Foolish, indeed, Is
she who wears brown just because 1t
happens to be stylish when she knows
that it salows her skin, or waists fitted
closely to the figure when she knows
they reveal defects, uneven shoulder
heights or angularities Of form. Hay-
ing discovered the color and cut which
especially suit her, she should adhere
to them though the heavens fall. Same
ness is not to be feared when it is also
becomingness.
The celebrated beauty, Nme. Reca
mler, set notable example In this
matter. At the Abbaye-au-Bois sunni e.
and winter, she received her friends
wearing pale yellow pelisse made Of
taffeta. In cold weather it was softly
wadded and in warm weather 1t was
simply lined with silk, but it was the
same garment. At her throat and wrist
were ruffles Of beautiful creamy lace,
concealing traces Of attenuation, for
this was in the latter years Of her life.
She never changed the style Of her hat
either, which was always large and
white, brimmed with either drccping
plumes or marabou tips. How differ
ent and how much less admirable our
conception of Nine. Recamier's per-
sonality had she affected jaunty
turban and decollete!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23

Christian Heinecker was born at Lu-
beck on the 9th of February, 1921.
When only ten months old lie could re-
peat every word spoken to aim. AT
twelve months of age he had memo
rized all the principal events in the
Pentaleuch. Before lie had finished
his second year Of existence he had
learned all the historical parts Of both
the Old and the New Testament. at
the age Of three he could reply correct
ly to all questions put to him regard
ing universal history and geography.
and in the same year he learned to
speak both Latin and French.
In his fourth year he employed his
time in studying religions. especially
the history of the Christian church.
He was not oaly able TO gli1ly repeat
all that he had read. but was also able
to reason with considerable Of judg-
ment and 10 give HIS own opinion of
things in general. The king of Deli
mari; wished to see this wonderful
child. so he was taken to Copenhagen.
After his return TO Lubeck hr learned
to write and was beginning on the
study of music and mathematics; but,
his constitution being Tery weak, he
took down aud died on June p, lI23,
aged four years. four months and
twenty-one days. What wonderful
record for such short life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Rutfered Locks.

In .Abyssnia one method Of doing
the hair that is adopted by warriors is
to stroll into the market place, buy a
pound of butter and. putting it upon
the top Of the hair. stand still while
the sun arranges things. When the
hair is thus dressed with melted butter
the Abyssinian knows that fate cannot
or will not touch him. He Is picture
of we'll dressed elegance done in oils
Another style is to tress the hair, and
every tress means something. A young
warrior with head Of hair untressed
is of no account He-las not yet killed
n man. When, however, he has done
so all his hair is shaved off except
enough to make one tress, which Is Of
the same signifcation as a notch on
pistol stock. After that every man he
kills entities him to add another tress
until as conquering hero Of 100 tress-
es he is a formidable man to try. con-
clusions with.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Crinoline.

Crinoline had its origin in a woven
fabric composed of hair and linen (faX)
warp; hence the name. This fabric
was first used for shoes, then for bon
nets, the word being coined in 1880.
AS this article was costly and did not
extend the dress to the desired bulk
light steel hoops were fitted with tape
upon the birG cage principle. So popu-
lar was the crinoline in 1862 that the
rolling of the steel developed great
trade in Sheffield, and one firm alone
averaged an output Of from ten to ff-
teen tons week. Several deaths oc-
curing by fire through the use Of
crlnoline killed the fashion, but DR..
Richardson in his "Field of Diseases"
gives an instance Of lady escaping
from the effects Of being struck by
lightning by the hoops acting as con-
ductOrS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
A Humau Picture Book.

A remarkable case of tnttoolng came
to light In Professor IIebra's lecture
room in hospital In rieuna sople
years ago. The man was the subject
Of q lecture. aud one of the SpecintorsI
at first nistook him for u bronze stalue|
He was tattooed from head to FOOT
and not quarter Of square inch OF
his entire person was intnct The skin
presented an appearance resembling
The tracery Of an exceedingly rich CASH
mere shawl. The coloring was done
with indigo principally, with enough
Ped inserted here and there to give 1t
effect. His name was George Con-
.stantine. a Greek by birth, who with
a band Of robbers entered Chinese
Tartary to commit depredations. The
gang was captured. and this man. with
others; was ordered by the ruler to be
branded in this manner. On the palms
of his hands letters were tattooed
which explained that he wes "the
greatest rascal and thief IN the world"
1t took three months to tattoo him, the
indigo being pricked into the skin. The
designs represented elephants. Hons, d.
gers and birds. with letters worked In
between. A couple Of dragons orna-
mented his forehead. He said his body
swelled up very much at the time and
ever since had been sensitive to
changes In the weather.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
The Boudoir Breakfast.

"It is too bad about Clarissa," a
sweet old lady observed after a visit
to city relation. "She is SO poorly
she has to have her breakfast in bed
every morning"
"More likely it's pure laziness,"
snapped her less charitable sister.
1t may happen that the city cousin,
If she be up to date, Is neither the
one nor the other. There Is no longer
either surmise or a suspicion Of lazi-
ness attached to the woman who takes
the first meal of the day If not in bed
at least in: her own room. Each day
may have for her an infinity Of duties
to be performed. She husbands her
forces for the fray by eating before
she dresses and over her solitary coffee
cup quietly lays the plans for her cam,
paign.-Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23

the same way. 1t seems to me q triSS-
hard that when 1t comes to the one In.
.heritance that yields such absolute en-
joynlent they should be 40 merci!essly
cut out. do not believe they are cut
out except by artificial reasons. l be.
lieve the daughter Is born With the
same devotion to the stream, the
woods, the open air. the blue sky. the
ame intolerance Of restraint. the same
periodical longir ~ to be away. with
the same sklllfui hands and uncanny
brain that her father had before her
and that her brothers are encouraged
to indulge. Custom. however. has put
a broom In her hands. needle in her
fingers, long skirts that bind her lib
erty and the cry Of duty and decorum
in her ears.-Outing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
HI. HobnaiIsd shoes.

A globe trotter whose shoe soles are
always heavily studded with copper
brads was asked why he wore them.
he replied: Is
ITO those simple brads alone attrib-
ute my present good health. For years
was an invalid, subject to neuralgia,
dyspepsia and headache. In travelling
among the western Indians I finally
concluded that their splendid good;
health was due to their going bare
foot. And now attain the same result
and wear shoes. I believe the aches
md pains civilization Is heir TO are due
TO the insulation OF our bodies from
mother earth. Electricity is the vital
izing constituent of our bodies. The
globe Is a mighty battery. continually
generating and discharging electricity;
reatored the broken connection with!
the battery with these brads. and the
result was astonishing improvement in
health"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Why They Parted.

"Yis," said Mrs. Clancy, Pat and 1
have parted foriver. l went to the
hospital to aX after him. I want to
see me husband seq 1.-THE man that
got blowcd up 'Yez can't see him,
sez the docthor: he's under the infoo-
ence of Ann Esthcticks' 4 don't know
the lady seq |. mighty dlgniied loike.
but If me lawful welded husband kin
act loike that when he's at dith's door
I'll have Il divorce from him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
The Young Writer.

No young writer III whom the liter
ary aspiration is passion need or
really will he c0wrd by the array OF
mighty, and expert antagonists in TIE
arena whose mines sound and rcsOnnd
so glor:ously from the hprh!d,s trumpet
in full ,uitur re-rnfnrced by PAST tri
umphs. Though Il true and becoming
modesty may well temper his ambition
it should in no d2grce suppress his ~
dent longing, These veterans. young
aspirant. are indeed masters. but as
such your exeulplars. They also had
their beginnings. hidden indeed. as
used to be the sources of the Nile. 'n'
permitted to be seen SMALL. because
they mastered their art before they
exhibited us artists.-uarpers MaSa
zine,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Young Old Women.

You sometimes see q woman whose
old age Is as exquisite as was the per-
feet bloom of her youth. You wonder
how this has come about. You wonder
how it Is her life has been long and
happy one. Here are some Of the rea-
sons:
She knew how to forget disagreeable
things.
She mastered the art of saying pleas
ant things.
She made whatever work came to her
congenial.
She retained her illusions and did not
believe all the world wicked and un-
kind.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
COUNTESS TOLSTOI.
The Brilliant but Modest Wife of the
Great Russian Writer.

The Brilliant but Modest Wife of the
Great Russian Writer.
Countess Tolstoi Is wonderful wom-
an. and but for her genius her distln-
gulshed husband, the great Russian
writer, would today be bcggar. de-
crepit invalid, with his physical pow
ers wasted and gone years ago. Nine.
Tolstoi, handsome, highly educated,
practical, has been the power behind
the throne, engineer Of the elaborate
Tolstoi machinery. which so speedily
would have gone to smash without her.
She persists in keeping herself In the
background and is quite content to re-
main unknown.
When Count Tolstoi met her, she was
Il mere girl. the daughter Of q ply
sician in Moscow. He was already
jaded man of the world, with strange
religious ideas just beginning to crop
out He had sold his estates and had
decided never to marry. Then he met
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Gambling the Worst vice.

Gambling the Worst Vice. =
OF all the vices to which men are ad.
dicted gambling Is undoubtedly the
worst. Gambling has a worse effect
on the mind and conscience even than
drink. The inyeterate gambler cannot
remain honest; he does not remain hon,
est.
I We talk earnestly to the young man
with the gambling habit because many
such young men are strong in ability
and character and would render good
service to the world If they could use
their energies properly.
The gambling instinct is a perverted
form Of ambition, the most dangerous
Of human perversions. Every young
maa who has genuine strength should
think about gambling from his own
point of view. and his own pride should
give him reasons for stopping.
II you want success in life you should
want It as q result Of your own efforts,
not as the result Of any accident The
gambling instinct Is weak as well an
vicious. 1t Is self indulgent and con-
temptible; it represents the desire to
get something for nothing.-New York
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Renrranging the Basis.

"You are charging me 81 week for
board and lodging, Mrs. Irons," said
the gray haired person Of the name Of
Harris. "A1ay ask how you would
itemize it? What part Of 1t Is for
board?"
give dollars" replied the landlady.
"And 50 for my room|
Eyes"
"Well, if you don't mind, Mrs. Irons"
he said, proceeding to square up for
another week, well consider hereaft-
er that I'm paying $5 for lodging and
So for board. 1t will seem more as if |
were getting the worth Of my money"
Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Too Much Kitchen.

The French, the best cooks In the
world, perform their entire task within
the area that is often given in this
country in house Of moderate size to
the china closet alone, for the Ameri-
can, following his English ancestor.
has fallen into the habit of giving an
undue amount Of Importance to the
kitchen or service portion Of the house.
This tendency reacts upon itself. and 1t
may be that the exaggerated tmpor-
tance given to the servant problem In
this country is less unavoidable than
the ordinary housewife supposes. II
she could but once be brought to con-
slider restricting the area now given to
the kitchen and the closets connected
with it, might it not be found that the
ordinary routine of household life
would move along more easily and
with less friction ?-F. Chouteau Brown
in Good Housekeeping.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
He Ate al. own Words.

Not long ago the punishment for libel
In Russia was the requirement that the
libeler literally eat his own words. AZ
man who published small volume re-
fiecting on the unlimited power of the
sovereign was seized. tried In supa6e
mary way aud condemned to consumef
the Objectionable words. In one OF the
public streets the hook was severed
from its binding. che margins cut on.
the leaves rolled Up one by one and fed
to the unfortunate author. A surgeon
was in Attendance to pronounce upon
the number possible to give without
endangering his life. but he Is reported
to have set the limit ut something like
oti0
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
APHORISMS.

Nothing ages like laziness-Bulwer.
The innocent seldom find an uneasy
pillow.-Cowper.
We can do nothing well without Joy
and a good conscience, which is the
ground Of joy.-Dibbes.
He that is ungrateful has no guilt
but one. All other crimes may pass
for virtues in him.-Young.
A word or nod from the good has
more weight than the eloquent
speeches of others.-Plutarch.
Kind words prevent good deal Of
that perversedness which rough and
imperious usage often produces in gen.
erous minds.-Locke.
An inquisitive man IS creature nat
urally very vacant of thought itself
and therefore forced to apply to for
eign assistance-Steele.
The only way to make the mass OF
mankind see tie beauty Of justice is by
showing them in pretty plain terms
the consequence Of injustice.-Sydney
Smith
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Thief CleYerneSS.

A magistrates clerk has been known
to have his tic pin stolen while In
court, and one in Birmingham a few
years ago lost his coat in the same
way, but q more remarkable example
perhaps Of thief's cleverness under
the very eyes of the police was that OF
the burglar at Clerkenwell who man.
aged to conceal two diamond rings
while the police were searching him
and passed one of them to his wife in
the cell while the police were looking
on. The rings were under his tongue
and one of them passed from his mouth
to his wife's when he WAS kissing her
goodby.-London Answers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
xyhv women No Not Fish.

How does it happen that the fisher
mans mantle never falls on the women
Of the house. Investigators claim that
the daughter is more likely to inherit
the fathers quality than is the son.
We MI know that with other taints and
endpncles--tendencies that cause. alas,
suffr' ing, shame, disease, disgrace,
dratl,-nature is not so lenient. Wom-
en- come in for their full share of the
visitation for the sins Of their fathers,
and there are no physical traits and
peculiarities that may not descend In
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
LOOK AT THIS

% pie:e Dinner Set, 81 20.
l09 piece Dinner $457.
IA piece Dinner Sets S2.6s.
30 piece Plain Print Dim er Sets 8
$4.00.
90 piece Decorated and Gold lined
Dinner Sets ut IS 90.
4 doz Sugar Dishes at Ice eich
2 duz lea Pots l0c each.
2b noz Covered Dishes good large
20 25c.
lot about 100 Decorated covered
ishes SO cents. These covered dish
es are really worth $l.00
About so doz Wash Bowls worth SOC
to 60 at rs cents.
sPitcuers to match Bowl 2bc each.
9 doz $1.50 covered Stop l'ails at 75c
4 doz Cabinets a. 50 cents.
About " doz 500 Slop Jars at 81.
lot covered Chambers at IS cents.
676 doz inch Plates az cents,e each
10 doz cake cents each.
About 20O0 dozen White Plates as.
sorted 6, Z, 8, at 8 cents each
68 doz Soup Plates at 2Ifc each.
sos doz Tea Cups and Saucers al
2Mc each or % cents per set
81 duz Gard Plates at ~ cents.
10 dOz Jumbo Coffee Cups at 2114c,
About 25 doz Decorated Plates al
0 cents each.
500 pieces japanese China worth
double the price 10 &, at 10 cents
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
nirds Tint Lay Four eggs.

The spotted sandpiper and xii deer
plover and most Of the other snipe and
plover lay four eggs Mt n clutch. The
eggs are arranged in the nest or on the
bare ground with their small ends to-
gether, and rs they are pyriform in
shape they Join in to perfection. The
eggs of the sn!pe and plover groups
are proportionately exceedingly large
for the size o. the bird, and the saving
of space by this arrangement undoubt-
edly answers 4 purpose.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
1000 Fine Decorated

1000 Fine Decorated Ssu
GERS at 10 cents.
About 50 doz Platters from s to l.
inches at 10 cents each.
No limit you can buy as many a,
you want
About 100 doz Nappies s, 6, 1888
and 10 inch at i0c each
l47 doz 4 In Fruit Plates at PIC eaci
1876 ydOz takers assorted s. to 10 incl
l0c each, no limit
~ doz Table Pitchers pints, quart.
u gallons 10 cents.
Sauce Boats 10 cents each.
16 doz Brush Vases l0c each.
Sdoz Covered Soap Dishes at lOc
A few doz 9 pieces Chamber sets al
$l.25 each.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Enyious.

Vlsitor-You haven't got half rs nice
a cemetery here as we have in Elm
vile.
Prominent Citizen (of Hawville)-No,
I've always heard that the cemetery
is the only part Of your town that
holds out any Inducements for perma-
nent residents. Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
BETTER Than Beauty.

The woman who looks amiable and
cheerful Is naturally beautiful, faI
more so than q woman with
proachable sculptural outline .Aa fea'
lures so regular that SD makes you
wish she had some redeeming defect
or other. Perfection was attractive In
ancient Greece. It Is not now.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Buddh ism.

! Mrs. Dumm-I see piece in the pa
per about some society people bein' in
terested in Buddhism What's that?
Mrs. Dumber-Why. guess that
must be the doin's of these young soci
ETY. people that's called buds. "-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Cnmphorated Chalk.

Camphorated chalk is one of the SIM
pie dentifrices that never go out. One
can prepare it at home just as well as
to pay druggist to do 1t. All that Is
necessary is an ohlce Of powdered
camphor and fifteen oh2ces Of pre-
pared chalk. If 1T is desired to have
the dentifrice foam addfa little pow
dered CASTLE soapzsaAS thoroughly by
sitting through coarse cambric a num-
ber Of times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
An Athletic Authoreas.

Miss Florence Finch Kelly, the au
thoress, takes great delight in hunt
ing and in horseback riding through
sparsely settled parts Of the country
She has travelled all over the Sierras
with only so much outfit as could be
tied on her saddle, and she handles 8
revolver and rife with great skill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Value of Oil In Cooking.

After using olive oil in place Of but
ter to saute potatoes. small fish. toma.
toes, etc.. few housekeepers will care
to 20 back to the old fashion. Oh, even
the best, costs very little more than
butter, and less of 1t is required In
cooking. Oil mixed with -four makes
very smooth foundation for rou1 or
white sauce.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
pr.,d and Milk Pancakeu.

Soak a pint of stale bread crumbs In
a quart Of rich milk, whip in table
spoonful Of melted butter, teaspoon.
full Of salt, three well beaten eggs and
enough -four to make griddlecake
batter. Cook on q soapstone griddle
If you have one.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
A Lasting Lesson.

Didn't tell you not to propose to
me again?"
"You said something of the kind, but
Of course it made no impression on
me-"
"Oh, it didn't! Well. III give you d
lesson now that you wont forget
You'll never propose to me again"
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to accept you."-Cleve,
IanG Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
CARRIED /. I,v. shark Ashore.

Jonathan Fowler. Massachusetts
fisherman, once walked out knee deep
through the mud and filth Of a sea-
shore at low tide to shark left BY the
retiring waters. shouldered it and
brought it alive on his back to the
shore. The shark weighed 500 pounds,
quite load. considering that 1t was
not the most portable Of articles and
that the man had to wade through
mud
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
The SQfeat.

Sharpe - Yes. Parker invented the
safest air ship ever heard Of.
Whealton-But 1t refused to fly. You
couldn't get up on It.
'sThat's why say it was the safest"