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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
Some Curious Fans,

An exhibition of ancient fans and
watches has been drawing many Wis
itors to the Hungarion ministry in vi
emma. The exhibits, lent for the oc-
casion, are placed, on account OF their
value, in glass cases, and a card
plainly written describes each OBJ
ject, giving the name of its owner and
it's date The Archduchess Maria
Theresa has lent superb collection
of painted fans. The wife CT the
Spanish ambassador, Nine. de Villa
Urretia, lent 80 fans of different
cpochs, from the time of Louis XIV,
to tho Second Empire. In this COL
lection was included one of the few
miniature fans in the exhibition.
Parchment, serpent and swan skins
are used for fan painting. The dates
of the different fans can be Judged by
their mcuntings. In tie older LOUIS
XIV. fans the ivory sticks reach to
the top, are joined by ribbon, and
covered with paintings. The fan
sticks of Louis XIV. are very wide,
loosely set in and open freely out.
The pierced ivory fans often resem-
BILE Chinese work, but medallion CT
monogram is generally affixed to show
their European crigin.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
Conundrums.

! Why is bonnet with faded ribbon
like a lamp burning dimly? 1t wants
trimming.
Why is taking snuff like ragged
riding dress? 1t Is a bad habit.
: What is that which has never been
felt, never seen nor heard, never exist
1 sa and still has name? Nothing.
Why is clock the most modest piece
aDf furniture? Because it covers its face
with its hands and runs down its own
works. %
A farmer has 26 GO .sick) sheep and
one died, how many did behave left?
Nineteen.
Why is a farmer guiding plow like
steamship in midocean? Because one
sees the plow and the other plows the
Ssea.
Where is it that all women are equal
sly beautiful? In the dark.
& When does cane take the place of
Ia mans head? When he hangs his hat
upon it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
Beauty Hints.

Never forget your daily exercise,
saws the Philadelphia Inquirer, a
brisk walk fer q couple of miles In
the fresh morning air OF a four or
five mile bicycle ride Is one of the
first essentials.
Plain, nourishing food and abun-
dance of good, ripe fruit is another.
Fruit is best eaten in the morning.
Bananas are easy of digestion ito
some and very nutritious; grapes are
nourishing and fattening;; apples are
especially good for brain workers, and
oranges are of great benefit to peo.
ple afflicted with rheumatism.
Have plenty of fresh air in your
living and sleeping rooms. Leave
your bedroom window open from top
several inches every night, no mat.
ter how cold the weather. Have your
bed covering warm and light.
On getting up in the morning ar
range your bedding and bed so that
they may be thoroughly aired. Leave
the window open in your bedroom fol
the greater part CT the day. In your
living room ventilation is also nee
essary, and sunshine, too.
Poor ventilation is accountable for
much ugliness, and in children, de
formity. Fresh air and sunshine are
as essential to a human being as
they are to plant.
Avoid tight clothing. Tight cloth
ing disturbs the circulation OF the
blood and is the cause of red noses
enlarged veins. flushing, etc.
Eight hours sleep is absolutely re
uuired to rest the brain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
Floral Garniturc.

A charming flcral gnrniture for An
evening corsage consists OF two large
shaded velvet chrysanthemums con5
nected by sprays of maiden hair fern;
the tender green of the feathery TO:
liage blending delightfully."- with the
soft nuances Of the flower. Another
lovely garniture fer fair debutante
is composed Of pink banksia roses
disposed in two market punches, from
whence fall long trails OF buds and
foliage, while for the hair comes a
small empire wreath of the same
dainty fOweret,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
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The First Postoffice.

In 1858, early in the reign Of Louis
XIV, NJ de Velayer established pri-
vate penny post. Boxes were set up at
the street corners for the reception OF
letters. Offices were opened in various
quarters of Paris; collections were
made once day from the street boxes,
followed many hours later by a single
delivery, and thus the first post Office
in the world was established. M. de
Velayer was so greatly encouraged by
the success of his enterprise that in
order to develop it still further he
printed certain forms of billets or notes
which were intended to cover all the
ordinary requirements Of business in
great towns. These forms contained
blanks which were intended to be filled
up by the pen with such special mat
ter as might be necessary to complete
the writer's object. The idea at once
became popular, and the printed forms
accompanied the expansion of the pos
tai service throughout the larger cities
of France, and it was many years be-
fore they fell into disuse.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
Hold Your Chin Up.

When the organs of the body are
lifted up, the chin raised, the chest
high, courage and hope are indicated.
The mind follows. 1t is true that one
Keeps his head up because he is hope.
full, but even if hope is lacking, says
Home and Flowers, lift up the head
and it will come the sooner Dress
q tramp in good clothes and he has
a tendency to become too self-respect-
ing to tramp. On dark day put on
the brightest and prettiest gown, and
cheerfulncss follows.
1t is difficult for cheerfulness to ex-
press itself in sombre surroundings.
If one does not feel like laughing. lift
the corners of the mouth and he
laughs perforcc. Nobility has trouble
to express itself in sunken chest.
If the knees are bent and seemingly
too weak to support the body, 1t is
easier for them to shake with fear
than il they are straight.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
Dainty undercIothinu.

Underclothing becomes continuous.
ly more luxurious and costly. The
finest recent productions make
point CT avoiding any seams. Like
the Princess in the fairy tale who
could not sleep, though she had many
mattresses, because she "felt a lump"
which proved to be single pea un.
der the lowest one, so the dainty and
fragile society dame cannot be at
ease if there be in her batiste or silk
garments the most delicately worked
scam imaginable. The latest notion
is to replace the seams by narrow
lines of that fine openwork embroid-
cry which is called a jour. All the
pieces which compose garment are
united by sewing on to each edge the
most minute line of openwork inser-
ticn of this description. The lace
which trims the cache-corset, the
chemise, and other articles is also
fixed on by the same means. Open.
work narrow embroidery "a jour-" as
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
Fashion Notes,

Blue in all its shades is tremend.
ously popular.
Gowns of coral pink are adapted es.
pecially to young girls with brilliant
compilations.
A trail of black flowers is very
Partisan finishing touch to a light
evening dress.
Gold, silver and opalescent spangles
are very modish trimmings for elao'
crate evening gowns.
Mohair and pongee have been add.
ed to the list of materials suitable for
children's wear this summer.
The woman in white is seen every.
where and at all times. as white is
still in the ascendency, with ecru
good second.
Natural colored linen Russian suits
trimmed with bands of blue and red
cross stitch, are exceedingly stylish
for little boys.
A turban of black straw, through
which runs a crinkly braid in white
would make dashing little chapeau.
trimmed with red velvet and cherries.
A white shirt waist suit. with all
Meats and seams narrowly piped with
CAV Tartan plaid, is new and charm
ing exposition cf summers popular
gown.
Little girls skirts are worn very
short-only to the knees-and are
quite full. The sleeves are large, and
waists elaborately trimmed with hem
stitching, feather-stitching, lace fronts
and lace undersleeves.
A narrow colored taffota ribbon
run through many of the insertion
laces instead of the black velvet bebe
ribbon, to which we have remained
faithful so long. Now that the lace
Is dyed to match the dress color,
some .lore vivid contrast is needed
than black.
The ecru or pongee colored cotton
under skirts are unusually popular
this summer, and have the appear
ance of being both neat and cool.
GRAY and black mohair, with taffeta
ruff1es. are also much liked. Among
the novelties of less quiet effect mer-
cerizeJ cottons in black and white
Shepherds checks are quite promi-
nent and reasonable in price
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05

above described, is also used very
much for those indoor dresses. OF
:negligees., which arc not exactly ta1
gowns, and still less dressing gowns
"A peignoir of this dainty kind is a
great addition to the wardrobe. II
can be well made in soft silk, white,
rose color, or pale blue; it is always,
in the nature of the case, to be cut
quite loose, and encrusted with val
senciennes or Maltese lace fixed by a
Jour work In silk of the same color as
the garment. The shape is always
easy, and 1t Is perhaps best either
like. b Venetian Doge's mantle or a
Japanese kimona.-New York Amer
can,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
A Quaint Fashion Revived.

Many people possess amoiis ether
relics of their great-grandmothers a
quaint perforated gold or silver case
which in former times contained a
ball of sweet smelling herbs. Ladies
of former generations always carried
these about with them as preyen-
tive against infection. Pcmanders
are again coming into fashion, only
as pretty fad" of course, and are
now worn on one of these dainty Jew
eled chains which almost every wom-
an possesses nowadays, or attached
to the chatelaine or bracelet. In
deed, the tendency is to renew old
fashions just now, and The result Is i'll
many instances very quaint and at
tractive.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
Admiral Snip.


A little tailor's apprentice once ran
away from his master at BonchuTc5p pi6 6
the Isle Of Wright, and took refuge on
board of man of war, cruising near
the island. Those were stirring times,
) somewhat over 20a Lears ago, and the
little ex-acprentice was soon treated to
battle at sea.
Taking deep interest in the fighting
and asking many QTestions, he was
told that the battle must last till the
white flag at the enemy's mast head
was struck.
Up the rigging Of his own vessel
crept Tom, the runaway. The ships
were then in close conflict He made his
way to that of the enemy, and shrouded
by the smoke from the guns, tore down
the white flag and returned triumph
antly to the deck.
The English sailors shouted and
cheered, and of course he was called
admiral Snip" in memory Of his first
trade; but what did that matter since
the brave lad lived to become real
ADMIRAL. and died: Sir Thomas Hopson.
Many of you have had a chance to
see the uniforms and horsemanship OF
most of the mounted soldiers of the
world in the wild west show Of Buffalo
Bill You saw too, the wonderful accur-
acy they displayed in shooting.
The training for army and navy is
something more than learning to drill
orseyen to take care of and fire gun.
West Point. and Annapolis cadets are
carried through many exercises of rid
ing, climbing and athletics which the
members of a militia company never
dream of. The young. West Pointer
must ride like a circus man or an In
dian.-Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05

ticed the thin voice that gradually de-
veloped into the strong new of the Old
cat, and I knew the mother was con-
tRually giving lesson in cat language.
When the kittens were old enough to
leave the basket was surprised to see
the old cat playing with them. Pussy,
as we called her, was staid old cat,
and l did not know that she had ahy
play in her. l soon noticed that she
played with each kitten. She had no
favorites, After a while 1t dawned on
me that Pussy was teaching her kit
tens how to fight. The arched back and
spiteful splitting were soon acquired by
the kittens, and they practisea toSeth-
er. The mother gradually dropped out
of the game when the young ones took
it up. Pussy's family was reduced to
one kitten. As this kitten had no
mates to practise with, the old cat gave
it lessons again in self-defence and ag-
gression. She taught the kitten how to
deal with q mouse. She would drop q
live mouse near the kitten and then
stalk it when it attempted to escape.
The kitten looked on several days and
then tried to initiate the old cat. The
mouse nearly escaped. Pussy caught it.,
Just in time, and let the kitten try
again. This time the kitten succeeded
in catching The mouse. The old cat Of
ten brought in a mouse, but it was
long time before she would allow the
kitten to deal with it alone. When the
kittens education was completed, Pus-
sy CAV. it to understand that it must
strike out for itself. When the kitten
persisted in following its mother, cry
ing for its natural food, the old cat
would turn and box its ears soundly
Very like a human mother when she
boxes the ears of the child for over
trasing.-Forest and Stream.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
A Blind Woman's Work.

In the Quiet little village OF Dan
by, VT, nestled In the heart OF the
.Green mountains, lives a woman now
past 7B years Of age, who has been
deprived Of the power Of seeing, hear
ling, and articulation for more than
.65 years, but still has been able To
live useful and helpful life in many
ways.
The woman is Miss Lucy Read, and
she was born in this town, October
rs, 1927. At the age of five years an
attack of scarlet fever left her total
ly deaf, and the loss OF speech soon
followed When about ten years old
the second misfortune came as the
result of an accident.
At the age of II Miss Read was
taken to Boston Ind. placed in charge
of DR.. Howe, noted instructor OF the
deaf and blind, being a companion
and classmate of Laura BridSeman,
but at the end of six months she was
obliged to return horne, owing to fall-
ing health, thought by her physician
and family to be largely due to home
sickness, and no further efforts were
made to give her educational advan'
tages.
With the aid of sister, however,
she learned to sew and knit, and dur
ing the past IS years has made hum
dreds of pairs of socks and other ar
ticles of knit work, aside from various
articles of wearing apparel, with
neatness and deftness unexcelled by
those who are possessed OF all thelr
faculties.
The piecing of bed quilts is one CT
her fayorite occupations, and IN pe-
ginning the work she tears the cloth
into strips of the required width for
the different pieces that go to make
up the blocks, after which she pins
them together and cuts them out 10
pattern which she deviscs and pre-
pares entirely without assistance.
In making the patterns Miss Reaa
trims them to the desired shape by
the aid Of her lips, and tssorts the
different colorcd blocks of cloth by
the sense cf taste or smell, and rare
ly. if ever, makes mistake. she al
so selects her own thread as to. col
or and size for the particular work
in hand, and strangest of all, threads
in her own needle with her tongue.
Miss Reads fayorite color is green,
but she prefers any bright color TO
the darker and dullcr shades, partlc'
ularly in flowers. She is fcnd OF pic
lures and jewclry, but finds her chief
delight in the companionship of chill
dren, and can be seen in the alter
Moons waiting in front OF the famliy
home for the dismissal Of school.
"A form of fancy work that has at
tracted much attention to the unfor'
tunate woman is her skill in covering
cigar boxes with plush, lining them
handsomely, and so completing them
as to compare favorably with The or
dinary line of similar gooas' she
spastes or CLUES the plush on the pox
and makes a fastening attachment
Occasionally she will Bnish bcz
with a glass set in the top, cutting
the glass herself with glaciers tool
| to the desired size.
AS she belongs to well-to-do fam
ily none of her handiwork has Deen
offered for sale, but has been utilized
or preserved by friends and relatives
Chicago Chronicle.
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cry. Female trouble is so common, go
prevalent, that they accept it as almost IN
evitable. The greatest obstacle in the way,
/ of recovery is that they do not understand!
that it is catarrh which is the source of
their illness. In female complaint ninety
nine cases out of one hundred are nothing
but catarrh Peruna cures catarrh Wher-
ever located.
Chronic invalds who have languished
for years on sick beds with some.form OF
female disease begin to improve at once at
ter beginning DR.. Hartman's treatment.
Among the many prominent women who
recommend Peruna are: = Belva Lock
wood, of Washington, D. c.; Mrs. Col.
Hamilton, OF Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. +. +:
Warren, wife of u. S. Senator Warren, OF
Wyoming
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Perlna.
write at once to DIR. Hartman. giving flll
statement of your case, and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarum, Columbus, 0.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05

The great majority of nervous
women are so because they are suf-
fering from some form Of female dis
ease.
Mrs. Emma Mitchell, $40 Louisiana
street, Indianapolis, Ind, writes:
"Peruna has certainly been blessing
in disguise to me, for when l first begap
taking it for troubles peculiar to the, sex sex
and generally worn out system l had It'
tie faith.
"For the past fve gears I have
rarely been aotthout path, but Pc
runn has changed alt this, and IN
q pery short time. thfnc had
only tacen t,ro bottles before 4
began to recMperate Uery quto'ctp,
and seuen bottles made n,e toeH'
I do not haze headache or bGclcd che
any mcre, aud haze some Interest
tn lite. give all credit achere ii
t. due, and that Is TO Peru',a. ''---
Emma Mitchell.
BY far the greatest number of female
troubles are caused directly by catarrh; :.
They are catarrh of the organ which Is
affected. These women despair OF recov
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05

The chapters which have appeared
from month to month in The Century
during 1902 and 1903, telling the story
of Pa GLADDEN., his simple faith, his
quaint optimism, his broad humanity,
will be gathered and published in book
form in the fall by The Century Co.,
under the title of "Pa Gladden-The
Story of a Common Man." Elizabeth
Cherry Waltz, author of these sketch
es, is authority for the statement that
the character of Pa GLADDEN. Is based
upon that of her father, Major John
Nicholas Cherry, cavalry officer dur
ing the Civil War, and man of broad
and genial charity, much humor, and
quaint phraseology.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
HAIR GROW H
Promoted by Shampoos
of Cuticura Soap
And Dressings Of Cutieura the
Great Skin Cure
puiesi, Sweetest, Most Effective Remedies
for Skin, Scalp and Aa|r'

This treatment ct once stops falling
hair, removes crusts, scales and dan
druG, destroys hair parasites, soothes
irritatcd, itching surfaces, stimulates
the hair follicles, looscns the scalp skin.
supplies the roots with energy and
nourishment, and makes the hair grow
upon l. sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp
when all else fails.
Millions of women now rely on Cuti-
tura Soap assisted by Cuticura olnt-
mcnt, the great skin cure, fcrpreserving,
purifying and bcautifylng the skin, for
cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales and
dandrutf, and the stopping OF falling
hair, for softening, ewhiteniug and
soothing red, rough and sore hands, for
baby rashes, itchings and chatings, ior
annoying irrltations, or too free OF
offensive perspiratiun, for ulceratlve
weaknesses, aud many sanatiVe, antl-
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves, as we'll as for oil the pur-
poses of the toilet and nursery.
Cuticura remedies are Che standard
skin cures and humour. remedies OF tho
world. Batho the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticnra Soap, to cleanse tho
surface of crusts and scales and soften
the thickcned cuticlc. Dry, without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Oint-
mcnt freely, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and, lastly, in the seyerer forms, take
Cuticura Resolvcnt, to cool and cleanse
the blool. A single set is often sutfi'
cient to cure the most torturing, dis
figuring skin, scalp and blood humours,
from pimplcs to scrofrla, from infancy
to age, when ull else fails.
ad Throughout. the world cuteur. Resolvsns e So O.
form OF Chocolate Coatrd Pls. 2c per vial of 3D. Oint
ment Soc. sosp &c. Dcpo,,, London ChsIteri,ouss
Sq.; Paris. Rue della Paix Dost3n. la Columbus ave
Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Sole urops.
ca. Send Tor "RoS to Cure Every Hunnouf."
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Bears as Parents.

There is a deal of discussion among
hunters after big game in the noun
tains concerning the sort Of fathers and
husbands grizzly bears make. The con-
sensus of opinion seems to be that
bruin is an unfaithful, heartless spouse
and a contemplate father. He will help
Nine. Bruin seek cave or an opening
IN the rocks or mountain side, where
their cubs may be born, and he will
carry a dainty morsel, such as sheep,
calf or part of a cows carcass, there
for his mates food. However, few
days after the cubs are born in the
family circle he will leave lone, prob
ably never having any further ac-
ouaintance with his spouse and her off
spring. Thereafter Nine. Bruin must
make her own way and provide for her
cubs. Unlike the black bear, which is
a Jolly, fun-loving father that rolls and
.frolics with his baby children, the male
grizzly will have nothing 20 do with
the cubs. NIme Grizzly and her children
are companions for two summers and
they hibernate rolled together in a ball
of fur for about 100 days, during the
coolest lays Of winter.
The mother bear and her young trav-
ell far and wide, moving principally at
night. Kit Carson said that the wide
ran Sge of family Of healthy grizzlies In
a summer season is almost incalculable.
He had reason to know Of mother
grizzly and her two cubs that once left
their alternating cave among the
southern spurs Of the Rocky Mountains
in New Mexico one spring in the for
ties, crossed the Colorado and Wyom-
ing, were seen in the mountains In
Montana, and were back in New Mexico
again for another winter before the fol-
lowing October-Outing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
GOOD REASON.

"Three-fourths Of your male gnests,'
said Golf, "seem to be cheap, we'll
dressed fellows who expect to marry
women with fortunes"
"Yes," pleasantly responded the
landlord; that's my reason for say
Ing that the house Is run on the Euro
pean plan."-Indianapolis Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
In Doubt.

"He seems to be very good hus-
band" said the thoughtful young WON
an
"Yes," said Miss Cayenne; "but it's
always difficult to determine whether
a man is a good husband or whether
his wife Is too much of lady to talk
about him."-Washingt Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-05
SAGE ADVICE

"What am l to do" asked the very
young man who was about to bntt into
society, when the conversation gets
too deep for comprehension?
Go to the OWL young man, con-
slider Ter ways and act accordingly"
ans gered tie Sage from Sagev!lle.
Look wise and hoot occasionally."-
Chicago News