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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
AWFUL DEED OF MANIAC.
Nailed Mans Head to the Floor to
Shave Him.

Nailed Mans Head to the Floor to
Shave Him.
Ambrosio Samano Campo, Mexi
can madman, killed a fellow inmate
of the San Hippolita insane asylum,
In the City Of Mexico, the other day
while protesting to shave him.
Campo induced the other man to
remove his straitjacket When this
was accomplished he asked his COM
panion to don the garment, which he
did without protest. Then, laying his
victim on the floor, Campo proceeded
to drive large spike through his
head into the floor. With shoemak.
er's knife, which by some means he
had contrived to secure, he tried to
shave his victim, but finding the lat
ter's position inconvenient, removed
the spike and nailed the mans head
to the floor in different manner.
This operation he repeated four times.
The dead man was a. brother OF
Manuel Marion. prosecuting attorney
In the Belem Criminal court, and
well.known litterateur. When news
Of the tragedy was conveyed to the
lawyer he was summing up the case
in the trial of Jorge Lezama. who
was finally sentenced to death for
murder. AS the attorney asked the
terrible penalty for Lezama tears
were streaming down his cheeks.
Samano Campo, who has been In the
asylum for nine years, was power
full man. He believed himself to be
God on earth. Once he grasped a
man who refused to worship him by
the throat and struck his victims
head against the wall, fracturing the
skull. Two years ago in a fight with
another inmate, who also claimed to
be God in heaven, Campo secured a
club and killed his opponent
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
, -.e.--
SOURCES OF THE PEERAGE.
Ancient Lineaee7 Pooh! Pooh! Look
Here, SAYS Labouchere.

Progress is revolution in disguise
and by degrees" well known tory
has recently said, "it is destined to
make the peers powerless and the
poor prosperous. The description
will remind many Of the phrase utter
ed by Cromwell: There will never
be a good time in England till we
have done with the lords"
What is the value Of our peerage
Of today? Lord Beaconsfeld answer.
ed the question in "Coningsby" mary
years ago:
"'Ancient lienage,' said Mr.. Mill
bank; I never heard of a peer with
an ancient lineage The real old
families of this country are to be
found among the peasantry; the gent
ry, too, may lay some claim to old
blood. can point you out Saxon
families in this country who can
trace their pedigrees beyond the con-
quest; know of some Norman gen
tlemen who's fathers undoubtedly
came over with the conqueror. But
peer with an ancient lienage is to
me quite novslty. No, no; the thir
ty years war of the roses freed us
from those gentlemen. take it after
the battle of Tewkesbury, a Norman
baron was almost as rare being in
England as a wolf is now
az have always understood said
Coningsby, that our peerage was the
finest in Europe
"'From themselves said Millbank;
and the heralds they pay to paint
their carriages. But go to facts.
When Henry VII. called his first par
lament there were only 20 temporal
peers to be found, and even some OF
them took their seats illegally, for
they had been attained. OF those 20
not five remain; and, as the Howards,
for instance, are not Norman nobility
We owe the English peerage to three
sources-the spoilatien Of the church,
Che open and fragrant sale of honori
by the elder Stuarts and the borough
mongering of our own times. Those
are the three main sources of the az
listing peerage Of England, and, in
my opinion, disgraceful ones.
Lord Beaconsfield might have add
ed fourth origin of the existing peer
age. to wit. the bestowal Of honors
upon the mistresses Of the kings and
their illegitimate Children. This de-
corous nation, therefore, delights to
honor those who have inherited
titles from such shameful Sources
London Truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
HOW TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ESCAPED
DREAD CATARRH BY USE OF PE-RU-hA.
Catarrh Robs Women of Health and Beauty.
Pe-ru-na Makes Women Healthy and Beautiful.

Miss Amanda Johnson Fairchld, Wis. writes:
81 write to tell You how much Peruna benefited me- For
number of years had pain in my head around my eyes
and thought it because my eyes needed treatment
went to ocus and had glasses fitted to my eyes and
wore them for time but felt relief whatever. In
fact felt than before and to the conclusion
that the trouble with my eyes, but with head
and that be catarr AS many of my friends had
used Peruna with benefit for this trouble, thought would
try it. was sorry that did for in short time
began improve and in four wecs in spen-
did condition. my general health muc improved and all
the catarh of the head gone glad to get rid OF
this trouble and glad endorse such good medicine
as Peruna Miss Amanda johnson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
t:NE
. .rI~NI.
FARM NOTES.

Quality in manure is even more in,-
portant than quantity.
Don't have more young stock than
you can properly care for.
Salt regularly. A pinch OF ashes
with the salt now and then will tend
to keep the stomach in good order and
prevent collie.
If we all understood better about
feeding the horse he would have fewer
sick spells. A good share of his troll
bles comes from careless watering and
feeding.
If there are any draughts Of air along
the floor of the barn OF stable the cause
may be the opening near the founda-
ton. Bank up with earth and trample
it down firmly.
Feed hay before grain. Not to do
this would be like eating our pie and
cake at the beginning Of the meal, and
everybody knows that will bring on
all sorts Of trouble.
The best experience proves that it is
best to water before feeding. If the
horse is warm from hard work do not
give him all he will take at once, but
let the amount be divided, part when
going to dinner, part after he has
rested little.
Do not wafer the horse for some time
after lie has had his ration Of grain,
unless you want to lose part Of It's
value Watering after feeding grain
washes the food out Of the stomach
and prevents the animal from getting
the good of 1t.
The horse that always has grain or
hay before him will not do so well
as the one that is given a fair ration
regularly and has time between meals
10 digest his food and give the stomach
a rest. There is such thing as killing
a horse with kindness.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Too Much Matrimony.

A marriage epidemic now. troubles
Servia, and the cause Of the trouble Is
a system Of marriage banks, which
were founded with the idea of encour.
aging thrift. Young men and maidens
in Servia pay into these marriage
banks in order to secure premium
whenever they marry. Immediately a
small sum has thus been accumu.
lated the desire to marry seems over
whelming. with the result that the
first chance of entering the "holy es.
tate" is eagerly seized upon. To mar.
ry in haste usually means: to repent
MT leisure, and in Servia the effect of
premature and ill-cotlsidered mar
riages is such widespread misery that
the government is now considering
the advlsabllity of abolishing mar
riage banks altogether.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

th0 wv silldSCSs
Over the river. OH the hill,
Lieth a village white and still;
All around 1t the forest trees
Shiver and whisper in the breeze:
Over it sailing shadows go
Of soaring hawk and screaming crow,
And mountain grasses, low and sweet,
Grow in the middle Of every street.
Over the river. under the hill,
Another village licth still:
There / see In the cloudy night
Twinkling stars of household light
Fires that CLEAN from the smthy's door
Mists that curl on the river shore,
And in the roads no grasses grow.
For the wheels that hasten to and fro.
In that village on the hill
Never is sound of smithy or mill;'
The houses are thatched with grass and
flowers;
The marble doors are always shut;
You cannot enter in hall or hut;
All the villagers lie asleep.
Never 4 grain to sow or reap:
Never in dreams TO moan and Sigh;
Silent and idle and low they lie.
When the Right Is starry and STILL
Many weary soul in prayer
Looks to the other village there.
And. weeping and signing. longs to go
Up 10 that home from this below;
Longs to sleep in the forest wild.
And heareth. praying, this answer fall:
Patience! That village shall hold ye
ALL"
Rose Terra Cooke,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
COULD not AGREE.
Coal Operators Ask for Is Per Cent
Reduction
THE MINERS NAY GO ON A STRIKE
The Conference Failed to Reach An
Agreement and An Adjournment
Seemed TO Be Imminent.

indianapolis Special.-When the
conference Of the miners and opera
tors of the central competitive dis
trict opened Tuesday W. S. Bassett
an Ohio delegate. moved that the
scale now in, effect be re-adopted.
The Ohio, Illinois. Indiana, and wes-
tern Pennsylvania operators voted no.
and the miners from the same States
yes President Mitchell then present
ed the demand of the miners, and F.
L. Robbins made the demands for
the operators of Is per cent. re-
duction in wages. He said: Pres.
ent conditions demand reduction IN
wages. We ask you to arbitrate as
to what your share Of the reduction
In the price of coal shall be-" Mr..
Robbins said he and the ones he rep
resented would never sign IL scale
unless it be q reduction in wages.
President Mitchell replied to Mr..
Robbins, saying that for his part he
knew what he was going to do. This
statement was interpreted by the con,
vention to mean the demands of the
miners would be adhered to.
The remark was applauded by the
miners. A recess was then taken.
During the recess, F. L. Robbins,
leader of the operators, said:
at looks like strike. The opera
tors will make no concessions-abso-
lutely none. 1t is reduction or
strike
President Mitchell said: "On Mr..
Robbins statement before the con-
vention it does look like a strike"
w. S. Boyle, of Indiana, made the
closing address for the operators. The
question was then called on the adop.
tion of Mr.. Robbins resolution for
reduction of Is per cent. in wages.
On motion OF Mr.. Robbins. the mat.
ter was referred to the scale commit
tee, together with the entire question
Of fixing scale. The convention
then adjourned until Thursday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
10000 Plants For Ice.

This is a remarkable offer the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., la Crosse, Wis, makes.
They will send you their big plant and
seed cata!og, together with enough seed
200 fine solid Cabbages.
1000 delicious Carrots,
1000 Bianching, nutty Celery,
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishss,
l.O0O gloriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer is made in order to, in
duce you to try their warranted seeds
for when you once plant them you will
grow no others, and
ALL For BUT lGc. POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
{ YOU will send them 20c. in postage, they
will add to the above package Of the ia
nous Berliner CauliAower. [A.C.L.1
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Notes and Comments

II Mr.. Cleveland and his friends de-
sire to confer an especial favor on the
Republican party in 1904 they will
make the Panama issue paramount in
the canvass. Under this sign Roosevelt
would conquer by much bigger ma
jority in the electoral college than the
sweeping lead won by Mckinley in
1900.--St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Some men hope to live when they die
because they are dead while they live.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
WATCH FARM CONDITIONS.

In this age of progress one can have
but little patience with the man who
works along certain lines because he
has done so for years, Notwithstanding
the fact that he is losing money. yearly.
Those in rural districts are apt to envy
the city merchant, but If the rural
man could look into the methods adopt
ed by the successful city man he would
find that the success was earned at the
price of eternal vigilance and keeping
up with the progress Of his competi-
tors and the demands of the buying
public. How many farmers work OIL
that principle? But why should they
not? Goodness knows, it is hard
enough at best to make the farm pay,
hence all the more reason why the
farmer should do his work intelli-
gently.
Because your grandfather grew beans
proftably is not a reason why you
should grow this crop when some other
might bring much better returns.
There are many farms where one OF
two crops might be made specialties
and yield large returns; on other farms
and under other conditions it would be
wiser to have the operations more di.
versifed. No time is better than the
winter for studying conditions and
planning for future operations. Have
plot which may be devoted to expert
ments, so that things Which seem
promising may be tested before one
goes into them too deep. Do some
studying this winter and see If plans
can not be thought out which will give
more profit next seasou.-Indianapolis
News. 4;.;.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Want Investigation.

Washington. special.-An investiga-
ton of the Postofice Department by q
special committee of the House Of
Representatives is being urged by the
minority members of the House COM
nlittee on pos.of1ces and post roads.
A resolution to this end. introduced in
The House January 5th last by Repre-
sentative Hay. Democrat, of Virginia,
was duplicated by Representative Cow
herd, Democrat. of Missouri. Mr!@Cow-
herd is member Of the postofice COM
mittee. Mr.. Hay is not. and the re-
introduction of the resolution is re-
garded as a move to bring the matter
to head in the near future.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Naval Appropriation.

Washington, Special-After only one
session of the committee on naval af-
fairs the naval appropriation bill was
Tuesday reported to the Senate. Com
paratiyely few changes were made in
the bill as passed by the House though
the provision for naval training sta.
tion on the Great Lakes was again in.
corporated in the measure. The in
creases recommelded by the Senate
aggregate -$$327, 900, making the total
S97, ,GJ61 1888.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Postoffice Blown Up.

Washington, Special.-The Postoffice
Department has been Officially notified
that the postoffice at Humphreys, Ark.
has been blown up. and the st: Louis
division OF postoffice inspectors has
been notified to make an investigation
Immediately. The advices to the De-
partment give no details of the affair,
which press reports attribute to the
dissatisfaction with the negro post
master and his predecessor. also a
negro.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Killed lin self.

Knoxville. Tenn. special.-Col.
Charles Kahlo. OF Indianapolis. Ind.
representative of the National Associa-
ticn of Manufacturers. headed by D.
NJ. Parry. killed himself in the Hotel
Imperial here Tuesday. He was in the
United States consular service under
President Harrison and has held posi-
tions of State and trust In Indiana.
polls. No reason is assigned for his
M
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
1AxAs.sAA1ak1skasssAsGA,
Form, \ + Topics; ;
RARN MANURE:


Those who have not adopted the plan
of drawing out manure as made in the
winter should have had its fermentins
in the compost heap last month, and
if it is we'll rotted it can be taken out
while the ground is frozen il desired.
Perhaps some may wash away upon.
side hills, but level land can be dressed
now without fear. Of it's wasting any
of the strength Of the manure, and If
more has accumulated since the COM
post heap was made, start another that
there may be manure ready for later
use. In modern farming now there are
crops to be put in almost every month
in the year when the ground is not
frozen, and those who have green-
houses and hotbed can keep pretty
busy even in winter.-Mirror and
Earner
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Cruiser Sails for Home.

Philadelphia, Pa. Special.-The new
Turkish cruiser Madjidia, built at
Cramps shipyard. sailed today for
Constantinople. On the way down the
Delaware river she stopped at Fort
Miffin, and took aboard 100 tons OF
ammunition. The cruiser then pro-
ceeded to Norfolk, to be placed in COM
mission, after which she will cave for
her gun trials off the Delaware capes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
whare NeIson nIea

For years visitors to the old Victory
lying in Portsmouth Harbor have
been shown the cockpit in which Ad-
miral Lord Nelson died at Trafalgar.
Since the Victory has been oyerhauled,
owing to the damages she sustained in
the recent collision. it has been dis
covered that the place where Nelson
died was quite distance further for.
ward The spot will be rallied of and
lighted by electricity. SO that every
body that cares to sec 1t may be able
to do SO. .-.---'.. :.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
German Steel Interests.

Berlin, BY Cable.-After long and
tedious negotiations the German Steel
Syndicate has finally been organized.
The original plan was for syndicate
of the entire German steel industry
and was first set in motion at Frank
in the summer Of
1902; but, after long haggling. this
project was found to be impossible.
Negotiations were then begun. and now
have been concluded. among &c Of
the largest concerns in the country.
The smaller manufacturers whose out
put ranges from 100000 to 100000
tons annually were excluded. The
agreement extends to June 30. 1907.
The Syndicate will begin activity at
once.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Hundreds ofWomen Cured by Pe.ru-na
of ANNOYING Catarrh.

nR. HARTMAN has probably done
~ more than any other physician to.
ward popularizing means of Escape from
the facial deformities, such as watery eyes,
twisted nose, offensive breath, dry cracked
lips. due to the ravaging effects of catarrh.
He has made chronic catarrh lifelong
study. His remedy, popularity known as
Peruna, is the most famous remedy. Tor
catarrh in existence.
Probably there is not man or woman,
boy or girl, within the bounds. of the
United States that has not heard OF Pc.
runa. BY far the largest majority have
used Peruna.
The multitude of people that have been
cured of chronic catarrh by using Peruna
can never be know.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Hiss Alice Bailey, of

gS HltSS HkiSS a|$aiSy3
Atlanta, Ga, escaped the sur.
geon's knife, by using Lydia E
Pinkharn's Vegetable Compound.
Is DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM:-I wish to
express my gratitude for the restored
healthand happiness Lydia IL. PinK-
hams Vegetable Compound has
brought into my life.
@aI had ssuffe Tered for three years with
terrible pains at the time of menstrual
ton, and did not know what the trouble
was until the doctor pronounced it In
aammation of tic Ovaries, and
proposed an operation.
5. ssi.sI felt so weak and sick that felt
sure that could not survive the ordeal,
and SO 7 told him that would not un-
dergo it. The following week read
an advertisement in the paper OF your
Vegetable Compound in u:h an emer-
rency, and SOL decided to try it. Great
was my ioy to find that ] actually I'M
proved after taking two bottles, SO l
kept taking it for ten weeks, and at the
end of that time I was cured. l had
gained eighteen pounds and was IN
excellent health, and am now.
{"You surely deserve great success,
and you have my very best wishes:;'-
Miss ALICE BAILEY, so North Bouie-
vyard, Atlanta, 5000 forfeit # original
Of ctore letter proving genufneness cannot 90 pro-
All sick women would be wise
ifthey would take Lydia e. Pink
HAMS Vegetable Compound and
be well.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

6CSHy aIl0 LpC Soo Ivy
When winter nights are dark and cold.
And grim Jack Frost Is free,
And whining winds do shrilly scold
Through streets and signing tree,
Homeward bound I hurry fast,
In trolley cars forlorn.
Unto my fiat, where care is past
When Peggy pops the corn!
What matter though the blazing logs
Not oak, but gas flames show,
AS Peggy lightly, gayly joys
The pepper to and fro?
Cricltety- crick. snap. pop-poppop!
The kernels burst, reborn;
From yellow to snow-white they hop
When Peggy pops the corn!
Now shake the salt out carefully,
And pour the butter on:
Like snow the fluffy dainties be.
And now like snow they're gone!
But more is ready. Peggy cries;
She shakes Plenty's Horn
What blooming cheeks, what shining
When Peggy pops the corn!
And back my memory pensive goes
To country nights Of old,
OF biting frost and flying snow
And whining winds a-scold.
But times are better now. for I.
Who sighed then night and morn,
May take q kiss. not rainly try,
When Peggy pops the corn.
&C. M. Williams In New York Sun.
Man has succeeded in getting within
23s miles Of the North Pole, but has
been kept at more than three times
that distance (ii712 miles) from the
South Pele.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
AN EASY MILKING STOOL.

Any one who has tried milking bal
anced on a stool with one leg will ap-
preciate the convenient stool shown in
the illustration, particularly as it may
be made at small cost and by. any
one handy with tools. Take piece OF
board of convenient width and ,length
and shape is as shown. Cut out a
circle in front and then attach n por-
ton of barrel hoop SO that when the
stool is in use the pail used will rest
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Miss A da2ndd johnson.

~<e><<Nee$N>eN%t<%
Miss Flora Hauser. 1922 S. New .Jer-
sey street, Indianapolis, Ind, writes:
~ think mtSt harc been
5 troubled artM cat0frh erersiltce i
s nas gerry yomng, aggravated each
s time I caught a cold. This did not
prore sufficiently serious to be Oh
norious until last arttter. Then
D,y head and nose acerc so stopped
S ,tp that I felt I mGst do something.
{ Perlt,,a qcas recommended to me
by a friend. I used 1t for four
5 ,ceeks, aud found to my reiiefthat,
; it cured me. Ihauc noth bit
) of trouble since. MY head Is clear,
5 and can safely affirm, that Pc
5 ruua cured me."--Miss Hora
) Hauser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

Many girl has regained her faded
beauty, many matron has heightened the
days OF her comely appearance h. using
Peruna.
Peruna produces clean mucous mem.
branes, the basis OF facial symmetry and
a perfect complexion.
The women have not been slow 10 dis.
cover that course of Peruna will do
more toward restoring youthful beauty
than all the devices known TO science.
While it is true that Pcruna cures ca
tarrh wherever located, yet it is advisable
FOR everyone to use Peruna as preventive
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

There is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than oil other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed 10
be incurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling TO
cure with local treatment, pronounced IL IN
durable. Science has proven Catarrh to De
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. halls Cata}rh
Cure. manufactured by T. Cheney Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, Is the only CONSTITUTIONS cure
on the market. 1t is taken internally in deHes
from M nj 10 drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood aud mucous surfaces OF the
system. j They offer one hundred dollars for
any case It falls to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY &c
Co. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.