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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-21

md to 4 dmit II; @SSE rs
pain5tl,an .he Won u! other com
PEELED him 10 SO to bed and prepared
a fiannel saturated with ,turpentlne
that.sac spread on the chest. 1t was
too bad that he should be taken sick.
aud OH Christmas eve. but there was
: 10 help for it. In his rejoicing over
the beautiful things for the Christmas
tree. little Hans for few moments did
not think of father. But when he
looked to the bed where father WAS
lying. moaning with pain, Hans did MS
mother had done. He pushed aside
the beautiful Christmas tree things and
kne,t down by the bed.
Poor father" and with his little
hands he stroked the bearded checks.
Don't worryss-my boy: YOU shall
have your Christmas tree. Speak to
-Neighbor Jerker. and he will help
you"
This was all we'll aud good. but
father WAS i'll. and The Christmas pleas
ure spoiled. And such Christmas
that they had expected! Last year
they had no means to provide for Il
Christmas tree or any extra pleasure.
81 am going to the. DOCTOR said
mother, as she tied the shawl over her
head,
"You stay with father. Hans; will
hurry back soou."
The doctor did not live very far
away. He Gid not like to be disturbed
on Christmas eve. but lie wrote out Il
prescription after finding out from the
woman what the symptoms were. 10
visit the sick man was not to be ex-
pected of the doctor on Christmas eve.
"Givc him this every two hours and
the pain will soon pass away. Him,
well, as it is Christmas eve ]. will only
charge fifty ore"-he had The right to
demand crcwr, but he felt charit-
able, and the poor woman's last sill
eyer piece LANDED in the doctors pock-
y ct. He did not inquire if she had any
a money left for the medicine, and she
9 did not care to tell him that it was liel
Z last piece of money. and that father
had spent his last crown for the things
to decorate little Hans Christmas tree
She also had he- pride, and she knew
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-21
MANY Marine Disasters.

New York, Specialize snow
storm and gale which struck the coast
Saturday afternoon and continued uh'
til the early hours Sunday morning
Was the most violent that has occur
red for several years" Reports from
the Now Jersey and New England
coasts and from incoming steamers,
tell Of furious gales and many olsas. y
ters. At Vineyard Haven, over 10
schooners anchored in the harpor were
blown ashore and several others were
damaged in collisions. on the Bay.
head. II. J., life.saving stations, the
schooner Lizzie H. Brayton. bound tor
providence. r. l., from Baltimore, Went
ashore. the crew being rescued by the
life.sayerS.
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TWELVE DAY FIGHT
A Vigorous Assault On The Russians
By Japanese
GEN, STOEssEL DESCRIBES ATTACK
Dispatches From the Port .kHhaf
Commander Relate How the Fort.
ress Was Held Against the Supreme
Effort of the Japanese From Now
20 to Dee. z.

st. Petersburg, BY Cable-Gen. Stoes-
sel's dispatches to the Emperor. which
were received Friday night, were giv-
en- out Sunday. The first IS dated
November 25, and is as follows:
81 am happy to inform your majes-
ty that on November 20, after an in
creased bombardment, the Japanese
attacked one OF the forts on the north
eastern front and leaped with a por-
ton of their forces on the parapet.
They were ahnihilated by rifle fire and
the bayonet and thrown back into the
tretich6s. Their reserves were scatter
ed by shrdpne1.
From November Il to November %
the enemy violently bombarded the fort
ahd; iii spite of great losses, effected
by their perseverance a passage be-
tween the two forts on the northeastern
front.
"At $3.50 o'clock in the evening OF
november 23, after heavy firing, tue
Japanese suddenly hurled themselves
against several. works OF, this front and
seized a portion of the trenches, but
they were thrown back by the reseryes
after fierce bayonet struggle. They
returned to the assault at midnight and
again occupied part Of the trenches,
but were annihilated by our bayonets.
At o'clock in the morning all was
over and your majesty's heroic troops
were able to rest and start to repair
ing th5 damage. The japanese lost
more than 1000 ineh. Il, of our troops
behaved as heroes. The following es-
pecially distinguished themselves: Gen
erals Kondrake commander of the ar
tillery) and Gorbotowsky and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Naoumko. "a dozen other
officers in lower grades are also men,
toned in the dispatch.J The lombard
ment of the town and haFbor continues
daily. A number of buildings have
been destroyed and the harbor has
sustained some damage. The garri-
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Shot His Fathers Slayer.

Covington, Ca, Special.-At Hardys
Cross Roads, in Jasper county, ]. M.
Parker was shot and killed by Jesse
Hodges. Joseph Parker, aged Is. son
of J. NJ. Parker, secured his fathers
pistol after he had fallen and sent two
bullets through the body Of Hodges.
The wounds oil Hodges are pronounced
mortal, though he is still alive The
trouble grew out of an. old feud. Young
Parker. it is believed, will not be prose-
cuted, for shooting Hodges, assit is
generally held that he was Justllled IN
trying 10 aid his father.
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Snow Two Feet Deep.

Newport, r. l., Specials a result
of the worst blizzard that has visited
this city in many years, all local traf.
flc is practically at standstill. The
storm began at midnight last night
and abated at noon today. On lev
ell the snow is more than two zee! 10
deptn, while strong wind has piled
IN drifts that block the streets.
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Prominent Minister Dead.

Nashville, Tenn. Special.-Rev. r. L.
Amis, secretary Of the { lennessee Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, is dead here at an in
irmry. where he had undergone an op-
Grafton. He was prominent in Southern
Methodism and at the lime of his death
was pastor OF the church at Pulaski,
Tenn, He was IS years old.
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SECRETARY WILSON'S REPORT
Figures Showing the Astonishing al

Figures Showing the Astonishing al
ues of This Years Crop.
Tile Secretary Of Agriculture has
transmitted his eighth annual Senort
ito the President.
i In opening his report the Secretary
5ehut1lerateS some Of the more I'M.
portant features of the years work.
AMONG them are extensive cooperation
with agricultural stations; the taking
Of preliminary steps to conduct feed
Ing and breeding experiments; the
war waged against the cotton boil wee
syil and against cattle mango, plans
for education Of engineers in road
building; the production OF d hardy
orange, a hybrid of the Florida orange
and the japanese triroliata; valuable
research In successful shipping of
fruit .atroad; the value of nitrogen
.fTing bacteria; successful introduc-
lion Of plants suited to light rainfall
lareos; establishment of Pure food
Standards. the extension Of sgricul.
ltural education in primary and second
dry Schools; the extension of instruc-
tion to Oil; island possessions to en-.
able them to supply the country with
s2OO,oOO,6O0 worth Of domestic pro.
Sducts; now imported from abroad.
!. He then Proceeds TO discdss the
place of agriculture in tie teuntry's
industrial iifc
The corn crop Of 1904 yields a
.farn, value greater than ever before.
The farmers could from The pro.
teeds III tais crop pay the national
.deot; the interest thereon for one year,
and still have enough lett to pay a
considerablc portion Of the govern
7nent's yearly expenses: The cotton
crop, valued for lint and seed at $780,;
100000, comes second. while hay and
wheat contend for the third place.
Combined, these two crops will about
equal the coTr crop. Notwithstanding
The Witeat crop shows a lower pro.
dnctioh THAN dry feaf stliGe 1900, the
farm value is the highest slice 1851:
Potatoes and barley reached their
highest production in 1904; save in
1902 the oat crop was never SO large
by 60,0O0,0O0 bushels. The present
ttdp Of rice promises yield of 9OO,-
100000 b6Gnds=3Ou,eOd.OoO more than
ever before.
! Horses and mules reach the higG
EST point this year. with an aggregate
value exceeding 1854 million dollars.
On the other hand cattle. sheep and
hogs all show decline.
1.-THE gteady advance in poultry leads.
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Rridoe Falls, Killing Three.

Charleston, w. Va, Special.-Three
persons were killed and four others
seriously injured by the collapse OF the
suspension bridge across the Elk river,
which connects East and West Charles.
ton. On the bridge when it went down
were six children on their way to
school and a number OF other pedes-
trians together with six teams. The
dead: Mamie Hugginbotham, aged II
years; Annie Humphreys, aged II; OIL
lie Gibbs, aged Is. The injured: stella
Smith, aged II, compound fracture Oh
elbow; William Holmes, colored, dri-
yer. cut and bruised; Henry Fielder,
driver. serious internal injuries; Elma
Tucker, aged 10, arms and leg
broken,
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Girls Body Found.

Colorado Springs, Col, SpeciaI-'rhe
dead body Of a white woman, appar'
emily about IS years old, has been
found on Mount Cutler by two survey
ors. An attempt to destroy the fea-
lures. supposedly to prevent identi'
fication, had been made. Detec yes
have been unable 10 establish the
girls identity, but advance the theory
that she was a tourist from the East
The girl had been dead a week or
ten DAYS when the body was found.
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E.rmer KILLED bv Trolley Car.

Spartanburg. S. c., SpeciaI.-Robert
Peihoff, an aged resident of the coun-
ty died at an early hour Thursday
morning as the result Of injuries sus-
tanned by being struck by trolley car
on Magnolia street. He suffered con-
cussion OF the brain and died without
having regained consciousness. Inc
coroner held an inquest and the jury re-
turned q verdict in accordance Win
the facta
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-21
iumber Men Meet.

Norfolk, special.-Representatiyes of
twenty mills, controlling practically
the entire output Of Virginia and North
Carolina pine lumber met here and de-
ciacd not to make any change in the
scale of prices which became effective
November 16. An invitation to the
North Carolina Pine Association from
the Secretary OF Agriculture to attend
the American Forest Congress in
Washington, January to 6, 1905, was
accepted, and a delegation named to
reprcsu ut the association.
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- z on the hill, G short dis
tancc from the hut stood Il
lonely pine tree, that futh-
- er had promised to cut
down on Christmas eve. 1t
was so beautiful where it stood, and
stretched its dark green branches out
over the white snow. Hans walked
round and round it and looked at it
from all Sides. 1t had grown SO even,
and was just high enough to 6nd room
under the low roof Of the hut In his
Imagination the little six-year-old saw
It inSall its beauty, with gilt paper
stars, ginger bread hearts, rosy
checked apples and lighted candles.
Poor as am. Hans" father had
said, you shall have Christmas tree.
and fine it shall be, that promise
you"
And how the little child's heart palpi-
tated with pleasure and expectation,
Father had gone into town. and was
not expected to return before noon.
Would he be long In bringing back all
the beautiful things he was TO buy at
the same time he was getting the
other Christmas things for mother?
Time and again Hans went out on the
doorsteps and looked down the long,
snowy read. At length father was seen
IN the distance. Hans started to meet
him. and was permitted to carry the
package father said was his.
But how tired and pale father looked.
He did not feel well, he said, but Hans
must not worry over that. 1t was only
a result OF the hard labor that he now
beg1u to feel. II would soon pass
away. And Hans believed thnt. 100.
Mother. father has COME" cried Hans.
and pushed tile door wide open. -
The noonday meal was ready
father could not eat anything. a
alimsSif down on .the. woodet
and complained of pains in21li
sMother-lfid~ aside the bug OF,
tie Coffee. and sugar faith
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were too small for father. So, surely,
they must be for him,

were 100 small lOr idtueF. 30, surely,
they must be for him.
But with a.! his sorrow there was a
warm glow at his heart. Was lie not
wealthy? He had sold his Christmas
tree for two large silver crowns. Had
bought the medicine for father and
Lad d large silver CROWN left as d
Christmas gift for mother. God had
helped him: Had not m6ther sdid that
God watches OVER little children, and
had be not sent wealthy lady that
had given him two large silver crowns
for his tree, Notwithstanding lie had
been told it was not worth fifty ore?
A little golden-haired girl had Met
him in the beautiful richly furnished
room where he had brought the tree.
1t was placed on table, and the lit.
tie girl was greatly pleased over the
tree. He wondered if the little girl
had known why he had sold his tree,
and that all of his Christmas pleasure
was lost, would she have been Just as
highly pleased? He followed her WITH
his eyes as she ran ruund Tie large
Foohi and clappcd her small hands, full
of pleasure. she handed him a large
sugar cake and filled his pockets with
apples and nuts and raisins. She had
SO much. A table in the room had ser:
eral large dishes filled with more 6edii-
tifiil things than lie ever had seen be-
FORE And the kind lady gave him
two shining silver CROWNS. But before
he left The room his eyes went back I'd
the tree. He would never see it again.
1t was rs if lie had separated from n
dear friend-from a playreIow. He.
sat down on the staircase and tears
strcamed from his eyes. His mothers
words rang in his ears: Poor mems
children must learn to practice self
denial
{ But now Hans Was glad again MS he
ran through the snow rs fast rs his
little rcet could CARR him. pulling the
slSigh after him. lie felt cold and
tired. 1t was dark and the stars shone
in the>leavens. He knew them all.
Father had told him all about them.
and he thought Of the little Christ
child. and how the Whole Christian
world celebrated Christmas with trees
and candles ard Christmas gifts. But
little Hans nd:,AGlthef Tile one nor The
othcf. True, the forest was full Of
Christmas trees. but 1t was not his, the
one that had grown on the hill near
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THREE men KILLED. |
A Serious Accident Occurs On Ths|.
BattleshIp Philadelphia 4
THREE BOILER MAKERS ARE KILLED.

The Giving Away Of caskef, of Ruiz
ber Washer, Converts the Firs.roonii
of the Massachusetts into a seetis
ing Pit of Steam and Hot Water
Four Survivors Terribly scalded-i
Lieutenant Cole Injured in Gallant;
Iy Rescuins the Endangered Men,:
Boiler Said to Have Been thorough
Iy Tested, - u Is.
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Christmas Eve.

The day has now come to an end,
And 1 look up into the sky;
The stars and The snow seem to blend
As the evening clouds 60 by.
The fire is mcrriy cracking
On the hearth which it makes so bright;
Hung by the ire was o stocking
When children went to bed tonight.
,Sow santa'a sleigh bells are ringing
'On the top OF the roof 60 white,
And Santa bis song 10 ainEins
Geod.by, Msrry Chr!stnag, Good night,
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ambassador 5ussernnd placed q
wreath ol laurel on the toiGb oi IEuM,
M Jefferson at Monticello,
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News of the Day.

A srccial dispatch from Stamford to
n New York paper says "The Rev.
DR.. William J. Long, prominent as
writer and lecturer on animal life and
kindred subjects mas been stricken to-
tally blind and the chances of his re-
covering his sight are poor. For
years one of his eyes was weak, and
caieGy on that account he retired from
t,e ministry In 1903. Last week be
lost the sight Of both eyes. He is con-
fned in dark room and bears his
sfliction with chcerfulness.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-21

stand that vel; enough" remarked lit
lie Hans. with prccocious mien.
'No, no. Hans. it would not have
helped me-" interrupted father from
his place In the bed. "But thank you
for your kind heart. You shall have
your Christmas tree as promised
you"
Little Hans went out o. hut and
ran to his tree on the hi! &c walked
around it,, and the tears came III his
eyes. But hc wiped them away with
the back Of his band. No. he must not
CRY; lie must moi feel or show any sor-,
row over the sacrifice that would bring
gladness and blessing 10 the lone. He
Dut his hands in his pockets and tried
10 look glad and free from care when
he entered the neighbor's hut. The
children had for weeks heard him bras
about his Christmas tree, and he had
promised them that they should see it
in all its beauty and splendor on
Christmas eve. Now he would affect
indifference and pretend that he did
not care for Christmas tree, but
would sell it in town so father coull
get money for medicine.
Jcrken. the eldest of the neighbor's
children. cut down the tree. Hans was
crying. but stoutly swallowed his tears
and made Jerkcr promise him to tell
his mother that Hans had gone to town
to buy Christmas present. The
mother was very much surprised.
Where could Hans have got the money.
She could not understand it. Jcrker
did not know. He only told her what
Hans had told him, and that he would
not return before evening. and they
must not worry about him.
How cold little Hans felt. and how
that little heart Of his felt heavy and
sorrowful. Young MS he was, he had
already learned lesson from lifc's
story-the lesson Of self-denial. He
felt cold, his coat was short and
threadbare. the shoes in poor condi-
tion and his mittens full of holes. But
he knew that Christmas eve would
bring n new pair of mittens From
hfs ba ,at night he had seen
mott Sis Of sasatStsps that
-.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-21

sasoneff. the murderer OF Interior
Minister Won Plehwe, was sentenced
in st. Petersburg to penal seryitude
for life and Sikorifsky, his accompllce,
to 90 years penal servitude.
Members of the opposition wrecked
the interior of the Hungarian Parlia-
ment chamber.
The first production Of "Der Roland
Won Berlin" in the Royal Opera HLdse,
at The German capital, was a great sue
cess.
Bulgarian bands are again crossing
the Macedonian frontier.
The British have fought ii engage"
lpaEts in their Tlbeian campaign,
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One Carload Received,

aud coming which following HOLIDAY GOODS
Boys Goat carts Hobby Horses Shoo-Fys Vetocpsdss
and Tricycle. large an fine assortment worth selling
Seven Of Chases fine plush and eavobes from sl25 o
$2500 Remember the Babcock vehicles.
II. H. c0SKERy,
Sole Agent.
74s AND 751 AUGUSTA, GA. s.
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Cb1TS 2Ha q S Ire e
zraos1ated FROM toe .ssses,s1 Of Je01y sc0Do !.

p Yp on the hill, & short dis
4 tancc from the hut stood
B 4 lonely pine tree, that futb-
- er had promised to cut
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
RAISING CALVES.
Method of Feeding Which Has Been
Adopted by Many Successful
Stockmen.

Some Of the most painstaking and
successful calf raisers begin by giving
the calf only a pint of the first milk
that comes every few hours for several
days. After the first weak skim milk
for half ration is mixed with new milk,
increasing each time the amount OF
whole milk. The milk should always
be fed warm. at 100 degrees, that being
blood heat, and then there is no check
ing in the process of digestion.
BY the time the calf is a month old
it Is allowed to eat some very nice,
fine hay or rowen. The hay has ten
dency to regulate the bowels and pre-
vents scours. disease dreaded by calf
raisers. If the bowels are constipated.
give the milk at lower temperature;
If too loose, give the milk as hot as the
calf will drink it. If diarrhoea is
troublesome, diminish the amount Of
milk, feed it very warm and give two
raw eggs at each feeding. If the eggs
fall, which they rarely do, give tea
spoonful Of castor oil, and the same OF
olive oil, with a teaspoonful of pare
goric mixed in pint of hot milk. Fol-
low the oils with teaspoonful Of pull.
verified chalf in each feed of milk un.
til the symptoms disappear.-Farm
Star
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
RAILWAY RUMOR.

American railways handle abaut $12.-
100000 worth OF grain year.
A new railroad planned to scala Grays
Peak, near Dillon, Col. will a*ain a
height at least 200 feet greater than the
road which climbs Pixies Peak.
The experiment made about year ago
of employing Mexican porters in Pull
man cars has NOT been successful. Forty
Mexicans have entered the service Of the
Pullman company, and of that number
only five are left
Timothy J. Lee, an American locomo-
tive engineer, has been held responsible
for the wrecking of train he was driv-
ing, near Zacatecas. Mexico, and sem
fenced to hard labor in the salt mines for
four years. He was badly hurt in the
wreck. His brother is Denver police
captain.
The Southern Pacific company has
forbidden it's men to bring cocaine into
its yards or shops. 1t has been custom
airy for the men to use it when they get
a cinder in an eye, but it has been used
for other purposes; and. besides. the
doctors say. its unskilled use in the eye
is dangerous. The men have the use Of
well-equipped emergency hospital.
OF the sum which had been invested in
the worlds railroads at the close of 1909
it is estimated, according to the Eng
lish Railway Magazine. that more than
E3.760. 100000 has been spent ON 1884,
900 miles of European railroad and
e3,232. 00O. 900 on the 337 900 miles owned
by the rest Of the world. On this basis 1t
is found the roads Of Europe represent
an investment of 922.S52 a mile, while
those of the rest of the world average
911,402. Great Britain's railroads rep
resent the highest cost per mile. figures
standing at E51 1868. while those of Bel
GUM come next with e30,04&
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
PIN FEATHERS.

Hardness Is the first of all qualities
to seek in breed.
In raising broilers for market earli-
ness is quite an item.
Boil and mash potatoes and mix
with milk before feeding.
There is a growing preference in
many markets for brown shelled eggs.
The larger the number of fowls kept
the smaller the expense proportionately.
Nearly 100 manufacturers of incu-
bators and brooders are putting sitting
liens out of business.
A variety of food will not cost any
more than one article all the time, but
it pays a good deal better.
Gather up the charcoal from that old
brush pile and throw it into the poultry
yard or into the scratching shed.
A paddock costs little and may help
to save much. Poultry meat is worth
money now. Lock the doors or unchain
the dog.
There should be no more smells
about a fowl house than about our owr
dwelling house; smells are proof of un-
cleanliness, and Of need of house clean
ing!