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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

This co.triva.ce takes a piece Of wire.
cuts 1t TO the desired length, bends it
into the form OF the letter U ana
wraps it around q hose, thus making
4 coupling. At one end is a movable
carriage which is turned by means Of
n handle. The wire is passed over
one OF the gaps in the corrugated car
7riage-way and as the latter is turned
the ridge behind carries the wire
down q slot and bends it into shape.
In another part is a cutting device de-
signed to cut a second wire to size
while the first is being formed. At
the back is a grip by which the u
shaped wire is held us it is wrapped
over a hose. Wireworkers who arc
restricted to the old method OF cut
ting. bending and wrapping with 10
moro aid than a pair pf pliers, will
appreciate the relief Tits new imple-
ment acknowledgements Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
DEATH FOLLOWS IN THE TRAIL OF The HOPE DIAMOND.
selin Habid, Latest Owner of Ba1efu Gem, Drowned in Wreck off Singapore
Ill Luck Stone With Him-Mystery in Its Final Fate, as Disaster
a2 Has Followed the Possession of the Jewel.

, Louis XIV. acquired the jewel
mysteriously, and, although history
gives saner causes, the French mon
arch's decay SET in about that time.
The gem was still in the crown Of
France when Louis XVI. died by the
guillotine amid the storm of the great
revolution.
Then the jewel vanished for a time,
and it was not until 1880 that a Lon
don dealer, purchasing it from a
stranger, sold it to the famous bank
er, Henry Thomas Hope.
AS the Hope Diamond" the blue
stone leaped into fame. Hopes
daughter brought it to her husband,
the Duke of Newcastle, as part OF her
dowry. Her son. Lord Henry Francis
Hope. inherited it, and misfortune be-
set him early. He married May Yohe,
and soon she was wearing the dia-
mond on the stage.
In 1899. Lord Hope was in financial
difficulties and tried to sell the gem.
but his family prevented this. After
his divorce from May Yohe he sold it,
however, to Simon Frankel, the New
York jeweler. 1t remained in the
United States until January, 1908,
when rumors of the financial difficult
ties of Frankel Brothers were fol-
lowed by the sale of the jewel. Inn
mediately after parting company with
the mysterious gem the firm paid off
all creditors and returned to its for
mer prosperity.
1t is supposed that, through a Sc
rret agencv. the diamond came into
the possession of Abdul Hamid. then
the absolute Of Turkey. His throne
fell before he had possessed the Hope
! diamond even for a year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

Parls.-The mysterious and Won
derful Hope Diamond, the jewel that
came out of the East in the reign of
Louis XIV, and which has seemed for
many long years a baleful Nemesis,
pursuing TO misfortune or the grave
the monarchs, peers and laymen who
have possessed it, and bringing sud
den sorrows to the famous women
whose beauty it has adorned, has
gone back into the East, End as popu-
lar superstition will undoubtedly de-
clare, is said to have been the cause
Of its last owners tragic end.
A curt four-line dispatch from Sin
gapore announces that Selim Habid
was among the passengers drowned
in the wreck of the French steamer
Seyne in the China Sea.
at is believed" the message says.
chat Habid had the Hope diamond
in his possession at the time of the
wreck"
If this is so, the mystic gem. at
once the bane and envy of kings and
potentates, has ended its dark story
at the bottom Of the Malacca Strait.
1t had been supposed that the Hope
diamond was sold by Habid in Paris
last June for $4,000. But no pur-
chaser was ever named with author
ity. Habid had brought the jewel to
Paris with many others Of lesser
fame, and it was rumored that he was
an agent of Abdul Hamid. deposed
Sultan of Turkey, who was said to be
making vigorous attempts to dispose
of his jewels.
Now it is believed that Habid did
not sell it, but was taking it back to
the Orient in an attempt to sell it to
some Indian potentate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
American vs.. European Guns.

The weapons of Continental Eu-
rope, England and America are all
constructed on similar lines, of iden-
teal quality of steel and wood, have
the same systems Of choking and Dor
ing and the character of workmanship
is not essentially different.
There are minor variations, of
course, dictated by taste and habit.
Europe tends to multiplicity of lock-
ing devices. America to simplicity.
But the one American rotary bolt is
stronger and more lasting than the
quintuple fastening of foreign arms.
American and English guns are alike
noted for their perfection of balance.
beauty Of outline and severe simplic-
ity Of scroll engraving.
Continental! Europe tends to for
idity Of ornamentation with the most
artistic pictorial effects in engraving
and wood cutting. Personally, I pre-
fer the pictorial in ornamentation,
but that is merely a matter of taste.
One thing the American manufac-
turer can and does do, he can give
you as much gun for 500 as Europe
can for $500. Grade for grade, it
will be found on examination that
there is very little to choose between
an American gun costing $50 and an
Imported arm at 500. If money is
no object. then exercise your fancy
in absolute confidence that a beauti-
full and satisfactory arm can be OBJ.
tanned either at home OF abroad.
Charles Askils, il Outing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
Msa of Many Limbs.

The o.a Colonel was spinning OF
yarns Of the Civil Wa, and in the
heat OF reminiscent patriotism his
memory became somewhat tangled.
An, gentleman" he related seri-
ously, II SHALL never forget the charge
at Cnickanause. 1t was there l lost
my leg" Ten minutes later the old
Colonel was relating an incident of
Gettysburg.
"And wien we climbed Little
Round Top the bullets were whist
ling on all sides. 1t was there that I
lost my Leg"
And thirty minutes later through a
misty haze of smoke:
Seven Pines. gentlemen. Seven
Pines! All, that was the battle. One
of my legs was shot from under me
and"
But just then a timid little boy
looked up and asked shyly: Grand
pa, were-were you a centipede in
those days?"-Chicago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

Washington, D. G President
Taft's program for railroad and trust
reform legislation at the next session
of Congress was the lodestone that
drew another railroad man to the
White House. He was none other
than Mr.. James ]. Hill, of st. Paul,
Mimi, president of the Great North
ern Railway. He remained with the
President long enough to say a good
many things. and when he came out
demonstrated that he was the only
and original "artful dodger" in cap
tivity. When he was asked by the
newspaper men what he thought Of
the Presidents legislative ideas and
what suggestions he had made to i'm
prove upon them he seemed inspired
to deliver a lecture, which began in
this wise:
At am a student of history. History
shows that the high cost of living is
the beginning of every national de-
cline. This country is in grave dan
ger of entering upon a period of
d%ecadence through extravaganza, pub
lie and private. Prosperity is not a
cure; it is only a help"
How much longer MT. Hill "oulu
have continued to delight his hearers
with this dissertation, had not some
one broken in, will never be known.
He was interrupted with a question
as to what all that had to do with
railroad and antitrust legislation. He
smiled.
What this country needs is to
clean house and spend less money and
stop %bothering about new laws to
govern corporations" said Mr.. Hill.
deep and serious consideration
should be given at once to the ques-
ton Of reducing the cost of food and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
Cartoon by W. A. Rogers, in the New York Herald.
UNITED STATES in peril, MIR. HILL TELLS Mr.. TAFT
Head of Great Northern Railway, in White House Call, Says
High Cost of Living is Real Menace, and Urges
National House Cleaning.

clothing to the masses. A grave dan
ger faces the Nation. History shows
that the decline begins when the cost
of living becomes a burden to the
masses, but not to the rich"
Just as Mr.. Hill was about to es-
cape from his questioners he bumped
squarely into a kindred spirit in the
person of Senator Jonathan Bourne,
of Oregon. Mr.. Bourne, as it hap
pens, is chairman of the working SUBJ
committee Of the Senate's new Com
mittee on Public Expenditures, of
which Senator Hale, of Maine, is the
head. The business of this commit
tee is to tighten the strings of Uncle
Sans purse, and it purposes to do it.
1t was fully thirty minutes before
these two economists finished their
little chat in the White House recep-
ton room. When it was over Sena-
tor Bourne remarked that it would
never do to give away i'll advance
what his subcommittee was going to
report, but he was perfectly certain
the purchasing power Of a Govern
ment dollar could be increased from
five to ten per cent. by the simplifca-
ton of administrative methods. GEN.
tralization and the elimination of IN
necessary items.
Mr.. Hill is likely to come back to
Washington again. President Taft
told him Just what he has been telling
other railroad men and members of
both branches of Congress who. have
had suggestions to make to improve
his annual message. In substance it
was:
What you say is interesting; it
may be important. Kindly put it in
writing and submit it to me again.
Then l will give it due consideration"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

allowed to dry, while, or the other
hand, they lose all their good quail
ties if they are immersed in water.
Therefore, they must receive moisture
Just as they receive it while still On
the vine-through their stalks. The
grapes must not touch anything and
they must be handled as little as pos
sible.
The device, which has. just been
put into use in France, is we'll illus
trated in the accompanying picture,
from the New York World. In cut.
tint the grapes an inch or two of stalk
10 left. on each side of the tWig that
bears the bunch, and to each end Of
the stalk is fitted { bulb Of rubber or
glass containing sterilized water. The
whole is then hung up where the
grapes may swing free. The water in
the bulbs is sucked up by the stalks
and supplies the fruit with the where
withal 20 keep fresh. This water can
be renewed as often as necessary
without touching the grapes, and any
grape that withers can be slipped off
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
About Noted Peonle.

Sir Morgan Crofton and his wife.
whom he found in New York, re-
turned to London.
Prince Ito was buried in a mauso-
leum on his estate. near Toxic, after
imposing ceremonies.
The Tarrytowp annual flower show
closed. William Rockefeller being
prominent as 4 prize winner.
James A. Patten. king Of the
Wheat Pit" made s4.000,000 in one
day by a sudden rise In cotton based
m cron shortag e. which made his es-
timated market winnings for the year
$4,000, 900.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
Items of Interest.

Senator Aldrich madetwo addresses
in st. Louis on monetary reform.
Colonel G. r. Cotton was inaugu-
rated at San Juan, Porto Rico. as
Governor Of the island.
1t was agreed between the United
States and Chile to submit the Alsop
claim to The Hague court for arbitra-
ton.
Again risking arrest for contempt
of court, President Gompers at the
Toronto convention of the American
Federation of Labor denounced Judge
Wright. of Washington. D.. c.. who
sentenced the labor leaders to jail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
LOWEST DEATH RATE I'M 1908.
Census Figures 1874 Per Thousand in Area Enclud-
irly Seventeen States.

istration area was 691,574, while for
the preceding year it was 6S7,O34.
This apparent increase of 4540 is ex-
planned by tee fact that during 1908
two new States. Washington and Wis
cozsin, were added to the registration.
The month of maximum mortality
in 1908 was January, with 67.763
deaths, and that of minimum mortal
ity was June, with f2,701 deaths. The
death rates Of the individual States
vary from 1874 for California to 10.l
for South Dakota.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

The tucks car be stitched by machine
or sewed by hand as liked. and just
enough of them extend to yoke depth
only to mean pretty folds and fulness.
The sleeves illustrated are made in
one piece each, the plain ones with
upper and under PORTIONS. ,
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size. is three and a
half yards twenty-one or twenty-fr'
two and a quarter yards thirty
two and an eight
inches wide, with
silk for trimming.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
Shot Forty-four Pet Dogs in
Streets of Montclair, 4.

Mcntclair. n. J.-Forty-four dogs
were shot as the result of the PROF.
nation issued by Mayor Henry v.
Crawford, of Montclair, authorizing
the destruction Of all unmuzzled dogs
r.nning at large in the streets.
Policeman Hugh Seery and William
Stewart, armed with double-barrelled
shotguns, were busy ell day killing
the animals. David Steinfeldt, the
official dog catcher, killed the dogs In
the centre of the town. Owners plead
Cd in vain for lives Of their pets.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

Washing ton, D. C.-The death rate
for 1908 in the registration area set
aside by the Census Bureau for tabu-
lation purposes was 1873 per la0O
population, the lowest vet recorded.
In rural districts covered by the tahu-
latiou the rate vas slightly lower. av-
eraging IA to the 1000 inhabitants.
During the same period the death rate
for England and Wales was 1871 per
1000.
The total number of deaths re"
turned for the year 1908 in the reg
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

Joined to the yoke. The yoke is fitted
by means of darts over the hips and
the closing is made invisibly at the
back.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is seven and a
quarter yards twenty-four or twenty
seven, six and three-Quarter yards
- 'ty-two or forty-four inches wide
IN material has figure or nap; four
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
New Flannel Blouse.

For the girl who suffers with cold
there is a new flannel blouse. 1t is
quite good looking. The flannel is
exceedingly soft and silky, there are
fine stripes, usuallyin gray and black,
and it fastens down the front with sill
yer buttons. With it Is worn a turn
over collar Of white embroidery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
federal Judge Decides Syrians Cam
not Be Barred From citizenship.

Wheeling, w. va. Judge \. G,
Davtor. of the Federal court here,
handed down an order which upsets
an order issued by the immigration
departnent at Washington, D. c.
Judge Dayton instructs all Federal
officials to admit to full citizenship
natives of Syria who have proper
qualification. Recently the immigra-
ton department rejected natives of
Syria, claiming that they were of the
Monaghan race, being under the saEe
ban as the natives of China.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
Heavy Serge Popular.

There will be a run upon serge this
season. 1t has always been a stock
material. This year the weave is ut
terly unlike anything we have had.
There were a few patterns of last
year, to be accurate, but this year
there are a great number, a bit rough
er than before.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
The New

The arts and I
making their way
of decoration. AL!
pecially we'll with
Moyen age, throl
passing. Their r
to feminine appa
These are quite !
made with squar
greenish bronze
quaint symbols.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
After a Lower Price.

uart-'lsn't it a bit late TO be
wearing your outing snit, old maL?'
Smart-"Well. In on my way 70
tho coal dealer and want 10 give him
the impression that it's Sill summer"
Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

made either with the sleeves that are
slightly full and laid in pleats at the
wrists or with plain ones. Tucks are
arranged on becoming lines and pro-
--ide just sufficient fulness at the
front. Crepe de Chine with trimming
of messaline and pretty buttons is the
material illustrated.
The blouse consists of the lining,
which is optional. front and backs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

In American secondary schools in
the year 1900 there we're $4,000
at the public high
schools and only $4,000 at private
Schools of all kindS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
A Monkey Eating Eagle.

The first specimen ever caught alive
CT the monkey eating eagle of the
Philippines was recently acquired by
the Geological Gardens in London.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
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New York City.-The simple tucked
blouse is always a pretty one. This
model can be utilized either for the
odd waist or Cor the gown, and it can
be made from crepe, chiffon, MORE or
other similar material, and also from
the simpler lingerie sort. 1t can be
trimmed with contrasting bands as il
lustrated or with any fancy material
hat may be preferred. Also it can be
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
Keeps Grapes Fresh.

A great firm of wine growers at
Saint Benezat, France, has devised a
simple method Of keeping grapes per-
fectly fresh for several months. To
keen grapes fresh they must not be
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
The lille,

The fashion OF
sash around the
ends hang, has nc
among the best :
are using some r;
above the knees,
impression of al
which odds and {
lied, but it is d
force it upon the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

without disturbing its neighbors. 1t
is said that by this method freshly
picked grapes can be kept fresh for
two or three months.-Philadelphia
Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

The Salvation Army has a factory
in Europe where musical instruments
are made for its members.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
Long sashes Worn.

Long sashes are being worn with
coat suits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

It's body is a dark brown and the
breast feathers are of a dirty cream
color. A monkey diet being out OF
the question in England, it is being
fed on chickens, whence. presumably,
its worried look.-The Graphic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24

/ a half yards forty-four inches
lie when material has neither figure
nap; two yards twenty-seven, one
| a half yards thirty-two, one yard
ty-four inches wide for bands:
tn of skirt at lower edge four and
eighth yards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
A SIN;

Emerald green
a cape. Green
modish evening
pink, blue or any
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-24
Shapes Wires tc O.ticr.

There is little necessity nowadays
Of doir~ things BY hand. One ~ 80
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-08
Fruits and Vegetables.

Apples-Best, $2OO@2,sO a box
common, $l,2s@l7s.
Potatoes-B Buying prices, $l.25@
l.5S per hundred; sweets, $2.2s@2.sf
per hundred.
Onions-Buying prices; $l7S@l 81
per hundred.
Fresh Fruits = Oranges, $2@275i
tangerines, $l.2s@l.s0 box; lemons
$l5O@4.0O; grapes, Spanish Malagas
$6@7 per crate; pears, $l7S02 pei
box; bananas, Si@6c per pound.
Vegetables-Turhips $l.s0 pei
sack; beets, $3.50; parsnips, $3.50
cabbage, $4; hot house lettuce, $l,6C
per dozen; cucumbers, $l.7s02.2s pei
dozen; celery, $3.50 per crate; arti-
chokes, Soc per dozen; beans, 2sC
per pound; peasn lSc per poundi to.
matoes, Mexican, $l,0O@l.7s; Flori'
da $3.50 per crate; squash, &c pei
pound; peppers, $l7S per box; cauli'
flower $l,25@l,s0; asparagus, Ga
l0ic; rhubarb, 4i@6c,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-08

line Of 7th street to the West line oE
3rd street, 50 that the grade when 30
established will bc AZ tire following
elevations above the base of grades AZ
established BY Ordinance No. III of
the City Of Astoria, to-wit:-
All the West line Of 7th street AZ
an elevation Of 240 IT. above the base
lot grades; at the East and also the
West line Of 9th street 1T an eIeva-
ton Of 235 feet above the base 81
grades: at she East and also the West
line Of 5th street at an elevation 81
z4O feet above the base of grades: AZ
the East and also the West line cf
9Th street at an elevation Of 24s feet
above the base of grades; al the East
and also the West line Of 5rd street
at an elevation Of $50 feet above the
base Of grades; that between the
points above designated the grade
shall be upon an even and gradual
slope
BY order Of tile Common Council.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of
the city Of Astoria.
Dated April 7th 1909, lOt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-08
The Daily Market Report

Whether Il will last through the sea-
son oh flush production 10 a matter Of
uncertainty In anticipation Of the
demand at exposition time Seattle
dealers have for a month been buying
eggs freely in Washington, and In
Oregon as we'll. and paying prices
that were something out Of the ordi-
nary for this time Of the year, Large
quantities Of Valley eggs have the
past few weeks gone through Port.
land direct to the Sound. and few Il
any moved at prices under 20 cents,
The comparatively light supplies In
the local market the past month are
In a large way accounted for by the
movement from Valley points to the
North. AS a RESULT 70 date there
have been no serious accumulations
here, and Il is understood that no very
large quantities have been put In stor.
age In Portland, Storage operations
on the Sound, on the other hand, have
been cxtentive. Dealers there are
preparing for the demand they expect
during the exposition.
For the time the demand on &C.
count Of the Easter trade Is some.
thing Of factor in the local market,
but In the main Il has been the steady
demand in the North that has kept
the Portland market we'll cleaned up
all the time and made possible the
relatively high prices now prevailing.
Dealers today expressed the belief
that the market would take a slight
turn downward next week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.


stringers to a width Of l6 feet.
That the costs and expenses Of con.
structing said improvement shall be
betrayed BY special assessment upon
the lots, lands and premises so bene-
fitted by the same, which said lots,
lands and premises are included in the
special assessment district including
I'll lots, lands and premises 50 bene-
fitted to.wit:
Lots |, 2, 8, 4 and S III the Town of
Union. The whole Of Block 2 in
Trullingcr's Addition 10 the City Of
Astoria. That portion Of Tract B in
Block 8 in Trullinper's Addition lying
in front of and adjacent to Lots /, z.
3. 4 and 5 in the Town Of Union.
BY order Of the Common Council.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of
the city Of Astoria.
Dated April 9TH 1909, 8t.