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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
N0RTHCLIFFE TELLS WHY he FEARS WAR
German Preparations of To-day Like Those Which Preceded
Conflict With FranceBritain MOI Aroused Yet--Warn-
in9s Of Leaders Fail Fully to Awaken the People.

is being kept secret by Germany to-
day.
CAS- to that which is transpiring in
the German shipbuilding yards. We
more or less know that by 1919 Ger
many, in ships of the super-Dread-
nought class, will be the equal Of
England.
IF We were In your position, able
to grow our own food on our own
acres, it would matter little to us Il
we had merely an ornamental navy.
But how few Americans realize that
our food is brought to us from Aus
tralia, Canada, much of it from the
city of Chicago, and your Western
wheat fields, from the Argentine Re-
public-nearly all of 1t from over the
sea.
I'VE have the Official figures Of the
German naval program up to 1912,
which are serious enough, but we
know that these figures are Just as
inaccurate as were the figures made
public by Germany prior to the Fran
co-Prussian war of 1871.
America is nation of optimists
-England nation of pessimists.
America should produce great art
lists, great musicians, great statesmen
-you have the material.
Theodore Roosevelt is one of the
few men Of this or any age great
enough to say what he thinks. Eu-
rope has no one like him.
"John D. Rockefeller could make
no better use Of his vast wealth than
the founding Of your wonderful uni
versity. You should appreciate your
rich mel-men like j. Pierpont Nor
gan-for the wise use of their mill
ions.
"You really are marvellous peo-
ple," he exclaimed, marvellous for
your conservatism. You talk about
the income tax as though it was
something new and daring. Why, we
had our discussion of the income tax
in the time of Queen Elizabeth.
"The American press is a great
educational force. 1t exerts untold
power for the uplifting of the public.
1t is the function of a paper to edu-
cate"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
NEEDLEWoRK.

A pleasing occupation for the YER
anda is the decoration of bedroom
towels. Soiling does not harm them
as it might finer piece of work acci-
dentally left in the dust. and 1t is in
dustry that callssfor little skill.
Scalloping the hens in buttonhole
stitch will addsa daintiness to plain
towel and the design can be quite
easily marked by using the end of a
spool of cotton and a pencil.
Monograms or simple convention
al figure may be embroidered above
the hens If within the skill Of the
worker. The buttonholing alone,
however, is very pretty.-New Haven
Register.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
THIRTEEN BILLIONS
In OUR BANKS.
How Can This Vast amount Be
Kept Out Of the Hands Of Wall
Street Gamblers?

Says Herbert N. Casscn CT the
American banker in a lucid article IN
Hampton's Magazine:
If may be permitted to condense
the profession of Z banker into a sim
gle sentence, I would say that it is
his business to gather in the surplus
money of a community, and then to
lend it to those capitalists who are
doing most, by means Of factories,
buildings, railroads, steamships and
so forth to promote the prosperity cf
that community. z,
Whoever deposits money in baEk
helps the whole community to the ex-
tent of that money. He transforms
his idle dollars into an active social
force. He helps to give himself en-
ployment, If he is wage-worker,.or
adds to his sale If he is merchant.
All this he does through the work OF
the banker, who Is in reality sort
of financial engineer who enables a
community to use for its own benefit
the power which itcreates, and which
would otherwise be frittered away
and lost.
Whoever sets traps for the banker,
therefore, is making war upon the
community as whole. No matter
whether he comes as burglar by
night, with stick of dynamite and a
jimmy, or as Wall Street gambler
by day, with a bundle OF semi-worth-
less stock and a scheme to get some
thing for nothing, he is social en-
emy of the most dangerous and de-
structive breed. If he succeeds he
has not only deprived people of their
property, he has weakened the foun-
dation of confidence and cooperation
upon which the whole community Is
based.
Here is the United States our 2o,-
600 bankers have gathered up our
surplus money until at the present
time it amounts to the stupendous to-
tai of 00,O00,0 900. They are the
caretakers of this money. and fur
thermore, they are the men who de-
eide how this money shall be invested.
They have the power to distribute the
savings of S5,OO0,OOO people. either
among legitimate capitalists, who will
put it to good use, or among get
rich-quick spectators, who will risk
1t on throw of the Wall Street dice.
Thirteen billion dollars! This is
the greatest accumulation of wealth
in single country that the human
race has ever known! 1t Is twice as
much as all the gold in the world,
and a thousand millions more.
Whose money is it? 1t Is the
money of the common people who
have put it into the banks for safe
keeping. 1t is the money of Smith.
the grocer, and Jones, the liverymau,
and Brown, the docto., and Wilson,
the farmer, and Miss Morgan, the
dressmaker. It is your money and
mine. That is why this question OF
protecting the banks from the stock
gamblers has become so important to
those of us who are neither bankers
nor gamblers, and why 1t is so neces-
sary to place the plain facts before
the American people in such way
that every man and woman can un-
derstand them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Prominent Peup;e.

Colonel George Harvey's collarbone
was broken in an automobile accident
at Manahawkin, N. j.
Y. Uchida, Japanese Ambassador
to Austria, is to succeed Baron Taxa
hira at Washington, D. Z.
Prince and Princess kuni of Japan
were the guests of DR.. Takamine at
Merriwold Park, Sullivan County,
New York.
DR.. Norman Hansen, prominent
Danish physician, says that DR.. Cook
told him that Commander Peary took
forcible possession of his CDR. Cook's)
house and supplies at Annotok.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
- arm Topics
PLANTING TREES.
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In planting trees or shrubs of any
kind the operator will be wise II ne
secures plants with plenty Of healthy
fibrous roots, takes care that they are
not badly broken or bruised, digs
holes larger than the roots would re-
quire when spread out. carefully lays
out and distributes the roots so that
they extend horizontally over as large
an area as possible, avoids planting
too deep, places the soil about the
roots so that the fine particles get
well il among them, then treads
lightly before filling up the hole and
treading firmly, to bind and not clog
or puddle, and finally takes precau-
tion against the plant being shaken
loose by the wind.-Farmers' Home
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
LAUNDRY BAGS.

A handy laundry bag is made as
follows: From denim, tickingor heavy
unbleached muslin cut out piece 20
x36 inches; cut another piece 22x30
inches. This latter piece is the front
and is slightly wider to make pouch.
The back Is longer than the front, the
extra length falling over the rod,
forming a flap. The bottom is but.
toned together so that the clothes
may fall out when the buttons are un-
fastened, instead Of taking out at the
top. Fasten the top to curtain rod,
which may be placed on the back of
the closet door.-New York World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
John Davidson's Body Taken Out
Ten Miles From the Cornish Coast.

London.-The recently recovered
body of the poet John Davidson was
buried at sea ten miles off the Cornish
village of Mousehole.
The body was conveyed from shore
in a ships lifeboat.
John Davidson, poet whose work
though highly esteemed by few cul-
tiyated persons failed Of general ap-
probation and so Of Il paying market,
disappeared from his home on March
23, and q document that he left
indicated that he intended suicide.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
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\ IHINTS FOR TIE
O.LSEkEEPER,:,
IS9Spz&R SSaSeSAsS

A pinch Of borax added to the wat
er In which dish towels are to be
washed makes them white and soft.
Any brickwork rinsed off with am.
monia and water and then carefully
dried will be wonderfully frightened
by the process.
Never put thin glassware into hot
water bottom first, as it Is apt to
crack from! sudden expansion. Slip
1t in edgewise.
Have you ever tried adding a tea
spoonful Of paraffln to every gallon
of water when boiling white clothes?
1t is said to be excellent for removing
stains.
A supply of little things such as
safety pins, needles, hatpins, pins,
buttons, tape and thread kept always
on hand can add the greatest amount
of comfort to ones days.
If tellies are becoming candied,
cover them with quarter of an inch
of pulverized sugar. underneath the
paper, and they will remain in good
condition. even for years.
The torn place, missing button,
ripped seam or pulled buttonhole
should all be carefully attended to
before putting garment In the wash.
The stitch in time not only saves nine
but often helps to keep money in the
bank by saving an entire garment.
Remember good tools make rapid
work. If you do not own a good
knife sharpener, which you can use
to improve your steel blades, not ruin
them, as is the usual amateur sharp
ener's method, make arrangements
for your knives to be sharpened by a
professional every two weeks.
Dish cloths cannot be kept clean
without daily boiling. They should
not only be washed out thoroughly
after each meal and hung in the sun
to dry, but once day, or without fail
every other day, should be boiled in
water to which has been added wash
ing soda or tablespoonful of kero-
sene.
Soft shell crabs are good only when
freshly caught, as the shells harden
after twenty-four hours. Remove the
sand bags and the shaggy bits from
the side, then wash and wipe; sprin-
kle with salt and pepper; roll in
bread crumbs, then in egg, then in
crumbs; fry in smoking hot lard, or,
much better, in good olive Gil.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
The Field of Sports.

MIR. C. vanderbilt's sloop Aurora
won the last race Of the season In the
sixty-fve-foot class of sloops, under
the auspices of the Larchmont Yacht
Club.
At Wheaton Charles Evans, Jr.,
defeated Robert Gardner, the new
amateur golf champion, in the play
off of the tie for the low qualifying
score honors.
There is a movement in the Marine
Corps in Washington for broader
development in athletics than has
hitherto characterized the life of the
marine CORPS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

"A man whose wife Is dying
of an agonizing disease Is justified In
killing her to put an end to her suffer-
ing if she implores him to do so.
So a jury, perhaps rather emo
tional, decided in the Court of Assizes
here, and acquitted Edmond Baudin,
who, at her prayer, shot and killed
his wife on January 81 last.
Nine. Baudin had been afflicted
with asthma for years. 1t gripped
her throat, it was a weight on her
lungs, it stopped her breath. She
begged her husband to aid her by
killing her quickly to rid her of the
affection that was slowly throttling
her.
Baudin, a mechanic, thirty-nlne
years old, rough and plain spoken
man, sought to justify his act with
words as straightforward as they
were made dramatic.
Tears streamed from his eyes while
he testified. The jurors also wept,
and the women in the courtroom were
semi-hysterlcal.
The presiding Judge, who disap-
proved of the jury's verdict, re-
marked:
"For the moment the bandage on
the eyes of Justice was handker-
chief"
"My wife, whom I loved dearly,
had suffered fearfully from asthma,
Baudin testified. "She could not
sleep. If she laid her head on the
pillow she would cry: I am choking!
In the name of the good God, end my
misery! Let me die
"On the night she-she died she
was suffering intensely" Baudin went
on between sobs. 1.-The medicine she
was taking was nearly exhausted.
"'1 will go and get you some more
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
THE opTIMIST.

Gunner-"You look worried to
death, old man.
Guyer-"Can't help it. My wife is
up to her neck in debt"
Gunner-"Oh, cheer up, it might be
worse"
Guyer-"How could it be?"
Gunner-"Why, if she is only up
to her neck in debt that means she
has settled for her summer hat and
that means a great deal these days"
Boston Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Quakeris1ns.

Some people never crack a joke
without damaging it.
Lots OF our good intentions die
from lack Of nourishment.
You can nail lie, but even thas
won't always keep it down.
Where a spring opening is an"
nounced, the women will always drop
in.
The emergencies that we are pre-
pared for are generally those that
don't turn up.
When a girl speaks Of fellow as
a perfect bear, it's pretty good sign
that he has been hugging her.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Her Endorsement.

81 want to get this cheek cashed,"
said the young matron, appearing at
the window of the paying teller.
"Yes, madam. You must endorse
1t, though" explained the teller.
why, my husband sent 1t to me.
He is away on business" she said.
Eyes, madam. Just endorse 1t;
sign it on the back so we will know,
and your husband will know we paid
it to you"
She went to the desk against the
wall and in a few moments presented
the check, having written on its back.
Your loving wife, Edith. ."-Bellman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Submarines Reach
Depth OF 200 Feet.

Quincy, Mass.-NYith one excep-
tion, the feet Of six submarine boats
constructed by the Electric Boat Com
pany for the Government have COM
pleted all tests and will be turned
over to the naval officials in the
Charlestown Navy Yard. AS class,
the submarines broke all records for
submergence, reaching depth of 200
feet. the Snapper, at Provincetown,
was in the course Of her twenty-four-
hour test, this being the only per-
formance lacking in the feet figures.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
A Substitute For Work.

physical culture, father. is per-
iectly lovely!" exclaimed an enthusl-
astic young miss just home from col
lege. Look! To develop the arms
/ grasp this rcd by one end and move
1t slowly from right to left.
"Well, WELL" exclaimed the faith
er:: what won't science discover! II
that rod had straw at the other end
you'd be sweeping. Success Maya
zine.
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LUCK.

Lucky dog, that man Bosworth."
"Has he come into fortune?"
"No, he has secured certificate
from his doctor showing that he has
organic heart trouble. When an In
surance agens attacks him hereafter
he will merely have to show his cers
tiflcate. Chicago Record-Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.

"Say, ma" queried lite Ida In
nitt, why do women always cry at
a wedding?"
1.-THE married ones cry. my dear.
because they know how 1t Is them
selves, and the unmarried ones be-
cause they DON'T" replied Mrs. In-
nitt.-Chicago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
MORE WONDERFUL.

ga woman in Connecticut ran a
needle ingo her finger, and the other
day it ca1ae out at her elbow"
That's nothing. My wife swal-
lowed needle and two days later had
a stitch in her side." - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
WHERE DEBATE RACED.

cit must have been terrible strain
to go through the fierceness of tariff
debate in Washington.
"Of course answered the states
man. duty il Washington had its
hardships; but they were nothing
compared to the chances I'd have TAX
en- If had gone home and mixed into
tho tariff debate, at Bill Stiggins'
store."- Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Doctor Hale a Boy at Eighty.

An example Of Edward Everett
Hale's light-heartedness is told in
Woman's Home Companion. One day
when he was about eighty years old
he and / boarded surface car in
New York The car was crowded.
but lad promptly arose and gave
him his seat. Thank you, my boy"
said Hale with great heartiness. "I'll
do as much for you some day when
you are eighty-if I'm around then" ;"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
A GOOD GARDEN.

Recipe for good garden: Manure
heavily, plow we'll, harrow till as
mellow as an ash heap, plant good
seeds, cultivate often and keep the
hoe going every time weed sticks
up its head.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
The Struggles of the Sex.

One woman has been elected SUI
perintendent of the board of educa-
tion in Chicago, a great victory for
the sex, but another in Middletown,
this State, who started in driving
hack is rank failure because she
can't say "giddap," but compromises
by telling the horse to begin" or
proceed. New York Herald,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
SOFT SOAP.

The Woman (who is rather talk
ative, to her husband, who has been
standing silently before her for some
time)-"Well. what are you looking
at me like that for?"
The Mani was only thinking
how pretty you look with your mouth
New York Journal,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
TOO MUCH OF A RISK.

81 have a chance to marry an old
man who has lots of money"
why don't you?"
"He hasn't any bad habits, and
comes of a long-lived family. ."-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
IN FASHION,.

Crawford-"So your wife doesn't
make mince pies any more?"
Crabshaw-"No. She uses all the
odds and ends around the house as
trimmings for her hat."-Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
\ Household Affairs. z
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COVER FOR MEDICINE TUMBLER

COVER FOR MEDICINE TUMBLER.
If you have not regular medicine
glasses with glass lids, the best COW
ers sor them a0 round circles of stiff
.pasteboard. IHey are cheap, easily
prepared, noiseless and can be thrown
out when even slightly soiled.
Should there be several glasses Of
medicine to take in succession, have
in the centre of one disc single red
star, in the second, two stars, and on
the third three. The proper rotation
is thus easily followed by changing
after each dose. When a spoon is
used to mark the glass it may fall off.
New York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
TREE PLANTING STUDIES.

ItNH H<h-N ! 11NO y I y '0Rh
There are some studies which would
undoubtedly prove much more inter-
esting and useful to the minds of
young America (tree planting and
grating, for instance) than some of
the dry subjects now taught in our
schools. Home Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
PICKING VEGETABLES.

Always pick vegetables when they
mature, whether you have use for
them or not. 1t will give the others
more room, and in the case Of vines
the immature fruit will have a better
chance to ripen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
IN THE FIGHTING BELT.

''May l ask you question:"
"Sure, stranger"
''Why is everybody in this section
mixed up in feud?"
"Well, robuddy keers to take
chances on being an innocent by
stander. louisville Courier-Jour.
nal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
DIG FOR BORERS.

To dig out borers from peach and
other fruit trees use a sharp knife
and a piece of wire. Do not forget
to cut out and burn all black knots
2ound on plum or cherry trees.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
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THIN FRUIT.

For best results in the fruit gar
den, thin out all the fruits that have
set thickly and cut back the berry
canes to three feet.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
pLoW THE ORCHARD.

Some fruit growers say that it is
not a good plan to plow an orchard
when the trees are in blossom-bet-
ter do it before or after.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
FORGOT AND FoRGAvE.

81 tell you, sir, kissing the hand
that smites you is nothing to what
I saw in the hotel this morning."
"What was that?"
'The porter blacking the boots
that had kicked him last night
London Telegraph.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
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I'D
- KERPLUNK.
One more unfortunate
Flying machine,
Rashly importunate,
Falls on the green.
Take it up tenderly,
Handle with care!
Fashioned too slenderly
For the wild air.
Judge.
INCONSIDFIRATE.

"That conductor wasn't very con-
siderate Of peoples feelings"
mo, he'd tell man with a wooden
leg to step lively" - New York
Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
WHEN THEY TAKE ON A BLUE
TINT.

Little Clarence-"Pa, what is q
Blue Grass widow?'"
Mr.. Callipers-"Why, a grass wild
ow who failed to get alimony, I sup
pose, my son" Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

Tulane University realized an en-
dowment fund of s1,000,o00 last
year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
NOT MUCH OF A DAY.

Lady - What! Thirty-eight
cents for a dozen of eggs! Why.
that's more than three cents Tor one
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
FRENCH JURY JUsTIF1Es KILLING SUFFERING WIFE
A.ony Asthma, Had Begged Hsr Husband to Favo
Her Lfe--Judes, Jury and
S.eetators In Tears Recital.

medicine 1 said.
NO. she said, buy no more med
icine. You know we are poor. l am
gone. Medicine will do me no good.
I suffer! Oh, how / suffer!
But pay no more for medicine. I
have cost you too much money al
ready.
IF you love me, put me out Of
my misery. Prove your love and let
me leave you. Kill me! II you were
a determined man you would not see
me suffer as / do
II was maddened by the sight Of
her agony" Baudin ended. II seized
revolver with which I intended to
defend our home; I shot her in the
head; she died instantly.
VI determined then to kill myself.
but I thought of my sister, the only
other being who depends on me. l
went to see my sister. She wep.. out
told me I should surrender myself to
the police, which I did at once"
When Baudin finished his testi.
monv, given with unaffected emotion,
all In the court were in tears.
Following him. Dr.. Dupre. dis
tinguished alienist, testified that Bau-
din is perfectly sane. But, said
Dupre, he was melted to his fatal act
by the stronger will of his wife. Pity
for her, directed by her will, led him
to shoot her.
AS Baudin left the courtroom a
free man the crowd applauded him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

Over large extent of Russian ter
ritory German Is the commercial lam
guage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

The question whether it is morally
justihable to end the suffering OF
those who are bound to die Of NOR
tai disease has been discussed in this
country. OF course it was decided
that such an act, whether inspired by
love or pity, Is murder.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
NO TERMINAL. FACILITIES.

'They say Harold Coddington has
brain fever"
Impossible! Could an angle
worm have water on the knee?"-
Chicago Record-Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

Great Britain has 100000 horses
available for the purposes of war
Sare.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

Grocer-."Well, mum, you must re-
member that one egg is whole days
work for one hen" "-Cleveland. Lead,
er.