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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

ST. Johns. N. F., Special-Harry
Whitney of New Haven believes that
DR.. Frederick A. Cook found the
Pole and that; Commander Peary did
the same. In expressing this belief
Mr.. Whitney said that he knows no
reason for doubling Cook more than
: Peary.
Sc DR.: Cooks story he added,
seems to me truthful and probable.
Nothing else would q explain his
twelve months absence. y 4
Speaking of Dr.. Cooks detailed ac-s
/ count of his trip TO the Pole, ldr.
Whitney said that the explorer show
led him how the western drift of, The
ice had landed him ia q region FAR
remote from where he expected to-
4 go, and he was unable to get back.
He could not speak with authority as.
to whether DR.. Cook and his two
Eskimos could carry on their three
asledges enough food for their journey
TO the Pole, as he himself is a nov5ce
IN Artic travelling. He declared he
knew nothing of the controversy be-
yond the vaguest details. The first
he learned tof it was at Indian Har-
bor, when he received messages from
several American papers asking for
a statement.
Mr.. Whitney denied that Com
mander Peary had removed DR..
Cooks stores from Annotok to Etah.
What Peary really did was to trans
fer few things and rebuild the
house at. Annotok. Boatswain Muir
! phys only reason for refusing to
help Captain Beranier's Canadian ex-
petition to get dogs and sledges at
Etah was that they were short of
dogs themselves. Mr.. Whitney had
trouble ,in getting enough dogs fer
his teams all through the winter and
{ Murphy was looking out for Peary,
so that he would have sufficient dogs
for the commanders exploring trips
around the country when, he returned
from the north.
4. The day the Roosevelt was leaving
Etah for home Whitney informed
Peary that Cook had entrusted to him
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
The Prisoner.

The Master of the House-"Why,
Mary. what are you looking so glum
about?"
The Maid of the House---"Please,
eir, the mistress has just told me /
am to leave at the end Of the week"
The Master of the House-"Mary,
congratulate you!"~-Cassell's Sat
urday Journal. -.:-.-.> ---....-4,a.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Oratorical Tactics.

"What does this cat mean by paw
ing me so?"
"she's begging for tidbit, and is
adopting the tactics of orators who
make unanswerable. arguments"
whats that?"
paws for reply - Baltimore
American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
70 q llIKKFss


A patent has been granted in Ger
many on a starch, inseluble In bot
water and unaffected by strong aka
lies, which IS. useful az filter in
plastic compositions ana / the manu-
facture. of paper; s
The possibility of a planet outside
Of the orblr Of Neptune since its. dis
sooiy7erYiI l847 considered the outer
most Of the solar system, is indicated
by calculations at Harvard Obserya-
tory OF certain Irregularities in Nep-l
tunes orbit. et.i,r p
Concrete, when brought into con-
tact with water, steadily acquires
compactness! and resistant power uI-
Ill 1t maintains its maxi imumin those
qualities, which it retains indefinitely,
and without deterioration. IS
Every year thousands of persons in
France, according TO M. Motais-.
dressmakers, clerks, cashiers and ac-
countants-lose their sight, not SO
much from excess of work as from de-
fective lighting and az deplorably
faulty position during their work.
In a paper read before the Paris
Academy Of Sciences, Monsieur chau- I,
yeau shows that the organism to
which the effects Of ordinary vaccine
are due is still unknown, being be-
yond the reach of the microscope.
Its properties can be inferred, how-s
ever, and experiment proves that It
cannot be. of crystalline or colloidal
nature. When the vaccine is covered
with water and allowed to diffuse. no
virulent properties are communicated
to the upper layers Of water. Mon
sieur .Chauveau regards 1t as certain
that the organism is a living being. !.
According to Electrical Engineer
ing, rules have been issued to the
effect that no apparatus for wireless!
telegraphy on board merchant shtpsl.
whether British or foreign, shall be-
used in any Of the harbors Of Gibral-ii
tar, except with the written permts-i
sion, of the governor. The making
or answering of signals of distress
are excepted. The bill requiring all
steamers to be equipped with wire:
less apparatus, which was introduced.
IN the Canadian lP Parlia1nent, has been'
shelved for the present, for the rea-;
son, itiis said, of seeing what steps
the British. Government Is taking in
this. direction, bsS3.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Breach of Etiquette.

The two women stopped in front
CT dentists showcase on fremont
street. There, mamma" said the
younger woman, pointing, II want a
set just like that"
Hush, my. child" commanded her
mother, don't you know that it's
vulgar to pick your teeth on the
street. "-+Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Had an Excuse.

"Why did you parade the Board
walk in mems clothes?"
"Your Honor" sobbed the fair
prisoner, there's so much fun.made
of women's fashions this year" z
So the Court dismissed her with
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Drew a Crowd.
"I once woke up"

II once woke up"
"And found yourself famous, eh?"
'No, but found that had been at
tracing considerable public atten-.
ton. I had been snoozing on hotel
veranda with my mouth wide open. I"
louisville Courier-Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Els Little Joke.

Perey-"I-aw-wrestledfo foh an
hour with me scarf this morning"
Which won the vic
tory, deah boy-you or the scarf?"
Neither. Cawn't you see
the match wesulted in a,tie? Haw!
Haw!"--Chicago Daily News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Language of Eden.

He Cooking at the catalogue of
women's styles)-"They still use the
language of the first fashion plate,
don't they?"
His Wife-"What do you mean?"
He-"Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and so on. - =
Judge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
A Queer Fad.

"What Is the proper time to an
nounce the engagement"
Depends on how fashionable you
are. Some deny it right up to the al.
tar."-LouisVille Courier-Journal. !"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Younger.

Don't you think this dress makes
me look younger, Eusebio?"
eyes, my dear, easily hundred
years younger. ."-Sourire.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
The Main Thing.

While epigrams set plays alame,
In life, guess,
Most folks subordinate the same
To dress.
louisville Courier-Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

The total continental area of the
United States. including that oi
Alaska, is about equal to that of al
Europe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
A Crusher.

''Bet you amt got nuthin' like our
subway" boasted the New Yorker.
"In my section," retorted the visi-
tor from the cyclone belt, I'VE have
individual subways." - Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
II am Dr.. Benton.
Considerate.

Four old Scotcbmen, the remnant
of club formed some fifty years ago.
were seated around the table in the
club room. 1t was 5 a. m: and Dousal
looked across at Donald and said in
a thick, sleepy voice:
'"Dorald, dye notice what an awful
peculiar expression there is on Jocks
face?"
Aye" says Donald.@1 notice that;
he's dcead! He's been deead these
four hours"
"whats Dead! Why did ye no.
tell ma:" -: .-'.3
AN, no--nc-no,' said Dcnald..
sam no that kind O. man to disturb
O coavivlal evening. ."-Tt-Bits. IS
Fl H
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
Beauty in O Box.

He-"Does Miss Pinkleight get her
good looks from her father or her
mother?"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

President Taft made the electrical
connection Thursday that set the. wa
ter flowing through Gunnison Tun-
mel, near Montrose, Colorado, By
which 100000 acres Of arid land is to
be made productive.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
A Steady Job.

Caller-"Snip & Co. have em-
ployed me to collect the bill you owe
them"
Owens-"You are to be congrat-
ulated, sir, on securing permanent
position. Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

Diner (disgustedly)-"See here,
everything on this table is stone
cold"
Waiter-"Try the pepper. and ta-
basco, sir."-Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
The kissing in the Park

First Sufragette - How degrad-
ing!"
Second sufragette-"Di Disgusting!
I should like to see the man that
would dare to treat me in that fash
ion!""-The Sketch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
More Par.noia.

dad, she's going to sue me for
breach of promise" +"
Then you must plead temporary
insanity"
"How could I prove it?"
"By the love letters you wrote
her,"-London. Opinion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

American manufacturers will be
able to find good market for Their
products in South Africa if Trey take
the trouble to look over the field and
sczd representatives there, according
10 Consul-General julius G.. Lay, of
n, ,,ot,,,,,,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

The growing scarcity OF timber
suitbale for ties, with aresultant in
crease in their cost, has led eleven
railroads Gn start forests
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
5Wi1b s6e Fanny
as It Happened.

Maud Muller, on a summers day,
Put up bluff at raling hay.
But on the high road kept an eye
In case Judge came riding by.
And, sure enough, the judge did pass
At forty miles an hour, alas!
It gives to romance quite, a jar,
The modern honk-honk touring car.
= -Philadelphia Bulletin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

. With considerable progress made in
checking the ravages Of the boil
wevil in the South, the prospects for
a large production of cotton are un-
usually good. according to Prof. W.
R. Beatty, assistant horticulturiest Of
the Department Of Agriculture, who
returned Wednesday from a tour. Of
the Southern States.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

"1here is widespread, but en-
tirely needless, concern on the ques-
.tion Of the legality Of issuing check
for an amount less than ST." says
statement given out by the Treas
lry Department.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

She-"From her uncle He keeps
q drugstore. ."-Chicago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

The board Of directors Of the Nat
ionsl Geographic Society Friday
held 8 special meeting tc determine
the attitude it should assume toward
DR.. Frederick a. Cook upon the oc-
casion 6f his visit here next Sunday'
when he will deliver a lecture on his
Arctic experiences. The decision was
reached that Dry Cook under the cir
cumstances, could not be recognized
in an official way.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

Increases ranging from rs to $50
PER cent are shown in the quantity Of
mann acturers' materials imported
into the United State during the sew
;en months ending with July, 1909,
over the corresponding period of the
Immediately preceding year.. These
figures, complied by the Bureau of
Statistics, relate to a variety OF arcic
les in general use by manufacturers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06
WASHINGTON NOTES

To omiemmorate the lives of the
Confederatei prisoners a,of war who
died at Fort Delaware, during the
/ Civil War, a monument to cost $500,
will be erected in the Confederate sec.
ton Of Finn's Point national ceme-
terry, near Salem, New Jersey, and
close t6the old prison. The, War De-
partment has just closed a contract
with the Van Anringe Granite Com
pany, of Boston, Mass, to construct
the monumefit Of i Pennsylvania white
marble: tt lis to DE completed by De:
cember 10; 1903. The SHIFT will, be
SO feet high. Similar monuments are
being erected, BY act Of Congress
throughout the North, wherever there
are many unmarked graves Of Confed-
crate soldiers. So. j,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-06

A patent has been granted in Ger
many on. a starch, inseluble IN bot
water and unaffected by strong aka
lies, which IS. useful az filter In
plastic compositions ana l. the manu-
facture. of paper. i. Is
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

Let csildren Re Children
Writers and lecturers arc constantly
urging the duty of parents being com
panions to their children II IS undoubt-
cdly desirable that they should be, but
with our modern life i'll apartments and
flats, / sometimes question whether the
little ones arc not thrown too much VIII
their parents, and 4 danger does moi
threaten on too close compromising
with elders A child needs a certain
amount OF freedom and relaxation from
effort. and the constant association oi
older people is apt TO be too stimulating
Particularly is this the case when the
companionship is on the mothers rather
than on the childs level.
Mothers let US be children with our
children. rather than make them old be
vond their wears in the knowledge and
wavs OF the world. Childhood at best IS
of short duration, and We should so bring
no our children that in after years they
may saw with ST. Paul, when / was
: child. / thought as a child and spakc
as = child" Let them leave to manhood
the putting away OF childish things.
Teaching a Child Moral Responsibility
Among many experiences bearing upon
the relation OF parents. school and child
inc wise and ludicious action ot a fathcr
toward a wiiful and oapricio,uss daughter
seems most worthy 10 be told
The little girl was twelve years olo
when She enrolled herself as member
81 School Garden, OF which | was
Supervisor. In this particular garden
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

smartncss that is very desirable The
outer edge OF the ring Is caught 10 the
under edge OF the button. This setting
gives a finish that looks very compli-
Gated.
II You wish something very chic, make
a button OF white satin, paint Drcs-
den flower in the center, and mount it
in ring OF gold cord; this cord IN
silver or gold sells three yards for ten
cents. and it may be combined most
effectively III the making OF applique
bands These bands arc used on many
OF tho expensive dresses, as narrow
vests and panels, or to outline the square
neck or jumper of dresses that are worn
over a thin yoke or blouse. They arc
made OF chiffon or net foundation. and
show elaborate combination OF cmbroid-
cry. silver or gold threads and soutachc
braids. To buy them one must have
dollars; to make them, only little
sense
Oh you say, "its all very well to
tell such things to an expert needle
woman. but what OF the girl who can't
cmbroidcr? What OF her. OF ono
thing YOU may be assured, and that IS
that she is of my own KIN. For her
the latch-string hangs always on the
outside OF the Little Shop in Arcadia,
where these Dollars-and-Sense ideas arc
originated, and put to a practical test
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

portioncd lining and outside drapcry,
with the seams III the right places and
running at a proper slant will make a
figure look entirely different from one
with careless cutting which is called "a
ht," simply because the figure fills II
smoothly and there are no wrinkles.
Adapting tho Shoulder Seams
If you will look at any pattern you
will notice an extension above the shoul-
der scam on the front sections. When
the bust size is larger than that OF
the pattern. judgment will tell you that
increased room Is required oil both the
length and breadth Note also that IT
is necessary to extend the ncck-linc cor
rcspondingly. that the ht at this point
shall bc snug and properly close
This is not 4 lesson in drafting; 1t
IS lust 4 careful and experienced dress
makers way OF adding inches where she
knows they arc needed call your at
tcntion here 10 an extension at the un-
derarm scam. principally because | want
10 show how, when you do this YOU
must also extend on the lower part OF
the armholc. Increase on tho length OF
the shouldcr-liuc will rarely be ncccs-
sary. as that line lengthens in almost
impcrccptible proportion TO the rest OF
the figure. For the same reason. though
the lower part OF the French dart scam
may need an increase, 1t viii not likely
DC necessary IN the upper part
Largo Waist 1leasrre
When the waist measure IS very large
in proportion TO the bust. there will
probably be more increase at the front
than the back. and most OF this must
probably be allowed at the dart and
center front. Ii the abdominal develop
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

" VERY now and then ] receive a
2 letter from some reader who gives
h Jmc her measurements (whieh
- arc greater than those OF the
largest pattcrns) and asks how she can
get a pattern BY which she. can make
her own dresses. Usually these meas
uremcnts, besides being greater III
inches. arc in very different proportions
from those OF pattern. Zach SCI OF
measurements that | receive III TINS way
would require special out-to-ues ssute
pattern, as no two, even with same DUST
measure. have waist and other measures
10 correspond.
Now, il is no part of the business OF
the seller OF patterns 10 tell his ohen'SS
how to prepare their own, but leei
that | want il to be my business. as SYM
pathizing adviser with tho home-drcSS-
maker (and the professional too, II shc
wants nv hclp), 10 explain away .he
difficulties and point out the ways that
arc simple-when you know then-
Iysteries Of DroSsmsking
Drcssmaking. TO . woman who knows
absolutely nothing about 1t. seems suon
d dreadful and mysterious under'akiIs
that 1 am filled with admiration OF inc
courage and pluck OF some OF my COT
respondents, whose questions prove tneli
lack OF knowledge A good pattern !;
= well-planned and accurately-cut nouel
toT your use. and when your propoiu0"'
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25
TALKS ON DRESSMAKING
A Sn,ple and Sure Method of Adapting a Waist
Pattern

arc normal, or nearly so, follow it care
fully
Ii is useless for amateur or profcs-
sional to try TO improve upon II, for II
can't be done But if the bust measure
is perhaps 30 inches, and the waist 90
and | have really had such measures
submitted 10 mc-you can make such
changes on n 42-inoh pattern that you
need have no more trouble,
A Lining Pattern
Most waist patterns run to 20. and
some TO Il inches, bust measure. and 4
plain-httcd French lining pattern with
10 oyer-drapcry) may be bought as
large as 90 inches bust. ! strongly ad-
wise getting ono Of these patterns, 10
your o5cu bHSf size, II possible. and,
using it as 4 guide. make new pattern
altered to your other measures. Once this
lining pattern is made 10 ht YOU cor
rcctly. YOU have a model Tor all future
occasions. A waist lining Is not cut in
20 many pieces, for IT does not extend
over the hips. where practically the
greatest number OF 6tting-scams arc re-
quired A front portion with a dart
a back and either one or two sicS-forms
are all that are required IN the lining oi
a draped waist.
The points OF enlargement will be the
same in the lining with fewer pieces
As in the French lining, with greater
number OF seams, only on the latter q
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

ment is correspondingly full, the new
cutting g-lines will run toward each other
again at the lower part OF The dart
instead OF being practically straight from
the waist-linc TO the lower edge. Trans
fer to the edges OF these new cutting
lines all the notches in the patterns
edges. i'll the same relative positions.
The underarm gore is increased about
the same quantity at each edge. but at
the top the line must be extended that
it may join the extension at the arm
hole edge OF the front.
Arranging tho Back
Though an ovcr-long shouldcr-linc IS
unbccoming 10 a stout figure. the width
across the back should be sufficient to
avoid any drawn look. Measure a dress
that fits comfortably across, and II this
pattern needs increasing. divide the
quantity. making little at the center
back, a little on each edge OF the French
back scam (starting the increase just
below the shouldcr) and little at the
aTmholc edge. Allow an extension al
the ton Of each OF the two side forms.
Considering these directions has
brought 10 nv mind the principal argu-
ment IN favor OF the pattern with q
scam allowance, Il it needs an argument.
Whatever disposition on the cloth YOU
make Of the pieces of such pattern.
whether to 1T IN as closely to each other
as possible for economy in cutting 10
separate in order to allow a little extra
seam in a material that ravclS, or to
permit necessary increases at any figure
point-your scans IS ai5CGys safe You
do not need to consider 1t and allow
for it. or perhaps forget ii and ruin the
goods
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

smaller addition OF each seam will pro-
ducc the desired increase. The ideal
method is to cut the French lining nj
or have 1t fitted carefully (you can do
1t yourself If you take time TO it), then
put it on a bust form and pad it where
needed to make it firm and strong and
according TO your own shape.
Value Of Bust Form
Bust forms are of several kinds.
There is the extension form. that every
ono who can possibly afford II will have.
cholply-made form OF papler-mache is
sold i'll the large department stores OF
every CITY. These are not adjustable
but are sold III the different bust sizes.
My mother had a favorite proyerb
with which 10 meet my youthful excuses
the needle was bent. the scissors not
bllres his tools OF kindred belief
must be the. courageous and determined
friend who has written me that finding
1t impossible for the time being to &c;
bust form. she took 4 fat stick, nailed
across it as shoulder support another
shorter stick, then wound and rcwound
about them straw and hay. until the i'm
provised form approached the shape and
size Then she pinned the lining over
II and completed the padding with hand
fuls where needed
Others have pinned the lining around
a pillow. or even two, though 1t is not
50 easy to get a good shape in this way
Because the lining is filed snuFly :
well-shaped figure does not naturally re.
suit. and that is lesson that stout won.
en- and the makers OF their drcSsc:
should take TO heart 4 properly pro