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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20

1.-THE model took his hat sadly up.
bowed to Bertha and advanced to the
door. AS he passed US, he glanced at
Bertha, and, being detected, made a
movement of apology and went on.
1t was enough knew him.
with a rapid movement, I placed
myself before the door, and, stretch
ing out my arms, cried out, passion
ately: .
ARTHUR! dear Arthur, forgive
met
Fernando, with delicate divination
and tact, withdrew Bertha to an inner
painting room; and there We net end
knew each other again."
He had suffered, also":"
"Who a tell how much? Ee had
been in Australia; he had been rich
and become poor; he had gained
much and lost everything; he had
been in captivity to savages and been
s~hipwrccked; he had known the ex-
tremes of poverty and sickness.
When I found him he was earning a
scanty living as a painters model, or
in any of those ways which the hum
blest poverty alone discovers"
And now you are happy?"
eyes, indeed! Heaven has given
me the opportunity I have been pray
ing long for. Yet, remember, because
of my %fcolishness, 1 have begun to be
happy twenty years too late"
About Bertha?"
"She knows ALL"
"Are you pleased with her choice?"
Fernando has given me back my
husband. I may well give him in re-
turn my daughter. I am content"
"And now, my dear, 1 have told
you my story, because I heard you
are going to. marry, and 1 feared per-
haps you did not consider how holy
and solemn q state it is"
l kissed her tenderly and went
silently home. Henceforward I had
higher thoughts about marriage than
such as centred in upholstery and
millinery matters.
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HagerstoEn PouItry Show.

The new poultry building to 90
erected by the Great Hagerstownl
Fair Association is to cost $l2,235.
Il will be provided With a concrete
floor with pond for water fowl IN
the center. Separate judges aisles
will have a railing in the front OF
the coop which Will prevent curious
persons handling or Interfering with
the exhibits. Work has already be-
gun on the new building and will
be rushed until it is completed. The
Hagerstown Show has for many
years been one of the foremost pou4-
try shows of America.
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A GENTLEMAN once advertised for a boy to as
~ sist him in his office. Nearly fifty applied for the
1 = place. Out Of the whole number he in a short
time chose one, and sent all the rest away.
81 should like to know" said a friend who was pres
ent, "on what ground you chose that boy. He had
not one recommendation with him"
"you are mistaken" said the gentleman; "he had
a great many.
"He wiped his shoes wnen he came in and closed the
door after him, showing that he was tidy and orderly.
Gle gave up his seat instantly to that lame man.
showing that he was kline. and thoughtful.
"He took off his cap when he came in and answered
my questions promptly and respectfully, showing that
he was polite.
Gle lifted up the book which I had ~purposely laid
on the floor and placed it on the table, while all the rest
stepped over it or showed it aside, showing that he was
careful.
"And he waited quietly for his turn, instead Of push
ing the others aside, showing that he was modest.
"When I talked with him I noticed that his clothes
were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order and his
teeth as white as milk.
"When he wrote his name, I observed that his fin
ger nails were clean, instead Of being tipped with jet,
like those Of the handsome little fellow in. the blue jacket.
"Don't you. call these things letters OF recomnenda-
ton? I do, and what can tell about a boy by using
nv eyes for about ten minutes is worth more than all
the fine letters he can bring ne. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Selling a Mountain.

So seldom does the sale of a noun,
tain take place that when such is even
contemplated it is worthy of record.
The Communal Council of Veytaux,
in Switzerland, has under conside-a-
ton a proposal for the purchase Of
a mountain in the neighborhood.
The mountain is valued at 275,000
francs. The mountain is difficult OF
access, so it is proposed to construct
one of those wonderful railways to
be seen at Pilatus or the Rigi and
then to establish hotels at the top.
Of course the commune is poor and
the conscript fathers think the pur-
chase price would prove a windfall.
hence their desire to realize on their
mountain.-London Globe.
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HARD TO PLEASE
Regarding the Morning Cup.

"oh, how hard it was to part witt
coffee, but the continued trouble with
constipation and belching was such
that 1 finally brought myself to leave
1t off.
"Then the question was, what
should we use for the morning drink?
Tea was worse for US than coffee;
chocolate and cocoa were soon tired
Of; milk was not liked very well, and
hot water we could not endure.
about two years ago we struck
upon Postum and have never been
without it since.
eve have seven children. Our
baby, now eighteen months old, would
not take milk, so we tried Postum,
and. found she liked 1t and it agreed
with her perfectly. She is to-day.
and has been, one of the h%ealthiest
babies in the State.
81 use abouttwoJhirds Postum and
o%ne-third milk and a teaspoon of SUI
gar, and put it into her bottle. If
you could have seen her eyes sparkle
and hear her say good to-day when I
gave it to her, you would believe me
that she likes it.
eff 1 was matron, Of an infants
home, every child would be raised on
Postum. Many of my friends say.
You are looking so wellr ! reply, 7
am well; I drink Postum. I haze no
more trouble with constipation, ana
know that I owe my good health to
God and Postum
"I am writing this letter because I
want to tell you. how mitch good Pos
tum has done for us, tut If you knew
how I shrink from publicity you would
not publish this letter, at least not
over nv name"
Read the little book, "The, Road to
Welivifle," in pkgs. "Ehefe+sra Rea-
son"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time: They
D genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
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sat the end of five years We had
to give up housekeeping. In another
year we found it impossible any
longer to preserve even the outward
semblance Of our former state, and
Arthur said we must so to New York.
Even then, had / i been patient and
helpful, I might have saved myself
and my husband, but. though Iprom-
ised much and he promised much, l
could not subdue myself to conquer
his weakness by the humility of love.
1--WE left Philadelphia clandestine-
~; no friend wished us 'G%od-speed,
and my brother was still unrecon-
ciled. The little money We had was
soon spent; we passed from one
to another, always sinking a little
lower, until at length a day came
when we had neither money nor home
Unless 1 could have have made a
home in the miserable empty room
which was now the 1otsama of a
wrecked life.
81 did not lack the energy and the
ability to have done this, but lacked
the will. 1 sat gloomily down in tear
less, sulking indifference, and scarce
ly needed either the crying of my chill
dren or the %reproaches and promises
of my husband. For he vowed, even
then, he would abandon all his evil
ways and work hard if 1 would trust
him once more.
81 can see him yet as he stood
humbly before me. I just raised my
eyes and glanced scornfully and in
credulously at him.
"He went angrily out, and did not
return. Late at night a note was
brought to ne. 1t was Arthur's last
word of regret and farewell. He
begged my forgiveness for his share
Of our mistaken life, and, for the
rest, he hoped I would go back to my
brother Bernard, to whom, he said, he
had written in my behalf.
THAT was all. Twas really Ill now
fell from one long faint into an
other; and in the midst of my an
guish Bertha came wailing into the
world.
For a long time l was quite de-
pendent on the pity and charity of my
poor neighbors; and when at length
I was able to rise and look the world
in the face again. I scarcely knew
which way to turn; for my brother
had been written to over and. over
again, and no answer or help sent in
response; and either teaching or plain
sewing was my only available re-
source.
"After many weary days I found a
position as assistant music teacher in
a third-rate school. I only got a bare
p~ittance for six hours labor a day,
and had to give up when little Arthur
and Alice took the scarlet fever"
"And they died?" I asked.
"Both died within twelve hours of
each other, and ever little Bertha was
long i'll. In all these long hours,
when 1 stood thinking and watching
between two worlds, you may be sure
my sins of every kind were brought
to my remembrance. When I turned
back from my children's graves into
the world again, I trust turned back
a different woman. / took up LIES
hard task in a better spirit.
Zone spring night I was taking
f
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: FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE. $ 8


About three years ago I vas one
day s%aurtering in Washington Square
New York, and stepped in at Signol
Fernando's studio. / found the young
artist busily at work upon the like.
ness of a lady, and after our first cor
dial greeting, he returned TO it, say.
ing that he expected her that after,
noon to examine his progress.
I soon became interested in the
growing face, not because OF its beau.
ty-for it was the face Of a woman al
least forty years old-but because OF
its singular repose, and the tender
look of chastened suffering in the
large, expressive eyes.
Fernando" 1 said, chat is a very
attractive face"
you should see the daughter OF
this woman. All! she is an angel"
81 am speaking of the mother. ]
think her very lovely"
"She has the loveliness of com
pleted suffering; her face is a his:
tory, not a calendar; that is the Sc
cret of her attractiveness. Her
daughter is a living poem and pic
ture."
"You speak like a lover"
II am one"
docs she know it,"
"Who shall tell her? I might as
/ we'll love some bright particular star,
and think to wed it, as love and hope
to we'd Bertha Anstiss. She is Ber-
nard Cope's heiress."
"And you are"
81 am a poor artist. make about
three thousand dollars a year"
He dropped his head, and went on
with his work in nervous haste. Pres
entlyiI heard a rustic of silk, a sweet,
low voice, and a little, ripping, must
cal laugh. Immediately Fernando
was at the door, and bowling low, as
he held it open for the two ladies who
entered.
The elder was clothed in black silk,
unrelieyed by anything excepting a
little foam of rich white lace and the
dull glitter of some jet ornaments.
The younger had on a dress in which
pale violets and cream color were eX-
quisitely blended. The face of the
elder was the face of one who had
suffered and conquered; the face of
the younger was the face of a sin
less, sorrowless child, who unsuspect-
Ingly had grown into womanhood.
The mothers hair was nearly white;
the daughters, a pale golden frame
to a little oval picture of exquisite
beauty.
1 did not wonder, when I saw the
girl, that the artist should feel utter
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up with them. Match them as to
gait as well as to other things.
When you find out that n of
your horses frets working double,
better exchange him for n that is
not so disturbed, or else keep him
for a single driver.
To develop a colt properly never
allow him to lose his colt fat. 1t
costs sometimes to keep him growing,
but it is more expensive not to do it.
Better feed a little extra as the grass
in the fields gets short. Green rye,
oats, sweet corr ARE all good to keep
the colt moving in the right direction.
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ney trouble and for five weeks / was
confined to bed. The kidney secre-
lions caused me untold annoyance
and 4 suffered from bearing-down
pains In my back. When almost in
despair | began using Doan's Kidney
pills and soon felt better. Continued
use tured me and for FIVE years
have enjoyed excellent health"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
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Truthful Sayings.

Good butter always stands pat.
Some wagon axles u dry much
quicker than others; look out for
that.
Some schemes are like mouse-traps
easy to enter but hard to escape
from.
DONE ask for more music than you
can pay for. When the last tune
is played, the fiddler comes for his
reckoning.
Let us wait until we have master
ed cur own business before beginning
to advise our neighbors how to man
ere their affairs.
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New Stoke Poges Graveyard.

The quiet country churchyard of
Stoke Poges, made famous by the
"Elegy" of the poet Gray, whose
tomb it contains, is nearly filed, and
it has become necessary to provide
further burial accommodation for the
parish. A piece Of land Immediately
outside the churchyard has been pur-
chased and vested in trustees. and
this was consecrated by the Bishop
of. Oxford on Saturday. = London.
STANDARD.
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A deposit of soda has been found
at the terminus of the projected line
of the Uganda Railway, 1t is de-
scribed by the d%iscoverer as being a
lake about ten miles long by two or
three wide. The water is only a few
inches deep and overs 4 hard surface
Of soda resembling pink marble. The
soda was found to be Of considerable
depth.
Contrary to a widespread belief
that hard woods give more heat in
burning than soft varieties, says Do
nestle Engineering, the scientists at
Washington are contending that the
greatest heating power is possessed
by the wood Of the linden tree, which
is very soft. Fir stands next to lin
den, and almost equal to it. Then
comes pine. hardly inferior to fir and
linden, while hard oak possesses eight
per cent. less heating capacity than
linden, and red beech ten per cent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20

discolored and sedi-
ment appears. No
medicine for such
troubles like Doan's
Kidney Pills. They
OUT ky remove kid.
ney disorders.
Mrs. Mary Wag-
ner, 1867 kossuth
St.. Bridg ep
Conn.,, says: ply
sicians e unable
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Equine Notes.

Keep the feet soft and growing.
There should be as much care taken
in shoeiag farm horses as race horses.
The shoes should be reset every
TT The feet shoald be perfectly leveled
and the calks Short and even.
Both the road and work horses
should be treated to a foot bath
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- luLIOkluGC
I#Decame a visitor at Mrs. Antiss'
house, but, beyond a certain mental
and artistic sympathy, Il acquaint-
ance did not ripen quickly. The Win
ter passed and the summer sent one
hither and another thither. I went
TO the seaside. Mrs. Antiss and Ber-
tina to the C~atskills. and being in
town for a Gay in July, l found that
Fernando also had gone away. Under
such circumstances many pleasant
friendships are dropped and never
renewed again; and was almost N
this danger with regard to the artist
and the Antisses. The fact was,
was going to be married, and my
mind was full Of my W love affairs.
with the attendant cares of upholstery
and millinery.
But one day, as I stood in front of
a store, a gentle hand touched NE,
and a pleasant voice said: Good
morning" as frankly and quietly as
if we had met but yesterday. 1t was
Mrs. Antiss; yes, it was she, though
I might have passed her twenty times
and not known her, so greatly was
she changed.
She looked as if ten years had
dropped away from her life. and had
that indescribable air about her toilet
which says, ~ dress for love, and not
for fashion"
Another establishment awaited me.
A handsome man, who might be fifty
years of age, ceased giving some di-
r%ections to the coachman, and APP
proccl, ed us. Mrs. Antiss introduced
him to me as "My husband" and
then, with a cordial invitation to call
on them, she passed down the steps
and into The watt g carriage.
This was net the cid Of my perplex-
fly, for ] was CERTAIN had seen Mr..
Anstiss before; and his grave, sad
face haunted me so persistentiy and
worryingly that l threw aside my own
interests 4 wnile, and tried to re-
member when and where 1 had seen
those pathetic eyes and that tall.
noble figure. Somehow my mind
would connect them with Fernando's
studio; but that, 1 soon concluded,
was sheer nonsense. With the eX-
ception of a few young artists and a
few ragged. Notwithstanding models,
I had never met any men there.
I permitted two or three days to
elapse. and then went to call upon
Mrs. Anstifs. 1t was a cold, wet day,
but Bertha and Fernando were MAX
ing sunshine for themselves in the
usual si~tting-parlor, and l was asked
by a servant to see Mrs. Anstiss in
her own room.
I followed her to a large upper
chamber, lusurioisly furnished. and
she met me at the door. There was
q little table spread before the fire,
and, as 1 do not pretend to be insensi-
BILE to the comforts Of good teas and
cold chicken. 1 regarded the table
with appreciation.
l do not know what Influence of
the dreary day, or Of the ccsey room,
or Of. her own mind ruled her, but
she was evidently inclined for conf
Dental conversation, and from one
topic to another we fell gradually
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20
RECONSIDERATION.

Ore rorning jenkins looked ever
his gardea wall and said to his neigh
Dor.
AsEIey, what are yo1 burying in
that hole9"
uoh," he said, "I'm just replant-
ing some Of my seeds; that's all'
nHSeeds!" shouted JeHkins angrlly,
q Tt looks more like one Of my hens
NsTbat's all right. The seeds ara
aside
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Well Supplied.

Benevolent Lady Ito showgirl)-
HAnd, dear child, have you nc
home7"
Showgirl-"Yes, indeed. My faith
er and mother have both married
again and I am welcome at either
place
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20
Nest Eggs.

While nest eggs have nothing to
do with increased egg production,
'.cy have a good mission in teaching
hens to lay in ccrta. places in
Sad of dropping their o5s any and
everywhere.
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Calming ia Popularity Daily.

A prominent Druggist says: Hughes
Tonic has given more satisfaction than any
other chill tonic we have sold" Sold by
Druegists-5oc. and sl.H0 bottles Prepared
by Robinson.pcttct Co. Gnc!), Louisville.
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For r0LD~ and GRIP.

The divine last touch in ~perfecting
beauty is animation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20

Mamma said Elmer, who was
feeling bad after dinner, CT guess
tive got the c~hickenpox.o
Why, where could you have
got ita,' queriad his mother. :.
think T ate too much chicken
explained the little fellow.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20

alloy WHICH can uo $780,
rolled and drawn. It's specific gravity
is Its to 2 Chat of aluminium, the
next lightest metal, is from 81 to 81.
1t is probable that the four tunnels
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany between Manhattan and Long
Island will adopt a track system con
sistinG Of treated red oak blocks, set
in the concrete lining, on twenty-inch
centres. The blocks will be anchored
to the concrete by expansion bolts;
and the 100-pound rails, sixty feet in
length, will be laid on seven-inch by
twelve-inch plates ive-eighths of an
inch in thickness. The plates will be
fastened to the blocks by two lag
screws and the rails will be held down
by clips and screw spikes.-scientiic
American.
We hear that work is now in full
swing in the radium factory at
Islinge, Lidingo, Sweden. A short
time ago the large new smelling fur
mace was started, and it is working
very we'll. 1t is calculated to smelt
a ton of ore per day, but. as a matter
of fact, has been doing about twenty
per cent. more. There are thirty
workmen employed in the factory. At
present the most critical work being
done is the production of radium on
c~entrate, from which the pure radium
will ultimately be extracted. The ore
is obtained at Kohn-Billingen, where
sixty miners are employed. 1t is ex-
pected that the annual production Of
radium will reach four to five
grammes, which is a large quantity,
compared with the actual yield of
other lands. The value of radium
now is zoo, 900 francs per gramme.
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Hicks CAPUprNE is the best reniedy-re-
lieyes the aching and feverishness-cures the
Cold and restores normal conditions. It's
~liduid-efsects Immediately. I0c., 25c. and Soc.
Mt druT stores.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20

cause it initiates and; sweats them,
like poking fngerin your eye. The best
BoweI Medicine is Ccscorets.
Every Salts and Castor Oil user should
getsa box of CAsCARETS and Try
them just once. You'll see. sa
Cascarcts-loc box-week's treatment.
All druggists. Biggest seller in the
world-million boxes a month.
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Cast yonr bread upon the water
and YOU will have chicken soup such
as they advertise In free lunch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20

Peter Tunbledown's cows are just
getting off their winter blankets of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20

DIR. Pisrce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
inyigorate stomach. liver and bowels.
Sugar coated, tiny granules, easy to take
Is eardy.
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A BAD THING TO NEGLECT.

Don't neglect the kidneys when
Won lack control over the secretions.
passages become too frequent or
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20

the bearing down. i recommended II
TO sorae friends and two of them have
Been greatly benefited by it."-Mrs.
MAE McKNIGHT, Oronogo, No.
Another Grateful Woman.
ST. Louis, MOL was bothered
terribly with a female weakness and
had backache, bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts. I began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound regularlyand used the SanatiVe
Washand now I have no more troubles
that way.-Mrs. Al. HERzoG, 5722
Prescott Ave, st. Louis, Mo.
Because your case is a difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
sdo not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases Of female ills, such as in
fammation liberation, displacements,
fbroiG tumors. Irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, Indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
Yous prostration. It costs but a trihe
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
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a Pleasure may perfect us as truly as
prayer. So.-29-l0.
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. - - E|3||NlI|||7T'cHELLs E.YE:SALyE ~

Mrs. Hen, having performed her
function Of laying an egg, took a
constitutional around the yard. Re,
turning to her nest she found it
empty and clucked angrily. -.
"What's the trouble, ma'amf'
asked the rooster.
"It's mighty funny" she grum-
bled, "that I can never find things
where I lay them!"
Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, ~softens the gums, reduces infamna-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc. a bottle
DO not work too hard aud do not
eat too much. Hasty and immoder-
ate eating provides three-quarters of
the doctors fees.
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A Rare Good Thing.

"Am using Aliens Foot-Ease, the ANTI
septic Powder, and can truly say would not
have been without it so long, had known.
think it a rare good thing for sore, sweat
ing or tired feet.-Mrs. Matilda Holtwert,.
Providence, RI" Soldbyall Druggists, 25c.