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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
For Arts Sake.

Look pleasant" said the photog-
rapher.
The sitter raised his eyes and gave
a sickly smirk.
"Your head just {. little bit more to
Irne- Ieft, prease, suggested the voice
from the black shroud. mo. don't
move the eyes,"
Like man suffering from a stiff
neck, or an Eiffel tower collar, the
sitter tilted his head gingerly till II
reached the desired angle, and he re
sembled dying fish trying not tc
mind.
That's very nice-very nice, In
deed,". said the photographer. "Stay
just there while make the exposure. II
He removed the cap as he spoke and
counted out one and three-fourths min
utes. "Thank you, sir" he then OBJ
served. "You can get up. I'm afraid
you've been sitting on your hat"
"My hat" roared the sitter, angrily,
regarding the fattened felt. why
the dickens didn't you tell me I was
sitting on it?"
"My dear sir" protested the photog.
rapher blandly, "that would have
spoiled your expression"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Something of a Task.

The officer manager turned to the
new boy.
Here, George" he said, Ego into
the next room and look up 'collabor-
ate,' I'm not quite sure about the
spelling"
. The boy disappeared and didn't re-
turn. The manager put the letter
aside and took up some duties. Pres
entity he remembered the boy and
went out to look for him. He found
the lad studying the big dictionary
with great intentness.
What are you doing, George?" he
asked.
The boy looked around.
81 forgot the word you told me,
sir" .e replied, "an' I'm lockin'
through the book to find it."
The manager gasped.
How far have you got?"
I'm just finishing the second page,
sir"
"Thatll do, George."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
ChiyaIrous RaphaeI.

ALI along the woman had maintained
that her little Italian cobbler was
sharp as tack. The quickness with
which he caught on to who Tetrazzini
is and what she does upheld her con.
tention. He had never heard of Tet-
razini and he did not know the mean
ing of sing, but all the woman had to
say was:
"Italiano woman-sing-la, la, la, la,
la, la," and a glow of comprehension
lighted his eyes.
"Ah, schiamazzree," he said. "Itsli.
ano woman do that?"
Eyes, fne," said the woman.
But when she looked up "schiamaz-
zare" in an Italian dictionary and
found that 1t meant to cackle like a
hen her opinion Of Raphaelo as a lin
guist and a cavalier underwent a re.
vision.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
KEEP RATS OUT. OF GRANARY
Floor PIastered One and one-Half
Inches Thick With Cement Gives
Entire satisfaction.
IRu IA M RIcEA

had a bin in my granary that I
had been using for corn and oats.
The rats cut the floor so full Of holes
that 1t would hardly hold corn cobs.
/ nailed small pieces Of boards over
the holes and then mixed up some
cement one to three and plastered
that floor all over 11s inches thick,
first wetting the floor thoroughly. 1
have had this bin full Of grain sew
eral times since and 1t is in perfect
condition. The rats have not touched
1t since. This bin was only four feet
wide and of course for large
granary one would have to cut the
cement in blocks to keep 1t from
checking.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31

Long, straight garden rows make
cultivation easier.
Poultry droppings make the fertil-
izer for the onion bed.
Sweet corn is very profitable
crop. One reason for this is because
1t is so easily handled.
Do not plow when the ground Is
wet. When this is done the soil is
compacted into hard Jumps.
When clover can be grown, profit
able crops can be grown and the land
kept up by clover and lime.
Beans can be planted any time in
June and some Of the quick growing
varieties as late as July 15.
String beans should be drilled in
double rows six inches apart with just
enough space between to allow for
cultivation.
The onion Is akin to the turnip and
cabbage, you must see that the roots
are we'll In the ground, but need not
be 80 particular about the bulb.
An authority says that potatoes
should not be planted in hills. 1t Is
much better to plant them in deep
burrows and keep the ground level.
From early spring until August SOW
q few rows of summer lettuce every
two weeks or 80, and thus try to
provide a continuous supply Of good
heads.
Potash salts is the general name
given to group Of substances rich in
potash that are mined in large guam
titles about the town Of Stassfurt,
Germany.
Pie plant is a good commercial
vegetable. The demand for 1t on the
city markets is good. 1t is little trou.
BILE and can be shipped well. standing
almost any distance.
The Princess" is the name of one
of the newest varieties of watermel-
ons. These melons are just right in
size to be served whole to one per-
son, just as cantaloupes are.
In general, commence spraying po-
tatoes when the plants are six or
eight inches high, and repeat the
treatment at intervals Of 10 to IA
days in order to keep the plants we'll
covered with Bordeaux throughout
the season.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Busypodles,

81 never saw such rubberneck," +"
sneered Mrs. Gabbie. "Just because
the doctor stopped at our house yes.
terday she wanted to know what the
matter was"
"Yes," replied Mrs. Naybor; II won.
der how she'd like the rest of US to
be that curious about her. You know
the doctor stopped at her house today,
too"
You don't say? 1 wonder what's
the matter there%-Catholic Stand.
ard and Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
WHEN MARK TWAIN WAS A BOY
Trip of the "Innocents Abroad" Com
pared With the Cruises That
Are Made Today.

When Mark Twain, in company
with about 100 other "innocents,"
made his famous cruise abroad, their
progress from port to port -oa this
novel, floating hotel. was followed
with interest by the entire country.
At present half dozen great steam
ers, each carrying from two to five
times as many tourists, are o. cruise
in different parts Of the worle. This
attractive method of travel has be-
come a fixed institution. 1t Is curious
to contrast the arrangement OF this
first cruise of the 'Innocents Abroad"
with those of today, nearly half
century later. The Quaker City, the
side-wheel steamer on whicl the first
cruise was made, carried afew more
than 100 passengers and ofered only
the most essential accommodations.
The first Mediterranean cruise cost
s1,250 per passenger, wit many ex-
tras. The advance in salty and lux
ury of steamers has beer marked by
corresponding decrease in the cost
of transportation. Today one may en-
circle the globe for less than one-half
the fare paid by the "Innocents," )"
while a long trp to the Mediter-
ranean, exactly Duplicating that of
the Quaker Cjy, with hundred add
ed luxuries, costs only about one
fourth as tuch. Their are at pres
ent four Irge steamers, on single
line caring together 1,400 passen-
gers, cyising in the Mediterranean,
South Imerica and the West Indies.
Each 4 these ships is in daily COM
munsation by wireless telegraph ard
cab with New York, while the daily
neSpaper, printed aboard, keeps the
tcfsts constantly in touch with the
Jest news.
Mark Twain, it will be remembered,
rev eloquent in describing the din
lng-room, so feet in length, which
seated more than 100 passengers, and
the melodeon used for concerts and
religious services. Today, however,
half thousand tourists can dine to-
gether in a palatial cabin, to the &C
compartment of stringed orchestra
and enjoy cuisine and service equal
to that Of the best hotels ashore.
Despite the limitations of the Quaker
City, the cruise proved the most sat
isfactory of all methods of travel and
foreshadowed the popularity it would
enjoy in the future.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
A Great Athlete.

Bob" Davis, who is editor of Mum.
sey's Magazine and the author Of sev-
eral plays, not to mention his knowl-
edge Of birds Of passage, is the pos
SCISSOR of fine sense of humor and a
power Of expression that is frequent
ly picturesque. Speaking Of man
who had achieved some distinction as
a k1lljoy, Davis said:
"That fellow Is a great athlete. He
can throw wet blanket two hundred
yards In any gathering
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
DISQUALIFIED,


One boastfu1 woman who thought
herself an ardent suffragist was sur
prised to learn that other members
of the sisterhood did not share hel
opinion.
why do you doubt my devotion to
the cause?" she asked. what have
done to make you think me less earn
est than the rest Of you women?"
Their answer was a letter which she
had written to headquarters the day
before.
"You wrote on your husbands sta
tionery," they said. "No.suffragist who
Is worth her salt will write personal
letter under her husbands letter
heads"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
MAKE GOOD MACADAM ROADS
Highway Should Be Crowned In Order
to Allow Water to Run
Quickly to Cutters.

Every macadam road should be
crowned, in order that the water
falling upon It may run quickly to the
cutters. 1t is also necessary that the
shoulders should have the same slope
as the macadam or perhaps little
greater.
For road 15 feet or less in width
I It will be found satisfactory to have
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Simple Box Tester.

Upon muslin cloth squares are drawn
and numbered. upon which are laid the
grain from each ear to be tested. When
the tester is filled the sawdust pad,
shown at the left. is placed on top to keep
the grain moist.
ance of planting ear-tested seed corn
is fully realized few farmers will
plant corn without first submitting 1t
to the test.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31

Our millinery department is filled
up with all the newest hats and you
can find any style hat you are look
ing for and the prices are about one
half the regular price. G. H..
Schneider, next to Mercantile Co.
For Rent: Two very desirable
large front rooms upstairs, gas
lights, hot and cold water. Apply
to n. M. Jones.
For Sale-A good mule. Apply
T. care of The Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
The seryiceabIe Coat.

Angry Customer-Jacobs, this coat
you sold this morning was 80 tight
that when stopped over it ripped up
the back! 3@
Jacobs-vat for you want to stoop
over?
Angry Customer-To pick up ten
dollar bill l saw lying on the pave
ment.
Jacobs (triumphantly)-vell, If der
coat wouldn't rip you couldn't pick up
der money!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
VALUE: OF SEED CORN TEST
Not Difficult Nor Tedious Task and
Adds Materially to Yield-Sim.
Pile Tester Shown.

An increased yield of corn can be
secured by testing each ear before
planting and rejecting those ears that
do not germinate or show lack Of
vigor or vitality. 1t is not such a
tedious and difficult task to test each
ear of seed corn as islmers are some.
times led to believe. Fifteen average
ears Of corn will plant one acre using
four kernels to the hill, placing the
corn three and one-half feet apart
between the rows. When the import
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Section of Macadam Road.

the center 5h inches higher than the
r'des.5,e a1-tnss-e crown OF three-Quar
ters of an inch to the foot On roads
Of greater width 1t will be necessary
to reduce the crown to one-half inch
10 the foot. or perhaps even less. The
apex should be slightly rounded.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Abnormal.

"I'm worried about my boy"
What's the trouble? Isn't he get
ting along we'll in school?"
YES, but / bought him an airgun
the other day, and he hasn't ex-
pressed desire to go out and kill
anything"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Not a Fiuhter,

"My father" the host says. carried
that sword"
The guest examines the blade with
interest, and discoverers a stamped
statement thereon, to the effect that
the sword was made in 1899.
What war was your father in?"
he asks.
"War? Oh, father wasn't in any
war! He was a travelling salesman
for regalia house. Judge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
With Poor Success.

Talk about mani" exclaimed the
suffragist. What has man ever done
for woman?"
Hes furnished her with model
she's trying darned Lard to initiate, u
came a voice from the rear Of tha
ball
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Aa In Duty Bound.

stranger-But when you have your
system of subways constructed. and
all your passenger traffic is carried
on underground, how,are you going to
ventilate them?
Resident-o, the newspapers will
attend to that.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
A Discovery.

There is certainly one thing queer
you discover in trying to break into
society on limited income"
What Is that?"
THAT the more you live in society
round the harder you find it to make
ends meet"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Expert Opinion.


The Anglers this public water for
fishing?
The Native-oh, aye!
The Angler-Then it won't be a
crime to land a fish?
The Native-No; it 'ud be bloom
ing miracle!-The Taller.
EDGEFIELD PRESSING CLUB.
/ wish to inform the public that
/ am better equipped than ever to
do pressing and cleaning of ali
kinds. Let me make your old suit
look brand new. We take especial
pains inpressing ladies skirts. Send
US your garments. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
We make speciality of cleaning
and re-blocking hats, both felt and
Panama hats. Ring Phone No. 35
and l will send for the clothes.
Wallace Harris, Prop.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31

For Sale: One J. I. Case wood
grain separator ready for use-com-
plete with belts. Threshed 10000
bushels last season. R. NJ. Winn,
Plum Branch, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
How Rumors Start.

whats this about sewing your un.
fortunate wives up in sacks?"
Nothing to it." replied the sultan,
emphatically. Il did get 'em some
hobble skirts"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31
Steam Laundry Notice.

Ny patrons are requested to leave
their Laundry at Jas. E. Hart's old
stand, with Mr.. NJ. A. Parks.
Work sent on Tuesdays and return,
ed Saturdays. First-class work
guaranteed.
Respectfully,
JAMES E. HART.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14
THE COAL OF ALASKA-By Fra,,k c. Carpenter

carrying their canoes from stream to stream, and making long tours during
 which their baggage has been carried on sleds and drawn by dogs. They have travelled to the head waters of one stream
 or river, then crossed to the headwaters
 of another and down that, until they have explored altogether many thousand square
 miles It is from talks with pr. Brooks
 that l am able to give much of the in-
 formation contained in this letter. Alaska From an Aeroplane In the first place let us take a flying
 machine view of Alaska. I have gone over the maps with the geologists, and the country is like nothing I have ever i'm
 agined. We shall suppose that we have
 taken one of Orville Wrights aeroplanes
 and have sailed across it from the Pacific
 ocean to the Arctic. and from British Columbia to Siberia in Russia What a | big land it isl Beginning at the south | east on the Pacific, where the land joins British Columbia, and flying straight 1 north, we go almost as far as from New | York to Cincinnati before we reach the | coast of the Arctic ocean, and from the same point, flying westward, we should go TOO miles before arriving at Boring 1 sea. Roughly speaking, Alaska would
 make a square with more than 700 miles
 on each side and still leave enough land
 over to form two states the size of New
 York
 | It is almost as large as the combined area of Germany. France and the Span- ish penisula, and if 1t were lifted up
 and dropped down on the United States proper it would cover all of the states
 which border the Atlantic from Maine down to Florida
 Dr. Brooks tells me that Alaska has in general about the same features as
 the western half of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14

It is composed of three or four great regions. There are two ranges of moun- tains upholding a high plateau between them, with a wide stretch of Arctic plain at the north The southern mountains correspond to the Sierra Nevada and other ranges, which bound the western side of the Rocky noun tain plateau. North of them is re- zion of plains corresponding to that plateau, and on the other side is a great range of mountains which cor responds to the Rockies, with plains be yond like the great plains farther south The latter are the tundras of the Arctic slope. They are covered with a thick growth of moss, which ends at the sea and which for many miles in land is bedded on perpetual ice.
 The mountains are wooded. Those at the south have a vegetation as dense as the jungles of tropical countries, and the whole southern slope has a rainfall which in places aggregates more than 100 inches per year. Across the mountains we find an arid region where the rainfall is scanty. It is not as dry as the great plains of the Rocky mountain plateau, but so dry that the vegetation is scrubby and the big trees disappear It is through this region that flow the chief rivers which are fed by the snows of the mountains. The Yukon, which runs for 1500 miles from the Canadian boundary to Boring sea- is the largest, and the Kusko Kwim, which flows through the same plateau farther south, comes next. The plateau where 1t joins British Colum- bia is about as high as the average alti- tude of the Allegheny mountains, and 1t slopes from there north to the sea.
 The Mighty Coal Beds
 Of this rough territory Dr. Brooks tells
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14

ten rid of. He doubted if there was any thing left in the slag that was of value after the smelters got through with the ores, for smelling had been devel- oped to a most decided degree. but if McMillan cared to try his hand at it for few months, Potter was willing to pay his expenses. McMillan had ex- pl;Fhed that he was graduate of the | School ofeMines and one of the largest of the institutes of technology, and had to1dsof various large corporations | and prominent mining men he had done chemical work for.
 | There was not much trouble about ar
 ranging terms, for McMllans ideas re-
 garding money were modest and the mil-
 lionaire who had come to have a real lik-
 ing for the hasty-tempered young man,
 had improved so much in health he was
 in inei to be generous.
 | When the McMillans left the Atnlers | Il e 'vife an. children went directly homa I and the husband proceeded west. He found the slag more difficult to master than he had supposed. Time after time he had to ask Potter to extend his period of work and authorize additional pay ments on his accounts. And then one day he came east and reported.
 l It was not until more than a year later
 that the world got its first knowledge of
 MT McMillan's investigations. It was
 at the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Great Western Smelling
 and Refining company that the president announced that although the general bus
 mess of the corporation had been below
 the normal the net income was decidedly
 better than might be expected. Then he told with a laugh of the rather unusual
 manner in which he had formed the ac- | qaintance of MT McMillan and how Me- | Milan had been employed by him.
 '1 regret to say,'' he continued, 'thas
 we unwittingly have cast away vast sums
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14

1 had slept we'll, and the breakfast was relished. The McMillans were near the end of their meal, when a party of four. made up of a prosperous looking man about 52 years old, a handsome but austere woman of about the same age. and two richly dressed young women, apparently the daughters of the couple, entered. The three women glanced at the McMillans, scowled and passed on.
 'Huhm exclaimed McMillan, what do you think of that?"
 'I think" replied Mrs. McMillan, those women are very bad hammered" ]"
 McAfillan escorted his little tribe to a pleasant spot on the porch, and then went to the office to get some cigars.
 As he entered the manager of the house advanced to meet him. MT. Mo- Millan," said he. T am greatly dis tressed about the mistake that was made last night"
 ~'-Oh, that's all right" replied McMillan. T suppose the driver had been drinking too much, but no harm was done"
 Harm done? Drinkingg" said the man ager, why, don't you know whom it was you insulted?' And then the manager excitedly explained that 1t was not the porter MT. McMillan had encountered on the station platform, but MT. Roger Potter, president of the Great Western Smelling and Refining company, a multi millionaire whose patronage was worth thousands of dollars a year to The Ant lers.
 "I am chagrined beyond measure,' de- clared the manager. T wouldn't have had it to happen for anything in the world. MT. Potter Is one oe the best friends have In fact, he owns this house and all the land for miles around, and it is through his good feeling for me that I | have lease on most favorable terms. | Last night there was a dance at Lake l View, on the other side of the mountain, and most of our guests went there. They started early and all the rigs hereabouts except the blackboard were in commission Our regular porters and bus men acted as drivers. l meant to have one of the l clerks drive the blackboard to the sta ton for you, but MT. Potter, who felt | lonesome, perhaps, suggested that he i drive over. He Is far from well. In fact, 1 he is here for his health, but as he wished to go, of course l could not re- fuse. Probably he thought the air would do him good. but the train was so late that he regretted his imprudence after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14

| your wife and children. It would be brutal to force them to travel so soon after the journey from the city" MT. McMillan bowed stiffly and MT. Potter nodded perfunctorily, and the two men parted.
 They did not speak again for several days. Then a rain storm that kept ev- erybody indoors and a slight accident to one of the McMillan children that utes, brought the two men together and gradually they began to. chat whenever they met.
 The Antlers was by no means fash ionable and MT. Potter was the only person of considerable wealth there. "I suppose he told McMillan, Tit is selfish of me to bring my family here year after year but I was born down the valley there and I never have lost my love for these mountains. My wife and daughters detest this place. but come here when the throat affection I suffer from gets bad and few weeks make a new man of me-" McMillan acknowledged that he de- tested summer hotels generally, but he had come to feel almost tolerant in re- spect to the Antlers.
 By the way" remarked the million aire "Rathbone told me you had ap- piled or were about to apply to me for some position.'
 "Yes," said McMillan, q wanted to make some experiments at your expense out at one of your smelters. The resi-. due of the ores you treat is waste to- day. Waste is slur on the intelligence | of man."
 1 Potter said it was worse than waste In this particular instance. It was a source of annoyance and expense. The stuff piled up amazingly fast and had to be shipped away regularly to be got.