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rpi. Oldest Savin gs PLANTERS ^Eastera LOAN and e8t 8avln^ SAVINGS capita! i" city. TUNK ' ? * Pay? Interoit AUGUSTA, GA, an.l Compounds Organized 1870. CTtryflmonth' THOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR EDGEFIELD, S. C./fcEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1897. VOL. LXII. NO. 46. J, WATCH TII?S SPACE EVERY WEER, -YOU KNOW JUST WHERE TO BUY THE CHEAPEST, Lino of Goods, viz: Dress Goods, Domestic Goods, Calicos, Percales, No tions and Fancy Articles. The Seamless Ladies' Black Hose, 10c Ladies Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 5c; Cambric Handkerchiefs, 2.}c. Full stock Gents', Boys' and Children's Ready-made Clothing, Hats and Caps. I SHOES ! SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! | $ From 25c. Per Pair to $5.00, | OUR LINE OF SHOES IS ESPECIALLY GOOD. COTTON PRICES. Good Jeans at wholesale prices by the piece. fl???We want your business, and to get and keep it Ave must sell you the best goods for the least money. And Give Them a? Education. evo -AM) SEM) THEM TO ftc ff FOR THEIR SCHOOL HATS. We can sell you any kind of Hat at '25?. Nicer ones at T'Oc. up. SCHOOL HOSE seamless fast Blacks, Tans or Browns, 10c. pair, 5 for 25c. School Umbrellas, warranted to turn rain, good article, at 5Uc. Better ones 75c. and 31. SEE THEM. Everything: in Dry Coo -AT BALK DRY GOODS ?04 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA. GA. iDGEFIELD INSTITUT -REGULAR SESSION BEGINS MONDAY,' SEPTEMBER 13th, 1807. SCHOOL tt^JP^tt^iy3:iE23$3;rF. E. C DENNIS, Instructor. Latin, (?reek. Higher-Mathematics, English, .md usnnl branches, stu dents prepared for college or business. Intermediate and Primary Departments, Miss Elise Camile and Miss S:i<!ie Davis, Teachers. Careful and thorough instruction in usual English branches. Tuition SI.00 to $3.00 per monti). Ten per rent discount where three or more come from one family. Students from abroad can secure good board at reasonable rates. For further information apply lo LIS. C?'W'arC? C. I?DP?ZX cip st 1 350 ACRES IN NURSERY 0 9 0 9 Over One Acre Under Glass .WE HAYE HAD. .EXPERIENCE IN FRUIT ? G AND KNOW THE REST VARIETIES FOR YOUR SECTION. J&TIf yon need FRUIT TREES, GRAPES. PALMS or PLANTS, write us and Illustrated Catalogue will be mailed free. Address Established 1S56. AUGUSTA, GA. lYnitland Nurseries. ?STNo agents connected with our establishment. M ni Af ll tillS Ul URGE STOCK OF ENGINES, CHEAP AND GOOB. E flU??SSH ' IRONWORKS ?ND SUPFLY LUMDAlfU l COMPANY AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES. REPAIRS, ETC., QUICKLY MADE SSr*Get our Prices before you buy. Tho pearl boom is the latest suc aessor of Klondike and its attendant excitements. For several weeks the people of Arkansas have havo been forked up over the discovery of pearls in some of tho lakes and rivers of that State, and in some placen half the population have been industriously digging mussels in the hope of sudden wealth, -..hile" the rest of the country bas been agitating itself on the sub ject of dollar wheat. A New York di amond; brokor recently exhibited a very large pearl which had been sent to him from the Arkansas field, just what part of it he refused to say. The stono is ono of the finest speci mens of the "sweetwater" variety ever ; seen in Now York. It is perfectly j formed, slightly oval in shape, of a I pure white, and weighs thirty-five grains. It is valued at $S00. Anoth er broker recently received a consign ment of Arkansas pearls, which includ ed a pink pearl, weighing twenty-six grains. It is worth not more than $100, however, on account of a silght SCENES A j blemish on one sido. Many smaller : pearl? have come from this rame region ; during th? past week, and there is talk of a New York conrpany to work eome of the Arkansas pearl lakes. It is possible, howevor, that they will bo j late in thc field, as a Memphis com pany has already leased ono of the ! most promising lukes for a term of five years for $1500, and individual specu lators have obtained control of several others. The Klondike excitement is not to bc compared with the enthusiasm in Northern Arkansas over the recent finds of pearls. At Helena and Little Kock family parties aro going out to camp along the liver and hunt for pearls. Most of these parties have found only small stones, but one wom an picked ti]) a pink pearl worth $50, and two small boys who wero looking fer clams and not for pearls found two stones which they sold for $25 apiece. Most of thc valuable linds, however, have been made in the lakes and ponds, which ave controlled by private individuals or by companies. In some places the owners have had to stand guard with shotguns to keep off the enthusiastic pearl seekers, who have been accustomed to hunt clams wher ever they wished, and who think that the mero fact that the shells may con tain gems worth $100 or so ought not to make any difference in this right. Tho Arkansas pearl fisheries are recommended as a good substituto for Alaska for those who aro in search of hardship and adventure. There is not so mach frost and snow, but there is plenty of malaria, which is apt to cany off then nacclimated visitor, and the swamps and forests which one has to traverse in order to reach tho lakes vkcre the treasures lie will supply the adventurer with as many unpleasant experiences as Chilcoot Pass. Besides the malaria that hangs round the lakes and swamps, they contain sulphur and iron, which give the water a decidedly unpleasant yellowish tinge. The places in which pearls have thus far been discovered are Murphy and Walker Lakes, Cross Lake. Sulphur and Four-Mile Ponds and the creeks flowing into them. These are all in the Paid Knob country southwest of Memphis. Several Memphis citizens have in vested money in leases in White Coun ty, and the concern already referred to "?"ill make au organized effort to develop the industry in the lau.es and ponds which i* controls. This com pany hasjalrea dy taken ont several hun dred dollars' worth of pearls, lint ro far tho work has all been done by col ored diggers and divers, who aro paid $2 per day fer their services. On ac connt of the olor of the water they have to feei for the e!:;;::s, which are buried in the mud. with their hands ov bare feet, and so can work effective ly only in shallow placea, AG Boon as IN PLENTY. machinery can be put in, how?yer, tho bottom of the lakes, including!the deeper parts, will be thoroughly dredged, and it is expected that niore satisfactory results will he obtained. It is tho theory of tho Memphis men who are backing the enterpriseJ^hat mussels occasionally shed their pearls, and that others that have died'still contain tho gems, and will oe found buried deep down in thc mud at .the bottom of thc lakes. It is possible, too, that tho manu facturo of mother of pearl willi ho started to utilizo the shells, as is done in Lower Califorma.?rom whence inost of the pearl used for buttons for our waist-coats and dresses now come ii'om. Mother of pearl, it may be explained, is simply tho smooth inside lining of tho sholl, which is cut out and used for buttons and ornaments. Instances of rich finds ave reported every fow days from Bald Knob or tho adjoining country. A few days ago a colored man, Who gave* his name as Harris, walked into a Memphis jewelry .ND INCIDENTS OF AMERICAN PEARL F stove aud exurb ed a small bag of pearls. Most of tho stones were smnll and worth not more than ?A or $3 each, but there were a few of larger size, in cluding one or two pin); pearls of very good quality. An offer of 8100 was made foi- tho lot. The colored man held out for more, and finally accopted j $150. He said that ho had worked for a moni li and had opened thousands of shells to get the stones. Ho ac knowledged that he was from "down White County way," but refused to tell where ho had found the gems, as he said that there wero moro in tho same place, and he was going back after them. A mau named Deale, in Bald Knob, sent a dozen pearls to New York, and has received an offer of $100. He found thom all in thc course of a week. J. P. Smith, of Fouv-Mile Lake, has been gathering pearls for several month.':, but has been keeping quiet about it. He says that he has sold about 81000 worth, and still has some very good stones in his possession. Many of the nativos iu White Connty have in their possession pearls of more or less value taken from the ponds be fore the excitement set iu. Many of them decline to say anything about their finds, as they don't wish to en courage a rush to the spot. WORLD'3 LARCEST OXEN. Weigh 7.'iOO Pounds- Yokes Seven Feet Long-Havo Hauled 11,001 rounds. The greatest yoke of cattle ever seen in this country is owned hy J. D. Avery, of Buckland, Mass. They THE WORLD'S j aro named -loo and Jerrj. Their age j is eight years ?ii? they measure teu ! feet in girth. They stand seventeen ! hands high, and their measurement ? from tip to tip is fifteen feet eleven ! inches. There is not a difieivnco :>f : ten ponnd9 ia weight between them, j aud the two together tip tho scales at I 7300 pounds. They hold ute wcld'? record for ono pull, having drawn 11,061 pounds of stone, loaded ona dray, on a level, just eight feet in one draw. They are models of symmetry in build, are extremely kind and do cile and beautifully colored. Th$ best of caro is devoted to them, one man spending several hours every day in grooming and cleaning them. They have been on exhibition at 411 of the' principal agricultural fairs in the country. In speaking of his handsome yoke of oxen Mr. Avery said: "The oxen have not by any means reached their limit; they have gained in weight some seven hundred pounds the past year and are capa ble of carrying an other thousand pounds. Unlike other large cattle, their flesh is distributed very evenly, which adds very much to their looks, and they stand on their limbs as straight as a pair of calves. "They are remarkably intelligent and well trained, as you can judge from the position which they take in the photograph. They are very active and can easily walk a mile in thirty minutes. They are colored, like all pure Holsteins, black and white. Thero coRts are as fino and glossy as a thoroughbred racer's. They are still worked moderately when at home. Their yoke was made to order, and probably is the largest yoke ever worn by any team. It is seven feet itt length and weighs 200 pounds. "Their crowning glory is their mag nificent set of highly p^?|jied horn?. ISHERJES. For size, quality, mating, and beauty combined their equal does not exist in the world. It may bo of interest to know that their food consists of eight to twelve quarts of corn and oats ground together, two quarts of flax meal, and from six to eight quarts of bran each day, with an occasional change to suit their appetites." Costs Many Ilumnn Uve?. Tho Bcira Railway in South Africa is completed as far as the terrible belt of tho tsetse fly country is concerned -a stretch of something like 130 miles of line, and the empiro is infinitely richer for the achievement. But it has cost five years of time; it has oost an enormous sum of money, and it has cost in human life more than all the lighting, for c\cry milo of the Beira Railway lins been built at tho cost of two Englishmen's lives. It is ono of the most unhealthy parts to which tho adventurous Britisher, carrying his life in his hand, has penetrated. That was only one more reason why a rail way should be built across it, and built tho railway has been. Mr. Pauling and Mr. Lawley, respectively tho contractor and engineer, survive, and that it was which they celebrated recently. Of friends and comrades who set out with them in the great un dertaking few hare como back. They rest beneath the mounds that serve as half-mile stoney along the line of the Beim'Railway. It is not only in war that thc price of empiro ?H paid, or that heroism is displayed. After five years in tho land of fever, Mr. Lawley might have considered himself entitled LARGEST OXEX. to rest on his laurels at home. But in a few weeks he returns to his duty. -London Mail. Smuggling is extensively carried on frontier of Frunce and Belgium through the medium of bicycle??, the hollow tubing being tilled with the contraband material. A Multiplicity oj Tucks. A blouse or shirt of white for women to wear with a skirt of white cotton or wool is prettily made of the firle white ?licking which can always be bought by the yard. A multiplicity of tucks being the mode, this material ia pret tily available. It should be used with the tucks running around, and the sleeves may or may not bc of plain material, according to tasto. Treatment For tho J^Inlr. Sulphur soap is recommended for uso in washing tho hair. Many au thorities say that gray hair is caused hythe loss of the pigment that gives color to the filaments. Since sulphur enters largely into this pigmont com position, it is claimed that washing the hair with sulphur soap will restore the original color, Sulphur cream is frequently rubbed into the scalp with excellent effect. But tho indiscrimin ate use of sulphur preparations should be avoided, and a physician or hair specialist should bo consulted before going in for sulphur treatment. Brushing tho hair too much is said to be injurious and will cause it to fall out. Tho hair is supposed to fall out in tho spring of the year, as birds shed thei? feathers, and Nature generally seems to undergo a moulting and shed ding process, preparatory to the en ervating season of summer. As the fully matured hair drops away the new hair is already begiuuing to appear, and too vigorous brushing will fre quently destroy it.-New York Tri bune. l??autj- Sleep. Thc wise womau who wants to risc from sleep rested nud with her face cast in the Hues of beauty should sleep on a narrow'bed, so there will bo no room for her to distort her limbs by throwing them into grotesque posi tions. On this bed there should be a good mattress and one smalT rather hard pillow. Tue bed clothing should be of light weight, but warm, and the room well ventilated and comfortably cool. On this couch the would-be beauty should lie flat on her back, arms aud legs straight. To make a change from the back she should learn to sleep first on one side and then on thc other. Perhaps you are young, but hints of wrinkles suddenly appear,'apparently ' without any cause. 1'iud out if you do not sqnoeze your eyes tightly ! together when 'going to sleep, as a i oViil<l iWswiiGnit makes beliovo to sleep. \ ! any tornen draw tho corners pf their mouths down, and so produce furrows from'the nose to the corner of thc mouth and down the side of the chin. To got beauty sleep, go to bed think ? ing of the pleasantest tilings that will ; befall you. The eyelids should rent j lightly over tho eyes, as if a fluttering ; breeze sweeping across the face would j blow them wide open. The lips should : meet easily, the mouth should never 1)0 open.-Tho Housewife. An Emperor For a G51 Ide. j I heard a pretty story the other day, j writes William E. Curtis from Berlin, j of two American girls who visited the j palace at Potsdam, Germany, and had ! the unusual honor of being escorted j about thc ugly old building by the Em \ peror himself. It illustrates a trait in j his character that is not often talked about but is shown frequently. Tho ! imperial palace is open to visitors only when the Emperor and his family are absent, but, without knowing this fact, the two American ladies made the journey out there and were repulsed by the usher at the door. They un derstood very little German, and he i could talk no English, but, with the j usual persistency of the American ' tourist, they were trying to induce him to admit them. While they*were j in the midst of the controversy a gen tleman in tho uniform of a soldier came rapidly up the steps, much to the confusion of the doorkeeper, and, addressing the ladies in English, asked if he could be of any service to them. They explained that they had come up ; from Berlin to see thc palace, and ' were very much disappointed 1 scanee j they were not allowed to enter't. "I think I can let you iu," he ans wered, "and will show you around myself." So he escorted them through the : various rooms and corridors and ex plained everything in a most enter taining manner. Then he followed them out to the portico, where one of them, who had a kodak, asked permis sion to tako his photograph. She hadn't the slightest suspicion who he was, but during the hour they had been together in thc palace they had laughed and joked familiarly, and felt very well acquainted. Tho Emperor gracefully consented, and posed for three snap shots. Then he bade them good morning, hoped they would en joy their visit to Germany, saluted thom iu thc German way and re-entered ! thc palace. The young ladies wore delighted, and related their experience with great I gusto wheu they returned to their ] boarding house. That afternoon they ' took their kodak to a photographer tn : have the films developed, and when ! they brought home the first prints of j the handsome officer their German landlady exclaimed: "Gott in bimmel! Der Kaiser!" The young ladies, being sovereigns in their own country, were not abashed at the discovery, although they cannot understand why they did not recog nize him. Nevertheless, they had a ! print of each film handsomely mounted 1 and sent them to the Emperor with their compliments aud the explanation ; that they were not aware of the iden tity of their guide or they would have made a more formal acknowledgment of tho honor conferred upon them. Chicago Record. Gossip. Lady Haberton presided ot the eon gresa of women in behalf of rational dress at Oxford, England. Mrs. William Gerry Slade, of New York City, Las organized a socii known as Daughters of 1781-1815. M?33 Clara Moldan has foundec scholarship at Oxford, to be held ladv students of the school, known St. Hugh's hall. Harriet Prescott Spofford is SIOT recovering from au illness of fe months at her home on. Deer Is near Newburyport, Mass. When Queen Victoria goe3 ebro she always has a couple of fire exti guishers sent in advauca and fitted i in the house in which she is to resic Miss Donnette Smith, a graudnie of Joseph Smith, aud Miss Dunfor a granddaughter of Brigham Youn are two of the most literary women Utah. Art for women in England is takii a practical form. The late Lord i Tabley's niece has been painting sig for two Northwich taverns, The Smok and The Windmill. In Chile and the Argentine Repu lie, in addition to the women wi have for some time been car condu tors, many more of the fair sex ha entered upon that calling. It is annoucced that Mrs. Elizabe Phobe Key Howard, the only survi ing daughter of Francis Scott Ke rnthor of the "Star Spangled Banner is seriously ill at Oakland, Cal. Of the sixteen young women wi recently received tho degree of M. ] at the Womun's Medical College of Ne York, three have been appointed c the medical staff of the Infirmary f< Women and Children. The latest Paris device for fillir out slender figures consists of ruffle about three inches wide, made of ri1 bon, muslin or Ieee to match the gow] sewed inside the body across tho bus They give a soft fulness, and are muc more healthy than cotton or the heav pads formerly used. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland fla ly refused to marry Prince Bernhai of Saxe Weimer, whom her mother, tl Queen Eegent Emma, has selected i the young Queen's husband. The li tie Queen declares sho will remui single until 1S99 (she was born i August, 1880), and will then select he own husband. Women in England have the loci government franchise in counties an boroughs cn tho same conditions ? men, and a recent return shows ho relatively unimportant their vote i In tho counties and boroughs of En? laud and Wales they are altogethe 5,826,878 local government electors:o those only 729,758 are women-tba is to say, women form less than one seventh of the electorate. fashion Noter.. Gray is the color of tho moment, an this fall will bo signalized by the reigi of the silver gray. Tea gowns are made of soft, cling ing, woolen fabrics, richly trimmei with lace and ribbon. Scotch plaids are imitated with rib hons of different colors aud width sewed, according to the pattern o thc plaid, directly on tho dress o jacket. Very chic imported costumes o cashmere, which is to be one of tl> most fashionable fabrics of the season are lined with light taffeta am trimmed with narrow rufflings of th< same. Every indication points to th< jaquette blouse as the bodice or thf scasou. This is a dartless waist thai pouches slightly at the waist over ? belt or girdle both in the front anc back. It hus a short round skirt added at the bottom popul arly called thc cr?neau, which is cut in squares or in many fancy ways, aud is always quite elaborately trimmed. While all women concede that to be at all smart the skirt of their costume must be trimmed, unless it is the se verely plain tailor-made gowns, yot they are loth to give ap the becoming and comfortable simplicity of lines which has so long characterized it, so the fall skirt, while it will be much garnitured,' will have only flat trim ming. Contrasting bauds of cloth will be much in vogue as well as rows of braid or ribbon and pipings of white satin. Tiie girl who wears a thick veil all the time under the impression that she is preserving her complexion is mak ing a grave mistake. The dust and dirt settles on her face under thc veil, and she lets it remain there, often till morning. By that timo it ha3 filled the pores of the skin, and soon she has annoying black heads. Let the sun get at your face. It is better than a bath for a tough, yellow, leathery skin, and if you would use a soft linen towel to rub oft'thc perspiration half a dozen times a da}', and givo your face a good massage in that manner, it would help also. A Great Painter's Lame Hand. The right hand of Ver'estchagin, the Russian painter, is, in spite of the wonders he has accomplished, a lame one. His thumb was so badly bitten by a leopard some years ago that it had to be amputated. On the field of I battle tho middle finger of his right hand was made useless by a shot. By a fall on the Steppes, later, the centre bones of the same hand were shat tered. Nevertheless, Verestchagin is one of the foremost painters in Rus sia, aud makes as dexterous use of his j hand, lame as it is, as any man in Eu* ! rope. Tho First and Last Battlefields. It is a fact not generally known that ; the first and the last stand of the Con ; federates were made on land owned by : tho same man. A part of Bull Run battlefield was owned by Mr. McLean. , After this famous battle he decided to .move to n locality where there would J ho less fear from the ravages of ^ar. a strange coincidence he took np irs abode at Appomattox, which sub sequently proved to be the final battle fi ld of the Civil War.-Detroit Free Press, Johnson's Chill and Fe ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY Cure, It cures the most stubborn case of Fever ia 24 Hours, THE COLDEST COUNTRY. In Werchojansk, Siberia, tho Mercury Drops to Ninety Degrees Below Zero. Symon's Meteorological Magazine gives an interesting account of "Life in the Coldest Country in the World," which has been taken iron?, the 'bulle tin of the Royal Geographical Society of Irutsk. The name of the place ls Werchojansk, in Siberia, longitude 133 degrees Cl minutes east, latitude 07 degr?s 34 minutes north, where the lowest temperature of m.aus 00 de grees Fahrenheit has been observed and the -mean of January ls minus 48 degrees Fahrenheit. It is inhabited by about 10,500 persons of the Jakut and Lamat races. In a large part of this region, accord ing to Professor Kovalik, the air is so dry and the winds are so rare that the intensity of the cold cannot be fully realized. In the most distant part of the East there are sometimes terrible storms, which are most fatal to life in their consequences. During the sum mer time the temperature ocasionally rises to 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade, while it freezes at night The latter part of the season is often marked by copious rains and extensive Inundations, which invariably lay waste a vast acreage of If nd and prove to be a serious obstacle to the culti vation of the soil. Vegetation is very scarce. There are practically no trees -only wide, open meadows. The peo ple hunt fur-bearing animals, fish and raise cattle and reindeer. I? requires about eight cows to support a family, four being milked in the summer and ?wo in the winter. The cattle are very small in size, and are fed hay in the winter. Occasionally they are allowed to go out when there is the slightest break in the weather, but their teats are always carefully covered up. Milk is the principal food. This is some* times supplemented with hares, which are quite abundant, but not very rel ishable. The houses are constructed of wood, covered with clay, and as a rule, con sist of only one room, in which the people and animals live together. The upper and wealthier classes are better provided with lodgings and food. AB a race they are excessively punctilious - concerning points of honor, such as the place at the table and the proper place at festivals. Johnson's Chill and Fe ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY Cure. "It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 Hours. Clocks for the Deaf. One of the interesting items of the State expense charges for July, says the St. Paul Globe, appears in the cur rent lists of the State school for the deaf at Faribault. It is an Item of $252 for a clock, which is remarkable in more elements than In that of its expensive character. But this mechanism is certainly a wonder, for lt is so aranged that i3 calls the pupils' attention to thc school programme and the calendar, in spite of the fact that they are all deaf and the usual alarms do not affect them in the least. Of course one clock would not be visible to all the pupils, so there are ten secondary clocks, with 12-inch dials, which tell the teachers and ficholars who cannot see the main dock what class in mathematics Is now due to count up fractions on Its lingers, or when the scholars In Eng lish grammer will write their lesion leaflets. The secondary clocks are included In the original item of $252, as are five ??-inch fire-gongs, the utility of which In a school for t.he deaf has aroused the curiosity of some of the State de partments, which fear that thc prece dent thus established may result in the establishment of the purchase of Meissoniers and Bouguereaus for tho dormitory in the school for the blind, and standard works on the integral calculus in the school for the feeble minded library. Why take Johnson'^ Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DAY. Four years at. the President of the Illinois Centra! railroad recommended that an opportunity be given its em ployes to subscribe to its stock, one share at a lime, payment to be made in installments. The directors ap proved of thc President's plan, beiiev ing it to be sound policy to have its emploj'es interested in its business. Thc recent annual report of the Presi dent shows that at the end of the last fiscal year 300 officers and employes, exclusive of the directors, had become owners of about 2,000 shares of "stock representing a par value of $200,000. Of the number of shares. 1,624 are par tially paid for, according to the plan outlined by the company. The amount paid on these shares is $54,704, an average of $32.74 per share. The officials of the road say that this policy has already resulted in much good to all concerned and gives promise of greater benefit ip the future. Quinine and other fe ver medicines take from S to 10 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY.. An English expert declares that he knows of at least GOO counterfeits of the old masters which are now hang; lng in private galleries of the United States, and all of which were orig inally purchased in Europe at very hlnrh nrlofiR.