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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
BliChted Celery.

G.. A Woolson, of Vermont, writes:
It is mistake to suppose that blighted
celery is not worth putting in for win
ter use. For. four years the blight
has besieged my garden; rotating the
crop makes but little difference; not
a decent head natures. Plants set
early in Jnne grow well for q month
or six weeks perhaps, and then the
blight appears; active growth ceOses,
then it stands in spite of fertilizers OF
irrigation.
But about the first of October I
trim up the plants, leaving only the
the heart leaves. A shallow trench in
the cellar is well watered and the
roots, with as much soil as can be con-
yeniently left on, are placed in the
trench; more water is given and sand
il.ss..l;; sand. Soils worked
carefully in and about tne plants,
leaving only the tips exposed. Finer
celery I have never had than such
roots furnished in January and Feb
ruary. If the long white brittle
stalks ere cut off squarely-not too
close-a second crop has been ready
by April. This is lighter, Of course,
than the other, but dainty luxury
for the season. At the present writ
ing-November ga marked growth
is already noticeable in plants not
three weeks in the cellar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02

Matched, and should not be allowed to
have either food or drink. At the end
of twenty.four hours both hen and
young birds may be let out into the
runway. Give the hen all the corn
she will eat. This will keep her from
eating the food of her young.
The food for the young birds for
the first week should be of custard,
made of milk and eggs, and should be
given fresh at least five times o day.
Care should be taken not to feed too
much at time, SO as to keep the coop
clean, for if the place becomes foul 1T
will tend to breed disease, and the
young birds may die from diarrhea.
The food for the young birds for
the second week should consist of
custard and milk curd. The custard
should be given three times day,
and milk curd, which should be mixed
with equal parts of ground hemp and
canary seed, should be given twice a
day. A common coffee mill will an
swer the purpose for grinding the
seeds.
Some young lettuce and young onion
tops, chopped fine, should be added
to both the custard and milk curd.
The young birds should be given
plenty of green food by placing lettuce
or young clover in the coops.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02

capable of bearing heavy strain and
of not yielding to it until the breaking
point is closely approached; therefore,
for framing material it is une1celled.
For mud sills and in situations where
it is subject to alterations of moisture
and dryness, hemlock is found ex-
tremely desirable. Therefore, to
large part of farm building construc-
tion it is peculiarly well adapted.
In sections of Iowa where it has
been thoroughly tried hemlock is
given the preference for barn contruc-
tion. 1t is little late in the season
to talk about corn crib material, and
yet the attention of farmers should be
called to the fact, supported by much
irrefutable evidence, that rats and
mice will not attack hemlock, end SO
cribs built of it are rat and mouse
proof, except as the rodents may find
their way through openings into cribs.
They will not make an openings, how
ever, and this fact should commend it
for this purpose to the farmers.
Hemlock is still cheap timber In
the West, and lumber consumers
should be given the advantage OF this
fact, that they may use it wherever 1t
is possible and economical to do So
The Timberman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
Hemlock for Farm Buildings.

The farmer of the United States
has gotten beyond the point where he
wants the cheapest thing, simply be-
cause it is cheap, but he, like every
sensible man, wants the most possible
for his money, with due consideration
to o reasonable profit to everyone
legitimately engaged in manufacture
or trade. Economy in buying de-
pends not so much on the actual price
as upon the peculiar adaptability OF
the thing purchased to the purpose
for which it is intended.
The wider acquaintance the lumber
buyer or consumer has with varieties
of woods-with their peculiarities OF
strength, durability, workable quail
ties, etc.-the more economically ne
will buy. Having such knowledge,
he will find sometimes that the more
costly article is really the cheaper, or
he may find that the cheap articles
may, for certain uses, be as satisfac'
tory as the mere expensive one with
which he is acquainted.
To the farmer, hemlock, which is q
comparatively new material in the
West, should appeal with special force
because of its peculiar adaptability for
certain classes of construction COM
bined with cheapness. 1t is actually
better for some things than white pine,
and yet can be had at n much lower
price. 1t is better for some things
than yellow pine-better, in fact, fol
corn cribs than any other material.
Hemlock has the advantage of being
both strong and stiff; that is, it i
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
A Peculiar Fruit.

A. Swiss pomologist exhibited last
autumn fruit intermediate between
the apple and pear, which matured on
an espalier apple tree in an orchard in n
the Canton Vaud, in 1898. The fruit
bore traces of both species, having the
eye of an apple, while the stem was
inserted in the oblique manner OF the
pear. The breeding accidental,
like that of the Loganberry, several
branches of the apple having inter
crossed with those of the pear. This
case is considered different from sim
ple hybridization and what is termed,
botanically, "xenia." This consists
of a cross-breeding evident in the seed
and fruit, though usually formulation
of flower by pollen from different
species results in q seed resembling
that of the mother plant, while the
plant growing from this seed has the
characteristicg of the male parent
Rural New Yorker.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
Why Timothy Runs Out

AS contrasted with clover, which IS
only biennial, and dies as soon rs it
perfects its seed, timothy may be called
q perennial. But it is the least per-
sistent of all the grasses grown, except
on land that is inundated by m annual
overflow. The timothy root always
runs near the surface, and is, there
fore, much injured by winter freezing.
Not even letting the fall growth re-
main as winter protection will keep 1t
from being thus injured. Usually, on
upland, the timothy roots exhaust the
surface soil after two or three years
growth. Even if they did not the sod
is likely to be dest.oyad by white
grubs, the progeny of the slick beetle,
which lays her eggs in timothy sod,
and the first feed of its young is usually
the bulb at the surface of the ground
from which timothy roots proceed. In
many fields we have seen the sod SO
entirely eaten out by these grubs That
the plants for yard square or more
could easily be pulled up by the hand.
The thinning off of birds by sports
men or for ladies' hats has greatly in
creased the white grub nuisance. For
this reason we should not try to keep
q timothy sod more than two or three
years, though if it is meadow that
cannot be easily put to other use, it
can be done by putting on coat OF
manure every other winter. If the
grubs eat out the sod, SOW some more
timothy seed this fall, or else prepare
to plow it to be planted with some hoed
crop next May and reseed the follow,
ing spring.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
"Pnrds."

"Iwill not gointo the details OF why
I was there" said the hale old capi-
talist, Except to say that was acting
for a large Eastern concern and trying
to find man who had betrayed on
important trust.
'There was big snowstorm raging
in the Sierras when I reached the lit
tie town near them and put up at the
primitive hotel chat offered food, lodg-
ing, drink and proper care for my
horse. Conventionalities did not OBJ
tain out there, and during the evening
I became acquainted with woman
who was just from the East. With
her was very sick little boy and her
one anxiety was to have her husband
with them Us soon as he could be
brought. He was in the mountains
among the miners, and everyone IN
the settlement said it would be impos-
sible to reach him until the stor m had
subsidized.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02

ssMy sympathy for the woman was
so great that determined to rel!eVe
her painful anxiety if it were possible!
All efforts to dissuade me were useless
and they looked at me as 1 left the
hotel as though they never expected to
see me again. Twill not attempt to de-
scribe the trip. Thirty-siz hours after
T started T stumbled into the camp
through sheer Intervention of proy1-
dence. With men and mules we made
our way back, and happier reunion
Won never saw. The boy grew better
and the big, rough miner burdened
me with his thanks.
"Christmas morning he got me into
little room back of the bar, and said:
sPard, I hain't no talker. Here's o
Christmas gif.'
sIt was O half interest in one of the
richest mines ever developed out
there. He and I have been 'pards'
over since. Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
CHINESE CHILDREN.
Bright and Interesting Little Specimens
of Oriental II Humanity.

Bright and Interesting Little Specimens
of Oriental II humanity
The Chinese children are things of
beauty and joys forever. They ore as
pretty and bright as they can be, and
run scurrying away from you where
ever you may chance to walk in the
quarter. The place literally swarms
with them, and yet the Chinese arel
too provident to have very large fami-
lies. A merchant with three wives
will probably not have over four chill.
dren. 1t is said that the largest family
in Chinatown is that Of poor Chinese
clergyman. He is a Presbyterian
missionary and has already seven chill
dren. This is more Presbyterian than
Chinese. The parents are very fond
of their children, especially the men.
The women do not seem to care so
much, but the men fondle the little
ones all day, aud love to carry them
about in their arms. You cannot
please Chinese father more than to
say pleasant things about his child.
Tile babies are undeniably interesting.
fhe little ones have peppery smell
much pleasanter to the nostrils thnn
sour-smelling American children. The
little boys assume the dignity Of cue
STR when they are about five. Red
pncT Prvy.sitts -
tue children of both sexes. ltmeans
simply youth, and has no sinister sig
niicance, as so many Americans think:
7 once asked Chinese father what
the fur ears on the baby's headNslgpl-
fed. "It's the fashion, he explained
| loftily, call same American ladies wear
birds on their heads" The Chinese
are very fond of saying, when re-
preached for the cruelty of foot-blndT
ing, that the practice is not nearly as
! injurious MS squeezing the waist. In
teiligent and educated Chinese are not
at all bad Mt repnr, ee.
OF course, the little children have
any number of bangles, beads ana
bracelets by way of decorations. IL
is not unusual to see bangles on their
little bare ankles as they run through,
the streets. Their clothes ore very,
gay, though there seems to be grow
ing and unfortunate tendency to dress
the little ones in American fashion,;
This is the more to be regretted as,
though Chinese dress is becoming to
Americans, the converse is by no
means true. The close-ftting Amerl!
can garments show off all the defects
of the figure and seem to rob the
Chinese Of all their native grace
which is considerable. Many OF the
children so to American or Mission
schools, and parents of heather faith
allow their children to go to the
'.white devils" missionary schools be-
cause Of the advantages they have In
learning English. After school hours
the children play on the sidewalks.
They play queer little games with
sticks and stones. The most common
materials are playthings for Chinese
baby. One of their favorites requires
n worm and bowl, and the screams
that greet the worms attempt to es-,
cape are fraught with merriment and
terror. The little girls are usually
staggering under the weight of an IN
ordinately fat baby brother, but they
do not seem to mind. They are e1-
tremely obedient children and seem
brighter than little Americans OF the
same age.-National Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02

crossed by bands of black and fringed
with reddish brown; bill pale yellow;
legs and toes grayish black. The
female has cheeks covered with small
closely set feathers, and the whole of
the plumage yellowish brown, mingled
with different shades Of gray, brown
and black.
In recent article in Recreation, q
sporting magazine, G. NJ. Miller, OF
Eugene, Oregon, tells of the Mongolian
pheasant which was introduced into
that State about twenty years ago
from China and which has attracted
the attention of hunters throughout
the Unitod States. Mr.. Miller says
of this interesting bird:
''It was introduced into Oregon by
Judge o. n. Deming and has multi
piled until, in the prairie sections OF
Western Oregon, it outnumbers any
other game bird. The reason of the
great increase probably lies in the fact
that it matches two broods, of sixteen
to twenty, each season. When the
chicks are about three weeks old the
hen turns the family over to the care
of the cock, she laying again. The
cock is not Mormon, in any sense OF
the word. He selects one hen, and
forsaking all others cleaves unto her.
Hence, to breed these birds success
fully it is essential that cock be pro-
vided for each hen.
"The Mongolian pheasant is
prai.ie bird and is seldom found in ol
about the timber. He likes the tai
grass, ferns, wheat stubbles and low
bushes, such as the wild rose and the
buckbrush. After the young birds
reach full growth they do not congre'
gate in large hocks, rs do the prairie
chickens, but are found alone, II
pairs, or in small Aocks of five or six
They feed on grain, insects and greet
vegetables, such as red clover, cab
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02

The pheasant of the Mongolian kind
will in a few short years succeed the
quail as the popular American game
bird. The pheasant has not only its
toothsome qualities to recommend It,;
but it's beauty, in waving plumage OF
ravishing hues, and therefore will
prove prize that every sportsman
will endeavor to secure when the sea-
son is once open for its slaughter. 1t
has unduly attracted the attention OF
our sporting gentlemen for many years
in consequence of its successful in
PRODUCTION on the Pacific Slope, and
now many Eastern States are introduc-
ing the Mongolian bird into their
domains. In Ohio alone over 200
birds we're liberated this year, and in
several Southern and Eastern States
the bird has been introduced for
breeding purposes.
The male bird has the cheeks naked
and the bightest scarlet, minutely
specked with black; the crown OF the
head bronze green; on each side OF
the occiput taft of dark golden green
feathers capable of being erected at
pleasure, and very conspicuous in the
pairing season; upper part of the neck
dark green, CLOSED with purple and
violet blue; lower part of the neck,
breast and fauks deep reddish orange,
showing in some positions beautiful
reflections of light purple; each teath-
er bordered and terminated with pansy
purple; center of the belly and thighs
blackish brown; center of the back
and scapular feathers black or brownlsh
black, surrounded with. o yellowlsh
white band aud bordered with deep
reddish orange; lower pert of the back
and upper tail covert green, inter,
MINCED with brownish orange and
purplish red; tail feathers brown
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
Box hS0 RUNWAY For AA7cAINe pAfAsANT!.

placed On the ground.
To construct nest take square
piece of sod about the size of the box
and in the centre cut. out q round
space about the size of common hens
nest.
Very little dry leaves or chatf should
be placed in the bottom of the nest.
Disinfect the hen with insect pow
der before placing her upon the nest.
The hen should be placed upon the
nest with some common eggs for at
least two days before placing the
pheasant eggs under her. This Is
done to test her staying qualities.
The eggs should then be placed under
the hen ut night time, after removing
the hens eggs.
Food and water should be placed IN
the runway so the hen can subslst
during incubation.
The eggs should be examined every
day, and for this purpose the lid OF
roof of the box should be lifted while
the hen is out in the runway, so that
none become broken or soiled. Should
any of the eggs become soiled from
broken eggs or otherwise, they should
be cleansed by taking rag wet will
tepid water and wiping them, but dc
not place the eggs in water.
1t takes from twenty-five to twenty
four days for the eggs to hatch.
After the eggs have been under the
hen twenty days, they should be
sprinkled with lukewarm water twice
day. This is necessary in order te
aid the young birds to leave the shell
The runway and box should fit close
to the ground to prevent the young
birds from leaving, as they will surely
leave the hen as soon rs they are on
OF tie shell, unless this precaution il
needed. The hen and Young birds
should be kept closely in the box fo'
twenty-four hours efter they a.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
THE QUAILS SUCCESSOR IN AMERICA.
BREEDING MoNGoLIAN IfaHEAsANTs, AND
HOW 1T ISzDoNE.


bage, etc. These birds are great
favorites with sportsmen. The mag.
nifcent plumage of the cock almost
rivals that of the peafowl in beauty.
His 2prevailing colors are gold and
bronze, with touches of black. He
alsohas clear white ring about the
necks The head and upper half ol
the5neck have blush green of change
able ahade, similar to that of the NAL,
larfhuck.
.gthe pheasant gives out n stronger
scent than the blue grouse or the
prairie chicken, and lies better to the
dog!g During the open season, Sep
temHer 1st to December 1st, an hours
drive in any direction from Eugene will
bring one into the shooting grounds.
Thelaw limits shooter to twenty birds
eacM day, but this number is often
killed in few hours.
s.With suitable inclo5ure and q rea'
sonas5le amount of patience these birds
can be successfully propagated any
where if the climate be not too severe
They cannot be tanned or domestica
ted. s. After months of captivity they
are ,as wild as when first taken. They
are game first, last and all the time
'sThe flesh of the Mongolian pheas
ant is almost as white as that of the
domestic chicken and has pronounced
tgansy' favor, much appreciated DJ
oil lovers of wild meat. "
Following are instructions, given BY
o writer in the st. Louis Star, fol
propagating pheasants:
Aibox should first be constructed
The runway, which is covered with
wire netting, is detachable from the
box OF the end, wherein the hen is set
and where the hen and young birds
are protected from storm and cold
Both the runway and the box ar'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
Al Ancient Toll Abolished.

Windsor bridge across the Thames
has Just been freed from its two-penny
toll through the greed of the corpora
ton. This had an undoubted right to
collect tolls from prescription as they
Ind been taken since the reign OF
Henry VI. 1t asked Parliament in
1884, and again in 1919, FOR power to
charge additional tolls, and obtained
it for limited number of years. The
privilege expired about ten years ago,
but the corporation continued to col
lect the money till o litigious Brlton
refused to pay, thus bringing the mat
ter to the attention of the courts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
A Rat Hunt.

A great rat hunt came to finish
last Saturday at Gurneyville. The
total number of rat tails taken lacked
but three of 5000, and the winning
side won by fourteen. There were
forty-four on side,' and Elvin Kirk
was captain of the winning side and
Arthur Oren captain of the losing side.
The losing side is to give supper at
the school house in the village Satur-
da7 night to the hunters and their
families, which will make company
of over 2OO.-Cincianati Enquirer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
1t Wns n KIondike Then.

1t is fifty years since the sensational
discoveries of gold in California. There
is plan on foot to celebrate the ami
versary. Fifty years ago, according
to the biographies of that time, Cali
fornia was damp, foggy, miasmatic
wilderness, in which Indians, ferocious
wild animals and fevers beset the adj.
vcnturer. 1t is to-day one OF the
greatest and richest States OF the
Union,-SaYannah News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
To Kill Sheep GadHy.

Persian insect powder blown forci-
bly into the nostrils of sheep or used
as an extractin alcoholis recommended
for sheep gadhy. The usual method
of removing these flies with a feather
moistened in oil OF carbolic acid is
also quite successful.-American Agri-
culturist,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
Animal worship.

Swine were adored in Crete, weas'
els ut Thebes, rats and mice in Troas,
porcupines in Persia, the lapwing in
New Zealand, bulls in Benares, ser
pents in Greece and many of the AT
rican countries. The Hindoos never
molest snakes; they call them fathers,
brothers, friends and other endearing
names. On the coast of Guinea hog
happening to kill snake, the King
gave orders that all the swine should
ba destroyed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02

In Mexico City "frst-class Ameri-
can butter, made by an expert" is ad-
vertised at fifty and fifty-six cents a
pound, at wholesale and retail, re-
speotiYely.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02

\ P TAIN LEVI
Skullcarp sat on
the gunwale of the
NJ iriam, leaning
forward so that his
elbows rested on
his knees. With
both h an ds Re
grasped the short
stem of his cherry
pipe and his one
eye gazed seaward
across the smoking
bowl. The tiller
creaked idly to and
fro ooi1 tho soil
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
THOs. J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR.
BlDE YOUR TIME.

when sghingly The man OF nope anu energy
still are 1ree i
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10 nm and cline,
just nole time
-, "a Greatness Go Der
hhardan nd anu
me GLORIOUS nntn ha hrk And not
sits H"' AO
subime ~n
thence pse'
Strive eon andbi his time Don anu puo your 'Nn0'
And the
Theto at
Whensta IN farther Shore
Beneath he
Beyond the unbarred gate,
Theb o heaven
Andju ice
For lin
j. Edgerton, Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
A Story of Great South Bay
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