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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
Peathered Ventrlloqulsts.

Many birds form their sounds with.
out opening their bills. The pigeon is
O we'll known instance Of this. Its
cooling can be distinctly heard, al
though it does not open Its bill. The
call is formed internally in the throat
and chest, and is only rendered audi
BILE by resonance. Similar ways may
be observed in many birds and other
animals. The clear, loud call Of the
cuckoo, according to one naturalist, Is
the resonance of note formed In the
bird. The whirrlng Of the snipe,
which betrays the approach of the bird
to the hunter, is an act Of vendloqu'
ism. Even the nightingale has certain
notes which are produced internally,
and which are audible while the bill
Is closed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
TEA AS AN ACTIVE POISON.
IT'S Characteristic Element Kills Cats nno
Rabbits In Laboratory.

IT'S Characteristic Element Kills Cats nna
Rabbits In Laboratory.
Tea tippling has become the fashion
able dissipation. We have borrowed
the habit from England. Over SO,OOo
600 pounds of tea Is consumed each
year In the United States. " omen with
overtaxed nerves are the great con-
sumers.
DR.. ]. II. kellogg declares that tea
is an active poison-that its active
principal, substance called them,
which can be distilled from tea In O
dry report, is fatabto life.
The them in tea is about per cent.
of the total bulk. Experiments nave
proved that about one-eighth OF grain
of it will kill rabbit and Z II grains
will kill a cat. In one pound OF tea
there is an ounce Of poison-enough
to kill so cats.
Ten grains of theim will make O
man i'll and a half ounce OF tea con-
tains from 10 to 16 grains.
Professor lehman, German phy-
sician, gave several men from eight to
10 grains of them each by way OF ex-
pertinent. None of them was able 10
work for two days.
There are ten drunkards. Ihere
have been cases of delirium trcmens
from tea drinking. BY chewing tea
leoyes people can become thoroughly
intoxicated.
The woman who Is tired takes q cup
of ten and is relieved of her WEAKNESS.
But the sensation Of WEAKNESS is u
danger signal. Under the influence OF
q stimulant she does not know When
she goes beyond the limits of safe
eXertion. Tea is drug. not 100.
Not only does tea contain no nollr.
ishment, but it interferes with diges-
tio,l. The craving for it Is not nat
ural-as is the desire for food. taste
must become vitlated by its naD,tual
use before 1t becomes an apparent
necessity. Children drink 1t for the
cream all-- sugar, older people for lie
effect.
Every one knows that tea contains
tannin. Add little iron to tea and 1t
becomes black Tea made in an iron
kettle is as black as ink. Even sur
ring q strong cup Of tea with an iron
spoon will make 1t turn black. Inc
combination of the tannin OF Inc tea
with iron makes ink. Leather is
made by soaking hides In decoctlon
Of bark which contains tannin.
A man who eats beefsteak and
drinks n cup of tea starts leather
manufactory In his own stomach, 1or
the tea, combining with the connect
I've tissue of the steak, soon trans
forms it into strong leather.
To prove this, snak piece Of beef
steak In n cup Of strong tea for ha't
an hour. At the end of that time the
steak will be so tough that it Will DO
impossible to chew it.
Not only Is ten n hlndrance to the
digestion of fats and albuminoids, out
it prevents the digestion OF starch.
Saliva digests starch, and the tannin
contained in ten hinders the produc-
tion of saliva.
The 5 o'clock ten table has become a
social evil. The prevalence of tea
drinking is due to the fact that women
are trying to do more than their
strength will permit. When their
energy is exhausted they turn to ten.
But the habit is spreading among
men.
If that were not the case the con-
sumption of tea in this country would
not amount to about S9,000,O0O per an.
uum.-New York Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
Plenty Of Space Between Crops.

II a new variety Of corn, melon, Gu
cumber or tomato Is to be preserved IN
their purity the plants Of one variety
should not be grown near another. A
highly-prized novelty Of melon Will
be ruined IL other melons are grown
several hundred feet Of 1t, or even q
greater distance, as bees and insects
carry pollen from one plant to an
other. The fact that varieties Of corn
will mix even when two or more kinds
are In distant fields, Is we'll known. II
seed is to be saved It is better to grow
only one variety of each kind OF crop
and then select the seed from the most
perfect specimens.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
A Farmers slensoares.

There is no occupation In which evil
6ences of real success or the reverse
are so patent to all observers as that
Of farming. The, farmer who is pros
porous doesn't have to make declara-
tons of the fact.
The signboards which testify Of his
success will be well kept roadsides,
fences in good repair, thrifty orchards,
washes in fields. arrested by proper
means, pastures with abundant grass
growth s..but free from weeds, good
grades Of stock, provision for protect
ing stock in times Of cold and storm,
poultry yard and house in condition to
be profitable, manure intelligeptiy
saved and wisely used, good garden
spot, and this titled so as to make it
pay. farm implements shielded from
summers sun and winters storm.
These signboards will be read by
neighbors and the casual passer by, and
vet the buildings may not be palatial,
though we are heartily in sympathy
With the best farm home that can be
provided without incurring debt.
so bring about these unmistakable
evidences of thrift means exercise Of
Drawn and brain. The latter especial
lyslnust be put to work and worked
hard. Did you. know that there are
more people who are lazy mentally
than there are Of those who are ply
sieally lazy? Many will do, and do it
well, a task that has been all arranged
forssthem, but when left to individual
resources where the exercise Of mental
powers in forming plans is demanded
such men are utter failures. The pow
er to formulate wise plans and to exc
cute them or have them executed Is q
business faculty that is too often over
looked on the farm. A commercial en-
terprise would pay what a farmer
would regard as an exorbitant salary to
a man possessing this efficiency, and
yet. no business requires it more than
that of farming.-RuraI World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
sOueer Story About Umbrellas.

A lady who keeps summer boarding
house ct the seashore near Boston went
dowL the other day to look the house
oyer and find out what must be renew
ed. she found nutherous umbrellas
left by former boarders, and, tying
thera together, she took the bundle to
Boston to have them repaired. Che
stopped i'd at Hovey's and laid the
bundie on the floor at her feet at the
counter. When she had made her purs
chases she forgot her umbrellas, and
absent-mindedly pickedup an umbrella
lying Oh the counter; thinking it was
hres, or hot thinking ut all, ind start;
ed Off.
Then the owner Of tie umbrella, a
WOMAN standing next her, seized her
and said very sharply; "You hdve taken
my umbrella" OF course she apol:
oglzed; feeling very much cut up about
1t, md went on, forgetting i'd her flus:
tel: ner own bundle Of umbrellas. The
next day, on her way to Cambridge,
she went to Hovey's and readily recov-
cred her lost package, which had been
kept for her. On the car for Cam
bridge she noticed lady eying her
very closely. Presently this lady lean.
ed forward and said to her, with ele-
CANT emphasis:
"You seem to have been more for.
tunnte to-day"
1t was the lady whose umbrella she
had taken the day before.-Bostou
Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
FOR Farm And GARDEN.
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Failing Leaning Tree.

To fall leaning tree in the opposite
direction to which it leans, on the side
to which you wish the tree to fall chop
in two or three inches; then with
cross-cut saw-a narrow one is best
saw at the other side; then insert an
iron wedge in the sawed place. and as
the saving progresses, keep the wedge
firmly driven in. BY following these
directions q bending or leaning tree
can be laid in almost any direction.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
when to Put on sections.

We put sections on the hives of all
strong colonies during apple bloom.
But as locations are different, all can
not follow this plan. But good rule
to go by is, when bees begin to whiten
the top bars with new wax. or when
they become too crowded and begin
to cluster out in front of the hive,
then is about the right time to put on
section boxes for surplus honey. Bet
ter little too early than too late. for
if a colony once gets the swarmlng
fever, nothing will prevent them from
swarming.-F. G. Herman, in Amerl-
can Agriculturist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
whit.wa.h and Paint on the Farm.


From beautlfying standpoint moth
ing excels fresh coat of paint on
dwellings, buggies, wagons and all
other farm implements; along with a
liberal use of whitewash on all the
outbuildings. fences, gates and shade
trees. A beautiful home is potent
factor in begettlng cheerfulness and O
love for farm life. The many compli-
mentary remarks from visitors and
passersby concerning the neatness and
conveniences Of the home surround
ings will add contentment to remain
on the farm and not be wanting to re-
move to town where we would be
cramped for want of room and often
for things to eat that could and would
be had on the farm.
From hyglenic point of view for
man, beast and fowl, a liberal use OF
paint and whitewash doubly pays for
all cost. Remember. that paint is a
great preserver of Dwellings and farm
implements that are exposed to wealth
er. Who doubts the use Of lime or
whitewash as a disinfectant around
dwellings, on stock barns and poultry
houses?
Another reason why paint and white
wash should be literally used on all
farm buildings and surroundings:
Value many times the cost is added to
the farm, so If one should conclude to
be forced to sell, he would be rewarded
for his outlay.
To have that pride and energy that
will keep all buildings and farm uren-
sils with fresh coat Of paint and
whitewash will insure credit Mt the
bank, store or elsewhere that ofttimes
would be equivalent to money in the
pocket, or saving of time and annoy
ance.-R. 81. Webb. in Farmer s Guide.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
Profitable Uses of Skim MIX.

When the city milk dealers are pay
Ing such starvation rates for milk, and
selling it to customers Mt prices two
or three times as much as they have
to pay the producers for it, the farmers
can put the products of their dairy to
some better uses than enriching the
city milkman. 1t is all right for those
owning dairy farms near the markets
to talk Of working up private custom
ers and of establishing milk routes
for themselves. The farmer and dairy
man who lives far away from the city
must forever be at the mercy of the
distributing agents in the city unless
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
A Puzzle Address

The Post Office. which loves puzzle,
has solved another. A letter arrived
from Pietermaritzburg bearing on the
envelope the presentment of whee.
followed by the letter R, Then the
pictur Of a cottage. Beneath, .
roughly drawn bridge to which led a
road banked by trees. Finally, the
head Of young woman. Now, can
you guess the puzzle, which was sent
by q simple private in the East Surrey
Regiment? The postman took the let
ter rightly to Mr.. Wheeler of Elder
Cottage, Bridge Road, Aaidenhead--
London Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
World to End this Year.

This is the recent decision of one of the
prominent societies of the world, but the ex-
act day has not yet been fixed upon, and
while there are very few people who believe
this prediction, there are thousands of 9TH
crs who not only believe, but know that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters is the best medicine
to cure dyspepsia, indigestion constipation.
biliousneSs or liver and kinney troubles. a
fair trial will certainly convince you Of its
value
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, q powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores, Csc. Trial package FREE by mai
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
Woman's Unnecessary Suffering.

Half the things woman suffers
most over not knowing would make
her nearly as miserable to know them.
New York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

Twenty.seyen years ago there were
twice as many medical as theological
students at Berlin. This year there are
four times as many medical students.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
The Fnnsral EmnIoxer.

"was much feeling shown at your grand
mothers funeral?i
Bookkeeper-'Yes they mobbed the umpire"
-Harper,s Boar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
His COlOrs.

Mrs Krimsen-"The fact OF Johns having
bl',s cyes aud red hair makes It so hard for lib
10 odecide."
Mrs Azure-'So hard to decide whnt7"
Mrs. Krimsen-"Whether to send him to Yale
or to Harvard?"-Brooklyn Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
LitararY Ornaments.

"What is o library. pa7"
IA !orary, Jimmy, is what q man has when
he gets together IN awful lot OF books that he
never has timc 10 read."-Chicago Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

A few evenings ago Walnut Hill little girl
caught n glimpse oil the new moon aud ran into
the house shouting:
10. mamma; mammal Come out and see tho
moonl It's holt ndressed!"-Omaha world
Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

Have you ever experienced the joyful
sensation Of good appetite? You will II
you chew Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

"That was a mean trick Barry played Louise"
"What was it?"
uWhy, he disguised himeelf as census tafer
and found out her ge."-Chfcago Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
THO Best Prescription for Ch,lls
Dangers Of the Day.

md Fever is n bottle OF GROVES TAsTELgss
GRILL TONIC 1t is simply iron ind quinine in
n tasieless form. No cure-no pay. Price oOc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
Tho ChiId and tho Moon.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for children
tee,hing, softens the gums, reduces innamma'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
An inquiry.

First Hen-Yes: afitction has Visited our
coop Ny poor sister ls gone.
Second Hen-So sorry! Did sho pass away
with white mcn or q colored man?-Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

Rev. II. P Carson, Scotland. OAK, says:
" cured IN little girl" Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

"Wbat hurrassed look Mrs. Waddieton al
ways wears when she gets up picnic.
"Yes: she's either afraid OF SNAKES or aIrSio 1H
ord
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
u.r rFo.c,no.,np occupatIou.

"Dear Mrs. Dibbsl She said she had TO make
q sacrifice 10 como to our reception"
''Oh, che was house-cleuning, suppose. -
Chicago Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

The application Of scientific irriga-
ton methods has recently given a new
development to rice culture In SOUTH
western Louisiana. rs explained in a
bulletin of the department of agri-
culture. Rice requires wet lands, but
on such lands harvesting machinery
cannot be used. The difficulty has
been met by flooding the dry prairie
lands during the growth Of the rice,
and then draining them by q system OF
pumps, canals and levees, when the
crop is nearly ripe. On the drained
sands it is possible to Use reapers to
harvest the rice; thus the cheap labor
employed in foreign rice-growing Gun
be met by American machinery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

FITS permanently cured. No FITS or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. klino's Greas
Nerve Rostorer. 81 trial bottle aud treatise FREQ.
DR.. r, ii. KLINE, Ltd, 031 Arch St. Phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

Il H. GREEN'S Sons Of Atlanta, Co., are the
only successful Dropsy Specialists in the world.
See their liberal offer in advertisement In On.
other column of thts: paper.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
Anxieties Of tho Country Side.

PUTNAM FApELHss DYES do not stain
the hands or spot the kettle. Bold oy oil
dr., noinka
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

/ am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-DlRS. rHoS. Rob-
BINS, Maple St., Norwich, y. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

Irrigation Is of the utmost impor.
tance in Persia, MS cultivation depen&s
upon it, and water is extremely dear:
1t has been suggested that artesian
we'll manufacturers might find an ex-
cellent opening ONCE that tile success
bf these wells was assured.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
Out or Harms Way.

Je.s-"I don't believe Nrs, Sweet has any too
much confidence in her husband"
Bess-s.Why2"--
Jess-"Before she went away for the summer
she engaged board for him in Brooklyn
Harlem Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

Wasps eat honey, honey dew and
the juice of fruits, but they also are
carnivorous and live largely upon other
insects. rolleh Of flowers they are
not supposed to use
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

"well, john Henry Bingle, what have you to
say for ycurself?"
:.l1i Just let you shay 1T for me, my dear. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

At one place In England, at least,
slates nre washed twice day with
n dlslnfecting nuld. The states Of
children should be carefully INSPECTED
and great attention should be paid to
the sponges with which they clean
flofh
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A. railway is to be constructed from
Damascus to Mecca IN order that Pill.
grims may be saved from a sea voy.
age 1t is proposed that the line snail
be built by soldiers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22
To Cnro a Cold I'm One Dny.
Better Prepared.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money If 1t fails TO cure.
Z. w. GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

The life of m Australian native
rarely exceeds 30 years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

The balloons used by the English
army are different from those of other
nations. gold-beater's skin being EN-
ployed in their construction insteau OF
oiled silk. it being much lighter, and
much more impermeable. The enve-
lope of 10000 cubic feet capacity
weighs but 100 pounds, and the COM
plete weight of balloon and appliances
ready to lift two observers is less than
200 pounds. The cable which con-
meets the balloon with the ground
weighs 81 pounds for length of $50
yards. To initiate the balloons hydro
gen is employed, and it Is carried COM
pressed in steel cylinders for use when
desired, this method having been
adopted in preference to generating
the gas OIL the spot with chemicals.
These reservoirs form the heaviest
part Of the equipment, as cylinders
for one charge weigh 2 3-4 tons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

The application of the turbine prln-
ciple to the motor machinery of ships
has achieved another triumph In the
case Of the British torpedo-boat de-
stroyer, Viper. At q recent meeting
of the engineers at the Royal lnsti-
tuition in London some interesting
facts concerning the surprising speed
of the Viper were discussed. On ner
second preliminary trial she attained
a speed of 35.5 knots, equal to nearly
Al statute miles per hour. This Is as
great speed rs that Of many express
trains, and If it could be developed IN
n great passenger ship and maintained
continuously would cut down the time
needed to cross the Atlar''" - about
three days. When running either
slowly OF at top speed the Viper ex-
periences little vibration, and 1t Is an-
ticipated that she will eventually sur
pass her own record.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-10-18
NO BAR TO JAPs.
They Arc Coming Here In Yearly In
crca~ing Numbers.

They Are Coming Here In Yearly In
erc..ing Numbers.
The immigration of japanese to this
country has become great and con-
slant There is no bar to II except the
alien contract Law and the usual quar-
antine regulations The Japanese gov
ernment itself is not friendly to this
immigration and has done what 1t
could to discourage it. Some years
ago IL enacted a law requiring each
emigrant to secure a passport, which
is granted only on condition that he
provide two sureties that he will not
!. become n public charge or tall into
distress for three years. But the
Japanese quickly worked this as cur
politicians work" registration laws in
large cities. They soon organized
twelve companies TO provide sureties
and transportation. They have agents
throughout Japan and everyone who
wants to emigrate can get his pass
port within a few days. These COM
panies have furnished great stimulus
to the outflow. Last April more than
5000 Asiatics. chiefly Japanese. landed
at Victoria alone. The Official esti-
mates are that 80 per cent OF the
Japanese landed in Canada eventually
come to this country. Many Chinese,
Of course. evade the exclusion law and
come In through the same channel
British Columbia has no alien immi-
grafton laws. But the Chinese immi-
grafton has been so burdensome that
the country has imposed an enormous
poll tax and to some extent has sue
ceeded in checking II. The Japanese.
like the Chinese, are Industrious and
tractable and large railroads find
their services valuable. The Great
Northern road. for example, has
close trafic with the subsidized Jap
ansese steamers at Seattle. and conse-
Quenuy japanese labor is profitable.
both TO the railroad and the japanese
steamship companies. Thus far we
have never felt that the Chinese and
Japanese were in the same social scale.
but undoubtedly an Asiatic popula-
tion is not desirable.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-10-18
A Srorriina MoueL.

Miss Halle Erminie Rives. cousin To
the author OF The Quick or the Dead. ''
has written novel that makes the
story OF the Princess Troubetskoie
seem absolutely frosty and colorless.
a Furnace OF Earth" is the name Of
the latest production from the pen OF
the southern girl who two seasons ago
shocked the public by Smoking Flax g
an anti-lynching tale that provoked
criticism from the Atlantic 20 the Pa
eiic. After Miss Itiycs read what the
papers said concerning Smoking
Flax" she wept herself into n eondi-
tion that caused her friends to put her
into a sanitarium. Her recovery must
have been complete. for "A Furnace of
Earth" surpasses in intensity and
frankness anything that has ever been
written by an American II will cause
yola and ouida to feel cnvious pangs.