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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
MR. SMITHS WARNING.
It Was Red aud oboycd by the Ddnr.
Cart Man.

It Was Red aud oboycd by the Ddtntf
| Cart Man.
''Lool5 here; what are SOU doing
there:"
The man wLo asked Tue question
seemed excited, but the man to whom
it was addressed was not disturbed
i'd the least. He was dumping load
| 0f Dirt in d vacant lot. This was per.
fectly apparent to the questiehcr. too,
SO that the question: Was Glearly uh:
necessary as means of oBtaining in:
formation. The idea must have i'm.
pressed itself upon the man at work,
for he went on with his task. The
other man became more excited at
this hon=attention and asked the ques-
tion again. id louder tone than be.
fore. Then the workmaii repliedi
II am unloading some dirt, sir"
"But don't you see that sign?" de.
manded the angry man, pointing to
notice Oh q post not ten feet away.
Eyes, sir"
"Whdt does 1t say?"
ut says, place no dirt here by erder
Of John Smith, read the than:
"Well, sir" the angry man went on,
~ am John Smith, the owner Of that
lot"
"Glad to know you, SIR"
"None Of your -impudence, sir, or
will have you arrested. Now I wish
to know why you dump dirt on my lot
when there Is notice distinctly for.
bidding IT,"
r'1 beg your pardon. Mr.. smith, but
that notice does not forbid ME from
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
Symbolic Charncters I'm f,hinnaa

Man Is represented by q straight up.
right stroke and two legs, O mountain
by three peaks, q tree by strokes, rep.
resentfng branches, trunk, and roots, q
forest by trees, q field by a square
divided into four parts, the sun by q
circle and dot In the centre. A door
by picture Of q double gate. An ar.
row piercing a target becomes the
symbol for the middle. Two cash
with strings through the centre aptly
signify union. A mouth in q door
means to listen. A woman with
broom expresses the Chinese idea of
q wife. One woman under one roof
means peace. two women under one
roof means O quarrel, while one wom-
m between two men, as can easily be
is symbol of anger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
EDGEF1ELD, s. G. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1900

face OF Ewang Su. The entire feate
to be traYersed was curtalned of and
thousands Of soldiers line the so-called
Streets, 80 that no Peeping Tom could
ply his trade: But despite all such
precautions, the well-khown Oriental
propensity for money; exceptionally
strong In the Chinese, enabled foreign.
ers to see Kwang Su at close range.
They beheld shrinking, slight figure,
dressed plainly and utterly eclipsed
by the gorgeous apparel Of his retinue.
The rest Of Pckln Is very much like
all Chinese citlcs-picturesquely con-
fusing and terribly dirty. Streets run
in the most bizarre fashion, totally OBJ
1ivious Of their beginning and end,
aimlessly wandering from bad to
worse, fringed on both sides by novels
and palaces In confusion. Dogs and
pigs meander about, jostle equally Of
fensive beggars and unkempt children;
stuffy litterst suspended on long bap.
boo poles and carried by coolies, make
life burden: edors. concentrated be.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
DON COYOTE" Of THE PLAINS.
Tho American Wild Dog 10 en- Hntorest.
ing Animal.

Tho American Wild Dog 10 en- Dntorest.
ing Animal.
One Of the interesting and typical
animals Of the Far West is the Ameri-
can wild dog. lowland wolf or coyote,
CAMS latrans, it being known under
these and other titles. While o very
common animal, it Is rarely we'll
figured In the books, and Is made to
look more foxlike than wolhsh, says
Professor G. +. Holder in the Sciep-
tiac American. The accompanying H.
lustration gives q correct idea Of n
young male two-thirds grown. In
general appearance 1t resembles the
typical wolf, the fur being dull yell
lowish gray, with dark, even black.
clouded spots; beneath 1t Is sometimes
reddish and white.
While the coyote hunts sinely in
towns or villages, he runs In packs in
the open, and 1t is here that he DEM
onstrates his skill and cunning. A
friend Of mine observed pack Of coy
otes on the edge OF the desert manipu-
lating jack rabbit. They swept
across the country in line, soon start
ing hare. i.len formed in two paral-
lei lines about 200 feet apart. There
was regular plan Of action. and none
of the coyotes seemed ovcrexcited, but
when the hare was started they
wheeled into columns like soldiers, the
leading coyote running at the top of
his speed. After q few moments he
dropped to the rear and a fresh coy
ote took the lead, and this was kept
up until the hare was run down. The
chase was q silent one. This method.
recalls the wild dogs Of Australia, or
dingo.
The coyote Is virtually q wild dog
and breeds with the domestic dog,
and dogs will often refuse to injure
the female coyot,. Huxley contends
that there is no material difference
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
COYOTE,

between the skull Of a coyote and that
OF dog, and cross between q collie
and an Eskimo dog produces a very
fair coyote as far as appearances 60.
Seven or eight years ago Southern
and Central California ubounded in
coyotes, and the State Legislature
passed an anti-coyote act, putting
price upon his head or scalp. had
the telnerity to oppose this, but time
has shown the fallacy Of killing all
the coyotes. and the act was repealed.
My argument was that as the coyote
was the only enemy Of the jack rabbit
and ground squirrel his destruction by
Wholesale would result in q vast in
crease of rabbits and squirrels. The
jack rabbit, a famous girdler OF
young trees and an all-around enemy
to the agriculturist, without redeem
ing feature, Is the natural food of the
coyote. which does not disdain the
ground squirrel. The coyote Is also a
snake eater, even attacking the r. tile
snake; IN n word, he is O Valuable
'caVenger and an animal to be pre-.
served.
Don Coyote can be tanned, and
new of one instance where q herder
:ept one that was apparently as tame
s dog.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
loud cries Of the coolies-such is Pc

kin.
OF course, there are parts in the out
lying hills where the rich mandarins
and merchants live, where true ORR
entail luxury can be found. There,
magnificent palace-like dwellings dot
the landscape, surrounded by idyllIc
gardens. The art and imagination of
the Chinese architect have found full
scope for his talent, and as q result
these habitations are q credit, t,externally
and internally-all save the sanitation,
of which the Chinese are in blissful
ignorance. Yet the wealthy Chinese
has luxury, even though q coolie takes
the place Of IN electric fan to cool
his fevered brow.
Taken all In oil, China and the Chi
nese make an interesting study from
any viewpoint, but it is wrong to un.
derestimate their brain power in such
study, for they arc for more advanced
than is generally conceded. Let China
be civilized. and the world will wit
ness as great metamorphosls as that
which so astonished the world when
Japan emerged from her chrysalis of
Middle Age conservatism and pruyin.
cialism.
The mobiles in China, both male aud
female, cultivate extremely long nails |
IN the thumb and oil the fingers ex-
,ept the one nearest the thumb. Six
cen inches is considered a good length,
'ut those who manage to attain the
ength Of seventeen or eighteen are re.
,arded with enyious admiration.
Probably the idea Of the impossible.
ty Of doing any work with such long
ails upon the fingers may have given
hem the fashionable reputation.
lmong the Siamese silver cases are
7orn upon the fingers to protect the
ing nails.
Although in bygone times European
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

Confuciahism has little outward cere-
fnonial. The study and contemplation
dnd attempted performances of the
moral tretepts Of the ancients. consti-
tute the duties Of Confucianist.
Buddhism and Tdofsm presentsa gor-
geous and elaborate ritual In China.
The bulk Of the people are Buddhists.
There are tbout thirty million Ma
hommedans, one million Roman Cath.
olics and fifty thousand Protestahts.
Most Of the aboriginal hill tribes are
still nature worshipers.
Pekin is at once interesting, despic-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
.p.-,,v ., a D,ead of Doath.

y Sir Lyon Playfair, who represented
ithe sUniversity;o Of Edinburgh for sew
ienteen years naturally came in con.
tact with the most eminent medical
;meniof England, and he put this ques-
Etion! to most Of them:- "Did you. In
!youriextensive practice, ever know
patient who was afraid to die?" With
two exceptions. it. seems. they an
swere,, "No."s One of these exceptions
,twas Sir Benjamin Brodie. who SAID
heihad seenIone case. The other was
sirt tRobertk kChristison. who had seen
;oneicase. that,of girl 'ofibad eharac'
kter, who, had a sudden / accident
EHeaith. a Et.zs.,s:=-sa 1----z a--7. :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

the Chinese as indigenous and formal
lv odopted: ConfucIanism, Buddhism
and Taoism. The Emperor Is consld'
cred the High Priest of the Empire
and can alone, with his immediate rep
resentatiyes and ministers, perform
the ureat religious ceremonies. Con-
fucianism is the State religion. With
the exception of the practice of anees'
trail worship, which is everywhere Oh.
served throughout the Empire, END
was fully commended by Confucius
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

rollowers-fearing !! the white mans
Isnrpation far ssdhanl the umericgt
of the Chinese. SO, IN
order to protect themselves from un-
exnected assault, they constructed q
huge wall around their city-for CHINA
is a land of walls-and for time lived
in tolerable security.
Gradually, however, the Chinese'
realizing to some extent their power
began rival city adjoining the Tartar
fortress. They, too, built wall, and
as the Tartars did, whenever q work.
man died, his body was entomDed
within the wall. In this manner, II
Is estimated, that one million human
beings found their last resting place.
In the walls surrounding Pckin.
While the Chinese city is Of nue.
interest, both from a sociological AM
architectural viewpoint, yet the Ta-
tar city is the moro important. fc
within it's precincts is the Forbidden
Or Purple City, where lives hwag
Su, the unfortunately progressive mo
arch of the Chinese. The Forbidda
City is q city of night, for there t.
denizens of the palace Of the Son :
Heaven awaken and begin their IL.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

famous coal hill. Thihmense
of coal was accumuld for III
case the city was besed. The
Is several hundred feeigh and
tains hundreds Of th ands Of
Of coal.
Whenever the Empr was |
to leave the ForbiddCity for
religious or State fuicn, the
tions of the foreign IONS have
notified. SO that no ioly eye !
rest upon the punysm and {
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
MACHINERAISED WHEAT T
CALIFORNIA CEREALS MANIPULATED
e BY STEAM IN THE, FIELDS.

nhI:e Fisty.Hbf.e ro1-ct Traction En-
i:ln6s brdw Maeiiitos ThiSH r,low:
Iiarr6w and soed sovenry-fvo Acres
IN 6ne bay=AIeth0ds OF Marketing:
- CULTIVATION of wheat in Cal
+ ifornia will long continue to be
~ one Of the greatest sources Of
wedlth to that surprisingly
fertile State iii spite of its long eoil.
tinued seasons of drought:
Lands devoted to wheat in California
include those reclaimed from the beds
of rivers by embankments, which have
been under water for ages and never
produced anything but rank growths
of vegetation. Once protected from
.6yertiows; tile crops sf fruit, yegeta-
:bles 6r cereals grown upon these lands
are surprising. Instances 6f forty
sacks of wheat, averaging $50 pounds,
as the product per acre Of a reclaimed
farm. multiply, and knowing their cx-
ceeding fertility and witnessing the
rank, powerful grewths Of the stalk
Before harvest time such d yield
ceases to astonisi: Wheat grown upon
these soils, however, does not rank iii
quality with the best.
Lands which are protected from
overflow by. articficial levees, of which
there are hundreds of thousands, of
acres along the banks of the Sacra-
;inento and San Joaquin rivers, are the
finest wheat ldhds Of the State, n1id the
most valuable. Lying low they are in
dependent Of drought, and their nat
f1ral fertility has been augmented by
deposits brought down by overaows
before the leYees were constructed.
The Yalo basin on. the Sacra paatel
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
'1a@I,d 1;lra 70 kno1x. Sir.n

then? I'd like to know, SIR"
: .sWeil, Mr.. Smith, I've read it to
you once, but 1 will read 1t
again il you wish. 1t says, place no
dirt here by order of John Smith, nnd
/ have placed NONE there by order OF
John Smith. I work for itiati hafned
Robinson"
At this the man mounted his cart
and drove away, leaving Mr. Smith
very thoughtful.
The next day the sign was properly
Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
TEA CLEANING PROCESS.

yond the power of descriptive writing
to portray, overwhelm the nostrils; the
:cffluvia of ages Of non-sanitation,
drawn heavenward by the torrid sun,
spreads disease; the chatter Of q
thousand gutteral Mongols and Chi
'nese is intermingled with the yelping
of the dogs, the squealing Of the pigs,
5the screaming of the children, and the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

I'll China, howeYer-that darh, mys>
ferieas iahd which IS the worlds Gen.
tre OF tHterest to-day-womeh still
dress their hair ih the most elaborate
and fantastic manner.
The Pekin ladies glue their hair into
limitations Of the magple or Jay bird,
or pile. 1t high with. gorgeous flowers.
and buhches, loops and tassels Of
pearls pendant from great sold bar,
which forms The "halrpin."
The blue black locks afe parted ii
curious zigzags, and the ornaments are
balanced from the hafrpfn on each
side of the head.-Sciehtiflc American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19
4 Lock OF Lincoln's Hair.

Mrs. G. D. Harmon, Of Emporia
han.' Is said to be the possessor of
a lock of Abraham LIncoln's hair
which was cut from his hair just be.
fore he died. The lock was given
by Mrs. Lincoln to her sister, and In
turn by the sister to Mrs. Hartman
whose husband was an associate Of
the martyred President when both
Were young lawyers in Illinois. The
lock is long and straight and black,
With q gray hair here and there.
IL taxes q pretty good mental diges.
tiOn tO arvoIlo,,, ao+to,x.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

Little is known Of the >rbido
City, for within the memor OF m
not half a dozen whites haI entel
it. All that is known is tit 1t {
tains the palaces Of the Enrror,
what is perhaps more interting, .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

With a plchtifui supply Of moisture.
such as an intelligent conservation Of
the resources of streams now going to
waste would assure, the wheat crop Of
the State could be quadrupled.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

able, supcrlatively beautiful, disgust
itigly filthy, and, in short, q city Of
contradictions. Originally q Tartar.
encampment, begun by the hordes that
swarmed to the eastern part Of China
polSin som baoar,esn,zforfffffslfF 6ffae, Of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-09-19

Huge Fi:ty.iibf.c rowcs Traction En-
i:ln6s brdw Mntiiibes WhiSN plow:
Iiarr6~ and Seed soventy-fvo Acres
in 6ne baY.NIeth0ds Of MarlSetiur:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-29
Bathing Suits in Order.

Bathing suit time is nearly here. and
by the investment Of from 81 to S25 ono
Is ready to reyel in the embraces of
Neptune, to sport upon the shining sands
aye, even to swim like fish or dive Ike
a mermaid.
And mohair is the material. One NAV
indulge in any sort of molair ARRANGED
ment, which is just what the majority DO,
AS to colors, one may be as sonlber
as !; misty morning in January, all in
black, that is, or one may be shining
light i'll purest white. Gray, however, is
the new offering. A very dainty one in a
sllvery shade has shawl collar and belt
OF white. The brown ones are here
again, but some of them fade TO a mis-
cradle color, says the Baltimore Herald.
Blues are always favored, but black is
the standby, being more elegant One
very fetching black mohair suit has a
white collar and V with embroidered
black dots. Another really attractive suit
has white duck collar. This does not
look as well as mohair after wetting.
though
TO battle i'll silk attire is Il matter of
some S25, not to mention other necessary
items, such as stockings and the like.
\ dainty silk suit is made of black China
silk, with the collar and V of white china.
The sleeves cover the elbows, and the
whole is trimmed with black and white
silk gimp, the form rOund the skirt be-
ing festoons upside down.
All the suits fit better than formerly:
the sleeves are longer. though girls vain
of their arms will doubtless tuck them I'D
they don't like the binding sensation,
you know sailor collars hold their own.
and the skirts are box-plaitcd.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-29

- /
ion. Her "Journal- in. the Highlands
proves, however that the Queens inter-
est in art was not mere court formal
ity, but an abiding characteristic. Writ
ing from Blair>Athole in the autumn of
1914, she. says: eve sat down on the
ground, and Lady Canning and I
ssketched.' In 1852. when her husband
had shot a. stag, she says: II sat down
and scratched little sketch of him on
a bit of paper. which l put on a stone.'
Again, i'll 1862, stirred by the solemn
beauty of the Lomond hills, she "made
seine hasty sketches"
The Queens active enthusiasm for art
clearly dates from her marriage with the
prince consent. who was an amateur of
more than casual quality, and who did
disposition toward graphic expression.
They visited exhibitions together, and to-
gether planned artistic features for their
palaces, besides making notable additions
to the. royal collections. An illustration
OF their insight may be found in the fact
that they had the acumen to purchase
the first picture young Frederick Leigh
ton sent to the academy.-Christian
Rrinton in the Critic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-29
Have You Pretty Bedroom?

Now that pretty and artistic wall pa
pers can be bought so inexpensively
there is no excuse for not having our
rooms always bright and fresh-looking.
We are all unconsciously affected by our
surroundings, although we may not think
much about them, and should therefore
cndeavor to have everything about us
as cheerful and artistic as possible
The size and aspect Of the room should
be considered. Warm rooms looking
south should have a paper of a cool
shade, while those of northerly aspect
require something warmer in coloring.
Large patterned papers should not be
hung III Il small room or it will appear
smaller: a dado or frieze also has the
same effect, while perpendicular patterns
add to the apparent height of room.
be to have a pale pink paper of chrys-
stripe would be charming. A plain soft
green wool carpet with mating sur
round. Curtains of green linen edged
with torchon lace, with under curtains
of cream madras muslin fixed to the low
err half of the window, caught back half
way down by narrow ribbon, the edges
OF the curtain to be edged with cotton
ball fringe. The green linen might be
used for the toilet covers and the mantle
drapery. If there are hangings to the
he'd they might BE- of gren linen lined
with pink, Or the toilet covers and bed
spread might be of white linen embroid
cred in pink. Green-stained furniture
would look we'll in this room, with pink
tiles to the washstand and cream ware.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-29
Something Odd.

At il recent entertainment which was
both novel and original, the guests were
requested to present, in some manner,
their birth month, says What to Eat.
Most of them wore the birthstone suit
ah,e to the month which, as old legend
tens us, Is sure to protect against misfor-
tune, the jewel acting as a talisman.
"A rev substituted flowers appropriate
to their birth month. One Young lady.
whose birthday was in January. wore a
string Of tiny silver beads which tinklel
muSlcally wherever she went Another
claiming January also as her birth
month, wore a brooch showing an ola
and new year.
September was adorned with golden
rod paper hearts, pierced with arrows.
Many puzzled their brains over Il
Young Sirl wearing 4 white apron, with
several bars of music on the hem. until
one discovered it to be March.
Apr'l was represented by a paper
Iool cap ana May by a pretty spring
gown, decorated with yiolets and lilies
of the valley.
1t was an easy matter to guess July.
with her tri-colored streamers and nh,
mcrouS flags.
August wore Il white organdie and car.
ried palm-leaf fan.
September was adorned with golden
rod and purple asters.
October's daughter wore rich yellow
gown, nearly covered with glorious a,l
tumn leaves, and on her head Derched y
cap OF the same brilliant leaves.
NovcmberS costume was most striking
beng, a poster design, representing
Thanksgiving.
i?ccemhcr was picturesque suit of
white ciderdown flannel, ornamented
with holly berries and running pine.
Each guest was requested to furnish
one dish appropriate to the month in
which she was born. In this way the
supper was quite out of the ordinary and
the only tax on the hostess, with the ex-
ception OF her one dish, was for coffee,
pickles and cake
Prizes were awarded for the most eff
fectlve costume, as well as the most strik-
ing one.