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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

water in case Of heavy rainfall. Zoo
much excavation results in waste of
money; too little in q flooding of the
reclaimed area and injury to crops.
Levels were taken for the dltching.
and 1t was found that only one inch
of descent could be had in sixty feet.
though this was sufficient, owing to
the great care in grading.
4 squad of about twenty-five men
was engaged for many weeks on the
ditching and diking. Where no dikes
were required the soil from the bitches
was used in filling the marsh-lioles and
streams, or was graded back at the
edge of the uplands, leaving no holes
for water to settle in.
The pocrj formed perfect breeding
places, and the general sodden condi-
ton of the marsh made ideal breeding
conditions. Early in the season (before
May u the pools were found to be alive
with larvae. and unless one had abb
solute confidence In the processes
of determination, glance into one
of them would have DESTROYED all hope
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the work Of recovery went Oh until the
first of January, when the increase of
surf, with the change of season, made
further operations impossible. The
last box of treasure was eXtricated on
Christmas day, and although regular
trips below were made daily during
the week that followed, no more boxes
were brought to the surface. Then
the men stopped their work and left
the spot, fully Intending to repeat the
operations in the following year; but
during the winter the party scattered
far and wide, and were never reunit-
ed.
Many schemes for obtaining the rest
of the treasure, by dredging, building
breakwaters or inserting coffer-dams,
have been talked about, but no one
has yet recovered dollar of what
the San Francisco sailormen failed to
lift; nor has any one produced a
scheme which, in the opinion of the
man who told me this story, will war
rant the outlay of the capital neces-
sary to secure what is left Of the
treasure of the Golden Gate.-Youth's g
Companion.
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CnckooS and Larks.

Cuckoos are birds whose actions are
a standing puzzle to naturalists. AS is
we'll known, the cuckoo lays it's eggs
in the nests of other birds. When
they hatch the young cuckoos throw
out the young of other species and get
all the attentions Of the old birds for
themselves. Recent experiments show
that the instructive desire Of the
young bird to eject its foster-brothers
from the nest is much stronger than
has been believed. Two cuckoo eggs
wer placed in the same nest, and the
fight that ensued after the chicks were
hatched reads like an account of
champions wrestling. The instinct
is a most singular one, and was man
ifested before the birds were 20 hours
old.
Proverbial early rising by the lark,
expressed in the phrase, "up with the
lark" is denied by an eminent orni-
thologist, who claims that whereas the
greenfnch is up at o'clock in the
morning in summer, the blackbird at
4 and the hedgerow sparraw half an
hour later, the lark does not appear
until after 5.-Chicago News.
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PRODUCTS FROM BONES.
Utilization of Every Bit OF Material for
Varied PURPOSES.

Utilization of Every Bit OF Material for
Varied Purposes.
The economy which is practised IN
the average boarding house has be-
come prove:bial, but it is extravaganza
to the standard of economy practiced
at bone mill" The chief product
from bones IS glue, and among other.
materials which are obtained from
them are soap, glycerine and fertiliz-
crs. Nothing is wasted. Even the
most economical boarding house has
few p2rirgs and husks to throw
away. There are no parings and husks
in the disposition Of bones.
The first stage in the utilization Of
bones is that Of cleaning them. When
brought to the glue factory they are
apt to be covered with more or less
dried flesh and bits Of foreign matter.
After being carefully culled over by
workmen and broken by crushers
they are soaked in weak solution Of
sulphuric acid. From the soaking
tanks the bones emerge white and ap-
parently perfectly clea" Int still redo
lent with a fal ,rvading odor. They
are then placed in what are termed
,digesters. =or sstea n, tanlss,=-where, Of;
ter being subjected to q pressurc OF.
steam Tor seVeraf hours; "a SpigotS fs
opened at the bottom Of the digester
and the liquid glue is drawn off. The
grease Of the bones, being lighter, is
drawn off last and separated from the
first product. The liquid glue is evap-
Grated to a strength Of As percent
gelatine, portion of which is per-
mitted to harden for Commercial. use,
as glue, and part is refined and sold
for gclatine for table use.
The grease is drawn off iEto cooling
tanks, where, in its crude state. it Is
made into securing soaps. BY pro-
cess of refining and the admiXture Of
vegetable oils and perfumes, toilet
soaps are produced. The spent liquors
which are run off from tEc boiling
soap are utilized for the manufacture
Of glycerine The bones which are
taken out of the digesters are ground
up for fertilizing purposes, and the
oirty water in which they arc cleansed
is boiled down and made into manure.
From the beginning to the end of the
process not even an ounce of material
is .wasted.-New York Tribune.
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with Knowing aTso that in the larval
and nupal states (v'igglnrs) air Is re-
orirnd for breathing, It was equally
n,tant that if thin film of oil was
nloced on their breeding places, des-
truction would result for want or air.
If Is the insistcnce of operations under
these ideas that insurcs success.
so the work has consisted of the en-
nlovment of drainage and petroleum.
Rut willie that appears simple 1t ell
tni,s cnrcful planning and eXactness
in execution. Drainage is the per-
moncnt cure, petroleum the temporary
.oxnodient. but each is essential IN It's
snhcre The former must be employed
thoroughly, the latter slightly II Is
mt necessary, as some have intlmatco'
to consider the. depth of pond Du'
on,v its supericics. The film of fuei'
petroleum does the work.
EIGHT oil-stations were estaDiisi'eo
on tho island, where one OF TWO plr'
rolls were placed on platforms in the
sbodo Of trees, and ut these the Pc
trolicr would fill his Mapsack spraSei
and sally rcrth for the enemy. leu
barrels were purchased, but ":hy Nv.
were required throughout 'hc isl'''lu
ond now that SO many points are per.
monently reclaimed by drainage aho
tbe filling in of pools. probably ono
barrel. or at most two, VIII pe sun.
ccnt this season. Only five compf'o
tours OF the island were found heces
sarv from May 1 to October l. 'ho"sl
apnlications were often required a,
special points. AS it was Impossible
to do all the permanent work before
tho breeding season began, holll RENE
dies were worked co-ordinately' iiV'
was done in order to She" best results
To leave sny breeding places nntrea'
od would have thrown discredit Oh
successful work ut other points.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

1t was now time for the second op-
Grafton, severing the little finger from
its old associations and completely:
adapting it to the new service await
ing it. The patient was put to sleep.
This was done before the cast was
removed, to prevent any possible
movement on her part CT the liberat-
ed hand and arm.
The cast was now sawed off and the
little finger Of the left hand, which
had been sewed to the nasal cavity at
the previous operation, was an;pu-
tatcd at the middle or "metacarpai"
joint. Hencetorh it was q nose.
1t was trimmed up and seIIed to the
fragmentary wings Of the nose so as
to induce proper contour. The nose
was pricked with needle to test the
blood supply. 1t bled, indicating
healthy activity.
The hand was then neatly trimmed
into shape and sewed as the final
feature of the operation.
The little girl finds her finger in it's
n,w sphere of life most convenient
and serviceable member. 1t submits
gracefully to the acts Of breathing
and sneezing, and as time progresses
promises % assume greater and great
er comeliness. The surgeons knife
has not yet attained the lightning
lapidity in its metamorpnos's as that
of the fairyland wizards wand, and
does not pretend 10 be able to cast
such an enchantment over. even the
prettiest little finger in the world as
to enable it instantly to convert itself
into nose Of marked beauty.
The little girl is elated over the.
transformation of her visage and con-
flded the other day to one of the hos
pital physicians that her mother was
"tickled to death" Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

of success. While the excavation was
progressing, the petroliers were set at
work, and by care and close supervi-
sior scarcely MI insect got to wing.
OF the few that did, 1t was found that
near item q little water surface had
been overlooked, which showed two
things: that mosquitoes do not fly far
from their native place. and that most
careful work Ii essential for complete
results.
The writer has been informed that,
in other years, to drive along the bor-
ders Of this marsh was Il perilous ull-
dertaking for man and beast, but he
walked over it many times during
and after the work, and did not ell
counter single mosquito.
Another source Of great trouble had
heretofore been the Drackish ponds
foJre1 OH the shore within barriers
ssissss sIass. n sis..ss
caSeS the plIIT Ty's carrfea~ont& of~es-
cavating an opening, and allowing the
water to run off at low tide, which
would carry off n stream black with
larvae. In the finish of work ut such
points an automatic tidc-gatr had to
bc inserted in the opening, which is
set somewhat below the level Of the
bottom of the ponds. n number OF
these ponds were so thoroughly dried
out that no breeding occurred in them,
and one could walk through the former
beds and about their vicinity, where
formerly it was well-nigh impossible.
The automatic tlde-gate lets out the
water as soon as the tide has fallen
below its level, and closes when the
tide begins to rise, so that i'll these
shore ponds, as we'll as in larger
marshes theinner bitches must be large
enough t. hold the water which has
collected between tides. without its
overtlowing the land. bikes are built
along the shore line to exclude the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

useless to attempt to- enumerate the
strange places mosquitoes seek for
laying their cggs-from high-water
tanks and cloggcd rOOf-gutters TO wells
q hundred feet deep; from Il hole i'll Il
tree holding only Il few spoonfuls OF
water, discarded tinware, or the foot
prints of animals, to a quiet pond of
many acres.
With the knowledge thar water Is
absolutely required for breeding, it in
volved no great brilliancy to say that
water must be denied the enemy. Her
breeding places must be abolished by
draining marshes or pools, and water
barrels and the like must he done away
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THE PETRoLIER AND AN o1L'sTATloN'
iidcs, and the gates are set in at the
dixie line.
The results of this skirmlsh nave
been very pronounced, so much so tlial
the committee having the work III
charge says Of it that 1T was in every
way successful and gratifying, ana
that although the season OF l''ol was
unusually favorable to the breeding
of these pests. yet Center Island WAS
practically entirely relieved from MOS
ouitocs. and. for the first time, at al
most all hours of the day and evening
we were able to enjoy the use Oh oul
piazzas and lawns without the annoy
ancc of these pests. The fesui's
achieved 10y the use of fuel-petroleum
were simply remarkable. and we were
astonished to find how little II WAS
necessary to use to accomplish Tue
results desired"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27
a Pin Did 1t.

A Paris thief, while picking lady's
pocket recently. prickrd himself so Sc
yerrly with pin that happened to he
in her dress that he uttered a cry Of
n,in which led 10 his Immediate. ar
rost The sum Of $500 in cash was
found upcn him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

The Thing That Puzzled the Patient.
"You may be thankful for your ex-
cellent constitution. 1t has pulled you
through many a spell Of sickness"
But, doctor, if have such blamed
strong constitution, why am always
getting sick, "ssst.ncaSe Tf.sRne,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

Mice canot exist on Papa Little, an
island in st. Magnus bay, on the west
of Shetland. To test the truth
Of this statement several mice at va
rious times were brought there, but
the soil. proved so uncongenial that
they soon died.
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female that bites-secRs blood whcr'
.evet!it cdn be found. SHE seeks water
as industriously rs do
,t11e;roots Of tree for nutrition, and
with Il determination as Irresistible.
Her ingenuity almost bafllcs human
Skill, and one has to meet lPr on the
.silme grounds of persistence, giving
close attention to natural instincts,
times and conditions. 1t would be
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A transatlantic steamer, carrying
what is called "a full mall" usually
brings two hundred thousand letters
and three hundred sacks of newspa-
five hundred and odd sacks for other
places.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

Surveys were first taken for the
drn15age work. to ascertain the entire
catcllment of the worst point. nhnaiy,
|, Great Meadow. SO rs to plan the NUM-
rheS Of aitehes neSrssRrS to bold ths
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

and IFS reputation for mosquitoes was
well earned. @
OF course tlr enemy is the same.
ihough OF greet. .vurlEty ot Shec!ss.,
Hs%.pr father shs, fcf. 1t Id only ths
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

Tie surgeon is not always super
el,ious wbsn hg cuts his patlsatsl
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print for some time. The Century has
taken an active interest In this imper-
tant matter. having published In dff.
ferent numbers several articles there
on, one from the pet of DR.. L. o. How How.
ard, the EntomolOgst Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, WHO'S d reliownnat
authority upon mosquitoes. The articles,
which we reproduce, is entitled "a CnDs
paign Against the Mosquito" written by
Henry Clay Weeks, and 1t Is prefaced
by statement from DR.. Howard, WHO
summarizes the efforts which are being
made all over the country to relieve
communities from SO annoying aud
dangerous pest. Dr. Howard, In part,
says:
at is my firm opinion that, wide
spread as the interest i'll mosquitoes
termination seems to be at present, 1T
Is not Il temporary interest, but -fhe
beginning of n great and intelligent
crusade. New Jersey, a State
which has suffered great economic
loss from the abundance of mosquitoes.
Is giving attention to the mattergnot
only in isolated communities as COM
munity work, but also by State action;
the Legislature having passed bin
to promote Investigations. but, unfor.
tuhately, without al appropriation,
Last summer the towns Of Summit and
South Orange cnrrird Oil community
work which Is to be continued this
summer. The cities of Elizabeth,
Newark anu Jersey City are. I believe.
to do some drainage work with this end
In view. q The Board of Health
of New Orleans has taken up the mat
ter, and is doing intelligent and satisH
factory work. Nashville, Tenn; Rome,
Ca: Talladega, Ala; Winchester and
Norfolk, Va, and a number of other
places are looking into the matter with
view to immediate effort, and smaller
communities MI over the country,
North, South, East and West, either
have the matter under consideration
or are already beginning work."
OPERATIONS AT OYSTER BAY, LII.
BY HENRY CLAY WEEKS.
With no claim to be acting under
other-th9s - ~ - esssT-
enGipee sfffet 1Ifsee t,es struIrlOn, p,Rt-
ting forth nothing lis new In field br
laboratory, there has been going. for
ward to a demonstration, OH Long
Island since January, 1D01, the move
ment of which this article is the SUBJ
ject.
The purpose is to describe what lis
probably the first attempt by a cOmn1u-
nifty to eXterminate mosquitoes on q
large scale i'll this country. The
Center Island work was the outcome
OF hurried reconnaissance of terri
tory of about thirty square miles made
by the writer during three days In Oc-
tober, 1900, ut the request Of some resi-
dents who had previously invited DR..
Howard to visit the region and state
whether, in his view, relief was pos
siblc. His opinion was strongly fa-
vorable. But the whole terri
tory was not then ripe for action, and
there was an opportunity of molding
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

Professor Albert Nicholson of the
department of physics, University of
Chicago, has invented P machine so
delicate as to be able 20 measure the
width of hair. By it's. means it is
said he has discovered that matter Of
any kind is no more solid than water,
save in degree.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

A cat recently took up it's abode and
nursed its litter of four kittens in the
fork of tree, % feet from the ground
in the garden of Alderman Peace's
residence at Castle Hill, High Wy
combe, England. The kittens were
removed by the gardener, but the cat
speedily took them up the tree again
to their strange birthplace.
Policemen at High Wycombe,"
says the London Globe, "are now
served out with houscmaid's busters,
and these homely weapons arc to be
used against the walls wherever ur-
chins, suffering from cocoethes scri-
bendi' have chalked up maXims, re-
torts and the pleasant ironies of the
street. If there is wag among the
youth of Wycombe he will write on
the walls "A policeman's life is not a
happy one Imagine the bobby's feel
ings who has to wipe that out"
= An ingenious chemist has made the
claim that the average human being is
worth about s1S,3O0 from the chemical
standpoint. His calculations are based
on the fact that the human body con-
tains three pounds thirteen ounces of
calcium; and calcium just now is
worth $500 an ounce. If this calcium
could only be extracted what lasting
would become to their families. If
physicians should discover d way tn
extract this S1S,300 worth If calGiiim
from us poor mortal OPERATIONS
would Immediately bccoIne us numer-
ous and popular as they Wfra tiarins
the appendicitis orRsa: go.
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THE TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN GATE.

BY GEORGE NOBLE.

In 1S63-64 a great treasure, to the
value of nearly one million dollars III
gold coin and bullion, was recovered
from the wreck of the Pacific mail
steamship, Golden Gate. | have the
story direct from one Of the principal
men of the enterprise. During the Pc
riod which elapsed between the dis
sovery of gold in California and the
establishment Of transcontinental traf-
fc, the custom was to ship coin and
bullion from San Francisco to the 18TH
mus of Panama, across which it was
carried to Aspinwall, now Colon, on
the Atlantic There it would be re-
shipped to it's destination in the Unit
ed States or Europe.
Thus in July, 1862, the side-wheel
steamship, Golden Gate, was en- route
from San Francisco to Panama, carry
ing more than, five hundred passen-
gers and large amount CT treasure.
While running along the west coast
of Mexico, about two miles offshore.
she was discovered to be afirc. She
was headed for the beach, and when
she struck the fire had so enwrapped
her that all on board were forced to
fling themselves into the surf. There
was vicious undertow. Two hundred
and twenty-eight people were lost, and
of the vessel herself, in short time
nothing remained in sight except some
of the tall machinery.
After the wreck became known it
was announced that there had been
a million and half dollars worth of
gold in the treasure-room of the Col
Gen Gate. The underwriters sent
skilled divers to the scene to attempt
the recovery of this treasure.
The divers, after a prolonged ex-
animation, reported that the vessel
had broken in two at the treasure
loom, and that the gold had been
buried so deep in the sand, through
the combined action of the surf and
the undertcw, that the recovery of any
portion of it was Impossible. The un-
derwriters thercupon abandoned the
attempt.
A number of adventurous spirits in
San Francisco, upon learning of this
report, determined 10 make personal
examination of the wreck This they
Cid in August, 1862, and corroborated
II n
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~ Y the courtesy Of The Century fem
- we are enabled to reproduce Eevei
one of the most interesting for
articles upon the very peril the:
nent question of The eXtermiration ;0lsl witt
the mosquito which has appeared lE7lI III sfler Her
print for some time. The Century has skill
taken an active interest In this imper- sum
tant matter. having published In !dff. clos
ferent numbers several articles there time
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-13

FOR SALE-Two contracts, Nos, III aud
III, In Houston Home Building Co. An
swer. l443, this office. 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-13
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

GALL FOR BIDS for public printing and
stationery Tor the State government
sealed proposals viii be received at the
9ihce OF the secretary OF state at Austla,
5eAas, until o'clock p. M, on the 9th
Gay or September. A. D. 1902. from resI.
gehts OF the state of Texas, TO print and
olhu the laws aud journals of the senate
anu mouse OF representatives, and 10 do
such other printing and binding, and to
furnish such stationery as may be re-
CURED by law or may be needed by any
department OF the State government. or
either house OF the legislature, under
the provisions Of title IS, Revised stat.
utes. separate proposals may be made
10 furnish the stationery and to do the
printing and binding. Such bids Will
pc opened at the office OF the secretary
OF state in the capitol building in the
city or Austin, and the contracts VII be
awarded as soon thereafter as practiCa.
pie. The probable amount of such print
ing. binding and stationery required uu.
uer the contracts Is as follows; First
class, S2O,OOO; second class. $4,000: third
class, 5000; fourth class, 5000; fat uaper
Tor printing of the second class, $4,000;
book paper for printing Of the first class.
5000; stationery, $4,000 The right Is
reserved to reject any and all bids, aud
10 cal for new bids without readvertise-
nent. Specifications will be furnished to
parties desiring to bid. upon application
to me. John G. Tod, Secretary OF State
ana ex-oftcio chairman board of public
printing. S30
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-13
CITATION.


IHE STATE OF TENAs-To all persons
Interested in the estate OF e. L, Coombs'
deceased: ,. 90 enc
estate of said E. l.. Coombs, deceased,
has 6led IN the county court OF ,oa HARRIS ,,as
county, her anal account OF tne eonu lii,on
Zion ITO TO be discharged as exceutriF there
OF. which VIII be heard by our sal said eoqF'
700 satna belue the list day OF September,
II ig02 AT the court house Of said Har-
rs county in the city Of Houston at when q
time and place al persons 'n annssr and
com Contest said final account and appliea'
ton. II they see proper - 49,
Witness b. Il. Dupree, clerk OF the
county court of Harris county.
Gwen under my hand and the, seal OF
said court, at my office In Houston
Texas, on this the lin day 7. OF august
Clerk County Court Harris County, Texas;
Nv j. l.. Dickson, Deputy. 81