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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
WAGNER'S HOME.
How the Great Composer Came to
Live In Baireuth.


How Wagner came to mike Bal
reuth his home Is q rather interesting
story. He had long dreamed of pos
sessing theater where his compost
tions could be interpreted to suit his
ideas, but had Little hope that the
dream would ever be fulfilled. When.
however, in his period of greatest de-
preston and loneliness he formed the
friendship of the late king of Bavaria
It seemed suddenly as if all things
were possible to him. In 1867 his royal
protector instructed the celebrated
architect. Gottfried Semper. to prepare
the plans for the theater. which was
to be built at Munich. Through po-
litical and professional &ssensions and
jealousies the town council of Munich
refused permission for the erection of
the theater there. In 1871 Wagner
visited Baireuth and, after taking,
counsel with the celebrated bankers
Messrs. Fenstel and Gross, decided
upon site in that city. The munich.
pality Of the town, correctly estimating
the financial advantages which would
accrue. presented Wagner with two
plots Of land, one for the theater and
the other for his own house. The lat
ter was Immediately built. aud in 1872
Wagner removed his family from
Trubchen, near Lucerne, to the new
home, Wahnfried. The corner stone Of
the theater was laid on his siXtieth
birthday. May %. 1872 1t was esti-
mated that the theater would cost
100000 thalers (about S250,000), and
this sum was very largely raised by
Wagner societies throughout the world.
1t was completed in 1876 and dedicated
with the presentation of Der Ring des
Nibelungen" on Aug. 13 Of that year.
Since then it has been the Mecca Of
the lovers of Wagnerian music from
ali parts Of the world.
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Legends Ahouf the Moon.

"In Ceylon," says a historian, ut Is
said that as Sakyamuni was one day
wandering half starved in the forest a
pious hare met him and offered itself
to be slain and cooked for dinner.
whereupon the holy Buddha set it on
high in the moon that future; genera
:: :. lIVnsTu TuI7ruruTI1Ignr5u Ig 7urr-ic 5aHu maIyet
atits piety." '@s2' "
In the Samoan islands these dark
patches are supposed to be portions Of
a woman's figure. A certain woman
was once hammering something with
a mallet when the moon arose, looking
so much like breadfruit that the wo-
man asked 1t to come down and allow
her child to eat off piece Of 1t, but
the moon, enraged at the insult, gob-
bled up woman, mallet and child, and
there in the moons belly you may still
bshold them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
The Man From the Crowd.


Men seem as alike as the leaves on the
trees,
AS alike as the bees In a swarming OF
bees,
And we lcok at the millions that make up
the state
And the pride of our courage Is cowed.
Then Fate calls for a man who is larger
than men;
There's surge in the crowd, there's
movement. and then
There arises the man who Is larger than
men,
And the man comes up from the crowd.
The chasers OF trines run hither and yon,
And the little small days Of small things
still go on.
And the world seems no better ct sunset
than dawn,
And the race still increases its plentiful
TfsS ffs SfffigsEsa great ds5a 5aff5 out f55F the
great man to come.
And the crowd. unbelievng, sits sullen
and dumb.
But the great deed is done. for the great
man Is come;
Aye, the man comes up from the crowd.
There's a dead hum Of voices; all say the
And our forefathers' songs are the songs
that We sing,
And the deeds by our fathers and grand
fathers done
Are done by the son of the SON Of the son.
And orr heads in con.-tion are bowed
Lo a call for a man who shall make all
things new
Goes down through the throng! See, he
rises in view!
Make room for the man who shall make
all things new,
For the man who comes up from the
crowd
And where is the man who comes up from
the throng,
Who does the new deed and who sings the
new song
And who makes the old world as a world
that Is new?
And who is the man? 1t is you! 1t is
youi
And our praise is exultant and proud.
We are waiting for you there, for you are
the man!
Come up from the jostle as soon as you
can;
Come up from the crowd there. for you
are the man,
The man who comes up from the crowd!
Philadelphia Price Current.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
Brief Mention.

Seedsmen state that there never was
so great demand for legumincus
seeds for planting purposes as prevails
now, says Texas Farm and Ranch.
l.. H. Shelter reports that the rcd or
chocolate belt of Texas will produce
the highest grade of Cuban filler to-
bacco that can be grown in the United
States and equal to the average i'm
ported one.
It is now reported that the boil wee
vii in Arkansas has proved to he the
"sharpshooter" which does considera-
BILE damage some seasons.
Ridges three inches high were found
to be desirable in sweet potato culture
at thGA Arkansas experiment station.
Sow turnips every two weeks for q
succession.
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PickwfcISS In Livery.

The dignity of some fat coachmen
in New York is very impressive. Their
development is outlined distinctly by
their coats. They have swelled steadily
and persistently year after year, and
every now and then the coats have
been let out and the buttons moved to
accommodate increasing inches Of
girth. A coachman's figure has great
deal to do with his success. The at
tempts of fat men to look lean some
times verge on the humorous. They
hold their heads high to escape the
imputation Of obesity and puff out their
chests heroically. But with all their
hauteur. pomposity and pretentious
bearing they look only like very fat
men in tight clothes, reminiscent Of
Pickwick in livery.-New York Press.
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Things Snil hY Others.

Too few of our sons and daughters
are found in the agricultural colleges
taking the courses in agriculture.
You don't know it all; even Solomon
didn't. The other fellows can tell you IL
few things that it will be money In
your pocket to know.
Chance farming Of any kind is a
thing of the past among enlightened
farmers. Each branch Of farming is
founded upon everlasting principles.
A man who has no pride in his bust.
ness should quit the business.
If finding yourself making more
progress in intelligence than in kind
ness sit right down and think it over.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
TEETH AND SIGHT.
Decayed Molars Cause Disturbance
of the Ocular Nerves.

Decayed Molars Cause Disturbance
of the Ocular Nerves.
MANY people who come to me to have
their teeth attended to complain Incl
dentally of failing eyesight. aud when
l tel&them that Dad teeth in nine cases
out of ten are the cause few feel in
clined to believe me-" said well
known New York dentist.
bad sight is generally attributed to
overstudy. debilitated constitution and
q hundred and one other causes. But
have you ever heard any one place the
blame on the teeth? Bad teeth are the
direct result of insufficient application
of the toothbrush. and bad eyesight.
resulting from the decayed molars eX'
citing disturbances Of the ocular
nerves, is the next inevitable penalty.
That Is fact which seems to be little
known.
"The other day extracted four de,
cayed teeth of young girl who was
almost totally blind. Her pupils were
dilated and insensible. a week after
i had pulled her teeth her sight was.
-.
vious to this cure the girl had been eX-
amined by an expert oculist, who.
after putting her to various eye tests.
designated the case as 'hysterical am
blyopia,' and l guess that's about all
the satisfaction the girl got, judging
by her condition when she came to me.
In saying this do not think for TO
ment that am in any way prejudiced
against ocullsts. merely cite the In,
stance.
I'm the course Of year attend to
the teeth Of scores of people with i'm.
paired vision, and in every case where
the teeth are drawn the sight is soon
after either greatly improved or entire
" restored. New York Times
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
,pTURNS> OF THE WHEEL
Story of the Rise and Fall of Il
ComatOck Fortune.

ilE Story of the Rise and Fall of Il
Comstock Fortune.
SHY Bowers was teamster, his
with blXom and not uncomely Scotch
wds4 Il WHO took in washing and kept
q SE2rs' boarding house. 1t was in
thefsrly days of Virginia City, before
mehad grasped the full value Of the
disGery, and the teamster, in COM
pabT with others Of his kind, came
intb possession of several hundred feet
on @. lode at Gold HILL
Hselaim became one Of the bonan
zas pc the region, and Sandy found
hi1i@lf richer than he had ever thought
anEehe could be. Neither lie nor his
wifjever rose to the level. of their for
tuija They remained the teamster aud
theEasherwoman to the end. There
is Hlstory that neither could read nor
wriR After giving an entertainment
at he international hotel such as that
ho$elry Of many grandeurs had never
bef6ie seen they went to Europe for
twsgears.
Wien they came back they were still
theAeamster and the washerwoman.
Eubspe had added no veneer. But the
molEy was still in plenty. Money 10
thpR to the BIRDS" as the old man
wasbsont to say. Nevada was more to
thdi taste than anywhere else, Sc they
elened to remain there, and that
strihge monument Of wealth, which Is
knSwn all through Nevada and Cali
forSa |as the Bowers mansion, was
buff on the shore Of Washoe lake.
Ihe site was one Of extraordinary
beaaty, with tie wall Of snow capped
Siefa behind it, the sapphire sweep of
waRr in front. Money was never con-
sidGed in its construction. 1t was
butt Of quarried stone and furnished
wihi the costliest San Francisco could
suEhly. A library Of books with San
dytAname on every volume was one Of
its Features. The door handles were
of Iglyer, the table furnishings the fin
esteo be had at that place at that
tim
Here the old pcople-for they were
getting old-settled and dispensed a
lavish hospitality. Here an adopted
child whom they dearly loved and had
nahed Persia died. Here. too, later on
SaIdy died and was buried in the gar
del under the shadow Of the Sierra.
Anl here-the shades of evening begin
ni1gsto close on this strange drama
pojerty overlook his widow. She
st1pYe to redeem her first losses by
speculation, throwing good money after
bad. In her case the wheel Of fortune
mdie.a complete revolution. Her old
ag{ saw her as poor as she had been in
hetsyouth. She passed from stage to
stage and finally made livelihood by
fortune telling in San Fran
CISCO. it having been always under
stood that she had the gift of second
sight The crystal in which she gazed
adishown her many things, but moth,
ing stranger, more dramatic and va
red g@aap- her own life.-San Francisco
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Sneed the PlOyy.


Never was there more propitious
time for this good work. Fall plowing
is the most important work ever done
on the farm. This is the foundation.
If this be we'll done all else is possible.
If this is neglected or rtially and i'm
perfectly done the damage is irrepara-
BILE.
In October, November and December
is the time to plow deep. Now is the
time to subsoil. Now is the time when
the clay is in proper condition for
breaking the hardpan. Subsoil now,
and you can then be in shape to do all
kinds of intensive farming later on.
1t will not do to say you are too busy,
that you have not the time. Just as
well say you have not time to farm.
Are you running your farm or is your
farm running you? This is an impor-
tant question.
Do not let the cotton crop keep you
from doing this work. A couple Of
good teams and two hands can do n
great deal Of good work in three
months. Get at it and stick to it. The
cotton will wait a few days for picking
and be better for waiting, and the
price will be better too.
This year has proved the value Of
subsoiling. Crops on deep soil have not
been injured much If any by the
drought. All this shedding of fruit on
the cotton might have been prevented
by good subsoiling last fall. This shed.
ding has cut the crop about 100000
bales, or about S5O,0O0OO0 out Of the
farmers pockets. That amount Of
money spent in plowing would have
subsoiled the entire south several times
over.
"Plow deep and on a level."-South-
ern Cultivator--
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30

often get beneath the horses feet, why
not have a wire hook fastened to tho
wagon overhead, as shown in the cut.
1t can be easily made of stiff fencing
wire and secured on the wagon.
At one side near the top two other
hooks, similarly fastened to the bows,
hold an umbrella. as seen in the figure
This is kept there rain or shine, is new
or forgotten and left ii home when
most needed.
Instead Of a rear curtain why not
stretch the oilcloth or canvas On a
frame hinged ut the top? 1t should be
furnished with stays, jointed like
those of buggy top, as represented
in the drawing. 1t serves as an avn
ing and protects from sun or rain
when the driver is standing in market
or taking articles from the wagon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
PLANNING PROSPERITY.
Full Barns, Smokehouses, Grain Bins
and CorncrE5s on the Programme.

and CorncrI5s on the Programme.
The first duty Of every farmer, ac-
cording to the programme Of Texas
Farm and Ranch, is to provide for full
barns, smokehouses, grain bins and
corncribs, also for all the products Of
orchards and garden that the family
can consume. Then he is sure to have
strong teams. fat hogs, plenty of milk
and butter and cheese if he wants it
and knows how to make it, He should
plan to have enough of all these things
even if the seasons should be unfaver-
able. Then in every favorable year he
will have q surplus of several products
which he may sell TO those who do not
grow, but must have them.
After providing for all these things
he may plant whatever land he. can
properly handle with cotton, for cotton
is salable for cash every day in the
year Then if he manages to pay cash
for whatever he buys he has added an
other essential qualification and prof
liable one of successful farmer, and
if he continues in this course he Is sure
to prosper and is on tle proper road TO
wealth. This is the proper way 10 cur
tail the cotton crop and insure 10 cents
per pound for that which is grown.
The successful farmer should calcu-
late that lie will make not less than
500 pounds of lint cotton per acre. He
can do even better than that. Twice
500 pounds-yes. three times and even
four times 500 pounds-have been
made. But to grow more than one 500
pound bale per acre one must know
how to do it. Those who don't know
how will content themselves with half
bale per acre or less. 1t will be found
more profitable to make ten bales from
five acres than from twenty or thirty
acres 1t will pay to study some and
learn how this is done. There are
books and papers and station bulletins
and farmers institutes from which
this and very much more may be
learned at very little cost.
Many farmers may find other crops
that pay better than cotton. Such
farmers should give their attention to
these other crops. We know men who
are every year making more clear cash
from alfalfa than any man could make
from the same land planted to cotton
and with ultimately less labor and out
lay. Alfalfa is not the only crop capa-
BILE Of yielding better profits than cot
ton. In fact, large. majority of our
most successful farmers do not grow
cotton
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more noteworthy" thinks American

more noteworthy" thinks American
Medicine, "is the memory of an expert
piano player, who will play an entire
seasons concerts without note Of
printed music before him. His memo
ry is so perfect that hundreds Of thou
sands of notes must be at the orderly
and instant disposal Of the will. and
this is combined with multiplicity OF
synchronous recollecticns Of timbre.
tempo, expression, etc. The mystery
is at present past the limiting of any
explanation, and this fact is as beauti.
full as it is appalling. 1t shows us how
far we are from any real science Of
psychology"
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ADrODOs of Advice

If it is evident that by following q
rule laid down by any writer in any
magazine or paper you are injuring
yourself don't follow that rule, and if
satisfied beyond the shadow of doubt
that it is for your well being to do this
or that thing do it and turn deaf ear
to all well meant advice to the con-
trary. Strike out level path between
the don'ts and the dos, pave it with
common sense, have the courage of
your own opinions and allow yourself
to consider but one don't, to accept but
one do.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
An Infnnly.

Some years ago we remember meet.
ing at the door of secondhand book
shop an excited Irishman. He hac
just bought the "Irish Melodies" for
shilling, when he turned round on the
bookseller and burst out, "But / could
kill ye for selling these immortal gems
so pr'-Athen9um
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
The Dead Mans Threat.

Returning home recently. a woman
who had taken out a summons against
her husband. painters laborer. on ac-
count of his i'll treatment, saw by the
light of the moon her husband stand
ing, as she thought, behind the door
ready to strike her. She ran away,
but it was afterward discovered that
the man was hanging by rope from
a ventilator over the door with his feet
almost touching the floor. He was
dcad.-London Mail.
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Once Again.

When de cotton war a-bloomin' roun' de
cabin
An de ribber war a-sparklin in de morn,
When de ole folks sot togedder,
Busy gabbin' bout de wedder.
An de breezes went a-whisperin' trough
de corn.
Dab war muffin lef 70 me to do 'cept
stealin'
From de doorway whah de sun come
creepin' in;
Dall war no wish 'cept a-wishin'
To be by de ribber tishin',
To be by de ribber fishin' once ag'in.
In de happy, happy times aroun' de cabin,
When de darkies war all gaddered at
de do,
When de daylight war declinln
An de eh'nin' stah war shnin'
An de sirgin' echoed to de ribber sho'.
Dab war muffin lef' TO me to do 'cept
stealin
To de doorway whah de moon went
creepin in,
Jes' to steal back to de cabin.
Whah lef' de ole folks gabbin'
An to jine de happy chorus once ag'in.
Now, no moh de cotton blooms aroun de
cabin,
'Cept de bloomin' dat am ebber in my
dream.
An no noah de darkies' singin'
Sets de eb'nn' air a-ringin'
From de doorway OBJ de cabin to de
stream,
An dahs muffin 'cept to dream dat I am
stealin'
From de doorway whah de sun come
creepin' in.
An no wish lef' 'cept a-wishin'
To be by de ribber fishin'.
To be by de cabin singin' once in.
Floyd d. RaZe in Sports Afield.
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Two Good Reasons.

Generally one docs not know how
little he knows or how poorly he knows
1t until he has tried to tell it to others.
Also the way to know q. thing we'll is
to tell it TO others. That tends TO ac-
curate, sure knowledge.
Here are two good reasons for at
tending the farmers institute and TAX
ing an active part in it, says John NJ
STALL in Farm Journal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
Getting Around Ii.

Thomas, you have disobeyed your
old grandmother.
mo, didn't, ma"
"Yes, you did. Have you not been
swimming"
"Yes, ma"
Didn't l hear her say to you not to
go swimming?"
"Oh, she didn't tell US that. She only
came out and said, Boys, l wouldn't
go swimmin',' and l shouldn't think
she would, an old rheumatic woman
like her. But she didn't say anything
about our goin' swimmln'."
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Marvels OF Memory.

A postal clerk in civil service ex-
animation did not make single error
in properly sorting 1000 test postal
cards, each representing n post office
In certain territory assigned. This
was done al The ra;e Vi thirty-three
ana cnp-l.a!i y.,i,:, :, u:n;:..c. ".'Hr
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
A Model Cook.

"Have you a good cook?
"Splendid! exclaimed the bride.
"Why, when l want to experiment
with new cookbook she takes the
blame for all the failures and lets me
have the credit for all the successes" -
Chicago Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
The Inference In Slang.

"She uses slangw said the cultured
young woman in a tone Of deep disap-
proval.
"That isn't the worst Of 1t, answered
Miss Cayenne. "She uses slang that
hasn't yet received the sanction of
smart society."-Boston Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
Thankfulness of Deeds.

ThankfulneSS OF Deeds.
For this our life and all the joys Of liv-
ing,
For eager days In boundaries Of sleep.
For wholesome ways wherein our foot
steps keep
We bless the fates in gladness Of receiv-
ing.
For friends and comrades loyal. undeceiv-
ing,
For harvestings of gratitude we reap.
For love that lights our voyage DER the
deep
We utter praise and say 1t Is thanksgiv-
ing.
Yet who shall walk in woodland ways
alone
Nor hear the seasons mystic tender
warning?
1t saith: Dear heart, begin at break Of
morning;
Doubly bestow the pleasure thou hast
known
And give thy thanks translated in en-
deavor
To depths that glorify, like Christ's. for
ever.
New York News
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NEST To- PREVENT. EATING EGGS. 80.
larger piece slants to the@@rears-j just
enough to cause an egg to roll down it.
A glass nest egg is made fast to the
lower piece to induce the hen to lay on
the bare nest. When the hen has laid
the egg and turned around to peck it
she is much astonished to see it roll out
of sight-Cor. Orange Judd Farmer.
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Prevention of Egg Eating.

The quickest cure for the habit Of
egg eating in fowls is decapitation for
the table, but oftentimes Il fowl is too
valuable for this treatment, and it may
be worth while to prepare nest like
the one shown in the illustration. The
bottom of the nest is in two parts. The
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
Without Trimmings.

Payne, m examiner at Cambridge
university, whose questions were al.
ways Of a peculiarly exasparating ma
ture, once asked a student al special
examination to give q definition of
happiness"
"An exemption from Payne" was
the reply.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-30
GEMS IN VERSE

Every Heart Has Its Old Romance.
Where are the loves of yesterday?
Ah, for an hour of youth again
Youth that was short as a month of May,
Youth with its pulsing blood and brain;
Too soon came the autu0n with mist
and rain,
Too brief the dream, too short the dance.
Yet once on a time we lived In Spain,
And every heart has its old romance
Where are the loves Of yesterday?
Here is a note with yellow stain,
And here In book withered spray
Of sweet alyssum for years has lain.
But why regret? All things must wane.
Life's sweetest note. loves fondest
glance;
Yet once on a time we lived in Spain,
And every heart has its old romance.
Rochester Post-Express.
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rnsnfisfactOr

May-Did Clara's husband leave her
much when he died?
Belle-He left enough to make her
comfortable, but not enough to get her
second husband.-I.ife.
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The Eappiest Man.

"Marse Tom should be dc happies'
man in de roun' worl"
Think soT'
IT sho' does. He spends three-fourths
er his time huntin' an de yuther fo'th
eatin' what he hunts"-Atlanta Con-
stitution.