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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Color and Temperament.

Few people seem to realize the really
strong effect that their color surround
ings have on their temperament. 1t is
a great mistake to lie in rooms pa
pered with dark wall papers. They
may be economical from the point OF
view of not showing the dirt, but they
are really most disastrous to the spir,
it's. A warm yellow or good rose
pink looks cheerful and reminds one
of sunny days, while pretty green,
not too vivid in tint, suggests the deli
cate lines Of spring. A paper covered
with large pattern in dark colorings
somehow seems to lend gloomy effect
to even the largest room, while there
are certain schemes Of coloring that
hurt the eyes and tire one to look at,
1t may interest readers to know that
green papers have the reputation OF
fading sooner than any others, while
blue becomes a dirty sort Of green If
exposed to the sun, pink a terra Gotta
and yellow sort Of Whitley brown,
none of them very attractive perhaps
in this stage, but on the whole faded
pink is the least depressing shade.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
For the Busy Shopper.

The woman who is businesslike
about her shopping carries in her purse
or wrist bag q small envelope contain
ing a number of gummed white slips
on which are plainly written with
black ink, or, better STILL typewriter.
her name and address. An entire sheet
Of white paper is covered with the ad-
dresses The other side Of the paper Is
then spread with mucilage, and when
this is dry the sheet is cut into little
slips, each one containing the name
and address Of the shopper. These
small slips save ones time and spare
one the annoyance Of being obliged to
spell out for the clerk one or more
names in the address andsthen leaving
the counter with the uncomfortable
feeling that perhaps, after all, the clerk
has made a mistake and there will be
some delay in delivering the goods, or
that they may be left at some neigh
boris door.-What to Eat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
blankets In the new.

One of our English friends says she
always washes her blankets in dew.
This sounds like rather aidificult OPP
Grafton, but is really an easy one. The
blankets are put over the yclothesline
and thoroughly but gently beaten with
a rattan furniture beater Until all loose
dust is removed. Then, early in the
md ing, they are spread mt flat on
the Vet grass and left there, like Cid
cons fleece, until the grass is dried,
then turned and summed bit longer
before being folded and brought in.
The process is repeated three or four
mornings, as may be deemed necessary.
The great advantage Of this is that the
blankets never lose their new woolly
look. OF course it would not be salts
factory if the blankets were stained
and spotted, but from sanitary point
Of view the prolonged sun bath is ad-
mirable, and our friends blankets al
ways look as fresh and clean as though
they had passed through several wash
tubs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
BOX Office superstition.

A newspaper man was the second in
line at the box Office of one Of the popu-
lar theaters on the opening night. The
first man asked for four seats. and
when he started to pay for them the
man in the box Office said:
"Oh, that's all right. There's no
charge at all for those seats"
The man looked surprised, thanked
the ticket manipulation and went on.
Then the newspaper man had his turn.
and he said:
please satisfy impertinent' curiosity
and tell me why you wouldn't take
that mans money"
WELL" said the treasurer. 81 expect
you didn't notice that that man was
cross eyed. If had sold him the first
tickets we wouldn't have had bit of
luck through the whole engagement" I"
New York Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
DOSE TINE 1Np1cA4oR. II i

manner as the dial of q timepiecr,
with the hours divided INTO quarters.
In the upper part of this device there
is a loop designed to be fastened
around the neck of the bottle and
which holds the dial suspended prom
inently on the side Of the2bottle. An
other string from the center of the
dial contains a clip. AS one dose of
medicine is disposed of thesexact time
of the next one is indicated by moving
the clip along to the proper point.
With some such aid as tlfis there can
be no confusion in the matter of TAX
ing medicine, which is likely ut all
times when relying solely on the mem
ory, and particularly where there are
two or more mixtures to be taken al
ternately.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
NURSERY NOTES.

The baby should weigh 2O1h pounds
on its first birthday.
The conscientious mother wisely tries
to train her boy for good citizenship
by teaching him to govern himself.
If parents could judge their own chill
dren as they judge other peoples there
would be few disagreeable men and
women in the world.
Young children should be fed Mt reg
ular intervals. Nothing so conduces to
weak stomachs" as the practice of
giving child food simply because it
cries.
For a bean or anything up the nos
trils make the child breathe a little
pepper or crumbled tobacco to induce
hearty sneeze. Don't try to poke
the bean out
Children should be encouraged to
have and make friends and play with
other children. It Is a great mistake
on the part of an overcareful mother
to constantly pro act and withdraw
her child from association with other
children.
A child may catch cold in winter by
standing at the window for long
time. There are drafts about windows
that will give stronger and older ones
colds. A light wrap thrown about the
toddler who likes to look out the win
dow will prevent all the mischief.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
The God of the Unafraid.


Now there are new religions. Many the
codes and creeds;
Many the quibbling changes to fit with
our fancied needs;
All of them waxing milder, waning In
strength and tone;
None Of the stern and sturdy; none or
them stand alone;
None like the old religions, those that tho
fathers made,
Built on the fearless basis the God Of the
Unafraid.
Mind you the old time people, question
ing naught and stern.
Knowing the lifelong lesson ere they were
set to learn;
Seeing the line was rigid, marking for III
or good
Holding to step beyond it led where the
sinners stood?
Mind you the did time people, they who
the law obeyed
Fearing and finding and praying the God
Of the Unafraid?
Life was constant battle into which
they were flung;
Thoughts were Of old time sinful ere they
were given tongue.
Aye, If hand offended Straightway 1t must
be cut,
Else would the gates of heaven be to
them ever shut.
That was the old time picture, yet 1t will
never fade;
Thus did the people worship the God OF
the Unafraid.
Now there are new religions. fragile and
firnsy things,
Soothing and soft and subtle in all of
their fashionings.
Mind you the old time people? Never
their fears could cease,
But they were not as we are; theirs were
the hearts at peace;
Theirs were the souls complacent, know
ing and undismayed
Theirs was the Living Master, the God
Of the Unafraid.
Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
The Honesty of Women,

1t has long been an axiom in cases
Of men who default, forge, abscond or
embezzle large sums. "Cherchez 10
femme" The expert takes for granted
that woman is always behind such
dishonestics. Yet it would seem that
man excuses himself in these cases at
the expense Of woman. as Fath r
Adam did in the garden, for it is Il
conspicuous fact that woman when
employed in business affairs herself is
strikingly honest. Women bookkeep-
ers do not embezZle, women as mcr-
chants pay their debts promptly, wom-
en- as treasury clerks are we'll known
for their integrity. The boarding house
keepers, themselves generally women.
testify that their losses almost inva-
riably come from male boarders, while
those of their own sex are to be de-
pended upon for regular payments
Harper's Bazaar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Iouis XIV. Heels.

1t is astonishing how many women
who otherwise appear sensible wear
those relics of a senseless past, the
Louis XIV. heels. If they were worn,
as by the nobility Of that frivolous
court Of France, by the danes who
rarely put their foot to the ground, 1t
would be another matter, but in these
times, where what is fashion for my
lady is the fashion for the working
girl, such a health destroying device.
throwing the body out Of balance and
interfering with the circulation Of the
blood and putting an unnatural strain
on all the organs Of the body, should
be cried down If it would do any good
to waste breath in the attempt.-Ex-
change
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
THE QUALITY OF GENIUS.
It's Practical Absorption of Mans
Best Faculties.

To be great lawyer is Incompatible
with being a great poet. Nevertheless,
Shakespeare was fond Of showing his
little legal knowledge, and Bacon has
written some verse There have been
writer's Of eminence. like Walter Scott
and Thackeray, who were lawyers by
profession, but they must have made
law quite subordinate to literature. al
though some Of them. like Walter
Scott, have got money by following the
law. Hoffman, the author Of THE Pot
of Gold" and other imaginative stories,
was man Of genius, who was also 4
Judge or magistrate. Il think. howeV-
er, that his legal duties sat lightly on
him. His connection with the law
seems somewhat similar to that of
Walter Scott. 1t was neither absorb.
ing nor permanent. Politicians turn
to literature. Literary men, like Cha
teaubriand and Lamartine, have held
high places as politicians. but they
never were real statesmen. and |
should not call them men Of great
genius. A man of action may be great
in more fields of action than one.
julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte
were statesmen and generals. but they
were not and could not be poets.
though Julius Caesar was writer.
Among the ancient Greeks and later
Spaniards and Portuguese we find
poets who were soldiers and even gen.
erals. They, however, were not wholly
military. Only part. and sometimes
small part, of their lives was spent
in service. Horace's experience of war
was very short, and, although he was
military tribune, he was not a dis
tinguished soldier. A man may be
excellent in more ways than one, but
he cannot be man Of genius in two
different ways. A few instances, such
as that Of Sheridan, might be given
which seem to be exceptions to the
rule. I doubt whether they are So
The same inclination made Sheridan
an orator and writer Of comedy
Notes and Queries.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
TWO TON BLACkFlSH.
A School That Was Driven Ashore
at Cane Cod.

School That Was Driven Ashore
at Cape Cod.
One day In November, several years
ago, the good people living on the
Massachusetts bay shore at the north
end Of Cape Cod were wrought to the
highest pitch Of excitement by the ar
rival Of an immense school Of black
fish which were on the fats chasing
bait, as the small fish they feed on are
called, anG gradually working inshore.
The news spread like wildfire. VII
lage stores were hastily closed, school
boys deserted schoolrooms, and even
women f1ocked to the shore. The flats
along the coast make out from half to
a mile and half practically level and
almost dry at low tide where at hign
tide is four to eight feet Of water. No
school Of blackfish SO large as this had
ever been heard of. And by good luck
the tide was ebbing.
Hastily the boats were launched.
each taking half dozen men and
boys, those not rowing being armed
with sticks and pieces Of board. In
quarter of an hour they were in posi-.
ton in half circle and to leeward Of
the fish.
"Close in now" came from the com
modore," "and make all the noise you
CAMP And they did. fairly churning
the water with boards and sticks. The
thousands Of squid and herring on
which the black6sh were feeding as
sisted in this movement By getting In
to shoal water as far as possible s.
that the biackfsh could not follow
them. The result was inevitable. The
fast ebbing tide soon, began to leave
the big fish in such Aoal water that
it was difficult for the larger ones to
swim. Gradually the circle Of boats
drew nearer and nearer. and in two
hours 90 per cent of the entire school
was stranded on tue fats. For weeks
after the villagers were engaged in
cutting up and trying out the oil. The
total catch netted some $4,000, many
of the fish weighing two tons apiece
Outing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
JAPANESE HOMES.
There Are No Doors or Passages In
Typical Dwelling.

Typical Dwelling.
The Japanese house consists IN the
main Of q post at each corner and q
roof. The roof may or may not be COW
cred with heavy channeled purplish
tiles. 1t makes little difference IN the
long run whether it is or is not. for II
it is not tiled the first typhSon that
comes along removes it into some
body's garden anything up to quarter
OF q mile away y,eand if it is tiled heav-
ily enough to resist the typhoon so
much the worse for the people under
meath it when the first genuine earth
-uuake arrives. But the odds are that it
will be burned down before either hap
pens, as the japanese use very cheap
lamps and very fiery petroleum and
are regular children about fires. Or
course something else is done to the
four posts and the roof before they be-
come a house in which Births, mar
riages and deaths can take place. But
really remarkably little is necessary.
Crossbeams are naturally added to
support the weight Of the roof. grooves
are made in the crossbeams and in
the platform raisc1a foot or two above
the ground which constitutes the floor.
A Japanese house is all on one floor
generally-in fact. one might say 1t is
all one floor. Between the grooves in
the floor and the grooves in the cross
beams are run shutters with paper
panels to divide the houses into what
ever number of rooms the owner may
choose, which depends on the number
of bedrooms he may require. There
are no doors or passages in a typical
japanese house. In it every room acts
as a passage into the room beyond 1t.
and for the door you slide back the
panel that happens to be nearest to
you. For this sliding there are little
bronze sunk handles in the wooden
frames Of the panels. The outside pa
per shutters do not come quite to the
edge of the platform floor; the grooves
along the edges are filed at night or In
severe weather with wooden shutters,
each of which is held in its place by
the one that follows it, the last one
being secured with flimsy wooden
holt
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
That Spot of Grease.

A tidy housewife suggests that it is
best to cope with spot Of grease on a
bodice or waistcoat while 1.-THE spot
is still fresh. "Spots of all kinds, not
less than stains, are much harder to get
out when old than when fresh." she
remarks. Spots caused by food tend
to spread and sink In. If one wipes off
all that will come with clean napkin
the minute the accident occurs and
then embraces the first opportunity to
pour benzine or naphtha over 1t and
rub it with q piece Of the goods one
can often succeed in removing it alto
rpther.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Mo Use.

It's mighty disappointing when you've sat
and fshed all day
And had to grin and bear 1t while the fish
all got away.
You've done the very best you could with
hook and line and bait,
And nothing else remained except to
trust to luck and walt
You may as well take comfort In the lazy
summer day
And feel the breeze and watch the shift
Ing shadows In the bay
And do your best to tell the truth when
you go home at night.
Cause there's no use kicking II the fish
refuse to bite.
And when the years are passing most as
swiftly as the days,
And you find the things you longed for
have all turned to other ways.
It's better to appreciate the laughter and
the song
Than take a solemn VOW that all tho
world is going wrong.
It's hard to be convinced that you have
struck losing chance,
No matter If the game be love- ambition
or finance.
But the days are full Of sunshine and the
stars all shine at night.
And there's no use kicking IL the fish re-
fuse to bite.
washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Dogs In China.

Dogs in China are chiefly despised
except as house workers or for cult
nary purposes. A black dog with vel,
low eyebrows is valued as first rate
house dog. but a white one with black
eyeb "ws will bring luck to his owner
while a Dlack dog is the king of his
race. A "lion dog"-belonging to the
small, shaggy northern breed-will
bring good fortune, while the only real
Chinese canine pet is the sleeve dog. y
so called from being small enough to
lie in the capacious Celestial sleeve.
Retrieyers are apparently unknown,
while greyhounds are lanky and slow.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
The Gnest Roon,.

Many housewife, careful in all
things else, grows lnv when she pre-
pares q guest room rCr the advent of
an occupant. She frequently neglects
to place in it the small things that
really make for the comfort Of the
stranger within the gates" If the
guest is supplied with all the needfuls
for making q toilet half the pleasure
of her visit is Immediately insured.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Could Lift a Ton and a Half.

A Scotchman. said to be the last of
the Stuarts, was possessed with an ex-
troardinary strength. from which cir
cumstance he got the byname of Jem'
my Strength. Among other feats. he
could carry "a FOUNDER cannon and
had been known to lift cart load of
hay weighing a ton and half upon
his back. Many time he took up q
jnckass and. carrying 1t on his shotil-
ders, walked through the tollgate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Waving the Hnir.

"a simple way to wave the hair
without the agency Of hot iron is to
braid it in three braids." says an ex-
pert hairdresser. LET one strand be
small and the others large. Braid
loosely and wllen the end OF Il braid is
reached hold the small strand tight
while pushing the others up toward the
roots Pin it into place and allow it
to remain so overnight. When you
comb it out in the morning you will
find it has formed into large, natural
looking waves"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Pretty Table Cover.

A pretty cover for small table re-
Gently seen was q square Of dark blue
plush that had been in use long time
and showed signs Of wear. The plush
was dampened and ironed off and re-
sembled panne velvet. 1t was then
quickly strewn with glittering spanglcs
and lined with old red satin that had
also seen service for other purposes.
The spread thus made looked like an
oriental antique and was very effec-
tive. The edges were finished by a
slender tarnished gold cord.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Art Treasures.

81 understand you have number of
art treasures"
"Any number of EN-" answered Mr..
CumroX.
"By the way. how would you define
an art treasurer"
Gan art treasure. as nearly as can
figure it out, is something that is con-
sidered all the more valuable for being
secondhand goods. ."-Washington Star
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Careful George.

~ had a letter from George this
morning. He said his mother had acci.
dentally broken her arm"
George Is always so careful. Many
a young man would have left out the
word accidentally leaving you to in
fer that she had broken it purposely.'
Kansas City Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
FOR THE SICK room.
A Convenient Device tote Attached
to Medicine Bottles.

to Medicine BotEes.
Sickness sooner or latef enters all
homes. and one of the important things
then is the proper givinglr taking of
medicines. If either taskwe an en-
joyable one it is probable tlat it would
not be forgotten so readily. but it is a
fact that there are few Iersons who,
compelled to take potion. can re-
member to do so at the proper inter
vals. This is more serioIs oversight
than most persons realize,Tor the eff
cacy of all medicines depends in a very
great degree on the regularity with
which it is taken into the,ssstem.
In the accompanying Cut sSthere is
shown a novel dose indicatpr for med
icine bottles. The device Consists of a
disk of cardboard, on whichsare printed
the hours of the day in much the same
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
A Hardware Talk.

Eyes" said the nut to the nail; "it
gave me a terrible wrench to part
from him. but knew It would be only
a matter Of a few days before he
would bolt anyway"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
The Diagnosis.

Terence. what is the doctors diagno-
sis Of voIr case"
He hasn't told me yit, but I'm bet.
tin it III be iv'ry clint av tin dollars
Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
SNw His Finish.

"Oh, oh" exclaimed Mrs. Naggs,
"I've bitten off the end Of my tonguer'
"Well. certainly feel sorry for my
SELF" rejoined the heartless Naggs.
Thereafter there will be no end to
your tongue. Buffalo News
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
County 9EeaglEel's Notice.
County Treasurer's office.

Edgefeld, S. c., Sept. 22d, 1903
The tax levy for various pur-
poses is as follows:
The tax books will be open for
collecting State, County aud
School taxes fox 1903 from Oct.
Is, 1903. to March l, 1904. No
penalties will be at.ded until Jan
uary 1st, 1904. A penalty of one
per cent. will be added on all
taxes unpaid by Jannaray 1st,
1904. A penalty of two per cent.
on all unpaid by Feb. 1st, 1904.
A penalty of seven per cent will
be; added on all unpaid March
l, 1904.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
Secret of Happiness.

Are you almost disgusted with life. little
man?
I will tell you a wonderful trick
That will bring you contentment If any
thing can
Do something for somebody quickl
Are you awfully tired with play, little
girl,
Weary, discouraged and sick?
Ill tell you the loveliest game In the
world
Do something for somebody quick!
Though 1t rains like the rain of the flood,
little man,
And the clouds are forbdding and thick,
You can make the sun shine in your soul,
little man
Do something for somebody quick!
Though the skies are like brass overhead.
little girl,
And the road like well heated brick,
And all earthly affairs in terrible Whirl,
Do something for somebody quick!
New York Nws.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23

"Auntie, ought BERTHE Wilson to have
smiled so often at me in church?"
"No, dear. Where was he sitting?"
Behind me-"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
charge of regular congregations,
teachers employed in public

t6acners employeu III pupliS
schools, school trustees during
their term of Office, persons per-
manently disabled and those ac-
tually engaged in the quarantine
service of the State are exempt
from the payment of road tax.
All other male persons between
the ages of IS and so years ara re-
quired to pay said road tax, or
work not less than six days du-
ring the year.
The poll tax is 81.
G. M. WILLIAMS
Treas. Edgefeld CO:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
!! GEMS IN VERSE
Valley Forge

Valley Forge
Here Freedoms ragged heroes stood
And braved the tyrant's might;
Here Columbia's patriots died
For home. for truth, for right.
Here. fearlessly and splendidly,
AS Freedoms soldiers should,
Beyond the price Of purchase,
The embattled farmers stood.
Here every rod is hallowed ground;
Here, through the snow and sleet,
The patriot fathers went to death
With bare and bleeding feet.
w. Covington Hall in New Orleans Plea
yune.