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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26

Adrian was both surprised ani
pleased when he saw in the boss" &
young man of his own age, who in his
turn asked where was the boy" and
on Adrian's application foT the place
took him off at once to the board den
he called his Office. There, with the
freemasonry of youth and comrade-
ship; the two exchanged condolences,
and the boss Of the candy factory said:
ut really seems quite providential
the way you drifted in here. l have
4 chance to go railroading, and as soon
as you master the situation you can
have my place. It's windfall for us
both."
What am to learn7" asked Adrian
with some anxiety.
To pay the girls and keep their time.
The candy boilers are in another build
| ing and have i foreman. It isn't too
easy to make all those young things
mind and keep their good will, but you
must be firm and digniflol as parson.
The man who owns the business is an
eastern man, and you must make your
report every week to him. His family
spend their summers here, and his
daughter, with some of her friends,
was here just before you came"
"Oh, was she driving?" asked Adrian.
Eyes. Then you have seen her?
Isn't she picture? 1 tell you, the
girls up her adore her. Mabelle Ora
ham, that's her name, but she's Miss
Graham to us. Sweet as she looks,
she stands you Gifts way she has"
A month later Adrian Leonard was
boss of the Albion candy factory, and
the novelty of the position held him
like charm. Something else held
him. He knew the lady Of his dreams
to whom he had lifted his hat on that
first day of his new life, and he had
hung his head in shame when she had
asked him what he had accomplished
In his first quarter-century of existence.
But he had honestly told her of his
wasted opportunities, laying the blame
where it belonged-on himself.
When young Ford, the former boss
Of the candy factory. gave his position
over TO Leonard he had also given him
some good! advice.
Buy dog and gun and keep out in
the open. No Princeton graduate
should have muscles as soft as yours.
Expand man. expand. The air of the
west is wonderful tonic"
He had followed Fords advice and
gained fifteen pounds. His work as
superintendent of the factory gave
satisfaction to his employer and to
himself, but he looked forward to the
higher position promised by Ford, to
which this present one was a stepping
stone. He sent letters home with the
stamp of the candy firm on the paper.
His father suggested the use of blank
envelopes in future
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
Athlete and His Stomach.

Probably the most important cohs'u
Grafton for an athlete in trainlhs 10
tho condition of his stomach. Inc
quantity and quality Of food and inc
regularity OF meals and sleep are all
carefully watched, because it is nee
essary for the stomach to be IN per
feet running order If the a'hiete
would make the most of his powers,
ror tbis important organ affects 'he
,ervous system as well as the mus
oIes and the nerves and head nave
&C much to do with winning race as
tho sipews. There Is danger In over
eating as there is II IN uficient nour
ishment, the trainers say; oeca"se'
while the latter may weaken man.
The former produces dullness and IN.
ert,a. "a man with his stomach fuii,
said trainer Htrshburs, at Columbia
University, hasn't the clean' qulch
nerve force that an athletic must nave
to get the most out Of his muscies'
| -Leslie's Weekly,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
n every way sweet and bright
Commercial Bean Growing.

SOBIiIlS'S'SN'
Ru,letin No. 21O CT the Cornell ex-
,er,ment station deals with "Comiher-
o,o, Rean Growing in New YORK.
Tho history of commercial bean
growing shows that it had its Deeh.
inv IN that state. nearly century
ago as stated in Bulletin 2lo OIL the
Cornell station. and statistlcs sho"
that in 1899 New York, next TO Micni-
gan had the largest acreage Oh Deans
under cultivation of any state IN .ne
Union its acreage at that time Deihs
129, ,29S.
THE bulletin points out that beans
ora martial to limestone soils, and sou
obonld he in a good state CT fertillty'
peans do best on inverted clover soa'
ond usually get that place in the rola'
t!on. clover, beans and wheat making
good rotation.
Early plowing should be prac'iceu
ON. followed by frequent harrowings
FOR five or elk weeks before the Deans
are plantei. BY this treatment large
amounts of moisture are helu IN .he
soil and made available for use Dy tne
nlants later in the season.
plant in drills; distance between
drills should be from 20 to 81 inches
A common grain drill may be usea 10
small varieties, stopping the tuoe
that are not needed. CultiVatio'
should begin early with bean cuitl'a
tors. Bean harvestcrs are empioye
to cut the beans, leaving them IN rows
which are put into punches and a,le RE
by frequent turning. When urieu 'ne
are stored in barns and threshed
convenience.
Commercial bean growing OWING
tho attacks of the bean weevil, Is CO.
fined to the northern border VI -
United States and a portion Oh "a
fcrnia The small white beans CIV
as q rule, best results. Bean s'ra"
found to be valuable feed for sne'
, and dairy COWS.
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uuIck suep. even a cnange or attitude,
is enough to make him start in terror
and send his right hand to Ills reVoI
YER and shoot some wholly inoffen-
siye man or woman.
And once, one night when the SUI
tan was lying in bed, he summoned
his chamberlain, Raghib Bey. IN au
aience. Leaning over the bed to light
cigarette, at the Sultan's command,
he bappened to make q movement
! which sent his master into paroxysms
of fear.
The Sultan imagined that his cham
berlain meant to rtrangle him. SeiH
Ing his wrists the terrified monarch
held them fast until his wild shrieks
brought the guards rushing to his aid.
The greatest terrors OF Abdul Ham
Ids life are darkness and silence
The night Is far spent before he ever
retires to rest, knowing that the pen
alty of sleep is haunting dreams ana
terrifying nightmares.
From the instant when twilight sets
IN until the sun rises, all Yildiz, from
tba smallest rooms in the imreriaE
kiosk to the furthest confines OF the
great park. is brilliantly illuminated
with artificial lights that rival day.
light.
BEFORE he can sleep a sootnlns
; voice must read to him to calm mis-
; nerves. This duty usually falls to the
lot Of his foster-brother, Ismet Bey-
little, ugly man, bearing such re-
semblanco to, his sovereign that ne Is
,, ;, supposed often to impersonate him Oh
O state occasions.
Lulled at last to sleep by the music
of the band, the trampling OF the
!. puayds' feet and the grooming voice
q Of the reader, the Sultan passes lev
" moments Of Inconsistencies, only u
. wake with a start from a terrifying
: dream. and hastily to summon som
:, trusty councillor who will banish IN
"a vague terrors that haunt his uneas
:, mind. or to call his soothsayer TO nj
le bedside to give the Interpretation
It. his dream.
an Thus, with fitful slumber, broken .
W. horrible dreams. from which he star
en- shrieking in terror, the Sultan pass'
he the night watches until daylight come
to again.-Pearson Magazine
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-, ,,,,,..:I., Luv ,.ss-i. >" -. 49,
" overhead and discharged vast
number of gorgeoushucd butterhies'
Iocnsts and small birds that fell upon
and completely covered the deck
The red rain which year OF so
since excited so much curiosity IN
southern and central Europe was oue,
20 scientists tell lis, to the poWdereu
sand of the Sahara being borne across
the Mediterranean by sirocco' ~ 10
hy M means an uncommon phenom-
on,n and from the earliest tlmes'
when Il was considered to portend olS'
aster has frequently been observed.
Such rain is, however, attrioutaoie
- other causes than the above, as
whom IN the seventeenth century, the
citizens Of Aix-la-C -Chapelle were terll-
ead to behold one morning the streets
NJ their town sprinkled, apparently
with blood. The walls of one church
wore entirely covered. and fear was
ranidlv rising to panic when an oo,
servant naturalist opportunely traceu
the cause to an immense swarm ol Du, ,,
tarees that in changing from the pu
nae TO the perfect insects had leit oe
hind them crimson stain.
Another meteorological anomaiy
which doubtless nowadays Wouio d
once receive q feasible solution wa
nm acorn storm which visited Morla.A
: small town in Brittany, in l7Z9. ram
which had been threatening all IN
morning, began to fall about z o cloc
with unexpected severity, accompai
5 led by a perfect fusilade 81 acorn.
which came with such force as
y break the windows and IN Soine e"'S
10 wound the passers-by.
Frogs have more than once descen
t. ed from the skies. The Leeds Me
s. curv AZ for June. 1874, reports 'sucn
shower when the inhabitants OF selt
e were surprised by the descent o,
" multitude of these little reptiie
III which they were able to catch IN .
b,ts as they came down. They d d
described as having been apou. :.
&c .;ze of q horsebean and of remarkan
~ sprightliness after their aeriai n's'
Many places on the continent g
boast of having been visited by sho
ara of toads, which have not oniy De
observed in abundance upon |
:. ground. but have even been seen
la' a strike the roofs of houses in their u
ell 80. ND m hound thence into
I'd streets below. Such. too' as n'
haon ont in these storms have
,urne ed homo literally besprinklea "
minute specimens of these unsa'
'." reptiles. 49,. ssb.r
Wit, In many parts of the East hsh,T II
at has been often noticed. and sir II,
ay. nant relates tnat while driving
on morning near Colombo he roucea
sue exceedingly violent though par
Wig shower descend at short alsts .
lev from him, and on gaining the spot
hen found the ground covered with 81
It's silver fish, about two incnes IN ie' -,
eet' that were leapins about IN all u
be tions-Chlcago Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
A Good Crop to Raise.

Popcorn is a good crop to raise, es'
pecially if the grower is able to keep
1t season or two in case of low pric-
es. Only the white varieties are suit,
able for market, as most of the corn
goes into popcorn balls, and the near
Ell white these are the better. The
brand of colored varieties is sure to
spoil the effect and sale of the popped
article. In culture some readily avail
able fertilizer should be planted with
the seed, as the young plants are not
so sturdy as the sprouts of other corn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
THE THISTLE BLOSSOM,


The following beautiful tribute to the ha-
uonat emblem Of Auld Scotland Is from the
pen OF Emeline s. Smith, one OF those gifted
writer's whose charming verses ofton graced
the pages OF our American magazines over
be years ago, says tho Scottish Americana:
IA beautiful meadow. daintily spread
with clover blossoms, white and red,
And sweet with flowers OF varied hue,
An ugly thistle flourish j too
Loftily, there,
In the soft summer air,
Uprcse Its rude form DER the fragrant and
fair.
Many golden butterfly
; Game, like sunbeam, lowering nigh,
And one, the brightest OF all his race.
Folded his wings in that perllous place,
Why dit no 20,
This gully dressed beau,
10 a1ower that was armoi like deadly foe2
AlittIe ground-srarrow, fitting near,
Sang aloud Ia The butl-rlly'S ear,
and kindly wnrned him to hasten away
Weating these words In his trneful lay
"Fcoish Que. fee!
Or soon you wilt he
Pierced thro 10y those countless thorns you
see,''s
Beau-Butterly never hccded the song
For so tickle a wooer his courtship was
long:
And the very moment he took his fight,
a honey bee came, with II hum OF delight.
And. ding hi head
In that thor.I- .uarded bed
Forgot the rich clover all around him
'r''''i
Ibe sparrow sang In Il londer strain
His friendly song OF war, ing again;
But. though its not. were broai he'd so near,
Ihe bee wss too busy tn h, cd or to hear
With thirst nS lip
lie continued to sip.
Till heavy with wealth Was his golden hip.
All. the butterfly kaew. aud SO dill the bee,
Not all sweet nowers are fairrst to see;
And though the thistle was homely aud
rough,
Yet the heart of its BOSOM had honey
Honey to sparo-
Some for ,he air,
And plenty for fly and bee TO share.
How oft is 1t thus, In the bowers of earth,
With human blossoms OF lowIy h;
Their Sarb may be rude, and heir forms un-
couth,
Yot their spirits enshrne the sweetness OF
truth
When such you spy.
Oh pass them not by
With haalghty step. and aveited eye,
But pansa to speaS in Il kindly stain,
a reeompense sweet you will surely gain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
THEORY OF GOOD CLOTHES.
All Persons Do Not Wear Them for
Ostcntious Display.

When DR.. II. j. Davenport, professor
of political economy in the University
of Chicago, makes the statement that
people do not wear beautiful clothes
because they ere beautiful or artistic,
but simply for the sake of making
ostentatious display, he Is, Of course,
talking nonsense. The professor did
not stop at condemnation of the 2eo-
pie who wear beautiful clothes, but
went on to dcnounce those who ride
in highly coored automobiles, the
Salvation Army on account of it's uni
form. and everything in the nature of
what he calls display.
The average citizen knows enough
to discriminate between those who
seek disnlnr Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
How Aople Trees Are Fed.


The apple tree may be separated III
TO leaves, wood and fruit. Ihe aver
age Weld of a good apple orchard IL
two hundred bushels to the acre every
vear of it's life. We find that the ap'
nles will remove in a year thirteen
nounds of nitrogen, cnly one pound Oh
nbospboric acid and 19 pounds OF pot
ash Figured at the value of CONNER
cial fertilizers, Is cents pound,
find that the apples remove Sz'4o
worth of fertility. The figures given
in the Cornell bulletin were cn zo'
year estimate, and they figured that
the production of leaves Increased as
the tree grew older. | estimate tha'
from one year up to IL 1t wouia re.
move one-twentieth and have addeo
five wears and divided by %, and got
an annual yield of 10 pounds OF nitro
gen. So pounds of phosphoric acla
and 1874 pounds of potash removed
each wear in the leaves. ! need not
saw very much to you about these
leaves, but you can see that you can
helm to prevent your soil from deterl'
Grating by getting the leaves into the
ground rather than by piling them W
and burning them.
The. trees and leaves draw nitro
gen phosphor;c acid and potash
enough to make the total value b'
50 oil per acre per year of average re
;, moyal Of fertility of an apple crol
growing 80 years, have compared ina
y with corn: Corn removed $9.2o, pr
| vided you could grow so bushels to tn
acre. but II you count in the corn 1oe
o der as being removed, it would II
l. move s1O.6S in addition, and, addin
g the two, it gives up $19SS an acre
l. with s9.O1 on the apple crop. SO yo
e, can see that the apples are about ma
is as hard on the soil as corn. Estima
p ing these maximum yields, which al
what we want to get at In our farI
ing in order to see what we miss
have taken the fertility in the vario'
ul soils. have classified the soils al
%. have taken the average OF oil
MT them. | find in the first foot OF ave
rs age soil 35.466 pounds an acre OF
We trogen. Sits of phosphoric acid al
q; 481S1 pounds of potash. That mea
BIS that such a soil ought to produce
III. nles at the rate stated for l3S yea
nm before they would exhaust the nit
a gen in the first foot. There Is enou
of nhosphoric acid to last 52S years, a
he enough potash to last 143 years.
he This table shows that when an apl
ost orchard plays out at the end OF
ur. or 30 years it certainly is not play
Dor out because 1t has exhausted the
I'VE tility OF the sell, but because 1t has
op. bousted the mineral eleme
Dir. of the soil. BY faulty meth'
and of cultivation we may exhaust
,ut. nitrogen great deal faster than fl
, Is will take 1t out. In growing whea
,wn "a possibie to remove eight times II
can the soil. by our methods OF tlllt
sid. as much as the wheat takes aV
,ers You divide those figures by eight,
lore YOU find that you are getting d.
ing toward the limit CT unproductiven
neal That Is faulty tillage. BY adding
are nure you correct that. When an
ICED nile orchard fails to produce, 1t Is
re. because 1t has exhausted the fert
the NJ the soil.-Prof. ]. w. Clothie
ave American Cultivator.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
She Took Ii on.

He was only five years old, but he
had already been warned of the conse-
ouences which might ensue did he per-
sist in wearing his hat in and out OF
season. So one day when he came in
with his sister from play he was heard
tn saw in serious tones: Take cff
vour hat. Sissy. You know If you
" ear It In the house you may get bow
legged."-Drooklyn Eagle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26

After January i, 1908. the German -,
government will prohibit the , use "a ~
so,,ow and white sulphorus IN ,as 49,
,,anu,acture ,vu of matches. 1t is uo, w.
viewed that neurosis caused ps m he.
s,or,,men ueI handling phosphorus pe.
S",aaa worsaIn hereditary. The government
.ono1t sor,lS ION safe and harmless pro
cess Of match manufacture prao.,v ra,,
ovIs s,,r turns matchmaking into a 60,
a arnment monopoly after the foreso'nt
date.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
His Bad Attack.

When a young man gets rid OF the
,ooo that he can write poetry he has
q had attack of going In for q public
coreer.-New York
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26

in addition to the succulent food, pro-
duced a steady icrease in milk'-fh'i'
adeluhia Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26

A horse always gets up on its fore
logs first and a cow directly opposite.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26

Few men are willing to attribute
their had luck to their bad habits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26
HOW He CAME
. INTO
HIS KINGDOM.
vvvvvwvvv.vvv

When Horace Leonard told his only
son to "go. West, young man. so
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-11-27
Trial OF Jewish Studonts . Mocker-

Private advices received at London
from Russia unite In the opinion that
the trial OF the perpetrators OF the ter
rtble massacre OF Jews at KlshenefY is
to be a mere mockery. According TO
of1cial announcement the trial begins
soon at kisheneff. The arrangements
for the trial oil tend to show that the
Russian government does not intend
light To be thrown ON its responsibility
In connection with the outrages. The
minister OF Justice has ordered that
the strtctest secrecy regarding the tes-
timony shall DO maintained. thus ex-
Guiding all reporters from the court
room. No report OF the proceedings
Will reach the public except through
ofhcia channels. while the judges will
all be dependents OF the government
and the examination OF witnesses will
be under the influence OF the admins
tratve authorities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-11-27
WANT IMPROVED METHODS

Yhs Government Will lie Asked to Help
AgricuIturIsts
The Seventeenth annual convention
of the association Of American agri-
cultural colleges and experiment sta
lions held In Washington, ID. c., came
to an end with the election of DIR. w. o.
Thompson, president OF the Ohio state
university. as president. Methods Of
teaching agriculture formed. the topic
Of many Of the papers read. The re-
port of the executive committee On the
work OF the graduate schools in agri-
culture was made by DR.. II. c. White.
It suggested that arrangements be
made to secure the establishment Of
a graduate school in Washington ii
the summer Of 1904. President w. Il.
Stone of Purdue university, Lafayette.
Ind, remarked on the absence in this
country of the agricultural engineer,
to whose credit. he said. Is due the
continued fertility Of .he farm lands
of Europe.
The convention adopted a resolution
presented by DR.. e Benjamin Andrews
OF Nebraska, calling on the committee
having the matter In charge TO urge a
modification of the war department or
der a%bolishing the fixed five hours per
week requirement for military instruc-
ton.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-11-27
Exiis Of the Pousr Of Wealth.

In a sensational statement made IN
the Harlem, N. y. police court Masis-
trate Crane denounced the wealthy for
their cold indifference to and disre-
gard of poor people. Magistrate Crane
made the statement In holding in 5000
bail for trial Jackson Gouraud on a
charge of running an automobile we
the speed limit.
The power Of wealth" he said. lis
becoming one OF the greatest OWLS
In this country. Men. when they get
rich, have no kindness toward others
as a general proposition. and especial
ly when they are in automobiles.
Wealth is becoming SO powerful that
there will have to he some legislation
enacted to curb It. The state of things
Is becoming terrible when rich people
IA ride over poor people in the streets
and escape without punishment. Rich
people generally don't care for any
body
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-11-27
OUR OWN NOW
Details OF United States Treaty
With Panama
UNCLE SAM CONTROLLER
A Agreement which Means That Other
Nations Csnnot Dictate Management
Of Isthmsninn CANAL

Tho Panama commissioners. DIR.
Amador and Mr.. FREDERICK Boyd. con-
suited Minister Bunau-varilla and Mr..
Frank ID. Havey OF New York. the legal
adviser to the legation now in Panama,
II ia understood that they read over
the treaty signed and discussed Its
terms and provisions in detail. IL met
their hearty approval.
Under IL tho United States guaran-
tees and agrees to maintain the indie
pendence OF Panama. IL Is understood
that this clause was inserted In order
to set at rest oil questions as to the
recognition OF Panama as an independ-
ent nation by the other governments.
Panama grants to the United States
the perpetual use and control OF n one
OF territory ten miles wide across the
isthmus for the canal. with the right
to acquire by purchase or by the ex-
ercise Of eminent domain any other
lands in Panama wherever situated.
which In the judgment OF the United
States may he necessary for the con-
struction OF the canal, the provision OF
tlb bupDly VI WIFI uuu NuO DiODtI
sanitation of the cities OF Panama and
Colon, and other territory adjacent to
the canal route.
With the zone OF territory for the
canal and within the limits of the
other lands acquired by the United
States. tho United States will have the
same power and authority as II the
territory were coded to the United
States and the republic of Panama will
cease to exercise any power and au-
thority within that zone The United
States undertakes to construct modern
systems OF sewers and waterworks for
tho cities OF Panama and Colon and
has the right to collect tolls for the
period OF fifty years In order TO repay
the cost OF their construction. with in
terest. At the end Of ffty years the
sewers and waterworks become the
property Of the cities of Panama and
C9lon.
The republic Of Panama undertakes
to compel the cities OF Panama and
Colon to comply with the sanitary or
dinances Of the United States, and II
they fail to do so the united States
has the right TO enforce It's rules and
regulations IN regard TO sanitation.
In addition to these general proyi-
sions, which constitute tho foundation
OF the treaty. there are many articles
OF an administrative character which
provide for the exemption of the ma
terials and supplies for the construc-
ton OF the canal from customs duties
and for the neutrality Of the canal and
the entrances to IL.
Panama Is to receive $40. 0o0. 900 and
IN annual payment of $3.50, 900. begin
ming nine years from the date OF the
treaty.