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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
BIRDS WITH ODD WAYS.
EYg,essssisSss- e is -0str.cLcs end Mound
I,uilders.

n ~
Builders.
Of course all birds live in more Of
less close relation to the earth, bur
some are peculiarly associated will
it, or depend upon it more especial!
for certain requirements Net the leas'
interesting of these arc the burrowius
owls. These, unlike their tree or tower
haunting relatives, make their homo
underground. digging their tunnels to
gether, and laying their eggs at the
farther end. Here in the darkness the
little owlets are hatched, and here they
are fed on fat grasshoppcrs and mice
until they are able to climb up and look
upon the world for themselves. l. is
curious that these owls, which Of ali
their family would seem to have the
best practice in their youth for learn
ing to use their eyes in the dark, are
not nocturnal, but dig their burrows
catch their food and do their coui ting
In broad Daylight.
Ostrichos may he mentioned as tyres
Of birds which have found it so good
for them to spend their life in running
that they are without the power OF
fight, and are never able to rise above
the winged creatures" Of the
earth, not the "air."
The bird which is pre.emincntly o.
the earth earthly lives in the far anti
nodes s-Australia and the Philippine
Islands. 1t is the megapode, or mound
builder, and has the curious habit OF
burying It's eggs III the ground or i'll
mound Of leaves and dirt, leaving
thcm-rcptilc-llie- hatch from TIN
heat generated in the pile Of dccayin2
vegetation. 1t is thought that the par
ents never sec their offspring, whcl
are fully fcathercd when they leave
tile egg and able to dig out and lily al
once. This unusual development nj
birth IS made possible by the great
amount Of nourishing yoll' in the eggs
which are very large in proportion tt
the size of the bird. Think of mem
bcr of this class of birds, made tt
spend its 1iGc partly III the ar, natcilili+
in a tightly packed. damp mound o.
earth six feet below tic surface! We
cannot censure the parents for shirli
Ing the responsibilities OF incubation
when VIC think Of the enormous
amount of work necessary to coilcc'
such masses of rubbish, which measure
sometimes so feet in circumference anf
fourteen feet in height. Of.coursc, thi:
Is not collected in one year, but 1t is
great undertaking for birds no large
than our common grouse. Thus We
sec man cannot take the credit of hav
ing first used an artificial incubator II
hatch the eggs of birds.-C. William
Bcebe, Curator of OrnitholoSp New
York Geological Society.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
Chinese Careful Euycrs.

Of one thing the American manufac
tu-cr Should in particular beware
namely, of the dclusion that it is posi-
BILE to pass off n spurious article Oh
the Chinese rs the real thing. The
Chinese are very careful in sampllns
the goods they buy. and they take
nothing for granted Oil receiving thu
goods, but are exceedingly patient il
examining them to; it'd oNt if they art
according to seeatSsact. ThSse has heei
9 tende9eon On the part of\AmcfIeal
ezpsEfe fers to the empire to isheIG Una. d.
fact The first thing an occ*"In.'t La"t
merchant needs to get into hlsN.e
in dealing with the Chinese mcrch'shs. :.
Is that he is dealing with class y:
neoplc fully his equal in business as is
t,.teness. The Chinaman knows VIVA
he wants, and he is no more dispose
to fake what he does not want tnai t
anyone clsc.-Wool and Cotton lie
porter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

yKT OMEN should beware Of contract
w ing ,catarrh. The cold wind and
rain, slush and mud Of winter are eS-
pecially conducive to catarrhal de-
rangements. Few women escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
cold Peruna should be taken. 1t forti-
fes the system against colds and CO.
tarrh.
The following letter gives one young
woman's experience with Peruna:
Miss Rose Gerbing Is popular soci-
woman>of Crown Point, Ind, and
she writes the following:
Recently ! took long drive in the
country, and being too thinly clad L
caught bad cold which settled on my
lungs, and which could not seem. to
shake off. 1 had heard great deal OF
Peruna for colds and catarrh and l
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

~
sydes, or Copper TTColorede Erup-
81 rash. on the skin, fostering Swell
ings, Glands Swollen, Ulcers on any part
of the body, old Sores, Dolls, Carbunc.es,
Pains and Aches in Bones or joints, Hair
or Eyebrows falling out, persistent Sore
Mouth, Gums or Throat, then you have
Blood Poison. Take Botanic Blood Balm
D.B.B.) Soon all Sores, Pimples and Erup-
tons win heal perfectly. Aches and Pains
cease, Swellings subside and perfect,ne
to return cure made. B.B.B. cures Can
GERS of ell kinds, Suppurating Swellings,
Eating Sores, Ugly Ulcers, after all else
fails, healing the sores perfectly. If You
have persistent pimple, wart, swollen
glands, shooting, singing pains, take Blood
Balm and they will di"nppcar before they
develop into Cancer. Druggists, 81 per
large bot tir, including complete directions
for home cure. Sample free by writing
BLOOD BALM Co., 10 Mitchell ST., Atlanta,
Ga. Describe trouble and free medical ad-
vice sent in sealed letter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

the directions, bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointiaent on the
sores.
Il wouldn't have believed that
my baby would have been cared by
a little thing like that. Not IL Of a
sudden, mind you. Little by littie,
but so surely. Charlie and | both
got more peace by day, and more
p by night. The sores sort OF
dried up and went away. i shall
never forget one blessed night when
1 went to bed with Charlie beside
NE, as seen as l got the supper
dishes out of the way and tie oicrr
children rndrcssed; when woke
up the sun was streaming in. For
the first time in six months l had
slept through the night without a
break.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

bought q bottle to try. Lam pleased
that I did, for it brought!Speedy relief.
1t only took about two bottles, and l
considered this money we'll spent.
'sYou have firm friend in me, and
not only advise its use to my friends,
but have purchased several bottles to
give'to those without the means to buy,
and have noticed without exception
that it has brought about speedy cure
wherever it has been used."-Miss Rose
Gerbing. -'-'-.'
If you do not derive prompt ard sat-
isfactory results from the use Of
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving n full statement of your case
and he will be pleased forgive you his
valuable advice gratis. =
Address Dr.. Hartmann President Of
The Hartman Sanitariun, Columbus.O O.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

rel Tl ~ -
plight, :E.sA zassSs issS;la a6f& fo maEe
some arrangements about getting me
out OF the fix was il, without saying
anything about it. 1 wanted to sneak
back without being quarantined.
"What is your namc?" I asked the
girl.
Fanny Martin" she said.
"Wcll, am going 10 have the answer
to my message sent to you. am not
anxious to have people talking about
my being down here"
Don't want your right hand to
know, eh?"
But I made no explanations.
Suddenly Miss Martin came running
down the path.
"Come in here, quick" she said,
and went lack ahead of me. I fol
lowed Ecr into an old-fashioned squire
house, with a wide olclcthed hail. and
thin balustraded stairs, which she light
ly mounted. In the room was a97p!d
man who had fallen back ory Pw,
dead, his face drawnc1 s;ellow with
the scourge. standih$ s his side was
a tall, sallow woman, Who'll am
ashamed TO confess-even in that mo-
ment presented herself as familiar
figure. I had seen her counterpart on
the stage hundreds of times as the
typical spinster There were even the
glasses and the keys, and the bunshes
of skimpy curls behind the ears. She
was looking down at her father III q
hard sort of dumbness.
"Thc servants have gone," Miss Mar
tin said. There is nobody to do any
thing. 1t is lucky you are here"
l did not stop to contradict her, but
set to work for humanity's sake to do
what I could.
One of the sorrows Of those times
was that the dead must be buried SO
quickly. I took lantern. went out to
the burying ground, and hunted up the
family lot. With the assistance Of q
negro man, whom Miss Martin discor.
cred, dug grave. We went back to
the town and found coffin, and in the
early summer morning we buried the
dead man.
AS we came out of the graveyard
stopped Fanny Martin.
"Have you been to the ofice?"
asked.
"Yes, indeed"
"Well, where IS my nessage'''
"There wasn't any"
"The dcucc.w I said, ard walked on
back with her. The spinster lady lin
gered by her fathers grave. Miss Mar
tin seemed inclined to stay, but knew
she could do no good there. I took hel
by the arm and led her back to tie tel
cgraph office, and dictated some; mes
sages that would bring answers
I left her clicking off long message
to somebody.
1t was almost dark when q knocb
came OH my door, and the gra ayisl
UOy put ilCtltl III uuo 1Ol&ON GU
it by the rest Of his body, carrying
a yellow envelope. 1t was from the
superintendent, telling me he would dc
what he could for me, but he feared
1 should be stopped, as quarantine
was very strict.
eff I don't get out, any way yor
will be sure to get your tonic" I said te
Fanny Martin. We had grown to bs
famous friends. She was q stna
clever little thing, with shrewde
of looking at life, and a keen ser w. -
humcr. She had made excY Yee "
round about during the day, ridi aion -
horseback. There were very few u VI y.
left, and they were going to mad e"ee' -.
TO the next town.
"rhc reports are exaggerated >, -,
said; "but then that's what sell s,'
papers. It's all in the days. 20 'n
Now, suppose you tell me what DlI " n
Jou down hcre" ~, ousA
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

az hired a girl to mind the chill
dren and to do whatever else She
could. l couldn't stay in bed long.
Sick as was, it was easier for lac
to crawl around than TO lie and
worry about my little ones. SO
l got up after few days, and let
the girl go. l had noticed that she
had sores on her face, hands and
arms, but paid no attention to that
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself. lie was
then ten months old, and the girl
had paid more attention to him than
to any of the others. Charlie was fret
full and cross, but rs he was cutting
teeth, I didn't think much of that.
Even when rash broke out on his
face I wasn't frightened, because
everybody knows that that is quite
common with teething babies. Sew
eral of my others had it when little,
and thought nothing about it.
Bat the rash on Charles poor
little face spread to his neck, chest,
and back. l had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose in little Jumps, and matter
came out. My baby's skin was hot,
and how he did suffer! lie wouldn't
eat, and night after night / walked
the floor with him, weak as l was.
Often I had to stop because felt
faint and my back throbbed with
pain. But the worst pain of all was
to see my poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores.
~ believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some OF
the neighbors said he had eczema,
and that is not catching. they told
me. Yes, 1 gave him medicine, and
put salves and things on him. l
don't think they were all useless.
Once in while the itching seemed
to let up bit, but there was not
much change for the better until a
lady across the street asked me why
1 didn'S try the Cuticura Remedies.
I told her 1 had no faith in those
things you read about in the papers.
She said she didn't want me to go
on faith nor even to spend any
money at first. She gave me some
Cuticura Ointment Il think the
box was about half full and o
piece of Cuticura Soap I followed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
Bnthinr the Sick.

Young mothers naturally feel anxious
about tho bnby's bath, 1t is best to begin
at six weeks to put the little one in the
water, first folding soft towel in the bot
tom OF the basin. Use only Ivory Soap, rs
many of the highly colorcd and perfumcd
soaps are very Injurious to the tender skin
of an infant Eleanor L. Parker
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
Tired Mothers Touching Story Of
Anxiety ard Suffering.
Cveicura Brings Blessed Cure to Skin
Tortured Baby and Peace aE2d Rest
to It's Worn Gut Mother.

1t is no wonder that Mrs. Helena Rath was taken SICK:
Sngeanded she did all the houscwo and washed cooked ana
mended for her husband Hans, and their SIX children Alter
pucky fight keep her feet Mrs Rah had to yield and early
in 1902 Sic took bed What followed she told to VISITOR
who called at her tidy hoe No S Tenth Ave. New York City
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

Iemsure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mns. THOMAS Rob-
llNs, Maple St., Norwich, n. 4, Feb. II, l90).
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
The Monarch of the House.

Wives rule the husbands, children
rule the wives and tho cook rules the
whole bunch Of them-New York
Press
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

Mrs. .Winslow's soothingSyrup for children
teething, soften tho gums, reduces inlamma
tion ,aligys pain, cures wind collie. 25c. abottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

FITS permanently cured. No fts or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. KIine's Grea.
NcrveRestorcr. S2triGl bottleand treatise FREQ
DR.. B.H. KLINE, Ltd, 9S1 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

The dead beat considers himself in luck
If he manages to get in debt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

Away and away I see them wind whenever
| shut my eyes,
Like delicate countless threads to bind our
manifold destinies,
For over the circline world they go where
dominant man has gone,
And the human tide in its ebb and flow
the way of its will has worn.
The rigid highways straightly pass by the
fields uEreconci!ed,
But the wanton path over dimp!ing grass
escapes like joyous child;
For nature tcnderly decks the way that
leads to her secret heart
As mother would tempt her babe essay
the first few steps apart.
And the footpaths dance over hilltops cool,
dividing the golden broom,
Lovingly nearing the peaceful pool and the
humming clover bloom.
Fern.waves clcaving in woodland dccns
with the thrush and the reerie
near)
Where the lovely fugue OF the wild flowers
keeps its rhythm thro'oat the year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

The wind is tempered to the shorn lamb
everywhere except in the stock market.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

Our sins arc like bill collectors. They
generally find US out.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

It 8 quite natural that the father Of
twins should be lacking iS-vepose.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

Economy Is the road to wealth. PUT
NAM FADELEss DYES is The road to econ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

The only secret the average woman can
keep is the date Of her birth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

One in every five of the 1nhanitanH
- Ediubureh and Leith are dep0slt0r'
in the local savings bank
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

Some people have family trees, and 9th
ers ar content with rubber plants.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
THE NATURAL LOCATION.

Mamma, where is the mouth of the
Mississippi River?" asked Lucy.
IT know" said little Johnny, look
Ing up from his play, "it's wight un-
der its nose"-Little Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
CURE BLOOD POISON, CANCER.

Aching Zones, Shifting Pains, ItchluE
Skin, Pimples, Eating Sores, Etc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
NOT ON THE MENU.

NOT ON THE MENU.
One day, when my brother was a lit.
tie boy, my grandfather was a guest
at dinner. That afternoon a neighbor
said to my brother:
"You had your grandpa for dinner.
didn't you?"
mo, SIR" was the prompt reply. eve
had turkey" Little Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

Eyes, that fat little boy by the
window is Charlie, and his skin is
as white as a snow flake, thanks to
the Cuticura Remedies. l think
everybody should know about the
Soap and also the Ointment, and if
it is going to help other mothers
with sick babies, go ahead and pub
lish what have told you"
MRS. HELENA RATH.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
TIE FOOTpATHS.
" MARTHA woLcorr HITCHCOCK.

They arc always to the ferry, the forge,
the mill, or the changing factory's
gate,
Or the market town up over the hill, or
the fields where the mich cows wait;
Tor under the joy that moves us SO, like an
innocent child's at play,
Are the human need and the human woe
that walk in the paths to-day.
Bird and blossom have made them sweet.
scent of the fragrant soil
But each was carved by the patient feet of
agc-long daily toll.
Like leveied lanccs point the rays as the
bent forms come or 60,
Nor heed the hush of the dawning days,
nor the peace of the evening glow.
Little can nature. mother dear, with her
softest vile or play,
The listless brow of the toiler cheer who
has wrought from break of day.
***
But we, ws; follow the pleasant way Of
pains we have never borne, t-
Reaping the joy of the footpaths gray That
labor's feet have worn.
The Criterion. s
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

The agonzg itching and burning of the skin as in eczema
the ghtfu scaling psoriasis the loss hair and crung
of the scalp as in SCALED head the facial dishguemen
rmpes and rngwom the awful suffering infants and anxiety
parents milk crust letter and salt rheuna
demand remedy of almost superhuman virtues to successfully
cope with them That Cuticua Soap Ointment and Resovent
are such proven beyond all doubt No statement made
regarding them that justified by the strongest evidence
The purity and sweetness the power to afford immediate re
and great have them the standard skin blood
purifiers and hunour remedies of the civilized world
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25
q EIexo---4AAza Involuntary Trip
Into 8 Fever-Stricken Country.
BY A. S. DUANE.

take this sort they have, so far north"
And then, turning to the boy, she asked
for the key.
Ten minutes later he had returned
from the house where the last operator
lay dead, with the big door key, and
we were let into the sweltering, dusty
little box OF q room, Which seemed
TO mc as If it still held traces Of the
disease. opened the windows to
make the girl comfortable, and 9sent
the boy out after some ice water and
some lemons. Then I remembered
something.
"Say," I called to him, and I went
outside and asked him where I could
find the nearest bar.
"Ovah thah in tn tavehn," pointing
to Il long, low, unpainted house.
I ran across the street, followed
lcisurely by the boy, and found my
way into bare room with shelf
across it, and perhaps dozen bottles.
4 portly man, in soilcd yellow linen,
Was doing iii q chair. awakened
him.
"uarc you any tonic?" 1 said.
"Who's got it now:" he asked. with a
start.
Got. what?"
"The fevah. Yes, sab, I've got plen-
ty, sah;" and he went into another
room, and brought out two Grcen;sh
bottles of tonic.
"Its the best medicine thah is fur
it, Who's got it? The nusses bring
down tonic, but It's no sich brand as
this:'' -..-sssss, ,,ss; 81;
mo, suppose not."' said; and then
I asked after Ice, but / found that be-
yond the supply held hy the muses." "
there wasn't any in the town.
I took the bottles and went back
across the street, followed presently by
the boy With the water.
"I can cool it." the girl said, and she
sent the boy back after IN earthen jar
of water. She wrapped it in wet cloths,
put the bottles in it, and set the Whole
in the window. 81
whats that message of yours?" she
asked. L found she had already intro
Educed herself to the sother5oG oGees along
tliesl line. sent a elegtam To RAJ nsom.
him S{y, nv
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25

cUTcURA civilized wor PRICES gsso
tQn o
Send
POTTER 1ko9 AND S'
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des. or co1peIcColore Erup.

If YOU have PimDles or Offensive ]
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-13

Jackson, June 13.-Over-ZealOus
friends of opposing candidates have
made what is now regarded as seri-
GUS mistake In charging that money
is being corruptly used in the COVER
Material campaign, and that dollars
are being scattered broadcast by Judge
Critz in order to secure the nomina-
tion. The charge originates from an
anonymous source and was heralded
forth in a second handed manner
from Meridian by an obscure per-
sonage who signs the name of War
ner. The Yazoo Herald, one of the
stronsgest supporters of Maj. Varda-
man, in its current issue, expresses
grave doubts as to the authenticity of
the story, and adds that the people Of
Mississippi cannot be punched, herded,
bought and sold like so many cattle
Judge Critz has his campaign head
quarters at West Point, from which
place good deal of campaign litera-
ture has been sent out. The same has
been done by all of the other candi-
dates in the field, the principal ex-
pense incurred being for postage and
clerk hire. His law partner, Mr.. T..
O. Kimbrough, is directing the cam
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-13
ORIGINATES FROM ANONYMOUS SOURCE
And Is Likely to Have an Opposite Result
to That Intended--No Money Being
Spent by the Judge Except for
Legitimate Expenses.

paign, with the assistance OF life
long personal friend of Judge Critz,
Col. R. M. Levy, and those who are
in position to know assert that the
expenses incurred by these gentle
men have. all been of legitimate
nature.
The salary of the governor Of Mis-
sisisppi is 50, 500 per year, and on aspi-
rant has yet been sufficiently anxoius
to hold the office that he has made a
cold blooded attempt to buy it. The
personal character and high standing
of Judge Critz during his long and
honored career in Mississippi is such
that the people will demand positive
evidence before they will believe that
any such effort is on foot, and baseless
rumors to this effect are likely to
have a result opposite to that in
tended. Such rumors are contrary to
the spirit of fair play which Missis-
sippians always desire to have shown
in political campaign.
1t is understood that Judge Ortiz
will not take the trouble to answer the
charge, his friends having advised
that it should be treated with the
silent contempt it deserves.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-13
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI SOIL.
Its Possibilities Being Demonstrated
by the State Experiment
Station at McNeill.
Special to the Daily Progress.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Mcneil, June 13.-The state agri-
crultural experiment station at this
place is doing wonderful work in
demonstrating what can be done on
piney woods land, which has hereto
fore been regarded as not susceptible
to high cultivation. The experiment
station is now conducting 172 fertili-
zer tests with many staple fruit and
vegetable crops; 358 variety tests, in
Guiding IL varieties each of corn, cot
ton and peas, of peaches, 36 of ap-
pies, II of pecans, IL of pears, $50 of
Strawberries, 40 of grapes, of m ul-
berries, and of figs. The director
of the station is confident that the
south Mississippi soil will prove as
susceptible of high cultivation as
that of any other section of the state.