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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
THE PERFECT WOMAN.
A Japanese Folk Tale That Gives the
Native Ideal. :.

In a current magazine Madame
Gala ]. Harrison relates the following
Japanese folk-tale as illustrating the
native ideal Of perfect womanhood:
= Kesa filed the eighteen require
ments OF a beautiful woman. More
over, she was peerless in character
as we'll. Before her and her lover
husband, Watagu, life seemingly had
stretched a long, happy road. Unfor-
tunately, they fell in debt to Morito,
a neighboring samurai, whose evil
eye fell upon Kesa, and he coveted
her with all, his soul. He wished
Kesa Tor his wife, but while Wataru
lived this could not be with honor.
But an enemy's life was but small
hlndrance-one stoke OF the keen
samurai sword and Kesa could be
free. So, Morito reasoned and press.
ed this plan upon Kesa's old mother,
who in turn pleaded with her daugh.
ter, till Kesa found herself between
two fires, filial versus conjugal love
and duty. .-=-
At last, after bitter weeping, she
consented and plans were laid. On a
certain night Wataru would return
from q journey and after his bath
would lie down on his own pallet
among the sleeping ones in the fam.
lily hall. Morito could easily ind him,
for mis- hair would be wet from the
bath.
On the appointed night Morlto
crept through the hall. lit only by the
andon's dim light, He found Watu-
rus place; his hair was wet and his
face muffled in the covering. Hastily
he spread down a napkin by the Pill.
low, then with one sharp, swift stroke
Of his sword severed the sleeper's
head. Gathering it up in the napkin,
he fed. There was no pursuit, and
when he had gained his own room In
safety he sat dom to gloat over his
prize. AS he turned the head to get
a good view TIE sight froze him with
horror, for 1t was the sweet, piteous
face Of Kesa. She had sent her hus-
band from harm, cut off her hair and
prepared it to initiate his and meekly
lay down to die that she might be
true to both ties--dying, she fulfilled
her duties as fllial daughter, and
q faithful wife. In those stern and
cruel times, many women had done
excellently, but Kesa outshone them
all.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
The Woman Across ,he sea.

o, her lips were red and her skin wal
brown,
This woman ac:oss the sea-. 80,
And her hair a glistening, sable crown,
This woman across the sea;
And she loved man, aye she loved
man,
As only a true Mestiza can,
But the frown Of fate was on her plan
This woman across the sea.
o, the days were long that he called heI
This woman across the sea;
And she loved the dust at his very feet
This woman across the sea;
For his skin was fair and his eyes were
And he laughed in his careless, soldiecy
Ane told her tales, as soldiers may.
This woman across the sea.
No priest came there to bless her love,
This woman across the sea:
She thought him true as the stars above
This woman across the sea:
But he went away and she waited long
And crooned to his child a mother-song
And worked and toiled and thought nc
This woman across the sea:
o. the man she loved forgot her name.
This woman across the sea; -,
This woman across the sea-
For he mated with one ofShis ffair-Saeed
He's f bound to her with ties that bind
So be laughs ct the one that he !sst be-
Th!s Sanan across. the sss,.
-Sasssi Y, Carr, Il St, Paw! o!assssa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
poos Became Intoxicated.

a beer, wagon collided with an ice
cream stand at Providence, R. l., and
the stock of cream was precipitated
into the street. A leaky beer barrel
turned the mass into sort Of frozen
pudding, which was partaken of by
several dogs. Two of the more vora'
cious of the animals became badly In
toxicated and wandered aimlessly
about in most amusing manner tor
a long time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Coin Of Georde LII.

A. Q. Peabody of Wilton, N. H..
picked up coin few days since.
On one side are the letters "Deorgius
III Del Gratia.'" In the center was q
cut Of king. On the other side
were the letters MBFET H.REX FD.
BETLDSRIATE, coat of arms with
crown upon name The date on the
piece was 1897.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
The Club Root.

The club root of cabbage attacks all
cruciferous plants-and it is due to a
parasitic vegetable which feeds on the
healthy tissues Of the plants. Inc
plants that produce seed after the
manner of cabbage Tin pods), such as
kale, turnips, mustard, radish, etc.
are liable to the disease, but 1t more
readily attacks cabbage than other
plants.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Labor-savine Hand Organs.

Labor-savins devices have got to
the hand organs at last, says the New
York Sun. In one of the latest, in
stead of the organ man turning the
crank, he presses button. The music
plays on till he releases his finger The
music is sweeter than that Of other or
cans and it can be heard blocks away.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Do Not Wait.

Do not wait until the potato vines
are coveredIwith beetles before apply
ing Paris Green, but attend to the
work of destruction on the first signs
of the appearance of beetles, so as TO
avoid as much damage to the plants
as possible. s
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

Much of the best Eastern farming
talent is being directed to dairying, in
cluding the production of milk for the
wholesale markets. These, with poul'
try. fruit and vegetables. are fast be-
coming the money products OF the
whole section, the Massachusetts,
Ploughman asserts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
All That Hangs over Your Own.

A writer in the National Stockman
thus sums up what sometimes proves
knotty law problem:
"Some people seem to be slow to
learn that all of a tree and all the
fruit it bears over another lot belongs
to the man over the line just as COM
pletely as if the tree stood over on
his land. This is not only statute
law Of every state, but is Just and
right. All that extends over the line,
root and top, belongs to the man that
owns the land. He may, If he
chooses, cut away all the branches
that hang over the line. He may, if
he chooses, cut away all the roots
that extend through on his land. From
time immemoriaI this has been the
law. All reasonable men can see the
import of it and will approve OF the
law"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
The New creameries.

Many creameries are already urging
their patrons to change over to the
new way, and many are changing, es'
pecially in the newer parts OF the
country. Many new creamery conpa'
nies are being organized on the COOP
erative plan, where the milk is all
separated on the farms. In the older
dairy districts this change is coming
more slowly; men are more conserva.
tive, have got accustomed to old ways
and are slower to adopt any reform.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
peepess soundlra Ever Mad.

The deepest sounding ever made
by any vessel was the United States
ship Nero while on the Honolulu.
Manila cable survey. When near
Guam the Nero got 5,269 fathoms, or
1854 feet. only 66 feet less than
six miles. If Mount Everest, the
highest mountain on earth, were set
down in this hole, it would have
above its summit a depth of 2,612
feet. or nearly half mile OF water.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Mo Periods for Work.

There are no certain periods Tor
work on the farm, so far as the culti-.
vation of cropsI5is concerned. Eacn ssl
crop demands cultivation accordingsto
it's stage of growth and the conditions
of the land. The harrow and cultiVa'
tor cannot be used too often.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
A BOSTON "CLuBMAN."
Arthur-How did you enjoy your

self at Harry's?
Theodore = Splendidly! Harry's
such a fine conversationalist, don't
you know. He never once through
the whole evening indulged In friv.
olItles for an in6tant-such things as
the Industrial question, the law OF
supply and demand, and things of that
kind-but confined himself wholly to
such improving topics as styles in
hosiery, the manner Of wearing neck
ties and creasing Of trousers.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
SURE.

"What did Noah live on when the
flood subsided and his provisions in
the ark were exhausted" asked a
SUNDAY school teacher Of her class.
Il know" squeaked C little girl af-
ter the others had given up.
"Well, what?" inquired the teacher.
s'Dry land. d.>-November Lippincott's
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Judicious Expenditure.

Whenever a reasonable expenditure
will increase the productiveness OF the
soil, improve the character OF the
stock or tighten the labor of taking
care of the crops and harvesting them'
tits judicious.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Beware OF Olntments For Ca.arrh THAI
Contain Mercury.

rs mercury will surely destroy the senss OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
rem, when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescription from reputable phy-
ficians ;as the damage they will do is ten fed
to tho good YOU caa possibly derive from
thom. Halls Catarri Cure, manufactured
by F Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, noting
directly upon tho blood and mucous 81 race.
ofthe system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
pc sure you get the genuine aaa, 1t is taken sl, S
j Cheney &c Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists price, 75c. pe- bottle.
Take HALLS Family Pills for constipation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Minister'S Un.to.Date Idea.

A West Virginia minister is to hold
a service in the open air soon, and
has advertised that before the sermon
there will be an exhibition of trapeze
work and t!sht.yope walking. n fh!s
way hs kopes 70 get q large audience.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Rake the Orchard.

If fruit trees are near the house. II
pays to rake up under them often te
remove the fallen fruit, which Is II
able to decay ard attract vermin.g!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

FITS permanently cured. No tlts ornervous-
ness after first days use OF Dr.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer ,92trial bottleand treatise free
DR., R. q. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Keep. a Memorandum, 7 7.

1t pays farmer, no matter how lit
tie he may. be, to keepa memorandum;
book, to jot down things as:th ey: nn'agp:i q .pi
pen.s You aEeSoften surprised at dates
from season to season.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

tacks Of kidney disor-
ders which kept me in
the house for days at a
time, unable to do any
thing. What I suffered
can hardly be told.
Complications set in,
the particulars OF
which I will be pleased
to give in a personal
interview to any one
who requires inforlna-
tion. This I can con-
scientiously say, Doan's
Kidney Pills caused a
general improvement
-. - IaJtl, I'll, atr
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Clean up the Farm.

Clean up the farm, and its value
will be increased, and when II IS
cleaned and cleared it will cultivate
more easily and cheaply.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Time to FertiIize.

After the ground is ploughed IS a
good time to haul out and scatter fer-
tilizer on the land intended for wheat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

In Paris last year 662S persons were
eremated,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

brought great relief by lcssening the.
pain and correcting the action Of tie
kidney secretions,
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by
al dealers, Price, 80 cents, Esatsg'
M!,sNsI Co., au.a!s, Il, =,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
A VOICE FROM THE PULPIT.

Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren, Of 81 Sixth
street, Fond Du Lac, Wis, Presby-
terian Clergyman. says: ~ had at
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Rocks;

The man Of substance was proud to
be mentioned in connection with so
high an Office, but he would not be a
candidate.
"This rock," he exclaimed, pointing
to q great granite bowlder, "shall fly
from its firm base as soon as mine"
Here the committee of notification
withdrew, perceivinG that their mis-
sion was hopeless.-Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

Piso's Cure for Consumption is ~ intaillble
medicine for coughs and coids.-N. W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, n. j.. Feb. II, 1909.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

The earliest money was in the form of
animals skins.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

EoTE.--The following article has
.Ssseen u widely published aud lis one Of
Tfhe most remarkable illustrations Of
the value of careful marshalling and
analysis Of facts in presenting q sub
feet to the public.
JEWELERS..
The Mission of Whisky, Tobacco and
CoNee. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Mrs. HAYES, Second Letter:

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Sometime
ago I wrote to you describing my symp-
toms and asked your advice. You re-
piled, and l followed all your dircc-
tions carefully, and to-day l am well
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
FIBROID TUMORS CURED.
Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appeal
ino tn Mrs. PinISham for Help:

Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appeal
ing to Mrs. Pinlzham for Help:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-Ih have been
under Boston doctors treatment for a
long time without any relief. They
tell me have fbroid tumor. can
not sit down without great pain, and
have bearing-down pains both back
and front. My abdomen is swollen,
and have had flowing spells for three
years. My appetitci is not good. 1 can
not walk or be on my feet for any
length of time.
"The synptoms of Fibroid Tumor
given in your little book accurately
describe my case, SO write to you for
advice. - (Signed) Mrs. E. i. HAYES,
252 Dudley St. (RSxbury). Boston, Mass.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

kou1
-. The law of the unit is the law Of the
mass. Man goes through the same
process. Weakness Cn .childhood),
gradual growth Of strength, energy,
thrift, probity, prosperity, wealth,
comfort, ease, relaxation, self.indul.
gence, luxury, ldleness, waste, de.
: bauchery, disease, and the wreck fol.
lows. The Jewellers" are in the bushes
Z along the pathway Of every successful
man and woman and they bag the ma
+ jorfty.
Only now and then can man stand
ont against these Jewelers. and hold
his fortune, fame and health to the
! end.
So the Creator has use for Whisky,
Tobacco and Coffee to levetdown the
successful ones and those who; show
signs Of being successful, and keep
them back in the race, so that the great
: field, (the masses) may not be left
too far behind.
And yet we must admit that salne all
I wise Creator has placed it IN the pow
5 er of man to stand upright, clothed in
the armor of a clean cut, steady mind
md say unto himself, II decline to e1.
change my birthright for a mess OF
spotage.
q will not deaden my senses, weak
Zen my grip on affairs and keep myself
cheap, common and behind in fortune
and fame by drugging With whisky,
tobacco or coffee; life Is too short. It
rs hard enough to win the good things
without any sort Of handicap, 50 2 man
ziss certainly q fool trader When he
stradsssstgength, health, money, a4d the
Ysae saEass thst .eeaa Iyst SRaE, sss
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

"The use of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound entirely ex-
PEELED the tuncr and strengthened my
whole system. can walk miles Eow.
"Lydia T.. Pinlrhanl's Vege-
table Compound is worth five dol
lars drop. 1 advise all women who
are afflicted with tumors or female
trouble of any kind to give It g faithful
trial" l."-(Signed) Mrs. E. F. HAYES,
252 Dudley st. (Roxbury). Boston, Mass.
$4,000 fcrjeh If original cf above letters proving
eeHsfneness cannGt be produced
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

C. H. GATTlS, r. p A.
RALEIGH, N. c.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-22
Poultry Pickinos,

Mixed with soft feed powdered char.
coal aids digestion
For fattening use cooked food
chiefly. 1t digests more easily and
completely.
Stacked lime should be sprinKled
over the places most frequented by
the fowls.
Market your poultry as soon as
ready, accepting the market as it is
at that time.
BY keeping the setting hens busted
with insect powder, the danger of the
chicks having lice on them is avoided.
Don't let your hens get overfat This
Injuries their value as layers and the
eggs they do lay are not apt to hatch
well.
For breeding purposes you should
use only the strong and perfect fowls.
Gull out the cripples and deformed or
weak.
Give some milk sparingly, but dom
make the mistake of supposing that
it can be used as substitute for
water.
Don't allow young chicks to run in
the wet grass, and when the weather
is cold enough to chill them keep
them under cover.
1t pays the farmer to keep turkeys.
They are excellent as insect extermi-
majors, to say nothing of their accepta-
bility for the table.
Healthy fowls are early risers and
delight in foraging. Overfat chickens
become lazy, take no exercise and
thus acquire diseases.
OF course, if you expect good prices
you must have good stock to offer.
No one wants inferior poultry any
more than inferior beef or pork.
The overcrowding of young chicks
in summer is the worst mistake that
can be made in poultry raising and
causes ore loss than any other Give
them plenty of room.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-22
A GHETTO GLOBE MAKER.
Curious Occupation of a Dweller on
New York's East Side.

J New York Post.-In a tenement
house in the Ghetto lives a skilled
Jewish globe-maker, whose handiwork
| finds its way i1to the homes of his
| countrymen ana the museums of curio
/ hunters uptown. The mapped spheres
of manufacture are seen everywhere,
but his globes are not of this ilk. The
ball of wood which is the foundation is
tenderly covered with a papery sub
stance until he thinks it is thick
enough. Wire painted bright red
or green is strung through the poles;
wire also makes the axis. With the
aid of instruments which have been in
his family for generations, he divides
the surface into hemispheres; then
the equator is designed; the lines OF
latitude and longitude are painted in.
The maps which he uses are import
ed from France, and come in nearly a
hundred pieces. 1t requires the great
est possible skill to fit them on to the
globe in exactly the right position.
But the old mans fingers have become
accustomed to the work, and he rare
seem to be thinking of his work,
either, but intones in an absent-minded
way from his beloved Talmud. The
fingers from long rubbing and fitting
are as sensitive at the tips as those of
piano player. ''Ah," he says TO the
writer, when l hold the globe that way
know my thumb will be in certain
town in Russia, and my small finger
in an island in the Atlantic ocean :.
if these things are not so, am sure
the map is incorrect"
For his own people and a few GUS
toners he INDUCES in novelties such
as putting in moon, sun and stars of
different metals. The bases of the
globe are often of picturesque char
acter. One was made of different woods
from Jerusalem, fashioned to repre-
sent the steps to Solom, us temple;
the symbolism being that the globe
rested upon the foundation of the
holy structure. Another had crudely
painted upon it, various scenes from
the sayings of the prophets with such
lines as:
Say unto the cities of Judah. Behold
your God.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall
return and come singing unto Zion.
Break forth into joy. sing together
ye waste places of Jerusalem.
The old globe-maker does not toll
Ivy the hour; his work is his day
dream and fills all his waking mo-
ments. The children of the teneme.t
rush into his humble abode to see him
decorating his spheres before they go
to school in the morning; at twilight
they come again when their tasks are
over; they gaze with wondering eyes
as he pastes on Asia, Europe and
Africa, late in the evening. When
they have grown too tired, have kissed
him goodnight, and are fast asleep in
their beds, he is still making stars and
moons or carefully fitting together the
tails of recalcitrant rivers that have
become mixed up with mountains
states, lakes, and oceans having no re-
lation whatever to them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-22
SOAK UP SUNSHINE.

Get out and soak up the sunshine
While the days are blue and bright.
And the fields are sweet with harvest
And the world is filed with light,
And the orchard trees are heavy
With their burden of delight.
Get out and soak up the sunshine
While the woods are waving green
And the corn on a million uplands
Is shot with golden sheen,
And the stubblefields, all barren
And stripped, lie in between.
Get out and soak up the sunshine
While the sumac leaves burn red
And the grapes are turning purple
And the prairie rose is dead,
And the hayfields softly glisten
Where the thistledown is spread.
Get out and soak IN the sunshine
Affair from the dusty town,
Where the first fair leaves of autumn
In silence fiutter down,
And the greens that graced tine sum
mer
In golden deluge drown.
Get out and soak up the sunshine
On the top of some high knoll.
Where the sun in glorious pillows
In tide Of Zee may roll
And sweep with a wave of glory
Your shut-in. darkened soul.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-22
Spiders Love.

"A SPIDERS love for her children is
pretty strong" said biologist Take
her children away from her and she
will remember them for twenty hours "
How do you know"
81 have often made the experiment.
Always at the end of ten, twelve or
twenty hours a spider mother vel
comes back the young that you nave
removed from her. After a fun day
has passed, though, she forgets. Keep
her little ones away from her a full
day and they are strangers to her OF
their return. She is liable to eat
them. Her marital is stronger than
her maternal love. Take her husband
from her and she will mourn him
faithfully day and a half" Chicago
Chronicle.