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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25
!. Summons for Relief

ICOH1pTuIHI IUJ StTVtu.1
To the defendants above named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
ouired to answer the complaints in this
action which has been filed in the office
of the Clerk OF Court of Edgefield
County, s. O., and to serve copy of
your answer to said complaint on the
subscriber at his Office at Edgefield,
s. c., within twenty days after the
service Of the summons on you, eX-
elusive of the day Of service; and if
you fail to answer the complaint with
in time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this
action will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the Complaint.
B E NICHOLSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

Snoden G. Meriwether, as executor of
the last will and testament of Mrs.
Martha r Mcriwether, deceased,
and in his own right; u G Meni-
wether, w 5 Griffin, Irene Griffin,
Clifford Griffin, and Sarah Griffin,
T G. Middleton, L I, Middleton,
Tommie Middleton, Mary Middle
ton, John Middleton, .Mattie
,Middleton, Frank Middleton,
Pattie vNlddleton, Margaret Mic !.
dleton, Robert Middleton, Allie
,Uidd!euOn. and an infant child OF
p G. Middleton and T L Middle
ton, about two years of age, which
has not been named, Defendants.
Summons for Relief.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

Communications advocating
candidates cannot be published
except as paid for advertisements
equal rights to all and special
privileges to none"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

Abner Perrin Camp was repre-
sented at the reunion in Charles
ton last week by Maj. r. S. An
derson, Messrs. J. M. Cobb, T. C.
Strom and VIM. Glenn. Pretty
Miss Ruth DeLoach attended as
sponsor for the camp.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

Our people remember very
pleasantly the commencement OF
former years and are eagerly look
ing forward to the commencement
the graded school to be held on
Friday evening of this week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

The young people know where
to be refreshed. They are focking
to the "Luray," the soda fount at
The Penn Drug Store. 1t is kept
busy fizzing and sizzing these
warm afternoons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

A big reduction in Negligee
Shirts and Summer Underwear at
G. E. Mays.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

On Thursday, F riday and Sat
urday of this week a special sale
of black goods will be on at The
Corner Store. When Mr.. Turner
advertises IL Special Sale be means
what he says and the ladies can
not afford to miss it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

Mrs. Manly DeLoach has been
spending a fortnight with relatives
in Spartanburg. So slowly did
-sstee-4iaae-- trta--se--a-.efs
MIR. DeLoach to bacbelorhood that
he departed for Spartanburg, too,
on Sunday last. They will return
the latter part Of the week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

The com m n c Q m tof the
bright little Kin d dergart g n
children to be held on Friday
evening, June the 3rd, will surpass
even that of last year. We will
write more fully of it next week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-25

Ladies you will find just what
you want in Crushed" belts, New
Ribbons and Laces, and New Cor
sets at COBB'S.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
A Literary Critic on the bible.

Praise OF the Bible az an English classic
has become trIte, yet IT is always oppor-
tune. for one genei alton does not always
reverence the opinion OF prior one. Ed.
mund Gosse the eminent English critic,
has Iust written To the Bible Society Of
England a most cordial letter, in which he
saws OF the Bible:
1T would I've impertInent for me TO
praise the English Bib,e, and needless TO
dwell upon its value as model OF noble
language. But since YOU offer me this op-
portunity | should like TO insist on the
Importance 10 those who are ambitious 20
write well of reading the Bible aloud. II
is book the beauty OF which appeals
largely to the ear. BY one Of those almost
miraculous chances which attended upon
the birth Of this incompatible version,
each different part of II seems 10 have
fallen TO a man appropriately endowed for
that fragment of the task The gospels,
for instance, vibrate with the tender and
thrilling melody OF strnged instruments;
in the variations OF the Old Testament and
IN the Psalms we find a wider orchestra,
and the silver trumpet predominates.
When young men, therefore. ask me for
advice in the formation Of a prose style |
have no counsel for them except this:
Read aloud a portion Of the Old and an
other OF the New Testament as often as
you possibly can"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
QUEER FISH OF THE NORTH.
NarwhaI One OF the Stranoest Of Sea
Animals,

One of the strangest OF sea animals
Is the narwhal. conjectured by some
10 be the original Of the tabled uni.
corn. The great popularity Of this
graceful cetacean lies in its long tusk,
u polished ivory shaft. straight as an
arrow and sharp as lance, which
protrudes from its head 10 a great
distance. This formidable and gilt.
tering appcndage giycs To the animal
a striking and spectacular appear
ance. The narwhals appear OF the
coast OF Greenland In schools, making
excursions into the various bays and
fords In search Of food. A band of
a hundred or more form n picturesque
sight when plowing through the wat
er In military.like procession. the
long, glittering horns all rising In
unison as they come up To the sur.
face to blow. Their advent Is hailed
with delight by the Eskimos. az they
are said to be the forerunners of tho
early approach of tie right whale.
which uses the same kind Of food ~
the narwhal.
Greenlanders hunt the narwhal &C.
Evely, M they are very fond OF Its
flesh. and the ivory OF its horn is use.
ful for many purposes, The nutritious
skin forms the most delicious sort
OF chewing gum for both men and
women and IL regarded as a choice
luxury. The body is covered To a
depth OF three or four inches with a
layer of fine blubber. weighing half n
ton and yielding a large amount Of
the best grade Of oil
One of the most highly priced tro-
phies which Lieut. Peary brought
back from his last journey to Green
land was the ivory tusk Of narwhal.
This is the record breaking specimen
of the world. measuring eight feet In
length and eight inches in circumfer.
ence at It's thickest part a realiza-
ton Of its height Is gained when II In
placed alongside man. the extreme
point of the tusk overlapping his head
two feet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
God Dominates All.

A the mountain Of FuJiyama dominates
the landscape IN japan, az the temple hill.
OF Jerusalem commanded the scene far all
around, so we believe God ~ TO be exalted
IN this vast community, No az 10 dominate
it all The sense Of God ~ not fading it
~ increasing. To Him we lift up our eyes
az unto the mountains. The church ~ TO
nourish this consciousness OF God, and 10
express il in lives OF spiritual power. oh,
then, how one comes 10 love the church
when once her real mission - seen. We
are set to invite the world TO come TO it's
only true home. Wandering hearts, un-
easy consciences, troubled souls, come 20
the home OF homes, IN Gods great love
and blessed service. Let the gates open
vide, that the mnltItudes may press into
the home OF their hearts. Oh church OF
God, let your faith be large and bright,
that the world may come home. Erect no
fa!se barriers that God would dIsown and
more end more become home 10 the ehil'
dren OF men through Jesus Christ, the Sa-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
Deafness Cannot O.. Cured

by local applications ~ they cannot reach the
diseased portion ofthe ear. There h only on,
way To cure deafness, and that II by consti
tutional remedies. Deafness II caused by an
infamed condition OF the mucous lining ol
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube IN In.
named you have "a rumblingsound or imper.
Deafness In the result. and unless the imam
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition. hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ton
are caused by catarrh, which In othina but an
iD0amed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (causcd by catarrb )that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. y. j. CHENEY a Co., Toledo, D.
hold by Druggists. Toe
Take Halle FamIly PILE for cOnati pat on.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
To heaven'a keepinu.

Thou shalt not praise the day iii night
In falling.
However fair It's dawn ana noon may
be:
Ofttimes at oventide come storms ap.
palling,
Setting the lightning and the thuncer
free.
Thou shalt not blame the day TN II Is
ending.
Though Il has brought thee food and
hurricane;
Full Oft at nightfali comes deep peace.
descending
In sunset gold and roses, glorious gain.
prniae each fair morn that calls tree
up from sleeping
And through the hot day work with an
thy might:
Then leave the evening hour In honv.
ems keeping,
which sent both winter cloud ana sum.
mer light.
From the German OF Gcrok
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
The Chrisflan'a AnaNeT.

This il the reply we Christians make TO
those who say that religion - mythical and
that 10 retreats into some secret place
where no mere intellectually can wholly
follow It, it surely ~ mystical IN these IN.
i,mate experience, OF the soul, but does il
not come forth again and move through
the activities Of human life, out in the
omen world a chastened beautihed aud
Christ-lke spirit Tins - our answer.
Conscious Of sin and imperfec:ions, this ~
still our answer God ~ our home Slowly
we weld our stubborn natures 20 He con.
slant pressure His presence ~ our beet
education. lie - the great beautiher on
human life. Differ az we may 10 our ereeo'
snd nbiIosophies. tins ~ the issue Of rehgr
,on tbs is the product Of fellowship with
Him. our Father, our God, our eternal ret
uge and home.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
queer Way Of Telling Time.

In Malay the natives keep record
Of time in the following way. Float
ing In n bucket filled with water they
place n cocoanut-shell having a small
perforation, through which by slow
degrees the water finds It's way In
side. This opening is so proportioneA
that II takes just one hour for the
shell to I'll and sink. Then a watch
man calls out. the shell Is emptied,
and the process is begun again.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
FOR EIGN.

a report from Berlin says that the
German Government is in full sympa.
thy with the proposal of the United
States for treaty of arbitration be
tween the United States and Ger
many.
The alarmist reports circulated in
the United States concerning the
health OF the Prince Of Wales are ab-
solutely unconlrmed and discredited,
says a report from London.
The Mikado of Japan. in giving n
birthday luncheon in Toxic. said. We
regret that the time has not come 10
see peace restored in the Far East, in
realization OF our desires"
Adyices from Mukden said that the
japanese continued TO build intrench-
ments and 10 concentrate troops
against the Russian centre. The entire
japanese line was said 10 be strongly
fortified and the works were being
extended westward along the Hun.
King Peter visited Prince Ferdinand
at Sofa and pledged mutual friend.
ship.
An arbitration treaty was signed by
France and the United States.
British battlesbips have put 10 sea
from Gibraltar
Senor Vergara Donoso, the Chilean
Minister. has handed 20 the Minister
Of Foreign Affairs at Buenos Ayres.
Argentina note embodying a scheme
for the demarkation of the Beagle Ca
Dal. the only point along the frontier
where the boundary has not yet been
definitely established
The Anglo Russian negotiations were
reported 10 be proceeding atisfactorily
Port Arthur underwent n terrific
bombardment and IL il believed the
final assault was In progress.
The japanese Consul at ChefOo. on
the occasion OF the japanese EmperOr's
birthday. requested RearAdmiral Fol-
ger. comma ndine the cruiser division
Of the American Asiatic squadron. aud
the captain Of a Chinese cruiser 20 Ere
a salute. Rear Admiral FOlger declined
20 accede 10 the request on the ground
that he was no. in japanese waters.
The Chinese captain. however. CON-
piled. The incident has aroused mush
comment
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

A Fine View.

Two smart young men from London
once came upon decent.looking shcp
herd In Argyleshire. and accos,ed him
with
You have a very fine view here
you can see great way"
"Yu ay, yu ay, a ferry great way"
"Ah! you can see America here |
suppose?"
"Earrar than that"
How IL that?'
"Yu jist wait tule the mists gang
away and you'll see the mune."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
coromantee ProNerhs.
To him who runs fun honor pay.
Though he be last.

To him who runs fun honor pay.
Though he be last.
Though YOU may fan the catch each
day,
Yet may YOU east
II YOU would trap the agile game
10 softly. brother.
Look on a child and Judge the same:
Don't ask its motherl
Beware when DER the wine he says.
II am your friend
Give what you have and name no days
Sooner than lend.
The EVIL One wso seems most fair
N rows most ~ilcs.
Woe shalt be hts who works great good
Expecting smiles.
None hut the thing that knows no birth
Knows no strife.
None but the dead below the earth.
May laugh at Life.
Stephen Chalmers in New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The Philippine Commission has
granted the right OF eminent DOMAIN 10
railroad companies holding charters.
The Datto Ali, the rebellious Moro
leader who, on the pretext OF resist
ance 10 the anti-slavery law, has been
waging warfare with the American
troops. sent q message 10 Major-Gen.
eral Wood, requesting an interview
with a view 10 surrendering. General
Wood granted the request.
The protected cruiser Tacoma, in
Porto Rican waters. has been ordered
10 New York for extensive repairs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
Ae0As;%M11xe
SAMeek
WASHINGTON.

Mr.. Snyder, American Charge d'Af'
faires at Bogota. has cabled the State
Department that the President OF Ven
ezuela, by Official decree. has declared
the Zulia River closed 10 navigation.
Secretary Morton ordered that the
wage boards which nix the rate of pay
at the various navy yards shall hercaf.
ter meet but once instead OF twice a
year.
Secretary Hay by direction OF the
President issued invitations 10 The
Hague signatory powers for second
peace conference.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

When you stop 20 consider what the
church of God -. the spectacle Of mum
dreds q thousands, even millions, OF so1Is
vending their wsy % tbe PAGES OF worship
throughout the land becomes impressive.
Why 90 they come. Wbat - tbe perma.
vast interest," Changes occur among ma
ton, institutions rise and fall, traditions
var and yane, ereeds are made and an
made. and ysz men continue 10 vorship.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
Catch Of the Whaling Fleet.

The whaling schooner Monterey,
twenty.four days from the Arctic. ar
rived In San Francisco. Cal, with 600
pounds OF whalebOne. Captain Feley
reports the following catches Of the
whaling feet up TO September ~: Mar.
wbal. ~ whales: Barbara HeDeter, q;
Belvidere. 1; Bowhead. 2: Aleysn nde:.
Z: Monterey. Z; Jeanette. 10; Olga. d;
Ksrluk, 2; Belerga. i; william l'sylies
Z, Tbrasber, 4.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
DOMESTIC.

Mines. SemDrlch ana Gadski. Herr
Dippel and other operate and musciai
stars arrived from Europe in New
York City.
A dynamite explosion wrecked n cot
tage in Brooklyn, y. Y, and injured
three persons.
Harold NJ. Wilcox, of Westfield, y.
J.. who shot and killed fourteen-year-
old boy who was annoying him on
Halloween. was held for murder.
A woman and two boys in West For
ty-third street, New York City. were
poisoned by eating cake brought by a
messenger. who said it was gift from
a woman friend.
Louis Stark, of Park Ridge. y. J..
was accidentally shot dead at Pearl
River, n. ", by Frank O. Mittag, a
rich manufactures, OF Park Ridge.
An explosion caused by the testing
Of a new process in chemical wsrks at
Shady Side-on-the- Hudson, n. j., killed
two men.
Jewels worth $4,000 lost by a Gus
toner OF Black. Starr * Frost. OF New
York City, were found in gutter by II
shop girl.
Columbia University closed its seoul
centennial celebration by laying the
cornerstones Of four new buildings and
with notable address by President
Butler.
Captain Baidwin's airship was
steered in all directions at the World S
Fair.
Rapid Transit Commission engineers
removed many advertising signs from
the New York subway stations on the
ground that they obstructed easy iden-
tificatiOn of the stations.
Harry Kimball Thaw, back from Eu-
rope with Evelyn Florence Nesbitt an
grily refused TO discuss a report that lie
had married the pretty actress in Lon
don. England.
Robert Perry, an heir 10 the estate Of
an eccentric cobbler, mysteriously dis
appeared with his wife.
A banquet was given in Delmonico's s
TO Sir Felix Semon, physician 10 King
Edward VII.
Montgomery, Ala, was killed by elec.
tricity while cutting wires 10 darken
q bank he intended 10 rob.
Many passengers were hurt near
Lind, Wash. by the North Coast Lin.
tied of the Northern Pacific, being de
rallied.
A man who said he was I. Ninton
Murphy, SOB OF the late Thomas Mur.
ply, once Collector of the Port OF New
York, was arrested there and taken
to Washington Oh a charge OF forgery
August A. Busch, son of Adolpbus
Busch, OF 81. Louis, Mo. was nearly
killed by n wild deer on his father ;
game preserve while rescuing n boy
and was in turn saved by his father.
Missing for some weeks the body OF
Harry w. Messer,. travelling freight
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad
was found off T wharf, in Boston.
BERTHE L. Williams, sixteen, Of Bos
ton, Mass, who ran away from home
to join the Mkado's forces, was cap
tured.
Mrs. Thaddeus Williams, Jr.. OF
Brooklyn, n. Y. raised funds TO search
for her husband by selling chances OF
a crazy quilt.
An operation for appendicitis was
performed on Kogoro Takahira, the
japanese Minister. at the Hotel Ma
iestic. New York City.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

The peculiarly Of Brouwar pottery,
another OF domestic manufacture hail
Ing from New Jersey, is that there are
no duplicates among It's pieces Of rich
iridesccnt effects, with their mingled
cleaning gold, copper. bronze and
green appearing beneath the surface
glaze
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
Mlnnesota Is Noted For Eisk.

minnesota is noted all over the
country as fish state" said Charles
ii. Stevenson. Of Washington. ID. c.,
agent OF the Bureau Of Fisheries of the
Department Of Commerce. Few
States have better facilities for the
Matching and preservation Of fish, and
in few are the natural resources. IN
Guiding streams and lake, better
adapted 10 this purpose"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
Tn. New Msw.phons.

The dny OF the brass megaphone IN
over. The latest thing In n megaphonc
mouthpiccc is one built like big
morning glory, and colorcd accordingly,
red. white or blue. They are very
snowy and dealers expect n big sale
for them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

Westinghouse Company 10 Equip 122
Change 20 BE Made In Spring.

ars-CbGngc 90 BE Made In Spring.
Pittsburg. Pa. The Pennsylvania
Railroad will equip the entire Long
Island Railroad system with electric
trolleys. The Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company nae a
contract To- equip 122 cars with motors.
Each car will have four motors Of l25
horse power each. These are 10 take
the place Of locomotives now In use.
The power will be generated at the
big power house now being completed
on Long Island near the ferry house.
The entire Long Island Railroad will
be strung with copper wires and trains
will be run from New Jersey 10 the
end Of the island by electric motors.
The change will be made in the es-
cursion trains next spring. and when
the short lines are running smoothly
orders will he placed for additional
motors for the express trains.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
Photo Public wo,Lmen.

European Inspectors take snapshots
OF men engaged on public work. The
photos. I'm some cases, are more elo-
quent than any report could be. One
showed group OF thirty men on a
roadpavIng job. Two OF the thirty
were at work
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
To Keen Furs.

Furs are preserved during the time
they are not being worn by being
slowed In deep straw hampers. with
sheets STEPPED In turpcntlnc laid be-
tween the folds.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
Higher Grain Rates.

Eastern traffic officials have agreed
upon rates on grain and grain products
that are 20 be I'm force during tho win
ter, says report from Chicago, III
They are the same as las. year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

Seasonable conditions help the coal
industry. but lack OF water In the coke
regions and the same trouble Ia East
ern streams tends 90 restrict ONE man
ufacturlng operaiI1ns.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

One diamond mine. the Premier. near
Pretoria. In the Transvaal. yielded
1881 carats during the month Of May.
The value OF this output Is estimated
at Xb25,OOO
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

Be content 20 lead a simple liie whcre
God has placed you Be obed'ent; bear
your little daily cro.>ss-you need them,
mercy -Fenelon
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

There are more men In the United
States Navy than In all the ships in
the merchant service. N. Y.-46.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

The game Of chess is still taught in Rus
sian schools.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

FITSpermanentlyc cured. No nts or nervous
ness after first days use OF DIR. Kline's Great
NeryeI Iiestorer. s2trial bottleand treatise frse
DIR. IL. II. KLINE Ltd, 9Jl Arch IT, Phila., Pa.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
n Rich Mine.

Corruption is declared TO be unknown in
Japanese politics.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
PrsyerfuI study.

BY the praysrfui study Of the Scriptures
soHes the knoy,sdse of Oh, divine VII
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
Collections Are fsood.

Collections 40 a whole are classsj as
good. being relst lively best - toe S>utb.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
asa cough cure.-J. W. 0'BnIES, 322 Third
Avenue. N, Minneapolis. Minn.. Jan. o. 1900.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11
EbleaM11g@ts
S2|
xho,eale rric:s Quol:l in New YORK
NIlK

Tne Mnk Exchange rrioe Tor STANDARD
quality J. 3i.c. per quart.
RVTTFH
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-11

The pack horses OF Nagasaki, Japan,
wear shoes of straw