Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-02-28
An Ideal Climate.

An Ideal Climate.
This is an ai;;-she-year-rou I'd
climate. Peasant in sumner as
we'll as III winter. 1t is noe euervl-
ting but braciug. The nights are
ccoi, blankets teing always llced-
ed. LADIES always take a wrap on
their arms even If it is too Warm
to wear when leaving homs. About
2 o'clock every day delightful
breeze comes from the ocean and
hE.4.a, k=w.sa i eon.tss,a9!s:
I've are having our wet. season,
which commences in January al d
ends in March. 1t is not steady
downpour rs some suppose. There
are three or four days of rainfall
which are followed by as many
weeks of sunny skies.
Venice of America.
We have visited several beach
towns, Santa Monica, Ocean Park,
Venice, Playa Del Ray, Redondo,
and Long Beach, all being vefy
attractive. Venice reminds me OF
Couey Island, N. Y. TINS is Ven
ice of America. Here there 10 a
Venitian Palm Garden resting Oh
the waters of the grand Pacific.
wherein eau be heard the world
famous Ellery's ltaIi4n Band OF
fifty-lwo pieces. Concerts are Civ
Ell afternoons and evenings. Sea :
ing capacity is $500. 1t also con-
talns the largest pipe organ i'll the
world. There are miles of Venetian
Canals traversed by gondolas
which are propelled by Venetia.'
Goudoliers. Beautiful bridges
span the Canals, and there Is i,
long fishing Id pleasure pier
The attractions on The Midway
were brough! from Portland Ex
position. We generally spend The
day when we 60 to the beach.
Large Ostrich Farm.
Yesterday we visited Gary. 2
auu South Pasad.lia, bo'li Az
pretty suburbs. l'he Uawsto.. y :
lri;h larm rs at South Pa:adens
| enjoyed MY Visit h-rr Worry i,u;...
Alter LOOKING through lie sales
room, where there is ii lovely dl.-
play of feathers of every cpi",.
ostrich boas, fans, algrrlies "-lu
cur os, we passed through li,'-
beautiful flower garden. fl1wer.
OF every description are III bloom
Orange trees .ull of fruit, uiso
with blooms. Next came tie Us
lrlch. There ERE 160 grown buds.
saw SIX one day old. and auou!
twenty-five iron, one 10 lhrer
weeks cid. The young Chicks al
very dellcate aud great car
given them for Two or three month.
When at eight lnoalhs old the
first feathers are taken, alter TIA,
they are pickl d Every nlne month.
Fac large quilts are cut, and to-
smaller feathers are pluck d. All
males are black With While lrath-
ers un the eud ol their wings ana
lail. The females are All drni
color They lny twice Al year, l6
Eggs III each i,tlrr. Al,egg M-Iah-
| 3 p.unus and r'qunes az days IL.
nalc, Wren the nen is al:oa' Ii
sli The mall. utctpiea the II sl
from 4 y. III. until s IL. u. aud
.,ll. aud ii hu:l nours at nul.,,
Ah ch time size cell ex 'lci., an
rul.
~ flu years ., ~g iii. mai
selecls Il mAt- and Is very uluch
attached 10 her it being difficult
10 dlvuicr Them IA beau,i'ul les
son and example for the human
rac-). here are several peus with
:. pair oi b.rds III Zach, whIcn arr
n@m-.d tor very distinguished pso-
pie, VIZ: G,u. aud Mrs. Grapi,
Edward aud Queen AIrXandrle,
Pr slLe.,t AID Mrs. Roosevelt,
NJ i. aud ,lro. .uck.I y, Dr. "no
,lrn. j. y Rpb=.ls stuu many
,ih:r-. I.ne guide r-murk'-d. "lhs.
aus hyve an Alice now, 30 OH
NV nrxt WISH l expect 40 se2
IN ck'aud Alice LoGgworth.