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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-11-16

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-11-16
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SHOULDER BRACES
Nov IL 1910.

VIII prove Of invaluable assistance to
You az they compc! n natural erect car
rage, which means proper breathing.
and If done in time will incline your
children to become perfectly formed,
healthy men AID women.
We have this brace in sizes suitable
for the child of four years or the adult
weighing 800 pounds. Being made en-
tirely of cloth it is easily washable and
may be worn without discomfort.
Price, 8l.OO
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

village the chalk
hills Maidstone venerable enough The church with It's
bridge
their
memorial OF times
the last Of the pgmage Three
upright slabs sandstone capped by fourth which measures twelve
call kits House empty tomb Of ancient British date All
times hill
site forgotten battle
undisurbed
this nqurng the
call don human remains along with the
perfect condition closed
dnapdaed The
Ca
the
battle Aylesford in 455 A. D.
Hengss knsan and eloveader who killed
buried The white
Hengss totem the heradc emblem of the Eng
the
s English
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
PRISON CELL ROMANCE.

An interesting story has come to
light of the way in which man un'
dergoing a sentence in Pentonville
prison, tanned and made companion
OF a pigeon. One bitterly cold morn
ing just befoye Christmas, whilst the
prisoners were at exercise, pigeon,
half-dead with the cold. fell into the
yard. A convict picked 1t up, hid it in
his breast, and took 1t back to his
cell, where in the evening he shared
his food with the bird. Wishing to
keep the bird for company, he hid the
bird in his breast every time the
warder came round Quickly the
pigeon became tame. and fast
friendship arose, which helped to pass
the weary hours Of prison life. At
last, however, his secret became
known to his fellow-convicts, and one
man threatened to inform the officials
The man told his story to Saliva
tion Army officer who visited the
prison, and the latter advised him to
appeal to the governor, who, inter.
ested in the mans kind action. gave
him permission to keep the bird. The
man has now been released, and was
helped into work by some kindly.
hearted people who got to know the
little story of the pigeon.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

god seized the rock thus started, and
held 1t from closing; the sun goddess.
yielding to the prayers Of her com
panions, issued again from her retreat.
and the worlds happiness was Sc
cured. Uzume is thus ever symbol
of happiness. but on her fans there Is
other symbolism; there are the two
great gods, Daikoku and Ebisu-the
gods of wealth and productivity;
there are the three happy plants-the
plum, the pine, and the bamboo; there
is the stork flying high In heaven,
and there is the mushroom ~best of
foods" and intimately associated with
Uzume In the popular mind. With
such kumade, who could fail to have
a prosperous year? But If ones taste
is otherwise, he has varied possibili-
ties of choice.
In fact. it would be difficult to find
more striking examples of the symbol
ism in which Japan so much delights
than In these kumade. Some of the
more gaudy ones are a mass of
strange figures which the novice
would need to have explained in de-
tail for his comprehension
When we had finished 1t was nee
essary to take jinrickisha in order
to transport the stuff which we had
bought. Passersby cried out In sur
prise at the fortune which we might
well expect. and cook and the old lady
were overwhelmed with satisfaction
as they thought OF the good times
coming. And yet, when we looked over
the great stock, we felt that some
thing was still lacking; therefore,
quite late In the afternoon, we again
hurried to Tori-no-machi The place
had been transformed. So great was
the present crowd that policemen
were stationed at every little turn.
ing Ropes had been stretched to di-
vide the narrow alleys into two. and
movement was permitted only in one
direction in these separated sections I:
crowded as the booths had seemed dur
ing the morning, new ones had been
erected. and all were blazing with
lights from candles. lamps, torches
and gas-jets.
Talking Of night celebrations and ii.
luminations. there was an interesting
festival two nights ago at the Kudan
where prayers were said for souls OF
those fallen in battle. We were told
that the illumination would be well
worth seeing. To the Kudan. then
we went. A great open space Oh the
level summit Of hill had been taken
possession OF by booths and shacks
and pavilions. 1t may be that all those
in the merry throng had said Their
prayers for the souls Of those lost II
battle, but If they had. there was nc
sign Of sadness on their part. The
whole place was blaze Of light. Al
scores of little booths, toys and foods
fruits and books and cheap things ol
every kind were sold But OF course
the thing for which the crowd hat
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
HAD EAR IN HIS POCKET.

Claiming damages for personal In
jury. at Lambeth county court recent
ly, against a barber named A. Yer
rico of Southampton street. London,
the plaintiff, John Tremayne. said
that the defendant was cutting his
hair, and turned round as customer
entered and cut piece out of his ear
Judge Emden Ito the defendant) {:
tHow much of the ear did you take
pf?" q have got it here" (Laugh,
er) WHAT the carp" Yes" The
defendant then carefully unwrapped
the portion of the ear from a piece Of
paper and handed it to the Judge
Judgment was given for the plaintifI
for 80 shillings.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
TUBERCULOSIS IN THE PRISON
Per Cent. Of Sufferers Is Enormous
and There Seems but One
Remedy.

From several Investigations that
have been made. by the National AS
sociation for the Study and Preven-
tion of tuberculosis, it is estimated
that on an average about fifteen per
cent. of the prison population of the
country is afflicted with tuberculosis.
On this basis, out of the $4,000 prison
ers housed in the penal institutions
of the United States at any given
time, not less than $4,000 are infected
with this disease. If the Philippine
Islands and other insular possessions
were taken into consideration the
number would be much larger. Some
of the prisons of Pennsylvania, Kan
sas and Ohio show such shocking con-
ditions with reference to tuberculosis
that many wardens admit that these
places of detention are death traps.
Similar conditions could be found in
almost every state, and in the major
ity of cases the only sure remedy is
the destruction of the old buildings
and the erection of new ones.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
By PROF. FREDERICK STARR
7ori-no-Machi and Shinfo Miracles

We nearly lost Tori-no-machi. We
had made note regarding 1t, but II
had been laid aside and forgotten. Call.
ing November 8, upon binder to or
der some covers for Japanese books,
he stated that It would be necessary
for him to. see the books. Upon our
suggestion that he should come to the
house on the morrow, he apologized,
saying that we could hardly expect
him to come then, as he must go, be-
ing tradesman, to Tori-no-macht.
Upon our processing ignorance regard
ing that place and function. he remind
ed us that it was then and there that
he would get his kumade for the COM
Ing year. To fuSher elucidate he went
at once and brought us the kumade
which had given him prosperity during
the year then ending. One glance at
1t was enough. We decided that not
only he, but we would go to Tori-no.
machi on the morrow.
The word tori means bird. The fes-
uval Of Tori-no-machi Is celebrated at
bird shrines on the days Of the bird in
November-this year, the 9th and 21st.
The festival begins at midnight, and
ends "a hours later We were warned
that, II we wished to make photo
graphs, it would be well to be upon
the spot early, as the later hours of
the day would be too crowded for any
thing to be done. Long before we
reached the immediate neighborhood
Of the shrine we met people with joy
GUS faces, carrying their kumade for
the year The kumade is symbolical
object brought from the temple pre-
cincts, which gives good luck in busi-
ness enterprises through the succeed
Ing year. A few steps more, and we
found ourselves actually In the midst
of the kumade trade-a perfect net
work Of narrow alleys and ways close
ly crowded on both sides with booths
filled from top to bottom with the most
brilliant and tawdry constructions of
card and wood and twisted straw.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

Here were kumade of all sizes and
prices, and different enough to meet
the demands of every taste. Trade
was in good blast, and the scene was
not only lively, but noisy. Turning a
corner, we found ourselves facing the
Temple of the Bird, and hurried to-
ward 1t In order to see the devotion
of the people before we gave further
attention to the talismans on sale. 1t
was Shinto temple, but Of those
which show the influence Of Buddhism
In its details and arrangements. Just
before we reached it. we passed the
dancing platform-found in connection
with all Shinto temples--for kagura. A
kagura dancer was then performing.
The music was supplied by three men
seated at the rear of the stage, dressed
in dull green with pointed caps upon
their heads Two of them beat drums
Of differing forms, while third
played upon pipe or whistle. The
dancing girl was strikingly arrayed in
white, red-edged. A purple-blue upper
kimono, a great blue obi (belt) white
apron falling from her head and a
broad blue pendant behind. Upon her
head she wore crown, from which
extended three leafy boughs of the sa-
cred sakake. From her neck hung a
sacred necklace made of long beads.
round beads and the curious claw
shaped magatama. Her face was
carefully powdered, and to every de-
tail of her dress minute attention had
been given. Her movements were slow
and graceful, the steps those of cere.
monial dancing, handed down perhaps
unchanged for centuries. On a small
table before her lay the different OBJ
jects which she would in turn use in
the dance. A systrum OF brass was
held in the right hand. and at the mo
ment when we first saw her, bough
of sakake was In the left. These she
moyed gracefully to the accompani
ment okthe dance. At a certain place
the branch OF sakake was laid down
and the gohei-a rod with curiously
cut pendant paper-was taken in It's
placo. This In turn was exchanged
for a sword and that for fan.
People as they approached the altar
clapped their hands and bent theii
uncovered heads in prayer. They ther
pressed forward to throw money into
the contribution trough. and to hand
to the attendant priest offerings fol
the temple. Passing into the shrine
itself we found the altar loaded witt
gifts-rice cakes. vegetable products
Of different kinds. and things Of value
that could be used to the advantage
Of the gods. On both sides Of the altai
were great piles of mamori or charms
all of which no doubt were sold lont
before the festival ended. Priests ans
other venders Of these charms were
seated Just outside the temple. The
favorite mamori were purses made p
yellow cloth, beating stamped pic
ture Of the bird tp which the templ'
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

to-daya well woman. Mrs. WILLIAM
AHRENs, 988 W. 21st St., Chicago, Ill.
Lydia E. Pinkham's S Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
ful drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn.
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation. ul-
,eration, displacements, fbroid tumcrs.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache..
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
aersef to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial.
LII you would like special advice
about your case write confiden-
sial letter to Mrs. Pinkham. at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free.
end always helpful.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

was consecrated-the eagle; inside
these yellow purses are either folded
strips Of paper with good luck words
printed on them, or limitations of an.
cient gold pieces stamped in thin
brass.
Having seen the temple and offer.
ings and supplied ourselves with ma.
mort, we were ready to look more
closely at the kumade in the booths
Who can describe them? The word
kumade In its simplest meaning signi-
fies rake. The symbolism is, OF
course. that with 1t one may rake In
fortune and wealth during the year.
But In most kumade the fact that 1t
is a rake which one has purchased Is
quite forgotten; while the rake is
there, 1t is generally so covered with
other symbolic objects that one may
easily forget it. Here, for instance. =,
q booth which seems to display moth
ing but fans; but behind tho fans Is
the framework Of the simple rake.
These fans always have as their cen
trail decoration the mask or face of
SAC NQ1AC06 &OQOC0S OIoA0Aut va
Uzume the "abundant-happiness-
woman" She is always represented
with narrow forehead. with two
spots of black. and with broad face
and puffed out cheeks. The story runs
that on one occasion the sun goddess
was so offended that she took refuge
In dark and dismal cave, the mouth
Of which was closed. by great rock
which no one could move. The other
gods-for at that time there were no
humans--were in despair. They de-
vised various schemes for appeasing
the angered goddess. Finally, as part
of the arranged plan, Uzume danced.
1t is stated that her dancing was far
from modest, but it pleased the spec
tators, who roared with laughter. This
piqued goddess. hearing sounds of joy.
and anxious to see what was going on.
slightly moved the closed rock and
looked out. Instantly strong armed
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
FISH DROPS FROM SKY.

The township of Red Bank, N. j..
was the scene of rather unusual oc-
currence one afternoon recently.
While Mr.. and Mrs. /. H. Alden were
chatting with friends on their porch
in Broad street, they were startled by
the Tapping of large weakfsh, which
seemed to drop out of clear sky on
the green lawn. Then they heard the
cawing of flshhawks and saw a large
hawk chasing smaller one which
had presumably caught the fish in the
Shrewsbury river. The weakfsh made
dinner for the Adlems that evening.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

who bit the cat?" asked the nurse
sternly WAS it you, Miss FlossN, or
was it Master Charley?"
1T will make big difference In the
point Of view as to which one did it."
murmured the wit Of the family.
Why so?" asked the just parent,
sternly
Because" was the answer, "if Flos.
sic did it, it was misdeed. but ii
done by Charley. it was master
stroke"
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
MOTHER KNEW.

Mother-Im afraid Gwendoline ia
setting her heart on that young Pen
niless.
Father-You think so?
Mother--I am almost sure of 1t.
Father-Well. he is not fit person
for her to marry. He is as poor as g
rat, and has no prospects. Something
must be done to set her against him
Mother-I have thought of that, and
have hit upon what / think is an ex
cellent plan.
Father--Yes. What is it?
Mother-We must tell her that we
want her to marry him.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
sARAcEN TREASURES FOUND

Some interesting discoveries are re-
ported in France. Recently in ex
cavations at the Abbey of Fonteyrault
some tombs were brought to light
which are considered to date from the
Plantagenets. But at Senons we gel
a glimpse of periods more remote, fol-
there discoveries have been made oi
Jewels, medals. and arms. These are
believed to have belonged to the Sara
Gems, who we're defeated by Charles
Martel in 1872,
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
And They Wonderedl

Judge Nicholas Longworth, who used
to sit on Ohio"s supreme bench, looked
unnaturally grave, and neighbor, in
recognition of his facial depression.
named a pet owl Judge Longworth." /"
1t was the very next day that an ex-
clle~ maid broke up his wife's garden
party. "Oh, madam said she. "Ma-
dam! Judge Longworth has laid an
egg"
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
TRIAL BY TELEPHONE.

The fact that contagious diseases
cannot be transmitted over the tele-
phone wires enabled Judge F. E. Bow
ser of Warsaw. Ind, to try a case at
home while quarantined because his
children had scarlet fever. The Judge
heard the evidence by telephone and
imposed fine and a 60-day sentence
upon a young man for stealing.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

In the Belgian Congo are to be
found thousands of enormous cham
bered nests or heaps constructed by
the Industrious ants of that land. A
great variety of choice ferns and be
gonia plants grow on these ant heaps
and in many cases they are covered
with bamboo 80 feet high. The heap
shown in the accompanying illustra
tion is n yards in circumference and
the trees on the top are over 20 feet
high. It's great size will be apparent
on comparing it with the man stand
ing at the bottom.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

Miss Uppson." said the lady who
was interested in charitable work. I'VE
are getting up raffle for poor man
who is out Of work. Would you nke
90 take a few chances?"
mo. thank you,D replied the fair
maid, Il wouldn't know what to do
with poor man if happened to win
him."
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

The Reporter Where's the lady o
the house?
The Maid-Out.
Reporter Where's the owner?
Maid-Out.
Reporter Of the family?
Maid-Out.
Reporter--Well. say--we have a re
port that there was fire here thh
morning. Is it,
Maid--Outl
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
Nipped in the Bud.

The Minister (stopping to teal
No, thank you, must decline on the
cucumbers.
Little Tommie-Guess you're afraid
Of the tummy ache, but you don't need
to be, cuz when have 1t mamma al
ways rubs" {! ! !)-Boston Her
aid.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

tors said / could not
get well unless I
had an operation.
i knew J could not
stand the strain Of
one, so I wrote to
you sometime ago
about my he alth
and you told me
what to do. After
taking Lydia e.
|Pinkham's Vegeta-
|ble Compound and
Blood Purifier I am
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

There can be no greater mistake
than to suppose that the man with
$1,0OO,O00 is million times happier
than the man with one dollar.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

That Sir Francis Drake. first man
so sail around the world, intrepid sea-
fighter and bold explorer. should be
honored especially as the man who
first introduced potatoes into Europe
was the idea of the people of Offen-
burg. Germany. In that town stands
fine statue Of Drake, His left ell
bow rests on an anchor and in his
left hand he holds well-grown po-
tato plant, potatoes and all. There is
globe at his right foot and vessel
behind him. and in his right hand he
carries a map of South America.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

The difference between cynic and
a crouch is Just in the manner of
spelling.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia e. Pirkham's
Vegetable Compound

Chicago, Ill.-"T was troubled with
falling and Inflammation. and the doe
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-08-16

quaint Mnstery
centpry
village
When funeral the wreath hung the church.
i a represe ation Of a n
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-03-15

3. Is the distillate dangerous to
handle?
Ans.-Not very.
4. Would the houses have to be very
tightly bu lit?
Ans.-The rooms should be built
fairly tight as you save fuel that way
but plenty of overhead ventilation
should be provided.
And from another correspondent;
Is distillate obtainable everywhere?
Ans.-It can be had in Seattle for
1917 cents per gallon.
2. Size and cost of burner and de-
f1ector?
Ans.-Stoveswith burner, deflector,
feed pipe and a 10 gallon tank can be
had down at Seattle for 800.
3. Could room broodlng be success
full in Northwestern Washington?
Ans.-It would be very successful.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-03-15
Room Broodin9.

At the request of number of cor
respondents, who have asked that our
articles on room booding be reprinted
we print below all that we have space
for in this issue. In a future number
we will give an account of the results
attained by a number of Washington
poultrymen who have installed the
room brooders.
First. as to the size of the rooms;
16x16 #. or 15x20 TT. are good pratic-
able dimensions and the height of the
room should be at least tt. in the
center and not less than six feet at
the sides but little more height
would be better as it would insure
purer air though at the cost of little
more fuel. The looms should be per-
manent not portable, as portable
houses of this size are sarcely practic-
able and there is nothing TO be gained
by making themiportable. e1It is best