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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09
Singie-Comb Brown Lee!1orn.

pine. These windows have been
opened wide daily regardless Of zero
weather. Single Comb Brown Leg
horns stand cold woather. provided
they are free from crafts and damp
ness, says writer in an exchange.
Our buildings have dirt 6oors COW
cred with one foot cf wheat straw.
The dropping boards aid roosts are
cleaned and disinfected with bot
spray from force pump every two
weeks. The broken straw from the
floor is placed upon the dropping
boards and the floor covered anew
with wheat straw. The cost Of the
building. exclusive OF land, was s3.SS
per liueal foot. 20 plus 12S feet. TINS
housing l.25G LAYERS at 62 cents per
hen. The usua! estimate is 81 per
hen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09
HER FRIENDLY HELPER
BY JANETTE FlNLsY.

Its time to be thinking about
spring hats" sighed Mrs. Turner.
Goodness! You talk as though 1t
were a hardship" demonstrated Mrs.
Beck I'm just aching to get start
ed at mine! You know, my sisters S
been studying millinery, and"
"Oh. don't, if you value your peace
of mind, to say nothing of your repu-
tation in the neighborhood!" interrupt
ed Mrs. Turner. Il have been through
it, and that's the principal reason |
hate the very name OF hats! wish
we might haye lived when our grand
mothers did, and put away our nice,
becoming hats, to wear year after
year"
well. wouldn't be seen in the hats
my grandmother wore" declared Mrs.
Beck.
You will long for them. after you've
finished this year. if you let your sis
ter help trim your hat" prophesied
Mrs. Turner I'll tell you about my
experience.
II have a friend who was very artis-
tic. She pins ribbon on a street
dress, and you'd be amazed to see
what lovely evening dress 1t is
turned intoi And she makes the stun
niugest street hat by just picking up
her little boys straw hat and draping
her veil over it! 1t is all SO easy and
simple looking.
$50 when this friend said she'd help
ME trim my spring hat | was duly
grateful. was just aching for nice
looking hat covered with daisies, and
she said we'd make one. So | went
into 4 store and bought a couple of
punches OF daisies and nice cheap
frame.
My friend smiled too bad smile
when she saw my purchase, and said
the shape was impossible, but added
thar she'd go with me to select
frame. Accordingly. we took back my
choice and bought S. frame that was
very similar TO the other. but had
more artistic lines, my friend ca
planned.
She set the frame on my head and
pinned the daisies on. Then she stood
off 10 admire. Oh she said. you've
not got nearly enough daisies! You'll
have TO get lots more!
so went and ordered two more
punches. My friend was quite amused
when brought them back. She had
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09
CELERY AS DUCK FOOD
Winter Buds and Root Stocks
Are ReIished Best.
Plant Is Wholly Submerged With Long,
Flexible, Ribbon-Llke Leaves OF
LIeh. Translucent Green
r,owers Are Peculiar.
{By w. L M'ATEE.)


The names wild celery and canvas
back duck have been closely associat-
ed in the annals of American sport.
To a certain extent this association
is justified, since the canvas back OBJ
tains about one-fourth of its food from
this plant-a greater proportion than
any other duck. However, the asser-
ton that the favor of the canvasbaciI
Is superior to that Of any other duck
and that it depends on diet of wild
celery is not proved, to say the least.
The scaups or bluebills and the red
head also are very fond Of wild eel
cry, and are fully as capable Of get
ting the delicious buds as the canvas
back. Several other ducks get more
or less of this food, the writer finding
that even the scoters on northern
lake in fall lived almost exclusively on
it for a time All parts Of the plant
are eaten by ducks but the tender
winter buds and root stocks are rel
ished best. Wild celery buds can usu:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09
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Gather eggs daily.
Gull out small eggs.
The goose averages about thirty
eggs.
Geese do not thrive when yarded;
ducks do.
The goose like the duck, las p!ac-
tically no crop.
The average weight of the goose is
twice that Of the duck.
Geese pair. but brakes will take
care of iour or more mates.
& her left TO shift for herself may
lay in summer but seldom will in win
ter
Are YOU figuring on entering one
or two pens in poultry show, if not,
begin now.
Before packing and shipping poui-
try should be thoroughly dry and colo,
but not frozen.
Limberneck is caused by the fowls
eating some dead animal matter that
has bred maggots.
ne SOOSe Is a 81 dHiuS uIhu, "hiC
the duck thrives with limited
amount Of green food.
Don't forget to sprinkle lime on
drop boards. not too much, for 1t is
hard on the chickens feet.
Meat in some form must be fed
poultry at least twice a week-also
green food if you want results.
A good dry mash for layers: Two
parts bran. part cornmeal, I part
alfalfa meal. and / part beef scrap
Ducks can be profitably bred for
four years geese can be bred for
many years-for q period that seems
incredible.
Fifty hens with abundant room.
care and proper feed will return more
cash than one hundred carelessly fed
and crowded.
Dust the hen with insect powder
before setting, and twice more while
Matching. then chicks will not be full
OF lice to begin with.
After hens have passed their periof
of profitable laying 1.-TWO or three
years) they may be sold at little u
any loss on their frat cost
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09
Winter Feed for Poultry.

One e the best and most relished
winter feeds for poultry is cabbage,
says writer in an exchange. Even
though there Is an abundance Of
other green vegetable matter,
should still strive to add some cab
bage to the list.
It Is true that there is nothing
quite as good for the hens as a grow
ing crop, such as rye, over which they
can range and thus combine exercise
with food getting, and every effort
should be made to provide it, but
often space is too limited for such
crops, and dependence must be had
altogether on substitutes that can be
stored away.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09

expected me to bring back half
dozen lunches! Of course, since she
was doing it and it was purely favor,
l couldn't demonstrate about the price,
which was rapidly soaring-so ! got
more daisies, Finally we got enough,
and began the construction.
She told me what to do, while
sewed, | never got a bunch properly
sewed on until Id cut it off about d
dozen times, and I was as tired as
though Id made whole dress! BY
the time she was satisfied it was dark,
and ] pinned on the hat, without
enough sense to look in the mirror to
see the effect, and went home.
MY family howled at me! | was
called everything, from a hothouse to
a forest. and my husband made me
wear my old hat to the theater that
night, with the option of staying home
if l didn't!
Still. | felt that my friend knew,
and. in spite of my inner convictions. l
trusted her good TASTE. She had sald
the hat was becoming and stylish, and
decided that my family needed to be
educated up to it, So wore it down
town next day. People sat for the
whole trip in the car with their eyes
fastened on my hat
Then | met my friend who had
helped me make the hat. She stood
still, looking at me for second. Then
she sat down aud laughed in my face.
oh she said, you look SO funny!
"She said she hadn't noticed before
how | looked in it-she was just try
ing then to get all the daisies on 1t
artistically. So now she offered to fix
it over.
But l was firm in my refusal, and
took it back to the store where Id
bought the material They charged
quite a sum for taking the trimming
off and putting some new trimming on
it.
I've since dis covered that the rea-
son my friend seems 80 artistic is that
she herself is good looking, and could
wear derby and appear stylish! The
things she wears wouldn't suit any
other woman, and she looks stylish in
spite of them, not because of them!
"By the way. I've got about thou
sand daisies YOU may have if you're
bound to riment!"-Chicago Daily
News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09
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GOOD HOUSES FOR CHICKENS
Leehorne Stand Cold Weather, Pro-
vided They Are Free From Damp
ness and Drauqhts.

We have one building 18x70 feet
and one 1Sx12S feet made of matched
pine. not doubled or lined, a pitch
roof covered with two-ply roofing and
dirt floors. Both buildings face the
south and each has the south side
covered with an equal amount of glass
and muslin halfway from the caves,
the latter half enclosed with matched
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-12-18
HELP THE AFFLICTED
Red Cross Xmas Seals for Sale
Proceeds of sale Of Red Cross Xmas Seals to create
fund to stamp out tuberculosis

@ur Grocery Department is unusually well
Ostocked with everything to make your Xmas
purchases satisfactory and complete. few Of
the good things we have to offer you:
Burt Neys Catchup L. e. Sauce, Chow Chow.
Sweet Pickles, Barrel Pickles, Olives Plain and
Stuffed, Mustard Durkee's Salad Dressing. Olive,
OIL Preserves. Pimetoes, Fancy Cakes, CaIif5i uia
fruit, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Pecans, English al
nuts, Cocoanuts, Figs, Currants Raisns, Crystal
lied Orange Peel, Crystazed Lemon Peel, Citrons.
Prices Baking Powder Calumet Baking Powder,
Apples Oranges, Lemons, Fancy Candy, Sugar
Stick Candy Homemade Ribbon Cane Syrup,
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-12-18
keS Successfully only PEACMAKER FLOUR which AG
What to Give Grand
mother

Auto Cap,
Sweater,
Coat Suit,
Knit Wool Skirt,
Wool Gloves,
Dress Pattern,
Underwear,
Handkerchiefs,
Wool Hose,
Blankets,
Comforts,
Shoes.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-01
MELISSA INCLINES TO OCCES-
SIGNAL AGREEMENT.

Mrs. Merriwid pushed up the right
sleeve of her loo dressing robe and
flexed the biceps of her beautifully
rounded arm after the most approved
method, frowning as. she did so.
"Shockingly fiabby!" she remarked
to her maternal maiden aunt Jane.
"Wretched form! I'll have to buy
nice little gym suit and take some
daily exercises"
buying a suit for it?" asked Aunt
Jane, who had an idea of economy.
Certain kinds, perhaps" replied
Mrs. sMerriwid, that is, of course, if
you're not English; but you see, dear
ie, want to learn to walk on my
hands, and even In the privacy Of my
own roOm-ahem!"
of annoyance.
Really" Mrs. Merriwid, declared.
I'm not fooling. Don't you think
if l were able to do it gracefully it
would be a nice way to enter
room?'
AOu O1p6i dSSAuliS, IhihhJ
said Aunt Jane. mo, l don't think it
would be a nice way at ALL
you would disapprove of somer-
saults rapidly and neatly executed,
also, presumed"
MY dear Melissa" said Aunt Jane,
IF you wish me to leave the room,
say so plainly, but don't talk that
way. It's not ladylike and it's not
modest"
Mrs Merriwid puckered her lips and
emitted a low, melodious whistle.
We'll, it's quite evident you don't ap-
prove" she remarked. We'll have to
leave the subject of athletics, then, l
suppose. But please tell me, dear
auntie, that you believe in woman
having a certain degree of freedom.
You don't consider, do you. that she
should be tied and trammelled by the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-01

obsolete conventions that have mar
rowed and cramped her for countless
ages?"
IF you are abiding to-er-to cor
sets, I must say that l consider them
both proper and necessary" Aunt Jane
answered. Tight lacing Is one thing,
and an adequate support that gives
trimness to the figure and discourages
the indecorous habit of lounging is an
other"
DO you think a woman should
smoke il she wants tor asked Mrs.
Merriwid
There you go again!" said Aunt
Jane.
81 feel sure you don't" declared her
niece. LAS a matter Of fact, you dis
agree with me-"
Perhaps not so much as that Gig
arctic did," Aunt Jane retorted.
1T was my first attempt" said Mrs.
Merriwid. 1.-THE next time l shall
not find it 80 unpleasant, and after
that shall begin to derive enjoyment
from the practice. You'll see."
Il won't" said Aunt Jane eHpnal-
ically. THE next time it happens,
shall pack my trunk and go back to
Keokuk on the first train. There are
some things, Melissa, that l Will not
countenance even In you"
"A good many things" said Mrs.
Merriwid, pouting. You certainly
don't approve of much that | do or
much that think. You don't like my
new shoes"
The heels are positively absurd"
Aunt Jane declared.
You don't like my Easter lily gown
or what / said to Hilda when she
burned the chops this morning"
DO you think, yourself, you were
justified in what you said?"
81 think those chops would have JUS
tilted anything" said Mrs. Merriwid.
II ought to have thrown them at her.
suppose you don't approve OF
that"
Il decidedly do not" said Aunt
Jane.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-01

"And when I told Hilda to tell MI
Jesse that / wasn't at nome So0
thought / was an absolute taisinei'
You don't love me, that's wha' 'no
matter" Mrs Merriwid took ciedh
pocket handkerchief from her bureau
drawer. shook it out or It's IoluS anu
applied it to her eyes. AT inc s"n,e
time her shoulders became violently
agitated.
Now. Melissa, my dear!" remon-
strated Aunt Jane.
Mrs. Merriwid gurgled.
You know that isn't true, Mei's-
ga. You know that l do love you.
Mrs. Merriwid dropped her pocket
handkerchief and jumping up, ciaspea
her relative in a close embrace ana
waItzed her to the end of the room
and back. Then she let her go anu
began to laugh.
well. I'm sure!" said Aunt Jane,
setting her hair straight.
"You darling! How refreshing you
are!" cried Mrs. Merriwld. You TO
shade in the desert and claret lemon
aQS 10 IuS pdICuCu IbiOe1I' W. ~
best ever. And / had such slckiy
session with Mr.. Jesse last night.
Auntie, dear, do you suppose there's
anything more awful in the world
than a kindred spirit?"
81 hardly understand you, my dear,
replied Aunt Jane.
Mr.. Jesse opines that he and I are
kindred spirits explained Mrs. Merrl-
wild. He bases his opinion on his
assurance that he has the same tastes,
ideas and convictions that have. He
looks at everything in the same way.
He would sympathize with me perfect"
ly if wanted to walk into room on
my hands. He would walk on his
hands by my side if he had chance
or throw somersaults-or fits. He
wouldn't disapprove of my smoking.
He'd lend me his pipe like the gen.
tIeman in Mr. Wells books. He has
my ideas on politics and my ideas OF
religion and high-heeled shoes, and il
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-01

we were married, our companionship
would be SO perfect that we would
neither of us need to say a single
word. We'd just think and then nod
our heads at each other. No friction.
no argument, no rows and no max
ing up again"
1T would be peaceful existence"
said Aunt Jane.
1T would be the very next thing to
the silent tomb-if it lasted; but to
get right down to brass tacks, it sell
dom does last" said Mrs. Merriwid.
Spirits that are too kindred for any
use before marriage soon meet like
strangers, afterwards, and you can't
tell beforehand what form Of disagree
meut you have to depend or to while
away the dragging hours. It's as i'm
portant for married people to disagree
upon the right things as it is for them
to agree properly. You paste that in
side your best hat, dearie. The great
thing is to learn to tolerate and even
enjoy the stupidity, childishnesx
weakness, narrowness and blindness
of your mate, and prefer them to the
wisdom, liberality and insight of any,
body else on earth. That makes the
happy marriage, auntie."
We'll, / suppose you think Won
know, but in my opinion you are to-
tally and willfully mistaken" said
Aunt Jane.
Copyright, 1913. by w. @. Chapman.)
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-01

The Dentist-You have very good
teeth, madam. How have YOU nre-
served them SO well?
The Victim in the Chair-Ugh!
Il say, what do you use on your
teeth?"
ugh, UGH"
when were they last filled?"
UGH"
1T doesn't hurt you. does it?"
ugh! UGH"
Madam. If you don't keep your
mouth shut, III never be able to all
this TOOTH"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08

The outlook for hounced skirts is very favorable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
Fairfield County News
The ..F,ire pistrict,. Forn.

The Fire District Form. E G1enbrook, suburb of Stamford, and part Of the town of Stamford, is the first village in this state to take ad- vantage of an act of 1911, giving com munities the right, upon vote of the majority of the legal voters to adopt the fire district form of governme for the purpose Of '9buiIding and main taining streets and sidewalks. and for obtaining fire protection and street lighting" The action was taken Sat urday night and the district will inn naediately organize a fire department as the first step. It has been without fire protection to date. The grand list of the district is over $5oo,OoO
 Mistreated Horses.
 State Humane Agent Gardiner of New Haven went to Monroe Tuesday afternoon to investigate a complaint against a farmer there who, it is said, been working. The state agent took no other steps than to warn the man. who is a foreigner, that trouble for him would likely result if another complaint was filed.
 Thrown From Carriage Hattie, daughter of Samuel Ferris of Stamford, is badly bruised, as a result | of being thrown from a carriage Tues l day evening, when it was in collision
 
 winding. The machine came without warning and hit the wagon on the left 1 side. The front wheel was demolished, the crosstree smashed and other dam age done The horse started away, but I was caught by the driver of the ma l chine. The girls claim that the auto- mobile was going at rapid rate around the bend. Bushes and shrup- { bery hid the view.
 ] Trying to Trace Uncle , A fortune in England is said to de- i voIve the search which Edward Morris, a Danbury halter, is starting I to make for his uncle, a sea captain, who has not been heard from for many years. Last fall, William H. Morris, the father of Edward Morris, died and I left an interesting history behind him. l It was then revealed that MT. Morris. who was gardener at the time of his death, had been educated as scenic painter early in life and had run away | from the home of wealthy parents in England, taking to the sea. After many years of voyaging about the l world he had finally come to America, where he had settled down without re- vealing to anyone his past. About the l time of his death he told his son the story of his life and adventures From i these facts it was disclosed that MT. l Morris had a brother, who was a sea | captain, and had run away from home about the same time that he had. 1 Nothing had been heard from him in years. It was supposed that he had l full information about the estate of the family in England, and that it would be necessary to find him in or der to establish title to the family es- 1 tate in England. For several months young Morris has been trying to get 1 trace of the missing uncle, but he has been unable to learn anything of his l whereabouts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
MORE BABIES AND
 LESS SLIT SKIRTS
Court Upholds Old Fashioned Husband Whose Wife Wants Separation

New York Aug. s-Afrs. Clara Briner Tousey, who, according to her hus- band, Dri Ralph Tousey, of 1sO West Seventy seventh street, has new wom- an ideals of wifehood, must live with ing to a. decision of Supreme Court Justice Guy in the suit by the wife for separation.
 merit and gave the custody of Ralph, IT,, three years old, to the father.
 Boiled down to a few words, Mrs. Touseyss long list of grievances against her husband are:
 He has old-fashioned ideas and wants more than one baby.
 He did not give her his undivided time and attention, regardless of busi- ness dema nds.
 He failed to provide her with sufn- cient funds with which to purchase slit gowns and other things the fem mine heart holds dear:
 The doctor has declared that he ex- poets wife to be a housewife, Q mother of children, a helpmate and not too extravagant.
 The doctor has an income of at least $10, 0,000> a year, according to- Mrs. Tou- sey, and will inherit $100,000 on the death of his mother.
 Mrs. Tousey's shopping trips have cost him, the doctor says, in four years more than $11,0Oo above his in- come.
 The Touseys were married in New York on September II, 1909, and their son., Ralph, was born August 4, 1910.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
PADS AND FASHIONS

Brassieres become more and more transparent.
 New Fall ribbons will be of ratine and broche crepe.
 Dull French plaid ribbons make de- lightful sashes.
 Charmeuse continues to be among the best-liked silks.
 sashes become more frequent and more varied than ever.
 Goura. nunnidi and coq. feathers are as popular as ever.
 Some of the prettiest blouses just now are made of organdy.
 Hatter's plush hats are simply trimmed with picot ribbon.
 Natural coq. feathers are just now immensely popular in Paris.
 Small hchu ends are added to some of tha aAx Hsixad eouazA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
TH1s WILD INrEREsr YOU

Never before have building lota been sold faster at private sale than this week at Bernard Place Der nard Place is only ten inmates by trolley. just a little way over the city line in Stratford. Every lot is as smooth as a lawn or a garden spot The property is on a high elevation, and commands a fine view There are many fine shade trees on the prop erty which adds to It's attractiveness- The prices that Jordan Ss Selleck have placed on the lots at Bernard Place are reasonable, and the terms place them within the reach of any earnest home seeker. Jordan 6 Selleck nev- CT sell at Auction, they prefer to se- lect their buyers and protect their customers and their property City improvements are at the property. and the trolley is one short block away.
 To get to Bernard Place take any trolley that goes to Stratford by way of Barnum avenue, get off at Broad Bridge Road, and walk, one block North the property is then just on the left. Statesmen will be on the prop erty all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
A MILLIONAIRES VIEWS.
Although Holding Property Mexico,
 Would Not Send Soldiers.

(By Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner.)
 Washington, Aug. s.-Wi11iann Kent is a member of Congress from Cali fornia- He belongs neither to the Democratic party, the Republican party or the Progressive party. He votes sometimes with the one party and sometimes with another. He is an independent, and is officially listed as such.
 MT. Kent is a millionaire and has large financial holdings in Mexico. Naturally, therefore, he is taking keen interest in the solution of tn evexa- tious problem of what attitude the United States is to take concerning Mexico. But he does not agree with some of his fellow American million aires who are anxious to have our troops invade Mexico, in order that our soldiers may do duty as police men in the protection of mines and other physical property owned by Americans in Mexico.
 MT. Kent has taken the trouble to write letter to every member of Congress- In part, this letter reads:
 ''The lives of American soldiers should not be sacrificed, the peoples treasure should not be wasted, in pro- tecting the property rights of those of our citizens who, having gone be- yond our borders, have taken a chance on the laws and conditions of peoples beyond our control.
 sAs one financially interested in Mexico. inasmuch as would not jeopardize my own life nor the lives of my sons to protect m yproperty, I would be a coward and murderer if I should send any of my countryrnen to death in behalf. of that property