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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
FEAR IN HIGH PLACES,
The Psychological Views OF Famous
SteepIe.C Climber.

SteepIe.climber.
2. T. ,O'Neil Of Charlestown, q
steeple-climber, asked If he ever felt
fear in high places, answered:
"Of course, I feel fear at times. Fear
is common to all mankind. Not to feel
fear Is not courage; to overcome fear
is the true quality Of courage; Not
long ago Prof. Taussis, Of Harvard,
who Is interested in the matter from
a psychological standpoint, wrote to
me a similar question. What I told
him l will tell you.-
II divide the nerve force Of man
into two parts-the impelling force and
the restraining force; the same impeu-
Ing force that causes body of recruits
at first to run under fire, and the re-
straining force that causes them to
overcome for various reasons the first
natural fear. So In climbing, one un-
used to it Is by the natural impelling
force of his nervous system afraid
afraid that his legs, his arms, his sup
port will give way and plunge him
down. Shakespeare. who touched on
all human emotions. touched on this
feeling of fear in high places, when in
king Lear he pictured Edward at the
cliffs of Dover.
'The only way to get over the natu-
raj fear is by some restraining force,
from either within or without. -e-
member once, when q new boy ut sea
was ordered aloft by mate, that he
trembled with fear, and begged to be
let out of 1t: Upon my soul, sir, I
can't go up there This was his first
impulse. But when the mate
touched him up with ropes end, he
was at the top Of the mast so quick
that the mate could not follow him.
The pain on his outer nerves brought
him to his senses, and made him exert
his restraining force. So If you hap
pen to be with any one who shows
signs Of fear in high place, a few
smart slaps on the face will bring him
70 himself. The right medicine for un--.
conquerable fear in high place is i'm
mediate pain on the outside nerves.
"Fear can be overcome like any
natural passion. I remember that
when 1 began to climb felt sensations
Of numbness in the back Of my
head; and at such times l used to stop
and devote myself to restoring courage.
The way to do it Is to remember that
support is at hand, Faud that 1t de-
pends only upon yourself to make use
Of it.
climbing is, in fact, really a less
dangerous occupation than driving q
restive horse or an electrician; for the
safety of the climber depends almost
entirely on himself, while in the other
case many chances of accident are be-
yond his control" Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Exploring New Siberia.

A Russian exploring expedition Is
being organized to the New Siberian
Islands and the adjacent regions, much
of which has never been visited by
white men.
The expedition will be under the d.
rectlon Of Baron Toll, and will leave q
Norwegian port during June, 1900, so
as to reach Alexandrowsk about the
beginning of July.
From this point the expedition will
pass through the Kara Sea to the outlet
of the River Lena, where n winter sta
ton will be formed, and the time will
be employed in getting together dog
sledges. reindeer, horses and fodder
from Yakoutsk.
In the summer of 1901 the expedition
will begin to move northward from
the Lena. Some members of the party
will push on few months in advance
co the New Siberian Islands to erect
stores depots.-Stockholm dispatch to
the Newcastle Leader.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
A Remarkable Story.

Jan Vandeenoor, q wealthy Dutch
coffee grower and IN ardent sympa-
thizer with the Beers, has just return
ed to Paris after the failure Of q re-
markable attempt to wage private war
against England.
Some time ago Yandeenoor, when
British troops were beginning to be
sent to Africa, fitted swift vessel to
ram unattended troopships. Numer-
Gus accidents to her machinery and the
mutinous dissatisfaction of the crew
compelled him to put back to Antwerp
after twelve days at sea, during which
time not q single transport was sight
ied.-Paris correspondence in New
York World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
FantastIc Shades for Lamps.

A golf bonnet of lowered silk
shirred on wires and trimmed at the
edge with lace is the latest thing inl lamp
shades. There are now shades orna-
mentel with painted faces and wreaths
or fashion pictures and sportingp prints
of We olden time upon yellum back
ground.
The almost forgotten Parian porce-
lain and octagou shaped cameo shades
arc again coming in vogue.
"How do you like our new lamp
shaded" said young woman 10 man
caller recently. After a prolonged
stare at the pretty silk and lace con-
trivance, he said: ''The last time I
saw it I was dancing with it," 1t had
been cleverly constructed from pink
silk lace trimmed ball gown.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Very. Dangerous Words.

Rob- said Tom, (which is the most
dangerous word to pronounce in the
English language"
'.Don't know, unless it's a swearing
word"
aPooh," said Tom, "it's stumbled,
because you are sure to- get tumble
between the first and the last letter"
ter"
"Ha, ha," said Rob. "Now Eve got
one for you. found 1t one day in the
paper. Which is the longest word in
the English language?"
"Incomprehensibility," said Tom,
promptly.
mo, sir; It's smiles, because there's
a whole mile between the first and last
letter."
"Ho, ho" cried Tom, "that's nothing.
/ know word that has over three
miles between its beginning and end
Ing"
whats that?" asked Bob, family.
"Beleaguered," said Tom.-Central
Methodist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Hoods. yoaJab0dM
A Good Strategist.
HIazaasl lEs:lsl5:lzag51


"John," said Mrs. Thursby, 'you
were saying yesterday that you were
in financial trouble, believe"
"Yes," Mr.. Thursby replied. "and
I'm terribly worried. 1 didn't sleep a
wink last night"
II think heard you say something,
too, about note held by Mr.. Hewitt.
didn't I?'
That's what is causing the trouble.
If could get him to extend the time
on it for about ninety days everything
would come out all right. I could
then realize on some securities hold
and get on my feet, but if he insists
on payment now 1 shall have, to sacri-
fee my valuable holdings, and.this will
practically ruin me-"
'"Have you asked him for an extern
sion Of the timer"
mo. That wouldn't do any good.
He never favored anybody in his life.
If he knew how 1 am fixed he would
be all the more anxious to press me
for an immediate settlement"
"Well, don't you worry dear. His
wife. you know is several. years older
than I. We met at party this after
noon and spoke to a lot Of women
there of the days when she and went
to the same school. She t..rned pale
when 1 mentioned the fact, fearing, Of
course, that was going to tell how
long ago 1t was, and that she was sew
eral grades above me because she was
older; but put down my pride, and
pretended that as remembered her
she was q little thing In pinafores just
learning her primer lessons when l
graduated. You go to Hewitt's house
now, and when she Is present ask him
to extend the time on that note."-Chi.
cago Times-Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
TRYING TO HELP MATTERS.
Tic Little Brother Was Anxious to. 'Eara
Some Money.

Il J..
No youth who has not yet been
through the trials and tribulations Of
.courtship has any adequate conception
of what they are, says the Detroit Free
Fress. Out in the suburbs there is q
handsome group Of residences and the
people occupying them are largely n
community unto themselves. They
have their own "set," they exchange
visits instead of calls, and gossip about
each other with all the freedom that
obtains in a small town.
sA young man from down in the city
regarded one Of the girls out there as
his STEADY" and was correspondingly
attentive. At every visit he ran a
gantlet. In winter there were faces
smiling from the window panes, and
when weather permitted he had to
pass groups that studied every phase
of his looks and movements as though
he were an imported curiosity.
The climax came during one Of the
earlier summer evenings. 1t was light
long after the evening meal, and those
who were not in their gardens We're on
the front verandas, so that nothing
passed unnoticed. One youngster had
broken his bicycle, while trying to ride
through an old apple tree, and the
largest of the groups was at the scene
Of the accident. AS he approached his
girls brother spied him.
"Say," shouted the irrepressiblc, "are
you goin' to be engaged to my sisterT'
Tho. young man hurried on as though
{ he did not hear the question or the
laugh that greeted it.
"Don't git uppish now" called the
lad in a still higher key; mother said
she'd give $40 to know how the land
laid and I'll so snooks with you"
There was an engagement within n
week and the whole neighborhood re-
ceived immediate notice.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

i A great opportunity will only make
you ridiculous unless you are pre-
pared for il. 80 s''.s
The true rewarI' of a, workman is
not his wages, but the consciousness
of having done good job.
It is not our failures that ruin us,
but our fear and tardiness in making
new beginnings. after failure.
One of the highest eminences upon
which we may stand in this life is to
beable to look back upon a long life
we'll spent. - /
There are few things impossible in
themselves, and the application nee.
essary to make them succeed is more
often wanting than the means.
The reflection of light remains light,
even when it is troubled. We may
not see the shape of our star when the
ripples shake it, but its color and
radiance are always there.
Work is victory. Wherever work
is done victory is obtained. There
is no chance and no blanks. You
want but one verdict; if you have
your own you are secure of the rest.
Our characters are formed and sus-
tanned by ourselves and by our own
actions and purposes, and mot by
others. Calumniators may usually be
trusted to time and the slow bnt steady
justice OF public opinion.
Love is active, sincere, afectionate,
pleasing and amiable, courageous, pa
tient, faithful, prudent, long suffering,
manly and never seeking itself. For
in whatever instance q person seeketh
himself there he falleth from love.
How fine thing it would be if all
the faculties of the mind could be
trained for the battle of life as a mod
ern nation makes every man soldier.
But SO few of our faculties are of
truly military turn, and these. wax in
dolent and unwary from. disuse, like
troops during long times of peace.
Men who lave half-a-dozen irons
in the fire are not the ones, to go crazy.
It is the man ofyoluntary or compelled
leisure who mopes, and pines, and
thinks himself either into the mad
house or the grave. Motion is all ma
ture's law. Action is mans salvation,
both physical ania mental. And yet
nine ont of ten are wistfully looking
forward to the coveted hour when they
shall have leisure to do nothing, or
something only if they feel like it
the very siren which has lured to
death many successful man.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Fishing In England.

a brown trout, weighing ten and one
quarter pounds, has just been captured
by Nh. A. Savage, well-known north
country angler, while fishing at the
meeting of the waters of the Wyre and
Brook in North Lancashire. This mag
nifcent fish. was 33 inches long, Is
INCHES Mt the girth and 61a inches at
the thin end Of the, tail. 1t was in
splendid condition. n.-London Daily Tel
egraph.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Nature as a Designer.

Remarkably pleasing patterns which
yndorn the cashmere shawls from the
foot Of the Himalaya Mountains are
copied directly from the leaves of the
begonia. Sometimes the design , Is
varied slightly, but every cashmere
shawl that is genuine represents a de
sign adapted from vegetable life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Waute6, (IeutIemeu Gardeuers.

There never was a time when really
clever and scientific gardeners were in
such request as now, for 1t Is a notable
fact. greatly to their credit that the
modern self-made rich men, Of whom
there are such numbers, as a class
show the greatest enthusiasm in the
matter of their gardens and green
houses.-London Mail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Extreme EooIhartliness.

sol like courage" said Mr.. Raj
ferty, 'but I don't like recklessness
wild il"
ST told Casey, the contractor, the
same ting, replied Mr.. Dolan, ''wan
day when he wor thryin' to show. how
brave he could be in an argymint
wild lis wife. Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Evolution of the Salmon.

When q young salmon is first
hatched it is known as q parr; just
before it leaves the fresh for the salt
water 1t Is called smolt; when it first
returns to spawn it becomes grilse,
and not until it has spawned is 1t en-
titled to be dignified by the name Of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Renutv Is Blood Deem.

CIeLn blood means q clean skin. No
beauty without 1t. Cascnrets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep 1t clean, BY
purities from the body" Begin to-day to
bapish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sioklybiliou complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. AL drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. I.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Railroad. Travelling In Belgium.

First-class railway carriages, have
been abolished in Belgium, except with
trains from other countries. In place
of them elegantly furnish parlor-cars
have been introduced, with buffet, and
first or second-class passengers can
make use Of these as long as they
please, on payment, in the car itself, of
an extra sum. y. .!lf'd ~ ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Molnssss as Cattle Food.

Mules, horses. hogs, and cattle that
have been fed all the cau molasses
that they would consume, and this
during over four years in Louisiana,
have shown the most satisfactory re-
suits from the consumption of such
feed. All stock that consume
molasses seem to like, it and it proves
to he au extremely effective and.
nutritious food. The Louisiana
Planter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
stiII 1rore Couinterfeiting,

The Secret Service has Just unearthed an
other band Of fcounterfeitersan and secured q largo
quantity OF bogus bills, which are solcfeysrly
executed that the average person would never
suspect them Of being spurious Things. OF
notably Hostettsr's Stomach Bitters, (which
has many tmitators but no equals for disorders
like Indigestion. dyspepsia, constipation, ner-
vousness and general debility. See that prt-
vate Revenue Stamp covers the mock Of tho
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
ga Great Blessinc.n Saws Mr.. j. s. Cook

Mr.. John s. Cook. of Atlanta, Ca, q great
sufferer from dyspepsia and ndindlgestion, writes I:
II have been suffering with dyspepsia for
ten yoars. began taking Tyner's Dyspepsia
Remedy and gained fifteen pounds IN thirty
days. 1t is gront blessing. can eat supper,
60 to bed and sleep like q babe-somethtng I
could not do before JOHN s. Cock"
Price 90 cents bottle, at oil druggists or
sent for price, express paid, by Tyncr Dyspep.
sin Renee Co.. 45 Mitchell St.. Atlanta, Gn. =
Send Fire Cents in Stamps for Sample, FREE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Beware of ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange tho whole system
when entering 1t through tho mucous surfaces.
Such articles should nover be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, ms the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo. o., contains no morcury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure to get the genuine.
1t is taken internally, and Is made in Toledo,
Ohio. by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
TT Sold by Druggists; price, T5c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills arc the best. H
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13

though musS
tell about it. A
year ago I was
taken very sick.
Doctors couldIo
me no good only
to desden the
pain which I
had almost con.
stapuy. I got
some Of your
Compound and
took one bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13

The late Captain Joseph Elliott, who
died in Memphis, Tenn, the other
day, was one of the few surviving
pioneers of the old Mississippi steam
boat days, and served as a model for
one of the characters in Mark Twain'n
life on the Mississippi.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13

VOCCUH bOIIs IoT HrIe TAPUeItIVH'
o. Z. King, commissioner from Mississippi to
the Paris Exposition in 1900 has arranged what
promises to be great novelty In the way Of all
exhibit from his state. He has made arrange
ments to secure flve hundred thousand cotton
bolls, which will be sold ut the exposition By
original cotton fold darkies as souvenirs Of the
American exhibit They will be the flrss COT
ton bolls eYer shipped abroad.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Success in Growing Ferns.

To keep table ferns thrifty put them
in the window out of the sun every
morning, and once week they should
be placed in sink and sprayed thor
oughly with water. The earth in the
pots should be kept damp, but water
should not be allowed stand in the
saucers. One woman who is success
full in growing ferns fills her station
ary washtub with hot water and let's
it run out, leaving the tub full of
steam. Then, putting in the stopper,
she sets her jars of ferns in the tub
and, closing the cover, allows them to
remain there all night.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Women n
WOuW Sure
Try Mrs.
Pznkisana'S ''
Neessclse ~
They Only
KneWy Says
Mrss King

and received benefit from 1t at once.
I have taken 1t ever since and now
have no backache, no pain in my
side and my stomach and bowels are
perfectly well. can honestly say that
there Is nothing fikeit. I'll could only
tell every woman how much good your
medicine has done me, they. would
surely tryit. ."-MARTHAM.K KING, NORTH
ATTLEBoEo, MASS. tal H'sFa' s'""
The way women trife with health
shows q degree of Indifference that is
misunderstanding. Happiness anduse-
tulness depend on physical health; 80
does good disposition. Disease makes
women nervous, irritable and snap
pish. The very effort of ailing women
to be good-natured makes them ner-
vous. Write to Mrs. Pinkham, she will
help you to health and happiness.
1tcostsnothing togetMrs Pinkham's
advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13

But by th.is time mine host of the
Yopladyts rms hdd stimultaneously re-
,coyersd his breath and his presence
Of mind miind A4
Miss Ives," he puffed, stertorous-
ly, ''don't be frustrated! It's only
Israel Jenkins.
s.Blesathe mans heart!" said Miss
Igaofa, 'Mhy. didn'the,sa SO before2
And what on earth did you want here,
Jenkins?"
'tIt'sa lodger, Miss Iyes," said,
Jenkins, who had married Miss Isl
dora's old nurse, and somehow felt
himself to be connected with the
family. -
'A-lodger?" repeated Miss Ives.
'sThis isn't lodginghouse. man
aliye!''
'sYes'm--Pm quite aware of that"
said Israel, meekly. "And where no
ofense lis intended, it's hoped as
none wilhbe took. But, knowing as
you was alone.and unprotected"
sT don't know what you call un-
protected" brusquely interrupted
Miss Ives. ,.I,ye got loaded gun
and six-gallon kettle of boiling
s water here" Is a.
"And," mildly went on Israel Jen-
kins, sthis <'ere gentleman, a Mr..
MARSHALL Of. Alabama, wanted pleas
ant lodging in the. neighborhood,
which meals could be took at the Top
lady Arms though our apartments is
all iocchpied with the gentry as come
to fish: and shoot, through October
j and November it might be con-
ISOLATION to you, Miss Ives, to have a
gentleman about the premises.
Nh. Marshall proved himself quiet
and dpeaceable member Of the little
household. He liked dogs, and allowed
Miss Ives, King Charles spaniel !, to
slsep, .nndisturbed, amid the papers
on his table.
HesEss spartial atof birds, and entered
at once into ;thegm most friendly Of ali-
anees with this parrot and the ;macaw.
Z He grated Miss Isidora's orange tree
for hery and showed her q new way to
EaiH her swa1, plants
s. And at tbs.e end Of four weeks Miss
Isidora put into, execution plan
sw6ieR she had been forming. 10
:. = e Marshall, !" she said, cts. a
great deal Of trouble for you. to go
Hhrsy TINES q day tfamping down that
long hill to the Toplady Arms and
aaek again.s You. are no longer
stranger to us here. We have learned
tasrespees ard trust you. If you
cho9s tp take your meals with us
here, Tsshail be quite willing to sub
init you to my frugal table, as a
friend, Z, 4seys:.t5s. .sg &;
Mr. Marshali's countenance changed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
wbvHe Was WakefuI.

Didn't sleep wink last night" said the
dyspeptic. =" ,fsst1 49, ''!''t-
.uverwork?" Ft
mo; heard one OF those songs about slum.
ber sweetly, sweet dreams be thine, and the
confouuded tune kept running. through my
head all night"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13

Tho sword is the most ancient of weapons
used By mankind. 1t has appeared in every
part OF the world. The earliest ones were OF
wood and were tho result OF attempting to I'M
prove on the savage war club.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Simple Remedy for a sty.

It is claimed that the following
recipe will cure sty: Make q curd
by mixing n small pinch of powdered
alum with the white Of an egg. Place
between two pieces Of soft lawn and
bind over the eye before going to bed.
The application may have. to be re-
peated, but the treatment is sure to
be successful.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
The Cheerful Idiot.

"When melancholy marks man for her
own, asked the smart boarder, "how does she
mark him?"
'Colors him blue, Of course" replied tho
cheerful idiot in scorn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Human FraiIty.

II some men could realize in cash their own
estimate of themselves the money market
would soon be cornered.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Don't tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lie Axar.

To quit tobacco ensily and forever, be mag
netic. full of life. nerve and vigor. take No-To-
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak mon
strong. All druggists, Soc or 81. Cure gunran-
iced. Booklet and sample FREQ. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
To Cure Constipation Forever.

Sometimes man acquires the gift of second
sight by. marrying the girl he fell in love
with at first sight.