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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
An Old Paper.

Russia Is not usually associated with
newspaper progress, but it is a singu.
lar fact that the Viedomosti Of st.
Petersburg is one OF the Oldest news
papers in Europe, for it can boast
continuous existence Of 172 years.
Printing was unknown in Russia until
a short time before its first appear:
ance. Just two centuries ago Peter
the Great licensed one Ivan Andreivich
Tossing to print at Amsterdam and eX-
mort into Russia certain books for the
most part of an educational character.
In 1904 he himself had types cut and
sent them with font cast by Tossing
to-. Moscow, where under priestly di
rector 9 specimen number of the Vie
domos1i was got up. 1t was not, how.
ever until 172G that the Viedomosti
started on its career in ST. Petersburg.
London Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
HE IMPROVED THE OPPORTUNITY.
My the Realistic Novelist Was Called a
Brute by His Wife.

"T1lere, there, therer' exclaimed the
wife Of the realistic novelist, as she
.ushed into her husbands study and
picked up her ihowling offspring.
"Did muzzie's precious little lamb
think she had deserted him?"
After she had Quieted him, she turn-
ed to her husband and asked,
"Did you have n terrible time with
Willie while 1 was shopping"
"Oh; no." replied the intellectual
giant with n glad smile. II was very
much interested. I had never before
made a study Of how a baby cries,
md 1 have secured some very interest
ing notes. 1 have discovered just how
baby cries when lonely. A few min
utes after you went shopping he be-
gan to whine softly to himself. and to
wander about as If searching for some
one. Then he let out yell. When
spoke to him and asked him
what was the matter he drew
down in the corners of his mouth
and began to cry in earnest. The
sounds he made were all variations of
the vowels, altogether deyoid Of con
sonants. His method Of crying Is to
utter from four to seven sharp bark
ing sounds, then draw a quick. deen
breath and yell at the top Of his voice
with his mouth almost perfectly
round. From time to time lrs varied
this performance by holding his
breath as If choking, and when he
-did,-not- only-his face,-ib even his
scalp got red"
"And you sat there and took notes,
you brute. I'll never leave our dar-
ling with such cold-blooded fend
again" AS she said this she gathered
up the pet Of the household and fiounc-
cd from the room in a huff.
The realistic novelist took a couple
of turns abont the room, smiling softly
to himself in the meantime, and then
stopped before mirror and winked at
himself in way that suggested that
perhaps after all he had simply been
doing n clever little romancing that
would save him from being left IN
charge of tie baby in future
Dcr's DaZar
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
A Cure for Creaky Shoes.

No matter how expensive the shoes
one wears, they will sometimes creak,
and there is no getting away from u
pair of crealy shoes. Shoemakers tell
me there is certain something about
the way the leather is cured or the
make Of the snoe which causes this
awful creak.
"Cheap shoes are not necessary Of
poor quality" said an authority.
"Creaking often accounts for the low
price. Cheap double soled shoes al
ways creak, and the reason is that the
two soles do not quite fit or one Is OF
more pliable material than. the other,
so that they rub against each Other.
Among the remedies usually tried
is soaking the sole in water or oil. This
is affective for time, but the cure Is
only temporary. The creak invariably
returns in few days.
"There is one certain and simple
remedy. 1t Is to drive three little
wooden pegs into the soles. The pegs
prevent the friction of the soles. Any
cobbler will do it for you for ten cents,
and restore your own peace of mind
and that Of your friends.-New York
Herald,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
A Fortunate Reply.

The Duke of Ossuna, who during
his long career as Yiceroy of Naples
was distinguished as much for his
sound good sense iu small matters as
in those larger questions of statesman
ship which made him one of the fore
most men of Europe, once paid q visit
to the Cape galley at Barcelona. As
he passed in and out among the crew
of slaves he questioned several of
them regarding their offenses for which
they were so laboriously paying the
penalties. Each had plenty of excuses.
One said he had been sent there from
spite; another asserted that the Judge
who sentenced him had been bribed;
still another declared that his being
there was all mistake, and that he
was suffering for the crime of which
his brother was guilty.
At last the duke came to stout lit
tie black fellow of whom he asked,
"And what are you here for, my
MANI"
"My lord," replied the slave, ST
cannot deny that I am justly put in
here, for I wanted money, and SO took
a purse, near Tarragona, to keep me
from starving"
Upon hearing this the duke gave
him two or three blows across the
shoulders with his stick, saying, as
he did, so:
"You rogue, what are you doing
among so many honest, innocent men?
Get out OF their companyp"
The thief, who was so surprised that
he could scarcely comprehend what
was going on, was then set at liberty,
while the rest were left to labor at the
osr.-Harper's Round Table.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
NAMES NEW SWEDEN.
MOST FLoURIsHlNG COLONY EVER
PLANTED ON AMERICAN SOIL.

It's Remarkable Success Recognized by
the Social Economists of Two Heinis-
pheres-U. S. Minister Thomas Brought
Hardy and Frugal Norsenen to Maine.
"From here on it's all Sweden. p"
The driver indicated by sweep OF
his arm all the farms to be seen ahead
of MS, says q correspondent of the
Cincinnati Tribune who has been max
ing a tour through Maine. From Carl
bou it was eight miles over road as
smooth and hard as asphalt, and now
we were on the edge OF New Sweden,
the most fourishing colony ever
planted on American soil. A king
fostered it. Because of it its projec-
tor was subsequently made minister
to Sweden by our government, and Its
remarkable success is recognized by
the social economists of two hemis-
pheres.
From the lower waters OF the Penob-
scot it is weary climb of two hundred
miles through the great pine woods of
central and northern Maine, to the
uplands of Aroostook county. The
train carries you through the home OF
the deer, past the runways OF the
moose and caribou, by lakes and trout
streams, always up hill; by the doors
of hunting camps, sportsmen's hotels,
bare and most attractively desolate,
and around the foothills of hoary old
Katahdin, whose peak may be seen in
shadowy outline through riffs in the
forest. Then, when least expected,
the primeval woods give place to man.
made groves OF second growth, orch.
ards and plowed fields. Instead OF
log camps. farmhouses come into view.
The railway station, water tank and
solitary tavern develop into villages
with Railroad avenues and Main street,
and at length the tourist steps from
the car at Caribou, the garden spot OF
the great northeast.
The Hon. William Widgerly Thomas.
minister to Sweden, founded New
Sweden in 1870. He had been ap-
pointed a war consul to that country
in 1868, and then the idea of bringing
the hardy and frugal Norsemen to
Maine occurred to him. He aroused
the interest of both the Swedish and
the Maine state authorities, and, after
some years Of delay, he secured a grant
of one hundred acres of land in Aroos-
took county to the head of each fam
lily, and aid until his first crop could
be harvested. Mr.. Thomas was also
appointed commissioner of immigra-
tion by the state of Maine, and had
personal charge of the colony until, in
1873, the settlers voluntarily relin-
quishel state aid.
On June 25, 1870, under his guild
ance, ffty.one Swedes sailed from Co.
thenberg to America. The colony
was composed Of twenty-five mon,
eleven women and eighteen children.
All of the men were farmers. and
many of them were also skilled in
other trades and professions. Among
them was lay pastor, blacksm''r
civil engineer, two carper'5
ket maker, Wheel
tailor and - 90. a'f.
Tt wo"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
ORDEAL OF A SOLDIER LAD.
A Sensational and Mysterious Occurrence
on San Juan Hill.

A Sensational ana mysterious occurIeHSo
on San Juan Hill.
Telling of volunteer and regular Of
fcers recalls a sensational and mys-
terious occurrence on San Juan Hill.
On the Eight of July 2, when the
Spaniards made dash at the Ameri-
can lines, the available trenches were
packed full of men. An excitable
volunteer major, startled out of his
sleep, ordered the men in support over
the brow of the hill into the trenches.
They grabbed their guns and ran over
the crest of the hill, only to find the
intrenchments filed to the limit with
their own men. They had to lie down
Just back of the trenches without
cover. The men in the trenches were
blazing away for all that was in them.
The new men sent up back of them
were so many that they could not lie
side by side, but some had to lie one
behind another. 1t was dark night.
Orders were drowned in the volleys
of musketry, and to many OF the vol
unteers the bugle and whistle calls
were foreign language. 1t neces-
sarily rested with the individual men
in the ranks back of the trenches to
display their cool judgment by refrain
ing from firing.
An excitable lad of not more than
seventeen OF eighteen in the rear rank
of those back of the trenches loaded
and fired. At that moment q comrade
lust in front of him who had lifted
himself OF his elbows to see the ad-
vancing Spaniards hattened out onhis
face-stone dead. The Spaniards
were soon glad to gallop back to their
intrenchments. Then the support
was ordered back under the brow of
the hill again and brought its dead
with it.
The man who had been kill l just
in front of the excitable lad had hole
in him that you could shove a wagon
pole through. 1t looked mighty like
a Springfield bullet from the rear. A
man beside the lad had seen him fire
and the dead man drop. Thelad him
self admitted that he had fired. The
captain of the company, his men say,
is a good officer, but, e1citable. In
this case he was Mortified and showed
a disposition to be hasty and little
vindictive. He assembled his COM
pany, and in the course of five
minute talk had the accused lad
grovelling on the hillside in abject
Mysteries. The captain talked OF q
drumhead and court-martial and -
squad in the morning.
renee had quite
much for bi"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Practical Results OF an Idea

In 1S42 a Russian farmer named
Bokareff conceived the idea Of extract
ing oil from the seed Of the sun flower.
His neighbor told him it was Wis
ionary idea and that he would have his
labor for his pains. He persevered,
however, and from that humble begin
ming the industry has expanded to
enormous proportions. To-day more
than 100000 acres of land in Russia
are devoted to the cultivation of the
sunfower. Two kinds are grown, one
with, small seeds, which are crushed
for oil, and the other with large seeds,
that are consumed by the poorer peo-
pie in enormous quantities.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Toilet Of Cats.

Cats make the most careful toilet OF
any class of animals. The lion and
the tiger wash themselves in exactly
the same manner as the cat, wetting
the.dar India rubber-like ball of the
forefoot and inner toe and passing it
over the face and behind the ears.
The foot is thus at the same time a
face sponge and brush, and the rough
tongue combs the rest of the body.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Fish Which Meyer SIeen.

There are several species Of fish:
reptiles and insects which never slsep
during their stay in this world. Among
fish 1t is now positively known that
pike, salmon and goldfish never sleep
at all. Also that there are several
others Of the fish family that never
sleep more than q few minutes during
a month. There are dozens of species
of flies which never indulge in slum-
Der, and from three to five species of
serpents which the naturalists have
never yet been able to catch mapping.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

:, and it
nlm OF shake
az. vas writhing and
.m a kind of hysteria at his
81. He looked down at him, poked
him with the toe of his boot, and said,
"Shut upp'
Then he stepped over few PAGES
to where the dead man was stretched
out and examined him by the star
light. He took quite time, and the
men, who had gathered about, awaited
further developments with tense in
terest. To the lad writhing around
on the ground it probably seemed an
eternity. At last the regular surgeon
came back. He looked down at the
lad indiferently. Then he looked the
company commander square in the eye
and said:
"Shot with Mauser bullet from
the front! Send this yelping whelp to
your field hospital for an opiate.
Then he poked the lad with the toe
of his boot, said ''iShut up!' again,
and marched off.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

two youngsters who never saw dy-
namo, except the one ut Caribou, and
never saw that until their own was set
up. They built it from descriptions in
book. The machinery clanked and
clamored noisily as the potatoes
bounded down the chutes into the
bins, wherein they became pulp, then
paste, and at last starch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Better Be Wise
Than Rich. :"

Wise people are also rich
yhsn they know a perfect
remedy for all annoying dis
eases of the blood, kidneys,
lfDer and bovels. IT IS
Hoods Sarsaparilla, eDhtch
IS perfect in It's action. It
SO regulates the entire sys-
tenn as TO bring vigorous
health It neVer disappoints.
Goitre-" For 42 years I had goitre, or
swellings on my neck, which was dis.
couraging and troublesome. rheumatism
also annoyed me. Hoods Sarsaparilla
cured me completely and the swelling has
entirely disappeard. A lady in Michigan
saw my previous testimonial and used
Hoods and was entirely cured OF the same
trouble. She thanked me for recommend.
ing It." Mrs. ANNA SUTHERLAND, 406 Loyel
Street, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Poor Health :" Had poor health for
years, pains III shoulders, back and hips,
With constant headache, nervousness and
no appetite. Used Hoods Sarsaparilla,
gained strength ap6 can work hard all day;
eat heartily and sleep we'll. took it be-
cause it helped my husband" Mrs.
ELIZABETH J. GIFFELs. Moose Lake, Mimi.
Makes Weak Strong would give
SIS a bottle for Hoods Sarsaparilla il l
could not get it for less. 1t is the best
spring medicine It makes the weak strong"
ALBERT 4. JAGSow, Douglastown, n. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Plan of a Battle for a Wedding Gilt.

Arthur J. Balfour received his first
Christian name from the. great Duke
of Wellington, who was his godfather
The duke was great friend Of his
mother, Lady Blanche Balfour, when
she was a girl. Among the presents he
gave her was watch which he par-
ticularly told her to. wind up every
night; and, more valuable than that,
a copy of the plan of the battle of
Waterloo, drawn up by him before the
a pbt
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
poon,y Ea BLOOD Deep.

Clean blood means o clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy, Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all I'M
purities from the body Begin u. todhny sShyy,ds to
and that sickly bilious complexion by ~ taking
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, soc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Photos of Ancient Vintage.

Most of the newspaper pictures of
Patti that were dug up, busted off and
printed when she was married to Baron
Cedarstrom are evidently photographs
taken about the time of her first fare
we'll tour.-Minneapolis Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

Beware Of Ointments Tor Catarrh TINT
Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering 1t through the mucous surfaces
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Balls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. j. Cheney Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury. and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the plood ana
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 +. j. Cheney s. Co. Testimonials free.
sSg- Sold by Druggists; price, T5c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are tha best.
II told to go soak your head the pawnbroker
probably wouldn't give you much on it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Resiorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
DIR r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Don,t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netIc. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No'To
Bac, the wonder.worler, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

The southern boundary of Canada
stretches over fully four thousand miles,
along which Southern Ontario has the lati-
tude of Central Italy, Manitou and Vancou-
yer that of Central Germany.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tion. allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

Icannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure 70!
Consumption.-M HRANK IAN MoBBs'2lo" &c
ST., New York, Oct. %, 1884.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Topsy.TurTy.

OF course, it is natural that things
should be topsy-turvy on the under
side of the globe. In China the men
wear skirts, and the women trousers.
The men wear their hair long and the
women wear their hair short. The
men carry on dress-making, and the
women carry burdens. People, dress
in white at funerals, in mourning at
weddings, and it is old women always
who act as bridesmaids.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

Henry III, issued the first current
gold coin in England in 1247. 1t was
of pure gold, passing for 20. pence.
and was called gold penny. The
next current gold coin issued-the
florin-was issued by Edward III
1874. Guineas were issued b.
II, in 1868, and contip'
until 1917, when
by soyerc'z fae E4
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

Rev. DR.. A. b. Simpson. president Of the
Christian and missionary alliance, reports
that over 100 students have entered the AL
lance institute Mt Nvack, and are preparing
for work in foreign fields.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
To Cure Constipation Forever.

The wise preacher looks for most troubl
where he finds most tafy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

DIR, Zurcher's Monks and Their Decline
has been placed in the index of prohibited
books by the Vatican.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

SFiE Ills of conspire aganst domestic harmony
"a \ Some arrangement of the gcneratve organs 10
the main of most of the unhaPpiness In the
: household.
The husband can't understand these troubles The male
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
FOR sLEEPLEsSNEsS.
A Good Cry Is Considered the Cure for
Insomnia.

Good Cry Is Considered the Cure for
Medical science is rampant just
now. We have been told not to do so
many things that if we obeyed all our
counsellors we should be in parlous
state. The latest information-from
q Russian doctor-is that We must try
not to blush, laugh or weep much,
unless we want to suffer from in
somnia. His observations have led
him to conclude that persons who do
either of these three things easily"
are more liable to sleeplessness than
others.
should like to be told how we are
to help blushing. Is not the timid
debutante always asking that question
and asking it in vain? And is she
afflicted by want of sleep? AS re-
CARDS laughter, I haye observed that
nervous people often have bad night
if they have been tempted to excessive
hilarity just before bed time, but as
to the effects of weeping I am not
sure. It has been said that the great
est sufferers from insomnia are the
people who rarely allow themselves
the relief of what we call ''a good
cry" but rather let their sorrows eat
their hearts out in stoical silence.
One does not lie awake brooding
over trouble which may be soothed
Inv taors Rnt now let me rive YOU q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

The bakers hoy can interest himself in his
morning delivery roll calls"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Eo-To-Bao for FIFTY Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco hebit cure, makes weal
men strong, blood pure. soc. 81. All druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
II, yet
- suhlectS, irasmuch

Il buII5rC VSI. uCL
81 every good town there was at
cast one mint; but at London there
were eight; at Canterbury, four for the
King, two for the archbishop; one for
the Abbot at Winchester, six at Roch.
ester, two at Hastings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

London and Liverpool are both at the level
of the sea. Glasgow is thirty feet above IL.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Thi
Contain Mercury,

A church race may be just as ungodly as
any horse race.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08

Take Cuscarets Candy Cnthartic, 1oc or 2oc,
TIC. c. C, foil TO cure, druggists refund money
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
VHgDNZANyS
PFC gzZAAR
AZZS

these serious ills of women for a 5
quarter of a century. Failure to s.
secure proper advice should not y
excuse the women of to-day, for 4 :
the wisest counsel can be had ~
without charge. Write to Mrs. IA
Pinkham for it. Her address -=5eAA
is Lynn, Mass. EccHE
A nong the multitude of wo- .GHNl
men helped by Mrs. Pinkham %5g
and by Lydia E. Pinkham's -8
Vegetable Compound, is Mrs. JOSEPH
KING, Sabina, Ohio. She writes:
"DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM-Will you
kindly allow me the pleasure of ex-
pressing my gratitude for the wonder
full relief I have experienced by taking
Lydia E. Pinkharn's Vegetable Com
pound. I suffered for long time
with falling of the womb, and those
terrible bearing-down pains, and it
seemed as though my back would never
stop aching; also had leucorrhea, dull
headaches, could not sleep, was weak
and life was a burden to me. Idoctored
for several years, but it did no good.
My husband wanted me to try your
medicine, and I am so thankful thet ]
did. have taken four bottles of the
Compound and box of Liver Pills, and
can state that if more ladies would onl,
fair trial they would bless the day the!
ment. My heart is full of gratitude to
her medicine has done for me. 1t is wo1
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-08
AGED woman Rides a Bicycle.

Probably the Oldest living bicyclist Is a
woman in County Essex, England, ageo .o'
who is an adept rider and whose sprightli-
ness is astonishing. Most people could enjoy
health until very old age II they took proper
precautions to prevent diseases of the diges
tive organs by taking an occasional dose OF
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Even after dys-
pepsia, indigestion, biliousness and constipa-
tion have secured foothold and become
chronic, tho Bitters will afford speedy relief.