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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The carrcstncss Of life is the only
passport to the satisfaction OF lifc.-
Parker.
One thorn OF experience is worth =
whole wilderness Of warnlng.-Jamct
Russell Lowell.
Let us cherish a sober mind and take
for granted that in our best perform
ances there are latent may errors
which in their own tima viii come
to ligEt.-Gladstone.
The comfortable and comforting pco.
ple are those who look on tla bright
side Of life, gathering its roses and
sunshine and making the most that
happens seem the bcst.-Do"Cchy DIX.
Demand OF every common Thing OF
life, whethe: it be your loiiy or
your money or your daily experience,
that 1t shall bloom into fine results
in your own soul and in Your iHhue&cc
on the world.-phill!ps Brooks.
The trucst lives are cut diamond
fashion, with many facets adlI'rllI to
the many planed aspects OF til" world
about them; and society Is alw.ys try
Ing in some way Or another ta grind
us down to single fiat surface Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
In our higher and happier moods, /
think we Gll hnye visions OF the truth
that We never arc nor can be PAID for
our best save only in the doing nf IT.
Our finest devotion Is never recon-.
rensed In terms OF the market. Itncyct
can be. We give ourselves, and find
In return cur larger lifc.-Frederlck l..
Hosmcr.
The man who spends his years on
enrth in shallow enjoyment Or selfish
case, careless Of the worlds sorrow
and Indifferent Of Its sin. blind to It's
iianst beauties and most thrilling trag-
cdics. moved by 10 great love, actuatcd
by 10 high hope, stirred by 10 holy en-.
tllnsiasm, Is ignorant of all true life
G. ]. Perry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
A ROMANCE OF THE. PERIOD.
Edwin and Angelina, Strictly Up to
Date,

("From New York we hear of lover
who does his wooing with a revolver.
It is alleged that he put one arm
around the lady's waist, and with the
other held revolver to her face. Then
he threatened that If she did not agree
to marry him he would shoot her.
Daily Paper)
Edwin crept noiselessly and
on all fours to tho half-opened door
Of the armer-plated drawing room. His
heart leapt within him. Angelina.
dreamily gazing into the fire, was OFF
guard!
Sliding the door gently forward, he
advanced slowly, still upon hands and
knees, until hc was within the firing
line. Then, rising quickly and cock
ing his revolver, he whispered ten
derly, Angelina!
The next moment the fair object OF
his desires was upon her feet ready
to give the alarm.
do not, dearest Angelina" he cried.
But listen to me. love you dearly;
you are the light of my eyes, the OBJ
ject of my most devoted admiration
and If you move in any but one d.
rectlon you arc dead woman"
"And that direction is?'
Unto these arms, darling" he re-
piled. NO! do not mean these fire
arms, but these human, that long to
take you captive" He paused fer a
moment and then continued softly:
Immediately haad over tho key of
your heart, or I shall have to open
fire upon YOU"
For moment the beautiful girl was
uncertain what to do. She knew that
if her father were communicated with
he would quickly bring the family how
itzer-which had already accounted for
fourteen swalns-to bear upon the one
my. Even now ho might be marching
to her relief. Her brother, too, she
thought. was only in the garden, and
might be reconnoitering tho enemy's
position from the outside. She must
hold out at all costs Putting her hand
into her pocket, she drew forth he'
handkerchief and waved 1t aloft. The
white flag!" he exclaimed; well, what
DO you want?"
"An armistice for quarter of ar
hour" replied the brave girl.
"IIa." he said II. see. You are look
,ag for re-enforccments. But my broth
er George is covering your brothers
advance from the garden, and your
father is already in the hospital. Must
open fire." He added the last words
in tremuleus tone.
She looked around her for any aid
But there was none in prospect.
II surrender" she said.
The next moment Edwin had taken
her prlsoDer-London Punch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
HE KEEPS AWAKE NoM.
Actor Didn't Know Where He Wss From
or Was Going.

or Was Going.
A comedian who is staying at the
Regent, when talking with some fellow.
actors about the funny experiences
they each had in travelling from one
city to another, told of n thing TINT
happened to him when doing one-night
stands throughout State last week.
1--WE had actually travelled 80 much,
playing always to one-nlght stands,
that 1 finally gave up trying to renem-
ber names, and just trusted TO the
manager to get there. was usually
worn out whenever we reached wher-
ever we were to play, and II we didn't
have to give performance as soon as
we landed I went 10 bed and stayed
there until we did. Consequently. l
saw little or nothing Of the city, and as
for names-well, names never did in
tercst me, and it was just this lack
of interest that got me into trouble and
was the cause Of Il whole carload or
people believing me q crazy man. we
were Just leaving some place to 20
somewhere else. The train being very
much crowded, I was grateful to oc-
cupy seat with an elderly and very
talkative woman, but l didn't kEow
that until afterward. She asked me-
many questions, and us did not wish
for an extended conversation, l made
very brief answers, which perhaps did
not fulfill the requirements. Finally
| was startled by her question: Where
arc you going, young man" There
wasn't anything very strange about
that: but it was the first time l realized
that 1 did not know, and so | said:
Really, madame, do not know or
course. her amazement was complete.
"Wcll, where did you come from?
came back at me.
".And even that don't know i
answered; but by that time she had
vacated the seat and the hasty glance
1 gave the passengers proved to me
that she had conllded to Il few, at least.
that she had ridden for miles next 10
3 crazy man.
'Sincc then have managed tc keep
awake long enough to get the names
OF towns We leave ard are 10 visit.
-.Washi1gton Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
FREE
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Blood and Skin

Diseases, Ulcers, Cancer, Itching scmbby
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If you suffer from bad blood, pro-
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

The irony Of fate is pathetically illus
trated in the case Of a young man who
was heir to $75,000,000. His father. NJ.
Tereschtenke, the Russian sugar king,
recently died, leaving his entire fortune
10 his eldest son, who was lying in IT
Cannes of CONSUMPTION. 1t has Just
been announced that the son has died,
before he could even formally take
possession Of his fathers huge fortune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

der troubles Eetore they fcGch the sefi-
aus stage. Read how cAsily 1t can lie
ilono
W. J. Hill, of 40 South Union street,
Concord n. c., proprietor of hardware
aud harness store Justice OF the Pence,
aud one of the best known residents
IT that city, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills proved worry efficient remedy in
MY case. got box at the Gibson
Drug Store and used them for dIsor-
dcrcd kidneys and hackache, from
which l h:id experienced great deal
of annoyance, trouble and pain. The
kidney sccrctiOns had bothered me for
Il long while, were very Irregular, dark
cOlorcd and full Of sediment. The Pills
cleared it all UP and l have not had
an ache in my back since taking tile
last dose. My back is much stronger
and my health generally is improved
great deal. am glad TO make pub
lie endorsement Of the pills, trusting
that it may be the means Of relieving
some other sufferer"
\ FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Hill will he
mailed to any part Of tie United States
OH application. Address Fostor-Mil-
burn Co., Buffalo, y. y. For sale by
oil druggists, price so cents per box.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
SOCIETY WRECKED HER HEALTH.
Tired, Nervous, Aching, Trem-
bling, SIeepIess, BIoodless.
Pe-ru-na Renovates, Regulates,
Restores.
4 Pretty New York Woman's Recovery
the Talk Of Her Numerous Friends.

TIC INK Ol lcF NuhiCfGuS IIichdss
Mrs J.. L. Finn, 50 East High street,
Buffalo, y. y. writes:
Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlencm::-"Yd ii 1rv yenrs ago
/ hnd to Girc up social life en-
tirczy. as my heaith mos CAM
pzete1y Jyohem dorm. The doctor
ndvised u complete rest far u
year. us this Wns out Of the
question for q time, l begun to
looh 5or some other means Of
restoring my hcnh.
Ihnd often heard Of Pe71tnm
ns an e.uccUenttonic, 50 Thoughts
II bottle to see W7tnt it w0mld do
for me, nndit certainly tooS hold
Of my SuStcne and rGiAccn0tod
me, and in less than tteo months
I,oas In perfect health, nn'S no10
when / feel 700rN o7et or tn'e9 u
dose or ttco ot Per7tms is akl that
uecd." -.Nrs. j. Il. Finn.
Catarrh CanseS Female diseases.
America is the land OF nervous women.
The great majority of nervous women are
so because they are suffering IRON SOME
form of female disease. Ey tar the great:
est number OF fe..ia!e troubles are sansesd
directly hy cataFrh These women despair
OF recovery. Female trouble Is so common,
so prevalent, that they accept it as ainae9st
inevitable. The great test obstacle h the
way of recovery Is that they do not sa'
dertsrnd that it is catarrh which is tho
source OF their illness.
In female comp leins n;pesty-nine caacs
out OF one hundred are nStiiag bus CD
reruna cures catarrh wherever located.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
Accidents on Canadian Railway.

The number of accidents on the Can.
adian railroads for the past year, ac..
cording to the annual report Of the
Department of Railways, Which has
Just been published in Ottawa. has
been very high. There were $50 killed,
ain increase of - per cent. over the
previous year, and 1928 injured, IN in
crease of II per cent. over 1901.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
His Practice,

Knicker-How did he become an eX-
pert accountant?
Bocler--Proving to his wife that it
was twelve when he came home at
threc.-June Smart Set.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
MAKING LIGHT OF 1T.

Scribbler-Would you call yourself
a poet or simply versifier?
Scrawler-Wcil, when the editor
lights his pipe with ry stuff, its case
Of verse aiire.-Philadclphi Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
THOUGHTFUL OF THEM.

Bacon-Why is it that the landlords
won't let children In their flats?
Egbcrt-Oh, suppose they're afraid
the janitors' dogs may bite them
Yonkers Statesman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
FOLLOWING ORDERS.

Mrs. Hiram Offen-Here, Bridget,
See how dusty it is under the bed.
Bridget-Yes'm.
Mrs. Hiram dfen-Haven't I I'm.
pressed ;fpun:ytr fhat you must sweep
under ;fhe beds2
Bridgot-Av .t1o5fise, .haratf.... an
how could the dust get there If l had
not swept it under?-Fhiladelphia
Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

FITS permanently cured. No flts or nervous.
moss after first days use OF Dr.. Kline's Great
NorveR Restorer. $2trial bottleand treatisetres
DIR. n,H, KLINE, Ltd, 991 Arch St., Phila., Pa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

/ iso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
Tor all affections OF throat and luugs.-WG.
q. E@DsLEY, Venburcn, Ind, Feb. 10, 1909.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

The fellow who has nothing to say, gen.
orally manages to say it at great length.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
IN A STATE OF DOUBT.

Uu CIH1m 20 DV q IdW.dUIUtHS CItf'
zen, don't you?" asked the man who
argues.
II don't know whether 1 am or not,
answered Mr.. Sirius Barke. There's
a lot of laws and police regulations
that never read. can't be sure that
I'm not violatin' some Of 'em every
day-Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

Use Aliens Foot-Easa.
II Is the only euro for Swollen, SmartlnS,
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot Ease, apowder
to be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you
walk. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c:
Don't accept any substitute. Sample 81 sent NJ
FREE. Address, Allen S. 0lmsted, LeRoy, NY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
Use Aliens Foot Ease.

Some people never put anything by for
rainy day until they see the clouds gather
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

"I hud terrible pains along my
spinal cord for two years and suffered
dreadfully. I was given different
medicines, ), wore plesters; none OF
these things helped me. Reading of
t. cures that Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has brought
about, 1 somehow felt that it was
what needed and bought bottle to
take. How glad am that 1 did SO;
two bottles brought rue immense re-
lief, and after using three bottles more
felt new life and blood surging
through my veins. 1t seemed as
though there had been a regular house
cleaning through my system, that all
the sickness and poison had been taken
out and new life given me instead. l
have advised dozens of my friends to use
Lydis Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Good health is indis-
pensiable to complete happiness, and
Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has secured this to me. ="
-MRs. LAURA l.. BREMER, Crown
Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladies Relief
Corps $4,000 forfeit If original of above letter
proulng gsnainssess cannot be produced.
.EYerXyick womanwho does not
understand her, ailment should
write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass. Her advice Is free ana
always helpful.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

When a fellow is in love he may fall OF
;;, weight and still increase in sighs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

Fruit acids will not stain goods dyed
with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
A DANGER SPOT.

of the back; If
tells of kidney
Ills. ns do most
pains and aches
the back.
Kidney Ills begin
With lmcknche
and end With
Diabetes. Drop
sy, Drsiit's Dis
case. Cure KID
nry and Blad-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

The trouble with the easy.golng fellow
is thas it's so hard to ret him started.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

+ OLD TRIE FKy0RZTES 4
80. .,sGssssssNAs- - g
TWILIGHT
w. LONGFELLQw.
The is lad andco And shadow
windb blowsou n
And of the seabirds Now rising to the ceiling
of the Now boWlng and bending W
tin What tale do the ocean
rudder light. the Wnd peak
And window AS beat at the easement
Peers into the night Iel to that ht1e ehho!
the window, why do the roaring ocean
those childish And the ngh %nd Wid ana pNiH,
the darkness As they peat
Drive the color from her CHEEK:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

An't make vain
s'1a+er he came
jth a couple Of.
Ay too good repu-
u. bunch Of fifty
Indian boy was
iCreek.
Fe dared attempt
her / or the mis-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

lor troubles before they reach the seri-
Gus stage. Read how chsiIy 1t can lie
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

a safe dis
bny's rope,
me ward, with
3r him al, kinds
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

l,cy and Blad-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
The Exploit Of
MAR TIN BLUESCE1IELD.
By Franklin We'les Calk;ns

ne evening I stepped Into
Alex kelley's store, which
was also the agency post
office, to await the slow
coming of the mail, and
fnnnd thnt tho nrnnrietnr
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17

'Aoeded only q
ut n jump,
Sd, was left
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sey.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-09
KILLED And INJURED.
There Were Seventy Passengers On
the arS.
ELECTRIC CARS RUN TOGETHER.
The Accident Occurred on the New
hampshire Traction Company's
Line.

Pelham. y. H.. Spccial.-Through a
head-on collision Sunday between two
electric cars on the New Hampshire
Traction Company's line. each running.
1T is said, at rate OF more than -
miles an hour. four persons were kill
cd and 10 SO seriously injured that they
are under physicians care and several
OF these are expected to die AS there
were 20 passengers on the two cars.
many others received cuts and minor
wounds which did not prevent their
going to their homes. The accident oc-
Cured on the line which runs through
this town between Lowell and Nashua.
and one OF the cars. "hich was COM
1 ing from the latter city. was nearly
/ filled with people on their way TO n
| summer resort.
/ The collision was due. according to
the officials OF the road to a miSunder-
standing OF the starters orders by the
motOrman OF the car bound for Nashua.
The car starter endeaN ored to rectify
this mistake by sending n man to shut
Off the power and trying TO recall the
Sashua-hound car. but it failed. The
accident occurred on Il curve. on either
side of which were long stretches of
straight rack.
The dead as reported up to 10 o'clock
are as follows: Charles RI. Gilbert. 80
years old. Nashua; Gabriel Collett %
years old. Nashua: George G.. Andrews.
30 years old. postmaster. Hudson, n.
H.; Samuel Mays. mCtorman on Nash
ua cur, Hudson
The cars met on the curve on n
downgrade. neither motorman seeing
the approaching ear until too late 20
avoid a collision. Neither was there
time for the passengers to escape by
jumping when the ears came together
with q force that threw the west
bound car directly upon the forward
part OF the other. crushing the top Of
Cnr Gown upon the others and pinninS
those occupying the first three seats in
the wreckagc. Not one of tho passen-
gers on the TWO cars vscap~G injury ot
some character. although Il number
were not seriously hurt.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-09

The clocS .'un down. Two lamp
chimncys bursten. The fire popped ont
and burnt hole III the carpet, while
we were at supper. and everything is
going wrong just because Mrs. APPS
gone. I'm poking around and hunting
for consolation. I've half mind 10
drop her a postal card and say Carl
is not Well and then so to meet her
ON the first train that could bring her.
II does look Ike woman with ten
children wouldn't he so fooliSi; about
one Nf them. but there is no discount
on woman's anxiety. | wonder
what would become OF children If they
didn't have a parent to spur EN- up?
In fart it takes n couple OF parents 10
keep things straight at my house. .
It's mighty still and solemn and
lonely around here Eow. Lonely amt
the word nor hcwlin Wilderness.
There amt any word to express the
goneneas and desolatiCn that we feel
The dog goes whining around
the Maltese cats are mewing and the
children look lost and droopy But
we'll get over il in n day or two. may
be, and then for hign Cid time
Bill Arp wrote letters to The Con-
stitution and the louisville Home
and Farm for many years. He pub
lished history OF Georgia.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-09
MAJoR CHARLES II. SruTH, BILL ARP"

masterpieces. HiS hopes for the fu-
ture OF the section to which he. during
a long and useful lifetime. had been
so true, were inspiring. He has done
much for the South. His admirers are
legion and as ne sleeps the long sleep
MS work viii follow him.
At the time OF his death. Major
Smith was n years old. having been
born in Gwinneot county, Georgia. in
1876. Tie father OF Major Smith was
4 Massachusetts, man and his mother a
South C2volinian.
The father OF Major Smith settled
in Savannah when he first moved to
Georgia He taught school after
wards marrying one OF his pupils. The
father never returned to the North.
Charles. as he tells us, grew up as
bad aS other tCwu boys. went to school
some and worked some" He entered
Franklin College at Athens. but did
rot graduate. later he studied law
Major Smith married Miss Mary Oe-
tavia EutChinS. of Lawrenceville. They
have ten children.
Major Smith was n merchant at one
time. When the war commenced he
began To write reheilious letters in a
humorous way which attracted atten-
tion. This was not so much to the
hnmor contained in them. but from
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-09
Turpcntinc Operators.

Montgomery. Special-A special from
jacksonville. Fla. says: The turpcn-
tine operators convention win be held
in Jacksonville next Thursday AMI
Friday. The Official programme in
cludes addresses from Mayor NoIaa.
Of Jacksonville: former Governor
Fleming. OF Florida; r. l.. Southe:-
land. OF Jacksonville; Captain John r.
Young. OF Savannah. Ga, and DR. G.
Fl. Herty, OF Washington. ID. c. Inii-
cations are that the convention will bc
the largest ever held. MJny matters
OF importance to the industry in Gear
gia. Florida. Alabama. Mississippi
Louisiana and North and South Caro-
lima will be considered"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-09
AwiuI conditiona, Monastl.

LONDON. BY Cablo-Thc Daily Mails
correspondent at Mona3tir. telegraph
ing under Saturdays date, says:
There is no doubt that a Turkish war
of determination is proceeding in the
Okrida district The massacrcs Of Il
century ago are as nothing compared
with those occurring daily in IL" villa
get of Monastir. / have obtained sub
s,antial evidence u prove that the
Turkish Nizams Turkish regular
rroops) are in most cases committing
unhcard-of atrocities, which are not
soleiy the work OF the B1Shi-Bazouks.
as the authorities are seeking to prove
The plight OF the survivors is terrible
Not daring to leave their houses and
subsis:ing on grass and water. they
resemble people in the last stages Of
famine. The Turks are also losing
heavily. Judging from the number of
wounded arriving" Among the in
stances he gives in support OF his
statement. the correspondent relates
that . priests son in one village was
faycd alive and kept in this horrible
condition FOR several days. TO the de-
light OF his tormentors. until a merci-
ful Turk shot him dead