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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16
KISSED BY A CORNETIST.
An Impuisive Performance which Occur
red at IA Parlor Reception.

I'lHIa Bclle Letter.
The other night saw this principle APP
piled very prcttily by II female cornct
player She was a girly girly sort Of
young woman, inclined to be pudgy, and
just as huggablc rs they make en- in this
or any other country The cornct is "A hor-
rid noisy, obstrcperous instrunclt, you
know, and about as suitable for girl to
play as bass drum
This dear little performer treated it
somewhat rs an animal trainer does the
boss lion of tho mCnagcrc-With Il dOmin.
alton which shows at once both conquer
ing courage and covering fear Tier
chest swcllcd, her bosom blushrd, and She
seemed in danger of explosion when
blowing her very soul out through the
instrument but having finished the
strain, she would take the hraHcn horn
away from her rosebud mouth. ret her
features back from distortion into their
natural amiabiity and seem to apologize
Tor the unhand,ome thing which She had
been doing
1t was at a parlor reception that this oc-
Cured, and the Girl was an amateur be
longing TO one OF our warranted families
She had acquired the accomplishment
while at school abroad. ! had known her
in childhood, when we together hunted
the same SChOOlmastcr with bean bowers
and at the conclusion of her corrct 10 /
greeted her for the first time in several
years. OF course we kissed each other
impulsivcly. Good heavens, That was
my mental exclamation. felt as though
had been hit with brass knuckeS or
smackcd 10y cast.ron image. instnc
lively pressed my handkerchief to my be.
numbcd mouth, and looked for the
weapon with which had been assaulted.
1t was only the dear girl kiss, however,
that had felt Cool playing ON the
cornct depends upon the amount of iniicN-
ibility which can be impaired to the upper
lip. Hers had became fairly adamantinc.
1t didn't matter much, for k,s,cs between
, females are not supposed to he delightful
any how; but what say to a man is this
/ The hingc of II door is quite AS ki,Sahlc
from sentimental point of regard, as the
mouth of cOrnctist
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16
GEN. GRANT AT WORK.
THE PAINS HE TAKES IN PREPARING
HIS MANUSCRIPT.
The Painful ReSults of His Accident
smoking Prohibited by His Physician
correspondence Relative to
the Battle of shiloh.
Now York Cor. Chicago Trlhnne. |

lN"w York Cor. Chicago Tribunel
My father has certainly had dread.
full experience physically since his unfortu-
nalc fail, said Fred Graat To me the
other day. "lIc never was really i'll be.
fore, and therefore the tedious and painful
results OF the accident have been all the
more difficult for him to bear for he had
not learned patience under suffering.
IBID he break his thigh ! asked
mo, replied Col. Grant; "if he had it
would have been much easier healed. He
broke a muscle in the thigh and since
then he has had all sorts Of dreadful
scquclr In the first place. he was con.
fined TO his bed so long that his body was
covered with most painful bcd.sorcs.
As soon as these were cured he was tor
mcntcd with boils, which came in bat
taionS and were very cXhausjng. These
were followed by neuralgia. My father
fancicd his teeth were the cause of the
neuralgia, and accordingly went through
the delights of having number cX-
tracted Next he had rheumatism, and is
now being treated for that by method
which is heroic enough if that be all that
is requisite to "A cure. The physician says
his system is saturated with nicotine,
which he is cndeavorng TO draw out Of
his body by Il system Of baths and SWcats
OF course smoking is prohibited
docs the general obey thi, rule"
"Wcll, singularlv enough, answered
Col. Grant, "athough an iuvctrratc
smoker for so many years. nv father,
! who was never without cigar in his
mouth. now smokes at the outs dc three
or four Il week, and as he is satisfied he
is improving under this treatment he has
/ too strong desire to recover 10 make his
cOnVnlp~Crucr amy 10 ppr Than rrrps.
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LOST.

nv. De Witt Wallace in Tho Current.l
had n friend. Our souls clasp'd hands;
Our heart-strings, like two vines about
Each other twined till twain seemed ono
For time and for Eternity
One stormy night 10, while slept,
| know not how, or why my friend
Embossed the cords and fathless fled.
Speak not of DEATH nor count that loss
Which plucks from earth a flower 10 bloom
In Heaven He only sounds the depth
Of woe, and drinks tho gall of life
Who mOurn5 living friend that's lost.
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Handkerchief Perfume.

Europe and British India consume
about 100, 600 gallons of handkerchief per,
fumes yearly. There is one great per
fume dstillery at Cannes, In France,
which uses yearly 100000 pounds of
acaca flowers, 100000 pounds Of rare
flower leaves, so, 900 pounds Of jcssamine
blossoms, 90 600 OF tuberose blossoms and
IN immense quantity of other material.
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Harlem K. X. then Conductor Truwbridgc lie
writes ~ follows:
CONDUCTOR>' Room, HARI.FH DEPOT,
NEW YORK, Feb. 1854
DEAR SIX: take pleasure in saying a good
word for DIR. kENNEDI'S TANORlTE RE
NEEDY. | have used it for two years for DyS-
pcpsia and arrangement of the Liver, and can
say with emphasis that il AWAY. affords
prompt ana complete relief. EANORlrE
REMEDY is pleasant to the taste, thorough
in its effects, never producing the slightest
dSagrcCai'c or SiCkcning sensation.
Yours truly, H. G. TROWBRl DGE.
But Mr.. Trowhridgc Is not alone in his praise
of DIR. DAVID kENNEDY'S FANOHTE RE
NEEDY. FANORlrE is u positive cure for
Malaria a. well aS lndigr>tiOu Read the fO =
lowing from X. \. Campbell, Foreman of the
sorting room IN the Montgomery Paper Mill (:
MONTGOMERY, ORANGE co., y, T.. March 4,
1854
Dr. KeIucdM RoHdout, ". y:
DEAR SIR: | have used for some time your
valuable medicine, FANORlrE REMEDY,
for Malaria, and it has proved IN rncctual
cure. After having tri"dH great many other
medicines for disorder of thiS kind without
avail. hmd DIR. DAVID kENNEDG'S IA
NORITE REMEDY affords complete sat STAG
ton, aud do heartily recommend il all
who surfer ns did. Il. A.CAMpBELL.
DIR. DAVID kRNNEDY'S FANORlrE RE
NEEDY is II positive cure tor Malaria, Kidney,
and Liver Diseases, and Tor all those ILL., pccu-
liar to women.
MATAwAN, y. T., March ). 1Ss4.
Dr. Kennedy, W. H., R"0d"r@, " y:
DEAR SIR; ! have use your valuable mcdi-
cine, FANORlTE REMEDY, in my family for
b Liver difficulties, and find il an excellent pre-
paraCion, worthy of tho recommendation 1t
bears. Mrs. MARGARET HAYES.
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Cleveland Voice: Men may scol and
women scorn all belief in the supernatural
as they choose, but that by no means dis.
turbs the serenity nor Curtals the happi
ness Of such as really enjoy ghosts and all
things retaining thereto.
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Ladies GARMENTS.
Special Bargains,
At
LYMAN & ALIENS
Remnants from every depart
mcnt at surprising prices.


one case Shirt makers Percales for Gus
tom shirt trade, printed on 1nc. firm
Bleached Cotton, very desirable for Mons
and Boys Shirts, Boy-' Shirt Waists,
Aprons Dresses, etc. They are worth u
cents per yard Uurprice Willie To cents.
2oOO yards extra Fine NainSolh, in
stripes, Checks and Piuid~ lengths g., To
10 yards, direct from the mill, at Haff the
usual price Very desirable for Aprons,
Childrcns DRESSES, Ladies Wrappers,
Dresses. etc, etc.
cases &c. H." Family Lengths Bleach
cd Cottons, ten to twenty yards i'm piece,
goods worth 10 cents per yard. our price
will be T. yards for 800 We invite eN-
animation aud comparison with WWu-ut-
Ia or New York Mills, and confidently re
commend this as the best value in Bleach
ed MuSlins we have ever offered. send
for samples if not able To call
Small lot Birds Eye Diapersin handles,
6 yards for 30 cents.
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If you don't git what you ,ir uirtcr Il,
fust, keep pcggin' away til you git thar
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FLORIDA Letter.

Fifteen orange trees near Plant City,
Fla, yield this year 100 600 oranges-l0
600 to the tree. These trees are about
forty yOalS old. and furnish another illus.
orange tree in Florida one hundred and
fifty thousand oranges at cent each is
81 300 but the reader should not. from
this fact Jump to the conclusion that
fortunes are made without risk and ls5oI
raising oranges in Florida
Love Not Blind.
An old bachelor says; at is all non.
sense to pretend that love is blind. I
never knew man in love that did not SEQ
len times as much in his sweetheart az l
could.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16

A half cent of 1896 i. worth $50.
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THE HARLEM RAILROAD.
Valuable suggestion ofIntere.t to Men
Employed on all Railroads Read
it, ifTou would he benefited.
CONnUrTORS' Room, HARLFu DEPOT, ,
NEW YORK Frh 1854

Norman is better known II 'onV the line Of;h
Harlem X. Il. then Conductor Truwbridgc. II
writes ~ follows:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-10-14
COMMUNICATED
ENoRBE, S. c.,
Oct. LIST, 1885.

ENoRhE, .. VI,
Oct. LIST, 1885.
MIR. ED1TOR:-Allow mo a short space
IN your much valued paper. l value it
Tor It's Independence, and that it darCs
to speak out OF issues before the country,
before consulting the popular mind,
ana advocates matters of progress bold
ly and fearlessly.
the Importance of drainage. There il
no question in which the prosperity of
South Carolina is so much concerned as
the drainage of our low and wet lands;
not only as a source OF wealth, but rs 4
hNSicnic measure. In our State arc
thousands of acres of river and creek
lands lying waste and uncultivntod, of
the greatest fertility, rs rich as Missis-
sippi bottoms, which are now valucloss
so far - prod]uctiycnesS is concerned
and arc also hOt-bedS of malaria. This
should not he 80. 1t can and should be
drained. The convict labor increasing so
rapidly in our State, could not be more
p~roiitaOly or well employed than in re-
claiming said lands, under the Super
attendant and ~pcnitcntiary guards, as
they are worked IL North Carolina and
other States on railroads, most success
fully.
] know there is a sicKly sontimcntality
prevailing in South Carolina, gotten up
mostly by thenewspapcrs and penitcn-
tiary officials, that thoy should be
worked alone in the ~,ponitentiary; that
tho poor creatures" should be dealt
very gently with, and kept in the peni-
Tertiary to enrich n few Yankee con
tractors, making stockings, shoes, &c,
to he scattered owe tho country, at low
prices, to compete with the b OF our
honest mechanics. Then again, the OPP
p%oncntS of letting them outside for Rail
% purposes and drainage, are aspi-
rants, or friends of the officials who en-
joy rich, ia. offices without much labor.
Let these officials and their guards,
(many sons of our gentry) go out into
our swamps and reclaim thom and tit
them for the husbandmnn.
We must como to this policy. Drain,
ditch and level our alluvial lands, tho
expense to bo paid by h landowners,
by convict labor under the Immediate
supervision Of the officers md guards of
Ia p~cnitcntiary.
The plan | suggest IL entirely practi-
cable, feasible, and i'm every way most
desirable for the wealth and health of
the country, and wcll-bcing also of tho
poor convicts. That it is so, | point to
Worrior Creek, in I.aurcns County,
ditchcd by convict labor n few years
age 1t is now the little Egypt of Lau-
rens County. On plantations which be-
fore the drainage did not mako corn
enough to feed and support tho place,
this year the yield will be from 5000 to
$500 bushels OF corn, and nan places in
like ratio. This region produced chills
and fever in any quantity, and often
enough to interfere greatly with gather
ing the cotton crop; now it's health is
unparalleled. These are facts L know,
coming under my observation rs a ply
stefan n agr~iculturist.
i hope N people will arouse from the
apathy which has 40 long possessed them,
and look to their true interests. Let no
maudlin philanthropy or desire to pam
per and enrich a fow lucky officials in
their places Of ease and power, stem the
spirit of progress and reform. More
anon.
n. f.. X.
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POWER p. O..
8. D. W.

Cotton is bringing % cents at Pelzor
Factory.
The school of Row. G.. l.. Knight, at
Powor's shop, has closed.
County commissioner Owings is suf-
fering greatly from neuralgia.
Sam Riddle is building n carp-pond;
guess Joe Prince will stock it for him.
Joe reported a large quantity on hand
some lin ago-soveral thousand.
Mack Mitchell is building a splendid
cottage. Mack also has the first two
story crib wo owe saw. / guess he
means to crib his corn in the shuck.
Mat. McCollcy says that tho cores
pondcnt from Powers is considerably
behind in the number OF opossums that
he has caught; he reports AZ. Ma~rtlovcs
opossums.
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County Items.
WATERLOO.
SKRAP.

Letter received too late for publlca-
ton in last ISSUE
Fifty-two bales OF cotton i'm town Saul
urday.
Claud Floyd loft for Woford College
on Tuesday last.
The bridge ovor Cane Crock is finished.
Now to have it received.
a. G. Anderson loft forthe South Caro-
lima ColleF" on Monday.
Tho railroad authorities have author
lied tho building of a platform.
Several carloads of lumber arrived
last weok to improve our town.
Pat Anderson, colored, picked 356
pounds of cotton one day last week.
Who can boat it?
Reduced rates on cotton and Oh traffic
generally, places IL little town on an
equal footing with other railroad towns.
Farmers complain of tho rough road
from Woodruff to Spartanburg. To
show how much our Railroad Commits
sion know whom "A railroad is ready to
DO received n operated, is shown by
an engineer of ono train getting Off his
engine here and going TO tho engineer
of the commissioners train and saying
to him, "be careful when you pass this
or that place on tho road, or you will
ditch your train," and yet the Commits
sioners report the road safe and in good
ordor. Tho a. 81 X. and g., l.. s. Road
Is admitted to be one of the best built
roads in the State, but twice in it's OK
istenceit has been ,nsafe to travel, and
yet pronounced safe by the Railroad
Commission.
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SIMPSONS MILL.
NIX.


There is more sickness in our section
than we ever knew before in one season.
We learn that Mr.. Y.J. Culbertson,
Jr., will leave for Texas about the LIST of
November.
Cotton picking is still in progress, but
about thrco weeks behind this time last
year, owing to so much sickness among
farmers.
Mr.. w. B. Fuller and Mr.. John Hen
derson left for the Gland of Flowers"
on Monday, the 9Th inst. We wish thcm
success.
We learn that twenty-five families
Will leave High DIN for the West, on
tho 18th Of November. They are said to
be all whites.
Mr.. John Y. Boyd, who went to Texas
last Spring, made crop there and re-
turned i'm August to this section, has re-
turned to Texas, leaving on the 18th inst.
1t is rumored that DR.. John r.. Cul-
bcrtson is going to locate ut High Point
for 1886. We hope such Is not the case,
for we do not sec how we can do without
him i'm this section.
We regret to tho death of a
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Martin,
who died of dipthcria, on the morning of
tho 4th. We extend II heartfelt SYM
pathics to tho bore. parents.
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The Golden Opportunity.

For tho past few years tho great draw
back to the improvement of our town
has boon tho difficulty in procuring
town lots. This week we advertise SOW
oral valuable lots in town, which will be
sold on salc-day in November. All who
have money to invest will do well to
give their attention to this matter.
Town lots are ms cheap now as thcy ever
Will be in Laurens, and nothing can pay
better than to buy and improve them.
1t is true we have a boom, but 1T is not
Of an ephemeral nature, but the result of
natural advantages and increased rail
road facilities, which makes it pcrma-
nent. The great Improvement mado in
our town in tho past few years has been
forced upon us; but such an awakening
has been made that we soc tho possibili-
ties of tho future, and those far-seeing
business men who are ever on the alert,
graspingfor new territory, ard those who
come first will reap the greatest harvest.
All who desire to 10Y into II wide
awake town; who desire good schools;
or to find n pleasant place to live, should
purchase lots in Laurcns immediately
and improve them. Five years from to-
day you will regret it if you do not, and
you may wonder how you failed to SEQ
tho finger OF destiny AZ it pointed to
Laurens, tho magnificent city, which IL
few moro years will develop.
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CLINTON.
~"

DR. Irby lost q GOOD mulo, by accident,
a few days age.
j. Ran Little got severe, but not seri-
ously hurt, one day last week.
Mr.. John Hargrovelos his second son,
Robert, from congestion, on last Tues
day. He was seriously sick only about
half a day.
Marriage notices will be I'm order from
Clinton very soon. Madam Rumor says
somo half dozen or more, and half of
these "oid Bsches."
About ono thousand bales OF cotton
have been sold here within tho last
forty daya. The price for tho past week
has boen nine cents per pound.
Wash. one OF Mr.. Grlmn Pitts twin
sons, aged about seven years, was very
seriously hprt by falling from n wagon
loaded with s~ccd-cot,on, and tho wheel
striking tho little follows head as ho lay
on the ground. A severe scalp wodnd
was inflicted nocessiSating tho nee OF
many In bringing tho wounded
paris toEethers Hpi s. my doing we'll.
|. w.
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Bill Arp to Lecture in Laurens.

One of the most interesting features of
our County Fair, which comes Off on tho
18th and 10Th inst, will be a lecture by
MIR. CHARLES III. SMITH, the celebrated
"Bill Arp" To the people of this
county not q word is necessary to insure
n full attendance. We all know the col
ebratcd humorist and gladly embrace
the first opportunity of listening to tho
excellent address which no is sure to
mako. He has not yet fixed the exact
day of his visit but it will be either on
the 18th or 10Th. We will give tho par
ticulars moro definitely in our next
Issue.
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Tho Musical.

Tho Entertainments given al the Fo-
melo College, on FridsY ovoninR, was in
overy respect a decided succcsa. At an
early hour the patrons and friends of
College began to assemble, and in n
short while almost every available scat
In the chapel was occupied. The pro-
gramme for tho evening consisted OF
ROTATIONS and music by the young la
dies OF tho college and various members
OF the faculty. The young ladies dis
played thorough preparation and train
ing i'm elociItion, while tho music was
simply grand. Mrs. MILSBR and Miss
King, who have charge OF tue depart
mont OF music, are not only thoroughly
%compotont. teachers but. they arc also
excellent performers. We can only say
that II has beon a long time since the
people OF I.aGrens have spent a more
pleasant evening, and We trust that
Trof. MILRER may not lot this be the
last entertainment Of the kind.
Under its Fremont management our
college has grown 10 be a power and IL
accomplishing a work that Viii bo Of
laatEi8 bcnaiit 70 tlla NFts5fannttS.
"M NLI UA
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-10-14

Mrs. n. J. HOLMES has returned from
the mountains.
CHIEF Justice SIAPsoS aud family are
visiting in Laurcns.
Mrs. p. j. PYLEs and son, of Spartan
burg, visited our town last week.
Miss ABDIE HOLMES Is teaching a
music class in Dial's Township.
Mcssrs. PAUL and CAsPAR SIMPSON
paid US a pleasant call last week.
DR.. j. p. SIMPSON and family are loft
on Saturday for Glenn Springs, where
they will spend a few days.
Miss SALLIE JONES loft on Saturday
last week for Edgoield County, whero
she will spend several months.
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The Marrow Gauge Boom.

On Friday last n meeting of the incor-
porators ofthc proposed narrow gauge
railroad was held at Ninoty-Six. Tho
route was located from Fruit Hill, Edge
fiold county, to N~inety-Six, ~Cokesbury,
n to cross tho river at Warriors shoals,
running through sullivan, Dunklin,
Oaklawn townships, by Kinks Survey
OF 1882. subscriptions to the amount Of
about fifty thousand dollars were report
cd, fifteen thousand of which wa sub
scribcd by Piedmont and Pelzer factories
conditioned upon tho road touching at
these towns and establishing depots.
The stockholders will meet at Ninety
Six on tho 18th inst, to cloct a president
and directors.
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Masters Sales.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
LAURENS COUNTY.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.


Pursuant to Judgements for sale
in the following stated cased. /
will sell at public outcry, at Laur-
ems G.. H., on Salesday In Novom-
Der next, being Monday the 90
day Of the month, the property de-
scrihed In each case, uponthe terms
specified, to wits:
Tn the case of Mary J.. Hill, ct al,
rs. Sarah A, Anderson, ct al
All that tract ofLand lying, being
and situate in the County and
State aforesaid, containing Two
hundred and twelve acres, more
or less, and bounded by lands of
William Vance, DIR. w. @. Irby, DR..
j. III. Williams and others.
Terms, One half of the purchase
money to be paid cash, and the
balance on n credit of twelve
months, with interest from the
day Of sale, secured by the bond of
the purchaser, anda mortgage of
the premises; but with leave to the
purchaser to pay his entire bid In
cash. The purchases to pay for pa
pers.
In the case of ThomRs B. Owens
ps. John Alexander Owens, ct al
al that tract of I,andlying, being
and situat5 In tho County and Stat
aforesaid formerly known SIS tract
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An Unfortunate Affair.

We learn that a few days aeo several
mon committed an outrage upon anegro
near Goldville, in this county by cutting
off his car, and since thon have attempt
ed to XIII him.. We arc not informed as
to the cause of such conduct, but surely
nothing could justify this cruel and
barberous treatment. The negro left on
Tuesday last for Spartanburg to consult
the Solicitor who will probably cause a
thorough Investigation to be made.
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JOSEPH Il. JOHNSON, one of the most
promising young lawyers of tho Lau-
Bar. left this morning for Edgefed, on
professional business. He will DO in
Abbevillo next week attending Court,
and to assist in the defence of w. L..
WOOD, Jr., charged with tho killing of
CHARLES CARTER.
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TAKE NOTICE.

ALL persons indebted to r,
F. 81 j. O. G. Fleming will
please call and settle.
After Jan. 1st, 1886, all I'M
settled notes and accounts will
be put in the hands of an Off
Ger for collection.
g93 If you haven't got the
money, we will pay literally
for cotton on account.
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I'm 1871 birmingham, Ala, was
q c%orn-neld. The city property ~
now valued at $G,600,O00, Ind the
population estiinatcd at 10000.