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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-12-30
Special Notice

All persons indebted to me either
by note or account are earnestly re-
quested to settle Ivy Jan. lst. 1886.
My business must he closed by that
time. All who fail to come and
make satisfactory arrangements in
some way, will find theirnotcs and
accounts i'm the hands of an officer
for collection.
s. II. TODD.
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On New Year Eve

On New Year Eve
Thedrawing for prizes musical dress
case and lifc-sizc doll--will take place at
WILKES Book and Drug store. Thurs
day, Dee. 3lSt, ut s o'clock, u. NJ. All
tickct-holdcrs arc requested to be pros
cnt.
TI,r Christmas tree will be lighted on
on thiS OccCSion.
The fortunate numbers will be pub-
lishCl in our next issue.
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GOuRtg Correspondence
IDOk{tOil T.. q.
JOE PRINCE.

The present week, in this part OF the
County, appears To be devoted mainly
to the pastiinc of moving. Only those
VIII" are rich, and Therefore under no ne
ccSSi,y To change their place OF abode,
are deprived 0fthiS luxury.
once heard II man say that tho Itch
was too good for poor folks, there is
such Il luxury in scratching. But YOU
can't deprive them Of moving.
am glad to find that the good old
fashion of running away from Dobt,
to come in voguc again. y few of Il
citizens AVE rcsortcd to the cxpcdicnt.
and it has worked well, SO far, i. c. for
tho ncighborhood.
Everything now must bend To The germ
theory of Disease. Accordingly | find
it stated in Il Medical journal that Prof.
Mcsridcn has discovered tho germ of
k~lcpt0mania. II liz Very small thing
and in the shap of an Interrogation point.
Hence it is called the "Intcrrogativc
MicrocOccus." Tho learned Professor
has ben carrying OH some intcrcstin OK
perinicnts in tho way of NEGOTIATIONS,
but was forced to suspend, rs somehow
or other his preparations got scattered,
and tho whole town turned mi to steal
ing. So we go.
Mr.. John Riddle has u very %intclli-
gent cow. She will go to the pcrsim-
mon tree, lock her horns on il,
shake down the porsimmons, just like
white folks.
II appears that Iaurens is to be
cheated ut every point on the q. & l." II.
Road. am informed on good author
ity that only about S2OOO0, of our money
was spont in grading up to the County
line, the rest has been. spent in Green
r!llc. The next big cheat was the ono
which deprived Laurcns of the advan-
tagcs of y competing line, and thun ann
h locating of the principal Depot en-
tircly on the G~rccnviilc side. This De
pot, with the town that will spring up
around it, will in a few wears represent
many thousand dollars of taxable prop
rrty, hut yet Grccnvillc nus have ii all
just because Laurcns slept.
John Shocklcy says that when man
moves out on the railroad ii Just takes
three da! = to learn to smoke cigar about
ms gracefully as any body.
News is stu very scarSc, hut | think
can muster some in II few days.
one of our preachers lately had Il good
deal to say in his sermon about Genoa,
the birthplace of tho great Navigator.
one of his auditors didn't quito catch
on but went home and told his folks
that it was tho first time he had ever
heard that Noah had II given Nance; he
rn..l-lt, / 4 1.s,u .,r,,, az, H., i.
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A regular meeting Of Lisbon Farmers
Club, Dec. 10th 1885, met to discuss the
Best mode of preventing land from
washing" and was opened by Mr.. Shaw
essay of Mr.. Woford, Of Spartanlurg,
on Tcrraciug. Mr.. Shaw then spoke of
II benefits he had received from his
terraces this year; that il was the way
to- save our lands and cause them to re-
tain moisture.
Mr.. Wharton said he had worry little
experience in terraces, Int from what
he had read, VAS in favor o fthcm
Mr.. Cunningham said that in coming
here, he had seen where a wagon had
passed over his field and had made al
most n gully. That if there had been
n terrace there ii would not have been.
Mr.. Terry said he did not know any
thing about 1t from experience, but he
knew that rows run on a level would
stand IL longer drouth.
DIR. Wright said he had been so inn
pressed with the idea of tcrracing that
he had tricdit on his wheat land with
out any instrument.
Mr.. Holmes said that in travelling
ovcr the country to-day. ii WAS a sad
thing to 500 how badly the and was
Washing chat tcrrncing or something
clso would have TO be done to stop it.
Mr.. Young thought that terracinS was
the terrace would make about az much
ms If there was II row between.
DR.. Anderson said he was pleased
with Mr.. Woiiord's essay, and that wc
ought to give tcrracing Il trial; that he
had stopped washes by hauling litter
ana putting it in incipicnt g%ulIics, as
much as Il wagon load in Il place across
the gully, and plough just MS il there
was no litter there. Another way e.
stop washes was to drive stobs across
the wash, and waffle in brush.
meeting was called for Jan. ID, 1896,
to dccide about getting guano by the
car load.
1t was also Resolved, That each MAJ
give an account of what he had donC
this Year on tho farm, at the regular
meeting Jan. 1885.
II. II. YOUNG, Scc'y.
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1~osi0assion rendered.

VIC regret to learn that Senator Topp,
ON account Of ill-hcalth, has brcn COM
PEELED to resign. Tho contest for the
Ssnatorship at he next election will
doubtless be lively. Col. TonD Is a true
man and has made q faithful rcprcrcn-
satlvc Of the people. His many friends
sympathize with him in tho atliction
which forces this action.
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Mr.. johnson and Prohibition
Again.

his editorial was susceptible 0fthut
Interpretation. Read between the
lines it means, | take it, that none,
except the "whiskcy interest" and
men of nc standing, believe that
prohibition is Il failure in LaurcnS.
"Somc good people seem puzzled to
understand exactly what he
means" says the Hcr0ld. "Nonc
arc so blind rs those that will not
see" The Nrru!d will say on its
own behalf, that Mr.. Johnson's as
Scrtions regarding the workings Of
the prohibition law in this place
certainly have that effect" that is,
to help tn" whiskcy men. II his
language tho secret IN out.
Tho Ucr0id docs not like for Il tenn
pcrnncc man to frankly confess the
unpleasant truth, that prohibition
is Il failure. My friend says "tcll
the truth" Bat when / tell it, be-
hold | intcrf re with my friends
pct scheme! step on his cornS!
There is much truth in the old say
ing that "thc truth is what hurts"
Nos, | attach considerable inpur-
tnncc to my interview With "hrty-
three men" Since thHt Time |
have interviewed many morv,
with about the nmr result. Nor
have stopped there. | have con
NrrSrd With a number OF ladic,
who frankly confess that from
what they can learn "prohibitiun
docs not prohibit" The UrruL1
drowning man like, catches at
straws. "rwcnty four"mrn thought
that public sentiment had not en-
forced the law against the illegal
sale Of liquors; but the UcrGId gets
some Of them to admit that Il jury,
with sufficient proof would convict
III every instance. | never said
that jury would not convict mon
who violate the statute. But | say
that jurics must have proof!
Whence must come the cvidencro
This is Il local matter. The people
of Laurcns County at large are not
going to NEEDLE with violations of
law here. Every crime is an Of
Tense against the community; but
that individual or set ofinlividualS
directly injured are expected toput
the wheels Of government in oprr-
alton. This il done by arrCSting
Tn" offender and getting up tnct,s-
t!mony. The Courts do the bal
ancc. If the people of the town OF
l.aurcnS do not put themselves to
the unpleasant task of getting up
testimony in such cases, assure
the U"rotd that "ajury' will never
have ''sunicient proof to convict
Are the pcople hero rn;nr tn rur-
nish "suilicicnt proorw Ono vrur
of ~no-liccnsc has po+Srd onduoiurv
has had it. Give the Law , triSI,'
When the town was yutru dry if
was not done with thr uuInr.tHnI.
ING that for half of thr twn rnrr! if
would be u dead lrtfrr ,uL . {, roo
Give the law chance, How mnnv
thousand times In. il hrrr vin.
lntruo One violation i. .rmdinnt
to make an honest effort nt lr,st to
enforce il. Give tho law - rhnnrr
Half of its cyistrncr i snrni, Inf
we find II O fruit. .Atrrr that brinr-
,,L 49,, c,,,L r.,: in
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Insurance EiGgRSg.
EX ECUTINE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE or COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.
COLUMBIA, S. G., }
October 10, 1SS5.l

October 10, 1855
certify, that Mess. Kelly, Hamp-
ton d Kelly, of Laurens, Agents
of The Rochester German ms. Co..
incorporated by tho State of New
York, has complied with the rcqui-
sitions of the Act of the General
Assembly entitled "An Act to reg
ulate tho Agencies OF Insurance
Companies not Incorporated in the
state OF South Carolina" and i
hereby license the said Kelly,
Hampton & Kelly, Agents aforesaid
to take risks and transact all bBsi-
ness of Jnsuraode in this State, In
the County Of Laurens, for and in
b9half OF said Company. j
NJ M sToNEx
COMp&RDEBzER GENHRxg.
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Photographer

Having located in the Fowler
Building, over the stores of John ID.
Sheahan, for the purpose of taking
Photographs and Ferreotypes, and
also Copying and Enlarging, / am
prepared to give You satisfaction,
having had ten years experience.
Call md get a shadow before the
substance mdes.
Pictures takon ON a cloudy as wen
rs fair lay.
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hauggns
Male ACADEMY

The next Session will begin .Ipn. 18th.
and VIII continue ak months. 1taeh
pupil will 10 cnrefnIly ,yovorned and
Thoroughly Instructed.
TgdtioU $3.50 per month. No actltic4
ti0sA etadolfof absence except fn caNaa
Of pfuiigfcte1 Hlok ugt@ss
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GIFT NO. :.

1G ydS. UonSons) Lyons Silk
with II pretty Lustrc and
heavy Gr0S Grain worth
$3.50. $24.O0.
with Innings, Buttons,
Thread, Whale Rome, Grim
olinc, Skirt Braid &c. &c.
amounting to $2.10.
Total. 500. 10.
This the h~ansomcsg OF all
Dresses only $3.50.
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IN ALL COUNTRIES AND CHIMES

=. IT WM WMoh0mNoHW Wnt M Mr TIC cmMt gems mIM t the most pleasing hturs,ng Gift
MW mmL% mG and ah ow, nni tndtrN touch the TMr hearts" with smncs sweet or amuing smvMMr
hcrrpcnt onHrU han Uru holidays.
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Is ydS. GilbcrtS Flannel 50 cts. 1910
trimmings the Same rs Dress
With II ydS. Gilt Mixed Braid 80.
and | yd. Of Velvet 10 match 10.
IotaI. $7.O3.
This Superb Dress complete $500
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
HAIR DRESSING.
The Coil on Top of the Head and the Basket
Plat the Two Prevailing Styles.

The Coil on Top of the Head and the Basket
Plat the Two Prevailing Styles.
There are but two prevailing styles
of hsir-dressing, the coil on the top of
the head and the basket plat. and
when one of these does not suit the
face, from its exactly opposite style.
the other is almost sure to do so. Not
long since L went with a young friend
to have her hair dressed. and took the
opportunity for making careful notes
of the procedure. The hair was combed
from the forehead fringe and divided
into three equal parts as it lay on the
shoulders it was again sub-divided,
making an upper and lower plat out
of the same division. The approved
method is to take the two middle plaits,
cross them. and wind them so as to
form the center. BE sure and pin
these securely, for they are the founda-
ton. and everything depends on its
firmness; use small hairpins for this
part of the arrangement since long
ones would be likely to protrude in an
unsightly manner. / think fiat horn
pins, costing about three cents each,
are best for this center. To insure
neatness. well fasten the ends of each
plat. These preliminaries attended to.
you now take the plaits from behind
each ear and carry them round the
coil. working in an upward direction;
lastly, cross the two plaits on each side
over the top of the coil and bring them
downwards, securely b ding the ends.
According as it suits the wearer must
these coils be arranged either high or
low on the neck. Ladies with very
dark, or otherwise very light, hair fire.
quently use gilt hairpins for their bas-
ket plaits. studiously leaving the ends
visible.-Montreal Witness.
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A preacher in Mexico, Mo-, has
been suspended from the pulpit for six
months for "imprudence." The preach.
er seems to have fallen on hard lines
and should be reinstated. Not one
minister in a thousand, but at some
time in his life is guilty of an ''impru
dence. The great Henry Ward
Beecher himself had little trouble
of this kind and yet he was not sus.
pended, nor even bereft of bis popular
ity. We saw again that if this is all
there is against the Mexico preacher,
he should be reinstated and rendered
an increase in his salsry.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
THE GREAT PYRAMID.
Reasons Why the Egyptian Pyramid
Should be Explored.

Reasons Why the Egyptian Pyramid
Should be Explored.
Now that Great Britain is dominant
at Cairo, would it not be a good idea to
clear away the sand and rubbish from
the Great Pyramid, right down to its
rocky foundation, and try to discover
those vast corridors, halls and temple,
containing priceless curiosities and
treasures with which tradition in all
ages has credited the Great Pyramid?
This wonderful building, of such ex-
auisite workmanship. was erected many
years before any of the other pyramids,
which are only humble limitations,
built by another nation, and also for
other purposes; for neither King Cheops
nor anybody else was ever inferred be-
meath this mighty mass of stone. The
smallest pyramids also exhibit neither
the nicely of proportion nor the exact
ness of measurement, both of which
characterize the first pyramid. From in
ternal evidence it seems to have been
built about the year 2l70 B. c., a short
time before the birth of Abraham, more
than 1000 years ago. This-one of the
seven wonders of the world in the days
of ancient Greece-is the only one of
them all still in existence. The base of
this building covers more than thirteen
square acres of ground. Its four sides
face exactly north, south, east and
west. 1t is situated in the geographical
centre of the land surface of the globe.
Itwas originally 4S5 feet high, and each
of its sides measures 762 feet. It is
computed to contain 100000 tons of
hewn stones beautifully fitted together
with a mere film of cement. And these
immense blocks of stone must have been
brought from quarries 500 miles distant
from the site of the building. The
present well-known King and Queen
chambers, with the various passages,
might also be thoroughly examined by
means of the electric or lime lights.
The Astronomer Royal of Scotland
some years since closely and laboriously
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w. w. PEABODY,
Prss't and Genl Manager, Cincinnsti, o.
w. B. ShATTUC,
GenI Pass'r Agent, Cincinnati, O.
D. d. BACON.
Gen1 West'n Pass. AgI, st. Louis. Mo.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue and authority of an aliss exc
cuiiOn dated the 24tn day of December,
1885, in favor of the Aulimsn & Taylor
COMPANY, and against w. o. Means and J.
A. Boyd, and also two general executions
dated the 9Th day of Decsm Der, 1885, both
In favor of the AuItman & Taylor COM
paDy and against w. o. Means, all issued
from the Office of the clerk of the circuit
court of Pettis county, Missouri and 10 me
directed, have levied upon and seized all
the right, title, interest and estate of the
defendant, w. o. Means, of, in and to the
following described real estate, situated in
Pettis county, Mo-. TO- Wit: TIE northwest
qutr;er OF the southwest quarter, and the
southwest quarter Of the nor, west quarter,
and ten (l0) acres off of the north end Of
the southwest quarter OF The southwest
quarter, and fifteen (l5) acres OF of the
southwest quarter OF the southwest quarter.
described as fOlloss: Commencing twenty
(20) rods south of the northwest corner of
the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter; thence south thirty 1907 rods
thence east eighty 1907 rods thence north
thirty (S0) rods thence west eighty 1907
rods, 10 the beginning all in section twenty
seven (27), township forty seven (47), of
i"uSo s"ou'J tniso N-oj, onu VIM on
WEDNESDAY, THE Doth DAY OF
JANUARY, 1856,
between the hours of 9 O'Clock q. m and
o'clock p. M, of said day, at the court
house door. in the city of Sedalia, Psttis
county, Missouri, aud while the circuit
court OF said county is in St ion, sell ths
above described real e,ta,e at public auc.
ton to the highest bidder, for cash in hand,
to satisfy said executions and COSTS
L. 8. MURRAY,
II 29S4t Sheriff of Psttis courty No.
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TRAVELLING IN 100.
he Vehicles used by the Colonists 200
Years ago.

.,he Vehicles csed by the Colonists zoo
Years ago.
The Virginia planter of the richer sort,
who was said 10 live with more show
and luxury than country gentleman
in England on the estate of three or
four thousand pounds year, showed a
strong liking for the stately six-horse
coach, with positions; but it was not
until 1920 that wheeled carriages were
recognized in the legal price-list of the
Virginia ferries. In the other colonies.
also. the coach was valued as sign of
official or family dignity, and some of the
richer Carolinians carried ''their luxury
SO far as TO have carriages, horses,
coaoSmen, and all. imported from Eng
land; but in Carolina, and everywhere
north of Virginia, the light open ''chair"
or the covered chaise was generally pre-
ferred. These We're better suited to the
rOughness and sinuoSity of the roads
than the coach. The chaise was a kind
of twO-wheeled gig, having top and
drawn sometimes by one. and sometimes
by two horses; the chair had two wheels,
but no top; the sulky, which was much
used, differed from the chair chiefly in
having room for but one person. All these
seem to have been hung on straps, or
thorough-braces, instead of springs.
Boston ladies in the middle of the eigh-
teenth century took the air in chaseS or
chairs, with negro drivers. Boston gen.
tlemen also affected negro attendants
when they drove their chairs. or rode ON
saddle-horses. But in rural regions,
from Pennsylvania northwsrd, ladies
took delight in driving about alone in
open chairs, TO the Amusement of Faro
pean travellers, who deemed that a para
disc in which women could travel with
out protection. Philadelphians were
fond of a long, light, covered wagon,
with benches, which would carry doz-
en- persons in an excursion to the cOun-
try. Sedan-chairs were occasionally
used in the cities. The Dutch introduced
sleighs into New York at a very early
date; but sleighs for pleasure, though
known in Boston about 100, only came
into general use in the northern provin-
ces at q somewhat later period. The
first stage wagon in the colonies was run
from Trenton to New Brunswick, twice
q week, during the summer of 1928. IL
was link in the tedious land and water
journey from Philadelphia to New York,
and travellers were promised that it
would be fitted up with benches, and
covered over, so that passengers may
sit easy and dry.-Ce1st,ry.
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Some very happy efforts were made
by our exchanges in getting up special
Christmas attractions. The Warrens
burg Star made its appearance with q
"blushing" modesty which dazzled tine
eye, the Windsor Review had holt
day supplement, which was ''red to be
read" and the Appleton city Journal
gave an illustrated annual supplement
which was very creditable. In point
of fact enterprise is always commend
able, and we trust that the patrons of
such sheets as the above will appreci
ate the labor and expense involved,
and roll in their subscriptions and adj
vertisements by the score.
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Literature in Madras.

From recently published returns Il
appears that in 1883, in Madras, 763
books and pamphlets. and 55 periodicals
were registered, an increase of "a over
the previous year; in Bombay, 1,4S4
works were registered, an increase of
25S; in Bengal the number of works was
2,21S, an increase Of no fewer than $50,
the greatest increase being in books in
Bengal, in which, moreover, higher
standard of excellence is noted. In
,the northwestern provinces the publ
icsfions decreased from LIS in 1882 b
$50 IN 1888; but in the Punjab they -
creased from i. 1873 10 !. 786.-H y Ped
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WIT AND WISDOM.

There's no -four in the idler's loaf
Waterloo Observer.
Great takers are like leaky pitch.
ers. everything runs out of them.
He is young enough who has health,
and he is rich enough who has no debts.
Swearing is defined as the unneces-
sary use of unrevised language.--Bos'
ton Globe.
1t is hard for a man who follows [.
business that is so brisk that he cannot
catch up TO it Chicago Journal.
Malaria is certainly a very incon.
sistent disease. 1t generally makes &C
quaintances for the purpose of giving
them the cold shake.-NorriStoa0n Her.
aid.
Talk about the wise man who
builded upon a rock, remarked Fogg,
al think the man who didn't build upon
a rock the wiser of the two" How
do you make that out?" asked the lam
guild young man who sat at the foot of
the table. Because, said Fogg, ''no
ledge is power, you know" Boston
Transcript.
The luckiest man we ever knew in
his experience with the lottery tickets,
was the man who never bought one in
his life. OF course, We wouldn't recon-.
mend everybody to follow his example,
for without the protection afforded by
the peoples money, the lottery enter.
prise would soon perish.-M I. Mail.
Variety is good thing. Every mar
and woman sees something cookbook
ing or attractive about themselves,
though they may De as homely as a mud
fence. Suppose we could all ''see our.
sells as ithers see us" what an unhappy
lot of mortals we would be?-EIchapge
A few questions.
Upon what did the wagon spring?
From whence did the pepper mint DROP
How long did the ''Tammany Ring"2
And where did the organ-stop"f
OH where did the "postage-stamp"f
And what did the "cotton-hook"?
OH where did the sugar camp?
And what did the "pastry-cook"?
For whom did the ''paper-weight'?
And why did the .'thunder-clap"?
Oh! where did the ''roll-skate"
land where did the "ginger-snap"?
Wife-"My dear, do you know thai
baby has four or five different kind OF
cries, and that l can understand hei
always when she wants q drink,
when she is hungry, when she is in pain,
when she she wants to 60 out?" Hus;
band-"So? That is very nice. And
can YOU talk back to her? Of course,
you can talk back to anybody; but can
she understand you?' Wife-"Oh,
yes" Husband-"Then you will po-
itely signify to the young lady that il
she ceases to request her father to take
her en- promenade al four q. IN. il will be
something to her advantage in future
years. Troy Ress.
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ment has taken place. Dry-goods
merchants have bought and are buying
freely, and manufactures are holding
prices more firmly. This is probably
due in a measue to the general restric-
ton in textile manufacturing centers,
to one or two strikes perhaps, and the
general policy of catching up, which
has been inaugurated on all sides. In
the larger foundries and machine shops
a like improvement is noted, although
in somewhat smaller dimensions, but
which, with care will Increase and
swell into tide of prosperity. Yet
while it is easy to find these indications
of improvement in general business,
yet on the other side there are evil
dences that we are still suffering from
the evils which have been noted for
months past but that the intensity OF
these evils is allayed, and strong and
healthful influences are at work which
will in all probability, change the in
dustrial condition from uncertainty to
certainty, none can deny.