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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
The Newspaper Maker.

The growth in power Of the newspa-
per maker, the Philadelphia Momsthinks,
is one Of the most extraordinary of tho
social manifestations of the day, From
the earliest times the pulpit has been &C
ccrtcd as at the head Of the intellectual
class. Later the members Of the bar at
tanned eqnal rank, but down to the sew
cnteenth century in France, for example,
the position of the lawyer was uncertain.
the admission Of physicians to the
charmed circle has been Of even later
growth. To-day in England the coun-
try doctor gives place to many men not
so learned as he, and he is still treated as
still little better than the lecch," or the
'barbcr surgeon Of the late English
comic dramatists.
Curiou',y enough, it was in France
that the power Of "the Fourth Estate
was first granted, and the influence of
the French press is shown in the number
Of Journalists who are also statesmen. In
England the power Of the press has been
recognized only within the present gen.
Grafton, but now the London editor
walks with Cabinet Ministers as their
equal.
In the United States the newspaper
makers position as a leader of the public
has long been recognized by the public
at large, but some members of the pro.
fcssional classes are alarmed at the vast
strides which the newspaper press of to.
day is taking. 1t has caught up with
the physician, is neck and neck with the
bar, and is pressing the pulpit. Scnsi.
tive and timid men in all professions,
men who smart for real or fancicd hurts
received from the press, strive to keep it
back. They might as we'll try to keep
the roots of the oak from spreading.
Outside of the alarmists there is little
fear of the power Of the press. That is
a matter which regulates itself rs any
healthy normal growth Of any organism
does. The press is not on its defence
1t has nothing to complain of in it's
treatment by the general public. The
cutlery is all on the part of a very limited
part of the public, which has heretofore
usurpcd functions which in the process
of social growth is attacking to the press.
Naturally, the aggrievcd individuals OBJ
ject; but the newspaper makers sposition
is assured by nature, it is not forced
Baltimore Telegram.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
Recipes.

o., r r,:
lar, and cover with BOILING sric,1 vino.
gar, with the addition of one t,blcspoop
brown sugar for each head OF cabbage
When cold tie a cloth over. 1t will be
fit for use in about ten DAYS.
Por,ro FurrTrus tbrce LARGO
nototocs md ruh thcm ,broroh = ooI
opdor tbcn odd ~ tbom forr vail hoo,on
coos ono tcosnoon ~ rich croom ,,,,,o
lcmo, iuice. n LITTLE nutmeg md sono
salt, Beat al ,erv Iiobt thcn dror from,
n spoon into hot lard and frv tbo same .,
~douphnuts, Serve hot.
STRryc RrAvs -Ro;, !, vo,or s,iahun
Falted until a little tender. Tut into
g'ass fruit Jars. Stand them upside
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
him. Then the exploration wss

point him. Then the exploration wa.
continued. The bright light was flashed
in the ear, and every particle of diseased
tissue removed, and the only conclusion
that could be made from careful Olsen
walton was that the patient had chronic
purulont Inflammation Of the middle co,
tract. A number of students who were
present were invited by tho surgeon to
take e look at the ear. Several of them
looked through the speculum, and one
of them asked the surgeon what bright
shining point was that appeared nea,
the Eustachisn tube. The surgeon he,
never known OF the presence or such
a thing, and had his eye at the
ear in a second. Surely there was
something there, and he had not
seen it before in consequence of the
olo9d. The point was touched by a
probe and found to be movable. The
forceps were applied to it and drawn
out. To the astonishment of every one,
n the teeth of the forccps was q small
BRASS pin. The cause of the trouble had
occn found at last. 1t was a narrow es-
ape, and q fortunate, though accidental
discovery, for if it had been left in the
,ar it would have caused n suppuration
md decomposition. and in the end would
aavc resulted in death. When the cause
was found ali the pulling symptoms
,ould be accounted for, and it was con-
'idcrcd q pretty good indication of the
,'owncss Of the most acute minds that
10 nothing of the kind had not been
;hought Of.
The finding of the pin ended the tour
If exploration and the wound was
ircsscd with boracic acid and salicvlic
,oid powder, after it had been well
>.cansc |. The patient was taken to his
,ot and got his silver dollar after the ef.
cct of the anTsthctic had passed away.
tie can only go one car on the next
Eourth Of July celebration, as the mech
,nism Of the right car was destroyed.
Thc wound is healing well, all the
troublesome symptoms are gone, and the
patient will be around with the boys in
! few days. How did the pin get into
The ear? All the boy knows about it is
hat he dropped a pin into his ear one
night as he was going to sleep. That
he pin should work through the drum
ncnd is hardly probable, though not i'm
pos iblc, and in the absence Of any other
explanation will have to be accepted.
Ia mo """ al" on the open uuuicc 1ol
evening is placed the last new device in
icwclry, a series Of dainty diamond swal.
lows, quite tiny, and placed, three or five
together, upon a slight silver thread, ~
lightly as if they had just poised them
selves upon a telegraph wire.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
a Maxinln Mountain City.

saltillo is the "Mouutain City" the
adobe capital of Coahuila. 1t is 5,75C
feet above tho sea level. Its climate il
cool and healthy, its waters clear and
pure, and its fertile soil. can scarcely be
surpassed by any in the great valley OF
Mexico, 1t contains n Sranish-speakina
population, and ia much less advanced
in the arts than many Of the border
towns. Here VIC find the waterman, with
his long pole and gourds, and leather
bags for water buckets. Here, too, in
the early morning, VIC see the modern
Rcbecca come and tarry at the well curl
and by tho fountain. She, like her
ancient sister, has come for the daily
supply Of water, which she bears away
on her shoulders in the same tall, wide.
mouthcd jar. Men rccogni ed by law as
common carriers are passing to and fro
with burdens on their backs. Yet the
burro donkey and the pondcrous ox-cart
arc the cl icf means of transportation in
The interior. This long cared creature
Of recorded use in sacred history is o
very quiet, uncomplnining and unassum
ing animal. lie is used here rs the water
and dairy wagon, and may DO seen
trudging along for miles with his load OF
wood from the mountains and hay from
the hacienda farm. lie bears away the
products of the farm and garden to tbs
city, the supplies to the distant ranches,
the stone from the quarry to the builder
and serves as a carry all for the family.
To him it is all the same whether loaded
with live pigs and poultry, sheep and
goats, or a small family Of children, with
the household and kitchen furniture
thrown in. Here, too, he may be seen
moving slowly aloog nipping the
thorny chaparral by the waysidc, while
he bears on his back the cofir. and last
remains Of some poor native to his last
resting place. The burro and his driver,
who follows on behind, often moke uE
the entire funeral procession. -Leiroa
Free Press.
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Death OF Wilkes Booth.

Edward p. Doherty, the man who, on
April 90, 1868, captured John Wilkes
Booth, The assassin Of Lincoln, was in
New York recently. To q STIR reporter,
who asked him about the occurrence, he
said he received information the previ.
Gus day that the fugitive was hiding in
n pine forest on the Rappahannock, not
far from Bowling Green. Dchcrty was
then n lieutenant, and was vigorously
prosecuting the search with twcnty-six
men.
"a young Liam captured that day who
had been with Booth, disclosed the fact
that he would cross the river at night
and sleep at the house Of Mr.. Garrett, n
friend. I surrounded the house, and
watched it carefully all night, but I saw
nothing. ht4 o'clock in the morning,
however, in the carly dawn, it was found
that Booth was concealed in an out
house. AS soon as I caught sight Of him
summoned him to surrender, but he re.
fused. y companion named Harold,
"h' "ae III "Hc pdlH, S"utIcllucTcO 10 me,
however. On seeing this, Booth, who
was in the rear Of the building reclining
on his broken leg, raised his carbine TO
shoot either me or Harold. but Mt
that instant one Of my soldiers fred upon
HIM The bali took effect in his abdo.
men, two inches below the SPOT where
President Lincoln was shot. | sprang
inside, seized him and carried him o't.
The bnrn was then on fire. As he passed
the dcsertcr Harold he looked at him IN
nnuttcrablc scorn and gaspel out the
word "UsclcsS."
This was his only speech after the
fatal shot was fired. ] gave him brandy
in order to revive him, but he became
irrational and died in two honrs. then
scwcd his body in n blanket and sent it
IL Washington. There his remains were
fully identified by n physician, who
knew him well. He was first inferred
in the Washington penitentiary, but the
body was aftcrward removed to Oakland
Cemetery, in Baltimore, where it now lies.
The authorities at Washington, on being
furnished with full proof of Booths death
paid over the reward Of $75, coo. Half Of
this the detective who guided us to the
locality Of the capture received. I got
-, 500, and the rest OF the reward was di
vided among my men,"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
A Conyict's Tamc Rats.

"Thc boys adopt various methods of
passing away the time" remarked q State
Prison officer. Chicken WEIGH, who,
with three other prisoners, escaped from
the institution last summer by scaling the
roof of the south wing, but was Jap
turcd, has hit upon an idea which ap-
parcntly interests him greatly. lie is
initiating Harry Jennings, and is rails
ing rats. He has got about half q dozen
Mt present. 1t is amusing to see him az
he passes to and fro from his cell to the
shop where the men stay during the day.
His rodent companions, which arc quite
large, put their head out of lis pockets,
and if there is no one near they will run
up on his shoulder and cvcn on the top
Of his head. They are very tame, and.
seem to atfcctionatcly regard the con.
vict, who is certainly proud of his pets.
He is learning them to perform several
interesting fcits.
"Whcn Harry Jennings was a resident
at the institution, under Warden Haynes,
he bred mice, and had at one time in the
cellar under the clerks Office about 400
of these little creatures, some OF which
were white, some black, some brown.
and some a mixture OF these colors. De.
sccndants of Jennings mice arc quite
numerous in the prison, not a few of the
convicts having one or two spccimens.
The men enjoy tho companionship OF
these vermin, and prize them highly.
The prisoners. however. who arc the for
tunate posacssors of canary birds do not
take kindly to the mice. - BOSTON Glo5H
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
Care Of Fowls.

If birds are moulting and you wish to
hurry the process separate them and feed
we'll on stimulating food. Begin with q
moderate allowance and gradually in
crease it, and then the birds will not
suffer from overlooking. Give meat or
milk to supply material to counteract the
waste that goes on while the feathers are
coming out.
The drain on the system is excessive
at that time, and generous living will
do the birds more good than condition
powders. Good food in plenty, and
warm, agreeable, clean quarters must be
provided to insure quick aud successful
moulting. BY fastening the process the
fowls are more vigorous, and will give a
better result in eggs in winter and be
in prime condition by the exhibition
season.
Hcmpsced is a great help in feather
formation, also q little sulphur. How
ever, sulphur, after the month ri August,
must be used with great caution, as the
evenings and morning are often cold with
heavy dcws, and sulphur, by its action
on the skin, prcdisposcs the birds to feel
kccnly such changes of weather.
Good oats, roas and wheat arc a bet
ter food for fowls during moulting than
corn, ms they contain more Of the Gle
mcnts needed for the production OF
feathers. Again oats arc n splendid food
for keeping up the animal vigor.
10 not neglect the growing chickens.
for the pullcts of the early maturing class
will soon be laying. Those that have
liberty need but two or three full meals
a day, az tn Y can pick up myriads Of
insects md seeds for some time to conc.
good for them.
The approved breeding house has its
nest boxes n ade with closed fronts, only
q small opening being left at each end
for fowls to get in and out, thus making
the ncsts quite dark, which prevents
egg eating. The twenty inch space from
nest to floor is of open slat work. Stats
three inches apart. Along this slat work
in the hall is a galvanized iron w"tcr-
trough eight inches from the floor ex.
tending entire length of hall from which
fowls drink by reaching through s!at
work.
The buildings are ceiied on the out.
side with siding, under which is a linil ,
of tnrrcd felt. They are also ccilci in.
side with matched ceiling. The roofc
arc laid Of matched lumber, which j.
covered with tarrcd felt and then
shinglcd, thus making them warm and
proof against vcrmin. The floors Of the
pens are always kept covered with sew.
cal inches Of dry straw and chat, into
which grain is thrown, thus making the
hens scratch for a living. Each flock
las a dust tub, also n trough divided
into three compartments, in which is
kept a constant supply Of crushed oyster
shells, bone meal and charcoal. -Popltry
Nonthiy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
FiShinu for Geese,

Calvin Backus, an cX-soldicr, tells the
following story in the Chicago LeIgcr: 1t
was in Virginia, near Wolf Run, and we
were on half fare, performing picket
duty watching that no boats passed us
without the proper credentials. Our
camp was in a secluded place, shut out
from view of the river and the planta-
ton house not far away-a di.apidated,
tumble-down affair. One of the Potomac
fishermen had given me a tish-line, and
thought to get somc fish one morning.
Three Of lis went, and VIC had to pass
the plantation house. A %grasshoppcr
bait was dangling from my line as we
passed and I noticed that it caught the
eye Of a fine gander of a flock Of geese
as we passed. / lowered the bait to
within his reach, when he swallowed it
In an instant.
at once turned back for the camp,
the royal guardian Of the flock Hopping
his wings and acting for all the world
cs if threatening a fight. The occupants
OF the plantation house came to the door
and stood rs if amazed at the belli9crant
attitude Of their gander. Preached camp
safely with my bird, and it helped nicely
with our bareback. Two of the BOYS
succeeded in capturing each another.
We were then ordered into the main
camp, but this was not the last goose
that followed me into camp with bel.
ligcrant Topping of wings, when the
cause was a line and hook baited with
corn.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
How to Urea, Moving Lands.


The question of top ,dressing meadows
is again agitated, Whether to top
dress or not and the best timo to top.
dress are the subjects discussed every
season. Farmers who cut q second crop
from their grass lands in September APP
prove of top.dressing soon after this is
done, for the manure not only supplies
the required plant food, but serves as q
mulch to protect the roots that arc often.
times unduly exposed, first to the hot
IL in September and later on to alter
rative freezing and thawing out of tho
soil. BRrnyard manure sufficiently soft
or decomposed to scatter evenly and
break finely under n smoothing harrow
or drag is the sort usually preferred for
meadows, as this is a protection against
weather as we'll as plant food.
There are few good meadows that do
rot show at this season bare or thin spots
from one cause or another. These spots
require attention; rake or harrow them
over to loosen the soil and rcsecd pre-.
vious to the top-dr2ssing, where this
has not already been done.
In many localities there is vet time to
pillow up AID rcsced old meadow lardS
that have run out or become too hard and
compact for the best growth of the
grasses.-Nen York World.
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aour, one pound butter, ono PINE mo.

flour, n pound butter, one pint mo-
l~asses, one and one-fourth pounds sugar,
one do On eggs, two teaspoonfuls cream
tartar, one of soda, one.half cup of
ground ginger. Cream butter and froth
eggs lightly, to yolk of eggs add sugar,
thcn butter and mo'asscs, alternately add
flour and white Of eggs; having put cream
tartar in -four, finally pour cup bolinG
water to dissolve soda, and add it; give
a final beating and bake at once in q
moderate oven. Cream instcal of milk
is a great improvement, but the latter
nswers
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03

An inter, sting calculation has been
made by the New York Times, showing
how the steady and rapid payment OF the
public debt incurred in the Civil War,
combined with the reduction of the in.
terest rate and the increase Of the popu
lntion Of the country, has affected the
debt burden borne by our people per
capita. in 1850 the debt amounted tc
S1S,2 p per capita Last year it amounted
TO only S2i,li. In 1865 the per cap;to
portion of the annual interest charge
was $4.2}. Last year it was but eighty,
three cents. The ratio of the principal
is now but two-thirds what it then was
that of the annual interest is but o little
more than oue.ifth.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
Growth Of the Human Heart.

DR.. Bcncck, OF Marburg. has made
known his cur:oHs CbSCr ations on the
growth Of the human heat, the fact an.
rcarIng hat the increase is greatest and
m'st rapid during the first and second
years OF life, its bulk at the end OF the
second year being exactly double what n
originally was between the second and
seventh years it is again almost doubled
a slower rate OF growth now sets in, un,
I'll about the fifteenth year, tho augment
alton OF volume during the inter vcninq
seven or eight years being only about
two-thirds. Ia the period of maturity.
which now approaches, tho growth Of
the heart again makes progress, the In.
crease keeping pace with the advance
toward maturity Of the other portions Of
the system; after tho fifteenth yea, up
TO the Fitch, the annual growth is about
.O01 OF a cubic inch, the increase ccasing
with the fftieth year, a slight diminution
then ensuing. Again, in childhood the
male and female heart are alike; after
maturity, the male heart develops more
than the female, and the difference be-.
tween the two that is thus established
Que and a half to two cubic inches-is
SOLD to be maintained throughout the re-
maindcr Of life.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03

others that are doing as big q business,
made and sold nearly two million boxes
of sardines last year, to say nothing of
sea trout and other. brands of trans.
formed herring. The manufacturers or
packers make a clear profit of six cents a
box, the factory price being about eleven
cents o boz. These same sardincs or: re.
tailed every day for fo:ty cents a box,
and you will pay half a dollar for q box
if you order sardines at your restaurant in
New York. "-NeW York san.
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Supplement- to
Eol1rrns ADVERTISER.
TX -. &.

The American Exhibition, 10 be held
in London next year, will be Of great
importance to this nation commercially,
opening, as it will, the eyes of English
men to many of this country,
and leading to an increased sale Of our
productions. The time of the exposition
is especially favorable, as next yeat
marks the half-ccntury festival Of Queen
Nictoria's reign.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03

In the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea
a curious phenomenon is in progress.
Inc Kara Bobhaz is an estuary nearly
separate from the main body of the sea
by n bank through which there is an in.
let, The evaporation from this gulf 10
so great that a current continually scts
In from the Caspian; and as there is no
return current, the water of the gulf be.
comes moro md more salifcrous, aud n
deposit of salt is in course Of formation.
In time this gulf will be cut off from the
Caspian, and will then be dried up and
become an extensive salt bed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
The TaIker.

The talker is just as positive n force in
civilized life as he was in the old Q v; ge
life. The earliest fragments OF history
we have tell us Of the takers whose
words rallied men around them to 20 on
on the warpath. Later on we find the
Athenians obtaining all their culture
from their takers, and at the present
time we see that, where the book or news.
paper claims only n few moments of 9
mans time each day, the talker is on d ok
all the time, day and night, putting in
his work without any letting up. 1t ia
useless to shut our eyes to the facts. II
the Man Who Talks wants the Garth !
am in favor of letting him have it, in or.
der to avoid a controversy. II we como
to words about it he will get it anyhow.
Atlanta Constitution.
A pail Of butter that four wears apo
was accidentally dropped into q ~cistern
in Palmyra, Mo, was recovered the other
day. When the cover was removed the
butter seemed to be in perfect condition,
sweet and firm, but in a few moments il
was as strong as the strongest boarding
house butter Ia history.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03

1t is said that n person $50 d sposcd"
can tic Killed BY the shock Of good news
as surely as by evil tiding<. \. very Gu.
rious case occurred recently Of a journey.
man in the employment Of n large firm
In London cling unexpectedly made
manager and thcrcupon committing sui.
eide. The disturbing cause seems to
have been the fcaro re possibility, and
n sense Of incOmp tcncy to fulfill tho du.
tics OF a new and important Office. a
catastrophe Of even a more painful kind
took place in another great house in the
same city some years ago. One Of the
clerks, afte" many years faithful service,
was offered a partnership, which he dc.
clined upon the ground of not possessing
the minimum sum requisite for invest
ment in the concern. "That shall be no
obstacle said the principal, "for I will
advance it t. You myself" and so the
matter was arranged. But on the very
first day Of the new partner taking pos.
session of his desk, he blew his brains
out at it, leaving a few written words
behind him to say why. He had been
embczzling money from the firm for
years, though in such small sums that the
whole amount was triling, and there was
no chance of the dcfalcation being dis
covered. Rcmorsc and the sense OF ben.
efts undeservcd had been, however, too
much for his tender conscience.
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Some oak timber, which in 1924 had
served for 3G4 years for roof beams in an
English church, is still doing duty as 8
seat in a farmers kitchen.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03

Red ants will never be found in closets
or drawers If q small bag of sulpner Is
kept Ia these places.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03

School property in the Northern States
B valued OF SO, coo, 900.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-01-21
a cAEp ro I.ApIes.

a lady who suffered fos years, and who was
treated by the most noted physicians in a.
netica without relief, was given simple rem
edy by Russian nurse which permanently re-
stored her to health. To aid her sex, she
now offers to send free the receipr, with ful
instructions for making The medicine yourself
at home, without expense. lfyouare suffer-
uE with any form oftemale dise,se, do moi
throw away time and money on doctors patent
medicines, but inclose me a stamped envelope
addressed to YOURSELF. and receive free cure
Address, MRS. CLARA B.wRIGHT, u
i. Eagle Street, Buffalo. n. X.