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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
Japanese Marriages.

A marriage in Japan is preceded by
the ceremony Of bctrothal, at which all
the members Of the two families arc
present. 1t often happens that the par.
ties concerned then for the first time are
informed of the intentions Of their pa
rents with regard to them. From this
time the couple are allow d to see ctch
other on every opportunity. Visits, in
vitations, presents, preparations for fur
nishing their future home, aud the be.
trothed are soon satisfied with their ap-
preaching future. The wedding gener-
ally takes place when the bridegroom is
over twenty years Old, and the bride in
her seventeenth year or over. The morn
ing Of the appointed day the groom
d .esscs, and the toilet articles of the
bride are carried to the bridegroom's
house and arranged in the room appoint.
ed for the ceremony. Among many dec
o%rations the small table supports figures
representing long Ii G, such as the stork
and turtle, supposed to live longer than
any other creatures.
In the evening O splendid procession
enters the hall, headed by the young
wife, clothed and ve.led in white silk.
escorted by two br.demaids and followed
by a crowd Of relatives and neighDors;
uIcO 1 ~ IA luil SoHt"iIiS VII S'IIlSl IllH
with brocaded scarlet and embroidery.
The two bridesmaids and two or three
youn : girls who are friends Of the bride
volunteer for the service, perform the
honors of the house, arrange the guests,
and tlutter from one place TO another to
see that all arc made comfortable.
Among the objects displayed in the
middle Of the circle of guests there is o
deep saucer of soft ware made for the
occasion. 1t has a metal vase VIII ch is
furnished with two spouts and elegantly
adorned with artificial flowers. at o
given signal one of the bridesmaids fill.
the vase with shake" a queer liquid
poured into the sau er. The br de
drinks one-h If of the liquid and the
bridegroom drinks the other half. Afte,
this everybody is invited to the dining.
room. where the "best man" sings the
happy song and serves out the great
dinner to all. With the exception o!
certain Buddhist sects and Christians, o
priest or clergyman never takes part IN
the celebration. The person known al.
the best man. acts as priest and per.
forms the marriage ceremony. The next
day after the marriage follows a festival
given by the police officer who has given
permission for the nuptials. He then
places tho newly-married couple on hit
list
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
THE RECENT EXPRESS ROBBERY.

a special from Nevada, Mo s,ys that
Frank James has sent to Superintendent
Dams@l, of the Adams Express Company,
a letter purporting TO come from jim
Cummings, and also money enclosed in
that letter James says that Cummings
in no res pect anwtrs the cejcIiption of
Of the man whom Messenger Falhering-
ham describes as the peri etrat0r of the
recent robbery. James says lie docs lot
know whether Cummings is alive or
dead a special from Kausa, City, how.
ever, says that the chief there has in
formation to the effect that the original
CummiI g., member of the notorious
james gang, has within the past week
returned from Wyoming ranches, where
he has been employed at his old home
in Liberty, Clay County. His return
was public and voluntary, and he can be
had at any time if wanted. He express
cs a determination to spend the bllcncc of
his days in Clay County.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
QUAhEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
'luch Ainrn Caused in Different Src,ion-
ofIhr state.

lucia Alarm Caused in Different Scciiou.
"fihr Sintc.
Since the big earthquake shocks last
Friday the residents Of Columbia, S c.,
have felt some half n dozen faint tremors
and several vigorous shakes. Loud sub
terrancan noises resembling the blasting
of rock have preceded and accompanied
them. sunday a sharp and pro onged
shock occurred at eighteen m nutcs after
one o'clock and lasted forty.tivc seconds.
It was perccp IDLY fc't by people all over
the city Houses vlbratCd and window
gla 8 rattIcd Many persons who were
dining at the time left their tables and
ran out OF their house Glassware and
dishes ere rudcly shaken. 4 deep, sup
pressed and angry roa ushcrcd in the
vlSitant and added terror to the situa.
ton. Many people were badly Scared
\. party Of Northern visitors who arrived
here this morning expressed a desire to
be introduced to II genuine earthquake.
They got the Introduction sooner than
they expected and took the first train
for FLORIDA No material damage to
buildings is reported in the city.
EXTENT Of THE SHOCKS.
The shock was felt simultaneously in
many places in south Carolina; at Lex.
ington it was exceedingly st ong, and at
Sumter 1t was also severe In the lower
part OF the state it was not so violent as
1t was in the middle md upper region
during the past twenty four hours moro
shocks have been felt in Columbia and
tic UP country towns than in Charleston
AMI Summcrvil'c. The negroes were
badly frightcrel Sunday, and their
churches were crowded. Some fer.
rid earthquake crmon have been
preached by the colorcd pastor. rs a
genera thing the negroes regard the re.
cent earthquake as a p%rcmonition of the
end of the world, and to the neglect OF
all worldly interests they are looking for
this inomcntous event. Many white
people share this belief with them. 1t
canno' be dcnicd that the fro uent rene
nj n Of shocks which, despite the con.
iident prediction OF the scientists, have
colne with increment of force, has slim.
ulated the fe r Of the masses and set in.
telligcnt people to thinking seriously
about this dreadful manifestation OF ma.
lures hidden energies. The truth Of
the matter is the earthquake scare is by
no means owe in Columbia.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
A Destroyer Of an Orchard Pest,

Robert Williamson, of Sacramento,
who owns large fruit ranch near Penryn,
in this county, has been Introducing the
two.spotted Iadybug, or scale destroyer,
in the orchards of his ncighborhood.
They are said to be a very thorough and
efficient remedy for the San lose Gale.
The scale lives on the tree and the lady
bug lives on the scale. 1t is said that
whole orchards In San Jose valley hive
been entirely cleared of the pest that
threatened their destruction by this
little bug. In one case q twenty acre
orchard bal been abandon d to the scale,
the owner having despaired of a lcmedy.
The ladybug came along and attacked
the scale in that orchard in one year it
had much improved, and in two years
every scale was annihilated, and the
orchard Is now a. healthy and thrifty as
it ever was.--Piacey (0at.) Herald.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17

A Spanish shepherd killed by light.
aipg recently was made the subject Of a
scientific post mortcm to discover how
the electric bolt had done its fatal work.
His eyebrows and eyelashcs were burned
of, his cyeballs were dried up, all his
left side was scorched and burned in
spots down to the ankle, while the right
side Of the body and right leg were unin.
jurcd. Serious rs these injuries were,
none of them appeared sufficient to have
caused his instant death. But rs soon
as the breast vas opened tho Cause Of
death was apparent. The lungs were
f'ghtfully congcated and the heart was
enormously dIlatcd and filed with
coagulatcd blood. With AL this damage
to the mar his clothing was very little
Injured, the only traces Of the lightning
upon it being a small hole bored through
tho rim Of the hat and q slight smuggling
Of the shirt collar.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17

AT tho meeting Of the Empcrors re.
emily held at Gastcin tho German
Princes wore the Austrian uniform.
They have been in the habit Of doing so
low FOR many years. Tho Pal MrU Ga.
ute says that the origin Of this custom
dates from the courtesy Of n monarch
Shoso life is moro associated with fcats
u war than with tho scrupulous OBJ.
Hrvancc Of the details Of a chamberlain's
ofico. In 1870 Frederick the Great had
to paw n visit to the Emperor of Austria.
Tho visit, which was rather q critical
one, was paid at the castle of NeuStadt.
IN Morav!a. 1t vas only seven years be-
fore that Prussia had been engaged in
Der great struggle with the Empire, and
bad thoroughly beaten Austria. Fred.
9ick feared that the too familiar blue
uniform might now awaken unpleasant
memories. He dill not, indeed. wish TO
discard the costume which belonged to
bis country, s. he discrcctly adopted a
compromise. He and all his staff up.
peared at Neustadt, not, indeed, in Aus.
TRAN uniform, but in colors that were
not far removed from it. The coats were
white, the ornaments and facings Of
'lver, and there were no cpaulettcs. If
i were not Austrian costume it certainly
vas not Prussian. That was the pre-.
cedent for n rule that now obtains, ut
least on the continent, that when q
uowned head visits n brother sovcrign's
court, he and his suite wear the uniform
ii the country in which they are guests.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
THE PACKERS STRIKE GENERAL
Over 14,OOO=Men Out mt Chicago for
Eight ~mrs-Oth labor Troubles.

The Westinghouse strike became gen.
cral shortly after 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, when IL general order of the
Executive committee Of the Knights
'oi Labor wen into effect. Nearly 25.
900 men are effected by this order, and
ovcr $4,000 have quit work. All the
men Of the great houses Of Fowler Bros.
and John Cudahy, and nearly all of
Armour,s men left their work ard very
few men IenGilcd in the ylIds. The
men demand. it is understood. that 8
hours h Ill cen ,titutc Il days labor, the
working men agreed t. at cept at 10 per
cent rcducti III in their present wages.
what the packers will do is not yet
known, but it is believed 'thut they will
advertise for mon to take the places of
the ,t'ik"rS. One prominent packer
SUD II" was willing to shu t Town f, r
SIXTY day if nj! the other packers will
60 the SaWe
Mr. Berry, us the knight, of Labor
Central Enc ltivc Boaid, who was sent
here during the |; st strike, is a tn, ya:ds,
accompanied by another representative
Of the order.
Georgia, the factories have voluntarily
icduccd the hours Of labor from sixty
eight to Sixty.ivc hours per w. OK and
all mills will be in operation on Monday.
CommlttcDm IN Wright, who c)mpromis.
cd the differences, is engaged in paying
81 debts incurred during the lockout.
tie Will pay out alb u, S25, 900 for gro
cerleS and supplies 10 the knights.
MT. CARMEL, Pa.-Ei1.t! undrcd n in
crs employed at the G. norm Collie ',
the largest IN operation in,hc Shamokln
Valley, have decided to Strike Oh Mon.
day next unless the Mineral Mining
Company advances wages 10 per cent.
The adv"nc: is imprCb bic. Flo hun,
drcd En- c!slor miners are still on Il
strike. al the Luke. Fl idlcr and IIlcl;.
DRY swamp miners will p;obab,y i,in
them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
DOwNHEARTHn

oo"nhearted' Pshaw! there's seldom seem
"A lane without a turningl
Iach desert has a spot of green,
IN spite of bright Soils burning.
'o"r friends have failed you' Well, what
them
Remember changing Peter;
sorrow has tried the bost of mon,
AMI life is all tho sweeteA
what adds a zest to summers ioyl
Is it not a winter wearyl
rearo would lie tame without alloy.
iast grief makes solace CHEEKY.
All cannot win though oil must run
when once life's race is started:
yet all may hear the words: "Well dono.n
30 never be ~dowphearted
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
EARTHQUAKE ON NINAFOU.
a amir Mountain Rising From a Lake
I q the Height Of o Feet.

SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. IA letter
published in this evenings Bulletin, UNI
der date OF Apla, oct. 10, Esays that an
thcntIc news has reached Samoa to the
effect that on the morning of Sept. 10
ovcr 100 heavy shocks of earthquake oc-
cured on the Island of Ninafou, one of
the Tonga group, anI that from the bot
tom of the lake, which is 2, 600 feet deep,
Il mountain has arisen to the height Of
300 feet above its surface; also that this
mountain has burst out into flames and
thrown out hot stones and sand in such
quantities rs to destroy two-thirds of the
cocOanut trees on the island. In Samoa
light shocks of earthquake occur so fire.
quently o that they no longer cause
any alarm.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
A representation Of Mnrshnl Bnznint

A representation Of Marshal Bazaine as
. stage villain has nearly caused a riot in
Pnris. What long memories those Pa
~rSians havo! If Marshal Ralaino had
been an American, says the Now York
graphic, he might have created and lost
idozen governments and been forgotten
IN five years. the Mexican 'cxpcdi.
ton" on which the play is founded, has
more OF romance in 1t than anything else
In the continental or international poll
tics Of the last thirty years 1t has ma.
lterial for an excellent pay. 1t has not
been half written up for books. There
vas never a moro interesting character
than Macmillan, the only imported En-
peror that Mexico has had; and the
hsToism attending his execution mas not
lSsen half celebrated. His wife, Carlotta,
still lives in one Of the sequestorcd cstab.
zlshmcnts of the Hapsburgs, hopelessly
insane. The Princess Salm .Salm, origi'
nally q circus.rider, was one Of the most
aoillisnt members Of the Court at
QQueretaro. The misfortunes OF the
l&t Napoleon as q ruler began
70 Mexico, to b. ended at Sc an.
fiarshal Bazaine led tho French forces
Fhat were TO esta dish q French fo)tho!d
Il Mexico. His Emperor was cxilcd.
liaximilian was shot. The Prince lmpc.
Fil died with a spear in his silc in the
country Of the Zulus. OF that imperial
Establishment only Eugene remains,
e%eartsore and old. The only victory OF
aarshal Bazaine In Mexico was winning
young Mexican woman, who accompa'
ned him to France as his bride. In the
Tar with Germany that followed the los,
! Mexico, the death of Macmillan and
ne end Of our Civil War, the Marsha
as hopelessIy disgraccd for military in
apacity and sentenced to confinement
~ aterm of years. Tho Mexican lady
'iped him to escape, and since then hi
II passed but Of the memory and inter
Of this busy world.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
q u P l. Il MI H n IT
TO THE
LauTens Advertiser,
THE

A Careful observer" has discovered
that during the winter months a radial
swecpof one hundred miles, described
from he city of Philadelphia, and touch
jpg tbe cities of New York, Harrisburg,
and Blltimore, will include in the day.
time, in its western scmicirclc, fully
two. thirds of the crows inhabiting North
America, and at night an equal proper.
ton in its eastern half. The eastern
area of this circle, with the exception Of
more fertile portions of west and north
Jersey, is as notably devoid of them by
lay as it is infested with them by night.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
SABINE PASS TO RISE AGAIN,
r'e Jctties Uniujured aud the People
take New Courage

tnkc New Courage
Grave apprehension existed that the
storm which recently engulfed Sabine
Pass had infic ed irreparable injury to
the harbor improvement in course OF
construction at that point. Reports had
been sent out from an irresponsible
source to that effect, declaring that a
further expenditure of the work by the
general government would be useless
and e~Xtravavant, and suggesting that
the sum of $50, 600 already appropriat.
eli for tins improvement should be re-.
called and applied to some other use.
10 ascertain the truth relative to the
hdrbor improvement at Sabine Pass an
investigation was ordered by the chief
engineer to determine the damage done
TO the ~jetties by the recent storms.
This was done yesterday under tho
direct ons of Major w. II. Heuer, of
the United States Engineer Corps,
stationed at New Orleans, who had gen.
crtl supervision over the works. lilo
was accompanied to the mouth Of tho
pass by Thomas L Raymond, United
) atcs engineer, in local charge of the
improvements; Captain j. 4. Hyatt,
general manager of the Louisiana Jctty
and Lighterlng Company; Major Jerome
Swinford and Captain w. A. Junker.
The party left Orange on tho steamboat
l.. q. G. Lamar. The trip down the
S'binc River, across the lake and
though the pass to tho ~jctties proved a
most delightful one. and the bar was
reached in the afternoon while it was
yet bright and carly. Tho soundings
were ma G 10y Major IIoucr in person,
assisted by Engineer Raymond.
THE nARBoR UNINJURED.
So far as could b. ascertaincd, there is
every probability that the rccen,
cyclone that left the ~jcttics entirely un,
injured In refutation Of the statement
that there were but seven feet scaat on
the bar and confrmatory Of Major
s~icucrs report Lieutenant 0. &. Wiley.
ii the United States steam launch Pen
rose. who went 10 the relief Of the suf.
'crcrS by the storm, in speaking Of the
depth of the water iii the pass, SAYS
II did no lc3v, before carefully sound
my the pass and found that by following
the cast getty until abreast Of the CHI.
ton and then bearing over toward tn,
r'xls shore we had not less thar ten
tee, Of water. Along the west lett,
there Is not less than seven feet, anC
from eight TO nine feet can be found i,
The middle. | would not hesitate :
moment TO bring IN a steamer drawing
nin" and n".ha!i feet with the tide We
hen hpd.'
SABINE rASS TO re RIRUIT.
Active preparations are in progress ,c
'cbul!d the town Of Sabine Pass in ;
more nMp''tniih manner ON elevated pill
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
SIX HANGINGS IN ONE DAY.

Six United States prisoners were
sentenced to be hanged at Fort Smith,
Ark, FRIDAY, Jan. IA, for murder com.
mittcd in the Indian Territory. They
are Pat Mccarthy, Albert Odcll. James
Lamb, John w. Parroll, JOHN f.. Echols
and John ID. Stevens. All arc white
but stevens, II negro, and none were
associated III the same crime except
0dell and Lamb.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
A CLUE TO THE MISSOURI EX.
PRESS ROBBER.

II is now said that the amount stolen
from the Adams Express Company's car
on the st. Louis and San Francisco road
last Monday night is at least 800, 900.
and possibly $l20, 900. supt, Weir de
parted hastily from st. Louis and his
destination is kept a secret. MIR.
Damscl, manager of the st Louis Office,
said important adviccs had called Mr..
Weir away, that the detectives had ut
last struck the right clue, was sure of
their mar and would soop arrest HIM.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
FELL At THE FIRST FIRE
\ Duel with Rides Ends Di.a.trou.ly .,
The CIulIcnxcr.

III" ChnlIcn&cr.
Particulars of a shooting ARRAY at
lloylc farm, some two m les cast of
of Florence, Texas, have been received.
1t seems that a man named miles IIayne
had spoken disparagingly of Henry
lioyic, accusing him Of stca ing cotton.
Aitcrward llaync met lloylc and apollo.
gized for the remark, and the matter
was apparently am cab!y settled. Satur.
day lIaync rode up to Iloylc's house
armed with a Winchester and invited
lloyIc down into a hollow to fi.ht it out.
lioylc thcreupon went into the house
and armed himself with n rifle. llaync
rode oil a short distance and turned and
raised his rifle to his shoulder to fire.
lloyle, hewevcr, got in the first shot,
hitting liaync, knocking him off his
horse and innicting a dangerous wound.
Hayne came in sunday and gave himself
up.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17

General Booth Of the Salvation Army
esve a Toronto reporter this o of.
IN, naming Of tho Army: cone Of nv
secretaries was writing a little tract dc.
scribing the movement, and he wrote on
tho title page: The Christian mission is
q volunteer army I leaned over his
shoulder, took his pen out of his hand,
crossed out the word volunteer and
wrote salvation We liked tho sound
Of it, so.ing that it really described what
the organization was--n body formed
and united after the fashion Of IN army,
with the purpose of delivering men from
sin and the devil. SO we adoptcd the
name Salvation Army nine or ten wears
ago. The terms general, captains, lien.
tenants, etc, oon followed. The drums,
flags, banners, and the like were adopted
gradually, in carrying on the purpose OF
attracting the people"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
THE COTTON SUPPLY.

The total visible supply Of cotton for
the world is 2,0GG, 1876 bales, Of which
1901, G26 bales are American, against
2.l05, 3G7 and 1,Si0, l57 bales respective
ly last year. The receipts this week at
all the interior towns was 203, 1876 bales.
The receipt from plantations were 322,-
S52 bales. The crop in sigh, i 2.o35,
l1G Dnlcs.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
THREE MEN SHOT FROM A WELL.

While three negroes were blasting out
a we | in Durham county, y. G, a dyna-
mite cartridge which they were insert
ing in Il drill hole exploded. All were
at the bottom Of the well, and were
thrown out. Harvey Street was torn
to atoms. Dick heagan died in q few
minutes, and Mack kilpatrick's in. iuries
are very serious.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
FAST MAIL TO CUBA.

a tri.wcekly Government mail service
between the United States and Cuba,
Will 90 into offectncXt Tuesday. Steam.
ships of the Tampa ard Havana line
leave Tampa tri weekly on the arrival o.
the West India fast mail train, making
the distance between New York and
Tampa in forty,onc hours.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
VENGEANCE AND BLOODSHEn.
Flnrcn Men Killed in n righ, I'm sonor,

E"' 7" 7""o'"'
a special from Nogalcs, A. r., says ::
1T has jus, come to ligh, here that Gov
crnor Torres Of Sonora is implicated in u
murder which had for its motive political
consequences. The Governor learned
that the parties who killed his cousin
were in the village Of Montczuma. From
reliable Mexican gentlemen who arc res.
idcntS OF this town 1t was learned that
after the killing of Profccto Toarcs the
Governor resolved upon some sort of VIZ.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
SWEPT by LAVA.
Seven Yiilngcs Destroyed by IA Volcanic
Eruption.

The steamer Mariposn, from Sydney,
y. s.. w, and Honolulu, which arrived
at San Francisco, Saturday last, brought
the following adyiccs
Intelligence has been received at Auck-
land, New Zealand, that on September
81 seven native villages were DESTROYED
by Il volcanic eruption on the Island Of
Niarn, in the Tonga group of the Friend.
~ Islands. The whole island has been
devastated by volcanic deposits.
White Island, IN the Bay of Plenty, is
in u state of active eruption, a vast col.
umn Of smoke ascending from the island
to the height of a thousand feet.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
MORE EARTHQUAKE.
A Slight Shock felt ut Charleston and
Columbia.

a slight trcmor was felt at twenty
minutes past two. Sunday aftcrn oon, but
caused no damage and excited no alu.m.
1t was not felt by the majority of peo-
pie. Shortly after the shock a spring of
clear water appeared in the Custom
House yard, and Is still running at the
rate of a gallon a minute. The water is
said to have le.n h It when tn, flow be-
gan.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17

The report is circulated that many Da-
kota farmers have raised fax this year
for fuel, a ton of fax being considered
more valuable for heating purposes thar
q ton of soft coal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17

Queen Victoria is sixty eve years old
md has reigned forty.nine years. Only;
two other English sovei signs-Henryi
III. and George m.-haye reigned so
long. {