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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
If Kaiser Wilhelm Should Die.

Suppose, however, the German
emperor should die to-day, what
will be the effect on the policy of
Germany? Hitherto it has been
shaped, governed and directed by
the iron will of Prince Bismarck,
with the loyal and unwavcring sup
port of his imperial master, who
vas an implicit believer in the di-
vine right of kings in general and
OF cmpcrorS more particularly. He
had Il profound contempt for the
people and dcspised his brother,
the rcigning sovereign, for making
concessions to them in that rcNolu-
tionary year, 1913. Bismarck's
Scorn for them and for parliamcnts
is equally intense. Both believe
in bayoncts, brccch-loading rifles,
and krupp's steel guns. Both are
of opinion that Providence always
fights ON the side of the heaviest
battalion and both are attached to
the principles of military dcspot-
ism.
But the future emperor of Ger
many is Il man of Il different stamp.
He has none of the absolutist be-
liefS of his father and is said to be
free from the warlikc tendencies
of that potontatc. He is very
much under the influence of his
wife. Between sour Fritz,"a us he is
called in Berlin and his accom-
plishcd wife ON INC side and Prince
Bismarck on the other, there never
have been cordial relations. On
the contrary there have been cool
ness and arrangements. The
prince imperial will wish to resign
as Il constitutional monarch. He
belongs to the new era. His prin-
cess, educated under the personal
care of II of the most constitu-
tional sovcrcigns i'm Europe, with
whom she has been in close cores
pondcncc ever since her W mar
riagc, is ~Sagacious enough to per-
ccivc the burdens which the mill
tary establishments of Germany
impose upon an impoverished pco-
pie and how socialism is injecting
the toiling enthusiastically E0-
ate.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
A Dakota Mans Mistake.

A man from Illinoise got off the
Northwestern train at Estelline
the other day and met an old friend
now living in Dakota.
"How's old Jim Stanford pros
pering out here 2" asked the ILL
nois man.
"Jim's gittin' Iong poorly, very
poorly. You see Jim made II mis-
take and it set him back"
"IIOw'd he make n mistake 2"
"Set his house on the ground
with no undcrpinin' under it,"
Well, s'posin' he did, | don't sec
what hurt it would do"
"Of course you don't-yOu live i'm
Illinois"
"Well, what hurt did it do 2"
"Why, hang it all, pardner, this
Dakota sile is so darncd fertile that
the house took root and growedv'
at did? Well, admittin' it's so,
| should think it would have been
better; he'd had a bigger house"
eyes, that what Jim lowed ut
first. He had Il nice two-story,
then Il thrce-StOry one, and pretty
soon a tivc-StOry one"
81 don't sec anything bad about
that"
No of curse not; but when he
got up there, instead If heading
out with II French roof and light
nin'-rod, the blamed house took to
branchin' out with bay windows
and piazzcrs, and pretty soon the
whole thing blowcd over and killed
a yoke of brindlc oxen for jim. |
tell you, YOU can't build houses i'm
Dakota without undcrpinnin.'-Er,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
SHERIFF SALE.

BY virtue of an execution direc-
ted to me by Clerk Of the Court for
Laurens County, | will sell on the
first Monday Of June next during
the legal hours of sale, before the
Court House door in Laurens, the
following property to wit:
sixteen acres Of land, more or
less, situate In Laurens County and
within the corporate limits of the
Town of Laurens, bounded by lands
OF Mary G. Sullivan, jamie Todd,
A. H.. Sullivan, and Harper Street,
levied on as the property of Arthur
II. Sullivan, at the suit OF Darby &
Co.. VS.. above named Defendant.
Terms-Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
b. f. BALLEW, 8. T.. q.
Sheriff Ofice, May II, 1885.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26

suggestions from any one as to
how they shall vote. 1t is not
those who have joined from q con-
scientious desire to better the agri-
cultural interest, but those who
have cSpouscd the cause to ride in
to Office themselves, and get room
for their friends. Beware of the
dcmagoguc.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26

BE it Ordained by the Intcndant
and WAKnENs of the town of Lam
rcns in Council assembled:
All owners, tenants or Occupants
OF any lands or tenants, within the
corporate limits of the Town of
l.aurcns, shall rcmov from their
respective premises any nuisance,
source of fOulncsS or of sick
ness hazardous to public health
within ten days from the ratitica,
ton Of this ordinance. And ali
who refuse or neglect to remove or
abatc such nuisance or other source
OF toulncss within (3) three DAYS
after notice to remove or abatc the
same, shall he fined or imprisoned,
or both, within the discretion and
jurisdiction of the Council.
Ordained and ratified in Coucil
assembled, this 18th. day of May
1896.
B. T.. MARTIN,
Intendant.
G.. ID. ANDERSON,
Clerk OF Council.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
CHOOSING \ PROFESSION

Young man, what are YOU doing ?
AS day by day you sec those who
have maintained the confidence
II esteem of their frllow-mcn ST
lently carried to the Getty of the
dead" does it ever occur to @
that probably ten or tw enty years
hence, all WHO now hold places
OF honor and trust i'm your com
munity will have all passed into
"that undiscovered country, from
whose bourne no traveller returns"
These men are passing away, and
their places must be filed. Who
will fill these places? You who
arc now drinking ut the fountain
of knowledge and whose characters
are daily being formed, must de-
eide.
Life is at all times full of rcSpon-
sibility; but, few young men real
izc ut the time, the responsibility
that is attached to this Spring time"
of life. He who would win i'm the
ace of life, must be early trained.
From the cradle to the grave, per-
haps the most important question
that arises, and one that in an cs-
pccial manner seals the destiny of
Il man, is choosing an a~vocation.
Now, young man, the first thing
for you to have deeply rooted in
your mind is this: SO far as this
world is concerned, you can, of your
own eNertion, make Il success of
life. We look around us to-day.
and we see thousands of
opened up for the employment of
young men. We examine closely
and we find that every avocation
appears to be crowded. But a
small proportion of those who en-
gage in business make it Il
OF course the reasons for this are
numerous, and vary according to
the circumstances of each particu-
lar case; but one of the principal
causes of failure, is Il want OF inter
est and zeal in the work. Young
men are often lead to undertake.,
through the advice of parents, that
which is not only distastcful, but for
which they have no natural tact.
a great many parents make up
their minds that their O shall be
Il doctor, preacher or lawyer, with
out for Il moment considering the
inclination Of the child. The con
sequence is, that many who are
toilins day after day in what is
called the learned professions with
out even reaching the degree of
mcdiocricy, to satisfy the whims
OF foolish advisers, would shine as
stars of the first magnitude i'm
other fields, and rice reySu. The
all-imp0rtant matter is to strike
your calling, and then work it for
all it is worth. Indifference never
accOmpliShcS anything.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26

Just before the outbreak of the
war Stoncwall Jackson, then apro-
fessOr in the Virginia military in
stitutc at Lexington, organized a
Sunday-school for cOlored children,
which is still sustained by leading
citizens there. This Sunday-sch0ol
has now set on foot a subscription
for a monument to Stoncwall Jack
son, which is meeting with a live
ly response among the people, black
and white, of the South.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26

The Free Traders are apparently
modifying their views of late. We
don't sec much about "frec trade"
now i'm their public uttcranccs OK
cept the name. They seem to be
compromising on "tarif REFORM.
No doubt the tariff needs reforming
and a great deal oft. Wccongrat-
ulatc the Association, and wish
them all the ucccs their efforts
dcserve.-NeWherry Observer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
4 SUGGESTION.

The damage to bridges i'm he
County by the recent frcshet, shows
plainly that although many are
substantial and costly, they are
constructed upon insecure founda-
lions. TO replace these structures
every year or two, requires a con-
siderable amount Of the County
FUNDS. There is but one way to
make them withstand the heavy
rains, and that is by means of piles.
~ pile driver should be purchased
by the County and bridge cOntrac-
tors required to use it in building
bridges. We believe such Il course
would be economy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
The Savings of the COl0rOd Poo
pic.
Charleston News and Courier.

In South Carolina many of the
c"lorrd people are laying by some
thing for Il rainy day" In the five
savings banks of Charleston the
colorcd people now have $l2l,93G.35
on deposit.
There arc no savings banks in
South Carolina outside of Charles.
ton, or we would doubtless be able
to makcan equally crcditablc show
ing for the colorcd people of the
entire state. The progress of the
South since the war has been re-
markablc, and wherever the colorcd
people have practiccd economy
they have made and saved money.
The largest colorcd dcpositor i'm
the Carolina Savings bauk, ho
mas S6,17l.3o to his credit, is II pure
bloodcd African, but Il born tinan-
l lie has recently bought IL
valuable plantation for 10000 and
has paid $1,000 of the purchase
money. There are thousands of
active and thrifty colorcd men in
the state who have bought land
since the war, and who are steadily
collecting about them the many
comforts and many of the luXurics
or life. Comparatively few of the
colorcd people entertain decided
notions OF economy, or have any
iaith in Government savings banks,
but the wealth they have hidden
away in old stockings and the
money they are investing from
year to year in lands and houses,
If 1T could rightly be estimated,
would prove to be Il pleasing rcvc-
lation. The colorcd people ofSouth
Carolina are rapidly rcgaining the
ground they lost by the failure of
the Frrcdmcn's Bank, and are put
ing their money where it will do
the most good. Another decade of
Democratic rule will probably
make them the happicst, most con
tented and most prosperous labor
ing class in the United States.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
Like 81 Charm String.
From the Edgefeld Advertiser.

The stations and towns on the a.
Y X. X. r., and the Port Royal
Road are almost as close together
as the buttons on a charm string.
AS our friend st. Julian Bland saws,
you kiss at a girl at Mccormick
and as a matter Of blessed fact, hit
a COW at Bradley, 4 miles above;
not that the girl mOves-notJ She
or the COW either, for that matter,
but because the towns are 80 close
together.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26

The NcWS ana COurieT is fixing
to get some ambitious young grad
uatc of Il debating society into
trouble. 1t is arranging for Il joint
discussion on the tariff between
uncle George Tillman and apickcd
man from the free trade club. We
have no doubt many members Of
the distinguished organization be-
Lowe themselves fitted oc0pc with
anybody on n subject; but we
want to be at the debate with Il
chance to put shcklcs on the asscr-
tiOn that the man who engages in
mental wrestling with uncle
George will not be anything like as
we'll picked when going i'm rs he
will be coming out. Uncle George
is Il fast and hard hitter with a
long reach, and amateur statesmen
and thinkers had better keep out
Of his way. -Grcenrile NeWS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26


In 1857 an excise duty was laid
in England, which alarmed the
Virginia planters, and they at
tempted to rctaliatc by procuring
acts pf the Assembly for the en-
coura" ncnt of domestic manufac-
turcrh, that they might import leaf
from the Mother Country, King
James disalloWcd these acts as
hostile to English interests. a
similar attempt failcdin Maryland.
The people of Congo have no
conception of God of any kind,
and worship nothing. They be-
licvc in charms to keep off all
evils. They do not believe i'm sick
ness or death rs natural, and seek
out the cause when any one dies or
is taken i'll. Many persons are
thus killed in punishment, and
yer it not for this the pOpulacc
would increase very rapidly.
John b. Cough was never os-
tentatious i'm his gifts, but his pri-
Vatc charities were almost innu-
mcrablc. For years he supported
the widow and family of his old
friend Station, who induced him
to take the pledge and encouraged
him to keep it, and he has educated
and supported many Of his rcla-
tives.
-Junius Henri ClemmOns, who
claims to have been the first cleo
tric-tclcgraph inventor, is now 70
years old, abundant white hair and
beard and bushy eyebrows, stoop-
ing shoulders, and slow step; but
his sight is good, his voice firm, and
his hand steady. He is clerk Of II
congressional committee.
-Edison's patents have now be-
come so numerous that they have
Il special series of index or refer
ence numbers in the patent office
the only case in which such sepa-
ration from the general index
has been thought necessary.
Mr.. Layaran found in Nincveh a
magnificent lens Of rock crystal,
which Sir David Brewster con-
sidered a true optical lens and the
origin of the microscope.
The principle Of the st]ereoscope
was known to Euclid, described by
Galen 1900 years ago, and more
fully in 1890 A. d., in the works Of
Baptista Porta.
"A gilt nutmeg was formerly a
common present ut Christmas.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26

BE it known now and forever
that THE LAURENs ADVERTISER
proposes to speak its views and
opinions regardless of consc-
qucnccs. Whenever we are denied
the right to criticise men and meas
urcs, The ADVERTISER will s,,s-
pend publication. Until that time,
we propose to exercise this right
Whenever the occasion offers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26

The Palmetto Post is alarmed,
for fear %"through carelcssncss or
indifference Il state government
might happen to fall into the hands
of TILLMAN Brothers & Company"
The estate government" might
fall into wOrse hands than those of
"Uncle GEORGE TILLMAN." lie IS a
man after our own heart, but we
are willing to let him represent his
family in the State government.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26

"A Nihilist printing Office was
lately discovered in II girls school
at Taganrog, rear Odessa, and be-
sides Il considerable store of arms
explosive compounds and rcvolu-
tiOnary prints were found. Among
the latter we're found 5000 copies
of a manifesto printed i'm red ink,
and bearing the pretended sigma
turc of the Car, who is represented
as t~cllingIthc peasants that he had
been compelled to take to flight
from his capital to the more loyal
district of the Crimea, as the no.
bility, the high clergy and the mil
lionaircS had threatened his life, in
consequence of his intention to Ji-
vide all existing property among
the poor pcasantry. He therefore
calls upon his people to defend him,
and appropriate, for equal division
among themselves, the wealth and
possessions of the whole ariStoc-
racy, clergy and millionaircs. This
manifesto it was intended to post
up throughout Southern Russia.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26


The price of silver ON Friday,
both in London and New York,
was the lowest ever recorded. Bar
silver sold in London at - pence
per ounce, while the United States
Government now buys the silver
necessary to make II Bland dollar
for scvcnty-siX and II half cents.
TO go on making such dollars as
full legal tcndcs, irredccmable
coins, is simply to swindle. TO say
that 76! cents is worth Il dollar is to
tell Il lie. TO make coins of that
value and call them dOll.rs-other-
wise than as limited token currency
is to practice that species Of gov
ernmental cOunterfciting known as
dcbaSing the currency.
Ahead of all othersl
Pclhains Chill Specific broke Chills in
my family when everything else failed.
r. y. PITTS,
Saluda, s. G..
al h" 70 tried Pclhams Chill Specific in
several cases and have found IL invaria-
bly, a positive remedy for Chills and Fo-
yer and therefore recommend il.
THOS. V. WICKER,
Jalapa, s. C..
SO say they all, For sale by all Drug
gists.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
HOLMES SURE CURE,

MOUTH WASH AND DENTIFRICE.
Cures Bleeding Gums, Ulcers, Sore
Mouth, Sore Throat, Cleanses the Teeth
and Puriies the Breath. Used and rec
ommendod by leading dentist, Pre-
pared by Drs. j. p. q w. II. HOLMES,
Dentist, Macon, Ga. For sale by all
druggit and dentist, and in Laurens by
DIR. u. IL. Common. 8-Iy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
n Very CONSCIENTIOUS Mi lister.
augusta

We see it stated that Parkvillc,
\. ", hos Il model Methodist min
lister. He was Il soldier and has
pension, but will not touch Il dollar
of it because his conscience will
not allow him to acccptmoncy that
has been received as taxes ON whis-
key and tobacco. lie will not mar
ry Il couple if either of them smokes,
chcwS or drinks, and, rather than
ride on the Sabbath day, he walks
ten miles to his charge. This is
going beyond Rev. Sam Jones, who
has nothing to say against tobacco,
and also beyond Yev. Sam Small,
who, "not only smokes cigarettes,
but smokes them in Il rhaum
holder on which pose Il small dog
and n dainty shcphcrdcss, and
whose room at Cincinnati "is filed
with books, papers, flowers, cigar
cttc-stubcs, and feminine knick-
knacks of one sort and another"
Consistency is still Il wonderful
thing, and as rare n beautiful.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-10-05
Church Items.

r-
Winchester Presbytery will meet in
Petersburg, Grant county, w. Va,
on Wednesday, October 9th.
Rev Joseph Jones, of Petersburg,
Va, preached in Zion (Episcopal)
Church last Sunday evening.
The general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church will
meet in Chicago, the first Wednesday
in October.
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will be administered in the Pres
byterian Church in this place on Sun
day, October 24th-preparatory SER
vices on Friday and Saturday pre-
vious.
Rev. w. G. Eggleston has begun a
protracted meeting in the M. E..
Church South. He expects to assist
him Rev. G.. L. Tyler, Rev. Mr..
Lynch and Rev. Mr.. Dulany, and
possibly Rev. DR.. Rodgers.
The collection taken up in the
Presbyterian Church last Sunday
for the benefit of the Charleston suf-
ferers, and Presbyterian churches
destroyed in Charleston and Texas
amounted to over one hundred dollars.
There will be no services in the
Baptist church next Sunday, owing
to the absence of the pastor. The
following Sunday, Oct. 18th Rev. ].
A. Broaddus, of Berryville, and Rev.
Frank MCGEE, of this place, will
exchange pulpits.
Rev. DIR. A. G. Hopkins, on last
Sunday morning, celebrated the com
pletion of the twentieth year of his
service as pastor of the Charlcstown
Presbyterian Church with an appro-
pirate, able and impressive sermon
from the last three verses of the Goth
Psalm. In the twenty years of his
CHI arge here, DIR. Hopkins has re-
ceived 292 additions to the church
membership, performed 227 bap-
tisms, dismissed lis to other churches,
oficiated at 299 burials and 175 mar
riages. Present number of commu-
nicants, 275. The congregation has
in this period contributed to church
purposes over 100000.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-10-05
From the Democrat:

From the Democrat:
Mr.. Henry Hooe is erecting a corn
house on the property now occupied
by Mr.. +. G.. Butler, on the corner
of Lawrence and Liberty.
Mr.. Frank Manning of Vinton stud
farm, this county, has disposed Of his
two Thoroughbred geldings-" Es-
SEX and the unnamed Fadladeen
colt, to Mr.. F. n. Hayes of Sisters
vile, Va, for the sum of $1,000
Mr.. II. will continue to race them.
There will be q Fish Feast, &C.,
held on the 9th of October, at Bloom
cry, for the benefit of the Bloomery
Brass Band" There is a committee
appointed from each town in the
county. The committee of this place
consists of Messrs. L. Heiskell, Geo.
Mock and N. Starry. Lieut.. Jno.S S.
Hostler, of Manning's School House
district, will act as Manager. There
is every promise of a large attend
ance. We have no doubt that this
gala occasion will be a red letter day
in the annals of Bloomery. The
Carnival of Venice" will be cxhib-
tied on the bosom of the beautiful
Shenandoah. We learn that the
gifted and undaunted young orator
of this city has been invited to adj
dress the gathering upon the issues
of the day.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-10-05
Everything Goes Wrong

In the bodily mechanism whcn the liver gets
out of order. Constipation. dyspepsia. con-
tamination of the blood. imperfect assimila-
ton. are certain to ensue. But it is easy to
prevent these consequences. and remove their
cause, by a course of Hostcttcr's Stomach Bit
tiers. which stimulates the hillary organ and
regulates its action. The direct result is q dis
appearance of the pains beneath the ribs and
through the shoulder blade. the nausea, head
aches, y]cllowness of the skin. fnrred look of
the tongue. and sour odOr of the breath, which
characterize liver complaint. Sound digestion
and a regular habit of body are blessings also
secured by the use of this celebrated r%estora-
tive of health, which impnrts n degree of vigor
to the body which is its best guarantee OF
safety from malarial epidcmics. Nerve weak
ness and over-tcnsion are relieved by 1t, aud it
improves both appetite and sleep.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-10-05
Our Stores aciU be closed on Satur
day, October OH. Open at night.
S. D. HIRSCHMAN d co.
c. l.. S. G.

On last Saturday afternoon, anum-
Der of ladies and gentlemen met at
Stephenson Female Seminary, and
reorganized the Chautauqua Literary
and Scientific Circle fer the ensuing
year. DR.. G.. E. Pratt was chosen
President, T. G. Green, Vice Presi-
dent and A. D. Barr, Secretary
The regular meeting nights of the
Circle we're fixed on the first and
third Thursdays in each month";
The next meeting will be held at the
Seminary, on Thursday night of this
week, at Z! p. NJ, to which all per-
sons interested and desiring to join
arc cordially invited. The course of
reading is full of interest and infor-
nation and very attractive, and it is
hoped that a large number of u cit
liens, and especially the young folks,
will avail themselves of the opportu-
nifty offered to spend the winter in q
most profitable and delightful man.
ner. The course embraces the fol-
lowing: Walks and Talks in the Geo
logical Field, Recreations in Astron-
omy, Sketches from English and
French Literature, Warren Hastings,
(by Macauley,) a Short History of
the Early Church, and the Christian
Religion. These works are all by
eminent and learned authors, and
consist of entertaining and instruc-
tive reading in Ancient and Modern
History, Physical, Mental and Moral
Science.
To defray expenses of correspond
ence, &C., an annual fee of fifty
cents is required. The books can be
obtained at the drug store of DR.. G.
e. Pratt.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-10-05

A fire on the Bcdinger place, near
Shepherdstown, where Mr.. A. S. Dan
bridge resides, about 8 o'clock on
Monday night of last week, burned
the barn, stable, corn-crib, 275 bush
els of wheat, 20 tons of hay, lot of
straw and farming implements. In
surance in the agency of Washington
& Alexander to the amountof $3.50
the loss on buildings about $500, and
personally $500.