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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-21
NO.. 81.

Der 10, although seven years apart. The
birthdays of Vest and Blair occur on the
same day of the same month, December
q, as do also those of Ingalls, and Sauls-
bury, December 30. Logan and Man
derson were each born February 8.
There are no two Senators of exactly the
same age, considered by years.
FoREIGN-BoRN SENATORS.
rive Senators can never become Presi-
gents, as they are foreign-born, Beck
naVlng been born in Scotland; Jones, of
Nevada, in England; Fair, Sewen and
Jones; of Florida, in Ireland. New
York has given birth to more of the.
present Senator'S than any other State.
the number being eight; Kentucky,
Onlo and Virginia can boast Of six each,
Virginia and West Virginia being con-
sidcred in this estimate as one: Masso-
chusctts and Pennsylvania, five each
with the remainder scattering Fourteen
have been born in New England ONLY
four States west of the Mississippi
Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota
have given birth to Senators. Not n
Senator has heen born in the western
half Of the United States.
Out of Il total of seventy-six Senators
thirty -four have been born in the States
they represent. All of the New England
Senators have been born in their respec.
tive States, with the exception of Chase,
OF Rhode Island, and Hawley, of Con-
nectlcut, the latter having made Jump
from North Carolina. Only one New
York Millcr-was born in the
Empire State, Evarts having first seen
light i'll Boston, Mass Both of the
Senators from Maryland, from Pennsyl-
vania, South Carolina, North Carolina,
Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and
Tennessee were born in the States they
represent. The remaining Senators that
are certified representatives of the States
that gave them birth are Blackburn,
Cockren, Colquitt, Eustis, Logan, Palmer
and Sherman. T.o.J
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Cleveland n Democratic Lincoln.

The politicians did not like President
Lincoln. They would have pushed him
aside ut the end of his fist term if it
had lain i'll their power. The barrier in
the way was the confidence rcposcd in
hlm by the sovereign people. The stu
alton at this time is not dissimilar.
President Cleveland has not pleased the
politicians, either of his own party or of
the opposition; but every day it becomes
more and more manifest that the people
both the Democrats who took him on
trust and the Republicans who distrrlst,,
ed him-arc behind him and backing
him. His sturdy honesty plcascs them.
The wiser politicians, seeing the ,,lift of
the popular current .ro beginning to
hedge. Bradford Era.
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sloping. in the ground, with the upper
bud only above the surface, will grow
quite as readily as rooted slip. Let
every one put in full crop of potatoes;
work will not be SO pressing now and
the grain fields will furnish suitable and
abundant land for the purpose. AS
soon rs the tubcrs are Of fair size, begin
at once to feed to stock Of all kinds.
horses, COWS, hogs, etc. The mistake is
generally made of waiting till frost or
digging time to begin feeding them and
then many are lost before they arc con-
sumed Our true policy is to feed the
stock on the farm with many different
things, each in its season The old style
OF feeding on corn and fodder all the
year is not suited to our present environ
mcnt-it is too expensive. Neither is it
healtlncst or best for animals. We fed
our stock for somc time on green rye.
then followed with red clover, and will
begin soon on forage coru. A part ration
OF dry forage is always given with these,
and the stock keep in remarkably
healthy, thriving condition. A sick AMI
nal we rarely or never have.
Now that the heaviest press Of work is
over, barbccues and social gatherings
are in order. Moro than others. farmers
necd inc hcalthy, lnvlgorating Influences
OF such occasions. No one is SO wise
that he may not learn from others. Meet
and discuss matters pertaining to your
calling. Visit each others farms, and
with friendly criticisms call attention to
mistakes made and suggest improve
mcnts. Attend every club meeting; he
must be a dull man that cannot learn
something there. The farmers in several
States have been aroused recently touch
ing their relations to the State and to
other callings. They nre unwilling to
he ignored or imposed on longer. We
hail 1T as good omon--as an evidence
of awakened thought. Let farmers feel
and realize that their vocation is lust as
honorable, just as cnnobling and elevat-
ing MS any other; that it calls for lust as
much brains, just rs much learning and
knowledge, if not more than any other,
and let them resolve that they will no
longer bear the heavier portion of the
public burthcns whilst the emolnments
and honors are monopolized by others.
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- -cEa-.-------
FOR His WiF!;'S SAKE.
Reuben Porter Lee Pardoncd hy Prcsidcn
Cleveland.

h""bch fortrr Lee Pardoncd hy President
Cleveland.
The President has pardoncd r. Porter
Lee, now confined in the Buffalo pcni-
tcntiary for cmbczzlcmcnt. The follow
ing is the Presidents memorandum in
regard to this case:
This convict was sentenced in Novcm-
bcr, 1882, Mt a term of the Circuit Court
OF the United States held at Syracuse, in
the Northern District of New York, to
be confined III the pcnitentiary mt the
city of Buffalo for the term of ten wears.
upon conviction for cmbczzling the
funds of the First National Bank mt
Buffalo while he was President thereof.
While this is statutory oftcnsc, and
somewhat technical i'll its character, the
public are SO much interested in the
security of our banking institutions. and
such strict faith and care should he de-
manded of those having them in charge,
that | am much disinclined to extend
clcmcncy to those properly found guilty
OF oilcnscs like that on which this priS-
oncr was convicted. am entirely
familiar with this case, and knew the
prisoner long time before his convic-
tlon. His sentence was generally re
gnrded at the time as Il very severe one,
being the full extent Of the law With
the commutation allowed i'll the State of
New York for good conduct in prison,
he has served Il sentence of five years /;
and it is entirely certain in my mind that
whatever good is ever to be wrought
upon him individually has already been
accomplished.
AT the time Of his conviction his wife
"a noble, courageous, and devoted wo-
man-and five small children were the
sad sufferers for his crime, and cXactcd
the sympathy of the entire community.
by her patient, hard labor to support
her children, and never failing trust and
hope in the darkest days, this wife has
demonstrated that she at least is entitled
to clcmency. am glad to be able to
rcstOEe to her her husband, and to be
satisfied at the lame time that the ends
of justice arc fully answered.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
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Until the circumstances of the recent
seizures of American vessels at Shell
burne, Nova Scotia, wore understood it
was thought that thc fisheries question
was 70 bo again sprung on the old
ground, in spite of the recent revocation
by the Dominion authorities of their
first order for seizures. 1t is now I'M
derstood, however, that the vessels were
seized for violation of the Canadian ons-
toms regulations nn,, aps tor of1cnses
connected wsth fishing. The vessels
were seized for having permitted certain
of their men to go ashore without re-
porting to the custom-housc authorities.
1t IS urged on behalf of the soiaet, yes
sels that the otens2a We're unintcntionnl;
but no eaanot SEQ what ground for the
interference of our government tic cas-. !
afford. The impounded vessels are,
technically at any rate, III the poIsion Of
violators Of the law,
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pIc E99eg pyd lho Ilarrs.

A fox who was passing through the
forest one day heard great dispute
among the hares, and he turned aside to
find several of thom engaged in hard
knocks around burrow.
whats all this row about?" demand
ed Reynard, as he fell among them.
"Why, sir, replied one Of the hares,
our father is dead, and We can't agree us
to who shall possess his burrow.
"Bnt it's large enough for all of you"
$50 IL Isl hgt that settles q question
of fact instead Of principle
"Well, I'll take fact and you can keep
the principle, sold the fox, as he took
possession of the burrow.
MoRAL.--When the heire Sight over
the old homestead, the lawyer comes to
own the farm.
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The conditions out of which grew the
oleomargaline industry are well illustrat-
cd by the increasing demand for butter
all over Europe from 1850 down, and the
constantly advancing price. The prodi-
gious advances in this direction may be
further illustrated by the importation of
butter, cheese and eggs into England.
In the years from 1926 to 1880 the i'm
ports of the three commodities seldom
exceeded in any one year G500,0 900 in
value while they have since risen to
G20,000,000 per annum. Letting the
facts do the reasoning it is apparent that
the new industry production of
wholesome substitutes for butter was n
simple necessity. Recognition of this
fact must precede true progress in the
important matter of regulating the in
dustry,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-21

OF frosh-watcr eels IT'S apart from their
mighty cousin the congcr, there are
three distinct iuind8-thc sharp-nosyd
eel, the bro2dnoScd or frog-mouthcd
eel, and the snig. OF these three, the
sharp-noscd eel Is both the largest fish
and the best eating, though some prefer
the snig-oel rs having superior flavor.
The snlS, however in spite of its excel
lcncc, has not the Same value rs the
sharp eel; for it seldom, il ever.
attains more than halfa pound in weight
The sharp-noscd eel, on the contrary
attains an enormous size. One on record
that was taken in the Midway, not far
from Rochester weighed thirty-four
pounds, measured six feet in length, ana
had n girth Of twenty-five inches Auoth-
cr eel, taken i'll Kent, weighed forty
pounds and measured five feet nine
inches. Iarrcll speaks Of having seen at
Cambridge the preserved skins OF two
which had weighed together fifty pounds;
the heaviest twcnty-scvcn pounds, the
other twcnty-thrcc pounds. Bat these
instances, though not to be regarded as
apocryphal, are very exceptional; and IL
very fair average weight for sharp-nosed
ecls is six pounds Ecls OF even ter
pounds weight are not common, and
MIR. Frank Buckland speaks of one of
that size as being the largest he had ever
seen. n.-Popular Science Monthly.
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SEN AToEtAL BIRTHDAYS.

The month of October has given birth
to the greatest number OF Senators,
eleven having been born therein. March
and April have joined hands with De-
cember each month having given seven
Senator'S. February, May and Septem-
Der can be credited with six each; Au-
gust and November, four; january,
June and July, three each. This esti.
mate il on the supposition thet Senator
Logan was born February 0, 1926, as
given in two or three oyclopedias. His
age has never been officially recorded in
the Congressional Directory, Nine
Senators appear not to know the month
in which they were born, and two, ALI
son and Van Wyck, knowing tho month,
know not the day. Dolph, of Oregon,
and Wilson, Of Maryland, wore born on
1.-THE same day of the same month, octo-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-21
ALL ABOUT SENATORS.
SENATOR'S WITH PLENTY OF HAIR AND
SENATOR'S WITH VERY BALD HEADS.

Senators Young md Senators Old Senators
Who nre Muscular nnd Senators Who Arc
Frail-srnatorinI birthdays.
Dieter to tho Philadelphia Times.)
WAsHINGToN, July 16.-Whitc locks
and boards among United States Sena.
tors are not always indicative of age.
Take, for instance, Senator Edmunds.
Ills beard is gray--almost to whiteness
and not in the Senate Chamber is there
another head more bald than his, yet the
the years that he can chronicle are but
fifty eight. Voorhees,, of the same age,
has not bald spot on his head and his
head and his heavy, brown hair is but
lightly tinged with gray-a fine specimen
OF physical manhood is this "tall syca-
more of the Wabash" Coke and ALI
son, each numbering fifty-seven years,
are two other extremes. In the absence
OF hair and color of beard the former
bears striking resemblance to Ed
munds. The latter has heavy growth
OF hair over his entire head, as has also
the other Senator from Iowa, Wilson, of
equal age, but whose hair is gray and
stands straight up like stubble in a grain
field. Butler, ut 80, from his thin gray
halr and white moustacho looks nearly
rs old as Conger at GS Nine persons
out of ten would say that Blackburn, at
~, presents as old an appearance rs
George, ut 50. Cockrcll, whose years
number half century, plus one, looks
to be ten years older than Logan, while
in fact he is nine years younger, the
hair and beard of the former being
light gray, the hair and moustachc of
the latter being comparatively rs black
as the pumagc of the raven.
Only lifty-tmcc years of this worlds
life has Mcpherson seen, yet from his
whitening locks, followed checks and
feeble gait he would quickly be taken to
be eight or ten years older than Beck,
who IS eleven years his senior, but who,
in appearance, at least, is as muscular as
an OF. On Becli's head, which is COW
cred with a kinky coat Of brown hair,
not bare spot as large as a dime can
be seen.
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a MILLIONAIRE SENATOR.

Within one seat of Mcpherson sits the
millionaire Senator Payne, who has
rounded out exactly thrcc-quarters of .
century and who is therefore twcntvtwo
years older than this New JERSEY Sena-
Tor; but the average visitor would he
moro apt to think there are two years
difference III their ages than TWENTY-FIVE.
If the shoulders Of Morrill,, the oldest
Senator in the Chamber, were less bent
he would appear younger than the "fish
pole bachelor, " Salisbury, whose record
cd years are siXty-eight and therefore
eight years less than those OF the Yer
mont Senator. Jones, Of Arkansas is
but fortysiX and consequently in the
prime of life, but his beard is quite
gray, while the hair on his head, which
IS last turning gray, is as thin as q wheat
IicId visited by II drought, Evarts, at
slNty-clght, although his hair is darklv
gray, shows no. a sign Of badness, while
MilI"r the other New York Senator.
more than twenty years his junior, shows
a deal of top head through,his fine silkcn
halr Sherman, at siXty-three, although
somewhat lacking by nature in vitality,
IS Il wcIl-prcsorNcd man, not a bald SPOT
being visible through his iron-gray hair.
M@hone, at fifty nine appears older than
Dawes nj SlNty-ninc, Vest at iifty-fvc as
Old as Pugh at SiXty-iivc Sawyer is
SlNty-nme, yet few persons would take
INN to be ten years older than Hoar.
VINO VIII be sixty next August
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SrUART's INIpRoMrrU.

To the bonnie lass, Miss Lottic,
Our adoation's due,
She soothcS our hearts in times of woe
With music soft and true.
May she rule her beau Of nineteen,
The gallant liri9adicr,
Who, though he vanquish mon, I wccn
Her own command must fear.
TO our Jolly friend, Fitz Lee,
y health before we go,
He has heart all full of glcC,
A strong arm for the foe
May his triumphs long continue
And Miss Lottic always know
The number of his regiment
And smiles on him bcstow.
Later i'll the day Baltimore American
was gotten hold of by some means and
the portico rang with mcmimcnt us the
account of the battle from Il Federal
point of view was read out, and its in
accuracy wondered ut and commented
on by all. heard General Lee saw:
"Wcll, L have not been in hotter place
since the war began than that fight was
at one time yesterday" 1t was indeed
q hard fought fight, though it has had
but small mention III the "l\nnals of the
War" 1t was here that Colonel Dcakc,
of the First Virginia Cavalry Gormcrly
Stunrts), was killed When we con
Colonel Morgan on his pro-
he said, fcclingly: "Not yet!
not yet! too lately have paid my last
tribute to poor Dcakc."
But this was no abiding place for
either army. When the Fcdcrals were
driven across the river the Confcdcratcs
retired beyond the railroad, and so it
was with lis until peace settled down
over the whole land, and the war became
rs it now is, II thing of the memory only.
HELEN BorELER PENDLisroN.
Shcphcrdstown, w. Va.
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Presidcnt--Dan, has this passed the Sen,
ate2 l,amont.-No, your excclIehcy, that Is
q milllner's bill, and if you will take the
advise OF a man of experience you will not
afilx Q veto,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-21

fore the war; Oh, the contrast between
two days divided | y only single night!
The day before terror and gloom pre-
vailed and to-day the house filed with
Joy and gladncss. We had little or
nothing to give them to cat, all having
been taken from us the day before and
the garden tramplcd by the troops
While rations that had been sent from
the camp were being prepared we gath
cred around the piano to entertain our
guests with music and to deliver to
General j. E. B. Stuart some music that
had been i'll our keeping for several
months, sent to him by an admiring
friend III Baltimore. ''Soldicr Boy
Nineteen Years Old" and "Benny Ha-
vcns, Oh, were sung with n hearty good
will Impromptu verses to the latter
air were composed by nearly all present
General Stuarts contribution, written
on the back OF piece of music, was the !
fOllOwinp:
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BUT ONE SENATOR UNnah FORTY.

An eXam,nH..un Of ages shows that in
the :hirtics there is but one, Senator
hcnna, whose age is 3S and who is there
lore the youngest member of tho npper
branch OF Congress. II the forties there
are fourteen Senators, Riddlebcrger, the
second youngest Senator, being Al;
Sabin and SpoOncr, 43; Aldrich, IA:
Berry, 40; Gray and Jones, of Arkansas,
lG; Blackburn, German, Miller and
Mitchell, OF Pennsylvania, AZ; Plumb,
is; Henderson, 40. The fiftios claim
nearly onc-half of the S'G,ators, the num-
Der being thirty seven and every year
between lifty and sixty being repre-.
ssontcd. OF the age Of 30 there are five.
Bowcn, Butler, Dolph, Hale and
Mitchell, of Oregon; of &, Blair. Cock
rel, EnStls and Sowcll; of 50, Call, Har-
rlson, Ingalls, and Jones, of Florida; of
10, Cameron, Gibson and MCPHERSON;
OF ol, falr and Frye; OF 50, Vest and
Whitehall. OF tie age of 81 there are
SlX Scnators- Chase, Cuilum, Jones of
Nevada; Palmer, Teller and Vsncc2this
age claiming greater nurobcr than onv
other The recorded ages of Allison,
Cohe "lid wilson, of Iowa, are 81 years
T@ch oil camden, Edmunds, Platt and
No0rncGs, %; of George, Hawloy, Hoar
ana Mahonc, 80. The SiXtics boast of
ttwcnty,threc Senators, Logan, McNIil-
Ian and RGpGom being 60; Maxey, Van
WytA and Whitthorne, G1; Ceiouitt,
Stanford and Morgan, 60, the latter's
birthday being June 20. sherman, 63:
Beck and Wilson, of Maryland, ca
brown, Hearst and Pugh, 65; Pike, 66
ConRcc Evarts, Hampton, Harris and
Salisbury, 6S; Dawes and SAWYER, 60.
In the seventies there are but two Sena.
tors, Payne being IS aud Morrill, 76.
Between the youngest Senator, Kenna,
and oldtst Morrill,, there are, therefore
thirty eight years, Morrill, being exactly
twice the age of Kenpa,
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GENERAL LEE HIMsrLr

Seeing o soldier and being. anxious to
know VINO OF our friends had come asked
nun TO what regiment he belonged, to
the great amusement of all around, for
1t proved to be General +. Lee himself.
Among the first questions asked was who
was IN command of the forces opposed
TO us. When General Lee was told that
u was General Gregg he instantly said:
VI wonder IL he knew was in command
on thus sideY aud / gathered that they
had been either classmates or friends be.
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THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH.
SOME sEAs0NABLE SUGGESTIONS FROM
HIGH AUTHORITY.

What Work the Good Farmers Should DO In
the Month Of JuIy--tn Interesting Article
From an Intelligent Writer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-20
Manufacture of starch
Scientific America.


The principal grain from which starch
is manufactured at the present time is
Indian corn-wheat and potatoes being
used in limited quantities.
There are tWenty-fOur factories in the
United States manufacturing starch
from corn. Fifteen of these are work
ing under the new method, or chemical
process, and producing about two thirds
of the total amount made per annum.
The balance work by the old method, or
fermentation process. Indiana is the
leading state in the Union in the pro-
duetion of starch from corn, having
eight factories and producing more than
one-third of the total amount made.
The total capacity of the mills manu-
featuring starch from corn is about
1000, 900 pounds per annum. The
total number of pounds of starch of all
kinds exported from the United States
in the twelve months ending July 1,
1888, was 1888, rs.
The consumption of starch for all
purposes in the United States is about
100, 600, 900 pounds per annum, or an
average of three pounds for each person.
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Webster's Speech to an Audience of Two
baltimore Americana

Webster's Speech to an Audience of Two.
baltimore Americana
Here is a new anecdote Of Webster
1t was told by the late Col. Munford,
who was at one time secretary of the
Virginia commonwealth, and it has
never been published:
Col Munford was in his Office at the
state house one day when a distin-
guished- looking man, accompanied by a
young lady, came in, and asked if they
could see the legislative chambers. Col
Munford at once recognized, from por-
traits that he had seen, the face of
Webster, and wishing to see as much of
the great statesman as possible, offered
to accompany him through the state
house. The young lady seemed to be
a relative Of Webster, and was very
bright and piquant in her conversation.
There was a constant fire of clever re
partee between the two, and when the
party reached the senate chamber the
young lady, turning to him, exclaimed;
Now, everybody says you are great
man, and can make speech without
any preparation. l want you to prove
it. AS she said this she moved to the
rostrum and took possession of the pres
ident'S chair.
The house Will please come to order.
The gentleman from Massachusetts, has
the floor
webster" said Col. Munford, relat-
ing the incident, took, as if by in
stinct, the most favorable position in
the room, so that his voice could best
be heard, and for ten or fifteen minutes
he spoke with an eloquence that have
never heard equaled. He referred to
Virginia's past, and, alluding especially
to her distinguished sons, he pointed
out their portraits that hung on the
walls, and described their traits in the
most beautiful language imaginable. -
Col. Munford frequently told his
friends that it was the best speech he
ever listened to.