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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
smIt is Well to Remlember.
That every path.has n puddle.

That every pathshas y puddle.
Thatthc fruit Of success ripcns
slowly.
That he is the richest who wants
the least.
That u million dollars will not
buy IL ray of sunshine.
That the greatest of faults is to
be conscious of none.
That the brightest thoughts some
times come from the dulleSt look
ing men.
That Mcthusclah, even, never
complained of time hanging heavy
on his hands.
That all Of the good things OF
this world are Of no further good
than as they are Of no use.
That u newspaper may he a
sewer, or n stream of pure water,
according to its source.
That what a man gets for moth
ing he is very apt to value at just
about what it costs him.
That we often unlock the door
Of fate with our own hands, and
then throw the key away.
That compliments and congratu-
lations cost nothing but pens, ink
and paper, or-words.
That the easiest way to Outwit
the world is to let it believe that it
Is smarter than you are.
That there can be no greater mis-
take than the stopping to worry
over q mistake already made.
That with contentmcnt the low
est howell is more of a palace than
tho Hottest mansion without il.
That whilc few are qualified to
shine in company, it is in thcpOwc-
or Of most people to be agreeable.
That orr homes are like instru-
mcnts OF music, of which q single
discordant string dcstroycs the
sweetness.
That the path of life is beset with
thorns, and that they who are not
afraid to encounter them may
gather the rarc flowers that grow
betwecn.-G0od Housekeeping.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
We Observe
That even the milk was frozen.

we Op5oryo
That ven the milk was frozen.
That many a "slips up" was made last
wock.
That seed oats will 0 be in demand.
Tho cold weather has killed out thous-
ands of acres of young oats.
That oil those who fail to attend tho
Society entertainment at tho College on
the 18th will wish they hadn't.
That everything is dull about town
and for n change wo suggest that our
police force DO deked out in brass but
tons, pistols &c.
Thatour firemen have purchased a
new gong for their truck. The Female
College has made n similar Investment.
That n great many persons i'll town are
beginning to use Goa instead of wood
for fuel.
That some people bolievotha q rabbits
foot carried in the pocket brings luck
This is q mistake. y recript for a years
subscription to the A~DvETIsER, If car
ried in the vest pocket will do more good
than Il dozen rabbits. Try it.
That the Easlcy Messenger is respon-
siblo for this advice: Prune g~rapc-vines
nOW.n
That young men should BIO more care
full. We have read an account of a young
lady in New Orleans falling dead while
waltzinS.
That IL is said, a certain young
couple in town woro parties to the fol-
lowing affair:
Thoy were just returning from the
Rink. An suspicious cloud hung over
the moon for an instant, just AZ he placed
his han upon her fathers gate oatcady
hiinsclffor the good night. "Thcrc is ono
question Miss-that desire to ask
"Oh George l am surprised. II is SO UNI
expected" ''Can you trust your safety
with me for a few hours" lIush-ycs-
but some M will hear You"
IL thouSht-if you could We would
go skating CD tho pond tomorrow before
the icc meltB." Tablcau.
That ovory body speaks OF tho i'm
provcInent i'll our paper last wock. We
will call on "Judgc'' JoHNsoN again.
That ovory path hath Il puddle.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
TYLERSV
OCCASIONAL,

The new year has come, and with it a
very heavy rain, doing q great deal Of
Gaihagc, an to-day IL looks Ike SNOW.
The arc busy moving hands
There Is no scarcity of hands IN this inn
mediate sections.
We regret very muchto loso Mrs. l.. j..
Craig from our neighborhoOd, who has
moved 10 Laurons temporarily. We
hope to see hor back ut her homo soon.
Tho patrons Of Sandy Spring school
have received the services of AIr. NJ. p.
Potion, of Cross Anchor, to teach their
school. The prospects are good for a
large school. Tho session will open on
the 18th inst, ii being tho third Monday
at January, who are interested will take
notice, and govern themselves accord
ingly. =, Fk
VI anything Of Importance IN our Sec
ton, l will communicates it.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
Laurena county confereneA

Tho next meeting of the above CoIr
florence VIII be held at Old Field Bffiroh,
0 Saturday before the 9th Sunday III.
January, 1884, at III o'clock A. NJ M s.
Tho following programme Willo be OBJ
Boryed; p 80 s,t. q
lst, A. Sermon by Rdy;J. Y..Fair.
2dC Arc our Churches sufficiently In
formed In reference 20 our sclelfe Of
our scheme of benevolenoeY
I'D Docs the Gatcechism occupy the
position IN our Sunday schools that it
shouId2 N.,F
9TH, What are the essential difference
between the doctrines OF our Church.
aud other ChristriAn denorutpations9
9TH. What are, and how to remove tho
"A good attondancco of the officers Of our
Ehufepee issarnestly requested.
~ TOM, 4
y J, KpiSszs, sec'y.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

There arc olovon newspaper men In
Congress.
For several days last week Little River
was frozen over.
A friend in need Is q friend who-gsu-
orally strikes you for n quarter.
Mr.. J. NJ. VIsANsKA has moved bis
jewelry atore next door to MARTIN a
FULLER,
MIR. JNo l.. YouNa has opened a Reef.
market In ono Of the store-rooms OF tbo
ROBERTSON Block.
The new Council has been sworn IN
but unless they enforce the law thew
will soon be sworn at.
the Look Boxes for tho Post Office
have arrived and will DO placed in posi-
sion Immediately.
Don't forget to make your returns to
the Auditor. Now Is the time IL YOU
would save trouble.
Married, on the 18th inst, Mr.. SAM
UEL FRANKS to Miss MARTHA Huns.
TON both Of Laurons County
Mr.. j. E. BURTON. OF Newberry, ho,
moved with hir family TO Lnurens. He
wiz be engaged at the gracory store of
PLUss q FEPoUsos.
It is said that during tho extreme cola
weather lsst week, whiskev was sold
mere by the cub inch" That ia tho
kind thoy sell in "dry" towns.
we would. specially call attention to
or'.J. BE- WIZ Holmes sure cure, tooth
wash and Dontifrice. This excelen ..or,-
Coy In for sale by DR.. j. u. Common. See
Or. J.H. CARLISLE Of woiior College
VIII delfvea a lecture at his place, in
the College Chapplo on Friday evening
feo. IL tn prox. to which the public is
invited
There Is q striking similarity betwocn
tho boy who wishes he had the moncv
he paid for his girls Christmas prosent
and the girl who wishes tho cold mo.n
thing had his old present."
Ihe ADVERTISER continues TO turn
out Job-work of all kinds such as Ie,ter
heads, Envelopes, Bill-EIoads, Cjrcu-
lars, Ball and Wedding Invitations
&C., at astonishingly low prices.
Messrs. ]. Il. JOHNSON and w. Y
RIcuEY havi sormod Il co-partncrshi for
the practice oflaw. These Young man
are In every respect worthy ofconGdcnce
and patronage II we bespoak for tb.,n
q suocessful career
At a meeting ofthe'rown Conncili This
(~Iuesday) morning, l.. A. L\NusTox
and PINK MARTIN were elected policc-
man, and GEO. d.. ANDERsox clerk. vorv
little business WAS transacted and ~,
Council adjourned to meet again to-
night
Mr.. A. w. ANDERSON, AGENT at this
place FOR the Ct. l.. & S Railroad informs
US that he has received n full eupolv q"
through tickets for the Northern ci,ios
ana various points in Florida. This in
the nrst lime tl!cse tickets have been
placed on sale herc.
"o are indebted TO our ncighbc, tho
fferdtd for the use OF their press 70 print
our edition last week. Jus. rs we were
ready to 80 to press, our press reused
TO work. 1t is all right now howover.
ana we trust that it will never again re-
fuse to publish a paper FOR every man
woman and child In Laurens County AT
the low price Of ono dollar q yonr in AL.
vance.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
work o. tho Plaines.

We regret to loafn TIT on Sunday
last, tho residence of Mr. CALuouN
WALLACE. near GooGgion's Factory.
was totally destroyed by ire. He lost
everything except his corn. Cause OF
the fire, accidental.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
teachers Meeting Postponed.

Owing to tie inclemency ofthe weather
on saturday last, the meeting Of tho
Laurens County Teachers Association
was postponed until Saturday, Jan. Both
The meeting will be hell in tho Chapel
OF Female College and it Ia earnestly
hoped that every teacher who can posi-
bly, come, will be present.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
A Laurens County Patent.

Mr. Thos. IL. ApBERCRoMBIE OF Turn
ping Sho&ls has son to thia office enc
OF his patent churn 'dashers. II in un-
doubtedly Tn excellent invention. Al
though exceedingly simple, it docs tno
work etiotually in q very fcw moments.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
Tho Kew Council.

The election hold hero on the 18th TO
and Wsrdens tor the ensuing
year passed of very quietly with the fol-
lowing result:
lntendant-Dr. Il. Il. MARTIN. War
dons-C. w. TuNR, ]. NJ. RoBHRrsoN,
A. III SHELL and j. IL. BEwLEY.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20

In 1869 Wayne County, Penn,
had eighteen tanncrics in opera
ton. As the bark disappeared The
number dwindled down until now
there are but six.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20

The second New Orleans Expo
sition is in troubl', and the city
council is now considering II prop
osition to buy all the property of
the Exposition. The buildings cost
$l,360,OO0.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
LTha w0tId n f,nof ooo,I0m,

THE wotld Is full of people who
gehabout lighting wipdmiIIs and
wasting effojts IN struggling with
imaginary evils, but the man Who
attends to his own business and
pays cash for groceries Is the M
with whom prosperity lovce to
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
j. I. JOHNSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.

Dated Dec. 8th, a.. d. 1885.
q. w. SHELL, c. G. CIR.
II. ST.
TO the Defendants TTaseltinc Bal-
entine, John l.. Balcntinc, Ina
Cleveland and Lilly Cleveland
YOU Will please take notice that
the summons and complaint In this
action were aled In the office of the
Clerk of the Court of Common
Ptsas for Laurens County, south
Carolina, on Dec. 3, 1885.
j. n! JOHNSON,
Plaintiffs' Attorney
Dec. rs, 1896. 90
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20

HANS Won SMASH.

We must acknowledge that We have
boon somewhat Negligent in writing ia
TnH hpvENTTeHH, bnt wo Ucditofs,4
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20

Mr.. Vanderbilt was worth $780,
100000. If we say that he was
worth s500,000,000 or &t,00O,00O,000
do we get a perceptibly different
Impression about the bulk Of his
fortune? Most people do not. To
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20


AS a general thing,s what a
man scws he he rips.
The thermometer gains n0tO-
ricty by degrees, so to speak.
--Theman who is opposed to vac
cination is probably to be pittcd.
Even the most invetcrato topper
objects to taking a horn with bull.
"A young lady asks. "How can
I remove supcrnuous HARE" Comb
the latter.
THE man who said, "Tberc is a
garden in her face" was evidently
using fiowery language.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
,Tothe Defendants abovc-namcd-

You r Hereby Summoned
and required to answer tho com
plant in this action, which is filed
in the office Of Clerk Court, for Lau-
ren3 County, and to serve a copyof
your answer to the said complaint
on the subscriber at his Office at
Laurcns G. H., South Carolina.
within twenty days after the scr-
vice hereof, exclusive Of the day Of
such service; and if you fail to
answer the complaint within The
time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this
action viii apply 10 The Court for
the. relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-06-22
cite Der 4retfe

1887 @epinne i'm Betrase BON $265,6oO
a. gnfrasen fur asenten, fohie Raten
fir Clubs fonnen nur tn Der Office In Neip
Orleans semadt tuerbea:
Weae r6berer a~ustunft f9reibe man beutIi4
bic gauge Gorefe.
W9an f4ide @elb burG ypfat " ..
ten, Grpreb Mcnep Orber, 9etu Ocri
@ediel auf Mem Srleans.
8riefe nit gurreuep unberdnbert per grpreb
gBir aabIen @yprebtoFen.
M. u. Danphtn,
Heip Orleans, Ca.
Mau aoreiire resitshte 8riefe uub Feae
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Rational Banf, Stem Orleans, Ga.
Gewarb Rpcre, Mgent,
221 geeauia Strabe, San antenio, EerGs
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-06-22

9ie unteraeidneten Banfen unb Banfiers
merber ole @etpirue in Der 2ouifiaua Staats.
2otterie, bic ibnen prdfentirt iperoeu, ~attsaabIea.
5. $. Sslesbs, Brdi. Ga. Nat. gauf
s. Us. Rilbretb, Rrdi. State Stat. Danf.
u. 8alowin, Brdi. e. 8. Seat. Bant.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-06-22
llnabertreffide an3iebune /
neber eine babe Milicn perlOof.
Qpuiiiaua 9tate 2ptterp 60,

Diefes Snfitut nnrbe I'M Sabre 1858 fiji
Grsiebunss. unb @obltbdtigfeits : 8pede bon
ber StaatSlesislatur fur ben 8eitraum bon
finfnno3pantis Sdbren seietIi9 ineprporirt
nit einem Rapital bon s. 700, OO0, a. pel@em
fe ieitber einen Gelerbefonb bon $4,000 bias
augefast bat. 9urS elm ELECTROMAGNETIC
8otum iparosa ibre @sdte Elm $bsil per sesen-
2. December 1879.
Sbre sro6en 8tebuSgen bon etnteL
Mnmmern fnoeu rionatIi9 fat.
MiemaIs pirb eine Siebuns berfdobeu. Ran
I1e ma6folsenben @lan.
@rp6e utpnatlt@e 8iebung
IN Der Geabeuih Of Mufc, 3ep 0rleaus
Disnfas ben 10. Suli 1886.
100000 Eidets ju S. iebes. Bru@s
tbeile IN 5anftel I'M SerbdltniB,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-31
The Now Constitution.

The vote OF next Tuesday, says the
FIOridigH, will decide whether the Con
stitution framed by the Convention Of
1855 is to become fundamental law in
Florida, or whether all the labor and ex-
peyse was in vain. That convention
was called by the Democratic party, its
membership was largely Democratic,
and the result of its deliberations was
put before the people Is a Democratic
instrument to be ratified by Democratic
votes. The Democratic press Of the
State is almost unanimous in advocating
its ratification, being at least ten to one
in its favor. immediately after the
be referred to without making the sub
ject tedious to readers, the FIOTidi0R
has advocated it edtorially, o. by select
ing the ablest articles published, and
thus it has been fully treated in these
columns. 1t IS needless TO make a
lengthy final appeal" to the Democracy
in its behalf, for no issue was ever more
thoroughly discussed before the people
of Florida that it has been, and the opin-
ion or which voters viii act must be al
ready decided in their minds. To meet
every objection to it, and few Of these
are well taken, we Will only say that It
provides in itself an easy cure for faults,
for it can be quickly amended. Vote
now 10 secure what is excellent, and you
may vote again to do away with what
may be considered Objectionable. The
people viii not have the old constitution,
and there is no probability that any
body Of men Will ever get together to
make one that will suit them better rs a
whole than the new.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-31

At Charlotte. \. c., recently, great eX-
element was created by the falling of
rain from two scrub oaks in the town,
when the skies We're absolutely clear.
The curious rain caused large crowd to
gather to watch its fall. An account
says: THE phenomenon was witnessed
by hundreds of citizens, before whose
gaze rain fell for two hours. The skies
Were perfectly clear, and the sun was
shining brightly. The ground in the vi
cinity was dry and dusty, owing to the
long drouth. There is nothing unusual
about the appearance OF the trees. save
that they are not very well filed with
leaves. At 3 o'clock the expectant null
titude was rewarded by the appearance
of rain. 1t began coming down between
the trees in kind of mist, which gradu-
ally increased until It was a gentle but
genuine rainfall. Though rain was fall
ing before the eyes of all present, no one
could tell from whence il came. Ii could
be seen coming down from point above
tops of the trees, and it continued TO fall
until > o'clock, and that was all that
could be realized. Every individual
present could see it plainly. An UNI
brella held under the falling water was
quickly dripping wet. Some of the water
was gathered in a proof garment.
The water was icy cold. Among those
present was Mr.. James 4. Barry, ser
geant in charge of the signal station,
who was so impressed with what he wit
messed. that he reported the occurrence
TO Washington. The ground covered by
the rainfall is about ten feet square.
This wonderful occurrence has been
going on daily for four weeks past, as
the residents of the vicinity viii testify.
While the rain was falling yesterday per-
sons climbed up the trees TO investigate.
The leaves and twigs were perfectly dry,
and while they were in the top of the
trees they could see the rain coming
down from above them
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-31

it, but his facts were all meat and mar
row and were convincing, his anecdotes
apropos and were well told, and his
speech, ike all logical arguments and
conservative appeals, produced a splen-
did impression. One OF the most dis
tInguished OF our citizens who had not
given his consent to vote for Dir. Dough
erty, said that Mr.. Davis speech con-
WINGED him OF his duty. 1t had a most
feIicitous effect upon the wavering and
will be productive OF much good. Robt.
w. Davis is one Of the coming men"
of this State. lie was elected Speaker
of the Assembly by flattering vote and
presided with so much impartialty and
so satisfactorily, that both Democrats
and Republicans, at the close Of the SEES
sion, presented him with handsome tes-
timonials of appreciation and regard.
As an orator he has few equals, and in
future campaigns he viii have calls
from wherever ne is known. lie IS not
only a polished speaker, but an impress
sive and effective one. Those who failed
to hear him Wednesday night missed
the most substantial feast OF the cam
Daipu
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-31

/ have sometimes thought that any
man Of native acuteness, wide Cbserva
ton, and generous culture ought to be
able to write one good novel. My belief
has often been uuduly shaken (notahiy
when | tried to read MIR. Beecher's = Nor
wood, for Mr.. Baecher was Just such
man IS | had in mind, but has been con-
iirmed by my experience with q recent
American novel, entitled The Psy-
chologist.'
The author OF that novel Is Putnam =.
Bishop OF san Mateo, Fla, Il gentleman
OF ample means and scholarly tastes, who
was educated for the law, but abandoned
the bar for the pulpit. rendered faithful
and effective service as - Baptist pastor
in Illinois and New York, served As the
representative of our Home Mission So
ciety in Florida, at the close of the war.
and subsequently became interested in
orange culture to which lac Is now dsvot-
ing his energies.
| had met Mr. Bishop at Chautauqua
and had learned that he was profoundly
interested in all psychological questions,
and unusually well versed in the lItera-
ture of psychology. | had read with in
terest a little brochure OF his entitled
- The Heart of Mana Study in Mental
Philosophy And 50. the other night,
when 1 took up handsome 2uOleCimo
name of Putnam Z. Bishop as author,
and the imprint of George Z. Iutnam's
Sons, felt that | was in for an hour or
two OF psychological disquisition. To
my surprise / found that l had struck a
novel, and a very interesting novel. too.
Indeed, | paid = hat novel a compli-
meut which uu not remember to have
paid to anOth.. novel save Charlotte
Bronte's Jan" Eyre read 1t through
at n sitting.
BY your leave. Mr.. Editor. | would
like 10 call attention 70 some of the char
actersticS of Mr.. Bishops book, for we
do not number 80 many men OF letters IN
our Baptist brotherhood that We can
afford 60 ignore their claims TO enlnence,
aud ] would like 10 put your readers in
the way Of deriving from The Psy-
choloGist" the same pleasure ana profit
which il afforded me.
The plot of the work (Ind here IS where
"my man of native acuteuess. wide
observation and generous culture orJi-
narily breaks down i bv no means intri-
cate, but sufficiently involved 10 awaken
interest At the outset and sustain il 10 the
close. We are introduced At once to
George BidrOp, the son OF n Baptist min
lister, who has, upon his fathers death,
been compelled TO abandon his studies in
Brown University in order 70 beIp sup
port his widowed mother and an only
sister. Young BidrCp Is the confidential
clerk of New York hardware firm, and
when the story opens has Just fallen in
love with Martha Orlington. the daugh-
ter of South Carolina planter OF the old
school, whom he has met while travel
ing through the Southern States in the
interest of his firm. To her he has de-
termined TO offer himself in marriage as
soon as he has accumulated money
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-31

The zebra Is true grit. The annual trim
ming of the hools of one Of those animals
took place recently ut the Philadelphia zoo, in
the early morning before the visitors began
to come in. The zebra never yields. even
when cast down and firmly bound. Leather
straps were placed about each foot, AMI the
four feet drawn together \ lar Of wood tied
in the mouth and a number ot men seated
upon the zebra's body completed the defence
aginst the animals efforts to escape, which
did not cease during the operation. The mis-
shapen Loofs caused by the wooden floors were
then sawed oT.-New York Commercial Adj
veT-tiScr
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-31

The Philadelphia manufacturers and
dealers in oleomargarine are in pickle.
The United States license of $3.50 year
goes into effect November 1. a nd State
law absolutely forbidding the sale is be-
fore the Supreme Court upon a final
hearing. Now, if they pay the license
tax of 5000 to the United States and the
court decides against the sale they will
be SO much money out. The probable
ties are that they will 20 out of business
until the Supreme Court renders its de-
ciSIou
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-31

The system of tubes, flying baskets.
sliding boxes and similar devices that
have come into use in retail dry goods
in the North and elsewhere as a substi
tute for the cash boy seems likely to de-
velop soon for purposes outside of that
for which it was originally introduced.
General Manager Bates, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Telegraph Company, has put
the idea into use in his Broadway office.
in New York City. He has scheme by
which he can swing from his desk
communication to any clerk in the big
Office and get return answer on the in
slant. 1t works well, is quick and sure;
it saves the noise of tramping boys, and
in various WAYS expedites business.
There are other similar offices, banks
and counting rooms in that city expect
To adopt a similar system, Cor MIR. Bates
experiment has attracted good deal of
attention among his business acquaint-
ancpS
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-31
Fine Address of Hon. X. w. Davis.

The Ocala Banner says: Sickness
prevented the eloquent and favorite
Graves from filling his engagement here
last Wednesday night, much to the dis
appointment of our people. Mr.. Davis,
OF Palatka, however, responded to the
invitation. and his spe ech, IN many res
poets was the finest of the campaign.
He did not climb to such great heights
of oratory as did Gen. Gordon, for the
occasion, nor the crowd did not warrant