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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-31
subscription Price--13 Months, $500.
Tho Absorbing Issue.

Tho Absorbing Issue.
1t is now Il settled fact that the
farmers all over the country will
make 81 desperate effort to perfect
an organization, or at least to be rep
resented in the Convention which
will soon assemble in Columbia.
The exact course which this Con-
Hention will pursue, remains to be
c 1t really appears that the
time has come for something to be
done to benefit the agricultural in
terest of the community. We arc
heartily in sympathy with all who
desire to benefit the farmers, and
thus benefit the State. While it is
known that agriculture is not az
prosperous as 1t should be, vet We
do not think that the farmers are
injured by the laws Of our State to
such an extent as some wOUlum0hc
it appear. y great deal could be
done by way of Improvement, per
haps, but it is a mistaken idea to
suppose that legislation can make
agriculture Il profitable business.
We are in favor of II Convention,
andifnothing moro is accomplished,
this Convention may bring the
farmers to sec the Importance of
Farmers Institutes; it may serve
to. make farmers realize the nCccs-
sity of studying agriculture as a
science; it may possibly suggest q
plan by which the burden of tax
alton will be lesscncd; and, al
though we have criticised Mr.. TIL
man severely, if under his leader
ship any one Of these can be accom-
plishad, the Convention will not
have been a failure.
We admit that many practical
suggestions have been made, vet,
we are still most unequivocally OPP
posed to any class or men, in dem
ocratic ranks, forming themselves
into a political party and declaring
that because they r in the ma
jority, they will rule the country.
If we say that the unqualified will
Of the majority shall rule, then we
must leave the selection Of officers
in the hands OF. the negroes.
Mr.. Tillman declares that nc
does not desire to form q political
organization, and we trust he is
sincere, yet we + unable to see
why he is SO anxious to address the
farmers in the various counties be-
fore the PRIMARY Election. lie
addressed at least two letters to
Agricultural Clubs that invited
him to speak, and declined on ac-
count Of pressing business; but said
he would surely address them be.
fore the Primayy Election. 1t is
certainly misleading if he is really
seeking to benefit the farmers sole.
from an Agricultural standpoint
We Will, however, give him the
benefit Of the favorable impression
made by his latest communication
and hope that ever if his first plan
was to rule or ruin, he snow work.
ing for the good Of the class whom
he represents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03
CONCERNING TEA.

why the Finest Grades of Tea Are
Rarely Seen in This Country.
1t requires about four pounds OF
fresh leaves to make one pound of dried
tea, and the yield is three to four hum
dred pounds per acre. Bohea is the
coarsest of the Chinese teas. The best
quality of black tea is pekoe, which
consists of the very youngest leaves
while they are still clothed with down.
The finest teas, both green and black,
are rarely seen in this country. because,
if packed in large lots and conveyed in
the hold of ship, fermentation takes
place, which destroys their quality.
1t is mostly consumed by the wealthy
Chinese or finds its way overland to
Russia.
1t may be added here for the benefit
of the many who know not how tn
make good tea that the quality OF the
infusion is greatly influenced by the
character of the water with which it is
made. hard water never producing the
best effect in tea-making. The wealthy
Chinese make their tea in the cup from
which it is to be drunk. The proper
quantity of leaves is put in the cup.
boiling water poured over them, and
the cup covered with the saucer for a
while. A perforated bit of silver made
for the purpose is fitted over the leaves
in the bottom of the cup to prevent
them from rising to the surface. Tea
should never be boiled.-Totedo Blade
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03
Luminous Printing.

An italian has. it is alleged. invented
a luminous printing ink that renders it
possible for newspapers to be read in the
dark. What a luxury it will be. when
one is restless at night to take up a
book or newspaper and read himself
into a somnolent condition, without the
trouble or danger attending other
lights! Luminous cards are not un-
usual, and the reader may not be sur
prised at some future time to find him.
self able to read his paper at night.
without other light than its brilliant
pages will reflect. Stranger things
than this are constantly occurring in
the invention line.-Mididnd Industrial
Hazette
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03
A FAMOUS WOMAN.
Sketch of the Life Of Laura BrldgmAn
the Wonderful Blind DeaE-Mute.


the Wonderful Blind DeaE.Mute.
Laura Bridgman was born in Han
over, n H., December q, 1929. She
was bright infant, but in her second
year had violent illness, which wholly
destroyed the senses of sight, hearing
and smell, and greatly impaired that OF
taste. Though her general health was
so shattered by this sickness that she
was almost helpless for several years.
she subsequently recovered her strength
and had apparently so much intelli-
gence, though shut in a realm of dark.
ness and silence, that she was in her
tenth year, put under the care OF DR..
Howe, who then had charge of the
deaf-and-dumb school at Boston.
There she was taught to read by touch
ing raised letters; then these letters,
framed into words, were attached to
objects, and she thus learned to know
objects by their names. Thus far,
however, the work was only an exer-
else of imitation and memory, and was
like teaching clever dog variety OF
tricks But all at once the truth seemed
to flash on her that by this means she
could make known to others what was
in her mind, aud this knowledge
seemed to change her whole being.
Her sympathetic teachers procured for
her set of metal types, with the letters
cast at the ends, and a board with
square holes for their insertion, so as
to be read by the fingers when placed.
In few months she could spell the
names of the most common objects,
and in a year had made great mental
improvement. She would amuse her
self for hours with these letters, SPELL
ing old and new words, and framing
imaginary dialogues, and became much
happier and full of enjoyment in her
play. Her hand grew in accuracy as
her knowledge increased so that she
could recognize persons, fabrics. col
ors, ETC., by the touch alone. In few
wears she was able to receive lessons in
geography, algebra and history, and
learned to write fair. legible hand.
She carried on animated conversations
with her teachers and friends by means
of the finger alphabet. the move
ments being made by the hands OF
others placed upon her own, as
she could not see them. She be-
came most skillful teacher of the
blind, and was for many years an in
structress in the Perkins Institution
for the Blind, in Boston. She still
spends much of her time in that insti-
tuition. She is very skillful per-
former on the piano, is quite dextrous
in many kinds of household work, and
is an adept in plain and fancy needle
work. and can run a sewing machine
as well as any one. In spite of her great
affliction Miss Bridgman always seems
happy and contented. Her case af-
fords one of the most remarkable illus.
trations of what can be accomplished
by modern philanthropic systems Of
education Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The principals of the public
shools in Brooklyn, n. T., have had
their salaries raised to three thousand
dollars per year.
A stock company has been organ.
ized by San Francisco capitalists to
build Southern California University
for law. medicine, art and science.
The Orphanage Cottages of tho
Baptist churches in Philadelphia are
completed and the public opening took
place recently.
A Sunday-school superintendent
says that what is wanted in his line Is
some one who can address a Sunday
school without beginning his speech
with "when was little boy. N Y.
Ledger.
Bishop Warren states that one
hundred thousand new mem bers have
been added to the Methodist Episcopal
Church, North, during the last three
months. These figures have no refer
ence to the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, which has also had
large additions. -Clereldnd Leader.
The Chinese Recorder states that
there are "a Protestant missionary so
cieties at work in that empire, 1S
British. IA American and German,
and about 912 foreign missionaries, OF
whom 3O7 are married, and $50 single
men and $50 single women, . net gain
of about 60 in the last year.
Rev. j. C. C. Clarke. of Shurtlefi
College, Upper Alton. ILL.,. has pre-
sented to the University of Rochester,
N. Y, Bible once owned by DIR.
John Clarke, the first Baptist pastor in
America. The Bible is the Geneva ver-
sion, published in 1608.-ChicGgo Inter
Ocean.
The church at Bryan Station. KY.
celebrated its centennial anniversary
recently. 1t was founded in April,
1776, by the father of its present pas
tor, the Rev. Thomas B. Dudley. and
during the one hundred years OF its ex-
istence has had but the two pastors,
father and son. The present pastor is
the stcpfather of Mayor Harrison, Of
Chicago, and is ninety -four years old
N Y Sun.
Among the DEGREES Of the Roman
Catholic PIenary Conncil is one forbid
ding picnics and excursions by night
or on Sundays or feast days. Suppers
or social parties at night for raising
money are also prohibited. Another
decree of the Council directs that with
in two years every parish must have
its parochial school near the church.
II the priest is neglectful, he must be
removed; if the congregation. they must
be spurred up. .
The first Presbyterian Church OF
New York City, over which Rev. Rich
ard D. Harlan was recently installed,
is the oldest of the denomination in the
State, and from it branched off the
Brick, Scotch, Rutgers, and Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian churches. Its
first building was erected in 1718. in
Wall street, near Nassau street. MIR.
Harlan is twenty-six years Of age only.
and is a son of Justice Harlan, of the
United States Supreme Court.-N r.
Nail
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

When some politicians are weighed
they are found wanting-every office in
which there is a vacancy.-Merchan1
Trdreler.
-England's puzzle and Pats char
ade: .'You rouse my first by asking
rent for my second, and my whole is
my country"-Ire-land.-Ch'cago Led
ger.
-Wife-"Ihave been returning calls
this afternoon and have had a delight
full time" Husband-..The ladies
unusually gossipy, Isuppose?" Wife
..No; found them all out. ~ y
Times.
-..Do YOU ever sweep under the
bed?r inquired the head of the family
of her young domestic while examining
the spare room. 20, yes, often. It's
so much easier than a dust-pan. you
know" replied the servant.--Chicago
Journal.
When one speaks of the "good old
times" he generally refers to the times
before he was born. 1t can not be that
he would have us understand that his
coming upon the stage had anything to
do with banishing the '.good old times
aforesaid.
An uptown chemist recently ana
lived q can of strawberry jam and was
surprised to find no trace of strawber-
ries. This is genius. Anybody could
make strawberry Jam out of strawber-
s.-Philadelphia Call.
In Massachusetts,, under new
law, man who gives a minor pinch
of snuff is liable to a fine of fifty dollars.
The law is not likely to be violated,
however A Massachusetts, man was
never known to give a boy anything
but moral lectures. Detroit Free Press.
1t is Sam Jones who says: The
lullabies of my cradle linger with me
to-day like the memory Of precious
dream" But one thing we are apt to
forget is the number of precious dreams
the mother had to give up to keep the
lullaby going. Chicago Tribune.
Perhaps she was right-In one of
the Dundee boarding schools the
teacher asked his class the meaning of
the word 'victim." The question
seemed to puzzle the scholars, but after
| a pause bright little girl answered:
.Please. sir, victim means q man
about to be married. ."-DunGlee (Scot-
! ,and) Adrertiser.
Over the backyard fence-"'1 say,
do you know the Shiftlesses are going
to move this spring?r mo! are they,
| though? Well, / am glad. They have
made the street q by-word. Eyes,
but then, Mrs. Shiftless has fallen heir
to S45. 600, and she has bought an
elegant house. 20. l always liked
her! but her young ones-well. they're
real Kind o. cunning after s' Hart
ford Posi-.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03

"Will you let me look at some of
those dudes glasses?" asked a re
porter.
The obliging attendant drew out a
tray which had on it a number of diff
ferent colored glasses and placed them
before the scribe "What color do you
wish?" he asked. "brown? or here is a
very nice light blue that is very popu-
lar
..Do people use colored eye-glasses?"
30. yes; they are very popular just
now.'
"Whv?"
Because certain English society
man who has been in this city has been
wearing them. and now there is good
demand for them"
..Is there any pretense to having
them adjusted to the sight?"
Hardly any. 1t seems to be simply
question of taste or preference.
.Butcalling them dudes glasses
Now. you may think some persons
would be offended at the wording of
that sign. but they never appear to be.
They come in boldly and ask for dudes
gltSSeS Wllnout Is WHY
l hung that placard up. But dudes are
not my only customers. Agreat many
persons who would be very much
offended were the word dude applied
to them are beginning to use these
glasses under the impression that it
gives them much more distinguished
appearance.
.Do ladies ever wear theme"
80 dear, yes. have just sent some
to three young ladies living on Fifth
avenue. I don't know whether they
will wear them in public or not; but
you may often see the glass dangling
over the corsage of very many fashion
able women
..Does the glass injure the eye?"
'It certainly does. In some cases, l
have noticed. by producing an in
equality Of vision"
"When will the rage stop?"
"When the dude goes out of fashion. "
N Y. Mail and Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03
pence Won bought a ticket emitting vou

to nights lodging, such as it was. l
ate stale rolls, and thought them good.
l had no money to buy better fare with.
Every day l passed the bank to which
l had had letters of Introduction, but
pride kept me from going in.
"One night spent my last sixpence
for a lodging ticket. BY some chance
that night the man who took up the
tickets passed me by. kept the ticket
in my pocket. and wondered if could
get another nights lodging out of it.
The next day I had nothing to eat.
Late in the afternoon swallowed my
pride-and it was all had left to swal
low-and went into the bank.
"'Have you any mail for Ernest
Traverse I asked.
'.The clerk looked at me curiously.
"'What Ernest Traverse he asked.
II mentioned my fathers name and
address.
wait moment said the clerk.
He went into an inner office, and
heard whispering voices and saw curl
Gus faces peering at me through the
glass doors. The room was whirling
around and my head felt light and gid
d. and queer. My heart was beating
wildly. yet l wanted to laugh, and all
the while / was suffering cruel agonies
of apprehension. o, how hungry l
was!
"When the clerk came back and told
me to call again the next morning at
ten, l smiled and winked at him famil-
iarly, and staggered out of the door.
My heart felt as if it would burst. /
made one final effort to find work on
ship. In vain. Then l wandered
through the streets and looked at the
good things to eat in the bake-shop
windows. / thought of my dear
mother and prayed through binding
tears that might see her just once be-
fore l died. 1t was not death l feared,
but to die so far away.
"When nightfall came I crept back
to the lodging house. l smiled once
to think of the chance which gave me
shelter for one more night. When the
man came around to take the tickets
handed him mine. 1t was a blue one.
He handed it back to me.
"sThat's the wrong color for to-
uight.' he said. Pay or git
$50 | spent the night IN the streets
the longest, darkest, most awful
night of my life.
swell, that ends the story of the
Prodigal Son. said Earnest, drawing
long sigh. "When l reached the
bank the next morning at ten, the first
face saw was the big, good-natured
face of Captain Coffin, the master OF
the packet Liberty 1t was the first
familiar face had seen in two years.
1t looked to me like the face of an
angel.
".Captain Coffinr I shouted. o
God, thank thee!'
"sYes, that are the lad said the
hearty old sailor man. Ben on lee
shore, hain't We, boy?'
s.And then 1 learned how had been
cabled about and advertised for until
the bank was overrun with pretended
Ernest Traverses. III W. Raymond,
IN Christian Union.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03
THE THRUSH.

The thrush sings high on the topmost bough-
Low, louder. low again: and now
He has changed his tree-you know not how
For you saw no fitting wing.
All the notes Of the forest-throng,
Flute, reed and string. are in 8 song:
Never fear knows he. nor wrong,
Nor doubt of any thing.
Small room for caro- in that soft breast;
All weather that comes is to him the hest
While he sees his mate close on her nest,
And the woods are full Of spring.
He has lost his last years love. know
he, too-but It's little he keeps of woe;
For bird forgets in year, and so
No wonder the thrush can sing.
Atlantic M0nthlu
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03

"A Chicago correspondent of the
Congregationdiist writes from Utah that
the work of the schools of the new
West Education Commission is very
successful. The schools are crowded;
the teachers are fervently given to their
work as a thoroughly missionary one.
and are first-class teachers. Religious
revivals have recently occurred in two
or three of the schools. In connection
with the school in Salt Lake City there
have been thirty conversions. and q
new church will be organized there a.
D result.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03
GLASSES FOR DUDES.

A New York Optician Who Keeps Eye
Glasses ssr These Individuals.
In leading up town opticians store
a sign is hung which attracts a great
deal of attention and excites not little
curiosity. 1t is neatly painted on a
piece Of white cardboard, and reads:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03

A plucky lad at Irwinton. Ca,
while waiting for rabbit to run by
which was chased by his dogs. was at
tackled by mad dog. The boy had .
light-wood knot in his hand, and when
the dog jumped at him he killed it with
one blow
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03

One of the few historical houses
that remain in New York is that in
which Aaron Burr resided. 1t is small
brick structure in Reade street, near to
the American News Companv's large
buildino.-N. 7. Moil.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03

A garment, half ulster and half
newmarket, with hood, is introduced
as spring wrap. 1t comes in plaids
of the kind to be seen twenty blocks
away.-N. Y. Nail
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-07-03

DUDES GLASSES.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-06-02

In charging The grand jury which
is to consider the cases of the An
archist leaders in Chicago, Judge
Rodgers laid down the law in a Wig
orous way not easy to be misunder-
stood. lie declares that the law
will hold mon responsible for what
they incite others to do. This will
effectuIlly shat out the plea which
such n en- as Plrsens and Spies are
Sur4 TO presen;-that they arc not
guilty OF any. overt act and will
reach men ike Most, who inllame
their, ignorant followers with violent
appeals to arm and Kill. In refcr-
enee to what constitutes frecdcm Of
speech, Judge Rogers rules that
there is no constitutional right for
men to assemble ard engage in wild
harangues and incendiary speech.
The Judge: A correspondent asks,
"Wket is tlIeosophy 2" Theosophy
is the art of expecting the impossi-
bic and never accomplishing 1T.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-06-02
COFFEE.

As very few of our friends buy ground
coffee it is hardly necessary to give the
adulterations practiced by cheap dealers
bv using chicory, beans. peas, carrots
ETC., all of which may be detected by
stirring in clear water, the greasy nature
of the coffee causing it to float on top
while the adulterating materials will
sink md 5nridly discolor the water.
Always buy whole grain coffee choos
ing large light uniform grains for a mild
drink and dark green for strong. Avoid
bright colored cofFees.
WE Do NorsElI. GROUND cor
FEES AND OUR STOCK OF WHOLE
EEAN CoFFEEs IS ABSOLUTELY
PURE AND OF THE BEST GRADES
TO BE HAD.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-06-02
STATE NEWS.

L
Fifty Eve cjn9ict5 are now at work on
the canal from New Lake in Tyrrell
county. Their object is to lower the wa
ter in The lake and to drain the contigu-
ous lowIanils into Alligator river.
Col chas r Jones Of Charlotte, has
been elected grand high priest of the
Grand Ghasstef, Royal Arch Masons. The
next naestina viii Be at Charlotte The
one jest.s closed was held at Fayetteville.
Thearnis Of tho Lafayette Light In
fantrg, Fayetteriilel have been turned
over TO the Howard Light Infantry, coll
Iored, ofthe7sasNe Place, and the latter
company has sent rs fies to the State
arsenal.
The y ilnington I1srielg says We are
informed HAT the. Standing COMMITTEES
of the DieHcsp o1 East Carolina. az q
meeting during the recent Convention
Iin Goldsbor3. e7psen tf ta tlie constcfa-
Ition Of kexs "a nsrfi Fss1 II a. 81
AElsststa. 9 as 35lsbo9 OF the Diocese OF
Florida. This is an Important matter,
as itfiias been currently ftsported that the
reYerened gentleman had been offered
the position, but hal declined to accept
the same.
The Tarboro ieoutheTaeT says: Last
Friday Charles K;llebrew, colored lad
about sixteen years old,wentint store
IN Princeyille and asked to look at a pis-
tol James Bryan, colored. the clerk, at
ilrst refused, but afterwards took it out of
the show case and showed it to Kille
brew, remarxing, "Hcre, take it.n In
this act it was discharged, the ball strik
ing killebTew in the forehead and enter
ing the brain.
For an outrage committed upon his
daughter. John CardwelI, white man
OF wilkes county, was convicted recently
and sentenced to be hanged at Wilkes
boro June II. Ills counsel made applic-
alton to Gov. Scales fer respite and also
for communication of sentence to imprison. |
ment. Both applications were promptly |
declined and bad man will swing June
II Cardwell fed into Virginia and was
captured. after a long pursuit, by two de- !
termired citizens of Wilkes.
The Neses CJsorcer says: Yesterday a
well known railway official ltated that
the survey of The line of what used to be
known as the Albemarle & r. r. R. had /
been made from Nashville, through
Wake to point not many miles from
and IN the direction of Durham. It runs.
it is stated, from Nashville. via Carpen.
ter's mill, near Riley's X Roads, and /
crosses the track of the II. & C. r. r., a
few miles north of Wake Forest, crossing
the Neuse near Wyatt's bend, and pass
ing by Dayton. 1t is Understood that
Durham Eas made an offer Of $4,000 if
the road comes to that poins.
The Pittsooro Record says; The con-
struction OF TIE Pittsboro' railroad is pro-
crossing very fayorably. One squad of
convicts is now at work at Turkey creek,
anly one mile from here, and the other
squad Is pushing along near Mr. Billy
Thomas. The distance n NV to be grad
ed Is aboEt four miles and most. of that
s !lSht be traetII .laisl al,ssk
yesterday on thetrestles 6nder the super
Of Mr.. ]. B. Masemore, who
is one of the best work men and II ost ex-
perienced trestie builders in the State.