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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-07
Lisbon Farmers. Club Meeting.

Lisbon Farmers Club met on the Goth
ult. Tho subject for discussion was tho
root crops. II was pretty well discussed
and made very plain to be a very impor-
tant crop for tho farmers, the potatoes
and turnips especially, as being worry
valuable food for man as well as heust,
easily raised, and yielding large crops
The turnips are easily kept, by taking
them up in November or before much
freezing weather, and housing or bank
ing them like potatoes. II was clearly
demonstrated that too little attention
was given to all the root crops by the
farmers generally, and as the farmers
are now turning over "a n,w leaf, to
make tho farm self sustaining these
crops should receive more attention than
heretofore.
The Secretary then read q letter from
Capt. IL. X. Tilman saying that he would
DO with us In August, the Club appointed
tho 18th. day of the month for the occa-
sion, his subject Will DO. "Our present
condition, the cause, and the remedy"
Subject for the next meeting, "1'he
best mode OF preparing stubblc-land for
small grain.
II was resolved that the proceedings
OF this meeting be sent to- the County
papers for publication.
II. IL. YOUNG, Scc'y.
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Down In Front!

This is tho slogan of the day, as it APP
offered the public as remedies. The
manufactures of these bottled health
dcstroycrs know as much ABOUT the art
ofcompounding medicines as a new born
babe does OF the double rule of three.
Avoid all The "Tonics" "Bitters" &C.,
that arc compounded of mean, dcath-
dealing whiskey, I'M are no medicines
at all, use an article of mort and roputa-
ton:
PELHAMs CHILL n AaUE S%PcIFIc,
is known all Over Laurcns County, and
out of IL as n remedy for every form of
malaria, Chills and Fever &c. Every
body uses It,. For sale by b. f. Posoy
and j. i wilkes, Laurens; III. Y. Vance,
Clinton; Gray IL sullivan, Dorroh's;
Crisp Il Co... Goldville; Culbcrtson &
Smith, Waterloo.
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GOuRtQ Correspondence
CENTER POINT.
GLENN.

No ncws.
Picnics scarce.
j. i. Saxon has cotton blooms, two on
one stalk.
Health Of our community very good
Mt this time.
Blackberry and greon-npplo pies are
the order of the day.
Another heavy rain fell in this portion
Of the country last Wednesday, night.
Mr.. John G. Sims and. wife, of Tip Top,
are visiting the family Of Mr.. Lewis Mar
tin.
Mr.. Dunk Graydon is in this ncibor-
hood selling tombstonos for Mr.. Elledge,
OF Greenville.
We.arc glad to hear that Mr.. Melvin
Shell, who has boen quite sick for some
time, Is improving.
We heard Of a Methodist preacher once
who said that he was so poor tina he
could not afford to feed his horse but
once n day. Some one asked the good
ola man how his horse could mako out
with 30 little. He told Thorn that he
gave him peas for breakfast, water for
dinner, and lot him swell for supper.
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DoRRoH II. o..
JOE N

Mr.. billiard Curry lost a little son, 2
years old, with Cholera ~Infantuln, on
tile 18th ult.
There Is getting TO bo more sickness
than we have boon accustomed to, and
some Of IL Ia quito severe.
The Farmers movement and the op-
position IL has engenderod here have de-
veIoped one fact beyond controversy,
and that Is, that we have q very large
and hourishing crop-offoois.
Mr.. Ed Crisp has been taking a great
deal Of pains with his tobacco patch.
And IT does look fiourishing; but on
close examination, but on close exami-
uatiop, he found IL was all mullen.
/ see from the newspapers that a Cen
oral Prince was to deliver an address at
the Commencement exercises at Clinton
ON the first OF July. i wonder IL he n
not a relative of miner It seems from
his tendency to carry n title and make
speeches, that he might be. Thcae are
family traits.
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Inc Finances of tho Farmers.
Columbia letter to Augusta Chron-

Columbia letter to Augusta Chron-
icle:
A prominent and we'll informed
statistician, who has been travelling
in tho South for nearly twenty
years during the growing of the
cotton crop, assured me to-day that
the South Carolina farmers are in
n better financial condition than
those of any other Southern State.
He says that the farmers in the
other States werc unable to hold
cotton last year, but that q sur
priSing amount was held in this
state. In ono county alone over
5000 bales were in the hands of
farmers as late as February. Not
more than ninety per cent. Of the
entire crop had gone to market at
that time. In fact, so much OF the
crop was held back that the large
cotton houses North believed that
the estimate Of South Cardinals
production had been Overstatcd
until an investigation by trusted
representatives developed the fact
tsatod. This gentleman also tells
me That the outlook in the South
west, especially in Texas and Ala
bama, is most encouraging, but in
north Georgia and South Carolina
the prospect is no better than at
the same time last year. In Texas
the orr crop was so abundant last
year that it could not be marketed
properly, and consequently the
farmers are So we'll supplied with
this cereal that they have enlarged
the cotton area by reducing the
acreage recently put in corn. Our
farmers, anticipating the need Of
corn to make up the deficiency in
stock food caused by the loss of the
Oat crop, have devoted a part Of
their lands recently put in cotton
to corn. An evidence of the finan-
cial Improvement Of South Caro-
lima farmers is found in the fact
that the amount of supplies and
fertilizers purchased has been de-
creasing annually for several years,
and this year alone the saving in
these two items has amounted to
something like n million and n half
of dollars. Another strong reason
to suppose that there has been an
improvement Is shown by the nu-
merous railroads now projected, to
which the farmers are subscribing
literally, far In excess, usually, of
the cities and towns. All Of the
upper counties are wild on the sub
ject Of railroads. Grcenville, Spar
tanburg, Laurens, Anderson, Ches-
ter, Richland, Abbevillc, Newberry,
Edgefield and other counties are
reaching out in every direction. All
this means that the people have
something to give, for If they did
not have Il surplus such enterprises
would meet with little encourage
ment.
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Personal.

Mrs. Rilli&n end Miss Mamie Miller,
OF ~6feonville, are visiting at Col. Nose
1ey's.
Mr.. Angel, OF Ncwberry, spent several
days here last week.
Mrs. Caroline Cresswoll, of Greenwood,
is spending several DAYS in town
Mrs. Lucy BARRETT and her dnughter,
MISS GussIE, left on Friday for their
home in Mis- issippi. Miss GussIE is a
most captivating youus lady and during
nor stay in Baurcns has made many
friends, who wish her woll.
We noticed Mrs. NJ. w. w. Bryson, who
has charge of the hourishing Wads-
worth School, noarG oldvinc, in town on
Saturday last.
Wo understand that Senator HER
BERT, of Alabama, who il a native of
Laurons, will visit this place noxt
month.
We had the pleasure Of meeting Hon.
Geo. tombstone, Of Newborry, last week.
Mr.. j. f. Hodges, of Abbevillc and Mr..
joel klugh, Of C%oronacn, visited our
town last week.
Miss MINNIE IlELLAMs, q charming
young lady of this county, has just grad
unted ut tho Columbia Female College.
The subject Of har graduating essay was
Guess"
Mrs. Baxter, of Newberry, and her
daughter, Miss Lucy, and Miss Nc
Caughrin, who have been visiting the
family Of DR.. j. A. Barksdale, left on
Saturday last. Miss Fannie Baxtor Will
remain several days,
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b of Respoct.

AZ ameeting Of the Session OF Liberty
Springs Presbyterian Church, on tho
10th of juno, tho following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAB, God i'm his unbelievable
wisdom has called to his Heavenly home
little DAVID CRAIG, the only child of our
beloN ed pastor, Rev. ~. Is. Craig, and
Mrs. Z b. Craig; and whereas, we, bow
Ing In humble submission to the will of
our Master, mourn very deeply tho loss
it,
Rcsotped, lat. That the Session of this
Church extend to the boreavod parents
our heartfelt sympathy in their great
afliotion,
arduous duties, giving him tho month OF
Angllsa for needed rest and rceupcra.
ton.
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The three substances

The three substances which
enter into the composition of an
electric lamp are glass, platinum
wire and bamboo or paper. Glass
bulbs are readily prepared by the
usual method of glass blowing, but
the preparation of the bamboo is a
delicate piece of work. In the best
lamps, the little horseshoe is made
of bamboo; and this material has
proved its superiority to it's rival,
paper, in several ways. The BAN
hoo comes from Japan in bundles
of slips a foot In length. Japanese
bamboo is of a finer quality than
the Chinese. 1t is first split up i'm
to little square strips. Girls round
these off by running them through
dies until they look like little brown
straws. These are put in crucibles
with graphite, and submitted to a
white heat for several hours. This
carbonizcd them thoroughly.
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MT. GALLAGHER.

MIR. w. III. Daniel has returned homo
from Wofford College. He will spend his
vacation with us. Prof. McEiroy took
the advantage of his vacation in attend
Alma Mater. Misses. Mamie and Emma
Clardy, also Mr.. j. e. Martin, attended
the Com cnccment at Due West.
Miss. Ozella Daniel is Ut NJ. $. ID. Puck
ett's Teaching music. We are confident
that Miss. Ozclla will make n successful
teacher. We had the plcsuro of hav-
ing one OF our Waterloo friends Mr..
d. c. Smith with MS on last Sunday.
Come again Mr.. Smith, we arc glad to
see you. Mr.. james Washington has
been throshing about ten days, he says
wheat Is very sorry, in the same section
where he threshcd about fifteen hundred
bushels last yoar has thrcshed only a.
bout one sixth OF that amount. Spring
oats Is II great deal lighter thar tho peo-
pie expected, great many farmers have
left thier grain in tho ioldS during the
last heavy rains, it is very likely that it
ls damaged some. The river is over
tho bottoms again, 1t seems almost i'm
possible to gotta cropon low lands, by the
time the bottoms can dry off, 1t will be
rather lato to plant again. We hear
some of the farmers say that in 1891, corn
was planted as late as tho Is tn of July,
and by fall favoing it made good corn.
we were very sorry to hear a fow days
that Mrs. Ariail was still very low.
'pic HAN bccn SICK LOT ABOUT SIX or seven
months, and does not seem to improve
any. Mr.. Ariaii has been able to fiji all
OF his appointments up to this time, he
preached an ablo sermon for us on last
fouth Sunday at Kings Chappol. Wa
n n see how Mr.. Ariail is to fiji his APP
pointments much longer unless his wife
health improves. We have had some
trouble about getting our mail during the
f%rcshet, but we suppose the county Com
m~issioners will build us "a bridge after
the rain, we are quite sure they don't
moan to slight us. Mr.. j. A. Smith
isquite sick, but we hope to ear of him
Improving oon
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soHBDuIg or GAMES

70 bio played ut Laursps, o. O., for the
Piedmont Chsmpionship, Commencing
Tuesday Morning, July 9Th, at $3.50
o'clock.
Tuesday, $50 a. m.-Troy vs.. Union,
Tuesday, 4:30 p. m.-Laurens VIZ.
Greenville.
Wednesday, $50 a. m.-Troy VS.. An
tloch.
Wednesday, 4;30 p. m~.-Laurons vs.
Union.
Thursday, $3.50 a. m.-Antioch vs..
Groenvillo.
Thursday, 4:3Op p. m.-Laurens VIZ. Troy
Friday, $50 a. m.-Unlon W.. Green
Vile.
Friday, 4t30 p. m.-Laurens VS.. An
Eioch,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-07
The Rabbit as o spcculator.

a sagacious rabbit once bought
o young wolf for a trifing sum, and
determined to raise him; but when
the wolf became big and strong he
waited until Thanksgiving Day
and then killed the rabbit and
dined on the carcass.
Moral-This fable teaches the in
security of foreign investments,
and intimates that the hen that
matches out q strange egg is liable
70 obtain an unnatural child.
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Accounts begin to come in Of
girls who kill themselves Jumping
the rope. The elcven-year old
daughter of Andrew Bosemer, Of
Louisville, has just died after
matching herself against some play
mates at a picnic. She jumped un-
til she brought on heart palpitation
that could not be controlled.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-07
That Error.

Several weeks ago we published a call
for tho reorganization of the democratic
party In this County. This article, as
handed us, stated among other things,
that tho object of the call was to "deter-
mine the candidates ofthe party This
is as II appeared I'm tho copy handed us,
but we have since learned that IL was
not q correct copy, AMI should have , cad:
determine the mode Of etectip1 candi-
dates.b etc,
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1t Is passing strange that people
do not make greater use Of vocal
and instrumental music to brighten
the home life. Too many look up
on 1t only as a means for earning a
livelihood, when there are thou
sands of homes where it is needed
merely for its purifying and eleva-
ton influences.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-07

Evil spirits, it was believed in
old times often took the form of n
fly, and the term "my" was once II
popular synonym for u familiar
spirit.
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Carolina Computation Minstrois

OF Union, 3. c., gave a performance
on Monday evening. Despite the rain,
which poured in torrents during the
whole evening, the audience was large
and ~appreciative. Thepcrformance was
exceptionally, nne and several OF the
young gentlemen show decided talent
In this iine, Tho exhibition deserves a
moro decided notice, which our crowded
space win not permit
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81 have such an indulgcnt hus-
band" said little Mrs. Doll. dyes,
81 George says" responded Mrs.
S%piteful, quietly; sometimes he
indulgcs too much, doesn't hep
They no longer speak to each other.
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CROSS HILL.
MACK.

Rain! Rain! Rain!
Grass! Grass! Grasst
DR.. j. III. Miller has been quite sick,
but Is once more in tho saddle.
There Is measles and d~ysentery pro
vailing in the community.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-07

1t is said that of the 10000 He
brews in New York city, not one
is the keeper of u grog-shop.
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There are men whose friends
are more TO be pitied than their
enemies,
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SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY
COMPANY.

SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY
COMPANY.
CoMMENc1Na SUNDAY NOVEMBER %,
1885, ut 9.45 a. NJ, Passenger Trains will
run as follows, eastern timo:"
TO AND FROM CHARLESTON.
EAST CDAILY.)
Due Charleston ii % p m 800 , m
WEST (pAILYD
Depart Charleston 72Oam 5 10 nj
Duo Columbia 10 IS 10 90 p IN
TO AND FROM CAMDEN.
(EAsr DAILY E1cEPr suNDyY.)
Dept Columbia I 90 am 3 05 p IN 5 81 y M
Due Camden II 81 p IN 7 AZ p nj 7 ~ p m
(wEsT DAILY EXCEPT suNpAY.)
Dept Camden 75 "A M 7 n m 3 Is p M
Due Columbia 10 20 II M 10 IS a M 10 D III
TO AND FROM AUGUSTA.
EAST (DAILY.)
Deprrt Augusta IS a m 4 40p m 10 SIS D m
Due Charleston IL 81 p m 9 80 7 Is am
Est (DA1LY)
Depart Charleston 6 IS 5 10 m 10 30 y m
Duo Augusta ii 40 a m 10 20 m 7 80 a m
CONNECTIONS
Made at Columbia with Columbia and
G~rccnville Railroad by train arriving at
10. 40 a. NJ. and departing at 5.27 p. NJ.
~ Columbia Junction with c., G. 81 A
Railroad by same train to and from all
points on both roads.
Passengers take supper at Branch
willie.
At Charleston with steamers for New
York; and with steamer for Jackson
vile and points on st. Johns River.
Tuesdays and Saturdays; with Charles
ton and Savannah Railroad to and from
Saw nnah andpoints in Florida. daily.
Georgia and G.
At Augusta wltrom any point w
Railroads to and fckviile to and m
m South. At BlaRoilroad. Through
tickets can be p~urchplying TO
South end We byap
McQUEEN, Ag't. Columbia, &. C.
John .. PRICK, General Manager.
' DC. Aliens Gu r, and rickot Agent.
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HOLMES SURE CURE

MOUTH WASH AND DENTIFRICE.
Cures Bleeding Gums, UlceYs, Sore
Mouth, Sore Throat, Cleanaes the Teeth
and Purifies the Breath. Used and rec
commended by loading dentist. Pre-
pared by Drs. J. p. q ". r. HOLMES,
Dentist, Macon, Ga. For sale by all
druggit and dentist, and in Laurens by
Dr. Il. IS. CONNOR. 2-ly.
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GREEN VILE 4 COLUMBIA
RAILROAD

On and after lam. 10, 1880, Passenger
lralhS VIII run as herewith Indicated
upon this Dad and it's branches.
Daily, except Sundays.
No. G3-UP PASSENGER.
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TROUBLE at HARVEY.
The Editor of the "Hooter'' Has a pesper-
ate Personal Encounter with a subscfi-
Der, and Describes the Duel.

Esteiline CDak.) Bell: The editor OF
n or tho Bells most valued exchanges,
Lhe uarney Hooter, recently had a per-
sonal encounter with a subscribed. 'Wo
clip h following account of the affair
from last weeks Hooter:
A COWARDLY ATTACK
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f.. T. CHARLTON, G.. y. A.
j. n. BASS, Sup't, Augusta, Ga.
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WHAT the Hlndco lives On.

Human life is supported in India upon
the barest minimum of necessaries; the
village population feed upon the common
est grains, never eating animal food (Which
is contrary to their religiOn), and rarely
tasting the finer grains, such as wheat and
barley. The clothing worn is OF the scan
test, and | was distressed TO see many Of
the people in the Northwest provinces sbiv-
ering. and half naked in weather so cold
that | was glad to wear two top-coats. The
houses are bUilt Of clay, and almost desti-
tate of furniture; and understand that q
large portion of the population only eat
one meal day. OF course this in an East
ern country does not signify what it does
in Europe--life can be sustained on less
food and less nutritious diet than in North
ern climes the labor power of the Hindoos
ia small; there is far less taken out of the
human machine than in our labOTious
Western life; il consumes less and pro-
duces less: besides, the Asiatic bas the
power of digesting q greater quantity of
food at one meal than is possible TO Euro
peans but, " hen due allowance is made
for all this, il is not to be denied that the
poverty OF great part OF the people of In
dia is extreme and more acute than what
we witness in Europe. Il may be said
with truth of {. great part of The raral pop
ulation that it is never far removed from
famine. A scanty harvest any year brings
that calamity within measurable distance (;
q failure of crops means death to u large
part of the population unless fed by Gov
ernment.- Crit.iry Review
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PRESS VIBRATIONS.

The drift of public sentiment in those
States in which prohibition or local option
is unattainable is Internationally in the di-
rection of high license.-P its6ttrg Gazette.
The boycott hieh was originally claimed
TO be for the purpose OF running the Chi
nese out of the country, has become au in
srument of oppression directed solely at
white men, Wcts0arii1e PGjGronidn.
As the end of the first session draws near
to the end, the wiscst leaders perceive that
it has been a damaging one to the Democ-
racy, ana thGt they must do better during
the next one or stand TO lose the fight in
Ss8.-Philadelphia Teicgrdph
Uncle Sam is a benign and indulgent old
patriarch. In thirty eight States and lot
of Territories pOlygamy is penitentiary
otfense. But he goes on allowing it in
Utah, and ships in a whole vessel load
about every month for fresh material for
Utah haIems. One thousand ignorant vic
tins are now esid to be on the ocean.-Ns1V
YORK. Times.
torney-General Garland is going away
on a two-nOnth' 5 vacation. tits announced.
That will give him an opportunity TO look
over the reports Of the Pan Electric inves-
tigSting Committee, which he says he has
not yet examined and perhaps he will dis
cover that they furnish some very excellent
reasons why lie ought to resume his law
practice in time to attend the fall terms of
the Arkansas Courts Globe Democrat.
Pension Commissioner Black needs a
little tuition in United States history. lie
rejected claim of mother of colored
soldier for pension on the ground that she
was slave at the time of her sons death.
1t transpires that the time of the sons en-
listment was in August. 1868. The eman-
cipation proclamation had gone into effect
on January l. 1863, but Mr.. Black hadn't
heard about that little l. ciient. Black d
ignorance, Inaleyolence and mendacitY
constitutes q trinity of qualifications which
make him one of the most useful officials
of tho administration Lou, Globe
nespo-rnf