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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-05-02

The Texas State Farmers, AL
lance has located the central Tex
as branch of TIE Alliance Exchan-
ge at Belton. The town gave $l0,-
600 to secure the exchange. =
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-05-02

"Witnc5s," said n lawyer i'm court
the other day, "you speak of Mr..
Smith being well off. Is he worth
$5,OG0?" mo, sar." "Two thous-
and ?" "No, sab; he hain't worth
twenty-five cents" "Then how Is
he we'll OFF," Got n wife who
sports de hull family, sah."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-05-02
THE CLEMSON BEQUST.
correction of Some Gross EXaw-
geratiOnS about the Money
Left to the Agricultu.
raj College.

10 the Editor of The News and
courier: see so many false state
n'ents, misconceptions, and ridicu.
louS cXaggerations 'in the public
papers, about the will Of my father
ln-law, the late Mr.. Thomas G..
Clemson as to the amount of prop.
crty belonging to his estate, the
terms ofhis will and the amount
that would accrue to the State of
| Carolina for the purpose of found
ing an agricultural college should
Mr. ClemSOn'S will be valid and the
request actcrtod by the State, thu
! am lmpelled to make plain and
! clear statement of the whole mat
! Ter, so far as my knowledge cX-
J tends.
ln justice to myself, to my faith
er-in-lnw, MIR. Clemson, and as both
rather nna guardian of my dauph-
yer, VINO Is the grand daughter of
Mr. ana Mrs, Clemson. and the
! great granddaughter of the Intr
Hon.John G. Calhoun, am induc-
cd to take this course, for the roo.
son that frequent inquiries are
maze or me by numerous friends
! OF my daughter and her ancestors
IN >'outh Carolina. By some of the
relatives OF MIR. Clemson, who live
out OF this state, and by friends and
Nn.t nrn,n """
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lvn.; I r,n ,r.u Lnn5;, 40 "l'eG'-
r w Sinnnn , .h ''Iu from Ni
chorrn or XIX Ci,, IN III"
ottnrn,v ,nL lonInI "'r"l'H as
oral vnnrs ms, .,,, '', ,,',, ~ ioi :'I
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tee. AMI ,f whnn, ,> ~, ",", f,"u 'IuS-
viii in IN. h;,,hn.t 'u"N9 III ,'i'
"trustnI r,iomI n,L ,,I,,i 'o q, "IS
thc will J. nnt .n''t'.t@',i @ 49,
thn mn.rI;,n &c ,'rr''" ." ny as
"' '"S u''"S ''r'' 'i'crc
Mo.'u oc iclt l"i thr purpose OF
thn t,,G G,ntl W. l'I'.r",,or", college III
hMIN M -. 't,J r'l,'.,. ~ ,'"'''' aroma pr"bA-
y,r a. ,H',oHI:
u,dn, u W. ~ cr'o'',H2' acres or
- ,,,>,', ~ ,,' ,''' ''i'.'"E Naluc oi
,t,o"i tn -; "i','"''
''''"i'h"u me that
NV ic' No'''' property, consisting OF
,u',.' p',,' "'.' 'hpr!EageS ana
,nr,,t sSlnnn ',,''H III MS ilhi'us, was
Ern,F 49,; I,iD''
,,,,,aJ,I '' :'''H n,''i ''h" 'hc lcgnclcs
nS 22 2n' NM ~ ,"1,;, T'0,"o'', ana II lcaN-
onL ''i,'i'i,Iol', .ir executor
ed . per rcnt on the whole amount
OF the estate by the VIII, and also
am told, jpcr cent by law, making
IN all 10 per cent commissions on
the whole property. This would
amount to say $1,000. Deduct that
from 5000 and it leaves 1000. Then
deduct lawyers bills, expenses of
keeping up the house and many
other necessary expenses, and /
thlnk most people will agree with
with me in thinking that there will
not be much left on which to found
an agricultural college except the
so acres of the Fort Hill plarta-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-05-02
There once was q lover named
JOgg,

With voice like that Of frogg,
Meath her window he'd ling
Er of ov'nings and sing
Till his trousers were chawed by
the dogg.
Luther A. Ransom Of four Depart
ment Of Agriculture was made Sec
retary of the Hot Springs Conven
ton.
Prof l.. B. Haynes of the Column
bia Female College, dcnounces the
democratic party and advocates
Sam Smalps third party politics.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-05-02

the court room. The case was at
once discontinued and the Hills dis
missed.
The remains found, upon close
examination, proved to be parts
or the carcasseS of two sheep.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-05-02

Reports Of yellow fever at Tam
pa. Fla, are said to be exaggerated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

was. About two miles from the farm
was barn filled with cattle owned by
Gabe Lamphere, a stock breeder. BY
the time the pumpkin vine reached the
barn the pumpkins were so big that
they crushed the barn and the cattle as
fat as a mince pie"
| began to see that the man had some
merit, and | asked him if timber grew
well in that country.
There's no such timber anywhere
else on earth," he promptly replied.
1.-Two years ago | went out in the
northern part of Washington county
and bought ten acres of land. l set out
pine tree near spring and with the
lumber that Ihave got out of the limbs
| have trimmed from the tree in this
time L have built large barn, two
houses and high board fence clear
around the farm, and bave kept two
furniture factories running in Fall
River, Mass. | was obliged to cut it
down, though" and a shade of sadness
fell on his face as he looked out through
the window.
What ID you cut it for?" asked.
''Well, it got to growing so fast that
the people down in Oregon began to
complain about it shading their FARMS"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
ORIENTAL "HASHEESH."
A Drug That Brings Sleep and En-
chanting Dreams.

- ~-~-N'
The romantic and beautiful villa of a
rich Turkish merchant was my tempo
rary home when travelling in the Orient
in 1881, says correspondent of the st.
Louis Globe Democrat. My host, who
spoke French fluently, had furnished
his residence with all the splendor and
luxury one only finds in Oriental climes.
NV eyes were dazzled, when through an
ANTIQUE gate l entered the park
ike flower garden, where in midst
of tropical flowers and trees my
admiring glance fell upon costly Euro
pean statues, most of French and Ital-
jan artists, mingling with the enchant-
ing beauty of marble Odalisques and
hours. Butterflies, the like of which
had never seen before in our cold Euro
pean climates, spread their gayly col
ored wings in the air, and birds bathed
their soft feathers in the crystal clear
waters of the large and beautiful foun-
tain. 1t was perfect picture of fairy
land, dream-like and enchanting in its
peace and quietness.
Only one feature was wanting to con-
vey the highest beauty to the otherwise
so lovely scenery. 1t was the mistress
was longing to see. But in vain! They
were not to be seen; eyes of men, and
above all, those of the ''infidel," the
.FrancO," must not Sacrilege the god
like beauty of Oriental women with
their chances.
| was interrupted in my cOntempla-
lions by the summons of a servant, who
brought me through lofty halls, sweetly
perfumed and Splendidly furnished
apartments to the dining-rOOm, where
my host awaited me. He saluted me
and did the hOnors of the house with all
the ceremoniOus gallantry and grace of
the Turkish nObleman. Low and soft
velvet cushions were laid before the
rich spread table. Noiselessly glided
the attentive servants hither and
thither. My host ate but sparely, and
drank water out of his handsomely
carved golden goblet, while choice
wines were served to me.
The meal was over. The sweet scent
of fine Turkish tobacco perfumed the
atmosphere, and cup OF sparkling
champagne was handed to me by one of
the slaves. In honor to my friendly
host | drained the cup and leaned back,
contemplating the blue ringletS of
smoke, which blew from my cigarette
up to the ceiling. A strange feeling
of drowsineSS Overcame me. Low
and exceedingly sweet music sounded
on my ears, fair visions of the
beautiful gardens | had wandered in
rose and vanished, beautiful faces and
figures of women swung to and fro in
the rhythmic movements of a dance, and
angelic voices, accompanying the music
with sweet songs, lulled me to sleep I'M
disturbed, and yet more beautified by
the most enchanting dreams and Wis
ions. Gradually the music died away,
the voices sounded lower and lower, and
with intent regret J. saw the beautiful
visions vanish.
Late in the morning 1 woke up. Yet
/ seemed to be in fairyland, and slowly
only reality came back to me. With the
last cup of champagne l had drained a
small dose of hasheesh, the drug which
Oriental people use to convey themselves
to sleep and enjoy the enchanting Wis
ions of dreamland.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
Dealing With a SchooIma'am.

Dealing with SChOOlma am.
EYES," said the young man as he
threw himself at the feet of the pretty
school teacher, 81 love you and would go
to the worlds end for you," says the
Boston Courier.
"You could not go to the worlds end
for me, James. The world--or the
earth. as it called-is round like ball,
slightly fattened at the poles. One of
the first lessons in the elementary
geography is devoted to the shape of
the globe. You must have studied it
when you were boy"
s!Of course did. but"
"And it is no longer theory. Cir
cumnavigatorS have established the
fact"
II know, but what meant was that
would do anything to please you. All!
Minerva, if you knew the aching void"
'sThere is no such thing as void,
James. Nature abhors vacuum; but,
admitting that there could be such
thing, how could the void you speak of
be void if there was an aching in ito"
81 meant to say that my life will be
lonely without you; that you are my
daily thought and my nightly dream. |
would go anywhere to be with you. If
you were in Australia or at the North
pole | would fly to you. p
Fly! twill be another century be-
fore men can lily. Even when the laws
of gravitation are successful overcome
there will still remain, says late scien-
tiGc authority. the difficulty Of main
tanning balance
"Wcll, at all events" exclaimed the
youth, '1've got pretty fair balance
in the savings bank. and want you to
be my wife. There!"
well, James, since You put it in that
light, ="
Let the curtain fail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

In this manner this blithe liar from
Spokane ran glibly on until his town
was reached, and never once did he ex-
hibit signs of WEAKNESS, which is more
than can say of several other passen-
gers in the same car. A scheme was
laid to fill him up with whisky and let
him fall asleep, but all hope was aban-
doned when a st. Paul gentleman
handed him the bottle and a small
glass and the liar, entirely lg-
noring the presence of the glass,
turned the nose of the bottle in his
mouth and didn't remove it until a
half pint of the liquor had gurgled
down his throat, and then, smacking his
lips, said it always aggravated him to
drink good whisky out of small-necked
bottle, as he had been in the habit for
years of drinking it out of pitcher. AT
Spokane the liar got off and held the
train fifteen minutes by getting the con-
ductor to one side and telling him of a
splendid valley for stock raising in the
northern part of the territory, where
sheep did splendidly and hydraulic rams
grew to enormous proportions. Though
we were all glad when he left, we felt
that he had left an aching void that
even Rider Haggard couldn't fill.
Tom HOLMES.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
DANCING THE CARMAGNOLE.
Wild French Outburst of RevOlu-
tionary Fire Which Surprises


Wild French Outburst of RevOlu-
tionary Fire Which Surprises
Strangers.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The "Carmagnole. it will be remem-
bered, is the song sung by the old
women, the tricoteuses, as they danced
around the scaffold in 1898. 1t is a song
of fierce and fearful import. TO dance
the "Carmagnole' effectively it is gen.
orally customary to select some youth
with loud. sinister contralto voice.
The youth takes his stand on the stage
or nigh platform. A woman with regu-
lar features and tall. commanding figure
is then called upon to take the lead
in the dance. 1t is preferable that
she should have a tight fit
ting, severe, plain black dress,
devoid of any sort of ornaments; Ii
she have abundant fair tresses, these
are allowed to fall down the back. This
simplicity may be taken as homage
paid to the naturalism that pervades
modern schools of thought. The black
dress is emblematie Of mourning for the
brothers who still languish in prison, or
who have fallen behind the barbados.
But perhaps the red scarf OF the COM
mune is loosely fastened across the
breast, and, in any case, a Phrygian
cap. after the model worn in 1893, with
its wild tassels dangling from either
side, is carefully poised on the head,
and this completes very effective
and classical costume. A woman
thus dressed forms the center of the
dance. She stands absolutely alone,
and does not deign to take a partner.
Her partner is the huge red flag which,
with strong arm and determined ges-
ture, she holds aloft. The boy with the
sinister voice then commences to sing
the first verse of the "Carmagnole."
There may be several thousand persons
present, and yet the silence is such, the
attention so intense, that every breath
is drawn with precautiOn for fear of
making noise. But when the verse
has been sung and the chorus is reached
it is taken UP by the people at
first with slow, low murmur.
The central figure commences to
turn and circle of four men and women
holding hands go round her in con-
trary direction. Then there is another
larger and yet another still larger circle,
till the largest of all touches the wall on
either side of the hall. These circles
within circles all go round in reverse di-
rections; the first to the left, the second
to the right, the third to the left, the
fourth to the right, and so on, while the
woman in black with her red flag stand
ing in the center, turns slowly round and
forms living pivot. AS the crowd
turns, it sings louder and louder, till at
last, in frenzied excitement, what with
shouting and stamping, they make the
walls shake, the windows vibrate, and
the very stones themselves tremble on
their foundations and seem to partici-
pate in the revolutionary dance. 1t is
at once an impressive and threatening
sight. 1t is at such moments that one
may realize the eXcitability of the
French people.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
Special Letter to the Globe.

Dakota sinks into utter lnSlgnltcance.
became acquainted with him after
the informal manner of travellers one
evening in the smoking department of
the sleeper, and during the train of con-
versation on general topics | was inn
prudent enough to ask his destination.
As | did so weary-looking man
propped up in the opposite corner looked
at me reprovingly, and a pale individ-
ual with a cough, who had been
leaning his head against the side of the
car, shot me an angry glance from his
CLASSY eyes and felt his way out OF the
room in dazed sort Of fashion.
''SpOllane Falls" replied the liar to
my question. 81 live there" and he
swung around i'll his seat and faced me.
mixed up in the Winnipeg boom, made
money by the barrel, lost it and landed
i'll Spokane Falls with only S35 in my
pocket, but I've made money since
then and now I'm enjoying an annual
income of $4,000" With this he
snapped the ashes from the tip of his
cigar, and, in careless way, drew in
few yards of fresh air that afterwards
discovered was to be employed i'll run
ming his oral windmill for my ben
eft. [ liked the looks of the
fellow. There was an air of
of careless abandon about him
as apparent in the style of his dress
as in his manner of speech; besides, he
carried good cigars and was commend
ably generous with them.
"What is your buSiness?" l ventured.
'Real estate" he replied. 81 sell real
estate. can show you valuable prop
erty in any part of the town." and,
throwing his legs over my lap, he
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

as cheap as the Sunday suit of day
laborer. He is not ''Blue JEANS"
however, as was Williams, of Indiana,
and he affects this suit because he
likes IL
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
DIDN'T WANT TO BE LEFT.

There was an old woman of Skye,
Her husbands respective did die:
She remarked (and twas true), THE Lords
taken few,
And so long as He takes them will L.
London Truth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01


cream-white cloth. embroidered at wide
intervals with large sprays of flowers.
outlined with black, and parting in
front over an underskirt in cream taffe-
taS. The sides of the opening are lined
with crevette watered silk. Up each
width of this frontage is set a panel in
black velvet, bOrdered with a wide
Greek pattern in black and gold. Then
there is charming costume with the
back of the short skirt in fiat, wide
folds of the mOss-green French faille,
and the front in full folds of white
point d'esprit, striped horizontally with
white taffeta ribbon, figured with lines
of mOss-green satin, finished by a wide
watered stripe in mOss-green. A lovely
dress has just been made for the wife of
millionaire to be worn at a grand re-
ception. The train and corsage are in
white velvet, the former embroidered
with embroidery in silver thread and
lOoking-glass beads worked on the ma
terial itself. 1t is turned back at the
sides with revers of white satin, worked
to match the train. The underskirt is
in white satin, embroidered all over
with large pattern of leaves and flow
erS in
SILVER THREADS AND BEADS.
A deep rounded piece of white velvet
falls over the skirt front at the waist.
The head-dress is a fauchon in white
quilted lace, with long ends falling at
the back. The young daughter of the
same lady ordered a ball dress in SER
pent-green satin, the long train bordered
with full ruche in satin. The skirt
front is in tucked tulle of the same
shade. Down either side of the center
of this frontage is set row of satin
rosettes, a garland of violets and small
white flowers adjoining the row on the
left side. A magnificent ball dress has
also been made for the beautiful widow
Hemersley. The skirt front is in
French faillie of new and beautiful
hue, something between crimson and
rose pink, known as crushed raspberry.
This is finished with deep-plaited
fiounce in tulle of the same color, striped
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
On His Way to the Coast
"Tee Aitch' Meets a Big
ger Prevaricator
Than Any He Ever Knew. or
Heard Of, in Dakota in
Early Days.
His Chance Acquaintance
Proves to Be a Spokane
Real Estate Man.
His Yarns About That City
Lay Those Of Rider Hag-
gard in the Shade.

N M / IhlI
acrosSthe cOun-
try via the n or
thern Pacific
road | met the
most desperate
and a C C o m
plished liar it
has ever been
my pleasure to
listen to. He
hailed fro m
Spokane Falls,
'Wyo., and be-
side him the
fertile liar from
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

with three rows of raspberry colored
ribbon in French faille. The tlounce is
met by full ruche in tulle, put on in
very deep points. Above the ruche and
following the points is wide garland
in white fOwers-large star-flowers,
white carnations, etc.-standing out in
relief against the richly cOlored faille.
The train is composed of tucked rasp-
straight yelling in white tulle, closely
set with small ruby metallic spangleS,
Scalloped at the edge, and bordered with
a row of spangIes. Just below the
waist in front is narrow drapery of
white gauze, embroidered with ruby
Spangles in clusters of strawberries.
This drapery is continued in full widen
ing folds down the right side of the
train.
THERE IS MAN
in New York whose lot just now is not
a happy one. 1t ought to be, for he is
the author of very successful little
volume on society, The Tailor-Made
Girl. The book is popular, selling rap
idly, and the critics are unanimous in
commencing its clever satire and inim-
table humor. Still Mr.. WEIGH, its au-
thor, is not happy. On the contrary, he
tells me he is really wretched; he hardly
dares leave home any more, he avoids
public places as much as possible, and
implores his friends not tOTecognize him
when they encounter him at such
places as necessity Obliges him to fire.
quent.
why" he told me the other day,
''the entire siSterhood of the tailor
made girl is down upon me. My mail
is filled with letters from the damsels,
some filled with splenetic fury, others
calmly sarcastic, still others pathetically
humble, imploring me in future to spare
the insignificant race which, according
to my showing, cannot be worth my
caustic pen-after caustic is placed an
Interrogation point in parentheses.
One high-spirited danisel wrote me ON
smooth linen paper thick as pasteboard
in characters that measured an inch
from stem to stern, asking me to tell
her quite in confidence by how many
'tailOr-mades' had been snubbed and
flouted to produce the fire and hate
which evidently seethed and Kissed in
my manly breast-after manly there
was also an interrOgatus parentheticus.
II have to sit and take it all without
reply, for. of course, the dear creatures
sign no names.
81 did, though. have glance at pair
of them the other evening"" went on
Weleh, chuekling at the recollection.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
The Delightful Dancing Cos
tunes Which Are Now
Being Devised.
The Elaborate Costume Just
Finished for One of Goth
ANS Widows.
TailOp-Made Girls Hold an In
teresting Debate With
MIR. WEIGH.

JEW YORK, March
80, 18SS.--Already l
have caught glimpses
of new toilets to be
worn on dancing oc-
casions after Lent.
| have seen one hay
ing the back of the
short skirt in velvet
figured black silk
gauZe and full ruffieS
of black lace. The
skirt front is in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
STYLISH STATESMEN,
How Our Congressman and
Senator's Dress While in
Washington.
The Americans Are the Best
Dressed People in the
World.
The President and His Cabinet
Are Considered Good
DpeSSerS.
The SWallOW-Tail Has at Last
Disappeared From Pub
lie Life.

HE Americans are
the best dressed
people in the
world. The New
York tailorS sur
pass those of Lon
don, and you will
nowhere find bet
ter suits of mems
clothing than on
Broadway. More
than so, 900 Amer
lean tourists go to
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-04-06
PULlERS.
Queer Employment Of . Generous Mum
Der Of New York Women.

Queer Employment Of . Generous Mum
Der Of New York Women.
The very latest occupation for young
women who have been delicately
reared. but who are compelled by
changes in the mill-wheel Of life to
earn 4 livelihood. is to clean bric-a.
brac in the mansions of New York.
They have brushes made expressly 70,
their duties. Not every young woman
al become expert at the business. II
requires 4 delicate touch, the creates,
care in handling the treasures. and the
knowledge how tastefully to arrange
the dainty ornaments in 4 way that is
most pleasing to the The
work is refined. and just such rs a re-
fined young woman would like. There
is now a generous contingent of young
women employed in New York as
..gray-hair ~pullers." What the red
flannel garment is to the r%ound-eyed.
shorthorned bull. the first indications
of silvery hair are to some of the
fashionable women Of New York. 1t
is then that the "gray4hair puller" is
sent for. and from that time until
society is called upon to notice for a
moment the death of the fashionable
one. the ..gray-hair puller" is with
her at certain intervals.-N. I. Letter