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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16

us not this case differently" Aala |.
Miss Glen is still such a child, the
sount is her uncle; she may think It
only jolSe-though a coarse one"
"Certainly'them atteris different here.
and Ellen will never allow n word to
pass her lips, for she is striving to look
upon 1t in that light. Thew is that
her fine feelings cannot be quieted-
that such thing should happen to her
Just herl' Miss Rennert stared be-
fore her. Her fine face looked so worn
and suffering that rose hastily and
babe her good night.
"Gocd night" said she. "a sad end
ing for such a merrily-begun Xmas
eveI''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
Observation-Disclosures
What it Costs to Live In a New
York Palace. =.
Facts and Figures About 1IilIionaires'
Homes-The Fair Co-RespOndent-The
Woman Who Smokes Beating an

| Facts and Figures About 1lillionaires'
Homes-The Fair Co-Respondent-The
Woman Who Smokes Beating an
Auctioneer-AnE Expensive Drunk.
The story of Fifth aveune is like a
fairy tale of the good old-fashioned kind,
where bags of pearls and rubies are
stuffed into good little boys pockets and
uncounted gold lies kicking about on the
floors of dragon-haunted caverns.
The study of that curious American
product, the millionaire, has a keen in
terest to most people. There is no such
textbook or object lesson as this narrow
lane of so-called palaces, ugly and coarse
looking, with but few exceptions, in all
the world. London has millionaires
enough, but no one street so full of them.
There are residence streets in Buffalo,
Cleveland, Washington and other smaller
cities far more beautiful, but the high
way where live all the Vanderbilts, D. o.
Mills, William g. Whitney, Coils P. Hun
tington, Jay Gould, J. Coleman Drayton,
DIR. Webb, II. NICK. Twombly, one of the
Astors-two till recently-and unnum-
bered other millionaires, has a character
Of its own. It's a gloomy street where it
isn't made gay by the blossoming of the.
intruding shop fronts which are rapidly
chasing the dwelling houses up town,
but no one can walk the two miles from
Madison Square to the park without
dropping into figures.
1t costs money to live on Fifth avenue
Every residence there is either the home
of a millionaire, or of man who is living
beyond his means in the hope of being
considered one. Prices of land have risen
enormously since the late William H
Vanderbilt paid 100000 for the ram
shackle old greenhouse upon whose site
he erected his Siamese twin brownstone
packing boxes. Within recent years lots
have been sold in desirable portions of
the street for $4,000 or $4,000 each.
That would be cheap indeed now. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt paid $75, 900 for very
ordinary narrow house, and then pulled
the house down to make room for his
splendid, but ugly palace. Even that
was cheap. G. P. Huntington has since
paid Robert Bonner 5000 front foot
for tho diagonally opposite corner, a
vacant plot, on which he is now erecting
a great stone castle, whose cost he mod
estly stated in the building permit, pos
sibly for the Assessors benefit, at 500, 200,
but which is costing many times that
sum. Mrs. Whitney's home opposite
these two, an ivy clad French chateau,
and perhaps the most beautiful and
homelike of all the palaces, only cost
100000 at bargain sale a few years
ago, but is worth double that price now.
And in ten years the stores and hotels
will have crept a mile and half further
north and the millionaries will be forced
to move on again. They are paying q
pretty price for few years. show on the
avenue and for the amusS4l-ent Of us who
philosophize about them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
A tumble of STYLES.

In years past we have usually had a
prevalent style for country house archi-
lecture. Grecian, Gothic, Italian, Queen
Anne and Colonial villas have followed
each other in rapid but reasonably order
ly succession, each the reflection of past
forms and ideas. How we have no pre-
valent style but a tumble of all. Queen
Anne houses, so called, continue in favor
along with Colonial. Strangest iuxtapo-
sition of all, James Brown Lord, the arch
itect of Tuxedo, is erecting at Hampstead
two splendid villas, one an Italian study
with open topped towers and wide shady
loggias, the other a half timbered Eliza
bethan house looking like Leicester's
Hospital, without the suggestion of a
shaded porch in front Such a contrast
of extreme Northern and extreme South
ern styles is rather funny.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16

"Who is the most popular actress ?"
No, don't be alarmed; there is no occa.
sion. am not proposing prize contest,
with a piano for the stage star getting
the most votes. That was the question ]
asked a great photograph seller, and this
was his undertaking answer: Gillian
Russell, by large majority, if you judge
by the sale of photographs"
"And who next 2'' asked, whereupon
the photograph man walked up and down
his cases, scanning the long rows of cab
inets. Then he came back and wrote on
a slip of paper four names in this order;
Lillian Russell, Agnes Huntington, Mrs.
Kendall, Ada Rehan.
Here's food for philosophy. The &C.
knowledged queen of comic opera leads in
favor, with one of the aspirant Crown
Princesses next, and the plain-faced,
heavy British matron ahead of the more
beautiful and equally gifted American
commedienne. Why Heaven knows,
certainly, but I don't, and it isn't worth
while to waste too much effort over the
solution,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
The Elton Suit.

There are symptoms of the beginning
use in this country of Elton schoolboy
suits for youths under 1S. Anything
more supremely ridiculous than the Elton
suit when put on a long-legged boy
short jacket with long sleeves, long
straight trousers, stovepipe hat, wide
white cuffs and Byron collar-can't be
imagined. Imagine playing football in .
stovepipe hatf But this monstrous ap-
parel is superlatively English in all its
and that will carry it great
way toward the affections of certain
class of Americans. OWEN LANGDoN
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
tho War of Newspapers.

The competition between New York
newspapers is now SO keen as to preclude
the slightest possibility of profits for most
of them. Competition does not confine
itself to the issue of enormous illustrated
magazines on Sundays. That is some
thing familiar enough among the news
papers of other cities. More destructive
of profits is the cutting of rates ON adver-
tisements. This was bad enough before
the two new papers started, and it Is
worse now. All the papers print great
quantities Of advertising matter but there
isn't much money in it. An advertising
agent tells me that one of the very best
known dailies recently printed reading
notice over a column in length with sew
eral cuts, making the cuts itself, for sos.
Prompt upon the heels of the publication
came a whole swarm of agents-it used
to be the rule in New York that the best
papers did not solicit advertising, but
that don't go now. One would primo it
for 5000, another for $175, and so on.
When $50 was suggested they all wilted
except one, who offered to print it for
nothing if any descent amount of adver-
Using ut regular rates would be promised
later on.
The advertising bonanzas in New York
at present are the monthly magazines,
and such papers as the Evening Post"
which have held aloof from the scramble
after bigness and plod along in the the
old-fashioned way with their old client
age.
And yet there is talk of starting still
another new morning. daily in the fall
with Col. Cockerill - its editor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16

prices has been paid at the Seney sale for
French pictures by men no ADLER was the
text of SO many newspaper sermons that
the picture buyers took tumble-I NAV
say that, mayn't If-and Mr.. Chase is
now more busy with commissions than
ever before. And that without abandon
ing any of his stern ideas or resorting to
trickery such as sometimes makes a
small artist famous.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
The Unjointed Russian Nose.

1t has puzzled some people to under
stand why the illness of the painter
Verestchagin should interfere with the
proposed sale of his paintings, which has
been indefinitely postponed. The truth
Is that the Russian nose is out of Joint
In New York. Only last year Russian
dresses were all the rage and society
matrons dealt out caravan tea from sam
ovars at afternoons" Now they sit by
low, hexagonal Armenian tables inlaid
with mother of pearl in curious patterns
pour tea OF coffee from copper pots.
Hence the shrewd dealers fear that even
Russian pictures would get small favor
from buyers who are necessarily influ-
enced by the whims and caprices Of
fashion.
Within two or three years we had
Japanese, Russian and Turkish crazes,
not to mention such variations on civil
liked themes as Empire, Directory, Louis
Seize, etc. What next2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16

tissG when DR.. Savage, the director,
told me the other day that "nefres' was
common disease sent TO him for cura-
tive treatment.
The nervous patients, he says, are
usually women who have ruined their
systems by drugs, whether prescribed as
medicines by fool doctors. or taken on
their own responsibility. In either case
there comes a time when drugs have, no
more power to stimulate the tagging
strength, and an utter collapse follows,
Then the specialist steps in and prescribes
exercise and absolute abstention from
drugs, and the gymnasium man gradually
builds up the lost strength and returns
the nervous woman to her health again.
Wonderful, isn't 1t The modern ath-
letic girl is taking the best means to
avoid such difficulty, evidently.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
PENMANSHIP.
Prof. HoIIey

Teaches every pupil to write fine rapid
business hand in course of 16 private
lessons and NO FAILURES.
All kin Is of pen work executed in the
highest degree of the art l67 BankE6t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
A Kansas Tcacher,s stataeem.

In a Kansas school, when one Of the
girls misses word, the boy who spells it
gets permission to kiss her. The school
is said to be turning out some excallent
boy spoilers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16

One of the most busily discussed topics
Of conversation among artists early in
the season was the studio sale of William
M. Chase's paintings, which went at
scandalously low prices. Mr.. Chase is
one of the first painters of the country,
and is held in high esteem personally and
professionally by his brother artists, but
the great picture-buying public did not
make its presence known at the sale.
One man from Pennsylvania came with
81, 900 in his pocket to get 1.-TWO good
Chases." He carried home eight Of the
best. A Massachusetts agent came to
buy two at any price; he got them for a
song.
This was discouraging, but Mr.. Chase
has recently assured me that the sale
really did him good. Such neglect OF
an American artist Just after fabulous
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
A Cure for ..Nnrxes."

Near Central Park there is huge gym
nasium devoted almost wholly to medical
cases, Strengthening up lateral curvature
of the spine, reforming bent shoulders
and WY necks, curing digestive difficult
ties and the like. was somewhat sur
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
The Woman Who Smokes.

The woman who smokes exists, but
there are not very many of her.
have a pretty wide acquaintance with
members of the gentler sex, but I know
personally only two smoking women.
One of these INDUCES in an occasional
cigarette. The other, occasionally but
not habitually, smokes big, strong,
black cigar of the most vigorous kind.
This second smoker is somewhat remark
ahle for one of her sex. A visitor of the
masculine gender once brought her, by
way Of joke, a package or two of very
fine cigarettes. She experimental with
them in private, and then began Offering
them to gentlemen callers. AS the little
weeds had not Inconvenience her at all
she was rather surprised that these ex-
perienced smokers found them strong.
After few days the donor of the ciga.
cites dropped in.
''Well, how many of them can you
smoke ?" he said a trife sheepishly, for
he knew the potency of his gift.
ooh, three or four at once" was the
nonchalant reply.
"The Dickens you camp said he in
establishment, "why you are ready to be
promoted to cigars" And the promotion
took place at once. The man tempted
her and she did smoke, and has done it
more or less ever SINCE
1t isn't strange that women should &C.
cassionally take to cigars, but rather
that SO few of them do it. I know an
other young woman who has herself
never touched tobacco, but who grew up
in a smoking family and was used to the
smell of the burning weed. She married
minister and moved into a little coun-
try town in New Jersey. Her husband
didn't smoke One day big cousin came
to visit this minister's wife. She sent her
husband out to buy some cigars, and
filled the big cousins pocket with them
Now" said she after he had lighted one
of them, "sit right down there in front
Of me and blow the smoke this way.
That's it! Blow it right in my face.
Ah-h-hl Isn't that fine cigarP" If she
weren't a clergyman's wife fancy this
lady-cultured, beautiful, refined, SEN
sible-would be sorely tempted to try
weed herself sometimes.
OF course; it is morally no worse for
women to smoke than for men to do 1t,
but as it is silly, pernicious and utterly
Inexcusable habit I'd rather see men
dropping it than women fixing it up
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
The Giddy Correspondent.


Six months or SO ago the greatest Of
the New York new spaper syndicates sent
out for publication n sketch of one of the
best known and most successful profess
sional women in New York, accompanied
by an excellent portrait. Sketch and
portrait were published in a certain
Western paper whose locality cannot be
too closely limited at. few days ago
a local divorce case caused a great stir in
the town where this paper was published,
and its editor, having no portraits of the
principals in the case, picked out the
portrait of the New York woman, blew
the dust off it and published it as can
excellent likeness of the giddy correspond
ent." OF course some kind friend sent
the New York woman a copy of the paper,
and she has vowed a big VOW that she
will never give any newspaper man
another photograph.
Do you wonder at it? don't. Would
Mrs. Potter Palmer like to have her pic
ture published as that of a confidence
woman? Would Governor Hill like to
have his handsome features figure as the
horse thief's in Montana lynching
storyf Hardly.
1t is such antics that make the work of
honest newspaper men and women harder
than it need be.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
Job Printing

Everything in the line of printing, from
! visiting card to three sheet poster,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
WatGrburyFirGA Alarm
LOCATION OF BOXES.

LOCATION OF BOXES.
4-Corner Willow and West Main streets.
6-Exchange Place.
12-Rogers & Bro.
14-East Main sire nd Wolcott road.
15-COrner Cherry n East Main.
21-Horse car railroad stables (private.)
23-Iron bridge, West Main.
24-Waterbury Brass Co (private)
25-Corner johnson and WatervillA.
26-Corner Prospect and Grove.
27-Junction North Main, Grove anu
North Elm.
2S-Waterbury Manufacturing Co (private
32-Corner Washington and South Main.
34-Waterbury Buckle Co (private.)
35-Benedict & Burnham Co (privats.)
36-Waterbury Watch Co (private.)
3S-Corner of Grand and South Main.
42-Corner of Union and Franklin.
43-S covil Manufacturing Co (private.)
45-Corner Clay and Mill.
46-No Hose house, Baldwin street.
47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle alley.
312-Corner Meadow and Bank.
314-Corner Meadow and Cedar.
321-Plume Sc Atwood Co (private.)
323-Holmes, Booth & Haydens (private. J
324-No4 Hose house, Brooklyn.
313-Randolph & Cloves.
SIGNALS.
One stroke 10 M.
One stroke calls the superintendent of
fire alarm telegraph to the City hall.
Two single strokes, fire out or fire under
control, used as a recall.
Ten strokes Quick will indicate a gen
eral alarm.
Fifteen strokes Quick and repeat calls
out the militia.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY-HOLDERS.
Be particular and remain at the box and
direct the firemen to the fire.
Do not pull the hook if the frebell or
small bell in the box is striking, as that
indicates an alarm has already been given.
Be particular to remain at the box until
the arrival of an officer of the fire depart
ment, who will release the key, or, if cir
cumstances will not permit remaining, then
the proper officer will return the key to
the holder as soon as convenient.
Always give the alarm from the box
nearest to the fire.
Be sure and close the door before leav-
ing the box.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-16
Beating an Auctioneer.

suppose acutioneers are about as apt
as most men to have their eye teeth cut,
but 1 saw a woman get the best of one
the other day in a very laughable man
ner. Upon the catalogue of an odds-and-
ends sale was pair of old German tank
ards, one of which was considerably finer
than the other, the second lacking also
It's pewter lid. The lot was knocked
down at $3.50 each to a thin woman in a
striped dress, who promptly announced
that she only wanted one.
Sorry, madam" said the auctioneer,
but 1 can't divide the lot" Then his
gallantry overcame his prudence and he
added tentatively: Perhaps some other
lady would like one."
I'D like one," said a fat woman in
red.
"Well, We'll put 'em up again." said
the auctioneer, hoping to get a higher
price.
Threefifty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Observation-Disclosures oufif-
misrepresentation vefivebidgivemefifty
hvefifty-sixIhearsixI xIhearsix
ty = OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fifty seven fifty
Observation-Disclosures me eight - all
done So-oldforsevenflfty."
"In take the one with the cover" sang
out the thin women.
"An right, madam" said the auction
Ger with his blandest smile.
"Bnt won't take the other one," said
the fat woman in a tone of lively protest,
Il wanted that myself" and then there
was roar of laughter at the auctioneer's
expense. Then the second tankard was
put up separately and, without the help
OF its running mate, brought just $1.75.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-27
Highe of all in Leavening Pov&esE. 6 Govt Report, Aug. sa, ssss,
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
Sunday School Convention.

The Cross Hill Township Sunday
School Convention will meet with
the Baptist Sunday School at Cross
Hill with the following program
on the 7th of November.
10 A. NJ. Opens with religious
exercises, enrolling delegates and
reports from schools.
lOa. Annual election Of officers.
IL. "The Holy Sabhathn-J. N.
WATSON, G.. G, Rizer, w. y. Fuller.
u p. NJ. "The duty OF Sunday
School teachers to inculcate tenn
perance principles"-W. +. Turner,
@. l.. Fuller, Il. II. McSwain.
q p. M. "Is there any substitute
for home training ?"-Capt, j. G..
Jenkins, III. l.. Hit.
Revs. b. T.. Carley, a. NJ. Hasscll
G. M. Boyd and Thos. a. Campbell,
pastors Of u churches are eX-
pected to attend and take part in
the discussions. Each school will
send five delegates.
All S. S. workers are cordially
invited to attend.
j. e. JENKINS, r. ID. NANCE,
II. IL. HIT, G.. g. RIZER,
y. IL. FULLER, Eek. Cammittee.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-27
FOR SALE or RENT.

A valuable house and lot on the Jersey
size. Lot contains 2 l-5 acres fresh land
which Is in a high state of cultivation.
Splendid two story dwelling containing
six rooms. Good we'll of water, etc. For
further information apply to
FOR SALE-A small farm go acres)
Just outside the corporate limits of the
City of Laurons. This farm is in a high
state OF cultivation. Has good dwell
ing, line well Of water and splendid
young orchard. For particulars call on
FOR SALE-Valuable real estate in
tho city of Laurcns, viz: Three elegant
building lots located i'm front of the Fe-
male College. Those arc without doubt
non tho most desirable lots i'm the
.city. offered at Il bargain.
Also q splendid residence on Irby Hill
convenient To tho business portion of
the city as well as &c the schools and
churches. Lot containing one aero. Tho
building has eleven rooms. There is
also a good two-room servant house,
stable and garden attached and a pure
wei OF water besides n splendid young
orchard and flower yard. Parties seek
ing q bargain In Laurens real estate
should call on j. NJ. HAMPTON, II. II, A.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-27
How to Select q Turkey.

In this country only is the turkey
found In q wild state. 1t is very
fitting, therefore, that in the
Thanksgiving dinner it should be
The principal dish, writes Maria
Parloa in her department. in the
Ladies' Home Journal. The tur-
key must be wisely chosen, we'll
cooked and properly served. 1t
should be short and plump, the
meat white, with some fat, the legs
black and smooth; and if there be
spurs they should be short. The
end Of the breastbone should be
flexible, more like gristle than bone.
A turkey that is long in proportion
to Its size, and has dark OF blush
flesh, may be tender, but certainly
VIII not be finely favored andjuicy.
A dry-picked turkey will be found
to have a much better flavor than
q scalded one. All poultry that is
dry-picked costs a few cents q
pound more than the scalded, but
is well worth the extra price.
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Children Cry for Pitchers Castori;
Taxes! Taxesy
Office of County Treasurer, }
Laurens, G.. II, s. C.

LaulenS, y. III. -. X.
The Treasurer's office will be
open at Laurens c. II. on the 18th
day of October for the collection OF
taxes for Laurcns county, S. c., for
the hscal year commencing Nov.
1st, 1890, and remain open until
the second day of Nov. 1891.
After the second day Of Nov. |
will attend the following named
places for the collection of said
taxes, viz:
Nov. sd at Tylcrsville, in Scuf-
hctown township, from 10 a. m. to
2 p. IN.
Nov. 4th at Joseph Duncan's
Store, Jacks township, from 9 a.
m. to II Il. m.
Nov. 4 at r. Y. II. Bells, store in
lacks township, from I p. NJ. to 4
p. m.
Nov. 9Th at Clinton, in Hunter
township, from 9 a. m. to IL m.
Nov. 9Th at Goldvillc, in Hunter
township, from 2 p. IN. to d p. m.
Nov. 9th at Milton, in Hunter
township, from 9 a. m. to 2 D. m.
Nov. 9TH at Spring Grove, in
Cross Hill township, from 9 a. m.
to IL m.
Nov. 9TH at Cross Hill, in Cross
Hill township, from 2 p. m. to a p.
m.
Nov. 9th at Waterloo, in Water
loo township, from 10 a. m. to. D. m.
Nov. 10th at b. L. Hcndcrson's,
in Waterloo township, from 9 a. m.
TO IL IN.
Nov. 10th at Beaverton, in Sui
Ivan township, from 2 p. m. to 4
p. IN.
Nov. nth at Tumbling Shoals in
Sullivan township from 9 a m. to
IL M.
Nov. nth at Goodgion's, N Dial
township, from 2 p. m. to d p. m.
Nov. 18th at Dial church, in Dial
township, from 9 Il. m. to IL m.
Nov. 18th at Whites Store, in
Dial township, from 2 p. m. to 4 p.
Nov. 18TH at Parsons Store, in
1oung's township, from a m. to
2 p. IN.
Nov. 18th at Youngs Store, in
4oungs township, from 9 a. m. to
IL IN.
Nov. I4th at Pleasant Mound, in
4oungs township, from 2 p. m. to
t p. m.
After the 18th day of Nov. the
Treasurel's Office will be open at
Larrens G. H., S. c., for the col
lection of said taxes until the 1sth
of Dec. 1891. The tax levy for
Laurens county for the fiscal year is
as follows.
State tax A mills.
County tax p mills.
Railroad tax 81 mills.
School tax 2 mills.
Total I28 mills.
Poll tax $I.oo.
Special levy for school in the city
of Laurens d mills.
]. d. MOCK,
Treasurer, l.. G..
Sept. 26. ISoI-tf
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The Ten Convicted Negroes

The conviction and sentence of
ten negroes to be hung here still
'excites interest. There has been
an appeal taken to the Supreme
Court on exceptions to the Judges
charge and rulings at the trial.
Pending appeal sentence is sus-
pended. The appeal will be heard
by the Supreme Court at Columbia
an December. If tho conviction is
sustained they will be resentenced
the Sd Monday in February next,
when court sits for this county. If
q new trial is granted, they will be
then tried. If all should again be
convicted the Governor will not
let all hang, and if no new trial is
granted the jury's recommendation
TO mercy may have its usual effect.