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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28
JACKSONVILLE'S BIG FIRE.
An Area of About Ten Blocks Swept
by the Flames

At - A. NJ. fire broke out in the rear of
B. D. Knight & Co.'S crockery and glass
ware store, which opens out on Forsythe
street, in Jacksonville, Fla. In ten minutes
the entire building was an immense blaze.
The partition wall between that and
Hubbard & Co.'S big block adjoining the
corner of Main and Forsythe streets was
broken through, and soon the entire two
blocks were one huge mass of ruins. The
iremen fought bravely, but were fight
ne against fearful O1ds. For six hours
this fierce contest was kept up, during
which time the Hubbard Block, fremont
Hotel. Burbridge's Seminole Block. the
Freedman's Bank Block, Smiths two elegant
blocks on Forsytne and Main: Convent
IF ST. Josephs, McMurray q baker
arge carriage manufactory. the Pials-
ance. Chelsea, and Tllton Hotels, and
other fine business blocks, with forty dwell
ngs were burned to the ground. The loss
viii foot upward of 81, 600, 900, with lnsur-
ance Of about $3.50 O00 At l 80 A. M. heavy
discharge of dynamite in one of the burning
stores destroyed all the glass IN the stores
N half mile radius, many persons pelnS
seriously injured by flying glass.
The burned district covers about ten
blocks in area, six long asd two wide, en-
0racing some of the finest blocks and best
dwellings, in the city. A heavy wind was the
cause OF the fire spreading The city
ooked desolate at night, many famlhes
camping out in the park, as the weather was
warm and they had not had time to engage
aew quarters. This is the heaviest blow In
mis- line the Jacksonville people have ever
sustained.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28
WORK OF CLOUDBURsTs,

Many Persons Drowned in Austria
A dispatch from Botz9n, an Austrian town
at the confluence of the Taller and the
Eisach, announced the partial destruction of
the village of HOLMAN through cloudburst
The cloud burst over the mountains
near Botzen which is protected from
foundations by strong dyke two
miles in length. TIE fall of water flooded
the lowlands and converted a mountain
stream into torrent, which swept through
the village of HOLMAN, carrying away men
and cattle, and destroying half the houses of
that place. Many persons were drowned
and the Bremen railroad track was flooded.
A desuatch from Swansea Wales, brings
10000 persons who had assembled
there at the National Eisteddfod. In
and about an immense pavilion,
covered with canvas, audience, esti-
mated to have amounted to over ten thou
sand persons had assembled to listen to the
Eisteddfod competitions or competitions in
Welsh minstrelsy. The weather during the
early part of the day, had been fine. Sud
denly the wind increased in violence and a
black cloud swept over the place With a
sullen report the canvas covering over the
pavilion was torn aSunder by the force o.
the wind and almost at the same moment
the huge cloud burst and deluged
10000 people with water until they
were literally soaked to the SKIN.
A stampede followed the carrying
away of the canvas roof and the drenching
ming, helter-skelter for any place Of refuge
available Many were knocked down and
trampled upon during this wild rush for
shelter but nobody was seriously injured.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28
a Woman's FrIghtfu1 Fall.

One of the attractions at Coney Island, a
Cincinnati resort, was balloon ascension by
Miss Annie Harkess, whose home is in Terra
Haute, Ind. TIE young woman had acquired
some distinction as an areonaut and
had made number of daring
parachute descents from the bal
looms A large crowd Of pleasure seek
ers thronged the grounds to witness the as
cension. At the appointed time the Young
woman came forward and stepped into
the car. The ropes were loosened at once
and the balloon rose rapidly. At an eleva-
ton of about 500 feet tbs parachute was let
go. The parachute slowly began to unfold.
Suddenly there was a dreadful hush, like the
silence Of death. The parachute had closed.
and with its human burden was falling with
frightful velocity The young woman was
dashed to death, falling upon the turnpike.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28

SUCeU
the life that is fighting against
Consumption.
Only-act promptly.
Put it off, and nothing can save
you. But, if taken in time, DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
will certainly cure.
1t must be done through the
blood - and the Discovery" is
the most potent blood cleanser,
strength restorer, and flesh builder
that's known to medical science.
The scrofulous affection of the
lungs that's called Consumption,
and every form of Scrofula and
blood-taints, all yield to it. For
Weak Lungs, Splitting of Blood,
Bronchitis, Asthma, and all severe,
lingering Coughs, it's an unequaled
remedy. It's the only one that's
guaranteed If it doesn't benefit
or cure, in every case, you have
your money back.
awe promise to cure your Ca
tarrh, perfectly and permanently,
no matter how bad your case or
of how long standing-or we'll
pay you $500" That's what the
proprietors of DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy say to every sufferer from
Catarrh. And they mean it.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28
ASSOCIATIONS RECORT
DEAD SIDE BY SIDE.
Husband and Wife Ask That Death
May Not Separate Them.

Eugene H. Bonnick and his young wife
were found dead in bed in their house at
Denver, Col. They had taken morphine in
large quantities. This note was found:
please bury us side by side. Don't sepa
rate us. (SignedD GRACE and GENE"
Bonniclx was a member Of the firm of
Bonnick & Co., timers, and was a young
man of more than ordinary business
qualifications. It is said that family
troubles were the cause of the double sui
eide.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28

R. Schmalhausen, Druggist, of
Charleston, Ill. writes: After trying
scores of prescriptions and prepare
tons I had on my files and shelves,
without relief for a very severe cold,
which had settled on my lungs, I
tried your German Syrup. 1t gave
me immediate relief and a perma
nent cure. 9
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
W"odhrrv, New Ir~eev. U. S. A.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28
Gratifying TO All.

Gratifying TO All.
The high position attained and the universal
acceptance and approval of the pleasant liquid
fruit remedy Syrup of Figs. as the most excel
lent laxative known, illustrate the value Of the
qualities on which its success is based and are
abundantly gratifying to the California Fig
Syrup Company.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28
Money the Year Round.

IN the plating business Yes make 81 to
Sc per day plating tableware and jewelry and
selling platers- Fl. +. Delno IL Co., Columbus,
o., will give you full Information. A platter
costs 81. Business Is light and honorable and
makes money the year round 4 READER
FITS stopped free by DR. kLISE-s GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after liIst days usa.
Marvellous cures. treatise and 81 trial bottle
tree, Dr.. Kline. 3l Arch st. Phila-. Pa
Guide to Health and Etiquette" is beau
tiful illustrated book. The Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co. Lynn Mass. send ii free for two
&c. stamps. The ladies appreciate il.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28

There are ailments that rob young women of
both Health and Beauty and make them pre-
maturely old. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND will restore both if taken in time.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28

DR.. L. L. Gorsuch, Toledo, O., says: II have
practiced medicine for forty years, have never
seen preparation that | could prescribe with
so much confidence of success as | can Halls
Catarrh Cure Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28
German
Syrup"
For Coughs & Colds.

John F. Jones, Edom, Tex. writes
/ have used German Syrup for the
past six years, for Sore Throat,
Cough, Colds, Pains in the Chest
and Lungs, and let me say to any
one wanting such a incidence
German Syrup is the best.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28

The Convenience OF Solid trains.
The Erie is the only raj way running SOLID
trains over its own tracks between New York
and Chicago. No change of cars Tor any class
of passengers. Rates lower than via. any othex
frst-claSS line.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28

RAILROAD officials estimate the potato crop
of Southern California at 3, 800 carloads.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-28

B.W. Baldwin, Gainesville, Tenn,
writes: I have used your German
Syrup in my family, and find it the
best medicine I ever tried for coughs
and colds. recommend it to every
one for these troubles.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
500 Reward. 300.

The readers Of the ADVERTISER
will be pleased to learn that there
is at least II dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only pos
tive cure now known TO the medi-
cal fraternity. Cnt&rrh being q
constitutional di ease. requires n
constitutions treatment. HALLS
Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying The foundation
of the disease, and giving the pa
ticnt strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature
i'm doing its work. The prnplietors
have so much faith in it curative
powers that they offer One Hun
drcd Dollars fer amy case that it
fails TO cure. Send for list Of tcsti-
monials Address
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
&& Sold by druggists, Toe.
IT II strange dog smiles at you,
it is policy to smile back, and if he
runs at you, the best thing is to
run back.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

Where are the democratic lead
crs? Is an inquiry sometimes heard
III these times. Gen. Gordon has
Teen heard from from the pleasant
banks of the River Hudson. He
has written q letter the burden of
which is that the Democratic party
Is good enough for the South and
tho country. Some six months g
Norwood wanted his scalp and
was clipping very close for it. and
as then urged, because Gordon's
Democracy was not exactly the
kind for the times. Then again
ono McCune came down upon him
from Washington and pitted a MI.
Calhoun against him and after
much tribulation the Gen. escared
their ~tomahawks and scalring
knives. Gen. Gordon got safely
away after all and landed in a
comfortable wigwam, the U. s..
Senate, but by what strategy no.
body has yet been abIo to find ouf.
il the Georgia Legislature was a
Democratic body, what was the
matter with Gordon and his De.
mocrary? If Gordon is a sound
Democrat and representative of
Georgia, why lecture Georgia about
Tho virtues of Democracy?
Tho ghost of Banquo still dis
trfbs the feast demanding what is
Democracy and where are the DEM
erratic leaders, Who Is indicting,
accusing and prosecuting the De.
nlQsracg anywey
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

We have received the first num-
Der Of "The Advocate," q weekly
coming from Winnsboro, s. G..
Hayne McMeekin and j. b. Crosby
arc the editors and j. b. Crosby
business manager. It's motto is,
Equal rights to all and special
privileges to none" These claims
manfully adhered to, the paper
ought to win, 1t will advocate its
understanding of the financial de-
mands of the Ocala platform. This
number discusses the currency
question and problems at large in
two articles making five columns.
1t is presumed the editors know
what their readers want. We well
come the new candidate for con.
quest and plutocratic gore to our
exchange list.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
Merna Matters.

There is little TO write of interest
from Merna. The crops are fair,
the people thrifty and ought to be
happy.
There has been much moving to
and fro and visiting in the neigh
borhood and having a good time,
but l forbcar noting their names
and the names of their uncles and
their cousins and their aunts, In
my next | may givo the James of
such dudes and dudesses as make
prominent figure in our unsophis-
ticated and unpretentiouS vicinity.
We take the liberty Of suggesting
TO the authorities of Rabun church
that q well OF good water would
add to the comfort Of their congre-
CATION. On DIT.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

WIZ those papers criticising the
election of AN evolutionist to the
presidency of the S. G.. Col
lege, be kind enough to inform ths
public if they are prepared to prove
that the doctrine OF evolution is
either false or herctical? They are
reminded that there is q large ele-
ment of Christians of all denomi-
nations who are staunch advocates
of the hypothesis. The editor of the
ADVERTISER takes occasion to say,
however, that while for two years
under the teaching of DR.. Wood
row, he never heard II single ex-
preston from that gentleman from
which his views upon evolution or
any other doctrinal point could he
inferred.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
DO You Want an Education?

Note the following facts about
the Presbyterian College of South
Carolina:-
Total necessary expenses ten
months in college classes,$l2O; high
curriculum of Study; best Moral
Training and surroundings; Pro
hibition town. Faculty for next
year consists Of five professors and
three tutors; Y. M. G. A. and Gym
naslum connected with the college.
The Preparatory Department is
under the immediate control of the
FACULTY and is taught Ivy three tu-
tors, thouroughly competent to do
the best of preparatory work. To-
tal necessary expenses in prepara-
tory classes, from 800 to $lIO for
Ten months. For catalogue and
further Information apply to
JOHN l. CLELAND,
July ',0l m President.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
Better Than Any Bank
rTEIE-
Mutual Life 1ns. Go
OF NEW YORK.

Total Assets now Sii7,t5I.001 90.
No other investment in the
world is SO absolutely safe, or con.
sidering the prote 1tion, more pro-
fitablc than a life or endowment
policy in The Mutual Lie Insur-
ancc Company Of New York, for
the following reasons
Ist. The contrect is based upon
a natural and universally operating
law of mortality, backed by the
good faith and continued payments
of the largest number (IS2 ,o13 in
1882 of carefully selected lives
insured in any company on the re-
serve fund system.
end. The Mutual Life has the
largest reserve fund of any insur-
ancc company in the world-being
now over $I47 900, 900.
3rd. During the forty.scvcn
years of its business, its receipts
from interest alone have paid all
death claims and left a surplus
thcrefrom of$II,sI5,ooI 60.
9TH. It's interest receipts have
exceeded all expenses Of manage
ment by the enormous sum of $ss,.
447,a4o.So.
9Th. Its annual income in 1880
exceeding all the requirements for
paying death claims, matured en-.
dowments, annuitics, surrender
values, dividends to policy-holders
and expenses Tin all amounting to
$2I,o29,5oa.61) by nearly ten mil
lions of dollars, or exactly $685.
233.3S.
9th. The Mutual Life has al
ready paid to and accumulated for
its policy-holdcrs ovci $435 ,ooo,-
900, which is double the transac-
ton Of any other company in the
world.
No other financial system can
give such protection and security,
and is so we'll guarded on every
side against the disturbing elements
that undermine and overthrow the
bcStlaid plans and methods of men
acting in their individual capacity.
REMEMBER THE COMPANY.
@THE-
N9tual Lille gns. Go,
OF NEW york.
Ed. GERNAND, Columbia; S. C..
General Agent.
M. I. sIMpsoN, Cross Hill, SIC.
Agent.
.MI HI.i. IL.ZLH.H sMtAEH HEIAI LM
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
CROSS HILL, S. G., Feb'y l, 81

CROSS HILL, S. G, Feb'y l, '91.
MR.. j. II. HARRIS,
DEAR SIR:-For Seve-
raj years my wife has suffered from
erysipelas, every two weeks she
was confined to her bed and tried
many remedies, but nothing pre-
vented the eruption. She was dis
couragcd and finally stopped all
medicines and began drinking your
I,ithia Water. In two weeks the
disease vas mildcr than it had
been for years. She continued to
use and since that time she has
not been troubled at all.
Very Respectfully,
JOHN w. TURNER.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
Improved Hypothesis.

Surprising that Coosaw had won,
would General Pope have been
therefore q poorer lawyer or less
fit for the Chief Justiceship? And
If like "the flowers that bloom in
the Spring." Ham Smith had chad
nothing to do with the case" would
not General Pope because he is the
great lawyer that he is, have been
entitled to most of the credit?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
LAURENs, $. O., April 20, '01

LAURENs, $. g., April 20, '01.
MR.. j. n. HARRIS,
DEAR SIR:-I have
been a sufferer for some time from
an affection of the kidneys. 1 tried
a number of remedies without any
relief. Some times the pain in my
back was so severe that l had to
have help TO get up when sitting
down. Some Of my friends asked
me to try your mineral water, I
did SO, and the result was most
gratifying. / felt relief after the
first day. After using il a week /
was entirely well. 1t has been some
six weeks since l first used it, and
my general health is greatly i'm
proved. Too much cannot be said
in its praise. Its undoubtedly the
best water that | know of,
Yours Respectfully.
D.. Nj. PATTON
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

The Georgia Solons are in scs-
sion in Atlanta and one day last
week the chief Of polite raided the
State House. In the anteroom Of
the Senate Chamber fourteen bot.
ties OF whiskey and q comfortable
supply Of beer were found and duly
c~onfiscated as contraband. 1t
will swell the Treasury of the Gate
City. 1t seems the members of the
House manage things better. Gov.
Northern gave permission for the
raid; he is q reformer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

AS was TO be expected the critics
are abroad in tho land about the
election Of DR.. Woodrow to the
Presidency Of the S. G. College.
They propose to settle for them
s Ives the "mediate" or "immedi-
iate" creation of Adam and tho sur-
vival of tho fittest. 1t is decidedly
the latter.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

1t Is generally the case that the
politicians keep the ball a-rolIing;
but not SO in the case Of Editor
Ball, of the LAURENs ADVERTISER.
In this case the Ball rolls up some
pills for the politicians of this pes
tifcrous period.--JOhRson Monitor.
The State is still full of sick kit
tens who have lost all but their ap-
petites. They must have physic.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

I'm the great popularity which
Blaine's ability has recently earned
for him, those truc stories about
the Mulligan letters and other in
cidents in which unmitigated
scoundrelism was illustrated have
about passed out Of mind.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

"The York Enterprise" of August
18th is an Inspiration. The edition
gives in full the proceedings Of
Harris Battery reunion at Yorkville
In red, white and blue are display
cd tho Confederate battle flag
and the Palmetto. An old reb
will involuntarjly give his old time
yell at the sight of 1T. This bat
terry will live in immortal story.
Hampton, Stewart, Stephen d.
Lee, Butler, Fitz and Runy Lee,
Pierce Young, Rosser and others
equally famous, rode in its pha-
lanX.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

DIR. Il. j. Williamson, Eustis, Fla.
says: The bottle Of Bradycrotino
you sent me was given three
ladies who were suffering from
headache. They said the effect
was instantaneous and very salts
factory.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
HARRIs LITHIA SPRINGS.
Testimonials.

Hn|e.
WATERLOO, S. @. Apr. 10, '91
MIR. j. L. HARRIS,
DEAR SIR:--My en-
gagements are such that / have not
time to call the attention of medi-
cal profession to the cases that
might be collected from the mass
that have accumulated during
the th~irty-eight 1857 years of
constant s of the waters of Jour
Lithia Spring. The waters of
the Lithia Spring are odorless and
colorless, free from saIinary taste,
rather palatable. When taken in
a considerable quantity they do
not nauseate, purge or produce
any feeling of discomfort. L find
from an analysis of the waters they
contain cloride sodium, carbonate
potash, carbonate soda, carbonate
lithia, carbonate iron and sulphatc
magnesia. The waters act directly
upon the mucous coates of the
stomach and alimentary canals
they are powerfully Alternative
and tonic. They are soothing to
in1amcd or irritated surfaces.
They react upon the blood, chang.
ingm 1t from acid to alkaline.
In indigestion, catarrh Of stom-
ach and g%astralgia, supplemented
with a proper diet they are q GER
tain cue. Tho action upon the
kidneys is marked. Tho sodium,
potash, soda and lithia are the best
solvents of uric acid, all calculi of
an acid character, whether bileary
or ciptic arc steadily dissolved, 1
am confident that the profession
will find it very useful in cases
where this class Of water is re-
quircd. Respectfully,
j.. q. WILBUR, M. ID.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

George Jones, editor and propri-
etor of the New York Times, is
dead. Asa great and good man
and ornament to the brotherhood
OF quill drivers, his memory will
be honored.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

Ayers Sarsaparilla. by purify
ing and enriching the blood i'm
proves the appetite, aids the as
similativc process, strengthens the
nerves and invigorates the system.
1t is, therefore, the best and most
thoroughly reliable Alternative that
can be found for old or young.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

What is the difference between
q newspaper editor and a news
paper subscriber? One gives cur
rency to, and the other for, ideas.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18
COOPER AND BURNSIDE BROTHERS
LIFE INSURANCE..

The best policy written by any Insur-
anco Company is tho Lito Ra.o En-
dowmcnt Policy of tho Union Central
Life insurance Company OF Ohio.
BE sure to examine it.
SAM. f. DARLINGTON, Agent,
July EFT L,unuxs, &. g.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

Tho worst cases of scrofuln, salt
rhculn and other diseases Of tho
blood, are cured by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

Mrs. Seward Webb, of New
York is the possessor of a superb
diamond crown.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

Will be let to the lowest bidder,
Boyd's Mill Bridge, on Rccdv
River, Sullivan's Township, on
Thursday, goth of August next,
at III o'clock A. M. We will re-
serve the right to reject any ana
all bids. BY order of Board OF
County Commissioners.
=. M. IL. BULLOCK, Clerk.
Aug. 8 1891 I'd
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

ingalls, says that flames CT.
Blaine, like Henry Clay. is too
great even to be president" This
Is q another 'irridescent" view.
Success is what sanctiies.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

LAURENs, S. c., Mar. 10. '91
MR. j. r.. HARRIS,
DEAR SIK:--For some
time I suffered intensely with
gravel affection. I tried every
remedy that was obtainable, but
without any relief. Had given up
hopes almost Of being cured. Some
ono recommended the Harris
Lithia Water and 1 tried it faith
fully and was cured. After using
one case of the water L passed five
or six grave)s. I can not say too
much in its praise.
Yours Truly,
w. d. BARKSDALE.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-18

a cherry stone, lodging in the
intestines Of a Scranton merchant,
caused his death. :