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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27

If any man suspects that there is
anything tardy about Charleston,
let him cast his eye on her stand
ing In the race for the pennant and
be greatly undeceivcd.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27

III was deaf for 81 year, caused by
catarrh in the head, but was per-
tectly cured by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla." II. Hicks, Rochester, N. Y.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27

No, 1t will not be Mr.. John Gary
Evans who will inherit Governor
Tillman's place in the movement.
Not by any means.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27

Some of the Anti papers are
roasting Senator Butler, which
Will do him much less harm than
toasting him.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27
BIG Bio v c

1Aha windy advertising unsupported by facts have played out. Trashy
merchandise can no longer be palmed off ON an intelligent -
public for first class goods. People have learned to
discriminate between the good and the spuri-
GUS. Herein lies the secret of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27

III all visitors in Chicago do as
Chicago does they will have many
added sins still needing atonement.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27
OUR SUCCESS.

IL is seihng the BEST at the price of Inferior Articles and strictly
avoiding that has Won the Hearts and
Pockets of the people for u.s.. Let others do az they will we will adhere
strictly to our rule
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27

Distance lends no enchantment
to the view when we consider rail-
road rates to the Worlds Fair.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27
TIT WA r. e. r. z
HAtEIS' LITHIA PRINGS, S. O..

,Nner,a 0ng md varied experience Gin III use of Mineral Waters from rranv
WlTER nM ne gh omu uonpSlc, am uly persuaded habI HARRIS IITJIIN
BLADDER unennome1 bmWJo IL .e ucMmont, OF aIicLonS Of tho Kidney and
IInss ""rHnnmon W mh by by my my ,oher watero (which have made tral.
uu mGey Years, turing which time | haYo prescribed it freely 1J Inmtu uiGnnIv
W" u uomHem ~ to memcape maladics above mcnUune
Watern r my experience teaches me that from ono To- tive GunIs daily shoniIho
taNh from w to -four weoks to secure it's un nod Ic0GIs ' S"
ANNUALLY, M. ID, Columbia, S. G.
:. II HARRIS, Waterloo, Sc G..
-. Dear Sir:-I m great benefit IRON The use of your jiuia Wtor Icr idcr
~ a me ONO, and general regulator Oft the digestion, as well as yory cncacious in
'0" '0"@osi H "hch ihthal is considered somewhat of specific.
uDd d. b.. kERSIIAW, CAMDENS G.
vie hasb been using your Iitha Water aud is very nuch btno6te ICON
s0i "ho N"y fespect equal TO tho famous Buffalo Iima Water,
JUDGE Us. COCHRAN, AbbcyinnS :. G.
--FoR SALE by
sHUMArE s GARRETT ASp. KENNEDY BROTHERS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27

"Castoriai sso well adaptedt 10 children that
recommend itss superior.to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARcHxR, n. D.,
III 30. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. Y,
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Josh Billings on ducks.

The duk is kind Of short-legged her.
Their feet IS like a spiders web, ouly more
substantial built They are amphibicuss.
and sail on the water as natural and easy
as grease spot. They can div in the
water as handy as a bull frog, and never
get water soaked.
"Duks have broad bill. They are
more profitable to keep then hen. bekase
they kan eat so much faster. The duk Is
a good hand to rails feathers. Thare amt
any room on the outside Of a duk for
emmy more feathers They shed their
feathers by having them pulled out for
beds.
"Duk's testher bed IS a good place to
raise night mare on. Men often call
thare wives their dear duks-this is on
account of thare big bills
" The duk is not the most profitable
bird extant for yittles. for when you hav
got oph all the feathers and pull out thare
stummick, thare amt any more duk left.
Thare legs are located on thare boldly
like pair Ct hind legs. and hav seen
them eat I'll they iipt over towards. Duks
lay eggs, but don't lay them around loose.
Hunting duks eggs is 4 mighty cluss tran
sakshun. a man coudnn nj earn thirty
cents day and himself hunting duks eggs.
"Sumtmes duk gits lame and when It
doz it lays site down and gives up. Thare
amt no two legged thing on the earth
thai can outllmp lame duk
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
The Fairfield Framing Co.

The Framing mill at Fairfield destroy
ed by fire Saturday night was an I'M
lucky piece of property. 1t was never
profitable to the company that owned it.
although it vas the OILY establishment
of the kind where about every wooden
part of a building could be made to order.
in this part of the country.
Twenty years ago there was upon this
lot n furniture factory, which was pur-
chased by John IL. Smith and his broth
er, o. II. Smith, who. having obtained
the property, proceeded to form a COM
pany and build much larger and better
buildings for the manufacture of lum-
Der, which they followed for several
years until 1876 the buildings in some
unaccountable manner caught fire and
were burned down. Then the lot was
secured by Il Massachusetts man named
+. l.. Briggs, who WAS the founder Of
What was known as the kennebec Franz
ing Co., and which had such men as +.
j. Lawrence and 5. \. Nye as directors.
This company was one of the most push
ing concerns in the State, nearly every
city having one or more houses the
frames of which had been turned out of
this concern. $4,000 was expended for
labor and IA business of SIPS. 900 was
conducted.
The first blow came in 1882. The
boiler blew up and three men were kill
ed outright and several others injured
while the property suffered somewhat
from fire. Then NJ. Briggs died and
his brother came into charge. \ new
company was formed with Briggs as
director, or rather manager. but for the
last two wears the mills have been shut
down. This season IL start was made
upon small scale, eight men only being
employed. \ dynamo WAS put in and
the machinery run by this, with Mr.
Burnes of Fairfield as local manager.
The machinery had not been running
for two days, aud the fire is believed to
be incendary. There was no insurance.
Last season the property was adver-
tiscd at auction but Mr.. ). A. Nye says
it was hot sold. the only offer being one
of $4,000, about 10 per cent of the origi-
nal cost of the plant which covered
nearly ap acre of land. There is said to
be no hope of the mill being rebuilt.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

The greate-t aoase q the tipping sys
TEN in Scw YORK l. II thc fees L. jam.
tors and other -srvauts connected wit..
apartment haa~o, II la become Gus
tom almost too strong - ignore in some
apartment has-e- l pay tie jmitor bel
oov. elevator iHr etr.. eartaiu Amounts
very month or tH'nieAf-this without
any regard n whether the servant has
rendered any particular service or no..
The resuit ut t4i- iHGisa9iminate tir1it
Is quite naturBl--yen 1t ne particular
service.
Nota few tonant= Of apartment houses
have had an experience with janitors
which mal,c- blackmal preferable 10 the
risk Of the repetition of these expert
ences. A. in the ease of walters, there
are a good many muovauces to which
tenants may be subjected which cannot
be cured with ii club and which do not
even form substantial basis Of com
plant. Aud they are not less ageravat-
ing because you can't get away from
them or resent them. But to simply pay
man unfortunately Just because he
is there is plan which releases him from
any obligation whatsoever.
make it a rule and can recommend
it after solde experience to pay with
reasonable liberality for any special
service-that is. any service above and
outside Of that which the man is EN-
ployed to render to every tenant in com
mon. And never tip such men on gen
eral principles-thati is, unfortunately.
If an understanding to that effect is es-
tablished at once upon going into new
fiat. You will avoid all the ills to which
others are subjected and have at call
those who are not only ready and will
ing, but eager to serve YOU. Begin at
once to compensate literally every per-
son about the place who renders you
special services and pay nobody else a
cent. Follow this rule, and You will in
variably get excellent service and plenty
of attention. This rule will work equally
well with the waiter if you are regular
customer.-New York Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Innliiuy nj Things.

When Mr.. Hudson was in Patagonia,
ne fell in with gambler, who told him
that always after the first few rounds of
The game lie knew some of the cards as
they were dealt. He recognized them
by a difference so slight that another
man could not detect it even when it was
pointed out to him.
Mr.. Hudson is an ornithologist, and
he says that this same preternaturally
sharp eyed man was greatly surprised
when he was told that half dozen kinds
Of sparrows We're feeding and singing
about the house. He had never seen any
difference in them, he said. In size, color,
shape and actions they We're all alike,
and they all sang and twittered alike, so
far as he had ever noticed.-Youth's
Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
\ ItigllteOus Decision.

IN the 1. :. circuit CUR. Friday
morning. Judy Wehs rendered deci,-
i-ou ia The ea-e 81 Michel Burn Of IN
gu-iay y. Charles Il. Ncfadden Of VA
terYill". fpuaef -hsrti 81 keunesec
county.
BHu- aa. liquor dealer in Augusta.
y Warrant Na> i>-uel 10 search III prem
it, and th- WE served by MeFadden,
Who -eiled liquor which Burn, claimed
and proved Were Imported into The
etate in tn original packages.
Iheroupon the supreme court Of
Naiae hell thar In liquors were not
liabie to ,eizure and ordered them 70 be
returned and ihey w.re. After the re-
turn Of tie liq85r- Burns sued McFad-
den Toy damages in he circuit court.
To-day HE court decided that the Nar-
rant projected thc officer in hi seizure,
and rendered judgement ia McFaddens
favor. = out Gagc x ~treu5 We're ihe
counsel far Bum and D. ummoud Il
Drumnond for Mead
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
sLAcKMAlL III RESTAURANTS.
How the System of Tipping Has Degener-
ated In Many Iatlng Houses

Complaints Of tie tliping system. or
rather want Of system. are growing more
and more common. Il l. tn. opinion Of
those who arr in tie HaM, of getting
their meals here and t. r. and patroniz.
ing the cafes ahout tlwn that insolenee
among waters h9s xisiblv increased.
Everybody who know ANYTHING about
New York knows what that means-an
exceedingly li,a-reeable state of affairs.
The evil is worse in proportion to the
responsibility Of the plaeo.9 saws mar.
about town. In other words. the more
expensive the meal the more liberal the
tip, and the more insulting the walters
if it does not come up 10 their ideas Of
what the amount Of thetip should be-
have been making some personal in
vestigations in this line myself aud un-
hesitatingly indorse the above opinion.
| have found that in *. " instance the
waiter expected tip whether he had
served well or not. and that this expecta-
ton is made SO BADLY apparent that the
attention of everybody in the vicinity is
called to the fact TO bear unwilling wit
ness as to the extent of YOUR liberalitv,
Also that too small Il Tip will subject
you to more pronounced insult that none
at ALL that any effort 10 correct abuse
of this character by reporting the serv-
ant is more likely to multiply your bad
treatment than 10 reduce it.
If the executive clerk or proprietor
does not recognize in you valuable Gus
toner of the place, the chances are two
to one you will be received with more
contempt than you got at the hands of
the waiter. No one man in 800 thus Of
Tended ever complains simply doesn't
go back. Most city men and travellers
are not easily offended by walters. Fa-
miliar with the ways of the waiter, they
either pay up or ignore the intended Of
Tense. 1t is the sensitive man who is the
more readily blackmailed, or who, re-
sisting the levy feels more keenly the
insolence of the menial
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Practical Philanthropy.

An excellent steward of this worlds
goods is Augustus Hcmenway, a retired
farmer of Canton, Mass. He invited all
the public school teachers of that town,
90 in number, to take II 10 days trip to
the Worlds fair mt his expense.
This is practical philanthropy of a
kind that warns the heart and increases
confidence in tie goodness Of human
nature. 1t is an easy matter to advise
every one to visit the exposition. but
there are thousands of people anxious to
follow the advice who are confronted
with the perplcxing and discouraging
problem of ways and means. Undergrad
schoolteachers, struggling clergymen,
men and women to whom the expendi-
ture of 800 for an outing means serious
sacrifices for the remainder of the year,
may be found i'll all parts of the coun-
try, longing to go to Chicago, but re-
strained by financial considerations
They are not suffering or destitute; they
simply can not afford TO indulge in the
luxury of a trip to the fair. To this
class, intelligent and appreciatiye,
friend like Mr.. Hemenway is friend
indeed. Rochester Democrat.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
For Strangers Only.

Il stopped at "A small town in West
Virginia not long ago remarked the
drummer, land as | stood on the plat
form at the station looking for somebody
to tell me something about the place a
native passed along"
is there hotel in this town." | in
quired.
Thar amt" he replied quite to the
point.
isn't there any place for strangers to
stop att
well, yes, he said hesitatingly
"thar's boardin house vhar nobody but
,trangers stops. Anybody that knowed
nything about it wouldn't stop thar"
The drummer sighed
Il tried it. he said in conclusion,
land the native was right n-Detroit
Free Press
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
4 Patriotic Daughter.

A young lady. the daughter of a west
ern farmer, whose heart overfowed with
patriotism, quietly left her comfortable
home. cut Other beautiful hair, donned
male attire, enlisted in company and
went directly to the seat of war.
During the home life she had been the
milhmaid, and her kind treatment of the
bovine tribe of the farm had made her a
special favorite. But one of the tactical
tribe was her special favorite and whose
reciprocal love at meeting was always
demonstrated. When mustered out of
service she returned to her paternal
home her habiliments being those of the
heroes of the war, and politely requested
permission as Il stranger for entertain
ment over night, which was readily
granted by the kind host to IA returning
soldier.
On the following morning she arose.
and still regarded by the entire family
as a perfect stranger she proceeded in
her soldier garb to her old milking quar-
tiers, and she had not entered the gate
way till She was at once recognized by
her pet COW, which proceeded to meet
her and greet her with all demonstra-
tons of "A loving animal to dear friend.
Then the soldier returned to the house
hold, and instead of possessing the recog-
nizing powers Of II COW it was hard work
to persuade them that she was really
their daughtcr.-Cor Pittsburg Com
mercial-Gazette.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There IS
only one way to cure Deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies Deafness
is caused by an lnfiansd condition OF the
mucous lining OF the EuStachian Tube.
When the ,nbe gets infamed Won have a
rumblins sound OF imperfect hearing. and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will he DESTROY
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catlrrh which IS nothing hut
an inhamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by oatarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls Catanh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
F. !. CHENEY \ Co.. Toledo, o.
IL Sold by Druggists.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
State Board of Trade.

The Meeting State Board of Trade
will occur at Belfast, Sept. a. The
programme will be papers and discus
cussions as follows:
How can Maine so improve her prin-
eipal markets as to supply her home
trade: Mr.. +. B. Winslow.
What lessons has the Worlds Fair for
The business men of Maine?
How can the currency that is held in
Maine be kept in circulation in the
State: John L. Crosby, Esq, Hon. l..
o. Winslow.
General discussion followed each top
ic.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
At Washington.

80, -.
ne 'iliiese embassy mas arrived ~
"asiii"S'o l' -i,'iouS .'ic iilPo'i','o u Ia u.
, "I'o wv "a, ~ ip''n va y" w
Va ;nto,ds to ron,oin = ,,hils asnnr;.llv
a, bn l. tn n,o,,a into y, nov, l,,g,tion
honse
n,.;,.,,,
Washington sl,ec'ai " 'ie l nii''e'-
p''ia iess say y 'ons'''c, "oio l ,l
iona al baoo Sol ne . resuit of thnir nres-
enrc during thn hot weather AMONG
thoso who ba,s gona ia Congrassmon
pnntolla un hos hnon nurs;n1 sjcl,
narhnnrle on his r;ght hand for some
timn On SATURDAY nioht he removed
thn h,,d,r - ,,,d n,,dn = sneneh which
kept the Republicans in a roar of laugh
ter for half an hour because of his tel
ling points on the Democrats All of
this time Mr.. Boutelle was suffer
ing tortue because of the pain in his
his hand. He remained through the
roll calls on Monday and then started
for home to recuperate.
Minister Rlount called ON Secretary
crasha,n ..stordar md h,d n mort tnli,
Win him on the Hawaiian question in
rarnrd tn tho t;xi,g of n d,te for having
a ufarpupn on tbp subippt with the
,res;dont Secratarv Gresham declined
r. ,,iva any ;nformation an Hawaiian
m,tinro
:, ...,
Ie9'usit NioNei'.''' nus oo.n II.
~ a''o','' V'io ''''ii' W.
,le nay ny VI .he o'i nci sun VI W.
c ci,.o, 3'"a. w, G"p.'o' "a 49,. o., :,
o.e'e'a'iu sa.u nc Mou'u a..enu' an" az
soSPro"i'aeo ~ HIM an a''u'ose'
Bills have been prepared Tor the Greg
ton I'll pu'lic buildings at the following
places to cost the sums mentioned !:
fitchburg, MASS, sl5,00o; Gardiner
Me, $50. 900; Waiervilie, Me-, S4o,oo0;
Brocbton, Mass, S15,oOo; waterbury,
Conn, Sloo,Uo.
Senator voorhees, expects to get his
repeal bill to a vote as early as October
LIST. Notices of debate have already
been given by senators that will occupy
more than two weeks. Beginning with
Tuesday next, Senator Voorhees, will ask
senators to meet az II o'clock A. NJ. and
keep in continuous session until 6 Z. M.
each day. Those who favor repeal have
outlined plan which they regard as the
only practicable one unless they com
promise and that is by the process of
physical endurance exhaust the strength
of the opposition. With the Vice President
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Coin collectors have long appreciated
the difficulty of making complete col
lection of American specimens. The
United States coinage of 1893 is very rare
and dollar of the year 1874 has often
sold for az much as 800. A 1896 half
cent is SO rare as to sell readily for SO.
and IA half dollar of the same year is
worth 60 times its original value. While
the half cent of 1904 is common enough.
all the other coins of that year are rare,
the dollar Of that particular date being
the rarest of all American coins. Only
eight are known to exist out of the
1850 that were coined, The lowest
price that one of these now changes
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
EQUAL re TIE OCCASION.
How . Bold ToVer Won the Day and Also
Won Ills Girl From Her Father.

Won Ills Girl From Her Father.
He was mild Young fellow, and as
his sweetheart imagined. without much
force Of character, ms he kept putting
The ask papa" day of indefinitely, Sc
the young woman prompted him to be
sure he was right and 60 ahead
You see. papa has a great deal Of
bluff and llaster. but when You come
right down to il he is perfectly safe
Only you must show him that You have
plenty Of courage grit. That's what
ne likes
IAN right Suppose you ask him to
step in now. Iluay as well get my hand
in if that is the way it works"
But, dearest. he IS awful big and
strong, you know
'Oh, if it comes to personal violence |
will defend myself with the furniture.
Trot him in.
"And you wont Let him put You off"
Not bit
"Then I'll tell him you want to see
him."
There We're two chances of escape for
the young man-one lyway of the door,
the other by the window-but he did not
avail himself Of either.
When the father strobe into the room
with his best Observation-Disclosures
air, the youth rose indiferently to meet
him.
We'll, well, what's all this about?
understand You want to see me. Well.
look at me now ard be quick about it, >
growled the pater.
Him. Can't say as you're much to
look at, Mr.. -. | merely wished to
mention to you that Miss Clara has en-
gagged herself TO me with my consent,
and propose to I'll my part Of the con-
tract to the letter
idiot Idiot My daughter -
Take care, old man Call me as many
names as you please, but refer to my fu-
ture wife with proper respect
Get out of this house, you''-
Certainly. As soon as my wife that
is to be can conveniently pack up her
belongings we will GO
why, you impudent -
"Oh, keep cool: keep cool. could
hold you ont of the window with one
hand and call for the police with the
other. l was champion hitter and slug
ger at college. Look at that muscle, .
and he clinched No. hand into for
midable fist.
Il never was Sol
Nor |. Call it quits. | want your
daughter, ana | don't care Il continental
for your money or your blessing. We
can begin the world without either,
just as other young fools have done.
This is business, sir, business
The father felt his own head to see if
he was going to have an apoplectic fit.
then answered grimly
"All right; | like your style. | should
have said yes anyway if you had given
me time, but you took me by surprise. l
may say was never so surprised in my
life"
Nor l." assented the lover as he sunk
almost fainting into Il chair, but I'm a
business man, and don't you forget it.
don't stand any foolishness either in
love or war and he wiped the cold
perspiration off his forehead with II
nervous hand.
He had won the day and the girl too.
Million.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
lie Won't Mention 1t.

A gentleman in this city was recently
visited by a justice of the peace from an
adjoining town who wanted to be en-
lightencd on Il point Of law. The gentle
man gave the desired information.
When the visitor started to go, he said,
Il am much obliged to you for the in
formation" "Oh, don't mention it,
replied his informant. The justice by
this time had closed the door, but he
came back and with the greatest sin
cerity assured his friend he would never
say anything about it.-Hartford Cou-
rant
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Professor Blackie was lecturing to a
new class. with whose personnel he was
imperfectly acquainted. A student rose
to read paragraph, his book in his left
hand. sir Numbered Blackie, "hold
your book III your right hand!'-and as
the student would have spokcn-"No
words, sir! Your right hand | say
The student held up his right arm. end
ing piteously at the wrist. Sir, haze
nae right hand" he said. Before Blackie
could open his lips there arose storm
of misses, and by it his voice was over
borne. Then the professor left his place
and went down to the student he had
unwittingly hurt and put his arm around
the lads shoulders and drew him close,
and the lad leaned against his breast.
MY boy said Blackie-he spoke very
softly, yet not SO softly but that every
word was audible in the hush that had
fallen on the classroon-''my boy, you'll
forgive me that | was overrough! | did
not know did not know He turned
to the students. and with look and tone
that came straight from his heart he
said, And let me say to you all, am
rejoiced to be shown / am teaching
class of gentlemen" Scottish lads can
cheer as well as hiss. and that Blackie
learned.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

The cause of the Chester Bridge ca
tastrophy on the Boston & Albany road
by which Is persons lost their lives
seems to have been caused by the work
men who were repairing the bridge leav-
ing the bolts out of Il plate 10 feet long
while they went to dinner and by the
train striking the bridge at the rate of
30 miles per hour. This combination
was too much for the structure. Neither
of the causes should have been allowed
to occur.