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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

Frank Kay and his wife, who live
at Grafton, Pa, have two pretty little
children, who, strangely enough, bear
the names of Ruth and Esther. They
are a little older than President Cleve-
lands babies. and were named before
the White House babies. Mr.. Kay
not long ago wrote a pleasant letter to
the President. speaking of the coinci-
dence, and has received from Private
Secretary Thurber the following re-
ply:
MY Dear Sir: The President di-
reefs me to acknowledge the receipt
of your recent kind favor, in which
you inform him that your two children
bear the names Of Ruth and Esther,
and were named in each case before
the children of the President were
named. Both Mrs. Cleveland and the
President are much interested in the
coincidence, and beg leave to express
the wish that your little children may
have long and happy lives. and that
they will always be II JOY and comfort
to you"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30
~ Al
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.

ETheHrave Deed of n Young Federal
Surgeon mt a Supper i'm Beaufort.
! ! 5arn asked to record the bravest
thing done. within my immediate
knowledge, in the civil war. On ma
tureFfetiectioh, passing by some hair
breadth escapes, L should award the
palm to something done by a young as
(sistant surgeon of! mine, not Quite 81
years Old, DR.. Thomas T.. Minor, then
of Hartford, Conr. TWAS an exceed
ingly convivial supper. of officers at
Beaufort, $. c.; to which q few of my
youngersnbaltenrs had been invited. +
saw thep go with some regret, since
whlskeytwas rarely used in my regi-
ment, and1 had reason to think that it
would circulate pretty freely at this
entertainment. About DR.. Minor l
had no solicitude3 for hee never drank
It,. Later l heard from some OF the
other officers present what had hap
pened. " 'f~
They sat late and the fun grew fast
and furious, the songs sung becoming
gradually OF that class which Thack-
eray's Col. Newcome did not approve,
Some OF the guests tried to get away,
but could not, and those who attempted
it were required to furnish in each case
q song, a story or a toast. Minor was
uppu " lib SndES anu ,bnSTe
was a little hush as he rose up. He
had 81 ~singularly pure and boyish face,
and his m%anliness of character was
known to all. He said: "Gentlemen,'
| cannot give you u song or u story, but
| will offer 81 toast, which l will drink
in water. and you shall drink as you
please. That toast is Our Mothers"
or course an anton of priggishness
or self-cOnsciousness would have
spoiled the whole suggestion. No such
quality was visible. The shot told {:
the party quieted down from that mo-
mcnt and soon broke up. The next
morning no less than three officers
from different regiments rode out to
my camp, all men older than DIR.
Minor and OF higher rank, TO thank
him Tor the simplicity and courage Of
his rebuke. 1t was from them | first
learned what had happened. Any one
who has had much to do with young
men will admit, | think, that it cost
more courage to do what he did than
TO ride up to the lannon's mouth.
1t may interest some readers to know
that'this young surgeon after the war
had charge of two different military
hospitals Of the Pacific coast that he
finally became mayor of Seattle, and
that, when he was accidentally drown
ed on a hunting trip, ten thousand peo-
ple-so the newspapers said-walked
in procession at the Observation-Disclosures
SIN u. 8. A.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30
THE HIsroRY or IRoN-MAKING.-

THE HISTORY OF IRON-MAKING.-
Iron "a used before history was
written. The. stone records of Egypt
and the brick books of Ninoveh men.
ton it. Genesis iX., 22) refers. to
Tubal-cain as IA instructor of every
artificer in bIass and IRON" and in
Deuteronomy Gil, ~ the bcdstead of
the giant Og was IA bcdstcad Of iron
The galleys of Tyre and Sidon traded
in this metal Chinese records
ascribed to 2OO0 b.. c. refer to it Homer
speaks of it rs superior to bronze.
The bronze age camo before the iron
age, because copper, found rs II nearly
pure metal. easily fuses, and with
another soft mctal--tin or zinc
alloys in hard bronze while iron,
found only as an ore, must have the
impurities burnt and hammered out
by great heat and force before it can
be made into a tool. The word some
times translated steel" in our English
Bible really means bronze OF brass,
but steel was distinctivcly known to
the later ancicnts. Pliny the elder
wrote in the first century of our era {:
"Howbcit as many kinds Of iron as
there be, non shall match in goodness
the steel that comes from the Sores
(Chinese), for this commodity also, as
hard ware as it is, they send and sell
with their soft silks and fine furs. In
a second degree of goodness is the
Parthian iron" Asia probably made
more iron and steel thirty centuries
ago than it does to-day. About the
time of the first Olympiad, T1G -. g.,
there is authentic record of the use Of
iron in Greece, and Lycurgus used il
for the money of Sparta. Iron and
steel weapons OF wal began to displacc
those of bronze before the battle of
Marathon. Tho Romans learned iron
making from the Greeks and the
Etruscans, their mysterious and highly
civilized neighbors, and obtained iron
largely from Corsica, whore the mines
had been worked from the prehistoric
period. The Roman DICTIONARIES found
in Spain steel weapons of the finest
temper, and Diodorus says that the
weapons of the Celtibcrians were SO
keen THAT there is no helmet or
shield which cannot be cut through
by them" Tolctum NOW Tolcda) was
then as famous for It's sword blades us
in the Middle Ages. Cesar
found the painted Britons fighting
with spear-heads Of bronze, but wear
ing armlets Of iron, and remains of
pre-RomanS forges are still found in
England and, Wales. The Germans
KIN w the art OF sword-forging. and
the + legends of dwarfs and trolls with
magic swords, point to an carrier pcO-
pie, adopts in mining and mctallurgy.
-Harper's Magazine.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

Z THEY ARE ALL CoNEEDERATEs.-
Judge Emory peer opened United
States. Cour$ Of Savannah, Ga, last
Wednesday morning. In his charge
to the, Grandga,nry, he called attention
to the fact that the Judge, the district
attorney and United States!maeshal of
this court had all been Confederate
soldiers, and this was u typical
Southern court, but all the officers
were resolved to enforce the law. The
Judge himself said he had the impu-
dence to fire upon the flag of his coun-
try from the outworks Of two of the
cities in which he now holds, court.
Certainly such a government, SO mag
unanimous with such laws, deserves the
full support of the people.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. CHARLES
TON, =. c.. DEC. %. 1893.

TbrOut h sleeper for Atlanta on train lcav
ing harleston ats ID p m Train leaving
cOncctiOns for New York and VA hington
both ways. Trains leaving harlcsloc t
7.l5 Il IN runs Trough to Walhalla Train
leaving I o umbia at u BOA III runs through
to BlacA sbu'g, with connections for Marion,
y e., and pc nts on the ,.&
For further informal on apply to local
agents. II.
f.. II. WARING, General Pass Agt.
}. NJ. TURNER, Superintendent.
G. Nj. WARD, General Manager.
General Offices, Charleston, S. G.
+. O. Box ;.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

-.s toanedNon it. to a per-
lose hands it had fallen.
COOPER, when a very old man,
,.ne on q special. car to see the prop
Ierty, Which was now his own, and
when he. had heard the history of the
place as a school and what o blessing it
hadlbeenSt6the State, though he could
easily hive gotten back every dollar
that he, paid for it, he generously
dopated,it toathe Spartanburg Baptist
Association to; be kept'up and continu-
edJ as a. schooltfor the education OF
women Hence 1.-The name of Cooper
Observation-Disclosures. ALI honor to the
name and memory of Peter Cooper.
= The trustees of the school, among
Whom are several very wealthy men,
will spend twenty thousand dollars this
year in improvements on the old build
ing, and in the erection of d new build
ingEto the Old. This will make this
old school, with its building renewed
and enlarged, fitted up, with ,all the
modern improyementsSso of the best
school buildings, so far as comfort and
convenience and gaceommodation are
concerned, one OF the best in the State.
Capt. II. p. Griffthgsa brave old Con-
experience, is the sprincipal. To tthe
number ofshis excellent teachers he
has added lately the Rev. j. NJ. .Bos-
tick, who will have the directEcharge
,aand care of the girls, and who is q mar OF
the finest culture, inspiring teacher,
and is all that Christian gentleman
means. Mr.. Bostick was educated in
Furman University, South Carolina,
and at the Janus Princeton Theologi-
cal Seminary. He knows how to
teach.
Cooper-Limestone Institute in one
respect differs from nearly every other
school in the State-it givesits long va
cation in the winter. Its commencement
comes off about the 1st of November,
and the ANIMAL session.opens about the
7th of February. This arrangement is
better for girls from the low-coun-
Try as&it enables them to spend the
sickly months Yin the up-country,
and they avoid%the risk Of coming
home in summer. Success to Lime
stone. and to all the colleges and
schools of the State, male and female,
80 . u 9 JOHN q. WILLIAMS. !"
&lendale, S. c., January I6. 'H7t =
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30
Of the sights Of China is tn,

One ofthe sights Of China is the
antique bridge OF Suen-tchen-fow,
$500 feet long, and 90 feet wide. 1t
has on each side ffty-two piers, upon
them 80 feet long. Many tbous, nd
tons of stone were used i'm the erect on
of this wonderful bridge, which is re-
garded by engineers as indicating con
structive talent as wonderful as that
which raised the Egyptian pyramids.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

Nos. IL ard If are solid ;raias h.twcop,
Charleston and Nalnalia.
francs in\' Sl"u"hhurr, a. * G.. Di.
Vision, N"rihbound, l2.l5 IN, 52I u m.
o..@ m GNcsuhulcH Llmi'ei); $ouln-
""hhh, i2oi "A IN, 300 + m, 1l.3T a m
%St'buitd Limiiod); "tslbuunu. ". N.
I. ni|'sion; $50 p m for IIc~ndersonyille
and hHhrvill".
IrhinS leave Grocnvillc >. C.> h. G.
nrIi,inn. Northbound u.lG 81 ~
m, 100 =. III (Ncs,I!n!ieQ Lim,redG.
>"H'"n""nd d, 3 o. ~. H., 4 81 O.. L... POS n
IL. iNcstbul,d L,miI,dl. 70
i''ilman Palace Sleeping Cav or Trains
b', 10, - and 3S on N.N Division.
n. iUkK, =. II. IAKDwYCr
G"m. lass. Agt.. ass. Gen. I'a,aA,,
Washington. d. e.. h~ti,n.3'EC.
V. Il. HCBEE, soI Un."''"
Nr"i 2upH., Traffic N'g'r.
: G.. Washington, d.. G..
N.ii GREEN, General Maununr " o.h-
iLMl-L- L. L
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

Gen. Henry r. jackson is the only
living member of the Irish Jasper
Greens, a company Of n%inety-four men
who went out from Savannah to the
Mexican war.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

Why undergo terrible suherings and
endanger your life when you can be
cured by Japanese Pile Cure guaran-
teed by Carpenter Bros, G~reenvillc,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

james Henry UGiJynus Charles
Ulysses Jones Peter Quincy Wallace
christopher Holmes John Caldwell
Calhoun Washington Bishop Kay Ia
assisting V. r.. Hudgens, the EN- lent
and accommodating agent atS, casey
in holding down the depbt =
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

The Volumes of the Magazine begin
with the Numbers for June and De-
cember of each year. When ne time
is mentioned, subscriptions will begin
with the Number current at the time
of receipt of order.
Bound Volumes of Harpcr's Magazine
for three years back, in nea cloth
binding, will be sent by mail, postpaid,
or by express. free of expense (pro-
vided the freight does not exceed one
dollar per volume,) for $500 per vol
ume.
Cloth cases for each volume, suitable
for binding, so cts. each-by mail, post
paid.
Remittances should be made by post
office money order or draft, to avoid
chance of loss.
Newspapers are not to copy this adj
vertisement without the express order
of Harper & Brothers.
Address:
HARPER & BROTHERS,
New York.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

Itching, burning, scaiy and crusty
scalps of infants cieansed and healed.
and quiet sleep restored by Johnson's
Oriental Soap. Sold at Carpenter
Bros, Grecnville, S. G.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30


DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets,
which cure all liver troubles in
the most effective way.
They're not easily seen for
they're small as grains of
mustard seed, but the effect is
lasting and the cure complete.
For Indigestion, Constipation,
Bilious Attacks, Sick and Bill
ious Headache, nothing has
been found to equal these pills
of DR.. Pierce's invention. They
give such complete relief that
their makers promise that
they'll give you satisfaction or
your money will be returned.
Smallest, cheapest, easiest
bo' take. One a dose. IS cts.
"a vial. A vestspocket remedy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

Magnetic Nervine. quiets the nerves
drives away bad dreams, and gives
quiet rest and peaceful sleep, Sold at
Carpenter Bros, Greenville, S. C.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

rheumatism, neuralgia, headache
and pains OF every kinds Instantly re-
lieved by Johnson's Magnetic Oil. Sold
by Carpenter Bros, Greenville, S. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

Pullman Car Service: Nos. An mi 9c
llchmon" and Danville Fa.tr.,iI pmiIIm "''
Slee'er between Atlanta ap'd New York
through Pullman leepo rs betu cen Now
York and New Orlcar:,. and WnshirStromm
aha memphis, via Atlanta and Birmingham.
through time t. ples. rates and p,iimnu
Sleeping Car reservations, confer with
local agent :. or address 'A
M.S. TURK, :. Ii HARDWlCK,
wWH ihss. Ag't, Ass't.Gen.p Pass. Ag't,
"'ninSton, ID. e.. Atlanta. Ga.
%. A. DODSON. sol HAAS
Soperlttendent Traffic Mgr,
Atlanta. Ga. WASHINGTON. ID q
w. L. GREEN. Genl Man'g'r, ash.
IngtUn, D.. G..
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A ATLANTIC COAST LINE. PAS
N srnge Department. Wilmington
n. G.. Jan. IA, 1894. Fast Line between
Charleston and Columbia and Upper
South Carolina, and Western North Caro-
lima and Athens and Atlanta. Condensed
Schedule.
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*Daily. Nos. ~ and 53 solid trains
between Charleston and Clinton. :. &
ii. Nj. MElt>ON, Asss Gen Pass. Ag't
j. II. kENLY. II. N. EMERSUN,
Gen'l. Manager. Traffic Manager.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE II. II.
~ co. SAMUEL SPENCER, II. w.
HUIDEKOPER AND REUBEN FOSTER.
Receivers. Condensed sceuule III ciecl Dec.
~, 1879. Trains run by 10Th Meridian
Time.
Belween Columbia. Seneca and Walna),a
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30

For rates or information apply to any
agent OF the company, or to
W.J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent.
Augusta. Ga.
r. l.. TODD. Trav. Pass. Agent.
Room No. 30i. Dyer Building.
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IIARPER'S PERIODICALS
PER YEAR

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ES"Postage free to all subscribers in
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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BORT ROYAL s. WESTERN CAR
L DINA Railway. j. b. Cleveland.
Receiver. Quickest rou g to FlOri Il. Sched-
ule taking effect Dec. 3lst, 1893.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
PUZZLE FOR THE ANTIQuARlANs
Relics of Race Who Lived on an Island
OF the French Coast.


A lady whose home is in the south OF
zine of a visit she made recently to an
island on the coast of Brittany. Those
who have read the story Of King
Arthur and his knights viii remember
that they started out over the sea in
pursuit of the dragon In this the
MARKHAM sea, is a little island which
can be reached from the mainland
only when the water IS smooth. The
sole inhabitant Is Breton shepherd,
who lives in little Int and spends his
time in caring for his sheep The
party landed and were met bv the
kind-faced old manx who I'D them over
the grassy slope where his 1ocll was
feeding. and showed them the waq
around Q hill on the east side Of which
they found the entrance to tunnel.
This extended some distance. and its
floor, sides and roof were made Of
immense fiat pieces Of stone, covered
with hieroglyphs and figures looking
somewhat like wreafhs and again like
coiled serpents." at the END Of this
tunnel was a hall also foored, rooted
and walled with the same curious
stones. and ia the center was an altar
ard q stone upon which it is thought
that human sacrifices have been Of
fered. The strangest part OF all Is that
40 stones or rocks like those used in
this tunnel can be found on the island,
and at no place nearer than one hun-
dred miles inland Who brought them2
How did they come? There is no rec
ord left-at least none has been found
to tell who these people We're, or
anything about them. They must have
lived many centuries ar, but have
vanished ertireIy, yet their work is as
perfect apparently as when first built.
1t is thought that they may have been
Druids, who came here when they left
Great Britain; others, again, think
that they were worshipers Of the ser
pent god called Hoa. But it IS conjec-
ture. All we know is that the stones
are there, strangely carved, skillfully
put together, but Of their builders
there is no trace
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
PepDerminf Farms.

There are two places in the United
States where the cultivation Of the
peppermint plant is one OF the leading
industries. The older Of these places
is in Wayne county, New York, but for
a quarter Of a century the business has
been a well-known one in st. Joseph
county, Michigan IN the latter place
a farm of about four hundred acres is
planted with the mint each year and
alternated with clover to keep up the
strength of the soil The cultivation
Of tie crop requires more than ordi-
nary care. From the time the mint
appears above the ground it is con-
stantly cultivated and hoed to keep it
free from weeds. which are the bane Of
the peppermint growers existence.
Two or three crops are gathered from
each planting. The first and second
crops are the best, and twenty pounds
Of oil to the acre is considered a good
yield. The third crop is very apt to be
weedy. and the yield only about ten
pounds to the acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
TWO OF A KIND.
Times Were lard. But They Continued to
Meet Misfortune PhIlosophicalIy.

Times Were Hard. But They Continued to
Meet Misfortune PhilosophicalIy.
"You-you don't want any coal car
ried up to-day?" he queried, as he put
his head into lawyers office on Girls
void street the other day, says the De-
troit Free Press.
Haven't money enough to buy
bueketfL'." was the dolefuI reply.
Il see. Don't want any copying done
in fine Italian hand, l suppose?"
Nothing to copy but bills from cred
itors."
Just so. have been there myself.
Could do any work at your house,
such as shoveling off snow, for in
stance?"
mo. Couldn't pay you if you did"
Exactly. We are all hard up this
winter. Any bills to colleet?"
Not a one"
Neither have /, and that's where
we are fortunate. III wash those win
dows for quarter"
Couldn't think of it,
LET 'em go until next summer, Ell;
or do it yourself and save the coin? l
understand the situation. Got any
pressing creditors?"
about fifty. ;"
Il might call upon the most persist
ent and obdurate of them and make
excuses for you"
mo; it's USE
mo chanc to hawk on to a few
thousands and kip"
mot chance .
Don't want fire at your house to
get the insurance."
My insurance has run out"
Say, old man, this is tough. cold
world, amt she?" laughed the tramp.
You betl"
but we've got sand and will come
out on top in the spring. If either of
us earns quarter to-day we'll whack
up with the other, Ell? Good-by-see
you later"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
a PETRlFlED DUCHESS.

The Wonderful Statue Possessed by a
Strassburg Artist.
The petrified woman recently found
in one of the caves which were used as
burial places when Strassburg Ger
many was plague-stricken in the year
1904 is now believed to be Duchess
Adelheid, the aunt of Frederick Bar
barossa. The petrifaction, which has
the appearance of being a beautiful
marble statue, is only perfect from the
waist up. 1t was found in rude wood
en- coffin, which had been deposited in
the cave, among thousands of human
skulls and other remains. When the
worknen opened the coffin they found
that it had been filed with quicklime
or some other preparation, which
strongly resembled common mortar.
Curious to know who had been thus
carefully put away among the heaps
of dead they broke into the plaster en-
easement and found the wonderful
petrihed head and bust above alluded
to. Contrary to the expectations of
the sightseers, the features did not
crumble away on exposure to the air,
but remained clear cut. lifeltl1e and IN
wasted. About the head were two
braids Of golden hair, and across the
breast both hands had been carefully
folded. The face Is said to be one Of
great beauty, every feature exhibiting
intelligence and culture. This wonder
full petrifaetion is now in the studio of
Hasley Bauer, well-known strass-
h111.ce artist
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
Recent Discoveries.

Although many new and important
discoveries have recently been made in
various sciences, there is probably
none of greater Importance to the peo-
pie than the one recently ma lie by
DIR. SHooP, which is attracting the at
tention of physicians and all classes of
people throughout The world.
We refer TO the discovery as to the
cause of chronic diseases of the stomach
liver, kidneys and internal organs.
The doctor has traced the cause TO
certain nerves that have control of
these organs, and by prescribing DIR.
SHooP's RESTORATIVE, a preparation
he prepares to act upon these special
nerves, the cause is removed and with
it the disease.
HIS New Book, explaining this dis
covery. sent free to sny address togetb-
er with sample for Pet. stamp to pay
postage. DIR. SHooP. Racine, Wis.
Sold by STONE & HAssELI,
Lancaster, Wis.