davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06
AN ORIGINAL ARGUMENT.
Congressman Rayner Gets q Very
Amusing i etter on the Tariff Ques-

Congressman Rayner Gets a Very
Amusing Ietter on the Tariff QueS-
ton.
Representative Rayner, of Balti-
more, has had many queer letters
from all sections of the country since
he made his dauntless tariff reform
speech in the House u few days ago.
One of these letters has gone the
rounds of the House and created con
siderable amusement among the mem
bers. 1t came from a Kansas farmer
and reads as follows:
MY Dear Sir:-Send me two hun
dred and fifty copies of your spec III.
| want to distribute them ut church
next Sunday. You have preached the
best religion l have ever heard and it
will keep the sinners awake. / would
put another mortgage on my farm to
hear you. l have a large farm here,
put 1T has one mortgage on it which is
larger than the farm. The Mckinley
bill has starved us Western people to
death. There 10 nothing free here
except billiards. and children. Every
man, m and child who can read
ought to read your speeches. l have
six daughters, and they each want a
copy. Four of my daughter are
young two, l am afraid, have lapsed
beyond their time. They say it Is the
fault of the Mckinley bill. Are you
and Billy Wilson single or married ?
Please write. Send us your pictures,
agricultural seed or anything that will
give us a show alongside of those
tariff protected barons in the East who
have swallowed up all the none and
let farmers and mechanics starve. [
G about the attack the tariff people
want to make on you
y" was q cowboy once If you are in
danger telegraph me. Is there any
little Office around Washington that
Grover would give me? If it pays
living expenses that is all l want. L
do not care for any more money be-
cause would have to pay it out on my
mortgage and the government might
as well keep it as for the mortgager to
get it.. Tell Grover not to bother
about the Queen, but to put his whole
mind on having the money of this
country divided up a little more
evenly than it is now | am for an in
come tax strong. 1t don't hurt my
body hat hasn't got an income. 1t
won't catch anybody in these diggins.
A government detective couldn't find
enough income within q hundred miles
of this place to pay his trip out.
Don't forget your picture and Billy
Wilson's and tell me how old you are"
MI. Etayner has received more than
u thousand letters since he made his
speech. He handed these letters over
to the National Democratic Committee
SO that if they desire it they can pub
fish them in the next campaign in
order to show the views of the labor
ing men upon tariff reform. The old
pages report that the call for Mr..
Mayner's and Mr.. Cockran's speeches
have been greater than any demand
ever made in Congress for speeches.
Mr.. Rayner only spoke twenty minutes
and Mr.. Cochran an hour and q half.
a prominent Senator said to-day
Mr.. Itayner is the only man | ever
saw with his wonderful and absolute
command of the English language that
a put a speech OF an hour and u half
in twenty mipntaeD |
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06
A A
A Widow Who Was Greatly Changed
by Her second Marriage.

Sam Benton used to keep II kind of a
tavern on q mountain road in West
Virginia and n summer evening |
stopped at Sans for supper and tho
night. L had never met him before.
but we we're soon on good terms, and
alter supper we went down to the road
and sat on a sawlog to smoke and con-
verse together.
Air you u married man 2" he asked
Familiarity.
unfortunately, I'm not" | said.
Don't worry about it, said he.
81 DON'T" said /, I" but Pm sorry for
myself"
You might be sorrier." said he.
You talk as if you had missed it"
said |, II little curiOusly.
u amt sayin' so, am | =" said he.
NO" said |, but you are coming
close to it,"
He took three or four long pulls at his
cob PjpeH; y .,;o 10 g, ,.,.,.
no wuss off than most folks, ONLY |
don't understand one thing"
What is it 2" said |.
Its this way" and he slid over con
fldently. You see, Bill SimOns' farm
and mine jincd; | was Il bachelor and
Bill had a wife n day Bill died and
left u widder. Nightly soon after Bill
was buried the widdcr got spr lightly
an u CT be talkin' cross farms to me:
L kinder liked it, fer she was 30 werful
good lOokin' an had a tongue in her
head that you could NOV grass with.
| wuz kinder shy, though, an hcl' off
for mighty nigh three yer, the wilder
all the time talkin' an talkin' an me
injyin' it fit to kill but nifty backerd.
not KNOWN bout women : after while,
though, como round her way an we
wuz spliced. That wuZ seven YER ago.
fer the last six yer I've been tryin'
to find ont why Mrs. Benton amt so
dogon perlite an palavcrin' us the
Wilder Simons wuz. Have YOU cot an
idee on the subjick 2" But hadn't:
at least, not one that | could have
fully set forth to the entire satisfaction
OF both of us, including Mrs. b,
who just then came to the front door
and yelled for her Observation-Disclosures
FREQ Press.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

TILE DRAINING.-It was q western
New York farmer, John Johnston. of
Geneva, who nearly sixty years ago
began the first tile draining in
America. The drains he made then
are in good condition to-day, and the
larm has been kept up to the high
degree of fertility which its first owner
made for it. After land has been
made fertile, il it is in q locality where
1T can be proiitably used for producing
other than grain as its staple crop,
there is no trouble in Keeping it %fcrtile.
1T Is the grain crops that are sold from
the farm that exhaust fertility most
rapidly. This Is especially true of UNI
derdrained land. 1t is saved from the
losses by washing that take away
fertility from soil that is not drained.
Whatever fertility II farmer puts into
. drained soil must remain until it is
used by crops.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06
DR.. 6 co.
La South Broad Street. ATLANTA. @.
A Fact.
Graduates

Time and patient labor achieve
nothing that so forcibly illustrates
this fact. as the unparallcG sue
cess Of The New High Arm Davis
Sewing Machine, which has at
length been SO thoroughly perfect
ed that to-day it stands at the
hcad Of It's claSs-absolutcly with
out II rival The Vertical Feed
which is the predominant dis
tlnctivc feature Of this machine.
enables it to do with rapidity and
ease. IL range Of work entirely be-
You'd the reach Of other machines
placing it above all competition.
The value Of Il Sewing Machine
depends upon It's doing with facility
in the hands Of Il comparatively
unskillcd opcrutor-thc whole
range Of work that the present
elaborate style of dress requires to
be done in every family. 1.-The
New High Arm Davis" with its
superior automatic. attachments.
is the only machine in the market
that fills the requirements. and no
family can AFFORD TO be without it.
ALEXANDER. Bros. q Co.,
GrecnViIIe Music House,
Pianos, Organs, Sewing Ma
chimes and Sheet Music.
II and III Washington Street Grccn
Vile. S. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

WHAT THEY WILL PAY.-Some
illustrations OF the effects of the pro
posed income tax upon men of means
may be found in the cases of certoin
prominent men. If the bill passes,
each Congressman will have to paw
$40 year. The President will have to
pay 1920, and the members OF the
cabinet will have to pay $50 each,
while the Supreme Court justices will
be taxed $3.50. There are thousands
of m~illionaires in the United States,
and each n OF them will have to pay
about 8 1000 on every million they
own. William Waldorf Astor is said
to have an income of 3d. 00, 600 q year,
and If this is true, his annual tax will
amount TO more than $780, 00, or about
$4,000 u month. Coils p. Hunting
ton and Russell Sage would be subject
to Il tax OF about $50, 900 o year and
numerous other m%illionaires would
have to contribute to the national
treasury princely fortunes annually,
whore now they do not pay, all told, as
much taxes as the owner OF q $1,000 600
manufacturing plant.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

home. The landlord of the hotel told
Joe to get him some chickens IL he had
to steal them. That night Joe stole
four out Of the landlords coop and sold
them to him at % cents. a piece. Joe
is a trump, and everybody likes him.
BILL ARP.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

The Assistant Attorney General of
the United States holds that Il letter
carrier is exempt from military duty.
The case under consideration was of Il
carrier who desired to withdraw from u
military organization because of the
hardships incurred by frequent drilling
exercises. Being refused leave of alb
sencc, he applied to the postofice de-
partment. which decided in his favor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. CHARLES
TON, >. c.. DEC. %. lSg3.

lhro u II sleeper for Atlanta on train lray
ing : hnrlcston III u 10 p. m. Train leaving
hhrlcston at 40 y. IN has Pullman car
corrections for New York and Wa hington
both ways. Trains leaving ,harlcsioc 81
40 II IN runs hrough to Walhalla Train
leaving I o umbia at u 30 m. runs through
to Blac shurg, with connections for Marion.
NJ and po hts ON the q. C.N +. II.
For further informal on apply to local
agents. 81.
r.. Il. WEARING, General Pass Act.
j. NJ. TURNER, superintendent.
{, NJ. WARD, General Manager.
General Oth9cs, Charleston, S. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

J%ohnsOn's Oriental Soap imparts Il
delicate odor and J." ives the skin soft
and velvety. Sold ~ Carpenter Bros,
GrecnVillc. S. &.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

Japanese Pile euro is an unfailing
cure for every kind and stage OF the
disease. Guaranteed by Carpenter
Bros, Grccnvillc, S. G.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

Father-"The idea OF marrying
that young fellow He couldn't scraps
enough money together n buy a square
meal.n
Daughter-"But whit difference
need that make? We haven't either
Of vs. badia bit OF appctite ior months.o
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

a bolt of lightning near Luling,
Tex, struck the corner of Il house.
passed through IL shelf, hit II snuff
bottle and lcapcd to the floor, where it
seemed to exhaust itself on a lit
tie two-year-0ld child. The child
was only slightly stunned, but in a
short while its back turned perfectly
black.
Representative w. G.. Oates has
announced himself as Il candidate for
Governor in Alabama. Kolb is run
ming on tho Jeifcrsonian Democratic
ticket.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

Hon. w. l.. Wilson. chairman Of
the committee ON ways and means. has
ranged to go to ST. Augustine. Fla.
this week for II brief rest. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Re-
preventative and Mrs. Tarsney. The
trip may be extended to the City of Mex
leo. The party will be absent about II
month.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

Fits, dizziness, hystcria and all
nervous troubles cured by Magnetic
Nervine. Sold and guaranteed by
Carpenter Bros. Grccnvillc. 5. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

Constipation and s~ick-hcadachc posi-
lively cured by Japanese Liver Pei
lets so pills % cts. Sold at Carpenter
Bros, Grecnvillc. S. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

having something serious.
AS an appetizing, restorative
tonic, to repel disease and
build up the needed flesh and
strength, there's nothing to
equal it. 1t rouses every or
gan into healthful action, puri-
fies and cnriches the blood,
braces up the whole system,
and restores health and vigor.
For every disease caused by
a disordcrcd liver or impure
blood, it is the only guaranteed
remedy.
If it doesn't benefit or cure,
in every case, you have your
money back,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

COLUMBIA 4 GREENvILLE r.
" Co. SAMUEL SPENCER. +. w.
HUIDEKOPER n REUBEN FOSTER.
X. ctiverS. Condensed 5 edul- IN etlec, Dec,
~ lSh3. Trans run ht ION AeriuIan
iIm,.
" columbia, seneca and walballa
No.. IL. STATIONS, No -
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06

RICHMOND ~ DANVILLE T.. K
AZ SAMUEL SPENCER, +. w UIrIpr.
koIEl and REUBEN FOSTER, Re-
ceiNr'S. Atlanta ~ CLarluI,v Nv Ina
nlviSion. CONDENSED >chednlo Of pnssnn.
ser rams IN elect Dec. II, 1898. Trains
run by Eastern time. 'h'
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06
Nos. IL and II are solid trains bn, wnor
Charleston and WnlhuIln

Charleston and Walhallu.
rams lth>, Sparinrhurg, a.. a. G.. hi.
cslS,"n' Norihbound, l2.ljn m, a.2l D m.S
6.l2 y m (Ntstibulcn LimitedI. Snnn,ht
bound, IL 81 a ID. 800 y IN, 1i.37 n m,
Ftstinuied Limited); Wtsihouuu, W. n.
y. Div's'on: Sl5 p HI for IIepdcrsonyiile
and Ashcvillc.
Trains leave Greenyillc =. C. ~
l'ifisinn, N"r;hbound, ll.lG u. M, J,Iu n
M, noo =, n. (Ncsiibuled Limi,edG.
southn""ni 3 o. n. FL, 4.I2 p. i.., I2.2S y.
m. (Npslibul,d Limllcd). IL
Pullman Palace SloCpinr Car y, Tr,;,,
%, SO, b and IS on A.& , Division.
". a. TCKK, :. II UARnwJCv
Gen. Pass. AGt.. Ass. 1cn. Pass or
Washington, u. G.. Atlanta -,
V. f.. MCBEE. ScI m..r ''"
~ = Hupt.. Traffic M'G'r.
-. n"iumhih, :. {. Washington, pc.
VII. GREEN, General Manager. WASH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERs.
Pleasant Mass Meeting Held mt 1OtI
Street Baptist Church.


The Nineteenth Street Baptist Church was
beautifully decorated last evening to receive
the Christian Endeavorers of the District.
and very enjoyable mass meeting was
held. The meeting opened with the usual
song service, after which Mr.. William
Walker. the president Of the society Of the
Nineteenth Street Church. read the Scrip
lures and offered prayer. After the sir ging
Of another hymn. Mr.. Charles Lemos, pres
ident of the board of trustees Of the church,
spoke few words of welcome.
Mr.. w. III. H. Smith gave a report Of the
progress of the work of the preliminary
committee of 90 BY request Mr.. Smith
repeated the object lesson Of welcoming
members into Christian Endeayor society.
as given by him at meeting some weeks
ago.
DR.. j. G. Butler then addressed the meet
Ing upon THE Church of Tomorrow" Dr.
Butler said that such a meeting as the one
Of the evening could not nave been held
some years ago. The church of today was
far different from the church of yesterday.
The church of tomorrow will be larger
numerically, OF greater intelligence and
possessed Of more of the spirit IF unity.
The speaker thought that we would hardly
hear of SO many heresy trials in The church
OF tomorrow. At rhe conclusion of DR.
Buffers address Mr.. William Walker gave
a most interesting historical sketch of the
VI tHe iouHS feopieS society or
christian Endeavor of the Nineteenth Street
Baptist Church. This society, which has
only been organized a year and three
months. numbers 260 MEMBERS and is en-
gagged actively in all branches of Christian
Endeavor work
Miss Gibbs sang a solo in a pleasing man.
ner, and then President Macarthur intro
duced Mr.. George F. Williams, who spoke
upon the topic THE Individual Endeayor-
er- His remarks were brief and very much
to the point. During the collection the choir
sang Washington &C." The meeting closed
with the singing of God Be With You Till
We Meet Again. and the benediction vas
pronounced by DIR. Butler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
POLICE RELIEF FUND.
Congress Asked to Aid the Dvfndlfnr
Principal.

Principal.
The police relief fund. as heretofore
stated, is in a bad way. Unless something
is done at once it won't be long before the
fund is entirely exhausted That the Com
missioners are anxious to put this fund on
a permanent footing is shown by the fol-
lowing letter, which they sent to Congress
today:
THE Commissioners have the honor to
recommend the enactment of the inclosed
draft of a bill making permanent provision
for the police fund of the District of Co.
lumbia. The present source Of revenue for
the police fund is 81 per month deducted
from the pay of each member of the metro
politan police force, and such contrlbu-
tons as may be made to that fund by the
generosity Of private donors, or collected
through the personal efforts of the mem
bers of the force as admission fees to en-
tertainments. excursions and the like given
by them or in their behalf. All of these
means are utterly inadequate to meet the
demands made upon the fund. The month
ly tax upon the members of the force can
not be increased without entailing hard
ship, and is wrong in principle as a means
of raising revenue. The practice of solic-
iting money from private sources for said
fund is also Objectionable, as incompatible
with the discipline and dignity of the force
The Commissioners hope that it will be
the pleasure of Congress to take immediate
action on this measure. as the usefulness
of the relief fund is already in jeopardy
by its depleted condition.
The bill provides that there be set aside
and retained each fiscal year 10000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, of the
moneys received for municipal licenses is
sued for the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
the District. The bill provides that such
relief shall not exceed for any one police
man or his family the sum of $50 per month
and shall not be paid to a widow who re-
marries, and a sum not exceeding s75 may
be allowed from said fund to defray the
funeral expenses of any policeman dying
in the service of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
An Experts Opinion of the Aqueduct
Pier Cracks.
Many Items of General and Special
Interest to Residents Across
the Rock Greek.

A gentleman who has had much ex-
perience in the construction Of bridges.
piers, &C., in speaking of the crack that
has appeared in the fourth support Of the
Aqueduct bridge, says that It's appearance
is due to the uneven manner in which the
weight of the bridge Is distributed. In
stead of having the bridges supports rest
ing squarely in the center of the pier the
strain has been brought upon the two ex-
IRENE ends, which, bearing them down.
weakened the middle, causing the structure
to take the first steps toward parting in
two. The crack in the bridge Is widest
at the top and gets narrower as the water
Is approached, finally disappearing within
six inches OF the element. The entire diff
fculty. this gentleman says. relative to the
strength of the structure can be overcome
by the equalization Of the weight on the
piers.
Used n MaIlet.
Washington Columbus Hurdle of Tenley-
town was in court yesterday for making
threats against the peaceful existence Of his
brother-in-law, William Linder. He was
released. though. on his personal recognize
ance. Instead of going home and resolving
to act in a scriptural manner, even when
smote upon the cheek, he made up his mind
to retaliate when occasion called for 1t.
When Lindner, therefore. angry at the easy
manner the court had let off his kinsman,
accosted him on the subject. there followed
reciprocative deluge of forcible utterances
that brought on blows from Linder. Said
blows were given through the assistance of
a mallet. As soon as Washington Columbus
Hurdle got the chance he seized that in
strument, with which his head had been
pecked, and began to maltreat his antago-
mist.
The maltreatment was so intense that the
mallet went to splinters. When Linder re-
covered sufficiently he went to the police
station and sued out a warrant for his rela-
tive. Last night Washington Columbus
again slept in a cell
Some Notes.
The lawn party at the Grant mansion, the
home of Col. John A. Joyce. last evening,
from 4 until 8. for the benefit of the teach
ers' annuity fund. was splendid success.
The attendance was large and the various
stands lured all to patronize.
The strikers In the Cumberland coal
region are now more thoroughly organizing
for the purpose of unitedly bending their
the mines OF the Consolidated Coal Com
pany.
What Is known among farmers as the
army worm has made his appearance with
countless companions among the wheat
fields In several sections of Maryland. No
serious damage is apprehended, though.
wheat has gone crazy" commission men
say, Ii having now dropped to 81 and 50
cents-a startlingly low figure Corn Is bring
brings about twice the figure that corn does.
Yesterday 1000 bushels of wheat and 900
bushels of corn came into town for Geo. T.
Dunlop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
THE CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION.
P1ats of the Property Placed ON Rec.
ord Today.

The final details in the perfection of the
plats of the property of the Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral foundation were COM
6ieted yesterday by Miss NJ. E. Mann, in
securing the signatures of Thomas E Wag-
gainan and John Ridout. trustees of Wood
ley Park The plats were today recorded.
One shows the entire tract of land which
was donated by and purchased from the
Chevy Chase Land Company, and donated
by Mr.. H z. Waggsman. The other plat
shows the dedication of that portion of
Moodley Park which was given by Mr.
Waggaman for the purpose of opening an
avenue. 100 feet wide. This avenue. which
mas been given the name of Cathedral
avenue by the Commissioners extends from
the west line of Connecticut avenue
extended, to the east line of Woodley road
Ine amount of land donated to the public
Tor this avenue is about one and three
quarters acres
II Is proposed to have a Typographical
map made of the entire property, and what
ever Is done in the way of the care and
eeautifytng the grounds will be In accord
ance with the plans OF landscape engineers.
as may be approved by the fifteen trustees
soon to be elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
Stealing PaDerS.

Early this morning William A. Foy, one
of the route agents of The Evening Star,
while passing along & street between LIST
and I'd streets southeast espied a colored
boy stealing papers from the doorways of
several of the residences along the square
The boy ran on being discovered, but Mr..
Foy overlook him in the Capitol grounds
and carried him to the station house, where
four copies OF the Post, two of the Balti-
more Sun and one of the Times were found
In his possession. In the Police Court the
thief gave his name as Daniel Jeffries, and
his age as fifteen years. He pleaded guilty
to the charge and was fined So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
CITY AND DISTRICT
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

Albaugh's Grand Opera House.-The Stra-
fosch Opera Company In The Pirates of
Penzance."
New National Theater.-Miss Julia Mar
lowe in "Ingomar."
Academy Of Music.-Hinrichs' Opera Com
pany In "Cavalleria Rusticana' and I'll
Trovatore."
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-Albini's Lon
don Empire Entertainers.
Home for Incurables Linthicum Heights.
-Entertainment from 5 to D. m, for the
benefit of the home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
Fedora Drexa Shields

Best in the world. OF hundreds Of testi-
monials we select the following:
Woodward & Lothrop-"We consider them
the best in our stock, and could not get
along without them"
Lansburgh Bros Your Fedora Shields
are q great success with u.s."
Chas. Baum-"We handle every kind of
Dress Shields known by US to have any rep
utation or merit. We believe we sell more
Fedora Shields than any other"
Palais Royal-"The Fedora Shields are the
best In our stock, and our sales are daily
increasing"
f. G. Davis, now w Pierce & Co.-"Our
sales of them are perhaps the best indica-
ton Of our confidence in their superiority -
For sale at all leading stores.
my5, II 1926