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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13

what made her beautiful. Yet it's
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nervous prostration and excitability,
or other manifestations of derange-
ment or displacement of the wo-
manly organs, when the "Prescrip-
ton" is used. Besides, it's sold on
its merits. The proprietors take the
risk.
1t is guaranteed to benefit or cure
all the disorders, diseases, and weak
nesses of women, or money is re-
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JACKSON.
Some of His lPcculiariticS in Private
Lifc-Hc Slept in Church..

Stoncwall jackson and the late Cen
cral ID. III. Hill were close friends, and
for Il long time professors in the same
college. They married, sisters, daugh-
tiers of an eminent neutrality-suspicious.
of North Carolina. General Hill is the
author Of Il paper in the February Cen
tury containing much Thai is new and
interesting regarding the famous Con
federate leader. General Hill Y
When jackson first came to the
Virginia Military Institute he was 1,
dvspcptic and something Of Il hypo-
chondriac. His health was bad, but
he imagined that he had many more
ailments than he really did have. He
had been at Il water cure establishment
in the north, and the prescription had
been given him to live on stale bread
and b~uttermilk, and to wear q wet
shirt, next to his body. He followed
these directions for more than a ycal
after coming to Lexington. Boarding
at a public hotel, these pcculiaritics
attracted much attention. and he was
much laughed ut by the rude and
coarse. But he bore all their tests
with patience, and pursued his plan
unmOved by their laughter. In like
manner he carried out strictly the di.
~rection to go to bed at nine o'clock. If
that hour caught him at Il party. a
lecture, u religious exercise, or any
other place. he invariably left. His
dyspepsia caused ~drowsincss, and he
often went to sleep, in conversation
with Il friend, and invariably without
exception, went to sleep at church. |
have seen his head bowed down to his
very knees, during IL good part of the
sermon. He always heard the text of
our good pastor, the Rev. Dir. White,
and Il few Of his opening sentences.
But after that all was lost.
81 remember u witticism at his cX-
pense which caused a good deal of
amusement. The faculty of the two
colleges was specially invited to attend
a lecture of Ii celebrated mcsmerist.
Many of the citizens of the town were
also present. The lecturer, after doing
some surprising things, wished to try
his hand upon n Of the professors.
Major jackson went forward tO the
stage, but his will was too strong for
that of the mcsmcriZer. and the opera
tor failed to effect him. The operator
showed so much chargrin and morti-
iication at his failure that the audience
become very much amused, and their
fun ran over when Il witty daughter Of
Governor Mcdowell, said in Il stage
whisper =" Nc n can put Major Jack
son to sleep but the Rev. DR.. White :"
| believe that jackson never entirely
Overcamc this GrowsincSs in church,
though in military service his health
improved, and drowsiness wore off to
some extent
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13
MISSISSIPPTS
A BricfSkctch Ofthe Successful Car
liInID.

"A Brief Sketch Ofthe Successful Can.
didatc.
The Legislature OF Mississippi has
chosen Hon. a. G. McLaurin as the
successor of Gen. L. G.. Walthall in the
United States Senate. Mr.. McLaurin
was born in Rankin county, Missis-
sippi, March 26, 1913. Before he was
a year old his father moved to Smith
county, Mississippi, and there he was
raised on a farm, just about as the
average country boy is raised. He
attended school when the condition of
the crop would permit. and when not
at school he buckled down to hard
work in the cotton and corn fields. a
short time before the close of the war
he enlisted as a private. At that time
he was only sixteen years old, and
served only Il short time. He did not
secure II title, but contcntcd himself
with serving in the ranks" When
the war closed he returned to Smith
county. In 1867, at the age of nintccn,
he completed his education. The day
afCcr he returned from school he re-
sumcd his occupation at the pillow, to
assist his father in restoring, as far us
possible, the losses sustained by the
war. During the day nc worked on
the farm and at night studied law over
a pine knot fire. In 1868, at Raleigh,
Smith county, he was admitted to the
bar, and at once began IL lucrative
practice. Three years later he was
elected district attorney for the fifth
district, which Office he ably filled.
He proved an indcfatigablc prosecutor
of all INSIDERS. In 1876 MI. McLaurin
moved to Brandon, where he has since
lived, and practiccd his profession, en-
Joying one of the largest practices in
the State.
He is regarded as one of the leading
criminal lawyers in the State. In
1873 he was elected to the Legislature.
and in 1888 he was elected elector for
the State at large on the Democratic
ticket. He vas Il leading figure in
the constitutional convention of 1892.
He has always been q Democrat. Mr..
McLaurin is married, and is the father
OF seven daughters and one son. Mr..
McLaurin is m uncompromising adj
vocate OF the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver, and won the fight on that
platform.
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entered Mr.. Werts's right breast, pass
ed through the fifth rib, ranging to the
left and passed through the edge of
the right lung and through the base of
the heart. The second shot struck
LAWN Thomas, the young attorney, in
aicting a flesh wound on the arm. Mr..
Vert died fifteen minutes after he was
shot.
The widest excitement prevailed
and in less than ten minutes thousands
surrounded the building. The banker
after he had done the shooting fed i'm
wild excitement back up the stairway
to the attorneys Office, where later he
waived a preliminary hearing. He is
in the office of the Jail tonight, and
will probably be given a preliminary
hearing tomorrow. Mr.. Werts's clothes
gave evidence of the fearful mistake
under which Mr.. Henson was laboring.
The only character of q weapon on the
dead man was an insignificant pen
knife n it was unopened. The victim
leaves a wife and six children, was
about fifty years of age and has lived
n Chattanooga for twenty years.
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TALK OF A THIRD TERM.
The Latest Suggestion i'm State Poll,
tics.

tics.
The Columbia Register had an in
terview the other day with Col. Il. NJ.
Mixson, of Barnwell County, who re-
ports a strong feeling in that county to
put Governor Tillman in Office for q
third term. Col. Mixson was asked,
what do the people Of your county
think of an early convention and the
political situation ?"
"From all that | could gather Barn
well County is rather Indifferent about
In early convention. The people say
that they + too hard pressed to
bother with politics SO early, and it
would be better to wait later, after the
crops are laid by when they will
have more time to devote to b."
Did you hear any expression of q
choice for Governor"
Yes. u very decided choice. Barn
well County is decidedly in favor of Gov
ernOr Tillman's nomination for u third
term. Especially so if there should be
u March on an early convention. They
wish this for the reason that the al
ministration is being so hard fought
at every point, and no one could pos
sibly lead the Reformers as Tillman
u do and make the fight as he"
What about his candidacy for the
Senate? Do they overlook that ?"
mo, they keep that before them
constantly, but argue that in making
the race for Governor he will only be
expected to confine himself to State
politics, which he can manage better
than any one else, thereby making a
fight for the Dispensary law and its
workings and elccting a good Reform
Legislature and the entire Reform
ticket much more easily than could
be done by any other seeker after gu.
bernatorial honors. Besides it would
not make any difference about his
making Il national fight. The Legis
laturo will pass him on up to tho Senate
and the Lieutenant Governor would
succeed him"
"In this emergency, Colonel, who
do the Barnwell people favor for
Lieutenant Governor? ?"
John Gary Evans is the choice for
Lieutenant Governor. The people be.
lieve that he would be u good successor
to Tillman, he having ability anG
plenty of backbone to carry out the
measures now under way, but should
another get in and win the spurs from
him, Barnwell County will accept tho
other without II word
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KILLED IN AN ELEVATOR.
An Outraged Husband Stays His
Wifc's Scducer.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Feb. g.
George N. Henson, president of the Cit
liens Bank and Trust Company, ant
one of the most prominent men in
Chattanooga's financial and commercial
circles, this afternoon shot and killed
j. Is. Vert, a well known insurance
man, the father of u large family, anC
with connections throughout this sec.
tion of the country. The city tonight
is agog with excitement in consequence
of the sensational tragedy. The shoot.
ing occurred shortly after 2 o'clock.
Tho killing was done in one of the pas.
senger elevators of the Richardson
block, the largest Office building in the
city.
Some three months ago, Mr.. Henson
sued his wife for divorce, tanning Mr..
Vert as correspondents. On account of
the prominence of all the parties con
cerned, h suit awakened the liveliest
interest and engendered the most bit
ter feelings. Mr.. Hcnsen stoutly main
tanned that Mr.. Vert had been unduly
intimate with Mrs. Henson and Mr..
Vert as stoutly denied it. Following
the filing of the bill for divorce, Mr..
Vert printed u card in the newspapers
~denouncing Mr.. Henson as q liar and
~calulnniator. Mr.. Henson replied, re-
l%terating the charges. Through mu-
tual consent of the husband and wife,
the divorce proceedings we're with
drawn, the husband agreeing to main
tain his wife and children and paving
the costs in the divorce suit. Mr..
WcrtS's friends claimed this O
ated him, but Mr.. Henson continued to
contend that he was guilty of the UNI
due intimacy.
some few weeks ago. the Centenary
Methodist church, of which Mr.. Werts
was Il prominent member, placed him
on trial before u jury of seven of the
church members. Five of the Jury
voted for his %convictin on the charge
OF adultery and two voted for his ac-
quittal. He was accordingly expelled
from h church. To-day tho tragical
chapter of the unfortunate affair was
enacted. Both men have been avoid
ing n another, fearful OF tho conse-
quenccs. This afternoon Mr.. Henson
had business with the banks attorneys
on the fourth floor of the Richardson
block, and after finishing his business
started down to make his exit from The
building. As he reached the second
hoor below, Mr.. Vert, in company with
q young attorney, entered the elevator.
Thus the men met face to face for the
first time since the church trial. Be-
tween the first floor and the ground.
the shooting occurred. Mr.. Henson
says he intended leaving the elevator
as soon as he recognized the now pas
senger, but his exit was interfered
with by the men entering. He further
claims that in tho descent he thought
he detected Mr. Vert reaching for a
weapon. However, that may be,
nearer the elevator reached the ground,
Mr.. Henson began to shoot, firing two
bullets while the elevator was in mo-
tlon. The last shot was fired just as
the elevator boy reached, the ground
floor with the car. One of the shots
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13
HUNIOR OF THE CAMP.
Anecdotes Told by General Gordon in
His EnmOmS LECTURE.

The grim humor of the camp waged
eternal warfare On the general despon-
dency, said General Gordon in his
lecture, Introductory to il few choice
bits OF fun. One day while strolling
over the field Of II recent battle he
found one of his men, an Irishman,
talking earnestly to u dead Federal
soldier.
Faith" he was saying, "I'm sorry
for ye, poor old fellow, but you don't
need those shoes you are dead, now,
and I'll just take EN-" He pulled the
shoes from the dead mans feet and put
them on his own.
On one occasion a prayer meeting
was held in camp, and one of the
soldiers was called on to pray.
ION. Lord" he said, we are in the
midst of Il terrible battle and in an
awful lot of trouble. We hone YOU
will take II proper view of the matter
and give us the victory"
In the midst Of a battle the General
saw n man running from a very close
situation.
What arc you running for ?" de-
manded the disguised General in q
stern voice.
"Golly, General" said the ilecing
man, I'm runnin because | can't ny.'
General Gordon also told an interest,
ing story of how it happened that q
Federal soldier bore the last order thai
he ever c N to his men. "But," he
added, humorously, 81 had to send @
private Confederate along to vouch fol
his veracity."
He concluded with a burst of South
ern eloqucnce. and, seeing tho silker
flag on the table from which he spoke
he said: And by the memory of the
fathers who bcqueathed us this
glorious country; by the long line o
noble heroes who fought in it by the
~unrivaled heroism and devotion Of hel
sonS-by all these we declare that thi,
nag OF the South this flag of the
North this flag of the united country
shall be IL protecting power to all or
land and on sea-"
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A PERFECT WIEE.
a Splendid Tribute from a Faithful
Husband.

Husband.
On the anniversary Of their mar
riage, Edmund Burke presented to his
wife this pen portrait of her charms.
1T may serve as q mirror in which wives
OF the present day may view them
selves:
"She is handsome, but it is q beauty
not arising from features, form, com
pleXion, or from shape. She has all
these in a high degree, but it is not by
these she touches u heart it is all that
sweetness of temper, benevolence, in
nocence, and sensibility which u face
can express that forms her beauty.
h has u face that just raises your
attention at the first sight it grows on
you every moment, and you wonder it
did no more than raise your attention
at first.
Her eyes have a mild light, but
they w when h pleases: they COM
mand like q good man out of office, not
by authority, but by virtue. Her stat
ure Is not tall she is not made to be
the admiration of everybody. but the
happiness OF one She has all the
tirmness that does not exclude delicacy ;
she has all the softncss that does not
imply weakness.
Her voice is soft, low music, not
formed to rule in public assemblies,
u to charm those who can distinguish
a company from a crowd it has this
advantage, you must come close to her
to hear it. To describe nor body
describes her mind one in the trans
cript of the other her understanding is
not shown in the variety of matters it
exerts itself on, but in the goodness of
the choice she makes. She does not
display it so much in saying or doing
striking things, as in avoiding such
As she ought not to say and do.
mo person of SO few years can know
the world better; no person was ever
less corrupted by the Knowledge. Her
politeness flows rather from u natural
disposition to oblige, than from any
rules on the subject, and therefore
never fails to strike those who meet
her. She has a steady and firm mind,
which takes no more from the solidity
of the female character, than the solidf-
ty of marble does from its polish and
l~ustrc. She has such virtue as makes
us value the truly great of our own
sex. She has all the winning graces
that make MS love even tho faults we
see in the'weak and beautiful. in her.
With such Il wife, is it surprising
that Burke could aver that every
care vanished the moment he sheltered
beneath his own roof ,"
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considerable distance to those who
know of its existence. / had just turn
ed into this road, and had gotten under
the shadow Of tho trees, when L heard
the clanking OF the sabres OF a body of
cavalry coming rapidly down the PIKE.
/ stopped my horse to let them pass
without hearing me. because cavalry
men In those times very often fired and
then cried, : Halt. The whole neigh
borbood was knownto have very strong
Southern feelings, and a dead rebel
more or less did not amount to much.
l had the same experience twice again,
was fortunate enough to hear the ~
airy coming, and so laid low
81, OF course, knew something was
wrong-exactly what L had no idea.
There was no dangerof Southern raids,
as the sun of the South had just gone
down behind the hills at Appomrttox,
and what had started q large body OF
Union cavalry racing through the
country roads vas more than / could
account for, not dreaming for an In
slant that they were after me. 1 final
ly reached home without meeting any
more cavalry. Next morning, while
we were at breakfast, q Negro boy
named Tom came to the door, with 8
scared look on his face.
WHATS the matter, Tom ?"
Mars Abe was shot last night dowr
in Washington
"'Shot impossible
William
"Just then 1 heard somebody rid,
rapidly up to the house, and looking
out of the window, I saw IL neighbor o
ours
"'Have you heard the news?' hi
asked.
Ono
"'Lincoln was killed last night BY
Booth, at Ford's Theatre
sit flashed upon me in an instant
the meaning of all that cavalry swarm
ing through the country the night be
fore, and l came to the conclusion tina
[ was the al they were after. Yo,
can depend uponit, kept pretty quiet
l did not care about feeling the noos,
around my neck like Mrs. Surratt
whom | knew well, or languishing OF
the Dry Tortugas like my friend DIR
Mudd. There was enough evidenc,
against mo to hang half a dozen mel
in the then state of public opinion.
was confirmed in this opinion a few
years later when | happened to nee
an officer Of the United States army
who told me incidentally that he hat
ridden through this part of the oun
try on the night of Lipcoln's murder
looking for n Of the conspirators VIII
had escaped in a buggy, though the,
had ridden after him as far as Elkridge
some thirty miles from Washington.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13


GOOD POINTS IN H DIsPENsARY
LAW.-Governor Tillman has an ar
ticle in the North American Review,
wherein he gives a brief history of the
origin and Workings of the liquor
law in South Carolina. He sums up
the good points as follows
The claims of the Dispensary to sup
port, and its superiority over any form
Of licensing, rest on the following
grounds: LIST. The element of per-
sonal profit is destroyed, thereby re-
moving the incentive to increase the
sales. I'd. A pure article is guaranteed,
as it is subject to chemical analysis.
3D.. The consumer obtains honest meas
ing is stopped, as the bottles are not
opened on the premises. 9Th. 1t is
sold only in daytime: this under u
regulation of the Board and not under
the law. 9th. The c~oncomitants of ice,
sugar, lemons, etc, being removed,
there is no the same inclination to
drink remaining, and the closing OF
the saloons, especially at night, and
the prohibition OF its sale by the drink,
destroy the enticcmcnts and seductions
which have caused so many mcn and
boys to be led astray and enter on the
downward course. 18th. 1t is sold only
lOT citSn, anu blcFc Is no longer Cnalk-
ing up" for daily drinks against pay
day. The workingman buys his bottle
of whiskey Saturday night and carries
the rest of his wags home. Sth. Gamble
ling dens, p~oolrooms, and lewd houses,
which have bithorto been run almost
invariably in connection with the
%saloOns, which were thus Il stimulus
to vice, separated from the sale of
liquor, have had their patronage re-
duced to a minimum, and there must
necessarily follow a decrease Of crime.
9th. The local whiskey rings, which
have been the curse OF every munich
pality in the State, and have always
controlled municipal elections, have
oeeu torn up o o and branch, and the
influence of the barkeeper as a political
manipulatcr is absolutely destroyed.
The pc zee lomoved from the control of
these d%ebanching elements, win en-
force the law against ,evildoing with
more vigor, and a higher at>9e and
8reatcr purity In all g~oyernnset af-
fairssmubt result
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Johnson's Magnetic Oil cures cramps
and collie and internal neuralgia: 80
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Grcenvillc, 5. G.
Mental depression, w~akcfulncss, lost
manhood caused by errors of youth or
later excuses quickly cured by Mag
nctic Ncrvine Guaranteed by Empcn-
ter Bros, Grccnvillc. =. G..
An operation or injuncti0ns Of ca
bolic acid arc extremely dangerous
Try Japanese Pile Cure. Positively
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YillC. S.. O..
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VENUS IN DAYLIGHT.
Interesting Description of Astrol
mical Phenomena.

AthsSA u DSoSl pttoh vi
mical Phenomena.
The New York Herald gives the fol-
lowing observations from r. w. Prem
tiss, professor Of astronomy in Rutgers
College, N. j., On the unusual spectacle
which the twilight sky now affords Of
the exceedingly bright evening stars,
Jupiter and Venus. He said
1.-The phenomenon occurs at inter-
walls Of eight years, whenever the
planet is at or neal its greatest north
ern latitude, and about fOur or five
weeks before inferior conjunction, at
which Venus is between us and the
sun. Venus is now 33, 200, 900 miles dis
tant from the earth, but by February
10th, at inferior conjunction, this viii
have diminished to %, $40, 900. Venus
will then present to us a face entirely
unilluminated, and will be lost in the
brightest rays of tho sun, being visible
in the early dawn as q morning star,
and by November % it's distance will
have increased to $50, 000. 600 miles,
when it's brightness will be five times
less than it is now.
"Jupiter, although separated from
us hy more than 400, 600, 900 miles, is
yet the largest planet in the solar sys-
tenn, and exceeds in size u thousand
earths. 1t is the giant planet, and out
III OiS OhS otdto III ouUllIC, Ill
magnitude and lustre. Venus, on the
other hand, is about the same size as
Il W globe. Its orbit is almost q
circle entirely within the orbit OF the
earth, so that at times it is between us
and the sun, it's distance varying from
twenty-five to 100, 000, 900 of miles.
AT present Venus is our nearest
neighbor among the planets, and it's
and high rejecting powers
combine to make it most conspicuous.
In fact, it is so brilliant it may be seen
in a clear sky with the naked "
throughout the entire day by any one
who knows just where to look for it.
ut is a little more than two hours
behind the sun and a few degrees high
en-, and therefore may be found Il little
above the place the sun occupied in
the sky two hours before. y few NOM
ents after w o'clock every day this
week it will be on the meridian. half
way up and between the zenith and
the south point Of the horizon. In the
morning hours, from ten to twelve, it
is ia the southeast at an altitude of
about thirty-five to forty degrees.
1t is related by AragO that Napo-
e. Bonaparte, upon repairing to the
Luxembourg when the Directory was
about to give him a fete, was very much
was collected in the Rue de Touron
pay more attention to the region of the
heavens situated above the palace than
to his person or to the brilliant staff
which accompanied him. He inquired
the cause and learned that these Curl
GUS persons were observing with as
constituent, although it was noon, a
star which they supposed to be that of
the conqueror of Italy, an allusion to
which the illustrious general did not
Indifferent when he himself with
his piercing eyes remarked the radiant
body. The star in question was no
other than Venus. Other instances of
its observation in the daytime arc re-
corded, some at q very early period"
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The grand jury Of Berkeley Coun-
ty has found indictments against two
parties for violating the dispcnsary
law. These are the first indictments
found in this State under the law.