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VALUED ENDORSEMENT,

SCHAGHTICOKE. n. Y.-It is ignorance rather
than anything else that makes life miserable
but Ignorance of the value of DIR. David Ken
ncdys Favorite Remedy does not exist in Schagh-
tiooke today, a blood medicine and nerve tonic
1t stands supreme. One Of the principal reasons
for its popularity comes from the great benefit
our fellow townsman. Andrew Spperley, derived
from its use MIR. Sippericy has suffered for years
Past, with chronic kidney trouble, frequent
bilious attacks, and at intervals with violent
neuralgia in the head and face. Up to last fall
he rarely knew a well day. At that time his wife,
who had learned OF the good Dr. kennedy's Fa-
ycrite Remedy had accomplished, determined 10
have him use it. In writing about his sickness
Mr. Sipperley said:
For several years subject to attacks
of kidney trouble and gravel, which attended
with most excruciatng pain, but since L began
the Of DR.. David Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy
l have had serious trouble, and my general
health is greatly improved. i know of great
IIany people about here who have used Favorite
Remedy, and i'm every instance benefit has fol-
lowed. One Of the officers of the Albany. n. Y.
Remedy: L know of its great medical value. and
to my knowledge it cures the diseases for which
it is prepared. -
The great value of DIR. David Kennedys Ia
vorite Remedy lies in the fact that ii dssolves
the excess of uric acid in the blood Such all
ments rheuma tism, neuralgia nervousness, dys-
pei sia kidney. liver and urinary troubles. and
the sickness peculiar to women all come from this
cause. Favorite Remedy dissolvcs this acid
and eXpels it from the system. thus curing the
disease. In of scrofula. diabetes and
Bright's disease it has cured where other treat
ments have failed.
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rowing up to Charleston with the news
that the pirates had captured the Royal
Princess just Off the bay, and was holding
her as a prize. Ia
Blackboard had come.
For a whole week the pirates lay Off the
town. The Royal Princess was only the
first of their captures. Every incoming
and outgoing craft was stopped until a
score of vessels lay riding at anchor Off the
bar, under the guns of the pirate fleet, and
the town was completely blockaded. Every
prize was overhauled,) and everything of
value taken from it. The passengers them
selves were held for ransom, and all their
money and even their watches and their
jewelry were taken from them.
At last the town itself was visited. One
day a boat load of pirates, with one of
their prisoners, landed at the quay, where
a little crowd had gathered. watching them
loweringly.
1t is thus that the old historian of those
times tells Of it,
Being in want of medicine" says he.
Blackboard resolved to demand a chest
from the government of the province. Ac-
cordingly, Richards, the captain of the Re-
venge-sicop with two or three more pirates,
were sent UP along with Mr.. Marks, one of
the prisoners, whom they had taken in
Clark's ship, to make their demands, which
they did in very insolent manner, threat
ening that If the town did not Immediately
send the chest of medicine and let the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES return without offer
ing any violence to their persons, they
would murder all the prisoners and send
their heads up to the governor and set the
ships they had taken on fire.
whilst Mr.. Marks was making applica-
tion to the council Richards and the rest
of the pirates walked the streets publicly
in the sight of all people. who were fired
with the utmost indignation, but burst not
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.PIRAT'Es'T TREASURE
BLACKBOARD AND THB UNREcovERED
TREASURE.
BY HOWARD PYLE.
copyrighted, 1895, by Howard Pyle.)

copyrighted, 1885, by Howard Pyle)
There are two pirates each of whom are
very famous in this country-Captain Will
treasure buried upon Gardeners Island 1t
has already been told-and Captain BLACK
beard"
Perhaps Captain Kidd is the more famous
of the two, but nevertheless nearly every
one knows Of Blackboard and there is hard
ly strip of sandy beach between New
Jersey and Florida that is not reputed to
hold somewhere hidden in it's bosom the
buried treasure that he left behind him,
and which has never yet been recovered.
Nowhere in all the history Of piracy is
there such a terrible, strange, dreadful
figure as that of Captain Edward Teach,
or Blackboard. Listen how the old histor-
ian of the pirates describes him. "Our hero,
Captain Teach," says he, assumed the cog
nomen of Blackboard, from that large
quantity Of hair. which like frightful
meteor covered his whole face and fright
ened America more than any comet that
had appeared for long time.
"This beard was black, which he suffered
to grow to an extravagant length; as to
the breadth, 1t came up to his eyes, He
was accustomed to twist with ribbons into
small tails, after the number OF our Rami-
dies wigs, and-to turn them about his ears.
In times of action he wore a sling over his
shoulder with three brace of pistols hang
ing in the holsters like bandaliers. He
stuck lighted matches under his hat, which,
appearing on each side Of his face and
eyes, looked naturally fierce and wild, made
Evening star., 1895-01-12
COIN GAS METERS.
idea as Applied 10
Lighting Service.
from the Pittsburg Dispatch

From the Pttsburg Dispatch.
The use of "nickel-in-the-slot' gas meters
for small consumers attracts good deal of
attention in England. There are estimated
to be between S0,0on and 10o,oo0 houses and
tenements, for instance, in South London
without any gas supply, and the prepay
ment meter is looked upon as the solution
of the problem of furnishing gas to the
poor people occupying such premises. The
cost of the gas is greater than it is to the
ordinary consumer, and hence higher rate
of charge is necessary.
The would-be consumer of this class will
not buy fittings and pay for fixing them,
nor can he put down a deposit, which he
generally does not possess. A quarterly ac-
count or monthly is out of the question
where removals of tenants are SO frequent;
and hence the tariff has to be raised i'll or
der to help the gas company recoup itself
en- the unusual investment But the ser
vice proves great boon to the workfnSnlen
Of humber condition, perhaps much for
cooking as for lighting, and hence the rapid
extension of the system as expected.
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never be above a man of higher station.
AS the mcnocycle approaches the gaudy
dude on horseback sees him, and his fan
drops in dismay. He Is proud, and he
doesn't like to get down. but there is no
help for it. He is an under-officer, and he
He orders his servants to stop. They lift
him Off his horse, and he walks along while
his superior rides by. AS the chair comes
up, its retinue of servants howl to all to
get out of the way, and to bow down be-
fore the great man they are carrying. And
they do bow and they bow quick. The Off
cialS of Corea try not to meet each other
on the streets, because of humiliationS
which they have to undergo of this nature.
One day L saw the kings father so into the
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est people know in which palace he sleeps
or how long he will stay there. You can
never tell where to find him, and 1t would
be almost impossible to lay a plan for his
abduction. He has all the walls Of his
palace city lighted. and when the electric
plant is in full blast every corner will be
as bright at night as 1t Is in the daytime
He sleeps In rooms guarded by eunuchs,
and in receiving HIS officials they are re-
quired to come into the palace during the
daytime. and they wait around until his
majesty Is ready to receive them in the
evening. AS soon as 1t becomes disk the
gates which enter the palace are closed
with heavy doors plated with iron. They
are locked with massive iron bars. and the
keys are taken in to the king. 1t is death
to any one outside of the gatekeeper to
touch the locks. and they are so heavy
that one of them is load for man.
Wors> Than the Arabian Nights.
The scenes about these gates are more
gorgeous than those of tie arabian
Nights" They are surrounded by all the
queer characters who make up official
Corea. There are soldiers in plum-coored
pantalcons and blue coats. There are the
kings musicians in yellow, and there are
all sorts of gorgeous servants. dressed In
bright gowns. Men with paddles for Whit
ping the people squat under the walls, their
sleeves rolled up to the shoulder and their
brawny muscles ready for action. There
are gorgeously caparisonad ponies, who
stamp their feet and neigh. There are
chairs watched Dy
servants Ia. livery, awaiting the coming out
of their owners. who have gone in to see
the king. There are lackeys of all sorts,
and as you look you see that the BLACK
Crook is here outdone. There are TO such
gorgeous People on the planet as these
officials. Here comes one of them on horse
back. He has servant each side to
steady him he sits in the saddle. An
other servant leads the horse, and he fans
himself as he rides through the streets.
His gown is of light blue silk, and he
looks clean ugh to be eaten. / doubt,
however. whether inve StigatiOn would
show this to be the case. and it makes me
think of the young society lady who. be-
fore 6oinS TO party, yells down to her
mother as follows:
SAY. ma shall L wash for a high or a
Iow-neCked dress|'
Just behind this man, looking even more
gorgeous. comes another noble riding on a
monocycle with six men pushing and
carrying him. This machine runs on the
bicycle principle. and it has been in use
In Corea for ages. The people go down on
their knees as he passes by and he is un-
doubtedly very high official indeed. He
had on official boots of black broadcloth
flrteen-dolar horsehair cap covers his
head. and the leopard skin. which is only
permitted TO be used by officials covers the
back of his chair. I note that the other
officials get out of their chairs when they
meet him. This is etiquette in Corea, and
u provides that the man of low rank must
Evening star., 1895-01-12
THE RUINED PANAMA CANAL.
Scene of Desola ton and of Wasting
aud Vanishing Wealth.
From fhn I'M ha Rec

A Scene of Deso1atiOn md of Wasting
aud Vanishing Wealth.
From the Omaha Bee.
If that often mentioned New Zealander of
MacauIay's ina gination is tired waiting for
the chance to sketch the ruins of st. Paul's
from a broken arch Of the London bridge
he might find diversion in a visit to the
Isthmus of Panama. He can see there the
mask of wealth and the ruin of the works
Of man to such an extent may at least
whet his appetite for the feast which the
English historian suggested might be his.
He will see there nature in the act of undo
ing the labors of man. The great scar on
the iSthmuS is rapidly healing. Piles Of
excavated material washing back into
the channel The wharveS are falling into
the water. Acres of machinery are rust
ing into dissolution. On the isthmus are
motives and thousands of dump carts, now
half hidden in the tropical growth. Seven
ty-six great steam shovels stand side by
side in the excavation, buried In the lux
uriant vegetation, so that only the gaunt
arms stand up above the green. What
picture is that to emphasize the impotency
Of man in his struggles with nature! What
ever he may appropriate for his own use,
and " whatever form he may give to what
takes nature will set to work to repossess
it some time. Her slow processes will re-
claim it all unless man maintains a con-
slant warfare to keep 1t. or all the un-
numbered millions of dollars which have
been expended on the Panama canal, 1T is
said ninety per cent is going to waste, and
will be utterly lost unless the work on the
vast enterprise is resumed actively. Some
of the machinery has been housed and
cared for. Most of it has been abandoned
where last used, and where it is now rot
ting or rnsting it's usefulness away.
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Incomes I'm Country and Town.

From Scribner's Monthly.
Five thousand dollars in a country town
is atffuence, il the beneficiary is content
to stay there; but in a city the family man
with only that income. provided he is am
hitious can only just live, and might fairly
be described as the couSin-gcrman to a
mendicant. And yet there are some worthy
citizens still who would doubtless be aghast
at these statements, and would wish to
know how one is to spend 5000 a year
without extravaganza.
Evening star., 1895-01-12
Behind the Scenes of q Glittering
Show.
HOW FHE OFFICIALS DRESS And LIVE
The Kings Soldiers, His Eunuchs
and Atte 1dants.
THE POLITICAL STRIKERS
Copyrighted. 1895. by Frank G. Carpenter)

III n v Il Jt Sl re-
ceived letters from
Corea stating t h a t
the whole country is
in a state of anar-
chy. The Tong Haks,
or rebels, have sprung
up again in different
parts of the king
dom. The Japanese
send out troops to
subdue them, but the
moment they are
conquered in on e
place they spring up
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The King and the Fatcs.
The Coreans are very superstitious. They
have their astrologers, and one of the
prophets of the past said that the present
dynasty would last only five hundred years.
This time is now up, and the people look
upon the war to a certain extent as a de-
cree of the fates, and some of them think
that the kings days are numbered. The
king himself is very progressive, and he
would like 10 improve his people. He may
he able TO do so if he can control his of
fcials, and he will be able to do this only
through the Japanese. There is very little
known about the government of Corea and
il will be surprising to many people to
know that 1t has a fixed organization, and
that there are departments in Seoul much
like those at Washington. These are sup
posed to control the affairs of the kingdom
and in times past they have practically con-
trolled the king. The king, with the aid of
Evening star., 1895-01-12
He Hoped Not.
From Life.

From HE
Think of the white-robed choir over
there.' whispered the young rector, as
he bent over the pain-drawn face on, the
pillow.
A spasm of anguish passed over the wan
features of the dying organist.
"Choirs!" he gasped. "Choirs Over
there? Away! and let ME die unrepeuo.
ant!'
Evening star., 1895-01-12
The Child and the Man.

The Child and The Man.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Once upon a time it chanced that Child
accosted Man, saying:
Papa, may we play in the street?'
The Man replied, and spake:
Il should say no. Today is Sunday
And the Child came back at the Man
presently, and quoth:
but, papa, We will call it a sacred con-
cert"
And the Man said nothing, since there
was nothing to say.
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How the King il Guarded.

The King of Corea does all his work by
the electric light. He sleeps in the day
time. and receives all of his callers at
night. There is a wall about twenty feet
high which runs clear around his palace
city, and there are watch-houses on top
of IL in which sentinels stand day and
night. Every three hundred feet along the
outside of the wall there is a little guard
house about five feet square, which con-
tains two armed soldiers. Each of these
guard houses has well within ii lined
with straw. and while one soldier watches,
the other curls himself up like a caterpillar
In this well ard goes TO sleep. The sol
diers all sleep in their day clothes, and
they rarely have blankets. The gates
which go into the palace city are guarded
by soldiers, and there are always servants
and officials about them. AT one time the
king thought of running lot of live wires
around the palace walls, in order that any
one who attempted to climb over them
might be killed by the terrible electric
shock which would result from the contact.
He Moves without Notice.
The buildings in the kings palace cities
Che has two in SeouD are numbered by
hundreds. They cover many hundred
acres. and he has suites of apartments in
different parts of the grounds. He keeps
his movements secret, and only the few
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palace, and a dozen high officials had to
get out and walk in order to do him honor.
could see they were all angry at having
n n
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IN another. and they honeycomb even the
ranks of the people in Seoul. The king is
said to be In great danger, and he fears
assassination more than ever. There are
many Coreans who bate everything con-
nected with Japan, and as the king is now
working in combination with the Japanese
troops. he is charged by some with selling
out the country 1 wrote you some weeks
ago of my interview with him. i did not
describe his palaces and his court. 1t
would be impossible for any one to have
the access to these buildings today which
I had while / was in Seoul
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the Japanese, Is now running the machine,
and 1t is probable that some Of the rebel
lions throughout the country are fomented
by the officials,
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The same things have harpenc5 now for
seven nights in succession. 1t started III the
scare during the Storm and II has been
Continued on general principles. When cat
tie orce ge7 their hands in stamrcding-or,
should say hoofs, instead of nds,-thcy
never stop of their own accord. and rarely
of anybody else's. They become SO nervous
that nothing can control them. Guards,
lights, music and all become unaraing.
1t might be we'll to say just here that not
all Texas stockmen sing church music to
their wild cattle. Sometimes they say bad
words. and the unappreciative steers are
said to like these about as well any
thing else. MIR. Belcher is the supcrintend
ent of the Methodist Sunday school at
this place, and his worst enemy never ac-
cused him Of using an oath. Some Texas
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-06-25
Change Of sae.

The Charleston Grata Jary failed to
return bills in dispe9sary cases. Tho
last Legislature enacted that when a
grand jury from caprice, prejudice, un-
due influence etc, failed to indict, the
Solicitor or Attorney General should
move to remove the ease to another
county. The Governor now says that
the Charleston cases shall be removed
to Orangeburg. But we can't see how
the Governor has anything to do with
1t. The Legislature thought with us
and put the matter with the prescott.
ing officer and the Judge. But the
thing is a fool thing putting it ON So
licitor or Judge. 1t is to charge the
Grand Jurors as per-jurors. However,
will the Attorney General or Solicitor
obey orders and bend the supple knee
that thrift may follow fawning? Is it a
violent presumtion?
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win Some of the Saints Answer.

When the constitutional convention
has met and adopted a suffrage qualif-
cation leaving the ballot in the hands
OF twenty-five thousand or possibly
forty thousand negroes what is to be
done with them? If they are allowed
to vote they will have the balance of
power. The same question of ''appeal
to the negro vote" will then come up
year after year. If it is the purpose of
the Tillmanites after the new constitu-
tion is adopted to eliminate this vote by
force or fraud, what is the reason or
excuse for holding the convention?-
And If this question must necessarily
come up for answer in the future why
should 1T be lodged now. And If here
after the negro question is to remain
in politics, and If the negroes are to be
permitted v in these limited num-
bers to vote why is there such u hue
and cry and roar and wall of anguish
about "white unity?" Will some of the
saints of newspaperdom answer these
questions? No. They don't know how.
Charleston Post.
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NOTICED

Notice IS hereby given that d com.
Dctitive examination will be held in
the Laurens Graded School Building
at O'Clock, a. m, on the goth inst.
TO- the purpose of filling the vacancy
caused by the resignation of the
teacher of the Sixth Grade. Let all
applicants for the position appca at
the time and place indicated prepared
to stand an examination on the follow
ing branches, viz:
Maury's Manual Of G~corgraphy, and
Map Drawing, Barnes u. S. History,
Iarbelrs Language Lessons No. 2 +,
Wentworth's Grammar School Arith-
metic, Spelling, Reading, and Writ
ing.
G d BARKSDALE,
Sec,y Board Of Trustees.
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A Nice Kettle Or Fish.

Atthe Aiken Gourtofs Sessions, Judge
II G. Watts presiding, a nice condi-
ton OF things was found. The old
Board of County Commissioners were
found TO have robbed the county sys-
tematically. The Office was putrid and
the Judge expressed himself shocked
at the %rottenness. They made out
vouchers for themselves and made the
year contain thirteen months. There
were forgeries and other dirty forms
OF stealage. A committee of the Grand
Jury investigated the affairs Of the Of
flee and made their report. But the
curious thing about the matter is the
fact that the three commissioners
pulled the wool over the eyes of the
psople, one being made supervisor, one
his clerk, and the other guard of the
county chain gang.
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Petit Larceny.

Down in Aiken where Gov. Evans
"boys" are to be found, it is found by
the Grand Jury that the County Com
missioners paid six dollars for Post
Office box rent for the county officials.
Change the venue, Governor. Hist.
These are the "boys" that hissedrHamp-
ton.
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NOTICE
OI settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.

rake notice that on the 9Th day
OF July, 1895, we will render a
mai account of our acts and do
ings as Executors Of the estate of
Samuel J. Craig, deceased, in the
office Of Judge Of Probate for
Laurcns county at 10 o'clock A. M,
and on the same day will apply for
a final discharge from our trust as
such Executors.
All persons having demands
against said estate will please pre-.
sent them on or before that dav.
proven and authenticated, or be for.
v barred.
SUSAN ]. CRAIG,
JOSHUA S. CRAIG,
June 3, '9s-st Executors.
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NOTICE
OF Settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.

Tor Final Discharge.
Take notice that on the 9th day
OF July, 1895, | will render a
final account Of my acts and doings
as Administrator of the estate of
Henry M. Hunter, deceased, in the
office Of Judge of Probate for Lau.
rcns county at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
and on the same day will apply for
a final discharge from my trust as
such Administrator.
All persons having demands
against said estate will please pre-.
sent them on OIL before that day.
proven and authenticated, or be
forever barred
r. LEE HUNTER,
Administrators.
June r, 1S9s-5t.
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Judge Simonton has sent three of the
whiskey coustables to Jail for con-
tempt of Court in selling spirits con-
signed from outside the State to per.
sons in this State. The Constables
jumped on the stuff under orders of
the state whiskey administration and
now they arc in durance vile. These fell
lows SO defiant OF Uncle Sans author
ity ought to have lived thirty years
ago and they would have driven all
the Yankees into Canada. But Judge
Simonton holds that the constable
must show that the whiskey is for sale
before he can gobble it up. Now Mix
on and other great lights and big men
who are dealing in the poison, if q keg
be consigned to one of them, the bur-
den Of proof would be shifted and the
constables safe in grabbing it. A hard
time, surely, this whiskey law and it's
agents are having!
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-06-25

Any person having business with the
County Supervisor. l will be in the
otlce on Monday of each week between
the hours 10 a. M. to p. IN.
r.. p. ADAIR,
Supervisor of Laurens County, S. C..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-06-25

Farmer Tillman had q hard time
with Charleston and now Lawyer Evans
is having the same tough experience.
We suggested two years ago to run a
line from the Cooper to the Ashley be-
low ten mile Hill and turn Charleston
aIrift to look after her own skillet
Gen'NMcCrady could still hear the
Macedonian cry of our Governor to
come over a2d help us.