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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13
THE CHARMS OF OESAR'S HEAD.
n FAITHFUL SKETCH OF MA
TURE'S GREAT FREAK

The Profile in the White Mountains
and Caesars Head in the Blue
Hidgc-A New Version of Brutus
and the Roman Emperor.
DR.. Lansing Burrows in Augusta Chronicle.
CESAR'S HEAD, S. O., Aug. o.
Who can tell how many centuries this
grim yet placid face has gazed down
upon the far-reaching plain OF the
Palmetto State? Through the rosy
summer and the blanched winter it
has turned its stony stare, silent and
immOvable, through all the change
ful histories OF men. There have been
scenes of peaceful pastoral life when
men have wrought for generous har-
vests amid these fertile fields and
scenes OF desOlatlon when men turned
in the rage OF war upon their breth-
rem Unmoved by either, this strange
face has simply regarded them with
out frown for their murderous hate or
smile for their healthful industry.
There are two of these remarkable
smulations of the human face carved
in lasting stone in the United States.
The other is far up in the White
Mountains of New Har, pslire, known
as the Profile. Like this head, it is
pcrchcd upon the shmmlt OF u bare,
inaccessible clilf of the hardest granite.
The features, when viewed at the
proper angle, are clear-cut, and repre-
sent an old man with receding mouth
and protruding chin. The head in tho
Blue Ridge is equally clear in It's out
lines, but is the physiognomy Of IL vir-
ilo man, without suggestion Of decrep-
it age. The bold Roman nose is what
has associated it with the ambitious
Caesar. That and the expansive fore
head and orators mouth, well-marked,
although compressed, combine in an
admirable presentation of the man
who swayed empires. The New Hamp-
shire Profile might mean any old man
the hard-liviug, economical farmer
dragging subsistence from those re-
luctant fields. The South Carolina
profile is warrior, with look Ol
command, inspiring with awe for its
majesty. The one is Puritan, the
other is Cavalier. The one is the type
Of New England sentiment-stern
| self-contained, earnest; the other i,
the type OF the Southern-dashing
heroic coInrnauding. The very rock.
partake OF the characteristics OF tho
people who d% ell in their shadows.
The head OF Caesar lifts itself above
the great plain that stretches to tn,
sea, upwards OF 1000 feet. From it,
crown one may behold vast expanse
Let the day be clear and the ordinar,
eye shall behold Stone Mountain, nea
Atlanta, on The one side, aud King
Mountain, near Charlotte, ON tn,
other; and these peaks are 300 mile
apart, Intervening tho rolling coun
try lies; billowing itself into littl
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13

sent her with yer carcass, but she'll b,
sho' to hear bout yer misforchin."
Tom Lowell had apparently though
1t out beforehand. Without mo
meats hesitation. he begged:
"Jes' let one of yer do the shootin
an carry me to the big road. Shell
think somebody followed me from the
tavern.p he was still on his knees
pleading SO earnestly as to awaken
some latent pity in these rough natures
| "It mought ez well be thet way as
any," said Abe Toby. "One shot'll dc
the work ez well ez twenty-if it's q
sho shot. Jim Sibley, you's the short
est, an 'twuz yo' barn on critters"
| The men promptly agreed, while Jim
Sibley mildly protested at the doubtful
hosor thrust upon him. Nevertheless,
he got his gun in position and sighted
at the pitiful object before him.
How kin git drop on Tim when
KANT tell him from some of the shad-
ders ?"
Put yer linen observation-disclosures
over his heart fer a mark"
I'VE amt no dudes, an this amt no
meetin'-house fer to be hourishin'
white pocket-handkerchevs," said an
other.
'Mebbe Toms got one hisself," VEN
tured another, as he saw Toms efforts
W SeI 10 MS pocket
Ef you'll unite my hands q minute
I'll fix it," said Tom.
Wall, never saw u man so willin'
to hep at his own funeral"
They united his hands, and, fumbling
nervously at his pocket, Tom brought
out a crushed white rose and pinned it
over his heart. Was it the faint, sweet
smell OF the rose, or the glimpse of
tear as it flashed upon it in the moon-
light, that made the objects before Jim
Sibley grow misty?
The leaders, voice rang out, F" Ready,
aim, fire." but still Sibley stood with
stood so. The men held their breath
in suspense. Again the leader called
out the words Of command. AT the
word fire a shot rang out. A small
bough from the top Of the oak dropped
at Tom Lovell's feet. Jim Sibley drop
ped his gun and turned to the crowd.
Maggie Barton kin hev Tom Lowell
agin eZ fer ez Pm consarned. | guess
KILN him amt goin' to bring back my
barn an critters, and ez twas my prop
erty it's nobody's business if | let him
go. This meetin's adjourned, an if
anybody objects, he can settle it with
me-" SO saying, he walked up TO the
prisoner and cut the ropes that bound
him.
There was some dissatisfaction
the men, for an angry mob is
not easily paciticd F; but either Tom
Lovell's humility or Jim Sibley's repu
tation as q man who booked no contra
diction or perhaps both, had taken the
spirit out of the party, so they grum
bingly dispersed.
Maggie was walking the child in her
arms again when Tom stood in tho
IOnlsyrAV
alarmed her.
"Gimmo the the baby. honey: you
lie down an rest" he said as he took
the child out of her arms.
His wife looked q him in astonish-
ment. Drinking had never affected
him like this; besides, he. had beeu
sleeping on the piazza as she had left
him some time ago. Still vague
doubt crossed her mind.
Tom, you haven't been to the tay
ern, have you 2"
No, honey; an with Gods help
never will &C again" And he never
did.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13
a WESTERN MAN NEEDED.
Senator Hi Thinks mat VIM. r.
Morrison is the Coming Candidate.

Hon. VIM. II. Morrison, Of Ilionis,
amenbor of the Interstate commerce
commission, Is aU,uJ 10 nave It boom
in, his interest as ii CaudidH,c for
Pre- iucnt. He thinks it Is too soon 10
di , the matter, but frankly adults
thai Il Western man Is needed at Juis
iuncture to consolidate the Democracy.
The name of Mr.. Morrison has been
casually ) mentioned in connection with
the campaign Of 1896, but IL had taken
no decisive turn until the statement
credited to Senator Hill came out that
the Democrats should nominate IL Wcs-
tern man and that VIM. IL. Morrison
measured up to all demands Of Demo-
cracy.
This remark is said to have been
made by Senator Hill IL few days ago
in the presence OF number Of politi-
clans during discussion OF the coming
campaign and the probable candidates
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self Respect.

Treat every one with respect, my boy,
At home or upon the street;
No matter what is the age or sex
OF the one you chance to meet;
For, remember, it's not SO much what
they are,
Or that they have boarded pelf,
Nor because they are ladies or gentle
men,
But because you're gentleman your
self
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13

a suggestive chill, and drives the guest
within to iinger by the blazing logs,
and then. candle in hand, to seek the
down and blankets, to wake not until
the new sun peers in through his win.
dow curtains. ELBE
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13

An Arkansas woman u7.u COu
tratyd lyo instead OF baking yowJdl
her buscuits. Her husband a'rDf thJ
ana mono of his friends have been a
- put any dependence in what ho 81
since.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13

Call for the Horse Brand of Johnsons
Magnetic Oil. 1t has no equal for the
diseases of horses and cattle. Sold by
Carpenter Bros, Grcenville, S. G.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11
RELIGIOUS NEWS
AND THOUGHT.
GATHERED FROM THE RELIGIOUS
AND SECULAR PRESS.
Worth rendering on Religious
and Moral Subjects.

81 mention these things TO prove it is
extraordinary people who get abused
while the ordinary escape. The weather
of life is not so severe on the plain as 1t
is on the high peaks. The world never
forgiveS a man who knows. or gains, or
does more than it can know, or gain or
do. Parents sometimes give confection-
cry to their children as an inducement to
take bitter medicine, and the WorldS Su-
gar plum precedeS the worlds acqua-
FORTS. The mob cried in regard to Christ,
Cruelty him, cruelty himn and they had
to say it twice to be understood, for they
were so hoarSe, and they got their hoarse-
ness by crying a. little while before at the
top of their voice, 'Hosanna" The river
Rhone is foul when il enters Lake Leman,
but crystalline when 1t comes out on the
other side. But there are men who have
entered the bright lake of worldly pros
perity crystalline and came out terribly
riled. If, therefore, you feel that you are
ordinary, thank God for the defences
and the tranquility of your position.
Then, remember, if you have only
what is called an ordinary home, that all
the great delivererS of the world have
be seated, reading at your evening stand,
a child who shall be potent for the ages.
Just unroll the scroll of men mighty in
church and state, and you will find they
nearly all came from log cabins or poor
houses. Genius almost always runs out
in the third or fourth generation. You
can not find in all history an instance
where the fourth generation of extraor-
binary people amount TO anything. Co
lumbuS from a weaver'S hut, DemoSthe-
mes from a cutters cellar, Bloomfield and
Missionary Carey from a shoemaker's
bench, Arkwright from a BARRIERS shop,
and He, whose name is high over all in
earth and air and sky, from a manager.
Let us all be content with such Things
as we have. God is just as good in what
he keeps away from us as in what He
gives US. Even knot may be useful If
it is at the end of a thread."-Dr. Tai
mage.
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made of metal, with the flowers in a diff
terent sort, of gilt with silver and copper
trimmings, or perhaps of pure gold with
! the blossoms superbly enaraelel.
Most useful and less expensive belt
buckles in favor, are of heavy gold wire
ilnted IN curious swirl designs, and that
loop over each other in fastening; and all
OF them Madame-who is a power in New
1ork-declareS she will make fashionable
Tor house gowns this winter And now
! the house gowns themselves.
New House Towns.
Figure 1. which is a Felix design intend
ed for polite mourning, is of black novelty
crepe, with a. front of white silk null
and pleated shoulder epaulettes of heavy
white silk.
Killed surah in a tender pinkish gray,
the old-fashioned surah We have known
these many years, is the groundwork of
Fig. 2 Black ribbon velvet braces the
shoulders becomingly, and extends down
the skirt ending in big fyaway bows
near the bottom.
The lace, which in a shoulder cape and
peplum is pat on to give width to a too
slight figure, is imitation Irish point.
Plain art green challie, of a. Web-lille
finenesS and tone as dim as the milky
green enameling seen sometimes in old
Venetian jeWelry composes fig. 8 The cos
tune is in three pieces, d skirt and I'M
derblouse of the challie, and an over
blouse of heavy white silk embroidered
with black and gold in Il rich Russian de-
sign. The dark edge that outlines the up
per portion of this, is a black velvet, cut
TO follow the lines of the blouse.
Autumn COIorS and Stufs.
Pompadour challie in old pinks and
browns, and blue liberty satin showing
pink reflections, are the main features Of
the next two toiletteS.
The fiowery gown, which is OF challie.
has an overblouse in ecru guipure, and
the liberty satin, shown IN the blouse, is
ornamented by a stole collar of white or
candle and yellow lace.
The plain portion of the Powered bodice
is dull green silk, the collar dark red
velvet
Kpropos Of thes toilettes, their cuts, tex
tiles and decorations, Madame, who was
mothering them, said;
You see, the only rev material here
is the black crepe, which is, in reality,
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bits of tin, and then the shapes are
cut out very carefully.
There must be a dozen specimens of
each shape. A strip of tinfoil not
broader than the third part of an inch
is then soldered onto the edge of the
shapes. at right angles, Of course, so
as to form shallow boxes. The village
tinman can do the soldering The back
part and outside edges of the shapes
are painted with white enamel, so that
they look like porcelain. The inside is
filled with wet clay and into this,
small flowers, leaves and ferns are
placed. Everyone can readily under
stand that the variety of decorations
which can be obtained by this means
is infinite, as the shapes can be laid
together in a thousand different ways
and always be perfectly new. The
centre of the table is usually left free
for vase of flowers, the colors of
which must, of course, harmonic with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11

Worcester porcelain of the rocco
pattern was used, and the effect was
most striking. The ivory tint of the
Worcester. deepened in color toward
the edges of the endorsement and
scrolls until it became bronze-brown,
with some touches Of green bronze, that
harmonized delightfully."- with the
palms, which were the only plants
used.
There was a center vase, two can
delabras for each end of the table,
four dishes for bon-bons and fruit and
two half-circular arrangements for
holding fiowers-ferns, in this case.
Mrs. Havemeyer's Originality.
Another woman who has original
and charming ideas in regard to dec
orations for the table is Mrs. Theodore
Havemeyer.
At a dinner she gave recently, the
table was a dream of beauty. Maiden
hair ferns and sweet-peas were used
in lavish profusion, although confined
in light and airy fashion. The ac-
companying illustration will give a
better idea than any lengthy descrip-
ton.
For little supper, a graceful ar
rangement is that shown in the third
illustration. More elaborate is that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11
Faithful Saving.

''What a fragrant sweetness flows from
these two simple Saxon words, faithful
sayingr They remind us of those ac-
cents of unselfish love that used to fall
from that mother whose lips are now ST.
lent beneath the turf. They recall the
faithful saying which some of US have
altar; but alasl how often may a turbii-
lent temper have soiled the brightness OF
that promise and made it an unfaithfuI
saying! They remind us of our solemn
covenant when We joined ourselves to
Christ and promised him TO be 'hi{ fol-
lowers unto death: yet our lives testify
how often we have failed to live up TO
it. No saying that ever issued from a.
merely human source. however solemn,
can be regarded as perfectly infallibla
truth on which to rest our eternal hopes
throne of the infinite love, ard that is
the faithful saying that Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners -
Rev. Theo. L. Cuyler.
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The new challies that have seen at the
manufacturers are very charming. Some
are patterned like silk, with great bo-
quets, but there are others that are barred
with little vines between stripes, and
other plain ones again in dim and spark
ling jewel tones.
These will be my favorites, and 1 will
combine them with lace, ribbon and vel
vet in contrasting shades. One gown that
] haven my mind will be in old blue,
with Greek border in gold thread, en-
broidered by hand, at the skirt bottom.
Yes" said Madame, as she closed the
door on all the wonderful things so soon
to be borne 20 New York, remember that
challies, winter challies, are to be re-
yived' NINE, FITCH
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A Good Background.

''One great difference between men OF
equal capacity and opportunity is to be
found in the background of their lives
one man goes Ia his work in the morn
ing from pleasant home, and from the
delightful atmosphere of mutual consid-
GRAFTON and love. Another's home sur
roundings and family relationships are
not congenial or inspiring. Is it surpris-
ing that one man addresses himself to his
tasks with ZeSt and nerve that make
work easy. while the other finds that
things drag on his hands, and that he is
soon worn out? One Of the secrets OF
many a, mans success is the background
of a happy home life. And many a good
man has failed, not because ne lacked, liz
ability or energy, but because those wbo
him were too stupid or uncongeniaI 10
make his home life winsome. Of cours
men have triumphed over this Obstarr,.,
just as they have over others, but ~
force they eXpend in overcoming such
drawbacks is just so much Substracted
from their efficiency in the work Of Iife''
The Watchm9n
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The Sin of Frettinr.

Watch any ordinary coming together
of people and see how many minutes it
viii be before somebody fretS: that is.
makes more or less complaining state
ment of something or other, which most
probably every one in the ROOM or in the
railway carriage, or in the street. it NAV
be, knew before, and which probably no
body can help. Why say anything about
1t! 1t is cold, it is hot, it is wet it is dry:
somebody has broken an appointment, or
iI-cooked meal; stupidity or had faith
somewhere has resulted in discomfort
there are plenty of things to fret about
II we are weak enough to heed trifles 1t
is simply astonishing how much annov-
ance may be found in the course of every
DAY living, even at the simplest. if ole
only keeps a sharp lookout on that s Ae
of things. Even holy writ SAYS we srs
prone to trouble as sparks to fly upward.
But even to the sparks flying upward. in
the blacklist of smoke. there is a blue skv
above and the less time they waste on
the road, the sooner they will reach it.
Fretting is all time wasted on the road -
Helen Hunt.
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When righteousness Shall Prevail.

On the river of life as I float along,
I see with the spirits sight
That many a nauseous weed Of wrong
Has root in seed of right.
For evil is good that has gone aStray,
And sorrow is only blindness,
And the world is always under the sway
OF a changeless law of kindness.
The commonest error truth can make
In shouting its sweet voice hoarse,
And sin is the only SOULS mistake
In misdirecting its force.
And love, the fairest of all fair things,
That ever to man descended,
Grows rank with nettles and poisonous
things
Unless it is watched and tended.
There could not be anything better than
this
Old world in the way it began,
And though some matters have gone
amiss,
From the great original plan;
And however dark the skies may appear.
And however souls may blunder,
I tell you it all will work out clear,
For good lies over and under.
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Those in Our Charge.

Experience proves that we may make
or mar the character of those placed by
nature in our charge. The inherited traits
are strong; the influences of surroundings
is stronger. In the first few years the
seed is sown that shall grow into fair
fruit tree or into a deadly upas, which
shall blast the child's life. These early
influences may determine whether the
child shall be like the singing nettle or
prickly thistle, which could well be spared
and replaced by benificent products of the
earth; or like the growing bryony and the
graceful nightshade, both attractive yet
poisonous; or like sweet clover, which
yields fragrance and Sweetening to the
honeyed stores of the bee; or like the
daisy and blue-eyed violets or the flowers
of eglantine blushing bright red, impart-
ing beauty and loneliness to their sur
roundings. Children are the flowers of
home. They are the perfume of life.
They are living jewels dropped unstained
from heaven. They are gems cleaning in
the coronet of love.
They are better than all the ballads,
That ever were sung or said;
For they are living poems,
And all the rest are dead
Rabbi j. Leonard Levy.
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AS for the gown itself, it was cut en-
princess, slightly trained, and lined
throughout with soft silk, with the neck
Just square enough to show those adora-
BILE curves at the siGes and back of young
threats.
The stuff Of the bodice, which was very
short in the waist, necesSitating wearing
the belt high, was stretched over the bust
without a wrinkle, the corsage fastening
in the back; sleeves, round puffS, barely
covering six inches of the arm, which.
however, when occasion demanded, could
be entirely hidden capewise by the volum-
inous fichu. One thing TO be remembered
the gilt braid mentioned, and which was
an inch in width, was used only in the
way of a facing. A single row, sewed
fat at the inside Of the skirt, the neck
and sleeve bottoms, showed at these
points in a mere hairlilIe line.
For Evening TOiIettes.
Square necks, it Seems, are superceding
round cuts in Paris for dressy house and
evening wear.
But they are by no menas deeply deco
lette, and the modest little square worn
by Juliet in her balcony is considered the
most becoming limit.
Belts too. are much worn, wider than
formerly, and made of a glistening gilt
braid and of silk heavily embroidered
with gold, and with great buckles fash
Toned like wreaths.
Indeed, wreath jewelry is the very lat
est fad; and besides the buckles there are
wreath brooches, wreath fastenings to
bracelets and wreath hat pins. They are
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the decorations Of the table.
Mrs. VanderbiIt's Taste.

Recently Mrs. Vanderbilt gave a
dinner for Mrs. James A. Burden, jr.,
and the decorations were carried out
in this style with forget-me-nots and
ferns. Our illustration shows a small
piece of this decoration.
The other drawings are only a few
out of the infinite number of combina-
tionS which can be made with the diff
ferent shapes, which the reader will
admit are quite a new departure in
the graceful art of decoration.
The proportions of the single parts
of the decoration should be adapted
to the size of the table for which they
are intended.
The flowers best suited to this kind
of decoration are of course small ones.
Daisies and buttercups are quite as
pretty as more elaborate combinations.
OF course the edges are invariably
bordered with green or brown to give
relief to the flowers
ELEANOR LEXINGTON.
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TWO DAYS BOARD FREE.

The Rio Grande Western railway
agents viii, beginning on July 1, sell
excursion tickets to Glenwood Springs
and return via the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad at s19. These tickets
will be coed three days from date of
sale, and will include two days board at
the Hotel Color Ndo and two baths in
the famous Glenwood Springs. The
Hotel Colorado at Glenwood Springs
is the finest and best hotel in Colorado
The Rio Grande Western agents will
also sell excursion tickets to Glen
wood Springs via the famous Denver
& Rio Grande railroad, good thirty
days for s22. or sixty days for SIS.
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in the next picture. The tall, graceful
glass vase, with its pendant bowls,
springs from a mirror, which reflects
the flowers so prettily. Trails of
flowers extend from this centrepiece
to the four corners of the table, where
are placed vases similar in style but
on smaller scale, to that in the CEN
ire.
Her Own Decorator.
An ingenious woman has invented a
new system of table decoration which
makes her quite independent of the
florist and produces delightful results.
To make it ineligible to the reader,
the description will have to go into de-
tails. A number of ornaments, grace
full curves, circles, diamonds and
drops, such as the illustration shows,
must be drawn on thin paper, which
is glued on sheet of tinfoi., or thin