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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12
THE REASONS ARE GIVEN.
The SniIroads Cannot Comply With
the Request of the State Farmers
, Alliance.

hibancS.
The Railroad Commission has fur
nishcd the following statement of the
reasons why they did not altor the ex.
listing rates on fertilizers, giving the
facts as to the earnings of the rail
roads, and contending that reduction
now would not benefit farmers:
a convention of the State Farmers
Alliance and other planters was held
In this city on February 49, This body
addressed communication to tho rail-
road companies asking them to reduce
the rates twenty per cent; also, that
they would waive the notice of thirty
days allowed them under tho law, and
that these reductions should take ef-
feet at once.
The farmers convention requested
the State Board of Railroad Commits
sioners to forward this cOmmunica-
tion to the different railroad compa-
MES doing business in the State, which
was promptly done, and the roads re-
questcd to give the matter their imme-
diate attention.
I The traffic managers of the various
roads appeared before tho Railroad
Commission on February q and laid
before them the reasons why they
could not consent to the desired reduc-
ton. They claimed that the roads
were unable to make any reduction on
account Of the great decrease in the
business, which they show to be $780,
600, which Is 10 per cont. off the aver
age business for the past few years.
They claimed further prospective
decrease in the cotton crop Of several
hundred thousand dollars by the re-
duced consumption of fertilizers the
nraQQnt alan fhof fhn nfa ~
this most disastrous season 30 injured
the Florida orange and vegetable
crops that their revenue would sus-
tain n very serious loss from this de.
struction. They claimed that this row
enue had been so reduced that they
could not stand any further reduction
and continue TO give the public the
service that was expected.
The traffic managers called the at
tention of the board to the fact, as
showed in the last annual report of the
Railroad Commission, that thirteen
roads wore barely able to pay operat-
Ing expenses, and that eight roads had
deficit OF $50, ,260 less than operating
expenses before the effects OF the do
crease in business was felt. For those
reasons they declinod to grant the re-
quest Jor reduction made by tho farm
ers' convention, and to waive their
right to thirty days' notice OF any re-
duction, thus practically settling the
question for this season.
The Commission are now engaged in
revising all ratos now In force, their
object being to place as nearly as pos
sible just and indiscriminating rate
on all commodities transported In this
State from time to time, max ing such
reductions as will meet the changed
conditions as they arise in railroad
/ characterization,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12
A WESTERN Room TOWN.
How One Clever Itoguo Kindly AL
lowed People to Cheat Themselves
for His Benefit.

Tor HIS BENEFIT.
Most persons In the Far West"
said man from the State OF Wash
ington, have amazing faith in the
future OF that region. [ saw one town
that had 1900 inhabitants less than
five years ago, and now Is said To have
but 300. II was boom town with no
reason for being, and when the panic
came 1t collapsed as III its houses had
been merely blown bladders instead OF
brick and mortar. There must have
beon nearly two-score such towns
The East has never known such in
flation OF land values as the Puget
Sound region had few years ago,
and, OF course, has never known such
q shrinkage, as has occurred there.
- say such shrinkage. but the
faith OF the people keeps land at ficti-
tious prices. Men are holding on TO bad
Investments and starving themselves
to pay interest in order that they may
have, something from the wreck. Al
though Washington has several thous-
and miles of coast limo, you canuo;
even now buy an eligible water from,
on Puget Sound ut o moderate price
1 Many have given up in despair, and
know one man who deliberately gave
| away without any consideration prop
4 erty not long before valued at $50, 900
but the faithful hold on for the reviya
$ OF business. A man who once hett
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12
MORGAN AND HIS MEN.
An old Man Makes u Strange Dis
closure About Their Escape.

John Radesbaugh, who was at the
clos" of the war chief clerk to the
United States assistant quartermastel
in COlumbus, Ohio, the late Colonel
Raymond Burr, gives in the Columbus
Ditpatch an sccnunt OF the escape OF
Genorai john Morgan and his thirteen
comrades from the pcnitcntiary. He
says that Secretary Stanton ordered
their release because Morgan was be-
ing hold in Il feton's prison in violation
OF tie rules Of war and tho Confedcrates
were threatening retaliation. Stanton
sent n secret order to Governor Tod
to rcloase Morgan. Radebaugh says
Governor Tod called u conference
with Colonel Young, his military sec
retary Warden Marion of the peni-
tentinry, Colonel Burr, the quartormas-
ter, and myself. 1t was decided to
allow Morgan to escape and Marion
was to manage the cusc. We wore
men understood this. Thoy all walked
out OF the front door. Some of them
were sent in wagon to West Jeffer-
son TO take n train to Cincinnati. |
myself met John Morgan just outside
the prison and won't with hiu. to the
depot, where he took a train for Gin
cinnati. This was about 10 O'clock at
night. That is the true story OF the
escape OF Morgan and | am willing to
swear to it.
. suppose Tod either destroyed the
order from Stanton or concealed it
among his personal effects. / am the
only person living who took part in
the affair, IT has always boon be-
liered by many persons that Morgan
bought his way out and Wardcn
Marion WAS greatly ccnsured by the
public, but an investigation under Of
fetal authority cleared his skirts"
The manner Of tho escape and all
the circumstances seem 20 indicate
that it could not have boon accom-
plished as originally reported. Mr..
Rad baughs reason for making the
affair public Is that he will soon pass
away and his belief that blame will
not be attached to the men who set
Morgan free,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12

How THE ROSE BECAME QUEEN
Have you ever heard how the rose be-
came queen OF flowers? The rose has
been queen over since you or any ono
else now living can remember. But
there was u time, long ago, when she
did not hold that position. The flow
ers wore all equal, and none was con-
sidered of higher station than the
other.
But one year, at the annual meeting
OF flowers, one "f the blossoms present
proposed that thcroshould be q queen
to rule over them, and the blossom
| asked that vote OF all the flowers
might be taken to decide who SHOULD
be the queen. Then one of tho flowers
J lifted up his head and said
I Il think that tho rose should be
chosen to be our queen. It's colors re-
! peat all the red and yellow rays of the
rising sun, and Its petals arc more
numerous than the stars that float ir
the heavens. Upon its stem there arc
thorns like the mountains upon Ch,
earth, and its stalk is green and firm
like the brances OK the great trees
Let the rose be queen ofilowers."
,rs, Then all the blowers cried out>witl
one accord Yes, let the rose be ou
quoen !"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12
A MINISTER pRowNnp.-A sp,

A MINISTER DROWNED. "A special
dispatch to the Jacksonville Times
Union from Tavares, Fla, says: A
most deplorable accident occurred
yesterday in the drowning Of Rev. Dir.
Joseph b. Cottrell, OF tRussellville, KY, i,
who, for some weeks, has been visiting
his step-son, Hon. II. III. Duncan, Cir
cult Court Clerk. DIR. Cottrell was
standing on half sunken barge ON
the shore OF the lake, whore he went
to onioy an afternoons fishing, when
he was seized with an attack OF verti-
go, to which he was subject, and fell
with his face down in the lake. There
was no one present TO rescue him and
the unfortunate man In his unconscious
condition WAS drowned almost In sight
ofhome. Every possible effort was made
TO recuscitate him In vain, as the body
hadappa lain In thewater an hour
or moro before 1t was discovered. DIR,
Cottyell was q member OF the Ken.
tuck Conference, q prominent Metho-
dist minister, and was we'll known
Throughout the Southern States.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12

up with heavy, deep furrow with all
possible dispatch, When this ia done
the crop is cafe aud over half made
One-third of the plantation, Sni y0bpniG
be planted In cotton. Plant hbe ola
and sandy lands from the 18th to ths
10Th OF April; cultivate after first
WORKING as shallow as possible, the
only object being to keep THE ersss
and weeds down. The second Working
the cotton from twenty to twenty.fonSS
inches apart, for bottom land. Cult;.
yate until the cotton begins to open.
then go TO picking.
In May plant one-third Of the plan
tation In cow peas cultivate once
The fall, after gathering tho peas. aIi
that is required is to turn the vines
under. Then rotate 80 as put one
third of the place In poas every thir'
year.
III possible work for wages, fo
man on earth can manage plant
successfully with lessees aid
hands. Constant, close, per
tention Is au absolute nccessi
cess. Close your eyes and tr
a hord OF sheep in IL pen; IL
all you can do some OF then
away. That reminds me o
managing Il plantation with
head men on shares. --Exohap
The above cOndenses q go
wisdom in q very short 81
there are one or two points az
comment may be proper,
blowing of corn and cotton
working is not necessity, NJ
advisable, except in two ca
where the land is very st
been run together by hard
the preparation and plan
other when one desires to hi
plication OF manure subs,
planting. If this is to be {
better be done ut tho first
cause less root-cutting and
cnsuc then than at later,
the absence OF these consiC
is better to cultivate crop
start with hcel-scrapers.
early and repeat at very
walls. Again tho weight OF
against turning under pea
laIl. IIot them ,~.:ain on
~>ll toward spring. In
hiring hands wo have,
advocated the payment o,
der special conditions we
the best plan. AS, for inst
neighborhood of villages
where labor Is abundant a
OF one dismissed Is easil
In the country at largo
ed share system Is proba
If contract is made that
tor shall direct the pitch
the cultivation, and ev,
on tho farm, just as he,
borors were hired for
that In place of none
should receive such
crops, with forfeitures
conditions the farmer
the cooperation OF self-i
part OF the laborer and
tho laborer OF risk OF SO,
Southern Farmer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12

Anderson County has adopted the
contract system OF working the roads,
and has a force of conyicts under charge
OF guards to work the public roads Ave
miles In each direction from the court
house. Phis plan is adopted so that
each force can be returned 10 the jailfor
safe keeping ut night.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12
WILL NOT BON
The Port Royal and
lima Rcfuscs to .


The Spartanburg Her..,. ..,
an interview with Receiver
Cleveland, and asked him v
he would take about the boyct
the Seaboard Air Line, whi
being waged by the Souther
and Steamship Associate
reply was as follows, and sh
the L. II. & w. G. has no ide,
king Its best friend and ally:
"The Port Royal & West
Ina road will not boycott
board Air Line. While a.
the Southern Railway and
Association, we are not e
required to violate the la
State. In the matter OF
tance, | have taken tn,
counsel, and am acting
advice. If the correctl
position shoIld be questi
officer OF the court, | sh
court to instruct me wha;
shall be governed by that
From the best inforl
| have, there are only sol
four roads that have put
into effect. The Western
the most important conn,
Seaboard Air Line at
been cnjoined by the cou,
criminating against the s
Limo. The success Of
depends in u gceat me
suit for a permanent
far as its eastern com
cerned, tho Seaboard A
pendent.
:" think that Conn
man and the So -
Steamship Assoc.
justly criticised b.
principal object Of tn
maintain fair and c.
thus giving to every
equal chance in the race
Maj. Stahlman no dor
what he considered to b
tcrest OF tho association.
or 've that the Soa1Dnr
stronger than tho Sout
and Steamship Associate
bad day for the associate
you will understand that
Air Limo is naturally.
graphical position, the
and friend OF the Port 10
Carolina road, and | ver
this fight with tho Sou
and Steamship Associat
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12

deemed best v the county Democratic
executive committee, shall as near as
possible give each faction equal repre-
sentation in the whole convention.
| Second. That the managers and
clerk of such primary election be
equally divided between the factions
and that all persons participating In
the samo take % pledge to abide the
result and support the nominees of the
general election. Or where the nomi-
nation Is made otherwise than by the
primary, both factions In such county
are pledged in like manner to support
such nominees.
| Third That 1t is understood that
the following principles or basic con-
dttions shall govern the election of
delegates to which both sides are
| pledged:
"(a.) No white man to bc disfran-
chised except for crime.
"(b) Such qualification of suffrage
as will guarantee white supremacy.
",(c.) A constitution OF principles
and not dealing with legislation but
| leaving to the Legislature full control
| OF the free schools and requiring the
Legislature to literally support them.
"(d.) The Constitution when adopt
ed not to be submitted back to the peo-
pic.
b. r. TILLMAN,
JOS. w. BARNWELL,
JnO. II. SLOAN, JR.,
y G. HEMPHILL.
Geo. S. MOWER,
"JNo. GARY EVANS,
IRA B. JONES,
wv. @. MCGOWAN,
&C. M. EFIRD,
= ALTAMoNT MOSES"
VI will say, however, that we had
not intended publishing this without
consent OF all parties to the agree
ment acquiescing, but am sure there
Will be no. objection as our enemies
have stated that there was more be-
hind. This Is ALL"
What plan do you propose for
qualification OF suffrage?'
The Mississippi plan or something
better, and ! am opposed to any dele
gate who will not pledge himself to
vote FOR the Mississippi plan in case
no better is offered the people. We
might as well be frank and speak out
to the people for 1t must come sooner
or late. This plan can be SO modi-
fled as to save every white man and
at the same time preserve white su.
premacy."
What were your impressions AZ to
national p0fitics?
"Well, am satisfied that the next
Vice President will come from the
South, no matter what party is sue
cessful. The fight in '96 will be be-
tween gold and silver and geographic
cal lines will govern instead OF. party
lines. The South and West will in
evitably come together and fight for
free silver or they are doomed"
WHO was spoken of most promi-
nently to lead the combination ?'
Senator Tillman, and If he were
not from the South and the State
which lead secession he would certain
~ be selected | am satisfied when
the revolt comes he will be the central
figure. | would talk to you and open
your eyes on this subject, but [ must
go to other business"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12
TIE SHppRESSI0N {

THE SUPPRESSION {
1869 Baron Itothschil
monetary conference in
Z" The simultaneous
tho two metals is 81
gives riSo to no comp.
gold or silver domina
being, it is always true
concur together in fOi
t;lry circulation CO a.
is the general mass of
combined which servo
ure OF the value OF tf
preston OF silver We
veritablc destruction
any compensation.
On the samo subj
Isle, in his famol
said +:
" According to r
joct, tho conspirs
have been formed
to destroy by lc
wise from three.
the metallic mon
most gigantic c
other age. The
q scheme would
misery upon th'
the wars, pcstil
over occurred
world. Tho Il
Gus dcstructio'
movable prope
ing houses, sh
appliances for
while 1t would
for the momel
anything liket
and d'sorganiZs
certainly rssu'
annihilation c
money of they
----------
Some people
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12

The South's Cheerful Prospect--Cot.
ton Mills Running Night and Day
New Factories I'm Sight Every
whePe--The Reduction Works at
BlaCkRhnrg. s.. q.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-09-03
RUMSEYS STEAMBOAT.
Records Which Show That IL AntedAted
Fultou's Product by Twuuty-two Years.

Records Which show That IL AntedAted
FuIton's Product by Twsuty-tWo Years.
The records Of Jefferson county. W.
Va, prove what is not generally known
that Robert Fulton was not the first
man to build steamboat III this cuun-
try He was anticipated over - years
by James Rumsey Of Charleston, Va.
now West Virginia Rumsey's steam
boat was partly constructed in Frederick
county, Md. in 1885. Ii WAS fittcd'up
with machinery partly manufactured AT
a furnace called The Cococtin Fur
mace, i" owned by johnson Brothers. and
located near the town of Frederick
The two cylinders, the boiler, pumps.
pipes, etc, We're built in Baltimore
Part Of the work was done at the old
Antietam Iron works Rumsey's boat
was so feet in length, and il was pro
PEELED by an engine which worked Il
vertical pump placed in the center of the
vessel The water WAS drawn IN at the
bow and forced out At the stern through
a horizontal pipe The entire weight ~
the machinery WAS 6Gj pounds. aud
the tonnage OF the vessel Was three tons.
The entire machinery. including the
boiler. etc. took up a space Of worry li;-
tie over 4 feet square.
The first public experiment took place
on the Potomac river ON March "a, 1856,
when the boat showed speed Of four
miles an hour up stream. The records Of
jefferson county also show that George
Washington and Governor Thomas john
son Of Maryland We're among the pat
rons Of Rumsey, and that the experiment
was made in the interest Of the tlen
proposed Chesapeake and Ohio canal -
New York World
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-09-03
hYPnEKAIEo NAMES.
Some Are Genuine. Others Simply stAnd
FOr Knsbb~Ey-How to Distinguish

Some Are Genuine, Others Simply SeAmd
Fer KnsbbeEy-How to Distinguish
Hyphenatsd names in Europe may Be
ividcd into two c-tegories-namely.
those wherein the hyphen is a mere piece
Of snobbery and affectaticn. and those
wherein it Is consequent upon legal
obligation. The latter are in the minor
ity and are borne almost invariably by
legatees and their descendants. who have
inherited property. usually real estate,
contingent upon their tackin2 the name
Of the testator ON TO their own, or else
they are men who have married heireSScs
and been accepted as husbands for the
latter on the condition that they should
append the family name Of their wives
10 their own patronymic.
People in the other category. who use
the hyphen merely with the object II
creating the impression that they are of
more ancient lineage than Is really the
case. invariably prefix, instead of ap-
pending. the additional name, and II Is
this that enables one to distinguish the
bona fide double barrel. " as Lord Ran
dolph Churchill used TO call them. from
those who are not. for You have only TO
ask Mr. Ponsonhy- Jones for the name of
his paternal grandfather in order 10 find
out that the old gentleman was 4 simple
Jones. devoid of the ;iristOcratic PouSon-
by, whereas III the ease Of surnames
adopted in Difference to testdmentary
dispositions one Will invariably find ON
inquiry that the paternal grandfather
and ancestors bore the first Of the Two
patronymics
The persons who make use Of hyphcn-
ated names without being compelled To
do so are usually the owners of patro-
nymics overwhelmingly plebcian, who
hope, vainly, it Is true, to redeem the
commonplace character of their name by
prefixing thereto one calculated, they
trust. to create the impression that they
are connected with some of the great
( houses Of the nobility. Thus 1t is quite
common to find MUntmOrency-S Smiths,
I Plautagenet- -RObinSons and We're do
I We're Browns. Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-09-03
,.ravltatlon ID Ins nlooa.

We ordinarily think Of the attraction
Of gravitation only as producing what
we call weight. aud as governing the
motion of the earth and other planets in
their orbits. But gravitation acts IN a
very important manner upon the circu-
lation Of the blood in our veins and ar
teries An elaborate series of expert
ments has recently been carried ont in
England 70 determine Just what effect
gravitation exercises in this respect. and
how its disturbing influence il compen-
stated in the bodily mechanism.
Ii has been found that man probably
POSSESSES "a more complete compensation
q: th.s kind than any other animal. and
that the monkey stands in this respect
next 10 man.
Injuries 20 the spinal cord, asl -xia.
and poisoning by chloruform or {. r.
paralyze. more or less completely. the
power Of compensation. aud then the in
fiuence Of gravitation on the circulation
Of the blood may become a serious dan
ger
In such a case death is more likely 20
result. according 70 the conclusions of
Professor Leonard Hill. If the body l.
placed IN such a position that the alb
domen Is at "a lower level than the heart
But the danger may be diminished Or
removed either by clevating the ahdo-
men ur by COMPRISING il 80 as g. drive
the blood up TO the heart. When the
heart itself, however, has been injured.
as by chlorOform, there Is danger in furr-
ting the blood too rapidly into IL.
Professor Hill finds that. generally
speaking, the best position for the body.
when the power Of compensation for {.
effects Of gravitation has been arrested.
Is with the feet up instead of with the
feet down. : Youth 3 Cnmnlninn
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He Could He Indifferent.

II isn't every man that owns a silk
hat, but it is the dream Of every very
young mans life 10 possess one A
young man in our end of town went 10
the matinee with the only girl he ever
really loved, and lac wore "A silk hat
He put it under the seat carefully. ana
the next person who came in gave 1t a
kick that practically ruined It. Most
young fellows would have had a fit right
there, but this one said nothing at all
He was 50 philosophical that the girl
was charmed As they came ont Of the
theater they met another young man.
and the three Went TO get some soda
water. The girl told about the young
mans hat. and how philosophical he
was:
why, do you know, Jack, " she said,
Charley didn't even look annoyed. II
was lovely "
"Umph, said Jack, with fire in his
eye, ''it's all right for him to be lovely,
but it, my hat :"
1t is just such little things AS this that
wreck the friendship Of a lifetime
Washington Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-09-03
AN EXPLANATION.

Mrs. Hawkes. writes the ARp-
MoaErTE citing some typoglaphl-
cal errors which appeared in y
Letter to Girls, contributed hy
her to tn, Women ; edition of the
ARDMoEEIrE. but which was
crowded out of that paper and ap-
peared in the regular Sunday
mornings issue
Her explanation Of how it should
have read is H. follows;
"On the first line a rest of some
nights. should read a rest of
some weeks Near the close of
the first column the word birth
in her. should lie omitted and
'birthright inserted. awkwand'
should read awkward. Mar
gret Nutter" should road Mar
gret Fuller. names" in the
closing line Of the article should
read homes
While We regret exceedingly
that these errors occurred w. feel
justification in the fact that the
copy WAS wrctched in the ,Xrrcme,
leaving both printer and proof
reader 10 gur~, al what WAS IN
tended and our only surprise Is
that the result was NO worse than
it was Newspaper contributors
should appreciate the fact that in
producing copy they owe it to
themselves to either write it plain
ly or be on hands to read proof
There are some things that even a
printer can not decipher and Mrs.
Hawkes. paper was one of them.