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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-02

The South is slowly going back to
the condition where II will raise its
own food products and not be depen-
dent on the West. Before the war
the Southern people raised most of
the corn consumed, but after the war
they devoted all their land to cotton
growing, because that was tho crop
which they could mortgage before It
was even planted In 1860 the South
had 10,000,000 population and raised
358,000,000 bushels OF corn. In 1894
the sonth had population OF 20,000,-
600 and raised 483,000,000 bushels OF
corn. This section will have to in
crease this production by more than
20,000,000 bushels annually to have
the same proportion it had in 1860.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-02
The Courtenay Manfacturipg Com

The Courtenay Manufacturing Com
pany are preparing to enlarge their
mills so as to put in more machinery.
The spinning machinery has proved
very satisfactory, doing more work
in fact than expected, and necess:tates
the placing of moro looms. BY the
lst of May it Is expected that over
10000 spindles and $40 looms Will be at
work. Not only is the amount salts
factory, but the quality Of the work
done is good and the cloth finds ready
sale and is making a fine reputation
for Itself in the Northern markets.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-02
cUBA's FIGHT FOR FREEDoM.
Patriots Well Organized Under Able
Leaders--Four Ofthe FIVE Provinces
Declared In Rebellion

Declared In Rebellion
TAMPA, Fla, March 8.-Passengers
on this evenings steamer from Havana
report that city at last in state of
excitement over the revolutionary
movements.
The efforts OF the Cuban patriots to
rise on February 28 proved futile in
the city of Havana and country i'm
mediately surrounding on account of
the absence of Gen. Sanguilly, who
was to have led the movement, but
now their forces are we'll organized
under able leaders and may be ex-
pected to rise In arms at any moment.
Port an Prince is declared in state
of rebellion by the Spanish Govern
ment which. makes four out of the five
provinces of the island In a state OF
revolution. The report that Maxine
Gomez Is In Cuba is confirmed and he
is now at the head OF the uprising al
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-02

The standard Chinese work on
coinage Is in twenty volumes, and
Chinese money itself is not less bulky,
as q string OF cash" weighing five
pounds Is worth less than 25 cents.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-02
:" Isn,t f. terrible about Nav Marb,

=" Isn't 1t terrible about May Mark, :.
engagement?" g Yes, he so dread
fully dissipated. Why, they say d
was half drunk when he proposed
her. wonder how she could ha
accepted him." "Weil, you kngsl
how 1t is. A woman will take aiik
thing fifty per cent off," 4
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-02

Joining church with high
steeple is not always start for
heaven.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-02

This letter appeared in the World
on Sunday last, along with similar
ones from men most prominently iden-
titled with the new movement for 1896
-Peffer, Marion Butler, Congressman
Sibley, Weaver, Howard, Thomas T..
Watson and Taubeneck.
The World also proceeds to analyze
the electoral vote of the country and
shows that the Solid South and West,
with other aid, could only secure In
the electoral college 2l5 votes at the
outside, while il takes 224 to elect a
President
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-02


movement.
Mr.. Burn said we were now in q
crisis In the State. He gave hearty
appreciation to the resolutions and
said they filled the wants of the peo-
| plo. His remarks were from the
heart and were given to the convention
with considerable eloquence.
Hon. John l.. McLaurin said "If
there is ever q time for men to speak
out now is the time. AS q member of
the Reform party and member OF this
peace and harmony convention he
would rather give more than fall be-
fore the line. This is no time for dis
pute over the number of delegates to
AS far as myself am concerned. /
don't like this talk about division, but
by the powers over which have no
control and you have not, the idea OF
equal division has gone out to the
people OF the State. 1t looks to me as
IL we would fall short IL we failed to
adopt this section of the address. No
men or set of men, no convention, has
q right to tell the people what they
shall do. But In recognition OF the
general idea given out as to equal
division we should not be behind In
that respect. We endorse an equai
division, but leave 1t to the people to
say what they will do. In some coun
ties an equal division will be practica
BILE and in others 1t will not. In some
counties it will be easy to divide and
in othert not. All we propose to do Ii
to put our action back to the people
What we do binds nobody except a,
the people decide. The powers tha
be have determined upon an equa
division and we as Reformers should
!. feel ashamed If we fall below whaf
to our homes and not do as the resolu
!, tion provides Reformers and COnser
I. vatiyes at home would repudlate us
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-30
TIE FLOW OF TREASURE.
Influence of Increased Wealth o. Intel.
lcctuxIity.

lectuxIity.
In 1892 Columbus discovered America,
End, as the stream of treasure slowly
flowed into Europe, new life dawned.
It was the opening of modern times.
For the first fifty years, says the Fort
nightly Review, the influx of the
precious metals was not enormous, but
Potosi was opened in 1915, and then the
flood of silver reached its height, and
the power of the stimulant was felt.
'Silver sunk in its real value, or
would exchange for smaller quantity
Of labor than before; and corn rose in
its nominal price, and instead of being
commonly sold for about two ounces of
silver the quarter came to be
sold for six and eight.
Yet though there was this great rise
in commodities, the relative values of
the precious metals remained unaltered
during the whole of the sixteenth CEN
turv. and in 1900 the ratio of gold to
silver was twelve to one, precisely
where it had been two hundred years
before
Nothing is more curious and inter
esting than to watch the impulse given
D intellectual activity as the tide Of
money ran from south to north. In
1915 Raphael and Michael Angelo were
in their prime; in 1919 Luther denied
the papal supremacy; in 1909 Calvin
was born at Noyon, while Shakespeare
did not see the light till 1854. Science
came little later. for Calico was not
eminent much before 1889, and Kepler
only took his masters degree in 1891.
Adam Smith says that the new silver
"does not seem to have had any very
sensible effect upon the prices of things
in England till after 1870" But within
twenty-five years from then Shakes
peare was writing his plays, Bhcon was
in parliament, and Drake had become
the greatest seaman of the world. In
1900 the merchants of London founded
the East India company, the first step
toward England's commercial suprema-
CIV.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-30
TO BED ON TIME.
den Living on High Floors and in the Sub
nrhs Go Home Early.

urbs Go Home Early.
An Atlanta bachelor who dwells on
The sixth floor of the Grand building
has made valuable discovery, says the
Constitution.
''Tall1 about reforming a man." said
be. ''Ill tell you the way to do it. Give
him rooms on the sixth floor of the
building in which the elevator stops at
ten o'clock and he'll reform, depend
upon it.
Il often want to stay out later than
ten o'clock, but il do | have to climb
i've flights of stairs, and-I don't;
catch the last elevator every time.
Don't catch me pulling my weary way
up TO the heavens like that. I'm
slave, know, but 1 prefer taking the
elevator.
''The same thing is true of the man
who lives out in the suburbs. His last
ear goes at half-past ten o'clock. He's
got to catch it, walk, or pay seventy
five cents for a hack. Nine times out
pf ten he catches the last car.
: ''There's no moral agency-the Sun
day school not excepted-thate exercises
such powerful influence for reform and
good morals as 80 elevators and street
cars. They cut off many nights of dis
sipation and revel.
Just think of the number of men
you'd find up town at midnight and
after if they could catch car at any
time. Think about it!'
New-York tribune., 1895-10-25

~~~r~~~rNrvc.~~e~r~rS>S<s~~
..,~a .,r..t Lexington avenue. East Eishty-n's'
arr "rS Election District shall c, East
that mari OF the city bounded by and lying hv third
Eighty-fourt street. Lexington avenue East Se'''
s1se % rrvssh,h anu Election District shall contain ast
thai part of the city bounded by and yins
Eighty-hfth street Lexington avenue East H's"'
TS ninth Election District shall contain b,S a.
part OF the city bounded by and lying w.nn aTh street
sixth street. Lexington avenue. Eist E's"' ~
The ThIrteh Election District shall contain an '
OF the city bounded by and lying wh'n tree, and
eighth street. Park avenue, East h'gh'S-s'A'"
The thirty first Election District shall contain az,
part OF city bounded by and lying ". street
eighth street Lexington avenue. East Eshy-sN"' ~
The second Election District shall contain az
part Of the city by and lying within
ninth street, Lexington avenue, East r's"'' e'e
The Thrtyhlrd Election District shall contain al
part the city by and lying within Eas, I'd
second street Park avenue. East h'sn'' -"
Firth avenue -, ,,,a,r all that
The Thirty Election District shall contain an N,ns
part OF the city bounded by and lying nth street
teth street Lexington avenue. East Eighty -n'"'" '
The Thirtyhfh Election District shall contain a., u
part city bounded by and lying witnin s,reet
second street. Lexington avenue, East E>'"e'''" 49,
The Thrt,sxt Election District shall contain al nss
part OF the bounded by and wing withh ae Fifth
road across Central Park Nney-second stree rast
avenue third street Lexington aVpue' 20
Ninetysecon street. Fifth avenue TrsnSveI r,gh,h
across Central Eighty street ana r.'s'
..,,otn all
The Thiry-seventh Election District shall contain az
that part Of city bounded by and lying wi,hn
Nney-sxth street Lexington avenue, East ''e'' '''
street and Park avenue 49,, ...,, au tba,
The Thrty-eghth Election District shall contain az n
mart Of tho bounded by and lying wfhln i'asI
sixth Park avenue, Eas' Ninety-thrd street anu
New-York tribune., 1895-10-25
Gleriion Notire.

Th,rtv,our,h street Sixth avenue West Thirty-thrd
street and seventh avenue. .u .or,.,r .u
The Thirty eighth Election District snai yoa' ~
that mart OF city bounded by and lying wi,nn
Thirtysixth street. Sixth avenue. west ihry-'ou'"
street and Seventh
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01

steps and the child's In the room above
her, and, thrilled with the mesmeric en-.
chantment of the song, she became
wrapped in consuming longing to try
If she could not sing the old song again.
She tiptoed about the room, and clos
ing the doors and looking ever behind
her, she circled to the piano.
She wished to sing out loud something
that was in her heart, to put it into
words and let it come from her lips
She believed that TO say the aching
words would ease throbbing i'm her
heart. She could not at first bring her
self TO begin the song, SO she fumbled
among the keys, pretending to hunt for
the air, and said the words of tho first
stanza TO herself in silence. She touch.
ed the pianissimo pedal of the instru-
ment; then, as her hands upon the keys
led her to the second bar. she moaned:
As I lay my heart on your dead heart. Douglas
Douglas, Douglas, tender and true
And when she heard the horrid croak
of her own voice she remembercd-uv.
erything. God pitiod her and sent her
two great tears, tears that were of youth
that had been kept sacred through nll
the years Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01
TIN CANS AND OLD SHOES.
They Well Reward the Italians Who Rake
Them Out of the Ash Heaps.


Them Out of the Ash Heaps.
On every dumping ground where the
city contractors of Brooklyn place their
ashes one may see cci stantly Italians
working hard leveling the heaps, as
load after load lis dep ,sited, and care
fully placing tha tomato cans and other
CASTOR pieces of tinware in piles by
themselves The contractors do not OBJ
ject IL the householders put old cans
among the ashes, for this insures care
full leveling by the Italians at the
dumping grounds at no expense TO the
contractors. The revenue from these
cans that are collected by the hundreds
and thousands is matter of surprise to
most persons. A two horse load brings
from SO to S. 1t takes several days of
hard work to get big wagon load, but
the Italians don seem to mind the labor
of 1t, for there 10 money Immediately in
sight as the piles of tin cans grow
They watch jealously their picking
grounds and sometimes make special
arrangements with the contractors for
the privilege of scraping and raking the
usH bcups oNcfs
The tin cans are sold to men with
furnaces, who place them in big cal
dron, and under slow fire melt the tin
and solder and run that part off for fu-
ture use and sale. Almost all the tin
and solder is saved by this process and
is salable for use in making more cans
for preserving vegetables. The heat is
then made intense, and the iron that re-
mains is melted and cast into sash
weights. The demand for these old cans
is said to be greater than the supply,
and ono of the most valuable of the
soavenger privileges that the Italians in
large cities assume is that Of working
over an ash dump.
The Italians also collect odd bits of
leather in heaps. Old shoes of large
size are always special delight to
them. A wagon load Of them is always
salable for use in making lampblack.
There are other sources of profit in ash
heaps, but the chief sources of revenue
to those who pull them to pieces are the
cans and the shoes. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01
HIS LAST POEM.

In the highlands, in the country places,
Where tho old, plain mon have rosy faces
And the young fair maidens
Quiet eyes;
Where essential silence cheers and blesses,
And forever in the hill reccsses
Her more lovely music
Broods and dies.
Oh, TO mount again where erst haunted,
Where the old rcd hills are bird enchanted,
And the low green meadows
Bright with sward;
And when evening dies, the million tinted,
And the night has come, and planets glinted,
Lo, the valley hollow
Lamp bcstarrod
Oh, TO dream, oh, to awake and wander
There, and with delight to tako and render
Through the trance of silence
Quiet breath;
Lo, for there, among the flowers and grasses,
Only the nlightier movement sounds and
passes,
Only winds and rivers,
r. l.. Stevenson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01
Chicago Vino Comes Cheap.

Customer-A table d'hote dinner. in
Guiding a bottle of good wine, for 20
centsl Yes, that's cheap enough, but I
don't care for any wine, and I can't
afford 1t. How much will it be without
the winef
Waiter-I'll do what's right with
you, boss. You can have tho dinner
without the wine for 70 cents, sab. -
Chicago Tribune.
Captain Sweeney, U. S. A., San Die
go, Cal, says; "Shiloh's Catarrh Rem
edy is the first medicine / have ever
found that will do me any good" Price
SOC. Sold by j. G. King & Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01
Mi11iTGn'S!

Absolutely Perfect" Clothing, as
sold by us, has won the Patronage
of the many hundreds of stylish
dressers of Reynoldsville and vicin-
ity. But not only has the quality
made us popular-the price has
told and tells in our favor by a
large majority. Our recent great
purchase has again put us in the
lead, leaving our followers far be-
hind. This recent purchase has
enabled us to quote prices now
(right in the heart of the season)
that others will name three months
later. The prices below will tell
their own story.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01
Personal Expenses In Vienna.

A singular diarist recently died at
Vienna. His diary is an account book Of
his personal expenses from the age of II
to 20. During this period it appears he
smoked 62S. 713 cigars. OF these 43. $50
were gifts The rest cost him SO, 500.
He wore So pairs Of trousers and "a
coats and waistcoats, and his total
tailor's bill was close upon 81, 600. His
hosier's bill showed 90 pairs Of very ex-
pensive socks. costing about 10 shil-
lings per pair; 208 shirts and fronts. :"
and 800 collars, all of which must have
been cheap at eco. Locomotion in ON
nibuses and trans absorbed e85 los.
The drink bill, which extends over 10
years only, comprises 2s. 7s8 books, Of
which 81, 281 are differentiated as half
books. He topped up with SO, 08l nips
Of various sorts. and all this cost 81, :
028, plus tips, e260. The bars must have
missed him anyhow when he left them
at last, aged 78.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01

In Japan It appears that one factor
entering into the choice Of O daughter
in-law Is her skill in raising silkworms.
There is more to this than appears on
the surface Of the statement, for 1t seems
that the thread spun by silkworm is
regular and even in proportion as the
worm has been regularly and carefully
fed. The prospective mother-in. law
carefully and infinitely examines the
garments of the aspiring bride, Judging
Of her qualifications by their condition.
This seems even more absurd than the
woman who said her son should never
marry woman who could not keep her
top bureau drawer in order. New York
Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01

Fifteen Dollars would not tell the value
and perfect fit of our Suits at 81, So, 80 and
so. All the newest designs in Sacks, in
Cutaway Sacks and in Full Dress Cutaways,
made of Fancy Cheviots, Imported Clay
Worsteds and Diagonals, and Unfinished
Worsteds. Their Cut, Style and Finish Com
pare with any s25.OO or $4,000 Tailor-made
Garments.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01
HATSi

Mention any shade and we
haveit. Ask for any new style
and we will produce it. Our
assortment this Spring is sim.
ply gigantic. The amount
we sell proves that our prices
are right. Call and see 'em.
The only way that we can convinc'
Only Reliable Clothier, Halter and Men
call, get prices and see the goods.
Reuuolds RIock Gle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01
Trousers!

A Double Stitched Jean, guaranteed
not to rip, other dealers ask $l.00, our
price Csc. Call and see the line. A
Clay Worsted Dress Pant that other
dealers would ask sI.00 for, our price
1925. Then we have coarser grade
of Clay Worsted at $1.50. Other deal
ears ask $500 for the same thing.
you that we are the Lowest Price and
Furnisher in the County is for you to
A. Milliron.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-01
SUITS s!

Gk M Will fit you out in splendid $1,000
SC.OO Blue Mixed or Grey Mixed Sack
Suit, and the fit will be perfect, too, at our
store
&c M Selects suit that our competitor
DO'OO has marked down to $1,000 his for
mer price. $1,000, in Steel, Grey or Brown
nicely made up and perfect fit guaranteed
&c kO Is all we ask for Single Breasted
eJOscO Sack Suit OF Stylish Cut, Black
nnnts unnd hnrn 70 INV $40 90 elsewhere-
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-15
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY
Il. W. Titman and Robert Dengler
Thrown From a Carriage ,,..
NEITHER SERIOUSLY HURT.
The Carriage Was Made a Wreck and
the Horses Barely Escaped
Tumbling Into a Deep
Mine Breechs
SERIOUSLY HURT.

A thrilling runaway took place yesterday
afternoon and II. w. Titman, of the City
Supply Company, and Robert Dengler, an
employee of the Grand Union Tea Company,
had very narrow escapes from fatal in
%juries. They were driving a team of frisky
horses in which Mr.. Titman takes great
pride. When near the entrance to one of
the cemeteries on Locust Mountain one of
the horses got the bit between its teeth and
made a dash. Messrs. Titman and Dengler
were thrown from the carriage by the
sudden burst of speed, but fortunately
neither wal seriously hurt. Mr.. Titman's
escape is looked upon as bordering ON the
miraculous, as his physical proportions
are not such as to permit much agility,
He seemed to have landed on the right
spot, however, and was all right after he
recovered from the shock.
The horses continued on a mad run down
the mountain road, having a clear track.
When about half way down the carriage
caught in a stump at the side of the road
and the speed of the team was momen
tarily checked. The horses plunged two
or three times and broke away from the
carriage, dragging only the swingletrees
after them. A young man stood in the
bend of the road at the foot of the noun
tain and when they neared him the horses
turned suddenly to the green north of the
Baird property II barely escaped plung.
ing into an immense mine breach. They
were stopped when but five feet from the
brink. The horses lost two shoes in theil
flight and a hoof of one of them was
badly cut. The horses were by no means
jaded by their dash and it was with diff
Guilty that they were prevented from run
ming away a second time. They wert
placed in their stalls and several boy.
hauled the wrecked carriage down to tn,
stable. Messrs. Titman and Dengler wer,
able to walk to their homes.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-15
statement bY Taggart.

Ed. HERALD: In regards to the state
ments made by Mr.. Bender in Thursdays
paper, I wish to make a statement in JUS
tice to myself and others. L was on the
street near Bender's place at about ten
minutes before the first fight and Mr.. Ben
der came out and told me to go home, that
no one was going to harm me. 1 then
walked up towards my house, Between
- and l o'clock Bender came out of his
back door, followed by a gang of men, and
started up the road towards William
Richards house. When opposite the house
he turned to his followers and shouted,
"Come on, boys, come on this way; we will
sweep the d-n patch,' and then he fired
a shot. He walked about thirty yards and
fred another shot, When he returned he
fred two shots in the direction ofmy house
before he went into his own house.
WILLIAM TAGGART.
VIM. Penn, July u, 1895.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-15
MAX Schmidt.
DIED IN A PEW,

John Becker, of PaIo Alto, sud-
denly Expires in Church.
During the reading of Second Mass in
st. Johns Church at Pottsville yesterday,
Mrs. John f. Becker, ofPalo Alto. dropped
over dead in her pew. Her husband noticed
her hands working convulsively and just as
be turned to see b was the matter she fell
towards him. He held her in his arms a
moment and then with the assistance Of
several men carried her to the Sunday
School room. She was dead before they
got there. DR.. O'Hara was sent for, but
his services we're not needed. Father
Longinus was reading Mass and Father
MyeI hastened to the woman's side to give
her spiritual comfort.
When Mrs. Becker fell into the arms of
her husband nobody thought that she had
died, and all concluded that she had
tainted. There was, therefore, no excite.
ment, and it was only after Mass was over,
that the congregation learned that one OF
the most devout members of the church
had breathed her last in the house of God.
AT the inquest the husband
testimony showed that Mrs. Becker had
suffered a paralytic stroke six weeks ago.
and had not fully recovered, being very
nervous most of the time. She visited the
church last Wednesday for the first time,
and although she still suffered from the
stroke, she went to Sabbath services in g
carriage accompanied by her husband.
DR.. O'Hara testified that death waI
caused by apoplexy and the jury rendered
a verdict in accordance with the doctor
statement and evidence of the husband
Dohiag p,olo l-Arv --gAA 7 -I.1 g.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-15
made hsppy with Luks' Syrup.
sneak Thieves Abont.

A sneak thief entered the home of P. T
D. Kirlin, On East Oak street, Saturday
and stole 50 from the servant girls pocket
book. The girl had returned from shop
ping and left her ]pocketbook on a table
while she went upstairs, She was gone
but a moment when she heard the screen
door down stairs open and shut. Upon re
turning she found her pocketbook hai
been rifed.