The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
--latest Items and Curious Notes from
Our Exchanges.

--latest Items ana curious Notes from
Our Exchanges.
1t is not generally known that the
custom of keeping birthdays is many
thousand years old 1t is recorded ia
Genesis, xl., 20: "And it came to
pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's
birthday, that he made a feast unto all
his servants"
"A lover who addressed Il love
scented letter to the object of his alice
tlons. asking the young lady to become
his partner through life, inscribed on
one corner of the envelope, Sealed
proposal" The result was he was
awarded the contract
The Kansas City Star says that in
the great horse raising state Of Wyo-
ming the lower grades of horses are nov
being sold for So IL dozen, while sound,
unbrOken mustangs can be had for 81
each, and thoroughly broken horse,
sound in every way, for from So TO IS.
Hon. Emory Spccr, United States
Judge for the Southern Circuit OF
Georgia, has been chose orator FOR the
opening exercises OF the Cotton States
and international Exposition and has.
slgnified his acceptance Of the iny. =
tlon in q letter received by prcsr,.
Collier.
Tho trial trip Of the battlcship
Texas, the first vessel of the ncw navy
built by the government. Will take
place from Hampton Roads about
Septembe" 9th. The trial Will b. for
the purpose Of testing the muchiD"ry,
which was furnished by private con
tract.
-Hezekiah Roberts, young farmer
at Butler, KY, cut his wiGc's thr at
and then cut his own throat He died
Instantly, ana a.. .. y hurt.
He is supposed to have been insane.
The bloody deed was witnessed hy
their three children, arcd from one to
four wears.
A snecioItotho Atlon+, Coptitut;o,
from 1>allnI.h T.IIs snvs tL,t Snvmnm,.
Konnar hoe hnon nnn';.tnG ot Cti,,.tnn
"a and snntnprnI 10 ~" ~ ' ,nH
October IS IEncnrr kinnd lis two
consinc I,nnnin and A,.i,l,nu Nmn., nn
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vnSt GnI2s tho T,,Ln,smf ,hn,,,HiI,',
ar ,rirls vii I,n ~ T.,n,t,n,, -, ,,,r'".
nnte those who insnitrG thnir dnn,,6-
+ors N''"'
I'm ono of Co,or,I R.r;,,i, =
Rntler,s nolitical camnoiTnS gavs Thc
Roston Rndont hn ,ynS fn sno.L inn
hall which hnd q small ,,nart,,1.', n,.n,
the sneakers Irsk Some 0f ,Sn
vonnge, and darn.dnvl oinmnnt socrnt.
ed themselves i'm The I0ft fr,m yhicb
the hole onencd and ot an i,nnrnssiN,n
moment in tho gnnnrnI's snecrL - hmgo
wooden spoon suspended hv - rord was
seen decendinp slowly from th~ reilin~
The effect upon thc midience was instnn.
taneous. and amid roars of lunnhtnr
in which even the digpiiied occllrn.
of the platforms c,uId moi hcln i
the spoon pursued It's Lsuu.uyard CO,
Mailing only wien dirartIv onnnsitn