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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
IA NEW YEARS CRY.

Jea Paul Richter on the Call OF Re.
morse.
q l man stood on New Years
nlgl in the window and looked with
deeaespair up to the motionless, ever
beaFul sky and around on the still,
pureyhite earth, w%hereupon was there
no o so perturbed and comfortless as
me- fhe was near his grave. 1t was
coVeA by the snow Of age and not by
the Vdure of youth, and he had
broug nothing out Of q long, rich life
noting with him but errors, sins and
mlser1a wasted body, q ruined soul,
the bHst full Of poison and an old age
Of rentse.
Ills Ar youth time returned like a
vision him and took him back to the
time w1n he had stood with his father
upon thbranohing road of life. The
right hal path led into the sunny land
OF Vlrtulfull Of light, good fruits and
angels, aWide, still country. To tho
left was DO underground path of vice,
leading 10 black hell, full Of dripping
poisons, fithing serpents and dark,
sitting sam. Oh, how the serpents
chung to p breastl Oh, the poison on
his tongr He knew we'll where he
was.
Mindless and in inexpressible agony,
no called heaven: ooh, give me back
my youthfgain, o Fatherl Stand me
on b hnching path Of life again,
that l ma live my life over"
But MI father and his youth were
gone lon ago. He saw frehies dancing
over the wamp and extinguished in the
ohurchyH, and he said, "They are as
my foollf days." He saw a star fall
from tht sky, shining as 1t fell, and
then v&nlh i'll the earth. "That is r."
said his tteding heart, and the serpents
OF romoP made still larger their
wounds.
Ihe htkering phantasms drew the
creeping 9mnambulist out on the roof,
and the Windmill raised it's arms threat
enlngly atif to dash him to pieces, and
as his las}hours approached the spirits
OF the Dad came from their empty
tombs.
In the hdst of these terrors suddenly
from the lower came the New Years
chimes llkedistant church music. He
was deeply moved, and as he looked
around the hoQzon and over the wide
landscape he bought Of his youthful
friends, that NV, better and happier
he, were tachers Of the world, the
iathers OF HAPPY children and blessings
to mankind, and he said ooh, could I
Il on this ~firstnight Of the year sleep
with dry eyes al once I couldl Alas. I
should now be lhppy If 1 had only fol-
my parents teachings and full
filed their NewYear's wishes for mel,
The vision of his lost opportunities
with fearful clearness before him.
lie could sec nc more. He restrained
his eyes. A thouand hot tears streamed
into the hiding how. He moaned in
despair, "Oh, youth, only come back
come back again. And it came back,
ne had only on the New Years
night been dreaming. He was still a
man. Onlt his errors were not a
But he thanked God that, while
was still yount, he could turn from
the pathway of vhe into the sunny way
Of the pure land oAvirtue.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
NEW YEARS EVE SONG.


Stay yot. my friends, a moment stay
Stay TIL the good old year,
So long companion of our way,
Shakes hands and leaves us herei
oh, stay, oh, stay,
Quo little hour and then awayi
Tho year whose hopes were high and strong
Has now no hopes to wake.
Yet ono hour more Of jest and song
For his familiar sake.
oh. stay, oh, stay,
One mirthful hour and then awayI
The kindly year, his liberal hands
Heye lavished ali his store,
And shall we turn from where ho stands
Because he gives no moref
Oh, stay, oh, stay,
One grateful hour md then awayi
Days brightly came and calmly went
While yet he was our guest.
How cheerfully the week was spentI
How sweet the seventh days resti
Oh, stay, oh, stay,
pno golden hour and then awayI
Dear friends wero with us, some who sleep
Beneath the coffin lid
What pleasant memories we keep
OF all they said and didi
Oh, stay, oh, stay,
me tender hour and then awayi
won while we sing he smiles his last
And leaves our sphere behind.
DO good old year is with the past.
oh, be the new as kind!
oh, stay, oh, stayi
10 parting strain and then awayl
William Cullen Bryant.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29

The Laurens County Alliance is
hereby called to meet at LaurensC. H
or Friday the 9Th day of Januarynext,
instead of Friday the LIST day
M. A. SUMMERsL,
Presftent.
December 10, 1895.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
Citation Notice.

WHEREAS, G.. w. Duvall, has APP
pied to me, to grant him Letters
OF Administration on the Estate
of and effects of Octavia Duvall.
deceased.
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kim
dred and creditors of the said
Octavia Duvall, deceased, that
they be and appear before me, in
the Court of Probate, to be held
at Laurens Court House, S. c., on
the 18th day of January next,
after publication thereof, at IL
o'clock in the forenoon to show
cause, if ahy they have, why the
sold LetteGs of Administration
.fbbQfd not Ne granted
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Consult he b

1t is said in Scotland that those who
desire to learn what fate or fortune the
new year has In stor for them may dc
30 by consulting tie Bible on New
Years morning belize breakfast. The
sacred book must be laid upon q table,
anu those who wish to consult 1t must
open It at random ind place q finger
upon II or other q the chapters at
which it is opened. This chapter is reid
and is believed to dea ribe in some way
the happiness or misdy during the en-
suing year of the pfson making the
trial.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LAURENs.
Court Of Probate.

F. B. Wilcut, as Administrator of
the estate Of J.. E. Wilcut and
Individually, Plaintiff, against
Jno. r. Wilcut, ct al, Defendants.
Pursuant to a decree in the above
stated action, l will sell at Lau-
rens G. H., S. c., on Salesday in
January, 1897, being the 9TH day
of the month, during the legal
hours Of sale in front OF the
court house door, the following real
estate: All that tract Of land, Sit
uate in said County and State,
containing Fifty four $50 Acres,
or less, bounded by lands of
f. B. Wilcut, J. Rufus Wilcut and
Mrs. H. r. Dunklin.
Terms-One-half the purchase
money cash, balance on credit of
one year with interest from day of
sale; secured by bond of purchaser
and mortgage Of premises sold,
with leave to purchaser to pay en-
tire bid in cash. Purchaser to paw
for papers. If terms of sale are
not complied with land will be re-
sold CT same or some subsequent
S~alesday at the risk of the former
purchaser.
o. G. THOMPSON,
Dec. IL, 1896 j. p. l.. c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
Bargains In Pianos.

Beautiful Upright Pianos 4
$4,000 up, at M. A.. Malone's
iumbia, 8. G.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
RIGHT WILL WIN

We have fully illustrated the truth of the above business
maxim. From a small beginning six years ago, we have built
up a large trade until our mammoth store is now recognized as
one of the largest and most attractive in upper Carolina.
While we duly appreciate the liberal patronage bestowed
upon II IS by our friends in the past, we are still anxious that our
business should grow and assume greater proportions. With this
object in view, W e will, on January 1st, 1897, associate with us
as partners in our business, Messrs. M. l.. Roper and S. P. Babb.
OF course, this change will necesstate the taking of a complete
and rigid inventory of our immense stock, and in order to reduce
the same to a minimum within the remaining twenty-five DAYS.
we are determined to inaugurate a cutrate sale all along the line.
We will offer big drives O some some special lots of Shoes
and Clothing during this twenty-five days, that will completely
knock out oil competition. During this sale we will not con-
toners.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF LAURENs.
Court of Probate.


Court of Probate.
Summons for Relief.-Complaint not
Served.
Charles S. Franklin and w. II. Dendy,
as Administrators of the personal
estate of Willis J. Dendy, Petitioners
against Francis Dendys George Den
dy, Ida Anderson, Earnest Dendy,
Fed Dendy and Rubber Dendy, De-
PENDANTS.
To the Defendants Francis Dendy, Geo,
Dendy, Ida Anderson, Earnest Dendy,
Fed Dendy and Rubber Dtndy.
You are hereby summoned and reuuir-
cd to answer the Petition in this action
which is this day filed in the Office of
Judge of Probate for the said County
said Petition on the subscribers at
their office at Laurens Court House,
South Carolina, within twenty days af-
ter the service hereof, exclusive of the day
OF such service; and If you fail to answer
the Petition within the time aforesaid,
the Plaintiff in this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in the
Petition.
December 18th, A. d., 1896,
BALL, SIMKINS & BALL,
PlaintifFs~Attorneys.
10 Earnest Dendy. nonresident, Defend
ant:
Please tako notice that the Petition
In this action was filed in the office of the
Judge OF Probate for Laurens County.
State of South Carolina, on the 18th
day of Dec. 1896.
BALL, SIMKINS e. BALL,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Attest:--O. G.. THOMPSON. ]. p. I.C.
Laurens, S. G., Dec. 81, 1S96.--6t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29

There was some question whether
the constabulary slaughtered Sims in
G:eenville Or in that great democratic
county Spartanburg. The honor was
however awarded to Spauanburg and
the iailer of that county stood their en-
tertainers I'LL the Governor OF South
Carolina could be heard itom. Seven
cities contended for the honor of the
birthplace of Homer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
Notice..

All persons holding claims
agAinst the county must present
thdm to the county Supervisor on
or before the fret and second day
of January or they will not be paid
at tpat time. BY order ofthe county
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
More

eiedicinai value in a bottle OF Hoods sarsa-
parjlla than In any other preparation.
Wore skill IS required, more care taken, moro
expense incurred I'm its manufacture.
1t costs the proprietor and the dealer
More but 1t costs the consumer less, as he
gets more doses for his money.
More curative power is secured by its peculiar
combination, proportion and process,
which makes 1t peculiar to itself.
More people are employed and more space oc-
cupied in Its Laboratory than any other.
More wonderful cures effected and more tes-
timonials received than by any other.
More sales and more increase year by year
More people are taking HOODS sarsaparilla
today than any other, and more are
taxing IT today than ever before.
more ana STILL MORE reasons might be
given why you should axe
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
Our stock of DRY GOODS

Is new and fresh and marked down at lowest prices. Favor "a with
q call and evil take pleasure in giving you prices.
Respectfully,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting OF The Share
holders OF The National Bank Of Lau-
rens, s.. O., will be holden at their
OF January, 1897, for the ppnose OF
electing a Board OF eight Directors for
said Bank.
JNo A. B~ARKsDALE,
P~resRent.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17
A Proposition to Purchase the
Old Jewish Cemetery for a
Public Park.
ONLY 100000 NECESSARY,
Opinions of Leading Citizens as to
the Wants and Necessities of
Their Section.

The people residing on the southern por-
ton of this peninsula have commenced to
make their presence known in the COM
munity. This by demanding that their
portion of the City, known as '.the Mis-
sion," shall be recognized in the distribu-
ton OF the loaves and fishes, so to speak.
A thorough canvass of the entire Mission
district among the residents and property
owners would meet with but one express
sion of opinion as regards their claim, and
in fact clamor for improvements.
They want a High School for their chill
dren in their own section of the City.
They consider it unjust to be compelled to
send their daughters from the extreme
southern limits of the county to Scott
and Geary streets to the Girls High
School, or 30 Powell street between Clay
and Sacrame nto to the Normal School, or
to Bush and Stockton streets to the Com
mercial High School.
In the case of the boys, they have to
60 to Sutter and Octavia streets to attend
the Lowell Boys High School. And in
any and all cases two carfares have to be
paid to reach the majority OF any of the
higher schools since the economical and
thrifty Southern Pacific discontinued CIV
ing transfers to the Sutter-street line at
Mission and Ninth streets.
Having started the high school agira-
ton, and with fair prospect of getting
what they have asked for, the Mission
people have now gone step farther and
want public park. There is some logic
in their claim that for years they have
hppn SJ1hcr hir,o m Tho fund for hoo, Mi ffu-
ing and improving the northern and
western portions of the City by giving the
people of those sections parks and schools.
The scheme on foot now by the Mission
people is to have the Supervisors make
provisions in this years tax levy for the
purchase of the old Jewish cemeteries,
bounded by Dolores street on the east,
Church street on the west, Eighteenth
on the north and Twentieth on the south.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17
HOW THE FARMERS ANGLE
A Deputy Fish Commissioners
Novel Experience on Deer
Greek.
Pitchforks in Winter and Fishing.
Poles in Summer-Trap-Shoot.
ing Tournaments.

Deputy Fish Commissioner Cross re-
turned yesterday from Skaggs Springs and
states that the people who reside near Dry,
Warm Spring, Picnic, Ranchera and Pena
creeks, are strongly OF the opinion that
killing trout with spears is perfectly law
full and affords far greater pleasure than
angling with rod. The deputy endeav-
ored to explain to them that spearing fish
was contrary to law, and that he would ar
rest all persons he found killing fish by
means of spear or gaff.
"Well, nay dear fellow. you can do all
the arrestlng you please, but you can't
convict one of us in this county," retorted
an old farmer who had been angling with
pitchforks for many years. 1--WE are sat-
isfied to allow those rod fellows to tramp
over our lands and slash our streams to
their hearts content after the 1st of April,
but dol garn it, those fancy boys from the
City and elsewhere must remember that
the winter is our season for fishing and we
are perfectly satisfied to give the summer
to the City boys who are content with a
basket of fish about the size of your little
finger; let us alone aud we won't bother
you people; we kill only what we want to
eat and leave no waste
The deputy argued with the country fell
lows and told them that every large fish
they killed meant the loss of 500 small fish
to the stream it was taken from. but when
he found that argument was useless he de-
parted, wondering how many years would
pass away before those good-natured coun-
try fellows will learn that by protecting
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17
PROMISES ARE NOT CASH,
An Important Point for Bidders
on Franchises and
Privileges.
Gross Receipts Are Too Unstable to
Be the Basis of a Good
Bid.

The Supreme Court has decided that the
tender of a percentage of the gross receipts
of franchise is not cash in the sense of
making the highest 'cash' bidder.
Arthur D. Thompson sued to have the
Supervisor of Alameda County compelled
to recognize him as the highest bidder on
franchise but they refused, and on appeal
the Supreme Court has sustained the rul-
ing.
A road might be built for the purpose OF
stopping competition, says the Supreme
Court, and the bidders might care nothing
at all if the gross receipts were merely
nominal, so long as the franchise was
theirs and competition was stopped. The
statutes contemplate cash, the court saws.
and promise to pay percentage is not
by any means cash.
A vision of the phantom car on Bush
street must have passed through the minds
OF the judges as they wrote: "A franchise
might be secured to prevent competition. -
One hundred per cent of the gross receipts
OF the Bush-street line might be gwen the
City and still, as the Supreme Court says,
it would not by any means be cash."
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17
PUTTING UP HIGH FENCES
The Effect Of Declaring Invalid
an Ordinance of the Su.
pervisors.
There Is No Limit to the Altitude at
Which Mural Advertisements
May Loom.

"Yes," said Assistant Chief Doughertv
iof the Fire Department, "the bilI-posters
are putting up twenty-foot fences all over
and we cannot do anything to stop them,
for Judge Seawell has knocked out the or
dinance under which we were taking down
the fences that exceeded ten feet in height"
Several months ago Chief Sullivan noti-
fed the owners of land on which fences
higher than ten feet had been erected for
advertising purposes that their fences
we're there in violation of an ordinance of
the City and that they must come down
TO the height mentioned in the ordinance.
In some instances the ordinance was COM
piled with, but where it was not the Chief
caused the fences to be taken down, and
continued IN this work until stopped by
an order of court, an injunction having
been prayed for by Mrs. J. Dunphy, who
is in the bill-posting business, and whose
interests were affected.
Recently Judge Seawell made the in
junction permanent, and in his decision
held that person had a right to erect on
his premises such structure as he deems
proper as long as he does not injure an
other. He held, further, that there is no
question OF the power of the municipality
TO establish in thickly settled portions of a
city certain limits within which it may
prohibit the erection of wooden buildings,
but that II has no right to make the same
regulations in reference to rural or unset
tied portions of the city where the spread
ing of a conhagration TO other property
could not possibly be affected by the erec-
ton of such structures as fences.
The offense under the ordinance, he
said, is not in the erecting of fences more
than ten feet in height, but solely in
placing an advertisement thereon; that il
the signs are effaced there ceases to be the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17
ROSS JACKSON ILL.
The Popular Journalist Slowly Re-
covering at His Hotel From
Severe sickness.


The many friends of J. Ross Jackson,
the genial bohemian and all-round good
fellow, will be glad to hear that he is re-
covering from a severe attack of illness.
Mr.. Jackson dropped out of sight little
over three weeks ago and since that time
he has been constantly missed about town.
His colleagues in the journalistic profess
sion marveled that he should have held
himself aloof from the Press Club, until
they learned of his sickness.
When he began to feel unwell Mr.. Jack
son went down TO Gilroy Springs, thinking
that the water would improve his condi-
ton. Instead of mending under the in
fuence OF the mineral waters he rapidly
became worse, and at last alarming Symp
toms showed themselves. AT this iuncture
he telegraphed for his wife and daughter,
who were in San Francisco, to come at
once to him. They found him very low
from bilious disorder and kidney troubles,
but with careful nursing they got him
upon his feet, and he so far improved as to
be able to return home about week ago.
The San Francisco physicians found that
the whole trouble came through the nerves
from disease of the eyes, and a specialist
performed a delicate operation on Mr..
Jackson's right eye. The patient did not
respond TO ether, and consequently was
semi-conscious while the oculist removed
the eye and made complete examination,
all of which occupied just an hour. 1t was
found that the eye could be saved and SO
it was put back, but the strain upon the
nervous system was prostrating. Since
the operation, however, Mr.. Jackson has
been steadily improving, and he hopes to
be quite recovered after short while.
For the present he is compelled to sit in
a darkened room at the st. Nicholas Hotel,
and as the doctors deny him to friends. he
takes things philosophlcally and moralizes
with himself on the follies of life.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17

the breeding fishes they will have streams
teeming with trout and anglers from this
City and elsewhere who will visit their
neighborhood and leave many dollars be-
hind during the summer months.
Mr.. Cross stated that large steelheads
were very plentiful in Dry Creek and that
good fishing will certainly result in April.
II was surprised to see trout from a
quarter of pound to pound in weight"
colored flies that we're dropping from the
trees on the water. Those flies were eyi-
den,ly March browns.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather, there were eight or ten anglers
from this City at Point Reyes on Sunday.
Three large fish were caught, and by very
poor handling OF the rod G. McGreggor
lost fish that would scale ten pounds.
Paper-mill Creek rose three feet since Sun
day evening and is now running very
muddy"
The Empire Gun Club will meet on Sum
day next at Alameda Point, where an arti-
ficial-bird shoot will be held.
On the same day the sportsmen of
Dayjsville will enjoy live-bird shooting
contest. The great event of the month in
trap-shooting sports will take place on the
18th inst. at Sacramento. The Blue
Rock Club will give one of its well-patron-
lied lnanimate target tournaments.
Tom Clark, Jack Lang, Tom Riley and
j. Westwater returned from an eel hunt in
Halfmoon Bay yesterday morning wetter
but wiser men for having ventured such a
distance IN stormy weather for the sake of
sport and fish.
A few large sea eels were captured by the
fishermen, but generally speaking they
caught more water than fish. The fisher
mems provisions for the trip consisted of
sea biscuits, generously donated by Frank
Anzonetti.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17
ONE THAT I LOVE-"
She Is the Occasion Of Ferris Hart
mans Appearance in a Tragic
Role at Enrleside.

It seems the Tivoli's funny man can be
serious on occasions. The public, gener.
ally speaking, look upon Ferris Hartman
as sparkling professional wit, devoted
mainly, if not exclusively, to the light
some task OF singing side-splitting ditties
for the amusement of his numerous eli
entele.
One Green, horse trainer at the Ingle-
side track, has, however, had a chance to
know Mr.. Hartman in another capacity.
1t seems that the singing punster, when
he can steal an hour between rehearsal
and performance, likes to take a turn on
horseback, recreation which brings out
his personal attractions to great advan-
tage: He rides three year-old tilly, ro-
mantically called "Una Que Amo," or,
Tor those who prefer our rugged English
idiom to the silvery language of Cervan-
tes, .'One That Love-" For some reason
which he did not state, since no one could
oblige him to state it, Mr.. Hartman took
q notion to transfer his favorite from the
lngleside stables to those at the Bay Dis
trict track. This met with strenuous OPP
position from the trainer, Green, occasion
ing frequent exchanges of rather highly
seasoned compliments between him and
the laughter-making nightingale of the
Tivoli.
AT length, tired of bootless skirmishes,
Mr.. Hartman went to the stables and de-
manded his filly. He was met with evasive
answers. Green, it would appear, had
formed a tender attachment for the win
some equine belle, and was 10th to give
her up. Mr.. Hartman is not lacking in
mettle, and straightway sought a search
warrant empowering him to look for .'Una
quo Amo," and, finding her, to lead her
off in triumph.
When he returned to Ingleside last
Thursday he was armed with q formidable
legal document and accompanied by two
brawny policemen. Grimly exhibiting
the paper, much as the High Sheriff in
MARY Stuart" unfolds the death warrant
in the presence of the hapless Queen of
Scots. the funny man, transformed into a
tragedian of the first water stalked
through the stables till he found his filly,
and made off with her.
One that | love- is staying for the
present at the Bay District track, and
Ferris Hartman was last seen, apparently
much at ease. on the front steps of the
IIvoll. Green now and then looks wist-
fully at q vacant stall, but is doing as well
as could be expected.
There won't be any trouble" remarked
MI. Hartman, when spoken to yesterday
about the affair. II don't see how there
can be. If the filly is mine I ought to
have possession of her. Don't you
think so ?''