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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

The well-ordered condition of the Re-
publican party when compared with the
confusion in the Democratic camp shows
the value to an organization of having a
leader who knows how to lead.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

IF afflicted with eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp.
| sons Eye Water druggists sell it at 25 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

The Examiner thinks the Republican
candidate for the Presidency will have to
be centipede to stand on all the plan ks
that have been prepared for him, but it
overIooks the fact that the Democratic
candidate will have to be a grub worm to
get into the hole that has been prepared
for him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

Miss Edie Ramage, who was married in Lon.
don recently to Senior Francisco de Paul Os-
SORTS OF Manila, was the original of the cele-
brated picture called "Cherry Ripe" which
had great vogue both in England and in the
United States.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

IL seems to be generally believed in Russia
that al his coronation The Gear will raise
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

Providence will not temper the wind to
the shoru lamb of the Democratic flock
this year. There will be nothing but cold
days tor them until they are put on the
roast in November.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

From the eagerness of Hill to fight all
the battles of the Democratic administra-
ton il would seem he is going to ask the
leadership on the Presidential ticket not
because he is the most tit but because he
has fit the most.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

The aspiration for a greater California
should be kept in mind throughout the
campaign, and every voter>snould work
for the party whose measures and men
will best assure the prosperity necessary
to attain it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

need 1t was all he asked for; and If he was de-
ceiving me have lost very little"
From the top OF the stairway looked down,
and to my surprise the cripple was standing at
the doorway still. second victim yielded
him quarter; third put dime in his hand
with an expression of pity. A fourth-a fifth
contributed his mite; and still the cripple kept
repeating to each newcomer his well-worn
story. could delay no longer and l ceased
my study. That cripple gathered in dollar
or more in the brief time that I watched him
from the head of the stairs. 1 am inclined to
think that his receipts for a whole evening
would foot up close to five dollars.
at a later date, while walked with friend
along q crowded street, that same ''crippie"
stepped in front of US. There was no mistak-
ing the voice and face, although the beggar'
crutches had disappeared and he wore one
arm in sling. The fact was that he had
grown tired of limping around on one foot,
and the "burned- arm" idea served as relief.
My friend spoke in heavy tones: "Burned
arm now, eh? If you bother me Pl hand you
over to the police. You're worse than pick
pocket Get outl"
The words were harsh, of course, and many
good people glared at my friend, commenting
silently, 1T would seem, on his apparent dis
play OF utter heartlessness. But those good
people heard not the plea OF the professional
faker as he slid aside: ''Say, now, ain't goin'
can't you? Don't queer me with the whole
mob! See?" And the fortune-hunter was
seeking new prospects.
Yet, as was inferred above, the needy poor
starving, perhaps, and forced in sheer despera-
ton to ask for alms-are often denounced as
shams and frauds and turned away with looks
that sting like blows.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10
THE CONVENTION.

All Right.
Hanford Sentinel.
The convention did it right, all right.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10
Prince Louis Napoleon of the Russian army to
the rank of General.

Princess Henriette's (of Belgium) wedding
presents and clothing, sent after her from
Brussels to Neuilly where her husband, the
Due de Vendome, has his villa, filled ITO boxes
and weighed eleven tons.
The Press., 1896-07-16
Cork Pavement.

The various discouragements which some of the European cities have met with in securing satisfactory street pave ments have led to somewhat extensive and it would appear, encouraging ex- periments with what is called cork pavement, from the fact that cork is the most prominent and essential in gredient in the amalgam of which it is composed. The pavement used in Vienna consists of granulated cork mixed with mineral asphalt and other cohesive sub stances, compressed into blocks of suit able size and form. Among the numer- Ous advantages set forth in it's behalf are cleanliness, noiselcssness, durability, elasticity, freedom from slipperiness, whether wet or dry, and moderate cost.
 Unlike wood, too, it is nonabsOrbent and consequently inOdOrOus. It presents the minimum resistance to traction, and being elastic under passing loads does away with the vibration caused by heavy tcaming. The blocks are imbed- ded i'll tar and rest upon a concrete base six inches thick. When taken up for examination, they have exhibited, when compared with new ones, a re- dQced thickness by wear of less than One-eighth inch, this in the case of a section of London street leading to the Great Eastern railway station, subjected to continuous heavy traffic, the blocks having been in use nearly two years.
The Press., 1896-07-16

Springfield Republican The wide tire law of Connecticut went into effect with the beginning of this month, and there is likely to be trouble over it, for wagon makers are going on building vehicles with as narrow tires as ever, and good many people seem not to have heard of this new law. There should of course be a certain degree of latitude in the matter of replacing wheels, which in the case of some of the poorer farmers represents 8 considerable outlay, but it should at least be distinctly understood that anyone who buys new wagon which does not con- form to the statute does so at his own risk. It is an eminently wise and reason able law-the only wonder is that people have to be forced by legal measures into doing what is obviously to their own in terest. No other single element, except ignorant roadmaking, adds so much to the heavy burden of supporting the high ways as the use of narrow tires, which cut up the roads instead of ironing them smoothly down. Look at the beautiful, glossy path which the bicyclists make for themselves at the edge of the road before the puddles are fairly dried up, and then at the bottomless abysses plowed by the loaded wagons, and you have the whole thing in nutshell. The horses hoofs of course chop up the road somewhat, but it is mere surface irritation compared with the deep and fatal wounds made by the narrow-tired wheels when once rut is started. Build reasonably good road and equip the vehicles with tires with something the same proportion to weight as the tires of a bicycle, with the tread of the rear wheels different from those of the front wheels, so as not to follow in the same path, and the surface will not be rutted at all. The wheels serve as roll CTS, and instead of cutting up the road, they make them better. Fine philosophy we show to be sure. We tax ourselves poor to keep steam rollers at work on our highways, and then carefully select wagons which will undo the work of the roller as quickly as possible.
The Press., 1896-07-16
NEW JERSEYS OLDEST HOUSE.
Built at Lyons Farms by the Origin
 Meeker Who Left Connecticut.

Built at Lyons Farms by the Original
 Meeker Who Left Connecticut.
 The old Meeker house, at Lyons Farms, is claimed by that family to be the oldest house in New Jersey-not one of the oldest, but the oldest. It IS now occupied by William Gummon, who is lineal descendant of the origi- nal Meeker, who held his patent from the crown.
 There is an amusing incident con- nected with this patriarch which gave rise to the building of the house in question. He was originally of the Con- necticut colony, and, being the owner of small sloop, his fishing excursions sometimes extended far into the Sab bath day. This did not meet with the ideas of those days, so he was fined sev- eral times, and more severe punishment was threatened if he did not attend di- vine worship regularly and cease his 1a- bors on the Lords day.
 But one dark night Meeker placed all his goods on board his boat and sailed away. He settled in New Jersey and there erected the house which still nO pAVCAoC JSANA AAA "AAOAA AO was built is not known, but one of MT. Gummon's ancestors was born there in 1877.
 The roof of this curious old farmhouse has been renewed many times, but the side walls of cedar shingles remain as they were put on by the old man, with hand wrought nails, more than two cen turies ago and are yet in very fair con- dition. Inside some rooms are wainscot- ed with tulip poplar. The ceilings are low. The double doors still swing on the strap hinges which first held them in position, while other surroundings are in strict keeping with the antiquat- ed appearance of the place.
 Beside the well sweep stands large stone hollowed out like basin, in which many generations have cleansed their hands and faces at the well after the fashion of former times. s.-New York Herald.
The Press., 1896-07-16
(From The Daily Bond Buyer.)

(FrOm The Daily Bond Buyer.)
 We endeavor to avoid political refer ences in 'The Bond Buyer," but the presidential contest now on has such close relation to the money question that it is proper subject for comment in purely financial papers like ours. The campaign preliminary to the election of president of the United States in November next has no parallel in our national history.
 First-It is the only campaign in which the nomination of private citizen, Will liam Mckinley, Jr., was dictated by the people in advance of the election of dele gates to the convention authorized to nominate.
 Second-It is the only political cam- paign recorded where the political "boss- es" were absolutely ignored
 Third-It is the only political cam paign which, taking all outward signs as indicative, was ended before it was really and practically opened; for to-day the election of Mckinley is conceded by every body outside of a socialistic gathering or any other insane asylum.
 FOurth-It is the only political cam- paign in which the newspaper organs of the existing political administration ad- vOcated the election of the candidate rep- resenting the antagonistic party.
 Fifth-This is the first campaign in which the free-trade newspapers of Eng land and their imitators in this country advocated a -proteotive-tariff candf- datr for tho presidency.
 Sixth-ThC campaign of 1860 has been likehed to the one now on, but really it must be treated as in contrast, rather than as parallel. A great many old and leading democrats left their party thel |, and many thousands of young democrats enlisted under the flag upheld by PIeei- dent Lincoln, and came to be known as "war democrats" But this revolt was after the election of Mr. Lincoln and af- ter Sumter had been fired upon. The re- volt of the ''gOld democrats" in the pres ent campaign has followed instantly the declaration of hostility to the principle of sound money. The "war democrats' en- listed to maintain the integrity of tho union as one and indivisible nation. Tho "gOld democrots" in the present campaign are arrayed with patriotic citi- zens of all shades of politics in the de- fence of the financial integrity of nation determined that it's good faith shall be maintained at all hazards and costs.
 Seventh-This has been called a sec- tional contest. In country as broad as ours, with so many diversified interests, created by geographical sections and in dustrial conditions, there must always be some slight sectional differences. Vel believe that new sectional divisions will be the result of the coming election, and that what was known as the ''solid south' will be reduced by the loss to it of Mary land, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and possibly Ar kansas and Texas.
The Press., 1896-07-16
Shake Intn Yonr Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and tn- It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight-hghting or new shoes feel easy. It is 8 certain cure for sweat ing, callous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try it to<daw Sold by ali druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address. Allen s. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. 15-4w
The Press., 1896-07-16
AAeGkins, Packard & Wheat.
 --7E LACE AND MUSLIN CURTAINS.

ACLOSING-OUT SALE OF ALL ODD PAIRS left from the seasons business. Two or three pairs only of a pattern and we've made cut in the prices that will mean quick sales when you see the goods.
 Nottingham Laces at 75, 87 cents, $1, $1.5O, $2.25, $2.5O, $3 and $3.5O pair. Brand new patterns this sea son.
 Irish Point Laces at $2 50, $35O, $4 and $4.5O.
 A special value in this line-$9 curtains to close at $75O. Not an accumulation of old stock, but the best the market brought forth.
 Ruf1ed Muslin Curtains at $1,25, $15O, $2, $25O and $3 a pair,
 Your choice of plain, dotted and figured.
 Not line shown anywhere else that can equal these. Drapery dept. TRUNKS. .-.+I
 Your attention to two special values in trunks-that you'll agree are the greatest values that have ever been shown in the city for the money.
 Trunks that combine lightness, of weight and great strength thus with standing all destructive handling.
 Dress Trunks, canvas-covered, cloth lined, three strap hinges, excelsior lock, No. 4 bolts, malleable iron cor ners, protected on the sides and top with heavy slats, have two sole leather StraDS
The Press., 1896-07-16

Forty thousand Christian Endeavor delegates attended the session at Wash ingtOn this week.
The Press., 1896-07-16

The army worm has appeared in many parts of the state, and is doing great damage.
The Press., 1896-07-16

SGfOQS. 1GS CeECdIl T0ul0uy AOE Iu0 OtAEuoE stages of Consumption.
 Campbell, Onto. DR. R. V. PIERCE: Dear Str-Two of our best doctors pronounced sod my case cOnsumP- I concluded to try the Golden Medical Dis covery." I bought eight bottles, and can 9oW 6eT say G1 th m truth fHf fee s as do well @ good 8 days work on the farm, although I had not done any work for several years. give you all the thanks.
 Truly, your friend.
The Press., 1896-07-16

A NY person or persons having bills or "A accounts against Mrs. A. G. Baldwin or her estate will please present them for immediate payment.
 East Wilmington, July 10, 1S96. 2w
The Press., 1896-07-16
Died

Stafford, (Orcuttvillo), 18th. Luman Orcutt. "A.
 Northampton, Mass, 9th, William J. Warner, 69..
 Moose Meadow, 18th, Mary E. Segee, 59. South Coventry, 7th, Miss Lillian Scott, 39.
The Press., 1896-07-16
No Time to Tie Shoes,

At one of the large thread factories, where some hundreds of girls are em- ployed, rule has been made that they shall wear only buttoned shoes. It was found that those who wore the other sort stopped their work number of times each day to tie the faces that con- stantly came undone. In the case of one girl the minutes lost would not have been of any great consequence, but when it came to deducting the same amount of time for each of the 200 or 300 it was found that the daily loss was con- siderable New York Journal
The Press., 1896-07-16

An accident to an excursion train at Logan, Ia., Sunday, resulted in the loss of over thirty lives. Forty persons were badly injured. The excursion train was run into by freight.
 The Tokio correspondent of the United Press writes in regard to the terrible dev- astation wrought by the seismic wave in Japan June 10. The wave struck the coast of the main land and in five minutes 3O,OOO people were killed, 7,5OO injured and 12,OOO houses destroyed. Some towns were virtually annihilated.
The Press., 1896-07-16

The convention at Chicago last week nominated Ex-Congressman Wm. J. Bry- an, of Nebraska, for president, and Arth- UT Sewall, of Maine, for e-president.
 This ticket and the silver-populist plat form is not relished by the gold democrats,
 and many will bolt the ticket. Between
 thirty and forty leading democratic pa pers in the east and south have bolted the ticket, including the Hartford Times, which says, "We can not consclentiously ask honest men to vote for them" and the New York Sun, which announces as follows: "Every democrat who wants to make sure that the revolutionary pl ogram of the red mob shall be carried out, will not dare to throw away his vote or to stay at home on election day. He will vote for William Mckinley not as dem Ocrat voting for a republican, but as an American voting for an American, and voting against the dishonOr and disaster which the carrying out of the red platform would bring upon the United States" It will not be known just what the gold democrats of Connecticut will do until a conference has been held. The Illinois gold democrats have issued call to dem ocrats of other states to nominate anoth- CT national ticket and adopt platform of sound money principles. MT. Bryan's nomination will probably be endorsed by the populists at their convention at St. Louis next week. The Chicago candi- dates will be notified of their nomination at Madison Square Garden, New York, the second week in August. The execu- tive committee of the state democracy met last night and repudiated the Chica- go platform. It also advocated the putting of third candidate in the field.
The Press., 1896-07-16
Born.

Stafford Springs, 18th, daughter to MT. and Mrs. J. E. l.. Robbins.
 West Stafford, 10th, son to c. P. Brad way.
 Morrow, 7th, daughter to Ernest c. and Elizabeth Cushman.
 Stafford Springs, 18th, daughter to MT. and Mrs. J. D. Armstrong.
The Press., 1896-07-16

Lord Dunraven's racing yacht, Valkyrie III, which competed in the races for the Americas cup in September last, against Defender, and which has been lying at the Erie Basin, Brooklyn, fair winds and weather permitting, will set sail this week for the Clyde. The English yacht on reaching the other side will be docked at once and placed in first-class racing trim, but whether or not she will take part in any of the regattas is not known.
 Eighty-seven towns have applied to the state highway commission rstate aid in constructing improved highways. Each town which completes it's work will re- ceive about $95O as it's share of the state appropriation. Last year each town re- ceived $98O, but more towns applied this year than last. Following is a list of towns that will receive a share of the state appropriation this year in Holland cOunty-Tolland, Andover, Ellington, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Vernon.
The Press., 1896-07-16

BEGINNING EARLY is half the battle. Don't wait for your cough to run into Con- \ sumption. There's always dan- / ger of it. The germs or seeds of 7 this disease are all around you. All that they want is an inact- i've liver and the scrofulous condition that follows it, to de- velOp them.
 You need Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, MOtO, to thoroughly purify your blood, build up sound, firm, honest flesh, and make every weak spot
 c., ao,,tSo-,
The Press., 1896-07-16
Married.

Married. Centerhrook, Conn.,, July 8, Rev. l.. s. Griggs, Tenant Bugbre and Miss Mary Culver.
The Press., 1896-07-16
Shirt Waists.
A Tremendous
 Bargain.

Boys Flannelettn and Madras Waists, sizes to 10 years, that always sell for 25 cents each, to-day at 10 cents. All our Star Shirt Waists, dollar quality, down to G9 cents. Boys Wool suits that were $2 50 and $3.5O, for $189
 Second floor, take elevator
The Press., 1896-07-16
BUY THE BEST! THE WHITE MOUNTAIN Ice Cream Freezer
IS THE BEST!

Delicious Ice Cream, Shcrberts, Tees, Puddings and all Frozen Dainties can be made in four minutes by using the Inn proved White Mountain Freezer and fol- lowing directions carefully. This is the only Freezer made having tho duplex daeher, with double self-adiusting wood scraping bar.
 have full assortment from quart to quart sizes.
 I HAVE THE AGENCY FOR THE
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-30

towr and part Of the town lots some
where about the year 1915. In 1923
he devised this land to his son-in-law,
Mr.. James Harrison, and his son,
Samuel &. Earle. In the course of
few years Mr.. James Harrison bought
the interest of Samuel e. Earle and
gradually acquired the entire property
in the town, except one lot, which
continued in the possession of Mr..
Archibald Bowman until acquired BY
Col. +. +. Harrison since the civil
war. On this lot stands the present
family residence.
Mr.. james Harrison was man of
great energy and ability, and his bust
ness extended many miles above and
westward. He established large -four
mills. cotton gin and tannery, wagon,
black smith and shoe shops, and ran
all these in conjunction with store
for The sale of general merchandise.
a primitive commerce was carried
on with Augusta by pole boats cot
ton, flour and leather were exchanged
for merchandise. which, in turn. was
sold and exchanged with the people of
the country for their produce
wheat, seed cotton, rawhides, DC.
BY this system of barter and ex-
change of goods. he accumulated be-
tween 1928 and 1888 large fortune
for those days. But the completion
of the Columbia 4 Grecnville Rail
road to Anderson changed all this.
The pole boat could not compete with
the steam locomotive and railroad
transportation, and the business at
Andersonvillc gradually dwindlcd
away. Mr.. Harrison died in 1865,
devising this property to his youngest
son, the late Col. I. Z. Harrison. In
the division of his estate the property
descended to Mr.. f. P. Earle, the
present proprietor.
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original house of worship was dis
placed by the present structure IN
1877, and was dedicated in March,
1878, by Rev. W. Fl. Strickland, pas
tor of the Anderson Baptist Church.
One of the first men to preach to this
Church was the Rev David Simmons:
who died some years ago in Texas
Othe. long terui pastors we're the
Revs. f. l.. Sisk and j. r. Earle.
The Presbyterian Church, organized
about the year 1903, not far from
where Mr.. p. S. Mahaffey now lives.
was called 'Nazareth on the Beaver
dam, to distinguish it from Nazareth
in Spartanburg. This Church was for
many years supplied ministerially by
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tive and the enterprise was abandon
ed. .,
Mr.. Samuel Earle owned the land
when the Legislature. in 1901, author
lied the town to be laid ont. lie, to-
ycthcr with Gen. John Baylis Earle
and Gen. Robert Anderson, We're APP
pointcd Commissioners to lay out the
town which was named for General
Anderson. Mr.. Elias Earle became
PROPRIETOR of the land adjacent to the
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BrOvles

does not pretend to be a town, but
within a radius of mile, drawn from
the store of Messrs. n. y. Farmer 4
Son, there live two hundred people:
and this makes it the most densely
settled portion of the Fork. Broyles
is the name of the postoffice, and is
rapidly fastening itself on the COM
munity. There are two stores, those
of n. 0. Farmer & Son and John Z.
CAN'T. There are two white Church
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alisy that caused her to rcvel III the
best literature. Few women, or men,
for that matter, were better informed
on current events in the secular or
religious world, than was this noble
woman. TO relieve as far as she
could the wants of the needy, the sick
and the suffering around her, was a
delight that grew on her as she rlpen-
ed for eternity. All of her six sons
did service in the armies of the Con-
federacy. and two of them gave their
lives to their country. Joseph New.
ton Brown rose to the ColOnclcy Of
his regiment, and at times commanded
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es, Smith Chapel, Methodist. and
Oakdale, Baptist. The colored Meth
odists and Baptist each have Church
eS.
Broyles Academy, a handsome and
roomy house, well supplied with teach
ing apparatus, was erected last year,
and the the enrolment ran to 125 this
year.
There arc two cotton gins within
the circle described, operated by H.
C. Routh & Co., and j. NJ. Broylcs &
Co.