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CURIOUS WORD STUDIES.

Bi.ron once meant only strong man.
 Parlor was originally the talking place.
 Gauge was first manufactured a' Gaza.
 A chancellor was once only door keeper.
 Despot originally signifed "mastel of the house"
 To provide was once simply to Took ahead
 Remorse originally meant simply "to bite again"
 Tobacco was so called because it was first noted by Europeans on the small Island of Tooago.
 Ballot was once "a little ball." In many organizations ballots are still taken with marbles.
 Bead once meant only a prayer, th' name being afterwards transferred te the small wooden. metal or ivory balls used to assist devotion.
 The word library is derived from Greek expression signifying the inne' bark of a tree on which ancient writ ing was sometimes done.
 The word nickname is supposed b some to have been eke-name, or dddl tional name; others connect it with the German name for wood imp, nicken or necken, a tease name, these supernat. uraI beings being the Pucks of Ger. man mythology.-GIobe-Demoerat.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Baring-Gould has finished personal life of Napoleon Bonaparte, upon which he has spent the leisure moments o1 seV- eral years.
 Ree.1ald de Koven, who has set to mu- sic a number of Eugene Fields poems, is writing new music for some of the poets latest lullabies.
 George Vanderbilt is master ot elgn' ianguages-French, English, German Italian, Spanish, Latin, ancient ano modern Greek-and has toleraeie ec' quaintance with Hebrew and Sandskrlt
 The Hohenzollern family ghost known as ..the White Lady, has been seen again wandering about the royal palace at Berlin, and the emperor has given orders for mantraps and spring guns to be set.
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MUCH TOO UNANIMOUS.

ARTHUR E. BOsTWICK.
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Hint.

Little man at the theater, vainly try ing to catch a glimpse over the shoul- ders of big man in front of him. at length touches him on the shoulder.
 Big Man Burning around Cant you see anything?
 Little Man (pathetically)-Can't see streak of the stage.
 Big Man (sarcasticallyl Why. then, I'll tell you what to do. Keep your eye on me and laugh when do.-Nuggets
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 Life Princln,a

Christianity brought into |
 three great energizing A'o rs she world brotherhood, immortal9;soa, human came to bring more absna Christ He was the life as well as 'tslaaant tl lie men men, :, God Gods fatherhood ovsrs srs ,de light ot world with dome that fails rel hssths none. Human brotherhood is ,o.,l s0 Cover of all races and peoples. Tba inclusive tality makes x man the citizso s 'nn0r' worlds;.Rev, Dr. Gunnisonn nsn rl of two salist, Worcester, Mass oniger
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MRS. G. (as her husband <
 club meetingl-s'If youire uepalts for midnight, shan't speak to pqt xo,,,llr l,atsr than hope you won't, dear!9-Baz,gr gVu' G.-J
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CIARA-''Wr. Nicefello sa;a 1esslS @oss SnytEids od 5s elasssg S
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FORGOTTEN. 'Does Miss ".
 rlde that theosoply hobby CT bm.sely sdl feallY forgotten the name of hhefss spgs Detroit Free Press. VI her wheel.r~
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JUsT try 10c box of Casearets .a liver and bowel regulator ever ,n nsSl sie finest
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The Glrls' Best Fellows Worried the Old
 Man.
 When the rich but erochety old man, Humpley, assembled his five daughters in a room the other day, he didn't do a thing but pound the table, swing his
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21

asked to be put back where they were
from 1887 to 1873 period of prosper
ity. Dethrone the money kings; take
their hands from the throats of the
people and enact laws, not that the
rich man may become richer, not that
the poor man may get what does not
belong to him, but that brain and Drawn
may get that which it honestly earns.
General Earle advocated the income
tax. OF the 100000 people in the
United States 10000 own more than
one-half Of the property in the country.
This was gotten by unjust laws; laws
fostering trusts and monopolies. Let
these 10000 pay a tax in proportion to
the protection they receive. 1t Is q
menace when half dozen men in New
York can make cotton go up and down.
Laws should be passed to give the
greatest good to the greatest number.
That was the design of the founders of
the government.
The speaker said he did not charge
dishonesty of purpose against Presi-
dent Cleveland, and be he great as he
may be, his administration had been
worst of any President, so far rs the
effects Of his policies on South Carolina
was concerned. Under his admins
tration property valnes had been
steadily decreasing.
AT the conclusion of General Earle's
speech there was a liberal amount of
cheering, considering the undemon-
strative character of the crowd.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21
No. ~

American people and an English finan-
cial system for the English aristocriey.
Ii mistake not the patriotism OF the
people who have never been appealed
to in vain, there can be but one issue
in this campaign and but one result.
Ii they ask us what about other Ques-
tions we tell them that SO long as the.
right OF self-government is in danger
there is no other question. But Iwant
to impress upon your mind two things.
| want 10 ask two questions. They are
questions that will be asked over and
over again in this campaign. They are
questions that will be asked with ever
increasing emphasis.
The two questions are these. III the
gold standard is good thing, why
should we try to get rid of it; and II
the gold standard is q bad thing, why
should we wait until some other ma
tions are willing to help us let 60.
We care not upon what issue they
force the fight. We are prepared To
meet them upon either issue, or both.
thank you, friends and fellow citizens,
for the interest which you have mani
tested and for the compliment which
you have paid TO us by your assemblage
here today. can but beg of you that
you will remember your duty as citi-
zens. We who stand upon the platform
adopted at Chicago, do not come to you
as suppliants to beg for your votes.
our votes are your own and no man
is asked to do anything save as his
conscience dictates. And we beg you
to study all the questions presented,
study all the issues involved, and then
let your ballot register free mans
will
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21

call brought about coolness between
Arthur Sewall aud President Cleve-
land, and possibly was the germ from
which the arrangement which recent
ly eliminated in Mr.. Sewalrs declar-
ing in favor of silver arose.
Soon after Harrison became Presi-
dent he appointed his Samoan Com
missioner to Berlin, and to show that
he held a view of young Sewall's course
in Samoa different from that of Cleve-
land, he made the former consul sec.
retary of the commission. While in
Berlin Mr.. Sewall was snubbed right
and left by the Germans. Herbert
Bismarck made it a condition, on ac-
cepting an invitation to one banquet,
that Mr.. Sewall be not presented to
him. On his return to America Presi-
dent Harrison further upheld him by
appointing him consul to Samoa again.
He held this office during the remain
der OF the Republican administration.
Following this, Mr.. Sewall practiced
law. Two years ago he created a po-
litical sensation in Maine and much of
New England by leaving the Demo-
cratic party and becoming Republi-
can. In doing 80 he scored President
Cleveland for his policy in regard to
affairs in the Pacific Ocean. Since
active Republicans in Maine. He pre-.
sided over the recent State convention,
and even more recently was delegate
from Representative Dingley's district
to the Republican convention in ST.
Louis.
He is certain to take active part in
the campaign this fall. Thus father
and son will be arrayed against each
other politically, not only in Maine,
but in several other New England
States. The son is finished, persua-
sive orator, while the father has prob
ably never made a political speech in
his life and there is little likelihood
that his voice will be heard in the
coming campaign. The State election
in Maine is to occur in September. It's
result Is certain to be forerunner Of
the Presidential election in the State,
two months later. The wealth of the
Vice Presidential candidate is esti-
mated at very nearly million dollars.
Mr.. Sewall is q man whose pride will
impel him to make a good fight. The
campaign in Maine this fall will have
much interest for the whole country.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21
GOOD ROADS NEEDED.
Burning Question OF tho Hour-An
Age of Road Building.
Charlotte Democrat.


Charlotte Democrat.
Road building is burning question
today. Every community is crying
aloud for good roads. The demands
for the best OF roads are greater and
more pressing. For 20 miles truck of
oil kinds is hauled to the towns to
supply the increasing population with
fresh country eatables. In this county
are men who bring butter, eggs,
chickens and vegetable as far as is
miles by private conveyance. You
want good roads in order to make
quick time, to travel on before daylight
in order to escape the hot rays of the
sun, and so that trips can be made
more frequent. Mecklenburg has the
best county system known in the South.
But her township system Is to cer-
tain extent a failure. Every man be-
tween IL and 40 years old in the county
has to work days on the public road
of work ii it could be carried out,thor-
ously. But there are many things
against the system. A man who has
to attend to his farm has not the time
to look after the public roads. There
fore it Is hard to get men to serve as
over-seers. q If you get good over-seers
and good tools the ruo comes in train
ing the hands for goods service. Four
days hardly gives man start on the
road. His sole aim is to pass away the
time. He mainly beats itaway regard
less of the efficiency of the over-seer as
boss Most of the time put on the
roads out in the townships is wasted,
so over-seers tell me. 1t is no body's
meet the demand. Too many obstacles
span the way.
Anderson County, South Carolina,
has adopted a plan that seems to be
working well. Instead OF the or 6
days work every map is required to pay
ore dollar as communication tax. They
tried the work, but it did not work
well for too many worked instead of
paying 1t. But when one dollar is re-
quircd instead of the days work the
money comes. Those who have tried
1T say that it beats working the time
out all to pieces. The dollar tax rate
will do much more work and more eff
fective work than the 4-days work.
Now in Anderson County an over-seer
is employed by the county superinten-
dent and placed in the township with
u squad of hired hands. The Champion
Road machine is made to do most of
the work. 1t is found that the ma
chino takes the place OF about 40 hands.
The machine shapes, grades and
bitches. The shape of road is great
point to consider. You want smooth
track sloping from the centre to the
side-ditch. This makes a. kind of IL
watershed. No water is allowed to
stand on the road.
OF course the county cannot place o.
sufficient squad Of hands in each town
ship to make Macadan rOads--that is
not the idea. But each township can
have excellent work done by number
of hands and machines employed for
that purpose. They can prepare the
road for the coming OF the rock crnsher
and the chain gang. They can make
good roads till the final work comes.
Then it would not take long to go to
the county's limits with the Macadam
roads.
Anderson county now has number
of hands in each township with several
machines doing some fine and lasting
work, 80 mon say who have seen the
work.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21
A NARROW ESCAPE.
A Log Rolls Down the Mountain and
Under q Passenger Train

Onuef Il Passenger Ifain.
The Asheville Citizen tells of very
narrow escape passenger train had q
few days ago while coming down the
Saluda mountain. The story is as fol-
lows:
"Down on the Ashevile & Spartan
burg railroad there is, for few miles,
q stretch Of mountain road as steep, as
wild and as grand rs anything that the
Switzerland of America holds out to the
tourist. The particular part of the
line referred to Is that commonly term
ed the Saluda mountain. where the de-
scent from the hills of North Carolina
toward theuplains of South Carolina is
so rapid as to make the timid passen-
ger hope for q quick. and yet not too
speedy, trip. The trusty engineer, no
matter how many times this run has
been made by him, keeps closer watch
upon the huge machine under him and
grasps with firmer hand the lever that
controls the air brakes. For in de-
sccnding this unusual grade the slight.
suits to crew and passengers once be-
yond control of the hand of the en-.
gineman there would be wild race
down the mountain, to end at the bot
tom OF some gorge or when the train
reached the level, If it should be sc
lucky as to stick to the rails.
1t was on this short section of road
| an incident occurred recently that
would have made the passengers catch
| their breath had they known it. A
passenger train was descendS,g the
mountain at ordinary speed. AT q
point whore the MOUNTAINS side makes
an almost sheer descent for hundreds
OF feet before the track Is reached, 9
huge log, being cut for the mill, be-
came dislodged and began flying,
bounding, crashing trip down the
mountain. The slow moving passen
ger train was In It's path and 1t seemed
certain that 1t would be struck. But
whom near the track the log,ran agains
an obstruction, turned endwise ant
darted under the baggage car between
the rear and forward trucks, and tear
ing off and taking with 1t the box un
der the car (called "the 'possum belly
by railroad men) kept on its way dowl
the mountain.
i + The train was not interferred with
Il There was no perceptible shock, ant
asi yet there are only afew who ar
J aware of the occurrence OF the incident
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21

one, and he almost wished it was 16 tc
1. Why had Judge Earle asked him
these questions? What was the object
of them?
Earle--Because. II it was true tina,
you had done these things, you were
not fit to be Governor. (Cheers.)
Eyans-But you know they are not
true.
Earle-I know nothing of the kind,
sir; know nothing about you. asked
the questions; they are not mine but
were handed to me. 1 am responsible
for asking them. The person who
handed them to me assures me he can
prove what they imply. He will be
| responsible for their answer. (Cries
Of Earle! Earle!)
Evans-I will hold you responsible
for the questions and answers!
Earle-I am always responsible, sir,
for anything do. (Cheers.)
Governor Evans was on the platform
shaking his finger and gesticulating
| vehemently, while General Earle was
on the ground, gesturing with his up
lifted arm. 1t was by odds the most
interesting moment of the campaign.
Governor Evans said he brought the
people tidings, but he did not take
time to tell them, coming back to the
case in point and saying he knew the
people were not going to put men In
charge now who had been against them
in 1890. Judge Earle was q good man.
He was judge, and, he believed, a
good Judge. He had been made one
by Retormers, but he had not been with
the people in their demands six years
ago. He says he is not Conservative
or Reformer. He stands between, then
he must be half alligator, half horse
man.
Earle-I say am Democrat and an
honest man.
Evans-Yes, there are Democrats
and Democrats.
Earle-And there are Rcformers and
Reformers.
Governor Evans said Judge Earle was
swinging on Tillman's coattails.
Judge Earle arose quickly and ad-
vanced to the stand, addressing Gov.
Evans, who kept on talking, turning
his back to Earle.
81 can'tlet that pass" said the Judge,
Governor, who asked the Judge not to
interrupt him so often, he could speak
afterwards. (Cries of "Earle."O
Judge Earle-You know, sir, L never
swung to Governor Tillman or any
other man. When you say otherwise
you do yourself an injustice.
Governor Evans went on to say the
people were not going to turn out the
old veteran and the wounded soldier at
this stage of the fighting. "You are
not going to repudiate the men who
have been fighting for YOU" He was
going to beat both these men, he said,
as BADLY as Tillman had beat Earle in
1890. (Cheers.)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21

La1ol is not o mixture OF drugs. 1t
is nothing bat Castor Oil made palata.
BILE.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21

1t was left for New York young
ster to describe the foolish virgins as
the ones that didn't g married.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-10
GENERAL MILES, POKER STORY.
The Soldier Boys Had Over q Million Dol
lars In the Pool.

1M0 cuA0AOE Aaoye uhu ONTH u MAAhAAoAh AsepA'
lars In the Pool.
''I don't poker myself" said Major
General Miles, "In fact, am glad to say
that tho game has rather gone out In the
army, but think can claim to have been
witness Of the biggest game as to stakes
that was ever played"
"Tell us about 1t, general, +" said Colo
mel Ochiltree. 81 have some pretty good
poker stories In stock myself"
"And so have /, /" said Henry Waiter,
son. "For instance, Joe Blackburn's about
the game played In the trenches at the bat
tie Of Shiloh, with table made on the
bodies of the comrades Of the players.
"Well," said John W. Mackay, ''as tc
stakes, will enter claim for some of the
games played In the good old days In Ne
vada, when the boys had the Comstocs
lode to draw upon. But general, let us
have your story"
"It was in the spring of 1865, when
Davis, Lee and the rest of you Confeder'
ates, Colonel Watterson, were In full re-
treat from Richmond toward Danville,
and we were pressing you night and day,
hardly stopping to eat or sleep. On the
eve of the battle of Sailors Creek
81 was there, said Colonel Ochiltree-
sit was In that battle that ! was wound
ed"
"That day." continued General Miles,
1--WE overhauled and captured a Confeder
ate wagon train and found, greatly to the
delight of the boys, that several of th,
wagons were loaded with Confederate
bonds and Confederate money in transit
from the Confederate treasury department
in Richmond to wherever the government
now on wheels might make Its last stand
The soldiers simply helped themselves X
the bonds and the money, and the officers
did not care to deprive them of the spoill
to which they were richly entitled. Al
night, when we knocked off work for sup
per and few hours rest and sleep, I hat
occasion to ride along the line and found
greatly to my amusement, poker game
going on around almost every campfire
Stopping to watch one of the games, thii
Is what / heard:
How much is the antef'
ga thousand dollars.
"'And how much to fill? Five thou
sands Well, here goes. raise it SO, 900.
Goodl see you and go you SIC, ,00'
better. Twenty-Five thousand to draw
cardsi'
"Then cards were drawn, and presently
bet was made Of $50, 900. Some one wen
500, 900 better, but he was ruled down
Fifty thousand was the limit. However
there was $500, 600 in the pot when 1t wa
hauled down by the winner, who had thre'
treys and pair of jacks. expressed m.
surprise at the size of the game and tolt
the boys that they had better go slow O
their funds would run out.
Never fear, general, replied one o
them. we will keep within our means
You ought to have been here just now
Why, we had jack pot of 81, 200, 000.'
~ think you will agree with me" con
tinued General Miles, THAT no bigge
poker game than that was ever played.
New York Mail and Express
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-10
New Eyebrows.

We learn from French sources that a
London perfumer has found a new way Of
fixing up eyelashes and eyebrows. Instead
of painting them In the usual vulgar old
style, he puts the genuine article there,
and professional and amateur beauties Of
the great city are focking to him to be
made just too lovely for anything. The
operation Is said to be extremely delicate,
though by no means painful. He takes q
hair from the head Of the beauty, or, If she
does not like precisely the color Of her own
hair, he takes one Of any other color that
she likes, threads an extremely fine needle
with the hair, runs 1t along inside the skin
Of the eyelid, sewing sailmaker's fashion,
but leaving the loops sufficiently long to
enable him to cut them afterward, so that
they will form range Of beautiful fringe
and look perfectly natural. For eyebrows
he does the same thing, but the eyebrow
operation Is, of course, less delicate.
Arched eyebrows, bushy eyebrows,
straight eyebrows, crooked eyebrows all
sort of eyebrows, in any color or shade or
form. this wonderful pcrfumer makes for
the ladies Of London, and 1t is said that
his success is something astonishing.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-10
DnAFNRss oANNor Bn CURED

By local applications, a. they oannc. reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way TO cure Deafness, and that IL
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustaohian Tube.
Wnen this tube gets infiamed you have q
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when II Is entirely closed Deafness ID the
result, and unless the Inflammation can be
nal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrh, which IL nothing but an In.
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness (oaused by catarh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, tree.
II J. CHENEY b CO., Toledo, o.
E4-Sold by Druggists, 75C.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-10
Lord Chancellor and Grsa. Seal.

It may not be generally known that
during his term of Office the lord high
chancellor is not permitted to leave the
kingdom. II he makes holiday, he must
choose locality somewhere within the
boundaries Of the island. The reason for
this restriction, Mr.. Lucy explains in an
article in The Strand Magazine, is that
wherever the lord chancellor goes he must
carry with him the great seal, and that Is
not to be trusted out Of the country. This
precious mark Of authority consists Of a
pair of dies made in silver. When neces-
sity arises for fixing the great seal Of Eng
land to any document, the dies are closed,
melted wax is poured in, and, opened In
due season, the great seal Is found ready
for attachment. The pair of dies now In
use date from the accession Of her majesty.
On her death they will be cut into pieces
and deposited with long list of Others In
the Tower. Westminster Gazette.